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Hundreds of firefighters battled to contain a huge fire at an under-construction apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles early Monday. Flames and smoke from the blaze dominated the city skyline and officials told commuters to brace for a messy morning as a section of the Harbor Freeway was closed in both directions.

"This is a historic fire, what we as firefighters would call 'a career fire,'" said David Ortiz, public information officer at the Los Angeles Fire Department. "It's huge. I really can't remember a building fire this big and I have been with the department for 13 years."

Ortiz said it was too early to tell what caused the fire but said the seven-story building looked certain to be "completely lost." Fueled by the half-finished building's exposed wooden framework, radiant heat caused fire to break out in two office buildings across the street, Ortiz said. Those were quickly extinguished and there were no reports of injuries, he added.

The city's Harbor Freeway was closed in both directions near the fire. Another major artery through the city, Hollywood Freeway, remained open but was suffering under the pressure of spillover traffic. "This will impact local traffic for hours," said Ortiz, speaking at 3 a.m. local time (6 a.m. ET). "The commute will be very difficult."

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Council votes to build downtown building according to LEED construction standards

By Tristan Scott // Dec 7, 2014 // News & Features

A rendering of the future Whitefish City Hall building. Courtesy of Mosaic Architecture

The Whitefish City Council voted Dec. 1 to construct its new city hall according to green building standards administered by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED. It would be the only building in Whitefish with a LEED certification, which councilors agreed is an attractive quality.

The council has not yet specified at what rating level it intends to build the downtown centerpiece, but in a 4-3 vote determined it would pursue LEED certification at some level.

The council was divided on whether to seek LEED certification due to the associated costs, and Mayor John Muhlfeld cast the deciding vote in favor of LEED.

LEED is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED is intended to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.

All of the councilors were in favor of constructing the city hall in a green and efficient manner, but some balked at the notion of paying for administrative oversight.

I dont like paying for paperwork. And Im a lawyer, said councilor John Anderson.

There would be an additional cost of $1,200 to register and an additional fee of $50,000 to $75,000 to file all the paperwork, as well as follow up work that Mosaic Architect would have to do.

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They've broadcast from the city's architectural monuments: atop the Eureka tower, from the sparkling new recital hall in Southbank, from Federation Square. They've even broadcast live from the Venice Biennale.

On Tuesday night, after a spirited decade talking about great and not-so-great architecture, and interviewing everyone from international design stars like Rem Koolhaas to most of Australia's prominent architects to philosopher Alain de Botton, they'll call it quits.

The Architects debuted on community radio station Triple R in 2004.

Over the 441 shows that aired over a decade, it gathered a wide following among the industry, and among planners, designers and radio listeners interested in design and building.

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Almost precisely a decade after their first show, The Architects will broadcast its finale in a live outside broadcast from Riverland, a bar on the Yarra's banks beneath Federation Square.

It's fitting the show ends next to Federation Square, which kicked off Melbourne's renewed recognition as a design city.

The show's three hosts Stuart Harrison, Simon Knott and Christine Phillips are all architects. Their show was an attempt to "demystify" the profession, says Harrison, and break down the perception of architects as elitists.

It was an aim that went against the industry's usual approach to marketing, he says: "A lot of architects think the best way the profession can succeed is to keep the conversation internal."

Among the radio show's listeners and guests have been Triple R subscriber and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy, who appeared twice as planning minister.

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How To Become A Millionaire, is the name of the recent book on the American shelves, written by Kaplan, one of the most successful and wealthy business women in America.

According to Australian wealth creation experts Chase Edwards, Kaplan emphasized on various occasions that she didnt write this book to gain any profits, and neither does she need them. She wanted to tell the world about her experience of becoming one of the leading business women in America, while hoping to give valuable advice to her readers.

Kaplan was surprised with a certain theory that claims that some people were born with genes that qualify them to be wealthy. The son of a wealthy businessman should be rich because of the genes inherited from his father, but the famous writer refused to accept this theory entirely.

From her perspective, we should distinguish between two types of people, the first type is the already wealthy person, and the other type is the one that is able to earn money himself. It is not necessary that both types exist in the same person. The first type may have millions, but he does not have the ability to make money on his own, and in some cases he might lose his wealth and fall into the abyss of bankruptcy.

The other type could start from scratch and then become a millionaire, and she considers herself a person of the second type. Her career began as an employee at a bank, but she soon discovered that her career is not matching her ambition and she resigned soon after. She started a special project and achieved great success, which strengthened her beliefs that there is no relationship between genes and being rich or poor, but she still believed that some people have special abilities.

She believes that there are certain capabilities that are present in the person that is capable of creating wealth more than any other, and the first of these capabilities is the ability to see opportunities rather than obstacles.

If you want to become wealthy you should also believe in the importance of investing and not just saving, because saving may create the feeling of security, but will not make you a millionaire. In fact, the value of your savings decline with inflation, and revenues may decline with lower interest rates. It is also her opinion that the person who wants to be rich should not only invest in securities, but also in different economic activities.

And of course, for every action there are some risks. Here it is advised that we should be able to accept losses as we accept the profits, especially at the beginning of any potentially profitable activity. Nonetheless, each and every step should be calculated, as one should never confuse risk with gambling.

Finally, after the success of achieving great wealth and building an economic empire, a successful entrepreneur should not be extravagant in spending, but should always spend wisely whatever the size of his fortune. A millionaire is a normal person that takes advantage of the strengths within himself.

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