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The holiday shopping season is at its peak. Frenzied shoppers are frantically searching online and roaming the malls in search of that perfect gift. Yours Truly is also roaming the malls, the dead and dying malls, in search of "retailpocalypse." Yesterday, we finished up a very long discussion on how Sears plants in Atlanta and Memphis are being repurposed as mixed-use retail/residential/commercial space in an effort to redevelop the host community. Today we turn to the subject of mall retrofits. By now, it is not news that brick and mortar stores and malls are in trouble, going the way of the dinosaur thanks to online retailers like Amazon. Both The Limited (home to Victoria's Secret) and Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy. The financial woes of these long-established retailers are considered omens of "retail apocalypse." What does this all mean? For us, what do you do with empty buildings?
Chain retailers, in distressed suburbs, are not the only ones in financial distress, the luxury retailers are falling on hard times. Luxury retailers in America's biggest cities: New York's Madison Avenue, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and Chicago's Miracle Mile are hermorraghing business. Richard Florida reports in his CityLab article "The Great Retail Retrofit," "All told, roughly 100,000 retail jobs [theatlantic.com; April 18, 2017; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017] were lost between October 2016 and April 2017." The future for the retail industry looks bleak, "In the next five years, one out of every four malls is project to closes, according to an analysis by Credit Suisse [fortune.com; May 31, 2017; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017]." To give you some idea of how much square footage is lost when a mall closes, Mr. Florida estimated that the total area of dead malls is greater than the city of Boston.
As gloomy as this news may be, there is a real silver lining for cities and suburbs.
First of all, let Your Truly set things straight: Brick and mortar stores are not headed for the dustbin of retail history. Although the retail industry is shedding workers, "the sector is still growing at a rate of 3 percent per year." This is what the industry research and advisory services firm the IHL Group estimates. Their report, Debunking The Retail Apocalpyse (ihlservices.com; Aug. 29, 2017; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017), estimates that "retail sales are up by more than $100 billion this year, and 4,000 more chain stores will have opened than closed in the U.S."
Much of what is happening is actually a long-overdue correction. The U.S. dedicates (forbes.com; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017) "fours times more real estate square footage to retail, than Japan and France; six times more than England; nine times more than Italy; and 11 times more than Germany."
Stating the obvious, the way we shop has undergone a fundamental change. An increasing number of people are shopping online, the stores that are still drawing in customers, are the ones that emphasize experiences. Customers want to hold a cast-iron skillet and feel it's weight; they want to give the latest device.
This concept of "seamless integration" is what late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs envisioned for his stores. The idea of fluidity between e-commerce and the physical store-no distinction between the two. Richard Florida writes, "The most successful virtual stores are currently increasing their physical presence." E-commerce Titan Amazon is opening up bookstores and its aquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods established a beach head in affluent cities and suburbs. Apple's brand was on the vanguard of seamless integration between e-commerce and the physical store. The Apple Stores "showcase cutting-edge designs, provide service and advice, build community, are a big part of what differentiates Apple from its competition."
So, you ask, what does all of this have to do with finding a silver lining in dead and dying malls? Before we can find the silver lining, we need to have some idea of why reports of demise brick and mortar stores maybe premature.
As the talent labor pool and high-paying jobs make their way back to the cities, there is demand on additional office space. Companies like Google and Amazon can afford to build new facilities. However, smaller companies and gig-economy workers need more flexible workspaces that companies likes WeWork can provide, and they need an affordable place to live. Both of these needs can be met through adaptive re-use of empty former retail spaces. For example, "In downtown Providence, Rhode Island,...,the Greek Revival Westminster Arcade, built in 1828 as the nation's first indoor shopping mall, has been re-developed to include dozens of micro-apartments."
The return to the city movement is powered by the preferences of the young talented workforce for urban amenities, such as: small family-owned businesses and small hardware stores that are being threatened by soaring rents that only the big retail chains and luxury brands can afford to pay. However, as these enterprises have had to scale back their activities, real estate developers have a golden opportunity to replace the chain stores and luxury brand storefronts with independent, artisanal, and local boutiques. While property owners will lose out on commercial rents, "the overall value and desirability of their buildings will likely rise."
There is more to this story than just retail blight. Mr. Florida reports, "The problems confronting distressed suburbs and rural communities run much deeper than the retail blight that stands as a physical symbol of the economic crisis they face." A noticeable number of these communities are developing innovative approaches to convert empty malls and big box stores, the acres of empty parking lots, into more productive assets for the future.
Ellen Dunham-Jones of Georgia Tech, one of the world's experts on the redevelopment of aging suburban malls is the co-author, with June Williamson of City University of New York, of the landmark book Retrofitting Suburbia (ted.com; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017) and a recent article on re-purposed malls, Loose-Fit Architecture: Designing Buildings for Change (wiley.com; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017). Ms. Dunham-Jones and Ms. Williamson assembled a database of over 1,500 retrofits or redevelopments of dead malls, strip centers, big box stores, and similar developments across the United States. These antique retail begin their second life, a few specific use case studies have emerged, high Ms. Dunham-Jones and Mr. Florida described over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal article "A Retrofit for America's Dying Malls" (wsj.com; Dec. 15, 2017; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017)
Educational and healthcare facilities, a logical fit for these large hulking spaces, are two of the common land use types emerging out of shrunken retail spaces. One example is the former Hickory Hollow Mall in Antioch, Tennessee. The former mall was resurrected as a satellite campus of Nashville State Community College and a practice rink for the professional hockey team the Nashville Predators. Mr. Florida writes, "The campus also includes a downsized mall centered around a food market featuring immigrant businesses, highlighting the trend of malls better reflecting local demographics."
We also have the example of the former Highland Mall in East Austin, Texas, now home to Austin Community College which installed a high-tech math lab on the second floor of a late-J.C. Penney store, and is putting up student housing in the parking lots. The new light-rail station is transforming the area into a hub for local employers.
Mall retrofits are also good for the environment: they can help with resilience and sustainability iniatives. "Dunham-Jones and Williamson estimate that 10 such projects have been transformed into green infrastructure or parks." Case in point, the sixties-era mall in Meridian, Connecticut, which paved over a creek and exacerbated perennial flooding, was razed and transformed into a park that also operated as a catchment basin for storm water runoff. Another example is the Northgate Mall outside of Seattle which restored a salmon stream and built subsidized housing for the elderly.
The more ambitious mall redevelopment projects are morphing into mixed-use neighborhood's. Case in point, the Villa Italia Mall in Lakewood, Colorado, near Denver. The former mall was nearly leveled to make way for a new street grid (urbanland.uli.org; July 25, 2017; date accessed Dec. 19, 2017) bordered by offices, art facilities, parks and residences, as well as new boutiques. Richard Florida reports, "In the Denver metro, eight of 13 malls are currently in some stage of rehabilitation to more productive uses."
These case studies are the only the tip of iceberg. Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson estimate that there about 650 mall retrofits in one phase of development or another across the country. Abandoned malls, empty chain stores, and big box store buildings are finding new life as mega-churches, indoor paintball venues, in short dead malls and empty stores are being converted into spaces that better mirror the way we live. Instead of mourning the exaggerated demise of retail, we should support efforts to transform abandoned malls and chains stores into more productive and valuable community assets.


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Hi everybody. I'm struggeling a bit with the copy (clone) tool. I'm trying to copy parts from a second document into my main document with the clone brush tool. Since the tool only ssems to allow a source in the same document I wonder how to get this done? (PS allows to set the source within a second document). Maybe I haven't sorted out how to do this in AP. Any suggestions or help on this one? thx, Timo
Hi, I just HDR merged two .jpg and would now like to remove some artefacts by replacing them with things from the source images. I have activated Sources in Studio, but clicking on the Clone tool does not cause it to display the Sources panel. I'm using Affinity Photo 1.7.3 on macOS 10.14.6.
Clone tool and healing brush not working
Got It All Here posted a topic in (Pre 1.7) Bugs on iPadWhen I try to use the healing brush and clone tool with Apple Pencil. It says that I have click and hold a selected are which I am doing but nothing works. Everything was fine before the new update!!! Now I can't finish editing my pics from my last photoshoot please help ASAP
Clone Tool Rotated 90°
junipermn posted a topic in (Pre 1.7) Bugs on MacHere is an awful old problem that reoccurs on some photos: I can't figure out which. When using the clone tool with shape set to <100% and some rotation, the actual rotation on the photo changes by 90°. Look at the photo I attach, blow it up so one can see the outline of the cursor. I copied a black object that is to the right of the cursor, (off screen in this copy). The clone target should be at 45°; instead, as you can see on the screen, it is turned to 135°. This problem doesn't happen all the time, might not happen again if the same photo was opened later. I am using a Macbook pro running 10.13.4 running Affinity 1.6.7 .
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p_mac posted a topic in (Pre 1.7) Bugs on MacI left this post over at the Photo Beta on Mac Andy, I don't know if this is a bug but I just got a new 15" MacBook Pro 512 SSD with the Touch Pad. I have been seeing that when I am using the Brush Tool, Clone Tool, Inpainting Tool that the Touch Pad and the software are not co-ordinating with the Opacity setting. The Touch Pad slider is setting the opacity but it is not changing on the screen. It seems that the slider once used is setting the rules. Flow, Brush Size, etc are all working perfectly. Hope this is not a redundant post but would you please check this out. Thanks for all the great work you all are doing. MBd seems to be seeing the same issue.
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Raparee posted a topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows)Just downloaded and started testing app and couldn't find a clone tool (in pixel mode, not vector); also no tracing utility (vector) or way to convert bitmap to vector. Use these modes a lot when working with Photoshop, CorelDraw and PhotoPlus.
Clone tool not visible
kbruin79 posted a topic in Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows)Hello, I downloaded the trial version version 14 and when I open a photo in pixel persona I don't see the clone tool. How do I make the clone tool visible? I am on Yosemite 10.10.3
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xtianstone posted a topic in Older Feedback & Suggestion PostsI am evaluating this product. Perhaps this feature is stripped in the evaluation copy, or perhaps just not present at all. I do not see any functionality to create your own patterns. Specifically, there is a PS tool to clone and stamp from a pattern. You can brush on noise or practically any pattern you want for textures using the clone tool with a source of a user defined image. Am I missing this somewhere? If not, is there a roadmap to incorporate these features?


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After installing the new In-Hull Transducer kit motored Halo out into the harbour (single-handed) to test the Clipper depth sounder. At shallow water worked perfectly but at 18 mts or so depth it started to flash intermittently. Recorded a video which I have sent to manufacturer for suggestions. May need to play with the gain settings. (Speed log worked a treat but need to calibrate).
Weather was fine and calm - 5 kts NW.
Coming back into the marine dock single-handed was a first. Used a line which I took with me as I jumped onto the jetty. Went pretty well altho came in a bit too fast so had to reverse a bit to slow down first which caused Halo to turn due to prop-walk. Need to practice more and keep speed down.
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I recently attended Ald. Fiorettis town hall meeting, which was followed by Targets presentation of its proposed store on Jackson and Aberdeen. I was one of the people who had been in discussions with an attorney for Target who contacted me at the request of Ald. Fiorettis office. I am on the board of Near West Neighbors.
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This elderly man built a special train to take rescued stray dogs on adventures
November 5, 2016
Eugene Bostick, an 80-year-old retiree in Fort Worth, Texas, is perhaps the most unusual driver in the world. Eugene and his brother Corky live on a dead-end street where many locals bring their unwanted dogs to leave them behind. Eugene began adopting them and taking them for rides with his tractor. It was at this point that he came up with an even better idea to entertain them.
Eugene made a whole 'train' out of old plastic barrels connected together for the dogs
'I started out with 4-5 dogs in my tractor. Then a couple more dogs showed up. I said, "Oh, that's not enough room" – and that's when I came up with THAT.'
'Whenever they hear me hooking the tractor up to it, man, they get so excited', says Bostick.
Just look at their happy little faces! It's incredible to think these abandoned dogs now feel loved once again.
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Bronfman, Russell plead guilty in NXIVM case
Out of six defendants, Keith Raniere is now the only one headed to trial
BROOKLYN — NXIVM co-founder Keith Raniere is scheduled to stand trial alone next month after the last of his five co-defendants — Seagram's liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman and Kathy L. Russell, a longtime bookkeeper for NXIVM — pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges on Friday.
Their guilty pleas leave the secretive man known to his followers as "Vanguard" suddenly facing the prospect of having his staunchest confidantes testify against him in a racketeering case that dismantled his stealthy and, according to prosecutors, inherently criminal and "cult-like" organization.
Raniere, 58, has for more than a year maintained his innocence while being held without bond in a federal detention center in Brooklyn — cut off from communicating with his former followers, including his co-defendants.
The government's case has now been buttressed as Raniere's five female co-defendants all admitted to or were charged with various crimes, including coercing women to perform labor and to have sex with Raniere; holding a young Mexican woman in a room against her will for nearly two years; hacking computers to spy on their enemies or to check the loyalty of other followers; manipulating evidence in a federal court proceeding; forging identity documents; money laundering and visa fraud.
For Raniere, the potential fallout of a conviction is more consequential because the indictment includes allegations that he sexually exploited a 15-year-old girl and possessed child pornography — naked photographs of that teenage girl. Those accusations carry a potential mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years.
Bronfman, who was NXIVM's operations director and one of its largest financial contributors, and Russell, who oversaw their tax and business filings, both pleaded guilty Friday in back-to-back proceedings in front of a U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis in Brooklyn.
Bronfman, 40, whose charged crimes included identity theft, money laundering and visa fraud, pleaded guilty to two counts, conspiracy to conceal and harbor illegal aliens for financial gain and fraudulent use of identification — acknowledging that she had given credit card number information of a dead person to Raniere in order to help him avoid taxes.
She faces between 21 and 27 months in prison at her sentencing on July 25, and agreed to forfeit $6 million.
Looking frail and speaking softly in a slight English accent, Bronfman told Garaufis she had "received a great gift from my grandfather and my father that does not come with the ability to break the law; it comes with great responsibility to uphold the law."
"I am truly remorseful," she said. "I endeavored to do good in the world and help people — however, I have made mistakes."
Russell, 61, had been accused of falsifying identity documents to help smuggle a Mexican woman across the Canadian border, and of facilitating the installation of a "key-logger" device on the computer of a NXIVM accountant to monitor his emails. On Friday, she pleaded to a single count of visa fraud related to a letter she wrote that included bogus data about a NXIVM associate, Loretta Garza.
Russell signed a plea agreement that calls for her to spend up to 12 months in prison. She began choking up after the judge asked her if she understood she was waiving her right to trial.
"I know what I did was wrong," she said. "I'm very sorry for the trouble I have caused. I have compromised my own principles, and I'm going to have to live with that for the rest of my life."
The admissions on Friday by Bronfman and Russell followed guilty pleas over the past month by former television actress Allison Mack, 36; Lauren Salzman, 42; and NXIVM president and co-founder Nancy Salzman, 64.
The federal investigation of NXIVM broke open in March 2018 when Raniere and Mack were arrested on federal criminal charges. In July, federal agents in Albany arrested the Salzmans and Russell. Bronfman was taken into custody that same day by federal agents in New York City.
The guilty pleas signaled the unraveling of Raniere's control of his close-knit and ultra-secretive organization that he and Nancy Salzman had built over the past 20 years. With the help of millions of dollars from Bronfman and her sister, Sara, who was not accused of wrongdoing, NXIVM and its associated entities lured thousands of followers into "executive success" training programs that prosecutors have cast as no more than a "cult-like" pyramid scheme, according to court filings.
The organization also immersed itself in side efforts, including allegedly unsanctioned and disturbing "brain studies" that Raniere has indicated were intended to help find a cure for Tourette syndrome and other medical conditions.
A superseding indictment unsealed in March against Raniere and four of his co-defendants — Nancy Salzman had pleaded guilty by then — had added seven charges, including some leveled at Raniere for his alleged sexual exploitation of the underage girl.
Several criminal counts against Raniere were dropped by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, which is part of the Eastern District of New York, because the alleged crimes took place in the Capital Region, which is part of the Northern District of New York. Federal prosecutors in Albany are reviewing the charges, including a sexual exploitation allegation, and have the option to prosecute Raniere in Albany as part of a separate case.
Several of the federal criminal charges in the indictment center on a secret club within NXIVM that Raniere founded and had claimed was a private women's organization to help its members improve their lives. Instead, prosecutors said, women were lured into the club, known as "Dominus Obsequious Sororium," which means "Master Over the Slave Women." Many did not know that Raniere was the group's "grand master."
Mack had a pivotal role in that club, prosecutors said, and allegedly helped gather "collateral" from the women who joined. If they tried to leave, they were threatened that their collateral — sometimes damaging information about family members, or close-up photographs of their genitalia — would be released. Some of the women were allegedly branded with a symbol that combined the initials of Raniere and Mack, and coerced to have sex with Raniere.
Lauren Salzman also had an integral role in the DOS club, including hosting pre-branding ceremonies at her Halfmoon residence, where the women were blindfolded before being driven to an undisclosed location — a nearby townhouse — and cauterized by a physician, Dr. Danielle Roberts.
Raniere and Mack both were charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labor.
Mack had allegedly made some of the women pose for nude photographs that she would forward to Raniere. She also delivered some of the women to Raniere for sexual encounters, and at least one alleged victim described the sex as unwanted.
NXIVM has been described by experts as a cult. Raniere, in statements posted on NXIVM's website two years ago, characterized the slave-master group as a consenting, private "sorority" and said that he and the corporation had no role in it.
Opening statements in Raniere's criminal trial are scheduled to take place May 7 in Brooklyn. He remains in custody at a federal detention facility in Brooklyn without bond.
After Bronfman's appearance Friday, Raniere's attorney Marc Agnifilo said outside the courtroom that the defense team was "glad the trial is finally starting."
"We feel we have something of an uphill battle, but Keith is focused on his defense," Agnifilo said, adding that Raniere has "no intention of pleading guilty."
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Clare Bronfman and Kathy L. Russell had pleaded guilty to racketeering charges. Also, Bronfman's sentencing date was incorrect.


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Simon Aldous's take on the big architectural stories of the week: Schumacher bids to remove Zaha will executors • Museum tender process run by one of the bidders • Grenfell Inquiry appoints replacement expert witness
Patrik Schumacher, the principal of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), has hit the headlines once again. Like many successful people, it would appear he sometimes needs to let off steam through certain questionable activities. But in his case this does not involve either sex or drugs but instead the need to be, as architect Peter Smisek tweeted, 'ever the pantomime villain'.
Schumacher took the reins at ZHA following the early and unexpected death of its founder, a woman who was synonymous with its unique and distinctive designs to a degree that made many wonder whether the practice could continue without her. In fact it has thrived, only last week being named as one of the practices which will design a whole new district of Moscow.
So can we forgive him if every now and then he feels the need to be a little bit dastardly?
There he is entering stage right to sinister piano chords. 'Ah, Hyde Park,' he quips. 'What an ugly waste of unproductive space. Let's put some buildings up all over it! Mwahahahaha!' Unfazed by boos from the crowd, he continues: 'Social housing? What a waste of taxpayers' money. Sell the lot off. Once we've got rid of space standards, we'll be able to create lots of reasonably priced micro-housing for the masses.'
Getting into the whole Dickensian theme, he has apparently taken as his latest inspiration, Bleak House, which revolves around a protracted court case tackling a disputed inheritance.
Schumacher is one of four executors of Hadid's estate – all chosen by the late architect – and, this week, he went to the High Court to try and have the other three removed.
These three seem to have been appropriately cast for the production: a lord (Peter Palumbo) an artist (Brian Clarke) and – surely taking the Cinderella role – Zaha's own niece Rana Hadid. Zaha left an estate of £70 million and Schumacher was the only non-family beneficiary named in the will – which also left money to her charity the Zaha Hadid Foundation.
Intriguingly, Hadid gave the executors 125 years to distribute the estate, which is even longer than the Bleak House Jarndyce vs Jarndyce case.
It is understood that Schumacher is trying to have the other three ousted because he is frustrated at the increasing interest they have taken in the running of ZHA.
Hints of dissent among the four first surfaced shortly after Schumacher's 'scrap social housing' speech two years ago. The other three issued a statement saying: 'Knowing Dame Zaha as well as we did, we can state categorically that she would have been totally opposed to these views and would have disassociated herself from them. We personally also totally disagree with these views.'
But perhaps we need to separate Schumacher the pantomime villain from Schumacher the architect. Four months later it was revealed that ZHA was drawing plans for its own social housing scheme in London. Brushing off the apparent anomaly, Schumacher explained away his previous remarks as 'other hat thinking' – an obvious reference to the roguish top hat visualised above.
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The search for a team to design a new home for the Museum of Military Intelligence has had its integrity questioned after a bit of secret-agent-like digging around revealed that the firm running the procurement process is also one of the teams bidding for the job.
Project manager Cragg Management Services has drafted the invitation to tender – including valuation criteria – but is also leading a team, including Edinburgh practice Simpson & Brown Architects, which is hoping to win the design job for the Bedfordshire project.
The £4.7 million project is the subject of a funding bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund, whose rules demand that there are at least three bids for the work.
But are there certain overtones of the Garden Bridge competition here, where Marks Barfield and WilkinsonEyre were invited to bid for a design job they had no realistic chance of winning?
Some would-be bidders for the museum job now fear they would simply be making up the numbers before CMS was awarded the work.
'At least we know not to bother,' said Chris Boyce, director of Assorted Skills + Talents, who predicted CMS would 'win the next stage for sure'.
And Russell Curtis, director of Project Compass which campaigns for procurement reform, commented: 'It's a pretty fundamental principle of public endeavours that even the perception of a conflict is enough to warrant concern, so it's difficult to see how the Museum of Military Intelligence can justify allowing an organisation that is involved – even peripherally – in the tender process to also bid for that project.'
The museum has categorically denied there is any kind of stitch-up going on. It says CMS is simply acting as 'the point of contact' for bidders and that 'the museum alone is evaluating the tender returns'.
There have so far been 97 expressions of interest in the project, and museum trustee René Dee said he was confident at least three would submit compliant tenders. Which isn't quite as inspiring as expressing confidence they would receive dozens of exciting and imaginative designs.
Grenfell Inquiry finds replacement expert witness
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After the Grenfell Tower Inquiry was forced to sack its original architectural expert days after his appointment, it has played it safe finding a replacement.
Back in June, it announced that John Priestley would take on the role. But it very quickly emerged that, despite telling the inquiry he was a registered architect, Priestly had not been registered with the ARB for eight years.
In appointing a replacement, the inquiry has not only carried out the due diligence of checking that his name appears on the register, it has chosen a former RIBA president.
Paul Hyett, an experienced expert witness and a specialist in forensic investigation, will now investigate the 'architectural design' of the tower's controversial refurbishment.
Hyett was RIBA president between 2001 and 2003, and generally well regarded, with the only hint of controversy occurring during his election campaign. Hyett was moved to speak out against the tactics of rival candidate Alex Reid, accusing him of falsely claiming that Hyett planned to allow non-architects to use the RIBA suffix.
Reid was an unusual candidate, having only recently stood down as the RIBA's chief executive. While in that job, staff numbers were severely reduced, earning him the nickname 'Axe Reid', and it caused general bemusement when he announced his candidacy in 2000.
In the end, Hyett trounced him, attracting 45 per cent of first preferences compared with Reid's 28 per cent.
Also this week
• Construction work has begun on AHMM's Bristol housing scheme for TV presenter Kevin McCloud's HAB Housing. The £26 million, 161-home project is running behind schedule and was originally intended to be ready for occupation at the end of this year. Meanwhile, AHMM founding director Paul Monaghan has been made Liverpool City Region Design Champion by Liverpool's mayor.
• Renzo Piano Building Workshop has unveiled designs for a retail and office block within the emerging development hot-spot next to London Bridge Station. The practice has teamed up again with Shard developer Sellar for the scheme, which is planned for a warehouse building on the corner of Bermondsey Street and Snowsfield. A planning application is set to be submitted later this month.
• Westminster City Council is set to bring in a ban on building super-size properties. Under proposals in the council's draft development plan, developers will not be able to build homes larger than 150m2 will. The move follows earlier measures to stop the trend for converting rows of neighbouring properties into single giant homes and limits on the size of basement developments. It says it wants to balance the demand for luxury mansions against 'other, more strategic housing need'.
• The Twentieth Century Society has called for a rethink of a Pollard Thomas Edwards cinema and restaurant scheme in the Essex town of Basildon. The society has urged Basildon Council to find an alternative site for the scheme, which it says would be 'highly detrimental' to the town centre, which was partly designed by Basil Spence in the 1950s.
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You've had your feed over Christmas and a bit too much to drink during the new year. It's time to change our lifestyle to stop getting fat. When it comes to fat burners and fat loss supplements, they are here to assist and improve your fitness and weight loss journey. So, you want them to be effective, burn fat quickly and easily in conjunction with a clean diet and an exercise routine. Most fat burners are made up of a range of synergistic stimulants at different levels is what sets them apart. As such, we've compiled a quick guide on the 5 strongest fat burners you can purchase in 2019. Continue reading to reveal our best picks all available at Mr Supplement.
#1. Body War Body Shred
If you're a serious trainer wanting to take it up a notch, you can't go wrong with Body War Nutrition supplements. One of their market leading products include their strong fat burner Body War Body Shred. Despite their transformation in ingredients Body War Body Shred is still one of the strongest fat burners around. With anywhere between 250-300mg of stimulants, Body Shred offers a transparent formula that offers long lasting, crash free energy as well as improved metabolism. The formula also easily doubles as a pre workout and is definitely going to be a hit with trainers.
#2. BPM Labs Annihilate
BPM Labs Annihilate is a fat burner that every advanced trainer should recognise especially after the brand went through a positive change in label and packaging. Annihilate utilises a proprietary formula, you can tell they haven't skimped on the stimulants and thermogenics. Each serve of Annihilate knocks you back with an intense hit of energy, which will have you rearing to go, whether it's during your training sessions or at work. Annihilate is definitely not for first timers, and it's recommended you start off with a half or even a quarter dose before proceeding further.
#3. Underground Labs No Fat
Who doesn't want more energy, more fat burn? If you want to get the extra nudge, Underground Labs No Fat capsules are the perfect thermogenic fat burning capsules for you to add to your exercise routine. Utilising the world's trademarked ingredients, Dynamine™ & Teacrine™, No Fat is a versatile pill that functions to improve metabolism, mood and energy. No Fat is notable for its effects on users wanting clean energy and users looking to cut body fat and is definitely worth a try.
#4. ProSupps DNPX
For those in the supplement game, DNPX is definitely not for the faint hearted, ProSupps DNPX is packed with energy enhancing ingredients including a high dose of caffeine and Teacrine™; approximately 400mg per serving. DNPX features the perfect balance of fat burning, appetite suppressing ingredients and focus ingredients to get your mind and body ready to tackle any training session. As it is high in stimulants, this thermogenic will give you a solid kick; well suited for those wanting for extra energy whilst burning fat.
#5. PharmaFreak Ripped Freak
Designed to supercharge your metabolism, PharmaFreak's Ripped Freak is not only one of the strongest fat burners on the market but is the world's first and only hybrid fat burner that targets three major fat loss mechanisms to maximise fat loss. Edging up to 350mg of caffeine per single capsule, Ripped Freak is perfect for those who want a serious energy boost along with strong appetite suppression. It also doubles as a handy pre workout for those days you don't feel like drinking a pre workout powder.
Notable Strongest Fat Burners of 2019
- Max's T-Dex – a well-rounded fat burner suitable for all trainers
- Muscletech Hydroxycut Hardcore Next Gen – popular metabolism booster that promotes healthy fat loss whilst maintaining muscle
- Animal Cuts – potent fat burner formulated with metabolic boosters, effective stimulants and cortisol inhibitors
- Elemental Shred – utilises world trademarked ingredients including Teacrine & Dynamine


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It's Like A Compact Home Gym
With this NEW model steel incline sit-up bench, you can strengthen your core with sit-ups, twists and abdominal exercises and then alternate using the resistance bands to tone up your biceps and triceps.
Short, Sharp, Intense Sessions
Medical Research has shown that an intense workout of 20-30 minutes can still have a fantastic impact on your weight and health.
Increase Incline For Increased Intensity
You can use the adjustable incline levels to increase the intensity of your sit ups, raising your heart rate as you get those abs to feel the burn.
Looking Good
Built to last from heavy gauge black powder-coated steel and red and black trim, this great looking bench from Power Train would look at home in any gym.
Adjustable incline levels
Padded foam rollers
Rowing spring bar
Handle bars for performing push ups
Dimensions: 140(L) x 48(W) x 72cm(H)
Metal frame construction
Max user weight: 100kg
Note: Assembly Required. This unit is supplied unassembled. Assembly should take 15-20 mins
1 x Inclined Sit Up Bench With Resistance Bands Push Up Bars
1 x Instructions Manual
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I am a satisfied owner of a 2002 Prius, but not a satisfied Toyota customer. I received a recall notice a few weeks ago about some "pins" that might be defective, for which the fix would be a 4-hour job. I made an appointment with the local Toyota dealer (Wellesley Toyota, Wellesley, MA). I brought the car there today. They inspected it and then, when I came to pick it up, they said that they would 'need to order parts.' This means that i have to make an appointment to waste another work-day to bring the car in. VERY IRRITATING. This is probably an "efficiency" in business - fewer parts to inventory - but the price is consumer irritation. (I will look at Honda now, for my replacement of the Prius.) Duh - can't you predict that you'll need parts when you announce a recall????
chris miller