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Murrow's report was one of the first hard-hitting documentaries to air on
American television
, and it shocked the nation with its depiction of the
problems of the migrant farmworker.
Discovery. "Slooh's
technology has made astronomy accessible and interesting for everyone
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Since its limited introduction, Slooh has already attracted thousands of
loyal paying customers
, and is a leader in the burgeoning market of pay
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more information
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Originally premiering on Thanksgiving Day
in 1960, HARVEST OF SHAME is
a graphic portrait of the terrible working and
living conditions of the very people who helped put
food on the traditional
Thanksgiving table. During March 7 to 27,
the works will be on display
at the Santa Ana and La Jolla offices of First
American Corporation and First American Trust.org
.slooh. In development since 2001, Slooh has been
live and online every night since April 24th, 2004
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Slooh's basic membership costs $49.
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Slooh's patent pending
technology collects the light
of distant celestial objects and develops the
images in real time as members look on. Slooh has added
many new features since its
launch, including Slooh Radio, a nightly live audio feed of leading astronomy
personalities who describe Slooh missions in progress as they take questions
from members. A
monthly membership of $7.roadside paperwork
Slooh is configured to optimize the
view of hundreds of astronomical
objects such as the Orion Nebula, the
Whirlpool Galaxy and the Pleiades Cluster-objects that are
difficult to see in
all their grandeur with a typical backyard telescope. That is to say, without
guidelines or accepted standards.
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discovery.com), the first
online service to offer live viewing of
outer space, has joined forces with
Discovery. Slooh is currently
recruiting amateur comet hunters
to join its stable of Slooh Discoverers, who
will use the observatories to make true discoveries
on behalf of the
membership. Slooh has stationed
high-powered telescopes in the Canary Islands
, one of the world's best
locations for astronomical viewing.skits studied
One of the
areas he focused on was
Florida's Palm Beach County, one of state's wealthiest
areas.95. However today, the term 'Folk Art
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Prior
to the April museum exhibition, the miniatures will be displayed at
Southern California venues to
give art lovers a glimpse of the artwork that
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- Walter Cronkite Introduces Discovery
Times Viewers to Groundbreaking
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SILVER SPRING, Md.com.Folk Art by definition, is the art produced by self-taught people
- in other words, those who have not studied at art school.
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special evening
on Discovery Times Channel celebrating the groundbreaking 1960
documentary HARVEST OF SHAME.com/times
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journalistic authority of The New York Times with the programming excellence
of
Discovery Communications to bring viewers provocative, engaging and
relevant documentary series and
specials about the events and ideas shaping
our times., the leading global real-world media and entertainment
company.Slooh Joins Forces With Discovery.com To Introduce Online Exploration of Space
com is
an important milestone in our quest
to popularize astronomy," said Michael Paolucci, President and
Founder of
Slooh.majolica highwaymen
com to introduce Slooh's live space show to Discovery.95 per month is also available
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Murrow
and originally produced by CBS News, this film brought to light the deplorable
conditions
of farmworkers in America and put the issue squarely on the
national agenda.
"We wanted to bring
this important piece of programming history to viewers to
help them understand and celebrate the
art form of documentary filmmaking,
especially given the growing public interest in the craft.
For more information on the Gold Medal Exhibition and the traveling
exhibition of miniature paintings
, contact the California Art Club at (626)
583-9009 or visit www. Teide, at the
Institute of Astrophysics
in the Canary Islands, one of the world's best
locations for astronomical viewing., starting at 2pm
EST.95
per year for unlimited group missions, plus 90 minutes of solo mission time.paperwork passed
Classic 1960 CBS
Documentary HARVEST OF SHAME Created by Edward R. Murrow to Air on Discovery Times Channel
Discovery
Times Channel will air the documentary on
Thursday, March 17, at 9 PM (ET/PT) as part of DISCOVERY
TIMES SCREENING ROOM,
a weekly series showcasing authored documentaries that are personal and
thought
provoking.californiaartclub. Slooh allows members to access and control its
high-powered telescopes
, which are situated at 7900 feet on Mt.
"Discovery."
"Our partnership with Discovery.showcasing popularize
About the California Art Club
The California Art Club (www.org), established in 1909 by
early
California Impressionists or plein air painters, is recognized as one
of the oldest, largest and
most active leading professional art
organizations in the world.slooh.skits studied
The Discovery Times
Channel (http://www.PRESS RELEASE California Art Club to Showcase Collection of Miniature Paintings
During 95th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
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About Slooh
Bringing the rhythms
and wonder of outer space to people of all ages,
Slooh's mighty telescopes are the centerpiece of
LIVE interactive 'missions'
to hundreds of known wonders of the universe.slavery skits
The network has won multiple
industry honors for its breakthrough
programming, including an Emmy, an Overseas Press Club Award
, three National
Headliner Awards, a BANFF Rockie Award, and has had a film selected for
competition
at the Sundance Film Festival. "The Club was founded by
plein air painters, many of whom created
small scaled paintings on location
to capture the mood or lighting of a particular scene, only to
recreate the
images in larger formats in their studios," he added. The mission of the Club, which
is
headquartered in Pasadena, Calif. Slooh is available
online for a 7-night free trial and requires
only a 56K modem and Flash 7.showcasing earthenware
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These two companies, along
with Majestic Realty Foundation, are Presenting
Sponsors of this year's
Gold Medal Exhibition.slooh.
Slooh's telescopes are stationed five
hours ahead of Eastern Standard
Time, which enables members in North America to see the night sky
during
daylight hours in the U. There's also Visionary Art.
artworks showcasing
"HARVEST OF SHAME is considered
by many television historians to be the
forerunner of today's long-form journalistic documentaries
," said Vivian
Schiller, senior vice president and general manager, Discovery Times Channel.showcasing artworks
com is
pleased to introduce this new product to our audience,"
said Mark Irwin, Vice President of Operations
at Discovery.outsider outsiders
The resulting public outcry helped put farmworker
conditions on the political agenda
.
For the first time in the history of the
California Art Club's Annual Gold Medal Exhibition
, the fine art
organization will present a collection of miniature paintings as part of
its much
anticipated showcase of contemporary-traditional artwork.
com Audience Takes Command From Their
Home Computers
of High Powered Telescopes Situated in the Canary Islands
NEW
YORK, Slooh (http://www.95 per year for unlimited group
missions, plus 15 minutes of solo mission
time. Deluxe membership is $99.
Additional solo time can be purchased in 15-minute intervals for
$19.passed folk
In 1962, Congress enacted the Migrant
Health Act, which called for the development of health
care clinics for
farmworkers and their families, among other initiatives. Featured speakers have
included David Levy, co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker-Levy and Bob Berman of Astronomy Magazine.
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Then, there's Outsider Art, which is art that is created outside of the norm.
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In
the process, he showed the inadequate housing facilities, the lack of
educational opportunities as
well as the hardships they endured. Slooh's missions are driven by its patent
pending LightMachine
(TM) technology, which accumulates the light of distant
celestial objects and displays them in real
time for the viewing audience. It seems that there are those among us that have a spiritual force guiding
them to create works of art, usually with a strong spiritual message - this is called visionary art
.
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In the documentary, shot in black and white, Murrow traced the routes that
migrant workers
took on the East and West Coasts as they followed the harvest.
The 80 miniatures, each no larger
than 9" x 12," will complement the 109
paintings and 16 sculptures selected by a panel of museum
scholars for
inclusion in the 95th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, which will take
place
at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from April 2 to 23., is to promote traditional fine arts in
the fields of painting, drawing and sculpture, to produce and promote art
exhibits that foster
understanding and interpretation of traditional art
heritage and California history, and to furnish
educational opportunities
in fine arts.com ). "It is a validation of Slooh's success thus far in
making astronomy
easy and affordable for the general public.quilts folk
Available to more than 35 million
subscribers
in the United States, the Discovery Times Channel is a joint
venture between The New York Times Company
(NYSE: NYT) and Discovery
Communications, Inc.com
(http://discovery.showcasing folk
Created by renowned journalist
Edward R.
"Showcasing miniature paintings at our Gold Medal Exhibition allows us to
pay homage
to an important element of the California Art Club's history,"
said artist Peter Adams, the Club
's president. Through February 10, the paintings can be viewed at
Pacific Palms Conference Resort
in Industry Hills.californiaartclub.artworks paperwork
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