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Make these instead of crab cakes for a starter or light lunch they're fantastic.
YIELD: Makes 6
- 1 pound 1-inch-thick halibut fillets
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 3 drained canned sardines, chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 2 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless French bread
- 1 large egg
Sprinkle halibut fillets with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add halibut fillets and sauté until just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate; cool. Wipe skillet with paper towels.
Flake halibut fillets into large bowl. Mix in green onions, sardines, chopped fresh parsley, flour, garlic, and lemon peel. Mix in 1 cup breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper; mix in egg. Shape into six 3-inch-diameter cakes. Transfer remaining 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs to bowl. Coat fish cakes with breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere.
Heat remaining 4 tablespoons oil in reserved skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish cakes and cook until brown and crisp, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to plates; serve fish cakes with Caper-Parsley Sauce.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories13,148
- Carbohydrates2,278 g (759%)
- Fat298 g (458%)
- Protein1,074 g (2,148%)
- Saturated Fat50 g (248%)
- Sodium20,231 mg (843%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat47 g
- Fiber1,171 g (4,686%)
- Monounsaturated Fat115 g
- Cholesterol70 mg (23%)


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Sir Chris Hoy first across the line again... in Glasgow's new Velodrome that bears his name
Six-time Olympic champ gets the inaugural lap in at 2014 Commonwealth Games venue
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It may not have been the fastest lap Sir Chris Hoy has put in during his career, but it will be one that lives on in his memory as the six-time Olympic champion today became the first cyclist to ride round the track of the new velodrome in Glasgow that bears his name.
The venue, built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is also due to host a round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics this November, with tickets already sold out. Hoy himself, who has taken a break from competition after winning keirin and team sprint gold in London, will be among the spectators.
"It was a very special feeling to ride the track for the first time today," said Hoy afterwards, quoted on BBC News. "To have this velodrome named after me is a huge honour and something that I am very proud of.
"I have been fortunate to ride in the world's best velodromes and I can tell that this venue is going to be very special," added Hoy, who was involved in the design process, which was led by the German architect, Ralf Schuermann.
"It has a fantastic design and feels like it's going to be very fast. This velodrome will make such a difference to cycling in Scotland. It will be the new home of cycling in this country and will hopefully help to inspire the next generation of cyclists."
Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg added: "Sir Chris Hoy is a marvellous ambassador for sport and for Glasgow 2014.
"It is an honour to see him become the first person to cycle in this wonderful velodrome today, which is aptly named after him as Britain's greatest Olympian.
"Track cycling provided some of the great and memorable dramas of London 2012 and there's no doubt that this velodrome will create a fantastic setting for records to be broken and medals to be won as part of an outstanding Commonwealth Games."
Last week, Glasgow City Council revealed that the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the nearby National Indoor Sports Arena would jointly be known as the Emirates Arena after signing a £5 million naming rights deal with the Dubai-based airline. The corporate branding will not apply during the Commonwealth Games.


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Consistent with the recent emphasis on preventive mental health techniques, consultation has been discussed increasingly as one important function of the school psychologist (Fine & Tyler, 1971; Meyers, 1973; Lambert, Yandell & Sandoval, 1974).Several surveys concerning the school psychologist's view of the role have reported that psychologists rate consultation functions as most important (e.g., Cook & Patterson, 1977; Barbanel & Hoffenburg-Rutman, 1974; Giebink & Ringness, 1970), and yet,in practice, consultation may be implemented too rarely. The most recent of the above surveys which focused on school psychologists in Nebraska reported that although consultation was viewed as most important, a significantly great amount of time was spent in assessment (Cook & Patterson, 1977). This finding may be viewed with concern in light of recent legislation (e.g.,P.L. 94-142) which is creating even more focus on time spent doing accurate diagnostic work. At present the unfortunate result is that in many communities across the country even less time is spent doing consultation. One way to stimulate the practice of consultation by school psychologists is through training.Consequently, this article will consider issues relevant to the consultation training of school psychologists.
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Man files suit against Big Island school, alleges son assaulted
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A Big Island father has filed a lawsuit against Pahoa High and Intermediate School, the Department of Education, and the state. He claims his son was assaulted by a teacher.
According to the Hawaii Tribune Herald, the suit was filed Friday in Hilo Court. It alleges that in September of 2011, a seventh grade boy was struck in the head with by a teacher, and that staff members did not inform the boys father of the incident.
Attorneys for the family say they've exhausted all options to find a resolution on the matter. The alleged victim has since been transferred to a mainland school.
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A lot of people have been asking for the photos that I took of my hiking cake while it was in progress.
So here are the photos with explanations on them.
1. First place your toothpicks into the top of the cake where you would like the path to be.
2. Now, mark your cake how steep you want your path to be with more toothpicks.
Only go about half way down the cake. By the time the toothpicks meet up with the tooth picks on top, you'll be adding more cake to complete the path later on.
3. Next, cut down into the cake along the tooth picks starting at the top.
Then cut into the side along the toothpicks on the side of the cake, and you will see your pathway start to emerge
4. Find the point on the path where it begins to taper and measure how tall the cake is at that point. Grab another 1 layer of cake, and cut a piece that is as wide as you measured and as long as you want your pathway to extend and as thick as the pathway is. (you'll be standing it on its side)
5. You should now have something that looks like the photo above. You can now remove the toothpicks on the top of the extra piece that was just added and continue cutting along the sides all the way to the end of your path.
Remove the toothpicks from the side and frost the side of the cake from the point where it tapers to the end of where you want your path to be.
Stand the extra piece of cake on its side and press it against the cake, starting from where you measured
Mark the cake with toothpicks on the top of the extra piece where with how wide your pathway should be. and carve along those toothpicks to thin out the extra piece according to your desired pathway thickness.
6. Mark your cake with additional toothpicks to finish your pathway all the way down.
Here is a side view of what it looks like after it has been carved.
Here you can see a top view how the carved pathway is the same width all the way down.
pirogilady Says... 26 Feb 2012 , 6:36am
Unfortunately i can't see any of the images. keep trying to upload but they are all blank. Any chance they can be uploaded again? thanks
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Love this cake can't wait to try it...
MsMonica Says... 27 Feb 2012 , 3:06pm
Where'd the pics go? Would love to see how its done...or video. Thanks!
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yes I can't see the pics either!!!! please fix this looks great!
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I cant see the pics either and would love to. :(
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The companies are connecting their mobile services so an iPhone user in a Dropbox account can edit Microsoft Office files with the tap of a button. Likewise, someone using an iPad to create a PowerPoint presentation in Office can save the file to Dropbox with a built in "save to Dropbox" function. Read More »


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Pastry chef Carl Marletti's bijou of a shop, with exposed stone walls and fresh flower arrangements in the Latin Quarter, is the stuff of seriously sweet dreams. Don't miss his dome noir, a chocolate-glazed miniature cupola of chocolate mousse filled with vanilla cream on a hazelnut biscuit. His olive-oil-seasoned madeleines are great for picnics and plane or train rides. Sidewalk tables, too, for on- the-spot indulging.
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Flying from Rhodes
Flights from Rhodes depart from Diagoras International Airport, sometimes called Rhodes International Airport (RHO). The airport lies approximately 14 kilometers southwest of Rhodes near Paradisi. Travelers should keep in mind that this airport also serves as a military airport. Photography within in the airport is generally prohibited.
Diagoras International Airport Information
All flights from Diagoras International Airport leave from one terminal. Within the terminal money changing and ATM services are available as well as a café and restaurant, a few retail stores, and luggage lockers should you have a long wait before your flight.
Getting to the Airport in Rhodes
Although there is currently no train to Diagoras International Airport, travelers have other options. A taxi to Diagoras International Airport will take approximately 10-15 minutes depending on traffic. Taxi companies generally advise travelers to book their taxis ahead of time to ensure car availability and on-time arrival at the airport. A public bus to Diagoras International Airport makes frequent pickups in downtown Rhodes. Ask at your hotel to obtain up-to-date timetables, fare information, and pickup locations. Be aware that there are fewer bus services at the weekends so plan your departure accordingly to avoid missing your flight.
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Travel to Rome, Italy's largest city and a treasure trove of culture. A long history spanning well over a millennium saw the rise and fall of a prosperous empire. With airberlin, walk the streets once strolled by the likes of Julius Cesar, Cleopatra, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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This city of the Seven Hills sits upon the Tiber River and is easy to navigate. Exploring the sites and enjoying the city's welcoming atmosphere is as simple as stepping out the door. Enjoy your tickets to Rome and take a walking journey through a span of history.
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Finding a bargain at the Porta Portese flea market is never hard. Flights to Rome will provide you with an opportunity to see the Appia Antica, the world's first road – a dream for any history buff.
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ARIEL seeks to use the art and discipline of theatre to inspire young people to understand that personal integrity, respect for others and an acceptance of responsibility for choices made are the keys to building a principled and productive life.
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Giant opens 11th UK store in Yeovil
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Giant has opened its 11th UK standalone store, the new outlet being located in Yeovil, Somerset and operated by existing independent retailer, Chris Boon, and will share premises with his Tri UK store – claimed to be the world's biggest triathlon-focused shop.
As with the existing stores, the latest location which has a trading area of 375 square metres will showcase the full range of the Taiwan-based company's bikes and accessories.
Ian Beasant, Giant UK's managing director, commented: "Giant Stores focus on understanding the customer and their cycling experience ensuring that the end user gets complete satisfaction from their purchase.
"This is the first Giant brand store we've opened that's in an existing, established business, we believe the partner and location provides the perfect environment for a Giant brand store."
Chris Boon added: "We are so excited about the Giant Store, we believe it offers our customers both existing and new a completely different appeal and retail experience"
The Yeovil store is at 76 Lyde Road, Yeovil, BA21 5DW and is open from Monday to Saturday from 9.00am to 6.00pm and on Sundays from 10.00am until 4.00pm.
Giant says that it plans to open further stores within the UK, where besides Yeovil it also has a presence in Bristol, Bromley, Cambridge, Guildford, Liverpool, Radlett, Rutland, Shoreham, Twickenham and York.
Another Giant Store has also opened recently in the Irish capital, Dublin, and details of that and all the British outlets can be found on the Giant Stores UK website.


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Weekly digest: This week's stories in one easy to check place3:46AM | Friday, 14 March
We tackled some big topics this week, from the worst red tape for start-ups to five myths about scaling a business to how Australia can overcome a fear of failure many believe is holding the start-up ecosystem back. We heard from a successful start-up about how it took nine years and a massive fallout among the founders to become profitable. We also heard from a start-up that's raised $250,000 from the federal government's venture capital arm, one who is completely redesigning the mobile phone for older users, one that's rolling out 3D body scanners across the country and discovered why this founder is launching a business in a crowded marketplace. In community news, 15 organisations have launched a social enterprise manifesto, the Awesome Foundation is seeking crazy ideas to back, a Melbourne co-working space has combined forces with a charity for cancer advocacy, and an international start-up mentor has warned the Perth community about the need to unify. In training news, 10 start-ups have graduated from a Queensland accelerator program, Melbourne University's start-up internship program has been declared a success, and we found out why only 28 of the 80 applicants to join the University of New South Wales Startup Games were accepted. We also shared a wide range of advice including how to protect your intellectual property assets, how to turn a mistake into a marketing opportunity, and five personal branding tips from Kyle and Jackie O. We also heard from a start-up that gathered their first 50,000 users without spending a cent, and learned how to turn your blog into a business, as well as what steps to take to not get fined under the new privacy laws.
The Awesome Foundation passes $500,000 donated and announces March as mega grant month3:46AM | Tuesday, 11 March
The Awesome Foundation, a worldwide initiative that holds monthly pitching evenings and gives $1000 to the best idea, has passed over half a million US dollars donated. Every month, 10 chapter members chip in $100 and back the best idea with a $1000 grant. There are no rules how the money is used. The foundation includes chapters in Melbourne, Sydney and the Victorian town of Maldon. The Melbourne team is having a "mega grant month" in March and will be giving away $3000. Chapter member and Learnable product manager Kyle Vermeulen told StartupSmart it was a movement to inspire great ideas and creativity. "We look for all kinds of different things in the projects we support. Each team member gets excited about different things, so we've backed a range of really funky projects so far." They've previously supported beekeeping facilities on rooves in St Kilda, National Boat Day and helping schools in Kenya. "$1000 isn't a whole ton of money but can get some good ideas off the ground," Vermeulen says. The Melbourne chapter includes Tamsien West, Judy Anderson, Amantha Imber, Nick Jaffe, Cameron Neil, Rez Intoumos, Bonnie Shaw, Kyle Vermeulen and Julian Waters-Lynch. Sydney chapter member and Blue Chilli founder and chief executive Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin told StartupSmart it was a great way to give back to the community. "It's just so much fun. I deal in venture capital and serious business on a day to day business, so the awesome foundation is a great way to do something light-hearted that makes our city a better place." He adds there is no rhyme or reason to the ideas they pick. "It's completely random. One guy wanted to buy $1000 worth of Lego to build a replica of Sydney in his garage. It didn't win that night as there was a more awesome idea, but really we just want someone who can make something cool happen with a thousand bucks." The Sydney chapter is also commencing its 2014 program this month with the standard $1000 pitch event in March. Projects backed by the Sydney chapter include a rooftop garden for refugees and asylum seekers, a pop-up ping pong hall and a weekly 80s-themed aerobics night. The Sydney chapter includes Claudia Barriga-Larravierre, Melinda Garcia, Tom Butlin, Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin, Suzie Graham, Steve Hopkins, Kim McKay, Nicholas Melville, Doug Millen, Avis Mulhall, Marcus Ross and Claire Salvetti.
By our powers combined: Blue Chilli acquires The New Agency incubator12:12AM | Thursday, 5 December
Venture technology accelerator Blue Chilli is acquiring digital agency and incubator The New Agency as part of its plans to grow. Blue Chilli founder and chief executive Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin told StartupSmart Blue Chilli was thrilled to welcome Jones and Burrett to their team. "We have similar mindsets and philosophies, with the same passion for growing the ecosystem. They have an incredible amount of experience that will add a lot to Blue Chilli and my plans for growth," Eckersley-Maslin says. "We both believe in selling before you have, in testing and market validation, spending the bare minimum of money to prove a concept. We also all believe in discipline and structure in the organisation." Blue Chilli has previously engaged The New Agency team as expert consultants for a couple of years. Negotiations for the talent, assets and database acquisition began a few months ago. The New Agency co-founders and partners Alan Jones and Tony Burrett will join the Blue Chilli team as chief growth hacker and chief operations officer respectively. Eckersley-Maslin says the similar approaches has made the partnership their most seamless acquisition so far. Jones and Burrett will continue to work with their agency clients for a transition period of four months, by which point they should have wrapped up their major projects. Jones told StartupSmart they had launched The New Agency as a third way to support new start-ups, distinct from the Pollenizer and Blue Chilli models. "We launched a third way, a lean enough agency model that founders could afford with their measly budgets," Jones says. "We looked hard for a while at the question of do we raise our own fund and become a direct competitor to Pollenizer and Blue Chilli. Gradually over time it's made more and more sense to not be a third force and join someone who can use us well." Jones adds that combining the two companies' different approaches has been an enjoyable challenge, foreshadowed by his own connection to Eckersley-Maslin, who he first met at the Awesome Foundation. "A few of the people in the foundation are hipster alternative types. Seb came in all straight-laced and businessy, asking about goals. We didn't immediately gel but over time we realised we had similar values, and we were in this game for the same reason," Jones says. The agency's fee-for-service model means The New Agency has learned to be very flexible to work with as many clients as possible, whereas Blue Chilli turns away over 95% of the ideas pitched to it. "There are definitely cultural differences between the two organisations. Sometimes it feels like the best thing ever and sometimes it's a bit scary and weird for both parties," Jones says. "We're learning their procedures and frameworks, and they've had to adapt to our ability to introduce them to new ideas and concepts going forward." Jones adds the commute into the Sydney CBD from Newport on the Northern Beaches where The New Agency is based is likely to be their biggest challenge, although they have every intention of continuing to tweet photos of the beaches with the #suckitsurryhills hashtag.
Awesome Foundation awards first monthly start-up grant2:46AM | Tuesday, 22 February
A start-up that seeks to utilise city rooftops as locations for bee-keeping has become the first recipient of a grant from The Awesome Foundation.


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Judge to consider use of mortgage settlement cash
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PHOENIX (AP) - A judge holds a hearing Wednesday to consider a challenge to use $50 million of Arizona's mortgage settlement money to help balance the state budget.
The state wants a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to dismiss the suit. The plaintiffs want him to block the transfer now temporarily on hold to allow the judge to consider the case.
While some states are using their shares of the settlement paid by lenders to bolster or create housing-related programs, Arizona is among others using all or parts of their shares for other purposes.
The $50 million represents slightly more than half of the $98.8 million of Arizona's share.
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LAS VEGAS – In celebration of Veterans Day, the USO teamed up with MGM Grand Resorts International and American Airlines to whisk more than 80 wounded warriors and their guests from East Coast military hospitals to Las Vegas, where they were treated like high rollers for a weekend full of relaxation, entertainment and sightseeing. Their weekend included banquet dinners, a celebratory concert by entertainer Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, indoor sky diving, helicopter rides, softball games, cigar socials and concluded with a special Veterans Day performance by comedian Terry Fator.
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All IAS majors and minors must complete some foreign language study. All students pursuing the BA degree in International Area Studies are required to take at least 21 credits in an approved IAS language, with at least four courses at the 300 level. IAS minors must complete at least one 201 level course.
Language courses are offered through the Drexel's Modern Languages program in the Department of Culture and Communication. The languages listed below are approved to fulfill the IAS language requirement. Majors may qualify for the University's advanced-level Certification of Proficiency in their target language or languages.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has assembled quite an impressive group of people, including Eastman Kodak CEO Antonio Perez, to help redesign state government. Unfortunately for New Yorkers, knowledge and credentials don't necessarily produce change.
At least that has been so with a long list of blue ribbon commissions appointed by past governors to make recommendations aimed at streamlining government. This time must be different for the sake of New York's future.
Even on Cuomo's watch, his use of luminaries to tackle the state's problems has not been without serious shortcomings. Last month, for example, the work of the highly touted panel created to make recommendations on mandate relief was particularly disappointing. Findings of the team, which included Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, were tepid to say the least.
Now New Yorkers are being asked to believe that Cuomo's Spending and Government Efficiency Commission will succeed where others failed. Remember the New York State Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness created during the Spitzer administration? The panel, whose members included former Mayor Bill Johnson and Brighton Supervisor Sandy Frankel, made scores of solid recommendations to help make government more efficient, but few of their proposals saw daylight.
The challenge for the SAGE team, led by Perez, who also chairs a national jobs initiative created by President Obama, is to demonstrate effectiveness. It must return next month with viable solutions and work closely with Cuomo to get them implemented.


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First Look III is an exhibition showcasing 12 outstanding MFA students from across the United States.
Artists selected include: Steven Chapman (School of Visual Arts), Gabriel Dawe (University of Texas at Dallas), Nadja Frank (Columbia University), Shadi Harouni (New York University), Yoshiaki Mochizuki (Hunter College), Meleko Mokgosi (University of California Los Angeles), Irvin Morazan (Hunter College), Jong Hyun Oh (School of Visual Arts), Erik Schoonebeek (Rutgers University), Joseph Varas (School of Visual Arts;), Virginia Wagner (Maryland Institute College of Art), and Samantha Wall (Pacific Northwest College of Art).
First Look III is open from May 22 until July 24, 2011.
Opening Reception is on Sunday May 22 4-7pm.
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Kitsap fair manager steps down
PORT ORCHARD - Frank Abbott resigned as Kitsap County fair and special events manager Monday.
Abbott joined the Fair Advisory Board as entertainment director in 2000. He became fair and rodeo manager in 2001, initially sharing the job on a contract basis with Lauran Erickson. The two were eventually hired on by the county, and Erickson resigned in April 2008.
Kitsap County Parks Director Jim Dunwiddie said he did not know why Abbott resigned. Abbot was not at Monday's Kitsap County commissioner meeting, when his departure was announced.
Nancy Buonanno Grennan said the commissioners and Dunwiddie will determine whether to hire someone temporarily to fill the role for this year or to find someone to hire in the job permanently before this year's fair.
This year's fair is scheduled for Aug. 24-28.
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I'm deployed to a Navy base, thus I made this from personal experience.
I'm deployed to a Navy base, thus I made this from personal experience.
At least it's not an Army E-9. One of them yelled at me when I said "Good Morning".
Let me guess… NAS Sigonella?
Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, though I did transition through Sigonella.
So… how big are the rats there?
I immediately remembered that scene in We were soldiers…
Good morning, Sergeant Major!
-How do you know what kind of god-damn day it is?
Beautiful morning, Sergeant Major.
-What are you, a fuckin' weatherman now?
Any of you sons-of-bitches calls me Grandpa… I'll kill you.
I work with Navy on a daily basis. On a daily basis, I'm ready to slap a Senior Chief.
Farva, perhaps you should check out the video "Like a Chief" on youtube. I guess I should say there's a bit of language in it, so careful!
As a C-5 crewmember I frequent a naval base in Europe and I find it's about 75% with Navy SNCOs responding positively when addressed or responding at all.
Hate to nitpick, because otherwise this one is spot on, but the Navy doesn't have NCOs – they're POs (Petty Officers).
I consulted with a Navy petty officer before making this strip to ensure it was the same thing, and considering this is an Air Force comic, I chose to use terminology better known to my primary audience.
so by PO…. P—-ed Off?
@ Farva – he didn't did you because he was a Chief, he dissed you because you're in the AF.
@ King – as a retired Navy PO1, I can absolutely tell you that Navy Petty Officers are NCOs.That's been established by the DoD. Besides, if we weren't, we wouldn't be able to get into NCO Clubs. ;~)
It takes a lot more than one person one time to get a comic made – try multiple people, multiple times, to everyone I know, every day we've been here.
I wasn't implying POs aren't NCOs – my point was that "Petty Officer" is what the Navy calls its Non-Coms. After working alongside the Navy for most of the past decade, I can tell you they NEVER refer to themselves as an "NCO".
Based on my experience in a joint assignment, I'll take Navy over Army ANY rotation. Though the CWO and PO1 I worked with were so awesome I would work with them over most AF too. And their officers were generally better behaved than Army officers. And yes, POs ARE NCOs!
the Navy's been pissed ever since the Great Billy Mitchell sunk a navy battleship.
Truer words have never been spoken, but it's still best to avoid rubbing it in, STS.
@RAAFie: that is great. I'll have to use that one on the Lt Commander that I work for
@Farva You nailed that one. They are only polite to me because I'm a SNCO too.
Most of the Navy NCO corps here at Al UDeid are pretty nice and friendly to everyone at or around "The Bra". Have been stuck here in the Deid for almost 2 weeks now and haven't had nay run-ins with the SNCO's at all. For the most part they don't give a Rats Ass!
AAAHHH, Djibouti; I know you well. Did two deployments there for ComCam — summer 2007 & summer 2009. CLUville beats the hell out of the ass-funk tent I was in in '07.
Its not only Navy NCO's that are bad, cause pretty much if your not an NCO any lower raking Navy enlisted sailor wont give you so much as a look in your direction, let alone a salute to an officer. I am stationed on NAS Pensacola and we had a lower rank Navy member completely ignore our squadron commander. That was a fun little event.
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Spot on Farva! I was shocked to learn the Navy doesn't consider any enlisted to be an "NCO" until they hit E7! That explains why they keep treating out TSgts as if they're fresh out of basic training!
I work with the Navy everyday and have since 1998. Navy E-4s and above are considered NCOs. But their SNCOs are considered gods. Most officers won't mess with a Chief. Ask a Chief about "Chiefs Initiation". It's an interesting topic.
When I was TDY on-board the USS Blue Ridge, and having no interaction with the Navy besides talking with my uncle, I realized that the Navy is weird. We got in late and I wanted something to drink. So I went to the chowhall that we inprocessed through. My O-6 said that it was good. So while I was filling up my water bottle a Navy Officer came up to me and started yelling at me. I guess I was in the officers mess. So I go back to my O-6 and let him know what is going on. A Navy SNCO heard me and when the O-6 left came up to me and "kindly" informed me that I should have known that before coming on board and that I should look up navy traditions and learn them. I wa a SrA at the time, and thak God I was under the affects of the sea-sickness meds, or I might have said somethings.
You stay out of the officers mess unless invited by the CO or XO member that or you swim with the fishes
My one great experience with the Navy, the rest were shite, I was sent aboard a "rowboat" named after a president. Had to work on some comm equipment (loaned to the navy for seals?). I was asked for by name (never mind the fact I was the only one available to do it lol ), I had some old guy showing me around, I only had 2 stripes at the time and was instantly motion sick the moment my feet touched the deck. He was really kind and did as much as he could to help me feel better and help me with the work. Hell, he even held the trash can when I barfed at the work bench. After about 24 hours I felt better and he took me to the first available dining hall for some food, I only realized it was full of officers when the junior pilot started to yell at me, he was IN NO WAY as loud as that "old man". The pilot actually started to back away from the man, that only made him angrier.
When we left with my dry toast,bacon and collossal glass of OJ (all I could handle) I heard a lot of laughter behind me. I looked at the "old man" with a little confusion when I heard "don't eff with the Chief's pet zoomie".
I was later told when I got back to "Airfarce land" that he was a Master Chief, had been on that ship "forever" and was likely the reason that junior pilot was doing all the "shite duties till the day I left".
I just thought he was a really nice senior NCO from the shop I was helping.
This is spot on. I work with the Navy and when I first came to this assignment, I was really put off by how the chiefs treated the junior enlisted.
The Navy has bigger guns remember that boys
Remember: It's not the size of the warhead, it's the depth of armor it can penetrate.
we have nuclear bombers and ICBMs.
we got SLBMs
Yeah but your SLBMs don't carry 10 or 3 warheads per missle and can't reach anywhere in the world in about thirty minutes from the middle of the US. Not to mention our Nuclear ALCM launched from B-52s.
actually they can… you should do your homework flyboy
Been around the Navy for most of my career. That guy is too skinny to be a Navy Chief.
I am an enlisted flyer at Macdill. Try walking around the BX during lunch. So many double takes. I get saluted to sometimes. I just salute back and say thanks. It makes my day.
We have a lot of Navy here at Tinker. Most of them seem decent enough. They definitely keep to themselves though.
Are you sure you addressed him by the proper rank vice just Chief? They get pretty butt hurt about that, so to speak…
A.) I'm not referring to a specific instance – I've been here now for five weeks and it's 97% of my interactions with them, and it's not just my own experiences. This is a running joke within my circle of Air Force, and some Army, peers.
B.) The first time I got my ass bitten off for calling one sir I asked what the hell I should call them, and was told anyone with an anchor can be safely called "chief". And that was from a chief. That said, I do know the differences between a chief, senior chief and master chief, and if I can see the rank in time I use the proper term. That is, I used to, but I got so sick of the shitty attitude I stopped greeting them altogether.
What are you, some kinda F***ing weather man?!
Where's his coffee cup? No self respecting "ahem" Chief would be caught dead without one.
I think the real question is why isn't he overweight like 90% of the fat kid Navy? Never met a service so obsessed with rank as the Navy… watch how the O-2′s treat the O-1′s and so on. Maybe the reason so many of them go gay, is that their world is one big cock measuring contest.
My dad retired as a master chief and this is spot on. The first time my dad met any of my fellow airmen, he was extremely arrogant toward them. The airmen made some smart ass remarks and my dad didn't seem to think they were very funny. I still get taunted about it, and that was 10 years ago.
My father who was an Senior Chief says that shows navy SNCOs are Proud Leaders!
This is an interesting topic, and I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth…
I had a 22 year Air Force career, entering as a brand new wet behind the ears "butter bar" 2LT in 1968 and retiring as a LtCol out of the Pentagon in 1990. Along the way I had a 4 year Joint tour working in the JCMPO (Tomahawk Program Office) where my endorsing official was a Navy RADM. My co-workers and I had some interesting dialog over those years concerning the differences among the services.
The Navy seemed to have a very rigid caste system, evolving over centuries from the realities of life aboard warships at sea. Naval Officers were few in number onboard any given ship, and were VERY rank conscious, including relative line numbers among "equals", due to the need to have the proper subordinate assume command when necessary in combat due to a superior's death or incapacitation.
The Chief Petty Officers were the "buffer" between the handfull of officers onboard a warship and the bulk of the crew. Going back to the days of sail, the Chiefs were responsible for maintaining order and disclipline among the seamen so that the Officers could "fight the ship". They were allowed to converse with the "gods", while controlling the masses below decks. Thus the "attitude"…
My Navy counterparts were always mystified at the very different interaction and respect between Air Force officers and the enlisted force. They wondered why we seemed to take great interest and expend great effort to ensure the well being of our enlisted force of airmen and NCOs. One day around the coffee pot I explained it this way:
OK, I wake up at Korat one morning and I'm on the flight schedule to head North. I get breakfast and go to Life Support where the enlisted guys/gals have packed and tested my parachute, checked my oxygen mask, and fitted out my survival vest. I go to the armory where the enlisted guys/gals have cleaned and tested my Combat 38 and added extra ammo into my go kit. I go to Base Ops where an enlisted person pulls the latest weather info for me and another double checks my flight plan. Over to the Intel shop for a threat briefing from an NCO telling me where the bad guys are waiting in ambush this morning.
An enlisted person then drives me to my jet in a step van where my enlisted crew chief has just spent two hours servicing and inspecting my battlebird. He/she straps me in and hooks me up to my survival gear and gives me the fueling report summarizing how other enlisted folk have quality tested my fuel and topped off my tanks.
Did i mention that I'm sitting on an ejection seat rigged and armed by the enlisted folks?
The NCO's in the tower give me taxi instructions, the enlisted folks in the hot pit check my weapons and pull the pins, and the enlisted folks in the RAPCON give me vectors to the handoff point where the enlisted folks on the EC-121s (pre-AWACS) follow me in and out from my target and provide VERY useful Mig warnings.
Coming back in the shitty weather the enlisted controllers in the MPN-19 GCA van talk me down to a zero-zero safe touchdown while the enlisted folks in the P-12 crash trucks stand by to rescue me from a blazing hell in case I screw up the landing.
As I wind up my day, the Intel NCOs pick my brain so they can work through the night to prep my comrads for tomorrow's battle.
OK, Squid…any further questions as to why we Air Force guys treat our enlisted fortce so much better than you do?
Hear Hear
The Navy/Marine Corps run things more in a military mindset while the Air Force has a more corporate mind set. The main reason the Navy/Marine Corps tears their junior enlisted like crap is because they need people that have immediate obedience to orders, and acting they way they do works. Im sorry, but in combat I don't want need my junior guys asking why we need to clear that hut or asking why he needs to go right. I've notice that if you don't tell an airman exactly why he needs do do what he was told, he will ask a Why, why, why. That doesnt happen so much with the Navy/Marine Corps junior guys. It's not right or wrong. It's just what it's necessary to accomplish the mission assigned to the respected service.
The Airforce is actually taught to question, we are needed to be somewhat more independant in mindset. I'm not dissing the army/marines, god knows I've had my bacon saved by devil dogs a couple of times, and the army has pulled me out of some unpleasent places. But in the Airforce we have been told to "find a better way", "find a faster way" and "find a safer way". This causes the habit of questioning the orders or process by which things are done, not good in a combat situation I know, but it's done so much and expected so often that it becomes a second nature thing, a habit, and it takes 23 days of repeated actions to create OR break a habit. Or one good boom right behind you when the gunny drags your ass out of the way. Worked for me.
I'm a Security Forces SrA in the Guard, and a Navy contractor full time at Port Hueneme. All the Seabee chiefs I've ever met were great folks to have a BBQ and smoke with. All their troops love them to death and they seem to treat them well.
As to the rest of the Navy..
Too much dick waving, it's pointless. Whenever I go to Pt Mugu, the nearby air station, all the aviation Navy folks are kind of douchebags to anybody outside their little circle. SeaBees are alright though, sand sailors are far superior to the legit ones, but that might be because they are the red-headed stepchild of the Navy, as SF is to the Air Force.
I've never considered the SF'ers to be redheaded step children, maybe annoying little neighbor kids….but only on the flight line. lol
Yeah, but when people are doing their own bullshit and need extra bodies, who do they call? Us. Because we always look like we have nothing to do.
I will neither confirm nor deny that we do in fact, have nothing to do.
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Since its first publication by the Los Angeles Forum in 1989 in a limited run of 1,500 copies, Los Angeles Boulevard has been much sought after and difficult to find. This new edition contains the original content plus a new section on Suisman's boulevard work in practice.
Moderated by: Greg Goldin
A+D Museum and the California Historical Society hosted a special panel and presentation which explored both UnBuilt San Francisco and Never Built: Los Angeles. Panelists discussed how these provocative exhibitions came to be and explored what the failed buildings and plans of the past might offer as we grapple with the cities of tomorrow.
Panelists: John King, instigator of the San Francisco UnBuilt Exhibitions; Greg Goldin and Sam Lubell, Never Built: Los Angeles Authors and Curators
Doug Suisman, author of Los Angeles Boulevards: Eight Xrays, addressed how the city's urban identity flows from the growth and expansion of its main arteries. Streets, not parks, plazas or freeways, are the city's public spaces. Can the city's soul be found along the broad, long, endlessly traveled boulevards? Urban Designer Doug Suisman joined in conversation with David Kipen, author of reissues of WPA Guide to California, WPA Guide to Los Angeles, and owner of Libros Schmibros Bookstore.
Faces of the Boulevard WITH portrait photographer Katherine Sheehan
A conversation with portrait photographer Katherine Sheehan. Sheehan contributed to A+D Exhibition Windshield Perspective with an introspective visual survey of the Faces of the Boulevard. She photographed community members of this short but dense stretch of Beverly from Normandie to Vigil that is the feature of our exhibition. Her lens celebrates this vital neighborhood that is otherwise unseen and unknown.
Architect Curtis Fentress shared the thinking behind the bold new master plan for LAX. Fentress explored the firm's vision of the future of aviation architecture and discussed the winning entries from the Fentress Global Challenge: Airports of the Future student design competition. This inCONVERSATION presentation was a part of A+D Museum's presentation of the international student competition entries and winners of the Fentress Global Challenge 2011 as part of the larger traveling exhibition Now Boarding: Fentress Airport + The Architecture of Flight which was featured in three parts here in Los Angeles. The Museum of Flying hosted Now Boarding, and the Flight Path Museum highlighted the rich past and promising future of LAX.
30 years ago Los Angeles' downtown was given up for dead. It turns out its demise was greatly exaggerated as evidenced in the explosive growth in recent years. But still, downtown LA is an unconventional urban heart.
This was a conversation about what's going on in architecture and urban design in downtown LA. Will The Broad make Bunker Hill the public destination it has struggled to become? Does the new Grand Park attract pedestrians and connect the hilltop cultural district to the lively flatlands? Is the NFL persuaded yet by the idea of an "urban" football stadium? What will the replacement 6th Street Bridge do for the industrial district and Boyle Heights?
The impetus for the panel is the publication of "Grand Illusion: A Story of Ambition, And Its limits, On LA's Bunker Hill," the product of a research-based design studio taught last year at USC Architecture School by Frank Gehry and partners, architect Aaron Neubert and Frances Anderton. Grand Illusion is first in the "Cezi" series of publications created by USC Architecture School's Dean Qingyun Ma.
Moderators: Frances Anderton, Host DnA: Design and Architecture (KCRW) & Sam Lubell, West Coast Editor, The Architect's Newspaper
Panelists: Ayahlushim Getachew, Senior Vice President, Thomas Properties Group; Bob Hale, Principal, Rios Clementi Hale Studios; Michael Maltzan, Michael Maltzan Architecture; Carol Schatz, President and CEO, Downtown Center Business Improvement District and the Central City Association
Closing Remarks: Qingyun Ma, Dean of USC School of Architecture
SEEING ARCHITECTURE with ERIC SAARINEN + MINA MAREFAT, PHD, AIA
Eric Saarinen grew up in a household where "Art was God," his father was Eero Saarinen, his mother, Lily Swann Saarinen was a sculptor, his grandfather was Eliel Saarinen, Finland's famous architect and his grandmother Loja was an accomplished artist and sculptor. His father's best friend was Charles Eames. Not surprisingly, Eric is a successful filmmaker and cameraman with an eye for architecture. A+D Museum hosted a special inCONVERSATION with Eric Saarinen as the topics of architecture and film, architecture as visual medium, and growing up under the influence of his illustrious parents and grandparents were explored with exhibition curator Mina Marefat, PhD, AIA.
The artists, architects, and designers on this panel head daring and innovative practices. Their sustained, visionary work makes them icons of L.A.'s design scene and beyond. Iconic LA Women Designers brings these women together in conversation to discuss the road to icon, the challenges of practice, and the changes required to transform endemic hurdles within the design professions—family, economics, technology—into opportunities for the next generation of female practitioners.
Panelists: Barbara Bestor, Bestor Architecture; Annie Chu, Chu + Gooding Architects; April Greiman; Gere Kavanaugh, Gere Kavanaugh Designs; Deborah Sussman, Sussman/Prejza
Moderator: Mimi Zeiger
TYPOGRAPHY AND EXPERIMENTATION with ANDREW BYROM
Andrew Byrom led an exciting and interactive discussion on TYPOGRAPHY and his EXPERIMENTAL approach to graphic design.
Byrom's clients include The New York Times, Penguin Books, UCLA Extension, and Sagmeister Inc. His work has been featured in numerous design publications including Print Magazine, +81, and Creative Review, and has been honored by the AIGA and the Type Directors Club.
Andrew Byrom is a Professor at CSULB and has also taught at UCLA Extension, Northern Illinois University, plus Luton University and Central Saint Martins in the UK. He has given presentations about his ideas throughout Europe, Asia and the US – including the AIGA Y-Conference, ATypI, TypeCon, The Type Directors Club, Kuala Lumpur Design Week, and TEDx.
Toward Energy-Efficient Sustainable Buildings WITH MIT Professor Leon Glicksman
The Energy and Sustainability Committee of the MIT Club of Southern California in conversation with MIT professor Leon Glicksman.Leon Glicksman, Professor of Building Technology and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, founded the Building Technology Program in the Department of Architecture and has served as its head for 22 years. Research in the program is directed at improving sustainable buildings and communities worldwide. Highlights of these projects include advanced insulations, means to dramatically reduce energy consumption for cooling and lighting, community level energy flows, and new design tools.
Palm Springs Modernism Week: Alexander Girard, When Modern Exploded with Color, Pattern, Primitive, and Pop WITH Brad Dunning
As the founding director of the Herman Miller textile division Alexander Girard brought an ultra sophisticated and exuberant sense of color, style and pattern to mid-century design. His own interiors and original furniture have been wildly influential and are particularly relevant today.
Girard is perhaps best known for his playful, primitive, borderline Op-Art fabric designs and his important graphic style, which included an avant garde mixing of fonts and styles creating his own "look" which is currently very much back in vogue. Brad Dunning is a designer known for working on architecturally significant properties. He has also written about design, architecture and architectural preservation for various publications including the New York Times, Vogue and GQ.
inCONVERSATION with EAMES WORDS CO-CURATORS
Typographer Andrew Byrom sits down with Deborah Sussman, principal of Sussman/Prejza, to discuss her career and their recent collaboration curating and designing A+D Museum's current exhibition EAMES WORDS.
Special Thanks to AIGA/LA, 55 Degree Wine and Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Experience of space, exploration of materiality, and essence of craft unite in the work of Olson Kundig Architects. Paul Schlachter, an associate at the firm, discussed these elements and their expression as "architectural hot rodding."
Paul Schlachter is an Associate with Seattle's award-winning Olson Kundig Architects. Led by Jim Olson, Tom Kundig, Kirsten Murray and Alan Maskin, the firm's work encompasses a wide range of national and international projects. Schlachter's work at the firm is similarly diverse and includes the Casey Family Programs Headquarters, a mixed-use high-rise hotel in downtown Seattle, and a number of private residences across the country from Hollywood to New York, as well as a winery in Santa Ynez, California.
Jenn Kennedy discussing the business of architecture with Steven Ehrlich, FAIA, Barton Myers, FAIA, Kat Fern, ASID, and Nancy Horne, architect recruiter.
Jenn Kennedy, author of Success by Design, and panelists explored the benefits of working in various sized firms, interviewing techniques, what employers want in today's market and new ways to apply architecture skills.
Beyond white paint and walls of glass, modernists discuss the philosophical evolution of modernism and what is authentically modern in the second decade of the new millenium. A+D Museum and Salon Showroom present panelists Neil Denari, John Favaro, Gulla Jonsdottir and moderator Erika Heet of Dwell Magazine for a panel event occasioned by Legends of La Cienega: Celebrate Art.
A discussion occasioned by the SOUPERgreen exhibition. In the show, five 'souped up' environmentally (self)-conscious architectural propositions explore ways technology can promote a deeper and more expressive engagement with the environment.
Moderator: Sam Lubell, Editor, The Architect's Newspaper
Panelists: Erin McConahey, Principal, Arup; David Hertz, David Hertz Architects; Lance Williams, Executive Director, USGBC Los Angeles Chapter; Wes Jones, SOUPERgreen Designer, Jones Partners; Doug Jackson, SOUPERgreen Designer, Doug Jackson Design Office
Panel Contributors: Aryan Crawford Omar, SOUPERgreen Designer; Steven Purvis, SOUPERgreen Designer, APLSD; Randolph R. Ruiz, SOUPERgreen Designer, AAA Architecture
The Arch Is_ competition invites young architects and designers to share their portfolios and philosophies with an esteemed panel of judges. The two talented winners were awarded the rare opportunity to share their perspective on what architecture is with the design community in a public forum.
Arch Is_ Winners: DAVID FREELAND & BRENNANN BUCK, FreelandBuck, Los Angeles; GEORGINA HULJICH & MARCELO SPINA, Patterns, Los Angeles
Bjarke Ingels is the founding partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), which he started in 2005. Recent and current projects include the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, the Danish Maritime Museum, and the recently-awarded Waste-to-Energy Plant in Copenhagen that doubles as a ski slope for the city's residents and visitors.
Presented by: A+D Museum and LACMA
Organized by: Francesca Garcia-Marques, Hon. AIA/LA and Ann Videriksen, Hon. AIA/LA
Colin Schaelli won the Swiss Design Award in the Newcomer Category in 2009, a just reward for the dizzying industrial and graphic design activities he presides over at Design Bureau Colin Schaelli. Colin has worked on design projects for cult Swiss bag brand Freitag since 2004, creating several groundbreaking products along the way, including the V-30 Skid shelving system. His design solutions are both quirky and ultra-systemic, and his lively public presentations – made using his own modular furniture – are just that as well.
Los Angeles natives Michael Lejeune and Matt Raymond, both of Metro Los Angeles, sat down with Jeni Hergberger to chat about the future of LA. This was all part of a live, on-location taping of 'Talk Story with Jeni.' Jeni Hergberger is internationally recognized as a powerful force in changing the way people approach the business of design. She works tirelessly with creative professionals and corporate leaders teaching them to connect and communicate.
A panel discussion was held that focused on the current and future state of the industry. Attendees participated in the panel discussion and viewed the AIA/LA Design Awards exhibit.
Moderated by: Ann Gray, Founder and Publisher, Balcony Media/FORM
Panelists: Jack Skelley, Senior Partner/FORM Contributor, Paolucci Communication Arts; Carl Mulhstein, Executive Vice President, Cushman & Wakefield of California; Andy Cohen, Executive Director, Gensler; Tom Hinerfled, President, Hinerfeld Ward Construction
A discussion with the juries of the Design Awards and NEXT LA programs, moderated by Edward Lifson was held at the opening reception for the AIA/LA Design Awards Exhibition. The conversation revolved around the 2010 submitted projects and the innovative nature of Los Angeles Architecture and its practitioners.
Jurors: Jeanne Gang, FAIA; Joe Herzog, AIA; Rob Quigley, FAIA; Dan Dworsky, FAIA; Cliff Garten and Wim de Wit
Design Process Innovation (DPI) 2008 was a highly successful symposium where designers from various disciplines provided a peek inside their design process and shared perspectives on what leads to innovation. DPI 2009, designed as a salon-style event, was hosted at the offices of Stuart Karten Design. An impressive roster of professionals from architectural, industrial, web and graphic design participated in a panel and presentation accompanied by an evening cocktail party.
At this intimate, invitation-only roundtable, attendees learned about design's potential to impact business across a variety of disciplines, from architecture to product design to graphic/communication/digital design. This story was told through a business lens with11 presentations by CEOs together with their creative partners. Through case studies and Q&A, attendees learned how design has helped these businesses to extend their brands, increase bottom lines and introduce new efficiencies. The scale of the event allowed attendees to interact with presenters.
Effective communication–with potential clients, the media and the public–is a key to survival for architects. Two interactive presentations with seasoned professionals, moderated by architectural writer Michael Webb, provided expert advice on establishing identity, in print and online, writing and talking about projects, getting published and exhibited, and the value of exemplary photography. The course was shaped to meet the needs of practicing and aspiring architects.
Organizers: Michael Webb, A+D Museum
Sponsors: A+D Museum, AIA/LA
The Design Process Innovation symposiums seek to bring together experts from a variety of design disciplines to analyze trends, share ideas, and look at the future of the design process. Innovation affords designers new opportunities from idea generation to product manufacturing, while expanding the relevance of their design product and confronting the issues presented by a changing world. While today's designers have at their disposal powerful digital design software and fabrication machines, technology is just one aspect of a wider process revolution being driven by globalization, compressed time-to-market, ecological sensitivity and increased sophistication in consumer taste.
Organizers: Gensler, A+D Museum
Presenting Sponsor: USG
An international symposium accompanying the exhibit After the Flood: Building on Higher Ground. Following the catastrophic impact of the tsunami in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, as well as events such as the relinquishing of control of the Panama Canal by the U.S. to Panama, an incredible outpouring of international response from architects and environmentalist has resulted in a wide-range of alternative sustainable deign strategies and proposals. Such global political and ecological upheavals emerging in the 21st century, that are resulting in massive reconfigurations of urban and natural territories, have given rise to new collaborative efforts by innovative architects and experts on sustainability, design, and planning from around the world that are working to develop new strategies relevant for the planning processes currently underway in New Orleans, Southeast Asia, Panama and around the world.
What role should sustainable architecture and urban design play in the on-going process of recovery, reconstruction and planning for the future? Given the range of catastrophic events currently unfolding around the globe, this symposium considered the larger context of environmental changes in ecological patterns, ranging from tsunamis to hurricanes to the reunification of formerly politically divided urban territories. What impact do these processes have on the reorganization of the natural and man-made landscapes and the role the design community can play in initiating changes? The importance of collective thought and action, drawn from various regions of the globe, mark the emergence of new strategies for imagining the reconstruction of the contemporary city as an alternative and sustainable form of urbanism.
Organizers: A+D Museum, Anthony Fontenot and Christian Ditlev Bruun
Sponsors: U.S. Department of State, Cooper Carry Architects, PPG, Opera Paint, Orangepiel, Hinerfeld Ward, Inc. and The Ratkovich Company
"If you want to know about the cities of the future ask the architects in NEW BLOOD: NEXT GEN" was the overlaying topic for a very lively conversation with some of Los Angeles' most innovative up-and-coming Architects about the future of Los Angeles and cities worldwide.
Moderated by: Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's show DnA and Los Angeles Editor of Dwell Magazine
Panelists: Wolfram Putz, GRAFT; Jason Payne, Gnuform; Hadley Arnold, the Office of Hadley and Peter Arnold
Organizers: A+D Museum, Frances Anderton
A panel presentation and discussion accompanying the Enlightened Development Exhibit. The second panel event in the Carrier Johnson Lecture Series, Learning from San Diego, used San Diego as an archetypal urban laboratory and a panel of leading developers, designers and policy makers discussed how innovation can transform city planning and policy into downtown real-life success stories. The discussion focused on how street life and sky-life can activate a new urban village that is sustainable and enhances the quality of everyday living in Southern California.
Organizers: A+D Museum, Carrier Johnson
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Stargate Atlantis: The Queen
(S05E08) On paper, "The Queen" looked to have a lot of potential. The team was back together and off on an adventure. Even better, this wasn't some standalone excursion to an unknown planet that we wouldn't be seeing again. The story was set to tie the research that was recently discovered in Michael's lab in with the ongoing story of Todd. For the most part, all of that added up to a very good episode.
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It actually took me a little while to get into the episode. The reasons for that are twofold. First, the miraculous transformation of Teyla into a Wraith queen. That's a really big deal. The kind of big deal that deserves some kind of explanation. My initial thought was that with all of the monkeying with Michael's research, Keller was able to also create a modified retrovirus. That really doesn't make sense though. It would require much more testing before being put to use on anyone, let alone Teyla. Also, she did say she was going to perform surgery.
I suppose we can chalk it up to crazy space plastic surgery, but given the dramatic change, even that is pushing some limits. Whatever it was, it really seems like a point that deserved some detail. Something more than rubbing iodine on the back of Teyla's hand anyway. The quick jump from preparing to operate to all done felt rushed, and lacking. Frankly, I would have bought into it more if they had just said they were doing movie makeup, and relying on Teyla's DNA to sell it.
The other bit that just wasn't working for me was Dr. Keller. As we move along, I'm starting to find the character more and more annoying. It's long past time for her to grow up. If we look back to when she joined Atlantis, she was unsure if she was up to the job. That's a fine starting point for a story. The problem is that it appears to be a story that the writers really don't want to tell. Keller keeps having all of these experiences that should be leading her character to learn and grow, but then we keep seeing the same character over and over.
It really stuck out when she was all nervous and freaked out by going to meet with Todd. Really? After all that she's seen and done? This is still the reaction that she has? It makes one question why she hasn't been bounced back to Earth by now, or at least demoted to a research position. Especially with a perfectly capable Dr. Beckett available to resume the duties.
Once those two things were out of the way, business started to pick up. The idea to work with Todd, using the new treatment, is complicated. They did cover the possibility that the newly non-feeding Wraith could enslave planets. They forgot the most obvious issue though. With Todd's alliance now not dependent on that food supply, are they not in the same position as the Replicators? It's not a big jump to think that they would turn to trying to reduce the food supply for competing alliances.
Despite that possible future issue, the advantages gained by Todd make a reasonable case for him to be on board with the plan. That, and the look at the inner workings of hive-alliance politics, was enough to capture my interest. Where things really got good though, was when out of nowhere, Todd killed the Wraith queen and put the knife in Teyla's hand. Totally didn't see that coming. That this is how power exchanges are made in Wraith politics makes perfect sense. And Todd's double cross, using the Atlantis eagerness to get him on board, was very clever.
It leaves so much up in the air. Does Todd really have interest in the new treatment? Or was that all just a part of his plan to seize control of the alliance? And we have to factor in what happened on the ship as well. Teyla clearly took advantage of her position to destroy a whole mess of Wraith. That can't be good for Atlantis/Wraith relations. But she also holds the trump card of still being the queen of the ship. I doubt that we'll actually see her under cover again, but it does leave Todd somewhat under her thumb.
Of everything that happened on the Wraith ship, I only had one minor issue with it. The hive ships, and the space battle, looked great. But did that battle make no sense to anyone else? Given that Teyla had just taken over the Primary's ship, I think we can assume that it would be the most capable in their fleet. How is it then that the best ship, with the element of surprise, is drastically losing the battle? Teyla launches her darts and half of them get destroyed, but the other ship can launch their darts without worry? It all felt just a little too convenient, like the only reason that the battle was going that way was because they had already decided on Sheppard saving the day.
At the end of the day, I'd call this a very good episode. The shenanigans with the transformation, and my growing annoyance with Keller, stop it short of being great. On the other hand, the double cross by Todd, and the look inside the Wraith alliance were both top notch. Also worth noting that Rachel Luttrell did a great job. Despite the cumbersome makeup, she managed to convey the whole range of Teyla emotions.
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Are we to make anything of Teyla staring at her palm while in recovery? Is there something lingering from the procedure?
Todd is now my favorite recurring character. Christopher Heyerdahl does a really good job. Also, he had the line of the night with, "I hope they prove delicious as the farmers who grew them."
This episode is the first time that we have seen anyone other than Andee Frizzell playing a Wraith queen. Apollonia Vanova is the actress behind the Primary Queen.
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|Take it or leave it. I'm watching for other reasons.
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|Driving me crazy. Buck up little soldier.
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This time I put my foot down and edited down to only the products I use in a regular week. Chicago is going through a veritable heat wave with temperatures hovering at 50*C with humidity so I am going to wear thin layers and the bare minimum focusing on waterproof products. Nobody wants to have makeup bleeding down their face in rivulets of sweat.
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