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Madame Tussauds
January 27, 2011
One of the world's great tourist attractions continues to delight millions of people every year.
At the heart of the enduring success of Madame Tussauds is good, old-fashioned curiosity. Enjoy a truly unique, emotionally-charged journey through the worlds of the powerful, rich and famous. Get up close and personal with A-list celebrities, sporting legends, political heavyweights and historical icons, reliving the times, events and moments that made the world talk about them.
Madame Tussauds Studios London has been making wax figures for over 150 years. Each masterpiece takes four months, and a team of 20 dedicated sculptors, to create. Over 500 precise body measurements are referenced, real head hairs are inserted one by one, and countless layers of paints and tints are applied to build up skin tones – all to achieve the kind of astonishing realism that has kept Madame Tussauds world renowned for over two centuries.
In Madame Tussauds London you can mingle with the stars by getting up close to incredibly lifelike replicas of 21st century stars such as Kate Moss, Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson, Helen Mirren, Johnny Depp and Kylie Minogue, plus sports stars, royalty and infamous figures from the past. Also brave the scariest Chamber Of Horrors ever seen, complete with actors as bloodthirsty serial killers, take a time-travelling taxi ride through 400 years of amazing London history, and soak up the iconic Stardome, featuring out-of this world 360-degree animation by Oscar-winning movie-makers Aardman.
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Disabled Access:
Madame Tussauds welcomes everyone to their famous attraction regardless of their ability or disability. The majority of facilities and entertainment spaces are designed to be fully accessible to disabled guests. However one area, the themed ride 'Spirit of London' is unfortunately not accessible as it is a continuously moving ride which requires some physical endeavour to board and disembark. Madame Tussauds staff will ensure that all guests with disabilities are transported safely from floor to floor within the building by means of a specially designated lift.
Open Daily 9.30am to 5.30pm
Closures:25th December
Modified Opening hours: 24th December 9am to last admission 2.30pm, 26th December 1030am to last admission at 6pm, 1st January 9.30am to last admission 6pm
Child ages: 5-15. Children aged 4 and below are free
Please take your voucher/confirmation to the Fast Track Ticket Holders entrance along with photo ID for fast track entrance to Madame Tussauds.
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- From initial sitting to press launch, a typical Madame Tussauds figure takes around four months to make, utilises a team of around 20 skilled artists and costs £150,000.
- 500 precise body and facial measurements are taken over two hours at a standard sitting session with the celebrity subject. This gives expert Madame Tussauds sculptors all the information they need to create a strikingly realistic figure.
- A staggering 2,400lbs of wax is used in nearly 400 figures currently on show in the London attraction. That's roughly equivalent to 16,000 candles, even though the 'Japan' wax used to create figures is incapable of melting.
- Around 500 million people have visited Madame Tussauds London since it was first established – that's more than the population of North America and Australia combined!
- 'Sexyback' pop singer Justin Timberlake gets more hugs than any other figure, and the dry cleaning bill for his super sharp white Savile Row suit proves it! That said, the yearly cost of maintaining the entire Madame Tussauds wardrobe would cover Justin's bill for the next 30 years!
- A dedicated 'clean up' squad inspects every figure at 7.30am each morning to ensure that guests can get up, close and personal with stars looking their very, very best.
- The biggest figure ever created is that of Marvel comic book hero, The Hulk. 15ft tall and 8ft wide, this green giant has fingers thicker than a grown man's arm! At the other end of the scale, Madame Tussauds' smallest figure is Tinker Bell – the world's most famous fairy stands less than 16cm tall!
- The oldest figure in the attraction also breathes. Sculpted in 1765, The Sleeping Beauty is Madame Tussauds' earliest example of an interactive figure; capturing Louis XV's mistress Madame Du Barry in peaceful slumber
- Most kissed female figure is pop princess Kylie Minogue, now in her fourth incarnation. 'Showgirl' Kylie, perched on a crescent moon mid-concert performance, is second only to The Queen in terms of wax re-creations. Her Majesty has had an incredible 22 figures made in her lifetime.
- A 'colour' by top celebrity coiffeur Daniel Galvin would set Nicole Kidman back around £300; compare that to a brand new hairdo for her Madame Tussauds figure, which comes in well over £1,000 – but at least that includes round-the-clock styling!
- Many A-list stars donate clothes for their figures to wear. Jean Paul Gaultier's likeness is wearing one of his trademark kilts – boxer shorts were quickly added when he realised thousands of guests were peeking underneath it! Beyonce's mum designed a dress for her daughter's double to wear; Kylie's latest figure shines in a CHANEL number from her global 'Showgirl' concert tour; and Madame Tussauds' new eco-friendly Prince Of Wales proudly shows off an official suit, shirt and tie – bespoke collars, cufflinks and all!
- Madame Tussauds has escaped destruction in three major 20th century catastrophes. The world famous attraction survived a huge fire in 1925; earthquake in 1931 (the tremors of which topped the head off of Dr Crippen's figure in Chamber Of Horrors); and devastating Blitz bombing during World War II in 1940 – ironically Hitler was one of the few figures to emerge unscathed.
- Madame Tussauds' figures did their bit for the 'War Effort' – they, too, were subject to strict clothes rationing during the early 1940s , and even had coupon books!
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Sunday Times Rich List: Top 2000
June 17, 2010
The Sunday Times has published the details of its Top 2,000 richest people in the UK, following the publication of its Top 1,000 list in April.
The Top 2,000 list reveals a number of actors, musicians and creatives to have made the annual report, including Guy Ritchie at 1130th place, worth £55m, following the success of his film Sherlock Holmes; Alice in Wonderland's Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter in 1233th place with £50m; and Celador Films and Slumdog Millionaire backers Paul Smith and Sarah King in 1825th place with £32m.
As revealed in April, Love Never Dies and Phantom composer and The Wizard of Oz producer Andrew Lloyd Webber fell from 52nd to 89th place inthe list with a fortune estimated at £700m. He remains slightly ahead of his long-time collaborator and rival producer and West End theatre owner Cameron Mackintosh (Oliver!, Hair, Les Miserables) who is in 98th place, worth £635m – up £285 from last year.
Billy Elliot composer Elton John was in 348th place with £185m and Sunday's Tony Awards winner Catherine Zeta Jones and husband Michael Douglas made 371st place with £175m. Lyricist Tim Rice (Evita, Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar) was in 472nd place with £140m and Old Vic Productions Chief Executive Sally Greene and husband Robert Bourne made the list in 596th place with £110m.
Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer came 808th in the list with £80m and Queen band members Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon all made the Top 1,000, in part due to the success of We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre in London. Riverdance couple Moya Doherty and John McColgan made 911th place with £72m, up £5m on last year.
On the Richest Young People list, actor Daniel Radcliffe came fifth with £42m. He will star in a revival of musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Broadway in 2011. Twilight star Robert Pattinson came in as a new entry in 14th place with £13m, recent Over The Rainbow judge Charlotte Church was in 16th place with £11m, alongside Katherine Jenkins, who earlier this year helped Andrew Lloyd Webber launch his new musical Love Never Dies by releasing a song from the show. Lily Allen was also a new entry, coming in 36th place with £5m. It is believed that Allen is working on the score for a new stage adaptation of Bridget Jones's Diary to open in London in 2011.
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See list of young people in showbusiness in the list


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Texas Gov. Rick Perry will consider run for President
AUSTIN - Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he will consider seeking the Republican nomination for president.
The longest serving governor in Texas history reversed course Friday after saying for months that he wasn't interesting in running for the White House. Perry said he will decide on whether to enter the race after the Texas legislature adjourns for the year.
Perry was speaking at a ceremonial signing event for legislation that will require Texas voters to present photo identification at polling places.
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By Rudi WilliamsAmerican Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 27, 2005 No woman wants to be a "female dean" anymore than she wants to be a "female ship driver," a "female pilot," a "female tank mechanic," or a "woman warrior," the first woman dean of faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy said here Sept. 24.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Dana H. Born spoke to more than 100 attendees during the two-day second annual "Academy Women" symposium at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial on Sept. 23 and 24. Academy Women represents and supports service-academy women alumni, cadets, candidates and affiliates. The group also supports women of Virginia Military Institute and the Citadel and those participating in the Reserve Officers Training Corps program.
Born explained that most people picture men when thinking of military members. "Women's contributions can be largely overlooked if their gender isn't specified," Born said. This puts women servicemembers in a paradox, she said. Specifying gender by using terms like female soldier, airman or Marine makes women somehow different from the military norm, she said. However, she added, "Not specifying our gender renders us invisible."
For example, she said, many TV commentators talk about "bringing our boys home" from Iraq, without even a nod to the 30,000 women supporting operations there and in Afghanistan.
"What we want is the day we're truly a team, with no distinctions as to gender, race or culture -- a team in which all members are appreciated and, most importantly, respected," the general said.
Many regulatory safeguards are already in place, including: equal opportunity provisions; a redefinition of the combat-risk rule, which opened more positions to women; and new procedures for the victims of sexual harassment and assault, she said.
"The new procedures protect confidentiality and allow us to provide services to victims while allowing us to track the problem of sexual assault, prosecute offenders and keep that problem on the leadership's radar," Born said.
She said the academy is in the midst of steps that will embrace respect for diversity. This, the general said, is respecting one another's strengths, beliefs and background and having the integrity to follow that up with appropriate action.
"Without integrity and mutual respect, we simply aren't a team," Born noted. "And that's the heart of our philosophy of officer development at the academy and airmen development in our Air Force doctrine."
The Air Force encourages all members to reach their full potential, the general noted.
Born quoted anthropologist Margaret Mead as saying, "Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." The key to diversity is cherishing the uniqueness of each individual, while providing the "sameness," which builds a team, Born said. Sameness comes from common values, common training, common mission, and common focus, she added.
The academy is moving to diversify its structure by increasing the number of women air officers in command positions. In recent years the academy has added a significant number of enlisted members to the training staff so cadets can observe and learn from the enlisted force they will one day lead.
The key to improved diversity is awareness, Born noted. "We've seen in recent years the success of increased awareness -- awareness regarding sexual assault and awareness regarding respect for others' religious practices, as well as respect for those who don't practice a religion," Born said. "These groups, I'm sure, appreciate the importance of diversity awareness, but we need to get beyond gender and religious diversity and start with an overall change to our culture ... and the way we do business."
The general said the academy is in the midst of a years-long plan for culture change called the "Officer Development System." She said this system represents the most sweeping change in the academy's 50-year history with regard to how cadets are developed into future leaders.
"It's designed to build officers of character in an incremental fashion, by giving each cadet increasing leadership responsibilities depending upon his or her class year," Born said. "This new ODS model is exactly how we groom members of the active-duty Air Force."
Born told the gathering of Academy Women that an incalculable number of opportunities exist to build the leadership of the 21st century. "Our goal, or course, is to create officers of character," she said. "We want to cultivate officers with the utmost in integrity and moral standards -- providing an education which helps cadets strive for and practice our core values of integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all they do."


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New York tabloids have been have been going predictably nuts (nuts! lol) for the past two weeks of Anthony Weiner news; as the NY congressman continued to lob them softballs right down the middle (soft balls!), the New York Post and the New York Daily News have matched every lascivious Weiner tidbit with a fittingly sophomoric but necessary (and amusing) Weiner-related headline.
From WEINER ROAST to OBAMA BEATS WEINER, here's a Definitive Timeline Of Anthony Weiner Headlines On New York Tabloid Covers over the past two weeks.
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Not included in the list of covers? The NY Post's brilliant "Weiner Bawls" inner-headline.
So which tabloid has the better headlines? Personally, I see it as a reverse Alien Vs. Predator situation: WHOEVER WINS, WE-INER.


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MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The family of Tiffany Stahr, the 31-year-old woman who caused a violent car wreck Thursday, June 6th, says they're heartbroken over the accident and hope everyone can learn something from it.
"Everybody liked her. She was beautiful," said Tiffany's mother, Jeanneane Stahr. "I miss her so much."
The Dodge County Sheriff says Stahr was driving on Highway 33 in the town of Herman when she hit a semi truck and lost control of her SUV. All four people, including a toddler, were ejected from the vehicle.
"I know how Tiffany is on the roads. She doesn't like to be by trucks, and she was trying to pass the truck and didn't make it," said family friend Rosa Smith.
The Sheriff's Department says when Stahr lost control of her vehicle she drifted into the other lane, striking two more vehicles.
53-year-old Milton Christison of Beaver Dam was also killed in the crash when Stahr's SUV hit his truck head on.
"It's just been hard," said Stahr's sister, Kara Stoney. "I feel bad for everyone involved."
Stahr had five children between the ages of eight and 12. None of them were in the car at the time of the accident. The family says this children will be split up and cared for by relatives.
It's unknown whether anyone in Stahr's vehicle was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident but it does not appear that the toddler was in a car seat.
Stahr's mother has a message for everyone on the road, "I just want everybody to make sure they wear their seat belts, booster seats for the kids, have them buckled in," said Jeanneane.
The family says a fund for Tiffany's children has been established at US Bank.


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Do you remember when a smartphone was little more than a high-tech toy — a tiny hand-held computer that was more useful than a flip phone but nowhere near as valuable an asset as your trusty laptop?
Today, many business travelers leave the laptop at home, choosing instead to utilize their phones for tasks ranging from communication to sharing documents to finding a place to eat or spend the night. A smartphone can even help you pass the time while you're waiting for a plane or while you're in the air. If the person in the next seat isn't into interesting conversation, you can amuse yourself with a game of "Angry Birds," "Boggle," or even chess.
Which smartphone is best for you if you spend a lot of time on the road? Several factors will affect your final decision, including price, which provider you choose and how the phone feels in your hand. Here are some of your options.
- Nokia Lumia 920 – This is one of AT&T's most popular phones, and you can get it online for around $50. It offers a 4.5-inch screen and a top-notch camera, but it is a bit bulky and is among the heavier smartphones around, weighing in at 6.5 ounces.
- Apple iPhone 5 – With a 4-inch screen and weighing 3.95 ounces, the newest iPhone is bigger, thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S. It also features an excellent camera but can cost up to $400.
- HTC OneX+ – Its battery life is a lot longer than that of the HTC One, and it features 64 GB of storage space. This Smartphone carries a price tag in the neighborhood of $200
- Samsung Galaxy S4 – Among the most popular Android smartphones, the Galaxy has a 5-inch, high-definition screen and weighs next to nothing. It also features a 13-megapixel camera, and a "Touch Free" system that lets you accept calls with a wave of your hand. It's available through all major providers, but it can cost up to $600.
- Sony Xperia TL – This smartphone has a 4.6-inch handset and a 13- megapixel camera, and it lets you share data or pay for retail purchases by waving the phone across a compatible reader.
Traveling Apps
Once you choose your Smartphone, you can start thinking about which apps will be most valuable to you when you're away from home. Here are some options for business travelers.
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- TripIt lets you send your flight, hotel, car rental and other travel information to one location and puts together an easy-to-read itinerary. You can add maps, notes and photos as well.
- Evernote saves the ideas you come up while traveling as text, photos or audio files.
- Flightstats helps you track your flight status, find out about airport delays and weather and traffic at your destination.
- FareCompare keeps up with how much it will cost you to get from home to the airport and lets you know, up to six times a day, when fares drop.
- GateGuru is a useful tool if your flight is delayed and you have time to kill at the airport. It helps you locate restaurants and shops in the terminal.
- Dropbox provides a convenient place for you and your fellow employees and clients to store and access text, audio and video files.
- JetSetExpenses helps you track travel expenses and create reports.
- Wi-Fi Finder locates Wi-Fi hot spots.
- QuickOffice lets you read, edit and share Word and Excel files and PowerPoint presentations.
- AwardWallet keeps up with your frequent flier miles, loyalty programs and hotel and credit card points.
- HoursTracker helps you track your work hours while you're on the road. You can input the information manually or set a timer, and you can forward the time sheet to your boss.
Be Careful Out There
Regardless of which smartphone you choose and which apps you use, you should take precautions to protect information about yourself and your company.
- Wi-Fi security – Free Wi-Fi is available and easy to access almost everywhere, but that doesn't mean it's safe. Your best bet is to purchase a mobile hot spot that can be used over a cellular network, or set up a virtual private network (VPN) to use any time you're logging in from a public place.
- Lock your screen – This sounds like advice that everyone should follow, but many people fail to protect their phone with a password. You can even set your phone to erase all data if someone enters an incorrect password a certain number of times. There are even apps that can be used to remotely wipe the memory of your phone if you've lost it and don't expect to find it.
- Don't connect automatically – It's convenient but dangerous to let your smartphone constantly search for a network to hook up with. Hackers have ways to trick smartphones into thinking they're connecting with a secure network. You should set up your phone to connect to a network manually, whether you are at home or on the road. Also, if you use Android, utilize a virus protection program on your phone.
A smartphone can be an incredible business tool. You should take the time to choose the phone and apps that work best for you.


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The historical development of spam fighting is allowing computer-aware criminals to take the upper hand in the fight against what has now evolved into a completely technologically and organizationally merged threat to public safety. If we do not change our strategic approach immediately, the battle, indeed even the war may be all but lost... Of late, much has been said in the popular and computer press about a vector that is annoying, but hardly critical in nature: 'Image spam'. Spammers have jumped on the new technology of 'image-only' payloads, which morph one pixel per message, rendering them unique, and traditional check-sum blocking strategies ineffective... Fortunately this fraudulent stock-touting scheme leaves a paper trail that has allowed for some successful prosecutions in the latter half of the year. Stock spamming, while popular at present time is likely to decline as legal actions increase... more»
Sex.com announced today a final settlement with VeriSign (formerly Network Solutions, Inc.), concluding a six-year legal fight that set several important precedents for the future of the Internet. After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Sex.Com a sweeping victory that held VeriSign/Network Solutions, Inc. (collectively "VeriSign") strictly responsible for mishandling the famous domain name, Sex.Com and VeriSign have settled Sex.Com's lawsuit against VeriSign. more»
Larry Seltzer wrote an interesting article for eWeek, on port 25 blocking, the reasons why it was being advocated, and how it would stop spam. This quoted an excellent paper by Joe St.Sauver, that raised several technically valid and true corollaries that have to be kept in mind when blocking port 25 -- "cough syrup for lung cancer" would be a key phrase... Now, George Ou has just posted an article on ZDNET that disagrees with Larry's article, makes several points that are commonly cited when criticizing port 25 blocking, but then puts forward the astonishing, and completely wrong, suggestion, that worldwide SPF records are going to be a cure all for this problem. Here is my reply to him... more»
Ever been prosecuted for tracking spam? Running a traceroute? Doing a zone transfer? Asking a public internet server for public information that it is configured to provide upon demand? No? Well, David Ritz has. And amazingly, he lost the case. Here are just a few of the gems that the court has the audacity to call "conclusions of law." Read them while you go donate to David's legal defense fund... more»
Most new domain names are malicious. I am stunned by the simplicity and truth of that observation. Every day lots of new names are added to the global DNS, and most of them belong to scammers, spammers, e-criminals, and speculators. The DNS industry has a lot of highly capable and competitive registrars and registries who have made it possible to reserve or create a new name in just seconds, and to create millions of them per day. Domains are cheap, domains are plentiful, and as a result most of them are dreck or worse. more»
Following a post on the DomainState forum today, a number news and blogs have criticized Network Solutions for front running domain names that customers try to register. (See for instance today's report on DomainNameNews). Jonathon Nevett, Vice President of Policy at Network Solutions, has offered the following in response to the news break... more»
The .cm (Cameroon) ccTLD operators have discovered that since their TLD is simply one omitted letter away from .com, that there is a gold mine in the typo traffic that comes their way. Accordingly, Cameroon has now wild-carded its ccTLD and is monetizing the traffic. The upshot is that, if the Neiman Marcus / Dotster lawsuit over 27 domain names was properly characterized as "massive", then the Cameroonians are now going well beyond massive... more»
One fine night in November 2011 I got an opportunity to get my hands dirty, working on a project for the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). They were planning to seize a bunch of computing assets in New York City that were being used as part of a criminal empire that we called "DNS Changer" since that was the name of the software this gang used to infect a half million or so computers. more»
At ThousandEyes, we've always been curious about the performance of various public DNS resolvers -- especially since Google threw their hat in the ring back in 2009. We satisfied our curiosity this week, so we thought we'd share the results. Here's how we did it. more»
For those who are Star Wars fans, the following scene from the prequel, Attack of the Clones, will be easy to recall: a young and misinformed Jedi, known as Obi-waan Kenobi, opines about how an army of clones had been able to snatch a victory from imminent defeat. Yoda, a Jedi Master and virtual fountain of wisdom, immediately gushes forth an important correction: "Victory? Victory you say? Master Obi-waan, not victory." Yoda explains that winning a battle is not a victory, if the win merely signals that the war has just begun. Yoda's apparent perception seems particularly apt for the precedent setting federal court opinion involving the sex.com domain name. Notwithstanding that individual domain name registrants may seek comfort in the victory obtained from the Ninth Circuit's opinion in Kremen v. Cohen, that decision merely signals a beginning -- not an end -- to the controversy over the proper legal framework for resolving domain name theft. more»
There soon will be a central place for Web surfers to dwell in a forbidden cyber land of adult fantasies, sex, dark rituals and total taboos. Finally, ICANN has given in to the pressure and has tossed a big rock across the turbulent e-commerce ocean. It has approved a new suffix, .xxx, for adult-only porn sites, creating ripples and debates in ever so confusing global cyber branding times when cyber global domain name challenges are being fought in the complex earthly trademark realities. Three things are bound to happen... more»
This morning I got a bunch of alarmist messages from friends asking about this English-language People's Daily article titled: China adds top-level domain names. The paragraph that's freaking people out is: "Under the new system, besides "CN", three Chinese TLD names "CN", "COM" and "NET" are temporarily set. It means Internet users don't have to surf the Web via the servers under the management of ICANN..." Not for the first time, it appears that the People's Daily's English translation is very misleading. more»
The Board of ICANN today gave final approval to the most dramatic change to the Internet in four decades -- allowing the expansion of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). This monumental decision will allow companies and organizations to turn their own brands into Internet domain extensions (that is .brand) or to create broad generic strings such as .CAR, .SPORTS or .BANK. ICANN's TLD expansion plan was first announced three years ago on June 26, 2008 at the 32nd ICANN Meeting in Paris. more»
They are out there. In Internet Cafes and dark rooms from New York to Hong Kong to Iran, the domain name hijackers are plotting to steal your domain names. Fortunately, there are some steps that you can take to protect yourself against losing your domain names. ...Registrars are often skeptical of claims of domain hijacking, and the hijackers often "launder" the domain names to look as if they have sold them to third parties... By the time you discover that your domain name has been stolen, it may be at its third or fourth different registrar in the name of a completely different party... more»
On August 23rd, the Internet Governance Project posted a letter Opposing Political Intervention in the Internet's Core Technical Administrative Functions. I disagree. ICANN and Governments should get involved when it comes to protecting children online. Every effort should be made to make it SIMPLE for average parents to let their children run free online without the risk of running across pornography and adult material while doing so. Why continue to let pornographers run free and unchecked on the most exciting tool created in the history of mankind just because they got there first? more»


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Hey there. How's that New Year's resolution comin' along? Yeah, I thought so. Nearly half of American adults made a New Year's resolution this year, with health-related resolutions (like quitting smoking and weight loss) topping America's wish list for 2012, according to Psychology Today. And by now, almost half those resolution-makers have already jumped the […] [Read More]


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
2010 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll in PDF Format
The Cal State Northridge women's soccer team was picked fifth in the 2010 Big West Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches poll, the league office announced Thursday. The Matadors received 45 points in the survey of the league's coaches to earn the fifth-place preseason designation for the second-straight season.
"I think the conference will have another solid season and I look forward to how it all turns out," CSUN head coach Keith West said.
A year ago the Matadors received 33 points in the preseason poll, but then posted a 6-2 mark against league opponents to finish in second place. CSUN returns five all-league players from that 2009 squad: Farryn Townley, Cynthia Jacobo, Sonia Espitia, Brielle Slepicoff and Heidi Farran. West was also named the 2009 Big West Coach of the Year.
UC Santa Barbara received the preseason favorite designation from the coaches, picking up four first-place votes and 75 points overall. Cal Poly edged UC Irvine by one point, 62-61, to place second and third, respectively. Both the Mustangs and Anteaters picked up two first place votes.
The final team to earn a first-place vote was Pacific, who was picked fourth with 58 points. Long Beach State checked in at sixth with 44 points, one behind CSUN. Cal State Fullerton was picked seventh with 34 points, UC Riverside was eighth with 15 and UC Davis was ninth with 13 points.
The Matadors kick off the 2010 season with a non-league game at the Gauchos' Harder Stadium on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. Two days later, CSUN debuts its new lights at Matador Soccer Field in a 7 p.m. match against Portland.
Among the league opponents, Northridge will host UC Davis (Oct. 1, 7 p.m.), Pacific (Oct. 3, 1 p.m.), UC Riverside (Oct. 17, 6 p.m.) and Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 28, 7 p.m.).
The Matadors will travel to face UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 8, 7 p.m.), Cal Poly (Oct. 10, 1 p.m.), UC Irvine (Oct. 15, 6 p.m.) and Long Beach State (Oct. 24, 1 p.m.).
Tickets for all home women's matches are available through the CSUN Associated Students Ticket Office. Adults are $5, while youth 17 and under and seniors 60 and older are $3. There is also a $3 discounted rate ticket for CSUN Faculty/Staff, Military Service Personnel and CSUN Alumni Association Members with their respective identification cards.
CSUN students receive free admission to all home games with their CSUN I.D. Groups of 10 or more people may purchase $3 tickets, but tickets must be purchased a minimum of 24 hours in advance. For more information, call the A.S. Ticket Office at 818-677-2488.


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Discussion in 'Fort Lauderdale Strikers' started by Petersontj, Dec 3, 2011.
Silverbacks sign Martin Lancaster
Shriver to trial in Sweden
Losing Lancaster within the division is a really tough blow. Shriver played well enough last season to earn a better opportunity and he seems determined to find it, hopefully we can find someone to replace him.
Well according to that link no offer was made to Shriver and the Swedish club signed another forward. Shriver says he has no other offers in Europe.
While he seems to badly want to play in Europe, he'll probably have to prove himself in D1 in our neck of the woods before he gets a decent look there. I guess the next question is are any MLS teams even interested in him? Ironically, MLS might be at a higher level than Sweden's top division.
He could always come back here if there isn't any.
As of right now, this team is in trouble. Losing a bunch of key guys and not bringing anyone in....
Welcome to minor league soccer. Rosters change every year. Even if you have a club option on a player, he could still wind up in a MLS camp for a trial. You have to build a new team basically every year.
A number of fringe players were just let go by MLS clubs. Some will get picked up other MLS clubs. Others will have to play in D2 or D3 if they want to continue their careers. The cycle then starts over.
I have no problem with Martyn going to Atlanta. The fans will miss him, but he's based in ATL, and just had a baby(got to meet her after the PR playoff home leg when Marty made his usual trek out to the tailgate to say hi). It'll be much better for him for family reasons.
This is the life of minor league soccer here. Even if you have a good team there is gonna be a good deal of player turnover. No incentive for players to stay and no real incentive for teams to hold on to them with no promotion/relegation at stake. The best guys will move up to bigger and better things. Gotta bring in the next class of good young kids.
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Hip Dislocation in Dogs
This problem is said to be frequent in larger dogs like Rottweilers, Alaskan Malamute, Dalmatian, Collie, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds, although there may be instances where smaller dogs can also experience hip dysplasia. At any rate, dogs who suffer from this problem should be taken to the vet when possible.
Hip dislocation in dogs: Symptoms
Since dogs cannot tell their owners exactly what they are feeling, sometimes it is up to the owners to spot symptoms indicating hip dysplasia. Some of the common symptoms include the following:
- Staggering or swaying
- Having problems or difficulty in standing up
- Decrease of physical activity or exercise
- Lameness of the dog's legs
- Dog shows signs of discomfort whenever attempting to stand up or lie down
- The dog has an abnormal looking gait
- The dog is reluctant to jump or run
- There may be instances where a clicking sound is heard as the dog walks or stands up
Hip dislocation in dogs: Treatment
If the dog shows the slightest difficulty in rising or moving, it is always best to take him or her to the vet so that a full scan or check up can be done. However, there are some ways to help the dog deal with the pain that can be done at home:
- Control the weight of the dog
- Perform light exercises that helps stimulate the growth of cartilages
- Giving chondroitin and glucosamine to the dog will help the arthritis and prevent joint deterioration.
- Fatty acids will also help dogs with hip displacement as these reduce inflammation that is connected with the problem.
- Adequate doses of Vitamin E and C is suggested in order to reduce the inflammation surrounding the hip joint.
- Herbs such as dandelion, alfalfa, nettle, yucca, licorice, rosemary, cayenne, ginkgo, ginger, and hawthorn are also said to possess pain relieving properties as well as provide overall improved blood circulation and physical enhancement.
Hip Problems in Dogs
Old age, accidents are some of the key factors in causing hip problems in dogs. As the dog grows older, some portions of his body will, little by little, lose their ability to function normally. That's the reason why many old dogs limp as they walk.
- Dog breed is also another factor. Some breeds are more susceptible than others to develop hip problems.
- Closely related to dog breed is the genetic information from its parents. Those dogs whose parents are limp or grow limp in old age are most likely to experience the problem, too.
Signs of Hip Problems in Dogs
- The most common symptom is lameness as the dog loses control of his legs. Gait will often be abnormal and the dog would walk with a swaying gait or limp.
- When the dog begins to shun activities that would require him to jump, move, or run, there is a possibility that he already feels pain in moving those affected hips.
- Creaking sounds may occur as the dog rises or walks. This is a serious problem because it signals a worse, more advanced condition.
- Often, the dog will experience pain while walking or moving. This is manifested by whining or whimpering but could also make the dog more aggressive.
How to Treat Hip Problems in Dogs
- Proper diet is seen as one of the most important things to prevent hip problems. Moderate exercise may also be done. Still, there are many instances when the disease continues to progress.
- The dog may be given anti-inflammatory medications.
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A new grocery store opens, bringing new jobs to Northwest Arkansas. The Fresh Market held its grand opening at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers.
Hundreds of people showed up filling the aisles and squeezing by to get a taste of the brand new Fresh Market.
"We are exceeding expectations," Robert Kitts, store manager, said.
"We've been very fortunate so far. Everybody has been happy, very positive even with the lines and how busy it's been," Kitts said.
The 20,000 square foot store features a full-service meat counter and fresh seafood and bakery.
The Grand Opening included chef demonstrations, samples and drawings.
"Ever since the first time we visited a Fresh Market, we were anxious for something like this in Northwest Arkansas," Steve Walters, customer, said.
"There's wonderful meats and vegetables so I'm really excited about it," Anna George, customer, said.
Instead of ribbon cutting, The Fresh Market opened in a unique way.
"We crack an 80 pound wheel of reggiano parmesan out on sales floor for the customers. It's the king of cheeses. That's always been the Fresh Market's Grand Opening," Kitts said.
The company brings 90 new jobs to the area and its second store to the state.


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Reaping the fruits of the collaboration with Qatar is Sir Frank Wiliams' "last big wish", he admitted on Tuesday.
A couple of years ago, the British team partnered with the soverign Arab state to establish the Williams Technology Centre in Qatar, to develop and commercialise F1-bred technologies.
Williams, 71, is still the Grove based team's boss, but he has handed over many of his responsibilities to his new deputy, daughter Claire.
But Williams told Auto Motor und Sport that he still deals primarily with the political side of F1, and liaising with the likes of the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone.
"My last big wish is to bring our partnership with Qatar to fruition," he said.
He likened the Qatar link to the late 70s, when Williams rose to the front of the grid powered by Arab-linked sponsors including Saudia, TAG and Albilad.
"I would like to do the same now with Qatar," said Williams. "I've been working on it for three years. From my experience with the Saudis, I know that patience plays an important role." (GMM)
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Braulio Carrillo National Park
The Braulio Carrillo Nacional Park is located in the Northern sector of the San Isidro on the way to San Jose. The park is named after the third president of Costa Rica and was founded in 1978. The park has two entrances. The park is well known for its unique flora and fauna, waterfalls. A must visit one can experience the splendor of virgin rainforests.


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July 9, 2008
RSU Public TV Honors Clem McSpadden
Rogers State University Public Television plans to honor the late Clem McSpadden by re-airing a 2007 interview with the Oklahoma icon.
The program will air at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 13 and at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16.
The half hour episode of "Perspectives: Sports Talk" features an in-depth interview with McSpadden hosted by Terrell Lester, sports editor of the Claremore Progress.
During the interview McSpadden, who died on Monday at age 82, talks about many things including life at Dog Iron Ranch, rodeos and his political career.
A great-nephew of Will Rogers, McSpadden was elected in 1954 to the Oklahoma Senate, where he served until 1972. He spent one term in the U.S. House of Representatives and founded McSpadden & Associates, a legislative consulting and lobbying firm, in 1983. He was also known for his work on the professional rodeo circuit.
"Like many in Oklahoma, we were saddened to learn about Clem's death. We believe rebroadcasting Clem's interview would help all of us to recall fond memories of this great friend, partner and local legend," said Dan Schiedel, RSU Public TV general manager. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the McSpadden family and it is our hope that this broadcast is a way of thanking them for sharing Clem's life with all of us."
The only full-powered public television station licensed to a university in Oklahoma, RSU Public Television provides educational, cultural and general interest programming to an audience of 1.2 million viewers in northeast Oklahoma. The station broadcasts at 2.55 million watts from its 850-foot tower via UHF Channel 35 and is carried on 76 cable systems, including Cox Cable channel 19 in Tulsa and Claremore. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
More information is available by calling (800) 823-7210or visiting www.rsupublictv.org.


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The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program of the County's Division of Solid Waste Services (Department of Public Works and Transportation/DPWT) was recognized today with a regional award for its successful efforts in recycling rechargeable batteries.
The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) presented a 2007 "Regional Recycling Leadership Award" to DPWT Director Arthur Holmes and HHW Manager Rick Dimont during a ceremony at the Recycling Center located on Route 355 in Derwood.
As a participant in RBRC's Call2Recycle™ program, Montgomery County's HHW Program has conducted collection programs for rechargeable batteries at various household hazardous waste stations throughout the county. In 2006, more than 6,300 pounds of rechargeable batteries were collected.
Call2Recycle is "the most comprehensive nationwide rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program." Currently, more than 6,000 communities and public agencies from across the United States and in Canada are enrolled in the program that provides information and resources for recycling old cell phones and used portable rechargeable batteries.
Speaking at the ceremony, Arthur Holmes, director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation said, "More and more, we're realizing how fragile our ecosystem is and how severely we're challenging that delicate balance. Technology has given us many new products that add convenience to our lives, especially with portable, battery-run devices.
"But," Holmes noted, "with that convenience comes a responsibility to take care in how we dispose of them. Our rechargeable battery recycling program helps to ensure that the various products used in these batteries do not contaminate our environment."
Dimont said the success of Montgomery County's program was due to the "support and participation of our local community." He also thanked "RBRC for giving us the means to protect the environment in such an effective and efficient way."
Atlanta-based RBRC is a nonprofit, public service corporation dedicated to rechargeable battery recycling. More than 50,000 retail, business and community collection locations in the United States and Canada participate in the organization's rechargeable battery recycling program.
Hugh Morrow, RBRC's Northeast Regional Recycling manager said, "The Household Hazardous Waste Program in Montgomery County is especially commendable because of the group's dedication to creating an internal recycling program. It is our hope," he added, "that their hard work inspires other organizations to answer the Call2Recycle."
Montgomery County's program was one of just four regional award winners. Also recognized were Hennepin County Environmental Services in Minneapolis, the City of Austin (TX) Household Hazardous Waste Management Program and the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Environmental Management Division (NC).
The annual Recycling Leadership Awards are presented to four regional and two national (one in the US and one in Canada) winners.
For more information about the County's rechargeable battery and Household Hazardous Waste Program, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/solidwaste, click on "Collection Services," then "How do I recycle/dispose of…?" and go to "Batteries – household, rechargeable."
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The Rev. Albert Grubbs of Ladson, a retired inspector for the Charleston Naval Weapons Station, died Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013 at his residence. He was 83.
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Seattle Times publishes president's opinion, "The Value of Higher Education"
President George Bridges wrote an opinion piece titled "The Value of Higher Education" that appeared in The Seattle Times on May 22, 2008. The piece is a response to the steady flow of opinions and articles that discuss college costs yet fail to incorporate a critical dimension of the debate: the value derived from those costs. Click here to read the piece.
For your viewing pleasure: Commencement photo gallery
Whitman's team of staff and student photographers, including Sarah Abdurrahman, Chris Bishop '79 and Andrew Propp '10, along with freelancers Matt Zimmerman '04 and Kathy Farrell Guizar '95, had Commencement 2008 well covered. Feel free to browse a small sample of the joy and rapture that they captured in this online photo gallery.
Editor's Note: For Sarah Abdurrahman, Commencement was her final assignment and last day at Whitman. Sadly for the college but happily for her, she left to get married and move to Massachusetts, where her husband (as of Sunday, May 25) will attend a master's program in architecture at Harvard University. Filling the communications officer/photographer position effective May 27 is Greg Lehman. You may recognize the name from the U-B, where Lehman worked for 18 years as a photojournalist before opening his own photography business.
More faculty promotions
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Lori Bettison-Varga announced the following additional faculty promotions, effective with the 2008-09 academic year:
"Please join me in congratulating Jackie and Deberah on this recognition of their accomplishments and in celebrating their many contributions to Whitman College," Bettison-Varga said.
Faculty accomplishments
Theresa DiPasquale, associate professor of English, has written Refiguring the Sacred Feminine: The Poems of John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer and John Milton (Duquesne University Press, forthcoming). This is the second book for DiPasquale, whose research focuses on literature of the English Renaissance with particular attention to the religious functions of poetry, issues of gender and the theme of love, both sacred and profane. Her first book, Literature and Sacrament: The Sacred and the Secular in John Donne (Duquesne University Press, 1999), won the John Donne Society Award for Distinguished Publication in 2000. In Refiguring the Sacred Feminine, DiPasquale demonstrates how 17th-century English poets John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer and John Milton revised, reformed and renewed the Judeo-Christian tradition of the sacred feminine and explores the concept of the feminine as a reflection of the divine.
Dr. Ball celebrates 93rd birthday with Whitman family
Dr. George Ball, Weyerhaeuser Professor of Biblical Literature, Emeritus, celebrated his 93rd birthday last Friday (May 23) surrounded by a few dozen of his many Whitman friends. In an impromptu birthday speech, he recounted his first experiences at Whitman, reaffirming his decision 48 years ago to move to Walla Walla with his family. "I've never regretted it," he said. "It's the best move I ever made." The offer that former President Lou Perry made to Ball — to teach religion at a school where religion was not being taught — was "too good to turn down." "I was allowed to do what almost no professor is allowed — to teach what I wanted to teach the way I wanted to teach it," Ball said.
Family graduation: two in one weekend
Marilyn Ponti, assistant director of financial aid, and her family had a busy weekend May 17-18. Son Bryan Ponti '08 graduated from Whitman on Sunday with a degree in sociology; his older brother Mark graduated from Boise State University the same weekend. "It was such a wonderful day to see Bryan graduate," said Ponti. "I am so proud of him for being such an outstanding person and for all of his hard work. He is continuing on to Gonzaga Law School in the fall."
Community invited to join first-years in summer read
Lori Bettison-Varga, provost and dean of the faculty, invites the Whitman and Walla Walla communities to join the college's tradition of summer reading for first-year students. This year's choice, The Complete Persepolis, was recommended by Zahi Zalloua, assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures (French). An autobiographical novel by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis tells the story of a young Iranian girl growing up in Tehran during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, her high-school years spent away from home and her final return to, and departure from, Iran. The book has been compared to Maus, a book that transformed the popular comic book into the "graphic novel," and has won praise for its story and its artwork. Recently made into a movie, Persepolis won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
Whitman will again invite area libraries, higher-education institutions and local groups to collaborate on a series of reading events. Shampa Biswas, associate professor of politics, will coordinate a faculty panel presentation on Saturday, Aug. 30, which will feature Kendra Golden, associate professor of biology; Elyse Semerdjian, assistant professor of history; and Zalloua. Copies of Persepolis are available at the Whitman Bookstore. If you have a book recommendation for next year, please contact Jed Schwendiman, associate to the president, at email@example.com.
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Saira Z. Sheikh, MD
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- Appointed Co-Director of UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic
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- MD, King Edward Medical University, 2003
- Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, 2006-2009
- Chief Residency, University of Arizona, 2009-2010
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Dr. Sheikh's clinical interests are in treating patients with a wide range of rheumatologic, allergic and immunologic conditions. Dr. Sheikh is board certified in Internal Medicine and has an interest in inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, allergic rhinitis, urticaria, angioedema, food allergy, and immunodeficiency conditions in adults. Dr. Sheikh is interested in the implementation of immunizations in adults with autoimmune diseases and is involved in promoting awareness about the importance of vaccinations in this target patient population. Dr. Sheikh is also interested in food allergy in adults including alpha gal mammalian meat allergy and studying the effects of oral immunotherapy in adults with peanut allergy. She is working towards expanding research clinical trial programs into adult Allergy and in Rheumatology. She enjoys teaching and is actively involved in the education of medical students, residents and sub-speciality fellows.


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Synced from Seattle and Real Estate blog. This stunning and picturesque Colonial style home in Seward Park has recently been listed for sale for $1,495,000. With remarkable craftsmanship and detailing, this beautiful home is ready for tailored updates. Beautiful grounds surround this 1900 Estate on the legendary Seward Park Avenue. Circular drive past mature plantings, […] [Read More]
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The hot Queen Anne market shows no signs of slowing down, especially given how few homes are being brought to market in the neighborhood. According to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, January, 2014 saw 15 single family home transactions close as opposed to 17 a year earlier. The median sales price in 2014 was $704,000, […] [Read More]
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Over the past year, the median single family home price in King County reached $415,000, the highest it has hit in the past 5 years as the housing market recovers. After dropping to a seven year low in 2011, the median home price rose 7% in 2012, and climbed an additional 14% last year according […] [Read More]


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85. Strangling the Breath of Faith
Holes will open up; even some gigantic holes will appear in society. Some have already appeared. People felt that the walls of protection were strong and that the fibers of society were tightly woven together, but so much is frayed, so much worn away, so much left unattended for so long. The human spirit has not been nourished. What holds together a society?
People will say "the great institutions, the Constitution, the laws, the political offices". They will point to all those things outside of themselves. Yet, what brought them into existence? What breathed life into this nation? How was it born? What kept it vital? It was the human spirit, fed and nourished by faith. This nation was built upon faith in God. Faith was the breath that breathed life into America. Now, that breath is gasping for life. It is being deliberately choked to death by those who would remove religion from American life. And the death of faith is being witnessed by those who cannot grasp the role of faith in breathing life into the institutions.
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The life of America is the life of faith. It is your churches that breathe life into you. The churches give you citizens who are ready to serve. The churches give you families committed to goodness. Why are you killing the Churches? Why? Why are they falsely portrayed? Why are they slandered? You have taken up another agenda. You have taken up the rights of women to kill their unborn. You have taken up the rights of those who want to change the nature of marriage. You have taken up the rights of so many and you have set aside the rights of God. When the churches raise their voices to challenge your agenda, when the churches speak about right and wrong, you say, "Let us kill the churches. Let us silence their voices. Let us call them radical. Let us diminish the churches".
Need I say more? And your young stay away. They see the churches as you depict them. You are strangling the faith that breathes life into your institutions.
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Catch Me If You Can
Washed ashore on a South Carolina beach in the middle of a ferocious hurricane, Lois Steinberg regains consciousness in the bedroom of a historic plantation house. Her handsome rescuer, Victor Helm, informs her the resort was scheduled as the site for a convention of 'Catch Me' game enthusiasts.
Lois, together with the eight 'Cathie' attendees, has no choice except to wait out the storm. When the cook is found murdered, the already tense atmosphere explodes with accusations and suspicions. Who could have wanted the man dead? Everyone is a stranger with no connection to each other except for their love of the 'Catch Me' games -- right?
Inside the house, Lois, aided by Victor and his golden retriever, Mite, combat a deadly storm that rivals the strengthening hurricane. To find the killer, they must sort through a series of plots far more complicated than the 'Catch Me' creator could ever have devised.
It's not a game they seek to solve - but the saving of their lives.
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All net proceeds from the 1940's Ball support The Wounded Warriors Project and The Spirit of Flight Center.
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Restored ruins of Astley Castle Win UK's prestigious 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Elizabeth Fazzare.
A few years ago, 12th-century-built Astley Castle was no more than a fire-ravaged, crumbling medieval structure in the English countryside.
Now, since its clever restoration by Witherford Watson Mann Architects in 2012, the Landmark Trust-sponsored residence in Warwickshire has been deemed "building of the year" as the winner of the most prestigious architectural prize in the United Kingdom, the Royal Institute of British Architects' 2013 Stirling Prize. With its fortified ruins artfully incorporated into contemporary construction as a luxury vacation home, RIBA President Stephen Hodder praised the Astley Castle restoration as "an exceptional example of how modern architecture can revive an ancient monument."
However, this year RIBA was unable to secure a sponsor to provide the £20,000 given to winners of the past, BD Online reported. This is the first year that the Stirling Prize comes with no cash value.
Wilkinson Eyre Architects Awarded 2013 RIBA Lubetkin Prize for International Conservatories
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Elizabeth Fazzare.
Last week, England-based architecture firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects was announced as the recipients of the 2013 Royal Institute of British Architects' Lubertkin Prize for their recent international project Cooling Conservatories, Gardens By the Bay in Singapore. This is the second consecutive year the firm has been awarded the prestigious RIBA prize for best new international building. Last year, they won the title for the Guangzhou International Finance Centre in China.
Whimsical Green Promenade Aims to Revive London's Disconnected Vauxhall Neighborhood
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Vincenza Di Maggio.
From the mid-17th to the mid-19th century, crowds of Londoners sought entertainment at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, located on the south bank of the River Thames. The acres of greenery that made up the garden were once the site of numerous whimsical attractions, including tight-rope walkers, concerts, fireworks, and narrow winding walkways perfect for amorous adventures. Today the neighborhood of Vauxhall, located in the heart of Nine Elms, is mostly known for the railway arches that slice across the neighborhood, disconnecting it from the riverside and labeling it as the "missing link" between the New US Embassy Quarter and London's South Bank.
Another Laurel for Peter Zumthor, the RIBA Gold Medal
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Alan G. Brake.
Pritzker winner Peter Zumthor will be awarded the 2013 Royal Institute of British Architects Gold Medal, according to Building Design. Known for his meticulously-wrought projects like the thermal baths in Vals, Switzerland, the Brother Klaus Field Chapel in Eifel, Germany, the Bregenz Kunsthall in Austria, and the witch trial memorial in Norway, Zumthor is now designing a major expansion at LACMA. "We debate each of the six shortlisted candidates in turn then look at their writing and their influence in acadaemia, but there wasn't one clear person who stood out," RIBA president Angela Brady told BD.
Six Firms Competing for 2012 Stirling Prize
Monday, July 23, 2012
Yoon Shin.
The shortlist for the coveted annual Stirling Prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has been announced! With six contesting projects to choose from, judges will begin visiting all six sites and will convene for a final vote on October 13, 2012. Among the six shortlisted projects are Maggie's Cancer Centre and New Court Rothschild Bank, both by the OMA, London's new Olympic Stadium by Populous, and David Chipperfield's Wakefield, the Barbara Hepworth sculpture gallery in Yorkshire.
Quick Clicks> Countenance Cartography, In Situ Study, Old Becomes New, and Venice Vexed
Friday, August 19, 2011
Miriam Dreiblatt.
Mapping Visage. Canadian artist Ingrid Dabringer has attracted attention for her unique map paintings, finding countenances in irregular land masses. The artist explained that she draws inspiration from large-scale topography and lines on detailed maps. Dabringer believes that maps hold meaning and by adding her own touches, she seeks a more personal interpretation within a traditional tool. More at Core77.
In Situ Study. Recently on Building Design, third-year architecture student Jonathan Brown posed the following question, "Do architecture students today focus too heavily on design theory and practice and consequently, neglect construction skills that cannot be taught in a classroom?" Not alone in his query, the latest RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) "Part of the Picture" campaign permits graduates to credit three months of on-site experience toward their education.
Now and then. Technology and the internet have transformed the way we preserve and promote history, particularly our photographs. Trendcentral highlighted three exciting websites: Historypin, where users can upload historic photos and search geo-tagged photos by time, period, and address; Dear Photograph posts reader-submitted photographs of historic photos in context; and the Flickr group, Looking into the Past, includes a diverse range of historic-current photo collages.
Troubled Bridge over Water. Conservationists and architects have rejected the Venetian superintendent's call to replace the historic Ponte del Accademia with a glass and steel substitute, reported Building Design. Although architects Schiavina of Bologna have incorporated an Istrian stone version of the iconic bridge's gentle arch in their design, prominent art critic Francesco Bonami has dubbed the plans a "bad crash." Plans remain on hold while the city seeks funding for the €6 million design.
American Museums Shortlisted for the RIBA Lubetkin Prize
Friday, July 29, 2011
Madeleine Lowenthal.
Last week, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced that two U.S. projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA Lubetikin Prize. The distinction honors building projects outside the European Union that set a standard for international excellence. The American projects chosen as finalists are The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston by Foster + Partners and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia by Rick Mather Architects.
"This year's shortlist is unusual in that they are all big budget projects—each with a contract value over $100 million," RIBA president Ruth Reed said in a statement. "The list mixes some of world architecture's most famous names, with a younger practice so it will be interesting to see who the judges choose as a winner." The prize will be announced on October 1 followed by a feature on the winners on BBC 2's The Culture Show.
Other finalist projects from around the world: Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House (Guangzhou, China), Foster's Masdar Institute (Masdar City, Abu Dhabi) and the Met by WOHA (Bangkok, Thailand).
Quick Clicks> Vertical Farming, Hadid in Paris, Stirling Shortlist, Bored to Death
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Miriam Dreiblatt.
Farming Right Side Up. Spiegel Online reported on vertical farming research in South Korea as an innovative means of remedying food shortages on an increasingly urban planet. For the time being, agricultural scientist Choi Kyu Hong conducts his own version of Dickson Despommier's Manhattan urban gardening project in an unexceptional 3-story industrial building, but Hong and his team have outfitted the farm with solar panels, LED lighting, and recycled water infrastructure hoping to attract enough attention to bring vertical farming to the global market and city skyscrapers.
Hadid Stands Still. After touring New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, the Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid claims its permanent home in the front plaza of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, France. A Daily Dose of Architecture noted that the pavilion now features the Zaha Hadid Une Architecture exhibition, creating a thematically coherent viewing experience inside and out.
Stirling Search. Bustler posted the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) shortlist for this year's £20,000 ($32.5K) RIBA Stirling Prize. The list includes previous prize winners Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield, as well as O'Donnell + Tuomey, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Bennetts Associates Architects and Hopkins Architects Partnership for the 2012 London Olympic Park.
Bored to Death. After tunneling through the subterranean rock of Midtown Manhattan for the new Grand Central Terminal train station, the 200-ton serpentine drill will be left to decompose 14 stories underneath Park Avenue. The New York Times revealed that the Spanish contractor in charge of the 4-year excavation ensured the MTA that this internment is both practically and economically preferable to dismantling the drill.
Going to the Chapel. Curbed posted the two winners of a pop-up chapel competition celebrating gay marriage in New York. ICRAVE's entry calls for a pavilion of colorful ribbons while Z-A Studios design forms recycled cardboard into a curving tulip. Both designs will built in Central Park this weekend where they will host 24 weddings.
Brits Get Chummy in San Francisco
After the way Sir Norman Foster was ousted from a project in San Francisco recently, we wondered whether there would be some mutterings at the kick-off party for the new chapter of the Royal Institute of British Architects (which is the sixth US chapter–there is also one in L.A.). Read More
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
UFO Management
I finally finished Adele's winter coat. I used the Make It Perfect Uptown Girl pattern, which I think is quite simple and sweet. I made her jacket in wide wale corduroy, that I picked up from Spotlight last year on sale, and some Anna Maria Horner quilting cotton for the lining. I didn't add the pellon inner, mostly because I couldn't be bothered buying any, but also because I think a lined corduroy jacked, with warm clothes underneath is really all we need here in Sydney. If it's any colder then we just stay inside.
this Anthropologie cushion. While mine looks nothing like the original, I think it looks quite nice on my retro rocking chair.
Kristen Doran screen printed fabric on the reverse and added a little stitching for interest. I was too lazy to add a zip, so added a couple of buttons to keep the envelop closed.
So, originally I had nine projects on my 'to do' list. Five have been completed, one has been placed in the wardrobe to forget about for now and the others are still in progress. I'm getting there, which is just as well, as I think my sewing room will be changing to a much smaller space very soon.
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It's hard work working through the UFO pile isn't it? So hard to stay focussed and not stray off the beaten track and create a whole new bunch of UFOs. Your jacket and cushion both look lovely. The fancy stitching on the underside of the cushion is a nice touch.ReplyDelete
Nice jacket although I disagree about the weather, it is damn cold today!! We went for a little outing to Balmain and I completely froze. Lewis was the warmest of the bunch in a parka my sister bought for his birthday, Max was wearing a hoodie with a parka vest and he was feeling cold by the time we were walking back to the car. I saw a really nice navy boys parka in Witchery but at $50 I'll wait to see if they go on sale.ReplyDelete
I love the jacket!!! I don't have the pattern but might have to buy one! I might have to make my girls one each next Winter - very cute indeed. Jackets are so expensive so when you can make them it's great. She looks v cute in it!ReplyDelete
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