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Taipei (台北 or 臺北; Táiběi) [9] is the national capital of the Republic of China, otherwise known as Taiwan. It is in the northern part of the island in a basin between the Yangming Mountains and the Central Mountains. The largest city of Taiwan, it serves as its financial and governmental center.
Taipei City administers twelve districts (區). This article covers the downtown districts only. For other areas please see their specific articles:
Downtown districts
Suburban districts - North
Suburban districts - South
Surrounding cities
In 1884, the Qing dynasty governor of Taiwan, Liu Mingchuan, decided to move the prefecture capital to Taipei, and with the construction of government offices and the influx of civil servants, Taipei's days as a sleepy market town were over. Taipei remained the provincial capital when Taiwan was granted provincial status in 1885. As Taipei is in the north of Taiwan (the closest area to Japan), the city continued to thrive when Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895. However, as Japan was in the throes of a 'modernize-come-what-may' period, little regard was paid to Taipei's traditional Chinese-style architecture and many of the old buildings, including the city walls, were demolished. During the Japanese period of colonial rule, several prominent buildings were however constructed, the Presidential Palace and National Taiwan University being among the most famous, but the city's architecture again suffered a major onslaught when the KMT government arrived from mainland China in 1945.
In order to cope with the influx of millions of mainland refugees, temporary housing estates sprang up all around the city. Later, these were replaced by Soviet-era style (or 'no-style') concrete apartment buildings. These buildings characterized Taipei's landscape until very recently.
In the 1980s, Taiwan's economy began to take off. Wages increased and in order to satisfy a wealthy and sophisticated market, Taipei began to change. Wide, tree lined boulevards were laid, high quality apartment blocks constructed and stylish restaurants and cafes established. The city was booming and has never looked back since.
The Taipei of today is a confident city of about 2.5 million inhabitants (about seven million including suburbs), and is characterized by its friendly people and safe streets. While it is not usually high on the list of tourist destinations, it is a fascinating place to visit and live. Furthermore, despite its size, Taipei does not have any rough areas that are considered unsafe, even at night - which in itself is attractive.
The downtown area is culturally divided into East and West. The West side, with its narrow streets and road side vendors, is considered the bastion of old Taipei life, whereas East Taipei, with its classy malls, chic boutiques, and stylish restaurants and cafes, reminiscent of those found in Hong Kong, Paris or New York represents the city's metamorphosis into a modern and international city.
Taipei has a semi-tropical climate characterized by hot and humid weather. The most comfortable season to visit is the fall, when the rainfall is at its lowest and the temperatures average a pleasant mid 20°C. February to April are particularly damp with little sunlight, while the summers can be very hot, but often punctuated by heavy thunder showers. Taipei is prone to typhoons from May to October, though the highest concentrations are in August and September. Winters can be quite chilly, with temperatures occasionally falling below 10°C at night, though snowfall has never been known to occur.
Get in
By plane
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Taipei's international airport is officially called Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport [13] (台灣桃園國際機場) (IATA: TPE). However, the name was changed only in September 2006 and the old name, Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (often abbreviated as CKS), is still commonly used. Many airlines fly to the Taoyuan International Airport, among them is the low-cost carrier, AirAsia. [14]The airport is located about 30 km from the city and freeway buses ply the route, picking up and dropping off passengers at most of the five star hotels. It also stops at the Taipei Main Station and the domestic airport (Songshan Airport), which is in downtown Taipei. There are also bus services connecting the airport to nearby cities and Taichung in central Taiwan. Travelers to other destinations need to change transportation in Taipei.
There are four transportation options at the airport: bus, high speed rail, taxi, and pre-arranged sedan. An MRT line is under construction, but it will not be completed until February, 2011. Here are the options from cheapest to most expensive forms of transportation:
Express airport buses cost between NT$120 and NT$150 depending on the bus company, and there are stops at both terminals. Most Taipei routes are divided into West and East, with each company operating a service every ten to fifteen minutes on each route. The western line bus terminates at Taipei Main Railway Station and also makes a stop at Yuanshan MRT Station on the Xindian line (NB: The Airbus company buses on the western line meander through local towns before joining the freeway and therefore take much longer than the blue and white Guoguang buses which enter the freeway directly). Buses plying the eastern route terminate at the Taipei Grand Hyatt Hotel and make a stop at Zhongxiao-Fuxing MRT Station on the Nangang and Muzha lines. There is also a bus connecting to the domestic Songshan Airport. Ticket counters display route maps showing all stops.
In addition, there are some non-express buses which are slightly cheaper, but pass through towns such as Taoyuan (桃園), Nankan (南崁) or Kueishan (龜山) before arriving in Taipei.
When returning to the airport, express buses can be caught at various stops throughout the city. One major one leaves every 15-20 minutes from Taipei West Bus Station adjacent to Taipei Main Railway Station (near MRT exit M5 and underground mall exits K12 and Z3). Another is at the terminal at the Songshan Domestic Airport (松山機場). Other stops are outside major hotels and also in front of Minsheng MRT Station. For people taking early morning flights, the earliest available buses to the airport leave at around 4AM from the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel (台北遠東國際大飯店) (201 Dunhua South Rd Section 2).
It is also easy to get to the High Speed Rail station from the airport. There is a bus that runs approximately every 15 minutes from the airport to the Taoyuan High Speed Rail station. From there, you can catch one of the HSR trains to Taipei Main Station (where it is easy to take a taxi or MRT to your final destination). The bus is NT$30 and the train is NT$160. On the way back, there are check-in counters at the station for China Airlines, EVA and UNI flights.
A one-way taxi fare between the airport and Taipei will cost at the minimum NT$900 (generally NT$1000-$1200 from the airport). In Taipei, don't make the mistake of asking a taxi driver to take you to the Taipei airport (Songshan) if you actually mean Taiwan Taoyuan Airport. The international airport is actually about an hour's drive from Taipei, while Songshan is in downtown Taipei.
A one-way pre-arranged sedan fare between the airport and Taipei will cost at the minimum NT$1300-$1500. Generally these sedans are pre-arranged through your hotel and the sedan company or driver will meet you as soon as you exit baggage claim. Since the price is not much more than taking a taxi, it is usually recommended that you ask your hotel if they offer this service. This is a more comfortable half-hour ride to the hotel.
Direct bus connections between the airport and other cities in Taiwan are also available. U-bus also runs shuttle buses every 15 min from both terminals to THSR Taoyuan station (15 min away), from where you can continue your journey by high-speed train.
The closest hotel to the airport is the CitySuites Gateway Hotel, 10 min to Cing-pu High-speed Rail Station and three min to Taoyuan International Airport. [15]
Songshan Airport
Songshan Airport (松山機場) at the top end of Dunhua North Rd is the city's domestic airport, as well as the countries international airport. There are flights arriving and departing for all major cities on the island and the outlying islands every minute and flights from and to other nearby countries. It also serves flights to mainland China. The airport is served by the Metro Brown Line and can be reached in about 20 minutes from the main railway station.
By train
All inter-city trains [16], including those operated by the Taiwan High Speed Rail (台灣高鐵) [17], arrive at and depart from Taipei Railway Station (台北車站) [18] on Zhongxiao West Road, Sec 1 - opposite the 53 story Shinkong Mitsukoshi Building (新光三越). [19] Taipei Main Station is a huge facility. Ticket counters are on the first floor and platforms in B1. There is also a food court on the second floor, several underground shopping malls, an auditorium on the 5th floor, and MRT stations serving three lines. In addition to ticket counters, the first floor also has a tourist office, small supermarkets, a post office, stores selling aboriginal handicrafts and several booths offering head and neck and full body massage (NT$100 for every ten minutes).
By bus
Intercity buses arrive and depart from the Taipei Bus Terminal, which is located on Chengde Road, behind Taipei Main Station. Generally speaking, the buses operated by private companies are more comfortable and sport such amenities as wide reclining seats and individual game and video monitors. The government run buses are blue and white and are called guoguang hao (國光號). All intercity buses are known as keyun (客運) and can be distinguished from the local city buses called gongche (公車) by the fact that they do not have a route number, but only the name of the destination.
Get around
By metro
Taipei City has a very clean, efficient and safe Mass Rapid Transit system [20] known most commonly as the MRT, but also called Metro Taipei (台北捷運). Muzha line, which connects to Taipei Zoo, is a driverless elevated system. The last trains depart at midnight. Fares are between NT$20 and NT$65 for one-way trips around town. Stations and trains are clearly identified in English, so even for those who cannot read Chinese, the MRT system is very accessible. All stops are announced in four languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and English. Most stations have information booth/ticket offices close to the ticket vending machines. There is no eating or drinking while in the stations or on the trains. Trains generally run from 6AM to midnight, with convenient bus connections outside the stations.
Women and/or children traveling at night can benefit from the Safe Zones - sections of platforms that are under heavy surveillance - located in some of the subway lines.
In addition to single journey tickets, the Taipei MRT also sells value-added cards/smartcards called EasyCard (悠遊卡). These cards hold amounts up to NT$5,000, and one only needs to "touch" (sensor) them past the barrier monitor to gain entry and exit. Value added cards can be purchased at station ticket offices or at vending machines. One great advantage of using the EasyCard is that there is a 20% discount on all MRT rides, and if you transfer from the MRT to an ordinary city bus, or vice versa, within an hour, the bus ride is only NT$7. The discount is automatically calculated when you leave the MRT station. Student cards with even deeper discounts are also available for purchase, but only upon request at a desk and a student ID. The EasyCard can be recharged at convenience stores and subway stations. In addition to the subway and buses, some parking lots also offer an option to pay with the EasyCard. To purchase a new EasyCard you will need to pay NT$500 (including a deposit of NT$100 and NT$400 usable credit). For more information, see their website [21]. Starting recently, 7-11 and various other retail outlets have begun to accept the card as payment.
Often times limited-edition cards are issued by the transit authority depicting artworks, famous characters, landscapes, etc. These are quite collectible and are perfect souvenirs for your trip. Remember single-journey tokens are recycled when you exit the stations, so if you want to keep a particular one you should purchase an extra.
By bus
Taipei City has a very efficient bus service [22], and because all buses display information (destination and the names of stops) in English, the system is very accessible to non-Chinese speaking visitors. Payment can be made by cash (NT$15) or EasyCard (see "metro" listing) for each section that the bus passes through. For local buses (all local buses have a number, but long distance buses do not) the maximum will be two sections with a total cost of NT$30. The confusion, however, arises by not knowing where the section boundaries are located. If you begin your journey at the first stop, you may travel for a long distance for only NT$15. However, if you get on just before a section boundary, you will have to pay for two sections, even if you have traveled only a few stops.
When to pay Above the driver, there is an electronic red sign. If the Chinese character for "up" (上) is lit, then you pay when you get on. If the same sign is lit when you get off, you do not need to pay again. However, if the sign is displaying the Chinese character for "down" (下) when you are getting off, then you will need to pay a second time. Finally, if the character for "down" is lit up when you get on, then you need to pay only when you get off. Until you get the hang of the system, just let the locals go first and follow their action. It's really not as complicated as it sounds!
Besides, if you are transferring from the transit system to a bus within one hour, there is a discounted bus fare.
By taxi
Taxis are the most flexible way to get around, and are extremely numerous. They are expensive in comparison to mass transit, but are cheap when compared to taxis in the rest of the world. Most taxi drivers cannot speak English, and it will be necessary for non-Chinese speakers to have their destination written down in Chinese. Taxis are metered, with higher rates for night (an additional NT$20 over the meter). Tipping is neither necessary nor expected.
Passengers who sit in the front seat of the taxi are required to buckle their seatbelt. Women and/or children traveling at night are advised to use one of the reputable taxi companies. The toll free taxi hotline is 0800-055850 (maintained by Department of Transportation).
Taiwanese taxi drivers are notorious for their strong opinions on politics as they spend all day listening to talk radio, although they will probably be unable to share any of this with you if you do not speak Chinese.
By bicycle
Even though motorized traffic is very heavy in Taipei, bicycles are still legitimate vehicles to get around. For less dangerous riding, a Taipei City Cycling Map [23] shows well designated bike routes. There are long cycle paths beside most rivers in the city. Bicycles can also be carried on the Taipei metro but only at certain times and via certain stations.
By car
Renting a car is not only unnecessary, but not recommended in Taipei unless you are planning to head out of the city. Traffic tends to be frantic, and parking spaces are difficult to find. Most of the main tourist destinations are reachable by public transport, and you should use that as your main mode of travel.
Address system
The Taipei address system is very logical and user-friendly. The hub of the city is the corner of the east-west running Zhongxiao (忠孝) and north-south running Zhongshan (中山) Rds, however while the north/south divide is made at Zhongxiao here, further east it is made instead at Bade (八德) Rd, something which confuses even people who have lived in Taipei for years. All major roads are identified by their direction in relation to these roads. For example, all sections of the north-south running Fuxing (復興) Rd north of Bade are called Fuxing North Rd (復興北路). Likewise, those sections to the south are called Fuxing South Rd (復興南路). Those that cross Zhongshan road are similarly identified as either east or west. Section (段; duàn) numbers begin at 'one' near the two defining roads and increase at intersections of major highways. For example, Ren'ai (仁愛) Rd (which has only an east location and therefore does not have a direction suffix), Section 1 will be close to Zhongshan South Rd. The section number will increase as one moves further away from Zhongshan Rd. So, for example, when Ren'ai Rd reaches Dunhua South Rd (敦化南路) far in the east of the city, a typical address could be: 7F, 166 Ren'ai Rd, Section 4. The house and lane numbers begin at zero every section. Lanes (巷; xiàng) lead off roads (路; lù) and streets (街; jiē), while alleys (弄; nòng) branch off lanes.
For areas outside of Downtown, see articles on other Districts of Taipei.
West Taipei
In the South of Datong District, Dadaocheng (大稻埕) is a historic heart of Taipei. Dadaocheng, it can be literally translated as large open space for drying rice in the sun. There is one of the oldest communities in Taipei. Getting this old area, you can take the Danshui Line (Red Line) MRT to Shuanglian Station. From Exit 2, walk west down Minsheng West Road (about 15 minutes).
Dalongdong (大龍峒) is at the Datong District's north end, north of Dadaocheng and is one of the oldest communities in Taipei. Baoan Temple and Confucius Temple are both famous historical sites located in this area.
City Gates
Even though very little ancient architecture remains in Taipei, four of Taipei's five original city gates still stand. The city walls which surrounded the old city and the West Gate were demolished by the Japanese to make way for roads and railway lines. Of the four gates still standing, the Kuomintang renovated three of them in its effort to "sinicize" Taipei and converted them from the original southern Chinese architecture to northern Chinese palace style architecture, leaving only the North Gate (beimen 北門 or more formally Cheng'en men 承恩門) in its original Qing Dynasty splendour today. This gate sits forlornly in the traffic circle where the Zhonghua, Yanping and Boai roads meet.
Hot Springs (溫泉)
Hot springs come in various brands in Taipei, ranging from basic, to plush spas at five star hotels. The basic free 'rub and scrub' type public baths are run by the city. Most hotels offer the option of a large sex-segregated bathing area that generally consists of several large baths of various temperatures, jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath and also private and family rooms (NB: the law in Taiwan states that for safety reasons, individuals are not allowed to bathe in the private rooms, and there must be at least two people). Some hotels also have outdoor baths (露天溫泉), which offer restful views over the surrounding country-side. Prices range from around NT$300 to NT$800. Public hot spring etiquette requires that bathers thoroughly wash and rinse off their bodies before entering the bath, do not wear clothing, including swim wear (though this is not the case for mixed-sex public areas) in the bath and tie up their hair so that it does not touch the water. Finally, people with high blood pressure, heart disease or open wounds should not enter the baths.
There are three main places to have a soak in the Taipei area:
Hiking is a popular exercise in Taipei. The main hiking spot in Taipei is Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園). There are dozens of hiking trails in the park.
Festivals & events
Taipei hosts numerous festivals throughout the year, but as many follow the lunar calendar the dates according to the Gregorian calendar are inconsistent. Unless you possess a lunar calendar, it is recommended you check the Taiwan Tourist Bureau's events section before planning to attend an event.
Theme Parks
Public Universities
Private Universities
Chinese Cooking
Teaching English (or to a lesser extent, other foreign languages) is perhaps the easiest way to work in Taiwan. Work permits will be hard to come by and will take time. Consult your local Taiwan consulate/embassy/representative as far in advance as possible.
It should be noted that anyone staying in Taiwan for an extended period of time can FIND English teaching work, albeit technically illegally. If you are staying as a student or for some other long term purpose, it should be noted that many people are teaching English (or some other language) for pay without a permit in Taipei and elsewhere in Taiwan.
It is often said that L.A. has no center. In contrast, one could say that Taipei is all center, and as such it has been given the epithet - "the emporium without end." Basically, however, the main shopping area can be divided into two districts: East and West. West Taipei is the old city and is characterized by narrow streets packed with small shops. The Western district is also home to most government buildings and the Taipei Main Station. East Taipei boasts wide tree lined boulevards and the four main shopping malls are located in this area. Popular shopping destinations in East Taipei consist of the area around the ZhongXiao-DunHua intersection and Taipei 101.
Shopping malls/areas
Trekking/backpacking gear
NB: In order to protect the environment, a government policy rules that plastic bags cannot be given freely at stores in Taiwan, but have to be bought (NT$1) - bakeries being an exception as the items need to be hygienically wrapped. Re-usable canvas and nylon bags are sold at most supermarkets.
Taipei probably has one of the highest densities of restaurants in the world. Almost every street and alley offers some kind of eatery. Of course, Chinese food (from all provinces) is well represented. In addition, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and Italian cuisines are also popular. Basically, East Taipei, especially around Dunhua and Anhe Roads, and also the expat enclave of Tianmu are where to clash chopsticks with the rich and famous, whereas West Taipei offers more smaller, homey restaurants.
Due to the sheer number of restaurants, it is almost impossible to compile a thorough list, but below are a few recommended restaurants catering to specialist tastes.
Night markets (夜市)
The most famous one in Taipei is the Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) – Vendor food is nearly always safe to eat and offers a cheap way to sample delicious Chinese 'home cooking'. Use common sense though if you have a sensitive stomach!
Some of the best known night market snacks are:
Chinese cuisine
Taiwanese cuisine
Thai cuisine
Japanese cuisine
Middle Eastern
Pizza is easy to find in Taiwan with major chains such as Pizza Hut and Domino's. Besides the usual variety, Taiwan also has its localized variants e.g. seafood supreme, pepper steak, corn, peas etc.
Vegetarian food (素食) is also common fare, with the city boasting more than two hundred vegetarian restaurants and vendor stands. Another Taipei specialty is vegetarian buffets. They are common in every neighborhood, and unlike the 'all-you-can-eat' buffets listed below (which charge a set price, usually ranging from NT$250 - NT$350 including dessert and coffee/tea), the cost is estimated by the weight of the food on your plate. Rice (there is usually a choice of brown or white) is charged separately, but soup is free and you can refill as many times as you like. NT$75-120 will buy you a good sized, nutritious meal. Note that many of these veggie restaurants are Buddhist in nature and so meals do not contain garlic or onion (which traditionalists claim inflames passion).
Tea houses
Taiwan's speciality tea is High Mountain Oolong (高山烏龍, a fragrant, light tea) and Tieguanyin (鐵觀音, a dark, rich brew).
The mountainous Maokong area of Muzha in the Wenshan district of the city has dozens upon dozens of teahouses, many of which also offer panoramic views of the city. Its especially spectacular on a clear evening. A Maokong Gondola (cable car) system [100] services the Taipei Zoo MRT station to Maokong. The S10 bus comes up from the Wanfang Community MRT station.
Juice Bar
Nothing is better on a hot and humid Taipei day than a refreshing glass of juice made from a huge assortment of fresh fruit!
While traditionally a nation of tea drinkers, in recent years the Taiwanese have really embraced the cafe culture, and all the usual chains can be found here in abundance. For cafes with more character, roam the back streets near National Taiwan University between Xinsheng South Road and Roosevelt Road. More cafes are located in the area around Renai Road, Section 4 and Dunhua South Road. There are also some interesting and characterful places between Yongkang Park and Chaozhou Street, and in the alleys around Shida Road. However, for a particularly impressive range of styles, visit Bitan in Xindian, where all the cafes offer restful views over the river and mountains beyond (though can be noisy at weekend).
East Taipei
West Taipei
Mid Range
East Taipei
West Taipei
East Taipei
West Taipei
Dialing code
Tourist and emergency numbers
Mobile phone coverage is relatively good in Taipei. Among the major providers are Chunghwa Telecom (中華電信), Taiwan Mobile (台灣大哥大), Vibo (威寶電訊) and Far EasTone (遠傳電訊). Taipei has both GSM 900/1800 and 3G networks and roaming might be possible for users of such mobile phones, subject to agreements between operators. Most payphones work with telephone cards (電話卡) which are available at all convenience stores.
Major airlines
For up-to-date information on cheap flights, check the advertisement pages of one of the three local daily English newspapers (see 'Media'section below).
Taiwan has a very free and liberal press. There are three daily local newspapers available in English, the China Post [123], the Taipei Times [124], and the Taiwan News [125].
Free magazines and information are available from the following:
Internet cafes
Internet cafes are plentiful, especially in the maze of alleys between Taipei Main Station and Peace Park. However, you may have to wander around (and look up and down as many are on higher floors or in the basement) before finding one. Some computers are coin operated. Internet cafes are known as wang-ka in Chinese (a combination of wang, the Chinese word for 'net', and ka an abbreviation of 'cafe'.)
Below is a list of a few recommended internet cafes:
Taipei also has a city-wide wi fi service called Wifly [129]. For a small fee, you can buy a card that gives you unlimited internet access nearly anywhere in the city for a day or a month. The card costs NT$100 for 1 day of unlimited access and NT$500 for 31 days of unlimited access and can be purchased in Starbucks Coffee Shops, 7 eleven stores or online ( connect via wifi to wifly network for details).
Stay safe
Taipei is one of the safest cities you will ever visit, and violent crime is extremely rare. However, as in many large cities, pickpockets operate in crowded areas, and so you should be vigilant in night markets.
Local police are a resource you can turn for help, and many officers speak at least basic English.


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The arrival of February brings an important date.
No, it's not Super Bowl Sunday or Valentine's Day. It's Groundhog Day, which is today.
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Both face an interesting challenge this year, given the wacky weather.
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Regardless of the outcome of Gen. Beauregard Lee's big day, it's unlikely he will lose any of his star power. And why should he? Groundhogs, in general, and especially when it comes to Gen. Beauregard Lee, are fascinating creatures.
There's a lot more to these furry critters than one might realize. Here are a few little known facts about these adorable weather prophets.
The Groundhog Day traditions can be linked to the fifth century. Seriously. The European Celts believed that specific creatures had supernatural powers on special days. For those living in France and Germany, these animals included bears and groundhogs. The dates that these animals possessed special skills fell at the half-way point between the winter equinox (Dec. 21) and the spring solstice (March 20). The dates are roughly 40 days after Christmas and 40 days before Easter.
Ancient folks looked to see how the den-dwelling animals emerged from hibernation on those dates. The wisdom of the day indicated that if the animal emerged, saw its shadow and retreated back into its den, there would be four to six more weeks of winter. If the animal wasn't frightened and came out, then they reasoned that spring was on the way.
As Christianity became prevalent, this former pagan observance was called "Candlemas Day." In America, Candlemas Day became Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day in America has been documented into the 1800s.
Speaking of hibernation – groundhogs are one of the few animals that do it right. Apparently, animals that hibernate are not just asleep. In fact they are in a coma, in which their body temperature drops to a few degrees above freezing, the heart barely beats, the blood scarcely flows and breathing nearly stops. Groundhogs are Grade-A hibernators.
A groundhog by any other name is – a woodchuck? Groundhogs, a small mammal in the order Rodentia, are also known as woodchucks or whistle pigs. They enjoy vegetables and salad-esque items, though they have been known to eat just about anything. Their natural diet consists of lots of greens, fruits, vegetables and very little water. Most of their liquids come from dewy leaves. They are also nocturnal animals.
They dig it – literally. An average groundhog can excavate more than 700 pounds of dirt when digging just one den. A single groundhog might have four or five dens scattered across its territory.
They are very cozy homes. So cozy, in fact, that other animals – foxes, opossums, raccoons and skunks – often commandeer them.
Groundhogs are sociable critters. Groundhogs are creatures that love to gab in their native "groundhogese." And the chatter boxes put their vocals to good use. They can even use their voice to tip off comrades with a whistle when there is approaching danger. The whistling comes in handy for other things too – like whispering sweet nothings when mating arrives in the spring.
Lifestyle Editor Lindsey Adkison writes about lifestyle topics. Contact her at ladkisonthebrunswicknews.com, on Facebook or at 265-8320, ext. 316.©2013 The Brunswick News (Brunswick, Ga.)
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Idaho's $2.5 billion dairy industry went on the offensive Feb. 6 against agricultural espionage, where camera-wielding animal-rights activists spy on farms in hopes of catching cruelty to cows on tape.
The legislation, backed by some of the nation's largest milk producers, would put people who surreptitiously film their operations in jail for up to a year and slap them with a $5,000 fine. The measure follows Utah and Missouri, states that have already enacted so-called "ag gag laws."
Idaho dairies are promoting the measure following a video produced in 2012 by the Los Angeles-based vegetarian and animal-rights group Mercy for Animals. One of its members got a job at a Bettencourt Dairies facility in Hansen, then captured images of workers caning, beating and stomping on cows that had fallen on the farm's wet concrete floor.
Bob Naerebout, the Idaho Dairymen's Association president, said such clandestine missions should be forbidden, especially since these groups' members typically misrepresent their identities or backgrounds on job applications to infiltrate the milking barn.
"They obviously have an agenda against animal agriculture," Naerebout said. "It's never a legal purpose when you lie and deceive to gain access to an operation."
Since the 1990s, Idaho has become the nation's third-biggest dairy state, with only California and Wisconsin producing more milk.
If passed, Naerebout's measure would apply to all agriculture production facilities, from dairies to sugar beet research stations, and would prohibit making audio or video recordings of their operations without first getting permission.
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Beyond the fine and jail time, those found guilty would have to pay restitution equal to twice the damage caused.
On Feb. 6, Bettencourt Dairies chief financial officer Rick Onaindia didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
Nathan Runkle, Mercy For Animal's executive director, said Feb. 6 that the bill aims to silence whistle blowers and is "a desperate attempt to sweep evidence of animal cruelty under the rug."
Runkle has previously said that his group was deploying its video in a bid to convince potential Bettencourt customers, including Kraft Foods and Burger King, to boycott its products.
That's one of the problems, Naerebout said: These groups are using their films to try to sabotage businesses – even when the dairies have responded appropriately to animal cruelty cases.
For instance, in the Bettencourt Dairies' case, not only were employees prosecuted and found guilty, but owner Luis Bettencourt fired five workers after seeing the video and installed video cameras throughout his 60,000-cow operation.
"Dairies know the better you handle and care for your animals, the greater the return on your assets," Naerebout contends. "It's not logical that they mistreat their assets."
Not surprisingly, animal-rights activists have opposed gag proposals elsewhere.
Utah's 2012-passed law is already subject of a federal court challenge, with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the Animal Legal Defense Fund arguing it restricts free speech, singles them out for punishment and was motivated by hostility.
Idaho will likely be the venue for a fight, too. Lisa Kauffman, an Idaho spokeswoman for the Humane Society of the United States, said Feb. 6 that she plans to speak against the bill when it gets its first formal hearing, possibly as early as next week.
That's when she'll release a new Humane Society video arguing that the proposal will erect unnecessary and potentially unconstitutional roadblocks for groups seeking to make sure that agricultural animals are treated appropriately. "Call your legislators," urges the video, which reviewed by The Associated Press. "Tell them 'No Ag-Gag Bill' in Idaho."
Still, members of Idaho's ag-friendly Republican majority are receptive to a tough new law.
House Majority Caucus Chairman John VanderWoude, who for 20 years owned a 300-cow dairy, said he was appalled at the cruelty he saw from the Mercy For Animals video. Still, the notion of somebody lying on a job application in a bid to capture such images strikes him as wrong.
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National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, 1989
City of New York Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1981 and 1998
Initially, the plan for the Daily News headquarters was to construct a printing plant with some room for offices. However, due to the land value in the area, the company decided to maximize profit and build an office tower for lease. In 1928, Daily News founder Joseph Medill Patterson formed a building committee that comprised experts in construction, real estate, building management, and newspaper operations, and left them to the task of collaborating with architect Raymond Hood to put together a sound proposal. The group worked together to find the best ratio of usable floor area to the total area, as well as the most economically efficient use of space. Hood was particularly interested in the theories and work of Le Corbusier and saw beauty in utilitarian design and function. His vision was that of large towers rising up amidst parks and broad avenues. As such, he sought to erect buildings using only a portion of the land area that they occupy. The Zoning Resolution of 1916, which permitted 25% of a plot's land area to extend vertically as high as was desired and practical, fell perfectly in line with his vision. Hood's original intention was to construct a 3-story base from which a tower would project skyward. However, due to financial objections by Patterson, the 3-story base was denied and Hood had to come up with another way to achieve the tapering effect he desired. His initial 3-story base was enlarged to 9 stories, and the tower was modified using setbacks instead of a uniformly straight design. Hood convinced Patterson to decrease the building's volume on the west façade by 25 feet in order to create an open alley on that side. The alley would allow the building to have space on all sides, and hence fulfill his vision of a freestanding tower. He made his argument by citing the economic advantage of a building in which all the rentable spaces had proper air circulation and light penetration provided by windows (the developments of air conditioning and artificial light would not take place until several years later). Without them, the spaces created on the west side would have been loft spaces, which would bring in lower rents. Because of the building's freestanding position and the necessary experimentation with massing, Hood hired architectural sculptor René Chambellan to work on plasticine models that would reflect his plan more effectively than drawings. In this medium, Hood was able to easily cut away and add sections to the building in the schematic process, as well as portray his final concept with utmost efficiency and dimensionality. Though Patterson had reservations about the monumentality and extravagance of Hood's tower, he approved the design in 1928. The newspaper would later defend the building's design to critics of the Modern movement who despised its simplistic form.
The building, which measures 125 feet on the East 42nd Street frontage and 275 feet deep to 41st Street at the base, consists of an office tower rising 36 stories (476 feet) and a printing plant originally rising 9 stories that are connected to form an L shape. The building has a steel frame and its exterior is made up of vertical piers of white vitreous brick, window spandrel panels of dark red and black patterned brick, and red window shades to match the spandrels. The use of brick cladding represented one of the most economical ways to enclose a building at the time. The vertical columns of windows, which are double-hung and made of painted steel, emphasize the building's verticality and provide its only ornament. The most distinctive aspect of the exterior envelope is the series of asymmetrical setbacks that make up the building's massing. On the north façade, there is one setback two bays deep at the 9th floor and one at the 33rd floor, where the outer two bays are inset one bay. On the west façade, there are two setbacks at the 9th floor – one at two bays from the north edge and the other at ten from the south edge. The 11th and 12th bays from the southern edge then rise to the 15th floor and at that point are pulled back two bays. The effect of this façade is a zig-zag pattern of setbacks and massing. The southern façade has one-bay setbacks at the 7th and 13th floors, and two-bay setbacks at the 27th and top floors. On the east façade, the seven bays from the northern edge project forward until the 33rd floor, where they level with the building plane. There are no setbacks on the printing plant portion of the building, and its decoration is similar to the tower. However, the window bays are grouped in threes with wider brick piers.
Patterson allotted $150,000 for the building's ornamentation, which Hood decided to devote nearly 100% to the 3-story limestone entrance on the 42nd Street side. The entrance contains a bas-relief depicting the people of New York City with a background of skyscrapers. The Daily News Building is at the forefront and the sun's rays are emanating from the top of it. The inscription at the top reads "THE NEWS" and at the bottom, in smaller print, "HE MADE SO MANY OF THEM." On the western façade, there is another inscription in a granite slab, which reads:
The lobby, which opened to the public on July 23, 1930, is one of New York's most dramatic lobby spaces. The original space designed by Hood is circular and is enclosed in the addition designed by Harrison & Abramovitz, completed in 1960. The dome was designed to evoke the expanse of outer space, with the globe positioned partially below the floor level in a stepped down pit, to further emphasize the room's expansiveness and circular shape. Around the lobby's curving walls are maps and charts displaying science and weather information. Visitors are oriented within by a compass placed on the floor and bronze lines showing the distance to various other world cities. The interior lighting fixtures, bronze components, and elevator doors were all designed in the Art Deco style. The space is divided into two sections: the rotunda, which is accessible by the main entrance on East 42nd Street, and an elevator lobby connected to the rotunda by a series of hallways. Due to the crowds that flocked to the rotunda in its early years, another entrance was created on the western side to alleviate traffic.
When the Daily News purchased the lot on East 42nd Street, the area, which was then called the Upper East Side, was only beginning to be developed. It was filled with old buildings that were modest in scale and reminded one of a much smaller city than New York's downtown. According to a Daily News article announcing the acquisition of their site, several other office towers were in the planning stages. As this section of the city was burgeoning, the value of the land demanded the maximizing of space. It was because of this fact that the economic advantage of leasing space to other tenants justified the addition of an office tower to the newspaper's printing plant.
Hood was adamant in his opposition to the common building practice of placing structural columns in the middle of office spaces. He demanded the engineers to find an alternative way to configure the steel framing so as to achieve the aesthetic effect of completely open interior space. The plan resulted in columns forming unequal distances to the outside walls with the girders remaining the same length. The columns were off center, but structurally sound. This created a revolutionary structural configuration that allowed for the columns to be hidden within the walls.
Hood sought to create distinctive and symbolic buildings that would make an impact on the city's built environment and represent the intentions and characteristics of his clients. The American Radiator Building, Hood's first skyscraper in New York City, employed a bold color scheme that made it instantly recognizable and impressive. For the McGraw-Hill Building, Hood installed eleven foot letters at the top of the building spelling out the company's name, turning the building into one large advertisement. For the Daily News Building, Hood designed a building whose stark simplicity and massing, as well as its tourist attraction lobby, would grab the city's attention. At the time of construction, many critics despised the exterior appearance of the building, but revered its lobby.
The Daily News was the first tabloid newspaper to catch on in the United States. Its first incarnation, the Illustrated Daily News, hit New York newsstands on June 26, 1919. It was geared toward "the common people" of the city and tended to sensationalize the news with big pictures and short text, as well as emphasizing gossip rather than conventional news stories. By 1925, the paper had changed its name to The Daily News and was New York's largest and most highly circulated. Its "common" audience tactic had clearly worked, so the newspaper displayed its proud motto in the building's most prominent location – the entrance. The depiction of the people of New York City amidst their built environment further emphasized the paper's interest in reaching the widest audience. The inscription "He made so many of them" was, according to Patterson, inspired by a quote by Abraham Lincoln regarding God's love for the common man.
Of the five skyscrapers that Hood designed in New York and Chicago, the Daily News Building was his first that was fully modernistic and freestanding. The top floor of the building's tower was one of its most revolutionary characteristics at the time of its unveiling. In order to conceal the service and water shafts, Hood chose to extend the walls above, which creates the effect of the building's top being simply chopped off. This particular feature showcases the drastic departure from Hood's previous affinity for the Gothic style, in which Gothic ornament was employed heavily at the tops. The Daily News Building's use of setbacks to achieve both a tapering effect and compliance with the Zoning Resolution, as well as its alley to create open space on all sides, also signify Hood's interest in the Modernist aesthetic. The irregularly placed setbacks represent a design choice, but their exposure and lack of continuity also emphasize a certain display of functionality. The creation of open space on all sides of the building is a direct experiment of the theories of Le Corbusier, whose writings on the efficiency of urban tower environments clearly inspired Hood in his work with skyscraper design.
The Daily News Building contributed in several ways to the designs of other buildings and to the Modernist movement nationwide. For his design of the RCA Building (1931-1933), Hood repeated the massing used for the Daily News Building. He insisted that the use of such massing had to do with the zoning laws, yet his masterful employment of setbacks is what made his designs distinctive. The "razed" roof concept employed in the Daily News Building was also repeated at the RCA Building and others, and Hood's open alley solution to air and light circulation on all sides was also copied for other structures. At the time it was constructed, the building's exterior was considered a blight on the skyline by many critics, including novelist Ayn Rand, who opined that it was the ugliest building in the city. As with most architectural appreciation, the building has come to represent the style and progressive theories of its time. As such, it has been designated a landmark on both the city and national registers. Our modern admiration for the Daily News Building provides it with a distinguished place in the history and cultural heritage of New York City, for its aesthetic contributions of both its interior and exterior.
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The Ford Foundation, chartered by Henry and Edsel Ford in 1936, is a private foundation providing grants focused on strengthening democratic values, community and economic development, education, media, arts and culture, and human rights. In addition to the Ford Foundation Headquarters on 43rd Street in New York City, the Foundation currently has twelve international field offices. In the early 1960's the Ford Foundation sought to erect a permanent corporate headquarters in New York City that reflected the humanitarian beliefs the Foundation extolled.
Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates (KRJDA) was a relatively new firm in 1963 when they were approached to design the structure. Previously both Roche and Dinkeloo had worked for Eero Saarinen and Associates. Both the Ford Foundation and Saarineen and Associates had at one time been based in Michigan prior to 1960. Saarinen died in 1961 leaving Roche and Dinkeloo to finish such major projects as the TWA terminal at JFK International Airport for the original firm before founding KRJDA. Saarineen had believed in thoroughly researching a project and that there was always, "a unique solution for a unique problem" both traits which were firmly routed in the new firm.
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The area immediately surrounding the future site in Tudor City abutted a small park on the east and an adjoining pre-war high-rise residential complex to the west. Roche created six models with various forms suited to the space, ranging from a low large footprint building with windows lining the exterior, to a 16-story slender tower with a plaza on the park side. The final design was carefully suited to conform to the existing street line and surroundings. Roche said later of the Foundations acceptance of his design, "They liked it because it wasn't another office building. They liked it because it was a special identity. They liked it because we weren't relating to 42nd Street. And they liked it because its intent was to create a community."
The design was unveiled in 1964, immediately gaining critical praise. Ada Louise Huxtable of the New York times called it "an object lesson in the possibilities opened by fresh thought and a creative approach to the city's most important commercial building problem: the provision of ample and impressive headquarters for large corporations or equivalent organizations, in structures that have some civic conscience as well." The building was erected with few alterations to the final design scheme. Huxtable went on to describe the building as an "original, highly romantic beauty" just prior to the project's completion in 1967. Additionally the New Yorker in a Talk of the Town article of the same year called the design, "an altogether new kind of urban environment." The Architectural Record agreed it was a "new kind of urban space." However the building also had its detractors, Vincent Scully among them. Architectural review argued the Ford Foundation Headquarters was "another instance of the firm's preoccupation with the simplified structural statement leading to a kind of gigantism in architecture."
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The main entrance is situated on 43rd Street. The inner garden spans the length of the building to 42nd Street and is terraced to accommodate for the slight decline in topography between the two street levels. The busier 42nd Street façade consists largely of the glass atrium through which the adjacent park can be viewed. The landscaping by Dan Kiley consisted of 37 trees, 999 shrubs, 148 vines, 21,594 ground cover plants, and 18 aquatic plants in the still pool. The exterior façades as well as sidewalks contain electric heating rods to prevent the formation of ice.
The design process went through many incarnations until the needs of the site and client were met. The final design was revealed in 1964. By late 1967 employees began moving into finished office space as the terraced garden was being landscaped. The project was completed in entirety in 1968.
In 1963 when KRJDA began planning for the Ford Foundation the neighborhood was already dominated by two significant architectural features: Tudor City and the United Nations. Erected in the 1920's Tudor City was the first residential skyscraper complex in the world. The neighborhood style borrows heavily from British architecture under the Tudor dynasty, and the style is therefore relatively rare in New York. Beyond the intentional "quaintness" of Tudor City is the modern United Nations building completed in 1952. The Ford Foundation was intentionally designed to compliment the architectural synthesis of the neighborhood. The pre-existing high-rise to the west and park to the east were integrated into the design of the building so as not create disjuncture or distraction in the street plan.
The Ford Foundation was innovative in a multitude of ways, the most prominent of these being the creation of a large interior courtyard, a new kind of urban environment. The plan also prominently featured 45-degree angles, as in the stairway, creating a strong diagonal orientation within a square footprint, a development that occupied many architects in the following decade. The courtyard contains orderly mullions and spandrels interrupted by the massive columns, stairwell walls and suspension members, creating an assorted structural composition. The "lozenge style" skylight is composed of i-beam trusses securing glazing in three alternating bands, massive in scale yet still giving the appearance of faceted glasswork. The mortarless joints of the granite faced columns imitate piled-stone, complimenting the earthly garden below. As with the interior granite the exterior materials were also chosen to compliment, not impersonate, the foliage and surrounding environment. The design of the building was extremely detail oriented, every aspect carefully planned, from roof rainwater collection to irrigate the interior garden, laying heating rods under the sidewalks for ice prevention, and design of movable office furniture that could accommodate a variety of needs. Every aspect of the building was designed to emphasize community, enhance efficiency, and lend a note of seriousness to the business being conducted inside.
Both the architects and client aspired to create a building with a humanistic view of the workplace. The intention was to build both a corporate headquarters and civic monument that would be a contribution to the city, much as the Ford Foundation sought to contribute to the advancement of society through grants. Two issues were addressed with the introduction of the interior garden; privacy for workers while maintaining a sense of community, and the erection of an innovative building symbolic of the era without encroaching on the already well-established neighborhood. Though the design approach was effective in addressing the specific challenges of the site, it did not catch on as a common building typology in urban settings until later.
The massive scale of the building components was characteristic of KRDJA's early work. The Ford Foundation was an early innovator in urban public spaces, much copied in building lobbies and shopping malls, though rarely to such massive scale. The orderliness and detailed execution of every aspect of the building along with the massive height and scale of the inner courtyard were also characteristic of modernism's new approach to architecture.
The Ford Foundation, from the unveiling of its original plans in 1964 to its completion in 1967 received largely positive critical acclaim. While it was praised by contemporaries for its innovative approach to urban space, it never gained the iconic status or attention of other ground breaking modernist buildings in New York such as Lever House or the Seagram Building. The Ford Foundation was one of the first buildings to execute the environmental trends of the period through the inclusion of green space and abundance of natural light and irrigation. The building itself uses less space then the zoning at the time allowed, an anomaly at the time. Largely ignored in the decades after its completion the building is now being recognized for its innovative environmental approach. In the 1990's the building experienced a resurgence, receiving the Architects Twenty-five Year Award and Landmark status from the city of New York.
The Ford Foundation was representative of the Modern Movement's new approach to urban environments. Yet the environmental sensitivity of the project was decades ahead of its time and can be considered one of the first green buildings, not just for the foliage but the systems. The careful efforts of the Ford Foundation to maintain the building in near original condition is a testament to the success of the original design.
Currey, Mason. 2008. "Rediscovered Masterpiece: The Ford Foundation." Metropolis 28:90-104.
Hozumi, Nobuo. 1977. Global Architecture: Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates The Ford Foundation Headquarters, New York, NY 1963-68. Tokyo:A.D.A Edita.
Smith, C. Ray. 1980. Contemporary Architects. New York:St. Martins Press.
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50 years ago this week: The University of Alabama established an identification center at Northington to issue credentials to incoming students and faculty and other employees. Dr. C.T. Sharpton, vice president for student affairs, explained the identification system and told the students that the university had been directed to admit a black student for the summer session, prompting the establishing of the identification center and other rules for incoming students.
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The 110-year-old Spring Hill Methodist Church was struck by lightning and destroyed by the resulting fire.
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Documents showing Tuscaloosa County as it was in 1963 and previously were placed in a copper box that would be placed in the cornerstone of the new county courthouse and jail during a ceremony.
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Tuscaloosa County's Litter Control Task Force asked the three local governments to adopt a set of sweeping recommendations against littering. Fines for littering would be increased, more officials would be watching for the litterer and those convicted could find themselves picking up trash in public.
Two Holt men, Lovell Evans and Frank Roshell, were honored when the park they had helped to establish in Holt was named the Evans-Roshell Park.
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The 169-year-old University Club was undergoing a $3 million renovation.
The pool in A. L. Freeman Park would remain dry another summer as contract issues delayed its completion.
Civil engineer Rickey Harrison, whose work improved the look of West Alabama, died at 54.
Gainesville Mayor Carrie Fulghum was under scrutiny for her handling of stray dogs that she said were overtaking her town. She paid a resident $320 to transport the dogs out of town and leave them in a rural area.
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Mayor Walt Maddox wanted the new Publix shopping center on Alabama Highway 69 South annexed into Tuscaloosa. The site was in the city police jurisdiction and could access city sewer without being in the city, but if it remained outside the city, the city could lose tax revenue.
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After nearly a four-month delay, the trial of the former head of the Alabama Fire College was set to begin. Slated for mid-February, William Langston's trial was moved after he fell down a set of stairs and broke his arm two days before the trial was to begin. Langston was charged with providing bogus jobs and raises for friends, diverting more than $500,000 paid by the Alabama Poison Center to the Fire College's private foundation, helping former state Rep. Bryant Melton divert $85,000 in grants to the Fire College Foundation for Melton's personal use, diverting nearly $100,000 to pay for Shelton State Community College President Rick Rogers' house and setting up a fake contract for a computer software firm that funneled $92,500 to former Fire College commissioner Robert Nix and setting up a fake $126,500 job for him at the Alabama Poison Center.
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The U.S. Postal Service post office in the University of Alabama's Ferguson Center would close at the end of the next school year. The university would operate its own mail service beginning in August of 2013.
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Compiled by retired News librarian Betty Slowe.