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Villarreal and Bayern Munich will face each other at El Madrigal for the first leg of the 2021-2022 Champions League quarter finals on Wednesday, April 6. Join us as the crew will deliver their soccer predictions and free tips ahead of this UCL Quarter Finals fixture.
Villarreal stunned Champions League heavyweights Juventus in the last round, but they didn't get much bigger than a quarter-final showdown against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The La Liga side traveled to Italy in the last round after a 1-1 draw at home and simply demolished Juve in Turin with a sensational 3-0 win.
Their progress in this competition is all the more remarkable when you consider their La Liga form. They are currently seventh and may not even win a place in European competition next season.
They have slumped to two dismal defeats in a row at Cadiz and Levante. Bayern Munich is of course sauntering to yet another Bundesliga title which would be ten-in-a-row after a weekend 4-1 win at Freiburg and they've looked very impressive in the Champions League too, where they are desperate to win what would be their second Champions League in three seasons.
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Spot on T. ❤. Love the photos too.
thanks D!! it kind of goes along with what we were saying about people being busy right now…everyone seems to be getting aligned with things 🙂 i love how you phrased all of that! yes!


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Warp Inc. was a Japanese video game developer. Founded by musician Kenji Eno in 1994, the company was dedicated to creating interactive cinema. Its most successful games, D and Enemy Zero, were known for their musical scores. Warp rebranded as Super Warp Inc. exited the video game industry in 2000, and was superseded by the developer From Yellow to Orange Inc. in 2001. Eno headed the company until his death in February 2013.

History
Kenji Eno founded Warp in 1994. The Warp logo—four television screens displaying the four letters of the company name—was designed by Eno and designer Tomohiro Miyazaki. Warp developed several interactive cinema games, their most successful series being D. In 2000, following the release of D2, Warp changed its name to Super Warp and exited the video game industry, widening its scope to network services, DVD products, and online music.

Following an investment by Neoteny Inc., Super Warp was succeeded by From Yellow to Orange (FYTO) in 2001. FYTO released the game You, Me, and the Cubes in 2009. Eno headed the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO) until his death February 2013. Katsutoshi Eguchi subsequently became the company's CEO. Eno's final project, Kakexun, became a collaborative effort between FYTO and Naoya Sato's company Warp2.

Games developed
 Totsugeki Kikan (Karakuri) Megadasu!! (1994, 3DO)
 Trip'd (1995, 3DO, PlayStation)
 Oyaji Hunter Mahjong (1995, 3DO)
 D (1995, 3DO/Sega Saturn/PlayStation/MS-DOS)
 Short Warp (1996, 3DO)
 Enemy Zero (1996, Sega Saturn/Microsoft Windows)
 Real Sound: Kaze no Regret (1997, Sega Saturn/Dreamcast)
 D2 (1999, Dreamcast)

As From Yellow to Orange Inc.
 You, Me, and the Cubes (2009, Wii)
 Kakexun (TBA)

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Japanese companies established in 1994
Video game companies established in 1994
Video game companies of Japan
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By Chris Edwards
TYLER COUNTY – According to Tyler County Emergency Management Coordinator Ken Jobe, multiple agencies responded to a complex fire on County Road 2845 (Fort Teran road) on Tuesday, August 9.
The initial report came through at 2:30 p.m., according to Jobe, and was reported at first as three separate fires, although two were located.
Agencies including Colmesneil and Woodville volunteer fire departments; the Texas A&M Forest Service; Big Thicket Fire and Tyler County Office of Emergency Management all responded.
According to Jobe the efforts included the use of six bulldozers; four grass rigs; two engines; several support vehicles and 30 responders.
"Initial assessment is the two fires burned approximately 130 acres. At about 5:30 p.m., all county fire departments were released," said Jobe. The dozers were left behind to cut lanes to prevent further spread.
Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford noted that it has been "a very busy and tragic fire year with the loss of precious lives and property," and reminded citizens, in a statement, to be mindful of all the volunteer efforts of many firefighting agencies.
"These volunteers are always available 24 hours a day, whether it's fighting a fire, vehicle crashes, assisting the community,
aw enforcement and EMS personnel," Weatherford said.
By Wednesday night the Texas A&M Forest Service reported that one of the fires, which encompassed 173 acres, was 90% contained, while the second, comprising 121.7 acres, was 100% contained.
There were no injuries reported and no structures destroyed or damaged.
Multiple wildfires have been reported in the region, largely due to the drought conditions that have persisited. At the same time firefighters battled the Teran fires, agencies were fighting one in Polk County, which covered 24 acres. That fire was reported as 100% contained on Wednesday.

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You're so tired, you can hardly drag yourself through the clean-up from dinner. By the time 9pm rolls around, you fall into bed, grateful the day is done.
You turn off the light and take a breath. Finally! You wait for the sleep to settle over you.
Instead of the desperately needed shut-eye, thoughts of the credit card debt you still haven't paid off begin to nudge your mind.
You roll onto your stomach. You mull over the rumors of upcoming layoffs at work. You flip over your pillow. Those bad headaches you keep getting–could they be a symptom of something worse? You roll to your left.
And then there's the car's sporadic engine problems and the unknown cost you imagine it will take to fix it…Your heart picks up its pace and you are now wide awake, filled with dread.
Enough! you shout at yourself. You demand that your brain shut down…but you don't know what to do to stop these mental invaders. So you grab your phone and click on your Facebook app. Maybe the distraction will help.
You just sabotaged a good night's sleep.
I do it, too. In fact, millions of us do it every night. A recent study showed that 75% of us have trouble sleeping 3-4 nights a week. Chronic sleep problems can contribute to cardiac disease, a decrease in immune function, depression, anxiety and weight gain.
Got your attention with that one, didn't I? Yes, the fat-storing hormone cortisol rises when we do not get enough sleep.
Getting a good night's sleep is far more important that just being alert when you drive and being sharp when you work. Sleep, or lack of it, directly affects our longevity and quality of life.
Below are 21 effective methods for turning off the endless loop of worry and floating gently into the Land of Nod.
Boring is good. Robert Ludlum and Stephen King are bad…at least from the stand point of getting your noggin to quiet down. No new appliances to bone up on? How about a book on nutrition or web design? You want something with no plot, no excitement, just some how-to info and facts.
I have no experience with sheep. I've never known anyone who actually counts sheep. (Can they really jump over fences?) So forget the sheep. For monotonous distraction, think of a fruit for each letter of the alphabet. If you make it to Z (good luck finding a fruit starting with X), start over with vegetables.
When I was in the US Army Nurse Corps, I learned all kinds of hacks for keeping your head together when under fire. Tactical breathing is by far the most effective in reducing tension and anxiety, and it works in under 30 seconds. Try it now: Slowly take a long, measured breath in through your nose counting to 4, then hold it for a count of 4. Slowly blow it out through your mouth for a count of 4, and hold your breath for another count of 4. Repeat it one more time: in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4. Not to get too technical, but the magic here is in holding the breath–it balances the oxygen/carbon dioxide mix in the blood, and that decreases fear while also clearing the mind.
This is my #1 defense against anxiety-driven sleeplessness–I get a pen and paper and I make notes. I write down the thing that has me the most torqued up–maybe it's an avalanche of tasks that must be done or maybe my company is going to be bought out and it will be time to change jobs. Regardless, I plan out what I'm going to do the next day to move through the unknown. Once that's done, it's all there on paper and my mind is empty enough to sleep.
Get out of your night clothes and lie naked between the sheets. Sometimes the wrinkles in pajamas can activate the skin sensors just enough to keep you wakeful. And if you sleep with a partner, is there anything more comforting than the warmth of skin on skin?
I cannot stand having sticky, sweaty skin. Since I live in Florida, where we have only two seasons (Summer and Not Summer), I have to shower pretty much every night before bed, because if I don't, the stickiness keeps me awake…and that can lead to anxious rumination. If showering wakes you up too much, and you have a bathtub, take a bath for just 5-10 min. It will relax you and make your skin feel oh so good.
Turn the temperature in your room down enough that you need at least a light blanket. The weight of the blanket helps to calm those skin sensors I mentioned earlier and the cool temperature is more conducive to sound sleep.
I'm not saying you should be up scrubbing your floors. All I mean is, tidy things up in your sleeping space. I can't explain it, but I've heard from many of my clients over the years (and I've experienced it myself) that having a calm, organized sleeping space helps us to feel calm and organized internally. But (I hear you ask) the room is dark so how can it make any difference? Some say it decreases the energy in the room, but there's no scientific evidence yet that supports that. Still…that's how I and many others experience it. So take 5 minutes to tidy things up a bit. What could it hurt?
Or put in some ear plugs. Background noise can be irritating at night and that can increase overall anxiety. I'm a big fan of fans. I like the soft white noise they create and I love how they drown out everything else. Earplugs are a distant second, but are certainly better than listening to the garbage truck roaring down your street at 3am. It's possible that you're more sensitive to noises outside than you're aware, so give it a try.
If you've turned your pillow over…and over, and sleep has still kept its distance, call a truce. Turn your light on, grab a notebook or journal, and start writing from the heart. Don't correct your spelling, don't work at crafting the perfect sentence. Just get it out. It's astonishing how far down you can drill into your own hidden thinking by doing this. When you have nothing left to say, put it down and turn off the light. You'll probably fall asleep within minutes.
Start by curling your toes and relaxing them, curling them and then relaxing. Point your feet and relax, point and relax. Move up the body, doing this with every major muscle group, ending with the most important muscle group–the face. Pay especially close attention to relaxing all the muscles in your face, because those muscles are tied directly to your emotions. It's very tough to be anxious when your face is completely in repose. Try it, you'll see.
Smelling the essential oil of lavender has been shown in multiple research studies to ease emotional distress and promote restful sleep. Anecdotally, others also include lemon balm, peppermint and chamomile as calming agents. Our sense of smell has a lot more to do with health than anyone previous understood, so take a whiff and see what happens.
Kind of like the PJs, wrinkled, disorganized sheets can make it tough to relax. And the National Sleep Foundation says that the scent of fresh, clean sheets helps people fall asleep faster. So, remake your bed…assuming of course that you're sleeping alone.
Sitting in bed, back up against the wall, legs crossed or straight out, close your eyes and put all of your attention on your breath. Work at slowing it down, making it measured and full. Spend some time on this. Maybe do some progressive relaxation while continuing to do conscious breathing. As something floats into your thoughts, just tell it you're a bit busy and will tend to it tomorrow. Imagine yourself surrounded by angels who completely love you and want to guide you to the happiest life possible. Smile when you think of them, thank them for that love and support. In a few minutes, you may find your head dropping down as you drop off. Again thank them for helping you get the rest you need, and slide down into your comfy bed.
Some find that the motion of a rocking chair lulls them to sleep just like a baby. If you don't have one, sit up in bed and gently rock back and forth with your eyes closed. See if that motion calms you enough to drift off.
There is a treasure trove of wonderfully soothing music in playlist form (some of which play for more than 8 straight hours, if you want to just leave it on all night). Scroll through the options on YouTube to find the perfect one for you. For people who are especially auditory, this can be quite helpful.
Hearing music that you used to listen to as a baby can trigger the pre-verbal memories of being safe and warm with love. Sometimes, that's all it takes to let go for the night.
Reverse psychology? Maybe, but more likely it's a way of stopping the panic we feel when we are trying to force ourselves to drift off. And research supports this as a viable way of getting yourself to fall asleep, despite your best efforts to stay awake.
Really dark. Remove even the smallest lights from your room. Or wear an eye mask. Light pollution is a real thing and something to take seriously in your bedroom. Those electronic blue lights are the absolute worst for sleep (so maybe you want to buy a new alarm clock?), causing brain stimulation, not relaxation.
So the next time you're mind isn't cooperating with your body's need for sleep, don't toss and turn, wasting the night away. Take charge of the situation by trying some of these antidotes, and you'll grace yourself with a solid night's rest.


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In 1950's Hong Kong, Master Ip (Donnie Yen) wants to open a martial arts school - but first he must pass the tests put forth by the local grandmasters and their corrupt leader.
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Q: LINQ CRM 2011 Update - Create I notice the the CRM moderator David Jennaway on the technet forum states that you can't use LINQ to update/Create records in CRM 2011 see here http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-IE/crmdevelopment/thread/682a7be2-1c07-497e-8f58-cea55c298062
But I have seen a few threads that make it seem as if it should work.  Here is my attempt which doesn't work.  Any ideas why not?
IOrganizationServiceFactory serviceFactory = (IOrganizationServiceFactory)serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IOrganizationServiceFactory));
IOrganizationService service = serviceFactory.CreateOrganizationService(context.UserId);
OrganizationServiceContext orgContext = new OrganizationServiceContext(service);

EntityState state = new EntityState();
state = EntityState.Changed;

var counter = from c in orgContext.CreateQuery<pcx_entitycounter>()
        where c.pcx_name.Contains("pcx_candidate")
        select new pcx_entitycounter
        {Id = c.Id,
        pcx_name = c.pcx_name, pcx_Sequence = c.pcx_Sequence, pcx_Prefix = c.pcx_Prefix

        };

foreach (var c in counter)
        {
            string prefix = c.pcx_Prefix.ToString(); ;
            string sequence = c.pcx_Sequence.ToString();

            c.pcx_Sequence = c.pcx_Sequence + 1;
            c.EntityState = state;
            **service.Update(c);**  //FAILS HERE

        }

A: In my experience, it's been difficult-to-impossible to retrieve an entity from the Context, update it, then use the Service to save the changes. It has caused me headaches figuring it out!
Since your retrieval code uses a query from the Context, all of those entities should be attached to the Context and their states are being tracked. Thus you need to use the Context's method for updating:
foreach (var c in counter) {
    string prefix = c.pcx_Prefix.ToString(); ;
    string sequence = c.pcx_Sequence.ToString();

    c.pcx_Sequence = c.pcx_Sequence + 1;

    // Use the Context to save changes
    orgContext.UpdateObject(c);
    orgContext.SaveChanges();
}

Since a lot of my code will retrieve entities in different ways (i.e. Service or Context) depending on the situation, I have developed a simple method that knows how to update the entity correctly. To expand on your example, you might have an update method that looks like:
public void UpdatePcxEntityCounter(pcx_entitycounter c) {
    if (!orgContext.IsAttached(c)) {
        service.Update(c);
    }
    else {
        orgContext.UpdateObject(c);
        orgContext.SaveChanges();
    }
}

This assumes both orgContext and service are available at a scope above that of the method. Otherwise, they'd have to be passed as additional parameters.

A: Without seeing the difficult its difficult to discern what the issue is but have you tried using orgContext.UpdateObject(c); before doing the update step?  Also, not sure why you are assigning the prefix and sequence to local variables within your loop since they don't appear to be being used.  Its possible that you are getting a SOAP Exception or something for assigning values that don't work.  Do you have any plugins registered on the entity?
See the following links for possible resolutions -
How to update a CRM 2011 Entity using LINQ in a Plugin?
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/crmdevelopment/thread/7ae89b3b-6eca-4876-9513-042739fa432a

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Cregan pleads not guilty to Manchester police murders
By David Doyle
Dale Cregan, the man accused of murdering two female police officers in Manchester in September, has pleaded not guilty to the killings.
Mr Cregan, 29, denied the murders of Greater Manchester Police constables Fiona Bone (pictured left) and Nicola Hughes (right) at Liverpool crown court this morning.
The unarmed officers died after responding to a report of a burglary in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, on September 18. Relatives of the two officers were in the court to hear Mr Cregan plead not guilty to their murders, and the murders of a father and son earlier in the year.
Mr Cregan appeared in the court via videolink alongside nine co-defendants, the majority of whom are charged with the murders of either David or Mark Short in May and August 2012.
Cregan denied the murders of the officers as well as seven other charges, including the murders Mark and David Short. He is also charged with four counts of attempted murder and one of causing an explosion.
Luke Livesey, 27, from Hattersley, and Damien Gorman, 37, from Glossop, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mark Short and three counts of attempted murder.
Anthony Wilkinson, 33, from Beswick, denied the murder of David Short, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, attempted murder and causing an explosion with a hand-grenade.
Jermaine Ward, 24, denied the murder of David Short, one count of attempted murder and an allegation of causing an explosion with a hand-grenade.
They were remanded in custody until their trial at Preston Crown Court on 4 February.
The remaining defendants, Matthew James, Ryan Hadfield, Leon Atkinson, Francis Dixon and Mohammed Ali, were not asked to enter their pleas at today's hearing.
James, 33, of Clayton; Hadfield, 28, from Ashton-under-Lyne; and Atkinson, 34, of Newton-le-Willows, are charged with the murder of Mark Short and three counts of attempted murder.
Dixon, 37, from the Stalybridge area, is charged with the murder of David Short, attempted murder and causing an explosion. Ali, 23, from Chadderton, is accused of assisting an offender.
They were remanded in custody to return to Liverpool Crown Court on December 20 to enter their pleas.


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Dolphins' Tagovailoa ruled out for Sunday's game at Jets
By ALANIS THAMESOctober 3, 2022 GMT
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is examined during the first half of the team's NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday's game at the New York Jets.
Tagovailoa, who suffered a concussion last Thursday at Cincinnati when he took a scary sack from Bengals defensive tackle Josh Tupou, was stretchered off the field and immediately taken to the hospital. He flew back to South Florida with the team that night.
The additional MRI that Tagovailoa underwent Friday afternoon came back clean, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday.
McDaniel said he still does not have a timeline of Tagovailoa's return, or whether the team will place him on injured reserve.
"Right now he's in the building," McDaniel said. "He's had a couple good days, but he's just trying to go through with the proper procedure and protocol so that he's feeling 100 percent. I know he's going to be diligent with it."
Teddy Bridgewater, who entered Thursday's game against the Bengals late in the first half, will start Sunday.
The Dolphins also plan to sign quarterback Reid Sinnett to their practice squad as a third quarterback option behind Bridgewater and rookie Skylar Thompson.
Sinnett entered the league in 2020 as an undrafted free agent and spent time with the Dolphins in 2020 and 2021 before the Eagles claimed him off waivers last October.


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Walking into the Future
It has long been popular to appeal to the pre-automotive past as a pedestrian golden age. Narratives are compelling because people can be motivated to action when they can play a role they understand. Nevertheless, when we make decisions about the form of our cities, we should avoid telling tall tales.
So let's be clear. Life in cities before the car was no pedestrian paradise.
Consider the historical photo below of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. The flow of traffic was very heavy with horse-drawn vehicles, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross. Note the accumulation of pedestrians on the corners, waiting for an opportunity to push their way through:
[Fifth Avenue and Forty-second Street, New York, N.Y.]
Daylighting Mill Brook on Mosholu Parkway
On Mosholu Parkway, we have spent decades fighting the natural topography. It is time for us to surrender and create a new alliance with the storm water.
There was once a stream on Mosholu Parkway. It was the headwater of a waterway called Mill Brook, which ran down its own little vale parallel to the Bronx River in the vicinity of Webster Avenue until it emptied near the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers.
Double Page Plate No. 35, Part of Ward 24, Section 12.
[Bounded by Jerome Avenue, Mosholu Parkway North, Briggs Avenue a... (1901)
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Mill Brook is long gone. At a point lost to historical memory, its full length was diverted into underground sewers. The motivation for this radical reengineering of the landscape is unclear; perhaps washing horse manure into an open stream created foul odors better diverted to the sewers. Whatever improvement was intended and perhaps achieved has now outlived its usefulness.
The stream feeds a combined sewer overflow, which results in raw sewage pouring into the waterways during heavy rains. Meanwhile, the topography on the parkway still drains toward the center. The water wants to carve out a stream bed. The result is muddy erosion in the lawns that dries into dustbowls.
Rain water drains to the center of the parkway, where it erodes the lawn
in its attempt to restore its stream bed
Instead of letting the rain wash out the landscape while we pollute the waterfront, we should redesign the parkway as a thriving ecosystem, a piece of vital green infrastructure. In addition to reducing the overflow of sewage, daylighting Mill Brook can create a more enjoyable landscape with better amenities. It would, in fact, restore the original vision for Mosholu Parkway:
"At comparatively small expense, the natural brook which Mosholu Parkway already possesses can be enlarged, increased in volume by the aid of an artesian well, carried quite through the centre of the tract, and there is a sufficient descent to the grade to allow of the construction of dams enlosing lakelets, the overflow of which might be made to form miniature cascades, spanned by rustic bridges. Such ornamental attractions are possible in the plan of this broad parkway, which possesses natural conditions that permit of a wide scope for the invention and fancy of the landscape architect."
The New Parks Beyond the Harlem, 1887
As an example of the potential of daylighting Mill Brook on Mosholu Parkway,
the gully could include a waterfall similar to this one in Prospect Park
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Labels: CSO, daylighting, Mosholu Parkway, parks, urban design
Those Old-School Traffic Engineers
It has become popular to indict traffic engineers of yesteryear as men so determined to move cars more quickly they disregarded the safety of pedestrians just trying to get across the street alive. This criticism that they were anti-pedestrian is an uncharitable view. It ignores the historical record, unfairly excluding their deliberate attempts to improve pedestrian safety. So in the words of Al Smith: Let's look at the record.
To illustrate this, we don't have to look any further than the language commonly used to criticize the engineers who designed one-way streets decades ago. Consider this example, which is typical of comments made by many observers of streets (who are well intentioned and otherwise often well-informed):
The city's avenues were converted to one-way for one reason only: to give the city's driving elite priority over its walking majority.
Labels: active transportation, history, one-way streets, pedestrians, safety, traffic engineers
Building Ruins
It is our job as city builders to secure the funding necessary to build. We cannot be frivolous, of course, but we must make the case for investment in infrastructure and architecture that lifts the soul. Spending just enough to get by will be money wasted. We will ultimately spend more as we return over and over again for repairs and minor functional improvements, and perhaps even an occasional beautification effort to address the worst of the ugliness, but we will never be satisfied. There is no substitute for investing in quality.
We must be bold. If we begin with the pessimism of limited funds, we will fail to produce the plans we need to carry us into the future. Great plans will find investors, while weak incrementalism will only perpetuate stagnation.
If we are headed for ruin, let us at least leave ruins worth visiting. Consider the great landmarks of civilization; some may be criticized for contributing to the financial collapse of those who built them, although I think that dubious. There were invariably other, more critical structural problems that brought each institution to its demise. The savings from forgoing their landmarks may have extended their life a little, but probably never could have saved them. More significantly, the durability of landmarks has been a source of cultural and economic richness that accrues for generations beyond the measure of any discounted financial analysis.
As city builders, we owe a responsibility to the present and the future to produce quality landmarks. If we end in failure, let's make it the failure of ruins.
Herman van Swanevelt (1603/1604–1655), via Wikimedia Commons
Labels: history, public investment, ruins
"Sneckdowns"
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The #sneckdown tag has been trending on Twitter. The term is a clever combination of the words "snow" and "neckdown." The tag is used with photos of snow at intersections where it has not been cleared by vehicles, leaving areas that closely resemble neckdowns (see p. 74 of NYC DOT's Street Design Manual). As it is currently trending, these generally have an implicit or explicit claim of demonstrating that space is wasted by vehicles and could be used instead for traffic calming and pedestrian space.
I initially saw some discussions about "sneckdowns" last winter, with useful observations about how the snow piles were acting as temporary traffic calming. This winter, I noticed #sneckdown making the rounds at the first snowfall here in New York. Rather than discussing the temporary effects or snow plowing practices, the focus seemed to have shifted to claims that the areas that had not been cleared by vehicles should be converted into permanent neckdowns.
I found the original observations and discussions about snow plowing very useful. The observations about roadway space that wasn't actively used after the snowfall also initially struck me as something that might inspire a closer look at specific intersections. However, as the popularity of the #sneckdown tag grows and more people jump on the bandwagon with their own photos, I am becoming increasingly uncomfortable.
Labels: active transportation, crosswalks, pedestrians, safety, snow, speeding, traffic calming
The Department of Buildings as Obstacle to Livable Streets
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has been negligent in its responses to complaints for a long time. This can be critical when they continue to ignore complaints about illegal conversions that become fire traps for residents and firefighters.* DOB's failures to respond to complaints also causes problems for public streets and sidewalks that seriously erode quality of life in some neighborhoods, and can even become safety hazards in some instances.
Hopefully the new mayoral administration will address this problem. It is a clear example of the "Tale of Two Cities" narrative that de Blasio pressed while campaigning; nobody would believe that the City would ever tolerate somebody fencing off part of a public sidewalk to create a parking space on the Upper East Side, yet far too often the City has done nothing about it in places like The Bronx. Below are a few clear examples that illustrate the types of problems DOB has been ignoring that are destroying the livability of streets in some neighborhoods.
Public Sidewalks Appropriated for Private Parking
Despite repeat complaints about outrageous takings of public sidewalks to create illegal parking spaces, DOB has done nothing to correct the problems. Instead, the records show that inspectors dismissed the complaints with bogus reports.
Labels: Department of Buildings, enforcement, parking, public space, sidewalks, signage
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FMU Shows Off Honors Center Ahead of Students Moving In
October 21, 2020 /in Frontpage Article, Images, News /by Mandy Howle
FMU President Fred Carter showed off the second of two new buildings Tuesday, October 20th that the university will move into for the spring semester: the university's Honors Center on the main campus. The other new building is the old federal courthouse/post office in downtown Florence. The new honors center occupies the last vacant spot on the campus as it was originally envisioned. The new building will be home to the Honors Center, the university's international programs and the Robert McNair Center for Research and Service, Carter said.
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Stephen Wukela: The City's Growth Not A 'Zero-Sum Game'
The cooperation that helped the city of Florence revitalize its downtown area needs to continue when the next mayor takes office, Mayor Stephen J. Wukela said Monday, October 19th. Wukela spoke at the weekly meeting of the Florence Rotary Club at Victors. "We have spent conservatively about $250 million in downtown Florence over the last decade," said Wukela, who is finishing his third term as mayor but is not running for reelection. "The [Francis Marion University] Performing Arts Center, the [Francis Marion University Luther F. Carter] Health Sciences facility, the museum, the Little Theater, the Waters building, the Kress building, the Hyatt, University Place, Rainwater building, Carolina Bank, you just continue to go down the list."
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Scott Named SC Chamber Public Servant of the Year
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Public Servant of the Year award goes to U.S senator Tim Scott as an individual who has served as a key official in federal or state government contributing to the overall well-being and health of the state as a whole. The photo here is of Senator Scott speaking at a legislative meet-and-greet event at the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce office earlier this year.
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City of Florence Moves Forward With Plans For Stormwater System Improvements
Florence City Council passed, the second reading of an ordinance that outlines several sites that are now in line to get stormwater system upgrades on Monday, October 19th. "Anybody that's been in Florence during a heavy rain and sees all the streets flood knows that stormwater infrastructure is absolutely critical," city councilman George Jebaily said. The ordinance outlines just over $5.6 million in improvements across a dozen sites in the city.
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Breath of Life Holds Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Chamber Membership
October 19, 2020 /in Frontpage Article, Images, News, Ribbon Cuttings /by Mandy Howle
A ribbon cutting with the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce was held Thursday, October 15th at Breath of Life Academy LLC, located at 1356 James Jones Ave, Suite 5, in Florence. Chamber ambassadors joined owner Vanity Timmons and family for the celebration. Breath of Life Academy is a training academy for American Heart Association courses.
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iBrow Deluxe Medical Spa Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday, October 7th at iBrow Deluxe Medical Spa with the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce. Chamber ambassadors joined staff and family to celebrate their grand opening and joining the chamber.
The medical spa has been open for about a month and a half and is at 2204 Second Loop Road, Suite F, in Florence.
The owner is Shayla Stewart.
To read the entire story, click here.
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Ribbon Cutting To Celebrate Varla Jean's Joining Chamber
A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday, October 6th at the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce, celebrating Varla Jean's membership in the chamber and its grand opening.
Varla Jean's is Florence's newest dog-grooming service. Co-owners Joe McCall and Brett Bunch were joined by Bunch's dog, Sarabi, and chamber ambassadors for the celebration.
Varla Jean's opened in March at 2405 Lakeview Drive in Florence. The dog-grooming service is named after McCall's dog, Bunch said.
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Ms. P Beauty Spa Opens With a Ribbon Cutting
Ms. P Beauty Spa celebrated its Grand Opening and Membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, September 30th with a ribbon cutting. Joining owner Tyeshia Pigatt on opening day were friends, family and Chamber ambassadors.
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D's Mini Doughnuts Food Truck holds ribbon cutting
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday, October 28th celebrating the opening of the D's Mini Doughnuts food truck and its membership in the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce.
Owner Dalton Moran cut the ribbon. He was joined by his father, Darryl Moran, friends and chamber ambassadors.
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Richard started his yoga practice 15 years ago and soon realized it's never too late to address the body, mind and spirit.
As a result of falling from a bike and harming his hip Richard found his way into a Chair assisted Yoga class. The teacher and the diversity of the poses along with the enthusiasm of the students has kept him coming to that class consistently well after his injury healed. Richard has recently received certification from an eight month Teacher Training intensive.
During the time spent at TSL we will do chair sequences, some standing (chair assisted optional) as well as floor seated Asanas or poses and stretches then finish with a brief meditation.


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In what can be considered as a move aimed at improving public perception of the judiciary, the Supreme Court wednesday in Abuja unveiled its first magazine titled: 'Apex Quarterly Magazine'.
The magazine which was launched at the premises of the Supreme Court in Abuja, according to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, provides a veritable platform for the judiciary to tell its own story to the world.
He expressed the belief that a cautious opening up of the judiciary to the public would help change the wrong perception people have concerning the judiciary.
The CJN however revealed that other efforts the apex court has introduced in winning the confidence of the public include the reconstituting of the court's Website Management Committee, with a mandate to upload sittings at the apex chamber not later than 24 hours after sitting on Wednesdays.


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Hungarian-American Designer, Sculptor, and Architect
Born: May 21, 1902 - Pecs, Hungary
Died: July 1, 1981 - New York City, USA
Club chair (model B3) (1927-28)
Cesca Chair (c. 1928)
John Hagerty House (aka the Josephine Hagerty House) (1938)
Alan I W Frank House (1940)
The Whitney Museum of American Art (1966)
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church (1967)
UNESCO Headquarters, Main Building (1952-58)
Mature Work
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"The artist works with the highest level of feeling. The technician works with the highest level of logic."
"Structure is not just a means to a solution. It is also a principle and a passion."
"I am as much interested in the smallest detail as in the whole structure."
"The Wassily was so new. People had jumped on it in exhibition to destroy it. They thought the whole world was going to end now with this furniture."
"Is there today such a thing as a demonstrative architectural form? Is there a structural symbol comparable to the archaic column, the gothic arch, the Renaissance dome? It is, perhaps, the cantilevered slab - light and slightly resilient in the wind..."
"Modern architecture is not a style, it's an attitude."
Summary of Marcel Breuer
His friends and family affectionately called him Lajkó, but the rest of us know him as Marcel Breuer, the Hungarian-American designer whose career touched nearly every aspect of three-dimensional design, from tiny utensils to the biggest buildings. Breuer moved quickly at the Bauhaus from student to teacher and then ultimately the head of his own firm. Best known for his iconic chair designs, Breuer often worked in tandem with other designers, developing a thriving global practice that eventually cemented his reputation as one of the most important architects of the modern age. Always the innovator, Breuer was eager to both test the newest advances in technology and to break with conventional forms, often with startling results.
Breuer's Wassily Chair (1927-28) became an instant classic of modern design, and even today it remains one of the most recognizable examples of Bauhaus design. For this chair, he used the newest innovations in bending tubular steel for the entirety of the structural frame, thereby demonstrating the possibilities of modern industry applied to everyday objects.
Breuer's early success in education often overshadows his brilliant career as an architect. Although Breuer assumed the role of primary designer for some of his most famous buildings, on several others he was happy to work alongside other giants in the profession, often generously sharing credit with his collaborators - a sharp contrast with many other high-profile architects in the postwar era.
A pioneer of the International Style in his use of steel and glass, Breuer's affinity for concrete later made him a key figure in the emergence of Brutalism, which has drawn criticism due to his designs' heavy-handed massiveness. However, Breuer counterbalanced this tendency in his small-scale houses that are notable for their sensitive handling of traditional materials, such as wood and brick.
Breuer is one of the most important and best-known figures associated with the Bauhaus, where he was first a student and later led the furniture design workshop. His reputation as a teacher was further cemented when he joined Walter Gropius at Harvard University, teaching some of the most successful architects of the postwar era, including I. M. Pei and Philip Johnson .
Important Art by Marcel Breuer
Club chair (model B3)
Made of leather and cantilevered steel, the Wassily chair has become one of the world's most enduring and iconic pieces of furniture. Breuer designed the chair at the age of the 23, while still an apprentice at the famed Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany. Inspired by the Constructivist principles of the De Stijl movement and the frame of a bicycle, the Wassily chair distills the type to its bare essentials, reflecting the Bauhaus' proclivity for functionality and simplicity. Breuer viewed the bicycle as an object that represented the paragon of design, owing in part to the fact that its form had remained largely unchanged since its inception. The tubular steel of the bicycle's handlebars also intrigued Breuer, as it was light, durable, and suitable for mass production (a manufacturer by the name Mannesman had recently perfected a type of seamless steel tubing that was capable of being bent without collapsing). Breuer once mused to a friend regarding the bicycle, "Did you ever see how they make those parts? How they bend those handlebars? You would be interested because they bend those steel tubes like macaroni." Breuer bent the steel components so that they were devoid of any weld points and could thus be chromed piecemeal and assembled. He named the chair after the painter Wassily Kandinsky, a professor at the Bauhaus, who was so enamored by the piece during a visit to Breuer's studio that Breuer fashioned a duplicate for Kandinsky's home. First mass-produced by Thonet, the license for manufacturing the chair was picked up after World War II by the Italian firm Gavina, which was in turn bought out by the American company Knoll in 1968. Knoll retains the design trademark and the chair remains in production today.
28 1/4 x 30 3/4 x 28" (71.8 x 78.1 x 71.1 cm)
Cesca Chair
Shortly after finishing his design for the "Wassily" chair, Breuer continued his explorations of the plastic possibilities of tubular steel with the B32, or The Cesca Chair, as it is now popularly called. In this case, he molded the material into a single, snaking outline onto which he attached two beechwood frames covered in caning. The form of the frame - where the seat and back are supported only by the legs at the front - comprises the first cantilevered chair design in history, a feat only possible due to the seamless steel tubing that resists collapsing when bent. With ease, Breuer's design thus marries the traditional methods of craftsmanship - the woven caning hand-sewn into the wood frame - with the industrially mass-produced tubular steel. The chair takes its popular name from that of Breuer's daughter Francesca; the moniker was suggested by the Italian furniture manufacturer Dino Gavina, whose firm started making the Cesca (and the B3 Wassily chair) with Breuer's permission in the 1950s before being bought out by Knoll in 1968.
Imitations of the chair are ubiquitous, with only slight subtleties - such as the distinctive patina of the beech, the curvature of the back, or the texture of the caning - differentiating knockoffs from the 1928 originals. As Elaine Louie wrote in the New York Times, the chair "costs $45 at The Door Store, $59 at The Workbench, $312 at Pallazetti or $813 at the Knoll store itself, and yet, to the average person, all the chairs look the same." Despite the iconic stature of the original design, Breuer himself made several modifications to the Cesca in later years, including choosing a shallower curve for the back and strengthening the beechwood frame by manufacturing it from two pieces instead of one. Since the Cesca's introduction, literally millions of versions have been sold to decorate homes and office buildings around the world, making it arguably Breuer's most popular chair.
Cane, Beechwood and Chromed Steel - 23.5 x 23.5 x 31 in.
John Hagerty House (aka the Josephine Hagerty House)
Erected in 1938, on the Atlantic shores of Cohasset, Massachusetts, The Hagerty House represents the first commissioned architectural collaboration between Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer (they had previously worked together on Breuer's own Lincoln, Massachusetts home), and one of the first examples of International-Style architecture in the USA. The rectilinear structure uses an L-shaped plan, with the one-story longitudinal section running north to south and parallel to the coastline. The east side of the home features floor-to-ceiling windows intended to maximize the residents' views of the Atlantic Ocean, thereby blurring the distinction between interior and exterior space. In the words of John Hagerty, "The house was to be focused like a camera toward the magnificent expanse of ocean...blank walls would cut out the view of neighboring houses." The base and south wall, constructed from the site's granite, disclose their sensitivity to the rocky environment. The house thus appears as a prism partially nestled into and partially resting on top of the shoreline, creating a kind of belvedere for the ocean views.
With its exterior staircases forged from galvanized steel pipes, terracotta chimneys, and exposed radiators, the building reflects the architects' affinity for the preponderance of utilitarian building materials in the United States. Its austere, white wood siding and extreme reliance on rectilinearity - even in the design of the base and rocky south wall - and tubular steel railings tie it both to a precise, machine-cut aesthetic associated with prodigious American manufacturing and the power of man to reshape and control nature, even as nature itself weathers and batters the structure's exterior. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Hagerty House's radical departure from traditional aesthetics was unsettling to those who enjoyed the architectural conformity of the area's large collection of Federalist and Greek Revival homes. In response to the new minimalist intrusion, one of the Hagerty's neighbors jested that it looked like "the ladies' wing at Alcatraz."
But overall, the house rapidly became a preferred destination for students, tourists, and architects due to its pioneering stature in American modern architecture. Fully cognizant of this, during their tenure as owners the Hagertys generously welcomed visitors and even offered tours to inquisitive passersby.
Cohasset, Massachusetts
Alan I W Frank House
Designed by Breuer and his partner, Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, for Pittsburgh engineer and industrialist Robert Frank and his wife Cecelia in 1939-40, this is a palatial private residence encompassing 17,000 square feet over four levels of living space. Set on a sloping double plot in the fashionable Shadyside neighborhood, the house includes nine bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms, five terraces, an indoor swimming pool, and a rooftop dance floor. The general oblong prismatic form is punctuated on the main facade by two projecting balconies, one of which forms the roof of the main entrance. To the right of the entry, the Frank house's signature aspect, a cantilevered sweeping staircase that connects the various levels - rises dramatically behind a three-story curved window.
The massive size of the residence and the Franks' deep pockets afforded Breuer and Gropius a wide berth of freedom of imagination in their designs, making the house a modern Gesamtkunstwerk, or "total work of art." The success of the house lies in its continuous interplay between opposites: rigid geometries and sensuous curves, theatricality and drama counterbalanced by spaces of intimate scale and the use of man-made technologies alongside a sensitivity to the outdoors through the use of natural materials such as stone and wood. The relationship between client and architects was no less important, as Robert Frank frequently corresponded with Breuer and Gropius on the house in letters stretching for several pages, pushing them to incorporate innovations into the house not commonly seen elsewhere, such as a method of using heat removed by the air-conditioning system to warm the indoor pool. The result was a building whose construction has withstood the test of time remarkably.
The notion of a "total work of art" extended to literally every aspect of the design, with the emphasis on innovation seen in the hundreds of pieces of furniture and decor designed by Breuer using the most cutting-edge materials - new resins, for example, and Lucite, which had only been developed in the 1920s. These aspects dovetailed with the Franks' active involvement with and hosting of events for the Pittsburgh arts, cultural, and educational communities. As a commitment to the house as an artwork itself, the Franks' son, Alan I W Frank (who still occupies the house) has preserved virtually all of the residence's original furnishings and created a foundation to care for it as a living museum of the architects', and clients', vision.
Composed of granite-covered concrete, the Met Breuer (formerly the home of The Whitney Museum of American Art) has often been described as resembling an inverted ziggurat - a rectangular stepped pyramid that was sometimes capped with a temple in ancient Mesopotamia. The recess created under the main facade draws visitors inside, then allows for exhibitions to unfold with progressively larger display spaces as one ascends to the upper floors, a procession that logically terminates in the museum bookstore and café on the fifth level. The museum's blind facades, pierced at only a few points by angled, projecting windows, direct the building's focus inward, towards the art it houses. Located on the corner of Madison Avenue and 5th street on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Breuer's structure constituted a radical, jarring departure from the older, ornate surrounding brownstone, limestone and brick townhouses in terms of style, scale, and materials, provoking a round of criticism.
There were many, however, who lauded Breuer's bold statement as a rebuttal to the ubiquitous glass-and-steel towers of the International Style that, over the previous decade, had become closely identified with American corporate culture, as exemplified by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill's Lever House located on nearby Park Avenue. Breuer thus joined the ranks of many architects of the 1960s and '70s who created a new kind of monolithic monumentality, often using the massive concrete forms of Brutalism, to critique the International Style's overwhelming popularity. The inverted ziggurat form of the Whitney Museum subtly recalls the screwlike design of Frank Lloyd Wright's inward-looking Guggenheim Museum, completed just a dozen blocks to the north.
Along with Wright's building, and the host of other major museums nearby, the MET Breuer further serves to cement the Upper East Side as an artistic enclave. As August Heckscher once observed, "A whole section of the town has been pinned down by this structure; the galleries and small shops around it fall into place and have their meaning drawn out and expressed in its bold form." Breuer's building thus at once questions the prevailing norms of modern architecture and yet provides an anchor for the surrounding urban fabric.
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Located just south of Muskegon, on the eastern edge of Lake Michigan, Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church sits amidst a mixture of single-family homes and commercial and industrial structures. Breuer constructed the edifice out of concrete and steel, using a decidedly sculptural set of forms; in all, a hallmark of the Brutalist designs of his late career. The inclined main facade of the church, or "banner" as it is sometimes called, develops from a rudimentary trapezoidal design, narrow at its base and broadening to the roofline seventy-five feet above ground, where the church's bells are suspended from a projecting cantilever. The exterior appears smooth from a distance, but upon close inspection reveals the delicate grain of the wooden molds for the concrete, the subtle striations of which are echoed and exaggerated in the ribbed pattern of the hyperbolic paraboloid exterior walls. A cantilevered balcony creates a low ceiling above the main entrance around the other end of the church, producing a dramatic effect when the visitor emerges into the soaring height of the sanctuary proper. Here, the inclined, windowless concrete walls give the effect of a cave-like, yet warm, communal space, at once welcoming and enfolding those inside.
Breuer's design for St. Francis de Sales represents just one example of his exploration of new possibilities for religious architecture. The decidedly cold and utilitarian material of concrete connects with both a sense of artistic minimalism as well as an asceticism devoid of expensive ornament, similar to the vow of poverty and simplicity the Catholic Church imposes upon its clergy, and in contrast to the exuberant sculpture traditionally associated with Catholic sanctuaries. The form of the church - with the main slab of the facade resting against two concave flanking walls tapering to the ground - seems to mimic the shape of a bird with wings extended, rising above the rough-hewn base resembling the fortified walls of a bastion. It suggests the abstracted form of a dove, symbolizing peace, above the castle-like base, perhaps a subtle reference to a church as a place of spiritual refuge. The soaring height of the sanctuary, accentuated by the inclined walls and the vertical ribs of concrete, conveys a sense of spirituality, yet also imparts a sense of humility in worshippers as it dwarfs them through its dramatic scale.
Norton Shores, Michigan
UNESCO Headquarters, Main Building
One of Breuer's most prominent architectural commissions was the headquarters for UNESCO, which he designed in collaboration with Bernard Zehrfuss and Pier Luigi Nervi. The selection of the three was not without controversy, as Le Corbusier coveted the job for himself, but ultimately agreed to serve as part of a five-member consulting team that also included Walter Gropius, Sven Markelius, Ernesto Rogers, and Lucio Costa. The property, still owned by the French state, occupies a prestigious location in the seventh arrondissement of Paris adjacent to the École Militaire. Breuer and his collaborators' design for the structure consists of a Y-shaped plan (often called a "three-pointed star"), mounted on seventy-two massive reinforced concrete piloti, and facades distinguished by their staggered levels of elongated uniform windows. Offset slightly from the center of the Y on the main facade is a concrete hood that welcomes visitors into the service core like a giant half-funnel. Today, the site contains several other significant auxiliary structures (some designed by Zehrfuss alone), but Breuer, Zehrfuss and Nervi's edifice remains the linchpin of the complex.
The UNESCO headquarters' piloti, construction in steel, concrete, and glass - especially its window-filled facades - firmly establish it within the clutches of the International Style. But this association is tempered by the dramatic concave sweep of the building's three wings (or three facades), which, in forming the three-pointed star, provide a sculptural counterpoint to the rigidity of modernism. The sweep of the wings themselves in different directions suggests the ways in which UNESCO reaches to and seeks to bring cultural understanding and education to the far-flung corners of the globe. The choice of Breuer - a Hungarian-born designer who had lived and worked in Germany and (by this time) the USA - as one of an international group of three architects is significant precisely because of his own preference for collaboration (and shared credit) with others in the design process. This, in combination with UNESCO's decision to commission several high-profile international artists - Alexander Calder, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, among others - to adorn the building and grounds with their own site-specific works underscores the institution's commitment to worldwide cooperation and physically marks the site as an important center for research, promotion of cultural events, and the funding of educational programs and projects.
Biography of Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer was born on May 21, 1902, in Pécs, Hungary, a small town near the Danube River. After graduating from high school at the Magyar Királyi Föreáliskola in Pecs, Breuer enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna to study painting, where he had been offered a scholarship. He almost immediately disliked the program, however, and within weeks of joining, he left to begin an apprenticeship with a Viennese architect. Breuer was eager to work with his hands and joined the cabinetmaking studio of the architect's brother. At age 18, in 1921, he moved to Weimar, Germany, to enroll at a new school called the Bauhaus, founded in 1919 with a mission to marry functional design with the principles of fine art. Its head, the architect Walter Gropius, immediately recognized Breuer's talent and promoted him within a year to the head of the carpentry shop. At the Bauhaus, Breuer produced the furniture for Gropius' Sommerfeld House in Berlin as well as his acclaimed series of "African" and "Slatted" chairs. But he also became acquainted with many of the most important artists of this era, who likewise worked and taught at the Bauhaus, including Wassily Kandinsky, László Moholy-Nagy, Paul Klee, and Josef Albers. Breuer later reflected that Klee served as one of his two greatest teachers in life, along with his high school geometry instructor.
In 1924, he finished his studies at the Bauhaus and briefly relocated to Paris before returning to the Bauhaus after it moved to Dessau in 1925. During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Breuer supported himself largely from fees garnered from his furniture designs, most notably the widely reproduced "Wassily" chair, as his architectural commissions were few and far between at this stage in his career. In 1926, Breuer married fellow Bauhaus graduate Marta Erps. While his parents were both Jewish, Breuer was forced to officially renounce his faith in order to marry Erps, due to the anti-Semitic hostilities in Germany at the time.
In 1928, Breuer moved to Berlin, to begin his own architectural practice; in 1934, he designed the Doldertal Apartments for the well-known Swiss architectural historian Sigfried Giedion in Zurich. Breuer moved to London in 1936, at the behest of Walter Gropius, who was concerned for his safety during the Nazi occupation. Here, he found work with Jack Pritchard of the Isokon Company, one of the earliest champions of modern design in Britain, where he designed the "Long" chair predominantly from plywood. The following year, Breuer left Europe permanently to join Gropius in teaching architecture at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; many of their students would themselves go on to become legends in the field, such as I.M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, and Philip Johnson. From 1938 to 1941 Breuer and Gropius collaborated on various architectural projects throughout the northeastern United States, including each of the architects' own houses as well as the Pennsylvania state exhibition at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Breuer finally moved to New York City in 1946, where he would work for the remainder of his life, and continued the collaborative efforts that had marked much of his career, mostly with Hamilton Smith. Over the next thirty-five years his practice expanded considerably; although he had worked mostly on small-scale domestic structures before the war, Breuer increasingly took on larger and more diverse institutional projects. He sought and regularly received internationally-renowned commissions, including the Sarah Lawrence College Theatre in Bronxville, New York (1952); St. John's Abbey and University, Collegeville, Minnesota (1953-61); the De Bijenkorf department store, Rotterdam (1955-57); the headquarters for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Washington, D.C. (1963-68); and the Atlanta Central Library (1969-80). He retired in 1976, the same year that he was awarded the Grande Medaille d'Or by the French Academie of Architecture.
The Legacy of Marcel Breuer
Today, Marcel Breuer is regarded as one of the most important modernists in architecture and design. His furniture productions remain as influential and popular today as ever before, and continue to be mass-produced by esteemed manufacturers such as the Knoll Group. Breuer's most famous chair, the "Wassily," in the words of New York Times journalist Maura Egan, is a manifestation of "modernism's faith in technology, convenience, and the promise of a better life." Breuer's continual interest in the possibilities of new materials and technologies and the reexamination of trends in architectural practice also mark him as an important practitioner of modernist theory. Although he eventually abandoned teaching in favor of his own practice, Breuer also left an important legacy as an instructor, both at the Bauhaus and eventually also at Harvard, where he and Gropius introduced the International Style on a large scale to American students and architects for the first time.
Vladimir Tatlin
Arts and Crafts Movement
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Useful Resources on Marcel Breuer
Marcel Breuer and a Committee of Twelve Plan a Church: A Monastic Memoir
By Hilary Thimmesh
Marcel Breuer: A MemoirOur Pick
By I.M. Pei and Robert Gatje
By Robert McCarter
St John's Abbey Church: Marcel Breuer and the Creation of a Modern Sacred Space
By Victoria M. Young
Marcel Breuer, Architect: The Career and the Buildings
By Isabelle Hyman
Breuer HousesOur Pick
By Joachim Driller
Marcel Breuer Digital Archive, Syracuse UniversityOur Pick
Official Marcel Breuer WebsiteOur Pick
North Carolina Modernist Houses
With concise overview of Marcel Breuer
Collection of works by Marcel Breuer in NY MoMa's collection
The Breuer Effect
By Timothy M. Rohan, on the building of the Whitney Museum / Art in America / 1 May 2015
On legacy of Marcel Breuer
By Paul Goldberger / New York Times / 2 July 1981
Whitney then and nowOur Pick
By Stephen Wallis / Architectural Digest / 4 March 2016
Moscow I (Red Square) (1916)
Affected Place [Betroffener Ort] (1922)
The International Style
Content compiled and written by Nicholas Coyote
Edited and revised, with Summary and Accomplishments added by Peter Clericuzio
"Marcel Breuer Artist Overview and Analysis". [Internet]. . TheArtStory.org


The UIDAI said Tuesday no operator can make or update Aadhaar unless an individual gives biometrics details, debunking reports that Aadhaar software was being purportedly hacked.
Such claims "lack substance and are baseless", it said. Referring to a news report of Aadhaar enrolment software being allegedly hacked, the UIDAI statement claimed that "certain vested interests are deliberately trying to create confusion in the minds of people which is completely unwarranted".
The UIDAI said that it matches all the biometric — 10 fingerprints and both iris — of a resident enrolling for Aadhaar with the biometrics of all Aadhaar holders before issuing an Aadhaar, and so the claims of introducing information into Aadhaar database were "completely unfounded".
The Aadhaar-issuing body further said it has taken all necessary safeguards to ensure complete security of residents' data ranging from full encryption at the time of capture to tamper resistance, and from physical and network security to stringent audit mechanism and monitoring.
"UIDAI further clarified that no operator can make or update Aadhaar unless resident himself give his biometric," the nodal body said and listed out the stringent enrolment and updation procedures followed by it.
"Therefore it is not possible to introduce ghost entries into Aadhaar database," UIDAI statement said. Any operator found violating the stipulated processes or indulging in fraudulent or corrupt practices, is blocked and blacklisted by the UIDAI, which also imposes financial penalty up to Rs 1 lakh per instance.
As on date over 50,000 operators have been blacklisted, it said. UIDAI has also advised the public to approach authorised Aadhaar enrolment centres in bank branches, post offices and Government offices to ensure that the enrolment/updation is done only on authorised machines.


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Cats, Christmas, and Romance by Mae Clair.
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I can hardly wait to start reading it. Congratulations, Mae for another, I'm sure, lovely story!
Thanks Daisy for bringing it to our attention!
Thanks for commenting, Carmen. I don't know about you but this post has kind of kicked off the Christmas spirit for me.
Great story, Mae, and wonderful post, Daisy!
This looks like a lovely Christmas tale. I'm looking forward to reading it.


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In this Oct. 28, 2019, file photo, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks in Chicago.
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Chicago's Police Chief Fired Over Incident in Vehicle
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Chicago was getting a new police chief, but it wasn't supposed to be this fast. On Monday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Superintendent Eddie Johnson effective immediately over a strange incident in October in which Johnson was found asleep at a stop sign in his running vehicle, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Johnson had previously announced that he was retiring by the end of the year. Lightfoot said a city inspector general's report (which hasn't been released) convinced her that Johnson lied to her and the public about what happened in October.
But she won't provide many details beyond that, save for cryptic lines like this: "While at some point the IG's report may become public and those details may be revealed, I don't feel like it's appropriate or fair to Mr. Johnson's wife or children to do so at this time." Johnson has not commented on his firing.
Officers found their superintendent asleep in his SUV about 12:30am Oct. 17 and let him go home without testing him for alcohol. Later that day, Johnson held a news conference and blamed what happened on a change in medication he was taking, reports NBC Chicago.
On Monday, Lightfoot said Johnson was sticking to his story, but she's not buying it, in part because of unspecified videotape evidence. She accused him of repeatedly lying to her personally, even when she raised questions about his version of events.
He "engaged in conduct that is not only unbecoming but demonstrated a series of ethical lapses and flawed decision-making," said the mayor. Former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Peck flew to the city Monday and is taking over immediately.
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New York (US) – October 30, 2017 – 3d innovations, a data management software and services firm, today announced it has hired market data specialist Greg Kozar to head up its main consulting and product competencies in the U.S. and Canada.
Greg Kozar, Vice President, Products & Services, 3di, says, "A period in a more entrepreneurial and eclectic context has helped shaped my thinking around where the value-add lies in data management relative to the business and the challenges to be faced over the next decade. For 2018, I foresee that data governance, maximizing data usage of existing sources, and creating more effective sourcing processes in co-operation with the business will remain high on our customers' agenda.
As a senior market data specialist, Greg's experience includes stints at Moody's, UBS, Lehman Brothers, Solomon Brothers, and Goldman Sachs. Having left Moody's Analytics in 2016, he spent a period working as an independent data management consultant across several U.S. firms.
In his new role, Greg Kozar will assume operational management duties for the Americas from co-founder Janelle Veasey who will retain focus on EMEA and Asia-Pacific responsibilities.


I walked out of the mall towards our car and I noticed a card behind it. I thought hubby's card fell out of his pocket, as I bent to pick it up, my eyes fell on the money beside it. But LO and BEHOLD! Before I could pick it up, a teenager walking with his friends or siblings, just scooped up the money as fast as a bird picks up it's prey! HEY! H-E-Y! I shouted at him, but he ignored me! A guy in his group turned to look at me and spoke in their Language to him, from his gesture, I understood he was telling him to return it, but this teenager boned the guy! Nah real ole o!
Hubby ran to my side as he heard my shout. 'Quickly! Check your pockets, and see if you misplaced your card or money'. I told him, while looking at the teenagers as they entered into their car. 'No! I did not lose anything', hubby replied. Phew! 'Thank GOD!' I said, because I was prepared to confront them! We looked at the card, it was someone from their own race and it was debit, luckily for the owner! If it was credit and it was that teenager that picked it up.......*whistles* We returned the card to a cashier since the bank was along our route, but I didn't tell them about the money o, I no want wahala!
I was angry at the teenager's effrontery! I also lost my debit card last year, and I pity anybody that might have picked it up and wanted to use it because I had less than $10 in it! And my name is not easily pronounced sef, so I am not worried about finding a long-lost 'twin' sister somewhere in the future. Thus, we were strongly advised never to share any vital info with anybody, but guide it jealously when we arrived. Infact, this issue is related to the problem I am having with the friend that is giving me the cold shoulder as I write, abegy, friendship no reach that one o!


The Château of Chenonceau, "the Château des Dames"
An architectural masterpiece, property of the Crown and then a royal residence, Château de Chenonceau is a truly exceptional site by its original design, but also its history: loved, managed and protected by women, including Diane of Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis, it is also known as the 'Château des Dames'. The feminine touch is everywhere; it has protected the Château from the ravages of war and made it a peaceful place.
At the Château of Chenonceau, the flower arrangements in each of the sumptuously furnished rooms only add to the refinement. The Chambre des Cinq Reines, the Salon Louis XIV, the gallery on the River Cher, the astonishing kitchens built on the bridge piles, the Cabinet Vert of Catherine de Medicis... Step by step, Chenonceau takes you through history, its dreams and its secrets.
A focal point of civilisation and sharing, Château de Chenonceau has a collection of paintings by masters, a veritable pinacotheca worthy of the greatest museums... and a remarkable set of Flemish tapestries.
Outside, the gardens of Catherine de Medicis and Diane of Poitiers emphasise the elegance of this unique landscape between sky and water. From the Jardin Vert designed by Bernard Palissy to the Italian maze and the floral harmony of the vegetable garden, the spirit of Chenonceau can be felt everywhere. The 'tranquillity of the soul' is coupled with 'aristocratic serenity'.
In summer a nocturnal stroll in the gardens is a magical experience, accompanied by the music of virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli.
The Orangerie, a restaurant boasting refined cuisine, as well as a tea room and a self-service restaurant; the wax museum, boat trips in summer, the floral workshop… Château de Chenonceau is a truly enchanting place.
The year 2019 is rich in events celebrating the Centre - Loire Valley.
At the Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo Da Vinci, discover the last residence of Leonardo da Vinci in Amboise, and enjoy a unique experience as you wander through the garden of the famous engineer, operating his giant machines.
In a Paris time, in the heart of the Loire Valley, World heritage, discover the Royal Chateau of Amboise, where Francois 1st hosted Leonard de Vinci.
On the banks of the River Loire, the Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire is open all year round for visits to its château, its grounds and, from April to October, the not-to-be-missed Festival International des Jardins.
The fortified town of Loches is overlooked by an imposing keep, a masterpiece of medieval military architecture.
Come and visit the Park and Château of Beauregard, located about 20 minutes from Chambord, and have fun at this Renaissance castle, declared a Historical Monument, with a 40 acre landscaped park.
Discover the Royal Chateau of Blois, the gateway to the Loire Valley.
Renowned as the most magnificently furnished of all the Loire Châteaux, Cheverny boasts astonishingly rich decoration and variety of furniture.
The Chateau de Chambord is the largest and most majestic castle of the Loire. It is a symbol of the French Renaissance and of the power of a passionate ruler who revered the arts.
Less than two hours south of Paris, between the River Loiret and the forest, stands the Château de Chambord. This majestic château acts as a gateway to the Loire Valley, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO.