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Alloy table with foam cushion specifically to support the alloy central oil tank fitted to Norton Featherbed frames. Dimensions: 4.5 inches x 2.5 inches. The "legs" are qt 3 inch apart and are 2 inches long. The table fits under the oil tank and between the engine plates which should measure 3 1/4 inches. Please check that this is suitable for your bike. This is designed to fit a Triton/Cafe racer with Triumph gear box in situ that has not been altered. Simply put the table into position and when happy with the location, drill through the sides of your engine plates and through the table to allow for the screws (not supplied) to hold in position.
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External spring kit for the Norton Short-Roadholder forks comprising a pair of chromed progressive fork springs, internal aluminium fork rods and machined alloy fork seal holders. The fork seal holders have recesses in them for tightening. They also have a seal in the top which acts as a "bed" for the fork springs. This does not replace the fork seal in the forks themsevles. The aluminium rods are slightly longer than standard to allow for more adjustment. This External Spring Kit is made by Dresda with Tritons in mind.
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Alloy Top Spring Cups for use with the external springs on the Norton Short Roadholder forks. These are made in England from Dural aluminium. They are designed to fit the tops of the external springs and would seat themselves with the pressure from the spring beneath the bottom yoke. The quality is superb. Although not an essential part of the external spring kit, some owners prefer the look of the forks with alloy spring cups top and bottom.
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Grimeca 4 Leading Shoe, 2 Sided Brake Drum in very good condition. The brake measures 230 mm 9 inches across the brake shoes, approx 10 inches across the brake plate. The hub is 4.5 inches wide 115 mm. It has a spindle: approx 9.5 inches long - 240 mm and 3/4 inch 20mm diameter. The brake drum has 36 spoke holes. The brake drum is fitted with green brake shoes - racing brake shoes.
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Chef John Berryhill's flagship restaurant is one of Boise's most popular fine dining hot spots. The sexy urban downtown restaurant seats 110 with an additional 40 on the patio.
The locally infused Northwest menu hosts hors d'oeuvres, lunch, dinner & seasonal specials from steaks to fresh seafood & pastas.
The wine list showcases Northwest wines including Idaho's own Snake River Valley. A full bar with specialty cocktails & drafts includes a weekly BOGO Happy Hour [buy one-get one]...or you can watch a game in the liquor & leather 'Plan b Lounge' next door.
Multiple rooms for banquets, including the beautiful Berryhill Ballroom and the open air Roof, are perfect settings for any event from weddings to corporate functions.
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a. Definitions (K.S.A. 76-7,102)
i. Deferred maintenance projects are those projects involving the maintenance, construction or rehabilitation of any one or more of the following:
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iii. 2007 state educational institution long-term infrastructure maintenance program refers to K.S.A. 76-7,101 through 76-7,107, and amendments thereto. This program was enacted by the Legislature in 2007 to address funding for state university deferred maintenance projects and provides for demand transfers by the Director of Accounts and Reports from the state general fund to the infrastructure maintenance fund in fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The 2007 Legislature also enacted a tax credit program (K.S.A. 79-32,261) and expanded availability of university interest earnings (K.S.A. 76-719(c), (d), (e)) to assist with funding deferred maintenance projects.
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ii. Requests for changes to the Board approved list of deferred maintenance projects shall be submitted to the Board for consideration and approval. Each request for a change shall include justification for adding the project as one of the university's priority deferred maintenance needs. The state universities are authorized by the Board and the Legislature to proceed with deferred maintenance projects on a fiscal year basis. Upon request of the university with concurrence of the Board's Director of Facilities, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Board has the authority to revise such authorizations during the fiscal year; provided, however, that any project change requiring expenditures of $500,000 or more requires Board approval.
iii. Each state university shall provide quarterly status and expenditures reports to the Board. Each report shall include information showing the progress made during the reporting period to reduce the university's deferred maintenance backlog as identified in the university's Board-approved deferred maintenance projects list, and information showing the effect that the expenditures have had on the campus of the university. The original estimate for each project shall remain constant, however actual expenditures shall also be shown.
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c. Funding (K.S.A. 76-7,103, 76-7,104, 76-719(c), (d), (e) and 79-32,261)
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Consumer Knowledge of Insurance Fraud Surveys, for the Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Since 2008, the Center has been conducting advertising effectiveness research for IFPA's ongoing insurance fraud awareness and prevention campaign, launched in 2009. Recognizing that public awareness is critical to fraud prevention, IFPA created the campaign to inform the public about the seriousness of insurance fraud as a crime and the consequences of committing such fraud.
In designing the campaign, IFPA relied heavily on baseline research conducted by the Center in 2008. After reviewing our analysis, IFPA decided to focus the prevention campaign on educating consumers about what insurance fraud is, emphasizing that the crime is a felony in Pennsylvania. Follow-up surveys to measure the campaign's effectiveness were conducted in 2010 and 2013. During every phase of the research, our team has collaborated closely with IFPA and their marketing partner, PPO&S, so that results provide precise and accurate data about what consumers know about insurance fraud and how their attitudes and behaviors have changed. Over the last two years, IFPA has used the 2010 data to refine the campaign and design new advertising; new components have been added to the campaign every few months.
For both the baseline and follow-up surveys, we developed assessment instruments to measure consumer knowledge of and attitudes about insurance fraud in four areas: 1) the behaviors that qualify as insurance fraud; 2) the risks and consequences of committing insurance fraud; 3) acceptance of those who commit insurance fraud; and 4) interest in learning more about insurance fraud. The instruments also assessed individuals' likelihood of committing insurance fraud, and asked whether respondents remembered seeing or hearing any recent advertisements about insurance fraud prevention. The survey samples were created using random-digit-dialing; 1000 Pennsylvanians age 18 and older were interviewed for each survey.
The Center's team analyzed the baseline survey data in several ways, including by demographics such as age, income, gender, and educational level. Several substantive findings about insurance fraud were identified. Most importantly, our analysis showed that consumer knowledge of what constitutes insurance fraud was scant, and few consumers understood that insurance fraud is classified as a serious crime. The data suggested that the best way to increase the proportion of citizens who would never commit insurance fraud would be to increase consumers' understanding of what constitutes insurance fraud, along with changing their perceptions of the personal consequences of committing insurance fraud. We created comprehensive and detailed reports for IFPA and PPO&S that included narrative summaries, oral presentations, and multiple charts and graphs illustrating the data.
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Vent- medications and appetite
- foodieX2 Feb 23, 2013 12:40 PM
*****Let me preface this by saying I am not looking for any kind of medical advice. My Dr . is complete aware and giving me advice. He is not concerned ******
I recently started a new medication that has greatly impacted my appetite. At first I was Cool! I am a big girl (5'7", 190+) maybe I can finally drop some weight. KInd of built in portion control, KWIM? So I ate what appealed to me and "listened to my body".
But after a few weeks I realized that I was barely eating anything. A day would go by and I would find I never had lunch, never had my afternoon yogurt or almonds. Dinner would be no more than a few bites of meat and veggies. Rice, potatoes, etc held no interest. No interest in my evening glass (or two, or three!) of wine. All very unusual for me.
Last week I began tracking my food and on average I am not eating more than 900 calories a day. Sometimes less. Carbs are practically non existent except in the occasional fruit/veggie. I am never hungry, except in the morning and even so I am easily satiated. I am not "dieting", "low carbing", "paleo-ing". I eat no processed foods, cook from scratch and eat when I am hungry and what appeals to me.
And you know what? I have not lost any weight. nada. Instead I am seeing a constant fluctuation of about 2-3lbs. I weigh myself only once or twice a week, most regularly on Saturday mornings. My weight has been 190, 188, 194, 196, 192, 189, 191,194, 192 etc.
Still I don't get how this is scientifically possible. It's all about calories in vs calories out. Day in, day out for the last 6 weeks I have been eating well under what I burn. It takes an average deficit of 500 calories to lose a lb. I know that starvation mode is a myth but still, isnt this crazy??
It could be the meds: i.e., something like steroids, where you'd normally gain weight, but you're not eating much (or enough), so you're staying the same. I had that happen once. Got back to normal appetite and weight once I was off that med.0
Too bad that you're neither enjoying your food or losing weight (I don't see how it's possible, either!). I have a co-worker who has had the same reaction to a medication she's taking, but she's lost a lot of weight.0
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thanks Ruth! I actually enjoy my food when I do eat/get hungry but am easily full and have lost my desire to eat. I made a great omelet this morning-two eggs with a sauté of artichoke hearts, mushrooms and spinach. Normally I would have eaten the whole thing along with some toast. This am I barely ate half and never even thought about toast. I haven't eaten since. I have a great stew in the slow cooker that smells divine but not a lick of hunger!0
Yes, it could be the meds. Are your clothes fitting the same? Maybe it's water retention or something.0
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My doc said one of side effects was weigh loss, not gain. I actually just pulled up the "fine print" and there is no indication of weigh gain as side effect and I didn't see anything about water retention, which was good call. Plus after six weeks of more than 900 calories deficit a day that would be a lot of water, LOL!
Clothes the same, no change in shape. Oh, I am still exercising 4-5 days a week, mostly cardio.0
This happened to me when I started taking a migraine prevention medicine that is well known for causing appetite loss. Maybe you're taking this, too? Or maybe not. But the good news is---my appetite came back just fine! It took a few weeks, and I just focused on keeping foods around that I really enjoy. In my case it was cheese, crackers, ice cream... thins that don't have to be a whole big meal.
Hopefully it will even out and you'll start eating again. about the no weight loss thing, I don't know. I lost some, but put it back on which was fine.
Best of luck!0
re: alliegator
thanks!! fingers crossed.0
Is it that you're not hungry, easily sated, or that food doesn't taste good to you... Or all of the above?
I wouldn't be overly concerned since you're more or less maintaining your weight and don't seem to be experiencing any symptoms associated with under-nutrition (at least none that you reported). If it really concerns you, I would just make a conscious effort to eat more calorie-dense foods.0
re: ohmyyum
It really is all of the above. I am usually hungry in the am but am easily full. During the day I rarely think about food but I am still cooking, enticed by recipes, etc. Food tastes fine except carbs (my normal weakness), Its like all bread, rice, pasta etc have no flavor.
My doc isn't worried so I am not either. I just don't understand the science! How can you consistently eat significantly less than you burn and NOT lose weight. The amateur scientist in me wants to know, LOL0
re: foodieX2
FoodieX2....I am an RN so I know a bit about nutrition and pharmacology. I can only speak to my personal experience.When I was doing Weight Watchers (points system) I was ingesting mainly a plant based diet (free points) and following things rather rigidly.So initially I dropped like 4 pounds......I continued the plan.....dropped two pounds.....continued the plan.....dropped zero pounds....WTH? I made a bit of a scene in there that day accusing the weigh -in girl of *rigging * the scale and such:( She explained to me that it happens like that frequently.Next week I lost three pounds. I think that your body may just be reacting to the sudden drop in calories and you might experience a loss of weight soon.The other thing is that if you can Google a drug *monograph* for that drug (and any others you might be taking) it might give you more comprehensive and specific information.I would also suggest that you confer with a pharmacist....they are the experts in terms of knowing how every chemical compound in a drug reacts within the body etc.0
It could be the meds. Or, your body thinks its starving (which it is) so it's holding onto every last calorie you give it. It's a pretty common thought that eating less calories results in weight loss, but your body does have a minimum it needs to function. For most women it's 1200 calories, and is often more. I started at around your weight and am only 5'3" and was able to lose weight (50 lbs) eating anywhere from 1200-1600 calories a day with no exercise. But, hopefully this is only temporary and you will regain you appetite soon :)0
re: juliejulez
Isn't the theory that consuming too few calories leads to burning muscle instead of fat?
Maybe foodieX2 keeps building muscle by doing lots of cardio then burning it up again by putting her body into starvation mode, so the muscle fluctuates but the fat stays the same. Just a guess.0
re: babette feasts
Yes I've heard that theory. Makes sense. Also by only eating 900 calories and also exercising, that makes a really huge caloric deficit which would definitely cause the body to hold onto everything it's got.0
Although it seems obvious that calories in equals calories out, I don't think all medicine agrees with that. Were it so, there wouldn't be the obesity problem currently in the US. I hope, as a portly person myself, that they figure out how to change your metabolic balance in the very near future.0
One of my employees had weight loss surgery 2 years ago. She was so upset the first couple of months because there was no discernible weight loss, but at about 3 months, it started falling off. Maybe your body is just in freak-out mode. I hope that you're able to enjoy the things you've always enjoyed!0
I'm guessing you're burning less calories.
Even though you might be exercising the same amount of time that does not necessarily mean you're burning the same amount of calories pre-medication / normal appetite phase.
I know when I'm operating at a calorie deficit I cannot exercise with the same amount of intensity even though I might be exercising the same amount if time.
And lower intensity will result in less calorie expenditure vis-a-vis a higher intensity routine for the same amount of time.
Just a thought.0
this is purely speculation by a rank amateur (I don't even play a doctor on TV.....)
Maybe this med slows your metabolism? So you're burning less calories -- therefore you *need* less calories, so your body never flips the appetite switch.0
It's hard to say without knowing the medication - if it's a corticosteroid or other hormone I would expect fluctuations.
Unless you're actually measuring out your foods, you may be underestimating portion sizes ..but the examples you gave don't sound too calorically dense (unless you're forgetting to mention butter or something).
I know you aren't looking for medical advice, but if you're interested you might have your doc do a thyroid panel. The body does fight pretty hard at times to maintain homeostasis, including size - if you're drastically reducing calories it may be trying to hold on a bit. That said, I would expect at least an initial drop from someone with your build/activity with a diet a few hundred calories over what you're mentioning. Might be worth looking into.
or you're sleep-eating...ambien?0
Thanks for all the input everyone. I think I will ask the doc for a thyroid check. I had it checked a few years ago but not since. I have a follow up with him next week. Like I said he isn't concerned and while he would like me to lose some weight I am strong/healthy overall with excellent cholesterol, etc. His feedback was that appetite loss/weight loss are the most common side effects. The "fine print" didn't mention anything about a metabolic change but I think I will ask him or maybe the pharmacist.
I have been using "Sparkpeople" for tracking my food which has an awesome recipe function that will break down any recipe by portion size. Most of what I eat doesn't need to be measured/weighed but it is possible that I am over/under estimating. I feel like its more likely I am underestimating since I am not "cleaning my plate" and rarely finishing my meals.
This is what I ate yesterday:
2 egg omelet with a sauté of spinach, artichoke hearts and mushrooms. The veggies were seasoned with S&P and red pepper flakes. Maybe a tsp of olive of oil. Maybe I should measure that? I ate about half, maybe slightly more as I ate most of the veggies. Note: I enter my serving portion into the spark site, not what I think I actually ate.
"Just a Handful" raw almonds from TJ's
Aprox 2 cup serving of beef stew made with carrots, peas and potatoes. I just measured the bowl and it holds a about 2 1/2 cups if filled to the very top rim. I hadn't filled the bowl and I barely ate half.
Friday I ate the same kind of omelet but with spinach and onions and finished it.
lunch was a single size container of 0% Fage plain yogurt with a small clamshell of raspberries-about 170 grams
dinner was about a 6 oz chicken breast marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, s&p then grilled along with some roasted asparagus. I finished the veggies and ate about 3/4 of the chicken. I dipped the chicken in sriracha.0
re: foodieX2
Certainly not eating a lot, but the potential for underestimating is there.
160 2 eggs
120 oil
60 veggies
360 2oz almonds
400 a heavier beef stew
150 yogurt + berries
160 2 eggs
120 oil + veggies
300 chicken (could be more)
200 veggies + oil
2030 Total
so that might be a higher estimation, but even when you cut from that you can see that it may be quite a bit higher than what you thought.
I would measure closely for a week or two (just on account of normal fluctuations, especially with women) - don't do any crazy restriction, but enough that you would definitely expect weight loss 1400-1600 cals maybe?
Then you can get back to eyeballing things with a little more accuracy, if that turns out to be the case.0
re: Rodzilla
The food I listed was over two days so that is an average of 1000 calories a day which seems about right. According to my tracking I average in 900 range.
I honestly doubt I am eating twice the amount I think I am. Things like the yogurt, berries, almonds, chicken breasts are already weighed so I know those are accurate. Large eggs only have a 10-20 calorie difference in range per website.The veggies are not the culprit as I could eat twice what I think am eating with only a 50-100 calorie increase. The oil could be off slightly so from now on I will use tsp measure. I only use it for the sauté- no oil on most other veggie as I prefer them simply roasted. I use spray oil for the actual omelet.
As an FYI the "Just a handful" of almonds from traders Joe's are small individual packets. The calories are 200. They are awesome to keep in the car, your desk or bag. They stay fresh and are perfectly portioned.0
re: foodieX2
In that case this does seem very odd. We're you losing weight prior to starting the medication, or not trying to at that point?
I'm with everyone else, the most important thing is a balance of health and happiness, but it's sometimes worth looking into.
That said, careful if you're the type to search every possible catastrophic outcome from taking a medication, or condition (I'm guilty of this) I would be interested to hear how things develop.0
re: foodieX2
FoodieX2 ....If you are healthy that is the most important thing. Even if you just lose 1/4 to 1/2 of a pound a week that is a loss and a *good thing*.0
re: Lillipop
and I'll add "AND the condition for which you're taking the medication is made better with the medication"0
re: sunshine842
Thank you both. I really appreciate it. The meds are kind of long term thing but its nothing serious, thanks goodness.0
Unless you are old enough for menopause, if you are not getting enough nutrition your menses will most likely become irregular, or stop. If you have always had a regular period, let your doctor know of any changes. If you remain on schedule, it supports the position that you are eating enough.
It would not hurt to take a daily multivitamin if you don't already, just in case you are not getting the nutrients you need in proper amounts.
It does sound impossible that you have not lost weight unless you are retaining water, or building muscle. Muscle tissue weighs more than the same volume of fatty tissue. But if you are maintaining the same weight while building muscle, your clothes should be looser.0
re: greygarious
if OP is taking oral contraceptives, your advice -- while not incorrect -- may be masked by the effect of the contraceptives.
Do ask the dr. about multivitamins -- drug interactions can cause all kinds of trouble.0
That is so interesting - I recently started a new med and it also destroyed my appetite, but I have been dropping weight like crazy despite not exercising at anywhere near my usual (high) level. No appetite, no energy, no exercise. I expect (as does my doctor) that it will stop soon as my body regulates itself to maintain homeostasis - otherwise it'd be the most popular diet drug in America! - but your situation calls into question many of the theories I was feeling were confirmed by my experience.
For instance, my experience made me think obesity is much more about food than exercise - but your experience stumps me regarding that one!0
Folks, this thread really is getting into medical advice rather than anything that's heavily food related. We wish foodieX2 the best in resolving these issues, but we just don't think Chowhound is the right place for this discussion.0


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Italian Restaurant with Hearty Servings?
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- infernodash Jun 28, 2010 08:37 AM
I'm looking to take my mother out this Friday just to show thanks for her always being there for me and helping me whenever she can. I want to take her to an Italian restaurant where she can eat the food she loves and not feel hungry after she has left. Money is not an issue, but a requirement would have to be that the servings aren't small. Is there any place like this in Brooklyn or Manhattan?
re: chow_gal
I didn't want to spam the boards with my request, that's why I didn't post in Manhattan as well, I tried searching for similar threads though, do you know of any in particular?
re: infernodash
Only Outerboroughs requests and answers allowed on Outerboroughs board. Only Manhattan requests and answers on Manhattan board. You have to post on each. You asked for both boroughs, that is why I said post on both boards.
re: bobjbkln
Thank you, I am looking for Italian-American... Frost or Cono and Sons I will research them.
re: brickscoli
Only if she wants to treat her Mom to MAJOR heartburn!
Check out New Corner. Huge portions of basic I/A food
Here's the thread you need to consult:
In Manhattan, John's of 12th St. would work as would Piccolo Angelo, and, of course, Carmines if you want to go downmarket.
For really good Italian food and hearty servings, it's hard to beat Queen, on Court Street in downtown Brooklyn. They make their own pasta, bread, and mozzarella (twice a day). In fact, the mozzarella is their signature dish. If you haven't tasted their mozzarella, you haven't had mozarella.
The prices are on the high side, but not outrageous. The room is what you might expect in a shopping mall (not meant as a compliment), but everything else is on target, especially the food.
Go and enjoy!
re: brickscoli
Im going to assume the OP is a chowhound and wants to eat well, not just generic red sauce stuff, and not to pig out but to enjoy full plates rather than fashionably tiny servings.. From this perspective, several of the places recommended and also Frankies 457 would be fine but I really wonder at some of the more generic recommendations, I mean is Aunt Suzies worth the trip to Brooklyn vs some random pastaria in manhattan?
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re: jen kalb
I think Frankies 457 is a good call here (we dont know if the op is coming from the city, and if they are Frankies 17 - on clinton st in manhattan - would be a good call). I do think their servings tend toward the smaller side but they are totally within the normal range.
Im a bit confused by the combination of "money is no object" and "we dont want to leave hungry". Order more?
Also, how can a request for Italian food in brooklyn have possibly made it this far without mention of al di la?
re: tex.s.toast
yea, al di la has ample servings and the food is very rich as well as good.
but most people wouldnt recognize it as italian american
re: jen kalb
did I miss the part of the original post where the OP requested italian american? (ETA oooh there it is in the follow up)
I've never been but you could search the manhattan board for reviews of torrisis italian specialties in the city.
I want to thank everyone for their responses. I know I wasn't informative enough in my original post but you all helped me to get across what I was in search of. I am in Brooklyn and have compiled all the restaurants in my list but tonight I think I will lean towards the Queen, I promise my other posts will be more elaborate and I also hope to be a contributing member of the forums. Thanks for the great start chowhound...
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sounds like an excellent choice to me! enjoy your dinner!


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The head of Russia's Football Union, Sergei Fursenko, has put the blame for clashes between Russian and Polish fans on Tuesday firmly on the Poles.
"Polish ultras are known for their disobedience," he said.
The clashes erupted as thousands of Russian fans marched through Warsaw to mark Russia Day, hours before their Euro 2012 match against Poland.
Out of 184 people arrested during the evening, 157 were Polish and 24 were Russian, Polish police said.
Mr Fursenko defended Russian fans, saying they would be given "help and protection".
"Not a single fan will be denied our support," he told Russia's Sport Express website.
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- 1980s - Solidarity union in Poland plays a key role in defeating communism
- 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others die in Polish plane crash near Katyn, in Russia; Moscow's sympathy leads to warmer relations
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"As far as I know, they behaved well during the march. Polish fans have much bigger problems," he said.
"Polish ultras are known for their disobedience. So such clashes occur."
BBC reporters said they saw Polish fans, intent on violence, attempt to attack the Russian marchers.
Some Poles viewed the march - which was officially sanctioned by Polish authorities - as a provocation, given the historic animosity between Russia and Poland.
There were reports of a separate incident, in which masked Polish fans allegedly attacked Russian fans in a Warsaw cafe.
Footage also showed Russian fans involved in fighting.
Tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon were used to disperse fans at the end of the march.
There were reports that between 11 and 24 people were injured in the fighting, though authorities said no lives were at risk.'Sincere apologies'
Polish newspapers expressed shame and regret over the clashes.
On the Wprost weekly's website, Marcin Pienkowski said "it was supposed to be about beautiful Slavic friendship" but that, because of Polish fans' abuse of the Russian visitors, "this is the first time in my life I'm ashamed of being a Pole".
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As virtual access to art collections expands through online walk-throughs and projects like Google's Open Gallery, museums have long been experimenting within their own halls with ways to accommodate a wider range of visitors, particularly those with disabilities. Historically, museums... View full entry »
"The building, designed to be the New York City Pavilion of the 1939 World's Fair, is a long, barrel-vaulted shed, with austere colonnades on both long sides and a few luxury touches, like the limestone and the scalloping on the columns. It was never a wonderful building, but it troubles me that the shorthand for a renovation is to slap a layer of glass on the side facing the road and call it new". - Justin Davidson — NY Magazine
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A team consisting of Mecanoo, Michael van Gessel, DELVA Landscape Architects and Jojko Nawrocki Architekci has been selected to design the new Garden of the 21st Century with integrated exhibition pavilion at the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw, Poland. [...]
Mecanoo will be planning the exhibition pavilion, while Michael van Gessel and DELVA Landscape Architects are in charge of the garden design. — bustler.net
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BIG is having a good week, now with another competition win to design the Museum of the Human Body in Montpellier, France.
The jury — led by City Mayor Ms Hélène Mandroux — selected BIG out of five international shortlisted teams. BIG collaborated on the design with A+Architecture + Egis + Base + L'Echo + Celsius Environnement + CCVH. — bustler.net
All images courtesy of BIG (top four images by BIG + MIR). Head over to Bustler to read more. View full entry »
Designed by Louis Kahn in 1972, the Kimbell is considered the greatest American museum building of the 20th century. Understandably, the new $135-million addition by Renzo Piano, which at 101,000 square feet (9,383 square meters) just about doubles the Kimbell's space, has been anticipated with trepidation. — bloomberg.com
BIG's latest museum design, the Blåvand Bunker Museum, will be built in the historic dune landscape of Varde in Denmark after the museum received the necessary funding from the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation.
The museum will transform a former German WWII bunker into a four-volume museum complex — all while fully integrated into one of the dunes. — bustler.net
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"It is amazing," said Mr. Piano..."Looking back, I counted, and I said, 'Is this true?' " — NYT
Ted Loos sat down with Renzo Piano to discuss his firm's design for an expansion to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, opening on Nov. 27. They also discussed the firms history of 25 major museum projects either underway or built, and how Piano has seemingly become the go to "starchitect" for... View full entry »
Following a strong architectural language of repetition, movement, rhythm, and proportion the 'weeksville heritage center' designed by American firm caples jefferson architects PC serves as a gateway to a 19th century african-american freedman's settlement. the sustainably built complex is located in brooklyn, new york and features a new two-story, 23,000 sq ft building and 41,000 sq ft of landscape that redefines the site's context. — designboom.com
Weeksville Heritage Center is a new sustainable cultural center designed by Caples Jefferson Architects PC. It is a two-story, 23,000 sq ft new building and 41,000 sq ft interpretive landscape, located at the intersection of Buffalo Avenue and Bergen Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood of... View full entry »
Spanish architects Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz of Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos have been presented the Abe Bonnema Architecture Award for their outstanding renovation of Amsterdam's historic Rijksmuseum. The prestigious Dutch award is granted biannually to an architect that designed a building of 'remarkable high quality architecture.' From a total of 49 entries, five projects were shortlisted, with the New Rijksmuseum winning the award. — bustler.net
Olson Kundig Architects' renovation project for the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington is set to begin later this month. [...]
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Earlier today, we published the ten shortlisted firms which qualified to move on to stage 2 of the international architectural competition for the new National Center for Contemporary Arts (New NCCA) in Moscow, Russia. The entry by Los Angeles-based Tom Wiscombe Design didn't quite make the list, but we are happy to present it here to a wider audience. — bustler.net
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Competition winners for the redesign of 54 Jefferson were announced at SiTE:LAB in Grand Rapids, MI on Sept. 24. The open one-stage ideas competition challenged participants to create compelling proposals for the redesign of the 54 Jefferson, a former natural museum building that opened in 1940. However, deterioriation and changing museum standards caused the museum to close to the public in 1994. — bustler.net
"It has long been our goal to ensure that the contemporary artworks in the Broad collections are seen by the broadest possible public," said Eli Broad. "We believe that free general admission to The Broad will help draw visitors to all of the cultural institutions along Grand Avenue."
The Broad, Los Angeles's newest contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, will offer free general admission when it opens in late 2014, founders Eli and Edythe Broad announced today. At a hard hat tour and preview of the museum, the Broads were joined by Los Angeles... View full entry »
For 20 years, the Mexican Museum, longtime tenant of Fort Mason Center, has sought to open a dedicated building in the evolving Yerba Buena Cultural District as its 14,000-object collection long ago outgrew the present space's capacity. The wait to integrate the museum into the first four floors of a Millennium Partners luxury high-rise may finally be ending - in about five more years. — sfgate.com
'In the end, Museum is about the back story," [...] "It's about human beings whose interests go outside the norms, to a point where they value things that society and people in general ignore.' — The New York Times
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SINCE June 2009, Stafford County's A.J. Schalk has paid more attention to what he eats and how he feels than the average youngster.
After rounds of extreme thirst, vomiting, nausea and dizziness in that life-changing stretch of summer, the athletic and easy-going youngster was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
In the years since, A.J. and his parents, Karl and Kristin Schalk, have done all they could to educate themselves about an illness that he will have to manage for the rest of his life.
He's gone from giving himself several rounds of insulin shots each day to using an insulin pump. Both approaches require constant testing to make sure his blood sugar levels don't put his health in danger by going too high or too low.
It's a constant threat the 13-year-old Dixon–Smith Middle School student and his parents know could take a limb, his eyesight or his life.
But since the first week of 2014, the family, which also includes 7-year-old Karli, has gotten spirit-lifting, face-licking and potentially life-saving reinforcements in the form of a young Lab named Alpha.
Alpha is a diabetes alert dog, who, when fully trained, can use his keen sense of smell to warn A.J. about any dangerously high or low blood sugar levels with a bark or the touch of a paw.
"He'll be able to alert to any highs or lows, 20 to 40 minutes sooner than A.J. would have thought to test," said Kristin Schalk. "It can truly mean the difference between life and death."
That's because Alpha isn't just any old Lab. He's a service dog being provided and trained by Warren Retrievers, a company in Madison County that provides dogs that help with everything from PTSD to diabetes.
That doesn't mean he isn't a lovable, tail-wagging and face-licking young Lab. But it does mean that he's been specially trained for and with A.J.
The pair will continue to receive regular training as Alpha fine-tunes his ability to sense and warn his young charge of dangerously high or low blood sugar levels. With that warning, the youngster can react by either upping his insulin or taking a glucose tablet or other sugar source.
On the youngster's Facebook page, titled "AJ and his new best friend—a Diabetes Alert Dog," the eighth-grader has already praised Alpha several times for waking him in the night as his sugar levels were sinking toward problematic levels. His mother chimed in as well, noting that she once set a clock for 2:30 a.m., only to have Alpha bark A.J. awake not long after 1.
The youngster said having a new pal, a dog who's also there to monitor his levels, gives him a sense of security he didn't have before.
He noted that the first few years he realized he had diabetes, he could usually feel it when his blood sugar was high or low.
"My legs would feel a little weak or I'd feel kind of cranky," said A.J. "But now my levels can be high or low and I won't feel those signs at all."
Lana King, a diabetes nurse educator at Mary Washington Healthcare, works closely with A.J. and his parents. She said the youngster does a good job of calculating everything he eats, his exercise and other factors to make sure he gets the proper amounts of insulin.
But King said that even the most conscientious of young people with diabetes have variables that can make calculating difficult.
"He's an active 13-year-old, which means he needs to figure in the effect of exercise, hormonal changes and other factors," she said. "It's reassuring now that he has Alpha to warn him of any unexpected changes."
Kristin Schalk, who's made a regular practice of checking on A.J.'s levels once or twice a night, said she's thrilled that Alpha is another safeguard.
"A.J. is a kid, which means sometimes he's going to have the cake or the ice cream," she said, noting that he'll figure that into his insulin needs, just as he figures in hours of exercise on a swim team.
But making those calculations, she said, isn't always an exact science.
Getting Alpha has required some inspired fundraising. The 501(c)3 Service Dogs By Warren Retrievers requires an owner to raise $25,000 to acquire the dog, continue to train it and to help perpetuate the organization.
The Schalks are more than halfway to that goal, achieved so far by donations and fundraisers that have included special evenings at local eateries such as Subway, Chick–fil–A and others.
While the family is thrilled to have Alpha now, A.J.'s parents also like the thought of a fully trained Alpha going off with their son when it's time for college or to live on his own.
They and King hope their experience with Alpha will spread the word about these amazing dogs in this community. A recent community needs assessment listed diabetes as the No. 4 health priority, behind only cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity.
To learn more or make a donation, go tosdwr.donordrive.com/campaign/AJSchalk.
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Hongkou (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 虹口区; traditional Chinese: 虹口區; pinyin: Hóngkǒu Qū; Shanghainese: ghon1kheu2 chiu1), formerly romanized as Hongkew, is a northern district of Shanghai proper, People's Republic of China. It has a land area of 23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi) and a population of 799,700 as of 2001.
It is the location of the Astor House Hotel, Broadway Mansions, Lu Xun Park and the Lu Xun memorial.
Hongkou is home to the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) and the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. Fuxing High School and Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU (SFLS) are the best high schools in this area.
During the Second World war when the city was occupied by the Japanese, 20,000 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe lived in a notoriously overcrowded square-mile section known to the West as the Shanghai ghetto.
Richard Evans, author of Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China (first edition 1993) said that he used the spelling Hongkew for Hongkou in his book, along with other older spellings, because that name had been used for Anglophones for a long period of time and "to continue to use them is comparable to go on to using Vienna for Wien or Venice for Venezia."[1]
Hongkou is responsible for the administration of the following subdistricts.[2]
- Tilanqiao (提篮桥街道)
- North Sichuan Road Subdistrict (四川北路街道)
- Ouyang Road Subdistrict (欧阳路街道)
- Guangzhong Road Subdistrict (广中路街道)
- Liangcheng New Village Subdistrict (凉城新村街道)
- Jiaxing Road Subdistrict (嘉兴路街道)
- Quyang Road Subdistrict (曲阳路街道)
- Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict (江湾镇街道).
Previously Lianhua Supermarket had its Shanghai office in the district.[3]
- ^ Evans, Richard. Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China. Penguin Books, 1995. Second Edition. Page xi. ISBN 0-14-013945-1 - The first edition is dated 1993
- ^ "虹口区-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Lianhua 2003(?) Annual Report (Archive). Lianhua Supermarket. p. 2. "Registered Office 11th to 15th Floors 1666 Sichuan (North) Road Shanghai The PRC Place of Business in Hong Kong 26th to 27th Floors Harcourt Building 39 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong" - Traditional Chinese (Archive): "註冊辦事處 中國上海 四川北路1666號 11至15樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏愨大廈26至27樓"
Further reading[edit]
- "Hongkou District". Encyclopedia of Shanghai. Shanghai Municipal Government. 2010.
Coordinates: 31°16′13″N 121°30′14″E / 31.2703°N 121.504°E
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