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T-O 12 is a new nightclub on Stuttgart's notorious 'party mile,' Theodor Heuss-Strasse. Like the street, the club is also named after the late Theodor Heuss, a fun-loving, dashing man and the first person elected for a full term as the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. Clubbers call the joint either Theo (T O sounds just like Theo in German) or Theo Zwulf (=Theo 12 in German).
To create the three-story club, the owners hired two Stuttgart-based firms: Architecture and communications firm Ippolito Fleiz Group, and graphic designers i-d buero. The result is a sleekly mysterious, pitch-dark space with white furnishings and massive black-and-white murals. The all-black walls, ceilings and floors together with the huge mirrors and tiny light spots produce an effect that is vertigo-inducing and fun. Theo would approve. By Tuija Seipell
Opened in late fall 2007, Electric Birdcage at Haymarket in the heart of London's West End, has been receiving mixed reviews. One thing is certain, though, it IS getting a reaction from everyone who visits.
Electric Birdcage is a magnificently weird combination of Alice in Wonderland and Russian Aristocrat, dim sum parlor and late-night cocktail bar, sophisticated party venue and silly funhouse.
The owners, brothers Richard and Anthony Traviss, knew where to go for eccentric and totally extravagant interiors: to London's beloved venue designer Shaun Clarkson. His handiwork can be seen, for example, at La Pigalle, Covent Garden's Denim, Play Room, Profile, Power's Acoustic Room, The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Atlantic Bar & Grill and Jerusalem.
Electric Birdcage's surrealistic interior includes a Fibonacci-style patterned floor, tables made of tree roots, gigantic pink hands for chairs, lavish Vegas-style mirrors, imposing black stallions, two snarling black polymer panthers, a carousel bar and iron birdcage chandeliers dangling from a pink ceiling. Even the DJ operates from a birdcage.
Capacity crowd of 300, served by cute staff in retro airline get-up, can order Pan-Asian fare by head chef Somporn Khamsaenphan all day, and stay until 4 am enjoying cocktails by mixologist Chad Shields. You and seven friends can share the signature Electric Birdcage bowl filled with a mix of champagne, Absolut Raspberri peach schnapps, Cointreau, Absolut Citron, strawberry puree, gomme syrup, orange juice, fresh raspberries and blueberries. That should elicit a reaction, if nothing else will. By Tuija Seipell
For years now we've been hitting the pub with our mates - ordering pint upon pint of beer - and although many of us have a preference for a local brew or a dark malt or an amber, plenty of us have been quite happy ordering the old fallback, a green-necked Heine - and almost everywhere we go, from the smallest desert roadside watering holes to the cosmopolitan lounges and clubs, we can almost be certain Heineken will be available.
So how does a brand, which is recognised worldwide, reengage its consumers and reinvent its story? The US-based BRC Imagination Arts, one of the world's leaders in experiential marketing, has developed the New Heineken Experience - an interactive journey through the history of the brand and the brewing process. The experience is housed in the former Heineken Brewery in Amsterdam.
Visitors to the restored brewery push their senses to the extreme as they see, smell, touch and taste everything that goes into the production - brewing and bottling Heineken beer. A special effects ride allows visitors to immerse themselves into the entire process from conception to completion with interactive exhibits as well as interpretive graphics. With the New Heineken Experience, the company hopes to develop renewed, enduring and personal connections with those of us who have always loved Heineken. - Andrew J Wiener
Le Bar 228 at the grand Le Meurice hotel in Paris is often topping the city's "Best bar" lists. The reason may be the 50-plus whiskies on the list, or the 300 or so specialty cocktails, including the "228 or the "Starcky." Which leads us conveniently to yet another possible reason: the opulent and masculine interiors, nicely re-imagined by Philippe Starck.
Le Meurice is a palace hotel overlooking the Tuileries Garden. For two centuries, it has been one of the most elegant hotels in Europe, and one with close ties with the artistic and creative world. Starck was invited to awaken this sleeping beauty from its slumber and he did it by infusing a sexy, modern dynamic yet letting the powerful 18th century magnificence re-claim its glory days. Starck's skilful touch is seen throughout the hotel, not just in Le Bar 228.
Le Meurice is part of the Dorchester Collection of luxury hotels group of hotels that includes among others The Beverly Hills Hotel, Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan, The New York Palace, 45 Park Lane in London. - Bill Tikos
We've seen hot private jets and boutique bars with a VIP edge. Could it be possible that bowling clubs are also becoming chic? We think it might be. Smelly, creaky bowling alleys and their sub-par fast food fare have a long way to go to become even retro, not to mention stylish, but there is hope. Recently, everybody's been gushing over private bowling club All Star Lanes (pictured above) in London that apparently has managed to lure Madonna herself to its luxury and privacy.
In the Philippines, where bowling is a national sport, SM Bowling Center (pictured abobe & below) recently opened a new alley in the country's largest mall, Mall of Asia in Manila. Formal blessing rites and introductory tournaments marked the launch of this 34-lane beauty. It is the handywork of the Melbourne Architects EAT who also designed the SM Megamall alley in Manila. Now that we are on a roll, we'd like to find more cool places to bowl. Please let us know if you know where they are. By Tuija Seipell
Tom Dixon's career has taken him from discovering the idea for the S-bend chair while welding motorcycle parts, to being one of the hottest designers of lighting, furniture and interiors, and to occupying the chair of Creative Director at the venerable Finnish Artek.
Dixon's latest showpiece, Tazmania Ballroom in Hong Kong, opened recently in the Central District (Lan Kwai Fong) where more than 100 bars, restaurants and entertainment venues attract people from around the world.
Tazmania's owner is Hong Kong entertainment entrepreneur Gilbert Yeung Kei-lung. With his British boarding school and Canadian college upbringing, he wanted a British private-club atmosphere, but without the stuffiness.
He tapped Dixon's Design Research Studio and lead designer Helene Bangsbo Andersen who employed refined James Bondish snobbery with its retro high-tech and combined it with a confident, cool club atmosphere.
The result is an exclusive and glamorous mix of a pool hall/private club/dance club/night club. Golden pool tables are magically lifted to the ceiling making room for one of Hong Kong's largest dance floors where resident DJs keep the carefully screened guests hopping with the latest Funktion One ound system. The British street culture is emphasized with the staffers attire: they wear Doc Martens and Fred Perry.
Dixon's own pieces decorate the opulent space including the Cone, Pipe and Copper Shade lights and the Offcut Stool.
Gilbert Yeung is also the founder of the Dragon-I bar and restaurant, Busy Suzie and Brother & Sister store and cafe. He is the son of Albert Yeung Sau-Shing, Hong Kong entertainment tycoon and chairman of the media conglomerate Emperor Entertainment Group. Tuija Seipell
Illuminated dance floors are nothing new. In the seventies they where all the rage, the problem was that dancers flared hot pants would cover the floor panels and kill the effect. Now, flares or not, the illuminated dance floor is back, this time in LED form. Using the latest in pressure sensitive LED technology, these panels are designed to interact with club goers moves as well as D.J's sets. Special plug ins can be downloaded into the D.Js computer equipment allowing an entire set to be pre programmed where the music and lights work together. The panels are not restricted to work only on dance floors and can be fitted to walls, bar tops and Lionel Ritchie's favorite place to dance, ceilings. by Bill T
Boutique beauty brand Aesop has launched another collaboration with inspiring Melbourne design firm, March Studio. After designing award winning stores in Adelaide (remember that amazing ceiling constructed from recycled bottles?), Melbourne (those product displays crafted almost entirely out of recycled cardboard), Studio March was charged with the task of designing a temporary installation doubling as a bar at Melbourne's recent State of Design Festival.
A partnership with Absolut Vodka and the British Design Council, the installation, called "After Dark" was brought to life with 1400 meters of tracing paper, forming the cocoon-like ceiling and walls. We can't wait to see what they do next. - Lisa Evans
A new week, a hot new bar: Melbourne.
Some cities put their drinking holes on bold display. All glass frontage and brazen invitation. Some don't. Melbourne is certainly in the latter camp and, so not surprisingly, its latest bar offering, New Gold Mountain - is a hole-in-the-wall affair found down a cobble-stoned laneway and somewhat reminiscent of a womb. Or the inside of I Dream of Jeannie's bottle.
New Gold Mountain, is brought to us by a team of four locals who've worked in leading bars in Melbourne and London. They've teamed with young Australian architect Cassandra Fahey, who for those who follow such things, designed the controversial house for Australian football sensationalist Sam Newman back in 2000... the one with the two story glass frontage imbedded with Pamela Anderson's face. For this project, Fayey took the old tailor's studio on the outskirts of the city's Chinatown district and created a space that works to a distinct opium den theme. Downstairs speaks of colonial-era Shanghai, with two fireplaces decorated with the Chinese zodiac. Upstairs is the Poppy Room featuring plush pink fabrics suspended from the ceiling. And nana-esque furniture. Pretty and comforting. Just as Jeannie would like it.
And the drinks? They specialize in sours. The music? Something described as "nouvelle-vague-Joy Division revisions". Which certainly pegs the clientele into a certain age bracket. A space you might have to track down yourself, but will certainly envelope you once you're in. Sarah W
The three-dimensional wall art, "I feel good today," is a result of creative minds coming together. The location: A popular morning coffee and lunch spot, the erste liebe bar in Hamburg (erste liebe means first love in German). The bar's owners are the video producers at erste liebe film who work right above the bar.
The artist: Niels Bruschke of Santiago Design, who used a Viktor bike from Schindlehauer as the focal point. The partner: Bruschke was asked to do this piece by Two Wheels Good, a bike shop and promoter and creator of urban mobility concepts. Their first location is at Bismarckstrasse and the second one opened this summer at the new bike-loving 25hours Hotel HafenCity.
All of which just proves Oprah Winfrey's point: "Here's what my love affair with quotations has taught me: the more you focus on words that uplift you, the more you embody the ideas contained in those words." - Tuija Seipell
Yes, we all saw Lost In Translation and thought, 'hang on a minute, if Bill Murray can seduce Scarlett Johansson by singing 'More Than This' then maybe we could too!'
Let's face it, karaoke has always been the butt of bad movies, and its reputation is currently languishing somewhere between Japanese businessmen necking methylated spirit and hen parties 'cutting loose'.
But recently, it has started to reclaim its cult status from half-tanked brides-to-be, and become a little bit more palatable. This new karaoke bar has been quietly, or rather, loudly, winning acclaim for its alternative approach to the nation's favourite pastime.
Rather than the dark booths of your standard karaoke club, this new private members' sing-along has incorporated young artists to help liven up the interior. Think Manga cartoons but with a Lichtenstein edge.
Each booth has its own distinctive decor, and every surface has a graphic to reflect the spaces they fill. Which is a far cry from the matted walls and vinyl floors some bars choose. And most of all, it's members only, so there's no need to worry about being harassed by a woman with oversized fairy wings stuck to her back. By Matt Hussey.
Kettner's in London's Soho has hosted the famous since 1867 when Auguste Kettner, chef to Napoleon III, first opened the venue. Close to the theatres and other entertainment, the venue has undergone many incarnations with regular patrons from Oscar Wilde and King Edward VII to Agatha Christie and Bing Crosby each leaving their famous vibes in the space.
The four Georgian houses that form Kettner's have now been refurbished, upgraded and reconfigured into several spaces: The Brasserie, The Pudding Bar, Champagne Bar, The Apartment and several private dining rooms and event spaces including the famed Cabinet Particulier and the grand The Salle.
The new Kettner's with its fun, delicious and semi-sinful French undertones and furnishings was designed by London-based Ilse Crawford of Studio Ilse. Crawford's other hospitality and retail assignments include a restaurant for Grand Hotel Stockholm, interiors for Kranzbach Spa Hotel in the Bavarian Alps and Aesop's Mount Street shop in London. - Tuija Seipell
Everybody is going crazy about Mumbai's Blue Frog, opened earlier this year. It's a 1,000-square-meter complex that includes a club, restaurant, lounge, sound stage, recording studio and sound lab, all encased within the massive walls of an old warehouse in Mumbai's mill district. The Blue Frog Club interior may remind you of those delirious nights at the end-of-summer Exhibition with its midway games, roller coasters and dizzy-making rides. Or you may suddenly start channeling Queen Amidala, addressing the StarWarsian Senate from her floating pod. Luckily, Blue Frog does its dizzying job in a way that is totally stylish - not a tacky thing or overdone costume in sight. And everyone's table is definitely on level ground, although it does not appear so first.
Designers Chris Lee and Kapil Gupta formerly of Chris Lee Architects and Contemporary Urban, and now of Serie (London and Mumbai) have managed to create a cohesive yet exciting space by stripping the visual cues down to a only a few very strong ones.
The equilibrium-challenging effect is achieved by the clever surround-millwork that uses a circle as its main form. The mahogany-paneled millwork circles each round table, forming circular booths or pods in somewhat varying shapes at various levels, guaranteeing great sightlines for all. Not wanting to compete with the lighting or other embellishments of the stage acts, the interior is dark except for the top surface of the booths.
The glowing back-lit resin surfaces tie the seating area together even when a stage show is on, and make it a bit easier to gain one's bearings in the otherwise dark space. Like seating in a Roman amphitheatre, the pods circle and rise from a stage area that can also double as standing room or dance floor in a club set-up. Acts from India and from around the world are starting to make Blue Frog Mumbai's hottest club. By Tuija Seipell
Standing out in Abu Dhabi takes more than clever gimmicks. Among the opulence of luxury hotels, lavish restaurants and all other forms of pampering and spectacular entertainment – including Ferrari World and a few breathtaking golf clubs – being merely great is nowhere near enough.
The legendary Cipriani Group is one of the brave enterprises that has recently entered the competition for the attentions of the demanding super-elite clientele.
Cipriani's nightclub, Allure, at the Yas Island Yacht Club on Yas Island, has a few features that warrant at least one extra bat of even the most worldly of eyelashes.
The night club's location is one such feature. Allure overlooks the water and extravagant super yachts of the Yacht Club. It is also connected by a bridge to magnificent five-star The Yas Hotel. But the most amazing part of the nightclub is the view. What you see from its balcony is a real Formula One™ race track.
Designed by Orbit Design Studio (Bangkok, London and Singapore), Allure is divided into The Main room adorned with gold leaf and bronze cladding, and The Terrace that overlooks the race track.
Orbit has also designed the Sound Phuket night club we've featured, the Bed Supperclub in Bangkok, and many other luxury bars, clubs and restaurants designers throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe. - Tuija Seipell
Photography by Owen Raggett.
L'Arc Paris, Restaurant-Bar & Club, has been open for four months and at least the Club has already become the place where you go if you want to be with the chic, the famous and the beautiful. Mostly, you go there to be seen.
Last month, one of the must-see occasions at the Club was the Chloé Van Paris's Fashion Burlesque Ball, a masquerade where the dress code, according to the Club's Facebook page. Party - Club Party was "13 cm heels, nylon, glamorous stockings, retro, pine-up, dandy, sexy, smart and glamorous."
At the Restaurant, chef Antony Germani (of L'Atelier Joël Robuchon) presides over menus of seasonal everything-made-from-scratch delicacies.
L'Arc occupies the former premises of l'Etoile Nightclub at 12 rue de Presbourg, with views of Arc de Triomphe but it was completely redesigned by Cannes-based Prospect Design.
Prospect was established in 1996 by Samy Chams (and expanded into Dubai in 2005) whose night-club design work includes VIP Room in St Tropez, Baili in Cannes, and Maddox and Movida in London. - Tuija Seipell
Are you always hunting around vintage stores trying to find that perfect precious signature piece, delicately rummaging through shelves of long forgotten items imagining having the skill and craft to turn that amazing door into a signature coffee table, or an old barbers jar into a unique centrepiece vase? This is what designer Lee Broom was thinking for his newest product 'the Decanterlights', which launch next week as part of his latest bar design for Coquine in London's west, and lucky for him - he does have the skill and the craft to create such beautiful and original pieces.
The Decanterlights are truly one of a kind, each made from lead crystal decanters that have been hand sourced from antique markets and vintage shops by Broom and his team. Hung together in clusters at Coquine to create a warm glow amongst the eclectic surroundings, the Decanterlights have already created such a stir that Broom has decided to build on the concept to develop a collection that will soon be available to purchase in either clear crystal or with a contemporary polished gold finish.
Coquine will also feature signature pieces from Broom's recent and highly sought after Heritage Boy collection, including some that have not yet been seen by the public.
Based in London, 33 year old Broom has already achieved such acclaim and success that his designs are sold around the world and have been featured in publications including Wallpaper*, Sunday Times Style and The New York Times. Original, contemporary and style conscious, Broom has created the design for over 35 venues across London and the UK and has won numerous awards including Time Out's Bar of the Year for Lost Society. - Brendan McKnight
It is not easy to impress in Paris. To create a restaurant, bar, hotel or retail establishment that stands out, surprises the locals and the jetsetting international visitors, and creates positive buzz that lasts more than a night, is a serious challenge.
The collective talents and star power of the team behind Le Restaurant Matignon are significant enough to suggest that a new, permanent player may have arrived on the scene.
Opened two months ago, at 3 Avenue Matignon, just a few steps off Champs‐Elysées, Matignon promotes itself as "restaurant and playground" but in plain terms it is a restaurant, bar and lounge that has already hosted several lavish private parties for high-end brands and media.
Matignon was founded by Paris-born international promoter and artistic director Cyril Péret (Paglinghi) and Gilbert Costes, one of the Parisian Costes hospitality triumvirate (brothers Jean-Louis and Gilbert and Gilbert's son, Thierry) that seems to have its hands in half the new restaurant and cafe concepts in Paris.
Péret has entertained and cooperated with celebrities throughout his career in Miami and Paris, while the Costes brothers are no strangers either to working with celebrities and top-level designers and architects.
To create the physical environment, Costes and Péret retained the formidable and prolific French architect and designer Jacques Garcia, whose rich and luxurious signature touch can be witnessed in hotels and restaurants around the globe. Garcia's work includes Hôtel Métropole in Monte Carlo, the Spice Market restaurant in New York, Hôtel Costes in Paris and dozens of others around the world owned by sultans and sheiks, royalty and even Garcia himself (Château du Champ-de-Bataille).
Several years ago, Garcia was quoted as saying that 50 million people ate at his restaurants and five million people slept at his hotels. These numbers have only grown since.
At Matignon, Garcia has created a luxurious mix of eclectic and opulent, subdued and bold, elegant and funky. Matignon has no online presence at this time, so the only way to get to know it is to go in person. Tuija Seipell
Matignon is located at 3, Avenue Matignon 75008 Paris, telephone : 01 42 89 64 72.
Juliet Supperclub opened late last year in the West Chelsea area of New York. The elegant, opulent, sexy and thoroughly shimmery establishment owes its looks to Bluarch Architecture + Interiors, whose ability to make the blue, hard surfaces look luminous and richly textured is astonishing.
Juliet is an impressive coming-together of big names that keep popping-up in the restaurant and nightclub scene. It is the 15th-or-so restaurant of celebrity chef Todd English. English's influence is evident in the Mediterranean menu and overall attention to food, something that often ends up overpowered by glittery and glamorous nightclub surroundings.
Juliet is one of three restaurant/nightclubs in which nightclub tycoon Jon Bakshi (Jon B.) is currently a partner. His other two are the Greenhouses he operates with Barry Mullineaux in New York and Hallandale Beach, Florida. Mullineaux, in turn, is currently also partner in Via dei Mille in New York with Giuseppe Tuosto and Marcello Villani.
Greenhouse New York was also designed by Bluarch as are several other prominent nightclubs, stores, hotels and residences in New York and around the world. Tuija Seipell
A tiny cocktail lounge, Yucca, has opened on the third floor of Mansion 26F in Sinan Mansions, Shanghai.
The building is the headquarters of Yucca's creator, Australian-Greek chef and restaurateur David Laris, and it also houses three of his other restaurants: Funky Chicken, Fat Olive and 12 Chairs.
Yucca's interior design is by Shanghai-based Lime 388, a design and communications agency founded by the Paris-educated Thomas Dariel and Benoit Arfeuillere.
Yucca's crazy, modern Mexican feel conjures up thoughts of Salvador Dali, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. There are the religious undertones, tall candelabra, catholic crosses, elaborate floor mosaics. There are shocking colors, paisley arm chairs, iron gates and a big slab of marble as the main bar. It all looks a bit much, even without patrons. And the multitude of rum and tequila cocktails will only heighten the somewhat mad vibe. Undoubtedly the creators' intention. - Tuija Seipell
Club MUSÉE is Madrid's fresh take on what night clubs could be — a combination art gallery and night club, but both with a sharp, trendy edge.
Designed by creative director and designer Parolio of Madrid's Parolio & Euphoria Lab the space provides a strong back-drop for powerful art.
At Club MUSÉE black glass and mirrors, bright-colored sculptural furniture and a three-meter-wide LED video screen create a visual challenge for the artists' work that ranges from paintings to video art and other installations.
The work of upcoming photography and illustration talent is currently on display from photographer Robert Bartholot from Berlin, Paco Peregrín from Madrid and illustrator Glenn Hilario from New York.
The visual feast is supported by music mixed by Madrid's hottest DJs who offer electronic, pop and house music.
Parolio's strong sense of drama, theater and color work well at Club MUSÉE, and is evident in many of his other projects, including Pacha Madrid night club and Le Marquis restaurant and lounge. - Bill Tikos
Brazilian architect Fred Mafra, no novice to night club design, was given the unusual opportunity to redesign his earlier work, the night club Josefine/Roxy.
Since 2007, the club has been a strong player in Savassi, the night life area of Belo Horizonte, the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil.
The 955m² space has two dance floors, three bars, plus four VIP areas that can be combined into one larger VIP space. In addition, it has two lounges and smoking areas with a retractable roof.
With his new design, Mafra went to town with the hexagon and triangle forms.. By using them in the honeycombed ceilings and black-and-white floors, by including padded-vinyl seating and walls, and by lighting the space with creative LED, he's created an angularly sinful madhouse effect that is destined to help guests forget the outside world.
Roxy Clubis open on Wednesdays and Fridays when the DJs play techno and e-music to a straight crowd. Josefine Club is open on Thursdays and Saturdays when the DJs play tribal and pop music to gay/hipster crowd.
The 12-year-old Clube Disco night club in São Paulo was reborn this fall. It now carries its past proudly yet offers a completely upgraded experience.
Brazilian architect Guto Requena worked with architect Mauricio Arruda on this project. We like the retro custom-designed furniture that gives a nod to the 1970s Brazilian style and mixes nicely with the black-leather, exposed-pipes underground disco feel. And we like the tunnel that was re-envisioned by Brazilian artist Kleber Matheus.
The lighting of the dance floor consists of 250 linear meters of metallic rails with LED tape that run as a frame along the perimeter of the space. This allows for an endless variety of lighting programs and color mixes to create and accentuate different effects based on the music. The entire system is controlled by the MADRIX software. - Tuija Seipell
A rear of a small inner city Melbourne pub has been transformed from a tiny add-on back extension into a voyeuristic playground by Techné Architects. The clever rethinking of the space has effectively turned the 130m2 back area of The Prahran Hotel into 300m2 over three levels.
The star of the design is a series of 17 ½ concrete waterpipes. These concrete culverts dominate the striking street façade.
For architect Justin Northrop, the pipes add a lot more than drama to the hotel's exterior. "Inside you are climbing over the pipes, sitting in them, or on them at various levels. They have a lasting impact on the space."
Guests can sit in booths inside the pipes. "We were looking for a sense of drama and theatricality," says Northrop.
Booths can be seen from the street, and throughout the interior of the hotel. Each booth, that seats up to 12, features leather upholstered banquettes and is lined with recycled spotted gum slats and acoustic absorption mats. "The voyeuristic nature of these pubs is very important, the way the space is connected visually," says Northrop.
The project is the fifth pub collaboration between Techné and hotel group Sand Hill Road (SHR has pubs around Melbourne and moonlight as successful film producers). Pub Group's Matt Mullins was not trying to create a gastro pub. "I want it to be accessible, for locals, for neighbours," he says. At the same time, the close collaboration with Techné in the past meant Mullins was more than open to left-field design ideas. The main bar features salvaged pipes, concrete cast lamps and plantings by Ayus Botanical.
Guests can choose between three levels; the ground floor mixes polychromatic textured tiles and spotted gum floorboards, with a light-filled courtyard and street views. The courtyard features a striking nine-metre trapezoidal concrete wall, that has a corrugated effect and porthole motifs.
The natural materials and soft upholstery take the edge of the concrete, steel and glass used in the interior. (Even the banisters are covered in leather for a luxe, surprise element.)
The 12-seat VIP area sits atop a giant water pipe, feeling suspended over the space. A key criteria of the design was to ensure that patrons always have a vantage point from wherever they are in the space. "It's great for voyeurs," says Mullins. An exception to the open-plan approach is a sunken seating area, known as 'the lair', below stairs for patrons who want to stay under wraps.
At its core, design "is about conviviality" says Northrop. "It's providing people with opportunities to interact in non-standard ways, a whole variety of seating and gathering." To make sure there is space for serious partying, one long table on the ground floor can be dismantled to make way for an impromptu dance floor. Northrop made sure the redesign featured a serious DJ deck. "Afterall pubs are not meant to be places of calm and reflection," he says. Indeed. - Emily Ross
New York restaurateurs, Eric Marx and Lisle Richards, known for the Wayfarer at The Quin, have taken on a massive project and turned a Meatpacking District haunt into party central.
The pair opened the elegant Monarch Room earlier this year and just recently, right below it, the Gilded Lily bar. The location of the Monarch and the Gilded Lily is 408 West 15th Street, the former home of the 70s and 80s gay party spot, Crisco Disco. The building has stood empty for three decades while the District around it has been transformed.
To create the interior for Gilded Lily, Marx and Richards worked with New York-based Roman and Williams (of Highline Hotel, Ace, Standard and numerous high-profile restaurants and residences).
They gutted the entire building right down to the support joists and then recreated from these bare bones a special blend of rough industrial brutalism and slightly sinful glamour.
Dancers on the sunken dance floor can now enjoy raw cement surfaces, golden leather seating and a new take on the disco ball: an enormous chandelier of long spikes that is synchronized to the deejay's music beats.
Apparently the name Gilded Lily comes from the idiom of "gilding the lily" that means covering something with a thin layer of gold and/or unnecessarily enhancing something already beautiful. In Gilded Lily both are true. The already handsome raw space has been embellished by a thin touch of gold. But not completely unnecessarily as it all seems to belong perfectly and echo the past of the District and the building itself. - Tuija Seipell
Hong Kong's already vibrant and versatile bar scene keeps receiving additions that would be right at home in any large global hub. In the Central business district, chock-full of banks, the design-aware and quality-conscious financial wizards now have yet another bar/club where they can spend all those gazillions.
The whiskey bar foxglove, at the Printing House on Duddell Street, is the second bar opened by the Ming Fat House owner team of Jonathan Bui (a Canadian), Eric Lam (an American) and Shakib Pasha (from Hong Kong.)
To provide an environment worthy of their demanding prospective patrons, they invited local architect Nelson Chow Chi-Wai, principal and founder of NC Design & Architecture, to iterate the story of a wealthy adventurer, Frank Minza who, as the owners coyly say, may or may not be a fictional character. To thicken the plot they add that he was the illegitimate son of a somewhat luckless entrepreneur from Hong Kong's colonial days.
So there is a touch of high-end shadiness and secrecy in foxglove that really is a lovely hybrid: A masculine combo of an ocean liner, airplane, gentlemen's club and speakeasy.
The entrance isn't just a plain old door, in fact there is no bar entrance visible. Instead, you walk into an umbrella shop where exquisite specimens of luxury brollies are displayed in custom-design glass cabinets. Find the right silver handle, touch it, and a secret door opens to the 'air plane' that seats 80. A marble-topped cocktail bar connects to the dining section.
A VIP room seats 32 guests and resembles a first-class dining car of a luxury train and the VVIP room brings you to an intimate gentleman's library where time seems to have stopped and money is still made of paper.
The owner's first Hong Kong bar, Mrs. Pound, opened a year ago in Sheung Wan. It tested the secret speakeasy entrance concept by offering a Chinese stamp shop as the entry environment. In that case, the story tells that Mrs.
Pound was a burlesque dancer who fell in love with a Chinese stamp shop owner. In an interview, Jonathan Bui was quoted as saying that the hidden entrance and secrecy work especially well in Hong Kong because "it is so different from the typical in-your-face shopfronts." - Tuija Seipell.
Photography: Dennis Lo Designs
With his IO Studio, established in 2007, Czech architect Luka Krížek has created several notable hospitality projects.
His beer bar at Brandýs nad Labem (near Prague) for Radegast is the first of a potential chain of bars for the famous brand. Radegast is owned by Plzeňský Prazdroj best known by its German name Pilsner Urquell.
We were immediately attracted to the Old-is-New-Again vibe of the former lock factory. We love well-restored, re-purposed buildings with both an old and new tale to tell.
Krížek added a nice unexpected layer of tradition by using the patterns and colours of the Cibulák porcelain also known as Zwiebelmuster or Blue Onion pattern manufactured by Meissen porcelain since the 18th century.
The rounded shape of the onion repeats nicely in the tables, chairs, lamps, vaulted ceiling and even the exposed AC pipes. - Tuija Seipell
Photography is by Alexander Dobrovodský.
For as long as architecture and music have coexisted they have been far more dependent on each other than one may have initially realized. There is an equidistance between how architecture has shaped the evolution of music and how music has done the same for architecture.
It's the notion of harmony within spaces, that essential idea that the engrained harmony and vibrancy that flows through a space then goes on to give that overall place a particular identity and then in the reverse order.
As early as the 1400's architects would use music to define structure for the most beautiful of building types.
Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti described it in this way;
"We shall therefore borrow all our Rules for Finishing our Proportions, from the Musicians, who are the greatest Masters of this Sort of Numbers, and from those Things wherein Nature shows herself most excellent and compleat."
On the flipside to this, time has seen music progressively adapting to fit the containers in which it is being exhibited in, hence the birth of electronic music and stadium rock.
So how does this all relate to a somewhat hidden nightclub tucked away within a laneway in Melbourne's CBD? The answer to that is it's a further continuation of this evolutionary partnership between the worlds of music and design.
It's 'Bond', a place built upon bold spaces, bold design and bold harmonies which evoke a sense of confidence, as if you've ordered a martini shaken not stirred and are playing it effortlessly cool.
The sleek lines and curvature in the design mimic the music which pulsates from wall to wall and overtime as the music has evolved so has the place, into a sophisticated sub-ground lair with just the right amount of retro edge.
Most impressively Bond holds a particular contextual importance as it is attached to an inner-city carpark facility, notoriously known as the big ugly villain with metal teeth within any city. Yet this carpark has now become the beautiful woman sitting at the bar with a hidden mystery.
Bond's interior layout combines the fluidity, openness and vibrancy of an amphitheater with intimate corners, enclosed booths, and numerous private settings, brought to life by state of the art lighting and sound and custom made furnishings.
This kind of execution doesn't come about cheap nor does it occur without the work of a design team which appreciates the harmonies and spaces within a place.
Fady Hachem of Melbourne-based design and architectural studio 'Hachem' first encountered Bond as 21-year-old graduate from RMIT, where he managed to do what any other student would struggle to and convince the then owners to let him develop the interior concepts, bold brand development and manage their sites $2m overhaul.
As does music and architecture go in circles drawing from the old to create new so has Bond. Hachem many years later was re-commissioned to do a $5m refurbishment creating an interior layout that is so far removed from anything you've seen in Melbourne, evoking a feeling of escapism and luxury. Ironically it does feel like you're on the movie set for the latest James Bond film.
By creating a multi-functional space, Bond is now capable of catering to a wider variety of clientele. The bar promotes a New York styled bottle service and punters can enjoy a $50,000 exclusive experience that comes with helicopter rides, a personal chauffeur, masseuse, private waitresses to Cuban cigars and a range of drinks such as a personalised 15L bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label and Bond edition Bollinger. Very Bond indeed!
Bond is more than a nightclub or a bar, its architectural elegance meets ultimate nightlife experience and has set the tone for future design within its field in Australia. To experience the harmonies, spaces and place visit Bond at 16-24 Bond St, Melbourne. - David Mousa
Off-hand, one might not think of an ancient Bulgarian town at the foot of the Pirin Mountains as the location of a night club whose design was inspired by the Disney science fiction movie TRON:Legacy.
Yet the Flash Club in Bansko fits right in with the smart set of this European ski resort that is also known for its jazz and pop music scene.
Sofia, Bulgaria-based Studio Mode with chief designer and founder Svetoslav Todorov at the helm created an eerie pulsating and swirling atmosphere through the use of reflecting surfaces and massive circular forms.
State-of-the art sound and lighting schemes complete the illusion of an otherworldly experience .
VIP podiums link up with the bar through beams of light while the reflections off the surfaces amplify the space and produce an impression of infinity.


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2012 SEASON IN REVIEW: Although the overall record wasn't a strong indication,
Terry Bowden made an impact at Akron in his first season as the team's head
coach. Bowden came to the Mid American Conference after leading North Alabama
to three consecutive Division II playoff appearances and Auburn to a 47-17-1
from 1993-98. He inherited a program that had gone 1-11 in back-to-back
seasons under Rob Ianello, so the team making its first bowl appearance since
2005 was not expected.
Akron once again finished 1-11 despite the presence of Bowden, but it was much
more competitive than the year before with four of the losses being decided by
eight points or less. The Zips took a pounding in Bowden's debut, falling to
UCF, 56-14. They lost a heartbreaker in overtime the following week as FIU's
field goal in the extra session gave the Golden Panthers a 41-38 decision.
Akron coasted to its only win of the year when it returned to InfoCision
Stadium and completed a 66-6 rout of Morgan State. It suffered nine
consecutive setbacks to close out the season, including a 22-14 loss to
Massachusetts, which was in its first season as an FBS program.
Akron ended 2012 averaging 9.6 less points per game than its opposition, still
a huge improvement from the 24.3 point per game average margin it produced in
The spread offense was coordinated by Bowden in 2012, but he will hand over
those duties to the 2012 quarterbacks coach A.J. Wilwee, who was a superstar
signal caller at North Alabama from 2006-08. Wilwee was a two-time finalist
for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded annually to the nations top player at the
NCAA Division-II level.
OFFENSE: Wilwee will need to pass on his knowledge of the quarterback position
in his first season as the offensive coordinator. Dalton Williams, who had one
of the best offensive performances in school history with 3,387 yards and 25
touchdowns, graduated and left Akron without a proven passer. Sophomore Kyle
Pohl saw some action as a rookie, completing 65.5 percent of his passes for
366 yards with five TDs to two interceptions.
Williams's favorite target was Marquelo Suel, who tallied 820 receiving yards
and five touchdowns in 12 games to lead the team. Suel also exhausted his
eligibility, which means Zach D'Orazio, Keith Sconiers, L.T. Smith, and
Dee Frieson are all expected to take on more vital roles in Akron's spread
attack. Senior wideout Jerrod Dillard was the most reliable option in the red
zone in 2012, reeling in a team-high total of nine touchdown catches.
The Zips ran the ball on just 38.5 percent of their offensive plays last
season. Junior tailback Jawon Chisholm still came up 47 yards shy of the
1,000-yard mark. He showed solid improvement in terms of efficiency as his
yards per carry average rose from 4.4 to 5.3.
"Jawon is a tough, hard-nosed back with good speed and is due for a 1,000-yard
season after coming close the last two seasons," said Bowden on his starting
tailback. "He allows us to really spread the field and find holes in the
opponent's defense."
Akron is planning on having a more balanced gameplan so Chisholm can make even
more of an impact. If given enough touches, he has a great chance of finally
surpassing the 1,000-yard plateau in 2013, especially because of the strength
of the Zips' offensive line. Senior tackle Jarrod Pughsley (6-5, 319) is going
to be the anchor for the front five, which also returns more seasoned versions
of Travis Switzer (6-2, 292) and Dylan Brumbaugh (6-5, 303).
DEFENSE: Although former NC State head coach Chuck Amato took over the
defensive coordinator responsibilities prior to last season, the Zips were not
an intimidating team defensively. UMass and Bowling Green were the only two
FBS programs that they managed to hold under 30 points. Akron ranked 99th out
of 120 FBS programs in total defense with an allowed average of 450 yards per
Akron was much better suited to stop aerial attacks than solid ground games,
finishing seventh in the MAC in pass defense (238.9 ypg). The defensive
backfield should be even better this season with seniors Malachi Freeman and
Anthony Holmes back to man the corners. Junior strong safety Johnny Robinson
also returns after registering 61 total stops in 2012, good for fourth best on
the team. Freeman took some time to settle into his starting role, but began
to make strides late in the season.
"We are getting deeper at all four positions," said Freeman on the secondary.
"We continue to work on defending as a unit and we are making progress. We
need to build on last year and play better as a group for four quarters."
Junior linebacker Justin March is the leading tackler among returners. He also
stepped up his play late in his sophomore campaign, registering 20 of his 62
total stops in the final two games. He will need to continue to progress to
help Akron survive against top tier running backs.
Graduated nose tackle J.D. Griggs was responsible for six of the team's 16
total sacks last year. The Zips could dramatically improve up front if Nico
Caponi and Albert Presley come back healthy. The development of sophomore end
Alfonso Horner could factor in as well.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Although Bowden will have to rebuild several aspects of the
offense and defense over the next couple years, special teams is covered.
Sophomore kicker Robert Stein connected on 9-of-12 field goal attempts and 38-
of-39 extra point tries as a rookie. Stein has a streak of eight consecutive
made field goals entering his second season. Sophomore punter Zach Paul downed
18 of his 65 punts inside the opponent's 20 yard line. Although he averaged
only 40.9 yards per punt, he showed his leg power when he recorded a season-
long 67-yard boot.
Sophomore speedster Imani Davis (5-9, 172) led the team in both kick return
yards (251) and punt return yards (168) last year. He may have to compete with
some incoming freshmen like Wade Edwards and Manny Morgan to retain his role
as the return specialist.
OUTLOOK: Akron's return to the postseason does not appear to be imminent. It
has another difficult schedule to trek through and enters 2013 on a 16-game
losing streak in MAC games.
The Zips have not won an away game since Oct. 18, 2008. Their current 26-game
road losing slide is likely to grow when they open up their season at UCF.
Akron's only win in 2012 came over an FCS opponent and it will host James
Madison for its home opener hoping for similar results. It then has a pair of
difficult non-conference bouts at Michigan and versus Louisiana.
Akron's MAC schedule will be a little more challenging also as it will take on
Ball State instead of Central Michigan. Bowden's team faces five of the MAC
schools that made it to the postseason in 2012 in Bowling Green, Ohio,
Northern Illinois, Kent State and Toledo.
"We have to improve to meet the level of a conference with 7 bowl teams," said
Bowden at the annual MAC media day. "We have to go through the process but
everything is there for us to be successful."
The Zips have a ways to go before they are going to be competitive every
Saturday. Bowden has found a way to win at every job he has taken since his
career started in 1983. Akron doesn't need to play in a bowl game this season
for it to be a success. Ending its conference, road and FBS losing streaks are
all steps in the right direction.
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1936 Ford Five Window Coupe - Trading UpWritten by Eric Geisert on July 2, 2008 Bruce Vath's '36 Ford Five-Window
As kids, you may remember trading baseball cards (trade that Frank Howard Washington Senator card for a Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles card? You bet!). It's a habit that's hard to break, despite the fact the gum that came with the cards usually tasted much like the cardboard the players' stats were printed on.
But, the fine art of trading like items doesn't rest solely in baseball cards. Hot rodders have been doing it for years, and some of the best deals are made when no money ever changes hands.
Bruce Vath from Cincinnati, Ohio, knows how this process works. Back in 1998, he had started working on a '36 three-window, painted with DP-90 and rolling on a set of wide whites. The car had a smooth appearance, with no bumpers or door handles, and with the top and cowl vent filled. Bruce's vision for his ride was to add all the bumps back to it, including the bumpers and all the trim.
However, when he ran into a friend who was also working on a '36, this one a five-window, who wanted to shave everything off his stocker, the pair realized what they really wanted was each other's cars, so they decided to trade.
His new ride had been hot-rodded back in the 1960s but had spent the previous 20 years in storage in a garage in Dayton. After driving the car as-is, with its 30-year-old yellow paint and velour interior, Bruce rightfully thought he needed to redo his ride.
Wanting a vintage look, he first started looking at paint chips and found a split pea green shade he liked. He painted one of the fenders while it was still on the car and saw it was exactly the tone that would typify the look he was going for.
Not a quickie paintjob, Bruce went to the extent of blowing the body off the chassis and having it media-blasted before going after some needed improvements, chief among them being a new firewall. Though the body was fairly solid, there were many small areas that needed some attention, so work on the quarters, front floor section, and lower trunk began, and other parts were welded in place. After painting the frame, which had been updated by the previous owner, Bruce popped the body back on the chassis, and the car was prepped for paint.
All of this work, except for the paint and upholstery, was done in Bruce's home garage in what had started out as a one-winter project that turned into a four-year-total rebuild. But, after driving the car now for the past four years (Bruce said "it's always driven, never trailered"), he couldn't be happier with the way the project turned out.
It's probably like finding that pristine '54 Topps #128 baseball card in your stack of old baseball cards-you know the one: Henry Aaron's rookie card. But, what's the fun in that? At least Bruce gets to use what he's got.
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South Carolina now ranks as the nation's No. 2 producer of tires, according to Tire Business' annual ranking of states.
In 2012, the daily production capacity in South Carolina's tire plants totaled 84,200 units, the trade publication said.
Oklahoma was ranked No. 1 at 89,000 units of daily capacity at two plants.
South Carolina should knock off Oklahoma in the next year or two as new plants and expansions by Bridgestone, Michelin and Continental come on line.
In the past two years, manufacturers have announced the investment of about $2 billion in existing and new tire plants for South Carolina.
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Join John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello, Donovan, Ani DiFranco, Rosanne Cash, Old Crow Medicine Show and more for a special centennial celebration of the birth of America's greatest folk singer/songwriter, Woody Guthrie. Recorded live at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., this concert honors the music and the man, with performances of "This Land Is Your Land," "This Train Is Bound for Glory," and many other Guthrie greats. Produced and directed by four-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jim Brown, the centennial concert was produced in collaboration with The GRAMMY Museum Foundation, Woody Guthrie Publications, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Molecular mechanisms governing hESC and iPS cell self-renewal and pluripotency
A major problem in regenerative medicine today is that stem cells have the ability to cause tumors and in most cases we currently lack methods to make them safe. For example, two of the most promising stem cells for regenerative medicine, human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), both readily cause tumors in mice and there is every reason to believe they will do so in humans. The reality is that if we cannot prove that stem cells are safe and do not cause tumors, they will never be used in patients. However surprisingly there is inadequate research into this fundamental problem and it is not funded to a significant degree by the NIH presenting a major gap in the field. In the proposed research we will address this problem by studying why hESC and iPS cells cause tumors and searching for new stem regulators that are safer. Our overall goal is produce safe hESC and iPS cell regenerative medicine therapies. One likely key culprit in the tumor forming capacity of these stem cells is a gene called Myc. Myc is a unique factor in the universe of stem cell regulators because it not only has key roles in the normal, positive functions of many stem cells, but also when found in excess it is one of the most potent cancer-causing genes in humans. Myc has also recently been found to be a critical factor driving iPS cells to form tumors. However, we cannot simply eliminate Myc since it is important for efficient generation of iPS cells and likely for the maintenance of the positive properties of stem cells, including hESC, needed for regenerative medicine. In order to achieve our goal to enhance the safety of stem cells without sacrificing our ability to efficiently generate them or their key functions, we will take two main approaches in the proposed research. The first is to study how Myc works in iPS cells and hESC in order to find methods to enlist the positive effects while eliminating the negative properties. Remarkably, there is currently no information on how Myc functions in iPS cells and hESC. The second is to screen in a global, unbiased manner for new stem cell factors that can substitute for Myc or enhance iPS function independent of Myc. When these studies are successfully completed we will for the first time know the factors responsible for inducing stem cells to cause cancer, paving the way for eliminating that function, and we will have discovered new stem cell regulators that have better profiles of safety and efficacy than existing factors such as Myc. Together these achievements will bring us much closer to using the vast potential of iPS and hESC for new therapies that are both safe and effective. Longer term our goal is to work with our neural (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury), cardiac, and liver disease teams here to generate safe and effective stem cell based therapies tailored for each patient.
Enhancing the safety of regenerative medicine therapies will be of great benefit to the State of California both in terms of improving the lives of patients, by removing arguably the most serious roadblock to regenerative medicine, as well as enhancing the knowledge of the stem cell field. It will also further the development and clinical use of regenerative medicine leading to a new, valuable biotechnology. California should be a leader in developing safe, effective regenerative medicine.
The key hurdle in moving regenerative medicine to the clinic is that stem cells have the ability to cause tumors and in most cases we currently lack methods to make them safe. Two of the most promising stem cells for regenerative medicine, human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), both are almost certain to cause cancer in humans if transplanted. The reality is that if we cannot prove that stem cells are safe and do not cause tumors, they will never be used in patients. In the first year of our research we have made substantial progress to address this problem by studying why hESC and iPS cells cause tumors, focusing on the role of the proto-oncogene Myc, and searching for new stem regulators that are safe. During this time we have had four publications and another one is in review.
Myc is unique amongst stem cell regulators because it not only has key roles in the normal, positive functions of many stem cells, but also when found in excess it is one of the most potent cancer-causing genes in humans. During the first year of research we have made major headway in understanding how Myc functions in regulating the biology of hESC, the objective of Aim 1 of the award. To this end we have taken two approaches, studying Myc function in hESC and also in mouse ESC (mESC). The mESC are a powerful, complimentary tool to the hESC. In both hESC and mESC we have found that Myc genes are essential for normal pluripotency and self-renewal. Myc genes encode proteins that are transcription factors that control hESC behavior through regulating levels of other factors. We have found that Myc directs ESC metabolism and proliferation as well as potently suppresses their differentiation, together in this way maintaining their stem cell state. In the course of these studies we have identified specific molecules and pathways downstream of Myc that represent candidate mechanisms by which it orchestrates pluripotency and self-renewal. Interestingly, some but not all of these factors act downstream of Myc in tumors as well. Thus, one theory is these molecules may hold the key to teasing apart tumorigenicity from pluripotency.
In its job as a transcription factor, Myc binds to DNA in stem cells and regulates the structure and function of the DNA through a process called epigenetics. Very little is known about how Myc regulates epigenetics in ESC and iPS cells. In the first year of this award we have conducted a preliminary global study of where the two main Myc proteins, c-Myc and N-Myc, bind in the hESC genome and the epigenetic events associated with that binding using a powerful methodology called functional genomics. We have also conducted biochemical studies of these epigenetic events with intriguing preliminary data. In addition we are working to investigate Myc epigenetic function in human iPS cells.Together this is substantial progress toward the goals of Aim 2 of the award.
Our goal in Aim 3 is to discover new stem cell regulators, both factors that positively and negatively regulate self-renewal and pluripotency. Toward the specific objective of finding factors that suppress stem cell biology, we have conducted two preliminary human iPS cell based screens using a tool called an shRNA library, which is commercially available. While we are still optimizing this screening approach, the two initial experiments have given us extremely valuable information about the optimal way to conduct the screen in the future and have demonstrated in principle that the screening methodology works. Moving toward the specific goal of finding positive regulators of pluripotency, we found that the key tool we need, something called an hESC cDNA retroviral library, does not commercially exist. Thus, a crucial goal is to synthesize this tool ourselves and we are actively working foward on that. This library is likely to be an extremely valuable tool for other stem cell researchers as well. Finally, we have also been employing an exciting proteomics-based methodology to screen for factors that can substitute for Myc in regulating stem cells including both ESC and human iPS cells. The objective in this area is to find factors that can do the job of Myc in regulating stem cells but without its tumor promoting properties. Our proteomics-based studies in the first year of the award have yielded some very interesting preliminary candidates in ESC, including some known, important pluripotency regulators.
We are confident that in the second year of the award we will further build on the substantial progress we have made in the first year, gaining additional momentum toward our goal of safe and effective stem cell-based regenerative medicine therapies.
During the current funding period we have made substantial progress toward achieving the goals of the three specific aims of the proposal. Toward the first aim, Test the hypothesis that Myc regulates hESC self-renewal and pluripotency, we have achieved several milestones. We have created hESC with Myc loss-of-function and determined a key role for endogenous Myc in regulating hESC self-renewal and pluripotency. We have also made substantial progress in addressing the objectives of the second aim, Study Myc regulation of hESC and iPS cell epigenetics. We have successfully completed the first phase of functional genomics studies (ChIP-chip) for endogenous c-Myc and N-Myc in hESC, finding a surprising dual role for Myc proteins in regulating the epigenetic state of hESC. In specific aim three, Discovery of novel enhancers and suppressors of human iPS formation, we have achieved two key goals already. First, we have created the novel cDNA library needed for screens and second we have begun conducting screens for pluripotency modulators. We have also found key new putative pluripotency factors in a novel proteomics screen. Together these studies have resulted in several key publications and demonstrate substantial progress after only two years of funding.
During the past year, our research has made substantial progress. In our efforts to better understand the function of the Myc proto-oncogene in human ES cells, we have identified a key novel cofactor for Myc in stem cells called Miz-1. Myc and Miz-1 have coordinate genomic functions such that while each factor can regulate gene expression independently, they frequently work in tandem together. When Myc and Miz-1 cooperate, their function together is most often to repress expression of differentiation-associated genes, particularly Hox genes. These data support a new model in which Myc maintains pluripotency in human ES cells and induces pluripotency in iPS cells by working with Miz-1 to keep differentiation genes turned off. Myc levels normally decrease during differentiation, which we theorize initiates a trigger allowing differentiation to proceed normally. High levels of Myc as are observed in cancer may permanently keep differentiation genes off contributing to the formation of the cancer. We have also found in our studies that Myc and Miz-1 genomic binding is associated with specific epigenetic states. When acting separately, Myc and Miz-1 bind to and maintain epigenetically active regions of the genome, but interestingly when they bind the genome together, they maintain a repressed epigenetic state. In other studies we have identified a novel factor that can substitute for Myc in iPS cell formation and we have made substantial progress in characterizing its function. In addition, we have identified novel protein cofactors of Myc that are specific to ESC that shed significant new light into how Myc functions to maintain pluripotency.
In the past year supported by CIRM funding we have made substantial progress in a number of areas related to stem cells and regenerative medicine. We published 6 papers including 5 supported by CIRM during this time.
We published only the second study ever on the metabolomics of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), finding they are almost, but not entirely reprogrammed at the metabolic level to resemble embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Some notable differences between iPSC and ESCs include how they metabolized sugars. This study could have important implications for development of new iPSC production methods and improved iPSC safety and clinical efficacy.
We also published a study comparing the transcriptomes of iPSC and cancer cells. The transcriptomes are the total pattern of transcribed RNAs in cells, which can tell important stories about how the cells are programmed and functioning. Importantly, iPSC and cancer cells shared striking similarities in a number of ways in our findings including inhibition of differentiation and induction of specific metabolic programs. It was notable, however, that iPSC and cancer cells also differed in some important ways including high expression of pluripotency-related factors in iPSC was absent in the cancer cells. We also found that we could convert the cancer cells to behave more like iPSC through a form of cancer reprogramming that could have substantial import for developing new cancer treatments.
In another published study we reported the transcriptome that is regulated by Myc and its cofactor GCN5 in neural stem cells. Interestingly, Myc and GCN5-regulated genes were significantly overlapping, supporting the notion that these two factors often work together to regulate neural stem cell fate. However, the two factors also diverged in some ways suggesting that they work independently as well. Importantly, knockout of Myc or of GCN5 independently specifically in neural stem cells generated very similar phenotypes in mice. In each case the mice had very small brains, supporting a model in which Myc and GCN5 cooperate in neural stem cells to drive brain growth.
In the past year, the efforts funded by this award have yielded substantial progress in a number of areas. Our laboratory has published eight papers including a number of novel findings. We have made progress toward understanding how the Myc protein functions in stem cells and in cancer cells. In part this work has related to an important, yet poorly understood Myc co-factor called Miz-1. Our lab has determined how Miz-1 binds DNA and discovered two novel DNA motif sequences bound by Miz-1. Through these motifs Miz-1 strongly activates transcription of target genes. We are now trying to understand how this motif may related to Myc. We are also investigating how Myc may influence the global DNA methylation state of human embryonic stem cells. We have also determined that other factors in some ways act like Myc in that they are both oncogenes when overexpressed and factors that at normal levels play important roles in human pluripotent stem cells. More specifically we have found that the important pluripotency factors DPPA2 and DPPA4 are also, when expressed, able to cause cancer formation. This work published this year makes a big step forward in our understanding of the key relationship between stem cells and cancer cells. We have also investigated a novel factor called histone variant H3.3 and published two papers on this factor this year. Histone H3.3 is a fascinating molecule because it again is linked to both normal stem cell function and cancer. It is mutated in a devastating childhood tumor called glioblastoma. At the same time, our data suggests key normal roles for H3.3 in specific stem cells including germ stem cells that give rise to eggs and sperm. We published the first ever mouse knockout study of H3.3, which provided a window both into the normal and cancer-related functions of H3.3. We've also been studying how human ES cells and iPS cells behave in vivo in the brain with some fascinating results. Our overall goals are to enhance knowledge of stem cells and cancer and in so doing make stem cell-based regenerative medicine therapies safer and to catalyze the development of new cancer therapies. In the past year we have made a major leap forward toward these goals.
During the reporting period for this award our team has made substantial progress on the goals for this grant as reflected in four new publications. In a broad sense these studies have enhanced the field's understanding of the relationship between the molecular machinery in cancer and in stem cells. For example, key molecules that regulate normal pluripotent stem cell behaviors such as self-renewal and pluripotency also have roles in tumorigenesis and our studies have clarified how these regulatory factors (including chromatin and epigenetic factors Myc and histone H3.3) function both normally and in cancer. These studies will have impact both in the cancer stem cell field and for making safer stem cell-based regenerative medicine therapies.
More specifically in Aim 1 we have made progress in determining how H3.3 and Myc function in development and act to control gene expression through genomics studies. In Aim 2, we have made progress in understanding how Myc and its cofactors bind to the genome to regulate epigenetic states and gene expression in human pluripotent stem cells. In Aim 3 we have defined how key novel pluripotency-related oncogenic factors function including DPPA4 and DPPA2 via cutting edge genomics and proteomics studies.
- Regen Med (2013) Call for fellowship programs in stem cell-based regenerative and cellular medicine: new stem cell training is essential for physicians. (PubMed: 23477401)
- Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2013) Myc binds the pluripotency factor Utf1 through the basic-helix-loop-helix leucine zipper domain. (PubMed: 23665319)
- Epigenetics Chromatin (2013) Endogenous mammalian histone H3.3 exhibits chromatin-related functions during development. (PubMed: 23570311)
- Stem Cells (2013) Identification of DPPA4 and DPPA2 as a novel family of pluripotency-related oncogenes. (PubMed: 23963736)
- Cancer Cell (2013) Histone h3.3 mutations: a variant path to cancer. (PubMed: 24229707)
- Nat Med (2013) Scientists: you really need to get out of the lab more. (PubMed: 24013741)
- Methods Mol Biol (2013) Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays for Myc and N-Myc. (PubMed: 24006062)
- Regen Med (2012) Key anticipated regulatory issues for clinical use of human induced pluripotent stem cells. (PubMed: 22830621)
- Stem Cells Dev (2012) Induced pluripotency and oncogenic transformation are related processes. (PubMed: 22998387)
- PLoS One (2012) Induced pluripotent stem cells show metabolomic differences to embryonic stem cells in polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholines and primary metabolism. (PubMed: 23077522)
- Cell Stem Cell (2012) Utf1: Goldilocks for ESC Bivalency. (PubMed: 23217417)
- PLoS One (2012) N-Myc and GCN5 regulate significantly overlapping transcriptional programs in neural stem cells. (PubMed: 22745758)
- J Vis Exp (2011) Transduction of Human Cells with Polymer-complexed Ecotropic Lentivirus for Enhanced Biosafety. (PubMed: 21808229)
- Epigenetics Chromatin (2011) Myc and Miz-1 have coordinate genomic functions including targeting Hox genes in human embryonic stem cells. (PubMed: 22053792)
- Cell Stem Cell (2011) Inducing iPSCs to escape the dish. (PubMed: 21816362)
- Differentiation (2010) myc maintains embryonic stem cell pluripotency and self-renewal. (PubMed: 20537458)
- Nature (2009) Journal club. A cell biologist looks at the risk and promise of a new insight into stem cells and cancer. (PubMed: 19158746)
- Cancer Res (2009) Acting locally and globally: Myc's ever-expanding roles on chromatin. (PubMed: 19773445)
- Stem Cells (2009) Deconstructing stem cell tumorigenicity: a roadmap to safe regenerative medicine. (PubMed: 19415771)
- PLoS One (2009) N-Myc regulates expression of pluripotency genes in neuroblastoma including lif, klf2, klf4, and lin28b. (PubMed: 19495417)


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WHEELING - A guy scored 33 goals in his rookie season and can't get a sniff? Not a look, or at the very least a phone call from an American Hockey League club?
If you think you're miffed by Chris Barton being back in a Wheeling Nailers uniform, try being the ECHL All-Rookie winger who led the club with 64 points. It's easy to see why the 25-year-old Calgary native enters his second professional season with a chip on his shoulder.
''But I realize that right now because of the lockout it's tough,'' Barton said. ''I'm excited for some of the guys on our team that are going to be coming back, that did get a chance in the American League.
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''I'm just going to keep doing the same things. You can't really worry about what's going on around you.''
Given his skill set, there's generally a lot going on around Barton, whose career high in goals prior to last year came in his junior season at Merrimack College, when he potted 19.
''Probably not,'' Barton said when asked if he could have envisioned that type of success right away. ''I definitely had some pretty good linemates and we had a pretty good team too, which helped.''
He may not have gotten the chance to prove he could play in an AHL city, but the lockout presents the unique opportunity to play against that level of competition in the ECHL.
''That's one thing I am looking forward to,'' Barton said. ''Obviously the league is going to be quite a bit different, so if you can prove yourself at this level this year, then it might give you a good look.''
So you're probably wondering what a guy who in his rookie year scored almost a point per game, can do to improve. Well, Wheeling coach Clark Donatelli sent Barton off this summer with a very specific set of instructions.
''I wanted 'Barts' to work on his wall play and work defensively, because you have to be good defensively to go up to the next level,'' the coach said. ''I wanted him to get in the gym and get stronger and faster. I want him to improve on his play away from the puck.''
What do you think Barton worked on?
''I want to do whatever it takes to get to the next level, so I did a lot of board play this summer,'' he said. ''I've got to get stronger in 1-on-1 battles and I think that's the most important.
''I know I can score and that will come, but the hard work's got to be there every night and that's what I've been working on.''
Barton said one of the hardest parts of turning pro was the number of games you play at this level and the toll that takes on a player's body.
''That's the key that I have tried to work on, is consistency,'' he said. ''That's the hardest part, is to play the same way for 72 games.
''That's the thing college guys have got to realize is, it is a grind after about January.''
And he's poised to become a leader on this season's team. It wasn't all that long ago that he was the wide-eyed rookie asking questions, but he's on the other end of the equation these days.
''I know what to expect (and) I know what those guys are going through. The only thing I can do is help them through it,'' Barton said. ''I'm one of the veteran guys from last year, and if they come to me I will try to help them any way I can.''
Shawn Rine can be reached via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Last Friday we had the privilege of watching the powerful and talented Laura Gibson perform at our pub in Bend. Laura's performance was the last stop on our monthly First Friday Art Walk and she helped us kick off the release of our well-loved Twilight Summer Ale. Laura's roots run deep in our own backyard: she spent this past February at Caldera in the mountains of Central Oregon, writing and reflecting on her work. Last summer we traveled with her out to Smith Rock to record the third installment of Deschutes River Recordings, a unique partnership between Northwest musicians and the Deschutes River Conservancy to create songs by the river, for the river. We were thrilled to welcome her back to Bend to perform the latest from her album La Grande (aptly named after a small town in Eastern Oregon).
For the Deschutes River Recordings series, we also collaborated with Eric Earley of Blitzen Trapper and Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats to record their own versions of (respectively) Up on Cripple Creek and Ballad of Easy Rider. We're excited to announce that both Blitzen Trapper and Fruit Bats will both be performing at the Huichica Music Festival in Sonoma, CA on June 14th and 15th. Note that Huichica is not your average music festival: the blog Swimming.ly has hand picked food from Portland's Bunk Sandwiches and San Franisco's Salumeria to complement the performances and we'll be pairing our tasty brews with their selections. We can't imagine a more perfect reunion of great music, an incredible outdoor setting, and damn tasty beer.
Deschutes River Recordings
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Well the FHCO's and I use sketchup, as their artistic abilities are better than mine in the "drawing" arena.
They either find a reference pic of something they like, the 4E players manual has given them loads of fodder, or they find something on googles 3d warehouse, and have a go at it,,following the terms of service, of course.
From there they take the sketchup renders into gimp or photoshop, and run some filters to get a look they like.
They render everything big initially, and then rerender smaller versions once we figure out the scale, their plates started out as 1024 by 768 renders.
They have been giving maptools token tool a look, but I haven't tried it yet, or seen their results, but I do know they like it.
SeerBlue and the FHCO's


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Students should refer to the "Admissions" section of this catalog for information about advanced placement, CLEP credit, CLEP subject examinations, junior college credit, and transfer credit. (The College of Communication and Information Sciences has final authority in decisions concerning the possible application of junior college credit and other college credit toward a student's degree requirements.) Information about academic bankruptcy, application for degree, class-hour load restrictions, concurrent enrollment, core curriculum requirements, drop/add, the University forgiveness policy, the pass/fail option, and second bachelor's degrees can be found in the "Student Records and General Academic Policies" section of this catalog.
In order to earn the bachelor of arts in communication degree, students must satisfy the following requirements.
All majors in the College of Communication and Information Sciences must complete the minimum number of semester hours required by their departments and approved by the College. Of the total number of hours required for each major, up to 16 may be earned in military science. The total hours for graduation must include the coursework specified in this catalog under the heading for the appropriate major department.
To be eligible for graduation, a College of Communication and Information Sciences major must have an overall and on-campus grade point average of 2.0 or higher, and he or she must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major and in the minor.
Grade Requirements for Courses in the Major
A student must have grades of "C-" or higher in all required and elective courses counted toward an undergraduate major in the College of Communication and Information Sciences. In addition, grades of "C-" or higher must be earned in all required external courses, including those established as prerequisites for courses in the major as well as those required directly in the major.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
Students majoring in advertising and public relations, journalism, and telecommunication and film must successfully complete at least 80 hours outside the mass communication area, and 65 hours in approved liberal arts and sciences courses taught in the College of Arts and Sciences, in the Department of Economics in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, in the Department of Communication Studies, or in other courses that meet core requirements in humanities, mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences, fine arts, and behavioral sciences.
Students should always check with the major department or the College of Communication and Information Sciences records office for specific policies pertaining to a particular department or program.
While enrolled in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, students must earn in residence on campus at least one-fourth of the semester hours required for their degrees, including 9 of the last 18 hours. The College may specify that advanced work in the major and minor fields be taken in residence.
Independent Study by Correspondence
Credit earned for correspondence courses may not exceed 25 percent of the coursework required by the University for graduation.
Students are expected to attend all classes. Specific course attendance policies are fully explained by the professors in their course outlines.
Policy on Prerequisites and Corequisites
College of Communication and Information Sciences students must satisfy all course and grade prerequisites and all course corequisites. A student who fails to satisfy prerequisites and corequisites before enrolling in a course may be administratively disenrolled from that course on or before the first day of classes. It is, however, the student's responsibility to drop a course when the specified prerequisites or corequisites have not been met.
A student who is registered for 12–18 hours may audit one course, but he or she may not take tests or a final examination in the audited course. No credit is earned by auditing courses.
Courses that satisfy requirements of a communication major may be enrolled in more than once in order to earn a minimum grade of "C-." Each enrollment is included in the cumulative hours attempted and in the computation of the grade point average, but only the final enrollment may be counted toward the degree.
An entering student who presents prior study or experience that is apparently equivalent to a required course may petition the major department for a waiver of that required course, subject to the substitution of a higher-numbered course in its place. The student may be required to take an examination to obtain the waiver.


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FREDERICK, Md. (WUSA) -- A Frederick man faces a slew of charges including attempted first degree murder after he reportedly shot at another man in the Lucas Village Apartment Complex.
On Monday, Tiray Nathaniel Onley was identified as the suspect in a shooting in the area of Hope Circle and Pennsylvania Avenue. Police say Onley was in a fight with another man and suffered a shoulder injury. He left the are abut returned with a handgun and fired at the victim. The victim was not hurt.
Tuesday, police obtained a warrant for Onley and located him on Wednesday at his apartment.
Onley is charged with attempted 1st and 2nd degree murder; 1st and 2nd degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm use during a felony and handgun on person.
Police are still investigating the shooting and want to hear from anyone who has more information. If you have more information, please call Det. Forrest at 301-600-6219.


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The Transporter
|Release Date: October 11, 2002
|Running Time: 92 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $25,296,447.00
|Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Jason Statham
Shu Qi
Matt Schulze
Francois Berleand
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Summary:Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods--human or otherwise--from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Rule One: Never change the deal. Rule Two: No names--Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working for, or what he's transporting. Rule Three: never look in the package. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He's been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" ... Full Summary >>


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Fri Jul 31 7:48:26 EDT 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fri Jul 31 7:20:47 EDT 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Downtown Rio de Janeiro.
Wed Jul 29 15:53:45 EDT 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
While entering Rio de Janeiro's harbor, this submarine passed in front of the old fort at the entrance.
When there are not low clouds, yes, the statue can be seen.
Wed Jul 22 0:00:00 EDT 2009, near Cabo Frio, Brazil
Cabo Frio, which is pretty much the East corner of Brazil (East of Rio de Janeiro), is the peak seen under the mainsail of Issuma.
Cabo Frio (Cold Cape in English) is a place where a lot of deep, cold water is forced to the surface by the action of the currents against the coast. This results in pushing up a lot of plankton and other animals from the deep, which whales and many fish feed on.
How is the reefing system evolving? The picture does not show the winch(s) but it looks like all reefs are brought to the cockpit. Do you still need to climb on the cabin top?
I now have almost all the stuff I need to make it so all reefing is done from the cockpit (just need to install it now). At the moment, the second and third reefs in the mainsail still require getting on the cabintop.
Sat Jul 18 0:00:00 EDT 2009, near Cabo de Sao Tome, Brazil
Sailboats generally have one winch for each sheet (a rope that controls a sail once it is up). There were not enough winches on this boat to have one for each sheet. So, when setting the main staysail (voile d'etai), the sheet had to be brought across the cockpit and put on the (windward side) fore staysail (trinquette) sheet winch. While that worked, it meant there was this taut rope across the cockpit, somewhat getting in the way.
I bought a new pair of sheet winches some time ago, and finally got around to installing one of them last week (I wanted to sail with it for a while to be sure I liked the position before installing the other one on the other side). The winch on the left is a Lewmar 55, the one of the right is a Lewmar 48, and the new one in the center is also a Lewmar 48. I was quite surprised when the new winches arrived to find out that the new Lewmar 48s are significantly smaller than the old Lewmar 48s. So I got some long bolts and built up the base with some white plastic so it would be high enough for the winch handle to clear the top of the other winches.
A sailmaker in Itaparica built the sheet bags that hang below the winches. They help to tidy up the cockpit a great deal.
Thu Jul 16 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Brazil
Sailing on the banks in the rain yesterday, many whales were nearby, making it much more interesting to be outside.
Tue Jul 14 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Bahia, Brazil
A similar boat to the one sailing in yesterday's picture.
Note the mast that was made by simply taking the bark off a tree. I never found the crew of this boat to ask what the vertical stakes are for...I suspect they are used to dry fishing nets.
Mon Jul 13 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Bahia, Brazil
Traditional Bahian sailboat beating to windward. I took this picture a few days ago in Bahia de Todos Santos.
The died to nothing yesterday, then came back to a nice force 3 tailwind, with clear skies, lots of stars and a fair-sized moon. Now (morning) the wind is dying away again and the sails are making lots of noise as they flop around with the gentle rolling of the boat.
Sat Jul 11 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
A nice rainbow appeared while leaving Salvador today. The weather was off and on, rain and sun all morning, gradually becoming drier, mostly sunny, and less windy. By night, the waves were much smaller, and the stars and Milky Way poked their way out among the scattered clouds making for a very pleasant sail.
I am sailing south, out of the tropics, towards cooler weather.
Sat Jul 4 8:52:52 EDT 2009, Itaparica, Bahia, Brasil
The most uncommon-looking boat at anchor in Itaparica when I arrived was the Research Vessel Heraclitus. Heraclitus was built of ferrocement in California in 1974 and has sailed around the world several times, 250,000 miles in all.
I've long been interested in junk-rigged vessels, and this is the largest (85 feet/26m, 120 tons) and most-sailed junk that I've seen. A friendly crewman from the Solomon Islands showed me around the boat, which, among other things, is equipped with a library of hundreds of books and a large laboratory area. Heraclitus does mostly environmental reseach for various organizations. More information on their website at