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Gangnam Blues (; lit. Gangnam 1970) is a 2015 South Korean action film written and directed by Yoo Ha, and starring Lee Min-ho and Kim Rae-won. The film is set in the 1970s against the backdrop of the real estate development of the Gangnam region of Seoul amidst socio-political turmoil and terrorism. The friendship of two childhood friends is tested as they find themselves entangled in the collusion and battles between political powers and criminal organizations.

Synopsis
In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul, is starting to transform into a developed area. Childhood friends, Jong-dae (Lee Min-ho) and Yong-ki (Kim Rae-won) struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes.

Three years later, Jong-dae lives as an adopted son of a former gang leader, Gil-soo (Jung Jin-young) and unknown to him, as a small-time gangster. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has risen as a made man inside Seoul's most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa, under Yang Ki-taek (Jung Ho-bin). Jong-dae acquaints Min Seong-hee (Kim Ji-soo) and is entangled in real estate business through the tips Min Seong-hee gets from Park Seung-gu (Choi Jin-ho). Together, they enter into a bigger business of land-dealing. Jong-dae finally crosses paths with Yong-ki and they decide to co-operate and plan to eventually come into possession of what they desire; Jong-dae desires land while Yong-ki wants money. Min Seong-hee introduces Jong-dae to a disgraced politician, Seo Tae-gon (Yoo Seung-mok), who still has political controls and they agree to raise him up in the ladder of the political arena. They enter high-stake battles going on between various political parties over land in Gangnam, to acquire the land before its plot-value drives up, after being tipped on intel from the inside about the government's plan to include Gangnam as an extended part of the capital.

While the gangs fight over the rights to various plots and to maintain dominance in the power structure, Yong-ki betrays his people and eliminates opposition with Jong-dae. After falling under suspicion, Yong-ki kills Gil-soo to regain his gang's trust and keeps the truth from Jong-dae. Jong-dae finds out the truth on his own and keeps an eye on him. Meanwhile, Yong-ki's gang motivates him to overthrow Jong-dae when the mission is over and take over the entire gang and operation. After Seo Tae-gon's final mission, Yong-ki sets an ambush to kill Jong-dae, but Jong-dae, who is one step ahead, eliminates Yong-ki's gang members and spares Yong-ki after telling him to disappear.

Seo Tae-gon, to turn a new leaf in his career, recruits two new goons as his henchmen and assigns them to assassinate both Jong-dae and Yong-ki and they do so, while Seo Tae-gon announces his nomination for election. The ruling government then declares its intent to adjoin Gangnam to its capital. After years, an aged Seo Tae-gon addresses the developed city of Gangnam about his commitment to the city.

Cast

 Lee Min-ho as Kim Jong-dae
 Kim Rae-won as Baek Yong-ki
 Jung Jin-young as Kang Gil-soo
 Kim Ji-soo as Min Seong-hee
 Han Joon-woo as Tom
 Kim Seol-hyun as Kang Seon-hye
 Yoo Seung-mok as Seo Tae-gon
 Han Jae-young as Park Chang-bae
 Jung Ho-bin as Yang Ki-taek
 Choi Jin-ho as Park Seung-gu
 Um Hyo-sup as Kim Jung-kyu
 Heo Seong-min as Jae-pil
 Kim Yoo-yeon as Jeom-soon
 Ji Dae-han as Chang Deok-jae
 Kim Hyun as Banquet hall waltz team
 Choi Byung-mo as Section chief Mun
 Lee Jin-kwon as Myeongdong Gang
 Lee Seok as Chun-ho
 Kwak Min-ho as Min-kyu
 Jeon Bae-soo as Chairman Gu
 Park Min-gyu as Cheol-seung
 Jang In-ho as Myeong-chun
 Park Hyeok-min as Gyeong-pyo
 Jo Mun-ui as Saudi Kim
 Park Tong-il as Mayor of Seoul

Production
This was the final film in director-screenwriter Yoo Ha's "street series" trilogy, after Once Upon a Time in High School (2004) and A Dirty Carnival (2006). He called it "a story about people who are used, then discarded, about lives that are, like the buildings they live in, unauthorized. [...] represents the obsession over land ― land from which we are born, to which we return when we die. It is a feast of all things wretched."

Yoo originally didn't want to cast Lee Min-ho in the leading role, finding Lee's breakout performance in TV series Boys Over Flowers "a bit cheesy" and that the actor was "so handsome he was like a manhwa character". But after being convinced by his wife, Yoo realized the potentially huge impact of "flower boy" actors completely transforming their image, and together they collaborated to "burn to the ground" Lee's previous screen persona as a chaebol's son.

Yoo also asked actor Kim Rae-won to shed 15 kilograms since his character works as a rag man in the beginning of the film; Kim lost the weight in one month, which he said also made his fist-fighting scenes as a gangster more realistic.

Filming began on April 16, 2014 and wrapped on August 31, 2014.

The early Korean working title was Gangnam Blues (), which was changed to Gangnam 1970 in October 2014. Gangnam Blues was retained as the international English title.

Release

South Korea
Gangnam Blues was released in 684 theaters in South Korea on January 21, 2015. Despite its "restricted" rating, it topped the box office on its opening day, with 152,500 tickets sold. Within 5 days, it had reached the 1 million admission mark (1,097,103). After 35 days of release, the film recorded 2.19 million admissions.

An uncensored version (running time: 141 minutes) became available for streaming on VOD service IPTV on March 19, 2015.

China
The film was released with a different cut for the Chinese market in March 2015, in order to capitalize on Lee Min-ho's big fan base in the region. The new cut included more scenes of Lee, including those further developing the relationship between Lee's character and his love interest (played by Kim Seol-hyun), as well as an alternate ending.

Critical reception
Modern Korean Cinema'''s Pierce Conran called the film "an evocative and immensely entertaining saga that pits a common tale of brotherhood and betrayal against a thrilling period setting mired in violence and corruption" and praised it as "one of the most beautifully designed and lushly filmed Korean productions ever made". He found Lee Min-ho "thoroughly convincing as a rising gangster with a cool exterior and emotional core", but that Kim Rae-won's performance had "a little less depth", yet nevertheless was Kim's best performance since 2006's Sunflower'', in which he also played a gangster.

Soundtrack
"Anak" by Freddie Aguilar was used in both Filipino and Korean version of the 2015 for its trailer and actual feature.

Awards and nominations

References

External links
 Gangnam Blues at Showbox

2015 crime action films
2015 films
Films about terrorism in Asia
Films directed by Yoo Ha
Films set in the 1970s
2010s Korean-language films
South Korean crime action films
South Korean neo-noir films
South Korean historical action films
2010s historical action films
Films about organized crime in South Korea
2010s South Korean films


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Chesson Hadley named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year
Chesson Hadley (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
PGA TOUR Communications
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Chesson Hadley of Raleigh, N.C. was named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year in a vote of his fellow competitors, it was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and Web.com Tour President Dan Glod. Hadley, who received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy for winning Web.com Tour Player of the Year, was selected for the honor over Brice Garnett and Stephan Jaeger.
"On behalf of the PGA TOUR, I would like to congratulate Chesson Hadley for a tremendous season on the Web.com Tour, and for earning this award through a vote of his peers," said Monahan. "By winning the Regular Season and Finals money lists, he put forth one of the best seasons in Tour history, and set the foundation for a great start to his 2017-18 campaign."
Hadley competed on the Web.com Tour in 2013, winning the Rex Hospital Open and Web.com Tour Championship to earn his PGA TOUR card for the 2013-14 season. Once on TOUR, the former Georgia Tech golfer broke through with a win at the 2014 Puerto Rico Open, which delivered Rookie of the Year honors later that same year.
After losing his exempt status following the 2015-16 PGA TOUR season, Hadley returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017, where he notched five top-25 finishes in his first 12 starts – including a playoff loss at the Rex Hospital Open – before winning the LECOM Health Challenge in July.
The victory, which secured his return to the PGA TOUR, gave way to a strong second half of the season for the 30-year-old, including a solo-third finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper and his second win of the year at the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco – one of three top-10s compiled during the Web.com Tour Finals.
Hadley earned $562,475 in 2017 and became the first player in the five-year history of the Web.com Tour Finals to win the Regular Season and Finals money lists. His single-season earnings rank third on the Tour's all-time list, trailing only Michael Sim ($644,142 in 2009) and Patton Kizzire ($567,866 in 2015).
"This is a special way to cap off a great season and I'm especially grateful to my fellow players for their vote. The Web.com Tour, and everyone who works alongside it, does a phenomenal job of supporting and developing players," said Hadley. "I'm honored to accept this award and hope to carry the momentum forward this coming season on the PGA TOUR."
By virtue of winning both money titles, Hadley was the only player to earn full exempt status on the PGA TOUR for the 2017-18 season, which includes a spot in THE PLAYERS Championship.
"Chesson returned to the Web.com Tour in 2017, and by working hard, being disciplined, and relying on those around him, he honed his game, confidence and competitiveness. Today, he is back on the PGA TOUR, with three top-5 finishes under his belt," said David L. Brown, Web.com's Chairman, CEO and President. "His inspirational journey underscores the real reason why the Web.com Tour exists – to help golfers reach their potential. On behalf of Web.com's 3,800 employees who help businesses reach their potential, congratulations to Chesson and his entire team for this well-deserved honor."
"Chesson Hadley put forth one of the best seasons in Web.com Tour history," said Glod. "Equally as important, Chesson was a fantastic representation of the Web.com Tour membership outside the ropes through his interaction with fans, sponsors, tournaments and volunteers. We are proud to name him as the 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year."
Hadley was honoured at a reception at the Sea Island (Ga.) Resort, host of this week's The RSM Classic, which gets underway tomorrow.

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Q: getting to the files system of the Alpine linux which runs Docker-for-mac I am playing with the (awesome) new Docker-for-mac. As I understand it, it runs seamlessly on my mac in an Alpine Linux 'behind the scenes'. Is there a way to ssh into this host so I can see the file system. I want to see the place that docker is storing volume data in /var/lib/docker/....
EDIT: to be clear, it is the host filesystem I want access to, not the containers that run on it. this is the Alpine host
thanks

A: Docker for Mac doesn't use regular tcp networking for ssh, but you can connect to the unix socket on your Mac by using:
screen ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/tty

and login as root
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The latest wave in the long running Spawn series of action figures has begun to hit shelves. These figures are part of the Dark Ages theme, and are titled the Samurai Wars Series. The figures are based on feudal Japanese characters, including a large, three headed dragon.
I picked up the main Spawn character, Samurai Spawn, and the big bad Jyaaku the Nightmare. Jyaaku is so large he cannot be carded, but is instead boxed, and is more expensive than the carded figures. The carded figures are selling for about eight bucks, while the dragon is $15.
The graphics are attractive on both the cardbacks and the box. On the back are pictures of the rest of the line, plus some basic background information. It's a pretty standard story, but at least there is some sort of background. Too often we get unique figures with no information at all.
Unfortunately, McToys continues to amaze me with the number of twisty ties used. Jyaaku has at least a dozen!
The strongest suit for McFarlane Toys has always been sculpting, and this series is certainly a perfect example. The level of detail on the heads, bodies and costumes is simply amazing.
Of these two figures, Samurai Spawn is particularly eye catching. The details on his uniform are exquisite, and that's a hell of a word to use when describing something so pedestrian as an action figure. But this level of detail is as close to art as you can come in an eight dollar 'toy'.
Jyaaku is also excellent, and the small details on the elbow, knee and shoulder pads are amazing. Every millimeter of these figures is minutely detailed, and while I am rarely amazed, McToys has managed to do it this time.
The fur on Samurai Spawn is great. I pokes out just where it should, and looks terrific. The braided beard is well done, and the addition of a different type of material works with this piece.
One negative - I could really do without the red hair on the dragon heads. Perhaps Jyaaku just reminds me way too much of Danny Bonaducci.
McFarlane Toys is so psychitzo when it comes to articulation. One line can be nothing more than little statues, then another can be terrifically articulated. Fortunately, this series of Spawn is the latter.
If I had only picked up the Samurai Spawn, you'd see four stars here. He's got joints up the wazoo, and they are useful, well designed joints. He has an excellent ball jointed neck, ball jointed shoulders (with moving shoulder pads to allow for full range of motion), elbows, cut joint wrists, jointed waist and chest, ball jointed hips, and knees.
The ball joints used at the shoulders and hips are very unique as well, acting as both a ball joint and a cut joint. This allows full motion through all axis. The left knee has a similar design, allowing the left lower leg to rotate. If you look at these joints, you can see that they look a little odd, but since this figure is covered with a costume, they work perfectly.
Jyaaku is also highly articulated, but unfortunately he is why they lose a half star. His necks are bendies, but the armor is designed to separate and return to position as you bend his head around. This is a terrific design, and allows for more movement than you might expect just by looking at him. Each neck also has a cut joint at the base, and a joint at the very top near the head.
The arms have ball jointed shoulders, elbows and cut joint wrists. Each leg also has a ball jointed hip, knee, ankle, and what must pass as a calf joint on a dragon. The cut joint on the tail (which is also a bendy) and the check joint round out the amazing level of articulation.
So why the loss of a half star? Simply because the joints on Jyaaku are hurt by the sculpt somewhat. I had a very tough time finding any good poses for him, and he has a tough time standing, even in the three legged pose pictured on the box.
Jyaaku needed something - that's why they lose a little in this category. The sword that comes with the Samurai Spawn is excellent, and fits in his hand perfectly.
Some folks are unhappy that there will be additional accessories offered for these figures through the Collectors Club as a separate pack. I'm not one of them. I think it's a great idea, and if done correctly will allow for some cool accessories that you might have had to buy some unwanted character to get. This way you can get them all, and since each character (other than the J-Man) comes with at least one decent accessory, it's not such a bad deal.
However, I did notice that the costume pieces for the back of Samurai Spawn, pictured on the card, are part of this pack. I'm assuming that accessory is only useful with that character, and packing those type of specific items in some generic pack is a mistake. Stick with other swords, knives, shields and other general items that any character can use.
Yes, a piece of Samurai Spawn's armor did fall off once I got him off the card. But it wasn't too bad, and Jyaaku seemed to hold up to my twisting him around extremely well. Quality has always been an issue for McToys, but it looks like they have it licked for this line, at least.
Someone asked me recently if I no longer liked toys from McFarlane, since I don't seem to review too many of them. Actually, I still do buy most of their movie related items, but it's been quite awhile since I liked one of the general lines. I'm happy to say that Spawn 19 is the first line in some time to show the creativity, quality, articulation and sculpting that McFarlane Toys is capable of all at the same time.
Wal-mart received the carded figures first, but I've only seen Jyaaku at Toys R Us so far. Target has McFarlane stuff on clearance right now, so if you are really lucky, you could end up finding them there already on sale!
- Entertainment Earth has a case for $99.99, which is about $8.25 each not including shipping. With a line like this, you're really better off picking them up at your local store unless you are concerned about finding the female figure.


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We live in an era defined by unprecedented digitalisation.
Minding the Digital
Featuring about 60 China-based and international works from leading and emerging creative practices, MINDING THE DIGITAL offers a journey of exploration into how the field of design is responding to this phenomenon.
1F,the Sea World Culture and Arts Center丨Design Society
We live in an era defined by unprecedented digitalisation—in China and beyond. As the medium between people and technology, digital design is shaping the way we interact with, each other and the world. This phenomenon has taken our lives by storm.
Since China entered into the mobile Internet era in 2009, the ubiquitous network has become the all-powerful facilitator for everything to take place digitally including creation, communication and expression. We have experienced an incredible infiltration of mobile phones, smart wearables and responsive environments which are widening our senses and capabilities. These daily experiences are all moulded by meticulous design processes.
Featuring about 60 China-based and international works from leading and emerging creative practices, Minding the Digital offers a journey of exploration into how the field of design is responding to this phenomenon. It is timely to reflect on how design can mediate between technology and human values in the future. Through three key sections Digital Encounter, Digital Interactions and Digital Participation, the exhibition illustrates how digital design is inspiring new ways of making things, connecting with the others and with society at large. It demonstrates creative possibilities in embracing the digital future.
Research Pavilion, Achim Menges and Jan Knippers, Photo: ©ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
Digital Encounter
Digital Encounter discusses the interplay between human and machine intelligence in design, questioning whether they will complement or contest in the digital era. 3D printed chair Microstructures by Dutch designer Joris Laarman, Solid C2 Chair by French designer Patrick Jouin, digitally fabricated furniture by Chinese designer Zhang Zhoujie, as well as Superclover by British designer Michael Young and Czech luxury brand Lasvit show the importance of algorithms and digital fabrication tools in generating new forms which are previously unachievable. The biomimetic, robotically fabricated Research Pavilion 2013-2014 by Achim Menges and Jan Knippers of Stuttgart University; and the light-reactive, digitally knitted pavilion Polythread by Cornell University assistant professor Jenny Sabin show how profound research and human's interpretation of nature still play crucial role in the design.
ANIMA II by Studio Nick Verstand in collaboration with onformative, Salvador Breed, Pufferfish, Photo©onformative
Digital Interactions
Digital Interactions first illustrates the growing intimacy and empathy between us and design objects and interfaces, juxtaposed with alternative design practices which reinvigorate connections between us, the others and our history. Design such as the reactive, human-like sphere ANIMA by Dutch artist Nick Verstand can intelligently interpret our body movements and portrays its character by responding with audiovisual expressions. However, the six-screen kungfu visualization installation Reactor by Australian digital arts professor Jeffrey Shaw in collaboration with Hing Chao and Sarah Kenderdine, and poetic "Kung Fu Motion Visualization" by German designer Tobias Gremmler rebuild us with people and heritage.
The last section Digital Participation invites the audience to experience the power of design as an innovative force in the industry and also our communities. It features Design Society's original research led by Programme Director Zhao Rong and Senior Curator Carrie Chan, which will illustrate how China's design ecology is being shaped by the latest digital technologies and the Internet Plus strategy. This research is supported by Tongji University and China Academy of Fine Arts. Apart from accelerating industrial changes, digital design can empower individuals' creativity as seen in open-source design platforms by Open Desk and Wikihouse whose practices are also expanding in China.
Design Society's Senior Curator Carrie Chan, Ole Bouman and Zhang Zhoujie, 2017
In the creation of new exhibitions, it is important to find topics that resonate broadly with the wider audience. Through research that critically explores current developments in the creative fields and collaboration with experts in academia and practice, the curatorial program aims to be an interface with which to engage Design Society's audience on multiple levels.In the creation of new exhibitions, it is important to find topics that resonate broadly with the wider audience. Through research that critically explores current developments in the creative fields and collaboration with experts in academia and practice, the curatorial program aims to be an interface with which to engage Design Society's audience on multiple levels.
Design Society strives to identify exhibition topics that demand urgent discussion, presenting the audience with subjects that have a far-reaching presence and influence in their lives. From local to global, from the general public to creative communities, each exhibition topic aims to provide a current, relevant, critical and enjoyable experience for all.Design Society strives to identify exhibition topics that demand urgent discussion, presenting the audience with subjects that have a far-reaching presence and influence in their lives. From local to global, from the general public to creative communities, each exhibition topic aims to provide a current, relevant, critical and enjoyable experience for all.
The curatorial team undertakes extensive research, covering both local and international perspectives. Important topics are first identified by following developments in society, then investigated by collaborating with institutions and individuals conducting research in related fields, and by identifying the most representative and critical design practices that reflect these developments. This research process is also a network-building process, helping Design Society identify and connect with talents and leading scholars.The curatorial team undertakes extensive research, covering both local and international perspectives. Important topics are first identified by following developments in society, then investigated by collaborating with institutions and individuals conducting research in related fields, and by identifying the most representative and critical design practices that reflect these developments. This research process is also a network-building process, helping Design Society identify and connect with talents and leading scholars.
This all comes together in Minding the Digital, the opening show in the Main Gallery. Inspired by current developments within the field of digital design, extensive research was undertaken to investigate how the current digital phenomenon has an impact on our ways of thinking, our relationships and our society.This all comes together in Minding the Digital, the opening show in the Main Gallery. Inspired by current developments within the field of digital design, extensive research was undertaken to investigate how the current digital phenomenon has an impact on our ways of thinking, our relationships and our society.
The exhibition, designed by MVRDV in collaboration with Thonik and the curatorial team, was converted into a site for the public, stimulating their thoughts with everyday design objects, soliciting their interaction with empathetic interfaces and promoting their involvement in participatory spaces.
Design Society丨Main Gallery
The Main Gallery is the Sea World Culture and Arts Center's largest exhibition space, positioned at the very heart of the building. The Main Gallery will present immersive, interactive, and experimental experiences, touching on major topics in design today. In short the Main Gallery is Design Society's manifesto. A place where all of Design Society's ambitions are integrated: from the choice of topics, to collaboration with other parties, and cutting edge curatorial research.
Design Society would like to acknowledge the contribution made by many individuals, both within and outside the Design Society, who have dedicated their time and expertise to the exhibition.
Director: Ole Bounman
Programme Director: Rong Zhao
Exhibition Curator: Carrie Chan
Assistant curator: Siyun Tang, Xiaoyu Zhang
Exhibition manager: Xiaonan Li
Exhibition assistant: Chenchen Zhou, Yunjing Huang
Branding and Communication: Gu Ling, Zhang Shu, Zeng Wenqi, Wu Sichao, Andie Chen
Event Manager: Haibing Shen
Event assistant: Qiuyi Ye,Xuan Pan
Exhibition Design: MVRDV
Graphic Design: thonik
LAAB, Stickyline, Keith Lam, Patrick Jouin, Ben van Berkel, Ross Lovegrove, Fernando Romero, Michael Young, Zaha Hadid, Zhang Zhoujie, Joris Laarman, Iris ven Herpen, Isaïe Bloch, Elaine Yan Ling Ng, Semiconductor, Achim Menges, Karola Dierichs, Jenny Sabin, Sky Yutaka, Guo Lijun, Martin Alvarez, Philip Yuan, Gao Ying, Miu Ling Lam, Yuri Suzuki, Nick Verstand, Eric Siu, Tobias Gremmler, Jeffrey Shaw, Sarah Kenderdine, LxU, Makeblock, Chaihuo Maker, Li Yu, Cesar Harada, Anne Filson, Gary Rohrbacher, Wikihouse, Meng Qi
施华洛世奇, 飞利浦, Lasvit
ANIMA II
2017 , Nick Verstand
Nick Verstand is a Dutch contemporary artistknown for creating large-scale art installations that inspire curious exploration and social interaction. His work has been exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum and Dutch Design Week.
Microstructures Adaptation Chair (Long Cell)
2014 , Joris Laarman
Dutch designer Joris Laarman is one of the world's leading designers and is dedicated to integrating digital technologies and exquisite workmanship when creating furniture. This 3D-printed chair simulates cellular structures to create variations in sizes, hardness and colour. This technique maximizes the flexibility needed for customized furniture.
Polythread
2016 , Jenny Sabin
Jenny E. Sabin is an architectural designer whose work is at the forefront of a new direction for 21st century architectural practice — one that investigates the intersections of architecture and science, and applies insights and theories from biology and mathematics to the design of material structures.
No(where) now(here)
2013 , Gao Ying
Ying Gao is a fashion designer and university professor. She questions our assumptions about clothing by combining urban design, architecture and media design. She explores the construction of the garment, taking her inspiration from the transformations of the social and urban environment.
Solid C2 Chair
2004-2015 , Patrick Jouin
French designer Patrick Jouin collaborated with Belgium company Materialise to create the Solid C2 Chair. Using selective laser sintering technique that allows great freedom in 3D printing, the Solid C2 chair is one of the first one pieces of 3D-printed furniture in its size.
Super Clover
2017 , Michael Young
Michael Young was called mature minimalist, in the UK and Iceland for nearly ten years after Michael, because of the pioneering technology enthusiasm is attracted to Asia, and set up a studio in Hongkong in 2006. Michael Young continues to promote the development of experimental design, focusing on exploring the infinite possibilities brought about by Asian technological innovation and creating novel designs.
Kung Fu Motion Visualization
2016 , Tobias Gremmler
Tobias Gremmler is currently a visiting professor at the City University Hong Kong School of creative media, a visiting professor at Shanghai Theater Academy. He creatively combines media art and design with traditional art forms such as drama, music and sculpture.
Maker Chair (Puzzle)
He graduated cum laude from Eindhoven Design Academy, Eindhoven, Netherlands in 2003. He
established Joris Laarman Studio and Lab, Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2004.
2015 , Zaha Hadid
UNITED NUDE has positioned itself at the intersection of design and fashion and has gained international recognition for the brand's creative work. Known for clarity, elegance and innovation, United Nude shoes are sold in over 40 countries.
2015 , Fernando Romero
ILABO
2015 , Ross Lovegrove
2011 , Zhang Zhoujie
He graduated from the Saint Martin Institute of art and design in Central England. He was a visiting fellow of the British Association of architects. It set up its own digital design laboratory in Shanghai in 2010, and Triangulation series chair is its masterpiece. His works are based on the concept of "natural", and his works are fused with the oriental traditional artistic view, western design methodology, cutting-edge digital technology and handicrafts.
Sharevari
2016 , Yuri Suzuki
Yuri Suzuki is a sound artist and electronic musician who produces work that explores the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces. Suzuki's work raises questions of the relation between sound and people and how music and sound affect people's mind.
Re-Actor
2016-2017 , Sarah Kenderdine, Jeffrey Shaw, Hing Chao
Professor Shaw was a new media artist and a co-founder of the Eventstructure Research Group in Amsterdam, and founding director of the ZKM Institute for Visual Media Karlsruhe.
Inaugural Exhibition of Design Society
Digital Encounter:Awed by the calculative power of computers however, where does the role of the designer's intelligence lie?
Digital Participation:In this era of open-source information and tools, what role can you play in design?
Digital Interaction:How our future relationships with machines, people, and our traditions will evolve and react?
Talk & Panel/For Public/For School/For Professional
Digital Fabrication & Playful Architecture with LAAB
2018.04.08 Sunday 14:30-16:00
Future Interface with Lam Miu Ling and Keith Lam
Performance & Screening/For Public/For School
Make music with MENG QI's Self-made Synthesizer
2018.03.10 Saturday 14:30-17:00
Leaflet/Brochure
Minding the Digital Guidebook
Design Society: What To See At Shenzhen's New Cultural Centre
2017.12.20, Hong Kong Tatler


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Iranian Teenager at the Verge of Execution on Education Minister and MP's Recommendation
March 2018 Persian Spring
A young man who was incarcerated at 15 years of age was sentenced to death in Iran upon turning 18—despite the provincial state medical examiner's report that Mohammad Kalhori was not mentally mature when he allegedly committed murder. The teenager now is at the verge of execution, his lawyer has warned, Radio Farda reports.
"My client was 15 when the murder happened. According to the medical examiner's opinion, his action was not based on reason or logic and he was lacking mental development. His adviser in the juvenile reform center also says that he didn't have the mental ability to understand his action," Kalhori's attorney, Hassan Aghakhani, told New York based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
Kalhori killed his physics teacher, Mohammad Khashkhashi, with a pocket knife after allegedly being physically attacked for alleged disobedience on November 22, 2014, at the Hafezi High School in Boroujerd, Lorestan Province. The primary court sentenced Kalhori to seven years and paying blood money to the victim's family.
"But the victim's family appealed the decision [in September 2016] and Branch 31 of the Supreme Court struck down the ruling and ordered a new trial, which resulted in a death sentence against my client without regard to Article 91 of the Islamic Penal Code," Aghakhani affirmed.
The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has also learned that the Supreme Court threw out Kalhori's initial three-year prison sentence and ordered a new trial resulting in a death sentence after a deputy education minister and an influential member of Iran's Parliament asked the court to "look after" the victim's family.
"The case of Mohammad Kalhori is extremely concerning because Iran has yet again issued a death sentence to a person who was convicted as a juvenile in violation of international and UN standards. It also highlights the Iranian Judiciary's lack of independence," said Hadi Ghaemi, CHRI's executive director,
Article 91 of Iran's Islamic Penal Code stipulate that "If adolescents under 18 do not realize the nature of the crime committed or its prohibition, or if there is uncertainty about their full mental development, according to their age" they can be spared the death penalty. The teenager's lawyer believes that his client is falling victim to the intervention from outside the court.
"We lodged an appeal and made two requests [in June and October 2017] for a judicial review by Branch 33 of the Supreme Court presided by Judge Mohammad Niazi. But [Judge Niazi] believes in retribution. When it was time to consider our appeal, unfortunately there was a letter from a deputy education minister and two letters from Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who is the member of Parliament from Boroujerd [the city where the murder was committed] and chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy, requesting that the judge to look after the victim, not the murderer," Aghaghani affirmed.
Furthermore, Aghhakhani told CHRI, "When it was determined that my client did not have sufficient mental development, we did not expect the political and security officials to get involved. This kid could have been saved if the law followed a normal course, without the court being influenced by the political climate, but unfortunately they interfered in this case."
In February 2018, the UN rights chief urged Iran to halt executions of juveniles on death row.
"The execution of juvenile offenders is unequivocally prohibited under international law, regardless of the circumstances and nature of the crime committed," the UN high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said in a news release on February 16.
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in January 2018, three people – two male and one female – were executed in Iran for crimes they committed when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. A fourth juvenile offender, who was believed to be on the point of being executed on February 14, has reportedly received a temporary reprieve of two months.
The UN rights chief also noted that several other juvenile offenders are also believed to be in danger of imminent execution, with a total of some 80 such individuals reported to be currently on death row in Iran, after being sentenced to death for crimes they committed when they were under eighteen.
"Iran should immediately comply with explicit international norms and standards regarding the rights of children and halt the death sentence against Mohammad Kalhori and all juvenile defendants," said Ghaemi.
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Woman Arrested for Killing Infant
Filed under: Adjustment Issues,Adoption,Articles,For Parents,Korean Adoption — Tags: Adjustment Issues, Korean — Catherine @ 10:53 am
From the Korea Times:
An American woman has been arrested in the United States on charges
of killing a baby she adopted.
Rebecca Kyrie, 28, was indicted with physical detention on Friday for
murdering Chung Hei-min, a 13-month-old girl adopted from Korea about
six months ago by the accused and her spouse David, according to The
Indianapolis Star, a local daily published in Indianapolis in the
U.S. on Sunday.
The arrest came after a three-month-long investigation by the
Hamilton County Sheriff Department.
Chung was adopted by the Kyries in June through Bethany Christian
Services and was called Chaeli by her adoptive parents.
Bethany Christian Services is a not-for-profit adoption service
provider with offices in 30 states in the U.S.
Police said that Kyrie shook the baby girl so violently on Sept. 3
that it resulted in head trauma, resulting in her death the next day.
Her husband, David, was at work at the time, and her two biological
sons were with her.
Kyrie still denies the charges. Reportedly, however, her six-year-old
son has told an investigator that his mother told him not to say what
happened to the girl.
Kyrie was known among her neighbors for being a regular churchgoer
who even performed dance interpretations of Bible stories at the
church.
"Kyrie offered no explanation for her baby condition when she called
911 on Sept. 3 and reported the child was frothing at the mouth,"
the daily quoted Maj. Mark Bowen, spokesman for the Sheriff
Department as saying. Later, however, she referred to personal
problems, according to evidence filed in court.
After the baby was taken to a hospital in Indianapolis, she was
diagnosed with a severe brain injury and placed on life support. But
Chung died after she was removed from life support equipment the next
day. The recently obtained results of an autopsy show that she died
from the so-called "shaken baby syndrome."
The daily reported that she had not admitted to shaking the baby, and
her husband also claimed no knowledge of any prior abuse.
In an interview with Indianapolis-based TV news, 6News, her brother,
George Cooper said Kyrie, an extremely loving and caring mother,
would not have abused the child.
"There's every possibility in my mind that this was a pre-existing
condition and that just took time to bear itself out," he said.
The original article is here: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/12/117_15633.html
How to Be an Anti-Racist Parent
Filed under: Adjustment Issues,Adoptees,Adoption,Racism,Transracial Adopters — Catherine @ 6:24 pm
Carmen Van Kerckhove, co-founder and president of the anti-racism training company New Demographic, writes for two of our favorite blogs, Racialicious and Anti-Racist Parent. Today, she sent us these five tips for parents. We think it's a must-read. Be sure to visit Anti-Racist Parent to download the free 11-page e-booklet "How to Be an Anti-Racist Parent: Real-Life Parents Share Real-Life Tips." And, don't miss today's post on helping teachers understand adoption.
The following is reprinted with Carmen's permission:
You don't use racial slurs. You teach your child to treat everyone equally. You expose your family to diverse cultures. That's enough to make sure your children don't grow up to be racists, right?
Most people think that racism is all about white hoods, burning crosses, and racial slurs. But racism is also about linking physical and intellectual abilities to racial differences. If you think about racism in this way, the truth is that all of us hold racist beliefs.
Here are 5 tips to keep in mind:
1. Your children will face racism, so prepare them for it.
It's not unusual for children to hear their peers using racial slurs as early on as the first grade, even in the most diverse and open-minded communities. Don't assume that racism is a non-issue for your family.
2. Don't be colorblind.
"Everyone is the same to me. I don't even see color!" Being colorblind is not possible and it should not be your goal. As NAACP Chairman Julian Bond says, colorblindness means being "blind to the consequences of being the wrong color in America today."
3. Make conversations about racism relaxed and frequent.
Don't wait for A Very Special Moment to talk about race. Conversations about race should be as normal and casual in your family as discussions about "American Idol." In fact, "American Idol" can be a good starting point to talk about how people of color are portrayed in the media!
4. Lead by example.
Actions speak louder than words. If you tell your children they should accept everyone, regardless of race, but you only socialize with people from one race, what message do you think your child will absorb?
5. Never stop dismantling your own racist beliefs.
You can't lead by example if you don't work on yourself. Realize that you're not going to wake up one morning and be rid of all your racist beliefs. There are no shortcuts to becoming anti-racist. Be aware of your own biases and privileges, and never stop working to overcome them.
Talking About Race
Filed under: Adjustment Issues,Adoptee Videos,Adoptees,Film Clips,For Parents,Racism,Videos — Catherine @ 11:06 am
Dr. Joseph Crumbley, a therapist specializing in adoptive families, discusses the importance of talking about race with your internationally adopted child.
Suicide Second-Leading Cause of Death Among Asian American Women 15-24
Filed under: Adjustment Issues,Chinese Adoption,Korean Adoption — Tags: chinese-adoptees, Korean Adoptees, self-image, stereotypes, suicide — Catherine @ 6:16 pm
CNN reported today on a study finding that Asian-American women ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of women in any race or ethnic group in the same age group and that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Asian-American women in that age range.
Eliza Noh, an assistant professor of Asian-American studies at California State University at Fullerton who worked on the study (and whose sister committed suicide) spoke with CNN about family pressure and stereotypes of Asians that can lead to increased rates of depression.
"Depression starts even younger than age 15. Noh says one study has shown that as young as the fifth grade, Asian-American girls have the highest rate of depression so severe they've contemplated suicide.
As Noh and others have searched for the reasons, a complex answer has emerged.
First and foremost, they say "model minority" pressure — the pressure some Asian-American families put on children to be high achievers at school and professionally — helps explain the problem … But Noh says pressure from within the family doesn't completely explain the shocking suicide statistics for young women like her sister.
She says American culture has adopted the myth that Asians are smarter and harder-working than other minorities.
'It's become a U.S.-based ideology, popular from the 1960s onward, that Asian-Americans are smarter, and should be doing well whether at school or work.'
Noh added that simply being a minority can also lead to depression."
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What Is the Free State Project?
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Today's publication is a visitor dispatch from Dan Barry, who wrote in The New York Times on Sunday about how the shock victory of a hardcore libertarian motion in a small New Hampshire city led to swift backlash — and a harsh lesson in the significance of exhibiting as much as vote. Here, Dan explains the group behind the conflict.
For almost 20 years now, and with out a lot nationwide consideration, stressed libertarians in all places have been relocating to New Hampshire. They are drawn much less by the spectacular fall foliage than by a literal interpretation of a state motto extra typically stamped on license plates than uttered in dialog: "Live Free Or Die."
Much of this migration has been pushed by a nonprofit group known as the Free State Project. Its adherents imagine that by shifting en masse to a small state with an inordinately massive legislature — 400 representatives and 24 senators for 1.38 million folks — they will impact change to their liking. That is: restricted authorities, self-reliance, restricted authorities, free markets and restricted authorities.
"By concentrating our numbers in a single state, we are maximizing our impact as activists, entrepreneurs, community builders and thought leaders," the group's web site says. "Free Staters are neighborly, productive folks from all walks of life, of all ages, creeds and colors, who are on a mission to prove that more liberty leads to more prosperity for everyone."
After all, who's towards liberty?
But it stays an open query whether or not the motion's interpretation of liberty — emphasizing particular person rights over the widespread good — has gained vital traction.
In 2016, for instance, the Free State Project introduced with fanfare that 20,000 folks had signed a pledge to maneuver to New Hampshire inside the subsequent 5 years and to assist create a society by which the "maximum role" of presidency can be to guard particular person rights. People supporting gun rights, homosexual marriage and monetary conservatism are welcome; racists, bigots and people selling violence are usually not.
"Are you tired of the government always getting bigger?" the Free State Project's web site asks. "Do you feel like the only person around who just wants to Live Free? You are not alone!"
Six years later, the group says the variety of Free Staters in New Hampshire stands at 6,232.
"It seems to have been easy to get the pledges," stated Wayne Lesperance, a political science professor at New England College in Henniker, N.H., who has studied the Free State motion. "Certainly the 20,000 haven't materialized. There's no data to support they've come closer than 6,000, and even that sounds high."
Lesperance stated that the Free State Project — which, like New Hampshire, is overwhelmingly white — "appeals to disaffected white folks who may not want to deal with the complexities of race relations."
He emphasised that he noticed no hyperlinks in any respect to white supremacist ideology. Rather, there may be "a pining for a time when life was much simpler," he stated. "A time when people were left alone."
Having failed to this point to realize a bloc of 20,000 "liberty activists" in New Hampshire, Free Staters have nonetheless made their presence recognized in methods past their annual PorcFest, a weeklong Woodstock-like occasion for liberty lovers that options pancake socials, Bitcoin poker nights, films ("Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life") and lots of, many lectures ("Can You Still Get Rich With Crypto?" "Eliminate Your Income Tax Liability — It's Simple!").
The group claims that 45 of its Free Staters have been elected to the State Legislature since 2008 — extra of them figuring out with Republicans than with Democrats. It says that 20 Free Staters are in the Legislature at the second, with about 100 "liberty-minded individuals" not affiliated with the challenge in state authorities.
Free Staters have, based on New Hampshire Public Radio, "led the charge in creating lower-fee nano-brewery laws, repealed the state's knife codes, and passed a bill that grants immunity to users who report a drug overdose to the police."
But even in a state recognized for its mind-your-own-beeswax vibe, many have discovered the Free State philosophy — initially rooted in an embrace of secession — to be alarming. There's even a web site devoted to monitoring the motion and serving to communities discover methods to "handle Free State Project members and activities."
A traditional instance of the motion's purposeful disruption unfolded final March in the small New Hampshire neighborhood of Croydon, inhabitants 800. At a sparsely attended annual city assembly, a Free Stater and city choose board member named Ian Underwood made a shock movement to chop the college finances by greater than half. He argued that spending had risen whereas pupil achievement had not, and he questioned the price of college actions like sports activities and music instruction.
The movement handed by a low-turnout vote of 20 to 14, sending Croydon into paroxysms of anger and guilt and resulting in the creation of a grass-roots group now known as We Stand Up for Croydon. The group succeeded in forcing one other public assembly in May, when a movement to revive the finances handed 377 to 2 — a great day for participatory democracy.
But it was a less-than-stellar day for Underwood and his fellow Free Staters. Some who may need agreed together with his arguments have been delay by the considerably underhanded method by which he tried to result in change.
Even his spouse, Jody Underwood, a Free Stater and a member of the Croydon college board who supported the radical finances reduce, thought that her husband's movement, delivered with out giving townspeople time to digest the particulars, was unwise.
"I don't like how this was just forced on people," she stated. "That's never a good way to do things."
Even although they in the end misplaced their battle in Croydon, she stated, "Free Staters thought it was great" — partially, presumably, as a result of it introduced extra consideration to their trigger.
But extra consideration doesn't all the time work in a trigger's favor. Hope Damon, a Croydon resident who joined the struggle towards the finances reduce, is planning to retire from her job as a nutritionist and run for a seat in the State Legislature. She was motivated partially to cease the Free State motion from rising.
"I'm being quite straightforward," stated Damon, who considers herself a average Democrat. "We don't trust them."
Democrats and activists who oppose reducing college budgets are actually planning occasions in different cities; one rally towards the Free State motion was held in Keene, N.H., final Saturday. And the anti-Free State group We Stand Up for Croydon is planning a neighborhood picnic subsequent month at the Croydon hearth station. Billed as a "thank you" to residents who stood up towards the finances cuts, it's also a reminder that the political struggle is way from over.
Damon stated that the Free State affect in the State Legislature is far more highly effective than many may notice.
"This is not a fringe group anymore," she stated. "And this means that we have to work vigorously for people who value democracy for the common good."
What to learn tonight
Capturing a conflict hero's send-off
On Politics recurrently options work by Times photographers. Here's what Haiyun Jiang informed us about capturing the picture above:
Inside the Capitol Rotunda, 4 pool photographers, together with myself, have been stationed round the room to cowl an occasion honoring Hershel Williams, the final residing Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, who died just lately at 98.
During the public viewing a part of the occasion, I seen the reflection on the ground of the Rotunda, the historic work displayed in the background, Army personnel on guard — and the whole lot, together with gentle, centered on Williams's coffin.
I obtained decrease and waited for somebody carrying darkish garments to stroll by to match the temper and the colours of different components in the picture. I needed to point out the busy tempo of the public viewing.
Finally, I slowed down the shutter pace and made the body. I needed to convey the significance of the occasion and the farewell of a courageous service member.
I believe the colours on this picture labored properly collectively, guiding the viewers's consideration to Williams's coffin and the sense of place and motion surrounding it.
Thanks for studying. We'll see you on Monday.
— Blake
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