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A R C H I T E C T U R E P O R T F O L I O A collection of designs and creative works by Deepen Dighe. DEEPEN K. DIGHE email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com 979-229-8598 http://issuu.com/deepen_dighe http://www.linkedin.com/in/deependighe Master of Architecture August 2011 | Texas A&M University Bachelor of Architecture May 2008 | Sir J.J. College of Architecture, University of Mumbai. DEEPEN K. DIGHE 177 107th AVE NE #1406 Bellevue, WA - 98004 Mobile No. - 979-229-8598 Education -- � TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | 2009 - 2011 College Station, Texas, U.S.A. Langford College of Architecture. Master of Architecture (M.Arch) - Class of 2011. � UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI | 2003 - 2008 Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) - Class of 2008. email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com webpage � ht t p :/ / w w w .link edin .com/i n/d eepend i ghe Objective -- Seeking a Full-time position in an Architectural / Designbuild firm as an Intern architect. To become a LEED AP. Skills -- HUMAN Hand Drafting Sketching Model Building Communication Teamwork Craftsmanship TECHNOLOGY AutoCAD 2D & 3D Sketchup Revit Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Suite Mac OSX Artlantis 3D Studio Max Work Experience -- � KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING LABORATORY, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University � Nov 2010 � July 2011 - http://kelab.tamu.edu Graphic Design Student Worker 1. Encyclopedia on Southern Pine Beetle � (Under review for Publication) (http://kelab.tamu.edu/spb_ encyclopedia/index.html) - Worked on the layout design and publication of the encyclopedia. 2. Book on Landscape Ecology � (Published) (http:// www.kelabpartnersinc.com/) - Worked on the illustrations and layout design of the book using softwares - Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. � TRANSCARB ENERGY P. LTD (previously VEW Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd.) � Feb 2009 to July 2009 Junior Architect Worked on designing and execution of Industrial layouts. (Employed Full Time). MANI & MALLI ARCHITECTS, Hyderabad � June 2008 to Jan 2009 Junior Architect Worked on several Mumbai based residential and commercial architecture projects. (Employed Full Time). HARSHRAJ MANE & ASSOCIATES, Mumbai � Dec 2007 to May 2008 Intern Architect Worked on several residential & commercial architecture and interior projects. (Employed Full Time) AR. SUCHITA SAYAJI & ASSOCIATES, Navi (New) Mumbai � July 2005- August 2006 Intern Architect Worked for projects - Nerul Gymkhana (Sports Club) at Navi Mumbai and Residential project at Goa (Employed Part Time). Certifications -- � LEED Green Associate The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) - July 2010 - License 10597831. � Licensed Architect Council of Architecture (COA), India. Extra Curricular Activities -- � Participated in 3rd IAHH International Student Design Competition, 2005, Mumbai. � Participated in `Extreme Architecture' � International Student Design Competition, Istanbul, Turkey, 2006. � Participated in HUDCO Trophy, NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture, India), 20052006. � Class Representative for two consecutive years - Third year (2005-06) and Fourth year (2006-07) of B.Arch and organized study tours for the entire class of 75 students, at Sir J.J. College of Architecture. Achievements -- � Awarded second place in the Landscape Design Competition of the Kalina Campus, University of Mumbai, on April 2006 at Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. � One of the finalists for Faculty Medal Project, 2006- Public Toilet in Urban Context at Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. RECOMMENDATIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. � � � GRADUATE WORK: @ Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Spring `11 Fall `10 Fall `10 Spring `10 Spring `10 Fall `09 Design Dissertation: Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit-Oriented Development (T.O.D.) @ Bellevue, Washington. Historic Preservation Studio: 02 12 20 24 30 34 Prairie Center of the Arts @ Peoria, Illinois. Historic Preservation Studio: Visitor's Center for The Alamo @ San Antonio, Texas. Healthcare Architecture Studio: African Children's Hospital @ Kpong, Ghana. History of Architecture: MVRDV : The Space of Optimism & Big Green : William McDonough. Sustainable Urbanism Studio: Hotel @ Downtown College Station, Texas. M IX ED-USE C OM M UNIT Y IN A P R O P O S E D T R A NSI T ORIEN TED D EV EL OPME N T ( T .O .D.) @ B E L L E VU E , WA. Site: The selected site is located in Bellevue, WA (near Seattle). The site is adjacent to the proposed transit metro rail, on the proposed Bel-Red transit corridor, which connects Bellevue downtown (to the south-west) to Redmond (to the north-west). The headquarters of Microsoft is located in Redmond, and the transit line is proposed to help employees to commute daily to work by public transportation. The King County's Department of Transportation, along with the Planning Department of the City of Bellevue, have planned a transit-oriented development along the Bellevue-Redmond (BelRed) corridor. They intent to develop Bellevue in to a major mixed-use developed city and provide a commercial and entertainment neighbor to the Microsoft office headquarters in Redmond. The site is on a prime real estate land; located in the Bel-Red corridor. The site admeasures approximately 2.8 acres. The proposed transit metro station � 130th Ave Station, is located on the south of the site. The site is divided � approximately into two equal blocks by the 130th Ave Street. "In a quality city, a person should be able to live his entire life without a car, and not feel deprived." �Paul Bedford. Project Description: My aim while designing was to accommodate a complex urban mixed-use developed program in an urban area. It was a design challenge to accommodate such programmatic complexity on a restricted site footprint, to understand the surrounding urban context, and develop a suitable program for the development of the real-estate value of the site. Birds-eye View. S pr in g 2 0 11 Texas A&M University Prof. Weiling He Prof. Marcel Erminy Prof. Chanam Lee Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit - Oriented Development (T.O.D.) D E S I G N D I S S E R T A T I O N 3 Form Development: Two Blocks - Max. volume buildable. Union of Blocks. Volumetric Division into 3x3x3 blocks. Setback of 3m according to building regulations. Creating Road Access. Opening the center for maximum sunlight penetration. Opening the south side for views of Mount Rainier. Creating terraces to maximize views of Mount Rainier. Creating community spaces. Program Development: GYMNASIUM + BANQUET HALL Total Area - 39,676 sq. ft. RESIDENTIAL No. of Type A Modules - 78 Carpet Area - 800 sq.ft. Built-up Area - 872 sq.ft. No. of Type B Modules - 89 Carpet Area - 810 sq.ft. Built-up Area - 872 sq.ft. Total Residential Area - 436,872 sq.ft. Total No. of Resi. Units (78x2 + 89x3) = 423 No. of Bachelor Units - 345 No. of Family Units - 78 Density (Units/Acre) - ~ 150 Units/Acre OFFICE LEVEL Total Area - 45,208 sq.ft. - Weight & Fitness Training. - Basketball Court. - Swimming Pool. - Steam & Sauna. - Banquet Hall. - Meeting Rooms. - Terrace for Functions. + + - Two Modules of Resi. Units. - Each Module 9x9x9m - Mix of Bachelor & Family Units, approx 60-40 division. - Terraces at multiple Levels to promote sense of community. - Covered Community Spaces. -MultipleleasableOffice Spaces. -EachOfficeSpacefaces the street or terrace. -Seperateofficelobby & service core, to divide public and private (Resi. spaces). + + + + BASE LEVEL Total Area - 61,476 sq.ft. Cinema - 20,928 sq.ft. Retail - 14,824 sq.ft. Grocery Store - 19,620 sq.ft. Restaurant - 6104 sq.ft. BASEMENT Total Area - 366,261.87 sq.ft. Total No. of Parking Spaces (One per Unit) - 423 for Residential + 200 for Public Parking. + = - Retail Spaces along main roads. - Four Screen Multiples. - Grocery Store. - Restaurant. - Urban Plaza. + - Basement Parking Levels. - Level 1 for Public paid parking. - Level 2 and 3 for Resident Parking. - 1 car per unit - to encourage dependancy on public transit. S pr in g 2 0 11 Texas A&M University Prof. Weiling He Prof. Marcel Erminy Prof. Chanam Lee Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit - Oriented Development (T.O.D.) D E S I G N D I S S E R T A T I O N 5 A B URBAN PARK TO BASEMENT PARKING UP RESI. LOBBY RETAIL SHOP #15 area - 4263 sq.ft. RESI. LOBBY RETAIL SHOP #14 area - 1378 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #16 area - 1551 sq.ft. RESTAURANT area - 6104 sq.ft. RAMP TO BASEMENT PARKING RETAIL SHOP #17 area - 1551 sq.ft. RAMP TO BASEMENT PARKING RETAIL SHOP #10 area - 1162 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #11 area - 1162 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #12 area - 1162 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #13 area - 1162 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #18 area - 1551 sq.ft. PASSAGE WAY URBAN PLAZA ATM MACHINES RETAIL SHOP #9 area - 872 sq.ft. TICKET COUNTER PASSAGE WAY CINEMA HALL #2 CINEMA HALL #3 URBAN PLAZA OFFICE LOBBY CINEMA ENTRANCE FOYER OFFICE LOBBY STORAGE SPACE BELOW STORAGE SPACE BELOW RETAIL SHOP #8 area - 872 sq.ft. STAIRS UP REFRESHMENTS F.E./ACCESS STAIR STAIRS UP RETAIL SHOP #7 C area - 872 sq.ft. STORAGE SPACE BELOW STORAGE SPACE BELOW C' GROCERY STORE #1 area - 19620 sq.ft. RESI. LOBBY CINEMA HALL #1 CINEMA HALL #4 STAIRS UP RESI. LOBBY STAIRS UP RETAIL SHOP #1 area - 872 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #2 area - 872 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #3 area - 872 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #4 area - 872 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #5 area - 872 sq.ft. RETAIL SHOP #6 area - 872 sq.ft. TO BASEMENT PARKING 130TH AVE LRT STATION <- TOWARDS BELLEVUE DOWNTOWN TOWARDS REDMOND (MICROSOFT HQ CAMPUS) -> LEVEL A' B' 0 5m 10m 15m 20m 1 25m scale - 1 : 2 5 0 South-West View. South View. S pr in g 2 0 11 Texas A&M University Prof. Weiling He Prof. Marcel Erminy Prof. Chanam Lee Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit - Oriented Development (T.O.D.) D E S I G N D I S S E R T A T I O N 7 Key Goals and Evaluative Criteria: The main goal while designing was to achieve the `sense of community' in the proposed design, based on the guidelines of transit- oriented development. The design aims for an active and vibrant urban community, through the integration of a mixeduse program. The following goals shaped the concepts for the planning and architecture for the proposed development and where the evaluative criteria for the design: � Designed on the guidelines of transit-oriented development. Providing easy access to public transportation and strategically planning to encourage people to use public transportation and reduce the dependence on automobile usage. � Create an active and lively environment, both during the day and night, by skillfully deciding the mixed-use program in the community. � Promote pedestrian activities in the community. This was achieved by indirectly encouraging the residents to walk with the help of strategic design. � Provide accessible outdoor spaces for fostering the idea of sense of community. � Integrate a mixed-use program to help in the economic development of the community. � Integrate sustainable design features in the design such as rainwater harvesting, solar thermal, PV, harnessing wind energy, bio-engineered waste water systems, etc., as part of the development. Incorporating LEED principles and/or government incentives and planning methodologies can achieve sustainability. View of passage connecting the two blocks. View of Basketball Court. View of Swimming Pool. S pr in g 2 0 11 Texas A&M University Prof. Weiling He Prof. Marcel Erminy Prof. Chanam Lee Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit - Oriented Development (T.O.D.) D E S I G N D I S S E R T A T I O N 9 Module 01 - One Family + 2 Bachelor Units Module 02 - 3 Bachelor Units Module 1 - Lvl 3 Module 1 - Lvl 3 M 01 - Lvl 3 M 01 - Lvl 3 Module 1 - Lvl 2 M 01 - Lvl 2 Section FF' M 01 - Lvl 2 M 01 - Lvl 1 Module 1 - Lvl 1 Section GG' M 01 - Lvl 1 Residential Module Development: Sun Diagram: Structural System of 9 x 9 x 9m module. View through Community Terrace. View through Community Space. Prof. Weiling He Prof. Marcel Erminy Prof. Chanam Lee S pr in g 2 0 11 Texas A&M University Mixed-use Community in a proposed Transit - Oriented Development (T.O.D.) D E S I G N D I S S E R T A T I O N 11 PR A IRIE C E N T ER OF T HE A R T S @ P E O R IA , IL L IN O IS. Adapti v e re u se an d re v it a liz a t ion of a n ind u st ria l w a reho u se. PEORIA CITY SITE This studio project involved the development of a program and design for an adaptive reuse and revitalization of an industrial structure. Site: The historic building is located just outside the warehouse district of Peoria, which ends at the northeast end of the site. The freeway on the east, an ethanol factory to the south and a car scrap yard to the east bound the site. Larger Workspaces on the upper levels. Artist Workspace. Artist Gallery on Level One. Resident Artist at work. Context: The historic Peoria Cordage Company building is a grand old brick building - 115 years old and 140,000 square feet, near the Illinois River. The building served as a rope factory until the 1970s. The Tri-City Machine Products, a full service machine shop, is housed in the facility, and through its collaboration with Tri-City, Prairie Center has studio spaces, equipment/technologies/tools, and a gallery space in the building. Studios are on street level and range in size from 40 x 70 to 20 x 30 and are shared spaces. The display gallery offers 6,000 square feet of space, which is used for exhibitions, installations, and gatherings. Prairie Center of the Arts was founded in 2003 as an Artist in Residency (AIR) program to attract emerging and established artists from Illinois and around the world; to provide these artists and local artists with an accessible facility for art and creativity that embraces the Peoria area community offering equipment and new technologies not currently available to the general public. Project Background: The owners of the property approached Prof. Robert Warden, who decided to introduce the project in our studio. With one-onone interactions with the client and the artists during our site visit, we gathered ample data to develop a program for the adaptive reuse of the factory. The studio worked in groups, each handling certain parts of the site/ building. Each group's work was later combined to form a master proposal for the development of the site & structure. Ethanol Factory to the South-East. Tri-City Machine Shop in basement. Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Prairie Center of the Arts @ Peoria, Illinois H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O 13 Site Design: Reuse of existing structure. Amphitheatre for concerts Exhibitions/congregation space Student and Artist Housing designed using shipping containers Commercial space along the street promoting urban active living. Flexible studio spaces for artists SW Washington St. Gallery Cafe Restaurant Bookstore Amphitheatre Studio Spaces Grocery Store Parking Site Plan Performance Arts space above the Machine Shop. Warm-up space behind the Performance Space. Gallery Space to display Artist's work. Design Considerations: � A community that integrates the Prairie Center of the Arts, TriCity Machine Shop and the Bradley University, such that they co-exist with each other. � The city of Peoria has an industrial past and is predominantly concentrated in the warehouse district. � The site should morph in the context of the Warehouse District. � The industrial aesthetics is an inspiration for the artists. � The art students from Bradley University frequently use the water jet in the Tri-City Machine Shop. � The owners have a vision to make Prairie Center of the Arts as the destination hub for artists and the general public to experience art, leading to revenue generation. � Affordable housing for the students and artists. Flexible Studio Spaces for Resident Artists. Modular Furniture in Studio Spaces. Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Prairie Center of the Arts @ Peoria, Illinois H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O 15 View of Amphitheatre -- Performance Space. View of Entrance Plaza. View of Housing from courtyard. Sectional - Elevation through courtyard, towards Bridge. Sectional - Elevation through residential units, towards street. Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Prairie Center of the Arts @ Peoria, Illinois H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O 17 View of Apartment Complex. Housing for Artists & Students:Design Principles: � Sustainable � Modular � Industrial aesthetic look � Economical � Structurally resilient Design features: � Designed using shipping containers to compliment the industrial feel of the warehouse and to reduce construction costs. � Size of containers � Length � 40' and Height � 9' � Prototype module of two interlocking units was designed with access corridors on every alternatefloor. � Double height spaces within apartments, create a sense of openness. 0 8 ft + Plan at Lvl 1 Plan at Lvl 2 Area of each single unit � 576 sq.ft. + = Section through housing unit. Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Prairie Center of the Arts @ Peoria, Illinois H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O 19 V I SI T O R 'S C ENT ER F OR T H E ALAMO, S AN ANTO NIO, T EX AS. An addi ti o n to th e e x is t ing A la m o C om p le x . THE ALAMO COMPLEX RIVERWALK RI VE A RW LK Site: The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, and now a museum, in San Antonio, Texas. The Alamo played a very important role in the battle of Texas and is a sacred ground and shrine of Texas Liberty. It receives more than 4 million visitors a year. The Alamo Shrine. Memorial Visitor's Center Alamo Plaza Long Barracks Alamo Shrine Grounds Cottonwood Leaf Branch. Riverwalk Alamo Complex Landscaped pathways Visitor's Center Concept: The design concept evolved from the word "Alamo". Alamo in Spanish means cottonwood. After studying the vein patterns in a cottonwood leaf, I was inspired to adopt the branching pattern for connecting the various parts of the Alamo complex � the Alamo Shrine, the Long Barracks, the landscaped ground (behind the shrine), the plaza in front of Alamo Shrine, the memorial, the Visitor's Center and the famous San Antonio riverwalk. ALAMO = (in Spanish) HISTORY Roots Branching-out Diagram COTTONWOOD Chronology / Chain of Events. Culture / Society / Politics Interlinked & Interdependent STRUCTURE 21 Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Visitor's Center for The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O Design Considerations: � To choose an appropriate site for a visitor's center for the Alamo complex. � To retain the focus on the Alamo by not hindering the visual experience of the visitor. � Make use of the space in front of the Alamo complex. � Provide an informative passageway, connecting the river walk to the Alamo shrine. The design intention was that the visitor learns about the history of the Alamo before entering the complex, thus the visitor's center is submerged in the ground in front of the Alamo. � The visitor's center acts as a connection in both the axes. In one direction connecting the river walk and the Alamo shrine, and in the other the two parts of the downtown buildings. � The steps leading up to the Alamo complex can also act as informal gathering spaces. View showing the landscaped pathways. THE ALAMO COMPLEX ARCHITECTURE The Alamo Shrine + LANDSCAPE The Long Barracks + URBAN DESIGN The Visitor's Center. View of the Visitor's Center towards the memorial. View of the Visitor's Center towards the memorial. Memorial Visitors Center to River-walk Connecting Passage The Alamo Section showing connection of the River-walk to the Alamo Shrine. Fall 2 0 1 0 Texas A&M University Prof. Robert Warden ARCH 607 Visitor's Center for The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. H I S T O R I C P R E S E R V A T I O N S T U D I O 23 AFR IC A N C HI L D R EN ' S H O S P IT A L @ KP O N G , G H A NA. Ho s p i ta l f o r th e A ma ni Me d ic a l Found a t ion. Africa Site: The site for the proposed African Children's Hospital is located in a town called Kpong in East Ghana, near Accra city. The site approximately measured 25 acres. The client was also going to acquire an adjacent plot of 23 acres for future development. The natural-physical features bounding the site are, a mountain range far on the north-west, Volta lake to its east, and mango orchards adjoining the plot on the east and west sides. The site has only one access road in the east-west direction, from which the services � electric and water lines ran. Site Preliminary Master Plan - Individually proposed. "Can we combine traditional constructionvaluesorself-sufficiency with the contemporary technological advances?" - Self-Fab House, Cappelli L. Project Background: Dr. Victor Agbeibor, President and Co-founder of the Amani Medical Foundation approached FKP Architects, to design a Children's Hospital as part of the Amani Medical Center. Collectively they approached Prof. Kirk Hamilton, who decided to conduct the project as a studio project. The studio aimed at fulfilling Dr. Agbeibor's vision of making Amani Medical Center campus a selfsustaining medical campus, with facitilies like: 1. Transport Center � Hub 2. Medical Departments � �Emergency and Surgery. �Critical Care �Pediatrics �Bed Tower �Clinics 3. Medical School 4. Cancer Center 5. Staff Housing 6. Student Dormitories 7. Logistics. The studio worked as a team, like in an architect's office, with direct contact with the client. Each student was asked to design a facility, which later contributed to the development of the master plan. I choose to design the Bed Tower, which was a major component in the development of the master plan, with respect to its location and as a brand image to the Amani Medical Center. S pr in g 2 0 10 Texas A&M University Prof. Kirk Hamilton ARCH 606 The African Children's Hospital @ Ghana H E A L T H C A R E A R C H I T E C T U R E S T U D I O 25 Form Development: Adinkra Symbols � Akan Architecture Symbols FIHANKRA "house/compund" symbol of security and safety" Typical of Akan (Asante) architecture, the communal housing compund. Birds-eye View of Bed Tower. Akan architecture is not only elaborate in terms of function and building technology. It also presents, as areflectionoftheperopleandtheirspirit of independence, a variety of forms and design principles that encode expressive messages, which continue to astonish foreign observers. The fihankra (compound house) style of building consists of a central quadrangle, which is enclosed on all four sideswithrooms.Thefihankrasymbolizes protection, security and spirituality. The concept of fihankra reinforces the idea of close family ties and unity. Asante Architecture. Green Patient lab 3.0 Axonometric Diagram Source: Ashen + Allen www.ashen.com Typical Floor Plan. Scale : 1/16" - 1' 1st to 4th Floor - 28 Patient Rooms on each floor. + 5th Floor - Shell Space for 28 Patient Rooms. Thus Total = 140 Patient Rooms. Area Statistics of a Patient Room: Patient Zone - 203 sq.ft. Family Zone - 60 sq.ft. Toilet - 57 sq.ft. Terrace - 50 sq.ft. S pr in g 2 0 10 Texas A&M University Prof. Kirk Hamilton ARCH 606 The African Children's Hospital @ Ghana H E A L T H C A R E A R C H I T E C T U R E S T U D I O 27 Development of Facade: The inspiration for my facade comes from the traditional African weaving pattern. The weavers use bright colored threads and create fascinating designs by overlapping different colored threads. Applying the weaving pattern to the facade, we get an interesting design overlapping bands which breaks the otherwise monotonous facade of the bed tower. The bands can be of either aluminium or steel and can be painted in any color. Consider a weaved fabric with tight bound - minimum sieve. This will not favour views and ventilation. If the sieve between the bands is increased we get punctures which allow views and entry to fresh air and natural light. Consider each puncture as the window of the patient room and each band covering the other less important areas. The bands also help in sun shading and prevent direct entry of sunlight into the patient rooms. South-West View -- Entrance. Patient Room. Decentralized Work-Station. S pr in g 2 0 10 Texas A&M University Prof. Kirk Hamilton ARCH 606 The African Children's Hospital @ Ghana H E A L T H C A R E A R C H I T E C T U R E S T U D I O 29 M V R D V - THE S P A CE O F O P T IM IS M Luis Moreno Mansilla and Emilio Tunon, in an interview with Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vriesl, give the reader an insight into the designphilosophiesofthefirmMVRDV. Their design ideas and practice, is unique in the architectural profession and is well known for its philosophy of densificationandmultiplespaceuse. The design statement on their website states, "MVRDV pursues a fascination for radical methodical research: on density and on public realms." Cristina Diaz Moreno and Efren Garcia Grinda discuss this strong implementation of research in practice in their second interview, conducted in spring 2002. The first interview was conducted in autumn 1987, and as a youngarchitecturalfirm,Winy,Jacob and Nathalie showed an optimistic approach to design. Holland was emerging as a healthy economy after the World War II, and there was an increased demand for housing. As young architects they where given a chance to "experiment and prove themselves". They emerged as the extraordinary and the unusual. The flexibility in the administration of the Dutch government made them state that, ".... although we don't exactly know what progress means, it does provide space for experimenting and argument, for renovation and for new ideas". Thus we understand that due to their optimistic culture, anything `new' was considered normal and provided some freedom of design for the architect. New ideas where readily accepted which facilitated progress. One characteristic of MVRDV, which helps them stand out from the rest, is their clarity in design representation. Each project, however complex, is presented in the most simplistic way, to communicate with the client, the situation, the users and the observers. The principle of "architecture for all" is adopted, i.e. their language of architecture is such that even a layman can understand it. Each project is explained with the help of a "chest word", which summarizes the architectural proposal. Their strong diagram development easily explains the project. For example, a folded up strip of paper with diagram is enough to explain the Meent Department Store Building and in the Molensloot housing, the word `carpet' is able to give shape to the entire project. They have a unique approach to any design problem. They begin designing by attaining a traditional brief from the client. Then, they rewrite and rearrange the programme after deeply thinking about the project and thus gain an opportunity to criticize the brief and develop a new concept. In the interview, they mostly talk about their project Villa VPRO, which is a hybrid of a villa and an office. I believe the design of the Villa VPRO is an extensive development of the principles invented by Le Corbusier � Gwanggyo City Center, Seoul, Korea. Westerdok Apartment Building, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. `the five points of architecture'. The idea of open floor plan is developed when the line between the landscape and the user space, i.e. between the exterior and the interior is blurred. On the upper floors, office spaces have an open plan. The structure incorporates pilotis and a roof garden. The architects have played with the surface planes of the structure, by bending and curving them, to form free facades at places and large glazing windows to provide exterior views. They state that, "Surface provides a possible continuation and looseness.", i.e. a surface makes space for the unplanned � the future expansion aspect. They visualize architecture as a `multiplicity of surfaces and of spaces'. MVRDV's trademark is the method of manipulating the surface planes, to redefine the idea of the exterior and interior. They have invented the concept of `Missing Facade', which eliminates the effect of the traditional facade, and creates a barrier free design. It leads to the interior to be built as if it were an exterior space. In the Villa VPRO, the use of a continuous surface plane breaks the traditional facade. Floor to ceiling glazing dissolves the boundary between the exterior and the interior. This facilitates unobstructed views to the interior and vice-versa to the exterior. MVRDV challenge the notion of privacy and redefine the social classification of public and private spaces. They state that, "... the way people show their privacy on the television in order to attract attention. In such a condition the ancient limitations between privacy and publicity seem to be irrelevant." The application of this statement is that, the missing facade creates a shopping window, which puts up the life of an individual on display. Thus, the architects believe that a structure should not only provide unhampered exterior views, but also provide interior views, such that the false concept of privacy does not exist in a glazed building. "An Architect should be both a creator and a technician." This combination helps him/her to invent new ideas and achieve unseen results. I think that MVRDV are distinctive for their innovative ideas. They are very creative in their design and implement their `radical methodological research', like sustainability, social study, historic aspect, programme development, etc to develop the project to a new level, hardly ever imaginable. Villa VPRO, Netherlands. S pr in g 2 0 10 Texas A&M University Prof. Sarah Deyong ARCH 639 MVRVD - The Space of Optimism. H I S T O R Y O F A R C H I T E C T U R E 31 BIG A N D GR EE N � W IL L IA M M CDO N O U G H In the book, Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century, Michael Braungart writes the preface to the book, talking about the new material awareness used in sustainable architecture in the 21st century. Michael talks about the current problem, the architecture community worldwide is facing. With large-scale projects getting build in every corner of the city, and at a rapid pace, the amount of waste produced is tremendous and this awareness had led to the new concept of "Sustainability". With sustainability being a vast subject, he explains his point of view on a single sub-topic - the materials currently used in the building industry and how we architects can be more environmentally responsive and chooseenergy-efficientmaterials. Sustainability follows the most popular mantra of the 3-R's � Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. It is based on the principle of cradle-to-cradle. But is it really following a circuitous route? Like the author, I don't think so too. It appears more to be cradle-to-grave situation. All materials produced today have a path to down-cycling rather than recycling. Take plastic for example, all recycled plastic have a diminished value as compared to its parent source. So the resultant final grade (rather degraded) plastic, whichgoesintolandfillsismoreharmful than the original. So is recycling really helping the environment? What appears to be a solution is more a strategic economic philosophy used by businessmen to fool their customers. I feel the whole concept of sustainability lacks concrete evidence to back itself. Are the natural resources really going to end? Is the CO2 level in the atmosphere really increasing? Are the ozone holes really due to our pollution production or due to natural sources of pollution like volcanoes? For a layman it is easy to scare him by saying the `world is in great trouble if the ecological balance is disrupted', `your future generations depend on your current actions', etc. Recently, I asked my roommate, who is a petroleum engineer, whether the oil supply is really going to end? His answer was simple; "No one can predict the future, till then let the world leaders and economist play with the common people � their puppets". The people in power have scared the common man, whether it is a good thing or bad, only time will tell. If this scare tactic is reducing the waste production by 80%, then I would continue with the awareness/scare-people tactic. But, experts are busy doing just that, or are busy inventing new materials. What is lacking, is the potential to research on other aspects of sustainability, like are the new methods of energy efficiency really working, are the new materials used instead of the traditional ones really helping to save the environment. I feel, how a PostOccupancy Evaluation is conducted on a building, similarly, a Post-Success Evaluation should be conducted on these methodologies. The concept of sustainability has different interpretations in different countries. In the United States, it is all about saving money and using the 3R's mantra, but many developing countries like India have gone a step ahead. It is said that, "You don't feel the magnanimity of a problem unless you yourself experience it" (I have no idea who said that, so cant quote the source). In India, a billion people each day face the major problem of adjusting and utilizing the available space. A train commuter in Mumbai locals, very well adapts to his 20cm x 20cm area, in which he commutes to work everyday. While in the US, people waste space. Just because the U.S. country's size is 4 times, and its population is 1/3rd of that of India, it is not justifiable to waste available land. There are more cars in a U.S. city than there are people in it. So when you make the comparison, is U.S. really sustainable? I have only been to United States and not other developed countries, but I guess with the current trend others will also be similar. Recently, I saw a video on YouTube, showing the lifecycle of plastic water bottles. The point, which the video made, is that, when pure drinking water is available from your taps (atleast in urban cities), why do people waste money on bottled water? Advertisements are the ones to be blamed here. Ads scare the common man about the health hazards of drinking tap water. Leaving the economic and health aspect aside, what most people don't know that the millions of plastic bottles produced every day as waste, around 40% of it are not recycled, rather it is dumped as waste in foreign developing countries like India and Africa. Now, is this the rule of sustainability? With the fancy and marketing outlook of `Sustainability' as an emerging concept, what lacks is the proper universal approach to it. If human race has to survive, it has to unanimously, with the same set rules (without exception), move ahead in the 21st century. We as emerging architects in the sustainable building industry have just begun to understand the applications of its ideas and principles. We know the cause of implementing sustainable, energyefficient practices, but we are yet to findouttheeffectsofit. S pr in g 2 0 10 Texas A&M University Prof. Sarah Deyong ARCH 639 Big and Green - William McDonough H I S T O R Y O F A R C H I T E C T U R E 33 Redevelopment of Northgate @ College Station, Texas. D O WN TO W N R E V A M PE D !! Research and Design proposal for a new Downtown for College Station, Texas. Project Brief: The Studio project aimed at studying and designing a New Downtown for College Station. The city lacks its own major downtown, and students assume the conglomeration of discos and pubs to be its evolved downtown. The study was done collectively as a studio. The research focused on understanding the present site conditions and the implications of its proximity to the Texas A&M University campus and also to the neighboring city of Bryan. The project brief extensively focused on developing a sustainable, pedestrian friendly, walkable and bikable neighborhood. In totality, the project aimed at developing a sustainable mixed-use development. Bryan city. SITE Texas A&M Campus College Station city. SITE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Pedestrian Traffic High Vehicular Traffic Woonorf Street Central Square The Master Plan was collectively designed as a studio project. The site was divided into nine blocks of approximately 50,000 sq.ft., each by streets that were slightly bent to increase the visibility of the street facades as one travelled down the road. The street grid was proposed such that it provided continuity of the city grid to reconnect the existing roads. The proposed street layout was designed on the principles of active living, promoting pedestrian walkability, use of bikes and disabled-friendly. The mixed-use development was proposed with retail andcommercialatthefirstandthesecondlevel to promote pedestrian activities. The proposed downtown as a whole was an attempt to create a sustainable development that was compact and connected where one could live, work and shop all in the same neighborhood. FlowofHighPedestrianTraffic FlowofHighTraffic Woonorf Street Retail Street - designed on the lines of 6th Street, Austin. Fall 2 0 0 9 Texas A&M University Prof. Craig Babe ARCH 605 Redevelopment of Northgate @ College Station, Texas S U S T A I N A B L E U R B A N I S M S T U D I O 35 H O TEL @ D OW N TOW N CO L L E G E S T A T IO N , T E X A S . Redevelopment of Northgate @ College Station, Texas. STEP 1 : Dividing the plot into 3 longitudinal blocks. STEP 2 : Organizing the services in the center. STEP 3 : Retail spaces along major roads. STEP 4 : Positioning the restaurant and lounge. STEP 5 : Creating a split level lobby with drop-off area. STEP 6 : Finalizing Public and service lift cores. RETAIL SPACES RESTAURANTS LOBBY DESIGN CONFERENCE STEP 8 : Modifying the tower shape to make it look slender. SERVICE FLOOR TOWER SERVICE CORES PUBLIC SERVICE CORE TOWER DESIGN STEP 7 : Tower position and shape. Site Plan Front Elevation Retail Total No. of Rooms: � � � � � Single Bed � 1 Bay � 15 per Floor x 13 Floors = 205. Double Bed � 1 Bay � 6 per Floor x 13 Floors = 78. Suites � 1.5 Bay � 2 per Floor x 13 Floors = 26 Delux Suites � 2 Bays � 2 per Floor x 13 Floors = 26 Presidential Suite � 5 Bays � 2 on the Top Floor. Service Service Trucks Entrance Lower Lobby Total No. of Rooms = 337. Level 1 Plan Fall 2 0 0 9 Texas A&M University Prof. Craig Babe ARCH 605 Hotel @ Downtown College Station, Texas. S U S T A I N A B L E U R B A N I S M S T U D I O 37 View of Entrance -- Drop-off. South--West View Fall 2 0 0 9 Texas A&M University Prof. Craig Babe ARCH 605 Hotel @ Downtown College Station, Texas. S U S T A I N A B L E U R B A N I S M S T U D I O 39 North--West View. SERVICE FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOMS COURTYARD SERVICE FLOOR UPPER LOBBY LOWER LOBBY DROP-OFF NAGLE STREET BACK OF HOUSE - EMPLOYEE FACILITIES UNLOADING BAY BASEMENT - PARKING BACK OFFICE Section through Lobby and Courtyard. Fall 2 0 0 9 Texas A&M University Prof. Craig Babe ARCH 605 Hotel @ Downtown College Station, Texas. S U S T A I N A B L E U R B A N I S M S T U D I O 41 View of Entrance -- Drop-off. View of Courtyard. Fall 2 0 0 9 Texas A&M University Prof. Craig Babe ARCH 605 Hotel @ Downtown College Station, Texas. S U S T A I N A B L E U R B A N I S M S T U D I O 43


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Matchup: Miami Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
Date/Time: October 17th, 7:30 ET
Television: ESPN
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Point Spread: Miami -8
Total: Off
A pair of ACC Coastal Division rivals are going to meet in NCAA football betting action this week on Thursday night, as the Miami Hurricanes pay a visit to the North Carolina Tar Heels in a clash that is not to be missed by college football fanatics.
All of the talk all week long in the ACC is whether the Clemson Tigers or the Florida State Seminoles will be the team to beat in the conference. However, this Miami side is very quietly ranked in the Top 10 in the land and is poised to take the whole conference by storm if it gets the chance. Clemson isn't on the schedule, and the game against FSU is late this season, and losing that game doesn't preclude it from winning the conference crown. It's the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies down the line that is going to be the most important if this one is won. QB Stephen Morris has had a week to rest up his various minor injuries, and he is going to be back in the saddle for this game, but the key is going to be how well RB Duke Johnson can handle the pressure of playing on the big time stage. Johnson has rumbled for 572 yards and four scores this season, and he is coming off of a game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in which he rushed for 184 yards, his second game this year in which he has picked up at least 180 yards on the ground.
The Tar Heels were supposed to challenge for the ACC title this year, but they have been one of the biggest disappointments in the whole country. A foot injury kept him on the sidelines in the team's last game against the Virginia Tech Hokies, but he is confidence that he is going to get back in the lineup in this one. The Tar Heels aren't getting anything going on the ground, as they are averaging just 100.0 yards per game, proving that they are really missing RB Giovani Bernard, who graduated last year. The team is averaging nearly 300 yards per game throwing the rock, but the defense is giving up more yards than the offense is managing. The end result is just a 1-4 record, and losing this game could be a signal that the chances at a bowl game are said and done with. There are still two very tough road games left against the NC State Wolfpack and the Pittsburgh Panthers, and UNC would literally have to be perfect aside from those games to have a shot to go bowling at that point.
North Carolina is a much better side than 1-4 suggests, and most forget that this team has played a heck of a schedule to date. Though Miami has covered four games in a row and North Carolina has failed to cover three in a row, and though the Canes have covered the last three in this series, this still strikes us as a game that is going to come right down to the wire.
Miami Hurricanes vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Pick: North Carolina +8
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Promotional items can be a great way for a company to increase it's visibility. The more a company is known, the more chances is has to make a sale. There's quite a bit more involved with a promotional item than many people automatically assume. Research has to be done and the right logo has to be engraved for maximum visibility. Not only that but the sales pitch that is given at the point of contact must be also done well so that the item that is given away is a reminder as to what the salesman said. Remember, an item by itself does nothing for the company. Many things have to follow with it.
Probably one of the most important things isn't the item itself but rather how its engraved. It must look professional. If these gifts look tacky at all they are going to be thrown away almost immediately. For example, promotional laser pointers should not have a ton of information on them because of how small their surface area is. These logo laser pointers are a great item to give away because they're interesting to fun and use. However, they offer little space for the engraving. Companies should consider only putting their logo and the name of the company. If the company is well known enough already they could get away with just the logo. Trying to fit the phone number, address, logo, company name and other things onto engraved laser pointer pens just isn't going to work. It wouldn't look professional.
Make sure that the color of the custom laser pointers that are given out are in tune with the logo that is being put on them. It makes it easier if the logo is able to be reproduced as just a carving. When a company adds color to the mix it becomes more difficult to match the logo to the pointer. However, it can and has been done successfully in the past by many companies.
Once the item and how it's being engraved has been decided on the company then needs to focus on the presentation of the laser pointer and figure out who they're giving it to. An appropriate audience would be a venue that is hosting the tech world. The people of the tech world would appreciate such an item much more than the people of, say, the mechanic world. It's all about figuring out what to engrave and how to give it out!


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we come in septembre and are staying on top floor room.
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Forty-seven-year-old Steve Strachan said when he was a student at the University of Minnesota, he wanted to be a journalist. Then he had a chance encounter with a sheriff at a county fair.
He said, Law enforcement s a great profession . And that led to an offer to become a part-time jailer at the county sheriff s department, said Strachan.
Strachan was hooked on law enforcement and at the age of 22, landed a job as a police officer.
To be able to be there when people need us, it s great. I love that part of this job, Strachan said.
Strachan had a lot of impact at the Lakeville Police Department. He was often featured in the department produced broadcast LPD Journal for his aggressive work as a patrol officer, for bringing in the anti-drug program DARE and for starting the school resource program.
For two years, he not only enforced laws, he wrote them as a part-time legislator, including one of the toughest drunk driving laws in state history.
He also sponsored two anti-abortion bills something he said he would not do today. Strachan said his position on abortion has evolved over time.
I view myself as pro-choice. Part of that is that as a law enforcement officer I see the difficult decisions individuals have to make, he said.
Strachan was the first insider to be promoted to chief of Lakeville Police Department, but after two years he was ready for bigger things and moved to the Pacific Northwest to lead the Kent Police Department.
During his five years as Kent s chief, Strachan cracked down on teen prostitution, jailing pimps.
Basically, it s human trafficking. They re trafficking in human suffering, he said.
He also went after the johns who solicit prostitutes.
But in late 2010, Strachan said King County Sheriff Sue Rahr came calling.
She said that she felt I had the right skill set and reputation to take this department over and to be a very effective sheriff, said Strachan.
Rahr made Strachan her chief deputy in early 2011, giving him command of day to day operations until she retired.
He d only been sheriff a few months, when, this July, he found himself on the hot seat, defending the department after a scathing audit found a broken complaint system and lax accountability for deputies and supervisors.
It was Strachan who d changed policy to bypass internal investigations and have sergeants handle complaints. He admits it was a mistake.
As a long time leader in law enforcement, you try things. It doesn t work, you move it back and that s exactly what we did, Strachan said.
Strachan s been in the public eye a lot lately, whether outside a killer s bunker in North Bend in April, when he told reporters the manhunt for Peter Keller was over, or a burglary victim s home in Woodinville. He insists he s not using his office as a campaign platform.
I have always done this. I believe that the leader of the organization should be visible, should see their sheriff, said Strachan.
He doesn t have much to say about his opponent, former media relations officer John Urquhart, except that voters have a clear choice.
I think that I m a very, very strong leader in law enforcement, he said. I think my record shows that I m a strong leader. At the same time I would tell you that my style is not me jumping up and down talking about Steve Strachan. It s talking about our profession.
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Work hard, have fun, stay safe, he said. And I have had so many officers come up to me, not only from Kent, but now from the sheriff s office, who say, keep doing what you re doing, because this is exactly what we need.
Strachan is married and lives in Seatac. He has no children.
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If anybody can tell me (slowly) how to post pics I'll post some from the air.
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You can also put pictures on www.photobucket.com and then insert them into your posting like this:
I believe you are limited to 800 pixels wide but that is fine for most posting. Just use the IMG button and paste the photobucket link (like this http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y128/wi9ndy/hound_2sm.jpg) into the URL.
Hard to make out detail. Can you send it to me in it's largest resolution and I can try to trim it down within the GT size limits. And get a good view.
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Smaller file size and trimmed. This does not do the location justice with all the shotgun section cut off.
is this new?
Open to the public?
I haven't been down there for years.
It's new. It'll be open to the public when it's done. I drove by there last weekend and it looked like it was getting close.
Forgive my ignorance; is this part of the National Guard training area? I spent some time there training for the Civil Air Patrol and I didn't remember it being accessible to the public. It sounds like a neat range to visit.
I can't wait until they open up again! It looks like it's going to be really nice. The wait has been agonizing!
Every 15 minutes or so there is a mandatory cessation of firing to allow people time to check\change targets. They are very strict about the safety rules which is a good thing. It's where I take my nephews shooting so that safety is drilled into their heads.
The Huntington facility has pistol ranges of, I believe, 10 and 25 yds (or maybe it's 25 and 50) and rifle ranges of 50 and 100 yds.
I should add that each facility costs about $1.5 million so it might be nice to drop the DNR a thank you note if you like the facilities.
It sounds like a nice place to shoot. I'll have to visit if I'm ever in the area.
My plant built the precast plank roofs for this. I work at a precast plant just East of Indy in Mt. Comfort. Neat to see an aerial view of it.
Someone posted a link to a press release that included many details.
And also :
For a layout of the property.
This release confirms the range to be managed by a private company. Listed is an individual and no company name.
Admission will be 1$ an hour.
The Kingsbury range is constructed the same as the said Atterbury range, just a little smaller. They offer 50 yard rifle, 100 yard rifle and 7,10, and 25 yard pistol ranges, archery ranges and a shotgun range as well. Skeet throwers are also provided at no extra charge. The cost is only a meer $4.00 per person all day.
As axel mentioned safety is paramount and it sounds like the Huntington range operates for the most part the same way as Kingsbury's range...
There is about a fifteen minute round of live fire, at one minute before a cease fire the range master will announce "One minute till cease fire." This will give you time to empty your magazine or unload your weapon(s).
At the cease fire.. "Cease fire cease fire, shooters, open all actions, unload and bench all firearms and step behind the yellow line."
The range master checks to be sure everyone has stepped back and then gives permission to go forward into the target area. After a few minutes he will announce "Shooters on my left ready? Shooters on my right ready?" This gives him and other fellow shooters to look out for one another to be sure everyone is clear down range. He will then announce you are clear to load and fire. Then the next cycle begins. There is to be NO handling of firearms during a cease fire period, at Kingsbury this is strictly enforced, that includes packing up to leave.
IMO the DNR has spent their money well constructing the ranges and training the range masters to provide a safe and enjoyable place to shoot.
I recall our range master saying it was about 1.5 million for the construction of our range as well. For the cost of admission and the safety of a manned range it's money well spent.
Ya gotta love Indiana. I wish there were a dozen more just like them.
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Stopped into the range today and met Ron Mason. So far he seems like a good guy. I asked about some of his associations and he sounds like a shotgun Pro and not as much a hand gunner or black rifle man.
Through RNC and DNR this is a cold range. Do not wear your pistol into this facility. LEO on duty only are allowed to carry hot on facility. Defensive and or tactical handgun courses will not be held at this facility.
Hunting safety courses and shotgun classes may be offered at different times of the year.
Ron is getting a website built. DNR website is not accurate with updated info.
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Wed-Sun 9-5 EST(I know there is a typo in here. This is what is on the flyer verbatem.)
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I asked how long the lease was for and Ron said it was for a number of years and refused to say how many?
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LUCENA CITY, Philippines—A two-month old baby girl and two others died in a road accident on Quirino highway in Tagkawayan town, Quezon province early dawn Sunday, police said.
In a report, Chief Insp. William Angway Jr., Tagkawayan police station chief, said at around 2 a.m. a Bicol-bound owner-type jeep being driven by Mervin Villanueva and carrying four other passengers were traversing Barangay San Francisco when the vehicle suddenly lost control causing it to occupy the opposite lane and subsequently collided head-on with an incoming Manila-bound Toyota Fortuner station wagon.
Three occupants of the ill-fated jeep died on the spot. Police identified the fatalities as jeep driver Villanueva, baby girl Glyben Orolfo and Vicente Orolfo, all residents of Cabuyao, Laguna.
The relationship between the two Orolfo victims has yet to be determined by the police.
Angway said the two vehicles were both negotiating descending sections of the highway and accidentally collided when they met on a sharp curve.
"Apparently, it's human error on the part of the jeep driver," Angway said over the phone.
Police said four other passengers from the two vehicles were injured in the collision. They were rushed by rescuers to the Maria Eleazar Memorial District hospital in Tagkawayan.
The injured were identified as Glenda Villanueva, 31, Glengy Villanueva, 10, both jeep passengers; Marcelino Manalo and Lorna Manalo, both Toyota passengers and residents of San Juan, Batangas.
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ANAHEIM, J. Lowe: When will the governor and now the California State Trustees do their jobs and make real decisions to reduce spending and costs? Never. Rather they provide lip service, pass bills that do nothing to curtail unfunded liabilities, employ fear tactics and support spiraling raises to all educators.
Educators tell us it's all about the children while receiving generous raises and pension packages. Legislators tell us it is all about the children as they pass "mini Dream Acts" to give away more taxpayer money to non citizens and granting tuition breaks to out-of-state residents.
Those of us who are self-employed or employed by non-local, county or state employers are done footing the bill for non-working or union employees. I fear, though, that the latter is a greater percentage of the voting population and will continue to pass increases that benefit them in raises or freebies.
Why should I work hard to provide for my family when the state and federal governments just take more? There is no reason. So I will work less, make less, and we will all eventually end up broke. Maybe then someone will have the moral courage to make a spending cut.
LAKE FOREST, Walt Nobrega: Propositions 30 and 38 are just another bait-and-switch scam from Sacramento, Gov. Jerry Brown and Molly Munger. The taxes would be collected and used for the schools or pension shortages. The Legislature would then reduce the amount of money budgeted to the educational system at the same level of taxes taken in. The result is that schools will get the same as they have always gotten. They did it before, and they will do it again if we don't put a stop to these scams.
Also, just because you don't make $250,000, don't think you get away free. The sales tax increase is where the state will make the real money. A $20 purchase in taxable items will cost $1.50. How much money will we throw down the Sacramento sewer before we go broke?
Vote No on 30 and 38.
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SEAL BEACH, Robert L. Parks: We Americans have spent years mourning those who died on 9/11 at the hands of terrorists, yet we ignore homegrown terrorists and allow them to commit multiple acts and take little action to stop the slaughter.
A 17-year-old Newport Beach girl is left severely injured, thousands of others are killed annually by drunken drivers, yet the driver will only serve between none to eight years in prison even though she was driving without a license ["Driver pleads guilty to DUI, hitting girl, left brain-injured," Local, Sept. 15]. More than 100,000 deaths have occurred in the U.S. since Sept. 11, yet we don't mourn them every year.
Drinking and driving and killing aren't just "bad choices," but murder and people who commit these murders should be given harsher sentences and have their property confiscated to pay for their acts of terrorism.
Alcohol should have an added tax that will pay for the lifetime medical costs of these terrorists and if that isn't enough, the companies that sell the alcohol should be assessed a tax to pay for the costs. Why should the taxpayer pay the cost or the victim suffer the consequences?
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NEWPORT BEACH, Angie Vazirian: What is the Register's source for disputing the overwhelming evidence of climate change ["Alarmism, not climate, grows more extreme," Editorial, Sept. 12]? Is it the fossil fuel-funded Heartland Institute, which is just one of the 100-plus, public relations firms funded, in part, by Exxon? I'm sure it is Willie Soon, the septic skeptic cited by the Register who says temperature swings are just solar variations. He has received more than $1 million from the fossil fuel industry in the last decade.
The process by which science is worked out, "peer review," is not perfect, but it is reliable. What gives science integrity is that it has to hold up to scrutiny from fellow experts before it is ever published. You have cherry picked information written by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create doubt but ignored all its hard work that says exactly the opposite of what your editorial says.
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For those who haven't seen it yet, Charles Torre interviewed again Mohsen Agsen, Microsoft Technical Fellow who runs the Visual C++ engineering team.
Back in February Mohsen and Charles had had a first conversation, when they put forward the notion of a renaissance taking place in the native world. The reception to C++ Renaissance message has been great (and, in some sense, unexpected). Now that some time has passed, Charles visited Mohsen to continue their conversation.
[Watch the full interview in Channel 9]
Sounds like a C++ Renaissance is coming in Windows 8.
"Windows 8 will ship with a pair of runtimes; a new .NET runtime .., and a native code C++ runtime (technically, COM, or a derivative thereof), named WinRT. There will be a new native user interface library, DirectUI, that builds on top of the native Direct2D and DirectWrite APIs that were introduced with Windows 7. ..
WinRT provides a clean and modern API for many of the things that Win32 does presently. It will be, in many ways, a new, modern Win32. The API is designed to be easy to use from "modern" C++ (in contrast to the 25 year old, heavily C-biased design of Win32); it will also map cleanly onto .NET concepts.
DirectUI is built around a core subset of current WPF/Silverlight technology. It includes support for XAML, the XML language for laying out user interfaces, and offers the rich support for layouts that Win32 has never had. This core will give C++ programs their modern user interface toolkit and, at its heart, it will be the same toolkit that .NET developers use too."
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So that calls for C++ developers to be patient; first for Windows 8 to arrive, and second for the targetable market share to grow. The crucial question would be whether WinRT will run on Win7( I guess yes) and XP (I guess no)
My 2 cents, about C++ libraries:
I would love to see a native C++ database API (that may works with SQL compact and/or SQLite), and a Web Service API.
DirectUI and WinRT seems to be a blessing for us, C++/Win programmers. Can't wait to use them.
Also, please make these new libraries compatible with Windows 7/Vista.
To be honest, I am not really thrilled about yet another set of libraries. Simplified access to databases? Simplified means to lay out and manipulate controls? Everybody and their dog have built wrappers for this stuff already. Unless you add something that these wrappers commonly do not do, your libraries are just another item in the endless list, right up with your ATL and MFC.
Don't take me wrong, both ATL and MFC were good in their day and age, although one was outgrowing them very fast, but to build yet another set of libraries to do essentially the same things *today*... meh. And you tried to do that already, remember? You said .NET will eventually cover the whole Win32. So, why .NET still doesn't cover Win32 today, 9 years later? What were the problems? And why do you think you will avoid these problems with WinRT? From the above article at Ars Technica: "In Windows 8, it's unlikely that WinRT will cover everything Win32 can do—Win32 is just so expansive that modernizing it is an enormous undertaking—but I'm told that this is the ultimate, long-term objective." We've heard this already.
So, again, we'll, of course, see how things will unfold, but I am not terribly thrilled.
On another topic, I'd like to remind you that we are still waiting for your response in this thread discussing bugs in VS2010 (too many) and lack of response to bug reports:
We believe the issues discussed on that thread are pretty serious. Tony Goodhew of the VS team said he would consult on them with the engineering team. That was more than a week ago, so we would appreciate guidance on when we can expect a reply. It would be ironic if a request to look into why Microsoft takes months to respond to bug reports and after that years to fix them, in the very best case (many bugs are never fixed at all), would be lost because it took too long for Microsoft to follow up on it.
Regarding the useability C++ templates in the IDE one thing I would really like to see is a way to specify to IntelliSense template parameters to use within the context of a templated type. There are at least two different ways to go with respect to how the parameters would be specified by the user. One would be to allow choosing from one of the specilizations that already exists in the code base, and the other is to allow the template parameters to be directly specified in the IDE regardless of actual specializations in the code base.
If the common IntelliSense engine doesn't allow for this, it is probably worthwile to point out to the owners of the engine that the feature would also be useful with respect to .Net generics as well as dynamic languages such as Python. In the case of Python instead of specifying template parameters it would be the types of funciton parameters (since the aren't explicitly speicified in Python).
Yes please. What Josh said just above!


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