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1.1 What is this notice about?
1.2 Who should read this notice?
2.1 What products can be sold at the reduced VAT rate?
2.2 What types of sanitary protection products are excluded from the reduced rate?
2.3 Do panty liners qualify for the reduced rate?
2.4 When is VAT relief available on incontinence products?
2.5 Is clothing designed for use with sanitary protection products eligible for the reduced rate?
3. Calculating the VAT due on sanitary products
3.3 How do I calculate VAT contained within a tax-inclusive price?
3.4 Sales from vending machines
Do you have any comments or suggestions?
This notice cancels and replaces Notice 701/18 (March 2002).
This notice explains:
This notice and others mentioned are available both on paper and on our Internet website at www.hmrc.gov.uk.
Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of sanitary protection products, including those responsible for accounting for VAT on sales made from vending machines.
The reduced rate applies to the supply of any sanitary protection product that is designed and marketed solely for the absorption or collection of menstrual flow or lochia (discharge from the womb following childbirth). Examples include:
If you are a retailer or a distributor and you are in any doubt whether a product is designed solely for the absorption or collection of menstrual flow or lochia, you should contact the manufacturer of the product for clarification.
The reduced rate does not apply to any product that is not designed and marketed solely for the absorption or collection of menstrual flow or lochia. Items that do not qualify for the reduced rate include:
Panty liners designed for sanitary protection, but marketed as also suitable for protection against light incontinence or light feminine discharges, are eligible for supply at the reduced rate. Panty liners designed primarily as incontinence products are not eligible for the reduced rate, but may qualify for a separate VAT relief (see paragraph 2.4).
Incontinence pads are not eligible for sale at the reduced rate under this relief. Incontinence pads and other specially designed incontinence products (including clothing) may qualify to be zero-rated under a separate relief. Further details can be found in Notice 701/7 VAT Reliefs for disabled people.
No. Items of clothing, such as disposable or protective pants or briefs that either hold sanitary protection in place or protect the wearer from leakage, are not eligible for the reduced rate. Certain items of children's clothing may be zero-rated under a separate relief. Notice 714 Zero rating young children's clothing and footwear provides further details.
If you manufacture or distribute sanitary protection products, you should ensure that your accounting systems can distinguish between goods sold at the standard and reduced rates of VAT. Separate summary totals should be produced for supplies at each VAT rate, and these totals should be posted to your VAT account. Detailed guidance on record keeping and the VAT account can be found in VAT Notice 700 The VAT Guide.
Retailers are required to use one of the VAT retail schemes to calculate the value of their supplies at each rate of VAT. Detailed guidance on retail schemes can be found in the following notices:
The relevant notice for each retail scheme contains a step-by-step guide to calculating the VAT that has been charged on any reduced rate sales.
If you need to calculate the VAT included within a price, you can do this by applying the appropriate 'VAT fraction' to the total tax inclusive price. The relevant VAT fractions are detailed below:
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Goods sold at the standard rate of VAT (20%)
Goods sold at the reduced rate of VAT (5%)
If you operate machines that dispense products at different rates of VAT and are unable to identify your total sales at each rate, you should apportion your sales income using a fair and reasonable method. You may, for example, calculate the sales at each rate of VAT with reference to the number of refills made for each item within the relevant period. Where appropriate, you should agree an apportionment method with your Local Business Advice Centre. Further details concerning methods of apportionment can be found in VAT Notice 700 The VAT Guide.
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As Sir Rannulph Fiennes said, "There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing." And so it is with gardening in the rain. You just need to be prepared.
Eschew jeans in favour of looser fitting trousers, easily peelable leggings, or best of all, waterproof ski-wear (charity shops often have day-glo or otherwise hideous ski-wear at bargain prices). Go for lots of layers on top so you can strip off as the exertion warms you up or, if it's not too cold, wear the bare minimum (on the basis that sopping clothes are much more uncomfortable than wet skin).
Add in a few home comforts and there's no reason that gardening in the rain should be any less fun than gardening in the sunshine.
Accessory #1: Wellies
A good pair of wellies will protect your feet and your floors in equal measure: few things indicate a keen gardener more than the state of the kitchen floor. By keeping a pair of boots next to the back door you can ensure your feet stay dry, and they can easily be slipped off so that you don't traipse mud around the house. Life's too short for daily floor cleaning, after all.
Accesory #2: Welly warmers
Cold feet are one of the major banes of gardening in the rain, but these fab fake fur topped welly warmers slip inside your boots to add an extra level of warmth between your socks and your wellies. They're also available in chinchilla or leopard print fake fur, or in plain green or pink should you shun the fluff. Great for festivals too, and only £16.95.
Accessory #3: Waterproof brimmed hatRain in the eyes can make it hard to tell your weeds from your plants, but a waterproof hat will keep the rain at bay – and there's no need for the hat to be boring, either.
Accessory #4: A nice cup of tea
Keeping warm is so much easier if you've got a cup of tea (or brandy-laced hot chocolate) to hand. These fantastically kitsch thermos flasks will ensure you have access to a cuppa no matter how extended a gardening session is required.
Accessory #5: Rain catchers
While it's raining, take advantage of all that free (and eco-friendly) water. You can simply put out buckets or invest in a water butt. However, if you'd rather have a quirkier approach to water collection, these petal tops that funnel rainwater into recycled water bottles may appeal. Positioning a group of them together in an area of the garden that's unfit for growing will make an interesting feature.
Accessory#6: Garden kneeler
OK, so I'm obsessed with avoiding getting mud on the floor but only because cleaning the floor is such a chore. A mat inside the door to the garden will help protect your floors. Hoover it regularly, particularly if you have any asthmatics in the house, as otherwise it'll be a hellish dust trap.
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No rainy afternoon in the garden is complete without rewarding yourself with a plate of toasted buttery crumpets once you're done. yes, it's an indulgence, but after all that hard work, it's the least you deserve.
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While it can be hard to let go of summer, one of the best things about fall is that it is the perfect time to make changes to your garden. Planting in the fall is an easy water-wise gardening technique which maximizes the winter rains to help establish new plants. This coming weekend, the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon will be celebrating the advance of autumn with their fall PlantFest. The sale features over 20 specialty nurseries and many specialize in water-efficient plants.
Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon, is a non-profit volunteer organization with over 2300 members promoting education around a wide range of plants and gardening techniques.
WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 9 a.m. Attendees can begin shopping at the plant sale at 10 a.m. Everyone, including the general public is welcome to shop from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
WHERE: PCC Rock Creek, 17705 NW Springville Road, Portland OR, 97229
ADMISSION: Learn more and register for the event here. http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/plantfest
Sarah Santner
Water Efficiency
A contractor for the Portland Water Bureau will work overnight on Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20, on SW Terwilliger Boulevard, approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of SW Capitol Highway.
Work in the road will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19 and end at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20. If necessary, work will resume for a second night on Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m. and end early Sunday morning, September 21.
The northbound lane will be closed for approximately 200 feet and flaggers will direct traffic around the construction zone. The night work is required by the Portland Bureau of Transportation in order to maintain two lane access to Oregon Health Science University during week days.
Project information can be found online at www.portlandoregon.gov/water/swcarolina
Terry Black
Public Outreach
Two important capital improvement projects are being conducted in the Southwest Hills of Portland this summer to strengthen the reliability of the water supply in the Bertha Service Area (BSA). While fairly straightforward, these projects present challenges due to the impacts on the neighborhoods and traffic in the area. The contractors and the Water Bureau's Maintenance & Construction crews are also challenged working on narrow, aging streets.
Bertha Service Area Improvement Project
The BSA Improvement project interconnects two pressure zone systems that increase the reliability of the systems and provide a secondary, back-up service for the pressure zones. This project will also replace existing 4-inch galvanized main with a new 8-inch main. For project updates and the construction schedule, visit http://www.portlandoregon.gov/water/bertha.
SW Carolina Pump Mains-Phase 2
Just down the hill, Phase 2 of the SW Carolina Pump Mains Project is also underway. The objective for both Phases 1 and 2 is to interconnect the Fulton Pump Station to the Burlingame Tank system, and the Carolina Pump Station to the Westwood Tank System. This increases the reliability of the Burlingame Service Area.
Contractors are installing 3,400 feet of new 24-inch diameter transmission line, which will tie into the existing 24-inch Carolina Pump Main. In addition, a magnetic meter and vault and intertie vault will be installed. For additional information on the project, including traffic alerts and detours, visit the project webpage at http://www.portlandoregon.gov/water/swcarolina.
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The Portland Water Bureau is unique among City bureaus as well as many other water providers in utilizing an apprenticeship program -- sanctioned by the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) -- for the purpose of developing future Utility Worker IIs and Water Operations Mechanics. Under the supervision of journey-level Utility Workers and Water Operations Mechanics, apprentices develop the skills and experience needed to insure the proper maintenance of the water system while protecting the public's health.
Utility Worker Apprentices complete 4,000 hours (approximately two years) and Water Operations Mechanic Apprentices complete 6,000 hours of on the job and classroom training before graduating the programs. Unlike many apprenticeship programs which release apprentices to find jobs elsewhere, Water Bureau apprentices who complete their apprenticeship are eligible for appointment to the journey level position in their respective classes.
Automotive Equipment Operator Kevin trainings an Apprentice on how to safely run the concrete saw.
Presently, two new classes of employees have begun their apprenticeship with the Water Bureau. On April 10, eight employees were promoted to Water Operations Mechanic Apprentice from their previous classes that included Utility Worker II, Utility Locator, and Utility Worker Apprentice. On June 5, the Water Bureau welcomed 12 new employees into the bureau to begin their work as Utility Worker Apprentices. These employees bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the bureau. Our well-trained apprentices are already contributing greatly to maintenance work by including installing new mains, fixing main breaks, renewing and repairing services and hydrants, installing and maintaining valves, and replacing obsolete meters.
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Because it takes years to train our workforce, it is important to look years into the future to make sure we are able to maintain the capacity necessary to meet the work demands of the system.
"The addition of new apprentices is always an exciting time," says Water Bureau Program Coordinator Carol Stahlke. "They add a burst of energy to our workforce and give our experienced employees the opportunity to share their important knowledge."
Contractors for the Portland Water Bureau will work overnight on Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13, on SW Terwilliger Boulevard, approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of SW Capitol Highway.
Work in the road will begin at 8 p.m. on Friday, September 12 and end at 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 13. Work will resume Saturday at 8 p.m. and end early Sunday September 14 morning. The northbound lane will be closed for approximately 200 feet and flaggers will direct traffic around the construction zone.
Information on the project can be found here.
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By Kelsea Stahler, Hollywood.com Staff
Finally, True Blood has returned, and everyone's favorite sexual romp and supernatural variety show has some 'splainin to do. At the close of Season 4, we were left stunned and hungry as the giant pain in everyone's rears, Marnie, was vanquished and a whole new can of worms was opened in the episode's final minutes. And we open this season on some answers, a few particularly nasty messes, and some real turning and burning.
First, and most handsomely, we've got our newly-formed dynamic duo: Eric and Bill. After killing Nan Flannigan before she could administer her final order from the Authority (the true death), the vampire buddies killed her and her guards in a fury of flying guts. (Remind me to look into the series' corn syrup budget. It's sure to be mind-blowingly enormous.) Realizing they're royally screwed (you know, on account of Bill's being a king), they zip around and clean up the gooey mess before heading out of town. There's just one, tiny, flaxen-haired problem: Sookie is, at that same moment, fighting off Debbie. They both sense her fear, and Eric delivers the hope-crushing line in his post-rejection anger: ""F**k Sookie."" Bill, however, rushes outside to her aid only to be captured by Authority henchmen. They've been burned. (Literally. Those silver nets look painful.)
Of course, these aren't vamps who often allow themselves to trapped for too long. In what is apparently the clown car of trunk spaces, Eric and Bill manage to remove the nets and puncture a hole in the gas tank, blowing the car to smithereens and allowing them to escape with only minor injuries (but they looked so cozy in there together!). When Bill is injured, Eric refuses to leave him behind. Apparently the sting of Sookie's double rejection has made them some sort of band of Eskimo brothers.
Their bromantic moment doesn't last long, because out of the rubble comes Nora, Eric's "sister" and lover... and a chancellor of the Authority (which sounds important, so it must be). She rips out her Authority cohort's heart and promptly makes out with her "brother" while we all pause our televisions (thank you, almighty DVR) and collectively look up the definition of ""sister"" in the dictionary. Clearly, we are the ones who've been applying that term incorrectly since the dawn of time, because Eric Northman cannot be wrong. Either that or this show just crossed the incest barrier.
Luckily, Nora is Eric's sister in the same way Pam is his daughter. They were both turned by Godric, and in these vampiric families the expression of familial love is also sexual. What else are they supposed to do? Not have sex with eachother? They're all so sexy. Well, Eric and Nora do have the "appropriate" reaction (they "f**k like champions"") and we, like Bill, are all a little uncomfortable with the situation, no matter how flattering the light was on both pantsless vampires.
Just before the Authority magically swoops in to re-kidnap the fugitives, Eric answers his untraceable phone (because he always has all the answers) and Alcide delivers some unknown message, but we know what it is thanks to his Season 4 finale discovery. He's informing Eric of Russell Edgington's return, and the quick shot of some henchman feeding an undisclosed "creature" a lifeless human like the T-Rex eating a goat in Jurassic Park is our confirmation. Alcide undoubtedly thinks letting the vamps in on the news will bring them back to protect Sookie, but the Authority has other plans. While one of Nora's friends hands them their new identities, the henchmen descend with a phantom voice pulled from an episode of Inspector Gadget who demands, "Do not f**king move" right after killing the woman who was about to be their way out. It's just too bad. It would have been hilarious to make Eric go by his new name, Ike Applebaum, a few more times.
Next: Does Tara live or die?[PAGEBREAK]Meanwhile, Sookie (as we know) has managed to rescue herself from Debbie's attack, and now all of Debbie's brains and part of Tara's are resting on the same kitchen floor where Sookie once found Gran's lifeless body. (Perhaps, Sook should go for a kitchen remodel. This one's clearly prone to "accidents.") Lafayette, who just finished his ghost conference with Jesus' spirit runs down to find Tara in Sookie's arms, and that's when the most predictable part of the episode happens: Pam arrives, looking for Eric, and finds two friends who'll do anything to save their friend. If you didn't guess "They're going to ask Pam to make Tara a vampire" you clearly haven't been watching this show, or anything about vampires, very closely.
There are of course two issues with this plan. Pam is the least nurturing blood-sucking vampire known to the whole fanged set (well, aside from one-dimensional bad vampires and super villains like Russell) and Tara. Hates. Vampires. Clearly, nothing could possibly come back to bite them (literally) for this decision. Pam agrees to the task (and donning a Wal-Mart sweatsuit, the poor thing) on the condition that Sookie repair the disconnect between Pam and Eric with her "super snatch." It's about time someone properly lamented the fact that Sookie is somehow the perfect woman for every supernatural creature in Bon Temps.
While Pam and Tara go to ground for the full transformation, Sookie and Lafayette clean up Debbie because Sookie says she consciously chose to shoot shoot her and therefore can't pass off a self-defense explanation with the police. It was not a heat of the moment, thoughtless defense mechanism. She wanted to kill Debbie. (Maybe she's had a little too much of that vampire blood in her system.) In a parallel moment for the purpose of a comparison journey, Lafayette and Sookie also go back to his place to clean up Jesus. They can't report that death to the police either because Lafayette physically committed the crime and "I was possessed by a dead witch" doesn't usually hold up in court. But when they get there, the body is gone. The reason for the disappearance is a mystery, but it sends Laf into an emotional tailspin. And it makes sense, in Bon Temps time, it's only been a day since Jesus' death. (It's difficult to remember these things when HBO makes us wait through Fall, Winter and Spring before we get a resolution.)
Sookie and Lafayette even get matching bathroom contemplation scenes in which Sookie remembers Tara sticking up for her in middle school as she stares at the plot where her potential vampire of best friend is lying. Lafayette gives us a fake out as he stares at Sookie's Lady Schick while lying in the tub with his hands at his sides. Luckily, Sookie's bathroom remains a blood-free zone and he runs down the stairs with a freshly shaved head as Sookie is about to tell Alcide that she just killed his ex-girlfriend. It's not a great plan, but in her defense, Lafayette did just give her the speech about how people need to grieve. Alcide deserves that too, instead of just thinking Debbie is off somewhere on a V bender. There's no way this won't eventually come out and burn Sookie. Well, she'll probably escape with a minor burn mark. This is Sookie, the girl who gets herself into messes and comes out with only a few scratches. Every. Single. Time.
After Lafayette stops her from sentencing them to certain jail time by telling Alcide, Sookie tells the werewolf Adonis to leave. He's insisting that she stay with him now that Russell is free again, but she can't because of what she's done to Debbie. But, considering the amount of silver wrapped around Russell when he was buried and the length of time he went without blood, we'll bet it will be a little while before he can really get back to his top game. She'll be okay for the moment.
Well, that is if Tara hasn't killed her by next week. After patiently weeping over Tara's vampire-cocoon in her backyard, Sookie gets a shock when Tara suddenly emerges from the ground and makes a beeline for Sookie's delicious little neck. That'll certainly change the friendship dynamic.
Next: Alcide is everywhere and Jason is having a rough day.[PAGEBREAK]Alcide proves to be the consistent thread throughout the episode as he also gets roped into Sam's troubles. Marcus' and Alcide's pack comes after Sam for killing Marcus because they assumed he went in for the revenge kill after Marcus basically killed Tommy. After escaping with his usual bird trick, he's tracked to Luna's place by a female werewolf, who's conveniently the only wolf in the hunting pack who changed into her naked, model-esque human form. (Kudos to the makeup department for figuring out how to make her hair stay flawlessly attached to her otherwise bare breasts. Ah, HBO.) She takes Sam (who is also in his birthday suit) away from Luna's when he refuses to rat out Alcide and turns himself over.
Cut to Sam being tortured while naked in the pack's handy dandy torture barn. Marcus' mother Martha wants Sam to lead them to Marcus' body so they can perform some all important, mysterious ritual. Of course, when we learn what it is, we all breathe a sigh of relief that we didn't have to suffer through any dialog attempting to explain it. As the pack uncovers Marcus thanks to Sam's instructions, they're about kill Sam for his efforts when Alcide and Luna come to clear his name. Alcide killing the pack master automatically makes him the new pack master, so he's safe from a revenge kill. However, no one is safe from watching Martha and the rest of the pack turn into wolves and feast on Marcus' innards. Does anyone else need about 10,000 hot showers after seeing that?
While Sam is running around naked, Jason is busy keeping his pants off as well. As we saw last season, Reverend Newland showed up on his doorstep with fangs before he could even throw a blanket around his bottom half after having sex with Jessica. Newland's got some yarn about being a helpless baby vampire and quickly catches Jason's gaze long enough to glamor his way into the house. It's there that he announces his deep, hidden love for Jason. His vampirism has made him brave enough to accept his homosexuality, and let's face it, Jason's so cute he makes a line like "Fangs are like little twin hard-ons" adorable. Who wouldn't fall in love with him?
Unfortunately, this doting vampire comes with some anger issues, so when Jason sweetly turns down his heartfelt offer, Newland goes in for a good ol' taste of Jason's neck fountain. Luckily, Jessica isn't far away and she flies in to claim Jason as hers and promptly take her prize... again... right there in his Lay-Z-Boy. But what happened to all that talk about "I can't be in a serious relationship right now?" Well, it still stands, but Jason is confused... and with good reason. He's usually on the other side of these games, so he doesn't know what hit him.
He stops by Jessica's house when she's taking advantage of Bill's long-term absence with an extremely collegiate party, complete with Rock Band sessions. She immediately sets the record straight breaks his poor little heart when she says that the "he's mine" bit was just to protect him. He enters the party crushed, but with a smiling face, and by the end, his heart is broken again when Jess leaves him hanging and makes out with a drunken college kid right in front of him. In case we forgot that Jessica has the emotional age of the teenager she was when Bill turned her, this is a pretty good reminder. Jason is clearly at the same emotional age, because he reacts the way any proper jealous lover would, and waltzes out with some blonde sorority girl on his shoulder. Only, he can't go through with it. Jessica's confusing rejection has actually changed Jason Stackhouse. He can no longer be the champion manslut he once was. He tells the girl if they slept together he'd just hurt her and instead, provides her with a safe ride home. And that's how you know he's really hurting. Jason Stackhouse had a hot girl in his car, begging him to sleep with her and he couldn't do it. This changes everything.
Finally, we have all the other colorful Bon Temps characters, whose outlandish stories are seriously overcrowding the series' trajectory.
Andy Bellefleur is off the V and on top of Holly, the waitress, but he gets caught butt-naked by her two teenage sons and runs out in shame. He spends the rest of the episode awkwardly staring at her from his Merlott's booth and accepting bribes from the local judge, which is sure to spell some sort of trouble eventually. Damnit, Andy. Can't stay out of trouble for a single, excruciatingly slow Bon Temps minute, can you?
Hoyt is still a plot-earning member of the True Blood family, though his only job at the moment is to be eternally angry at Jason, who's in an even weirder place now that Jessica has declared they're not together. It's just too bad he gave up his lifelong best friend for her.
Terry Bellefleur's military past has come back in the form of Scott Foley, or Patrick, Terry's buddy from his regiment in Afghanistan. Arlene's vision of Rene set us up for some seriously sinister stuff, and Patrick's ominous commentary about how ""horrible"" house fires are adds to it. By episode's end, we find that burning houses are some sort of curse placed on Terry and the rest of their regiment. Why? Well, there are too many characters on this show for the episode to allot enough time for us to learn that this week. Whatever the curse is, Patrick seems to think its one of their former soldier buddies who's inflicting the flame-filled harm (even though last season, the reason for the burning house was some supernatural manifestation of an unsatisfied mother from years past, but who's counting?).
The first showing of Season 5 is an intriguing one, because ""Turn, Turn, Turn!"" does properly set up a host of promising storylines. We have the Alcide and Sookie relationship to suffer through until they finally make out already (let's hope it doesn't take too long, but then again, we waited three years to see her get it on with Eric). There's the imminent threat of Russell Edgington and impending unveiling of Christopher Meloni as the leader of the Authority. And finally, we have the intriguing notion of Pam as a motherly maker, which will surely be a struggle for the notoriously selfish vampiress, especially since her progeny is already going batty now that she's become the thing she hates most.
Can you wait for next week? When do you think Russell will come back to the screen? Who do you think let him out? What is the Authority going to do to Bill and Eric? How is Pam going to handle being a maker?
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A right-to-work law is on the books in Michigan, a mainstay of organized labor, but those considering opting out of paying union dues will have to wait months or years to do so.
The law, which lets workers choose not to pay to the unions that bargain on their behalf, applies to labor contracts that are extended or renewed starting Thursday — meaning many employees will not be affected until existing collective bargaining agreements end.
"I've got a long way to go until I can exercise my right," said Terry Bowman, 47, who works on the line at a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti. Contracts between unions and Detroit automakers are effective until September 2015.
Bowman, who founded a group called Union Conservatives, said he is leaning toward ending his membership in the United Auto Workers — of which he has been a member since 1996 — unless it drops its "political agenda." He said there are many more blue-collar people like him, but they are scared to publicly support right-to-work because of pressure from union leaders after the law won quick approval in December from the GOP-led Legislature and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder.
Though Bowman does not expect a "mass exodus," he said some unions could lose a quarter of their membership.
Michigan, the 24th right-to-work state, has the nation's seventh-highest percentage of unionized workers. Peer pressure and tradition may go a long way to keep the larger, more- established unions intact. The UAW, for example, has been intertwined in Michigan's culture of manufacturing cars and trucks for 77 years.
Neighboring Indiana enacted a right-to-work law in February 2012. The early results: Union membership declined to 9.1 percent of the workforce last year from 11.3 percent in 2011, according to federal statistics — a loss of 56,000 people. Most of Indiana's unions have not yet seen a big drop-off in membership, but many contracts still are in place from before the law took effect.
The declines may indicate more of a national trend, as membership across the U.S. has shrunk to its lowest levels since at least the 1930s — a paltry 6.6 percent in the private sector.
In Michigan, union membership dropped to 16.6 percent from 17.5 percent a year earlier, a decline of 42,000.
I guess it's ok for corporate America to pay their dues to ALEC to write these anti union laws, but when the working men & women pay union dues for the betterment of the worker it's political agenda. Right. When Bowman opts out of his union obligation & Ford reduces his wages to the lower tier, I hope you do a "where are they now" follow up on him. The Union stands for the worker. United We Stand, Divided We Beg.


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Spartans Travel For Final Big Ten Two-Game Set
Oct. 18, 2012
Michigan State has a pair of weekend road games, playing at No. 4 Penn State on Friday before heading to Columbus to take on Ohio State on Sunday. Friday's contest will be at 7 p.m. and kickoff on Sunday is at 1 p.m.
Michigan State is 8-6-2 on the year and 2-5-1 in Big Ten play. The Spartans are winless in their last four games, and with just three games remaining, sit in 10th place in the Big Ten standings.
Friday opponent Penn State is 14-2-0 and ranked fourth in the nation. Their 8-0 record in conference play puts them atop the Big Ten standings. The Nittany Lions enter Friday's contest on a nine-game winning streak and the Spartans are 4-16-0 all-time against Penn State.
Ohio State enters the weekend 10-4 ( 5-2-1 in Conference play) and sits in third place in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes take on Michigan at home on Friday before hosting Michigan State on Sunday. Michigan State is 9-9 all-time against Ohio State.
Olivia Stander is tied for third in the Big Ten in assists with eight, and has a team-high 18 points on the year. Stander continues to climb up the MSU career scoring record books, as she now sits seventh all-time for points in a career at Michigan State (73 points) and tied for third in career assists (22). Stander needs three more assists to tie Laura Heyboer's school record of 25. She is also 10th all-time in goals with 27, and her game-winning goal against Nebraska earlier this season marked the fifth of her career, which ties her for fifth all-time.
MSU goalkeeper Courtney Clem has been a solid, consistent factor for the Spartans in the net this season. A redshirt sophomore, Clem saw spot time last season behind multiple-MSU record holder (and current volunteer assistant coach) Jill Flietstra. Clem ranks third in the league in saves (60), second in shutouts (5), and she holds a 0.89 GAA to go along with her .800 save percentage.
Three Spartans will not appear in another game this season due to injury - senior centerback Kelsey Kassab, sophomore Lisa Vogel, and freshman Jessica White.
Megan Marsack, who had a goal and an assist in her freshman season, has already surpassed her freshman year total in both goals (3) and points (7). Lisa Vogel did not have any points as a freshman, but had a goal and two assists vs. BG. Annie Steinlage scored her first collegiate tally against Fordham, while Chelsea Peterson recorded her first college score in the win over Loyola.
Tom Saxton is in his 22nd season as the head coach of the Spartan women's soccer program. A life-long Spartan, Saxton earned three letters as a player before returning to campus in 1989 to assist legendary Spartan soccer coach Joe Baum with both the men's and the new women's program. Saxton was appointed the second head coach in the history of the women's program on June 1, 1991. In 21 seasons, Saxton's career record stands at 213-169-39.
All twelve of the Big Ten's women's soccer teams came through the non-conference portion of their schedules with a .500 record or better.
Two Big Ten women's soccer squads appear in the latest NSCAA/Continental Tire rankings, announced on Tuesday, October 16th. Penn State (14-2-0) is No. 4, while Michigan (13-2-1) moved up four spots to No. 17. Ohio State also received votes.
Michigan State returns home on Saturday, October 27th for its final home game of the season against Northwestern. Kickoff time is 1 p.m.
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The All-American Red Heads, the first professional women's basketball team and the one-time team of Diane Martinson, Class of '75, has been chosen for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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The hall's 2012 induction class includes five-time NBA All-Star Reggie Miller, the NBA's all-time winningest coach Don Nelson, three-time National College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, distinguished basketball official and coordinator Hank Nichols, former college and NBA star Jamaal Wilkes as well as the All American Red Heads. The induction ceremony is Sept. 6-8, 2012.
Here's the story about Diane Martinson and the All-American Red Heads that appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of Superior Alumni:
'75 grad enters hall of fame with All-American Red Heads
An advertising poster offered Diane Martinson the first glimpse of a world she never imagined existed - women playing professional basketball against men.
The poster was Martinson's first look at the All-American Red Heads, a barnstorming team of women who actually got paid to play basketball. Martinson was hooked. She went back to her residence hall room at UW-Superior and eagerly wrote a letter to the team's owner expressing her desire to play. That fall the Class of '75 graduate was part of the team.
Last June, Martinson was among about 30 former Red Heads from various eras who gathered in Knoxville, Tenn., as their team was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as "trailblazers of the game."
The All-American Red Heads was established by owner C.M. Olson in 1936 as a novelty team that traveled around the country playing exhibition games against men's basketball teams. The team stayed in business for the next 50 years under Olson and later owner Owell Moore. Over the years the Red Heads played thousands of games and appeared on television's famous "Ed Sullivan Show" and in the pages of "Life" magazine.
Martinson played with the Red Heads during the 1976-'77 season. Her squad -- there were two traveling teams -- played only men's teams, under men's rules. They played six to seven games a week for seven months as they roamed across 44 states.
Players didn't need to actually have red hair to make the team, but they had to have it when they traveled with the team and played. Martinson was blessed with red hair, but said the color "got a little more dramatic" during her time with the Red Heads.
In her biography posted on the All-American Red Heads tribute website, Martinson wrote, "I am honored and grateful to Mr. Moore for giving me a chance to perform and excel at a time when women had little or no opportunity to showcase their physical abilities among their peers. While pursuing his dream, he also showed the world that women could achieve a high level of competitiveness in strenuous sports. He opened a door. One that will never be closed."
In the years following her involvement with the Red Heads, Martinson taught and coached basketball in public schools and with local youth organizations. Today she lives in Lonsdale, Minn.
You can read more about the team at www.allamericanreadheads.com and read Martinson's memories under the Player Bios link.


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2008 John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation Recipient
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Mark Kimball, a computer scientist and motion picture technologist with more than 28 years experience in the movie industry, was voted the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Academy's Board of Governors.
"For three decades, Mark has been at the forefront of technological advancements in motion pictures," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "His dedication to his craft and service to the Academy are both highly regarded in the industry."
Kimball shared a Scientific and Engineering Award in 1991 for the design and development of the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation.
Kimball's career began in 1978 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a system engineer with the Deep Space Network. In 1980 he moved to Walt Disney Productions, transferring in 1985 to Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he spent nearly two decades as the CAPS logistics system lead, a senior software systems specialist, a consulting engineer and finally as chief technologist. From 2004 through 2007, Kimball was director of digital production for The Walt Disney Company. Currently Kimball works as an independent media technology systems expert.
Kimball's feature credits include "Tron," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," "Pocahontas," "Dinosaur" and "Atlantis: The Lost Empire."
An Academy member since 1996, Kimball has served on the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee for 13 years, and in 2006 he was asked to join the Science and Technology Council.
Kimball earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from UCLA and a Master of Science degree in computer science and distributed systems from West Coast University in Los Angeles.
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Pros: Very fuel efficient, even when loaded down. The Ecotec 2.2l has been a very dependable motor and the 4T45 automatic transmission has been great. Interior is reasonably spacious and is a very smooth ride, especially for the price.
Cons: The factory sway bar bushings were junk from the word go. The "Sealed for Life" setup on the transmission is ridiculous, ANYTHING WITH FLUIDS NEEDS MAINTENANCE!
Overall review: I purchased my 2007 Saturn Ion-2 Sedan Ecotec 2.2l Automatic in September of 2008 with 30,000 miles on her and have only had one sensor go bad, Crankshaft Positioning Sensor, which cost about $15-$20 for the part and only about five minutes to replace. The dealership wanted over $200 for the part and labor, HA! I replaced the sway bar bushings at 75,000 miles and was surprised they even lasted that long because the ones from the factory are notorious for failing within the first 10,000 miles. She has been a fantastic car for me. Overall ownership cost is very low compared to her counter parts in the automotive world.
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Officers say they got a call about possible child abuse at 6083 Coral Bay Road. Tampa police officers say they found an eight year-old boy with injuries consistent with being struck numerous times with a belt and an extension cord. Officers say the boy had also been tied to a table with plastic zip ties.
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Rock Island officials hope to have construction of a transient boat dock at Schwiebert Riverfront Park completed next fall. Aldermen on Monday accepted Valley Construction's bid of$1.459 million to build the new dock, which will be named The Landing. The contract will be executed subject to an approved grant agreement, a final permit from the Corps of Engineers and approval of the city's "incidental taking" plan related to mussels on Illinois' Protected Species list. Construction could begin in April or May 2013 and would take about six months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the city a $1.5 million grant to help build the dock. The city has must provide a 25 percent match -- $500,000 -- in tax-increment-financing funds. The dock will hold 24 boats. The project was redesigned and simplified after aldermen in August rejected a first round of bids which exceeded the budget. Ald. Jason Jones, 5th Ward, said it is an exciting project. Park and recreation director Bill Nelson told the council annual maintenance costs are estimated at $4,000 to $5,000. He said he will issue a cost maintenance report soon. Originally the dock was U-shaped with the opening facing the river, Mr. Nelson said. The redesign will reduce wave action and let the dock accommodate large boats. The total construction budget is $1.75 million, with Valley Construction's bid 16 percent below the engineer's estimates. Ald. David A. Conroy, 2nd Ward, asked if anything removed from the first design could be added back in because construction came in under budget. Jeff Eder, community and economic development director, said excess grant and city funds will be saved for contingency costs that may arise. Also on Monday, Mayor Dennis Pauley introduced Dwight Ford as the new executive director of the Martin Luther King Center. Mr. Ford, who spent most of his childhood and teen years in Rock Island, told aldermen the center was an institution he personally benefited from, adding he is glad to be home. Ald. Terry Brooks, 1st Ward, described Mr. Ford as a symbol important to the community. "He will be an inspiration to many," he said. In other business, aldermen unanimously voted to establish 29th Street, from 7th to 9th avenues, as a residential permit parking only area.Residents approached the city council within the past month with the permit request. Homes on the street are single-family and rentals, many to Augustana College students. Residents said often they cannot park in front of their homes. Each resident will get a parking permit and two visitor permits. Residents will be allowed only to park in front of their homes, not anywhere within the two-block area.


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SUNDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Experts at the National
Hurricane Center on Sunday downgraded Hurricane Irene to Tropical
Storm status, with early reports from New York City showing less
damage from the storm than had originally been feared.
Nevertheless, at least nine people are dead across the East
Coast, nearly 2 million homes are without power and damage to
property is continuing as Irene makes her slow progress north.
When Irene first made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday,
officials at the NHC noted a slight weakening of wind speeds --
from over 100 mph down to about 90 mph -- and downgraded it to a
Category 1 hurricane. At the time, experts said that demotion would
not lessen the storm's impact on people and property, since Irene's
huge size and slow rate of travel meant flooding could be
"The emphasis for this storm is on its size and duration, not necessarily how strong the strongest winds are," National Hurricane Center expert Mike Brennan told the Associated Press.
Emergency officials in six states and New England had already
told an estimated 55 million residents to brace for the worst this
weekend, and over 2 million people have been told to move to safer
areas. More than 1 million people in New Jersey, 315,000 in
Maryland, 300,000 in North Carolina, 200,000 in Virginia and
100,000 in Delaware have been told to evacuate.
Early on Sunday New York City, its streets deserted and transit
system closed, braced for the onslaught. But according to
The New York Times, as of late morning there were no reports of major damage (such as damage to skyscrapers) and flooding so far has been "limited."
However, high winds, downed trees and flying debris have posed
dangers to those in Irene's path. According to media reports, at
least five people have died so far across a number of states after
trees fell on them or their homes. Two others have died after
making the fatal decision to surf or play in the waves churned up
by the storm.
Power outages are widespread and already affect nearly 2 million
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while Baltmore Gas & Electric said that nearly a
quarter-million of its customers are without power.
The current forecast places Irene over northern New England by
Monday morning, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.
President Barack Obama has declared federal emergencies in eight
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In celebration of the Corcoran College of Art + Design's first class of photojournalism graduates, the Corcoran will offer several photojournalism exhibitions throughout the summer.World Press Photo 2004, presented in partnership with The World Bank, is an internationally-recognized contest and exhibition which honors outstanding photographers and photojournalists from around the world. The exhibition opens on World Press Freedom Day, May3, and remains on view at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through July 5, 2004.
"We live in chaotic times, and the images ofWorld Press Photo 2004reflect the drama of events of the past year," notes Elisabeth Biondi, chair of the exhibition jury. "We saw heartbreaking pictures from conflicts in Iraq, Liberia and Iran; and moving pictures of an AIDS-infected villagein China, and of the forgotten Hmong guerrillas in Laos."
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Although inspection programs have been around for years and are the report card for a cleaning and maintenance program's performance, we are now seeing a movement toward a new type of program.
This new program uses the inspection program as a management tool to not only determine the end product, but as an evaluation tool for the entire program.
In the past, inspections were performed by the person directly responsible for cleaning and maintenance. It was generally used as a tool to determine items that needed correcting or as a way to evaluate employees.
The new program represents an entirely different approach from what has been the norm.
Traditional systems have simply asked: "Is it dirty or not?" A score based upon the number of dirty/clean observations was then determined.
These systems are falling out of favor for three reasons:
- They do not correct technique.
- They do not account for frequency variations.
- The data can be misleading, unless 100 percent of the building is inspected.
In other words, areas need to be evaluated based upon the specifications and importance of the area; as an example, restrooms have more importance and carry more weight than loading docks.
The new systems utilize a numerical evaluation and should be implemented so you can see if your cleaning and maintenance operation is getting the job done for your clients and building occupants.
Why measure quality?
Before describing a program, we should review the reasons for a quality-control program.
The most obvious benefit is that any present cleaning problems will be found and corrected, which previously has been the main intent of most programs.
The other, less obvious benefits relate to how the work is performed and what can be done to improve it.
The result of this focus can be increased effectiveness or productivity, improved quality, a satisfied client, and reduced costs.
When performing the inspection, it is important not to look at the end result but to assess how it was achieved.
For example, excess build-up on the floor will indicate a need for stripping as the corrective action, but an analysis of why the floor requires stripping is also important.
Is it the use of the wrong spray-buff solution, the wrong pad, or simply poor technique on the part of the operator?
A review of all the techniques leading to the result is the first step in a preventive program. If, in this example, the technique is in error and it is corrected, all of the above benefits will be derived.
Less stripping will have several desired results:
- Reduced cost (stripping is one of the most expensive of all the cleaning operations)
- A better and more professional looking job that translates into higher customer satisfaction
- Increased productivity with less effort on the part of the employee to maintain a uniform shine on the floor.
Check the specs
In order to set up a quality assurance program, a review of the service schedule or specification is necessary to determine if the schedule is sufficient to meet the expectations of the building's management or occupants.
In most quality assurance programs, the service schedule is then translated into manpower and staffing requirements using time standards for each task in the schedule.
This process is referred to as workloading.
By reversing the workloading process, it is possible to develop statistically accurate numeric quality standards for an entire facility, for one part of a facility, or for an individual cleaner.
A simple example would be if we had a building that, based on workloading, requires 50 hours per night to clean to specification. If high dusting was found to be nonexistent in all areas, and high dusting required one hour per night, then the quality rating would drop by one hour as a percentage of the 50 hours, or 2 percent.
The program simply deducts from the total workload the time required for tasks not performed at a quantitative performance level.
Variations of the system should be made by weighting areas for importance, such as an increase in the numerical workload value for highly visible or sensitive areas.
In these cases, main lobbies in office buildings or operating theaters in hospitals would have the workload value increased by as much as 20 percent.
Areas of lesser importance, such as loading docks and storage rooms, could have a lower weighting and the value decreased by as much as 20 percent.
Leave room for overachieving
When developing a scoring program, it is important to determine a benchmark or base score that is received when an area is cleaned to the specification.
This score would not be 100 percent, as many times a building will be cleaned to higher than the specification and there needs to be room to achieve a higher score.
A normal score for achieving 100 percent of the specification might be 85, with the score being higher or lower depending on the performance according to the specification.
It is usual that a passing or minimum acceptable score in this system might be between 70 and 75, as having more than 15 percent of the work not performed would be simply unacceptable to the customer.
We are increasingly seeing contractors being evaluated on this type of system, with bonus points for exceeding the specification and penalty points for being below.
These bonus points may also be translated into financial rewards for the contractor and its employees, or a financial penalty to the contractor for less than acceptable performance.
In most cases, the contracts that allow for this type of reward/penalty require contractors to place a portion of their profit — sometimes as much as 50 percent — at risk.
They then have an opportunity to increase their profit by 50 percent if performance is above the specification or within the acceptable range, or lose 50 percent if it is unacceptable.
Bill Garland is joint managing director and owner of Daniels Associates Inc., a consulting company specializing in the sanitation and building operations industries that services organizations and facilities in the United States, Canada, England and South Africa. Garland is a member of the CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management® magazine's 2006 Dream Team. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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The Greene brothers' client for the Gamble House was David Gamble, an heir to the Proctor & Gamble soap empire. He has been described as an ideal client, both for his openness to the Greenes' design sensibilities and for working closely with them on issues like site selection.by Alexander Vertikoff Photography
This view shows the front of the house, which faces east.
This view shows the front of the house, which faces east.
The house, a winter residence for Gamble and his wife, Mary, is located on a large lot on Westmoreland Place, and it benefits from mature trees and a view of the San Gabriel Mountains over Arroyo Seco Canyon (up in this aerial view).Gamble House
The brothers positioned the house to channel prevailing breezes, but they had to tweak it to fit within the required setbacks.The design exploits the potential of the site by lifting the house on a plinth above the landscape, as well as in how it addresses the generous outdoor spaces.by Alexander Vertikoff Photography
Here we are looking at the west-facing rear of the house.
Here we are looking at the west-facing rear of the house.
The Greene brothers' mature works, of which the Gamble is a part, clearly exhibit the brothers' love of wood, steeped in an appreciation of Japanese and Swiss architecture. But equally important is how the brothers treated outdoor space. Their floor plans are shaped to embrace the landscape, for one, and on the second floor they incorporated large sleeping porches; in the case of the Gamble House, the latter are positioned over the former, so the terraces receive shade. The combination of sleeping porches and large overhangs gives the house its exterior character, a mix of wood surfaces and deep shadows.Gamble House
The Gamble House's interior qualities are conveyed to the visitor from the outside, not just in terms of how much wood is used, but in how it's used. Wood is used for the structure, the skin and the window frames. Yet it is the articulation of the beams supporting the roofs and the porches that gives the strongest hint at what is happening inside: The ends of the wood members are rounded off, in effect softening their projection beyond the roof and floor edges.Gamble House
This curving of corners and edges extends to just about every piece of timber within the house, even when members are stacked to create a surface. Instead of making the wood appear flat in these instances, the curved edges allow each member to read individually. It also means that the surfaces, predominantly mahogany, are soft to the touch — and irresistibly so at that.by Kiler Photography
While Henry conducted the office's business matters, Charles spent much of his time away from the office, be it at the mill or on the jobsite working with craftsmen; many of the details were actually determined onsite by Charles, working with the carpenters. No wonder the Gamble House is so exquisitely constructed.
While Henry conducted the office's business matters, Charles spent much of his time away from the office, be it at the mill or on the jobsite working with craftsmen; many of the details were actually determined onsite by Charles, working with the carpenters. No wonder the Gamble House is so exquisitely constructed.
Beyond the attention paid to the wood's surface, Greene and Greene devoted a lot of consideration to connection details. Where wood is exposed, their connection is also exposed. Wood covers over the nails, wood pegs, iron straps — every corner, intersection or addition of something like a lamp is celebrated. But upstairs in the attic, as the British critic Reyner Banham (a frequent visitor to and sometimes resident in the house) pointed out, "the construction of what isn't seen, far from being carefully and lovingly wrought, tends to be the usual old U.S. carpenter's crudwork, trued up with odd ends of lumber and spiked together with cock-eyed six-inch nails."by Kiler Photography
Regardless, the pegs and other connections were not all for show; they allowed the materials to shift in the event of an earthquake, an important consideration in Southern California.by Kiler Photography
The previous detail of the stair and this detail of a lamp hanging near the fireplace in the living room illustrate a few of the connection details that permeate the interior. We see the mahogany buttons that cover the nail holes, the pegs that fit into notches between the members, the iron straps from which wood pieces are suspended below the beam, the leather straps holding the lamp, and the wood piece that holds the leather strap through wood pegs and friction. So much is happening in just the small area of where the lamp is hung, but it all works so well together that the exaggerated aspects of the construction aren't overwhelming to the senses.by Kiler Photography
The brothers also lavished attention on the glass that helped infuse their interiors with a glow that highlights the colors and textures of the wood. The stained glass entry doors are a good case in point. Rather than typical leaded joints, they developed a copper joint holding the various glasses (including Tiffany). Treated with a bluestone solution, the copper took on a soft green color that worked well with the natural design of the glass and the wood that it fit between.by Kiler Photography
About five years after the Greene brothers perfected their California bungalow style, their work in Pasadena dried up, in response to both the area's shift from a resort-like place to a growing metropolis and the popularity of the Spanish colonial style after the 1915 Pan Pacific exhibition in San Diego. Regardless, the duo influenced many buildings in the area, most of which were not built to their exacting standards.Gamble House
The Gamble family's appreciation of the house carried down to their son and stepdaughter, who deeded the house to the city of Pasadena as a cultural heritage site with the University of Southern California, amid fears of a new owner's changing the house for the worse. Their foresight means the Gamble House is the most intact example of the brothers' architecture. Restored in 2003–04, a few years before its centennial, the house now welcomes visitors six days a week.Gamble House
ReferencesGamble House
- Banham, Reyner. Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies. The Penguin Press, 1971.
- Curtis, William J.R. Modern Architecture Since 1900. Prentice-Hall, third edition, 1996 (first published in 1982).
- Frampton, Kenneth and Larkin, David. American Masterworks: The Twentieth Century House. Rizzoli, 1995.
- The Gamble House
- McCoy, Esther. Five California Architects. Hennessey + Ingalls, 1987 (originally published in 1960 by Reinhold Book Corporation).
- The University of Southern California
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One of my all-time faves - great ideabook John!
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If it is beautiful, someone or the government will want to tear it down and put up some nondescript concrete, steele,glass and granite cold, cold, cold square building. Just a matter of time.
Kiler Photography
Ah, It was a British Man that I met while Photographing the Gamble House, maybe it was indeed Mr. Reyner Banham...?
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I didn't realize that American carpenters were world re-known for their crud work! I renovate homes professionally. I come from a fine woodworking background and spend entirely too much time framing. But the sh%$! that is beneath the surface of virtually every home I work on makes me conscious that someday someone is going to see my rough framing too. It makes me want to do better than the generation of carpenters who came before me.
I love this house and the narrative was really well researched.
I love this house and the narrative was really well researched.
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Thanks for the nice research and photos. Another great article. Also like the plans. Incredible wood working details.
Stanhope Design
Absolutely exquisite detail...
December 9, 2012 at 5:38PM Like
Mackin Drafting & Design
I have been a big fan of Greene & Greene for some time. It was nice to see you include part of the plans in the article. It is becoming a lost art in our computer generated society. I would definitely hang one of their blueprints up on my wall. Great article as well as the pictures!
Many may also know this home as Professor Emmet Brown's home from the Back to The Future movie trilogies
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amazing .nice work
December 11, 2012 at 6:29AM Like
"It also means that the surfaces, predominantly mahogany, are soft to the touch — and irresistibly so at that." The surfaces come through s if they were satin even in the photos. I would love to visit and also see what the critic meant about what's visible in the attic! Thanks.
The house is beautiful. I love the softening effect of the draping plantings. What is the name of the plants?
Thank you.
Thank you.
September 16, 2013 at 11:32AM Like
My grandparents owned a house in Santa Barbara, CA for 40 years that was built by Greene and Greene and it was a magnificent house. It was like my second home. Very similar to the Gamble House in design.
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When visiting in Pasadena we took the "Behind The Ropes" tour of the Gamble House. It is stunning! (We didn't get to see the attic). We came home and redecorated our very simple bungalow to reflect the Arts & Crafts style. There is a book entitled "Greene and Greene: Masterworks" that is worth reading. This article is great but barely scratches the surface of how wonderful the Gamble House really is. Enjoy doing some research for yourselves. It will be time well-spent.
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