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The commentary, inspirations, and obsessions of an aspiring fashion guru, living each day to reach her dream.
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Anyone who knows me, knows that I am rarely seen without Sheila Fajl's Everybody's Favorite Hoops in Brushed Gold dangling from my ears. Thick yet lightweight and , these hoops are so versatile, look fabulous with every ensemble and can easily translate from day to night.
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Sheila Fajl, a Brazilian-born and Californian-raised woman, stands for beauty in all of her jewelry products. "Beauty, to her, is in the soul. It is in how you wear your body, and has nothing to do with standards or size," according to the designer's website. With a focus on Sheila's roots, all of the products are handmade by artisans in Brazil, and are, in fact, some of the most "eco-friendly" products in the jewelry market.
As an avid Sheila Fajl wearer, I have been given the unique opportunity to serve as a Sheila Fajl Brand Ambassador. Along with that privilege, I can now offer friends, family and Talk Trendy To Me followers, 10% off of any Sheila Fajl purchase. To shop with my discount, please visit Sheila Fajl's website via my page. Happy shopping!
The Shoe That Saved Us
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For years, women have been sacrificing either function or fashion when dressing. It seemed impossible for designers to create pieces that married both of these aspects. However, in recent years, fashion and function now happily co-exist in multiple garment types. With the rise of athleisure, the marriage of fashion and function is even more prevalent. According to J. Holland (2017), athleisure is "sporty clothes and shoes that people don't necessarily wear to play sport – grew by a staggering 42% between 2008 and 2015, according to Morgan Stanley research." Additionally, this clothing type is not just reserved for the gym, to the contrary, "it's a conscious style choice. It's not just what you throw on to play with your dog in the garden" (Holland, 2017). Specifically in athleisure footwear, one shoe type certainly saved us all—the slip-on sneaker.
From busy Millennial moms and comfort-focused Baby Boomers to trendy college students and fashion-forward children, the slip-on sneaker knows no age limits and has infiltrated the fashion industry. "Whether you want a leather-bound slip on or an embroidered floral lace-up pair, your everyday shoe game just got stepped up," says T. Stephan (2017). In addition to the variety of choices, the slip-on sneaker can often just complete an outfit. When throwing on jeans and a loose v-neck, I always reach for one of my three pairs of slip-ons. However, a few years ago, my choices would have consisted of booties (the more dressy option), sandals (the more summery option) or boots (the cold-weather option). Therefore, slip-on sneakers certainly make life easier and also transcend seasons, upholding the advent of "seasonless dressing." According to E. Stalder, seasonless dressing functions by this philosophy: "instead of limiting yourself to pastels in spring, brights in summer, and vampy shades in winter, wear any palette you want, no matter the season. Ditto for fabrics."
A pair of Steve Madden gray suede slip-ons in July? Why not! Pairing Circus by Sam Edelman's motif slip-ons with black jeans in December? Heck yeah! No matter the weather, the season, the occasion or your mood, it is always safe to reach for a pair of slip-on sneakers. Have yet to treat yourself to a pair? Check out some of my favorite styles!
Holland, J. (2017, October 6). Are tracksuits and trainers the future of office attire? BBC. Retrieved from bbc.com.
Stalder, E. (2016, December 15). What Is 'Seasonless' Dressing, and How Could it Improve Your Style? StyleCaster. Retrieved from stylecaster.com.
Stephan, T. (2017, July 25). 19 Next-Level Platform Sneakers That Don't Feel Basic. E! News. Retrieved from eonline.com.
Performing a Fashion Count
According to E. Brannon and L. Divita (2015, 91), a fashion count is "a method for researching fashion change that consists of finding a suitable source for fashion images, sampling the images in a systematic way, applying a standardized set of measurements or observations to each image, and analyzing the data to reveal patterns of fashion change."
As a part of the curriculum for my "Trend Forecasting and Analysis" course, I was tasked with completing a fashion count. In performing the assignment using the October 2017 issue of Vogue, I chose to analyze fur color. In setting standards for the fur color, I agreed that the fur could comprise any part of the garment—an entire jacket, the hemline trim, a hat—but I would only consider fur worn by women. Additionally, I set the color standards, including the primary colors (red, blue, yellow), the secondary colors (orange, violent, green), the tertiary colors (red violent or pink, blue violent or purple, yellow orange or tan), as well as black, white, grey and brown—considering animal fur is often this natural shade. In terms of types of photographs, I determined that I would only count colored photographs; considering black and white photographs would have skewed my data.
Data from the fashion count on fur color.
Because I utilized a the most current issue of Vogue, I figured that several of the photographs would feature the Fall 2017 and/or Winter 2018 designer collections, meaning fur would potentially be a common textile. Overall, fur appeared twenty-seven times throughout the issue. Although more neutral fur shades, such as black and tan, seemed to be the most prevalent, various colored fur was often accounted for. Most notably, I discovered multicolored fur in three different photographs; one garment featuring a blue and white fur shawl, another garment featuring a purple, black, red, yellow and blue fur purse handle, and also a black and yellow fur hat. In addition to designs with multicolored fur, other garments featured various colors—from pink trim around the neck of a coat to a yellow fur vest. Therefore, in terms of fur trends, designers may be moving away from the more traditional look of genuine fur or faux fur, manufactured to imitate living creatures. Instead, these designers are embracing bold and vibrant-hued faux fur to add a fun element to various garments.
A potential explanation behind this shift in fur trend could be the rise of awareness surrounding animal rights. According to G. Cook (2017), "Yvonne Taylor, director of corporate projects for PETA, acknowledges that 'most designers don't work with fur, and certainly the majority of consumers don't wear it,' but insists that the protests are still necessary." Therefore, a movement toward brightly-colored, faux fur would align with both designers' intentions and consumers' requests. However, because Vogue features editorial advertisements from the few couture designers (Burberry, Fendi, Gucci, among others) that still do work with authentic fur, more natural fur colors—such as, tan, brown and white—are still prevalent in the fashion count.
Brannon and L. Divita (Eds.). (2015). Fashion Forecasting. New York, NY: Bloomsburg.
G. Cook. (2017, September 19). Making Sense of the Anti-Fur Protests at London Fashion Week. Business of Fashion. Retrieved from https://www.businessoffashion.com.
Must-Have: Mules
Everything old is new again! Whether you are excited for this must-have shoe trend or still experiencing deja vu from 2007, mules have officially made a comeback. Interestingly enough, the resurgence of trends about every ten years is often a topic of discussion in my "Trend Forecasting and Analysis" course; therefore, it is no surprise to me that designers have drawn inspiration from the mid-to-late 2000s to re-create the mule.
However, prevalence of the mule extends far beyond the 2000s. According to S. Marshall (2016), "The origins of the word mule lie in Ancient Rome, where it was mulleus calceus (a red or purple shoe worn by the three highest magistrates), but the contemporary appropriation refers to a shoe that is backless and usually closed-toed." Additionally, Marshall (2016) adds that "when Comtesse d'Olonne, the risqué society beauty, wore a soft red pair of mules to church in 1694—daringly peeping from beneath her richly-embellished skirt—it paved the way for the style." Continuing into the eighteenth century, mules "went on to become popular within the French Court, both Madame de Pompadour and Marie Antoinette donning variations" (Marshall, 2016).
Although fashion often incorporates innovations from past styles, why it is that mules are popular again right now? According to K. Abel (2017), Manolo Blahnik may have profound insight in assigning the state of our world as a contributor for the mass-consumption of mules. "It's extraordinary that the times are so terrible and people buy these stupid shoes. Maybe they want joy for five seconds," Blahnik claims in his new movie, Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards. Perhaps the mules' unique shape, opportunity for creative designs and wide acceptance by the fashion cycle draw various consumers to the product.
"With the changing seasons, it's time to pack away our sandals and flip-flops in favor of some sturdier choices. And while chunky boots are fall must-haves, sometimes we just need the cozy-cool feel of slip-on shoes on our feet" (Sirera, 2017). Although many believe that mules cannot fully translate into the cooler temperatures of fall, I beg to differ. While a pair of opened-toed chambray mules (see my pair pictured above) may edge more on the summery side, other pairs of mules are designed for the latter-part of the fall season, or potentially even into the winter. Also, with the rise of "seasonless" dressing, mules can certainly be incorporated into various ensembles, regardless of the month. Seasonless dressing provides an opportunity to pull "together pieces from across your wardrobe, regardless of whether they were designed for now or later," to generate "more creative looks," E. Stalder (2016) claims.
Looking for the perfect pair of fur-lined mules to carry you into the fall and winter? On the hunt for a a unique pair of heeled mules to pair with tights? Well, you're in luck! Take a look at a few of my favorite pairs; all under $100!
Steve Madden Hugh Embellished Mule
Sam Edelman Yumi Bow Mule
Sole Society Caribou Mule Bootie
Free People Butterfly Faux Fur Lined Mule
TOPSHOP Villain Beaded Platform Mule
H&M Powder Pink Satin Mules
Seychelles Commute Heels
NANETTE nanette lepore Madeline Ruffle Slingback Mule
Betsy Johnson Embroidered Mule With Striped Heel
Target Soho Cobbler Dhyana Woven Suede Block Heel Mules
Enzo Angiolini Gillian Mule
Abel, K. (2017, September 8). Why Manolo Blahnik Will Be Closing His Eyes During the Premiere of His New Movie. Footwear News. Retrieved from http://footwearnews.com.
Marshall, S. (2016, May 10). A Brief History of the Mule. AnOther Mag. Retrieved from http://www.anothermag.com.
Sirera. L. (2017, September 27). 13 mules that will take your fall footwear game to the next level. Hello Giggles. Retrieved from https://hellogiggles.com.
Stalder, E. (2016, December 15). What Is 'Seasonless' Dressing, and How Could it Improve Your Style? StyleCaster. Retrieved from http://stylecaster.com.
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Conference Registration will open in the spring.
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Vendors will receive a request for session proposals in the early months of 2023 for consideration by the Conference Planning Committee. Topic suggestions are included in the RFP, based on evaluation feedback from prior conferences. Additional topics are welcome. Sessions must be informational and educational in nature and not a sales pitch for the vendor company. Each session will be submitted to the Auditor or Treasurer of State for required continuing education credits.
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Alumni Profile: Dorcas Gwata
By Natasha Rodney · June 6, 2016 · Awards, LSHTM Alumni Community, Profile · Comments Off on Alumni Profile: Dorcas Gwata
Tags: Africa, alumni, gangs, global health, global public health, international development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, LSHTM, LSHTM Alumni Community, Mental health, public health
Award winning Public Health Specialist and MSc Public Health (2008) graduate, Dorcas Gwata shared with the Alumni Team the impact studying at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine has had on her career and the recognition her work in public health has received.
Dorcas was working as a Mental Health Nurse in the National Health Service (NHS) as the HIV crisis was escalating in Africa. She knew that she wanted to work in global health and give back to Africa but was unclear about which pathways would allow her to do so. "I contacted my now great mentor Professor Vikram Patel, who suggested that I study at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, a defining decision in my career. Today, I am a finer clinician, analyst and public health specialist because of the wealth of knowledge that I gained at the [School]."
As a frontline clinician, she worked shifts in an inner London Accident and Emergency Department, whilst she was studying. She struggled to juggle clinical work with studying for a MSc Public Health, however her supervisor Dr. Nicki Thorogood was incredibly supportive. She understood the pressure that Dorcas was under, and helped her to think through solutions and consider different learning styles.
The relationships Dorcas formed at the school have been incredibly useful and remain solid to this day. She has collaborated and consulted on research and analysis with various students that she met on the course. "I am grateful for the on-going contact I have with my tutor, Dr Nicki Thorogood, she is always just an email away".
Since gaining her degree from the School, Dorcas has gone on to have a commendable career in public health. She currently works on a project that provides mental health interventions for young people and families affected by gang culture in London, the majority of whom are from minority backgrounds. Additionally, she is involved in HIV Mental Health projects in Zimbabwe and Tanzania, she recently contributed to a UK Parliamentary paper that explored lessons learnt from the last Ebola crisis, and her current research explores lessons that the NHS can learn from low income countries.
Dorcas highlighted an important moment in her career; in 2013 she was working as a Mental Health Advisor for a charity called AFRUCA, which was formed against the backdrop of the Victoria Climbie case. She explained that this experience strengthened her knowledge and skills in safeguarding and African cultural practices such as female genital mutiliation (FGM), human trafficking, witchcraft branding and migration issues afffecting affecting African families in the UK. Today she analyses African affairs on many media platforms, as well as runs her own blog www.tribalsands.com
Indeed her achievements have not gone unnoticed, she was named RCN Nursing Standard Mental Health Nurse 2015 for her work in innovative methods of engaging with young people involved in gangs. In 2015 she was nominated for the Zimbabwe International Women's Award, in 2014 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Travel Scholarship, which allowed her to carry out research on the Friendship Bench Project in Zimbabwe and extrapolate lessons from that model into her clinical work with young people involved in gangs in London. "Ultimately though my proudest moments are those moments when I make a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals."
When asked about what the future holds for her career in public health, Dorcas told us "We have achieved some amazing milestones in delivering cost effective, culturally acceptable mental health care through the Friendship Bench program in Zimbabwe. I would like to work in Global Health Policy and help shape policies and strategies for better mental health care for minority groups and those in low income countries. Within my media analyst role, I would like to continue to provide progressive platforms that discuss and re-shape narrative about and around Africa. Despite its global health challenges, the continent is rising."
Dorcas took the time to acknowledge a number of people who have been instrumental in supporting her throughout her career. They include: Dr Tami, KramerCAMHS Consultant; Professor Vikram Patel, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Professor Peter Carter ex-President RCN; Dr Melanie Abas, Friendship Bench Project; Dr Kate Adams, Chair of ZHTS; Professor Vesile Senturk Cankorur; Dr Titilola Banjoko, Better Health for Africa; Dr Nicki Thorogood, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; and her family.
In closing Dorcas wanted to offer some advice to current students "Studying at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one the greatest privileges in your career, the standards of learning are very high. They are high because they are setting you up for higher goals in your career. Study hard and take time to enjoy this cosmopolitan multi-cultural city."
Thank you Dorcas for sharing your experience with us. We wish you continued success in your career.
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Widening Cancer Gene Testing Is a Cost-Effective Way to Prevent Cases
Aislinn Antrim, Assistant Editor
New research from Queen Mary University of London has suggested that screening large populations for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations could prevent millions of cases worldwide. They also found that this is a cost-effective option in high and upper-middle income countries.
According to the investigators, current guidelines only recommend genetic testing for high-risk women, such as those who fulfill certain clinical criteria or if there is a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancers. The most well-known genes associated with those cancers are BRCA1 and BRCA2, which cause approximately 10% to 20% of ovarian cancers and 6% of breast cancers. However, if women with these mutations could be identified before the disease develops then most of these cancers could be prevented.
"General population BRCA testing can bring about a new paradigm for improving global cancer prevention," said lead researcher Ranjit Manchanda, MD, MRCOG, PhD, in a statement. "Why do we need to wait for people to develop a preventable cancer to identify others in whom we can prevent cancer? Strategies and pathways for population testing must be developed to enable population genomics to achieve its potential for maximizing early detection and cancer prevention."
The researchers estimated the cost-effectiveness and health impacts of BRCA testing in the general population and compared these findings with current standard clinical testing of women designated as high risk. They analyzed results from countries considered high income (UK, US, and the Netherlands), upper-middle income (China and Brazil), and low-middle income (India).
The team calculated cost effectiveness from both a payer perspective and a societal perspective, which takes into account other costs such as the impact of lost income and shorter lifespans. According to the results, population-based testing is extremely cost effective in high and upper-middle income countries from a payer perspective.
The approach was also cost saving in high income countries and cost effective in middle income countries. The cost of BRCA testing would need to fall to approximately $172 to become cost effective in low-income countries, according to the findings.
Perhaps most notably, the findings suggest that population-based BRCA testing can prevent between 2319 and 2666 breast cancer cases per million women, and between 327 and 449 ovarian cancer cases per million women compared with the current clinical strategy.
In the United States, these findings would translate to 269,089 breast cancer cases and 17,446 breast cancer-related deaths prevented over a lifetime, in addition to 43,817 ovarian cancer cases and 24,343 ovarian cancer-related deaths.
"With the costs of testing falling, this can provide huge new opportunities for cancer prevention and changes in the way we deliver cancer genetic testing," Manchanda said. "This approach can ensure that more women can take preventative action to reduce their cancer risk or undertake regular screening."
Broadening cancer gene testing is cost effective and could prevent millions more cancer cases worldwide [news release]. Queen Mary University of London; July 17, 2020. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2020/smd/broadening-cancer-gene-testing-is-cost-effective-and-could-prevent-millions-more-cancer-cases-worldwide.html. Accessed July 30, 2020.
In the United States, these findings would translate to more than 269,000 prevented breast cancer cases and nearly 44,000 prevented cases of ovarian cancer.
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While pursuing her master's degree, Mia worked at SAS Institute as a technical student, where she helped write and test code on several language platforms. Mia continues to stay active within her local community as a member of the Zeta Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Fairfax Volunteers for Change and as a suicide hotline counselor.


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November 30, 2015, Mai Pham
Vodafone's new LightSpeed Broadband launches nation's fastest broadband product in Cork.
Vodafone's new high-speed fibre product, LightSpeed Broadband, has today been officially launched in Carrigaline, giving Co Cork homes and businesses first access to Ireland's newest and most powerful fibre broadband network. The network is powered by SIRO, the joint-venture between Vodafone and ESB launched earlier this year.
Carrigaline is the first of 51 towns or 'fibre-hoods' across Ireland to receive access to the SIRO network. From today 1,500 homes and businesses in Carrigaline are ready to experience broadband speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps (or 1Gb) – placing the town on a par with the world's leading digital hubs. Introductory pricing bundles, also announced today by Vodafone, start at €40 per month for both consumers and business customers.
With recent data from ComReg showing that only 50% of all fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland are providing speeds of over 30Mbps, the launch of Vodafone LightSpeed Broadband is set to revolutionise the online experience in Carrigaline.
Forty times faster than traditional broadband, LightSpeed Broadband offers a 100% fibre-optic internet connection, making it different and better than any other broadband infrastructure in Ireland, with no copper connection at any point in the network. The product will have a range of options and speeds from 350 Mbps to one gigabit per second.
Vodafone expects LightSpeed Broadband will be available soon in multiple locations across Ireland including Dundalk, Wexford, Sligo, Letterkenny, Tralee and Cavan.
Speaking at the launch of Vodafone LightSpeed Broadband in Carrigaline, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and local representative, Simon Coveney T.D commented,
"As a key gateway to Cork and Munster, Carrigaline is ideally positioned to take advantage of Vodafone's new fibre broadband product. Access to faster and more reliable broadband will open up huge possibilities for the people of Carrigaline, with local businesses now able to take advantage of the new opportunities that come with open, reliable and fast digital access. I look forward to seeing the positive impact of this development in the months and years ahead, ultimately growing entrepreneurship, improvement in businesses and trade in Carrigaline."
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"We are really excited to launch LightSpeed Broadband today in Carrigaline – delivering on Vodafone's overall strategy of connecting Ireland and delivering the most reliable broadband network. According to insights from our recent consumer research and friendly user trial, Irish consumers want a seamless connection, allowing busy homes to use multiple devices not just for TV but for entertainment, information and working in the home.
With home packages offering a minimum speed of 350 Mbps, busy families can run all devices at once without any streaming lags or long downloading times – creating harmony in the home. We see this new retail product transforming the broadband experience for Irish customers and enabling families, or businesses, to work and play more efficiently."
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When Google has achieved the net art masterpiece, what are the artists to do?
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Subject: when Google has achieved the net art masterpiece, what are the
artists to do?
reading this story in the nytimes recently:
"Postcards From Planet Google"
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/technology/circuits/28goog.html
"AT Google's squat headquarters off Route 101, visitors sit in the
lobby, transfixed by the words scrolling by on the wall behind the
receptionist's desk: animaci�n japonese Harry Potter pens�es et po�mes
associa��o brasileira de normas t�cnicas.
The projected display, called Live Query, shows updated samples of what
people around the world are typing into Google's search engine. The
terms scroll by in English, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese,
Korean, French, Dutch, Italian - any of the 86 languages that Google
tracks.
Stare at Live Query long enough, and you feel that you are watching the
collective consciousness of the world stream by. "
this article, like many tech-related articles i read, got me thinking
about the two worlds in which many of us on this list exist: the worlds
of art and technology. how they're different. how they're the same. how
are their functions evolving?
in a world where a technology company can display 'the collective
consciousness of the world'(1) as a backdrop to their reception desk,
essentially a marketing ploy for their services; when they can collect
this data, sit on it and ruminate on how to 'monetize' it; when it
takes a fully capitalized, profit-driven corporation employing some of
the brightest engineers around to achieve such fascinating data then
what is left for the artist to do?
it used to be that it was the artist's job to capture the 'collective
consciousness' either through intuition, genius, or dumb-luck. the
artists were the ones who told humans what humans were thinking about,
obsessing over, loving, hating. we no longer need intuition, genius or
even dumb-luck. we've got hard data and more is coming in every
millisecond.
thinking about google's Live Query� (check out google's zeitgeist for a
taste: http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html (2)) i start to
imagine what an artist might do with the information. especially if the
artist could get the info in a realtime stream. but, then, i think
about most of the data visualization projects i've seen (Carnivore
clients as an example) and they don't do all that much for me. they are
simply formal exercises which, though are interesting in their
random-seeming behavior, don't have a visual richness to command my awe
(a limitation of screens and projectors) and don't possess a depth
conceptually to make me go, 'aaahh'.
what could an artist add to the Google� Live Query�? How could one make
it any more sublime than it is? the artist could add nothing. when the
data-set ITSELF is so conceptually fascinating there is no more to do.
any sort of visualization would simply be distraction. simply KNOWING
that the data is flowing in and stored on some magnetic media somewhere
is enough for me. it's fun to see it stream-in i suppose, but the
knowledge of it's creation and archival is much more than fun; it's
sublime.
Google has achieved the net art masterpiece. there has not been
anything created in net art that comes close to it and i don't foresee
anything coming from the arts that could rival it. the arts are
underfunded. the arts don't have access to the same resources. the
technologists will always win in this game of art and tech. i feel that
we've strayed to far into their world in some areas; we can't compete
when it comes to the 'awe' factor. sure, we can 'comment', 'criticize',
and 'tweak,' but it mostly comes out thin compared to our market
cousins: the Googles, the Ids, the Pixars, the Rockstar Games. we
simply don't have the tech that they play with and will always be
behind in that area; we can't compete FORMALLY with the commercial
side. though our projects my be much deeper conceptually, the form or
aesthetic allows people to step into the work, if it doesn't stack up
against the commercial counterpart, it's easy for the audience to
ignore it.
To be precise, there are a few areas where artists are going to be
hard-pressed to compete. Those areas are 3D gaming, 'virtual' worlds
and 3D animation; and realtime data visualization and manipulation.
The worlds created in the Sims, Grand Theft Auto, Toy Story, Quake and
etc are complex and exciting in ways which their artworld counterparts
can't match up. They are larger, easier to navigate, more exciting to
interact with, have more sophisticated visuals, are more entertaining,
and are surprising in their level of freedom to interact (the audience
has more options). And why shouldn't they be more interesting? They've
got large teams of developers working on them, they can test the
interaction in focus groups and have almost unlimited pools of capital
to draw from. What individual artist could compete with that?
in realtime data collection and manipulation, IMO, the strength of the
work comes from the intriguing data. the visual representations of this
data should help us comprehend interesting data. if the data isn't
interesting, neither is the piece no matter how interesting the visuals
may be. Research firms, search engines, polling companies create
interesting and therefor very valuable data to the market. There will
always be a technological advantage fueled by capital to the market
technologists as opposed to the artists. They have the capital to put
together interesting data in ways that artists can't compete with.
One area where the artists and the industry can compete head-to-head is
in *web art*(3), this is an area where artists are ahead of industry,
IMO. Web *presentation* technologies (CSS, XHTML, DHTML Flash,
Director, etc) are more readily available so this makes sense. It's an
area where artists are able to achieve technological parity. It's also
the area that is the most similar to traditional art practice; it lends
itself to the individual creator working with limited means.
So what should  be done? More funding for the arts is one answer.
Collectives of pooled technology and economic resources would be a
great way to go. Korean immigrants in NYC join credit clubs where
everyone pays into a central pool and they can then receive loans to
start businesses. This model could work for artists working in
it will be very hard to compete it some of these areas however. if
there is no pay-off in the end, capitalists won't put money behind
projects. public funding is almost non-existent, subject to it's own
opaque rules, and wouldn't be enough to achieve technological parity in
any case.
(1) i know, i know, it's not the entire world, but it seems to me that
the sample is large enough that searches wouldn't change much if you
added EVERYONE to the mix.
(2 ) Looking over the google zeitgeist makes one a bit sick by it's
heavy tilt toward USAian pop cultural obsessions. They may be filtering
the data for this page to suit western viewers. Or perhaps lots more
USAians use Google.
(3) I make this distinction btw net art and web art: net art needs to
use a network as an integral part of the medium. if one takes the
network out of the piece, the piece ceases to function either literally
or conceptually. web art simply uses the web for distribution (ie one
can run it without a network connection and it works fine), is
presented through a browser (most of the time), and/or uses web
technologies (HTML, Flash etc).
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Nicolás Jaramillo Niño (Placilla de Nancagua, abril de 1810-Rancagua,mayo de 1860) fue un abogado, agricultor y político chileno.

Vida
Fue hijo de don Ramón Jaramillo Chacón y doña María del Carmen Niño. Recibió su título de abogado del Instituto Nacional, en 1832.

Contrajo matrimonio en 1842 con María Mercedes Urzúa Correa. Se dedicó luego a la agricultura, en el fundo Taulemu en Placilla y en otros predios heredados y comprados.

Fue Intendente de Colchagua en 1840, siendo miembro del Partido Conservador. Elegido Diputado por Caupolicán en 1846.

Bibliografía
Familias Chilenas (Origen y Desarrollo de las Familias Chilenas); Guillermo de la Cuadra Gormaz; Editorial Zamorano y Caperán, Santiago de Chile, 1982; Tomo I: A-O.

Nacidos en Placilla
Fallecidos en Rancagua
Diputados de Chile en el siglo XIX
Intendentes de la provincia de Colchagua
Conservadores de Chile
Alumnado del Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera


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Two Cow Garage
July 02, 2012 / Rudy Schieder
Two Cow Garage by Quiet Country Audio
The group was formed in September 2001 by singer/guitarist Micah Schnabel, born in Bucyrus Ohio, who began playing with drummer Dustin Harigle in and around Columbus. Guitarist Chris Flint joined the group after seeing one of their early shows, and bassist Shane Sweeney followed soon after. The group released its first album in 2002 and embarked on a near-constant nationwide U.S. tour, clocking over 300,000 miles on their tour bus.
The band's fifth album, Sweet Saint Me, was released via Suburban Home Records on October 24, 2010.
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Rudy Schieder
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