June 23rd, 2015
Other architects have tried and failed. For 18 years, the site at the corner of Wangfujing and Wusi streets has seen 30 proposals come and go, each bedevilled by the height restrictions and commercial pressures that come from being one of the last major building sites in close proximity to Beijing’s Forbidden City.
Now, finally, a success: the Guardian Art Center, designed by German-born, Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren for 22-year-old auction house China Guardian. Construction is already underway on the 34-metre-high complex, which will house an auction house, exhibition space, educational facilities, a hotel and restaurants.
“It’s the largest and most radical re-insertion of the art scene back into the centre of Beijing,” says the building’s architect, Ole Scheeren, as he sips tea on a visit to Hong Kong. “Everything has migrated out to 798 [Art Zone] in this suburban exodus. Refocusing it in the very centre could be very exciting for the city itself.”
This is Scheeren’s second major project in Beijing, the first being the controversial CCTV headquarters he designed with Rem Koolhaas while working at OMA. That was what brought him to the Chinese capital more than 12 years ago, but in 2010, Scheeren parted ways with OMA, founding Buro Ole Scheeren. Since then, the practice has steadily built a diverse portfolio of projects ranging in scale from skyscrapers to artist’s studios.
Guiding all of these projects is a desire to tinker with conventional building forms and typologies. “We’re in the role to challenge our clients, not only to supply architecture,” says Scheeren. In the Guardian project, he has designed a building that reconciles its disparate surroundings: centuries-old hutong alleys on one side and blocky commercial architecture on the other, not to mention the Stalinist chinoiserie of NAMOC, the National Art Museum of China, which sits nearby.
“What I really wanted to think about was how the project could address and maybe even resolve this ever-lasting tension between history and modernity,” says Scheeren. “How could you build in an historic context without being historicising? How could you be radically contemporary without neglecting the layers of history and meaning in a site?”
March 3rd, 2015
Kowloon Station, 1981.
Photo by Loose Grip 99
It’s one of those mid-summer days when it seems impossible to escape the heat, so it comes as a relief to step into the air-conditioned room that houses Sparkle! Can We Live (Together), an oddly-named exhibition that explores the relationship between artists and the communities in which they live. It’s interesting stuff, especially the documentation of art collective Woofer Ten and designer Michael Leung’s work with urban farmers around Yau Ma Tei. But my attention is also drawn to the venue of the exhibition: the original headquarters of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, built in 1908. Last year, it was carefully renovated and converted into Oi!, a community art centre whose name is a goofy reference to its location on Oil Street.
Oi! is one of many historic buildings that have been converted into cultural venues in recent years. It’s a remarkable turn of events, because for most of its history, Hong Kong never cared much for its past. There were no lessons in Hong Kong history at school, no concern for the origins of local delicacies like pineapple buns and milk tea. And there was certainly no care for the old stone buildings that thronged the shores of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, their mouldy façades and fussy balustrades seen as little more than impediments to property development – property being the only surefire way to become rich in this city with such little soil and so much sea.
Of course, Hong Kong is no longer the grab-and-dash frontier it once was. With maturity comes hindsight and a sense of regret. Last year, I had lunch with a well-to-do businessman with a lifelong passion for architecture. “When I was a boy I used to stare up at the old post office,” he said, recalling the Victorian pile of ornate stonework that once stood on Pottinger Street. “Then Li Ka-shing fucked it up.” World Wide House rose in its place, remarkably unremarkable in appearance, notable only for the Filipino shopping arcade that occupies its lower floors. The fact that it evoked such passion in an otherwise even-tempered businessman says a lot about the long-suppressed emotions that have recently come to surface.
July 31st, 2014
This is the final installment in a three-part series on preservation and urban transformation in Beijing’s hutongs.
Half a kilometre from Tiananmen Square, an unexpected aroma wafts through the Beijing hutongs: fresh-roasted coffee. The source of that smell is just as surprising. Housed in a two-storey structure that was at various times a government-run printing house and a public bath, Soloist Coffee opened in September, part of a new wave of design-led businesses that have opened in Dashilar, one of Beijing’s oldest yet most overlooked neighbourhoods.
“The interior is a tribute back to the industrial age and craftsmen era,” says the coffee shop’s owner, designer and barista, Ma Kaimin, who sourced wood furniture from around the world to create a space that resembles a cross between a factory studio and an old-fashioned schoolhouse, with exposed brick walls, terrazzo flooring and vintage glass light fixtures. The coffee is just as thoughtful, with robust, acidic house blend that Ma describes as having a “nutty hint of orange and aromatic herbs” – a rare feat in a city without much of a coffee culture.
This might sound like the preamble to a familiar story of gentrification: old neighbourhood falls on hard times, attracts forward-thinking entrepreneurs, only to become a high-rent destination that destroys much of the original charm. But Dashilar’s transformation could well prove to be different, part of a deliberate effort by Beijing designers to revitalise the area in a sensitive way. If it succeeds, it would be a remarkable achievement in a city with a poor track record when it comes to preserving its old neighbourhoods.
July 7th, 2014
When I arrived in Beijing on the third day of the Chinese New Year, I was expecting the city to be quiet, and it was, except on Nanluoguxiang, a long alleyway near the Drum and Bell Towers that is lined by small shops, cafés and restaurants. Nanluoguxiang was busy — swarming with people, in fact. On my previous two trips to Beijing, in 2009 and 2010, it hadn’t been nearly as crowded. I chalked it up to the holiday.
When I returned to Beijing last month, though, I found Nanluoguxiang just as busy. Not only that, but many of the independent shops I remembered from my first visits were gone, replaced by chain bubble tea outlets and souvenir stores. Dozens of hawkers had set up camp along the street, most of them selling useless tchotchkes with blinking LED lights. It is still a charming street, but it has clearly made a leap from eccentricity to mass-market tourism. There’s even a Starbucks.
(Quick aside: the Nanluoguxiang Starbucks had the lowest food safety rating I saw in Beijing — a “C”. I can’t decide whether that is funny or terrifying, considering the standards in most Beijing kitchens.)
In some ways, it’s hard to begrudge Nanluoguxiang’s success when the alternative is demolition and redevelopment, which has been the case for so many other Beijing hutongs. In China, the normal process of gentrification is thrown out of whack by the sheer scale of everything: you can either go upmarket, which means really upmarket — Maserati dealers and that sort of thing — or mass market, which means an unceasing crush of weekend tourists and trinket vendors. The period of being a pleasantly polished enclave, which lasts for years or even decades in the life-cycle of North American and European neighbourhoods, is astoundingly short in Beijing.
May 22nd, 2014
Great Leap Brewery in Doujiao Hutong
It’s the third day of the Chinese New Year and Beijing is taking a break. Traffic has unjammed itself, department stores are shuttered and bursts of fireworks cut through the cold, dry air. As my taxi passes over the Second Ring Road, the streets are quiet until the Gulou comes into view. It’s an imposing, 727-year-old tower with vermillion walls and sweeping rooflines. Originally built to house a collection of drums, it now serves mainly as a riposte to the concrete tower blocks that have come to dominate much of Beijing. This neighbourhood is different, consisting of low-slung, grey-walled courtyard houses arranged along alleyways known as hutongs.
I climb out of the taxi and cross the street, plunging myself into a crowd of hawkers selling sugar-glazed fruits and barbecued eggplant. Families pass by, gawking at quirky designer t-shirts hanging in shop windows; a cyclist rings his bell as he negotiates around a group of friends. I am standing on Nanluoguxiang, a narrow row of shops and cafés that cuts through some of Beijing’s oldest hutongs. On this otherwise quiet February night, it seems like the whole city has come here to shop, snack and stroll.
“When you walk through the hutongs, it’s a nice atmosphere, an interesting mix of tourists and Beijing people who have been living there since childhood,” says Michel Sutyadi, a German-Chinese designer who runs NLGX, a lifestyle brand inspired by Nanluoguxiang.
Beijing might be the capital of the world’s most populous nation, a sprawling city of 20 million with a centuries-long history, known to the rest of the world for its vastness, off-the-charts smog and the blow-out bash that was the 2008 Olympics. Look past the vastness of the Forbidden City and the traffic-choked ring roads, however, and you’ll find the surprising truth about this northern capital: Beijing is a disarmingly down-to-earth place, where imposing boulevards give way to back streets filled with bicycle peddlers, ancient courtyard houses and endless small discoveries.
April 28th, 2014
Sendai Mediatheque. Photo by Tomio Ohashi
The building started shaking at 2:46pm. Books tumbled off shelves, magazine racks teetered and ceiling panels swayed violently back and forth like a drunk trying to reclaim his balance. This was the scene in a YouTube video recorded the seventh floor of the Sendai Mediatheque on March 11, when an extraordinarily powerful earthquake shook the Tohoku region of Japan.
What makes the video remarkable is just how little happens: in one of the worst tremors in recent history, the Mediatheque did not collapse. In fact, it suffered only a few broken windows, ceiling panels and rooftop solar panels – and this despite a seemingly precarious design of transparent walls and open floor plans. “This is the kind of architecture that critics of modernism like to call risky and unreliable,” wrote architecture critic Ana Louise Huxtable, after the earthquake. “When flaws appear, schadenfreude follows.”
But the Mediatheque’s architect, Toyo Ito, is no ordinary modernist. While the the winner of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize shares the heroic vocabulary of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, he is using that architectural language to very different ends, and the Sendai Mediatheque, which was completed in 2001, is a prime example of his more humanist philosophy.
“After it was completed, people took care of the building and allowed it to evolve. It was never a finished project,” Ito told me when I met him last December. The building’s unique structure, which is based on tree-like trunks rather than traditional support columns, allows for an exceptionally flexible and permeable interior. (Not to mention one that is particularly resistant to earthquakes, too.) “Especially after the earthquake, it became even more of a place for people to gather,” said Ito. “The staff started holding a lot of events. It has really made me proud to see how people are using it.”
January 15th, 2014
If UABB Hong Kong was greeted by a storm of controversy, its counterpart in Shenzhen went off without a hitch. “Cocktails and happiness! No protest at all!” wrote one participating artist on Facebook.
This year, UABB Shenzhen — which bills itself as the “world’s only biennale dedicated exclusively to the themes of urbanism and urbanization” — is being held in the Shekou Industrial Zone, which was the first free-trade zone in China when it opened in 1979. Much of the action is concentrated in the Value Factory, a former glassworks that now houses installations, workshops, two cafés, a restaurant and a farm that will be harvested when the biennale closes at the end of February. Participants were told to “do almost nothing” to their spaces inside the factory, giving it a raw presence that pervades every aspect of the exhibition.
Like all of the land in the Shekou Industrial Zone, the Value Factory is owned by state-owned China Merchants Holdings, which is now transforming Shekou into a high-end office, entertainment and residential district. The company is also the primary sponsor of UABB Shenzhen. Curator Ole Bouman says he wanted to make the venue more than just the backdrop to a show. “The building becomes not just a protagonist of the biennale but of Shekou itself,” says curator Ole Bouman. He hopes to use the Value Factory as a wedge to insert art and culture into Shekou’s development. “The next chapter of Shekou can’t just be about revenue,” he says.
Just as in Hong Kong, though, critics see the Shenzhen biennale as a way to give a kind of cultural legitimacy to the property development machine. “There’s something about putting cultural events in factories and warehouses that are almost immediately appropriated,” says Shenzhen-based critic and curator Mary Ann O’Donnell. “There’s no room for critical engagement because it commodifies everything. This is clearly part of a massive upgrading and restructuring of Shekou that has as its goal a massive increase in property values.”
December 19th, 2013
Protest at the opening of UABB. Photo by Espen Cook
Last week in Kwun Tong, Kacey Wong stood inside a burnt wood cocoon, explaining the concept behind his painstakingly hand-made installation. “I wanted to create a place where people could meet quietly and have a greater understanding of what’s going on,” he said. To access the space, visitors must duck inside one of two small entrances and make their way to an intimate inner chamber filled with tree trunks; embedded in each tree are books of history and political philosophy that span the ideological spectrum. Wong charred the wood to represent the social and political conflict that now grips Hong Kong. “Fire is a process of transformation,” he said. “It changes material, but if you’re not careful you get burned.”
It was an apt metaphor. Outside the cocoon, the opening ceremony of the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (UABB) had broken down into chaos after Chief Executive CY Leung arrived to give a closed-door speech. Residents from the surrounding neighbourhood, outraged by the government’s plan to turn Kowloon East into a new central business district, gathered to protest. Banners were unfurled from the highway overhead; “Don’t bulldoze our culture,” read one. Police and security guards clamped down, shutting off access to the exhibition, preventing some of the biennale’s curators and exhibitors from accessing their work. “It’s ridiculous – they won’t even let us into our own exhibition,” fumed one designer.
This is the fourth edition of UABB, which takes place every two years in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It is normally a sedate, academic exploration of the issues facing cities around the world. This year, however, the biennale finds itself caught in a maelstrom of controversy over the so-called CBD2 project, which the government hopes will transform Kwun Tong, Kowloon Bay and Kai Tak into a high-value business district, but which critics say will kill one of Hong Kong’s largest creative communities by making the area unaffordable for the small creative enterprises that now call it home. The question for the biennale, which opens this weekend and runs until February 23, is whether it can provide a space for dialogue – or whether it will exacerbate tensions that have already reached the boiling point.
December 18th, 2013
Even if you don’t follow street art or hip hop, you might have heard the news: 5 Pointz is dead. Technically, the old warehouse in Long Island City is still standing — though it is slated for redevelopment — but its essence as an art space was stripped away in the early hours of November 19, when 20 years worth of graffiti was covered with white paint. Since 1993, 5 Pointz has been a mecca for artists and graffiti writers from around the world. Inside, 200 artists worked in subsidized studios, while the exterior of the building became an enormous canvas for just about every kind of street art you can imagine, from throw ups to paste ups to elaborate murals.
The building was sold to property developer David Wolkoff, and in August, the New York City Planning Commission approved its demolition. Though the new development will include low-cost housing and a “curated” space for graffiti — along with 1,000 condominiums — the 5 Pointz community has been vigorously fighting against it. The whitewashing was the developer’s attempt to make a point: we own this space now, not you, so fuck off. When I first heard what had happened, I was reminded of the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan, and while that might seem like an extreme comparison, the two actions come from the same wellspring of contempt for cultural difference.
Not long after the whitewashing, I was emailed by Eric Lau, a New York-based designer and photographer. He wanted to share with me some photos he had taken at the last hip hop battle that occurred at 5 Pointz. The photos were taken on black and white film. Here’s a lightly edited version of what he told me about his experience.
October 31st, 2013
The sun was burning through morning fog as I walked down Hoyt Street to the subway, the Williamsburg Savings Bank half-shrouded like in some imaginary Gotham. By the time I reached Beach 59th Street, the sky was a deep blue. It was late October, but it felt like summer. I took off my sweater and put it in my backpack.
It took more than an hour to get to the Rockaways. Train service over Jamaica Bay was suspended for track repairs, so anyone travelling past Rockaway Boulevard had to get off and transfer to a shuttle bus that rumbled at its own pace around the perimeter of JFK Airport. The detour seemed to put everyone off kilter. “No, I’m not on the subway, I’m on a bus,” said a woman on her cell phone, as if she couldn’t quite believe it.
Once the bus arrived at Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, we had to transfer again, this time to the orphaned stretch of A train that runs along the Rockaway Peninsula, a stubborn eleven-mile finger of land that juts into the Atlantic from the far reaches of Queens. I was there to meet my friend Rossana, who was studying a piece of vacant land along the Rockaway boardwalk for her master’s course in urban planning. She’d invited me to take part in a bike tour of the boardwalk that was being run by a few members of the Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, a community group that is trying to reconnect Rockaway residents to their waterfront.
We met at a former fire hall the Waterfront Alliance calls home. There’s a small community garden next door, and a group of teenagers were busy putting up decorations for a Halloween party that would be held that evening. Our group assembled — me, Rossana, her classmate Jon, two local teenagers, a man who said he worked for the city water department, “bringing down water from the Catskills,” and our guide, Mark Hoffacker — and we got on our beach cruisers and rode down a potholed Beach 59th Street to the boardwalk. The wooden planks of the boardwalk drummed a steady beat as we rode past grassy sand dunes. Hoffacker pointed to a fenced-off portion of the dunes, a refuge for migrating birds, and said people often trespassed there, leaving behind garbage. For several blocks, there was nothing but scrubland marked by broken strips of asphalt, along which beach bungalows had once stood. Hoffacker told us the vacant land was now used for dumping cars and refrigerators, though the problem wasn’t as bad as it used to be. (A magazine article from 1992 describes a “Third World” scene of decaying houses, mosquito-infested sloughs and dozens of mafia-run dump trucks unloading toxic waste.) In the distance, the elevated subway tracks loomed incongruously over the bush, its concrete arches streaked with rust.
January 28th, 2013
When artist-activist John Bela wandered around Wan Chai, Hong Kong’s melting pot neighbourhood of historic shophouses, packed street markets and hooker bars, he encountered a sense of déjà-vu. “I felt like a prisoner in a cage surrounded by leering cars and trucks,” he says. “This is the case in many cities where traffic engineers have dominated the design of streets.”
For years, Bela has fought for more humane public spaces in his hometown of San Francisco, where he helped launched Park(ing) Day, a now-global initiative to convert street parking spaces into miniature public parks. When he came to Hong Kong to curate the latest Detour design festival, he was dismayed by the city’s “twentieth century” approach to designing streets, which treats them as traffic funnels instead of public gathering spaces.
With the help of co-curator Justine Topfer and Detour creative director Aidan Li, Bela assembled an international crew of designers to challenge Hong Kong’s approach to public space in engaging ways. The result was “Design Renegade: Prototyping Public Space,” a two-week event held last December at the recently-decommissioned Wan Chai Police Station. In addition to lectures, concerts, a design market and exhibits inside the police station, a vacant lot across the street was transformed into an urbanist’s playground.
Detour from above. Photo courtesy the organizers
September 26th, 2012
Eaton’s in 1984. Photo by Gregory Melle
Columnist Alan Fotheringham called it an “unending urinal wall.” That somehow filtered down to the Vancouver population as “the upside-down urinal” or the “great white urinal.” But the name-calling won’t last for much longer. Next year, the great white windowless box that dominates the corner of Robson and Granville will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a dramatic makeover for Nordstrom, its new tenant.
The box was built in 1973 for Eaton’s, the now-defunct department store chain, and it was designed by César Pelli, an architect known otherwise for corporate skyscrapers like the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and One Canada Square in London. Its façade consists on large white marble panels and, to some extent, it really does look like the tile backsplash of some department store washroom.
There are plenty of reasons why it looks the way it does. Eaton’s was built as part of Pacific Centre, a large mall whose sentiment is suburban even if its location is not. Department stores at the time followed a strategy of making their stores difficult to navigate in order to trap customers, so it’s likely Eaton’s requested that the store have no windows. Pelli would have been happy to oblige, since he’s an awfully obliging architect — I mean, just look at his buildings. They aren’t exactly monuments to innovation.
Still, I’ve always had a soft spot for the white box. Its minimalism is clumsy and its presence is brutish. In other words, it is everything that Vancouver is not, so its overbearing, featureless presence serves as a nice foil to the glassy, earnestly humane architecture that surrounds it. Vancouver is “nice.” This building is not. Its obstinance is almost refreshing.
September 19th, 2012
HK Farm. Photo by Glenn Eugen Ellingsen
Sweating in the bright Mediterranean sun, Glenn Eugen Ellingsen surveyed a little bit of Hong Kong in Venice. “It’s meant to be very organic,” he said, pointing to an array of wood planters, metal racks, video screens and exposed electrical wires.
Ellingsen is one of the founders of HK Farm, an urban agriculture project on the roof of a factory building in Kwun Tong, and he had spent the week sourcing herbs and soil in order to recreate his farm in Venice. He turned his gaze over to a half-dozen wood planters brimming with rosemary, basil and sage. “They’re similar to what we have on the roof in Hong Kong, just a bit narrower,” he said.
It was the opening day of the Hong Kong pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, the world’s most prestigious showcase of architecture and urban design, which runs until Novermber 25. In true Hong Kong style, workers were scrambling to finish the exhibition on time, arranging architectural models and painting display cases green — the same colour as Hong Kong’s street market stalls.
The choice of colour was no accident. This year’s biennale is dedicated to “Common Ground,” a theme meant to shift focus away from big-name architects to more grassroots initiatives. Hong Kong’s exhibition, “Inter Cities/Intra Cities: Ghostwriting the Future,” focuses on the future of Kowloon East, a vast swath of city that is home to 600,000 people, Hong Kong’s last remaining factories, a burgeoning office hub and the city’s biggest creative cluster, with hundreds of musicians, designers and artists.
It also includes the former Kai Tak Airport, which is now being redeveloped with housing, offices and a huge cruise ship terminal and exhibition centre designed by Sir Norman Foster. The airport’s redevelopment will be used as a catalyst to transform Kowloon East into the so-called “CBD2” — a new office district that will provide an alternative to the high-priced business hubs of Hong Kong Island.
July 20th, 2012
Not long ago, I was wandering around Kwun Tong trying to find an Indonesian restaurant. I arrived outside its front door only to find the shutter drawn, with a notice from the Urban Renewal Authority announcing that the property had been acquired for redevelopment. Then I looked around: nearly every storefront on the street was the same. I took my phone out and looked for another nearby restaurant on OpenRice — the local equivalent of Yelp — and walked a few blocks away to find it. Same story.
Built in the 1950s as Hong Kong’s first suburban New Town, Kwun Tong is a gritty, thriving working-class neighbourhood with a short but colourful history. This was Hong Kong’s industrial heartland, where the plastic flowers and fluorescent toys that earned the city its first fortune were made. It was home to Hong Kong’s longest-running Communist cinema, a legacy of the days when the political opposition in Hong Kong was made up not of liberal democrats but leftist revolutionaries. When I first visited the tight web of streets around Man Yee Square in 2005, they throbbed with red minibuses, neon pawn shop signs, old men playing chess, teenagers with plastic bags full of street market clothes.
Soon it will all be gone. Most of the shops have closed, the apartments vacated, the streets quieter than they have been in 50 years. The buildings will follow suit to make way for a HK$20 billion redevelopment project spearheaded by the URA, which will transform Kwun Tong’s town centre into a glossy shopping and business hub for East Kowloon. Plans call for a series of malls and highrises connected by gardens and plazas. It’s the kind of tabula rasa urban renewal that was common in Europe and North American until it fell out of favour in the 1980s. It looks like it will be a disaster.


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I’m considering a boob lift. Would I lose volume (cup size).
The standard breast lift, called mastopexy, removes only skin and does not remove breast tissue. The volume of your breast should be nearly the same after breast lift, and the shape and position of your breasts should be improved.
However most patients who have a breast lift also have a small implant placed to provide fullness of the upper pole, the portion of your breast above your nipple areola. This is because even after the lift the breast tissue itself can be soft and jiggly and most patients want a firmer breast look.
With a breast lift, no volume is lost, but think of it as redesigning your breasts to lift and give you back the youthful appearance you desire. In a majority of my patients who want to go up in cup size, we can use a modest implant with minimal scarring on the breast. Also, in the majority of my patients, I do not use the, “anchor” or “keyhole” incision by eliminating the vertical scar.
I agree, with a breast lift there is no removal of breast tissue, therefore the volume of the breast is the same. For some women, a lift alone my not reach their goal of the fuller and lift breast. In that case, volume is generally added in the form of a breast implant. Fat grafting where fat is suctioned from another area, primarily the abdomen, and transferrd to the breast to enhance the size and shape.
Question: I am considering a BREAST LIFT, will I lose volume?
The answer is NO. But this is probably why you are asking: When the breasts are lifted, think “tailoring”, the breast volume and covering skin are more in balance, giving a better shape. But if you started with a “C cup” volume, but were wearing a D bra, it is possible that after the breast lift you will wear a C cup, but it will fit better and you will look perkier. So no breast volume is lost, but your cup size may change.
Now, here is something else to consider: You can have a lift in many different ways. Having an implant ( breast augmentation) can “lift” the breast. An exciting new technique to “lift” the breast is to use your own tissue ( we don’t like to use the word “fat”; I think because it is a three-letter word!). Anyway, I can remove extra fatty tissue from one area ( like the tummy roll, muffin top or thighs) and then with a new technique called AQUASHAPE ( a water-lipo technique), the fat can be reinjected to restore lost breast volume. That is what we call the “natural lift”. The last option is to “tailor the breast skin”. Think: seamstress! The secret is that each option can produce great results; knowing what’s the best for you is what going to see the plastic surgeon should be about.
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I've been researching recipes this morning in order to try and replicate this....I haven't had any luck yet but I did stumble upon a similar recipe on the Channel 4 website, called wild mushroom and mozzarella risotto cake
- 30g butter
- 200g assorted wild or chestnut mushrooms, wiped clean and sliced
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 300g arborio rice
- 75ml white wine
- 800ml vegetable stock, hot
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 125g buffalo mozzarella ball, cut into 12 pieces
- 4 tbsp plain flour, seasoned
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
How to make wild mushroom and mozzarella risotto cakes
1. Heat 20g of the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat, until foaming. Add the mushrooms and fry for 3-4 minutes. Drain off any excess liquid and set the mushrooms aside.
2. Return the pan to the heat, add the onion, garlic and remaining butter and cook for 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir for 1 minute. Add the wine and simmer until reduced to almost nothing. Add a ladleful of stock and simmer until nearly absorbed. Keep adding the stock in this way, until the rice is al dente - about 20 minutes. Fold in the thyme and mushrooms. Season, cool slightly, then chill until cold.
3. Shape the risotto into 12 cakes. Make a hole in the centre of each and press in a piece of cheese. Cover by squeezing the sides together.
4. Roll the risotto cakes in the flour. Heat the sunflower oil in a large frying pan and fry the cakes, in batches, for 3-4 minutes each side or until golden and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Keep warm in a low oven while you fry the rest.
5. I would serve this with a little side salad, with some new potatoes or a baked sweet potato!
This would make a perfect summer meal!

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In response to exorbitant rental rates in the Roaring Fork Valley, Carbondale’s 3rd Street Center is leasing out space to nonprofits in the area at a reduced rate, according to an article in the Aspen Daily News.
“They’re getting priced out of the valley,” Andrea Korber of Land + Shelter, the design and real estate company that owns the building, said of area nonprofits. “This is no longer rural Carbondale. We’re a lot more like Aspen.”
The building is also unique in its use of green building materials and rooftop solar panels, which will enable it to produce almost half of its own energy and reduce operating costs, allowing it to offer reduced rents to local nonprofits.

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Casa Valhalla is a unique opportunity to enjoy a family holiday, ideal for all generations.
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I can help with the mp if you need it
ok thanks it will have to wait until tomorrow after work
If anyone plays this shit for fun please sort your life out
I play the game for fun all the time. I enjoy it more than most other games that I've played recently.
In fact, I will be spending the next 2 weeks thoroughly enjoying Festival of the Lost.
This is going to be fun just from a quick look at the guide...
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I have no idea what the 360a guide is talking about what did you use
I didn't do this one yet, I did the first one (with the DLC)
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Check PS Trophies, they usually have good guides for Jap games
Glad I'm not the only one who struggled to understand that guide. Fast forward until auto stop, check phone for txt and respond when needed.
How much do you have preloaded since you're using all your jap games now
about 70k pre-loaded and i'm doing the longer jap games now have no choice
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Nice, I was just curious. I'm rooting for your team!
lol preload, who needs that!
^ You put Alpha on your team next year then say that.......
go look at rogues numbers for the year.... alpha has him beat hands down.
I cant decide whether rogue is pre loading or just useless....
If he's preloading than that would be news to me. He's not useless though. He makes a very good paper weight.
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Thousands of Syrian soldiers are being moved from the border with Turkey to join fierce fighting in the city of Aleppo, activists have claimed.
Rebels said their fighters had attacked columns of troops as they abandoned their posts in Jabal al-Zawiya area.
Aleppo, the country’s second city, has seen fierce clashes all week, with the government deploying fighter jets and helicopters to beat back the rebels.
Government forces have largely repelled a rebel assault on Damascus.
Until recently, the two main cities had been relatively free of the violence that has wracked other parts of the country.
But a sustained assault by rebels earlier this month on the capital saw a dramatic upsurge in violence there.
Although government forces appear to have largely retaken control of Damascus, activists still say military helicopters are still attacking some parts of the city.
The focus of the fighting appears to have moved hundreds of miles north to Aleppo, a northern city regarded as the country’s commercial hub.
The BBC’s Ian Pannell, near Aleppo, says on Tuesday fighter jets strafed parts of the city, and civilians and rebel fighters had been killed in fighting.
It was thought to be the first time that fighter planes had been deployed in such a way since anti-regime protests began in March 2011.
Activists said fighting continued throughout the city overnight.
Meanwhile, the regime’s chemical weapons continue to cause concern, with daily claims by rebels that the stockpile is being moved into place for use on civilian areas.
The regime has insisted it will not use the weapons against the Syrian people, and on Wednesday Russia’s foreign ministry said it had received “firm assurances” that the arsenal was “fully safeguarded”.


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After a disappointing draw last week that nonetheless saw Orlando City clinch a playoff spot, the Lions are back in action and looking to get back to winning ways. To do so, they’ll need to go through Inter Miami CF, who the Lions have beaten twice and lost to once this season. Here are three things that I think need to happen for the good guys to take all three points from this game.
Less Sloppy in Possession
One of the biggest knocks on Orlando City during the last three games is that the team hasn’t looked as clean and creative in possession as it did during earlier parts of the season. Given that Mauricio Pererya, Sebas Mendez, and a resurgent Uri Rosell have been absent from the lineup since the 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls, that isn’t necessarily surprising. Pererya and Rosell in particular are crucial when it comes to OCSC’s ability to not only possess the ball, but do so with a purpose. Their ability to keep the ball and keep possession moving into attacking areas allows guys like Nani and Mueller to be at their best in the final third. Orlando has done the best it can in their absence but until they come back, those playing in their stead need to find another gear. Cleaning things up with the ball will go a long way towards OCSC establishing itself in this game.
Goals have been at a premium for the Lions in recent weeks. In the three games since that 3-1 win over NYRB, Orlando has not scored more than once in a match, with only one goal coming from open play. Those paltry numbers can also be linked to the absences of Pereyra and Rosell, as well as Benji Michel the past couple of matches, but as I said above, the Lions just need a little bit more juice offensively. Out of the nine shots the Lions took in last week’s draw, six were from inside the box (seven if you count Nani’s penalty, which I don’t). Only one of those was put on target, with three misses and the other two got blocked. Ruthlessness in front of goal has to get ratcheted back up some, especially since Orlando’s defense has been holding up its side of the bargain.
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The last time Orlando conceded multiple goals in one game was all the way back in the first game of the restarted regular season, a 3-2 loss to Miami on Aug. 23. The Lions haven’t conceded multiple goals for a whopping 12 games. That sort of defensive stinginess is always going to bode well, and while it’s frustrating to concede a goal late in a game in the manner of last week’s match, things happen. The numbers across the entire season say that Orlando has been pretty great on the defensive side of the ball, only giving up more than one goal three times in 22 matches, including the knockout stages of the MLS is Back Tournament. That sort of defensive play has been a very underrated part of the Lions’ success this year. If the back line can put in another strong showing then it should bode well for the men in purple.
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As 2023’s global financial landscape unfolds, one trend stands out: Emerging economies are showcasing a newfound resilience against higher interest rates. More intriguingly, they seem to be breaking free from the economic orbit of China, positioning themselves to capitalize on fresh opportunities. This phenomenon, as observed by Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockefeller International, is reshaping the global economic narrative.
Historically, when China’s economy stumbled, a domino effect was observed across other emerging markets. Similarly, previous periods of interest rate hikes in the 1980s and 1990s sparked crises in these developing nations. Given China’s recent economic dip and the looming tightening campaign, many Wall Street analysts were bracing for a repeat of past patterns. However, the expected turmoil is yet to materialize.
Contrarily, of the 25 largest emerging economies, 75% have outperformed growth forecasts this year, with nations such as India and Brazil exceeding expectations by a substantial margin. Moreover, the upward revisions to global growth forecasts for 2023 seem to be primarily driven by these emerging economies.
What’s behind this surprising resilience? Sharma cites improved fiscal discipline and robust banking systems that many developing countries have built up over the decades. These improvements meant that when the pandemic struck, these nations didn’t need to borrow heavily to fuel stimulus spending. In fact, their deficits only rose by an average of 15% of GDP from 2020 to 2022, a significantly smaller jump compared to that of the US.
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|Publication number||US3402893 A|
|Publication date||Sep 24, 1968|
|Filing date||Jul 27, 1966|
|Priority date||Jul 27, 1966|
|Publication number||US 3402893 A, US 3402893A, US-A-3402893, US3402893 A, US3402893A|
|Inventors||Hindman Clyde V|
|Original Assignee||Clyde V. Hindman|
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|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (23), Classifications (10)|
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p 24, 1963 c. v. HINDMAN 3,402,893
ADJUSTABLE SPRAY HEAD Filed July 27, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR CLYDE V. HINDMAN ilgm ZSMFQ Mme.
ATTORXEYs Sept. 24, 1968 c. v. HINDMAN ADJUSTABLE SPRAY HEAD 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 27,. 1966 INVENTOR CLYDE HmomAN ATTORNEYS Un t 4 t te Pam- ADJUSTABLE SPRAY HEAD Clyde V. Hindman,1385 /2 Eastern Ave., Morgantown, W; Va. 26505 Filed July 27, 1966, Ser. No. 568,293 3 Claims. (Cl.- 239-546) ABSTRACT OF- THE. DISCLOSURE A spray head consisting of a shell and a resilient, apertured face plate, which may be separate from, or integral with, the shell. Threaded means are provided for engagement with threads carried by the shell which, when rotated, will cause the face plate to flex and change its contour and thereby vary the"angular'relationship of the apertures in the face plate to change the water spray pattern.
- This invention relates to spray heads, and particularly to spray heads adapted for use as shower heads.
It is common practice to mount a shower head at the end of a downturned water pipe in such manner that the head can be turned invarious directions to direct the water spray-in desired manner. While this mounting gives considerable control of the spray, and permits it to be directed in different .directions at will, there has been no simple way of controlling the spray pattern. In other words, the spray head has a plurality of water outlet openings arranged inpredetermined pattern. The size, pattern, and angle of the holes determine the'spread of the water cone formed by thewater stream emerging from the holes. This pattern is fixed and, while it may vary from one shower spray to another, it cannot be changed in a given head.
The general purpose of thepresent invention is to provide a sprayhead which is capable of producing spray cones of different shape by simple adjustment.
A more specific object is the provision of such a spray head having an apertured outlet plate which can be adjusted to various curvatures and so change the angle of theorifices therein, and thereby vary the spread of the water cone sprayed from the head.
Another object of the invention is to provide a spray head having an outlet,.or face, plate with means connecting it to the head shell to permit adjustment of the plate relative to the shell to increase, or decrease, the curvature of the plate.
A still further object is the provision of a spray head having a face plate which is rotatable relative to the spray head shell with means connecting the plate to the shell to cause curvature change in the plate when the plate is rotated relative to the shell.
Yet another object is to provide a spray head having a flexible face plate which is unitary with the shell and has means to vary the outer diameter of the shell and thereby cause flexing of the face plate to different curvatureS.
Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the 'following description of practical embodiments thereof, when taken in conjunction with the drawings which accompany, and form part of, this specification.
In the drawings:
FIGURE 1 shows in perspective a shower head constructed in accordance with the present invention mounted on a water pipe;
FIGURE 2 is a section taken diametrically through the shower head with the face plate adjusted to give a widespread cone spray pattern;
FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, but with the face plate adjusted to hold the spray to a less divergent pattern;
3,402,893 I Patented Sept. 24, 1968 2 h FIGURE 4 is an exploded perspective view of the spray FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of amodified form of spray head, parts being broken away for clarity; 7
FIGURE 6 is asection throughthe spray head of FIG- URE 5, and is takenon the line 6-6 of FIGURE 5;
FIGURE 7 is a view similar to FIGURE 6 with the face plate adjusted to a curved condition; and
FIGURE 8 is an elevational view, with parts in section, of still another spray head structure.
In general, the spray head of the present invention includes a shell to which a flexible face plate is connected, with means for adjustment to cause the face plate to change its curvature to produce spray patterns of different shape.
Referring to the drawings in detail the first to that form of the invention shown in FIGURES 1 to 4, there is shown a water pipe 1 having a spherical end 2 to which a spray head 3 is attached for universal movement. The spray head consists, essentially, of a shell 4 and a face plate 5.
The shell 4 is of frusto-conical shape, having its small end open, as at 6, to receive the spherical end 2 of the water pipe. A seal 7, of appropriate outer shape to fit within the smaller end of the shell, and apertured interiorly, as at 8, to receive the spherical head 2 is seated within the small end of the shell. The interior of the shell has an annular ring 9, just above the seal seating area, which is threaded interiorly at 10 to mount a packing ring 11 that is screwed up right against the seal 7 to force it into sealing relation with the interior of the shell and the spherical end of the water pipe.
Packing ring 11 consists of an outer annulus 12 which is spanned ,by radial arms 13 supporting a central socket 14. The socket is cylindrical, and has a central, threaded recess 15 extending axially of the ring.
Face plate 5 is a generally circular plate of resilient material of larger circumference than the large, outer open end of the shell and seats upon the shell end. The central portion of the plate, at least that portion spanning the shell end is convexly curved in this form of the invention and the peripheral portion may be turned to form an annular flange 16 surrounding the shell end. The flange may be fluted to make it easy to grasp the plate for adjustment, even though the hands may be wet. A threaded mounting study 17 is fixed to the center of the plate 5 and is screwed into the threaded recess 15 of socket 14 on packing ring 11. The face plate is mounted by threading stud'17 into recess 15 and turning the plate until the plate is seated on the shell edge.
Plate 5 is apertured in any desired pattern, but the holes 18 are drilled, or formed, so that their axes are normal to the plate surface. In other words, the holes are radial to the curvature of the plate. Because of this, the holes will maintain their radial relation to the plate under all conditions of flexing of the plate. Consequently, the spray pattern through the holes can be changed by changing the plate curvature. The flatter the plate, the more nearly the holes approach parallelism and the more compact the spray pattern becomes. The greater the curvature of the plate, the more divergent the axes of the holes become, and the wider the spray spread will be.
By having the plate flexible, or resilient, its curvature can be changed by drawing in, or releasing the center of the plate while holding the outer edge in contact with the shell edge. This can be done by screwing stud 17 further into recess 15, or backing it out. The screw is turned by rotating the plate.
When the spray head is in use, the spray pattern can be changed :at will simply by turning the face plate. Turning the plate in a clockwise direction will cause the stud 17 to thread into recess and draw the plate center inwardly and reduce the plate contour and thus contract the spray spread. Rotating the face plate in a counter-clockwise direction will back the stud outwardly, and the resiliency of the plate will cause it to increase in curvature. This will spread the spray pattern. The adjustment range has a spray-spreading limit, which is the normal, unflexed condition of the plate, and a spray concentrating limit which is reached when the plate is substantially flat. Any desirable spray pattern may be set between these limits.
That form of the invention shown in FIGURES 5 to 7, inclusive, differs somewhat from the one just described. In this modification the shell 19 has an open end 20- that forms an abutment against which the face plate 21 bears. The outer surface of the shell, adjacent the open end, is threaded, as at 22, to receive a threaded adjusting ring 23. The adjusting ring is an annular member, threaded interiorly adjacent one side edge, and having an inwardly sloping cam surface 24 adjacent the other side edge. The ring screws on the shell so that the cam bears against the peripheral edge of the face plate 21 and forces that edge rearwardly and inwardly as the ring is tightened. As the face plate bears upon the shell end inwardly of the face plate edge, the cam pressure will cause the plate to flex and curve (see FIGURE 7). The more the ring is threaded onto the shell the greater the curvature of the plate. Of course, as the ring is un' screwed the pressure of the cam against the face plate is lessened and the resiliency of the plate causes the plate to approach its unbiased, flat form (see FIGURE 6).
The modification of FIGURES 5 to 7 is reversed to that of FIGURES 1 t0 4 in that the face plate of the first form is normally curved and it is flexed toward flat condition, and in the second form the plate is flat in unbiased condition and is flexed to different curvatures.
In FIGURE 8, there is shown a spray head which has an integral face plate, and the plate and the shell are flexible. The shell 25 is substantially the same Shape as those previously described and the face plate 26 has slight curvature in its unfiexed condition. The outer surface of the shell is threaded, as at 27, near the juncture of the shell and face plate. A tapered adjusting ring 28 is screwed onto the shell threads, and, because of its tapered shape, will compress the outer end of the shell when the ring is screwed inwardly. This will cause the face plate to flex convexly to increase its curvature. When the ring is backed off of the shell threads, the shell will expand to its previous diameter and the face plate are will flatten. Here, again, the flexing of the face plate will change its convexity and the shape of the spray emitting therefrom.
It will be noted that in all of the disclosed forms of the invention the water outlet area is substantially unaffected by the changing-curvature of the faceplate, and there will be no noticeable change in water volume in the spray as the spray pattern is changed. The new spray head will definitely eliminate the needle effect had with adjustment of conventional spray heads. 4
While in the above practical embodiments of the invention have been disclosed, it will.;be understood that the specific details of structure shown and described are merely by way of example, and the invention may take other forms within the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed is:
1. A spray head comprising,-a shell of resilient material, means to attach one end of the shell to a water pipe, the shell having an opposite end, an apertured face plate of resilient material integral with the shell and spanning the said opposite end of the shell, and means rotatable relative to the shell and movable longitudinally of the shell for flexing the face plate to vary the diametric contour of the face plate and thereby change the angular relationship of the apertures in the face plate.
2. A spray head as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the means to vary the contour of the face plate includes threads on the shell adjacent the juncture of the shell and face plate and a threaded ring screwed onto the threads of the shell, the ring having a threaded area which is tapered. I I
3. A spray head comprising, a shell, means to attach one end of the shell to a water pipe, the shell having an opposite end which is an open end, an apertured face plate of resilient material spanning the opposite end of the shell, the face plate being of greater diameter than the open end and resting against the shell at the open end, threads on the exterior of the shell adjacent the open end, a threaded ring screwed onto the shell threads and having means including an inwardly tapering surface to abut the outer edge of the face plate beyond the open end of the shell, whereby rotation of the ring on the shell threads will cause the face plate to flex to vary the diametric contour of the face plate and thereby change the angular relationship of the apertures in the face plate.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,130,919 4/1964 Baker 239-546 FOREIGN PATENTS 385,737 1/1933 Great Britain. 358,757 1/ 1962 Switzerland.
M. HENSON WOOD, JR., Primary Examiner.
V. M. WIGMAN, Assistant Examiner.
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|U.S. Classification||239/546, 239/533.14, 239/602|
|International Classification||B05B1/18, B05B15/06, B05B15/00|
|Cooperative Classification||B05B1/185, B05B15/067|
|European Classification||B05B15/06B1A, B05B1/18A|


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Burlington voters approve six of eight ballot questions
More than just the race for mayor was at stake in Burlington on Town Meeting Day. Voters cast their ballot on eight separate questions.
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Six passed by significant margin, including the $68 million Burlington School District budget.
Another, will allow the school district to re-locate two school programs that were displaced when the school board agreed to lease the Taft School building to the University of Vermont.
A third issue - giving the city permission to take on no more than $10,000,000 to improve infrastructure - garnered more than 70 percent of the vote.
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Heading 1: The Frosty Mystery of Roswell’s Winters
When you think of extraterrestrial sightings, deep government conspiracies, and questionable UFO crash landings, one place that comes to mind is none other than Roswell, New Mexico. But here’s a puzzling question that arises amidst all the alien talk: Does it snow in Roswell? Is this quirky little city tucked away in southeastern New Mexico blessed with the fluffy white stuff during its winters? Join me as we delve into the weather patterns and uncover the truth behind this frosty mystery.
A Brief Geography Lesson
Before unveiling the climatic wonders of Roswell, let’s get acquainted with its geographical location. Nestled in Chaves County, in the Pecos Valley region, Roswell lies at an elevation of approximately 3, 573 feet (1, 089 meters) above sea level. With warm summers and mild winters for most parts, it may seem unlikely for snowflakes to grace this peculiar desert town.
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To comprehend whether or not Roswell experiences snowfall, we need to take a closer look at its meteorological conditions. You see, being based in close proximity to both mountainous terrains and high desert regions plays a crucial role in influencing its weather patterns.
The Continental Climate Dilemma
Roswell finds itself amidst what we call a “continental climate. ” A hot-summer subtype if you will – characterized by scorching summers but with relatively cooler winters compared to other desert areas across New Mexico. The dry air prevailing throughout most times helps maintain consistent temperature variations year-round.
Nippy Temperatures & Mesmerizing Sunsets
Winter months witness average temperatures ranging from 30°F (-1°C) to 60°F (15°C). While these figures may not seem frigid enough to conjure up visions of a winter wonderland, the nights in Roswell can plunge into sub-zero temperatures. Bundle up if you find yourself strolling through the city during its chillier evenings, and don’t forget your camera to capture those enchanting desert sunsets.
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So now comes the million-dollar question: does it snow in Roswell? Well, let me drop a mind-boggling fact for you – snowfall in Roswell is anything but ordinary. It’s like spotting Bigfoot riding on Nessie’s back while both are sipping tea with Elvis at your local diner kind of extraordinary.
The Rare Sightings
Despite its arid climate and reputation as a desert oasis, over the years, Roswell has experienced occasional flurries of snow. These sightings have become somewhat legendary due to their paucity rather than regular occurrences.
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To give you a better perspective on how rare these snowy incidents are, let’s take a look at some historical data showcasing significant snow events recorded in Roswell over the past few decades:
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When snowflakes bless the streets of Roswell, an undeniable charm takes over the city. The normally serene desert town transforms into a whimsical landscape straight out of a surrealist painting. Children sled down snow-covered dunes, creating timeless memories to cherish. Local businesses embrace the picturesque backdrop by crafting exceptional snow-themed promotions and events, making it truly a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors and residents alike.
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It’s peculiar how nature’s surprises often leave us astonished, leaving no stone unturned to prove there is beauty even in places where we least expect it. Just like Roswell’s enigmatic alien encounters that continue to captivate our imaginations decades after their occurrence, its scarce but magical moments of snowfall add yet another layer of mystery to this extraordinary city.
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So if you find yourself planning a visit to the famous Roswell, whether for its UFO-related attractions or merely exploring the essence of the American Southwest, keep your eyes peeled for those elusive snowy anomalies. You might get lucky and witness firsthand that Roswell is not just about extraterrestrials – it can also surprise you with whimsical winter wonders beyond belief!
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Frequently Asked Questions about Snow in Roswell, New Mexico
Q: Does it snow often in Roswell, New Mexico?
A: The city of Roswell, New Mexico typically experiences very little snowfall each year. While not impossible, heavy snowstorms or frequent snowfall are quite rare here.
Q: What is the average snowfall in Roswell during winter months?
A: On average, Roswell receives less than 5 inches of snow per year. Most winters, if at all, only witness a light dusting of snow that melts quickly.
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A: Snow season in Roswell is relatively short-lived. If it does occur, which happens sporadically between November and March, the snowy conditions are likely to be temporary before melting away within a few days.
Q: Are there any significant weather patterns that may cause heavier snowfalls in Roswell?
A: While uncommon, occasional weather systems moving from the north can bring slightly heavier amounts of snow to the area. However, such events are infrequent and generally do not result in significant accumulation or long-lasting wintry conditions.
Q: How do residents handle snowy conditions in Roswell when they occur?
A: Due to the infrequent and limited nature of snowfall in this region, residents typically have fewer resources dedicated to dealing with snowy conditions compared to areas with more consistent winter weather patterns. When it does briefly snow here, locals generally rely on traditional methods like shoveling sidewalks and using sand or salt for traction on roads.
Q: Can I plan a winter trip to see or experience enough snowfall activities in Roswell?
A: Planning a winter trip solely based on experiencing considerable amounts of natural or recreational snowy activities might not be suitable for Roswell. As very little annual precipitation turns into solid form here each year – primarily in the form of snow, which doesn’t stick around long – you may have better chances in other regions for those kinds of activities.
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Insitu in Durst first as it homes in on opportunities
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Retail specialist Insitu Group is cementing its pre-lockdown installation of the UK and Ireland’s first Durst P5 350 hybrid with a focus on automation and a strategic sales shift to position itself for new opportunities.
The circa 80-staff Leicester-based group, which offers a full retail service from print and installation services to full fit outs, installed the new seven-picolitre, 1,200dpi Durst at its 10-staff Intoprint Digital operation.
The 3.5m wide LED machine, which was installed in February, is the firm’s first Durst and is an expansion of its existing print battery, which features an EFI Vutek UV running Mercury lamps for acrylics, as well as Seiko and Roland DG machines.
The P5 350, which was launched at last year's Fespa, is configured with a multi-roll track system that enables different jobs to be printed at different output settings simultaneously. Shortly after lockdown the roll-to-roll and flatbed hybrid was also updated to offer five layer printing like the P10 for jobs like window displays.
“So, we can have colour, white, full blackout, white and colour,” explained Insitu Group managing director Damian Loach, who added that the P5 has trebled the business’s print capacity up to 500sqm per hour and enabled it to bring a chunk of previously outsourced work inhouse.
Loach said that the P5s ability to run unattended and the local support from Durst engineers were equally critical factors in the investment.
To support the capacity increase Intoprint installed a fully automatic Enimac taping machine and is looking to add additional gluing capacity in the near future.
In total, it has invested almost £500,000 this year.
“What we found was that in this large-format digital market which is flooded right now, to stand out you have to be up with the quality and productivity to be able to service the client base,” said Loach.
As a result, during lockdown Loach said they analysed the businesses finishing needs.
“We’re focusing on automating everything we can, we have the print output, we’ve got the print quality and we wanted to bring finishing to the same level.”
While the business paused production at the onset of lockdown, it gradually restarted around six weeks later, initially through focusing on Covid-secure graphics, which were sold through resellers.
However, according to Loach, all staff are now back at work – although he highlighted it was still typically running at around 75% of pre-lockdown capacity levels, although last month matched the prior August.
The group, which had annual sales of around £10m pre-pandemic, serves major retail, fashion, sportswear and cosmetics brands.
Loach said that while in the current climate budgets were understandably being squeezed, he remained confident in the prospects for the business and was constantly evaluating new applications and revenue streams.
“I do believe that there are and will be opportunities in this new era, we’ve certainly seen new markets come to the table and we’ve secured new business.
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With the entry into force of the country’s laws on digital assets, Serbia has begun to regulate the encryption industry. It requires cryptocurrency service providers to obtain licenses and legalize crypto activities including trading and mining.
Serbia begins to regulate cryptocurrency
Serbia’s recently passed “Digital Assets Law” took effect in the government’s official gazette last week. The country’s encryption service providers must comply with the six-month period. Karanovic & Partners explained that the Serbian Parliament has also passed a series of amendments to tax regulations concerning digital assets.
The new law applies to all digital assets, divided into two types: virtual currency and digital tokens. Law firms define digital assets as “digital value records that can be purchased, sold, exchanged, or transferred digitally, and can be used as a medium of exchange or for investment purposes (with some exceptions).” The Serbian Securities Commission and the National Bank of Serbia are tasked with overseeing the cryptocurrency industry.
The law recognizes stablecoins and allows cryptocurrency mining. It also allows the issuance of cryptocurrency. However, for products that do not have a white paper approved by the committee, advertisements are only allowed if they meet the strict conditions stipulated by the law.
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