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After a brief respite not achieving any progress on the immigration front, the Senate's attention is turning back toward not achieving any progress on the Iraq front.
A few Republican Senators have lately begun voicing (though not yet voting) their discontent with the way things are going, and have been going for quite some time, in Iraq. What Republicans were dismissing as "cut and run" not so long ago is becoming a more acceptable policy among the GOP, especially to those Republican Senators who are approaching re-election bids in what is shaping up to be another cycle, like 2006, hostile to not only pro-war Republicans but, in many parts of the country, potentially anyone with an R next to their name.
As a renewed push on Iraq is expected, the Senate is expected this week to take up the Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act, S 1545, or as mcjoan has dubbed it "The Salazar Distraction," as it is questionable whether this measure would do anything to actually further U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. Nevertheless, in a powerful editorial this morning, the New York Times calls for just that, immediate withdrawal:
It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organize an orderly exit. ...
It is frighteningly clear that Mr. Bush's plan is to stay the course as long as he is president and dump the mess on his successor. Whatever his cause was, it is lost. ...
Continuing to sacrifice the lives and limbs of American soldiers is wrong. The war is sapping the strength of the nation's alliances and its military forces. It is a dangerous diversion from the life-and-death struggle against terrorists. It is an increasing burden on American taxpayers, and it is a betrayal of a world that needs the wise application of American power and principles.
But is it principle or mere political posturing that has led the few Republican Senators who have recently spoken out on Iraq to do so? While Dick Lugar is considered safe, George Voinovich is up in 2010 in Ohio. While that may seem a long way off, Ohio is where a scandal-plagued state Republican Party is still recuperating and where two-term Senator Mike DeWine got beat by then-Congressman Sherrod Brown 56-44 last year. Voinovich might simply retire in 2010, as might John Warner in 2008, but whether they are looking ahead to impending retirement or the motivation is fear of retribution from voters seeking an end to Bush's Iraq debacle, freedom from the shackles of allegiance to the Bush Administration is being sought. Pete Domenici is perhaps the clearest case of political posturing. Domenici, up for re-election in 2008, has seen his approval rating plummet from 68-25 in November 2006 to 51-42 last month, primarily as a result of his role in the Attorney Purge scandal. He could use a pick-me-up, and with George W. Bush's approval in New Mexico at 31-66, this could be a quick way for Domenici to score some points.
Much more below the fold.
Outside of Iraq, back to the horseraces, second quarter fundraising figures are beginning to trickle in. The three earliest developing stories here to keep an eye on are: 1) Despite Mississippi's Thad Cochran having a solid Q1 total (and expected understudy in case of a Cochran retirement, GOP Rep. Chip Pickering, having a near-nonexistent Q1), Cochran had a much weaker Q2, which could lead to another round of Cochran retirement speculation; 2) Virginia's John Warner released a missive alerting spectators to expect another low fundraising quarter as he comes to a decision on his 2008 plans, following his notorious $500 Q1, perhaps easing us toward a retirement announcement in September (so keep an eye on the Q2 fundraising of expected understudy in case of a Warner retirement, GOP Rep. Tom Davis); and, 3) In what may be the first case of an announced challenger outraising an incumbent seeking re-election in the 2008 cycle, it looks like Al Franken outraised Norm Coleman in Q2 - stay tuned for details.
Also, three holidays/anniversaries/special events occurred this week. Wednesday, of course, was Independence Day, the 231st anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Also, Monday was two special days: the fourth anniversary of Bring It On Day, as well as Scooter Libby Liberation Day. Regarding Bush's commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence (warning: Republican hypocrisy alert), Bob Geiger noted that, as of his Thursday morning post, not one of the 25 Republican Senators who voted to convict President Bill Clinton on both articles of impeachment brought against him had issued a public statement on the Libby commutation. Since then, Nebraska's Chuck Hagel offered a mild criticism of the commutation and, true to form, Oregon's Gordon Smith offered a muddled and confusing, but no-less-enabling statement.
How are Iraq, campaign dollars, and a multitude of other issues and dynamics impacting Senate races around the country?
Maine: Aravosis has correctly illuminated of Susan Collins, "Collins loves to be second. If there's a trail to blaze, Collins will sit back quietly, quaking in her boots, until other more courageous, "real" moderates like Olympia Snowe stick their necks out first." Her tepidity was in rare form this week. Following Dick Lugar's comments on a change of course in Iraq, Susan Collins finally agreed that Iraq was Mainers' top priority, and just in the last week and a half. Collins Watch highlighted throughout the week Collins' weak language on Bush's domestic spying and silence on the Libby commutation. Collins topped it off with an op-ed in this morning's Lewiston Sun Journal, which closed with the line: "the time for partisan politics to determine the direction of our policy in Iraq is long over." This begs the question of Collins, "When was the time for partisan politics to determine the direction of our policy in Iraq appropriate?!" True leadership is anathema to the woman. She also rolled out her new campaign website. Right now, it only features an (awkward and uncomfortable feeling) introductory video and, of course, a contribution link and e-mail sign-up. If you watch and listen to the video, three words you will not hear are "Republican,""Bush," and "Iraq." One word you will hear is "bi-partisan." Expect Collins to continue running from her record as the website gets further developed. It will be interesting to see how often she refers to herself as a Republican as more content gets added.
South Carolina: As the South Carolina netroots continue to bash Lindsey Graham for his leadership role in the immigration reform debate and continued comparisons to colleague (and conservative darling) Jim DeMint make Graham sweat, he has, seemingly to mend some conservative fences, declared that Bush's Iraq escalation is "working beyond my expectations." Make no mistake; Graham is very worried about his job.
Montana: GOP Rep. Denny Rehberg is considered to be the Republicans' best chance of offering popular Senator Max Baucus a competitive race. Unfortunately for them, he has declared that he will not be a candidate for Senate in 2008. So, Montana Republicans may be stuck with disgraced Mike Lange (in other words: this guy - see Idaho's entry below for more on Lange). Montana was considered by many to be the Republicans third best pick-up opportunity, behind Louisiana and South Dakota. Guess not.
South Dakota: Speaking of South Dakota, state rep. Joel Dykstra officially filed for Senate against popular, recovering incumbent Senator Tim Johnson. As it turns out, Dykstra is either a far-right fringe-type or a candidate for the most insensitive elected official in America. During South Dakota's debate over legislation that would ban all abortions, making no exceptions in the cases of rape or incest, Dykstra incredulously said:
I think 'rape and incest' is a buzzword. It's a bit of a throwaway line and not everybody who says that really understands what that means. How are you going to define that?
How are you going to define "rape" or "incest"? Seriously? I don't know many people from South Dakota, but I would imagine that many South Dakotan women, however socially conservative, would be a bit offended by somebody who suggests that "rape" is simply an indefinable buzzword. Surely, that statement will re-emerge in the South Dakota press. We'll see if Dykstra has found definitions for "rape" and "incest" in the last year-and-a-half.
Louisiana: And speaking of Louisiana, it was leaked that Republicans may have scrounged up a challenger to Senator Mary Landrieu. At the urging of no less than Karl Rove, currently-Democratic state Treasurer John N. Kennedy may have a Party-switch in the works in order to challenge Landrieu. If he's going to jump in, it would serve him well to get in soon, as Landrieu's warchest is approaching $3 million.
Idaho: In what could be a very entertaining primary, expecting a Sen. Larry Craig retirement and a Lt. Gov. Jim Risch entry into the Senate race (with which I agree), Republican rancher Rex Rammell has announced that he will enter Idaho's Senate race. There is no love lost between Rammell and Risch, so expect Rammell to continually go for Risch's political jugular. This will no doubt enhance the prospects of former Congressman Larry LaRocco, the Democrats' strongest Senate candidate in Idaho in years. While Rammell will have much work to do to raise his name recognition around the state, his entry did garner more positive press than Mike Lange's entry in Montana did. That's either a positive sign for Rammell or a terrible sign for Lange.
Texas: Texas Democrats are finally kicking a challenge to John Cornyn (and his unintimidating net negative42-43 approval rating) into high gear. Through the prism of a Fourth of July call to duty, State Representative Rick Noriega announced that he will form an exploratory committee for a Senate bid, following an extensive draft effort. If there is one thing that Representative Noriega understands, as State Representative Pete Gallego's letter clearly indicates, it is answering a call to duty. On top of that, forty-nine of Noriega's colleagues in the Texas Legislature have signed a letter urging him to run. Also, San Antonio attorney Mikal Watts, another Democratic candidate for Senate, has indicated that he is willing to self-fund his campaign up to $10 million, neutralizing any money advantage Cornyn would enjoy. Indeed, both are aggressive options to put forth against the Box Turtle.
Kentucky: Have you noticed Mitch McConnell in the news much lately? Yeah, me neither. The alleged leader of the Senate Republicans took a major step back during the immigration debate; and, with more Republicans vocalizing discontent with the state of affairs in Iraq, one must wonder what kind of role McConnell will play in upcoming debates on Iraq. Will he side with conservatives holding out for a stay-the-course mentality in Iraq (which will drag down many other Republicans fearing electoral retribution from their constituents) or will he toss his ties to Bush under the bus? As Ditch Mitch KY points out, all McConnell can muster is continued ducking and dodging from any firm commitments of any kind. Meanwhile, the heat is on McConnell at home as this past week saw two prominent protests of McConnell in Kentucky. The first was on the Fourth of July outside of McConnell's home (click the link for some powerful video). The second occurred yesterday in Lexington and was organized by Americans Against Escalation in Iraq as part of their "Iraq Summer" targetting of a number of states that are home to Republican Senators up for re-election in 2008. Expect to hear more from Americans Against Escalation in Iraq as the summer proceeds.
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A few weeks ago, my daughter started a new chapter in her life, one that will last at least 13 years _ she began her formal education and entered kindergarten.
On the first day, I sent her a with an empty backpack and full lunchbox. She returned with a mostly empty lunchbox and a full backpack. Her princess-adorned satchel wasn't filled with a school supply list or note from the teacher, but with numerous arts and crafts projects.
And, this deluge of paper, glue and crayon hasn't skipped a day yet, and I doubt it will for years to come.
I am an alumna of the State University College at Oneonta, which, as most of us know, is known for being a leading school for future educators. Having had many friends, former hallmates and roommates that were in the program, I was very aware of the curriculum and projects required of the major. I know the importance placed on art in their mock lesson plans and other assignments.
While I purchased my school supplies from the college book store, they were shopping the big-box stores alongside elementary school kids, picking out reams of construction paper, boxes of markers and gluesticks by the dozen.
Teachers use art to engage students and strengthen their lessons. Taking time to draw, color, cutout and paste together relevant objects slows down the students' easily distracted brains and forces them to focus on what they just learned. A lecture would soon be forgotten, but a 20-minute project allows the information to marinate, and then live as a reminder in the hallway or on the refrigerator at home.
My daughter loves to describe each and every one of her assignments, in great detail, to every visitor in our home. She wouldn't do this if she were simply copying information into a notebook; 5-year-old chicken scratch on lined paper isn't fun to show off. Each time she explains the works in her magnetic art gallery, she is recalling, refreshing and increasing the understanding of the information she learned.
And, if something was forgotten or has been confused over time, it allows the perfect opportunity for correction.
Art also gives abstract concepts practical reinforcement, much as a laboratory hour does for a science class. Hands-on activities help students move information from working memory to long-term memory, an essential step in building a foundation for future learning.
Research shows many learning disabilities are the result of communication problems between the working and long-term memories, which leads to incomplete and improper storage of information. There are many methods that assist with this process, such as verbally highlighting important information, repetition, and, as mentioned above, slowing down the process and focusing on the lesson for a longer period of time.
In addition to arts-and-crafts in the classroom, my daughter is fortunate enough to be offered out-of-the-classroom visual art and music classes, as well.
I can vividly and fondly remember my bohemian art teacher from elementary school. Her short haircut, long flowy skirts and paint-covered everything pretty much summed up her essence as a person and an educator _ very free form, lax and imaginative.
I greatly admired her, but even in kindergarten I knew I was more like my classically trained, classically dressed music teacher. I'd like to think that over time, I've landed somewhere in the middle.
These two women, with whom I spent the first seven years of my education, shaped my life in so many ways.
Yes, I learned a great deal about the history and creation of visual art and music from them, but I also learned a lot about myself and life. Honestly, more than I did from my primary classroom teachers. Maybe, it's because I was given seven times as many years with them, or maybe because our exploration of art allowed us to connect on a deeper level. I truly believe it's the latter.
When did most of us lose the urge to create art on a daily basis as a means of strengthening our understanding of the world around us? Was it when our teachers stopped mandating projects?
Have we forgotten how fun, invigorating and mentally stimulating it is to create something from scratch? To me, there is little more satisfying than completing an art project. So, let's learn from those that can still count their age on their hands. Borrow some of their alphabet magnets, and hang our lessons for our visitors to see.
June Dzialo is a member of ArtsOtsego, the alliance of Otsego County arts organizations, and marketing and public relations manager for Glimmerglass Festival. Column ideas and questions may be sent to email@example.com. 'Around The Arts' columns can be found at www. thedailystar.com/aroundthearts.


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I am looking to climb this peak in the coming month, but it can be delayed by a further month if necessary, and i am trying to figure out how exactly you can be sure that you can climb Mt. Kinabalu when you arrive in Sabah. What bookings can be made in advanced and what should be booked in advanced. Has anyone done it recently? What should I take with me? What price range am I looking at if I am a single traveller? Would it be better to try to find someone to climb it with- if so would anybody like to join me??
Thanks for all the help
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There is a trail that goes up the mountain. My brother and his family did it about 2 years ago.
You can find out more here.
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Ur looking at tour which is going to cost you roughly about 500 ringgit, inclusive of food, accomodation, guides, conservation fees and insurance..... but this is negotiable depending on how big the group is...
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You need a park permit to climb Mt. Kinabalu which can be organized through the National Park or a travel agency. It's advisable to arrange this in advance because if your climb date falls on a Malaysian or Singaporean public holiday (when there will be many climbers) the accommodations on the mountain may be full. It'll be somewhat cheaper if you can join a group and share the guide fee and transport costs, but the park permit and accommodations on the mountain are the main expenses.
As mentioned above, http://www.climbmtkinabalu.com/ is a great resource.
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How does one try to join a tour in advance? Do they only book groups if the people all book at the same time? Or can we request to be put with another group to save costs?
Also, if we hire porters to take up a bag with some essentials, what do we do with the rest of our regular travel packs during the climb?
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Also, I'm really trying to talk myself into thinking I can do this climb but I don't know. I'm in good health and am fit but when I tried to climb Merapi on Java last year, my knees did not react well on the descent. And that was only maybe a three hour descent. Looks like Kinabalu is a 12 hour decent. I feel like it would be a waste to visit Borneo and NOT climb it but I'm limited by my stupid knees
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Hi, I am pretty much after the same info as the original post. I have scoured the various websites and I am confused by the options regarding where you stay at the end of your first days climbing and whether there will even be any room! We want to do the climb early next month (May), our schedule is flexible however by a few weeks. I have been on the Sutera Sanctuary website, they have a booking form for "Laban Rata" but there was no availability for the next 2 months. I am aware that they have other types of accomodation but I can't find them on the website to check availability or price. I have read that you need to book the climb as far ahead in advance as possible but we have only just settled on the dates that we will be getting into Malaysia. Does everyone plan ahead or can you arrange it at shorter notice? Is it best to book with a tour company and have them arrange everything or do it yourself? Any info would be appreciated as it is something that we really want to do. Thanks
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This is what I found in wikitravel. Read the April update.
Formerly administered by Sabah Parks all accommodations in the park must now be arranged through Sutera Sanctuary Lodges, a private company, [2] Tel: +60-88-303917 Fax: +60-88-317540 firstname.lastname@example.com). Note: Be advised that Sutera (a.k.a. Sutera Harbour) is requiring hikers stay the first night at their lodge near the entrance. This is in addition to a required stay at Laban Rata at about 11,000 ft. The cost to stay is considerably higher than at lodging just outside the park, and includes a mandatory purchase of meals etc.
• Kinabalu Park, ☎ +60 88 889086, [3]. At the starting point of the trail to Mt. Kinabalu. Accommodation ranges from hostels to individual rooms (for up to two people) to entire cabins and lodges (for larger groups). All have access to simple kitchen facilities. RM70 for dorm beds, RM92-RM184 for suites, RM230-RM1,150 for entire lodges. edit
• Laban Rata, ☎ +60 88 267289, [4]. Laban Rata is the accommodation near the peak of Mt. Kinabalu where you'll stay when climbing Mt Kinabalu. Laban Rata Rest House is the main facility, featuring heated accommodation and the only restaurant. The compound also consists of several smaller accommodation units available, most with cooking facilities. Apart from Laban Rata Rest House, the only other heated unit is Gunting Lagadan Hut. The other is a Waras Hut which is non-heated dorm. All huts are close to the main resthouse, but even a 50m trek uphill in bad weather can seem like an eternity. Fills up very quickly so advance reservations (3-4 months ahead) are strongly encouraged. The link here does not list the dormitories, so call up and enquire personally. edit
UPDATE APRIL 2011: All huts and Laban Rata now cost 415RM for a 60 bed dorm. Since 2009, there has been a problem with the electricity, leaving all rooms unheated and with cold water. A small generator does provide some lighting. There doesn't seem to be any plans on fixing this in the near future. (If they do fix it, a dorm bed at Laban Rata will cost 475RM.)
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Thanks for all the info!
I got quoted RM 1,740 for a two night package via Timpohon on Sutera Sanctuary Lodges website. Just wondering if anyone knows if you can book through another company or just book the accommodation through them and pay or a guide and the hike fees separately? This just seems really expensive!!
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Dear All,
Just 300 metres away from the entrance of Kinabalu ParkHeadquarters, J Residence is the nearest lodge outside Mount Kinabalu NationalPark, and with rooms price three times lower than those chalets and lodgesinside Kinabalu Park. T
If you are one of those travellers who need budget, simply basic and close tonature accommodation around Kinabalu Park Headquarters, then J Residence willbe a perfect place for you.
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Sabres defenseman Nathan Paetsch, placed on waivers Monday, has cleared and is still on the team -- at the moment.
Paetsch practiced in HSBC Arena with his teammates today. Coach Lindy Ruff said after the skate the team had not decided whether to send the veteran to Portland of the American Hockey League or keep him in Buffalo.
Ruff, though, ideally would like to carry only six blue-liners on his roster. He has eight, with Paetsch at the bottom behind seventh D-man Andrej Sekera. Paetsch would need two injuries to see ice time. Ruff said Paetsch needs to skate, and the Pirates could provide that opportunity.
"We need to get him playing," Ruff said. "We've got too many bodies here. Knock on wood, we've been lucky with getting back to healthy again. With that many men in the wings, it makes it a little tough at times."
Paetsch is hoping to follow Adam Mair's route. The forward was waived earlier this season but remained with the team and has been a key contributor lately.
"I've kind of got to act like nothing happened," Paetsch said. "It's not like I'm that far out of the lineup. Guys have had injuries. I've gone in there, and I feel like I've played well and contributed."
The Sabres' only injured player could return Wednesday when the Sabres host Tampa Bay. Right wing Patrick Kaleta (leg) skated as part of a four-man fourth line today with Clarke MacArthur, Matt Ellis and Mair.
"He had a good day yesterday and an even better day today, so he should be available for us tomorrow," Ruff said.
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Greatest Films of the 1990s
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All About My Mother (1999, Sp./Fr.) (aka Todo Sobre Mi Madre), 101 minutes, D: Pedro Almodovar
American Beauty (1999), 120 minutes, D: Sam Mendes
The tragic, absurdist, dark domestic tale of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), who calmly narrates his own story posthumously a la Joe Gillis from Sunset Boulevard (1950) - he's a "chronic loser" and American suburbanite family man who is unable to speak his mind or actually feel much of anything. But in a mid-life awakening, he becomes infatuated with his self-loathing daughter Jane's (Thora Birch) under-aged cheerleader friend Angela Hayes (Mena Suvari). After enduring too many years of a demeaning job, and a dysfunctional marriage to his obsessive-compulsive, adulterous realtor wife Carolyn (Annette Bening), while feeling disrepect from Jane -- who has fallen for the drug-peddling, video-voyeur neighbor next door Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley), Lester decides to make radical, ultimately fatal changes to his suburban life. A Best Picture-winning film.
The Audition (1999, Jp./S.Kor.) (aka Odishon), 115 minutes, D: Takashi Miike
Being John Malkovich (1999), 112 minutes, D: Spike Jonze
The Blair Witch Project (1999), 87 minutes, D: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sanchez
Boys Don't Cry (1999), 116 minutes, D: Kimberly Peirce
Eyes Wide Shut (1999), 159 minutes, D: Stanley Kubrick
Fight Club (1999), 139 minutes, D: David Fincher
The Insider (1999), 157 minutes, D: Michael Mann
The Iron Giant (1999), 86 minutes, D: Brad Bird
Magnolia (1999), 188 minutes, D: Paul Thomas Anderson
The Matrix (1999), 136 minutes, D: Andy and Larry Wachowski
The Wachowski Brothers' popular, imaginative, visually-stunning science-fiction action film - the first in a trilogy with inferior sequels: the somewhat successful but critically derided The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and the artificially-expanded The Matrix Revolutions (2003). A computer software company techie programmer and illegal hacker named Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) (with screen name alias Neo) is contacted by the mysterious, vinyl-clad heroine Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and the super-cool, messianic space-ship captain Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) who is the leader of the rebel forces. He is told (with an Alice in Wonderland reference) via his computer: "The Matrix has you. Follow the white rabbit." Neo is informed that he is the champion or chosen one to save Mankind from a malevolent, sentient machine race, that has entrapped all of humanity, in the year 2199!, inside a computer simulation (The Matrix) dreamworld, and tricked them into believing that the simulation is reality. The Artificial Intelligence system also uses the brains and bodies of the trapped human beings as expendable "living batteries." Freed by this knowledge, Neo soon learns to take advantage of the Matrix, bending the malleable laws of physics to his will, such as impossible feats of physicality (such as running up walls or leaping impossibly high) and altering his perception so dramatically that he sees bullets in flight in order to dodge them. The true standout of the film is the menacing Machine Army agent "Agent Smith," played with a tongue-in-cheek, edgy pseudo-serious flair by Hugo Weaving, whose mannerisms recall 1950's Cold War governmental "Men In Black" agents. The Matrix became best known for its revolutionary visual effects - airborne kung fu, 3-D freeze frame effects with a rotating or pivoting camera, and bullet-dodging. The film became a smash hit, featuring elaborate fighting and stunt sequences, as well as a convoluted screenplay that blurred the edge between reality and fantasy without losing the audience's grasp of the story.
The Sixth Sense (1999), 105 minutes, D: M. Night Shyamalan
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999), 88 minutes, D: Trey Parker
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), 131 minutes, D: George Lucas
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The Straight Story (1999), 111 minutes, D: David Lynch
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), 139 minutes, D: Anthony Minghella
Three Kings (1999), 115 minutes, D: David O. Russell
Topsy-Turvy (1999, UK), 160 minutes, D: Mike Leigh
Toy Story 2 (1999), 92 minutes, D: John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
The sequel, Toy Story 2 (1999), far surpassed the original in terms of the quality of animation, voice acting and script, as the themes from the first film -- obsolescence and loyalty -- are explored even more deeply. Woody (voice by Tom Hanks) faces the reality that not only do toys get damaged, but that children inevitably grow up and forsake their childhood playthings. While Andy is at cowboy camp, Woody (regarded as a valuable collectible) is kidnapped by greedy toy collector Al (of Al's Toy Barn). He soon discovers that he was once a legend in the 60's, on a TV show called Woody's Roundup, complete with the usual wide array of merchandising tie-ins. He also realizes that he's the final missing piece in the collector's Woody's Roundup set, with fellow toys Cowgirl Jessie (voice by Joan Cusack), prospector Stinky Pete (voice by Kelsey Grammer), and Woody's faithful horse Bullseye. Woody faces the choice of living forever with them in a museum display in Tokyo, or leaving and returning to Andy, thereby dooming his newfound friends to be sent back into abandonment and storage, and facing his own dilemma that he won't last another year as Andy's favored toy. Toy Story 2 and Chicken Run (2000) would influence the Academy to finally take animated films more seriously with the new Best Animated Feature Film category that debuted with Oscar-winning Shrek (2001), another CGI-animated feature.


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An Evening With Pikelny, Sutton, Bulla, Bales and Cobb will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, with doors to open at 6 p.m. A media release described the program as "a historic collaboration between five of the most celebrated acoustic instrumentalists and singers of our time," adding that "These musical friends are gathering in concert to share with audiences a musical experience that customarily only happens behind closed doors, whether backstage at a festival or at a Nashville picking party. With each member being a front man in his own right, the band will present an evening of original and classic bluegrass music."
Pikenly, banjo player in the acoustic group Punch Brothers, recently delivered the keynote address for the International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass Conference. The New York Times called his Oct. 1 release, "Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe," "an absolute boon for him: at once a token of reverence, a feat of translation and a show of dominion." He received the inaugural Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass in 2010, and his solo album "Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail" was nominated for a 2013 Grammy.
Acoustic guitarist Bryan Sutton entered the bluegrass world in 1995 as a member of Ricky Skaggs' Kentucky Thunder band, playing on two Grammy award-winning records. After his tenure with Skaggs, Sutton went on to build a career as a top studio guitarist in Nashville. His playing can be heard alongside artists such as Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift and Harry Connick Jr. Sutton has also released four solo projects and toured with artists such as Béla Fleck and Chris Thile, and as a member of the bluegrass band Hot Rize. Sutton is a six-time winner of the IBMA's Guitarist of the Year, and received a Grammy in 2007 for "Best Country Instrumental Performance" for his duet recording with Doc Watson.
Born and raised in East Tennessee, Barry Bales has been a member of Alison Krauss + Union Station for the past 23 years in addition to his successful career as a session musician, producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Merle Haggard, the Civil Wars, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello, the Chieftains, and Shania Twain, and is featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?." Bales has received 14 Grammy awards, one Country Music Association award, one Academy of Country Music award, and 11 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, including Bass Player of the Year in 2008.
Luke Bulla began playing fiddle and singing as a child, making his mark on the fiddle contest world with seven wins at the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest. At age 16, he became the youngest person to earn a Grand Champion title. As a young man, he made his mark on the fiddle contest world with seven wins at the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest, where he set a new record as the youngest person to make the top 10 at the Grand Masters. For the last 14 years, Bulla has been working as a session player, songwriter, and live performer with artists such as Ricky Skaggs, John Cowan, Jerry Douglas, and Lyle Lovett. Bulla released his first solo EP in 2012, and he is finishing a recording slated for release in early 2014.
Jesse Cobb is a sought after mandolinist known for his strong rhythmic presence and lyrical leads. Jesse has toured extensively in the US and Europe, taught at major festivals and camps, and as a member of The Infamous Stringdusters, has won awards and accolades from the Bluegrass and Americana communities including a Grammy nomination for the band in 2011. Cobb works as a freelance musician as well as performing as The Cobb Brothers Duo with Shad Cobb.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT-TV) -- For the second time in two weeks, the Tennessee football team has taken a hit at defensive tackle.
UT athletic department spokesperson Jimmy Stanton confirmed to WVLT-TV Monday evening that, "at this point," Rae Sykes is no longer on the team because of academic reasons.
Earlier this month, defensive tackle Montori Hughes was dismissed from the program, also because of academic reasons.
The 6'2", 275 pound Sykes played in eight games last season, registering three tackles.
Sykes signed with the Vols out of powerhouse Alcoa High School in 2007, but he first attended Coffeyville Community College in Kansas because he did not qualify.
Sykes then resigned with the Vols in 2009.
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Women's Sports Finally Get Our Attention
Advancing to the World Cup finals, the U.S. women's soccer team gets the media attention women's sports deserve.
There are front-page stories in many major newspapers today, including both The New York Times and the Washington Post, about the U.S. women's soccer team win that advanced them to the World Cup finals.
The athletic feat was itself remarkable. What was perhaps more remarkable is that the news media is finally giving women's sports due attention.
We're still a long way from any kind of news parity, when it comes to gender and sports. High school boys' teams sometimes get more coverage than college women's teams, even when the women are winning and the boys are losing. Sports Illustrated, with its always big-selling "Swimsuit Issue,'" sends an insulting and consistent message that despite women's contributions to professional and Olympic sports, a woman's true contribution to the arena is pouting while she kneels in the sand, provocatively pulling down the bottoms of a small bikini with her thumb. Newspaper editors counter that there is simply more reader interest in sports played by males than females. But how can interest grow when it's so difficult to find coverage of female-populated sports teams?
Title IX has done a great deal for girls and women, both on the field and off of it. While there are legitimate complaints about the interpretation and enforcement of the law (which requires equal access for both sexes in school and college sports), there is no question that Title IX has done wonders for getting girls and women more involved in sports. This is not only good for health reasons, but for the overall advancement of females in other arenas. The young girls playing soccer learn how to compete hard, how to work with a team, and how to be gracious in both victory and defeat. They develop a confidence that spills over into other areas of their development, both social and intellectual.
The Washington Post's Sally Jenkins – one of the best sports columnists in the country – describes the jubilation and the example set by player Abby Wambach:
Is there any question there will be scores of Wambach imitators on the fields of America tomorrow, tall girls running like antelopes and butting soccer balls with their heads, and falling to their knees in exultation? Three days ago it was Wambach's headed goal that saved the U.S. against Brazil in one of the great thrillers ever, regardless of gender. In Wednesday's semifinal against France it was Wambach once again, just as the Americans seemed desperately played out, who hurled her body through space like "a beast in the air," as teammate Megan Rapinoe describes her, to bang the decisive goal into the net with her forehead in the 79th minute.
Title IX started the sports revolution. How gratifying to see that the media are finally catching up.


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Four Treasure Coast residents competed in the Ancient Oaks 100 race in Brevard County this weekend.
Will Glover and Jay McCullough were among the five runners -- out of 36 who started -- to complete the 100.34-mile race.
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The Short Answer Is Yes! But Should You?
I could go into all the different ways to start a free or low cost online business but my friend and mentor, Lynn Terry, recently posted a teriffic commentary on how to do just that so instead of repeating her good advice I encourage you to mosey on over to her place for some inspiration.
Lynn is truly one of those rare people that freely give their time to help others.
I have been a member of Lynn's forums over at Self Starter Weekly Tips for more years than I've had an actual online business. I lurked for many months before ever posting and then I did so hesitantly. So, I've been where you've been and I know how you feel. However, Lynn gives such good information about getting everything set up and includes great tools and resources it's just plain wrong not to get started.
Getting into all this online business "stuff" doesn't need to be intimidating (although I freely admit I was and still am at times). Simply dig in a bit at a time – choosing one topic at a time to digest.
Without great mentors like Nicole Dean, Kelly McCausey, Alice Seba and Lynn Terry I wouldn't be where I am today.
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We got married here in 2011 and go back all the time. Its a beautiful place to take pictures and spend time with family. Very safe!
Kennekuk County Park has many different types of activities. There is something for everyone. It has hiking trails, running paths, playgrounds, pavilions and an old village. If you wish to reserve a particular space there is small fee but often groups just find an open area of picnic tables. There are sections of the park where you can find the...
Beautiful park with lots of trails and an old time village. Several nice pavilions for rental and ponds.
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We went last year and It was very informative.
Had a wonderful family reunion at the Laury Barn. Spacious, lots of tables and chairs available. Small kitchen area with 2 refrigerators!! Upstairs area for additional seating/kids area. Clean restrooms. Large grassy fields to play many games. Had a fantastic time. Thank you!!!
Nice trails for hiking or running. Wide open spaces and a restored village. Has small lake for fishing and river borders one side.
Great park lots to do, had a family reunion. Cooked out, played football all afternoon. Spent time catching up with all of aunts and uncles, cousins that have gotten so big, starting to feel old.
Great park for the event we went to: Howl at the Moon 8-hour Ultra-Run! Very nice trails and facilities. Happy that they cooperate with groups to make such an event possible. Beatuiful park & very nice people who managed the event!
Nice trails and scenery. Quiet, contemplative. Easy to navigate.
Lots of picnic areas with great accommodations. Trails are varied and manageable for any age.
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A high-profile national clothing chain is making an entrance into Towson later this year.
KLNB Retail announced Wednesday it has finalized a lease with Urban Outfitters for the currently-vacant building at 424 York Road, once the home of outdoor store Hudson Trail Outfitters.
The new store should be open in the 10,000-square foot space in time for the holiday shopping season.
The many nearby shops in Towson Town Center served as a selling point, said Ryan Wilner, a broker for KLNB Retail.
"We were trying to find upscale, energetic retailers that were looking for a combination of well-educated, high-income consumers, the ones that take advantage that strong daytime demographics that do better within downtown Towson," he said.
Another selling point for Urban Outfitters was the high student population in the area. Towson University, Goucher College and Towson High School are all within walking distance of downtown Towson.
"This is fantastic news," said County Councilman David Marks. "This is right in the heart of Towson."
Urban Outfitters was founded in 1970 and operates more than 170 stores worldwide. Its only other Maryland location is in the Light Street Pavilion in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
Shane Gullivan, owner of Towson vintage clothing shop , said he was "stoked" about his new neighbors.
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- Wed, Apr 13, 2011
For those of you who are interested in buying a recreational vehicle we recommend that when in the area of Nappanee, IN you come and visit the Newmar Factory and schedule a tour of the production plant. You will then understand why so many of us have a Newmar motorized or towable unit.
We, the Newmar Kountry Klub, are the recreational vehicle club of Newmar Corporation. Our office is located in the factory complex of Newmar. We are located in building #2, next to the Corporate and Sales Office. The coffee pot is always on and we would love to visit with you and tell you all about us. Some of the things we do in the office are:
- Have a merchandise store (Newmar Kountry Klub clothing)
- Produce a magazine, the Konnection, six times per year
- Schedule and plan one International Rally per year
- Schedule and plan several "Special Events" per year
- Supervise our eight Region Directors in the United States and Canada (our Region Directors, State/Provincial Directors and Chapter Officers schedule and plan rallies in their areas)
Our Office Staff, Linda (fulltime) and Vicky (part time), are there to help you. Wilma and Jim are in the office a few months before the International Rally and would love to visit with you.
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One school board member quipped that the 17 minutes it took to conduct the meeting might be "a record."
The first article up for debate was the collective bargaining agreement reached between the Auburn School Board and the Auburn Education Association. The agreement provides three salary and benefit increases over the next three years: $82,270 increase for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, $111,433 increase for 2014-2015, and an $85,245 increase for 2015-2016.
Resident Gilbert Oriol inquired on the reason for the spike in the second year of the agreement.
He was answered by board member Alan Villeneuve, who said that while the second- and third-year raises were both 1.75 percent, there are changes in the health insurance burden which account for the discrepancy.
"In the third year, the health insurance percentages change," said Villeneuve. "The teachers pay an additional 2.5 percent health benefit, so that's why the number goes down.
The district's proposed operating budget followed. The budget comes in at $11,609,192, with the default budget falling at $11,437,610. Kathleen Porter, the board's representative on the Auburn Budget Committee, opened the discussion by thanking the Budget Committee.
"It's a lot of work," she said. "We actually do have a very good working relationship. We actually have fun, and I enjoyed it a lot. It's another successful year, and we bring forward our budget."
Resident and Planning Board Chairman Stoney Worster questioned school officials on several details of the budget.
One was an increase in student transportation cost: For the current school year, $558,730 was raised and appropriated. The transportation line in the proposed budget 2013-2014 school budget calls for $683,405. Kathleen Porter answered that the increase was due to the district's high school students currently being split between Memorial High School in Manchester and Pinkerton Academy in Derry. Two buses are being added to the district's transportation schedule.
The only change made to the warrant was a minor grammatical correction.
The final warrant article, which would take $25,000 from an undesignated fund surplus and place it into the School Construction Expendable Trust Fund, received no discussion. The fund finances construction, renovation, and expansion projects on school buildings and grounds.
The session's relative quiet may in part have been due to sparse attendance. Not counting school officials, only 14 people were present.
Porter used the opportunity to recognize several school officials who were present. Becky McCarthy, district clerk, District Moderator James Andrus, and School Board member Nancy Pelton were presented granite sculptures carved in the shape of the state.
The Auburn School District ballot will be presented alongside the town ballot at the Auburn Town Election March 12 at Auburn Village School, 11 Eaton Road. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 1, 155 Riders with Caring Hearts conducted its first toy ride to benefit the Christian Service Center of Columbia County. Rountree Moore Auto Group and Columbia Cycles sponsored the event. By the end of the day $12,960 was donated to the center. The pickup trucks of toys, sweaters, blankets and jackets were also delivered to the Center.


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The Fair Lawn Rescue Squad and the Bergen County Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to a mercury spill at the Broadway Adult Medical Day Care Center Saturday afternoon.
Rescue Squad Chief Peter Yuskaitis said the spill occurred when an adult day care center employee working in the medical office dropped a blood pressure monitor. The device's glass mercury-filled column shattered on impact, causing small silvery mercury pellets to spill out onto the woman, a drawer and the floor.
Upon arrival, the rescue squad isolated and bagged the drawer where the spill occurred and closed off the room. Without the means to perform a proper clean up of the nearly invisible spilled mercury pellets, Yuskaitis said Rescue yielded to the county's Hazmat team for assistance.
Yuskaitis said the employee who came in contact with a small amount of mercury should not be in any danger as long as she takes the proper precautions of airing out and washing her clothing and footwear.
The spill itself does not pose an exposure problem, he explained. The larger issue is ensuring that the spilled mercury isn't tracked all over and left to evaporate into the air.
According to the National Institues of Health, if metallic mercury isn't cleaned up properly, it can pose a serious health risk. A room's air can reach unhealthy mercury levels just from exposure to the amount of mercury contained in a thermometer.
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George Will: The founding fathers didn't establish a Christian nation
This irritates Brooke Allen, an author and critic who has distilled her annoyance into "Moral Minority: Our Skeptical Founding Fathers." It is a wonderfully high-spirited and informative polemic that, as polemics often do, occasionally goes too far. Her thesis is that the six most important founders — Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton — subscribed, in different ways, to the watery and undemanding Enlightenment faith called deism. That doctrine appealed to rationalists by being explanatory but not inciting: it made the universe intelligible without arousing dangerous zeal.
Eighteenth-century deists believed there was a God but, tellingly, they frequently preferred synonyms for him — "Almighty Being" or "Divine Author" (Washington) or "a Superior Agent" (Jefferson). Having set the universe in motion like a clockmaker, Providence might reward and punish, perhaps in the hereafter, but does not intervene promiscuously in human affairs. (Washington did see "the hand of Providence" in the result of the Revolutionary War.) Deists rejected the Incarnation, hence the divinity of Jesus. "Christian deist" is an oxymoron.
Allen's challenge is to square the six founders' often pious public words and behavior with her conviction that their real beliefs placed all six far from Christianity. Her conviction is well documented, exuberantly argued and quite persuasive.
When Franklin was given some books written to refute deism, the deists' arguments "appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough deist." Revelation "had indeed no weight with me." He believed in a creator and the immortality of the soul, but considered these "the essentials of every religion."
What Allen calls Washington's "famous gift of silence" was particularly employed regarding religion. But his behavior spoke. He would not kneel to pray, and when his pastor rebuked him for setting a bad example by leaving services before communion, Washington mended his ways in his austere manner: he stayed away from church on communion Sundays. He acknowledged Christianity's "benign influence" on society, but no ministers were present and no prayers were uttered as he died a Stoic's death....
Since the founding, America's religious enthusiasms have waxed and waned, confounding Jefferson's prediction, made in 1822, four years before his death, that "there is not a young man now living in the United States who will not die an Unitarian." In 1908, William Jennings Bryan, the Democrats' presidential nominee, said his Republican opponent, William Howard Taft, was unfit because, being a Unitarian, he did not believe in the Virgin Birth. The electorate yawned and chose Taft.
A century on, when the most reliable predictor of a voter's behavior is whether he or she regularly attends church services, it is highly unlikely that Republicans would nominate a Unitarian. In 1967, when Gov. George Romney of Michigan evinced interest in the Republican presidential nomination, his Mormonism was of little interest and hence was no impediment. Four decades later, the same may not be true if his son Mitt, also a Mormon, seeks the Republican nomination in 2008....
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an armed carjacking today in Compton was found dead inside a vehicle in the
Lynwood area of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
The man's body was found about 10 a.m. at an undisclosed location, said sheriff's Sgt. James Duran of the Century Station. His name was not immediately released.
The fatal shooting occurred some time before the body was discovered, Duran said. Investigators believe he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sergeant said.
According to KNX Newsradio, deputies heard a gunshot as they were approaching a Ford Explorer, and backed off for a time before moving in and finding the suspect dead inside.
The carjacking occurred about 2:40 a.m. in Compton, and deputies arrested one man a short time afterward when the stolen vehicle crashed near Long Beach Boulevard and the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway, Duran said. The name of the arrested suspect was not immediately released.
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The 1-Bedroom Loft Dream 5-Years Later: 2525 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park
Some of you may remember the Tru-Lofts at 2525 N. Sheffield in Lincoln Park from the days of the housing boom as it was an apartment to condo conversion that took place in the spring of 2007.
The original listings for the units in 2007 said you could buy the unit "as is" or you could purchase one of the upgrade packages.
This 1-bedroom plus loft recently came on the market.
The listing says it has been "gut rehabbed" and that the kitchen has new cabinets, a tile backsplash, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. (upgrade package?)
The loft has exposed brick and a steel/metal ceiling.
Currently, the master bedroom is being used as a nursery and the second level loft is being used as the master bedroom.
It has central air, washer/dryer in the unit and one car parking is included.
Originally listed in early September 2012 for $289,000, it has already been reduced $14,100.
The loft is now listed $3,900 above the 2007 purchase price.
Given all that has happened in the housing market since this building was marketed and sold, will this loft still manage to re-sell for near the 2007 price?
Jenna Cody at @Properties has the listing. See the pictures here.
Unit #3F: 1 bedroom, 1 bath, no square footage listed
- Sold in May 2007 for $271,000
- Originally listed in September 2012 for $289,000
- Reduced
- Currently listed at $274,900 (parking included)
- Assessments of $151 a month
- Taxes of $4185
- Central Air
- Washer/Dryer in the unit
- Bedroom: 13×12
- Loft: 18×15
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You guys are disgusting, quit thinking about all the kinky shit you could do with all the places to put your swings and harnesses and other things right about that bed!
JJJ – well now that you mention it…
::Furiously grabs cell phone schedule showing with realtor::
There needs to be a 50 Shades of Grey reference somewhere in the listing. Like "Your inner goddess will never grow bored with this one bedroom loft."
That ceiling is unreal. Wow. was not expecting to see that….
I have never seen that bedroom ceiling situation EVER in any listing. That is extremely strange, to say the least. Beautiful furnishings, very clean, clearly the baby situation forced them upstairs. I don't know how they sleep at night under those roof supports. That can't be good feng shui.
I've seen ceilings like this in a few other lofts, it's rare but they're out there. This loft for example in no-man's-land: http://tours.vht.com/realestateforsale/PhotoGallery/1059318/Photo-Gallery-2675-W-Grand-Unit-201-Chicago-Illinois_60612.aspx
In addition to the scariness of the ceiling/decapitation risk/etc., what is the sound transmission like? I certainly wouldn't want to have my bed so close to a ceiling that most likely (unless there's some great insulation above it) would likely transmit far more sound than a wood floor/ceiling.
JAH – I would think that there is probably concrete on top of the metal, so the sound transmission would be the same as concrete.
Those ceilings in the bedroom seem extremely short, maybe 5 feet tall?
perfect for the vertically challenged or perhaps hunchbacked?
I still find it inconceivable that people will actually PAY MONEY and GET A MORTGAGE to live like this. The place has all the discomfort and crudeness of a former industrial space with none of the things that make some lofts really beautiful, like a lot of space and visual interest.
"I still find it inconceivable that people will actually PAY MONEY and GET A MORTGAGE to live like this."
There is a market for this stuff. Think under 28 consulting guy who uses it to pull mad college tail. Girls under 26 probably think this is the best thing and aren't sophisticated enough to see how utterly redonkulous the ceiling in the bedroom is. It made me laugh out loud though–it's the Costco/Sam's club ceiling!
Think about it: get an Iowa girl home from Mad River/Kirkwood to this place and your odds went from 75% to 98% of sealing the deal. And when her friends find out…well that's the next lily pad.
Although as a rental it still makes far more sense for this, some people don't like to lie so telling said tail you "own" it just means it ups the stage of the clinger by 1 or 2.
The RE valuations on Sheffield around here just make me laugh out loud because given it's proximity to the el what I've written is the only conceivable scenario to describe who would buy these in 2012.
"perfect for the vertically challenged or perhaps hunchbacked?"
Or whose parents dropped them off in Sam's Club/Costco/Pace for hours at a time when they were little in lieu of daycare. (whatever happened to Pace??)
Proximity to the el has never hurt property values. Quite the contrary, in fact. When I moved here decades ago, I noticed that the most outrageously overpriced rentals were on Belmont, and the closer the the el stop, the higher the rent for less space and fewer amenities. A few blocks away from Belmont in either direction got you a better place for a lower price.
[Elliot] "I've seen ceilings like this in a few other lofts, it's rare but they're out there. This loft for example in no-man's-land:"
Holy hell that is an awesome space. They are using it terribly (with a truly god awful kitchen for such a beautifully raw space) but that is what a loft should look like!
The ceiling doesn't bother me as much as claiming this place is "gut rehabbed" when the only bathroom hasn't been touched since the 80′s.
I think Bob is right on his call. Only problem is this former under 28 consulting guy forgot to wrap it and now has to move. Eh, he's probably past the college aged girl age by now anyways…..
Another potential inhabitant: trust-fund-baby who majored in some kind of "arts" in college, saw "Rent" 10 times during undergrad years, and thanks to the folks' largesse is enjoying the urban-hipster vibe while using the space as a "live-work" tax dodge. And getting plenty of "action" from the nearby DePaulsters.
Vive la vie boheme!
"Gut rehabbed" = stainless steel appliances/granite countertops and the original 1914 leaded plumbing and a fuse box .in Chicago. It will be an "apartment" again very, very soon. Yup, fuses. I hadn't seen those since about 1978 in Detroit. I saw them in "Andersonville" though.
So Schaumburg/Schompton visited my "gut rehab" condo rental in Lakeview East and just adored the "exposed brick" in the kitchen (I hated it as it was Detroit lofts circa. 1989).
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