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The '07 Mopar Muscle Engine Challenge - Small-Block ShootoutWritten by on November 1, 2007 Contributors: Courtesy Of Participants An Update On The Not-So-Small Small-Blocks
When it comes to engines, small-blocks used to be small, and big-blocks used to be big. Today, the term small-block doesn't necessarily mean that an engine is small. Mopar guys are lucky now since stroker kits, aftermarket heads, and numerous other aftermarket parts are made specifically for the small-block Chrysler engine. We remember when building a small-block Mopar meant using mostly factory parts because that's all that was available. Since the small-block Mopar is gaining popularity as a foundation for big cubic inches and big power, we decided it would be fun to feature the small-block Mopar in this year's engine challenge to really show what Mopar's LA engine is capable of.
If you've been following our engine challenges you know the basic rules. We try to encourage the builders to make big horsepower reliably and do it on pump gas, while sticking to a tight budget. For this year's small-block challenge, engine displacement will be limited to 410 ci and all will have to run on the same 93 octane Rockett Brand fuel, but otherwise we're pretty much letting anything go. Like in past years, we're sure we'll see engines built strictly for high power, but since the price of the parts is factored into the power the engine makes, it will likely take a combination of good power and economical parts to win.
This month, we'll introduce you to the builders and give you a peek at the engines they're building for our third annual engine challenge.
Diamondback Engines
Richmond, Texas
Diamondback Engines was formed by business partners Dave Schultz, Dallas Schultz, and Damon Kuhn because they recognized a need in their area for a quality-oriented, Mopar-specific performance shop. As drag racers, the guys at Diamondback design and build each engine to their customers needs, paying the same attention to detail when building their street engines as they do when building race engines. In addition to their full-service engine shop, Diamondback also builds transmissions and carburetors, and has a retail parts store.
For this year's engine challenge, Diamondback Engines will be putting together a 408ci small-block. Engine builders Damon Kuhn and Dallas Schultz will be using an Eagle stroker crank in a factory 360 block to achieve their 408ci displacement. Brodix B-1 cylinder heads should provide plenty of flow for big power, and a Diamondback 750 or 950 carburetor will handle the fuel mixing. As of this writing, the engine isn't complete, but the guys at Diamondback guaranteed their engine would be dyno'd and delivered to the Mopar Nationals by the deadline.
Indy Cylinder Head
Indianapolis, Indiana
The name Indy Cylinder Head is synonymous with Mopar power. The guys at Indy recognized the need for Mopar-specific aftermarket parts before most, designing some of the best heads around for Mopar applications. Since then they haven't looked back and have been engineering heads, intakes, blocks, and numerable other parts for all Mopar and AMC applications, even the new Hemi. With so many new and cutting edge products, we wonder when these guys sleep!
While we expect big power from a name like Indy Cylinder Head, the crew at Indy was undecided about how to approach this contest. One approach would be to build a powerful engine, highlighting their parts and building prowess, and not worry about the cost factor. Another approach is, of course, to build an economical engine and go for the win based on cost. Turns out the guys at Indy built one of each and will decide which engine to bring based on each engine's in-house dyno results. Both engines will displace 408 ci, but the budget engine will use cast-iron heads, a stock oil pan, and other budget goodies to keep costs down. Their potent engine is an all-out powerhouse that should churn out some impressive numbers. We'll have to wait until the Mopar Nationals to see which one they enter!
MRL Performance
Jackson, Michigan
When Mike Liston of MRL Performance isn't building powerful Mopar engines, he's working at the Chrysler proving grounds testing current Mopar iron like the new Dodge Challenger (and we thought we had a good job). Mike will build anything Mopar, but is a self-proclaimed small-block specialist, which is why we're eager to see what he brings to the engine challenge.
When we asked Mike what engine he was going to build for this year's challenge, he quickly answered, "A 318, baby!" Inside his 318, Mike will use a stock forged crank, Keith Black forged pistons, and Scat H-beam connecting rods. A Comp Cams solid flat-tappet camshaft will work the valves, and the engine will be topped by hand-ported Magnum cylinder heads. Mike states that going for a win will take good power and a tight budget, and it sounds like his combination might have just the right mix of both.
Mid America Racing Engines
Washington, Iowa
Mid America Racing Engines is another engine shop founded by a die-hard drag racer. Having built his own race engines for years, engine builder David Bruns recognized the need for a quality machine shop, and since opening, he's provided engines for racers all over the country. If you followed last year's contest you already know that David tuned his 500ci wedge to a first place finish, making some 740 hp and more power than any of last year's Edelbrock-headed engines. David assures us the small-block he brings to this year's challenge will have the potential to win as well.
David Bruns hit his combination perfectly last year, earning him a win in the '06 engine Challenge. This year he plans to back up his stellar performance with a 410ci engine based on a factory 360 block. Inside the 360, David will utilize an Eagle crank and rods, and SRP pistons. The engine will be topped with Indy cylinder heads and will utilize a MSD ignition. When asked about camshaft selection, David would only say he is considering a couple of different cam profiles, stating cam selection as being vital to placing well in this contest. We're sure that once the decision is made, this will be an impressive engine.
Muscle Motors
Lansing, Michigan
Anyone who's raced Mopars for very long has probably heard of Muscle Motors. Located in Lansing, Michigan, Muscle Motors has been supplying Mopar gearheads with the engines, machine work, and parts it takes to go fast for many years. These guys specialize in stroker kits and carry a full line of Mopar high-performance parts, in addition to their full-service machine shop. In our inaugural engine challenge, the Muscle Motors entry impressed us with its combination of power and torque, so we're eager to see what they bring to this year's challenge.
Like most competitors, Mike decided to base his small-block on a factory 360. Utilizing a Callies 3.79-inch stroke crankshaft with Ross pistons will bring displacement to 400 ci. A solid roller camshaft will actuate the valves, and the engine will be topped with Edelbrock Performer RPM cylinder heads. Since Muscle Motors has CNC programming to port virtually any Mopar cylinder head, we're sure the heads atop this motor will be treated to the works. Feeding this beast will be a trio of Holley two-barrels on an aluminum Six-pack intake manifold.
R.M. Competition
Roseville, Michigan
R.M. Competition has been in business since 1998, but engine builder Randy Malik has more than thirty years experience building high-performance engines at other shops. R.M. Competition specializes in anything high-performance, building engines for drag racing, road racing, and even boats. Randy believes that preparation and tuning are more important than the actual parts chosen for a build, but using the right parts is certainly a step in the right direction to achieve good results. Since parts selection and tuning are major factors in our competition, we feel Randy has a good chance to place well.
Randy used a production 360 Chrysler as the foundation for this build and stuffed it with a Scat crankshaft, Keith Black pistons, and factory Chrysler connecting rods. A Lunati cam will actuate the valves and a Melling oil pump combined with a factory oil pan will handle lubrication duties. The engine will be topped with Engine Quest cylinder heads, a Weiand intake manifold, and an Edelbrock carburetor. Obviously built to make good power at a low cost, this engine should be very competitive.
Schurbon Engine And Machine
Maquoketa, Iowa
Engine builder Scott Schurbon of Schurbon Engine and Machine is a self-proclaimed Mopar fanatic. Having raced some of everything, Scott claims you can't beat a Mopar engine when it comes to bang for the buck. He remembers the days when you couldn't find aftermarket parts for a Mopar and still made enough power to keep up with the brand-X guys, so we're eager to see what he can do with the great aftermarket parts available in today's market.
Like the other competitors in this year's Engine Challenge, Scott decided to use a production 360 block for this build. Stuffed inside will be an Eagle four-inch stroke crankshaft, RPM billet I-beam connecting rods, and Probe dish pistons. Magnum heads will be utilized as they are hard to beat for the money. A Comp Cams flat-tappet camshaft will actuate the valves through Pro Comp aluminum roller rocker arms. For induction, Scott chose to use a Mopar Performance single-plane aluminum intake.
West Covina, California
Californians will tell you that the hot-rod craze began in their state, and Speed-O-Motive has served performance enthusiasts both in California and around the country since 1946. Though they'll build anything, the guys at Speed-O-Motive love building Mopar engines because they make so much power. We've been impressed with the Speed-O-Motive entries in our last two challenges and look forward to seeing what they'll bring to the table this year.
Speed-O-Motive will be using a factory Chrysler 360 block for their entry in this year's contest, but will boost displacement to 408 ci with a Scat 4-inch stroke crankshaft. Scat 6.123-inch I-beam connecting rods will also be utilized along with CP forged pistons. A flat-tappet, solid lifter cam will see duty in this engine that will be topped with Brodix B1 AMC cylinder heads. For induction, an M-1 intake manifold will be matched to a Holley carburetor, likely a 750-cfm unit. We can't wait to see what this combination does on Comp's dyno in September.
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All the engine builders will display their engines at the Mopar Muscle/Pace trailer during the Mopar Nationals, and the builders will be on hand to discuss their combinations.Comp Cams will again host the dyno portion of our engine challenge. We can't wait to see what kind of numbers these small-blocks will post.


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Every human being ends up dead - at least as far as we know - and every human culture comes up with rituals and ritual spaces to deal with the processes of dying (hospices), death (mortuaries), disposal (cemeteries, crematoria, towers of silence) and remembrance (memorials, mausoleums).
Here's a very interesting post I found today on the Zoroastrian towers of the dead. Be warned, some of the photos are icky.
It's something worth remembering when mapping a fantasy region - the culture and the history of a region determines the prevalence and type of memorials. Where I live, for example, the memory of World War I has left ossuaries, memorials, churches and military cemetaries scattered along the landscape - sometimes dominating the living towns of today, nearly a century later. In Cairo the teeming multitude still lives, works and dies beneath the funerary monuments of Khufu and his dynasty, 4500 odd years after they were erected.
Note: this tower map is not my work, I am merely adding it here as a reference to the link I have attached above.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire SynopsisThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Release Date
In Theaters November 22, 2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Credits
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Woody Harrelson (Haymitch Abernathy), Elizabeth Banks (Effie Trinket), Lenny Kravitz (Cinna), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Plutarch Heavensbee), Jeffrey Wright (Beetee), Sam Claflin (Finnick Odair), Jena Malone (Johanna Mason) with Stanley Tucci (Caesar Flickerman), and Donald Sutherland (President Snow)
Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Michael deBruyn, and Scott Frank
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Produced by: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilikv
MPAA Rating: [ PG-13 ]
Distributor: Lionsgate
External Info: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Official Website
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That hardcore quote at the top-- "The sun persists in rising, so I make myself stand"-- comes from the first chapter of the book, but isn't actually as stirring in context. At the beginning of the book Katniss is back in District 12 and back to her old habit of illegally hunting in the woods, though as a Hunger Games winer she and her family are rich enough that she doesn't have to hunt to feed herself
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The Emmerich Scale: Your Guide To The Coming Hollywood Apocalypse
This Friday, Tom Cruise faces the challenges of living on an Earth almost completely abandoned by humanity in Oblivion. In June's After Earth, Will and Jaden Smith play a father-son pair who crash land on Earth, thousands of years after humans have left it. Next year Russell Crowe stars in Darren Aronofsky's retelling of the Noah's Ark tale-- the original disaster movie. Noticing a trend here?
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5 Things We Learned From The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Teaser
Fans may be a bit disappointed by the limited scope of the trailer, which only shows us everything that happens up until Katniss and Peeta re-enter the arena (it's also up for debate whether the film is considering that reveal a spoiler, though given how much they're likely to promote the character of Finnick, I doubt it). But in this exceedingly well-cut and surprisingly emotional tease, I think there were 5 strong clues about what we can expect from the entirety of Catching Fire. Let's dig in
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Elkhart teen, victim of shooting out from hospital
ELKHART — Sitting out on his porch on Frances Avenue, Latyris Mitchell smiles and talks with a friend. He is making strides in his recovery less than two weeks after he was shot just a few blocks from his house.
Mitchell, 19, was shot outside a store in the 200 block of East Indiana Avenue on June 6. Police and paramedics were called at about 11:48 a.m. to the scene of the shooting and took him to Elkhart General Hospital.
He was released from the hospital Friday, June 14.
Mitchell was shot three times: the chest, the stomach and the right side. He has metal staples that make their way from the lower chest to the lower part of his stomach, beneath his bellybutton. He has a cavity on his right side, beneath his armpit, where another bullet went through.
On the day he was shot, Mitchell rode his bike to a store on East Indiana Avenue. It had been a normal day so far: He had watched a movie with his godbrother before leaving the house. He was still outside the store when he heard two loud "pops." It took him a few seconds to realize he had been shot.
"All I could think was I had to go home," he said.
As he turned around to run he was shot again on the side.
Witnesses say they heard gunshots, and by the time they looked around they saw people running from the scene. Kendall McGee, a friend of Mitchell, was one of the witnesses.
McGee said he was inside a store on Indiana Avenue when he heard the gunshots. When he turned around he saw people scattering, and Mitchell was running down Frances Avenue. Later, he heard Mitchell had been taken to the hospital.
Mitchell ran back to his house, about two blocks away from the store, leaving his bike behind.
"I don't know what happened to the bike," he said. "We never found it."
When he got home he told his mother he had been shot, and she called an ambulance. At first, Mitchell didn't feel anything, he said. But he could feel a burning sensation where he was hit about two to three minutes later. He did not lose consciousness until he made it to the hospital. During the time he waited for the ambulance to arrive and as he was being taken to the hospital, Mitchell tried to calm himself down.
"I thought I was going to die," he said.
For a few days, Mitchell was placed under critical care, and police said his outcome was unclear. After he was stabilized — his lung was perforated and part of his small intestine had to be removed— Mitchell was finally removed from the critical care unit and was able to see his family.
He still has some difficulty walking, he can't quite bend down for now and he can't lift anything heavier than 15 pounds. He also has more hospital appointments. Doctors must still remove his metal staples and a fragment of a bullet that somehow traveled to the back of his leg.
But why was he shot? He doesn't know.
Mitchell says he knows who shot him, but police have not made an arrest on this case.
Whatever the reason was behind the shooting, the experience has been an eye-opener for Mitchell, he said.
"It made me realize that maybe I was doing something wrong," he said. "I want to treat my family better and better my life as person and my future."


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The Wallace drama team presents their annual dinner theater performance on Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Students will be performing scenes from the play "First in Line and Other Traumatic Life Experiences" by Rob Frankel. The drama team includes (Front row, l-r): Sarah Banks, Tanner Clough, Rachel Marquardt, Morgan Messersmith, Middle row: Jackson Porter, Alissa Rosentrater, Jeff Harms, Levi Unruh, Chance Kennicutt, Jaclyn Nelson, and Alex Lundvall. Back row: Collin Swedberg, Emma Franklin, and Dillon Koop. Not pictured, Paige Aylward. Tickets are available from the drama cast and crew or by calling Wallace School for more information. (Courtesy photo)


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This is totally off topic, but I think the little "Zimbra Employee" tag gives me the ok to post it. Primarily, I wanted to spark a discussion on this topic.
Those who've worked with me, and many forum users know that I am a huge Apple fanboy. I have an iPhone, 2 Macs, and an appletv.
A few minutes ago, I made a purchase of a PC laptop which I will begin to use as my primary machine. I almost wept as I hit the "buy it now" button on eBay.
Mac vs PC is an discussion that has been going on for over 2 decades now. Even when I couldn't afford a Mac and got a PC in High School, I still advocated macs.
My reasons are pretty simple, and make a lot of sense.
Although Macs are built upon the POSIX complaint BSD, unless you're running a server, I would argue that there isn't a truly compelling reason to have a mac other than the "coolness factor".
As far as operating system functionality, I think most would agree that OS X is far ahead of Windows. With core imaging, and Quartz Extreme, the UI is really unriviled. Vista is a near meltdown for Microsoft due to slowness, unreliability, and malware/virus'.
I have always had this philosophy: Microsoft really isn't good at inventing things. Anytime they invent something from the ground up, it's almost always a disaster for them. I can't think of a single product that they didn't copy the idea from.
Xerox -> Windows
Xbox ->nintendo
Zune -> iPod
MS word -> Word perfect
MS excel -> Lotus 123
NT kernel -> Unix Kernel with protective memory and threading
IIS -> Apache
MSN Messenger -> AOL IM
Innovation is something that Microsoft is terrible about, and the area that Apple excels at. Apple copied Xerox, I'll give the MS fanboys that bone... but most of what they do is ground breaking. I still remember when S Jobs came back to Apple, he launched the iMac. I remember thinking: This is going to be a disaster...who in the world would want a computer without a floppy dirve.
People even flamed the ipod when it came out, but time after time, Apple proves that by "thinking different", they can excel in anything.
Steve Jobs has a video on youtube.
YouTube - Steve Jobs and Steve Ballmer
He is so right.
But now that Apple has dug itself out of the Hole it was in in the 90's and has become one of the largest media companies on the planet, I think they're losing sight of the things that saved them.
I belive that they're imbracing the idea of being closed and and 1984'ish. Between the App store, hardware lockdowns, and inability to provide choice, I think they're following MS down the road of "You don't need to choose. We make the software, use it the way we want you to."
This is really driving me crazy. Their refusal to emabrace newer technologies (ie blue ray) and locking down their stuff has made me feel boxed. I can't ever just build my mac the way I want it. They build it, and I have to choose from what they think I want. I have to use iTunes for my music and iPhone syncing.
No blue ray.
No copy paste on the iPhone.
No iPhone bluetooth sync.
Mamoth inventories of Hardware that just don't work on a mac. no Flash on the iPhone.
No Slingbox/true video streaming player on the iPhone.
Safari only on the iPhone (no other browser).
Developer NDA.
It's all just driving me away from Apple. Sure, they've always controlled hardware...but the only big issue was price....and those using macs were okay with it. You pay for quality.
But now, times have changed. They are do dominent in Music and Mobile phones along with other hardware, that they've lost sight of giving people choice. It's ironic because Apple is the "other choice".
It's driving me nuts. I get an awesome looking computer with sub-par applications, and an ecosystem that's so void of choice that it makes me feel like switching to a PC for more options.
So, farewell my loyal Macbook. I'll still use you as a server to test stuff. It's not you, it's me. Being cool looking just isn't enough for me anymore....and I've found someone better.
Sure, she might be ugly...but it's what's inside that counts. Looks aren't everything.
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Tennessee creationist measure is dead for now
WMC-TV in Memphis reports [Link broken] (June 16, 2007) that Senate Resolution 17 failed to pass during the first session of the 105th General Assembly of the state of Tennessee. Introduced by Senator Raymond Finney (R-District 8) on February 21, 2007, the resolution, if enacted, would request the commissioner of education to justify the fact that creationism is not taught in the state's public schools.
Behe's latest scrutinized
The new book from "intelligent design" proponent Michael Behe, The Edge of Evolution (Free Press, 2007), is supposed to present "astounding new findings from the genetics revolution to show that Darwinism cannot account for the sheer complexity and near-miraculous design of life as we know it," according to a press release from the publisher.
Tallahassee Scientific Society adds its voice for evolution
On June 4, 2007, the Tallahassee Scientific Society adopted a resolution (RTF) [Link broken] on the teaching of "intelligent design" as science, in response to the recently initiated review of Florida's state science standards.
"Understanding the intelligent design creationist movement"
The Center for Inquiry released a new position paper, "Understanding the intelligent design creationist movement: Its true nature and goals," on May 29, 2007.
Summer reading in Natural History
Writing in the June 2007 issue of Natural History, Richard Milner reviews a batch of books centering on the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, explaining, "Kitzmiller v.
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Dremel adds new tools, new features to older tools
Sticking with what must be a company directive, Dremel is launching four new tools this year that are compact, versatile, and hold broad appeal to users of varying skills and interests. Representatives from Dremel stopped by the WOOD Magazine offices today to show us these new tools, as well as lots of new accessories to go with them.
First up is an all-new tool, a hybrid of an angle grinder, oscillating multifunction tool, and circular saw. The Saw-Max, due out in October, is a compact cutting tool that uses 3"-diameter blades embedded with abrasives (carbide, diamond, aluminum oxide) for cutting edges rather than teeth. Powered by a 6-amp motor, the Saw-Max generates 17,000 rpms. The tool has a spring-loaded shoe that's adjustable up to a ¾"-deep maximum cut, or can be set at zero and the tool used as a plunge-cut saw for cuts where you don't want an entry or exit. Four blades come with the standard kit for cutting wood, tile, and metal; one blade has an offset flange to allow for flush-cutting at the edge of the blade housing. (There's no blade guard on the left side of the tool.) The kit with four blades will sell for $129. Attachments also available will be a dust-collection port, a straight-cutting guide to fit a 2×4, and a miter- and bevel-cutting guide.


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Still hunting is another method, Old Hunter uses this method. Basically you walk through the woods very slowly stopping every step or two scanning the woods for deer. Usually you will just see bits and pieces of the deer as you scan the area. For myself, I need to see a LOT of sign in the area before I will still hunt it.
Tree stands can be very productive over well established game trails or at water holes.
These are just some basic methods............hope it helps


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Wednesday lineup: Duffy's debut
Kansas City hosts the defending A.L. champion Texas Rangers at 7:10 tonight. 22-year old lefty Danny Duffy will make his Major League debut on an INK Student Night ($7 tickets for high school and college students with a valid ID, the Outfield Experience opens at 5:30 for a pregame concert.)
The lineup has a different look tonight with Alex Gordon leading off and Eric Hosmer batting third. Let's take a look:
(Gordon – LF), (Cabrera – CF), (Hosmer – 1B), (Francoeur – RF), (Butler – DH), (Betemit – 3B), (Treanor – C), (Getz – 2B), (Escobar – SS), (Duffy – P)


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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Clayton Kershaw dazzled San Francisco
hitters over eight-plus innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win
over the Giants on Wednesday.
Kershaw (6-5) gave up just two runs on four hits while striking out seven to
earn his first win since May 20.
Kenley Jansen stranded a pair of runners in the ninth to notch his sixth save
of the season.
Hanley Ramirez, Andre Ethier and A.J. Ellis each drove in a run for the
Dodgers, winners in five straight.
Tim Lincecum (4-8) allowed four runs on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings to
absorb his third loss in four starts.
Buster Posey went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Giants, who have
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If you care about the issues surrounding his brutal murder in Laramie, Wyo., in 1998, you should make a reservation at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (ETC) for a one-evening of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its summer tradition of Shakespeare in the Park as the free series returns for the seventh year this August. Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream will be showcased in parks around the Greater Cincinnati area and Northern Kentucky Aug. 3-30.
CSC Ensemble Member Nicholas Rose is directing the classic lovers tale, Romeo and Juliet. While the fantastic story of betrayal and magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream is being directed by CSC Education Associate Miranda McGee. Six actors from the CSC Resident Ensemble will be acting in these performances. After the free park tour, they will continue to tour community centers, schools, venues and other performance centers into May of 2014.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is continuing its partnership with Cincinnati Parks and Recreation, offering free shows at Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park, Burnet Woods, Mt. Echo Park and the new Smale Riverfront Park. Washington Park will see the group on their tour, alongside parks in Madeira, Colerain and Monroe in Ohio, and Burlington, Edgewood and Maysville in Kentucky. The acting troupe will have two performances at the Vinoklet Winery as well. Certain park locations will be accepting canned food and non-perishable items — CSC has a partnership with the Freestore Foodbank.
If a free, al fresco viewing of Shakespeare's best sounds fun, then make sure to get to each performance early to ensure good seating. All shows are general admission with first-come, first-serve seating. For more information go to cincyshakes.com.
For show times and locations, refer to the list below:
Saturday, Aug. 3, Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in Boone Woods Park, Burlington
Wednesday, Aug. 7, Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in Eden Park – Seasongood Pavilion, Mount Adams
Thursday, Aug. 8 Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in Burnet Woods, Clifton
Friday, Aug. 9 Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in the Monroe Community Park, Monroe, Ohio
Saturday, Aug. 10 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 6:30 p.m. in the Harry Whiting Brown Lawn, Glendale
Sunday, Aug. 11 Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. in the McDonald Commons Park, Madeira
Wednesday, Aug. 14 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Browning Shelter, Maysville, Ky.
Thursday, Aug. 15 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Mt. Echo Park, Price Hill
Friday, Aug. 16 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. at the Vinoklet Winery, Colerain
Saturday, Aug. 17 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. at the Miami Whitewater Forest – Harbor Point, Harrison
Sunday, Aug. 18 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Washington Park, Over-the-Rhine
Wednesday, Aug. 21 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Burnet Woods, Clifton
Thursday, Aug. 22 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Colerain Park
Friday, Aug. 23 Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. at the Vinoklet Winery, Colerain
Saturday, Aug. 24 A Midsummer Night's Dream in Keehner Park, West Chester
Sunday, Aug. 25 Romeo and Juliet at 6 p.m. in Presidents Park, Edgewood, Ky.
Tuesday, Aug. 27 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. in Uptown Park, Oxford
Wednesday, Aug. 28 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center Lawn
Thursday, Aug. 29 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. at the Smale Riverfront Park, Downtown
Friday, Aug. 30 A Midsummer Night's Dream at 7 p.m. at the Eden Park – Seasongood Pavilion, Mount Adams
And then there are those that touch numerous bases — either because that's what the artists intended or because time has changed the meaning or our appreciation of the work. In the former category, and so far the work that towers over everything else I've seen, is Doug and Mike Starn's Gravity of Light in the decommissioned Holy Cross Church at Mount Adams Monastery. This installation prominently uses photographs without letting them define what its purpose or meaning is about. I've written about it previously and may do so again, so powerful is it. It's up through year's end, and I hope everyone realizes how important an artwork it is and goes to see it. Go here for details.
It can be discussed and debated whether Disfarmer, who died in 1959) was engaged in what he thought was a commercial venture or whether he was after something else… his own quest for an artful statement. But the work today is important as something other than straight photo-documentation, though it is that. The photographs are haunting missives from the place Greil Marcus called "the old, weird America" — a spiritual zone, a cosmic baptismal font, from where much of our contemporary culture can trace its origins.
But they came, sometimes dressed in their best and sometimes dressed in the best they had. What resulted — and we are fortunate his work has been preserved, which itself was a struggle — is a different take on Depression Era poverty than the federal Farm Security Administration photos. Taken by outsiders, those placed — with warmth and humanity — their subjects in their surrounding hardscrabble environment. They have a sociological dimension.
By the way, I'm not sure how many people know this exhibit is here. FotoFocus literature didn't list it as an ongoing show, but rather a part of a one-day event – last week's Emery concert by guitarist Bill Frisell/858 Quartet of his composition Musical Portraits from Heber Springs. But the Emery is keeping it up through the month. To see it, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with your phone number and times you're available, or call 513-262-8242.
The artist spent five years observing — in film and still photographs — the effect of light, seasonal change and weather on a remote, pristine, Finnish island. In "Forest (Tree and Pond)," his work is condensed via editing into a relatively tight time span and projected onto a gray-painted section of a gallery wall. While it looks like we are a watching a specific spot on the island change over the seasons, I'm told it's a composite. (I find that remarkable.) Tuori has created this slightly wavering mirage of an image to show how art can turn what we think of as mundane into something momentous. He has photographed elusive "change."
Photography, like all art, isn't meant to stand still. Tuori is at the forefront of finding new ways to show that.
All rooms were jam-packed with people in imaginative costumes, and in the ballroom the DAAP Girls (outfitted for the night as the DAAP Witches) belted out a funky, soulful, garage-rock version of "Ghostbusters" far better than the cutesy original.
Best of all, for those who remember coughing and hacking their way through the old Southgate House, the place was non-smoking for this event and had signs up everywhere to enforce that. If it can keep up the pleasant smoke-free environment, Thompson House might just become the nightclub that counts in Greater Cincinnati. Still not sure if that will make me turn out for the upcoming Dying Fetus/Malignancy concert, but the place is definitely back on my radar.
Carnevil's turnout also proved that FotoFocus, as an event, was on people's radar. There had been some questioning of that earlier in the week, after moderate turnouts for two appearances by nationally significant photographers at Cincinnati Art Museum's Fath Auditorium.
Laurel Nakadate gave the prestigious FotoFocus Lecture there on Oct. 24, presenting a slide show of the past 12 years of her sometimes-eyebrow-raising performative-video and still-photography work.
For one project, she wandered around truck stops and invited truckers to dance with her in their cabs. In another, she traveled across Canada by train and threw her underwear out the window each day, photographing the colorful results. (As far as I know, she did not get arrested for littering.) Someone asked about the inherent danger in some of her early work, which involved putting herself in erotic situations with strange men. "I look back at my early work and fear for my life," she said. "But I'm really glad I made that work."
Incidentally, one of her more recent projects — for which
she showed slides — was to photograph herself crying everyday for one year. The
"one year" motif seems to be such a strong one that some curator somewhere
should devote a show to its variations. There's plenty of material right here.
At Michael Lowe's Downtown gallery, site of the "Using Photography" FotoFocus
exhibit featuring work by 1970s-era (and beyond) Conceptual Artists, there is
an example of On Kawara's "I Got Up" series. For 11 years (1968-1979), he sent
friend picture postcards stamped with the time that he arose each day.
And when Todd Pavlisko was in town last week to plan for his "Docent" rifle-firing project that occurred Monday at Cincinnati Art Museum, he said that one piece in his resultant museum show next year will be displaying all the loose change he's collected in a year. (He will gold-plate the coinage.)
At the other appearance of a photographer at CAM last week, Chief Curator James Crump discussed the future of photography books with Minnesota photographer/publisher Alec Soth and Darius Himes, a gallerist whose Radius Books publishes unusual photography creations.
Some in the audience wished the event would have featured much more of Soth and his fascinating photojournalistic work. He did discuss a current project, in which he and Brad Zellar are photographing election-eve everyday life in Michigan for his LBM Dispatch, which tries to quickly publish and distribute photo essays. (The work will then be displayed at Detroit's Cranbrook Institute.)
But Himes did express admiration for the strangest Conceptualist book project I've heard of in a long time. That would be photographer Mishka Henner's printed-on-demand Astronomical, twelve 506-page volumes representing, in total, a scale model of the solar system from the sun to Pluto. Many of the pages are blank, representing the great distances between planets in space. Himes did not say if you must order the whole set or just your favorite volume, but you can find out more at here.
I was able to spend some time last week with Barry Andersen, photography professor emeritus at Northern Kentucky University who has been a strong, forceful advocate for the importance of this form as both an artistic medium and a critical societal observer. His own show, the now-concluded Sky, Earth and Sea at Notre Dame Academy in Park Hills, served as a satisfying retrospective of thirty years of his work. Especially lovely were his gorgeous aerial-shot" Cloudscapes," vivid inkjet prints from negative scans.
And as a curator, he put together a superb, sadly also now-concluded, show at NKU called Reporting Back, which surveyed the work of 14 documentary photographers whose thematic interests covered the globe. Each one's work was presented as a series of photographs, a thematically related suite, to remind us of the journalistic impact of the photo essay. Ashley Gilbertson's quietly moving "Bedrooms of the Fallen" visited the bedrooms of soldiers slain in Iraq and Afghanistan. Their solemnity was balanced by Jim Dow's colorful portraits of idiosyncratically appealing, retro-Americana buildings. You can learn more about the show — and be introduced to some fine photographers — here.
FotoFocus has the potential to shine a lens on fine Cincinnati photographers of the past whose reputations could use a revival. One of the best shows to achieve that goal this year was Cincinnati Museum Center's Photographic Legacy of Paul Briol: 1909-1955, which closes Thursday. Briol's black-and-white images of the rhythms and architecture of Cincinnati life have a dreamy beauty, partly because he was not adverse to stripping in more dramatic skies and otherwise heightening an image's dramatic effect.
The populism and humanism in his work are evident — Lewis Hine perhaps was an inspiration. An elderly African-American couple sits while the woman peels a potato; children in what seems to be an aged urban schoolroom pose with their stuffed animals. Those, along with images of the skyline, a roller coaster, Fountain Square, the riverfront, Rabbit Hash, Ky.'s general store, give life to that era's Cincinnati.
Actually, the photo of his that moved me the most was in a different show, the concluded Images of the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of Ohio. It was by far the best thing in that exhibit. His contribution, an extraordinarily composed photo from 1935 called "Waiting for Work," shows the looming shadows of men against a room's wall. A sign reads, "Dirty Men Will Not Be Sent Out." Briol may have arranged this image rather than just observed and captured it, but no matter. It magnificently speaks to the despair and denigration that the Depression brought.
One hopes 2014's FotoFocus will find room to spotlight a few other Cincinnati photographers of the past who could use rediscovery — perhaps Nelson Ronsheim or George Rosenthal. Or, if you have ideas, send them along to me at email@example.com. In the Nov. 14 Big Picture column in CityBeat, I'll address some suggestions for how we can keep the momentum going now that the interest level for photography has been raised.
Even cheap bastards like you deserve a good scare. Here are a few homebrew haunts we found out about. They're all free, so check 'em out and enjoy.
Niagra Haunt
16 rooms, a tunnel, cabin and chainsaw killers.
Dusk to 9 p.m. Halloween.
2759 Niagra St., Northgate
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Terror on Timberlake
An extensive home haunt with a children's area.
7-10 p.m. Halloween.
300 Timberlake Ave., Erlanger, www.wescareyou.com
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Walker Cemetery Yard Haunt
Free yard haunt courtesy of Damien Reaper's dad, Grey Ghost. (Damien Reaper is a character at the Dent Schoolhouse.)
5-9 p.m. Halloween.
5142 State Route 128, Cleves, 513-353-2556
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If you want the real haunted house scare, peruse CityBeat's reviews of 17 area attractions here.
Students at the Cincinnati Arts & Technology Center (CATC) had a productive summer of paint-slinging as they created a mural of local scenes for display at the bigg's store in Florence, Ky. The mural is the 10th in a series of 11 murals being painted by the students for the supermarket chain in the Tristate area under the guidance of CATC instructor Mike McGuire.
The Showboat Majestic is a venue that floats along every summer with solid entertainment. Right now you can come on board for a classic piece of comedy by Neil Simon, The Odd Couple. It's a hit from 1965 in a production featuring a couple of great local actors: Joshua Steele as the prissy Felix and Mike Hall as the messy Oscar. They're a pair who know their way around a funny script, so it's a fine show for a summer's laugh. Tickets: 513-241-6550
Maybe you thought Sesame Street was funny when you were a kid. How'd you like to see some raunchy puppet behavior? Avenue Q is onstage in Dayton at the Human Race Theatre. The 2004 Tony Award-winning musical offers laugh-out-loud musical mayhem. But leave the kids at home: This one is aimed at those who are twentysomething and up, offering answers to a simple question: What happens to the kids who were raised on Sesame Street when they grow up? You'll find the answers — in songs like "It Sucks to Be Me" and "The Internet Is for Porn" — at the Loft Theatre, 126 North Main St. in downtown Dayton. Tickets: 937-228-3630
The new elevator for the Clifton Cultural Arts Center (CCAC) and it's only going to cost $1.5 million. OK, not really – the entire
first phase of renovations to the old
Those busy arts volunteers and staff have been hard at
work coming up with the cash needed. A $250,000 grant from the City of
Those busy arts volunteers and staff have been hard at
work coming up with the cash needed. A $250,000 grant from the City of
"These remarkable investments - from an anonymous donor and from the City's 2009 Capital Budget - combine with to allow us to move forward with renovations," says a press release from the CCAC.
The renovations will make it possible to use the
auditorium, music rooms and other classrooms on the third floor of the
The renovations will make it possible to use the auditorium, music rooms and other classrooms on the third floor of the building.
"We are deeply grateful to this anonymous donor, the
City of
"We are deeply grateful to this anonymous donor, the
City of
"Particularly in this challenging economic climate, the leadership and commitment of these funders are truly incredible, and will provide invaluable momentum to move this ambitious project forward."
The goal is to begin construction in fall 2009 with a
completion target of June 2010. Sadly, the money is for renovations only.
Operating expenses for the facility that was built in 1909 and covers things
like heat, lights and water still depends on donors like you – so give early
and give often.
The goal is to begin construction in fall 2009 with a completion target of June 2010. Sadly, the money is for renovations only. Operating expenses for the facility that was built in 1909 and covers things like heat, lights and water still depends on donors like you – so give early and give often.
Better yet, take a class!
Are the arts a worthwhile investment for our government? Should the creation of jobs in the arts be just as important as construction and Wall Street jobs?
Chris Jones, theater critic of the Chicago Tribune, recently wrote an impassioned essay arguing that the arts should be included in the current stimulus package being debated to death in D.C.
The 2009 Pride Parade - for the uninitiated this is Cincinnati's gay pride parade – is up to its annual shenanigans and the planning has commenced.


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No takeout plates will be allowed. This year's meal will be dine-in only with service beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing until 1:30 p.m. or until the food runs out.
Pastor Larry McRorey said, "A change in leadership along with sensitivity to dietary concerns and some new health requirements has prompted our decision to make a few necessary changes with the meal this year. We are pleased to be the community host for this annual event and believe this is a wonderful opportunity to get to know our neighbors on a more personal level by inviting and encouraging all of us to sit down and fellowship at the table together in a true ecumenical spirit."
"One of the major changes this year will be the elimination of the takeout line. We will be concentrating our energies on providing the best sit-down, family-friendly Christmas meal we can to all those who wish to come and enjoy. We will have live entertainment this year provided by our own praise and worship band as well as hear a preview of familiar holiday tunes from our children's Christmas musical," the pastor said.
"All in all, I think it promises to be a great event, and we hope the community and our sister churches will come out and support the efforts to feed one another in our community."
FUMC expects to feed more than 1,000 persons this year and is requesting help from church volunteers and civic and youth groups. There are a variety of work areas that will need volunteers, including setup, meal preparation and service and cleanup. Local churches are being asked to provide dessert items.
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Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA
The Bronx native began acting onstage in 1952 amassing credits in musicals and plays in regional theaters and on and off-Broadway, mostly in character parts. Chianese didn't start appearing in films until the 70s beginning with a small role as a panhandler in "Fuzz" (1972). He cites Al Pacino, with whom he has acted in four films, as "a very big influence on my life", and also worked on three films with director Sidney Lumet. Between appearing in such blockbusters as "The Godfather, Part II" (1974), "All the President's Men" (1976) and "Fort Apache, The Bronx" (1981), the actor squeezed in gigs as a singer and soap opera actor (on ABC's "Ryan's Hope"), often living the life of a struggling p... Continue Bio >>
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A USA TODAY examination shows that thousands of "green" builders win tax breaks, exceed local restrictions and get expedited permitting under a system that often rewards minor, low-cost steps.
LAS VEGAS (USA TODAY) -- The Palazzo Hotel and Casino boasts many features of Las Vegas excess - an indoor waterfall, a smoke-filled gaming area, seven decorative fountains, and guest suites with three TVs and power-controlled curtains.
Yet the 50-story complex achieved an unlikely and lucrative milestone after opening in 2008. A powerful private organization declared it an environmentally friendly "green" building, the world's largest at the time.
The designation won its owner, Las Vegas Sands Corp., a $27 million tax break over 10 years because a Nevada law puts the private interest group - not the government - in charge of deciding which buildings are green enough for a taxpayer subsidy.
The U.S. Green Building Council, a building industry non-profit, credited the Palazzo for having bike racks in the garage; room cards telling guests when towels are replaced; landscaping that does not use grass, which local law prohibits anyway; and preferred parking for fuel-efficient cars - spots that on a recent week were occupied by Ford Expeditions, Chevy Tahoes, Range Rovers, Mercedes E320s, Chrysler 300s, Audi A6s, vans, sports cars and a Hummer.
The council even sidestepped its own policy and allowed smoking in the Palazzo casino, a 2.5-acre expanse between the hotel lobby and the hotel elevators.
Across the United States, the Green Building Council has helped thousands of developers win tax breaks and grants, charge higher rents, exceed local building restrictions and get expedited permitting by certifying them as "green" under a system that often rewards minor, low-cost steps that have little or no proven environmental benefit, a USA TODAY analysis has found.
The council has certified 13,500 commercial buildings in the U.S. as green and become one of the most influential forces in building design by helping persuade public officials and private builders to follow its rating system, known as LEED.
More than 200 states, cities and federal agencies now require LEED certification for new public buildings, even though they have done little independent and meaningful research into LEED's effectiveness. LEED can add millions to construction costs while promising to cut utility bills and other expenses.
Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore, Washington and roughly 85 other cities go an extra step and require some private commercial buildings to follow LEED. And nearly 200 jurisdictions give LEED builders tax breaks and other incentives.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, awards buildings points for features that aim to minimize emissions, water use, waste and indoor pollutants. A new commercial building needs 40 out of a possible 100 points for certification.
A USA TODAY review of 7,100 LEED-certified commercial buildings shows that designers target the easiest and cheapest green points by trying to create pleasant and healthful office spaces; using common building materials; or taking steps with an unknown effect, such as providing preferred parking for fuel-efficient cars, bike racks and showers, and posting educational displays about the building.
Nearly every design team has won a point for including someone who has passed a LEED exam. Thousands more have won points for giving office workers their own light switches, views of the outdoors or temperature-control mechanisms, which can include operable windows or desk fans. More than 6,000 buildings got credit for using structural steel or concrete, common building materials that the council considers green because they are made from recycled material.
Points also have gone to universities that offer a course on green building, to employers that give workers a video-game room and fitness center and to builders for installing a modern fire-alarm system that "minimizes stresses on the firefighters," council records show.
"People have a tendency to buy points - they buy that bike rack even though there's no value in it," said Kansas City, Mo., architect Bob Berkebile, who helped create LEED in the 1990s and remains a strong proponent. "It's unfortunate. That's just where we are at this time."
Yet environmentalists and experts widely praise LEED for sparking environmentalism in the building industry.
"LEED put this on the agenda single-handedly and rallied a mass of people interested in green buildings who didn't have a framework," said University of California engineer Arpad Horvath, whose 2006 study criticized LEED for not considering the lifetime effect of its various points.
LEED also has expanded the use of green practices such as energy modeling of buildings and of green products such as low-flush toilets, low-emitting paints and materials made from wood that is sustainably harvested.
"LEED has been one of the most significant drivers of forest conservation in history," said Corey Brinkema, president of the Forest Stewardship Council U.S., which promotes sustainable forestry.
Berkebile calls LEED "the most transformative force in the design and construction industry in my lifetime by a factor of four. For the first time, (designers) are starting to consider how a building affects the life and well-being of the occupants and the vitality of the system in which it operates."
There are now LEED-certified breweries, stadiums, dormitories, bus depots, parking garages, shopping malls, libraries, fire stations, warehouses, boathouses, locker rooms and prison buildings.
LEED's growth has been driven partly by the building council itself, a 13,000-member non-profit chiefly run by architects, builders and building suppliers. Many specialize in - and profit from - the type of design the council certifies and promotes. The council collects up to $35,000 in fees for each LEED certification.
Building council members have boosted their own LEED-related businesses by helping persuade officials to require or reward LEED certification. LEED also helps developers market buildings to tenants and investors and collect higher rents and sales prices, University of California economist Nils Kok said.
"A lot of the fuel for LEED, to be honest, is marketing advantage," said Bill Walsh, executive director of the Healthy Building Network, which promotes non-toxic building materials. "People are interested in how they get the (LEED) credits, not in thinking deeply about it."
Stacking up easy points
Some LEED-certified buildings include advanced or costly technology such as solar panels, on-site water treatment and highly efficient heating and cooling systems. The Palazzo's seven swimming pools are solar-heated; sensors reduce air conditioning when hotel suites are empty, for example.
But LEED does not require designers to take specific steps beyond meeting minimum standards in water and energy conservation, recycling and indoor air quality. Designers chart their own course to certification, choosing from roughly 50 options that range from minimizing light pollution and storm water runoff to maximizing interior daylight and ventilation. More options bring higher certification levels - from Silver to Gold to Platinum - and sometimes bigger tax benefits.
Architect Bob Berkebile helped created the LEED rating system in the 1990s and remains a strong supporter.(Photo: Dan Videtich, BNIM Architects)
USA TODAY conducted the first public analysis of the 7,100 LEED certification records posted on the council website and found that designers emphasize LEED points that can be won through simple purchasing decisions and shun labor-intensive options and cutting-edge technology.
The most popular LEED option - earned in 99.7% of the buildings - has no direct environmental benefit but generates millions of dollars for the building council by giving one point if a design team has a LEED expert. People become experts by passing a LEED course and paying $550 to $800 to a non-profit that the building council created in 2007.
The building council gets 5% of those fees - $3.3 million from 2008 through 2010, council tax records show. The council rewards the inclusion of LEED experts to encourage building designers to learn about LEED.
More than 90% of the buildings got points for using indoor paints, adhesives and flooring that aim to protect occupants' health by emitting fewer contaminants. Widely used, the materials add little cost or effort and have no impact outside the building.
A point for low-emitting adhesives "shouldn't cost you anything," says a LEED user's guide written by BuildingGreen, a consulting and publishing firm run by former council board member Alex Wilson. Low-emitting sealants are "an easy, no-cost credit," and low-emitting flooring is "a pretty easy credit, with minimal additional cost."
Another "easy to achieve" point, earned by 91% of the buildings, is for using building materials with recycled content. That includes steel and concrete, standard building materials that usually yield a point for being made within 500 miles of a building site.
In total, a downtown office building can earn 32 of 40 points needed for LEED certification through measures that the user's guide calls easy or inexpensive.
"We put in some very easy points," said Rob Watson, a former Natural Resources Defense Council scientist who led the writing of LEED in the 1990s. "We wanted people who were six or seven points away (from certification) to see that if they could get three or four easy points, then LEED was accessible. We wanted LEED to be accessible both economically and technically."
At the other extreme, only 14% of buildings generate renewable energy, and 12% include major water-reduction steps such as using waterless urinals or treating sewage on site.
"People figure out the path of least resistance to get to the end goal, and it doesn't matter if it's LEED certification or 50% energy savings," said Paul Torcellini, a building researcher at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Cheap points can add valuable tax breaks. In Las Vegas, the Palazzo scored just two points above the minimum needed for its $27 million tax break.
The Tower Companies, a Maryland developer, got a $1 million windfall by adding last-minute features to an office tower near Washington, D.C. Aiming for Gold certification when construction began in 2007, company officials realized when the building was nearly finished that they were close to reaching Platinum. They added preferred parking spots for hybrid cars and a system that channels cooling-system water to outdoors landscaping - and turned a $530,000 property-tax break for Gold into $1.6 million for Platinum.
The extra money was not the goal, said David Borchardt, Tower's chief sustainability officer. But the extra incentive for Platinum certification "more than made up for the cost" of the two extra features, he added.
The uncertainty of LEED
In 2009, responding to criticism, the building council revised LEED to put more emphasis on energy conservation.
But the revision increased the uncertainty about LEED and highlights a central problem: LEED certification is awarded before occupancy. Points for minimizing energy and water use are based on projections, not on actual energy and water use.
"That's like the ranking of football teams before the season starts," said Oberlin College energy expert John Scofield, who testified before Congress in May.
Designers can earn up to 19 points for projecting lower-than-average energy use. The projections come from computer models that analyze hundreds of features such as insulation and sun exposure. Such models are good at comparing designs to show which would use less energy. But they are bad at quantifying actual energy use, which depends largely on how a building is used and maintained.
"Buildings have a poor track record for performing as predicted during design," the council itself reported in 2007. "Most buildings do not perform as well as design metrics indicate."
The Environmental Protection Agency says "it is a common misconception that new buildings, even so-called 'green' buildings are energy-efficient." The EPA's voluntary EnergyStar program certifies only buildings that prove energy efficiency over a year of occupancy, and rates buildings every year.
A little-noticed study of Navy buildings in January showed that four of 11 LEED-certified buildings used more energy than a non-LEED counterpart. Of the seven others, four were better than their counterparts by 9%, a level of improvement that is insufficient to earn any LEED points.
"Energy savings are not closely related to the number of points received," concluded the study by University of Wisconsin researchers.
LEED tries to address the problem by offering one point for buildings that measure actual energy use. Only 23% of the LEED-certified buildings have taken that option, USA TODAY found.
Building council Senior Vice President Scot Horst has long pushed to require LEED-certified buildings to report their energy use, but faces resistance. "A lot of people don't want to disclose that information - they feel like somehow their energy data is like dirty laundry and shows they haven't connected their ability to use energy wisely," he said.
A new version of LEED, likely to become mandatory in mid-2015, will require building operators to write a plan for running a building efficiently and to tell the council a building's energy and water use for five years. In recent years, the council has started to review energy and water use for LEED buildings that volunteer the information and tells owners how they are doing compared to projections.
The new version would require low-emitting paints and other items to pass lab tests, and LEED-friendly building materials to demonstrate a wide range of environmental benefits.
Horst said that even with some uncertainty, LEED vastly improves design and "creates buildings that have the ability to do what they might not do otherwise."
Some officials shun LEED or require builders only to follow its guidelines without getting certification. Kentucky law urges school districts to get new buildings certified by LEED or by the EPA. The overwhelming number opt for the EPA because it's free and requires energy efficiency.
"We've designed educational buildings that could easily be LEED-certified, but a lot of school districts have chosen not to because of the cost of certification itself and the lengthy documentation process," said Martha Tarrant, a Lexington, Ky., architect specializing in school construction. "Districts don't see the value of LEED as worth that cost."
Government-fueled green
Governors, mayors, state legislators and federal administrators have been forceful LEED advocates who helped it flourish nationwide. About 26% of LEED-certified buildings are government-owned.
But officials have embraced LEED and similar standards "often without fully understanding their benefits, trade-offs and costs," says a 2009 study by the National Institute of Building Sciences, a research group that interviewed building officials, regulators and advocates.
The federal General Services Administration (GSA), which owns and leases space in 9,600 buildings, gave crucial support in 2003 when it began requiring LEED certification for its new and substantially renovated buildings. Every federal department now follows green building practices along with 35 states. Roughly 170 cities give LEED builders tax breaks, grants, expedited permitting or waivers allowing them to construct larger buildings than local law allows. Roughly 2,000 developments, buildings and homes have received $500 million in tax breaks nationwide, USA TODAY found.
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Pinellas Park, Florida -- Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria stopped by Pinellas Park Library Wednesday to kick off the fifth season of the Reading with the Rays - Read Your Way to the Ballpark program.
Longoria read to a group of children, discussed the importance of reading and encouraged them to read over the summer.
PHOTOS: Evan Longoria reads to kids at Pinellas Park Library
Children can get prizes from the Rays by counting reading hours throughout the summer. If they read nine or more hours, they get a free ticket to a game.
The program is made possible through a partnership with the public library systems in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Citrus, Pasco, Polk and Hernando counties.


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as one of our craftivities (crafty activity)
with her friends at her birthday party this weekend.
When I first saw the picture I thought it was a cake. In you could do that to a cake would be really cool.
What a neat idea!
Please be sure to post a little update when you find out if it washes out! I recently bought a bunch of white dresses, tops, and skirts at a consignment sale with the intent of dying them fairly soon. This would be a fun technique to do to one of the tops!!
If you don't feel like updating, will you please e-mail me to let me know? yoothesecond at yahoo.com
cool idea!
I wonder if this would work with fabric paint markers? I will let you know what I discover. Thanks for sharing! This looks fantastic!!!
Such a neat idea!
What a great craft activity! I'm going to get some rubbing alcohol tomorrow.I can't wait ti try it out.
These are just gorgeous and look so easy to do. Thanks for this wonderful idea!
Love this idea- and so easy to do!!!
That is so cute and so fun! I love that idea!
you have been busy! Love these hankies - will have to make in my sewing club! thanks for sharing.
fun idea! We did a cooking party for my daughter's 12th. I premade 10 aprons and the girls used fabric paint pens and fabric markers to decorate them. It was a big hit! Color just makes everyone happy!
Please update - did you discover if these are truly permanent? Or did your designs wash out?
We'd love to try this, but on shirts, so we really don't want them to wash out!
Permanent markers generally are permanent on cloth. It doesn't hurt to iron them or throw them into the dryer for a few minutes to heat set them though.
Loved your tie dye idea so much I featured them on my blog, thank you!
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Lineups: Manager Bell's Final Game
By now you know that it's not just the final game of the season this afternoon, it's the final game for Buddy Bell as the Royals Manager. The self-proclaimed "old-baseball" manager leaves his post with the club after more than two seasons. The Star's Sam Mellinger did a long profile on Buddy in today's paper – check it out if you haven't already. Although Buddy will remain with the organization, it goes without saying that all of us with the Royals will miss him…
We'll post a wrap up of the final weekend after today's game.
Looking for win No.70, the Royals turn to what they hope is a piece of the future when 2006 first-round draft pick Luke Hochevar (0-0, 0.93 ERA) takes the mound for his first start in the Majors. The division-leading Indians call on lefty Aaron Laffey (3-2, 4.87 ERA).
For the final time this season, here are your lineups…
For the Royals:
Gathright – CF
German – 2B
Butler – DH
Sweeney – 1B
Brown – RF
Gordon – 3B
Huber – LF
Phillips – C
Pena – SS
Hochevar – RHP
For the Indians:
Sizemore – CF
Cabrera – SS
Hafner – DH
Garko – 1B
Gutierrez – RF
Blake – 3B
Gomez – 2B
Michaels – LF
Shoppach – C
Laffey – LHP
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So long Buddy, Mike, RSTN and scoreboards alike. Today was a day that won't be forgotten by Royals fans anytime soon.


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Hello Zimbraers,
I need to synchronize a SAMSUNG i780 with ZCS via Zimbra Mobile and ActiveSync (HSDPA).
I followed the process defined here : Mobile Device Setup - Zimbra :: Wiki
But I still can't synchronize to my server via it's public IP address (default tcp/443).
Strangely, I can access to the webmail interface (same tcp port), and it works fine. I can also synchronize my emails via IMAPS (tcp/995)
Then, I asked myself about the import of the server's certificate inside the Windows Mobile 6.1 .
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A big congrats to Kimiko Date-Krumm who became the oldest lady baller to win a WTA tour title since Billie Jean King in 1983 when she captured the Korea Open in Seoul this weekend. She won the title, her first since 1996, a day before turning 39. Her embarrassed victims this week included Alisa Kleybanova, Daniela Hantuchova, Maria Kirilenko, and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final.
And, to throw more salt in the WTA's wounds, the tour's mental midgets are continuing their fine form in Tokyo already this week including opening round losers Ana Ivanovic, who lost her third straight match and second consecutive to Lucie Safarova; Svetlana Kuznetsova who crashed out to Andrea Petkovic; and top lady baller and defending champ Dinara Safina who fell to 132nd ranked 18-year old Chang Kai-Chen, her second straight loss since her third round exit at the US Open.
Okay, I think it's time for me to dust off (one of my) wigs, don my best Nike day dress and hit hit the WTA tour. There's money and ranking points up for grabs and no one's interested in playing - so why the hell not?
We'll see who's laughing their way to the bank (hint: it won't be an -ova but an -ich.)
UPDATE: And Venus goes down. Now where is that afro puff wig of mine? *scratches head*
(Photo: AFP)
Monday, September 28, 2009
(UPDATED) Kimiko has Seoul while mental midgets pave the WTA way
Labels: Kimiko Date-Krumm, Seoul, tennis, Tokyo, WTA Tour
9 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Lol Rich. I believe not only you'll play a more fascinating match than these mental midgets...you'll probably upstage all the WTA fashionistas as well. ;)ReplyDelete
Sad that Dinara will lose the top spot to Serena, though. :(
39?! OMG, I'll be 45 soon.ReplyDelete
*grabs racquet and balls*
Erm...I meant TENNIS balls.
I'll fight you for Number One. It's not too late for either of us!
Way to go, Kimiko! I hope they filled that urn with Ben-Gay. ;)
natch: OMG I grabbed my balls too when I saw she won Seoul...then hit the court all inspired. LOLReplyDelete
Yes, we all (meaning anyone breathing) have a shot on the WTA tour. I can't wait! Now, what should I wear?
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Yo Rich, I'm down , I can be part of the Polish brigade!!!! We could even double up and take some double's points as well. I know I could whoops some ass right now on the WTA tour! If Maria Kirilenko wanted to be my doubles partner, I'd have to ditch you though. Later and I loved the Gasquet vids, that boy had to be sniffin a bit of the yayo.ReplyDelete
"Now, what should I wear?"ReplyDelete
Rubber and lace. You could still win wearing that.
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM
With the current crop of mental midgets on the tour no wonder Kim came back, Justine and Alicia Molik are coming back, and Mary Pierce and Capriati haven't ruled out comebacks yet.ReplyDelete
Heck I agree with Pat Cash who said in all seriousness) that Steii Graf should come back and if she did she would win a Slam.
Hell, Navratilova might even come back if she felt she could still win.
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Argh, I meant to say "Steffi Graf".ReplyDelete
anon 3:08 - LOL I can't forget about doubs. That's my retirement fund. BRING IT!ReplyDelete
anon 3:55 - I say bring 'em all back and see who's the real deal. I think Lindsay D. should try again - she's still very young. Tracy Austin would be fun to watch. I'd DIE if Monica Seles came back, which brings up the question: can you still make a comeback after you've been inducted into the Hall of Fame? Someone should try.
Poor Ana. :( I hope she can bounce back in 2010.ReplyDelete