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Hållsta är en tätort i Eskilstuna kommun belägen i Husby-Rekarne socken omkring en mil söder om Eskilstuna, öster om länsväg 214 och utmed järnvägslinjen Eskilstuna–Flen. Huvuddelen av bebyggelsen ligger mellan järnvägen och länsvägen.

Historia
Hållsta omtalas i skriftliga handlingar första gången 1382 men härstammar av namnet att döma troligen från järnåldern. Hållsta ligger där Majstigen, den gamla vägen från Eskilstuna västerut söder om Hjälmaren mötte en annan gammal väg mellan Ärla och Eskilstuna. Vid vägknuten uppfördes ett skjutshåll och gästgiveri, vars huvudbyggnader ännu finns kvar om än ombyggda. Särskilt flyglarna vid gästgiveriet har bevarat sin ålderdomliga karaktär. Bland andra äldre byggnader i Hållsta märks en kvarn från 1924 med vinkelbyggt falurött magasin.

Byn utvecklades till tätort i samband med att den blev stationssamhälle vid järnvägen Eskilstuna-Oxelösund 1875.

Befolkningsutveckling

Samhället
I Hållsta finns en skola, ett daghem och ett äldreboende. Hållsta är ett samhälle med mestadels mindre villor, men det finns även några hus med lägenheter. Orten ligger på den sörmländska slätten och är omgiven av åkrar och skog. Här fanns tidigare ett gästgiveri.

I Hållsta finns ett större komplex (28 000 kvadratmeter fördelade på fyra hus) som byggdes 1972 för att användas av företaget Lantbruksdata. Lantbruksdata bildades 1969 som en servicebyrå för Lantbrukskooperationen. Dessa lokaler har sedan använts av IBM men stått tomma sedan 2004. Under åren har det gjorts renoveringar och försök att etablera verksamhet där. 2013 meddelades att anläggningen kan komma att användas till boende för asylsökande.

Hållsta har en anslutning till Sörmlandsleden. Hållsta badplats är anlagd i en del av en tidigare grusgrop i Strömsholmsåsen, ursprungligen grustag för järnvägen. IK Standard är den lokala idrottsföreningen.

Gårdar i omgivningen
Strax väster om Hållsta ligger Rossviks säteri, byggt på 1700-talet.

Bland andra gårdar kan nämnas Lundby säteri sydost om Hållsta. Detta är känt sedan 1300-talet. Det har varit ett klostergods under medeltiden. Ett slott byggdes här 1638 men det är nu rivet. Kvar finns den nuvarande huvudbyggnaden från 1809 med restaurering och tillbyggnad från 1895.

Rakt söderut mot Bälgviken ligger Årby gård.

Tidigare fanns även Hållsta gård med anor från 1700-talet.

Kommunikationer
Länsväg 214 leder norrut mot Eskilstuna och söderut mot Näshulta. Rakt österut ligger riksväg 53 som leder söderut mot Malmköping. Bussanslutning finns genom linje 9 i Citybussen.

Hållsta var en station utmed järnvägsbanan Sala-Oxelösund. Järnvägen byggdes 1875 och stationshuset 1876. Byggnaden renoverades 1935 med bland annat en modernare väntsal. Stationshuset revs av Banverket 2008 men järnvägen finns fortfarande kvar och passeras av tågen som går mellan stationerna Hälleforsnäs och Eskilstuna.

Bilder

Noter

Orter i Eskilstuna kommun
Tätorter i Sverige

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LAtari 2600 (pubblicizzata nei primi anni di commercializzazione come Atari VCS, sigla di Video Computer System) è una console per videogiochi prodotta da Atari e venduta a partire dall'11 settembre 1977 fino al 1992.

È stata tra le prime console a utilizzare le cartucce come metodo di distribuzione dei giochi ed è anche ricordata come la prima console di successo: ne sono stati infatti venduti circa 30 milioni di esemplari, una delle console più longeve di tutti i tempi. Furono realizzati per la console più di 550 giochi e vennero vendute più di 120 milioni di cartucce, con prezzi che oscillavano fra i 12 e i 35 dollari.

Storia

L'ideazione e il progetto di Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell, dopo i successi degli arcade prodotti dalla sua Atari, aveva ben presto focalizzato la sua attenzione sulle console da gioco domestiche che stavano comparendo in quel periodo: uno dei primi tentativi fatti in quel senso, la Magnavox Odyssey del 1972, non stava andando male nonostante avesse limitate capacità hardware e pochi giochi disponibili. Bushnell voleva un sistema domestico capace di far giocare tutta la famiglia all'interno della propria abitazione. Mosso da questa idea si avvalse della collaborazione di Allan Alcorn per realizzare la versione domestica di uno dei giochi arcade più popolari di Atari, Pong. Questo gioco fu un successo: presentato nel 1975, in pochi mesi fu venduto in 150.000 esemplari.

Mosso dalla buona riuscita della versione domestica di Pong, Bushnell decise di realizzare una console capace di riprodurre non solo gli arcade fino ad allora commercializzati da Atari ma anche nuovi giochi: l'idea era quella di progettare un sistema con caratteristiche avanzate, che non fosse limitato alla visualizzazione di immagini stilizzate in bianco e nero, com'era stato nel caso delle "racchette" (un paio di rettangoli verticali) e della "pallina" (un quadrato) di Pong.

Lo sviluppo del nuovo hardware iniziò nel 1975, e come responsabile del progetto venne incaricato Alcorn: inizialmente fu noto come Stella, anche se il codice del progetto era CX2600. Il sistema era basato sulla CPU MOS 6507, un microprocessore derivato dal MOS 6502, a cui era affiancato un processore grafico appositamente sviluppato da Jay Miner, il Television Interface Adaptor (TIA).

A metà del 1976 Fairchild Semiconductor rilasciò la sua Video Entertainment System (VES), la prima console ad adottare le cartucce come mezzo di distribuzione dei giochi. Bushnell si accorse che Atari non aveva le risorse per poter completare lo sviluppo della propria console in un tempo ragionevole per competere con la nuova macchina appena messa in vendita e decise perciò di vendere l'azienda a Warner Communication. La nuova proprietà accelerò lo sviluppo della macchina, visto che agli inizi del 1977 si era affacciato sul mercato un altro produttore, Radio Corporation of America, con la sua RCA Studio II, un'altra console basata sempre su cartucce.

La commercializzazione e il successo

La nuova console di Atari fu presentata l'11 settembre 1977, inizialmente con il nome di Video Computer System (VCS). A causa di ciò Fairchild cambiò il nome della sua VES in Channel F per evitare ambiguità.

La console fu messa in vendita a 199 dollari, una cifra molto elevata per l'epoca, e la confezione conteneva, oltre alla macchina, anche 2 joystick, 2 paddle ed un gioco, Combat. Altri 8 titoli erano acquistabili, per un totale di 9 giochi disponibili al momento del lancio.

Inizialmente la console vendette bene ma non riscosse un grande successo perché il mercato dei videogiochi non era ancora esploso. Il 1978 vide delle buone vendite, spinte anche dal rilascio di nuovi giochi ma l'affermazione vera e propria si ebbe nel 1979 quando la console iniziò a far registrare numeri da record, grazie anche al rilascio delle conversioni di famosi giochi arcade di cui Atari aveva acquisito i diritti, tra cui Space Invaders, che spinse le vendite della console rendendola un grande successo commerciale. Tra la fine degli anni settanta ed i primi anni ottanta l'Atari 2600 dominò il mercato delle console permettendo ad Atari di registrare alla fine del 1982 un fatturato record di 5 miliardi di dollari.

Nel 1979 Mattel presentò l'Intellivision, una console che, seppur superiore a livello di caratteristiche tecniche all'Atari 2600, aveva un parco giochi più ridotto. Atari iniziò quindi lo sviluppo del successore della sua console, che fu presentato nel 1982 come Atari 5200: contemporaneamente, l'Atari VCS fu ribattezzata Atari 2600, dal numero di progetto della console.

La concorrenza, la versione Jr e la dismissione
Durante il 1982 debuttò un'altra console, il ColecoVision di Coleco. La concorrenza si fece sempre più agguerrita e l'Atari 2600, con il suo hardware ormai datato, riusciva ancora a vendere solo grazie alle centinaia di giochi già disponibili ed alle esclusive di famosi giochi da bar o di titoli basati su pellicole cinematografiche. A questi ultimi 2 filoni appartengono rispettivamente Pac-Man e ET The Extra Terrestrial, considerati da molti come uno dei motivi principali che portò alla famosa crisi dei videogiochi del 1983, che colpì non solo Atari ma tutta l'industria videoludica: nonostante inizialmente (grazie al successo delle controparti originali) siano state vendute milioni di copie, la scarsa qualità dei giochi portò molti degli acquirenti a restituire le cartucce e chiedere il rimborso del prezzo d'acquisto.  Moltissime delle copie prodotte tornarono quindi indietro sommandosi a quelle rimaste invendute. Ciò portò Atari a registrare in quell'anno un passivo di ben 536 milioni di dollari. Questo insuccesso fu il motivo per cui Warner decise nel 1984 di vendere la divisione computer e console che fu acquistata da Jack Tramiel, dopo l'uscita dalla Commodore International di cui era stato il fondatore, che la trasformò in Atari Corporation.

Dopo il riassetto societario il prezzo della console fu abbassato a 40/50 dollari rimanendo in vendita come macchina di fascia bassa perché il suo parco giochi attirava ancora alcuni giocatori. Nel 1986 la console fu riprogettata per contenerne i costi di produzione e fu dotata di un contenitore più compatto realizzato in plastica: fu messa in vendita a 50 dollari. Anche se ufficialmente il nome non era stato cambiato, questa versione divenne nota come Atari 2600 Jr. (acronimo di Junior). La produzione della 2600 Jr. e delle sue derivate continuò fuori dagli Stati Uniti d'America e venne interrotta solo nel 1991.

Caratteristiche

Il case

La console utilizza un contenitore in materiale plastico con inserti in finta radica. Sul lato superiore presenta 6 levette denominate "power", "tv type", "left difficulty", "right difficulty", "game select" e "game reset", rispettivamente per accendere la console, selezionare l'uscita del segnale video a colori o a bianco e nero, impostare la difficoltà per il giocatore di sinistra e di destra, scegliere il tipo di gioco se la cartuccia offre più modalità e per resettare il gioco stesso. Centralmente c'era la porta in cui inserire le cartucce dei giochi.

CPU

Il gioco è eseguito dalla CPU centrale, un MOS 6507: questo è una versione derivata dal MOS 6502 con un contenitore con un numero ridotto di piedini per essere più compatto. La riduzione dei piedini era stata effettuata eliminando, tra le altre, alcune linee di indirizzamento dei dati per cui il 6507 è in grado di accedere solo a 8 kB di memoria, ulteriormente diminuita a 4 kB per via della limitazione della porta di espansione dell'Atari 2600, contro i 64 kB che poteva gestire il 6502 originale. Al MOS 6507 è affiancato un MOS 6532 che gestisce le linee di Input/Output, come la lettura dei selettori e i joystick, e fornisce 128 byte di memoria RAM che la CPU utilizza per memorizzare dati del gioco, come il punteggio e la posizione degli sprite.

La porta per cartucce
Le prime cartucce contenevano solo 2 kB di memoria ROM, in cui erano salvati il codice e i dati (musica e grafica) del gioco, ed era stato previsto di utilizzare al massimo cartucce da 4 kB che, all'epoca, sembrava un taglio più che sufficiente per contenere i giochi che sarebbero usciti durante la vita commerciale della console, che inizialmente era stata prevista essere di circa 3 anni, ma grazie al successo della console Atari ne prolungò la produzione e i giochi, divenuti più complessi, iniziarono a richiedere più spazio.

Per poter aggirare il limite di indirizzamento della porta di espansione dell'Atari 2600, che dimezzava le capacità del MOS 6507 a soli 4 kB da poter gestire, fu fatto ricorso alla tecnica del bank switching: la memoria è divisa in più banchi e accedendo a determinate locazioni di memoria della cartuccia viene selezionato il banco da attivare. Qualche gioco offre anche memoria RAM addizionale, utilizzabile sempre con la tecnica del bank switching.

Il chip grafico

La grafica è gestita da un integrato specifico, sviluppato da Jay Miner, denominato Television Interface Adaptor (TIA). Questo chip permette di gestire pochi sprite: 1 "ball", 2 "player", 2 "missile" e infine un oggetto statico detto "playfield". Il TIA ha una tavolozza di 128 colori in NTSC e PAL-M (il sistema di gestione del segnale video usato in Brasile), ridotti a 108 in PAL e a soli 8 nel caso di segnale di tipo SÉCAM. Il chip non ha un framebuffer: l'immagine è costruita dal programma riga per riga, permettendo così al programmatore di variare l'aspetto ed i colori degli sprite durante la generazione della stessa immagine. Il TIA gestisce anche 2 canali audio e l'input dei joystick e dei paddle.

Controller
La console era venduta con due joystick modello CX10, tuttavia dato che la console utilizza una porta proprietaria, la porta joystick Atari, tutti i dispositivi che supportano tale tecnologia sono pienamente compatibili. Tra le periferiche ufficiali vennero prodotte le paddle modello CX20 e CX30, il joystick nuovo modello CX40, il tastierino numerico CX50, il tastierino CX21, il joystick senza filo CX42. Un progetto molto originale, ma fallimentare e mai entrato in produzione, fu l'Atari Mindlink, una fascia controllata con i movimenti della fronte.

Espansioni
Queste periferiche vennero prodotte da terze parti e aumentano le potenzialità generali della console. Tra le più famose vi furono:

 CompuMate: trasforma la console in un molto semplice computer con tastiera
 Supercharger: aumenta molto la memoria ed esegue software su cassetta
 Master Module per GameLine: un modem che permetteva di scaricare giochi da un servizio telefonico

Specifiche tecniche
 CPU: MOS 6507 a 1,19 MHz
 Processore Audio + Video: Television Interface Adaptor (TIA)
 160 × 192 pixel
 128 colori (128 su schermo, massimo 4 per linea senza utilizzo di trucchi software)
 2 canali mono per l'audio: 1 generatore di onde quadre, 1 generatore di rumore bianco
 MOS RIOT (MOS 6532 - RAM, I/O, Timer):
 RAM: 128 byte (integrata nel MOS RIOT); RAM aggiuntiva poteva essere fornita dalle cartucce
 Gestione dell'input:
 2 connettori DE-9 per joystick e paddle
 6 interruttori per gestire la console
 ROM (cartucce giochi): 4 kB di capacità massima (fino a 32 kB o più tramite lo scambio dei banchi ROM)
 Output: Modulatore RF per il collegamento al televisore

Versioni
Vennero prodotte più varianti di Atari 2600.

 Atari VCS CX2600 "Heavy Sixer" / "Sunnyvale" (1977)Il modello originale aveva 6 levette cromate poste sulla plancia per modificare le impostazioni del gioco e della console ed includeva nella confezione di vendita il gioco Combat, 2 joystick e 2 paddle. Questo modello, per via del suo peso più elevato rispetto a quello successivo, fu in seguito ribattezzato "Heavy Sixer". La credenza secondo cui il peso maggiore sia dovuto alla schermatura metallica del modulatore RF più massiccia è falsa perché questa è sostanzialmente identica nelle due versioni: la differenza è dovuta soltanto alle plastiche più spesse del contenitore adottato. Questa versione è nota anche come "Sunnyvale" perché fabbricata a Sunnyvale (California), come indicato in un adesivo che riportava anche il numero di serie.
 Atari VCS CX2600 (1978)La seconda versione era più leggera della precedente per via delle plastiche del contenitore di minor spessore.
 Atari VCS CX2600A (1980)La terza versione era identica alla seconda ma presentava solo 4 levette: i selettori di difficoltà "A" e "B", non più utilizzati nei giochi più recenti, erano stati posti sul retro della console.
 Atari 2600 "Vader" (1982)La console fu ribattezzata 2600 per differenziarla dalla neonata Atari 5200. Anche il contenitore subì delle modifiche: fu tolto l'inserto in radica e fu realizzato in plastica nera. Le confezioni di vendita erano due: la prima includeva 2 giochi, Combat e Pac-Man, e 2 joystick; la seconda aveva 1 solo joystick e nessun gioco incluso. A causa del colore nero, questa versione è nota come "Vader", dal nome inglese del personaggio di Dart Fener del film Guerre stellari.
 Atari 2600 Jr. (1986)Identica alla precedente a livello di hardware, questa versione aveva solo un contenitore di dimensioni più ridotte per contenere i costi e riposizionare la console come sistema di gioco entry level.
 Atari 2600 Jr. Rev. A "Long Rainbow" (1986)Identica alla precedente versione, da cui si differenziava per un arcobaleno riportato sull'inserto cromato della console più lungo rispetto a quello del modello precedente: per questo dettaglio, questo modello è anche noto come "2600 Jr. Long Rainbow".
 Atari 2600 Jr. "Black" (1989)Questo fu l'ultimo modello di 2600 prodotto. Per contenere i costi, fu rimossa la striscia metallica contenente l'arcobaleno. A causa del colore nero del contenitore questa versione è nota come "Black".

Derivati, prototipi e cloni
LAtari 2800 era una versione della 2600 caratterizzata da un contenitore più squadrato e con 4 porte joystick anziché le classiche 2: fu commercializzata in Giappone come Atari 2800J.

La catena di distribuzione Sears vendeva alcune versioni dell'Atari 2600 con il proprio marchio Sears Tele-Games: il Sears Video Arcade era basato sulla prima Atari 2600 mentre il Sears Video Arcade II era basato sull'Atari 2800.

Furono realizzati anche diversi prototipi, per la maggior parte mai commercializzati:
 Atari 2200 (CX2200): era una versione semplificata della console, che in seguito divenne l'Atari 2600 Jr.;
 Atari 2000 (CX2000): aveva i joystick integrati nel corpo della console;
 Atari 2500 (CX2500): simile all'Atari CX2000;
 Atari 2700: era dotata di joystick wireless. Non fu mai messa in vendita per problemi di interferenze: i controller avevano un raggio di circa 300 metri e potevano influenzare altre console nelle vicinanze. Inoltre erano stati sviluppati sulla base di comuni telecomandi per cui i segnali potevano essere ricevuti da altri apparecchi elettronici.

Vista la popolarità della console, diversi produttori realizzarono cloni funzionanti con le cartucce originali, commercializzati soprattutto in Brasile. In seguito si diffusero dei cloni con diversi giochi salvati in una ROM interna da cui l'utente poteva selezionare quale titolo giocare, come il TV-Boy.

Da citare il caso di Coleco: essa non solo realizzò un adattatore per poter usare le cartucce originali dell'Atari 2600 sul suo ColecoVision ma realizzò addirittura un clone dell'intera console, venduto come Coleco Gemini.

Videogiochi

Al momento del lancio della console erano disponibili solo 9 titoli, compreso quello incluso nella confezione. Durante la sua vita commerciale uscirono un gran numero di titoli, arrivando alla cifra complessiva di 550 giochi. Tra questi si annoverano conversioni di giochi da bar quali Breakout e Asteroids ma anche titoli in esclusiva che hanno segnato la storia della console, come l'avventura grafica Adventure, Yars' Revenge, Pitfall! e Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Secondo una selezione fatta dalla rivista Retro Gamer, dichiaratamente approssimativa data la difficoltà di scelta, i dieci più grandi giochi per Atari 2600 sono Space Invaders, River Raid, Berserk, Adventure, Ms. Pac-Man, H.E.R.O., Stargate, Pitfall II, Ice Hockey, Thrust. In una selezione successiva vennero nominati anche Yars' Revenge, Frogger, Missile Command, Warlords, Kaboom!, Keystone Kapers, Demon Attack, Solaris, Seaquest, Super Breakout, Centipede, Battlezone, Enduro, Frostbite, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Combat, Phoenix.

Vanno annoverati nell'elenco anche titoli che si sono fatti notare per la loro pessima qualità. Tra questi spiccano E.T., basato sul film E.T. l'extra-terrestre e considerato da molti come il peggior videogioco mai realizzato in assoluto, sviluppato in fretta e furia in sole 5 settimane, e Pac-Man, che inizialmente vendette bene cavalcando la scia del successo dell'arcade di Namco ma che, in seguito, accumulò pesanti passivi per l'elevato numero di cartucce rimaste invendute o restituite dovuto alle notevoli limitazioni della console che non permisero di riprodurre con fedeltà il gioco originale , cosa smentita nel momento in cui uscì nel 2008 Pac-Man 4k programmato da Dennis Debro. Il gioco risiede in soli 4K come quello rilasciato da Atari nel 1982, dimostrando che Tod Frye fu la persona sbagliata a cui assegnare la conversione di un gioco così importante.

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Allan Alcorn
 Atari
 Console (videogiochi)
 Television Interface Adaptor

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

2600
Console di seconda generazione


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Remove runners to restrict spread. Please note that this plant is not frost hardy and requires frost protection to ensure survival.


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Officials: Manatee in Florida had 'Trump' drawn on back
by The Associated Press January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021
A manatee comes up for air is it swims in the Stranahan River, Thursday, April 2, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Credit: Wilfredo Lee / AP
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. — State and federal wildlife officials are investigating reports of a manatee found with "Trump" drawn on its back in a Florida river.
The aquatic mammal was spotted over the weekend in the Homosassa River in Citrus County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed. The area is about 80 miles north of Tampa.
"West Indian manatees are essential members of the ecosystems in which they inhabit and are protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act," USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith said in a statement.
The manatee does not appear to be seriously injured, officials said. It appears that the word was written in algae that had grown on the animal's back, not scratched into its skin.
Wildlife officials are looking for any information regarding the animal's harassment. Tips can be reported at 888-404-3922. The Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit group that protects endangered animals, is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the case.
Harassing a manatee, a federal crime, is punishable by a $50,000 fine and up to one year in prison.
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Q: Does every complex polynomial of degree not equal to 1 have a fixed point? Suppose $P$ is a complex polynomial of degree not equal to 1. Is it the case that $P$ has a fixed point?

A: Consider $f=P(x)-x$ and use the fundamental theorem of algebra, the degree being greater than one by condition $f=P(x)-x$  not constant.

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WB Updates Newsletter
WB Updates November 2020 | Issue VIII
Dear Friends of the Women's Bureau,
As the weather gets colder and we unpack our winter jackets, individuals and families are preparing for the holiday season in their own ways. While this year's festivities may look differently for some, the heart and meaning of the season still ring true.
Looking back at the accomplishments of the Women's Bureau during this year, I am thankful for a team that continued to advocate for safe and affordable child care for working women and families, published the Women's Bureau's very first Request For Information on paid leave, and awarded $4.1 million to six community-based organizations to help women enter or reenter the workforce through apprenticeships and nontraditional occupations.
The Women's Bureau has been able to celebrate its centennial year, recognize "The Rosies" in the U.S. Department of Labor's Hall of Honor, and produce and participate in a variety of webinars. Just this month, the Women's Bureau celebrated National Apprenticeship Week and honored Veterans Day and National Veterans and Military Families Month with virtual events.
As we approach the holiday season, I am thankful that technology allows us to stay connected. 2020, while filled with trial, has also produced some of America's greatest innovations in work practices, safety, and communication.
I have been blessed to work with my team while they telework from home. Through it all, we have come together as a community as we share in the common goals of promoting women into roles of economic prosperity.
This holiday, I'm giving thanks for that.
Laurie Todd-Smith, Ph.D.
Women's Bureau
The Women's Bureau Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2020
On Nov. 9, the Women's Bureau kicked off National Apprenticeship Week 2020 with a virtual webinar on Increasing Opportunities for Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations. The webinar featured current and former Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Grant Program recipients who discussed how to expand pathways for women to enter and lead in all industries.
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration that highlights the benefits of apprenticeship in preparing a highly-skilled workforce to meet the talent needs of employers across diverse industries. Learn how the Department of Labor and organizations around the country celebrated NAW 2020.
Read Director Todd-Smith's blog on celebrating NAW at the Women's Bureau
Read the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's NAW 2020 blog
Honoring Veterans Day at the Women's Bureau: Webinar on What You Need to Know about Hiring Military Spouses
On Nov. 10, the Women's Bureau honored Veterans Day and National Veterans and Military Families Month with a webinar on how employers can connect with military spouses and veterans to help them reenter the workforce. Featuring speakers from the Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), Hiring Our Heroes, and iRelaunch, this webinar answered important questions for employers and highlighted resources available for military spouses and veterans in the workforce.
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U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau Awarded $4.1 Million to Increase Women Participation in Apprenticeship and Expand Job Opportunities
In September, the Women's Bureau and the U.S. Department of Labor awarded $4.1 million in grant funding to six community-based organizations. The grant recipients will help recruit, train, and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs as part of the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grant Program.
Read about the 2020 WANTO grant recipients here.
WANTO News Release
Director Todd-Smith's Blog Post
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October marked the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The purpose of NDEAM is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. Held annually, NDEAM is led by the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, but its true spirit lies in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation every year.
Read the press release, Presidential Proclamation, and learn more about NDEAM here.
The Women's Bureau's "Our Purpose. Your Work." initiative presents women of all ages with the opportunity to share your work stories and discuss how the Women's Bureau has helped advance your purpose. Throughout our centennial year, we have collected and shared stories to learn how the Women's Bureau's resources and initiatives have made a difference in your life, at work and at home.
Please share your story and tell us how the Women's Bureau's work has influenced your life, your work, or your family.
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The Women's Bureau has been championing the interests of working women and serving as a convener of conversations for 100 years.
Follow us at @WB_DOL to learn more about the latest research, initiatives, policies, and updates related to working women, and how the Women's Bureau has honored the Rosies!


This race promised to be a good one, and it didn't disappoint.
It was an intriguing sight, to be sure. The leading six runners in the 12-girl field in the Division III 1,500-meter final were clumped together like a big ball of pasta for the first half of Thursday's race as spectators at Comsewogue High School's Tom Cassese Athletic Field waited for some separation.
Shoreham-Wading River's Alexandra Hays had pulled in front at the start, and led the way with a first-half split time of 2 minutes 36 seconds.
By the third lap, teammate Kaitlyn Ohrtman moved to the lead as the pack was reduced to four: Ohrtman, Hays, Shoreham's Katherine Lee and Bishop McGann-Mercy's Meg Tuthill.
On the final lap, Ohrtman made a move on the outside, but then Lee turned on the jets with an energetic burst on the final turn to race across the finish line first. In keeping with the manner of the race, the first three finished within three seconds of each other: Lee in 4:41.22, Ohrtman in 4:42.37 and Tuthill in 4:43.95.
It was quite a showing by Lee, the sophomore who has done so much. On the first day of the meet two days earlier, she won both the 800 (edging Tuthill at the line by 39/100ths of a second) and the 3,000.
When it comes to the 1,500, Shoreham is rich in depth. That was visibly demonstrated with six Wildcats among the event's 12 finalists. Five of them finished among the top seven. Hays was fourth in 4:46.53. Mercy's Kaitlyn Butterfield (4:50.47) edged Shoreham's Amanda Dwyer (4:50.97) for fifth. Shoreham's Maria Smith was seventh in 4:52.48 and Mattituck's Melanie Pfennig took eighth in 5:02.70.
Bayport-Blue Point ran away to the Division III title with 115 points in the Section XI Division Championships while Shoreham was a distant second with 77 1/2.
Tuthill did taste victory, though, in the 4×800-meter relay, which amounted to a showdown between the top two seeds, Mercy and Shoreham.
Maddie Joinnides, running the third leg, brought Mercy the lead and gave Tuthill, handling the anchor leg, a cushion to hold off the dangerous Lee and close out the victory in 9:25.34. Olivia Kneski and Kaitlyn Butterfield also ran for the Monarchs.
Shoreham, which included Ohrtman, Dwyer and Hayes, posted a time of 9:31.67.
The 800 is Shoreham junior Payton Capes-Davis' strength in the pentathlon, and she won that race by nearly 11 seconds in 2:25.80 to secure second place in the pentathlon with 2,231 points. Miller Place's Jillian Patterson was the pentathlon champion with 2,333.
In her other pentathlon events, Capes-Davis ran the 100-meter high hurdles in 19.51, high jumped 4 feet 4 inches, threw the shot put 22-10 1/2 and long jumped 14-1 1/4.
• Riverhead's Madelyn Batista was third in the Division II high jump, reaching 5-0.
• Shoreham pole vaulter Haley Lindell cleared 9-6, good for fourth place. Teammate Gabriella Massa was tied for sixth at 8-6.
• Kneski finished fifth in the 400 in 1:00.30.
• Mattituck's foursome of Alya Ayoub, Jordyn Maichin, Miranda Annunziata and Meg Dinizio was fifth in the 4×100 relay in 52.73.


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Wildlife Whereabouts: Stepping Into Spring
Photo from CJ Adams/NPS.
This is a challenging time of year for wildlife as winter fat reserves have been depleted and new season plant growth is in its earliest stages and limited in distribution. Energy conservation is still a high priority.
Adult male bears are the first out of their dens, with more than half out and about by the end of March. Bears with new cubs are usually the last ones to emerge from their dens.
With the snowpack receding quickly on the valley floor and rivers opening up, some bald eagles are already sitting on their nests. Many other wildlife species including ravens, river otters, golden eagles, great-horned owls, and Canada geese have also begun courtship and breeding activities.
The first migrating birds of the season are beginning to arrive including western bluebirds, red wing blackbirds, red-tailed hawks, northern flickers, and robins. The first sandhill cranes, osprey, and others are not far behind.
In the coming weeks, snowshoe hares and long-tailed weasels will begin to shed their white winter fur.
Elk have wintered in typical areas this year, but elk on the refuge will start to drift north as they follow the receding snowline and grass green-up.
Bull (male) elk grow a new set of antlers every year. They generally shed their antlers from March through April and begin growing a new set shortly thereafter. Larger bulls drop their antlers earlier than smaller bulls, especially spikes (yearling bulls) who may hang on to their antlers into May.
Wolverines usually produce 1-2 kits, as their young are called, that are born from mid-February through March. Females dig dens in high, remote alpine basins where the snow pack persists late into the spring. There she raises the kits alone and stashes them when she goes out on forays for food. If undisturbed, the female and kits may use the natal den until May.
Male sage grouse will begin strutting on their mating grounds called leks in late March or early April.
Wolves will begin localizing around den sites in anticipation of new litters, though they will still range widely in search of elk whose distribution remains limited by snow depth.


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Q: $f \in \mathcal S, f(0)=1$ then $\lim_{\epsilon \to 0} f(\epsilon x) = 1$ Let $f \in \mathcal S(\mathbb R^n)$ with $f(0) = 1$. Here $\mathcal S$ means the Schwartz class. Then how can I prove that $$ \lim_{\epsilon \downarrow 0} f(\epsilon x) = 1 \; \text{(compact convergence)} \;?$$

A: Let $[-R,R]^d$ a compact subset of $\Bbb R^d$. Let $g(x,t):=f(tx)$.
$$f(\varepsilon x)-1=g(x,\varepsilon)-g(0,\varepsilon)=\int_0^{\varepsilon}\partial_tg(x,t)dt=\sum_{j=1}^d\int_0^\varepsilon\partial_jf(x,t)x_j dt,$$
which gives for $\varepsilon<1$ that
$$|f(\varepsilon x)-1|\leqslant R\cdot d\cdot\varepsilon\max_{1\leqslant j\leqslant d}\sup_{\substack{|x|\leqslant R\\ |t|\leqslant 1}}|\partial_jf(x,t)|.$$
The latest supremum is finite as $f$ is $C^1$ (so we don't need $f$ to be in the Schwarz space).


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Centre for Personnel Talent Management the Entry test (CEPTAM) Eligibility Details
March 7, 2016 Job Notification
Defence Research and Development Organization conducts a Centre for Personnel Talent Management the Entry test for the recruitment of Senior Technical Assistant 'B' (STA'B'), Technician 'A' (Tech 'A'), Assistant (Hindi), Admin & Allied Category Posts. The Eligibility details are as follows…
I. a) Candidate must be a Indian Citizen.
b) Age Limit: Candidates age should be between 18 to 28 years for STAT-B and for Tech -A posts. between 18 t o 30 years for Asst Hindi Post, 18 to 27 years for Admin & Allied posts except for Asst Hindi post.
c) Candidates must have completed the Essential Qualification Requirement (EQR) and other eligibility for the posts as on closing date.
d) Candidates must have read the required subject at least for 2 years in the course of B.Sc. programme.
e) Please note that the candidates possessing higher qualification namely., M.Sc. or B.Tech, B.E. degree etc as on closing date, shall not be considered for the recruitment to the posts of Senior Technical Assistant 'B' or Technician 'A'.
f) Candidates must be in good mental & physical health and free from any physical deformity which may interfere in efficient discharge of duties. A candidate, after medical examination as may be prescribed by the competent authority, conducted before the offer of appointment is issued, if found unfit, will not be appointed.
g) Candidates serving in Govt. / PSU/ Autonomous organizations/ armed forces including (departmental candidates) must apply through proper channel and may send an advance copy before closing date to be initially considered with intimation to their offices. They shall not be interviewed if they fail to produce "NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE" from the present employer at the time of interview.
h) At any stage of selection process, if it is found on verification that an individual fails to fulfil any of the eligibility criteria, his/her candidature shall be treated as cancelled without notice and no representation in this regard shall be entertained under any circumstances.
Benefits Of Reservation:
a) Reservation benefits will be available to the candidates in accordance with the instructions/orders/circulars, issued by Govt. from time to time. IMPORTANT: Candidates who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies, seeking age and fee relaxation/concession, must support their claim by submitting applications alongwith their duly self attested copies of relevant certificates issued by Govt./notified Competent Authority, else their claim for any relaxation/concession etc will not be considered and their application will be dealt with as that falling under General Category (UR).
b) PWD: As per PWD reservation roster of DRDO, the reserved vacancies for PWD are mentioned against vacancies. PWD candidates applying against unreserved vacancies will be treated as general candidates.
c) ESM: The person who has served in any rank in regular Indian Army, Navy or Air Force and retired after earning Pension or any other relevant terms & conditions of Govt. of India d) MSP: As per rules of Government of India
Age Relaxation: The candidate must be within prescribed age limit on the closing date. However, upper age limit is relaxable for SC, ST, OBC, PWD, MSP, ESM, GS, persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of J&K state during the period from 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989, Widows, Divorced women and Women judicially separated from husband but not remarried as per the rule prescribed by the Government of India. For relaxation of age limit and proforma for certificates, our website may be referred to.
II. Educational Qualification:
a) Senior Technical Assistant 'B': Candidates should possess B.Sc Degree or Three years Diplome in Engineering in Agricultural Science, Automobile Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical & Electronics, Electrical, Electronics & Communication or Electronics & Telecommunication, Electronics & Instrumentation, Electronics, Geology, Instrumentation, Library Science, Mathematics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Metallurgy, Microbiology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Photography, Physics, Printing, Psychology, Radiography, Surveyor, Textile, Tool Die & Moulding, Veterinary Science Zoology from recognized University/ Institute.
b) Technician'A' (Tech'A'): Candidates should possess X Class or equivalent and certificate from ITI in Automobile, Book Binder, Carpenter, COPA, Cutting & Tailoring, Draughtsman (Mechanical), DTP Operator, Electrician, Electronics, Electroplating, Fitter, FRP Processor, Grinder, Instrument Mechanic, Machinist, Machinist (CNC Operator), Mechanic (Diesel), Medical Lab Technology, Mill Wright Mechanic, Motor Vehicle Mechanic, Painter, Photographer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Sheet Metal Worker, Turner, Welder trade.
c) Admin & Allied Category Posts:
i. Assistant Hindi: Master's Degree of a recognized University in English/Hindi with Hindi and English as compulsory elective subjects at degree level OR Bachelor's degree with Hindi and English as main subjects (which includes the term compulsory and elective) and two years Experience of translation from English to Hindi and vice versa .
ii.Personal Assistant 'A': XII class pass or equivalent from Board or University. Accurate speed of 80 words per minute in shorthand and 40 words per minute in typing in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi or Accurate speed of 8000 key depressions per hour for data entry into computer.
iii. Admin Assistant 'A' & Store Assistant 'A': XII Class Pass Or equivalent from a recognized Board or University, Typing on computer at the speed of 30 words per minute in Hindi (30 words per minute corresponds to 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.) or Typing on computer at the speed of 35 word per minute in English (35 words per minute corresponds to 10500 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.)
iv. Security Assistant 'A': XII class pass Or equivalent from a recognized Board or University or equivalent certificate awarded by Armed Forces in the case of Ex-Serviceman, Physical fitness and capability to undertake strenuous duties.
v. Civilian Driver 'A': X class pass Or equivalent qualification by the Central/ State Governments and possessing a valid driving license for Two/ Three wheelers and light and heavy vehicles (both) and One year experience of driving after acquiring the license (HMV).
vi. Fire Engine Driver 'A': X class pass Or equivalent qualification recognized by the Central/ State Governments, valid driving license for Two/ Three wheelers and light and heavy vehicles (both), Knowledge of traffic regulations, (iv) Physical fitness and capability for strenuous duties.
vii. Fire men: X class pass certificate recognized by Central/ State Governments, Physical fitness and capability to perform strenuous duties.
Exam Pattern Details: DRDO offers exciting and challenging career opportunities in very broad spectrum of subjects/ disciplines at its more than 50 laboratories/ establishments spread throughout the country. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducts a Centre for Personnel Talent Management the Entry test for the recruitment of Senior Technical Assistant 'B' (STA'B'), Technician 'A' (Tech 'A'), Assistant (Hindi), Admin & Allied Category Posts. The Essential requirements and exam pattern is as follows…
Scheme of the Examination: The written examination will be OMR based and of 2 hours duration consisting of 150 objective type questions.
a) For STA 'B' & Technician 'A' : The written test will consist of
(i) 50 questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence, Reasoning Ability, General Science and
(ii) 100 Questions on Subject concerned.
b) For Assistant Hindi: The written test will consist of
(i) 50 Questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence, Reasoning & Numerical Ability and
(ii) 50 Questions each on Hindi and English Language.
c) For Personal Assistant, Admin Assistant 'A' & Store Assistant 'A' : The written examination will consist of
(i) 50 questions on General Awareness, General Intelligence & Reasoning & Numerical Ability
(ii) 50 questions on General English and
(iii) 50 Questions on Hindi OR English language.
d) For Civilian Driver 'A', Security Assistant 'A', Fire Engine Driver and Fireman: The written test will consist of
(i) 100 Questions on General Awareness, General Reasoning, Arithmetic , Numerical Ability
(ii) 50 Questions related to Job
Essential Requirements:
a) For the post of Technician 'A', it is mandatory to pass the Trade Test.
b) For the post of Personal Assistant 'A', it is mandatory to pass the prescribed Shorthand and Typing Test.
c)To pass Typing Test is essential for the post of Admin Assistant 'A' & Store Assistant 'A'.
d) For Civilian Driver 'A' & Fire Engine Driver, passing of driving test is mandatory.
e) For the post of Security Astt. 'A', Fire Engine Driver and Fireman, it is mandatory to pass the Physical Endurance Test (PET) and medical fitness test. The Physical Endurance Test (PET) will consist:
(i) 1600 m Run to be completed in 7 minutes
(ii) 20 Sit ups
(iii) Rope climbing using hands – 12 feet vertical climbing.
For female candidates, standards shall be relaxed as per DRDO norms. DRDO reserves the right to give all or a few of the above events to ascertain the endurance of the candidates. Candidates undergoing PET will do so at their own risk.
Medical Standards:
(i) Minimum height 165 cm without shoes (relaxation in height is admissible for candidates belonging to Hilly areas and tribal areas as per Govt. of India rules)
(ii) Chest should be well proportioned and 82 cm without expansion with minimum 5 cm expansion
(iii) Weight should be minimum 50 kg
(iv) Hearing – normal without aids
(v) Vision – vision must be 6/6 without aid. Each eye must have full field of vision and the candidate must be free from Night & Colour blindness
Selection Process: Defence Research and Development Organization conducts a Centre for Personnel Talent Management the Entry test for the recruitment of Senior Technical Assistant 'B' (STA'B'), Technician 'A' (Tech 'A'), Assistant (Hindi), Admin & Allied Category Posts. The selection processes are as follows…
Selection Process Details: Selection is based on Written Exam, Skill Test, Trade Test, Physical Test, Medical Test and Interview as per the requirement.
a) The candidates will be called for written examination without any scrutiny. However, the Original Certificates pertaining to Essential Qualification (EQR) and other relevant documents will be examined/ verified completely before/and at the time of Document Verification/ Interview.
b) Candidates fulfilling all the eligibility criteria are called for document verification, trade/ skill test and interview based on their ranking in written examination in a ratio of 1:6 (for STA 'B' and Assistant Hindi) and 1:8 (for all other post codes where Skill/ Trade/ Physical / Medical tests are mandatory) provided they secure the minimum qualifying marks in written examination (40% for General Candidate and 35% for SC/ ST candidate). The last candidate securing equal marks in the bracket are also included. The final selection will be based on combined merit of post/ category/ sub-category of the candidate and on the basis of marks obtained in Written Examination and Interview taken together in the ratio of 85% and 15% respectively. However, it would be mandatory for the candidate to secure minimum 45% marks for SC/ ST and 50% marks for others to qualify the interview. If there are two or more candidates in the same category having equal marks, the candidate older in age will get preference. It is reiterated that it is also mandatory for shortlisted candidates to pass the prescribed skill/ trade/ physical/ medical tests, as per the norms, wherever applicable.
c) The mode of selection may change depending upon the contingencies.
Note: The syllabus of the examination will be based on the standards of essential qualification required for the post. The medium for Written Examination will be Hindi or English.
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John Ence
March 21, 1947 ~ January 1, 2021 (age 73)
John R. Ence
John Robert Ence, age 73, died Friday, January 1, 2021 in Henderson, Nevada. He was born March 21, 1947 in Santa Clara, Utah to Kenneth and Anneliese Flora Buggert Ence.
John grew up in Santa Clara, Utah. He had 3 brothers, with whom he enjoyed playing cowboys and Indians. His love for the Wild West continued on into his adult life. When the TV was on, you could bet he was watching an old Western movie. He was the peacemaker in his childhood home, where he adopted the name "John the beloved". John learned the importance of hard work at an early age, from laboring alongside his dad and brothers in their garden, milking the cow, picking peaches, and hauling hay. He was employed as an attendant at his father's service station, the Ken Ence Chevron, until he was called to serve a full-time mission in Ireland for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Upon returning home, John attended college at Dixie, where he met and fell in love with a beautiful song leader named Penny Rae Bauer. They were a matched set, and they knew it from the first time they met! John continued his education at Southern Utah State College, then attended North Pacific Dental College to pursue his career as a dental lab technician.
He launched his career in Las Vegas, Nevada where he owned and operated his family dental laboratory until his very last days, with his son Ryan and his cousin Blair Mummey. He was very talented at his trade, a dedicated man to his business, and cherished the doctor relationships that he developed over time. He balanced and modeled the "work hard, play hard" motto to the fullest.
On June 30, 1972, he married his love Penny Rae Bauer in the St. George LDS Temple. They built their life in Las Vegas, NV where they raised their 4 children (Ryan, Eryn, Emylee and Eryka) together with Penny's mom Shirley. John and Penny were inseparable and loved many happy years, until she preceded him in death on November 29, 1997. Penny's passing was very difficult for John, but on September 13, 2003, John married Janeen Taylor in the Las Vegas LDS Temple, and she brought the much-needed love, companionship and joy back into his life. Together they raised her 3 children (Ali, Casey, and Emily), along with John's loyal and trusty companion, his dog Gus. Janeen was the light of John's life, and together they made many wonderful memories with their children and grandchildren.
John was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where he enjoyed serving in various callings and the one he enjoyed most were the years he served as the Bishop of the Eastridge Ward in the Sunrise Stake. He touched and helped many lives as the Bishop.
He lived life to the fullest. He loved experiencing the next adventure and planning the next trip. He loved the outdoors, boating, fishing, camping, hunting with the boys, ATVs at the sand dunes, days spent in his backyard by the pool, cooking a great breakfast and barbecuing. He loved the mornings and the beautiful sunrises. He loved most sharing these moments with his family and friends. He welcomed all to come be a part of any experience, and always made everyone feel loved and included.
John was a gentle giant and an amazing example of love, Christlike kindness, acceptance, joy, generosity, tenderness, compassionate, gentleness, happiness, hardworking, dedicated, and committed. He was a great big tease, fun loving, and he didn't let things get him down and maintained a positive attitude that everything would and will be fine. To know him was to love him. He will be greatly missed.
Survivors include his wife Janeen of Las Vegas; two sons and five daughters: Ryan (Emileanne) Ence; Eryn (Joanna) Ence both of Henderson, NV; Emylee (Chad) Bierstedt of Las Vegas, NV; Eryka (Adam) Monson of Ivins, UT; Ali (Randy) Stalter of Sharon, TN; Casey (Tessa) Kingsland of Boiling Springs, SC; Emily (Andrew) Heaton of Cedar City, UT; 19 grandchildren, Chancellor, Maverick, Penny, Cash, Piper, Zane, Hayes, Enya, Fenix, Niels, Vaughn, Madison, Carson, Samantha, Avery, Maggie, Cole, Finn and Hannah; two brothers: James (Debbie) Ence and Gregory (Jill) Ence both of Santa Clara, UT. He was preceded in death by his parents Kenneth and Anneliese Ence, his brother Kenneth, and his first wife Penny.
Visitation will be Saturday, January 16, 2021 from 10:30 - 12:30 (MST) at the Santa Clara Chapel, 3040 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara, UT. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. (MST) at the Santa Clara City Cemetery.
Flowers may be sent by Jan 15, 2021 to Moapa Valley Mortuary:
5090 N Moapa Blvd
Logandale, NV 89021
Friends and family are invited to sign our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of John Ence, please visit our floral store.
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Santa Clara LDS Chapel
3040 Santa Clara Drive
Santa Clara, UT 84765
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Members-only rooftop pool to open at the American Copper Buildings, with fees starting at $1,600
By Devin Gannon, Thu, May 2, 2019
Just in time for summer, a members-only pool is opening atop one of Manhattan's most recognizable buildings. Starting Memorial Day Weekend, the Sentry Club at the American Copper Buildings in Murray Hill will offer guests a private rooftop with poolside cabana service, event space for parties, and classes focused on wellness. But it will cost you: memberships start at $1,600 for the entire summer and go up to $3,200 for the season. The pool will be open starting Thursday, May 23 through Labor Day.
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Architecture, Construction Update, Downtown Brooklyn, Major Developments
With loan secured, Brooklyn's tallest skyscraper is finally ready to rise
By Devin Gannon, Wed, April 24, 2019
Rendering courtesy of SHoP Architects/JDS Development
The on-again, off-again construction of a Brooklyn skyscraper got a major push forward Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that 9 DeKalb Avenue's developer Michael Stern of JDS Development has acquired a more than $664 million loan package to fund the development of the skyscraper. While the plan was first approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission three years ago, lack of financing and a change of developers stalled the project. Expected to reach 1,066 feet high upon completion, the SHoP Architects-designed tower will become the borough's tallest.
At 9 DeKalb, SHoP Architects reveal a rooftop pool wrapping around Dime Savings Bank's dome
By Alexandra Alexa, Mon, April 22, 2019
Rendering via SHoP Architects
A fresh rendering of 9 Dekalb Avenue first published in the New York Times last week revealed a new aspect of the project: the Dime Savings Bank's roof will be transformed into an outdoor lounge for residents, including a pool that will partly wrap around the ornate Guastavino dome. Inside, the Beaux-Arts interior will become a flagship store, with further details to be announced. The rising 1,066-foot-tower is being developed by JDS Development, with SHoP Architects leading the design, and is set to become the tallest tower in Brooklyn upon completion.
Central Park South, condos, Construction Update, New Developments
New images of SHoP's skinny supertall at 111 West 57th Street show facade progress
By Michelle Cohen, Mon, January 28, 2019
Progress images of 111 W57th Street; photo © Paul Clemence.
Even before reaching its final height of 1,428 feet tall, SHoP Architect's Midtown supertall 111 West 57th Street, which surpassed 1,000 feet a few months ago, wowed us with views from the tower's 64th, 72nd, and 73rd floors. Upon completion, the Billionaires' Row tower will become the tallest residential building in the world, taking the title from 1,396-foot 432 Park Avenue, (until 1,500-foot Central Park Tower tops out). With a super slender frame (a ratio of 1:24), 111 West 57th Street is also set to become one of the skinniest skyscraper in the world. The new year brings new progress–and new photos showing the 86-story tower's intricate terra cotta and bronze facade making its way skyward.
Terracotta and bronze: going up!
Behind the Scenes, Downtown Brooklyn, Features, History
From Brooklyn's biggest bank to its tallest building: Behind the scenes at the Dime Savings Bank
By Lucie Levine, Mon, January 7, 2019
Since it opened in 1859, the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn has been integral to the history of the borough it calls home. True to its name, you could open a savings account with just a dime. The first person to make a deposit was a man named John Halsey who invested $50. Scores of Brooklynites followed suit, and by the end of the bank's first business day, 90 people opened accounts; by the end of the first month, more than 1,000 people were depositing at Dime.
But the bank cemented its prominent status in 1908 when the first subway tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn opened and Dime moved into its grand neo-classical building on Dekalb Avenue and Fleet Street. After the bank closed in 2002, the landmark still stood in all its former glory, operating as a special event space. Three years ago, JDS Development filed plans to build Brooklyn's tallest tower adjacent to Dime, incorporating its Beaux-Arts interior as retail space for the project. And with work now underway, 6sqft recently got a behind-the-scenes tour of Dime Savings Bank with Open House New York.
Explore the history and future of Dime Savings Bank
Construction Update, Downtown Brooklyn, Major Developments, Rentals
Work finally resumes at Brooklyn's first 1,000+ foot tower
By Devin Gannon, Tue, November 6, 2018
Since the plan to bring the first supertall tower to Brooklyn was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in the spring of 2016, few updates have been announced about the project. While construction kicked off last year, work on 9 DeKalb Avenue was stalled for months. But YIMBY reported on Tuesday that construction of the Downtown Brooklyn tower appears to have made some progress, with its foundation now visible and workers on site. The planned 1,066-foot-tower is being developed by JDS Development, with SHoP Architects handling its design.
More this way
Major Developments, Midtown West, New Developments
Surpassing 1,000-foot mark, SHoP's skinny supertall shows off incredible Central Park views
By Devin Gannon, Fri, November 2, 2018
Photo by Michael Toolan
Without even reaching its final height of 1,428 feet tall, SHoP Architect's Midtown supertall is already boasting amazing views. New photos released this week of 111 West 57th Street, which recently surpassed 1,000 feet high, show off views from the tower's 64th, 72nd, and 73rd floors. Upon completion, the Billionaires' Row tower will become the tallest residential building in the world, taking the title from 1,396-foot 432 Park Avenue, (until 1,500-foot Central Park Tower tops out). With a super slender frame (a ratio of 1:24), 111 West 57th Street is also set to become the skinniest skyscraper in the world.
See the views
Central Park South, condos, Cool Listings, New Developments
Listings go live at the world's skinniest skyscraper, 111 West 57th Street
By Dana Schulz, Tue, October 2, 2018
The race to build the tallest residential building in the world has long been underway along Billionaires' Row, but 111 West 57th Street not only boasts height (at 1,428 feet it'll surpass the current record holder, 1,396-foot 432 Park Avenue until the 1,500-foot Central Park Tower tops out) but a frame that is so slender (a ratio of 1:24) it garners it the title of skinniest skyscraper in the world. And after six years watching the development unfold, listings have finally gone live for the 46-unit condo, first spotted by Curbed. The first batch includes seven units, six of which are three-bedrooms ranging from $18 to $30 million, along with a $56 million penthouse.
Ogle the floorplan porn
Central Park South, condos, New Developments
Sales to begin at super-skinny supertall 111 West 57th Street; priciest units are $57M
By Michelle Cohen, Fri, September 7, 2018
Image: Hayes Davidson
Despite a long history of financial and legal woes, Property Markets Group, Spruce Capital Partners and JDS Development's tall and slender tower at 111 West 57th Street is gearing up to begin sales (for real this time) according to the New York Times. After years of lawsuit threats, reports that construction had stalled over budget overruns and a potential foreclosure, the 1,428-foot, 86-story tower will kick off sales, to be handled by Douglas Elliman, on September 13.
Pricing and more, this way
Design, Features, Financial District, Where I Work
Where I Work: Go inside SHoP Architects' aviation-inspired offices in the Woolworth Building
By Dana Schulz, Wed, August 15, 2018
6sqft's series "Where I Work" takes us into the studios, offices, and businesses of New Yorkers across the city. In this installment, we're touring the Financial District offices of SHoP Architects. Want to see your business featured here? Get in touch!
The largest collection of WWII-era spotter planes in the world, a massive copper section of the Barclays Center facade, a materials library with hundreds of samples of everything from fabric to flooring–these are just some of the surprises you'll come across in SHoP Architects' offices in the iconic Woolworth Building. The firm's projects include buildings at mega-developments like the Domino Sugar Factory and Essex Crossing, the twisting American Copper Buildings, and the world's future tallest residential skyscraper 111 West 57th Street, and their office certainly embodies this creativity and range of work.
After taking a tour of the space, 6sqft chatted with Associate Principal Angelica T. Baccon about this very special office design, what a typical day is like at the firm, and, of course, the backstory behind those planes. We also met with Materials Librarian Kate Smith to learn a bit more about this rare resource that helps inform the ideas at SHoP.
Take the tour!


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New Orleans Development News
A $50 million mixed-use development planned for Warehouse District
Developers are leasing retail space ahead of 2019 completion date
By Eric Craig Sep 8, 2017, 12:33pm CDT
Rendering of 730 Julia Street.
via City of New Orleans One Stop
Late last year, Woodward Interest and Audubon Capital Partners initiated a joint venture to build a 307,000 square-foot development. The proposed building will have 197 apartments, and over 17,000 square-feet of retail space.
Construction will start in Fall of 2017, with a preliminary opening of retail space starting in early 2019.
Listed by Stirling properties, the developers will lease retail space annually, starting at $38/square foot. Right now, six retail spaces are available, ranging from 486 square feet to 4,107 square feet. Canal Street Beat report this price as some of the highest rates in the city.
The development, which will be addressed as 730 Julia Street, will have a mix one one- and two-bedroom apartments and over 140 off-street parking spaces, according to information documented at City of New Orleans's One Stop.
The current location is now a ground-level parking lot, warehouse, and historic carriage house. While the warehouse will be demolished, the carriage house will be incorporated into the final design of the development (the duo got approval from the downtown HDLC this past December).
The planned development will sit across from the Crescent City Farmers Market and two blocks from Lafayette Square.
Trapoline-Peer will serve as the architect and Woodward Design + Build will serve as the general contractor.
Julia Street apartments proposed for former site of charity home[Nola.com]
Retail Space In $50 Million Warehouse District Project Hits the Market [Canal Street Beat]


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