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Thomson ReutersJanuary 8, 2013 10:02
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Man avoids jail time in $10 million caviar smuggling caper
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who evaded authorities for 23
years on charges he unlawfully imported more than $10 million
worth of caviar into the United States was spared jail time at
his sentencing on Monday. Instead, a judge in U.S. District
Court in Manhattan imposed a punishment of time already served
on Isidoro "Mario" Garbarino, 69, who has been in custody since
September 10.
Bobcat attacks Massachusetts man in garage
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man
and his nephew were attacked by a bobcat that had slipped into
the man's garage before they captured and shot the 30-pound
animal. Roger Mundell Jr. said the bobcat hissed then leaped
about eight feet and pounced on him after he entered the garage
in Brookfield, a town about an hour outside of Boston where
bobcats are occasionally spotted but rarely attack people.
Welcome to Macca's as McDonald's goes Aussie
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Looking for a McDonald's in Australia
this month? You may bump into a "Macca's" instead. The
international fast food giant will temporarily change signs at
selected stores across the country to "Macca's," the
affectionate Australian nickname for the chain, in celebration
of Australia Day, which falls on January 26 - a move that is
its first such globally.
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Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world’s premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art.
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The front of the Art Basel building. This year’s show attracted 303 of the world’s top galleries from 36 countries, showing the works of more than 2,500 artists. It drew more than 62,000 visitors, a new record.
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Platform Gallery's Chen Wei and one of his "Recovery Room" series at Liste Young Artist's show. By the time the week was over he had sold more than 10 works, with prices ranging from $1,800 to nearly $3,000.
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A performance spectator admires some of the pieces at Basel Art.
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A performance piece at Basel Scope, done by an unidentified nearly naked man who moved in slow motion up and down the aisles dressed like a Greek version of Mars, the god of war.
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A performance piece at Scope. The man clutched a staff, on which a plastic container for motor oil with the BP logo was impaled.
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An installation piece at Basel Art.
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An installation piece with paper tubes at Basel Art.
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A gallery scene at the Scope Basel show.
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A sculpture of Sperone Westwater Gallery's employee, Michael Short, by Evan Penny.
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Evan Penny's sculpture of Michael Short.
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A woman views Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man," (Study) 2010, Galerie Lelong, Paris.
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"Medusa marinara," 1997 — a photographic representation of the Medusa in spaghetti and tomato sauce by New York-based Brazilian artist, Vic Muniz.
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Children play around Ai Weiwei's piece, "Field," 2010.
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Heimo Sobernig's "Black Cube" sits on display outside outside.
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A piece by Yayoi Kusama titled "Pumkin."
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