Not exact matches
While some entrepreneurs are
building up the Detroit urban farming industry, others are hard at work
using the materials
of abandoned homes to create an industry
of craft products.
The process
of buying an
abandoned domain and then
using a 301 status code to automatically redirect to another website is a common link
building strategy.
In a press release on April 11, Schneiderman announced that $ 20 million
of funds from settlements with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley would be
used «to provide local governments with innovative technology to address and transform problem properties — including homes and
buildings that are blighted, poorly maintained, vacant,
abandoned, and in financial distress — that fell into disrepair following the foreclosure crisis,» as part
of a program called Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement, or Cities RISE.
This domineering woman, who thrives in an institution
built on hierarchy, is afraid
of being
used and
abandoned.
Luckily, Anomaly 2 looks and sounds fantastic, with excellent
use of contrasting colors and beautiful environments ranging from snowed out
abandoned buildings, to a tropical forest filled with orange mechanized aliens.
Student - created blogs, Pinterest boards, Scoop.it, Learni.st, and Twitter accounts, among others, can all be
used to
build a set
of resources that students can take with them once your course is complete and your discussion boards have been
abandoned at the end
of the semester.
Don't enter people's yards without their permission (and especially don't enter a gated property; guard dogs will attack you or you could cause the escape
of another dog and compound your problems); don't let yourself get surprised; if you can bring mace, do so; don't enter
abandoned buildings alone; don't wear clothes that make you look like you are not part
of the neighborhood or rich or otherwise; walk like you know what you are doing otherwise your vulnerable attitude will be picked up by criminal types; don't enter caves or holes without proper procedures, be sure to
use assistants, and
use proper gear such as ropes and other things that cave explorers or utility workers would
use; park your car in a lighted place, remove visible valuables, lock up and take your keys; be wary
of sexual approaches — predators will try to engage you in conversations or try to touch you; and trust your gut when it says you need to get out
of there.
There are restrictions on the types
of collar and tethers that can be
used, a ban on tethering with other dogs or on vacant lots or in
abandoned buildings.
I love how the
abandoned buildings are now being
used by somebody instead
of just being empty and probably an eyesore!
The title
of the show derives from a 1976 article, «The Apotheosis
of the Crummy Space,» by Nancy Foote in Artforum, in which Foote celebrated the artistic
use of spaces in
abandoned buildings; her notion that such rooms in such
buildings could be transformed by additions to or changes within them was, at the time, a powerful esthetic for Gordon Matta Clark's excavations
of forsaken places in New York City, or by David Wojnarowicz's work a generation later.
Using architecture, performance, sculpture, drawing, photography, and film, he sought a new way
of seeing and art - making that focused on the commonplace and the «throwaways», such as the city's
abandoned buildings, bridges, and even dumpsters.
Lacaton & Vassal's Palais de Tokyo was once an elegant Art Deco
building, now torn apart and ripped back so that the damage makes it appear like an
abandoned industrial hulk, its architects
using accelerated dilapidation as a means
of introducing contemporary architectural expression — more post-apocalyptic than post-industrial.
Using the grandiose interior
of Manchester's hitherto
abandoned Albert Hall (a former Methodist mission) as main stage, the artist assembled a group
of local residents, some with memories
of the
building, and filmed them inside.
Using the urban environment as his medium, he works with discarded castoffs
of everyday life, including old tools, unwanted magazines, and
abandoned buildings.
His current body
of work is created
using 3D gaming technology to simulate real world and imagined spaces based on the
abandoned and foreclosed
buildings in Philadelphia, Las Vegas and San Bernardino California.
In the real world, speculators snatch up real estate and land bank it as well — most
of the «
abandoned»
buildings you see in East Coast cities are actually owned by investors who don't put them to
use because they're waiting for a higher return on their investment.
Working with a team
of designers and architects, Gates has set about refurbishing a series
of abandoned buildings using a variety
of found materials, creating a book and record library as well as a venue for dinners, concerts and performances.
But my point is, all the hybrid and electric vehicle technologies in the world will hardly make a dent if car ownership and
use continue to increase, if oil (or coal, in the case
of electric cars) continues to be burnt, and if roads and highways continue to be
built out with reckless
abandon.
And Sony, which
used to
build premium desktops, has
abandoned the segment in favor
of all - in - ones.
It's
built using the company's own design language called «Photon» which
abandons the rusty old rounded interface in favor
of a snazzy and more flat approach.
Many
of inner - city neighborhoods still have spaces either
abandoned or vacant, and these land spaces can be
used for
building houses.