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Children's museum plan moving forward
CORPUS CHRISTI - Space, oceans and the jungle will be only a few miles away and at students' fingertips when a new interactive children's museum opens next year in Corpus Christi.
The interactive facility, once planned in Robstown by the Education Service Center Region 2, now will happen on London Independent School District property.
"It's all very exciting," said Linda Villarreal, the center's executive director. "We want to provide a place where students can learn with high-tech tools and hands-on activities."
In February 2008, Nueces County attorneys ruled that property once promised to the service center couldn't be donated by the county because that's against state law.
The Education Service Center Region 2, which serves 42 school districts and seven charter schools in 11 counties in the area, hoped to give the region's 48,800 children ages 3 to 6 a jump-start on kindergarten with a museum at the county's regional fairgrounds.
London Superintendent Charley McMath said he is glad to be able to provide the property toward the museum after the county fairgrounds land wasn't available.
"We are looking forward to using this facility as a learning tool for our children," McMath said.
London ISD, which serves about 250 students in kindergarten through eighth grade at its campus near Chapman Ranch Road and Farm Road 43, is on the city's southwest corner.
Villarreal said the lease agreement with London ISD is for $100 annually for 100 years, as long as the land is used for an educational facility. The first phase of the project is on about 5 acres.
The 10,000-square-foot museum will have interactive exhibits covering math, science, reading and language skills. A name has not yet been selected.
The museum is in the design phase with LaMarr Womack and Associates Architects, Villarreal said.
At this point, the total cost for the project's first phase is $6 million.
The second and third phases will include a teacher training facility and an amphitheater.
The entire project will be about $10 million and funded primarily through state and federal grants.
Despite some obstacles, the plan for the interactive museum is moving ahead, Villarreal said, and a groundbreaking is planned for August. A grand opening will be in September 2010.
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I have replaced the engine computer and now my ac blower will not work the AC is cutting on because you can feel the drag is there an in-line fuse for the fan?
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Did you find out why your blower fan was not working? Was it related to the replacement of the engine computer?
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If the computer was located in the dash behind the a/c control panel then you likely did not plug all the connectors back in correctly, please recheck your work.
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Michael A. Gottlieb, Esquire
Michael A. Gottlieb has been practicing criminal defense since 1993. He graduated from The George Washington University with a Degree in Political Science and then came home to attend Nova University where he obtained his Juris Doctorate degree in law. Prior to joining the Broward County (Florida) Public Defender's Office, Mr. Gottlieb clerked at the Broward County Sheriff's Office as a legal assistant. After three years as an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Gottlieb formed his own firm.
As a criminal defense lawyer in Broward County, Florida, Mr. Gottlieb has handled thousands of cases and tried more than 150 criminal jury trials to verdict. Mr. Gottlieb he has attained acquittals (not guilty verdicts in trial) in cases such as Murder in the First Degree, Attempted Murder in the First Degree of a Law Enforcement Officer, Vehicular Manslaughter, Trafficking in Drugs, Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon, DUI Manslaughter, DUI, Battery, Aggravated Battery, Robbery, Burglary, Sexual Assault, Grand theft plus many, many more. Call the office for a free consultation or a complete list of acquittals at trial.
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Mr. Gottlieb is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. This means he has been selected by his legal peers, including Judges, for having the highest legal ability and highest level of ethics. He has a perfect 10 rating in AVVO. He has served as the President of the Broward Association of Criminal Defense lawyers and has twice been awarded their prestigious HAT TRICK award for successfully winning three Felony cases at trial by achieving three consecutive NOT GUILTY verdicts on serious felony matters. He was born and raised in Broward County, lives in Broward and is happily married with two children.
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Prior to becoming an Assistant Public Defender, Mr. Strandell graduated from Florida State University. While at F.S.U., Clark was a member of the elite Florida State cheerleading squad.
Following his graduation from F.S.U., Mr. Strandell pursued a law degree from Nova Southeastern University. After attaining his education, Mr. Strandell continued honing his legal expertise and was awarded a full scholarship to Gerry Spence's intensive Trial Lawyers College. As a result of this additional educational experience, Mr. Strandell became well versed in defending clients against corporate and government oppression.
In 2011, Mr. Strandell joined Michael A. Gottlieb, P.A., as an associate lawyer. While working in conjunction with Mr. Gottlieb, the two have enjoyed numerous successes in formulating motions and winning strategies to help their clientele win suppressions and dismissals in State and Federal Court. Mr. Strandell works with Mr. Gottlieb, with both lawyers reviewing each and every aspect of their clients' cases thus affording each client the opportunity to have two lawyers reviewing their cases. This formula has proven successful and will continue to provide the law firm with winning strategies moving forward.
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Medical board revokes license of prolific opioid prescriber
Testimony in the case covered the care of nine other patients who were also treated with high doses of opioids for chronic pain.
An exhibit in the case showed that a pharmacist complained that one Manougian patient sold a bottle of opiate-laced cough syrup before leaving a Walgreens parking lot. An expert testifying on behalf of the state medical board said Manougian's drugs were likely sold on the street by some patients.
Anderson cited Manougian for failing to take widely accepted steps to monitor patients who are taking addictive drugs, such as ordering urine tests to be sure the drugs were taken and not sold. He also failed to review reports available to doctors that show "doctor shopping" behavior by patients who go to multiple physicians for narcotic drugs.
Anderson's proposed decision acknowledges that "there can be no doubt" that Manougian "cares about his patients in his own way."
"But that care is provided through a narrow lens that sees only what he chooses to see, whether about possible effects of the medications he prescribes or the behavior of his patients," she wrote. "He evidenced a naivete that strained credulity; trusting, as a matter of policy, almost everything told him by his patients, no matter their background or obvious pattern of behavior."


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Further to this post, more on the convoluted procurement process, note the two versions of the planned ship–at the Ottawa Citizen's "Defence Watch" blog:
Government Officials To Meet In March With Industry Representatives About the Canadian Surface Combatant Project
The government will be holding meetings with industry on the Canadian Surface Combatant.
The government will seek industry input on a number of technical subjects related to the design of combat ships. The initial technical engagement session will be held in March. Additional sessions will be scheduled over the coming months as further industry input is required, according to Public Works.
Some in industry are questioning why the process continues to drag out.
"This project seems to be stalled," one industry official told Defence Watch. "Lots of talk but little action."
Here's DND's description of the project:
"The Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Project will replace the existing surface combatants of the Royal Canadian Navy through the procurement of new ships in two variants. While these warships will be based on a common hull design, the destroyer and frigate variants may be equipped with different weapons, communications, surveillance and other systems. The first ships to be built, the Area Air Defence and Task Group Command and Control variant, will replace the capabilities currently resident in the Iroquois Class destroyers. Follow on ships of the General Purpose variant will replace the capabilities found in the Halifax Class frigates. The Project will also deliver the necessary ammunition, infrastructure upgrades, initial training, and Integrated Logistic Support.
The CSC Project will deliver warships capable of meeting multiple threats across a range of warfare areas in both the open ocean and the highly complex coastal environment. The ships will house and operate the CH-148 CYCLONE helicopter [see 2) here for more on that balls-up] and will be capable of operations with other Government Departments and with allied navies. Maximizing system commonality between the two variants of the Canadian Surface Combatant Project is expected to achieve reduced acquisition costs as well as through-life savings in a number of areas including training, maintenance and logistics support."
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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for Status of Women, and the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National Defence and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) (La Francophonie), are pleased to announce the second round of industry engagement sessions for the Canadian Surface Combatant Project. This is part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), which will create jobs and economic growth across Canada.( …. )The Harper Government will seek industry input on a number of technical subjects related to the design of combat ships. The initial technical engagement session will be held in March. Additional sessions will be scheduled over the coming months as further industry input is required.Under the NSPS, the principles of extensive industry consultations, along with the establishment of a strong governance structure and the involvement of independent third parties, were applied in a comprehensive and innovative way and contributed to the success of the strategy. These elements now serve as the pillars of smart procurement [!?! emphasis added, see "Canadian National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy: Choppy Waters Ahead? Part 2"] and will be applied to Canada's major procurements going forward [keep in mind what industry really wants: "Andrew Coyne: Pork-barrel happy report could have catastrophic effect on $240-billion military procurement plan"].Posted on MERX, the Government of Canada's electronic tendering service, from February 19 to August 28, 2013, the Letter of Interest invites industry to participate in discussions to inform Canada's decisions on the technical elements of the requirements.For more information about the Canadian Surface Combatant Project and the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy, please visit http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/sam-mps/snacn-nsps-eng.html.
A few more details in the attached MERX document.
Mark Collins, a prolific Ottawa blogger, is a Research Fellow at the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute


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The Health and Safety Executive Explosives Inspectorate (HSE) and the Department for Transport (DfT) have previously agreed the division of roles and responsibilities in respect of the security of explosives during the entire transport logistics train. This guide updates the information in light of the publication of the Explosives Regulations 2014 (ER2014) and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended) (CDGUTPER).
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The draft regulations are included in the consultation document which may be viewed on the BIS website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015-implementation-of-eu-directives
If you wish to make comments the closing date of this consultation is Thursday 22nd January 2015. There is a short summary below.
Christine Knox – Assistant Director
What is this consultation about?
The consultation is about how the UK implements two new EU Directives on pyrotechnic articles – which include fireworks.
As the Directives have already been made, we can't influence their contents. But we do want to get the views of stakeholders on how we are implementing those Directives. We have set out a number of specific questions on which we are asking for responses.
We plan to get rid of the old pyrotechnic regulations (Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2010) and replace them with a new set of regulations. A draft of the new regulations is in the consultation document.
Who will be interested in it?
This consultation will be relevant to:
manufacturers, importers and distributors of pyrotechnic articles;
bodies involved in the conformity assessment of pyrotechnic articles (currently there are no such bodies in the UK); and enforcement authorities with responsibilities for pyrotechnic articles such as trading standards and the Health and Safety Executive
What are the main changes?
There will be new labelling requirements for manufacturers and importers and, along with distributors, they will also have to keep records of the registration number of articles, who they have sold pyrotechnic articles to and who has supplied them, for 10 years. They will also have new obligations to take action over unsafe articles that they have put on the market.]]>
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#1 – Commercial manufacture of explosives
#2 – Commercial storage of larger quantities or higher hazard explosives
#3 – Storage of explosives at mines, quarries and in support of similar activities such as demolition
#4 – Professional firework display operators
#5 – Manufacture and storage of ANBI
#6 – Wholesale storage of hazard type 3 and hazard type 4 fireworks
#7 – Retail of hazard type 3 and hazard type 4 fireworks
#8 – Retail of pyrotechnic articles
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Firstly, however, it is important to appreciate that the Coroner found that firework smoke was not to blame for the tragic accident on the M5 near Taunton, but he did state that it could not be ruled out as a contributory factor.
In conditions of very high humidity it is possible that smoke from any source can trigger and contribute to the production of a dense fog.
This possibility should form part of the overall site and product specific risk assessment at any display but particularly when:-
The Coroner recommended that all display sites should have some means of assessing the wind strength and direction and had means to stop the display if smoke became a serious issue. As part of the risk assessment process therefore we recommend that you consider:-
The UK has an excellent safety record for professionally fired displays, and no-one wants to see displays cancelled or not commissioned because of the M5 accident. The consideration of the effects of firework smoke in a sensible and proportionate risk assessment, taking into consideration all the above factors, http://indiantadalafil.com, is the best way (alongside training) to prevent any similar occurrence in the future.
The BPA firers and senior firers qualifications now include a section on the effects of smoke, and we recommend that your firing teams are brought up to date with this new section before the time of their next renewal of their qualification. A special short presentation is available on the BPA website titled smoke issues click here]]>


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I. WALKTHROUGH[WLK] 1. Beginning 2. Taurus 3. Cygnus 4. Lyra 5. Admins 6. Libra 7. Ophiuca 8. Gemini 9. Endgame 10. Or is it? II. FM-IANS[FMN] III. BATTLECARDS[BDC] IV. SHOPS[SHP] V. UPGRADES[UPD] VI. VIRUSES[VRS] VII. JOBS[JBS] VIII. CIPHERS[CPH] IX. VERSION HISTORY[VHZ] X. CREDITS[CRT] XI. COPYRIGHT AND CONTACT INFO[CPF] ############# #WALKTHROUGH#[WLK] ############# PART ONE: BEGINNING Day 0 This game starts off with a backstory. Basically, NAZA (Space Association Thing) has invented the updated version of a friendship, the BrotherBand. NAZA launched a space station, dubbed 'Peace,' which disappeared, after dropping a piece into the ocean. NAZA lost hope in the project, putting it on indefinite hiatus. 3 YEARS LATER Day 1 A woman, your mother, is talking to Aaron Boreal, a former associate of your father's, about Kelvin Stelar and you, and the 'accident.' You enter, and your mom has you greet Mr. Boreal. You are then asked to enter your name, first and last, in 6 characters for each. The default is Geo Stelar. After this, some talking occurs and you obtain some sweet specs, the Visualizer. You talk some more, then leave the house. You recieve an email, detailing the basics of the Transer, and your menu screen. It says they're worn on the arm, and act as PDAs, with functions such as phone, and email. They also store your Personal Page, and you can switch screens by hitting select. You can use select to choose navis, then hit L to use them. Transers also make Brother Bands work. Now head to Vista Point, which is to the top right of this map. A cutscene commences, when a girl and two boys approach you. You learn of Luna, the class president, Bud, the strongman, and Zack, the smarter, nerdy, short guy. Apparently Luna wants you to come to school. Conversing commences, then you leave. You will recieve an Email from Luna, a tutorial on the Personal Page. Here you learn about the Brothers and Personal Page. BrotherBands are explained. You learn that you can send mail, or trade data with your Brothers, from anywhere! You'll look at your personal page for a bit, then press A. Next she'll discuss the favorite cards. Brothers can share each others favorite cards, and your own favorite cards are always white! (more on this later) Next she'll mention the Best Combo, which she doesn't know about, but that's not important until later in the game. She explains link abilities, how Brothers give each other special powers in battle. You then are explained the Message System. You can change up your messages whenever you want, and people can read them too. Amazing. You'll have to enter one, but it doesn't matter what it is. Mine was 'I just pooped.' After this, you'll learn about SECRETS, which are simply glorified messages. You'll need to make one of these too. (Mine: I didn't really poop) After this, you're done. Geo will say you have mail, which is basically a recap of what you just did. Head up the stairs, for another cutscene. Geo: Wahhh, i miss my daddy wahhh. Then you get zapped. ENTER: OMEGA XIS. You'll talk to a monster, an FM-ian, called Omega-Xis, or Mega. He talks about some stuff, namely the waveworld, and your visualizer. If you like plot, I suggest paying attention to the cutscene. Then you hear a noise, and a train is blocking the exit. Omega says some stuff and you'll see a wavehole. You learn that the R button Pulses In, that is, enters the wave world. You also learn that Y toggles the Visualizer. Now Head over to the wavehole and pulse in. You argue a bit, and learn you can pulse out by pressing R or walking back onto that portal you appeared on. You are told that you get a hint by pressing L. Now you can move, so try it out, it's a blast, and it's an important part of the game. You'll have to walk on the roads over to where the train is. On a dead end near the cd looking thing above the train(the wavehole), you'll enter another cutscene. You'll be prompted to touch the wavehole to pulse into that, entering the Train's "CompSpace." Do so now. Now run to the middle of the CompSpace(up and left.) You'll see a few Mets. Cutscene. You'll be told to fight them, and after some prodding, you do so. Now you'll learn how to fight. FIGHT: METS You learn about the custom screen. Here's the 411. You have 6 cards to choose from. You can choose two cards in the same column, or 2 or more of the same exact card. Pressing R lets you learn about the card, and pressing L lets you try to run away. You'll get to pick cards, so go wild. I suggest the two cannons. Then press OK. You are told that the cards you selected appear at the bottom of the top screen. It gives the name of the card, the attack power, and rectangles representing the next cards you've selected. Mega says you can fire your Megabuster by pressing B. If you hold it, you shoot rapid fire. By not using card attacks or shooting, you can charge your buster to shoot a charge attack. At this point, it does 10 times the damage of your Megabuster(so 10 damage.) He'll tell you the thing at the top left is your HP, and the thing at the top right is your custom gauge. When it fills, you can press L or R to re-enter the custom screen. You can move by pressing left and right. You can start the battle now. Shoot up the dudes. How these guys work is the one up front will move left or right until he lines up with you, then will fire off a shockwave. Then the next met back will start moving, and do the same thing. Rinse, repeat. So shoot your buster, move left and right, fire the charge shot, use your cards, re-enter the custom screen, dodge attacks, get hit by attacks, do whatever! Or if you want to win, just hit the first one with a cannon, then hit the other one with a cannon. FIGHT: MORE METS Mega explains white cards. These break the rules to traditional card choosing you learned last battle. Pick some cards and hit OK. I picked airspread, Atk+10, and Sword. Mega explains the finer points of battling, namely, the MegaAttack. If you press down, you'll enter a scanning mode. When you line up with an enemy, a circle sight appears on them. If you use a card attack at this point, Mega will dash up to the enemy before attacking. This way, you can hit far away enemies. Commence the battle. You should hit either of the first two mets with the beefed up airspread, then lock on and MegaAttack the last met with the sword card. Or use your buster. I don't really care. FIGHT: EVEN MORE METS Mega explains Counter and Bonus Card. If you hit the enemy with a non-time freezing card attack while he's in the process of attacking, or right before he attacks, you will score a counter. This stuns the enemy for a bit, and gives you a Bonus Card. This random card appears after the rest of your cards you selected. So pick some cards and start the battle. I picked a couple Cannons. You're going want to counter one or all of the mets with the cannon. Use the bonus cards to finish the battle. PROTIP: Press Y in battle to put up a shield for a little while. This blocks some attacks, but wastes your charged buster's shot, if you have one. The day should end about now. PART TWO: TAURUS DAY 2 While you're in bed, your mom tells you she's going to work, and that you should try going to school. She leaves, and Geo and Mega have a nice talk about friendship. Mega pulls you out of your bed enclosure, and will tell you to go outside. So go outside, and you'll recieve some mail. Go ahead and read it, if you want. Go talk to everyone outside, there should be 5 of them. After that, Mega convices you to go into peoples transers. Pulse into the wavehole near the Big Wave store, and you'll notice the people in the real world have text boxes above them. Getting into one is like pulsing into a CompSpace, but you don't have to be close to it, you just have to be able to see it. Tap the person or the text box to hop into the transer. Now you're on the real wave world. You'll be able to get into random Wave Battles with viruses. If you lose, it's game over, but if you win, your netbattling rank is shown. The better you do, the higher the rank is in each battle. Also, you get a prize. The higher your rank, the better your prize. It's random what you get, but the higher your rank, the better chance you have of getting a battlecard. You can also recieve Zenny, and HP, if you get hurt a lot. You'll also see crystal looking things on the wave roads. These are called Mystery Waves, and they come in three varieties. The blue ones are a one shot only. They have a set item in them, be it Zenny, Subcards, Battlecards, or other fun goodies. Next are the green ones. These appear randomly on the net and have random things in them, zenny, or battlecards. The red/purple ones are locked, and can be unlocked with a certain subcard, but are otherwise like blue ones. PROTIP: If you are in a CompSpace, and you pulse out with the R button, you will return to the Wave Road from whence you entered the Space. Pulsing out again will take you take you back to the big Wavehole you pulsed into on the real world. Now that you have had a handle on the net, go wild. You can enter the CompSpaces, fight viruses, or just try to get the job done. Go enter the transers of those people you talked with earlier. Make sure to read their messages, too. After doing this, Mega has a bad feeling. Go up into the CompSpace of the yellow car towards the top of the map, and approach the brown figure at the top of the Space. The Jammer, as he is called, will engage you in mortal combat. He has 200 hp, and flits around randomly, pausing to shoot at you with a machine buster attack, or appears in front of you to punch you. Make quick work of this villain and don't forget to use the shield. It's useful at times. You'll have a small talk. Then pulse out and head home. You are waylaid by the 3 'classmates' of yours. Luna tells you, big surprise, to come to school. Then big bad Bud approaches you for some intimidation. Mega will have none of this and uppercuts him, knocking him out. Geo quickly apologizes and runs inside. Luna is mad at Bud's weakness, and threatens to cut their BrotherBand. You see Bud alone, mumbling to himself, when stuff happens. Taurus, a big bad porkchop, err, cow thing, decides to fuse with Bud, much like Mega and you did. You'll then go to bed. DAY 3 (Well, technically, it's day 5, but who's counting?) Geo watches a startling expos� on a bunch of red stuff getting destroyed. Afterwards, you'll want to head to Vista Point. Apparently, you have mail. Go ahead and check it if you want. Your spider sense will start tingling. At Vista Point at night time, you'll see Luna and Zack walk up, and talk about their crime fighting exploits, then leave. You'll want to leave Vista Point at this point(haha get it?) and a cutscene occurs. So as Geo is walking home, a truck appears. The crew gets out and talks to you, and Geo apologizes to Bud. Then Bud goes nuts and becomes a cow and takes over the truck thing. It'll chase Geo a bit, and talking happens, then Geo will enter the Wave World, then try and enter the truck's CompSpace, but fail miserably. You must first stop the truck, apparently. When you get control back, head up to the yellow car, and enter its CompSpace. Go up and talk to the control panel. You'll fight 2 Mets, and a Giant Met. It has double the HP as a normal met, and 3 times the stench! Kill it, and talk to the control panel. It'll roll into the street, and the truck thing will smash into it. Now pulse into the truck for the game's first 'dungeon.' Go up, and talk to the second Mr. Hertz. You'll have to mount that bull thing now. It'll go for a little then stop. Icons appear on the screen, which you'll hit with the stylus. Miss one and you'll get an X. 3 X's and you'll be thrown off to the beginning of the bull path and take 25 damage. If you get to the end, the bull stops bucking and won't try and knock you off. After beating this bull, go around the path and get the Blue Mystery Wave, henceforth referred to as the BMW. Inside is 700 zenny. Talk to the red control panel on the path, and you'll recieve a red key. Take the bull back and open the door to the right. Ride the bull, then go down, and talk to the control panel to get the red key. Go up and get the BMW. Inside is a Gatling1 battlecard. Return on the bull, and open the other door. Ride the new bull, then go up and left to the other control panel, to recieve the yellow key. Open the door and proceed to Area 2. You talk about Taurus a bit, then regain control of Megaman. Go up, and onto the bull. Get the key from the control panel there. Go left and recieve an HPMem from a BMW. These raise your max HP. Hop onto the rightmost bull, and take it. Then go left, to get another key from the panel. If you go up, you can obtain a SmEnrgy Subcard. Subcards are out of battle items you can use to various effects. Go into the menu, and hit the items button to use them. They are described in the menu there. Open locked Mystery Waves, be harder to catch, find the same enemy multiple times, or heal with these cards! But I digress. Hop on the top bull, and when you get off, go down for a control panel, and, surprise! Another key. Go to the red bull, and get the key from the panel. Now, take the other road to the red spot in the floor. You'll be teleported back to the front of the Area. You can open that door now, so do it. Then go down the ramp and open the door, and go through. I'd suggest saving at this point, although this fool is easy. There will be a small cutscene, and Taurus will mention something called the Andromeda Key. Sounds ominous. Anyway, onto the fight. FIGHT: TAURUS FIRE 400 HP Fire Element. He's pretty slow, so use the MegaAttack to hit him with some sword attacks. This guy is about as easy as they come. He'll charge down your column every once in a while, so dodge that. Then he'll teleport to the middle of the screen and breathe fire in a T shape. You can't really dodge it, so use your shield. After the fight, Geo doesnt believe he pwn'd up that fool. Apparently, the others will return to the real world in a jiffy, so don't worry about them. Geo asks about Andromeda, but Mega won't say anything about it. Luna wakes up, and Geo announces himself as Megaman, then vanishes. Mysterious. Meanwhile, in the real world, Luna wakes up Bud and Zack, and Bud says that he was the one breaking the stuff. (Bulls hate red, get it?) Luna tells them to clean up later. Mega and Geo have a heartfelt chat. Then the day is done. PART THREE: CYGNUS DAY 4 At Vista point, Geo and Mega are talking about the sky. Then a sickly looking guy flies by on a pair of wings, and crashes. Mega has another bad feeling, and you go talk to him. The man removes his wings. Mega tries to get a closer look, but the creepy sick man stops Geo. They talk about this thing, called the Flap Pack. The guy is pretty protective, almost paranoid about this thing. You decide to leave. On your way home, you hear the Bat Signal. Mega tells Geo to find out what it is. Go up and left and talk to the kids by the tree. Apparently, they got their ball stuck in a tree and want it out. You decide to help. You're going to want to go back and talk to the flying man, who won't help you. You argue a bit, but as he reminds you, "No means no! Not maybe!" Go back to town, and talk to the man with the helicopter standing near your house. He'll give you the helicopter, if you first get him some juice. Head over to the vending machine by the Big Wave shop, and talk to it. It's broken. So pulse in, and go over, and hop into its CompSpace. In the middle is a Met. Go talk to it. You'll fight 2 big cannons and a regular one. Pulse out, and try the vending machine again. You'll get the drink. Give it to the man. RC CHOPPER GET! Go to the kids, and you'll slot in PropellerMan. You'll be given stylus commands to control the chopper. run into the ball and you win. You'll get an HPMem10 for your troubles. Walk home, and you'll hear a voice. So head right. It's Aaron! You'll talk, and the creepy sick man walks up. He'll be introduced as Tom Dubius. Mr. Boreal will ask you to come by his lab tomorrow. Then the screen pans over, and Zack hears the whole thing, the little snitch. You'll want to head home now, and go to bed. That night, Aaron and Tom discuss the Flap Pack. Now Aaron will start to leave, and then ask Tom if he wants to form a BrotherBand. They form it. Then later, Tom is his stereotypical Doubting Thomas self. Then a flaming swan appears. They talk, and Tom reveals his TERRIBLE past. Basically, Tom is all like, "Wahh no one likes me. Wahhh my only friend betrayed me, wahhh!!!" It seems like they will fuse soon. DAY 5 Mega and Geo talk, then you gain control of Geo. Go over to where the school is, and talk to the bus sign. The bus comes, and you get on. Luna and company will show up, and talk. When you get to Amaken, go talk to Aaron. Luna and her lame friends will show up, and they'll talk. Then everyone goes inside. YOu should go in and talk to Boreal. He'll discuss the antenna and finding your father. Enter the building, and you'll see Tom. Aaron will let you into the museum. Talk to him again for the pass, then enter the museum, at the top exit. Talk to everyone and look at all the stuff. Then Geo says something, and this will cue you to go back to Aaron. Talk to him and he'll give you a staff pass. Go into the lower left door, and then go over to the lab. A cutscene will commence. Tom is snooping, and as Aaron is talking, Tom seems to hear Aaron say that he invented the Flap Pack. Tom leaves, and it turns out that they were saying something else. Then they discuss Tom's Flap Pack. Now you're going to want to go back into the museum, up to the top. Talk to the man near the door, and get a space suit. Then go through the door. Tom has an emo flashback, then talks to Cygnus. YOU'RE IN SPACE. Well, kinda. Float around and talk to everyone (there's 7 of them). A cutscene occurs, and you learn about space. Apparently, Geo knows plenty about it. Tom will appear, and shifts shapes, fusing with Cygnus. Tom will make everyone start spinning, but Mega forewarns you, and you dodge the attack. Tom says that betrayal is the essence of society, befuddling Boreal. He then pulses into the DeathStar thing. Now put on the Visualizer. You realize that there aren't any WaveHoles in here. After you regain control, talk to Earth. Then talk to the nearest spacesuit, and you'll get the KeyCard. Talk to Earth again, and KeyMan will ask you to enter the password. Hit 8, then hit OK. Now leave through the door, then go down and left. Pulse in at the wavehole on the platform near the rocket. You notice a scrambled road blocking your way. Go down and around the path, then go right to get the MegaWeapon S Claw. You can equip MegaWeapons by going into the Menu, then into the Mega Menu. Now, head up to the dead end near the scrambled road, and enter the Black Hole Generator's CompSpace. Go up to the control panel, and talk to it. You'll get in a fight. Afterwards, you'll unscramble the road, so go through it, into the Space Sim wave road. Follow the bottom road until you can pulse into the DeathStar, and do so promptly. Follow the road, and you'll see a planet is blocking your exit. So head to the left, and you'll meet some ducks. They are going to make your life tough. They'll launch stars at you, so you'll have to be quick, or take 5 damage. I prefer watching the pattern of stars for a bit, then going one square at a time, hopping from safe spot to safe spot. If you have any healing SubCards, you can just run through, and heal afterwards. Your choice. Anyway, get through that blasting zone, and go up and right for a BMW with 800 zenny. Head left to the missile. You'll want to put your stylus on it, and slide it up to launch the missile. Time it right, and don't feel rushed. You have infinite time and infinite attempts to hit the duck. If you hit all of them, then the planet will go away. So roast the duck, and proceed to the next blasting zone. Run through the zone, and follow the path. In the next zone, take the bottom path. A dead end holds a HPMem20 in a BMW. On the next blasting zone, take the left exit, and launch the next missile. Now use the one-way road, and go through the now open door. Follow the road to a T-shaped blasting zone. Now take the top right exit from it, to another zone. The right exit of this leads to an IceStage battlecard, and the left leads to a missile. Hit the duck and take the one-way road to the T-shaped zone. This time, take the bottom right exit, to a path and another blasting zone. Now run to the top left exit, and launch another missile, head back to the bottom right exit, and follow the road to the right, to ANOTHER zone. The right exit holds a BMW worth 1000 zenny. Now take the left exit to fry the duck, then head down the one-way road, through the deactivated blasting zone, then head down to the newly opened exit. Follow the road, and head into the lower blasting zone. Take the second exit from the left on the bottom edge of the zone. Follow that road to a missile, and set it off. Take the one-way road, back into the zone. This time, take the exit to the far right, into another blasting zone. Once you're through there, go down to a BMW holding a Gatling1 card. Hit the missile, and take the one-way road into the main road. This time, go into the upper zone. Take the left exit, to a new zone, and get through that. Now go down for a RdrMissil1 card, then follow the path to the missile. Go through the one-way road back into the blasting zone. This time, take the top exit, and into a new zone. Take the exit on the right of this zone, to the missile. Launch it, and take the one-way road to the main path. Save your game, then go confront Cygnus. He'll talk, and Tom says he was betrayed. Wahh for him. Aaron denies the accusation, then Cygnus mentions the Andromeda Key again, and attacks. FIGHT: CYGNUS WING 600 HP Null Element. He's faster than Taurus, and has 3 attacks. He'll launch some feathers at a single space, targeting you. He can also spin down two of your columns, or launch some of his ducks. Dodge the ducks by standing in the column with the white duck, then hit it with your buster. When he's flitting around, attack with your ranged attacks. I find the best time to hit him with a sword or other short ranged attack is to lock on and MegaAttack right after he launches either the wing attack or the duck attack. After the fight, everyone tries to convince Tom Boreal didn't steal the Flap Pack. Aaron convinces Tom after removing his helmet IN SPACE, and Tom realizes that relationships are the true essence of society. Later, the classmates leave, and you talk to Aaron for a bit. Afterwards, Aaron and Tom go party to celebrate Tom's Flap Pack. That night, Geo has a trippy dream. PART FOUR: LYRA DAY 6 As you wake up, you find that Mega isn't in the transer, and the doorbell rings. You'll recieve mail, and if you check it, it reveals that the Big Wave is open. Now, to the door! As you approach the door, an old scary looking man with an antenna popping out of his head bursts in, muttering about Z-waves. Geo mistakes him for a thief, and so the man introduces himself as Bob Copper. He is a policeman, searching for the source of all the Z-Waves. Apparently, Geo's house is chock full of them, and Copper's gonna put a stop to it. He'll see to it that the source of the waves is destroyed, which is not good news for Mega. He asks Geo if anything odd has happened, to which Geo answers no. Then Copper leaves, after throwing a crisp salute. Now you're going to want to head over to Vista Point and up the stairs. Instead of finding Mega, you find a girl, wearing pink. She asks if she's bothering you, then plays a song. She reveals she makes songs for her 'mama,' because they make her happy. Then she leaves. Then Mega shows up, taunting Geo about the girl. You learn that FM-ians are attracted to people radiating loneliness waves, whatever those are. Geo enlightens Mega about the incident with Bob Copper, and Mega seems suspicious about the girl. Then Mega tells you to go home. After you leave Vista Point, you hear a familiar voice. Luna and pals appear. Apparently, Bob had gotten to them, too. He broke into their transers, which really bothered Luna. Luna walks off, and Bud and Zack decide to ditch her so they can get to work on their fanaticisms for a certain young musician, Sonia Strumm. How cute. They run off, and Geo seems to pity them. The moment passes when you see ole Bob, and you hide behind a sign right before he shows up. Bob seems to be able to feel some Z-waves, but, failing to look behind him, cannot find the source, and leaves. Mega then convinces you to bust into his transer. If you haven't already, you might want to take a look inside the Big Wave. The owner is a surfer guy, and has some merchandise. I like to buy all the HPMems before any cards, but that's just me. Also there is a machine to the left that will trade 3 of your cards for a brand-spanking new one. What it gives is pretty random, but if you don't like all of your old grndwaves piling up in your card box, its something you can do. Also, you can talk to a little red child, and it will trigger an FM-ian. Apparently, he will be waiting for you in the Amaken Foyer wave road. So if you want, you can go battle him now. PROTIP: You can get to this point without editing your folder one bit. I totally forgot about editing mine, so I had some upgrades to make at this point. So now go pulse in outside of the Big Wave, and head over to where those vending machines are, then go around and to the dead end to the up and left of where Copper is. You make as to hop into the transer, but Bobby puts up some sort of forcefield, so no go. Head back to Vista Point and talk to the little blue robot thing that wasn't there yesterday. You can't work it right without a card, but you can find the guy who can. Head back to the Big Wave and talk to the kid outside. The jerk won't help you, so pulse in and hop into his transer. If you read his message, he says that he hid the card under a bench because it was possessed. Now pulse out and run back to Vista Point, and talk to the red bench over there. You'll find a PitcherCard. Talk to the pitching machine, then run up and pulse into the wavehole here for some virus busting. You'll take the wave road up and around over to the machine, then hop into its CompSpace. At the bottom corner of the Space is a BMW with an HPMem10, so don't miss it. But go into the middle and you'll see a Baseball shaped console. Talking to it initiates a fight with a UFO thing called BellGong and two big cannons. Kill them now. Afterwards, you'll enter a cutscene in which Mega lures Copper into position, then you'll slot in PitcherMan. Hit the onscreen button to send Copper into a deep sleep. Now pulse in and head to where you entered the pitcher machine. From here, enter Bob's transer. Look at his message, then exit. Mega will haxx0r Bob's transer, erasing all of his vital data. Bob will wake up, and run off. So pulse out and go to bed. DAY 7 The doorbell rings as Geo wakes up again, but this time Mega is in your transer. Go get the door. Another person with a unique sprite runs in, this one with glasses and a purple suit. Apparently, he too has a habit of breaking and entering. He's looking for Sonia, but, not knowing what she looks like, you're of no use. He's Sonia's manager, and she seemed to have ditched today's concert. He'll run off, and Geo decides to head outside, so do it. You'll hear the bat signal again, so run on over to Vista Point and talk to the train. You'll see that girl again, who turns out to be Sonia Strumm. She wants you to hide her, and the Manager comes looking for you, but you've just hidden behind the train with Sonia. When the coast is clear, you'll have to hide her, and Mega teases you. You two walk off, and Zack will come by, not really noticing that the girl he was with was none other than... SONIA HERSELF! He runs around, and you'll regain control of Geo. Now go to Amaken, into Boreal's lab, and talk to him. Boreal agrees, and suggests the two of you form a BrotherBand. Geo seems to think that it's a horrible idea and leaves. Then a blackout occurs(Not a very strong one... In MMBN1 you couldn't see anything in the blackout). Of course, you'll be left to fix it, so go pulse in by the rocket in the museum. Go


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On June 30, 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") sent its proposed rules to limit the definition of "public arbitrators" to those without any experience in the securities industry. Previously, an arbitrator who had in the past worked in the securities industry but did not currently work in the industry could qualify as a "public" rather than a "non-public" or "industry" arbitrator. See FINRA Rules 12100 and 13100. According to FINRA, people "who represent investors or the financial industry as a significant part of their business would also be classified as non-public arbitrators, but could become public arbitrators after a cooling-off period."
The new proposed rules are designed to address the perception among investors of an industry bias. They comes after prior amendments in 2013 elicited a large number of comments about the need for a more comprehensive approach to the classifications. The SEC is accepting comments in the proposed amendments to FINRA Rules 12100 and 13100.
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Investors are anticipating a historic shift in Japan's monetary policy—a shift they expect to finally shake Japanese stocks out of a 20-year slumber. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had signaled his intent for aggressive monetary stimulus even prior to his election in December. Since then, the yen has slumped and the Nikkei Stock Average has surged, topped off by a 9.5% rise in 2013, the biggest rise among all major developed stock markets.
Little wonder, then, that an eight-week flood of $3.1 billion in new cash has moved into the relatively small niche of exchange-traded funds tied to Japan's stock market. "The ETF money is trying to find the central bank that's going to ease the most aggressively," says Dave Lutz, head of ETF trading at brokerage Stifel Nicolaus. "Right now, that's Japan." The trend is pronounced enough that one of the Japan funds is the No. 2 asset gatherer in the entire U.S. ETF market this year, trailing only a popular emerging-markets fund.
If you're among the Japan optimists, be aware that currency issues are just as important as your stock-market forecast. As Japanese stocks have risen and the yen fallen, currency-hedged funds have kept better pace, which helps explain investors' preference lately for a hedged fund over an unhedged one. The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity DXJ 0.25320729237002026% WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund U.S.: NYSE Arca 59.39 0.15 0.25320729237002026% /Date(1432328400130-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6116162 AFTER HOURS 59.4 0.00999999999999801 0.016837851490149856% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6624 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » fund (ticker: DXJ), the biggest asset gatherer, has risen 9.6% for the year through Jan. 31, well ahead of the unhedged iShares MSCI Japan Index EWJ -0.18789928598271327% iShares MSCI Japan ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 13.28 -0.025 -0.18789928598271327% /Date(1432328400133-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26205796 AFTER HOURS 13.2827 0.00270000000000081 0.02033132530120482% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 690350 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 0.9988102409638554% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » fund (EWJ), up just 3.6%. That's due much less to stock selection than to currency impact. The yen-neutral DB X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity DBJP 0.3178928247048138% Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 44.18 0.14 0.3178928247048138% /Date(1432328400128-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1243143 AFTER HOURS 44.18 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 450000 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 15.520552286102308% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (DBJP) tracks the same index as the iShares but gained 8.8%.
Watch for the difference between hedged and unhedged funds to shrink in the event that the yen stabilizes, or even reverse if the yen manages to move higher.
AS IF KEEPING TRACK OF currency issues wasn't complicated enough, it's worth noting that the WisdomTree fund is heavy with export-oriented companies' stocks such as Honda Motor hmc -0.05858230814294083% Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD34.12 -0.02 -0.05858230814294083% /Date(1432328552141-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 829656 AFTER HOURS USD34.12 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 200000 P/E Ratio 12.874500037733002 Market Cap 61509522574.3173 Dividend Yield 2.2953106682297775% Rev. per Employee 579775 More quote details and news » (HMC). Since those stocks are natural allies of a weak yen—a stronger dollar means Japanese exports are cheaper—they can be expected to drive the WisdomTree fund higher than the DB X-trackers when the currency is weak. The same factor could cause it to trail when the yen strengthens.
A bigger question for buy-and-hold investors is whether it even makes sense to take this single-country plunge at all, after a 2013 gain of 10% or so already. If you fear you've missed the run-up, buying a broad international stock fund with a healthy slug of Japan is an attractive middle ground. Two ways to carry out this idea with ETFs: iShares Core MSCI EAFE IEFA -0.5603586295228946% iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 62.11 -0.35 -0.5603586295228946% /Date(1432328400175-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 444290 AFTER HOURS 62.14 0.0300000000000011 0.048301400740621475% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 1.7595685074867171% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (IEFA), which bears a 21% Japan weighting, a cheap 0.14% expense ratio, and more small-company stocks than the standard EAFE index. Or there's the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US VEU -0.44290390910841515% Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 51.7 -0.23 -0.44290390910841515% /Date(1432328400025-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 705003 AFTER HOURS 51.741 0.0409999999999968 0.07930367504835589% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12560 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 1.253384912959381% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (VEU), charging a similar 0.18%, with 13% invested in Japan.
That "middle ground" idea looks more enticing in light of some recent Leuthold Group research. The firm notes that investors who buy last year's second-best performer among seven widely held assets—real estate investment trusts, the Standard & Poor's 500, the Russell 2000, gold, Treasury bonds, the GSCI commodity index, and the EAFE international-stock index—have enjoyed an annualized 15.6% return since 1973. The theory is that the No. 2 asset tends to have more room to run than the top performer. This year's pick is the EAFE global stock index, with its 20% Japan weighting.
Optimists were given a new number last week—$9 trillion (or close to it), the amount Japanese households are thought to have saved over the past two decades. If even a fraction of that goes into Japan's stock market, investors will benefit. But if too much optimism makes you nervous, there are still funds built to exclude Japan. iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan epp -0.14922191430398635% iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 46.84 -0.07 -0.14922191430398635% /Date(1432328400132-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 149478 AFTER HOURS 46.9156 0.00560000000000116 0.161400512382579% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1536 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 4.832480785653288% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (EPP), a developed-market fund that is the most widely owned "ex-Japan" Asian stock ETF, gained 5.1% in January, just a hair behind the MSCI EAFE's 5.2%. Shareholders aren't yet regretting the absence of Japan.
THE CRAZE FOR LOW-VOLATILITY INVESTING—or investing in new funds to capitalize on it—continues. Four new ETFs launched this month on the theme. First came the PowerShares S&P 400 Low Volatility XMLV 0.05547490055828996% PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio U.S.: NYSE Arca 33.908 0.0188 0.05547490055828996% /Date(1432327740102-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10330 AFTER HOURS 33.93 0.0407999999999973 0.06488144390704259% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 1.0726672171758878% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (XMLV) and PowerShares S&P 600 Low Volatility XSLV -0.2996099981742048% PowerShares S&P SmallCap Low Volatility Portfolio U.S.: NYSE Arca 33.31 -0.1001 -0.2996099981742048% /Date(1432327842031-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10963 AFTER HOURS 32.59 -0.0799999999999983 -2.161513059141399% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 1.3669168417892525% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (XSLV), which aim to track the least volatile stocks in the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, respectively. Then, last week, State Street unveiled the SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility LGLV 0.06346971321290089% SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 75.044 0.0476 0.06346971321290089% /Date(1432326059571-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2416 AFTER HOURS 72.88 -0.340000000000003 -2.883641596929801% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.137359415809392% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (LGLV) and SPDR Russell 2000 Low Volatility SMLV -0.3389396943147663% SPDR Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 77.92 -0.265 -0.3389396943147663% /Date(1432327808487-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2232 AFTER HOURS 78.7 0.540000000000006 1.0010266940451746% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 0.6086088295687885% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (SMLV). The trend amounts to a bet that investors will give up some bull-market returns for the hope of fewer wild price swings. They did it last year with the most popular one: PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio SPLV -0.10598834128245893% PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio U.S.: NYSE Arca 37.7 -0.04 -0.10598834128245893% /Date(1432328400151-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 686184 AFTER HOURS 37.7401 0.0400999999999954 0.10636604774535809% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.52604774535809% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (SPLV) saw a rush of new investors despite undershooting the plain-vanilla S&P 500's total return by six percentage points.
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Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum Tower for Miami Revealed
New renderings of Zaha Hadid Architect's 215 meter-high One Thousand Museum Tower in downtown Miami have been released. As the first Zaha Hadid-designed skyscraper to grace the skyline of the Western Hemisphere, the 60-story luxury condominium will mask its program with a prominent concrete exoskeleton. As Hadid described to the Wall Street Journal, the tower is designed with an interest in "how the structure is manifested" so that it may avoid the "generic modernist typology" that is commonly found in Miami.
One Thousand Museum Tower is one of several by high-profile architects that are beginning to take root in Miami, changing the tide of investment from real estate that is solely driven by waterfront locations to architecture that is high-end and luxurious.
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Serpentine Sackler Gallery / Zaha Hadid Architects
On September 28, 2013, Zaha Hadid Architects will be celebrating the completion of the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. An extension to London's famous Serpentine Gallery, the new innovative arts venue will be housed in a 208-year-old, Grade II-listed building, formerly known as The Magazine, in Kensington Gardens just north of the main gallery.
This project will be Zaha Hadid's first permanent structure in central London and second commission from the Gallery, as she designed the inaugural Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2000.
Messner Mountain Museum at Plan de Corones Proposal / Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects recently announced they are building the sixth and final Messner Mountain Museum at Plan de Corones, South Tyrol, Italy which is set to be completed in the summer of 2014. In collaboration with Reinhold Messner, one of the world's most renowned mountaineers, as well as Kronplatz, the largest ski resort in the region, the Messner Mountain Museum (MMM Corones) is embedded within Mount Kronplatz. A composition of fluid, interconnected volumes, the 1000 sq. m. MMM Corones design is carved within the mountain and informed by the geology and topography of its context. More images and architects' description after the break.
Three Projects Shortlisted for 2013 RIBA Lubetkin Prize
The RIBA has announced three projects—two located in Asia and one in the United States—for the shortlist of the RIBA's Lubetkin Prize. Named for Berthold Lubetkin, a Georgian-born architect, the prize celebrates the work of RIBA members building outside of the UK. Zaha Hadid's Galaxy Soho, Grimshaw's Via Verde and Wilkinson Eyre's Cooled Conservatories will face off for the honor; the winner of this year's Lubetkin Prize will be announced (along with the winner of the prestigious Stirling Prize) on September 26th in London.
Angela Brady, RIBA President, said:
"The 2013 RIBA Lubetkin Prize shortlist features three exceptionally innovative projects that meet three very different urban challenges. From the blueprint for New York affordable housing and the creation of an impressive new shopping district in central Beijing to Singapore's new sustainable gardens, these are all extremely clever solutions. These cutting-edge schemes show the leading role that architects play in delivering visionary new thinking about urban issues, and illustrate why UK creative talent has such recognition around the world."
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Zaha Hadid Unveils New York Apartment Block Alongside High Line
Zaha Hadid has unveiled her first New York City commission: an 11-story, luxury apartment block planned alongside the second section of the High Line in Chelsea at 520 West 28th Street.
Spearheaded by New York developer Related Companies, the "sculpted" glass and steel residential development hopes to lure buyers with its expansive, double-height entrance lobby, communal garden, generous terraces, private courtyards, and, of course, exclusive views of New York's most beloved attraction: the High Line.
Zaha Hadid Purchases the Design Museum in London
The Design Museum in London has confirmed that Zaha Hadid has purchased their original building, which they've called home since 1989, just over a year after placing a bid with a private backer. According to the Architects' Journal, Hadid will use the building to house her practice's archive as well as serve as an occasional exhibition space. "The building will give an opportunity to consolidate our archive in a single location," she said, "and also engage in a collective dialogue by exhibiting the research and innovation of global collaborations in art, architecture and design."
Parametric Space / Zaha Hadid Architects, Kollision, CAVI, Wahlberg
Zaha Hadid Architects worked together with design offices Kollision, CAVI and Wahlberg to create the interactive installation 'Parametric Space' for the exhibition 'Zaha Hadid – World Architecture', which is on view at the Danish Architecture Centre through September 29, 2013. The installation is a fully parametric space that reacts to the visitors' movements by changing shape and expression. Learn more after the break.
'Zaha Hadid – World Architecture Exhibition'
The small teaser above is a glimpse into the Zaha Hadid – World Architecture exhibition, which opens today, June 28, in Copenhagen. Together, the Danish Architecture Centre and Zaha Hadid Architects have created an exhibition experience beyond the ordinary. The viewer will experience a world of towers, floating shells, selected projects and design objects all within a "borderless landscape" that reveals how Hadid's work arises in an advanced digital and geometric universe.
Izmir Selects Zaha Hadid as World Expo 2020 Architect
The 8,500 year old Turkish city of Izmir has announced Zaha Hadid as the architect for its World Expo 2020 bid. As home of the Asklepion, one of the world's oldest hospitals whose history has played a major role in the evolution of healthcare, Izmir hopes claim the title as host of the New Routes to a Better World / Health for All themed fair over its competitors – São Paulo (Brazil), Yekaterinburg (Russia), Ayutthaya (Thailand) and Dubai (UAE).
Zaha Hadid Architects + AECOM to Design 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium in Qatar
Zaha Hadid Architects have been selected to work alongside AECOM for the design and construction the Al Wakrah Stadium and Precinct of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The 45,000-seat stadium will be nestled within a rich cultural fabric of traditional Islamic architecture, historical buildings, distinctive mosques and archeological sites that belongs to one of the oldest inhabited areas of Qatar, just south of Doha. As noted by the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, embracing the identify of this cultural heritage will be a crucial part to the success of the stadium.
Zaha Hadid Wins European Museum of the Year Award for Riverside
Zaha Hadid Architects' Riverside Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, has won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) for it's ability to "demonstrate brilliantly how a specialist transport collection can renew its relevance through active engagement with the wider social and universal issues."
Out of 40 museums from across 21 European countries, the jury agreed unanimously that ZHA's Riverside Museum fulfilled the EMYA criteria of 'public quality' at the highest level.
Zaha Hadid Architects Selected to Design the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Saudi Arabia
In order to serve its rapidly expanding population of more than five million, the ArRiyadh Development Authority has commissioned Zaha Hadid Architects to construct the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in its capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
With six platforms over four public floors and two levels of underground car parking, the KAFD Metro Station will be integrated within the urban context of the financial district, while responding to the functional requirements for a multimodal transport centre and the district's future vision. The project extends beyond the simple station typology to emphasize the building's importance as a dynamic, multi-functional public space; not only an intermediate place perceived through quick transitions, but also a dramatic public space for the city.
Video: 'The Competition' Trailer
Madrid-based architect Angel Borrego Cubero of Office for Strategic Spaces (OSS) has directed and produced the first documentary focused on the tense process that often characterizes an architectural competition. Appropriately titled The Competition, the film captures a fascinating account on how five world renowned architects – Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Dominique Perrault, Zaha Hadid and Norman Foster – "toil, struggle and strategize to beat the competition." The premise is based on a nearly forgotten, 2008 competition for a new National Museum of Art of Andorra, a small Pyrenees country nestled between Spain and France, which has yet to be realized.
The Competition is expected to debut in late 2013. Updates will be available on OSS's website and facebook.
Zaha Hadid Wins Veuve Cliquot Business Women Award
Zaha Hadid has been announced as the winner of the 41st Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award at a ceremony in London on Monday. Now in its 41st year, the Veuve Clicquot Award was set up by the Champagne house to recognize the work of successful businesswomen worldwide, who embody their spirit of Madame Clicquot.
Madame Clicquot was a 19th Century businesswomen who, after being widowed at the age of 27, took the reigns of her husband's Champagne business and became one of the first women to lead a male-dominated company. The company describes her as a women who was 'proud and strong-willed' who demanded "only one quality, the finest." The award appraises the nominees under the headings of entrepreneurship, financial success, corporate social responsibility and whether or not they are seen as a role model to others.
Best Architect-Designed Products of Milan Design Week 2013
This week at the 52nd edition of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, over 2,500 exhibitors showcased an endless collection of the latest international products and home-furnishing designs. Among them included a variety of elegant and intelligently designed items envisioned by some of our favorite architects. Continue after the break to scroll through a list of the best architect-designed products featured at the Milan Design Week 2013.
Sheikh Zayed Bridge / Zaha Hadid Architects by Hufton+Crow
Becoming a destination in itself and potential catalyst in the future urban growth of Abu Dhabi, the Zaha Hadid designed Sheikh Zayed Bridge was conceived in a highly mobile society that requires a new route around the Gulf south shore, connecting the three Emirates together. Hufton+Crow shared with us their photos as they capture the many viewpoints of this sinusoidal waveform structure. A complete gallery of images after the break.
The New 'Context' in Architecture: Learning From Lebanon
Context in architecture has become a subject bloated with discussion and debate over the years. And, as a matter of fact, it has come to matter very little in its formal and typological sense. Take, for instance, the fluid forms that compose Zaha Hadid's hundreds of projects around the world, or Frank Gehry's exploding compositions seen from South America to the unmistakable Guggenheim in Bilbao. The form architecture takes in these cases, and countless others, is in itself a deliberate disregard towards context in its literal sense.
But is this disregard for context a mistake? Observers would often say so, though I would like to disagree. It has become frequent that projects like these, largely formal and not politely accommodating their historic surrounding, actually take greater interest in social urban issues that have a direct impact on the city dwellers. Quite simply, successful architecture today is one that serves society culturally and practically, addressing tangible problems of 21st century cities and dealing with context in a solution-oriented manner, going beyond aesthetics (whose value is only temporary) and into future-invested urbanism. Case-in-point? My hometown: Beirut, Lebanon.
Cases from Lebanon on this new approach to context after the break…
Zaha Hadid Architects' First Built Tower: CMA CGM Headquarters
Zaha Hadid Architects' first built tower, the CMA CGM Headquarters in Marseille, France, is most immediately notable for its vertical form.
As the stunning images from Hufton + Crow show, the tower's disparate volumes (generated from gradual centripetal vectors) gently converge towards each other and then bend apart to create an elegant "metallic curving arc that slowly lifts and accelerates skywards into [...a] dramatic vertical geometry."
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Stryker Brigade completes operational evaluation.
For the exercise, soldiers of the 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division--the Army's first SBCT--deployed to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk from the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California, where they had participated in Arrowhead Lightning I in April. At Fort Polk, they operated against an unconventional enemy, including terrorist and sniper attacks, over forested terrain. The two phases of Arrowhead Lightning demonstrated the ability of the SBCT to deploy over long distances by rail, air, and sea, conduct early-entry operations, and undertake missions against conventional and unconventional opponents in a variety of terrains.
The SBCT, based at Fort Lewis, Washington, moved from Fort Irwin to Fort Polk by railroad, C-17 and C-130 transports, fast sealift ship, and logistics support vessel. The SBCT is the first unit to conduct maneuvers consecutively at the NTC and the JRTC.
The two phases of Arrowhead Lightning and the deployments from Port Lewis to Fort Irwin to Fort Polk constitute the operational evaluation of the SBCT, designed to lead to certification of the SBCT's initial operational capability. The commander of the Army Forces Command will submit a report on the exercise's results to the Secretary of Defense, who then will certify to Congress that "the design of the SBCT is operationally effective and suitable." The evaluation process is required by Public Law 107-107, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002, which says that "procurement of SBCTs beyond the first three SBCTs is limited and deployment of the SBCT outside the United States is prohibited (without a Secretary of Defense waiver) until 30 days after the date his report is received by Congress." The Army plans to field six SBCTs.
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We rented the house for a month so that we could spend a number of long weekends there and it was just perfect for us. It's incredibly comfortable and filled with art. There are many different living room areas, so tons of places to curl up with a good book (and lots of good books on hand to read). There's even a napping bed on the first floor, which we used quite a bit. It would be a great place to go with two couples or two generations of family -- lots of room to spread out and feel privacy (the two main bedrooms are a ways from each other and each has its own full bath). In the back, there's a huge deck, a beautiful lawn, and a field of wildflowers. It feels very private and bucolic. The kitchen is roomy and well-stocked (though there's a large toaster oven in lieu of an oven so don't plan to do a lot of baking). Nearly every night, we cooked meats and vegetables we had bought at the many farmers markets and farm stands in the area. We usually used the charcoal grill (and range as necessary) and it's some of the best vacation food I've ever had. The owners were great to work with and they provide a comprehensive welcome book with advice about area food shopping, outdoor activities (we went on some lovely hikes) and more. We miss the house but I'm sure we'll be back.


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A side by side comparison of your favorite rappers' style back in the day to how they dress now.
A side by side comparison of your favorite rappers' style back in the day to how they dress now.
There's Boogie Down Production's 'Criminal Minded. The Beastie Boys' legendary 'Licensed to Ill. Eric B. & Rakim's 'Paid in Full.' Hip-hop has plenty of albums that are considered landmarks in the culture, but what do they mean for the casual fan? They're essential listens and are still on the playlist for many, but for others, do they extend beyond hip-hop homework? The answer is yes, with Wu-Tang Clan's epochal 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' being one without question.
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I wanted my first column to be so good it could save the polar bears in the arctic from drowning.
That's the problem with expectations -- just having them creates a measuring scale and I have the same aversion to scales as most American women.
I did come to Sandusky in May of last year with certain expectations though -- because I grew up here.
Not that it would come as a surprise.
I've had more than one interview begin with the interviewee holding his or her hand about three feet above the ground to illustrate how big I was the last time we met.
You know me, Sandusky. You know my parents, my aunts and uncles, my grandparents.
And I know you.
I took my first breath here, took my first steps here.
I memorized a map of all the cracks in the sidewalk when I was learning to ride my bike (without training wheels, thank you very much.)
I fell asleep to the hum of the Sandusky Speedway and the whistle of the train as it rumbled through town.
I wore many a sunburn from long afternoons at Cedar Point.
I watched the glow of Fourth of July fireworks from the porch of our old house on Milan Road.
I had the timing of the traffic signals down to a science during my senior year at Perkins High so I could sleep as long as possible without being late to my first class.
I don't know everything, though -- I think that's part of the reason I got into this business of reading and writing in the first place.
Words create structures out of ink, thin and fragile as a castle of playing cards, that house how the synapses fire in our brains to create the world as we know it. It's a centuries-old connection with the collective conscience that can't be recreated except maybe with art.
I'm reading a book called "Proust and the Squid." I'm only a few chapters in so I won't pretend to be an expert, but it's about the science of reading.
In it, the author asserts that the same brain mechanisms our ancestors used to spot an antelope on the other side of the prairie are the same cognitive processes we use to decipher the squiggles and dots on the page that make up words. (So does your brain know right now if you're hunting antelope in a loincloth or reading my column in your bath robe? There's a Monday morning thought for you).
I like to read things that displace me, shake the morning dew of everydayness from my mind, rearrange the files in brain.
(I don't like to think of a brain as a filing cabinet though -- paper is much too finite and flammable.)
I digress, as in a conversation with an old friend who shares embarrassing memories and inside jokes.
It's because I'm comfortable here.
The smell of the quarry doesn't bother me nearly as much as it bothers my fianc.
I expect U.S. 250 to look more like a parking lot than a road during summer mornings.
But as much as I love the comforting rhythm of the city where I spent my childhood, it's the surprises that really make me smile.
I look forward to sharing the surprises of 2008 with you, Sandusky.
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New York, September 13Bob Duffy and Tony Mazzarellas Ring Promotions will host a grand night of boxing, as well as a stirring tribute to legendary referee Arthur Mercante Sr. at the Plattduetsche Park restaurant in Franklin Square, Long Island, New York, on Thursday, October 19, 2006..
The seemingly ageless 86-year-old Mercante has been a professional referee since the 1940s. Besides officiating Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier I, he has been the third man in the ring for championship bouts featuring, among others, Floyd Patterson, Emile Griffith, Carlos Ortiz, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Wilfred Benitez, Jeff Fenech, Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, Ike Quartey, Roy Jones Jr., and Shane Mosley. He refereed his last title bout between Zab Judah and Reggie Green when he was 81-years-old.
A Long Island institution since 1930, the Platteduetsche restaurant has been serving first class German cuisine even longer than the time Mercante has been a referee.
Headlining the boxing portion of the evening is New York-area middleweight Pawel Wolak, a fan favorite whose record is 10-0 (6 kos). He will be squaring off against Jose Felix, 10-4-2 (3 kos), of Savannah. Wolak is never in a bad fight and always brings legions of enthusiastic fans to his bouts.
Also scheduled to appear are two top female prospects: super featherweight Jaime McGrath from Long Islands East End and super middleweight Asa Sandell, a native of Sweden who lives and trains in New York. Sandell was very impressive in a losing effort to Laila Ali last December in Berlin.
Other bouts will feature an array of New York fighters, including junior middleweight Jason Thompson, 3-1 (2 kos), cruiserweight Mazur Scott, 1-0, light heavyweights Joel Castillo and Denys Lozado in separate bouts, and junior featherweight Juan Dominguez.
This is going to be a wonderful night for New York area boxing fans, said Duffy. Besides great fights, they will be able to pay tribute to one of the sports noblest men. Few people in boxing are as universally well-regarded as Arthur Mercante Sr. This will be a fitting tribute to a wonderful man.
Mercantes wonderful autobiography, Inside the Ropes, was published earlier this year by McBooks Press. Fans will be able to purchase books at the event, and Mercante will be on hand to autograph them, as well as regale them with colorful anecdotes from his decades in boxing.
Limited reserve ringside seating is $75. General admission is $50 and VIP tables that can accommodate 10 people are available for $2,500. VIP tables include dinner, unlimited beverages, and an autographed copy of Mercantes book.
Sponsorships are still available. To be a sponsor or to purchase tickets contact Bob Duffy at 718-852-1453 or 516-313-2304. Tickets can also be purchased at the Plattduetsche restaurant, which is located approximately one mile east of Belmont Racetrack, phone 516-354-3131 or at Frankie Gs Academy of Boxing gym in Huntington Station, New York, phone 631-673-3520.
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TEL AVIV, Israel - The driver of a construction vehicle slammed into a bus and overturned the empty vehicle in Jerusalem on Monday, interrupting a brief cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Israeli police described the incident as a possible terrorist attack. The driver was shot and killed at the scene by an officer, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. "Six other people were lightly wounded in this attack," he added. Israel's Channel 10 TV showed cellphone video of what it said was the attack. The video showed the yellow construction vehicle slamming the large shovel on its front end into the bus. Palestinians have gone on deadly rampages with bulldozers in the past.
The war, which has killed more than 1,880 Palestinians in less than a month, has cycled through several cease-fires, and the latest one, declared by Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, appeared to have a calming effect. But the Jerusalem assault, in an area near the line that divides Israeli and Arab parts of Jerusalem, reignited tensions. Late Monday, Israel announced it had resumed attacks on targets in Gaza.
Tensions have been high between Arabs and Jews in the region amid a monthlong war between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.
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