Freedom of Expression: Survey of Enrique Chagoya's artwork opens at Kala Art Institute

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BERKELEY, CA.- Kala Art Institute announces Freedom of Expression, an exhibition of the work of Enrique Chagoya. Curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly, Freedom of Expression is a survey of Chagoyas artwork from the past thirty years, including large charcoal and pastel drawings, prints, codices and three-dimensional objects, many of them completed since 2000.

Chagoya's work incorporates historic and political subject matter to cast new interpretations of Mexico's history and current political events. It follows in the grand tradition of the great 20th Century Mexican muralists; But it is most indebted to the legendary exponents of art of social satire: Jos Guadalupe Posada and Francisco Goya.

His work invokes elements of pre-Columbian mythology, western religious iconography, and American popular culture, to address issues of Colonial conquest and its destructive wake, the problems of the border and the legacy of Mesoamerican culture. Chagoya approaches these subjects with a sharp but playful visual and verbal language, fusing a sense of irony with an incisive political and personal commentary. His innovative use of traditional media adds poignancy and surprise to his work, which are hallmarks of his art practice.

Highlights of this show include the iconic 1984 piece, Their Freedom of ExpressionThe Recovery of Their Economy, and Recession Watchdog. Other featured works include Chagoyas Homage to Goya II: Disasters of War, intaglio prints, as well as other lithographs, silkscreen prints, and digital prints.

Enrique Chagoya is professor of art and art history at Stanford University. His work is in the collections of over thirty museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the de Young Museum, LACMA, the National Museum of American Art, the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library. Amongst Chagoyas many awards and fellowships, he was twice recipient of NEA artist fellowships. Chagoyas relationship to Kala goes back to 1984 when he was an artist-in-residence, making prints in the Kala studios. Kalas Board of Directors honored Chagoya in 2009, with its Master Artist Award for his achievements in the field of art and education.

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Freedom Bats Silent in 4-1 Loss to Rascals in Series Finale

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May 18, 2013 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom The Freedom bats were silent once again in a 4-1 loss to River City in the finale of a three-game season-opening series at University of Cincinnati Medical Center Stadium.

Rascals starting pitcher Justin Sarratt (W, 1-0) went six innings of one-hit shutout ball to earn his first win of the season. Sarratt held the Freedom hitless through three innings and allowed just two walks.

The game was halted for 55 minutes in the top of the fifth inning due to rain, and once the game resumed, the Rascals bats went to work. The Rascals worked back-to-back walks off of Freedom starter Brandon Mathes (L, 0-1) to open up the sixth inning.

That would be all for Mathes who allowed two runs on three hits in five-plus inning of work. Corey Deighan would enter the game for Florence and would promptly give up a single to centerfielder Evan Crawford to load the bases. Second baseman Andy Scott would then break the scoreless tie with a two-run double. The rascals would score another run one batter later on an RBI groundout by DH Steve Carrillo and would tack on one more later in the sixth on an error.

That would be all the offense the Rascals would need as they allowed just one run to the Freedom, on an eighth inning bases-loaded passed ball by catcher Anthony Foulk. Gabe Shaw (S, 1) would enter with runners on first and second and end the Freedom threat. Shaw would go on to pitch a perfect ninth to record his first save of the season.

The Freedom now have three off days before they are back in action at UCMC Stadium this Wednesday when they take on the Schaumburg Boomers in a double header. First pitch of game one is at 5:45 with game two starting 30 minutes following the conclusion of game one. Gates open at 4:45. Tickets are available at the UCMC Stadium box office or by calling (859) 594-HITS.

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009 Re:Cyborg Film's English-Subbed Trailer Streamed

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Kenji Kamiyama's action/sci-fi film to screen in Australia, New Zealand starting in September

Australian anime distributor Madman Entertainment began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for Kenji Kamiyama's action science-fiction film 009 RE:CYBORG film on Thursday. Madman Entertainment will screen the film in theaters in Australia and New Zealand as part of its Reel Anime 2013 lineup in September and October.

The story begins in 2013 when skyscrapers in London, Moscow, Berlin, and New York are destroyed by simultaneous bombings. The indiscriminate terrorism by an unknown group with unknown motives sets off widespread panic throughout the world.

There was once a group of nine cyborg fighters who rescued humanity from threats, but they had disbanded to their home countries. Now the man who created them, Dr. Gilmore, has summoned and assembled them back together again. However, the 00 Number Cyborgs' former leader, a Japanese man named Joe Shimamura (Mamoru Miyano), is now living alone in Tokyo's Roppongi with his past memories erased.

Madman Entertainment announced in April that it had licensed the series, and a different international trailer began streaming before then.

The United Kingdom anime distributor Anime Limited film screened in London on April 4, and Kamiyama attended. Anime Limited also hosted screenings in Glasgow and Dublin last month. The film is scheduled for a home video release in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2013. The distributor is working with with the studio NYAV Post on an English dub.

Madman will also screen Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as part of the Reel Anime 2013 lineup.

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Dirty beaches make sick oceans, says group

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WASHINGTON Its a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up refuse that weighed as much as 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets.

Cigarettes, food packaging and plastic bottles topped the list from the 2012 cleanup. Debris from the Japanese tsunami and Hurricane Sandy also marred some U.S. beaches, the Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit group that works on ocean protection, reported Monday. Volunteers turned up some weird stuff, too: mattresses, candles, toothbrushes and sports balls.

More than 550,000 people picked up in excess of 10 million pounds of trash along 17,719 miles of international coastlines in September during the Ocean Conservancys annual cleanup. Billed as the largest ocean-related volunteer effort in the world, the event spotlights just what sort of ocean trash washes up on beaches around the world and what can be done to scale back the refuse.

Every piece of trash affects the health of the ocean and as a result the economy, the environment and animal health, said Nicholas Mallos, Ocean Conservancys marine-debris specialist and a conservation biologist. Plastic debris has two risks, he said. Theres an entrapment or strangulation risk to wildlife. But the longer plastics are in the ocean, the more likely they are to absorb other toxins, too.

Plastics leach chemicals into the environment, but plastics also absorb chemicals from the environment, he said. And certainly when animals fish or other marine organisms ingest those plastics, theres some accumulation of those toxins in their systems and as they move up the food chain.

Theres also a real cleanup cost to coastal communities. In tourism-dependent beachfront destinations such as Myrtle Beach, S.C., having a pristine appearance is crucial to attracting visitors. In the summer, the city mushrooms from 27,000 year-round residents to the biggest city in South Carolina. And Myrtle Beach spends about $1.1 million annually on trash pickup.

Beaches in places like Alaska, with more than 44,000 miles of coastline, much of it remote, face a separate challenge. Currents and winter storms bring significant debris to the state each year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. There, the problem is more likely to be abandoned fishing equipment.

Its not enough just to pick up the trash, Mallos said. The Ocean Conservancy would like people to focus next on producing less waste before it makes its way into the oceans. That means taking simple steps such as avoiding single-use products and embracing reusable water bottles, coffee mugs and grocery bags.

By getting out there and removing everyday forms of trash from our beaches, and really systematically re-evaluating our daily lives and the choices we make, Mallos said, we can keep trash from the beaches and ensure that in the face of future natural disasters, we have a more resilient ocean ecosystem.

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State eyes parking fees at Northern California beaches

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LOS ANGELES -- Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic.

That sandy line that long defined the state's disparate beach culture may soon fade.

In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline where none existed or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods.

The need to raise money is facing resistance from state coastal regulators concerned about eroding beach access and from environmentalists,

Nate Anderson, left, and Will Dorsch, both of Palo Alto, play football at Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz Saturday Jan. 14, 2012. (Photo by Patrick Tehan/Staff) (Patrick Tehan)

Out of California's 1,100 miles of beach, a third is controlled by the state Department of Parks and Recreation. Officials say they're under legislative orders to seek new sources of revenue and that a revamp of the parking payment structure is necessary to keep beaches open and to fund deferred maintenance.

During a legislative hearing in February, state parks director Anthony Jackson said Southern California beaches are operating in the black and are partly subsidizing less profitable state beaches.

The agency is taking a hard look at "adjusting fees where appropriate and necessary and in places where fees may not

Some local officials, state lawmakers and coastal commissioners have questioned whether the money would be used for its intended purpose.

Earlier this year, a proposal to charge more during certain holidays at several Orange County and San Diego County beaches was yanked from the California Coastal Commission's agenda as the two sides worked behind-the-scenes to hammer out a deal.

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Campaign to protect NZ's beaches

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Protecting the country's beaches is the aim of a campaign being launched by the Greens today.

The aim is to stop risky deep sea drilling and it's being supported by surfing champion Mischa Davis and rowing champ Rob Hamill.

A tender process for new permits to conduct exploratory deep sea drilling in waters off the west coast of Auckland kicks off this week.

Greens co-leader Metiria Turei wants people to sign up to what she's calling a Kiwi Bid, a petition that will be presented to the Government calling on it to protect the beaches, not exploit them.

"New Zealanders come out every year strongly in defense of their beaches from pollution and damage. And we love our beaches, they're part of our national identity.

"So we're asking people to again stand up for this heritage."

Ms Turei says you only need to see the damage caused by the Rena wreck to know why action is needed to stop the plans.

"Exploration wells are more dangerous than productive wells actually, because they don't know what the pressure is like, they don't know what they're digging into.

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Proposal to charge for parking at some California state beaches riles environmental groups

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic.

That sandy line that long defined the state's disparate beach culture may soon fade.

In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline where none existed or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods.

The need to raise money is facing resistance from state coastal regulators concerned about eroding beach access and from environmentalists, who say it's akin to monetizing the coast. And with beach season just weeks away, the issue is heating up.

Out of California's 1,100 miles of beach, a third is controlled by the state Department of Parks and Recreation. Officials say they're under legislative orders to seek new sources of revenue and that a revamp of the parking payment structure is necessary to keep beaches open and to fund deferred maintenance.

During a legislative hearing in February, state parks director Anthony Jackson said Southern California beaches are operating in the black and are partly subsidizing less profitable state beaches.

The agency is taking a hard look at "adjusting fees where appropriate and necessary and in places where fees may not have been historically collected," said the ex-Marine who was hired to turn around the department after a financial mismanagement scandal.

Some local officials, state lawmakers and coastal commissioners have questioned whether the money would be used for its intended purpose.

Earlier this year, a proposal to charge more during certain holidays at several Orange County and San Diego County beaches was yanked from the California Coastal Commission's agenda as the two sides worked behind-the-scenes to hammer out a deal.

Even before state parks sought to squeeze more out of revenue-generating beaches, it looked northward where excursions to the Pacific traditionally have been free. Save for a few lots that charge, the rugged Sonoma coast north of San Francisco has long been a spot where visitors pull over on the highway to dip in the ocean.

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Parking fees at California state beaches heat up

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant. Not so along the less developed north coast where it's customary to ditch cars on the shoulder of Highway 1 to surf, swim or picnic.

That sandy line that long defined the state's disparate beach culture may soon fade.

In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline where none existed or considering hiking rates to visit popular beaches south of Los Angeles during peak periods.

The need to raise money is facing resistance from state coastal regulators concerned about eroding beach access and from environmentalists, who say it's akin to monetizing the coast. And with beach season just weeks away, the issue is heating up.

Out of California's 1,100 miles of beach, a third is controlled by the state Department of Parks and Recreation. Officials say they're under legislative orders to seek new sources of revenue and that a revamp of the parking payment structure is necessary to keep beaches open and to fund deferred maintenance.

During a legislative hearing in February, state parks director Anthony Jackson said Southern California beaches are operating in the black and are partly subsidizing less profitable state beaches.

The agency is taking a hard look at "adjusting fees where appropriate and necessary and in places where fees may not have been historically collected," said the ex-Marine who was hired to turn around the department after a financial mismanagement scandal.

Some local officials, state lawmakers and coastal commissioners have questioned whether the money would be used for its intended purpose.

Earlier this year, a proposal to charge more during certain holidays at several Orange County and San Diego County beaches was yanked from the California Coastal Commission's agenda as the two sides worked behind-the-scenes to hammer out a deal.

Even before state parks sought to squeeze more out of revenue-generating beaches, it looked northward where excursions to the Pacific traditionally have been free. Save for a few lots that charge, the rugged Sonoma coast north of San Francisco has long been a spot where visitors pull over on the highway to dip in the ocean.

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