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The Palazzo/The Venetian Las Vegas (No. 2)

The Grand Canal Shoppes is an upscale shopping mall inside the Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.

The Grand Canal Shoppes opened on June 16, 1999, shortly after the Venetian. The mall has many designer and upscale boutiques, and includes indoor canals, where gondolas take people around the facility. Live performances can also be found throughout the mall.

A second mall, The Shoppes at the Palazzo, opened on January 18, 2008, and has since been rebranded as part of the Grand Canal Shoppes. In total, the facility features more than 200 tenants and 875,000 sq ft (81,300 m2).

The Grand Canal Shoppes are part of the Venetian resort, both developed by Las Vegas Sands. The Venetian opened on May 4, 1999, although several features were still under construction, including the Grand Canal Shoppes. The mall's opening was rescheduled several times, delayed in part by county inspections of fire safety systems. It eventually opened on June 16, 1999, with 16 of 72 tenants. The $300 million mall was built on the Venetian's second level, above the casino floor. It was managed by Forest City Enterprises, which also held ownership in two other Las Vegas area retail centers: Showcase Mall and Galleria at Sunset.

In 2004, Las Vegas Sands sold the mall to General Growth Properties (GGP) for $766 million. The sale helped Las Vegas Sands to finance construction of The Palazzo, a sister resort to the Venetian. GGP agreed to pay an additional $600 million for future retail space in the Palazzo. The Shoppes at the Palazzo opened on January 18, 2008, though with less tenants than expected, due to construction delays. The Shoppes at the Palazzo have since been rebranded as part of the Grand Canal Shoppes.

As of 2008, the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian averaged 20 million visitors a year. In 2013, GGP sold half of its interest in the Grand Canal Shoppes, including the Shoppes at the Palazzo, for net proceeds of $410 million as part of a new joint venture with TIAA-CREF. GGP was acquired by Brookfield Properties in 2018.

Source: Wikipedia

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Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her fascination with serial killers collides with her ever-so-proper code of ethics. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Beverly Sutphin: Kathleen Turner Eugene Sutphin: Sam Waterston Misty Sutphin: Ricki Lake Chip Sutphin: Matthew Lillard Detective Pike: Scott Morgan Detective Gracey: Walt MacPherson Scotty: Justin Whalin Birdie: Patricia Dunnock Carl: Lonnie Horsey Dottie Hinkle: Mink Stole Rosemary Ackerman: Mary Jo Catlett Mr. Stubbins: John Badila Betty Sterner: Kathy Fannon Ralph Sterner: Doug Roberts Carl’s Date: Traci Lords Marvin Pickles: Tim Caggiano Howell Hawkins: Jeff Mandon Father Boyce: Colgate Salsbury Mrs. Jenson: Patsy Grady Abrams Herbie Hebden: Richard Pilcher Timothy Nazlerod: Beau James Judge: Stan Brandorff Luann Hodges: Kim Swann Suzanne Somers: Suzanne Somers Gus: Bus Howard Sloppy: Alan J. Wendl Juror #8: Patricia Hearst Jury Forewoman: Nancy Robinette Rookie Cop: Peter Bucossi Policewoman: Loretto McNally Press A: Wilfred E. Williams Court TV Reporter: Joshua L. Shoemaker Court Groupie A: Rosemary Knower Court Groupie B: Susan Lowe Carl’s Brother: John Calvin Doyle Book Buyer: Mary Vivian Pearce Mean Lady: Brigid Berlin Police Officer: Jordan Brown Vendor: Anthony ‘Chip’ Brienza Flea Market Boy: Jeffrey Pratt Gordon Flea Market Girl: Shelbi Clarke Macho Man: Nat Benchley Dealer: Kyf Brewer Baby’s Mother: Teresa R. Pete Church Baby: Zachary S. Pete Doorman: Richard Pelzman Kid A: Chad Bankerd Kid B: Johnny Alonso Kid C: Robert Roser Joe Flowers: Mike Offenheiser Girl: Lee Hunsaker Burglar A: Michael S. Walter Burglar B: Mojo Gentry Mrs. Taplotter: Gwendolyn Briley-Strand Reporter: Jennifer Mendenhall Joan Rivers: Joan Rivers TV Serial Hag: Catherine Anne Hayes Lady C: Susan Duvall Press: Valerie Yarborough Kid: Jordan Young Camel Lips: Jennifer Finch Camel Lips: Suzi Gardner Camel Lips: Demetra Plakas Camel Lips: Donita Sparks Husband A: John A. Schneider Court Clerk: Lyrica Montague Eugene Sutphin’s Nurse (uncredited): Bess Armstrong Birdie’s Father (uncredited): Greg Coale Video Store Customer (uncredited): David L. Marston Stage Diver (uncredited): Kim McGuire Cop (uncredited): John Poague Club Kid (uncredited): Al Sotto Ted Bundy (voice) (uncredited): John Waters Film Crew: Art Direction: David J. Bomba Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Berger Executive Producer: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. Thanks: Paul Reubens Original Music Composer: Basil Poledouris Writer: John Waters Production Design: Vincent Peranio Editor: Janice Hampton Producer: Mark Tarlov Supervising Sound Editor: John Nutt Thanks: Don Knotts Editor: Erica Huggins Director of Photography: Robert M. Stevens Associate Producer: Pat Moran Costume Design: Van Smith First Assistant Director: Robert Rooy Property Master: Brook Yeaton Art Department Production Assistant: Jeffrey Pratt Gordon Carpenter: Thomas Turnbull Thanks: Harry H. Novak Set Decoration: Susan Kessel On Set Dresser: Lianne Williamson Sound Editor: Ernie Fosselius Thanks: Arthur Machen Utility Stunts: G. A. Aguilar Sound Mixer: Rick Angelella First Assistant Director: Mary Ellen Woods Sound Editor: Frank E. Eulner Casting: Paula Herold Set Dresser: Michael Sabo Second Unit Director: Steve M. Davison Sound Editor: Robert Shoup Hairstylist: Kathryn Blondell Sound Re-Recording Mixer: David Parker Stunt Double: Cheryl Wheeler Duncan Assistant Makeup Artist: Janice Kinigopoulos Makeup Artist: Debi Young Makeup Artist: E. Thomas Case Post Production Supervisor: John Currin Assistant Property Master: R. Vincent Smith Music Supervisor: Bones Howe Draughtsman: Rob Simons Additional Hairstylist: Howard ‘Hep’ Preston Assistant Makeup Artist: Barbara Lacy Art Department Coordinator: Sarah Stollman Utility Stunts: Michael Runyard Unit Production Manager: Margaret Hilliard Hairstylist: Ardis Cohen Assistant Production Design: John Lindsey McCormick Makeup Artist: Betty Beebe Sound Recordist: Philip Rogers Producer: John Fiedler Secon...

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Countway Library of Medicine,Designed by Hugh Stubbins and associates. Boston, 2019

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Hugh Stubbins and Associates. Presentation drawings by American architects, 1976.

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The 59-story Citicorp Center. 601 Lexington Avenue, east side between 53rd to 54th streets: Hugh Stubbins & Associates-Emery Roth & Sons, 1974-1977.

The new Citicorp Center nearing completion in this view looking northeast over Lexington Avenue between 53rd to 54 Street, in Summer, 1977. At left, is the St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Hugh Stubbins & Associates-Emery Roth & Sons, 1977) that be part of the Center; and the modern 641 Lexington Avenue Building (Emery Roth & Sons, 1964) behind it. 

Photo: Gil Arriaga.

Source: Progressive Architecture, August, 1977.

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I live in NYC, with its many skyscrapers, and I was curious if there were any skyscrapers that were built with the intention of not only appreciation from afar (for example, as part of a skyline), in addition to a specific experience for people approaching at street-level. Know of any examples?

Here are some examples that I know first hand, all from NYC:

The Ford Foundation Building designed by Roche Dinkeloo has a large tree-filled atrium in its ground floor. Image

The columns and the ground floor court create a large open plaza allowing entrances to the lobby to be located away from pedestrian traffic on the Lever House ground floor designed by SOM. Image

Rockefeller Center’s 14 original Art Deco buildings centerpiece is a large sunken square used as a skating rink during the winter months. Image

The Seagram Building by Mies Van Der Rohe creates a public plaza by pushing the structure to the center of the lot instead of lining with the street facade. Image

IBM Building at 590 Madison Ave. design by Edward Larrabee Barnes Assoc.features a great indoor garden on the ground floor. Image

601 Lexington Avenue, formerly known as the Citicorp Center.designed by Hugh A. Stubbins & Associates has a sunken plaza with a fountain design by Sasaki Associates. Image

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Yokohama Landmark Tower

by Mitsubishi Estate Architecture and Engineering Division & Hugh Stubbins and Associates, 1993.

296.3 m high, 73 storeys; second tallest building in Japan (fourth tallest structure).  Elevator transit time 1st-69th floor: 43 seconds.

It turned out to be the perfect weather to visit Japan’s most cyberpunk skyscraper.  Views from the top coming later.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Hugh Stubbins & Associates, 1961-77. Photo June 2017 Bauzeitgeist. 

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Bangkok Glass Soccer club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลบางกอกกล๊าส ) is a Thai professional soccer club based in Pathum Thani Domain and is maintained by BG FC Sports activity Co., Limited. which is a part of Bangkok Glass Number of Companies. Bangkok Glass FC currently be in the Thai Highest regarded League following BG FC Sport Company., Ltd. who also purchased the exact playing permit of the Thai Premier Group side Krung Thai Lender F. D. in Jan 2009.,[1] transformed the membership name plus moved the home via central Bangkok to Pathum Thani Land. The name and even logo obtain from Krung Thai Traditional bank, PCL, the owner together with major attractions of the team. History Bangkok Glass FC was founded 5 years ago and performed in the Khǒr Royal Mug, the fourth degree of the Thai football group. At the beginning from the 2009 year, the club bought the very franchise involving Krung Thai Bank Farrenheit. C. to be able to compete inside Thai Most recognized League. The actual club after that started the main pre-season underneath the name connected with Raj-Vithi-BGFC during the 2009 Queen's Cup on the match towards Haaka-Sriracha FC. The team has been done up of participants from Bangkok Glass FC, trialing people with the probability of play in the Thai League. Within their first Top-quality League winter, the golf club was succeeded by Hans Emser, any German Mind Coach. Below his support, the pub was unbeaten for 12 league video games in a line. He was an effective coach by Bangkok A glass FC having points typical of 2, thirty-three. Nevertheless, Emser himself announced that he favored working with the youth group rather than the mature team.

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2010–Present The organization then designated Surachai Jaturapattarapong, a previous Thailand nationwide team player who has previously worked well as an instructor in H. League with Singapore since the club's brand new head mentor. After a bad start to the actual 2010 months, Surachai got down out of his article and had been replaced through the Brazilian Carlos Roberto. Their tenure in control was short-lived though because he was dismissed in March 2010 soon after two weighty defeats in order to PEA Buriram and Osotspa Saraburi. Bangkok Glass has done an unsatisfactory 5th while in the PLT this year. The current office manager is Supasin Leelarit and Surachai Jaturapattarapong was re-appointed as mind coach in late the year 2011 season. Following a disappointing year or so Surachai arrived down once again from their post-August 2012 as well as was changed by Phil Stubbins. Bangkok Glass concluded the season some sort of disappointing eighth in the PLT 2012. Right after short-lived inside Bangkok Wine glass FC Phil Stubbins set foot down throughout March 2013. For limited time assistant guru, Anuruk bought out. Stadium

Leo Stadium had been open this year after becoming renovated upon land next to Bangkok a glass company minimal. It situated in Pathum Thani. It was originally utilized by Bangkok wine glass company constrained officer. Right after Bangkok Cup F. D. bought the actual franchise associated with Krung Thai Bank Farrenheit. C. to be able to compete within the Thai Group they use Leo Stadium to become their own house ground. The capability of the arena was thirteen, 000,.

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Summer in the City - 4 (Flashwave)

Fic: Summer in the City - Chapter 4 (AO3 Link) Fandom: The Flash Pairing: Mick Rory/Barry Allen

Summary: Barry Allen is a good CSI, but this whole stupid Heatwave serial killer thing is just killing him.

Or, you know, people around him.

Luckily for him, he’s always got Mick to complain to…

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"No surprise, absolutely nothing from Palmer Tech other than the small sample of the alloy he gave us," Barry tells Joe. "Industrial strength cleaner is a thing to be feared by us all."

Joe nods, looking unsurprised. He knows the drill. "So, nothing then?"

"Well," Barry says reluctantly. "There is one thing."

Ray was super nice, and Barry can't possibly imagine what he might have to do with a serial killer or whatever weird thing is going on here in regards to these thefts, but he feels he has to mention any oddities. It's his job. Joe's job is figuring out how all those oddities came together in a way that made sense.

"Oh?"

"Yeah," Barry says. "I found absolutely nothing."

"You just said that," Joe points out.

"No," Barry says patiently. "Absolutely nothing."

Joe pauses. "I thought you said that was because of the cleaner?"

"It is," Barry says. "But there's finding nothing relevant or useful, and then there's finding nothing at all."

"Wait, you found nothing at all?" Julian says, looking up from where he's sitting on his side of the room. "In a working lab? During mid-morning? Impossible."

Barry points at him. "Exactly. I mean, unless the lab was scrubbed shortly before we arrived. Which, uh, they would probably have had time to do, if they wanted to."

Joe frowns. "You think they were hiding something?"

"I mean, yes and no?" Barry replies, shrugging helplessly when Joe glares at him. "Okay, let me rephrase. Yes, I think they were hiding something. No, I don't think it's really relevant. I mean, I don't really think they were hiding Heatwave in the alleyway out back or anything like that. It's probably nothing more than some run-of-the-mill labwork paranoia that someone's going to steal their work, or maybe some scientists they hired have a bad history with law enforcement, or something like that." He pauses. "Or, well, this is Central..."

He arches his eyebrows meaningfully. Joe nods thoughtfully.

"What does that mean?" Julian asks with a frown. He's good at his job, but he's not from Central; he hates it when everyone else just makes a reference to the city and share knowing nods like Barry and Joe were just doing.

Naturally, Barry makes a point of doing it as often as possible.

"Something they're working on for a Family," Joe clarifies. "Labs can process everything from drugs to explosives, and it's an open secret that running any type of successful business in Central - at least, running that business long enough that you want to keep it being successful - involves having an open mind in regards to the Families, if you get me."

"Though drugs have gone down since Snart came around," Barry comments, then flinches back when Julian and Joe both glare. "What? It's true! Palmer Tech could have a deal with the Rogues instead of a regular Family."

"I don't want to know what a guy who made himself the leader of a metahuman army wants with a lab, Bear, I really don't," Joe says.

"More parts for that cold gun of his, no doubt," Julian says.

"But the labs weren't working on cold, they were working on heat," Barry points out.

"Still, it's temperature related. Maybe Snart is thinking of switching it up."

"Seems like a stretch," Joe says doubtfully. "That bastard's pretty committed to his theme. Just last week he had snowflake-decorated hoodies delivered to the local children's hospital with a note saying 'when life's getting you hot under the collar, think Cold thoughts' - hoodies he stole, might I add, not that there's a public company in the world that's going to publically take clothing away from kids with cancer..."

Julian snorts. "What is he, running for mayor?" he says with a sneer.

"Don't ask me to understand Snart," Joe says. "If I were any good at it, he'd be in prison."

"Did Eddie find something in the logs?" Barry asks, thinking back. "He had his thinking-face on."

"He thought he did," Joe says. "Went down to records to check it out."

"What's left of records, you mean," Julian says.

To be fair, there wasn't much left after Snart's midnight raid. Of course, they couldn't prove it was Snart's doing, certainly without the relevant records, but the tell-tale thin layer of frost left behind made it pretty clear. Not that the policemen who'd first found it had thought to take a picture of it before it melted away...

The simultaneous electronic attack that ate away a big chunk of their electronic files and back-ups only made it more likely that it was Snart. He wasn't necessarily known for hacking, but simultaneous attacks utilizing all the skills of his subordinates were just his style.

Everyone just quietly hoped that it'd been a one-time job and Snart hadn't actually acquired a high-class hacker willing to join his Rogues.

"Well, hope Eddie's hunch gets us somewhere," Barry says. "Palmer Tech seems like a dead end."

"Except for the fact that the CEO, the COO, and the Head of R&D all flew over from Starling to show us around in person," Joe says. "They're staying on the suspect list."

Barry wonders if he should mention that he saw Felicity outside during their investigation - but no. There's no law against taking a smoke break.

"Anything from Mercury?" Joe asks Julian.

"Ms. McGee was outraged we were trespassing, interfering with delicate projects, etc., etc.," Julian says with a shrug. “The usual. Actually, it turned out that her stolen project related to tachyons, not heat tech. Their heat tech is, according to them, still secure – they’re developing a heat-sensitive trigger, designed to activate alarms once a certain heat threshold has been passed.”

“Alarms,” Barry says, arching his eyebrows, “or a fuse?”

“Given the prevalence of the word ‘trigger’ being used and the dearth of any additional details,” Julian says dryly, “I suspect the answer will be whatever pays more.”

“Still, strange that they weren’t hit,” Barry says, then frowns. “Wait. Were the other places hit around the same time, or sequentially?”

“Sequentially,” Julian replies, nodding in understanding already. Sometimes Barry wishes the guy wasn’t so competent, just so he could hate on him properly, but sadly, even Barry had to admit that having another brain to bounce off of has made them both more productive.

“What are you thinking, Bear?” Joe asks.

“That Mercury might not have a heat-tech related theft yet,” Barry says, gnawing at his lower lip. “If this guy is going after heat tech and given our suspicions that the leak might have come from Ramon’s Foundation – well, they just sent in a proposal, right? The guy might not know that it’s just a trigger system.”

“I’ll post some guards and tell them to keep an eye out,” Joe says. “If we can catch this guy breaking in on camera, that might be the key to catching him.”

Joe still lingers by the door a minute.

“Anything else, Joe?”

“Just – you’re going to this Ramon guy, right? The one we think the leak might've come from?”

“Tomorrow, yeah; after I finish up with whatever I get from STAR Labs this afternoon, yeah, with Ramirez and Stubbins,” Barry says, smirking at Julian’s quickly suppressed jealous expression at the mention of STAR Labs. “Why?”

“Be careful,” Joe says. “I’ve been asking around. No one’s said anything yet, but – well, Ramon is a non-police affiliated meta expert. And the biggest customer for that would be…”

“Snart,” Julian says. “I wouldn’t be surprised. Not least because Ramon wouldn’t be able to get easy access to test subjects without an illicit source, and his papers are –”

“Really good,” Barry interjects.

Julian looks sour. “Yes, unfortunately. The Foundation's very good. Though personally I think his associate, Ms. Snow, likely has more to do with it..."

"Julian's got a crush," Barry says wickedly.

"I most certainly do not!"

"On her excellent biomedical analysis of metahuman physiology, honestly, Julian, get your mind out of the gutter."

Julian glares, but there’s a bit of a blush on his cheeks.

Joe chuckles. "I'll leave you two to it. But seriously, Bear - be careful, okay? I’d rather Eddie and I went with you to Ramon tomorrow, but chance are we’ll be booked solid fielding calls about our investigations today."

"Relax," Barry says. "Heatwave's not after me, okay? It was coincidence. Now shoo, I need to pack up and freak out about going to STAR Labs before meeting you downstairs."

"I don't understand what you all see in Wells," Joe complains half-heartedly; it's an old argument. "He did cause the current metahuman crisis, you all remember that, right?"

"It's not technically a metahuman crisis," Julian says immediately. "It's just regular crime, as done by metahumans."

Julian had had a serious grudge against metahumans early on in his career, but after he'd nearly shot a kid pretending to be one, he'd gotten some serious therapy and sensitivity training.

"Plus, Heatwave's not a meta, remember?" Barry reminds Joe. "Can't say that one's a meta issue."

"Not that certain newspapers haven't tried."

"Man, am I glad Iris took the job with Picture News," Barry says. "Even if that tabloid probably would've paid better."

Joe glares the way he always does when someone brings up Iris, but Barry's working on wearing him down. It might take forever, but eventually he'll get used to hearing her name and maybe - just maybe - they'll be able to work their way to an apology.

Maybe.

Preferably without Barry screwing up in such a massive fashion that both of them have to forgive him because he's family, and then forgiving each other because they don't want to be hypocrites.

You know, like the last four times.

He's just about done getting his stuff ready when his phone beeps. Wondering who it might be, Barry scoops it up.

Making you something special for dinner, it read. No cheating.

Barry grins. He'd given Mick his cell number a while back, when he'd tried to order dinner on his commute home in hope that it'd arrive after he did (it arrived before, thus Mick's demand for a mobile number), but this is the first time Mick's just texted him out of the blue.

Even though his number's already saved as "M" in Barry’s phone.

Barry has a rich fantasy life, okay? And if someone - Iris - were to grab his phone now, she'd get the totally wrong impression.

Barry depresses himself for a few minutes, thinking about how he'd lure her into snatching the phone then tease her mercilessly about her misconception, if only they were still talking, but then he puts it out of his mind and focuses on the dinner Mick's undoubtedly making for him. Possibly personally.

Barry's imagination has decided to give Mick the shoulders from the guy he'd seen this morning, the hot one talking to Felicity in the alley, and for some reason he's decided to cook Barry's dinner shirtless. Mmmm, yes, please.

...make that a very rich fantasy life.

Barry sends an estimate of when he expects to be at home - around eight, barring surprises - and heads off to meet Joe and Eddie for their trip to STAR Labs.

STAR Labs is just as impressive as always: a giant, round tower, looming over mostly empty parking lots that circle it like a moat.

More impressive is what's inside.

Harrison Wells had initially gone into hiding after the explosion that created the metahumans, but he had reemerged with a fresh sense of determination and a hundred new ideas, and he was slowly building his reputation back up, one small piece at a time.

He sometimes said, in interviews, that science had gotten him into the situation he was in now and so science was the only hope he had left to get back out.

Of course, all the tabloid columns were more interested in what, exactly, had caused the final split between Harrison Wells and his former protégés, Cisco Ramon and Caitlin Snow, who had been among the only people to stand by him after the accelerator explosion. And then, a year or so later, they abruptly left him, both of them: Snow to return to medicine, Ramon to start the Ramon Foundation.

After the Foundation struck gold with a number of apps and assistive technology, not to mention a number of anti-metahuman defenses, Snow had left her budding ophthalmology practice and returned to Cisco's side. More intriguingly, they had been joined by Hartley Rathaway, another ex-protégé of Wells, and one whose parting of ways had definitely been on bad terms.

Yet no matter how anyone pressed, and no matter how upset the leading members of the Foundation became when Wells was discussed, they never said a word against him. A number of gossip columns - not that Barry read those, well, not too much - suggested that Wells still had some form of blackmail over Ramon, something to do with some technology he had developed while he was still with Wells.

Barry might be a little star-struck by Harrison Wells' marvelous brain, but he's not going to let down his guard. His dad had always said that if a teacher keeps chewing up and spitting out students, the problem's with the teacher.

He hadn't been able to see his dad in a while. Henry Allen had been hit by the accelerator explosion when he’d been given that day pass to visit Barry to watch the grand opening, resulting in a nine-month coma and speed meta powers, both of which had definitely taken a few years off Barry’s life, but he steadfastly refused to use those powers to escape prison, which didn't always make him too popular with the other inmates. That meant more solitary, which meant fewer visiting hours.

Barry missed him.

It’d be nice to have someone in his life that he could talk to about stupid things, like fanboying over Harrison Wells.

Huh, maybe he could talk about it with Mick over dinner. It wasn’t like it was police work or anything.

"Gentlemen, sorry to keep you waiting," the man himself said.

Barry jumps a little, not having seen him lurking in the shadows in his wheelchair. Though in fairness, Barry was also hanging back a bit.

He turns to look, and - oh, wow, it's really him.

Harrison Wells. He looks just as distinguished as on television - though he also looks just as gray and worn out as he did on television, too, which was presumably why the gossip mags had a field day proposing that he had any number of mysterious illnesses potentially caused by playing with dark matter.

"Not a problem," Joe says. "I'm Detective West; we spoke on the phone. We're sorry to take time out of your undoubtedly busy day."

Barry very carefully did not look around the virtually deserted labs.

"Not at all," Wells said. "You're here to investigate the theft of the thermal core?"

"Thermal core?"

"Yes," Wells says. "I've been working on developing energy sources - smaller, more efficient. Someone took a prototype and hid it somewhere."

"How do you know that they hid it?" Eddie asks.

"I went to look for it, obviously!" Wells snaps.

"And you weren't in the lab that night?"

"No," Wells says, regaining his composure by a visible effort. "I'm sorry, Detective...?"

"Thawne."

Wells' hands clench on his wheelchair. "I see. Yes. Of course. Welcome."

"And this is our colleague, CSI Barry Allen," Eddie adds. “He’ll be assisting us today.”

Wells' reaction is - well, Barry's going to have to go with weird.

He twists to look at Barry, and he's almost - hungry. But also like Barry's disappointed him, somehow, like Barry's a very close but not quite right reminder of someone he wanted to see.

Also, is it just Barry, or is his hair going blond at the roots and the tips? Like, not white or grey, but blond?

Weird.

Barry'd say that Wells must think that brunettes have more fun and forgot to dye his hair recently enough, but it doesn't explain the slight blond at the tips. Whatever, Barry's not here for hair styling advice.

"Mr. Allen," Wells says. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you."

"I wasn't aware it was such an honor," Barry says, aiming for light-hearted as he shakes Wells' hand. He's mostly kind of creeped. "It's an honor to meet you. Sorry for imposing on you like this."

Wells' smile is tight-lipped.

"Not at all," he says. "I'll show you where the lab is."

The lab is stupendous, but Barry's got this weird feeling, like it was almost meant for something else before it got transformed into what it is now. There's a surprising amount of tech that he can identify as medical; he doesn't know what a physics lab would need with that. At least the speed measurement stuff makes some sense.

Wells goes away for a few minute, some excuse about putting something in order, and comes back refreshed, almost perky; he's charming and urbane, chatting lightly with them as they search his lab.

Barry doesn’t glance at Joe or Eddie, but he assumes they’re thinking the same thing (drugs) as he is. Possibly prescription, possibly not, but man, what a difference. The Harrison Wells that left them was erratic, irritable, eccentric; the one who returns is the one that made himself famous enough to sweet-talk the city into building his Particle Accelerator.

Charming enough to almost (almost) make them forget how weird his introduction was.

Amazingly enough, Wells seems to enjoy talking with Barry. He’s interested in Barry’s work, his projects, everything; he seems to think Barry’s got great potential, which, uh, Barry’s going to have to find a way to include in his official write-up because holy crap Harrison Wells thinks he has great potential and everyone, ever, needs to know about it.

Joe and Eddie don’t seem particularly happy about it, but whatever.

It’s probably just because they’re not finding anything useful.

“Perhaps you can stay behind, Mr. Allen,” Wells says with a smile. “I’d love to discuss your theories in further depth –”

“I’m afraid since this is an open investigation, it wouldn’t be appropriate for Mr. Allen to socialize,” Joe cuts in.

Barry gives him an injured look. Does he not realize this is Harrison Wells?

“There would be nothing inappropriate about it, I assure you,” Wells says smoothly. “Merely an academic discussion of mutual interests, which I believe is entirely permissible, even in an open investigation. After all, I’m not a suspect, am I?”

“Of course not, Mr. Wells,” Barry says, reaching for his phone in order to text Joe to shut up. “I’m sure that –”

His phone.

No cheating.

“– we’ll be able to catch up another time,” Barry finishes with a sigh. Damnit.

If it wasn’t the very first time Mick had texted him, he might have opted to cancel, but Barry’s lost too many friendships to his inability to schedule his life properly, and he’s not losing this one.

Wells looks disappointed. “Another time, then,” he says. Then he smiles. "We'll have to make sure of it."

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The Palazzo/The Venetian Las Vegas (No. 3)

The Venetian is themed after Venice during the 1400s and 1500s, and it features numerous landmarks from the city. Initially, Adelson did not plan for the resort to have a theme. His second wife, Miriam, eventually suggested theming the resort after Venice, where they had honeymooned in 1991.

Two architectural firms worked on the project: Stubbins Associates, and Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo. Many of the resort's landmarks and statues were created by Treadway Industries. The design project included 250 artists and sculptors. For historical authenticity, the resort hired two Venice historians, while Treadway sent a team there to photograph the city. Venice mayor Massimo Cacciari was critical of the design, calling it a "mega-galactic example of kitsch" and comparing the resort with a "street walker".

The exterior entrance along the Las Vegas Strip is modeled on the Doge's Palace and includes a recreation of the Rialto Bridge.It also features a 315-foot-high replica of St Mark's Campanile, topped by a statue depicting Gabriel. A revolving restaurant or lounge had been considered for the top of the tower, but it was deemed too small, measuring only 40 square feet. The Grand Canal Shoppes occupy an indoor plaza with a recreation of St. Mark's Square and features a sky-painted ceiling. Another area of the resort features 21 faux Renaissance-era paintings that were framed and attached to the ceiling.

The Venetian includes a replica of Venice's Grand Canal that goes through the resort's interior and exterior. Gondolas travel throughout the canal, and visitors can ride on them for a fee. In 2013, the indoor canals were drained for a month-long renovation, the first since the resort opened. At the time, the gondolas attracted 500,000 riders per year.

Source: Wikipedia

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Countway Library of Medicine,Designed by Hugh Stubbins and associates. Boston, 2019

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George Conley illustrations. Arch. Hugh Stubbins and Associates. 1974

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The 59-story Citicorp Center. 601 Lexington Avenue, east side between 53rd to 54th streets: Hugh Stubbins & Associates-Emery Roth & Sons, 1974-1977.

Aerial view looking west of the Citicorp Center and its neighborhood, at the time of its dedication. Autumn, 1977.

Photo: Unknown.

Source: Architectural Record, January 1978.

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Who’s Responsible For What in a Condo Flood?

A new luxury condo is built on the Bowery and on a cold night, pipes freeze.  80,000 gallons of water pour through the building, and when workers start to fix the problem, more and more problems are found.  Who is responsible?  The Sponsor ? The contractors?

Board of Mgrs. of 250 Bowery Condominium v 250  VE LLC,  2018 NY Slip Op 31168(U) June 5, 2018 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: 656608/2016 Judge: O. Peter Sherwood discusses privity, professional negligence and the interplay of tort and contract.

“This ·litigation arises from alleged construction defects in the building, which were discovered in 2016 after the water in a fire sprinkler pipe froze, causing the pipe to burst, and water to flood the building (Morris notice of motion, Schreckinger affirmation, exhibit B [Complaint], ¶66). The building is an eight-story structure containing 24 residential units and 2 commercial units (id.,¶38). While damage from the flooding was being repaired, plaintiff allegedly discovered defects in the building (id, ¶¶ 70-82). These conditions were purportedly inconsistent with the representations made by Sponsor Defendants, who marketed the building as a high-end luxury condominium (id, ¶¶ 26, 29, 49-58). ”

“Morris, ICOR, and Foundations (Builder Defendants) each separately move to dismiss the negligence and gross negligence claims as against them (motion sequences 001, 002, and 004). Builder Defendants each argue that the negligence and gross negligence claims are barred by th~ statute of limitations pursuant to CPLR 214, which states that the statute of limitations is three years for “an action to recover for damages of malpractice, other than medical, dental or podiatric malpractice, regardless of whether the underlying theory is based on contract or tort” (CPLR 214. [6]). These defendants contend that the accrual date for a design professional in a professional malpractice negligence claim is the date of completion of services and, as their services were completed over three years ago, plaintiffs negligence claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Plaintiff counters that its negligence claims are not barred because these claims are not malpractice claims from a direct contract or professional relationship between plaintiff and these defendants, and, thus, the accrual date is the date that the damage occurred, not the date of completion of services. ”

“Assuming the truth of the allegations in plaintiffs pleading and “resolv[ing] all inferences which reasonably flow therefrom in favor of the [plaintiff],” the court agrees with plaintiff that the negligence claims are not professional malpractice negligence claims (Sanders, 57 NY2d at 394). There was no direct or other professional relationship between plaintiff and Morris, ICOR, or Foundations, and plaintiff asserts claims for property damages that it has incurred as a result of the alleged negligence. Plaintiff discovered the property damage on or after February 15, 2016, when the fire sprinkler pipe burst. Plaintiff commenced this action on December 19, 2016, thus it is timely. Morris, ICOR, and Foundations also contend that the negligence and gross negligence claims should be dismissed as plaintiff lacks privity, or the functional equivalent thereof, with all three defendants. Plaintiff concedes an absence of privity (Plaintiff Opp. at 9-10, 16). However, this is not fatal to a negligence claim as, even in the absence of privity, New York law allows the assertion of a cause of action for negligence resulting in property damage (see 905 5th Assocs., Inc. v Weintraub, 85 AD3d 667, 668 [1st Dept 2011] [finding that “the lack of privity does not affect plaintiffs’ ability to bring a general negligence claim against the [defendant] architect for property damage sustained by them” where there are “issues of fact as to whether the [defendant] directed or controlled the work which is alleged to have created the injury”]; Topcuoglu v Hotel 124, LLC, 2013 NY Slip Op 31232(U), *4 [Sup Ct, NY County 2013] [finding that “[a] party who enters into a contract to perform construction-related services may be liable to third parties for personal injuries or property damage, despite the lack of privity … “]). Plaintiff asserts that its negligence-based cause of action is largely based on property damage and alleges that the Builder Defendants had responsibilities related to the construction that could be considered as controlling the work that caused the injury (Plaintiff Opp. at 19; Complaint ifif 24-32, 110-113). City School Dist. of City of Newburgh v Hugh Stubbins & Associates, Inc. (85 NY2d 535 1995) can be distinguished because that plaintiff reviewed and approved specifications and had control during construction, giving it the functional equivalent of privity. Here, plaintiff alleges that it lacks privity with Morris, ICOR, and Foundations, but it is not clear whether these defendants reviewed and approved specifications and had control during construction of the building. ”

  Who’s Responsible For What in a Condo Flood?