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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2011—Today, Empowerhouse, a team of students competing in the Solar Decathlon from Parsons The New School for Design, The Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy at The New School, and Stevens Institute of Technology, broke ground on a solar-powered, two-family home in the Deanwood neighborhood east of the Anacostia River in the District of Columbia. Developed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. (DC Habitat), and the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the house will be a model for green-energy, affordable housing and the first Passive House—the leading international energy standard—in the District of Columbia.
"This project brings to life the ability of design to make our world more energy independent. With so many families simultaneously facing a difficult economy and rising energy costs, this project could not be more timely," said Joel Towers, executive dean of Parsons The New School for Design. "This is the first time in the Solar Decathlon's history that a team has partnered at the outset with civic and government agencies to design and build a solar–powered home for a local D.C. community."
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a biennial, international competition that challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses, which will be exhibited on the National Mall Sept. 23–Oct. 2, 2011. The Empowerhouse team will take the competition beyond the Mall, by designing and constructing a house for a specific site in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington D.C. The house is currently under construction on the Stevens campus in Hoboken, N.J., and will be shipped to D.C. and reconstructed on the National Mall for the event. At the conclusion of the competition, it will be moved to Deanwood and expanded into a two–family home for local residents in collaboration with DC Habitat and the DHCD.
Each unit is designed as a "net–zero" system, one that produces all of its energy needs, but will achieve peak efficiency when joined. Adhering to Passive House principles, which have only just begun to be recognized in the United States, the house will consume up to 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a typical home. Through the use of these principles, the team's entry will have one of the smallest photovoltaic arrays of any in the competition.
"The Empowerhouse project challenges students to work together with fellow students who do not have the same technical background, and forces them to negotiate on design decisions in addition to facing the other issues of interdisciplinary teamwork," said Dr. Michael Bruno, dean of the Charles V. Schaefer Jr., School of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. "This project gives students an extraordinary opportunity to experience real–world scenarios first–hand. At Stevens we feel our students are well prepared for these challenges through our broad-based curriculum and extensive core design sequence."
Deanwood, a primarily African–American community, was selected as the site for the project due to its location in one of the greenest wards in Washington, D.C., and its history of community activism. Today, Deanwood and its surrounding neighborhoods are undergoing a powerful revitalization through economic development and environmental sustainability initiatives. Residents recently participated in the CarbonFree DC "Extreme Green Neighborhood Makeover," which green retrofitted low and moderate–income homes; in addition, the neighborhood is part of Groundwork Anacostia River DC, which brings environmental education and restoration projects to the communities along the river.
In developing the project, the Empowerhouse team hosted design charrettes with community members and conducted extensive research on the neighborhood, including its rich architectural history and sustainable practices and resources. In addition to creating new residences, the team has extended the project by leading workshops to educate residents on how to make their own homes more sustainable—from retrofitting solar panels to community gardening. The team is also creating a new learning garden in Deanwood, with related summer internships for community youth.
"Empowerhouse is an excellent demonstration of our commitment to creating sustainable, affordable housing for the residents of the District of Columbia. DHCD is pleased that Parsons, Milano, Stevens and DC Habitat are bringing this innovative and forward–thinking project to the District," said DHCD Acting Director John E. Hall. "This project provides a unique opportunity for the city and for the Deanwood community, and we expect that it will set a precedent for future Passive Houses in the nation's capital and across the country."
The community will play a direct role in building the house, in keeping with the Habitat for Humanity mission. "We have worked side by side with local residents to build homes in all parts of our nation's capital," said Kent Adcock, president and CEO of DC Habitat. "As we continue to 'green' our building practices, our homes become even more affordable for those we serve. Collaborating on the Empowerhouse model is a new opportunity to offer our partner families the best in home design, energy-efficiency and affordability."
DC Habitat will select the families who will occupy the home this summer, and they will join students from Parsons, Milano, and Stevens, local residents and other volunteers to construct the home. The team also is working with Deanwood's Lederer Community Youth Garden to provide plantings for a roof garden and vegetable window boxes; and will create a system of modular furnishings for the home.
"The team has taken a whole–life approach that reflects the students' wide range of expertise," said Neil Grabois, dean of The Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy at The New School. "Sustainability stands at the intersection of a number of fields. From beginning to end, Empowerhouse has brought together more than 200 graduate and undergraduate students with backgrounds in management, urban policy, engineering, and design—from architecture to fashion design, product design, communication design, and design and technology—taking a fully interdisciplinary embrace of this challenge."
For more information, visit www.empowerhouse-dc.org.
Empowerhouse is made possible in part through the support of its sponsors, which include Binational Softwood Lumber Council, General Growth Properties Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, Dow Solar, MetLife Foundation, Naturally:Wood, Sheila Johnson and The Washington Mystics, Tess Dempsey, the John L. Tishman Scholarships for Sustainable Development, Bosch, Buro Happold, Cefas LLC, Enterprise Community Partners Inc., Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Huber Engineered Woods, Intus Consulting, Kohler, M/E Engineering P.C., My Green Neighborhood, National Fiber, Nordic Engineered Wood, Zehnder, A. Joseph Schneider, AirDye, Airgenerate, AltPower, Boswell Engineering, CASE Design Inc., Humanscale, Intesis Software, Michele Miller, Mitsubishi Electric, Passive House Institute US, Perkins + Will, Robert Bilicki, Scholes Electric & Communications, SCL Elements, SIGA, Tyco, ValleyCrest Landscape Company, Viega, and Zavos Architecture+Design.
Parsons The New School for Design and The Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy are vital parts of The New School, a university with a legacy of progressive ideals, scholarship, and pedagogy. One of world's leading schools of art and design education, Parsons offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the full spectrum of disciplines, creatively and critically addressing the complexities of life in the 21st century. Milano trains leaders for the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, blending theory with hands–on practice, and progressive thinking with social commitment. For more information visit www.newschool.edu.
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM, lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research. The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real–world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management. Stevens offers baccalaureate, master's, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts. For more information visit www.stevens.edu.
Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. believes that everyone deserves a house they want to call home. That's why we work to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness in the nation's capital by building affordable, energy– and resource–efficient homes for people in need. DC Habitat builds and rehabilitates homes in order to sell them to families who are ineligible for conventional financing. For more information, visit www.dchabitat.org.
The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development creates and preserves opportunities for affordable housing and economic development and to revitalize underserved communities in the District of Columbia. The department fulfills its mission by providing gap financing; increasing first-time homeownership opportunities; providing funding to rehabilitate single–family and multi–family homes; supporting communities through neighborhood based activities; providing funding for homelessness prevention; addressing vacant and abandoned properties; and overseeing the administration of rental housing laws. For more information, visit www.dhcd.dc.gov.
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Arthur Cayley's father Henry Cayley, although from a family who had lived for many generations in Yorkshire, England, lived in St Petersburg, Russia. It was in St Petersburg that Arthur spent the first eight years of his childhood before his parents returned to England and settled near London. Arthur showed great skill in numerical calculations at school and, after he moved to King's College School in 1835, his aptitude for advanced mathematics became apparent. His mathematics teacher advised that Arthur be encouraged to pursue his studies in this area rather than follow his father's wishes to enter the family business as merchants.
In 1838 Arthur began his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge from where he graduated in 1842. While still an undergraduate he had three papers published in the newly founded Cambridge Mathematical Journal edited by Duncan Gregory. Cayley graduated as Senior Wrangler and won the first Smith's prize. For four years he taught at Cambridge having won a Fellowship and, during this period, he published 28 papers in the Cambridge Mathematical Journal.
A Cambridge fellowship had a limited tenure so Cayley had to find a profession. He chose law and was admitted to the bar in 1849. He spent 14 years as a lawyer but Cayley, although very skilled in conveyancing (his legal specialty), always considered it as a means to make money so that he could pursue mathematics.
While still training to be a lawyer Cayley went to Dublin to hear Hamilton lecture on quaternions. He sat next to Salmon during these lectures and the two were to exchange mathematical ideas over many years. Another of Cayley's friends was Sylvester who was also in the legal profession. The two both worked at the courts of Lincoln's Inn in London and they discussed deep mathematical questions during their working day. During these 14 years as a lawyer Cayley published about 250 mathematical papers - how many full time mathematicians could compare with the productivity of this 'amateur'?
In 1863 Cayley was appointed Sadleirian professor of Pure Mathematics at Cambridge. This involved a very large decrease in income for Cayley who now had to manage on a salary only a fraction of that which he had earned as a skilled lawyer. However Cayley was very happy to have the chance to devote himself entirely to mathematics.
As Sadleirian professor of Pure Mathematics his duties were
to explain and teach the principles of pure mathematics and to apply himself to the advancement of that science.
Cayley was to more than fulfill these conditions. He published over 900 papers and notes covering nearly every aspect of modern mathematics. The most important of his work is in developing the algebra of matrices, work in non-Euclidean geometry and n-dimensional geometry.
As early as 1849 Cayley a paper linking his ideas on permutations with Cauchy's. In 1854 Cayley wrote two papers which are remarkable for the insight they have of abstract groups. At that time the only known groups were permutation groups and even this was a radically new area, yet Cayley defines an abstract group and gives a table to display the group multiplication. He gives the 'Cayley tables' of some special permutation groups but, much more significantly for the introduction of the abstract group concept, he realized that matrices and quaternions were groups.
Cayley developed the theory of algebraic invariance, and his development of n-dimensional geometry has been applied in physics to the study of the space-time continuum. His work on matrices served as a foundation for quantum mechanics, which was developed by Werner Heisenberg in 1925. Cayley also suggested that Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry are special types of geometry. He united projective geometry and metrical geometry which is dependent on sizes of angles and lengths of lines.
In 1881 he was invited to give a course of lectures at Johns Hopkins University in the USA, where his friend Sylvester was professor of mathematics. He spent January to May in 1882 at Johns Hopkins University where he lectured on Abelian and Theta Functions.
In 1883 Cayley became President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In his presidential address Cayley gave an elementary account of his own views of mathematics. His views of geometry were
It is well known that Euclid's twelfth axiom, even in Playfair's form of it, has been considered as needing demonstration: and that Lobachevsky constructed a perfectly consistent theory, wherein this axiom was assumed not to hold good, or say a system of non-Euclidean plane geometry. My own view is that Euclid's twelfth axiom in Playfair's form of it does not need demonstration, but is part of our experience - the space, that is, which we become acquainted with by experience, but which is the representation lying at the foundation of all external experience. Riemann's view ... is that, having 'in intellectu' a more general notion of space (in fact a notion of non-Euclidean space), we learn by experience that space (the physical space of our experience) is, if not exactly, at least to the highest degree of approximation, Euclidean space. But suppose the physical space of our experience to be thus only approximately Euclidean space, what is the consequence which follows? Not that the propositions of geometry are only approximately true, but that they remain absolutely true in regard to that Euclidean space which has been so long regarded as being the physical space of our experience.
Two descriptions of Cayley, both of him as an old man, are interesting. Macfarlane says
... I attended a meeting of the Mathematical Society of London. The room was small, and some twelve mathematicians were assembled round a table, among them was Prof. Cayley ... At the close of the meeting Cayley gave me a cordial handshake and referred in the kindest terms to my papers which he had read. He was then about 60 years old, considerably bent, and not filling his clothes. What was most remarkable about him was the active glance of his grey eyes and his peculiar boyish smile.
Thomas Hirst, one of his friends, wrote:
... a thin weak-looking individual with a large head and face marked with small-pox: he speaks with difficulty and stutters slightly. He never sits upright on his chair but with his posterior on the very edge he leans one elbow on the seat of the chair and throws the other arm over the back.
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From an industrious Hanseatic city to a modern metropolis, Hamburg is known as the 'gateway to the world'. Since the Middle Ages, goods have been shipped here from every corner of the world. Hamburg's harbour is the third largest in Europe after Rotterdam and Antwerp. For a touch of Hamburg's trade history visit Speicherstadt. Built in red bricks, the largest historic warehouse complex in the world is one of the most photogenic spots in the city.
Towering warehouses, broad promenades and international flair, Speicherstadt on the Elbe is one of the prettiest attractions in Hamburg. Stroll along the canals and enjoy the picturesque ambiance and special architecture. Merchandise from around the world – cacao, coffee, tea and Persian rugs – is still stored in these warehouses. But there is a lot more to do here: experience what it feels like to be visually impaired at Dialog im Dunkeln.
Speicherstadt ('storage city') was built at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as a duty-free enclave. This was the last post before ships entered the German Empire. Elegant warehouses were built for this project, decorated with turrets and pointed gables – a typical example of Gothic architecture in the days of Emperor William II. At night, the red brick buildings and bridges with decorative wrought-iron railings are beautifully illuminated.
Start the day with a visit to Fleetschlösschen. This former public toilet building has been transformed into a charming eatery. Savour a delicious bite from the simple day menu served in this small building on the water. Also try some of the unique tea flavours brought in by international merchants.
For an unforgettable experience, cross the water to the Dialog im Dunkeln. There is nothing to see in this museum at the Alter Wandrahm, and that is exactly the purpose of the visit. Blind museum guides lead visitors through pitch-black rooms to experience what it feels like to be blind. By using smells, wind, temperature, sounds and texture, the exhibits mimic a variety of situations. Reservations are required!


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Dudes and dudettes. You knew this day was coming, and now it is here.
My book is now out--it is in stores, and available online. If I do say so myself, it is a masterpiece of cookbookery, and if you don't trust me, then trust my mom, because she agrees (and she has promised to buy at least three copies at full retail price, although she hasn't paid me yet).
But I digress. Basically what I am saying here is: My book is out, and therefore, It Is Time for You to Buy My Book.
How to buy it? You can purchase a signed copy directly from me here; you can purchase a regular (unsigned) copy from Amazon (be sure to give it a glowing review!) , Barnes and Noble, Elliott Bay Books, Powell's Books, or find a local bookseller here. OR, I find it acceptable to wait if you'd like to buy one from me on my national bakery book tour, Tour De Sweet!
But because you've been so patient, I'm willing to give away one copy of the book per week for the next four weeks. Wow, lucky you!
How do you put yourself in the running this week? Since it's October and officially Halloween Month, simply leave a comment on this post or on my Facebook page answering this important question: Candy Corn or Mellowcreme Pumpkins? And Why? I'll pick one lucky winner one week from today (10/13) and send them a signed copy of the book! Because I'm feeling generous, this giveaway is open to the US and abroad!


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I have a huge statue of Kermit the Frog occupying the corner of my desk. It has light-up fireflies behind Kermit and plays the Rainbow Connection. I love it.
I mention this by way of introduction to today's featured NON-Wreck, made by Heather Haynes of Clarksville, Indiana:
Yes, it's all the characters from the Muppet Show, modeled in fondant, on cake.
The Electric Mayhem is looking mighty groovy.
And I love Camilla the chicken. Say, have I mentioned that my hubby John does a fantastic Swedish Chef impersonation? Seriously. If you ever meet him, ask him to say "Bork bork bork" for you. It's downright uncanny.
Of course a Muppet Show cake would never be complete without their in-house peanut gallery, Statler and Waldorf. Still, I'm guessing even those two curmudgeons wouldn't find a thing to complain about on this sweet creation.
I don't have any info on baker Heather; I only know this cake won the blue ribbon at the 2007 Kentucky State Fair. If anyone has more info or a website for her, be sure to let me know.
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Look how long it's taken to make my way back here!
Time gets shorter and tighter as it slips through my hands and feet -
I try to finish a billion little things
as I juggle enormous tasks.
Has anyone realized how long it's been since I've posted? I'm trying to keep up with everything; work has a way of taking over. In the 20 years I've been teaching, the amount of work I bring home has increased dramatically. No matter what I do, I'm always behind. Added to that, my responsibilities to family (which should come first) as well as those to my advocacy organization; I often have a hard time keeping up with it all. All I can say is... you should see my house!
I wish... I could read and write all day and then I wouldn't feel like I'm not doing everything I should be doing to complete ME.


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Our work mainly focuses on DOM simulation. I believe the following is the most important for deobfuscation, but we also do lot more so that our program can handle normal web pages. We will not list them here.
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1. DOM tree generation. Read more »
The code is like this:
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The three methods are: __call__ for function calls (*arg means arg is the argument list), __getitem__ for the visit to members using '[]', such as a[3] and 3 is the key, __getattr__ just like we mentioned, for any visit to members using '.'. So almost every kind of codes is legal to an object like this. For example: Read more »
There are of course more of them, but we only list which will bring
confusion to our code. Note that the current version is based on IE,
not FF, since its more vulnerable.
I don't know how to write HTML in this blog, so i hope i can make them clear without examples.
1. Both in IE and FF, we can use the ID of a DOM object to call it. But we cannot always use 'document.id' to call it. In FF, document.f (f is id of a form) is undefined, but in IE, document.i (i is id of an image) and some other DOMs is undefined. Read more »
It seems that there was some problems in this blog system, and i was busy with my final exam, so i haven't written blog a long time since the project starts.
But the work has been going on. I've been spent some time studying on the language faculty of javascript, and comparing it with python. Though this two are both scripting language, python is somehow much stronger. We'll see this from the differences between the setter/getter function and __setattr__/__getattr__ method in python.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A week after issuing a directive that stopped the deportation of immigrant children, President Barack Obama told Latino leaders Friday that Congress needs to change the immigration system to better reflect the nation's heritage.
Obama offered a spirited defense of his actions, saying Republicans in Congress blocked the DREAM Act, forcing him to issue a temporary directive to lift the shadow of deportation and give hope to children who were brought here for no fault of their own.
"Congress still needs to come up with a long-term immigration solution, rather than argue that we did this the wrong way or for the wrong reasons," Obama said.
The president accused Republicans of playing politics with the immigration reform and the DREAM Act, failing to act on legislation that was once championed by lawmakers in both parties.
"The bill hadn't changed. The need hadn't changed. The only thing that changed was politics," Obama said to enthusiastic applause from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials at a Disney World resort.
By contrast, Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, received tepid applause for his roll out of an alternative immigration strategy on Thursday.
Obama praised Latinos for their contributions and resilience that are part of our American heritage.
"Whether our ancestors arrived on the Mayflower or were brought here on slave ships, whether they signed in at Ellis Island or they crossed the Rio Grande," Obama said, "their diversity has not only enriched this country, it helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known."
Obama's speech comes in advance of an expected decision by the Supreme Court on a controversial immigration enforcement law in Arizona that is hailed by conservatives and opposed by the Obama administration.
In a glancing reference to the upcoming decision, Obama said the lack of immigration reform has resulted in "a patchwork of state laws that create more problems than they solve."
Before Obama spoke, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told the NALEO luncheon that both major political parties have failed to compromise on immigration reform.
Rubio said Democrats and Republicans alike see it as a powerful political tool to raise money and sway elections.
"As long as this issue is a political ping pong," Rubio said, "it won't get solved."
Immigrant rights groups seemed to agreed.
Ali Noorani with the National Immigration Forum Action Fund said Congress must get past politics on immigration and follow the vision of the president for a system that serves "young and old alike, the skilled engineer and the skilled farm worker."
Obama also used the speech to address the lagging economy, and rebut criticism from Romney.
Romney softened his rhetoric on immigration enforcement that was prominent during the Republican presidential primary battle, and instead offered up a plan based on border security, increased visas and lift caps for permanent residency for the spouses and children of green card holders.
Romney told NALEO that Obama's deportation directive was designed to divert attention from his economic failures and blunt criticism for an economy that has left 11 percent of Latino's unemployed, more than the 8 percent national average.
But Obama reminded Latino leaders that Romney vowed to veto the DREAM Act, which would provide citizenship for illegal immigrant children who were brought to this country before age 16 and attend college or join the military.
"We should take him at his word," Obama said. "And I believe that would be a tragic mistake. You do, too."
Obama has received an immediate political jolt as a result of the directive announcement last week, which halted deportations for illegal immigrant children who attend college or work, provided they have no criminal record.
The president's poll numbers were up among Latinos, a critical voting bloc in swing states needed for re-election, according to a Latino Decisions poll released Friday.
The surge in support for Obama comes after the opinion of many Latino leaders seemed to sour on the president for failing to address the issue of immigration earlier in his term.
Four years ago, Obama pledged to pass comprehensive immigration reform in his first year in office.
Since taking office, immigration reform has languished in Congress, and efforts to pass piece-meal parts like the DREAM Act have been blocked by Republican opposition.
Despite the importance of economy to Latinos, pollster Matt Barreto told the NALEO conference that immigration remains a mobilizing issue for Latino voters.
It is seen as a civil rights issue, said Texas Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, the chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus.
"Yeah, we vote with our wallet," Martinez Fischer said, "but we have to secure our civil rights, first."
Republican Latinos, however, joined their GOP colleagues in criticizing Obama's most recent initiative on deportation – not on substance but for bypassing Congress and using it to gain political traction.
"He did it on is own, and at a time when he desperately need Hispanics," said U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio.
Obama said Congress needs to provide a long term solution.
"For those who are saying Congress should be the one to fix this, absolutely," he said. "For those who say we should do this in a bipartisan fashion, absolutely."


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ST. PAUL - Minnesota House members who refuse to take sex harassment prevention training may have a whole lot of time on their hands.
House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Crown, said on Thursday, Nov. 16, that while he cannot fire House members, he will remove their committee membership if they do not get take the training. Without committee work, members would have little to do for most of a legislative session since committee meetings eat up most of lawmakers' time.
Members usually get committees on topics they care about, such as farmers landing seats on agriculture committees.
Daudt's decision, which was not echoed by Senate leaders, comes as the Legislature deals with two male members who are alleged to have treated women inappropriately.
A lobbyist who has not allowed her name to be used says Rep.Tony Cornish, R-Vernon Center, aggressively pursued her over a decade. A legislator said Cornish sent her inappropriate messages.
Sen. Dan Schoen, D-St. Paul Park, stands accused by three women, including a legislator, of improperly treating them, including one who said he grabbed her buttocks.
While some in the Capitol quietly said that once the two were accused, more women would come forward with allegations about others, that has not happened.
House Majority Leader Joyce Peppin, R-Rogers, she has not heard of other unreported incidents.
The Minnesota legislative reports surfaced as a large number of women in government, entertainment and other industries have come forward in recent weeks with sexual harassment stories.
In the Legislature, the situation is different than in private business, Daudt said. For one thing, he cannot take action on his own. Also, lobbyists are not legislative employees, so the House and Senate have less control in those instances.
However, House and Senate ethics committees have power to discipline members. The Senate Ethics Committee is expected to take up the Schoen case. Daudt hired an outside firm to look into the Cornish situation.
The House and Senate plan to offer the training near the beginning of the next session on Feb. 20. Daudt said House members probably will be offered the course the second day of session.
"We have to wake up as a country," Peppin said about sexual harassment. "People shouldn't have to deal with that."
She said that she has not been a victim as a lawmaker.
Daudt and Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, said they were troubled that Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota on Thursday was accused of improperly treated a female entertainer during a 2006 USO tour.
"The photo is pretty troubling," Daudt said about one showing Franken joking like he was going to grab the woman's breasts."We can't call sexual harassment a joke."
Franken apologized and said he wants the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee to investigate.
Gazelka said that recent sexual harassment revelations have one positive aspect. "We are all going to get better as a result of what has happened."


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CATEGORY: Lighter fare, SESSIUNCULA — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf @ 3:11 pm
As we were zooming around in Kansas City today, looking at sites, we stopped in at the HQ of the National Catholic Reporter.
The building is actually for sale.
They say location is very important and NCR's building is within sight of the diocesan chancery.
I'd buy it but I hear they have a shaky foundation.
It was great fun to meet to meet him and to attend my first Extraordinary Form Low Mass. Thanks to a good friend who arranged it.
On a separate note, apologies to regular readers here for the sparse blogging lately. I took a long vacation around Christmas time and found I had a lot of non-blog catching up to do since then. Will return in earnest next week, beginning with coverage of Cardinal Schonborn's visit to Benedictine College in nearby Atchison, Kansas on Sunday.


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- Open the brush panel in Illustrator (Window > Brushes) and load the brushes into your file by choosing the flyout from the brush panel, choosing Open Brush Library > Other Library and browse out the AI file wherever you saved it. This will automatically load a brush library with the brushes contained in that file.
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- To change the directionality of a brush instance (for example flip the teeth on an open zipper brush), select the instance of the brush and from the bottom of the brush panel choose "Options of Selected Object" (wording may be slightly different depending on what version of AI you are on) and choose "Flip Across" or "Flip Along" with the Preview on to get the desired result.
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city of the fourth and third millennia in southern Iraq, located at the center of the Mesopotamian alluvial plain between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers (32°15′ N, 45°3′ E). The site's modern name comes from the quantities of overfired ceramic slag found on its surface. Settlement distribution and geomorphology suggest that in antiquity the site lay on a principal arm of the Euphrates, flowing from Kish toward Nippur, which lies only some 16 km (about 10 mi.) to the southeast and can be seen from Abu Salabikh on a clear day.
The site's ancient name remains uncertain. Kesh (kèš), which was initially proposed, seems likelier to be near Adab, farther east (perhaps at Tell al-Wilayah). At present, Eresh counts as the best candidate, which would be significant in that its patron deity was Nisaba, goddess of reeds and hence of scribal craft.
The mounds on the site are scattered over an area of about 2 × 1 km. None rises more than 5 m above the surrounding plain, but their lower parts are shrouded by 2–3 m of silt that has accumulated since the first settlement here. The earliest occupation is hinted at by a few Late Ubaid painted potsherds from unstratified contexts. Uruk levels are represented on the Southwest ("Uruk"), West, and Northwest Mounds but are not yet identified elsewhere. The Northeast Mound and compounds laid out on the flattened surface of the West Mound date from the beginning of Early Dynastic (ED) I (c. 2900 BC). The occupation of the Main Mound may not predate the later ED I. All that is known of the South Mound is that its surface levels were occupied in ED III. The very low-lying area known as the East Mounds may be Ur III, on the evidence of an unstratified Amar-Suen brick. Dates of abandonment are more difficult to establish because of massive erosion. There is no reason to think that the main part of the Uruk Mound was occupied after the Uruk period, or the West Mound after ED I. The highest buildings surviving on the Main Mound are ED III, but the evidence of potsherds used as packing around drains, in pits and in tip lines outside the city wall proves Akkadian and probably Ur III occupation. There is no artifactual evidence for the second millennium BC or later.
Archaeological notice of the site was first published by Albrecht Goetze and Vaughn E. Crawford, as part of the Akkad survey carried out by the American Schools of Oriental Research. Crawford initiated excavations In 1963–1965, assisted by Donald P. Hansen. Several soundings were made: of principal interest was the unexpected discovery of about five hundred pieces of Pre-Sargonic cuneiform tablets scattered through the rooms of a building in area E on the Main Mound, probably part of a temple complex. Published by Robert D. Biggs In 1974, they revolutionized our view of early Mesopotamian literature. Of particular interest are versions of the Instructions of Shuruppak and the Kesh Temple Hymn. Old Babylonian copies of these texts help us to understand them. In addition to lexical and geographical lists, some now duplicated by texts from Ebla in Syria, there are literary and religious pieces and a few public administrative documents. Later work at the site yielded additional tablets, some from other buildings on the Main Mound, including administrative tablets and an incantation.
A contour survey was carried out In 1973 and excavation was resumed In 1975 by the British School of Archaeology in Iraq, under the direction of J. N. Postgate. The work continued with occasional fallow years until 1989 and will be resumed if circumstances permit. The principal results include the recovery of more than 4 ha (10 acres) of the city layout as a result of surface clearing: on the main mound this revealed the street and lane network, the line of the city wall, the probable location of gates, and many individual buildings. On the West Mound it showed that the ED I settlement was laid out in compounds divided by heavy walls.
In areas A and E of the Main Mound, buildings excavated by the earlier excavators were further investigated. This entailed excavating numerous graves, furnished with considerable amounts of pottery, jewelry, and other goods, including equids presumably harnessed to wheeled vehicles. Some of the graves were demonstrably intramural having been dug from within the houses. Against the southeastern side of the area E complex a massive refuse tip was identified that was more than 6 m deep. It contained many door sealings, figurines, and other items suggestive of temple discard. Two large ED III domestic buildings were excavated on the Main Mound, with particular attention, given to defining the use of space through quantitatively controlled recovery and micromorphological examination of the stratification.
Susan M. Pollock undertook excavation and other work on the Uruk Mound between 1985 and 1990. Her work confirmed an occupation from Early to Late Uruk, with a small ED occupation on the mound's southeastern sector. A Late Uruk city wall 20 m thick was located. Detailed observation of its surface remains has illuminated the distribution of activities throughout the settlement.
[See also Mesopotamia, article on Ancient Mesopotamia.]
- Biggs, Robert D. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications, no. 99. Chicago, 1974. Definitive publication of the inscriptions from 1963 to 1965, with a report on the excavations by Donald P. Hansen.
- Green, A. R., et al. Abu Salabikh Excavations, vol. 4, The 6G Ash-Tip and Its Contents. London, 1993. See below for the first three volumes of this report; two additional volumes are in preparation.
- Martin, Harriet P., Jane Moon, and J. N. Postgate. Abu Salabikh Excavations, vol. 2, Graves 1 to 99. London, 1985.
- Moon, Jane. Abu Salabikh Excavations, vol. 3, Catalogue of Early Dynastic Pottery. London, 1987.
- Pollock, Susan. "Abu Salabikh, the Uruk Mound, 1985–86." Iraq 49 (1987): 121–141.
- Pollock, Susan. "Archaeological Investigations on the Uruk Mound, Abu Salabikh." Iraq 52 (1990): 85–93.
- Pollock, Susan, Caroline Steele, and Melody Pope. "Investigations on the Uruk Mound, Abu Salabikh, 1990." Iraq 53 (1991): 59–68.
- Postgate, J. N. "Excavations at Abu Salabikh" (1976–1979). Iraq 39.2 (1977): 269–299; 40.2 (1978): 77–87; 42.2 (1980): 87–104.
- Postgate, J. N. Abu Salabikh Excavations, vol. 1, The West Mound Surface Clearance. London, 1983.
- Postgate, J. N. "Excavations at Abu Salabikh, 1988–89." Iraq 52 (1990): 95–106.
- Postgate, J. N., and Jane Moon. "Excavations at Abu Salabikh, 1981." Iraq 44.2 (1982): 103–136.
- Postgate, J. N., and P. R. S. Moorey. "Excavations at Abu Salabikh, 1975." Iraq 38.2 (1976): 133–169. For other articles on the inscriptions, animal and fish bones, fire installations, pottery, the flint industry, and geomorphology, see various authors in Iraq, vols. 40–52.
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When Mark Sanchez finally is released by the New York Jets after this season, with the $8 million that forestalled their divorce in his pocket and his labrum repaired by surgery, the quarterback's tenure in Gotham will be summed up with a series of shocking highs and astounding lows, of dating starlets and being booed by Knicks fans, bookended by two consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and a butt-fumble.
|The Snoopy Trophy has become a symbol of Rex Ryan's haphazard management of Mark Sanchez. (Bill Kostroun/Associated Press)
But nothing should stand as a monument to Sanchez's absurdist period with the Jets like the scene that unfolded minutes after it all but came to an end, with a table being wheeled into Rex Ryan's news conference so the Snoopy Trophy could have an appropriate place of honor.
The Snoopy Trophy, after all, is why the Jets coach put Sanchez into an Aug. 24 preseason game against the New York Giants, after Geno Smith essentially had played his way out of the starting job with a miserable performance that looked a lot like the one he put together this past Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. MetLife annually awards the hardware to the winner of the preseason bout between the two tenants of the stadium bearing the insurance company's name. And Ryan inexplicably inserted Sanchez into the second half of that preseason game, behind second- and third-string offensive linemen who would not even make the Jets' roster, against defensive players desperate to make an impact.
Because this is the Jets, the ridiculously predictable happened: Sanchez was hit by a Giants player who did not even make their team, suffering what turned out to be the torn labrum that will have ended the quarterback's stint in New York.
The Jets never have admitted it was a mistake to put Sanchez into that situation -- they were trying to win the game, Ryan laughably insisted -- but Ryan's shell-shocked visage that night, with Snoopy bearing witness, told the real tale. That was the night Ryan turned sideways during his news conference, but he knew by then that his season had just been turned upside down. His rookie quarterback wasn't ready, his veteran had suffered a significant injury and he was stuck with a mess of the Jets' own creation with his job on the line.
That the Jets are 2-2 with Smith does not excuse how poorly they handled Sanchez. However the season turns out, however Ryan and general manager John Idzik emerge from the morass of penalties and turnovers, it will be a black mark on the 2013 New York Jets.
Would this team have gone to the Super Bowl with Sanchez under center? No. But make no mistake: Sanchez almost certainly was going to be the starter after Smith melted down in that preseason game, and you don't need an MRI to read the results of the Jets' confounding decision-making now that the season is a month old. The Jets barely have escaped with victories against similarly limited and undisciplined teams. When they took a step up in class, facing off against the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans, they lost -- the latter in humiliating fashion Sunday in Nashville.
Maybe Sanchez wouldn't have done any better. In the preseason, after all, he still was a quarterback who made the same mind-numbing mistakes at times. But let's think about the bigger picture here. A clearly perturbed Ryan gave Smith a limited vote of confidence Monday when asked if he was considering benching the rookie -- "It's not a thought at this point right now," he said -- and sticking with Smith is the right decision. But wouldn't it be nice to at least have a viable option besides inexperienced Matt Simms and too-new-to-know-the-playbook Brady Quinn if Smith doesn't improve and his confidence is in peril? Now that Sanchez is going ahead with the surgery to repair his shoulder, the options officially are erased -- there will be no return from injured reserve, after all -- and so, too, is the marriage between first-round draft pick and the team he was supposed to rescue.
Sanchez has let the Jets off the hook by taking the high road since suffering the injury -- actually, he's done that throughout the past few seasons. He didn't blast the team last season when it acquired Tim Tebow and his circus, and remained mum about his feelings this season. Josh Freeman could learn something about behaving like a professional from Sanchez; it is ironic that Freeman and Sanchez -- two of the three quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft (Matthew Stafford was the first) -- will both enter free agency as highly damaged goods next year.
For almost a year, it has seemed obvious that Sanchez probably would benefit from a fresh start somewhere else, just as the Jets would have been better off had they been able to make a clean break last offseason. The dumbfounding contract extension that former general manager Mike Tannenbaum gave Sanchez as a kiss-and-make-up present after the team's unrequited flirtation with Peyton Manning tied the two together, like cement shoes to a franchise that wanted to swim away from its tortured past.
Instead, Sanchez and the Jets are sinking at the same time. It seems fitting that a cartoon was the impetus for it all.
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(Jim Boyce with Professor Ma Huiqin at a small local eatery near Yunnan Red Wine Company.)
If Beijing had an official drink and nightlife critic, Jim Boyce would be it. For the past 3 years he has been tracking Beijing's ever-evolving bar and club scene through his popular Beijing Boyce blog. His other project, Grape Wall of China, is a one-stop resource for wine in China, including winery visits, profiles of wine writers and sommeliers, even accounts of marathon wine tastings. For this week's Appetite for China interview Jim shares his insights on wine tourism, alcohol and Chinese food, and spots to drink and relax in Beijing.
How did you start blogging about the wine industry and nightlife scene in China?
I started a subscribe-only newsletter in 2005 about Beijing bars. It grew quickly, so a year later I launched the nightlife blog beijingboyce.com and then the wine blog grapewallofchina.com. All are nonprofit, with the last being a collective effort with local wine people – wine makers, academics, consumers, and so on - whose voices are rarely heard outside China, a situation I hope to rectify.
What is the most exciting facet about the Chinese food and beverage industry right now?
Choice! Take whiskey in Beijing. When I arrived four years ago, bars with even five single malts were a rarity. Now there are plenty with dozens of selections, including Ichikura, Glen, Promise, Er, Q Bar, Nashville, and Lugar. Or take sparkling wine: gourmet shop Jenny Lou's now stocks about a hundred different kinds. Whether it is spirits or wines, craft beers or draft beers, our choices are steadily growing in Beijing.
From your blog you seem to always be on the drink prowl. What are your top three bars in Beijing spots in Beijing for atmosphere and drink quality?
I am a fan of earthy spots with a friendly staff and an unpretentious crowd. These days I like Tun, due to its big space, high ceilings, and décor complete with Great Wall of China DJ booth. I also like Salud for its homemade rum, fun crowd, cozy confines, and friendly staff. My third pick would be Ichikura, a cocoon from the bustle of everyday Beijing life, where I can grab one of the twelve seats at the bar and lazily decide which of the hundred single malts to try. I also have a soft spot for the eclectic Cheers – oil paintings, a pool table, cheap Wild Turkey, a diverse crowd, and some of the best Xinjiang music you can get.
Let's talk wine. China is one of the fastest growing consumers of wine. Does that mean the quality of Chinese-made wines is also improving?
The quality of local wine is improving, but at a slow pace. Too many producers try to make dry red Bordeaux-style wines and do it poorly. And they tend to prioritize buying good equipment over growing good grapes. On top of this, some local companies blend in foreign wines, so we don't always know if the wine is "Chinese." A lot needs to be done to improve the local wines, though I am optimistic about the potential of Xinjiang, Ningxia, and Gansu in the northwest and about the hybrid grapes being grown in Yunnan. Having said that, the only producer making a good portfolio when I arrived was Grace Vineyard, in Shanxi province, and that is still the case.
For adventurist wine lovers, would you recommend a visit to China's developing wineries? Which are most receptive to travelers hoping to learn more about Chinese wine?
Overnight visits are possible at places such as Grace Vineyard in Shanxi or Bodega Langes in Hebei, as are day trips to spots such as Chateau Bolongbao, just outside of Beijing. Shandong is another option, while Xinjiang might appeal to more adventurous sorts. My favorite visit was to Yunnan Red Wine Company, two hours outside Kunming, which has overnight facilities. Some of the grapes they are using were brought by missionaries in the 19th century, the local food is good, and the surroundings are gorgeous. True, it's a bit off the beaten path, but if you like to travel and you like wine, it's a good option.
Most people seem to fall into one of two categories - those who will try to pair wine with their Chinese food, and those who think Chinese food should only be eaten with beer, rice alcohol, or Coke. Which school of thought do you adhere to, and why?
I adhere to the "drink what you like" school. Wine and Chinese food pairings are the rage, but at the end of the day it is more important to pick a wine you like and a food you like, even if it might clash in the eyes of some professionals. You can spend your life reading books, articles, and blog posts about food and wine pairing, and as a result let the advice override your own unique preferences, but the best solution is the "school of hard knocks" where you try, try, and try some more. And if you don't want to try, go for sparkling wine.


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Detroit Auto Show: Mary Barra, New GM Chief, Steals the Spotlight – Wall Street Journal
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
DETROIT—Cars are usually the stars of auto shows. But this year, Mary Barra is giving the new models a run for their money.
Ms. Barra, who takes the helm of General Motors Co. on Wednesday, made her public debut here at the North American International Auto Show over the weekend.
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There are three things that I remember most strikingly about my childhood: faith, food and family community. As Christians we had a strong faith, and for that we were taught to be honest, respectful, kind to others, and kind to the earth. Aside from that, though, food was the central focus of our life. We grew it, cooked it, ate it, shared it, talked about it, used it for healing, and, as it was also the source of my dad's income, counted on it for our health and livelihood.
That sounds grandiose, but it was true. Food is life sustaining, if you'll allow it to be. It has character, balance, sensitivity, and the ability to heal or harm; but it takes being in tune enough with your body to know which foods to eat in order to heal and not cause harm.
As you can well imagine the foods we ate were quite different from what most people were eating at the time. While other kids my age were downing their sugar smacks and brownies, we adhered most closely to a macrobiotic diet, eventually adding in a little meat but sticking to meals involving cooked vegetables, whole grains like bulgur and brown rice, sea vegetables like nori and kombu, and magnificent stir fries and salads from our gardens.
We learned lessons from food too. I remember going to friend's houses for overnights and play dates. And my mom would say to us, "Laura's mom is probably going to make those peanut-buttery, caramel, brownie bars"…foods we obviously didn't get to eat at home. And then she would assure us that it was ok to have one if we felt like it, but to pay close attention to how it made us feel; did we feel hyped up at first and then low on energy an hour later? Did it give one of us a headache and make the other feel like taking a nap? Did it make us bounce off the walls or hurt our stomachs?
It was an experiential situation, like everything else in our lives. And, later when we returned from Laura's house, we would talk about why we don't eat foods like that in our family; because they don't make you feel great, they do your body no good, and so, aside from the occasional indulgence, they may as well be ignored. Because of this I never felt deprived growing up. I experienced junk foods that other kids were eating and decided on my own that I didn't like them.
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A philosophy professor in the grip of an existential crisis begins an affair with a student in the latest mystery comedy-drama written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone.
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When Men Design Their Own Cakes
A groom's cake is the curious wedding tradition by which the husband-to-be celebrates his inner geek/jock/die-hard fill-in-the-blank fanatic in cake and icing form. This often involves sports logos, hunting paraphernalia, x-box consoles, or my personal favorite: the giant snickers bar.
This groom's cake, however, has taken a cake genre already known for its ridiculousness and lowered the bar even further. Here we have what appears to be a cut raw mid-section of rainbow trout - which, while disgusting, I guess makes sense if the guy is a fisherman, grocery clerk in the seafood section, or sushi enthusiast. What defies the imagination, however, are the daisies scattered across the trout slab. I mean, daisies? Really? Like, I dunno, the raw trout torso just needed that extra feminine touch? Why not slap the whole thing on a doily and be done with it?
The bakery responsible lays the blame squarely on the groom, explaining that the guy had a dog named Daisy and so wanted daisies on the cake. Yeeeeah. Fellas, stick with cool Star Wars grooms' cakes, will you?


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Brazilian Launch of State of the World 2012
Event Date:June 22, 2012 - 4:00pm
Location:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Palacio da Cidade
On June 22, the Worldwatch Institute will join Mayor Eduardo Paes and the Ford Foundation in launching State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event, which begins at 4:00 at the mayorial Palacio da Cidade, will take place during the Rio+20 U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development. More details to follow as they are made available.


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For Galore Magazine's second issue entitled 'Women Who Rock' photographers Therese & Joel shot a multispread editorial with Swedish model Elsa Hosk. For the magazine the Victoria's Secret Angel takes the role of the rocking Nancy Sinatra with the signature hairstyle and playful poses. Elsa was styled by Emily Lentz Jenkins in Chloé, Isabel Marant, Agent Provocateur, Kenneth Jay Lane, Fortnight Lingerie and more.
Check out the full editorial entitled 'God Knows I Love You' after a Nancy Sinatra song in the gallery above.


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Sarasota High School
Sarasota High School Building Nos. 4 and 5 were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2012. They are not locally landmarked by the city of Sarasota.
Sarasota High School's Building Nos. 4 and 5 were a product of the Sarasota County's internationally recognized school construction program. The program, which lasted from 1954 to 1960, was initiated by Philip Hiss. Hiss received a large inheritance that enabled him to pursue his many interests, one of which was architecture. He moved to Sarasota after World War II and found the schools poorly suited to the county's climate and educational needs (Howey). He was elected to the Sarasota County School Board in 1952, determined to improve the district's facilities (McQuade).
Hiss was a strong supporter of Sarasota's burgeoning Modernist architectural movement. The group of architects, which included Rudolph, Ralph Twitchell, and Victor Lundy, would later become known as the Sarasota School of Architecture. They fused the International style with Frank Lloyd Wright's organic architecture to create a style unique to the region. Their houses included open floor plans, walls of sliding glass windows, wide overhangs, and native construction materials. The Sarasota School had gained renown within the architectural press by the time Hiss took his place on the school board and were primed for more high-profile jobs.
Sarasota County faced a classroom shortage in the decade after World War II, and Hiss saw his opportunity. He urged his fellow board members to commission modern architects to design the new school buildings. They consented and selected father and son William and Ralph Zimmerman to design Brookside Junior High School (1955). The project came in $45,000 under budget and was well received (McQuade).
In 1956, Hiss became chairman of the school board, and nine more modern schools and additions followed. Each featured ample light and ventilation and flexible space configurations suited to fresh teaching methods. The revolutionary school construction program was acclaimed, and visitors from across the world toured the new schools (McCarthy). But it was not so beloved by conservative Sarasotans. They believed Hiss, a distant relative of Alger Hiss, was forcing a liberal agenda on students. The two most high-profile and costly projects—the Riverview High School campus (1958) and the Sarasota High School additions (1960), both designed by Rudolph—received the harshest criticism from locals(Domin and King). Furthermore, Sarasota High School's Building No. 4 early on exhibited structural deficiencies, which effectively put an end to Sarasota's school-building program. Hiss left the board in 1960. Also that year, Rudolph, by then dean of the Yale School of Architecture, closed his Sarasota office (Domin and King). The SHS additions marked the Sarasota School of Architecture's peak.
Building No. 4 has experienced decades of unsympathetic alterations and deferred maintenance. Though built without air conditioning, Rudolph planned for its later inclusion to be inconspicuous (Domin and King). His design intentions were not followed. Multiple pipes are visible throughout the building; netting and fencing obscure the clerestories; sliding glass doors, monitors, and windows have been sealed; and concrete is spawling. Despite the interior modifications and deterioration, the building's exterior has retained much of its architectural integrity.
Building No. 5's exterior also appears much as it did when it was constructed; however, a two-story classroom addition was built flush to the north facade. The roof monitors have also been blocked. In the interior, air conditioning was also added, and large conduits and vents are visible on the ceiling.
In early 2012, school district officials proposed the demolition of Building No. 5 and alteration of Building No. 4, including the enclosure of its trademark main breezeway. Both were designed by Rudolph, a revered architect who practiced in Sarasota. District officials said the changes were necessary to improve safety; meet statewide standards for declining enrollment; and condense the spread-out campus (Sarasota Observer 8A). Nonprofits, Sarasota Architectural Foundation and Docomomo Florida opposed the plans. They hosted a program about the threats to the school on March 14, 2012 at the Ringling College of Art and Design. The panelists included members of the Sarasota School of Architecture, architectural historians, and Docomomo Florida board members.
Later that month, school district officials selected a team led by Harvard Jolly Architecture to redesign Building No. 4. Harvard Jolly previewed six options at a public design charrette on June 6-7, 2012. It was attended by upward of 200 preservationists, architects, teachers, students, and parents. The consensus supported Option No. 5. For Building No. 4, this included the retention of its breezeways, the removal of unsightly netting and pipes, and the rehabilitation of the classrooms so they are conducive to modern teaching methods. For Building No. 5, this plan called for its rehabilitation into a media center. School district officials seemed willing to bring Option 5 to fruition, though it was estimated to cost $4 million more than the $26.5 million appropriated for work at Sarasota High School (Hackney).
In July 2012, the school board approved the extra $4 million. Harvard Jolly and Tandem Construction are preparing the designs and are scheduled to finish in spring 2013. Work is expected to be completed by December 2015 (Bubil).
Both Building Nos. 4 and 5 are set back from the original circa 1927 Sarasota High School building, linked by a series of concrete covered walkways inspired by Wright's esplanades at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. They form an L shape, with the larger Building No. 4 situated on an east-west axis and Building No. 5 on a north-south axis.
Building No. 4 sits on a hill. A vehicular drop-off shelter is located at the base, and a covered walkway leads up the wide concrete stairs. The concrete slab foundation supports the walls, which are made of poured concrete and concrete block. Building No. 4 is painted in a light color, as was the architect's intention(Domin and King).
The two-story building is divided into 15 bays. Carefully designed geometric sunscreen panels hang from the roof and shield the clerestory windows and glass walls. A pair of two-story breezeways break up the mass. The larger breezeway, which is three bays wide, is located toward the east end. It includes a rectangular roof cutout and floating concrete staircase. Lockers line the walls. The second floor of the double-loaded classroom corridor is accessed via a concrete bridge, designed to encourage air flow. Nets and wire fences hang from the raised plate ceiling, obstructing the clerestory windows.
Building No. 5's one-story, brick locker rooms are located to the northwest of Building No. 4. It is also painted a light color. The locker rooms are connected to the gymnasium space, adjacent to the north. The two-story gym rests on a concrete slab foundation, which supports the brick walls. Clerestory windows extend along the roof on the south elevation. The cube-patterned folded plate roof no longer serves its original purpose, because the monitors have been blocked. The interior includes a hardwood floor, and wooden bleachers line the north and south walls. Air conditioning ductwork hangs from the ceiling. A classroom addition extends along the north façade.
Building Nos. 4 and 5 are the most significant remnants of the Sarasota County School District's innovative postwar school construction program. Their unique designs and ingenious lighting and ventilation systems exemplify Hiss's vision. They also rank among the most important of Rudolph's illustrious career. His experimentation with concrete and geometric forms at SHS would later be revisited with the Yale University Art and Architecture Building (1963) and the Orange County Government Center in New York (1967). Though the interiors of Building Nos. 4 and 5 have been altered, the two buildings have retained a high degree of exterior architectural integrity and appear much as they did a half century ago.
Bubil, Harold. "Plans Move Ahead for Paul Rudolph Buildings at Sarasota High School." Real Estate Today. 30 August 2012 http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/12483/plans-for-paul-rudo....
Domin, Christopher and Joseph King. Paul Rudolph: The Florida Houses. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002
"Explore More Options at SHS." Sarasota Observer (22 March 2012): 8A
Hackney, Rachel Brown,"National Register Listing Expected Any Day for Sarasota High School Buildings." Sarasota News Leader. 21 June 2012. http://sarasotanewsleader.com/national-register-listing-expected-any-day....
Howey, John. The Sarasota School of Architecture, 1941-1966. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1995
McCarthy, John. Interoffice Memorandum. Letter to Sarasota County Commission. Board Assignment No. 12033: Renovation Sarasota High School. 2 May 2012
McQuade, Water. "The School Board That Dared." Architectural Forum. February 1959.


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Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel is out for the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his left knee.
Noel tore his ACL on Tuesday night when No. 25 Kentucky lost at Florida. An MRI on Wednesday revealed the injury.
The 6-foot-10 forward will have surgery in the two or three weeks. The projected recovery period is six to eight months.
Noel was hurt with 8 minutes left in the Wildcats' 69-52 loss to No. 7 Florida. He ran into the basket support after blocking a layup from behind. Noel landed awkwardly, dropped to the floor and started screaming while clutching his knee.