Renaissance

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• My Santa Maria in Trastevere

  
  Urban Sketchers — Authority: 564
  Drawn in 2007, inspired by Bens post. I did it from nearly the same position (from a café). Such a beautiful place!
  9 hours ago

• THE RITZ-CARLTON KUALA LUMPUR SUCKS

  
  BadBoyBen - making mischief since 1973 — Authority: 127
  During my last trip to Kuala Lumpur, Steve put me up at the Ritz-Carlton for the duration of his wedding weekend. He managed to get a really good rate from one of his friends, which was much cheaper than the Renaissance where I normally stay.I have very fond memories of the Ritz-Carlton as I used [...]
  12 hours ago

• ABC …

  
  Kathi's Corner — Authority: 125
  It’s still no mojo for Kathi. This is a card I made last week. While it’s not the worst (they’re in the trash), it’s nothing great. The stamps are from a cute little set, “A is for Apple,” from Renaissance by Design. Materials & Tools: Stampin’ Up Kraft and Black cardstock; Black, Holiday Red, ...
  14 hours ago

• Renaissance Art and the Depiction of Archangels

  
  Earthpages.org — Authority: 128
  Close-up of the Saint Michael statue at the Cloisters: METROgrl / Marguerite By Rob Mabry Archangels were a commonplace subject for artists from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance Period. As Angels of Presence, with the permission to enter the presence of God, the four Archangels – Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael ...
  20 hours ago

• Pasadena Star-News: Firm, city have high hopes for Alhambra’s new IMAX Theater

  
  Big Movie Zone Blog — Authority: 138
  The Pasadena Star-News profiles the newly opened digital IMAX theater at Alhambra’s Edwards Renaissance Stadium 14: Photo: People by tickets at the Alhambra Renaissance 14, which recently opened an Imax Theatre, Friday night, November 6, 2009 in Alhambra. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz) A new IMAX ...
  20 hours ago

• To win over Albany, charter advocates begin organizing parents

  
  GothamSchools Newsroom — Authority: 623
  Burned by Albany funding cuts, charter school advocates are turning to a political base that they’ve long left untapped: parents. In mid-October, a dozen charter school administrators gathered in a conference room at the Times Square Marriott for a seminar on the role of parents in charter school advocacy. Kenneth ...
  1 day ago

• Northern Renaissance Engraver

  
  Curators Corner — Authority: 106
  I like showing you works from the Renaissance period in northern Europe . This is partly because my mother was Swiss and I wrote my master’s thesis about a Swiss Renaissance painter (yes, Switzerland , too, had a Renaissance period), and partly because northern artists emphasized often extreme realism as ...
  1 day ago

• Renaissance Revival Chairs With Marked Mounts

  
  Rare Victorian — Authority: 114
  A recent Rare Victorian site visitor shared with me some images of a set of high-style Renaissance Revival chairs with very high quality mounts.  I have done a fair amount of digging on deciding whether the set is properly categorized as Egyptian Revival or Neo-Grec.  I have even consulted with James Stevens Curl ...
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• Hummm....part 2 AND...a "Renaisanace Festival"

  
  The Secret Gardener — Authority: 116
  This is apparently how things are sizing up with Ida. Let me just say that we are keeping "our eyes" on her right now...my husband bought some gas today for the generator "just incase." Blah. In other news..... The "Royal Court of Tea Sisters" attended the Louisiana Renaisance Festival today for a "Tea ...
  1 day ago

• Renaissance Martial Arts

  
  FitLifeSF — Authority: 106
  I must say it was a rousing success. Seems like everyone enjoyed our seminar, and all the other instructors did a fantastic job. Thanks to the Ren Martial Arts Crew for invitng us, and letting us share in the weekend with everyone.
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• Assassin’s Creed novel coming this month

  
  DigitalBattle.com — Authority: 589
  It seems that all games are getting books deals these days, from Gears of War, to Mass Effect, to Oblivion, to, well, everyone, really. That’s including Assassin’s Creed, which will get its own novel, titled Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance, written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. The novel will be ...
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• Renaissance Melody

  
  Pxleyes Photoshop Contest Watch — Authority: 462
  New image in the fall photoshop contest Girl’s photo is my own. Thanks to pingenvy at pxleyes for the background texture, to dustfinger at pxleyes for the castle, to Mqtrs at pxleyes for t … Renaissance Melody photoshop picture Related posts: Sweet Melody… New image in the sleepy chick ...
  2 days ago

• Will The Real Wishbone Ash Please Stand Up

  
  Nightwatcher's House Of Rock — Authority: 426
  Founding member of the legendary classic rock band Wishbone Ash, Andy Powell, is setting the record straight about the recent controversy surrounding the ownership and usage of the groups name. A band fronted by another founding member, Martin Turner, is also being promoted as Wishbone Ash, creating confusion among ...
  2 days ago

• Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi. ...

  
  // carolinemartin — Authority: 583
  Judith Slaying Holofernes , Artemisia Gentileschi. 1618-1620. Artemisia is recognized as the first female Renaissance painter. Women were not allowed into art academies until the 1800s, so if they wanted to learn they had to do it on their own or, if they were very lucky, have their dad teach them. In this case, ...
  2 days ago

• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

  
  Renaissance Bicycles — Authority: 108
  For the most part, we feel that keeping a pulse on the latest trends / ideas / influences in the bike industry is an important part of operating a niche business in the cycling world. Thankfully, cyclist seem to be especially “gifted” when it comes to blogging, vlogging, tweeting, Book Facing, and just about ...
  3 days ago

• The Anonymity Of HFT Whales May Be About To Expire, Together With Their Revenue Streams

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  If you have been wondering why Rentec, GETCO, Citadel and Highbridge are sweating these days, it is because the SEC is preparing to finally remove the rock they all crawl under as they execute millions of trades each and every second. As Traders Magazine reports , "the Securities and Exchange Commission, in an effort ...
  3 days ago

• Assassin’s Creed II Undergoes Novelization

  
  PlayStation LifeStyle — Authority: 592
  Penguin Books announces groundbreaking novelization based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II Penguin Books and Ubisoft announced today a groundbreaking partnership that will bring together the worlds of gaming and publishing in a unique collaboration. The new book, Assassin’s Creed Renaissance, is based on ...
  3 days ago

• Cheap Medieval Wedding Dresses

  
  Medieval Fashion — Authority: 124
  A medieval theme wedding is like a romantic look with an air of royalty, which are the reasons why they are in the preferences of couples. This leads to a weight of the clothes, and in this case, you should check the date of marriage, as the dress is better suited for cold weather weddings. As for the clothes that ...
  3 days ago

• Leonardo da Vinci

  
  The Discovery Enterprise — Authority: 129
  Today on Discovery Enterprise we explore the life and work of one of the greatest minds in history Leonardo da Vinci.Leonardo was the quintessential and prototypical Renaissance man and represents the epitome of the rebirth and explosive revival of intellectual and artistic achievement of this period in Florentine ...
  3 days ago

• Three out of Four IPOs Traded This Week Post Strong Performance

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 680
  Out of the four newly public companies that began trading this week, three have posted strong results. Ancestry.com ( ACOM ), a popular website that provides family history information for a subscription-based fee, raised $100 million by offering 7.4 million shares at $13.50, within the expected $12.50 to $14.50 ...
  3 days ago

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