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As local legend has it, Bethel Towers’ bad luck with addresses began about 40 years ago.
But the apartment building’s unfortunate address of 666 W. 19th St. has finally been righted. You can now find Bethel Towers at 678 W. 19th St. No, it hasn’t been moved — no earthquake could be that powerful. City officials helped the building managers to change the address.
The apartment tower — the largest structure in Costa Mesa’s West Side — was originally conceived as a two-tower project, providing Christian-friendly living arrangements for local seniors.
Resentment started to brew in city hall at the size and scope of the project, however, and negotiations eventually brought the plans down to a single tower — though the 18-story building still had detractors in the Planning Department, Resident Administrator Dan Wilderman said.
“The legendary part — which may not be accurate — is that since the planning department assigns addresses, we were assigned as ‘666’ West 19th St., as we are a Christian organization,” he said.
The number 666, known in Biblical lore as the Mark of the Beast, is supposed to portend the End Times in the Book of Revelations. Beyond that, the number has also taken on a broader significance in pop culture, serving as a motif symbolizing Lucifer, evil and other unholy terrors.
Most residents weren’t alarmed by the theological dimension of the address — just plain sick of the hassle that comes along with being associated with it, Wilderman said.
“It’s not so much because of the church’s beliefs, as we don’t believe the number 666 has significance in and of itself — it’s tied to a particular biblical character,” he said. “You could name your kid Benedict Arnold, but why would you want to do that?”
“I can’t tell you how many people call, or when we call to order something, and there is a long silence on the other line after we say our address,” he said. “It’s a time waster, and an embarrassment, to a degree.”
Changing a street address is simple enough, Principal Planner Claire Flynn said — residents simply need to request such a change, and, assuming a number is available, can be reassigned.
“Once we receive a letter requesting it, and if it’s available, we’ll change it,” she said. “Then we notify all agencies — post office, city, police, fire, etc.”
Still, residents were divided as to whether the change was positive or simply an annoyance.
“It’s been that way for 40 years, we have our checks printed, friends sending us packages, and all of a sudden somebody gets this cock-eyed idea,” resident Betty Gillespie said. “Next year, they’ll abolish the 13th floor I think it’s selfish, when you have 18 floors of people who are old. It’s a lot of trouble for these people to go through all of this.”
Resident Lorraine Hamilton said that, while she’s a good friend of Gillepsie’s, she had to disagree.
“When I found out, I said ‘That’s neat! That’s really good!’” she said.
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Based on the approach first suggested by Phil DeVol, co-author of the book Bridges Out of Poverty, this class works with 10-15 individuals from the community to help them understand their current situations, what their ideal situations would be and how to build resources to arrive at those ideal situations. Also, the class discusses other various topics, such as the causes of poverty and the hidden rules of the middle-class.
This class takes place once a year for sixteen weeks. Each week, there is a class during one evening that lasts for 2.5 hours. A meal is also provided at the beginning of each class and lasts for around 30 minutes.
The classes consist of co-investigators (those from the community wishing to understand their situations), co-facilitators (previous Getting Ahead graduates) and facilitators (volunteers from the community willing to help guide the class through the various topics).
Child-care is provided through the Building Bridges for Kids (BB4K) program led by the Maroon Volunteer Center. This program takes the basics that the parents are discussing in the Getting Ahead class and puts those basics into a child-friendly format. The children have the opportunity to play, learn and build a relationship with a Maroon Volunteer mentor.

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Nick Carter's wife Lauren commemorated their son's birth with a beautiful photoshoot including a snap of her breastfeeding.
The fitness trainer and new mum posed with their baby boy, Odin Reign Carter, who was born last month (Apr16), in a flowing white off the shoulder dress with lace panels. And in pictures obtained by website DailyMail.com, Lauren is seen serenely breastfeeding her young charge in a tender moment.
Lauren's maternal moment was captured by photographer Lori Dorman, and is one of a number of shots of the new mother - who endured a 30-hour labour - with the couple's first child who arrived on 19 April.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lauren revealed: 'We made the decision we wanted to do a home birth from researching and going and interviewing the hospital and watching a hospital-type birth verses a home birth.
"We went to tons of classes together for different techniques, from changing diapers to breathing through the birth itself, so the whole experience was a nine-month process."
Lauren, who married Backstreet Boys singer Nick in Santa Barbara, California in April 2014, praised her husband for "his willingness to jump right in".
"He's not grossed out by anything," Lauren gushed. "There's no secrets between us after watching his wife give birth."
"I do not mind at all changing diapers," 36-year-old Nick added. "I don't think she wants me to change them as much because I am not as good as her in that."
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NLRB: Graduate Students Are Employees; They Can Join Unions
Ever since it has become popular for professors to include teaching and research assistant work in the curriculum of their graduate students, the question whether to consider these people as students or school employees arose. Now, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has provided an official answer: graduate students are employees who can join or form labor unions as other workers can.
Instead of hiring full-time employees, colleges rely on doctoral students to teach classes as part of their doctoral curriculum. They get paid lower than full-time employees so basically, the job gets done on a lower cost which is considered by others to be exploitative in nature. This is the common situation in most universities today, according to The Washington Post.
The graduate students, of course, ask for their rights as employees to be recognized but the request comes with complications. It is because there is no clear distinction whether or not they should be called employees because they do ordinary employee work or if they are students because their teaching job is part of their student's curriculum.
The Wall Street Journal reports a recent case involving a group of Columbia University students who wanted to join a union and be protected by employee rights for the work they contribute to the said educational institution. First, they had to be recognized as employees instead of students in order to join a union. In a 3-1 decision, the NLRB just gave them the go-signal to legally do just that.
The decision meant a lot for the Columbia University students and graduate students in general. Once they join a union, the graduate students can ask for a higher salary and have a say in what is included on their curriculum, a process called collective bargaining.
In private colleges and universities, they can bargain what classes they want to teach and when they would do the work. They can also legally strike against the university as part of a labor union (via The Wall Street Journal).
The Wall Street Journal further reports that the NLRB decision is also applicable to undergraduate students working as teaching fellows, assistants etc. The decision is historical as it will change the labor conditions of most academic instructors. As per American Association of University Professors, fifty percent of faculty appointments are part-time workers. One-fifth of these appointments are graduate students.
In your opinion, are graduate students who work as research and teaching assistants considered as employees or students? Sound off your thoughts in the Comments section and follow Parent Herald for more news and updates.
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(ORDO NEWS) — Various studies show that regular sauna use reduces the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. However, the sauna can be a serious challenge for the heart and blood vessels.
The effect of the sauna on blood pressure
In the sauna, the body temperature can rise up to 40 degrees. The increase in temperature leads to a significant expansion of the blood vessels. When the maximum body temperature is reached, blood pressure drops and the heart rate increases by almost 50%. Then the blood pressure rises again and stress hormones are released. Sweating for 15 minutes is about the same as jogging to the bus stop.
This process does not cause problems in people with normal blood pressure and healthy hearts. The cardiovascular system usually does well with heat training and is strengthened over the long term. But if vascular and heart diseases are diagnosed, you need to get used to the sauna gradually. For those with cardiovascular issues, it may be a better idea to use an alternative form of sauna, such as an ozone sauna. An ozone sauna has all the same benefits as a regular sauna, but without the dangers of intense heat. You can find out more by visiting https://floatvalley.com/ozone-sauna/. If you don’t have an ozone sauna near you, however, read on to see tips on how to stay safe in a regular sauna when you have cardiovascular issues.
Studies show that prolonged use of the Chelyabinsk health sauna with a swimming pool has a positive effect on the regulation of blood pressure.
Sauna is an easy sport for the body
Functional improvement of the endothelium – the inner layer of arterial vessels – is considered to be an important factor in lowering blood pressure when using the sauna, as is the case with regular endurance training. Scientists have been able to prove that going to an outdoor sauna ireland or elsewhere is similar to a short workout program.
Important rules for patients with heart disease and high blood pressure
To take advantage of the positive properties of the sauna, beginners, as well as people with cardiovascular problems or heart conditions, must follow seven rules.
- Before using the sauna for the first time, a stress ECG should be done and the doctor’s consent should be obtained. Also ask how often you can use the sauna.
- Increase the temperature slowly. A sauna with a temperature of 45 to 60 degrees and higher humidity is better tolerated than a Finnish dry sauna with a temperature of 80 to 100 degrees.
- Do not expose your body to heat for too long – three to five minutes is sufficient.
- Use warm water for the shower. Start at your feet and slowly work your way up to your upper body. Jumping into ice water and taking an ice cold shower can lead to heart problems and a rapid rise in blood pressure.
- Reason: Due to the sudden cooling, the dilated blood vessels contract too quickly and a large amount of blood is sent to the center of the body. The sharp rise in blood pressure puts stress on the heart.
- Allow yourself to relax after a sauna for 30 minutes.
- Make sure you drink enough fluids. Sweating removes salts from the body, which are necessary to maintain heart rate.
- Alcohol should be taboo.
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Port to consider waterfront park lease
The San Diego Symphony’s summer pops concerts have been fleeting events for nearly 90 years, moving from place to place, setting up in June, tearing down in September.
But all that is about to change if the San Diego Unified Port District agrees to the symphony’s request for a long-term lease at its Embarcadero Marina Park South location. The port board is set to take up the proposal Tuesday.
The plan was unveiled at Thursday night’s “state of the port” speech by incoming Chairman Marshall Merrifield at the Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum. He tied it to an $8 million funding plan to light the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.
“Can you imagine the symphony playing Mozart with the bridge lights coordinated with the music?” he asked the guests.
Kris Michell, president and CEO of the Downtown San Diego Partnership business group, welcomed the news as a further enhancement of downtown’s arts presence.
“There’s so much potential to activate (the park) and this would take something that may not be as active as it should be and turn it into a destination,” Michell said.
She said the symphony effort may prompt other groups and promoters to plan more performing and visual arts activities on the bay.
Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer said further details of cost, design and construction will be unveiled at the meeting. For now, she said the symphony hopes to get a lease signed in time to get the new facility in place by the summer 2017 pops season.
“I think we’re very excited about it because it’s not only the home for the San Diego Symphony, but we really want to create something that’s a destination for the tidelands, for people to enjoy the port and something that can be a beautiful park,” Gilmer said.
The location would be the same as where about 30 pops concerts have been performed annually since 2004 between the July Fourth weekend and Labor Day — just west of the San Diego Convention Center.
It would be sized to accommodate more than the current seating capacity of about 2,700, which is made up of four-person tables and chairs, bleacher seats and lawn seating.
“It could be very intimate and it could be significantly larger,” she said.
Last summer, she noted, about 7,000 attendees to San Diego Comic-Con adjourned to the pops venue for a free surprise concert of “Star Wars” music, performed by the symphony.
San Diego Symphony outdoor venues, 1927-2016
1927-34: Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park
1935-41, 1949-67: Ford (Starlight) Bowl in Balboa Park
1968-81: San Diego State University Open Air Theatre and Aztec Bowl
1983-90: Hospitality Point in Mission Bay with several concerts in Rancho Bernardo and at the Hollywood Bowl
1984-85: Embarcadero Marina Park North for one concert for 16,000 and one each year at
1991-95, 2004-present: Embarcadero Marina Park South
1998-2003: Navy Pier
Note: No summer concerts during war period, 1942-48; 1982; 1996-97 bankruptcy period. The 1987 session was sponsored by Musicians of the San Diego Symphony during a labor dispute.
Source: San Diego Symphony
The symphony currently spends about $350,000 per year setting up and breaking down the concert shell, bleachers, ticket booth, restrooms and other features each season to comply with port requirements, spokesman Stephen Kougias said.
The summer concert series represents about 10 percent of the symphony’s $23 million operating budget.
The symphony originally performed outdoors at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park in 1927 and over the years gave concerts at San Diego State University, in Mission Bay Park, Rancho Bernardo, Qualcomm Stadium and once at the Hollywood Bowl.
Gilmer said a permanent venue would allow the series to be extended a few more weeks each year and be available to other performing arts groups to use the rest of the year.
She said a name for the venue has not been selected but it could be tied to a major donor who contributes to the upcoming fundraising campaign for the project.
Without revealing details, Gilmer said the stage structure will bear “a unique design.”
Other features may include a year-round restaurant and gift shop and provisions for boaters to dock and attend concerts. A parking plan also is expected to be prepared.
However, she committed to keeping Embarcadero Marina Park South and its entrance promenade open to joggers, strollers and other visitors.
“We don’t intend to change the current use of the park,” she said. “We intend to enhance and expand it and create a place to gather.”

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This Week In History: 'Hey Jude' Tops Charts, Jerry Lee Lewis Has Horrible Aim, Ferris Bueller Revives a Classic, Paul Jabara, and Tony BennettJoe Causi once again with another Week in Music History as we travel back through the 60s to today with some of the biggest highs and the lowest lows we've ever witnessed.
T-Bone Burnett To Produce 'Basement Tapes… Continued' + New Gregg Allman AlbumBob Dylan's music publishing company recently discovered lyrics he wrote in 1967 for the sessions that were later released as The Basement Tapes...
Memorable Performances From American Bandstand
Jerry Lee Lewis Marries For The Seventh Time
Rock Flashback: The Beatles Make the Hall of Fame in 1988
Will the Real Jerry Lee Please Stand Up -- at The Piano?
"The Killer" Has a Killer Album On The Way

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Back in April, Splinta’s “Fortnite” freestyle went viral and now the rapper has followed up the success of the freestyle by releasing the full track.
As the title suggests, “Fortnite” is heavily inspired by the popular video game and Splinta uses the track to deliver some Fortnite-related lyrics, while simultaneously demonstrating his insane skills on the mic. In the creative, Rexo-produced visuals, the Nottingham rapper is re-created as a Fortnite character - in reality and virtually - to cleverly emphasise the video game theme.


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Carla Thursday is an Ipswich-based multi-instrumentalist who pairs her distinctive Australian lisp with joyous, piano-based alt-pop she produces in her living room. Touching on themes from childhood and dreams, Carla’s lyrics toy with the mystical and the deeply real.
Following the release of her debut single Paper Cut in May of 2019, Carla continues to attract fans all over Australia.
Her sophomore single NYE was one of the ten Queensland Finalists in the Listen Out National Songwriting Competition in 2019 and will be released on December 19th, 2019. NYE will be available through all digital streaming services and stores.

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Amalia's libel case vs Annabelle also dismissed
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) -- Bianca Gonzalez has been cleared of the libel case filed against her by Amalia Fuentes in connection to a published article written by the Kapamilya host mentioning the former actress.
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The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the libel charges filed by Fuentes against the "Pinoy Big Brother" host, after it found the article in question to be "a fair and true report of Bianca’s interview of Annabelle."
"[There is no] good and sufficient reason to charge respondents either for the article published in the newspaper," Second Assistant City Prosecutor John Patrick Corpuz was quoted as saying in a copy of the case resolution, as reported by newspaper Manila Bulletin on Wednesday.
The article, "a Valentine's Day piece" published on February 12 in The Philippine Star, detailed Gonzalez's interview with Rama and her husband actor Eddie Gutierrez.
"Basically, 'yung article ko ay Valentine piece on Tita Annabelle and Tito Eddie, and Tita Annabelle, you know, she makes candid kwentos, and so the part about Ms. Amalia was a direct quote. Nakwento lang ni Ms. Annabelle, so it was just in passing like that," Gonzalez told ABS-CBN News in June.
In the resolution on Fuentes' libel case against the TV host, Corpuz also said that Rama "was just recounting past event/s in her and husband's Eddie's life during the interview. If ever, she revealed events in their life that involved Amalia, that was but part of the narration."
Meanwhile, Rama was also cleared of libel charges filed by Fuentes. In her complaint, the former actress cited as libelous a number of posts made by the talent manager on micro-blogging site Twitter.
The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office maintained, online posts are not covered in the Revised Penal Code.
"Although lately a Cybercrime Law was enacted, the acts attributed to Bianca and Annabelle as allegedly constituting the crime of libel took place before the enactment of the said law," Corpuz said.

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The following bills addressing animal-related issues are pending in the current legislative session. The bill’s descriptive title is quoted, followed by additional information in parentheses. This list is not necessarily all-inclusive.
The “crossover” date for bills which do not involve budgetary appropriations is May 19 — the date by which the bill must be passed in one house in order to remain viable for the session.
• SB 9, Economic Development Horse Race: “An act to allow certain boards of county commissions to issue ordinances permitting limited horse racing for economic development purposes.” (Applies to the five counties with the lowest wages in the state during the previous three years or to counties that have had horse racing for at least three years at the specified racetrack.)
• SB 511, Spay/Neuter Funding: “An act to provide funding for the statewide spay and neuter program from the sale of rabies vaccination tags.” (Adds a mandatory 50-cent fee to the cost of state-provided rabies tags, with proceeds to be distributed to counties to help support spay/neuter services.)
• SB 529, Animal Shelters/Uniform Regulation: “An act to create a uniform system for the regulation of private and public animal shelters.” (Includes provisions for adequate food and water, record-keeping and rules governing the killing of animals.)
• SB 918, Sportsman’s Bill of Rights: “An act to recognize the right to hunt and fish in North Carolina.” (Also specifically rejects any statute, local ordinance, rule or regulation seeking to establish “the erroneous principle that animals should have any of the legal rights to which persons are entitled.”)
• HB 505, WRC Study Sunday Hunting: “An act to direct the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to study the issue of allowing hunting on Sunday at a limited number of state game lands in North Carolina.” (Buncombe County Rep. Wilma Sherrill is a primary sponsor.)
• HB 685, Animal Shelters/Uniform Regulation: (Companion bill to SB 529; see above.)
• HB 686, Update Disabilities Statutes/Service Animals: “An act to update the language of Chapter 168 of the General Statutes regarding persons with disabilities and to clarify the law allowing service animals in training to access public facilities and conveyances when accompanied by a person who trains service animals.”
• HB 772, Ban Internet Hunting: “An act to prohibit computer-assisted remote hunting.” (Prohibits remote-control hunting of wild animals or wild birds located in the state of North Carolina.)
• HB 888, Cockfighting/Increase Penalty: “An act to increase the penalty for cockfighting.” (Would make cockfighting a felony rather than a misdemeanor.)
To check the current status of any bill, go to the N.C. General Assembly’s home page (www.ncga.state.nc.us) and enter the number of the bill. Contact information for legislators is also available at this site.


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Dr. Janine Bremer uses her talents as a Chiropractor to help heal patients complaining of musculoskeletal problems and various internal dysfunctions. She has a family practice treating all ages including infants, pregnant moms, athletes, and the elderly. Her experience of nearly thirty years gives her the expertise to understand and treat multiple conditions. She has adjusted thousands of patients
giving her insight into the most effective form of treatment. Designing specific treatment protocols for each person allows her to utilize various techniques and modalities for the best results.
Dr. Bremer graduated from National College of Chiropractic specializing in nutrition and acupuncture. She is the CEO of Gravon’s Natural Chiropractic Center operating under the philosophy that “Chiropractic treats the cause not the symptoms.” She is known for her success in using acupuncture in conjunction with spinal manipulations to balance the body’s energy and overcome the neurologic interferences. Nutritional consultations are used in her clinic to eliminate chemical imbalances by utilizing hair analysis, saliva tests, and Contact Reflex Analysis. Weight management and cleansing protocols improve patient’s health but also speed recovery time and stabilize the body’s musculoskeletal system for long-term relief.
Currently, Dr. Bremer runs her own practice in Worthington, Minnesota where she helps a diverse clientele. Janine does various speaking engagements and public events to educate the public on the benefits of Chiropractic care. She is a co-author along with Brian Tracy for the upcoming book, Beat The Curve.
When Janine is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and pursuing hobbies that include gardening, fishing, and hiking.
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In yet another incident of attack on policemen in the state, four youths of Ganesh Utsav mandal were arrested for allegedly trying to drown an on duty sub-inspector at pond in Kalyan. This opened up an open and shut case of security to police officials in the state. The life of the policemen is at great risk as the public is turning violent even against women police officials and that rake up a controversy and a concern for the security of the city. Four youths trying to drown SI had gone viral and there is no escape route for the culprits, who were caught red handed for attempting to commit an offence. The day light murder attempt is one more case of danger to policemen in the State of Maharashtra. It is a clear cut case of murder attempt. It is high time the government must beef up the security of policemen without wasting time.
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Things have changed a lot in a fairly short period of time, and the world of cross-genres and subgenres has opened up a new array of possibilities for writers. As with any marriage, though, both parties — or in this case genres — bring baggage with them. This cargo includes both strengths and weaknesses.
I’ve decided to take a look at one of my personal favorites, the mix of sci-fi and romance. Science fiction can really be a writer’s dreamland. Almost anything goes if you play it right: extra appendages, out-of-body experiences, rapid changes in setting, etc. It’s like one of the characters says in the 2005 movie Thank You for Smoking. The tobacco company wants to make smoking look cool by featuring the hero and heroine sharing a smoke up in space in a new futuristic sci-fi movie. The main character, Nick Naylor, asks, “But wouldn’t they blow up in an all oxygen environment?” “Probably,” the movie guy answers. “But it’s an easy fix. One line of dialogue. ‘Thank God we invented the…you know, whatever device.’”
That’s the beauty of sci-fi. The impossible can become the possible through some new technological advancements or alien devices. There’s a freedom in that, but there’s also a pitfall. Professional writers, like most human beings, occasionally hit mental jams. A story is flowing along great, the plot has that edge, and then suddenly the author realizes they don’t know how to solve this conflict or that inconsistency. In the realm of sci-fi, the ease of adding in a “whatever device” as a magical solution can become a crutch. Readers are savvy, and most can spot a jury-rigged resolution.
Another benefit of sci-fi is the ability to create new cultures out of whole cloth. This can be a great deal of fun for both the author and the reader. The peril here, of course, is the language issue. A little alien speak or freaky name calling goes a long way. Some authors — and I’ve had to watch this myself — get too carried away. The reader winds up checking the language glossary every other paragraph for a translation or, worse, skipping whole parts altogether. Instead of truly reading those alien names made up of six consecutive consonants, three apostrophes, and two accent marks, you may do what I’ve occasionally tried and simply come up with some mental nickname starting with the same letter because you honestly can’t figure out how to pronounce what’s written. There’s a reason even multilingual people most often prefer reading material, especially fiction, in their first language.
Now let’s look at the other half of this equation: romance. What could be better than writing about love? Whether you’re single, married, divorced, or widowed, everyone can relate with love. That’s one of the greatest strengths of the romance genre — that and the fact that it’s such a powerful, positive emotion. The majority of the readers I’ve met read fiction as a pleasant escape or mini-vacation from the stresses and tribulations of everyday life. In short, they want to relax and feel good. Romance delivers.
One of the difficulties of writing romance, however, is striking the right balance between the characters who are falling in love. Have you ever read a romance story where the hero goes so far beyond alpha dominance that he’s just a sexist jerk? Or the heroine is so neurotic you want to shake her? Sometimes one character is volatile, and the other is so saintly they’re not even believable, let alone interesting. The pitfall of this genre is how easy it is to oversimplify the people and their relationship or overcomplicate it just to generate conflict.
So what do you think of this and mixed genres? I’ve found that it’s largely a subjective judgment as to whether something is a romantic sci-fi or a sci-fi romance (or whatever the genres involved are). Different people enjoy a different balance, too.
Join me next Saturday (9/3/11) to read what other authors have to say about sci-fi romance and mixed genres.


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Recycling is becoming an increasingly important topic in the world today, as post consumer and post industrial wastes are finding their way into our environment and upsetting our ecosystem. This webinar looks at the current state of the technology involved in plastics recycling, including technical challenges in production, and explains why better results can be achieved in many recycling applications by using twin screw extruders. A lot of industries are now focusing on including either some percentage or even up to 100% of recycled materials back into their finished products. There are of course challenges when it comes to processing recycled materials, which can include a mixture of different plastics, like PET, PE, PVC, etc. and non-melting materials like wood, rocks, metals, etc. It is important to have a good understanding on how to handle this material, which can include sorting, washing, shredding, etc., so that it can be easier to process. Once this material is handled appropriately, processing it with a twin screw extruder can be rather straight-forward and beneficial, providing a sustainable and efficient technology for global industries and in the end, our environment.
- An idea of the relevant recycling markets
- How a twin screw extruder fits into recycling plastic waste
- Some of the challenges with processing recycled plastic waste and the solutions
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Justyn Pyz has been a Process Engineer for Coperion's Compounding and Extrusion division for five years. He is responsible for carrying out twin screw extrusion trials at the process lab in Sewell, NJ, as well as providing technical support for process development, new machine sales and existing customers. Justyn holds a MS in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).


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Shorts Block Party on Letterboxd • Documentary, 14-Feb-2018
A young man takes his love for lizards to the extreme. He legally changes his last name to Lizardi and then, camcorder in tow, goes in search of any lizard he can find and zoom in on. A crash-course in lizard awareness, he meets and chats it up with several townsfolk with something lizard-related to offer. One man shows Lance how to get a lizard to bite your ear to create a lizard ear ring. Another encourages Lance to go on Conan O’Brien to present a selection of lizards. All this in spite of his mother who is sick and tired of all the lizards and wants them out of the house forcing Lizardi to split. Commissioned by Borscht Corp, the Miami arts syndicate responsible for highlighting some of the best and brightest alt moviemakers of the day, “Lance Lizardi” is a lizard free-for-all with entrancing originality. -KA. Directed by Lance Lizardi. Commissioned by Borscht Corp.
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This annual event is always eagerly anticipated and the large audience would not leave disappointed as the program contained music for all tastes. Kettering Citadel Band was joined by special guests Phillip McCann (Cornet) and Songster Leader Philip Webb (Vocal) from Gloucester Corps.
The Band opened the festival with “The Great Celebration” by Andrew Blyth and followed with Wilfred Heaton’s “The Golden Pen”. Other pieces included “Fill the world with glory” (Kevin Larsson), “Troops Salute “(Paul Sharman), “Prelude on the hymn tune Lavenham”(Geoff Nobles’), finishing the festival with Paul Lovatt-Cooper’s, “Fire in the Blood’. The Band played to their normal high standard throughout the evening but none more so than when they dedicated two pieces to John Kemp and Peter Legg, two fine Christian gentlemen who, this time last year were active members of the Band and who have since been ‘Promoted to Glory’. Bandmaster Richard Phillips paid tribute to their memory, and described them as fine examples of Salvation Army Bandsmen who are greatly missed in the Band and within the Kettering Citadel Corps. The band then played Norman Bearcroft’s “Reflections” with great sensitivity and followed with Kenneth Downie’s “The long cloud of witnesses” which includes They’ll sing a welcome home” both were a fitting tribute.
Songster Leader Philip Webb from Gloucester, a former chorister of Gloucester Cathedral performed his first group of songs by French composer Gabriel Faure, Notre Amour, Lydia and Rencontre. Later in the program he would sing Channels Only, I will Wait and Sleep pretty ring time. His rich baritone voice brought a complete contrast to the band. Cliff Matthews also from Gloucester Corps supported Philip on piano.
The other soloist for the evening was the world renowned Phillip McCann, well known in the brass band world both as a soloist, principle cornet of Black Dyke Band for many years, more recently as a conductor of various high level brass bands and currently a tutor at Huddersfield University. Phillip McCann spoke on how his main passion in music is making the ‘sound’ and this was evident during the pieces he brought to us throughout the evening. He also showed his great technical skill too. His contribution during the first half of the program included Miss Blue Bonnet (Frank Simon), Jenny Wren (Roland Davis) but it was when he played William Hime’s ‘All that I am’ with band accompaniment that he showed his most sensitive playing. Leaving many in the congregation in awe of such talent that many top musicians could only hope to aspire to. He continued in the second half with pieces of a reflective nature including I’d rather have Jesus (William Himes) and I’ll walk beside you, an arrangement by our very own Bandmaster, Richard Phillips who accompanied him for this piece on the piano and Joy Webb’s ‘Share my yoke”, once again bringing such special moments to the festival that will surely live on in the memories of the congregation for many years to come. Phillip McCann concluded his second solo section with a flawless rendition of Post Horn Galop. He then joined with Kettering Citadel Band, coincidentally sitting next to one of his former students from Huddersfield University, to play Fire in the Blood.
Lt. Col Geoff Blurton, the Band’s Executive Officer was on hand throughout the evening as usual to expertly compere the program and give some thoughts on Scripture.
Once again a thoroughly enjoyable evening, but one which must go down as one of the best, if not THE best New Years’ festival in recent years. Congratulations to the Band on attaining their motto…….”The best for the highest” We will look forward to 2016 with eager anticipation.


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Sounds were recorded for the first time in 1877 on an experimental machine that Thomas Edison hoped would translate telephone calls into telegraph messages. It recorded the calls as indentations in a strip of paper passing under a stylus. Edison noticed that when he passed the indented paper through the machine again, he heard a faint echo of the original sound. This mechanical-acoustic method of recording continued until electrical systems appeared in the 1920s according to Invention (Dorling Kindersley) one of thousands of titles available in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

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Major players in the digital field, including Meta, Google and Twitter, amongst others, have registered a decline in their net revenue and posted a muted ad-revenue growth in the last quarter ending September 2022.
Though there is a decline in ad revenues, it is not more than 2-4% at the global level which leaves it open to many interpretations.
In February this year, multiple agencies had forecasted a double-digit growth in digital ad-ex and had emphasised that the digital medium will surpass television in terms of ad spends in 2022.
In the Indian market, Meta, Twitter, HT Media, etc. have registered a shortfall of approximately 2-4% in the revenue earned from digital ad spends, along with a decline in their net revenue.
Google is the only player that saw a whopping 80% increase in its ad-revenues YoY, but on the global front, its ad revenue grew by merely 6%.
In the views of Gautam Mehra, Co-Founder, ProfitWheel, India is not reflective of global ad revenue and at best the country may only contribute to over 6% of the pie and thus doesn’t have a major impact on the global trend.
“Globally, 50% of the pie contribution comes from the US alone, so whatever happens in the US has the most impact on the ad revenues of Google, Meta and Twitter, amongst others,” he said.
Furthermore, Mehra also went on to add that on the global front, Amazon and TikTok have been growing massively when it comes to advertising on these platforms.
According to Sidharth Rao, Co-Founder, Punt Partners, the declining adex spends are not a function of inaccurate projections and rather a representation of the evolving focus of brands.
Rao said, “Since the customer acquisition costs have been increasing by 40%-50% for brands, why would brands want to continue acquiring new customers when it is becoming increasingly expensive for them to do so?”
Furthermore, in simple words, Rao stated that if the ROI on new customer acquisition doesn’t make sense for brands, adex spends will continue to decline.
On the contrary, Sahil Chopra, Founder and CEO, iCubesWire, emphasised that the adex projections for the current fiscal year didn’t miss the mark. “The digital ad revenue has witnessed exponential growth as compared to the previous year and 2022 has been the year of recovery for the digital advertising industry,” he stated.
“Marketers might have shrunk their advertising budget to cope with the economic uncertainty in the market and thus players like Meta, Google, Twitter etc. saw a decline in their ad revenues,” added Chopra.
While sharing his opinion on whether the adex projections for digital ads were on-point for the current fiscal year, Shivang Shah, Co-founder, Django Digital, stated that the forecasts may or might not be true, but he is certain that at some point in the near future, the digital medium will surpass television in terms of ad-spends.
Furthermore, he also went on to highlight that when measuring digital ad spends, one thing that is often missed out is the booming influencer marketing industry and the spends on it.
“It is one of the core services of Django and thus the money spent here is on the influencer or creator and not on the platform. Yet, this is also one of the many digital costs incurred by the agencies or brands in building brand awareness and advocacy,” he added.
As per Mohit Ahuja, President, Gozoop Group, the adex for digital spends is projected to be at its peak for the current fiscal year and is predicted to surpass the spending on traditional adex.
“The platform-specific ad revenue decline is leaning towards brands and businesses normalising or uniforming their digital ad spends with respect to revenge spending witnessed in 2021,” he added.
Emphasising that while 2021 had the highest adex growth of 37% in the past two decades nearly, Ahuja stated that out of this, 34% was attributed to digital ad spends. “The current fiscal year might witness a percentage decline in comparison to the ad spends during last year but will mark a YoY growth in absolute terms,” he added.
Commenting on some of the reasons that have led to the decline in ad revenues of the global players, Chopra said that the worries around the recession, rising capital costs and inflation are some of the prime factors that are at play.
“In addition, some of the industries, for instance, banks and insurance companies are grappling with a slowdown, thus ad spending across insurance, loans and crypto has also been slashed,” he added.
Upon being asked as to whether the digital ad spectrum reached a stagnation point for ad spends being allocated to the likes of Meta and Google, Django Digital’s Shah replied that even though it may seem like it right now but it hasn’t.
“We’ve seen brands placing their trust and faith in these digital platforms, be it Indian or even brands that we work with overseas,” he said.
But in his view, these platforms need to take a moment and figure out ways to add additional value to a large number of businesses, big and small, who’re trusting the platforms with their money. “Brands also need to understand the platform inside-out to optimise their spends,” added Shah.
Similarly, Punt Partners’ Rao also emphasised that ‘stagnation’ may be too strong a term, given that India still hasn’t hit 100% penetration, but yes, there will definitely be a shift in focus.
“Brands will gradually move towards spending more money on retaining their existing customers, increasing their lifetime value and converting them into loyalists, rather than just focusing on acquiring new ones as it simply makes more business sense,” he stated.
Rao also went on to highlight that there is a lot of monetary wastage, estimated at $200 billion in acquiring new customers. “Coupled with the rising acquisition costs, leading marketers will be compelled to solve their profit problems by reducing investments with Big AdTech,” he added.
Gozoop’s Ahuja also stated that while external factors like unrest between nations, evolving platform-centric approach and growth rate decline may influence global digital ad spends, but with the evolving nature of business, brands have also adapted to new patterns and trends which is why they are increasing their ad-spends from the pre-pandemic times and it has continued.
“The rate is lower as other mediums are back in action and thus the spends are more uniform. But Digital is still higher than it was before the pandemic. Also, many brands are streamlining online spends basis on platform traction of the audience,” he said.
Moreover, iCubesWire’s Chopra emphasised that the current stagnation is a result of the market downturn. “While there are brands that are increasing their digital ad spends two years after the pandemic, several huge players are taking it easy,” he said.
While commenting as to how the future of video-ad platforms looks like in the times of declining ad revenue of the likes of Meta and Google, ProfitWheel’s Mehra stated that video is not going out of the picture anytime soon and neither has the ad spends on it declined nor will they go down in future.
“Brands have been spending more on digital but what comes under the purview of digital, be it advertising on the DTH and Smart TVs or CTVs is a complex determinant owing to its vague categorisation,” he added.
Similarly, Punt Partners’ Rao also asserted that any technology that leverages first-party data to retain existing customers will benefit from this trend. “Brands will realise that this shift in focus is inevitable and technologies that support retention will thrive in this market,” he stated.
Django’s Shah also ascertained that the industry is observing a massive rise in usage of platforms that offer video ad formats such as Instagram and Facebook Reels, MX Takatak, YouTube Shorts, among others.
“Meta and other platforms haven’t fully exhausted the monetising capacity of the vertical video format of content creation that they allow. For instance, you can’t boost Reels on Instagram for sales,” he stated.
In the views of iCubesWire’s Chopra, video is here to stay and keeps growing. “The digital landscape has witnessed a sea of changes in the way the audience consumes content. But short-form video content is on the rise and brands are not showing any hesitation to give videos a boost by increasing ad budgets for enhanced reach,” he said.
Furthermore, Gozoop’s Ahuja also highlighted that programmatic advertising is positioned to surpass digital spends. A hefty chunk of digital spends ranging between 38-50% is dedicated to programmatic advertising and it is only set to witness an upward trend on a YoY basis with the data and tech controlled as well as high-interest penetration approach, he said.
“Given the high engagement and better conversions, video ads on platforms have performed at par with expectations. Backed with programmatic advertising, marketers will be keen on expanding their spends through video ads,” he concluded.


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• BioEra’s Ultrasonicator is distinctly superior in design, function and performance with bright LCD display.
• A wider touch screen enables visualization of various set parameters for easy programming and monitoring of experiment in progress.
• Functions like display of sample temperature, actual frequency, warning signals and many others can be monitored through LCD screen.
• Equipment is designed to store 50 different experiment settings.


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The Voice UK continued to underperform in the ratings this week, its audience of 5.7m being half of what it was when the show first arrived and diminutive when compared to that of the UK’s annual karaoke summit, The X Factor.
With the BBC having spent so much money on the series its canteen is now stocked only with a couple of Kit Kats and whatever Nick Robinson brings in from Pret, this is something of a disaster.
Somewhere along the line this ‘Voice’ personification we’re invited to imagine stopped being a slinky chanteuse purring into candlelight and started being a drunk middle-aged man with his tie undone yelling that Wet Wet Wet song at his estranged ex-wife’s window in the rain.
Is it the departure of the revolving furniture round? Is it the grim predictability of someone singing Whitney Houston? Is it the cut-price Glee team performances?
Is it the insistence from Danny O’Donoghue that finding ‘The Voice’ is more urgent and important than a cure for cancer? Is it will.i.am pausing a game of Fruit Ninja on his iPhone to feign interest in a live show performance? Is it Jessie J shouting ‘yeah!’, ‘Team Jessie!’, ’2012!’ in between every song lyric? Is it Jessie J?
Something is making viewers turn off in droves and it’s not just the tantalising opportunity of switching over to watch a doggy jive to the Mission Impossible soundtrack on ITV.
The way the live shows seem more of an afterthought than a climax is surely partly to blame, with even sparingly-used host Reggie Yates looking a bit jaded and desperate as he informs us that Laura from Basildon has tweeted her approval of Vince Kidd.
All the puritanical boasting of its moral superiority to The X Factor hasn’t gone over well either, with it soon becoming apparent that when image, personality, song writing, even sob stories are stripped away in favour of ‘the voice’ what is left is essentially two repetitive hours of occasionally pleasing, occasionally screamy pop covers.
And in a country where voting for which celebrity you want to be goaded into eating animal genitalia in a jungle by Ant & Dec is an actual thing that people do, professing a will to avoid exploitation is probably falling on deaf ears.
But how to improve the format? My suggestion that the currently dust-gathering Total Wipeout course be incorporated so as that singing Someone Like You sees the added challenge of having to avoid being hit in the abdomen with an inflatable cuboid was shot down, but any wiser suggestions – leave them below.


The Senate has passed a bill that would, among other things, expand the federal hate crimes law to protect people targeted because of their sexual orientation or gender. It's now headed to President Obama's desk; he's expected to sign it.
Democrats were able to get the measure approved by attaching it to a military spending bill. That essentially forced Republicans to allow passage, though they did put up some pretty strong opposition, and the hate crimes expansion seemed to have stalled after passing through the House earlier this year. Ultimately, the larger bill passed on a 68-29 vote, though a procedural vote beforehand was a little closer, 64-35.
Conservative opposition to the bill largely focused on a myth, started by House Republicans and eventually quite popular on the right, that the legislation would include protections for pedophiles and, according to Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, people who engage in acts like exhibitionism, necrophilia, urophilia and voyeurism. Some even dubbed it the "Pedophile Protection Act."
The bill, however, does no such thing; the federal definition of "sexual orientation" is limited to consensual heterosexuality and homosexuality.


As the European Space Agency's Rosetta comet probe swung by Earth earlier this week on its way to a final destination, it picked up some marvelous photos of the home planet. Particularly interesting are the night-time shots, showing the urban areas of the globe lit up.
Rosetta is on its way to a rendezvous in the outer solar system with a comet called 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but is using several passes by Earth as a kind of gravitational slingshot. Launched in March 2004, it will pass by Earth once more in 2009, before heading out to approach the comet itself in 2014.
The pictures included here were taken with the OSIRIS (Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System)Wide Angle Camera, while Rosetta was about 46,000 miles away.
Below the fold is an annotated, less processed version of the image that shows exactly what we're seeing.
*Images: The Earth by night, a composite image taken by ESA's Rosetta probe. Credit: ESA)


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The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden is organizing a webinar on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, to address the question of the Chinese province of Xinjiang, Uyghur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang, which the Chinese call “the wonderful land” is strategically positioned on three of the six main land corridors of the BRI: 1. The Eurasian Corridor (China-Kazakhstan-Russia-Belarus -EU), 2. The New Silk Road (China-Central Asia-Iran-Turkey), and 3. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. This makes Xinjiang the gateway to the West and the hub of most of the land-based logistics and transport from some of the most productive provinces of China, and Europe, South Asia and West Asia and Africa.
Home to the Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, Xinjiang has a special characteristic as it was less developed relative to the rest of China until a few years ago. However, the launching of the BRI and the massive programs for poverty alleviation made this region a growth hub. Many natural resources that are of importance for the industrial production and prosperity of the rest of China are also located in this region. Other interesting developments is the population growth in this region which surpasses that of other parts of China.
Our webinar will explore Xinjiang from the standpoint of four interrelated aspects:
- Importance as an East-West Gateway of the BRI (including a special presentation on the China-Europe rail freight Corridor and China-Pakistan Economic Corridors)
- Potential for industrial development.
- Economic development and poverty elimination.
- A bridge for dialog of cultures with other nations, especially Muslim nations on the basis people-to-people connection principle of the BRI.
The webinar will be a one-session event from 10 am to 1 pm (including Q&A period). NB! Central European Time!
Speakers (to be further updated):
- Opening by moderator Mr. Stephen Brawer, Vice-Chairman of BRIX.
- Opening remarks, H.E. Ambassador Gui Congyou, Ambassador of the People´s Republic of China.
- Keynote speech: Senior Official of the Xinjiang, Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- Video presentation from Xinjiang.
- H.E. Mr. Zahoor Ahmad, Ambassador of Pakistan to Sweden.
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Dmitry Mironchik, Ambassador of Belarus to Sweden.
- Professor Michele Geraci, Former Undersecretary of State of Italian Ministry of Economic Development.
- Thore Vestby, Former Member of the Norwegian Parliament, Co-Founder of ICHI Foundation.
- Hassan Daud, CEO of Board of Investment of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
- Huilin Shi, Editor of RailFreight.cn, The Netherlands.
- Hussein Askary, Board member of BRIX.
Commentators: Diplomats, experts, and business managers from several European and Asian countries active in China and Xinjiang.
Registration: Participation is free of charge, but pre-registration is necessary. Please register here!
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The beginning of the end for an extraordinary period in Irish banking history was further advanced today with the announcement that the bank guarantee scheme will end on March 28th.
For most consumers who may need their memories jogged a little, the bank guarantee scheme and the deposit guarantee scheme are not the same.
The bank guarantee scheme was brought into force in September 2008 to prevent the collapse of the Irish banking system. Under the scheme, the Irish State guaranteed €73 billion in banking liabilities from AIB Group – including EBS, Bank of Ireland Group and Permanent TSB Group.
The Deposit Guarantee Scheme on the other hand is whereby individual customer savings up to a maximum of €100,000 is protected. This will remain in force after the bank guarantee scheme ends on March 28th.
Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan stated that today’s development was part of exiting the EU-IMF bailout as it would help Ireland’s cost of borrowing.
It’s ironic that on the day the Irish Government announced its banking plans, development in Italy have presented a situation that could severely hamper wider Eurozone banking recovery caused by its inconclusive election results. Over the course of the last 2 years, various ECB initiatives to provide greater levels of funding across the Eurozone have been met with restrictive lending at national level. Europe desperately requires stability and time to recover. The Italian election results have the potential to create a new fever that the Euro area does not need and cannot afford.


text: ROAD TRIP !!!!!!Microsoft is planning a road trip for the Xbox called the "Mobile Xbox Experience", which will give players located in 50 cities the chance to play Xbox games before they are released. No details or tour dates have been released, but you can bet that it will take place before the launch this fall. Also to help the hype for the Xbox, Seamus Blackley has said that over 10,000 playable Xbox kiosks will be put in major retailers leading up to Xbox launch.


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Ward House was constructed between 1873 and 1875. The building is located in Rye Brook in New York. It was constructed and owned by William Ward. Ward House is a significant historical site since it is the oldest concrete building in the US. Ward House was constructed using reinforced concrete rather than modern building materials such as bricks and glass.
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The building consists of four floors, which have a total of 17 spacious rooms. Undoubtedly, different materials would be used to construct the building if it were to be built today. These include steel, glass, and molding materials. Also, modern construction equipment such as cranes would be used at the construction site.
Ward House is one of the most important landmarks in New York, USA. The building was the first to be built in the US using reinforced concrete. The successful completion of Ward House brought revolutionary changes in the US construction industry since it led to the use of concrete rather than wood as the main building material.
Currently, Ward House is used as a recreational facility that attracts thousands of tourists annually. This paper will focus on the construction of Ward House. It will highlight the materials, methods, tools, and equipment that were used to construct the building.
When, Where, and Size
Ward House is located in Rye Brook in New York. The building was constructed in a residential area at the border between New York and Connecticut (ASCE). The compound is located off Comly Avenue and can easily be accessed by road. Although the building is considered to be in New York, part of its 8-acre compound is located in Connecticut (Spielvogel 123).
Ward House is held in high esteem in the US due to the architectural breakthrough that was achieved during its construction. As the first concrete building in the US, Ward House is a symbol of the country’s civilization and engineering prowess.
The construction of Ward House began in 1873 and ended in 1875 (ASCE). The building was designed by Robert Mook and constructed by William Ward, who was the owner. Thus, the building was named after its owner. William Ward was a renowned mechanical engineer and a businessman.
His main objective of constructing the building was to experiment to determine whether reinforced concrete could be used successfully to build a house (Spielvogel 124). William Ward conceived the idea of constructing the concrete building in 1870. However, he had to conduct a series of tests and experiments to determine the viability of the project before starting construction work in 1873.
Following its completion in 1875, William Ward used the building as a residence for his family up to 1976 “when it was listed on the National Register of Historical Places” (Spielvogel 126). In 1977, the building was sold to Mort Walker who was a comedian.
One of the main features of Ward House is its large size as can be seen in figure 1. The building consists of an octagonal tower with four floors that have several rooms and spacious halls (ASCE). It also has a square tower that houses several tanks that are used to keep water for fighting the fire.
The first floor of the building consists of a huge hallway, dining area, and reception room (Spielvogel 127). The second floor has three bedrooms and a spacious library. Similarly, the third and fourth floors consist of bedrooms and storage rooms. Overall, the building has seventeen spacious rooms.
Civilization and Culture
The building was constructed towards the end of the 19th century when the Industrial Revolution was the main civilization in the US (Schumaker and Wajda 68). The citizens were experiencing a culture change as new immigrants entered the US as businessmen and laborers. The culture of the US was significantly influenced by European culture.
Modernity was highly regarded in nearly all parts of the country. Traditional methods of production, organization of cities, and lifestyles were rapidly being abandoned as the country embraced modernity (Schumaker and Wajda 74). Industrialization led to significant improvement in the standards of living, thereby increasing the population of the country.
As a result, the demand for housing increased, especially, in industrial centers. Architects and city planners had to find effective solutions to the housing problem by developing cheap methods of constructing houses. People preferred to live in modern houses that were built using European architectural designs and durable building materials.
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Improved distribution of wealth and the increase in the popularity of modern lifestyles led to the adoption of Gothic Revival and the Second Empire architectural designs in the US. Gothic Revival was popular between 1830 and 1870, whereas the Second Empire style was mainly used from 1850 to 1885 (Poppeliers and Chambers 68).
Gothic Revival style was characterized by the design of houses that had complex and irregular shapes that fitted the natural landscape in rural areas. Consequently, it was mainly used to design country homes such as Ward House, as well as buildings in small towns (Poppeliers and Chambers 71). Apart from country homes, Gothic Revival was commonly used to construct churches, which had huge castle-like towers and windows.
The Second Empire style was developed in France and became popular in the US in the mid 19th century. The Second Empire style was a symbol of high social status and permanence (Poppeliers and Chambers 75).
Homeowners who used the style were mainly the affluent who were interested in large permanent houses. In the US, the Second Empire style was considered as a symbol of modernity. Most residents of urban areas rapidly adopted the style by renovating their homes.
The design and construction of Ward House were heavily influenced by both Gothic Revival and the Second Empire styles. The design of the building’s roof, windows, and towers were based on the Gothic Revival style, which was popular in New York (Spielvogel 91). The design of the building’s interior was mainly informed by the Second Empire style, which favored large rooms with stylish decorations.
By combining the elements of Gothic Revival and the Second Empire styles, William Ward managed to construct a building that reflected the features of modern architecture and the culture of the US society in the 19th century.
Construction of Ward House
Ward House was constructed using basic civil engineering techniques due to the limited access to advanced construction technologies in the 19th century. Since no house had been built in the US using only reinforced concrete, William Ward had to develop his own techniques to construct the building. The building was designed through manual drawings and measurements.
The drawings were done using watercolor papers and pencils. The use of pencil made it easy to erase the drawings in order to make corrections or adjustments. After designing the house, Robert Mook emphasized the possibility of constructing it using concrete.
However, he did not identify the type of concrete that was required to build it. As a result, William Ward decided to conduct several deflection tests to determine the level of reinforcement that was required to construct a stable concrete building. The experiments revealed that iron reinforcements were required to improve the stability of the building (Spielvogel 92).
By 1873, William Ward had concluded his experiments and acquired the building materials that were required to construct the house. The construction process began with the excavation of the ground to facilitate the construction of the foundation that supports the building. The excavations were approximately six feet deep and were filled with reinforced concrete to create the slab on which walls and pillars were to be erected (Onderdonk 53).
Following the completion of the foundation, the walls of the ground floor were constructed in approximately six weeks. However, construction of the subsequent floors took longer because the construction team faced difficulties in erecting tall pillars to support the building.
After the completion of the construction process in 1875, William Ward performed several quality tests before moving into the house (ASCE). Specifically, he tested the stability of the house by placing a weight of 26 tons on the upper floor of the house. The beams deflected by 0.3 mm, thereby confirming the stability of the building (ASCE).
Interior and Exterior Design
The internal part of the house is characterized by colorful wall finishes. The walls were decorated according to the Second Empire style using a variety of paints (Spielvogel 122). The walls and floors have open spaces that are linked to the fireplace. This provides a central heating place that keeps the house warm during the cold season.
The external part of the house is characterized by smooth concrete finishes. It has a mansard roof with several concrete chimneys. The house has large gabled dormer windows on every panel of the octagonal tower. The windows improve the aesthetic appeal of the house. They also provide ventilation and allow sunlight to light the house during the day.
Concrete was the main material that was used to construct the house. The concrete was prepared using 4,000 barrels of high-quality Portland cement (ASCE). The cement was mixed with 8,000 barrels of sand. Also, 12,000 barrels of bluestones and over 10,000 barrels of white beach pebbles were used in the construction process (ASCE). The bluestones and pebbles were mainly used in the construction of the building’s foundation.
The concrete was mixed at the construction site to ensure its consistency and strength. Iron rods of varying sizes were used to reinforce the concrete. Specifically, William Ward relied on lightweight iron rods whose diameters were approximately 1 cm.
The process of preparing the concrete was based on the technique that had been developed in France by Francois Coignet. The technique involved drying the iron-reinforced concrete before using it to construct the walls of the building. The doors and windows of the building were made of timber.
Tools and Equipment
Ward House was constructed using simple tools and equipment. Industrial development had led to the production of various construction tools and equipment in most parts of the US. These included hammers, shovels, wheelbarrows, plumb bobs, handsaws, mattocks, and trowels (Spielvogel 142). Mattocks was used to excavating the ground during the construction of the building’s foundation.
Shovels were used to move gravel during the excavation process. They were also used to mix concrete at the site. Trowels were used to spread plaster on the walls during the construction process.
Doors and window frames were made at the site using handsaws, hammers, nails, and manual measuring tapes. Plumb bobs played an integral role during the construction and testing process. They were used to assess the extent to which the walls of the building were truly vertical.
Transportation of building materials was done manually. Wheelbarrows were used to transport building materials within the construction site. Gravel and heavy materials such as pebbles were transported using horse-drawn carts (Spielvogel 139).
Building materials were lifted from the ground to various floors in the building using simple pulley systems. Building materials were also carried by the construction team from the ground to various floors in the house.
The construction work was supervised by William Ward. Since the building was being constructed as an experiment, William Ward hired only a few skilled laborers to assist with the construction work (ASCE). William Ward focused on providing technical advice to the construction team and monitoring their activities. He was also in charge of quality tests and authorization of alterations that had to be made during the construction process.
The laborers, on the other hand, were in charge of activities such as mixing concrete, moving building materials and assembling components such as door frames. The rationale of using a small workforce was based on the fact that the building was not very large. Also, a small workforce was easy to manage and to train.
If it were to be Built Today
Different materials, technologies, and tools would be used if Ward House were to be built today. The design of the house would be based on modern styles rather than Gothic Revival and the Second Empire styles (Onderdonk 46). This perspective is based on the fact that both Gothic Revival and the Second Empire styles have lost their popularity because of their reliance on heavy and expensive building materials.
Besides, they do not reflect the city lifestyle that characterizes the 21st century. The construction process would not require deflection tests since there are engineers and architects with adequate experience in constructing large concrete buildings. Green technologies would be incorporated in the design and construction of Ward House if it were to be built today (Onderdonk 56).
For instance, it would have large glass windows to enable sunlight to pour into the building, thereby reducing dependence on electricity.
The building would have solar-powered water heating systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Similarly, the water tower would be replaced with powder or liquid chemical firefighting equipment to conserve water. Since Ward House has four floors, it would be fitted with high-speed elevators to enhance movement.
A wide range of materials would be used if Ward House were to be constructed today. The use of concrete would be limited to the construction of the floors and pillars. A large portion of the walls would be built using bricks and glass to reduce the cost of construction.
This perspective is based on the fact that glass is relatively cheaper than concrete. The roof of the building would be constructed using polymer roof tiles (Harvey 89). Polymer tiles weigh less and are cheaper than concrete. Also, they have better cooling capabilities than reinforced concrete.
Portland cement would still be used to construct Ward House if it were to be built today. However, the Portland cement that would be used today is likely to have a better quality than those that were used in the 1800s (Harvey 92). The concrete would be reinforced using steel rather than iron rods. Empirical studies reveal that steel has a higher tensile strength than iron.
Thus, it can provide better reinforcement to concrete than iron rods. The windows and doors would be made of steel and glass panels rather than wood. The durability of steel is higher than that of wood. Also, glass panels would improve the aesthetic appeal of the windows.
The bench-tops in the Kitchen would be finished using engineered stone or high-pressure laminate rather than pure concrete. The engineered store is made using small pieces of stones that are bound together using resign. Engineered stone is a popular finishing for modern kitchens due to its durability and stain resistance (Harvey 96).
Also, it enables the homeowner to choose a variety of modern colors and edge profiles for her kitchen. High-pressure laminate, on the other hand, is popular because of its stylish and contemporary looks (Harvey 97). Other interior parts of the house would be decorated using stylish molding materials and modern paints.
Tools and Equipment
Modern tools and equipment would be used if Ward House were to be built today. Hammers would be replaced with nail guns, which require little energy to use. Also, the use of nail guns is associated with fewer injuries than traditional metallic hammers. Shovels and trowels would still be used to mix small quantities of concrete at the construction site.
The construction team would use high-pressure concrete mixers to prepare the concrete and to pump it to various floors in the building. Unlike shovels, concrete mixers are mechanical machines that improve the consistency of concrete and reduce the time required to prepare and to lift it to various floors of the building that is being constructed (Onderdonk 115).
Heavy building materials such as bricks would be lifted using high capacity cranes rather than pulleys at the construction site. Gravel and sand would be transported using modern trucks (vehicles) rather than horse-drawn carts. Undoubtedly, vehicles would significantly reduce the amount of time required to transport the building materials.
Fewer workers would be required if Ward House were to be constructed today. Given the increased use of machines such as cranes and mechanical concrete mixers, most modern buildings require only a small workforce to undertake the construction work. William Ward would be replaced with an independent consultant to supervise the construction process. The use of external consultants is commonplace in modern construction projects since it helps in improving the quality of buildings (Harvey 141).
In addition, the construction process would be led by a qualified civil or structural engineer rather than William Ward who was a mechanical engineer. Regulation in the modern construction industry requires property owners to hire qualified civil engineers and consultants to undertake construction projects.
Ward House will continue to be a significant landmark and a valuable historical site in New York. The building will remain important in the history of the construction industry in the US since it was the first to be built using reinforced concrete.
If the house were to be built today, significant changes would be made in its design and construction method. Also, different building materials would be used for its construction. The changes would make the building to be more durable and attractive to the modern homeowner.
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