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The Natural World Museum Brings an International Art Exhibit to Te Papa in New Zealand for UN World Environment Day 2008: related news
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SAN FRANCISCO and WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Natural World Museum (NWM), in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), revealed today plans for a 2008-2009 traveling exhibit entitled Moving Towards a Balanced Earth: Kick the Carbon Habit. The exhibit will debut at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in Wellington to commemorate the celebration of UN World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June 2008. For the past 30 years a different country has hosted the WED celebration; this is the first year Wellington, New Zealand has been the official host city. As the host of WED 2008, on the theme of "Kick the Carbon Habit," New Zealand is one of the first countries to pledge a carbon-neutral future.
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via Forbes.com @ 16:41 15th May
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The Natural World Museum Brings an International Art Exhibit to Te Papa in New Zealand for UN World Environment Day 2008
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via Yahoo! Canada @ 16:41 15th May
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Moving Towards a Balanced Earth: Kick the Carbon Habit FEATURES WORLD RENOWNED ARTISTS INCLUDING ANTONIO BRICENO, SUSAN NORRIE, KEN RINALDO AND AMY YOUNGS
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via Earthtimes.org @ 16:42 15th May
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Bayer USA Foundation Bestows First $10,000 World Environment Day Community Grant for Environmental Education Project at Waters Elementary CHICAGO, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirteen-year old Andrey Velizarow Simeonovski, a fifth-grader at Chase Elementary School, and seven-year old Patrick Lambe, a first-grader from St. Monica's Academy, were named the two local winners of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) 17th annual International Children's Painting Competition (ICPC) in North America for their artwork on the theme, "Climate Change: Actions We Can Take Now." The two winners were each awarded the "Chicago's Best" prize on World Environment Day by UNEP and Bayer Corporation representatives at the Chicago Botanic Garden during the first-ever unveiling of the International Children's Painting Competition Exhibition in North Ame
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via PR Newswire via Banker & Trademan @ 11:40 5th Jun
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NEW YORK & FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2008--The road to elite video gamings TEAM USA 2008 is now confirmed: The World Cyber Games (WCG) USA 2008 National Final will be held in at this years E for All Expo in Los Angeles, October 3 5, International Cyber Marketing (ICM) and IDG World Expo announced today. The WCG USA 2008 National Final at the E for All Expo will feature 200 of Americas very best players, all competing for the rare chance to make TEAM USA and represent the United States at the WCG 2008 Grand Final, to be held in Cologne, Germany, this November 5 th 9 th. The WCGs Grand Final is the culmination of the worlds largest video game tournament.
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via Macro World Investor @ 17:28 24th Jun
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Ceres presents its new Strong Ale bottle in the new limited edition version. The new graphic identity of the mythical bottle, 2008 Art Edition, was exhibited, together with the works of 15 artists inspired by the Ceres world, on the occasion of the first edition of Ceres 4 Art, the one day exhibition promoted by Ceres at the Wannabee Gallery in Milan. For the first time, the Strong Ale bottle was dressed up and put on the market in a limited edition two years ago, for the 150th CERES anniversary. Now, the 2008 Art Edition bottle, completely covered by a glossy black coat and displaying the wording Art Edition- which highlights the rich golden colour of the contents- becomes the new “limited edition collector’s bottle”.
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via Packaging Europe @ 10:04 23rd May
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Art Connection Group proudly announces the 2008 Art Investment Conference at London Business School, supported by Fine Art Wealth Management. The conference titled The Science and Passion of Art Investing will be held Friday, 30th of May from 08:00 - 17:30 GMT. The Art Investment Conference at London Business School is the international event to hear leading experts from the Art, Investment, and Research domains discuss the key dynamics, challenges, and innovations that are changing the way we understand art and investing. To date, it is the only conference on the topic of art investing in the world.
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via Absolutearts.com @ 15:38 22nd May
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Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0569-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.html Issue date: 2008-07-02 CVE Names: CVE-2008-2798 CVE-2008-2799 CVE-2008-2800 CVE-2008-2801 CVE-2008-2802 CVE-2008-2803 CVE-2008-2805 CVE-2008-2807 CVE-2008-2808 CVE-2008-2809 CVE-2008-2810 CVE-2008-2811 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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via OSZine @ 5:35 3rd Jul
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Bonn, 22 May 2008 - As the world's growing population faces rising food prices and pressures from climate change affect the fields and orchards that feed the world, celebrations of the International Day of Biological Diversity today will stress the need to properly protect and manage the world's biodiversity in order to ensure a secure supply of food for a growing world population.
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via UNEP @ 11:27 22nd May
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Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, at a June 30 press conference announced the launch of Zhuxian Online, developed by China-based Beijing Perfect World, in the Taiwan market. This is the third Beijing Perfect World game Soft-World will operate, the latter indicated.
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via DigiTimes @ 7:00 1st Jul
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SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK (June 24, 2008)--When the HITS horse shows return to Saugerties, New York in late July for HITS-on-the-Hudson IV, exhibitors will be treated to an eclectic display of horse art at the second annual Equine Art Gala and Exhibitor Mixer at New World Home Cooking Co. on Thursday, July 24, 2008, from 7 pm to 9 pm.
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via Equestrianmag.com @ 21:56 2nd Jul
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LACDA is calling for artists to participate in the INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION- DigitalArt.LA 2008 jurored by Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) and Rex Bruce, Director, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Enter our juried competition for digital art, digital photography, video and new media. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to their creation are acceptable. We accept digital art stills of any kind, digital photogaphy, short experimental time based video, video loops, mobile media, interactive media, internet art (net.art) and new media works of any kind.
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via Absolutearts.com @ 14:59 9th Jun
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Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0267-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0267.html Issue date: 2008-05-19 CVE Names: CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1188 CVE-2008-1189 CVE-2008-1190 CVE-2008-1191 CVE-2008-1192 CVE-2008-1193 CVE-2008-1194 CVE-2008-1195 CVE-2008-1196 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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via OSZine @ 6:13 20th May
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______________________________________________________________________________ SUSE Security Summary Report Announcement ID: SUSE-SR:2008:012 Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Cross-References: CVE-2008-0073, CVE-2008-1419, CVE-2008-1420 CVE-2008-1423, CVE-2008-1637, CVE-2008-1686 CVE-2008-1878, CVE-2008-2097, CVE-2008-2142 CVE-2008-2388, CVE-2008-2389 Content of this advisory: 1) Solved Security Vulnerabilities: - xine NSF buffer overflow - xemacs and emacs fast-lock file problems - opensuse-updater tmp problems and off-by-one problems - libvorbis security problems - xine sdpplin_parse overflow - vorbis-tools speex code execution problem - pdns-recursor spoofing problems - openwsman post-auth remote code execution 2) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds: - kernel update 3) Authenticity Verification and Additional Info
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via OSZine @ 14:38 11th Jun
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A new survey sent to users of the invitation-only survey site u.talk.back asks the question: which would you rather get, Guitar Hero World Tour, or Rock Band 2? Along with the question, each game is described with various new features. Things such as Rock Band DLC working in RB2, new online modes, and more are described for Rock Band 2, while World Tour is given some new instrument information, as well as a peak at the names and bands involved.
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via NG4.com @ 7:35 30th Jun
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NEW YORK, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Today kicks off the consumer's best opportunity for the year (through July 4, 2008) to not only get the best price on a digital SLR camera, but it also provides a unique opportunity for many extras, including a free September 22 class, featuring Ian Macdonald-Smith, world renowned visionary still photographer If you are shooting with a digital SLR but you want to know more about the latest models, or you've been pointing and shooting and you're ready to upgrade, come to Willoughby's PHOTOFEST, at New York's oldest photographic emporium, established in 1898. The event will take place at Willoughby's new state-of-the-art showroom, 298 Fifth Avenue (at 31 Street, Manhattan). Anyone who buys a new DSLR at PHOTOFEST (and up until July 4, 2008) can take a free 3.
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via Financials.com @ 10:38 26th Jun
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Bonn/Nairobi, 8 May 2008 - The theme for this year's World Migratory Bird Day: "Migratory Birds - Ambassadors for Biodiversity" draws attention to the link between migratory birds and wider biodiversity as well as the overall state of our environment. Birds are considered to be some of the best indicators for the status and trends of wider biodiversity as they connect, and are inhabitants of, virtually all ecosystems in the world.
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via UNEP @ 16:10 8th May
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne and his firm Morphosis will design the new home for the Orange County Museum of Art, reports the New York Times. The museum, which is currently located in Newport Beach, will move to a newly acquired piece of land at Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Morphosis will work with the museum over the next six months to create a design and budget for the new building, which is expected to break ground in 2013 and open by 2016. This will be Mayne's first art museum.
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via ArtInfo @ 9:30 10th Jun
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10 million gamers have immersed themselves in World of WarCraft, which has consumed almost the entire PC gaming audience since its release three-and-a-half years ago. Part video game, part sociological experiment, part alternative lifestyle and part pure crack, nothing before World of WarCraft has captured the imaginations of gamers on such a massive scale - and its hungry fans have been salivating for more since the release of the first expansion, World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade, early last year. With the world waiting to see what Blizzard will do next, the curtains have been raised on several stunning aspects of the second expansion, World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
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via PC Advisor @ 1:13 13th May
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Hot on the heels of Konami’s Rock Revolution reveal last week, we have the first video and screenshots for Guitar Hero: World Tour. Guitar Hero: World Tour is being developed for Activision by Neversoft, the crew most famous for the Tony Hawk games and Guitar Hero III. World Tour will be the third game on the market to feature singer, guitar, bass and drums - apparently music is the new FPS.
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via Daily Radar @ 15:43 22nd May
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2798 , CVE-2008-2799 , CVE-2008-2800 , CVE-2008-2801 , CVE-2008-2802 , CVE-2008-2803 , CVE-2008-2805 , CVE-2008-2806 , CVE-2008-2807 , CVE-2008-2808 , CVE-2008-2809 , CVE-2008-2810 , CVE-2008-2811
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via Security Tracker @ 13:14 3rd Jul
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The Weatherspoon Art Museum will serve next summer as the only North Carolina/mid-Atlantic venue for the nationally traveling exhibition, TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art. The exhibition was originated by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), where it premiered, and was drawn from their renowned permanent collection. Interim venues have been the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. TRANSactions will be on view at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, NC from June 20 - September 28, 2008.
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via Absolutearts.com @ 5:07 23rd Jun
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Kampala, May 23, 2008 (New Vision/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- -- TOMORROW, the small world of visual arts in Uganda will open its doors to another innovation. Visual artists and art lovers will join hands to raise funds for the Nagenda International Academy of Art and Design (NIAAD), a new centre to promote art in the country.
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via TradingMarkets @ 7:10 23rd May
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Next week, the biannual World Congress of IT (WCIT) will be the venue for the launch of a new initiative from an organization that aims to become a platform for international cooperation on cyber security. The group calls itself the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism (IMPACT), and its advisory board features tech luminaries like Google's Vint Cerf and Symantec CEO John Thompson. The group's forthcoming World Cyber Security Summit (WCSS), which will be part of the WCIT 2008, is an effort to raise IMPACT's profile as an international platform for responding to and containing cyber attacks.
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via ArsTechnica @ 8:43 15th May
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New Zealand Open Source Awards 2008 open for nominations The 2008 New Zealand Open Source Awards are open for nominations until 18 July 2008. This year's Awards will focus particularly on achievements over the last twelve months and follow the successful inaugural event in 2007.
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via GeekZone @ 2:07 24th May
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