| Jill Greenberg |
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Jill Greenberg was tagged The Manipulator in
the early '90s when she became known for
transforming photos into surreal portraits by
tweaking colors, cutting and pasting and
otherwise distorting images. The work she
created at the beginning of her career took
advantage of Photoshop before it was a
household name and became iconic of the
collaged, multi-colored look of the time,
forming the groundwork for the hyper-real
work that's now her trademark.
In this video we take a look at Jill's
portrait series of children crying called
"End Times," visit her at her 2006 Clamp Art
exhibit "Monkey Portraits" in NYC and see her
at work shooting bears in Canada. We also go
to Jill's Los Angeles studio to get a taste
of her Photoshop artistry in action.
Tags : art photography animals kids monkeys |
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Durée : 266 s |
| Baseball - Hank Greenberg - "Goodbye Mr.Ball, Goodbye" |
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Baseball player Hank Greenberg was one of the
first Jewish superstars in American
professional sports.He garnered national
attention in 1934 when he refused to play
baseball on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of
atonement, even though the Tigers were in the
middle of a pennant race. Hank GreenbergHenry
Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (January 1, 1911,
New York, New York -- September 4, 1986),
nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American
professional baseball player in the 1930s and
1940s.
A first baseman primarily for the Detroit
Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier
power hitters of his generation. He hit 58
home runs in 1938, equalling Jimmie Foxx's
1932 mark, as the most in one season by any
player between 1927--when Babe Ruth set a
record of 60--and 1961--when Roger Maris
surpassed it. He was a five-time All-Star,
was twice named the American League's Most
Valuable Player, and was elected to the Hall
of Fame in 1956.
In 1932, one of his teammates (Jo-Jo White)
walked slowly around Greenberg, staring at
him. Greenberg asked him what he was looking
at. White said he was just looking, as he'd
never seen a Jew before. "The way he said
it," noted Greenberg, "he might as well have
said, 'I've never seen a giraffe before.'" I
let him keep looking for a while, and then I
said, 'See anything interesting?'" Looking
for horns and finding none, White said,
"You're just like everyone else."
Late in the 1934 season, he announced that he
would not play on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish
New Year. Fans grumbled, "Rosh Hashanah comes
every year but the Tigers haven't won the
pennant since 1909." Greenberg did
considerable soul-searching, and discussed
the matter with his rabbi; finally he
relented and agreed to play on Rosh Hashanah,
but stuck with his decision not to play on
the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Of the
latter decision, Detroit Free Press columnist
and poet Edgar A. Guest expressed the general
opinion in a poem titled "Speaking of
Greenberg," in which he used the Irish (and
thus Catholic) names Murphy and Mulroney. The
poem ends with the lines "We shall miss him
on the infield and shall miss him at the bat
/ But he's true to his religion--and I honor
him for that."
World War II service.
The Detroit draft board initially classified
Greenberg as 4F for "flat feet." Rumors that
he had bribed the board, and concern that he
would be likened to Jack Dempsey, who
received negative publicity for failure to
serve in World War I, led Greenberg to be
reexamined, and he was found fit to serve.
Although drafted in 1940, he was honorably
discharged after the United States Congress
released men aged 28 years and older from
service, being released on December 5, 1941,
two days before Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Greenberg re-enlisted and volunteered for
service in the United States Army Air Forces.
He graduated from Officer Candidate School
and was commissioned as a first lieutenant.
Abbreviated career.
Starring as a first baseman and outfielder
with the Detroit Tigers (1930, 1933-46), and
briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1947),
he played only 9 full seasons. He missed 3
full seasons and most of 2 others to military
service during World War II, and missed most
of another season with a broken wrist.
It is often estimated that Greenberg, had he
played in another era uninterrupted by war,
would have amassed between 500 and 600 home
runs and 1,800 to 2,000 RBI. As it is, his
totals of 331 home runs and 1,276 RBI are
amazing for a 1,394-game career. He also hit
for average, batting .313.
Pittsburgh Pirates Team co-owner Bing Crosby
recorded a song, "Goodbye, Mr. Ball, Goodbye"
with Groucho Marx and Greenberg, to celebrate
Greenberg's arrival. The Pirates also reduced
the size of Forbes Field's cavernous left
field, renaming the section "Greenberg's
Gardens," to accommodate Greenberg's
pull-hitting style. Greenberg played first
base for the Pirates for 1947, and was one of
the few opposing players to publicly welcome
Jackie Robinson to the majors.
Tags : Hank Greenberg Jewish Goodbye Mr.Ball Take Me Out to the Ballgame Baseball Bing Crosby Groucho Marx Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers Andrew Sisters Artie Shaw |
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Affichage : 3781
Durée : 565 s |
| Public Affairs with Jeff Berkowitz - Steve Greenberg |
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A virtual conversation on August 10, 2008,
with IL 8th CD Republican Nominee Steve
Greenberg and Democrat Incumbent Melissa Bean
Jeff Berkowitz, show host and executive legal
recruiter, debates and discusses with Steve
Greenberg, 8th Cong. Dist. Republican
Nominee, domestic, foreign and cultural
public policy issues. Greenberg's background
is in working in sales and operations in his
family's business, as well as more recently
doing "turn-around work," relating to
underperforming distribution businesses. He
also played minor league professional hockey.
Greenberg lives with his wife and children in
Long Grove, IL. Like 4th year 8th CD
incumbent Congresswoman Bean (D-Barrington),
Greenberg lives just outside the 8th CD
boundaries in the 10th CD.
Topics discussed include expansion of
off-shore drilling, drilling in ANWR and
nuclear power and the potential impact of
such expansion on energy prices. Greenberg's
views are contrasted with Cong. Bean, who has
declined to appear on the show since her last
appearance in January, 2006. Also discussed
is Bean's tie-breaking vote to adjourn the
House before it dealt with high gas prices
and related energy issues, the impact on
national security of energy public policy
decisions and what do Greenberg and Bean
think of solar, wind, shale, clean coal and
plug in cars.
Additional topics discuss include Bean's and
Greenberg's contrasting views on corporate
and individual taxes and tax cuts, whether
Bean is an "Obama mama," Greenberg and
Bean's contrasting views on bail-outs of
irresponsible big lenders like Countrywide,
is the economy in recession, are people
"hurting," and did the House Republicans
"lose their way" and are they "found."
Additional topics include whether it was a
mistake to go into Iraq, the Administration's
decision to conduct a Surge in Iraq, should
Obama be President, should the U. S. consider
taking military action to take out Iran's
nuclear capability, should the U. S. assist
the Republic of Georgia militarily, the
contrasting views of Greenberg and Bean on
free trade and on the removal of a union
member's right to a secret ballot, and has
Bean been on both sides of the Canadian
National railroad issue.
Additional topics include school choice,
charter schools and other aspects of
education reform; same sex marriage and civil
unions; background checks to own guns, the
2nd Amendment and contrasting views of
Greenberg and Bean on reviving the Assault
Weapon ban.
For more information on Steve Greenberg's 8th
CD campaign, please go to www.SteveForUs.com
RT/29:15
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Affichage : 329
Durée : 1757 s |
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