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Iran's president has accused the brother of the speaker of parliament of corruption, increasing tensions between two of the country's most powerful political figures in the run-up to presidential elections in the country.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his cabinet were in parliament on Sunday for the impeachment hearing of Abdolreza Sheikholeslami, the labour minister, when he levelled the accusations against Fazel Larijani, the speaker's brother.
He played an inaudible audio recording in which Fazel allegedly says he used his family's status for economic gains, but both brothers dismissed the allegations made by Ahmadinejad.
"Our problem is that our president does not observe the basics of proper behaviour," Ali Larijani, the speaker, said, retorting to the president's comments, adding that it had nothing to do with Sheikholeslami's impeachment process.
"Actually it's a good thing that you played this tape today, so that the people better understand your character."
Al Jazeera's Soraya Lennie, reporting from Tehran, said: "Most of [the reactions] have been quite negative and critical of the president. One parliamentarian said the president is not acting in the manner befitting his post."
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During Sunday's impeachment hearing, Ali Larijani told Ahmadinejad that parliament was not the proper place for the corruption discussion and that he should take any accusation to the relevant authorities.
He also denied a request by Ahmadinejad to speak again.
Ahmadinejad claims that the audio recording of a conversation between Saeed Mortazavi, an associate of Ahmadinejad, and Fazel Larijani was proof of Fazel implying that he could use his brothers' influence to remove obstacles in return for involvement in business endeavours.
The Larijani family is one of the countries most influential political families. Sadeq Larjani, Iran's judiciary chief, is a brother of Fazel and Ali.
Fazel told Iran's Fars news agency that he would file a legal complaint against Ahmadinejad and Mortazavi for "spreading lies and disturbing public opinion".
"This was a conspiratorial step and hypocritical action taken so that Mortazavi could use it as leverage," he said.
"I'm not the first person to be attacked by these Mafia-like individuals."
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As sure as flowers begin blooming as the warm weather approaches, so, too, do people's appetites. The 2011 Taste of Easton has therefore unsurprisingly become a springtime rite of passage for hundreds of hungry local residents. Once again set within the spacious confines of Stonehill College's Roche Dining Commons, the event attracted nearly 400 people on Tuesday, May 24.
Fifty-five participants were in attendance, almost evenly split between food venues and exhibitors.
"We are the only chamber that does a combined venue which allows local businesses to share their services with residents while also letting restaurants showcase what they can do," said Kerri Nichols, program director for Easton Chamber of Commerce,
"This one-stop shopping model for our guests sets us apart and gives our event uniqueness."
While the crowd was serenaded by the swinging sounds of the Oliver Ames High School Jazz Combo throughout the evening, the food also packed a symphony of flavors.
One standout dish included Fresh Catch's lobster mac n' cheese. According to waitress Jessica Digregorio, "Our version brings mac n' cheese to a new level," a statement that — following several bites of my own — was proven to be fact, not fiction.
Chef/owner Jim Messinger of LOCO tapas & wine bar prepared his widely-praised paella (recently named one of Massachusetts' top 40 dishes in the Boston Globe) in an enormous paella pan, which incorporated succulent smoked chicken and chorizo.
Maguire's Bar and Grill brought back its beloved trio of lobster salad rolls, BBQ steak tips, and honey hot chicken tenderloin (which was voted best dish by event-goers last year).
El Mariachi offered up crispy tacos, steak charro, grilled chicken quesadillas, and arroz con pollo. Sophia's Pizza Place cooked up a mean buffalo chicken pizza, while Soups on Center's comforting, hearty corn chowder warmed this diner's heart.
Roche Bros brought back its health-conscious menu, which included marinated flank steak with roasted red peppers and onions along with an Italian cookie pasty platter.
"We're trying to promote healthy decadence," said Robin Marcellino.
A finely plated, scrumptious curried chicken flatbread with mango salsa from Sodexo at Stonehill College (the school's food catering service) proved to be one of the more creative, memorable dishes of the evening. And oh, who could forget those monstrously sized, mouthwatering arancini balls produced by Mario's Trattoria? Hilliard's French mint and kahlua meltaways paired with marbled malted milk balls provided a sweet, confectionary conclusion to the evening's gorgefest.
Avellino Pizzeria North End Style was winner of this year's 2011 Taste of Easton Best Restaurant Award.
The event not only fostered a healthy business climate amongst chamber members and provided exposure for both local businesses and food vendors, but a portion of its proceeds were donated to the Easton Food Pantry.
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An apparatus for improved contrast in projection optical systems consists of a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) in combination with two or more waveplates whose fast exes are aligned perpendicular to each other. The apparatus has an effective broadband frequency response that is better than that of the individual retarders acting alone, and through the selection of a birefringence factor and thickness of the individual retarders, wavelength dependencies are minimized.
1. An apparatus for improving contrast in a projection liquid crystal display (LCD), said apparatus comprising:
a polarizing beam splitter (PBS);
a first waveplate having a fast axis;
at least a second waveplate having a fast axis;
a mounting structure incorporating said PBS and said waveplates in a predetermined orientation;
wherein the fast axes of the first waveplate and the at least a second waveplate are aligned either parallel or perpendicular to one another; and
wherein an incident light is sequentially reflected and directed by said PBS beam through said waveplates to the LCD, reflected and redirected by the LCD through said waveplates to said PBS, and reflected and redirected by said PBS to a light source of the incident light.
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a projection liquid crystal display (LCD);
a polarizing beam splitter (PBS);
a first achromatic waveplate having a fast axis;
at least a second achromatic waveplate having a fast axis;
a mounting structure incorporating the PBS and the waveplates in a predetermined orientation;
wherein the fast axes of the first waveplate and the at least a second waveplate are aligned either parallel or perpendicular to one another; and
wherein the incident optical signal is sequentially reflected and directed by said PBS beam through said waveplates to said LCD, reflected and redirected by the LCD through said waveplates to said PBS, and reflected by said PBS as the wavelength independent optical signal.
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This invention relates to the field of reflective liquid crystal display (LCD) projection, and more particularly to an apparatus for enhancing contrast over a broad wavelength range in an LCD projector.
In conventional projection optical architectures, a polarizing beamsplitter (PBS) polarizes an incident light beam and directs that resulting beam to a reflective light valve. In a practical projection system incorporating a light beam having a finite cone angle, the skew rays (not parallel to the optical axis) produce a noticeable degradation in the contrast of the projection system.
One method for correcting such loss of contrast in a reflective liquid crystal display (LCD) is to use a single waveplate which is placed in the beam path and redirects (i. e. transforms) the polarization state of those skewed rays that are reflected from the reflective light valve such that they are effectively reflected by the PBS back toward the light source. In such waveplates, a phase shift is introduced in the light beam that is governed by the equation
where Φ is the phase shift, λ is the particular wavelength, Δn(λ) represents a birefringence factor of a particular material structure, d is the thickness of the waveplate.
Although the use of such a waveplate significantly improves the system contrast, the single waveplate is designed to be a quarter-wave phase retarder for only one specific wavelength of the incident light beam. Since such quarter-wavelength waveplates are physically constructed to optimally transform only rays having that specific design wavelength, light rays having other wavelengths are not accurately transformed by this waveplate due to the phase mismatch. Again, a less than optimal contrast results. However, such wavelength dependency can be overcome through the use of achromatic waveplates, where phase retardance is independent of the wavelength of the light. See S. Pancharatnum, "Achromatic combination of birefingent plates", Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences Vol XLI, No. 4, Sec A, 1955, pp 130-144, A.M. Title, "Improvement of birefringent filters, 2: Achromatic Waveplates" Appl. Optics Vol 14, N1, pp 229-237, 1975, and GB 2331912 Patent "Optical retardance devices".
To overcome similar wavelength limitations in other applications, two or more waveplates have been combined to provide a fixed design phase delay and thus transformation of the polarization state over a broad wavelength range in a same apparatus. "The handbook of Optics Volume II" (SBN 0-07-047974-7 para 3:53) describes the construction of such a broadband waveplate-combination with each waveplate having a distinctive and dissimilar dispersive birefringent materials. By aligning or crossing the optical axes of the waveplates and by carefully selecting their dispersive properties, it is possible to achieve broadband waveplate performance.
A polarizing beam splitter (PBS) is combined with two or more waveplates, or retarders, to provide a projection optical system that has high contrast over a broadband wavelength spectrum (i.e. a neutral color dark state). Each individual retarder, which is designed to have a unique wavelength response, has its fast axis aligned either parallel or perpendicular to the fast axes of the other retarders in the combination. The resultant combinational retarder has an effective broadband wavelength response that is better than that of the individual retarders acting alone. In addition, the combination provides an effective retarder with a well-defined fast axis, which can be accurately aligned to a hypotenuse surface of the PBS.
By selecting the birefringence factor and thickness of the individual retarders, wavelength dependencies can be minimized or controlled, allowing the combinational retarder to approach true achromaticity. The combinational retarder working in conjunction with the PBS provides a significant improvement in contrast over a broad frequency range than has heretofore been possible.
FIG. 1 shows an apparatus for improving contrast in projection optical systems, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows plot of system contrast vs. wavelength of different waveplate configurations.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the two retarders used in the configuration shown in FIG. 1.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show alternate representations of the retardance and phase shift effects, respectively, of the retarders in the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of two positive A-plate retarders.
FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of two negative A-plate retarders.
FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a positive A-plate retarder in combination with a negative A-plate retarder.
FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of two biaxial retarders.
Projection liquid crystal display (LCD) optical systems can exhibit degraded contrast characteristics when incident light beams are composed of light beams having multiple wavelengths. The present invention discloses an apparatus for reducing such degradations.
FIG. 1 shows an apparatus 10 for improving contrast in optical projection systems according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A polarizing beam splitter (PBS) 12 directs an incident light beam 14 through a first waveplate 16 and a second waveplate 18. Light beam 14 is then subsequently reflected by an LCD device 20 and redirected once again through retarders 16 and 18 towards PBS 12. The retarder combination transforms the polarization of the light reflected from LCD 20 such that the light is effectively reflected at a hypotenuse surface 22 of PBS 12 back toward the light source as light beam 24. Retarders 16 and 18 combine to produce an effective combined retarder that imparts a constant phase change on the incident light that is substantially independent of wavelength. A phase change equivalent to a quarter wave, or λ/4, is required to ensure that the polarization transformation is effective.
For example, assume first and second retarders 16 and 18 are characterized by a phase retardance of Φ1 and Φ2, respectively. The sum Φ1+Φ2 would have to be substantially equal to λ/4 for an incident wavelength of light. Similarly, for multiple retarders, n, where each retarder has a phase retardance Φn, the sum of Φ1+Φ2+ΣnΦn would have to be substantially equal to λ/4 for a given incident wavelength of light for effective polarization transformation.
Additionally, the combined waveplates have a well defined and achromatic effective fast axis that can be accurately aligned to axis 26 of PBS 12. Inaccuracies in this optical alignment can contribute to significant degradation in the compensating characteristics of the apparatus.
Since each individual retarder produces a phase shift that is governed by the equation
the combined effects of each pair of the multitude of retarder pairs creates an "effective retarder" which can be characterized as having a phase shift for each wavelength that is described by the equation
where Φ is the phase, λ is the particular wavelength, Δna,b represents a birefringence factor of a particular material structure, and da,b is the thickness of the individual waveplates a and b. The cumulative phase shift is the sum of the individual Φ, described by the equation
where m is the number of retarders employed.
FIG. 2 shows plots of system contrast as a function of wavelength for different waveplate configurations. Curve 28 shows such a plot for a single reference waveplate designed to be a quarter-wave at a single center wavelength λ1 labeled 30 in FIG. 2. Curve 32 shows such a plot for a Pancharatnum-type waveplate combination. The reduced contrast for both the skew and non-skew angle rays results from an alignment "instability" in the effective fast axis of the combined waveplate due to a wavelength dependency of the combined structure. This dependency results primarily from the non-orthogonal orientation of the individual retarder fast axes which is a characteristic of the Pancharatnum-type retarder combinations.
By combining PBS 12 with achromatic retarders 16 and 18 in an orthogonal orientation, resulting curve 34 of FIG. 2 shows a significant increase in broadband contrast over the other two configurations, i.e., curves 28 and 32. The effective achromatic waveplate created by the two waveplates 16 and 18 shows a reduced wavelength dependency, and the axes can be easily crossed and accurately aligned, thereby eliminating the "instability" of the non-achromatic configuration represented by curve 34.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the two retarders 16 and 18 used in the configuration shown in FIG. 1. The fast axes of each of the two waveplates a & b are indicated by the letter f and are orthogonal to one another. The thickness and birefringence of the elements are represented by da and db, and Δna and Δnb, respectively. Waveplates 16 and 18 are constructed from different materials such that the birefrincence properties of the waveplates will be different. Each of the waveplates will in general have a retardance that is substantially higher than a quarter wave of a given wavelength. It is the difference in these retardances (as produced by crossing the fast axes of the retarders) that produces an achromatic quarter-wave retarder.
For example, assume that a first waveplate has an retardance that is equal to x plus λ1/4 (one quarter of the length of a first wavelength), where x can be any number from zero to a multiple number of waves (i.e. 0.4λ, 1.25λ, 3λ, etc). This would give a retardance of the first waveplate as 0.4λ+λ1/4, 1.25λ+λ1/4, 3λ+λ1/4, etc, respectively. Aligning the fast axis of this exemplary first waveplate with the fast axis of a second waveplate having an exemplary retardance equal to x, will in all cases yield an effective retardance of λ/4 for the combination. The principal characteristic of the pair of retarders is that the fast axes are aligned orthogonally, and the combination thus constructed will exhibit a unique fixed � wave retardance over a broader range of individual wavelengths centered around wavelength λ1 than would be the case for each retarder acting alone.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show alternate representations of the retardance and phase shift effects, respectively, of the retarders 16 and 18 shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, curve 38 shows a plot of retardance as a function of wavelength for an exemplary first retarder 16. Curve 40 shows a retardance plot for a second exemplary retarder 18. Curve 42 shows a retardance plot of the "effective" retarder created by the combination of retarders 16 and 18. Note that curve 42 exhibits a retardance that is proportional to the wavelength.
In FIG. 5, phase shift is plotted as a function of wavelength over the same range of wavelengths shown in FIG. 4. Curves 44 and 46 represent the exemplary phase shifts associated with retarders 16 and 18, respectively. Curve 48 represents an exemplary combination of retarders 16 and 18 showing minimal slope of the phase shift over the wavelength range.
FIGS. 6 through 9 show perspective views of the retarder pairs in various exemplary configurations. Different unique combinations of retarders can provide specific achromatic improvements in a system's optical properties. For each of the configurations shown in FIGS. 6 through 9, a refractive index profile of a uniaxial retarder consists of an ordinary refractive index, no, lying in a plane and an extraordinary refractive index, ne, which is orthogonal to that plane.
A relative directional vector is shown for each axis in each of the configurations. Defining an A-plate retarder as being comprised of a uniaxial material whose extraordinary refractive index lies in the broad planar surface of the retarder, when the extraordinary refractive index, ne is smaller that the ordinary index, no, the plate is a negative A-plate. Alternatively, when ne is larger than no, the plate is a positive A-plate.
In FIGS. 6-9, the phase retardance of each waveplate for a given skew ray is a function of a polar angle θ and an azimuthal angle Θ of the light rays inside the retarder with respect to a principal light beam direction and is governed by the equation
An off-axis phase retardance of a waveplate can be held constant by varying the birefringence, Δn (θ,Θ), to compensate for the cosθ term in the denominator of equation [4], such as by using waveplates whose out-of-plate refractive index, nz, is less than or equal to the smallest in-plane refractive index, i.e., the fast axis. Since the fast axis for the positive A-plate is in the no direction and since the fast axis for the negative A-plate in the ne direction, the positive A-plate performs better off-axis than the negative A-plate since the off-axis retardance of the positive A-plate can be designed to remain substantially the same as its on-axis phase retardance.
FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of two positive A-plate retarders 50 and 52 having an orthogonal orientation.
FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of two negative A-plate retarders 54 and 56 having an orthogonal orientation.
FIG. 8 shows an A-plate combination having a positive A-plate 58 and a negative A-plate 60.
Biaxial type retarders can also be used to produce the desired achromatic properties. As is known in the art, a biaxial retarder consists of three othrogonal refractive indices whose values are all different. FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of two exemplary biaxial retarders 62 and 64. It can be appreciated that various combinations of biaxial and A-plate retarders can also be used with equal effect.
Numerous modifications to and alternative embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the foregoing description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed as illustrative only and is for the purpose of teaching those skilled in the art the best mode of carrying out the invention. Details of the embodiments may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention, and the exclusive use of all modifications which come within the scope of the appended claims is reserved.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's previously scheduled business update, National Instruments (Nasdaq: NATI) tightened its range for Q4 2012 revenue and earnings per share (EPS) guidance compared to its guidance given on Oct. 25, 2012.
The company currently expects its Q4 financial results to be within the following ranges:
- Revenue: $270 million to $290 million compared with the prior range of $265 million to $295 million
- GAAP EPS: $0.13 to $0.23 compared with the prior range of $0.11 to $0.25
- Non-GAAP EPS: $0.19 to $0.29 compared with the prior range of $0.17 to $0.31
A reconciliation of the company's Q4 2012 guidance on a GAAP basis to its guidance on a non-GAAP basis is included as part of this news release.
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Interested parties can listen to the Q4 2012 business update conference call today, Dec. 10, beginning at 4:00 p.m. CT, at ni.com/call. A replay will be available shortly after the call ends through Dec. 15 at 7:00 p.m. CT by calling (855) 859-2056, confirmation code 68721956, or by visiting the company's website at ni.com/call.
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The Internet of Things is not only adding billions of sensors and billions of terabytes to the Internet. It is also forcing a fundamental change in the way we envision Information Technology. For the first time, more data is being created by devices at the edge of the Internet rather than from centralized systems. What does this mean for today's IT professional? In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists will addresses this very serious issue of profound change in the industry.
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Business as usual for IT is evolving into a "Make or Buy" decision on a service-by-service conversation with input from the LOBs. How does your organization move forward with cloud? In his general session at 16th Cloud Expo, Paul Maravei, Regional Sales Manager, Hybrid Cloud and Managed Services at Cisco, discusses how Cisco and its partners offer a market-leading portfolio and ecosystem of cloud infrastructure and application services that allow you to uniquely and securely combine cloud business applications and services across multiple cloud delivery models.
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In his General Session at 16th Cloud Expo, David Shacochis, host of The Hybrid IT Files podcast and Vice President at CenturyLink, investigated three key trends of the "gigabit economy" though the story of a Fortune 500 communications company in transformation. Narrating how multi-modal hybrid IT, service automation, and agile delivery all intersect, he will cover the role of storytelling and empathy in achieving strategic alignment between the enterprise and its information technology.
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Buzzword alert: Microservices and IoT at a DevOps conference? What could possibly go wrong? In this Power Panel at DevOps Summit, moderated by Jason Bloomberg, the leading expert on architecting agility for the enterprise and president of Intellyx, panelists peeled away the buzz and discuss the important architectural principles behind implementing IoT solutions for the enterprise. As remote IoT devices and sensors become increasingly intelligent, they become part of our distributed cloud environment, and we must architect and code accordingly. At the very least, you'll have no problem fillin...
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Growth hacking is common for startups to make unheard-of progress in building their business. Career Hacks can help Geek Girls and those who support them (yes, that's you too, Dad!) to excel in this typically male-dominated world. Get ready to learn the facts: Is there a bias against women in the tech / developer communities? Why are women 50% of the workforce, but hold only 24% of the STEM or IT positions? Some beginnings of what to do about it! In her Opening Keynote at 16th Cloud Expo, Sandy Carter, IBM General Manager Cloud Ecosystem and Developers, and a Social Business Evangelist, d...
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Converging digital disruptions is creating a major sea change - Cisco calls this the Internet of Everything (IoE). IoE is the network connection of People, Process, Data and Things, fueled by Cloud, Mobile, Social, Analytics and Security, and it represents a $19Trillion value-at-stake over the next 10 years. In her keynote at @ThingsExpo, Manjula Talreja, VP of Cisco Consulting Services, discussed IoE and the enormous opportunities it provides to public and private firms alike. She will share what businesses must do to thrive in the IoE economy, citing examples from several industry sectors.
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In his keynote at 16th Cloud Expo, Rodney Rogers, CEO of Virtustream, discussed the evolution of the company from inception to its recent acquisition by EMC – including personal insights, lessons learned (and some WTF moments) along the way. Learn how Virtustream's unique approach of combining the economics and elasticity of the consumer cloud model with proper performance, application automation and security into a platform became a breakout success with enterprise customers and a natural fit for the EMC Federation.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that the "Second Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place November 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, and the "Third Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place June 7-9, 2016, at Javits Center in New York City. Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that the "First Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City. The "Second Containers & Microservices Conference" will take place November 3-5, 2015, at Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities.
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With major technology companies and startups seriously embracing IoT strategies, now is the perfect time to attend @ThingsExpo in Silicon Valley. Learn what is going on, contribute to the discussions, and ensure that your enterprise is as "IoT-Ready" as it can be! Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place Nov 3-5, 2015, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with 17th Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the most profound change in personal an...
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Broken umbrellas and bicycle wheels get a second life in these two, completely recyclable pavilions on Governors Island
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Kindra Cooper.
Two whimsical summer pavilions on New York City's Governors Island have been slated for reuse elsewhere, themselves built from recycled and repurposed materials.
The Billion Oyster Pavilion by BanG Studio and the Organic Growth Pavilion by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects both tied as winners in the annual City of Dreams design competition, and the jury, torn between the two, greenlighted both pavilions, launching a dedicated Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund their construction.
Bureau V's experimental music venue with a high-tech vibe set to open in a former Williamsburg sawmill
Brooklyn designers Bureau V have completed National Sawdust, an experimental performance venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that will be home to the Original Music Workshop (OMW). The name of the venue comes from the existing building's history as a sawmill. OMW is a nonprofit led by composer Paola Prestini, whose advisory board includes heavy-hitters such as James Murphy, Laurie Anderson, Suzanne Vega, and Philip Glass.
Berkeley designers propose building this pavilion entirely out of books, and you can help kickstart the project
Friday, April 3, 2015
Sam Lubell.
Leaders of the Bay Area Book Festival (taking place June 5–7 in Berkeley) are teaming up with arts group Flux Foundation to make Lacuna, a wood-framed, yurt-like structure containing over 50,000 books, all donated by the Internet Archive.
Kickstarters launched for FIGMENT's two Governors Island installations
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Henry Melcher.
As AN wrote in January, New York City's FIGMENT selected not one but two projects for this year's annual art installation at Governors Island. But here's the thing, neither of these pavilions are going to be realized without significant funds being raised. So, naturally, Kickstarter campaigns have been launched for the Billion Oyster Pavilion and the Organic Growth Pavilion.
Architects Join the Circus: Crowd-funded "Architectural Circus" tours the Northeast
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Nicole Anderson.
The Circus for Construction has taken its gallery-meets-event space on the road this fall, bringing a mix of dialogue and exhibitions on contemporary art and architecture practices, via a custom-built truck, to several east coast cities. After winning a competition by Storefront for Art and Architecture last May, this traveling Circus— conceived by Ann Lui, Ashley Mendelsohn, Larisa Ovalles, Craig Reschke and Ben Widger— got its wheels thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Archtober Building of the Day #9> Kickstarter's Greenpoint Headquarters
Friday, October 10, 2014
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Ole Sondresen Architect
"Nothing is better than doing nothing." While this may be the maxim that many of us live by on lazy Sunday afternoons, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn it applies to the design philosophy of Norwegian carpenter-turned-architect Ole Sondresen. During today's tour of the Kickstarter headquarters, Sondresen demonstrated how this sustainable principle guided his design process.
IIT Students Explore the Potential of Carbon Fiber
Friday, July 11, 2014
Anna Bergren Miller.
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Composite materials are on display in the undergraduate-built FIBERwave PAVILION.
Carbon fiber's unique properties would seem to make it an ideal building product. Untreated, carbon fiber cloth is flexible and easy to cut. After an epoxy cure, it is as hard as steel. But while the automobile and aerospace industries have made widespread use of the material, it has gone virtually untouched by the architectural profession. Alphonso Peluso and his undergraduate students at the IIT College of Architecture set out to change that with their FIBERwave PAVILION, a parametric, sea life-inspired installation built entirely of carbon fiber. "We want to make the studio an expert resource for people trying to get into carbon fiber in terms of architecture," said Peluso, whose students designed, funded, and built the pavilion this spring. "There's a studio in Germany that's in their second year of working with carbon fiber, but I don't think anyone in the United States is working with it." Read More
No more clowning around, team proposes a circus for architects
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Erik Douds.
Circuses have been a historic gathering place in cities and towns across America. Crowds of people are attracted to the towering tent, local music, and fragrant carnival food. A group of five architects tap into this pop appeal with their project, Circus for Construction, which won a competition in May,2014 held by Storefront for Art & Architecture. Their plan retrofits a semi-truck to transform into a pop-up venue and experimental gallery space for architecture and art.
Ai Weiwei to exhibit at Alcatraz Island this September
Friday, June 20, 2014
Ariel Rosenstock.
Known for his political activism and for art that spans east and west, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will hold an exhibit on Alcatraz Island this September. The show will include seven works at the notorious former federal prison—with partners including the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the National Park Service, and the For-Site Foundation.
Ahoy! Chicago entrepreneur wants to park a floating pool in Lake Michigan
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Chris Bentley.
Party boats are common in Lake Michigan off the shores of Chicago's more well to do neighborhoods. But local entrepreneur Beau D'Arcy wants to corner that market with Breakwater Chicago—a floating club and leisure destination anchored in the city's downtown harbor year-round. The 33-year-old engineer told the Chicago Tribune he's hoping to create the city's "next Bean," referencing Millennium Park's Cloud Gate sculpture.
Beach-Topped Barge Proposed For Hudson River
Monday, June 9, 2014
Henry Melcher.
As New York City's +Pool—the world's first floating swimming pool—gets closer to the water, it was high-time for another river-based project to make itself known. The latest comes in the form of City Beach NYC, a beach-topped barge that would float in the Hudson River. The idea for the vessel comes from Blayne Ross, and it was designed and engineered by Matt Berman, and Andrew Kotchen from workshop/apd, and Nathaniel Stanton of Craft Engineering.
Curated or Crowd-Sourced? MoMA Taps into the Vox Pop via Kickstarter
Friday, May 16, 2014
Leslie Clagett.
Move over, Aalto vases and Eames coat racks: there are some fresh new works available at the Museum of Modern Art Design Store. Sourced in partnership with Kickstarter, 24 products from 20 international designers are getting a shot at icon status over the course of four short weeks.
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Has intriguing size and speed combination that can be a matchup nightmare for many corners. Shows long speed due to his long strides to get downfield and get behind the defense. Flashes hands to snag the ball out of the air. Can be a load to tackle after the catch on wide receiver screens due to his size. Can be an effective blocker out on the edge for similar reasons.
Not sudden in his speed and burst, and is slow off the line. Is raw as a route-runner and doesn't run a variety of routes. Doesn't play with great awareness or concentration. Dances too much going east and west after the catch. Doesn't do a great job securing the ball after the catch and his hands are inconsistent leading to drops and defenders being able to rip it out.
Brown broke out as a freshman with 67 catches for 1117 yards (16.7 avg) and 12 touchdowns before breaking his leg in the bowl game. That limited him the following year, where his production tailed off: 47 catches, 785 yards, 16.7 yards, and 9 touchdowns. He also suffered through a shoulder injury during that year. He came back as a junior this past year, but missed 7 games due to a lower leg strain and finished with just 19 catches for 306 yards (16.1 avg) and 3 touchdowns. The problem is that while Brown has intriguing upside, he was never on the field enough or showed the sort of polish to really like his chances. He's big and fast, but that won't be as much an asset in the pros as it was in college. The injuries are a concern and he just seems very raw.
Brown is the type of player that you stash on your depth chart for three years and then hope at some point the light comes on and he starts to contribute. He's the type of player that in past years teams would use second or third round picks on, but then not cut him because they like his upside, but he sits on the inactive list pretty much every week during his first two or three seasons. And then three or so years down the road, they want him to step up, he doesn't, and they cut him. He does have potential, but the sort that is probably a long way off from coming to fruition that I don't think the team that drafts him will get a return on their investment. I think I'd compare him to someone like Mikhael Ricks, and I think ultimately because of how raw he is as a receiver, he's better off being moved to H-back and tight end like Ricks was made several years into his career. He's a project there because of his limited blocking ability, but his lack of route-running skills and polish and less than ideal hands won't be as big an issue at that position as they are at wide receiver. He's not a guy that is going to separate from NFL cornerbacks and isn't reliable enough to make catches in traffic. And unless he is able to produce early on special teams coverage, then he gives you really no incentive to keep him on your roster and active. If I was an NFL team, I would let the CFL, AFL, or another team do the dirty work of developing and then only try to pounce on him five or so years down the road. Now if he does develop, then he has the potential to be a wideout reminiscent of what Mike Williams was this past year in Seattle. But that's not a positive since we all know Williams was highly drafted in 2005, and it wasn't until this past year (five years later) that he made any sort of real NFL impact. Another comparison would be Mario Urrutia, who the Bengals drafted in the seventh round in 2008, and he spent his rookie season on their practice squad. Then was cut the following summer, spent a few months with the Jets before landing on Tampa Bay's practice squad in 2009, and then got cut last summer by the Bucs, followed by being cut by a UFL team. A team that takes Brown and expects dramatically better results than Detroit had with Mike Williams or Cincinnati had with Urrutia is probably fooling themselves.
Unless the Falcons are supremely patient with Brown is he a good fit here. He might have some potential to develop as a tight end, and Ricks did play two years behind Tony Gonzalez in Kansas City, and then went to Detroit where he was a decent starter. Probably not a coincidence. So that could mean Brown could benefit similarly from playing behind Gonzalez, but if it's only one season it's probably not going to make a big difference. Either way, Brown is a long-term project that probably won't even pay dividends in a reserve role until at least three or four years down the road.
In terms of his potential, Brown is a fourth round pick. But because of his long development time, a team should probably wait and sign him as an undrafted free agent. But I woudn't fault a team from taking a flyer on him at the end of the seventh round.
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Speed: 3.0
Hands: 2.0
After Catch: 3.0
Body Control: 2.5
Range: 2.0
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