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Is the world really going to sit back and watch as these peaceful protesters in Turkey are attacked by police with chemical weapons?
Peaceful protesters are being attacked with chemical weapons and RUN OVER by swat vehicles. Is this not worthy of help from the world? Is it possible that respect can be worth more than a resource that we readily fight for at the drop of a hat? Why are human rights being ignored? Peaceful protest meets non-peaceful police and the world just stands by and watches. Where is this right? Do our leaders have any morals? We intervene whenever a resource is in the equation.
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Jun 9 2013: Some-times, a question can just be answered by other wuestions!
you asked: Why are human rights being ignored? Peaceful protest meets non-peaceful police and the world just stands by and watches. Where is this right? Do our leaders have any morals?
Let me ask you please :
People are dying from hunger all over the world, especially in Asia and Africa, don't they have the right to live ?
Kids in many contries suffer from deseases eradicated from the occident centuries ago, wouldn't be moral to help them cure ?
In Syria people are getting killed with all kind of weapons everyday, Is this not worthy of help from the world?
The war crimes commited by, USA, GB and other contries in Iraq, Afghanistan, are they moral ?
In Palestine, in Gaza ..... do I really have to tell what's going on there ?
Billions of dollars that can help making people's life better around all the world are being wasted on wars, Oh wait, saving the world from the islamic terrorism is most important! isn't it ?
I'm a muslim, and it just tears me apart to see how you guys are misled, and how you look to us as terrorists or that islam is calling for terrorism. For god's sake, France helped Mali against Jihadists, this is good. But they're also calling to arm Syrian rebels who are calling for an Islamic governement ! what a coincidence!
When an American soldier get killed in a battelfield he's a hero and of course killed by terrorists who are in fact resisting that foreign invasion. But when 50 innocent citizens get killed in an american raid, it's just a mistake !
When a muslim woman is forced to hide her hair it's a flagrant violation of her rights, when an american single mom is getting kicked of her house because she couldn't pay the bills it's just LAW!
Briefly, we live in paradoxal world where everyone is misled, we're not free man, we're being watched by them, manipulated.
Jun 10 2013: You say we don't understand muslims, that we are misled. The very difference of Islam from western culture or democracy is at heart. We tend to believ in a seperation of church and state, while islamists believe church and state are one. Islam aims to take over the world for Allah by establishing a world wide caliphate, that is ruled by sharia law, we want no part of that. Killing or subjugating infidels comes into this also but enough is enough. I do not want to see any innocents killed or tortured, but when the people assist terrorists in hiding, or do not openly fight them, they become targets. War crimes? I think that word is a little harsh, Iraq and afganistan both had governments that condoned killing innocents, where was the outrage? Why didn't islam do something about that? In my opinion religious morals are comparable to the KKK in this country where the only morals that count are the ones that get your group ahead.
Jun 11 2013: Timothy -- I agree with most of your comments except for one thing. War is war! And every 'Jihadi" who fights with a gun or bomb or suicide vest understands that this is a war. No one in the U.S. want civilian casualties. But when you fight an enemy that prefers civilian casualties (like on 9/11) you have to strike a balance. You MUST take the fight to your enemy. You cannot sit back and let civilized and peaceful nations be threatened. This is a war. We are fighting an insane enemy who has no respect for the rule of law. And there just isn't much else we can do beyond what we are doing. Law enforcement and the police can only do so much. The rest will be settled on the battlefield. And that battlefield will not be in Detroit or Chicago. Look elsewhere for that.
The U.S.; the U.K. & all of NATO, we know how to fight war and win. No one believes, even for a moment, that the terrorists will succeed. And if there are consequences in defeat to the followers of Islam, then so be it. We are not in this to protect anyone's religious views. We are in this to preserve Religious FREEDOM for each to worship God in their own way.
Unfortunately, Wahabbi Islam does not recognize religious freedom. There is very little of what we in the West respect as 'human rights' --- that will be preserved in the Caliphate that the Terrorist Muslims hope to achieve. And there, is the problem.
Jun 11 2013: No, they aren't playing by the rules. Our leadership knew that on 9/11; & (I believe; our leadership) has not forgotten that. So what is our response? Invasion! And why not, when 2996 people died in an unprovoked sneak attack against us. Go camp out in their back yard! Take their territory away from them. Conquer them.
Now, in dealing with Terrorists, it gets a bit more complicated than that. But you don't hear much about Iraqi -Al Qaeda anymore. Iraq is now one of the most peaceful places in the middle east. I doubt that it is less peaceful than either Jordan or Saudi Arabia. I believe in progress; but like everyone else -- you listen to the news; read what's on the web; and draw your own conclusions.
If I was from an Islamic nation & was told to 'pick one side or the other,' I'd bet on the U.S./NATO. You still hear about 'Green on Blue' violence. But not-so-much about pitched battles between hundreds or thousands of troops anymore. Nor do you hear about coordinated attacks like 7/7 (London) or 11-M (Spain) anymore. Yes, there was the Boston Marathon bombing. And that is a Big issue for the U.S. Home-grown Terrorism is a major threat. But Osama Bin Ladin is gone!
Jun 11 2013: The United States of America did not start this war. The United States of America never wanted war. And the United States of America wanted only to live in peace with people everywhere. The overall goal is that all nations will be self-determining. All nations will be ruled under just law. And basic human rights will be preserved universally. This is a very simple set of concepts.
You complain about American Raids in one place or another. But do you realize that those drone attacks and raids are carefully planned? And from the beginning, the plan is to AVOID civilian casualties. That has always been true. And where that broke down, the military people involved were prosecuted as criminals for disobedience to the orders and instructions they were given.
You say: "The war crimes commited by, USA, GB and other contries in Iraq, Afghanistan, are they moral ? In Palestine, in Gaza ..... do I really have to tell what's going on there ?" But do you even KNOW what is going on there?
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Craig Wayans and Damien Dante Wayans come from America's first family of comedy. Their co-star George Gore II is best known for his role as Big Head Junior in Damon Wayans's sitcom My Wife & Kids. Second Generation Wayans is a hilarious, new, scripted family comedy. However, as it turns out, being a Wayans isn't all fun and games. Viewers see the good, the funny and the ugly as the young trio emerges from the long shadows of their aunts and uncles to carve out their own paths to stardom.
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Interestingly, these two Wayans are not sons of the big four Wayans. There are six others Wayans from that generation, too. Craig is the son of screenwriter Diedre Wayans. Damien is son of screenwriter Elvira Wayans.
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"BET has announced a launch date."
It would seem that the next step in the article would be inclusion of that information. I dunno.
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Is it just us, or does it seem that on L&O type cop shows that 91 % of the time it's Always a white guy? The bad cop, the dirty cop, the dumb cop is Always a white cop? Come on people….
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Discuss the note to the TED community on the withdrawal of the TEDxWestHollywood license.
For discussion: http://blog.ted.com/2013/04/01/a-note-to-the-ted-community-on-the-withdrawal-of-the-tedxwesthollywood-license
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Apr 6 2013: here's the thing. Russell Targ was good enough for the MIT Club of Northern California to be on a panel with theoretical physicists (Targ is a laser physicist by profession. so no surprise there.) but the science-loving people at TED lumped Targ with "pseudoscience." (exactly the same treatment that Rupert Sheldrake and Graham Hancock received.)
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this is not about real science. this is about TED's uncompromising allegiance to the scientific materialist worldview.
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Steve Stark 50+Apr 6 2013: It's actually a very common way of talking which Sheldrake even slips into although he did give an interview where he clarified it. I think it's important because we have to be clear that science is not the enemy - the enemy is a strange philosophical view that some have conflated with science - probably without even knowing it.
Apr 7 2013: it's a conspiracy!! lol you guys. And pseudo-skeptic is an awesome phrase. 9-11 Truthers are pseudo-skeptics. Birthers, Holocaust deniers, and anyone who accuses TED of conspiracies are pseudo-skeptics, the guys at Skeptiko are big time pseudo-skeptics, they are the worst, ugh. So call me and others something we are not, and see how far that gets you outside of your little circle .
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I believe it was Marcello Truzzi, one of the founders of CSI(COP) who coined the term "pseudoskeptic". He coined it to refer to the members of that organisation about which he said:
"Originally I was invited to be a co-chairman of CSICOP by Paul Kurtz. I helped to write the bylaws and edited their journal. I found myself attacked by the Committee members and board, who considered me to be too soft on the paranormalists. My position was not to treat protoscientists as adversaries, but to look to the best of them and ask them for their best scientific evidence. I found that the Committee was much more interested in attacking the most publicly visible claimants such as the "National Enquirer". The major interest of the Committee was not inquiry but to serve as an advocacy body, a public relations group for scientific orthodoxy. The Committee has made many mistakes. My main objection to the Committee, and the reason I chose to leave it, was that it was taking the public position that it represented the scientific community, serving as gatekeepers on maverick claims, whereas I felt they were simply unqualified to act as judge and jury when they were simply lawyers."
Thus, it seems, we are using the word quite precisely in the way it was originally intended. Here's an article by the coiner explaining the term.
Apr 7 2013: Steve,
exactly. it amazes and amuses me that people who identify as " skeptics" don't know the history of the Skeptical movement. note that Truzzi was also the one who coined the famous Sagan quote "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Truzzi was a real *skeptic*. most "skeptics" i see online nowadays are pale reflections of Truzzi. they have hijacked the true philosophical meaning of the word *skepticism* while deluding themselves that they are the paragons of "critical thinking".
Apr 7 2013: Here's a passage from the article linked to above:
Over the years, I have decried the misuse of the term "skeptic" when used to refer to all critics of anomaly claims. Alas, the label has been thus misapplied by both proponents and critics of the paranormal. Sometimes users of the term have distinguished between so-called "soft" versus "hard" skeptics, and I in part revived the term "zetetic" because of the term's misuse. But I now think the problems created go beyond mere terminology and matters need to be set right. Since "skepticism" properly refers to doubt rather than denial--nonbelief rather than belief--critics who take the negative rather than an agnostic position but still call themselves "skeptics" are actually pseudo-skeptics and have, I believed, gained a false advantage by usurping that label.
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The High Peace Council expressed readiness to negotiate with any opposition group, including the notorious Haqqani Network, which was recently put on a UN blacklist.
The High Peace Council Foreign Relations Advisor Mohammad Ismail Qasemyar told TOLOnews that any opposition group that accepts the Constitution and cuts their ties with Al-Qaeda is welcome in the peace process.
"Peace is a national process, and any group that quits fighting with the Afghan government, cuts ties with Al-Qaeda network and accepts the Afghan Constitution are welcome for peace negotiations...including Haqqani network," Qasemyar said.
Afghan Lawmakers, however, slammed the peace overture.
"If they [Haqqani network] have called for peace talks, it's a good move. But if it's a government call, it's nonsense," Herat MP Qazi Nazir Ahmad Hanafi said.
Afghan analysts believe that negotiating with the Haqqanis could be beneficial if they are honest.
"If they really want to end the Afghan war, then peace talks with the Haqqani Network are also beneficial," Afghan political analyst Ahmad Idrees Rahmani said.
The Haqqani Network, among the most lethal terrorist groups involved in the insurgency, launches attacks on US and Afghan targets from their sanctuary in Pakistan. Outgoing American General Mike Mullen recently called them the "veritable arm of the ISI" for their allegedly close association.
The Haqqanis claim they will defer to the decision of Mullah Omar regarding the peace process and have stressed they will continue fighting until a settlement.
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The bill's author and its union sponsors say it's a necessary, narrow and reasonable tweak to the pension statute that will keep billions of federal dollars flowing into California.
But one of the state's leading pension reform advocates said it's another example of organized labor flexing its muscle to undo the retirement changes.
"If the Legislature does this," said Dan Pellissier, president of California Pension Reform, "they're selling out to the unions."
The Teamsters and two other unions sponsored the bill, which would exclude 20,000 local and regional mass transit workers statewide from the higher pension contributions and lower retirement benefits passed last year.
Another provision of the measure would exempt so-called "multiemployer pension funds," which are union-sponsored pension plans regulated by federal standards.
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After Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure last year, transit unions started filing objections with the Labor Department. Retirement benefits must be bargained, they argued, and mass transit agencies that follow the new law are violating terms to receive the federal money.
So far, the unions have filed 10 objections, said Teamsters lobbyist Barry Broad. "The plan is that we'll file them for every grant as they come up," Broad said.
The union's strategy is creating pressure for a solution. About $40 million for Sacramento Regional Transit District's light-rail extension into Elk Grove is in a "holding pattern," said Mike Wiley, the district's general manager and CEO.
The delay won't shut down work on the project yet because the district has cash on hand to keep it going for now.
"Until the Department of Labor has a path forward, it could affect any subsequent grants," Wiley said, including recurring federal funding for bus and rail maintenance.
The Labor Department has told employers and employee unions to talk it out.
For example, a Nov. 29 letter from J. Douglas Marchant, a Labor Department project manager, told Teamsters officials and the Orange County Transit Authority that the state pension law "may prevent the OCTA from continuing the collective bargaining rights of employees." He directed the union and the Southern California agency to bargain.
"We've been meeting with our labor unions about this issue, and we're trying to resolve it," said authority spokesman Joel Zlotnik.
Blocking federal mass transit money while pushing state lawmakers for a pension exemption has its limits for labor groups because it puts union jobs at risk, said Alison Neufeld, a San Francisco-based labor attorney with the Liebert Cassidy Whitmore law firm.
And there's not much potential for other unions to try the same tactic, because the federal law that ties grants to funding is specific to mass transit money, she said.
Legal experts split when asked what they think will happen next. Neufeld predicted a negotiated solution.
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Dozens of flights at airports from Dayton to Cleveland were canceled or delayed, with more expected as some 900 flights nationwide were canceled. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport spokesman Todd Payne cautioned travelers to check with their airlines.
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The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings for a swath of Ohio from the Indiana border stretching northeast to the Lake Erie region. After an unusually mild winter last year, the storm was a reminder of how the state can get pounded this time of year. Forecasters expected snow to pile up as much as 10 inches in the Dayton region and Cincinnati's northwest suburbs.
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Lebron, 53, a telecommunications company project manager, said she can work at home if needed. She said she's not a snow person, but was ready to do whatever was necessary to make it through the storm, including braving the elements with her snow pants, snow blower and shovel.
"I'm kind of like, 'Bring it on,'" she said.
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Sheriffs in several other western Ohio counties issued road travel warnings, and authorities urged people to give trucks with salt and snow plows room to work on the highways. Several spots already had three to five inches by late morning. The snow was expected to end in the evening, with freezing temperatures remaining.
The state's largest military base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, shut down operations because of the storm.
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Agencies in several counties, including Franklin and Cuyahoga, closed because of the weather. Clark County authorities in Springfield said road conditions were so hazardous that county transportation services would be provided only for essential medical needs, such as people getting dialysis treatments. The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition said a winter shelter would open Wednesday evening at a downtown church to make sure people had a warm place to sleep.
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"If this is the worst of it, that's OK," said Thadd Fiala, 38, walking his dog in downtown Cincnnati. "I grew up in Michigan. The worst Cincinnati could do would be a normal day there."
And in nearby Lawrenceburg, Ind., Chip Perfect of Perfect North expected the snowfall's aftermath to bring in more skiiers to the resort during the holiday period.
"For us, the timing's good," he said.
Associated Press writers Julie Carr Smyth, Kantele Franko, Ann Sanner, Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Mitch Stacy in Columbus, Amanda Lee Myers in Cincinnati and Rick Callahan in Indianapolis contributed.
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There's a really awesome video that hit the web today which showcases a future of touch and holographic computing as envisioned by Microsoft. Granted it isn't meant to be some magical template of what Microsoft wants to bring to market but rather interesting ideas for us to consider.
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I also agree with John Gruber when he writes at Daring Fireball about this video
Imagine if they instead spent the effort that went into this movie on making something, you know, real, that you could actually go out and buy and use today.
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Daniel's Eclectic Industrial Loft
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Name: Daniel Lowe
Location: Hollywood – Los Angeles, California
Size:1,390 square feet
Years lived in: 1 yr – Own
Daniel recently put the final touches on his Hollywood loft renovation. He moved into The Broadway a year ago with a vision for warming up the space and customizing the kitchen, bathroom and walk in closet. This loft is beautifully designed, with eclectic and vintage inspiration, and complete with a view of the hills and plenty of natural light.
Thank you to Lori Fradella + Gerry at Hollywood Sierra Kitchens for making this tour happen!
When we arrived at the shoot I was in absolute awe of this loft. Not only is it sexy, warm and lived in, but Daniel has managed to create an almost rustic/country style inside an extremely modern space. "I started by embracing the building and its historical era (1928). From that I was able to get a color scheme, furniture and architectural styles. So I would say the outside of the building should translate to the inside and vice versa."
Daniel explained that the most significant thing in his home is the channel letters that read SMILE above his desk. "It reminds me every day to not take life or work too seriously, and at the end of the day to look around and smile a little bit."
Having a view of the Hollywood Hills sign and the Capitol Records building would lend to much inspiration in any home, but because his loft building is so centrally located in the heart of Hollywood, Daniel is lucky to have the best of little of everything around.
"I am not originally from here. I grew up in Arizona, where my style was greatly influenced by my mother's Mexican heritage. Bright colors, decorative tile, desert tones, family oriented, etc. When I moved to New York, my style changed. It became very rigid, dark colors, industrial, modern. I think fashion opened me up a bit and I saw that with designers like John Varvatos you can deconstruct that rigid New York, embrace that grunge of the Lower East Side, but still keep it classy. After I moved here to LA, I think I combined that deconstructed New York style with a bit of fun."
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My Style: Transitional Industrial Eclectic.
Inspiration: Roman and Williams, John Varvatos, Converse, Kelly Wearstler, Industrial found objects
Favorite Element: The view.
Biggest Challenge: Making it feel fresh and new every time I walk in.
What Friends Say: No one expects it to be the way it is when I they walk in the door.
Biggest Embarrassment: What's hidden behind the doors in my closet.
Proudest DIY: 1) The american flag artwork. 2) The bridge on my shelf that I built freshman year of art school. It's been in every apartment I've lived in. 3) The vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase nightstand.
Biggest Indulgence: Paul Smith fabric to cover my existing furniture.
Best Advice: Go with what you like, you have to live with it.
Dream Sources: Timothy Oulton, HD Buttercup, Cisco Home, Designer Fabrics
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• I believe all paints are Dunn Edwards. White semi gloss, Black semi gloss, and 2 greys
• F Schumacher Wallpaper
• Torlys leather flooring
• Timothy Outlton Side Table
• Old Crate and Barel Ottomans reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• Vintage type writer and bowling pen
• Restoration Hardware lighting
• Several Timothy Oulton pieces
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Shag Rug
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams ottoman reupohlstered in Pauth Smith Fabric
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Book Cases
• Crate and Barrel green side chair
• knick nacks collected over time
• F Schumacher Wallpaper
• Restoration Hardware Resin Antlers painted Turquoise
• Timothy Outlton Table and Bench
• Cisco Home Light over the dining table
• Crate and Barrel Dining Table Chairs reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• American Flag painting I did myself
• Kitchen Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Ceasarstone countertop
• Viking appliances
• Crate and Barrel Apothecary Jars
• William Sanoma cutting board
• Some Restoration Hardware hardware
• Timothy Outlton Side Table, Mirror, and sitting chair
• Mitchel Gold Bob WIlliams Bed and Dresser
• Louis Vuitton vintage suitcase on a Cisco Home Vintage Coffee table
• Missoni Home Sheets
• Custom bi-folding doors
• Custom Cisco Home Night Lights
• Jonathan Adler Dog bookends
• Water works fixtures
• Ceasar Stone Counter tops
• Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Marble basket weave flooring
• subway tile shower inclosure
• Custom mirror
• Restoration Hardware hardware
• Rejuvenation Lighting
• Missoni Home Candle
• Crate and Barrell Dining Chair used as desk chair reupohlstered in Paul Smith Fabric
• Mitchel Gold Bob Williams Side table and lamp
• Timothy Oulton Desk
• Apple Computer
• Large Framed photo is my own
• Smile chanel letters from rehabvintage.net
• Designed with Hollywood Sierra Kitchens
• Restoration Hardware lighting and hardware
• 150 pairs of shoes
• lots of clothes
Thanks, Daniel!
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This is the first time I have been truly jealous of someone's apartment. Amazing!
Agree with the above comment. Absolutely perfect apartment! Stunning, well done
Beautiful, artsy, classy, but with just the right amount of restraint and grace. Thanks for sharing! I really appreciate the "before" pictures - they show just how much effort went into changing the space into the masterpiece it is. Love those moveable doors around the bedroom!
i'm especially envious since Daniel looks about my age. Why can't I have nice things!
Got to comment again, this is the best apartment I've ever seen on AT!
i know i said this during our shoot Danny, but those sliding french doors to open/close off your bedroom are to die for.
Really nice job of embracing the building as you say, especially with the kitchen. I like the idea of a patterned wallpaper accent, but I think I might get a little dizzy while trying to watch the TV that's hanging over it.
Danny, when are you going on vacay and more importantly, when can I move in? Come back to NYC and let's trade places for a week:). Unbelievable and utterly amazing. I have to give a nod to the stairs. I love the way the loft opens and defines the more intimate spaces with the stairs and what you did as extensions of them. Where did you find those doors????
Wow! I'm speechless. Your entire place is perfection!
amazing! nothing but envy:)
what american flag painting? It is mentioned twice but i do not see it?
I'm really jealous of pretty much everything, especially that Chesterfield couch.
@AMANDARH - Look at photo 5. It's the black matte painting with the stripes.
thanks for all the love y'all! the doors are custom from a local woodshop here in LA, not sure what the hardware was called, but it's for bi-folding doors. The wallpaper took about 2 days to get used to, but now i get dizzy when i watch a tv without it! and the american flag painting is in image 5, its black black drips on matte black canvas.
Gorgeous! Definitely one of my top 5 favorite tours ever.
1 bedroom and 1390 sq. ft?
Now I am jealous, we have a 4 bedroom 1 1/2 bath, 2 floors and it's 1200!
LOVE this. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love!
I think everything is fabulous. There is not one thing I don't like. And that's a rare statement coming from me.
And I agree, having the before pictures just sends it over the top. There was nothing wrong with anything in the before pictures, really, but the after is just so fantastic.
Glad someone shared what the American Flag art was because I couldn't really figure it out. If it were an American Flag it would be hanging incorrectly so maybe that is why I was having trouble.
The apartment is wonderful though! I love the grey and teal!
Fabulously tasteful. Impeccable, really. I'm in love with your place!!!
Absolutely adore this apartment.
I was in love about half way through but then when I saw the before pics, I was amazed. Now that's what I call having a vision. Absolutely Fabulous!
Beautiful space.Very well done. The light and dark work wonderfully, and the light over the dining table is fantastic.
Wow, nice job!
The Broadway was a flop of condo project that resulted in a bunch of foreclosures & short sales. I thought part of the issue was the bad finishes chosen by the developer. Clearly, they should have hired Daniel!
Not my idea of industrial, but very well done. Those custom doors are amazing. I would have liked to have seen more Lower East Side grittiness though, seems a little too showroom-like, but that's just my opinion.
I as well don't find this very industrial. When I think industrial I think much more of raw and selvaged materials. I don't think of crown moulding or that style of cabinetry in an industrial loft, it feels more like a large high end house to me. I do love the bedroom, though.
Super cool. Love the light fixture's and throughout, especially the one above the dining table!
In love. And thank you for including before pictures!
I never lingered over a house tour like I did this one! Black/white/gray with colorful accents is my cholor scheme, too, so I took several lovely ideas from your house, Daniel -- especially glossy black over matte black ... sharp!! I would have loved a shot of the views, too!
Also, FWIW I don't like the fixture over the dining table, either ... but maybe it reads "lighter" when it's switched on and glowing over dinner?
Okay Danny you have great taste, but I have a few comments. The best of your apartment is your kitchen, bath, and bedroom. The kitchen is a stroke of genius, the bedroom too. But here's what I don't like - he wallpapers. In the photos it's a lettle hard to see exactly what the wallpapers are about, but I don't like them and I think you will soon replace them with something more substanital.
That said, you have doen a GREAT job.
I just died a thousand times over. Best. AT. Tour. EVER.
GREAT job, although I like certain elements more than others. (Love those bedroom doors!) But the green slipper chair next to the couch doesn't seem to fit, color-wise.
Okay, "Industrial" does not do this apartment justice. This is so stunning and elegant! Your kitchen and bathroom are beautiful, and I love the ottoman and dining chairs. Congratulations on a gorgeous job well done!
This is an amazing loft! There is so much to love about it - the bifolding doors to the bedroom, the restrained use of colours and mix of modern and rustic styles. It's just perfect! Definitely inspirational! Great job!
I don't think that what's in his closets is anywhere near as embarrassing as what's in mine.
I like the green slipper chair. I'm too envious to take in much else. Next time.....
Your place is awesome!,,,,,I am so in love...just awesome!!!
hands down...the best tour on AT to date. AMAZING.
I don't really understand the choices given the gestalt of the space (the kitchen especially-- but I have to say the choices and layout in general look like a furniture store), but obviously there was a lot of thought and money put into the apartment.
Love that bedroom!
150 pairs of shoes?
That closet!!!!
Actually, that entire apartment!!!!!
This is the perfect apt!! The layout couldn't be more perfect. The bathroom is very nice but in comparison to the rest of your stunning place it lacks a little personality.
@nevadan, rude much? Not sure where you're going with telling the owner that he'll "replace them with something more substantial." The wallpaper is great. Even if you don't care for it, it's not YOUR place to say what someone will do about it. What an unbelievably ridiculous comment.
Beautiful! I looked at a couple of photos of places for sale in your building, and I wouldn't pay a dime for them the way they're decorated. Just love it.
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Sorry! Two questions:
1) What style is the green chair in your LR?
2) Where did you get the dog statue/creation with the crown?
Gorgeous. 100%.
I am completely OBSESSED with that fabulous dark wallpaper!!! Anyone know the source?
really enjoyed this tour! fabulous, absolutely fabulous! just wondering where the barstools are from.
Really, really like this. (And thank you, AT photographer, for photographing the rooms and giving a sense of the layout and space, rather than just photographing vignettes.)
@KATHMUSE i have no idea what style the chair is :!. i bought it at crate and barrel a long time ago when i lived in new york (i think they still carry them in different colors) and it was the only piece i kept that i didn't refinish since i ran out of money...once i make some more its getting a splash of missoni :). but it matches the paul smith chairs so i kept it for now. and the dog with the crown was a birthday present from my sister, its pinky from victoria's secret from a few years ago :)
@BESTLEEHA the wallpaper is f schumacher. the black on black one is from the Kelly Wearstler for schumacher collection which i did because she did the lobby of the building so i found it fitting to tie the 2 together
Fantastic. Love the Paul Smith stripe chairs. And just the right amount of whimsey to balance things out.
Daniel you are a talented man.
I loved the originality of the loft. The combination of "rustic" in such a modern space.
The only thing I notice was the duvet...no cover? Or just in laundry?
So yound and accomplished. You deserve.
Fabulous and inspirational. I never could picture myself living in a loft until I saw what you'd done with this one. Love it, truly well done.
This is without a doubt my favourite house tour seen on AT thus far. I love it!
My only dissappointment is that I'll never be cool enough to live in a place like this. Thanks for the inspiration.
crazy gorgeous!
everything is really well thought-out and very well put together... and of course my mind and eye directly to the uncovered duvet!
the finishes are amazing. the layout well done. the entrance is spectacular! i really do not understand how the before became the after with only a year? were you living in there as sections got completed?!
@BLACKINK hahaha a lot of people seem to be noticing the duvet. I used to have just a white comforter but my dog destroyed it and I had just gotten this one a couple weeks before the shoot and didn't find a dog friendly cover yet that i liked. I figured it made more sense to just do the duvet rather than the sheet i have covering it to protect from the dog while i search for the right one! Oh and the renovation took 4 months none livable and 2 months livable (paint, touchups, finishing, electronics, tile work, etc.)
incredibly beautiful
This apartment is horrible, let me take it off your hands for you!!
Seriously, I am forest green with envy, this is THE BEST house tour AT has EVER had, hands down! I am totally bookmarking this tour!
I mean, I don't know where to begin. The dining space is so incredible! It's like French country meets Hollywood glamour! Amazing!
Can we make a contest...any contest just so this apartment can win first place?! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!
I think I need a cigarette. And I don't smoke. Absolutely beyond.
Perfect in every way. Probably my favorite house tour ever. If you ever come to Boston, stop by and give me some design pointers!
The pendant light over the dining table is actually the only thing that *speaks* to me.
P.S. So many cabinets, so few dishes!
Seriously, probably one of the best AT tours in a loooong time. So. Amazing.
Love how you have before pictures of the "blank canvas" so to speak. What was with that crazy car mural!??
Everything in this house is impeccable. I echo other commenters: Why can't I have a place like this?!!
A-freaking-mazing. I gotta go look at it some more.
Fabulous!! Its just amazing how you put everything together!!
I never comment on AT... but this is just stunning. What talent you have!!
I have no desire to live in LA, but if I could live in this exquisite loft, I would change that desire ASAP! ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Every inch of it. Daniel, you are oozing with talent and you know what to do with it.
LUV IT!! and I think the green chair is gorgeous, a pop of color that works so well. I wouldn't go with a change (if you were interested in my opinion).
Congratulations and enjoy!
Absolutely fantastic! You have a great eye for decorating! Such a big space and everything flows beautifully! That closet and the bedroom - wow!
I'm pinning your apartment on Pinterest. Incredible. Inspiring. Enjoy it and thanks for sharing!
Great space but too cold
i, too, am pinning! amazing place. i renovated my loft in oakland, and yours puts mine to shame (er, we may not have had the same budgets, though :-). so inspiring and creative, great balance of masculine/feminine. in love with the sofa!
What a fab pad, so stylish and homely too; you have great taste.
Speechless. Absolutely freakin awesome.
Why cant lofts like this exist on Long Island? There is nothing interesting about LI's "McMansions" or developments where all the houses are/were built by one company. I would love to live in this loft!!
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Fabulous! Who wouldn't love a guy who can wear pink polka dot socks and live in such a beautiful place?
Holly Cow! What a fabulous place! Very well done! Great photography too! You have captured the essence of this groovy place!
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So tied together - flows beautifully - a wonderful space.
Gorgeous place! The "before" shots really give extra perspective on what a fantastic job you've done.
I usually like parts of the homes featured on AT but this is the first home I've seen where I LOVE everything. I can see myself living in a space like this. Congrats on a stunning and comfortable home. Seeing the 'before' pictures provides some idea of how much work went into making this home so beautiful.
Just as the first commenter said, this is the first house tour in a loooooooong time that really impressed me and made me wish I could make instant modifications to my industrial loft! Love that kitchen and awesome bedroom doors!
Very nice one! I love the dark walls and the wall paper. It makes the space very intimate and glamourous...
Another gorgeous appartment wich looks lioke a house is the Alemany5 in Spain. Rustic and modern. Here: http://apetitpoisdesign.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/house-alemanys-5.html
Really just want to cry!!!! The bathroom and bedroom area are so amazing.
You did a really nice job with your place.
I love everything about this apartment.
I have to ask -- is this really what Apartment Therapy is all about? This kid clearly has gobs and gobs of family money and a team of professional decorators sweating last inch of this apartment. It isn't aspirational -- it's impossible. I come to AT for all the things **my** home could be, not a sneak peek into the lives of children of the uber-wealthy. Yeah, it's nice -- it's dripping with calculated cool. So what? With more money than god and the hottest interior designers in LA, anyone could have this apartment.
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Great apartment. But the biggest indulgence was not the new fabric, but the gut renovation of what looks like a recent update.
I kind of agree with ray in Denver. Ithnk it would have been a greater design challenge to make something look great using the existing kitchen and bathroom. It always easier from a design perspective to rip out what's there. Of course not easier from a convenience and cost perspective.
Still a great looking place.
Amazing house tour.
I have one word for this place, SEXY!!!!
Having gobs of money doesn't necessarily mean gobs of taste, even with a designer. I don't know if Danny has "gobs" of money, but he clearly has a good sense of what works for him in terms of his living space. Very impressive, indeed!
This is ridiculously sexy. Congrats!
I have loved many of the apartments I've seen on AT, but this is my favorite. Just exquisite to the last detail.
Pretty much perfect I have to say!! KUDOS!
This is wonderful - congratulations for seeing past the way it was before and breathing new and inspiring life into this apartment. It is classic, bold and fun all at the same time and will still be a stunner in 10 years time!
WOW this space is amazing. I'm speechless.
This loft is beyond gorgeous. However there are a few details that I want to quibble about. I think the bathroom looked better in the before shot. The after bathroom looks like a bathroom one might find in any American mcmansion. Second, I think the kitchen cabinets are a little too suburan as well. The crown molding on the cabinets is really too much. My last gripe is with the green Crate and Barrel chair in the living area. I can't wait for that chair to be reupholstered.
Overall, this is one of the most beautiful homes I have seen. I will be sure to bookmark this one.
of course some of the stuff, doesn't fit my personal taste, but I love the majority of it.
just a question, there's no mention of the stunning cabinet that is sitting right outside your bedroom, by the office. could you let the people know where you got that piece? thanks.
I'm staring at these pictures and pretty much drooling over all of this. Some truly genius transformations here that I think truly make this space so much better than before. The stair transformation from railing and steps to a large wide step platform is genius. I love how that just opens up the place and makes it feel so much larger. The addition of the brick in the kitchen and the bedroom really adds a sense of history and texture to the architecture, which I'm sure echoes the exteriors of the building. A lot of times in these loft spaces, the interiors lose all textures and detail so I'm glad to see some of this was put back, even if it's "fake".
I do think that this style is more traditional (tile, cabinets, trim choices) with a touch of industrial but who really cares what style it is - it's GORGEOUS!!!!
that is timothy oulton. i got it at hd buttercup. i dont believe that specific design was carried in the store, so i had to order it from Europe.
I loved Daniel's home the first time AT ran this story!! The black-on-black Imperial Trellis wallpaper still makes my heart flutter...oops...the whole place still makes my heart flutter!
So great! I especially love the bedroom area and those doors! Superb!
I said, "Oh my God" to every picture. One of my Top 5 Fav Spaces!! Amazing job. Love the door surrounding the bedroom, the unexpected 'smile' sign and the juxtaposition of the white bathroom against the rest of the space.
Love it! Except for the weird lettering demanding "SMILE"... but I pretty much hate over sized novelty lettering in the home, period.
@discerning agreed with @Rachel in Denver's post from 2 years ago.
What an insult! The post was accusing Daniel of being a "kid" who "used gobs and gobs of his family's money." Not one word in the article states his age or that his family financed his condo project! The only mention of family, was when Daniel spoke about the colorful influence of his mom's Mexican heritage. He looks young, but so what? When I followed the links to his websites, One stated that he had been an art director in New York and the other referred to his interior design and art services. Gee, I got the impression that he is a working artist/designer.
I check out AT to view the cross-section of people and their individual designs and DIYs. I find loads of inspiration at all price points!
It's a stunner.
I'm curious what this young man does for a living that he can afford such furnishings and space.
Am I the only one that noticed the "before" mural??? That thing was awesome!
Okay, well, this is the coolest reno Apt. Therapy has ever featured. Just swell.
Beautiful Apartment.... Love everything about it... You would think the black walls would be too much but that is sure not the case here... I want..lol.. Was my first thought..
This is probably the best home I have ever seen in my life.
Ahh... to be young and wealthy! That said, great space!
Lush, just lush.
WOW!!! Very impressive Reno!
I'm definitely going to use some of these ideas as inspiration when I build my own home.
Gorgeous! Even my partner (who is a die-hard 'must have house; I hate apartments') said he would love to live there :)
Nothing new? Why repost this tour again?
Does AT inform people that their tour will be featured again? I don't recall this tour but don't care to see if I posted the first time around. The green chair and the doors are the top items. Of course anyone would want to live here, but the rest just seems too heavy and ostentatious; for ANY age, not just a 'kid'. It's not Elvis taste wretchedly bad, but there's a lot of 'upscale' better than this.
My GOD this is pure perfection on every single level. I have some space envy, and that's not really my style but you knocked this out of the park. Congratulations on a wonderful home!
I would like to see how this space looks now, 2 years later. I'm sure things have changed given that he's a designer....
Daniel, your space is amazing. I hope you won't think me rude for asking but I would love to know what the total reno budget was. I have a space that is 720 square feet, but we have gutted it, including removing bedroom and bathroom, and would love to know how much you spent getting your space to look so fabulous.
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Colombia has been the cornerstone of ETF superhero Global X Funds' success. After leaving Madrid, surviving Wharton, and picking up a CFA on his way to co-founding Global X, CEO Bruno del Ama and his team currently oversee 31 ETFs which have brought USD 1.5 billion under management in less than five years. While Global X's recent ETF offerings of Argentina and Greece have been controversial, it all began with similarly controversial Colombia (at the time). Latin America's fastest growing economy and the silver largely mined in the New World by those included in its Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSEMKT: SIL) are the twin pillars on which rest Global X's award-winning international and commodity ETF strategy.
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Nick Slepko: Was Colombia the reason Global X ended up doing so many exchange-traded funds, or did you want to do ETFs and the Global X FTSE Colombia 20 ETF (NYSEMKT: GXG) was the obvious first choice?
Bruno del Ama: Colombia was the trigger for us to start looking into ETFs in the first place, and Colombia became the genesis of Global X Funds. My business partner, Jose Gonzalez, managed a broker dealer with many Latin American clients – both individuals and institutions. In 2007, many of his clients were interested in a product that was essentially a capital guaranteed note of the only Colombian ADR [foreign stock traded on a US exchange] that existed at the time, which was Bancolombia (NYSE: CIB). However, while Bancolombia has been a great investment, the product itself was just terrible. The fees were high and there was no diversification, but even with these issues there was significant demand for it. So, he called up the clients to get a sense of what they were trying to achieve – many of which were wealthy Latin American investors that had capital offshore in places like Panama, Miami, and New York.
Basically, what he found was that these highly informed and connected individuals were on the ground and aware of the massive security turnaround in Colombia, understood the tremendous growth that was taking hold, and they wanted to participate in the Colombian market - not only with their own businesses in Colombia, but with the country's equity market in general. At the time, the only real opportunity for their offshore capital was the Bancolombia ADR listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
[Jose] figured there had to be a better way to serve the investors and clients interested in Colombia. Even though he didn't have any particular affiliation with exchange-traded funds at the time, he thought that an ETF would be the best product because it would have low-fees, diversification, and provide cost-effective access to the local Colombian market. Also, by being listed on the New York Stock Exchange and regulated by the SEC, it would provide a lot of comfort to these sophisticated investors.
He then called up the large ETF providers like iShares [then owned by Barclays (LSE: BARC)(NYSE: BCS)] and said, "I have a lot of clients that want exposure to Colombia and they are getting exposure indirectly through products that are not really ideal for them. Would you please bring to market a Colombian ETF because I have a lot of assets to put into such a product."
[The big ETF providers] showed no interest whatsoever. While all this was happening, I was presenting investment opportunities to clients for a company I worked with. We had developed a presentation for possibilities in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia. At one meeting with a major US corporation, their chief risk officer said, "Listen, before we begin, I don't even want to hear about Colombia."
Slepko: This is in 2007? When Ecuador was still having problems keeping the same president for more than a year – and Bolivia was, well, Bolivia?
del Ama: I know. The bottom line is that still to this day, people hear "Colombia" and they have these images of what they see in the media – that it's some kind of war zone. Even today, I mention Colombia and people's eyes will glaze over and they usually say something like, "Why would you even touch that?" You can go through the data and all the statistics, but really all you can do is say, "I'm going to book you a flight to Bogota or Medellin, and you can see it for yourself." The Americans and the Europeans just have a complete misunderstanding of what's going on in Colombia. There's a real discrepancy between perception and reality. That is not to say that this misconception is not grounded in some reality from its violent past, but Colombia is a very different country today than it was twenty years ago. Some people seem to think that Ecuador and Bolivia are better simply because they have no knowledge about them, but they think they know about Colombia because of the movies they have seen.
Slepko: So, people think the devil they think they know is worse than the devils they don't know at all. How do you challenge that sort of bias? I've been to really terrible places like Afghanistan and Congo and the Paris suburbs, but when I got to Colombia, my mind was blown. It's so great by every measure – and getting better in tangible, substantial ways every day. After Turkey, Colombia is easily my top pick. Yet, everyone seems so fixated on Venezuela's oil as if that was the only thing in Latin America outside of Brazil worth investing in.
del Ama: Well, it's in our name, Global X. We look for global opportunities. The misconceptions about Colombia create a huge opportunity. We educate our clients about the markets that we participate in, but at the end of the day we are not trying to win a popularity contest by participating in the most fashionable markets, we are trying to make money for our investors.
Like a lot of the Motley Fools, I'm a value investor too. When you buy something, it should be for the right price, and you shouldn't over pay. Diversifying is also an important part of an investing strategy. If you can buy stocks and follow them individually that's great, but ETFs are less expensive than mutual funds, and they are liquid and transparent passive investments that are a cost-effective way to access your target investment themes.
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