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Q: Angular factory function throwing error claiming it isn't a function in Controller I have seen a couple of questions like this before but they are usually clearly missing injections, and hopefully that isn't the case with my problem.
As part of my app I am making I am trying to make a get request to the server to return a list of modules.
Controller
app.controller('ModulesCtrl', ['$scope','modFact','quizIndexFactory', '$http', function($scope, $http, quizIndexFactory, modFact){

$scope.moduleSet;
$scope.status;

getModules();

function getModules(){
    modFact.getList()
        .then(function (response) {
            $scope.moduleSet = response.data;
        }, function (error) {
            $scope.status = 'unable to load modules in controller: ' + error.message;
        });
}

Factory
app.factory('modFact', ['$http', function($http){
var modFact = {};

modFact.getList = function() {
    console.log("success");
    return $http.get('http://localhost:3000/module');
};

return modFact;
}]);

Yet I get the error pointing to the function call in the controller:

Error: modFact.getList is not a function

Any ideas? I am following the structure provided by this blog post:
http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/using-an-angularjs-factory-to-interact-with-a-restful-service

A: It seems that the order of arguments being injected into the controller does not match the order that you supply the arguments.  In your controller, the entity that is named modFact is actually angular's $http service (which doesn't have a getList method).
(Taking a little liberty with indentation and newlines to demonstrate the problem):
[       '$scope','modFact','quizIndexFactory', '$http',
function($scope, $http, quizIndexFactory, modFact) {
    ...
}]

should be:
[       '$scope', '$http', 'quizIndexFactory', 'modFact',
function($scope, $http, quizIndexFactory, modFact) {
    ...
}]

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Cimafunk may be the most exciting new face in Cuba's music scene.
Cimafunk is a free being defying classification, a pilgrim in search of new musical miscegenation and the reunion of black music. He believes in nothing but the power of the Groove and the cathartic communion of dancing bodies. A renaissance man, conscious of his roots and musical ancestry, Cimafunk's music looks firmly into the future.
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Frank and me went on a foto-safari to the KVV's open house at the "Betriebshof West" this Saturday. We got to see the maintenance facilities, workshops, the new 2010 series "Flexity" as well as historic trams and the railyard.
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Honda Accord plug-in hybrid review: Like the Chevy Volt, only normal
By Bill Howard on September 11, 2012 at 10:12 am
Think of the new Honda Accord PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) as a Chevrolet Volt in disguise, one that recharges in just an hour. The Volt shouts "different" to the neighbors while the Accord plug-in whispers its differences compared to conventional Volts and Toyota Priuses. If you want your PHEV to announce itself, Honda isn't playing the self-gratification game. That's a challenge in a country where most people don't drop a dollar in the barista's tip jar until she's watching. For what may be sound engineering and cost reasons, the Accord runs 10-15 miles on battery power while the Volt goes 30-35. All this adds up to a roomy, comfortable car for 4-5 that will be in need of practical-minded buyers. The Accord PHEV looks the same as the 350,000 other new Accords likely to be bought in the US in 2013. As public recharging stations take hold, the Accord PHEV's quick charge time may turn into a significant advantage. It will probably cost around $35,000 when it goes on sale in early 2013.
A test drive of the Accord PHEV is a non-event. It's quiet, quick, roomy in back, expends energy going uphill and gets a lot of it back heading downhill. When the gasoline Earth Dreams four-cylinder gasoline engine kicks in, it's unobtrusive and isn't buzzy or raspy. On one test loop at a Honda media event, the EV battery was almost depleted. Plug in the industry-standard J1772 charge connector and in less than 10 minutes on 220-volt charge the battery was almost half full. In urban driving, my loop of eight miles should have exhausted the partially charged battery but I finished with three miles of battery juice showing.
Unlike a full-electric car such as the Ford Focus Electric, Nissan Leaf or Tesla S, there's no range anxiety because of the Accord PHEV's gasoline engine. Once that kicks in, you can go another 500 miles, Honda estimates, on a tank of fuel. Honda believes it will get more than 100 mpge while the 2013 Volt has eked up to 98 mpge (and 37 mpg under gasoline power). The mpge rating (miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent) equates driving using utility-company-supplied energy vs. driving the same vehicle with a combustion engine. Electricity is at least twice as efficient as gasoline, thus a car rated at 30-40 mpg will get an mpge around 90-100.
Multiple drive modes
The technology in the Honda PHEV engine room is a four-cylinder gasoline engine with two integrated electric motors, one a starter-generator and the other effectively an electric continuously variable transmission. The 6.75 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with 100 prismatic cells, supplied by GS Yuasa, takes up about a third of the trunk. The gas engine provides 137 hp or 102 kW, the electric motor adds 124 kW, and by the curious math and torque curves of hybrid technology, the combination adds to a maximum 196 hp or 146 kW.
By default, a fully-charged Accord PHEV starts in battery-only mode and can run battery-only at speeds up to 60 mph. The gasoline engine kicks in when the battery runs down, at high speeds, or if the electric motor needs help. A console button gives the driver options. A quick press shifts from EV to to hybrid. A longer press forcibly recharges the batteries. Normally this doesn't make sense because it's inefficient. But you might want battery power in reserve for climbing steep slopes ahead, or for silently creeping in the driveway late at night.
The Accord PHEV picks up efficiency by using more lightweight aluminum panels, aerodynamic alloy wheels, brake regeneration, an aero-tuned front end, and wind-shaping plastic underbody panels. At speeds over 50 mph, wind resistance requires more power than engine and road friction.
As with other hybrids and PHEVs, the Accord PHEV comes with a 120-volt charging cable that works on any outlet. A full charge takes three hours. But if you get the optional 220-volt charger for your garage or find a public charging station, Honda says a full charge takes less than an hour and 80% charge comes up in a half hour.
Next page: How does the Accord PHEV measure up against the other Accords?
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Total Publications > 25; Total Citations > 400; H-index – 13; GOOGLE SCHOLAR
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28. 'Block Co-Polymer Templated Fabrication of TiO2 Nanodot Films using Pulsed Laser Deposition', Krishna Pandey, Kartik Ghosh, Uttam Manna, Mahua Biswas, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122, 16325, (2018).
27. 'Block-copolymerassisted fabrication of anisotropic plasmonic nanostructures', Calbi J Gunder, Pijush Kanti Dhara, Uttam Manna*, Mahua Biswas*, Nanotechnology, 29, 355303, (2018). [*shared corresponding author]
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26. 'Selective Induction of Optical Magnetism', U. Manna, J. -H. Lee, T. -S. Deng, J. Parker, N. Shepherd, Y. Weizmann, and N. F. Scherer, Nano Letters, 17, 7196 (2017).
25. 'Enhancing Nanoparticle Electrodynamicswith Gold Nanoplate Mirrors', Z. Yan, Y. Bao*, U. Manna*, R. A. Shah and N. F. Scherer, Nano Letters, 14, 2436 (2014). [*Equal Contribution]
24. 'Hierarchical PhotonicSynthesis of Hybrid Nanoparticle Assemblies', Z. Yan, U. Manna, W. Qin, A. Camire, P. Guyot-Sionnest, and N. F. Scherer, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4, 2630 (2013).
23. 'Vertical correlation and miniband formation in submonolayer Zn(Cd)Te/ZnCdSe type-II quantum dots for intermediate band solar cell application', S. Dhomkar, U. Manna, I. C. Noyan, M. C. Tamargo, and I. L. Kuskovsky, Applied Physics Letters, 103, 181905 (2013).
22. 'Feasibility of submonolayer ZnTe/ZnCdSe quantum dots as intermediate band solar cell material system' S. Dhomkar*, U. Manna*, L. Peng, R. Moug, I. C. Noyan, M. C. Tamargo, and I. L. Kuskovsky, Solar Energy Materials & Solar cells, 117, 604 (2013). [*Equal contribution]
21. 'Optimization of growth conditions of type-II Zn(Cd)Te/ZnCdSe submonolayer quantum dot superlattices for intermediate band solar cells', S. Dhomkar, I. L. Kuskovsky, U. Manna, I. C. Noyan, and M. C. Tamargo, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, 31, 03C119 (2013).
20. 'Radiative transitions in stacked type-II ZnMgTe quantum dots embedded in ZnSe', U. Manna, Q. Zhang, S. Dhomkar, I. F. Salakhutdinov, M. C. Tamargo, I. C. Noyan, G. F. Neumark, and I. L. Kuskovsky, Journal of Applied Physics, 112, 063521 (2012).
19. 'Structural properties and spatial ordering in multilayered ZnMgTe/ZnSe type-II quantum dot structures', U. Manna, I. C. Noyan, Q. Zhang, I. F. Salakhutdinov, K. A. Dunn, S. W. Novak, R. Moug, M. C. Tamargo, G. F. Neumark, and I. L. Kuskovsky, Journal of Applied Physics, 111, 033516 (2012).
18. 'X-ray diffraction study of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric liquid crystal mixtures exhibiting de Vries SmA*-SmC* transitions', U. Manna, R. M. Richardson, A. Fukuda, and J. K. Vij, Physical Review E (Rapid Communication), 81, 050701 (2010).
17. 'Electric field induced biaxiality and the electro-optic effect in a cluster nematic phase of bentcore liquid crystals', M. Nagaraj, Y. P. Panarin, U. Manna, J.K. Vij, and C. Tschierske, Applied Physics Letters, 96, 011106 (2010).
16. 'Effects of confinement and electric field on the dielectric behavior of smectic-C∗α phase', U. Manna, Jang-Kun Song, A. D. L. Chandani, and J. K. Vij, Molecular Crystals & Liquid Crystals, 512, 1867 (2009).
15. 'Realization of Field Sequential Color in Simple Matrix Antiferroelectric Liquid Crystal Displays by Utilizing Fast Pretransitional Response', Y. Suzuki, G.-P. Chen, U. Manna, J. K. Vij, and A. Fukuda, Applied Physics Express, 2, 071403 (2009).
14. 'Anomalous dependence of response time on electric field in an electroclinic liquid crystals with large induced tilt and polarization', U. Manna, Jang-Kun Song, J. K. Vij, and J. Naciri, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 012901 (2009).
13. 'Electric Field dependent dielectric response in the de Vries-type smectic-A∗ phase possessing local orientational order with nanoscale correlation length', U. Manna, J. K. Song, J. K. Vij, J. Naciri, Physical Review E, 78, 041705 (2008).
12. 'Antiferroelectric dielectric relaxation processes and the interlayer interaction in antiferroelectric liquid crystals', J. K. Song, U. Manna, A. Fukuda, and J. K. Vij, Applied Physics Letters, 93, 142903 (2008).
11. 'Effect of the cell surfaces on the stability of the chiral smectic-C∗ phases', U. Manna, J. K. Song, G. Power, and J. K. Vij, Physical Review E, 78, 021711, (2008).
10. 'Electro-optic and dielectric study of the de Vries-type smecticc-A∗ phase exhibiting transitions to smectic-C*A and smectic-C∗ phases', U. Manna, J. K. Song, Y. P. Panarin, A. Fukuda, J. K. Vij, Physical Review E, 77, 041707, (2008).
9. 'Mechanism of field-induced unwinding of SmC* helix and bias field dependencies of dielectric permittivity and effective polarization', J. K. Song, U. Manna, and J. K. Vij, Europhysics Letters, 82, 26003, (2008).
8. 'Sign reversals in the dielectric anisotropy as functions of temperature and frequency in SmA∗ phase', J. K. Song, U. Manna, A. Fukuda, and J. K. Vij, Applied Physics Letters, 91, 042907, (2007).
7. Comment on 'Optical and Resonant X-Ray Diffraction Studies Confirm a SmC*FI2-SmC* Liquid Crystal Phase Sequence Reversal', K. L. Sandhya, Y. P. Panarin, U. Manna, J. K. Vij, and S. Kumar, Physical Review Letters, 98, 219801, (2007).
6. 'Admittance Spectroscopic Analysis of Polymer Light Emitting Diodes with the LiF Cathode Buffer Layer', H. M. Kim, U. Manna, K. S. Jang, J. Yi, S. Sohn, K. Park, and D. Jung, Molecular Crystal & Liquid Crystals, 459, 11, (2006).
5. 'Characteristics of Polymer Light Emitting Diodes with the LiF Anode Interfacial Layer', S. Sohn, K. Park, D. Lee, D. Jung, H. M. Kim, U. Manna, J. Yi, J. Boo, H. Chae and H. Kim, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 45(4B), 3733, (2006).
4. 'Enhanced carrier injection of organic light emitting devices using self-assembled monolayer in the cathode/organic interface', U. Manna, H. M. Kim, M. Gowtham, J. Yi, S. Sohn and D. Jung, Thin Solid Films, 495, 380, (2006).
3. 'A novel low cost texturization method for large area commercial mono-crystalline silicon solar cells', U. Gangopadhyaya, K. Kim, S. K. Dhungel, U. Manna, P. K. Basu, M. Banerjee, H. Saha, J. Yi, Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 90, 3557, (2006).
2. 'Novel low cost chemical texturing for very large area industrial multi- crystalline silicon solar cells', U. Gangopadhyay, S. K. Dhungel, K. Kim, U. Manna, P. K. Basu, H. J. Kim, B. Karunagaran, K. S. Lee, J. S. Yoo, J. Yi, Semiconductor Science & Technology, 20(9), 938, (2005).
1. 'The effect of the thickness of a ZnO: Al back reflector on the performance of pin thin-film solar cells', U. Manna, J. Yoo, S. K. Dhungel, M. Gowtham, U. Gangopadhyay, K. Kim, J. Yi, and H. Saha, Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 46, 1378-1382, (2005).


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At Untapped Cities, we have a particular interest in repurposed places. New York City has historically been adept at adaptive reuse, though there are plenty of examples of the city forgetting this particular skill too. In addition to NYC's repurposed banks, churches, synagogues, theaters, psychiatric asylums, and parking garages, here are eight fire stations that have been converted into great uses.
This incredible chateau-like firehouse was built by Napoleon Le Brun at a cost of $80,000 in 1896. It was home to Engine Company 31 until 1972 when it was decommissioned by the FDNY. Fortunately, it was listed on the National Registry of Historic Places ten months before, so the structure still survives today. In 1983, DCTV and the Chinese-American Planning Council purchased the building for $400,000, and performed additional restoration work.
While the firehouse on Metropolitan Ave was indeed Engine 206's house, it never housed BFD engine 6. Engine 6 was organized in 1869 at 14 High Street…in a former Volunteer station…when BFD became a salaried department. They were in that station until 1892, when they moved to new quarters at 189 Pearl Street. They moved to the Metropolitan Ave house in 1915, so that was actually their third house.
Interesting little factoid, here…Brooklyn Engine 6 was second due at the catastrophic Brooklyn Theater Fire on December 5th, 1876.
Ladder 22's OLD QUARTERS – I remember visiting the firehouse back in the early 1950's when my Dad was a Firemen there. He later transferred to Lad 140 in Ridgewood where he finished his career after 21 and a half years.
In the 1980's when I was a firemen in Eng 263 we relocated to Eng 76 now in new quarters with Lad 22 ,we passed the old house and it brought back many happy memories of standing on the side running board of Ladder 22's Tiller Truck.
I was appointed to the FDNY on 5-19-73 and retired May of 1993, it was the greatest job in the world with the GREATEST BROTHERS I worked with! God Bless all FIREMEN and their FAMILIES!
Thank you for the great article and mentioning the New York City Fire Museum! The firehouse at 1196-1198 Metropolitan Ave. was the quarters for Engine Company No. 206. They moved there in 1915 and stayed until 1976, when they relocated to their current quarters at 1201 Grand Street. E-206 is a very old company! They were organized in the old Brooklyn Fire Department as Engine 6 in 1869.
Would you know what the company in the 1198 half of the house was? Hard to make out on Google Maps street view, but looks like either Ladder 33 or Ladder 133.


Mozambique voted in local elections on October 10 but there have been no official results released yet . File photo: AFP Photo/Mauro Vombe.
The country went to the polls on October 10 in a key test for the ongoing peace talks between the ruling Frelimo party and Renamo — negotiations which began in 2016 to end three years of violence between government troops and Renamo rebels.
"If the popular vote is not respected, Renamo will break off the negotiations and the consequences will be entirely the responsibility of (President Filipe Nyusi) and the Frelimo Party," he said.
Partial results from a third of Mozambique's 53 municipalities, released Thursday, gave Frelimo a clear lead, although Renamo claims to have won in dozens of areas, including in Matulo, the country's most heavily-populated city.
Frelimo, which has ruled Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975, currently controls 49 of the country's 53 municipalities.
Nyusi and Renamo's Momade had recently made progress on a key sticking point in the peace talks — the disarmament and integration of former Renamo rebels into the police and army.
But Momade accused Nyusi of "silent complicity" over the intimidation and attacks on Renamo supporters during the election campaign, alleging his party was looking to push Renamo "into a new cycle of conflict".


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SXSW Review: 'Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window' Proves It's a Lonely Planet After All
John Fink○ March 13, 2019
An evocative personal journey and study of globalization and loneliness, Andrew Hevia's Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window often veers into silliness as the director arrives at Art Basel Hong Kong to make a film about Hugo, an international artist from Miami. He's not successful in his approach and growing frustrated from talk of art in seven languages, he decides to instead get drunk and take a nap.
Arriving weeks ahead of schedule, Hevia aimlessly stumbles to find his footing between the past, present, and an imagined future. He seems to go off course at multiple turns, connecting and disconnecting with migrant workers socializing on their day off and backpackers around the city.
Despite its setting and what I assume might be the initial goal of the project, Hevia films artists and dealers but this isn't a documentary about the economics of the art market like The Price of Everything. Rather, he's exploring the transactional costs of being human. One artist that Hevia photographs intensely claims to be an introvert but is able to turn on the charm at every turn.
Struggling to get a hold of the culture and finding himself lost in countless urban malls, the Moonlight co-producer documents his personal frustration. We learn a bit of his backstory chronicling various girlfriends and locations, pondering what brought him to Hong Kong on a mission that seems futile. Perhaps he's just running away, although he doesn't seem to be enjoying the adventure. Then again, anyone can relate: on a trip we often remember the good parts, the pretty girl we had a conversation with at a bar, the art show we saw, and not the lines, the waiting, and the restlessness of wondering if this is where you're meant to be.
Structured as a video diary and confessional, Hevia uses the voice of a computer-generated avatar to express his loneliness, despair, and frustrations with the process. What we see on screen is limited explicitly to the behind-the-scenes of making a documentary, really any documentary, as he finds himself lost in a sea of performance.
Taking up residence in a micro-apartment that's smaller than the size of a prison cell (but it's in a hip neighborhood, we learn, as they have a craft brewery and cross fit) doesn't help the loneliness and anxiety. Although not a happy affair, Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window feels raw and emotionally accurate, exploring Hevia's own liminal state as he obsessively captures his trip, having trouble doing what he set off to do. For that reason, the film is downright maddening in passages as his computer-generated avatar spells out what is obvious in the imagery: Hevia seeks an escape from his life in the United States and instead finds himself trapped in one big glamorous high-rise mall.
Leave The Bus Through The Broken Window premiered at SXSW.
John J. Fink (b. 1983, Pompton Plains, NJ) is a Pompton Lakes, NJ and Buffalo, NY based film and media maker and a current MFA candidate in the Department of Media Study, State University of New York at Buffalo. His interests, research and works explore the connection between biography and geography and its manifestations in both narrative and experimental cinema. His previous works include the short films Artery, Mary May's Suicide Letter and Hollow Spaces which have played at film festivals throughout the United States. He holds a BA in Cinema Studies from the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT.
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1. Mockery is the weapon of those who have no other, it is the first and last argument of fools, it is the language of the devil.
2. Scoff not at the natural defects of any which are not in their own power to amend. It is cruel to beat a cripple with his own crutches.
3. Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
4. No man has a right to do what he pleases, except when he pleases to do right.
5. Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices. It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
6. Sarcasm is the language of the devil, it is jealousy in bold disguise, it is to leave a sting within a brother's heart.
7. A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
8. To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly.
9. Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root. The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
10. Improvement of our way of life is more important than the spreading of it. If we make it satisfactory enough, it will spread automatically.


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McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia
Cal´vary,
a word occurring in the Auth. Vers. only in Lu 23:33, and there not as a proper name, but arising from the translators having literally adopted the word czlvaria, i.e. a bare skull, the Latin word by which the κρανίον of the evangelists is rendered in the Vulgate, κρανίον, again, being nothing but the Greek interpretation of the Hebrew GOLGOTHA SEE GOLGOTHA (q.v.).
1. Import of the Name. — Many have held that Golgotha was the place of public execution, the Tyburn of Jerusalem, and that hence it was termed the "place of a skull." Another opinion is that the place took its name from its shape, being a hillock of a form like a human skull. It is true, there is no express mention of a mount in either of the narratives. SEE CRUCIFIXION. That the place, however, was of some such shape seems to be generally agreed, and the traditional term mount, applied to Calvary, appears to confirm this idea. Such a shape, too, it must be allowed, is in entire agreement with the name, that is, "skull." To these considerations there are added certain difficulties which arise from the other explanation. So far as we know, there is no historical evidence to show that there was a place of public execution where Golgotha is commonly fixed, nor that any such place, in or near Jerusalem, bore the name Golgotha. Nor is the term Golgotha descriptive of such a place; to make it so, to any extent, the name should have been "skulls," or "the place of skulls." Equally unapt is the manner in which the writers of the Gospel speak of the place: Matthew calls it "a place called Golgotha; that is to say, a place of a skull;" Mark, "the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, the place of a skull;" Luke, "the place which is called Calvary;" John, "a place called of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha." In truth, the context seems to show that the Roman guard hurried Jesus away and put him to death at the first convenient spot; and that the rather because there was no small fear of a popular insurrection, especially as he was attended by a crowd of people. This place, we may suppose, was not far from the judgment-hall, which was doubtless either near Fort Antonia or in the former palace of Herod. SEE PRAETORIUM. In either case, the crucifixion would most naturally have occurred at the north-west of the city. Somewhere in the north, it is clear, they would execute him, as thus they would most easily effect their object. But if they chose the north, then the road to Joppa or Damascus would be most convenient, and no spot in the vicinity would probably be so suitable as the slight rounded elevation which bore the name of Calvary. That some hillock would be preferred it is easy to see, as thus the exposure of the criminal and the alleged cause of his crucifixion would be most effectually secured. Dr. Barclay is at great pains to show (City of the Great King, p. 78 sq.) that the vicinity of the garden of Gethsemane is the more probable location of Calvary, but his arguments are made up of a series of the most uncritical conjectures. Indeed, the very fact that of the arbitrary positions assigned by all those who (chiefly from an ultra Protestant prejudice apparently) reject the traditionary site, no two agree, while all are alike destitute of any historical basis, is an important evidence in favor of the current identification. SEE JERUSALEM.
⇒Bible concordance for CALVARY.
2. Scriptural Notices of the Locality. — The account in the evangelists touching the place of the crucifixion and burial of our Lord is as follows: Having been delivered by Pilate to be crucified, Jesus was led away, followed by a great company of people and women, who bewailed his fate. On the way the soldiers met one Simeon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, who was compelled to bear Jesus's cross. When they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him. This place was nigh to the city; and, sitting down, they watched him there. They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads and scoffing. Likewise also the chief priests mocked him, with the scribes and elders, and the people stood beholding. The soldiers, too, mocked him. There stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, and Mary Magdalene; and all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. In the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulcher hewn out in the rock; there laid they Jesus, and rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher. The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews adds that Jesus suffered without the gate, subjoining, "Let us therefore go forth to him without the camp (or the city), bearing his reproach" (Heb 13:11,13). We thus learn that the crucifixion and burial took place out of the city, and yet nigh to the city, apparently at the north-west, and probably just on the outer side of the second wall. It is also clear that the place was one around which many persons could assemble, near which wayfarers were passing, and the sufferers in which could be seen or addressed by persons who were both near and remote; all which concurs in showing that the spot was one of some elevation, and equally proves that "this thing was not done in a corner," but at a place and under circumstances likely to make Calvary well known and well remembered alike by the foes and the friends of our Lord.
3. Line of Tradition respecting the Spot. — Was it likely that this recollection would perish? Surely, of all spots, Calvary would become the most sacred, the most endearing in the primitive Church. Nor did the Jew, with his warm gushing affections, feel on such a point less vividly than his fellow-men. "The tombs of the prophets," "the sepulcher of David," were we read (Mt 23:29; Ac 2:29), reverentially regarded and religiously preserved from age to age. That of "David's Lord" would assuredly not be neglected. It was a season of public religious festivity when our Lord suffered. Jerusalem was then crowded with visitors from foreign parts. Such, too, was the fact at the time of the effusion of the Holy Spirit. These pilgrims, however, soon returned home, and wherever they went many carried with them the news of the crucifixion of Jesus, and told of the place where he had been executed. Perhaps no one spot on earth had ever so many to remember it and know its precise locality as the place where Jesus died and rose again. First in Jerusalem, and soon in all parts of the earth, were there hearts that held the recollection among their most valued treasures. Accordingly, we learn from the passage in Hebrews that, far on in the first century, the tradition was preserved in so living a form as to be made the subject of a figurative illustration of Christian doctrine. The memory of distinguished places is among the least perishable of earthly- things. Fathers would convey their knowledge and their impressions to sons; one generation and one Church to another. The passage in the Hebrews would tend to keep alive the recollection. Moreover, it was the fate of Jerusalem, after its capture by the Romans, to become a heathen city; even its name was changed into Colonia AElia Capitolina. In the excess of their triumphant joy, the conquerors made Jupiter its patron god, and erected statues of Jupiter and Venus on the place where Jesus had been crucified (Solomon, 11:1). This was done perhaps not so much to insult as to conciliate. New-comers in religion have always availed themselves of established feelings, and therefore erected their sacred edifices on places already consecrated in the minds of the people. The mere fact of a temple to Venus standing on Calvary suffices to show that Calvary was the place where Jesus suffered. The temple thus takes up the tradition, and transmits it in stone and marble to coming ages. This continuation of the tradition is the more important, because it begins to operate at a time when the Christians were driven from Jerusalem. but the absence of the Christians from the Holy City was not of long duration, and even early in the third century we find pilgrimages from distant places to the Holy Land had already begun for the express purpose of viewing the spots which the presence and sufferings of the Savior had rendered sacred and memorable (Hist. zierosol. p. 591; Euseb. Hist. Fccies. 6:11). A century later, Eusebius (A.D. 315) informs us that Christians visited Jerusalem from all regions of the earth for the same object. Early in the fourth century, Eusebius and Jerome write down the tradition and fix the locality of Calvary in their writings. Eusetius was born at Caesarea in Palestine about A.D. 270. In 315 he became a bishop in his native country, and died in 340. He was a learned man, and wrote a history of the Christian Church. About 330 he composed his Onomasticon, which was expressly devoted 'to the business of determining and recording the sites of holy and other places in Palestine. This work of Eusebius, written in Greek, Jerome afterward translated into Latin, and thus added his authority to that of Eusebius. Jerome took up his residence in the Holy Land in the latter part of the fourth century, and remained there till his death. (For an estimate of the value of these geographical authorities, see Reland, Palcest. p. 467 sq.) Pilgrims now streamed to Jerusalem from all parts of the world, and that site was fixed for Golgotha which has remained to the present hour.
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4. Erection of the "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" over the Site. — The acts of the Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena gave a permanent and public expression to this tradition. This empress, when very far advanced in life, visited Jerusalem for the express purpose of erecting a church on the spot where the Lord Jesus had been crucified. The preceding details show that the preservation of the memory of the locality was any thing but impossible. Helena would naturally be solicitous to discover the true spot, whence ensues the likelihood that she was not mistaken. She had previously heard that the holy places had been heaped up and concealed by the heathen, and resolved to attempt to bring them to light, εἰς φῶς ἀγαγεῖν (Theoph. in Chron. p. 18). "On her arrival at Jerusalem, she inquired diligently of the inhabitants. Yet the search was uncertain and difficult, in consequence of the obstructions by which the heathen had sought to render the spot unknown. These being all removed, the sacred sepulcher was discovered, and by its side three crosses, with the tablet bearing the inscription written by Pilate" (Robinson, Bibl. Res. 2:14; Theodoret, 1:17). This account of her proceedings, taken from one who labors to bring into discredit the whole of Helena's proceedings, and who is far too indiscriminate and sweeping in his hostility to the primitive traditions of the Church, shows sufficiently that Helena was cautious in her proceedings; that there did exist a tradition on the subject; that by that tradition the empress was guided; and that she found reason to fix the site of Calvary on the spot where the heathen had erected their temple and set up their profane rites. That no small portion of the marvelous, not to say legendary and incredible, is mixed up in the accounts which the ecclesiastical historians have given, we by no means deny; but we see no reason whatever, and we think such a course very unphilosophical, to throw doubt unsparingly over the whole, as (by no means in the best taste) does Dr. Robinson. However, on the site thus ascertained, was erected, whether by Constantine or Helena, certainly by Roman influence and treasure, a splendid and extensive Christian temple. Socrates (Ecclesiastes Hist. 1:17) says, 'The emperor's mother erected over the place where the sepulcher was a most magnificent church, and called it New Jerusalem, building it opposite to that old deserted Jerusalem" (comp. Eusebo Vit. Const. in, 33). This church was completed and dedicated A.D. 335. It was a great occasion for the Christian world. In order to give it importance and add to its splendor, a council of bishops was convened, by order of the emperor, from all the provinces of the empire, which assembled first at Tyre and then at Jerusalem. Among them was Eusebius, who took part in the solemnities, and held several public discourses in the Holy City (Euseb. Vit. Const.; Robinson, 2:13). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was burnt by the Persians in A.D. 614. It was shortly after rebuilt by Modestus with resources supplied by John Eleemor, patriarch of Alexandria. The basilica or martyrion erected under Constantine remained as before. The Mohammedans next became masters of Jerusalem. At length Harfin er- Rashid made over to Charlemagne the jurisdiction of the holy sepulcher. Palestine again became the scene of battles and bloodshed. Muez, of the race of the Fatimites, transferred the seat of his empire to Cairo when Jerusalem fell into the hands of new masters, and the holy sepulcher is said to have been again set on fire. It was fully destroyed at the command of the third of the Fatimite caliphs in Egypt, the building being razed to the foundations. In the reign of his successor it was rebuilt, being completed A.D. 1048; but instead of the former magnificent basilica over the place of Golgotha, a small chapel only now graced the spot. The Crusades soon began. The Crusaders regarded the edifices connected with the sepulcher as too contracted, and erected a stately temple, the walls and general form of which are admitted to remain to the present day (Robinson, 2:61). So recently, however, as A.D. 1808, the church of the holy sepulcher was partly consumed by fire; but, being rebuilt by the Greeks; it now offers no traces of its: recent desolation.
5. Objections to the Identification. The sole evidence of any weight in the opposite balance is that urged by lobinson, that the place of the crucifixion and the sepulcher are now found in the midst of the modern city. But, to render this argument decisive, it should be proved that the city, occupies now the same ground that it occupied in the days of Christ. It is, at least, as likely that the city should have undergone changes as that the site of the crucifixion should have been mistaken. The identity of such a spot is more likely to be preserved than the size and relative proportions of a city which has undergone more violent changes than probably any other place on earth. The present walls of Jerusalem were erected so late as A.D. 1542; and Robinson himself remarks that a part of Zion is now left out (p. 67). If, then, the city has been contracted on the south, and if, also, it was after the death of Christ expanded on the north, what should we expect but to find Golgotha in the midst of the modern city?
⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
Jerusalem, in the days of Christ, had two walls, termed the "first" and the "second." It is with the second wall that we are here chiefly concerned. It began at a tower, named Gennath, of the first wall, curved outward to the north, and ended at the castle of Antonia. The third wall embraced a wide suburb on the north and north-west. This comprehended a sort of new city, and was built in consequence of the large population which by degrees fixed their abode in the space which falls between the second and third walls. This wall was begun under Claudius, at least forty-one years after Christ (Josephus, War, 5:4, 2; comp. Tacit. Hist. 5:12). This third wall, then, did not exist in the time of our Lord; and Robinson allows that if the present site of the sepulcher fell without the second wall, all the conditions of the general question would be satisfied. Many travelers and antiquarians have decided that this was the case, while others, more numerous perhaps, but not better qualified to judge, have come to the opposite conclusion. SEE JERUSALEM (Topography). (It is worthy of remark that Dr. Kiepert, of Berlin, the most experienced cartographer probably, especially on this and kindred subjects, has vacillated on this point in the maps of his own construction, some of them including and others excluding the contested site along the course of the wall in question.) The whole question turns upon the position of the gate Gennath: if this was at the extreme northwest angle of Zion, then the second wall, in order to be at all "circling" (κυκλούμενον), could not well have excluded the site in question; but if, as is more probable, it was some distance east of the tower Hippicus (for while Josephus, ut sup., expressly begins the first and third walls from this tower, he begins the second from this gate, situated along the northern part of the first wall), then the second wall could hardly have bent sufficiently to the west to include it. SEE GENNATH. The city bulred out on the north, as it contracted on the south, thus bringing Golgotha into its central parts. Robinson, however, asserts that the second wall must either have excluded the Pool of Hezekiah, which (as he thinks) was in the city, or included the site of the sepulcher, which was out of the city. This alternative, however, although by no means a fatal objection, is not absolutely necessary, as may be seen on reference to various plans of the city that have been constructed, in which the second wall leaves both where the Scriptures place them. SEE HEZEKIAH'S POOL. But the distance from the western point of the Temple to the present site of the sepulcher Robinson considers insufficient, it being only about a quarter of a mile. We know not that there is any thing in scriptural account which gives support to this notion. A distance of a quarter of a mile appears quite enough for the recorded events, to say nothing of the essential weakness of such a position; for how can Robinson know that his measures extended along the same ground as our Lord was hurried over? But reason has already, been given why the Jews should have taken no very protracted course.
Two or three additional facts in confirmation of the identity of the present place may finally be adduced. Buckingham (Palest. p. 283) says, "The present rock called Calvary, and enclosed within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, bears marks in every part that is naked of its having been a round nodule of rock standing above the common level of the surface." Scholz (De Golgotha situ, p. 9) states that he traced the remains of a wall, which ran as the second wall on the plan runs, excluding Golgotha, and taking in the Pool of Hezekiah (Raumer, p. 352). It may also be remarked that, since the publication of Robinson's work, Raumer has put forth a piece (Beitrige zur Bib. Geog. 1843), in which he revises his Pa;istisca so far as Rolinson's ascertained results render necessary; but lie remains of the same opinion in regard to the possibility of the present Church of the Sepulchre being out of the city. At most, a very few hundred yards only can the original Golgotha have lain from the present site, and the evidence in favor of its identity, if not decisive, is far stronger than any that has been adduced against it. At the best, then, very small is the reason for disturbing the convictions and distressing the hearts of the sincere believers who visit the Holy Sepulchre in order to give vent to their tearful gratitude and cherish their pious faith. A similar conclusion is warmly contended for by Dr. Olin (Travels in the East, 2:276 sq.), and still more at length by Mr. Williams (Holy, City, vol. 2, ch. 1 and 2). It is also ably examined and maintained by Thrupp (Ancient Jerusalem, Lond. 1855). It has, however, been either stoutly denied or lightly sneered at by many other writers, who may be styled as belonging to the modern and traditionary school. At the head of these is Dr. Robinson, who takes every occasion to impugn the authenticity of scriptural localities in general, 'as now pointed out. SEE GOLGOTHA; SEE SEPULCHRE OF CHRIST.
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Nome assai raro, accentrato nelle province di Foggia e Bari, Sterpeta è derivato da un culto mariano, in questo caso quello della Madonna dello Sterpeto, santa patrona di Barletta; questo titolo prende il nome dal luogo (in latino Stirpibus refertus, cioè "pieno di sterpi") in cui fu ritrovata l'Icona che attualmente è custodita nel Santuario.

Rappresenta quindi uno dei molti nomi italiani che ha le sue radici nel culto della Madonna. Fra gli altri si ricordano Nives, Addolorata, Consolata, Rosario e Catena. Si può inoltre considerare analogo, dal punto di vista semantico, al nome basco Arantzazu.

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L'onomastico si festeggia il giorno della solennità della Beata Vergine Maria dello Sterpeto, che è l'8 maggio (mentre la festa patronale è fissata per la seconda domenica di luglio).

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Endalkachew, Makonnen
Ras Bitwadad Makonnen Endalkachew (February 16, 1890-February 27, 1963) was a civil servant, a devoted courtier of Emperor Haile Selassie [reigned 1930-74], and the author of about 20 books on religious and moral themes.
He was born and brought up in Tagulat, Shawa. He was the son of Wayzaro Abonash Takla Maryam and Balambaras Endalkachew Abreqe, a member of the powerful Addisgé family, which became prominent during the reign of Menilek II (i.) [reigned 1889-1913]. At Melinek's court his maternal uncle, Ras Bitwadad Tassama Nadaw was most favored and respected. Makonnen Endalkachew was therefore among the first students in the first modern school to be established in Addis Ababa.
He himself first became an important figure in the reign of the Empress Zawditu [reigned 1916-30], and later held many key posts after Haile Selassie became emperor. Until 1936 he held various government posts, beginning as governor of a district in 1920, and becoming comptroller of the railroad from Jibuti to Addis Ababa from 1924-26, minister of commerce from 1926-31, Ethiopian envoy to the League of Nations and to the Court of St. James in London from 1931-33, mayor of Addis Ababa from 1933-34, and governor of Ilubabor province in 1935.
At the time of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict of 1935-36, he held the rank of general, and led troops form Ilubabor. After the defeat of the Ethiopian forces, he followed the emperor into exile abroad during the Italian occupation from 1936-41, but stayed in Palestine, where he worked for the Ethiopian refugees in that country, and also engaged in religious painting. In 1937 he went to England to represent Emperor Haile Selassie at the coronation of King George VI (reigned 1936-52).
On Haile Selassie's return to Ethiopia in 1940, Makonnen was again given ministerial posts, as minister of the interior (1941-43), prime minister (1943-57), and president of the Senate (1957-61). He also represented Ethiopia at the opening session of the United Nations in 1946. In 1958 he was given the title of Ras, with the insignia of Ras Warq. He resigned from the civil service in 1960 because of poor health.
He wrote about 20 books, including two on history, and autobiography, a memoir, a philosophical treatise, two historical novels, and other novels and plays. All the books deal with morality and religion. One of his works was in French, four were translated into English, and one appeared in a Tigrinya translation.
He was first married to Wayzaro Zawditu Mangasha, of whose 16 children only 2 were still alive in the mid-1970s. In 1936 he married Princess Yashash Warq Yelma, a niece of Haile Selassie, and a sweetheart of the past 23 years, but he had no children by her.
Tsehai Berhane Selassie
Albert S. Gérard, Four African Literatures, Berkeley, 1971.
Kabbada Tassama, Yatarik Mastawat ("Mirror of History"), Addis Ababa, 1969/1970.
Makonnen Endalkachew, Pourquoi le Lion Vainqueur de Judah Fut Vaincu? ("Why Was the Conquering Lion of Judah Defeated?"), Jerusalem, 1939, Alem Weretenna ("Inconstant World"), a novel, Addis Ababa, 1940, Yedam dims ("Voice of Blood"), a play 1941/42, translated into English by K. In my marriage. Simon, 1947/48, Selsawi Dawit ("David III"), a novel, 1942/43, later published as a play, circa 1950, Assabena Saw ("Man and His Thought"), a novel, Addis Ababa, 1934, Almothum Beyyé Alwashem ("I Do Not Lie, Saying I Am Not Dead"), Addis Ababa, 1945, Kabtaya Iska Makar ("From Seed to Crop"), Addis Ababa, 1946, Yedam Zaman (The Bloody Era"), a novel, Addis Ababa, 1947, Arremun ("Advise Me") an anthology of earlier writings, Addis Ababa, 1947, Malkam Beta-Saboch ("The Good Family"), Asmara, 1949, Yeselma Rucha ('The Course of Dreams"), 1949, Tsehay Mesfin, a novel, Addis Ababa, 1949, Taytu Betul, a novel, Addis Ababa, 1950; A. Zervos, L'Empire d'Ethiopie ("The Empire of Ethiopia"), Alexandria, 1936.
This article was reprinted from The Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography (in 20 Volumes). Volume One Ethiopia-Ghana, ©1997 by L. H. Ofosu-Appiah, editor-in-chief, Reference Publications Inc., New York, NY. All rights reserved.


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Charles and Ray Eames - architecture - Jet Age - space - modernism - design - 1950s - 1960s
LAX theme building, 1960s Williams designed this futuristic landmark with architects Pereira & Luckman.
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Googie, also known as populuxe, is a form of architecture, originating from southern California in the late 1940s and continuing approximately into the mid-1960s. It was influenced by car culture and the Space Age. With upswept roofs and, often, curvaceous, geometric shapes, and bold use of glass, steel and neon, it decorated many a motel, coffee house and bowling alley in the 1950s and 1960s. It epitomises the spirit a generation demanded, looking excitedly towards a bright, technological and futuristic age. As it became clear that the future would not look like The Jetsons, the style came to be timeless rather than futuristic. As with the art deco style of the 1930s it has remained undervalued until many of its finest examples have been destroyed.
America's preoccupation with space travel had a significant influence on the unique style of Googie architecture. Speculation about space travel had roots going as far back as 1920s science fiction. In the 1950s, space travel became a reality for the first time in history. In 1957, America's preoccupation grew into an obsession, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first human-made satellite to "break the surly bonds" of the Earth's atmosphere and "rise unshackled to the dark serene". The obsession intensified into a near mania when the Soviet Union launched Vostok 1 carrying the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into Earth orbit in 1961. The Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations made competing with the Soviets for dominance in space a national priority of considerably urgency and importance. This marked the beginning of "The Space Race".
With space travel such an important part of the national zeitgeist, architects decided that they wanted to give people a little taste of the future in the here and now. Googie style signs usually have something with sharp and bold angles, which suggest the aerodynamic features of a rocket ship (ilustration. left). Also, at the time, the unique architecture was a form of architectural braggadocio, as rockets were technological novelties at the time. Perhaps the most famous example of Googie's legacy is the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington (illustration, above right). A revealing comparison can be made between the Space Needle and the non-Googie Osaka Tower of 1956.
Googie heavily influenced retro-futurism. The somewhat cartoonish style is appropriately exemplified in the Jetsons cartoons; the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California featured a Googie Tomorrowland. Three classic locations for Googie were Miami Beach, Florida, where secondary commercial structures took hints from the resort Baroque of Morris Lapidus and other hotel designers, the first phase of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Southern California, where Richard Neutra built a drive-in church in Garden Grove.
Eye-catching Googie style flourished in a carnival atmosphere along multi-lane highways, in motel architecture and above all in signage. Private clients were the backbone of Googie, though the Seattle Space Needle qualifies as Establishment Googie.
Cantilevered structures, acute angles, illuminated plastic panelling, freeform boomerang and artist's palette shapes and cutouts, and tailfins on buildings marked Googie architecture, which was beneath contempt to the architects of Modernism, but found defenders in the post-Modern climate at the end of the 20th century. The common elements that generally distiguish Googie from other forms of architecture are:
Roofs sloping at an upward angle - This is the one particular element in which architects were really showing off, and also creating a unique structure. Many roofs of Googie style coffee shops, and other structures, have a roof that appear to be 2/3 of an inverted obstuse triangle. A great example of this is the famous, but now closed, Johnnie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
Starbursts - The Starbursts are an ornament that goes hand in hand with the Googie style, showing its Space Age influence, and whimsical influences. Perhaps the most notable example of the starburst appears on the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, which has now become somewhat famous.
Architecture professor Douglas Haskel (mentioned below) perhaps described the Googie style best saying that "If it looks like a bird, it must be a geometric bird." Also, the buildings must appear in some cases to defy gravity, as Haskel noted that "whenever possible, the building must hang from the sky." Also, Googie is not a style noted for its subtlty, as inclusion, rather than minimalism, is one of the central features.
The origin of the name "Googie" is a matter of some speculation amongst enthusiasts. According to author Alan Hess in his book "Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture", he claims that Googie goes back to the late 1940s, when architect John Lautner designed several coffee shops, one by the name of "Googie's", which all had the very distinctive architectural characteristics. This coffee shop was on the corner of Sunset Boulevard, and Crescent Heights in Los Angeles, but has long since been demolished. According to Hess, the name "Googie" stuck as a rubric for the architectural style when Professor Douglass Haskell of Yale, and architectural photographer Julius Shulman were driving through Los Angeles on day. Haskell insisted on stopping the car upon seeing "Googies", and proclaimed "This is Googie architecture". He made the name stick after an article he wrote appeared in a 1952 edition of "House and Home" magazine.
To some, the name Googie has been associated with an architectural style conidered to be an aesthetic abomination. To others though, the Googie style shows how whimsical humor and enthusiasm about the future can be cleverly translated into architectural style, and brings back good memories of a now bygone era. Like most things that represent a certain style that's in vogue, the style eventually fell out of favor. Furthermore, over time, numerous examples of the Googie style have either fallen into disrepair, or been destroyed completely, to be replaced usually with buildings that are functional, but lack the kitschy charm of Googie. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie [May 2005]
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Via Functionalfate.org, a weblog that documents design, in particular the white monoblock. --http://www.functionalfate.org.
Perhaps the most notable couple in the history of the field of industrial design. Americans, Charles (1907-1978) and Ray Eames (1912-1988) made major contributions to the emergence of industrial design as a mature discipline. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_and_Ray_Eames [Sept 2005]
Dedicated to Mickie.
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Four Renovated Parks Ready for Summer Activities
Vernon Miles May 17, 2019 at 2:30pm
Fairlington Park playground (photo via Arlington County)
Glencarlyn Picnic Shelter (photo via Arlington County)
Dawson Terrace Park concept rendering (image via Arlington County)
McCoy Park near Lee Highway
With summer around the corner, Arlington County has shared an update regarding four newly renovated parks.
The parks have either recently completed renovations or are planned to open soon.
The Fairlington Park playground opened in March. The project included a complete redesign and reconstruction of the playground, exercise equipment, park trail and more. The renovated play area offers options for different age groups and exercise equipment for all ages.
For a more subdued park experience, Glencarlyn Park has also recently opened a new picnic structure surrounded by forest. The shelter includes accessible picnic tables and power outlets with USB ports. The project page noted that renovations also brought the park into compliance with Americans With Disability Act standards.
While there has been no ribbon-cutting yet at McCoy Park, it is fully accessible to the public. Enhancements at the park, which is wedged between Lee Highway and I-66, include a realigned sidewalk and a seating deck with tables and chairs.
Dawson Terrace Park hasn't reopened yet, but the Arlington County website says it will be "later this spring." Plans are for the two small courts at the site to be replaced with a single, lighted court that can be used for basketball, volleyball or other court games. A separate playground area will cater to kids and the park will have have upgraded picnic areas and trail connections.
Images 1, 2, 3 via Arlington County
County Board Signs Off on New Ballston Childcare Center, Despite Local Opposition to the Project
The location of a new childcare center at 4001 Fairfax Drive in Ballston (via Arlington County)
A map for a new playground at a new childcare center in Ballston (via Arlington County)
Arlington officials have given the green light for a new childcare center to set up shop in Ballston, in a debate that forced the County Board to weigh its years-long effort to expand access to childcare in the county against the vocal opposition of neighbors to the project.
The Board voted unanimously last night (Tuesday) to award the Bright Horizons Children's Center with the permits it needs to open a new location on the first and second floors of a building at 4001 Fairfax Drive.
The new center will have room for about 145 kids in all, and include a 4,700-square-foot playground in the small courtyard between the building and an adjacent set of condos at 1001 N. Randolph Street.
The playground, in particular, worried neighbors. Matt Nyce, a board member at the nearby EastView Condos, told ARLnow via email that the location was a "totally inappropriate" place for a playground, given its proximity to two exhaust fans and how close it would be located to homes on the first floors of the two buildings.
But Board members were convinced that some of those concerns were a bit overblown — as Erik Gutshall put it, the Board judged the childcare center unlikely to be "an overwhelming detriment" to quality of life in the area, or to property values.
Officials would acknowledge that the playground would be a bit of a tight fit in the courtyard, and that it would occupy some of Ballston's very limited open space. But, as the Board weighs a comprehensive overhaul of its zoning regulations governing childcare centers, members also said that they were willing to allow designs that may not be absolutely perfect if it means expanding options for Arlington parents.
"This is not a willy nilly one-off, but consistent with a direction the county seeks to go," Gutshall said. "This is an evolution as we rethink what is acceptable for our ground floor uses."
The Board did not make the decision lightly, however. Board member Katie Cristol, a lead backer of the county's childcare overhaul, said she even considered pushing for a deferral of any decision on the matter, particularly after the Ballston-Virginia Square Civic Association decided to oppose the project.
Collier Cook, the group's president, told the Board that he worried that dropping a playground on the site would rob the nearby residents of some crucial open space.
And, as an EastView resident himself, Cook said he understood the concerns of his neighbors. One, Andres Delgado, told the Board that the prospect of additional noise was particularly concerning for people who live in the building and work from home.
"We have neighbors who live on the first floor and it goes right into their living room," Delgado said. "Noise is a big concern for them."
Similarly, he said neighbors are worried about smoke from the nearby parking garage impacting the kids' health.
But Zach Williams, an attorney representing Bright Horizons, said the company made every effort possible to address those playground concerns. The childcare center plans to pay for a timer to ensure the exhaust fans aren't operating while children are outside, and Williams said they even agreed to shrink the playground by 200 square feet to give residents some more breathing room.
Yet, with the county's ordinances requiring that the center add 75-square-feet of playground space for each child outside at any given time, Williams said Bright Horizons can't do much more to address those issues.
"We don't have a lot of flexibility, but we've tried to do as much as we can," Williams said.
Board members commended those efforts and made another point for neighbors worried about noise — considering the way the area is zoned, a new bar or nightclub could easily move into the space instead and set up outdoor seating, which could prompt even more substantial noise concerns than the childcare center.
"It would be completely irresponsible for us, I believe, to suggest we can prevent change from happening," said County Board Chair Christian Dorsey. "The other ways in which this property could change could be all manner of degrees more intense."
With this approval in hand, Williams said the center plans to open by January 2020. Bright Horizons is also on the cusp of opening another childcare center in Courthouse, which also faced its fair share of pushback from neighbors last year.
Arlington's Park Amenities Earn More High Marks
Alex Koma August 22, 2018 at 10:45am
Arlington is earning more high marks for its high-quality parks, this time winning the spotlight for its large number of amenities like playgrounds and nature centers.
A new report from the Trust for Public Land released today (Wednesday) ranked the county eighth in the country among large localities when it comes to park acreage per 1,000 residents. With 1,767 acres of parks in the county's 26 square miles, Arlington has about 7.75 acres of parks for every 1,000 people, better than major cities like San Francisco and New York.
Those high marks mirror previous studies by the California-based group, which is leading an advocacy effort to ensure that everyone living in a city is within a 10-minute walk of a park. The Trust for Public Land previously ranked Arlington fourth in the country for its park system by evaluating a variety of different metrics.
But this time around, the group also studied the number of recreational amenities available in the county's parks to provide an even more granular view of where Arlington stands. In all, the researchers awarded the county six top 10 marks for its distribution of various amenities.
With a total of three nature centers to serve its roughly 228,000 residents, the county ranked fourth in the nation. Arlington's 99 playgrounds, good for 4.3 playgrounds per 10,000 residents, was also good enough to tie the county for sixth overall.
The county's 87 tennis courts ranked seventh nationally, while its 12 pickleball courts placed ninth. Similarly, Arlington's eight community gardens and 301 garden plots also ranked ninth.
Finally, the county picked up a 10th place ranking for its number of dog parks, with eight in total.
D.C. also ranked quite highly in the group's rankings once more — the District placed first in the nation in park acreage per 1,000 residents, and earned five other top 10 marks.
'Tree-mergency' Closes Madison Manor Park Playground
Alex Koma July 25, 2018 at 4:45pm
A perilously perched tree has prompted the temporary closure of a playground near East Falls Church.
The severe rain storms of the last few days has caused a "tree-mergency" in Madison Manor Park (6225 12th Street N.).
Susan Kalish, a spokeswoman for the county's Department of Parks and Recreation, says the rain managed to so thoroughly soak the ground at the park that the tree eventually tipped over. She says workers will be removing it "first thing" tomorrow morning (Thursday).
"After they have finished, parks crew will clean up any mess and refasten a section of fence that has been removed," Kalish wrote in an email. "None of the play equipment has been damaged. One section of the perimeter timber has been dislodged by the tree's roots and will have to be repaired once the tree is removed."
Kalish said the county hopes to reopen the playground by "close of business tomorrow," or Friday morning at the latest.
Parks and recreation workers plan to announce exactly when it will re-open on the department's Twitter account.
Photo via @arlparksrec
ARLnow.com May 3, 2018 at 8:35am
Region Sets Heat Record — The National Weather Service reports that Arlington and surrounding areas set a heat record yesterday. The temperature at Reagan National Airport reached 91 degrees, which tops the previous record of 89, set in 1930. [Twitter]
Co-Working Space Opening Soon — TechSpace, a new co-working space, will hold a grand opening event and happy hour in Ballston on May 15. The 20,000 square foot office will open in the Two Liberty Center building (4075 Wilson Blvd) across the street from the under-construction Ballston Quarter Mall. [PR Newswire]
Playground Design Meeting — County staff will present the two concepts for the new playground at Rosslyn Highlands Park and take feedback from the public at a meeting tonight. It takes place in the library at Key Elementary School at 7 p.m. [Arlington County]
Theodore Roosevelt Island Survey — The National Park Service is seeking feedback via a survey for improvements to Theodore Roosevelt Island, including possible bridge and comfort station upgrades and the addition of a boat dock. Today is the last day to submit comments. [National Park Service]
Reduced Parking in Fairlington — As the Fairlington Park Project enters its final stages, 19 parking spaces will be occupied for construction equipment staging. Visitors should plan ahead for the parking challenges.
New Marymount President — Dr. Irma Becerra has been chosen as the new Marymount University president and will take over the position on July 1. She comes to the school from St. Thomas University. [Marymount University, InsideNova]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday for Renovated Woodlawn Park
Katie Pyzyk April 19, 2017 at 4:30pm
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Children already are climbing on equipment at the two newly renovated playgrounds at Woodlawn Park, ahead of this weekend's ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The ceremony will take place at the park (1325 N. Buchanan Street) this Saturday, April 22, at 4 p.m.
Members of the community — including kids — helped design the new playgrounds. As part of the renovation process, the new equipment was installed farther away from the creek than the previous fixtures had been.
Invasive plants were removed and the area along the creek has been reforested with native trees, shrubs and perennials. The park also now offers better accessibility. Lawn aeration and overseeding will be completed next week.
The County Board approved funding for the $795,000 neighborhood improvement project in 2014, and construction began last August. A federal grant funded part of the reforestation.
The park remains open and usable in the time leading up to the ribbon cutting.
Family Creates Guide to Arlington Playgrounds
Heather Mongilio August 20, 2015 at 11:00am
Chestnut Hills playground at 2807 N. Harrison Street is the best playground in Arlington, at least according to a new guide to the county's playgrounds.
H.K. Park and his two children, Avery and Spencer, created "The Arlington Playground Guide!!," a review book of 70 playgrounds in the county.
"It's a Zagat's guide for kids written by kids," Park said.
The Parks visited each playground, excluding ones at schools, and ranked them on the different features, like how challenging the playground was, how much shade each has and if it had bathrooms, Park said.
Each playground was giving a ranking out of five stars, with five stars denoting an "epic" experience.
"For a small county, there are a lot of playgrounds," Park noted.
Park's kids liked playgrounds that had more challenging features, like rock climbing walls or climbing nets.
Six-year-old Spencer Park gave the playground at Penrose Park (2200 6th Street S.) four stars, saying it had a good jungle gym. His sister gave it five stars.
"Cool! This is really big but not shady. It was super hot but it was worth it," Avery Park, 9, wrote in the book.
Avery and Spencer liked the bigger playgrounds, Park said. They also liked ones with swings and seesaws, as well as newly-installed equipment.
The playground at Quincy Park (1021 N. Quincy Street) received two stars from the Park kids, who wrote it was too small.
"This place is boring," Spencer wrote. "Sometimes I think it's a little cuckoo."
Park also included "Dad views" for each playground, which looked at the amount of shade at a park or how many bathrooms it had.
Park gave a copy of the book, which contains pictures of each playground, to Arlington Public Library. Families can also request a copy from Park, he said.
ARLnow.com June 17, 2015 at 9:15am
County to Seek Ballston Mall Partnership — Arlington County is moving quickly to try to come up with a public-private partnership for the redevelopment of Ballston Common Mall. County Board members said Tuesday that they believe the redevelopment will bring important economic benefits. "To not reinvest is to watch the death, I think, of Ballston," said County Board Chair Mary Hynes. [InsideNova, Arlington County]
Crash Near Kenmore Middle School — A five-vehicle crash occurred around 5:30 yesterday evening on S. Carlin Springs Road, just south of Kenmore Middle School. Scanner reports suggest a driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake at an intersection, leading to the multi-vehicle wreck. [Twitter]
Playground Contracts Awarded — The Arlington County Board has voted unanimously to award two contracts, together worth about $2 million, for new playgrounds at Long Bridge Park and Tyrol Hills Park. Construction on both is expected to begin later this summer and will take about four months. [Arlington County]
Panhandlers Stake Out Turf in Arlington — There's "an ongoing turf war" among panhandlers in Arlington County, who seek to hold certain lucrative, traffic-laden roadsides and medians. The "war" has resulted in the occasional fist fight and accusations that rival panhandlers are making up their sob stories, which often revolve around being a veteran or losing a home. [Falls Church News-Press]
Free Chips and Guac at Cal Tor Today — California Tortilla locations, including the eatery in Courthouse, are offering free chips and guacamole to customers today. A purchase is required. [California Tortilla]
Flickr pool photo by airamangel
County Board to Vote on Two Playgrounds
Heather Mongilio June 10, 2015 at 2:00pm
Arlington County may get a new playground after the next County Board meeting.
The board will vote to approve construction contracts for two playground projects — one at Long Bridge Park and one at Tyrol Hills Park — on Saturday.
The Long Bridge Park playground will be located at the south end of the park by 6th Street. If approved, it is expected to cost just under $1.1 million to construct. All told, with design and project management costs factored in, it comes with a $1,324,300 price tag.
The proposed playground will offer an area for children ages two to five and one for ages five to 12. The play area for preschool children will include a shade structure, according to the County Board's report.
The new playground will also have:
a cooling "fog" system
sculpted play forms
tunnels and bridges
fencing where the park meets the street
According to the planned layout of the park, kids can expect new play structures like a play tube, a play cocoon, tube slide and a double slide.
The playground was included in the already-approved master plan for the park, and the playground's conceptual design fits in with the current aesthetic of the park, the report said. The county also gathered input from children on what should be included at the new playground.
"The sessions were lively and produced interesting feedback," according to the report.
The County Board will also vote to approve a playground project at Tyrol Hills Park expected to cost $878,635. The project will replace current playground structures with new equipment.
The new improvements will include new equipment, new porus pavement, a new picnic shelter and accessible playground surfacing.
The Tyron Hills Park playground will also have a play area for children ages two to five and one for children ages five to 12.
ARLnow.com November 26, 2014 at 10:00am
New Tot Playground Opens — An upgraded tot playground with "education-themed amenities" has opened at Chestnut Hills Park, at 2807 N. Harrison Street. [InsideNova]
H-B Woodlawn Student Scores School Musical — Calista Garcia, an 8th grade student at H-B Woodlawn, produced the score for the school's fall musical, "Lizzy Strata." Garcia is also the lead singer and guitarist for an all-girl rock band, the Diamond Dolls. [Washington Post]
ART Gets Bigger Buses — Arlington Transit has started using its first full-length, 40-foot buses. The service started in 1999 with vehicles similar to airport rental car shuttles. [Greater Greater Washington]
Double Decker Buses on the Pike? — A "taxpayer activist in Arlington" wants the county to consider using double decker buses — like the kind you would see in London — on Columbia Pike, in lieu of the streetcar. [Watchdog.org]
Chestnut Hills Park Playground to be Replaced
Ethan Rothstein February 19, 2014 at 10:00am
Chestnut Hills Park's pre-school playground, near Yorktown High School, is expected to be torn down and replaced.
The existing playground (2807 N. Harrison Street) is "one of the most popular playgrounds in the county" according to Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation staff. It is also more than 26 years old and "beyond reasonable repair."
The Arlington County Board will likely award a construction contract of $521,064 at its meeting this Saturday, Feb. 22. About $489,000 of the contract is for construction and design, while the remaining $31,000 is for contingency purposes.
The new playground, designed for children from ages 2-5, will have a climbing arch, crawl tunnels, "talk tubes," sound columns, "abacus-like arches with moveable foam blocks" and a sand play area with a water feature. A swing set will remain. There will also be a new track that encircles the park, complete with traffic signs.
Images courtesy Arlington Parks and Recreation
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