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Nov. 30 Bloomberg The 2008 Beijing Olympics are fast approaching, yet aside from the host city, there is little sign of fever for the games elsewhere in China. Official partner Adidas AG, trailing Nike Inc. in the country, is trying to remedy that by tapping one of Chinas hottest markets: art.

A group of young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal tell stories of hardship through works of art, Charles Haviland reports.

Its Costco or Carrefour for a Slavic billionaire the Millionaire Fair is almost a parody of one stop shopping for the Russian oligarch who has it all. And this years fair offered art.

In the current issue of New York , art critic Jerry Saltz reviews the new Urs Fischer exhibit at Gavin Brown s gallery in Greenwich Village. The installation is described as a 38 foot by 30 foot crater, eight feet deep, which extends almost to the walls of the gallery, surrounded by a fourteen inch ledge of concrete floor. It took 10 days to build, as Mr. Saltz reported,

ZANESVILLE The normally empty space on the walls above the bookshelves at the John McIntire Library are filled with color. More than 100 Zanesville High School students works of art decorate the walls.

The Art Newspaper publishes news affecting the visual arts and culture worldwide. It is part of a network with editorial offices in London, New York, Turin, Paris, Madrid and Athens and correspondents in more than 30 countries

The Kansas City Art Institute has added digital filmmaking to its lineup of majors. The college now grants the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 12 areas of study: animation, art history, ceramics, digital filmmaking, fiber, graphic design, interdisciplinary arts, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and studio art with an emphasis in creative writing.

GRAND HAVEN Richard Sweet, the former Grand Haven Area Public Schools art instructor who went on to become a leading producer of silk screen graphic art, died on Thanksgiving at age 68.

Election Commission sets drawing for ballot order Benton County Daily Record, AR 1 hour ago 28 as the date for a drawing that will determine the order in which presidential candidates appear on Benton County ballots for the Feb.

Mega Millions jackpot rises Burlington Hawk Eye, United States Nov 18, 2007 AP ATLANTA The jackpot in the multi state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to 41 million. The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Michigan Worth A Quarter Million WLNS Mega Millions runner up from Orange County Mid Hudson News Mega Millions jackpot increases to 50 million nwitimes.com all 21 news articles

Woman wins 200000 in Powerball drawing Palladium Item, IN 1 hour ago 17 Powerball drawing. quotI was at the right place at the right time,quot Meinerding said of her win. This prize marked her third major Lottery win, according to

Back to the drawing board for Australia39s first modern platinum mine Mineweb, South Africa 3 hours ago One of Australias great white metal hopes is the long down and intensely prodded Panton platinum group metals deposit in the North Kimberleys of Western

Yellow Jackets drawing a big line in the sand Spartanburg Herald Journal subscription, SC 4 hours ago By Eric Boynton As the playoff opposition grows stronger and the fall winds grow increasingly brisk, a team39s ground game reaches its zenith of importance.

A drawing of the suspect in a Mill Creek espresso stand robbery on HeraldNet, WA 5 hours ago The holdups, within hours of each other, show a pattern that39s becoming commonplace, police say. By Jackson Holtz MILL CREEK The Pacific Northwest,

Saban39s comments drawing national fire Columbus Ledger Enquirer, GA 5 hours ago BY CREG STEPHENSON What was a statewide story on Monday became a national story on Tuesday, as Nick Saban39s comments during his weekly press conference

TSU reforms would give regents more control Houston Chronicle, United States Nov 19, 2007 The Houston Chronicle obtained a copy under the Texas Public Information Act. Drawing from ideas proposed earlier this year by the governor39s TSU advisory Regents Broaden Presidential Search at Texas AampM Without Faculty Chronicle of Higher Education subscription all 23 news articles

Drawing the legal line between different media platforms Legalbrief subscription, South Africa 6 hours ago There been a number of cases in recent weeks in which newspapers have been restricted in what they can report by contempt of court laws, and yet the very

PRESS TV Brazil soccer manager rules out changes after drawing in Peru Xinhua, China Nov 19, 2007 He was responding to public criticism of the team following its 1 1 draw with Peru on Sunday. quotIf after five or six games things are not going well, then, Uruguay prepare for battle vs. Brazil MLS Major League Soccer all 42 news articles

Cartoons for sale and for fan fun Cincinnati Post, OH 19 hours ago For anime fans, it provided a forum to talk and trade anime, which are Japanese cartoons, at the hotel. quotIt was a blast,quot Andrea Chism, of Erlanger said.

More than 39sheets39 hitting the fan Asia Times Online, Hong Kong 1 hour ago J Wellington Wimpy, or just Wimpy, is one of the characters in the long running comic strip Thimble Theater, and in the Popeye cartoons based upon the strip

cartoons are top drawer on weight issues ChronicleLive, UK 21 hours ago Cartoons are not just for entertainment and artists are using colourful creatures to teach children important lessons about being overweight.

Minnesota West among several venues to receive Bob Artley cartoons Worthington Daily Globe, MN Nov 18, 2007 WORTHINGTON During the 1970s and 1980s, Bob Artleys cartoons political and otherwise graced the pages of this newspaper.

Serious Issues Through a Comedic Lens The Emory Wheel 7 hours ago A wide array of cartoons from the United States, France, Palestine, Israel, Japan, Turkey and Kenya fill the gallery, the drawings focusing on political and

Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume five DVD Review Inside Pulse, NY 19 hours ago Sixty cartoons on 4 dvds. Running time: 417 minutes. Unrated. DVD released Oct. 30, 2007. Remember when you turned on the TV set Saturday mornings and OD ed Warner Brings Their Oscar Winning Toons to DVD Toon Zone all 2 news articles

Islam no excuse for extremist action UW Badger Herald, WI 3 hours ago by Kyle Szarzynski In 2006, a Danish newspaper called Jyllands Posten published a dozen editorial cartoons, some of which depicted the Islamic Prophet

Six Flags, Inc. announced today a two year partnership under which Baynum Painting Inc., a world class painting corporation for amusement parks, will become a Six Flags partner and the official ride painter of all Six Flags properties throughout the U.S.

BEIJING A work by 16th century artist Qiu Ying was sold at auction in Beijing for 79.52 million yuan US10.7 million, setting a world record for a Chinese painting, the auction house said Wednesday.

A 4,000 year old cave painting has been discovered in a northern temple in Peru, an archaeologist said Sunday. The painting depicting a deer caught in nets marks the beginning of high culture in South America and suggests that there

CROPREDY Painting Group will be holding an exhibition of their work on Sunday November 18 as part of their tenth anniversary celebrations.

snib sends us to CNN for coverage of an Italian musician and computer technician who claims to have uncovered a hidden musical score in Leonardo Da Vincis Last Supper. Giovanni Maria Pala published this and other findings about the Last Supper painting in his book The Hidden Music, released in Italy Friday. This raises the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a