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What is your take on all three types of school :)
Public vs Private vs Charter school
Public - I'm anti-public. I know I pay for these schools, so it does suck to "pay twice", once for the public, then again for the private tuition. But because of several issues, bullying being for some reason one of my main concerns (don't especially know why, maybe because of my experience in public schools. . ), I would rather pay the private school tuition than have that hot bmw I've been wanting.
Private - I'm not a "holy roller", but I do like that he learns about Jesus at this school, mostly because I think that learning to have faith as a child is something that will stay w/ you and benefit you your entire life. (Not necessarily christian faith, just faith that you're not in this by yourself. .. ) I also feel like I have more "ownership" and more of a say-so in what goes on at the school. If I have problems/concerns, etc, I don't feel like I'm one of the faceless masses that the school doesn't really care about anyway. (I'm not saying that all public schools are like this, it's just my personal opinion.) Also many other reasons why I love this option.
Charter - I really don't know enough about these to give an opinion. I kind of think of them as free private schools, but I'm not sure. And I'm also not sure what their student/teacher ratio is, etc. I would much more lean towards this option than public, w/ what little I do know. . .
I think it varies by location. The public schools in my area are good. I went to them and I didn't notice a lot of bullying. You can still belong to the PTA and volunteer at your kid's classroom and all that, so you are familiar with the teacher and the school administration. There aren't a lot of private schools in our suburbs though. In the city, I'd be very wary of sending dd to a public school. If I had to live there, then I'd probably send her private. Also, not all private schools are Religion-based. We have quite a few secular private schools in the city.
I think this really varies by where you live. Not all private schools are the same and not all public schools are the same. Even in just one city, some public schools are excellent and some are horrible. You have to look at a school on it's own without the label. Here there is a ranking/review system though, which I assume is the same everywhere in the US. You can look up online and see how the schools perform and reviews for the school. Maybe that would help you more.
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I think that if you can find a public school that you are comfortable putting my nephew in, than do it... I absolutely love my Lil H's teachers and he goes to a Catholic school... He has one full time teacher (she's the director) and 3 part-time teachers and no less than 2 of them are working with the children at any time (numbers flux from 8 to 15 or 16). He gets the one on one attention that he needs and oh my gosh the love that he gets at school... It's like he has 4 part-time Mom's while I am at work... I love how his teachers LOVE what they do and that they aren't just there to collect a paycheck... I think because of all the issues that public teachers have to put up with everyday no matter how new they are, they eventually just begin collecting a paycheck... It's a very sad state of affairs and I can't say that I blame them one bit...
You know what is best for your lil man, just trust your gut feelings and go with them!!
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Public schools in my area are not an option. They're crowded, under-staffed, low on resources, and some are just down right unsafe.
There are some pretty excellent charter schools here, but others are no better than the public schools. You really have to research them.
Magnet schools and private schools are my top pics for around here and I'm having a REAL problem deciding which I want to go for when DS starts Kindy next fall. There are a few performing arts magnet schools around that I know DS would love (he's a very musical kid). And once he gets in, he's IN. No reapplying, any siblings get priority enrollment and I can pick any other magnet school to move him to when it's time for him to continue to middle school/high school. No tuition, plus bus service.
My biggest reason for ever picking a private school would be religious education. It means a lot to me and I'm willing to pay for it. The problem with the ones around here are: a) the one's I like aren't really local and don't offer bussing b)they have great academic programs, but not the right extracurriculars for someone like DS, or c)they have all the academics and activities, but no religious education.
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I'm also not a fan of Public schools...because even if a public school is a "A" school, what does that really mean? In FL here, that just means those kids were taught very well how to take a test. There's so much emphasis on that test and kids are prepping all year long to take it, so are they really learning?
And yes, there can be bullying and bad things going on in private schools, but like with any school, you have to check it out...talk to you child, see what's going on in school.
As for Charter schools, there are plenty in my area and some are "top notch" but it's the same kids and the same things that occur in a public school.
In life, you usually get what you pay for (or don't pay for)...
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I have done a lot of research about this, and have concluded I want to try to homeschool. But if that wasn't an option I would definitely go for Private schooling. Public schools in my area (minus one my mom works for but she says it's changing) are more concerned about test scores than the kid's learning. Several districts have had to close schools due to funding, making classroom sizes increase without adequate resources (teachers, books, etc).
And due to me living in a low-income district, the kids can be and are used as guinea pigs to see what cirriculum works best, etc before better funded schools get books. After schools are closed as public schools, some are turned into "charters."
I don't know a lot about Charters but have heard of similar issues that public schools have, minus having to meet state standards in order to stay open.
Hope this helps...............
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I'm a big fan of public schools, but some areas have better schools than others (of course!). Religious private schools would never be an option for my child since I'm an atheist and would not be comfortable with it. He goes to a public magnet school right now as a 1st grader and I am happy with his school in most areas. I am looking into a nonsectarian private school for him next year, though, since he is pretty advanced in some key areas and I feel like he may have more options there as he grows.
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My kids are in public school. I could never afford to pay for 3 kids in private school. Homeschooling is not an option for us because I need to work to support us. The school district I live in is a good one. It is certainly not perfect, but I know my kids are getting a good education. I choose to live where I do because of the quality of the public schools. I will likely never move back to my home city because the schools there are horrible. There are some better schools in the system and some good charter schools, but there is no guarantees about getting into them.
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Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!
A native New York bruiser is fed up with life in the dregs of a drug-addled Alphabet City where his neighbors are shut-ins and his bicycle is always getting stolen. He escapes from Manhattan to make a fresh start in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, only to face a new strain of street logic — where most everything he encounters is not as it seems.
Lyra Belacqua is content to run wild among the scholars of Jordan College, with her dæmon familiar always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle --- a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, and a mysterious substance known as Dust. As she hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win --- or to lose --- this more-than-mortal battle.
A graphic novel in the form of Ricardo Cavolo's personal diary, which follows the story of music through 101 essential artists; from Bach to Radiohead, to Amy Winehouse, Nirvana and Daft Punk. With over one hundred uniquely colorful illustrations and handwritten text, lists, notes, and personal anecdotes this is a book to delight in.
Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the odds, Michel managed to escape and find his way back to his family, but he was never the same again. After immigrating to Canada, Michel was encouraged by a teacher to share what happened to him in order to raise awareness about child soldiers around the world. This book, presented in a graphic novel format, is part of that effort.
Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download "This American Life," "The Moth," "Radiolab," "Planet Money," "Snap Judgment," "Serial," "Invisibilia" and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. Each has a distinct style, but every one delivers stories that are brilliantly told and produced. OUT ON THE WIRE offers an unexpected window into this new kind of storytelling --- one that literally illustrates the making of a purely auditory medium.
Maggie Thrash has spent basically every summer of her 15 year-old life at the 100 year-old Camp Bellflower for Girls, set deep in the heart of Appalachia. She's from Atlanta, she's never kissed a guy, she's into Backstreet Boys in a really deep way, and her long summer days are full of a pleasant, peaceful nothing...until one confounding moment. A split-second of innocent physical contact pulls Maggie into a gut-twisting love for an older, wiser and most surprising of all (at least to Maggie), female counselor named Erin. But Camp Bellflower is an impossible place for a girl to fall in love with another girl, and Maggie's savant-like proficiency at the camp's rifle range is the only thing keeping her heart from exploding. When it seems as if Erin maybe feels the same way about Maggie, it's too much for both Maggie and Camp Bellflower to handle, let alone to understand.
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Winsor McCay's legendary comic strip, LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND, has inspired today's foremost cartoonists to craft their own dreamlands. From the original broadsheet-sized edition, we have selected more than thirty glorious, unforgettable, or even silly dreams. Join Nemo on his journey out of 1905 and, dream by dream, explore the wild and wonderful world of today's most imaginative dreamers! Locust Moon's Joshua O'Neill, Andrew Carl, and Chris Stevens originally published LITTLE NEMO: Dream Another Dream as a broadsheet-sized collection of 116 homages to Winsor McCay's Little Nemo. O'Neill, Carl, and Stevens are the owners of the Locust Moon comic shop in Philadelphia and also host the annual Locust Moon Comics Festival.
From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind BABYMOUSE comes a middle-grade, semi-autobiographical graphic novel.
Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, SUNNY SIDE UP is at once a compelling "problem" story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world.
By sister-bother team Jennifer and Matthew Holm. A 200-page, full-color graphic novel in the vein of Raina Telgemeier's SMILE.
Highly acclaimed graphic novelist Craig Thompson's debut book for young readers about a plucky heroine on a mission to save her dad.
For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is vast and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad is in big, BIG trouble. With her father's life on the line, nothing is going to stop Violet from trying to rescue him and keep her family together.
Visionary graphic novel creator Craig Thompson brings all of his wit, warmth, and humor to create a brilliantly drawn story for all ages. Set in a distant yet familiar future, SPACE DUMPLINS weaves themes of family, friendship, and loyalty into a grand space adventure filled with quirky aliens, awesome spaceships, and sharp commentary on our environmentally challenged world.


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Famous Numbers Person Predicts Florida Could Have Gay Marriage by 2013
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com correctly predicted the outcome of the presidential election, and because of that, he can find the answer to everything with a few clicks of his calculator. Except for the Oscars; he sure got those wrong. Sorry, Mickey.
Now Silver is trying to predict the years when each state could successfully fend off a voter initiative to ban gay marriage. Based on the number of voters who cite religion as a very important part of their lives, he's created a model:
The model predicts, for example, that a marriage ban in California in 2008 would have passed with 52.1 percent of the vote, almost exactly the fraction actually received by Proposition 8...
Marriage bans, however, are losing ground at a rate of slightly less than two points per year. So, for example, we'd project that a state in which a marriage ban passed with 60 percent of the vote last year would only have 58 percent of its voters approve the ban this year.
Amendment 2 in Florida passed last year with a majority of 62 percent. We'll assume 62 percent is roughly equivalent to the starting value Silver used, and clipping away about 2 percent a year, that would mean Florida would have less than 50 percent support for a gay marriage ban by 2014, though Silver predicts 2013 for the Sunshine State. He doesn't reveal the hard number for each state, but it seems to fit the model more or less.
However, in Florida, constitutional amendments need 60 percent of the vote to pass. According to the numbers, which never lie, the amendment would not have passed if we had waited to 2010.
If we wanted to undo Amendment 2, one of the more obvious ways would be another constitutional amendment -- one that would need 60 percent support. Taking our rough understanding of Silver's model further, we'd have to wait at least 10 more years for the support to be there. So we're looking at 2019. Of course, Silver's model is for voters who would vote against a gay marriage ban, and that might not directly correlate to voters who would vote for gay marriage.
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Notes from Apple's Q2 2013 Conference Call
As Apple's second-quarter 2013 financial results conference call began, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced first half revenue of more than $98 billion, and net income of more than $22 billion, including sales of 85 million iPhones and iPads. He acknowledged Apple's growth rate has slowed from a high level. Cook mentioned "the potential of exciting new product categories" when looking at the future of Apple. He also mentioned "amazing new hardware that we can't wait to introduce" in the fall.
Cook said Apple remains committed to make attractive returns to shareholders, as the company has more than doubled the size of the capital return program to a total of $100 billion by the end of 2015. The company also approved a 15 percent increase in the stock dividend.
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer mentioned new March records for iPhone and iPad sales and detailed the numbers. iPad sales doubled in greater China and Japan. The "overwhelming majority" of iPad mini users are first-time iPad customers, Oppenheimer said. He also touched on the iPad's spread into emerging markets. iPad accounted for 82 percent of all North American tablet web traffic in March, he said.
Oppenheimer mentioned iPods, but while listing the device's dropping sales numbers, he focused on the iPod market share among MP3 players.
As for iTunes sales, Oppenheimer reports more than $4 billion in combined revenue from iTunes, software and services. Also, he said that in total, app developers have made more than $9 billion from their sales through the App Store. Also, iCloud now has 300 million daily users. "We will continue to invest in the ecosystem," Oppenheimer said, with more features "in the pipeline."
Oppenheimer spent some time detailing Apple's stock buyback and dividend increase.
In the Q&A, Cook was asked if Apple was "hitting a wall" in China. "We actually had our best quarter ever in greater China," Cook said, with revenue of $8.8 billion. Notably, iPads grew 138 percent year-over-year in China. "Going forward we still see a significant opportunity in China," Cook said. "China has an unusually large number of potential first-time smartphone buyers, and that's not lost on us."
As for Cook's allusion to fall announcements of products and whether or not that means there will be no new Apple products until the fall, Cook said, "I don't want to be more specific…I'm just saying we've got some really great stuff coming in the fall and all of 2014."
Cook touched on how the iPhone 4 was now even more affordable and attractive to first-time buyers, which allows more people to get into "the ecosystem with a really, really phenomenal product."
Apple doesn't want to forecast gross margin beyond June, Oppenheimer said. Apple is "willing to trade off short-term profits for long-term potential." He mentioned how the iPod inspired the iPhone, and how the iPad mini was a "great strategic decision."
Cook was questioned on if his views changed regarding the 5" phone market. "My view continues to be that iPhone 5 has the absolute best display in the industry," Cook said. "Some customers value large screen size, others also value other factors." He talked about battery life, resolution, and portability in a display. He concluded, "We would not ship a larger display iPhone while these trade-offs exist."
When talking about the Mac market, Cook mentioned the high iPad sales numbers. "It's certainly true that some of those iPads cannibalized some Macs. I don't think it's a huge number, but I think it's some," he said.
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Going an entire year without introducing anything is extremely risky. The pundits who already think Apple is "done" will have a field day the rest of the year and into 2014 if these product releases slip that far. The only consolation is that Microsoft is dead in the water as well with the combined flops of Windows Phone 9 and Windows 8, but there is the huge matter of Android/Google who are not sitting still or dead in the water and their affiliates are introducing some great new products like the HTC One and GS4. If an upcoming iPhone 5S is nothing but an internal refresh, then I think the doomsayers may just have a point.
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not surprising to see the ipod numbers go down as iphone numbers increase or remain steady - i continue to upgrade phones as they are released, which means my kids inherit the old ones to use as ipods - i haven't had the need to shell out for a new ipod touch in a couple of years, and i don't see that changing as incremental improvements are made to the phones.
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- 01-15-13, 01:45 PM Thread Author #1
Windows programs on playbook?
forgive me if this may sound crazy and it does but is there any possible way to run windows programs on the playbook?
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It's not possible to run windows programs on a Microsoft Surface RT tablet (unless its the surface Pro which isn't out yet), so on the Playbook... no.
You could try Splashtop Streamer for the Playbook, I have it its pretty good, I control my windows desktop from my Playbook connected to my TV via hdmi, who needs a smartTV
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Re: Windows programs on playbook?
lool thank you for the info
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- 01-15-13, 07:19 PM Thread Author #8
Re: Windows programs on playbook?
ah. I wonder if I can link my pb with a friends computer from my house
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PlayBook runs on QNX which uses a locked down UNIX file system, Windows data file support is via Service Message Blocks (SMB) via a UNIX/Linux SAMBA (SMB) service on the PlayBook. Long story short, incompatible file system for executable files.
Best to look for Windows work alike apps or a remote service as suggested above.
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DOSbox seconded here.
You'll need a win95 disc (which is not 'free on internet'). Then consider the boot will last as long as win95 boots did on old PC (two full minutes), and there is no way to 'save state', so each time you quit the app you know you'll need to basically restart the PC. Then the obtained PC indeed is an old, slow PC. Last there is a glitch with the mouse tracking, that may quickly become annoying for more than short-term use. (may be overcome with a mouse, but I didn't try)
You'll find all the needed details here, searching threads for 'dosbox'. In the last one I even posted screenshots with win95.
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Treehouses for grownups
Whole Tree Architecture - if you'd like a house built by pioneering architect Roald Gundersen, your first step might be to hike in your nearby woods to choose some young, wind-bent, and diseased "Charlie Brown" trees. Small diameter round trees have 150% the strength of milled lumber and twice the strength of steel in tension. Besides structural and environmental advantages, whole trees make for some beautiful and naturally sculptured environments. [more inside]
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Kreuzberg can suck it.
Architect Jakob Tigges plans to erect a 1,000 meter tall artificial mountain in the middle of Berlin. [more inside]
Who needs the Kwik-E-mart? Not me.
Re-inhabited Circle Ks - an exhibit of identical storefronts abandoned by a national chain of convenience stores and re-purposed by new businesses. [more inside]
How Green is My Home?
"Oh, it's all bullshit. The high design? That has nothing to do with reality. That's just architectural self-indulgence." The greening of architecture is quite a contentious subject. Because of a renewed emphasis on traditional home-building methods, The Green Home of the Future is in many respects not dissimilar from The Green Home of Yesterday. A tornado in Greensburg, Kansas provided the impetus for a vote to decide on what green methods would define the movement in that small town. The competition's results stymied many architects' conceptions of what "green" should mean. But in New Orleans, larger-scale destruction by Hurricane Katrina has provided a unique opportunity for proponents of distinct conceptions of green innovation to bring their ideas to life. Opinions among residents are mixed.
"Because no one will ever care whether anyone hits a home run out of the 'new Yankee Stadium'"
Why Yankee Stadium sucks: "Its design is profoundly un-American. Baseball has traditionally played a unifying role. The ballpark is where people of different classes and races and religions actually mingled. The box seats, where the swells sat, weren't physically separated from the proles. The new stadium is like an architectural system of class apartheid."
Lawrence Halprin: July 1, 1916 - October 25, 2009
Influential landscape architect Lawrence Halprin has died at the age of 93. "He was the single most influential landscape architect of the postwar years," said Charles Birnbaum, president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. "He redefined the profession's role in cities." Noted projects include The Sea Ranch a 5,000-acre residential development on the coast of Sonoma county in northern California; Ghirardelli Square, the first major adaptive re-use project in the United States, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C; and a new trail from which to experience Yosemite Falls. [more inside]
Bucket list made easy!
Want to see Trajan's Column, Michelangelo's David (with or without fig leaf), and Notre Dame all in one room? (Well, two rooms.) The Victoria and Albert's "Cast Courts" are an amazing example of Victorian plaster casting, allowing those who couldn't afford the Grand Tour a chance to see great works of art and architecture.
Wonderful documentary on the art inspired chain of Best retail stores designed by Site architectural firm in the '70s and early '80s. 1::2::3::4
Gardens By The Bay
The Gardens will put in place a pervasive garden ambience and quality living environment from which Singapore's downtown will rise, and steer Singapore to the forefront of the world's leading global cities. (via)
Colossal Green Volcano Rises In Italy
"A jaw-dropping feat of architecture has risen in the Italian city of Nola, just a stone's throw away from the cataclysmic Mt. Vesuvius. Designed by Renzo Piano, Vulcano Buono is an epic cone-shaped commercial center crowned with a gorgeous sloping green roof. Piano's 'good volcano' contributes a vital new space to the southern edge of the Nola commercial district, which is the most most important freight terminal complex in southern and central Italy."
Long live The New flesh!
"All of which is a long way of saying that, to construct a new church of anatomical horror and to do so out of stone, as Al-Mehdari seems to be suggesting, is a fascinating idea. " - Body Baroque
Architecture through the cinematographic lens. The visual fusion between the third and the seventh arts.
The "Third&Seventh" project is "A full-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces." In other words, Alex Roman has created a series of CG images and short films, based on real places (like this short film that depicts Louis Kahn's library at Phillips Exeter Academy), with a remarkable level of realism and beauty. (via)
The Other Architect of 9/11
While newly released images of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed have brought "the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks" back into the public eye just before their anniversary, it was his skyscraper-hating lieutenant Mohamed Atta who had trained to be an architect before becoming an airborne suicide terrorist. Slate's Daniel Brook goes on a three-part expedition in search of Atta's architectural education, from despised tourist projects in Cairo's dilapidated Islamic Quarter to utopian urban planning for an idealized "Islamic-Oriental City" like Aleppo. [more inside]
Somethin' New From Chemistry
Graphic Concrete is a process with which textures, patterns, typography, images, or works of art can be "printed" on concrete surfaces, with subtle and dramatic results. Invented by Finnish designer and architect Samuli Naamanka, Graphic Concrete is being used in projects all over the globe.
Let's ride bikes!
Ride a Bike through an Architectural Drawing: no, really.
Shoutout To All My Eichler Homies
Eichler homes! Most Eichlers are located in northern California, but you can find a few developments in the southland. People restore and renovate their Eichlers, write magazine articles about them, and take lots of photos of them. Even Mr. Incredible owned an Eichler. But owning an Eichler is not for everyone. Want to buy an Eichler? Join the Eichler Network or tour an open house.
Living Small
With the economic downturn and a steady downward trend in family sizes, the end of the McMansion could be at hand. Some people are living in and building tiny houses (previously) to decrease their impact on the environment, while others can't afford more (or wish to own something small instead of paying off something big). Sergio Santos saw his small budget and limited space as a challenge (gallery), maximizing his 77 square foot space as a bedroom, office, and mini-kitchen. Claire Wolf lists the four pieces of living small: building, gadgeting, decorating, and coping. If these spaces are too small for you, Dan Maginn suggest 900 square feet for a 2 bed, 2 bath house, and outlines how to design your own small home (his tips: think "events" more than "rooms," and don't forget the cupboards and water heater closet).
Brick House
Knossos: Fakes, Facts, and Mystery. "The masterpieces of Minoan art are not what they seem... The truth is that these famous icons are largely modern. As any sharp-eyed visitor to the Heraklion museum can spot, what survives of the original paintings amounts in most cases to no more than a few square inches. The rest is more or less imaginative reconstruction, commissioned in the first half of the twentieth century by Sir Arthur Evans, the British excavator of the palace of Knossos (and the man who coined the term 'Minoan' for this prehistoric Cretan civilization, after the mythical King Minos who is said to have held the throne there). As a general rule of thumb, the more famous the image now is, the less of it is actually ancient."
The Loss of Human Scale: Old Hong Kong vs New Hong Kong
For the last two years, Flickr user HK Man has been collecting old photos of Hong Kong, finding the exact spots at which they were taken, and taking them again. The result, from his first photo of Victoria Harbor to a more recent one of Nathan Road, comprises a chronicle of Hong Kong's unrestrained vertical development over the past few decades. In a similar vein, Gwulo is a community site for "for everyone that is interested in old Hong Kong" and includes photos, mysteries, and discussions -- such as this one about old Kai Tak Airport. [more inside]
Historic Bridges of the U.S.
Historic Bridges of the U.S. This is the most complete database of historic bridges I've seen. The front page is blog style that seems to have an emphasis on preservation, and which links to a database that is actively being updated & expanded. You can search by state or by county, and look at each bridge's individual page, including a wealth of stats, and a high-res photo, when available. [more inside]
Exploring and trespassing
Dear Mandir
When you think of Hinduism, you probably don't think of suburban Lilburn, Georgia, yet it is home to BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, at over 30,000 square feet the largest Hindu temple in the world outside of India. The beautiful temple was assembled from 34,000 pieces of Turkish limestone, Indian pink sandstone, and Italian Carrara marble hand-carved by some 1500 craftsmen in India, then shipped to Georgia, where about 900 volunteers put in over a million man-hours to bring the architects' vision to fruition (YT), at a cost of about US$19m. [more inside]
A Fair To Remember
Concept proposals for Seattle's Space Needle. More sketches and images, from the University of Washington's image database. Erecting The Needle, a four-part series about the Space Needle's construction: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, with a picture of the rarely-seen gas-flame beacon in action. And this morning, the Space Needle was briefly for sale!
Pattern in Islamic Art
Pattern in Islamic Art - thousands of high quality, free pictures of various motifs, patterns and architectural elements of mosques and other structures from Asia to West Africa. [more inside]
"America's Imaginary Medieval Period"
NPR: American Castles. With interactive map. Previously. Also, on Flickr.
Search Patterns
Peter Morville is widely recognized as a father of the information architecture field, and he serves as an advocate for the critical roles that search and findability play in defining web user experience. His recent project titled Search Patterns, is a sandbox for collecting search examples, patterns, and anti-patterns; for example spime search, the ability to query objects in motion and find things in the real world. Morville is also on the editorial board of the new Journal of Information Architecture.
Detroit schools urban exploration & reclamation.
Urban exploration has been featured here once or twice before, but Jim Griffioen's site photo-documenting his discoveries in and around Detroit deserves a look. Griffioen was recently interviewed [direct mp3 link] on the American Public Media radio program The Story. [more inside]
Blowing up the Rocca Malatestiana
Tetragram for Enlargement is an architectural video installation by Apparati Effimeri that decorates, distorts, and eventually explodes the fortress Rocca Malatestiana. [Italian] [more inside]
Eternal sunshine
RIP Julius Shulman, iconic photographer of modernist architecture.
Deciding to sell, but not die.
Champions of Reversible Destiny, architects Arakawa + Gins believe that people die because they're too comfortable. Having lost their life savings through Bernie Madoff, their bewildering East Hampton Bioscleave house - and, presumably, immortality - can now be yours for only $4million. [via the always awesome It's lovely! I'll take it!]
A website has been launched to preserve the history of Danvers State Insane Asylum. The Asylum, which opened in 1878 in Danvers, MA (site of the Salem Witch Trials) and closed in 1992, was featured in the horror movie Session 9, and may have been the inspiration for HP Lovecraft's Arkham Asylum. Its Kirkbride Wings, which once held the institution's living quarters, now house a 400+ unit apartment complex. [more inside]
But where are the wretched hives of scum and villainy?
The Architects' Journal (home of British architecture) has recently listed their top 10 architectural features of Star Wars. The article cites the Sandcrawler of Tatooine (possibly inspired by the Hôtel du lac in Tunisia, and in turn may have influenced Casa da Música [virtual tour, requires Quicktime] ), gave Bright Tree Village an honorary rating of BREEAM Excellent (top marks for environment-friendliness and sustainability), then embrace the Ecumenopolis that is Coruscant. This is not the first discussion of the architectural styles of the Star Wars universe. George Lucas once said "I'm basically a Victorian person," referring to his love of "all kinds of old things," including sort of Art Deco or Art Moderne-type. The retro-futuristic styles of Star Wars has gone on to inspire others.
A spectre is haunting Western academia
Slavoj Žižek recently gave five talks under the title Masterclass - Notes Towards a Definition of Communist Culture. It sez 'ere, "The master class analyses phenomena of modern thought and culture with the intention to discern elements of possible Communist culture. It moves at two levels: first, it interprets some cultural phenomena (from today's architecture to classic literary works like Rousseau's La Nouvelle Heloise) as failures to imagine or enact a Communist culture; second, it explores attempts at imagining how a Communist culture could look, from Wagner's Ring to Kafka's and Beckett's short stories and contemporary science fiction novels." Audio of Zizek's talks and subsequent discussion is now online: Part I Utopias; Part II Architecture as Ideology; Part III Wagner's Ring as a Communist narrative; Part IV Populism and Democracy; Part V Environment, Identity and Multiculturalism. Those who like to watch the beard in motion will find links to video of some of the talks posted here.
The New Acropolis Museum
After more than 30 years of competions and planning and eight years of construction, the New Acropolis Museum officially opens today. The museum, designed by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, provides a dramatic new home for the many historic treasures of the Acropolis, including the marbles of the Parthenon frieze. [more inside]
The dead hand of neo-traditionalism
Controversy has erupted in Britain after it emerged that Prince Charles used his personal influence with Qatari royalty to sack modernist architect Richard Rogers from a development in London. Charles has been an outspoken critic of modern architecture and advocate of neo-traditionalist styles, and even created a model village to showcase his ideas about "proper" architecture. Charles' preferred replacement for Rogers is Quinlan Terry, known for his neo-classicist leanings. [more inside]
Saddam's Palaces
Breach. Photographer Richard Mosse's pictures of Saddam Hussein's palaces.
The High Line, Transformed
The first stage of New York City's High Line redesign was opened to the public yesterday, and reviews are generally favorable. The city's newest park (whose concept is similar to Paris's Promenade Plantée,) transforms an abandoned, above-ground, elevated freight train track into a nine block "lofty expanse of walking and green spaces that stretches 60 feet wide in some spots". It also provides visitors with a unique look at some of the city's architecture and layout. (Previously on MeFi) [more inside]
India and South Asian resources
Dr. Frances W. Pritchett, Professor of Modern Indic Languages at Columbia University, New York, has created a superb online collection of resources, all about India and South Asia, its art, history, literature, architecture and culture. Her Indian Routes section (the Index page) is a particularly rich resource. Her vast, colorful and informative site also has many great images. Check out her "scrapbook pages" on the Princes l the Ghaznavids l British Rule l Women's Spaces l Perspectives on Hinduism. [more inside]
Nature's Elegant Solutions
Imagine nature's most elegant ideas organized by design and engineering function, so you can enter "filter salt from water" and see how mangroves, penguins, and shorebirds desalinate without fossil fuels. That's the idea behind AskNature, the online inspiration source for the biomimicry community. The featured pages are a good starting point. Cross-pollinating biology with design. [more inside]
The Past is Another City
Frank Lloyd Wright Legos
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum now available in Lego.
Evil Lairs
Game developers are unconstrained in their designs for the enemy. Such designers will be punished with poor sales, not death in the gulag, if their designs for the overlord are unpopular. They could go anywhere with the homes of evildoers: halls of electric fluorescence, palaces carved from corduroy, suburban back yards. And yet, in spite of this freedom, most videogame designers choose to make a definite connection to familiar – or real-world – architecture ...
Zero carbon emission living: ingenuity and woolly hats
The Reas' previous house was destroyed in a winter storm - such are the perils of living on Unst - most northerly of the Shetland isles. On re-building the pensioner couple have constructed what they claim is the world's first occupied zero carbon emission house - using off the shelf materials. Here is a video interview with them and a few more details about the house. [more inside]
One Flat Thing, reproduced
Synchronous Objects - Exploring choreographic structures using objects and data, creating stunning visualisations. [flash]
old, weird america
Roadside Architecture. "I have been passionate about commercial architecture and roadside related things all my life. I grew up in California but New York City has been my home since 1980. I started this website in 2000 simply as a way to organize my own photos. Since then, it has become a bit of an obsession and grown to well over 1,000 pages." flickr. blog. [more inside]
The Eighth Wonder of the World
3D laser scanning offers a fly-through view of the Eighth Wonder of the World. Carved directly into volcanic bedrock, the churches of Lalibela were built during the Zagwe Dynasty (1137-1270). YouTube video of the church and local villagers.
An epic blog post on the evolution of the architecture of Megacity-One, the futuristic comic-book home of Judge Dredd, by Matt Brooker, showing influence of artists such as Carlso Esquerra, Mike McMahon and Ian Gibson over the years. Judge Dredds cover appearances on 2000ad from 1977 onwards (when each Prog cost 8p), and plenty other images from the world of Judge Dredd. As for that movie... [more inside]


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Toronto Festival Guide - August 2015
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Aug 21-Sept 7, 2015
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Bandshell Concerts
The following are artists performing FREE concerts (with admission) at the CNE.
- Aug 25: Chubby Checker
- Aug 26: Rick Springfield
- Aug 27: Leroy Sibbles
- Aug 28: Foghat
- Aug 29: Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts
- Aug 30: The Last Waltz - A Musical Celebration of THE BAND
- Aug 31: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Sept 1: Cody Simpson - YOUTH DAY (TBC)
- Sept 2: Brett Kissel
- Sept 3: Tokyo Police Club
- Sept 4: MKTO
- Sept 5: Monster Truck
- Sept 6: Dallas Smith
Special Events
The following are just some of the special events.
- Toonie Mondays: Kids 13 & under [Aug 24 & 31]
- Free Till 3: 19 yrs & under [Sept 1: before 3pm]
- Ribfest [Every day]
- Food Products Day [Aug 26]
- Food Truck Frenzy [Aug 28-30]
- Canadian International Air Show [Sept 5-7]
|Location: Exhibition Place, 210 Princes' Blvd, Toronto
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Scotiabank Buskerfest
Aug 27-30, 2015
Over 4 days and nights, Torontos international busker festival will entertain audiences along Yonge Street, as well as surrounding areas. There is a Buskerball on Aug 19.
Scotiabank Buskerfest is produced by Epilepsy Toronto as a fundraiser in support of people with epilepsy and their families. So it's no surprise that the proceeds collected at the festival will go towards Epilepsy Toronto. So, take lots of change for the performers - PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!
|Location: Yonge Street (Yonge/Dundas St area, downtown Toronto)
|Website || FREE but donations are welcome - Pay what you can
Toronto Burlesque Festival
Aug 27-30, 2015
Celebrating the best of burlesque! 4 hot nights of scintillating striptease, variety and live music branching from across Canada and beyond.
Expect to see the top names in international burlesque entertainment and more! For more information, please visit their website.
|Location: Mod Club, 722 College St
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Aug 28-30, 2015: 11am-7pm
|Location: Harbourfront Centre
|FREE || Harbourfront Schedule || Website || Twitter
Mabuhay Philippines Festival
Aug 29-30, 2015
The theme this year is Kulay (Colour). Fashion show by Agnes Miranda featuring Salud and Pamaong creations. Performances include The Muso Project, The Belinda Corpuz Band, Gian Carlo Bobilla Group, Yan Yon All Stars, and many more!
Activities begin at NOON both days.
|Location: David Pecaut Sq, 215 King St West
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After the Wizards dropped their home opener to the Boston Celtics on Saturday, coach Randy Wittman joked that he wasn't sure if the sun was coming up the next morning. Washington went 81/2 minutes before scoring its first field goal and still managed a comeback before falling 89-86.
"We should have won the game," Wittman said. "I showed them a lot of positives from a defensive standpoint. Now offensively, not a lot of positives, and we've got to get better at that and that's what we concentrated on today."
The Wizards will have a short wait to find out if what they worked on in practice Monday was effective. They will face the Celtics again in Boston on Wednesday. Despite the dreadfully slow starts by his starting five, Wittman says it's far too early to panic.
"You've got to give certain things time," Wittman said. "I'm not going to be a guy that's going to change the lineup every other game. Now you've got guys that don't maybe understand, 'Am I going to start tonight or am I coming off the bench?' You want guys to understand their roles, what's expected of them."
Wittman's starting five are A.J. Price (point guard), Bradley Beal (shooting guard), Trevor Ariza (small forward), Trevor Booker (power forward), and Emeka Okafor (center).
Knowing their roles, Wittman believes, is the key to gaining confidence, something the team needs to maintain, slow starts or not. It's confidence that will help his players compensate in other areas when shots aren't falling, offensive execution is floundering, and rhythm just isn't there.
"As I told them, I've got a belief in them, and they've got to believe in themselves and we can't be tentative," Wittman said. "You can do other things. You get three, four rebounds, all of a sudden you're feeling good about yourself. You get a layup, you get a couple free throws — that's how you get good rhythm back."
One of the players desperately in need of improving his rhythm is Ariza, who went 0 for 4 from the floor, never got to the free throw line, and had no assists or rebounds Saturday. Sporting a black eye from an elbow in practice, Ariza says his teammates and coaches are helping him fight through the adjustment period.
"This is a new team for me, a new system for Emeka [Okafor] and I together, as well as Martell [Webster]," Ariza said. "Just trying to get used to everybody, it takes a little time."
Ariza's luck was so bad Saturday that even an layup wouldn't fall.
"That was unbelievable, but it is what it is," Ariza said. "I was laughing at the end of the game, but you have to forget about it and move forward. I'm just trying to pick my spots — when to shoot the ball, when to drive the ball, when to pass the ball, when to do a little bit of everything. I'm just trying to get comfortable with what we're doing here."
With their offense struggling, Jordan Crawford's sprained left ankle comes at a bad time. Crawford, who led the Wizards with 21 points against Boston, sustained the injury in the fourth quarter. Wittman says Crawford's status is in question, but Crawford expects to play.


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|Reviews for The Weapon
| mandancie chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
oh my goodness! please update soon! Dean has to get worried about Sam soon! :)
| SPN Mum chapter 2 . 7/13/2013
Oh great! Tim and Reggie back for more? Sam is in trouble this time, since no one knows where he is, or that he's been taken. O.o I don't know how he's going to get out of this. Dean WOULD be happier without Sam right now! :(
| SPN Mum chapter 1 . 7/13/2013
Dean's attitude about Sam starting the Apocalypse sure bugs me! He acts like Sam KNEW what he was doing, and did it anyway. None of them knew that killing Lilith would break the final seal, that Sam was used by the demons and angels both. Sam didn't have an angel watching out for him like Dean did. Instead he was treated as though he chose to be 'an abomination' by having the demon blood. Dean was always too judgemental of Sam, and now Sam is paying the price for it. :(
| angeleyenc chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
plz update! noo! Sammy! dean you idgit! Sammy is in trouble!
| reannablue chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
Terrific story so far...looking forward to more.
| reannablue chapter 1 . 7/13/2013
Love your story start...Wow, even happier to see there is more.
| anna3311234 chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
Oh wow! I love this so far! Wonderful!
| Miuda22 chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
I'm loving this story so far, I have a love/hate relationship with this season of the show, I love the angst but I hate how much pain our boys where in, especially Sam. He never really got the forgiveness he deserved after jumping into the cage. That's why he was so messed up at the end of season 8. I can't wait to see where you take this and whether Dean snaps out of it soon. We are after all our own worst enemy.
| BranchSuper chapter 3 . 7/13/2013
Dean really needs a good smack. He's very self-righteous for the man who started the whole ball rolling by agreeing to torture others in hell.
| Souless666 chapter 2 . 7/3/2013
Oh, please more soon. These Cliffers are killers. LOL
| MysteryMadchen chapter 2 . 7/1/2013
Oh boy oh boy Sam's been taking and I Can't WAIT to find out what is coming up. Hope for an update just as soon as you can squeeze one out. Thanks again, Nicole. :)
| babyreaper chapter 2 . 6/28/2013
Oh dear, things not looking so good for Sam and Dean is feeling...free? Little does he know the mess his little brother is in. What will happen when he does find out, how much guilt can he heap upon himself for deserting Sam? Thanks for updating
| doyleshuny chapter 2 . 6/28/2013
Cool! You updated this one! I REALLY wanted this one updated! I'm dying to see what happens when "free" Dean finds out that Sam has been taken. I wonder if he'll feel so "free" then. I think no doubt you can tell that line pissed me off. I mean while Dean's off flirting and basically being a giant manwhore with his newfound freedom Sam is all kinds of danger. I don't want that ruining Dean's new freedom though. Okay enough of my rant. I'm pretty excited to see Tim and Reggie. They did tell Sam they would be back and I guess they kept true to their word. PLEASE UPDATE SOON!
| BranchSuper chapter 2 . 6/28/2013
Dean, smarten up! Sam needs you!
| Katlover98 chapter 2 . 6/28/2013
There is going to be hell to pay when Dean finds out what's being done to his kid brother.
Great chapter, can't wait for more.


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