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Verschijning van de architect-bemiddelaar
Een verkenning van een architecturale productie gericht op bemiddeling
Architectuur in naam van de vader
Column #3 over de oorsprongsmythen van de architectuur
Uplace of Shopping K? Nee, bedankt
Artikel over de architectuur van een vals dilemma rond winkelcentra
Dood van een dienstverlener
Column over het bouwen als olifant in de kamer van de architectuurcultuur.
Het belachelijk sublieme in de Vlaamse architectuur
Artikel over humor als het teken van kritische afstand in de architectuur
Verslaafd aan architectuur
Een artikel over de betekenis van de Biertempel discussie voor de architectuurcultuur in België
Wafels, bier en architectuur
Een artikel naar aanleiding van de herbestemming van de Beurs in Brussel tot biertempel naar ontwerp van Robbrecht & Daem Architecten.
Creatio ex nihilo
Column #1 over de oorsprongsmythen van de architectuur
Zorg dragen voor architectuur
Artikel over gebruik en postproductie in de architectuur naar aanleiding van het Jozef Plein in PC Cartias (Melle).
Do Good architectuur
Artikel over de rol van ontwerp in zorgarchitectuur.
Pic Nic Architectuur
Een retroactief manifest voor Pic Nic the Streets als bijdrage aan de architectuurcultuur in België. > Version Française > English Version
Wraak op de commons
Een artikel over het nakende einde voor Agrocité en de toekomst voor architectuur onder zelfbeheer.
Architectuur van de schaamteplek
Wie grip wil krijgen op de problemen van in psychiatrische ziekenhuizen, begint bij het ontwerp van de isolatiekamer.
Van Utopia naar Wuustwezel
Er zijn weinig termen die zo'n beladen betekenis hebben in de architectuurgeschiedenis als utopie. Version Français
Relational Architecture
Read about the production proces of the Kanunnik Petrus Jozef Triest Square in the Psychiatric Centre Caritas, Melle. Article in Dutch / English / French
Hoeveel samenwerking kan architectuur verdragen?
Artikel over de tentoonstelling 'Ensembles. Architectuur en Ambachtschap' in deSingel en Vlaams Architectuurinstituut.
Bouwstenen voor het psychiatrisch centrum van de toekomst
Lees meer over de visieontwikkeling rond het psychiatrisch centrum van de toekomst gepubliceerd in Psyche.
Eco-politiek in Brussel: Bas Smets en de Brussels Urban Landscape Biennial
Artikel over het nut en nadeel van landschapsarchitectuur als instrument voor regionale ontwikkeling in Brussel.
Architectuur vol van verlangen
Artikel naar aanleiding van de opening van het Kanunnik Petrus Jozef Triest Plein in Melle.
Proud to present the A+261 issue on architecture and politics - Dutch and French edition.
Architectuur met schaduw
De 20ste eeuw baarde vele duivelspacten tussen architectuur en politiek. Opvallend genoeg wordt de architectuur van het Italiaanse fascisme tot op vandaag geprezen omwille van haar abstracte vormentaal. Dergelijke rehabilitatie is de architectuur van het Derde Rijk nooit te beurt gevallen. België heeft zo zijn eigen kleine trauma in de relatie met de politiek.
Ingebedde architecten
Lees meer over de architectuur van oorlog en vrede
Vakmannen aan het front
Een recensie over de bijdrage van Bravoure in de Architectuurbiennale van Venetie.
Toiletemmers in Werelderfgoed
Er is iets curieus met de inrichting van de gevangenis van Merksplas, waar enkele weken geleden een opstand uitbrak. De geschiedenis van de site reflecteert een utopisch beeld van de gevangenis van de toekomst, de manier waarop omgegaan wordt met die geschiedenis symboliseert dan weer de gemiste kansen.
FPC Gent: geen markt, geen gevangenis
De opening van het Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum in Gent zorgt na één jaar werking voor een grote opluchting - zelfs bij voormalige critici. De juiste vraag is niet of aanvankelijke bezorgheid terecht was, maar wel of de opluchting niet een beetje voorbarig is?
Het penitentiair verdriet van België
In de bouw van het gevangenisdorp Haren vormen de lokale en regionale overheid samen front met de actiegroepen tegen de federale overheid - of toch niet? Hoe kunnen we de knoop tussen activisme en politiek ontwarren?
Een psychiatrisch centrum bouwen we samen
Ook architectuur heeft zijn plaats op de Vlaamse Hersteldagen. Doe mee op 18 november in de Vooruit.
Eindelijk een kennisplatform voor humane gevangenisarchitectuur
De website www.prisongear.be presenteert het onderzoek naar een humane gevangenisarchitectuur.
Ontmanteling van de psychiatrische kliniek
Lees de gevalstudies over zorgarchitectuur in Vlaanderen gepubliceerd in Psyche
Een sterke leefomgeving begint met ruimteregie
Wie is er bang van het Bouwmeestercollege?
Iedereen lijkt het roerend eens dat de Vlaamse architectuur zonder de Bouwmeester overgeleverd is aan de wetten van de markt en de willekeur van het politieke bedrijf. Lees de opinie 'De Bouwmeester en de onheilsprofeten'.
A humane prison is coming to your neighbourhood
As part of the Conflict & Design Triennial the knowledge platform Prison Gear presents design studies that pave the way for a humane prison in Leopoldsburg, Belgium.
Een humane gevangenis komt naar je toe
Als onderdeel van de Conflict & Design Triënnale presenteert Prison Gear twee visieontwerpen voor de toekomstige gevangenis op het militaire domein Reigersvliet in Leopoldsburg.
Limburg City / Stad Limburg
Read the memorandum of the Limburg Europa Workshop / Lees de projectnota van Atelier Limburg Europa
The dismantling of the psychiatric clinic
Read the case studies on care architecture in Flanders
Wat is ontwerpend onderzoek?
Drie vragen over ontwerpend onderzoek, drie antwoorden vanuit de Noorderkempen.
Heeft een gemeenplaats ook een gemene waarde ?
Commentaarstuk bij het Architectuurboek n° 10: Radicale Gemeenplaatsen - Europese architectuur uit Vlaanderen
Is onzichtbare psychiatrische zorg mogelijk?
Review van de opstart Pilootprojecten Zorg door de Vlaams Bouwmeester
Limburg heeft ambitie / Limburg has ambition
Presentatie van de Startnota Provinciaal Bouwmeester Limburg / Presentation Initial Memo Limburg Government Architect
Hoeveel vernieuwing kan de gevangenis verdragen ?
Lees hoe de modernisatie van de gevangenisarchitectuur in handen van Stéphane Beel begon en eindige bij het Ducpétiaux-model.
San Gimignano aan de Zenne
Lees de column naar aanleiding van de Keukentoren van XDGA
Sociaal-realisme of zelfcensuur
Met Jonas Staal schreef BAVO een pleidooi voor een nieuw sociaal-realisme in de kunst. Sociaal-realisme is broodnodig in het tijdperk van de hysterische reproductie.
Nu ook een schreeuw om architectuur!
Niet occupy-en, maar de gevestigde orde verleiden om in crisistijden te investeren in leuke projecten. Lees hier meer over de Studio for Unsollicited Architecture.
Gesloten architectuur is ook humaan
Lees meer over Fleur Agema's gevangenismodel
Waarom kunstenaars niet fascistisch genoeg zijn
Lees het artikel in het decembernummer van Rekto:Verso.
De Culturele Elite
Lees de bijdrage.
Recensies van boek Too Active to Act
Artist Participation in South Africa
The international PR campaign to showcase Rotterdam's robust policy on artist participation is now also tapping into the emerging African art markets.
Denkverbod op liberale kunst
Column over de stellingenoorlog naar aanleiding van de aangekondigde bezuinigingen in de cultuursector.
Maak liberaal kunstbeleid liberaal
Lees BAVO's advies aan staatssecretaris Zijlstra met betrekking tot de noodgedwongen keuzen die de cultuursector in Nederland te wachten staat.
Vrijheidscampagne met inhoud
Edinburgh prepares for artist participation
Kunstenaars vormen een nieuwe alliantie met Geert Wilders / Artists form a new alliance with Geert Wilders
International promotion campaign of the Office for Artist Participation kicks off
The City of Edinburgh will be the first to host an international promotion event of Rotterdam's innovative cultural policies for enforcing the participation of artists in heightening a city's competitiveness and securing social peace on the local level.
Culture and Contestation
The essay 'Neo-Liberalism with Dutch Characteristics: The Big Fix-Up of the Netherlands and the Practice of Embedded Cultural Activism' is published in the book volume 'Culture and Contestation in the New Century'.
Art and Activism
BAVO's essay 'Artists... one more effort to be really political!' is published in the volume 'Art and Activism in the age of Globalisation'.
Boek verschenen: Too Active To Act
Het boek biedt een kritische analyse van de maatschappelijke betrokkenheid van culturele actoren in Nederland in de afgelopen tien jaar.
Commoning the Clinic
Read more about the Kanunnik Triest Square (designed by architects De Vylder Vinck Taillieu) in the Caritas psychiatric centre (Melle) and how it results from a participative process with psychiatrists, managers, staff, and patients.
Plea for Care Architecture
project: OPPOSITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
date: 04/09/2010
author: BAVO
source: Jaarboek Architectuur Vlaanderen
status: article
The existing care infrastructure in Flanders suffers from serious architectural and spatial neglect. But this is not just a question of delayed maintenance and outdated spatial design. Even in recent building programmes, the architectural quality of care institutions turns out to be subordinate to technical care considerations vis-à-vis construction, finances and care. This is notable considering that the building programme in the care sector is massively supported by public funds and therefore offers opportunities for extensive supervision of architectural and spatial quality. It is even more remarkable when you think that the architectural and spatial environment of a hospital have a direct impact on the patient's healing process, in both a positive and a negative sense.(1)
Hospital rationale
A care architecture that is worthy of the name seems to be made almost impossible by the narrow bandwidth in which the design and construction process for care institutions takes place. In the first place, care institutions are subject to an exceptionally rapid transformation process. Substantial wear as a result of intensive use, rapid scientific developments and more stringently applied standards mean that the average hospital building has a lifespan of a good ten years. At two to three years, the care sector thus rightly has a very short wait for the provision of subsidies for building programmes. What is more, the short transformation cycle means that a hospital usually remains in operation during the building work, so that the design is subject to serious practical limitations in terms of rotation systems for use, building site organisation, structural work and choice of materials. Added to this is the fact that the design is usually grafted onto a fabric that has undergone countless mutations over the years. This means that the normal state of a care institution is much like that of a permanent building site through which the users — staff, patients and visitors — find their way seemingly regardless. In this context, speed of execution is the decisive factor — not the money and certainly not the architectural quality.
In the design of care institutions, business considerations that play a part in the long-term development plan are equally important. They are laid down in the care strategy plan (ZSP) that provides the basis for building projects. Nowadays, even hospitals aspire to constant growth in order to perpetuate their activities. A competitive advantage is to be gained from increasing scale and applying new technology to establishing a market niche. The optimisation of the occupancy of the hospital is also a must if it is to cover its running costs and possible building costs. In relation to these strategic care considerations, the built volume is only an instrumental factor in weighing up the available subsidies and the urgent needs of the hospital's departments. The added value provided by a well-considered architectural and spatial design is not as yet taken into account, neither in terms of the durability of the physical infrastructure, nor in terms of the individual admission. This capital loss will continue to be possible as long as there is little competition between care institutions and the care consumer does not have very high expectations of his stay there.
… both in the design…
As a design brief, a hospital does not leave much room for fantasy and experiment. But this is not the most important thing. After all, hospitals also require wellconsidered spatial organisation, the choice of a suitable location, the creation of possibilities for new relations and a sense of space that puts people at ease — all basic design issues which nevertheless touch the heart of good care architecture. Yet established firms of engineers and architects easily get away with casually gearing the programme of requirements to a presupposed pattern. It is only the local context that appears to force them to deviate from an endless repetition of corridors and rooms made to match the latest new standards and techniques. In such cases, the plan is saved by a little shifting and wrenching.
The primacy of the practical and business aspects of care over architectural quality seems to be obvious in the design of a hospital, yet this hierarchy should not be a reason for not producing good care architecture. After all, the architectural and spatial quality of a hospital has an immediate influence on the contentment and state of mind of the care consumer. In the best cases, the positive appreciation of architecture can make a therapeutic contribution to the patient's healing process. In any case, the architectural and spatial quality of the hospital environment is able to contribute to a higher level of occupancy of the hospital. To say nothing of the advantages for a care institution when its staff function better in a pleasant architectural and spatial work environment. The added value resulting from good care architecture is not sufficiently utilised in Flanders today, and is perhaps even totally disregarded.
… and in process management
At present, 60% of the cost of building for the care sector is subsidised from the Flemish budget — with the burden usually spread over twenty years and with adjustments according to the interest rate. The remaining sum is earned by the nursing fee paid by patients, who in their turn are largely reimbursed by health insurance. This huge injection of public capital contrasts with the defective supervision of the design and building process. The Flemish Infrastructural Fund for Personal Welfare (VIPA) assesses building projects in the care sector. Each design is examined on its functional, financial and technical building qualities. Strikingly enough, the VIPA does not count the architectural and spatial quality of the design as part of its core task. Since it is a matter of content, the responsibility for the architecture is contracted out to the building team — the combination of client, architect and contractor. This means the usual division of labour in a public-private partnership is turned on its head. In the care sector we see the odd situation of the practical side of a hospital design — building and financial and technical aspects — evaluated by the government, while the general architectural and spatial quality of the design is left to the market.
The concern for the architectural and spatial quality of hospitals starts with the choice of architect — but here too different standards appear to apply in the care sector. With an eye to production speed and technical expertise, clients prefer to work with architecture and engineering firms they are familiar with, even though they (the commissioner) may be aware they (the architects) do not excel in vision and innovation. For the same reason, the VIPA does not count the choice of architect as part of its task and it opts not to monitor the regulations on public tenders. In the case of emergency accommodation, care institutions relieve the architect of the responsibility to follow up the construction — because they are above all concerned with the deadlines on which the subsidy depends and its maximum lifespan of ten years. It is obvious that architectural and spatial quality should be made an obligatory part of the strategic care plan (ZSP) that every care institution draws up and which serves as a guideline for the government when allotting subsidies — in the overall interest of the patient and in the care institution's own interest.
Two best practices
In the following section we shall look at two good examples of care architecture. It is no coincidence that the two selected projects are in the psychiatric care sector. The needs of those with mental illnesses lead to an uncertain process of diagnosis and recovery. This delicate, often long-term programme requires extremely meticulous care. But the reality in many psychiatric institutions in Flanders is one of ill-considered and fragmentary building production.
Although the lifespan of hospital buildings in the psychiatric sector is significantly longer than in general hospitals (about 30 years as opposed to about 10), the two projects presented still count as unique examples of care architecture in Flanders. Both projects make the best use of the therapeutic properties of architecture. On the basis of architecture they both also give the initial impetus for an integrated spatial approach to the care campus of which they are part. Lastly, the architectural quality of both projects is due to the personal commitment of the clients and architects involved. In the absence of structural support from government bodies and the architectural discipline, their collective endeavour appears to be fundamental to a care architecture that obstructs the patient's healing process as little as possible and, it is to be hoped, actually stimulates it.
Psychiatric Department — Imelda Hospital
Hans Verstuyft architects carried out the conversion and extension of the Psychiatric Department (PAAZ) at the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden, a leading regional care institution with 1,500 staff and 160 doctors. The Psychiatric Department offers admission to a non-closed environment on a free-will basis and is housed in a corridor one hundred metres long somewhere at the back of this immense hospital complex. A distinctive feature of this corridor is that it only has rooms on one side, facing south and looking out over the garden and a wood. The corridor is a remnant of a former sanatorium run by the nuns of the Convent of Bethlehem that was founded in 1933. The original sun terrace on the roof has since been converted into an extra storey where the Maternity Department is now housed. The growth of the hospital over the years means that from the main entrance the Psychiatric Department now has to be reached via a chaotic tangle of added wings.
The renewal of the Psychiatric Department comprises the renovation of the corridor and its extension by means of a transverse wing. The old sanatorium corridor provides access to twenty single rooms and is awash with light from the high windows. The new wing contains rooms for two patients (on the garden side), doctors' consulting rooms and activity rooms. The transverse extension does have a central corridor 2.4 metres wide with rooms on both sides, which makes it dark. But extra light and views are ingeniously introduced by leaving open spaces for patios where rooms might have been and also by making the new building distinct from the original one. The façade is striking for its finish in grey-painted brick and the façade structure in concrete columns that stands in front of it, and this gives the Psychiatric Department a distinctive colour and pattern within the existing hospital complex.
The architect had three different results in mind for the cross-shaped arrangement of the department. Firstly, the interruption of the old sanatorium corridor was meant to give the department spatial cohesion. The intersection of the renovated corridor and the new transverse wing provides a suitable place for reception, meeting and monitoring. At the same time, the change allows the old corridor to act as the backbone of the department to which various service areas are attached. In this way the Psychiatric Department becomes a fully-fledged department in the spatial sense too, distinguishing itself from the rest of the broader hospital complex, something that is accentuated by the treatment of the façade.
Secondly, the (architectural) intervention is intended to enable the department to make full use of the peaceful green location on the edge of the hospital complex. With its patios and vistas, the design arranges for the maximum connection between interior and exterior. The impact of the building volume is also very cleverly and almost inconspicuously reduced by means of its diminishing height. While on the north side the transverse wing has two storeys (the uppermost containing an extension of the Maternity Department), on the garden side it is limited to just the ground floor. In this way, the harmony of the parklike surroundings (mainly on the south side) contributes to the therapeutic value of the building.
The third effect aimed for is the residential character of the department, both internally and externally. Again unlike what one usually finds in designs for hospitals, it is very important for a psychiatric department that the architectural design responds to the patients' state of mind. The staff do not wear hospital uniforms, and in the same way the architectural design is intended as far as possible not to evoke any clinical, functional and coercive atmosphere. The design evokes the desired domestic atmosphere by installing open sitting rooms and meeting rooms at visible central locations. In a minimal way, the colourful treatment of the walls also makes a contribution to the receptive atmosphere of the department. The concrete façade structure in front of the outer walls gives the rooms a serene cell-like character by framing the view of the wood and preventing people from looking in. Lastly, the extending orange sunshade enhances the residential feel of the department and also guarantees that the view out is also possible when it is open.
It is not only the patients, but also the department itself that benefits from the well-considered architectural and spatial design. The contentment of the patients leads to higher occupancy, which is handy in financial terms. But the care staff themselves also gain from much more effective monitoring of the department because of the improved overview. The new entrance in the northern transverse wing makes access to the department easier for both staff and emergency services, which is good for the proper functioning of the isolation cells and the Maternity Department on the upper floor. Lastly, the load-bearing façade and corridor structure means the department can also be freely defined and can in future easily be reorganised. The old entrance to the corridor, reduced to a side entrance in the design, remarkably continues to function as a main entrance for patients and visitors. This shows that the department's own architectural and spatial identity remains only a small part of the eclectic whole of the hospital complex, which today remains in constant growth and mutation.
The architect of course has little impact on the overall incoherence of the hospital complex. The technical department itself indicates that this means complete demolition and new building will in time be inevitable. But it is striking that Hans Verstuyft architects were originally contracted — by the mediation of a portfolio presentation by the Flemish Government Architect — as the new in-house architect. The range of assignments ranged much wider than just the Psychiatric Department and included the Pediatrics Department, the restaurant, cafeteria and quiet room, and offices for the board of directors and management. This broad brief presented the possibility of a clean architectural sweep and of converting several departments on the basis of a single all-embracing vision, what the architect calls a growth model. In the course of the design process, however, the brief was restricted to this one department and a number of smaller changes (e.g. the conversion of the chapel into a room for seminars).
However, the alarming lack of any growth model covering the whole campus detracts from the architectural quality introduced in the Psychiatric Department. In the course of the conversion, for example, the temporary Surgery 5 wing was erected overnight on the boundary of the grounds and the wood. By basing it on a steel construction with prefab façade panels in which windows were cut out after installation, the production time was limited to barely three months of working day and night. This quick fix turned out to be necessary so as not to lose the subsidy allotted by the VIPA. The new temporary wing, which in principle must be demolished again after ten years, now forms the new horizon for the Psychiatry Department. In the light of this ad hoc spatial arrangement and disposable architecture it seems more necessary than ever to make an architectural and spatial masterplan part of the compulsory strategic care plan (ZSP). Though a commitment is needed from the Flemish Government Architect that extends further than the supervision of the choice of architect, and also covers the strict follow-up of the design process.
Lumen Psychiatric Admissions Department
In Zelzate, the architect Patrick Lefebure created a new building for the regional admissions department for the psychiatric hospitals run by the Brothers of Charity. The Lumen Admissions Department is for patients who stay a short time for observation, diagnosis, short-term treatment and aftercare, before they are sent to the right department and location. The Brothers of Charity are major players in care (13 hospitals), welfare (crèches and care for the disabled) and education (62 schools) in Flanders. This npo has about 10,600 personnel for 26,000 clients and in Flanders takes a 25% market share in psychiatry. The campus in Zelzate was originally built as a country retreat for the Dr. Guislain psychiatric hospital in Ghent, which saw its green surroundings disappear as a result of urban expansion. Today, the Sint-Jan Baptist psychiatric hospital is on a green but hard to access site enclosed by the N49 dual carriageway from Antwerp to Knokke, the R4 ring-road to Ghent, the Arcelor-Mittal steel works and the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. This location is typical of the historical segregation of psychiatric institutions and the special status of our mentally ill fellow men.
The urbanisation of Flanders has, for the most part, meant that the spatial segregation of psychiatric institutions has been spontaneously eliminated and this has led to the possibility of social integration for the patients. However, as a result of the spatial development of Zelzate, it is impossible to integrate the Sint-Jan Baptist campus into the urban fabric of the town. It now still stands there as a sad remnant of a past that has elsewhere long been forgotten. In spite of this, the Brothers of Charity are taking two routes to bring about the socialisation of psychiatric care in Zelzate. On the one hand, the reception and treatment of patients is as much as possible done outside the walls of the institution. To this end they set up assisted living projects, with several houses for sheltered accommodation (where family situations are simulated) scattered around Zelzate's residential
areas. On the other hand the campus is being reorganized spatially so as to counteract its non-place character. The growth of the psychiatric hospital passed over any well-considered spatial approach, so that now there is no sense of a coherent care campus and the patient is in danger of getting lost in a random variety of pavilions.
The Lumen Admission Department is the cornerstone of an overall plan to solve the fragmentation of the campus and to create spatial cohesion. Its design is characterised by the clearly delineated volume on the drive next to the impressive 250-metre-long complex (dating from the nineteenth century) parallel to the canal. The location of the entrance on the east side of the building anticipates the implementation of the masterplan drawn up in 2004. A new central axis will reorganise the campus from the inside out. In practice, this side entrance had for some time been the informal access road to the hospital and the pavilions scattered behind the original complex. The psychiatric care home (PVT), the emergency building for judicial admissions and other buildings are on the same axis. The main objective is to create cohesion on the campus by not allowing residual space to be neglected but to use it as a living transitional space. This is in sharp contrast to the notion of pavilions that was current at the end of the twentieth century. Each department was housed in a separate pavilion at a safe distance from each other. By now filling in the unused in-between space in the form of a garden, square or relaxation area, what is now an indeterminate space can act as a connecting element between the various pavilions. The architect Patrick Lefebure is sure that on the basis of this approach the campus can in time develop into a fully-fledged urban part of the town of Zelzate.
The Lumen Admissions Department houses several sections that are ingeniously arranged around a number of patios which are to a greater or lesser extent closed off from the outside world, depending on the nature of the section. Patrick Lefebure sees these patios as the most elementary particles of the building. In the first place they provide common areas that connect the various sections and individuals together. This gives rise to an outdoor space where people can meet, but which is contained within the department. At the same time, the patios break through the walls of the psychiatric institution and thereby offer the patients a view out into another world outside. The reception, pharmacy, day-care and open unit are therefore placed along the northern façade around half-open patios. The crisis unit and closed unit are on the south side around enclosed patios, so that light, air and space still penetrate into these closed sections. Even the isolation cells are, very unusually, given their own internal patio, so that patients who are in quarantine nevertheless have their own outdoor space to look out at. The exceptions along the south façade are the half-open patios between the management offices and consulting rooms. In this way, the admissions department offers patients a receptive, light and yet clearly defined spatial entity.
The second structural principle is the broad central corridor that starts at the entrance and threads together all the different units and sections. This makes the corridor the backbone of the department. Several ways were found to rid the internal corridors of their usual clinical functionality. A work of light art by Joost van Zanden, for example, introduces additional playfulness and colour into the central corridor from the direction of the entrance hall and skylight. Patrick Lefebure considered it extremely important that the art should be fully integrated into the architectural design so as to avoid stigmatising psychiatric patients all over again when complying with the rules on the obligatory use of works of art. The obligatory art in psychiatric institutions too often acts as a positive stigma that demands an unnecessary amount of attention and thereby takes express advantage of the patients' unstable state of mind. An additional advantage of the far-reaching integration of the work of light art is that it enabled the art budget to be incorporated into the overall budget, giving rise to extra possibilities. The well-considered breadth of the corridors in the admissions department is not such a visual element, but is no less important. A procedure that went through the 'deviation committee' at the Ministry of Home Affairs made it possible to adapt the standard for corridors (set at 2.4 metres) to 1.8 metres, which offers patients a much greater sense of security and is also practical because no beds are moved around in the admissions department.
Caring for people in need of help is a core social project that does not tolerate any architectural or spatial concepts that have not been thought through. The Lumen Admissions Department displays the aspiration, at best, to enable an architectural and spatial environment to actually make a contribution to its users' healing process — an aspiration that Dr. Guislain had already expressed a century before. For the time being we still have to wait for this idea to take root and be complied with, both in design practice and in any architectural and spatial policy for the care sector.


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Eagle River needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 164 designs submitted by 57 freelance designers.
We will be introducing Hasan, LLC, a law firm focused on business and legal matter for small to medium-sized businesses in a variety of industries. The practice will include a wide range of corporate law services ranging from tax to financing to intellectual property. The practice will bring together a career in top-notch full-service law firms with a personal commitment to client service. The firm will launch with one, young male lawyer. Attached is a photo of Rehan.
1. Presidents/owners/leaders at local/regional small to medium-size businesses
2. Referral sources in other areas of law, accounting
3. Business owners/leaders (could be outside region) where diversity, Pakistan connection is of interest or benefit
our audience wants reliable, highly-educated, effective and personal service.
1. Final deliverable is one high-resolution logo
2. Logo should say Hasan or HASAN
3. We are looking for Edgy, Bright and Colorful , yet sophisticated. NON TRADITIONAL
4. Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
5. Please experiment with colors!
The files we will require are:
+ Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
+ Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Here are a couple of examples of what we are trying to avoid:
http://www.woome.com/ (outlined bubbles)
http://99designs.com/contests/28480/entries/82 - boring
http://99designs.com/contests/28480/entries/121 - boring
Here is a website we like (but we haven't taken much time to look around for others)
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.

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CHESTER, Pa. – Philadelphia Union forward Jack McInerney scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute as the New England Revolution suffered its first loss of the 2013 season, 1-0, on Saturday evening at a frigid and rain-drenched PPL Park.
Lee Nguyen set up a pair of quality chances for the Revolution (1-1-0, 3 pts.) either side of halftime, but Jerry Bengtson had his 35th-minute effort saved by Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath and Juan Toja clipped his shot wide in the 78th minute. The Union (2-1-0, 6 pts.) didn't register a shot on target until the 74th minute, but made the breakthrough shortly thereafter when McInerney buried his own rebound after his initial header was saved.
It was the Revolution's third straight visit to PPL Park that was decided by a late McInerney goal as the young forward scored winners in the 90th minute and 73rd minute, respectively, last season. The Revs are now winless (0-5-3) in eight all-time meetings with the Union.
Minor injuries to goalkeeper Matt Reis (L knee irritation) and central midfielder Kalifa Cisse (R groin tightness) forced Revs head coach Jay Heaps to alter the lineup which defeated the Chicago Fire last weekend. Bobby Shuttleworth started in place of Reis, while Homegrown rookie Scott Caldwell made his professional debut in midfield. After providing a spark off the bench last weekend, Kelyn Rowe also broke into the starting lineup.
Scoring chances were limited throughout the first half as both sides adjusted to the harsh conditions. Michael Lahoud – an eighth-minute substitute for the injured Danny Cruz – had Philadelphia's best chance in the 34th minute but blasted wide when the ball fell kindly to him in the center of the box, while Nguyen sent Bengtson through on goal one minute later only for MacMath to come up with a kick save.
The second half began in similar fashion to the first as scoring chances were few and far between. It wasn't until the 74th minute that Shuttleworth was forced to make save when he did well to push Lahoud's deflected shot onto the top of the net.
Perhaps buoyed by the previous chance, Philadelphia made the breakthrough in the 76th minute. McInerney's initial header from Sebastien Le Toux's corner kick was palmed away by Shuttleworth, but the Union forward was on hand to bundle his own rebound over the line from close range.
Toja so nearly pulled the Revolution level just two minutes later when Nguyen's clever pass sprang him into the box, but his chipped effort drifted wide of the far post.
Chad Barrett and Chris Tierney came on as the Revs moved to a 3-5-2 formation in the 79th minute, but their best chance – an 86th-minute Andrew Farrell cross which flew just out of the reach of Nguyen and Tierney – went begging and the Union held on to the narrow victory.
After kicking off the season with back-to-back road games, the Revs will now return to Gillette Stadium for their 2013 home opener. They'll host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, March 23, with kickoff set for 4 p.m.
New England Revolution at Philadelphia Union
March 16, 2013 – PPL Park (Chester, Pa.)
Philadelphia Union 1, New England Revolution 0
Scoring Summary:
PHI – Jack McInerney (Sebastien Le Toux) 76
New England Revolution: Bobby Shuttleworth, Kevin Alston (Chris Tierney 79), Jose Goncalves, A.J. Soares, Andrew Farrell, Lee Nguyen, Clyde Simms © (Andy Dorman 46), Scott Caldwell, Kelyn Rowe, Juan Toja (Chad Barrett 79), Jerry Bengtson
Substitutes Not Used: Luis Soffner, Diego Fagundez, Darrius Barnes, Donnie Smith
STATS: Shots 11, Shots on Target 2, Corner Kicks 1, Saves 3, Fouls 15, Offsides 2, Passes (percentage) 364 (68.4%), Possession 44.2%
Philadelphia Union: Zac MacMath, Raymon Gaddis, Amobi Okugo, Jeff Parke, Sheanon Williams, Brian Carroll ©, Danny Cruz (Michael Lahoud 8), Keon Daniel, Michael Farfan (Antoine Hoppenot 67) Sebastien LeToux, Jack McInerney (Chris Albright 87)
Substitutes Not Used: Chris Konopka, Bakary Soumare, Roger Torres, Leo Fernandez
STATS: Shots 9, Shots on Target 4, Corner Kicks 4, Saves 2, Fouls 13, Offsides 1, Passes (percentage) 447 (76.5%), Possession 55.8%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial as supplied by Opta
Misconduct Summary:
NE – A.J. Soares (caution) 27
PHI – Amobi Okugo (caution) 42
NE – Bobby Shuttleworth (caution) 84
PHI – Jeff Parke (caution) 92+
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
Assistant Referees: Kermit Quisenberry, Adam Wienckowski
Fourth Official: Hilario Grajeda
Weather: Rain/Snow flurries, 36 degrees
Attendance: 15,689
Team Records
New England Revolution – 1-1-0 (3 pts.)
Philadelphia Union – 2-1-0 (6 pts.)
- The loss pushed the Revs' all-time record against Philadelphia to 0-5-3 … New England has never won against the Union since the club entered the league in 2010
- The Revs dropped to 0-3-2 in matches played at PPL Park
- The loss prevented the Revs from starting the season 2-0-0 for the first time in club history … New England has never won back-to-back games to open a season
- Tonight's game marked the sixth time in eight meetings that the game was decided by a goal scored in the 70th minute or after
- Philly forward Jack McInerney has now scored four goals against the Revs in six appearances, including the last three game-winning goals in games played at PPL Park
- Jack McInerney's goal in the 76th minute snapped the Revs' 362-minute shutout streak, which dated back to – ironically – the Revs' 1-0 loss at Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 2012, when McInerney scored in the 73rd minute
- The Revs' 362-minute shutout streak spanned five games, dating back to Oct. 6, 2012
- Matt Reis missed tonight's game with left knee inflammation
- Kalifa Cisse missed tonight's game with right groin tightness
- Scott Caldwell made his MLS debut tonight, stepping into central midfield for the injured Kalifa Cisse … the Braintree, Mass. product signed a Homegrown contract with the Revs in the off-season after completing a four-year career at collegiate powerhouse Akron
- Kelyn Rowe stepped back into the starting lineup this week after collecting the game-winning assist at Chicago last weekend in 33-minute substitute appearance
- Andy Dorman made his 2013 debut with the Revs when he came on as a second-half sub
- Andy Dorman's appearance in the second half was his first in a Revs uniform – and in MLS – since Nov. 18, 2007, in MLS Cup 2007
- Chris Tierney made his 2013 debut when he came on as a 79th-minute substitute … he missed the season opener at Chicago on March 9, while continuing to rehab a preseason ankle injury
- Bobby Shuttleworth made his first start of the season and the 20th of his career … tonight's appearance was the 21st of his career
- Bobby Shuttleworth has started six of the Revs' last seven games, dating back to the end of the 2012 season
- Forward Jerry Bengtson will depart on Sunday to join up with the Honduras national team for its World Cup Qualifiers against Mexico and Panama next weekend … he will miss the Revs' home opener next Saturday, March 23, against Sporting Kansas City, but is expected to rejoin the team by Thursday, March 28


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So they will be random, but hopefully useful when they do pop up!
First off, my tip to unpick!
A mistake you have to unpick is enough to throw your project in a pile and never pick it up again (I would know). So hopefully this will make your unpicking easier and not let a mistake ruin a whole project.
Throw your seam ripper away and get straight razor blades!
{I keep mine under all my pins on my magnetic pin holder
*another favorite sewing gadget of mine*}
I buy them in the paint section and a package of 10 is usually around $1.00
More often than not, it seems seam rippers require a lot of pull before it will cut the thread (or worse just break it), damaging your fabric and stretching it, leaving evidence of the old seam. Razors will cut right through, leaving your fabric unscathed.
You can cut through a lot of sewing in one motion, rather than pulling a seam out stitch by stitch.
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What a great tip. I'll definitely be giving this a try the next time I need to rip a seam. Which will probably be today, since I tend to seam rip a. lot.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip. Now I almost can't wait for making a mistake and having to unpick, haha. I didn't know there is something like a magnetic pinholder, that's also a great tip!ReplyDeleteReplies
I have two of the magnetic pin holders, one was $2 from walmart and kind of cheap. The other was $10 from Hancock fabrics and is heavy and the magnet is a lot stronger. I can just hover it over the floor and it will snatch up any fallen pins, or all the pins my kids picked up and let fall on the ground. :)Delete
What a great tip! It also scares me! I can see myself going through the thread, the fabric, my fingers. But stitches or not, I'm going to try it! Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
I guess it is more of a health risk! But I find it's not too bad to maneuver and it cuts the thread like butter.Delete
I have a tip about where to store your blades. If you have a machine that stays in one place (or one attached to a table) place you blade SHARP SIDE TO THE MACHINE on the right side of your machine. This comes in handy because you always know where it is and when you go to pick it up the cutting side is always facing AWAY from you.ReplyDeleteReplies
That is a good idea to keep it handy and safe. thanks!Delete
But my seam ripper and I are becoming intimate friends ;op I don't know, something about three small children and razor blades makes me think ER trips could be my future if I try this one. Now do you have a tip for ripping out flat feld seams, I could have used that the other day.ReplyDeleteReplies
These blades, my rotary cutter, and the fact my four year old cut open plastic with my pinking shears makes me have to lock the door to my sewing room! Or just the fact they tear all my supplies out.Delete
For flat felled seams, I've always just approached it as ripping two seams, one to remove it from the base, then the other to separate the two sides of fabric. They are a pain!!!
Ooh, interesting! That would definitely get the stitches out quickly! And lucky me, I even some razor blades on hand for next time I make a mistake.ReplyDelete
I have to admit I too am an unpicker. This is a good tip and I will try it. ThanksReplyDelete
This is a huge "duh" moment for me! It seems so obvious now! Thanks for the tip :)ReplyDeleteReplies
oh that's how it was for me. Seam rippers get dull so fast it seems!Delete
I'm both freaked out (two recent late-night rotary cutter accidents) AND intrigued. Thanks for the tip! ;)ReplyDelete
Ahh, thank you, I had heard of using a razor blade but didn't have a clue exactly how. I may be too clutzy for this, but I'll certainly try it. Thanks! Hope you're feeling well - getting closer, hey?ReplyDelete
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Jessica ~ have you seen this seam ripper by chance? I've been using these since I got my embroidery machine late 2003. It was recommended by my Viking store and the first time I had to use this to unpick an entire embroidery design, I was in love. It's basically a curved razor blade and just as sharp since they're surgically sharp blades.ReplyDelete
http://www.havelssewing.com/seam-ripper-ultra-pro-18950.html They do have a few variations of this ripper but I like this one most. Another very similar has three different blades, one regular, a wider one, and then one for cutting buttonholes. The blades are cheap to replace and they do last awhile too. In fact, I just bought new ones this past weekend and at my Viking dealer they run $4.99 for a pack of 6 replacements.
I'm sure if I used a regular razor blade I'd slice my hand open. LOLReplies
That is a cool sewing gadget. Basically looks like a surgical scalpel to me! Probably a lot safer to have the razor on a handle rather than just at the tip of your fingers. Thanks for all the info, especially the other buttonhole blades. Will have to look into this one!Delete
Oh yeah, of course I read this after I ordered a gingher stitch ripper to see if that worked better! :p c'est la vie, if I'm not happy with that one I will weep and gnash my teeth and buy razor blades!ReplyDelete
This is really smart! I am going to try this. Thanks Jessica!ReplyDelete
Wasn't sure what " unpicking" was. I call it reverse sewing and I hate it when sewing a garment. Do it all of the time with the alterations I do. I just finish unpiking a wedding gown. Ready made garments are easier to take apart than items I make.ReplyDelete
Wasn't sure what " unpicking" was. I call it reverse sewing and I hate it when sewing a garment. Do it all of the time with the alterations I do. I just finish unpiking a wedding gown. Ready made garments are easier to take apart than items I make.ReplyDelete


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You are basically saying "intelligent design" did not happen because we evolved via natural selection which ignores the point that irreducible complexity indicates that we didn't evolve that way.
I don't think Intelligent design means Flawless design or Perfect design. The human body is amazingly complex regardless of the errors that occur and man has never designed anything that comes close to the complexity of the human body so your point about technology seems bit of a red herring.
Moreover, it is the human brain that permits man to develop the technology that we use to extend life and improve quality of life. Even complex machines designed by humans can have flaws and they all break down after awhile. That does not mean they were not intelligently designed.
Most mutations are a disadvantage or neutral, it would seem. You kind of acknowledge this when you said intelligent design isn't intelligent, meaning flaws exist in people.
I think you are not understanding what irreducible complexity means. It means a functional complex structure cannot be created in a piecemeal additive way. The parts have to come together at once and work together.
It also seems to defy the laws of probality that mutations are going to result in a beneficial trait like being able to see at night and then another benefial trait like color differntiaion and so on, and somehow all these traits work together to give us vision as we know it. I don't think it is probable that one beneficial trait could have a mutation to lead to another beneficial trait as they have nothing to with each other....one could not serve as the basis for the other because of structural differences.
You are basically arguing that lifeforms must get more complex and efficient over time but it seems like natural selection would be eliminating the negative traits produced by mutations that impact survival, and thus there would be no real change over time.
If a lifeform can survive without the ability to see color, is a mutation leading to the ability to see color really going to be favored by natural selection? I would think the lifeform that is color blind could survive at least long enough to reproduce and pass its color blind gene on. Aren't dogs to this day color blind? Color blindness in humans is really an genetic error that appears in something more complex. Evolution seems to say color blindness in humans is realy just a primitive form of our vision, not a genetic error that leads to a reduced form of vision. Does this make sense? It is hard to explain this.
Ok, I understand the point that you have here but at the same time I don't think you can argue that irreducible complexity on this plant isn't a problem for the evolution theory simply because of the "hypocrisy" so to speak in relation to how the "creator" came to be. The "creator" itself could be some kind of supernatural thing that can not be explained by the laws of nature on this planet so I do think we have to isolate the question of how we originated and the question of how a "creator" came to be. I am also not saying that it is IMPOSSIBLE that a type of evolution occurred but I don't think it was the result of random mutations and natural selection. I think this is actually the postion of many of the intelligent design people at the Discovery Institute like that Behe guy who wrote the book about it back in 96 or so.
C'mon man, do you really think that I think a dog evolved into a cat, etc? I don't think any cross species evolution of any kind has been proven by scientists and I am not talking about big leaps from one species to a completely different species. It seems like they would have numerous of examples of cross species evolution given they assert evolution has been proven and not just a theory. Can you list these examples if they exist?
Don't we always approach subjects from ignorance and then become less ignorant as we learn stuff? You are basically just saying you are right and my questions are dumb even though they aren't dumb.
They are logical and if they aren't, you need to show me how they are not logical. I am not preaching on here and I can be wrong.
I have no dog in the debate...I just find the IC theory to be compelling and a big blow to the evolution theory.
I think most people want to know the truth whatever it is so let us not question that in each other. My argument does essentially boil down to what you cited there and I think it is logical and you have not proven that isn't a logical argument, as far as I can see.
I think it is amazing that men and women develop these private parts that are compatible with each other and by them getting together results in a baby. To think this evolved as the result of random mutations seems to defy the laws of probability and logic itself. It does seem like it has to be the objective of something but again, we don't know everything and maybe there are supernatural processes that science can't explain. I think we all assume science can explain everything but that isn't something we can prove. This is kind of confusing.
This seems like circular logic. There is no advantage to reproduction as far as a lifeform adapting to its environment. Morever it doesn't seem probable that a man private parts just developed thru random mutations, as I already discussed. Again even a man's or woman's sexual organs are complex and one component of it would be useless.
Think about this, the ability to reproduce has to be present in the very first lifeform on this planet otherwise it would have gone extinct OR that first lifeform had to develop the ability to reproduce during its own lifetime (which probably wasn't very long) without it having a genetic basis which seems impossible. That life itself could occur sponteanously seems like a miracle in itself but to think reproduction was possible in the first lifeform on earth seems like a double miracle.
This seems like circular logic too. You are missing my point about reproduction has nothing to do with the original lifeform being able to survive in a given environment.
BUt if we just stipulate that somehow the reproduction is tied to an organisms own survival in its environment and some mutation occured that resulted in the ability to reproduce (what was the original trait that reproduction could have evolved from, this goes back to my other point about most traits don't have a basis trait it could evolve from), asexual reproduction was easier and took less energy and time and produced more offspring so it seems it seems improable that sexual reproduction would have occurred even though it has advantages that you covered. I don't see how asexual reproduction could have served as a basis for for sexual reproduction as they could not be more different, and again, what served as the basis for asexual reproduction.


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I have a question for all of you. Last Night an idea came to my head about preparing a web documentary about "following the NBA dream" for an argentinian fan. That is, preparing a trip from Argentina to the US to watch a San Antonio Spurs game, and everything that would take to fullfill it. Namely costs, how to organize and put together the trip, where to stay, what places to visit while in San Antonio and stuff like that. (I already did How to Make it in San Francisco, in LA and in New York, with the same model, but for television fans), and now it would be for NBA Fans.
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By 1965, Jack Smith was exhibiting versions of Normal Love, mixing his soundtracks live and often re-editing the film as it was being shown.
After Smith's death, Jerry Tartaglia prepared this restored 105-minute version, which premiered in 1997. Although shot on backdated color-film stock and paced more languidly than Flaming Creatures, Normal Love again features women and cross-dressed men in an idyll of sexual anarchy.
Smith filmed almost entirely outdoors, emphasizing pinks and greens in the scenery, costumes, and props, and combining textural passages with allusions to film icons such as the Mummy and the Werewolf, Maria Montez, and Busby Berkeley. The inspired finale is set atop a massive pink cake (where the dancing Cake Cuties include Andy Warhol).
The Yellow Sequence, an additional 20 minutes of footage -- in which gold tones predominate and the players include Tiny Tim -- was also restored by Tartaglia as an addendum to Normal Love, and the two films are inevitably shown together under the single title.
|Jack Smith


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Painted Ladies
Joannie Bertucci 3/30/2007 9:56:42 PMI love these gals also and your rendition of them is gorgeous! Love the big city in the background!
Pst...this still isn't the Dallas skyline! :-) #629272
Renee Doyle 4/24/2007 6:40:38 PMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist Inge! Excellent work!
Su Sana E. P 4/24/2007 7:53:25 PMCongratulations on this great Finalist, Inge!! #4207633
eileen bedford 4/25/2007 5:30:12 AMCongratulations on this fantastic Finalist Inge... #4210068
Kay E. Mahoney 4/25/2007 5:39:31 AMCongratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4210176
Shawn Jennings 4/25/2007 2:41:49 PMSuper shot, Inge! Congratulations on your finalist! #4213076
Lindley Johnson 4/25/2007 5:45:52 PMThis is outstanding, Inge! I love the lights on the houses and in the beautiful city in the background. You've found the perfect time of day for this capture. Congratulations on your well-deserved finalist. #4213762
Inge Johnsson 4/25/2007 6:30:19 PMThanks everyone! I've tried to get this shot several times when I've been to San Francisco, and on this one I finally got it the way I wanted it. #4213881
Stan Kwasniowski 4/25/2007 6:58:58 PMInge, congratulation on a beautiful image #4213954
Su Sana E. P 4/25/2007 9:19:13 PMHuge Congratulations on your Win, Inge!! #4214386
Janine Russell 4/25/2007 9:54:08 PMInge, excellent colors, detail, clarity, exposure and lighting; congratulations on your Second Place Win! #4214519
Mike D. Perez 4/26/2007 5:49:59 AMCongratulations on your beautiful Winner, Inge! #4215935
eileen bedford 4/26/2007 6:27:15 AMCongratulations on your beautiful win, Inge.... #4216192
Bill Houghton 4/26/2007 8:04:48 AMInge, congratulations on this beautiful win. Well done. Bill #4216644
Esther Smith 4/26/2007 8:40:31 AMA beautiful Winner Inge!! #4216811
Tarun Bose 4/26/2007 11:39:24 AMBig congrats Inge on your outstanding winner shot. #4217428
Renee Doyle 4/26/2007 12:35:08 PMWTG Inge! Congratulations!
Lindley Johnson 4/26/2007 3:17:50 PMCongratulations, Inge! It's a lovely Second Place Winner! #4218097
Kay E. Mahoney 4/26/2007 6:32:26 PMCongratulations on your beautiful second place winner. #4218753
Evy Johansen 4/26/2007 6:54:28 PMMany contratulations on another very beautiful win, Inge!! #4218887
Dominick M. Dimacale 4/28/2007 4:16:55 AMCongratulations Inge on your win...Dominick #4223741
Hurk (Steve) Hurkett 4/28/2007 6:26:40 PMCongratulations on This wonderful 2nd place winner, Inge .... Steve #4225652
RC Fritz 5/1/2007 6:09:06 AMExcellent colors, detail, clarity, exposure and lighting. Congratulations Inge. #4234864
Janine Russell 5/1/2007 8:39:53 AMInge, congratulations on your feature in SnapShot. #4235422
Inge Johnsson 5/1/2007 8:50:56 AMFeature in SnapShot? I need to check that out, if I can find it... Thanks. #4235474
Nadine A. Lewis 5/1/2007 12:48:15 PMOUTSTANDING image, Inge!!!! And, a BIG CONGRATS on your much deserved POTD!!!! <>< #4235975
Inge Johnsson 5/1/2007 2:36:42 PMPOTD? Where do I see that?
Big thanks!
/ Inge #4236262
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 5/1/2007 7:33:43 PMWhat a great Snapshot featured gallery. If you send me your email address I can send you a copy of the newsletter. Congrats!!! #4237059
Patrick R. McMullen 5/22/2007 9:09:37 AMCongratulations Inge! Great contrast of the Victorian houses with the background buildings! Perfect mix of ambient light and incandescent also!
Javier Fernandez 9/24/2007 10:39:05 PMYour whole gallery is great. However, this has got to be one of the best pictures in it. Beautiful sharpness, color, composition, and lighting. #4841536
Inge Johnsson 9/25/2007 6:45:23 AMThanks a lot Javier! #4843524
The classic view of the "Painted Ladies", the old victorian homes at San Francisco's Alamo Square
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Nektar Panorama Now Supports Cubase
Nektar Panorama Controllers Now Support Cubase
Track, mix, tweak and master by hand with the Nektar Panorama MIDI controllers. They've had Reason support for a while, almost turning it into a piece of hardware with faders, pads and knobs mapped to every rack device in Reason.
Now Cubase users can get the same, controlling the Mixer, Instruments and Transport.
Panorama is designed with DAW navigation and workflow in mind, making it easy to control Cubase while performing or recording without having to reach for the computer mouse or the QWERTY keyboard. Each control, transport or navigation button is automatically mapped to Cubase with a logical layout that's completely transparent thanks to Panorama's high resolution TFT display.
Changing tracks using the Track -/+ buttons the track name and the type of track is called out on the TFT display. The Panorama P4/P6 motorized fader automatically adjusts its position according to the volume of the current track selection.
Mixer ModePanorama mainly controls Cubase through 3 dedicated modes; Mixer Mode, Instrument Mode and Transport Mode. Each of which is engaged at the touch of a button. Mixer mode controls the Mix Console with up to 8 channels controllable at the same time. 8 faders are assigned to volume, 8 encoders assigned to either pan or the sends from 1 to 8 and the 8 LED buttons assigned to control channel mute, solo, record arm or select.
Panorama's second group of 8 encoders control the selected track's channel settings including EQ, Inserts (as well as plug-in selection and editing), FX sends and Quick controls.
Instrument ModeInstrument Mode addresses the active VST Instrument when an instrument track is selected. Just like Reason Instrument Devices and Rack Extensions, many VST instrument plug-ins are pre-mapped and organized in logical modules and menus that completely reconfigure Panorama assignments as needed. For VST plug-ins that are not pre-mapped by Nektar, users can create their own customized VST maps, store and save for use in future sessions. Parameters are easy to assign using a simple Panorama control learn menu so there is no new software or GUI's to learn.
Transport ModeTransport mode features a big time display, L and R locator positions and control over important functions during song composition like setting pre/post roll, precount, punch in/out, tempo, record mode and click level. Markers and loop cycle positions can also be stored/recalled during a session.
A fourth Internal mode provides access to Panorama's many generic controller keyboard functions for control of outboard MIDI equipment or other MIDI software. The Pads menu in addition makes it easy to create setups for various VST pad instruments with its 20 Pad-Map memory locations.
Cubase users will also benefit from Panorama's unique QWERTY macro function which allows up to 8 QWERTY shortcut commands to be sent to Cubase with the push of one button or pad.
Panorama will support Cubase, Cubase Artist and Cubase Elements version 6, 6.5 and 7.
Nektar Panorama P1
Ideal for engineers or if you've already got a master keyboard. The P1 offers the same control as it's big brothers just without the keys.
Nektar Panorama P4
With 49 keys and 12 pads the P4 is a completely integrated instrument controller.
Nektar Panorama P6
If you need two handed control over the keys then the P6 is perfect.


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The Office of Financial Aid would like to express our deepest sympathy to those affected by the tragic events that took place on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
If you know you are receiving a Perkins Loan,
but did not sign a Perkins promissoy note, please come to the Office of
Financial Aid and complete one. If you are unsure if you are receiving
a Perkins Loan, feel free to contact our office at (312) 906-5180.
Entrance Counseling Sessions are here! Here is an opportunity for students' who are first time borrowers to obtain valuable information about Federal Loans, including consolidation, repayment, and interest rates. Here are the following dates and times:
Monday, August 13th - 2:00 -
3:00 p.m. -Room 520
All first-time borrowers are
required to complete an entrance interview in order to receive Federal
Loans. If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled sessions,
please visit our website at www.kentlaw.edu/depts/finaid and
complete the entrance interview with any one of the lenders listed.
Scholarships for continuing students
have been posted to your student account, and award letter has been mailed
out! Please contact the Director of Admissions with any further questions.
Another Law School
If you are planning to visit another law school for the fall term, and you would like to apply for financial aid, please submit all of the required paperwork (With the exception of the Summer Application...See the headline below in reference to summer students.) no later than July 20th, 2001 to ensure receiving your disbursements in a timely manner.
The following forms are available to download:
1. Chicago-Kent Study Abroad
Financial Aid Request Form
These forms can be downloaded from forms page
If you are a student who is planning on taking both Law and MBA Courses for the 2001-02 academic year, please be advised that this may affect your financial aid. Please call the Financial Aid Office at (312) 906-5180 and schedule an appointment with a financial aid counselor so we may give you a detailed breakdown of how your loans will be disbursed.
Private Loan Programs
Signature Loan Update: Signature Loan from Bank One was originally one of our preferred lenders listed on the 2001-02 Alternative Express Loan Application. Please be advised that we have substituted Law Loans for Signature Bank. The same terms still apply. In addition, Saliie Mae is still the servicer for that particular loan program.
Promissory notes for Law Loans are available in the Office of Financial Aid.
IlT Loan from IDAPP: If you chose Illinois Institute of Technology as your private loan lender for the 2001-02 academic year, you must also select Illinois Institute of Technology as your preferred Federal Stafford Loan lender, -OR- you must select a lender not on our preferred lender list but who is an Illinois lender for your Federal Stafford Loans.
can apply for this loan online at www.IDAPP.com.
The Office of Financial Aid is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM
to 6:00 PM and Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. We are located on the
second floor in Suite 230. Please feel free to stop in our office
during business hours with any concerns or questions you may have.


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Kurt Busch, whose last two years have been one wild and crazy ride, must draw inspiration from the movie "Talladega Nights."
Or else he can relate to lead character Ricky Bobby.
Busch had a "Talladega Nights" cougar paint scheme on his car at Talladega Superspeedway last year, and now he'll have another paint scheme inspired by the movie.
MORE: Earnhardt's life going to dogs | Junior: Bowyer feels bad | Chase a 3-team race?
Busch, who drove the "Me" paint scheme with a cougar painted on the hood of his car in the May 2012 race at the track, will have Wonder bread on his car for the Talladega race next month.
The paint scheme will be similar to the one that Will Ferrell drove in "Talladega Nights," the 2006 movie about NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby.
This paint scheme, though, comes with actual dollars. Wonder bread will sponsor Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row Racing car as part of the reintroduction of its brand. Flower Foods acquired Wonder in July.
"This motorsports partnership definitely carries a special feeling with two American icons coming together — Wonder bread and NASCAR — at one of America's legendary racetracks," Busch said in a statement.


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Play Responsibly
The Kentucky Lottery encourages all of its players to be responsible in their amount of play. Never spend more than you can afford on any of the Kentucky Lottery's products. Remember, it's just a game.
The Kentucky Lottery supports the efforts of the Kentucky Council On Compulsive Gambling to provide help for persons who may have a gambling problem. If you or someone you know has a problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER for help.
|The Kentucky Lottery Corporation has achieved Level 3 Responsible Gaming Framework certification from the World Lottery Association.
Do you or someone you know have a gambling problem?
The Gambler's Anonymous program uses these 20 questions to determine if someone can be classified as a compulsive gambler:
1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself and your family?
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
17. Did gambling ever cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?According to the Gamblers Anonymous criteria, most compulsive gamblers will answer "yes" to at least seven of these questions. More information on how to find a Gamblers Anonymous chapter in your area can be obtained by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.
How does the Kentucky Lottery try to help?


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New Car Review
2012 Bentley Continental GT: First Drive
As we safely passed not one, but two trucks on a serene stretch of roadway on Muhu Island, a slip of land off the coast of Estonia, the 2012 Bentley Continental GT took on a new personality. Its understated elegance and charm morphed into the feel of a Bentley Boys racing car. The Bentley Boys, a group of extravagant playboys in the 1920s, were known for their grand tours of Europe, huge parties and racing victories at Le Mans. The GT channels the spirit of those roaring times. It is seductively fast and fabulously rich in sound, torque and texture. This is the stuff that fairy tales are fabricated from.
We were in the Baltics to test-drive the newly launched 2012 Bentley Continental GT, the Continental Flying Spur and the Flying Spur Speed. The idea was to take a leisurely driving tour of "the New Europe," specifically Latvia and Estonia. Formerly part of the Soviet Union, they joined the EU as part of European expansion in 2004.
The Continental GT, first introduced in 2003, has also undergone a recent transformation. The 2012 GT is primed for touring with a crisper body, a lighter weight (143 pounds have been shaved off) and a wider stance.
Flanked with Bentley's traditional four-lamp headlamps, the 2012 GT picks up the pace with jeweled detailing, LED daytime-running lights and a more upright radiator grille for a leaner look. The rear has been redefined with flared, elliptically shaped tailpipes.
Even with the refinements the GT still is undeniably a Bentley. Now add that rush of the engine… As Brian Gush, head of chassis, powertrain & motorsports, proclaimed, "Part of owning a Bentley is having all that power and torque, you've got cars… and then you've got Bentley!"
Indeed. Beneath the bonnet is a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged 12-cylinder engine producing 567 horsepower and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. It's mated to a Quickshift transmission that enables double downshifts and cuts shift times by 40%. 0-60 comes in 4.4 seconds with a top speed of 198 mph.
The GT utilizes an all-wheel drive system with a 40/60 rear torque bias (compared to the 50/50 split of the original Continental GT) to help reduce understeer when powering out of bends and to enable better grip on the road.
The GT utilizes FuelFlex technology to run on either unleaded gasoline or bio-ethanol, or any mix of the two. In late 2011, an all-new high-output eight-cylinder engine will also be available. The eight-cylinder will offer a 40 % reduction in emissions compared to the W12 engine, as well as class-leading CO2 emissions.
In the cabin you'll find all the bells and whistles you would expect from a Bentley. But, still, as hoped for, the GT is replete with old world charm. You'll find chrome bezelled dials, cool touch metals, scrumptiously soft leathers, seamless wood veneers and deep pile carpets all handcrafted at Bentley's workshops in Crewe, England. The slim-line front seats (with 10 massage cells) are tuned to give extra support for longer journeys and have scalloped backs for added rear legroom and easier access.
The final prognosis: a cabin that feels like your living room. As Brian Gush noted, "The mark of a good car is everything is working around you."


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Those of you not impressed with the recently announced HTC One X+ may be able to muster a bit of excitement for new details surrounding the upcoming HTC 6435LVW, expected to land on Verizon's LTE network later this fall. According to a tweet by @Football4PDA (a source which has a proven track record when it comes to HTC rumors), the upcoming HTC device will be known as the HTC DLX and will run on Android 4.1.2 with a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 5-inch Full HD display, 1.5GB of RAM, 16GB internal storage, 2 and 12 megapixel cameras, and a 2,500 mAh battery.
The details revealed by @Football4PDA confirm the majority of the HTC DLX specs we first reported back in mid-September and closely match the HTC Nexus 5 rumor that GSM Arena reported on a few weeks back. The only thing we got wrong was mistaking the lower case "L" in the HTC DLX name for an upper case "i".
If the rumors turn out to be true, we now have a complete spec sheet for the HTC DLX. While it would be exciting to see the HTC DLX as the framework for an HTC Nexus device, we still don't have enough evidence to convince us that it will actually happen.
Is the HTC DLX appealing enough on its own or would you rather have a Nexus branded device with the same specs?


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Hey there!
This post is specifically for the gals {and a few guys} that have inquired about the availability of my gypsy bags.
{click on pics to be directly to bag}
They are HERE and more are coming!
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For those that wanted wholesale terms, please email me directly at:
Thank you for your patience, it's greatly appreciated.


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Help the Frenchtown High School Band Make It to Disneyland [SPONSORED]
As much as I don't want to quote Whitney Houston, "I believe the children are our future." I believe that music is the only thing that separates us from the animals (besides the opposable thumbs). The kids of the Frenchtown High School band are a talented group, who love music and are looking to show off their musical skills at Disneyland's "Magic Music Days." Not only will they get to perform for visitors to the park, but they will also attend music clinics and workshops. However, as we know, it is difficult getting one kid to Southern California, let alone a bunch. That is where the community's help is needed..
The band has been working hard on their studies, their music and fundraising. Doing everything from nacho bingo to selling fruit. Their next BIG event will be Friday, December 13, with a live and silent auction at the Holiday Inn-Downtown from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will be a great outing for the whole family, featuring not only the auctions, but also desserts, gift wrapping, prizes, a kids' corner and even the "big man" himself. Bring the kids down for pictures with Santa.
Make your plans now to be a part of some holiday fun, and embrace the spirit of giving this holiday season.
Frenchtown F# Fundraiser
Live and Silent Auction
5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, December 13, 2013
Holiday Inn Downtown
.200 South Pattee Street, Missoula, MT
For more details call Danelle Hutchings at 406-240-7246.
This blog is sponsored by F#, a group of supporters of the Frenchtown High School band. For more information, visit their website.


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DENTON, Texas (AP) Brandin Byrd rushed 85-yards for a touchdown to help North Texas beat South Alabama 24-14 on Saturday.
Byrd had 15 carries for 109 yards, including the touchdown in the third quarter.
Jeremy Brown had 11 carries for 61 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown run. Derek Thompson hit Drew Miller with a 2-yard pass for a score. Zach Olen, in addition to his points after touchdown, also had a field goal. Thompson was 12 of 28 for 106 yards for the Mean Green (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt).
The game was 14-14 at halftime, but South Alabama (2-8, 1-5) was unable to put any points on the board in the second half.
Ross Metheny was 23 of 45 for 233 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown pass. Kendall Houston scored on a 1-yard run. He had 11 carries for 42 yards.
The Jaguars are in their first season in the Sun Belt Conference.


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PARIS (AP) -- As the Formula One world championship heads into Europe, three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel can move ahead of rivals in the title race at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Only Kimi Raikkonen has shown consistency with a win and two second-place finishes, putting the Finn 10 points behind Vettel after four races. But no one else is close, which is a major contrast to last year's wide-open championship when four drivers were within 10 points of Vettel heading into Europe.
Vettel is still short of his 2011 form - when he had 93 points after winning three of the first four GPs - but he's notoriously hard to stop once he builds momentum.
"It's good to be back in Europe and in Spain in particular," Vettel said. "The whole Barcelona circuit is interesting as it includes all types of corners and offers a really good mix. But my favorite part is still the first sector because it has really quick corners."
Raikkonen, the 2007 F1 champion, needs a strong grid position - which has proved difficult so far - because overtaking is tricky on the Circuit de Catalunya, although the introduction of two DRS zones should help.
"I have won twice in Barcelona and I was on the podium there last year too, so I really look forward to going there again," Raikkonen said. "It's a circuit where you have to get everything exactly right to be at the top. All the teams have tested many times at this circuit, so to get an advantage there is not very easy. The setup is crucial as the track changes with the wind and temperature."
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso won in China and finished second in Australia but failed to finish in Malaysia and was a disappointing eighth in Bahrain, putting him already 30 points from Vettel in fourth place.
Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes is showing promising signs, yet he is 27 behind Vettel in third spot and Jenson Button is 10th for a struggling McLaren team. It, like the Red Bull, has been affected by tensions between teammates.
"It's been difficult for the team to make consistent progress," said Button, who was unhappy with Sergio Perez's aggressive driving when they were vying for points in Bahrain and recently had clear-the-air talks with the driver.
Vettel came out on top in his internal tussle with teammate Mark Webber, avoiding punishment despite ignoring team orders and overtaking the Australian to snatch victory in Malaysia. Having won that power struggle - Red Bull chose not to discipline their star, Vettel celebrated by winning in Bahrain to stretch his lead over Raikkonen.
Vettel, the youngest triple champion in F1 history, has 77 points so far. A far better start than last year, when he had 53 points in four races but still managed to beat Alonso for the title.
Alonso has six podiums at the Spanish GP but has not won it since 2006.
He needs to exert some pressure on Vettel, and is counting on some help from his home fans.
"The wins at Barcelona in 2006, Monza in 2010 and Valencia last year are unquestionably the races that have given me the best emotions of my career," said Alonso, who was second here last year. "From the first laps on the track on Friday and Saturday morning, you can immediately feel the passion of the fans in the grandstands and that sparks off extra motivation."
Mishaps have cost Ferrari points so far and chief designer Nikolas Tombazis hopes upgrades will improve reliability.
Lotus' upgrades will be a new front wing endplate, new aerodynamics around the rear drums, modifications to the diffuser and a different top rear wing, while Mercedes needs to add pace.
"A lot of effort is being put in to close that gap to the front-runners," Hamilton said.
Pirelli tires have been under the spotlight recently for wearing out too quickly, and teams will get an extra set of hard tires for practice sessions to ensure drivers run for longer, rather than conserving tires for the race.
Also, F1 officials will reportedly meet in Barcelona to discuss a potential new system that could lead to drivers facing race bans for repeat misbehavior. The new system could replace grid penalties and fines that are currently levied against drivers for reckless driving