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obrARCHITECTURE was contracted to design Burger Bench, Historic Downtown Escondido's newest burger joint in the former Escondido Times-Advocate Newspaper building, built in 1924. A family-owned restaurant dedicated to offering fresh and local ingredients in a friendly environment, the project mixes new and old, proving that architecture can be timeless and relevant. The scope of the project entails a new bar, restaurant seating, outdoor seating, sidewalk cafe and commercial kitchen. The existing storefront windows were removed and the window line brought back into the space allowing more outdoor seating. Operable glass doors allow the space to feel open allowing the energy to flow out onto the sidewalk. Finishes are rustic with the original brick and ceiling joists exposed with galvanized aluminum bartops. The design turned the former retail space in to a warm inviting space for the surrounding neighborhood; utilizing inexpensive materials to craft a space rich with texture and color. The dual height main bar features a lower tasting bar in front of the taps, giving customers a relaxed setting to sample the many beers available. obrARCHITECTURE designed all the tables and interior design along with the architecture for the project.
Feeding off of the success of their first restaurant in Coronado, CA designed by obrARCHITECTURE, the owners of Saiko Sushi have once again hired obr to design their second restaurant in North Park with the goal of becoming San Diego's premier craft sake purveyor. The design includes a full hot kitchen along with a four station sushi bar and craft sake bar. The 3,000 square foot space features a mix of seating options along with outdoor seating along University Avenue. A circular suspended bamboo soffit hangs over the communal table and pays homage to the hangiri bowl, a traditional Japanese bowl used to prepare rice for sushi. Hanging panels provide visual division between the bar and the main seating area.
Design is underway for Bottlecraft's newest location in Little Italy. With a concept focused around beer packaging and social interaction, this location will include both retail space as well as a tasting bar. A new cold box at the center of the space serves as a mezzanine bar level overlooking the bottle shop with railings constructed out of salvaged wood palettes. The palette form continues at the rear of the space as a layered screen wall covered with beer inspired supergraphics. A wood bartop wraps the cold box and beer taps and is clad in local, craft beer labels. An accent wall also plastered with beer labels transitions into a large interactive chalkboard wall, intended to be used by patrons as a way to buy drinks for friends or to leave tasting notes. The design includes a sidewalk cafe enclosed with steel railings allowing the energy from the space to carry out onto the sidewalk.
With green initiatives at the forefront of focus for Encinitas Union School District, this project at Paul Ecke Central School campus entails design for Solatubes at five of the existing classroom buildings and administration building along with photovoltaics mounted to the roofs at five of those buildings. Solatubes are carefully designed for each of the classrooms allowing natural light to the primary means for illuminating the space reducing the need for artificial lighting. Other modernization improvements include replacement of windows and roofs, adding energy efficient HVAC systems, and fire alarm upgrades. The campus is an example of the School District's mission in providing agroecological learning experiences along with health and wellness programs, and this project allows for the next step in providing a higher level of energy efficiency.
This project entails energy efficiency upgrades for the Mission Estancia Elementary School campus including Solatube Installation at the five existing classroom and administration buildings as well as new photovoltaic carport installation to shade the existing surface parking. Additional modernization upgrades include roof replacement at existing buildings, fire alarm upgrades, and the addition of new lunch shelter canopies. The modernization upgrades meet the functional needs of the client and users while reinforcing the School District's commitment to energy efficiency and improved learning environments for students. Special consideration was paid to providing each classroom space with adequate natural daylight throughout with the addition of six rooftop solatubes.
Waypoint Public moved into the corner space formerly occupied by the Linkery in North Park, CA and obrARCHITECTURE was hired to convert the space it designed for the Linkery in to the bright, family friendly neighborhood gathering spot that now houses Waypoint Public. While the Linkery sought to bring the inner workings of the kitchen out into the view of the patrons and use angled bartops to promote conversation, Waypoint Public provides a more communal and open experience. It has quickly become a hotspot in North Park and was voted as one of the top 10 best new beer bars in the US.
Bottlecraft North Park is a bottle shop created in an existing building in the burgeoning neighborhood of North Park in San Diego. obrARCHITECTURE designed the entire space including the custom concrete sales counter, custom Baltic birch sales shelving, specialty lighting and finishes. obr worked with local fabricators to turn used beer kegs into pendant light fixtures to highlight the sales area. A small kitchen was added in the rear of the space and has become JUKE, serving locally sourced creative food for take out.
Pinot's Palette, the newest addition to the arts and culture district at Liberty Station, entails a 2,300 square foot interior tenant improvement for the very first Pinot's Palette Franchise location in San Diego. The scope includes a main art studio with 44 seats and an adjoining private party studio. The design is focused around a curved bar clad in porcelain tile with quartz countertops which is highlighted above with a curved wood soffit and dimensional logo signage. Recycled wine bottle pendant lights cap off the bar area and carries the theme throughout the space. A pass-through window adjoins the two studios allowing the bar to service both spaces and a stained wood drink rail provides additional gathering space in the main art studio.
Through the City of San Diego's Storefront Improvement Program OBR has provided design services to over twenty-five business owners. The program lends financial and design assistance to small business owners looking to improve their storefronts while also revitalizing local neighborhoods. Design features have included new railings, windows and doors, awnings, planters, signage, lighting, paving, facade improvements and repairs, and working with local artists to create artistic installations. We enjoy the opportunity to have a hand in the design of our community and forming relationships with other small business owners in San Diego.
Stein's Pub is a craft beer and wine bar located in the Tierrasanta area featuring over 20 taps and a twist on the traditional pub fare. Tenant improvements to the space included a new stained wood bar top, stained concrete flooring, new lighting throughout, and new operable storefront windows with a drink rail. The new restaurant layout offers flexible seating such as communal tables and drink rails as well as more traditional seating options. OBR has been commissioned to design and fabricate the artwork for the space.
Still early in the design process, OBR has been working on a concept for a waterfront property for a private developer in San Diego. Water is the driving force behind this project both figuratively and physically. As waves crash into shore, water erodes away the hardened earth slowly revealing layers of history. The wood represents the raw material continually shaped by the elements as if water once flooded the site leaving its trace on the built environment. Along the path of this eroded earth there are moments to focus one's view back to the water, from which the project is born. Moving elements, such as pivoting security gates and collapsible wood doors, occur along this path representing the water as it might have flowed through the site. Warm and cold materials along with the juxtaposition of hard and soft materials, concepts of erosion, revealing impressions, exposure, and time are all present in the design.
obrARCHITECTURE is currently working on plans for the development of a 34 unit apartment complex near downtown San Diego. Located nearby the airport, the concept for the project is based on wingtip vortices and the transportation node in which the site is located.
Design for The Bean Bar includes a new 1,100 square foot coffee shop located in the East Village directly across from the new Central Library. The scope of work for this project includes a coffee service layout, interior design and sidewalk cafe design. The design centers around using warm, natural materials which includes wood counter tops, a recycled wood accent wall with vintage marquee lighting and concrete floors to create an inviting, comfortable space for the community to connect over coffee. The bar functions in a way that allows for the baristas to interact with the customers from the time they place their order to when they finish their last sip of their delicious drink. We're thrilled to be a part of making these craft coffee connoisseurs' vision a reality and are looking forward to a construction start date in August 2014.
After completing a site master planning study for the Encinitas Union School District, OBR was requested to design an agriculture/education facility on the Encinitas Ranch Site. In lieu of a full elementary school, this unique campus includes four portable classrooms with a raised, engineered wood courtyard. Stormwater is managed through a low impact development plan that includes a bioswale and bioretention facility with drought tolerant, native landscaping. Farm fields on either side of the classrooms will grow vegetables for the District's Healthy Food Program as well as serve as an outdoor classroom. Students will spend a week of the year at this campus, experiencing hands-on learning of farming, produce and green technologies. This project demonstrates the District's commitment to agriculture, education and a sustainable future while providing a learning center for not only the students but the community.
Parklets, a movement to extend the sidewalk and temporarily inhabit public spaces, will soon be popping up throughout the North Park neighborhood. Alongside North Park Main Street we had the opportunity to design San Diego's first permitted Parklet, as well as set up the permitting framework through the City of San Diego. Occupying two parking spaces, the design includes wood decking, steel planters and sculptural steel tables giving North Park residents a comfortable place to converse, eat and drink.
Tasked with providing master planning services for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank we have begun to investigate their existing warehouse facility through site planning services, building renovation design and expansion feasibility studies. As part of the developed master plan, site improvements will consist of replacing existing on-site streets and driveways with new asphalt paving and strategically placed concrete paving areas, new drought-tolerant landscaping and enhanced hardscape at the front of the building, new shade structures, lunch area, public seating and signage. Building renovations include expanding the existing walk-in cooler and upgrading technology on the chillers, a new interior mezzanine for ease of future office expansion, expanding the warehouse space for a new Recycling Center, developing an electrical master plan for the addition of flywheel generation/storage and fuel cell, and miscellaneous interior and exterior building improvements.
Design for the Brixton/Garnet Modernization Project transforms an abandoned tire shop into a new retail center in Pacific Beach. The existing CMU building will take on a new character by replacing the existing metal roll-up doors with storefront systems allowing daylight to flood the retail spaces. The addition of a new wood trellis along the front of the building will extend past the storefronts creating a shaded outdoor patio space for patrons to enjoy. New strategic landscaping will complete the project, softening the feel of the space and providing additional shading.
Olivenhain Municipal Water District hired us to work on an exciting new project for their District Headquarters Facility. They have formed a Conservation Committee which is tasked with implementing a number of water quality and conservation components throughout their site. We will be working with the Committee to develop a more pedestrian friendly site design, modified vehicular patterns and integrated water conservation measures. The conservation measures will serve as functional site design components, but will also be educational by including signage and interactive elements.
Willie James Jones Apartments is a new apartment development in the South Eastern San Diego neighborhood of Lincoln Park. Around the corner from the newly constructed Lincoln High School, the project will consist of 33 carriage units with individual, enclosed, ground floor parking; topped by two stories of living space. The design seeks a careful balance between a modern approach and a more traditional vernacular that the residents of the area are familiar with. We believe this approach will help bring new energy and momentum to an under served community, in the form of a project that the residents can be proud of.
The Arc of San Diego - Starlight Center is a 32,000 SF office building and training center for mentally disabled adults with a Joint-use Multi-Purpose Room and Day Care Center. We were asked to take part in a design competition for project award and prepared site planning, modeling and graphics for a presentation to the board. The design encompasses modern mission styling with multi-level outdoor spaces, an entry archway for safety/control and natural daylighting/natural ventilation.
Luce Theater at the NTC Promenade is being developed as a multi-function venue for performing arts, cinema and dance. Constructed in the 1920's and on the National Register of Historic Places, Luce Theater houses 1,800 seats, but the number of seats, the stage size, poor sight lines and lack of a fly gallery make it unsuitable for modern uses. We have worked with the NTC Foundation to develop a program that fits the needs identified by the Foundation through a series of workshops with local dance, cinema and performing arts groups. Since all the interior surfaces, along with the stage and proscenium were considered historically significant, the design consists of a main theater that would seat roughly 450, for dance, cinema and other performing arts. Two smaller theaters would be designed within the larger building, as black-box or cinema venues depending on need.
We recently joined a team of local North Park architects, landscape architects, planners and business owners in the development of an implementation plan for the preservation and greening of North Park's historic business district. Interventions focus on maintaining the arts culture and historic integrity of the neighborhood, increasing resource conservation, creating a walkable, bike friendly community and sustaining the growing local economy. The resulting work can now be viewed at www.northparkmainstreet.com.
In this mixed-use development on San Diego Bay, the Waterfront Promenade anchors the buildings and users to the site, drawing people from the street to the water's edge for circulation and interaction such as boating, kayaking, walking, running and dining. An enlarged promenade of stamped concrete and reclaimed wood is proposed to jet in and out over the water, to create spaces for stopping, eating and walking for a currently underutilized, dilapidated water's edge.
Nielsen Beaumont Marine contracted us to design a renovation of their existing office building and boatyard in Shelter Island. Exterior improvements include the replacement of rotted wood siding with a wood panel rain screen system and the addition of full height windows. The boatyard improvements include the replacement of an outdated cradle and rail boat haul-out system with a 50-ton travel lift system, new piers and concrete marginal wharf system.
The Boys and Girls Club - Valley Center Branch project converts the existing Multi-Purpose Room at Valley Center Upper Elementary School into an innovative, joint-use facility for the Club and the School. It will house a new Art room, Computer room and Multi-Purpose room along with new restrooms and a redesigned entry that provides better visual security of the parking and drop-off area. The new entry, new windows and colorful interiors are designed to scale the elements down and welcome the students to a new day of play, learning, exploration and creativity.
Teamed with Legacy Building Services, we won a Design-Build competition to renovate and modernize the Medical Reception and Triage Room at the St. Vincent De Paul Medical Center in Downtown San Diego. The revised design reoriented the reception desks to the consumers, alleviating previous confusion about where to go upon entering the facility. Additionally, the employees now have increased visual supervision of the entire entry sequence; from the front door all the way into the triage room and the main clinic. The scope of services included furniture selection and interior design, along with typical architectural services. The project was required to meet OSHPD requirements as administered by the City of San Diego.
This new joint-use fire station facility houses the City of Oxnard Fire Department and the Ventura County Fire Department. Each half of the station includes a two-story office/residential structure and three apparatus bays. The site also contains a shared yard with a fueling island, carport, and hose drying area. Design, construction documentation, permitting, and construction administration services were performed. The fire station received an award from the AIA Orange County.
Garrick Oliver
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This project is designed to revitalize an underutilized stretch of coastland and provide an educational component of the adjacent wetlands. The entire project includes a new lifeguard headquarters with a visitor center, maintenance shop building and yard, central storage building, (4) concession buildings, (12) comfort stations and (2) contact stations. The site is 3 miles long, approximately 300 feet wide and includes shade structures, plazas, and a multi-use trail. The project received an award from the AIA Orange County.
Garrick Oliver
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Designed to replace and resolve several issues from the previous facility, the new 14,800 square foot building is a reflection of the California DMV's response to a growing need for healthy public facilities. The open, naturally lit public space was designed to provide a comfortable environment for waiting customers and working staff. The project is LEED Gold Certified, with energy efficient building systems, natural day lighting, concrete masonry used as thermal mass and other recycled materials. In 2007, the project received a CMACN Sustainable Design Honor Award, CMACN Civic Design Merit Award and a SANDEE (CCSE) Energy Efficiency Award.
Anney Rosenthal
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Located in the heart of downtown Oxnard, CA, and adjacent to their City Hall, the Oxnard Parking Structure plays a prominent role in the lives of Oxnard's people. As such, we focused on creating a pedestrian friendly atmosphere out of a vehicular centered function. Metallic skin elements, awning covered sidewalks and public art were all used in order to take the hard edge off of this utilitarian structure.
Christopher Bittner
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The Olivenhain Municipal Water District hired us to perform a renovation and addition to their Operations Building at the 4S Ranch Water Reclamation Facility. The Operations Building serves a dual programmatic function. One function is a forward thinking technology which tests, treats and reuses water for irrigation and other functions within their District. The secondary function of the Operations Building is to provide offices, locker rooms and a lunch area for District Employees. Our design strives to balance and highlight the contrast between this highly technological function and the need for refuge by its habitants.
The Arc of San Diego Training Center is a two story, 16,000 SF office building and training center for mentally disabled adults. On a site with an existing 16,000 SF building and a historic school, the new building houses 8 classrooms, conference facilities, kitchens and administrative offices. The design is inspired by Irving Gill's take on the modern mission style – clean lines, archways and efficiency in materials.
Christopher Bittner
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The New Americans Museum is a tenant improvement in Building #202 of the NTC Promenade. The 3,300 SF project includes a Smithsonian level gallery/exhibit space, administrative offices and a classroom/multi-purpose space. One of the highlights was the conversion of the existing concrete vault into a sound-proof booth and waiting area for recording oral histories for inclusion in the gallery and exhibits.
Christopher Bittner
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Dance Place San Diego opened in 2007 and filled a long standing void in the San Diego Dance Community at large. It instantly became a top notch destination for all of San Diego's dancers to come rehearse, watch small shows and train. In addition, it is now home to some of the region's most influential dance companies including Malashock Dance, San Diego Ballet and San Diego Dance Theatre.
Garrick Oliver
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San Ysidro High School is one of the newest high schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District; however, it was constructed with the absence of a Performing Arts Center. In order to remedy this, the District embarked on their first Design-Build project delivery contract and provided a facility which would serve as an asset to their campus and the community as a whole. The facility houses classrooms for Folklorico Dance, Mariachi, Band, and Choir; as well as a 400 seat theatre where they can all perform. The theatre is designed with extreme sensitivity to acoustics and lighting, both of which can be operated from a back of house sound and control booth. In addition, there are changing rooms and a scenery shop which support a full theatrical production.
Garrick Oliver
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Surrounded by a new suburban housing tract in Oxnard, this state-of-the-art elementary school was designed to inspire the students and give homage to the site's agrarian past by developing unique outdoor spaces, well proportioned courtyards and hedgerows of trees like those found in nearby farms and throughout the Oxnard delta. Series of workshops were organized to address the school's unique teaching programs and strengthen the bonds between the school and surrounding community. The project consists of 27 new classrooms, a community center/multi-purpose room, library, administration center, computer lab, kindergarten classrooms and playground and additional support facilities. This project received awards from both the AIA and CASH.
Originally constructed almost 50 years ago, Jefferson Elementary was in need of revitalization. As a semi-urban site, the outdoor play spaces were extremely limited. When placing the new library and landscaping on the existing site, we pointed our focus squarely on creating unexpected and poignant experiences for the children of Jefferson. We strived to generate spaces where the librarian could provide an interactive and intimate learning environment. In addition, we placed small play striping areas and landscaped planters in order for the younger students to escape from the larger more intimidating playground.
Garrick Oliver
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The Torrey Pines High School West Campus was the culmination of multiple phases of work on the overall campus. The West Campus expansion included a state-of-the-art permanent 37,000 square foot, 2-story 24-classroom addition which made up one wing of the project and included a small AV theater and publishing classroom. The other wing included 20 environmentally sensitive 2-story modular classrooms and a 7,000 sf counseling center. This project received awards from both the AIA and CASH.
Christopher Bittner
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This project is a two phased 14,000 SF renovation to the first floor of the Eckart Library Building on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus. The program includes offices and support spaces for the Ocean Observatories Initiative Cyberinfrastructure (OOI) program and SIO's IT Department. Considering the nature of the library as well as the local vernacular throughout campus, we approached this project from the perspective of a permanent art installation within the existing fabric. The design meets the functional needs of the clients while its materiality, form, and flow were inspired by its dynamic oceanfront site. While respecting the original character of the library's interior, the wood paneled installation for OOI alludes to the stratified landforms of the La Jolla cliffs as well as the nature of OOI's multi-layered information synthesis program. The glass installation for the IT Department aims to connect the user to the continual, multi-layered flow of the ocean.
The Bardsleys wished to expand their existing house to create a dream home for their retirement. The existing single story residence was expanded by 1,000 square feet to include a second floor addition consisting of an office, master bedroom and bath, an entertainment deck and a private deck off of the bedroom. The existing atrium was converted into a combination stairwell and ventilation shaft for the entire house. That, coupled with detailed sun studies and the addition of Photovoltaic roof panels, has given the clients the ability to power their entire home off grid.
Christopher Bittner
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A complete re-imagining of an existing galley kitchen in a 1925 Spanish home. The design intent was to seamlessly meld modern interior design ideas within the existing framework of the home. In order to integrate the kitchen more to the dining area, a large portion of the wall dividing the kitchen and dining room was removed which became the location of the breakfast bar and liquor cabinet. The original arched divider between the kitchen and breakfast nook was relocated to hide the refrigerator, but retained to help integrate the old and the new. Custom open walnut shelving was used in the main part of the kitchen to further expand the experience of the galley kitchen and subway tile was used to, again, help bridge between the time periods. White Quartz countertops with waterfall edges with greyed wood cabinet faces round out the design.
Having lost their home to the fires in October 2007, Jutta Sellin came to us to help her design a modern home for her family which reflected her personal style and carefully considered fire resistance and the environment. Large overhangs and strategically placed window and door openings encourage natural daylight and ventilation. A concrete masonry core wall divides the private/public functions on the first floor and continues to the second floor, with shelving, closet space and walkways cut into the wall.
The McConkey's dreamed about building a container house and tasked us with designing an environmentally sensitive home utilizing three shipping containers. The initial inspiration behind their dream was a photo in some literature for a ceramic paint being used on container homes in Europe. The 800 SF house is among the first shipping container residences in San Diego County. Because the area is prone to wildfires, special flame retardant materials were used for the windows and roof. The kitchen has an open-plan where a garage door can be retracted to take advantage of the balmy California climate and bring the outdoors in. The flooring, doors, and bathroom vanity were sourced from the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Located on the former site of a historic roller rink, Palisade Gardens is situated at the western gateway to North Park in San Diego. After demolishing the roller rink in the late 1980's, a five story apartment building was constructed in its place. North Park was a lesser desired area in San Diego for many years after its construction and the building was never cared for. In 2004 the building was purchased amidst a booming economy and a blossoming period for North Park. As a result, the building was converted to "Palisade Gardens," which now stands as a focal point at that western gateway. Both the name and its prominent marquis sign were borrowed from its roller rink predecessor and relate back to a former cultural boom time for the North Park area.
Garrick Oliver
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Her sanctuary floats above. The farmer plays with water, needs light, and brings sustenance to the earth, adding texture, meaning and life to the ground. He is grounded and his study is indoors and outdoors, always connected to the earth. His workroom anchors her fleeting thought. The kitchen is the artist's extended studio, where performance and service rises with the aroma of home baked/cooked meals. They create apart and relish in their independence. They will meet in the garden, where the artist connects back to the earth and the farmer takes a step off. They will fly and they will land, and they will always dance. Their meeting place is a special place for hellos, goodbyes, conversation and exchange of ideas and emotion. Those welcomed in will enter on soft ground and all senses will be activated. A meandering pathway is simple yet special. It is a living breathing gallery of their art of family.
In 2008 we were contracted to provide architectural services for the renovation of Spanagel Hall and Root Hall at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey. The project entails the modernization of over 120,000 square feet of science and research classroom spaces. Both buildings were designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in the early 1950's and are now registered historic structures. We are working to integrate building and technology upgrades with the Navy's educational requirements into the modernization of these historic structures.
In 2009 we were contracted to provide architectural services for the renovation of Hermann Hall and Halligan Hall at the Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey. The project entails the modernization of over 120,000 square feet of science and research classroom spaces. Both buildings were designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in the early 1950's and are now registered historic structures. We are working to integrate building and technology upgrades with the Navy's educational requirements into the modernization of these historic structures.
This operations center designed to serve the South Dunes of Imperial County provides emergency medical services, law enforcement and administrative services to the Imperial Dunes users and consists of the main operations center, supporting garages for vehicle maintenance, storage and site work. The center contains a small visitor center, a full emergency operating room, offices and a small detention facility. The project was designed through a series of workshops with BLM staff, BLM Law Enforcement, BLM Emergency Medical Personnel, the California Highway Patrol, United States Border Patrol and local community groups.
Christopher Bittner
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This 3,000 square foot building is designed to serve as a fee collection and emergency services contact station, as well as a museum and interpretive center displaying items such as ultra-light Aircraft, land sailors, time trials racing vehicles and off-highway vehicles. The project also includes conference facilities and public restrooms. The visitor center will serve as a community touchstone for the many campers, drivers, off-highway vehicle enthusiasts and pilots that frequent the area.
Christopher Bittner
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Located in the basement of the Pannikin Building in Downtown San Diego, Bacchus Wine Market was in need of a warmer and more welcoming appearance for the clientele that comes to taste, discuss and buy wine from around the world. The interior improvements included an expanded and remodeled tasting room, new sales counter and a remodeled entry stairway. An updated plan, paint colors, lighting and materials along with a heavy wood tasting bar that anchors the room provides a modern, yet rustic ambiance.
Pacific Tugboat Service is an integral piece of the Port of San Diego daily operations, as well as a partner with the U.S. Navy through their varied maritime operations. In 2009 PTS asked obrARCHITECTURE to help create a vision of a new flexible training option for the military. The vision will merge PTS Deck Barges together with new Laser Shot Shoot House facilities to create the UPSITE-1. If constructed the UPSITE-1 will utilize a 165' barge, on which a modular shoot house will be constructed. It can be easily docked alongside any commercial or military pier structure, and can just as easily be moved or modified to suit the ever changing needs of our United States Military.
In 2008, we were commissioned to provide design and project management services for the renovation of the Pacific Tugboat Service tenant improvements which include replacing the existing wood pier with a new concrete pier, the layout of a new parking lot and design of a new perimeter fence with a public art component. The project is investigating alternative fueling practices, operating costs and environmental impacts in order to improve the conditions for the local community as well as the user. The public art piece will be built of steel and wood, recycled from the existing pier planks.
Christopher Bittner was the Architect for the design of this 1,700 square foot café and bakery in Golden Hill. The project included storefront design, renovation of the historic building facades, a full bakery kitchen and a sidewalk café design.
This 'gastro-cantina' is located in the old Apertivo space on 30th Street in North Park. There is a rough, yet sexy and modern quality to the space that features an internally lit front entrance wall that is constructed of recycled poly-carbonate panels and the ceiling joists that were removed from the existing ceiling. El Take It Easy's dining room features a wandering concrete bar evoking the remnants of the original storefront facade, which are still extant in front of the building. The bar juts through the space at differing heights and angles, promoting conversation between patrons, as every bar seat either faces another patron or is angled in a way that allows for easy conversation. The dropped ceiling and plaster walls were removed to expose the structure of the building and expose the original 1950's brickwork, making the dining room come alive. As a whole, the project celebrates using hand crafted, imperfect materials to create a comfortable, yet upscale space.
The remodel of The Linkery involved a complete revamping of the restaurant's image. Where previously the inner workings of the kitchen were on display to customers, the new 'stealth kitchen' wraps the kitchen and server areas in MDF panels painted with chalkboard paint. This simultaneously provides a better scale to the entire restaurant and provides ample space for written menus. The entire focus of the dining room was shifted to allow the dining room and bar area to feel more connected. The entire lighting and color scheme were also completely revised bringing a much more upscale feeling to the restaurant. The construction was completed in only three days, closing the restaurant on a Sunday night and re-opening with a new restaurant on Thursday.
Saiko Sushi is designed to be a fun, upscale space that focuses on the working of the sushi chefs. Using traditional Japanese construction materials of wood and concrete in a modern way on the sushi bar brings a hint of playfulness to the space. The bright white of the sushi preparation area stands out in stark contrast to the deep red color of the rest of the space. Cutouts in the rear wall of the sushi bar area expose the original block wall and will become highlight areas for sake bottle displays.
We also worked with the owners of Saiko Sushi to design their second restaurant in North Park with the goal of becoming San Diego's premier craft sake purveyor. The design includes a full hot kitchen along with a four station sushi bar and craft sake bar. A circular suspended bamboo soffit hangs over the communal table and pays homage to the hangiri bowl, a traditional Japanese bowl used to prepare rice for sushi.
SOL Markets recently hired us to design the transformation of an existing historic fire station into SOL Markets first retail space. Because SOL's purpose is to bring local, farm fresh produce from farm to consumer, the design is focused on bringing the farmers market aesthetic to an enclosed space, transforming the fire station into a barn-like setting with exposed wood, metals and raw materials. The retail space will include an indoor/outdoor market, a full bar and demonstration kitchen/cafe to sell and showcase local, organic foods, craft beer and wine.
Given the nature of IDW Publishing's comic artist work, the design draws inspiration from comic strip layouts using frames and lines of sight to focus one's attention on the high-energy, collaborative spaces. The design aims to create a playful environment for both visitors of the museum as well as employees, through abstracted comic book character references, color and scale. The museum area is focused around two artist studios where visitors can peer through strategically placed windows as artists work through the creative process of bringing characters and comic books to life. IDW Publishing will not only serve as a large creative entity anchoring the arts and culture district at the Naval Training Center but will also be a destination point, drawing large crowds and international visitors during events like Comic-Con and artist signings.
The design objective for Oceanside Marina Suites was to bring a fresh, new, waterfront feel to the peninsula hotel. Elements such as reclaimed wood, blue acrylic panels and raw steel were introduced, which all are found in, or relate to the surrounding environment. We also removed the old wood railings and replaced them with glass, dramatically increasing the access to ocean views from the public spaces. The result of these changes is a hotel that feels light and relaxing, while merging with its locale.
Owners of one of the most beloved bistros in North Park, The Smoking Goat, Fred and Tammy Peihl asked obrARCHITECTURE to help with the design of the new 5,000 SF, two-story restaurant. One Door North shares a wall with The Smoking Goat and the concept focuses on bringing the great outdoors indoors. The restaurant is broken up into three distinct areas: the street-facing section with banquettes, the main central bar and the back section with tents. The back of the restaurant is covered with floor-to-ceiling forest imagery and lined with camp-style canvas tents and semi-private 11-foot dining booths. Themes taken from the mountains, coasts and lakes the Piehl family has traveled to is incorporated into the walls and the tables, which are all hand-carved, live-edge wood from a sustainability logged forest in Wisconsin. In working with us, the Piehls wanted to be sure that the architectural language of the space reflected the culinary experience that they intended to create.
The Dowsings sought OBR's help to design a new accessory unit at their Encinitas Residence that featured a contemporary aesthetic that reflected Mr. Dowsing's background and interests while also creating a sense of peering through the canopy and being aloft in the trees. The unit's garage bays were designed to showcase Mr. Dowsing's private car collection with large steel and glass doors while the accessory unit's material palette was chosen to reflect his native New Zealand. The wood slats reflect the temperate forests while the use of stone in the form of gabion walls reflect the rugged mountain ranges prevalent in New Zealand. Living in Southern California for many years, the Dowsings have come to know the importance of water scarcity and conservation which is why the design team sought the help of Schmidt Design Group to develop an integrated drought tolerant landscape plan that not only minimized water consumption, but mirrored the geometries of the building. This arid garden would be flexible enough to serve as contemplative space or host small parties.
Bottlecraft Little Italy is the second bottle shop obrARCHITECTURE created for owner, Brian Jensen, in a new mixed-use development in Little Italy. obrARCHITECTURE designed the interior around a centrally located coldbox and tasting mezzanine. A floor to ceiling palette wall gives glimpses of patrons heading to and from the mezzanine. A new baltic birch bar-top wraps around the coldbox and new sectional roll-up doors adorn the front facade. The design also includes a sidewalk cafe enclosed with steel railings.
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The Passons love being engaged with their community so it was more than fitting for them to reflect that through their home. They fell in love with and purchased a 1921 Craftsman style home on a corner lot in North Park but it was lacking the modern living spaces they desired. After interviewing many architects, they connected the most with Christopher Bittner of obrARCHITECTURE who believes that a home can only be designed by understanding the lifestyle it is intended to compliment. The house had nice touches but was too compartmentalized with all the rooms being closed off from each other. To embody openness, the center wall and fireplace that divided the kitchen and living room were removed and a more unified living space was created by adding an expansive kitchen island and open shelving. The second bedroom was turned into a home office that opens into the living area with bi-fold doors to convert the office into a guest bedroom. Floor to ceiling bi-fold doors also opens up the living room into a new exterior sunset-facing deck with wraparound benches. The most welcoming addition is the beer bar off the kitchen with a roll up door, bar stools and taps featuring local craft beers to reflect Omar's passion for craft brewing.
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obrARCHITECTURE helped to evoke socialization and a sense of comfort through filling large open public spaces with Outdoor Living Rooms with the intent to promote further activation in the burgeoning neighborhood. The outdoor living spaces are conceptualized around the needs and desires of the neighborhood and occur throughout the storied corridors and airy waterfront parks while blending seamlessly against the backdrop of Spanish Revival-style architecture from the early twentieth century. Design elements include spaces and elements intended to connect with the rich history and sense of place, like furniture made by local artisans within the neighborhood. Poured in place concrete benches with reclaimed scaffolding wood are set in regular formal patterns suggesting rows of soldiers at attention ready to begin their training in the parade grounds. Wood patios with benches and chairs are docked alongside each other to imitate piers. An interactive art element where people are encouraged to walk in, sit down and enjoy is the USS Brave, a 30-foot whaleboat anchored in the sand as a tribute to the military heritage of the former Naval Training Center. A round fire pit is placed in the center of an oversized spherical bench-style seating area to allow separate groups to meet and converse around in a campfire-inspired setting.
After two decades of redevelopment, Liberty Station has emerged from its naval past into a thriving neighborhood filled with life and culture. The waterfront urban neighborhood boasts a collection of locally-based shops, restaurants, entertainment, cultural activities, and acres of public parks & gardens. The Arts District, a 100-acre section at the northern end of Liberty Station, is comprised of restored 1920's Spanish Colonial Revival style barracks, officers' quarters, commissary stations, command center and grounds. The design process has aimed to preserve the original glory of Naval Training Center San Diego while modernizing the facility to encourage interaction, discovery, and connection. The Arts District is home to various shops, art & dance studios, event centers, a publishing house, and restaurants – all of which obrARCHITECTURE has served as the Architect of Record - that encourage visitors to journey through the historic network of arched walkways, intricate facades, and gardens. obrARCHITECTURE has been transforming the pedestrian visitor experience by creating thoughtful exterior interventions with new landscaping, dining decks and shade shelters. Visitors of Liberty Station can experience a sense of relaxation, conversation and play with grand entry plazas, outdoor living rooms, gathering and gaming spaces that have also been incorporated. The simple shade trellis structures are inspired by the temporary tent structures used during raining operations and plant material is designed in formal structure masses, layering colors and textures that bring color and interest into the spaces year round.
The Bean Bar is a new 1,100 square foot coffee shop located in the East Village directly across from the new Central Library. The scope of work for this project included a coffee service layout, interior design and sidewalk cafe design. The design centers around using warm, natural materials which includes wood counter tops, a recycled wood accent wall with vintage marquee lighting and concrete floors to create an inviting, comfortable space for the community to connect over coffee. The bar functions in a way that allows for the baristas to interact with the customers from the time they place their order to when they finish their last sip of their delicious drink.
Located in the El Cerritos community of San Diego, near the corner of 54th St. and El Cajon Blvd., Iftin Charter School and SDUSD's Student Services program share a 6.5 acre site at the former Jackson Elementary School campus. This site has several constraints such as that it is 'L'-shaped and has a very active commercial property adjacent to the Iftin campus as well as a below-average amount of street frontage. Overcoming such challenges was only achieved with the continuous dialogue between both end-user parties. Each group's requirements were addressed and implemented in the campus' design in addition to paying attention to the site's inherent characteristics of solar exposure, prevalent winds, site elevation change, and location atop a hill with views to the South and West. The design concept driving the project was the sense of "discovery". A young student's discovery of the buildings' color, form, and diverse material as well as the progression through the site, add up to having the student's mind work to understand all the information rushing through their mind. As the student grows and advances in grades, the discovery that s/he encounters are grander, beyond the obvious colors and shapes that identify the buildings, but a connection of a mathematical sequence to a building element or understanding a concept through a connection made by a line of sight across the campus. Each program's part of the site, adheres to their campus' needs and is scaled appropriately. Both offer play areas and outdoor instructional learning opportunities.


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SuperStride Me: Reg hack spends week working at 'treadmill desk'
Get fit in the office without breaking your stride
Part 1 I turned 45 this year, a psychological milestone that rammed home the fact I'm not in great physical shape.
My diet's rubbish and my usual efforts to keep trim and fit – cycling – have been curtailed by a combination of lethargy and kids' sport commitments that keep me off the road when my bike club sets out on weekends.
Which is why when I heard about "treadmill desks" my ears pricked up. Also known as walking desks, these devices are very slow and quiet treadmills with an ergonomically designed desk over the top. The idea is that you stroll through the day at a pace that permits typing and other work while accruing enough gentle exercise to avoid the life-shortening things that happen when you spend a lot of time sitting.
Author Neal Stephenson's a walking desk user and summarised the argument for them in an essay titled "Aresbestos" that quotes various sources to the effect that frequent gentle exercise may be as good for you as the occasional vigorous hour in the gym.
Aresbestos also says Stephenson's own conversion to a walking desk helped to fix persistent neck and back ailments.
I get headaches and cricked necks at work too, so out went my IKEA chair and in came the Infiniti TR1200DT-7, a treadmill desk branded LifeSpan in the USA and UK.
The TR1200DT-7 treadmill desk
First steps
The TR1200DT-7 is easy to set up, thanks to guide rods that align the desk and treadmill. A nine-pin D-cable and power cable link the two so data can flow to a small control panel in the desk that displays speed, walking time and how many steps you've taken and offers up and down buttons that drive a motor to get the desk to comfortable height. There's also Bluetooth, which chats to an Adobe Air app to bring stats to your desktop.
The desk looks surprisingly large, but was devoured by the combination of keyboard, mouse, monitor and MacBook Air. Its rounded shape is clever design: the desk sits at chest level for many people and if had had sharp corners it would be an accident waiting to happen.
Once I turned on the treadmill it was immediately obvious I just could not type while walking. I decided to stand and type and quickly learned the importance of the desk's long, gel-filled wrist wrest, as it put my hands into a comfortable typing position and also supported just a little of my weight.
Half an hour later I felt ready to get moving at the stately pace of 600 metres an hour. I quickly noticed was the treadmill's noise. Each footfall makes a sound and like the treadmill they get louder as speed increases. At 3kmph, the treadmill starts to make a mechanical whine that well and truly rises above background noise.
After about half an hour walking I could pause for a second or two to get my bearings or look at my keyboard, which came in handy because I was trying to type made it tricky to type the word "Szechuan" several times.
Szechuan wasn't the only word I was mangling: my overall typing accuracy decreased considerably.
I soon got the hang of things, but also felt a little giddy because my head was always moving as I walked. I'm pretty sure my two-monitor rig didn't help: I use my laptop as a second screen to monitor Twitter and shifting focus between an eye-level 24-incher and lower laptop made for some unbalanced moments.
An hour or so later I had worked up a very mild but noticeable sweat, enough that my outfit of jeans and business shirt made me feel a little overdressed. Increasing speed to 1km/h didn't make things worse and felt a little less awkward, so that's where I spent the rest of the afternoon.
I soon felt a little faint, which I attribute to having eaten a small-ish salad that left me rather peckish for lunch. My left knee, which I favour when cycling, ached a little too.
I therefore resolved that day two of my test would involve a better-fitting pair of shoes than the leather-soled brogues I wore on day one, lighter clothing and more time on the treadmill.
Getting into stride
On day two out went the brogues and business shirt. In came came a pair of street shoes that are mostly trainers, a loose pair of jeans and a long-sleeved t-shirt.
Before long I was walking comfortably at 1.2 km/h while ploughing through a morning's RSS reading without discomfort. Once Vulture South colleague Richard Chirgwin arrived I quickly learned that walking and talking requires a little more concentration than sitting and talking: he tried to make conversation and I find myself missing sentences.
By coffee time at 10:00 AM I had walked continuously for nearly 90 minutes and was always on the edge of being sweaty, which wasn't pleasant but felt like a healthy glow.
Standing still in the lift en route to the cafe was a welcome relief, but on my return I fired up the "count my steps" function on the treadmill and app and felt rather chuffed to have notched up 3,000 steps!
Fuelled by caffeine, I cranked the treadmill up to 4.0km/h. Keeping pace wasn't a problem. Keeping tolerably fragrant was: I was soon sweating properly and feeling a bit icky. Richard also found the increased cadence meant more and louder footfalls because the treadmill emitted a louder and more annoying pitch. A slower pace was therefore both sensible and sociable.
By 3:00PM I'd cracked the 10,000 step barrier. The street shoes worked a treat and my knees weren't sore at all. I managed to briefly interview a chap about Bitcoin without any inconvenience, although I began to find little excuses to hop off when talking to others, partly for the rest and partly because talking to someone while moving, and from behind a desk that stands a metre-and-a-half high, was just too weird.
At home I felt a little fatigued, but not as tired as after a decent bike ride. I did, however, make a mental note to consider chafing when dressing for my next day's treadmill action.
To be continued … ®

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Endurance Endeavors | Don't underestimate an athlete's mind
August 30, 2012
Training for endurance sports is a complex process. We create comprehensive peaking plans to ensure we're in prime shape for our big event. We make sure these plans target different aspects of our physical fitness, considering each muscle group and the ways our body might be tested on race day.
But perhaps the most important "muscle" we should be considering, and training – and one that often gets overlooked – is our mind. The importance of the mind for an athlete truly cannot be overstated.
As athletes, our mind can be our greatest source of power and strength, or it can be our greatest source of self-destruction. It can make or break a race, and ultimately make or break an athlete. The mind is the great divider at times when we are most tested, separating the typical strong competitor from the truly exceptional. The mind is the cause of many of sport's greatest "upsets," allowing less talented or physically fit athletes to prevail, or causing even the strongest to fall apart.
I am confident I have beaten people much stronger, more talented and more physically prepared than me in races strictly because I was stronger in my mind. I was more mentally prepared, and when the going really got tough and it came time to rely on mental strength, I came out on top. Specifically, I was more willing to suffer, more ready to push myself through the pain of race day, and most importantly, more able to control my thoughts and keep my mind in a positive place. Of course, I've also fallen victim to my mind at times, letting negative thoughts take over and get the better of me. In these cases, I wasn't mentally prepared.
By nature, endurance sports are a test of will; a "mental game." This is why we, as endurance athletes, are often called "slightly insane." We have to be able to be comfortable with pain, and even embrace it, knowing it's making us stronger or helping us to prevail. And through that pain, we must remain powerful in our minds, so they keep us pushing out of our comfort zone, rather than holding us back.
Four-time World Ironman Champion Chrissie Wellington wrote in an article for CNN Health this July that, "Discomfort is little more than a conversation between your body and your brain…" We need to acknowledge the truth of this connection, and just how powerfully our minds can impact our bodies and change our physical outcomes as athletes. More importantly, we need to be sure we are able to control the outcome of this "conversation."
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To succeed as athletes, we must teach our minds how to respond effectively when we're hurting. There is no other way to learn this lesson than by arriving at this place of discomfort in training; by making it hurt, and teaching ourselves what to do in that moment. This way, when we get to those pivotal moments in our race, both our bodies and minds can say, "I've been here before, and I know just what to do."
So don't wait until your big day to test and train your mind. If you haven't hit that point of discomfort before, and you haven't practiced that mind-to-body "conversation," how will you know what to do when you get there? Just like training your body, practice makes perfect. Experiment with different mental approaches and reactions, and figure out what works for you. Perhaps it's a certain mantra you need to continually repeat (I've got several of these tucked away). Maybe you are someone who benefits from trying to find a "happy place" in your mind, or learning how to just "shut if off," and let it all go. Maybe you're someone who prefers to stay focused and aware of how your body is feeling. Maybe, like me, you do best when you just smile and enjoy the ride. We are all different, and our minds work and respond in different ways. The important thing is to understand yours, and to know how to make it work for you.
So keep in mind as you're out there putting in the hours to strengthen your body that you must work to strengthen your mind as well. Don't neglect your most powerful asset. Train it, use it, and make your mind your greatest strength. You may be surprised just how far it can take you.
– Kara LaPoint is an elite amateur triathlete competing for LUNA bar, and working up to the pro ranks. She has earned numerous overall amateur podium finishes and age-group wins across distances from Olympic to Ironman, and finished the 2011 season ranked as an All-American nationally among her age group (25-29). Read more about her racing and training at http://www.karalapoint.wordpress.com. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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>It is claimed that some collections were made during the first century after >hijra. But none of them survived. The first Khalifa, Abu Bakr, burned al l >written hadith. He obeyed the prophet, who forbade the writing of hadit h.
It is established that numerous hadith collections were compiled in the first Hijri century. Here are two first-century compilations that survive d:
1. `Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-`As: al-Sahifa al-Sadiqa. It contained about 1,000 hadiths of which 500 have reached us, copied down by `Abd Allah directly from the Prophet — Allah bless and greet him — and transmitted to us by his grandson `Amr ibn Shu`ayb. It recently received a scholarly edition by a doctoral student in the Gulf. May Allah reward him well.
2. Hammam ibn Munabbih (d. 101 or 131): al-Sahifa al-Sahiha which has reached us complete in two manuscripts containing 138 hadiths narrated by Hammam from Abu Hurayra (d. 60) from the Prophet, Allah bless and greet h im. This, together with the previous compilation, is the greatest proof that compilation began before the second Hijri century.
See, for the above, Dr. Muhammad al-Khatib, al-Sunna Qabl al-Tadwin (Dar al-Fikr 1993) p. 348-356.
Abu Bakr did not "burn all written hadith." There is a report that he bur ned the collection of a few dozen hadiths that he had, out of scrupulous fear that they may contain mistakes. However, he certainly continued to report hadiths orally. Al-Nawawi in Tahdhib al-Asma ' wa al-Lughat (2:181-182) states that we have 142 Prophetic hadiths narrated from Abu Bakr. Al-Suyuti listed them in Tarikh al-Khulafa'.
The Prophet — Allah bless and greet him — generally forbade the writing of hadith so that people not confuse it with the Qur'an. He allowed or order ed some Companions to write hadith when there was no risk of confusion.
>again and Omar whipped hadith narraters, especially Abu Hurayra.
There is no truth to the report that `Umar had Abu Hurayra whipped. The authentic narrations state that `Umar threatened Abu Hurayra with whippin g when the latter returned from Bahrayn, where `Umar had dispatched him as governor, unless Abu Hurayra produce exact accounts of his wealth, which he did. Abu Hurayra rode a donkey and carried wood on his back from the marketplace even after he became governor.
`Umar certainly relied on Abu Hurayra, `Ali, `A'isha and others for hadit h narrations regarding important rulings. Ibn `Umar described Abu Hurayra a s "the most knowledgeable of us all in the Prophet's hadith." May Allah be well-pleased with all of them and protect us from stating other than the truth.
When Abu Hurayra died, the sons of `Uthman ibn `Affan carried his bier while Ibn `Umar walked in front of them, invoking Allah's mercy on him. His high rank is indicated by the hadith of the Prophet — Allah bless and greet him: "None hears a word, or two, or three, or four, or five words pertaining to what Allah has commanded, and then learns them and teaches them to others , except he certainly enters Paradise."
We should beware of the fabricated charges against Abu Hurayra devised by Shi`i and/or Mu`tazili sources. Like Imam al-Bukhari, Abu Hurayra is a pivot of the Sunna and it is normal that those who wish to attack the Sunna begin with them. May Allah have mercy on them and bless them abundantly for transmitting to us our Religion.


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Profile of Susan B. Anthony
Date Of Birth:
15 February 1820
Date Of Death:
13 March 1906
complications from a stroke
Place Of Birth:
Adams, Massachusetts
Best Known As:
The women's rights activist on the one-dollar coin
Susan B. Anthony is one of America's most famous activists for women's rights. Anthony founded (along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton) the American Equal Rights Association in 1866, and she spent the better part of her life trying to win voting rights for women in the United States. In 1920, 14 years after Anthony's death, American women finally won the vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment. Susan B. Anthony also campaigned against slavery and in favor of temperance (the abolition of liquor). Congress honored Anthony in 1979 by putting her portrait on a new one-dollar coin.
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Susan B. Anthony's home in Rochester, New York is now a National Historic Monument… Susan B. Anthony was one of seven children… She had no children herself and never married… The last Susan B. Anthony dollar coins were minted in 1999. The Sacagawea dollar coin was introduced in 2000.
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California is a different place. Taxes are too high. Roads are too busy. Politics are stranger than fiction (former governor and Oakland mayor Jerry Brown is California's new attorney general?). No other state in the nation has a more diverse culture or a former body builder for governor who was just re-elected by a massive margin over a career politician.
As weird as it may be, many people want to visit our state. After all, there is Disneyland, San Francisco, Monterey, Big Sur, Hearst Castle, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sierra Nevada and the list goes on.
Another place they often want to visit is "the wine country."
My standard response is "Modesto, Madera or Fresno?" The response is always "huh?" I know they mean California's North Coast. I just string them along.
Then I tell them 60 percent of California's wine grapes are produced from Modesto to Bakersfield. If the wine label says California, there is a good chance some of its content was grown in the Central San Joaquin Valley.
Next time someone tells you they want to visit "wine country," tell your friends, forget Napa: Visit Fresno, the true heart of California wine country.
OK, there is no Mondavi in Fresno, Coppola in Madera or former Christian Brothers Greystone Winery in Tulare.
But the Central Valley does produce good wine as evidenced by the more than 2,000 people who turned out recently for Fall Wine Cornucopia 2006 at the new baseball stadium in downtown Fresno.
More than 45 wineries poured their best; some of it award winning, at the event organized by Central California Winegrowers (CCW) in partnership with the Guilds of Children's Hospital of Central California. The function was a fundraiser for the children's hospital in Madera. It was the second wine cornucopia put on by the CCW, an organization of mostly producers who want to promote Central Valley wine and encourage growers to produce quality wine grapes.
"We invited people from all over the Valley to discover, sample, and enjoy the Cornucopia of wines and delicacies produced in our own backyard," CCW event chairperson Peterangelo Vallis said.
I missed the first one, but not the 2006 event. Frankly, I was overwhelmed at the wine quality produced by local Central Valley wineries. And certainly more than 2,000 other local folks were impressed as well. It was a great event.
I am no wine aficionado. I have my favorite varietals. I get lost in all the labels. I really enjoy tasting all wines.
The next time shirttail relatives call and says they want to hang out at your place and visit California "wine country," tell them you'd be glad take them tasting to the wineries of Central California.
Start with the Madera Wine Trail (www.maderavintners.com) and tell your friends that the wine history of Madera County and the Central San Joaquin Valley goes back to the mid 1800s when settlers from Armenia, France, Spain, Italy and other countries homesteaded small family farms and planted grapes to make wine traditional to their homelands.
A tip of the cap to CCW for stepping up to promote the real California wine country.
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Rascal Flatts has sold more than 21 million records and was the top-selling act of 2006, according to Nielsen, but Gary LeVox, lead singer of the country music trio known for such hits as "What Hurts the Most" and "My Wish," said none of that matters in the eyes of his two pre-teen daughters.
"My kids think the only things I've done is the 'Cars' soundtrack, the Justin Bieber collaboration and the cameo in the 'Hannah Montana' movie," LeVox, 42, said over the phone July 20 during the band's tour stop in Detroit. "Nothing else in 12 years."
In most cases, LeVox said his daughters, Brittany and Brooklyn, see what he does as just "dad going to work." Some of their friends were just as uninterested until it came time to film the music video for "That Should Be Me" with Bieber last year.
"The ones who didn't think we were cool were the ones who, when it came time to do the video with Justin, asked, 'Do you mind if we come out?'" LeVox said.
To be fair, LeVox's daughters and their friends aren't exactly in Rascal Flatts' demographic just yet. But the group, which performs Saturday at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, has been credited for appealing to a young audience. Not bad for a band in which two of the three members are older than 40.
"It's probably the lyrics to our songs," LeVox said. "We've also been fortunate to write and record stuff with such infectious melodies. Everybody can relate to it. It's really easy to listen to. They're songs you hear one time and think you've heard it before and already know it. Kids grab on to that. It makes music easy to listen to."
The band released its eighth studio album, "Changed," in April. There are no collaborations on the album, but Rascal Flatts has teamed up with an eclectic mix of artists in the past — including Jamie Foxx, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton and India.Arie — and will continue to do so. LeVox said he still has a list of artists he wants to work with, including pop star Pink.
And while selling out Wrigley Field in 2009 probably wasn't on the Columbus, Ohio, native's bucket list, LeVox, a sports fan, called the show at the "Friendly Confines" one of the highlights of his career.
"I couldn't dream that big as a child," LeVox said. "It was so iconic. You don't get many of those."
LeVox said the band is friends with Cubs players and Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher thanks to the trio's promoter, Brian O'Connell, a Chicago sports fan. They visit the city with him several times a year. Just don't expect LeVox to tweet about where they ate or hung out in Chicago. He has more than 39,000 followers on Twitter, but has yet to tweet.
"I just got a pager last week," LeVox said, laughing. "I'm so far behind on the times."
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Pearl white color luggage, collaborated with the placing of black cutting sticker on the car body to the top half, to present two tone shades. Remus twin pipe exhaust, and parking sensors also complete it. Also present were replica Carlsson rim diameter 20 inches wide 8.5 inches, wrapped with Hankook Ventus tires 225/30 ZR20, which makes fashionable part of his leg.
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Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) took the Tour de France's most coveted prize, the race leader's yellow jersey in stage 9 yesterday. The punchy Frenchman finished the stage in second place behind winner Luis Leon Sanchez, but had gained enough time in the overall classification to claim yellow by 1'49 over Sanchez.
As often happens in the Tour, a new jersey colour means a new bike - even if it's just for one day. Thus Voeckler will start stage 10 on a brand new yellow Colnago C59, courtesy of some quick work by his team's bike sponsor Colnago.
The company's marketing manager Alessandro Colnago (grandson of boss Ernesto) explained to BikeRadar what it took to get the bike to Voeckler, given that Colnago is based in northern Italy and Voeckler and the Europcar team are currently in the middle of France.
"This morning at five am we prepared the frame [in Cambiago, near Milan]. At six am our driver took it to our painting factory in Cascina [about 320km away]. At eleven am the frame was ready and came back. We then finished the frame with the headset and bottom bracket, and now the driver is leaving for Aurillac [800km from Cambiago] where the team hotel is."
That means the bike will have already done the best part of 1500km before being ridden by Voeckler.
The C59 frame is custom for Voeckler: "It's a size 50 sloping but the top tube is one centimetre longer than our traditional frame," said Alessandro, who pointed to another of the bike's special features: "It's full yellow with a chicken on the seat tube."
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The next few stages of the Tour should make it relatively easy for Voeckler and Europcar to defend the yellow jersey, but things might change in Thursday's 12th stage to Luz Ardiden which will see the true climbers come to the fore.
Voeckler, however, is hopeful that he can hang onto it for a bit longer. According to Alessandro: "He thought yesterday evening that his goal was to keep the jersey until Friday and try to finish the Tour in the first ten."


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Environmental stresses of the last few years have been tough on cotton varieties and their reputations. Yet at least one seed line appears to have handled the stresses quite well in a limited scope. While Aventis FiberMax varieties have yet to pass the test of time over a larger expanse, the question begs to be answered, "Why?"
According to Jane Dever, cotton breeding and product development manager for Aventis, the story begins Down Under.
That's where cotton lines were selected which led to the development of five current FiberMax conventional picker varieties and four transgenic picker varieties. The original lines were developed by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and selected by ACSI (joint venture breeding program of Aventis and Cotton Seed International) for production conditions in the United States.
Characteristics of the original lines, and still retained by their derivatives, reflect Australia's distinct breeding philosophy, noted Dever.
"The export market for Australia demands very good fiber, so excellent fiber characteristics are a high-priority objective in the breeding programs," Dever said. "And good yield potential is necessary because of high-input production conditions.
"Admittedly, the U.S. market rewards yield over fiber, and input costs vary widely across the Belt," she said. "Early maturity, to lower input costs, has high priority in the U.S., while fiber quality may have lower priority."
In essence, "the fact that the demands of the Australian cotton industry made fiber quality a very high priority in the breeding program has been a benefit of the FM varieties for U.S. growers."
A big challenge for Aventis/FiberMax is adapting Australian lines to U.S. growing regions. They're continuing to make significant progress.
Three strains developed in the ACSI program at Mississippi by Jeff Gwyn were entered into state official variety trials in 2000. Noted Dever, "These potential varieties in our pipeline, averaged over nine locations, had yield increases of 16, 12 and 11 percent over the most widely grown competitive variety in the Delta and yield increases of 9, 5 and 4 percent over FM (FiberMax) 966.
"Fiber length was 1.11, 1.10 and 1.11 compared to the ST 474 at 1.05; strength of 30, 26 and 36 compared to 27 and micronaire of 4.4, 4.3 and 4.4 compared to 4.8. We feel that our pipeline can only improve with local breeding, and it is significant that we are starting with germplasm that underwent heavy selection pressure for fiber quality."
What does this higher quality mean to growers? Dever says that mills and merchants searching for bales with certain specifications can improve their efficiency by buying from grower associations that pool bales of similar quality.
"Since FiberMax varieties normally produce fiber length and strength above the crop average, and micronaire in a desirable range, growers can improve the probability of meeting contract specifications at the end of the season," Dever said. (FiberMax growers who participate in marketing associations or pools do it at their own discretion, outside the influence of Aventis).
FiberMax cotton varieties were unveiled during a time of extreme environmental stress in the Cotton Belt, yet stood out in both yield and quality while many other cotton varieties took a hit in those areas.
As to the latter, Dever points out that herbicide-tolerance and insect-resistance are very strong components of variety acceptance among growers. "But these important improvements in cotton varieties did not necessarily mean simultaneous improvement in yield and quality. Some of the new varieties have given existing germplasm a market life longer than the traditional 8-10 year life cycle of a conventional variety."
Dever says that FiberMax varieties represent a whole new germplasm base for U.S. cotton producers and are now combined with equally exciting new technology — Aventis recently reached an agreement with Monsanto in March to introduce Roundup Ready and Bollgard traits in FiberMax cottons.
While she cautions that FiberMax varieties have been planted only since 1998, and average yield and quality trends should be looked at long term, there is promise.
"What is evident in state trials and production bales is that fiber produced from FiberMax varieties shows improvement relative to current crop averages in length, strength, micronaire and uniformity. FM 958 and FM 966 have improvements in the yield component of weight fiber/seed — an important indication of yield stability."
If FiberMax varieties performed well in heat and drought, will they do even better when conditions are more favorable?
"All FiberMax varieties are different and should be produced where they have the best agronomic potential," Dever stresses. "FM 832 has performed well in stress conditions in South Texas relative to other varieties, but was not as well adapted to the high fertility, good moisture conditions in the Southeast and Mid-South. However, we have had very good performance of FM 832 in Louisiana and South Texas.
"Conversely, FM 989 performs well relative to competitive varieties in favorable conditions. In regard to relative performance, each variety has its own 'favorable conditions.'"
And as cotton producers are all painfully aware, favorable conditions are not necessarily geographically specific.
For example, FM 989 was planted to significant conventional acres in North Carolina in 1999 because of its excellent performance in the state trials. "Hurricanes in 1999 came through at a time that was more detrimental to FM 989 than the early-maturing varieties. Our acreage decreased, but the variety continues to be a good performer there. The introduction of FM 958 was timely as it offered earlier maturity with the same fiber quality package."
FiberMax varieties have wide acceptance in Texas, comprising 55 percent of the South Texas crop, according to USDA. "South Texas had enjoyed an advantage in the market because of their early harvest," Dever said. "That advantage had dissipated over the years because the better yielding varieties for that area had less than optimal fiber properties. When FM 832 was introduced, and offered yield, quality and stress tolerance, grower acceptance was very quick.
Two new varieties, FM 958 and FM 966, were recently released for the Mid-South region. Currently, the germplasm is available only in conventional varieties.
According to Dever, the two varieties performed very well in state trials in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. "They have the earlier maturity that we need for this region. In the state trials where yield was very good, these varieties also produced some of the longest and strongest fiber in the tests. In the Tennessee cotton variety test results in 2000, two varieties with high fiber strength and long staple length, FM 958 and FM 966, also had the highest mean yields across locations."
FiberMax varieties with Bollgard and Roundup Ready genes, "will go a long way toward addressing many grower needs, including profitability," Dever said. "The addition of Liberty and Buctril herbicide resistance will offer a good range of management options."
Tests conducted in the United States in 2000 indicate that FiberMax transgenic varieties are similar in yield potential and maturity to their recurrent conventional parents with equivalent fiber characteristics.


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Don't you hate it when...?
i hate it so much....
i went to buy ouran high host club manga and then juz happen ... someone bought the last volume i wanted....
Im Juz Watin For You ...
helkat94 wrote:
Don't you hate it when you go to buy a manga and they skip the volume you need? I was at the bookstore trying to get the Wallflower/Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge (I think that's how you spell it...) and I needed the 6th book and it went 1...2...3...4...5...7...8 and so on! Agh! It's so aggravating!
good lord if i had a penny for everytime its happened.only worst thing is when im going for 2 mangas and they dont have the volume i need for either.
Hate that mess, I look for manga and I never find the other volume I need.
the world is mine.
where are u??
Azn_gurl wrote:
I hate it when some good really REALLY good series gets licensed, and the scanlators are goody two shoes who stop scanlating something when it gets licensed....or how even though the licensed chapters are up, no one's scanning them and putting them on evil empire or anywhere else.
OMG I can't agree with you more! And they always get licensed at the best part too...
Waiting for the next vids of my favorite series to be uploaded! ~♪
At first yes but once u just read it of online u kinda like oh well
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icecold2 wrote:
Yeah usually it's b/c some LUCKY SUCKER took it b4 I could!!!! boo-hoo But when I try to ask if they have anymore they say "No, whatever we have is all we have but I could order it for u if u like?" if I wanted to order it I would have gotten it on amazon...sheesh... sry this has happened to me so many times that I ended up just going to amazon than go to the book store. Has this happened to anyone else?
i just experience the same thin'.when some guy grab it first....suddenly "damn,a bastard took it first!" accidently came out from my mouth.....uhhh,bad day!!
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yeah it always happens to me but since my sister works down the block from borders vooks i always have her go back and check! ^^
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sakurafan318 wrote:
I hate it when...
1) ... I look through the volumes I need in the shelves and it's not available [ or is skipped ]
2) ... the volume I need is available but the only copy is folded, dirty, etc.
3) ... the manga I'm searching for is not on its respective shelf [ it flies to the reference area?! ]
4) ... people are reading the volume I need [ then it ends up being folded, dirty, etc.]
5) ... people are sitting in front of the shelf as if it's their territory
*yes, that is annoying at times when the aisles are small
i hate that to especially when the only on left is dirty!
don't you just hate it when...
the bookstore never have new shipments of mangas in
random anime fangirls speak random Japanese that didn't even make sense
people mistreat mangas
the English translated version comes out so slow and u have to wait forever to get the manga you wanted
The water is alive
I hate it when they stop scanning the manga's online!
Like Dazzle! After 2 chapters they stopped scannign it coz the Author wanted more money.....i know teh author wants more money but still.....I hate it when they do that
Stop sending group requests >.> I get something like 11 of them at one time
You bet I do! I feel do empty when I'm a volume of a manga in my bookcase.
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Yeah, thats why I try to buy most of my manga through Amazon. The ones I need are usually always in stock.
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lol unlucky.
I hate how people go "I hate you D<" When they don't have something someone else has have.
I hate it when kids are immature.
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