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Son in neurosurgery intensive care, awaiting surgery as soon as he can be fit into the schedule. Mom wanders halls a bit every few hours to stay awake. The right side of the image shows a reflected view of the ward he is in and the left side shows the photographic art decorating the long corridor wall separating the adult wing from the pediatric unit. This is not "your father's" hospital unit: it's high tech, efficient and even aesthetically-pleasing. Good things!
The unusual reflected self-portrait comes as I shoot directly towards a curved glass wall. This wall is made of tall, vertical panels that are frosted glass with curving, decorative stripes of clear glass. The green cast comes from the color of the glass on this interior side of the wall. From the main focus point on the lobby for this unit on the other side, glowing colors of white, translucent glass, pink and yellow appear from the lighting. Another floor has such a wall in this hospital - pictured in three previous photos on my stream about 2 1/2 years ago. Hey, I've got to stop meeting myself like this!
The elevator shaft, the intensive portion of ASLA's green roof (which also includes the staircase), has 21 inches of soil. It's able to accommodate sumac trees along with the trumpet vine.
Darioush, a winery noted for its Bordeaux style estate wines, implements old world labor-intensive, micro-vineyard management and new world state of the art technology to craft fine wines from its estates located in the appellations of Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder and Oak Knoll. Under the direction of Darioush Khaledi and winemaker Steve Devitt, precision and quality are of the utmost importance at the winery.
The Property
Darioush welcomes guests to its new visitor center and winery beginning August 16, 2004. The new architectural building comes after five years in the making, and combines materials, castings, and furnishings from distant lands and exotic locations. The 22,000 square foot winery, the first in America to combine architecture, design and Persian culture, provides a unique and exhilarating experience in California’s most renowned wine destination. Reminiscent of the great noble architecture that once existed, the imagery of the Darioush building evokes Persepolis, the illustrious capital of ancient Persia.
The Khaledi's Persian heritage is the inspiration and vision for the winery, designed by architects Ardeshir and Roshan Nozari, incorporating clean, contemporary lines with historical references to Persia’s ancient capital city. One of the most important aspects of the Persian culture is hospitality, and the winery is designed to create a welcoming, enjoyable as well as a rich and intriguing environment for guests. Visitors will receive unparalleled service and a sensational experience.
“The juxtaposition of modern clean lines and historical references represent the philosophy of our office,” states Ardeshir Nozari, who incorporated many intriguing architectural elements throughout the building. Among the design features of interest are the 16 monumental 18’ freestanding columns with capital bulls, which act as stone trees at the entrance of the winery, elevating visitor expectations. Richly textured travertine-stone cladding surrounds the entire building. This yellow stone was quarried near the region of Persepolis and exported to Turkey and Italy for cutting and tumbling before it reached the Silverado Trail in Napa. Additional design features include pre-cast moldings, furniture, fireplaces, ironwork, lighting, cellars, and an amphitheatre for performances and events.
The Visitor Center boasts a state of the art facility offering a unique one-on-one experience to taste the complete line of signature wines with options for indoor and outdoor seating. Six outdoor water features with fountains and one indoor rolling wall of water comprise some of the sights and sounds of the guest experience. Lush and varied landscaping creates a sequence of continuous gardens, which lead the visitors to the winery.
Independent app developers gather on May 4-5, 2013, for an intensive weekend-long collaboration/competition to develop apps for MTA customers. It is the first “hackathon” to be officially sanctioned by the MTA.
In this photo, the team behind SubCulture .FM, which was awarded the Grand Prize, presented their concept to a panel of judges.
Winners will go on to compete this summer in 2013 App Quest, a global apps challenge being sponsored by Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) and AT&T, cosponsored by the MTA, and powered by ChallengePost. The challenge seeks to encourage the creation of apps that will help improve MTA riders’ commutes using real time information and other innovations.
Photo: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Aaron Donovan
Arable farming on this scale requires huge machines to work in large fields.
Copyright Natural England/Peter Roworth
September 2009
The Starblade's compact size and power-intensive sniping capabilities introduce unique operational limitations. The primary disruptor cannons demand the majority of the ship’s power, disabling its main thruster when firing and forcing the ship to rely solely on stabilizing thrusters to counteract recoil and maintain position. This trade-off requires the pilot to adopt a methodical approach, positioning the Starblade carefully before engaging targets.
In situations requiring a quick escape or repositioning, the Starblade's systems are designed to cut power to the weapon systems entirely, redirecting energy to its primary thruster for evasive maneuvers. This feature, while critical for survival, reinforces the ship’s reliance on allied forces for cover during prolonged engagements.
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Intensive egg farm belonging to the biggest layers industry in Colombia, Incubadora Santander. Pictured: Rows of intensively-farmed egg laying chickens. © WSPA/Hector Delgado
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You never know where a poem will end up. (More legible in the large view.)
Every so often I Google myself. What turns up is a hodgepodge of magazine indices, running race results, transcription acknowledgements, blog material, personal profiles, and whatnot.
On Thursday I learned that a poem of mine had been used in a business school case, in what I think is a very cool way. I was delighted for a number of reasons, but I immediately searched for the author's contact info because he hadn't included bibliographic information about where the poem was first published. Properly, that should be included.
The case is Professor John K. Shank's "Jones Ironworks, Inc." (available as a Word download here. ) My poem, "Labor Intensive," appears at the end. My name is there as the author (hence the Google find), but the sonnet first appeared in the Harvard Business Review's July-August 1986 issue, No. 86414. "Labor Intensive" follows Professor Wickham Skinner's article, "The productivity paradox."
Shank adapted his case from one written by Professor Felix Kollaritsch of the Ohio State University, but I couldn't find out from a Web search if Kollaritsch had also used the poem.
I also wrote to Shank that having my poem appear in a case creates an educational full circle. It was inspired by a presentation given at the Harvard Business School, where I was then employed. The poem's genesis, however, lay in the stories told by Professor Lee A. Borah, Jr., now retired from Wagner College, where I received my BA in Psychology. Dr. Borah and I still keep in touch. His Industrial Psychology course exposed me to my first case study. I subsequently acquired an MS in Applied Psychology from Stevens Institute of Technology, with a concentration in Human Factors.
The inspiration for "Labor Intensive" also produced "Cog." I'd sent that story first to Tales of the Unanticipated, a magazine of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society, in honor of Dr. Borah's education at the University of Minnesota. "Cog" appeared in TOTU's Fall/Winter 1988 issue.
Almost three-quarters of my e-mail to Shank was my response to his case, because it sparked my own critical analysis muscles.
A search for "Jones Ironworks" shows the case has been taught at the Asian Institute of Technology School of Management, the University of Alabama, Johns Hopkins University, Marshall University in West Virginia, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University in Thailand, the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, and the University of Washington Business School -- in addition to the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University, where Shank had taught. The case is also part of Professor Shank's book, Cases in Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis, published through South-Western College Publishing and available through numerous outlets.
I sent my e-mail off to Shank. It bounced back. I did another search -- and learned that Professor Shank died on March 30, 2006.
Wrote Tuck School Dean, Paul Damos:
Professor Shank touched the lives of thousands of students, faculty members and business leaders over the course of his academic career at Harvard, Tuck, Ohio State, Babson, and the Naval Post Graduate School....Many graduates over his twenty year career at Tuck will remember his incredible presence in the classroom and his amazing intellect. He published 16 books and wrote more than 100 articles for leading journals in accounting, finance and management. Far from complete retirement, John was still writing and teaching, and he had just joined the Board of Directors of Lazard, Ltd....John was a core member of the Tuck family, a mentor and friend to many, and a passionate soul who had an impact on all that he met." (Tuck2000 Blog)
I wish I'd known about the case when he was still alive, so that I could have thanked him then. I've mailed a printout of my e-mail and condolences to the Tuck School.
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How it used to be in the cigar factories of Tampa and Ybor City. The Ybor City Museum tells the story of how entrepreneurs from Cuba and Spain set up the local cigar manufacturing industry, sourcing tobacco from Cuba and attracting waves of immigrants from Hispanic countries, as well as Italy and Germany.
Animation & Visual Effects Summer Intensive.
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Since the "Green Revolution" fertilizer application in cropland has increased dramatically with the expansion on agricultural land-use. An increase in cropland will result in a higher application of agrochemicals including fertilizer to cropland and more nutrients entering water bodies.
Photo Credit: Gene Alexander | U.S. Department of Agriculture