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Microhousing Resolution
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Capitol Hill Community Council Resolution on Microhousing
Whereas, in 1993, the City and the Neighborhoods jointly created a Design Review Process and Design Guidelines to ensure that new construction fit into the existing neighborhood context;
Whereas, the Neighborhoods agreed to increased growth with
the understanding that neighborhood context would be protected, and that
Neighborhoods would be able to meaningfully participate in the planning and
development of their Neighborhoods;
Whereas, many years ago, the State of Washington and the City of Seattle enacted environmental protection laws and regulations that required the review of new construction for a range of environmental impacts;
Whereas, the City has repeatedly granted exemptions and raised
thresholds for the application of Design and SEPA Review, such that an
increasing number of buildings are being constructed with undefined
environmental impacts, and in a style which clearly violates the existing
neighborhood context;
Whereas, the City has set growth targets under the Growth Management Act, which are to be used to guide future development;
Whereas, the Capitol Hill Neighborhood has seen new
construction that will result in the neighborhood exceeding the previously
established growth and density targets:
As of July 2012, Capitol Hill has met 92% of its growth target for
2004-2024, and when additional 380 permitted units are built, it will meet 130%
of its growth target for the same period;
Whereas, a new type of construction referred to as apodments or microhousing, concentrated in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood, has proceeded under ordinary construction permitting procedures, exempt from Design Review, SEPA Review and Design Guidelines, and resulting in an increased density not previously established in Seattle's Land Use Code;
Whereas, the pace and nature of development of apodments in
the Capitol Hill Neighborhood, as well as other neighborhoods around the City,
deeply concerns the neighborhood, for the reasons stated above;
Whereas, the development of apodments has been enabled by a DPD interpretation, Director's Rule 7-83, of the meaning of the phrase "dwelling unit", and under which eight separate living units have been classified as a single "dwelling unit", thereby lowering the unit count for the proposed building;
Be it resolved by the Capitol Hill Community Council:
We ask that the Seattle City Council, using its authority to establish interim measures under the Washington State Constitution Article 11, Section 11 and the Growth Management Act, Chapter 36.70A, to declare that an emergency exists, and to declare a moratorium on the approval and construction of any more apodments or microhousing in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood, or anywhere else in the City, until such time as the City Council can further clarify the meaning of "dwelling unit", and stop its application to the development of apodments, a type of construction it was never meant to address, to make the development of apodments subject to Design and SEPA Reviews, and to pass an ordinance to ensure that all multifamily buildings that contain the same or similar unit count are subject to the same set of development standards and design guidelines.
Promoters paint a picture of young techies and hipsters embracing a new-age apodment lifestyle.
Within ten years, these micro-units will become dumping grounds for veterans and the elderly - isolating warehouses under the guise of "independant living" for agencies that want to cut costs for support services.
How long will the techies stay when Veteran's Affairs and DHS starts giving housing vouchers (so affordable!) to clients while they cut back on treatment and services?
Sitting alone and hungry in a 10x16 foot room or squeezing your family into 250 sq ft is a poor definition of independance.
I favor transitional housing for homeless families and subsidized senior / veteran's communities with viable independant living options.
Apodments are not a sustainable housing solution. They are an admission of our failure to support living wages and mobility from struggling in poverty workers to middle class families. -
erik strand
Our city council members need to incorporate the views of the community first, over that of developers!
Wendy Hanna
The city of Seattle has not adequately provided the infrastructure necessary to accomodate continued, aggressive high-density housing growth.
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2 months ago Comments: Where were the voices of current residents when the rules changed and builders were allowed to come in and put up whatever they want, without replacing trees, or any other greenery. It's a crime what's happening.
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6 months ago Comments: I want to know WHY the city has repeatedly flouted existing laws and regulations. Who is being "paid off."
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Close call with calamity
Volleyball champ survives health scare
No one would ever accuse Fred McConnell of being a couch potato. At 70, the program head and professor of engineering at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) is slim and fit, and plays volleyball three nights a week or more. So McConnell was not too alarmed at first when his heartburn wouldn't go away. Even after two months, when the chest discomfort did not respond to medication and his doctor recommended a stress test, McConnell shrugged it off. "I just had a stress test a couple of years ago," he told his doctor -- who checked his records and countered, "No, it's been seven." In those seven years, said McConnell, stress tests have changed considerably. His 2005 test was conducted on a treadmill with the physician in the room, monitoring his reaction to exertion. The 2005 diagnosis? Chronic heartburn. This time, his stress test was the nuclear version, in which a radioactive dye is injected into the bloodstream to help create images of the heart muscle and valves at work. The pictures showed that one of McConnell's heart chambers wasn't filling up as it should, and he was referred to a cardiologist for a heart catheterization. Still relatively unfazed, McConnell scheduled the catheterization -- then rescheduled it a week later so that he could play in a volleyball tournament first. "I was afraid they'd find something," he admits now. And find something they did. 'A real mess' "I was only half awake," said McConnell, as he recalls coming out of the anesthesia after the catheterization. "But I remember the doctor telling me, 'You have a real mess in there.'" Later, the cardiologist told McConnell he was surprised he had never had a heart attack -- though he saw signs that there may have been one of the "silent" variety. McConnell consulted with a surgeon, who drew pictures of the three blockages and scheduled him for surgery two weeks later. Since McConnell was on spring break at the time, he asked the surgeon if it was okay to go back to work. "That depends," answered the doctor. "Is your job stressful?" McConnell chuckles as he recalls his answer. "Not for me -- but maybe for my students!" Finding a substitute to take over at JSRCC for the rest of the semester, McConnell underwent surgery on March 27. During the operation, a fourth blockage was found. Nine weeks after his quadruple bypass surgery, McConnell traveled to Salt Lake City and won both silver and bronze medals at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships. Rum and medals More than 430 teams from around the world competed in the June championships. A long-time member of the Richmond Volleyball Club, McConnell earned his silver medal as a member of the GROG-65 Team (pictured above) in one session, and his bronze medal in another session as a member of Team SOTA-70. Team GROG, he says, takes its name from the acronym for "Greater Richmond Old Guys," but the name hardly fits any more. In addition to the Richmond players, McConnell has GROG teammates hailing from Texas, Colorado and Arkansas. "Grog also was a rum drink for the British Navy," he adds, "so our uniforms have a rum bottle logo." Last October, he won a gold medal in the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah, on a 65's team that was a blend of RVC and Canadian players. In a couple of weeks, he will head to Utah for this year's Huntsman tournament, and he looks forward to it. "The weather in Utah is beautiful this time of year," says McConnell. "And it's a well-run tournament -- like a mini-Olympics." 'A second home' A native of Gate City, Va., McConnell began playing intramural volleyball when he was a student at Virginia Tech. (The loyal Hokie and season ticket holder is actually a "triple dipper," having gotten his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in civil engineering at Tech.) During grad school, he says, "we would get the gym for an hour and play volleyball instead of basketball. The faculty was really into volleyball." Moving to Richmond in 1972 to teach at the newly-opened JSRCC, following stints at Germana and Wytheville community colleges, McConnell was invited to play in volleyball leagues that eventually formed the basis of RVC (established in 1980). "Now it's a second home," the Glen Allen resident says of RVC. At his other second home, JSRCC, McConnell enjoys frequent visits and contacts from former students -- who, he says with a chuckle, "are often shocked to see I'm still teaching." His daughter, a freshman at Christopher Newport University, recently told him that she had seen his reviews online on "Rate Your Professor" and noted that the only bad rating he got was for giving too much work. "But I've never had a student come back and say, 'You worked me too hard,'" says McConnell. "They say, 'Thank you for kicking my butt. I wouldn't have made it at [the four-year institution attended] if you hadn't." Not long ago, in fact, McConnell says he got an email from a 1981 graduate of JSRCC who went on to get his bachelor's degree and professional engineer license at other schools. "He said JSRCC was the best school he attended," recalls McConnell, "with the best professors." At an age when most people have long ago retired, McConnell has no immediate plans to stop working -- or to stop playing volleyball. In fact, he not only goes to rehab once a week, but also frequently works out on the treadmill at Shady Grove YMCA. "I don't sit around much. I have to [stay in shape] if I'm going to be competitive," he says. After competing in the USA Open National Championships every year for 23 years, McConnell says he can't single out any one year as his most memorable -- but admits the 2012 Open is likely to stand out in his memory in years to come. "Any time you get to the medal stand, that's an accomplishment on its own. But nine weeks after heart surgery?" he exclaims, making it clear that his close call with calamity renders the accomplishment all the sweeter. And McConnell has a word of advice for anyone suffering from what seems to be chronic heartburn. "If it doesn't go away, see your doctor," he says emphatically. "Especially if you're not active." |
Your trees, please
With a nod to Arbor Day, Citizen seeks photos, descriptions of significant Henrico trees
Citizen Staff Reports 04/28/2015
Do you have a favorite tree in Henrico?
Do you know of a tree with an interesting story?
Do you live near an especially large, old, or otherwise unusual tree – or do you pass by one that has always intrigued you?
Arbor Day 2015 (April 24) was last week, and though the Citizen has published stories about a few special trees over the years (see sidebar) we know that our readers can lead us to more. > Read more.
Henrico's most famous tree
Henrico's most famous tree, known as the Surrender Tree, still stood for more than a century near the intersection of Osborne Turnpike and New Market Road -- until June 2012.
It was in the shade of that tree on April 3, 1865, that Richmond mayor Joseph Mayo met Major Atherton Stevens and troops from the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry and handed over a note surrendering the city to Federal troops. Evacuation had already begun. > Read more.
ARC event raises $75k for ICDS program
The Greater Richmond ARC's annual Ladybug Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on April 11 netted $75,165 to benefit its Infant and Child Development Services (ICDS) program.
About 350 guests sampled fine West Coast wines and craft beer from Midnight Brewery at Richmond Raceway Complex's Torque Club, along with food from local eateries. Carytown Cupcakes provided dessert. > Read more.
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Henrico HS student selected as student playwright for 'New Voices for Theater' program
A Henrico High School student was one of eight students from Virginia selected as a 2015 student playwright as part of the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community's 26th annual New Voices for the Theater Festival of New Works, which will be held July 10-11 at VCU.
Elaina Riddell of the Center for the Arts at Henrico HS will join the other students and bring her original one-act play to life on stage at the event. In total, 150 plays were submitted to SPARC. Riddell and the other winners will work closely with New York City-based professional playwright Bruce Ward for the event. > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
In the mood for some spring shopping? Eastern Henrico FISH will hold their semi-annual yard sale this weekend – funds raised assist at-risk families in Eastern Henrico County. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will hold a spring plant sale which is among the largest in the region with more than 40 vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics. Put on your detective hat and find out "whodunnit" at the movie "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" and "The Case of the Dead Flamingo Dancer," presented by the Henrico Theatre Company May 1-17. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
It's that time of year – charity races are popping up everywhere! On Saturday, St. Joseph's Villa will be the site of the sixth annual CASA Superhero Run and the fifth annual Richmond Free to Breathe Run/Walk will be held in Innsbrook. Also in Innsbrook, the 2015 Richmond Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis will take place on Sunday. If you're more into relaxation than exercise, check out Wine for Cure's Dogwood Wine Festival or the Troubadours Community Theatre Group's production of "West Side Story" at the Henrico Theatre. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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News about Mauritius, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
General Information on Mauritius
Official Name: Republic of Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis (Current local time)
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Population: 1.25 million
Area: 720 square miles; about the size of Rhode Island
Languages: Creole, Bhojpuri, French, English (official but spoken by less than 1% of the population)
Literacy: Total Population: [84%] Male: [88%]; Female: [81%]
GDP Per Capita: $5,214
Year of Independence: 1968
Web site: Gov.mu
Joan Jett for Hot Topic, Zanini No More and Lea T's Tresses
Plus, Galliano pays up, at home with Kate Moss and more from the week in style.
November 7, 2014, Friday
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Women's Rights
Welsh University to Open Mauritius Campus
Students at the new campus in St. Louis, the capital, will be awarded Aberystwyth University degrees.
March 10, 2014, Monday
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FIFA Congress Takes Flight in Mauritius
When congress opens, FIFA will be dealing with issues from President Sepp Blatter's possible run for another term to accusations of vote-rigging among executive committee members.
May 28, 2013, Tuesday
MORE ON MAURITIUS AND: Blatter, Sepp
International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
Oasis of Calm Is Put Back Together, Piece by Piece
Restoration of a historic home on Mauritius echoes the growth in its real estate market.
January 11, 2013, Friday
MORE ON MAURITIUS AND: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
What Mauritius Can Teach Us About the Global Arms Trade
You'd like to set up an illegal weapons network in the post-9/11 era, but where to begin? Maybe try the idyllic island nation of Mauritius.
August 20, 2012, Monday
Mauritius Bars Ex-Associates of Arms Dealer
The men, former associates of Viktor Bout, were denied a certificate that would allow them to transport weapons, the government and a private group say.
July 18, 2012, Wednesday
Loss is a bond between two boys — one Indian, one Jewish — in this novel set on the island of Mauritius during World War II.
February 6, 2011, Sunday
Mauritius: British Actions Protested
Mauritius sued the British government, saying Britain's decision to declare the disputed Chagos archipelago a marine reserve violated the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
December 22, 2010, Wednesday
A Passage From India
The novelist Amitav Ghosh reimagines the lives of Indian peasants on the eve of the Opium Wars.
November 30, 2008, Sunday
Death Comes Ashore
A nation need not be wealthy or technologically advanced to be well prepared for natural disasters.
May 10, 2008, Saturday
Mauritius Navigator
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Armed with his shape-shifting sword, a mechanized suit of armor sent from the heavens, and a fierce hunger for condiments, Van hunts the villain who murdered his one true love with dogged determination. Riding shotgun on his quest is Wendy Garret, a pretty young spitfire who'll do anything to reunite with her long lost brother. Together, they seek vengeance in a lawless, futuristic frontier, draining bottles of ketchup and righting wrongs wherever heroes are needed. With any luck, they'll find the men they seek before the sun sets on civilization once and for all.
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Travelling all the way to Rey Misterio Jr.'s house outside San Diego for a shoot interview with the most innovative high flyer in the history of professional wrestling.
Hear how Rey got his start in the professional wrestling business in Tijuana and you won't believe how young he really was. He talks about being trained by his uncle Rey Misterio Sr. and great stories about classic Tijuana wrestling. Rey talks about how he got hooked up with Konnan and the beginnings of AAA Mexico with Antonio Pena.
Find out how Rey developed his unique lucha libre high-flying style, and the other wrestlers he learned from and grew up with in AAA including Psicosis, Juventud Guerrera and others. Hear about Rey venturing to ECW and Japan and the great stories he experienced that opened his thinkings towards the wrestling business.
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Its the Old Man Logan Future Suit. I like it.
The French magazine, Studio Ciné Live, has featured Hugh Jackman on their latest cover. It is a great cover that reveals what his costume will look like in the future(?). It also appears has if Wolverine will get his claws covered in Adamantium again. What do you think Maniacs?
Synopsis: This latest chapter in 20th Century Fox's X-Men saga stars Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Halle Berry and Daniel Cudmore. Singer is back behind the camera.
Plot Concept: The film is based on the comic book storyline "Days of Future Past," which ran in Uncanny X-Men #141 and 142 back in 1981 during Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run and introduced the idea of an alternate future for Marvel's mutants that grew out of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants killing an important senator, leading to a future where all mutants are hunted by Sentinels.
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Is it just me, or is there totally a chip in the blade on his right foreclaw?
It's about what I'd expect. Not really surprised, only had they used his costume would I be surprised
Doublerdiner, hard to tell alot of aliasing on the photo. (low quality photo)
@BSFrosty - No. Singer is in love with Jackman and needs to see his face 24x7. Why else do you think this has always been Wolverine and the X-Men?
They could at the very least add some hints of yellow or something, or brown or blue depending on which wolvie suit you like. cuz ya, im really sick of every single hero wearing the same Dark Knight outfit.
Axia, its always been Wolverine as the star because he is the most popular X-men period. If this were a TV series you could bring others to the forefront but how upset do you think fans would have been if in the movies he were in it like say Iceman?


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Three sailors on a yacht, dismasted almost half way between Europe and America, were rescued after their distress signal was picked up by satellite. The registration of their EPIRB showed as Polish and the three sailors are now on their way to Norway, rescued by a Barbudan ship ...[more] Amazing rescue: 'We couldn't have done it without the planes' By Peter Campbell/Sail-World, , 10:42 AM Tue 22 Jan 2013 The rescue of French round-the-world sailor Alain Delord from a remote spot in the Southern Ocean was an amazing coordination between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the Dornier aircraft that overflew him and a cruise ship that sailed 50 hours out of its way to rescue him. ...[more] Update: desperate rescue quest for sailor in life raft, Southern Ocean By AMSA/Sail-World Cruising, 11:33 AM Sun 20 Jan 2013 Alain Delord, French solo sailor attempting a circumnavigation in his A35 yacht Tchouk Tchouk Nougat, has been dismasted some 400 nm south of Tasmania in the Southern Ocean. 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Academy Awardnominated director/writer Peter Hedges (Dan in Real Life, Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?) brings enchantment to the screen with The Odd Life of Timothy Green, an inspiring, magical story about a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who cant wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jimand their small town of Stanleyvillelearn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of lifes greatest gifts.
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Humble Experience Design
"Rockstar designers wanted: apply within! Do you have that rare combination of godlike talent, relentless drive, and the epic portfolio to prove it? Then join our team. We promise not to drag you down or hold you back. You'll only work with clients who truly 'get it,' and on projects that give you the prestige you need to build your personal brand and land that next great gig when it's time to move on!"
Now, before anyone gets too excited, please note that yes, this is a fake job post! But I want to suggest that it's not too far off from where things are headed—and that's not a good thing.
Let's consider this notion of the "rockstar" designer. Since when did rockstar status become a prerequisite for employment in our field? Is this really a helpful concept? As R/GA's Nick Law points out, we have a tendency to fetishize craft in our industry. This can lead to beautiful work, but it can also distract us from what's really important about what we do and how to do it well.
Focusing on so-called rockstar designers propagates what Malcolm Gladwell calls the "talent myth," where finding and nurturing star talent becomes a primary way to outperform and ultimately beat the competition. As Gladwell points out, this approach is no guarantee of success, and in actual practice has often led to downfall.
Moreover, when attracting individual talent is a primary competitive differentiator, chronic churn is inevitable. According to preliminary results from the 49 Pixels Project (a "report on Canada's digital media workforce"), almost 60% of digital media professionals have had their current job for 3 years or less, and over 25% have been in their present position for less than a year.
Escaping to a better job with bosses, co-workers, and clients who finally "get it" can be an appealing, though often elusive, prospect. But could it be that our collective frustration says more about us than those who are supposedly holding us back? For example, presumably clients "got it" when they sought out UX design services. And yet we often struggle when it comes to working in a consultative and cooperative mode.
Finally, we can see a pervasive—and for some, almost compulsive—preoccupation with building our own personal brands. Social media gives designers the means to promote and project their exceptional selves out into the world, but even within personal networks, seeking out credit and recognition can become a full-time job. Taken to an extreme, these pursuits lead to resentment, eccentric turf wars and exaggerated claims that consume energy and help no one. (Though, they can make for good comedic fodder.)
It's time to confront some of the dysfunctional norms and biases that have snuck into our industry: in particular, tendencies towards egocentricity, entitlement, and even narcissism.
Let me pause here and be the first to admit that I'm as implicated in all of this as much as anyone else. At the same time, one of the coolest things about the UX design community is our ability to learn collectively and spur one another on. So it's in this spirit that I'd like to approach the idea of better design through humility.
Humble experience design may have a nice ring to it, but to get beyond platitudes we need to be prepared to work against a powerful cultural current. High self-regard and even narcissistic behavior is not only accepted, but encouraged as a necessary ingredient for success in our competitive landscape. But studies show that these patterns tend to backfire as they lead to overconfidence, excessive risk-taking, resistance to learning, and relational conflict (see The Narcissism Epidemic for a fascinating discussion of this evidence).
When it comes to designing experiences, cultivating a humble approach is absolutely essential. The sheer complexity of the design challenges we face demands open-mindedness—a willingness to test and modify assumptions, to make mistakes and be proven wrong.
Humility is about knowing what you don't know, and when it comes to dynamic, interdependent, multi-platform systems, there are an awful lot of unknowns.
Humility is also about empathizing with the people who use our designs. This is particularly important when we set out to motivate and shape behavioral, perceptual, and emotional habits and patterns. Finally, humility is about working cooperatively with others in ways that challenge singular authorship and allow us to create experiences that can truly have an impact.
So how do we get better at humble experience design? Here are three suggestions:
First, set yourself up for consistent, honest, and open critical feedback. This can come in many forms and from different sources, ranging from co-workers and clients to users and actual performance indicators. True feedback can be painful because it jumps past all of the care and cleverness we put into our design decisions and focuses relentlessly on the outcome. Avoiding or ignoring feedback can be tempting, but don't do it! Don't cheat yourself out of the opportunity to learn about your own limitations, to create something that's bigger than yourself, and to ultimately grow as a result.
Second, embrace collaboration as a core part of your design process. Without a doubt, the best work of my career has been done in the context of an intensely collaborative process. This means giving up control and undiluted credit in order to gain a broader, more grounded perspective. As the experiences we design become much more integrally tied to our clients' business models, working closely with them in a participatory way becomes crucial. This will require a more deliberate and facilitated, less ad-hoc engagement model with our clients.
And third, build up others in order to enrich everyone's experience and succeed collectively. It can be tricky to work at being more humble through self-regulation because this requires focus on oneself, which is often the problem in the first place! So focus instead on those around you who are in your sphere of influence. What are their natural strengths and how can they flourish? How can you help them succeed and look good? Imagine a work environment where this kind of dynamic was built into the core culture.
Is it possible that our success as designers depends not only on how we design things—the ideas, processes and methodologies we employ—but also who we are as designers and the values we share? As the UX design field continues to evolve and mature, we have an incredible opportunity to develop something that matters. Humble experience design is about getting over ourselves and focusing on what's really important: our teammates, our customers and the people we design for and with everyday.
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Thank you so much for writing this in a much more eloquent way than I ever could have.
Through two years of graduate school and a year working in the UX design field, I have always felt like a second-class design citizen because I don't have a design ego. But every non-design titled person I have worked with has always commented on how they find me easy to work with because I don't fit their expectations of "those creative types".
I have learned to focus on collaboration and building up others as you say, and have found that I have been able to craft an environment in which good design can take place. This is much more important to me than creating "rockstar" designs that can't be implemented or that nobody "gets".
A colleague of mine and I refer to this rockstar/individualistic design person as a "Design Keeper" - someone who has been trained to think that good design comes from one individual. Surely designerly judgment can be a valuable thing that resides in the individual, but it does little good when paired with an ego that removes any doubt or open-mindedness.
But we believe that everyone has a contribution to make to the product, and it is imperative that organizations recognize the ways in which everybody affects the outcome of that product. We as designers have the skill set to help facilitate this - and that is where our value lies - not in being the "keeper" of the design.
I think you've addressed something very important here. There is plenty of emphasis on self-advancement, self-promotion and aggrandizement. Going a step further, I would ask how does our work enrich who we are as people in all areas of our life. As a relative newcomer to the field, I don't qualify for "Rock Star" status yet, but I find working collaboratively, sharing ideas, and continuely trying to improve much more enriching.
The reason this industry is thriving is because of risk takers, not a bunch of drones sitting around singing kumbaya. I agree, nobody likes to listen to someone who thinks they are God's gift, but in my experience, those who can, do, and those who can't, become experience designers.
An article touting the demerits of "rockstardom" and the reeking bullshit that wafts from it and they go to an RGA guy for a soundbyte?
There are not many who think about how designer should act in the same way as you do David. well, I reckon they should. The paradox is that those showing off are mostly very good, the best ones however are usually the most humble ones. Every designer has to be a bit excentric, but he should reflect it into his work.
Beautifully written piece, David. Left unchecked, our self-love as a profession can rapidly get out of control. Over-hyping of sometimes downright ordinary work across social networks gets very wearing, very quickly and too often during the day I feel the urge to type: "Okay, so you're a designer. Get over it and get on with your work."
What an amazing article! This is the kind of text to be bookmarked and revisited often, so I can keep me on my toes.
Thank you!
Hear, hear.
Lots of research also shows that things UXdesigners spends hours and weeks working on, is not really important in the end. To create and build flexibly and sustainably requires cooperation, and you cannot do that if you are a rockstar.
Great article and one on a subject that I have badly missed, particularly over the last few months. I think being humble comes with experience as it is likely you have made a few bad mistakes over time and hopefully learnt from them and got wiser.
But your concluding point about exactly 'who' we are as people is at the core of it I feel. Does the person have empathy, commitment, passion and a sense of humour? UX deals with issues that are not simple but require simplicity and that requires a character that is a little different. As business 'gets' the value of UX more rockstar attitudes will surface. But I feel if it isn't in you as a person, humble design just can't surface...
I agree with you on that one, Dan. Joh, I lifted that quote from Nick from this video (which is amazing, by the way): http://www.hillmancurtis.com/index.php?/film/watch/rga_profile
Thanks for the great article. I've seen the "rock-star" syndrome take effect several times in places I've worked, and honestly have had much better success in projects where I've worked with individuals who are more humble in their approach (projects are more pleasant also).
The reference by Nick Law of "fetishizing our craft" also interests me - do you have a link to an article where he talks about that?
Thanks again,
I think the idealism we all share towards design creating a better environment for everyone is a huge factor. I know I find myself getting frustrated when clients don't listen to what I say, but that doesn't mean we need to stop educating them about the successes we believe design can accomplish. Great article and advice for staying humble.


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Written by on March 28, 2007 Meet Chris Williams' red-rare meat grinder of a '75 Pontiac Trans Am.It is hard to believe that Chris Williams' 1975 Trans Am is more than thirty years old now-an automotive antique with rubber bumpers. I remember well the abuse we heaped on those forlorn press fleet creatures, but I confess that '75 was a complete blur. Detroit had taken away the crank and had slipped us Valium instead. After that was gone, we got placebos, and our musclecars became castratos overnight. All the fun rolled into damp grayness, like a dead mackerel, as most of the world fooled itself with disco. In those days Detroit seemed just as distracted by style as the masses, but better to dance on the sidelines than not at all.
And so the Trans Am continued to hobble lamely along, if in name alone. Down on oats, it still carried a hefty insurance vig, and the most reproachful thing of all was that it had become a caricature of itself. However unpalatable it might sound to some, the T/A is still a piece of history, and therefore must be preserved. So thank the gods for souls like Chris Williams!
Chris thought he saw his future on a movie screen, when Burt Reynolds got tight with his '77 T/A. That's what did it. Says Chris, "... I finally have the car I wanted since I saw Burt Reynolds smoking the tires in a black '77 T/A in the summer of '78." Movie magic aside, Chris' ride has far surpassed Burt's hokey sled, and the 13-year project is slowly coming to a close. As a part-time toolmaker, his major daily responsibilities concern the well-being of his three children and management of the home, while his wife Ruth works full-time. Ruth has graciously funded the rebuilding of Chris' car, but notes that he has some competition now, as she recently began work on her own road machine (a body-off resto on a '54 Ford Ranch Wagon).
Chris' hot rod icon commenced with a rust-free Cali car, which only needed a quarter-panel replaced and the faded paint scuffed up with a wet block before he dragged it over to a Maaco store. Prior to the stock paint color and several clear coat applications, however, he had become quite busy with the chassis prep. On the support he has had throughout rebuilding, Chris says, "My brother Robert, best friend Bob Falningam (this car wouldn't be what it is without his help), his bro Mike (who welded, painted, and straightened what I broke), and most of all Ruth, kept me and my spirit intact."
The Falningams and Chris installed custom-made framerail connectors and an 8-point rollcage, without having to compromise the dashboard. Even though the T/A was a Disco Era party favor, the original owner thankfully opted not to include the T-tops with his ten gold chains, so the 'cage and connectors represent an abundance of structural stability. The particulars of Chris' suspension are in the By the Numbers chart, and the Motive Motion (Itasca, Illinois) custom-built frame connectors were installed without cutting through the floor. "It handles like a fourth-Gen T/A," says Chris, and when he goes drag racing, he disables the front antisway bar and screws on the slicks.
"In the winter of '04, I was told by then Tech Editor of PHR, Scott Parkhurst, that my car sat like a 4x4 and would never be in his magazine," says Chris. "That got me motivated. I knew my T/A sat high in front, but a drop suspension wouldn't make it go any faster, would it? I was wrong there. I purchased a Hotchkiss Total Vehicle System that included 2-inch front, 1.5-inch rear drop springs, front and rear antisway bars, and polyurethane spring pads. I also installed new Moog HD front suspension pieces and Energy Suspension bushings. My T/A handles like it's on ... yes, rails." Additionally, the traction ancillaries include Southside Machine lift bars.
Although Chris removed the factory air conditioning to save a few pounds, he might have just offset the weight he already brought in. He likes high-grade audio, and so he included an Eclipse CD player, Carver amp, and Fosgate speakers. Chris also shucked the original threads in favor of white vinyl, and did all of the installation work himself. One of the best parts of any Trans Am is the factory instrument panel and gauge pack, which, in this case, is augmented by an Auto Meter shift light. Chris modified stock seats to accept the 5-point harness, and posted a Lecarra wheel that looks suspiciously like the original hardware.
For the go-fast segment, a Jim Butler-designed stroker kit kicked displacement from 400 to 460 ci. Meanwhile, Chris spent some quality time with the Edelbrock castings, back-cutting the valves and opening up the runners with a port and polish job. He yielded 314cfm at .650-inch lift on the exhaust, and 220cfm on the intake runners (as cast, the production Edelbrock head flows 286/199cfm). For security's sake, he infused the block with 12-point ARP head and main studs. Output is 578 lb-ft at 4,500 rpm and 562 hp at 6,000 rpm. In a ready-to-race 3,820-pounder, these numbers equate to 11.52/117 performance.
What is the price of glory? Not all that much it seems. Chris nailed the basic car for $1,500, got his engine through divine providence (won one of the four dream engines that Hot Rod built in '03), received a few gifts and free labor, waited for Summit and Jeg's sales, and bargained for the rest of it. If he had bought everything at list, the tally would have been more than $22,000. His total price? Less than half of that.
Hot-rodding used to be about function; the question of form came later, if at all. Now there is too much emphasis on style, and too much worrying about trends. As it is with our hobby, most people want what they cannot afford, so they drop out with a wish and sigh, never to return. But take a lesson from Chris Williams: You needn't pin all your hopes on a first-gen Camaro, or something with a similar price, when you can find an alternative that will set you just as free-and leave a lot more loot in your pocket. It's up to you.
Where The Money Went: | |
Car: | $1,500 |
Engine (free, won in Hot Rod's "Win Your Dream Engine Sweepstakes"): | $9,500 |
Trans/converter | $1,500 |
Ignition: | $200 |
Driveshaft: | $300 |
Rear (12-bolt): | $2,000 |
Headers: | $450 |
Exhaust system: | $450 |
Cragar rims: | $450 |
Tires: | $250 |
Quarter-panel repair: | $200 |
Maaco paint: | $800 |
Hood decals: | $250 |
Door panels, head liner, vinyl dye: | $350 |
Rear window trim pieces (Year One): | $200 |
Carpet: | $125 |
Hurst shifter: | $200 |
Holley VoluMAX pump, Earl's lines, Holley fuel regulator: | $750 |
Rebuilt stock front calipers, wheel cylinders, new pads & shoes: | $75 |
Vacuum pump: | $275 |
Alston 8-pt rollcage & installation: | $750 |
Hotchkis TVS front suspension: | $1,000 |
Bushings & front end pieces: | $600 |
Total: | $22,175 |
By the Numbers | |
'75 Pontiac Trans Am | |
Chris Williams * Sleepy Hollow, IL | |
Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,823 pounds | |
Best ET: 11.52/117 * Total cost to build: $22,175 | |
Engine | |
Type: | Pontiac 400 displacing 460 cubic inches (4.150 bore x 4.250 stroke) |
Block: | 1972 vintage |
Compression ratio: | 10.33:1 |
Oiling: | Milodon 7-quart oil pan, crankshaft scraper |
Rotating assembly: | 4.250-inch stroke Ohio Crankshaft crank, Eagle BBC H-beam rods, Ross race flat-top pistons |
Cylinder heads: | Edelbrock Performer, 87cc combustion chambers |
Camshaft: | Bullet Racing Cams solid lifter flat tappet (256/258 deg. @ .050; .618 lift @ 6,000 rpm) |
Valvetrain: | 2.11/1.66-inch valves, 1.65:1 COMP roller rocker arms, COMP pushrods, Crane dual valve springs with dampers |
Induction: | Edelbrock Torker 2 intake, Holley HP950 carburetor |
Power adder: | None |
Ignition: | MSD Pro Billet distributor, 6AL box |
Exhaust: | Hedman headers, 1 7/8 primary pipes, 3.5-inch collectors, X-pipe, 3-inch Flowmaster mufflers |
Fasteners: | ARP 12-point throughout |
Built By: | Rick Sliwinsky, Precision Engine and Machine, Sleepy Hollow, IL |
Drivetrain | |
Transmission: | 1975 BOP Turbo 350 (built by Dean at DRC Racing Transmissions, Elk Grove Village, IL) |
Valve body: | manual |
Converter: | ATD 9-inch, 4,800 rpm stall speed |
Cooler: | B&M |
Shifter: | Hurst Quarter Stick |
Driveshaft: | Custom Strange Engineering chrome moly, 4340 1350-series yokes |
Rear axle: | Chevrolet 12-bolt housing, Eaton limited-slip differential, 4.33:1 ring-and-pinion |
Chassis | |
Front suspension: | factory spindles, Hotchkis 2-inch lowering springs, Energy Suspension bushings, Moog HD ball joints, Monroe shock absorbers (street), or Moroso (drag race), Hotchkis 1.375-inch antisway bar |
Rear suspension: | Hotchkis 1.5-inch drop leaf springs, Monroe/Moroso shock absorbers, Hotchkis 7/8-inch antisway bar |
Brakes: | stock disc, braided lines, front; stock drums, rear |
Wheels & Tires | |
Wheels: | Cragar race 15x8, front; 15x10, rear |
Tires: | BFG 215/65x15, front; M/T ET Street 28x12.50x15, rear |


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Saying "I do," accepting an award, speaking before a charity benefit – great life events are marked with celebrations. Those celebrations may require the quintessential piece of men's formalwear: the tuxedo.
Here, we discuss the basics of the tuxedo from top to bottom, so your look matches the significance of the moment.
Just like a suit, a tuxedo can be either single or double breasted. The main difference between a single-breasted suit and a single-breasted tuxedo is that a proper tuxedo will come with only one button. It lends itself to cleaner presentation and visually creates a longer silhouette for the wearer.
Just as in a standard suit there are options for lapels, but the only way to go is peak lapel for a more formal look or shawl collar for a suave look. Skip the tuxedos with notch lapels. A notch lapel is basic and is used for the daily grind and will only make you look like part of the wait staff instead of the man of the hour.
Tuxedo lapels also come in only one of two materials; satin or grosgrain (pronounced grow-grain), both of which add to the tuxedo's formality with shine and sheen. Both materials are derived from silk. However, satin has a smooth and flat finish while grosgrain has a raised, ribbed finish and ads a bit of visual texture.
Unlike a suit, which may have horn, shell, nut, or mother of pearl buttons, tuxedo buttons should be covered in the same fabric as the lapel. Satin on satin. Grosgrain on grosgrain. Again, this adds to the symmetry and formality of the garment.
Choose the number of vents on your tuxedo – none, one, or two – based on your personal taste and body type. After hours and formalwear calls for more discretion, and many men opt for a ventless dinner jacket and/or tuxedo. I personally prefer double vents.
Jetted pockets are the only option for a tuxedo, as formalwear should create the cleanest, sleekest look possible with minimal distractions from the wearer. If it has flaps then it might as well just be a suit.
Tuxedos are most commonly seen and worn in black. Black is the standard bearer for most formal occasions save a select few. No man will go wrong with a black tuxedo. However, there are other options. Midnight blue is a happy medium between navy and black. It isn't navy like your Monday boardroom suit, but it isn't jet black either. While black can take on a greenish tinge under certain lighting, midnight blue holds its true color and can look blacker than black.
Vests and cummerbund (without a "b") are optional but should not be a focal point. The idea behind both additions is to keep the wearer's torso covered and modest in front of his peers and therefore more formal. Vests can be single or double breasted. The cummerbund was originally used to hold opera or symphony tickets, so make sure the folds face up.
Proper tuxedo trousers come with satin or grosgrain racing stripe down the side of the leg which is a carryover from the military uniform. The belt is a modern invention that disrupts the silhouette of a man's ensemble. Thus, proper tuxedo trousers will come without belt loops but instead with suspender buttons to wear with braces or side tabs for security.
The only shirt appropriate to wear with a tuxedo is the French cuff shirt. Formal shirts come with a turn down (the collar you wear everyday) or wing collar with short wings on it. The choice is personal preference. If you do choose a wing collar, make sure the wings are behind the bowtie when wearing.
Add high quality cuff links in golf, silver, platinum, onyx, diamond or mother of pearl. An appropriate tuxedo shirt will come with studs that should match the material of your cuff links.
Bow Ties
A bow tie is the only proper tie to wear with a tuxedo. They come in many shapes, sizes and materials but the most common are the bat wing or butterfly in silk, satin, or velvet. The bat wing is a bit more edgy while the butterfly is classic. Overall the fabric of the bow tie should match that of the lapels and buttons. Oh, and make sure it's not pre-tied.
Pocket Squares
White or cream in linen. cotton or silk. A simple square fold will do.
Shoes are the foundation of an outfit and even more so in a tux, but they should not call too much attention to themselves. Black oxfords work best; pair them with high-quality silk, black, over-the-calf socks.
Renting Vs. Buying
For many men, buying a new tuxedo may not be the wisest investment. Unless you are attending at least two formal events per year, then you may not have a need for your own tuxedo.
If you don't like renting, another option is to look for a quality tuxedo in excellent condition in thrift and vintage stores. However, it may require some time and effort to find the proper style and get it tailored, so don't start shopping for your tux the week before you need it. Buy a tuxedo when you don't need it and it will be ready for duty when you do.
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About one month ago we reported on the emergence of patches that may fix the Linux desktop responsiveness problems, which is an issue that's been experienced by many Linux desktop users in recent years. For Linux users it may take many seconds for a menu to appear when clicking on it or a half-minute to do a VT switch, but fortunately it's becoming a thing of the past with these patches working well for many users and has since been integrated into the mainline Linux kernel. The story though is not over as even more patches have just been published to further improve the Linux desktop responsiveness...
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And Italian fixes as well.. I am getting more hopefully about this desktop Linux thing I have been suffering the last decade.
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Finally! There should be more effort put into the desktop responsiveness. It's the one problem that gives new Linux users that feel of "slowness".
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