Posted Monday, November 25, 2019 - 8:01 AM

Wearing jewelry can express self-empowerment, identity, culture, and a love for the craft, with the materials themselves conveying an attention to sustainability, innovation, and tradition. Pratt Institute kicked off the second annual NYC Jewelry Week, held from November 18 to 24, with talks and exhibitions featuring members of its community and beyond. Pratt was a pivotal part of the inaugural NYC Jewelry Week in 2018 and the 2019 edition expanded on this now annual opportunity to spotlight cutting-edge work.

Jewelry is a multifaceted field and NYC Jewelry Week provides the platform for which every possible type of jewelry is made available to the public, from student work to the most prestigious design houses in New York City and around the world, said Patricia Madeja, Coordinator for the Fine Arts Jewelry Program at Pratt. It unifies the industry while showcasing its diversity. Opportunities to experience, learn, and simply be awed by the power of jewelry abound and Pratt Jewelry is privileged to present events and exhibitions that embrace our commitment to education, tradition, and innovation in the field.

NYC Jewelry Week opened on Monday, November 18, with a day of talks and exhibition openings at Pratts Brooklyn campus. Conversations on Autonomy through Wearing, conceived and moderated by curator, writer, and editor Kellie Riggs, was held in the Pratt Student Union. The series of discussions reflected on the importance of cultural representation, freedom of expression, inclusion, and how jewelry can support wearers in feeling their true selves. Panelists included Taisha Carrington, BFA Jewelry 18, Ada Chen, BFA Jewelry 18, and Dana Hurwitz, BFA Fashion Design 12.

The exhibitions engaged in the breadth of ideas that can be embodied by jewelry, such as Carringtons Who owns the Island? in Steuben Gallery. The multimedia installation considered current threats to Caribbean islands due to increasing natural disasters, with Carrington creating a group of healing devices that were complemented by a video on a communal healing event in Barbados.

This was one of several exhibitions in Pratts Steuben Gallery space. Alongside was Collective Ground, curated by Katrin Zimmermann, Visiting Associate Professor of Fine Arts, featuring recent work by Pratt jewelry alumni. They ranged from the Trilabite shoulder brooch by Olivia Michaels, BFA Jewelry 14, which moves with the wearer like a living creature, to Chens Chinese Slipper made from fine silver with sterling silver beads responding to the popular household slipper that, despite its name, does not originate in China.

Circulation: Jewelry Under the Action of the Heart highlighted Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) student work with a focus on social practice in the research, making, and wearing of jewelry. Multiplex looked at innovative artists who engage in jewelry in both conceptual and commercial contexts, while The 4 Ring Circus, presented by Icons at Play, offered an immersive experience inspired by the circus and carnivals. The kaleidoscopic setting included gumball machines, colorful displays reminiscent of fairground attractions, and Instagram-ready light installations. It featured Neeka Gilardian, BFA Jewelry 19, who layers colors into shapes of objects like hearts, fruit, and skulls in response to the sensations of synesthesia; Maria Yunju Park, BFA Jewelry 19, whose work includes a ring seeming to be lifted up by balloons and a brooch of juggling pins; and August Warhall, BFA Jewelry 19, who reimagined the candy Ring Pop into a fine art object through silver and resin.

Three floors of the Pratt Library hosted NYC Jewelry Week exhibitions. On the first and second floors Library Adornedthe 2019 edition of the Jewelry Departments Annual Cuff Exhibitionshowcased pieces by jewelry sophomores and elective students from across departments, some of whom interpreted the architectural details of the library and its books into cuff bracelets. On the third floor, Robert Lee Morris: Sacred Geometry featured jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris. Morris emerged in 1970s New York City with bold, sculptural jewelry that mixes the modern with the historic, such as references to ancient armor. Through collaborations with designers like Donna Karan as well as his popular couture jewelry stores, Morris has made a distinct impact on fashion through his crafting of bronze, silver, and gold into wearable art. To coincide with the exhibition, Morris gave a guest lecture at the library on his career.

Pratt also had a presence in NYC Jewelry Week beyond the rich campus happenings. Art to Wear and Fine Jewelry at the Pierre at Manhattans Pierre Hotel featured Zimmermann and Madeja. The Procession at R & Company showcased the work of MJ Tyson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts. MULAN New Age Chinese Art Jewelry Exhibition, which celebrated emerging Chinese and Chinese American jewelry artists in the NYC Jewelry Week headquarters on Canal Street, included Chen, Qianwen Lu, BFA Jewelry 20, Shuoyuan Bai, BFA Jewelry 14, Xin Xu, BFA Jewelry 19, and Yao Huang, BFA Jewelry 19. Through the range of event locations, from the Diamond District to Brooklyns Industry City, and the diversity of the jewelers, NYC Jewelry Week revealed the local vibrancy of this creative practice.

Images:Olivia Michaels, Trilabite Shoulder Brooch (2014), copper and gold leaf, worn by Eden Daniell (photo by Giovanni Cardenas);Installation view of Collective Ground at Steuben Gallery, with work by Carrie Bilbo at center;Work by Casey Sobel, Patricia Madeja, and Olivia Michaels in Collective Ground at Steuben Gallery;Ada Chen, Chinese Slipper (2017), fine silver with sterling silver beads, featured in Collective Ground at Steuben Gallery;Installation view of Multiplex at Steuben Gallery, with work by Kristine Bolhuis;Neeka Gilardian, Heart Brooch (2019);Malisa Canedo, Zapote Bracelet

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Churchill Hall in Durham, North Carolina, gained 5% higher rents than local competitors, using ... [+] automatically tinting window glass.

Imagine how you feel in a generously windowed room, one infused with natural light. Now compare that sensation to one you might experience confined to a bleak, windowless dungeon. If your preference leans toward the natural light option, consider yourself in good company.

New York City-based research firm Future Workplace, along with technology company View, recently unveiled a research project titled The Workplace Wellness Study. Surveying 1,601 U.S. and Canadian workers between April 23 and 29, 2019, the study released in August found next to air quality, comfortable lighting was the factor most often cited by workers as contributing to a health-supporting workplace. Despite this, 6 in 10 respondents said their employers dont provide the level of light they need to summon their best job performance. The study also found when it comes to emotional wellness in the workplace, folks place a workplace fitness center or a pet-friendly policy lower in priority than oft-overlooked light-oriented qualities, such as natural light and outdoor views.

Clear lessons emerge for productivity-focused employers, noted Jeanne Meister, founding partner of Future Workplace.

The research shows that employer health and wellness efforts fall short despite company investments in on-site gyms, ergonomics and healthy food choices, Meister says. Its the invisible factors such as air quality and access to natural light that are often overlooked, yet provide a significant influence on workplace wellness, employee productivity and the overall quality of the employee experience.

So valuable is natural light in attracting office tenants, its existence in office environs has been proven in studies by MIT and CBRE to drive rental rates 5 to 7% higher.

To be fair, real estate developers are increasingly looking to boost the quantity of natural light flooding into their office buildings. Many have focused efforts on creating light-filled lobbies and atriums with floor-to-ceiling windows, for instance. What have they missed? The need for the work spaces themselves to be infused with glorious levels of sunshine-streaming, mood-heightening, productivity-enhancing natural light.

Making glass dynamic

Among companies seeking to shed light on natural light solutions is View, Inc., whose View Glass is a dynamic glass designed to automatically tint windows, letting just the right amount of natural light into work spaces.

A recent study found that in more than 75% of office buildings, more than half the window area is covered by blinds or shades, in effect serving as a disconnect between employees and outdoor light. View Glass supplants those blinds, letting office workers experience the light they crave. The glass also reduces eyestrain- and headache-provoking glare, slicing those afflictions by more than 50%. Energy efficiency has proven another benefit. Using dynamic glass, office owners and operators have saved up to 20% on lighting and HVAC energy consumption.

Common areas are now becoming less important than the employee experience, noted Elena Alschuler, director of real estate strategy for View, Inc. Tenants want workplaces that will help attract the best talent and encourage them to spend the most productive time in the office. New design trends focus on items like high ceilings, floor to ceiling glass and open floor plates which are all fundamentally intended to increase natural light.

Nationwide, installation of View Glass has been associated with higher rental rates, faster lease-up and last but not least heightened bragging rights.

Civica Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado, attained $4 in excess of rivals. Churchill Hall in Durham, N.C. blew by its lease-up objectives, while grabbing 5% more rent than Research Triangles Class A competitors. Salt Lake City, Utahs Cornerstone II enjoyed a 40% quicker lease up than a building next door lacking the dynamic glass.

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Published: Mon, November 25, 2019 7:31 AM Updated: Mon, November 25, 2019 8:05 AM

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For more than 50 years, artist and inventor Tom Shannon has been exploring the intersections of art, science and technology in unexpected, mind-bending ways. Science Museum Oklahoma guests now have the chance to experience his science-inspired art in the new exhibition Tom Shannon: Universe in the Mind | Mind in the Universe, on view in the second-floor smART Space galleries.

Shannons internationally-renowned work features sculpture that explores scientific themes and natural forces like magnetic fields, large-scale installations, paintings and numerous patented inventions like his synchronous world clock, a version of which is in the Smithsonian Institutions collection. The smART Space exhibition is his first in Oklahoma, according to a news release.

Tom Shannons contributions to the world of art and science are beyond significant its been an honor to work with him on this exhibition. His work is a synthesis of art, scientific research and advanced insight. Its both simple and complex, minimal but sophisticated, and he puts the impossibly small and the impossibly large things like atoms, planets and stars in a scale that you and I can understand. He truly makes science more accessible through visual art, said Scott Henderson, director of the smART Space galleries, in a statement.

The exhibition - which opened Sunday and will be on view through Oct. 25 - features the U.S. debut of Atom Compass Array, an installation of hundreds of magnetic spheres suspended from the glass roof of the museums lobby. Equidistantly spaced and magnetically interconnected, the white halves of the spheres always face north, while the black and white halves together show the phases of the moon as a guest walks around it.

Within smART Space, guests can experience a 6-foot edition of Shannons synchronous world clock created specifically for Science Museum Oklahoma, sculptures 50 feet in length and another that appears to levitate, and dozens of pages of first drafts, sketches, observations and ideas that will give guests a look into Shannons creative mind, and more.

The ensemble of works in this exhibition was selected to express some of the entwined characteristics of the world we live in: time, space, relativity, the invisible forces of electromagnetic and gravitational fields, atomic through astronomic proportions, the geometry of perspective, and weightless equilibrium all in relation to human scale, said Shannon in a statement.

I got the idea early on that by employing the discoveries of science as subject matter in art would increase the artworks power to connect to the broadest spectrum of culture. The universe is in the mind and the mind is in the universe.

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Restaurant inspectors visit restaurants at least twice a year, checking to ensure safe conditions related to handling and cooking food.(Photo: LiudmylaSupynska, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Oakland County Health Division in October inspected scores of Birmingham-area establishments that serve food to the public and cited dozens for violating priority provisions of the Michigan Modified Food Code.

Priority items, such as correct cooling temperatures and proper food storage methods, help prevent food-borne illness.Priority violations are the most seriousof Michigan Modified Food Code infractions.

Hometown Life lists local establishments that incurred priority violations during routine monthly restaurant inspections, along with the actions they took to remedy the problem.

More: 40 eateries cited for priority violations in Birmingham/Bloomfield area in September

Here's the list for October.

Penn Station East Coast Subs, 17676 W. 13 Mile

1. Observed raw chicken and raw beef stored in containers with direct contact with each other and next to ready to eat vegetables inside of small top loading reach-in cooler located on the interior of the make line. All raw animal products observed stored according to minimum internal cooking temperature and separate from ready to eat food items.

2. Observed foodservice gloves stored directly next to quaternary ammonium tablets and soap in dry storage area. All chemicals observed stored below and away from all food and clean equipment throughout the facility.

7Greens, 344 Hamilton Row

1. Two containers of buttermilk in the walk in cooler with a manufacturer use by date of 10/09/2019. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

2. 1) Cooked chicken holding at 76F for less than one hour on the back counter out of temperature control. 2) Green goddess dressing containing sour cream at 64F on an insufficient ice bath next to the cash register. 3) The following items improperly holding in the left cook line cooler all over four hours with temperatures at 49F-56F; a) cooked beans, b) cooked chick peas, c) cooked sweet potatoes, d) two containers of cooked cauliflower, e) cooked tomatoes, and f) fresh bean sprouts. 4) The following items improperly holding in the right cook line cooler all over four hours with temperatures at 52F-64F; a) Feta b) goat cheese, c) blue cheese, d) cheddar, e) hummus, f) tabbouli, g) kimchi, h) vegan taco, I) cooked noodles, j) black bean bites, k) tuna salad, l) hard boiled eggs, m) cooked Brussel sprouts, n)cooked turkey, and O) falafel. Person in charge discarded all noted food items.

3. Container of facility made tofu with a facility use by date of 10/15/2019 in the walk in cooler. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

4. Shut off valve (chemical tower) down stream of atmospheric vacuum breaker at the mop sink in the kitchen.Vent installed 11/7/2019.

Adachi, 325 S. Old Woodward

1. 1) Fresh mozzarella x5 past manufacturer use by date of 10/17/19 in the walk-in cooler. 2) Heavy whipping cream x2 past manufacturer use by date of 10/17/19 in the walk-in cooler. 3) Onions with signs of spoilage in the sushi cooler. Operator discarded the noted items.

2. Employee handling ready-to-eat garnish, French fries and cooked shrimp with bare hands. Bare hand contact was discussed with employee. Employee washed hands and put on gloves to work with ready-to-eat foods and agreed to wear gloves in the future.

3. 1) Raw shell eggs (145F) next to ready-to-eat foods in the top drawer cooler. 2) Raw shell eggs (145F) next to ready-to-eat sauces in the walk-in cooler. 3) Raw fish (145F) next to precooked crab in the reach-in cooler. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

4. 1) Cooked shrimp at 88F out of temperature control on the cook line for less than one hour. 2) Cooked French fries at 73F out of temperature control for an unknown amount of time. 3) Cooked rice cubes at 73F out of temperature control for more than 4 hours. 4) Cheese cake 74F sitting out of temperature control for more than 4 hours in the basement prep area. Operator moved 1) to the cooler and discarded 2-4).

5. 1) Tofu prepped in the reach-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/19/19. 2) Cooked ribs in the reach-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/21/19. 3) Cooked quinoa in the walk-in cooler and sushi cooler past facility discard date of 10/20/19. 4) Facility pickled vegetables in the walk-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/05/19. 5) Crme brulee in the sushi cooler past facility discard date of 10/21/19. 6) Sliced tomatoes in the sushi cooler past facility discard date of 10/11/19. 7) Facility made chicken stock in the walk-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/21/19. 8) Cooked brown rice x3 in the walk-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/22/19. 9) Crme brulee in the walk-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/13/19. 10) Facility made cooked edamame sauce x2 in the walk-in cooler past facility discard date of 10/13/19. 11) Cooked eel in the sushi cooler past facility discard date of 10/22/19. Operator discarded the noted food.

6. Mounted can opened soiled for an unknown amount of time in basement prep area. Person in charge placed in dish area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.

7. Insufficient air gap of less than one inch between the drain line and floor drain at the basement ice machine.

8. Butane lighters on the counter by single-use articles in the sushi area. Operator stored chemicals in the manner above.

Birmingham Donuts, 33588 Woodward

1. Insufficient air gap between the floor drain and drain line of the blender rinser at the front serving station. Person in charge provided and air gap of at least one inch.

Birmingham Sushi Cafe, 377 Hamilton Row

1. Employee handled soiled dishes then clean dishes without a handwashing step in between in the dish area. Noted employee washed hands after being instructed to do so.

2. 1) Heavy whipping cream with a manufacturer use by date of 9/18/2019 in sliding door cooler in the main kitchen. 2) Facility serving tilapia as white fish on main and carry out menu. 1) Discard noted food item. 2) Label noted fish as tilapia on the menu.

3. Two large covered containers of miso soup at 50F-52F prepared the day prior in the two door upright cooler next to the mop sink. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

4. 1) The following potentially hazardous items improperly holding in the three door sushi cooler overnight at 44F-51F; a) two containers of spicy salmon, b) Two plates of cooked shrimp, c) Plate of krab, d) raw salmon, and e) several container of fish eggs. 2) The following potentially hazardous items improperly holding in the three door sushi cooler for two hours at 44F; a) Two packages of escolar, and b) raw tuna. 1) Person in charge discarded noted food items. 2) Person in charge moved noted food items to the upright cooler.

Leo's Coney Island, 154 S. Old Woodward

1. Container of buttermilk in the walk in cooler with a manufacturer use by date of 10/1/2019. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

2. 1) Raw beef stored above ready to eat foods in the walk in cooler. 2) Pooled eggs stored next to ready to eat foods in reach in cooler on the cook line. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

3. 1) Cream cheese containers 44F, and two cheese cakes 44F, in two-door sliding cooler in wait station, for unknown length of time. 2) The following items in the top loading and reach in large cooler on the cookline all under four hours per person in charge at 44F-46F; a) chopped lettuce, b) cut tomatoes, c) Tziki sauce, d) cooked mushrooms, e) Cooked ham, f) cooked sausage, g) raw chicken, h) 5 containers of lettuce, I) Cut deli turkey, j) chicken kabobs and k) feta cheese. 1) Person in charge discarded all noted items. 2) Person in charge moved all noted items to the walk-in cooler.

4. Soiled tongs on the cookline for an unknown amount of time. Person in charge placed noted items in dish area to be washed rinsed and sanitized.

5. Two chemical spray bottles stored above food on the bread rack at the entrance to the kitchen. Person in charge moved noted items to an approved storage location.

6. The following items improperly holding in the set of four drawer coolers all less than four hours per person in charge at 44F-46F; a) salami, b) deli ham, c) deli turkey, d) Gyro meat, e) raw ground beef, f) several type of sliced cheeses, g) saganaki cheese, h) raw chicken, and I) cooked sausage. Person in charge stored all noted items in walk in cooler to rapidly cool to 41F or below.

7. Meat slicer soiled for an unknown amount of time near back dish area. Person in charge placed noted item in dish area to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized.

Luxe Bar and Grill, 525 N. Old Woodward

1. The following items improperly holding at 44F-57F in the top loading cooler next to the fryer for less than one hour per person in charge; a) Raw shrimp, b) facility made blue cheese dressing, c) Cut tomatoes, and d) cooked potatoes. Person in charge placed noted items in walk in cooler.

Mad Hatter Bistro, 185 N. Old Woodward

1. 1) Blackberries stored in the bar reach in cooler with mold like growth. 2) Container of milk in reach in cooler at the serving station with a manufacturer use by date of 10/27/2019. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

2. Raw eggs stored above ready to eat foods in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

3. 1) Blanched fries stored without temperature control for 3 hours at 72F on the cook line. 2) The following items in the reach in cooler at the bar at 47F-49F all overnight; a) heavy whipping cream, b) raw shell eggs, and c) whipped cream. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

4. 1) Two container of cooked noodles in the cook line reach in with a facility use by date of 10/28/2019. 2) Hard boiled eggs in the cook line reach in with a facility use by date of 10/28/2019. 3) Cooked artichokes in the cook line reach in with a facility use by date of 10/22/2019. 4) Cooked artichokes in the walk in cooler with a facility use by date of 10/27/2019. 5) Cooked sausage with a facility use by date of 10/27/2019 in the walk in cooler. 6) Facility made creamy salad dressing with a facility use by date of 10/18/2019 in the walk in cooler. 7) Two containers of facility made ranch with a facility use by date of 10/29/2019 in serving cooler. 8) Open container of half and half open for an unknown amount of time in serving cooler. Person in charge discarded all noted food items.

5. Insufficient air gap of less than one inch at the soda gun line at the main bar.

6. 1) Butane stored with food next to salad cooler. 2) Paint and paint supplies stored above soda boxes in basement storage area. 3) Can of air duster stored above beverages in basement storage area. Person in charge stored noted items in an approved manner above.

Pernoi, 310 Maple

1. Two containers of buttermilk with a manufacturer use by date of 10/27/2019 in the walk in cooler. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

2. 1) Raw fish stored with ready to eat crab in the main walk in cooler. 2) Raw shells eggs stored in between ready to eat foods in the meat walk in cooler.

3. 1) Raw egg whites at 71F for an unknown amount of time at the dessert station. 2) Heavy whipping cream at 48F in reach in cooler at the bar overnight. Note: Bar cooler with an ambient air temperature of 41F. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

4. 1) Three open containers of pasteurized egg in the walk in cooler open for an unknown amount of time. 2) Facility made quinoa with a facility use by date of 10/23/2019 in walk in cooler. 3) Cooked chick peas with a facility use by date 10/15/2019 in walk in cooler. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

5. No back flow prevention device installed on the water line to the in counter blender rinser behind the main bar.

Pita Caf, 239 N. Old Woodward

1. All the noted food items were properly stored in the manner above. All the noted food items were properly stored in the manner above.

2. Large bucket of lentil soup at 87F improperly cooled in the upstairs walk-in cooler for over two hours. Employee discarded the noted lentil soup.

3. 1) Three soiled in-use knives on the cook-line for over four hours, per employee. 2) Two soiled in-use tongs on the cook-line for over four hours, per employee. 3) Soiled table-mounted can opener blade for an unknown amount of time. Employee placed all the noted items in the dish machine to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.

4. 1) Three soiled in-use knives on the cook-line for over four hours, per employee. 2) Two soiled in-use tongs on the cook-line for over four hours, per employee. 3) Soiled table-mounted can opener blade for an unknown amount of time. Employee placed all the noted items in the dish machine to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.

Quarton Elementary Food Service, 771 Chesterfield

1. Insufficient air gap of less than one inch between the drain line and floor drain of the steam table on the serving line. Person in charge provided an air gap of at least one inch at the noted location.

Roeper Middle and and Upper/Chartwells, 1051 Oakland

1. Prepared pizza holding at 45F for less than one hour per person in charge on speed rack next to pizza oven. Person in charge stored noted food items in the upright cooler.

2. Garbage disposal installed on left compartment of prep sink not according to law. Garbage disposal installed according to law 10/25/2019.

Rojo Mexican Bistro, 250 E. Merrill

1. Chocolate milk with a facility use by date of 10/6/2019 in the walk in cooler. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

2. The following items at 44F-48F overnight in large deep containers in the walk in cooler; 1) Two containers of cooked rice, 2) Container of cooked ground beef. Person in charge discarded noted food items.

3. The following items improperly holding at 45F-53F in the reach in salad cooler overnight; 1) Two containers of sour cream 2) Bag of cut lettuce 3) Bag of spring mix lettuce 4) Bag of mozzarella cheese. Person in charge discarded all noted food items.

4. The following time/temperature control for safety foods past the facility use by date; 1) hard boiled eggs 10/4/2019 in the reach in cookline cooler 2) Egg spread 10/4/2019 in the reach in cookline cooler 3) jalapeno poppers 10/8/2019in the reach in cookline cooler 4) Cooked chorizo 10/1/2019 in the walk in cooler, 5) lobster sauce 10/8/2019 in the walk in cooler 6) Chicken soup 10/6/2019 in the walk in cooler. Person in charge discarded all noted food items.

Social Kitchen and Bar, 223 E. Maple

1.1) Facility made whipped jalapeo maple butter at 74F for over four hours per person in charge. 2) The following items in the reach in salad cooler all over four hours at 45F-64F per person in charge; a) cooked quinoa, b) cooked pineapple, c) cooked cauliflower, d) cooked eggs, e) cooked beans, f) four bags of cut lettuce, g) cut tomatoes, h) parmesan cheese, I) goat cheese, j) cooked rice, k) feta cheese, l) ranch facility made, m) Swiss cheese, and n) cooked mushrooms. Person in charge discarded all noted food items.

2. Facility made ranch with a facility use by date of 9/31/2019 in upstairs bar. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

3. Two unapproved pest strips containing dichlorvous at the main bar. Manufacturer label states not for use in food prep areas. Person in charge discarded all noted pest strips.

Splitz-N-Blitz, 230 E. Merrill

1. Facility selling packaged food products containing CBD oil including ingestible capsules and CBD infused gummies behind the main counter. Person in charge removed all ingestible CBD products from the facility.

Streetside Seafood, 273 Pierce

1. Unable to observe approved ASSE 1022 back flow prevention device on the water line to the Curtis coffee machine in the front serving area. Noted approved 1022 was installed on the water line to the Curtis coffee machine 10/18/2019.

The Morrie, 260 N. Old Woodward

1. 1) Cooked chicken holding under warming lamp at 113F for two hours per person in charge. 2) The following items improperly holding in the cold holding unit in the serving area above the chill line for over four hours; a) facility made ranch dressing and b) facility made blue cheese dressing. Note: Unit at 39F. 1) Person in charge reheated noted food item. 2) person in charge discarded noted food items.

2. Container of chicken with a facility use by date of 10/15/2019 in the reach in cooler at the salad area. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

3. Unable to test middle chlorine sanitizing dish machine at the bar. Noted dish machine repaired 11/5/2019.

4. Insufficient air gap of less than one inch between the floor drain and drain line of the large ice machine. Air gap provided 11/5/2019.

5. 1) Quaternary sanitizing dispensers stored above exposed food in the following prep sinks; a) double prep sink near the walk in cooler and b) prep sink in the small prep area. 2) Wiping cloth bucket stored next to clean equipment on the cookline. 3) Wiping cloth bucket stored next to clean plates on the cook line shelves. Partial correction; 2) All noted chemicals stored in an approved location. 1) Noted chemicals removed from dispensers 11/5/2019.

Hunter House, 35075 Woodward

1. Raw bacon stored next to milk in reach in cooler next to the soda machine. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

2. Insufficient air gap of less than one inch between the drain line and floor drain of the ice machine. Person in charge provided an air gap of at least one inch.

3. Chemical container stored above food items on the back dry storage shelf. Employee stored noted chemical in an approved location.

Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend

1. Milk in serving area two door cooler with a manufacturer use by date of 10/21/2019. Person in charge discarded noted food item.

2. 1) Raw bacon above ready to foods in walk in cooler. 2) Raw pooled eggs above and next to ready to eat foods in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

3. 1) Raw pooled eggs (155F) next to and above ready-to-eat foods in the bakery walk-in cooler. 2) Raw bacon (145F) next to ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler. 3) Raw pooled eggs (155F) in French toast mix next to and above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler. 4) Raw shrimp (145F) next to and above ready-to-eat foods in the walk-in cooler. 5) Raw chicken (165F) above raw veal (145F) in the basement walk-in cooler. Operator arranged the foods so that raw animal products are stored below and away from ready to eat foods and raw animal products are stored according to their final cook off temperatures.

4. 1) Hollandaise sauce at 90F for over four hours on the cookline out of temperature control. 2) The following items improperly holding in the reach in salad cooler for over four hours per person in charge at 44F-48F; a) Cooked chicken, b) Cooked shrimp, c) Chopped lettuce, d) goat cheese, e) salami, f) prosciutto, g) facility made made gigi dressing, h) anchovy cream dressing, and I) cooked pears. 3) The following items improperly holding in the stacked cooler on the cookline for over four hours per person in charge at 44F-46F; a) crab, and sour cream. Operator discarded all noted food items.

5. 1) Cream cheese open in the bakery walk-in for an unknown amount of time.

2) Facility made sour cream lemon cucumber dip past facility date 10/14-10/20/19 in the walk-in cooler. 3) Facility made spinach dip past facility date 10/14-10/20/19 in the walk-in cooler. 4) Facility made ranch past facility date 10/11-10/17/19 in the walk-in cooler. 5) Facility made Caesar past facility date 10/04-10/10/19 in the walk-in cooler. 6) Facility made blue cheese dressing past facility date 09/26-10/02/19 in the walk-in cooler. Operator discarded the noted food.

6. 1) Soft cheese open and past facility date mark 10/16-10/22/19 in the walk-in cooler.

2) Facility made pistachio dressing without a date mark for an unknown amount of time in the walk-in cooler. 3) Facility made bacon dressing without a date mark for an unknown amount of time in the walk-in cooler. 4) Chick peas open and past facility date mark 10/16-10/22/19 in the walk-in cooler. 5) Facility made Caesar dressing past facility date mark 10/09-10/15/19 in the walk-in cooler. 6) Facility made Caesar dressing past facility date mark 10/02-10/08/19 in the walk-in cooler. 7) Tomato paste open and past facility date mark 10/13-10/19/19 in the walk-in cooler. 8) Tomato paste open and past facility date mark 10/08-10/14/19 in the walk-in cooler. 9) Tomato oil x2 without a date mark and opened for an unknown amount of time in the walk-in cooler. 10) Goat cheese open without a date mark for an unknown amount of time in the walk-in cooler. 11) Facility made Caesar dressing past facility date of 10/3-10/9/2019 in reach in cooler on the cook line. 12)Cooked pears past facility date of 10/5-10/11/2019 in the salad cooler. 13)Two container of cooked potatoes past facility date of 10/10-10/16/2019 in stacked cooler on the cook line. 14) Facility made marinara sauce past facility date of 10/15-10/21/2019 in reach in cooler on the cook line. 15)Two containers of tuna salad past facility use by date of 10/14-10/20/2019 in walk in cooler. 16)Canadian bacon past facility use by date of 10/3/-10/9/2019 in reach in cooler on the cook line. 17)Cooked collard greens past facility date of 10/16-10/22/2019 in reach in cooler on the cook line. 18) Cooked lambs neck past facility date of 10/9-10/15/2019 in meat walk in cooler. 19) Cooked artichokes past facility date of 10/10-10/16/2019 in walk in cooler. 20) Tomato chutney past facility use by date of 10/16-10/22/2019 in walk in cooler. 21) Cooked corned beef past facility date of 10/14/-10/20/2019 in walk in cooler. 22) The following items without date mark for an unknown amount of time throughout the kitchen coolers; a) roasted red peppers, b) facility made chicken stock, c) hummus, d) cooked egg plant, e) tomato sauce, f) cooked quinoa, g) hollandaise sauce, and h) cooked grains. Operator discarded the noted food.

7. Glass washer using chlorine sanitizer concentration at 0ppm at the bar. Noted glass washer repaired 11/14/2019.

8. Can opener blade soiled for an unknown amount of time at the prep table. Operator washed, rinsed and sanitized the noted item.

9. Mounted can opened soiled for an unknown amount of time. Person in charge placed noted item in dish area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.

10. Chopped potatoes in the right basin of the three-compartment sink that does not have an air gap for food prep. Operator moved the food to the center basin that has an air gap.

11. 1) Wiping cloth bucket containing sanitizer solution next to food items on the prep shelf in the baking area. 2) Lighter next to food items on the shelf in the steam table cabinets. 3) Cleaner next to food items in the steam table cabinets. Operator stored chemicals in the manner above.

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Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. See them below. (Please check institution website for holiday hours over Thanksgiving weekend.)

Vincent Desiderio, Dead White (2019). Courtesy of the artist and Marlborough Gallery.

1. Vincent Desiderio: Recent Paintings at Marlborough

The gallery will present 10 new oil-on-canvas paintings created over the past two years alongside several earlier works. Desiderios work often plays cognitive readings against optical clues. Whether a depiction of characters from the films of Pasolini, foreboding rocky landscapes, a sleeping child or sniper, according to the gallery, the often mysterious narratives that result are rendered in surreal, almost dreamlike scenes with a powerful visual punch.

Location:Marlborough, 40 West 57th Street, #2Price:FreeTime:Opening reception, 6 p.m.8 p.m.; TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Eileen Kinsella

Phil Buehler, Artworld (2019). Courtesy of the artist.

2. Mallrat to Snapchat: The End of the Third Place at Front Room Gallery

If you dont feel like lining up outside a mall as soon as youve digested your Thanksgiving turkey, the Lower East Side-based Front Room Gallery has a very different experience for your Black Friday. Artist Phillip Buehler has been photographing some of the nations most deserted and decrepit sites for decades, and in his new series hes exploring the demise of the commercial shopping mall. The timing feels especially poignant as centers like Hudson Yards and New Jerseys forthcoming Dream Mall are cropping up.

Location:Front Room Gallery, 48 Hester Street

Price:FreeTime:Opening reception, 7 p.m.9 p.m.; ThursdaySunday, noon6 .p.m.

Caroline Goldstein

Installation view of Canyon Castator: Infidel at Postmasters Gallery. Courtesy of the artist and Postmasters.

3. Canyon Castator: Infidel at Postmasters

The young Los Angeles-based artists second exhibition at Postmasters is full of exuberant, explicit paintings that look a bit like a peek into the inside of an addled person surfing the web (particularly one who spends a lot of time on Reddit), overrun with clip art and demented cartoons. The nontraditional press releasewhich is actually a poem by the artist titled The Ballad of a Conspiracy Theoristsuggests Castator is interested in how images can be remixed to obscure the truth as much as reveal it.

Location:Postmasters, 54 Franklin StreetPrice:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.; Thursday, 11 a.m.8 p.m.

Julia Halperin

Hannah Wilke, Gum Landscape (1975). Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Gallery.

4. Hannah Wilke: Force of Nature at Ronald Feldman Gallery

The late Hannah Wilkes longtime gallery Ronald Feldman has assembled some 50 works by the artist for this show, including Wilkes chewing gum sculptures and her Performalist Self-Portraits, a term she invented as a way to give credit to the assistants who helped her create the images in which she herself posed.

Location:Ronald Feldman Gallery, 31 Mercer StreetPrice:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Nan Stewart

William Kentridges stage set for Wozzeck. Photo: Ruth Walz, Salzburg Film Festival.

5. William Kentridge in Conversation at the Morgan Library & Museum

Next month, William Kentridge, the art worlds favorite set designer, will present the stage set for the Metropolitan Operas production ofWozzeck. The opera, whichwas composed by Alban Berg between 1914 and 1922, tells the bizarre and cruel tale of a group of townspeople and soldiers in a small German town, whose odd behaviors speak to the absurdity of the First World War. (For Kentridge fans, the theme will be familiar.) To mark the production, the artist will be in conversation at theMorgan Library & Museum, where he will discuss his work on the opera and the ominous yet captivating pre-World War I setting he has created, according to a museum spokesperson.

Location:The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison AvenuePrice:Free, registration is requiredTime:3 p.m.

Pac Pobric

6. The Practice of Freedom: Jordan Casteel at Casey Kaplan

An assistant professor of undergraduate painting at Rutgers University-Newark, Jordan Casteel has turned her students into subjects for her latest exhibition at Casey Kaplan. The show draws its name frombell hookss 1994 book Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, which encourages teachers to create a reciprocal relationship with their students. In that spirit, Casteel has let her subjects chose the setting each for their portraits.

Location:Casey Kaplan, 121 West 27th StreetPrice:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Ebony G. Patterson, below the crows, a blue purse sits between the blades, shoes among the petals, a cockerel comes to witness, 2019 Courtesy of Hales Gallery

7. Ebony G. Patterson: to dig between the cuts, beneath the leaves, below the soil at Hales Gallery

Make sure to get lost in Jamaican artist Ebony G. Pattersons large-scale paper collage gardens at Hales Gallery before the show ends on December 20. The artist uses mixed media such as torn paper, fabric, and found objects to create these colorful floral masterpieces that according to her investigate their relationship to beauty, dress, class, race, the body, land, and death.

Location:547 West 20th StreetPrice:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 11 a.m.6 p.m.

Neha Jambhekar

Mary Corse, Untitled (White, Black, Blue, Beveled) (2019). Mary Corse. Courtesy of Pace Gallery.

8. Mary Corse: Recent Paintings at Pace Gallery

For anyone who missed Mary Corses (long-overdue) first solo museum show at the Whitney last year, Pace is offering something of a second chance by exhibiting a compact overview of her practice. On view in the ground-floor gallery is a series of epic new Inner Band paintings made with the artists signature glass microspheres, which refract incoming light so that the works surfaces seem to constantly shift in appearance as viewers move through the surrounding space. The sixth floor hosts one of Corses late 1960s electric-light works, powered wirelessly by a Tesla coil of her own design, as well as a new freestanding, open-air painting on steel installed on Paces outdoor terrace. Together, the show is a worthy time capsule of where the versatile California artist has been, and where shes headed next.

Location: 540 West 25th Street

Price: Free

Time: TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Tim Schneider

9. Rosson Crow: Trust Fall at The Hole

For her debut solo exhibition at The Hole, LA-based artist Rosson Crow is showing super-packed canvases that wrestle with some of the most pressing issues facing society in 2019. Themes like fast fashion, immigration, and climate change are brought to bear in her panoramic paintings, which may look colorful and vibrant, but the devil (in this case, humanity) is in the details.

Location:The Hole, 312 Bowery

Price:FreeTime:WednesdaySunday, 12 p.m.7 p.m.

Caroline Goldstein

Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington God Is Love. Courtesy of Benedetto.

10. The Art of Tony Bennett/Anthony Benedetto at the Art Students League of New York

The Art Students League of New York has quietly unveiled an exhibition of paintings by the beloved singer and entertainer Tony Bennett, who also happens to be a passionate visual artist, working under his given name, Anthony Benedetto. The exhibition reflects the breadth of his long career, with depictions of musical greats from Duke Ellington to Lady Gaga to Miles Davis. There is also a painting of Bennett by his friendEverett Raymond Kinstler, the great portrait artist who died in May at age 92. Timed to the shows opening earlier this month, the league honored Bennett, a one-time student, with the Everett Raymond Kinstler Lifetime Achievement Award.

Location:The Art Students League of New York, American Fine Arts Society Gallery, 215 West 57th StreetPrice:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Sarah Cascone

Jessica Lange, Mississippi (201118). Courtesy of the artist and Howard Greenberg Gallery.

11. Jessica Lange: Highway 61 at Howard Greenberg Gallery

Highway 61, the famed thoroughfare now largely erased, still exercises a mythic allure in the American imagination. This new exhibition of photographs (which coincides with the publication of a book of the same name) by the photographer and actress Jessica Lange proves there still something left to the strips gritty magic. Over the past seven years, Lange has made many trips to what remains of the road that originally ran between Chicago and Los Angeles to make these intensely lit images, street photography in the tradition of Robert Frank or Helen Levitt, which captures the violence and intimacy of everyday life.

Location:Howard Greenberg Gallery,41 East 57th Street, Suite 1406

Price:FreeTime:TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.

Katie White

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PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- Mayor Richard Bain said at Wednesdays City Council meeting (Nov. 20) that the gas line explosion and resultant fire that took place at Brainard Circle just before 1 a.m. Nov. 15 was related to Dominion Energys installation of a new gas transmission line.

City Councilman Manohar Daga asked Bain if the explosion was related to the construction work.

The mayor replied: Yes, this was all related. Many of us have witnessed over the last six months (that) Dominion Energy has been installing a new, 30-inch gas transmission line that extends down the length of Brainard (Road), crosses the circle, continues on Brainard and heads west.

City Engineer Don Sheehy said the new line extends south to Chagrin Boulevard, while on the north end, it stretches to Fairmount Boulevard.

This has been a very large project that theyve been at, Bain said. (Dominion) is obviously taking this (explosion) very seriously.

A fire that reached about 80 feet in height and measured approximately 80 to 100 feet wide burned for several hours, necessitating police and firefighters from Pepper Pike and neighboring Beachwood to go door to door to evacuate residents living within the vicinity.

Bain said Dominion was able to access and shut down the gas line at about 3:30 a.m., and that it took about another half-hour for the gas that was already in the line to burn out and eventually put an end to the fire.

Bain spoke about the explosion and fire before a large turnout of residents, most of whom had filled the council chambers -- sitting on chairs, standing in the hallway and sitting on the floor -- to learn more about the possible redevelopment of the Beech Brook property, 3737 Lander Road.

The mayor, Police Chief Joseph Mariola and Fire Chief John Frazier gave those gathered an account of the activities of the evening and morning of the fire, and the cooperative work upon which rescue workers from Pepper Pike and Beachwood collaborated.

On Monday (Nov. 18), Bain spoke at the Beachwood City Council meeting and thanked workers from that city for their help.

We have to look at this as to the good that came out of it, Bain said. One, it showed that our critical event response (worked well), and it was great to see how both (Mariola and Frazier) operated, working side by side, communicating not only with the folks here, but with other agencies.

Bain praised the police and city personnel who worked extended hours in helping to keep residents safe. No one was injured by the blast or fire.

Theyre (Dominion) doing everything they can to get the gas line replaced as quickly as they can, but that is by no means the end of the investigation or the turmoil thats going on on the circle out here (across the street from City Hall, where the explosion took place)," he said.

Earlier in the week, Bain sent out a release to residents stating that the investigation into the cause of the explosion could take several weeks.

Brainard Circle repairs

Brainard Circle is largely closed, leaving Lander Road as the only way to approach City Hall, 28000 Shaker Blvd.

Bain said a lot of work remains to be done in the area of the explosion.

"Theres a lot going on under that roadway besides the gas pipe line. Theres sewer lines, storm water lines, water lines -- theres all sorts of stuff that goes on that we never see. Thats all layered above the gas pipeline, which is 18 feet down, roughly.

"There are structures dating back to the 1920s that are under the road. All of this has to be dealt with, and Dominion is handling this with a very thorough investigation.

Causation has not been determined. Obviously, something went terribly wrong with this gas pipeline. Something went wrong on a brand-new gas pipeline. Theyre going to figure it out," Bain said.

Bain said that in the coming weeks, residents are going to see a lot of excavation taking place in Pepper Pike.

Theyre going to go around the city and check a lot of the connections and the welds on the pipe that was installed to ensure theres safety for our community. Theyre going to figure this thing out. Its sort of like deconstructing an airline crash. Its going to take awhile.

While attempts will be made to get Brainard Circle open as soon as possible, the mayor could not say how long that might be. We just dont know, he said.

There are big holes out there, Bain said of Brainard Circle. Even if you think you see pavement, there might be a big hole under that pavement.

He said that gas building up under the pavement is causing bridging of the road surface. (There are) enormous voids under the pavement, and its simply not safe out there.

Service department addition

Council decided not to take action Wednesday on a proposal to add an extension to the current service department building on the City Hall grounds. Architect Paul Deutsch recently presented to council a plan that would cost about $1.9 million. The added space would allow for service vehicles to be parked indoors and for restrooms to be added, among other things.

The matter will be given a third reading and a possible vote in December.

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D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Floor & Decor Holdings Inc (NYSE:FND) by 497.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,545 shares of the companys stock after purchasing an additional 49,575 shares during the quarter. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. owned 0.06% of Floor & Decor worth $3,046,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FND. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Floor & Decor by 13.3% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 253,661 shares of the companys stock valued at $12,975,000 after acquiring an additional 29,761 shares in the last quarter. First Mercantile Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Floor & Decor by 33.5% in the third quarter. First Mercantile Trust Co. now owns 6,566 shares of the companys stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,646 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Floor & Decor by 6.5% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 49,602 shares of the companys stock valued at $2,537,000 after acquiring an additional 3,022 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Floor & Decor by 97.3% during the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 139,671 shares of the companys stock worth $7,144,000 after buying an additional 68,871 shares during the period. Finally, Columbus Circle Investors acquired a new position in shares of Floor & Decor during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,224,000.

Shares of Floor & Decor stock opened at $44.63 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.90. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.55 and a 200 day moving average of $43.58. Floor & Decor Holdings Inc has a 12 month low of $23.30 and a 12 month high of $53.00.

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $521.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $524.00 million. Floor & Decor had a return on equity of 17.58% and a net margin of 6.81%. Floor & Decors revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.24 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Floor & Decor Holdings Inc will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current year.

In other news, CEO Thomas V. Taylor sold 151,314 shares of the firms stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.02, for a total transaction of $7,266,098.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 199,947 shares of the companys stock, valued at approximately $9,601,454.94. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Corporate Opportunities F. Ares sold 7,105,728 shares of the firms stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.80, for a total value of $311,230,886.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 7,512,777 shares of company stock worth $330,702,885 in the last ninety days. 7.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

FND has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital upped their target price on Floor & Decor from $43.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a hold rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Floor & Decor from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Floor & Decor from $51.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Floor & Decor from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, TheStreet cut Floor & Decor from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a report on Tuesday, September 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the companys stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $48.03.

Floor & Decor Profile

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of hard surface flooring and related accessories. The company's stores offer tile, wood, laminate, vinyl, and natural stone flooring products, as well as decorative and installation accessories. It serves professional installers, commercial businesses, and do it yourself customers.

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The fire took place at a rental cottage in Levi, northern Finland.Image: Lapin poliisi

Defective electrical work as well as an insufficient number of fire alarms and poor placement of the devices were to blame for a log cabin fire that claimed the lives of three underage siblings in Levi in April this year.

On Friday, the Safety Investigation Authority (OTKES) released the findings of an investigation into the fire, along with recommendations to ensure the incident is not repeated.

Police said in a statement that they are still looking into the case and it is not yet clear whether or not they will launch a preliminary investigation. They also did not disclose any possible offences under consideration.

Investigators said that it had already been established that the blaze was caused by incorrectly installed floor heating elements. "The installation method was unusual," lead investigator Kai Vaolnen said in the statement.

For example, there was too much heating cable installed in the gaps under the floor, the cable was embedded in the insulation, and in some places it was attached to the cabin with steel hooks contrary to official regulations.

OTKES director Veli-Pekka Nurmi stressed during a press conference on Friday that electrical work should always be performed by a qualified contractor.

"It seems that we are rather cavalier about electrical work. I find it a bit odd that we do not take the risks involved electrical installation seriously," Nurmi added.

OTKES said that the problem does not lie with existing regulations, but said that Finland needs a system to ensure that electrical work and commissioning checks are done by a qualified electrician.

Meanwhile Valonen revealed that there had been difficulties in the construction of the cabin. For example the construction manager had been let go and the project had taken seven years to complete, from 1998 to 2005.

Safety investigators gave a total of four recommendations to help prevent similar fires in future. Among other things, OTKES called for a check list for rental cabin security systems that would help both landlords and tenants ensure that safety issues are in order.

"Emergency exits and fire prevention are especially challenging in rental cottages. In these cases, the owner is only present for short periods and guests are not necessarily familiar with the place," Nurmi pointed out.

He said that safety issues and international cooperation should also be considered in the platform economy as part of rules for services such as Airbnb rentals.

Officials said that the three underage children who perished were asleep on the upper floor of the cabin when the fire started. The oldest sibling, a teenager, was sleeping downstairs and heard the fire alarm.

He managed to escape the blaze. However the children sleeping upstairs perished of smoke inhalation. Although the first firefighting units arrived on the scene in 13 minutes, it was not possible to save the younger siblings.

"There were fire alarms downstairs and it was also possible to hear them during the emergency call. It is still not clear if there were alarms upstairs. According to the owner there were, but none were visible in the photos that we received of the cottage roof," Valonen said.

He noted that research has shown that children are not as likely as adults to wake up to the sound of a fire alarm.

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Walk through the doors of Gajah Gallery and the first work that confronts you is an altar-like installation with iron pots with lids clinking rhythmically and fresh loaves of traditional kopitiam bread on a long table flanked by cloth drapes and red wool spelling out parts of the female body and its functions on the floor.

Singapore-born artist Suzann Victor's Promise is one of 40 works by 11 South-east Asian women artists in the gallery's new show titled Shaping Geographies | Art | Woman | Southeast Asia.

This is the first time the work has been recreated since it was shown in 1995 as part of an exhibition of 10 contemporary Asian artists in Japan.

Dr Michelle Antoinette, 42, Arc Decra fellow and lecturer at Monash University and co-curator of the show, says: "Drama is absolutely crucial to this work.

"Suzann is very interested to evoke and invoke the presence of woman, but to do so through the audience's own reading of the work. It's not an obvious figuring of the woman's body."

The show brings together a diverse range of female practitioners, ranging from youthful new voices such as Malaysia's Kayleigh Goh, 24, to the late Balinese artist I Gak Murniasih.

Dr Wulan Dirgantoro, 41, McKenzie postdoctoral fellow at Melbourne University and co-curator, adds that the works show how women artists have a different way of looking at the world. "They're not shying away from big issues, but they bring this more intimate, closer way of looking at the world."

WHERE: Gajah Gallery, 03-04, 39 Keppel Road

WHEN: Till Dec 31, 11am to 7pm (Mondays to Fridays); noon to 6pm (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays)

ADMISSION: Free

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The two curators point to a lengthy work on paper that hugs two walls in the gallery.

Laotian artist Savanhdary Vongpoothorn took rubbings of the patterns on the stairs leading to a temple and these rubbings are interspersed with tanka, 31-syllable poems, by Japanese poet Noriko Tanaka.

Dr Antoinette says: "It took the eyes of an artist to stop and pay attention to these otherwise overlooked patterns."

Some of the works, the curators say, force the audience to stop, think and engage. Another work by Victor, inspired by the late mother of a friend, features paintings which are hidden behind a hemisphere of lenses.

Dr Dirgantoro points out: "The audience's body is part of the work because it's moving around, you need to be intimate with this work."

The curators note that one of the themes, which has emerged from the show, is how women artists have shifted their perspectives over the years.

In the 1980s and 1990s, works were more about self-identity, but there is a shift to narratives about other women's bodies and community perspectives as well.

Dr Antoinette points to Filipino artist Geraldine Javier's installation, comprising a pair of blue-splashed canvases and a long rectangular pit filled with what looks like blue sand.

The sand is actually made by breaking down the blue lids of mineral water bottles, rubbish collected by women in the community.

Dr Dirgantoro adds that the work, by involving members of the community, creates awareness about issues of waste and pollution in the community and involves people in art creation.

While there are resonances in the works across national boundaries and generations, Dr Antoinette acknowledges that South-east Asia is a diverse region that resists categorisation.

"Our approach to South-east Asia is not about generalising across South-east Asia.

"It's trying to attend to the particularities of artists and their practice, the stories they want to tell about particular moments and events that speak to them."

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Nov. 15 /CSRwire/ - The Shedat New York Citys Hudson Yards has emerged as one of the most important additions to the cultural landscape since opening in April. Durkan hosted an exclusive event there this week for more than 200 guests in town attendingBDNY. The flooring manufacturer, a division of Mohawk Group, brought together architecture, design and hospitality professionals on Sunday for an unforgettable evening of socializing and unwinding from the annual trade show. Together they experienced a dynamic presentation featuring three hands-on architects responsible for recent projects that are decidedly innovative.

In addition to exploring the most talked about construction for the arts since Lincoln Center, special guests interacted with the masterful custom flooring that Durkan produced for the eighth-floorTisch Skylights. Rockwell Group, which collaborated on the architecture for the project, specified wide-plank solid white oak hardwood composed into a unique configuration for the 7,500-square-foot rehearsal and event space. Each day natural light pours in from two skylights and floor-to-ceiling window banks that face the Hudson River and the now-iconic Vessel centerpiece.

Headlining the evenings program, which was titled Gathering Places: Buildings That Foster Creativity and Conversation, were Rockwells Greg Keffer, partner and studio leader, along with Anne Marie Lubrano, partner, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects, and Adam Rolston, managing and creative director of INC Architecture & Design. Stacy Shoemaker Rauen, editor-in-chief of Hospitality Design magazine, served as moderator. While much of the discussion focused on The Shed, Lubranos work for the TWA Hotel at JFK and Rolstons for the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge also were featured.

The selection of The Shed for the evenings backdrop was unique, unusual and intriguing. The venue is all about the arts and is such a remarkable piece of engineering. Durkan could not have selected a better location to showcase these projects, said Kathy Kesler, ASID, NCIDQ, interior architect and president of Miami-based Interspace Design Group. Having three different areas to network and learn in this beautiful space was a unique concept with social integration and a great way to end our first day of BDNY.

David Duncan, senior vice president of sales at Durkan, who helped facilitate the flooring installation at the Hudson Yards structure, said, The Shed is a great source of pride for all involved because of its unparalleled place on the cultural scene as home to every type of artmusic, dance, theater and the visual arts. It was critical that the architecture and interior design be a match to this higher purpose, and so we feel extremely privileged to have Durkan product play such an integral part of the built environment.

This year atBoutique Design New York(BDNY), Durkan invited guests to experience a curated showcase of the latest broadloom, carpet tile and enhanced resilient tile collections for hospitality interiors. Also highlighted was the flooring manufacturers commitment to delivering industry-leading customer tools that not only enhance the creative process, but also reduce environmental impact.

BDNY is the leading trade fair and conference for hospitality design professionals, serving the eastern United States, Canada and Europe. For two high-energy days each November, BDNY brings together some 8,000 interior designers, architects, purchasing agents and owners/developers with more than 750 manufacturers and marketers of exceptional design elements for hospitality interiors.

Durkans latest collections, comprehensive hospitality flooring solutions and customer tools showcased at BDNY included:Free Play, a multi-category carpet collection based on the Surrealistscadavre exquis(or Exquisite Corpse) approach to creative collaboration;Sakiori,awoven enhanced resilient tile that combines the soft look of textiles and carpet with the durability of hard surface while paying homage to the makers of yesterday and today;andLarge & Local, a domestically-manufactured, FloorScore certified collection of wide-plank enhanced resilient tile inspired by the beauty of the North Georgia mountains.

Inside Durkans booth this year at BDNY wasp.s.(Personal Studio), the manufacturers latest interactive tool for customers to design, personalize and review custom flooring products online. P.s. gives access to best-in-class customer solutions to customize color, patterns and backgrounds of running line products, visualize them in room settings, and order digital or printed sampleswith just the click of a button. Durkans innovative technology elevates the customer experience while greatly reducing the need for many of the non-digitized materials often produced as part of the hospitality flooring specification process.

About DurkanFrom hotel lobbies and corridors to guest rooms and ballrooms, theaters, casinos and convention centers, Durkan is world-renowned as an industry leader in innovative design solutions and high style, high-performance hospitality carpet and hard surface flooring solutions. Durkans products are offered in a wide range of exclusive innovative pattern and texture technologies, including Definity, an advanced generation precision sculpturing technology that produces the highest definition of texture, pattern and color available in hospitality carpet; and Synthesis, which provides a three-dimensional layering effect using a custom base and Precision Dye Injection (PDI) surface that enables unprecedented image quality. For more information about the hospitality division of Mohawk Group, visitwww.Durkan.comor call 800-241-4580.

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Contact:Luke Chaffin762.204.5607luke_chaffin@mohawkind.com

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