The mid eighties were the time when Bengal cricket was eagerly tracking around to find out its representative for the national arena, mostly controlled then by the Bombay lobby. Though Kolkata was famous for its football passion, cricket was not much behind – the city possessed Eden Gardens, a magnificent cricket ground which was also the oldest and biggest in the country, numerous clubs were tr
Paying Homage To A Holy Man
Monday December 15, 2008
By ANN TAN
SOME 1,000 devotees, many of whom were attired in white and saffron clothes, turned up at Dewan Sri Pinang in Penang to celebrate Sathya Sai Baba’s 83rd birthday in grand style recently.
Various activities were held to mark the occasion, including vedic chanting and bhajans, blood [...]
Vertu has announced an unique homage to the renowned Parisan Jewellery house Boucheron in celebration of its 150th Anniversary. Every one of the gold components on this exceptional mobile phone has been painstakingly crafted from individual solid gold ingots taking over 1000 man hours to cut to shape, with over 700 man hours of hand polishing to follow and a further 500 hours to hand build.
The
Lucca, one of the most beautiful cities in Versilia, dedicates an exhibition to a great Italian 18th century artist: “Pompeo Batoni l’Europa delle Corti e il Grand Tour” (“Pompeo Batoni, Europe with its Courts and the Grand Tour”).
Organized to celebrate the 300th anniversary since the artist’s birth, the exhibition has been inaugurated the last 6th [...]
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Ben Fountain was an associate in the real-estate practice at the Dallas offices of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, just a few years out of law school, when he decided he wanted to write fiction. The only thing Fountain had ever published was a law-review article. His literary [...]
"Hi Yvonne and HermanWow! I had always heard about your fantastic gardens - and now it seems we have a little bit of Soekershof right here on MaLplaas!I was most envious that Jason got to make the trip - he so enjoyed meeting you both and came back raving about the magical environment you have created.This morning Mark and I trawled around the plaas looking for just the right spot for our little h
A party celebrating the life of the late Techno pioneer Didier Sinclair is to be held in Paris on 26 November. The producer of hit ‘Lovely Flight’ and regular on the techno scene died after a brave battle with Cancer on 30 October. Serial Records has arranged the party, giving friends and colleagues the chance to pay their respects to the beloved Radio FG veteran.‘Enjoy’ was Didier’s ma
The M1 Homage BMW Concept Car
BMW has created the M1 Homage in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the M1. The design study was unveiled at the 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este held in Cernobbio, Italy.
Produced from 1978 to 1981, the M1 was BMW's first and only mid-engined street car. The project was originally contracted to Lamborghini for chassis development and assembly, but when the
Along with the previous video, J.Loonz also sent me a second video, where he gets all somber and serious over a contemplative beat, freestyling about the great city of Saint Paul. What up!
Louis Vuitton pays tribute to aviatrix Amelia Earhart with the release of the Amelia wallet, available in black and grey (shown here). The rounded Amelia wallet is a bit rugged and edgy with it's perforated monogram leather, yet sexy and sophisticated with delicate gold hardware making it perfectly fit for its namesake. Celebrate the release of the new Amelia Earhart movie as well as the achieveme
Modeling's newest it girl, Chanel Iman graces the cover of this week's Time magazine as well as in an editorial piece about designers dedicating their collections to Yves Saint Laurent. The photo editorial, titled "Shock of Chic," something some of the best collections from the AW08 as well as designers who tastefully and respectfully paid homage to YSL without plagiarizing or looking cheap. Chane
I need a little break from New York of 1900, the subject of many recent posts, as I've been deep into research and buried under antiquarian books. So my thoughts naturally turn to pastry. The walking excursions into the École des Beaux-Arts and the world of Henry James have left me with a taste for strong coffee and a selection of tarts, especially those of the French variety. American alternativ
Written by Adrian Twist - Has Golden Boy Michael Phelps all of a sudden become shy about his nipples as he shows off his hard-earned bling on the upcoming cover of Sports Illustrated? Who
So this is my little homage to Andy Gilmore and his designs. His are obviously better and a lot more intricate, but I thought mine turned out pretty well. Click on the images to bring up the bigger size and tell me what you think.
SR Pundir writes: More than 400 Tibetans from four Tibetan Settlements of Paonta Sub Division under the banner of Indo Tibetan Friendship Society took out a candle light march at Paonta Sahib last night to pay tribute to those martyr who lost their life for the cause Tibetan freedom movement and suffered the Chinese suppression [...]
A teenage Angelina Jolie might be involved in serious doping and drugs but the current one, is a socially aware and responsible citizen. We all know that the famous Brangelina couple have adopted children from different parts of the world and the actress is due with her twins with Brad Pitt very soon. But, right now she is famous for her extensive body art, a list of tattoos she already have on he
It's been a week to the day since we last saw Ronaldo take the field with his green Nike Mercurial Vapor's and it got me wondering if Nike were going to give anyone else a pair of coloured weapons to promote for the finals? I don't know the answer to that and only time will tell so just enjoy this compilation of images I've put together to pay homage to the man with the pine green boots even Robin
Last week was my birthday and I didn't feel very well waking up that morning. I went downstairs for breakfast hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy birthday!", and possibly have a present for me.As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone "Happy birthday".I thought... well, that's marriage for you, but the kids will remember. My kids ate breakfast and didn't say a
Paying a painful pierced homage to the Olympics being held in China, Dr. Wei Sheng stuck 2008 pins in his head, face chest and hands.
To make this pin head even more fashionable, he used the 5 Olympic logo colors to match the logo rings of the Olympics.
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The picture of Dr Sheng’s was taken in [...]
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Well-known Bollywood personalities paid homage to producer and financer Jhamu Sugandh, who died here Monday following a cardiac arrest.
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 2:18 pmWhat’s more common than finding Paris Hilton nude photos on the cover of random magazines? Shots of this talentless socialite decked out in clothing that pays homage to herself. As you can see in the large photo below - and the subsequent smaller images - Paris Hilton is nothing if not a big fan of Paris Hilton.
Continuing to mark the comback of one of the most exciting franchises to be seen on the silver screen, here's another World of Cow paying homage to Raiders of the Lost Ark. There's now 4 in this series...I thought of another one. :-)...At 5-45am....bit annoying really.
When BMW revealed the M1 Homage at the Concorso D?Eleganza Villa D?Este , most World Car Fans have supported the idea of having a production version of the concept. Little later, a image of a supposed M1 prototype appeared, but it has been proven a hoax. That does not lower the chances BMW will [...]
When BMW revealed the M1 Homage at the Concorso DEleganza Villa DEste , most World Car Fans have supported the idea of having a production version of the concept. Little later, a image of a supposed M1 prototype appeared, but it has been proven a hoax. That does not lower the chances BMW will follow Audi steps and create its own R8 competitor, based on the mythical M1. Autoblog.nl has even a c
Restaurant: Little Star PizzaAddress: 846 Divisadero St. @ Fulton St., Western Addition/NoPA, SFPhone Number: (415) 441-1118Cuisine: PizzaDate Last Visited: May 1, 2008Dining Partners: Ate Di, BanYo, and MikoBanYo is a transplant from Chi-Town. =) That makes him so much cooler. We planned to go to CandyBar on this night, but Halle from work asked if we were going anywhere else before or a
"Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps" at the Cort Theatre, May 2, 2008
Transferring from its limited run at the Roundabout Theatre Company earlier this spring, "39 Steps" has transferred to an open-ended commercial run.
The movie has been remade several times, including by Hitchcock himself in 1959's "North by Northwest." This adaptation by Patrick Barlow takes on the 1935 classic film with a cast
The BMW M1 Homage was built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BMW M1 super sports car. However, the BMW M1 Homage will be premiered at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.
The BMW M1 Homage actually is based on the BMW Turbo concept designed by Paul Bracq and the original BMW M1 designed [...]
Este ano, a BMW comemora 30 anos da criação do M1, o primeiro e único esportivo da marca com motor central e a primeira criação legítima da Motorsport, a divisão de preparação da marca da Baviera. Raríssimo e desenhado por Giorgetto Giugiaro, ele foi fabricado com a ajuda da Lamborghini de 1978 a 1981, com [...]
This is the BMW M1 Homage, a concept created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the M1 and designed as a tribute to the classic Giugiaro-designed BMW supercar. The M1’s predecessor, the BMW Turbo concept designed by Paul Bracq, has also been used as inspiration for the M1 Homage concept. Chris Bangle, director of design for BMW, said, “For a company as for a product, it is important to be aware of one’s roots. In the spirit of Giugiaro and Bracq, the M1 Homage unites the BMW values of design and technology in a highly emotive and exciting interpretation.” You can see more pictures of the Homage and original M1 here, but the similarities with the mid-engined BMW supercar are obvious. The colour cites the classic orange, though it’s received a vivid metallic finish for
Here we have a Chickenpants drawn in the Kochalka style. Why?Because the third artist that popped into my head was James Kochalka. (Warhol? No screenprinting stuff. Picasso? Nah...Kochalka? Yes!)I admire his drawing style and tiny paintings, sure. But there's something about his daily American Elf comics that really strikes a chord in me. It no doubt has something to do with the voyeuristic pleasure one gets from going through another person's sketchbooks, or getting to see such a personal glimpse of how they live their lives. He lives in a wonderfully unconventional way. It's great to see snippets of other artist's lives- the good, the bad, the odd... Makes me feel less strange. So although I don't think his drawing style really influences me, his drawings absolutely do. They make me wan
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “homage”.
hom·age (ˈä-mij or ˈhä-mij) n. 1. expression of high regard 2. something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another
I thought of several ideas for this topic. This guy suggested paying homage to René Magritte. Magritte is his favorite artist. Magritte was also the [...]
This week's theme for Illustration Friday is homage. I thought of doing all sorts of works for it, but in the end, I decided to revisit some of my older pieces. In particular, I wanted to pull up the Marilyn Undone series.
Above: Photograph of Marilyn Monroe by Arnold Newman taken during the last days of her life.
I must admit that I've never been overtly an enthusiastic admirer of Marilyn
Paying homage to Robert Crawford, the poet. Here are some lines from "The Scottish Emigrant." I took these lines out of the context of the rest of poem to make my own meaning and illustration.O'er the misty Cumbraes, rising red,The moon, great with romance, rears up its head,Ye hills, Ye moors, ye pockets of dark fir,Where the blue nights come up with little stir."Technorati Tags: art, IllustrationYou can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed.
Paying homage to Robert Crawford, the poet. Here are some lines from “The Scottish Emigrant.” I took these lines out of the context of the rest of poem to make my own meaning and illustration.
O’er the misty Cumbraes, rising red,The moon, great with romance, rears up its head,Ye hills, Ye moors, ye pockets of dark [...]
"Bloodbath" acrylic on canvas The theme this week for Illustration Friday is: Homage. This is my homage to the fabulous Mark Ryden that I painted about two years ago.
Well I didn’t see anyone else commenting on the movie Ye’ utilized for the ‘Barry Bonds’ video, so I thought I’d do the service. At the Graduation Listing party which we experienced a bit earlier this week with, ‘Good Morning’, ‘Stronger’ & ‘I Wonder’ apparently Kanye also incorporated international action/drama flicks, as well as [...]
Nickelodeon Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment to Release SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Pest of the West DVD April 15Technorati Tags: children's newswatch children's news kids news children kids youth news
This video is just scary! I mean, this little person (that’s the PC term for a vertically-challenged person right?) is so funny but so freakin’ weird at the same time.
NO! NO! NOOOOO!!!
Supporters of former Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco give fascist salutes. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty With their stiff-armed salutes, and cries of "Viva España!", Spain's fascists gathered this weekend to pay homage to General Franco outside the tomb of the late dictator for what may be the last time.Well-to-do ladies came dressed in fur coats to keep out the bitter cold, young men and women wore the blue shirts of the Falangist party, while others were more recognisable as modern neo-nazis, with shaven heads and scarves wrapped tight around their faces. Article continues <a href="http://ads.guardian.co.uk/click.ng/Params.richmedia=yes&spacedesc=mpu&site=Guardian&navsection=1698&section=103681&country=gbr&region=eng&city=london&bandwidth=broadband&rand=1610323&tile=1610323"> <img src="http://ads.guardian.co.uk/imag
~Snooper~ I received this in my email today and, after this Rough Tough Cream Puff DAV composed himself, I still refrained from posting it here because I would have to read it again. Well, I read it again and here it is. Stormin' Normin' sent it this way...my friend Cassy said it was sad, for a Very Special Reason. God Bless You Cassy.He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,and he sat around the Legion telling stories of the past.Of the war he had fought in and the deeds that he had done.In his exploits with his buddies they were heroes, everyone.And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,all his buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.But we'll hear his tales no longer, for ol' Bob has passed away,and the world's a little poorer for a veteran died today.No, he won't be mourned by many, just his children and his wife.For he lived an ordinary, very quiet sort of life. He held a job andraised a family, quietly going on his way;
ROUSH Performance continues to pay tribute to Ford’s legendary history with the 428RTM Mustang, a limited edition pony car which follows in the tremendous success of their 427RTM model introduced last year and which remains in the ROUSH product lineup for the 2008 model year.
The ROUSH 428RTM Mustang will arrive at participating Ford dealerships in October 2007.
“We are continuing to honor and celebrate the heritage of the proudest models of Ford racing history – the 427, 428 and 429 (engines),” stated Jack Roush. “These are iconic numbers in the Ford world and it is an honor to put them onto ROUSH Mustangs and insert them back into the muscle car world.”
“The 427RTM is easily the most popular Mustang model that ROUSH has ever introduced to the market,” said Joe Thompson, ROUSH Performance’s vice president and general manager. “That vehicle will remain the cornerstone of our lineup, but to celebrate Ford’s history of automotive
As a result of my love of Soundtrack blogs such as the very cool Manchester Morgue, I've decided to present some groovy euro trash tracks of my own,...
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Members of the Warhawk Public Beta have been very devoted and energetic, both in the game and on the forum, so Sony and the Warhawk dev team decided to say "thank you" in a particularly cool way. The top five beta testers (based on Team Points) and the top five forum posters (based on post count) had their screen names emblazoned on Warhawks and Nemesis aircrafts in a special Warhawk poster. Acknowledging the community is a fantastic idea, but I'm concerned that this will inspire a lot of "Put me in a game, too!!" forum spamming.Source: Playstation.Blog & Game|Life Online Games PS3 Sony Warhawk
As a result of my love of Soundtrack blogs such as the very cool Manchester Morgue, I've decided to present some groovy euro trash tracks of my own,...
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Well - I wanted to pay a small tribute to the greatest woman I have ever known. . . My wife, the mother of my children. From the moment she entered my life she has been my best friend. To add to that, she agreed to spend the rest of her life with me. . . THE REST OF HER LIFE, PEOPLE!! That's HUGE!! But she didn't stop there. She also agreed to sacrifice her body for pretty much the rest of her natural life to carry, nurture, raise and love our children. . . That's even HUGER!! (can I even say that?) How can you NOT spend everyday of the rest of your life feeling deeply indebted to someone like that! Even today, Mother's Day, a day that is SUPPOSED to to be all about her - she sacrificed again. Elijah started breaking out in a rash right in the middle of her special day, so what does she do? She promptly calls the E.R. to get advice. Unphased by the ambiguity of the nurse - she promptly cut her excursion short to head over to the hospital to sit in some remote corner in th
I am a little perturbed that St. George's University, arguably the top Caribbean medical school, isn't displaying ads on my website. I don't even have Ross, the close number 2! I've had some love from UAG in Mexico and ASUM in Aruba. So, I'd like to thank my advertisers for their support. I can add a little credibility to UAG. It has been around for nearly 70 years and has been home to many American students studying medicine abroad. It provided many Americans who were unable to gain admission to medical school in the United States an opportunity to pursue their dreams. In fact, one of the OBGYNs in my hometown went to UAG back in the 1980's. I think the 1980's was a particularly difficult time to get into medicine because it paid well and was a well-respected profession. It still is to some degree, but not like in the 1980's! I'd take a look their site. I like to use this forum to expose you to all of your potential options. UAG is a reputable medical school. Admissions are t
Pierre Paulin. This exhibition is a homage to the talent of one of the most important French designers of the mid-20th century. In 1952, Pierre Paulin's first designs caught the attention at the Thonet firm through which he discovered and mastered new materials in the manner of the American designers Eames, Saarinen and Bertoia. It is only in 1956, after responding to harry Wagemans'invitation to join Artifort, that Paulin found the means and the support he needed to realize the production of his designs. In his concern for simplicity and refusal of any lyrical effect, his designs were given numbers. His innovate productions anticipated social revolutions through the lifestyles they encouraged. At the end of the 1960's, Paulin benefited from a close collaboration with the talented and inventive artisans of the new atelier of research and creation from "le Mobilier National", which coincided with the renovation of the Denon wing of the Musée du Louvre, the renovation of the private
This book sings the praises of the workhorse and the solo entertainer of typefaces, Helvetica, and of its forgotten creator and all those who have contributed to its unparalleled international march of triumph over the past forty years. Filled with pages of color images of Helvetica in use, from album ...
