#Tomás Banks

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ben + baby ethan drabble part 3!

summary: it's ethan's second birthday!

Last year, Dad insisted on taking a Polaroid picture of him holding Ethan as his baby was instructed to blow his ‘1’ candle. Ethan did, spraying spit everywhere, and today, on his second birthday, he blows his ‘2’ candle with less spit and Ben is next to him and Dad uses the same Polaroid camera to take their picture.

It’s their tradition now, Ben decides.

“Handsome birthday lad!” Dad gushes, handing over the camera to Ben as Mum shakes the Polaroid. “Come give Pops a kiss.”

“Kiss, kiss,” Ethan shrieks, bouncing in place, short arms reaching for his Pops. “Mwah!”

“Did you get it?” Mum asks, and Ben nods, giggling, lowering the camera.

Dad and Mum’s birthday presents are a mini version of Ben’s Mercedes G-Class SUV and £200 to be put into Ethan’s future bank account (they gave him £100 last year.) Ben’s is a replica of a construction helmet Bob the Builder wears, and Ethan refuses to take it off the whole day.

Théa, Tara, and Tomás crafted a handmade birthday card with a stick figure illustration by Tara (but the hair was exclusively drawn by Théa.) Kieran and Leo planted a tree in a Borneo rainforest under Ethan’s name, and Declan and Kai gifted an annual membership to the London aquarium and the London zoo.

They eat the strawberry cheesecake with tea. Ethan feeds Ben minuscule bite after bite, and Dad pretends to be jealous. To compensate, Ethan sits in his lap as they watch baby animals documentaries. 

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Ben goes to the IT department’s floor, which is not located in a sad little basement as what pop culture depicts in the media. In fact, it’s very sunny. Quiet, though, at least that much is true.

“Hi,” Ben greets a blonde, well-built lad with an arm tattoo. He’s the only one not wearing headphones. “Morning. Is Willo in?”

“Oh, hiya,” the lad says, smiling. “Morning. Willo called in sick today, so, no.” He nods his head towards what is probably Willo’s desk. It has very minimal trinkets. There are actually little figurines of a lion and other wild animals around his desktop, though.

“Do you want to leave a message for him?”

“I’ll just send him an email,” Ben says, chuckling, remembering their chance encounter at the zoo. The hot twunk is not a liar, then. “Sorry, what’s his work email address?”

To: w.saliba@joy.co.uk

From: b.white@joy.co.uk

Subject: Cake from Ethan

Dear Willo,

Stopped by your dept, but you��re not in today. Hope you’ll feel better soon. 

It was Ethan’s birthday yesterday, and I had some cake for you. Will you be in tomorrow? Let me know.

Best wishes,

Ben

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Nurses and senior management in Pirkanmaa are not seeing eye to eye, according to Helsingin Sanomat, after the wellbeing services county Pirha decided to start charging for phone consultations.

Since the middle of last month, Pirha started invoicing call-backs from staff at 30 euros a piece. So far patients have only been billed for calls made by doctors.

Pirha's head physician, Eija Tomás, argued that the new system will actually save patients money.

"The clinic visit fee and the old phone fee used to be 46 euros. If the patient's matter is such that they don't necessarily need to come in person, they now pay only 30 euros for handling their matter over the phone," she said.

Nurses have raised concerns that senior citizens living on modest pensions will lose out as healthcare moves toward telemedicine.

"These people won't become digitally savvy or wealthy, no matter how much we would like them to," one nurse told HS.

Russia's visa regime

Russia is working on easing visa procedures for several countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, reports Ilta-Sanomat, citing statements by Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zaharova.

Ilta-Sanomat asked Jarno Limnéll, a National Coalition Party MP, what Russia's long-term goal is in relaxing its visa rules.

Limnéll, a cyber security expert often cited in the media, said Russia may use visa-free travel as a tool for hybrid influence.

"If this is true, it's certainly aimed at facilitating people's access to Russia, and one reason may be this hybrid influencing and directing people towards the [Finnish] border," he said.

On Thursday the Finnish government has proposed allocating an extra 86 million euros for the Border Guard this year. The majority of the funds would go towards expediting the construction of fencing along Finland's border with Russia.

Borrowers wait for relief

Relief for mortgage holders may be slower than anticipated, reports Kauppalehti, even though Eurozone inflation slowed to 2.6 percent last month.

The 12-month Euribor, the most common reference rate in Finland, is expected to gradually decrease to below three percent around the turn of the year, according to the business daily.

"At the end of last year, we were expecting this [lower rates] a bit too much. Now it's clear that the development seems slower. But interest rate cuts will happen," Danske Bank research director Heidi Schauman said.

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Haro, Spain (No. 3)

Haro is a Spanish city and municipality, located northwest of the autonomous community of La Rioja, whose homonymous region is head as well as is the most important town of the Rioja Alta. It borders the province of Burgos by the Montes Obarenes to the north and Álava by the Ebro to the east. Its population amounts to 11,634 inhabitants according to the 2022 INE census.

Its economic activity is mainly focused on viticulture and the production of quality wines within the Rioja Qualified Designation of Origin, so the wineries are also one of its main tourist attractions, receiving thousands of visitors annually. It also has an important architectural and urban heritage, in which the main portal of the church of Santo Tomás, the work of Felipe Vigarny, its numerous palaces and the old town, declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1975, stands out.

Highlights its traditional Battle of Wine, Festival of National Tourist Interest; the third oldest lantern procession in Spain;and one of the seven towns that, without being a provincial capital, had a branch of the Bank of Spain.

Source: Wikipedia  

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Academic Blog 10: VR, AR and MR Technologies - Unreal City

“Unreal City” this work uses augmented reality technology to present digital sculptures on the banks of the Thames in London. Visitors can experience the art world that combines virtuality and reality through a mobile app in the heart of London. Unreal City includes digital art work from the digital designers all around the world. Visitors can easily download free Acute Art app to interact with the artifacts.

Figure 1. Olafur Eliasson, Caring Northern Light and Lucky Stone. Augmented reality.

McLuhan and Fiore (1967) believe that media are extensions of human senses, and different media can redefine our sensory experience. For example, the phone can be used as an extension of hearing, and the car can be used as an extension of footsteps.

AR technology is also a manifestation of this extension. It expands the audience's perception of space and art by integrating virtual objects with reality. In "Unreal City", artists used AR technology to integrate digital sculptures and images into the Thames River landscape, creating a new "hybrid space." This combination allows viewers to perceive real and virtual elements simultaneously, experiencing a sensory extension beyond reality. Visitors can see digital sculptures floating above the river on their mobile phone screens, and these sculptures only exist on a digital level. This aligns with McLuhan and Fiore (1967)'s point about how media can reconfigure human senses, showing the potential of technology in redefining reality.

Furthermore, Baudrillard (1983) points out in his theory of "hyperreality" that virtual images may be more attractive than real ones, and even replace reality itself. For example, video games can make players feel like they are in the game, and break through the impossibility of reality so that players can experience a surreal experience.

In "Unreal City", digital sculptures not only supplement the real world, but also become a more attractive existence than reality. For example, the virtual sculptures in the work are presented with high-gloss detail and animation effects that cannot be achieved in reality. When visitors experience these digital sculptures, they may be more focused and immersed than when facing traditional sculptures.

Figure 2. Tomás Saraceno, Maratus volans (peacock spider), Prototype for Web of Life. Augmented reality

In Tomás Saraceno's Maratus volans (Figure 2.), AR technology highly exaggerates the details of the peacock spider, such as its unique vibrant colors and dance behavior, allowing viewers to appreciate the creature’s beauty they never had before. This virtual representation not only simulates the appearance and behavior of the spider, but also magnifies the details that are difficult to detect in nature, making the simulation itself more attractive than reality. This “more realistic reality” exhibits what Baudrillard (1983) describes as the fourth stage of imagery, which is “a simulation completely detached from any real connection”.

Bibliography

Baudrillard, J. (1983). Simulations. New York: Semiotext(e).

McLuhan, M., & Fiore, Q. (1967). The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects. New York: Bantam Books.

Wallpaper (2020) Acute Art is bringing its ‘Unreal City’ AR exhibition into your home. Available at: https://www.wallpaper.com/art/unreal-city-london-outdoor-exhibition-acute-art-app (Accessed: 18 December 2024).

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Alessandro Bazzoni and Siri Evjemo-Nysveen try to clean up their image in the Financial Times and come out “roasted”

The Italian businessman Alessandro Bazzoni and his wife Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, wanted internationally for the theft of more than 3 billion dollars from PDVSA, tried to get an approach to the prestigious media The Financial Times and came out destroyed in the final report published this Saturday.

In a typical move by a Public Relations team, the couple sought to declare to the British media that they had no relationship with Alex Saab, that it is “pure speculation” that they have invested millions of dollars in Polo horses and that he is the owner of the Maltese company Elemento LTD - in charge of transporting Venezuelan oil abroad and the reason why Bazzoni was sanctioned by the OFAC in 2021 - but the FT “background check” left the couple in a worse position.

Starting with the main image, where Alessandro Bazzoni appears next to the LaFerrari hybrid, a Ferrari project also known as the F150, and which is worth close to one and a half million dollars. One of the 499 units manufactured of this model is the one that Bazzoni took home as a prize in a polo tournament held in 2021 in Egham (England), when his Monterosso Polo Team was beginning to emerge internationally thanks to money from corruption in PDVSA.

His wife, Siri Evjemo-Nysveen, is also the owner of the MT Vikings, another squad that participates in some minor tournaments. Evjemo-Nysveen, through her role as vice president of the Swiss bank MBaer Merchant Bank (of the Julius Bär Group) helped introduce money from bribes and thefts in PDVSA into the banking system. Some of the clients, related to these businesses, whom he introduced to the bank are Colonel Antonio Pérez Suarez, the family of former minister Tareck El Aissami and Álvaro Pulido Vargas.

Recently, the media outlet News Break revealed that the British justice system is investigating the circle of polo players related to Alessandro Bazzoni and Siri Evjemo-Nysveen for suspected money laundering in the purchase and sale of copies.

The athletes who have been summoned to testify for their relationship with the Bazzoni/Evjemo-Nysveen couple are:

• Alejandro Pistone

• Angela Moran

• Antonio Heguy

• Benjamin Urquiza

• Charlotte Pykett

• Christopher “Cris” MacKenzie

• David “Pelón” Stirling

• Diego Tomás Cavanagh

• Emma Boers

• Emma Claire Wood

• Emma-Lou Becca

• Facundo Sola

• Guillermo Terrera

• Guillermo “Sapo” Caset

• Hazel Jackson

• Inez Bethell

• Ignacio Novillo Astrada

• Ignacio “Cubi” Toccalino

• James Beim

• James Crossley

• Joaquin Pittaluga

• John Paul Clarkin

• Juan Gris Zavaleta

• Juan Martín Nero

• Juan Martín Zubía

• Kayley Maria Smith

• Lia Salvo

• Lottie Lamacraft

• Lucas "Luquitas" Criado jr.

• Mackenzie Weisz

• Mark Tomlinson

• Matias Gonzalez

• Matt Perry

• Rosanna Turk

• Rosendo Torreguitar

• Ross Ainsley

• Saad Audeh

• Sam Browne

• Sebastián Merlos

• Severo Jesús Jurado López

• Tamara Fox

Both Alessandro Bazzoni and Siri Evjemo-Nysveen are unable to leave the UK due to an Interpol red alert issued by Venezuela. Two of their front men, Erik Roveta and Germán Bonelli, were arrested this year in Greece and Argentina respectively and are awaiting deportation to the Caribbean country.

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A principios de 2016 Tomás Guanipa viajó a Miami a “martillar” a los directivos

Banco de Puerto Rico que paga nómina de embajada americana en Caracas financia a Primero Justicia

Un grupo financiero venezolano, que opera un banco establecido en Puerto Rico, es uno de los principales financistas de las actividades del partido de neoderecha Primero Justicia, de acuerdo con lo revelado por uno de sus directivos establecido en Miami en una conversación sostenida con un allegado en Caracas.

Se trata del grupo Arca International Group, que opera el Arca International Bank, mantiene operaciones en al menos cinco países de la región y que está liderado por Emilio Antelo Rey, quien fue directivo del Banco Real, una de las entidades financieras quebradas en el año 2009, durante la llamada “minicrisis bancaria”.

Uno de los datos más llamativos obtenidos se refiere a que el banco de Puerto Rico es la entidad que presta el servicio de pago de salarios a los empleados de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Venezuela.

La revelación la hizo Alvaro Ignacio Rodríguez Hernández, director principal del grupo, en una llamada que le hizo desde Caracas un allegado identificado con el apodo de Guillermo, y a la cual tuvo acceso exclusivo La Tabla.

Asimismo en abril de 2016, en dos oportunidades, el actual presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (en desacato), diputado Julio Borges, visitó la vivienda de Rodríguez Hernández ubicada en la urbanización Campo Alegre de Caracas.

En la conversación, que posiblemente tuvo lugar en agosto, Rodríguez comentó sobre una visita recibida en el sur de Florida de parte del diputado de Primero Justicia, Tomás Guanipa, y en la que se discutieron aspectos relacionados con la situación política en Venezuela. Entre los escenarios planteados estuvo la necesidad de esperar hasta las elecciones presidenciales en 2019 y que la situación económica marchaba con un ritmo de deterioro mayor con respecto a las expectativas políticas.

Sin embargo el empresario concluye sus comentarios diciendo: “Bueno, en verdad lo que vino fue a pedir plata, tu sabes como son.”

En un apartado previo “Guillermo” le preguntó a Rodríguez sobre una situación conflictiva que afrontaba el grupo ante la que se esperaba algún tipo de intervención de Guanipa y de alguien identificado como “Miguel Ángel”, a lo cual el segundo le aseguró que no había nada de qué preocuparse. Y enseguida agregó, en tono explicativo, “nosotros tenemos como clientes los empleados de la embajada americana, la nómina la pagan por Arca”.

Se trata del Arca International Bank, un proveedor de servicios financieros registrado como Entidad Bancaria Internacional (EBI), en Puerto Rico, y está ubicado en un apartamento del PH, en el número 33, de la calle Bolivia de San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Como presidente de la entidad está registrado Emilio Antelo Rey y como administrador general Engelbert Rodríguez, quien es la figura social del grupo y aparece en notas de prensa y eventos públicos.

El banco es propiedad de Arca International Group, una compañía creada en Barbados en febrero de 2009 y registrada bajo el número 31670 en la Oficina de Asuntos Corporativos y Propiedad Intelectual de esa nación.

Antelo Rey fue miembro de la junta directiva de Banco Real, un llamado banco de desarrollo registrado en 2007 y presidido por Julio Herrera Kolster (quien se hace llamar Julio Herrera Velutinni), que fue intervenido en 2009 pues sus directores otorgaron una serie de créditos, violando las normas, para beneficio propio, según una nota de prensa del portal Informe25. Llama la atención que ese fue el mismo año de creación de Arca en Barbados.

Álvaro Rodríguez, el hombre que recibió las visitas de Borges, en Caracas, y de Guanipa, en Miami, es director principal de Caja Caracas Casa de Bolsa, organización que es presidida por Antelo Rey, según la ficha de la Superintendencia Nacional de Valores (Sunaval).

Caja Caracas tiene como sede la oficina 2-6 de la Torre Este de Parque Cristal, en la urbanización Los Palos Grandes, mientras que la oficina de representación de Arca Internationall Group en Caracas está en la oficina de al lado, la 2-7, según los registros de la Superintendencia de Bancos (Sudeban).

Sobre las visitas del coordinador nacional de Primero Justicia, Julio Borges, al conjunto residencial Premier Esmeralda, donde está el apartamento en Caracas de Rodríguez, La Tabla tuvo acceso a fotos que registraron sendas visitas el 8 y el 27 de abril de 2016.

Julio Borges visitó en abril pasado la residencia del financista.

El empresario es miembro de una familia ligada a la más tradicional oligarquía caraqueña. Su abuela, Ana Mercedes Matos Boulton es a su vez nieta del banquero Manuel Antonio Matos, quien dirigió la llamada “Revolución Libertadora” contra el gobierno de Cipriano Castro, en 1902, en defensa de los intereses de la petrolera estadounidense New York & Bermúdez Company. Mientras que su abuelo Guillermo Rodríguez Eraso también proviene de unos acaudalados grupos familiares de la capital venezolana y presidió hasta después de su nacionalización la Creole Petroleum Corporation, una de las transnacionales con concesiones de explotación de crudo en Venezuela.

Fuente: LA TABLA

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Dos venezolanos dueños de Nodus Bank serán investigados por el FBI

 El FBI abrió una investigación sobre las actividades financieras de los venezolanos Tomás Niembro Concha y Juan Ramírez Silva, dueños del Nodus Bank. La medida busca responder ante la desaparición de la cantidad de $9.935.950,33. Dicha cifra estaba sujeta a un bloqueo por parte de la Oficina de Control de Bienes Extranjeros (OFAC). De acuerdo a la denuncia del Comité de Ahorristas Víctimas del…

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Urbanworld Film Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

The 27th annual Urbanworld Film Festival's lineup has been announced for the event taking place the first week of November. The five-day occasion is November 1-5 at AMC 34th Street and the SVA Theatre in New York City. The schedule includes the world premiere of A Wu-Tang Experience: Live At Red Rocks Amphitheatre directed by Rza and Gerald Barclay. A conversation with Marvel Studios' The Marvels writer/director and Urbanworld album Nia Acosta is also planned. HBO returns as a Founding Partner and Warner Brothers Discovery is the Prestige Partner. 

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School, an HBO Documentary Films feature, from director Amy Schatz and executive produced by Mike Jackson, John Legend and Ty Stiklorius of Get Lifted Film Co. will screen. Lawman: Bass Reeves, starring and executive produced by David Oyelowo about the first Black US Marshal is scheduled for viewing. Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story will be presented by Amazon Prime and National Geographic Documentary Films is having a youth screening of The Space Race directed by Urbanworld alum Lisa Cortés (Little Richard I Am Everything) and Diego Hurtado de Mendoza. 

The work of more Urbanworld alums will be highlighted with To Live And Let Die starring Amin Joseph and Omari Hardwick; Young. Wild. Free. directed by Thembi Banks with Sanaa Lathan and Mike Epps; and Sira, a Berlinale audience winner directed by Apolline Traoré.

ESPN is presenting Black Girls Play from documentary team Joe Brewster and Michéle Stephenson. Disney+ is showcasing six short films from its Disney + Launchpad incubator program of filmmakers including The Ghost, directed by Erica Eng; Black Belts, directed by Spencer Glover; Beautiful, FL, directed by Gabriela Ortega; The Roof, directed by Alexander Bocchieri; Maxine, written and directed by Niki Ang and Project CC, directed by Cashmere Jasmine. 

The almost 100 titles comprises shorts from several known artists including Yvonne Orji's directing debut with Jamaal and Zainab Jah's first film Reunion. Executive producer, Urbanworld alum and writer Nelson George will present Flower, a short film about ballerina Misty Copeland. Benny Boom's A Love Letter To Hip-Hop starring Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought and Part of Me: Anuar Khalifi by Yasiin Bey starring Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) are two of the music-oriented titles. 

To purchase tickets and passes, visit urbanworld.org. 

2023 Urbanworld International Film Festival Lineup 

Spotlight Presentations

Lawmen: Bass Reeves – Created by Chad Feehan (Presented by Paramount+)

Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story – Directed by Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz (Presented by Prime Video)

Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School – Directed by Amy Schatz (Presented by HBO Documentary Films)

The Space Race – Directed by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Lisa Cortés (Presented by National Geographic Documentary Films)

U.S./World Cinema Narrative Features 

Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (Argentina) – Directed by Tomás Gómez Bustillo (New York Premiere)

Frybread Face and Me – Directed by Billy Luther (New York Premiere)

INKY PINKY PONKY (New Zealand) – Directed by Damon Fepuleai, Ramon TeWake (U.S. Premiere)

To Live and Die and Live – Directed by Qasim Basir

Young. Wild. Free. – Directed by Thembi Banks (New York Premiere)

Sira (Burkina Faso) – Directed by Apolline Traoré (U.S. Premiere)

Documentary Features

A Wu-Tang Experience: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Directed by Gerald K. Barclay and The RZA (World Premiere)

Bike Vessel – Directed by Eric D. Seals (New York Premiere)

Black Barbie: A Documentary – Directed by Lagueria Davis (New York Premiere)

Brief Tender Light (Ghana/USA) – Directed by Arthur Musah (New York Premiere)

Disney Launchpad Shorts (Presented by Disney+)

Beautiful, FL – Directed by Gabriela Ortega

Black Belts – Directed by Spencer Glover

Maxine – Directed by Niki Ang

Project CC – Directed by Cashmere Jasmine

The Ghost – Directed by Erica Eng

The Roof – Directed by Alexander Bocchieri

POV Showcase (Presented by WNET)

By Way of Canarsie – Directed by Emily Packer and Lesley Steele

Freshwater – Directed by dream hampton

Sol in the Garden – Directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez and Débora Souza Silva

Still Waters – Directed by Aurora Brachman

The Dream of a Horse (Iran) – Directed by Marjan Khosravi (New York Premiere)

U.S. And World Narrative Shorts

A Version – Directed by Asad Farooqui (New York Premiere)

August Visitor – Directed by Ifeyinwa Arinze

Becoming – Directed by Tramaine Raphael Gray

Children of Light (Korea/USA) – Directed by Minkyu Kang (New York Premiere)

Choices – Directed by Justin Luis Denis (World Premiere)

Cousins – Directed by Karina Dandashi

Cut Me If You Can – Directed by Nicolas Polixene and Sylvain Loubet (New York Premiere)

Death & Ramen – Directed by Tiger Ji

Don't Touch My Hair – Directed by Matthew Law (New York Premiere)

Don't Wait Up For Me – Directed by Alain Alfaro (New York Premiere)

ExpoZure – Directed by Kimson Albert (World Premiere)

Hématome (Belgium) – Directed by Babetida Sadjo

Homing – Directed by Ricardo Varona (New York Premiere)

House Party (United Kingdom) – Directed by William Alexander Boyd III (U.S. Premiere)

Incomplete – Directed by Zoey Martinson

I Held Him – Directed by Hans Augustave

JAMAAL – Directed by Yvonne Orji (World Premiere)

Jerome – Directed by Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz (New York Premiere)

LOOK BACK AT IT – Directed by Felicia Pride

Lunchbox – Directed by Anne Hu

Magic Ring – Directed by Alex Ashe

My Two Left Feet – Directed by Damian Gonzalez (U.S. Premiere)

October Mourning – Directed by Frederick Thornton (New York Premiere)

Reunion – Directed by Zainab Jah and Tim Naylor (New York Premiere)

Spaceship – Directed by Jorge G. Camarena (New York Premiere)

The Burden – Directed by Tish Arana (New York Premiere)

The Fore-men (Canada) – Directed by Adrian Bobb (East Coast Premiere)

The Old Young Crow (Japan) – Directed by Liam LoPinto (New York Premiere)

TikTok Challenged – Directed by Ivan Rome

YELLOW (United Kingdom) – Directed by ELHAM EHSAS (East Coast Premiere)

Documentary Shorts

Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games – Directed by Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (Presented by ESPN Films)

Duckworthy – Directed by M.G. Evangelista (New York Premiere)

I Was a Soul Train Dancer – Directed by Timiza Sanyika (New York Premiere)

Merman – Directed by Sterling Hampton IV

PART OF ME - Anuar Khalifi BY Yasiin Bey (Spain) – Directed by Jordi Esgleas Marroi (New York Premiere)

OVER THE WALL – Directed by KRYSTAL TINGLE

SLICE – Directed by Zaire Love (New York Premiere)

The Big Idea: Birth Without Bias – Directed by Sarah Klein, Tom Mason (New York Premiere)

Things Long Left Unsaid – Directed by Antonia Thornton (New York Premiere)

WA GUEJJ GUI - OCEAN PEOPLE – Directed by Clé Hunnigan (World Premiere)

Animation Shorts

Bridges – Directed by Jonathan Davenport (World Premiere)

BURNING RUBBER – Directed by Christopher Fequiere and Dara King (New York Premiere)

Lil’ Ruby – Directed by Bartek Kik (New York Premiere)

Perfect City: The Bravest Kid – Directed by Shengwei Zhou (East Coast Premiere)

Tomato Kitchen (China) – Directed by Junyi Xiao

Experimental

BET Presents: A Love Letter to Hip Hop – Directed by Benny Boom

FLOWER – Directed by Lauren Finerman

It Smells Like Springtime – Directed by Mackie Mallison

Quiet As It's Kept – Directed by Ja'Tovia Gary (New York Premiere)

Paradise Ft. Terrace Martin & Alex Isley – Directed By child. (Presented By Jill Newman Productions)

Young Creators Showcase

BURNT MILK (Jamaica) – Directed by Joseph Douglas Elmhirst (U.S. Premiere)

Of Silence and Song – Directed by Dai Leyi (New York Premiere)

Shallots and Garlic / Bawang Merah Bawang Putih (Indonesia/Canada) – Directed by Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto (New York Premiere)

Xiaohui and his cows (China) – Directed by Xinying Lao (New York City Premiere)

UNERASABLE – Directed by Déon Ragin (World Premiere)

Screenplays

I Don’t Dream in Spanish Anymore – Written by Missy Hernandez

Long Live AJ – Written by Marvin Van Buren

Panorama Connection – Written by Nicole Weaver

The Washroom – Written by Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany

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pedro pascal & he/him / cismale ‷ watch out , tomás rojas has crash-landed into roswell !! they look forty one years old and celebrate their birthday on september 21st . they are from roswell nm, reside on puhlman ranch and are currently running the ranch as its owner. one thing you should know about them is he's grown up in roswell his entire life, and when the ranch went up for sale he jumped at the chance to buy it.‷

tomás grew up as the oldest of four siblings - with three younger sisters, he’d always seen himself as their protector, even if they could handle themselves. he never doubted their capabilities, but it didn’t change the innate urge he had to take care of them whenever he got the chance, and when they were each in high school, he had quite the habit of at least half-scaring off any potential boyfriends they had, which is something they still won’t let him live down to this day. given his status as a singleton in his forties now, they also enjoy teasing him and suggesting that he’d been trying to condemn them to a life alone just like he is, and making jokes than he needs a partner to take care of him, considering he eats steak or burgers for dinner most nights. it’s something they say lovingly, but he still rolls his eyes whenever they mention it.

he’s always loved animals and has sort of idealized the idea of farm life, to the point that he even went to college for agriculture ( and animal husbandry ). when the old owners of puhlman ranch put the place up for sale so they could retire down to florida when tomás was twenty five, he poured just about everything he had - and the help of an investor he’d worked with after college, who was impressed with the skills he’d shown regarding horse training and breeding - he managed to scrape together a down payment big enough to get a bank to agree to give him a loan, and he’s owned the ranch ever since. on top of the agricultural aspects of the ranch, he has a small herd of cattle and a decently thriving horse breeding and training business - and a few other animals thrown in for good measure.

he wears glasses, but as they’re pretty unpractical for ranch life, he only wears them in the morning and late at night, and wears contacts the rest of the day.

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Senegal Technology Park Building: IDOM

Technology Park Senegal Building, IDOM Digital City Architecture, West African Construction Images

Senegal Technology Park Building News

19 May 2021

Senegal Technology Park Building, Africa

Design: IDOM

Location: Diamniadio, near Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Within the framework of the Senegal Emergent Plan (Plan Sénégal Émergent-PSE), the Ministry of Communications of Senegal has adopted a policy to stimulate the development of the ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) sector. The national ICT strategy aims to promote the creation of an attractive space for investment, as well as access to ICTs for the society in general.

With this in mind, the Government is promoting the construction of the Digital City project, an urban hub in which digital services are the main driving force for economic growth. This new hub, 35 km from Dakar and close to the new international airport (AIDB), aims to place the digital economy at the heart of the new administrative and business city of Diamniadio.

The total investment is 70 million euros, of which 61 million is financed by the African Development Bank and 9 million from the Government of Senegal. The objective is to create a digital platform in an area of 25 Ha in the Diamniadio economic zone, with ICT office spaces for the public and private sector, including international companies. The first phase includes the design and construction of 33,000 m2 of offices, incubators, teaching and research centres and a Tier III data centre integrated into the area.

IDOM has been contracted to develop the Master Plan of the digital park, the Basic and Detailed Architecture and Engineering, as well as provide technical assistance on site during the construction phase.

The project is currently under construction. This first phase is expected to finish in December 2022.

Senegal Technology Park Development, Africa – Building Information

PROYECTO / Project: Parque tecnológico de 25 hectáreas para actividades de “Economía Digital”, en Dakar-Diamniadio

CLIENTE: MINISTERE DES POSTES ET DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS (SENEGAL) \ UNITÉ DE GESTION DU PTN

SITUACION (lugar) / Location: Pôle Urbain de Diamniadio / Dakar / Senegal

Director de Proyecto / Project director: Federico Pardos

Arquitectos responsables / Project architect: Javi Pérez / Federico Pardos

Arquitectos colaboradores / Other architects: Alejandro López

Gestión del Proyecto / Project Management: Federico Pardos

Costes / Costs: Javier Ruiz / Joseba Andoni

Estructuras / Structures: Miguel Angel Valverde / Leire Sanz

Resp. principal instalaciones / Services manager: Jon Zubiaurre, Lucas Legay

Incendios / Firefighting: Alexis Agustí

Sostenibilidad / Sustainability: Blas Beristain

Climatización / Environmental Engineering: Jon Zubiaurre

Luz / Lighting: Miguel García

Agua / Public Health Services: Lucas Legay

Electricidad / Electrical Engineering: Miguel García

Telecomunicaciones / Telecommunications: Fernando Tomás, Diana López

Diseño gráfico / Graphic Design: Alfonso Alvarez / Roberto Fernández

Técnicos / CAD: Iñaki Zabala

Administrativos / Administration: Sonia López

Dirección de Obra / Site Supervision: Federico Pardos / Lucas Legay

Dirección de Ejecución de Obra / Construction execution management: Federico Pardos, Lucas Legay, Fally Diop, Djibril Kane

Autor de fotografías / Photographer: Federico Pardos

CONSTRUCTOR / Constructor: AXIOME / PROMOTRADE / CCECC

Superficie aproximada / Area: 33.000 m2 ft2

PEM: 70.000.000 €

FECHA DE PROYECTO, meses / Project, months Meses (número): 12 Año/s: 2017

FECHA DE EJECUCION/OBRA, meses / Project execution, months Meses (número): 38 Año/s: 2018-2022

Senegal Technology Park Building, West Africa images / information received 190521 from IDOM

Location: near Dakar, Senegal, Africa

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House in Dakar Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects and Antoni Associates image from architects Senegal Property

Dakar Railway Station Project Consultancy: Iglo Architects image from architects Dakar Railway Station

Radisson Blu Hotel in Dakar Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects and Antoni Associates photo from architecture office Senegal Hotel Building

Solar Well, Sambacounda village, Senegal, Africa Design: Raoul Vecchio Architect picture from architects practice Solar Well in Senegal

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April 14, 2020: King Felipe and Queen Letizia held a videoconference with the heads of the Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries to find out the situation of these companies, belonging to an industrial sector considered essential during the state of alarm caused by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Don Felipe and Doña Letizia have spoken with the president of the FIAB, Tomás Pascual Gómez-Cuétara, and with the general director of the federation, Mauricio García de Quevedo. The FIAB is made up of 45 sector associations. Represents food and beverage producers, representing 3% of national GDP and 16% of the whole of Spanish industry. It constitutes the first industrial sector in the country with almost half a million workers and more than 30,000 companies. It highlights that youth employment - from 16 to 35 years old - accounts for about a third of the total occupation of the sector, and that one in three employed in this industry is a woman, higher than the employment in the manufacturing industry as a whole, where is one in four. Furthermore, they highlight that Spanish products are "ambassadors" of the Spain Brand throughout the world and the food-gastronomy-tourism trinomial attracts millions of people to our country every year.

Following the protocols and sanitary recommendations established by the authorities, the food chain has worked from the outset in coordination to guarantee supplies. Since the current health alert was decreed, the sector, declared essential / strategic, has acted to respond to the demand for products, which at first was very high as a result of the insecurity and uncertainty that it generated in the population, that, in some cases, he made a disproportionate collection of supplies.

Despite the increase in demand in the early stages of the pandemic, the activity extends its activity beyond distribution. The losses caused by the closure of the HORECA channel (hospitality industry) also have serious consequences for the industry, since many of the companies dedicate all of their production to this channel and some sectors more than 80% of their turnover. Internal consumption cannot absorb all the activity linked to food that is generated outside the home. So many companies, dependent on the hospitality industry and export, are suffering losses.

As a strategic industry, worker safety and compliance with health protocols are essential. On the one hand, the lack of EPIS is being a problem and its provisioning is necessary. They have also requested, for the same reason, to prioritize the industry for the COVID-19 tests.

Regarding provisioning, the federation points out that a possible escalation of logistics costs is worrying as a result of the possible speculation that some operators could launch. Likewise, measures are required that, even if temporarily, contribute to increasing transport efficiency. Also, the FIAB observes with some concern the evolution of the raw material supply markets at global and national level and has proposed to strengthen vigilance over the evolution of these markets and to promote initiatives and incentives to promote work in the field.

The food and beverage industry has exercised a corporate commitment to the neediest consumers in this crisis. There is a wide list of companies that are making financial donations, of materials and products both in health centers and to disadvantaged families or who have contributed to the distribution of masks or the manufacture of disinfecting gel: Argal, Bimbo, Calidad Pascual, Calvo, Campofrío, Danone, Ebro Foods, El Pozo, Ferrero, Gallina Blanca, Grefusa, Heineken, Kellog, Nueva Pescanova, and many other companies are delivering hundreds of tons and liters of water, dairy products and infant food and other products to the Bank of Food, Red Cross, Caritas or the Emergency Centers of all Spain or the Hospital of the Community of Madrid in IFEMA.

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LGBT+ in Portugal

LAWS

The LGBT+ rights in the Portuguese republic is considered one of the best in the world.

The acceptance in Portugal has it start in 1852, where, under the rule of Queen Mary II and King Ferdinand II, the same-sex activities were no longer a crime, later on made illegal again by the order of King Louis I in 1886, only to be made legal again in 1982 (8 years after the end of ‘Estado Novo’ (1941-1974)).

In the paintings, you can see King Ferdinand II(first photo (1)), Queen Mary II (second photo (2)) and King Louis I (last photo (3)).

 The Portuguese people have one of the most advanced laws about Gender Identity in the world, which was approved in 1st of March of 2011.  Portugal, who’s the country with the most ancient borders in the world, on the 5th day of June of 2010, became the 8th country in the world (6th in Europe) to allow same-sex marriage. Portugal is also one of the few countries to have anti-discrimination laws on sexual orientation (having gained its place on Article 13º of the Portuguese Constitution in 2004). 

 Some important dates to have in mind during all of this process are:

  • 1852, when the fist same-sex activities were allowed;

  • 1886, the year Louis I considered them illegal once again;

  • 1982, same-sex activities were finally allowed.

  • In 1995¸ the first public Pride day was celebrated in Climacz nightclub in Constantino Garden, Lisbon – as you can see in the public billboard (4).

  • By 1999, the military starts accepting gay and bi members, and just 2 years after that, living with your same-sex partner started to be considered a non-material partnership through the eyes of the state.

• In 2003, the work laws change so workplaces would not be able to deny someone a job because of their sexuality and in 2004, the Constitution changes to include sexual orientation under the Article about equality.

 • 2005 was the year that allowed LGBT+ people to give blood.

 • 2007 penal code is changed. 

• By 2009, sex education in school must star having LGBT+ in their speech. Sadly, this year also marks a step back: by order of Gabriel Olim, Gay and Bisexuals can no longer contribute for the blood bank. 

• 2010 marks the year gay marriage is allowed and by 2015, gay couples are allowed to adopt and civil sponsorship a child.

 • In 2016, lesbian couples started having support if they wanted to get pregnant.

PUBLIC OPINION

The public opinion is changing throughout the years, for example, in 2006 only 29% of the people living in Portugal believed in same-sex marriage and 19% of the people believed that they should be allowed to adopt, but it later changed, as we can see in a research made in 2015 that reveals 71% of the Portuguese people believed that Gay and Bisexual people should have the same the same rights as heterosexual people, that 59% of the population didn’t see anything wrong with same-sex relationships and that 61% of the people think that same-sex marriage should be allowed in all of Europe. It’s also estimated that more than 32% of the citizens changed ideas (for the better) since 2006.

CONDITIONS ON LIVING

While there’s a lot of cases about prejudice, the best places to live in the LGBT+ community in Portugal is in Lisbon, Porto and the tourist cities of Algarve (Lagos, Faro, etc.). This cities have a lot of LGBT+ nightclubs, bars, pubs and beaches, and in Lisbon and Porto there’s an annual Pride Parade. The city of Lisbon is the host of one Large LGBT+ film festival (“Queer Lisboa - The Lisbon Gay & Lebian Films”).  Other smaller cities/region (like Leiria and Madeira) prefer to have a discreet LGBT+ community.

Some of the famous LGBT+ beaches in Portugal are 19 Beach near Costa da Caparica (south of Lisbon) and Cacela Velha (in Algarve). 

LGBT+ PORTUGUESE PEOPLE IN HISTORY

Judith Teixeira (1880-1959) (5) - Published poems about love and eroticism between women. In 1923, the state destroyed a lot of her works because it was against the law at the time.  

António Tomás Botto (6) lived between August’s 17th, 1897 and March 16th, 1959. He was a short story writer. Like the previous author, some of the works were destroyed in March 1923.

Raul Leal(7) was born in Setember 1st, 1886 and died by August 18th, 1964. He was also a writer. Like the previous author, some of the works were destroyed in March 1923.

Manuel Teixeira Gomes (May 27th, 1860 – October 18th, 1941) (8) was the 7th president of the Portuguese First Republic and ended up being dismissed because he wrote a  book about the beauty of the male body. 

LGBT+ ORGANIZATIONS 

AMPLOS (9) - Association of Mothers and Fathers for the liberty of Sexual orientation and Gender Identity(English translation):

This organization was formed in 2009 by parents who want more freedom for their children regarding gender and sexual orientation.  They try help the relationship between the parent(s)-child after the child has came out as part of the LGBT+.  They make events that help People understand that there’s nothing wrong with their kids.  HQ of operations: Lisbon, Porto and Funchal, but the ONG wants to open more headquarters in other cities. 

ILGA (10) - Intervention Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, Trans and Intersexis: 

This ONG is the first LGBT+ friendly organization in Portugal. Founded in 1995, its suppose is to fight against any discrimination to the LGBT+ people and for their rights. In 2017 ILGA Portugal changed their name from "Intervention Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender" to "Intervention Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex". It has its headquarters in Lisbon. 

Sources: 

http://portugalpride.org

 http://tumblr.com Wikipedia, Diversidade sexual em Portugal(page) and LGBT+ rights in Portugal (page) 

Amplos - http://www.amplos.pt/;https://www.facebook.com/Amplos

 ILGA- http://www.ilga-portugal.pt/;https://www.facebook.com/ilgaportugal/ 

1) https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTbSwBl0PFEKfGlbC1V1lza2A2fK4auIShBjEyjxlHUC0V3kHdRg

2)http://c4.quickcachr.fotos.sapo.pt/i/Bf602b980/20550560_PUAUA.jpeg 

3) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Fernando_de_SaxeCoburgo_e_Gotha.png/180px-Fernando_de_Saxe-Coburgo_e_Gotha.png 

4)http://portugalpride.org

5) https://sites.google.com/site/poesiadalusofonia/_/rsrc/1488333054861/judithteixeira/judith%20teixeira%201.jpg?height=400&width=319

6)https://www.escritas.org/pt/antonio-botto

7)https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Leal

8) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Manuel_Teixeira_Gomes.png/225pxManuel_Teixeira_Gomes.png 

9)https://www.facebook.com/963469597030557/photos/1249945758382938/ 

10)https://www.facebook.com/316462263198/photos/10155036373753199/ 

Especial thanks to  @sofia-studyblr who edited the post and basically did all the work.

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House De Mérida is a historic Badajoz family from Mérida, Spain that hails itself as one of the oldest cadet branches in living history. Its origins are disputed between Cato Octavius and Gaius Octavius, but historical evidence favours Cato Octavius of gens Octavia - making House De Mérida the only family in the world that can directly trace its ancestry to the family of a Roman Emperor. This is in large part due to the record-keeping capabilities of gens Expentania, which began in response to the Crisis of the Third Century. Gens Expentania's continuous archival work gave historians a first-hand account of the decline of the Western Roman Empire from before the decline itself, but was still not spared from it. What survived, however, was gens Expentania's traditions of raising at least one archivist in every generation, which broguht to the rise of one of Spain's first noble house: House Hierro. Buenaventura Hierro, who founded the house, worked as the adjutant and keeper of legacies for the Queen of León and was granted land and a noble title for this.

Hermenegildo Juan Pablo de Mérida, who acted as head archivist of House Hierro during the Third Crusade, was granted cadet rights and noble status for his work. He moved his family from León to Mérida to teach people how to read and write, and to write and sell books.

Hermenegildo, a chain of small medieval-themed bookstores in Madrid and Lisbon, are based wholesale on his long history of education and parchment-making. 1% of all proceeds go to the modern House De Mérida.

Since the death of Hermenegildo Juan Pablo de Mérida in 1220, there have been many historic figures who were part of the cadet branch, earning its nickname el pequeño pueblo con gigantes (the little town with giants) for the relatively very small number of living members compared to any other European noble house (11-1), and for how many of each of its members went on to perform some kind of feat of valour or somewise note of greatness.

The first most noteworthy figure to rise since the dynasty of Hermenegildo de Mérida was feline explorer-soldier Custodio de Mérida - a Renaissance-era freedom fighter who used his expertise to defeat, kill, and humiliate bandits and highwaymen along the trade routes between Southern France and Northern Italy.

The last since Custodio was the Spanish colonial affairs advisor Julio César y Santo Pedro de Mérida, whose only living heir was granted the right to form a new cadet branch, which he named in honour of his father (House de Mérida y César) after receiving the news of his deeds - despite the Spanish Empire's threat of sanctioning if he did. Julio César perished from a heart attack brought on by starvation while defending the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida, after stealing it from the Spanish during a local coup attempt that he helped plan and initiate.

The family home is located in the Toño Building on the west bank of the Guadiana River in Mérida, Spain. The original family house, from the Hermenegildo Dynasty, was located in Mérida's urban central but burned down during anti-fascist actions taken against Francoist Spain. The current head of House De Mérida is Tomás II de Mérida - a financial advisor and stud farmer. Tomás' great-grandaunt, Judit Teresa de Mérida y César, is the current head of its cadet branch.

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Data management and visualization. Assignment #1.

Developing a research question and creating a personal codebook.

Choosing a data set

After looking through the codebook of GAPMINDER, I have decided that I am particularly interested in Gross Domestic Product per capita. I would like to review which variables are related to the growth of a country and its individuals.

Topic of interest

As human beings, I believe we always try to improve, evolve and get better. This also includes becoming more succesfull in many aspects of life, but for the moment and based on the data set that I have chosen I would like to focus on the factors that could determine a greater or lower GDP per capita on a country. At a first look at the data, I asked myself if the political side of a country determines its wealth. Nowadays most people believe in democracy and how it secures people freedom, but is democracy related to the wealth of a country?

Other topics

Adding to the previous topics, there was also another one related. I saw a variable that indicates the ratio of suicide per 100.000. I This leads to the question, is suicide related to the wealth of a country?

Codebook

On the GAPMINDER codebook we can see a row for each country and many variables. We will take each country as the unique identificator. With all that we mentioned before, our codebook would be like this:

Variable Name Description of Indicator Main Source Variable type incomeperperson 2010 Gross Domestic Product per capita in constant 2000 US$. The inflation but not the differences in the cost of living between countries has been taken into account World Bank Work Development Indicators Cuantitative polityscore 2009 Democracy score (Polity) Overall polity score from the Polity IV dataset, calculated by subtracting an autocracy score from a democracy score. The summary measure of a country's democratic and free nature. -10 is the lowest value, 10 the highest Polity IV Project Cuantitative suicideper100TH 2005 Suicide, age adjusted, per 100 000 Mortality due to self-inflicted injury, per 100 000 standard population, age adjusted Combination of time series from WHO Violence and Injury Prevention (VIP) and data from WHO Global Burden of Disease 2002 and 2004 Cuantitative

Literature

Having search a bit on https://scholar.google.com/, I found some other researches and studies based on the relationship between GDP and democracy as well as GDP and suicide. According to these studies, the countries that are still richest today, some of them are European countries, are also the countries in which the more the social state has developed [1]. Workers of foreign origin are among the most affected groups such as consequence of the collapse of the sectors productive; also the national youth, households with several unemployed adults, low-skilled workers or families formed by an unemployed woman or with precarious employment, and with dependent children, so as a conclusion they say that soceity must advocate for the welfare state in order to mantain the wellness and wealth of its habitants [2]. On the other hand, different studies suggest that unemployment is related to higher suicide rates. However, in other researches where the political and economic situation of certain countries is analyzed, it is not possible to establish this relationship in such a direct way, since there are other factors that can play an important role in the suicidal risk of the population [3]. Also a correlation analysis is made between the percentage variation of GDP per capita and the suicide rate per 100,000 inhabitants, which identifies a high negative correlation, and a high statistical significance is verified [4].

References

Equality, Ecomomic Development, and Democracy. By Luigi Ferrajoli.

THE WELFARE STATE FACING THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CRISIS. By Tomás Fernández-García.

Conducta suicida y crisis económica. By Sandra Muñoz Sánchez, Paula García Jorge, Sara García de Fernando García, Laura Portabales Barreiro, Laura Moreno Fernández, Antonio Ceverino Dominguez, Cristina Polo Usaola.

Does economic reality influence suicide?: The case of Colombia. By Christian Acevedo Navas.

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11 Apr 2021 Senhora da Hora, Porto Architects: Raulino Silva photography : João Morgado Senhora da Hora House, Porto

9 Apr 2021 Calçada House, Vila de Paraíso, north of Portugal Architects: Ren Ito Arq photography : Ivo Tavares Studio Calçada House, Porto

3 Apr 2021 Aneto Restaurant, Peso da Régua Design: João Abreu photography : Ivo Tavares Studio Aneto & Table Restaurante, Peso da Régua Located in REFER’s former railway warehouse, in the city of Peso da Régua, which once opened its doors to the Alto Douro Wine Region, the Aneto Restaurant takes Wine as a connecting element for the proposed intervention.

22 Mar 2021 Santarém House, Santarém, central Portugal Design: dp Arquitectos photography : Ivo Tavares Studio Santarém House, Central Portugal

19 Feb 2021 Casa dos Sobreiros, Celorico de Basto, Braga Architects: Hugo Pereira Arquitectos photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio Casa dos Sobreiros, Braga Property

5 Feb 2021 Cork Trees House, Braga Architects: TRAMA arquitetos photography : João Morgado Cork Trees House, Braga

Casa dos Sobreiros design by Trama Arquitetos from BUILDING PICTURES on Vimeo

14 Feb 2021 Aldoar House, Foz do Douro, Porto Architects: Raulino Silva photography : João Morgado Aldoar House, Foz do Douro

1 Feb 2021 Steelform Factory, São Roque, Oliveira de Azeméis Design: Atelier d’Arquitectura Lopes da Costa photograph © Ivo Tavares Studio Steelform Factory, Oliveira de Azeméis The Steelform project consists of expanding the existing factory unit to the west and south, with the construction of a new pavilion and an administrative building.

10 Feb 2021 Bradco Industrial Unit, Felgueiras, Castelo de Paiva Architects: Em Paralelo photograph © Ivo Tavares Studio Bradco Industrial Unit, Castelo de Paiva The company finds its genesis in the leather goods area, however over the years it has also expanded its activity to bracelets and in the leather goods area: belts, bags, briefcases, purses, wallets, shoes, etc. It is currently a notorious company for also working with renowned brands.

5 Jan 2021 Casa Rio, Gondomar Design: Paulo Merlini Architects photo : Ivo Tavares Studio Casa Rio, Gondomar

23 Dec 2020 Beiriz House, Póvoa de Varzim Design: Raulino Silva Architect photo : João Morgado Beiriz House, Póvoa de Varzim

post updated 6 Dec 2020 ; 6 Apr 2020 Canine & Feline Hotel, Parada, Vila do Conde Architect: Raulino Silva Arquitecto photo : João Morgado Canine & Feline Hotel in Vila do Conde The main program consists of temporary dog and cat accommodation, a hotel where the animals stay for a few days, during holidays or professional travel of their owners. The remaining program is a complement to the space’s activity, with a veterinary office, a grooming room, outdoor training areas and a swimming pool for pets.

5 Nov 2020 1032 Foz Housing, Rua de Gondarém, Porto Architects: dEMM arquitectura photography : FG+SG | architectural photography 1032 Foz Housing Porto The accesses are made from the West by Rua de Gondarém where the social areas are located that are directed to the ocean, the rooms and the street are oriented to East.

9 Nov 2020 Costa Nova Sailing Club, Ílhavo, Aveiro Architects: Ferreira Arquitectos photography : Ivo Tavares Studio Costa Nova Sailing Club, Ílhavo The Costa Nova Sailing Club, one of the oldest nautical clubs in the estuary area of the Ria de Aveiro, was divided into 3 main spaces: the restaurant, the members’ bar and the terrace. For each of these spaces, there was a specific audience, with different preferences and traditions, which provoked the great challenge of this project.

23 Oct 2020 Golgota House, Oporto

21 Oct 2020 Site Mirador architecture ideas competition

2 Oct 2020 Rio Mau 2 House, Vila do Conde

15 Sep 2020 Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa 2020

4 Jun 2020 Suspended Matter Box, Felgueiras, Porto Design: MMVarquitectos, Architecture Studio photograph © Ricardo Oliveira Alves | https://ift.tt/1DAqcDO Suspended Matter Box Oporto Can an architectural contemporary volume be a good neighbor to rural surrounding? This request had everything to be straightforward. MMVarquitectos were to do a remodeling and amplification project of a restaurant.

15 May 2020 Carnaxide Offices Design: Contacto Atlântico image : Contacto Atlântico Carnaxide Offices in Lisbon This new Portuguese building, is located in the surroundings of Lisbon, and houses three functions: a Lusitana beer factory, a small commercial area and some offices.

30 Apr 2020 1000m2 Prefabricated, Vale de Cambra, Vila Chã, northern Portugal – just south of Porto Architects: SUMMARY photo : Fernando Guerra | FG+SG 1000m2 Prefabricated in Vale de Cambra SUMMARY studio unveils this project using their prefab and modular building systems.

17 Apr 2020 Cuf Descobertas Hospital in Lisbon

post updated 6 Dec 2020 ; 6 Apr 2020 This building is a 2A Continental Architectural Awards 2020 winner for the Europe category. Canine & Feline Hotel, Parada, Vila do Conde Architect: Raulino Silva Arquitecto photo : João Morgado Canine & Feline Hotel in Vila do Conde The main program consists of temporary dog and cat accommodation, a hotel where the animals stay for a few days, during holidays or professional travel of their owners. The remaining program is a complement to the space’s activity, with a veterinary office, a grooming room, outdoor training areas and a swimming pool for pets.

28 Mar 2020 Spectris Innovation Centre in Moreira

11 Dec 2019 Vouga Industrial Building, Agueda, Aveiro District Architect: atelier Nu.ma photograph : Ivo Tavares Studio Vouga Industrial Building in Agueda The site where this new Portuguese building project is inserted, has a irregular shape, perpendicular to EN333 in Agueda.

26 Nov 2019 Novo Banco, Lisbon Design: Contacto Atlântico image : Contacto Atlântico Novo Banco in Lisbon, Bank Building There is no bank without clients. In regard of their importance, the space occupied by the clients is proposed to be the dorsal spine of the institution, from where all the services are developed.

3 Nov 2019 Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Secondary School

27 July 2019 FACOL Offices in Guimaraes Building

22 July 2019 Campo Lindo House in Porto

21 July 2019 Edifício Lisbon Wood

18 July 2019 Alcantara Gardens, Lisbon EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture photo courtesy of architects Alcantara Gardens Lisbon A 23,000 sqm complex comprised of residential apartments and office spaces, with 93 residential units in total, ranging from large apartments for families to small units for short term stays.

7 May 2019 CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon Architects: IDOM photograph : FG+SG CUF Descobertas Hospital in Lisbon The construction of this new building was the consequence of the need to extend the hospital, and it works exclusively as an out-patient’s clinic.

5 May 2019 Infinity Chapel, Pessegueiro Island Architects: BAAG atelier image from architecture office Infinity Chapel on Pessegueiro Island, Portugal The architects state that this new Portuguese building design represents the research to design a space that is at the same time introspective, silent and contemplative of nature.

2 Nov 2018 Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center

ARQUIPÉLAGO opened the 2nd Exposition Cycle of ��Sonic Geometry”, a project in partnership with RTP – Radio and Television of Portugal, and curated by Nuno Faria and Nicolau Tudela, last Saturday, October 27th.

photo © José Campos

This cycle presents artistic projects of the duos Miguel Leal / Pedro Tudela and Mike Cooter / Tomás Cunha Ferreira, developed in Artistic Residency, and a new selection of images from the Audiovisual Archive of RTP, that refer to the Azorean universe.

This exhibition is part of a one year project, “Sonic Geometry”, that started on May, and where the artists develop projects, during their stay of 15 days at ARQUIPÉLAGO, that go through the investigation, creation and production of new works from the territory – Archipelago of the Azores – using the vast Audiovisual Archive of RTP. If you wish to have more information about ”Sonic Geometry” please let me know, because we can send an explanatory text of the whole project.

In addition, Fátima Marques Pereira, the Director of ARQUIPÉLAGO – Contemporary Art Center, decided to send information regarding LANDMARK, an architectural project developed in Artistic Residency (“Heritage as a source of inspiration”) by the portuguese architect Joaquim Oliveira. The project was promoted by the Regional Directorate of Culture, within the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.

According to Joaquim Oliveira, “Landmark” intends to be “a reference point in a place, in a square, and that has information on the use of geothermal resources of low enthalpy, and others considered of reutilization of energies in order to be integrated into immaterial actions of divulgation of these concepts in architectural and engineering projects”

27 Oct 2018 Arquipélago News – opens 2nd Cycle of “Sonic Geometry”

ARQUIPÉLAGO – Contemporary Art Center opens on October 27, at 6:30 p.m., the 2nd Exposition Cycle of “Sonic Geometry”, a project in partnership with RTP – Radio and Television of Portugal, and curated by Nuno Faria and Nicolau Tudela.

This cycle presents the artistic projects of the pairs Miguel Leal/ Pedro Tudela and Mike Cooter/ Tomás Cunha Ferreira, developed in Artistic Residency, and a new selection of videos from the Audiovisual Archive of RTP that refer to the Azorean universe.

“Sonic Geometry” started in May and since then the invited artists developed their Artistic Residencies in Arquipélago – Contemporary Art Center: Francisco Janes, Laetitia Morais, Sara Bichão and Manon Harrois – artists represented in the 1st Exhibition Cycle -, Mike Kooter, Miguel Leal, Pedro Tudela and Tomás Cunha Ferreira – who will exhibit in this 2nd Cycle -, Francisco Queimadela and Mariana Caló, Pedro Tropa and Ricardo Jacinto, that will be part of the 3rd Exhibition cycle, with Jonathan Saldanha, who will come in Residency in December.

During their 15-day Residencies, the artists of “Sonic Geometry” develop projects that go through research, experimentation and creation, which will lead to the production of new works from the place – the islands of the Azores Archipelago – using to the vast audiovisual archive of RTP.

Exposição GEOMETRIA SÓNICA 2º CICLO

6 Jul 2018 Sommer Pavilion 2018, Jardim da Parada, beside Casa Sommer, Cascais, Portugal Architectural competition of ideas by the Cascais City Hall and assessed by the South Regional Section of the Architects Association (OASRS) and its goal is to select one idea for an ephemeral architectural intervention at Jardim da Parada, beside Casa Sommer, in the centre of Cascais. Cascais Architecture Competition

3 Jul 2018 POC Observation and Control Building, Ermida, Sever do Vouga, central Portugal Architect: Pedro Geraldes photograph : Alexandre Delmar New Building in Ermida The scope of this project consisted in the conception of an industrial facility for EDP, a global energy company, to act as a base for the observation and control of a dam in case of emergency.

28 Jun 2018 Church of S. Tiago de Antas, Vila Nova de Famalicão Architects: Hugo Correia photo : Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography Church of S. Tiago de Antas in Vila Nova de Famalicão This building is located in a privileged place with views over the natural landscape and the center of the local town.

10 May 2018 Rua Amial Development in Paranhos, Porto image courtesy of architects Rua Amial Development in Paranhos, Porto A significant mixed-use urban regeneration scheme designed by Bogle Architects and Grant Associates for Portugal’s coastal city of Porto has been awarded a Commendation at the 2018 MIPIM/The Architectural Review: Future Projects Awards.

24 Apr 2018 Foz Apartment Renovation, Foz do Douro, Porto Architects: dEMM arquitectura photo © José Campos Photography Foz Apartment The project aimed to enhance the unobstructed view of the Atlantic Ocean, increasing the permeability between the interior and exterior, through wide windows with full opening.

Sergison Bates at Critical Distance Conference, Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal Sergison Bates at CCB for the Critical Distance Conference, May 15th at Centro Cultural de Belém, Portugal: Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa news

29 Mar 2018 Project Tawny, Rua do Amial, Paranhos, Porto Architect: Bogle Architects picture courtesy of architects Project Tawny Porto Buildings

25 Mar 2018 Sao Francisco House, Guarda, Beira Interior Norte, Centro Design: FPA – Filipe Pina Architecture photo : Joao Morgado – Architectural Photography New House in Guarda Located in the city centre of Guarda, this is an urban typical house of the first half of the 20th century, presenting 3 sides and a garden. The surrounding buildings are characterised by several types of construction, a consequence of the successive city urbanistic growth stages.

21 Mar 2018 Serralves House, Porto Architect: João Vieira Campos photo © Nelson Garrido Serralves House in Porto This residential project presented a single-family home divided in two separate volumes – main house and external supporting facilities – arranged in order to confer a rational balance to the diversity of uses to the surrounding outside spaces.

8 Mar 2018 Sabrab Office Interior in Lisbon

26 Feb 2018 Garden Pavilion in Museu de Serralves, Jardins da Fundação de Serralves, Porto Architects: Diogo Aguiar Studio photo © Fernando Guerra Garden Pavilion in Museu de Serralves in Porto

26 Feb 2018 Botts Wine Shop, Viana do Castelo, north Portugal Design: inception architects photo : its. ivo tavares studio – architectural photographer Wine Shop in Viana do Castelo A store located in the historic centre of the city, facing the riverside area and cafe Cirassol. The creative concept as well as the cromatic concept of this commercial space was inspired by the now modernized traditional grocery store and the traditional wine and champagne cellars of France.

9 Feb 2018 ; 11 Oct 2016 Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon, Belém Design: AL_A photo courtesy of architects Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon The first phase of a contemporary art kunsthalle designed by AL_A, the architecture practice headed by RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete, launched on with a site-specific installation by French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foester. Mies van der Rohe 2017 Award Shortlisted + Surface Design Awards Winner 2018

25 Jan 2018 Ring House, Santarém, central Portugal Design: Vasco Cabral + Sofia Saraiva photo : José Campos Ring House in Santarém This property forms a weekend retreat for a family of four. It was intended to create a dwelling with characteristics and urban interior finishes, that manage to integrate in the rural and more traditional context of Santarém. Designed to be a single storey dwelling and situated on top of a gentle slope, it allows a quiet and serene usufruct that derives from the privileged relation between the interior and the exterior.

24 Jan 2018 House ED&JO, Famalicão, Ourém Architects: NOARQ photo : Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography House ED&JO in Famalicão This residential property on a triangular urban plot of land coverin an area of 941 sqm. The topography includes a 7.60 m slope down from west to east, so the elevations in the corner converge with those on the surrounding roads. The low quality building on the site was demolished apart from the garage, below the elevation of the patio with level access from the road at the lower level.

22 Jan 2018 Alvarinho Houses, Melgaço Design: Architects: Correia/Ragazzi Arquitectos photograph : Juan Rodriguez Alvarinho Houses in Melgaço The starting point was a property with land cultivation, vines and pine forest, where there was a house in ruins. The purpose simply passes for giving a new life to a space whose essence ensures its success immediately.

16 Jan 2018 Chapel of Nossa Senhora De Fatima, National Scouts Activities Camp, Idanha-a-Nova, central region of Portugal Architects: Plano Humano Arquitectos photo : Joao Morgado – Architecture Photography Chapel of Nossa Senhora De Fatima in Idanha-a-Nova The construction of this building resulted from a desire to have a chapel at the National Scout´s Activities Camp (CNAE) for the XXIII National Jamboree of Portuguese Catholic Scouts, which involved about 22,000 participants.

13 Jan 2018 L´and Vineyards, Wine Resort, Alentejo, southern Portugal Interiors: studio mk27 – marcio kogan + diana radomysler + suzana glogowski ; Architecture: Promontorio photo : Fernando Guerra L´and Vineyards – Montemor Building This architectural project was developed around a central valley of vineyards, olive trees and a lake.

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