Video monitors sit like bug eyes on the stage, projecting live views of the actors' heads, along with scenes from Japanese horror movies: Godzilla roars; cute little girls sing, unaware of impending danger; buildings crumble; and the three sisters chatter and chatter, locked in their world of semi-privilege and muted disaster.
In a new twist to the conflict, Israel has begun calling individual Palestinian homes to warn residents of an impending airstrike on buildings where weapons stockpiles are suspected.
While plans are being laid, the news of the Sun-Times building's impending demise is sinking in.
That dreadful distinction, along with the building's impending centenary, are what prompted Steve Fisher, 62, a retired architect who grew up in and lives in the area, to campaign for landmark designation of the Maspeth firehouse, at 68th Street and Borden Avenue.
Fortunately for us, we had two forcing functions – many of the students were on the verge of graduating, and the extra space we had for the program was temporary due to an impending renovation of the building. .
Many say they have been intimidated with repeated notices regarding rent or other matters, and that they were never notified of the impending changes in their buildings (the city says it notifies residents only if more than half the building will be used).
The phone calls to groups and institutions often warned of bombs in the building or an impending mass shooting.
Over a year ago it concluded that Britain's most famous building "faces an impending crisis which we cannot responsibly ignore".
More data, he says, may help planners steel the city against an impending earthquake — perhaps through better building codes and innovations in oil pipeline design.
"Soon, instead of buying things that are made in large quantities at factories, we will buy objects made in quantities of just one, specifically for us". So says Eric Carreel, Chairman of Sculpteo, a French company that is betting on an impending revolution in manufacturing, and building the 3D-printing infrastructure to help make it happen.
