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So I guess I am realtively new again as I left the game for a while and only very recently came back but I cannot seem to actually find out what is going on.
So we got the to the end of the game as we know it yesterday with the Dalamud event and now the servers are closed down....but thats really as much as i know. I have read around about beta testing and alpha testing and I have seen dates of 26th November and stuff but i have no idea whats going on.
Obviously I understand that there is a major overhaul being done to the game to introduce the new landscape, gamplay, content etc but all I really want to know is......when can I play the game again? When does the rest of the world get to join 2.0....when will final fantasy XIV be playable again?
Can someone give me a bit of a rtimeline as to whats going to happen and when just so I can get it clear in my head.
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I revealed back in August that David Cameron wanted to invite Britain's union leaders for a meeting, a surprising overture given the hostility between the two sides. The process has been complicated by the fact that the prime minister – unsurprisingly – did not want to give the brothers an excuse to publically snub him.
Yet the meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow. Patrick Hennessy at the Sunday Telegraph revealed this morning that a delegation of unnamed TUC officials is poised to go into Downing Street to meet Mr Cameron. Read more

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Sept. 29, 2011
Game Warden Field Notes
The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports
- Night hunter also had drugs: Young County Game Warden Brent Isom apprehended two subjects on Sept. 9 for hunting deer at night after seeing them shoot twice at deer from a public roadway. While exiting the vehicle, one of the subjects attempted to hide drugs before being taken into custody. Charges pending.
- To kill a mockingbird: Tarrant County Game Warden John Padgett made contact with a dove hunter and his children on Sept. 11. When asked if they had shot any birds, the hunter replied no. But one of the hunter's sons asked, "What about that bird you shot and let us play with, that we threw in the bushes?" The hunter asked his son to go and get the bird, which turned out to be a mockingbird. Cases pending.
- It helps to be able to see when you shoot: Tarrant County Game Warden John Padgett made contact with a dove hunter on Sept. 10 and asked if he had any luck. The hunter said he had shot one dove and one pigeon, and was looking for another bird. In his vest he had two pigeons and no dove. When asked about his dove, he said he didn't have his glasses and thought one bird was a dove. After locating his third bird still alive in the field, Warden Padgett told him he had shot an upland sandpiper. The hunter said he had thought that bird was a pigeon. He again mentioned that his glasses were at home. Cases pending.
- Lead is dead when it comes to waterfowl: Trinity County Game Warden Sam Shanafelt and Polk County Game Warden Brandon Mosley on Sept. 10 filed numerous cases on subjects hunting teal on Lake Livingston. Several hunters were found to be in possession of lead shot and two hunters were hunting with unplugged shotguns. Cases are pending. Game Wardens Chris Bird and Aaron Koenig were patrolling for teal hunters near East Bernard. Upon contacting a group finishing up a morning hunt, the wardens discovered several shotgun shells containing lead shot in their possession. The wardens also located a large number of empty hulls matching the lead shells floating around the duck blind. Six green-winged teal were seized, and all remaining lead shot shells were confiscated. Cases pending.
- Craig's List ad leads to arrest: On Sept.15 Fort Bend County Game Warden Barry Eversole, with assistance from Galveston County Game Warden Bobby Kana, made contact with an individual who had placed an ad offering waterfowl mounts for sale on Craig's List. Working in plain clothes, Warden Eversole met the individual and bargained a deal to purchase a pair of mounted widgeon. Case pending.
- Long distance bust: TPWD's La Porte communications office received a call Sept. 13 from an individual in California. The caller said he had been on a Chinese website when he found a fisherman bragging about all the fish he had been catching. The fisherman even posted several pictures. The photos and website information were forwarded to Captain Tanuz, who in turn contacted the complainant in California. The photos showed an individual with four ice chests of fish, most of which appeared undersize. The photos also showed a fisherman standing in an area that appeared to be the east end of Galveston. This information was forwarded to Galveston County Game Wardens Ray Canales and Antone Jackson, and on the evening of Sept. 15, they caught the violator on the east end of Galveston Island in the process of setting an illegal gill net. Cases pending.
- Not all bags hold birds: Dimmit County Warden Gene Fernandez and Maverick County Warden David Thorne were coming out of a Dimmit County ranch gate on Sept. 11 when they saw a pickup truck traveling down the road loaded with several burlap sacks that were spray-painted black. The wardens decided that they needed to take a closer look, knowing that this is a common smuggling tactic. After attempting to make a traffic stop, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. A pursuit ultimately led to the pickup going through a few ranch fences and the occupants bailing out. With the help of air, ground and K-9 units, 12 individuals were apprehended. Evidence at the scene indicated narcotics smuggling activity by the group. The fleeing vehicle turned out to have been stolen and was turned over to the La Salle County Sheriff's Office.
- Busted by a cell phone: Travis County Game Wardens Christy Vales and Braxton Harris were checking dove hunters on Sept. 2 in a field adjacent to a residence and noticed two hunters. After checking the first hunter, they were unable to locate the second hunter they saw earlier. Shortly after driving the outer parts of the field, they found the second hunter crouched down in the tree line. When asked to produce his hunting license, he said his wife had just bought it that day and it's up at the house. The wardens loaded the hunter and his birds up in the truck and took a ride to the house. The wife of the hunter stepped out with an online purchase receipt for his hunting license. The wardens noticed the time of purchase on the receipt and asked to see the hunter's cell phone. Based on the time the hunter called his wife and the time on the receipt, the wardens could tell that the hunter had his wife buy his license just as the wardens pulled into the field. The hunter admitted to hunting without his license hours before the wardens arrived. Citations were issued and seven doves were seized.
- Hexed by texts: Travis County Game Wardens Christy Vales and Braxton Harris checked two afternoon dove hunters on Sept. 3, finding one hunter had 15 birds and the other hunter had 12 birds. They also had a pile of 10 birds that they claimed belonged to a friend who left the field earlier. Both claimed they hadn't hunted that morning. But while being questioned about 10 birds left behind by their buddy, they mentioned that they had been texting him to see if he was going to hunt that afternoon. The wardens asked to view the text messages to back up their story. After viewing the messages, the wardens saw several texts supporting their story, but also saw several messages bragging about how many birds they got that morning. The wardens checked out their story with the friend on the phone and explained that they needed a Wildlife Resource Document (WRD) for the 10 birds. The hunters finally admitted to hunting that morning. Cases pending.
- Case of the disappearing shotgun: Travis County Game Warden Christy Vales was approaching a dove field on Sept. 5 when she saw several hunters together and one hunter walking across the field with a shotgun. Once Warden Vales entered the field, that same hunter was still walking in the field, but without his shotgun. She made contact with him and asked if he had been hunting. He said he had just been going to the bathroom and hanging out with his friends. Warden Vales continued checking all the hunters, issuing citations for unplugged shotgun and no hunter education. Warden Vales eventually came back to the male subject. She explained to him that she was going to drive the dove field until she found his shotgun. When asked again if he had been hunting, he said yes and that he just got scared because he didn't have a hunting license. Warden Vales located the shotgun and issued several citations.
- Different kind of bachelor party: On Sept. 10 Erath County Game Warden Zach Havens saw a group of vehicles parked in a coastal field and heard a variety of reports that sounded like pistols, large caliber rifles, and shotguns. Warden Havens stayed concealed in the brush and watched the group for a while. Soon he started seeing birds drop from the air as they flew near the vehicles. Closer inspection revealed a bachelor party in progress. Killed were several beers and even more scissor tails. Cases pending.
- Never know when you'll see a game warden: Travis County Game Wardens Chad West and Braxton Harris were checking an area of the county less known for dove hunting. The two wardens followed the sound of shotguns and found a resident who seemed surprised to see them. When the wardens asked to see his license, the hunter said he thought if you owned your own land you didn't need a license. The wardens informed the hunter of the law and he finally said the reason he didn't buy a license was because he hadn't seen a game warden in 10 years. Cases pending.
- Snakes or ticket? On opening weekend of dove season, Bell County Game Warden Justin Valchar was checking hunters when he noticed there was one less individual than he had originally seen. The warden noticed that one hunter kept looking at a nearby barn. Valchar checked the barn and found a vest with 14 dove and shotgun shells sitting in a feed trough. He then noticed someone's knee poking up through the floor boards. The individual was ordered out. When asked why he was hiding under a snake-infested barn, he replied that he did not have a hunting license. Cases filed.
- Undersize snapper haul leads to empty ice chest: While patrolling the Aransas Channel Sept. 8, San Patricio Game Warden Albert Flores inspected a vessel and found 50 undersize red snapper. Citations were issued and the fisherman sent home with an empty cooler.
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Mads Mikkelsen saddles up for Zentropa Western
EXCLUSIVE: Zentropa is again saddling up with Mads Mikkelsen. The Danish powerhouse production company is hatching its first Western, which sales company TrustNordisk is launching at the EFM.
Salvation, set in 1870s America, sees a settler in a corrupt community avenge the murder of his family.
Kristian Levring will direct and has written the script with Anders Thomas Jensen. The Hunt's Sisse Graum Jorgensen produces.
Levring promises elements of classic Westerns mixed with inspiration from Nordic and Viking sagas. The $13.5m, predominantly English-language feature will shoot in South Africa in the spring.
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Did you know?
The Magaliesberg mountains in which the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve is situated are 100 times older than Everest.
Just an hour and a half from either Johannesburg or Pretoria is the Kgaswane Mountain Reserve.
It used to be called the Rustenburg Nature Reserve, and is found just south of that town. Over the years it has become a sought-after hiking destination – set as it is in the beautiful and ancient Magaliesberg mountains.
Apart from its considerable scenic charm and size (over 5 000 hectares), the reserve practically guarantees sightings of charismatic and endangered sable antelopes with their curved scimitar horns and their proud mien.
And there can hardly be a more appropriate place to make their acquaintance, since this species was first described to science in this region, among the Magaliesberg mountains, by hunter Captain William Cornwallis Harris in 1838.
Sable continue to thrive here, but the reserve is home to more than a dozen other kinds of mammals. You may also see kudu, grey duiker, bushbuck, waterbuck, mountain reedbuck, red hartebeest, springbok, impala, oribi and klipspringer, along with zebra.
Predators include jackal, caracal and the seldom-seen leopard.
You're in the mountain grassland biome, but you'll also find an enormous wetland here (also called a vlei), which forms part of the headwaters of the Hex River.
At Kgaswane Mountain Reserve you get the chance to enjoy animals and nature without a vehicle, if you'd prefer.
You can bring your own mountain bike, while there are also two-night hiking trails taking you to decent little hikers' huts. For day hikers, there is a 5km trail through the most scenic sections of the park, and a 2km trail popular with birders.
Birdwatching offers the chance to see around 320 species, including spectacular specimens like Cape vultures (there is a colony on the property), and Verreaux's and martial eagles.
Chances are also good you'll see paradise flycatchers.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Kgaswane Mountain Reserve
Tel: +27 (0)14 533 2050
Fax: +27 (0)14 533 0397
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How to get here
From Pretoria, take the N4 west to Rustenburg. Once there, take the Beyers Naude road south for 2km, which later becomes Helen Joseph road. Carry on for 5km until you reach the gate.
From Johannesburg, head for Hartebeespoort to the north, then follow the signs to Rustenberg. Once there, take the Beyers Naude road south for 2km, which later becomes Helen Joseph road. Carry on for 5km until you reach the gate.
Best time to visit
Midwinter (June, July) can be bitterly cold at night if you're camping, but the aloes will be flowering as compensation. Generally, though, the summer months of September through April are lovely.
Around the area
If you're interested in golf or a casino, Sun City is only 60km away, as is the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, which has the Big 5 as well as special mammals like wild dogs.
Get around
You could drive around in a car, but it's far more pleasant to hike or mountain-bike (take your own).
What will it cost
Entrance fees: R30 for adults, R15 for children (2-12 years); R10 per car, R40 per minivan; R5 per bicycle; R15 per cyclist.
Camping: R40 per adult per night, R20 per child per night (2-12 years).
Hiking: R120 per person + entry (min. 6 persons, max. 12 persons).
Cottage: R500.00 per night (minimum 5 people), R100 per additional person, R50 per child (maximum 14 people).
Normal entrance fees apply on top of fees for camping, hiking or accommodation.
Length of stay
Although this makes a lovely day trip, it is a large and beautiful reserve. An overnight stay is ideal.
Where to stay
Apart from the hikers' huts (which are pretty basic), you could also stay in a self-catering cottage if you come as a group. This requires a minimum of 5 people (or if fewer, you will need to pay the same price as for 5).


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MOPA in Japan - My Gallery 対話型 (Interactive)
MOPA has been part of an amazing collaboration with the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), and the Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME) program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). By harnessing the Open Exhibits multi-touch software from Ideum and hardware from NICT, PRIME students Lance Castillo and Wesley Hsu designed and implemented an interactive touch table featuring MOPA's hand selected photography collection.
Our touch table, My Gallery 対話型 (Interactive), premiered in Osaka, Japan at the Knowledge Capital Trial Event. Thousands of visitors were able to participate in the curatorial process first-hand by creating their own favorite collections. Visitors were able to touch a photograph, enlarge or shrink it with their fingers, select their favorite photographs to create a collection and then title the collection. Their collections were then projected on a tile wall display composed of 24 monitors!
Don't worry MOPA members and visitors, you will have an opportunity to experience our collection through interactive technology. My Gallery 対話型 is a pilot to a larger touch table interactive that will be created for MOPA's galleries in 2012.
For now, enjoy the photos and video and get a sneak peak of what will be coming to MOPA soon!
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and support from NICT. PRIME is made possible by funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, with additional funding from NICT and MOPA. Additional support was provided by the Legler Benbough Foundation, and the Downing Family Foundation.


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How Fox News Wrote Mitt Romney's "War On Religion" Talking Points
Research ››› ››› MIKE BURNS & MARCUS FELDMAN
Fox has engaged in a relentless and bogus effort to accuse President Obama of waging a "war on religion." That effort has become a central focus of the Romney campaign, which released an ad that adopts Fox's dishonest "war on religion" narrative.
After Fox Fabricated Obama's "War On Religion"...
Fox's Guilfoyle: Contraception Regulation Part Of Obama's Alleged "War Against Religion" And "War Against The Catholic Church." During the January 24 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed that the contraception regulation was part of Obama's "war against religion" and "war against the Catholic Church." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 1/24/12, via Media Matters]
Hannity: "We Now Have" Obama's "War On Religion." During the February 7 edition of Fox News' Hannity, Sean Hannity said, "We now have and we'll get into this, his war on religion, you know, the free exercise thereof, I mean, with Catholic Church with Christians around the country." [Fox News, Hannity, 2/7/12, via Nexis]
Hannity: This Is A "War On Religion." On the February 7 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity said of the contraception mandate, "Do we all agree this is an assault on the First Amendment, freedom of religion, a war on religion? Am I wrong?" [Fox News, Hannity, 2/7/12, via Media Matters]
O'Reilly: Beck "Wants To Talk About The War On Religion In The USA." During the February 13 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly previewed a conversation with Glenn Beck, who O'Reilly said "wants to talk about the war on religion in the USA." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 2/13/12, via Nexis]
Baier: "Is The Obama Administration Waging War On Religion As Some Claim?" During the February 16 edition of Fox News' Special Report, host Bret Baier asked, "[I]s the Obama administration waging war on religion as some claim?" [Fox News, Special Report, 2/16/12, via Nexis]
It Became A Central Focus Of Mitt Romney's Campaign
Romney Ad Says Obama Is Waging A "War On Religion." CNN reported that Mitt Romney on Thursday released an ad accusing Obama of waging a "war on religion" for mandating health insurance companies to cover women's reproductive health:
After weeks of attacking President Barack Obama's economic record, Mitt Romney took a sharply different tack Thursday in his latest television ad, going after the president for policies the Republican challenger amounts to a "war on religion."
In the spot, which also features footage from Romney's trip in July to Poland, an announcer says Obama's heath care law forces religious institutions to "go against their faith."
"Who shares your values?" the announcer asks. "President Obama used his healthcare plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith. Mitt Romney believes that's wrong."
In a press release that accompanied the ad, the campaign justifies the "war on religion" claim using an editorial published in the San Antonio Express News in February, as a political firestorm waged over a controversial federal rule requiring employers cover contraception in their health insurance plans. [CNN, 8/9/12]
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College of Undergraduate Studies
Admission Information for Parents
Your son or daughter's interest in Immaculata marks an important time as you plan for one of the most important experiences in his or her life. Our admissions staff members offer a strong support system for both parents and students, helping them to achieve academic, career, and personal growth goals.
Great value at a great school.
By investing in your student's education, you are increasing not only his or her earning potential, but also intellectual acumen, character, and quality of life.
Immaculata offers:
- More than 60 majors and minors, with internships available
- Leadership, service, and athletic activities
- A great location near Philadelphia's attractions
- Merit- and need-based aid
Strong core values.
Our six core values form our foundation as a community and express our educational mission:
- Faith—the theological virtue of secure belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will; confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, an idea, or a thing.
- Learning—the process of gaining knowledge or command of a subject; the act of gaining a skill through study.
- Caring—feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
- Integrity—steadfast adherence to an ethical code; the quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness.
- Service—an act of assistance or benefit to others; acts of devotion to God.
- Teamwork—cooperative effort by members of a group to achieve a common goal.
We want to see you.
Come with your son or daughter and visit the campus. If you would like to visit a class, meet a faculty member, or discuss financial aid, just ask!


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James C. Betbeze, Jr., Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management & Outreach, is happy to announce that Daliah Williams, Admissions Coordinator for the UCSF School of Dentistry, has been appointed to the ADEA PASS Task Force for a three-year term, beginning at the 2014 ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition in March, 2014.
This national task force is charged with supporting the ADEA Division of Educational Pathways staff in reviewing and revising data elements, data manipulation, report formats, informational transmittal protocols, and other essential items related to the application service.
Dean Betbeze asks that the UCSF Dentistry community join him in congratulating Daliah on this important appointment.
Daliah Williams


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I suppose calling customer service an art may seem like a stretch, but I do believe there is something to the notion that superior customer service cannot be taught. There is an instinctual element that you either have or you don't. That being said, good management and training can teach people the very basic skills that result in good customer service, so there really is no excuse for poor customer service.
But I digress. Let me start by saying perhaps the best part of being an innkeeper is the customers. We get to meet the most interesting people on a daily basis who engage us in fascinating conversation. Many of our guests have become more like family than simply paying guests and that in itself is enough to keep us going back for more. Yet, I would venture to say that being an innkeeper isn't a job for everyone.
Not everyone is what I call a people person, meaning they don't necessarily enjoy being around a lot of people and have issues with privacy or proximity. There's nothing wrong with that, but if you intend on getting into a business like running a bed and breakfast or restaurant, you better be sure you are, indeed, a people person. Your home will no longer be your private abode. You will be at the beck and call of guests 24/7/365. They will touch your stuff, ask you questions you may not be prepared to answer and otherwise require your attention. If that seems like something that would be tedious to you, stay away from innkeeping.
At the most basic level of customer service is the notion it doesn't matter if you are having a bad day. You may not feel well; you may have had a fight with your spouse; or you may have lost a loved one or a pet. Guess what ... the customer really doesn't care. They just want to be treated with respect, enthusiasm and greeted with a smile. Sometimes it is like being an actor. The show must go on. So you go out there, put your life aside for a moment, put a smile on your face and you do your job, which is to make people happy, feel like they are the most important person in your world and ultimately to make them comfortable.
I am probably the most generous tipper there is in a restaurant or hospitality situation. I always start with a 20-25 percent tip automatically because I know how tough customer service is. That being said, I'm also the worst critic of someone in customer service because I expect them to act professionally and do what they are paid to do which is to at least be cordial with their customers. It may sound harsh, but it's a reality. In my past life, while living in Las Vegas, I ran a call center. We fielded approximately 2,000 calls on a busy day looking for reservations for shows, tours and other attractions in Vegas. While I gave my employees the benefit of the doubt when it came to monitoring themselves, I was also very particular about their customer service. You never answered the phone without a smile on your face. You never passed a call along without making sure the next person knew the customer's name and what the situation was. You always said your name at the beginning of the call so that customer could address you directly. And you always thanked them politely at the end of the call. These are super basic skills that don't require much extra effort, just a little attention.
And a final note about customer service is particularly useful to innkeeping. One must always be able to sense when guests want to be left alone or if they want to be engaged in conversation. Most bed and breakfast-goers visit B & Bs because they enjoy chatting. They are interested in the innkeepers lives, how they got there, history of the house, etc. That being said, many are coming to you to celebrate a special occasion like an anniversary, birthday or wedding night. Knowing when to pay attention to guests and when to let them be is something you can learn with time but ultimately involves a little bit of mind reading, which as I say, can be considered an art.
Monika Sudakov is the chef and innkeeper at the Chestnut Street Inn in Sheffield. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Last October, I wrote a blog post about photographic novels - books that use photographs to aid the telling of the story. You can read the blog post here. Illustrated novels are also gaining popularity. These books use drawings and other types of illustrations to involve the reader in the story.
Here are three recent young adult novels that employ illustrations:
Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral
The story is told entirely through images including sketches, photographs, and text messages. Glory, a piano prodigy, falls in love with Frank who recently moved from Argentina. As their love grows, Glory faces pressure in other aspects of her life, and soon she is only able to play "Chopsticks."
Winter Town by Stephen Emond
Evan and Lucy were childhood best friends who grew apart after only seeing each other on winter break. At the age of seventeen, they begin a romantic relationship; however, this relationship is hindered by their different plans for the future. The story is enhanced by realistic drawings and comic book panels.
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler with art by Maira Kalman
After Min and Ed break up, Min boxes up all the mementos from their time together. She sends the box to Ed along with a letter describing how events surrounding each item contributed to the end of their relationship. Artwork show how the items look.
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Tar Heels fall to Terps in ACC men's soccer title match
Posted November 11, 2012
No. 2 Maryland used a goal in each half to down No. 3 North Carolina Sunday in the ACC Championship match in Germantown, Md., 2-1.
The Terapins struck in the opening minutes when Dakota Edwards tallied his first career goal to put Maryland in front in the 11th minute.
Maryland earned a corner kick and sent an inswinging ball into the box. The ball bounced around in the box before Edwards jumped on the loose ball and fired it into the back of the net.
The Tar Heels looked to control possession in the midfield after surrendering just their second first half goal of the year.
The teams entered halftime with the score remaining 1-0 in favor of the Terps who outshot UNC by a 6-1 margin.
Carolina came out a stronger side in the second half and were linking passes throughout the midfield and threatening on the offensive end.
Maryland made it a two-goal advantage in the 62nd minute thanks to a Schillo Tshuma goal. Mikey Ambrose had a throw-in on the left side of the field and fed the ball to Tshuma as he entered the box.
Tshuma rushed in on goal and fired a shot that took a deflection off a Tar Heel defender. The ball skipped to goalkeeper Scott Goodwin's right and off the post before ricocheting into the side netting.
The two goals surrendered by the Tar Heels marked the first game since the NCAA Semifinal against UCLA that Carolina had allowed two goals.
The next 20 minutes saw the Tar Heels attempting to make runs at the Maryland defense but were unable to break through in the final third.
With less than five minutes remaining in the contest, the Tar Heels pulled a goal back and made things interesting.
Josh Rice collected a ball at the top of the box and dropped a pass to a cutting Jordan Gafa. The senior defender slid a ball to his left where Rob Lovejoy was waiting.
Lovejoy took a touch before lofting a shot far post and past goalkeeper Keith Cardona to pull Carolina within one.
The goal was Lovejoy's fifth of the year in just eight games played.
Carolina was unable to find the equalizer in the final minutes as the Tar Heels fell for the first time in six matches.
UNC will learn its NCAA Tournament fate at 5:30 p.m. on Monday when the NCAA Tournament field is announced on NCAA.com
ACC All-Tournament Team
Patrick Mullins, Maryland - MVP
Schillo Tshuma, Maryland
Dakota Edwards, Maryland
London Woodberry, Maryland
John Stertzer, Maryland
Mikey Lopez, North Carolina
Jonathan Campbell, north Carolina
Scott Goodwin, North Carolina
Danny Garcia, North Carolina
Maholo Sanchez, Clemson
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Of sound design and small cinemas
Being a big Coen Brothers fan, I saw No Country for Old Men last weekend. We headed over to the Phoenix, a great little two-screen joint in Jericho (as in the Oxford suburb, not the ancient West Bank city) partly to escape the horrific doldrums that are the twin Odeon Cinemas in Oxford's town centre(Oxford being a city where 100,000 people work in offices, shops and universities) , but mostly to take advantage of Jericho's great pubs. Next time you're in Oxford, visit the Gardener's Arms for the world's greatest I-can't-believe-it's-a-veggie-burger.
Anyway, the film was/is fantastic – another Coen triumph which sits a lot closer to Fargo in tone and style than anything else in the brothers' oevre (I cannot believe I just used that word). It's an adaptation of a novel by Cormac McCarthy which I've not read, but may just have to seek out having seen the film. But the thing that struck me most about it was the sound of wind that permeated each scene in testament to the film's desolate Southern Texas setting.


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The NBA returns to Europe during the 2012-13 regular season, featuring a January matchup in London between the Detroit Pistons and the New York Knicks.
The game, to take place Jan. 17 at The O2 -- hosting its seventh NBA event since 2007 -- is part of NBA London Live 2013, an orchestrated effort by the league to market its product to a broader audience worldwide, said NBA Commissioner David Stern.
"London was the epicenter of global sports this summer, and the Olympics were a tremendous showcase for basketball," said Stern. "Playing our third regular- season game in the city in three years and having historic franchises like the Knicks and Pistons serve as our ambassadors provide extraordinary opportunities to further the game's growth and development in the U.K. and throughout Europe."
Following the event, the NBA will have played a total of 115 games internationally since 1988, including 16 regular-season games in Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
This year, the league also features seven preseason games taking place in Istanbul, Milan, Berlin, Barcelona, Beijing, Shanghai and Mexico City.


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Don't just sit back and witness the spurt in popular toning foot wear this year, join in! Yes, the high in popularity as well as effectively toning foot wear should be added to your 'must have' collection. Trust the best when it comes to foot wear in 2012 that has looks that can potentially kill and features which can get to those enviably well sculpted legs! Let's dive into the sea of options available and the benefits associated with the latest style in the current year.
Popular Toning Foot Wear to Watch Out For in 2012
1) Reebok Easy Tone- Knowing and following are two extremely different things. The same applies to many women who though know and realize that they should inculcate the habit of regular exercise but the idea of actually carrying it out is a totally different story. Well, this is so not going to be the case this year. Why? Because the fast growing popularity of this particular pair of toning shoes owing to not just its performance but also killer looks will compel you to use them! That's a guarantee.
Check out this new entrant on the market that has also already found an ardent fan- fitness conscious Miranda Kerr.
No doubt these are trainers, but very stylish ones! You have countless color and style options to select from. So go on, find yourself the one that fits your personal style. You can obviously notice Miranda Kerr's 'To die for" figure in the campaign for Reebok Easy Tone. That's how stunning you'll look and feel not to forget the health advantages of this particular footwear. One of the first things you'll notice is how incredibly soft these shoes are especially the extra cushioning provided on the back of the heels. These tried and tested shoes stand the weather giving no wet feet.
Reebok RunTone- Strengthen your muscles with each run in Reebok RunTone. These specially designed shoes make use of a different sole which add imbalance into your process of walking but with a good intention. Which is? To make the muscles of the lower body work it out! These will work in your body's favour as you try to restore the normal balance. Get into your favorite figure hugging outfit or low waist jeans with ease by stepping into Reebok RunTone as a part of your daily routine.
To ensure that every single foot step of yours gets you into a seductive shape, break into 'Shape-Ups" from Sketchers! After all, these were the first ones to define the toning footwear market. Sketchers have really popularized the idea of toning shoes. What makes them great is the cushioning effect and feel they furnish. You'll feel the same every time you step into them. These walking shoes stimulate the leg and buttock muscles via a rocker sole and an ultra soft kinetic wedge. Make a quick exit from expense soaking and time consuming gyms and allow light weight Sketcher Shape Ups to provide balance training and core muscle workout. Here is a perfect example of Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner
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It's very much within your foot's reach! Give one shot to curved sole MBT Toning shoes and you'll get addicted to them in no time. These were one of the initial rocker bottom containing shoes made available to fitness conscious people in the UK. The Masai Barefoot Technology explores the advantages that one derives from walking barefoot in the sand. The bottom does a world of good to correct your posture besides minimizing the lower back strain many complain of. You bet! Working women in the UK and still rejoice in chorus since the first day of the launch!
Go Attractively Leaner This Year!
This 'one of a kind' footwear assists in balance and is highly recommended for those with leg, foot as well as lower back ailments. Try these for long lasting relief to the symptoms. You can't trick the technology injected in RYN toning shoes! You'll be forced to walk in the correct posture. These shoes work on the group of muscles that till date have not shed the required amount of calories especially the calves. Comfort comes with the wider toe box which does not hamper the blood circulation or breath-ability.
Puma recently released Body Train toning shoes that look feminine, lighter and chic! Keep yourself fit even during nil free time. How come? These toning shoes are so good to look at and light that you can't let go off them during the day. Achieve a kiss ass butt without compromising on your style! The very slim mid-sole makes the product look enticing and claims to minimize pronation during walking. Stability gets thumbs up due to EVA foam.
FitFlops- These specially designed shoes or sandals are god's blessing for not just a good workout but for pain relief in cases such as heel spurs, osteoarthritis etc. They are getting even more style oriented in 2012 and include sandals, slip-ons, sneakers etc.
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Even if we accept the "inelegantly phrased" theory, that still doesn't explain why Dr. Goodword failed to address the additional point Juliet raised that "umami" may also be an adjective; or explain why he would delete my post that raised the same issue; or delete any post, for that matter. Why not just let the record remain instead of trying to hide a minor blunder by deleting posts and adding a cryptic reference to "editorial services," while unnecessarily antagonizing posters like me. Dr. Goodword's performance is a letdown to be sure.
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Philip Hudson wrote:The monosodium glutamate (MSG) controversy has its ups and downs... Medical scientists say these complaints, while possibly real, have all been anecdotal.
That may be, but at the doctor's office a few weeks ago, it was noted that I've gained a bit of weight over the course of this year, and the doctor asked, "Have you been eating a lot of fast food lately? Chinese food, maybe?"
I should add that I had a kidney transplant eight years ago, and the doctor is a kidney specialist. I have to monitor my sodium intake, and I regularly get bloodwork that checks calcium and potassium, among other things.
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The one sodium atom in monosodium could be one too many. All of us should limit our sodium intake. On the other hand, the Bible says be sure to salt your eggs. (my paraphrase of Job 6:6).
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Installing Erlang OTP on Asus EEE Pc
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Asus EEE Pc
In the end of 2007 Asus, in cooperation with Intel, created a tiny notebook and named it EEE Pc. With its ultra-small size (7" LCD and 0.92 kg weight) it became a very powerful tool as a portable workspace.
You can find more information about Asus EEE Pc on:
Xandros is a Debian-based, commercial Linux distribution which has been chosen as a one of the operating systems preinstalled on Asus notebooks.
More information about Xandors to be found on:
Installing Erlang/OTP
In this tutorial we will deal with installing Erlang/OTP from prebuilt packages (it is also possible to build it from sources - but mainly because of the compiling time I've decided to skip that version).
Some initial information
$ run this command as a normal user # run this command as a root
In order to work as a root we should type sudo before each root command or type sudo bash to work as an administrator.
$ uname -a Linux eeepc-erlang 188.8.131.52-eeepc #2 Mon Oct 15 12:49:37 EDT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Preparing the system
At first, we must add new repository to our sources.list file
# echo "deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list # apt-get update
After that, we are ready to install some packages which will be helpful in the future. We will install openssl (required for encryption support), java-jdk (for jinterface), unixODBC and some external database server (for example MySQL or PostgreSQL). Unfortunately, prebuilt packages for Erlang/OTP have odbc support disabled - so if we want to use it - we have to compile Erlang/OTP from source. The proper tutorial is available at another ErlangCentral tutorial.
# apt-get -y install openssl sun-java6-jdk unixodbc libmyodbc mysql-server mysql-client
In case we wanted to use PostgreSQL instead of MySQL we would replace libmyodbc mysql-server mysql-client with odbc-postgresql postgresql.
Installing Erlang/OTP
After have successfully installed every additional package we are ready to install the Erlang/OTP package. All we need is to run:
# apt-get -y install erlang
Compiling Erlang from sources
Because Asus EEE Pc doesn't have any pre-installed developer tools, before we can compile something, we need some system upgrades. We will need at least gcc and g++ compilers with standard libraries.
# apt-get -y install make gcc libc6-dev g++ libstdc++6.4.1-dev
After installing all these packages we can use [1] this tutorial to set up Erlang with odbc support.


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Women have been using water to ease the pain of labour and help with the birthing process for thousands of years. Relaxing in a warm tub, some women find that stress levels are reduced. And the lower your stress levels, the greater your body's ability to produce pain-inhibiting endorphins that complement labour, rather than complicate and prolong it.
What is water birth?
During a water birth, the mother submerges herself in warm, body temperature water. In water births, the temperature of the pool should remain between 32-37 degrees elsius. This ensures that the mother's core temperature does not rise to a level which would endanger the baby. Staying in the water during the labour may help ease the pain of contractions and, for some women, the baby is also delivered in the water, although extreme care must be taken if this is the case.
To get the proper benefit of labouring in water, the pool or bath needs to be deep enough to cover the entire belly The most critical factor for waterbirths is not to enter the tub or birthing pool too early. Studies have shown prolonged immersion can lower the level of oxytocin in the body, which can then slow labor. Taking breaks from the water, especially if the mother desires to enter the pool in the early stages of labor, can counteract this effect.
Adding salt or essential oils to the water is not recommended. If you decide to leave the water and continue the birth out of the bath/pool, don't worry, any birth plan should be flexible. Do what makes you feel comfortable at the time. It is always your choice.
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I just learned about the proposed Sulfur processing facility that a Canadian owned company wants built on the waterfront in Morehead City. If built it will mean the entire area will reek of sulfur's rotten egg smell for miles in all directions. It also means more ships, more dredging, more pollution as well as the ever present risk of fire and explosions. This same company recently had a fire at their facility in Aurora, NC which injured 17 workers and was cited with dozens of violations. That facility has completely decimated the river fish population. This new facility, if built, it will completely change the entire Southern Outer Banks forever.
We surfers know better than most how severe the effect can be from industrial pollution. Please join us by SAYING NO TO THE SULFUR PLANT! in an email to Governor Beverly Perdue ( email@example.com ) and visiting the Clean County Coalition's website: http://www.cleancounty.org/


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PORT Adelaide president David Koch fears clubs will be open to legal reprisal unless there is a major change to the AFL's illicit drugs policy.
Koch said the Power board had discussed the issue at length on Friday and had taken legal advice. He said it was imperative the AFL's drugs and welfare summit, to be held at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, resolved to change the rules to allow club officials other than the team doctor to know if a player had tested positive on his first or second strike.
As it stands, club administrators find out about a positive test only in the event of a third strike.
Koch, who took charge of Port Adelaide in October, fears a player or his family could launch legal action if a drug problem morphs into something worse.
''Our view is that we would prefer a tougher line … we have a duty of care to our players, like all employers do,'' Koch told Fairfax Media on Tuesday.
''For us, not to be informed of a potential issue until a third strike, we think goes against our duty of care. Something needs to be done about it or that duty of care … needs to be transferred to the AFL.
''They must sign off on it legally and absolve all the clubs of that duty of care. You can't say, 'Sorry, we didn't know about it because somebody else told us we are not entitled to that information'. That's my issue.''
The way the system is set up, a third strike is unlikely to occur, as a player enters rehabilitation or treatment after a second positive test. That player is then tested outside of AFL jurisdiction. If he fails a test, it does not count as a third strike.
Only when the player is cleared to resume club duties could he again test positive. But this would have to be within four years of his first strike, as results are voided after this period.
''I just think it can be done a whole lot better and needs to be done a whole lot better,'' Koch said.
He said Port Adelaide was open to finding out after a first or second strike.
''We are prepared to discuss it or talk it through, but there is a real legal responsibility, apart from a moral responsibility, that you have got to be on top of every issue. If somebody else knows, then you have got to know,'' he said.
The current system is based more on education and preventative measures, rather than punishing offenders, and has been a relative success. Six players tested positive in 2011, with last year's results due out in a few months.
Players have been split on what, if any, changes should be made to the policy. AFL Players Association representatives Jimmy Bartel and Drew Petrie want the three strikes system to remain.
AFLPA player welfare manager Ian Prendergast says he is keen to discuss several aspects at the summit, including the possible need to close the loophole allowing players to self-report in order to avoid a test and a possible positive strike. Players, particularly from one club, have used this tactic.
Bartel said hair testing would be a discussion point. Hair testing is used to test for illicit drugs during the off-season but these do not count as strikes. Rather, they are used as a guide to which players should be target tested through urine tests in the season proper.
Another issue for discussion is lengthening the off-season period to help avert what Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert has labelled as ''volcanic behaviour''
The need for greater work-life balance has long been a point of debate among players and clubs, with a set day off now part of the collective bargaining agreement.
''You don't want them to become monks, but an issue, I think, is how we expect them to lead an almost monastic life,'' Koch said.
''But they are young men. Yes, they are well paid; yes, they are elite athletes; yes, they are role models; yes, they have a responsibility probably greater than their peers in other jobs, and you have got to have fun.
''But drugs is not the way to have fun by any stretch of the imagination. They have got to have the ability to let off steam and enjoy their life, and maybe the system is so pressured that [it] might have added to the drugs problem.''
Koch said the Power had conducted an anonymous survey of all players, staff and board in December as part of its submission to the league.
''People could say what they wanted. It found there are drugs in every playing group - every organisation in Australia would have drugs in their group,'' he said.
''Ours wasn't by any means out of control.''
Port Adelaide last year dealt with the death of player John McCarthy on an end-of-season trip to Las Vegas. McCarthy had been drinking heavily and reportedly was offered drugs before falling to his death.
Koch said any change to the illicit drugs policy would be enforced in all areas of the club.


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - The success of TMC's 2012 volleyball campaign can be traced to a simple coaching philosophy: Take each game one game at a time – and pursue excellence throughout. The Lady Mustangs did just that Saturday night in a conference match against Arizona Christian, as TMC extinguished the firestorm in three sets (25-7, 25-12, 25-16) and extended their seasons record to 25-4 and 9-3 in the Golden State Athletic Conference.
"Our focus going into tonight was no different than any other game we've played this season," commented Mustang coach Bobby Blanken. "We wanted to pursue excellence, and I'm very pleased at the results we achieved."
In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, the Lady Mustangs put on an exciting show as many members of TMC's bench experienced valuable playing time. In what was deemed as "a total team effort" by Blanken, 11 athletes of the Mustangs 13 person roster contributed to the 3-0 routing of the GSAC's newest member.
Leading the way for the Mustangs was Sam Dougherty (Madera, CA) with 16 digs and nine kills. Rachel Taylor (Sun Valley, CA) followed with eight kills, and Ashley Newton (Henderson, NV) tacked on six.
However, the Mustangs have little time to dwell on their 25th win as Coach Blanken and his squad prepare to host Concordia University, the NAIA's No. 1 team on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. The Eagles currently hold a perfect record of 28-0, and 12-0 in the GSAC.
"Would beating Concordia be something we'd like to do? Of course," assesses Blanken on the upcoming match. "They're a great team and are fully intending on appearing in the National title game this year. Our focus now is to just finish well this season."
The opportunity to finish well is ripe for the picking, but in order for the Mustangs to do so, they're going to have to continue their season by taking each game one at a time.


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orly I didn't know that, I stand corrected. But I bet he was talking about the one in Hawaii.
. . . is just to the right of Crashboat, breaking right in front of a pretty hairy cliff. Very little room for error.
The only thing SSIRI is consistant for is skimboarding, But in the summer the guards barley allow it, even outside the flags... The beach has a nice grade down into the shorbreak, i've seen alot of guys get some nice air there.:) But as for surfing, I tried once.... it was about 5 ft, and i got POUNDED into the sand, never to return:(..... except to skim
"Before your time"...don't age yourself MD:-)
I feel old enoug!
getting ss good is all about experience & knowing what swells, winds, etc will work there. that comes from actually putting the time in @ the break & not the exposure from 1 good swell that surfline has put online making every casual rider think it's a normal thing. if it is good & your a new face in the lineup there are many regular locals that you will have to settle for leftovers from.
as far as the older guys getting along with the younger generation, it's not generally the older guys being jerks, it's just that they have put in their time over the years & have seen the young aggro groms come & go & don't feel it's necessary to place a big welcome mat out for every new face in the lineup & it's very understandable for doing so. we remember when we knew pretty much every face in the lineup winter & summer 20+ years ago.
chuck white kills it. i learned alot from this guy over the years. i ride glass, he rides bodyboarders, and he is still one of my favorite surfers anywhere. you little craps need to listen to him! remember, don't go to south side, it's crap!:mad:


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29 September 2017
14. Gießener Bauforum 2017Training seminar of the department for civil engineering of the THM Gießen.
1.30 p.m.:
"Aktuelle Tendenzen im Holzbau"
Lecture of Achim Vogelsberg
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen
Wiesenstraße 14
35390 Gießen
Gebäude A20, Hörsaal 1.36 (Audimax)
18 - 20 September 2017
Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017This's years conference will be on the topic: "Humanizing digital reality"
Applications are open the pre-symposium workshops and Master Classes from 16 - 17 September.
The symposium will be organized with the assistance of Klaas de Rycke (ENSA Versailles / B+G Paris) and Christoph Gengnagel (UDK Berlin / B+G Berlin).
Conference venue:
ENSA-V, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles, Paris
Footbridge 2017 BerlinThe Paper "Intelligent Fabrication - Digital Bridges" was accepted for the Footbridge 2017 Berlin Conference.
Prepared by Klaas de Rycke, Louis Bergis, Ewa Jankowska-Kus, Dragos Naicu, Adam Orlinski and Matthew Tam.
Location: TU Berlin, Gebäude 13b, Hörsaal B, Germany
Date: 6. - 8.9.2017
August 2017
New European headquarter of the MHK Group: progress on the construction siteMeanwhile, the installation of the translucent glass façade with its large-scaled second glass panes is almost finished.
July 2017
FOUR, FrankfurtFrankfurt's new high-rise quarter FOUR is being built on the former DEUTSCHE-BANK-AREAL. The architecture of the buildings was chosen in February 2017 within the course of a competition by the Dutch architecture office UNStudio.
We are pleased to be in charge with the structural engineering together with Werner Sobek Frankfurt in a team (ARGE).
Since March 2017
Tomás Saraceno – in orbitThe installation was reopened in March 2017 after extensive renewal measures and will be open for visitors until March 2018. The accessible 25-metres-high net structure was originally planned in collaboration with Bollinger + Grohmann is installed sind 2013 in the Ständehaus in Düsseldorf, Germany.
July 2017
Ferris wheel in the "Spreepark", Berlin: Expert opinionThe ferris wheel in Berlin's Spreepark shall be recommissioned. Therefore an expert assessment by B+G with the participation of a metalworking company has been effected.
The client "Grün Berlin GmbH" has made a video documentation about the assessment by the experts of the ferris wheel and presents it on its website.
22. - 23. June 2017
Exchange of experience with German and Norwegian Planners in OsloThe Network for Architectural Exchange NAX organized together with B + G Oslo a workshop on the topic "Planning, building, cooperations - collaboration between German and Norwegian specialist planners and architects".
After the event the NAX travelling exhibition "Contemporary Architecture. Made in Germany" was inaugurated at the AHK in Oslo. The exhibition runs until autmn 2017 with the participation of 34 NAX members.
25 - 28 September 2017
IASS 2017: InterfacesThe annual IASS (International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures) symposium will take place in Hamburg, Germany between September 25 - 28 2017. This year the theme of the symposium will be "INTERFACES: ARCHITECTURE . ENGINEERING . SCIENCE".
Applications are open for workshops (between September 20 - 24) lead by Clemens Preisinger and Moritz Heimrath - "Optimization of Statically Informed Grid-Shell Patterns", by Philipp Eisenbach - "Aggregated Structure: Approximating Topology Optimized Material Distribution with discrete building blocks" and Dragos Naicu - 'Parametric Design, Optimisation and Testing of lattice structures using densified engineered bamboo".
Manfred Grohmann is Vice Chair of the organisation comittee and Bollinger+Grohmann acts a sponsor for the symposium.
13 July 2017
B2Run Munich: successful participation of the B+G Munich office10 colleagues of the B+G Munich team ran together with a total of 30,000 participants the 6km course through the Olympiapark Munich.
Apprenticeship as draughtsperson in civil engineeringStarting on 01/09/2017 we offer again a training as a draftsman for civil engineering. There is the possibility to attend 2-3 test-days in our Frankfurt office.
10 June - 1 October 2017
Sculpture Projects MünsterBollinger+Grohmann Paris supported Oscar Tuazon in designing "Burn the Formwork" for the Sculpture Projects Münster, a German festival held every ten years.
The exhibition is organized by the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur and open to the public from the 10th of June until the 1st of October.
27 June 2017
Competition for Walkerhill Spa & Resort: 1st Prizefor the concept by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects with Bollinger + Grohmann. For this project located in Seoul, Korea, the spa features, among other things, the longest infinity pool in the world.
31 May 2017
Competition for the extension of the Kunsthochschule Kassel: 2nd prizewith Kuehn Malvezzi, Berlin, Germany. The 1st prize goes to Innauer Matt Architekten from Benzau (Austria), the 3rd prize to TRU Architekten Part mbB, Berlin, Germany.
The submitted concepts will shortly be exhibitet in Kassel, Germany.
15 June 2017
Inauguration of the Crematorium "Hörnli" in BaselThe new L-shaped crematorium is located on the premises of the Hörnli cemetery in Basel. It is characterized by the calm rhythm of the brickwork compounds.
6 - 22 June 2017
KEPOS – c[pd]g collective post digital gardenThe MAK FUTURE LAB, in cooperation with the University of Applied Arts Vienna, invites to the presentation:
"KEPOS - prototype of an interactive sculpture"
KEPOS is an interactive sculpture for the urban space, realized by the Univeristy of Applied Arts in Vienna. The pavilion combines the built and natural environment with the digital world of the information exchange.
The sculpture will be presented from 6 - 22 June 2017 in front of the entrance of the MAK.
Apart from sponsoring, Bollinger + Grohmann gave expert advice and developed the parametric structural design for the pavilion.
13 April - 15 October 2017
IGA Berlin 2017: Inside the FlowerBetween 13 April and 15 October 2017, the IGA Berlin 2017 is inviting to a festival of the most beautiful international garden design and green urban life culture under the motto "an ocean of colours".
In the "Horizons" area is located, among others, the pavilion "Inside the Flower" by the artist Janet Laurence. The project was implemented in cooperation with LAVA and Cityplot, Bollinger + Grohmann gave advice for static issues.
Opening of HYUNDAI Motorstudio Goyang in SeoulIn Seoul, Hyundai's largest adventure centre just opened. On a total of 14 levels are located the new exhibition-, office-, educational- and recreational spaces. The building has also 5 basement levels, housing parking-, service areas. Delugan Meissl Associated Architects from Vienna were responsible for the design and execution, Bollinger + Grohmann were charged with the structural and façade design in this project.
20 May - 20 September 2017
A "Paradiesgarten" for LutherThe contribution "Paradiesgarten" by students of the UdK Berlin within the framework of a students competition was awarded the first prize. The walk-in installation will be shown until September 20th in the "Stadtpark Wittenberg" opposite the meadow of the castle.
Bollinger + Grohmann provided the students during planning and implementation.
Art Biennale in Venice 2017The Austrian Pavilion presents in the course of the 57th Biennale again artistic installations. Bollinger + Grohmann gave expert advice to the artist Erwin Wurm for his Performance One Minute Sculpture "Stand quiet and look out over the Mediterranean Sea" as contribution for the Austrian Pavilion and acted as sponsor.
The Biennale runs from 17 May until 26 November 2017.
9 May 2017
Europa leuchtetOn the occasion of the Europe day and the 60th anniversary of the European Union, the EUROPE light installation will shine from the 9th of May for two weeks at the stage tower of the Komische Oper Berlin. The happening presented three artworks, music and talks that put forward a positive statement for Europe.
Bollinger + Grohmann was pleased to support this project and provided technical advice for the organisers.
New website online: IngenieurtalenteThe website is supported by the German Consulting Engineers Association VBI state associations and provides information about careers, training and contact persons in the fiel of engineering careers. The goal is to arouse interest among young people for the job of a structural engineer and the workspace in an engineering office.
19 April 2017
Construction site of the Park Apartments Belvedere: Excursion of our Viennese teamA mixed-use building complex consisting of three residential and two hotel towers in close proximity of Vienna central station is rapidly progressing! The open ground floor space with the characteristic piles is clearly visible now. Expected completion is scheduled for autumn 2018.
February 2017
Won: "Typenhochhaus 2.0"First prize for the competition team of LIN Finn Geipel, Berlin, Germany + Giulia Andi, Paris, France. The aim of the non-open ideas competition was the design of a high-rise as modular system.
Bollinger+Grohmann provided technical advice for the architects.
30 March 2017
Competition "Mino": 1st prizein the invited competition for the young Norwegian architects from Transborder Studio, Oslo, Norway, together with Bollinger + Grohmann Ingeniører for the extension of the Holocaust Centre in Oslo.
27 March 2017
Competition Frankston Railway Station in Melbourne: 2nd prizefor the team Supermanouvre and Scott Carver from Sydney.
Bollinger + Grohmann Engineers supported the architects for the structural design of the timber roof.
March 2017
Currently at the construction site of FLOATThe structural work of the basement of the 220 m long and 60 m wide building is nearly completed.
February 2017
La salle de sport de CalaisProgress on the construction site: the steel structure of the roof is completely mounted now.
30 January 2017
Competition new Oscar-Paret school: 1st prizeIn the coure of the architectural design competition Bollinger + Grohmann supported the architects from mvm+starke, Cologne, for the structural design.
17 January 2017
Pavilion at the Kochi-Muzuris BiennaleAn art pavilion by Eva Schlegel and Carl Pruscha has been recently completed in Kochi, India. The Biennale opened on 12/12/2016 runs until 29/03/17. Bollinger + Grohmann consulted on the steel structure.
21 November 2016
L'Equerre d'argent 2016 für "Lieu de vie"This year, the jury of the 34th edition of the architecural prize decided to opt for the project on the campus of the Université de Saclay.
Architect: Muoto, Paris
Structural and Façade Design: Bollinger + Grohmann Sarl, Paris


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This article was published 18/12/2013 (1343 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
After all five contests of the Jets' skills competition had been won, after the $8,500 50/50 ticket had been chosen and the pint-sized fans had toddled off towards home, Grant Clitsome met the media in jeans, hands tucked into his pockets and looking totally relaxed.
This was so unlike game aftermaths, when the air is usually split by either tension or triumph, and the media swollen into a throng of pointing arms. On Wednesday night, everything seemed cozy, there were a few grins, the players lounged kinda chill. "It's good for us to kinda just go out there, and have some fun, and be laid back," Clitsome said, after sampling his first skills competition in Jets colours.
It was the second time the Jets have held the lighthearted contest at the MTS Centre. They held their first in 2011, but nixed it last season under the pressure of a schedule already squeezed by the lockout. When they slated this year's competition, they didn't know it would come at such a frustrating point in the season, with the Jets limping back home after a scrambly loss to the basement-dwelling Buffalo Sabres one night before.
The skills competition wasn't about that, though, not about wins or losses or final scores. This one was for the kids.
More than 12,000 people flooded into the MTS Centre on Wednesday night, an even more robust turnout than the first edition of the competition, and most of those fans were young. So the beer taps largely stayed dry but the pizza lines were long, and inside the arena, small hands reached out for autographs where the rink glass would usually be. The Jets took it down for the event, so fans could watch their heroes without the fishbowl wall in between.
Oh, and tickets for this one maxed out at $15, a more wallet-friendly night for young families than games. The players knew this, and so they visited the boards between events, smiling and signing autographs. "I think it's great for (the fans), because they get to have that interactive experience with us and see us close up," Clitsome said. "It's probably a lot of people that don't get the chance to come out to games."
So who, of all the Jets, did the fans come to see? In several arena seats, young fans waved hand-painted signs pledging admiration for blue-eyed rookie Mark Scheifele. When the players were introduced, his name drew the biggest roar. It didn't go unnoticed. "Me and Troubs (Jacob Trouba) were going at it, we started a battle between each other, so that was fun," Scheifele said, of the crowd noise in his favour. "It was a fun night."
Scheifele put some joy in joyland too after he whipped around the ice to earn the title of fastest skater, his leading 13.673-second time trailed closely by lightning skater Blake Wheeler. The rookie would entertain again in the breakaway competition at the end of the night, when he tried a little lacrosse flip with his stick but goalie Al Montoya wouldn't bite. "He's just a kid," Montoya quipped into the microphone after, as the crowd giggled in delight.
"I was just going out there, gonna work my hardest, leave it all on the ice and hope for the best," Scheifele said after, echoing his usual mantra from actual games. "I'm happy I won, for sure."
Of course, the wins don't mean much, they're all just for fun. But if anything surprised, fans and players agreed, it was the results of the hardest shot competition. Brawny blueliner Dustin Byfuglien was the defending champion, having rifled off a 103 mph shot two years before. This time, he came up light, as crash-bang winger Anthony Peluso's bomb shot punched in at 103.9 mph. Most on the team were betting Buff to win again.
"Peluso's shot," Trouba said later, with an impish grin. "I know he's a big strong guy, but he's not really known to have a really strong shot. But yeah, he showed he did." (For the record, the 19-year-old Trouba did well for himself in that contest, placing third with a 99.7 mph rocket.)
Thursday it's back to business, with a Friday night game against the visiting Florida Panthers to prepare for and the last road trip to revisit. But Wednesday night at least, a chance for the team to take some trick shots, toss out free hats, watch smiles spread across fans' faces and just... relax.
"That was cool, I didn't really know what to expect," Trouba said. "Everybody enjoyed it, I know the players enjoyed it, and I hope the fans did as well."


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WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - White Lake Township Police Department are investigating a murder-suicide.
Police say received a call about shots being fired Monday night on Danforth Street, after a boy ran out of the home to a neighbor's house for help
Sources tell Local 4 that once inside the home; police discovered the bodies of a man and woman.
Neighbors say the couple moved into their lake front home about two years ago. Todd Markwart says he knows almost everyone on this street.
"Those are the only people I didn't know. They were never out. I've never seen them," he said.
The neighbor who called police says a young boy, about 7 or 8-years-old knocked on his door and told him about the shooting.
"We are extremely, extremely thankful that child wasn't injured. Not sure exactly what the child saw, if anything, but the child ran to a neighbor to indicate there has possibly been a shooting," said White Lake Township Police Chief Edward Harris.
Investigators say the man shot his wife multiple times and then shot himself in their bedroom while the child was in the home.
Neighbors are shocked that this happened in their quiet neighborhood.
"It is a pretty tight knit community. I can't believe something like that would happen," said Markwart.
Police say they are now talking with the couple's relatives and friends to see if they were having any marital problems.
On the night of the shooting investigators say the couple had been fighting.
"We don't have any history of calls there, any similar disturbances there. The child did said they were arguing and that she was going to take him to his father's," said Harris.
The child is now said to be doing well and is with his biological father. Police didn't immediately release the victims' names or any other information about the situation.
What happened in White lake Township was just one of three deadly incidents targeting women in just a 12 hour span across Southeast Michigan.
Overnight, a murder-suicide took place in Inkster. In that case police say Tony Bailey stabbed his wife Cindy to death.
~Police on scene in Inkster
Bailey then set his car on fire while inside, taking his own life. Family members told Local 4, the couple had problems in the past, and Bailey was unstable.
In Detroit, employees at a medical office building told Local 4 a maintenance man is responsible for a fire which destroyed that building. Witnesses say the man flashed a gun as he walked through the building looking for an ex-girlfriend. Employees said they heard shots and ran out of the building before the fire started.
Eyewitnesses told Local 4 the man pulled his ex-girlfriend and a couple of other woman into the basement with him, before let two woman go.
Police have yet to confirm, what witnesses say happened, that both the man and his ex-girlfriend are now dead.


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Holy Birth Program to Celebrate the Birth of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) was organized by Grand Mufti of Ukraine in Kiev and received a broad audience. It started with the Qur'an reading and then a group of Turkish people living in Germany hymned both in Turkish and in Arabic. The Irsad School students recited the life of Prophet Muhammad (saas) in 8 different langu languages. An elderly Tatar lady also shared the difficulties they went through in living by religious moral values in the time of Soviet Union.
Yuriy Reshetnikov, chairman of the Ukrainian State Committee on Nationalities and Religions, read a message of Ukrainian Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, to all Muslims during the program. In his message, Prime Minister Tymoshenko celebrated all Muslims in respect of Holy Birth of Prophet Muhammad (saas) and expressed his wishes, saying: "I wish health, peace and happiness to you and your family. May Allah bless you of your good."
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With the rise of the Tea Party, their push for constitutional limits on government power and admiration for the wisdom of the Founding Fathers, I thought I'd use this last holiday of the summer as an opportunity to post an item from the MRC's archive which exposed how a major cable network once tried to discredit George Washington's moral authority in history, and thus the legitimacy of the Revolutionary War.
In an A&E movie, aired in 2000, on George Washington crossing the Delaware, The Crossing, he is persuaded that just like the hired-gun Hessians, his opposition to British taxes means he too is fighting "for profit." Jeff Daniels, playing George Washington, decries the Hessians: "You want me to weep for those bastards, men who kill for profit?" General Nathanial Greene counters: "Our own cause is, at its heart, a fight against British taxation, is it not? In the end sir, we all kill for profit -- the British and the Hessians, and us." That convinces Washington.
"That spin is no surprise," a 2000 MRC CyberAlert item noted, "when you learn that the screenplay was written by a communist. Really."
Thanks to Karen Topper, who inexplicitly recently abandoned the MRC for another job, but who transcoded the VHS video to an MPEG-2 file for me before her departure.
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"A&E's 224 Year Old Bias," from the Friday, January 14, 2000 MRC CyberAlert:
Ever imagine how the Revolutionary War might have been portrayed each nightg by Dan Rather on the CBS Evening News? Well, a new A&E movie run Monday night and set to repeat Saturday night, offers a troubling projection.
Bottom line: Hired Hessian soldiers were no different in what they were fighting for than George Washington and the Continental Army's soldiers. But that spin is no surprise when you learn that the screenplay was written by a communist. Really. A man who regularly wrote for the Daily Worker and once penned a book titled, Being Red.
Before we get to the bias in question, a little history to catch everyone up. Here's how the A&E Web site describes their two hour movie starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington, which first ran Monday night:
The Crossing recalls Washington's legendary evening attack against the British Army's German mercenaries, the Hessians, which changed the course of the Revolutionary War. It is December 17, 1776. Suffering from relentless attacks by the British Army and their German mercenaries, the Continental Army is exhausted. Due to death and desertion, General Washington's troop of ten thousand men has dwindled to a meager two thousand. Word has reached Washington that his demand for more military support has been denied by Congress. He must retreat. The general feels abandoned, cold, alone. Washington realizes that if he retreats the revolutions will be lost and so embarks upon the defining moment of his life. On Christmas Eve, Washington crosses the Delaware River and his troops launch a surprise attack on the Hessians. During the Battle of Trenton, the Germans are routed, the British Army stunned, and new life is given to the revolution.
A CyberAlert reader alerted me to an incredible scene which I confirmed actually was shown in the movie. In the battle the Hessian commander, Colonel Rall, is shot. Continental Army General Nathaniel Greene is sent to tell Washington he should see Rall before he dies.
As the two sit on horseback beside each other, viewers hear this exchange between actor David Ferry as General Greene and Jeff Daniels as Washington:NATHANIAL GREENE: General Washington, Colonel Rall is dying. General Mercer says you cannot let him die without speaking to him. It's a courtesy of war.
GEORGE WASHINGTON: Courtesy? There are no courtesies of war, Nathaniel. This is not a parlor game where I must pay my respects to that stinking mercenary who killed five hundred of my men in Brooklyn. Slaughtered them when they tried to surrender, skewered them in the backs with bayonets. You want me to weep for those bastards, men who kill for profit?
GREENE: Our own cause is, at its heart, a fight against British taxation, is it not? In the end sir, we all kill for profit -- the British and the Hessians, and us.
Washington nods and is convinced by the argument, saying after a long pause: "Very well, Nathaniel. We must not let them think we're savages."
That's right, a rag-tag army fighting for freedom from onerous British taxation is really seeking "profit" on par with those hired to travel the world to fight wars. Who sees American history this way? Check out the bio on A&E's Web site for the movie's screenwriter, Howard Fast:In the '50s, Fast was blacklisted, and in May 1952 The New York Times reported intimidation of librarians across the nation by Legionnaires, Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, and Minutemen in Texas and California. Fast's books were purged from school libraries. Citizen Tom Paine, formerly used as a school text, was banned from use in New York City schools. His 1990 memoir Being Red goes more deeply into the issue. You can read Fast's angry response to the injustices of the McCarthy era in his own Crisis Papers (1951). He also wrote a poetic eulogy, 'Never to Forget: The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto,' as well as pamphlets, journal articles, and columns for the Daily Worker, Masses & Mainstream, and other radical publications.


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A DJ is testing the water ahead of an attempt to break the world record for longest straight set by mixing for 24 hours straight in aid of Sport Relief.
Robert Kane, 34, of Swindon, has been interested in DJing since he was 12, and cut his teeth while at college in Cambridge at clubs including The Junction and the annual Strawberry Fair.
After a short hiatus he set up mobile disco company Digital Days Disco, and wants to use his skills to raise money for Sport Relief On March 21 he will be broadcasting a live set, uninterrupted, for between 24 and 36 hours on internet radio, and hopes the experience will give him a springboard to break the world record next year.
"I saw a DJ programme on Channel 4 with Carl Cox, and that was the first time I had seen proper turntables," he said. "I thought that is what I want to do. I have had a bit of a break after my girlfriend at the time said she didn't like me doing it, but I did bits here and there on the sly with my laptop.
"Then my now wife suggested I get back into it, and I started up a mobile disco company in the area. That started going well and a couple of guys asked if I had ever thought of doing it online radio, like Virtual DJ radio. I thought it was a decent idea, so I put together a demo for Virtual DJ, which is an internet radio station.
"I did a live set for them and they invited me to do it regularly straight away.
"I have been doing that since July last year, and there has been talk going round some of the forums there about doing a 24 hour set.
"I suggested I could do it, and from that joke it turned into a huge reality. It is all being hosted by Virtual DJ, and I have been talking to Sport Relief about the sponsorship.
"They have described it as a marathon of a different sort. I am going to have to be alert for a long period of time."
Having planned his set and backed up his music, Robert is hoping nothing lets him down.
"This will give me an idea of how I can cope under the pressure in terms of the world record.
"For club DJs it is currently set at 152 hours, and that is one hell of a challenge.
"If it works well this year I will have the confidence to go ahead with it next year. "
You can follow Robert's progress using the hashtag #24HourDJ or donate by visiting www.my.sportrelief.com/sponsor/24HourDJ.


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ON the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day a survivor who lives in Bournemouth has told of his disappointment at not being invited to the town's commemoration on Sunday.
Mark Goldfinger, 83, was just nine years old when German tanks rolled into his home town of Rabka in Poland in 1939, and he was later taken to the Krakow ghetto, and to Plaszow and Buchenwald concentration camps.
He has been invited to the national commemoration in Whitehall on Monday but won't be able to attend due to the weather, however he hadn't even heard about the local event, at the Lighthouse in Poole.
"As a Holocaust survivor living in Bournemouth for some 18 years I would have thought I would at least have been informed the event was taking place," he said.
"If you don't invite survivors then what is the point of holding it?
"If these events carry on as they do now I fear that in years to come the Holocaust will fade into theoretical knowledge."
Mr Goldfinger, who lives in East Cliff, said Holocaust Memorial Day has always taken his mind back to his childhood and the horrors of the ghetto and the camps.
But he warned that many people remain ignorant about the events of the Holocaust and the Second World War in general."i
Wthout doubt it is very important that it is remembered, people read little about it these days and aren't familiar with what went on, but it has to be commemorated for the sake of the victims, for the sake of history and for the sake of education."
The commemorative event at the Lighthouse will take place at 2pm on Sunday, organised by the Bournemouth and Poole Holocaust Memorial Committee.
Several years ago, Mr Goldfinger had an emotional meeting with Werner Oder, a Bournemouth pastor whose father was an SS officer.
There will be an act of commemoration, a talk from Lvov ghetto survivor Janine Webber, music and performances, with tickets available from the centre and various Jewish community groups in the area.
Lynda Ford - Horne who is organising the event told the Echo she would call Mr Goldfinger on Sunday to invite him.


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Ben Rhydding 3, Whitley Bay 1
Ben Rhydding continued their winning streak with a fourth Men's North League victory, and another fine performance.
A well-executed game-plan meant that saw Kieran Borrett won the ball repeatedly in midfield and set up many counter-attacks.
Also well-constructed connections going forwards put Whitley Bay on the back foot from the start.
Rhydding remained very patient and solid, Dave Exley taking firm control at the back and Danny Foster playing a fluid and confident role at half-back.
Meanwhile, Connor Dowley found some exceptional aerial opportunities, and Harry Sherlock enjoyed getting on the end of them.
Big Callum Connor was ruthless with his marking and denied any traction for the Bay forwards, while, at the other end, it was inevitable that Rhydding would convert.
Sherlock's clever attempt on goal was saved but Callum Franks jumped on the chance to mop up and slammed the ball home to put the home side ahead.
Rhydding continued to dominate the game, and Callum Connor caused havoc on the right, eating up good ball from Neil Sugden and serving the front half of the pitch selflessly.
Superb work from the forwards also gave excellent shape to all the penetrations that Rhydding delivered, and they thoroughly deserved to convert a well-earned corner.
From it, Will Musgrave made no mistake and put Rhydding two goals clear with a searing drag flick.
The game was all Rhydding's until a loose back-pass went astray, and the ensuing long corner saw Whitley Bay seize on the unexpected chance to narrow the gap.
Rhydding came out hard in the second half and looked composed and confident, with Connor Dowley and Exley stroking the ball around the back patiently.
Andy Clemerson had an immaculate game in mid-field and broke lines with both excellent passes and ball-carrying, while superb, sharp defending from Danny Foster, Neil Sugden and Callum Connor kept Rhydding tight.
However, the performance of David Carter in goal was sensational, and he made many outstanding saves to deny the quality goal attempts that Whitley Bay had.
Rhydding stepped up again, and Sherlock was on hand to slam home a rebound from a corner.
At 3-1 up, the game looked safe as Rhydding began to tear Bay apart time and again going forwards, with some stunning connections.
However, the home side had to ride out a period of strong Whitley Bay possession and count the clock down.
This was a very pleasing performance from a Rhydding side that are just getting better each week.


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