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Archinect - News 2017-02-21T00:20:46-05:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/149978582/cockpit-arts-building-in-camden-may-be-redeveloped-as-part-of-proposed-overhaul-of-holborn-library Cockpit Arts building in Camden may be redeveloped as part of proposed overhaul of Holborn Library Ellen Hancock 2016-11-15T12:29:00-05:00 >2016-11-22T22:03:59-05:00
As gentrification continues to sweep London, another of the city's artist studio spaces is facing redevelopment. There are plans to demolish the Cockpit Arts building in Camden, north London, although the local council intends to relocate all artists and designers to a new building on the same site. "Camden is anxious not to lose them as they are big local employers," says Michael Pountney, the vice-chairman of the Holborn Library Users Group.

Read more news from London here:

Herzog & de Meuron will design Royal College of Art's Battersea campus

British transport minister decries "cult of ugliness" in brutalism, modernism

Boxpark opens in Croydon

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149970082/the-end-of-shenzhen-s-baishizhou-urban-village The end of Shenzhen's Baishizhou 'urban village' Alexander Walter 2016-09-22T15:37:00-04:00 >2016-09-29T15:22:15-04:00
"Village" may not seem like the right term for a cluster of tenement-style walkups that can house more than 100,000 people. Chengzhongcun hang onto the name partly because of the familiarity evoked by the traditions and small-scale businesses that thrive among their migrant populations, and partly because when modern Shenzhen began growing, these places really were just villages in the middle of the city.

Related stories in the Archinect news:

A tragic tale of live-and-let-die development on Shanghai's Street of Eternal Happiness

Ai Weiwei calls modern Chinese architecture 'fatalistic'

Take a look at the rapid urbanization of China's Pearl River Delta

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149966144/chicago-tribune-tower-sale-closes-mixed-use-redevelopment-likely Chicago Tribune Tower sale closes; mixed-use redevelopment likely Alexander Walter 2016-08-31T13:42:00-04:00 >2016-08-31T13:43:02-04:00
Los Angeles-based developer CIM Group has agreed to buy Tribune Tower for up to $240 million, marking the end of media ownership for the historic North Michigan Avenue building and the beginning of a new chapter, likely as part of a mixed-use redevelopment. [...] Tribune Media unveiled conceptual plans last year to redevelop the parcel, adding several buildings to maximize the space with residential, retail and hotel components.

The Tribune Tower sale previously in the Archinect news: Chicago Tribune Tower inches closer to hotel & residential redevelopment
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149957367/planning-approved-for-redevelopment-of-portsmouth-prison Planning approved for redevelopment of Portsmouth Prison Abigail Banfield 2016-07-12T10:31:00-04:00 >2016-07-17T17:48:01-04:00
Portsmouth City Council has given Planning and Listed Building Consent for the repair and redevelopment of the former HMP Kingston in Portsmouth. FCBStudios will now commence the post-planning stages for the 230-unit residential scheme – a combination of re-modelled existing prison cell wings, chapel and infirmary, and new-build apartment buildings, including a landscape masterplan by Grant Associates.

Planning and Listed Building consent has been given for Feilden Clegg Bradley to redevelop former prison in Portsmouth (UK). The first phase is expected to focus on the existing grade-II buildings, early in 2017.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149955220/historic-la-times-building-to-be-redeveloped Historic LA Times Building to be redeveloped Nicholas Korody 2016-06-30T13:06:00-04:00 >2016-07-03T18:02:44-04:00
A Vancouver developer buying the storied Los Angeles Times building plans to demolish portions of the 750,000-square-foot complex to make way for a residential and retail development [...] [The developer] intends to build apartments in place of a 1970s-era chunk of the building at Broadway and First Street, according to sources familiar with its plan. The stone-clad segments from 1935 and 1948, along Spring Street, would undergo renovations to house offices and retailers.

According to the article, the developer – Onni Group – paid around $120 million for the building. It was previously owned by the Chicago-based company Tribune Media Co. The Los Angeles Times remains a tenant in the historic structure.

For more Downtown Los Angeles news, check out these links:

"Bouncy-house urbanism is on the rise." – Christopher Hawthorne rides the U.S. Bank Tower's 'SkySlide'

Is Los Angeles becoming a "real" city?

Mia Lehrer + OMA win over Eric Owen Moss, Brooks + Scarpa, AECOM to design DTLA's new public park

Agence Ter and Team wins Pershing Square Renew with "radically flat" proposal

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149946493/chicago-tribune-tower-inches-closer-to-hotel-residential-redevelopment Chicago Tribune Tower inches closer to hotel & residential redevelopment Alexander Walter 2016-05-20T19:34:00-04:00 >2016-08-31T13:27:15-04:00
A group of developers on the short list to buy Tribune Tower want to convert the Gothic Michigan Avenue landmark into condominiums, apartments and even a hotel [...] The property also comes with something all developers love: land for new buildings. A buyer could build one or two more towers on the parking lot next door and on space created by demolishing some of the existing Tribune building that is not landmarked. [...]

In other recent Chi-Town news on Archinect:

Embattled Lucas Museum may move to S.F.'s Treasure Island

Aerial cable cars proposed for Chicago

Chicago Spire's gaping hole to be hidden behind piles of dirt

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149937018/austin-mayor-steve-adler-on-the-city-s-growing-pains Austin Mayor Steve Adler on the city's growing pains Justine Testado 2016-03-29T13:44:00-04:00 >2016-03-30T13:39:54-04:00
We're growing faster than any other metropolitan area in the country, and we have been for the last five years...And the challenges are, with all the growth that we're having, we're going to stop being the city that we imagine that we are, that we remember being. We have to grow to be the city that we still recognize. So those challenges are not optional challenges for us to deal with, they're the challenges for us to deal with.

As Austin rapidly becomes an "it" city, how will the city keep its character? Metropolis talks with Austin Mayor Steve Adler about the multiple challenges ahead.

More on Archinect:

Seven U.S. cities competing to be the "smartest" in urban transit systems

Guns in the Studio: Texas' new campus carry law prompted Architecture Dean Fritz Steiner to resign. He joins us to discuss the law's effect on architecture education, on Archinect Sessions #55

Entrepreneurs look to tackle Austin's traffic woes
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149590327/the-enduring-legacy-of-new-york-s-hellhole The enduring legacy of New York's "hellhole" Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-04T15:48:00-05:00 >2016-03-04T16:02:52-05:00
The only context in which [Times Square] is routinely praised is a historical one, and then usually in a misguided glorification of its former grittiness. Nostalgia clouds the ugliness of the past and conceals the vibrancy of the present, but perhaps worst of all, it offers a pass for looking at Times Square as it really is and as it should be. [...] if you're trying to fight your way through the crowds of Times Square, you're missing the point—the point is the crowd.

Related on Archinect:

Have a moment at the "Heart of Hearts", now at Times Square for Valentine's Day

NY Mayor de Blasio's Times Square overhaul runs into massive opposition

Times Square throughout the ages

Times Square and the routine of chaos

Is that a luge in Times Square?

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149429632/mayor-eric-garcetti-on-frank-gehry-s-plans-for-the-la-river-a-cooperative-collaborative-regional-approach Mayor Eric Garcetti on Frank Gehry's plans for the LA River: "a cooperative, collaborative, regional approach" Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-02T13:59:00-05:00 >2016-03-16T00:07:39-04:00
When we finally see this river restored to its natural beauty, it'll be thanks to the work of thousands of people over decades. The work that Frank Gehry is doing builds upon this—looking at how we can stitch together these 88 cities of LA County, including the 15 different jurisdictions along the river's 51 miles—some of the most diverse and interesting communities that we've ever known. [...] people have put aside their differences and said: This is an opportunity to move forward.

Get caught up with more news on Gehry's ongoing redevelopment strategy for the LA River:

A closer look at reasons why the Los Angeles River revitalization is taking so long

Does Frank Gehry – or his firm – have what it takes to save the LA River?

"They should grow up": Frank Gehry to critics of his involvement with the L.A. River

Gehry to prioritize hydrology in LA River revitalization strategy

Gehry enlisted to masterplan LA River redevelopment

 http://archinect.com/news/article/148970317/what-makoko-can-teach-about-organic-urban-development What Makoko can teach about "organic" urban development Justine Testado 2016-02-25T14:53:00-05:00 >2016-02-29T00:55:07-05:00
'Why can't communities simply be communities and develop in the organic way that we allow other communities to develop?'...'They are inspirational in that people have developed them themselves, without government and real estate types pushing them around. Without a doubt, they still have problems. But they are stabilising themselves and, over time, knitting themselves into the fabric of their cities. This is a true marvel of global urbanism.'

More in relation to slums:

World's first Slum Museum is coming to Mumbai

Housing mobility vs. America's growing slum problem

Hanoi: is it possible to grow a city without slums?

In Lagos the poorest are paying the price of progress
 http://archinect.com/news/article/144497436/detroit-may-see-a-few-bigger-idle-sites-move-towards-redevelopment-in-2016 Detroit may see a few bigger idle sites move towards redevelopment in 2016 Alexander Walter 2015-12-29T13:00:00-05:00 >2016-01-17T00:45:49-05:00
Some of Detroit's most famous vacant sites finally may see new construction getting under way in 2016, turning some of the city's longest-running symbols of distress into emblems of renewal. The Hudson's site on Woodward, the old Tiger Stadium site at Michigan and Trumbull, and the State Fairgrounds near Woodward Avenue and 8 Mile all seem likely to see redevelopment progress in 2016 after in some cases decades of disuse.

Related news on Archinect:

The return of redlining: how the mortgage industry is threatening Detroit's rejuvenation

Detroit joins Shenzhen, Berlin, Turin and others as an UNESCO "City of Design"

How Detroit can learn to revive its derelict industrial sites from other cities

 http://archinect.com/news/article/143992226/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-updating-midtown-ny-s-aging-office-towers The challenges and opportunities of updating Midtown NY's aging office towers Alexander Walter 2015-12-22T18:20:00-05:00 >2015-12-28T22:34:04-05:00
Amid contentious debate on rezonings across the city, the late 2013 hubbub around an upzoning proposal for East Midtown has, for the moment, abated — but hasn't disappeared. In a bid to spur significant new development for the first time in decades, the de Blasio administration is currently retooling the Bloomberg-era plan to allow developers to construct much larger buildings [...] Whether this rezoning eventually occurs or not, the buildings in Manhattan's core aren't getting any younger.

Related news on Archinect:

Scroll through the "new New York Skyline" with this interactive infographic

New Renderings & Video of One Vanderbilt, Midtown NY's Future Tallest Office Tower

Historic 190 Bowery to be Restored

 http://archinect.com/news/article/142820371/the-return-of-redlining-how-the-mortgage-industry-is-threatening-detroit-s-rejuvenation The return of redlining: how the mortgage industry is threatening Detroit's rejuvenation Nicholas Korody 2015-12-07T13:04:00-05:00 >2015-12-07T13:04:57-05:00
In Detroit, there were 3,500 sales of single-family homes in 2014. Only 462 of them received a mortgage. That means that nearly 87 percent of sales were in cash — and that doesn't include homes sold in foreclosure auction. Comparatively, the overall metro area saw only 53 percent in cash sales the same year. Nationwide, it was 43 percent. "The number one issue that we, in the end, identified in Detroit is that it's incredibly hard for homebuyers to get a mortgage right now," say Svenja Gudell..

Related coverage:

U.S. Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, "The Architectural Imagination", now open for submissions

Participating architects announced for the US Pavilion of the 2016 Venice Biennale

How Detroit can learn to revive its derelict industrial sites from other cities

Detroit issues arrest for "vandal" Shepard Fairey

About Detroit's too often skewed media coverage

 http://archinect.com/news/article/131801551/how-detroit-can-learn-to-revive-its-derelict-industrial-sites-from-other-cities How Detroit can learn to revive its derelict industrial sites from other cities Alexander Walter 2015-07-13T15:43:00-04:00 >2015-07-15T20:14:31-04:00
Heading east along I-94 from Detroit's resurgent Midtown area, two massive structures loom on the horizon. For passing drivers, they're awe-inducing symbols of both the city's former industrial might and the dismaying scale of its post-industrial challenges. [...] At the Center for Community Progress' May Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference, planners and developers discussed examples from around the world of cities that are finding opportunity in derelict industrial properties.

Previously: Repurposing Old Rail Stations in the Rust Belt: What Buffalo, Detroit, and Cincinnati can tell us about adaptive reuse

Related on Archinect's sister site Bustler: Reanimate the Ruins winners reimagine Detroit's Packard Motor Plant
 http://archinect.com/news/article/124980104/university-of-maryland-grad-students-envision-redevelopment-plan-for-new-orleans-neighborhoods University of Maryland grad students envision redevelopment plan for New Orleans neighborhoods Justine Testado 2015-04-10T18:26:00-04:00 >2015-04-13T19:07:24-04:00
Founded by Gerald D. Hines, the annual Urban Land Institute Hines competition challenges multidisciplinary graduate student teams from North American universities to propose a comprehensive redevelopment program for a designated U.S. metro area. The ideas competition is set up as a design exercise with no plans of implementation, but the hypothetical situations of the brief are largely based on actual urban development and redevelopment scenarios, so students get to test their design skills in relevant real-world issues. What student wouldn't be motivated by that?

For its 13th edition, the competition focused on the Tulane/Gravier and Iberville neighborhoods in downtown New Orleans that were affected by Hurricane Katrina.

2015 ULI Hines finalists (starting on the L, clockwise): Harvard University: "Tremé 2.0"; University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin - Madison: "Quartier Vert"; Harvard University: "Claiborne Grove"; University of Maryland: "The Crossing"

The comp...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/124374509/the-bronx-s-once-celebrated-lambert-houses-face-an-unclear-fate The Bronx's once celebrated Lambert Houses face an unclear fate Alexander Walter 2015-04-02T19:30:00-04:00 >2015-04-05T10:05:50-04:00
When the Lambert Houses were completed in 1973 as part of the Bronx Park South Urban Renewal Area, the complex was quickly recognized as a significant architectural and social contribution. [...] So when UO columnist Susanne Schindler learned that Phipps is planning to demolish and redevelop the Houses, citing structural issues and significant security concerns, she wanted to understand what went wrong at this much-lauded site.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/116591270/don-t-forget-to-register-for-yac-s-rome-community-ring-competition Don't forget to register for YAC's Rome Community Ring competition Justine Testado 2014-12-22T18:14:00-05:00 >2014-12-27T21:40:16-05:00
Late registration began today for Young Architects Competitions' Rome Community Ring. If you want a chance to win, make sure to register by January 19, 2015 and submit your entries by January 26, 2015.

Students and professionals are encouraged to share their ideas on how to revive one of Rome's historical treasures, the 19th-century Forte Portuense, into a new cultural space for public recreation. Proposed designs must also include room for potential urban development. Built between 1877 to late 1881, Forte Portuense is one of several military fortresses and has remained preserved since military authorities abandoned the site in 1967.

Winners and cash prizes totaling €15,000 will be awarded when the competition ends in March 2015. An awards ceremony and exhibition will follow.

For more important competition details, click here.

Previous YAC competitions:

Wine Culture Centre

Post-Quake Visions
 http://archinect.com/news/article/115127457/first-images-of-big-s-malaysia-square-in-london-s-battersea-power-station First images of BIG's Malaysia Square in London's Battersea Power Station Justine Testado 2014-12-03T19:16:00-05:00 >2014-12-04T12:46:44-05:00
The first images of Bjarke Ingels Group's public square [officially titled Malaysia Square] for the £8 billion Battersea Power Station redevelopment in London have been revealed just a few weeks after BIG was appointed as the competition-winning designer. The public square, which will be BIG's first U.K. project, is only a part of the Battersea Power Station's redevelopment plan.

Head over to Bustler for more details.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/113589063/big-appointed-to-design-public-square-for-revamped-battersea-power-station BIG appointed to design public square for revamped Battersea Power Station Justine Testado 2014-11-13T18:20:00-05:00 >2014-11-14T10:16:56-05:00
BIG is about to make its debut in the UK. The Architects' Journal reported that the Danish firm was selected in an international competition to design the public square in the £8 billion redevelopment of the historic Battersea Power Station, a decommissioned coal-fired power station in southwest London. A formal announcement is yet to be made.

Situated within the Rafael Viñoly-designed masterplan, BIG's public square is described as becoming the gateway to the revamped power station.

BIG, who is working alongside the Malaysian-backed Battersea Power Station Development in overseeing the design of the public square, is set to join the redevelopment project's star-studded list of architects.

Find out more on Bustler.

Related: Gehry and Foster selected to design Phase 3 at Battersea Power Station
 http://archinect.com/news/article/99840077/boeri-studio-s-bosco-verticale-in-milan-makes-the-forest-tower-fantasy-a-reality Boeri Studio's Bosco Verticale in Milan makes the forest tower fantasy a reality Justine Testado 2014-05-16T14:14:00-04:00 >2014-05-20T20:22:34-04:00
Boeri Studio will soon realize the dream of the forest tower with Bosco Verticale, or Vertical Forest -- and they're building two. The thought of a tower "built" out of living greenery has been rendered by architects numerous times, it has reached the point where it's considered a trope of green architecture. But from an idealistic view, seeing the tree-tower design get past the planning stage and move toward completion is quite refreshing, if not intriguing, to say the least.

Located in Milan's redeveloping complex of Porta Nuova Isola, Vertical Forest was designed to help alleviate the city's increasing air pollution problem and provide a biological urban habitat in a total area of 40,000 m2.

The towers -- at 110 meters and 76 meters tall -- allegedly have 900 trees (measuring between 3m-6m) already planted in the residential balconies, along with 5,000 shrubs and 11,000 floral plants on terraces up to the 27th floor. As described by the studio, the vast number of plants will not on...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/99418974/results-of-the-2014-european-prize-for-urban-public-space Results of the 2014 European Prize for Urban Public Space Justine Testado 2014-05-08T13:37:00-04:00 >2014-05-14T07:06:38-04:00
The 2014 European Prize for Urban Public Space adds a dose of reality to often romanticized European cities, showing that every city no matter where has its own set of pressing issues. The annual prize recognizes exemplary projects that have transformed and improved public spaces throughout the continent. Starting with a total of 274 projects from 30 European countries, the international jury selected 25 finalists, and finally two joint winners and four special mentions.

(Pictured above) JOINT WINNER: The Braided Valley, Elx, Spain - 2013
AUTHORS: Francisco Leiva Ivorra, Marta García Chico, Prócoro del Real Baeza

JOINT WINNER: Renovation of the Old Port, Marseille, France - 2013
AUTHORS: Michel Desvigne Paysagiste MDP, Foster + Partners, TANGRAM, INGEROP, AIK AIK

SPECIAL MENTION: Opening of Rainham Marshes, London, United Kingdom - 2014
AUTHORS: Peter Beard_LANDROOM | Peter Beard, Alexander Gore, Sabba Khan, Dingle Price, Gregory Ross, Mark Smith, Keita Tajima

SPECIAL MENTION: Islamic Cemetery, Altach, Austria - 2012
AUTHORS: Bernardo Bader Architects

SPECIAL MENTION: Baana: pedestrian and bicycle corridor, Helsinki, Finland 2012
AUTHORS: Helsinki City Planning Department, Helsinki Public Works Department, Loci Landscape Architects Ltd

SPECIAL MENTION: La Lira Theatre, Ripoll, Spain - 2012
AUTHORS: RCR Aranda Pigem Vilalta Arquitectes SLP, Joan Puigcorbé

More details on Bustler.

Check out videos of the jurors' comments on each project below.
... http://archinect.com/news/article/98963327/mvrdv-led-consortium-to-refurbish-historic-serp-molot-factory-site-in-moscow MVRDV-led consortium to refurbish historic Serp & Molot factory site in Moscow Justine Testado 2014-04-30T16:29:00-04:00 >2014-04-30T16:29:31-04:00
Preserving the rich history of an iconic site while modernizing any aspect of its design is always a tricky feat. For MVRDV, one of their latest competition wins is redeveloping the urban plan of the historic Serp & Molot (Hammer & Sickle) Factory...In the two-stage competition, the winning team was chosen out of a shortlist with LDA Design (UK), Ateliers lion Associés (France), Mega Project (Russia), and De Architecten Cie. (Netherlands).

Here's a glimpse of the winning proposal:

The project, which has a total investment estimated at 180 billion Rouble, is expected to be complete in 2021.

Find out more on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/98671389/post-katrina-will-new-orleans-still-be-new-orleans Post-Katrina: Will New Orleans still be New Orleans? Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-04-25T19:33:00-04:00 >2014-04-28T17:54:18-04:00
With billions in federal, charity and insurance dollars flowing in after [Hurricane Katrina], there were suddenly resources for change. "The city essentially got the opportunity to do a do-over," said Carol Bebelle, a lifelong New Orleanian and executive director of Ashé Cultural Arts Center. [...] In many ways, it was a top-to-bottom re-imagining of the cityscape. So, is the city in a better place than it was nearly nine years ago? It depends on how closely you look.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/98435205/nyc-chief-city-planner-amanda-burden-on-public-space-and-densification NYC chief city planner Amanda Burden on public space and densification Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-04-21T13:07:00-04:00 >2014-04-21T16:28:18-04:00
If there is any one lesson that I have learned in my life as a city planner, it is that public spaces have power. It's not just the number of people using them, it's the even greater number of people who feel better about their city just knowing that they are there. Public space can change how you live in a city, how you feel about a city, whether you choose one city over another, and public space is one of the most important reasons why you stay in a city.

Amanda Burden served as New York City's chief planner under Mayor Bloomberg, leading such revitalization projects as the High Line and Brooklyn's waterfront. You can watch the full TED talk below, or read the complete transcript here.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/97491281/infamous-chicago-public-housing-project-faces-redevelopment Infamous Chicago public housing project faces redevelopment Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-04-07T15:01:00-04:00 >2014-04-07T19:36:03-04:00
Little remains of Chicago's Cabrini-Green, a mid-century public housing complex once home to as many as 15,000 people. The poorly maintained high rises, rife with gang violence, were eventually demolished (the final one came down in 2011). [...] The Chicago Housing Authority hopes to see it all redeveloped soon. [...] CHA says half the new residential units to be market rate, another 30 percent public housing, and the remaining 20 percent affordable housing.

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The plan's backers say it represents a rare chance at economic revitalization for the neighborhood. Its opponents say it would destroy the fabric of Holy Cross, and might represent the first step toward changing the traditionally low-rise New Orleans waterfront into something very different [...] "The argument is that the Lower Ninth Ward has to take what it can get," says DeBacher. "We believe that we deserve—as any community deserves—good development, not just any development."

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REX recently unveiled their scheme for redesigning the historic Davis Brody building on 450 West 33rd St in New York. The $200 million project consists of repositioning, re-cladding and interior renovation -- making it yet another addition to major redevelopments to NYC's evolving neighborhoods and when adaptive reuse continues to be on the rise. Construction is expected to be complete in 2016.

Check out some project details the architects sent us:

"Designed by architecture firm Davis Brody (now Davis Brody Bond) and completed in 1969, 450 West 33rd Street (450W33) is an exemplar of late Brutalist architecture. The edifice's structure is effectively a steel bridge spanning the Penn Station rail lines leading to Hudson Yards, supporting a cast-in-place concrete column-and-slab frame. The building's enclosure was originally composed of precast concrete fill-in panels with integrated windows."

"During the 1980s, the building's hard beauty was neutered when its external structural elements...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/93073966/paris-ghost-stations-could-be-revitalized-as-galleries-swimming-pools-restaurants Paris' "ghost stations" could be revitalized as galleries, swimming pools, restaurants Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-02-07T14:42:00-05:00 >2014-02-07T14:42:42-05:00
The Paris Métro, opened in 1900, extends over more than 200 kilometers of track, serving more than 300 individual stops. But there are 11 more stations that, though once built, now stand nearly abandoned. Many of these "ghost" or "phantom" stations shuttered after the occupation during WWII. [...] Parisian mayoral candidate Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet has a bold plan for these phantom stations ... these abandoned spaces should be reclaimed for the city's residents.

Working alongside mayoral candidate Kosciusko-Morizet, architect Manal Rachdi and urban planner Nicolas Laisné composed a few renderings of what the stations could become under the proposal. Featuring Arsenal, one of the stations closed since 1939, here are a few potential uses:

Night club:

Restaurant:

Art gallery:

Theater:

All images via NKM Paris, from Oxo architects + Laisné Architect.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/92844618/historic-status-won-t-protect-against-demolition "Historic Status" won't protect against demolition Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-02-04T14:45:00-05:00 >2014-02-10T19:53:23-05:00
What a National Register [of Historic Places] listing really means is a 20% federal tax credit for structural investing, along with any state tax incentives, but that's often not enough to make preservation a more appealing option over razing and starting over. [...] Listing on the National Register certainly gives something of an economic incentive for preservation, as well as a national profile for these sites [...] However, what historic sites ultimately need is sustainable funding.

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Late in 2011, [Zappos CEO] Hsieh became even more legendary by announcing almost larkishly that he'd be leading a $350 million effort to rejuvenate a blighted stretch of Las Vegas' downtown […] His plan was to spend much of his own personal fortune to transform this lifeless area about a mile north of the neon blitz of the Strip into an entrepreneurial tech nirvana. [...] Doubters have no place in the ecosystem. Pragmatists stand little chance. A love of hyperbole prevails.

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In small or medium bowl, cut cream cheese into small pieces and beat with electric mixer until smooth.
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Do the taste test to see if it has enough flavor for you, and add some more jam if necessary.
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Calories 130 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.97 g1.5%
Saturated Fat 0.18 g0.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0.35 mg0.12%
Sodium 18.8 mg0.8%
Total Carbohydrates 29 g9.6%
Dietary Fiber 0.33 g1.3%
Sugars 16.3 g
Protein 1 g2.5%
Vitamin A 0.2% Vitamin C 4.4%
Calcium 1.7% Iron 0.82%
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Embedded in my soul is love for you
Killing all memories
I bow down on my knees
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Yet embedded in my soul is love for you.
Yet determined I am to lose all faith
I collapse into the light
A sweat upon my brow
I try again and now
I have won the final fight
Yet determined I am to lose all faith.
Another figure appears in my heart
It has been there since the start
Bringing back my feelings
Intention of stealing
Your ever,dark,empty heart
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Anime I like
I have had to take a break from anime watching due to my lack of free time. I have recently watched a few new animes, but when I do get a down day it is to watch something that I really enjoyed in the past. I love a good shoujo anime with a tsundere character who is kinda rough around the edges. I also love adventure stories like Inuyasha, Bebop , and FMA:Brotherhood. I will on occassion watch a good historical drama with lots of action. I will not watch Magic Girl, Sports Anime, or Mecha. I also do not watch the ones with creepy kids who look kind but do horrible things like murder people. (UGHhhh)
I am a huge manga fan. I have read about 300 different titles in the last 14 months. I follow about 80 different ongoing series and tend read mostly Japanese and Korean titles.
My favorite genre of both manga and anime is tsundere. (Those characters are the most like me)
8,324 total episodes
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Ah well all my HS life has been is going back in forth between procrastination, stress, and laughing off assignments and assessments with friends until we realize we just did # 1 and go oh shit. My High School is actually really fucking hard, lol. I am currently taking English 12, Chemistry 1, A.P. Statistics, A.P. Economics, A.P. Calculus, and A.P. Physics. You know it wouldn't be so hard if I didn't have to do it all at once or was lucky enough to get the easier teachers, oh no, I have to get the hardest ones <.<. I exaggerate, but its mainly been tough because I can't concentrate for my life (adhd) and even my meds dont cover me fully. Despite that its been fun just living through the experience with my fellow students and such, but honestly we never ever do the crazy shit that happens in anime and tbh I don't think it happens in Japan either. I don't think that amazing shit goes on very much there because otherwise they would have no need to create fictional stories were it did happen, lol. Btw I am interested in Electrical and Computer Engineering and developing new generation technology. Yes to be really honest even I couldn't handle all of Higurashi at once. It really is a lot to take in, a lot of stuff going on. Also the way the series is it is a bit dazing to watch it all at once. Although with the second season I was like, shit gimme more NAO! Lol. Some real great revelations. Well shit sure is fun with all of my college apps undone <.< and then some nice projects to go along the side.
Wow I just realized I basically bitched about my life all throughout the last paragraph <.< yeah... It really isn't that bad, my mother just has... extremely high expectations... Lol. I guess I have em for myself too, but I don't usually scream at myself much <.<. Shit is going to be great after christmas when I no longer have to worry about anythi... oh fuck thats right college acceptances... I'll just pretend they don't exist until the letter comes... yeah I'll probably worry fuckloads about those too. But at least they're not deadlines!
Well don't feel like at any time that I'm pushing the series on you or you are obligated to finish it btw, if you ever feel like dropping it, I don't mind. But I do look forward to any further comments you have as you watch more. By the way, the first arc is presented in a subjugated view point by the main character, in reality everything did not happened as implied, you'll have to watch on to figure it out =P. The needle thing? Ah that was funny, especially when it disappeared when he went to go use it as evidence. In terms of drama, I don't think you no longer like drama, but you probably want a change of pace, yes? Side Note: Gintama is funny? Might check it out. I could recommend some funny series, but what kinds of series are you open to watching? For example I doubt you would want to watch Shadow Star Narutaru (I would watch it, but its a bit too random for even me). Oh yes! the hint project. Hm... I guess the hints have been vague, I'll give you a better one this time. Alright if you look at my watched list's genres and my profile as a whole, you will see something doesn't match up exactly, and from there you can discern the inconsistency. As I said before it may not be that obvious, but it may or may not be surprising, it will probably be surprising considering you haven't gotten it yet. Not necessarily astonishing, but you may not have expected it. =D I will give you 9001 Anime Kudos if you can figure it out =P
Note; I hope I haven't been wasting important time of yours making you late somewhere having you reply to my messages, lol. If I have I will apologize then, I usually write a response late like just not I am ending this message at 10:19pm.
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If you thought that just now was just a bunch of random symbols then you were correct and it means absolutely nothing! Don't read the following backwards: emag eht tsol tsuj uoy
By this point I think you should have noticed I was hyper when I typed this message.
Never seen, "Making Fiends", but I don't believe I ever said Clannad was the best series ever, it had many flaws too, (everything does). I said to me it was an amazing series overall, I found the comedy hilarious and the mellow/interesting developments amusing and the drama fulfilling. Drama for drama's sake? Well tbh isn't all drama for the sake of drama? Drama's purpose is suspence and or emotion I believe in terms of base principle. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Yes the drama got a lot more serious in the 2nd season, but if you look back to the first episode of the first series, it really does connect. The story is about how the main character came to love the town deeply and realized it through the loss of what was most precious to him in the same town he had hated so strongly and after coming to terms with that lesson, he is given another chance to truly cherish that which he holds dear. That is the central point of the story, not oh lets make this character die to make people sad and then bring the back to life again for ratings, I don't think thats what they did. Anyways that was just my interpretation.
Ah, a lot of crazy stuff going on in my life right now as Senior Year term 2 is coming to a close, the last grades that count towards applying to college. (yes they can drop people they accepted later on if their grades slump, but its a lot less pressure). Well I hope you share the love that is Higurashi with your students after you finish it (I kid, I kid.) >.> I know terrible pun. I think its hilarious how in some shounen series they have boys accidently kissing each other and now in Ouran they have two girls kissing each other by accident. That is too funny, too funny. The egotistical blonde prince still acts like a moron though, lol. (He's funny too).
The portion of the world that is messed up is relatively small, but it is rather the prospect that stuff can happen to anyone that makes things scary. The one's who are messed up are just messed up to some pretty high extremes. The world around one's self is pretty normal externally save a few mishaps and scenes, but people tend to hide their negative traits and feelings. I hope you do not consider me as a believer in cynicism, but rather one who is aware that there is some bad stuff out there and wants to do best to steer away from it, but also contemplate the ideas that go with it. By the way the first arc of Higurashi is just a nice little intro, there's some really great stuff coming :D . Also the characters act differently in each arc or world. but they are relatively the same persona they just take different extremes, tangents, decisions, etc. I am glad you have found it interesting enough to continue without flaming it or something. Hey now, you were going to rate Clannad 2.5 if it ended with the tragic ending? That's not right, that's not fair, you're saying that all the beautiful things that happened throughout the entire series meant nothing to you? The emotion behind the ending would mean nothing to you? Just because it ended sadly the series is considered 'bad'? I don't quite agree with that, I would have given Clannad 6 out 5 if they ended with the tragic ending. with the ending as it happened they got 5.9 out of 5 because the robot analogy was one of the most amazing subtly played revelations I have seen. I do not ask you to agree with me, but merely to consider my points. I will have some commentary for you about Ouran soon. Oh btw, have you figured it out yet? The little hint game? Here's another hint then: You might be surprised, or you may realize that it explains a lot. Alright I'll just tell you: "TEEHEE" (#1 on Youtube Reference) ((That wasn't it btw))
To be honest it is one of the only series that I have liked that much despite the art style lol, it would help you added what episode you're on when you tell me comments. I will watch a bit of Ouran a day along with my ongoings. My current favorite ongoing series is MM! IT IS TOO FUNNY FOR WORDS, I don't think you will like it though, it provides to a particular audience. It takes the extreme cliches of ecchi and puts them in a particle collider on max setting. Star Driver has some serious potential though if it changes pace soon if not then I'll be seriously dissapointed. Bakuman has been a really good series too, very unique I don't think I've really seen anything like it, may be others out there idk, its about some good heart and soul stuff between two guys who want to make a Manga that gets turned into an anime before their 18, nice fun innocent series. No, sorry to dissapoint you, no one kills each other... I know... I know... Maybe next time XD
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wow double image…
something about nerd love that's just hot! ^_^
what about the photographer? truly, the person behind the lense is the unsung hero of this shot. or does the low camera angle and back alley account for the lack of a third party?
"You smell like chicken wings."
"So do you!"
"Marry me…."
Baby, I will rock yo world!!
Do they part ways calling "Smell ya later!"?
o amor é lindo….
I didn't know there was such a thing as Siamese Fraternal Twins.
I really hope this was taken as a candid of strangers.
That would make it so much better.
Wonders if a highschool principal came during their photoshoot/ dance and told them to keep there waist 6 inches apart.
I don't know which is more disconcerting to me… that these two were meeting in a back alley to rub noses, or that there was someone there to take a picture of them…
or rather, make that *snort*
Kind of reminds me how we danced in Jr High…and then adding an ALMOST kiss!
This is just intense. Ha ha I can hear the heavy breathing. First kiss maybe?? Ha ha
don't be so nosy!!
someone pllleeease tell me this was not an engagement photo!
LOL it was!!!
She has a policy of not kissing on the first date
This isn't romantic, she's just rescued him using the fire escape. Now they're checking on his degree of smoke inhalation.
What a romantic setting.
Wow…scary but I actually (no joke) know this couple and am going to their wedding next month…don't remember seeing this one on the web-site though!
You must have them confused with another couple, they got married last month!
Hmmm, I just sent this picture to my friend because I SWEAR the girl looks like someone we went to college with… The world may never know!
they didnt get married they broke up almost three years ago…
You must remember this….a kiss is just a kiss…a nose tweak is just a nose tweak…
The matching outfits are nice. So spontaneous yet so set-up.
I love how awkwardly far away their bodies are, in addition to the requisite cinder-block building backdrop.
Almost a cute picture – awkward.
Haha, marvelous night for a nosedance. Thank you tillman!
Siamese twins cojoined at the nose?
Can you smell me now?
They look cute together.
Naaah. Feet aren't "tangled". She's got her legs crossed so she's sure that "a kiss is just a kiss".
hahahahaha!!! that's one way to do it I guess…?
That's exactly what I thought
Ahahaha! Great 🙂
Tanya and Eddie were both "close talkers", that's why they got along so well.
HAHA love it!
these two definitely make kissing look awkward. I don't know what's worse-their noses being face to face or the way their feet are tangled!
He has a compound bow hidden on that rusty fire escape.
I was waiting for the compound bow joke…nice one. hilarious!
Someone PLEASE provide a link to the "compound bow" photo. I can't find it. I'm sick of being on the outside, looking in. But something tells me its not that funny to begin with, or at least, it's a dead horse?
check out "the van helsings" link under 'most popular posts'
Oh, it really is that funny…
Darling, I'm not gonna lie. I'm going a little cross-eyed.
Can someone explain to me why wedding/engagement photographers (or perhaps their subjects) seem to insist on photographing their subjects against vaguely industrial cinderblock and cement walls? Seriously, I think every engagement photo set I have ever seen includes a cinderblock wall montage.
I agree 100%! It's mandatory or something
Obvioulsy, a new trend. I have seen some that were actually very nicely done…
Their next pose will be of them hiding behind the building….
Done right, it actually looks nice. But it also has a little representation of making it "this" far. As in love isn't always sunshine and flowers, but if you can weather it this far…… That's my opinion, but while I too have used industrial style backdrops, I try to put in different styles, I go off of my customers personalities.
I guess industrial is an improvement from the hands cutting a cake or lighting a candle type ickiness….
Photographer: "An intimate kiss pose would be great. But could you please ensure no parts of your lower body are touching, so it looks classy?"
It's a marvelous night for a nosedance.
love it..
OK, that was an outtake – the photographer snapped before the liplock and hand-clasp behind the back were completed! Makes for a good awkward pic, though.
yeah, or a precious moments figurine!
Ok honey don't you remember, you tilt your head to the right and I tilt to the left. God you never listen.
They share a touching moment before it's ultimately ruined by a random recently married couple trying to hide behind the same building.
nice, laurie
LOL! Love the reference to a previously posted awkward photo!
I believe this was meant to be a kiss. Stupid noses got into the way!
Bell bottoms.
They must have gotten some of those eskimo kissing bears free with a hallmark purchase a few years ago.
And…nose, nose, cha cha cha….
That's great! Their legs are in a cha-cha pose after all.
"I told you not to have onions before this photo shoot… it's all I can smell."
Yes, my darleeng. I wish to keez you pash-o-net-lee, but your garleec breath make theez deefeecult.
HAHA that made me laugh out loud
I actually kind of like this one. 😛
An Eskimo kiss gone wrong
– – lowered expectations – –
Does this remind anyone else of that dating show from Mad TV?
Hahahaha!!! About peed myself…it totally does!
hahahaha that is absolutely hilarious!! i found myself singing that theme just now.
My thoughts exactly! My eyes are watering…
We can only assume that they are celebrating their Eskimo heritage outside the very bowling alley where he proposed.
ooo ooo awkward feet!
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EA- Screw their DRM. And as a sports fan, this shows just how committed I am.
Lucas Arts- SWG
Blizzard- All their games since Diablo 2 have honestly sucked.
I will not buy games from these companies ever.
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
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Its not just that they do not make good games, Its because every $ they get is used to activley destroy any oppertunities for games that will advance the genre. So if you give them a $, the chance for that next great game is reduced.
To identify the type of companies who are detrimental look at the PC games list on metacritic, if the user reviews are lower than industry reviews, these are games and companies who are intentionally using your investment in a game, diverting that capital from game industry development, and using it for expanding the marketing industry and DRM. If the opposite is true and the user review is higher than the industry review, then typically it will be a game where development is the company's primary concern. The disparity between user reviews and industry marketing reviews, can indicate a correlation between the title's budget distribution between marketing and development.
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To identify the type of companies who are detrimental look at the PC games list on metacritic, if the user reviews are lower than industry reviews, these are games and companies who are intentionally using your investment in a game, diverting that capital from game industry development, and using it for expanding the marketing industry and DRM.
Not coincidentally, user reviews for the bigger phone companies, airlines, and other products show pretty much identical patterns.
I wonder if market share correlates positively with buyers perception of "greed'. Huh.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
EA is working really hard at turning into one for me.
If you pile up dirt on a previously really good name like BIOWARE, well, that can happen to you.
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EA is working really hard at turning into one for me. If you pile up dirt on a previously really good name like BIOWARE, well, that can happen to you.
It's cyclic; SoE was Bottom Dog for a long, long time following a certain patch.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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I don't blacklist companies. I blacklist games.
Originally posted by Thebigthrill
Who is the mmorpg company you refuse to buy another one from? For me my list is SOE , Cryptic , EA and Funcom.
For me it isnt a total blacklist as in NEVER buy, but NEVER buy at release.
Funcom, they have proven they cannot release a game in decent condition or get one there in the first year, so they are on the "wait and see" list.
EA, they lied so much with SWTOR and have remained blind up to this point as to why so many have left the game that they are also on the "wait" list with any new game they make. Throw in their handling of Warhammer, buying out so many great companies like Bioware and seeing their top quality games turn into mediocre games (mass effect 3, dragon age 2). They are quickly nearing the point that I will refuse to buy any of their games because I dont want to fund the further expansion of such a piss poor corporation.
I certainly lost faith in Bioware. They lost their magic touch when they gave up on Neverwinter NIghts and Baldur's Gate. The Old Republic just made things worse. Still liked ME2 and DA:O.
Grim Dawn, the next great action rpg!
I dont blacklist either. I just wanna play the best game, I give a s*** in who made it.
Originally posted by BizkitNL
I don't blacklist companies. I blacklist games.
this ^^^^
So far 43 people have listed EA.
lemme pile one more on..
I will NEVER forgive them for buying out and killing westwood...and Maxis....and Bullfrog...
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EA, Ehoever made Soul Calibur V rushed and i have had as blacklisted Ubisoft (Revelations...too short), the maker of CoD MW and Black Ops (until is heard that Black O II has an intresting story). No one else, i guess...
I don't blacklist any company because I am a gamer.
Why would I blacklist and limit my choices for entertainment?
Yes, I am the 90% mainstream that doesn't really care EA/Acti-Blizz/Take2 etc did something bad.
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Originally posted by kostoslav
Only EA
Blacklisting EA? Is that wise, they have their name against so many games, some of which they only distribute.
And because their name is against so many names there are good games and bad names with their name on it. Just saying. Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.
$OE was blacklisted for years but they have worked themselves off my list..
The latest addition and only blacklisted company on my list currently is Actiblizzard...
I will never buy another game or expansion from this outfit again regardless of how good it is..
EA wants to be on my blacklist and will without a doubt eventually end up on it..
Funcom is permenantly on my wait and see list as i dont trust their early releases and have been burned twice before, combined with EA it leaves a little bit of a toxic taste in my mouth..
Playing GW2..
Originally posted by VultureSkull
Originally posted by kostoslav
Only EA
Blacklisting EA? Is that wise, they have their name against so many games, some of which they only distribute.
And because their name is against so many names there are good games and bad names with their name on it. Just saying. Don't cut your nose off to spite your face.
I'm not going to speak about EA directly but about the concept.
The reason you would blacklist/boycott a company is to change behavior or protest behavior that you find unacceptable. Video game companies are no different than other companies. If you want to get their attention you need to affect their bottom line. Yes, sometimes that might mean you actually miss out on something you might like, but when enough people do this the company notices and at least have to give serious thought to changing the objectionable behavior.
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Starvault's reponse to criticism related to having a handful of players as the official "test" team for a supposed MMO: "We've just have another 10ish folk kind enough to voulenteer added tot the test team" (SIC) This explains much about the state of the game :-)
Call me a forgiving soul, while I remain wary of titles from Funcom and some other firms that have disappointed me in the past, I'm still willing to look at each new release with a fresh eye because you never know where the fun just might be hiding.
Heck, I even broke down last night and downloaded STO ending my grudge against Cryptic (though it did help that PWI runs that title now).
So no companies on the blacklist for me at this time.
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Activision Blizzard is the only company i've blacklisted.
Beyond Blizzard being completely assimilated, they've just been riding the success of the original Blizzard titles for the past decade+.
When's the last time they made an original title? Back when they were a company that actually tried.
I wouldn't blacklist anyone but Frogster.
Whatever people think about me "self-punishing", I won't try another game they run after TERA.
I truly enjoy the game but Frogster ruined my experience in a way I had never seen in any subscription games. Even SOE with their NGE didn't get that close to become a fraud to my eyes. Which is saying a lot when you see the context in which they had launched the Trial of Obi-Wan's expansion.
Frogster is actually a case where I can only be better off never trying any other games they produce. They proved me I should start to be careful with companies' reputation before buying a mmorpg.
However, I'll never truly boycott EA or SoE, despite they screwed me with SWG and SWTOR. I'll just consider what they write about their own products as spam and give much more credit to players feedbacks. Not that I wasn't until now, but I repeatingly made the mistake of trusting pre-release comments to the point of pre-ordering myself. Beta-testers never truly know what they are speaking of, the ones who do being drawn in the mass.
I played RIFT 2 months after its release, stopped my subscription not because the game was bad, but because I had too much work to do. I'm now moving back to it, leaving the Secret World behind. If in 6 months they haven't alienated their player-base, I'll consider taking a freetrial/buying it.
But buying mmorpgs reasonably is probably harder than what many reasonable players think it is. I've been over-precautious with Starvault and Mortal Online, I may have already missed something.
I don't have any company blacklisted. I've been playing games for a lot of years and happily I haven't had too many clunkers. Yes I've certainly bought some bad games over the years but it seems to be less and less as the years go on, With more and more info available I can usually tell pretty well if a title is for me or not. I don't know if some people just run out and by things based on hope or what but it seems like a lot of folks have been burned a lot. I also think some take their gaming company vendettas a little to seriously. Of course that's the joy of being a consumer, we all can make our own choices.
Do I have to just stick to the gaming industry...because there are plenty of companies across the board that will NEVER see a penny of my money ? Back to topic, EA and Blizzard. These two epitomize the problems with companies that are way too big for their own good.
Nexon, gPotato, PWE-Cryptic, BigPoint, WB-Turbine, SoE, Activision-Blizzard
EA-BW is preety damn close to being blacklisted as well.
Not that bough much of their games anyway, since they do not produce games I like anymore.


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Aside from the 12 runners left on base, the Wildcats also had two runners thrown out at the plate, one tagged out at third base in a rundown, and committed two errors that led to three unearned runs.
The Bears took a 3-1 lead in the third inning with three runs on four hits and one costly error by freshman second baseman Gunnar Buhner. With the game tied 1-1 and Doug Votolato at first base, Nate Ferrell drove a two-out single to right field that pushed Votolato to third base. The throw from right field was cut off by Russell Crippen, who fired to Buhner at second base, who dropped the ball while attempting to tag Ferrell for what would have been the third out of the inning.
When the ball got past Buhner, Votolato scored and Ferrell was safe at second. Scott Zimmerle followed with a single to centerfield to drive in Ferrell to make it a 3-1 game.
ACU cut into the lead with a run in the bottom of the third on a two-out RBI single by freshman shortstop Aaron Draper, driving in Buhner to make it 3-2. Tyler Eager then came to the plate and drove a 3-1 pitch down the left field line. Draper, though, hesitated off the bag at first and couldn't beat the relay throw from shortstop Justin Treece, and Draper was tagged out at the plate on a bang-bang play.
The Wildcats had another chance to tie the game in the fourth inning after Kyle Giusti singled and went to second on Russell Crippen's walk. Brandon Grudzielanek then dropped down a perfect bunt that got past third baseman Matt Anderson and trickled down the line before it hit the bag for a base hit.
Giusti was running from the jump and got to third when the ball hit the bag. Instead of stopping, however, he made the turn for the plate and was caught in a rundown between the plate and third base. He was tagged out by the catcher Charles Deckard, leaving runners at second and third with one out. Crippen was then thrown out at the plate for the second out when he left third on contact on a ground ball by Cameron Sterne. Buhner then grounded out for the final out of the inning, leaving the Wildcats without a run in an inning that saw them put four runners on base.
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Nate Cole was tagged with his first loss of the season after giving up seven hits and four runs (only one earned) in four-plus innings of work. Draper and Grudzielanek each drove in a pair of runs as the freshmen in head coach Britt Bonneau's lineup continued to play well early in the season.
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What is Rollup?
Rollup is a JavaScript module bundler. It allows you to write your application or library as a set of modules – using modern ES2015
export syntax – and bundle them up into a single file that you can easily include on an HTML page as a
<script> tag, or distribute via package managers like npm.
What are modules, and why should we use them?
A module is just a JavaScript file that is explicit about what it needs in order to run, and what code it makes available to the outside world. Breaking your program apart like this makes it much easier to write good, maintainable code, because you only need to focus on one thing at a time. Suppose you were writing a spellchecker for a web app:
import dictionary from './dictionary.js';
import { extractWords } from './string-utils.js';
export default function spellcheck ( text ) {
var words = extractWords( text );
var mistakes = [];
words.forEach( function ( word ) {
if ( !dictionary.contains( word.text ) ) {
start: word.start,
end: word.end,
suggestions: dictionary.getSuggestions( word.text )
/* ... */
We don't need to worry about the implementation of
extractWords – how it deals with punctuation and so forth. And we don't need to worry about where
dictionary gets its data from, or what algorithm it uses to generate suggestions. All we need to worry about is what to do when we find mistakes.
Now imagine writing all the relevant logic in a single file. It would quickly become very large, and very difficult to maintain.
In short, modules help us write code that is
- reusable
- maintainable
- testable
- easier to collaborate on, because Alice and Bob can work on the same app simultaneously (Alice can work on
dictionarywhile Bob fixes
extractWords) without stomping each other's changes
- more bug-resistant, because we don't need to worry about things like naming conflicts between modules
For a while, JavaScripters have been using CommonJS modules and AMD modules as well as various ad hoc formats, but the modern
export syntax has a number of crucial advantages.
Why do we need to bundle our modules?
For one thing, ES2015 modules don't yet work in browsers or Node.js, so we need to convert them into a usable format. Rollup lets you create AMD modules (for use with tools like Require.js), CommonJS modules (which run in Node.js), self-executing bundles (for inclusion on a page as a
<script> tag), or Universal Module Definition modules, which work in all environments.
But there are also some major advantages to bundling your code:
- A bundle is more portable and easier to consume than a collection of files
- Compression works better with fewer, bigger files than with lots of small ones
- In the browser, a 100kb bundle loads much faster than 5 20kb files (that will change when HTTP/2 gains widespread adoption, but we're not there yet)
- By bundling code, we can take advantage of tree-shaking, resulting in fewer wasted bytes
Creating your first bundle
Before we begin, you'll need to have Node.js installed so that you can use npm. You'll also need to know how to access the command line on your machine.
The easiest way to use Rollup is via the Command Line Interface (or CLI). For now, we'll install it globally (later on we'll learn how to install it locally to your project so that your build process is portable, but don't worry about that yet). Type this into the command line:
npm install rollup --global # or `npm i rollup -g` for short
You can now run the
rollup command. Try it!
Because no arguments were passed, Rollup prints usage instructions. This is the same as running
rollup --help, or
rollup -h.
Let's create a simple project:
mkdir -p my-rollup-project/src
cd my-rollup-project
First, we need an entry point:
cat <<EOS > src/main.js
import foo from './foo.js';
export default function () {
Then, let's create the
foo.js module that our entry point imports:
echo "export default 42;" > src/foo.js
Now we're ready to create a bundle:
rollup src/main.js
This will print the bundle straight to
var foo = 42;
function main () {
export default main;
You can save the bundle as a file like so:
rollup src/main.js --output bundle.js # or rollup main.js -o bundle.js
(You could also do
rollup src/main.js > bundle.js, but as we'll see later, this is less flexible if you're generating sourcemaps.)
Of course, this code won't actually run, because it's still an ES2015 module with an
export statement. So let's create a CommonJS module, which will run in Node.js:
rollup src/main.js --output bundle.js --format cjs
# or rollup src/main.js -o bundle.js -f cjs
This creates the following bundle – anything exported from the entry module (in this case, a function that logs the answer to life, the universe and everything) becomes part of the bundle's exports:
'use strict';
var foo = 42;
function main () {
module.exports = main;
Try running the code:
> var myBundle = require('./bundle.js');
> myBundle();
Congratulations! You've created your first bundle with Rollup.
Using config files
So far, so good, but as we start adding more options it becomes a bit of a nuisance to type out the command.
To save repeating ourselves, we can create a config file containing all the options we need. A config file is written in JavaScript and is more flexible than the raw CLI.
Create a file in the project root called
rollup.config.js, and add the following code:
export default {
entry: 'src/main.js',
format: 'cjs',
dest: 'bundle.js' // equivalent to --output
To use the config file, we use the
--config or
-c flag:
rm bundle.js # so we can check the command works!
rollup -c
You can override any of the options in the config file with the equivalent command line options:
rollup -c -o bundle-2.js # --output is equivalent to dest
(Note that Rollup itself processes the config file, which is why we're able to use
export default syntax – the code isn't being transpiled with Babel or anything similar, so you can only use ES2015 features that are supported in the version of Node.js that you're running.)
You can, if you like, specify a different config file from the default
rollup --config rollup.config.dev.js
rollup --config rollup.config.prod.js
Getting started with plugins
So far, we've created a simple bundle from an entry point and a module imported via a relative path. As you build more complex bundles, you'll often need more flexibility – importing modules installed with npm, compiling code with Babel, working with JSON files and so on.
For that, we use plugins, which change the behaviour of Rollup at key points in the bundling process. A list of available plugins is maintained on the Rollup wiki.
Using plugins
For this tutorial, we'll use rollup-plugin-json, which allows Rollup to import data from a JSON file.
We'll start by adding a
package.json file to our project. A
package.json file contains essential metadata about your project, such as the current version, and which other packages it depends on:
"name": "my-rollup-project",
"version": "1.0.0"
Now, install rollup-plugin-json as a development dependency:
npm install --save-dev rollup-plugin-json # or npm i -D rollup-plugin-json
(We're using
--save-dev rather than
--save because our code doesn't actually depend on the plugin when it runs – only when we're building the bundle.)
Take a look at your
package.json. It should look something like this:
"name": "my-rollup-project",
"version": "1.0.0",
"devDependencies": {
"rollup-plugin-json": "^2.0.0"
src/foo.js, and replace the contents of
src/main.js with the following:
import { version } from '../package.json';
export default function () {
console.log('current version is ' + version);
Edit your
rollup.config.js file to include the JSON plugin:
import json from 'rollup-plugin-json';
export default {
entry: 'src/main.js',
format: 'cjs',
plugins: [ json() ],
dest: 'bundle.js'
Run Rollup with
rollup -c. The result should look like this:
'use strict';
var version = "1.0.0";
function main () {
console.log('current version is ' + version);
module.exports = main;
(Notice that only the data we actually need gets imported – the
name and
devDependencies parts of the
package.json are ignored. That's tree-shaking in action!)
Using Rollup with Babel
The easiest way to use both Babel and Rollup is with rollup-plugin-babel. Install it:
npm i -D rollup-plugin-babel
Add it to
import json from 'rollup-plugin-json';
import babel from 'rollup-plugin-babel';
export default {
entry: 'src/main.js',
format: 'cjs',
plugins: [ json(), babel() ],
dest: 'bundle.js'
Before Babel will actually compile your code, it needs to be configured. Create a new file,
``js { "presets": [ [ "es2015", { "modules": false } ] ], "plugins": ["external-helpers"] }
There are a few unusual things about this setup. First, we're setting `"modules": false`, otherwise Babel will convert our modules to CommonJS before Rollup gets a chance to do its thing, causing it to fail.
Secondly, we are using the `external-helpers` plugin, which allows Rollup to include any 'helpers' just once at the top of the bundle, rather than including them in every module that uses them (which is the default behaviour).
Thirdly, we're putting our `.babelrc` file in `src`, rather than the project root. This allows us to have a different `.babelrc` for things like tests, if we need that later – it's generally a good idea to have separate configuration for separate tasks.
Now, before we run rollup, we need to install the `es2015` preset and the `external-helpers` plugin:
npm i -D babel-preset-es2015 babel-plugin-external-helpers
Running Rollup now will create a bundle... except we're not actually using any ES2015 features. Let's change that. Edit
import { version } from '../package.json';
const message = `current version is ${version}`;
export default () => console.log( message );
Try now – Rollup should create a bundle like this:
'use strict';
var version = "1.0.0";
var message = 'current version is ' + version;
var main = (function () {
return console.log(message);
module.exports = main;
Using Rollup with npm
First, we need a package.json file, thereunto run the command
npm init
which returns the file
``js { "name": "name-your-project", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "", "main": "index.js", "scripts": { "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1" }, "author": "", "license": "ISC" }
Then just install the rollup
``npm install --save-dev rollup``
Create your file using of module es2015
import foo from './foo.js';
export default function () {
and create your module
export default 42;
To run, create one script in package.json
"scripts": {
"build": "rollup src/main.js --output bundle.js"
and run
npm run build
you now have a compiled module
var foo = 42;
function main () {
export default main;
Sourcemaps can be enabled by adding the
--sourcemap flag using the CLI, or by adding
sourceMap: true to your configuration file.
export default {
entry: 'src/main.js',
format: 'umd',
dest: 'bundle.js',
sourceMap: true
Frequently asked questions
What is 'tree-shaking'?
Tree-shaking a.k.a. 'live code inclusion' is the process of only including the code that is used. It is similar to dead code elimination but can be more efficient. Read more about the origin of the name: Tree-shaking vs Dead-Code Elimination
Why are ES2015 modules better than AMD and CommonJS?
ES2015 modules are an official standard that will be arriving soon to browsers and Node.js. They allow static analysis that enables optimizations like tree-shaking, and have advanced features like circular references and live bindings.
Who made the Rollup logo? It's lovely.
I know! It was made by Julian Lloyd.
Comparison with other tools
coming soon...
Using RollupJS with Gulp
Rollup returns promises which are understood by gulp so integration is easy.
The syntax is very similar to the configuration file, but the properties are split across two different operations. Constructing the bundle, and transpiling to a target output.
var gulp = require('gulp')
rollup = require('rollup')
rollupTypescript = require('rollup-plugin-typescript')
gulp.task('build', function () {
return rollup.rollup({
entry: "./src/main.ts",
plugins: [
.then(function (bundle) {
format: "umd",
moduleName: "library",
dest: "./dist/library.js",
sourceMap: true


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Medicine through time
Medicine through time - content, activities and blog for teachers and learners of medicine through time
Home - Blog - Medicine by period - Medicine by theme - Timelines - Revision Activities - Teachers Resources - Links - Dummies Guide to Medicine - Audio-Visual Materials - Interactive Scheme of Work - Recommended Books
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Revision activities for GCSE History: Medicine through time
This page intends to identify online revision materials hosted on this site and elsewhere for pupils to use as they progress through the course. It also provides a series of links to activities that have been tried and tested in the classroom. Some of these will be useful for pupils to use in revision but are perhaps more useful for teachers, parents or carers. The content areas are taken from the Edexcel SHP specification. At present I have not included the depth studies on surgery and / or Public Health.
Video clips that are handy for revision purposes are listed on this page.
A series of review questions and quizzes can be found on this site.
Hundreds of interactive quizzes on all topics can be found on the Winkers World Website. Too numerous to include in the table below!
Latest blog and forum posts
GCSE History Resource Website - Crime and Punishment Through Time Site - Schools History Resources for all Key Stages


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It's not always easy parenting teenagers, but it is easy to get them involved with other Jewish teens in meaningful ways. After-school and weekend programming through The Associated and its agencies opens the door to new friendships, experiences and education that will prepare them for the next step in life, and lets them have fun doing it. From leadership training and volunteer projects to subsidized trips to Ashkelon — our sister city in Israel — we enable young people to participate significantly with their peers and the larger community.
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Jewish camp is especially important for teens. Reconnecting with old friends and making new ones — fun activities all day long, freedom to explore in a safe environment — what more could you want? How about a teen who comes home with a deeper connection to our shared history, culture and values —without even realizing it happened.
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