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Rolling Stone Responds to Controversy Over Boston Bomber Cover
When I logged into my social media accounts early this morning, all seemed generally quiet — Facebook was filled with the cat videos and snarky memes that mid-week duldrums often produce, and nothing really jumped out at me on Twitter. However, In the time it took me to drive home from my in-laws' (roughly two hours), those same social media accounts had exploded with angry posts, shared articles, and multiple invitations to join boycotts. The source of the ire? The latest cover of Rolling Stone.
The cover responsible for the sudden and fierce firestorm features a self-taken portrait of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and promises that the accompanying story will explain "how a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam, and became a monster."
Though the same picture has been featured in other publications, including on the front page of The New York Times this past spring, the outrage seems to stem from the fact that it appears on a cover generally reserved for music's brightest stars and the Hollywood elite who have officially "made it big." By featuring Tsarnaev on its cover, many feel that Rolling Stone is glamorizing him. Read more

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Dec 19, 2012
Which Steve Would You Rather Be?
This is NOT a trick question. Yes, one is unfortunately no longer with us – that's not the crux of the question. Which Steve is best representing his brand? Dumbing it down even further, which Steve can you tolerate?
Jan 3, 2011
Rizzo Tees Talking Social Media At RISE Lunch with David Siteman Garland and Erin Steinbrugge – the @Steinburglar
I recently participated in a social media panel discussion at David Siteman Garland's RISE Lunch. I have enjoyed every RISE lunch I've attended. I meet someone special every time. I've made business deals at some of them. And Brad Beracha's Araka Restaurant is just a wonderful place to dine.
Thanks to Erin Steinbrugge for participating with me, and thanks to David for inviting me to share my thoughts.
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Let me know if you'd like me to speak at your speaking thingy – contact me at rizzotees [ at ] gmail [ dawt ] com.
Dec 3, 2010
Rizzo Tees Talking Social Media At Webster University School Of Business – Video
It was an honor to be invited to the George Herbert Walker School Of Business And Technology for the latest installment of their Walker Speaker Series. I participated in a panel discussion on "Bettering Your Business Using Social Media."
I was joined on stage by fellow panelists Kathleen Manning of Monsanto, Amber Talbot of Scottrade, and Dave Collett of Weber Shandwick. Dr. Benjamin Akande, dean of the Business School, moderated our discussion. He started us off with some questions of his own, and then we took audience questions. Dr. Akande deftly moved us from one topic to the next, and I think the panel especially enjoyed engaging with the audience.
Thanks to Dr. Akande for moderating, Charla Lord for helping us out behind the scenes, and Patrick Powers for inviting me in the first place, and being an all around cool guy.
I did especially enjoy the Webster University blog post linked to above (and pictured above) that includes an autofeed of their latest tweet. That tweet was a retweet of my #FollowFriday tweet for Dr. Akande. The irony is thick and heavy, no?
Thanks again to Webster University. Let's do it again sometime!
A Flickr gallery of the event is here, a direct link to the recorded Ustream video is here, or watch below:
Bonus material:
Kanna Taylor's blogpost on the event
Patrick Powers' recap of the event
If the Ustream video feed above ever goes down, here's the hour-long panel discussion on YouTube.
Nov 15, 2010
Speaking Engagement Tonight At The Gramophone – I'm Goin' OFF!
Tonight I'll be at the STLMixtapes.com tweetup at The Gramophone in St. Louis, MO. My friends J-Will (@theobell) and Los (@biglos) invited me to speak about social media with local DJs, artists, and producers as part of the kickoff of their new project, STLMixTapes. I'm really excited to make the case that using social media to take the general public into the world of a rapper, into the process of making an album and touring, will help them meet with even more success.
And I will argue that this is even more important for the up-and-coming rapper/DJ/producer. You might be able to get away with old-school marketing if you're Nelly (because he's already highly visible), but if you're not as well known and you're looking to bust out, you need to be letting the general public get close to you through social media.
And after I'm done talking (read: after I'm thrown off the stage), there will be live performances by Potzee, Gena, Tef Poe, Rockwell Knuckles, & M.C.
You can RSVP here, or just show up. See you there tonight!
Apr 5, 2010
Knowledge is Power
Last week I gave a talk at David Siteman Garland's RISE Lunch, and my subject matter was a topic that's very near and dear to my heart. The title of my presentation was "Building Communities With Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs – Why Bother?" It was to be a 15 minute presentation. I threw together my Powerpoint presentation (the first one I've ever built, actually).
Here's where things get weird. I don't do alot of public speaking. I had a friend get married in 2001 and I was Best Man, and that speech almost killed me. I was so bloody nervous, I couldn't even enjoy myself at the reception. Last week, as I prepared for the speech, as the speech approached, as I sat at the lunch waiting for my turn, as people kept asking "Are you nervous? Are you nervous?" and as I delivered the speech that ran for 25 minutes……. I was not nervous. Not at all. What is UP with that?
Here's the link to the podcast.
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text: Cops in Lafourche Parish say a man went on a shooting rampage in a post-Christmas rage. He killed his wife, his ex-mother in law and his boss. Investigators say Ben Freeman (above) also wounded his ex-sister in law, bosses wife and his ex-father in law - who is Lafourche Parish Councilman Phillip Gouaux. Freeman then apparently killed himself. "Sheriff Craig Webre reported the suspect... has been found deceased inside a vehicle along U.S. Highway 90 in Raceland," Deputy Brennan Matherne said in a news release. "Ben Edward Freeman (W/M, D.O.B. 10/06/75) of 202 Louis Drive in Houma was found deceased as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound." They discovered Freeman's body as they were investigating three separate shooting scenes in two parishes. "Freeman was the prime suspect in two shooting incidents which resulted in two deaths and three injuries in Lafourche Parish," Matherne explained. "The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office reported that Ben Freeman's current wife, Denise Taylor Freeman, was also found deceased inside the Freemans' home in Terrebonne Parish." An autopsy shows Mrs. Freeman as strangled and drowned. Freeman's autopsy revealed her cause of death as asphyxia (strangulation) due to suffocation and drowning. The dead are: Susan "Pixie" Gouaux of Lockport (Freeman's ex-mother in law) Milton Bourgeois (Freeman's boss) Denise Taylor Freemanm (Freeman's wife) The injured: Lafourche Parish Councilman Louis Phillip Gouaux (Freeman's ex-father in law) Andrea Gouaux (Freeman's ex-sister in law) Ann Bourgeois (Freeman's boss' wife) "Councilman Gouaux and his daughter, Andrea... were transported to University Hospital in New Orleans for treatment. They are currently listed in critical, but stable condition. Deputies learned Ben Freeman is a former son-in-law of the Gouauxs, having been formerly married to their daughter, Jeanne Gouaux," Matherne said. "Ann Bourgeois... was transported to University Hospital in New Orleans and is listed in stable condition." Milton Bourgeois was the Administrator at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland, where Freeman worked as a registered nurse. As news of the shooting spree spread, several hospitals were locked down amid fears Freeman wound go there. "During the search for Ben Freeman, three area hospitals - Ochsner St. Anne Hospital, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, and Terrebonne General Medical Center - were all placed on lockdown for a period of time due to the incidents. It was learned that Freeman had been employed at each of the hospitals over the last few years at one time or another," according to Matherne. Officials released the following update on Friday afternoon: Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported the injured victims from Thursday night's shootings each remain in stable condition. Detectives learned Andrea Gouaux suffered spinal damage, and her father, Lafourche Parish Councilman L. Phillip Gouaux, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck. Both remain hospitalized at University Hospital in New Orleans. They are both listed in critical, but stable condition, and both are responsive. Meanwhile, the third injured victim, Ann Bourgeois, underwent surgery due to a gunshot wound to the leg. She is recovering and is being transferred to Ochsner Medical Center in Kenner. All three were injured during two separate shooting incidents Thursday night which left two others dead, including Councilman Gouaux's wife, 61-year-old Susan "Pixie" Gouaux, as well as Ann Bourgeois' husband, 67-year-old Milton Bourgeois, CEO at Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital in Raceland. The suspect, Ben Edward Freeman (W/M, D.O.B. 10/06/75) of 202 Louis Drive in Houma was also found deceased inside a vehicle on U.S. Highway 90 as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office also reported the body of Freeman's wife, 43-year-old Denise Freeman, was discovered at her home on Thursday night. On Friday, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter reported Denise Freeman's autopsy revealed her cause of death as asphyxia (strangulation) due to suffocation and drowning, and investigators believe Ben Freeman was responsible for her death. Meanwhile, autopsies were conducted on Susan "Pixie" Gouaux and Milton Bourgeois today by the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office. Officials determined Gouaux suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and died as a result of those wounds. Bourgeois, officials discovered, died after suffering a single gunshot wound to the chest at close range. Detectives worked through the night to process the crime scenes at the Gouauxs' residence on Hyland Drive in Lockport and the Bourgeois' residence on LA Highway 308 in Raceland. Detectives also processed the scene where Freeman took his own life in a sport-utility vehicle on U.S. Highway 90. Detectives say no evidence of any motive, nor any type of suicide note, was found at any of the scenes. The investigation into the incidents is continuing as detectives attempt to learn about the events that led up to Thursday's shootings. Sheriff Webre said Freeman was connected to each of the victims. Freeman was involved in a custody dispute with his former wife, Jeanne Gouaux, who is the daughter of Councilman Gouaux. The two had four children together, but several incidents have been reported in the last two years, mostly with regard to telephone harassment. Freeman was arrested for harassment in May 2013 and had been served with at least two protective orders, the most recent of which expired in November 2013. Sheriff Webre also indicated Freeman was a former employee of Ochsner St. Anne General Hospital and had been fired in 2011.


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I was wondering if any of you guys on here have any idea about this. Basically my air con blows out hot air. I started with re gassing and still no change and noticed the clutch on the pulley was clicking in and out and that the gauge on the refill bottle was going up and down every time it clicked in and out, read possibly the lower sensor switch maybe at fault, had a fiddle with that and it seemed to sort the issue with the clutch clicking in and out but still hot air.
I put the gauge back on and the needle seems to sit on the same spot and it wouldn't change if I added gas or released, also when the ac is off the needle went into the red but when on it goes into the green. If any one can help or had this same problem I would be so grateful as I just can't afford to pay garage prices and my 2 year old gets to hot in the car. Many thanks in advance fellas
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Dear Elders and Community Members,
The Menominee Aging Division serves to provide efficient service to the elders of the Menominee Tribe/County. Tribal, Federal and State funds support our efforts to provide a variety of programs as listed below. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or requests for service at the contact information provided below.
We welcome your input on any current or proposed services that you feel would be important for our elder population. Our mission is to respect and honor the traditions of our elders by providing services that promote independent living and enhance quality of life.
• Senior Nutrition Programs (Congregate dining and home delivered meals)
• Benefit Specialist
• Family Caregiver Support Program
• Wolf River Community Based Residential Facility
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• Direct Assistance
• Senior Companion/Foster Grandparents Programs
Please read further for more detail on some of our programming.
Senior Nutrition Programs:
Funded by Tribal, State, and Federal funds, our Senior Nutrition Programs, Congregate and Home Delivered Meals, in Neopit and Keshena provide hot, nutritious meals in the congregate settings and to persons who qualify for home delivered meals. Our meals are designed to help you stay healthy, and the menus are created by a dietician and approved by the local nutrition committee. For additional information contact Tanaes Washinawatok at email@example.com or 715-799-5929
Our centers serve to provide much more than just a meal. Elders can use the centers as an opportunity to socialize and do activities such as playing cards and bingo, working puzzles, or just plain old visiting and enjoying the company of others! The senior centers are open daily Monday through Friday until 2:00pm with the exception of Holidays. Contributions for your meals are welcome and encouraged, but not required.
Who Is Eligible For Meal Services?
Persons eligible for congregate meals must be:
• Age 55 or older
• Any spouse who attends the dining center with their spouse who is age 55 or older.
• A disabled individual who resides at home with an eligible elder participating in the program.
Am I eligible for Home Delivered Meals?
Persons eligible for home delivered meals must be:
• Age 55 or older, frail and essentially home bound (flexibility is allowed for medical appointments and only occasional personal reasons such as hair care or church services that are important to the person's quality of life.)
• A spouse of a person eligible for a HDM as described above, regardless of age or condition
• A disabled individual who resides at home with an eligible older individual participating in the program
Each person applying for home delivered meals shall receive an assessment in their home to determine the individuals' level of need for this service and other services. Reassessment of the continued need for home delivered meal service will be done in the home of the participant every six to twelve months.
What are the Criteria for the Home Delivered Meal Eligibility Assessment?
1. The individual must be unable to leave his or her home under normal circumstances.
2. The person must be unable to participate in the congregate meal program because of physical or emotional problems.
3. There is no spouse or other adult living in the home willing to prepare all meals.
4. The special dietary needs can be met by meals available.
5. The individual is able to feed themselves or have someone available to assist with dining.
6. The individual is unable, physically, or emotionally, to obtain food and prepare adequate meals.
7. The individual agrees to be home when meals are delivered or to contact the program when absence is unavoidable.
Tribal/County Benefits Specialist:
Our Benefits Specialist offers information, advice and assistance related to individual eligibility for, and problems with, public benefits and services, health care financing, insurance, housing and other financial and consumer concerns. The Benefits Specialist makes referrals to older persons in need of legal representation to available legal resources. For more information contact Lynette Wychesit at email@example.com or 715-799-5688.
Who is Eligible for the Benefits Specialist's Assistance?
The Benefits Specialist provides assistance to Menominee County residents age 55 and over.
What type of benefits can the Benefits Specialist help me with?
Examples of benefits:
• Medical Entitlements (Medical Assistance, Medicare Parts A B C and D, SeniorCare, Veterans' Assistance Medical Benefits, etc.)
• Insurance (Long Term Care Insurance, Medicare Supplement, Non-Health Insurance, etc.)
• Housing/Utilities Issues (Evictions, Low Income Energy Assistance Disputes/Appeals, Housing Discrimination, Subsidized Housing Access/Tenant Rights, Weatherization Program Disputes/Appeals, Utility Shut-Offs, etc.)
• Non-Covered Health Costs (Bill Reduction, Debt Collection Practices, Prescription Drug Assistance Programs, etc.)
• Income Support (Social Security/SSI, Unemployment Compensation, Food Stamps, VA Pensions, Retirement, Disability, Other Pensions, Other Support Income)
• Surrogate Decision-Making/Community Education (Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Living Wills, Matters of Probate, etc.)
• Other (Elder Rights, Consumer Assistance, Community Based Programs, etc.)
What if I require an attorney's help?
The Benefits Specialist has access to a Judicare attorney, a provider who offers free legal help concerning civil matters for eligible low income persons. The Benefits Specialist will make a referral when cases require an attorney.
Family Caregiver Support Program:
Provides services designed to assist the caregiver. For more information on the Caregiver Support Program contact Tanaes Washinawatok at 715-799-5929.
Who is eligible for caregiver services?
• A family caregiver is defined in Title VI as an adult family member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home and community care. The Family Caregiver Support Program provides services for caregivers, not the elders.
• A small amount of Title III funds are received to provide support services to family caregivers with priority to caregivers of persons with Alzheimers' disease or other dementia, Grandparents or older individuals that are relative caregivers of children under 19 years of age, and Grandparents or relative caregivers, (not the parents) providing care for adult children with a disability who are between 19 and 59 years of age.
What types of services are provided in the caregiver support program?
The service you receive depends upon the level of care needed and might include:
• Information and Assistance, a service that provides current information on opportunities and available resources.
• Respite care, a service that provides a period of relief or rest for caregivers. Respite care includes in-home personal care assisting with the activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, bathing, etc.
• Supplemental services that might include assisted transportation for a person who has difficulty using regular vehicular transportation, nutrition counseling, etc.
• Homemaker assistance that includes help for persons having difficulty with one or more activity such as preparing a meal, shopping, using the telephone, etc.
• A caregiver support group exists to provide relevant information to caregivers and serves as a social network where a caregiver can find other persons in like situations and share thoughts and ideas to improve or alleviate the stress of providing care.
Wolf River CBRF:
The Wolf River Community Based Residential Facility provides a comfortable home-like atmosphere for our residents who are not able to remain independent in their own home, but do not require the skilled care of a nursing home. The services provided at the CBRF are designed to help elders remain in the community. For more information on the services provided at the CBRF contact Gail Hanseter at 715-799-5274.
Other than becoming a resident, what services are offered at the CBRF?
In addition to residency the CBRF offers:
• Respite Care Services which is a temporary placement for no more than 28 consecutive days for care, treatment, or services that allow a period of respite for the primary caregiver.
• Adult Day Services provides care for part of a day in a group setting to allow family caregivers the ability to carry on with their daily activities while their loved one is safely cared for in their absence.
Who is eligible for CBRF services?
• Residency, Respite Care, and Adult Day services are available to elders age 60 and older.
• A screening assessment will determine if the CBRF is capable of meeting your needs.
What Core Services are provided at the CBRF?
• Nutritious meals and snacks
• Assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, hygiene, transferring, eating, medication management
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• Private room and bathroom
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Stackable lipglosses! I've never seen them before (at least not with the doe foot applicators). When I saw these I just had to have them. They are so cute. There are six shades stacked. Four out of six shades are super sheer. Some are sparkly and some not. One shade is a bit more opaque than the sheer ones and ...Read More »
Pink Challenge: Day 7 by Maestra
For my last pink manicure I wanted to create something that I would actually like and wear. That means that there isn't a lot of pink involved. Finally here is my seventh pink manicure. This was actually my second attempt. Yesterday I created something that I didn't like at all and I wasn't in the mood to do another pink ...Read More »
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Gejba: I asked one of my friends (her nick is Snow White) if she would be willing to write outfit post for our blog. Here is what she sent me … When my dear friend Gejba asked me, if I would like to publish a guest post on the Parokeets blog, I gladly accepted her invitation. I decided to show ...Read More »
Review and swatches: H&M Summer Nails LE
I'm soooo late with this post. Maestra and I have for you swatches of H&M Summer Nails LE sets. One is more pastel and other one more vibrant. Pastel H&M Summer Nails LE set consists of: Yellow, Coral, Mint Green and Light Blue polish. Coral looks more orange-coral while Ligh Blue is lighter blue in real life. All colors look ...Read More »
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Hello from Germany – land of p2 polishes. Everybody is else is napping, so I used the time to take photos of my todays haul. Not the best or the most accurate photos but … Enjoy in the res of the weekend …. hopefully you have more than our 18°C (64.4ºF).Read More »
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Although I'm not a big fan of red polishes, I couldn't resist buying H&M's Hot Minnie. I admit I bought it because of the cute Minnie Mouse print on the bottle. And now I'm in love with this bright red with creme finish. It's perfect for spring and summer! The application was very easy. It dried very fast. This could ...Read More »
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I am wondering if it is possible to add a grading rubric to an assignment? For example, let's say I want to give students an essay assignment. I would do this by going in to add a homework assignment and I would set the activity type to "Write text".
Students could then come in and submit their essay to that homework assignment. So far so good.
Now, when it comes time for the teacher to grade the submissions, this is where I'd like to be able to use a grading rubric. What I mean by this is that within that essay assignment, let's say the teacher wants to issue a grade based on the follow criteria:
1. Accurately states the main topic of the lecture (0-5 points)
2. Accurately paraphrases the first major supporting point (0-5 points)
3. Accurately summarizes details supporting the first point (0-5 points)
4. Accurately paraphrases the second major supporting point and details (0-5 points)
5. Accurately summarizes details supporting the second point (0-5 points)
6. Progresses smoothly from one idea to the next (0-5 points)
7. Clear speech (0-5 points)
8. Clear pronunciation (0-5 points)
9. Correct word and syllable stress (0-5 points)
10. Good pace (not too fast or too slow) (0-5 points)
This would be the grading rubric for this assignment. The teacher could then go in and assign a point value to each of the rubric items the teacher had set up for this assignment. It would then be great if the student's final grade could be based on either a summation of each of the rubric items OR an average of the total rubric items (for example, you would add the total rubric score up and then divide by the number of rubric items). It would be nice for the teacher to be able to determine if the student's final grade was based on either a total summation of the rubric score or an average.
This is a fairly common method of grading when it comes to writing assignments, so I imagine there would be good use for this type of feature.
Please let me know if there is a way to do this within JoomlaLMS.
Unfortunately currently there is no such functionality in JoomlaLMS. We can offer you custom development on a paid basis. If you are interested in such a project please submit a ticket to our helpdesk and we will be happy to estimate this project for you.
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Thanks for the quick reply Helga. I will open a ticket for an estimate on this custom development.
Have a great day!
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BEEVILLE- A couple of members of the Channel 6 news team spent Saturday morning on the golf course in Beeville.
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Imprimis out of Hillsdale College used to be halfway decent until it started waving the flag, whereupon its conservative/Republican colors began to show. Of all the many myths in the article by Podhoretz that conveniently has arrived right before the election, the ones on foreign wars struck me. "…since 9/11 we have spilled yet more blood and treasure fighting against Islamofascism, the totalitarian successor to Nazism." Whose blood has been spilled, Norman? In Iraq, 4,486 Americans and 100,000–500,000 Iraqis. Iraq has 1/10 the population of America. If America had suffered a proportionate number of casualties, it would be 1 million to 5 million. Stop talking utter nonsense, Norman. The twin ideas of Islamofascism and Islamofascism being a successor to Nazism are simply absurd. By 1941, Hitler had 3 million men under arms, including 17 panzer divisions with 4,000 tanks. In World War II, 12.5 million Germans in total went into the military.
Then Podhoretz approvingly quotes Mona Charen on the "Muslim world." What she says is totally absurd:
"…of the last six wars in which the United States was involved (Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya), four were undertaken to rescue Muslims and the other two (Afghanistan and Iraq) had the side benefit of liberating Muslims…"
Mona and Norman, how would you like it if an armed force like that of the U.S. invaded America and "had the side benefit of liberating" Americans in the same bloody and destructive ways that the Americans have "liberated" these countries?3:27 pm on October 31, 2012 Email Michael S. Rozeff


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Archinect - News 2014-12-21T03:35:52-05:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/115104940/1-wtc-tops-the-list-of-most-expensive-skyscrapers 1 WTC tops the list of most expensive skyscrapers Archinect 2014-12-03T11:05:00-05:00 >2014-12-11T17:59:35-05:00
One World Trade Center is by far the world's most expensive building, coming in at $3.9B, nearly double the second-most expensive buildings, Vegas' Palazzo casino and London's The Shard, which both cost $1.9B to build. Perhaps even more surprising, Dubai's dizzying Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, comes in at number five

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/114964411/rising-towers-escalate-need-for-faster-lifts Rising Towers Escalate Need for Faster Lifts Alexander Walter 2014-12-01T14:48:00-05:00 >2014-12-03T22:07:21-05:00
When Shanghai Tower opens as China's tallest building next year, the 2,073-foot (632 m) tower will feature elevators capable of traveling 40.3 miles (64.8 km) per hour, or 59 feet (18 m) per second, a new milestone. [...] The question facing the industry today: how fast can elevators go without sacrificing comfort? [...] At 66 feet (20 m) per second, even the slightest vibration will create a shock for passengers.

Related: Up and Down, Side to Side; ThyssenKrupp's cable-free MULTI elevator to begin testing in 2016
 http://archinect.com/news/article/110114834/la-drops-helipad-requirement-for-tall-buildings-enter-la-skyline-2-0 LA drops helipad requirement for tall buildings; enter LA skyline 2.0 Archinect 2014-09-29T17:36:00-04:00 >2014-10-02T13:35:18-04:00
In a move that could dramatically change Los Angeles' skyline, city leaders announced Monday that helicopter landing facilities will no longer be required atop new buildings. The fire code requirement has been criticized for contributing to the "flat-topped" look of Los Angeles' skyline, particularly in downtown. Los Angeles was the only major U.S. city with such a rule, which has been in place since at least the 1970s.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/105803115/the-tall-dc-new-monumentalism-exhibit-questions-washington-d-c-s-building-height-restrictions The TALL DC: New Monumentalism exhibit questions Washington D.C.'s building height restrictions Justine Testado 2014-08-04T19:10:00-04:00 >2014-08-13T19:27:40-04:00
The recent "TALL DC: New Monumentalism" exhibition took a critical approach to how outdated urban building standards -- specifically in D.C. -- can affect the built environment and the field of architecture, even as social demands and technology progress. Graduate students of Emerging Technologies and Media at The Catholic University of America proposed three skyscrapers among D.C.'s historical monuments to further encourage the questioning of this notion and the definition of "a monument".

More photos and other details on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/105421785/sure-architecture-s-winning-endless-city-skyscraper-proposal-for-the-streets-of-london SURE Architecture's winning "Endless City" skyscraper proposal for the streets of London Justine Testado 2014-07-30T20:30:00-04:00 >2014-07-31T18:50:21-04:00
SURE Architecture's "The Endless City in Height" skyscraper is all about going with the flow while making a bold statement. Proposed for the SkyScraper & SuperSkyscraper Competition, the entry recently won first place in the international competition. Designed to integrate itself with the surrounding streets in London, pedestrians discover the skyscraper's vertical city inside while walking up and down the "endless" interweaving ramps that wrap around the tower.

Learn more about it on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/105028088/a-gasp-inducing-plan-for-s-f-skyline-from-the-ground-up A gasp-inducing plan for S.F. skyline, from the ground up Archinect 2014-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 >2014-08-07T11:50:48-04:00
A new pair of towers proposed for downtown San Francisco would include the city's second-tallest building - and perhaps its most startling public space, an open-air plaza set beneath the main tower's elevated first floor. The project straddles the northwest corner of First and Mission streets, with a 605-foot tower on Mission and a broad 910-foot high-rise on First. By comparison, the Salesforce Tower under construction on the southeast corner will top off at 1,070 feet.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/97496121/evolo-skyscrapers-2-now-available-for-pre-order eVolo Skyscrapers 2 now available for pre-order Justine Testado 2014-04-07T17:17:00-04:00 >2014-04-07T19:35:50-04:00
Need inspiration to prepare for next year's eVOLO Skyscraper Competition? eVOLO's latest publication, EVOLO SKYSCRAPERS 2 is now available for pre-order throughout April! Only 1,000 copies worldwide are in stock.

As the follow-up to the acclaimed first edition, the hardcover, 628-page book showcases 150 of the best skyscraper submissions to the popular eVOLO Skyscraper Competition from the past few years.

These reimagined super-tall structures explore technological advances, sustainable systems, and the establishment of new urban and architectural solutions to solve economic, social, and cultural problems of the world's contemporary cities.

Click here to order. Orders will ship out in May.

For more eVOLO on Archinect, click here.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/96415206/work-to-start-next-month-on-1km-kingdom-tower-in-jeddah-saudi-arabia Work to start next month on 1km Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Archinect 2014-03-24T16:00:00-04:00 >2014-04-15T15:08:50-04:00
Once complete the tower will be the world's tallest, beating current record holder the 828m-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Client Jeddah Economic Company has not yet confirmed the exact height of the tower, but has indicated it will be over 1km tall. In December, contractor Saudi Bauer completed piling work for the tower, including sinking 270 piles up to a depth of 110m.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/93964055/too-late-community-mobilizes-to-save-central-park-from-skyscraper-shadows Too Late, Community Mobilizes to Save Central Park from Skyscraper Shadows Archinect 2014-02-20T15:00:00-05:00 >2014-02-24T18:35:49-05:00
Last night, nearly 500 New Yorkers gathered at the New York Public Library's main branch for a forum on the wave of skyscrapers that are rising along the Southern edge of Central Park. Skyscrapers that will, depending on whom you ask, either transform Central Park into a gloomy airshaft or create shadows as fleeting and insubstantial as a cloud moving across the sun. Concerns were raised, grievances aired and oligarchs denigrated.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/93886900/ice-falling-from-skyscrapers-creates-issues-in-new-york Ice falling from skyscrapers creates issues in New York Alexander Walter 2014-02-19T15:04:00-05:00 >2014-02-24T18:27:57-05:00
Several blocks around the World Trade Center and the Battery Park Underpass were shut down Wednesday due to reports of ice falling from the tower. [...] Dangerous blocks of ice have been cascading down from 1 World Trade Center intermittently for the past two weeks, leading to several road closures and panic among pedestrians.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/91683852/flammable-towers-make-a-fiery-statement-on-the-modern-skyscraper-frenzy "Flammable" towers make a fiery statement on the modern skyscraper frenzy Justine Testado 2014-01-20T14:13:00-05:00 >2014-01-22T09:43:51-05:00
 Architects always have the future in mind when they design. That's particularly evident in today's cityscapes as they continuously try to one-up each other in who can raise the world's next tallest, more-modern-than-thou skyscraper for all to gaze in awe -- or not. For Jingjing Naihan Li, a long-time resident and practicing architect in Beijing, modern skyscrapers can be invasive and gradually make the city's public spaces feel less familiar.

 As a clever response to the skyscraper frenzy she saw at home and abroad, Naihan created a collection of the most recognizable towers scaled down to meticulously replicated wax candles titled "Flammable."

 "Together, it looks like a party of all the alpha males of the world," Naihan responded in an email. "In places like New York or Hong Kong where land is limited, it was somewhat justifiable to build high and dense. But as the cities with the skyscraper were viewed by other developed countries as the representative of modern success, the sk...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/89521499/seeing-a-need-for-oversight-of-new-york-s-lordly-towers Seeing a Need for Oversight of New York's Lordly Towers Archinect 2013-12-23T12:58:00-05:00 >2013-12-30T19:02:17-05:00
A forthcoming report from the Municipal Art Society, called "The Accidental Skyline," bemoans what's happening on 57th Street, absent New Yorkers' input. It suggests any new tower casting a shadow over Central Park should require the approval of the City Planning Commission. That's a plausible trigger for public oversight, dependent on city commissioners with backbone who understand design.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/89078429/berg-c-f-m-ller-dinelljohansson-propose-world-s-tallest-wooden-skyscraper-for-stockholm Berg | C.F. Møller & DinellJohansson propose world's tallest wooden skyscraper for Stockholm Justine Testado 2013-12-17T18:58:00-05:00 >2013-12-23T18:39:12-05:00
Berg | C.F. Møller and DinellJohansson recently won the competition to design a future residential landmark for Stockholm. Hosted by Swedish real estate group HSB, three competing teams were required to propose three innovative residential buildings for three central locations in the city. The winners will work with HSB to develop and build the residential complex by 2023, in time for HSB's 100th anniversary.

 Here's a glimpse of Berg | C.F. Møller and DinellJohansson's proposals:

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 Fleminggatan:

 http://archinect.com/news/article/84300066/skinny-shop-designed-tower-higher-than-empire-state-building-wins-city-approval Skinny SHoP-designed tower, higher than Empire State Building, wins city approval Archinect 2013-10-16T15:44:00-04:00 >2013-10-19T10:24:49-04:00
The tower would have only been 697 feet until the developers bought Steinway Hall — a deal that allowed for the building's height to double, but also gave the Landmarks Preservation Commission the final say. The approval was a no brainer, members said. "It represents the best of both worlds of new construction and design and historic preservation," Commission Chairman Robert Tierney said Tuesday. Fellow commissioner Fred Bland called the combo "daring and smart."

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/83671758/a-short-history-of-the-highrise-a-fascinating-and-beautifully-crafted-interactive-documentary A Short History of the Highrise - A fascinating and beautifully crafted interactive documentary Archinect 2013-10-08T12:13:00-04:00 >2013-10-14T20:17:01-04:00
Watch a four-part interactive documentary about the fascinating past, present and future of high-rise living in cities around the world.

 A Short History of the Highrise is an interactive documentary; a collaboration between the National Film Board of Canada and the NY Times.

 MUD, CONCRETE, GLASS and HOME: Director's Statement

 Great Cities, throughout history, have been defined by their "Great Buildings": spectacular temples, banks, palaces and cultural monuments.

 But a city's everyday urban fabric ‑ ordinary residential highrise buildings ‑ can tell us more than any other built form about a civilization's respect for humanity.

 That's why I've spent the last five years documenting them and the lives inside them, as the director of the National Film Board of Canada's Emmy-winning project called HIGHRISE.

 About a year ago, the project took an unexpected turn. The New York Times Op-Docs video department called on us to collaborate on a new iteration of HIGHRISE. They gave me rare access to their remarkable repository of undigitized photographs, an archive affectionately known as the Morgue . With the help o...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/78369996/sky-city-world-s-tallest-building-stops-construction-due-to-lack-of-government-approval Sky City, world's tallest building, stops construction due to lack of government approval Archinect 2013-07-31T14:11:00-04:00 >2013-08-05T19:45:12-04:00
Yin Zhi, head of Beijing Tsinghua Urban Design Institute, said, "The technique that Broad Group uses has no precedent in the world, and the cost they promised is very low. So they either have some record breaking techniques or it's a lie. They are gambling. If they win, they will change the history of world architecture, but that's one chance in a million."

 In China's Hunan province, ground was broken for the next "world's tallest skyscraper". It was a brave ambition. The developer Broad Group planned to build an 838 meter tower with 202 stories, in just 10 months. The tower would surpass the current tallest skyscraper, Dubai's Burj Khalifa by 10 meters. But the project has been halted over questions concerning feasibility and government permission.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/75530256/the-politics-of-12-new-skyscrapers-for-paris The politics of 12 new skyscrapers for Paris Nam Henderson 2013-06-19T12:14:00-04:00 >2013-06-19T12:14:58-04:00
"We mustn't let ourselves be imprisoned by a 'heritage vision' of the city," Ms Hidalgo told the news magazine L'Express. "We are working towards a "genero-city" which is to say a city that is open, convivial and in vibration."

 John Laurenson talks with supporters and critics sparring over plans to build 12 new skyscrapers in Paris. The issue has generated enough controversy that Laurenson believes it will likely play a role in deciding the next municipal elections.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/69694364/editor-s-picks-307 Editor's Picks #307 Nam Henderson 2013-03-19T17:39:00-04:00 >2014-04-07T14:59:32-04:00
Reflecting on the site of Farnsworth House, an obvious floodplain, toasteroven wondered "who pushed siting the building where it is - the client or mies?". To which snooker-doodle-dandy replied "don't believe Mies would ever let a Client tell him what to do. In fact if they tried, he would most likely stuff out his Cuban cigar on their forehead"

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As of March 11, 2013 Farnsworth House is fully surrounded by river water, but neither the lower deck nor the upper deck had yet been breached.

Paul Petrunia noted that last time it happened "They even blogged the cleanup: http://archinect.com/news/article/80993/farnsworth-clean-up".

Reflecting on the site of Farnsworth House, an obvious floodplain, toasteroven wondered "who pushed siting the building where it is - the client or mies?". To which snooker-doodle-dandy replied "don't believe Mies would ever let a Client tell him what to do. In fact if they tried, he would most likely stuff out his Cuban cigar on their forehead"

For her part Donna Sink expressed the opinion "I think evilplatypus - whose presence here I miss - once noted that the 100 year flood level that Mies used to site the building has been radically changed due to the massive suburban development that has happened upstream in the intervening 60 years. I think the house should be moved".

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 http://archinect.com/news/article/68323386/building-boom-the-london-developments-revamping-the-skyline Building boom: the London developments revamping the skyline Archinect 2013-02-25T14:36:00-05:00 >2013-03-04T21:12:39-05:00
The London skyline has traditionally been a slow-moving beast. While cities in Asia or the United States throw up dozens of new buildings virtually overnight, the capital's horizon evolves at a more sedate pace. That's all changing. A clutch of thrilling new buildings is revamping the skyline and helping to fulfil the desperate demand for housing. It's taking place all over the city, but particularly in a southern stretch between London Bridge and Lambeth.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/68116209/shard-builders-mace-to-project-manage-saudi-arabia-s-kingdom-tower Shard builders Mace to project manage Saudi Arabia's Kingdom tower Archinect 2013-02-22T12:53:00-05:00 >2013-02-28T23:22:37-05:00
The British company that built the Shard skyscraper in London will manage the construction of the Kingdom tower in Saudi Arabia, which will be the world's tallest building when completed. The Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal unveiled the plans, by American firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, 18 months ago as part of a new £13bn Kingdom City development on the Red Sea coast to the north of Jeddah.

 http://archinect.com/news/article/65046351/toronto-leading-western-world-in-tall-building-construction Toronto Leading Western World in Tall Building Construction Anna Johnson 2013-01-07T23:48:00-05:00 >2013-01-08T00:29:22-05:00
Canada's biggest city is getting even bigger, with a pace-setting number of skyscrapers set to join the city skyline. According to a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) report dubbed "Canada Rising," Toronto is leading the western world in terms of new buildings 150 metres or taller currently under construction.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/64757984/double-deck-elevators-rise-as-tallest-towers-test-limits Double-Deck Elevators Rise as Tallest Towers Test Limits Archinect 2013-01-03T17:24:00-05:00 >2013-01-03T17:24:35-05:00
The United Technologies Corp. unit has to go beyond the braking mechanism Elisha Otis demonstrated with a rope and saber at the 1854 World's Fair. It's working on systems able to stop 16 metric tons (35,274 pounds) of elevator and cable falling from the top of a kilometer-tall tower -- equal to a half-full tractor trailer driven off a cliff.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/64433192/150-stories-but-no-sewer-connection 150 stories - but no sewer connection Barry Lehrman 2012-12-30T11:09:00-05:00 >2013-01-01T19:58:14-05:00
'[R]emember that a place like Dubai really emerged in the last 50 years. It was a sleepy, you know, Bedouin town half a century ago. And what you do is when you bring in the world's, you know, most sophisticated architects and engineers, you can literally build anything, including a building of 140 or 150 stories. But designing a municipal network of sewage treatment is in some ways more complex. - KATE ASCHER

 Terry Gross recently interviewed Kate Ascher about her skyscraper book, and ended up discussing the common lack of sewage connections in Dubai - including the Burj Khalifa. So they end up using trucks to cart the sewage to the central treatment plant, where they often end up queuing for 24-hours or more before they can be emptied.

 Gizmodo calculated:

 'The Burj Khalifa has 163 habitable floors. It's designed to hold 35,000 people at any given time. Now, humans produce 100 to 250 grams (3 to 8 ounces) of feces per day. Let's say 200 in this case, since these people are well fed. That's 7,000,000 grams per day. Seven tonnes of poop per day. Now, add human-produced liquids (pee, bathing, cleaning their teeth...) and the water to push the poop down its miles of sewage pipes. I think a very conservative total would be 15 tonnes of sewage per day.

 That's a lot of poop.'
 http://archinect.com/news/article/64227047/sky-gardens-add-drama-to-750-million-park-avenue-tower Sky Gardens Add Drama to $750 Million Park Avenue Tower Archinect 2012-12-26T20:15:00-05:00 >2013-01-01T19:58:29-05:00
The Park Avenue tower rises from a monumental covered plaza to two setbacks, where the 42-foot-high garden levels expose those massive, dramatic building supports. The top two floors of the tower, tentatively planned to rise 49 stories, form a glass- roofed garden. Elevator shafts morph into glowing blades that slice the sky above the roof.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/63218922/isolated-tombstone-stands-among-chinese-skyscrapers Isolated Tombstone Stands Among Chinese Skyscrapers Anna Johnson 2012-12-12T14:01:00-05:00 >2012-12-13T12:41:11-05:00
In a bizarre dispute, a skyscraper has been built around a tombstone in the city of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province in China. Building developers bought a cemetery with an eye to building a series of skyscrapers on the land. Prior to construction, locals were paid to relocate the graves, yet one family refused the proposed terms, forcing developers to build around the landmass.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/61585416/russia-s-mercury-city-tower-cuts-the-shard-down-to-size Russia's Mercury City tower cuts the Shard down to size Archinect 2012-11-17T13:25:00-05:00 >2012-11-21T11:09:10-05:00
A towering beacon of pink mirrored glass has overtaken the Shard to become the tallest building in Europe. Moscow's Mercury City tower, which topped out on Thursday, now rises to 339m, making it 29m taller than London's own crystalline pyramid. The building joins a motley cluster in the emerging Moscow International Business Centre, a $12bn complex initiated by former mayor Yuri Luzhkov as a playground for rival oligarchs to demonstrate their penile might.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/58632365/tall-building-experts-no-easy-path-to-truly-sustainable-supertowers Tall-Building Experts: No Easy Path to Truly Sustainable Supertowers Archinect 2012-10-04T19:02:00-04:00 >2012-10-08T18:35:03-04:00
Johnson, a design partner in the New York City office of architect NBBJ, estimates that by 2060-70, skyscrapers will not only produce more energy than they use, they will produce food.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/55406923/is-there-a-limit-to-how-tall-buildings-can-get Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get? Archinect 2012-08-16T15:37:00-04:00 >2012-08-19T06:25:58-04:00
For a Middle East-based client he's not allowed to identify, Johnson worked on a project back in the late 2000s designing a building that would have been a mile-and-a-half tall, with 500 stories. Somewhat of a theoretical practice, the design team identified between 8 and 10 inventions that would have had to take place to build a building that tall. Not innovations, Johnson says, but inventions, as in completely new technologies and materials.

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Rio de Janeiro
It won't take you long to realize why locals refer to this as the Cidade Maravilhosa - the "Marvelous City." The cultural capital of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro never fails to impress. In a twist of history, Rio was once the capital of Brazil and Portugal. The Portuguese royal family and court of 15,000 escaped Napoleon's invasion of 1807 to arrive in Brazil, their colony since the year 1500. During the next thirteen years native-born Brazilians became accustomed to participation in government, and their ports were opened to foreign trade. When the king returned to Portugal in 1821, leaving his son Prince Regent Pedro to govern in his name, powerful interests in Lisbon pushed for Brazil to revert to it's former status. Unwilling to submit, Brazilians persuaded Pedro to declare independence. In 1822 they crowned him Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil, in Rio, then fought a two year war to finally rid themselves of European rule.
Today Europeans and North Americans are among those who arrive for the beaches, the sunshine, the food, and the people. You won't find lovelier stretches of sand anywhere. And the men on the sand — at Copacabana's Bolsa Beach and Ipanema's Farme de Amoedo (or "Farme Gay") — are jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Both beaches are a great place to meet new friends or find out where the in-crowd is headed that evening.
Rio's gay nightlife, centered in Ipanema and Copacabana, is another draw for foreign travelers. You'll find every kind of music imaginable, but make sure you try one of the clubs where they dance the samba and bossa nova. The sight of so many hot men swaying to the tropical beat will surely be one of your best memories of Rio.
Rio, by Michael Luongo
To my mind there is no more beautifully situated city in the world than Rio de Janeiro. A beachside metropolis, my favourite kind of urban destination, it spreads up from the Atlantic Ocean into the dramatic mountains behind it. Many are oddly rounded in shape, like Sugarloaf (which takes its name from a time when sugar was shaped in cones) and Corcovado ("hunchback" in Portuguese), graced for more than 80 years by the outstretched arms of Christ the Redeemer, who blesses the city and her residents no matter what sins they get up to.
Rio dates back to the 1500s and was once the capital of Brazil, before the central government was moved in the middle of the last century to Brasília, in the wilds at the heart of the country. Still, even the designers of the new capital so loved Rio they refused to live in Brasília. The most famous architect of the new capital, Oscar Niemeyer, lives in a curvaceous ocean-view high rise on Avenida Atlantica. Niemeyer, 105 years old (in December 2012), is the perfect example of what locals call a Carioca de Gema, or native of Rio "down to the yolk." Such people refuse to leave Rio; once you visit this seductive city with its mix of danger, sensuality and beauty, you'll understand.
My first visit to Rio was in 2000, and I landed in the middle of Carnival. I was travelling with my friend Jim Green, a professor at Brown University and the author of the book Beyond Carnival, about Brazil's gay history. I could not have had a better person as a guide. We spent time in Copacabana, where the gay beach, marked by its own rainbow flag, sprawls from the famous Copacabana Palace hotel. We delighted in watching famous Brazilian pornstars order drinks from the gay kiosk on Avenida Atlantica, with its black and white swirled walkways.
The other gay beach is in Ipanema, a more upscale, less crowded part of the city where we watched well-toned men (often called Barbies for their beautiful, though distinctly male, physiques) play volleyball where the sands meet the Rua Farme de Amoedo, considered the main gay drag. I partied at the Banda de Ipanema street festival while getting rained on, surrounded by hundreds of Speedo-clad men whose feathery head-dresses wilted to the pavement.
Farther from the centre of Rio is the beach at Leblon, and during Carnival it's home to the Gay Ball at the social club Scala, which for me was the highlight. I danced with a hunky Argentine tourist, a transgender beauty and a ball-gowned woman old enough to be my grandmother. All this special gay fun was in addition to the normal goings-on during Carnival, including the Sambadromo, where the parades of samba schools competing for the best themes and costumes all take place.
Carnival, which takes place just before Lent, is the party that put Rio on the map, but there are other great times to visit the city. One of the world's biggest New Year's celebrations is Réveillon, when millions of Cariocas dress in white and head to the beach, throwing flowers into the Atlantic Ocean as offerings to Yemanja, the goddess of the sea, celebrated in the Penelope Cruz movie Woman on Top. We all know what happens when white clothes hit water, so after the flowers are thrown, people find other ways to ring in the new year.
Any event will have a gay dimension in Rio, but if you want to visit during Pride itself, head to Rio in October, just as summer is beginning. This year's Pride had nearly a million participants. Clovis Casimiro, the commercial director of the gay tourism promotion group ABRAT GLS, says that during Pride or any time, "Rio is so fun because of the local people and the combination of nature and metropolis --and also because Rio means the Brazilian way of life -- relaxed, happy, colourful, with music and great hosts!"
Casimiro reminds us that while beaches made Rio famous, the city is so much more than just that. Within the old downtown, you'll find fantastic colonial churches, like São Bento, with its interior awash in gold, or the space-capsule-shaped Catedral Metropolitana. I love the old plazas here in the center, often devoid of tourists, who stick to the beaches. The downtown is full of imposing early-20th-century classical structures, along with mid-century moderns built under dictatorships, which seem almost Pharaonic in scale. No gay person worth his or her salt will want to miss the neighbourhood of Flamengo, with its Carmen Miranda Museum. Gay artist Ulisses Rabelo sculpted many of the mannequins that hold the brilliant clothes this Brazilian star wore in numerous Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
Overlooking Rio is the hillside neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, which has undergone a revival and is full of artists and galleries. At the bottom of the hills, below Santa Teresa, is a famous aqueduct, the Arcos da Lapa, in the area known as Lapa. This neighbourhood, now full of clubs and music bars, is a little seedy and was once the haunt of the legendary Madame Satã, whose real name was João Francisco dos Santos, an infamous gang member and drag performer in the 1920s and 1930s. Madame Satã is just one example of Rio's gay history and her always-lurking dangers. The city has dramatically improved in the past decade in both cleanliness and safety, as all of Brazil's economy has uplifted and with the city preparing for the Olympics.
Still, night is a time to be cautious. I was once attacked by young kids with knives in Copacabana. In the end, I was relatively unharmed, just a little shaken, but I was left with one of my favourite Rio stories. I flagged down the police, explaining to them what had happened, but we could not find the suspects when we did a drive-around. The police asked me where I was heading, which was to a new gay bar (since closed.) The policemen did not know of it but said they would instead take me to Le Boy, Rio's best-known gay club. They turned on the sirens and the flashing lights and sped me through the streets. In front of Le Boy, I hugged and kissed the policemen goodbye and stepped out of the patrol car into the club, skipping the long line, with everyone thinking I was a celebrity or a gay cop. There is no city in the world quite like Rio.
Getting here
You'll most likely fly into Aeroporto Internacional do Galeão, about 45 minutes northwest of the city. Aeroporto Santos Dumont, closer to the city, is where the Rio-São Paulo air shuttle touches down. Airport taxis where you pay in advance can be found at both of these gateways.
Getting around
Rio's Metro is an excellent subway and rapid transit system. Tourists can connect between Ipanema, Copacabana, Botafogo, Flamengo, Gloria, Central Station in downtown, and beyond, then hop a taxi for streets around stations. Buses are everywhere, but unless you're a local you probably won't figure them out before it's time to board your homeward-bound flight. Taxis are easy to hail on the street, but for an air conditioned cab you might want to have your hotel call one for you. They are more expensive, but worth it on the hottest days.
Ipanema and Copacabana are the center of Rio de Janeiro's gay nightlife. Nights out for people usually begin at friends' houses, in cocktail lounges, or over dinner, before they hit the dance clubs after midnight. Though Ipanema has no big dance clubs, there are plenty of small and chic ones here. Watch out for circuit parties too. They might be anywhere, from the beach to an old industrial building or on a farm outside the city, but most take place in the downtown district.
What to do
Rio's Carnival, is held each year, 40 days before Easter. Here and across Brazil, normal business is suspended for a week. It all began in Rio, in 1641, following the style of European balls and masquerade parties. Over time locals adapted and creolized the pageant with elements of native and African cultures, and it grew to become one of the biggest street parties in the world. Each year revelers attempt to outdo the lavish excesses of the year before; costumes and floats are a year in preparation. Neighborhood Blocos, much like the Krewes of New Orleans, include percussion or music groups, with amusing themes and elaborate parades - in a small area, or through the streets of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Lagoa, Jardim Botânico, downtown Rio, and elsewhere. Events might begin as early as January, and gay people are fully integrated into the affair from exotic drag to buff bodies. Besides all the outdoor celebrations, there's plenty going on at the clubs too.
The Gay Pride Parade takes place each October or November, along Copacabana Beach, and parties continue all night long. Over a million people of all kinds typically participate in the street party.
Currency and Money
The Brazillian real (meaning "royal") is the local currency. The coins are divided into the same denominations as most currencies, so getting to know the local money is easy. Online websites like XE provide exchange rates that are close to what credit or debit cards scales will be. Plastic is widely accepted, so you won't need to risk carrying a lot of cash. As always when going abroad, inform your bank of travel plans (avoid anti-theft protocols), find out if they have local partner banks (save on ATM charges), and get phone numbers - other than 800 codes that won't work outside the US - just in case.
Media & resources
Rio Gay Guide is an online English-language city guide. Netgay website covers all of Brazil, with blogs, video clips, sauna and escort listings plus webcams. MixBrazil website, also has Rio information in their coverage of gay life in Brazil.
Projeto Dois Terços LGBTQ social/political activist group promotes social campaigns, and volunteer work, sponsoring interviews, debates and meetings concerning issues of homosexuality in Brazilian society today.
TripAdvisor has a good online guide to vacations in Rio, and Rio-Carnival has info about the big annual event.
Gringo-Rio.com is the English language guide and blog of a eight-year straight expat in Rio, with advice on many things; from hotels and apartments to restaurant tips, sights, museums, sports, travel, language, and festivals.
Veja Rio, a good source of information on what's going on in town, also has listings of almost every restaurant in the city. The Rio Times, a locally published English language newspaper, will keep you up to date with news and local listings.
The mainline papers O Globo and Jornal do Brasil have entertainment supplements with a gay section. All are in Portuguese, so if you "não falar a lingua," use google translate, or break the ice with a local by asking. Event flyers are left in gay-frequented places, handed out in the streets, and on the beach.
For map locations and website links to the businesses below, and more, see our gay Rio listings pages.
Going out
Most gay-frequented clubs and cafes are mixed, so for men-only venues it's a sauna or sex club you're looking for, and there are plenty of those. Some clubs have dark rooms, but if you duck inside to play, make sure your wallet stays in a safe place. Lock up the passport at the hotel - a photocopy with you will do for ID. When bar hopping after dark, it's best to take a taxi. Most dance clubs and circuit parties go late into the wee hours, and there's after-hours dancing to keep folks busy until past sunrise. See our city map for additional listings and web links.
Bar TV Bar (Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 1417), Copacabana entertainment complex/bar, music, shows, parties, Video/TV, classic oldies, new and cult; mixed crowd.
Boite 1140 (Rua Capitao Menezes, 1140 -Placa Seca/Jacarepagua) long-time Rio favorite gay nightclub, 3 areas to choose from, patio, big crowd, elaborate drag performances.
Buraco da Lacraia (Rua Andre Cavalcanti, 58 -Lapa), aka Star Club, very cruisy dark room, wacky drag shows, karaoke, mostly young, friendly locals, eclectic crowd -not the ritzy Zona Sul types.
Caroline Cafe (Rua J.J. Seabra, 10 -Jardim Botânico) home-style food, cosmopolitan atmosphere, bar and lounge, Sushi, Sunday brunch Brazilian and American style.
Casa de Matriz (Rua Henrique de Novais 107 -Botofogo), house-cum-nightclub, dancing, games, movies, alternative party people escaping the standard club scene.
Cine Ideal (Rua da Carioca, 64 -downtown), electronic music nightclub in refurbished old cinema, roof deck has great views of the city; gay/straight, men/women mix.
Dama de Ferro (Rua Vinicius de Moraes, 288 -Ipanema) -- (may be CLOSED) -- late night dancing until sunrise, lounge and gallery on two floors.
Expresso Carioca (Rua Farme de Amoedo, 76 -Ipenema), small gay bar/cafe, rustic brick and wood interior, fruity champagne cocktails, beer, bruscettas, sidewalk seats.
Festa do Vale Tudo at Mix Club (Rua do Mercado, 25), periodic Sunday night 18+ sex parties for men, naked or underwear, male strippers in erotic shows with audience participation.
Fosfobox (Rua Siqueira Campos, 140-22a/down -Copa) small, fashionable, mixed crowd, basement dance club in shopping center, alternative, funk, indy, techno music.
Galeria Cafe (Rua Teixeira de Mello, 31/E-F -Ipanema), tiny busy very chic dance bar and lounge, good-looking crowd.
La Cueva (Rua Miguel Lemos, 51/down -Copa) popular with bears and older guys (and those seeking them) on weekends; younger crowd weekdays, Tuesday nights in particular, with popular DJ's.
Le Boy (Rua Raul Pompeia, 102 -Copa) nightly dancing, drag shows, erotic naked go-go dancers and rent boys; theme parties, international celebrity guest DJ's. Women pay higher cover. Also sauna with it's own sex shows, and smaller Le Girl women-only club next door.
Maxim's (Av. Atlantica, 1850, Copa), seafood restaurant, Brazilian and International menu, steaks, pizza and burgers; long-popular transvestite bar.
Papa G (Travessa Almerinda Freitas, 42, Madureira), off-beaten-track locals' dance and show bar, Wednesday through Sunday divas, theme parties, go-go boys and girls, men and women mix.
Pipper (Av. 13 de Maio, 23 -Cinelândia), cocktails and dance club next to Theatro Municipal, downtown; trendy young crowd, mostly guys, resident DJs, go-go boys.
Pizzaria Rainbow (Av Atlantica, kiosk 8 -Copa), beachside stand, look for rainbow flag, 17 varieties of pizza, beer, until 1am.
Tô Nem Aí (Rua Farme de Amoedo 57 -Ipanema), Caipirinhas (the national cocktail) and draft beer, snacks and light fare, just off the beach, mixed crowd, patio tables on lively street.
Turma OK (Rua do Rezende, 43 -downtown), drag shows, amateurs and pros, pageants, Mr OK hot older guy contests.
The Week (Rua Sacadura Cabral, 154 -Saúde) dance club of the moment in Rio and Sao Paulo; top DJs, shows, many go-go boys; gayest on Saturdays and packed with circuit party people, higher cover charge for women.
Zero Zero (Av Padre Leonel Franca, 240 – Gávea, at Planetario da Gávea), daytime restaurant, trendy dance club, garden patio with comfy sofas, cosmopolitan Zona Sul crowd. Big Sunday nights.
Among circuit parties, BITCH is an ongoing regular, coming around every 3 months or so.
There are perhaps 20 gay saunas in Rio at any given time; most are busiest 6-10pm, and close by midnight, but a few stay open later. None requires membership. Pay the entry fee, massage charges, and bar tab as you leave. The self-employed escorts require cash (to avoid them see "sem boys" in ads). Many have a social club atmosphere, and men often come just for drinks, to play cards, to relax and chat. For those wanting sensual diversions, most places have private cabins, and many have independent lads who romp for pay. Masseurs are house-employed, offering deep muscle therapeutic relief. Bring your own lube and condoms, but flip-flops and towels are provided. A few are listed here and in our map & listings section.
AX 11.9 Sauna (Rua Paulo Barreto, 119, Botafogo), dry sauna, steam room, porn video theater, dark room, cabins, massage service, internet access, bears' nights.
Club 117 (Rua Candido Mendes, 117, Glória), dry and steam saunas, erotic videos, dark room, hotel-style rooms, bar, bath robes; massage, "sensual" shows, go-go boys and friendly, sexy escorts in red towels who vie for your favors. Open 3pm-1am.
Club 29 (Rua Prof. Alfredo Gomes, 29, Botafogo), cabins, dry and steam saunas, masseurs, cyber cafe with WiFi, open until 4am (except Sundays, midnight).
Club Gayligola (Rua Ubaldino do Amaral, 50, downtown), gay sex club, dark room, video room, erotic lounge, no escorts.
Copacabana Sauna (Rua Dias da Rocha, 83, Copa), cabins, dry and steam saunas, swimming pool, beauty spa, dark room, masseurs.
Kabalk (Rua Santa Luiza, 459 - Maracanã), cabins, dry and steam saunas, beauty salon, dark room, masseurs; daily 3pm-midnight.
Le Boy Fitness (Rua Raul Pompeia, 102 -Copa), cabins, dry and steam saunas, workout area, dark room, erotic stripper shows. Open 3pm - 4am with free access to Le Boy dance club.
New Meo Mundo (Rua Theophilo Otoni, 18), central steam and sauna, cruise area, cafe and bar, rent boys, male stripper shows.
Point 202 (Rua Siqueira Campos, 202, Copa), dry and steam sauna, cabins, TV/video lounge, bar, snacks, massage, VIP Boys escorts.
Projeto SB (Rua Dezenove de Fevereiro, 162, Botafogo), comfortable modern facilities, cabins, dry and steam saunas, Jacuzzi, dark room, cyber cafe, therapeutic massage; weekend open-end hours.
Rio G Spa (Rua Teixeira de Mello, 16, Ipanema), all-modern steam and dry saunas, spa facilities, therapeutic massage, facials, dark room, cabins, cinema, internet, bar.
Sauna Bonsucesso (Rua Bonsucesso, 252/A, Bonsucesso), cabins, steam and dry sauna, cabins with videos, dark room, tanning room, pofessional masseurs.
Spa 73 (Rua Pereira de Almeida, 73, Bandeira), sauna, massage, Perfect Man contest, erotic boys shows, Bingo Boys. Open 3-midnight Monday-Saturday.
Studio 64 (Rua Redentor, 64, Ipanema), private cabins, dry sauna, steam room, dark room, TV lounge, bar, gym, masseurs, open until 1am.
Termas Leblon (Rua Barao da Torre, 522, Ipanema), cabins, dry sauna and steam, beauty spa, dark room, masseurs.
Termas New Meio Mundo (Rua Teófilo Otoni, 18, Centro), sauna facilities, private cabins, food & drinks cafe, erotic male strippers; plus a wide variety in rentboy types to satisfy most any preference.


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Local Contest
Whatcom County Fall Photo Contest
Between October 24th and November 2nd, submit your best photos of Whatcom County in the fall right here. These may include anything from beautiful photos of nature to cute (or creepy!) snapshots of your kid's Halloween costumes. Then don't forget to come back (and tell all your friends) to vote for their favorite photos November 3rd through 6th. Winners will be announced November 7th! The photo with the most votes will win a Gorillapod for their compact camera or iPhone, in their choice of color, from Quicksilver Photography! Runner up wins a water bottle and gift card for two free drinks at The Woods Coffee and third place will receive a Bellingham shirt or sweatshirt (winner's choice) from Disidual Clothing Company. Now go give it your best shot!
Ended: November 6, 2011


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|Buy Tickets Online
|Wednesday, 14 March 2012 15:27
We now have the facilities to take online ticket sales for both Don Valley Stadium and Bramall Lane.
If you wish to purchase a ticket to the next game you can phone the club offices on 0114 261 0326.
Alternatively you can purchase your ticket on the day at the turnstiles.
|Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 10:21


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District of Kansas Labor Cases
Cases filed
Cases 1 - 10 of 994
Gunnels v. Unified School District No. 500, Wyandotte County
as 2:2014cv02628
Plaintiff: Robert Gunnels
Defendant: Unified School District No. 500, Wyandotte County
Cause Of Action: (a) Fair Labor Standards Act
French v. Midwest Health Management, Inc.
as 2:2014cv02625
Plaintiff: Melissa French
Defendant: Midwest Health Management, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act
Jones et al v. BNSF Railway Company
as 2:2014cv02616
Plaintiff: Brian Jones , Nick Hodges
Defendant: BNSF Railway Company
Cause Of Action: Labor Litigation
Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE Local 2001 et al v. Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. et al
as 6:2014cv01407
Plaintiff: Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE Local 2001 , Gail Edward Haug , Donetta Kay Raymond
Defendant: Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., Employee Health and Welfare Plan
Cause Of Action: E.R.I.S.A.
Miller v. PlattForm Advertising, Inc.
as 2:2014cv02607
Plaintiff: Tamela Miller
Defendant: PlattForm Advertising, Inc.
Cause Of Action: Labor Litigation
Fedd v. Earcare Group, LLC
as 6:2014cv01402
Plaintiff: Michelle Fedd
Defendant: Earcare Group, LLC
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards
Wagner v. Life Insurance Company of North America
as 5:2014cv04119
Plaintiff: Susan Wagner
Defendant: Life Insurance Company of North America
Cause Of Action: Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relatio
Type: Labor Labor: E.R.I.S.A.
Detra v. Standard Insurance Company et al
as 6:2014cv01382
Defendant: Standard Insurance Company
Plaintiff: Rod Detra
Cause Of Action: E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Colling v. Cambridge Family Dentistry, P.A.
as 6:2014cv01378
Defendant: Cambridge Family Dentistry, P.A.
Plaintiff: Jennifer Colling
Cause Of Action: E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement
Eastes v. Sequel of Kansas
as 6:2014cv01375
Defendant: Sequel of Kansas, LLC
Plaintiff: Elizabeth Eastes
Cause Of Action: Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards