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Tour Total
The 18-story Tour Totalwhich towers over the surrounding historic fabric of Berlinis the first completed building in the 40-hectare Europacity master plan to the north of the Hauptbahnhof, the citys main train station.
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The 18-story Tour Total—which towers over the surrounding historic fabric of Berlin—is the first completed building in the 40-hectare Europacity master plan to the north of the Hauptbahnhof, the city's main train station.
Tou Total exterior, with the Hauptbahnhof in the foreground.
Tour Total exterior, with the Hauptbahnhof in the foreground.
Site Plan
Courtesy Barkow Leibinger
The building is clad in a load-bearing skin of concrete columns and beams, which were fabricated by Dreler Bau.
Christian Richters
The building is clad in a load-bearing skin of concrete columns and beams, which were fabricated by Dreßler Bau.
The articulated surface of the concrete skin creates a shadow pattern that offers an ombré effect at different times of day. This is further accentuated by the bent floorplate, which was the result of careful consideration to creating variation in views of Tour Total from the surrounding neighborhoods.
The articulated surface of the concrete skin creates a shadow pattern that offers an ombré effect at different times of day. This is further accentuated by the bent floorplate, which was the result of careful consideration to creating variation in views of Tour Total from the surrounding neighborhoods.
West-East Section
Tour Total exterior, at night.
Johannes Foerster
At the base of the building, the concrete beams of the façade system give way to piers that form a colonnade which shelters ground-floor retail spaces. These will be occupied by a café and other amenities.
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At the base of the building, the concrete beams of the façade system give way to piers that form a colonnade which shelters ground-floor retail spaces. These will be occupied by a café and other amenities.
Ground-Floor Plan
Typical Office-Floor Plan
The walls in the ground-floor lobby are clad in panels that mimic the articulation of the concrete façade.
The walls in the ground-floor lobby are clad in panels that mimic the articulation of the concrete façade.
The leasable office floors are being fitted out both by anchor tenant Total, a French oil and gas company, and others.
Other floors still sit empty, waiting for tenants, but a largely column-free interior allows for unobstructed views through the operable windows from Schco International.
Other floors still sit empty, waiting for tenants, but a largely column-free interior allows for unobstructed views through the operable windows from Schüco International.
Horizontal Section Through Facade, Typical Floors
Formwork for the concrete facade elements.
Formwork for the concrete façade elements.
Formwork with rebar in place, awaiting concrete pour.
Stacked completed facade elements.
Stacked completed façade elements.
Completed facade corner piece.
Completed façade corner piece.
Assembly of facade elements at the site.
Assembly of façade elements at the site.
Barkow Leibinger has long made sustainability and materials science the twin cornerstones of its practice: For this firm, design begins with the investigation of prospective materials and strategies for performance enhancement.
For the ribbed façade of Tour Total, the team determined that a 60:40 ratio of glass to concrete was ideal to reach the energy-efficiency target as determined by its goal of a DNGB Silver rating. (DNGB is Germany's answer to LEED.) The balance of materials offers "a better insulated surface," Frank Barkow says; it also reduces the need for interior columns, as the concrete exoskeleton bears most of the load.
Concrete has been a special focus of the firm's recent material research: Of particular interest is infra-lightweight concrete, a variety that can achieve weights of as low as 800 kilograms per cubic meter. And though the firm has completed concrete projects in the past, Tour Total marks the first time that Barkow Leibinger is deploying the material in a tower—as, indeed, the building marks its first finished high-rise to date—and so the firm workshopped its approach extensively before proceeding.
Working with fabricators Dreßler Bau of Stockstadt, Germany, the team devised a bilayered section that sandwiches triple-glazing and insulation inside the concrete frame. Sunshades reduce heat gain and operable windows allow for natural ventilation. But the firm isn't finished innovating yet: The next step for the system, it says, will entail going from two layers of concrete to one, further speeding construction and lowering costs.
In designing this new tower, specifically in the context of a new 40-hectare development inserted into the urban fabric of Berlin, did you have examples of successful new neighborhoods or things you sought to avoid?Frank Barkow: In Berlin, you have these new building cycles where things happen very quickly. Before this master plan, we were working at Potsdamer Platz where you have huge cycles of construction. The hope that this new Europacity development [planned by ASTOC Architects and Planners] isn't simply an autonomous master plan dropped into the city, but that through agent adjacencies to the Hauptbahnhof [Berlin's main train station], it will automatically generate a certain amount of animation and allow it to integrate into the city very quickly. It's difficult to say, because this is literally the first building within this master plan, but I think the plan is adaptable. It can transform and react depending on clients or housing—I'm optimistic about this one.
How is the new tower meant to respond, urbanistically, to the scale of the neighborhood?Regine Leibinger: We were really meant to stick to the master plan, and there were three blocks with internal courtyards and towers of different heights right across from the train station, and then the urban fabric flattens out to the north. But for our project, the developer could only rent out the tower—they didn't have another client who would rent the rest of the space. That was actually very good for us because we were able to create a freestanding tower that really responds to the public space. It meant that we had to really think about the urban scale on different levels. So the base, at street level, has these colonnades that connect to a public square, and we're also hoping for a public café in there so people can use it. And then there's a major bend in the middle of the tower—like a curtain that's moving. It's really important to have this bend to experience this tower completely differently from other parts of the city. So we're thinking about ideas that you have to incorporate in a high-rise.
Barkow: I think part of this for us is to give us a chance to, at least locally, transform the master plan with this solitary tower to the west. We're working on the second phase of construction now for a low-rise that will form a pedestrian passage with the double-story arcade at the base of the tower. So the building will be part of our local ensemble of two buildings.
At what point in the design process did the tower's reticulated concrete façade strike you as the best design solution?Barkow: In a way, we established the mapping of the building to begin with, and then began looking for a construction system to achieve it. This idea of a framed façade is a typical German typology. In this case we wanted to generate a load-bearing façade in order to generate more rentable space. And then there was the formal addition of this almost origamilike folding of the surface, in terms of the visual effect we could produce. I think the subversion of the Berlin typology is that, particularly in an oblique view, you have this highly dynamic, practically formed façade.
What are some of the innovations that you developed in connection with this rather beguiling effect on the façade? Barkow: We'd done precast concrete buildings and structural systems before, but this is the first time we did it for a full-blown high-rise project. And what I think we're exploring is quite interesting: The skin has a tooth-shaped element on the exterior and a comb-shaped element on the interior, and trapped between is the thermal installation and glazing. I think the next step for this technology is that we will take a single layer of precast on the exterior, connect it to the floor deck with an insulated connection, and eliminate the interior layer. It's really interesting because of the speed of construction, precision of the elements, the capacity for sustainability, and this exo-structure that limits all the columns on the interior.
Are there technical explorations that proceeded the design that led you to attempt this solution?
Barkow: For me, if you look at the World Trade Center, the original towers used this logic in steel and, in a way, I think they were on the right path in terms of technology, sustainability, and the idea of the skin having a kind of depth for controlling light, energy use, and a column-free interior. But the huge advantage of this concrete is the speed at which it generates its own fireproofing—there's highly protected steel inside this material. We have floor-to-ceiling triple glazing, exterior sun screening, and the windows open so you can get natural ventilation. You have to remember this was a developer core-and-shell building. There was not an unlimited budget for this project. It's quite compelling to have the kind of agility to work through these construction systems to get the design you want in an economical way that still feels quite functional.
Project Credits Project Tour Total, Berlin Client CA Immo Deutschland Architect Barkow Leibinger, Berlin—Frank Barkow, Regine Leibinger (principals); Klaus Reintjes (project management); Hans-Georg Bauer, Andreas Lang, Christina Möller, Ruwen Rimpau, Tobias Wenz (project team); Jens Weßel, Derek Bangle (model makers) Mechanical Engineer Fürstenau & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft Structural Engineer GuD Planungsgesellschaft Ingenieurbau Construction Manager OmniCon Gesellschaft Für Innovatives Bauen Sustainability Consultants Drees & Sommer Energy Design Energydesign Braunschweig Façade Consultants Priedemann Fassadenberatung Acoustical Engineer BBM Müller Fire Protection Consultants HHP Berlin Ingenieure Für Brandschutz Size 301,390 square feet (total gross); 193,750 square feet (above ground) Cost Withheld
Materials and SourcesElevator Schindler Aufzüge und Fahrtreppen schindler.comExterior Wall Systems FKN Fassadentechnik (metal façade) fkn-gruppe.de; Dreßler Bau (concrete unit fabricators) dressler-bau.deFlooring Mero-TSK International & Co. mero.deHVAC Lindner Group (heating/cooling ceilings) lindner-group.comLighting Systems Selux Lichtsysteme selux.comStructural System Ed. Züblin (building shell) stuttgart.zueblin.de; Strähle Raum-Systeme (partition walls) straehle.deWindows Schüco International schueco.comExternal Sunshade Warema Renkhoff warema.de
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He's done it before, and he's confident he can do it again.
Junior dos Santos was able to hand current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez his first career loss two years ago, knocking him out on prime time television at the inaugural UFC on FOX 1 event in Anaheim, California, ending his reign before it ever began with one well-placed punch to the dome.
And while Cain absolutely demolished and manhandled "Cigano" in their rematch last year at UFC 155, the heavy-hitting Brazilian knows he will have the chance for a trilogy fight (and perhaps more) and is confident he can defeat him again.
But when asked during this week's UFC 160 media conference call if he was the only one who had the tools to defeat the current 265-pound champ, a humble Junior says that simply isn't the case, contrary to popular belief.
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"I'm not sure I'm the only one that can beat Cain Velasquez, I don't know about that. I'm sure that I can beat Cain, I'm one of the people who is capable of doing that. I am sure Cain and I am going to fight each other many times throughout our careers. There is still going to be a lot of Velasquez vs. Dos Santos fights. We are both at another level."
After suffering a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Velasquez five months ago, "Cigano" says he has come to terms with his devastating defeat. After all, it's part of the sport, as "Cigano" proclaims Cain was simply the better man that night.
"It was very difficult to accept my loss to Cain, of course I was upset. But, Cain was better than me. He fought better than me. He did a better job. You realize that is what this sport is all about. That was his day. He deserved to win that night so it became easy for me to accept (the loss,) it's just part of the sport."
Dos Santos is scheduled to face a resurgent Mark Hunt — if he can get his visa issues in order — in the co-main event of UFC 160 on May 25, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With a win, Dos Santos is guaranteed a title shot against the winner of the night's headlining act, which features a rematch between the aforementioned champion, Velasquez, taking on "Cigano's" fellow countryman, Antonio Silva.
Should Silva and "JDS" prove victorious, the two friends have made it clear they will in fact fight one another as long as a title is on the line. Should that be the case, Junior is still prepared to face Cain somewhere down the road on more than one occasion.
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greeney2 wrote:xfrodobagginsx you are typical of the born agains who drop a bomb on the rest of the world and do a disappearing act. Your standard for yourself is your inturpitation, and so is your assessment of infant Baptism and Confirmation, which are both Catholic Sacramants, to name only one religion. I really wonder what goes on in the minds of people like you, when its bad enough you have no respect for other religions, but worse you can't even understand other Christian religions.
I'm really glad your attitude twards everyone else, gives you the right to judge all of us, tell us if we arn;t like you we will not see Heaven. I wonder if you believe everyone else will go with Charles Manson when we die.
I didn't judge you, God did through His word. If you're offended, take it up with God. I simply told you what the bible said.
Question: if you were in a room full of blind people, which were surrounded by a cliff and one of them said, "I know they way, let's walk this way" and people began following them toward the cliff, would you say anything or would you sit back and say nothing? I know the truth of the word of God. Many people don't know what Jesus says about salvation. It's my job to tell them that they need Jesus Christ in order to be saved from a horrible fate. Jesus Christ will take them to heaven to be with them when they die. What could be more loving then that?


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Just a quick update for everybody who keeps chirping me asking what happened to Guess That Ass and our Wake Ups on the Iphone app. Well Apple keeps making us take it down that's what happened. Why? Because according to that dead fuck Steve Jobs "anything that may elicit an erotic reaction is illegal." Not just porn. Hot girls in general. So if we put up a picture of a chick with tits they send us a warning and make us take it down and threaten to ban us. It's gotten to the point now where the bloggers have to manually pick what blogs appear on our iphone app. If we think even one Stoolie may get a hard we can't post it. Kind of strict requirements since I know if the wind blows hard enough or if I wear smooth underwear I get a boner. But this is Apple. This is what they do. Who cares if they allow snapchat, instagram, vine and a million other apps that only exist so hot chicks can give you blue balls. Nope let's ban the Barstool app because they post pretty girls. It's bizarro world. Like I'm talking communist type shit. But hey everybody keeps sucking Apple's dick. Just don't cry to me when our app is missing 75% of the blogs and Apple turns the US into a Puritan state. Not my fault. Blackberry 4 life.


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Genital Herpes and Your Baby
Having a herpes infection during pregnancy can cause any pregnant woman anxiety. Will your baby be born with the infection? What kind of complications occurs to an infant with herpes? And is there anything you can do to prevent your baby from being infected?
What is Herpes?
Herpes is a viral infection that is spread through direct contact with herpes sores. There are two types of herpes virus: Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 has traditionally been associated with causing oral herpes. This type of herpes is marked by cold sores around the mouth area. HSV-2 is the main cause of genital herpes and is spread through vaginal and anal sex. However, HSV-1 can also be transmitted through oral sex, causing a genital herpes infection. There is no cure for herpes.
Genital Herpes Symptoms
The most common herpes symptoms are herpes bumps or lesions. These blister-like sores can appear around the anus, on the penis, on the thighs or buttocks, or in and around the vaginal area. These sores may be accompanied by pain, muscle aches, headaches and fever. Because many women develop vaginal herpes, that is, herpes sores in the vagina, female herpes symptoms can also include vaginal discharge. Unfortunately, this can lead to a misdiagnosis of a yeast infection or pelvic inflammatory disease instead of recognizing the symptoms of herpes for what they really are. Sometimes, boils are confused with a herpes infection. If you have boils, they will be much larger than herpes blisters. Seek appropriate boil treatment.
Herpes and Pregnancy
While being infected with genital herpes, regardless of whether it is caused by herpes type 1 or herpes type 2, does increase your risk of miscarriage and premature labor as well as complications with your baby, it is important to note that very few women with herpes do experience problems. Between 20% and 25% of all pregnant women are infected with genital herpes. Of these, only 0.01% or fewer will experience complications during their pregnancy as a result of their herpes infection.
If you become infected with the herpes virus during the first or second trimester of your pregnancy, it is unlikely that your baby will be affected. This is due to the fact that your body produces antibodies to the HSV-2 virus, which are then passed on to your baby thereby offering her some protection. Women who were already infected with herpes prior to pregnancy will produce these antibodies during pregnancy as well. While your body will also pass on antibodies to your child if you are infected with the HSV-1 virus, these antibodies are not thought to offer as much protection from the herpes virus.
Women who become infected with herpes during their last trimester and/or experience their first episode of genital herpes late in pregnancy are the most at risk of experiencing complications. This is because few, if any, antibodies have time to be passed on to your baby before birth. The biggest risk of herpes transmission to an infant occurs when a mother experiences a herpes outbreak at the time of delivery. As the child passes through the birth canal, the newborn is exposed to the herpes sores. About half of all newborns born vaginally to a mother with a herpes outbreak will be infected with the HSV virus.
Other factors that can increase a fetus� risk of herpes infection include being born prematurely (as these babies will not receive a "full dose" of antibodies at the time of their birth) and using medical instruments during a vaginal birth (which may puncture the child�s skin making it easier for the virus to enter the body). Although it is rare, it is also possible for the herpes virus to be passed through the placenta to the fetus. This is known as congenital herpes.
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Because the typical herpes treatments are not necessarily suitable for pregnant women, typical genital herpes treatment in pregnancy involves extra monitoring by your health care professional. So long as you do not have a herpes outbreak at the time of delivery, it is generally thought to be safe to have a vaginal birth.
Herpes medication that can help suppress the symptoms and frequency of herpes outbreaks are generally not suitable for use during pregnancy. Some pregnant women, though, may be prescribed acyclovir during their third trimester to help suppress an outbreak. However, this drug has not been approved by the FDA as safe to use during pregnancy and is classified as a type B drug. This means that is only recommended for use when the benefits of the drug outweigh the risks. The long-term effects of this drug on the child have not been properly evaluated and more study is needed. Of the few tests that have been done, though, all have shown the drug to cause no ill side effects in the child or mother.
If you have a herpes outbreak at the time of birth, a cesarean section will be done to minimize the risk of transmission. If your outbreak occurs shortly before you expect to deliver, your health care provider will closely monitor you and evaluate how infectious you are. So long as you do not have any herpes lesions or viral shedding, a vaginal birth is generally thought to be okay.
Sometimes, herpes are confused with vaginal warts. Vaginal warts are cauliflower-like growths that appear around the genitalia. They are caused by another virus, called the HPV virus. Vaginal warts treatment is available.
Effects of Herpes in Newborns
While few newborns are ever actually infected with the HSV virus before or at the time of birth, those that are can develop serious complications. The herpes virus can affect the child�s internal organs as well as central nervous system. If left untreated, the infection can prove to be fatal. For the small percentage of children that do survive, the virus can affect their eyes or lead to severe mental and developmental retardation. Even a local infection of the skin, eyes or mucus membranes can lead to more serious complications if it is not treated.
Any newborn that is thought to be at risk of a HSV-2 infection should receive a herpes test 24 to 48 hours after his birth. If an infection is suspected or confirmed, intravenous treatment with acyclovir should begin right away. The treatment can last between 10 and 21 days depending on the severity of the infection.
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Recipe Roundup: Favorites from the Final Five
by in Food Network Star, Recipes, July 27, 2010Now we're down to the final five, all of whom have cooked some tempting food so far in the competition. They've also each had at least one not-so-shining culinary moment. Which dishes will you be adding to your recipe file? I'm running down my top picks from each remaining Star contender.
At the moment, Aarti's Green Chicken Curry from last week's episode is at the top of my list of Star recipes to try. I love Indian food, but I mostly eat it in restaurants or when I visit my best friend's family—her mom is an amazing Indian cook. Aarti's curry seems like an approachable intro to Indian food at home—I have all the spices in my pantry already—and the Supper Clubbers' raves made me eager to try it in my own kitchen.
Though Tom lost out to Aarti in the cereal-themed camera challenge, it was probably due to his presentation—his Corn Flakes® Encrusted Pork Cutlet Sandwich sounded pretty awesome. Giada, for one, couldn't stop digging in.
I know it didn't quite work as a riff on pigs in a blanket during the Palm Springs challenge, but Aria's Buttermilk Battered Shrimp with California Sturgeon Caviar also piqued my interest. It would make a perfect cocktail party appetizer—impressive, but still relatively easy to pull off for a crowd.
Herb's Cuban Wrap from the Lunch Trucks challenge sounds like a flavor-packed sandwich, and I like that it's a bit lighter than a traditional Cuban. It would be great finger food for a summer party or picnic. Paula was a fan, and so are our commenters on FoodNetwork.com.
I'm also jazzed about several of Brad's dishes. They have a bit of restaurant polish, but most are still straightforward enough for those of us without professional cooking experience. My top pick right now is his Rice Krispies™ Tuna with Cucumber Salad from last week's episode. I agree with Melissa—I'm buying a box of cereal just to try this one out.
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Under the Crust Says Goodbye — The Great Food Truck Race
by Sarah De Heer in Shows, August 19th, 2012The third season of The Great Food Truck Race hit the road tonight in Los Angeles with eight new teams — and not one of the teams had ever worked, cooked or driven in a food truck up until this point. With a grand prize of $50,000 on the line and the chance to keep their truck, each team will try to pull out all their tricks to stay in the game, but ultimately, one truck must go each week. Every Sunday night, FN Dish will bring you exclusive exit interviews with the latest Food Truck contestants to get the boot.
This week, Under the Crust seemed to face one challenge after another with their equipment, not to mention choosing poor locations and the basics of just getting to know their truck for the first time — and unfortunately, Hannah, Sheri and Gary had to give the keys of their truck back to Tyler.
What are two things about operating a food truck that surprised you the most?
The actual operation of the food truck was much more intuitive than I thought it would be. Once we learned what equipment was on the truck and, significantly, what was not, we had no problems working in a confined space. There was plenty of space to do what we needed as a team. I was also surprised at how creative we were in coming up with new menu items that utilized the equipment we did have, despite it not being what we were used to, to say the least. Our product was very clearly defined in our business as sweet and savory mini pies. By having to come up with different approaches to our product, we created items that we now still use and really like.
Do you think not selling the first day was your biggest downfall? Or the locations you chose?
Of course I think it would have helped to sell on the first day, but that was not the most detrimental of our problems. We also had a lot of trouble with the equipment in our truck. We had fire and floods, flat tires and more plumbing problems that got in our way on that first day. I think that the biggest stumbling block was that we had very little knowledge of how the day-to-day food truck business worked.
I was also under the impression that a truck had to have permission to park in any given place, so I spent a lot of time calling to try to secure permission to be at certain venues. We should have done right away what we realized later and simply parked at a destination and asked questions after.
I was getting warmer when I called the Kogi BBQ truck to go where they were, but the only phone number I found was an office number. They were kind enough to call back on Monday to say they would help anyway they could, which was very sweet — we would have learned a lot. If only I had a Twitter account (sigh).
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that the Speed Bump was the best part of the challenge. Did you feel that way because they took finding a prime location out of the equation?
The Speed Bump was absolutely the best part of the challenge for us, because it put us where the action was — exactly what we were trying to find all along. If we had done the same amount of business in the other locations that we did on Hollywood Boulevard, we would have done enough business to not be eliminated.
What do you consider the most important tool in the food truck business: the perfect location or a mouthwatering mobile menu? Why?
The most important component is, by far, location. That is not to say that good food isn't what everyone strives for, but if you have hungry people in a busy location, and you have hamburgers or hot dogs to sell, they are going to buy them. If you have gourmet food that is to die for, but are in a quiet location, well, we know how that goes. A good location means customers, and you have no business without customers, that's for sure!
What's your ultimate pie creation you've yet to release to the public?
Now, keep in mind that I'm not the chef, but I am one of the original "foodies," before that word came into existence, so my choice would be a savory pie with foie gras mousse, layered (twice) with shaved truffles and topped with a thin final layer of fig and balsamic jam. (I can just picture Hannah rolling her eyes at me right now!)
Hannah adds that her ultimate pie would be a "savory pie based on a classic meal. It has a shredded duck confit filling with roasted baby vegetables. It would have a flaky top crust and would be served with a fig and port wine reduction."
Under the Crust was a business you dreamed up with your fiancé, Keith, who passed away from cancer. Tyler and the show were so inspired by your story that he donated $5,000 to the American Cancer Society in his name. Hannah, do you still plan on opening your own food truck?
I still cannot seem to express just how much Tyler's generous donation meant to me. I couldn't believe it when I heard it and I am beyond thankful for it. Even when Keith was really sick, he was always worried about other people and never himself. He always said how if he got better, that he would want to counsel other young people who were diagnosed with cancer. I know that Tyler's donation would have meant the world to him. I am still planning on opening a food truck of some sort in the near future. Being eliminated first really hit me hard, but it doesn't take away the fact that I love what I do and I really did love working on the truck. I wish I had been able to move on in the competition, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
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Is this the Hannah Cohen who lived in Atlanta and went to first Montessori? If so, this is Claire! We were homies with Jesse a million years ago. Haven't had the chance to watch the show, but heard through another FMSA friend that she saw you on it. Hope you and your family are doing well and if you're into starting a food truck the industry in Atlanta is just starting to boom! Come visit!!
Oh My Gosh! Claire!!! That was a million years ago! Thank you for commenting, we are all doing great! I hope that you and your family are all doing great as well! I will definitely look you up when I make it back to ATL! Definitely look up our friends Coast of Atlanta! They are also in the show and great people with great food!!
Hannah, our prayers are with you. Keep your head up, your feet set, and your eyes open. Your dream will come true.
Meanwhile, hit us up so we can come south to show you some OC love. My wife and I love the concept of the pies, and it made us hungry.
Thank you so much! I hope people understand how much all of these supportive comments mean to me and my team! Thank you again for watching and supporting us!
I will make sure to post our set farmers market schedule on both our Facebook page as well as twitter and you can always get a hold of me through our website too!
This entire experience, though has been hard and not exactly what I wanted, has definitely showed me that I am doing what I love and I'll never give that up.
Hanna, where can I get your pies in San Diego?
We are at a few local farmers markets throughout San Diego. I will post our set market schedule on our Facebook page and twitter!
Thank you so much! Hope to see you soon! :)
Hannah, I DVR'd the show and just watched it. So sorry your team did not make it through, I was rooting for you. With your passion and Keith's love in your heart you WILL make your dream come true. God bless…
I'm from Cleveland, Ohio home of Micheal Simon it's not right cause I have a group of chefs that would Luv too win that race I do mean WIN that race from Cleveland, Ohio. Give CLEVELAND, OHIO a CHANCE!!!
Hannah I just want you to know you made great food and your really awesome and I hope to eat your food :D i was devastated u lost but I hope you get your food truck :)
Ikr they are sooooooo freaking awesome I mean there pies looook sooooo good and they seem like nice people hope they get their truck!!!
Yeah they deserve this more than anyone them losing like wrecked the show :(
Thank you so much for all of your support! It means a lot to me and my team!
Please don't let us going home stop you from watching the show. Of course I wish it were different but all the teams are great! The whole show is such an amazing adventure that I think it's definitely worth watching play out. I know i'll be watching all my food truckin' friends race to the finish!! :)ps. you can find easy links to our twitter feed as well as Facebook page on our website, Underthecrust.com
Thanks again!
-Hannah -
Sorry to see my babygirl/Hannah depart. Love ya so much and can't wait til ya come visit in ATL!! We love Under the Crust!!
So sorry to see Under The Crust go home. I was really hoping to see them go to the end. Hope they get a chance to get a truck on their own.
I was sorry to see this group go because I loved the concept they have. But it seems there were alot of things that were NOT in their favor, and to Hannah I'm sorry to hear about Keith. But at least when you get to the great byond and see him again, you can say you at least tried this to see if it was a possibility. With some work and tweaking, I think you can. As for the other teams, I like Momma's Grizzly, Pizza Mike, and Barbie Babes. I wasnt too excited about Seoul Sausage (sorry boys but after Korilla–make sure you show that group the RIGHT way to win things) and Coast just down right irritates me with a rather uppity attitude of "we're all professional chefs who dont want to punch clocks. Well if you are THAT good open a brick and mortar restuarant, it is better suited to your training.
As for Nonna's, II'm rather tired of the Jersey Shore types who's italian grandmother was the greatest italian cook out there. Seems to be a common theme with this small segment of society. At least they dont call it "gravy", but sauce, which gravy is what alot of them say. You dont make spaghett sauce, you make gravy to go on your pasta. Pizza Mike LOVE the idea. PopAWaffle–although Bobbaloo's look makes me quietyly giggle, good diea, especially doing savory and sweet.


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We had some thunderstorms pop up almost out of nowhere this morning across Josephine & Douglas Counties! It was likely a result of the thunderstorm activity last night over Siskiyou County. Towards the end of a thunderstorm's life cycle it will produce something called an outflow boundary, which is why gusty winds are common. This most likely traveled north and converged with the marine layer, with the help of the mountains, and produced some thunderstorms. There primarily two cells, both of which were producing a good amount of cloud to ground lightning. I have yet to hear if any fires began as a result–if you have any information shoot me an email! I'd love to know — email@example.com Or if you have any pictures!
Most of the "rain" on the radar was not even reaching the ground because the air is so dry. In these situations, the rain will evaporate as it falls through the dry surface layer. All of the activity has now moved to our north and skies are now clearing over Jackson, Josephine & Southern Douglas Counties. This will continue through the day, but by this afternoon (late afternoon) expect clouds to begin increasing and building up again.
Dry thunderstorms are a possibility by late afternoon for Siskiyou County again, but also Lake County. Due to thunderstorms developing in parts of Josephine and Douglas Counties overnight, it's clear no specific area can be ruled out in these cases. However, the most likely chances are over Northern California, along the Cascades and east of the Cascades. Into Saturday this threat will decrease, but still linger.
By Sunday, a new and cooler air mass will settle into place and bump our temperatures down about 15 degrees compared to today. Through next week seasonal temperatures will be a cool and refreshing difference to the past several weeks.
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B&C's Hideout, New Palestine, Indiana
We've driven by B&C's Hideout in New Palestine several times, always thinking "We need to try this place", but our schedule never allowed us to until Saturday.
We were in New Palestine for an animal rescue event, and took advantage of the schedule to meet our dear friend Judie for lunch. She'd visited the Hideout before, and recommended it as a good place to eat. I'm glad to say that her recommendation was spot on.
B&C's is decorated in a Bonnie and Clyde theme, and they've done a good job of not OVER doing it. If it's possible to have a tasteful Bonnie and Clyde theme, they've succeeded.
The menu is very extensive, and do yourself a favor and read the names of the dishes, very creatively done. They have everything from sandwiches to pizza to steaks, ribs, and much more.
They offer their tenderloin either grilled or breaded, and that's a very good sign indeed. The Hideout talks about their breading in the menu, but, honestly, I was so hungry I didn't take much time to read it…I just took the recommendations of my friends that it was worth getting and ordered it.
And, again, my friends were spot on. This is a darn fine tenderloin. The breading is wonderfully crunchy and has a VERY nice flavor. The sandwich isn't greasy as all, and the breading stays crispy through the life of the sandwich. The meat is nice and moist, and the sandwich was served exactly as I requested…with mayo and onion only (I prefer to add my own ketchup), and the bun was nicely toasted. I'm going to give this sandwich a 5 out of 5 bites….as good as it gets, and well worth the drive to New Palestine.
For my side, I ordered onion rings, and they were nothing short of heavenly. If you're a fan of onion rings…and who isn't??…..do yourself a favor and get an order.
B&C's hideout is located at 7242 W US 52, in New Palestine, Indiana. I was unable to find a website for them.
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We were lucky enough to be close to The Hideout today. We have followed this restaurant around the county. This is their third location. The breaded tenderloin keeps getting better. I was so interested in the new decor that I forgot to request onions only on my sandwich. The waitress did not ask what I wanted on it so I recieved mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and onions. I scraped the mayo and lettuce off. The onion rings are very good. The water tasted like it was straight from the tap, I still can't get the aftertaste out of my mouth.
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Marvel's Girl Comics Announced
- Posted by Johanna on December 15, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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I dream of a day when a comic created only by women doesn't get tagged with a stupid title like Marvel's Girl Comics. In fact, I dream of a time when it's not even special enough to remark upon, instead of being some kind of attention-getting stunt that ends up resembling a plea for charity. "Please pay attention to us — look! we're letting the women do superheroes!" But we're not there yet, still. From an interview with the editor:
I'm hoping it'll be encouraging to see so many women who are making their livings in comics, that the idea will be reinforced that comics can be (and already are) as much for them as they are for men.
It would be more encouraging to see so many women making a living in comics that you couldn't shove all of them into one three-issue miniseries. The editor also says:
it's not specifically focused on our female characters, and I'm not trying to generate content that I think will appeal to more women.
That seems a little … contradictory. Who is your target audience for these one-time incursions into the superhero boy clubhouse? Or are you just saying that to avoid scaring off the hardcore fanboys? Later on:
I think the characters and the stories will draw in just as many men in as women, and will get people thinking that good comics aren't about the gender of the writer or artist, it's about where what you like to read intersects with what they like to create.
If good comics don't depend on gender, why draw so much attention to it? And why the horrendous gender bias in Marvel comics during the rest of the year? Will these women keep getting work from Marvel, or get placed on a regular title?
There's a lot more at the link, and yes, I'm taking cheap shots. I feel I'm entitled, since I've seen over a decade of these projects, and once the company has gotten its hit of publicity, they go straight back to marketing to the superhero fanboy and hiring those who used to be such. Don't give me an event, give me real changes in your hiring and employment practices and your publishing slate. Or should I wait for the Disney takeover for that to happen?
Update: All that said, I will of course be reading this because it's an amazing lineup of talent and looks to be well worth reading. But the publisher's approach to it annoys me.
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- David Oakes Says:
December 15, 2009 at 4:04 PMI dislike the stunt because it implies that, as a guy, I am not supposed to read it.
Funny thing is, of the 20 names listed at The Beat, I recognize 17 of them. And I like, well, 17 of them. I think you would be hard pressed to pick 20 male creators at random – or even the "Top 20″ – and get the same level of quality.
- Johanna Says:
December 15, 2009 at 4:18 PMThat is one of the positive side effects to institutional bias. The members of the group left out who do make it through are usually exceptional, because they have to be that much better just to be considered.
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December 15, 2009 at 5:51 PMI figured the possessive was misplaced in the press release, and is really supposed to be Marvel Girl's Comics, a new line of stories specifically designed to appeal to Jean Grey.
- Richard J. Marcej Says:
December 15, 2009 at 6:07 PM"you couldn't shove all of them into one three-issue miniseries. "
Well, I don't see the name of Anna Maria Cool on that list.
Talented cartoonist/Illustrator, Kubert School graduate, published artist for Marvel & Claypool (among others).
- Johanna Says:
December 15, 2009 at 6:15 PMHas she done any work for Marvel in the past? For the most part, the women on the creator list have all done Marvel or superhero work before. Someone like Hope Larson, for instance, who does amazing work outside of that genre, wasn't included either. And it's likely also dependent on who was available in the timeframe needed.
My favorite thing about this project is that we'll get to see more by Colleen Coover, who has a neat take on the Marvel girl heroes.
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December 15, 2009 at 7:20 PMI'm glad to see Carla Speed McNeil there. Hopefully it will help her Finder series, which is a fantastic but horribly overlooked series.
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December 16, 2009 at 4:32 PM[…] a quick round up of thoughts from around the web. We'll start with Johanna Draper Carlson, who shares her thoughts on her blog: I dream of a day when a comic created only by women doesn't […]
- Kenny Cather Says:
December 16, 2009 at 5:17 PMJohanna,
Everything you said is exactly how I feel, too. This isn't an attempt at making sure Marvel employs more women or gives the talents of women professionals equal consideration – this is Marvel essentially saying, "Look at us! We let some women have a go at our IPs! But don't worry, this will all be over soon!"
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December 16, 2009 at 6:04 PMI really hope that they do a collected edition of this miniseries, because that's the format I'm most interested in reading it. I was assuming that that was a given, but it may not be so.
- Sean C. Says:
December 16, 2009 at 6:11 PMMarvel collects basically everything they publish in one format or another.
- No one cares about Girl Comics | Metamorphostuff Says:
December 17, 2009 at 3:02 AM[…] Some people are skeptical. Some see see the whole thing as a gimmick, an empty gesture Marvel can use to brush off accusations of only publishing books for boys by boys. And they're probably right: Anyone who thinks this book represents a new approach to publishing for Marvel is going to be sorely disappointed. Girl Comics is, at best, a token offering to a market that may or may not exist. […]
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December 17, 2009 at 11:32 AM"If good comics don't depend on gender, why draw so much attention to it?"
To be fair, that actually would make perfect sense. If you're trying to demonstrate it doesn't matter, you isolate the variable that supposedly makes a difference and demonstrate that it doesn't. And if you want to demonstrate it to a lot of people, you'd want to make it clear what you're doing.
I still find this asinine, but that doesn't make all of its rationalization incoherent.
- JoshF Says:
December 18, 2009 at 9:15 AMThe name is indeed a downer, but then most comic book names are. The sceptic in me says this is a stunt by Marvel to say to the world "Hey everyone look at us!!! Women work on our books too." Which is a shame because Ann Nocenti wrote my favorite Daredevil stories ever.
DC doesn't have a better track record outside maybe Vertigo, so this isn't a DC/Marvel thing. But to see the big two make this giant deal when small press has been so open to all talents seems disingenuous, even though I am sure the end result will be by far the best thing Marvel puts out in 2010.
- Gästinlägg: Snacket gÃ¥r om Girl Comics « Shazam.se Says:
February 28, 2010 at 1:03 AM[…] antas hysa alla möjliga idéer om vad kvinnor kan rita för serier). Johanna Draper Carlson pÃ¥ Comics Worth Reading formulerar tusen irriterade serieläsares känslor: "If good comics don't depend on gender, […]
- Controversy LinkBlogging » Comics Worth Reading Says:
March 6, 2010 at 8:01 AM[…] get comics weekly any more, so I haven't seen an issue yet. I love the creators involved, hate the title and what it says about the publisher, but I'm looking forward to reading […]
- The Real Women of Marvel – Girl Comics #1 « Tiny Heroes Says:
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