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Although it is physically a solid, it exhibits liquid-like behaviors due to the way its copper atoms flow through the selenium's crystal lattice. "It's like a wet sponge," explains Jeff Snyder, a faculty associate in applied physics and materials science in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and a member of the research team. "If you have a sponge with very fine pores in it, it looks and acts like a solid. But inside, the water molecules are diffusing just as fast as they would if they were a regular liquid. That's how I imagine this material works. It has a solid framework of selenium atoms, but the copper atoms are diffusing around as fast as they would in a liquid."
The research, led by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science's Shanghai Institute of Ceramics in collaboration with researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the University of Michigan, as well as from Caltech, is described in a paper recently published in the journal Nature Materials. A good thermoelectric material must be good at conducting electricity but bad at conducting heat. If it were good at conducting heat, the heat from the hot end would move to the cool end so fast that the whole material would rapidly reach the same temperature. When that happens, the electrons stop flowing.
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Q&A with Kate Christensen, Author of The Astral
You write The Astral from the perspective of a 57-year-old male narrator, Harry Quirk. What was it like writing from a different gender?
The Astral is the third novel I've written from a male point of view, so apparently I must enjoy it! Writing from a male perspective is very comfortable for me. Each of my three male narrators is different from the others. Unlike the other two, Harry has raised children, has had a long marriage, and is old enough to feel washed up in his career. Therefore he has few illusions and a realistic sense of who and what he is, which makes him a trustworthy guide to his own story.
The story became more poignant and urgent because I wrote it from Harry's perspective than it would have been if I'd chosen his wife, Luz, or his friend, Marion. In my experience, women are emotionally tougher than men, on the whole, and better able to weather personal crises. The fact that Harry is a man rather than a woman makes him seem more emotionally vulnerable to me. It raises the stakes on his loneliness, confusion, and remorse.
Each character is remarkably drawn and very different. How do you approach creating your characters? Do you identify with one more than another? Were any of them difficult to write?
My characters tend to exist in relation to one another, like the cast of a play -- I see them as parts of a whole that fit together to make the novel complete. Each of them is essential; I hope none of them feels superfluous. And all of them are parts of myself. I write intuitively, from the gut: I feel what each of them feels. I want all of them to be fully drawn, to feel real and complex, even if they're only in the novel for a brief moment. I relate to all of them because in order to write them into being and bring them to life, I have to enter them, imaginatively, and see through their eyes.
You write intimately of Greenpoint and with rich detail. How do you think place influences art? Your own, and Harry's (who is a poet)?
Some places seem to have a complex, almost contradictory richness of both history and forward motion, qualities that suggest plot and lend themselves to stories. Greenpoint, for example, has a sepia cast to its air that reminds me of old photographs. It feels like a small town, its ways preserved, its old-timers stubborn, its storefronts pointing back to the past. However, Manhattan is just across the river -- down almost every side street of Greenpoint are views of the spangled, sparkling, soaring island city. The air is electric and urban, but the flavor is historical and local, and this deeply influences the way people behave there, especially with the recent influx of young artists and entrepreneurs. Greenpoint is caught in a very strong cross-current of constant change, but the power it exerts on everyone who moves there is equally strong. It preserves itself. So Harry is caught, too, in the past, even as his life moves on into the present. Greenpoint is therefore the perfect setting for his struggle to simultaneously salvage his past and free himself of it to move on....
You've recently moved to Portland, Maine. How has that changed your writing, if at all?
After living in Brooklyn for so many years, a place where I had so much history, Portland feels like a fresh, new start. I don't know many people here yet, and I have no history here, either. I am anonymous and perfectly serene here -- a rare luxury for a writer, but I'm sure is only temporary. Places have a way of accruing weight and depth the longer we live in them, but I'm enjoying it as long as it lasts. I'm halfway through a food memoir called Blue Plate Special. I've wanted to write this book for many years, and I started it as soon as I moved to Maine. Something about living here has freed me to do so -- to recollect the strong emotions of the past in tranquility, to paraphrase Wordsworth.
Harry is separated from his wife, Luz, and spends much of the novel reflecting on their relationship and missing her. How do you think people navigate through loss and what makes it just so compelling in fiction?
Loss creates desire, which creates narrative energy and forward momentum. I find that most plots are set in motion by unfulfilled desire, whether it's desire for money, love, fame, freedom, justice, escape, children, work, identity, etc. Harry has lost his marriage and home and work, and the plot of the novel is driven by his desire to get them back. Struggle is always interesting to read about, at least for me, and so is self-examination. People who are undergoing an unexpected upheaval, who are forced to reckon with the consequences of their own behavior and mistakes, are in a state of unusually heightened awareness. They've been shocked awake. They're more prone to frank reflection and change than a complacent, settled character who has no reason to want anything to be different.
What interests me are people who've been challenged who can rise to it somehow without compromising themselves, who remain true to themselves even as they take stock and accept responsibility for their actions. Harry knows what he's done and what he hasn't done. He's been falsely accused. He's spurred to act by the need to set the record straight, to prove to Luz that he hasn't betrayed her. In the process of this, he learns things about himself and his marriage that he never would have realized if she hadn't thrown him out. Because he has the courage to face the truth, he is better for it in the end.
Harry's son Hector is involved in a religious cult. What kind of research into cults did you do to properly create the character and situation?
My sister was in a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. They have been called a cult by many experts and former members, and they exhibit all the classic signs and hallmarks of a cult. As my mother and I planned an intervention to try to get my sister out with her husband and children, we read Combating Cult Mind Control and Releasing the Bonds by Steve Hassan, met with cult exit counselors for months, and talked to many former members, who told us what life had been like in the group. After a lot of painful work and wrenching anxiety on our part, my sister came out of the group on her own with her family. We talked extensively about her life in the Twelve Tribes, why they left, and what happened afterwards. Through all of this, I gained a deep understanding of life in a cult-like group.
What is your writing regimen? Can you describe your process?
When I'm writing a book, I write every day, or at least I try to, until I have a first draft completed. I write 1,000 words a day, minimum. It doesn't matter when I start or how long it takes, I just have to complete the daily word count. I find that it's long enough for me to go forward, but not so long that I run out of steam and start writing drivel to fill out the count. I also take a long walk every morning and cook dinner in the evening. And finally, after a day of writing, there's nothing like a glass of wine.
What authors inspired you as you were writing this book?
I generally seem to have a model in mind when I write a novel, another novel I use as an inspiration and touchstone. Joyce Cary's The Horse's Mouth served that purpose for me with The Astral. Harry felt like a more earnest, younger, more self-conscious version of Gulley Jimson. I also thought a lot about various poets, since Harry is a poet -- in particular, Czeslaw Milosz, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, Frank O'Hara, Elizabeth Bishop, and Philip Larkin.
Did anything surprise you as you wrote this book?
I was surprised by the ending. It was not at all the ending I'd expected when I began the book. So as not to give it away, I won't say how or why, but I will say that Harry himself also surprised me, by being a lot more courageous than I'd originally thought he was.
I never know the endings of my novels when I begin them -- I spend the beginning of every novel generating characters, finding out what they want, determining the obstacles in their way, and setting them loose to try to overcome them, to achieve their ends. It's up to them. In this case, Harry's own character determined the outcome of the novel. If he'd been a different man, it would have ended differently. One of the most interesting things about writing novels this way is that I get to be surprised at the end, if I do it right.


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4/5 rDev +2.3%
08-18-2014 18:28:27 | More by LuckyJohn
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
07-18-2014 12:13:43 | More by Caskaway
3.9/5 rDev -0.3%
1pt .9 fl oz brown bottle with a code of 9 3476
Plank Bavarian Heller Weizenbock poured into my Weihenstephan weizen glass a warm golden hue producing a generous 2+ finger white head that stayed well. The nose picks up a light citrus and wheat aroma. The flavor is of citrus that dominates with wheat, bananas, yeast and bread are detected. This brew has a slight tartness and hop bitterness, however, is quickly balanced by the malt.
The mouth feel is medium with carbonation that is full of life - bouncing of the tongue. The ale has a clean crisp finish.
Heller Weizenbock is not my favorite weizenbock, however it is solid nonetheless - sure worth a visit for those that like the style.
07-07-2014 18:19:10 | More by bushbeer75
3/5 rDev -23.3%
$ 5.49/16.9 oz bottle at Oppermann's Cork 'N' Ale
Bottle marked 9 3476 at 45 degrees into weizen glass; lots of firm sediment
Aroma – by really snorting, I can just discern some malt
No head greater than 1 cm throughout entire pour; fizzy, completely gone within seconds
No lacing
Body medium orange, very slight chill haze, few rising bubbles – looks like apple juice
Flavor of light malt, slightly sweet, not very bock-ish; no alcohol, no hops, no phenolics, no diacetyl; just not much flavor
Palate medium, watery, fizzy
An odd beer – lighter in color and flavor than a bock yet with more bock flavor than a weizen. That said, it just doesn't have much flavor. Not particularly good yet not particularly bad either. Worth trying once but probable won't revisit it – too expensive for a mediocre beer.
05-31-2014 12:13:30 | More by Ozzylizard
4/5 rDev +2.3%
05-30-2014 00:30:27 | More by GRap
4/5 rDev +2.3%
05-28-2014 20:11:11 | More by afsdan
3.9/5 rDev -0.3%
500 ml bottle into weizen glass, unknown bottle coding. Pours very hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big pear, apple, ripe banana, white grape, orange peel, wheat, honey, bread, light caramel, clove, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of malt and fruity/earthy yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big pear, apple, ripe banana, white grape, orange peel, wheat, honey, bread, light caramel, light clove, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Lingering notes of pear, apple, white grape, banana, wheat, honey, bread, light caramel, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance, robustness, and complexity of malt and fruity/earthy yeast flavors; with a nice malt/fruitiness balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth and moderately slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice weizenbock. All around good balance and complexity of malt and fruity/earthy yeast flavors; and very smooth to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
02-06-2014 00:05:50 | More by superspak
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
12-29-2013 05:55:23 | More by jaydoc
4/5 rDev +2.3%
11-07-2013 17:35:35 | More by dcmchew
4/5 rDev +2.3%
11-04-2013 16:15:54 | More by leitmotif
North Carolina
4.01/5 rDev +2.6%
A: Pours a hazy dark golden yellow in color with moderate to heavy amounts of visible carbonation and some copper highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy off-white head that very slowly reduces to a thick film evenly covering the entire surface of the beer with a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Light to moderate aromas of wheat and banana with lighter aromas of light fruit (apple and pear), bubblegum, and hints of yeast.
T: Upfront there is a light to moderate flavor of wheat with some light fruit (apple and pear) sweetness. That is followed by moderate flavors of banana along with lighter flavors of yeast and hints of bubblegum. Light amounts of bitterness which fade quickly.
M: Light to medium bodied with heavy amounts of carbonation. Moderately prickly.
O: The beer is quite easy to drink and the alcohol is well hidden. Enjoyable and refreshing.
07-31-2013 23:11:58 | More by dbrauneis
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
07-26-2013 02:16:48 | More by Bung
3.25/5 rDev -16.9%
07-20-2013 19:10:42 | More by kustard
South Carolina
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
07-07-2013 22:28:33 | More by WOLFGANG
4/5 rDev +2.3%
06-24-2013 00:04:15 | More by Supergenious
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
06-21-2013 21:21:19 | More by GinsuDave
4.5/5 rDev +15.1%
05-25-2013 21:46:55 | More by BellsFan
4.05/5 rDev +3.6%
Brought to me from a good friend from Colorado when I told him to bring me one thing that would surprise and delight me.
I don't see a lot of Weizen-Bocks and I am sure that I have had somewhere within the 4-10 range of them. So this was a pleasant surprise. Also good for the spring weather.
Pours a misty deep gold/off amber color, just what I would want from this style and expect. Smells delicately of banana, wheat, kind of that rain on straw smell. Crisp and clean smell. But, very very delicate. Almost has a vegetation sort of thing going not hat is a bit odd.
Taste comes in with a really good straw and wheat taste. Has a slight sweet earthiness that falls into dry banana, a slight cream essence, almost vanilla like and then there is a malt that gives off a hint of caramel... just a hint that is buried. May be due to the earthiness. But then there comes a pretty fair bitterness from hops on the tale end. Which is surprising for a German beer. This is a bit more hoppy than I am used to in German beers. Not that it is over the top. But the lemony hops cut the ends and lend a nice crisp and slightly dry finish.
Great mouthfeel. Just came in from a bike ride on a cold spring night and this hits the spot. A bit sticky, medium to light body, has the mild dry/crispness. Just really nice. Matches the style and what I would expect. Though could be a bit more dry... but that could just my palate.
Overall, I think this is a really good Weizen-Bock. The smell doesn't hold a lot and doesn't profess what is in the beer. But, when you get into it, it does really well. I would put this alongside Ayinger... I would have to say I may even choose this over Ayinger. What I like the most is that the bock-iness is subtle, it is noticeably there but not punching the wheats lights out. Plus, my bottle reads 7.8% ABV... and it is just not there. Smooth and hidden below the layers of goodness. I would definitely be glad to have this beer again.
05-03-2013 04:48:08 | More by Misanthropy_Sipping
3.75/5 rDev -4.1%
This beer has a light gold color and a nice solid white head that lingers. The beer smells like banana a little spicy note maybe clove and pungent alcohol. The taste has a rich malty flavor with hints of spice and citrus with a warm flavorful finish.
04-23-2013 22:30:40 | More by UstickM
New Jersey
3/5 rDev -23.3%
03-24-2013 16:18:33 | More by brheuer
3.5/5 rDev -10.5%
03-11-2013 22:03:46 | More by Lantern
North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev +8.7%
03-09-2013 16:02:32 | More by Duvel
3.91/5 rDev 0%
an interesting german selection here, kind of a merger of two familiar styles, takes on a life of its own. the pour is cloudy and pineapple juice color and texture, with a good solid white head on it with fine retention. the nose is that classic banana yeast, a touch of clove spice, and a lot of booze. the taste starts off as a very malty hefe, the yeast is the only thing keeping this light, as the malt gives it a robust flavor and a rather dense body. some light citrus fruit in the taste, as well as a more complex spice mixture than just clove. it reminds me of sam summer, with that grains of paradise peppercorn sort of complexion, very different with that banana happening. id call it a tropical profile, but its too big and hefty for that, its a cold weather beer for me. the body is full as it can be in a beer this color, and the carbonation is pretty active. overall I like the flavor of this, but the feel and the alcohol content make it sort of a contradiction I cant get past in some ways. it wasn't to be easy drinking, but it isn't, and it wants to be a slow sipper, but it isn't that either, as it gets a little gross as it warms. a neat beer, but not one ill be rushing to purchase again.
03-04-2013 20:53:15 | More by StonedTrippin
3/5 rDev -23.3%
11-20-2012 15:26:54 | More by prisoner1572
3.1/5 rDev -20.7%
Poured into a weizen glass.
Appearance: Orange amber with only slight cloudiness. Only a small head of about 1/4" that quickly receded to a cap. Nice lacing.
Smell: Caramel malt with a bit of alcohol on the nose.
Taste: Caramel, very malt forward, big bready malt, funny for a Weizenbock this beer taste more like a lager almost like a strong Oktoberfest. Very little clove or banana or any traditional hefeweizen flavors, again, this beer is all about the malt.
Mouth feel: Relatively smooth on the palate with a bit of alcoholic warmth at the finish.
Overall: Interesting version of a Weizenbock, unlike any other wheat beer I've had. As mentioned again this was far more like a lager in flavor than a Weizenbock.
09-28-2012 23:51:28 | More by BobZ
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One of the most glorious Art Deco buildings in the world is Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Home of the world-famous Rockettes, as well as a popular venue for concerts and the annual Christmas Spectacular, Radio City opened its gilded doors in 1932 as a glittering showplace for films and live entertainment. By 1999, much of the original glitter had faded, and the building was closed for eight months for a tip-to-toe restoration.
The New York City firms of Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer architects and Fisher Marantz Stone (FMS) architectural lighting designers worked together to bring the building back to its former glory, through both renovation and restoration. "We first approached the lighting without a budget in mind," says Scott Hershman, who with Paul Marantz served as principal lighting designer for the project. "We came up with as many things as possible to bring the space into the next millennium. It opened as a state-of-the-art facility and we wanted to bring it up to state-of-the-art today."
As Hershman points out, some of the technical innovations in the original theatre were ahead of their time. These included "sunset coves" with changing colors out over the audience in the auditorium, as well as the General Electric Thyratron tube-based dimming system that was used right up until 1999. "By this time, they had to have tubes specially manufactured," Hershman says, noting that the dimmers werelocated in two "reactor" rooms that took up a lot of valuable floor space. A new ETC dimming system, as well as a new theatrical lighting package, was specified by FMS's sister company, Fisher Dachs Associates.
To update the architectural lighting throughout the facility, Hershman and Marantz "let [their] imaginations run wild. We tried to think of what innovations they would have done today," Hershman says. "We came up with a big menu and the owners picked the ideas they wanted to implement and those they could afford."
The goal they had in mind was twofold: to restore everything that was there, and upgrade it to meet modern-day criteria and expectations. "The light levels were really low in some places, actually less than 1fc," explains Hershman, as he points out that the use of some of the spaces has changed over the decades. The Grand Lounge on the lower level, for example, once had many chairs and tables with lamps, as well as floor torcheres. Over time, the furniture was removed and the practical lighting sources went along with it.
"We needed to provide more illumination without constraining the floor space," Hershman says. Since floor lamps and period table lamps are too fragile for the use of the room today (access to restrooms and concession stands), existing ceiling fixtures in this room were transformed and refabricated to incorporate a downlight with an R20 lamp, as well as compact fluorescent lamps for uplighting. While FMS basically avoided such "modern" sources, in this case they felt they were appropriate. "They are used to light a white ceiling and the source is completely concealed," he points out.
FMS also added small-aperture downlights to the promenade that surrounds the mezzanines. These fixtures use MR-16 lamps and have a 2"-diameter ceiling opening. They were manufactured by Iris (of Cooper Industries) and finished in the same Dutch metal leaf as the ceiling.
Over 250 of these fixtures were used throughout the project. "The idea was to integrate the lighting in the most discreet way possible, and make it look as if most of the light comes from the decorative fixtures," says Hershman. In the Grand Lounge, they were also used to accent restored murals that do not have much contrast against the dark walls on which they are painted.
Throughout, the architectural lighting was updated but with the same look as the incandescent sources that were used historically. "The halogen downlights are dimmed to warm them up," notes Hershman. "We looked at replacing some of the lamps with more modern, longer-life sources but found that the color rendering was wrong for the character of the project. There are a lot of reds and golds in the interiors."
Just as Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer worked to restore the original colors to the carpets, wall coverings, and finishes, the lighting designers also worked to color-correct the illumination. Where they couldn't use longer-life lamps, they relied on dimming to increase the lamp life as much as possible.
To restore the existing sconces, chandeliers, and other extant fixtures, extensive photographs were taken to determine what needed to be replaced, fixed, or simply cleaned. Many of the fixtures were taken down, packed up, and sent to Winona Studio of Lighting in Winona, MN, for restoration. "They had a very short turnaround time," Hershman points out. "The doors closed in February 1999 and reopened in September 1999. As soon as the doors closed they started pulling things off the walls and everything had to be ready to go."
Many of the fixtures that were sent to Winona had missing glass pieces, some of which had been replaced over the years with mismatched panels or simply with a piece of gel. Some of the glass had to be replaced altogether as the original style was no longer available, and the idea was to make all the fixtures in each public space look exactly alike.
In the auditorium itself, the lighting in the ceiling coves was no longer uniform in terms of distribution and color, as the glass lenses had been replaced in a haphazard manner as needed. Somesections weren't used at all as they were found to be too hard to maintain. To restore this dramatic lighting feature, all of the lenses were replaced in their original colors.
"They originally used long-necked A-lamps that had a 750-hour life," says Hershman, who explains that these had been replaced with PAR-38 lamps that needed socket extenders, but the result was "too spotty." The current solution uses Philips Halogena lamps which provide a nice, soft light and have an increased life expectancy of 2,000 hours. These are also a smaller lamp, so a new reflector was designed to house them. These were manufactured by Altman Stage Lighting.
Due to scheduling constraints, about half of the fixtures use the existing reflectors with a custom socket extender. "They had to put in certain reflectors while the scaffolding was still up in the theatre," explains Hershman. The new Altman reflectors are used with about 30% of the lamps, the ones in the lower ends of the coves which are easier to reach. "The Altman reflectors do work better," Hershman notes. "They have more light output, but to the audience I think they all look the same."
Another update in the auditorium is a new system that serves three separate functions: work lights, emergency lights, and lights for the daily tours of the building. "For work light there was just one 1,000W fixture hanging in the middle of the space. It wasn't concealed in the ceiling, it just hung there," says Hershman. To add a more flexible system (anything would have been an improvement), 10 PAR-64 1,000W long-life CSI lamps in Northstar fixtures were placed in a ceiling slot. These restrike immediately, making them usable for emergency lighting.
This new system also includes black PAR-38 LSI fixtures that are hung on a second pipe rail that has been added to the balcony fronts. "These look like more theatrical kit up there," says Hershman, who notes that they also cleaned and relamped the decorative fixtures under the balcony overhangs.
Other changes to the architectural lighting happened throughout some of the smaller spaces, such as the ladies' lounge on the second floor. Decorated with lovely floral murals and large circular mirrors, this room appears in historical photos that show internally-lit semicircular fixtures at the bottom of the mirrors. Yet other period photos show wall sconces on either side of the mirrors.
"We think the original semicircles didn't work very well and were replaced with the wall fixtures very early on," Hershman says. "But these were of a different quality than the rest of the project, and had just bare lamps in thin housings. We designed a new fixture based on themes found in the other lounges which is more in keeping with the room." The new substantial metal sconces made by Winona have heavy glass tubes to shield T-10 showcase lamps. In all the lounges, dimmers are used to increase lamp life.
One of the concerns in this project was the state of the original wiring. "There was some fear in taking the larger pieces down," says Hershman. Instead, the massive chandeliers in the Grand Foyer and other large decorative fixtures were restored in place, with a metal refinisher coming in to buff them up. The fixtures were cleaned and relamped, and as Hershman points out, extraneous lighting solutions that had been added were taken away.
For example, long wall brackets on the mirrors in the Grand Foyer had been relamped in the 1970s with multiple low-voltage lamps that looked like small separate points of light. "We tried to bring them back to their original look," says Hershman, who also opted for low-voltage lamps but added lenses and diffusers to make them look like one unified glowing source.
Also in the Grand Foyer, extra lighting was added in six new ceiling niches that were created with the permission of the Landmarks Commission. These contain four "curtain rakers" (LSI 250W PAR-38 accent lights) that wash the curtains on either side of the openings to the promenades, as well as four LSI PAR-56 fixtures which are focused on the floor, the balcony, and the concession stands.
Each of these niches will also contain four Martin Professional MAC 500 and MAC 600 automated luminaires that were specified but not included in the original bid (the building will add them at a later date). "We specified these for use at special events, and thought it was useful to have refocusable equipment as access is tricky," says Hershman, who found that employing theatrical stagehands helped them focus the job more quickly than might have been expected.
The niches are wired with DMX control from the ETC Sensor dimming system used for the theatrical lighting (the dimmers are in the same room as the new theatrical dimmers). The architectural lighting system also includes ETC Unison control, and an ETC Lighting Playback Controller for show control. An Expression II console is available for programming.
Hershman and Marantz also tackled a complete relight of the colorful neon marquee and signage on the exterior of the building. "We put a lot of effort into the marquee," explains Hershman, who found that it required some expensive maintenance, and that the owners weren't happy with the blue neon color. To solve the lamp burnout problem and increase reliability, the designers re-engineered the marquee to use smaller transformers, with fewer lamps per transformer.
The letter O in Radio has an outline, inner line, and central fill. "With separate transformers, if one fails you don't lose the whole letter," says Hershman. "The old clear tubes for the blue neon were not bright enough; specifying phosphor-coated tubes gave a higher lumen output and a lower-power transformer."
There were also what Hershman called "secret lights," because they literally could not be seen in a cove position. "We were unable to paint the cove, but by increasing the output of the lamps at least you can now see them at night," he says. "We also went back to the historic neon colors of the signs, such as Noviol gold."
FMS used the original specifications for the sign as a guideline for creating a new spec with the help of neon consultant Wayne Strattman of Boston, MA. "The key is to get colors you can reproduce if the lamps break," says Hershman. "We picked glass tube colors that exist in manufacturers' catalogs." FMS also made an illuminated model of part of the sign to check the colors. Broadway National Sign in Ronkonkoma, NY, won the contract to complete the refurbishment.
The goal of the architectural lighting was to integrate it into a landmark without it being intrusive. For example, new Edison Price fixtures were made to fit into existing ceiling cavities to accent the Fountain of Youth mural in the Grand Foyer.
"This is a fabulous building," says Hershman. "It was a blessing and a curse that it hadn't been touched since 1932. We wanted to bring it back to its former glory and meet today's requirements without imposing 1999 on it. The idea was to enhance it without taking away from its splendor."
Today, the building sparkles yet maintains the integrity and patina of its decorative heritage. "The enhancements either blend in or they look like they've always been there," Hershman concludes. "It looks like the fantastic Art Deco concert hall that opened in 1932. It's a beautiful new, old theatre."
ARCHITECT Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer
ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING CONSULTANT Fisher Marantz Stone Paul Marantz, principal in charge; Scott J. Hershman, principal designer; Andrew Thompson and Steven Heuss, design team
THEATRICAL LIGHTING/DIMMING SPECIFIER Fisher Dachs Associates
NEON CONSULTANT Wayne Strattman
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT RESTORATION Winona Studio of Lighting
SIGNAGE RESTORATION Broadway National Sign
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT Altman Stage Lighting reflectors Edison Price downlights ETC Sensor dimming, Unison control, Lighting Playback Controller, Expression II console Iris small-aperture downlights with MR-16 lamps LSI PAR-38s Northstar fixtures with PAR-64 lamps Martin Professional MAC 500s and MAC 600s (installation pending) Philips Halogena lamps


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Arcola is the Arcola 1A Volleyall Regional host and the Arcola 1A Volleyball Sectional host. But they are done, after Windsor (#3) upset the #2 seeded Riders on Tuesday in the semifinal, 25-19, 26-24.
Windsor had lost to Arcola in the Windsor Invitational, 25-23, 25-21 and finished 4th in the tourney, while Arcola finished 2nd. The Blue Devils had a 14-point turnaround from experience.
Instead of being outscored by six in the close battle in Windsor, the Devils out-scored Arcola by eight in Arcola. One big difference for Windsor this time was hitter Autumn Bennett was back from mono.
"We made fewer errors and had great offense from the middle," said Windsor coach Lori Bennett.
Windsor had 24 kills in the 2-game set as Paige Woolard, Katie Hostetter, Bennett, and Mercedez Austin all figured into the front line attack and Olivia Williamson dished another 20+ match. The Devil defense was also key, balancing out 22 digs in a team effort.
Windsor notched a convincing, 25-19, win in game 1 on Tuesday. Instead of having a let down in game 2, the Devils fended off a desperate Rider comeback, showing grit down the stretch and taking game 2 in OT, 26-24.
Woolard and Hostetter led the attack with 10 kills, each, as Williamson fed the front line with 21 assists.
Windsor advanced to the regional championship against top-seeded Arthur. The Devil relish the opportunity, as they were lost a very game challenge to the Knights in the final match of the regular season, without Bennett, being out-scored by just three points in a 3-game blow-by-blow marathon, 26-24, 23-25, 25-22.
Windsor played a whale of a match without Bennett. Hitters Paige Woolard and Katie Hostetter swung for a season-high 16 and 15 kills, respectively, in a valiant performance against the 23-2 Knights. Woolard added four blocks to record 20 net points in a match an area season-high. Setter Olivia Williamson also dished a season-high 24 assists in that match.
Arthur defeated Atwood-Hammond in the other regional semifinal, 25-23, 25-19.
Windsor plays Arthur (25-3) at 7 p.m. at Arcola.
Arcola 1A Regional Semi
Windsor def. Arcola, 25-19, 26-24
Devil stats: Paige Woolard 10 kills, 1 ace; Katie Hostetter 10 kills; Autumn Bennett 2 kills; Mercedez 2 kills; Bayleigh Tabor 3 aces; Claire Pfeiffer 1 ace; Olivia Williamson 1 ace, 21 assists; Olivia Hortenstine 1 ace.


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al-Qaida calls for more attacks on embassies
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida's most active branch in the Middle East called for more attacks on US embassies yesterday to "set the fires blazing" seeking to co-opt outrage over an anti-Muslim film even as the wave of protests that swept 20 countries this week eased.
Senior Muslim religious authorities issued their strongest pleas yet against resorting to violence, trying to defuse Muslim anger over the film a day after new attacks on US and Western embassies that left at least eight protesters dead.
The top cleric in US ally Saudi Arabia denounced the film but said it can't really hurt Islam, a contrast to protesters' frequently heard cries that the movie amounts to a humiliating attack that requires retaliation. He urged Muslims not to be "dragged by anger" into violence. The head of the Sunni Muslim world's pre-eminent religious institution, Egypt's Al-Azhar, backed peaceful protests but said Muslims should counter the movie by reviving Islam's moderate ideas.
In the Egyptian capital Cairo, where the first protests against the movie that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad erupted, police finally succeeded in clearing away protesters who had been clashing with security forces for days near the US Embassy. Police arrested 220 people and a concrete wall was erected across the road leading to the embassy.
No significant protests were reported in the Mideast yesterday; the only report of violence linked to the film came from Australia, where riot police clashed with about 200 protesters at the US Consulate in Sydney.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, who were killed in an armed attack on the US Consulate in the eastern Libyan city on Benghazi this week. He also denounced the anti-US mob protests that followed.
"I have made it clear that the United States has a profound respect for people of all faiths. We stand for religious freedom. And we reject the denigration of religion — including Islam," Obama said.
"Yet there is never any justification for violence. There is no religion that condones the targeting of innocent men and women."
In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack the night before by 20 insurgents on a sprawling British based in southern Afghanistan that killed two US Marines. The Taliban said the attack was to avenge Muslims insulted by the film. It also said the attack came because Britain's Prince Harry is serving at the base, though British officials said he was far from the site of the attack and was unharmed.
Friday's demonstrations spread to more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. While most were peaceful, marches in several places exploded into violence.
In Sudan, crowds torched part of the German Embassy and tried to storm the American Embassy. Protesters climbed the walls into the US Embassy in Tunis, torching cars in the parking lot, trashing the entrance building and setting fire to a gym and a neighbouring American school.
Four demonstrators were killed in Tunisia, two in Sudan, one in Lebanon and one in Egypt — the first Egyptian protester to die in clashes with police since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi took up his post this summer. On Thursday, four Yemeni protesters were killed in protests that turned violent at the US Embassy in Sanaa.


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In the Atlanta spirit of rebuilding and rebranding, we're revamping this blog as part of upcoming additions to atlantamagazine.com. All the ATL history and landmarks coverage (plus more!) will become part of a new city guide section of the site. I'll be weighing in on news, politics, and issues in the Five Points blog. Yes, there will be more griping about sidewalks and lack thereof.
This week, Georgia legislators kick off their annual huddle under the Gold Dome. I'll leave it to others predict the session ahead, and take a look at the Dome itself. Turns out the Georgia State Capitol offers a cautionary case study on political grandstanding and cheapness.
Before the Capitol-with-an-O was erected, Atlanta had to secure its position as Georgia's Capital-with-an-A. In the earliest days of Georgia statehood, Savannah served as the capital city. For the next century, the statehouse hopscotched all over, with five cities designated official capitals and other locales serving as temporary meeting places for politicos, as this handy timeline from the Digital Library of Georgia, reveals:
1777-78 Savannah1779-80 Augusta*1780-81 Heard's Fort*, miscellaneous sites in Wilkes County1781-82 Augusta1782 Ebenezer*, Savannah1783 Augusta1784 Savannah, Augusta1785 Savannah1786-96 Augusta1796-1806 Louisville1807-1864 Milledgeville1864-65 Macon*1865-68 Milledgeville1868-present Atlanta* Temporary meeting place
How ...
In the late eighties, I had an internship in the internal PR department of the Department of Administrative Services, the "centralized procurement function for state of Georgia government entities." Yup. About as exciting as it sounds. When my boss wasn't shopping for shoes at the old downtown Rich's store, she regaled me with stories about my fabulous predecessor, super intern Jenny. Apparently Jenny was not only brilliant, but also tall and lanky and lovely — and fond of shoes.
The highlight of my tenure was correcting grammar and spelling on memos from the office of then-governor Joe Frank Harris. The low point was writing an article for the internal newsletter about DOAS employees who had the same names as famous folks. The hardest interview of my journalistic career was chatting up Jimmy Stewart in the fleet management division, who was old and embittered because the only thing people thought interesting ...


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Justice for Jamie
The family of a teenager killed by a drunk driver who was speeding through Otley will travel to London today to ask for a change in the law. Sixteen year old Jamie Still was hit as he crossed Boroughgate on New Year's Eve, 2010.
Max Mcrae was jailed for four years for causing death by dangerous driving but was allowed to keep his licence for eight months while on bail. MP Greg Mulholland will travel with Jamie's mother and sister to speak to the Justice Minister Crispin Blunt.
They hope that anyone charged with a similar offence will have their licence suspended as part of their bail conditions.


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Hundreds of loved ones gathered at the spot where two young lives were lost early Sunday morning in a horrific Palm Springs crash. Osvaldo Ramirez, 21, of Cathedral City, and Tierra Reagins, 18, of Palm Springs died in the crash that severed the car in half. It happened on Gene Autry Trail at the northeast corner of Tachevah Drive.
Hundreds of loved ones gathered at the spot where two young lives were lost early Sunday morning in a horrific Palm Springs crash.
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Michael Weems has helped thousands of local homeless men and women by collecting and distributing much needed items.More>>
The Riverside County Coroner identified the two people who were killed in a car accident that happened on Gene Autry Trail and Tachevah Drive early Sunday morning. Friends visited the scene of the accident where the Palm Springs Police Department says 21-year-old Osvaldo Ramirez of Cathedral City and 18-year-old Tierra Reagins of Palm Springs died at the scene. The driver and one other passenger were taken to a local hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. More>>
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Valley democrats rallied against Assemblyman Brian Nestande today in Palm Desert. The group says Nestande is voting against women- particularly legislation that concerns women's health. They're protesting Nestande's vote against Senate Bill 1053, known as the Contraceptive Coverage Equity Act.More>>
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There was an armed standoff in Palm Springs tonight after a man allegedly robbed the Ramon Road Walmart at gunpoint. He later barricaded himself inside a home on North Chuperosa Road, which was closed to traffic as the SWAT team moved in to negotiate. Three arrests have been made and no injuries were reported.More>>
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It was quick and easy to use. We applied the milk with the pad provided. Let it dry for about 10 minutes – then buffed it up with a clean cloth. Our chairs soaked it up – you could almost sense the relief from the old leather! Chamberlain's milks are all made with natural ingredients and smell very nice – like almond essence.
The results are brilliant – just what we'd hoped for. The leather has softened & looks superb – a colour like autumn conkers.
Since Fudge arrived, we've insisted on having leather chairs & sofa because he's under the impression that they were installed primarily for his use. Seating of any other material wouldn't last 2 minutes with the mud & dirt that he traipses into the house under his paws.
Up until now, the cleaning regime for Fudge's Danish leather sofa has consisted of a quick going over with leather wipes – much like those ones you can get for babies bottoms! This piece of furniture has really benefited from the milk's restorative magic. It gives the leather a boost without taking away any of its character.
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The Houston Texans ushered in the Bill O'Brien era Tuesday when veterans and rookies were on the field together for the first time on the opening day of organized team activities.
Other than injured players undergoing rehabilitation, the only player missing was unhappy receiver Andre Johnson, who was a no-show during the offseason.
Johnson, who turns 33 in July, has three years left on his contract and is scheduled to make about $11 million this season. He hasn't said publicly what the problem is, claiming it has nothing to do with his contract and insisting he hasn't asked to be traded.
The Texans know but aren't telling. Obviously, they would like their seven-time Pro Bowl receiver to meet his new coaches and quarterbacks and learn the new system.
What is known is this: Johnson won't be traded or waived. And with $11 million on the table, he won't be retiring at 33, especially considering he is coming off back-to-back terrific seasons, 109 catches for 1,407 yards last season, 112 for 1,598 yards in 2012.
When Johnson's weekly paycheck of more than $648,000 is issued during regular season, it is doubtful he will stay out -- no matter what kind of burr he has under his saddle.
O'Brien, who has spoken to Johnson several times, reiterated what he told the media during the rookie minicamp.
"Like I said last week, I'll let Andre speak for himself," O'Brien said. "I said last week that he and I have had positive conversations. I have a ton of respect for him. We'd love to him here right now, but that's up to him.
"Again, we're moving forward with the players that are here. These guys that are here are working extremely hard."
The bottom line is that the Texans don't need Johnson in the OTAs. This will be his 12th season. He always is in outstanding shape. When he reports, he should have no trouble picking up the new system.
However, he must stay in shape. Working out on his own is one thing, but getting in football shape with his strength and conditioning coaches is something else. He can't afford a season interrupted by hamstring and groan injuries.
Meanwhile, DeAndre Hopkins, last year's first-round pick who started opposite Johnson and caught 52 passes for 802 yards, becomes the primary target in the offseason.
Keshawn Martin and DeVier Posey, both of whom are entering their third season, will get more repetitions. More reps mean more opportunities to impress the coaches.
O'Brien said the starting quarterback job is wide open, but it would be a huge upset if veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't the starter over veterans Case Keenum and T.J. Yates and fourth-round pick Tom Savage.
"They're all doing a good job," O'Brien said. "It's not easy to learn a new offense, especially when you've been around awhile (like Fitzpatrick). I've seen a lot of improvement every day with that whole group.
"I think, initially, in this part of the year, you have to make sure that the reps are equal, and you've also got to make sure that each guy gets a chance to rep with the starters or the guys that are running with the first team. We try to make sure that we have equal reps, and when we get to training camp, we'll make a determination on who gets the most reps to get them ready for the game."


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State Road 64and Interstate 275: Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures 9 p.m.-6 a.m. through summer on State Road 64 as work crews continue to repair bridge substructures on the Anna Maria Island Bridge, and the northbound and southbound bridges of I-275 south of the Sunshine Skyway. Majority of repair work will be below bridge decks at water level. No lane closures will take place on I-275.
U.S. 41 from 73rd Street to I-275 ramp: There will be northbound and southbound single lane closures 7 a.m.-6 p.m. in order to implement the traffic shifts while crews are replacing railroad tracks. Speed limit will be reduced to 50 mph, and motorists are advised to use caution. Project completion is anticipated in the fall.
State Road 64 from west of Carlton Arms Boulevard to west of Interstate 75: Crews continue drainage improvements and paving operations from east of Carlton Arms Boulevard 2.5 miles to west of Interstate 75. Crews are also placing curb pads and sidewalk throughout the project corridor. Motorists are advised to use caution and watch for construction workers in the construction zone. The speed limit will be reduced to 45 mph through the construction zone. Crews may be performing work on Saturdays through the project completion, which is expected in the fall.
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New Hampshire Dairy Goat Seminar – Transitioning From a Hobby to a Commercial Goat Dairy
This seminar is being held during the Farm and Forest Exposition on Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The schedule for the Dairy Goat Seminar starts with the American Dairy Goat Association District Meeting at 10:00 a.m. followed by "Transitioning From a Hobby to a Commercial Goat Dairy" at 10:30 a.m. At 12:00 noon the topic will be "Safe Handling of Milk", adjourning at 12:30 p.m.
This event will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH. Free for 4-H youth and $5.00 per family. For a complete brochure visit the New Hampshire Farm and Forest Exposition website.


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The Boston Bruins kick off a West trip by facing the Anaheim Ducks tomorrow night, 10pm Eastern:
- Here's where we left off, the Little Engine That Krug overcame an initial faux pas to push the Bruins past the Winnipeg Jets. [TheBostonGlobe]
- The next week will likely demonstrate exactly what the Bruins bring to the table against the best of the West. [TheBostonGlobe]
- The West trip will help answer some roster questions, such as what might be planned to replace Dennis Seidenberg. These upcoming opponents are "murder at home," and are more potent teams than the Bruins have faced recently. [PatriotLedger]
- Justin Florek has been recalled to join the Bruins. [@MarkDivver]
- Florek is the latest Providence Bruin to make his mark. Since the watershed Penguins game, there have been 8 players called up. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Meet "Yoopers" Florek and Zach Trotman, worth a revisit thanks to current events. [NewEnglandHockeyJournal]
- Then get to know Ryan Spooner, whose dog shares a name with a Bruins teammate... (Video, 2:35) [Bruins.NHL]
- Patrice Bergeron on leadership, stepping up in the face of injuries, and an unlikey fight against Tyler Myers. Also, why he will be happy even if he is not named to Team Canada. [ESPN]
- Daniel Paille has returned with a bang, glad to finally feel like himself after missing seven games with concussion symptoms. [TheBostonGlobe]
- Claude Julien has celebrated his 500th game as Bruins coach, but his system is not for everyone. [BruinsDaily]
- On Sunday the depleted PBruins, with Malcolm Subban in net, clobbered the Worcester Sharks. [Providence Journal]
Elsewhere around the rink:
- The man, the legend: Rich Peverley is the "Raptor Jesus." [PuckDaddy]
- Not once, but twice? Rob Laurie, age 42, signed another professional tryout contract and backed up Vancouver's back up Eddie Lack, he was nearly called upon to take the ice! [PuckDaddy]
- The bat that flitted around during the anthem singing at the Centre Bell on Saturday has been captured alive, it now also has its own Twitter account, d'accord! [MontrealGazette]
- Finland, Sweden, and Russia were on the podium at the World Junior Championships. [TheGlobeAndMail]
- One blogger's informational look at concussions in the NHL, listing injured players and including symptoms and protocols. [UndisclosedInjury]
- This stained glass panel is the perfect Bruins fan gift! [Imgur, Largemarge81]


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Marco Belinelli made a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left to lift the Chicago Bulls to an 89-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.
Belinelli missed a potential tying jumper, but got a second chance when Joakim Noah grabbed the rebound. Jimmy Butler then swung the ball back out to Belinelli in the corner, and he connected on the fallaway 3 to put Chicago in front to stay.
Gordon Hayward missed a jumper on the other end for Utah, and Butler secured the rebound as the horn sounded.
Belinelli and Carlos Boozer had 22 points apiece for Chicago, which opens a difficult 3-game California road trip at the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Al Jefferson scored 23 points in his return to the lineup for the Jazz.
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Team meeting: Adaptive athletes enjoy special day at Vikings
Published August 08, 2006 11:10 pm
Physically disabled kids and adults got some serious VIP treatment Tuesday as special guests at the Vikings training camp.
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Adaptive athletes enjoy special day at Vikings camp
By Nick Hanson
The Free Press
MANKATO â€â€
Physically disabled kids and adults got some serious VIP treatment Tuesday as special guests at the Vikings training camp.
They sat super close to the sidelines during morning practice and later on met, greeted and received autographs from some of the Vikings marquee players, including Matt Birk and Darren Sharper.
The group of about 55 from across the state are avid participants in adaptive sports like power soccer, basketball and downhill skiing  sports specifically designed for anybody who has a permanent disability such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy or a spinal cord injury.
Spending the day in the company of professional athletes was extra thrilling for kids such as Whitney Andow, a Cleveland resident, who said she looks to Vikings players as role models and for inspiration.
"I'm an extremist Vikings fan. I have everything Vikings,†Andow said. "I was hoping that some day I can get famous in the adaptive sports.â€Â
Andow and a few other Mankato-area residents who participate in Community Education/Recreation adaptive sports programs were asked to join the festivities by Roll With It, a nonprofit Minnesota adaptive sporting league that helped plan the event.
"They feel like all-stars (for the day),†said Heidi Schwichtenberg, executive director of Roll With It. "Hopefully we can continue this tradition because they love this opportunity.â€Â
Schwichtenberg said it was also a good opportunity to network with Mankato Community Education and Recreation about teaming up for more programming in the future.
"It's fabulous that they are giving this opportunity to our athletes,†said Dalaine Remes, the Mankato program supervisor for the ability center community education support services.
It was a plus that Mankato people with a physical disability got to chat with other adaptive athletes from around the state, too, Remes said.
Like Mankato resident Lynette Volkman, who took up adaptive sports after suffering a spinal injury.
"When I started doing them, it gave me so much back,†she said.
Tuesday, however, she was content with enjoying the day perched high atop the handicap accessible Vikings VIP lounge deck to watch the team practice with her 8- and 12-year-old children.
"This is so neat,†she said. "We don't get the opportunity to do things like this because of accessibility.â€Â
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Great story! My wife works with disabled children, great to see stories like this instead of the typical negative stories.
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