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An armoured fighting vehicle (or armored fighting vehicle; AFV) is a combat vehicle, protected by strong armour and armed with weapons. AFVs can be wheeled or tracked.
Armoured fighting vehicles are classified according to their intended role on the battlefield and characteristics. This classification is not absolute; at different times different countries will classify the same vehicle in different roles. For example, armoured personnel carriers were generally replaced by infantry fighting vehicles in a very similar role, but the latter has some capabilities lacking in the former.
Successful general-purpose armoured fighting vehicles often also serve as the base of a whole family of specialised vehicles, for example, the M113 and MT-LB tracked carriers, and the MOWAG Piranha wheeled AFV.
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The first AFVs were armoured cars, dating back virtually to the invention of the motor car. Such vehicles were largely used as scouting vehicles, and were armoured to protect the crew. The development of the AFV continued into World War I, when the tracked tank was introduced on the Western Front - a machine that was armoured because it was specifically designed to be fired upon. The tank proved highly successful, and as technology improved the tank became a weapon that could cross large distances at much higher speeds than supporting infantry and artillery. The need to provide the units that would fight alongside the tank led to the development of the wide range of AFVs that exist today, with most armies having vehicles to carry infantry, artillery and anti-aircraft weaponry by the end of World War II. Most modern AFVs are superficially similar in design to their World War II counterparts, with significantly better armour, weapons, engines and suspension - however with an increase in the capacity of transport aircraft allowing AFVs to be practically transported by air, many armies are replacing some or all of their traditional heavy vehicles with lighter airmobile versions, often with wheels instead of tracks.
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The level of armour protection between AFVs varies greatly - a main battle tank will normally be designed to take hits from other tank guns and anti-tank missiles, whilst light reconnaissance vehicles are often only armoured "just in case". Whilst heavier armour provides better protection, it makes vehicles less mobile (for a given engine power), limits its air-transportability, increases cost, uses more fuel and may limit the places it can go - for example, many bridges may be unable to support the weight of a main battle tank. A trend toward composite armour is taking place in place of steel - composites are stronger for a given weight, allowing the tank to be lighter for the same protection as steel armour, or better protected for the same weight. Armour is being supplemented with active protection systems on a number of vehicles, allowing the AFV to protect itself from incoming projectiles.
The level of protection also usually varies considerably throughout the individual vehicle too, depending on the role of the vehicle and the likely direction of attack. For example, a main battle tank will usually have the heaviest armour on the hull front and the turret, lighter armour on the sides of the hull and the thinnest armour on the top and bottom of the tank. Other vehicles - such as the MRAP family - may be primarily armoured against the threat from IEDs and so will have heavy, sloped armour on the bottom of the hull.
Weaponry varies by a very wide degree between AFVs - lighter vehicles for infantry carrying, reconnaissance or specialist roles may have only a machine gun for self-defence (or no armament at all), whereas heavy self propelled artillery will carry large guns, mortars or rocket launchers. These weapons may be mounted on a pintle, affixed directly to the vehicle or placed in a turret or cupola.
The greater the recoil a weapon on an AFV is, the larger the turret ring needs to be. A larger turret ring necessitates a larger vehicle. To avoid listing to the side, turrets are usually located at the centre of the vehicle on vehicles that are capable of amphibious operations.[1]
Grenade launchers provide a versatile launch platform for a plethora of munitions including, smoke, phosphorus, tear gas, illumination, anti-personnel, infrared and radar-jamming rounds.[1]
Turret stabilization is an important capability because it enables firing on the move and prevents crew fatigue.
The tank is an all terrain AFV designed primarily to engage enemy forces by the use of direct fire in the frontal assault role. Though several configurations have been tried, particularly in the early experimental days of tank development, a standard, mature design configuration has since emerged to a generally accepted pattern. This features a main artillery gun, mounted in a fully rotating turret atop a tracked automotive hull, with various additional machine guns throughout.
Philosophically, the tank is, by its very nature, an offensive weapon. Being a protective encasement with at least one gun position, it is essentially a pillbox or small fortress (though these are static fortifications of a purely defensive nature) that can move toward the enemy - hence its offensive utility.
Historically, tanks are divided into 3 categories: Light Tanks (small, thinly armoured, weakly gunned, but highly mobile tanks intended for the armoured reconnaissance role), Medium Tanks (mid-sized, adequately armoured, respectably gunned, fairly mobile tanks intended to provide an optimum balance of characteristics for manoeuvre combat, primarily against other tanks), and Heavy Tanks (large, thickly armoured, powerfully gunned, but barely mobile tanks intended for the breakthrough role against fortified lines, particularly in support of infantry formations). Other designations (such as Cavalry Tank, Cruiser Tank, and Infantry Tank) have been used by various countries to denote similar roles.
A modern main battle tank incorporates advances in automotive, artillery, and armour technology to combine the best characteristics of the historic medium and heavy tanks into a single, all around type. It is distinguished by its high level of firepower, mobility and armour protection relative to other vehicles of its era. It can cross comparatively rough terrain at high speeds, but is fuel, maintenance, and ammunition-hungry which makes it logistically demanding. It has the heaviest armour of any vehicle on the battlefield, and carries a powerful weapon that may be able to engage a wide variety of ground targets. It is among the most versatile and fearsome weapons on the battlefield, valued for its shock action against other troops and high survivability, although it can be still be vulnerable to anti-tank weapons.
The military's armoured car is a wheeled armoured vehicle, lighter than other armoured fighting vehicles, primarily being armoured and/or armed for self-defence of the occupants. Other multi-axled wheeled military vehicles can be quite large, and actually be superior to some smaller tracked vehicles in terms of armour and armament. They usually do not have attached weaponry. Armoured cars are often used in military marches and processions, or for the escorting of important figures.
Armoured personnel carriers are intended to carry infantry quickly and relatively safely to point where they are deployed. In 1918, the British Mk V tank was capable of carrying a small number of troops and in 1944, the Canadian general Guy Simonds ordered the conversion of redundant armoured vehicles to carry troops (generically named "Kangaroos"). This proved highly successful, even without training, and the concept was widely used in the 21st Army Group. Post-war, specialised designs were built, culminating in the Soviet BTR-60 and US M113.
An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is an armoured personnel carrier which can provide significant fire support. The first IFV was the Soviet BMP-1, which surprised western intelligence analysts when it appeared in a military parade in 1967.
Modern IFVs are well-armed infantry carriers, differencing from earlier APCs by their heavier armament allowing them to give direct-fire support during an assault. Many also have firing ports allowing the infantry to fire personal weapons while mounted and improved armour. They are typically armed with a twenty millimetre or larger autocannon, and possibly with ATGMs. IFVs are usually tracked, but some wheeled vehicles fall into this category, too.
Specially-equipped IFVs have taken on some of the roles of light tanks; they are used by reconnaissance organizations, and light IFVs are used by airborne units which must be able to fight without the heavy firepower of tanks.
Self-propelled artillery vehicles give mobility to artillery. Within the term are covered self-propelled guns (or howitzers) and rocket artillery. They are highly mobile, usually based on caterpillar track carrying either a large howitzer or other field gun or alternatively a mortar or some form of rocket or missile launcher. They are usually used for long-range indirect bombardment support on the battlefield.
In the past, self-propelled artillery has included direct fire vehicles such as assault guns and tank destroyers. These have been heavily armoured vehicles, the former providing close fire-support for infantry and the latter acting as specialized anti-tank vehicles.
Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles may superficially resemble tanks, but they are generally lightly armoured, too lightly to survive in direct-fire combat. However, they protect their crews against shrapnel and small arms and are therefore usually included as armoured fighting vehicles. Many are equipped with machine guns for defence against enemy infantry.
The key advantage of self-propelled over towed artillery is that it can be brought into action much faster. Before the towed artillery can be used, it has to stop, unlimber and set up the guns. To move position, the guns must be limbered up again and brought — usually towed — to the new location. By comparison self-propelled artillery can stop at a chosen location and begin firing almost immediately, then quickly move on to a new position. This ability is very useful in a mobile conflict and particularly on the advance.
Conversely, towed artillery was and remains cheaper to build and maintain. It is also lighter and can be taken to places that self-propelled guns cannot reach, so despite the advantages of the self-propelled artillery, towed guns remain in the arsenals of many modern armies.
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Much of public life these days is designed to remind individuals they can choose what to allow into their thinking. Movies, for example, come with ratings so people can decide not to watch violence or sex. Fewer schoolteachers give lectures and instead encourage pupils to sift through facts and competing ideas for themselves.
One of the most difficult challenges in helping people with such choices is the use of super-skinny models in fashion magazines and on the catwalk.
The destructive images of waifish women are closely followed by many young women who simply let others define a self-identity based on body shape – and in dress sizes 0 to 6. Even among 12-year-old girls who are underweight, two-thirds of them believe they are fat.
Now, a new study of nearly 3,000 young women in Europe finds that the fashion industry is a significant influence on a woman's identity. The study found that countries with the highest rates of eating disorders such as anorexia are also places where young women generally worry the most about what they eat and have the highest circulation of fashion magazines.
"Self-image is correlated with body weight," state economists Joan Costa-Font and Mireia Jofre-Bonet of the London School of Economics in their study, "Anorexia, Body Image and Peer Effects: Evidence from a Sample of European Women."
The researchers call for urgent action to influence the fashion industry's hold on young women. "Government intervention to adjust individual biases in self-image would be justified to curb the spread of a potential epidemic of food disorders," they write.


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Today, May 28, Oakdale High's varsity baseball team squares off against Valley Oak League rival, Sonora, for a one-game Sac-Joaquin Section finale in the division IV playoff bracket.
There is nothing quite like doing your best at the best possible moment.
Her face buried into Shelby Cordova's hair and neck, Oakdale High senior Shelby Reali choked out a revelation amidst tears, smiles and squeezes from a vise-like hug.
The jeers and cheers emitting from the Oakdale High dugout should reach a whole new chatter level today, May 23, as the Mustangs play Vista del Lago for a shot at the Sac-Joaquin Section finals at 4 p.m. at Lodi's Tony Zupo Field.
A season has come and gone for the Oakdale High golf team, but Mustang senior Ryan Jones won't soon forget it.
Between section champion golfers, track stars and victorious baseball/softball programs from the first days of postseason bracket action, it proved impossible to select any individual as the lone Oakdale Leader Athlete of the Week. So we compromised, in the end selecting track standout Carly Rodgers, golfer Ryan Jones, baseball pitcher Logan Handzlik and softball pitcher Shelby Reali as a collective group of Spring sport standouts.
Oakdale High's varsity softball team eased past Sierra in a 3-1 finale on Saturday to claim a Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV title at the Arnaiz Softball complex in Stockton.
It didn't take long for Oakdale High baseball and softball teams to make their presence known at the postseason level. The baseball boys silenced River City 5-1 on Thursday in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs at Tony Zupo field in Lodi. Just a few miles south, Oakdale's softball team blasted past both Central Catholic and Ceres with a pair of stunning 10-0 shutouts at the Arnaiz Softball complex in Stockton.
Six days after besting a field of nine teams at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Golf Championships, Oakdale tackled a field of 14 teams at the SJS Masters Championships on Monday at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton.
The pitter patter of Kellie Gratigny's feet echo across Oakdale High's all-weather track like a drum solo as her track spikes propel her down the long jump runway with fast but lengthy strides that seem to magically thunder from her elfin five-foot, four-inch frame.
Four days after trouncing Manteca 12-2 on Senior Day, Oakdale High's varsity softball team turned the final page on a spectacular Valley Oak League season by upending rival Sonora in an 11-0 Mustang win on May 7.
While Oakdale High seniors were celebrating a trip to Disneyland on May 11, two underclassmen on the Mustang swim team had a party of their own in Lodi.
An undefeated romp through the Valley Oak League has Oakdale High's varsity baseball team in the driver's seat for the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV playoffs, but as of Monday, Oakdale was still waiting for someone else to get on the bus.
Since the prep golf season has an early postseason, Oakdale High's boys golf team had the first chance of any Spring program on campus to secure a Sac-Joaquin Section title. They made the most of this opportunity on May 8 at the Division IV SJS Championships at the Diablo Grande Golf and Country Club in Patterson.
Oakdale High senior golfer Ryan Jones carded a 70-stroke performance at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton on Monday at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships. The effort allowed him to finish as the No. 2 individual to qualify for the NorCal Championships on May 21. For more information on Jones and Oakdale's Division IV Champion golf team, catch the Wednesday, May 16 print edition of the Oakdale Leader.
The 45th annual Oakdale Rotary Classic came to a close on Monday night, Dec. 29. The three-day basketball tournament featured eight local schools, including the host school Mustangs. Oakdale's varsity boys finished the tournament with a record of 1-2. The Mustangs fell to Hughson in the first round Friday night, bounced back to defeat Los Banos on Saturday, and then fell to Grace Davis in the consolation game on Monday night, 71-63.
The 2014-15 basketball preseason came to a close Saturday night, Jan. 3 when the varsity Lady Mustangs hosted the Lady Tigers of Terra Nova, a game that resulted in a thrilling Terra Nova overtime victory, 52-45.


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Thieves are reportedly using the iPod Nano as a spy camera for stealing PIN numbers from people using ATM machines. The device is small enough to remain relatively hidden and packs a camera that's good enough to spy on the keypad of ATMs as unsuspecting people punch in their PIN numbers.
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As a means to both promote their product and get a giggle out of would-be consumers, Triggertrap put together this witty short video that highlights a few ways you can use their robust triggering system to catch would-be Christmas thieves ala Home Alone.
Thieves Steal Nearly $2 Million in Cameras and Gear from Black Magic and Two Others
Nearly $2 million in cameras and production equipment were stolen from three Fremont, California businesses over the weekend. Thieves broke into the offices of Black Magic Design, Mac House Productions, and Core Microsystems, grabbing pricey high-end gear and hauling it off by the boxful.
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Thieves Steal Over $150,000 in Camera Gear from Nikon in Van Heist
A security van transporting roughly £100,000 (~$156,000) in Nikon camera gear was targeted by robbers this past Saturday after the Dublin NPS Roadshow. The thieves made off with the entire truckload of equipment, including demo versions of the Nikon D4 and Nikon D800 — cameras that aren't available yet to the general public. You can find an list of what was stolen (and their individual serial numbers) here. Camera gear thieves have been pretty active so far in 2012 — just last month someone made off with a pre-production Sigma 180mm f/2.8 lens at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
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Thieves Stealing Camera Lenses from Around Photographers' Necks
The next time you're walking around with a DSLR around your neck and a stranger asks you for directions, you might want to keep a hand on your lens. Yesterday BBC's "The Real Hustle" included a short segment in which they demonstrated how easy it is to steal a lens on the street. The con artists simply detach and pocket the camera lens of an unsuspecting photographer while pretending to ask for directions. Apparently this is a real con that thieves are using these days…
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Contributors will include actors, playwrights, choreographers and other directors who have worked with and been influenced by Pimlott over the years, including: Maria Friedman, Philip Quast, Samuel West, Michael Feast, Jeremy Sams, Edward Kemp, Anthony van Laast, John Ramm and Meera Syal. "Steven Pimlott: A Celebration" starts at 11.45am for 12.00pm. Everyone is welcome and no ticket is required.
The 53-year-old Pimlott died, during rehearsals for The Rose Tattoo, on 14 February following a long battle with lung cancer (See News, 15 Feb 2007). A former joint artistic director at Chichester Festival and associate director at Sheffield Crucible and the Royal Shakespeare Company, Pimlott's wide-ranging credits included Hamlet, Richard II, Antony and Cleopatra, The Seagull, Nathan the Wise, Sunday in the Park with George, Doctor Dolittle, Bombay Dreams and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, soon to be revived in the West End, as well as more than 35 operas internationally.
Next week, Sheridan Morley, another theatrical dignitary who died the same week as Pimlott (See News, 19 Feb 2007), will be remembered next Tuesday (22 May 2007) at the West End's Gielgud Theatre. The son of actor Robert Morley and godson of Noel Coward, Coward was a renowned critic, author and broadcaster. He died in his sleep on 16 February at the age of 65.
Morley reviewed theatre for numerous publications over the years, including Punch, the Spectator, the International Herald Tribune and the Daily Express; was a newscaster for ITN and presenter of BBC Radio 2's Late Night Line-up; wrote biographies of Coward and John Gielgud; devised musical revues, including Noel and Gertie, which is often revived and was mounted Off-Broadway; and turned his own hand to directing, including a West End revival of Coward's Song at Twilight, starring Vanessa and Corin Redgrave.
The memorial takes place at 12.00pm and is by invitation only. Friends and colleagues may request invites by emailing email@example.com.
The Sheriday Morley event follows last Friday's memorial for another leading theatre journalist. Peter Hepple, former editor of The Stage, was remembered at an event held at St Paul's, Covent Garden and attended by many of his peers and interviewees from a long career. He was editor of the industry newspaper from 1972 to 1992 and, even during retirement, remained involved as a consultant and contributing editor. Hepple died on 11 October 2006 at the age of 79. Visit Michael Coveney's blog for more reporting on Hepple's memorial service.
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"A good book for youthful readers"
This story is about a brother and sister whose father is an expert on Egyptian history. Because he is a direct descendant of a line of Egyptian Pharaohs he has god-like powers which he has used to bring ancient gods back into the world. Some of these gods are good and some are not so good. Something happens to the father (no spoiler here) which leaves the kids with the responsibility of getting rid of the gods that their father has unleashed on the world.
In the beginning, the author engulfs you in a very interesting, fast paced, action packed story. When the kids start to battle the gods it gets a little redundant. I think I felt it was redundant and drawn out because I am too old to appreciate some of the action. I think pre-teens and teenagers will love this book.
If I had young nieces or nephews I would probably buy this for them.
Started devouring books at age 7 and haven't stopped since... Now I can read while I drive, do dishes, clean the house, or work in garden!
"My son has discovered the joy of audio books!"
My 8 year old son happily sat through many hours of cross country road trip listening to Red Pyramid. He said he really enjoyed how the narrators portrayed the brother and sister, and was totally mesmerized by the story.
The narrators were great - both of them played their roles well, and they did a great job with the voices of other characters, so much so that even though there were two narrators, I could tell which of the other characters was talking because both narrators portrayed them consistently.
The story itself was fun and exciting, it was a good listen.
"Good Listen"
I enjoyed listening to the book. I also liked the two characters read by two people one for the male and one for the female. Getting ready to purchase the next book.
"Riordan does it again!"
Great reader of a great story. The combinationo of teenage angst and Egyptian mythology is fabulous.
The Lightning Thief
The battle against Set was amazing
"A Poor Book is an Understatement"
This is a children's book but I can't imagine any child enjoying it. It has no depth of character and you don't feel endeared to the father, brother, sister or anyone else.
Although he has gotten fair reviews which led me to read this book, he would not be high on my list of authors. I was looking forward to his series, The Lightening Thief, so I can't say never; my curiosity at times gets the better of me. This has been extremely hard to swallow. maybe he had a bad day -I can't imagine it took longer to write it.
They should have listened to anyone else and taken a hint on how it should be done. My favorite audio performers are Scott Brick, John Lee and Steven Weber. Even Grover Garland, who is not one of my favorites, could do a better job.
In print it's a waste of paper, and as an audiobook, it was a wasted credit.
Even by reviewing this book I give it value, which it has none. Mind you, I am aware that this is a children's book and there are many great ones: The Pathfinder and The Chocolate Wars, for example. And then The Hunger Games, which I thought was poorly written, is still superior to this. What gets me the most is the minutia of rambling and the cat-and-mouse maze chase that does not lead to anything. You don't care for the characters or their plight and the narrators took two obnoxious figures and made them shrill and annoying.
"Great for Keeping the Kids in Line"
I love The Red Pyramid and I would listen to it again, probably in a year or two when my kids are older and need to be reintroduced to the characters.
I have biracial children and I believe my kids connected with the characters. Although my kids are only 6 and 8 and we live in a very diverse neighborhood thus they haven't encounter any anti-blackness stuff yet, they did like hearing about the racial difference the kids had and it made them think that they were Sadie and Carter. My son who is 8, believes that like Carter he has magical powers hidden inside and I only encourage this spirit of inner power. My daugter, the 6 year old, is a ball of energy and determination just like Sadie. We listen to the story to and from school as it is about 20 minutes each way. They love this book and so do I. It even keeps them from fighting and nagging each other in the back seat of the car.
I loved the excitement they both bring to the characters. They are both excellent storytellers.
I did not want to listen to all of the book in one sitting. My kids and I have something to look forward when we get in the car and go to school. The first thing they ask of me is to turn on the story!
"I just don't get it."
The male performer was like listening to finger nails on a chalkboard when attempting the female characters voice and accent. Awful!
This is the first book out of 167 individual titles that I could not stand to listen to for one more second. The story is completely ridiculous and the characters are totally unlovable. I am really very confused by other reviews singing the praises of this totally useless book.
"Glad they read it for me!"
This is a different sort of read since you have two people reading it. They do a good job and it is fast-paced enough to hold the attention. i just got used to having one voice read and here you have two. If you like Egyptian Myths, this is fun to listen to. Be sure the seat belt is fastened because they try to keep things moving.
"Riordan Did It AGAIN!"
The most enjoyable was the narration switch between the Kane siblings.
When Carter and Sadie FIRST realize they have Egyptian gods in them.
When Sadie meets the God Anubis and falls for him.
I laughed a lot. It was fast paced and anxiety provoking.
This is a great start to another great series by Riordan. I'm impressed.


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Thomas Edison poses with a model of one of his more obscure and less successful inventions, a poured-concrete house of 1906-08. Contractors required some $175,000 in equipment, including nickel-plated iron forms, to fabricate the houses. Fewer than 100 were built.
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Project: BURST*008Architects: Jeremy Edmiston and Douglas Gauthier This house is a formula-driven solution that starts with a client's needs and plugs them into a computer algorithm developed by the designers. The system can create a range of different-yet-related designs that are customized in a 3-D modeling program, then broken down into planar pieces that ae cut from plywood using laser or CNC technology. The entire structure—which rests on a steel moment frame—can be packed flat and delivered by truck.
Project: Micro Compact Home®Architects: Horden Cherry Lee Architects and Haack + Höpfner Architects Smaller than a typical suburban bedroom, this cubic house delivers maximum impact in 76 square feet of space. Framed in wood and clad in anodized-aluminum, this cozy cocoon is "geared toward single people with mobile lifestyles" and features two flat-screen TVs and an array of data connections. Interior fittings include two double beds, a sitting area, work table, shower, toilet, kitchen, and dining space for five. Basketball players need not apply.
Project: Cellophane HouseArchitects: KieranTimberlake Associates Built using off-the-shelf structural steel, this house is conceived as a matrix that "collects" other materials. The intention: Anything applied to the framework can be disassembled and recycled—not discarded. The project is keen on green: Photovoltaics in the thin-film PET plastic membrane and roof canopy harvest energy. Solar collectors heat water. And an active double-wall system anticipates internal temperatures and eliminates undesirable heat gains and losses.
Project: Digitally Fabricated Housing for New OrleansArchitects: MIT School of Architecture and Planning MIT students working with professor Lawrence Sass developed a building that marries high technology and low cost. The one-room structure taps the architectural traditions of New Orleans. It is made of laser-cut plywood pieces that fit together with wooden joints set in place with a rubber mallet. No other tools are needed. The low-tech, on-site assembly makes this system applicable to many situations where the need for housing is dire.
Project: System3Architects: Kaufmann/Rüf Architects This stackable prototype is a building block that can form larger complexes. The 15-foot-by-38-foot unit is divided into two equal parts: the "serving" space and the "naked" space. The serving space contains the guts of the house—kitchen, bathroom, electricity, internet, laundry, dishwasher, and HVAC. It comes to the site preassembled. The naked space is formed by planar elements, such as a slab, walls, windows, and a roof, that require assembly.
Even when the housing industry is not in crisis, the search for easy-to-build, low-cost houses has fascinated architects and inventors alike. Since the rise of mass production, great minds such as Marcel Breuer and Thomas Edison have grappled with new materials and technologies. Now a comprehensive history of factory-produced architecture is captured in the exhibition "Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling," on view through Oct. 20 at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
The exhibition is impressive for its breadth of content, which includes both a traditional gallery show and five full-scale installations on an empty lot west of the museum, in the tradition of the demonstration house that Breuer built in the MoMA garden in 1949. The exhibition is also impressive for the speed with which it was assembled. After all, chief curator Barry Bergdoll only started on the job in January of 2007. Bergdoll, a distinguished historian, worked with curatorial assistant Peter Christensen to tap MoMA's considerable collection of models and drawings, while pulling other resources from around the globe.
The result is a fascinating timeline of architectural thought and innovation. Starting in the early 19th century with prepackaged cottages for British colonists, the exhibition covers a broad spectrum of experiments in residential design, many of which resulted in commercial failure. Highlights include the awesome pencil drawings of German-Jewish architect Konrad Wachsmann?who refined his ideas for a system of panelized construction as an émigré in the 1940s, while staying as a house guest of Walter Gropius?and the highly articulated models showing Wes Jones' fascination with shipping containers as a basis for human abodes. Visitors will no doubt gain new respect for the genius of Jean Prouvé, whose design for the steel-framed Tropical House displays a sophisticated grasp of constructability, materials, and function, all while presaging modern concerns with energy consumption. In addition, projected videos and wall-mounted monitors display an entertaining assortment of material, including a newsreel on Quonset huts, a tour of Buckminster Fuller's Wichita House, and construction of Moshe Safdie's Habitat '67.
Yet somehow, placed as they are beside such a wealth of historical material, buildings of the recent past get short shrift in the gallery show. Granted, the wall text acknowledges important advances in computer-aided design and digital fabrication techniques, but the emphasis seems to be heavy on research rather than built results in the marketplace. That's not to detract from the exhibition's small-scale material installations or the full-scale houses erected outside the museum. But anyone who comes to "Home Delivery" with an appetite for contemporary examples of prefab houses—rather than prefabrication's promise for the future—will likely leave still hungry.
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"Jane didn't want to go," Sarah chimed in, "But I was really getting a kick out of him and wanted to see what he'd do after he'd had even more to drink."
"You're evil," I said.
"I know," Sarah replied. "Anyway, he gets super drunk and FALLS DOWN. Twice. I was trying not to laugh. But then he was telling me about some new show he's going to be on. I don't know if it's true or not. But he said they were still casting, and had a female part that he thought I'd be perfect for, and-"
"And he was just trying to get into your pants," Jane added.
"I know. But if someone trying to get into my pants helps me get an audition, I'm all over it. I mean, I wouldn't sleep with someone to get a part, but I'll certainly flirt."
"Would you let him cop a feel?" I asked.
"Funny. Anyway, we're talking. Well, I'm talking, he's slurring. Jane comes up and begs me to go upstairs with her and go to bed. I say okay and then he starts following us out of the bar. Jane's all, 'and where are you going?' and he says 'up to your suite' and I say 'and what exactly do you expect to do up at our suite' and he says, are you ready?"
I nodded.
"He points at me," Sarah says. "And says 'You. I expect to do you.'"
"Oh. My. God."
"And then!" Jane continues. "He points at me and says, 'And you, two!'"
"I know!"
Part of me wishes I had been there to see that. Most of me, though, was pretty happy to be sharing a bed with Almost Famous at the time.
When I arrived back at my apartment, I was greeted by two awesome things. 1) A bouquet of flowers from Almost Famous, with a note saying he had a great time and thanking me. Thanking me?!?! I should be thanking him! 2) A clean apartment, no Kayla, and my spare set of keys and a note on the table.
I moved all my stuff into the new place today. Marjorie ate this morning -- I figured you'd be home in time to feed her tonight. Thanks for letting me stay with you, and again, I'm sorry. I'd really like to see you sometimes, but I understand if you don't want to see me. You know how to get in touch with me. Good luck with everything.
Sweet note. Damn her for making it almost too hard for me to hate her.


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