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Design and project manager at Tom Postma Design in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Product designer at Studio Fuksas in Rome, Italy

Studio Fuksas is looking for product designers to join its team in Rome. The studio designed a tubular-shaped cultural complex using steel and glass panels in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.

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Concept architect/interior designer at Patricia Urquiola Studio in Milan, Italy

Patricia Urquiola Studio is looking for a concept architect/interior designer to join its team in Milan, Italy. The studio reimagined Michigan's Haworth Hotel into a "design showcase" using Haworth's furniture.

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Communications intern at KAAN Architecten in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

KAAN Architecten designed a geological centre informed by the appearance of stone. The studio is looking for a communications intern to join its office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Architect at Matteo Thun & Partners in Munich, Germany

Matteo Thun & Partners is seeking architects to join its team in Munich, Germany. The studio looked to the work of Czech artists Alphonse Mucha and Frantiek Kupka for the interior design of the hotel The Julius Prague in Prague.

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French-speaking junior architect at KAAN Architecten in Paris, France

KAAN Architectenconcealed a minimalist wing within the existing 19th-century structure of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts inAntwerp. The studio is looking for a talented french-speaking junior architect to join its team in Paris.

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3D artist at Ateliers Jean Nouvel in Paris, France

Ateliers Jean Nouvel is hiring a 3D artist to join its team in Paris. The studio designed a pair of inclined skyscrapers called Tours Duo in Paris, which aim to "create a character" for the eastern part of the city.

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Interior architect at Studio Aisslinger in Berlin, Germany

Studio Aisslinger created an office for accessory brand LOQI with social distancing in mind. The studio has a vacancy for an interior architect in Berlin.

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This is the full transcript for episode 1 of Quartzs Work Reconsidered podcast, Office design: Working towards joy.

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Cassie Werber: Picture an office. Whats it got in it? Maybe some neat rows of desks, a chair in front of each one. Its probably brightly lit and dominated by screens. Maybe there are a few plants to lighten the mood. Of course, pre-covid, there were variationsplusher seating, nicer snacks. But mostly, we knew what an office was. And crucially, we knew if we had to be there or not.

But maybe were not in that world anymore. Once millions of office workers shifted overnight to working from home, many of them realized that life without an officewithout dressing smartly, without commutingmight be so much better. And when companies asked workers to come back, they didnt obediently troop in. Some simply refused. Others wanted the option to work from an office, but only sometimes. Improved technology meant that for years, officers were getting less crucial. But the sudden shift to home working finally exploded the fiction that we had to go to an office to prove we were working. Right now the office is in limbo. Companies are trying to lure workers back to their desks. But most employees say they want a mix of working from home, the office and maybe somewhere else. Is the office doomed? And if not, whats going to save it.

This is Work Reconsidered, a podcast from Quartz. Im Cassie Werber. And today were talking about the office: the place which always stayed the same, and why it changed.

Im joined by design and architecture reporter Anne Quito. Hi, Anne.

Anne Quito: Hi, Cassie.

Cassie Werber: So I would say I have this new appreciation for offices now that I never actually have to go to one, I kind of miss having a place thats dedicated to work. Im missing my colleagues and going out for lunch with them and deciding what to have for lunch. Do you have a favorite thing about going into the office? Or is that just a silly question? Do you even like offices at all?

Anne Quito: I do like some things about the office. But I cant say I have an office habit or a regular schedule. I think of my desk primarily as a mooring spot between appointments. But I have to say, my favorite thing about offices is: I do enjoy peering into my colleagues spaces.

Cassie Werber: Seeing how theyre set up.

Anne Quito: Yes! Are they neat? Are they messy? Does that match with my notion of them?

Cassie Werber: When you see that colleague who has got like a huge pile of stuff and papers and things on their desk, what does it mean about their mind?

Anne Quito: Seriously. Right now Im like staring at a stack of books with I think a Garfield lamp on top of it. Golly, what does that say? I think before hot- desking and co-working, a desk was essentially a semiotic wonderland, teeming with clues about your colleagues or bosses personality. Aside from that, the other part about going to the office. I do love observing everyones resting office face, you know that like face of focus? The theater of toil, I enjoy that.

Cassie Werber: When I picture an office, it has some quite standard features. Theres furniture, which isnt like the furniture in a home. And theres this kind of industrial carpet and maybe carpet tiles or ceiling tiles or something. And the air is kind of dry. It smells a certain way. Its kind of a clean, hopefully clean smell, but very indoors-y and maybe official sort of smell. Well, what exactly is the standard office like and how did that standard get set?

Anne Quito: So this standard office kit, if you will, really consists of a mishmash of objects that reflect our evolving understanding of work. In a way you can think about all these sort of like office furniture as fossils about the changing nature of productivity, and the technology involved in that. Theres actually a super interesting essay by a professor of interior design, Nicole Kay Peterson, who researched the evolution of the office. She saying, for instance, the writing desk can actually be traced back to the fifth century when monks were transcribing manuscripts. They needed a writing desk. And these monks were provided the sort of like a desk, a table with a cloth to protect the books. These monks didnt have chairs so they stood while they wrote so in a way standing desks were the first writing desks. We think about them as a new innovation, but: the fifth century. And then in the Renaissance, the chair and table combo, she says began with Uffizi, she traces it in the in to the time of Cosimo de Medici in 1560 where he commissioned the Uffizi as an administrative office. And then in 18th century, thats when we kind of really see the fossils, or the beginnings of the modern office, as we know now. Youre in London, you can visit the first official offices, I guess its now called the Ripley building, but it used to be called the Admiralty office; a building for the Royal Navy. And there was also another building for the East India Company, and the growth of the British Empire required office administration. So they handled paperwork. And then after this, like, chair and table combo, we get to the open layout, which we think is a Silicon Valley innovation. But really, one of the more famous ones in history was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903. It was the Larkin office building in Buffalo, and there, you could see sort of like rows and rows of secretaries and workers doing things. And it was sort of like, informed by the model of the factory. There, our notion of work is productivity, efficiency, and in a way supervision. Silicon Valley had a twist to that. So open layout became about collaboration, transparency, parity among colleagues and bosses. Right. So theyve sort of like, tore down the walls.

Cassie Werber: So then the pandemic came along, right? And so, before this, most people in white collar jobs anyway, they were commuting into offices, and those offices were probably in the centers of cities, and they were going in every day. And then the pandemic happens, suddenly, almost no one is going to the office ever. And these places sit empty for months, and some companies give up their very expensive leases. And then things reopen. But a lot of people refuse to go to them. Whats going to happen now? Is the office dead?

Anne Quito: First, its important to mention that, in parts of Asia, for instance, or even in the developing world, workers simply dont have the choice not to go into the office. Maybe theres poor Wi-Fi access, maybe they dont really have good connectivity in their homes. Also, in some places, its just plain mandatory. And maybe employees feel like they have less agency to push back.

Cassie Werber: Yeah. And that was true even during the pandemic?

Anne Quito: Yes, for sure. But no, to answer your question, the office is not dead. It might seem dormant, like a I dont know, transforming caterpillar. But its not its not dead. In fact, office architects have never been busier. These days, theyre being called to revive offices, to rethink them. And if you will, maybe theyre applying electric paddles and what seemed like dead spaces. resuscitating them, so theyre being called to redesign these spaces, so workers might want to come in. I loved speaking to one veteran office architect whos been designing offices for 20 years. This man has seen it all right, many of them illusions, urban layout, cubicles, and whatnot. And he told me that this is the most exciting time of his career. I know, right?

Cassie Werber: Why? Things are changing so much?

Anne Quito: Yeah, like, what if youre an office architect, you go into a project and theres usually already kind of a template of course, you can pick text, pick textures, finishes, you know, do variations, but this kind of like kit, or this kit of parts is in a way defined. But today, hes saying everything has kind of been blown to smithereens. Theres now this mandate to rethink everything. Now that obviously is want to lure people back in.

John Campbell: So my name is John Campbell. Im an architect. I was also trained as an urban designer. And also I am a certified interior designer as well. So I cover quite a wide range in that design aspect. The pandemic exploded, every old paradigm we had about the office. And you know, before it was always about maximizing the efficiency of real estate. While a number of clients over the last 20 years had really started to focus on a people-centric real estate decision in office, all of a sudden, the pandemic made it all about that. And we add the fact that were in a race for talent. And so we have to create the right types of environments to attract and retain the best talent to help all companies meet their mission and goals. You know, I think were in exciting times within the industry, were going to be in a period of experimentation, I think, for several years.

Cassie Werber: Okay, so one company that really seems to have embraced the challenge to totally rethink the office is the toymaker LEGO. They redid their Denmark headquarters during the pandemic. And how did that go?

Anne Quito: It went splendidly. Their new corporate offices in Billund, Denmark, theyve been there for 90 years. But over the past five years, theyve been planning and constructing this new campus, and I was so pleased to speak to their global head of workplace experience. We often think of working as LEGO as kind of a dream job. And its his teams mandate to basically fulfill that.

Timothy Ahrensbach: Yeah, so my name is Timothy Ahrensbach. Im the Global Head of workplace experience at the LEGO Group. I guess in a nutshell, if you were to ask yourself, I wonder what its like to go to work at the LEGO Group, like, what is my experience? Once I opened those doors? I guess it would be me and my teams kind of job to answer that question.

Anne Quito: Their design was really shaped by talking to employees, the first step to designing a corporate office wasnt hiring a starchitect, or a famous architect, but really polling their employees.

Timothy Ahrensbach: Obviously, the pandemic, weve learned a lot from that its a completely new world that weve come back into. And one of the things that we asked our colleagues about was, okay, what is it that youve been missing from the office? We understand that, you know, people like working from home, or some people do, but what does the office need to do for you to feel like it adds value, what are you missing? And so what they told us was, they were missing the sense of play, they were missing the kind of collaborating and being creative with colleagues, they were missing having these kind of shared and meaningful experiences. And they were missing kind of feeling connected with our unique company brand and, and values.

Anne Quito: Its more than a corporate office, its more than a group of factories. He described it as a mini city, with streets, villages, courtyards. Its for the companys 2000 workers in Denmark and visitors from their global workforce. So he was kind of like, very astute about thinking of an office, not just [as] corporate headquarters, or not just a desk or whatever. But really as a system of things thats involved in making workers experience really great.

Cassie Werber: Okay. So some of this sounds kind of dreamy, and beautiful. Some of it sounds a little bit creepy. Like, maybe you have to go to this LEGO City and never leave and kind of go to the LEGO cafe for your LEGO lunch. Like, is it a bit similar to some of the things we saw in Silicon Valley campuses where they just tried to put everything in one place. And that meant that the workers never left and didnt see anybody else, and ate their way through all kinds of corporate menus day and night?

Anne Quito: This is a question I asked him, too. And the one facet of their campus that really defies that notion, is whats called the Peoples House. So the Peoples House was basically an ask from the employees to create a third place, not their home, not the office, not their desks, but basically like a rec center.

Timothy Ahrensbach: It has facilities like a sports and play arena, a creative studio, a training kitchen, we have a cinema and one of my personal favorites, a karaoke room. There is a fireplace lounge where you can play board games and grab a cup of coffee, a music room, theres a health and well being center. And of course, theres a LEGO lab thats just filled and filled with LEGO bricks.

So one of the things thats really unique about this space is its obviously open for our colleagues to use both during and outside of work hours, but also actually for their families as well, as well as retired LEGO employees. And one of my favorite, most magical moments of the day, is 4pm. So what youll see when youre at LEGO campus, especially if youre sat in Peoples House at 4pm, youre seeing two streams. Youre seeing all the people who have been at work that day, who are picking up their stuff packing all together and leaving, and they all kind of go out of the building, while at the same time you then have all the kids and the families coming in, after a day of school. And so the space really starts to fill up with the sound of kids, the sound of laughter. It just really reminds you a) of the company that we are and how much we focus, and really treasure kind of kids and family, but also how its a place where you can also as an employee, say my day is over, Im now going to leave. So its not blurring those boundaries. Its actually keeping those boundaries really clear. And I really love that.

Cassie Werber: Aw, so nice.

Anne Quito: Yeah, so its not about its not about keeping them at work. But its kind of providing a LEGO-provided third place for them.

Cassie Werber: Interesting. So it seems like LEGO is trying to create something thats kind of beyond the bounds of the traditional office, which makes me wonder what is an office for, today? I mean, if we can do all of our work on screens, in our bedrooms, basically or wherever, is an office really necessary?

Anne Quito: So, what a giant question, right? Theres not one answer to that question. Which is, I think thrilling, because not having a question leaves room for experimentation, for iteration, which is whats happening now. The office is really being examined with a close eye right now. So its a social space, a collaboration area, a focus space, or an escape from domestic chaos of your own home.

Cassie Werber: Sounds great.

Anne Quito: Right? But the answers differ per company. John Campbell, he said the beauty is that old ideas have been blown apart. And our job now is to work with clients to help them understand who they are.

John Campbell: And at the end of the day, an office workspace needs to reflect that companys culture. And so the interesting part when were working with clients is really trying to help them understand whats their culture? How is it being tweaked in this hopefully post-pandemic manner of where we stand at the moment? And whether people are coming in is, how do they want to use space? But I think it must reflect the company in its values and its culture.

Anne Quito: If you think about architects, theyre specing, you know, chairs, tables, designing the layout, but it sounds super existential right? Helping clients know who they are, and their culture. This sort of like existential search, it made me think of another article we wrote, I guess earlier in the pandemic, theres an organizational behavior professor, Gianpiero Petriglieri, who wrote a love letter to offices when we were all cooped up in our kitchens. Its in the Harvard Business Review. He said, something that really struck me, he said, The office has never been about productivity. Its about coming together and learning about yourself and others.

Cassie Werber: I love that as well.

Anne Quito: Its kind of like a radical statement. If you think about offices as like, places of toil, hes saying its really a place to know oneself.

Cassie Werber: How does that actually help people do their work better?

Anne Quito: So this question about knowing thyself is really a rage against template thinking its really a raging against the cookie cutter approach. Its really about this sort of like pause button to ask, what do you need, actually? And then maybe you can do the most effective job.

Cassie Werber: Well be right back.

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Cassie Werber: Anne, how does the design of these new spaces suit their new functions?

Anne Quito: So architects are exploring new ideas. One, theyre designing for remote work and hybrid teams. For instance, John Campbell, hes like now casting a leery eye on conference tables. And he argues that sort of this room with seats and a big screenits almost like a mini theatercreates parity between remote workers and those in the office.

John Campbell: Im a strong believer in that were going to see a lot more conference rooms where the table doesnt exist. You know, and because were going to have a much more informal room. When youre negotiating, the table is the boundary between one side negotiating with the other side. But when were comparing data, it could be a D-shaped table, or we could be informally as a group sitting in different settings. Spaces are going to be much more dynamic in that approach.

Cassie Werber: Yeah, I can totally see that.

Anne Quito: Designers are also thinking about designing for flexibility. Or maybe the better word is uncertainty. Theyre opting for furniture on wheels. For example, one of the more popular products is Vitras dancing wall. I love that name. Its just really a mobile partition that transforms into a bookshelf, a coat rack, a rolling coffee station or a plant stand. And John told me that when theyre doing a full build out, theyre doing raised floorboards. Its basically a construction model that leaves a gap between the slab and flooring to conceal power and data cables. So this allows offices to move furniture or entire departments without having to drill holes on the floor, or disturb a lot of people.

Cassie Werber: Wow. So theyre just planning for things to change and keep changing?

Anne Quito: Yes, for the office to keep dancing. The other thing thats huge right now is theyre not only designing the physical nature of the office, theyre also thinking about invisible elements. So architects are thinking about air quality. Now, theyve always thought about this, but now they need to convey to the occupants that they are. So clearly, they want to convey that theyre designing for health. So Steelcase in 2021 held basically just a pulse survey of how people are faring in their home offices, and if theyre willing to go back to the office, and air quality was one of the top concerns.

Cassie Werber: So this sounds great. Im somewhat skeptical just because I feel like a lot of times people have said, Were going to make the office much more like home, or Were going to make it much better, and its stayed quite similar. At the same time there is this part of me that misses the office that feels like, okay, yeah, I would go back to her to a beautifully furnished flexible space with windows that open, one day a week, that sounds great. Is it enough to save the office?

Anne Quito: The fate of the office isnt really dependent on just one office, unfortunately. As Tim at LEGO says, an office is never a standalone building. It really part of an urban network, if you will.

Timothy Ahrensbach: I worked and set up my first coworking space together with a bunch of people back in 2011. And thats when I really just fell in love with workplace because I realized, you know, this is where historically weve been spending most of the time of our lives outside of the home. So how do we really create a place that really makes the best out of that time? And thats how I fell in love with workplaces. But what I can do is I can take that step back and look at the city or the neighborhood from kind of a holistic point of view. So, you know, looking at how does education and clean water and rows and all of those things come together to create an environment that people thrive in.

Anne Quito: You mentioned earlier that we have to commute to the office, for instance, that experience needs to be safe, pleasant, and all that for us to troop back to the office. In other words, the future of the office goes beyond its doors, its dependent on infrastructure around it, the transportation systems, allied services. I really cherish the idea that both John and Tim have this sort of background in urban planning. Because what do urban planners do, really? Think about systems beyond one thing, and like how theyre interconnected.

Cassie Werber: All these changes, they sound great for people who have control over their office space. Like if you have the money to go and pay a designer to overhaul your office, that would be lovely. Wed all like that. If you work for a famous toy company, and they build you a special gym that you can bring your kids to, great. If people listening are working with their home office, which from my own experience is just a desk shoved up against a wall in the corner of some room. Or if theyre going into an office and they dont have very much control over that space and it isnt inspiring their work to be better, its not helping them to have better interactions with their colleagues, what can they do?

Anne Quito: Simple: Think like a designer. Think about all your senses. Think about all the uses of space. So lighting, acoustics, temperature, surfaces, furniture, air ventilation, scent, even energy or feng shui of a space if you subscribe to that. For instance, lighting alone can make a world of difference. Reorienting your desk can vastly improve at least the visuals of your Zoom calls. Scents, for instancetheres some research that says since like rosemary lemon, peppermint can boost productivity. Sound, think about adding soft elements to muffle noise. Maybe you have a dog who loves to bark or I dont know, chatty housemates.

Cassie Werber: Construction going on next door.

Anne Quito: Exactly, jackhammering, so think about acoustics of your space. The other acoustical note earlier in the pandemic, I spoke to Marie Kondo about her own home office. And she has a different sound ritual, which I cherish. She says, she begins each day with a tuning fork and a piece of quartz crystal, and she uses the tuning fork to partition time. It signals that its the beginning of the day. Its also a chance for her to collect herself. And she says and in her words, clear the air for work. And at the end of the day, she hits it back and its the end of the day. So really, the short answer to your question is, think about the whole space and the habits of your housemates and your neighbors.

Cassie Werber: Were not talking maybe about home office for some people, they are going in somewhere. Can they do some of this?

Anne Quito: I think they can in some way. The best designers think big picture and consider multiple audiences. Frank Lloyd Wright, for instance, inWhat makes for a happy and productive work environment?several home offices always began a project by observing, he says, the rhythms and patterns of life. I think, thinking about the setup but also what you have in the day. Its not one thing but many things depending on what youre doing for the day.

Cassie Werber: Thank you so much, Anne. Its been really fun.

Anne Quito: My pleasure.

Cassie Werber: Work Reconsidered is a podcast from Quartz. Im your host, Cassie Werber. And I was joined today by Quartz reporter Anne Quito. This episode was produced by Anne Quito and Alex Ossola, who is also our executive producer. Our sound engineer is George Drake. Our theme music is by Taka Yasuzawa and Alex Suguira. Special thanks to John Campbell and Tim Ahrensbach.

If you like what you heard, please tell your friends to listen, too. You can also leave a review on Apple podcasts or wherever youre listening.

Do you love the office? Or loathe it? To let us know your thoughts, email us at work@qz.com. And to read more about our lives at work, head to qz.com/work.

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The GTA Online Halloween 2022 event has arrived for another year, which means it's time to get frightful and enjoy the seasonal additions to the game. Many players will be excited to see the return of several iconic GTA Online Halloween vehicles, so if you've ever wanted to tear around Los Santos in a hearse complete with a Frankenstein-esque monster emerging from the coffin, or a motorcycle with a glowing skull mounted to the handlebars, then now is the time to add them to your garage. There are also several terrifying masks to unlock, and a brand new Adversary Mode to try out, so read on for details of everything included in the GTA Online Halloween event for this year.

The GTA Online Halloween event started on October 6, 2022, which means it's live now and is expected to run until Tuesday, November 1, 2022, so you have plenty of time to claim the rewards and other spooky items listed below. Rockstar have also promised there will be "new Halloween clothing, collectibles, events, and returning fan-favorite modes in the weeks to come", so keep an eye out for future updates in GTA Online.

Alongside the regular GTA Online new cars that are currently rolling into town each week, there are a number of GTA Online Halloween vehicles making a return this month. You can pick them up from now until November 1 by visiting the following categories on the Southern San Andreas Super Autos website:

The GTA Online Halloween War Mask will be awarded to everyone who plays before October 13, so make sure you log on before that date passes then look for a notification confirming when it's been added to your wardrobe. If you're a GTA+ subscriber, you'll also receive the Mummy outfit, the Pumpkin Hoodie, the Gray Cracked Puppet mask, and the Grimy Stitched mask for playing at any time during the Halloween event.

The GTA Online Halloween event also provides the opportunity to earn the Gray Vintage Frank Mask, by completing any of the GTA Online Short Trips with Franklin and Lamar. Take on those side missions before October 13, and you'll also earn Double Rewards for your efforts in promoting LD Organics products.

Finally, the GTA Online Halloween event brings a new Adversary Mode called Judgement Day, where a small team of tough Riders on motorcycles try to wipe out a group of vulnerable Hunted in a deadly game of hide-and-seek. For each round the Riders start on an LCC Sanctus bike armed with a Double Barrel Shotgun and Stone Hatchet, while also having additional health, speed, and other abilities including brief thermal vision, plus health regeneration when near their motorcycle. The Hunted, on the other hand, are weak but can pick up weapons that the Riders don't have access to, and the Hunted win if they're able to survive until dawn or take out all of the Riders during Sudden Death.

Riders respawn automatically when eliminated, while the only way for Hunted to bring back a downed teammate is to eliminate a Rider, though neither team can resurrect players during the final Sudden Death minute of each round. The odds are stacked further in the Riders' favor, as if any Hunted get too close they'll burst into flames! Play this new mode before October 13 and you'll receive double GTA$ and RP, plus a bonus of GTA$300,000 if you manage to win 3 rounds, delivered to your account within 72 hours of completion.

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Recommendation goes to Jefferson Commissioners on whether to allow accessory dwelling units

People in Jefferson County eager to add an accessory dwelling unit to their property will have to wait, at least for the time being.

The seven-member Jefferson County Planning Commission voted against opening the door to accessory dwelling units in the county.

Wednesday, Sept. 28, the commission presented its decision to the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, which will make the final decision.

"If we're going to add ADUs to rural residential land, we actually may not add that many additional living spaces to address the county housing shortage," said Roy Hyder, planning commission chair, " but we create unanticipated problems as well as conflicts between neighbors."

Regulations in Oregon require cities of 10,000 or more to allow ADUs. Smaller cities may allow ADUs. Madras has chosen to allow them. The cities of Culver and Metolius do not currently allow ADUs.Changes in the law give counties the opportunity to allow ADUs in rural residential areas. Crooked River Ranch had the most properties that qualified for ADUs, 839, followed by Three Rivers, with 554 properties. The rest of the county had relatively few qualifying properties, 216.

When the county surveyed residents about ADUs, 102 people responded. Of those, 10% said they'd use ADUs for rental, 70-80% said they'd use ADUs for relatives or guests, 50% specified they'd use it for an elderly family member.

Pete Bicart, who also sits on the commission, voted in favor of allowing ADUs. While people tend to think of ADUs as tiny houses or separate dwellings; additions on houses, garage conversions or basement apartments also qualify.

"Right now for someone to do that in rural Jefferson County there are zoning restrictions against that," argued Bicart. "This would make it easier for folks to covert those garages, shops and basements."

Commissioner Wayne Fording points out that people already have made the conversions or added ADUs to their property regardless of the regulations."If we can find a path where to make these safer, inspected, legitimate to where everyone's not doing it under the table it would be a good thing. It would help the staff," said Fording.

Counties cannot establish guidelines for the ADUs until the state completes a map outlining wildfire risk zones. The state released a a wildfire risk map in late July, then withdrew the map after a onslaught of complaints from property owners.

Deschutes County plans to allow ADUs once the state finalizes its wildfire risk map. That creates an awkward situation for Crooked River Ranch, which straddles both Deschutes and Jefferson counties.

"There's so much that's unclear right now," said Commissioner Fording. "It might be a good idea to sit back and see what the Legislature's going to do."

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SnowRunner, the open-world off-roading experience from Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment, has announced some exciting news for the October 13th, 2022 debut of Season 8: Grand Harvest. This newest SnowRunner expansion will challenge you with a streak of crop failures and poor harvests, leaving it up to you to restore sustainable agriculture with three new vehicles!

Explore plenty of fresh terrain over four brand-new 4km maps of countryside in need of a serious recovery plan. Your garage will have three new additions to back you up: the classic heavy-duty sturdiness of the Step 39331 Pike, as well as the old-school K700 and state-of-the-art K7M, two farming champions that mark the entrance of the Kirovets brand in SnowRunner.

Bringing farming to SnowRunner for the first time, Season 8 offers plenty of new activities: restoring the local town and airfield, farming (and fixing farming equipment), and maintaining a clean energy infrastructure in a landscape of railroad stations, gas stations, construction zones, villages and fields.

SnowRunner Season 8: Grand Harvest is part of the Year 2 Pass, which is priced at $25. It should also be available separately for $7.

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Newcomers to The Wharf include The Pendry Hotel, two Gordon Ramsay restaurants, and The Atlantic's new offices. Rendering via Hoffman-Madison Waterfront.

After three years, construction of The Wharfs phase two is coming to a close. The $3.6 billion development, which turned a previously low-key stretch of Southwest waterfront best known for its fish market into a coveted live-work-play destination, initially debuted in 2017. While portions of phase two are still undergoing construction, the area will officially open to the public with a celebration October 12.

Visitors can now walk the mile-long path that stretches from the the open-air fish market to the newly constructed additions. Along the way, theyll find 20 new tenantsalmost all of the phase two spaces are leased, says Monty Hoffman, founder and chairman of Hoffman & Associates, which developed The Wharf alongside commercial real estate group Madison Marquette. Hoffman is also currently developing another mixed-use project in Buzzard Point.

Wharf newcomers include DCs first Pendry Hotel, the luxury condo building Amaris, The Tides apartment complex, two Gordon Ramsay restaurants, a Blank Street Coffee, DCs first location of the New York-based Mediterranean restaurant Limani, and another Lucky Buns outpost.

While many of the new additions wont launch until 2023, The Tides is open and leasing to residents, Pendry Hotels official opening date is November 1, and Amaris and the Gordon Ramsay spots should be open by the end of the year. Employees have yet to move to The Atlantics or Freedom Forums new offices, but the law firm Williams & Connollys new HQ is open. A pharmaceutical trade association is opening an office in the new development as well, says Hoffman.

Many of the new Wharf sites are glam: Off the Pendrys marble lobby, visitors will find its cozy-meets-luxe Bar Pendry featuring velvet seating, a curved bar with mirrored backsplash, and a fireplace. It also has a Latin-influenced restaurant called Flora Flora that overlooks the pool and a Japanese-influenced bar-restaurant called Moonraker, located on the penthouse level with 360-degree views of the city. The Pendry Hotels levels are cantilevered while the next-door Tides apartments are terraced, so that neither impedes the others view of the waterfront.

Meanwhile, Amarishome to a $12 million penthousecomes with an Olympic-sized indoor saltwater pool, a treatment room for massages and facials, an apartment for guests, and an elevator for your car. (Just drive it into the street-level elevator, and the valet will park it for you in the underground garage.) Its glass siding is curved via a process called cold-warping, giving it a Watergate-esque structure and maximizing views. Of its 96 units, over half are sold, says Hoffman.

And it wont be all condos: The high-end Chinese restaurant Philippe Chow will open its first location outside of New York on Amariss bottom floor, where there will also be a Blank Street Coffee.

Additionally, The Wharf has added extra marina space, with slips by the forthcoming waterfront Limani restaurant where Hoffman says hed like to one day see superyachts docked, a la St. Tropez. A fueling center for boats has been added, as well as a clubhouse where liveaboards can shower and do laundry.

That isnt to say that the expansion is exclusively high-end. A lot of this is an experience in contrasts, says Hoffman. Near the parked yachts are kayaks for rent, and forthcoming restaurants like Bartaco and Slice of Matchbox (a spinoff of Matchbox) veer fast-casual. And over 50 percent of The Tidess units are marked as affordable housing, according a Hoffman-Madison Waterfront representative.

The new stretch will have several green spaces, as well as public gathering spots like The Grove, an open-air section outside the Pendry with a gas fire pit and a stage. Outdoor chandeliers and light posts with lampshade-like tops are meant to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor living, says Hoffman. The whole idea is to bring people together to socialize and connect and have more intimate, liveable spaces than large, grand civic spaces.

The Wharf will celebrate both the grand opening of its phase two expansion and the five-year anniversary of phase ones completion on October 12. Guests can expect pop-up entertainment, live music on The Wharfs pier, specials at Wharf businesses, and fireworks.

Here is a full list of all the new spots coming to The Wharfs phase two expansion:

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Mimi Montgomery joined Washingtonian in 2018. Shes written for The Washington Post, Garden & Gun, Outside Magazine, Washington City Paper, DCist, and PoPVille. Originally from North Carolina, she now lives in Del Ray.

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Halloween 4K Collection [UHD, Scream Factory]

What is it? Closure in 4K as the the last three films in the original Halloween run come to UHD.

Why see it? The late Halloween films, before Rob Zombies reboot and the Blumhouse sequel trilogy, are considered low points by many as they carry the desperate stench unique to some 90s horror titles. Theyre a mix of mythologies, one carries over plot lines from earlier films while another brings back Jamie Lee Curtis for a final face off against Michael Myers. The arguable highlight for the films is less about the Halloween content and more about some familiar faces, but Scream Factorys new 4K UHD box set makes the case for revisiting them all over again.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) attempts to wrap up the cult angle introduced in the previous film (1989s The Revenge of Michael Myers) by expanding on it in pretty bold ways. Unfortunately, the studio trimmed most of the subplot from the theatrical release resulting in a movie that doesnt make a lick of sense. The producers cut, also given the 4K scan treatment here and presented on its own disc, addresses that issue by adding much of the footage back in. Its still a bit messy at times, and director Joe Chappelles attempts at style are distracting at best, but the scripts attempt at something new is somewhat refreshing even if the franchise scares have grown cold.

Halloween: H20 (1998) is something of a dry run for the eventual David Gordon Green blockbuster as it brings back Jamie Lee Curtis for a direct sequel to 1981s Halloween II. Shes a headmistress at a private school now, still suffering with PTSD from her terrible night twenty years earlier, and she even has a son (Josh Hartnett)! Michael returns, naturally, while just a handful of people are left at the school over the Halloween weekend, and the slaughter ensues. Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Janet Leigh are along for the ride, but they dont all make it to the end credits. Its a perfectly competent slasher, thanks in large part to director Steve Miner, and earned big at the box office despite featuring a lazy-looking Michael.

Last, and arguably least, is 2002s Halloween: Resurrection which posits that Lauries triumphant beheading of Michael at the end of the previous film was actually the murder of an innocent man. This is some Bobby in the shower on Dallas-level bullshit. Once Laurie is tossed to her death, the films main plot kicks in with college kids live-streaming a visit to the Myers house with the expected results. The camera footage is grainy as hell, the jumpscares are abundant and poor, and it makes you miss the days when the franchise would take risky left turns with satanic cults and bloodline shenanigans.

All three films in the Halloween 4K Collection come in their own case and hard slip, all fitting snugly into a box-set slipcase, and Scream Factory has continued the theme and format with their new cover art too. Its a slick affair all around, and the label also earns points for keeping the extras on the Blu-rays allowing the films to take full advantage of the UHDs bitrate.

[Extras: New 4K scans, commentaries, interviews, featurettes, deleted scenes]

What is it? An epic adaptation of the classic vampire novel.

Why see it? Francis Ford Coppolas blockbuster tale of horror is beloved by many, but Im continually left straddling a line with the film. Its undeniably gorgeous with stellar work in its production design, cinematography, and special effects but the damn thing is also so damn stagey in its execution. It never feels as if its unfolding in a real world, and the stilted performances of two of its leads dont help. We love Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves, but theyre not quite selling the characters, period, or love story. The criticisms, though, are outweighed the sheer ferocity of the films visuals. Every scene gives us some beauty to stare at in awe, and the UHD takes full advantage of that delivering some truly beautiful shots and sequences.

[Extras: Dolby Atmos/Vision, commentaries, deleted scenes, featurettes]

What is it? A teen discovers a vampire has moved in next door.

Why see it? Tom Hollands mid 80s classic has gotten both a sequel and a remake, but neither can touch the infectious charm and fun of the original. Funny, sexy, creepy Fright Night has it all, and it holds up remarkably well on rewatch too. Roddy McDowall is just aces as the befuddled horror TV host roped into the adventure, and Chris Sarandon thrills as the vamp with a taste for young women and sweaters. Holland infuses the Rear Window-like plot with warmth and humor throughout, and the films special effects are as effective as they are endearing. Sonys new UHD offers up a fantastic picture, and the extras (on the Blu-ray disc) include some great new additions.

[Extras: Dolby Atmos/Vision, 35th anniversary script read, featurettes, commentaries, documentary, interviews]

What is it? Grief and shock lead a woman into a lush adventure.

Why see it? Julio Medems tale of sex, discovery, and wonder meshes various themes and tones into its magical realist tapestry. The plot takes some hard turns which might threaten to lose viewers, but the narrative isnt the most important thing here. Instead, its Paz Vegas journey through her past choices and relationships on a beautiful island that make for a mesmerizing watch. Theres real beauty here, beyond the much talked about high degree of sexuality and nudity, as Lucias realizations about the important things in this world come to light. The films been out of print on Blu-ray for some time and is well worth picking up.

[Extras: Featurettes, interviews, video essay]

What is it? A visit to the Medieval Dead!

Why see it? The Evil Dead films arent really my jam, inexplicably, outside of the remake (which rocks), but this third entry has some fun with its medieval setting. Bruce Campbell is especially fun bantering with the dimwits, and Sam Raimi ramps up his stop-motion antics and practical effect showcases while slathering it all in slapstick humor. Scream Factorys new release ports over all the previous extras, and its an extensive offering ensuring that fans have plenty of material to dig through in addition to the three cuts of the film.

[Extras: New 4K restoration of theatrical cut, directors/international cuts, Dolby Vision/HDR, documentary, commentary, deleted scenes, interviews, featurettes]

What is it? The survivors of the first are off to college, and a new killer has joined them.

Why see it? Wes Cravens second entry in his Scream franchise is a favorite for many, but it remains the one I like least. There are numerous issues with its characters and narrative, but the deal breaker is the killer reveal at the end. The character in question is never believable as the killer, and the performance itself is oddly over the top leaving the reveal a bit of a flat line. Still, there are some fun beats here, and for fans of the film, this new UHD is a massive upgrade from the current Blu-ray release as it cleans up obvious issues and offers a sharp presentation.

[Extras: Dolby Atmos/Vision, commentary, outtakes, deleted scenes, music videos, featurette]

What is it? A ground slug/worm causes havoc in a small town garage.

Why see it? Well, someone saw Tremors, liked Tremors, and decided to remake Tremors with a few bucks and a misunderstanding of what makes Tremors so endlessly great. I kid, but while the setup here seems promising with poisonous, underground worms causing havoc, it quickly drops us into a dark garage for way too much of the time. We never get real thrills and instead watch as minor threats are dragged out.

[Extras: None]

Also out this week:

Bel Air Season One, DC League of Super Pets, Dead for a Dollar, Into the Deep, Night of the Living Dead [UHD, Criterion Collection], Picard Season Two, Plague Zombie: American Invasion, Watcher, Winning Time

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Recently, Porsche claimed to have increased the Taycan Cross Turismos range by a significant amount with a new software update. To put that claim to the test, Harrys Garage took the car out for a drive in his latest video, as well as gave it somewhat of a mini review in the process.

This new update supposedly unlocks around an extra 15 percent of range, which amounts to around 30-40 extra miles (48-64 km). On top of the Taycan 4S Cross Turismos original EPA range figure of 215 miles (346 km), the updated model should be able to achieve around 250 miles (402 km). However, in Harrys real-world testing with the car Range mode, that figure was actually more like 270 miles (435 km), which is quite a significant jump.

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As another part of his tests, Harry also decided to take the Cross Turismo beyond the asphalt to see if its minor off-road additions make it any different than the standard Taycan. Putting it in gravel mode does raise the ride height a bit and alter the traction control profile, but it wont be conquering Moab anytime soon.

Where the Cross Turismo really shone in Harrys tests was in its ability to find traction in seemingly impossible situations. As part of his mini off-road excursion, Harry took the wagon up a set of steep, slippery grass hill, and the car was able to manage it effortlessly thanks to its clever traction control.

As far as driving impressions are concerned, theres nothing to be said about the Taycan that hasnt already been said. Being an EV, it naturally has ludicrous acceleration and a low center of gravity from the heavy battery in the floor. Being a Porsche, it has the sharp steering and stellar dynamics weve come to expect from the German manufacturer.

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For some, a body of water or a soaring mountain range makes for a good view. For interior designer Jessica Hansen, it was simply the ability to look out into the distance that sold her on her hillside Oregon home back in 2018. The Portland fog can feel so claustrophobic, so being able to see out really helped, says Hansen, the founder of Tandem Design. Naturally, once her Vladimir Kagan sofa finally arrived (she bought the vintage piece from a seller in Florida who was kind enough to stow it in a storage unit for a year as her renovations took place), there was only one spot to put it: smack-dab in front of the extra-long window overlooking the backyard.

The U-shaped sectional is unsurprisingly the center of life in Hansens house: Its where she entertains friends and where her two sons, Walter (9) and Otis (7), curl up with a book after school. I dont know what the original upholstery is, but Ive gotten mud out of it, blood out of it, dog pee she says with a laugh.

Because the circa-1961 house is perched on a slope, it looks small and unassuming from the street, when in reality it spans 3,548 square feet. It took a few major structural updates to get the interior looking as spacious as that, though. The house was actually very dark. It had lots of rooms, she recalls. Hansen took down a wall that originally divided the living and dining spaces and extended the pitched ceiling. Where there was once just a window over the kitchen sink, there is now a series of five sliding door panels (the designer stole part of the nearby garage to give herself enough wiggle room for the indoor-outdoor feature). The arrangement allows for ultimate flexibility: Hansen can crack open just one or unfurl them all. The Faye Toogood seating on the adjacent deck features custom tie-dyed cushions, courtesy of Hansens intern, Addie.

Not sticking an island in the middle of the kitchen or uprooting the floor plan was a decision made withwhat else?the views in mind. Every way you face, youre either looking outside or youre looking into the rest of the house, Hansen points out. To maximize the cupboard layout, she had her cabinetmaker add six drawers to the corners (though you can barely tell theyre there because they blend in with the fluted paneling). There was just dead space, so I wanted to use it for the things we dont need very often. One of them is my junk drawer, says the designer. Other additions she swears by: a hidden pull-out trash can, a wine refrigerator, and tall upper cabinet doors that hide her small appliances.

Previously, one half of the massive fireplace that bisects the living and dining areas was covered in thin bricks. Hansen decided to wrap it fully in stone like the other side, but finding a match to the ones that had been unearthed more than 50 years ago proved to be a challenge. The masonry person was like, This is never going to happen; you should just pick a new material, she recalls. But in a quarry in Colorado, she discovered an option that looked similar enoughshe could pull this off. In order to make the whole thing appear authentic, Hansen took bits of stone from the original side and sprinkled them on the new wall.

The designer was met with nos once again when she began scouring her local stone yards for slabs of colorful marble, but her persistence led her to uncover a blush option for her primary bathroom vanity (the piece was a remnant from a hotel project 10 years ago). When Hansen discovered a slab of pink and green marble for her guest bathroom in the depths of another yard, the shop let her take it home for a mere $600. They were so excited to see somebody buy it, shares the designer. Despite his nerves, Hansens fabricator was able to seamlessly cut it into two solid pieces, making delicate holes for the tub and the arched shelving nook.

It took quite a few more tries to get Hansens bed right. When she first ordered the custom piece from a design firm she has long admired, it arrived smaller than expected. She had to wait for the company to sell the queen-size version to a new buyer before building her a king from scratch once more. But when that one arrived, she noticed the headboard had been damaged in shippingand the replacement part didnt align with her current bed-frame system. Thankfully, the brand swiftly solved the problem by hiring a local furniture maker to come out and tweak it. It was worth the wait, says Hansen. Its so sturdy. The dog and my kids are all on it. Its held up great.

Hansens boys have begun to tap into their own creativity, too. The designer wasnt a fan of the barn door in Walters bedroom (it came with the house), but her 9-year-old was adamant about keeping it so he could treat it like a canvas. We love stickers! she jokes. Otis prefers to apply his collection to his wall-mounted IKEA desk. Of course, what big brother is into, little brother is into, adds Hansen.

The designer introduced a part of her own youth to the home in the basement: Above the piano is a self-portrait she painted when she was 20. I had given it to my mom because I didnt think I wanted it anymore, but recently I was like, you know what, I want that back, she shares. Its all about perspective.

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Setting VLANs

If your WAN uplink is on a trunk port, choose VLAN tagging > Use VLAN tagging and enter the appropriate value for VLAN ID for your network.

You can toggle the LAN4 port between LAN and Internet, through Uplink configuration under the Local status tab.

PPPoE authentication may be required if you are connecting MX device to a DSL circuit. You need to know your authentication option and credentials (supplied by your ISP) in order to complete these steps.

These settings take effect if the MX device has to fall back to using HTTP to contact the Cloud Controller. By default, web proxy is disabled. To enable web proxy, do the following:

To apply all configuration settings to the appliance, be sure to click Save Settings at the bottom of the page.

Configuring physical link settings

To configure physical link settings on the Ethernet ports, click Local status > Ethernet configuration. You can enable half duplex, full duplex, and autonegotiation, as well as set 10- or 100-Mbps data rates.

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