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UW-Stevens Point Hockey Head Coach heading to Michigan Tech
Submitted: 06/27/2017
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- UW-Stevens Point mens hockey announced its long-time head coach is leaving. Chris Brooks will now be an assistant coach at Michigan Tech.
Brooks was with the Pointers for the last six seasons. He led the team to four straight Frozen Four appearances and its fifth National Title in 2016.
Brooks also coached seven All-Americans during his time at UW-Stevens Point.
He's no stranger to the state of Michigan since he played at Western Michigan and played professionally in Kalamazoo.
The Pointers are searching for his replacement.
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Rhinelander boys basketball head coach Derek Lemmens reacts to new shot clock rule
Submitted: 06/26/2017
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- The WIAA announced last week that there will be a shot clock for boys and girls varsity basketball. It will be 35 seconds and will go into effect for the 2019-2020 season.
We talked with Rhinelander boys head coach Derek Lemmens to get his reaction. He said he was shocked.
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Newswatch 12's top five plays of the year
Submitted: 06/25/2017
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- The 2016-17 high school athletic year brought us no shortage of incredible plays.
From touchdowns, to three point shots, to goals, there were plenty of impressive moments from so many impressive Northwoods athletes.
Of everything we saw, here are the top five plays of the year.
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Rib Mountain Riders host AMA D-16 Flat Track races
Submitted: 06/24/2017
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- Most of us would never even consider driving 100 miles per hour on a motorcycle. Especially while trying to turn through the corners of a dirt race track with a dozen other riders doing the same thing. But on Saturday in Antigo, Flat Track Dirt Racing took center stage.
"They always say, you're always nuts," said racer Steve Kasten
But some racers say they're not nuts. They say they're crazy.
"Yeah we're crazy, but we're crazy because we like it," said racer Bob Kluender.
Either way, flat track motorcycle and ATV racing is one of the most intense sports you'll find.
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Lakeland completes historic year in athletics
Submitted: 06/23/2017
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- Every high school athletic program strives to win as much as possible. That's not always easy for small Northwoods districts.
When you think of the standard over the past year, one word needs to come to mind… Thunderbirds. Lakeland Union racked up six Great Northern Conference titles, three state championships, and produced dozens of All-Conference selections.
"It never gets old," said senior Kav FitzPatrick.
Winning usually doesn't. For Lakeland, this past school year included plenty of it.
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WIAA announces 35 second shot clock for high school varsity basketball
Submitted: 06/22/2017
- The WIAA held its annual Advisory Council meeting Thursday in Stevens Point. The group made many changes for high school sports.
One of those changes was deciding to implement a basketball shot clock. It will go into effect for the 2019-2020 season.
The shot clock will be for varsity games only and will be for 35 seconds. It will be for both girls and boys basketball. Another change is letting the coaches go a little farther up and down the sideline than before. They can now go 28 feet, as opposed to 14 in the past.
For a full list of all the changes, follow the link below.
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Lakeland Union travels to New Balance Outdoor Nationals.
Submitted: 06/18/2017
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- The New Balance outdoor national track meet happens every year around this time. It takes place in North Carolina, so it typically doesn't mean too much to us here in the Northwoods, until this year.
Lakeland Union sent a few of its runners to the meet. The 4x800 relay team of Darius Diver, Jack Garcia, Kieran Mullen and Kav FitzPatrick ran their second fastest time of the year. Kav FitzPatrick ran in the steeplechase event which isn't even offered by the WIAA.
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Olympic Swimmer Kristy Kowal visits Merrill for BREAKOUT! Swim Clinic
Submitted: 06/17/2017
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- Meeting an Olympian typically stays only a dream. But for swimmers in Merrill, that dream became a reality this weekend.
"To be in Sydney was the real reward for me and to win a medal was the icing on the cake," said Kowal, a silver medalist in the 200m breaststroke.
She is a part of the BREAKOUT! swim clinic.
"That I get to learn more stuff about swimming," said Sydney Spuerl who participated in the clinic.
The clinic is taught by former Olympians or national team members all around the country.
"She told you what you did wrong because she was looking at everybody," said Chelsea Gebauer, another participant.
But she didn't focus on the "wrong" things. She shows them that there isn't much of a difference between the kids and where she started.
"A lot of kids often see us on TV competing and they think 'oh my gosh, they must've been these great swimmers from the get-go'. And being to tell them, 'oh no. We started out just like you, maybe even worse'," said Kowal.
Kristy teaches third grade in the town where she grew up in, Redding, Pennsylvania. It's pretty evident during the clinic that she's great with kids.
"Just being around kids, it's always been something that I've wanted to do and that I was passionate about," said Kowal.
She told the kids her personal story about how she missed the Olympics the first two times by just fractions of a second. Those hard times in her career made it easier for the group to relate to her.
"Don't ever give up on your dreams, no matter how many times you fall short on them," said Kowal.
After the clinic, Kristy had a spaghetti dinner with the group where they could ask her questions and get to know her outside of the pool.
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Packers' preseason schedule released
Submitted: 04/10/2017
- The Packers 2017 preseason opponents were announced Monday.
The Pack will face the Eagles, Redskins, Broncos, and Rams.
Green Bay will host the Eagles to start the preseason before traveling to play Washington and Denver on the road.
Then the Pack will conclude the preaseason with another home game against the Rams.
Exact dates and times will be announced in the near future.
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Topple-seed: Wisconsin stuns Villanova 65-62 in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Submitted: 03/18/2017
- Top-seeded Villanova was bounced from the NCAA Tournament by eighth-seeded Wisconsin, which overcame foul trouble for two of its stars in the second half Saturday to upset the defending champions 65-62 in the East region.
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Koenig hits five 3s on Senior Day, No. 22 Badgers beats Gophers
Submitted: 03/05/2017
- MADISON, Wis. (AP) Senior guard Bronson Koenig scored 17 points in his final home game, combining with D'Mitrik Trice to give No. 22 Wisconsin's offense a second-half boost in a 66-49 victory over Minnesota on Sunday.
The Badgers (23-8, 12-6 Big Ten) secured the second seed in the conference tournament and got a sorely needed confidence boost to end the regular season after having lost five of their previous six games.
Nate Mason had 17 points for Minnesota (23-8, 11-7). The Golden Gophers had won eight straight.
Koenig hit five 3s in the second half, including baskets on three straight possessions with less than 3 minutes left. Trice had a four-point play after getting fouled on a 3-pointer with 12:24 left, before hitting a layup about 20 seconds later.
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No. 11 Wisconsin beats No. 23 Maryland 71-60 in Big 10 tilt
Submitted: 02/19/2017
- MADISON, Wis. (AP) �" Nigel Hayes scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Ethan Happ had 20 points and No. 11 Wisconsin beat No. 23 Maryland 71-60 in a choppy, foul-filled game on Sunday.
The Badgers (22-5, 11-3) overcame 27 points from Terrapins guard Melo Trimble to snap a two-game losing streak and stay in a tie atop the Big Ten with Purdue.
Bronson Koenig scored all nine of his points in the second half, giving the Badgers a lift with his jump shot after the senior missed a game with a left calf injury. Wisconsin shot 51 percent in the second half.
Wisconsin pulled away slowly, turning a six-point halftime deficit into a 12-point edge with 3 minutes to go in a game that lacked flow because of frequent whistles.
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Northwestern secures big win, beats No. 7 Wisconsin 66-59
Submitted: 02/12/2017
- Bryant McIntosh scored 25 points, and defensive-minded Northwestern beat No. 7 Wisconsin 66-59 on Sunday, securing an important win for the school's bid to make its first-ever NCAA Tournament.
Dererk Pardon added 11 for the Wildcats (19-6, 8-4), who confounded the Big Ten-leading Badgers by doubling dominant big man Ethan Happ.
Nigel Hayes scored nine of his 13 points in the second half for the Badgers (21-4, 10-2), who had their eight-game winning streak snapped.
The Badgers didn't let up despite falling behind by 10 with 1 minute left, closing to 60-55 with less than 15 seconds after Zak Showalter hit two foul shots.
But McIntosh followed with two free throws with 42 seconds left, and Wisconsin ran out of time.
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Falcons rout Packers for NFC Championship
Submitted: 01/23/2017
- The Atlanta Falcons are headed to their second Super Bowl appearance in franchise history after routing the Green Bay Packers 44-21 in the NFC championship game.
Matt Ryan threw for four touchdowns, including a 73-yard catch and run for a highlight-reel score by star receiver Julio Jones. The defense played just as crucial a role in containing quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' offense.
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Packer's Jordy Nelson out for game against Cowboys
Submitted: 01/13/2017
- Receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the Green Bay Packers' divisional round playoff game on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys because of injured ribs.
Coach Mike McCarthy said on Friday that Nelson would not be medically cleared to take part in the team's final practice on Saturday, and that the medical staff determined that Nelson would not be ready for the game.
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Is Marina Barrage the reason for unhealthy water conditions?
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FOR the past few months, dead fish have been seen floating at the shoreline of Marina Reservoir, near Kallang Basin.
Many dragonboat rowers who use the reservoir have also been suffering skin infections. Even with small cuts and abrasions, recovery is complicated, often developing into badly infected wounds that, in some cases, even required surgery.
Previously, dragonboat trainees hardly suffered from such conditions. Is the construction of the Marina Barrage the reason for the contamination of the water?
Could it be because the Barrage blocks the flow of the water from the area to the open sea? Is the problem exacerbated by the decomposing marine life dotting the shoreline?
Can the relevant authorities advise on the current water conditions as well as the measures in place to ensure that the water remains safe and fit for rowers?
Goh Shi Hai
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Carrie Underwoood Coming To The State Fair
Syracuse N.Y.- It could be one of the biggest concerts this year at the New York State Fair.
Country superstar Carrie Underwood will perform at the grandstand on august 27th.
Tickets for the show will go on sale May 3rd.
Also a reminder for fans of classic rock bands Journey and Cheap Trick. Tickets for their Thursday, August 28 show at the New York State Fairgrounds Grandstand go on sale at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.


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WikiLeaks blew open the secret negotiations behind the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement on Wednesday, releasing draft text that looks good for big corporations and bad for ordinary people.
The TPP is an existing treaty that could be expanded—with new rules—to cover as many as 13 countries and as much as 40 percent of the world's GDP. The scary thing about international agreements like this one is that they make local fights moot. Did you sign a petition to stop SOPA or PIPA? Too bad. The TPP would obviate those proposed U.S. laws.
Critics have wasted no time in attacking the treaty, with IP reform group Knowledge Ecology International calling it "bad for access to knowledge, bad for access to medicine, and profoundly bad for innovation." Many of the criticisms focus on the treaty's "enforcement" section, which includes language that critics say mirrors similar provisions from America's controversial SOPA and ACTA bills. That includes provisions that would extend copyright to temporary copies of media, and others that place the burden of enforcement specifically on local ISPs, which critics say would further establish ISPs as a de facto copyright police. Other provisions would increase the software controls on consumer hardware. "The anti-circumvention provisions seem to cement the worst parts of the anti-phone-unlocking law that we saw this summer," says Matt Wood, policy director at Free Press. "We can't change the US law if we're locked into these international agreements."
Beyond the IP provisions, many of the battles see the US alone fighting for stronger patent measures on pharmaceuticals, while other countries work for less restrictive terms and policies. One US proposal would delay the market entry of generic drugs if the patent or marketing campaign had met with "an unreasonable delay" from the approval process. Canada, New Zealand, and Japan are opposing the provision, seeing it as a simple ploy by pharmaceutical companies to extend their patents. Another US proposal would offer the companies "data exclusivity," preventing regulators from using established data to register generic medicines, further delaying the entry of generic alternatives to patented drugs.
One provision "shall make patents available for inventions for the following: plants and animals."
Other proposals go further than simply extending patent terms, seeking to expand the scope of the patent system overall. One particularly controversial passage, proposed by the US, would "make patents available for inventions for the following: plants and animals." A further line would allow patents on "diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical methods for the treatment of humans or animals" — essentially a patent on medical procedures, something medical societies have consistently opposed.
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Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba and Kristin Scott Thomas will star in the Tom Vaughan-helmed sexually charged romantic comedy How To Make Love Like An Englishman, the Matthew Newman-scripted film that is backed by Southpaw Entertainment's Richard B. Lewis, Irish Dreamtime's Beau St. Clair and Envision Entertainment's Grant Cramer. Solution Entertainment will sell the film in Cannes. Brosnan plays a Cambridge University professor who is forced to reexamine his hedonistic lifestyle after meeting a great gal (Thomas). Things get complicated when he impregnates her grad student stepsister (Alba). Pic will shoot in September, financed by Envision and Merced Media Partners, and will be Executive Produced by Stepan Martirosyan and Remington Chase of Envision, Raj Brinder Singh and Kevin Scott Frakes of Merced Media Partners, Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution, and Jon Amiel. CAA represents the U.S. distribution rights.
Pierce Brosnan To Show 'How To Make Love Like An Englishman' (Isn't He Irish?)
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Yeah, he's Irish. He's also an actor.
Jessica Alba… what a joke. Poor Kristen scott Thomas, don't know how she will get thru scenes with that "Actress"
After playing PM Tony Blair, er, Adam Lang, Brosnan is well cast.
Jessica Alba?! Honestly, it must be hard for talented actors to have to carry scene after scene with a poor performer who has basically no range and never surprises. Good luck Kristin and Pierce!
When was the last time you heard Pierce Brosnan speaking in his native tongue? The guy played suave James Bond for chrissake.
The screenplay is terrific. Go Grant.


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…counsels a copious intake of chill pills on the upcoming Noah flick. He's perfectly right, of course. It's just movie.
I'll go see it, partly out of professional interest and partly because I want to see the spectacle of a global flood done right, even if the theology is as deep as a mud puddle.
Poor Steve, however, is now going to have to cope with the Attack of the Fundamentalists who insist the Faith teaches the earth is six thousand years old and who are convinced that somewhere along the line the Church defined the dogma of the absolute scientific accuracy and newspaper-like historicity of the Noah account. Suggesting that Noah is theologized myth and that the Church allows for this view is, to these people, like trampling on the Eucharist. They know perfectly well that the Magisterium needs their help to smoke out evil monsters like Steve and purge them–and almost everybody else–from the Church.
It's one of the reasons evangelism is so loathed by the Pure. Bring in *more* people? There are too many in the Church already! No more converts till we've kicked out most of the members we have, hit the reset button, and then begun to *very carefully* admit newbies once they have passed the thicket of shibboleths, ideological purity tests, and secret handshakes necessary to show one is a True Catholic[TM]. With this piece, Greydanus exiles himself from elite ranks of the Real Catholics[TM] for many of the St. Blog's Combox Orthodoxy Cops–along with such threats to the Faith as Pope Francis and Fr. Robert Barron.


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Automatic parallel parking. That's really all I have to say. I'd never driven a car with it before and was pretty freaked out just letting the wheel turn without my hands on it – trusting the sensors to do a better job at parking than I can. (As if, I thought. Then I ate my words). Of course it was far better than my typically feeble attempts (don't tell the people who organize these things). Our 2013 Ford Escape Review is very positive.
Escaping for a day was pretty fun and I enjoyed the experiences with the vehicle. Trying to load tetris blocks row-by-row into the hatch while wearing stilettos and trying to follow an instructional map was quite the sight for those around me. I 'won' with the worst score. Oh, and the dragon boating in heels. (I have an excuse. I was hosting an event that evening)..
Most impressive as a Mom was the 'ronde de jambe' move. If you've taken ballet (or French) you'll interpret this as 'swing your leg in front of you'. Kick underneath the rear bumper and Volia! The back hatch opens. Seriously. So now you can carry a baby, 4 grocery bags, a purse and be on the cellphone and still open the hatch. Actually you could probably sort your mail too. You're a Mom after all.
The tetris block loading demonstrated the immense amount of space in the Escape, but even better? The drive course showed us the versatility and safety of the vehicle. I'd never pushed the pedal to the metal. And I've only ever gotten one speeding ticket in my life (not my fault really. Only my fault that I couldn't talk myself out of it.). So when tasked with driving around pylons, breaking to a dead halt and going as fast as I could into a turn I was a tad nervous. And I'd chosen the wrong footwear too. (For racing a Ford Escape on a speedway anyway.) My drive partner Emme Rogers and I were tentative at first, and then, well, not so much. It was exhilarating. She got in a bit of trouble for taking out way too many pylons though.. I've never been able to test the limits of a vehicle and wow. The Escape can take it all. Even the stilettos. It stopped on a dime. Maneuvered like a part of my body. Cornered like Lightning McQueen in the Piston Cup race. I was channeling him.
What I liked about the 2013 Ford Escape:
1. Parking Assist. Ok I LOVED it.
2. Storage space in the hatch is amazing for families
3. Exterior look is sleek, sporty and refined
4. the Push button start allows moms to keep the key in their purse without rooting around the toys and cherrios to find it
5. Eco-consciousness: carpets produced from a blend of post-consumer and post-industrial polyester fibers derived from recycled plastic bottles and sound absorption materials made partly from recovered jeans and t-shirts.
6. The LIFTGATE – so incredible for Moms it needs to be capitalized. Swing your foot underneath and it opens.
7. SYNCing with MyFord Touch – you say commands to change temperature, dial and deal with the music. No. It won't give you a massage.
8. I heard about the turbocharged something or other and torque mumbo jumbo in the Escape. It sounded like another language albeit very impressive. Here's what their website says. If you know what it means please tell me in the comments. "Ford's 2.0L I-4 EcoBoost™ delivers a broad, flat torque curve with maximum torque through the powerband for sustained acceleration. The turbocharger has been "right-sized" to deliver the power of a V6 so there's more power off the line, with the fuel efficiency of a four-cylinder — meaning fewer stops for gas." Je ne comprend pas.
9. There's a sporty spoiler. As in – Spoil-Her.
10. The panoramic Vista roof extends right into the back seats, so that your kids will stop fussing as they look up.
This is a vehicle that hugs the road, handles beautifully and gives sporty parents ample space. Loved it.


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Archinect - News 2017-06-24T15:20:21-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/149981005/hawaii-s-thirty-meter-telescope-could-be-moved-to-the-canary-islands Hawaii's Thirty Meter Telescope could be moved to the Canary Islands Justine Testado 2016-12-01T12:40:00-05:00 >2016-12-07T20:41:29-05:00
The Thirty Meter Telescope's International Observatory Board decided late last month that if they cannot move forward with building the telescope in Hawaii, they will instead choose La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands...The nonprofit group that's building the Thirty Meter Telescope began scoping out other sites for the $1.4 billion telescope this fall—including mountains in Chile, India, China, and Mexico...

Previous news about the TMT:

Hawaii protesters block construction of giant telescope on sacred mountain Mauna Kea

The $1.5B 30m telescope (TMT) will be the biggest ever
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149964795/2016-fuller-challenge-finalists-announced 2016 Fuller Challenge finalists announced Justine Testado 2016-08-23T12:32:00-04:00 >2016-09-01T00:37:37-04:00
Multi-disciplinary teams from across the globe work hard for a chance to win the $100,000 Fuller Challenge grand prize that will help implement their initiative. Last month, the Buckminster Fuller Institute revealed 19 hopeful initiatives who were shortlisted for the 2016 cycle. Now, that competition pool has narrowed down to the final six.

CommuniTree by Taking Root

Cooperación Comunitaria

The Rainforest Solutions Project

Una Hakika by the Sentinel Project

The Urban Death Project

(cover image) Waterbank Schools by PITCHAfrica

Read more about the finalists on Bustler.

Previously:

Fuller Challenge winner says his GreenWave 3D ocean farm concept "could feed the world"

GreenWave's 3D ocean farm initiative wins the 2015 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Living Breakwaters wins 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Seattle architect seeks to redesign America's burial landscape
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149953244/lapd-directs-officers-to-treat-homeless-people-with-compassion-in-new-vague-policy LAPD directs officers to treat homeless people "with compassion" in new vague policy Justine Testado 2016-06-22T14:22:00-04:00 >2016-06-22T14:22:16-04:00
The Los Angeles Police Commission approved a new policy directing LAPD officers to treat homeless people with "compassion and empathy." The policy was meant to be a broad statement – a "philosophy more than it is the nuts and bolts," [Cmdr Todd] Chamberlain recently told police commissioners. More specifics will come in future directives, he added. But the new statement [unsurprisingly] was met with some skepticism from homeless advocates.

"Gary Blasi, a retired UCLA law professor who studies homelessness, said it would take more than a policy to improve interactions between officers and those living on the city's streets. To do that, he said, the city should limit laws that unfairly criminalize situations involving homeless people — 'so that the police are not involved in the first place.'"

More about homelessness in LA on Archinect:

LA's homeless population has increased by 11% in a single year

Homes of the homeless, seized: L.A. cracks down on free housing

To each their own home: A peek into the "HOME(less)" exhibition at USC

Los Angeles approves plans to tackle homelessness crisis, but funding is still unclear
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149952075/it-s-not-the-kids-it-s-their-environment-the-tragic-story-of-a-young-aspiring-architect-who-died-too-soon "It's not the kids, it's their environment": The tragic story of a young aspiring architect who died too soon Justine Testado 2016-06-16T15:51:00-04:00 >2016-06-20T13:11:18-04:00
Too often children from low-income neighborhoods are called broken...That needs to stop. "You keep telling kids that, and they actually begin to believe they are broken, that there is something wrong with them," she said. "When in reality, it's not the children that are broken, it's the environment and area around them that is not working properly."

Ananias Jolley was a high-school student in Baltimore who had a knack for building things with his hands, and he had dreams of becoming an architect. Living in a low-income neighborhood wrought with violence, his life was tragically cut short at age 17 when he was killed by a classmate. The story above is yet another grave reminder about the social and economic inequalities that persist in many U.S. cities (and in the world), as well as the dangers of stereotyping kids — who, more often than not, are POC — from low-income neighborhoods.

More on Archinect:

Unequal Scenes: drone images reveal Cape Town's "architecture of apartheid"

What are the world's most violent cities?

So Far to Go, So Much to Gain – discussing diversity with Elsie Owusu on Archinect Sessions One-to-One #9
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149946226/2016-wheelwright-prize-awarded-to-maio-s-anna-puigjaner-for-kitchenless-city-proposal 2016 Wheelwright Prize awarded to MAIO's Anna Puigjaner for "Kitchenless City" proposal Justine Testado 2016-05-19T14:23:00-04:00 >2016-05-21T01:10:51-04:00
The coveted 2016 Wheelwright Prize went to Anna Puigjaner, cofounder of Barcelona-based MAIO Studios...[who] won for her proposal "Kitchenless City: Architectural Systems for Social Welfare". Using shared domestic spaces as a starting point, Puigjaner will spend the next two years studying various collective housing models in China, Korea, India, Russia, Sweden, and Brazil aiming to find new design solutions that address persistent housing dilemmas worldwide.

Anna Puigjaner, MAIO Studios cofounder.

MAIO Studio, Barcelona, 2011-12. Photo credit: José Hevia.

Floating Columns, Chicago Architecture Biennial, 2015. Photo credit: David Schalliol.

The jury cited Puigjaner's proposal for its relevancy to the ongoing housing issues occurring throughout the world and the need for new housing models, as cities struggle to keep up with adequate housing due to rapid urbanization.

Find out more on Bustler.

Previously: Four 2016 Wheelwright finalists to compete for $100K travel grant
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149938434/why-zaha-hadid-s-gender-and-ethnicity-mattered-so-much Why Zaha Hadid's gender and ethnicity mattered so much Justine Testado 2016-04-05T13:29:00-04:00 >2016-04-10T16:07:30-04:00
"It's a triple whammy," [Hadid] told the BBC Radio 4 in February. "I'm a woman, which is a problem to many people. I'm a foreigner — another problem. And I do work which is not normative, which is not what they expect. Together, it becomes difficult." Like any high-profile architect, Hadid was expected to produce strong, functional designs. But as a woman, she also faced the added pressure of having her work interpreted as some sort of gender statement.

More on Archinect:

Zaha on Zaha: "I always thought, you know, I should do well because the work is good."

"We just loved her": Frank Gehry remembers Zaha Hadid

Fun game: spot the double-standards in this Zaha-bashing piece!

Zaha Hadid: 'Being an Arab and a woman is a double-edged sword'
 http://archinect.com/news/article/146747817/how-chinese-families-are-handling-the-country-s-ongoing-mass-evictions How Chinese families are handling the country's ongoing mass evictions Justine Testado 2016-01-27T18:16:00-05:00 >2016-02-10T23:28:38-05:00
'My family has lived here for generations. We don't want the money, we don't want our house destroyed, we just want to live here,' Mrs. Zhang declared. The physical re-facing of China is cutting some very deep social scars. Abuse of power, corruption, developers in cahoots with government officials, and the misappropriation of funds are rife throughout the eviction and relocation process, littering the country with the seeds of discontent.

Wade Shepard digs into China's ongoing mass evictions and the country's laws that have long enabled such property seizures. While some families were lucky enough to receive compensation to give up their homes, the evictions have been the harshest for those who have lived in the same towns for centuries.

More on Archinect:

Another Olympics, another story of displacement

A closer look at the often complicated relationship between placemaking and gentrification

Zaha's Baku win ignites protests over forced eviction and suspicions over worker's rights and human trafficking

Activists "Evict" Businesses in Gentrifying L.A. Neighborhood
 http://archinect.com/news/article/146052779/it-s-about-recognizing-someone-as-existing-photo-exhibit-depicts-l-a-s-homelessness-crisis "It's about recognizing someone as existing": Photo exhibit depicts L.A.'s homelessness crisis Justine Testado 2016-01-19T11:30:00-05:00 >2016-01-19T21:10:53-05:00
Los Angeles-based designers Sofia Borges and Susan Nwankpa recently collaborated in a photo exhibition titled "HOME(less)". Currently at the University of Southern California, the exhibition spotlights L.A.'s ongoing homelessness crisis in an interestingly positive manner. Borges and Nwankpa took a moment with Archinect to give more details into their project.

Read the full Archinect feature here.

More about homelessness in L.A.:

LA's freeway system is becoming an increasingly crowded 'neighborhood' for the city's homeless

Low-income housing in Los Angeles: A look at the past, present and future

Los Angeles to declare homelessness in the city an 'emergency' and pledge $100 million

In Los Angeles, homelessness is becoming more visible
 http://archinect.com/news/article/145045336/lessons-learned-the-complex-realities-when-designing-communal-social-housing Lessons learned: The complex realities when designing communal social housing Justine Testado 2016-01-05T15:18:00-05:00 >2016-01-06T11:35:34-05:00
What went wrong in Winnipeg was not just about architecture, and 5468796 were stuck trying to make the best of a bad situation. The pulling out of government support to make Centre Village an actual co-operative changed the [project's direction]...'It's time to get the peanut butter off our fingers,' said Ross McGowan, former chief executive and president of CentreVenture...He admits that a failure to understand the needs of the community took a considerable toll on the project.

Despite good intentions to help families in need, perhaps the worst nightmare an architect can face when designing affordable housing is realizing that the project — which would of course already be fully built — doesn't meet the actual demands of the community, and then some. That's basically what happened to the 5468796 architecture-designed Centre Village project in Winnipeg.

More about affordable housing on Archinect:

California to decrease parking requirements for affordable housing

Cutting across the Chicago Architecture Biennial: Tatiana Bilbao's solution to Mexico's housing shortage

Up to 50% of all renting London households are living in poverty

The promising affordable housing of Hunters Point South

Poor Doors of Perception: discriminatory design, collapsing balconies, and virtual realities on Archinect Sessions #36
 http://archinect.com/news/article/134125235/examining-the-spatial-crime-of-burglary Examining the spatial crime of burglary Justine Testado 2015-08-12T19:50:00-04:00 >2015-08-15T16:48:24-04:00
Burglary is a spatial crime: its very definition requires architecture...Indeed, burglary's architectural interest comes not from its ubiquity, but from its unexpected, often surprisingly subtle misuse of the built environment. Burglars approach buildings differently, often seeking modes of entry other than doors and approaching buildings—whole cites—as if they're puzzles waiting to be solved or beaten.

More on Archinect:

The Secret Service wants to build a fake White House

Architecture of paranoia

Curbing violence through better architecture

Singapore's Sterile Authoritarianism
 http://archinect.com/news/article/129949383/pope-francis-calls-for-morally-driven-city-design-in-his-climate-change-encyclical Pope Francis calls for "morally driven" city design in his climate-change encyclical Justine Testado 2015-06-19T15:07:00-04:00 >2015-06-23T15:55:36-04:00
Collectively, the encyclical affirms how important it is to make the moral case for city design. Too often, developers, urban planners and city leaders seem to think that it is obvious or implied why the decisions they make are in the best interest of the public. But there is no shortcut to articulating why our planning choices speak to the fundamental human dignity of the communities we're working in.

"Given the interrelationship between living space and human behaviour, those who design buildings, neighbourhoods, public spaces and cities, ought to draw on the various disciplines which help us to understand people's thought processes, symbolic language and ways of acting. It is not enough to seek the beauty of design. More precious still is the service we offer to another kind of beauty: people's quality of life, their adaptation to the environment, encounter and mutual assistance. Here too, we see how important it is that urban planning always take into consideration the views of those who will live in these areas."

Pope Francis tells it like it is in his latest 184-page encyclical, in response to humanity's "principal challenge" of global climate change.

More:

Vatican's Renovated Public Restrooms Provides Showers, Haircuts for the Homeless
 http://archinect.com/news/article/127179161/monterey-park-city-council-adopts-tougher-penalties-for-landlords-of-illegal-boarding-homes Monterey Park City Council adopts tougher penalties for landlords of illegal boarding homes Justine Testado 2015-05-12T16:06:00-04:00 >2015-05-13T16:01:06-04:00
Landlords of illegal boarding homes could face $1,000 fines and six months in jail under tougher enforcement regulations adopted this week by the City Council...The city has staffed a volunteer in the code enforcement office and plans to add more of them. The council unanimously voted to update regulations to say it could prosecute landlords of illegal boarding homes with an infraction or misdemeanor charge and shut the 'public nuisance' down.

"These renters said in previous interviews that they try to stay out of the limelight and cannot afford other living arrangements as they work for below minimum wage and send a large chunk of their earnings back to family in China."

Related:

Honolulu Law Criminalizes Homelessness

Airbnb faces opposition from NYC affordable housing group

Looser Rules on Illegal Housing Sought

Another case of "poor door" for proposed Vancouver high-rise

 http://archinect.com/news/article/127175516/will-india-s-smart-city-initiative-exacerbate-social-stratification Will India's 'smart city' initiative exacerbate social stratification? Nicholas Korody 2015-05-12T14:29:00-04:00 >2015-05-18T20:47:41-04:00
Recently, the Indian cabinet green-lit a £10 billion scheme that will be divided equally between building 100 smart cities, and rejuvenating another 500 cities and towns over the next five years. Yet many experts and planners fear that such "insta-cities", if they are made, will prove dystopic and inequitable. Some even hint that smart cities may turn into social apartheid cities, governed by powerful corporate entities that could override local laws and governments to "keep out" the poor.

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It's a myth almost universally believed, that sits at the core of liberal technocratic thought, and has been embedded in practically every other work of speculative fiction for the last half century. You can sum it up like this: 'When we go into space, we will all magically become nice.'...It's early days, but if we really want to create a progressive new world then issues like these should be at the hearts of our efforts from the very start.

The longtime space-age Manifest Destiny of humans inhabiting Mars and the prominently white, European male perspective that narrative perpetually emphasizes has become a bubbling multi-faceted discussion among science bloggers as Elon Musk's staunch ambitions to ultimately turn humans into a "multiplanet species" continue to develop. Stemming from that discussion, writer Martin Robbins of The Guardian contemplates whether or not humanity's eventual future on Mars can exist without the earthly issues of sexism and racism.

Related:

Musk will build SpaceX launchpad in Texas

The proliferation of the Western quest for exotic adventures has led to a new form of educational colonialism'

Plan Of The City - Skyscrapers on Mars

 http://archinect.com/news/article/124665037/kate-orff-to-emphasize-climate-dynamics-as-new-director-of-columbia-gsapp-s-urban-design-program Kate Orff to emphasize "climate dynamics" as new Director of Columbia GSAPP's Urban Design Program Justine Testado 2015-04-06T15:24:00-04:00 >2015-04-13T20:42:33-04:00
SCAPE founder and Columbia GSAPP Associate Professor Katherine Orff will succeed leading urban housing authority Professor Richard Plunz as the new GSAPP Director of the Urban Design Program starting this June. As a longtime GSAPP and Urban Design Program faculty member and landscape architect, Orff is best known for her eco-sensitive and resilient approach in her projects that integrate urban design, landscape design, and architecture.

Strongly reflecting SCAPE's design philosophy, Orff plans to expand the Program with an emphasis on interdisciplinary research and engagement in dealing with timely issues of climate change and social topics. "My goal is to magnify the social and humanitarian ethos that the Program is well known for, and bring it together with themes of infrastructure, urbanism and climate dynamics," Orff said in a statement.

Evidently, Orff's work throughout her time in Columbia is heavy in collaboration. In the past, she has led various multi-disciplinary collaborat...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/115824990/student-led-rural-studio-continues-to-prove-the-value-of-socially-engaged-architecture Student-led Rural Studio continues to prove the value of socially engaged architecture Justine Testado 2014-12-12T19:29:00-05:00 >2014-12-18T21:55:31-05:00
Rural Studio, Auburn University's off-campus undergraduate program in Newbern, Alabama, continues to gain recognition for their student-led design/build projects that assist the communities in one of the South's most under-served regions. Rural Studio has won several awards from 1995 until most recently as the 2015 recipient of the AIA's Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. Named after the civil rights-era Urban League leader, the annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Award is given to an architect or architecturally related organization whose work greatly contributes toward progressive social advocacy and responsibility.

Established in 1993 by D.K. Ruth and Samuel Mockbee, the student-led Rural Studio has completed parks, museums, a fire station, Boys and Girls Clubs, parks, and homes throughout western Alabama -- a region where 40 percent of the population lives under the poverty line. One of Rural Studio's projects that has attracted attention in recent years is the 20K House Product Line, which is ...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/111742779/twelve-winners-for-the-regional-holcim-awards-2014-africa-middle-east Twelve winners for the regional Holcim Awards 2014, Africa + Middle East Justine Testado 2014-10-20T21:14:00-04:00 >2014-10-20T21:15:04-04:00
The winners of the Holcim Awards 2014 Africa Middle East regional competition were recognized in a recent awards ceremony in Beirut, making it the fourth installment of the 2014 global awards program. The Africa Middle East competition focused on multi-disciplinary design solutions for building social and environmenal resilience...The winning projects will be implemented in nine countries including Turkey, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Palestine, Rwanda, and Morocco.

Check out a selection of the Africa - Middle East winners:

HOLCIM AWARDS GOLD 2014 - Eco-Techno Park: Green building showcase and enterprise hub, Ankara, Turkey
AUTHOR: Onat Öktem and Zeynep Öktem, ONZ Architects, Ankara, Turkey

HOLCIM AWARDS SILVER 2014 - Evergreen City: Urban pine forest rehabilitation, Beirut, Lebanon
MAIN AUTHOR: Raëd Abillama, Raëd Abillama Architects, Metn, Lebanon
FURTHER AUTHORS: Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine, Associaton for Forests Development & Conservation, Jdeideh, Lebanon; Youssef Abillama, Maintenance Management Group, Antelias, Lebanon

HOLCIM AWARDS BRONZE 2014 - Incremental Construction: Low-cost modular housing scheme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
MAIN AUTHORr: Dirk Donath, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany
FURTHER AUTHOR: Brook Haileselassie, Asgedom Berhe, Helawie Sewnet and Sarah Yusuf, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building, Construction & City Development (EiABC), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Peter Dissel, Afro-European Engineers, Addis Ab...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/111725875/studios-kabako-from-congo-wins-2014-curry-stone-design-prize Studios Kabako from Congo wins 2014 Curry Stone Design Prize Justine Testado 2014-10-20T15:12:00-04:00 >2014-10-20T15:37:22-04:00
Congolese performance and theater group Studios Kabako from Kisangani was announced as the 2014 Curry Stone Design Prize winner this past weekend at an awards ceremony in Brussels...Studios Kabako was established in 2001 to address the various emotions linked to the aftermath of civil war. Located in a city that is isolated geographically and culturally, the studio has provided its community a safe creative haven of dance, theater, and music through its urban interventions and cultural programs.

Studios Kabako will start a U.S. tour including in New York from October 21 to November 1, 2014, with two performances at the BRIC theater in Brooklyn.

The studio will receive a $100,000 grant prize, and were also featured in a short documentary by the Curry Stone Foundation, which you can watch entirely below.

Read more about the studio on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/109894274/arup-germany-solarleaf-studio-tamassociati-and-elemental-win-in-2014-zumtobel-group-award Arup Germany/SolarLeaf, Studio Tamassociati, and Elemental win in 2014 Zumtobel Group Award Justine Testado 2014-09-26T21:12:00-04:00 >2014-10-02T13:36:03-04:00
The winners for the 2014 Zumtobel Group Award were recently honored at an awards ceremony in London...According to jury chairman Winy Maas (MVRDV principal), although voting for the winners was very close in all three categories, the jury distinguished the winners based on the key factor of innovation — in regards to technicality, planning, and ecological and social challenges.

From 356 submissions to 15 nominated projects, three winners were selected in the categories: BUILDINGS; URBAN DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES; and the newly added APPLIED INNOVATIONS.

BUILDINGS winner: Port Sudan Paediatric Centre by Studio Tamassociati, Italy

URBAN DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES winner: PRES Constitución by Elemental, Chile

APPLIED INNOVATIONS winner: SolarLeaf with Arup Deutschland GmbH

Related: More details on microalgae façade "SolarLeaf", a Zumtobel Group Award 2014 nominee

More photos and other details of each project on Bustler.

You can also watch jury commentary videos on each winner right below.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/109659675/barcelona-wins-grand-prize-in-bloomberg-philanthropies-mayors-challenge-for-europe Barcelona wins Grand Prize in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge for Europe Justine Testado 2014-09-23T21:32:00-04:00 >2016-12-01T18:18:52-05:00
Michael Bloomberg's Bloomberg Philanthropies revealed the winners of its first European edition of the Mayors Challenge. More than 150 top cities from 28 European nations entered the competition, which asked participants to send their most innovative ideas that address Europe's timely pressing issues like unemployment, energy efficiency, obesity, aging, and improving government efficiency.

Barcelona took the Grand Prize for Innovation and €5 million to help implement their proposal, Collaborative Care Networks for Better Aging, a digital and community "trust network" for each of its at-risk elderly residents.

Innovation prizes of €1 million were also given to the following cities:

Athens, Greece: Synathina, a Public Platform for Engaged Citizens

Kirklees, in Yorkshire, United Kingdom: Kirklees Shares

Stockholm, Sweden: Biochar - for a Better City Ecosystem

Warsaw, Poland: Virtual Warsaw - Urban Information System for the Visually Impaired

In addition to prize money, each winning city will receive technical assistance, expert coaching, and a trophy specially designed by renowned artist Olafur Eliasson.

Michael Bloomberg congratulated Barcelona via a surprise phone call from Paris in the video below.

Learn more about the winning ideas on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/107582365/the-2014-buckminster-fuller-challenge-semi-finalists The 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge semi-finalists Justine Testado 2014-08-27T21:14:00-04:00 >2014-09-03T19:53:08-04:00
The next edition of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Challenge has already begun! Every year, the highly competitive international challenge searches for the most inventive -- and effective -- holistic solution strategies to the world's most pressing problems. The Challenge Review Committee selected 20 semi-finalist initiatives out of 450 proposals worldwide. Each project went through three rounds of rigorous evaluations.

See the rest of the projects and other details on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/107487204/the-uphill-climb-to-gender-equity-continues The uphill climb to gender equity continues... Justine Testado 2014-08-26T17:39:00-04:00 >2014-09-03T19:48:37-04:00
Women are architecture's original rebels. Over 120 years ago, they insisted that architecture schools and professional organisations open their doors to women, arguing that the field would thrive (or wither) according to the diversity of its students and practitioners...And yet despite this long history of challenging architecture to be inclusive, women have been given little credit for their contributions.

Despina Stratigakos, historian and University at Buffalo architecture professor highlights in her Opinion article how women in architecture have challenged and continue to challenge the deep-rooted patriarchy in the field of architecture throughout the past century. Although there is a growing number of women who are studying architecture, holding leadership roles in schools and firms, and forming organizations, the same problems of gender inequality still exist to this day. From that, another question remains: Is anyone even paying attention?

Related:

In Architecture, a Glass Ceiling

Phyllis Lambert named as 2014 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipient

Mecanoo's Francine Houben named AJ Woman Architect of the Year 2014

Arab Women in Architecture Film
 http://archinect.com/news/article/104708119/behind-the-scenes-at-bloomberg-s-ideas-camp-for-cities Behind the Scenes at Bloomberg's Ideas Camp for Cities Alexander Walter 2014-07-21T13:29:00-04:00 >2014-07-21T13:29:56-04:00
Serious money is in play in the Bloomberg Philanthropies' "Mayors' Challenge" for cities competing to show they have come up with promising innovations to cope with 21st-century challenges. "It was a big surprise to hear we'd share our ideas with competitors," says Gomes. "But it works brilliantly. It's exactly what you need—everyone sharing and trying to help each other. It's crazy, but it works."

Previously:

How the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge Is Being Received in Europe

Twenty-one finalists for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Competition in Europe

 http://archinect.com/news/article/102860203/how-the-bloomberg-mayors-challenge-is-being-received-in-europe How the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge Is Being Received in Europe Alexander Walter 2014-06-27T13:09:00-04:00 >2014-07-01T22:59:17-04:00
Can a U.S. organization really tell Europe how to run its cities better? [...] Following a successful inaugural challenge last year, the city innovation contest crossed the Atlantic in 2014, winnowing down European applicant cities to a shortlist of 21*, all of whom attended a two-day Ideas Camp staged in Berlin earlier this month. [...] A European organization could not realistically offer anything as substantial as €9 million in prize money.

Previously: Twenty-one finalists for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Competition in Europe
 http://archinect.com/news/article/100239685/arctic-adaptations-nunavut-at-15-to-represent-canadian-pavilion-at-2014-venice-biennale "Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15" to represent Canadian Pavilion at 2014 Venice Biennale Justine Testado 2014-05-22T19:01:00-04:00 >2014-05-28T21:35:31-04:00
After being selected in a juried national competition back in March, the Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15 exhibition will represent the Canadian Pavilion in the upcoming 2014 Venice Biennale. The timely exhibition will also mark the 15th anniversary of Nunavut, Canada's youngest territory.

Curated by Lateral Office of Toronto, "Arctic Adaptations" will examine the complex relationship that modernism has had with Nunavut's indigenous communities throughout the last century, and the innovative ways they have responded to those changes.

The exhibition will also showcase five themed proposals that explore the various aspects of Nunavut's evolving architectural, social, and cultural landscape. Each design team consists of a Canadian architecture school, a Canadian architecture office with extensive northern experience, and a Nunavut-based organization.

More details on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/99422397/twenty-one-finalists-for-the-bloomberg-philanthropies-mayors-challenge-competition-in-europe Twenty-one finalists for the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Competition in Europe Justine Testado 2014-05-08T14:58:00-04:00 >2014-05-09T13:42:28-04:00
Twenty-one of what was deemed as the most bold and creative ideas were listed as finalists in the first European edition of the Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge Competition. European cities with populations of at least 100,000 residents were invited to submit ideas that address a variety of some of the most common and complex urban issues throughout the continent.

In the fall, one winner will get the grand prize of €5 million (approx. US$6.9 million) for the most original and transferable idea, and four more cities will receive €1 million (approx. US$1.4 million).

Below are the finalist cities and a glimpse into the type of issues their ideas address:

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Youth Unemployment

ATHENS, Greece – Civic Engagement

BARCELONA, Spain – Aging

BOLOGNA, Italy – Youth Unemployment

BRISTOL, United Kingdom – Health/Anti-obesity

BRNO, Czech Republic – Public Safety/Civic Engagement

CARDIFF, United Kingdom – Economic Development

FLORENCE, Italy – Economic Development

GDANSK, Poland – Civic Engagement

KIRKLEES, United Kingdom - Social Capital

RAKOW, Poland – Transportation

LISBON, Portugal – Energy

LONDON, United Kingdom – Public Health

MADRID, Spain – Energy

SCHAERBEEK, Belgium – Energy

SOFIA, Bulgaria – Civic Engagement

STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria – Economic Development

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Environment

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Civic Engagement

WARSAW, Poland – Tran...

 http://archinect.com/news/article/98036137/china-censors-sci-fi-film-about-hong-kong-s-political-and-social-anxieties China censors sci-fi film about Hong Kong's political and social anxieties Justine Testado 2014-04-14T16:56:00-04:00 >2014-04-14T17:03:54-04:00
The video reveals Hong Kongers' anxieties over political and social issues, such as their increasingly crowded and materialist city and the growing numbers of mainlanders since the city's transfer from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. It sends the opposite message of a very common view among mainlanders, that without China's economic support, Hong Kong would have been dead long ago.

"Hong Kong Will Be Destroyed After 33 Years" is a nearly seven-and-a-half minute video by local film studio G.V.A Creative. Set in present-day Hong Kong, the city has become the target of an approaching meteor expected to hit in 2047 -- the year when the Special Administrative Region of China ceases to have separate laws from mainland China. As nearly two-thirds of the population abandons the city, the city is reborn despite its doom.

You can watch the entire film below.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/92549774/seed-award-winners-for-excellence-in-public-interest-design SEED Award winners for Excellence in Public Interest Design Justine Testado 2014-01-31T18:58:00-05:00 >2014-02-03T14:11:37-05:00
The winners were recently announced in the fourth annual SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest Design. The SEED Awards acknowledges design projects that highlight pressing social, environmental, and economic issues in the world. Winning projects received a US$1,000 honorarium and an all-expenses-paid trip for one team representative to present at the Structures for Inclusion conference in New York City on March 22-23, 2014.

The jury selected six winning projects:

Pictured above: Towns Association for Environmental Quality Green Building Headquarters, Sakhnin, Israel

Comunidad Ecologica Saludable, Puenta Piedra, Lima, Peru

Can City, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Manica Football for Hope Centre, Bairro Vumba (Vumba neighborhood), Manica, Mozambique

Community How-To-Guides, Detroit, MI, USA

The Potty Project, New Delhi, India

Three honorable mentions were also awarded to: Dimen Kam Minority Cultural Heritage in China, Dimen, China; Walk [Your City], Raleigh, NC; and People Organizing Place, Dallas, Texas.

Find out more on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/88676289/project-winners-announced-for-public-interest-design-global Project winners announced for Public Interest Design Global Justine Testado 2013-12-12T13:35:00-05:00 >2013-12-16T18:53:44-05:00
After tight competition and vigorous deliberation from the jury, six Project winners were selected for the Public Interest Design Global. The winners will present their projects and discuss social impact design at a public global convening at the Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris on April 18-19, 2014.

 The six winners, announced by the Ecole Spécial d'Architecture, Design Corps, and the Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) Network are:

 Umusozi Ukiza "Healing Hill" - Butaro Doctor Housing - Burera District, Rwanda (see cover image)

Can City - Sao Paulo, Brazil

 TAEQ Green Building Headquarters - Sakhnin, Israel

 Walk [Your City] - Raleigh, North Carolina

 Comunidad Ecologica Saludable [Healthy Ecological Community] - Lima, Peru

Joler Jonno Utshob - A Dug Well Pavilion - Dhaka, Bangladesh

 For more, head over to Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/87070816/seven-projects-shortlisted-for-world-design-impact-prize-2013-2014 Seven projects shortlisted for World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014 Justine Testado 2013-11-21T15:06:00-05:00 >2013-11-25T22:14:05-05:00
Seven projects have been shortlisted for the World Design Impact Prize 2013-2014. The nominated projects were unveiled during the 28th General Assembly of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) in Montreal, Canada from Nov. 18-19. The World Design Impact Prize raises awareness to the value of industrial design to provide solutions that address challenging global issues and social well-being.

 The shortlisted projects are:

 ABC (A Behaviour Changing) Syringe

 BioLite HomeStove

 Family By Family

 Laddoo Project

 Leveraged Freedom Chair

 Potty Project

 Refugee Housing Unit


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Every year Sports Illustrated likes to do ballpark rankings to show which parks are the best to go to. And just like many major surveys by sports media organizations, it doesn't get to the heart of what fans care about. I only wish the easy explanation for why it was done in this manner is SI wanted to skew the results in a certain fashion, but that is much too convenient. To view this years rankings, click here.
For our first example, we look at the Affordability category. Correctly, fans are asked about ticket costs. However, the other question that SI asks is "How would you rate the affordability of a trip to your hometown ballpark?" This encompasses ticket prices in it and thus skews against the large ballparks by double counting ticket prices. Now, I'm not saying it's wrong to more largely weigh the ticket price, but they do it in a roundabout way and don't acknowledge it to the survey taker. We'll see next that food prices are double counted, as well.
In the Food category, it all looks good until we get to the following question: "What is the must-have food item offered at the ballpark and what makes it so good?". Now I understand that people eat at the ballparks, even I do. But the people are not there for the food, they go for the game and once in a while, there's some concessions that make fans want to visit stadium A more than stadium B. But I think we can surely say that's a minor factor and you don't have any gourmet food critics decide to go to a stadium to taste the food.
The next category is one that I've gone back and forth on: Team Quality. People go to more games if the team is winning in most markets (except those where ownership has disillusioned the fans. Cough Florida Cough). However, Team Quality says almost nothing about the stadium itself. If we're ranking the ballpark experience, then this is relevant. Darren Rovell of CNBC agrees, stating "Team quality is the number one factor as to whether you go to the game or not." However, I feel like the rankings were made to reflect the quality of the actual ballpark itself. Team Quality can vary widely from year to year (I'm looking at you again, Florida Marlins), but if the ballpark hasn't changed much, does that mean it varies just as much? And I don't even understand how the question "Which player on your team is the most worth paying to watch?" fits in to either of these.
The Tradition & History section is very relevant and correct to be included. It must be noted, however, that franchises like Colorado, Arizona, Tampa Bay and company are disadvantaged with their inability to have much history, being under 20 years old.
I have a lot of qualms with the next category, since I feel the questions in it are very vague. This category is Ballpark Atmosphere. The first question listed is: "How would you rate the atmosphere at the game?" Well, what exactly is apart of the ballpark atmosphere? Are we talking about seating and views, as the next question seems to indicate? Ability to follow the game while waiting at concession stands? A lot of concession stand options? Do bathrooms count as part of this? Don't forget about music played during the game and the ability to hear that music and other announcements well. Are those apart of the atmosphere of the game? The vagueness of this first question has left this category, for now, unreliable and not useful.
I'll let Rovell speak for me about the next category. "FanIQ doesn't belong in a ballpark ranking." I happen to agree for the Fan Hospitality category, as well. We're ranking ballparks, according to the title of their survey, not ballpark experiences.
Promotions is a category I'm fine with having in the survey, as they can sometimes take the form of an activity in the stadium, and even so, you don't experience the promotions unless you go to the stadium or eBay. Yes, the Red Sox have no reason to have a promotion, since all of their games sell out, but sometimes a gimmick can get kids more easily wanting to follow a team.
Getting To The Game is the last category I find to be of importance. Parking around the stadium and transit options are not part of the ballpark, but if neither existed, no one would want to go to the games. And besides, the price of them factors into the price of being able to go to the games. Dodgers fans know how annoying their parking makes it to leave the game.
The Neighborhood around the stadium asked fans: "How would you rate the dining and drinking options within walking distance of the ballpark?" In my view, this is not a large factor and often can be out of the team's control anyway. Assuming that they are near the stadium, those options are likely to be priced closely to stadium fare unless it's from a large restaurant chain.
A much better survey would be something like Ticket Prices & Availability, Food & Beverages, Tradition & History, Seating Quality, Transit & Parking, and a miscellaneous category that would include questions about bathrooms at the ballpark, concourses (size and ability to follow game from them), promotions and cleanliness of the stadium (as we've seen certain stadiums have rat issues).
Finally, I will conclude with my own input based on SI's rankings. I can only commentate on 5 stadiums: Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium, Camden Yards and Angels Stadium. Angels Stadium, when I visited, was in the midst of the renovations that gave it it's current look. Over time the traffic must've changed, because when I went it was very easy to get to the game (the Angels rank 16th on the SI list). In fact, I went during a double header and had no trouble finding parking. The neighborhood around the stadium is definitely nothing special. Tickets were likely a little cheaper (after inflation adjustment) back then, as well, but the games are still pretty affordable.
Camden Yards is a beautiful park, with tickets that can easily be purchased at great prices. Of course there's the warehouse where they had the Cal Ripken consecutive games count that adds to the atmosphere. Getting to a game there is pretty easy due to the small volume of traffic, and it helps that there is the light rail option. The neighborhood ranking (No. 5) is a bit high considering that if you go a few blocks in the wrong direction after the game, you can end up in a neighborhood that isn't the safest.
As for the remaining three, it's pretty much spot on. But saying Fenway is higher on History & Tradition than a stadium that has monuments for their important retired players and is known as "The House That Ruth Built" is kind of silly. If anything, I think both have an equally high amount of it and should be tied on that end. The Yankee Stadium transit options (No. 26) are not worse than Shea's (No. 25) in my opinion, seeing as there are two different subway lines (technically three, but the B and D trains run on the same line) for getting to the game. Though, if you're going by car, it is a little bit easier to get Shea Stadium in terms of traffic.
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Egypt's deposed president Mohammed Mursi and 132 others, including alleged members of Hamas and Hezbollah, will stand trial for a prison break and the murder of officers during the 2011 uprising, the prosecution said on Saturday.
Almost 70 of the defendants are reported to be members of Hamas and Hezbollah, the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance factions groups, who will be tried in absentia.
The prosecutors claim Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah and jihadist militants attacked prisons and police stations during the first few days of the revolt against dictator Hosni Mubarak, killing policemen and helping thousands of inmates escape.
They say members of the Brotherhood, Hamas and Hezbollah attacked the prisons to free inmates.
Several Hamas and Hezbollah members were imprisoned in Egyptian jails and escaped during the unrest, but both groups have vehemently denied playing any role in the jail break.
The other defendants include leaders of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood, who also escaped from the Wadi al-Natrun prison during the revolt, and prominent Qatar-based cleric Yousef al-Qaradawi, the sources said.
Mursi had been under investigation for the January 28, 2011 prison break along with Brotherhood members.
He is already on trial for allegedly inciting the killings of opposition activists during his one year in power.
And prosecutors said earlier this week he will also stand trial for espionage involving Hamas.
The latest charges underscore the shift in the Islamists' fortune following Mursi's overthrow.
Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mursi quickly alienated his secular opposition, the police and the military, which overthrew him in July after millions rallied across the country demanding his resignation.
Mursi himself had given a telephone interview to a television station shortly after he escaped, saying the guards had left and the inmates walked out of their cells.
He and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders had been rounded up on the morning of January 28, after the Islamists said they would join protests against Mubarak.
The uprising forced the hated interior ministry to withdraw from the streets, and Mubarak resigned on February 11 after three decades in power and handed the reins to the military.
Mubarak, his interior minister and top police commanders were put on trial for the killings of protesters during the uprising. Their defense blamed the violence on the Brotherhood, Hamas and Hezbollah.
Since Mursi's ouster, more than 1,000 people, mostly Islamists, have been killed by police during sit-ins and protests. Thousands others have been imprisoned.
Mursi's supporters continue near daily protests demanding his reinstatement, while the military battles an insurgency in the Sinai peninsula that has killed dozens of soldiers and policemen since Mursi's overthrow.
Meanwhile, courts this week dismissed corruption charges against Ahmed Shafiq, Mursi's rival in the 2012 election. A prime minister under Mubarak, he fled the country after narrowly losing to the Islamist.
Shafiq will not stand in presidential elections scheduled for next year if military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, widely popular for toppling Mursi, declares his candidacy.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Ball State men's tennis team improved its record to 3-2 after a 5-2 victory over Xavier Saturday afternoon.
The Cardinals took the early 1-0 edge after the Ball State twosome of Dalton Albertn and Ray Leonard defeated Mesa Mei and Jimmy Roebker 8-6 on court one. At No. 2 doubles Zane Smith teammed up with Derek Carpenter for an 8-4 victory.
Leonard and Alexandre Brym both won their matches in three sets, with Leonard beating Richard Canelas 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Brym defeating Brandon MacDonald 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot. Austin Smith and Patrick Elliott rounded out singles play for the Cardinals both winning in straight sets.
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I wonder if you could go through a private lab rather than through the state?
how can our babies' blood spot be used against us (or our babies)?
Not being snarky here, just sincerely trying to understand what harm can befall on us as a result of the blood swapping for supplies.
I understand that it is at the very least very, very unethical, but realistically, what harm (as opposed to the benefits of catching a severely debilitating condition early)?
I'm not afraid of a heal prick, but I have been put through a false positive, only to be told that the newborn screen in not accurate and that 200 times to 1, it panics a family for nothing.
As a seasoned mom of four children ages, 19, 16 12 1/2 and 7, I wanted to share my perspective on newborn screening. They were each screened in the hospital where they were born and all was fine and each are not any worse for the wear as a result of their little heel prick. PKU is just one disorder that is a part of newborn screening. Currently, the American College of Medical Genetics recommends each state screen for 29 disorders. My two younger children have a disorder that was not being screened for at the time of their births. Nine years ago, Stephen was 3 1/2 and that is when his undetected disorder revealed itself. Imagine finding your beautiful, healthy toddler unrepsonsive and breathing faster than you can imagine with a pulse that took EMTs 3 times to get because they couldn't count fast enough. Within 24 hours, Stephen was in a coma on life support and we got the diagnosis. It was too late however, to prevent severe brain damage. He remained in that state for 3 weeks and we nearly lost him. He spent almost 4 weeks in the PICU and 6 weeks in rehab. He survived, but is now a child with severe disabilities unable to walk or talk or eat. He is fed through a G Tube, is legally blind, takes 4 medications for seizure control and has many orthopedic issues. Remember, he appeared to be normal prior to his crisis and was running around with his big brothers, playing with is Thomas the Tank Engine trains the day before he got sick. he was my little buddy that went everywhere with me. Our latest hurdle is that Stephen has to have major surgery this fall to place titanium rods in his back to correct his scoliosis due to his lack of muscle strength and spasticity. He has had surgery for retracted testicles due to spasticity. Hospital admissions are a part of life for him along with the high medical bills. We also live with the perpetual grief of all that we have lost with Stephen. Our dreams for him are very different from what they were when he was born. All of this could have been prevented if his disorder was part of the newborn screening process at the time of his birth. My daughter is the youngest and she was screened in utero after what we learned through Stephen. As sad as we were, we were happy that we found out early and by doing so, she benefited from early management and treatment of her disorder and continues to do so. She is living the life that Stephen was robbed of. If I can offer one piece of honest to goodness advice, please make sure your baby gets his or her newborn screening. We had no indication at all that we were at risk of having one of these disorders in our family. Most people don't. For all having babies, this is a very special time in your life and as you pick our nurseries, car seats, clothes, etc., you will be doing your baby a great disservice if you opt out of the newborn screening, because you never know if it will come back to haunt you like it did for us and our chidlren were screened. It is such a simple screening test in which most people move on with life and never have to give a second thought to, but for a certain few, it will be a lifesaving test done that can make the difference of a life like my daughter's or one like Stephen's. Not a day goes by that I don't think about all of the "what ifs". As for the government using the blood spot cards for DNA testing, be cautious of people who are trying to taint a program that was developed years ago to protect babie's health and save lives from disorders that are very unforgiving if a baby is affected. There is a lot of propoganda out there from people who really don't grasp the true consequences of these disorders if not screened for. Much effort is being done to ensure that parents are properly educated on the whole process to include to blood spot card storage and use. Parental consent is included. Remember, the sole purpose of newborn screening is to save lives and it is doing so each day as more babies are being picked up with their disorders early and spared the life Stephen lives. As for the storage and use, it is a separate issue and is dealt with separately. It too is not some scifi activity taking place by the government to rob people of their DNA and use it for negative reasons. People are trying to find ways to better understand these disorders to improve screening, treatment and management. As a country, we are all demanding more research for cancer cures, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, etc. We need it with metabolic disorders too because without it, babies may never have a childhood or reach adulthood. When you look at your new baby, protect his or her life and the dreams you have for him or her. Get your baby screened and educate yourself on newborn screening from reputable medical staff and websites like that given in another post. The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center, Genetic Alliance and the American College of Medical Genetics are all wonderful sites to go to.
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Perth miner Bass Metals has sold its Tasmanian gold mine to private company Ivy Resources for $11 million.
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Dear IML,
My dad keeps calling me stupid, even though I really am not. I get straight A's and I have won the spelling bee before. But now, I find that I am starting to call myself stupid, and I feel that if I don't stop this, I am going to believe that I am stupid. I know that my dad is just kidding, but he never says that he is, so maybe he isn't. What should I do?
--Alissa, 12
From Sarah Hennelly, M.S.W.
Dear Alissa,
First of all, I can tell you're very smart by the intelligent question you're asking. Second of all, good for you for knowing who you are, rather than being told who you are by others. I really feel for you that your dad is causing you such self-doubt. It can be hard to hold onto who we are when important people in our lives challenge us. I recommend that you really try to talk with your dad about how his comments are making you feel. You wrote that you think he's kidding but you aren't sure, and this must make you feel really confused. Sometimes adults, even parents, aren't aware of the impact their words have on kids. You might want to write down some of the feelings and thoughts you have about your dad calling you stupid. You can then use this as a guide when you talk with him. It's also important for you to tell him that you have started to call yourself stupid and you're worried that this may change how you feel about yourself and what you can accomplish.
My advice is to actually schedule a time to talk, rather than to suddenly bring it up. By officially scheduling a time for the two of you to talk privately, you are letting him know how important this is to you. I hope that your dad can change his behavior when he realizes that it's hurting you. But if he's unable to do this, I think you should talk with another adult you trust -- like mom, a teacher, an adult relative, or a school counselor.
It's also very important for you to do a "reality check" when you hear yourself say you're stupid. Do you really have any information that tells you this is true? And what information do you have that tells you this is false? For example, a straight A student who wins the spelling bee is an intelligent person! We are all capable of changing our thoughts if we work at it. If you're having these negative
thoughts that you know aren't true, you need to stop yourself in the moment,
do the "reality check," and replace the thought with a positive one like: "I
know that I'm smart because I get good grades." Make a list of friends and
family who support you and know what you can do, so you can get their positive feedback when you're feeling down. Good luck and keep up the good work!
Dear IML,
My parents won't listen to me when I say that they can die from smoking. What can I do?
--Josh, 13
From Melissa Havard, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control
I don't know all the details about your parents, but I'm assuming that both of them smoke. Sometimes, smokers want to not believe or deny the health facts, because deep down, they know they're doing something risky but are so
addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes that it provides a way for them to cope.
Here's what I would do: Tell them you love them. Tell them you want them to be around for a long, long time, so that they can see you grow up and so they can be grandparents one day. Tell them you're scared that smoking may cause them to get sick or die, and you want to help them quit when they're ready. You can get lots of brochures about the dangers of smoking from your local American Cancer Society or American Lung Association. Also, you can go online to www.cdc.gov/tobacco for more facts.
It's important not to nag or sound preachy. If they continue to smoke, remember that this is a terrible, terrible addiction. Another tactic is "replacement therapy." This means offering alternative activities to smoking, such as:
Dear IML,
We recently moved, and I'm not happy with the people or the location of my new home, and I need some time for just my mom and me. It hurts me, because my mom and I aren't as close as I would like us to be. How do I approach my mom in a way that she doesn't feel criticized?
--Brandi, 13
From Deborah Hardy, School Counselor
Hi Brandi,
Change can be difficult and sometimes lonely, especially under the circumstances. In a relationship that's not as close as it could be, it takes one person to make the move, leave all the "baggage" behind, and give it one more chance. I would urge you to sit and simply ask your mom: "So how are you doing with the move?", or make a comment that could start a conversation such as: "Isn't change hard?" If this is difficult, then here's another idea: invite her to go to a local mall or shopping area, go to eat at a new place, or just ride around to see what's in your new town. Exploring your surroundings together might be a good icebreaker AND help you feel better about where you're living. Once a conversation begins, without judging, give yourself the chance to get to know mom, just like she needs to get to know you. You might find out that both of you connect, but never tried. Good luck!
Dear IML,
My parents won't let me see a movie that I want to see really bad. What
should I do?
--Jeff, 11
Dear Jeff,
I remember when my parents wouldn't let me see rated R movies. It was frustrating because my friends were allowed to, but I wasn't. Looking back on it, I wish I had talked to my parents about it. Next time your parents won't let you see a movie, ask them why. Ask them to explain what in the movie they don't want you to see. This can lead to a really good discussion about what your parents are protecting you from, and what you think you're ready to see. Once they've told you why they don't want you to see the movie, maybe you can compromise with them. Good Luck!
--Jenna, IML Mentor
Dear Jeff,
Maybe your parents have a good reason for not letting you see this movie. If you ask again and again and they continue to say no, then you just have to respect that. It wouldn't be a good idea to try and sneak behind your parents backthat'll probably just get you in trouble and make it harder for you to negotiate with your parents about future movies.
--Lychele, IML Mentor
Dear IML,
I want a raise on my allowance, but my mom won't even talk about it with me! I'm only asking for a $5 raise! What should I do?
--Julie, 10
Dear Julie,
Your mother may feel that what she's giving you is more than enough. I have found that most of the time when I asked my parents for more money, they told me that I didn't need any more! Instead of asking for an allowance raise, try asking her if you can earn money on the side from neighbors and family friends. For instance, you could get paid to walk dogs, do yard work, etc. Good luck!
--Johanne, IML Mentor
In my house we don't even get an allowance and we still have to do housework, so any allowance is better than none at all. If you feel like you're doing too much work and not getting paid enough, you might want to show how responsible you are with your money. One way to do this is to make a list of the things you need money for, and then when you want something, shop around to find the best price. If your mother sees how responsible you are, she might consider giving you that raise.
--Cyntianna, IML Mentor
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