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Two love stories involving famous women are commemorated in the Cathedral. Katharine Swinford, mistress and then third wife of John of Gaunt, who died in 1403 is buried near the high altar and Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward 1st, who has a viscera tomb in the Angel Choir. She was so loved by the King that when she died in 1290 near Lincoln, he erected stone crosses wherever her coffin rested on its journey to London. The most famous of the Eleanor crosses is the replica at Charing Cross.
The Allt Cam near Lubvan on the long walk in from Glen Spean. The hills in the background are part of the Creag Meagaidh group which I'd be climbing the following day.
Today's route would involve a walk of 37 km and a climb of 1350m, making it by far the toughest hillwalking challenge I'd yet undertaken. Thankfully I had the good weather for it - it was just a pity I was feeling so unfit!
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Hillwalking journal entry for the day:
Sunday 18/7/93
Beinn Eibhinn - Aonach Beag - Geal Charn - Carn Dearg
37 km, 1350 m: 11.3 hours
Conditions: Warm, dry and sunny
Base: Tulloch, Spean Bridge
Map and starting point: OS Sheet 42, GR 433830
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I moved into a chalet at Tulloch, near Spean Bridge, the previous day for my second Munro-bagging holiday of the year. Reasonably comfortable, with all mod cons, but a bit chintzy! A perfect base for the Glen Spean Munros though.
The forecast for the Saturday was exceptionally good for the NW highlands, with the prospects for the rest of the week less promising. So I decided to take on one of the longest of the planned routes, despite this being the first day.
I parked at the bridge over the River Spean at the SW end of Loch Laggan near Lublea at 08:30 hours, and set off in high spirits along the track to Lubvan, looking forward to a very challenging day in the hills. Unfortunately it soon became apparent that the high level of fitness achieved from my last trip to the Highlands - the previous month - had not been retained, and I felt quite fatigued within the first mile: not very encouraging in view of the length of the proposed route. However, I felt reasonably confident that I would eventually get my second wind and so I just kept going at a slow but steady pace. I was also spurred on by the sight of the peaks at the west end of the target ridge, which appeared deceptively close.
I reached the ruined Lubvan after an hour or so and stopped to take a few photos, with the Creag Meagaidh hills as the backdrop: still a beautiful morning.
I followed a serviceable path all the way to the foot of the west ridge of Beinn a’ Chlachair - stopping along the way to take numerous photos of the impressive Allt Cam Waterfalls etc. I had to decide at this point whether to continue with the planned route or to do the Chlachair hills - a much shorter day. Despite not feeling particularly fit I decided to keep going, as I realised that I would probably never get a better opportunity of doing the Beinn Eibhinn route, in view of the exceptional weather prospects.
I crossed the Allt Cam and started across the trackless terrain towards Beinn Eibhinn, skirting the impressive cliffs of Meall Nathrach. Hard and treacherous going with the rough and hag-ridden terrain covered by a thick carpet of heather. After several nasty and potentially leg-breaking stumbles, I forced myself to slow right down and to watch every single foot placement: I maintained the required level of concentration by repeating the phrase “this is where the hazard is” over and over again.
I eventually reached the safer ground to the east of Sron an Fhuarain, and spotted a few red deer on the crest of the ridge, viewed by my recently acquired light-weight binoculars: these added a new dimension to the day.
I climbed west onto the north ridge of Beinn Eibhinn and then onwards and upwards towards the un-named top at 440735. At long last, after over 3 hour of struggling, I was beginning to feel fit and now felt confident for the first time since setting out that I would complete the planned route, barring accidents. Excellent views of the local hills - Beinn a’ Chlachair looking particularly impressive, especially the long west ridge.
I reached the summit after about 4 hours. Stunning panoramic views of the surrounding and more distant hills, and I regretted not having brought a large scale map to aid identification of the more remote peaks: Could that really be Schiehallion? Yes!
After a short stop for the first of 2 planned food breaks, I headed off along the curving ridge towards Aonach Beag. I crossed paths with 2 other hill walkers during the descent to the col - my first human contact of the day! I was feeling fit and kept going till reaching the top, and thence on towards the summit of Geal Charn, passing a large group of back-packers en route. I stopped here for a longish - but unforced - rest in the sunshine.
I noted from the map that the start of the descent to the ridge to Diollaid a’ Chairn was exactly on the line between Geal Charn and the Carn Dearg summits: so I just made a bee-line for the summit of the distant final Munro of the day. I was extremely thankful for clear conditions on reaching the crags, as it could have been difficult to find the path, or any other safe way down, in the mist - the slopes to the east still being snow covered.
I had a close look at the Long Leachas ridge of Ben Alder during the descent (a possible last day route) which seemed to be quite tricky in places.
I was beginning to feel a bit tired by now and made slow progress towards Carn Dearg, with the final climb to the summit ridge quite trying. Over the cairned top at the SW end of the ridge and then along to the actual summit at the far end of the ridge. Thence a long stop for a second lunch break, overlooking Loch Pattack.
Back to the bealach, and thence down the flank of the hill towards An Lairig. Quite treacherous terrain, and again I had to resort to the “this is where the hazard is” mantra to ensure a safe descent. I spotted a large herd of red deer half way down; unfortunately they also spotted me and were soon on their way further along up the glen.
I eventually reached the An Lairig path near to the ruins of what was presumably a crofter’s cottage - not marked on the map. I had a further short rest whilst pondering what life must have been like for the ex-inhabitants.
In order to avoid facing the fact that despite my fatigued condition I still had about 15 km still to go, I tried to convince myself that the end of the route-proper was actually the end of the glen, on the grounds that the rest of the way was on good paths/tracks and was all down hill.
Slow progress along the intermittent footpath to Dubh Lochan, and slightly beyond. The next 2 miles were tough going with no path at all, and I consumed most of my emergency rations to get through this demanding stretch. I eventually picked up the path again at the end of the glen, and made reasonable progress back to Lubvan, where I washed the layers of accumulated muck from my legs in the river: a refreshing experience, and thankfully the midges kept away (presumably because the solar flux level was still in excess of the 250 W/m2 threshold!).
Then back along the track back to the car on autopilot.
One of the longest days in the hills ever, and thoroughly rewarding.
Photo of the Winter Involvement Fair, an event that showcases over 50+ student groups and campus departments.
Brookings' Governance Studies hosts a half-day forum to look at the issues raised by AI and data analytics Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Washington. The ninth annual A. Alfred Taubman Forum on Public Policy, includes several panels of experts examining the promise and the potential consequences of these technological advancements—and what is the best path forward in order to gain the benefits of these developments. The panels include President of Brookings John R Allen, Susan Hennessey, James Baker, Scott Tousley on the "Using AI to Promote Security"; "How AI is Transforming Transportation, Healthcare, and Resource Management" with Darrell M. West, Martin Fleming, Amir Khosrowshahi, David Silberberg, and Carolyn Nguyen; and the last panel "Policy and Legal Issues Involving AI" with Nicol Turner-Lee, Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.), Nicolas Miailhe, and Julia Powles.
(Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)
Original picture taken February 1994 on slide. Digital captured from paper print.
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Noken is a multifunctional knotted or woven bag, native to the Papua. Its distinctive usage, which involves being hung from the head, is traditionally used to carry various goods, and also children. In 2012, noken was listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists as a cultural heritage of Indonesia. Women carrying noken are still a common sight in Wamena.
In several areas of Papua, noken – instead of the usual ballot box – is preferred as a way to place ballots, where it is recognized as a ballot tool in the Papua regional leadership elections.
The Baliem Valley, also spelled Balim Valley and sometimes known as the Grand Valley, of the highlands of Western New Guinea, is occupied by the Dani people. The main town in the valley is Wamena. The valley is about 80 km in length by 20 km in width and lies at an altitude of about 1,600-1,700 metres, with a population of over 200,000.
As far as the outside world was concerned, the discovery of the Baliem Valley and the unexpected presence of its large agricultural population was made by Richard Archbold’s third zoological expedition to New Guinea in 1938. On 21 June an aerial reconnaissance flight southwards from Hollandia (now Jayapura) found what the expedition called the ‘Grand Valley’. Since then the valley has gradually been opened up to a limited amount of tourism.
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The Dani people, also spelled Ndani, and sometimes conflated with the Lani group to the west, are a people from the central highlands of western New Guinea (the Indonesian province of Papua).
They are one of the most populous tribes in the highlands, and are found spread out through the highlands. The Dani are one of the most well-known ethnic groups in Papua, due to the relatively numerous tourists who visit the Baliem Valley area where they predominate. "Ndani" is the name given to the Baliem Valley people by the Moni people, and, while they don't call themselves Dani, they have been known as such since the 1926 Smithsonian Institution-Dutch Colonial Government expedition to New Guinea under Matthew Stirling who visited the Moni.
LANGUAGE
Linguists identify at least four sub-groupings of Dani languages:
Lower-Grand Valley Dani (20,000 speakers)
Mid-Grand Valley Dani (50,000 speakers)
Upper-Grand Valley Dani (20,000 speakers)
and the Lani or Western Dani (180,000 speakers)
The Dani languages differentiate only two basic colours, mili for cool/dark shades such as blue, green, and black, and mola for warm/light colours such as red, yellow, and white. This trait makes it an interesting field of research for language psychologists, e.g. Eleanor Rosch, eager to know whether there is a link between way of thought and language.
FIRST CONTACT
A small fringe group of the Dani, living south of Puncak Trikora and presenting themselves as the Pesegem and the Horip tribes, were met on October 29, 1909, by the Second South New Guinea Expedition led by Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, who stayed several nights in their village. First contact with the populous Western Dani was made in October 1920 during the Central New Guinea Expedition, which group of explorers stayed for six weeks with them at their farms in the upper Swart River Valley (now Toli Valley). The Grand Valley Dani were only sighted in the summer of 1938 from an airplane by Richard Archbold.
CULTURE
Sweet potatoes are important in their local culture, being the most important tool used in bartering, especially in dowries. Likewise pigs feasts are extremely important to celebrate events communally; the success of a feast, and that of a village big man (man of influence) or organiser, is often gauged by the number of pigs slaughtered.
The Dani use an earth oven method of cooking pig and their staple crops such as sweet potato, banana, and cassava. They heat some stones in a fire until they are extremely hot, then wrap cuts of meat and pieces of sweet potato or banana inside banana leaves. The food package is then lowered into a pit which has been lined with some of the hot stones described above, the remaining hot stones are then placed on top, and the pit is covered in grass and a cover to keep steam in. After a couple of hours the pit is opened and the food removed and eaten. Pigs are too valuable to be served regularly, and are reserved for special occasions only.
Ritual small-scale warfare between rival villages is integral to traditional Dani culture, with much time spent preparing weapons and treating any resulting injuries. Typically the emphasis in battle is to insult the enemy and wound or kill token victims, as opposed to capturing territory or property or vanquishing the enemy village.
Changes in the Dani way of life over the past century are tied to the encroachment of modernity and globalization, despite tourist brochures describing trekking in the highlands with people from the 'stone age'. Observers have noted that pro-independence and anti-Indonesian sentiment tends to run higher in highland areas than for other areas of Papua. There are cases of abuses where Dani and other Papuans have been shot and/or imprisoned trying to raise the flag of West Papua, the Morning Star.
ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES
In 1961, as a member of the Harvard-Peabody study, filmmaker Robert Gardner began recording the Dani of the Baliem River Valley. In 1965, he created the film Dead Birds from this experience. Gardner emphasizes the themes of death and people-as-birds in Dani culture. "Dead birds" or "dead men" are terms the Dani use for the weapons and ornaments taken from the enemy during battle (wim). These trophies are displayed during the two day dance of victory (edai) after an enemy is killed.
Michael Rockefeller, son of former Vice-President of the United States Nelson Rockefeller, was a member of the Harvard-Peabody study and involved in the production of Dead Birds. While conducting further research on the Asmat people elsewhere in New Guinea, Michael Rockefeller disappeared. His body was never found.
WIKIPEDIA
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
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Hundertwasser Haus (Vienna)
Hundertwasser House 2007
Facade of Hundertwasser house
The Hundertwasser House is a from 1983 to 1985 of the City of Vienna constructed residential building and it is located at the corner Kegelgasse 34-38 and Löwengasse 41-43 in the third District of Vienna, country road (Landstraße).
History
The Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser dealt since the 1950s with architecture. He began his involvement with manifestos, essays and demonstrations. Particularly became known his Mouldiness Manifesto. In 1972 he exhibited in the Eurovision Contest broadcast "Wünsch dir Was" (make a wish come true) architecture models with which he illustrated his ideas of the roof forestation, the tree tenants and the window right and architectural forms such as the high-meadows-house, eyes slit house or terrace house. In lectures at universities and architects associations and offices Hundertwasser talked about his concern of an architecture that is more natural and more appropriate for human beings.
In a letter dated of 30 November 1977 to the mayor of Vienna Leopold Gratz, recommended Chancellor Bruno Kreisky to give Hundertwasser the opportunity to put his concerns in the field of architecture in the construction of a residential building in practice. Gratz invited Hundertwasser thereupon by letter dated of 15 December 1977 to create a house in Vienna to his ideas. It followed the years-long search for a suitable property. Since Hundertwasser was not an architect, he asked the City of Vienna, beizustellen (to provide) him an architect who would be willing to transpose his concept into adequate plan drawings.
A conflictual cooperation
The city administration procured Hundertwasser the architect Josef Krawina. This one presented Hundertwasser in August and September 1979 his preliminary designs, based on the then valid rules for social housing as well as a Styrofoam model, however, corresponding to the architectural concept of the closed construction and which Hundertwasser shocked rejected because it corresponded exactly to the rectilinear and leveling grid architecture, against the he had always fought. Hundertwasser wanted a "house for people and trees", just as he had described years earlier in his text "Verwaldung (forestation) of the City": in his model of the "terrace house" for the program "Make a wish" he had already visualized this house.
It succeeded Hundertwasser still 1979 to win the City of Vienna for his concept of a green terrace construction and thus for exceptions from the building regulations, normally applicable. In March 1980 followed a second preliminary draft Krawinas' along with associated perspective or axonometric drawings and an accompanying balsa wood model. Krawina developed in the process under intense utilization of the granted legal options a from the building regulations considerably differing structure shell where a consensus could be found. This structure shell was left substantially unchanged over all planning steps and also came actually to execution.
"Subsequently, there were clashes between Hundertwasser and Krawina, which escalated in the design of the facade. The controversy led to the resignation Krawinas' from cooperation on 14th October in 1981. "The artist in a letter had turned to Rudolf Kolowrath, Head of the Municipal Department 19 (Architecture), asking him to replace the architect so that he could realize his own ideas. Architect Peter Pelikan, an employee of the Municipal Department 19, took over the further planning. He became for hundreds of water (Hundertwasser) a long-term partner for numerous other construction projects. The Supreme Court stated out but in 2010 on the occasion of a long-standing dispute over the authorship of the building: "The opinion of the Court of Appeal, architect Krawina and Hundertwasser were co-authors , [ ... ] is based on comprehensible conclusions from the proceedings for the evidence procedure [ ... ]"
2001 Krawina by the H. B. Media distribution company mbH could be convinced to claim that the "Hundertwasser House" was his work. After an eight-year process, the Supreme Court decided on 11 March 2010: "The fact that Krawina own creative contributions has provided to the building, there is, according to further evidences by the assessment of the legal expert, no doubt, on it the Court of Appeal based its applying legal view of a co-authorship Krawinas': "Since then it is now necessary in the distribution of illustrations or replicas of the house to mention Joseph Krawina next Hundertwasser as co-author.
Characteristics of the house
The according to the concept and the ideas of Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed, by Josef Krawina as co-author and Peter Pelikan planned, colorful and unusual house has in the hallways uneven floors and is lavishly planted. In 1985 about 250 trees and shrubs were planted and are now thanks to the care of tenants and representatives of the owners grown to stately trees, - a real park on the roof of the house.
The house does not follow the usual standards of architecture. Hundertwasser's role models are clearly visible: among others, Antoni Gaudí, the Palace idéal of Ferdinand Cheval, the Watts Towers, the anonymous architecture of the allotment gardens and those of the storybooks. The house has 52 apartments and four shops, 16 private and three communal roof terraces. The media response to the building was worldwide enormous. In Vienna, the Hundertwasser Krawina house is among the most photographed tourist attractions.
"A painter dreams of houses and a beautiful architecture in which man is free and this dream becomes reality".
- Hundertwasser
Other buildings of Hundertwasser
The artist designed some 40 buildings, of which several houses, also popularly known as "Hundertwasser house (Hundertwasserhaus)". Located less than 400 meters away from the Hundertwasser House in Vienna, in the Lower Weißgerberstraße 13, is the in 1991 opened and after designs by Hundertwasser and Peter Pelikan planned Kunsthaus Vienna (KunstHausWien), where in addition to temporary exhibitions a permanent Hundertwasser retrospective is offered.
Similar buildings were in cooperation of Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Peter Pelikan and Heinz M. Springmann, among others, in Bad Soden am Taunus, Darmstadt (Forest Spiral), Frankfurt am Main, Magdeburg (Green Citadel of Magdeburg), Plochingen (Living Beneath the Rain Tower), Wittenberg (Luther-Melanchthon-Gymnasium), Bad Blumau (Rogner Bad Blumau), Israel, Switzerland, the United States, Osaka in Japan and New Zealand realized.
See also: buildings by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Bad Landlords of the U.S.A. and Bad Landlords from Hell. Part 1.
December of 2007
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Allegations of Abuse Caught on Film
New developments have taken place at Executive Square House reportedly involving the same property manager, Odis Coleman.
Executive Square House was a major topic in a prior news report titled "Fires Rage in Hartford Connecticut" where a near disaster took place involving the reckless endangerment of 240 elderly and disabled tenants.
Tenants of Executive Square House filed complaints with authorities in 2005 regarding the reported fire hazards. Tenants took photographs of the actual hazards as proof of the reckless endangerment allegations.
The same property manager, Odis Coleman, using a supposed " inspection clause" of the tenants lease, is the subject of a new rash of complaints involving tenants and their relatives. The complaints graphically outline random unannounced forced entries of tenant’s apartments, searching closets, cabinets, bedrooms and bathrooms. Reportedly the property manager then proceeds to take pictures of tenant’s bathrooms and bedrooms in disarray as though they are in violation of some code when of course, they are not. The complaints also outline other unusual behavior as well as taking pictures of tenants with next to no clothes on, ramming tenants bare feet and limbs with doors upon forced entry and making swift hand arm gestures to see if the tenant will flinch or swing at him.
Video footage taken by a victimized tenant who has asked the sound track be muted and had previously been victimized shows the alleged property manager in their home after a forced entry, going from room to room in their home taking photographs of their belongings, bedrooms and bathrooms.
Reportedly the property manager Odis Coleman, has openly chosen to engage in open intimidation and retaliation against tenants entrusted to his care, and specifically targets those who he believes has filed complaints against him.
Executive Square House is subsidized low income housing for the elderly and chronicle disabled located in Wethersfield, Connecticut.
FIRES RAGE IN HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
THE CONTINUING SAGA OF BAD LANDLORDS
Hartford, Connecticut 2007
WEB BROADCAST SERVICES
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Hartford Connecticut has had to respond to too many high-profile fires in its history.
Most notable is the 1944 circus fire that killed 168 and chronically disabled 373 more. Most were children.
Hartford Connecticut has also had to respond to too many high-profile fires involving the elderly.
The first is The Niles Street Convalescent Hospital Fire of December 24, 1945 which left 21 dead. The second is The Hartford Hospital Fire of December 8, 1961, which left 16 dead. This fire was the result of a flash fire in a trash chute.
The third is The Greenwood Health Center Fire, Hartford Connecticut, February 26, 2003, which left 16 dead.
Arson was supposedly to blame . This fire is the most famous, now known worldwide.
Among those killed was a 17 year old boy who had been in a coma; 23 more are now permanently disabled by high intensity burns and the inhalation of smoke and toxic fumes of burning plastics.
December 24 of 2006 marks the anniversary of Executive Square House, of Wethersfield Connecticut, a town adjacent to Hartford. Executive Square is where a near disaster took place involving an industrial sized waste container filed with flammable and highly flammable construction waste.
Fire Hazards Caught On Film.
Located behind Executive Square House, a 12 story apartment building that houses the elderly and disabled.
All flammable articles or highly flammable articles, the debris in the 30 ft long industrial container are located directly underneath tenants living and bedroom areas.
The property manager of Executive Square House responsible for the reckless endangerment of 240 elderly tenants, identified as Odis Coleman, is pictured.
Executive Square House is housing for the elderly and disabled, most are with income at the poverty level or below.
The reported reason the 22 ton industrial waste container filled with flammable construction waste was placed directly under tenants living and sleeping areas was to save money on construction costs.
Workers simply dragged waste through living rooms and threw it out windows, rather than having to walk to a container away from the building.
Fire Simulation images provide a graphic frame by frame, detailed list of events that show why things would so quickly lead to another Greenwood style death by smoke and flames disaster.
Unusually strong inward drafts in the building are created by hot air rising and the elevator bays present within the 12 story apartment structure, especially in the middle of winter.
With open windows, broken windows, open doors, open air conditioning sleeves mounted in the side of each apartment, if the container were to catch fire in the middle of the night, smoke and toxic fumes would be drawn into tenants sleeping areas quickly.
Many would perish as living and sleeping areas would be instantly flooded with dense toxic smoke, the same events that led to the 16 deaths at Greenwood Health Center and 16 more deaths at the Hartford Hospital fire. Smoke detectors give a degree of warning, but many have died in past fires nonetheless.
“Smoke was everywhere. An entire bedroom burst into flames. The roar and the flames were like a blast furnace. The screams, the screams, there were people on fire, some still in their beds. There were people on fire. I will never forget the sounds they made.” –E.M.T. Official, Greenwood Health Center.
Smoke produced from burning cardboard and treated wood contain many toxic gases. It is not only smoke. PVC pipe, present in the debris emits heated hydrogen chloride gas when burned. And there is polyurethane in the container from old couches and furniture.
With an ignition source, polyurethane catches fire and acts as its own accelerant, turning to a liquid, then giving off hydrogen cyanide and cyanide gas in the process.
That the container can catch fire from a greasy rag in the middle of the night was brought to the attention of many in authority, and ignored.
Greasy rags and other simple wastes are famous for spontaneous combustion, becoming self-igniting waste. The industrial container shown here contains not hundreds, but thousands of pounds of flammable debris. Industrial waste measuring in the tons that resided day after day, week after week, directly next to and underneath tenants living rooms and bedrooms.
Greenwood Health Center had many fire retardant materials in use. The Center also had 12 nurses and aides on duty at the time of the fire, and they had numerous smoke detectors. Yet 10 died from smoke inhalation, 6 more died in the weeks to come. In the Hartford Hospital Fire of 1961, the cause of the fire was flammable waste in a garbage chute, which in turn resulted in a flash fire. Sixteen died in that blaze.
Thirty days prior to the blaze at Greenwood Center, the premises had undergone a thorough fire inspection by officials and found to be in compliance with fire codes.
As a matter of public record, the hazard of the container was reported to officials yet nothing was done. The property manager responsible for the placement of the container was also told by tenants to move the container a safe distance away from sleeping areas, yet the property manager reportedly refused.
The disaster at Greenwood was covered by the Hartford Courant city newspaper in one edition. The disasters at Greenwood and The Hartford Hospital and other fire disasters involving the elderly were covered by The USA TODAY nationwide newspaper in numerous editions
Concerned neighbors and tenants trying to protect their own home, and others very concerned for the safety and welfare of their parents have assembled with symbols and leaflets of protest in Connecticut. Pictured are some of the designs in protest of the near disaster that could have killed 240 persons at The Executive Square House Disaster.
SiTE:LAB + U of M School of Art & Design
2 Fulton, Grand Rapids MI
ArtPrize Artist: Grand Rapids Streetwear
Title: Assocreation
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam – 2002 - 2009
The design for the complex involves the integration of a comprehensive faculty building within the Science Park in Amsterdam East. The contract was acquired through an international competition. The near 65.000m ² building was developed in close collaboration with Architecture Studio HH and Meyer and Van Schooten Architects. The building sections A, B and D primarily house laboratories and each have individual identities. The design task for section C called for a large and differentiated building that would achieve the right balance between unity and diversity. Section C mainly consists of offices and it was designed as an elongated “floating” building with two semi-enclosed inner courtyards. The main public space is formed in between the courtyards. Building C acts as the connector to the other sections making the building a unified whole with a certain monumental quality.
Interior design - In the open workstations are semi private office suites, created for four to six people by the placement of tall cabinets. The custom made cabinet walls are double sided and offer open and closed shelf-space, lockers for storing personal belongings, as well as black-or whiteboards. The bamboo framework binds these components together into a whole cabinet. Also the desks have been designed with bamboo tabletops. For the the 'common rooms' users could choose from several flavours.
Building D is one of three laboratory buildings, which surround office wing C. The building houses various laboratory types such as biology, chemistry and physics labs, in particular the latest must withstand severe vibration requirements. It also houses a number of educational rooms.
Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam – 2002 - 2009
The design for the complex involves the integration of a comprehensive faculty building within the Science Park in Amsterdam East. The contract was acquired through an international competition. The near 65.000m ² building was developed in close collaboration with Architecture Studio HH and Meyer and Van Schooten Architects. The building sections A, B and D primarily house laboratories and each have individual identities. The design task for section C called for a large and differentiated building that would achieve the right balance between unity and diversity. Section C mainly consists of offices and it was designed as an elongated “floating” building with two semi-enclosed inner courtyards. The main public space is formed in between the courtyards. Building C acts as the connector to the other sections making the building a unified whole with a certain monumental quality.
Interior design - In the open workstations are semi private office suites, created for four to six people by the placement of tall cabinets. The custom made cabinet walls are double sided and offer open and closed shelf-space, lockers for storing personal belongings, as well as black-or whiteboards. The bamboo framework binds these components together into a whole cabinet. Also the desks have been designed with bamboo tabletops. For the the 'common rooms' users could choose from several flavours.
Building D is one of three laboratory buildings, which surround office wing C. The building houses various laboratory types such as biology, chemistry and physics labs, in particular the latest must withstand severe vibration requirements. It also houses a number of educational rooms.
Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Student Activities hosted an involvement fair for all student clubs and organizations to promote their group on the Student Activities Center Plaza.
Penn State Harrisburg held an Involvement Fair to introduce students to the clubs and organizations available for them to join on campus.
Transhumance involves relocation of livestock to high mountains for summer months.
1500 ewes traveled from the valley to take their summer holidays in the mountains.
I'm no longer involving myself with invite only groups / special groups - something odds going on. I put this here because I know that a few of my friends/contacts are administrators of groups. A few weeks ago I told one, who had invited me to a group, that I no longer did such invites because it takes too much time to do, especially when I can use that time to visit my contacts. Plus the awards are too much! Last year, sometime around summer, I spent almost half a day trying to meet the requirements of particular groups (comment on 3, fav 6 - there's one group that requires you to comment/fav 1 image from the first page then choose 3 from subsequent pages - some of the rules are almost diabolical -- LOL). Yet, I involved myself because I felt good that someone somewhere thought the images were nice enough for an invite. And I don't think its fair to just plop down an award without commenting or expressing why you like the image. So I always comment and will fav if I really like it. But most folks simply plop down the award and leave.
But I don't know, it might be that the group in question "invite only group" is shady. I was invited. Against my better thoughts, submitted the photo and spent a couple of minutes searching through the group to find images I liked. I found 3, commented and left the icon that's required and fav'd them. Then one person visited my page, awarding my image an icon. Now the award is gone and my photo has been removed from the group. I'm baffled and a bit hurt! But not hurt enough to write the admn to find out why . . . its their group, perhaps after second thoughts someone decided the photo wasn't good enough.
I need to clean up my group list anyway - I only post to a few groups. I know that all groups aren't run this way but this simply opened my eyes more and I should have stuck by what I told my contact a few weeks ago. I guess this is simply a reminder to do what I say I'm gonna do. Still there are groups that I truly enjoy.