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The Eddyville Fire Department announced Tuesday the recent arrival of a Trigg County native 22-year-old Evron Carlson recently moved to Eddyville The department reported that Carlson brings a strong fire service and emergency care background with nearly six years of combined experience he’s served full-time with the Bowling Green Fire Department where he is currently assigned to Rescue 1 Carlson enjoys spending time outdoors with his girlfriend He’s also an avid golfer and loves getting out on the water to fish 2017 as part of On the Wall: Assaf Evron at Providence College Galleries Image courtesy the artist and Providence College Galleries The MCA is pleased to present the first solo US museum exhibition of work by Assaf Evron (Israeli Running concurrently with the Chicago Architecture Biennial the exhibition features new and recent works that dwell at the interstice of architecture Evron applies what he calls a “photographic logic”—his term for the camera's ability to simultaneously document the resolutely volumetric world in all its plentitude and flatten it into an image—to subjects ranging from skyscrapers to underground quarries Through acts of translation between three and two dimensions the artist explores how built and natural environments reflect and influence our political This exhibition includes new works based on the artist’s photographs of structures and spaces in both Israel and Chicago that feature the meander a ubiquitous decorative motif derived from the natural curves of rivers and streams Evron invites viewers to compare the historic and continued significance of decorative surfaces that meander and meet as images across the world accruing new significance in each encounter The exhibition is organized by Charlotte Ickes Paul and Dorie Sternberg Family Gallery and Ed and Jackie Rabin Gallery on the museum’s third floor Generous support is provided by Sandra and Jack Guthman Chicago Works Exhibition Fund, Cari and Michael J. 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Featuring lively debates on future Diaspora-Israel relations with Natan Sharansky, Rachel Azaria, Bethamie Horowitz, Bret Stephens and many more.  Join Sunday December 5th 2021 Before making history as the first female chaplain at Bar Ilan University, Rabbanit Devorah Evron had made a name for herself as an Orthodox, feminist scholar and director of the Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership at Ohr Torah Stone who was born in the States but moved to Israel with her family as a child and specifically religious Jewish feminism But it was during her time serving as the head of the Elga Stulman Women’s Institute that she realized she wanted to take her expertise to the next level I realized I needed to fulfill something I’d wanted to do since I was a child,” Evron explained over the phone “I wanted to study advanced Jewish and halakhic studies.”  So Evron studied for six years at Beit Morasha in Jerusalem completing the same training that men undergo in order to become rabbis and a few years after that was approached about the position at Bar Ilan Though the new role involved travel from her home in the North “I thought it was important enough to do it,” she said who will be speaking at the Z3 Project conference about her groundbreaking role and what her response would be to anyone who argues against women-inclusive halakha This interview has been edited for clarity and length You’ve said in interviews that you do not feel your appointment is revolutionary but that it’s a natural development to bring the feminist Torah voice to the public sphere What do you mean by “feminist Torah voice” A feminist Torah voice has three different faces to it a feminist critique of halakha as it’s known a feminist critique of the practice of halakha and the halakhic community And according to the Orthodox halakha and the Talmud women are obligated to light the candles just like men when men and women are both obligated to do the same thing then a woman can light the candle for everyone But if you look at Orthodox communities and events you’ll see that men are invited to light the candles even though women can do it as well The feminist critique is how do I understand it that even though men and women are equal according to halakha in most aspects actually in the public sphere we only see and hear men there are questions that are being asked now about feminist development Women have already gained their voices in places of work or at home and they want to hear their voice in the religious and communal space too So we will see questions that arise from that process some women want to say one of the brachot under the chuppah and what would be the circumstances in which they would be able to do that we have women who can actually answer the halakhic questions How does that influence if we see a change or a shift in priorities in the answers we hear You have said in interviews that women have been excluded from halakhic discourse because of historical and educational processes – it’s not that they’re halachically forbidden What would you say to someone who argues that women are not included for halachic reasons Because I have the sources to show that answer would be wrong Are there communities where the traditions are too firmly in place and there isn’t the open mindedness to look at the halakha from a new point of view where tradition has taken the place of halakha we do not want to change anything.” We hear that quite a lot I always felt that I have the right to be heard Probably because that’s the way my parents raised us Even though I don’t think they would have called it feminism I think the word “feminism” is something that did start at a relatively early age You’ve also been a proponent of gender equality in the IDF in your community and broader Israeli society if women had the same opportunities as men I think it’s a question of sitting at the table The United Nations passed a resolution years ago that women should be part of decision making including in things that are traditionally considered male Places of work want to be diverse because research shows that it will increase their revenue There is a massive polarization between religious and secular Jews in Israel Do you see any possibility of that changing Do you believe that your work could help bridge that divide Definitely. I am also a graduate of the first cohort of Israeli Rabbanut, a program between the Hartman Institute and the Midrasha Ha’Oramim It’s a program that brings together rabbis from most parts of Israeli society – we only have one ultra-orthodox participant I believe that that discussion can move things forward Do we feel responsible not only towards the community and the people that live generally the same Jewish life as we do Or do I feel responsible – not meaning I’m in charge of but meaning I have a responsibility towards – the entire society and Israel then I think I have to do something about it What perspective are you bringing to the Z3 conference on Israel and the diaspora What I’m bringing is the perspective of what Judaism means and looks like to Orthodox or modern Orthodox Jews in Israel today it is different from what many American progressive Jews think what do Israelis expect of people in the diaspora and in the United States What kind of conversations do they want to have What are the conversations that need to be happening that are not happening ​I think that Israelis don’t hear at all the stories of individuals that live a Jewish life and that are not necessarily in conversation with Zionism or any form of halakha It’s a certain kind of identity that I don’t think that Israelis hear at all – at all I think that would be very interesting for them to hear I also don’t know how much Americans are aware of the things that really concern Israelis in everyday life It seems that many Americans think that Israelis should vote on issues of religion and state Most Israelis are not concerned with that and don’t vote on that That would be something that would be interesting to talk about; to understand why it is that church and state is not in the top three issues Israelis vote on These are issues that would be interesting to discuss JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/liberal-israels-rude-awakening\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=aGDR7PveR.XdakuoxTqN5gaYbAQnUoTgv4_mdO4oQ9k-1746530583-1.0.1.1-6ovFM1csUb8ZzB0T_7NMT4X0QOzthj0Kx9NLtRtt3RA" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Newcity Design by | January 18, 2023 Assaf Evron’s “Collages for Mies van der Rohe” at David Salkin Creative In this exploration—both in the form of collage and site-specific installation—history and contemporaneity coexist And as one experiences the exhibition and considers the ways Evron rethinks historic structures by the pioneer of modernism—if only for a short amount of time—one thing is apparent: that each and every part of the process is a work of art in its own right Assaf Evron’s “Collages for Mies van der Rohe” is on view at David Salkin Creative Contact: hello@rigouvasia.com Website: www.rigouvasia.com Israeli AI access control company Knostic has published research this week which uncovers a new cyberattack method on AI search engines which takes advantage of an unexpected attribute - impulsiveness The researchers demonstrate how AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot can reveal sensitive data by bypassing their security mechanisms exploits an interesting architectural gap in large language models (LLMs) in certain situations where the system has 'spat out' data before the security system has had sufficient time to check it It then erases gthe data like a person that regrets what they have just said Although the data is erased within a fraction of a second a user who captures an image of the screen can document it "LLM systems are built from multiple components and it is possible to attack the user interface between the different components." 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We use cookies to personalize content and ads and to analyze our traffic and improve our service I was first introduced to Assaf Evron by a mutual friend at an art fair in Chicago Our relationship has become an ideal source of material for an essay about the collaborative nature of the relationship between artist and curator because our discussions revolve around my insistence on visual coherence—what Assaf derisively refers to as "homogeneity"—and his vociferous defense of heterogeneity as an inherent and defining feature of his practice Over the course of a career that began in photojournalism Assaf has worked in a variety of mediums (he defines himself as a photographer despite my suggestion that his recent forays into the production of three-dimensional objects are indicative of a movement toward sculpture) and heavily indebted to the philosophical tradition of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century German-Jewish thinkers I have a deep-seated (Assaf would argue pathological) need to synthesize to derive an underlying logic from seemingly disparate elements Assaf and his work present a difficult project in this regard because over the years he has produced a broad spectrum of objects which defy my efforts to construct a cohesive Perhaps this is because his work involves a universe of ideas that range widely His is an artistic project fueled by intellectual curiosity which results in a constant experimentation with new forms Assaf and I discussed the following in relationship to his work: (List not complete) I Whether or not his status as an immigrant lent him a sense of anxiety; what does it mean to create art without contextual cultural references?IV The existential notion of walking and Walter Benjamin musings about walking through the streets of Berlin V and the phenomenological connection between ideas and their manifestationsVII The connection between functional aesthetics and philosophical foundationsIX Aby Warburg and the anthropology of the American SouthwestX the little known but once-famed producer and director of German Expressionist theaterXI The Hyatt hotel at O’Hare International Airport While all of this is intellectually very productive I inevitably leave our lengthy discussions feeling a rather pragmatic desire to find a way to organize the material in front of me How can I make a visual map of the work of Assaf Evron while looking through images Assaf has collected we stopped to discuss Albrecht Dürer’s 1514 engraving Melencolia I one of a trio of engraved masterworks he produced that year depicts a winged personification of melancholy the least desirable of the four humors identified by medieval philosophers a state caused by the buildup of black bile in the brain was thought to be responsible for creativity as well as an inducement to insanity.) In its visual schematization of the artistic condition Melencolia I is both a printmaking tour de force and an allegorical self-portrait of Dürer himself Dürer’s woebegone proxy is surrounded by the symbols of geometry the liberal art most closely associated with artistic creation and the stairs—are recurring themes in Assaf’s work Was this one of those moments of philosophical coincidence (see item VI above) or had we stumbled upon a visual map Here Assaf and I revisit his recent production by discussing different series of works and their relationships to Dürer’s engraving Assaf and I decide to work backward and begin at the end in the hope that we would discover the answers to some of my questions Assaf’s two current projects investigate Leopold Jessner and Aby Warburg both Jessner’s Stairs (2013–present) and Warburg(2013–present)—as the title of the former suggests—resemble literal or figurative staircases A ladder features prominently in Dürer’s composition the ladder is propped against the architectural structure (the exact type of structure is a matter of some debate in the existing literature on the subject) in front of which the downtrodden angel surrounded by tools associated with carpentry Some scholars suggest that the ladder symbolizes both the desire and inability to transcend the earthly realm ergo the abandoned ladder represents the hope and the failure of the artistic enterprise; this painful realization casts a lugubrious pale over the assemblage What is it about this form that he finds appealing Jessner and Warburg are spectral presences in these series but is it the image (its formal properties) or the personas that inspire the objects themselves (Side note: Assaf is reluctant to give me firm dates of production for his series—facts which I insist upon clarifying for the purposes of these articles and for our work together Assaf’s most recent work is a sculptural rendering of the stage set for Jessner’s 1920 production of Richard III The miniature backdrop consists of a series of three sets of stairs each one stacked upon the other and slightly smaller than the next which in effect resembles a stepped pyramid akin to a Mesopotamian ziggurat Assaf stumbled upon the image and the obscure figure of Jessner by happenstance in a book about Bertolt Brecht’s Berlin fished out of the garbage at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago open like a blank canvas to the interplay of actors a medium Assaf knows well and which he exploits as elements within his sculptural rendition of Jessner’s stage as its starkness seems to preclude the production of illusions—there is no place to hide—despite the fact that the successful theatrical enterprise relies on illusions and the suspension of disbelief in order to be credible and engaging the attraction to Jessner is the link between his vision of theater and Assaf’s training in photography namely the ability to create the suggestion of a narrative where one does not exist Assaf responds by saying that he was drawn to the way the image combined “monumentality and perspective.” Investigating its source led him to Jessner This answer solved one of my questions about Assaf’s work: it is the image rather than the persona which drives the creation of objects—at least in this case Abigail Winograd Is it a coincidence that both Warburg and Jessner were prominent figures in the artistic and cultural milieu of Weimar Germany There is always a relationship between the visual and the persona I want to know what they were trying to articulate It is like the way Walter Benjamin articulated his vision of modernity through other individuals The second series we discuss shares a title with the photograph that inspired it 1896 (2014) is executed in three-dimensions and relates to the work of another now deceased German-Jewish thinker I ask if there is a deliberate connection between the work and the prewar German intelligentsia Assaf cautions me not to create direct parallels since Warburg is only present in the work as a spiritual manifestation Assaf has had a longstanding academic interest in Warburg and his intellectual comrades (It is interesting to note that Panofsky wrote one of the most influential examinations of Melencolia I His assessment of the work as a “spiritual self-portrait” remains the dominant explanation of the image as well as the inspiration for this series of discussions.) Specifically he often reflects on Warburg’s understanding of how images operate the image’s ability to activate other images and thereby create a web-like relationship among them This series began after Assaf found himself living in the United States and decided to revisit the famous lecture on the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest The talk was to serve as proof of Warburg’s reestablished sanity and therefore the basis for his release from said facility Assaf found himself drawn to the photographs accompanying the talk that Warburg took during the days spent doing research These images of pots reminded Assaf of a set of stair stringers he came across years before at a Home Depot Warburg was interested in the ways in which Italian Renaissance artists translated visual motifs from pagan cultures into their work Assaf saw the same motif echoed in the stair stringers and was interested in how it had been transmitted to present-day Chicago they become mass-produced home improvement tools If it was the found image that inspired Jessner’s Stairs the formal qualities of the stair stringer an object to which Assaf felt a strange affinity years before were activated by revisiting Warburg’s lecture and its accompanying photographs the visual form came first and was animated by the persona but in both series a photographic image has been translated into three-dimensional form Assaf often refers to his process as generative It occurred to me that this layering of meaning produced by the image and the persona is the generative process Assaf describes the act of translation from structure (object) to photograph (of object) to sculpture (Assaf’s object) seems to be just as important as the relationship between photography If Dürer’s ladder symbolizes the hope and failure of the artistic endeavor Assaf’s ladder (the stairs) implies a kind of hypothetical architecture—imagined malleable spaces which combine the illusory nature of the photograph My first few studio visits with Assaf took place in his home Recently displaced from his studio at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago he had transferred its contents to his living room I was immediately intrigued by two series of photographs The first struck me as having a rather disco aesthetic as the lighting effect replicated the interior of a nightclub circa 1973 The second group of photographs consisted of deeply saturated monochromes of what appeared to be a polygon Assaf launched into a discussion of Leon Battista Alberti the Renaissance polymath who penned the first treatise on linear perspective and “America’s curious obsession with technology.” This seemed a rather odd combination He mentioned these two items successively while walking toward the back of the house He returned carrying an enormous rhomboid object that he promptly deposited at my feet “it is a three-dimensional representation of a color space.” Let’s pause here for a moment and return to Dürer the Renaissance polymath Alberti published the treatise Della pittura ("On Painting") in which he detailed the application of the theory of single-point or focused perspective a theory of vision whose discovery is commonly attributed to Filippo Brunelleschi Brunelleschi failed to write down his findings and it was Alberti who described the method for translating the volumes and proportions of the natural world onto two-dimensional surfaces.) Dürer owned a copy of Alberti’s tome and was actively engaged in perspectival experiments (Giorgio Vasari mentions an invention of Alberti’s which sounds like it might be a camera obscura This is another point on which Assaf and I differ as he insists that Alberti was not an inventor I mention it here because if it is true that Alberti did build something like a camera obscura then it is another possible instance of philosophical intertwining as Dürer sometimes included renderings of perspective machines in his work but worth mentioning.) Why this lengthy digression Perspective and the mechanics of vision are important here The rhombus (the most enigmatic of the objects contained in the engraving) and the star: There is some evidence to suggest that the ray of light illuminating the background is a comet which the artist witnessed and then wrote about in his notebooks; alternatively it could be read as a sign of Saturn Both relate to scientific discoveries about vision which abounded in the Renaissance and with which Dürer actively engaged The multiple angles of the rhombus and the single point of light focus the viewer’s eye on various points within the image How is America’s “curious obsession with technology” a factor a color space is a mathematical algorithm that relates colors to numbers It encompasses the range or spectrum of possible colors that can be articulated by it and by the device It is represented as a three-dimensional graphic virtual object like the previous series you and I have discussed This time the intellectual figure is Alberti whose work you studied as a philosophy student at university The third is slightly more complex and in order to understand it a fairly thorough discussion of each series may come in handy which exist in both sculptural and photographic iterations came out of Assaf’s experience as an art student color spaces were an omnipresent topic of discussion in his classes on digital printing Assaf decided to take the color space off the computer and thus out of the theoretical space He made a topographical model of a color space on the computer and divided it into 100 layers The result was a surprisingly heavy polygon Assaf was drawn to its tendency to look new from every angle “always revealing and hiding itself at the same time.” This multifaceted character brings Alberti and photography back into the picture Assaf decided to photograph the color spaces in order to capture these multiple vantage points from a single perspective The resulting images were scanned and printed using a computer—meaning they are not really photographs but digital prints on photo paper which were then taken into the dark room and exposed to various kinds of light producing a monochrome portrait of the color space there is a complex translation occurring in the work from computer-generated model (color space) to handmade object (sculpture) to computer image (scanned photograph) to two-dimensional image (photochemical print) The second series of photographs was started after a friend suggested Assaf explore an X-Box Kinect Assaf refers to these works as oblique space photographs (hearkening back again to Alberti) The Kinect projects infrared light beams around the room and the resulting projection is photographed using an infrared camera The resulting images are a dazzling shade of purple awash in light Assaf has named this series Visual Pyramid after Alberti because it is an actualization of Alberti’s theory Each point of light is the end of a beam of infrared light that the Kinect uses to map space and movement—the very process Alberti described for accurately translating the physical world into art He prefers the literal Hebrew translation—"silent lives," a term also used by Giorgio Di Chirico in his memoirs Unlike the previous projects we have discussed in which picture transforms into sculpture the photographs in the series Assaf is currently working on translate mathematical or technological visions into two dimensions He is trying to capture the pervasive nature of these technologies (digital images rely on color spaces and video gaming systems are everywhere) and the way in which they manifest Alberti’s theories of painting in photographs Therefore he says that despite their expression via photographic processes they are A slender rainbow graces the background of Dürer’s print and then disappearing behind the horizon line my research reveals little about this feature of Melencolia I an expert on Northern Renaissance art and Dürer like all the rest of the elements in the image He views this as confirmation that he is right and I am wrong His version is screen printed on Plexiglas and held aloft by a cinematic photographic grip in that it became an instant Facebook and Instagram phenomenon My initial response to seeing both the sculpture and the photographs was confusion Assaf explained that he was trying to establish the structure of possibility for a photograph the sculpture (if we can call it that) produces the conditions for a photograph; it is a frame and a window it is an object which directs movements and dictates actions It occurs to me that there are two reasons why the rainbow serves as a metaphor for our relationship to the physical world the rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon caused by the refraction and reflection of light and photography is a medium similarly reliant on the refraction and reflection of light Because a rainbow is an optical phenomenon it is not an object Any relationship of a body to a rainbow is thus an illusion just like the illusory physical and photographic relationship to Assaf’s Rainbow the structure of the piece creates a relationship to the architectural environment Rainbow combines the illusory nature of the photograph like the Color Spaces and the "silent lifes" (Visual Pyramid after Alberti) is engaged with theories and histories of the visual the German-Jewish writer Franz Hessel published Spazieren in Berlin (Walking in Berlin) his compatriot and collaborator—the pair teamed up to translate Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time in Paris in the late 1920s—was heavily influenced by Hessel’s portraits of modern urban life It was Hessel’s work that inspired Benjamin’s own autobiographical reminiscences of his childhood in Imperial Berlin and it was in his review of Hessel’s book that Benjamin described his experience of walking through the streets of Paris unable to hear the echo of his feet (Benjamin’s metaphorical description of the uncanny dislocation of the immigrant experience) This intellectual exchange between Hessel and Benjamin has become a frequent topic of discussion between Assaf and me Because Benjamin’s notion of walking as a metaphor for the existential quandary of the foreigner is the most appropriate description Assaf has found for his own experience of life in America He is also drawn to the idea that information and experience are embedded in the spaces we inhabit Embedded or cryptic knowledge is the foundation of Dürer’s print but it is given visual form by way of a gnomon magic square—a 4-by-4 cm grid in which the numerals in each corner section have the same sum—located above the angel’s head the numbers fifteen and fourteen at the bottom center of the numeral grid also indicate the date of the engraving (1514) much has been made over the years of the square and its potential meaning A quick search reveals the following title “The Magic Square in Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I: Metaphysical Symbol or Mathematical Pastime?” published by Klaus D Hansen in the journal Renaissance and Medieval Studies in 2009 whether or not the square is meant to be a talisman of Jupiter who could counter the effects of Saturn’s influence but I am not going to spend much time on the meaning of the square For now it will suffice it to say the implication and revelation of secret knowledge is central to Assaf’s practice Assaf and I discussed some of his photographic work on my last visit I should point out here that despite my insistence on following a chronology (of sorts) things have started to circle back and we began to discuss work that Assaf is currently making Barcodes and Cockroaches have a lot in common They are quasi-monochromatic photographs (like the silent lifes and the color space photographs) but in these two series red is the dominant color the color is incidental as Assaf did not select it the color is significant in that it creates I realize that I convey to Assaf that my initial reading of Cockroaches is entirely confounded by his explanation my immediate impulse was to discuss the photograph as a vanitas that is reinforced by the abject nature of the subjects (bugs) Assaf assures me that my reading is correct; however the decorative flakes signify hidden knowledge He had been using these decorative flakes since I met him He was fascinated by the use of something synthetic to create the look of something natural describing this to me on my last visit in two ways AE They are essentially decorative but they are also connected to optics If we used this to make a floor it would hide dirt It would always look clean so in that way it is also about optics To me this is a little like a homeopathic remedy it is a dilution of a dilution of a dilution and finally to decorative flakes (see the diagram below) It only has power or authenticity if you believe in it The inclusion of the gnomon square in Melencolia I exposes Dürer’s playful side As a whole the print presents a series of riddles intellectual games that are both revealing and confusing but the square in its infinite numeric possibilities encapsulates the enigmatic gamesmanship of the artistic enterprise This process of exposure and concealment is also at work for Assaf though here infrared light and decorative flakes stand in for the gnomon square Assaf’s interest in optics and visuality underpins the photographic work he has executed in the past three years in just the kind of thematic continuity I had originally set out to discover Melencolia I is simultaneously the most studied and least understood of his works The eminent Polish art historian Wojciech Bałus noted “Despite the efforts undertaken by some generations of investigators Melencolia I remains an enigma: no one has succeeded in arranging the figures and objects depicted here in a coherent whole.” This is a somewhat disheartening revelation given my hope that the engraving might serve as a guide to unlocking a riddle I am attempting to answer though it only reinforces what I have previously learned from my friend Catherine Building tools feature prominently in Dürer’s print; amidst a variety of enigmatic objects the ground at the angel’s feet is littered with tools generally used for carpentry both of which extend from his interest in architecture and geometry: two photographic series inspired by the city of Chicago and minimalism Assaf has discussed his work in terms of a regional aesthetic This is something I did not really understand until our conversation The first is a diptych; photographs taken in the lobby of the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe building at 2400 Lakeview arrived in the city in 1937 fleeing conflict in Germany He was appointed the head of the school of architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology The building has been featured prominently in many photographs celebrating its industrial precision Assaf’s photographs at the Lakeview Apartments are of the lobby floor he photographed the carpeting in the entryway provisionally positioned at a 45-degree angle to the door; a moment of cognitive and aesthetic dissonance which “undermines the spirit of Mies’s entire enterprise.” The second series are photographs of the interior of another Chicago landmark And unlike most of Assaf’s photographic work He photographed the bronze nameplates on which museum trustees and donors are memorialized The plaques have been rendered mute and transformed into a perfect modernist grid AE When I inquire about the influence of modernism I am drawn to the logic and musicality of minimalism and the way in which these works adhere to a set of conditions that create a set of phenomenological possibilities Assaf and I sit down and discuss his relationship to architecture we agreed that his interest in optics draws together many of the series of have discussed We talk about just how his interest in architecture The investigations driving Jessner’s Stairs and the photographs from the Art Institute all concern a relationship to the built environment these works bring together layers of information into a structure or image Amongst the tools scattered throughout Dürer’s print is a clamp that peeks from beneath the angel’s skirts There is a theoretical voice which binds them all together candidate in Art History at the University of Texas at Austin and a Research Associate at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago Go on a walking architecture tour with artist Assaf Evron as he leads an intimate group around the Streeterville neighborhood to see his recent installation on the windows of the Esplanade Apartments a historic Mies van der Rohe building located on Lake Shore Drive Israeli-born artist Evron follows van der Rohe’s treatment of landscape in collages and reapplies it onto the exterior of van der Rohe’s actual buildings Using commercial large-scale window wrap technology Evron covers the windows of van der Rohe’s buildings with landscape photographs of mountain ranges and cave dwellings reversing the relationship between interior and exterior collapsing the so-called rationalist architecture of Mies van der Rohe with the natural world MCA Talks highlight cutting-edge thinking and contemporary art practices across disciplines and are organized by Curator January Parkos Arnall and Assistant Curator Christy LeMaster with the Performance and Public Practice team Please note this event begins at the MCA and continues off-site attendees reserve tickets in advance by purchasing them at the cost of museum admission Chicago Cultural Center Visual Arts Program Chicago Monuments Project Corporate Partnership Opportunities Chicago Poet Laureate Program DCASE Archived Newsletters DCASE Impact Snapshot 2024 DCASE Press Room Job Opportunities Special Event Permit Application Volunteer Opportunities Athens and Oraibi explores art historian Aby Warburg’s concept of simultaneity through the contemporary architectural vernacular The photographs and photo-based work of Assaf Evron (Chicago Israel) focus on the structures and forms of the overlooked revealing a visual state of both excess and deficiency City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower 806 N Take CTA to the City Gallery Mission Chicago Cultural Center Millennium Park DCASE Calendar of Events 78 E. Washington St. 4th floor Chicago, IL 60602 Get Directions Email DCASE – A Virginia man has been sentenced to 50 years behind bars for attempted murder 23-year-old Evron Strand was sentenced late last week to 50 years incarceration with five of those years being without the possibility of parole During the late evening hours of December 8 Maryland State Police responded to Jersey Road in Salisbury for a reported shooting Troopers found the victim suffering from seven gunshot wounds The victim was treated at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional and survived his injuries Strand was convicted in December 2022 of attempted second degree murder Because Local Matters 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evron Computer Systems announces the appointment of Amit (Sunny) Sahni as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the last 28 years and will continue as President Sahni and Noble's vision for the future of Evron is in sync and both are dedicated to aiding Canadian businesses to grow and succeed in these unprecedented times "Our job is to continue to innovate and ensure our clients can grow and thrive in the post-pandemic world will be focused to enhance and develop vertical software solutions for the markets we serve," Sahni said during a recent interview In addition to the robust ERP solutions and add-ons for Acumatica that Evron is focused on they are also poised to continue to expand the managed services and infrastructure offerings "We must consistently innovate our Managed Services practice allowing for additional opportunities technology can bring to our clients To meet and exceed their demands of today and the future in a secure way," Sahni recounted "We are thrilled to have Sunny in the CEO role," Noble says "He is a proven leader with the vision to expand on the success Evron has built over the past 39 years and take us into our next phase of growth and innovation." Evron has been committed to helping its clients compete in this world of change With award-winning SAAS and on-premise ERP applications they deliver projects that will help businesses become more efficient and profitable Recognized and awarded for its work has allowed Evron to be a Premium Partner with leading companies This gives Evron the ability to fully tailor leading applications to the needs of businesses as they have for hundreds of other businesses across the continent This content was issued through the press release distribution service at Newswire.com. ShareCloud computing conceptual symbol with network cable on blue colored background Epicor, an ERP software vendor backed by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), has acquired professional services software expertise from Evron Computer Systems Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed This is technology M&A deal number 964 that ChannelE2E has covered so far in 2022. See more than 2,000 technology M&A deals involving MSPs, MSSPs & IT service providers listed here The company has 5,277 employees listed on LinkedIn Epicor’s areas of expertise include ERP software The company has 45 employees listed on LinkedIn Evron’s areas of expertise include ERP applications - Epicor virtualization solutions and remote access/cloud solutions The acquisition of Evron’s dedicated Epicor consulting practice and customer experience software expands the company's reach and drives growth Epicor CEO Steve Murphy commented on the news: “We’re very excited to welcome Evron’s Epicor practice to Epicor The combination of Evron’s highly skilled Epicor experts with the broader resources of the Epicor product and customer care teams will bring a depth of experience and know-how to help our customers continue to succeed.” Epicor was acquired by CD&R in 2020 in a transaction valued at $4.7 billion CDR partner Jeff Hawn assumed the role of chairman of the Epicor board Sharon manages day-to-day content on ChannelE2E and serves as Editorial Director for CyberRisk Alliance’s Channel Brands She also covers enterprise-class technology companies strategic alliances and channel partner strategies Sharon is a veteran tech journalist and editor with more than 25 years experience in the industry content and leadership positions at Techstrong Group May 1 Tetra Tech to Advance Its Digital Automation Solutions with the Acquisition of SAGE Group April 29 Palo Alto Networks Expands AI and SASE Security Portfolio April 28 Upwind Acquires Nyx To Dominate Application Runtime Security by | May 3, 2024 Collage of the Edith Farnsworth House (rendering) Assaf Evron has a penchant for larger-than-life installations Intertwining geological marvels with the structural elegance of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s designs Evron has been transforming Chicago’s architectural landscape by overlaying monumental photographs of natural terrains onto Mies’ modernist masterpieces creating a dialogue between the organic and the constructed A look into Evron’s ongoing project that started in 2019: The McCormick House at the Elmhurst Museum is wrapped in images from Germany and the Middle East on its exterior while the Esplanade Apartments appear nestled in the majestic calm of mountain ranges their palette evoking the serene beauty of pastel-colored rock formations Crown Hall stands as a testament to this fusion displaying a vast 650-square-foot photograph of a stark desert landscape This sequence of outdoor interventions was followed by the artist’s first interior installation with Evron taking on the Arts Club of Chicago’s Mies’ “floating” glass staircase the image of the semi-transparent conch shell right on the glass windows echoes the ancient past and geological history of its stone cladding In conversation, the artist dives into the layers of his project. He provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse into his creative process, but also heralds a celebration of the enduring impact of Mies’ architectural philosophy, reimagined through his unique perspective. Ultimately he urges the viewer to reconsider the Edith Farnsworth House and its interaction with its surroundings as they immerse themselves in a world where architecture and nature merge and morph into striking visual narratives. Assaf Evron, Collage for the McCormick House What led you to select Georges Braque’s painting as the foundation for your photographic print in the “Collage for the Edith Farnsworth House” project? Assaf Evron, Collage for the Esplanade Apartments How does this choice reflect the interplay between art and architecture in your work? My deconstruction of the painting turns both the painting and the house to a camouflage razzle-dazzle prairie pattern. How do you navigate the challenges of integrating modern photographic techniques with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s historical collage method in your series of architectural interventions? It is interesting that Mies in the 1940s and 1950s was working on registering patents for large-scale mural printing, a project that never came to fruition. With contemporary technologies and media this process is much simpler to a level that I can print in my studio photographic wall paper that I made for the Edith Farnsworth House.  Can you discuss the significance of using the southern glass façade of the Edith Farnsworth House for your installation particularly in relation to the themes of transparency and reflection in your work The southern façade is the iconic side of the house representing how the house presents itself and making it an ideal candidate for this intervention this project invites a reevaluation of both the house and its surroundings The camouflage pattern introduces a new layer to the idea of transparency a topic frequently associated with discussions about the house In expanding upon Mies van der Rohe’s collage strategy how do you aim to reinterpret his architectural philosophy for contemporary audiences through your intervention at the Edith Farnsworth House I think the image of the architecture of Mies and especially that of Edith Farnsworth House are so iconic—they are engraved into our collective memory This project serves as an invitation to revisit and rethink Mies’ work from a fresh perspective focusing on lesser-known aspects of his approach I highlight various historical and contextual dimensions of the buildings I explore themes of transparency and camouflage examining their intersection with nature and architecture I address the concept of the house as an artwork itself the Edith Farnsworth House has limited capacity to accommodate artwork inviting the use of its windows as a platform for showcasing Braque’s painting thereby merging the realms of architecture and art in a unique and thought-provoking manner How does your artistic exploration of the tension between architecture nature and representation evolve with each project in your series of interventions in Mies van der Rohe-designed buildings With each project in my series of interventions in Mies van der Rohe-designed buildings my exploration of the tension between architecture nature and representation takes on new dimensions tailored to the distinct characteristics and stories of each site my focus was on transforming the structure into a geological layer reflecting on the concept of modular architecture and Mies’ Heimat The Esplanade Apartments project delved into the themes of vertical living and its origins using the architecture of Chicago as a stand-in for a mountainous landscape in a flat region the emphasis was on the building’s monumental qualities drawing parallels with the vermilion cliffs that echo the building’s form serving as a testament to the abstracted modernist temple I examined the objecthood of the staircase and a seashell exploring their interaction between the interior and exterior spaces Each intervention responds to the unique narrative and typology of the building allowing me to further investigate and express the intricate relationships between architectural form and the way we represent these connections Assaf Evron’s Collage for the Edith Farnsworth House is on view through June 23 on a Wednesday and 72-year-old Jacob Evron head baker at Continental Kosher Bakery in Valley Village But he has one last job to do before he wraps up: assembling and frosting a two-tier (He is accustomed to doing much bigger cakes but because of COVID-19 Watching him spin the cake on a metal stand gently gliding an improvised tool over the buttercream to create a perfectly smooth finish I work in bakery on Friday.” The year was 1969 who was born in Silesia (Germany/Poland) but spent most of his life in Israel He came to Los Angeles for an American woman named Peggy whom he had met briefly in Israel Her family took him in as one of their own which meant working at their business: Famous Bakery on Fairfax Famous was on the “wrong” side of the street All those ladies came to do their hair and put in their orders.” Evron had studied auto mechanics in high school “Not one tank went to war without my signature,” he said No one in his family worked in food either “My mom wanted me to become an architect,” he said “My father wanted me to become an innovation engineer.” But Evron who initially worked in the front of the house at Famous the matriarch of his adopted family fell ill and Evron was asked to try his hand at baking He also discovered that his skills as a painter translated to cake decorating (His father had worked in a paint factory in Israel so there was always paint around for him to play with.) Although Evron and Peggy’s relationship did not last he ended up working at Famous for almost 20 years sometimes working both the counter and in the kitchen simultaneously “You know what the secret of a good baker is You have to be very lucky to work with the right person and you have to be so good and so nice they give you the recipe “I cannot concentrate on one thing,” he said “I like to work on a few things together at the same time I used to mix five machines together and work on the bench and decorate ‘Work on the bench’ means make coffee cake he worked at another bakery in Canoga Park he did stints at several other Los Angeles area bakeries “You know what the secret of a good baker is?” Evron said “You have to be very lucky to work with the right person and you have to be so good and so nice they give you the recipe He worked full time until the pandemic hit arriving in the wee hours of the morning and working with a crew of mostly younger Latino men He said if he had to pick one item to represent him and the bakery But his repertoire is extensive: rye bread and an array of sugar-free items for in-store sales and clients such as The Jewish Home the kitchen also turns out a couple of specialty items: apple challah made with fresh apples and cinnamon crispy dough bites made with nuts and dried fruit and touched with honey Both items are available through Sukkot only His favorite is something you won’t find in a Jewish bakery at all It’s the classic Mexican cake known as Tres Leches who lives just a few blocks from the bakery he recently renovated his entire home by himself He calls Home Depot “my Disneyland.” And he has started painting again it doesn’t seem to be part of his vocabulary “I just talked to my friend in Florida,” he said “He said I’m going to work in a bakery until I die.” elections in the 39th World Zionist Congress nears conclusion—voting closes May 4—American Zionist Movement (AZM) Executive Director Herbert Block said there were few barriers of entry to voting in what Jewish leaders are describing as a consequential election We are here today because Jewish fathers and mothers wanted more than happiness from their children The bipartisan group includes Los Angeles representatives Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Ted Lieu (D-West LA) Speaking ill of someone once most likely leads to a second time LWTCitation Excerpt :It was found that KGM and other polysaccharides form composite hydrogels with high stability and good viscoelasticity through synergistic interactions the synergistic effect between KGM and KC can effectively improve the undesirable properties of KC showed that the composite hydrogels with a mixing ratio of KGM and KC of 1:9 had a good sustained release effect on glucose (Li et al. WINDSOR TERRACE — Holocaust survivor Lea Balitzer Evron remembers the three-story apartment building and fur factory her father owned in Zywiec and the small garden area she would play in as a child She also recalls the years she and her family fled their home in September of 1939 after the Nazis invaded Poland Though the names of some places and people are fuzzy Evron and her mother returned to Żywiec in 1944 “It was like a block or a block and a half walk to the building [from the train station] Hitler promised us to get rid of all the Jews And here they are coming back,’ ” Evron told The Tablet were occupied by other individuals and families Evron and her mother were allowed to live upstairs in the maids’ room Evron said her mother feared for her daughter’s safety because she would be the only Jewish girl in the local school her mother told the school’s priest that Evron had converted to Catholicism ‘But I didn’t understand the whole thing,’ ” she said ‘You will have to go every Sunday to church and do whatever all your friends do.’ ” Evron entered the fourth grade under this new guise and even received First Holy Communion She also formed an unlikely friendship with the priest I had to stand next to him,” Evron explained “If he knew or if he didn’t know [that I was Jewish] Evron’s mother wrote letters to her sister-in-law in Switzerland plus her husband’s brother-in-law in the United States They sent packages filled with food and other items some of which Evron’s mother sold to get extra money Evron and her mother left Poland in January of 1947 They lived in Sweden for a year and later moved to Switzerland where Evron continued her education and learned French The two then moved to Israel three years later It was there that she met her husband Jehuda and had three sons Evron’s family immigrated to the United States in 1982 have been fighting to regain ownership of her family’s two properties for the last 32 years since Poland became a democratic country They traveled to the country about 15 years ago discovering that the apartment building and factory had been turned into office space and a shopping mall Evron said an employee allowed her to come inside and see what the place had become “The apartment where I lived [on the first floor] was an office but I couldn’t see anything else in the building,” Evron told The Tablet Evron’s husband explained that he and his wife have hired at least four attorneys since then to help recover the properties “The first three lawyers said they could not do anything,” Jehuda said “But this last lawyer succeeded in getting a verdict ruling from the court that Poland has to return the property to my wife because he found that actually the factory and building are in her name.” Though Poland’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of Evron Jehuda said Poland’s Ministry of Finance declared nothing could be done because the new owner had bought the property in good faith from the government “I understand that Poland is not responsible [The lawyer’s] trying now to get monetary compensation but so far nothing has happened,” Jehuda continued “I think it cost us more money [with legal fees] than what the value of the property is But it’s a question of principle because Poland suffered so much from Nazi Germany and then the Russian communists.” Poland is the only major country in the former Soviet bloc that doesn’t have any national legislation providing restitution of confiscated private property “No one is suggesting that Poland has any responsibility for what the Nazis did Poland was a victim country,” World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) Chair of Operations Gideon Taylor clarified “What we’re talking about is property that was confiscated from Holocaust survivors “And we’re talking about compensation for that property The compensation survivors seek is for the property because it was after the war when the communists took it.” WJRO — established by leading world Jewish organizations in 1993 to address the restitution of Jewish property — represents world Jewry in pursuing claims for the recovery of Jewish properties in Europe (outside of Germany and Austria) these properties are the last tangible connection to the world they once knew before the Holocaust using specific provisions of the law or looking into if communist authorities properly carried out confiscations in the late 1940s and 1950s “The main reason people won’t succeed is that most don’t even try to go to court,” Taylor said “There’s no national legislation that says you can go back and reclaim your property or get compensation for your property WJRO launched the #MyPropertyStory social media campaign last year Evron and other survivors took part in the campaign and shared memories and battles with trying to recover properties WJRO expanded the campaign — renaming it #MyPropertyStory: The Next Generations — to include survivors’ children and grandchildren “This campaign offers a unique opportunity for people to share and connect with one another — focusing on how the injustices of lives that were forever changed by the Holocaust have affected Jewish families across generations,” Taylor said Your email will be used to send you The Tablet newsletter. 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various materials by means of abrasion” even before the appearance of Homo sapiens “Although this tool is ostensibly ‘simple,’ its appearance at such an early date and the fact that it is unparalleled in findings from this early stage of human evolution mean that it is of global importance,” the researchers noted Tabun Cave contains approximately 100 superimposed archeological layers testifying to the activities of hominins over the past 500,000 years the site has been an important focus for the study of human evolution The extraordinary abrading tool was uncovered as part of a new project led by Ron Shimelmitz and Prof Danny Rosenberg and partners from Israel and abroad Microscopic analysis in the university’s Zinman Institute of Archaeology revealed signs of wear on the surface of the stone The researchers tried to mimic these patterns with controlled abrasion experiments using natural dolomite pebbles collected on Mount Carmel “Although the results did not show a full correlation between the patterns of abrasion seen on the unique pebble and those we documented in our experiments we found a high level of similarity to the abrasion marks found following the abrasion of animal skins we concluded that the ancient stone tool was used for abrading soft materials,” Groman-Yaroslavski explained About | Privacy Policy | Advertising| Editorial | Contact Us Subscribe | Login Hanna Evron has thrived wherever she has traveled And her time at IE Business School was no different Describing herself as someone who prefers to make things work than create things Hanna still managed to start a Lean In Circle and an international readers library during her 13 months at the school along with earning induction into the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for her academic achievements she will be joining Wochit as director of business development-global communities Undergraduate School: University of Southern California Where did you work before enrolling in business school The IE IMBA is an intense 13-month program that allows for internships in the summer or early spring I opted to make the most out of my electives and stayed at IE for the entire course of the program Where will you be working after graduation director of business development-global communities “I knew I wanted to go to business school when…I watched a successful startup quickly sink in front of my eyes because of poor management What makes a startup fun and full of energy is the culture and lack of structure This policy works well in good times and terrible in bad times I knew I needed to gain tools that would help me create structure through a sound business plan and an analytical way of looking at things Experience has given me quite a bit of knowledge over the years but the foundational tools I needed to take a business to the next level were missing and I knew they had to be developed academically Real world learning is good but also very limited in the takeaways we gain from each situation.” I would be…Googling what it means to build a financial model and struggling on my own to understand the process As I took on more senior roles and carried larger P&L responsibilities my role became much more analytical and data driven than I was prepared for I could make assumptions based on industry knowledge and opinion every major decision should be calculated and given a numerical position not simply excused as “strategic” but truly giving an IRR or NPV to every investment dollar the business spends I could not have done that with the skill set I had before the MBA and would be attempting to make up for these flaws but catching up is simply not the same as running ahead.” What are your long term professional goals I am usually the only person in the room who does not want to start my own business one day I am the one who takes the big idea and makes it work I have always looked up to the role of COO as the one who makes the business work and would ultimately like to take this strategic role in a growing business Watching a startup slowly take shape with the right team in place and ultimately become an epic success is a dream I would love to make come true Which academic or professional achievements are you most proud of IMBA students have the option of selecting a company in need and providing consulting services to help solve a specific issue over the course of the last two semesters My team chose an open source startup in the mobile gaming industry and went straight to work Spending weeks trying to understand this tech heavy industry and digging down to the real issues at hand were a major challenge but well worth the efforts Once my team and I completed the project with a number of potential open source business model alternatives Not only did we help them consider new opportunities such as expanding their business into new areas and revenue streams with clearly outlined assumptions and calculations but our detailed research and new approach to the project helped the team settle multiple internal arguments regarding open source monetization the founders were having amongst themselves Being able to put all my MBA learnings into a single project and see how our work truly helped a business in trouble felt like a huge accomplishment It’s one thing to learn things and completely different to put them in practice I was proud of the work my team did but also proud of how much we were able to absorb from the program over a relatively short period but putting my new skill set in action helped me see just how much I received Who would you most want to thank for your success My roommates have been the greatest source of my success and sanity throughout this intense and incredible year Living with three classmates from around the world has not only taught me about their local customs including the optimal time to steep tea and how to make an amazing pisco sour their unique personalities have helped me enjoy this year to it’s fullest extent My British housemate John helped me focus on studying hard and truly understanding the material My Peruvian housemate Jorge taught me to me enjoy the Madrid night life reminding me to unwind and let loose every now and then my French house mate Laure showed me what European culture and high fashion is all about Together this odd and unplanned mix of strangers became my family and I know I could not have accomplished so much this year without their constant support and inspiration I always wanted to live and travel in Europe having the opportunity to complete my MBA in just over a year while visiting places I have never been was the best of both worlds The fact that the IE program is focused on startups and entrepreneurship was a major factor for me Coming from the startup world and knowing I will go back it was important I gain applicable knowledge and not simply information I could not fully utilize down the road is a startup and has its very own incubator in the basement seemed like the perfect fit I had previously visited Madrid and fell in love with the city Together with the highly diverse student base and incredible elective opportunities I knew IE was the right place for me What did you enjoy most about business school Coming from the startup space in which everyone wears many hats every decision made and action taken has critical importance and may significantly affect the company bottom line This is exactly what makes startups exciting to pivot when needed and make the best use out of the few resources available can be a heavy burden My favorite part about business school is the opportunity to try without the fear of failing or being wrong There are no serious consequences for making a mistake “Fail fast and fail early” is a phrase I have heard again-and-again this year Business school is exactly the place to do so without the pressure of losing your paycheck or disappointing the boss There is a freedom at school that let’s you push yourself to a place you may not have in real life due to a fear of consequences Of course I have enjoyed getting to know students from around the world which now make up my global alliance of very close friends as well as learning new things I never considered but the freedom to fly high will be what I will miss most that simply does not exist after graduation What is your most memorable moment from business school some of my favorite moments this year were evenings in which someone made a home cooked meal from their country There is something about sharing food from your far away home that allows people to not only better understand your culture but also better understand the person hosting the meal One of those special evenings was a dinner at my home in which our classmate Zaid cooked a Jordanian delicacy called Mansaf for 10 people Mansaf is very simply rice and lamb with a yogurt sauce a group of people from around the world had an incredible time learning the techniques eating the deliciously prepared food and laughing the entire time The evening reminded me how different we are Breaking bread has been a bonding event for ages eating Mansaf I would argue brings people together even more Fun fact about yourself: After studying fine arts for five years and believing I would spend my life painting I served 2 years as  a Foreign Affairs Sgt in the Israeli Air Force and was introduced to the exciting world of international business The experience turned my life around and led me to follow a completely different path Paulo Coelho (I can’t think of this book and not smile.) Favorite movie: The Sound of Music (I have watched this movie time and time again I like many different types of music but Diplo always manages to surprise me His live shows feel like the best party you have ever been to every single time but we both are huge fans and have spent a few fun nights seeing him together but Girls gives me a sense of home when I need it I feel like I have gotten to know the characters quite well at this point and their crazy stories often make me feel like my problems are minimal in comparison Favorite vacation spot: I have had the pleasure of traveling with classmates this year to places near-and-far Whether sleepy Spanish towns or beachy Thai islands Traveling around the world with a diverse group of people (often being asked if we were from the United Nations) and getting to know each of them on a deeper level was an incredible experience The Ibiza sunsets and Tokyo fish market sushi would not have been the same without them I love the sunshine and with trips to Chile Costa Rica and Morocco still to come I think many new favorites lie ahead Drawing has always been a passion of mine and a great way to get back to my creative roots I have been lucky to find a very special drawing group in Madrid practice Spanish and is a weekly reminder to get my charcoals out and draw something This year has also been great for traveling and getting lost in different cities Madrid is not too far from just about anywhere in Europe so staying in such a central location has been a wonderful way to visit new cities around region When I need to release steam spinning and running are my go-to options Exercising in Spanish gyms has been an adventure in its own and all part of the experience living abroad The great part about running is no instruction or equipment is required I can simply lace up my shoes wherever I am and go What made Hanna such an invaluable addition to the class of 2015 “Hanna represents the group of people who make a difference From serving as a Foreign Affairs Sergeant in the Israeli Air Force to studying fine arts Hanna brings a cultural and intellectual intelligence to the table that make her stand out as one of the most compassionate and inspirational leaders of the 2015 cohort Her enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and the intrinsic desire to guide others in excelling at their best make Hanna a truly natural leader.” — Ines Drieselmann Executive Director of the IE Business School International MBA DON’T MISS: MBAS TO WATCH FROM THE CLASS OF 2015 Our Partner Sites: Poets&Quants for Execs | Poets&Quants for Undergrads | Tipping the Scales | We See Genius Website Design By: Yellowfarmstudios.com pie and bun maker Bama Companies, based in Oklahoma has bought a "significant stake" in a UK bakery business UK bakery business Evron Foods Group has sold a “significant stake” to US-based Bama Companies Evron was founded 35 years ago and conducts its operations from two plants in Craigavon with the latter trading under the Easibake Foods name The company produces a range of high-volume frozen and chilled bakery products for retailers foodservice channels and manufacturing customers in the UK The business has an annual turnover of GBP49m (US$63.5m) and employs 360 people Bama is located in the state of Oklahoma and manufactures biscuits buns and pizza crusts for the global market The business was founded in 1927 and has factories in the US The exact stake Bama has acquired in Evron was not disclosed although it is believed to be a minority shareholding said the investment would enable the company to “fast-track plans” for a new 45,000-square-foot production and innovation facility in Craigavon and would create an additional 50 jobs once fully operational Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Food Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network  An Accomack County man faces 50 years in prison after being convicted in a murder-for-hire case A jury deliberated two hours before finding Evron Terrell Strand guilty of planning the murder of a man set to testify against him in court.   The court heard that Strand made numerous phone calls from the jail where he was awaiting trial on drugs charges attempting to enlist others to do the killing.   and his then-girlfriend, 19-year-old Desiree Smith were shot on Halloween night of 2017 at Linhaven Circle in the Boston a woman with whom Strand was in a drug distribution business and romantically involved the court heard during Strand’s four-day trial from Jan Commonwealth’s Attorney Spencer Morgan played hours of recorded conversations between Harmon and Strand at the trial Harmon testified that Strand called her from jail every day while he was being held on drug charges before his upcoming trial.  She said he would call her and then she would call the person he wanted to talk to Harmon said Strand offered money to pay for the job.  She said Strand told her defense attorney Kenneth Singleton suggested Harmon might be lying to help the commonwealth’s case and get a lighter sentence if convicted for her part in the crimes.   More: Naked man found guilty of breaking into Accomack home More: Woman dies in single-vehicle crash in Accomack County She responded she hoped it would help her “because it is the right thing to do.”  Harmon’s story did not waver under cross examination by the defense The incriminating telephone calls were recorded by the jail’s communication system.  an Accomack sheriff's deputy and member of the Eastern Shore Drug Task Force said he listened to 500 hours of Strand’s phone calls to determine those relevant to the commonwealth’s case.  6 benefits of a Delmarva Now digital subscription: Great stories don’t stop with great writing you’ll have unlimited access to our videos He told the court that Nathaniel Johnson was a paid confidential informant who had been working for the Eastern Shore Drug Task force for some time Johnson testified in open court against a man who sold him drugs.    Johnson and Smith were walking back to his car after a small party at a home on Linhaven Circle in the Boston area Johnson testified that a man jumped out of the bushes and fired at them He was shot twice in the back and once in his thigh He was flown to Norfolk Sentara hospital by helicopter because of the severity of his injuries.  Smith was shot in the ankle and treated at a local hospital.  testified that he was one of those asked to do the killing “He never used the word murder,” he said “He said eliminate Nate Johnson and I’ll bless you.” Harmon explained that “bless you” meant he would receive money and drugs in payment.   Morgan told them that finding the identity of the shooter was not their task.   “The subject for you is who was ultimately behind that shooting but he didn’t deserve to be shot,” said Morgan He said the testimony of the three witnesses “is corroborated in those phone calls.”  He reminded the jury they heard Strand’s phone call with Harmon after the shooting, talking about who he needed to pay.  Defense Attorney Singleton countered that the commonwealth was “just not proving their case.” Singleton told the jury the word “murder” was never used in the phone calls or text messages.   Strand was charged with 15 separate crimes in this case the jury convicted him on seven of those charges including conspiracy to commit capital murder for hire solicitation to commit murder and conspiracy to obstruct justice.   Morgan told the jury about Strand’s three prior criminal convictions for distribution of drugs.  Strand has been a merchant of poison and he sought to be a merchant of death He is a danger to the community and should be sent to prison for a very long time,” he said.  The jury deliberated for one hour before returning with a recommendation of a 50-year sentence He will be formally sentenced later this year In August 2018, Roquan Rogers of Exmore was convicted of conspiracy to commit capital murder for hire conspiracy to commit capital murder by a prisoner and conspiracy to obstruct justice in connection with the shooting of Johnson and Smith.  Rogers is awaiting a new sentencing trial after a judge in October 2018 declared a mistrial in the sentencing phase.  Background: Accomack murder-for-hire trial ends with teen sentenced to 17 years in prison More: Tangier residents without running water after new line breaks More: Accomack $3.6 million landfill expansion in the works SALISBURY – A Virginia man has been convicted of attempted murder and other charges following a three-day jury trial Maryland State Police responded to Jersey Road for a reported shooting Troopers arrived at the scene to find the victim suffering from seven gunshot wounds Multiple witnesses identified 22-year-old Evron Strand as the shooter Strand was convicted last week of attempted second degree murder Sentencing was postponed so that a pre-sentence investigation could be competed and he will remain in custody pending sentencing Clair Hospital to talk about thyroid issues Evron did his undergraduate studies and went to medical school at the University of Pennsylvania his internship at the University of Florida and his residency at UPMC – Presbyterian Medical Center He also did a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh The purpose of the thyroid is to control metabolism butterfly-type organ that secretes thyroid hormone It’s responsible for the conversion of food into energy Thyroid hormone is of two varieties – T4 and T3 which allows the body to utilize calories into energy Thyroid issues affect about 20 percent of the population It is much more common in woman than men – in fact What are some typical thyroid problems and their symptoms The symptoms of hypothyroidism – which can be nonspecific – are tiredness they are very common symptomatology and often missed or treated as other factors which can be seen with both hypo- and hyperthyroidism as the vocal cord nerves run through the thyroid What happens if a thyroid problem goes undiagnosed or untreated Thyroid symptoms are often missed and can go on for some time If the patient is hypothyroid and it’s missed they can become severely lethargic and can even go into a coma if in fact it is missed can come down with severe low temperature and go into a coma and even psychosis can occur if it is left untreated Congestive heart failure is also a late development of untreated thyroid disorder Disorders that have actually been severe admissions to psychiatric facilities (have turned out to be patients) with untreated hypo- and hyperthyroidism are most thyroid problems caused by lifestyle or are they genetic Most thyroid problems are not caused by lifestyle and are mostly genetic which causes severe hypothyroidism and iodide blood There are other areas where iodine deficiency is still probable Other environmental factors can be medications which can affect the thyroid both causing it to be stimulated or suppressed These medications are some psychiatric medications There is a strong genetic component to thyroid disorders Other things to watch out for are thyroid cancers Nodules affect about 20 percent of the population Thyroid nodules present as bumps on the thyroid and can be found by both the patent and the doctor They often require a biopsy to differentiate between thyroid cancer and benign etiologies Get Cappers Farmer Delivered Directly To Your Inbox Are there any advances in terms of thyroid treatments that you are excited about There are significant advances in severe metastatic thyroid cancer which are helping people survive thyroid cancer – although most thyroid cancer is arc treated with radioactive iodine and surgery There are many new thyroid medications that are helping people with hypothyroidism respond to low thyroid There is a controversy in endocrinology as to whether or not we should use T3 verses T4 in treatment of hypothyroidism Thyroid disorders are relatively easily treated if they are found The big problem with thyroid disease is they are often under-diagnosed and people go on for some time without being discovered If you have an account and are registered for online access sign in with your email address and password below Never been a subscriber and want to subscribe Copyright © Observer-Reporter | Contact | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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Subscribe today to receive unlimited news and analyses, commentary from the sharpest minds in international academia, our influential university rankings analysis and the latest insights from our World Summit series. 2015Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story1 / 5ChevronChevronCourtesy Assaf Evron/Andrea Meislin Gallery“Let there be shadow,” the Renaissance polymath Leon Battista Alberti wrote but by firelight it is longer.” Alberti was setting out the tenets of the fifteenth-century Florentine art fad that we now call linear perspective a means of turning a “quadrangle of right angles”—a canvas—into “an open window” overlooking a real-seeming world called “On Painting,” equated art with mathematics—with median rays pays explicit homage to his Italian forebear in his series “Visual Pyramid After Alberti.” Evron’s chosen medium his chosen illuminant not starlight or firelight but the light of Kinect a motion-sensing accessory to Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360 video-game consoles Kinect scatters whatever room it is in with an infrared grid with which it maps space and translates a player’s gestures into commands Evron captures the grid’s points of light and shadow as they fall over abstract still-lifes