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G a m i n g N e w s W e d n e s d a y, A p r i l 1 , 2 0 1 5 4 AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH NIGA Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Jules Denton Kim Forrester Paul Harris Associate Publishers Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jeanie Catron JoEllen Lowry Richard Thompson Associate Editors Yasmine Brown Andre Gressieux Graphic Designers Caitlyn Roach Sarah Glenn Customer Service Managers Heather Canale Keri Gall Jamie Green Tara Neal Show Logistics & Distribution Jay Avery Neil Catura Marcos Morhaim Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales Gaming News is published by Oser Communications Group ©2015 All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300/Fax: 520.721.6300 www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy DESIGNING FOR WELLNESS By Alexandra Lopatynsky AIA, Managing Director, JCJ Architecture The WELL Building Standard ® is the first protocol of its kind that focuses sole- ly on human health and wellness of occu- pants within the built environment. Pioneered by Delos Living, and in part- nership with the WELL Building Institute, this standard identifies specific conditions, that when holistically inte- grated into building architecture and design, enhance health and well being. JCJ Architecture was honored to be selected as one of few, respected firms to send representatives to the first International WELL Building Institute WELL AP Workshop. Hosted by the Cleveland Clinic, this seminar prepares attendees to become the first class of WELL Accredited Professionals. As guest awareness increases, so do expectations for spaces that promote human health and well-being. Design principles and technology are transform- ing public spaces, hotels, spas and other indoor environments by placing health and wellness at the center of design and construction decisions. With people spending over 90 percent of their time indoors, the built environment has a profound impact on our health, happi- ness, productivity and well-being. If we can design a healthy envi- ronment for our guests both in the spaces they gather and the rooms they occupy, we will create an improved guest experience to potentially encourage a healthy and enhanced lifestyle. The WELL Building Standard is a comprehensive approach to human health and wellness related to the built environment, addressing the elements of our built environment through the seven concepts and features focused on behavior, design and operations: SANTA YNEZ CHUMASH KITA WINES TAKES HOME GOLD, SILVER, BEST OF CLASS The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is one of only a handful of Native American tribes in the country to produce and sell its own wines, and it is the only tribe in the country to have a Native American winemaker. The tribe's journey into winemaking began in 2010, when the tribe purchased nearly 1,400 acres of land known as Camp 4 from the late actor-turned-vint- ner Fess Parker. The land came with 256 acres of vines – the Camp 4 Vineyard – planted with 19 different grape varieties. In addition to honoring existing contracts for the fruit, the tribe embarked on its own winemaking ven- ture. In 2013, the tribe launched its wine under the label "Kitá," which means "our valley oak" in the tribe's native language of Samala. Not only does the Santa Ynez Chumash tribe have a Native American winemaker, it has one of its own mem- bers as Kitá's winemaker: Tara Gomez. The daugh- ter of a long- time tribal gov- ernment offi- cial, Richard Gomez, Tara was a young girl when she first visited vineyards with her parents. By the time she was in high school, she knew she wanted to be involved in winemaking. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in enology from California State University, Fresno and after college worked in the wine industry at two local wineries. In the short time since Kitá has been Continued on Page 23 Continued on Page 23