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Bharuch (Gujarat) [India], November 26 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Sunday said people from Amethi have been coming to Gujarat for jobs.
Gandhi represents Amethi in Lok Sabha and Shah's remark comes in the wake of continued criticism of 'Gujarat Model' of development by the former at election rallies in the poll-bound state.
"Rahul Gandhi asks for accountability. For last many decades, Gandhi scions have been representing Amethi, but even the foundation stone of collectorate office was laid by the BJP government. People from Amethi come to Gujarat for jobs," BJP's national president said while addressing a rally in Gujarat's Bharuch.
The BJP president recalled the 10 years of governance of Congress at the Centre to target Gandhi, and claimed that his party did not work for the welfare of the people of Gujarat.
"Rahul Gandhi asks where is 'vikas' (development) in Gujarat? I want to ask him while you were in power for 10 years what you did for the people of Gujarat. People in Gujarat were not getting electricity while the Congress was in power. There were only caste based politics in Gujarat," Shah said at the election rally.
"We have given electricity, roads and water to the state," he added.
In the run up to the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, Gandhi has continually cornered Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP government in the state over the development achieved in the last 15 years.
He has often reiterated his assertion that "Vikas pagal ho gaya," wherein he likened the development of Gujarat to a person and said it has gone berserk.
Claiming the Congress' offensive in Gujarat's election campaign to be lacking a firm ground, Shah said, "What is the base for Congress' fight in these polls? They say Congress would be promoting Rahul Gandhi to the top post of Congress and this we have been listening from 2010. They have been losing every election, so how they will promote him to the top post?"
Rahul Gandhi is likely to succeed Sonia Gandhi as the president of the grand-old-party in the next election for Congress' top post.
The polling for the two-phase elections in Gujarat will take place on 9 and 14 December and votes will be counted on 18 December (ANI)


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Being honest with history can help France and others build a better future
By publicly acknowledging the role of the French state in the use of torture during the Algerian war of independence (1954-62) and vowing to declassify information to help clear up disappearances, French President Emmanuel Macron ended six decades of controversy during which the Audin family and historians, starting with Pierre Vidal-Naquet, challenged official claims that 25-year-old mathematician Maurice Audin had escaped from prison and disappeared.
The risk of opening old wounds is real but, as with former French President Jacques Chirac's decision to accept, two decades ago, the complicity of the French state in the deportation of French Jews to German concentration camps during the second world war, Macron understands that accepting the past, however painful, is key to building the future. This is something neither Turkish nor Israeli leaders understand or accept regarding the harsh treatment their predecessors meted out to Armenians and Palestinians.
Macron's gesture comes at a time when torture is much practised throughout the world, when rendering of alleged members of al-Qaeda to be tortured by US operatives in various countries around the world is accepted practice, when virtually every Middle Eastern and North African state practises torture despite signing international agreements that ban its use and despite the knowledge that torture seldom yields serious information. Macron's gesture has naturally been welcomed in Algeria.
Would it be too much to hope that Maghreb countries come clean regarding their own record in the use of torture since independence?
To these countries and beyond in the region, Macron's words when he visited Maurice Audin's widow ring true: "It is important that history be known and confronted with courage and lucidity."
It is a message the Turkish president and Israeli prime minister and many Arab leaders seem incapable of acknowledging, let alone acting on. US leaders appear closer to such leaders today than to the president of France.
Audin, who taught mathematics at the University of Algiers, was arrested at his home at the height of the battle of Algiers on June 11, 1957, by officers from the First Parachute Regiment of the French Army. He was taken to Villa Susini in the fashionable neighbourhood of El-Biar for interrogation.
One of the last people to see Audin alive was Henri Alleg, the former editor of the Alger républicain. Pressed to tell Alleg how torture would feel, Audin said: "It is tough, Henri." Audin reportedly died in June 1957 after being tortured at the hands of Lieutenant Andre Charbonnier, who was nicknamed "the doctor" because he liked to use a scalpel on his victims.
Committees were quickly set up in France but nothing came of it for years. Vidal-Naquet, who wrote "L'Affaire Audin" in May 1958, spent decades fighting for the truth to be told.
A few months before Audin was killed, Larbi Ben M'hidi, one of the key leaders of Algeria's National Liberation Front was arrested, tortured and killed. He was 33 or 34. The French killed some of the brightest and best of Algeria from 1954-62, leaving second-raters to rule the newly independent state.
The war of liberation did not end in 1962. French nuclear tests continued in the Sahara well after independence, thousands of "disappeared" Algerians never returned home and the French Army only gave its Algerian counterparts a map of the anti-personnel mines it had planted on the frontiers of Algeria in 2007.
There is a much larger story here than the specifics of the Audin affair, which sullied the honour of the French Army and that of many France's politicians. Francois Mitterrand, who was minister of justice in 1956-57, allowed extrajudicial death sentences in Algeria on the basis that it served as a severe warning for others, unlike Pierre Mendes-France and Alain Savary, who played key roles in helping Tunisia towards a relatively nonviolent path to independence and resigned from government.
The colossal failure of good faith after the second world war and the stupidity of an industrial class bent on sustaining France as an imperial power are evident. Charles de Gaulle was convinced that colonies were key to France re-establishing itself as a great power, as Winston Churchill was in the United Kingdom.
What dishonoured France particularly regarding Algeria was that the Army of Liberation of 1944-45 that fought in Italy and later in France consisted of nine colonial divisions made up of Algerian, Moroccan, Senegalese and Tunisian troops and two Free French divisions. That could have offered a chance for a new social contract between the French and North Africans after 1945.
Macron's gesture comes when Europe, not least France, is confronted with a deteriorating situation in the western Mediterranean. Coming clean on his country's history in Algeria is a small step in building greater trust between France and Maghreb countries.

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27′ Winter Custom Yachts Express Cruiser/Sportfish
- Street: P.O. Box 2948
- City: Atlantic Beach
- State: North Carolina
- Country: United States
- Zip/Postal Code: 28512
This boat is simply one of a kind. It provides a magnificent combination of beauty, elegance, efficiency, technology, and immense traveling capabilities, which is second to none in today's boating industry.
This boat was built to travel extensively through the coastal waters of the Intracoastal Waterway, while offering the ability to run offshore with more protection than a traditional center console. Her unique layout and design is reminiscent of classic Rybovich lines seen in the 1960's. The custom curved glass and unique hardtop offer full protection from the sun and water, regardless of the severity of the conditions you encounter on a day-to-day basis. Down below, there is a full size queen bed with a head and a sink. The layout offers 5'8″ headroom with ample room for overnight and long range trips. The bridge deck has dual Stidd helm chairs and teak decking throughout. Behind each helm chair is seating with custom cushions in the mezzanine, which also houses dual 35 gallon livewells in the step-up deck. The cockpit offers a beautiful teak deck, a large transom mounted fishbox and teak covering boards. In summary, this boat provides all the essentials needed to cruise the waterways, but also doubles as a spectacular fishing platform.
LOA: 27 ft 4 in
Beam: 9 ft 4 in
Maximum Draft: 2 ft 0 in
Displacement: 32000 lbs
Engine Brand: Yamaha
Engine Model: Four-Stroke
Engine Type: Outboard 4S
Model Year: 2012
Engine Hours: 110
Trim Tabs
Number of cabins: 1
Number of heads: 1
CD player
Cockpit speakers
Inside Equipment
Electric bilge pump
Battery charger
Sea water pump
Electrical Equipment
Shore power inlet
Outside Equipment/Extras
Teak cockpit
Cockpit cushions
Outboard engine brackets
Cockpit cover
Exterior/General Appearance
•Cold molded hull; sea foam green
•Custom hard top with full enclosure designed by American Bausch
•Custom laminated curved glass, custom acrylic curtains aft of the glass
•Teak bridge deck
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•Custom bow rail
•Anchor locker
•Recessed amidships cleats
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•Teak deck and covering boards
•Hatches in the deck providing easy access to fuel filters
•30 amp plug under port side covering board
•Two mounted spotlights on the hardtop
•4 recessed lights in the hardtop
•Speakers under the covering boards
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•Rupp outriggers- top gun Z30
•Four flush mounted rod holders in the covering boards
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•Two live wells
•Saltwater wash down
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•Garmin electronics
•Custom cockpit cover
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•Fortress anchor with 300 foot of rode
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•Teak floor
•Stidd helm chairs
•Storage lockers underneath the helm chairs
•Seats behind the helm chairs with custom EZ dry foam cushions; suction cup fasteners
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•State-of-the-art electronics
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•Stereo system
•Lift-up step with storage for gaffs and mop handles
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•Icom VHF: Model IC-M504
•Cabin access provided by a custom teak ladder which can be removed to provide easier access to the custom pump room
•White nonskid floor
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I've never seen the show, but I've read much of late about the Aaron Sorkin penned "The Newsroom," which gets a ton of positive publicity from the mandarins of established media. Apparently the show has a Cronkite/Rather/Brokaw-style news anchor pontificating to the mass audience from high above. One can see why the elite loves it. Their dream is a continuation of cultural, intellectual, and political business-as-usual, with a select group of "New Class" authorities telling the rest of us how to think and what to believe. It's the old-fashioned vertical structure which is swiftly vanishing, not just in the world of television, but the realm of literature also. The news anchor played by Jeff Daniels may be the status quo with a happy face slapped onto it, but it's still the status quo. Aristocracy more than democracy. The elite believe they can have a warm-and-fuzzy aristocracy; a benevolent intellectual dictatorship. They're scamming one another and they're scamming us. They're against the always-elusive 1%, they say, but they're never against themselves.
The same attitude, of course, dominates the established literary scene. A "New Class" nomenklatura centered in a handful of intellectual flagships like New York Times Book Review and the New York Review of Books believe they, the authorities, can continue to determine the direction of literature, and decide who are the nation's important writers. Their choices of late have been increasingly moldy and irrelevant. (See my recent remarks regarding Ben Marcus.) There can be no peace with this crowd. They'll never willingly give up a scintilla of their position, their monopoly of thought, their lofty privilege.
As for myself, I'm in with the mob, down with the masses, eking out an existence on the streets, but hope to someday be back with a new rebel army to wipe the mandarins and their crumbly aristocratic castles off the map. That is, if market forces don't level their world first.


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Paypal "randomly" placed a hold on my account. I had been selling for years, had 100 percent positive feedback and never had a complaint or problem with anyone. After calling three different numbers and being transferred god knows how many more times... I finally reached a foreign person. They told me it was a random thing that they do. Huh? They could not remove it until my account was investigated. I asked why because there had been no problems- they said that was what they "do". One month later and my account is still frozen with over $500 I can't get to. How is this legal?


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People often ask us what the Noble Impact logo means — sure, the "N" for Noble Impact makes sense, but why the circle, triangle, and square? In the early days of Noble, we were very intentional with the design, in fact. But we've never actually explained those intentions. So, now we're fixing that!
We recently worked with Noble Impact 301 scholar Brandon Wilburn, a senior at eStem High School by day and a freelance graphic designer by night, to visualize the logo's elements and meaning.
Breaking Down the Logo
The Noble Impact logo was originally conceived by Co-founder and Director of Curriculum Chad Williamson, who currently facilitates Noble Impact high school courses at eStem Public Charter Schools. Each element — the circle, triangle, and square — stands for an individual component of the Noble Impact curriculum: The Individual, the Team, and the Community. Combine them, and you've got Noble Impact.
Wilburn, a Noble Impact scholar himself, collaborated with our team to design the above graphic that explains each element of the logo. He also commented on what the logo means to him as a student who has experienced the program:
"The Noble Impact logo means much more to me than a couple of geometric figures. While working on this project the connection between our purpose-driven environment and our logo began to unravel. The three aspects of Noble Impact: the Individual, the Team, and the Community are elements that I have been exposed to that have helped me discover myself as a person as well as the world around me. These notions are the facets that make up the gem that is Noble Impact and I, one of many Impactivists, am glad to have this logo be ours."
There was a time when we were considering redesigning our logo, since it's quite intricate and reminds some people of masonic imagery. But, as we looked for other concepts and ideas and spoke with Noble Impact scholars, we realized that this logo is deeply connected with what we do and couldn't be replaced. Now, we've got this descriptive graphic that explains exactly why we and the scholars love it so much.
What are your thoughts about the Noble Impact logo? Share them in the comments section below or tweet us @NobleImpact.


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The archbishop began his mass with an appeal for peace and unity
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as "an insult to humanity" as the country marked a week since suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels.
The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held a private mass shown live on television after cancelling all public services amid fears of a repeat of the attacks which left 253 dead.
But a heavily guarded vigil was held outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo at 8.45am, the moment the bomber struck the church last week, killing dozens of worshippers.
The archbishop began his mass with an appeal for peace and unity in the multi-ethnic South Asian which has been put on edge by the attacks which also left nearly 500 injured.
"What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity," the cardinal said, urging followers to show kindness to others as a sign of respect for all the victims.
"Today during this mass we are paying attention to last Sunday's tragedy and we try to understand it. We pray that those who lost their lives that day have eternal life through the Lord and those who were injured will be healed soon.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Muslim World Today.
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Last week saw a host of top titles released and as a result this week is much slower but still sees a large number of titles. With that in mind lets take a look at what is worth your cash this week. Continue reading
Last week saw a host of top titles released and as a result this week is much slower but still sees a large number of titles. With that in mind lets take a look at what is worth your cash this week. Continue reading
Royal Rumble is only a matter of days away now, and with every Royal Rumble my excitement level is at a yearly high for a WWE PPV. The big thing with the rumble is the surprise entrants and as we only have 23 confimed wrestlers for the match there should be a number of shocks coming this year- but that's not the only match taking place so lets break down how I think the night will go. Continue reading
Its almost that time of the week, when the latest batch of comic books hit the shelves and get me through the oddest day of the working week- I mean its not the horrible start but its not close enough to the end either. This week sees a host of titles hitting the shelves, and some of these are real top 'A' list titles, but whats worth rushing out to read? Well here are my top picks for the week. Continue reading
Marvel comics have always been the publisher I read the most comics from, and have always been one of the main two companies in the industry- but right now while they're owning the box office and world of streaming television they seem to be getting their grip on the comic industry pulled away. So is Marvel in trouble? Continue reading
OMG, I just now realized I was wearing my Superman hat and Heroes Beacon (local comic shop) t-shirt while watching two superhero movie trailers. lol Anyway, if you haven't seen them, here're the trailers we watched today… …and here's our reaction to them. Enjoy!
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This weeks new comic book releases are nearly upon us, and here's what I think you should be checking out this week and why. Continue reading
This is always the most exciting time of the year in the WWE, with shocking returns the occasion huge star debuting and the build for WrestleMania really gets under way. And that all begins with the Royal Rumble as this tends to be where the WWE set out their entire card for the biggest show of the year. With that in mind, here's how I would personally book the PPV leading up to WrestleMania. Continue reading


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Foundation Statement Regarding the Complaint
that Amendment 71 Is Unconstitutional
By Ivan J. Miller, Ph.D., Executive Director
The Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care is proud to host the press conference announcing Ralph Ogden's lawsuit asking the Federal Court to prevent the implementation of Amendment 71. The issues at stake in Amendment 71 are the very tenants upon which the United States was founded — democracy and equality.
While not a plaintiff, the Foundation's board and its thousands of supporters are very invested in the citizen's right to initiate legislation when elected officials are not responding to those whom they govern. A democracy requires that all voters have equal value and power. As a result of a misleading campaign, the voters passed Amendment 71, which deprives future generations of the equality of their votes and undermines their ability to democratically change their Constitution.
The Foundation conducted much of the research that was used to create Amendment 69, and it advocates for universal health care. Establishing universal health care on a national basis remains unlikely, so the Foundation has an interest in future proposals for universal health care appearing on the Colorado ballot. The board members and supporters of the Foundation have substantial roles in the lawsuit. Ralph Ogden is a board member; Bill Semple, one of the plaintiffs, is a board member; and three Foundation board members were board members of the plaintiff ColoradoCareYES (Jeanne Nicholson, Ivan Miller, and Bill Semple). In addition, many supporters and volunteers from ColoradoCareYES also support and volunteer for the Foundation.
What does Amendment 71 do?
Prior to Amendment 71, to place an initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot, citizens needed only the signatures of five percent of the registered voters who voted for secretary of state, regardless of where they lived in the state. Because it is easier and cost effective, most initiative proponents solicited signatures in the densely populated counties and avoided the sparsely populated rural counties. Amendment 71 requires that of the five percent, proponents must collect the signatures of at least 2 percent of the registered voters in each of the state's 35 senate districts, thus making it far more difficult and expensive to place an initiative on the ballot. Indeed, this is the expressed purpose of the amendment, as state by the proponents in the pre-election Colorado Blue Book published by the Colorado Legislative Council: "Requiring that signatures for constitutional initiatives be gathered from each state senate district ensures that citizens from across the state have a say in which measures are placed on the ballot. Due to the relative ease of collecting signatures in heavily populated urban areas compared to sparsely populated rural areas, rural citizens currently have a limited voice in determining which issues appear on the ballot."
Complaint Summary
Gathering signatures to place an initiative on the ballot is a step in the voting process, and it must be conducted under the same legal fairness and constitutional requirements as voting. The complaint describes three ways that Amendment 71 is unconstitutional by violating the First and the Fourteenth Amendments.
Gives some voters more power than other voters (violation of one person, one vote principle)
The Blue Book description of Amendment 71 indicates it was intended to decrease the weight of signatures that can be easily gathered in urban areas; require that a portion of the signatures come from rural areas; and disqualify an initiative that does not obtain a quota of 2% of the registered voters from each of 35 state senate districts. This is unconstitutional because it empowers the voters in one senate district to have the power to outweigh a much larger number of voters in other districts.
- For example, if the urban areas produce 300,000 more signatures than needed, but the voters in one senate district express opposition by not meeting the required quota, the voters in that district can veto a much larger number of signers.
- All voters are equal, including rural voters, and the U.S. Constitution does not give rural voters special status.
Forces and restrains political speech
By requiring signatures from all 35 state senate districts, Amendment 71 requires advocates to spend money and engage in political speech in all 35 districts, and it also makes their speech less significant in populous areas where it is easier to obtain signatures. The First Amendment protects not only a person's right to advocate for a cause, but also their right to select the method and place they believe will be the most effective.
Places an unconstitutional burden on the expression of political ideas
The Colorado Constitution gives voters the right to initiate constitutional change, but Amendment 71 creates barriers that are so difficult to overcome that the citizen's right to advance their ideas and vote is unconstitutionally impaired.
- Prior to Amendment 71, the test for voter support was substantial. Initiative advocates were only successful in obtaining the required number of signatures for 35% of the initiatives approved by the Secretary of State.
- The Amendment 71 requirement for signatures amounting to 2% of registered voters from each senate district is a more difficult requirement than it appears. Because there are so many more registered voters than there are people who are politically active enough to have voted for the Secretary of State in the last election, it turns out that 2% of the registered voters can be, and in 2002 was (61,858 signatures) almost as many signatures as 5% of those who voted for the Secretary of State (62,438). What was previously a barrier that only 37% of initiatives could pass becomes enormously more difficult because Amendment 71 requires that the signatures must be evenly distributed throughout the 35 senate districts.
- A requirement that 35 senate districts show geographical consensus of support is a burden that is a much higher than a specific number of signatures, and geographical consensus is a burden that goes beyond majority rule.
- Some rural districts are so sparsely populated that the political speech and signature drive would require a substantial amount of time and expense. For example, in 2010 four rural state senate districts had a population density of less than five voters per square mile. For comparison, 12 urban districts had a population density between 1,000 and 5,000 per square mile.
- These factors result in a dramatic increase in difficulty, and consequently, such a large increase in cost that all but the most heavily bankrolled initiatives would be unable to obtain the necessary signatures.
Amendment 71 deprives Coloradans of their Constitutional rights by giving voters in each senate district the power to overrule the statewide majority, placing requirements on where and how advocates must spend money and engage in political speech, and placing an almost insurmountable barrier on the citizen initiative process. Even though passed by the voters, the voters may not take away a citizen's Constitutional rights. Because the 2% signature requirement is unconstitutional, and the voters voted for the Amendment as a complete package, without the sections being separable, the entire Amendment should not be implemented.
The citizen's initiative for Constitutional change is important to Coloradans
The proponents of Amendment 71 claimed in the Blue Book that, "Because the current requirements for proposing and adopting constitutional and statutory amendments are the same, the constitution has seen the addition of detailed provisions that cannot be changed without an election. Amendment 71 is expected to encourage citizen-initiated changes to law in statute by making it harder to amend the constitution. Statutory changes allow the legislature to react when laws require clarification or when problems or unforeseen circumstances arise." However, the very reason that citizens wish to avoid statutory initiatives and favor constitutional ones is a very real fear that the legislature, often influenced by special interests, will immediately repeal or gut a statutory initiative, something it has the power to do in the first session following the election at which the statutory initiative is passed.
Further support for the desirability of Constitutional change comes from recent history. Since 1970, there have been 81 times that Coloradans have believed that it is necessary to change the Constitution rather than propose legislation. In the future there will continue to be times that the citizens want to assert their right to make constitutional changes, and the bar should not be set so that hardly any citizen initiative can get over it.
As an advocate for universal health care, the Foundation believes that the citizen's initiative process for Constitutional change is important to Coloradans. Polling shoes the majority of Americans supporting universal health care. Both the Colorado legislature and federal government have, at this point, not responded to the will of the voters. It is likely that the U.S. will only achieve universal health care one state at a time, and in Colorado, achieving universal health care will probably require another citizen's initiative, perhaps as soon as 2020. Amendment 71 must be overturned to keep Coloradan's access to an affordable initiative process.


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Announcing Fall Portrait Event 5!
We are opening another date for Fall Portrait Event at Woodward Park. It's scheduled for Saturday, October 25th. Shooting times are available between 9 am – 10 am. You will get to view your images and order your prints that same afternoon, then prints will be ready within 2 weeks. Space is limited, so contact us today to reserve your spot.


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DRAWING DRACULA - South African Artists Team on "Harker"
More than a century ago, Bram Stoker's novel Dracula became a standard for vampire stories told to generations.
Telling the story of the blood-sucking horrors following Jonathan Harker's visit to Count Dracula, the novel has been adapted and referred to into multiple plays, books and movies, eventually making the count and his castle a staple of the vampire mythos. The visual interpretations of the characters from Dracula have been just as varied as the adaptations, from illustrations and cartoons to cereal boxes and Muppets.
Now author Tony Lee is writing the sequel to the famed novel in From the Pages of Bram Stoker's Dracula: Harker, a graphic novel coming out in November that picks up a few months after the original ends. And tasked with the visuals of Dracula this time around is a team of two South African artists, Neil Van Antwerpen on pencils and Peter-David Douglas on inks and colors.
"Being a child of the '80s, I grew up on a solid diet of vampire movies – Fright Night, The Lost Boys and, of course, variations on Bram Stoker's original classic," Van Antwerpen said. "I was, however, not that familiar with all of the characters from the classic, so it was a bit of a learning experience.
"Fright Night scared the living daylights out of me as a child," Douglas laughed. "I'm a big fan of vampire stories, but not the sparkly Twilight kind. I was very familiar with the characters, especially Renfield, who in our book makes a stunning villain that would translate well in movies."
The two artists have "day jobs" – Van Antwerpen as a web designer and Douglas a graphic designer – but they recently got involved in comics, working together on their first comic with the Starship Troopers one-shot. When they heard Lee was looking for artists to collaborate on his 112-page graphic novel sequel to Dracula, they jumped at the chance.
"We were looking for a project after we finished Starship Troopers, and when I chatted to Tony Lee, he was busy working on Harker but had problems in finding an artist," Douglas said. "So we got an opportunity to pitch by coming up with character sketches. And we were lucky enough that Tony liked it! I thought the sequel was a brilliant idea, something that we could sink our teeth into."
With such a barrage of existing material on Dracula, Van Antwerpen said it was difficult to remain true to his own interpretations, but he definitely wanted to put his own stamp on the characters and the novel's settings.
"I literally avoided vampire books and movies during the design period, afraid that even the smallest thing might influence me. Tony also did a great job in describing the characters," Van Antwerpen said. "The design of Dracula gave me sweaty palms because he's been interpreted so many times before and to create yet another unique design was a challenge. I ended up basing him on what I thought the historical figure of Vlad 'The Impaler' might have looked like; brutal yet noble. And if you don't totally believe that then, yes, he's based in part on Tony Lee."
Douglas said he did a lot of research on what colors would be appropriate for the setting and time period, but tried to make the pages featuring Dracula a little different because of the character's presence.
"I basically tried to go for a dreamlike atmosphere wherever he appeared by using red and grey tones," he said. "I did a lot of research on Dracula in terms of its setting. I had to make sure that the coloring reflect the era and studied Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula movie along with Tim Burton's Sweeny Todd to get an idea of what the mood would be in and around London. I had to make sure that we had consistency going through the whole book but giving it a hand painted look. In order to achieve that I painted sepia tones to create depth and atmosphere. The painted pages were scanned and colored in Photoshop. I then desaturated the colors a bit and what we came up with reflects the era and tone of Bram Stoker's original novel beautifully."
Other characters that are familiar to Dracula fans include Renfield, Van Helsing and Mina, some of whom were a challenge to the artists.
"Renfield's design was the most fun but also caused the biggest headache," Van Antwerpen said. "He wears a neck brace for obvious reasons, and I could not make the design work until Peter suggested the use of a neck corset. This did the trick and we ended up with an iconic villain. With most of the other characters I merely tried to make their personalities shine through, because the book is so character driven. Van Helsing almost ended up being a paint by numbers design as he is described in great detail in the original Bram Stoker book. I have a soft spot for Mina. She is the classic leading lady, vulnerable yet no push over. I guess she would remind me of my mom."


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Here is a list of characteristics that are common when someone meets the criteria of a "covert" narcissist:
- This may be less outwardly present than those who are more externally narcissistic, but for covert narcissists, this may be presented by a person being seemingly disinterested in the suggestions of others; many non-verbal behaviors and body language clues can suggest that someone is smug and feels smarter or more worthy of time and attention than others. Eye rolls, appearing bored or uninterested in what others are discussing, etc. are all non-verbal ways that someone may show disinterest in others' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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- A preoccupation of everything self is common with all forms of narcissism. Prioritizing discussing their own thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and experiences is a common theme in narcissistic personality disorders, and covert narcissists will also have this propensity. They may be less outwardly descriptive of their annoyance with addressing others' thoughts or needs, but their go-to conversation topics will suggest that they are self-focused and self-interested as a primary.
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- Lack of understanding of the thoughts and feelings of those around them, or a disinterest in taking the time to perspective take of how others may be feeling is common with those who are more narcissistic.
- While some narcissists may be more aggressive and domineering in getting what they want, covert narcissists may prefer the more passive-aggressive approach, which may look like they are approving of what others want, but then either actively do the opposite. They may also be sarcastic in their acceptance of others' thoughts and feelings, only to prefer and prioritize their own when confronted.
- Covert narcissists often have a high level of sensitivity and are very quick to feeling offended or criticized. Instead of taking criticism in stride, they will often become defensive and exhibit lots of negative behaviors from withdrawing from those who are trying to communicate with them to make changes in their relationship, or by lashing out and causing others pain as a form of deflection or projection onto others when they feel attacked.
- Often covert narcissism, like any other form of narcissism, will involve a fixation or fixed belief of grandiosity and superiority that sets them apart from others. Their belief that they are more special, more talented, and more worthy than others can often come with a sense of arrogance that pushes others away. Often, when they do not receive the accolades, they believe they deserve, this can also cause them to see everyone else as an enemy and further isolate them from support systems and people that could positively influence their ability to succeed.
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It's been a while since we've had a community ride, so we're bringing it back this weekend for a special tour from Denton's square over to the city recycling facility for a group tour. You can RSVP to the Facebook event here, or just show up at Cedar and W. Oak on Saturday morning.
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square move
Last weekend, we loaded up some cargo bikes and trailers and moved our tools and some basic parts to our new shop on the Denton square, on Cedar St (around the corner from Banter). Like the last move, we did a human-powered move via bikes, and we snapped a few photos of the process:
Querencia to expand to Denton square
Since we started in 2006, we've operated out of backyards, garages, and the Rubber Gloves space on Sycamore St. We've always worked outside, and our parts and volunteers have weathered the elements, all year round. In one sense, working outdoors connects us directly to the world and many fantastic days. In another sense, the brutal … Continue reading
Shop canceled tonight
It's frozen and pretty sketchy riding this week, so tonight's shop is cancelled. If Saturday isn't crazy cold, maybe we can be open.
Month of Bike Love – Ladies shop nights at Querencia
Local women's cycling social group, the Vaginees, is hosting bike maintenance and repair classes every Tuesday night of February from 5:30-7:30PM. ______ FEBRUARY 1ST: "Washing our frames, cleaning our chains and Bike 101" Come to this shop and clean up your bike if your brakes are squeaky and if your chain crunches when you pedal. … Continue reading
First 2011 meeting tonight
Tonight will be Querencia's first meeting of 2011 and first meeting in many, many months. These meetings are open to the public, of course, and we welcome newcomers! 8PM, Banter Coffee.
New Wednesday 5-7PM shop hours
Folks, thanks to the unstoppable volunteerism of Nick Magruder, we now have a Wednesday 5-7PM shop until further notice. Get out there and keep him busy!
Sycamore shop open
We are happy to announce that our 411 E. Sycamore location opened on Dec 4th, and we'll be open henceforth (but closed for Christmas and New Year's Day). If you want to volunteer or need help repairing a bike, please come visit us between 3-5PM on Saturdays. Check the weather and dress accordingly, since our … Continue reading
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After 3 years of very disorganized tools scattered across multiple boxes, having pegboard is truly amazing.
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Calling anyone with a trailer or cargo bike in DFW: we need your help. Badly. We're trying to move our sizable inventory of bikes, parts, and tools this weekend. And we'd like to do it all by bike. To be honest, we have almost no bike trailers to use, and we badly need more if … Continue reading


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Diversity Honors Gala Will Benefit Local Pride Center and The Harvey Milk Foundation
In South Florida the people are as diverse as the marine life that shares our beaches, and that's something to be proud of.
Joining in on events across the nation in honor of Harvey Milk Day, this year's Diversity Honors gala will be held on May 6 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The gala's proceeds will benefit The Pride Center at Equality Park and the Harvey Milk Foundation. The event will honor those in the South Florida community who are committed to advancing inclusiveness in all areas of business and life.
The Pride Center at Equality Park, located in Wilton Manors, has provided South Florida's LGBTQ community with nurturing and empowering services for more than 23 years.
The gala's impressive list of honorees for 2017 include "Father of the Ireland Parliament" Senior Senator David Norris, Pulse Nightclub massacre survivor Isaiah Henderson, Stoli Group USA CEO Patrick Piana, Tiffany Arleagus, Ilene Berliner, Jessica Norton and Tony Palakas.
Craig Stevens, WSVN News Anchor, will serve as the special guest presenter for the evening.
Guests at Diversity Honors will enjoy a lively cocktail reception, a three-course dinner, live entertainment by Well-Strung, an inspiring awards presentation and access to the Stoli After Party.
Tickets for the event are $200 per person, or $2,000 for a table of 10.
Gold Coast is a sponsor of this event.
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This is one of my former piano students. She now plays the piano for her small church. She is practicing "The Doxology" for morning worship as her four-year old sings along.
The Old Rugged Cross
One of my students playing my arrangement of "The Old Rugged Cross" for an offertory at his church.
Student Version of It Is Well With My Soul
"It Is Well With My Soul" is one of the most beloved hymns … including beginner piano students!
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Josiah is eleven-years old. He has been Kim Snow's piano student for one year. He plays the piano at his church and volunteers to play at other events. So far, he is just playing offertories, but I am preparing him to accompany the singing of hymns at his church. Last week I asked him what is his favorite hymn. He said it is "Just A Little Talk With Jesus." Here is a video of him serving others at a local hospital by playing "Since Jesus Came Into My Heart" and his favorite hymn.


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Illinois is a state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub.
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Please use this guide, prepared by KCS/City of Kettering Youth & Family Community Resource Coordinator Jonelle Carroll, to access community resources that may be helpful to you during these challenging times.
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The Great Work of Your Life: A guide for the journey to your true calling
by Stephen Cope
Bantam Books
Sept. 25, 2012
(270 pages)
The first time I read this book, I wasn't able to fully absorb its message because it focuses on finding your passion and abandoning all to it. I was still attempting to be a generalist, interested in many things, committing to nothing. This second time, the message seemed much more pertinent because I have reached a stage in life where I am more willing to commit.
This book is well-structured, using the Bhagavad-Gita as an over-arching bridge to connect the examples of lives of those the author personally knows as well as the lives of those who are well known to demonstrate the principles of finding your dharma, committing fully, letting go of the results, and making yourself a zero.
This last principle elevated the book I rose from merely "liking" it to "really liking " it because of one passage near the end: "If you don't find your work in the world and throw yourself wholeheartedly into it, you will inevitably make your self your work.... This self-dedication is too small a work. It inevitably becomes a prison."
This is a keen and important insight particularly in the society I live in, where everything that is so individualized, holds the individual as the solution, not realizing that it is in that articulation wherein the problem lies. While Cope recognizes that within each of us, lies an entire world, it is only in pursuit of our dharma can we bring about that which is within us. Focusing on ourselves is too small.
But focusing on what you love, that is transformative. From the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas comes the theme, "If you bring forth what is within you, it will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, it will destroy you."
Even now, I cannot commit to any single thing. Perhaps this is because I am still in search of my dharma. But I <i>am</i> excited about committing to a handful of things and seeing what comes about. As I move more fully into this trajectory, I find those commitments pulling me out of myself, making myself a better person, even while that is no longer really the goal.


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Thorne's and Nolan's excessive attention to scientific detail is admirable: Film has the potential to become more than fodder for break-room small talk or fanboy message board rants. To this end, the National Academy of Sciences promotes the cooperation between scientists and the entertainment industry in an effort to find ways to communicate accurate science and technological knowledge to the public. In this way particular films can become touchstones for lay understanding of science.
However, film can be more than a vehicle for simply teaching science. Many films have arguably misinformed the public and/or disproportionately affected science policy, purposefully or otherwise. Some examples include:
The "China Syndrome's" coincidental release in 1979 with the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant helped seal the fate of the American nuclear power industry; no new nuclear power plant has been built since.
The success of the Jack Horner-inspired "Jurassic Park" franchise reportedly ensured that Horner's theories and ideas got some degree of preferential treatment in grant funding and research.
"Gattaca," the film about a genetic dystopian future continues to be a reference point in many discussions regarding issues related to genetics policy.
The way-over-the-top climate change displayed in the film, "The Day After Tomorrow," helped to mobilize the general public with regard to climate change.
The CSI television franchise has such an impact on the way that the public perceives forensics science that there is an effect named after it — relating to how juries perceive scientific evidence in criminal trials.
And, arguably the panic associated with Ebola in the United States can be traced back to films like "Outbreak" and the fear they engendered.
This isn't an argument against "Star Wars" mangling a unit of measurement or a scientific principle every so often. The chances that the public becomes misinformed is likely less so in science fiction movies, but rather in instances where the science is central to the plot of an otherwise fictional movie. As filmmakers strive to present a seemingly more realistic representation of science and technology in film to woo an ever more jaded audience, audiences might tend to believe that what they are seeing onscreen is an accurate depiction.Read Full Article
Some might argue that filmmakers have no moral duty to promote accurate science in film — after all, it's just fiction, and we should expect the movie-going public to be able to discern between entertainment and education. I would tend to agree, but with studies indicating that the general public continues to receive much of their information regarding science and technology from the popular media, something needs to be done.
Perhaps, in some instances where science and technology have central roles, the movie might provide a disclaimer for their audience. Just like the American Humane Association awards filmmakers with their "No animals were harmed" credit, perhaps one or more sciences societies could provide a similarly worded disclaimer: "The science presented herein does not accurately represent the views and opinions of the general scientific community." Or, as Brett Ryan Bonowicz begins his recent film, "The Perfect 46:" "This film is scientifically authentic. It is only one step ahead of present reality."
Dov Greenbaum is the director of the Zvi Meitar Institute for Legal Implications of Emerging Technologies, Radzyner Law School, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. To comment, submit your letter to the editor at www.sfgate.com/submissions/#1


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Writing Windows Device Drivers By Yashavant Kanetkar
Author: Yashavant Kanetkar
|Book Title
|Writing Windows Device Drivers By Yashavant Kanetkar
|Date Published
|Sep 29, 2017
Author: Yashavant Kanetkar
- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: BPB Publications
- Edition: 2005
- Pages: 586
- Dimension: 21.5 X 15 X 3 cm
It is an entirely different discipline from traditional Application Programming. Device Drivers are Operating System Extensions. In order to extend the OS effectively, a developer needs to understand many of the details of the operating system's architecture and its working. In addition it is necessary to learn the device driver development environment and kernel mode debugging. Windows Driver Model (WDM) is an enhanced form of the NT 4 kernel-mode device driver model. The main structural changes are the addition of Plug and Play (PnP), Power management, Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Device Interface support. These features are included in these course notes, along with details of the necessary development environment. These course notes imparts the knowledge and practice necessary to begin writing WDM device drivers for Windows XP and Windows 2000. Using these course notes you would be able to develop an immediately useful knowledge of how to write a device drivers that would interface hardware to the Operating System and to Application Programs.
CD Contents: All the programs developed in this book as well as answers to the Labs at the end of each chapter are furnished on the CD in the source code form. For each chapter there is a separate folder on the CD.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Device Drivers
Chapter 2: Kernel Mode Programming
Chapter 3: the Windows Driver Model
Chapter 4: Communication Between Application and Driver
Chapter 5: Hardware Basics
Chapter 6: Building Real World Drivers
Chapter 7: Bus Architectures
Chapter 8: USB Drivers
Chapter 9: Drivers Installation
Chapter 10:Driver Testing and Debugging


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Response to "West Nile is Far More Risky than Aerial Assault."
Jack Milton
Jim Northup
Our response to the Roush, Washino, Parrella op ed of August 13, 2006, in the Davis Enterprise consists of four main points. First, however, please note that the authors have correctly characterized the forced pesticide exposure of many people as an "assault."
1) The infectivity and virulence of the WNV has been exaggerated in the media to the point of hysteria and irrational panic. The actual risk of infection is minuscule. For example, we wouldn't call 12 cases of flu over the course of six months "an epidemic". Influenza is greatly more infectious than WNV and more virulent. 400 times as many Californians died from the flu last year as from WNV. The chance of contracting a symptomatic infection of WNV averaged less than one in 10,000 last year. And that was probably its "peak," as it now subsides to what is known as chronic endemicity, which will be so slight we should never hear of it again. Indeed, it is not uncommon for a
to treat it as only a "common summer occurrence," since "so few people get the disease."
2) In all the "evidence" of safety presented by vector control not a single study measured the aerial release of pyrethrum or pyrethroids. They all pertain to focused ground spray. There is a great distinction in the dynamics and duration of inhalation exposure as well as the broad exposure of "non targets" like people, birds and the little beneficial insects and larval spiders, etc. A good scientist couldn't even begin to justify the claim to safety for an aerial spray based on the evidence of ground spray. For instance, the most exposed creatures to this aerial bombardment will be the birds living in the tree canopy.
The UCD "experts" haven't even begun to show a consideration for the fact that these compounds, pyrethrum and piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and the hydrocarbon decay products of PBO are known to depress the immune system of vertebrates, including people and birds. This exposure to the infected bird population actually may end up protracting their disease, creating "Typhoid Marys" (the notorious one-woman carrier of an epidemic) out of birds that would otherwise recover in a few days. When asked why at least one study correlating the data to aerial spray couldn't have been performed the reply was "it would be unethical." How does it become ethical to proceed without the scientific test and blanket the entire City with pesticides?
3) The aerial spray does not work. The two studies put forward that claim to show this in fact don't prove any such thing. The DHS "study" is flawed beyond any scientific legitimacy. There are 44 of the 154 cases of symptomatic disease, nearly 1/3 of the sample, that are completely unaccounted for, though they pad the claim of total infections. That the DHS didn't even attempt to localize the situations where patients may have had their unfortunate encounters with mosquitoes is poor enough science as it is, but misplacing 44 patients seems stunning to us. These persons may all have been homeless and "squatting" in certain well-known areas that were in fact under the spray. If so, including them correctly might spoil the appearance of the DHS "proof".
With all that aside, the report lacks the necessary correlate to the mosquito population to be demonstrative of anything like proving a causality between the spray and the WNV "epidemic." This kind of proof must come from sampling both the mosquito population and the human disease incidence and showing a decline in both consequent to spray.
4) There are chemically sensitive individuals who are being dismissed by "the experts," but they are human beings with human rights. None of them is producing a mosquito nuisance, and vector control has no right or authority to spray their persons or properties. This fits right in with the inappropriate application of the insecticidal agents that both we and "the experts" agree should be discontinued.


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Marble is one of the most used materials in modern architecture. Available in a wide range of colors as well as polychrome inlaid with other minerals, it is appreciated because of its strength, durability and luxurious aesthetics.
Three of the most emblematic architects of the 20th Century –Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson– share not only their stylistic tastes and minimalist aesthetic, but also their passion for marble.
Marble: a passion shared by Adolf Loos, Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson.
Adolf Loos, one of the pioneers of modernism and precursor in the use of marble.
Adolf Loos (1870-1933), Austrian then turned Czech, is one of the pioneers of modernism. By breaking up with the dominant architectural styles of his time, he aimed at creating a "new art". Notwithstanding this, his essay "Ornament and Crime" also places him -together with Van der Rohe- as one of the founders of the minimalist architectural trend.
Loos is one of the first architects in struggling for the use of surfaces free of ornaments. This represents a clear breakdown with the architecture of the end of the 19th Century –even with the aesthetic trend of what has been called the Vienna Secession-.
His essay is based upon the idea that progress in culture can be associated with the deletion of ornament from everyday objects. For this reason he considers to be a crime forcing artisans or constructors to waste time making ornaments that as time goes by, will necessarily become obsolete.
For Loos, the question is not between "complicated" and "simple". The real question is between "organic" ornamentation and "superfluous" ornamentation. Loos is also the author of many other essays where he exposes against "masking the true nature and beauty of materials by useless ornament". He supported the magazine "Das Andere" ("the Other"), where he published some of his strongest ideas about architecture. In fact, the lack of ornaments in the exteriors of his buildings was very controversial. On the other hand, the interiors of his buildings have currently been finished with rich and expensive materials, specially stone, marble and wood.
Among his most emblematic buildings we can mention Goldman & Salatsch Tailor House also known as Loos House (Vienna, 1910). The building broke new ground for the Modernism and is a good example of desornamentation. An unornamented render façade shows just outcuted square holes for the windows. The first three floors are cladded with marble, while the others are nude. The insides of the building are enriched with marble finishings. Its various levels and the shapes are determined by the space –functionalism-.
In order to seize up the impact that this building produced at its time, we can mention the fact that Loos himself had to give a Conference to explain it. The Conference was titled "Mein Haus am Michaelerplatz" ("my house in Michaelerplatz"), and was attended by some two thousand participants.
Another of his emblematic works -Villa Karma in Montreux (Switzerland, 1903-1906)-is an exceptional example of his ideas about interior furnishings. He employs marble for covering floors and walls, wood for ceilings and some walls, as well as sheets of copper for the roof of the dining room.
As mentioned in our blog: "Minimalism: a timeless architectural trend" https://natural-stone.company/minimalism-a-timeless-architectural-trend/ Loos and van der Rohe are two of the few architects of this generation that used marble surfaces with absolute naturalness. This is due in part to the fact that both learned to appreciate marble in the workshops of their respective parents.
NAME: Tailor Shop Goldman & Salatsch (Loos House)
ARCHITECT: Adolf Loos
OWNER: Goldman & Salatsch
USE: tailor shop
LOCATION: Vienna, Austria.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, master in the use of marble in modern architecture
For Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) the material is always the beginning. Both his students in the United States and Germany used to be forced to learn basics of construction before even considering design issues. Van der Rohe used to taught them how to build, first with wood, then with stone and brick and finally with concrete and steel.
His sensitivity to the beauty of the marble has been brilliantly expressed in the Pavilion of Barcelona (1929). This design is considered an archetypal of simplicity and construction rigor. In fact, it is the most famous materialization of his best known maximum: "less is more".
The construction explores the by then novel concept of open plan. The entire pavilion rests on a travertine marble podium of 56,62 x 18.48 mt., making a total surface of about 1000 sq. mt.
The interior space of the pavilion is divided into 4 zones. Both, the main ceremonial space and the administrative office are covered, while main terrace and the south backyard are uncovered. Even so, the pavilion is famous for the way the different spaces are integrated: there is a continuity among then, everything seems to flow naturally.
Access to the Hall is not direct, but it occurs tangentially, with a ladder of access that remains hidden to the visitors view.
NAME: German Pavilion in the International Fair of Barcelona, 1929.
ARCHITECT: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
USE: fair installation. Once the event was completed, the Pavilion was disarmed and later, in 1986, re-assembled in the original location.
SURFACE: about 1000 sq. mt.
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain.
Philip Johnson: between minimalism and Pop art
Mies van der Rohe along with who was his disciple Philip Johnson (1906-2005) was involved in 1958 in the design of an emblematic New York building: the "Seagram Building ". According to those who knew them both, Van der Rohe and Johnson, maintained an intense love-hate relationship during all their lives.The Seagram Building is a skyscraper located at 375 Park Avenue, in the Midtown Manhattan, in New York.
Philip Johnson dealt masterfully with interiors, combining green marble with exotic woods. Van der Rohe, took care of the outside of the Seagram, which also includes the red granite square in front of the building.
Neither van der Rohe nor Loos, had academic training in architecture; Philip Johnson got his architecture degree by the age of 35. Before this, Johnson consecrated himself to cultural and artistic activities but always flirting with architecture. He even wrote a book about the work of the architects he admired. It was called "The International Style" (1932) and become a classic all of a sudden.
He performed also as Director of the Department of Architecture of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA) and organized one of the most influential architectural displays at the time. His architectural work represents a balance between two dominant post-war art trends: Minimalism and Pop Art. In fact, his best works have aspects of both movements. It can be said that the prestigious Pritzker Prize – considered nowadays the Nobel Prize of architecture- was created for him. Of course, he was the first architect to receive it.
NAME: Seagram Building
ARCHITECTS: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe & Philip Johnson
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERY: Severud Associates
OWNER: Seagram Liquor Company
USE: office building, restaurant.
LOCATION: 375 Park Avenue, New York, United States.
HEIGHT: 157 meters.
SURFACE: 150.918.0 sq. ft.