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In 2010 - amid allegations of bribery and kickbacks - FIFA chose Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, ignoring an inspection report labelling Qatar as a "high-risk" bid.
The case against Qatar has continued to mount. Workers are dying, and Qatar has a failed to deliver promised reforms for workers' rights.
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ABC's Once Upon a Time has promoted both Sean Maguire and Lost alum Rebecca Mader to series regulars for Season 5, TVLine has learned. READ MORE
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The honorees will be recognized at a June 8 ceremony hosted by Bob Saget.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the winners of this year's Student Academy Awards.
Each honoree will be brought to Los Angeles for a week of industry activities, which will culminate in a June 8 ceremony to be hosted by Bob Saget. The comedian and Full House alum won a Student Academy Award of his own in 1978.
At that ceremony, winners will be placed into gold, silver and bronze categories.
The Student Academy Awards will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The event is free and open to the public, but requires advanced tickets.
Past recipients of the awards include John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Robert Zemeckis, Trey Parker and Spike Lee.
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"Bottled Up," Rafael Cortina, Occidental College
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Calling all Makers: NextFab opens second location in Philadelphia
Evan Malone, NextFab
Thursday, April 30, 2015
, a "gym for innovators" that provides members access to a variety of fabrication tools, celebrated the grand opening of its second location on Friday. The new outpost is on the first floor of
Impact Hub Philadelphia
, a socially-minded co-working space in the Fishtown neighborhood.
While the pairing of a business space with a workshop may seem odd to some, the match was well-made. The lovingly restored building at N. 4th and Thompson Streets was formerly occupied by 3rd Ward, a Brooklyn-founded (and
now defunct
) maker space.
"We learned that 3rd Ward had left a fair amount of equipment and some spaces fit out as workshops, and that Impact Hub was pondering what to do with them," explains Evan Malone, president of NextFab. "Our working together seemed to be a logical solution."
In addition to taking over unused space and equipment, Malone is also excited to be close to where people live and work -- there is a large community of artists, designers and tinkerers in the Fishtown, Northern Liberties and Kensington communities.
"It's not as large as our Wash Avenue location, but it provides well-rounded wood and metal shops, and a very quiet and comfortable CAD and electronics lab," enthuses Malone. "We are most excited that North 4th has NextFab's first shop dedicated to jewelry making and we have a professional jewelry designer on staff."
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Penn Medicine expands at newest University City Science Center building
University City Science Center
Thursday, March 26, 2015
University City Science Center
in West Philadelphia is now fully leased at its newest building at 3737 Market Street with the expansion of its anchor tenant.
Penn Medicine University City
is expanding into an additional 56,000 square feet or two entire floors. With this lease expansion, Penn Medicine occupies almost 268,000 square feet in the 13-story laboratory and office building.
"3737 Market's rapid lease up exemplifies the attractiveness of the Science Center as a location of choice in the innovation ecosystem," insists Science Center President and CEO Stephen S. Tang.
The new building has achieved LEED Gold certification for its core and shell design. The structure also incorporates innovative energy efficiency features, an extensive green roof system with a white roof membrane that helps reduce heat emissions from the building, and an innovative storm water management system. It is the first health care building in Pennsylvania to have a chilled beam system, an advanced convection HVAC system designed to heat or cool large structures.
Wexford Science & Technology
, a real estate company specializing in facilities for institutions such as universities, university-related research parks and health care systems, and the Science Center jointly developed the building, which opened in September.
According to its website, the Science Center now comprises 16 buildings across a 17-acre campus offering "both plug-and-play incubator space for startup companies and office and lab space for established companies."
Source: University City Science Center
Writer: Elise Vider
Architrep hatches DIY dinosaur kits in Allentown
Lisa Glover, Architrep
Thursday, March 26, 2015
At age five, Lisa Glover had a dinosaur-themed birthday party. Years later, inspired by a dinosaur-at-a-mall
, she went full Jurassic Park for an assignment at
Lehigh University's Technical Entrepreneurship Master's Degree Program
"The dino kits were part of a homework assignment back in October of 2013 called 'Making It' -- we had to explore a manufacturing process and demonstrate it in a unique and interesting way," she recalls. "I chose a process called Industrial Origami, which involves taking sheet metal, making special types of cuts in it, and folding it up into various, useful objects. I thought that making something fanciful -- a costume -- would be a great use for this manufacturing process. I demonstrated it using cardboard, since sheet metal is really heavy! People really were fascinated by this 15-foot-long creation of mine, and I had a ton of fun building it, so I decided to bring a smaller version of the creature to life."
Last March, Glover hatched
Ben Franklin Tech Ventures
. Soon after, she launched a flat-pack Velociraptor kit on the crowdfunding site
. She expected to raise enough funds to make and sell a few hundred kits. Instead, she sold nearly 5,500. In December, Architrep was accepted into the
Bridgeworks Enterprise Center
business incubation program.
The startup's latest product, a
Pterodactyl kit
with a three-foot wingspan and Glover's signature googly eyes, has already exceeded its Kickstarter goal. Glover also has plans for a Triceratops kit, as well as a variety of other dinosaurs, animals and mythical creatures.
"I'm also developing some mini kits of the same creatures," she says. "The current kits take a few hours to build and are intended for ages 9-plus. I'd like to create some simpler ones that can be built by ages 6-plus and only take half-an-hour to build. Also, I'm developing partial-costumes: just the head and arms of creatures, that people can build and wear. Some day, I hope to bring full-body costumes to the world, but right now that just isn't feasible."
Source: Lisa Glover, Architrep
Writer: Elise Vider
Titusville sketches a downtown arts and crafts incubator
Source: Deb Eckelberger, TCDA
Thursday, March 05, 2015
Officials in Titusville are taking first steps towards creating a downtown arts-and-crafts incubator.
Deb Eckelberger of the
Titusville Community Development Agencies
(TCDA) describes the project as "a win-win…a way to fill a vacant downtown location and to showcase the wealth of talent in this area."
A wide array of artists, crafters and artisans -- jewelry makers, photographers, alpaca wool providers, spinners of yarn, handmade soap providers, wood crafters, maple syrup makers, bead and glass artists and more -- have expressed interest in taking space at the former Angeli Winery Store.
The approximately 3,000 square foot space would house microbusinesses, giving the vendors a year-round retail presence, and freeing them from reliance on holiday and craft show sales. The incubator could also leverage the reuse of an adjacent, one-time restaurant.
"The two locations could work well together," says Eckelberger.
Establishing the incubator is a true team effort.
Titusville Redevelopment Authority
(TRA), TCDA's economic development arm, owns the building.
"We are uniquely positioned to work together with the artisans and crafters, the City of Titusville, local community organizations --
Titusville Industrial Fund Inc
Titusville Council on the Arts
Titusville Chamber of Commerce
Titusville Renaissance Inc.
-- and with our
Northwest Partnership for Regional Economic Performance
partners," explains Eckelberger.
In addition, TCDA is working with the
Gannon Small Business Development Center
to provide business support services to the vendors.
Source: Deb Eckelberger, TCDA
Writer: Elise Vider
Ultra energy-efficient Scranton Passive House nears completion
Richard Pedranti, Richard Pedranti Architect
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Construction is nearly complete on the
Scranton Passive House
, which promises to use 80 percent less energy that its more conventional downtown neighbors.
Milford architect
Richard Pedranti
designed the structure after completing training on passive architecture in 2013.
"Passive house offers an elegant solution to reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources in our buildings," he explains. "But equally important, passive house is about building comfortable, healthy and durable buildings with excellent indoor air quality."
Passive houses conserve energy by creating a virtually airtight, super-insulated, compact building envelope. Using detailed and specific weather data, high-performance windows are oriented to control solar gain and shading. A heat (or energy) recovery ventilator serves as the lungs of a passive house by providing a constant supply of filtered fresh air.
According to Pedranti, there are about 30,000 to 50,000 passive houses in Europe; North America has fewer than 300 such structures and the Scranton House is the first in northeastern Pennsylvania.
(Passive architecture is applicable to all building types, from a single-family house to a skyscraper, and can be designed according to any aesthetic, according to the
Passive House Institute U.S
Christie Karpiak and Declan Mulhall, both professors at the University of Scranton, commissioned the Scranton Passive House and plan to move in in April. Construction costs for the 2,100 square foot house were $165 per square foot, not including land and fees.
Pedranti is now at work on four more single-family passive houses in the area.
Source: Richard Pedranti, Richard Pedranti Architect
Writer: Elise Vider
Erie Insurance opens first of its big downtown projects
Leah Knapp, Erie Insurance
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Erie Insurance
has cut the ribbon on its new state-of-the-art Technical Learning Center, the first of a trio of real estate projects in downtown Erie.
The 52,000-square-foot claims training facility incorporates a three-story model house (boasting an attic and basement, and made from 400 different building materials), as well as sprinkler and building material work stations. The center also includes 14 vehicle bays with lifts, frame repair stations, wheel alignment machines, and prep and paint booths.
"This training facility will enable employees to touch, feel, build and get a firsthand look at damage they encounter in the field," said Erie executive Chip Dufala in a statement.
For many years, Erie had outsourced its claims training to third-party vendors.
"By creating an in-house training experience, we can ensure consistency in the learning environment and techniques, and better instill the Erie approach to customer service," explains company spokeswoman Leah Knapp. "The skills we'll teach will help us get our customers back in their homes, back on the road and back to normal after a loss."
Erie is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year and is on track with two other major development projects near its downtown home office. One is the transformation of the 100-year-old C. F. Adams Building, an early company headquarters, into the Erie Insurance Heritage Center. The other is the renovation of the 93-year-old Pennsylvania National Guard Armory into office space for the company, expanding its downtown campus footprint.
Redeveloping historic properties, "enables us to maintain the rich history of this region and incorporate it with the needs of a contemporary business," said Dufala when announcing the downtown plans in 2013.
CBT Architects
of Boston designed the training center and its adjacent parking garage. The new facility also includes an installation by found-object artist
Michelle Stitzlein
, who recreated the Erie logo from repurposed automotive and building materials.
Source: Leah Knapp, Erie Insurance
Writer: Elise Vider
Father/daughter company Upper Desk wins acclaim for innovative smart device mounts
Stephanie Phillips Taggart, Upper Desk
Thursday, January 15, 2015
A Hughesville father-and-daughter entrepreneurial team is racking up awards for their line of innovative mounts for smart devices.
Roderick Phillips, an electrician by trade and life-long inventor, and his daughter Stephanie Phillips Taggart launched
Upper Desk
in 2013. Their first product, a portable cabinet mount, won the first place gold award for new product innovation at the 2014
National Hardware Show
in Las Vegas, was a finalist at the 2014
International Home and Housewares Show
in Chicago, and won the new product development award from the
Bucknell University Small Business Development Center
"We have been told that it is very rare for a startup company to receive awards when competing with major, established companies," says Phillips Taggart.
The motivation for the company came from wife-and-mother Debra Phillips who urged her husband to keep inventing before she died six years ago. Phillips' inspiration was the realization that kitchen cabinets would be a perfect mounting surface if he wanted to use his computer while standing up. The company says its solutions improve ergonomics, provide a safe, study place for devices, reduce the risk of spills, and optimize the use of technology.
The ingenious mount, adds Phillips Taggart, "frees up valuable countertop space while allowing access to the cabinet. It's perfect for Skyping, researching online recipes or streaming movies in the kitchen." Its quick clamp mechanism allows it to be easily installed or removed without tools and without marring surfaces. Besides home use, the company sees potential applications in medical, dental and industrial settings.
Based on the success of the portable cabinet mount, Upper Desk recently launched a second product, a portable table mount that secures a smart device to a desk, workbench, kitchen island or table.
Both products are made in China, says Phillips Taggart.
"We tried to manufacture in the U.S.," she explains. "However, based on U.S. manufacturing costs, it would have been impossible for a startup to remain competitive in the marketplace."
Upper Desk continues to promote itself at large trade shows; this week the team will appear in Las Vegas. And the company has several new ideas in development.
Upper Desk products are available online through
the company's own website
and other e-retailers and at select Walmart locations in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, South Carolina, Michigan and Illinois.
Source: Stephanie Phillips Taggart, Upper Desk
Writer: Elise Vider
The Millworks in Harrisburg offers 23 artist studios -- plus galleries, a restaurant and biergarten
Source: Patrick Garrity, The Millworks
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Thirty-three artists are unpacking and settling in at 23 newly opened studios at
The Millworks
in downtown Harrisburg.
The completed spaces are a critical step in the transformation of the long-abandoned industrial building, which once housed The Stokes Millwork, into an arts, culture and food destination.
Construction is now underway on three galleries, an open-air biergarten, and a full-service bar and restaurant that will specialize in locally sourced food. The Millworks will also function as a live music venue.
Owned and developed by Joshua Kesler, the mixed-use hub is located in Harrisburg's historic Midtown District near the
Broad Street Market
, the
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
and the
Susquehanna Art Museum
. Its stated mission "is a simple one: to create a regional destination which showcases Central Pennsylvania's wonderful artistic talents as well as our region's bountiful, sustainable agriculture. With our hyper-local approach, we look forward to being a part of Midtown Harrisburg's renaissance, supporting local growers, local artists and local businesses."
Patrick Garrity, The Millworks' operations manager, says that the 160-seat restaurant and bar will open early next year.
"We are passionate about showcasing Central Pennsylvania's bountiful agriculture," he explains. "All of the dishes served at our restaurant will fully consist of local and sustainable ingredients sourced from local farms. Our menu will also change seasonally."
The 50-seat open-air biergarten will have a view of the restaurant, art galleries and studios. A 200-seat rooftop terrace is also planned -- it will be the city's largest outdoor serving space. Once fully operational, restaurant and biergarten guests will be also able to watch sculptors, painters, photographers and others at work in their studios and purchase artworks at the on-site galleries.
Source: Patrick Garrity, The Millworks
Writer: Elise Vider
New GE center to focus on 3D printing as a manufacturing tool
Barbara Negroe, GE Supply Chain
Thursday, December 18, 2014
is making a major investment in 3D printing and so-called additive manufacturing -- the company plans to build a research and manufacturing facility in Findlay Township, outside of Pittsburgh. The new center represents a $32 million investment over three years and, according to GE, will result in the creation of 50 high-tech engineering jobs.
"The new facility will be the bridge between R&D and full-scale manufacturing," explains Barbara Negroe, Additive Business Leader: GE Supply Chain. "There is a gap right now between something proven out as feasible in a lab environment and something we would feel is ready to turn over to a plant to begin full-rate production. Plants normally do not have the knowledge [when it comes to additive] or the time to stop and work through all of the issues that come with developing a new part or process."
GE is all-in on
additive manufacturing
, which uses advanced 3D printers to manufacture parts and products, one layer at a time. The company is already using parts produced with additive manufacturing in a production aircraft engine and gas turbine.
"We use it for prototyping designs to be able to quickly review parts and fit up," says Negroe.
The new facility will focus on developing and implementing additive manufacturing technologies across GE's industrial businesses and on developing a training program for GE technologists in additive manufacturing.
The company chose the Findlay Township location "to capitalize on the renowned academic institutions and skilled workforce in the area," explains Negroe, adding that the company already has several small projects underway with area universities and will explore further partnerships.
Construction is expected to begin in March and be completed by September 2015.
Source: Barbara Negroe, GE Supply Chain
Writer: Elise Vider
State College's Green Towers creates aquaponics-inspired home decor
Mike Zaengle, Green Towers
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Green Towers
of State College is sprouting with a suite of designs intended to "reconnect people to nature and to their food."
The startup grew from a Penn State undergraduate project -- the plan was to convert old shipping containers into vertical aquaponic greenhouses (a sustainable method for raising plants and fish) that could be shipped internationally and fit tight urban locations. Unfortunately, after building a prototype, the team determined that the market demand just wasn't there.
Instead, Mike Zaengle, who is finishing a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree at Penn State, and partners Dustin Betz, Jared Yarnall-Schane and Jon Gumble, "pivoted by shrinking the science of aquaponics to a scale consumers could manage and afford," explains Zaengle.
Today Green Towers offers "Living Furniture" comprised of self-contained ecosystems of plants and aquarium life. The Living Table, available at the company's website and on
, is handcrafted from Pennsylvania cherry hardwood and arrives fully assembled. Just add water, fish and seeds.
Green Towers also offers "Living Interiors," customized, aquaponic-focused interior design services, and "Rotating Living Walls," a space-saving system for greenhouses that promises to double per-square-foot yields.
According to Zaengle, the company already has several commercial interior design customers, has built a large-scale aquaponic greenhouse for private use, and sold several Living Tables.
"We see a huge value in our custom interior design work," he adds. "Businesses and retirement homes have shown great interest in our work and reached out... Interior designers and architects bring us on as design consultants and have us do a custom piece around their initial design."
Green Towers expects to hire an engineer in the next six months and another designer if its custom interiors work continues to grow. And the company is developing two new products: a "Living Wall" and an urban beehive.
Source: Mike Zaengle, Green Towers
Writer: Elise Vider
Call for Ideas: 4th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest accepting entries
Source: Bill Hall, Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Are you a researcher, entrepreneur or small business in Pennsylvania (or West Virginia) focused on developing a new product or service for the shale energy space? If so, the
Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center
has an offer you can't refuse.
Entries are now being accepted for the
4th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest
. Once again, the four best shale energy-oriented innovations, new product ideas or service concepts will win $25,000 cash and other support.
The organizers are looking for innovations that are either in the development stage or recently launched. Any idea or already commercialized product or service related to the shale energy space is eligible. Examples include natural gas or NGL utilization products and services; novel materials or chemicals to enhance performance, prevent corrosion or improve product yield; remote site monitoring technologies; well pad EH&S products or services; natural gas or NGL conversion technologies; and water management or remediation technologies.
"We continue to be amazed by the rapid pace of innovation adoption across the shale energy play," says SGICC Director Bill Hall. "Entrepreneurs along with many small businesses are playing a significant role, developing new technologies or offering existing products or services already in use in other areas. Through the contest, SGICC shines a light on the best new innovations being developed in our region."
Hall reports that last year's Pennsylvania winners are thriving.
Optimum Pumping
is continuing with mid-stream trial demonstrations and early indications are that they are going very well," he says. "
KCF Technologies
has had a rather significant penetration in the shale gas industry and made at least one large project sale to a field services company.
TM Industrial Supply
, as a result of the contest, made manufacturing changes to reduce the time required to produce their filtration product and has at least one major sale, and anticipates more."
The contest attracted 70 entries last year. Expecting even more this year, Hall urges applicants to submit ahead of the February 1 deadline. A panel of industry experts will choose the finalists.
Source: Bill Hall, Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center
Writer: Elise Vider
EFE Labs boosts SE PA startups through Ben Franklin Technology Partners alliance
Kip Anthony, ?EFE Laboratories
Thursday, October 23, 2014
For many aspiring entrepreneurs and small businesses, finding the money to design and prototype their ideas can be a tremendous challenge.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
(BFTP) helps bridge that gap through its various programs and grant offerings, and a new alliance with
EFE Laboratories
will provide young companies with even more of the connections, technical expertise and financial capital they need to bring their products to market.
Led by majority owner and engineer Kip Anthony, EFE is a leading manufacturer of controllers, communication tools, medical devices, and other electrical and mechanical engineering solutions.
With 35 employees and growing, the Horsham-based lab has already helped clients obtain matching
Ben Franklin FabNet
(BFFN) prototyping grants.
For example, its work with
has allowed founder Dana Russikoff to both expand the company's market reach, and move the design and manufacturing of its retractable boat shades back to the Philadelphia area.
Not content to simply refer clients to the BFFN program, EFE actively reaches out to growing companies facing various developmental challenges and a lack of R&D capital.
"I'm trying to make sure that, through the network and connections I have, clients receive the help they need to move their manufacturing process forward," says Anthony.
An established engineer with an MBA, Anthony understands the vital role manufacturing plays in the economy, and is passionate about sharing EFE's capabilities and experience with the larger entrepreneurial community.
"There are a lot of good people behind this," he insists, discussing how EFE's new alliance might help bring manufacturing jobs back to the region. "[There's] a lot of shared passion, and a lot of drive and desire to succeed."
Writer: Dan Eldridge
Source: Kip Anthony, EFE Laboratories
New midtown mural aimed at Harrisburg's youth debuts
Meg Davis, Sprocket Mural�Works
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tomorrow's Hope
, a new midtown mural to be unveiled this week, offers inspiration to Harrisburg's next generation.
, a community arts group, commissioned
Megan Davis
, a co-founder of
Sprocket Mural Works
, to "speak a message of empowerment to youth as the future leaders of our city."
Davis designed the 16-by-16-foot mural at
Third Street Studio
and painted it with help from Philadelphia artist Jacintha Clark and about 25 neighborhood children ages eight to 18. The mural faces the
UMC Neighborhood Center
and the children depicted in the mural have all taken part in the Center's programs.
"Public art should reflect the community it adorns, and this mural is meant to speak specifically to the children of Harrisburg," says Davis. "It's a dynamic place to grow up in, and this message is meant to empower our young ones toward a brighter future."
Davis co-founded Sprocket with Jeff Copus and Liz Laribee. The citywide mural project works with neighborhoods, artists, organizations and government agencies to create vibrant community murals across the city, and to tell the stories of its rich mural history. The mission is to increase community pride and civic engagement in Harrisburg through united creative action.
Davis says the new mural is the first in a series of collaborations.
"Our goal is to act as a natural hub and gathering place for the people and elements needed to carry out these projects," she explains. "We are identifying walls, meeting artists, gathering supplies and cultivating partnerships in the community."
Tomorrow's Hope
, located at 1725 N. Third Street will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Sunday, September 14. A panel discussion about the mural is set for 2 p.m. at
the Midtown Scholar
(1302 N. Third Street).
Source: Megan Davis, Sprocket Mural Works
Writer: Elise Vider
The arts 'Create Influence' at new downtown Lancaster sculpture
Mary Stadden, PCA&D
Thursday, August 21, 2014
A new 60-foot sculpture in downtown Lancaster proclaims that the arts "Create Influence." The installation, commissioned by the
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
for its new Art Garden, was designed by New York-based
Anderson Newton Design
and will be dedicated on September 2.
The school acquired the corner property adjacent to its main building on North Prince Street in 2012 and embarked on a community engagement process to shape its design. Since then, the college has planted a grove of Yoshino cherry trees, installed seating and tables, and connected utilities to the green space, which has been used for convocation events and class activities.
The concept for the installation emerged when
Gail Anderson
, a nationally-acclaimed designer and recipient of the prestigious
Medal, visited PCA&D and conducted a listening tour with staff, faculty and students. In conversation with school President Mary Colleen Heil, Anderson observed, "What you really do here is create influence." And the concept was born.
Working with partner Joe Newton, Anderson developed an inventive piece that combines typography and lenticular imagery. The message of the sculpture appears differently, depending on the position of the viewer.
"PCA&D has a long history of leading and supporting innovative and entrepreneurial arts-based initiatives," says PCA&D spokesperson Mary Stadden. "
Create Influence
clearly reflects PCA&D's mission and vision, and is the newest addition to the college's outdoor art collection, which includes the nightly show of lights on PCA&D's facade and the
Poetry Paths
mural in its exterior portico."
Create Influence
was installed in July by
Benchmark Construction
of Ephrata Township and will be formally dedicated at a free public event, 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 2.
This fall, PCA&D is also unveiling Steinman Lofts on West King Street, nine new student apartments for 26 incoming freshman that feature adaptive, transformative and creative re-use of empty, upper-floor spaces above existing businesses downtown.
Source: Mary Stadden, PCA&D
Writer: Elise Vider
Construction begins at Philadelphia's Comcast Innovation and Technology Center
Liberty Property Trust and Comcast
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Passersby at the 1800 block of Arch Street in Center City Philadelphia can now watch the tallest U.S. building outside of New York and Chicago emerge from the ground -- construction is underway at the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center.
Bala Cynwd-based builder
L.F. Driscoll
is constructing the $1.2 billion, 59-story tower, a joint venture between media giant
and Malvern's
Liberty Property Trust
. It is the largest private development project in the history of Pennsylvania.
The new building is conceived as an urban, vertical response to the suburban-style, spread-out campuses of other media companies such as Google and Amazon. Comcast says the tower will be "a dedicated home for the company's growing workforce of technologists, engineers and software architects."
The structure, designed by architect
Lord Norman Foster,
will include over 1.3 million square feet of office space, a 222-room Four Seasons Hotel, studios for two television stations, restaurants, space for local technology startups and direct links to public transit.
In announcing the start of construction earlier this month, Liberty said that Comcast will occupy about 74 percent of the building's office space, and that completion is expected in the first quarter of 2018.
Source: Liberty Property Trust and Comcast Corporation
Writer: Elise Vider
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7/27/09 Day 4 of the TAT: Monticello, UT to Moab, UT aprox.170 miles (104 of the TAT)
I thought we might be riding with the guys (Paul, Julian and Andrew) today, but they were still sleeping when we left. Poor guys, they deserved the rest...
Had a nice breakfast at the Peace Tree Cafe. Excellent coffee (best of the entire trip) and bagels.
We left Monticello and headed up into the mountains.
This would be our last forest visit for a while.
We wouldn't see 10,000 ft again, so we tried to savor the last of the cool, pretty forest. Took a water break and had a granola bar.
bye, trees. I'll miss you...
We saw a cougar in the aptly named "cougar canyon" - it quickly disappeared into the scrub before I could get the camera out, but it seemed to be a pretty good sized cat.
The terrain was quickly changing.
Starting to look like Moab...
As we were entering Moab, Matt saw a sign for Slickrock. He said he always wanted to go there on his mountain bike, so we turned into the parking lot. I had never heard of Slickrock, but the name made me nervous.
In addition to mountain bikes, we also saw some quads and small dirt bikes. Oh?
We watched them go in the entrance and we were discussing what to do when a guy in an RV waved us over. He was waiting for his son (a mountain biker), and didn't really know the rules, but he said there weren't any rangers around. So, we decided to go in.
The first rock at the entrance was steeper than it looked and I almost slid off when Matt stood up. This is going to be fun...
We turned left and went through a narrow gate. Wow, it seemed pretty difficult and tight for a ATV trail - how did those quads do it? We followed the white dotted line that indicated the trail. There were numerous signs stating that you MUST stay on the marked trail. Okey dokey!
I didn't take too many photos - it was really steep and got pretty technical so I had to hold on tight.
After following the crazy, twisting path across the rocks for a while, we stopped and looked for the quads and dirt bikes. Uh oh. Off in the distance, we could see a whole other set of trails - big wide ones, with black tread marks - and there were the quads and dirt bikes. How the hell did they get over there?
Then, we came to a sand trap in between the rocks and noticed that the only tracks in the sand were narrow little mountain bike tires. Definite Uh oh! I was starting to worry that we were going to get yelled at by a gang of irate spandex-clad bikers, and maybe get pelted by powerbars, but Matt was having too much fun to care.
I was amazed at what the KTM could do, and it was fascinating to see how well it maneuvered in tight spots.
I know that Matt would have enjoyed Slickrock more on his XR650, or even by himself on the bare KTM, but I was happy to have had the experience.
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Location: Ocho Doble Up-Country, CA
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Oh, man, we thought you guys finished before us - we were rushing to try and catch you!
So sorry to hear about Julian and the KLR - we had a "rest day" in Battle Mtn (more on that later).
Definitely do a RR - we're dying to hear how your trip went!
Joined: Jan 2009
Location: San Diego
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You mean you had a rest day in the same place we took Julian to the ER? Whew, I don't feel so bad now. I'll wait to see that part of your report before I give my take on the second half of Nevada. At one point we bailed on the roll charts and put our trust in your big ass Rally Raid track, that's all I'll say for now.
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Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Lafayette, LA
Oddometer: 333
Hey Matt-N-Kelly
We, my wife and family, crossed paths with y'all on 727, the Willow Divide trail. We were up in that area for vacation, had rented a red Hummer H3 and were following a friend in his Toyota Land Cruiser up this trail. I kid you not, I had just thought to myself "I wonder how my 950 would handle this trail" when what shows up from around the corner, coming downhill, but a bigole Katoom 9fiddy with a pilot and a co-pilot! I loved it! Don't know if y'all remember seeing us. Wished I could have been on mine but at least I was in CO. Next time. Anyway nice to find out who was on the bike and that the ride went well.
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What a ride! I was following you guys on the Spot GPS; dreaming of being on those roads. That with the pics and posts makes for one very nice ride report. Way to go guys.
The Cripple Maker
Joined: May 2007
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If you were following us to Preston, NV - You're welcome!
If you were following us outside of Eureka, NV - A thousand apologies...
The Cripple Maker
Joined: May 2007
Location: Ocho Doble Up-Country, CA
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Hope you had a nice vacation - see you next time!
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Day 4 continued...
After Slickrock, we headed into Moab and found a room. We wanted to check out Arches Nat'l Park, so we left the bags and grabbed a bite to eat.
Here are a couple random shots of Moab. We didn't eat at McStiff's but probably should have.
On the way to Arches, we decided to go back to Slickrock and try the actual ATV trail this time.
I enjoyed the view while Matt played for a bit.
It was $5 per person to get into Arches and it was worth every penny.
This weird bug landed on Matt in the parking lot.
I thought this one looked like a dinosaur head. Matt thought it looked like a lioness. Who's right? (or are we both high?)
Arches was hot and packed wall to wall with tourists. We made the hike up to this arch, in all our gear (ATGATT), and got plenty of funny looks.
We went back to Moab and had overpriced Thai food for dinner. Afterwards, we spent the evening trying to decide if we wanted to do the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands, but by that point we were both feeling pretty rocked out.
dare to explore
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains,CA
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nice report, love the pic's. Funny i was just thinking if this trail would be possible on the mighty 990 two up. Well you just answered my question. I live in Santa Cruz mtns maybe we can meet up some day for a little ride?
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The Cripple Maker
Joined: May 2007
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p.s a ride would be great!
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7/28/09 Day 5 of the TAT: Moab, UT to Salina, UT aprox. 270 miles
Today was a doozy. We were skipping the second dual sport bypass and I was nervous about the upcoming "very deep sand, big rocks and a nasty uphill climb" in Sam's notes.
Originally, we planned to spend another day in Moab to do the White Rim Trail. However, after going to the visitor's center and talking to the folks there, we weren't sure if we wanted to spend the 10 hrs it takes. Looking back, we realized that they meant it would take 10 hrs at the posted speed limit. So, we actually would have done it in 3-4 hrs.
Regardless, neither one of us wanted to spend another night in Moab (not that there's anything wrong with Moab, we just wanted to keep moving). I saw an interesting 4x4 loop mentioned in a Moab tourist pamphlet and we decided to give it a whirl. It looked like the loop would fit right into the day's TAT ride.
There were tons of these green bugs at the gas station - on the islands, pumps and all over the ground. They kind of look like edamame.
Had coffee, yogurt and terrible rolls for breakfast.
The ride out to Gemini Bridges was beautiful. Pretty rocks and red dirt everywhere. It was a fun little road.
After Gemini Bridges, we left the TAT and did the 4x4 loop. It worked out perfectly, without missing any of the TAT - at mile 124.74 where Sam says "RIGHT on #313," we made a left instead. Later, we would come back to this intersection and pick up exactly where we left off. We bought a 25 cent map of Canyonlands at the Moab visitor's center and it paid off - there's no info or maps available if you enter Canyonlands on this part of 313.
If anyone is interested, the loop incorporates Long Canyon Rd, Potash Rd, and Shafer Trail Rd.
Long Canyon was a fantastic road. Really pretty and a neat ride.
I shot a short video here. We had no idea there was going to be a rock to go under - that was a fun little surprise! At one point, I clunked Matt in the helmet with the camera, but he didn't seem to mind.
I'm a little fuzzy on exactly what photos are from what road. I think this is still Long Canyon.
Took a little water break and watched the river rafters.
hello, cactus.
[Ignore these extra photobucket thingies - I can't make them go away. Don't worry, there aren't any pics missing, either ]
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Day 5 continued...
We got back on the TAT and headed to Green River. The roads were mostly flat and boring so I didn't take any photos. Matt was on cruise control and we got there fast.
We originally thought we were going to spend the night in Green River, but there was some confusion about the mileage (the day was 100 miles shorter than anticipated - Sam has you reset the odometer in Green River from 158.06 to 258.60). This really screwed us up, putting the most difficult riding of the day in the afternoon and not first thing in the morning as we had hoped. Oh well. It wasn't even noon yet and we both felt pretty good.
There was some more boring, ugly riding along the powerlines and then,
we were in Black Dragon Canyon.
The trail got rocky and sandy and pretty technical. It had been a while since we had done a lot of sand, 2up, so I was glad we had seen a tiny bit in Death Valley and at Slickrock. Still, I was pretty tense.
I think this is still in Black Dragon Canyon
Beautiful arch.
At some point, we discovered that my foot pegs stick out further than Matt's do. We were going around a rock and his giant size 15 boot cleared, but my left ankle got whacked on a rock. Hard. Really hard. Matt felt the bike move when my foot got mushed. At first we were worried that it was broken, but eventually I could stand on it and take a couple of steps.
We kept going on the trail and I quickly got used to bracing myself with just my right foot.
We took the customary under-Interstate-70-bridges photo.
and the tunnel one.
Next came the dreaded Cat Canyon. Sam wasn't kidding when he said it was "very deep sand." We had done sand 2up in Baja (Laguna Hanson to Rancho Santa Veronica, etc.), with full camping gear and it was fine. But there was something about Cat Canyon - maybe the sand was finer and more powdery, maybe the trail was narrower...
Either way, I had to get off and walk for the first time of the trip. It just wasn't working 2up. Fine with me! Sand freaks me out and even with my messed up ankle, I was happier walking that quarter mile...
The colors in the photos are kind of weird. It was a HOT day and there was a lot of glare from the sand. I had to fiddle with the contrast to get the details of the photo to come out and it made the colors all funny and retro.
That little dust cloud in the top right is Matt, plowing his way through.
Even once we got out of the sand, the rest of the trail took forever. The washes were so monotonous. The same gravely sand and rocks and the same turns back and forth through the canyons. Over and over...
Eventually, we got out of the canyons and it got better.
Funny black rocks. I should have zoomed in.
Took a water break here. Did I mention that it was HOT?
At some point we thought we saw 3 bike tracks - maybe it was the guys (P, J and A)? We got on the gas and tried to catch them. Unfortunately, the thrill of the chase, plus the heat, plus total exhaustion led to this:
Yeah. Cool. We were totally FUBAR'd.
It was a complete lapse of judgement on our part (one of several of the trip). Oh well.
We tried to take a better look, but the mud was like quicksand - it was devouring the bike and trying to pull our boots off. It was deep and sticky and wet under a deceivingly thin crust. Hmmm...
Matt was angry at himself and throughly frustrated, but I thought it was a great challenge. Trying to pull the bike out only made it sink in deeper. It was a mess.
Eventually, we were able to break the suction on the front tire - a gooey slime (like concrete slurry) rushed to the surface. We had to lift the bike up and over to the side (where the mud was slightly drier) again and again. No easy task when the damn thing weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 lbs. I picked up rocks from the nearby wash and placed them around the bike so we had something besides more mud to fall into. It took a while, but we finally got the bike out by lifting and moving it a little at a time. It was exhausting work and the heat and the thick smoky air (something near Salina was on fire) didn't make it any easier.
The front wheel had been completly packed full of mud. We had to scrape it off/out with rocks and sticks. Wish I had thought to take a before photo!
Oh well. Back to the trail...
We rode and rode and rode. Eventually, we got tired of the frontage road - it was so slow! We were tired, hungry and my ankle was on fire. So, when we had the chance, we got on the highway and slabbed the last 16 miles to Salina.
The clerk at the Roadway Inn in Salina was so nice. He let us use their hose to wash off the bike. He didn't really get the off-road thing, but he showed polite interest and said nice things about the bike. Also, the hot tub was working, which made me happy.
Tomorrow - the Paiute Trail and more sand and single track! whoo hoo!
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it looks like you two are having a great adventure! maybe i should have my wife read your report, then the little day trip excursions won't be so daunting!
quick question, when you get a second: how much experience do you two have riding offroad together 2up, and how much offroad experience does matt have? from your posts it seems like this trip is a somewhat common occurrence to you two...
have a great time, keep the posts coming!
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Great report. I want to do this next!
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