1/2 mile flattrack race to benefit New Hope Farms in Goldendale,WA.
Flattrack racing returns to Eddieville August 20th.
The Eddieville 1/2 mile track is a wide, hard clay surface. Average track width is 80 feet with the front straight almost 100 feet wide. The corners are banked, with turn 1&2 dropping 20' in elevation and then climbing from turns 3&4 through the front straight.
cost is $10 gate fee above 8 years old . racing fees-$40 first class, $25 each additional class . sign-up is 8-10am, practice 10-12, racing starts at noon.
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Composite scaffold provides a cell delivery platform for cardiovascular repair
Amandine F. G. Godier-Furnémont, Timothy P. Martens, Michael S. Koeckert, Leo Wan, Jonathan Parks, Kotaro Arai, Geping Zhang, Barry Hudson, Shunichi Homma, and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
aDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032; and
Departments of bSurgery and
cMedicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032
PNAS first published April 20, 2011; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1104619108
Amandine F. G. Godier-Furnémont
Timothy P. Martens
Michael S. Koeckert
Leo Wan
Jonathan Parks
Kotaro Arai
Geping Zhang
Barry Hudson
Shunichi Homma
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Edited by Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, and approved March 31, 2011 (received for review March 22, 2011)
Control over cell engraftment, survival, and function remains critical for heart repair. We have established a tissue engineering platform for the delivery of human mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs) by a fully biological composite scaffold. Specifically, we developed a method for complete decellularization of human myocardium that leaves intact most elements of the extracellular matrix, as well as the underlying mechanical properties. A cell–matrix composite was constructed by applying fibrin hydrogel with suspended cells onto decellularized sheets of human myocardium. We then implanted this composite onto the infarct bed in a nude rat model of cardiac infarction. We next characterized the myogenic and vasculogenic potential of immunoselected human MPCs and demonstrated that in vitro conditioning with a low concentration of TGF-β promoted an arteriogenic profile of gene expression. When implanted by composite scaffold, preconditioned MPCs greatly enhanced vascular network formation in the infarct bed by mechanisms involving the secretion of paracrine factors, such as SDF-1, and the migration of MPCs into ischemic myocardium, but not normal myocardium. Echocardiography demonstrated the recovery of baseline levels of left ventricular systolic dimensions and contractility when MPCs were delivered via composite scaffold. This adaptable platform could be readily extended to the delivery of other reparative cells of interest and used in quantitative studies of heart repair.
cardiac repair
human stem cell
cardiac patch
↵1To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gv2131{at}columbia.edu.
Author contributions: A.F.G.G.-F., T.P.M., and G.V.-N. designed research; A.F.G.G.-F, T.P.M., M.S.K., J.P., K.A., G.Z., and B.H. performed research; A.F.G.G.-F., T.P.M., L.W., K.A., S.H., and G.V.-N. analyzed data; and A.F.G.G.-F., T.P.M., and G.V.-N. wrote the paper.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1104619108/-/DCSupplemental.
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Amandine F. G. Godier-Furnémont, Timothy P. Martens, Michael S. Koeckert, Leo Wan, Jonathan Parks, Kotaro Arai, Geping Zhang, Barry Hudson, Shunichi Homma, Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Apr 2011, 201104619; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1104619108

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Welcome to register for adult education courses at Vuxenutbildningen i Lund!


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New Women's Football Strike In Spain?
What seemed the first step for women football equality in Spain has become in just a few hours a complete … More
AFE, Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid, audience, Barcelona, CD Tacon, Cristiano Ronaldo, El Clásico, England, Equal pay, equality, FC Barcelona, football, google, Internet, Kosovore Asllani, Lieke Martens, Liga Iberdrola, Madrid, Messi, News, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Record, Spain, Sports, Wanda Metropolitano, women in football, women's football, women's league, women's rights, world, WSL
The Big Dilemma: Should Women's Football Have VAR Or Focus On Something Else?
That's right! VAR was used at the 2019 Women's World Cup but, as it continues to grab headlines in the … More
Arsenal, Barclays, Champions League, Chelsea, Chelsea FC Women, Cristiano Ronaldo, England, England Women, FA, FA Women's Super League, femalefootball, Fifa, football, goals, ladiesfootball, Leo Messi, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Media, Messi, News, Premier League, Ronaldo, soccer, Spurs, TV, UEFA, uswnt, VAR, Women, women in football, women's football, World Cup, WSL
Breaking News! The First Spanish Women's Football Agreement Is Finally Here
It has taken more than 14 months to get here, but after the strike and conviction women players in Spain … More
AFE, Atletico Madrid, audience, Barcelona, CD Tacon, Cristiano Ronaldo, El Clásico, England, Equal pay, equality, FC Barcelona, football, google, Internet, Kosovore Asllani, Lieke Martens, Liga Iberdrola, Madrid, Messi, News, Real Madrid, Record, Spain, Sports, Wanda Metropolitano, women in football, women's football, women's league, women's rights, world, WSL
Spanish Women's Football In The Verge of Making History
It's been already a couple months since all Spanish women's football decided to start a strike and fight for the … More
Are Joey Burton's Words Right About Women's Football Or Are They Simply Controversial?
It has been a few days since former Manchester City man Joey Barton has appeared again in the news, especially … More
Ada Hegerberg, Arsenal, Australia, balls, Barclays, Chelsea FC, Controversy, Emma Hayes, England, Feminism & Everything in Between, Fleetwood Town, football, futbol, goals, joey burton, Lucy Bronze, Manchester City, Marta, Megan Rapinoe, Messi, News, Premier League, Ronaldo, soccer, Sports, stadiums, Twitter, UK, USA, Vivianne Miedema, women in football, women's football, women's league, Women's world cup, WSL
Women's Champions League Finally Gets The Same Structure as The Men's UCL
After a long wait, the Women's Champions League will feature a group stage for the last 16 from 2021/22 season … More
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Parents' shock as 12yo screams 'there's a snake in my bed!'
A Kuttabul mum got a shock when her daughter screamed that there was a snake in her bed. Sandie Maher
by gcasandra
Cas Garvey
16th Apr 2018 4:16 PM | Updated: 17th Apr 2018 5:37 AM
LIVING on a property on the outskirts of Mackay, the Maher family are used to the odd snake in the grass.
But finding one curled up on their 12-year-old daughter's doona was a first... and an image to send shivers down any parents' spine.
"We had taken our eldest daughter to the airport (Sunday night) ... when we returned home, my other daughter had gone into her bedroom to get ready for bed," Mrs Maher said.
"My husband and I heard her scream and she came running from her room saying there was a snake in there."
The mum said little did they realise it had actually slithered its way up and on to their daughter's bed.
"Our family has had quite a few experiences with snakes, so this was not a major thing for us," Mrs Maher said. "It was just funny and unexpected to have a snake on a bed."
"(Luckily) it was just a carpet python. We just took the snake outside and let him go," Mrs Maher said.
>>>RELATED: Snake bite victim airlifted from island
12-year-old Aleigha Maher screamed when she discovered a snake on her bed. She's pictured with brother Johnny. Mum Sandie says the kids have been taught about snake safety, living in Kuttabul. Sandie Maher
Having four children between the ages of five and 19, Mrs Maher taught her kids early about the dangers of snakes having just moved from Devereux Creek to Kuttabul.
"Our kids are educated enough about snakes to do the right thing by them and to keep out of harms way," she said.
"We had a dog killed by a juvenile taipan only a couple of months ago. So unfortunately that was a huge life experience for the kids to show how dangerous even small snakes can be."
Mrs Maher's tips for other parents is to educate themselves on all types of snakes.
"How to identify them, what their temperament is, venomous/non venomous etc," she said.
"I tell my kids to always be on the look out for snakes while playing outside. They are very good at hiding and moving through grass without being seen.
"I also tell them to be very still if there is a snake near them and to not freak out.
"Take notice of what colour it is, how big it is and importantly where it goes. And to tell someone, anyone as soon as it's safe to, that they've seen a snake."
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Home	Coronavirus: Community response	The grave of war horse hero is awarded Grade II listed status
The grave of war horse hero is awarded Grade II listed status
by Laura Johnston December 21, 2017
The grave of Blackie the war horse in Halewood has been given Grade II listed monument status by Historic England.
This is the first time a war horse grave has been awarded this heritage protection and recognises the contribution Blackie made as a horse in service with the British Army during the First World War.
Buried at the RSPCA Liverpool Animal Centre, Higher Road, Halewood, Blackie served with the 275th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 'A' Battery – 55th West Lancashire Division in most of the major battles of the First World War, including Arras, the Somme Offensive and Ypres.
Blackie – thought to have been born around 1905 – belonged to Lieutenant Leonard Comer Wall, a war poet from Kirby, who requested in his will that his faithful horse should be buried with his medals and decorations.
Lieutenant Wall died at Ypres in 1917, aged 21, while riding Blackie, who received shrapnel injuries from the attack. Despite this Blackie remained in service on the Western front for the rest of the war and was one of the very few war horses who returned from the front.
After returning to England, Blackie served at the Territorial Army riding school and led parades through the streets of Liverpool, before being retired to the horses' rest home in Halewood, where he died aged 37 in 1942.
Blackie's grave is one of more than 1,000 historical sites given heritage protection by Heritage England as part of its First World War centenary listing project.
Blackie the war horseHalewood
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Q: resize the text in drop down I have drop down in which few text is long and due to this size has become too long.

var name1 = "A",
    name2 = "B",
    name3 = "C";

var s = document.getElementById('names');
s.children[0].innerText = name1;
s.children[1].innerText = name2;
s.children[2].innerText = name3;
    <select id="names">
        <option value="a">fill1</option>
        <option value="b">fill2</option>
        <option value="c">fill3</option>
    </select>

How can I resize the drop-down?

A: If you set a class with css to give it a specified width. Or just put some style on your select element.
<select id="names" style=width:100px class='setMyWidth'>
<option value="a">fill1</option>
<option value="b">fill2</option>
<option value="c">fill3</option>

you can also create a css class.
.setMyWidth{width: 100px;}

note: without any external library it is not possible to word wrap your dropdown box. Shown in this fiddle is what you are trying to achieve. That is only possible with the external library found over here

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In Jesus' teaching and in his life, we see modeled nonviolent, peaceful action. He encourages us to likewise "turn the other cheek" and not return vengeance with vengeance. There is no way to peace other than through peacemaking itself. But many think we can achieve peace through violence. We say, "We will stop killing by killing." Sadly, that is the way we think, and it is in opposition to all great religious teachers. Our need for immediate control leads us to disconnect the clear unity between means and ends.
. . . Peace! Peace!
Whereas there is no peace.
They should be ashamed of their loathsome deeds.
Do we have any idea of all the slavery and oppression, all the killing, the torture, all the millions of people who have existed around the edges of every empire so those at the center of the empire could say they had peace? Every time we build a pyramid, certain people at the top will have their peace. Yet there will be bloody bodies upon which their security is built. Those at the top are usually blind to the price of their false peace.
How can we be peacemakers? It begins by being peace ourselves, by connecting with the source of peace within. It means standing up in nonviolent resistance to systems of injustice. It involves learning the skills of nonviolent communication and conflict resolution.
 Pope Paul VI, Message for the World Day of Peace, January 1, 1972, http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/messages/peace/documents/hf_p-vi_mes_19711208_v-world-day-for-peace.html.
 John Dear, The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes (Twenty-Third Publications: 2016), 89-90.
Adapted from Richard Rohr with John Bookser Feister, Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount (Franciscan Media: 1996), 139-140.


US History is Coming Soon to University School!
Just wanted to take a minute and update on the progress of the site a bit. I am a new teacher at University School and I am excited to be teaching American History Honors this year. I feel that this course is one of the most important we could undertake the study of while in school. It will inform you about our collective history and help define what it means to be an American. It will help you form your own beliefs about the individual and the role of government.
Over the coming weeks I will be updating the site to serve as a hub for our studies this year. In addition to the tools we will be accessing in class, of course.
So for the next week, sit back and relax and enjoy those fleeting moments of what remains of your summer!
Chapter 16 Presentation is Up!
We just finished Chapter 16 today in class. Please take a few minutes and review the chapter – I have posted the presentation I gave in class today on our site here. Find the link for it here.
Remember, for homework you are to complete the online quizzes for Chapters 15 and 16. You can use your notes from class and it is expected that you earn a 100% on these quizzes! Take your time and answer the questions!
Once we meet in class again, on the 26th, we will review the answers to Chapters 15 and 16. You will need to study over them for your test on those chapters.
Your final, however, will be encompassing all three tests we have taken this quarter on Chapters 7-9, 12-13, and 15-16. Make sure you review your old tests – as the questions will be pulled from those sources. Your old tests ARE YOUR STUDY GUIDES!
Well, you may have noticed that today, we are in the computer lab. So, let's get to work! Today you will discover on your own the causes of the civil war!
Introduction to the Civil War Video – if you have a chance, watch it!
You will need to answer the questions on the Chapter 15 Review (find the link for the document at the bottom of the page) – so make sure you have a separate piece of paper for you to record your answers on. Look over the presentation, answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper and turn in to me.
Your final assignment of the day is to learn more about who John Brown was. On the same web page for Chapter 15, near the bottom of the page, you will see some instructions for the "John Brown Activity". Follow those instructions – you will be reading more about John Brown and you will also be investigating primary sources that describe what happened. Email me the results of your questions and you're done!
So, here we are at the end of the year in probably the young nation's most dramatic moment – Civil War. We will investigate how the war broke out and what caused it.
Here is a quick, 4 minute tour of how the Civil War went down.
Test Chapters 12 and 13 Tomorrow!
Remember class, tomorrow we will have our test on chapters 12 and 13! If the class scores an average of a 75% or higher, I will remove the grades for the Test for Chapters 7-9! So, study hard and good luck!
You can review the presentations for chapters 12 and 13 online – I have also uploaded some links to films so that you can watch them and gain a better understanding for those periods in history.


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Home GCC How to future-proof a family business
How to future-proof a family business
05 March 2018 3:18 PM By Contributor
Family firms need to equip themselves with the necessary tools to face the disruption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, warns Deloitte Middle East
Industry 4.0, also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4IR, is in full swing, altering the way we live, work and ultimately do business.
Characterised by a range of new technologies that are fusing physical, digital and biological worlds, the impact is being felt by all disciplines, economies and industries. Such disruptive technologies continue to pose challenges for businesses worldwide, and firms must constantly adapt to remain competitive.
Family businesses are not immune to these developments, and they too need to harness the potential advantages, as well as mitigate against the potential threats. While family firms have traditionally been renowned for their ability to act fast and adapt to changing market forces, the reactive approach that has been commonly employed among GCC family businesses may no longer suffice.
Whereas in the past, large empires and family estates equated to power and success – giving large business families opportunities not available to those without the funds – recent developments prove that financial wealth is no longer a prerequisite to business success.
We live in an era where companies dominate their respective industries without owning any tangible assets. Uber, the world's largest taxi company, does not own any vehicles; Airbnb, the world's largest accommodation provider, does not own any real estate; and Facebook, the world's most popular media owner, does not create any content.
Family businesses have traditionally relied on their strong asset bases, long-standing relationships with customers and stakeholders, and well-established brands and reputations, but startups are challenging this traditional approach by being agile and innovative, and by taking risks. This is where traditional family businesses may begin to be detrimentally impacted.
Riding the wave
The question family businesses need to ask is how they too can capitalise on industry 4.0 and ride this transformational wave. The term, of course, means different things to different people, and impacts individuals and businesses in various ways. There is a tendency to brush it aside as a manufacturing revolution, or perhaps a technological myth or aspiration, but it is a reality that we all need to embrace in every aspect of our lives.
From a business perspective, new outcomes are likely to emerge from the integration of digital and physical technologies in Industry 4.0. These outcomes are summarised below.
Key impacts of Industry 4.0 at the organisational level
Established family businesses in the Middle East are in a position to realise countless benefits from the changes that are occurring. As global powerhouses and a force to be reckoned with, they have an unparalleled opportunity in terms of business growth by virtue of their positions in the local and international markets.
'Co-opetition', in particular, is a concept that family businesses need to embrace. Identifying relevant global players and building platforms to localise technology and expertise is crucial to sustainable industrialisation and knowledge transfer, essentially allowing family businesses to be part of the movement. Business-owning families in the Middle East have the capabilities to collaborate with, or invest in startups, with plentiful opportunities for synergies and lasting growth.
The survival of the family owned business model as we know it today is under greater threat than ever before. In order to remain sustainable and successful, businesses must rapidly adapt to this new paradigm, adequately assessing their threats and risks. There is no room for complacency in this new era.
Family businesses need to get ahead of the curve, anticipate and account for disruption, and adequately equip themselves with the necessary tools to face the disruption of this Fourth Industrial Revolution. Their challenge as the backbone of the local economy is to use disruptive technology to benefit society as a whole.
Successful family businesses are renowned for their long-term view, their activeness in carrying out effective succession planning, and implementing bespoke governance systems and policies at both the family and business level. Addressing these elements, and placing Industry 4.0 on the family business agenda, will serve as an insurance policy to protect these businesses, and ensure their security and sustainability for years to come.
What's more, by being part of the digitalisation movement, the region and its business-owning families can become leading global players in this new era.
Walid Chiniara (pictured) is partner and head of Family Enterprise Consulting at Deloitte, Middle East, and Yasmine Omari is manager of Family Enterprise Consulting
Saudi firm acquires another defence manufacturing company
Saudi Arabian Military Industries is stepping up efforts to foster a sustainable domestic defence sector
Firm expands Abu Dhabi aerostructures facility
Mubadala-owned Strata Manufacturing will sub-assemble vertical fins for Boeing's Dreamliner aircraft from its Al-Ain aero-structures facility
UAE seeks leading role in developing advanced manufacturing
09 July 2019 12:17 PM By Richard Thompson
UAE is founder and co-chair of the Global Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit


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Q: Retry action observable after catch I have an epic where I'm calling API and this API has authorization and token can expire. I want to try to refresh token and if refreshing was success retry action.
action$ =>
    action$.ofType(actionTypes.GET_DATA)
        .mergeMap(action =>
            ajax.getJSON('/api/endpoint', headers)
            .map(response => setData(response))
            .catch(error => Observable.concat(Observable.of({type: actionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN}, Observable.of({type: actionTypes.GET_DATA}))
        ));

I've tried to concat streams but looks like it goes into an infinity loop.


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using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Ink;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using TheCat.Infrastructure.Validation.Conditions;
using TheCat.Infrastructure.Validation.ValueProviders;
using System.Text;

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{
    public static class Extensions
    {
        public static void AddIsNotEmptyRule<T>(this Validator<T> validator, Func<T,string> getter, string message = null)
        {
            if (validator == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("validator");
            if (getter == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("getter");

            IValueProvider<T, string> valueProvider = new FuncValueProvider<T,string>(getter);
            IsStringEmptyCondition<T> condition = new IsStringEmptyCondition<T>(valueProvider);
            ValidationRule<T> validationRule = new ValidationRule<T>(condition, message ?? AddIsNotEmptyRuleDefaultMessage);

            validator.AddValidationRule(validationRule);
        }

        public static string GetFormattedMessage(this IValidationResult validationResult)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            foreach (string s in validationResult.Messages)
                sb.AppendLine(s);
            return sb.ToString();
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    }
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I was working on my first CakePHP project. I created a layout for the project and I realized that the layout was the same for multiple pages in the application – only the content was different. At first, I began to duplicate the layout for the other pages and changed the content accordingly. This didn't make sense – I hate repeating the same code. CakePHP did not seem to have a way to create dynamic content within a layout. My first thought was to create the project using CodeIgniter's, but I really wanted to create a web application using CakePHP.
After struggling to find a solution, I finally found the the correct way to create dynamic content with CakePHP.
Note: This post has been rewritten. When I first created this post, I was new to CakePHP. The original post did not display the best solution for creating dynamic content, so I rewrote it.


To Provide every child regardless of speacial needs the opportunity to participate in America's favorite pastime of baseball and softball.
It is our goal to provide an evironment that enhances the participants self esteem, physical mobility, and embodies the spirit of teamwork and community.
I am a PONY Champion.
The Champions Division is for individuals with Speacial needs or Disabilities, ages 4-25 enrolled in school.


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Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000
2000 99min R
When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they find a crypt unopened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed, and his first destination is America and the city of New Orleans - a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind, however, is a vampire hunter from London determined to save a young woman with whom Dracula shares his legacy!


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Posts tagged with "SO-IL":
SO - IL is building a social housing prototype in the heart of Mexico
For many in Mexico, the phrase "social housing" conjures images of vast housing tracts falling into disrepair, abandoned by workers tired of two-hour commutes. While architects and planners look back to understand what went wrong in the country's early-2000s push to build affordable housing on city outskirts, authorities and designers are also looking ahead to explore alternative strategies. The Municipal Housing Institute (IMUVI) of León, a city of 1.6 million people in the central state of Guanajuato, invited Brooklyn firm SO – IL to collaborate on the design of a new prototype for social housing in the city's center, and the team broke ground on the result, the Las Américas project, in May. Designed for low-income families, the building includes 56 apartments, most of which will be sold at far-below-market rates. Guanajuato is traditionally known for its artisanal leatherworking, but more recently, rapid growth in the auto-manufacturing industry has transformed the region; León's population has doubled since the 1980s. Like many Mexican cities, it grew outward, with limited government planning. Some new arrivals built informal settlements on the city edges or, with access to credit, bought into exurban subdivisions. IMUVI faces two monumental tasks: regularizing the informal settlements, which requires extending utility services and other infrastructure and building housing for those who still need it. According to Amador Rodríguez, director of IMUVI León, 45 percent of the city's residents don't have access to federal housing credit or traditional bank loans. Rodríguez estimates that the city needs another 80,000 housing units to meet the demand. Instead of building more units on the outskirts, far from schools, jobs, and services, IMUVI has committed to densifying the city center. Working with SO – IL, IMUVI identified a lot in a downtown neighborhood to build Las Américas, a 62,431-square-foot complex of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. SO – IL's partnership with IMUVI began when Florian Idenburg, the firm's Dutch co-founder, was invited to Mexico to share his experience with the firm's New York City micro-housing project tiNY, lessons from which informed Las Américas. "Affordability should not go against quality," said Idenburg. "And one of the qualities that is very important to us is light." Thanks to single-loaded open-air corridors, the apartments in Las Américas receive natural light from at least two sides. No two units directly face each other, maintaining both density and privacy. The housing block wraps around two shared courtyards, while openings in the building's mass create additional, elevated common spaces. Exterior stairwells link each level. Idenburg said these features foster interaction between neighbors and a sense of community. "It was very refreshing to work with this team in León," Idenburg said. Even with a limited budget, he said, there are opportunities for customization in Mexico that can lend character to what could otherwise be a uniform building. The team worked with local fabricators to develop a precast concrete brick that can be installed in different positions, creating a variety of wall textures for the apartments. "We made really nice custom windows that are hand-welded," he added. "You probably wouldn't be able to do that in the United States because of cost." The design process included workshops and meetings in León to understand the needs of low-income families. SO – IL worked pro bono on the project. "It was a very productive collaboration," said Idenburg. "Everything was very collective." While construction continues, IMUVI is identifying families to move into Las Américas. Out of a total of 56 apartments, 44 will be priced at just under half a million Mexican pesos (about $25,000), the legal limit for a social housing unit. The remaining 12 units will be available at market price to families with federal Infonavit (workers' housing) credit. "I hope other people will see our project and think it is possible to achieve density and affordability in the city center," Idenburg said. Finding central but affordable lots is an ongoing challenge for agencies like IMUVI, but Idenburg hopes Las Américas can become a model for social housing in city centers and inspire projects in developing economies facing similar conditions.
SO-IL and West 8 team up for an Artpark outside Buffalo, New York
The 37-acre Artpark in Lewiston, New York, straddles the Niagara River and Canadian border and has been showcasing public land art, installations, and performances for over 40 years. Now, the Artpark & Company board of directors has tapped SO-IL, urban designers and landscape architects West 8, and theater and digital design consultants Charcoalblue to create a master plan for the park that will modernize it for the 21st Century. The Artpark was, from its conception, an artificial landscape, as it was built in a quarry on top of waste material from the construction of the Niagara Power Plant, a hydroelectric plant nearby. The new master plan takes what works about the extent park and enhances it, while overlaying three key design principles, according to West 8. The first principle is "revealing a new nature," or using strategic cuts to sculpt the landscape of the park and create programmatic areas using the cuts or plateaus created. Viewing platforms for land art will be created this way, surrounded by walking paths. An outdoor amphitheater is at the heart of the master plan and will be created by scooping out a deep depression and molding "mound" seats for the audience around the center stage, set against the bank of the adjacent river. The second principle, "amplifying environments," means hills and galleries will be treated to capture views of the surrounding Niagara river and gorges, as well as the rest of the Artpark. New bridges, paths, and viewing platforms will also be integrated. The third, and most esoteric principle is "modulating frequencies," or tuning the park's programming to the seasons. Different performances, and new outdoor performance spaces, will build on the concerts offered in the summer and offer year-round reasons to visit. The new master plan is the fruit of a study commissioned in 2017, and will be funded by private donors, the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, and Empire State Development, as the Artpark is part of the New York State Parks system. Artpark is welcoming public feedback from residents and parkgoers and will be fielding questions about the new plan at a public forum at 6:00 p.m. on June 5 inside the Mainstage Theater.
SCAPE, Snøhetta, Hood Design among finalists for major Indianapolis project
Three finalists have been invited to develop their ideas for new public spaces at a former General Motors site in Indianapolis. The developer Ambrose Property Group partnered with Exhibit Columbus and the Central Indiana Community Foundation to identify a shortlist of studios to develop specific areas of Waterside, a massive $1.4 billion redevelopment of the 103-acre former GM stamping plant site. The shortlisted teams are: 1) Hood Design Studio with Thomas Phifer and Partners and Arup; 2) SCAPE with SO-IL, Guy Nordenson and Associates, James Lima Planning + Development, Art Strategies, Nelson\Nygaard, and Manuel Miranda Practice; and 3) Snøhetta with Moody Nolan, Arup, HR&A, Art Strategies, and Chris Wangro. According to the announcement, the finalists were selected based on their experience working on projects of a similar size and scale as well as for their design acumen. Waterside was announced last year by Ambrose as a new downtown district on the site of the former GM plant that has sat in disuse since the motor company declared bankruptcy almost a decade ago. (The same site was also being proposed as a potential Amazon HQ2 hub by Indiana officials). It would include 1,350 residential units, 620 hotel rooms, 2.75 million square feet of office space, and 100,000 square feet of retail with a projected development timeline of 15 years. The Waterside Design Competition zeroes in on the adaptive reuse of 25,000 square feet of the Albert Kahn–designed Crane Bay; the design of a public plaza around Crane Bay; and a pedestrian connection across the White River to link the site to Indianapolis's urban core. The three teams will present their design philosophies and approaches to the public on June 12 in Indianapolis. Later in October, they will present their conceptual schemes, and the winner will be decided by a jury of community stakeholders and national experts.
Food Radio's conversations about succeeding in creative fields are now online
This past fall, Dong-Ping Wong of Food took over a storefront near his firm's Chinatown office to launch a radical pop-up educational and hangout space he called Office Hours. Along with workshops and other programming, Wong led an audio livestream, Food Radio, where he invited over 50 guests—artists, architects, designers, musicians publishers, and more—for nearly 40 conversations. Now, all the broadcasts have been archived and are ready to be listened to anytime on Food's website. Office Hours' mission from the get-go was about inclusion, education, and action across race, class, and age facilitated by an open door policy, workshops throughout the day, and Food designers going out to round up local kids and teens at the library. Hardly recorded in a isolated soundproof room, the Food Radio conversations took place in the back of the pop-up's narrow storefront space, and during the broadcasts you can hear Wong and his guests chatting with people coming in and out who might've come to say hi or listen live, or just to see what this new space on the street was all about. By bringing together a broad swath of architects, curators, politicians, and others, Wong wanted to show people, especially younger generations, that making a career out of creative work was possible and to highlight the experiences of creative people who local children might identify with. As New York state assembly member Yuh-Line Niou told Wong, she believes it's necessary to "tell young people not to self-select out," that just because they haven't seen people of their background—children of immigrants, people of color, people of various class origins—yet in fields that they might find interesting, or this is "the first time they're seeing it," that it remains possible for them to follow these paths, and, perhaps more importantly, make their own. Many of these guests really got their starts by daring to do something that no one else had done, Wong explained. "We've seen a lot of our guests using a lack of familiar model as a springboard to do something totally unique," Wong said. "Sometimes you just have to make stuff when nobody asked you to." The expansive and radical proposition of Food is to make new possibilities for others. While all of the conversations were original and informative, some standouts include those with architects Toshiko Mori and Tei Carpenter of Agency—Agency, mother and daughter (though with their own, separate firms), for their first family interview; creative director Heron Preston, who has collaborated with Kanye West (Wong has, too) and Virgil Abloh; SO-IL co-founder and principal Jing Liu; Oana Stanescu, who ran Family with Wong; and Christopher Leong and Dominic Leong of Leong Leong. Many of the conversations were both seriously casual and casually serious, much like the whole project. Mori and Carpenter, for example, explored a range of topics: what they did that week; how they each got their start; how to learn from one another as architects across generations; how they're approaching their careers differently; being Asian women in the field; the responsibility of architects to engage and communicate across disciplinary and political lines; the field's need for a "diversification of moral practice;" and that perennially impossible problem many of us face: knowing when to say no. Since Office Hours has gone off the street and there's no chance to drop in any more, these recordings offer an opportunity to connect, listen, and share across disciplines, time, and geography and are an imperative intervention to shift the conversation on architectural practice and, simply, remind everyone to believe in their own power and creative drive.
Ilias Papageorgiou steps away from SO-IL, starts own firm
Ilias Papageorgiou has stepped away from SO-IL, after having been a partner at the New York–based firm for five years. During Papageorgiou's tenure, SO-IL developed itself into an internationally recognized design firm, completing projects in Paris, Seoul, and Milan, working with Mini Living, Versace, the Guggenheim Museum, and other clients. SO-IL's more recognizable projects include the Kukje Gallery, the Frieze Art Fair pavilion in Chicago, Pole Dance in New York, and the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis, California. To add to this list of accomplishments, SO-IL published its "visual and textual manifesto," entitled Solid Objective: Order, Edge, Aura, co-authored by Papageorgiou in 2017. Jing Liu and Florian Idenburg, SO-IL cofounders, will be staying at the firm. Papageorgiou, an Athens-born architect, is a graduate of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design. Papageorgiou is an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University's School of Architecture and Planning, having previously taught at Tulane and University of Thessaly in Greece. Papageorgiou is starting PILA, an Athens and New York–based architecture firm.
Listen to your favorite architect's band on this designer mixtape
Last Night I Dreamt I Was a Robot Selfies on Parade Dadwhyareyousonegative No, these are not leaked track titles from Beyoncé's next album. They are songs from Practicing Spaces, a mixtape that collects the work of other, much less well-known musicians who have one conspicuous thing tying them together: they're all architects. Readers may know Michael Meredith of MOS Architects and Florian Idenburg of SO – IL from their work in their day jobs, but by night, these architects unleash their true passions, plug in the amp, and let the music play. Melissa J. Frost, a designer and studio instructor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, compiled and produced the mixtape after a conversation with Eric Bunge of nArchitects made her realize that several of her architect friends had bands on the side. "Eric was saying that he tries to get together to play music with Florian Idenburg and Michael Meredith, and he still has a practice space in his basement," Frost said. She quickly tracked down music from other figures in the field, like Michael Young, her master's thesis advisor at Princeton, and Wendy Gilmartin, a colleague at Pomona. Some of the tracks are deep cuts that date back to youthful experimentations. Daniel Barber, now an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, closes out the tape with the oldest inclusion, a recording from the stage of Lollapalooza 1995, where he performed as part of the band Blowhole. Others are evidence that some architects are actively writing, recording, and performing music. Neil Denari's track, Music For One, comes fresh from 2018. The tape pulls from over a dozen different acts, but they all hew to a similar aesthetic. Many are non-vocal, with electronic and guitar instrumentation and meandering song structures. "I think, like, a more instrumental or abstracted relationship to a song is inherently connected to spatial awareness or spatial perception," Frost hypothesized. "I do think there are aesthetic connections between each person's individual song, and their individual work," Frost said. "I think with most of them it's extremely obvious…Michael Meredith's kind of pared down electronic awkward sampled song really looks like their, I think they call it, their 1983 Atari-style drawings." Frost released the tape as part of her IIIII Columns project, an online platform where she has published other work that falls outside traditional disciplinary boundaries, like a harm-reduction guide for performance venues or "a catalog of marxist modernist home goods." The mixtape, which is being published in a limited run on physical cassette tapes, "is supposed to be kind of difficult to get ahold of," said Frost, but she is planning a series of listening parties across the country. Frost, a musician herself, declined to include her work in the mix. "It was a little too weird to put myself on it," she said, "so I decided not to." To order the mixtape, visit the IIIII Columns site here. Tracklist: Michael Meredith - Dadwhyareyousonegative Tim Durfee - Selfies on Parade Eric Bunge - Cellar Kazys Varnelis - Stillwater James Graham & Stephen Nielson - Last Night I Dreamt I Was a Robot Neil Denari - Music For One Mariana Ibañez, Simon Kim - Hate 1,2 (stop the violence) Wendy Gilmartin - White Midnight Florian Idenburg - Track 12 Enrique Ramirez - Lullaby From The West Coast Sleepers Benjamin Bratton - Texture 4 George Crumb Michael Young - If it Falls Apart Alfredo Thiermann - Land in the Sky Matt Olsen - Motion Block Esther Choi - track 3 Daniel Barber - Needlefoam
New York architect launches guerrilla radio station about community uplift and food
Earlier this year, when architect Dong-Ping Wong branched out to start his own firm, he found himself going through name after name but none seemed to have the right ring. Finally, the word "food" occurred to him. Ridiculous at first, it wouldn't leave his head, and so it stuck. Food, the firm, was born. Food, said Wong, is "something that everyone has an association with and a relationship to." It is something people "can come together around." Food as an architecture firm name, he points out, is unfortunately also very hard to Google. But that hasn't stopped them from working on projects for clients ranging from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to Kanye and Kim Kardashian West. But it's their most recent project, Office Hours, where the name's magnanimous universalism really shines through. For Office Hours, Food has taken over a storefront on East Broadway in New York's Chinatown for three weeks of programming centered around an online radio station (to be distributed in more permanent format later) as well as various community projects and events. All manner of creative people, like chef Angela Dimayuga, artist Jon Wang, designers Chen Chen and Kai Williams, SO-IL partner Jing Liu, DJ Venus X, and creative director Heron Preston have come through and spoken on the air. As the website for Office Hours notes, the events, like actual office hours, also serve as an "open invitation." People can come in and listen, and youth are particularly encouraged. In fact, Food members have stopped by the public library on more than one occasion to invite kids and teens in and people have come in off the street to do work or check out the "reading room." Office Hours is committed to promoting people of color and those who live in the largely-immigrant neighborhood. As the project description notes, "In New York City, one in four Asian Americans live below the poverty line…Unsurprisingly, many young people that grow up in this environment self-limit what they see themselves being able to do." The purpose of Office Hours, in part, is to expand this range of vision and imagination by introducing youth to the whole array of future possibilities for themselves. The space, which is laid out with some wiggly custom-made gray plywood tables held up by Ikea desk legs, has hosted happenings for all ages—from drawing lessons to impromptu happy hours. Office Hours continues through November 16 and all are invited to intend. The schedule and the live stream are available on Food's website.
North Fork architecture to be displayed in exhibit curated by Barry Bergdoll
This fall, the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library will be hosting an exhibition on the modernist homes sweeping North Fork, a beach community on New York's Long Island. A New Wave of Modern Architecture on the North Fork will catalogue the work of six architects and firms who have completed modernist projects across the enclave. Columbia art history professor Barry Bergdoll previously curated Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive at the Museum of Modern Art. A New Wave of Modern Architecture on the North Fork will open with a wine and cheese reception on September 7 and will run through September and October at the library's rotating exhibition space, the Upstairs Gallery. The architects featured will include SO-IL, Shenton Architects, Joseph Tanney and Robert Luntz from Resolution: 4 Architecture, who specialize in prefabricated modern homes, William Ryall of Ryall Sheridan Architects, Richard Gluckman of Gluckman Tang Architects, Allan Wexler, and John Berg of Berg Design Architecture. New York design firm 2x4 will be designing the exhibition, and the Friends of the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library, a group of patrons and businesses who support and help program events at the library, will be hosting the event. While the bulk of the exhibition will cover work in the area designed after the year 2000, homes by Tony Smith and the sharply-angled houses of Charles Moore will be mentioned on a text panel at the show's entrance.
Miller Prize winners announced ahead of the Exhibit Columbus 2018 National Symposium
Exhibit Columbus has announced the winners of the 2018-2019 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize competition. The five winning firms will be featured in the Docomomo US and Exhibit Columbus 2018 National Symposium, titled Design, Community, and Progressive Preservation, taking place September 26 through 29. Firms will then return on January 19 to present their design concepts to the community. Each firm is tasked with constructing site-responsive installations that interact with Columbus's midcentury modern heritage, with the final works opening to the public on August 24, 2019. This is the second year that the Miller Prize has been awarded. Here are the five winning firms: Agency Landscape + Planning With work that ranges from the Chicago Riverwalk to a two-year examination of the post-Hurricane Sandy landscape, Cambridge-based Agency has a deep commitment to ecological and social mindfulness. Agency is currently leading the White River Vision Plan, a year-long strategic plan for redeveloping 58 miles of southern Indiana river. Bryony Roberts Studio New York-based Bryony Roberts Studio uses design to bring intangible heritage and social histories to contemporary audiences, often through distinctive collaborations. As a participant in the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Bryony Roberts brought the South Shore Drill Team to Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Federal Center for an electrifying performance that used careful choreography to mirror the lines of the iconic modernist plaza. Frida Escobedo Studio Fresh off her commission to design the 2018 Serpentine Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens, Mexico City-based Frida Escobedo creates sophisticated structural forms using vernacular materials and methods, including concrete block, brise-soleil, and post and beam. MASS Design Group Based in Boston, and Kigali, Rwanda, non-profit MASS Design Group believes that architecture is never neutral, and that it has the power to heal. The firm's work includes both research and design. This spring MASS Design Group unveiled the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. SO-IL With work that creates "structures that establish new cultures, institutions, and relationships," New York-based SO-IL created L'air pour l'air for the second Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2017, a project that brought the firm to the Garfield Park Conservatory, where they encased an ensemble of wind instrument players in air-filtering mesh enclosures, designed to clean the air through breathing.
SO-IL and JKurtz tapped to design newest Cleveland Public Library
Brooklyn-based SO-IL and Cleveland's JKurtz Architects have been chosen to design Cleveland's new Martin Luther King, Jr. branch of the public library system. The team was selected by the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) Board of Trustees on June 15, beating out other big-name teams including MASS Design Group with LDA Architects, and Bialosky Cleveland with Vines Architecture. The winning scheme is laden with design flourishes that nod to King's legacy and seek to bring people together. "We looked to Dr. King's words for our inspiration. The table of brotherhood led us to our vision—a table large enough to host all communities," said co-founder of SO-IL Jing Liu during their presentation before the board. "What we made here is not a static symbol but a place where people come together and interact." The "table of brotherhood," a metaphor from King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, will be physically embodied at the new branch by a large, multi-use table at the heart of the team's plan. A staircase up to an elevated area will reference King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech and patrons can find the library's future collection of Anisfield-Wolf books; those that recognize racism and celebrate diversity. A "virtual garden," interactive "Freedom Map" podium, a "Living Wall" that projects rearranging words, and a "Virtual Garden" are all in the works for the new museum. "SO-IL + JKurtz proposed a functional, beautiful space that speaks to Dr. King's vision of social justice and equality. The Board found the design inventive and creative, with many features that can make this branch world-class," said Maritza Rodriguez, President of the Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees in a statement. The city is now in negotiations with the architectural team, and no construction date or budget have been made public yet. The old Martin Luther King, Jr. library will stay open until the new branch is finished.
Adjaye, BIG and DS+R reveal shortlist designs for Adelaide Contemporary
On May 11, Arts South Australia's design jury revealed the design proposals from the six shortlisted teams selected in the Adelaide Contemporary International Design Competition, a planned art gallery and sculpture park in Adelaide, Australia. The 160,000 square-foot Adelaide Contemporary will house a significant portion of the Art Gallery of South Australia's 42,000 piece collection, which currently only has a fraction on display due to a lack of space. The museum will draw upon its substantial Aboriginal collection to create the Gallery of Time, which will combine indigenous pieces with European and Asian works. This shortlist's designs follow. Adjaye Associates & BVN's design draws upon Aboriginal vernacular architecture through the use of a surrounding canopy, providing shade in one of the more arid corners of the country. With the canopy screening significant portions of the four elevations, the design will largely use skylights and balconies to filter natural light into the central atrium and stairwell. With a twisting, serpentine layout, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) & JPE's proposal is inspired by Aboriginal sand painting, which often embeds abstract natural elements within a landscape. Through the use of rooftop landscaping, the team hopes to integrate their design with the adjacent Botanic Garden. David Chipperfield and SJB Architects' is the only timber structure proposal. The principal elevations are composed of wooden screens, and the structure is topped by sloped roofs. In a statement, Diller Scofidio+Renfro & Woods Bagot describe their proposal as a "matrix of unique spaces unbound by disciplinary categories range in size, height, infrastructure, and light quality." The bulk of exhibition space is located on the second story, which is cantilevered over an outdoor gallery and public square. Hassell & SO-IL incorporate a central plaza into their design proposal, which the team describes as an attempt to bring "nature, art, and people together." The central plaza serves as a circulation node and public square connecting the gallery's semi-independent spaces, which are further laced together by a draped, metal brise-soleil. Khai Liew, Ryue Nishizawa & Durbach Block Jaggers proposal consists of a sweeping, perforated canopy supported by a series of pilotis. Beneath the canopy, the site is split roughly evenly between park and curatorial space, the latter presenting sweeping views of the adjacent Botanic Garden. Arts South Australia's design jury will meet again in May, with a winner expected to be announced in June.
Here is AN Interior's first ever list of top 50 interior architects and designers
Welcome to AN Interior's inaugural top 50 interior architect and designer list, featuring emerging and established firms across the U.S. While these architects' and designers' talents certainly go beyond interior work, they are deftly pushing the boundaries of residential, retail, workplace, and hospitality spaces and cleverly reimagining the spaces we inhabit. Ensamble Studio Boston, Madrid With a distinct focus on the process of making, Ensamble Studio leverages material technologies to produce dramatic spaces and forms. 64North Los Angeles Multidisciplinary studio 64North provides branding, interiors, website, and product design services. Architecture is Fun Chicago
As the name implies, Architecture Is Fun produces playful designs, frequently working with children's museums; it won AIA Chicago's 2017 Firm of the Year award. UrbanLab Chicago, Los Angeles
UrbanLab's highly graphic design sensibility brings together smart solutions and visual identity in projects ranging from small storefronts to urban infrastructures. Design, Bitches Chicago, Los Angeles
The irreverent work of Design, Bitches employs layers of color, light, and material to build engaging interior spaces across Southern California. LADG Los Angeles
LADG produces uncanny forms and clever spaces by leveraging common construction materials.
Toshiko Mori Architect New York
The minimal interiors of Toshiko Mori belie their complexity, framing dramatic landscapes and challenging notions of craft. Young Projects New York
The formally expressive interiors and objects by Bryan Young utilize smooth geometries and refined materials.
tacklebox architecture New York
Tacklebox's interiors are filled with "ordinary" materials deployed in unexpected ways, recontextualizing the quotidian.
Michael K Chen Architecture New York
MKCA's puzzle-like built-ins make the most of tiny living spaces. NADAAA New York, Boston
NADAAA's work engages with high-tech material investigations and form finding. LOT New York, Athens
The influence of LOT's Greek office is clear in its mellow, refined interiors and the firm's furniture line, Objects of Common Interest. MOS Architects New York
The highly intellectual work of MOS plays on contemporary and historical architectural philosophies. Norman Kelley Chicago, New York
A self-described superficial practice, Carrie Norman and Thomas Kelley explore the concepts of play, illusion, and flatness, all within an often tongue-in-cheek understanding of historical precedent. Snarkitecture New York
It should be no surprise that a firm named Snarkitecture produces works that are often outlandish—tempered by clean, white color palettes. INABA Williams New York
Part think tank and part design firm, every INABA Williams project is rooted in an in-depth research process.
Elliott + Associates Architects Oklahoma City
Rand Elliott has been focusing the country's attention on Oklahoman design for the past 40 years. SPAN Architecture New York
SPAN creates high-finish spaces full of carefully chosen materials and details. Home Studios New York
Home Studios produces polished, finely detailed commercial and hospitality interiors filled with fine wood, stone, and metal detailing. Architecture in Formation New York
AiF brings together eclectic styles for a wide range of projects, from large hospitality to urban lofts.
Only If— New York
Only If— fuses smart geometries with clever materials for striking interiors.
Ezequiel Farca + Cristina Grappin Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan
Ezequiel Farca and Cristina Grappin draw from their collaborations with Mexican artisans and use local materials to create contextual works for high-end clients. Bureau Spectacular Los Angeles
The comic book sensibility of Bureau Spectacular delves beyond the superficial with spaces that encourage the occupants to live a less ordinary life. Barbara Bestor Los Angeles
Between her many residential and commercial projects across L.A. and her book, Bohemian Modern: Living in Silver Lake, Barbara Bestor is an influential force on Southern Californian design.
Johnsen Schmaling Architects Milwaukee
Johnsen Schmaling translates the beauty of the rural upper Midwest into site-specific residential projects.
Morris Adjmi Architects New York
Carefully proportioned spaces and forms—and a sensitivity to history— define Morris Adjmi's elegant work.
Neil M. Denari Architects Los Angeles
Teaching at UCLA in addition to running his practice, Neil Denari is a perennial thought leader in the space where technology and architectural form meet. WORKac New York
With clever twists on typical programs, WORKac's interiors are unexpected and playful. archimania Memphis
The progressive Memphis-based firm is taking a leading role in redefining what architecture can be in the Southeast through its numerous projects and help in redeveloping its city's waterfront.
Shulman + Associates Miami
Shulman + Associates draw on the history, materials, and culture of South Florida to formulate vibrant, innovative commercial and residential interiors. Clive Wilkinson Architects Los Angeles
Focusing on workplace and educational facilities, Clive Wilkinson has helped define the aesthetics of contemporary creative professional and learning spaces.
Rafael de Cárdenas Architecture at Large New York
Native New Yorker Rafael de Cárdenas incorporates '80s and '90s glamour and pop culture into his high-profile endeavors.
Studio O+A San Francisco
The workspaces designed by Studio O+A express its clients' stories and personalities, pushing the envelope of the modern office.
New Affiliates New York
New Affiliates works in "loose forms and rough materials" to create elegant spaces.
Biber Architects New York
James Biber approaches every project with a fresh vision, letting design and function guide the form.
Olson Kundig Seattle
With a dedicated interiors studio, Olson Kundig has redefined the Pacific Northwest architectural typology.
OFFICIAL Dallas
OFFICIAL designs bright interiors with pops of color and custom furnishings. The two-person studio also has its own furniture line.
Aidlin Darling Design San Francisco
Materials are at the forefront of and celebrated in each project by Aidlin Darling Design. Leong Leong New York
Brothers Christopher and Dominic Leong use broad, decisive formal moves to organize space into crisp, refined interiors. Alexander Gorlin Architects New York
For the past two decades, even when minimalism reigned, Alexander Gorlin has been layering colors and patterns with great success. Craig Steely Architecture San Francisco
Craig Steely celebrates the tropical locales of his projects with interiors that reflect and embrace the native flora.
Aranda\Lasch New York, Tuscon
Truly experimental, Aranda\Lasch explores pattern and fabrications as easily as space and form.
Andre Kikoski Architect New York
Known for creating everything from architectural interiors to furniture and finishes, Andre Kikoski consistently delivers refined designs. SO-IL New York
Airy and ethereal, yet highly programmatic, the formal and material exercises by SO-IL are unmistakable. Peter Marino Architect New York
Leather-clad Peter Marino is the go-to for sumptuous interiors in high-end retail and hospitality around the world. Slade Architecture New York
Slade's lighthearted approach brings together form, color, pattern, and material. Charlap Hyman & Herrero Los Angeles, New York
Bold interior forms with a refined material palette typify the work of RISD graduates Andre Herrero and Adam Charlap Hyman.
BarlisWedlick Architects New York
BarlisWedlick produces super-efficient, passive projects without neglecting aesthetics. Schiller Projects New York
Schiller Projects works through analytic research to design everything from architecture to branding.
Reddymade Design New York
Reddymade's interiors are influenced by founder Suchi Reddy's Indian upbringing, with lush colors, patterns, and rich materials.


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The theme for the first main floor display is It's A Spooky Time of Year, containing books to get you in the Halloween spirit. Ideas for party planning, crafts, decorating, costumes, and trick-or-treating. The display also includes some good old fashioned ghost stories and tales of haunted houses.
Games People Play is the topic for the second display. Learn about the history, rules and people involved with various sports and games, such as baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, poker, and bowling. The display includes both DVDs and books- a great collection for the sport enthusiast!
The Great American Read (voted on by the American public) includes both lots of great reads and a bibliography of the great reads.
October 5th is James Bond Day – 007 is a collection of both books and movies about the fictional British spy.
*Mini displays are subject to change during the month.
Currently on the third floor, the first display is Mental Health Awareness Week which is October 7-13. You will find books and handouts on all types of mental illness. The website for more information is http://www.MHAWEEK.org. For the rest of the month, this display will focus on October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The next third floor display is October is Family History Month. If you want to learn more about your genealogy, this display is for you. Besides the books to help locate resources and guides to using the resources, the reference librarians have created a useful handout, Resources for the Amateur Genealogist, a must-see for any budding genealogist!
It's a Spooky Time of Year!
Check out our new Main Floor Display…It's a Spooky Time of Year!
Part Ghost Story, Part "Who Done It" originally released in 1958. " Vincent Price is the owner of a haunted house who offers five strangers $10,000 to spend the night in his house. When they accept his offer, they soon regret it. A great old fashioned ghost story with a wild finish and a new twist." (from library catalog) Grab the popcorn and get ready for the chills!
And don't forget the music, check out the Media section for the perfect party music for your Halloween Get Together … or to scare away the Trick or Treat-ers!
The Vampire Archives : The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published edited by Otto Penzler.
The Dunwich horror and others : the best supernatural stories of H.P. Lovecraft.
The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time edited by Leslie Pockell.
Everything's eventual : 14 dark tales by Stephen King.
And when you come into the library to pick up your eerie tales why not stop at the "Things that go Bump! in the Night" display up on the third floor for more spooky materials.


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Iranian Perspectives on the Iran-Iraq War
Edited by Farhang Rajaee
Hardcover ISBN 13: 9780813014760 - Pub Date: 4/14/1997 Details: 200 pages, 6x9 Subject(s): Middle East - Political Science
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"A comprehensive collection of original essays . . . by scholars and policy experts living in Iran, some of whom experienced the war firsthand. . . . A valuable book."--Hooshang Amirahmadi, Rutgers University
"Contains considerable new information on the Iran-Iraq War and as such is a contribution to our understanding of this important conflict. The most original contribution of the [book], however, is the unique forum that it provides for documentation of a genuinely Iranian perspective on the war. There is no other book . . . that accomplishes this."--Mohiaddin Mesbahi, Florida International University
This collection of original essays examines the difficult conclusion of the Iran-Iraq War and assesses the impact of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the effect of UN Resolution 598 (1988), and the enduring effects of the war on both Iran and Iraq. Compiling the work of Iranian scholars educated in the West but living and working in Iran, the volume provides the only genuinely Iranian assessment available of the war and its aftermath.
1.	Introduction: Views from Within, by Farhang Rajaee
Part I: The Policy Dynamics
2. Taking Sides: Regional Powers and the War, by Saideh Lotfian
3. Neutral Statements, Committed Practice: The USSR and the War, by Kazem Sajjadpour
4. Collectively or Singly: Western Europe and the Iran-Iraq War, by Ahmad Naghibzadeh
5. Containment and Animosity: The United States and the War, by Reza Ra'iss Tousi
6. Double Standard: The Security Council and the Two Wars, by Bahram Mostaghimi and Masoud Taromsari
Part II: Conceptual Dimensions
7. National, Ethnic, and Sectarian Issues in the Iran-Iraq War, by Neguin Yavari
8. Revolution, Ideology, and the War, by Hossein S. Seifzadeh
9. Facts and Allegations: Iraqi Disclaimer of the 1975 Treaty, by Jalil Roshandel
10. Decision-Making Inputs: Iraq's Premises before the War, by Mahmood Sariolghalam
11. Peace through Deception: The Iran-Iraq Correspondence, by Ali Asghar Kazemi
Part III: Postwar Developments
12. The Implementation of UN Resolution 598, by Djamchid Momtaz
13. Iranian Foreign Policy in the Postwar Era, by Houchang Hassan-Yari
14. "Continual Aggression": Iraq's Decision to Invade Kuwait, by Daryoush Akhavan-Zanjani
Farhang Rajaee is associate professor of international relations at Iran's National University in Tehran and editor of The Iran-Iraq War: The Politics of Aggression (UPF, 1993).
"A much needed work on how Iran views its security environment in general and the confrontation with Iraq in particular."--NOD and Conversion "a very valuable antidote to the predominant anti-Iranian propaganda that ought to be compulsory reading for everybody favoring a continued 'dual containment' of both an actual aggresor (Iraq) and its first victim, Iran."--NOD and Conversion
--NOD & Conversion
Other FARHANG RAJAEE Books
The Iran-Iraq War: The Politics of Aggression
War and State Building in the Middle East
Struggling for a Just Peace
Inter-Arab Alliances
Kurdish Identity
Islam, Judaism, and the Political Role of Religions in the Middle East
Women and Gender in Early Jewish and Palestinian Nationalism
Nonviolence and Peace Building in Islam
Against Islamic Extremism
Sudan in Crisis
The Communist Movement in Syria and Lebanon


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Q: nUnit Test interdependencies/hierarchies Is there a way to give nUnit a hierarchy of tests, so that later test aren't run if earlier test fail?
Suppose I have a set of data that is expected to be processed and ordered, and I've got a UT that tests that the ordering is done, but also a bunch other tests that test the processing and which assume that the ordering has been successful and will hence fail spuriously if that's false.
(And suppose that breaking this dependency is not feasible - I know that is the ideal solution!)
Then it would be nice to tell nUnit … "If the ordering test has failed, then don't even bother with these ones (throw inconclusive, maybe?) 'cos we know they ain't gonna work."
Obviously I could do it manually, but that's going to add a lot of essentially irrelevant cruft to the tests (we have nice short tests, so a "call the head test and catch Exceptions" block would double the length of some tests)
I'm hoping that nUnit might JustDoThis already, but I can't see it anywhere?

A: As mentioned in your question, the most 'proper' fix is to break the dependency between the tests. If you really want to do this though, NUnit does support assumptions (which are a bit like assertions, but at the start of your test), which could be used to check for some precondition that affects the validity of your test. Searching for "NUnit Assume" brought up the following StackOverflow question, which looks similar to this one: How do I ignore a test based on another test in NUnit?

A: I believe hierarchy in unit tests is a bad idea. As you said your unit tests are small, nice and independent of course. And it should stay the same. Adding some dependencies breaks it.
To offer some workaround, I would suggest to use the Category attribute combined with the /stoponerror option. You could group tests by its importance and run it by this categories. And use stoponerror option will stop executing the rest of tests when the first fails. I'm not sure if this also works in integration with Visual Studio but you can achieve this with NUnit command line tool. See this


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Футболіст року в Німеччині () — щорічний титул, яким нагороджують з 1960 року найкращого гравця сезону. Футболіст року обирається членами асоціації Німецьких спортивних журналістів (VDS) разом із журналістами спортивного журналу Kicker. Кандидатом на нагороду можуть бути усі німецькі гравці, а також іноземці, що виступають у Бундеслізі.

Історія
Премія вручається з 1960 року і першим лауреатом став Уве Зеелер. Першим легіонером, що здобув трофей, став бразилець Аїлтон, який отримавїї 2004 року. З тих пір ще чотири іноземних гравці отримали цей титул.

Рекордсменом за кількістю нагород став Франц Беккенбауер, який в загальній складності тріумфував чотири рази (1966, 1968, 1974, 1976). При цьому першу нагороду він отримав лише у 20 років ставши наймолодшим гравцем, якому ця честь була надана, а остання нагорода, надана аж через 10 років, дозволила йому також встановити рекорд за найдовшим інтервалом між першою та останньою премією. Міхаель Баллак, Зепп Маєр і Уве Зеелер здобували цей трофей по три рази. Ганс Тільковскі в 1965 році став першим воротарем, що був визнаний найкращим гравцем.

Найстаршим футболістом року став Лотар Маттеус, якому під час свого другого нагородження було 38 років. Перший німець, що виступав за кордоном, отримав нагороду в 1985 році, це був Ганс-Петер Брігель.

Франц Беккенбауер (1976), Карл-Гайнц Румменігге (1980), Лотар Маттеус (1990) і Маттіас Заммер (1996) були в тому ж році як здобули звання найкращого німецького футболіста, здобували також і «Золотий м'яч» європейського футболіста року. Юрген Клінсманн також став єдиним гравцем, який крім звання найкращого гравця Німеччини (1988 і 1994), отримав його також і в іншій країні, Англії, у 1995 році. Натомість велика кількість німецьких гравців так і не отримували статус найкращого гравця своєї країни, але здобував цей титул за кордоном, зокрема Андреас Бреме в 1989 році в Італії, Берт Траутманн в Англії (1956), Улі Штіліке (1979—1982) і Бернд Шустер (1985, 1991) в Іспанії, Йорг Альбертц в Китаї (2003), Штеффен Гофманн (2004—2006, 2008—2011) і Александер Ціклер (2006, 2007) в Австрії і Томас Бройх (2012, 2014) в Австралії були названі найкращими футболістами року.

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Кількоразові луареати

Клуби

Позиції

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 Футболіст року у НДР
 Футболістка року у Німеччині
 Футбольний тренер року у Німеччині

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Посилання

 Alle Fußballer des Jahres, unter anderem Deutschland, bei Weltfussball
 Wahlergebnisse von 1960 bis 2017, bei Historical Lineups (PDF, 911 KB)

Нагороди, засновані 1960
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Q: How to access an object outside when it is present in a named function How to access an object outside of the function when it is present in a named function.
 function a(){
   var someobj = { b: "abc"}
   console.log(someobj)
 }

I tried to set a variable and then access it but I get an error.

var bla = function a() {
  var someobj = {
    b: "abc"
  }
  console.log(someobj)
}
console.log(bla().someobj)

A: That's a local variable and its scope is inside of that function.
Probably, your confusion is on how a function is called as a constructor.
new bla()

So, you can access properties from instantiated objects through a function called as a constructor.  Further, to set properties you need to use the context this.

var bla = function a() {
  this.someobj = {b: "abc"};
//^^^^
//  console.log(someobj)
}
console.log(new bla().someobj)
//          ^^^^^^^^^

A: You need to return the object in your function.
Adding the "." after bla() without returning something is the same thing as undefined.someobj

var bla = function a() {
  return {someobj:{
    b: "abc"
  }}
}
console.log(bla().someobj)


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At this week's US Open, the USGA recognized the late Payne Stewart with its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award. TSD contributor and golf enthusiast John Riley shares his memories of Payne's visit to Delaware.
The handsome golf star in the retro beige knickers (known as "plus fours"), white golf shirt and Tam O'Shanter cap stepped to the first tee at the old Hercules Country Club July 25, 1988 and announced to the crowd, "Remember, this swing just got in from Paris." At that point Payne Stewart executed one of golf's most beautiful swings and proceeded to top the ball about 20 yards in front of him. He immediately chased after the ball, picked it up and ran back to the tee. He then politely asked the three LPGA players he had just challenged to a match for his knickers if they would allow him a mulligan. This time the ball flew off the tee and landed some 260 yards away in the center of the fairway. Minutes later he struck a perfect wedge shot from 100 yards and everyone watched in amazement as it went directly into the hole. The challenge match against LPGA stars Chris Johnson, Cindy Figg-Currier and Debra McHaffie had begun and Payne had the fans and the female pros right where he wanted them.
With the US Open returning to Pinehurst this week, no doubt there will be many remembrances of Payne Stewart and the 1999 tournament – considered to be one of the greatest ever played. As they came down to the final holes Stewart was tied with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the two greatest players of the current era. Stewart would birdie the 71st hole to take the lead and sink a par saving putt at the last before thrusting his fist into the air and embracing his caddy and then consoling Mickelson.
Within months Stewart would be dead, a result of a freak plane accident. The News Journal [shown at left] ran the headline, "Golfer made lasting local impression" along with a photo of Payne and young Steve Pelly, a leukemia victim who had become a fixture at the annual event and with whom Payne had bonded in a big way. Stewart wrote to Steven after the tournament and said, "You are a tremendous example of courage to us all."
By 1988 Payne Stewart had become one the elite stars and most recognizable figures in the world of golf – perhaps as renowned for his sartorial splendor as for his stellar play. For several years, the Leukemia Classic tournament committee – upon which I served — considered booking Payne as our feature golf attraction. I always voted against the idea. Stewart to me appeared to be the classic "wise guy" character – sort of the Eddie Haskell (of "Leave It to Beaver" fame) of golf. One columnist after his death said he had gone through an "admirable transformation from a sometimes arrogant and self absorbed semi-adolescent into an aware and mature and remarkably serene human." In 1987 when Stewart won the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Classic and donated the entire $108,000 to cancer research in the name of his late father, many of us started rethinking our view of golf's Eddie Haskell and booked him to appear at our event.
The Leukemia Classic had started in the 70's at Cavaliers Country Club and had typically featured local and national sports figures in a format where amateurs could contribute a couple hundred dollars to play with a celebrity. For years the event had been sponsored by the local Getty Oil refinery, but unfortunately the net proceeds were reported to be less than the expense money put up by the refinery. In 1983 local sports figure Kevin Reilly agreed to chair the event and a decision was made to move it to Hercules Country Club and add a marquee golf figure to the program to help raise the tournament profile. Over the next ten years, the tournament would net over $700,000 and bring some big golf names to the state such as Chi Chi Rodriquez, Fuzzy Zoeller, Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Ben Crenshaw, Fred Couples, Paul Azinger and John Daly.
So in 1988 the stage was set for Stewart to add his name to the list of Leukemia Classic stars and I had the assignment of going up to the Philadelphia airport the night before to meet him as he returned from Paris where he was playing in the French Open. I waited as the passengers exited out of Customs, but there was no Payne Stewart. Being the pre-cell phone era (how did we do it?), I found a pay phone and called his agent at Leader Enterprises in Florida – no answer. Since there were no remaining flights due in from Paris, there was nothing I could do but return home. When I got home I found his agent's home number and learned he had no clue what had happened. With mild panic beginning to develop I heard a double beep on my phone – it dawned on me that the strange sound was the new feature that had just been added to our phone – "call waiting." I asked the agent to hold and carefully depressed the receiver.
The snappy voice on the other end said, "Is this John Riley? John, this is Payne Stewart!" I asked where he was and what had happened. "I'm in Baltimore…missed my flight out of Paris and this was the closest I could get to Delaware tonight." I said, "Payne, stay where you are, I'll come to Baltimore and pick you up." He proceeded to tell me that it would not be necessary – he had already rented a car and had directions to the hotel in Wilmington. Then, "John, heard your committee will be wearing knickers tomorrow – what color?" I told him they were light blue. "Good, then I'll wear my beige." Knowing Stewart had been in Europe for weeks, beginning with the British Open, I asked if he needed help with anything including laundry service. "Thanks John, but I always bring my trusty iron with me wherever I go and I'll be up early ironing my clothes to get everything just right!" I quickly realized Payne Stewart was a different sort.
The format the next day was for Stewart to position himself on the par three, 12th hole, hit a shot with each group and pose for a photo. Busy with activity around the clubhouse I did not see Payne all morning but word was coming back that all the participants were enjoying their time with him. Getting a break, I grabbed a golf cart and asked my mother, who was a volunteer, if she wanted to ride out with me to meet Payne Stewart. When we reached the 12th I walked up to Payne, who was talking to a small group about 100 feet away and quietly asked if he wouldn't mind joining my mother for a photo. Suddenly Stewart's voice elevated, "Your mom, your mom, where is your mom?" He bolted across the tee, down the hill and embraced my startled mother and kissed her while telling her what an honor it was to meet John's mom! My shocked mother didn't know what to do or think, but seconds later the photographer snapped the photo [shown at left] that is today positioned in the center of many photos from the Leukemia Classic on my wall.
That evening, the competition heated up in the "battle of the sexes" match – the LPGA fired a string of birdies and the match was tied going into the last. Stewart only had a short putt to finish in a tie, but to everyone's surprise he missed – was it on purpose, perhaps? Because minutes later to everyone's complete astonishment he declared, "A bet is a bet" and took his pants off and tossed them to Cindy. He began to scamper off towards the locker room in his jockey shorts when someone yelled for him to stop for a photo. For the next five minutes Payne posed with the committee and the LPGA players in his jockey shorts. Today you can find Payne's photo with Cindy Figg-Currier — he in jockey shorts and she in his knickers — on the restaurant wall at Stanley's Tavern in North Wilmington.
A knicker-less Payne Stewart (center), with members of the tournament committee, (from left) Mike Osberg, John Riley, Charlie McDowell, Tom Ciconte
Later that evening, almost unrecognizable in a pair of jeans, Payne auctioned off his autographed knickers with the help of 12-year-old Steven Pelly. When the bid lagged below $1000, he took his watch off and added it to the bidding, eventually raising $1500 additional for leukemia research.
The following year Payne Stewart would win his first major championship, the PGA. Not long after he added a US Open and in 1999 at Pinehurst he added his second US Open — only six players in golf history have won more. But sadly the plane accident ended his run as he seemed poised to add more glory.
Steven Pelly struggled through another two years in his fight with leukemia and eventually succumbed in September 1991 – he was only 14. When Payne Stewart died nine years later his mother, Judy, told sports reporter Tom Tomashek, "My son idolized him, Payne Stewart affected our lives in such an incredible way….it's so terrible I can hardly stand it."
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Q: Exported TOC in LyX centers Part headings I have two matching documents with notes for two different classes. The document class, preamble, etc. are all the same. In one file, when I export it, the TOC centers the Part headings, in the other, the Part headings are Left justified. I want them to be Left justified, but do not understand what coding I may have unintentionally inserted into LyX that would cause the Part headings to center-justify in the TOC. Can somebody help me with this? How do I keep my file from center-justifying the Part headings in the TOC?
I'm using LyX 2.0.6. on Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. I can post screen shots should this be helpful.
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A: I seriously hope this is faulty introduced by the user and not code generated by LyX.
You cannot just call \tableofcontents inside the date field.
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}

\title{LyX is strange}
\author{Wombat}
%\date{February 11-14; May 5-9, 2014\pagebreak{}\tableofcontents{}\pagebreak{}}% This is rubbish, sorry
\date{In 2014}

\maketitle
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\tableofcontents
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\part{Introductory Matters}
\section{Introduction}
\end{document}