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		<title>Green Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today it&#8217;s the green day when we celebrate S:t Patricks Day.Regretfully it&#8217;s not very green around here. Still snow around and spring is nowhere in sight really&#8230;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today it&#8217;s the green day when we celebrate <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ministryofart.se/blog/archives/319">S:t Patricks Day</a>.<br />Regretfully it&#8217;s not very green around here. Still snow around and spring is nowhere in sight really&#8230;</p>
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		<title>I love deadlines&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” [Douglas Adams] 

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8220;I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” <br />[Douglas Adams] </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Odd sock day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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At the Ministry it&#8217;s Odd Sock Day today, when the rest of the country is having a cold and wintery time. But in spite of subzero temperatures (-10 C this morning) and abundant snowdrifts and ice sheet we are heading for spring. The almanac and some tell tale signs are saying so&#8230; We are entering [...]]]></description>
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<p>At the Ministry it&#8217;s Odd Sock Day today, when the rest of the country is having a cold and wintery time. But in spite of subzero temperatures (-10 C this morning) and abundant snowdrifts and ice sheet we are heading for spring. The almanac and some tell tale signs are saying so&#8230; We are entering the &#8220;age of iciles&#8221; and reports about falling iciles (or rather iceblocks) have been common during the last 10 days or so. At the Ministry the thick snow sheet is living a retreating life under a harsh spring sun. Some days it&#8217;s plus and the spring flood is lurking around the corner. Some days it&#8217;s lots of water on the roads and in the ditches when the sun is starting to melt all the snow. The sunpanels on the Ministry-roof is already coming up to 80+ nowadays when the spring sun is out! But still, it will take some time for all this snow to disappear&#8230; As they say in the northern Norway:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;A few good summers, and we&#8217;ll be rid of this snow.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>On a different note. The Ministry is gearing up for spring and summer. After closing the fifth ARCHIVE-exhibition, next in line is now &#8220;<b>Konstrundan</b>&#8221; and a cooperation with a very famous swedish female electronica artist. Plans are cooking for the &#8220;<b>Friction Performance Festival</b>&#8221; in Uppsala which have invited HopArt in mid-June and also an unlikely <b>30 year Ladonia-related anniversary</b> later on during the summer. But more about this further down the line!</p>
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		<title>Det omöjliga&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8220;Det omöjliga är det som återstår att göra. Det finns inga problem, bara möjligheter.&#8221;<br />[J. Verne]</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Viktigt meddelande&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ja, så stod det på en liten lapp som lagts i Ministeriets brevlåda häromdan. Det fanns också ett par lustiga felskrivningar och allmänt medioker svenska. Vi citerar ordagrant:&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;Viktigt meddelande
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ja, så stod det på en liten lapp som lagts i Ministeriets brevlåda häromdan. Det fanns också ett par lustiga felskrivningar och allmänt medioker svenska. Vi citerar ordagrant:<br />&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br /><b>Viktigt meddelande</b></p>
<p><b>Hej!</b><br />Jag delar ut post till drygt 600 hundra (ja, där var det nog fel) hushåll, många av dessa är villaägare som inte skottar framför sin postlåda, därmed får jag gå av bil/cykel eller mopeden vilket gör att jag blir väldigt sen med posten och dessutom ont i stora delar av kroppen, jag blir glad om ni skottar framför postlådan så jag kan lägga i posten obehindrat.<br />Med vänliga hälsningar, din brevbärare.<br />&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>Vad säger man om nåt sånt här? För det första hade det ju varit professionellt att skriva korrekt och utan fel. Vet dom verkligen inte skillnad på en postlåda och en brevlåda? (Jag har en brevlåda här hemma, men jag lägger min post på Posten postlåda för vidare befordring&#8230;) Nåväl. För det andra hade det varit skönt om ett sånt här gnäll-meddelande aldrig ens hade dykt upp. Vad tusan har hänt med postens devis, &#8220;genom is och dimma&#8221;? Att alltid dela ut posten oavsett väder? Nu fick vi en bister vinter och postverket börjar gnälla direkt om hur man inte skottar framför sin brevlåda&#8230; <b>För tusan hakar Posten, Cowboy Up! </p>
<p></b>Förr var det elitidrottare som jobbade på posten för att då fick dom tillfälle att ge sig ut och cykla och springa i trappor och allting för att hålla fysiken igång och konditionen uppe. Nu gnälls det för att dom får hoppa ur bilen&#8230; Jösses alltså. Som min morfar brukade säga: &#8220;Det är ynkligt att höra löss hosta&#8221;&#8230;Vill kanske Posten höra hur vi andra upplevt vintern? Ministeriet har c:a 250 meter privat framfartsväg, vilket betyder att vägverket istället för att snöröja vägen fyller infarten till vägen med en rejäl driva varje gång dom kör förbi. Det vill säga <i>om </i>dom kör förbi&#8230; Det är nämligen inte alltid som vägen röjs ens. Ringer man vägverket för att påpeka detta, så får man veta att jodå, visst har dom varit där. Det spelar ingen roll om man med en dåres envishet påpekar att man väntat på dom hela dagen och VET att dom inte varit där - eftersom man fortfarande vid middagstid INTE kan komma ut till den större vägen som leder in till samhället. Man undrar ju om Posten skickat meddelande till vägverket också om <i>detta</i> missförhållande&#8230; Så fort det blåser vill nämligen stora mängder snö förflytta sig från omkringliggande fält till framfartsvägen. På en timme kan hela vägen bli fullständigt ofarbar med bil och till och med mycket besvärlig att gå på. Det är med andra ord omöjligt att skaffa hem förnödenheter, eller få fram en ambulans eller brandbil. Att då skotta framför brevlådan (som för övrigt redan begravts av vägverkets dagliga sporadiska förbifarande) har inte riktigt Prioritet 1. Efter c:a två timmars arbete med en 5 tons traktor med snöblad och frontlastare kan vägen vara farbar med bil under en hel timme. Då gäller det att snabba sig iväg till affären, så man hinner tillbaka utan att köra fast. Att skotta framför postlådan är fortfarande inte direkt det viktigaste&#8230; Väl tillbaka hemma efter affären är man kanske inte superpigg på att kliva en halv kilometer genom rykande snöstorm i knähöga och snabbt växande snödrivor med en skyffel på axeln för att skotta framför brevlådan. Istället försöker man planera nästa röjning av framfarten för att tajma bilåkning till skola, dagis och arbetsplatser. När man kommer hem, vet man att man ändå får pulsa genom tjutande snörök för att hämta traktorn och skrapa och gräva ut ett spår genom de 250 metrarna av snödrivor så att man kan köra in bilen i garaget. Man passar på att hämta in den genomsura posten eftersom postis lite demonstrativt klämt fast den under locket som därmed står halvöppet så att brevlådan täpps igen av snö. Tack för den passningen Postverket! Samtidigt passar posten på att plocka ner allt fler postlådor. Häromdan försökte jag köpa frimärken på ett av de få postkontoren som finns kvar att besöka - men det visade sig att dom hade inte öppet mitt på dan. Mellan 10 och 15 var det stängt! Hyfsad lunchpaus&#8230; Jag ska inte dra upp exemplet med det där paketet som Posten slarvade bort under en månads tid härförleden&#8230; Summan av kardemumman är väl dock att Posten borde sluta att gnälla och istället se till att serva sina kunder. </p>
<p>För H-e&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Sixteen hundred - 1600!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time to celebrate yet another posting milestone for the Ministry NewsBlog.&#160; It is some time ago we passed post number 1400, and we’re heading for post number 1600… This means that the Ministry News Blog now contains 1600 articles for your enjoyment. Since the start of the blog there has been an increasing speed of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time to celebrate yet another posting milestone for the Ministry NewsBlog.&nbsp; It is some time ago we passed post number 1400, and we’re heading for post number 1600… This means that the Ministry News Blog now contains 1600 articles for your enjoyment. Since the start of the blog there has been an increasing speed of growth. Several features has been added since the start. </p>
<p><img style="max-width: 800px;" src="http://www.ministryofart.se/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/europe-1600.jpg" /><br /><b><i>Map over Europe in the year 1600.</i></b></p>
<p>Browse through the “Archives” and “Categories” or use the blogs own excellent search-engine to find items and articles, and experience what is going on, in, at and around the Ministry of Art &amp; Jump.</p>
<p>From the start the blog was intended as a “News Blog” but the blog became an insight in the life of the artist and the Minister - which in fact is not always the same, or two different things. The Ministry News blog deals with everything that revolves around the Ministry of Art &amp; Jump (which includes thoughts, ideas, art projects, philosophy, psychology, culture - and much more) about the Trinity: the Artist, the Minister and the Ministry.</p>
<p>Welcome back, and make this your browsers start page. If you use Firefox you can actually add several web pages as your start page/s. The Ministry supports and recommends the use of Firefox browser! It’s fast, free and safe (and very easy to use). </p>
<p>By the way, the map over Europe in 1600 is quite interesting. Some things are much the same and others are very different from today&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Demolition Derby</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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On Sunday February 28 the ongoing exhibition &#8220;ARCHIVE V - Spinoza Never Made it to Eslöv&#8221; will end. This is the weekend they didn&#8217;t play golf, it is the last chance to see the exhibition, and we are going out with a bang! It is a little bit like &#8220;Deliverance&#8221; meets Demolition Derby. The last [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Sunday February 28 the ongoing exhibition &#8220;ARCHIVE V - Spinoza Never Made it to Eslöv&#8221; will end. This is the weekend they didn&#8217;t play golf, it is the last chance to see the exhibition, and we are going out with a bang! It is a little bit like &#8220;Deliverance&#8221; meets Demolition Derby. The last day of the exhibition will be celebrated with a public disassembly! Take the chance to experience the exhibition on the last day! We are open 13-16 but we will start taking down the exhibition during this time! If you arrive late, you will miss it. Take the chance to see it before it&#8217;s gone! Skip Church, the TV-sofa or the Shopping and be able to tell your grandchildren what happened that weekend in early 2010 - that Sunday when we didn&#8217;t play golf&#8230; </p>
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		<title>Cabin Fever</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have earlier described the snow situation at the Ministry as Bordering to Insanity. We are now passed that stage and are nearing, if not already arrived at Cabin Fever *. Every other day there is another blizzard that keeps sending up snowdrifts to never before seen height. And at the same time we hear [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have earlier described the snow situation at the Ministry as Bordering to Insanity. We are now passed that stage and are nearing, if not already arrived at Cabin Fever *. Every other day there is another blizzard that keeps sending up snowdrifts to never before seen height. And at the same time we hear about the snow shortage in OS-city Vancouver&#8230; This adds to the burden one could say. As this is written Our Hero has just returned from yet a battle against the natures evil forces (second time in the last 48 hrs). The struggling during the week includes a break-down of the tractor, which was timely fixed by the local garage just in time for the second snowstorm&#8230; They say another one is heading this way&#8230;</p>
<p>On another note. during the week the ongoing exhibition was visited by a little group that got a guided tour by yours truly. A welcomed break from the treadmill. The coming week is the last week for the exhibition. If you don&#8217;t want to miss it, take the chance to go see it this coming week! February 28 is the LAST DAY of the exhibition &#8220;Spinoza Never Made it to Eslöv&#8221;. Official Exhibition Video <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sClf6NTPxP4">&gt;&gt;&gt;</a>.</p>
<p>*) <b>Cabin fever</b> is an idiomatic term for a claustrophobic reaction that takes place when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in, in a small space, with nothing to do, for an extended period (as in a simple country vacation cottage during a long rain or snow). Symptoms include restlessness, irritability, forgetfulness, laughter, and excessive sleeping, distrust of anyone they are with, and an urge to go outside even in the (less miserable) rain, snow or dark. </p>
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		<title>Battling the elements!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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A little memorandum from the weeks(!) that has passed that will give you an insight  in the every day struggle of your Hero, Minister of Art &#38; Jump. Consider the  following: Your Hero is (in a way in a very picturesque surroundings), out  there battling the elements with a 5 Ton Tractor [...]]]></description>
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<div><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span class="787594915-07022010">A little memorandum from the weeks(!) that has passed that will give you an insight  in the every day struggle of your Hero, Minister of Art &amp; Jump. <span lang="EN">Consider the  following: Your Hero is (in a way in a very picturesque surroundings), out  there battling the elements with a 5 Ton Tractor of the  Ministry:</span></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span class="787594915-07022010"><span lang="EN">The  hero red-eyed and unshaven, a twitch at his left eye  as he realizes that once again during the week&nbsp;must journey forth to battle the  elements. [Close-up shots in the cab of the tractor, eye really twitching now].  <em>Cue aggressive music (maybe &#8220;Heavy Machinery&#8221; by Alan Holdsworth with those  brothers who used to play with the silly Yngvie Malmsteen).</em>  </span></span></font><font size="+0"><span class="787594915-07022010"><span lang="EN"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Our hero tries to shift gears, but the  transmission is frozen. Now the cursing really kicks up a notch and gets more  creative&#8230;.<wbr />.flowing out in a mish-mash of several languages. As the  tractor finally lurches forward and picks up speed, our hero lets out an  inarticulate whoop, raising his hands in glee and spilling his tequila  screwdriver in the process. It freezes into an orange slick on his snow suit.  His strangled cry of victory can almost be heard above the swirling winds as he  smashes into the first snowdrift. </font></span></span></font></div>
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">But then the tractor stalls in the&nbsp;<span class="787594915-07022010">stiff</span>, heavy snow. Our hero&#8217;s mad exuberance  deflates like a party balloon on a Sunday morning, replaced with a guttural,  growing growl that seems to waver in time to the eye twitch&#8230;.a kind of facial  tremolo effect. The cursing has become entirely inarticulate now, and our hero&#8217;s  face has become a bruised shade of purple. The howls of a lost soul can now be  clearly heard outside in the blizzard, were there anything living out there to  hear them. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Slowly, after a thousand cruelties of false starts,  the engine kicks over and the tractor roars to life. Our hero lets out a  strangled, wordless cry and shifts into reverse. After retreating to really  leave space for a fast run-up, he pushes the accelerator to the floor and  screams unto the heavens (spilling his drink on the dashboard and obscuring the  dials in a colorful crust). The tractor surges forward and picks up speed. With  tremendous inertia it crashes into the recalcitrant snow bank.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">And the tractor stalls. Nature has triumphed again.  Our hero slumps against the wheel and is still. The half-consumed tequila drops  to the floor.</font></p>
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		<title>Snow chaos (BTI)&#8230;</title>
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The snow situation at the Ministry can now only be described as Bordering to Insanity. Every day there is another blizzard that keeps sending up snowdrifts to never before seen height. As this is written Our Hero is gearing up for a new battle against the natures evil forces&#8230; Hi ho, and away we go!


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<p>The snow situation at the Ministry can now only be described as Bordering to Insanity. Every day there is another blizzard that keeps sending up snowdrifts to never before seen height. As this is written Our Hero is gearing up for a new battle against the natures evil forces&#8230; Hi ho, and away we go!</p>
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