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In June 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed to the American Library Association that an award be given to the most distinguished children's book published in the previous year. He suggested that the award be named after the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery. The proposal was enthusiastically accepted, and in 1922, the ALA board approved and chose the first Newbery Medal winner and runners up. This award became the first children's book award in the world, and continues to be the best known and most discussed one in this country. Although only one medal winner is named each year, several noteworthy books are also named as "Honor books."
The continuing purpose of the Newbery Medal is "to encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."
2011 Newbery Honor Book
Weaving together traditional folkloric stories with Minli's quest to
bring her family fortune, this captivating tale will engage readers of
all ages and backgrounds. When Minli decides to use one of her two gold
coins to buy a goldfish, her mother is not happy-they barely have
enough rice to feed themselves, and even the few grains required by the
fish are a sacrifice. Minli decides to let the fish go, but before the
fish leaves, he tells her how to find the Old Man of the Moon who
figures into so many of the stories she hears from her father. She
leaves to begin her quest, meeting many new friends, and hearing many
new stories along the way, as she tries to learn how to change her
family's fortune. Full-color illustrations included. 278 pages,
hardcover with dust jacket.
2010 Honor Book
On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily
injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white
woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of being
celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later,
fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her
classmates and dismissed by community leaders. Undaunted, a year later
she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle,
the landmark case that struck down the segregation laws of Montgomery
and swept away the legal underpinnings of the Jim Crow South.
on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and many others, Phillip
Hoose presents the first in-depth account of an important yet largely
unknown civil rights figure, skillfully weaving her dramatic story into
the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case
that would change the course of American history.
2007 Honor Book
Hattie has been from family member to family member so often she calls
herself "Hattie Here-and-There." So when a land-claim is passed to her
from her late uncle, she jumps at the chance to prove up on her own
claim and finally have a home to belong to. Living under the big sky
for a year, Hattie struggles to complete the terms of the claim-adding
480 rods of fence, and cultivating 1/8th of her claim--forty acres--but
gets a load of help and companionship from her "neighbors" Perilee
Mueller and her German husband Karl. However, as WWII continues, all
Germans come under suspicion of a local "council of defense" patriotism
force, and Hattie must face even more trials as she keeps loyal to her
friends while attempting to keep her claim secure.
Loosely based
upon the author's grandmother's experiences homesteading in Montana,
this New York Times bestseller will keep readers engaged until the very
end. 289 pages, softcover. Grade 5 reading level. Ages 9-12.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
The Book You Must Read Before You Die
20 comments:
- DJL said...
I'll give you 3 books that I feel everyone should read before they die. :)
1. Watership Down by Richard Adams
2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
3. King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
Those are the 3 books I could read over and over and have done so. There are many more, but those are my main 3 that have always been in my collection.
Happy hopping and reading, Deb!
- March 18, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...
I suppose I can go ahead and die right now then as I have read all three of these, DJL! (And I agree---all three are wonderful books.)
- March 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM
- Monica said...
Hi there,
I'm working my way through the 1001 must read before you die list. Although I don't agree 100% with it, it contains many of the best literary works.
my 1001 list
- March 18, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- leeswammes said...
I'm getting more selective myself, Deb, and try to read only books that I expect I will like a lot. So many books, why waste time with the bad ones!
- March 18, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Teacher/Learner said...
You came up with a good question for us this week, thanks :) I chose for myself (something by Hemingway and Steinbeck) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time for my fellow book bloggers. Have a great weekend :)
- March 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- TheBookGirl said...
One that I want to read before I die is
The Brothers Karamazov...and I have no excuse not to do it soon as I have a copy on my dresser at this moment.
- March 18, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- parrish lantern said...
Ahh! so it's your fault eh. you and those ladies from the blue bookcase, well I hope your happy now, you've left me all confused & wittering on aimlessly. I've chosen a book about reading as my answer :~)
- March 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- Sharon Henning said...
Well, anything by Tolstoy or Dostoevsky is my opinion.
- March 18, 2011 at 4:41 PM
- bibliophiliac said...
Great question! It's true, there's no possible way to read it all. I want to read Proust's seven novel masterpiece some day, but I also want to make time to reread classic that I have already read and loved. I'm rereading To Kill a Mockingbird, and am still dazzled by parts--and I've read the novel half a dozen times...
- March 18, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- IngridLola said...
I know, it's overwhelming!
- March 18, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- kinnareads said...
I chose The Odyssey. But I recommend that you read The Leopard by di Lampedusa.
- March 19, 2011 at 1:01 AM
- What Book Today said...
I went with my region (the South)...as if I could be the perfect ambassador for it before I keeled over and checked out. :) Great prompt, seriously - I really enjoyed agonizing over it!
- March 19, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- Jeremy said...
Great question Deb! If you haven't read War and Peace yet, I would suggest it. But here are a couple of others. The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky. I'm definitely in agreement with The BookGirl. I read it a couple of years ago, it's a hard read, but very very satisfying. Another one might be Milton's Paradise Lost. One I haven't read yet, but have been seriously considering it.
- March 19, 2011 at 8:40 AM
- thebookstop said...
Good question, really made me think about what I've read -- and I'm pretty happy with how much I've read. I picked War and Peace, Les Miserables and Huckleberry Finn. Can't possibly pick just one!
- March 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM
- Vasilly said...
East of Eden by John Steinbeck is one of my favorite books ever. Have you read it?
- March 19, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Sherry said...
Too hard. Off the top of my head:
The Bible, of course.
Tolkien's The Lord of the RIngs
Victor Hugo--Les Miserables
I know that's more than one, but I can only read. Not so good at counting.
- March 19, 2011 at 9:46 AM
- Kelly said...
Very well said! I know I'll never read every single book I want to read, but as long as I'm reading books I like, I'm happy :) Loved reading about your library experiences :)
- March 19, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Jillian said...
Gone With the Wind!!
(Ha! I was wondering how you'd answer this question. Turns out you didn't know either.) :-)
- March 22, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- Let's Book said...
that's a good question, but I hesitate to be too prescriptive-- everyone is so different. I just love making out my to-read list. Right now it's at four hundred sixty something on Library Thing, but that doesn't bug me, because it just gives me so much to choose from when it's time to pick out a new book.
- March 24, 2011 at 8:28 PM
Gabriel Garcia Marques's "A Hundred Years of Solitude"
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The law also takes a major step to empower women by considering the eldest woman in a household as its head in matters related to the ration card.
"This is a historic day for me and the Chhattisgarh Assembly. I will never forget it," Chief Minister Raman Singh said. The law, which will be implemented by local bodies, is operational with immediate effect.
The Act considers entitlements under both public distribution system (PDS) and non-PDS on a household basis and not per person and places them under the Chhattisgarh Lok Seva Guarantee Act 2011.
The Act makes food entitlements a right and its non-compliance has been made an offence. Officials can be penalised if PDS rations are being siphoned. The state government will pay for entitlements not covered by the Centre. While some households mentioned under the Act will get rice at Rs 1 per kg, several categories such as destitutes and disaster-affected persons will get it free.
"Our Bill was ready for the last three years. We were waiting for the Central government to enact their food safety act. Since they have not done it so far and also that their proposed entitlements are lesser than ours, we finally brought our law," government spokesperson N Baijendra Kumar told The Indian Express. "It's a trendsetter legislation."
The Act includes all households of landless agricultural labourers, small or marginal farmers, workers in the urban informal sector and construction workers.
It also defines a new category of "particularly vulnerable social groups" which includes households headed by terminally ill persons, widows or single women, physically challenged persons, all households headed by a person aged 60 or more with no assured means of subsistence or societal support and a person freed from bonded labour. All households of particularly vulnerable social groups shall be designated as Antyodaya households.
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Ayvani Hope Perez, 14, was in her pajamas when police say two men broke in the back door of her Ellenwood, Ga., home Tuesday at 2:15 a.m. looking for jewelry and money. When Perez's mother said the family didn't have any, the suspects shot the family dog and fled the home with Perez, according to police.
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The family had just moved to Ellenwood, a small community about 10 miles southeast of Atlanta, a month ago and police believe they had no connection to the abductors. The kidnapping has stunned neighbors, who have already set up Facebook pages hoping to bring the teen home alive.
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Welcome to the Hawaii Jitterbugs website!
We are a non-profit orginization dedicated to preserving and promoting Lindy Hop & Swing Dancing in Hawaii. Still in beta testing right now please let me know what you think.
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Beginning Swing Level I (Mar-Apr)
Come out and learn to swing dance (or brush up on your basics!) with the Hawai'i Jitterbugs — 4-week beginning swing class starts Mar 13, 7-8pm. No partner or experience necessary! Series includes FREE admission to the Hawaii Jitterbugs' dance following classes on Thursdays from 8-11pm at Ong King Art Center.
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Instructor(s): Gail and Corbett
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When: Sundays evenings ~7 or 8:30-10 pm (see schedule below)
Where: Manoa Dance Studio (2851 E Manoa Rd, Ste 1-207, Honolulu, 96822)
Why: Because (1) Balboa is awesome, and (2) who doesn't want another night of dancing?
Upcoming Schedule:
Mar 9: (no practice -- Second Sunday Swing @ Atherton YMCA!)
Mar 16: 7-10pm
Mar 23: 8-10pm*
Mar 30: 7-10pm
Apr 6: (no practice)
Apr 13: (no practice -- Second Sunday Swing @ Atherton YMCA!)
* (class beforehand)
Come practice your Balboa, review stuff from the workshop, exchange moves and ideas with your peers, or fix that trouble-spot. Or just come and dance. That's cool too.
The practice structure will be very informal and social dance conventions need not apply: if you want to work with the same person for 30 mins, you can; if you want to bring dance videos to reconstruct moves from, do it. We'll play Bal-friendly music at a variety of tempos, and we won't even kick you out if you Lindy Hop to it (but we do reserve heckling rights).
Everyone welcome... even if you've never danced a Balboa basic in your life! There will NOT be any formal instruction, but people will be on-hand to provide feedback or assistance if requested. Kind of like office hours.
Small ($2-3) donation suggested (for rent). If you're a poor student, unemployed, or just don't feel like paying, that's fine, come anyway. You can make it up to us with your cheerful presence and mad dancing skillz.
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Swing every Thursday night with the Hawaii Jitterbugs! 8-11pm, $5 cover, FREE beginner lesson included 8-8:30pm.
The Ong King Art Center
184 N King Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
Located in the heart of Chinatown in downtown Honolulu, The Ong King Art Center has a fast dance floor, a fun, quirky ambiance, and you can bring your own drinks (including alcohol). It's air conditioned and has a small outdoor area for hanging out. Street parking is free at night, or there are several parking garages in the area. For more information, contact Corbett by email or at (808) 351-8972.
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Question by CoconutWaterisGood 611 · Nov 02 '11 at 05:00 PM · ovulation conception
Weird question....So I know how important it is to eat well if one is trying to conceive, but I admit I have been going over to the dark side quite a bit by not eating Paleo entirely and indulging in say....highly processed chips, cakes, and ice cream. Once I did the ovulation test with the happy face indicating I was ovulating, I decided to completely stop in my tracks with the bad eating. So, my question is, how important was my nutrition prior to conception and how much of an effect will a "bad" diet prior have an effect on my future fetus? Let's say my husband was eating this way as well! I'm going to try to eat super duper well when I'm actually pregnant, but I guess I'm kinda a worry-wart, wondering what sort of damage I might have done prior. Any insight or words of comfort will help, though I know I'm being ridiculous here! :)
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Answer by Travis Culp 41038 · Nov 02 '11 at 05:49 PM
I'd wager that the most important thing is ensuring that the fetus isn't deficient in any minerals or vitamins. As such, it would be better to eat liver + cookies (probably not at the same time) than to eat steak - cookies. Additionally, it would be wise to avoid toxins like stimulants, MSG, aspartame, BPAs etc. etc.
If I were a female trying to get pregnant, I would spend a good 6 months eating as many highly nutrient-rich foods to refill all of my mineral pools and then try to conceive. Once pregnant, I would continue to do so.
Answer by James 3 8564 · Nov 02 '11 at 05:43 PM
My view (no proof though, just logic). Don't stress on it because what's done is done. The eggs were created years ago for you, so nutrition at that time is long since past. For now and on, it could affect the uterus, but once conception is done, nutrition from then on is more critical (since the cells are dividing so fast and being created off the nutrition at the time).
Answer by Nance 407 · Nov 02 '11 at 05:06 PM
I am not in the healthcare industry. As someone who accidentally followed a healthy diet prior to conception I will say I'm very glad I did because everything I've read since stresses the importance of a well-nourished mom to share a "good times" set of gene expressions.
That said, the positive changes you made during pregnancy are also important because we are a resourceful species that has survived lean times before and your changes sent good messages to the future-kid that would have a good influence on vigor and readiness at birth.
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January 14, 2008
JustQuotes: What's/Who's To Blame For "Bad" Building Design In SF?
"What is it with San Francisco and bad design? I just finished reading the article on the condos by Lorcan O'Herlihy in the NYTimes that were built in West Hollywood, and THIS project on Corbett is the SAME PRICE as those units which are amazing? San Francisco really needs to "get out" more and see what the rest of the design world has been up to. The poor product we are expected to buy at top dollar is insulting when compared to what designers are giving buyers in Los Angeles and Chicago in this same price range."
∙ A Peek Inside Three New Condos In Twin Peaks: 950 Corbett Avenue [SocketSite]
∙ Remaking the Condo With Light and Air [New York Times]
∙ Habitat825 (West Hollywood) [habitatgroupla.com]
First Published: January 14, 2008 12:59 PM
Comments from "Plugged In" Readers
I agree that it's more innovative than Corbett, but that acid green color is going to look very dated in just a few years. This city is littered with entryways done up in the color du jour.
Posted by: jlasf at January 14, 2008 1:14 PM
Here's who to blame for essentially very bad design, especially residential in SF:
1. The SF Planning Department is literally stuck in a time warp preferring ONLY cheap imitations of Victorian or Edwardian architecture. The planning code is a nightmare to navigate. The so called "design guidelines" are tools used arbitrarily by any of the planners to approve or disapprove a design.They are already speculating about adding Historic Districts throughout neighborhoods such as Noe Valley and Glen Park, making it virtually impossible to add on or do any exterior renovations to any house older than 50 years.Much of the planning department is provincial, narrow minded and bureaucratic beyond reason.
2. There are, in fact, some talentless architects who will bang out any cheap, crappy design for a buck. They will suck up to the planning department in any way they can to get a permit thru quickly.
3. Last but not least, there are also lots of unscrupulous builders and developers who will completely support what goes on in item no. 2 above.
Posted by: noearchSF at January 14, 2008 1:19 PM
they may be the same selling price, but land in SF is of a much higher value than LA or Chicago.
Posted by: sf_housedude at January 14, 2008 1:34 PM
" but land in SF is of a much higher value than LA or Chicago."
Not so. Land adjacent to Beverly Hills in a location like Kings Road is just as expensive as most parts of San Francisco, if not more. As for Chicago, like the Bay Area, it depends where. The West Hollywood Project is near some of the best shops and restaurants on the West Coast, and I doubt the land was any less than most of Soma, the Mission, or even parts of Pacific Heights or Noe Valley.
Posted by: anonandon at January 14, 2008 1:39 PM
I don't want to get into "Who's More Expensive" but you can't compare apples to oranges.
Posted by: Mike L at January 14, 2008 1:58 PM
"but you can't compare apples to oranges"
I think you are missing the point in trying to justify poor design in San Francisco because land costs may be higher in certain locations. This does not explain projects such as some that are mentioned in the article in N.Y.C. and Chicago, and PLEASE understand, that psf costs in PARTS of those towns are just as high as here. Twin Peaks and living on Kings Road next to Beverly Hills are two completely different lifestyles, but the costs for land and construction are not that different, so why did Corbett end up begin grey stucco with a bunch of exhaust vents stuck on the sides? We really need to stop accepting the poor construction I am seeing on many new projects in this city and high land costs are no excuse for builders in N.Y., Chicago or L.A., so it should not be here either. Since L.A. always causes instant animosity here, read the part of the article that talks about other designs for condos in N.Y.C. and Chicago and how good design sells and buyers now demand it. (Though not here)
Posted by: whatever at January 14, 2008 2:18 PM
I have posted this sort of thing before, but as an architect working in San Francisco, the "input" of the Planning Department is as scary as it is depressing.
No fooling: On the initial meeting to present a new 9 story medical office building, the first comment from the planner was "have you considered bay windows?".
Posted by: redseca2 at January 14, 2008 2:23 PM
Land costs have absolutely nothing to do with design quality. Blame the lack of quality urban residential design on the planning department.
Posted by: noearch at January 14, 2008 2:23 PM
Land cost is a red herring with respect to rationalizing why we don't have better design in San Francisco. It might explain why a 800 square foot condo in San Francisco costs the same as a 1,600 square foot condo in Chicago, but it doesn't explain why those two condos can't be of a similar quality of design.
Posted by: Michael at January 14, 2008 2:56 PM
Let's not muddy up the topic. The original posting was about "san francisco and bad design.." Land costs have nothing to do with design quality. Land costs certainly may be a factor in construction costs and selling price, yes. A flat site is cheaper to build on than a sloping site.
We are not a very progressive, or open minded city when it comes to urban design, especially small scale residential design. Design excellence comes from the architect foremost. It should. But planning codes play a large role in allowing or not allowing good design. As I've said, and others also have said; The SF planning department is scary, depressing, provincial and closed minded.
Posted by: noearchSF at January 14, 2008 3:41 PM
We're comparing an unexceptional building in San Francisco with an exceptional building in West Hollywood. If you walk up and down Kings Road in West Hollywood, you'll see that most of the architecture (O'Herlihy and Schindler excepted) is as mediocre as in San Francisco, if not more so. Kings Road is lined with large, bland '80's stucco apartment complexes. LA has much more exceptional modern architecture than SF, but also more awful, awful dreck. When I lived in LA, I remember LA Weekly doing an article asking why LA was so ugly. When I last lived in LA, I lived in a beautiful apartment building designed by Ray Kappe (founder of SCIArc). But most of the beautiful small apartment buildings surrounding mine were torn down and replaced by huge stucco condo monstrosities. Rather than walking past front gardens and yards, one walked past ground level parking garage after parking garage, as every shred of green was replaced by concrete and stucco.
Posted by: Dan at January 14, 2008 4:14 PM
I currently live in L.A. (use to live in S.F.0 and I have to completely agree with Dan on this one. I live in an ugly apartment in Los Feliz that, for the most part, is surrounded by other ugly apartments. You see wonderful architecture in L.A. in select places usually standing on it's own, on a small scale. (not including the Historic Core of Downtown).Overall the city is pretty bland.
I would go on to say quality architecture of any category is much more abundant in San Franisco. L.A. has better examples of what we would call modern architecture, and less conservative in design. But then again it's not of a traditional urban fabric which SF is. I hope the situation changes in San Francisco.
Posted by: LALAladdy at January 14, 2008 4:38 PM
I thought this was about condos priced above 1 million and what buyers should expect in the way of good design, not whether or not San Francisco is prettier than Los Angeles. The point I believe was at what price should someone have to pay before getting good interesting design? Let's please not have this turn into another "my city is better than yours" contest. I give credit to the builders of the West Hollywood project for taking the risk to build something that is different and having it turn into a success. There are many in-fill locations in San Francisco where similar steps could be taken, and where buyers such as myself would jump at the opportunity to live in such an enviroment.
Posted by: anonandon at January 14, 2008 5:15 PM
You're missing the point. The question was why SF design is mediocre, compared to LA and Chicago, with the West Hollywood condos in the NY Times article as an example of LA architecture.
If fact, there is a lot of bad architecture in other cities as well. The West Hollywood condos in the NY Times article are not representative of condos in LA, or even on Kings Road, unfortunately.
Perhaps in the tougher climate for condo sales in the months or years to come, there will be a lesson for builders, as units in well-designed buildings will sell better than those in poorly designed buildings.
Posted by: Dan at January 14, 2008 5:41 PM
Here is a thought....let's not use high land costs, or ugly buildings in Los Angeles or Chicago as an excuse for our own poor designs. Lorcan O'Herlihy did not look at the ugly buildings on Kings Road as an excuse to put up another mess, but instead chose to build something that is creative, modern and different. We do have some firms in the city that are trying to do the same, but I think the San Francisco market would be very interested in high quality design projects such as this. I still think someone could have taken a "sub-optimal" location like the Soma Grand, and built something that was more careful and creative in the design, and there would have been no need for signature cocktails or umbrellas as people would have started buying just for the design alone. I know I would.
Posted by: whatever at January 14, 2008 7:47 PM
I guess nobody listens here.
The San Francisco Planning Department, in my opinion, is the primary obstacle to good design, even great design in our city. Provincial. Closed minded. Bureaucratic. Dull.
Posted by: noearchSF at January 14, 2008 8:05 PM
On the whole, I find San Francisco to be a mind numbingly provincial place that spends an inordinate amount of time congratulating itself on the uniqueness of practically every single blade of grass in the city. Every 50 feet of sidewalk has its own neighborhood association dedicated to preserving the uniqueness of its own 50 foot stretch from the onslaught of outsiders and corporate interests.
I vaguely expect this from the local populace, but i unfortunately expect more from officials who are expected to have the cities overall interests at heart.
Posted by: joe at January 14, 2008 8:08 PM
my thoughts on blaming the Planning Dept for conservative design is similar to blaming the Board of Supervisors for bums; over time if things don't change that is a reflection of the desires of the residents of the city
City planning is not autonomous or autocratic
Posted by: Zig at January 14, 2008 9:15 PM
"I vaguely expect this from the local populace, but i unfortunately expect more from officials who are expected to have the cities overall interests at heart."
We live in a democracy; a particularly direct one in California and San Francisco. Officials are a reflection of all of the interests out there and San Francisco. Your interests aren't others. Some people obviously dislike or don't value "good design"
Posted by: Zig at January 14, 2008 9:22 PM
My point is that a large percentage of the people in SF (who have tons of time to spend complaining to their supes) would rather there be NO design - NO new buildings. It should be up to the government to see past selfish and short sighted interests and PLAN for growth - NOT find new ways to prevent it.
I find it ironic that the people who appoint themselves the arbiters of all things San Francisco, the ones who make sure nothing gets approved that the dont personally approve of, are the ones who are singlehandedly ensuring that SF becomes a stale shell of what it once was.
Posted by: Joe at January 14, 2008 9:48 PM
It seemed to me the point of the NYT article was that this particular development was an exception to the LA norm. Now I am not saying that all is well in San Francisco, I watched them put up a new victorian around stanyan and frederick a couple of years ago and I have to admit I am perplexed as to why somebody would want to build fake victorians, or why city planners would think a hyper-real city of disneyfied pseudo-victorians is desirable (Perhaps Umberto Eco could write an essay on this, or maybe he all ready has).
Now if I were a developer, why would I go down that bland path? Because it is the path of least resistance and least expense. Newer designs cost the money of hiring a real architect (I'd like to see somebody from the planning department ask I.M. Pei to think about bay windows) and risk getting rejected or lingering before endless public reviews.
Realistically, we cannot expect to have a city filled from end to end with staggeringly original and beautiful architecture. Much of what is out there will be ordinary or f'ugly (I hope that contraction is allowed here). Of course, anti-urban ideas like the "great room" which you can find in many SF condos, would never fly in NYC. What I do see in NYC condos is some great floor plans that really make good use of limited space, of course open floor plan advocates would probably be appalled but I have been in 500sf apartments in New York that felt more like 1500sf because of the floor plan.
I am still waiting to see that house or condo in SF that is in a style completely new and unique that fits into our city. How about an adventurous new building in Haight-Ashbury at least? Maybe a wall with a paisley tiled mosaic and round windows to revitalize the streetscape.
Posted by: joe shmoe at January 15, 2008 12:42 AM
Joe is precisely right on this one. It never ceases to amaze me, whether out on the streets or at a Planning Commission hearing, how many San Franciscians tout themselves as SF lovers and then petition for a status quo that is ruining this city.
My only 2 cents on the whole land cost debate: SF has less people, less culture, less job opportunities and less good design, yet still has higher land costs. Baffles me every day. And don't start that "they're not making new land!" excuse. Until we have the density that NYC has, that's not a legitimate reason. Guess people here are just more gullible.
As for noearchSF's blame-game, don't drink the Kool-Aid! I'm FAR from complimentary when it comes to the Planning Department's pathetic staff, their own pass-the-buck mentality, and a Planning Code that restricts you to the most banal of building forms. And as for that pre-school picture book they call the "Neighborhood Design Guidelines" - can't get much more short-sighted than that! However, just in the past year I have gotten a cutting-edge, mod, glass box of a house passed through the Dept. without a single blink. Maybe it was because I didn't walk into the office biting my nails and quivering over the SHOCKINGLY modern design I was submitting. Listen, my client wants a glass box, I'm a very modern architect, what else should the planner expect from me? Do I expect them to approve ripping the Victorian details off a house and cladding it in lime green plastic? Of course not. But will they approve a well-designed modern building that works within the context of the street? Yes. Planners don't even have a say in your design unless it has been opposed by a neighbor through the 310/311 notification (which I disagree with btw). And then they are only trying to mediate, you have no responsibility to follow their recommendations if you can get your neighbors to accept a "better" solution. They can say "bay window" as many times as they want with me, but I'm going to just laugh back at them.
Architects and designers in this city simply don't TRY anymore. (No one tries LESS than Heller-Manus and Gary Gee!). That's our problem. Our other large problem is that fewer and fewer projects are being done by design professionals. Go to the Building Dept. any day and you will find 95% of the people there are contractors and homeowners themselves. On residential projects, people are often foregoing architects all together, which results in poor design. On the commercial side, developers are in control of everything that happens these days, which results in cheapening designs for the bottom line. It's a really horrible progression. What do I blame for it? Pure greed. When people started paying more for housing (and no one started paying more than San Franciscans), everyone and their uncle wanted a piece of the pie. People with no construction experience studied for their contractor's license so they could go get jobs and ask insane prices yet do a shitty job. People paid the insane prices speculating that they could get an even insaner resale price. And even more people bought at insane resale prices figuring that they'd do another cheap, IKEA remodel and resell at an even higher price. Same goes for lots of developers who have no desire to develop SF into a better, more beautiful place, they only care about the profits. While it all worked for awhile, it left us with more and more ugly, poorly built buildings, which, in turn, somehow earned a "value" in SF's market. But, mostly, that "value" only came from greedy speculation. No fundamentals at all. Hopefully, that party is over and we can start to pick up the pieces.
Posted by: rg at January 15, 2008 3:08 AM
Architects and designers don't try anymore, because they've been beaten over the head by the planning process and NIMBY neighbors.
We're finally under construction on our tiny Victorian cottage, but it took 2-2.5 years to get permits -- and that's with keeping the look and doing everything by the book. Of course I would have preferred to mow the old house down -- it was in terrible condition and has no real historical value other than a facade -- and put something striking to live in (glass box > double parlor for me), but I didn't want to go through 5-10 years of pain. 2 years is bad enough as it is.
Architects and designers aren't to blame. They just go to where the market is going. And the market says it doesn't want 5-10 years of getting a stupid building permit.
Its ironic that the self-proclaimed most progressive and liberal big city is so damn conservative.
Posted by: Usually Named at January 15, 2008 7:01 AM
Anybody who settles for bad design is to blame.
Posted by: amused at January 15, 2008 9:20 AM
To me it seems that the vast majority of the people in the city don't really care either way about 'design'. There is a very vocal minority that wants to keep the city frozen in time so they end up getting their way because no one pushes back. The majority doesn't care and a lot of the developers will take the path of least resistance, so the minority gets it way.
Posted by: Rillion at January 15, 2008 9:31 AM
Residential is residential. Commercial commercial, and public, well, you get the drift. Maybe more contractors should read socketsite.
Posted by: fluj at January 15, 2008 9:59 AM
San Francisco is the natural result of unjustifiable civic narcissism. That's all.
The only pretty nice thing around here is the views. And to get those, you have to step on top of a filthy stinking rotting bum/junkie.
Chicago has always had great architecture and many very nice neighborhoods.
FYI. the cost of a "typical" Chicago lot (25X125 ft) in a decent north/northwest side 'hood is $475K, give or take. The cost of a modest, 3 BR 1200 sq house in a very nice neighborhood (easily as nice, walkable and family friendly as Noe valley, with a public school that is actually good and without bums) is ~$600K for a house that probably needs some updating, $700K for an updated, but still modest house, to $800K+ for a 2000 sq ft house that still has a backyard, to $1M+ for a McMansion that gobbles up the whole lot.
Yeah, I used to live there. Unfortunately had to come back to this hole for a job.
Posted by: David at January 15, 2008 4:22 PM
gee david, how do you really feel?
Chicago has horrific weather, pedestrian topography, a stark socioeconomic divide on the south side, and funny accents. Really funny accents. Other than that it is a great city. You are definitely right about the architecture. SF has some good architecture too tho. Let's be real.
Posted by: fluj at January 15, 2008 5:23 PM
Horrific weather? Only if you dislike winter more than you like summer (summers here are awful, but winters are fine, vice versa in Chicago--me, I'd rather have nicer-warmer-weather with daylight).
Pedestrian topography? What is that? Chicago's flat. But you have nice buildings to look at rather than water/hills. You also have nice neighborhoods (outside of the southside wasteland ex-Hyde Park, but it's not like SF doesn't have its own pedestrian wastelands). Real neighborhoods where you can drop into a half dozen bars AND another half dozen restaurants in about 2 blocks. Never mind the shops. And there's more than a few of them. The entire Northside of Chicago is covered with those kinds of 'hoods (probably twice as many people as SF).
Funny accents? heh. California has a very noticeable accent to anyone not from here. "Hella?" etc.
SF would be really cool if the residents got over themselves (kind of like NYC, except, well, NYC actually IS the center of the world, SF is, well, maybe the 5th coolest city in the US. if that, and yes I'm ranking LA above SF).
That's SF's major downside (and the expense of buying a house, however renting here is cheaper than renting a decent spot in Chicago).
Thankfully there are enough transplants that you can hang out with them and laugh at the people who bought into the big lie that SF is the best place in the US.
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate this place, or I wouldn't be living here, no matter what the job situation (why I'm not in, say, Houston), but the idea that so many residents have that SF is the best place not only in America but the world, is, well, provincial at best, and just plain wrong. It's a decent place to live. Pretty (except for the bum stench). Too expensive. Decent restaurants, decent job opportunities if you're in certain fields, and ample recreational opportunities. But the best? No way.
Posted by: David at January 15, 2008 7:56 PM
@ David - I'm sorry, I have to chime in here on this one. For many if not most of us, San Francisco is the greatest place in the world to live. There is no need for me to try and explain to you why - you simply would not get it. But having lived in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Miami, and Munich, Germany over the relatively short span of my life thus far, I have moved back to San Francisco to stay because I find it to be the perfect place to live. Beauty, beasts, bums and all. You could not pay me enough money to ever live in Chicago again - the winters are simply too miserable, and I don't find the people too terribly tolerant either. Sorry, just my 2 cents worth.
Posted by: movingback at January 15, 2008 8:52 PM
I will never understand why good weather should have anything to do with a discussion about architecture. This may come as a shock, but people do not move to New York or Chicago for the weather! City lovers want to live in a real urban, walkable, dynamic and interesting city. I think the current success of Chicago is that it is attracting large corporations and young professionals because it is not selling it's weather, but instead it is selling city living, and they sell it well with their safe & clean downtown, large diversified public transportation, affordable housing, and great civic institutions.
How is it that whenever any building that is going up in another city is posted here, it is immediatly shot down because it is in a place that does not live up the our smug San Francisco standards? I would love to see a project like the West Hollywood condos somewhere in SOMA, and I would love to see some of the interesting highrise architecture Chicago has in our city. There is a lot San Francisco can learn from other urban areas who may not be perfect, but do some things better than we do.
Posted by: anoncannotsleep at January 16, 2008 2:59 AM
movingback sez:
"and I don't find the people too terribly tolerant either." re: Chicago.
News to ya here -- people here in SF aren't too tolerant either. It's just that people here are more hypocritical here than anywhere else.
The intolerance manifests itself differently. But it's pretty obvious.
Posted by: annnnnono at January 16, 2008 7:05 AM
Yeah, well, anoncannotsleep, I acknowledged that Chicago has SF beaten on architectural terms. But I countered on his other points. Aint no thing. Again, it isn't as if LA is all Dwell and Gehry on every block. LA has its fair share of "yuck."
Posted by: fluj at January 16, 2008 10:23 AM
"This may come as a shock, but people do not move to New York or Chicago for the weather!"
You are right. But people move to California for the weather.
Posted by: Dan at January 16, 2008 12:03 PM
"You are right. But people move to California for the weather."
I assume you are not talking about San Francisco when making that statement? In fact I am not sure climate was ever a driving force in the development of the Bay Area. Southern California is a different story however. I am a sun lover, and that means getting out of San Francisco as much as possible to places like Palm Desert and La Jolla.
Posted by: anon at January 16, 2008 1:13 PM
Yes, many people do move to the Bay Area for the weather, including myself. I like the weather to not be hot and not be too cold all of the time. The only place that gives me that is the Bay Area - So Cal is too hot during the summer and everywhere else gets too cold during the winter.
Moderation in temp is what I (and hundreds of other people that I know) love about the Bay Area.
Posted by: anon checker at January 16, 2008 1:22 PM
Wait a minute, are you saying you moved here for the weather? Why not Santa Barbara? It is more temperate than here, and less homeless and trash.
Why not Carmel, or Pebble Beach or Santa Cruz? We have a place in Laguna Beach where it is 75 in the Summer and 71 in the Winter. (Coastal Southern California is as moderate a climate as Noe Valley)
I and everyone I know moved to San Francisco for a job opportunity, aka, the money. I love it here, but I always thought the driving forces behind the Bay Area developing were; 1.) Gold, 2.) The best natural port on the West Coast, 3.) Lumber and Agriculture, 4.) Defense and G.I.'s returning from WWII, and 5.) The Technology Boom of the Bay Area.
Posted by: anon at January 16, 2008 1:47 PM
Of course it's a combo between opportunity and weather. As far as urban lifestyle cities with walkable neighborhoods, SF and parts of the East Bay have the most temperate weather. If I could live in Carmel or Laguna Beach and still walk to work, I might. Unfortunately, Carmel (and some of the other cities you mentioned) are basically resort areas and Laguna Beach is auto-oriented suburbia.
Posted by: anon checker at January 16, 2008 2:09 PM
As much as we like to talk about the weather, let's get back to a discussion about who (or what) is to blame for "bad" design in San Francisco...
Posted by: SocketSite at January 16, 2008 2:13 PM
One comment re: Chicago tolerance--yeah, they're way more tolerant. Try saying that you voted for Bush in a bar in SF. Just try it.
As to who's to blame for architecture here, it's obvious--it's the people who hold power who are products of the '60's who want to keep SF crystallized in the same form it was in, about, 1972.
Chicago--all you have to do is bribe your local alderman, and preso! you have permits. One (recently arrested) alderwoman even had a price list essentially posted ($5000 for an addition permit, etc). First come, first served. Classy, but at least you can get things done for what is actually a minimal price compared to the time you waste here with the bureaucrats.
anoncantsleep has it right. If you want real city living, you should live in NYC or Chicago. Seriously. SF has a few walkable 'hoods that are small and overpriced and none are really family friendly (unless you can afford a $1.5M house). NYC is not affordable. Chicago has a ton of walkable neighborhoods, basically everything NYC has, but at 50% of the cost. SF could have more walkable 'hoods and better buildings if the bureaucrats would get fired, to circle back to "why" that socketsite asked.
Posted by: David at January 16, 2008 2:46 PM
It ultimately comes down to individual preference. David could have found some sort of employment in Chicago, if at a lower salary, but he made the choice to move here. San Franciscans rumbling about how much better Chicago is reminds me of a group in LA called Disgruntled Ex New Yorkers (DENY), who meet at the Stage or Carnegie Deli in LA to bitch about living in LA.
If one thinks Chicago is where one was meant to be, life's too short to be wasting one's life in this hellhole we call SF. Move back, and free up your square footage for someone who is happier here. Or stay and work to make SF a better place.
About the architecture, I think we're agreed that Chicago has one of the finest collection of modern towers anywhere, and that SF politics has hampered the production of modern towers that can compete with Chicago.
Posted by: Dan at January 16, 2008 4:54 PM
I think that the planning department is the worst. They are the most inconsistent group of people I have ever come into contact with. I approve of rules and the city need some rules to go by or it would look even worse. The city planners all have some personal need to be booty kissed by every individual that wants to make a change. I have been though the process and was lucky to get out easy but it is a nightmare for most people. This is true what the people are saying about the department being closed minded. We should be the most progressive city in the states. We have some wonderful houses and some awful ones. We should be able to make changes to our million dollar homes as long as they stay within the boundaries or style of city. Many people have bad taste and build ugly stuff and do it all the cheap way. It makes me sick!!! Changes need to be approved quicker. They need to make the standards higher and not let people build cheap things if they are going to build.
Modern architecture needs to be done right and they should stop approving these cheap condo buildings that are going to look like hell in a couple of years.
What is the problem!!!! People pay a lot for these homes and need to have some rights. Gavin needs to get this department
straightened out if anyone would let him.
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Jason Flemyng has hinted that Matthew Vaughn is to direct the next Star Wars film.
At the London premiere of Seven Psychopaths, the actor was asked if he would like to be in Disney's new Star Wars series. Writers have already been hired for the next three instalments in the iconic sci-fi franchise.
Flemyng responded: "Me and Matt have done nine films together, so I'm sure I'll get the call for Star Wars. We'll see what happens."
Asked then if Vaughn was definitely on board, Flemyng said: "He's interested, yeah - bar the deal."
Vaughn was previously reported to be in talks to direct Star Wars: Episode VII. It was rumoured to be the reason he had dropped out of helming X-Men: Days of Future Past.
But Mark Millar subsequently said Vaughn had stepped down in order to fast-track a big-screen adaptation of Millar's Secret Service comic before a spate of copycat projects went into production.
Flemyng (right) also said he would like to reprise his role as mutant teleporter Azazel in X-Men: Days of Future Past, saying: "They do this sort of check, like an availability check, is he available? I'm available!
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De Boer helps raise funds for Air Ambulance
26 August 2009Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance by donating use of a tented structure as the central hub of an off-road challenge.
Worthy cause
WNAA was launched in October 2003 and serves around 1.2 million people across Warwickshire and Northamptonshire from its base at Coventry Airport. The Air Ambulance attends an average of 100 call-outs per month and is entirely funded by charitable donations. The annual running costs for this life-saving organisation are £1.5 million.
The off-road event is being held by Mud-Club – a group of 4x4 enthusiasts who have a number of events organised for the weekend of 28th and 29th August 2009 at Billing, just outside Northampton. The weekend will involve road-based treasure hunts and a variety of opportunities to test nerve, driver capabilities and vehicles on various off-road courses and challenges.
Worthy cause
This is the second year that Mud-Club has supported WNAA as its charity for this event, with last year's efforts raising nearly £3,000 to help keep the medics in the air.
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De Boer's involvement will provide an area that can be used for fundraising when the driving stops. Various activities including a raffle and quiz are planned to keep drivers, partners and children occupied – and giving – for the whole weekend.
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Robert Alvarez, De Boer's Sales Director – Commercial, commented: "The work of the Air Ambulance is so vital. It's one of those services that you never want to use, but you can't help but feel it deserves our full support."
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A Salt Lake City woman had to be airlifted off the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park after breaking several bones while descending from the summit.
Forty-six-year-old Merry Carny was injured while rappelling on her way down from the Upper Saddle of the mountain. Park officials say she was unable to maintain friction on her climbing rope and slid about 50 feet before landing on her feet. When she landed, according to park officials, the woman, who was not wearing a climbing helmet, fell backwards and slammed to the ground.
Along with breaking both bones in her lower right leg, Mrs. Carny suffered some broken ribs.
The woman and her husband had summited the 13,770-foot Grand Teton about 12:30 p.m. Thursday via the Exum Ridge route and were heading back down to their camp when she was injured.
The Carnys were descending the standard rappel near the Upper Saddle when the accident occurred. The rappel in question involves about a 100-foot free decent during which climbers must maintain friction on their climbing rope to control their descent.
Park officials say Mrs. Carny received injuries to her leg, side and back, and was unable to continue climbing. The couple used their cell phone to report their situation; however, because of their location on the Grand Teton, the call was received by the Driggs, Idaho, sheriff's office.
Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received notice of the accident at 1:30 p.m., and park rangers immediately summoned an interagency contract helicopter to assist with the rescue effort.
Three park rangers were transported by the contract helicopter to the Lower Saddle of the Grand Teton, and one of those rangers was then inserted into the accident site via short-haul. Two additional rangers were flown by helicopter to the Lower Saddle along with necessary rescue equipment, and a second ranger was also inserted by short-haul into the accident site.
Mrs. Carny received emergency medical care by the rangers and placed into a rescue litter for evacuation. She was then flown at 4:45 p.m.—with a ranger accompanying her—directly to the Jenny Lake rescue cache located on the valley floor. A park ambulance transported her to St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyoming, for further treatment of her injuries.
The remaining ranger accompanied Mr. Carny as he continued his descent from the Upper Saddle. Upon reaching the Lower Saddle, he too was flown by helicopter to the rescue cache to expedite his ability to join his wife at the hospital.