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This New Book Clarifies Today's Muddled View of What It Means to Be a Woman
Legal scholar Erika Bachiochi's recent book takes a deep dive into feminist thought in America.
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, "Portrait of a Woman" (detail), ca. 1787 (photo: Public Domain)
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer Blogs August 30, 2021
My eldest daughter turned 14 in July. Since her five older siblings are all boys, I'm seeing the transformation of a daughter from a girl into a young woman for the first time. With so much confusion in our culture about what it means to be a woman, I am petrified.
Awkwardly I explain the physical changes she is experiencing. Impatiently I observe the emotional rollercoaster she is riding. I lean on the Church, particularly St. John Paul II's theology of the body, to help me answer tough questions about human sexuality.
Any discussion I, as a Catholic, have on womanhood also includes the example of the Virgin Mary. In his Marian masterpiece, True Devotion to Mary, St. Louis de Montfort highlights 10 of the most important virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They are: deep humility, lively faith, complete obedience, unceasing prayer, constant self-denial, surpassing purity, ardent love, heroic patience, angelic kindness and heavenly wisdom.
In four short years, my daughter will be 18. She will be considered an adult in just about all activities, so far as the law is concerned. The legal system will allow her to make her own decisions and protect her from unlawful discrimination. These hard-won freedoms are the fruit of the passionate advocacy of many American feminists who pushed for the recognition of women's rights.
I'm frustrated that "women's rights" today has become code for "reproductive rights," which is code for unfettered access to and universal acceptance of abortion. How to explain to my daughter that such license has nothing to do with authentic civil liberty for women?
Enter Erika Bachiochi.
Bachiochi, a fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a brilliant legal scholar. Her recent book, The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision, takes a deep dive into feminist thought in America. She gives a gracious nod to feminist icons such as Betty Friedan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg for helping end educational and workplace discrimination. And she argues that their entanglement with today's cult of abortion was a sad departure from a more noble vision of women's rights.
By contrast, two other Marys offer a moral, familial and political vision of women's rights that is desperately needed today. The first is Mary Wollstonecraft, an English philosopher who died at the age of 38 in 1797 shortly after giving birth to her daughter Mary (who as Mary Shelley grew up to write the novel Frankenstein). Wollstonecraft, writes Bachiochi, promoted a moral philosophy that "political freedom and legal equality were not ends in themselves but necessary means to higher human ends: the common pursuit of intellectual and moral excellence."
In her Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Wollstonecraft asserted that authentic liberty requires self-mastery and flourishes in relationships of solidarity, mutual respect, trust and collaboration. She was convinced that rights should be grounded in prior duties to God, to family, to self, and to others. In short, as she put it "society can only be happy and free in proportion as it is virtuous."
The second Mary is Mary Ann Glendon, professor of law emerita at Harvard University, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, and later president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the most influential woman in the Vatican. Glendon specializes in the foundations of law and human rights; she is hugely admired and, as Bachiochi points out, an important voice in rescuing today's women's movement from the errors of "freedom as its own end."
Glendon adds to Wollstonecraft important insights on women's rights, showing that for the full flourishing and collaboration of women and men, certain cultural preconditions are needed. Parents and the communities that support the family, in particular, must nurture the virtues of sexual integrity, faithful marriage and devoted parenting. And unlike today's feminist majority, Glendon's dignitarian feminism does not endorse abortion.
This term the Supreme Court is set to take another look at its abortion jurisprudence. Scholars like Bachiochi have filed an amicus brief with the court explaining that easy access to abortion has not rendered women freer or more equal. Instead, as she explains in The Rights of Women, "it has distorted the shared responsibilities that adhere in male-female sexual relationships, promoted a view of childbearing as one consumer choice among many, and has greatly contributed to the dim view of caregiving ever since."
Whether the Court overrules Roe and its progeny or significantly pulls back on its off-the-rails abortion jurisprudence, one thing is clear: Young women today have the tools to reclaim a lost vision of the rights of women. Society desperately needs this to happen.
Along with the maternal accompaniment of Our Lady, the Wollstonecraft-Glendon understanding of women's rights — a truly ennobling and liberating and liberating moral vision — reimagines feminism, and Bachiochi's book brilliantly explains how that understanding evolved. This reimagining is a wonderful resource for my eldest daughter and her three younger sisters as they come of age. And it's a lesson that I plan on sharing with my six sons, as well.
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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News.
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Two Nonprofit Founders Talk About Putting Their Values to Work
01 Community, Activism, Entrepreneurship
February 3, 2015 by A Women's Thing
Left: Rosanne Haggerty, Community Solutions; Right: Sara Potler LaHayne, Move This World
Photo of Haggerty by AWT, Photo of Potler LaHayne by Chris Jadatz
Sara Potler LaHayne wasn't seeking to start a global nonprofit called Move This World, and now she's built a vocation on the two things she cares about most—the creative arts and social justice. Rosanne Haggerty was intent upon learning first hand about urban poverty after college and, in her words, "got hooked." Now she openly admits to lacking work-life balance, but is committed to continually growing and evolving Community Solutions. It clicked for Sara when she was watching her students in Colombia dance to reggaeton at recess, suddenly recognizing how music and movement were tools to teach empathy, peace and conflict mediation. For Rosanne, working in a homeless shelter in New York City fresh out of Amherst College crystallized her ambition. These two women are driven by their own passions and experiences, inspired by their families and colleagues and, despite the challenges it constantly brings, intentional in their community engagement.
Part 1: Starting Out
Was there a single spark that started it all for you?
Rosanne Haggerty: I really didn't start with a desire to begin a not-for-profit. I spent the year after I graduated from college volunteering at a shelter for runaway and homeless youth, finding myself in a situation where there was an urgent need that I was witnessing every day—and yet I wasn't in a role to do much as a young volunteer employee. That was the catalyst for me, and I suspect that that's probably the case for a lot of social entrepreneurs. They find themselves in a situation that is compelling because something needs to be done and the existing framework that they're operating in isn't working. Starting to work on homelessness, and creating solutions that were ultimately about going back upstream to the communities that leave people vulnerable to homelessness, gave me a very specific experience that was personal and challenging, and that hooked me for life.
"I wanted to do something that was more rooted in the real world."
Sara Potler LaHayne: I was working at an international development firm and another startup nonprofit [Atlas Corps, an exchange for nonprofit leaders around the world] 65 hours week, right after coming back from my Fulbright [scholarship] in Colombia, and doing Move This World on the side. I kept getting more and more requests from schools in Washington DC for programming; we were just responding to the market need. School violence is an issue that plagues most of our schools. Bullying is an epidemic in our community.
Rosanne Haggerty: When I was leaving college, I wanted to do something that was more rooted in the real world before going on to graduate school. This was 1982. Homelessness was just beginning to emerge. It was shocking to me that this could be happening—and growing. The Covenant House's volunteer program was the first or second thing I came upon. I remember thinking, "Oh my god, New York City!" The idea terrified me! The Covenant House provided room and board in a dormitory-like building in Times Square, a $12 a week stipend, and paid your health insurance. In return you worked full time with kids at their shelter. So even though the idea of Times Square was freaking me out, I said to myself, "Well, I won't be alone."
Part 2: Building & Growing the Nonprofit
How did you decide on your organization's values, and how do you work to uphold them?
Sara Potler LaHayne: I was 24 when I incorporated this organization as a nonprofit, but a culture of empathy and celebration in the workplace and authentic community was paramount to me. I'm talking about something deeper than work, more of a human connection.
In our curriculum we talk about collaboration, integrating diverse perspectives, resilience and identifying emotions in yourself and in someone else. When we were building the team at first, it was me and a few volunteers who believed in this vision. Now we're eight full time staff, plus 15 contractors, decentralized over 22 cities and four continents. It's becoming harder and harder to remain true to those values.
Rosanne Haggerty: Working with local communities and other organizations, we see our job as helping people who are living in vulnerable communities, who are living in a vulnerable state, to resolve their problems for good. And so our culture is very much of deference to helping others succeed, sharing credit, supporting collaboration and, questioning some of the traditional ways that organizations work. It's easy in the not-for-profit world to focus on the preservation of your institution, rather than on what will accomplish a mission aimed at ending some aspect of poverty most effectively. Ultimately we're aiming to make stronger communities.
"… it's really lonely and you feel like there is no one else who cares about what you are doing as much as you do."
Sara Potler LaHayne: We are trying to maintain an expressive, communicative workplace, but make sure that empathy is present alongside professionalism. I'm struggling to find that balance, but take principles from our curriculum to how we run meetings. For example, we end every internal meeting with a closing to help practice mindfulness in the workplace. How can we be present? How do we make sure we're not multi-tasking? How do we focus for each other? We also share a word, phrase or movement, that reflects how we feel in that moment. We all deserve the respect of active listening.
In terms of community, it's more about self first—individual reflection and interpersonal relationships within a classroom, school or workplace, which are really the fundamental building blocks of greater communities.
What kind of obstacles have you met over the past years of building and growing your organization? What challenges do you face now?
Sara Potler LaHayne: I think being a woman, being a nonprofit and being young are all hurdles. When I first came back from my Fulbright in Bogotá and was working for a firm in DC, I wore my long skirts and Colombian beads. Someone pulled me aside and said I had to ditch all my Colombian clothes, wear heels, lip gloss and put on my glasses in order to be taken seriously and get the opportunities that I deserved. So today if I'm going into a big meeting, I make sure I dress a certain way in order to be taken more seriously.
Rosanne Haggerty: The biggest challenge has not been a one-time event. It's more about how to stay uncomfortable, you know? I kind of think that's what change agents are required to be doing: finding a balance between stability so everyone can have a clear line of sight to achieve bold measurable goals and yet always be questioning where things need to go next. It's about not letting up.
Sara Potler LaHayne: I always ask other social entrepreneurs who have been doing this for 20 or 30 years, "Does it get any easier?" The answer is typically, "No, there are new problems and new challenges that you face." I do wonder about how to stay centered when the work is so important and there's always an imminent something, a sense of urgency. One of the most present challenges I could tell someone who is starting a nonprofit is that it's really lonely and you feel like there is no one else who cares about what you are doing as much as you do.
Part 3: Future Visions & Reflections
Why do you think the majority of nonprofit positions are staffed by women? Is it because we sympathize with people better?
Rosanne Haggerty: It's a good question. Maybe the pathway has been a little clearer for women with respect to lots of role models and more flexibility around leaving and reentering your career. But I don't know that it's simply about gender.
"I think there's an appreciation that empathy is not a gendered issue; it's about how you approach things."
Sara Potler LaHayne: We had a difficult time, up until a few months ago, bringing men into full-time roles in the organization. We had men on our board; we had men as young trustees, male donors, teachers and Peacemover Facilitators. In terms of staff, we were all women. I think rebranding from Dance 4 Peace to Move This World really benefited us. It promoted to break that gender-predefined notion of the work that we did. People heard Dance 4 Peace and they thought immediately, "That's women!"
Rosanne Haggerty: I think there's an appreciation that empathy is not a gendered issue; it's about how you approach things. We do a lot of work with IDEO, an amazing design firm. One of their starting premises is about how you design solutions to problems, and starting with an empathetic relationship with those who are experiencing the problem, whether it's someone trying to make their evening commute go more smoothly or [a matter of] educating students.
Sara Potler LaHayne: Do women have more feelings than men? It's less of a gendered issue and more about how you grew up, how you personally identify your own emotions and feel comfort in expressing them. It's not so much the volume of more feelings. I don't think women have more feelings. Our Philippines Director, who is a man, was so excited when I worked with him for two weeks for onboarding. He had so much to share about the conflict in his community. Some people just have different comfort levels.
Who are your mentors?
Rosanne Haggerty: When I was working at Covenant House wanting to figure out a better way to combat the problem of homelessness, I was very consciously thinking about Jane Addams. I was an American Studies major in college and drawn to the Progressive Movement and responses to that whole era of industrialization and mass immigration. It was women who said "we need new models for helping society cope with change, for addressing urban poverty." I spent a lot of time in college focusing on the work of the Progressives.
Sara Potler LaHayne: My board chair Cindy Hallberlin, president and CEO of Good 360, a multimillion dollar product philanthropy nonprofit. She's a badass. I don't know what I would do without her. She gives me more confidence to spend money when I'm uncertain or hire new staff. One of the hardest things about being a CEO is managing your staff. How do you bring empathy into [HR] while also holding people accountable?
Cindy has been amazing at helping me navigate complicated personnel conversations. What it comes down to is that when I feel crazy I look at her and she makes me feel like it's all possible. Connecting with someone else like Cindy let's me know that I'm not alone. You can feel crazy, be an awesome mother of four, have a great marriage, and be an inspiring social movement leader.
"… I don't balance work and life. Work is an extension of who I am."
Rosanne Haggerty: I was really lucky to have a boss at Catholic Charities in Brooklyn, where I worked in the 1980s after Covenant House, who was a very wise and empathetic soul. He was able to answer difficult questions like no one else. He told the truth. New York was falling apart then. Homelessness was rising. John [Tynan] would say, "Nobody knows what to do, but we have assets [unused Catholic church owned buildings, programs and people in every neighborhood]. Figure something out. Go meet new people; see what makes sense, where we can find money to move something forward." He was an important mentor and someone who would have your back, if you were coming up with something reasonable to try, not being irresponsible and were willing to take risks.
Another important mentor has been our board chair Jill Ker Conway, a real legend in women's education and leadership. It has been one of the great gifts of my professional life that I was able to persuade my role model to actually chair our board when we started Community Solutions. In many ways, Jill was the originator of the study of women's history: her graduate dissertation was about the first generation of educated women who created the professions of community organizing and social work. Jill's body of work has trained and inspired many people, as has her rigorous approach to solving problems and leading institutions.
Tell us about your work-life balance.
Sara Potler LaHayne: I actually hate the question "how do you balance life and work." I get asked that question all the time, and I don't balance work and life. Work is an extension of who I am. It's an extension of what I care most about—my values, what I'm most passionate and excited about. So even though it's scary and hard and exhausting, it's also exhilarating. It's a continuity of myself.
I dated my now-husband 12 years before we got married, and he knew that before we even thought about getting married, I needed to hire my first employee. She signed the contract; he proposed the next week. We were high school sweethearts. He was the captain of the football team and I was captain of the dance team. I tied pom-pom pieces to the antenna of his pickup truck. When we got married, my board chair told me to take a two-week honeymoon—no e-mail. At that point, we were four full time U.S. staff. Our budget doubled in size one year later.
Rosanne Haggerty: I have tended to operate in reaction to opportunities and situations that call out for attention. When I started Common Ground in 1990 [a nonprofit that pioneered the development of mixed-income supportive housing to end homelessness] it was in reaction to the Times Square Hotel being in crisis. My son had just turned three. It was a huge juggling act when he was growing up. Fortunately he has turned out great, but he spent much time after school in my office coloring as all sorts of chaos was going on in the building around him. Now, my life outside of work is not as frenzied as it was when I was tearing out of the office trying to get to soccer practice and school conferences.
Sara Potler LaHayne: I have goals for the organization before I have a child. The organization to me is like a toddler, and I want it to be an early stage teenager. But the question absolutely does give me a lot of anxiety. That's pressure I put on myself. My mom tells me, "You're going to be a great mom." My husband tells me the same thing. But I ask myself, "Oh god, how am I going to do this work and be a great mom?"
"Keep looking at the larger mission, ask yourself 'Am I being called to be doing something different now?'"
Rosanne Haggerty: Now, I'm sad to say that I now have less work-life balance. I'm better able to get my runs in, and try to maintain a modicum of health and balance. Both my husband and I are total workaholics. We have this cartoon from the New Yorker next to our refrigerator, where a bunch of people are standing around saying "a couple of us are getting together after work to do some more work, are you in?" That's us. I'm not a good role model when it comes to work-life balance other than trying to pay attention to health and spending time with my family. We travel once or twice a year, though it's frequently in conjunction with work.
It's funny—Sara might be horrified to hear this—but it was actually easier when my son was little to say to myself, "Okay, I gotta draw the line here. I gotta get the train. I gotta be there for these things in his life." I could just always work!
Based on what you know now, what advice would you give to your past self, back when you were first figuring things out?
Sara Potler LaHayne: In college and during my time in Colombia, I always had to choose between two things that I was passionate about, dance and arts or social change. I always felt like those were two separate worlds that I could go into. No one ever said to me that I didn't have to choose. What's been so amazing about building this organization is that I've found a way to combine the two things I love most—and make them real. I tell other entrepreneurs or young professionals, "Don't ever feel like you have to make a decision between the things that get you fired up. If you dream big and put yourself out there, if you take risks and are comfortable with failure, you can find a way to marry your passions."
Rosanne Haggerty: One of the things that has been important for me to recognize is there are definitely periods of flatness. Those correspond with the need to take your work to the next step. It has to evolve no matter what your theory of change is now. It needs to keep getting refined. Those moments are stressful, but I've found that they are stressful in a different way, not like the stress of having millions of things coming at you and having to get it all sorted out. They are stressful in the sense that you know you've gotten to the end of something, and you aren't seeing around the corner yet. I pay attention to those moments, and really rely on my colleagues and those outside the organization to help me question what is happening. You do actually need to stop and rethink your model from time to time. Be open to acknowledging when things have run their course, that you may need to take a different direction, that the way you have thought about your issue may need to change pretty profoundly. There can be a real sense of loss, as well as excitement. However, that's where I think the world moves forward. Keep looking at the larger mission, ask yourself "Am I being called to be doing something different now?"
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Ranging from $2.7 Million – $38 Million these are the worlds most expensive cars!
The Veneno is the limited edition of the already highly exclusive Lamborghini Aventador, there were only 5 ever made. 2 stayed with its creators and the other 3 were sold before they were even built.
It was built to celebrate Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary, needless to say they created something truly amazing.
Rich people sure like diamonds on their supercars! This super special limited edition of a limited edition features a diamond weave carbon finish ! It is the only known "white" carbon fiber material.
Koenigsegg planned on building 3 units of the car but had to settle with only 2 due to the complexity of its production ! This makes the CCXR Trevita one of the rarest cars in the world and none other than Floyd Mayweather Jr was rumored to have purchased one of the units for $4.8 Million.
The previous car was rare, this one is even harder to get your hands on. There is only 1 that was ever produced. The engine is a hefty V12 Twin Turbo, matching luxury with performance to make the final price tag of $8 million.
Even though many millionaires have requested the coveted Exelero, Maybach refused to make any more !
At the time of its production, the 540k reached a record top speed of 104.65 mph. The test driver compared the car to a demon, and with only 25 units produced in 1936, the 540k reached only the most elite people in the world.
The previous owner of the specific unit that was sold for 12 million dollars was the Baroness Gisela von Krieger. There are no more of these cars for sale, and the next time one comes up, the sales record will surely be broken !
This list is getting more and more exclusive. This car was commissioned by Ettore Bugatti himself. There were only 7 units made and they had a basic price of $30,000 in 1932 !
Ettore Bugatti, being the creator of the brand, hand picked the recipients of these cars, and decided to keep one, the "Kellner", for himself.
After World War II, the car was sold for about $600 and 2 refrigerators…. nowadays people can't even dream of owning one without shelling out more than $20 million dollars.
The Ferrari 290 MM was specifically designed for the "Thousand Miles" open road endurance race. There were 4 prototypes made, and the car won the 1956 "Thousand Miles" race. The racing accomplishments with this car did not stop there, the following year Ferrari won the World Sportscar Championship and the "1000 km Buenos Aires" race.
The car that was sold for $28 million wasn't even the one that originally won the "Thousand Miles" race, the driver only came in 4th !
This classic race car was produced for the 1954-55 Formula 1 seasons. It won 9 out of 12 races in the hands of the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss. They also managed to capture two World Championships with the amazing W196.
On July 12th, 2013, the auction house Bonhams sold the Mercedes-Benz W196 chassis serial "54" for a record $30 Million ! It is the only car that was available on the public market, and as it turns out, it was the one used to win the 54' German and European Grand Prix by Juan Fangio.
When it originally went on sale in the U.S.A. it cost a measly $18,000 and buyers had to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari, the creator of the Ferrari brand.
The 1962 250 GTO made for Stirling Moss, who is considered one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers ever, became the World's Most Expensive car when it sold for $38 million in 2012. There are rumors that someone snatched the car again the next year, this time for a hefty $52 million.
At least two models of this car are used as daily driving cars in the rich parts of Los Angeles !


"Let's get out the art and craft box."
We don't know about you, but 2018 seems to be ticking along nicely so far, in a flurry of sea air, country walks and lofty ambitions. And the good news is, the mornings are getting lighter.
January is a good month to get arty. Combat wintry chills with creative thrills! This week's bulletin handpicks a few recommendations shared by parents and carers on Kinfo app that will get your artistic juices flowing. Find more in the app, and more newsletters on our website.
Read on for recommended ongoing, new and last chance exhibitions, too.
Remember, if you share toys and games that your kids rate, you will earn 10 points each time. And when you reach 100 points we will send you an Amazon voucher to spend on Kinfo.
You have until Sunday to get among the bright lights of the city. Literally. Join "thousands of people" as they peruse the streets, says this dad, "looking for installations and projections at night that wow. The kids really enjoyed it". See the link for full details and Kinfo app for tips.
The gift to end all gifts. Subscribe for monthly deliveries of art projects, to suit different budgets, and you'll be the bestest mum/dad/aunt/uncle in town. This mum of 3 says her kids enjoyed creating a stripy bee and beehive. How about a couple of skiers next?
Following the above comes the opening of a new, exciting Frida Kahlo exhibition (V&A, June). Until then, kids can get down to imitating the greatest artists, who feature in this "excellent, can't recommend it highly enough" step-by-step guide, which includes a fabulous tutorial on creating a "Frida self-portrait".
One for the west London massive! Or rather, Maida Vale's teeny artists... The clue is in the name, it's an art club for little painters and crafters, open Tues-Sun. "Friendly place to paint, we enjoyed it a lot," says a mum of 1. Check out their Facebook page for opening times.
The kind of spinning class we like. Destination Finsbury Park for fabulous drop-in/holiday pottery classes. There aren't many of these in London, so check out the mum of 2's review that says it is also a venue for birthday parties. Get spinning those wheels, kids! Info here.
Loved by one 6-year-old, this is a toy that allows kids to make 3D masterpieces from scratch. Easy to use and completely safe, it could be your next birthday gift. You could fund it using the Leetchi button (see last week's newsletter for more info on that). See here for a video taster.
Last chance to learn about the young American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, at the Barbican. It was the exhibition of 2017 for many Londoners, with kids "used to trailing around galleries" also enjoying the lessons in 80s New York. "You'll need at least 2 hours, it will inspire young art fans." Ends Sunday 28th January.
"Great for the kids. We all recognised plenty of daily objects that are used." It certainly is a lovely building, the cafe is a tad small, but the shop is great, as are the free Create and Make drop-in design sessions inspired by the exhibitions on the last Sunday of each month. See more family event info here.
You are invited to book onto one of our February webinars (Friday 2nd, 12pmor Saturday 3rd, 12pm & 5pm) to hear professional guidance by leading life balance expert Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina. The internet seminar will be a discussion on digital cleansing and using free time more creatively; the bonuses of doing so really are endless. Follow the link for details.


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2005 Glacier Bay 2670 Isle Runner--this is an efficient, stable, fishing platform! She can also serve as a weekend getaway with the cuddy cabin. Very versatile boat!
Highlights--Twin Suzuki 140hp outboards with approx 650 hours, fuel burn gauges, hard top, taco outriggers, head with 15 gallon holding tank, Air Conditioning for the cabin, Garmin GPS, Hummingbird , Windlass, freshwater system and raw water was down, double helm seat, over cockpit, full enclosure for the helm area, 2012 Load Rite trailer.
Cabin area has air conditioning while on shore power, a head, and room for a queen berth.


loved meeting this family on sunday afternoon. they live in the heart of a gorgeous neighborhood in nashville and between caroline, a nashville native, and teddy's mom, the house is decorated in a stunning contemporary style. i was immediately drawn into every detail, right down to the modern birdhouse hanging in the front yard. bo is a precious 8 month old little boy and had perfected his handsome stoic stare for me. he is scrumptious and this family was such a joy to be with on this gorgeous warm fall day.


As a main text, a supplement to writing and grammar classes, or as a reference guide, Eye on Editing provides explanations and practice for the most frequent errors in intermediate and high-intermediate student writing.
The Eye on Editing series is designed for writers who have achieved a certain fluency in English, yet are often unable to identify and correct common grammatical inaccuracies in their work.
Students develop solid editing skills as they work through a diagnostic pretest, grammar explanations with easy-to-read charts, a progression of increasingly challenging editing exercises, and guided writing tasks on topics of current interest. The final chapter¿s editing exercises require students to integrate all the skills they have learned.
The Eye on Editing series includes Eye on Editing 1 for intermediate students and Eye on Editing 2 for high-intermediate students.
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Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
Cowichan Valley, District of Kent received 140 mm of rain
VANCOUVER (CP) — Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides.
Local states of emergency were declared in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island and in the District of Kent in the Fraser Valley.
Both areas were overwhelmed with up to 140 millimetres of rain that washed out or flooded major roads and forced the evacuation of dozens of people.
Kent Mayor Sylvia Pranger said about 40 homes were evacuated north of Harrison Hot Springs when Rockwell Drive washed away.
In the Cowichan Valley, dozens of people were evacuated because of flooding Friday night and early Saturday in the communities of Crofton and Duncan.
As many as 500 people in Hemlock Valley and at the Sasquatch Mountain ski resort were trapped with no alternate route out when a kilometre of road was taken out by a mudslide. Helicopters were offering to ferry people out at a cost of $150 per person.
The Transportation Ministry said it may be several days before the Hemlock Valley Road could be restored enough to allow for single-lane traffic.
Some phone lines were still down on Sunday including ones for police non-emergency numbers. Bell said on its Twitter account that it was trying to resolve the trouble.
E-Comm, B.C.'s largest emergency 911 call centre, said the Bell network outage was not a problem for 911 users, but it reminded people not to call 911 unless they had an emergency.
The border crossing between Abbotsford, B.C., and Sumas, Wash., was also closed Sunday because water overwhelmed the U.S. town of Sumas, leaving no route for drivers heading north or south.
A spokesman at the U.S. Border Customs Office at Sumas said no vehicles will be processed until the water recedes on the American side of the border.
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Two road workers killed in rollover of highway paving equipment
'How much can a person take?' Flooding forces 13,000 from downtown Fort McMurray
Emergency officials in New Brunswick warn of potential flooding this week
Oversight body to monitor environmental cleanup of N.W.T. mine
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Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
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Building in western New Brunswick evacuated after flammable liquid spill


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Research calls for new measures to treat mental illness and opioid use
Opioid use among psychiatric hospital patients needs to be addressed through an integrated approach to managing mental illness, pain and substance use, a study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has found.
The study found that 7.5 per cent of 165,434 patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals in Ontario between 2006 and 2017 had used opioids in the year prior to admission, which compares to estimates that 2 per cent of the general population used opioids in 2015. Among patients who said they experience daily pain, the percentage who reported opiate use jumped to 22 per cent.
"The patterns of use we saw are problematic," said Christopher Perlman, a public health researcher. "Opiate use is strongly linked to pain, mental health conditions and use of other drugs. While we don't know how many patients were initially prescribed an opioid for pain, we do know that a large number of patients reporting pain in psychiatry also have an addiction concern."
The study highlights the challenging circumstances faced by those who use opioids. For instance, opiate use was almost twice as common among those whose employment or education was at risk (10.5 per cent) compared to those not at risk (5.8 per cent). Many patients who had used opiates did not have a partner or spouse, and individuals living in rural and northern communities were more likely to use opiates, as were young people, and males rather than females.
"If we are serious about supporting people with mental and physical health concerns, we need an integrated approach to service delivery, which includes assessing and addressing the risk of addiction," said Perlman, who is a professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo. "Right now, the way our health system is structured and funded, it's not easy to integrate physical, mental and substance use services."
"This study was able to shed some light on the needs of persons who use opioids, but this is really the tip of the iceberg. Because we lack integrated health information systems across various health providers, we really don't know the extent of the physical and health needs of individuals who use opioids across the population. That means they are either getting help elsewhere, which would be good – or more likely, that they are not getting care they need."
The paper, "Factors Associated With Opiate Use Among Psychiatric Inpatients: A Population-Based Study of Hospital Admissions in Ontario, Canada" was co-authored by Oluwakemi Aderibigbe (Waterloo), Anthony Renda (independent), and Christopher Perlman (Waterloo), and published in Health Services Insights.


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London Grammar 'America' Music Video
London Grammar have shared the official music video for new single 'America', lifted from their No.1 album 'Californian Soil'.
The video was directed by the band's long-time collaborator Dave Bullivant. Frontwoman Hannah Reid commented, "America was the first song I wrote for Californian soil. I cried when I wrote it and it was the first step in a really cathartic experience. It was such a joy to create the video with Dave Bullivant. We knew we wanted it to be understated and simple but beautiful. He brought the song to life with his cinematic vision. So lucky to have worked with him".
WATCH THE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'AMERICA' HERE:
'Californian Soil' is London Grammar's second No.1 album to date. The critically acclaimed full-length entered straight into the top spot in the Official charts and is the fastest selling UK album of 2021 so far.
The record also includes hit singles 'Baby It's You', 'Lose Your Head', 'How Does It Feel' and 'Lord It's a Feeling'.
The indie pop group are gearing up for their headline slot at the All Points East festival in London later this month. Followed by a trio of September album shows, they will then hit the road on their biggest headline tour to date this autumn, which will include two huge nights at London's iconic Alexandra Palace.
London Grammar 2021 UK Tour Dates:
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, 28 Oct
Brighton Centre, 30
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena, 02 Nov
Birmingham O2 Academy, 05
Glasgow O2 Academy, 06
Manchester O2 Victoria Warehouse, 08
London Alexandra Palace, 12
Tickets on sale now from Gigantic AXS Ticketmaster See Tickets


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MILESTONE ARCHITECTURE PLLC
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NY, NY 10280 - USA
info@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
[practice]
Silk Screening Fundraiser at Cooper Union
In September of 2013, Milestone twice participated in a fundraiser with Cooper Union's Alumn	[read more]
The Peter Cooper Block Party, nighttime projection
On April 13, 2014, The Cooper Union Alumni Association hosted a block party on Astor Place, inten	[read more]
Global Innovations and Practices at Green Festival NYC
"On Sunday, April 27th 2014, Margaret Matz joined Alex Nadolishny, of The Louis Berger Group, a	[read more]
ARCHITECTURE PLLC IS A DYNAMIC, YOUNG, GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN PRACTICE, BASED IN NEW YORK AND WITH REPRESENTATIVES IN INDIA, ITALY, AND TURKEY. OUR MISSION STATEMENT EXPRESSES OUR FIRM'S SPIRIT AND DEDICATION.
Milestone's mission is to create environmentally conscious architectural design that meets the needs and enhances the lives of people around the world. Our research draws inspiration from the styles, technologies, and cultures of many societies, past and present, to produce innovative designs that respect the human and the natural environment. We believe that teamwork and close relations with our clients help us develop ecologically sound, economically viable, and aesthetically pleasing spaces where people can live and work.
We provide multidisciplinary services for new construction, alterations, and restorations of residential and commercial properties, tailored to each client's needs. Our team includes LEED AP-accredited professionals, AIA member architects, designers, construction managers, and cost estimators. We use the most advanced high-speed computer systems and programs to ensure efficiency, productivity, and value for clients. We constantly study new materials and new construction techniques around the world in order to bring bold, innovative ideas to meet the challenges of each new project. At the same time, we strive to preserve the timeless legacy of architecture and design through the restoration of classical and historical buildings.
Sofia Gomez
Hosni Arafet Hlilou
Federico Malusa
Paola Barcarolo
Project Manager Consultant
Najla Ben Hassen
Karen Castro
Sam Wolgemuth
Margaret Matz
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Sofia Gomez is completing her Bachelor Degree in Architecture at the Bolivarian Pontifical University. Prior to working for Milestone, she worked at other Architectural firms in Medellin, Colombia. She has a great interest in Construction Administration, Residential Housing Urban Design and Cultural Heritage. As an Architectural Intern at Milestone, Sofia has detailed Residential Housing and Sporting Facilities such as two stadiums in Verona, Italy. She has a strong talent in Graphic Design and various 3D Modeling and Rendering platforms. She is fluent in Spanish and English.
sgomez@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
Hosni is a citizen of Tunisia, where he was born and is based. He produces illustrations and architectural photography for Milestone projects, working with Adobe CS5 Illustrator and Photoshop. He holds certificates from Institut Superieur d'Informatique in El Kef, Tunisia, for a two-year course in computer systems management, with a specialization in security, and another two-year course in aviation systems maintenance. He is currently studying for a bachelor's degree at the Airline Flight Academy in El Manzah 9, Tunisia.Hosni speaks, reads, and writes Arabic, English and French fluently.
hosni_arafet@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
Federico Malusa is an Architect with specialization in Digital Architecture and Design Innovation. He is an accomplished 3D Modeler and Renderer. Prior to joining Milestone, he worked with Construction and Surveying entities in Veneto, Italy. At Milestone, Federico pursues Architectural Innovative Technology Research and High-Preformance Façade Design. Recent such projects include a stadium in Verona, Italy. He holds two Masters degrees in Architecture from the University of IUAV of Venice, Italy. He also has a background in Land Architecture. Federico speaks English, French and Italian fluently.
f.malusa@tiscali.it
Born and raised in Italy, Paola graduated – with honors and awards – from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Udine with a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree inarchitecture, focusing in Design for All (DfA) and in Human Centered Design (HCD).
She received advanced training through post-graduate courses, and became a disability and case manager (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan,) euro-project manager (Europa Cube Innovation Business School srl, Eurogiovani of Bologna,) expert in DfA (Polytechnic University of Milan,) and tyflological advisor (Institute for Research, Education and Rehabilitation of Rome). She has had work experience in the public realm, and with businesses and professional firms, with associations and non-profit organizations.
Currently, she's a researcher and an expert instructor in the field of DfA and of HCD as applied to environmental accessibility with a focus related to visual and cognitive disabilities. She is also a PhD candidate in "Civil and Environmental Engineering, Architecture" as well as a scientific collaborator, and teaching assistant at the University of Udine and the POLI.design–Polytechnic University of Milan. She's developing an international research study entitled: "DfA Communications for the Strategic and Sustainable Enrichment of Cultural and Natural Heritage: Definition and Validation of Perceptual-Synaesthetic and Emotive Operational Principles for the Usage of Touristic UNESCO Sites."
She works as an architectural project manger with Milestone on HCD, DfA, Universal Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Wayfinding Design, Haptic-Audio-Visual Communication for 3D for All and 2.5D for All, and Accessibility with a focus on ADA requirements.
paolabarcarolo@gmail.com
Born in Tunisia, Najla holds a degree in computer science from the Lycée Hannibal Technique , in Ariana , and is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in interior design at the Institut Superieur des Beaux Arts, in Beb Saadoun . Her work at Milestone includes schematic design, design development, preparation and production of construction documents using building information modeling and rendering software. Najla speaks, reads, and writes Arabic, English and French fluently.
najla_hassan@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
Karen Castro is an Architectural Designer who has worked on projects ranging in scale and type. Karen previously worked for a variety of entities ranging from Building contractors to Architectural firms in New York State. At Milestone, she become expert in Architectural Programing and Detailing, as well as Code and Zoning Analysis. She has been responsible for Assistant Managing Residential Housing and Historical Preservation works. She has contributed to Conceptual Designs for Industrial Adaptive-Reuses in Dublin, Ireland, and Sporting Facilities in Verona, Italy. She speaks fluent
Japanese and English.
Kcastro@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
Sam Wolgemuth is a Graphic Designer whom has worked on an array of graphic projects for Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, and National Football League and has designed book covers for Grove/Atlantic Press. He has also consulted at Ismael Leyva Architects working on residential properties. At Milestone he prepares proposals for governmental agencies institutes projects and is involved in marketing. Sam is a graduate of Pratt Institute and holds a degree in Communication of Design. Sam speaks English and is aspiring to learn Spanish.
www.samwdesigns.com/
swolgemuth@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
An AIA registered architect, Margaret Matz has 20 years of experience in designing new, restoration, and sustainable renovation projects for academic institutions, health care institutions, and corporate and retail organizations.
Before founding Milestone in 2010, she served as project architect, project manager, senior designer, and executive principal with several major architectural firms, including Kohn Pedersen Fox Conway, HLW, and Butler Rogers Baskett. Her work has received many awards, most notably an Annual Record Interiors Feature for the Carmelo Pomodoro showroom, an Annual Interiors Award for the Yumesaki USA showroom, an Abraham Kazan Award for Excellence in Structural Engineering, and a Peter Bruder Memorial Fund Prize for Urban Design. She has published and lectured on art and architecture topics both in the US and abroad.
Margaret is also a visiting professor at the New York Institute of Technology, New York School of Interior Design, and former visiting assistant professor at Pratt Institute School of Architecture. She is LEED AP and an AIA and USGBC member. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Margaret speaks, reads, and writes English, French, Hindi, Spanish, and Venetian fluently.
mmatz@milestonearchitecturepllc.com
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Artist - 1990
The Patriarcato di Venezia - 2012
The city of Verona - 2021
Association Officina Marinoni - 2016
Carmelo Pomodoro Takashimaya - 1991
Ciba Geigy - 1992
European Firm - 2012
House of Nehesi Publishers - 2008
James Madison University - 2010
Milestone Architecture PLLC - 2011
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Simply Smiles - 2012
Svenska Kyrkan - 1992
Two Bridges Neighborhood Council - 0
UNESCO - 2015
Women's Accessory Designer - 2014
Yumesaki USA - 1991
OWNER: Artist
LOCATION: New Paltz, NY, USA
A multi-media artist belonging to an established community of artisans working in the Hudson valley area wanted an addition designed for a farmhouse on a small wooded property adjoining an open expanse of grazing fields framed by horse farm barns.The house consisted of two contrasting parts joined together, a two-story masonry structure and a one-story wood structure. The design challenge was to expand the livable area of the wood-framed structure while not altering the original building envelope, because the owner loved the weathered look of the rustic home.
Together, Milestone's Margaret Matz and William Lenart of Axis Design and Planning met the client's requirements. They added an oversized dormer with an extensive glass surface area, which provided the additional livable room by reclaiming attic space over the one-story wood structure. This maintained the original
building profile while providing generous connectivity with the beautiful rustic site.
As the budget was extremely challenging, the financing plan included provision for the dormer glazing to be fabricated by a local artisan who worked with steel. In this respect, the project, completed in 1990, was precociously adopting sound principles of sustainable design.
OWNER: The Patriarcato di Venezia
SIZE: Area 5,513.25 SF
A multi-cultural joint venture based on the use of cutting-edge technology and the collaboration of the Curia Patriarcale; restorer, Francesco Grimaldi; architect, Paolo Tocchi; structural engineer, Andrea Grimaldi; Milestone Architecture PLLC and photographer, Deborah Garwood; sees the Torcello site through contemporary eyes and through the frame of laser scanners that were used to survey. Other patrons, designers, builders, and restorers saw the Torcello site before Milestone Architecture and althrough different frames: different frames included the internal profile of the basilica, the wall surfaces on which its artwork was placed, the frame of the paper edges, camera lenses and photographic print paper. Previous survey markers from about a decade ago, which were inset into the exterior and interior walls of the church, are still the best vantage points. Thus Milestone's use of them, while conducting the current survey with laser-scanning technology, demonstrates how this project forges links to the past and respect for historical continuity. The novel aspect in this method regards the opportunity of enhancing the measurements by new coloration, magnification, perspective and the possibility for the results to be displayed and thus viewed digitally thereby making the images of Torcello widely accessible. This process of recording images of the elements of the Torcello site forms a continuum that links past, present, and future, and it is described in this study for all interested persons and illustrated by accompanying presentations. The history of the Torcello site thus explained will permit participation in the task of safeguarding the structures of the site now and for the future.
OWNER: The city of Verona
LOCATION: Verona, Italy
SIZE: 27,000-seat venue
Nuova Arena di Verona, is a project that is intended to be constructed in Verona, Italy. This project aims to be an urban facility which will include a new multi-purpose stadium mainly dedicated to the practice of football. The city of Verona established that its original stadium should be replaced by this new mixed-use project. The new structure will house different types of uses, such as a hotel, museum, co-working offices, a theater, among many others. The stadium will have a capacity of about 27,000 thousand spectators as well as about 3,000 provisional seats that will be used for football matches of high importance. There was also an existing stadium with a capacity of 8,000 seats that will remain in situ unaffected along with a new provisional stadium that will seat about 16,000 persons. Milestone Architecture collaborated with developer Juego de Pelota in preparing a masterplan, a feasibility report as well as a financial plan for this project. The project is estimated at 80 million euro, and it is scheduled to open in 2023. The professional fees amounted to $17,000 and the master planning phase lasted 2 months.
OWNER: Association Officina Marinoni
LOCATION: Lido Island- Venice, Italy
The design for the Association Officina Marinoni, research-based in the disciplines of Architectural and Urban Design and Psychology, begins with the premise that, owing to the influences of the cultures with which Venice interacted and to the city's adaptation to its lagoon landscape, a Venetian paradigm historically has made and is still making anything possible in Venice proper. Venice has historically been at the forefront of imagining civic space and this design extends that tradition in our contemporary times.
It does so through two catalysts, external influences and internal adaptations, which act on the architectural partie. The design offers the revitalized cultural centre access both from the lagoon waterways as well as by the circulation spines of the Via Lungomare Gabriele d'Anunzio and the Via Marco Polo. Dual conduit means by sea and land converge on a campus of repurposed civic buildings that are interconnected by a matrix of excavated walkways and waterways.
Beyond the competition requirements, innovative activities are inserted with the program to address the actual needs of the permanent local as well as the temporary tourist populations. One of these, an emergency care facility on a movable barge, could be docked at multiple locations throughout the lagoon; another, an open-air theatre within a retention landscape could host the Venice film festival screenings. Others such as the landscape incisions and the programmatic voids are resilient measures for the future conditions.
OWNER: Carmelo Pomodoro Takashimaya
Carmelo Pomodoro was one of the most promising fashion designers of his generation. With additional talents in acting, photography, architecture, and painting, he envisioned a showroom for Carmelo Pomodoro Sportswear Ltd. as a boldly theatrical space - a setting to highlight and complement his clothing styles, which featured draped fabric, simple lines, unusual textures, and almost no color.
The showroom had to have a runway, four separate areas to highlight the fashions of each season, and a production area for sewing sample designs. The constraints imposed by a minimal budget inspired the architects - Margaret Matz of Axis Architecture, Design and Planning, in a joint venture with FTL Design Engineering Studio - to create unusual design strategies; for example, no doors and no field cutting of construction materials.
The result satisfied all the client's requirements. Open-ended, slightly bowed wood walls defined the clothing display area. Fabric panels over ceiling lighting formed triangular canopies, and display tables had elliptical glass tops. Moveable curved panels of buffed and lacquered steel allowed the space to be reconfigured at different times to highlight current fashion samples.
OWNER: Ciba Geigy
LOCATION: Ardsley, NY
The Swiss pharmaceutical firm Ciba-Geigy had a US office, plant, and data center in an older industrial building in Ardsley, New York. Its underground vault housed antiquated transformers and switch gear that required upgrading and modernization. Milestone's Margaret Matz, then a principal with Axis Design & Planning, led a team of consultants and electrical engineers charged with designing a structure to house the new equipment on a very constricted site adjacent to the existing building.
The challenges this project presented were to maintain operation of the existing equipment while the annex structure was being built, accommodate all the new equipment required, and provide rooftop access for future replacement of a diesel-powered backup generator, in a way that would makeit both serviceable and secure.
The team designed a column-free space modeled on the construction systems of the existing building. A feature of the design was a removable roof assembly over the area of the backup generator. A trussed structural system, using both top and bottom chords that couldsupport and distribute the weight of the roof, was specified. Thus, the roof could be removed in one piece to allow a new generator to be lowered into the building.The team also defined an equipment layout for the new space, creating a footprint that would permitoptimal servicing of new high- and low-voltage switch gear and avoid conflict with the existing underground vaults.
OWNER: European Firm
LOCATION: New York, NY - USA
Milestone prepared conceptual designs for a proposed Innovative Waster Water Treatment Center for a European firm. The design challenge for the new innovative waste water treatment plant, in Staten Island, NY, and for the alternative site, in Brooklyn, NY, is to invite the community to engage with the main new building on the site and to reclaim a part of the the industrialized area for public use. The design's many amenities will attract the residents to the site.
OWNER: House of Nehesi Publishers
The Po'Num dance was originally performed in 1848 upon the emancipation of the slaves of St. Martin, and had been a traditional dance of the island's people ever since. However, due to cultural shifts, the dance was in danger of dying out; this prompted Ms. Clara Reyes to thoroughly research the origins of the dance and its steps, in the interest of preserving it for the enjoyment of future generations. This research resulted in a comprehensive text, which was completed in 2003. In the spring of 2013, Milestone was approached to produce illustrations of the Po'Num dance, based on photographs of dancers performing the steps, and to design what will be the only academic text currently available on this subject. A collaboration with the Dance Notation Bureau resulted in the addition of technical dance notation, ultimately creating a definitive documentation of and guide to a cultural art that might otherwise have been forgotten. The book will be published in 2014.
LOCATION: Philipsburg, St Martin, Caribbean
In 2008, the House of Nehesi Publishers, located on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, together with the University of St. Martin, invited Milestone's Margaret Matz to participate in their sixth annual Book Fair by giving a presentation on sustainable architecture in the Caribbean. The impetus for the topic was the two sponsors' growing concern about recent and rapid overdevelopment by the tourism industry on St. Martin.
The lecture and visual presentation was in two parts. First, a brief history of environmental movements in the USA and the world and a brief history of Caribbean architecture, highlighting the traditional indigenous architecture and its African and European influences. Second, a synthesis of sustainable architectural principles practiced in the USA and the world and a summary of residential housing and community-center architectural typologies, based on the principles relevant to the Caribbean.
The audience at the fair comprised every segment of the population of St. Martin, as well as participants from Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Martinique, Nigeria, and the US. The lecture prompted an engaged and lively discussion on such issues as: Are food cultivation gardens being included in current residential projects? Is traditional architecture inherently more sustainable than modern architecture? Is sustainable architecture in essence political? This was followed by a transfer of professional knowledge among the architects, engineers, and environmental consultants.
Certain of the images above were used in the lecture by permission from the copyright owners. #3, emergency shelters for St. George's, Grenada, designed by Global Village LLC; published in Architecture for Humanity, Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crisis, Metropolis Books, 2006. #6, Furgovilla House, designed by Daniel Pons; published in "4 Visiones de Arquitectura Contemporanea," Arquitexto, 2004.
OWNER: James Madison University
LOCATION: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
James Madison University is an educational institution in Virginia that specializes in foreign affairs. For its annual East Meets West conference in 2009, it commissioned Milestone's Margaret Matz to deliver a lecture focused on the interface between eastern and western cultures, as expressed in architecture and literature.
The lecture, entitled "Asian Influence on Venetian Architecture 1100–1500 AD," was adapted from ongoing research for a book about medieval innovations in architectural typologies, based on Marco Polo's book Il Milione, written at the end of the 13th century. Structured to reflect the progression of Marco Polo's travels from Venice to Asia and back, the project examines Venetian architecture through the paradigm of Venetian interaction with Near and Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Far East Asian, Indian, and nomadic cultures. It explores cultural transformations in relation to architectural transformations, the process that led to architectural innovation, and the relevance of innovation for our contemporary culture.
New material prepared for the conference focused on intercultural literary relations and numerous graphics juxtaposing aspects of the various cultures' works of art and architecture. Architect Charles Matz was the graphics editor. Research assistance was provided by Yoseph Shair and Jonathan Wittaker.
The presentation was well received, and Milestone has been invited to participate in the University's 2012 conference, for which we will be designing a proscenium for the staging of Puccini's opera Le Villi.
OWNER: Milestone Architecture PLLC
Milestone's staff was not only the architects and designers, but also both the client and the end user for this project, which is located in a New York City high-rise building on the border between the financial district and Battery Park. The staff needed two functional configurations for the main working space: a working and breakout area that could accommodate up to ten people at a time, and a dining and living area for hosting social events. A smaller residential space adjoined the main space.
The design objective was to incorporate elements from multiple cultures, and the design team was asked to articulate the project using sustainable design principles. The team selected de-mountable furniture and moveable partitions – nomadic furniture, so the design elements could be moved from one functional configuration to the other. Modern designs for the bookcase, screens, and fabrics that furnished the project were based on the abstracted geometry of various Near and Middle East, Central, South and Far East Asian designs.
Advanced computer software was used to visualize the 1100-square-foot space in perspective, study its complex multiple functions, and anticipate any potential conflicts between the two functional schemes. The abundant natural light and high ceilings of the space lent itself easily to various planning layouts. Environmentally friendly and reused materials, low-energy-consuming lighting and plumbing fixtures were specified. All decisions were made by consensus according to the collaborative project management system known as "charrettes," which is characteristic of the sustainable design process.
OWNER: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Simply Smiles
LOCATION: La Plane, SD, USA
SIZE: Area 907.94 SF
Simply Smiles is a not-for-profit organization that provides bright futures for impoverished children, their families, and their communities. From the mountains of Mexico to the prairies of the American west, the unique and holistic Simply Smiles approach has proven to be: impactful - sustainable - scalable - and successful.
OWNER: Svenska Kyrkan
The Swedish Seamen's Church was established in 1873 in New York City to serve seafarers and resident Scandinavians. Its present location in midtown Manhattan is a brownstone built in 1981 and altered to a neo-Gothic form in 1921. In addition to religious services, the church's activities include many community service functions, such as a library, a small café open to the public, a children's day care area, and a roof terrace used for social events.
The church came to Axis Architecture, Design and Planning's Margaret Matz and her colleague William Lenart, urgently needing repairs to the building's leaking roof and its supporting structure, which was failing, as was the stairwell bulkhead that led to the roof.
The project's budget and time frame were both tight. To accelerate the schedule and minimize risks, the design team took on construction management of the project, serving as liaison between the client and the contractors.The needed minor structural repairs to the building's limestone masonry façade were made with ecologically friendly materials and methods. And the work on the roof offered an opportunity not only to improve its physical condition but also to make it a more attractive space for the church's social uses. The design and construction teams increased the walkable surface by replacing traditional skylights with glass paver skylights. They also installed shading devices and custom benches for more comfortable seating, and put up safety railings.
OWNER: Two Bridges Neighborhood Council
LOCATION: Manhattan's Lower East Side
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Beyond the Grid is a pro-bono based collective of experts in engineering, architecture, communications, and community development working in partnership with community organizations and residents. The team is creating a scalable "microgrid" based on distributed energy generation on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The goal of this project is to create an "Internet of Electricity" that is owned and operated by a scalable community utility cooperative that will maintain power and communications in times of crisis and fair weather.
This proposal is meant to solve some of the problems that occur during power outages, whether natural or human caused. Currently residents and small businesses have no means to safely shelter-in-place or maintain communications to share information or seek help. Beyond the grid proposes the use of alternative energy sources to retrofit residential and commercial buildings and critical facilities to create a microgrid that provides electricity and heat independent of the main utility grid. The microgrid functions full time along with the main utility grid with the capacity to operate in "island mode" safely isolating itself during grid outages.
Beyond the Grid partners residents, community organizations, small businesses and agencies to create a community based energy and communications network. By installing energy efficient combined heating and power (CHP) and renewable energy systems, the proposal will reduce carbon emissions and give buildings the capability to function during power outages. These green energy sources will power a resilient community wireless network. In addition to these retrofits, Beyond the Grid proposes barriers to protect buildings from flooding and extreme weather. The proposal also includes ways of providing necessary information to the community in times of crisis and fair weather.
OWNER: UNESCO
LOCATION: Chawni Hill, Bamiyan Valley
SIZE: Area 23,896 SF
This design for the Bamiyan Cultural Centre is based on sustainable design principles and it is inherently innovative through its use of contemporary environmental technology. Simultaneously, it is also inherently conservative through its use of ancient construction technology from the region. The paradigm through which the design team views this project is based on two seemingly paradoxical concepts, one an environmental reference and the other a historical reference, that coexist. The design engenders vitality in the community by inviting participants from diverse age groups, it integrates views to the Bamiyan valley by framing perspectives through the voids in the mass of the building envelope.
In the plan for the design, the site is bounded by walls of pakhsa and the main entrance is located at a higher grade, where a stone road intersects a gravel road that runs parallel to the site east wall; the secondary entrance is located at the lower grade level further along the gravel road. The site includes parking, within the enclosure of the perimeter's walls, and a pedicab stand, in the inset area beyond the perimeter's walls. The pedicab service provides local transportation access to the center and local employment to the community.
The principal facades of the buildings are oriented to the east and west to reduce solar energy loss, in the winter, and solar energy gain, in the summer. Solar thermal was augmented with heating, in winter, and cooling, in summer, by the use of a geothermal heat pump and a distribution system of under-floor piping. Solar energy is proposed through the use of photovoltaic panels mounted on the flat roofs of the buildings. The use of this technology offers low operational costs that offset its high capital costs and eliminate reliance on fossil fuel as an energy resource.
OWNER: Women's Accessory Designer
LOCATION: Meatpacking District, New York, USA
SIZE: 5000 Sq. Ft.
A New York City based women's fashion boutique founded in 2007, was emerging into New York's competitive fashion market. The boutique is privately owned by a fashion company that creates exceptionally crafted handbags for consumers seeking versatility, distinction, and unique style. The company proudly decided to produce each season's collectively in New York City, the city the founder both lives in and loves.
The founder requested a conceptual design for a flagship store to be located in New York City's meatpacking district to fulfill the requirements of the projections of their business plan. She wanted an interactive area with a relaxing lounge space, a beautiful merchandise area and a space having both visual and kinetic appeal. Milestone Architecture PLLC proposed a plan arrangement that fulfilled the key concept of providing a workshop area where customers could individualize the accessories and including a showroom area where accessories could be displayed.
OWNER: Yumesaki USA
Yumesaki USA is an offshoot of a Japanese textile company. For the large textile showroom it was opening in New York, it wanted a crisply futuristic design that could accommodate varying degrees of privacy for staff and clients, and present an uncluttered and inviting setting for the display of its brilliantly varied wares. A tight budget and limited time frame for the project was a welcome challenge for Milestone's Margaret Matz, at that time a principal in the firm of Axis Architecture, Design and Planning, and her colleague William Lenart.
The centerpiece of the design program for Yumesaki was a set of sweeping, free standing, curvilinear screens that would enclose the principal display area. Throughout the showroom they specified clean lines and simple materials in their most natural state, to produce a richly varied environment that would convey an air of serenity and mystery.
The designers' instinctive understanding of the client's vision and their close working relationship with the contractor made it possible to bring the showroom to vibrant life within six weeks' time and a modest budget.
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In September of 2013, Milestone twice participated in a fundraiser with Cooper Union's Alumni Association as part of the school's new student orientation. Milestone provided T-shirts and silk screening supplies to create custom CU shirts on site. Using designs produced by Najla Ben Hassen and Alisa Nadolishny, dozens of Cooper Union shirts were made and sold. The event was extremely successful, both in raising funds for the CUAA and as a means of interacting with the CU and East Village communities.
On April 13, 2014, The Cooper Union Alumni Association hosted a block party on Astor Place, intended to showcase alumni work to the public. In the spirit of the Cooper Union, the event was free and open for the public to attend.
In order to promote the event, the Milestone Team collaborated with prominent members of the CUAA to install a high-powered projector across the street from 41 Cooper Square on the evening prior to the event.
"On Sunday, April 27th 2014, Margaret Matz joined Alex Nadolishny, of The Louis Berger Group, and Tyler Adkins, of Urban Green Energy, for a panel discussion on Global Innovations and Practices, moderated by Alisa Nadolishny, at Green Festival NYC. Green Festivals are the largest and longest-running sustainable living events, providing information and activities related to leading a 'greener' life. Thanks to the panelists' diverse backgrounds and wide range of expertise, the discussion proved to be a vigorous and in-depth exploration of the evolution of sustainable practices on an international level.
It was a wonderful event, overall, and we look forward to working with the Green Festivals team in the future!
More information on the even can be found here:
http://www.greenfestivals.org
More information on the work of Urban Green Energy and The Louis Berger Group can be found via the links below:
http://www.urbangreenenergy.com
http://www.louisberger.com"
Iniziativa Restauro: Restoration Initiative: Torcello - Venezia, Italy Book Design.
In collaboration with the Patriarcato di Venezia and Sansovino Restauri, Milestone surveyed the historic structures of Torcello - Venice, Italy with laser scanners with the objective of attracting sponsorship for the restoration of the structures. The point clouds that were stitched together to create full 3D models of the buildings. These 3D models were converted into mesh models, from which contours can be taken for accurate sections and plans. The images from these models, along with photographs by Deborah Garwood and Milestone, are contributing to the development of a book and brochure about the project that will be used in a collateral exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014.
Innovative Waste Water Center Designs
Illustrating the Ponum, an Emancipation Celebration Dance of Saint Martin
Milestone is creating mixed-media illustrations for the House of Nehesi Publishers' book that will document the choreography of the Ponum, the official dance of Saint Martin, in the Caribbean.The illustrations for this publication will include portraits of elders who have preserved the knowledge of this traditional dance, figurative diagrams of dancers who keep it contemporary while performing it, and the dance notation for it.
Visual Imagery for an Operatic and Theatrical Performance
The American Center for Puccini Studies has invited Milestone to collaborate with them in creating the visual imagery for an operatic and theatrical performance that will be staged, in a Northeastern American city, next year. This imagery will include the design for the production's costumes and three dimensional scenes that will be projected onto the stage's backdrop. Milestone expects to employ advanced technologies to realize both the costume and scenic designs for this event.
Venetian Archival Research
Milestone is conducting a comprehensive investigation of wills and other documents in the Archivio di Stato di Venezia related to merchant families in the communities on the Venetian islands where Marco Polo lived in the 13th century. This research is intended to bring into detailed focus the merchant families' interrelationships, with particular emphasis on those who were related to Marco Polo. In addition, the findings are providing information about the communities' costumes and habits, local and foreign property, and familial relations. Dottoressa Pamela Gennari is leading the research efforts and collaborating with representatives of the Archivio di Stato.
Restoration of Venetian Basilica
Milestone is collaborating with a Venetian firm in the restoration of an 11th Century basilican church on an island in the lagoon of Venice. Milestone will be laser-scanning the structure, producing detailed three-dimensional images of its complex geometries. The procedure captures an exact digital reproduction of existing conditions, permitting accurate documentation and assessment of the areas requiring restoration.
Medieval Turkish Influences on Architectural Building Types
Milestone is undertaking a research project to survey Medieval Turkish monuments - mosques, jamis, masjids, madrasas, maristans, ribats and khanqas - that led to innovations in architectural building types. The project analyzes the structures' plans and the functional uses for which they were designed, and traces the adoption of those forms for Medieval and early Renaissance public buildings in western culture. The results of the research will be published in essay and book form.


The Artesian Blend line combines the best individual components of our best selling sunless tanning solutions, paired with a deeper instant tint. The electrifying end result is a product that targets the tanner who has been looking for rich but deep color with the chocolate tone that can counterbalance the typical DHA bronze color. Artesian Blend Tanning Solution is a dual color product. Integrating dark level instant color bronzers that add an extra brown "oomph" effect, and Dihydroxyacetone for the long wearing active skin colorant.
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Join us for an exciting evening at the 2nd Annual Contact in the Desert Speaker Award & Banquet, Saturday, June 1, 2019. This year's fun-filled evening will be hosted by radio host Jimmy Church, joined by fifteen of your favorite CITD celebrity speakers in the Mountain View Room, where we will honor a hero of both discovery and disclosure, recognizing the hard work of those who seek to share the truths of our place in the universe.
This is your exclusive chance to dine up close and personal with the most informed and brilliantly gifted speakers from Contact in the Desert. The evening features special prizes, LIVE entertainment, and tables hosted by selected surprise speakers: Jimmy Church, Linda Moulton Howe, Nick Pope, Mary Rodwell, Michael Salla, James Gilliland, Whitley Strieber, Clifford Mahooty, Yvonne Smith, Dr Lynne Kitei, and more!
As a special treat after this year's Banquet, each speaker will speed-date the attendees…yes YOU! They'll move from table to table for an informal Q&A – but we don't know where they will land! Don't miss this exciting opportunity to speak face-to-face with your favorite researchers, authors, and scientists. The Contact in the Desert producers are thrilled to host this special evening, and look forward to hearing your thoughts on the conference and how they can keep improving your experience.
The Speaker Award & Banquet is a first come, first served event so get there early with your dancing shoes on! This event sells out each year, so be sure to RSVP soon. Please indicate on your RSVP whether you have any dietary needs, as we cannot accommodate last minute requests.


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An interesting letter to the editor in the Marlborough Express (Wednesday, January 23, 2013).
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The Wairau River is quite green, but starting to clear now after getting flooded and muddy recently. The conditions deteriorated since my photos eleven days ago before they improved.
All of the following photos were taken today.
A woman swims in the Wairau River as a rower passes.
The Wairau River is still high and muddy.
The Wairau River is high and brown from recent rain. All photos taken today.
Some rowers were out, despite the cold wind and high river.


And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit  for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.  The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."  And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `Man shall not live by bread alone.'"  And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,  and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.  If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours."  And Jesus answered him, "It is written, `You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'"  And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;  for it is written, `He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you,'  and `On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"  And Jesus answered him, "It is said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"  And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.
As noted in yesterdays' post, The Temptation is in some ways a reprise of the temptation that occurred in Eden (Gen 3:1-19).
The first Adam, a man, fails completely when tempted by Satan. Jesus, the New Adam, will have no trouble with Satan.
Satan has evidently been watching Jesus in the desert, for Satan knows Jesus is hungry, so he seeks to tempt Jesus with the most obvious temptation: food.
What Satan doesn't know, is that Jesus is the Son of God, and as such, can never be defeated by Satan, for Jesus is Divine and could never fall into the sin of being tempted (Jas 1;13; 1 John 3:5).
Satan, uncertain, starts with "If you are the Son of God…" Poor Satan; he doesn't have a clue of who he is dealing with.
Jesus, on the other hand, knows exactly who He is dealing with. And, perhaps just for fun, allows Satan to try his tricks.
Satan attempts to tempt Jesus in 3 different ways: hunger, power and the questioning of God.
As if to flick away a troublesome fly (interestingly, in the Old Testament (2 Kings 1:2-3), the devil is referred to Beelzebub, "the lord of the flies"), Jesus efficiently quotes Old Testament scripture to refute Satan's temptations.
Jesus never acknowledges to Satan that He is, in fact God. He does not tell Satan nor does He perform any miracle that might give evidence to Satan about the Son of God.
Jesus God-handled Satan at the Temptation, and Jesus still does so today. All we have to do is ask for Christ to help us when tempted by Satan, and He will.