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The Soviet 60s Films: Dissolution of Tension
When the Second World War came, Russian cinema had enough emotional tension to deal with. While the revolutionary art was supposed to agitate and propagate, the post-war art had a more healing and educative (sometimes even sedative) function. Many great narratives about the war came out during the 40s and 50s, but a particularly interesting film in this regard is "The Cranes are Flying" by Mikhail Kalatozov made in the 1957.
The film is a story of a couple who are separated by the war. It is beautifully made, full of tension, suspense, and has an amazing resolution. Instead of following the standard cathartic Hollywood "happy end" routine, the film offers some kind of salvation to all those who have lost their loved ones during the war. A standard procedure would be to separate the couple at the beginning, the girl marries another guy, her man comes back from the war, the conflict follows, she gets back to his arms, the conflict resolved, the audience is happy. However, "The Cranes are Flying" is not about resolving the tension. Instead, it diffuses it into love, spreading it onto all those who were left alive, who came back as heroes, who continued to live. In that way it finds optimism and affirmation at the place of a personal loss, which can be a strong statement even nowadays.
Another, less intense example is the "Brilliant Hand" comedy made in 1968 by Leonid Gaidai. While it surely belongs more to the sedative category than the healing one, it is interesting as a typical representative of the Soviet slapstick genre, it is funny at moments, and, most importantly, it has great cast and scenography so one can fully experience the atmosphere of the Soviet 60s through this film.
A very good Soviet comedy to watch is "Three Plus Two" shot in 1963. It tells a story of three young guys who came for a camping vacation on the Black Sea coast (in Crimea) and meet two young girls who are claiming that the spot at the sea is theirs. The great thing about the film is its lovingly shot scenes of the Soviet life back in the 60s. Careless, full of joy, love and good vibes. After the film was out on big screens many people got inspired to do wild camping and it started a whole new movement in Soviet Union.
If you're after something a bit more existential, check out a little-known Soviet science fiction movie "The Mysterious Wall" made in 1967 by Irina Povolotskaya and Mikhail Sadkovich. The action takes place in Siberia where a mysterious wall appears from time to time. Scientists are dispatched to study it and some of them believe that the wall is produced by some sort of alien intelligence, "the Martians", as they call them. The scientists attempt to communicate with the Wall, but all they experience in return are hallucinations about their past experiences. In those visions they are faced with some unresolved issues, repressed memories, and absurd dream-like situations. They meet people – messengers – from their past who reveal to them some simple truths about their own lives, which may be hard to accept, so they dismiss those messengers as the Martians and stubbornly continue attempting to "understand" the Mysterious Wall using their rational minds.
Partially a very cunning political satire, partially an allegory on the dichotomy between the conscious and unconscious, rational and irrational, The Mysterious Wall is a film that raises a question about the real and imaginary borders that we erect in our own and our collective consciousness. The real value of the wall is that it provokes a reaction. Most of the time it is a reaction of fear. Fear before the unknown, fear in front of a possible change, in face of something that is considered as "alien". At the same time, some people are willing to transgress that fear and plunge into the depths of unconscious, desires, myths, memories and phantasies. In that case the wall is not an obstacle, but, rather, a portal into another world. The Mysterious Wall is, therefore, not so much a critique or a call to destroy all the walls, but, rather, an invitation for every viewer to make up their own choice about the walls they are erecting and facing continuously during their lives.
It's hard to believe that a film with such explicit political implications was made in the Soviet Union, but somehow it managed to get through censorship. Also, a lot of the plot's elements and the general idea is very much related to Tarkovsky's Solaris, which was made 5 years after.
An interesting account of the film's plot as well as some scientific background is available on this blog. If you are interested to get English subtitles for that movie, leave us a comment below and we'll do it.
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Q: SQL Server wildcard statement with dashes and underscores ISSUES I need to query a free text column for a string of characters that contain a - and a _.  The column is defined as varchar(8000) - a very large column with lots of characters.
This is one string : '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%'
I tried using LIKE '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%' - no results.
I also tried using LIKE '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%' ESCAPE '-' - no results.
Tried WHERE CONTAINS (Comment, 'OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI') - I get the following error message:

Cannot use a CONTAINS or FREETEXT predicate on table or indexed view '#TEMP1' because it is not full-text indexed.

Please HELP!

A: Your issue is not reproducible.
I ran this test:
DECLARE @Tbl TABLE (Col1 varchar(max));

INSERT INTO @Tbl (Col1) VALUES ('%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%')

SELECT * FROM @Tbl
WHERE Col1 LIKE '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%'

And the result was:
Col1
%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%

If you got no results, then the string that you think is in your table isn't actually there.

A: Try this:
col like '%OTHER MIE_Explanation of BMI%'

or:
col like '%OTHER MIE%Explanation of BMI%'

Hyphens come in different forms, of which the most familiar are the em-dash and en-dash.  My guess is that some more obscure dash mark is used there.

A: This is one string : '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%'
I tried using LIKE '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%' - no results.
I also tried using LIKE '%OTHER MIE-Explanation of BMI%'
with respect to above statement, there is difference between two dashes
–   and  -
try like operator without dash

A: The string IS actually there.  I dumped this into Excel and separated (TEXT TO COLUMNS) and the string DOES exist.  This is a very large, free-text field.  The string is there.

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[D avid] pictures Christ in distinction from all men on earth and says, "What is Man that Thou art mindful of Him, and the Son of Man that Thou dost care for Him?" He says this about the height and depth of Christ's humiliation. . .. In such humiliation no one regarded Him as a man, but all those who passed by (Lamentations 1:12) shook their heads and said: "Ugh! How God has cursed this man that He should hang on the cross!" . . . [David] is amazed at this and says: "Is it really possible or ought one believe that God would be mindful of such a wretched and miserable man and care for a son of man who dies so miserably, executed on a cross? Is He supposed to be the dearest child and the chosen one of God, He whom everyone spits upon, mocks, and blasphemes? How foolishly God acts! Is He supposed to be God's Son, the Lord, our Ruler, whose name is glorious in all the lands and to whom thanks are given in heaven—He who hangs on the cross and is regarded as a mockery and curse of the people?" David says this in great amazement, as though he were to say: "The whole world thinks that God has forgotten this Man and does not care for this Son of Man. But 'the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes' (Psalm 118:22-23)."


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Britain spent part of the spring chucking out Russian diplomats it accused of being spies, of course that means all the known alleged spooks are no longer around, so the UK needs to find some more.
One of the things we have learnt in the post-Skripal world, is that there are now seen to be only two kinds of Russian: the spies and ... oh no actually just one type of Russian.
"The leaked message urges security and military personnel to record any Russian diplomatic cars spotted in Britain." Who is it that leaks all this stuff anyway?
I mean, I know we're all still coming to terms with a world of espionage where historic cathedrals and their spires are unduly and comically prominent, but is it likely that spy missions are going to be carried out in known diplomatic cars? And isn't most spying done by professional web-surfers these days anyway?
This whole spy game, the non-James Bond real life version, has always looked a little strange to me. I get the impression that a lot of spooks are often known to the authorities in whatever country they operate in, but are largely left to go about their business, within reason.
If watching 7 seasons of Homeland has taught me one thing, it's that it's better to know who and where the spies are, than to be left guessing who is tapping up Foreign Office cleaning staff for any scraps of paper being thrown out.
This reported leaked memo, which the Daily Mirror says it has seen but has not printed, lays bare the consequences of Britain's attempts to look tough in the wake of the poisoning of the Skripals. It kicked out 23 Russian diplomats it accused of being spies, so now it doesn't know who to cast suspicion on any more.
The solution is a scattergun approach calling for all things Russian to be considered suspicious. It's just part of the wider narrative.
From the way news is reported these days, some of you may be surprised that Britain does quite a bit of spying itself, but only the good kind.
Then there was a Russian journalist accused of "suspicious behaviour" for filming a report outside the HQ of Britain's 77th Brigade – the UK's cyber warfare specialists. I can't talk to the quality of his report, but I can say he was a little surprised to be dubbed a spy, especially as the camera he was using was quite visible, and not hidden in a button hole.
I think what he really meant is, if you see a Russian, report them.
Of course the media is not helping in all of this, and is working extremely hard to increase tensions. For example the MI6 chief did make some accusations against Russia, but he was just as critical of powers like China too, but at the moment it's the Russia bit that sells the headline.
Nothing in the story justifies the phrase 'potentially deadly,' but, as any good sales person knows, adjectives sell.


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ARKxSITE has announced the Site Chapel international architecture ideas competition for architecture students and young professionals. Early registration period is open till December 17, 2018.
The Site Chapel, located on the Pessegueiro Island, is a place of solitude and contemplation, an intimate space for reflection and a platform for meditation. Together with the roman archaeological remains, the Fort ruins and the enigmatic space of the quarry, the Site Chapel offers a unique experience within this remarkable landscape; it is a reflective journey and contemplative walk through memory, time and silence.
Total area of the Site Chapel to be determined by each participant's proposal.(suggestion 40 - 60 m2).
The overall design of the Site Chapel must be sensitive to the surrounding context. There are no limitations in height, excavation or extension beyond the limits of the Pessegueiro Island. The spaces of the Site Chapel can be enclosed and / or open to the natural elements; the existing ruins may or may not be included within the Site Chapel design proposal. Because this is an ideas competition, urban planning and building regulations will not be applied to the design proposal.
For more detailed information, download the Competition Brief from the competition's website.


The ongoing saga over James Gunn's abrupt firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a disturbing one that has far-reaching implications beyond our thoughts on the films themselves. Erik Childress and Sergio Mims breakdown the story and why it matters how this all started. They discuss his conduct, Disney's ultimate reaction to it and how they may have painted themselves into a corner. Who might be shameless enough to step the current empty director's chair? They can't help but toss out a few suspects for the position as well if they choose not to rehire him.


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Politico NY: Community groups worry about being left out of Medicaid reform
Jan 29, '16 4:13 PM
Author Admin Categories Albany & legislative action	Tags health care, medicaid, news
By Dan Goldberg, 1/28/16
Anthony Feliciano is popular these days. He is the director for the Commission on the Public's Health System, a Manhattan-based nonprofit that advocates for medically underserved populations.
In that role, he has been approached by several of the largest health systems in the state, which have asked what the community he serves needs to improve its collective health.
Feliciano spends a few minutes on the phone and patiently answers their questions.
He's told they might follow up. Some do, some don't.
The state's largest health systems have a renewed focus on population health because of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment program, a $7.3 billion plan to change how health care is delivered.
The goal of the program is to reduce avoidable hospitalizations by 25 percent over five years, which means hospital administrators need to reach people before they walk through their door.
The program was set up to encourage groups of providers to work together, including hospitals, physicians and community-based organizations — like Feliciano's — that serve special populations within a community.
Working with community-based organizations was a requirement laid out in the program. But Feliciano says he came to realize that his brief phone calls amounted to a health system's idea of engagement.
"When I started asking more folks about their experiences, some of them were saying similar things," Feliciano said. "I was shocked that they would use that low of a [bar] for engagement, and they can report back to the state that they are engaged with community groups and it seems OK."
Feliciano was one of about three dozen representatives from community-based organizations who came to Harlem on Wednesday to discuss how they can help the state achieve its goals, how they can command the attention of the big health systems and how they can benefit from the billions being doled out to providers.
At stake, they say, is not just the success of the state's most ambitious health reform, but also their ability to effectively serve their communities. They need funding to transition their delivery services, too.
The state's program is structured so that all the money — billions of dollars — flows through 25 performing provider systems. The lead of each system wields enormous influence over how to accomplish the dozen or so projects that state health officials say are needed to transform Medicaid.
And 23 out of the 25 leads are hospitals, prompting lawmakers, health advocates and, especially, community-based organizations to worry they will be marginalized.
Part of the problem is that there is no standard definition for a community-based organization. It might be a Federally Qualified Health Center, with millions of dollars in revenue and a large staff, and it might be an asthma group that focuses on one neighborhood and employs 12 people.
There is also no agreement on the definition of "engaged."
Last week, several performing provider systems presented a progress report before the Progress Advisory and Oversight Panel, a citizen group meant to provide a check on program. Most of the presenters believed they had engaged community-based organizations, but most of those who spoke on Wednesday felt ignored.
Both can be right.
The disconnect comes in part because $7.3 billion disbursed among 25 groups over five years really isn't enough money to keep everyone happy, and because both hospital administrators and community-based organizations believe they are the experts at population health.
"There hasn't been a real conversation about what keeps people sick," Feliciano said, "and only the organizations that have been doing this for so long can address that."
The conversations have left many community-based organization leaders torn. They are thrilled that the large health systems — Mount Sinai, New York Presbyterian, Montefiore — are asking for their advice and input. But they fear the health systems will co-opt their ideas and ignore the organizers and advocates who've made those models work.
"They should not just say, 'let me pick your brain' and then there is no follow through," Feliciano said. "They cannot succeed without the CBOs."
If a health system does choose to contract with a community organization for services, it has enormous leverage because it has all the money and teams of lawyers and administrators at its disposal.
Feliciano said he has held three training sessions just dealing with contracts.
Several of the representatives who attended Wednesday's meeting signed a letter to state Medicaid director Jason Helgerson, asking for more money so that these organizations could engage in strategic planning, and to complain that they have so far been ignored.
"[I]t is evidently clear that there is little or no movement by most PPSs to incorporate CBOs in the planning, implementation, and funding for the chosen projects," the letter said. "The critical timing to make a difference is almost gone. This is a seriously unfortunate concern about timing, accountability, and the appropriate use of PPS funds."
Helgerson heard the same from Assembly health committee chair Richard Gottfried during a budget hearing on Monday.
"My concern is that if you ask a question about hospitals, you get an answer with references to hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars, and if you ask a question about community based organizations and primary and preventive care you get an answer about goals and standards we're going to hold them to," Gottfried said. "I'm looking for hundreds of millions of dollars."
Helgerson said the funding for those groups is "quite substantial," and has repeatedly said he'd like to see community groups involved in the process.
"We have to find a way to transition from a system that relied far too heavily on traditional providers to one that relies on the community," Helgerson said Monday.
But once the checks are out the door it's up to hospital leaders how to spend to the money.
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Frame Of Solo
Published by aosgi at 6th May 2019
Since 2006, April 29 was a special moment for the city of Solo. This date is a commemoration of International Dance Day (World Dance Day).
Aware of his identity as City of Culture, the momentum was celebrated especially by dance activists. Starting from the campus of the Indonesian Art Institute (ISI) Surakarta, which holds dance performances for 24 hours, now every year mass dances adorn a number of corners of the city of Bengawan.
Not to forget what was done by the Surakarta City Government, Monday (29/4). Holding a commemoration of Solo Dancing 2019, as many as 5,000 children's dancers were shown at Sriwedari Stadium to present the Jaranan Dance.
"Jaranan is a dance that has extraordinary character. The language in Indonesian is kudam which has extraordinary strength, "said Surakarta Mayor FX Hadi Rudyatmo (Rudy), on the sidelines of the event.
Not limited to dancing, at the end of the performance they also presented choreography depicting islands in Indonesia. The formations written in the form of "Solo Kota Budaya" ended the colossal dance which lasted about 15 minutes.
Rudy argues, Jaranan Dance has a special meaning in accordance with the formation of the character of the little dancers. That is the reason why the dance was chosen to be displayed.
"This horse is a powerful philosophy that has a big, clear direction and purpose. Horses also have glasses that are always forward looking, not to the point. So it is hoped that these children will have the same character when they become leaders, "he explained.
Head of the Culture Office, Kinkin Sultanul Hakim explained, the Jaranan dance performed was a Javanese style of Surakarta dance. Although it was originally a single dance, in its development it could be brought in groups.
"We want to preserve one of the Surakarta style dances, in addition to giving understanding to the dance to the younger generation. So elementary and middle school students are involved in this mass dance, "he said.
In the future, the involvement of this next generation is also expected to be able to regenerate dancers in Bengawan City. "The properties used by dancers can also move the creative economy and tourism sector."
The Jaranan Dance Show in Solo Dancing 2019 was awarded the World Indonesia Achievement Institute (Leprid) award as the most colossal Jaranan Dance performance. The Mayor of FX Hadi Rudyatmo also received an award as the initiator of the 2019 Solo Dancing world record event. "Solo is a cultural city. "We appreciate this simultaneous jaranan dance activity," explained the General Chairperson and founder of Leprid, Paulus Pangka.
Based on the calculation of the Leprid team, the number of dancers was in accordance with the City Government's proposal of 5,000 people. "We have also monitored and measured the Sriwedari Stadium field. Jaranan's most dancers record is a new record which was recorded as the 481st record.


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Volvo has simplified the S60's engine lineup, reducing the number of available engines to two. There's also a new entry-level Dynamic trim that includes leather sport seats, a moonroof, xenon high-intensity-discharge headlights, headlight washers, 18-inch alloy wheels, and R-Design front and rear styling cues.
Volvo, which is owned by Chinese auto manufacturer Zhejiang Geely, was the first luxury brand to export a car from China to the U.S. with the Inscription, which is an S60 with a stretched wheelbase for an additional 2.9 inches of rear legroom. The Inscription is also more luxurious and is offered with front- or all-wheel drive.
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Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski did a cool Q&A on Reddit today. It's a great read!
1) How did you get to where you are in the videogame industry? How do you even get selected for leading the development of a videogame?
2) What point in your career did you go from being hired to make a game to being able to get games made? Have you gotten to that point? I imagine you've got quite the sway in the industry after all this time.
3) How much of development gets affected by the people funding the game itself? Is it just timelines or is it common for them to step in to make cuts to affect things like the target audience etc.?
1) I kicked and screamed and clawed my way to where I am today. As I mentioned below, I seldom went out in my teens and 20's and focused on my career. I was never very good at graphics or code but I did both of them anyways and later found folks much better at both that I could work with. Remember, I've been at this for TWENTY YEARS now, as I started at 17. The one constant in this business (and in technology) is change.
2) I just made my own games, it's that simple. I also realized the value of being visible in the industry at an early age. I used to be a drama geek in high school. I played Mercutio in our high school's production of "Romeo and Juliet" and was a lead in our production of "Rumors" as well as "Ten Little Indians." (FUNFACT: I was in drama with Courtney Ford ("Dexter" "True Blood") and we still keep in touch. I got her to do Maria's voice in Gears 2.) Anyways I use those drama chops for interviews and stage presentations and what not.
3)Epic is NOT the typical developer as we are the ones who decide when our games ship as well as the games that we work on. We use a combination of gut and market conditions while also balancing what's best from the engine side of the business to decide what's next.
So there you go. Want to be a game designer? Do Shakespeare!


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This year I will once again attempt to defy the extraordinarily disjointed infrastructure on arrival at the Cotes D'Azure. From Nice airport most people head for the taxi rank and a100Euro ride to Cannes. Alternatively, by way of the airport car parks, a multilevel intersection and a motorway underpass, there is Nice St. Augustin station. Last year I arrived before the ticket office had opened and the vending machines appeared only to dispense season tickets. Neither are the trains all that frequent. But it is a six Euro ride that gets you to Cannes station and a five minute walk to my habitual AirBnB. So I plan to give it another go. #ChangeIsNecessary.
Never again. My EasyJet flight arrives at Nice terminal 2 – Twice the walking distance from Adlestrop-like Nice St. Augustin suburban station. My walk is an obstacle course of roadworks and temporary surfaces. But I take back my waspish remarks about disjointed infrastructure. The Nice authorities are building a tram line to the airport. I look forward to riding it next year.
A record 28 RIBA chartered practices gathered on MIPIM opening night at our regular watering hole, La Maissouniere near station squarein Cannes. The freshest amongst us had travelled by train, James Gorst arriving only slightly late direct from the station. The 'Cannes Cannes' contingent, had taken a whole TGV carriage from Gare de Lyon, organised by Julie Fitzsimmons of Lodestar. This sounded like the way to go, except that after ten years, they now have the 60 regulars they need. Maybe there is a waiting list? That's not surprising as Julie organises a hamper for everyone and samples from all the wine growing regions en-route.
Stephen Hodder was amongst latecomers delayed at the Manchester launch because the normally palatial Manchester stand had been washed away in yesterday's strong south easterly. Unabashed by this tragic start for his home city, Stephen was on top form, with projects all over the UK and proudly displaying images of his Stratford High Street project in east London, nearing completion. But the smart-phone image show-and-tell went to James Gorst for his almost complete family home in the Canadian Rockies for a wealthy venture capitalist. Venture capitalists like their architects talented and untried, explained James. No OJEU procurement problems there, then.
On which subject, we start the week in a strange state of unknowing which none of us could have anticipated this time last year. Nothing is settled until its all settled, we are repeatedly told. So, unsettled about what Brexit holds we surely are. Except that there is a real esprit de corps amongst the RIBA MIPIM 2018 portfolio of practices and a sense that we should be out here creating the allegiances we will need for the future. Good to see Chris Williamson in our midst therefore, as affable and confident as ever. Emboldened by two major project wins in Australia, it's great to have him on the case as International Vice President at RIBA, working up a strategy for Europe and beyond.
My first email of the day is from Linda Stevens, the excellent project manager of the RIBA delegation here, with the exciting news that I have an article featured on page 32 of the MIPIM News. Linda is a cup-half-full person. I am left wondering about the vast amount of printed verbiage around here and whoever gets to read it. I'm left reflecting fondly on my first faltering steps here 20 years ago when I brought bundles of leaflets along. This year I forgot to bring my cards and it does not seem to matter.
The London Stand is heaving so I'm spirited away to the nearby HM Government stand for a brief meeting with the Metropolitan Mayor of Liverpool, where last year RIBA opened its northern HQ on the quayside. We discuss its application as example of the 'Urban Room' proposed in the Farrell Review. More and more of these are popping up in cities across the UK. I opened one in Nottingham last week - much less grand, but equally impressive in its representation of collaborative local networks.
Then back to join a panel of Heather Cheesborough, Sadie Morgan and Darren Rodwell answering questions from Peter Murray on our views of the Draft London Plan. There is lots to commend it, but in particular I think architects should be celebrating the first ever published planning policy that acknowledges the importance of continuity of design through the development process. I do know of some developers who deliberately oppose this and not for the best of reasons, so I hope there has been a fulsome response in the now-closed consultation so that the measure sees the light of day.
Then on to host a lunch in one of the quiet little restaurants around the headland to the West of Cannes. I discovered these years ago when they were little more than shacks and only a few of us were foolhardy enough to venture that far from the madding crowd. But today, my guests make the long walk to talk through their reaction to the Joint memorandum of Understanding I have signed with the Presidents of RICS and CIOB, committing RIBA to work with them to build in better quality outcomes, particularly from Design and Build procurement. We have a frank and helpful discussion with directors from Engie, Keepmoat, Crest, Catalyst, Clarion and Enfield Council. Watch out for the consultation on this.
On the way back, I'm in time to welcome the Club Peloton cyclists Grande Arrivée after five days of what Phil Coffey described as 'worse than shooting yourself in the face'. Mind you, he told me that, stepping out of a sleek black VW Caravelle having left the peloton en-route! To be fair, he would have missed a critical meeting had he not, the whole journey having been delayed by the weather. Anyway, I was proud to see so many HTA Design Logos on the riders' shirts – a consequence of our sponsorship this year which raised more than £20K for the Coram Foundation.
Then there was today's Autumn Statement to address. I have issued a statement to say, 'It beggars belief that over £800 million designated for affordable housing was returned to the government unspent.' I suppose that will get me into trouble but hey, we do spend a lot of time at RIBA lobbying for public investment in affordable housing supply as a vital element of the nation's infrastructure – so it would be a little inconsistent to let that one pass. I hope you'll come and see me in goal….
Tonight a quiet supper to discuss the potential for air-rights permitted development which is evidently envisaged by the NPPF, but is not without its technical challenges.
The day starts with breakfast hosted by The Housing Forum. Andy von Bradsky took over the chairmanship of this cross-sectoral membership organisation from me before I ran for the presidency at RIBA. It goes from strength to strength and Andy's role as one of a growing number of architect expert advisers at MHCLG must surely be a boost. Their event is called 'Stopping Building Failures' and I come away with a handy little leaflet reporting that, according to warranty provider BLP, 90% of building failures are attributable to poor workmanship. Bring back traditional procurement and reinstate the clerk of works, I say.
I hasten to the London Stand to meet the new boss of Countryside Properties, Graham Cherry. I go back a long way with Countryside and have been through thick and thin with them as clients, to put it mildly. The late, great Alan Cherry and I got to know each other toing and froing by EasyJet to consult with the oracle-like Ralph Erskine on our project for the Greenwich Millennium Village in the closing years of the last century. It all went wrong for us then, but it's a testament to the importance of personal relationships that we are able to discuss future collaborations with RIBA on the Housing Expo, estate regeneration for the future.
After that I host a lunch for some of the Chartered Practices represented on our RIBA stand to meet Roger and Gus Zogolovitch, Heather Cheeseborough and Pat Hayes – all variously engaged in promoting infill housing projects of one sort or another. I catch a great candid shot of Zog the elder beachcombing for shards of polished green glass (he promises to send me images of 'the finished work') before we sit down. The talk is of means by which we can make planning and the local acceptance of small interventions easier to obtain – perhaps through Local Development Orders. My partner at HTA Design, Sandy Morrison (AKA Sandys Drawings), fresh from the Club Peloton ride, captures the relaxed informality and mutual appreciation in a sketch.
Then I am on the podium at the London Stand chairing a panel on 'Kingston Futures'; Local Authority personnel from and VC of Kingston University joining with Tony Pidgley and Tamsie Thomson to set out a vision for this historic Borough. Tamsie reminds us of the Elephant-In-The-Room, then she champions innovative placemaking and it's no wonder that she is possibly one of the youngest ever awarded an Honorary Fellowship of RIBA. I challenge Tony Pidgley to tell us how he plans to ensure that locals get to enjoy the benefits, affordably, of his projects there. He says its quite simple really. I say it isn't. He looks disconcerted. I get a laugh.
In the UK Government Stand I'm on a panel challenged by David Marks of Brockton Capital to explain 'what went wrong' when it comes to design and quality. My fellow panel members seem intent on suggestion that there is a false premise behind this question. However, emboldened by my lapel badge from the RIBA stand which asserts 'Architects Save you Money' I insist that there is wide misconception that as designers we simply embellish, and therefore a failure to recognise our critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication skills - all of which add considerable value for any clients who care to avail themselves. I feel vindicated by a Tweet of endorsement from Sarah Weir of The Design Council who is in the audience.
By this time, I'm ready for a drink, so head thankfully to our own HTA Design LLP beach party at Maema Plage – a MIPIM watering hole, as far west as you can get from la Croissette – and it feels like coming home.
After early intimations of spring, today came the rain – 10cm in an unending downpour that started over night and relented just as we retired to freshen up for dinner, thankful not to be traipsing all day between venues. A headache inducing combination of rain hammering on tents, hubbub of damp human huddle and undiminished noise transmission through flimsy partitions left me crying off my evening engagement, with sincere apologies to the ever gracious, not to say eponymous, Dominic Grace.
A packed morning began with meeting Peter Murray, Lisa Taylor of Future London , the GLA and the RIBA Competitions team to consider how best we may realise our ambition for a Housing Expo. It's early days but one more push may well see us winning the political blessing we need for this global showcase of innovation in high quality affordable homes that could help deliver on our commitment to UN Sustainable development goal #11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. It feels like the right time for this, so let's hope for success.
After I chaired yesterday's panel at the London Stand on Kingston Futures, supported by newly appointed RIBA Honorary Fellow (the youngest ever?), Tamsie Thompson, we talked today about their desire to reinforce Kingston's brand as a creative powerhouse in a heritage context rather than a leafy outer suburb. Having appointed Grafton Architects following an RIBA competition, they are clearly well on the way. But we suggested they might like to be an early adopter for participation in the Housing Expo just for good measure.
Catherine McGuinness of the City of London sits on the Professional Services Business Council who have the ear of Government on the sector's needs for Brexit outcomes. This formidable advocate for the service sector pointed out that once the job of getting Government up to speed on the main themes of Transition, Trade and Talent (the alliteration will surely help) we then have the other 27 states to convince of the merits of our case. I suggested we might get their Lordships Rogers and Foster to write to the Architects Council of Europe seeking their support for a truly global profession. Its on the to-do list.
Christer Larsson of Malmo City Planning Office told us that he has just finished writing the Swedish Government's Architecture Policy, which its parliament will presently enact into law. What is it about the Nordic Countries that engenders such civilised behaviour? But hold it! Don't we also rather enjoy that pragmatic, not to say unpredictable Anglo-Saxon quality that leaves space for the serendipitous? Be careful what you wish for, Ben, I thought.
Over lunch, I was interested to meet a member of the Asset Efficiency and One Public Estate Government Property Unit. (an acronym to confound even Alan Vallance, our CEO at RIBA, who's encyclopaedic grasp is awesome). Anyway, the AEaOPEGPU sits in the treasury to redefine the meaning of 'best value' in Government land disposals and insists that departments land sales must result in quality, policy compliant outcomes. There is hope for us yet!
Then back through the rain to The Invest Liverpool stand – and an astonishingly lively spot it was too – albeit deep in the heart of what they call the 'bunker' around here. In the beautifully designed space I sat on bar stools with '@MetroMayorSteve' Rotheram to talk about how best to create a forward looking and competitive brand for this already great city. The RIBA has invested in our biggest and most glamorous 'Urban Room' on the water front. We'd love for RIBA North to become a centre for a creative process involving civic leaders, local commerce and the professions. I'm proposing a colloquium for the nation's Urban Room promoters to share best practice there.
Headache in the ascendant, I wash up in the foyer of the Hotel Gray D'Albion where John Nordon, late of Pegasus Life, is holding court with Gus Zogolovitch. The two of them grill me for an hour on the Housing Expo as if I where an aspiring contestant on The Apprentice. Just as I am sure they are going to aim at me with the dread words, 'You're Fired' the mood turns and I may even have walked away with a couple of prospective investors.
Ever seen the 2005 Disney film, ' March of the Penguins'? Every year, thousands of them make an astonishing journey, marching day and night in single file, 70 miles into the Antarctic continent. That's not the end of it. The males then walk all the way back to fill their gullets with fishmeal before returning again to feed the chicks - exhausting for the penguins, and exhausting to watch.
MIPIM at Cannes is surely such an apparently illogical migration, of sorts. It only happens because so many undertake the journey - and being there, are available to meet, either by chance or design. So meetings happen, and even if not, everyone gets to be made more aware of each other. People go to make themselves available to meet, and create a kind of well spring for familiarity from which deals may grow, because they don't actually happen in Cannes, all that often, anyway.
So I guess it has the same perverse logic of the Antarctic penguins. And it kind of works. I certainly felt that as it applied to the 28 Chartered Practices who accompanied us on the RIBA stand. We had a constant stream of visitors and there was never a moment when I was not required to engage in meetings or presentations of one sort or another. But surely we can work on the appalling lack of diversity? The penguins might look all the same (and never have I seen so many identical suits in one place than on La Croissette), but their gender split is in perfect proportion.


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The Raisin Cycle: CenterStage Presents Perspectives On Hansberry
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June 7, 2013 – Segment 4
We look at two plays based on Lorraine Hansberry's classic Raisin in the Sun. Baltimore's CenterStage is now presenting "The Raisin Cycle," in which two plays that were written to show different perspectives on the characters from Raisin – Clybourne Park and Beneatha's Place – are produced in rotating repertory, using a single company of actors and shared design team.
We will talk with Kwame Kwei-Armah, who wrote Beneatha's Place and is Artistic Director at Centerstage, and actress Jessica Frances Dukes, who plays both old and young Beneatha as well as two characters in Clybourne Park.
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Last week Juventus beat Milan for the second time this season. Now they face Cesena, a step down from Milan – though those words mean much less now than they did five years ago – and the first of their remaining two Serie A games before the first Champions League fixture versus Borussia Dortmund. Stephan Lichtsteiner's suspension is over, but Carlos Tevez is suspended for this game due to yellow card accumulation. Tevez is Juve's best striker so his loss will hurt.
Gianluigi Buffon will start in goal. With Lichtsteiner back we are likely to see the 4-3-1-2. Allegri has his preferred starters and there is no midweek game, so expect to see Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini in the middle of the backline with Patrice Evra at left back. Paolo De Ceglie gave an interview to JTV, so Juventus is acknowledging his existence, perhaps he could be on the bench.
The preferred midfield is Andrea Pirlo at regista, Claudio Marchisio and Paul Pogba in the middle, and Arturo Vidal as a sort of attacking midfielder. Gazetta dello Sport are predicting Pirlo on the bench and Roberto Pereyra starting. If this were to happen, most likely Marchisio would play in Pirlo's role, and Pereyra would play alongside Paul Pogba in central midfield. However, Pirlo is healthy so it's quite likely he could start.
Finally up top with Carlos Tevez out, Allegri will obviously go with a duo of Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente. Llorente has been rather mediocre lately, but Morata has been getting better as the season has gone on. It will be interesting to see how they play together.
As it stands, Cesena is the second "favourite" for the relegation as they occupy the penultimate position of the table with 15 points, four clear from Cagliari and six from Chievo Verona. The battle to avoid relegation is heating up and Cesena need to close the gap in the next few match days to at least stand a chance in the final decisive games. They are desperate for points, but I'm not sure they have enough quality to compete with Cagliari, Chievo Verona, Atalanta, Empoli and Hellas Verona, which look either more organized or more well-equipped.
Domenico Di Carlo took over in December at the expense of Giampaolo Bisoli and he has so far collected two wins, one draw and four losses in seven matches. An average of one point per match that is probably not good enough, they need to turn it up a notch. He has tried different lineups and he has found some relative success with a 4-3-1-2 that allows having the two best playmakers on the team, Gregoire Defrel and Franco Brienza, and a reference point for the long balls from the defense, Milan Djuric, on the pitch at the same time.
While they have been somehow watchable on offense, the defense has been a nightmare: they have conceded 43 goals so far, bottom of the League. They have trouble defending in the set pieces, they allow too many shots (15 per game) and they don't have an adequate offside trap. Di Carlo has tried multiple combinations of the many centre-backs he has a disposal: the talented Luka Krajnc seems to have clinched a starting spot, we'll see whether he'll partner up with either Daniele Capelli, Stefano Lucchini or Massimo Volta. Gabriele Perico has started the most recent games at RB, but it's always possible that the coach will opt for a more defensive option, like shifting Capelli at right-back. The left-back Francesco Renzetti has been one of their best performer so far, but he's questionable due to a sore ankle: Hordur Magnusson would probably replace him if he was unable to go.
They do have a large roster, but they just lack quality. In the injury-plagued midfield, the most likely trio is Luigi Giorgi-Giuseppe De Feudis-Zè Eduardo (or the disappointing Carlos Carbonero): hard-working players for sure, but not very good passers/creators. They added Gaby Mudingayi, who'll bring some veteran leadership and muscles. Their only concrete hope for salvation is Defrel: a very athletic second-striker who has amazing tricks in his bag and can single-handedly take over a game. Guarding him closely must be the primary task for Juventus' defenders. Djuric has proven to be a handful for the opponents from the physical standpoint, but he has scored only a goal so far.
They have won only three games in this season, but, rather surprisingly, two of their victories came in the last three games. The home win against Lazio two weeks ago is a legit exclamation point. They are trying to gain some momentum ahead of the final sprint. In the first match between the two teams, Juventus easily toppled Cesena: 3-0.
4-3-1-2: Leali; Perico, Capelli, Krajnc, Magnusson; Giorgi, De Feudis, Ze Eduardo; Brienza; Defrel, Djuric.
Marilungo (thigh), Cascione (knee), Pulzetti (thigh), Tabanelli (foot), Cazzola (calf), Valzania (thigh).