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Choosing The Right Gray Paint Color…
We usually feel pretty confident in our ability to pick a paint color. But something about choosing the perfect gray color for two major living areas in our house made me extra nervous (we're going to use the same color in the future dining room, main hallway, and living room for some nice continuity). Sherry had a field day ribbing me about my paint paralysis. I was literally second-guessing every swatch we looked at. "Sure, I like it… no I don't, I hate it." Yeah, that was me.
I blame my neurosis on having selected a hideous gray tone to paint my middle school bedroom (I picked it because I liked the name – Cannonball or Cannon Smoke or something else that sounded like blowing stuff up). In retrospect it was too dark, cold, and prison-like. Fortunately I warmed it up with a bright red Looney Tunes rug and Tasmanian Devil throw pillows (don't be jealous). But somehow I don't think that's an acceptable solution this time around.
So I convinced Sherry (who was a lot less gun-shy than I was, she kept saying "let's just pick one and DO IT!") that we should buy paint testers and try out a few colors before committing. She recommends this option all the time to nervous-about-painting readers, so it wasn't too hard to convince her that we should give it a whirl at least once. So we narrowed it down to our top three similar-but-different-enough-to-help-us-make-a-decision contenders:
They are, from left to right: Collingwood, Grey Owl, and Moonshine (all Benjamin Moore colors mixed in Olympic Premium No-VOC samplers from Lowe's – which are about $2.50 a pop). Of course, in an effort to prove her paint-psychic abilities, Sherry called her favorite before even breaking out the paintbrush. Can you guess which one it is? Hint: it rhymes with "spoon mine."
Here they are in the future dining room, painted in that same order (with Collingwood on top and Moonshine on the bottom):
We just did one coat with a paintbrush (it had great coverage) doing our best to keep the edges feathered so when we eventually paint over everything we aren't left with slightly raised squares where we tested (which is why we didn't use painters tape to make perfect squares that also might be visible after we paint over them).
And ever the overachiever (or just someone who loves to paint), Sherry finally embraced the test square method and went ahead and painted big swatches in the family room too. One set near the TV…
…and another set next to the big window (since it gets a different amount of daylight).
After all, one of the great things about these testers is that you get to see what certain colors look like throughout the day and in varying amounts of daylight and artificial light. We do this with the small paint swatches too, but it certainly was nice to judge a color from across the room for once.
Speaking of different lights, here are all of the colors again at night when things are much yellower from the artificial light (they're all painted in the same order as listed above, by the way):
So after a couple of days I finally admitted that (say it with me) Sherry was right all along. Moonshine, the one on the bottom, is by far our favorite of the bunch. Collingwood (the top one) almost won us over, but it's so warm/tan that it reminded us a lot of Glidden's Sand White, which was in our first house's living room and office. We love that color, but it's not gray enough for what we want this time, so in the spirit of doing something fresh and new we crossed it off the list. And Grey Owl (the middle one) read as too green/blue in our house's light, so we worried it too might not immediately read "gray" and instead might be "muddy blue-gray" which is what we had in our last house's bedroom and kitchen.
Moonshine is probably the "purist" of the grays we tested, and it almost has a soft shimmery quality to it – like there's some silver mixed in. We're excited about it because it's definitely dark enough to make the moldings pop (especially once we paint the ones in the living room white) but it's not too bright or saturated to compete with bolder curtains, art, and accessories that we plan to introduce. Now we just have to cross our fingers that we can find the energy to paint the two largest rooms in our house… and the hallway that connects them. We actually started the job today- but with baby & blog duty going on at the same time, it might take us a few days to get 'er done. We'll share pics as soon as we've got 'em though!
Have any of you used the paint tester method to choose a color? Did it confirm your feelings or send you in a totally new direction? And dare we ask how long the test squares stayed up before the room finally got painted completely? Ours were up nearly a week, but we could totally see how that could turn into a month (or a year) if you still weren't 100% sure which way to go…
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I'm digging the Moonshine, too. I think it'll look great–can't wait to see how it all turns out! :)
Great chose. Can't wait to see the rooms completely painted with this color. I'm very into grey right now. I'm thinking about a grey couch in the LR with my tan walls. Then add punches of color with the neutrals. ;)
I have one question. Hope you might have an idea for me. I want to paint our LR/DR/Kitchen again (all open – Great Room), but our DR & Kitchen have catherdal ceilings. We can get to the DR side easily because there is nothing in the way, but the kitchen cabinets are now in our way to get to the catherdal ceiling part. Any ideas how to paint all the way up there and be able to cut-in by the ceiling? We were hoping not to hire a painter for this to save money, but we might have no choice in the matter this time. We painted everything the first time before the kitchen cabinets were installed. Thanks for any ideas you might have. :D
So I love the paint tester method, but I was wondering what you do in a room that's already painted a vibrant color. Our den is a pretty bright light green and while it sounds like a nice color, it's really grating on me. It just feels like an unsophisticated choice and I'm looking to move to something a little more subdued… like beige.
Do I really have to put some primer on first and then paint my test area? Just that one extra step might be enough to make me scrap the project all together!
Nice choice on the grey also. I was rooting for the middle one, but anything was better than the top. Happy painting.
Oh and PS – I know you're busy, but I miss the mood boards!
I just did this same method in my entryway last week. I wanted a VERY light gray because our entry gets little light. I'm doing a darker gray for the rest of the house so I'll have to take a look at moonshine. I ended up using a Behr color and having them make it 25% lighter. I really like it so far.
Stop it. It never occured to me that you can ALSO color match sample pots at Lowes?! Ridiculous of me to think that…But that is fab to take a BM or whatever color swatch to the nice $2.50 price tag! Cannot wait to see your living spaces go gray! Color swatches definitely are making me go gray, literally! Good luck & I'm sure we will LOVE it!
Yeah, about those paint squares…
I wanted to paint the most used room in our house (a tiny 10×10 spare bedroom which we converted into our "hang room") orange. Not pale orange, not kind-of orange. I'm talking slap-your-momma orange! With white 10″ base molding and white window moldings, I thought it would look great. I even got all Trading Spaces about it and decided to paint just two walls. Well, because I'm a novice (read: idiot), I painted my paint squares of three different WOW-that's-orange colors on the two walls that were most easily accessible…and just happened to be the two I was going to leave white! The paint squares stayed up for three weeks before I finally decided on Melon as the one to choose. Luckily, after painting the walls my fiance came into the room the next morning and suggested we paint one of the other walls. So now we have one wall white. Are you following? After going over the one white wall with three coats of the paint-and-primer-in-one paint, you can STILL see the faint orange swatches. My step-sons love to comment how they can even see the letter I wrote above each paint square to indicate which one was which.
Yeah…lesson learned! Always make sure you're going to paint over your squares with something other than white!!!
I love your blog and look forward to your posts every day! I've learned some really valuable lessons from you guys! Keep it up!
My hubby was also very concerned when I brought home bluish grey swatches to paint our living room/foyer/upstairs hallway/office with. After painting some swatches on the walls we ended up going with Sherwin Williams Reflection and we absolutely love it! So happy you found a grey you can live with! It's going to look beautiful!!
I'm more like Sherry. After I put up a lot of paint chips for a few days and hold up things like bedding, my eye just keeps going to the right color for the room. The one I focus on is the one I pick.
I've only used paint sample sizes for smaller projects. When I sold my old house, I freshened up the front door with a pot of brick red. And I recently painted the wood-laminate top of a nightstand black to match the rest (Mickey Mouse Ears from the Disney paint line at Home Depot).
I always test paint swatches on the wall – even when I am 99.5% certain I know which color I like best. Particularly with grays, they can look so very different in the light. I think you picked the best color too. Can't wait to see it painted.
Gray IS hard. Just finished our kitchen and it was impossible! Ended up lightening it three times.
Can I just say, I hope you don't paint your trim. I love white trim, I painted all my house trim white, but it's so overdone now and honestly looks cheaper. Your dark wood trim is in such good shape and looks so luxe and beautiful; it adds a great architectural, rich element to the room. Really pops against all your white/light furniture and walls.
I was wondering if you two every used paint testers (I always notice you taping up the tiny sample cards). I always use paint testers, but sometimes I've still made mistakes!
I was going for grey in a bedroom and it looked great on the wall until we finished the whole room and it started looking blue! I still like it, but it was disappointing. Now I actually read the paint formula or ask the person mixing the paint what colors are in it.
Youngsters… I'm going to have to call you out. When you first bought the house I seem to remember a post about how you were going to be more daring and risk taking when it came to the color schemes. At the risk of sounding too critical… I am bored with all pastel/light colors you've chosen so far. Maybe you have big plans for bringing color to the rooms in other ways than the wall paint but regardless… it looks to me like you guys are using light colors as a crutch. Show me something exciting! Something inspirational! Something new!
I still like you guys nonetheless. I just want to push you a little. So this is me… pushing.
I ask stupid questions, but what does Clara do while you paint?
You ask if the paint tester method has been used…? Ask my poor husband! He's been graciously and lovingly putting up with me selecting a pale gray for our kitchen. There are paint samples painted on all of the walls, including the backsplash area, and we've tested Benjamin Moore's Early Morning Mist, April Showers, Moonshine, Morning Dew, Behr's Polished and Guesthouse, and finally Glidden's Silver Birch. None of them were the ONE.
I've got two more Benjamin Moore colors to try and I have a gut feeling it will be one of them. It's hard, but when you love your house and want it to be perfect, you do what you have to do!
The Collingwood sample looks like it's a greige. I like Moonshine, though. I've been searching for a warm grey for our living room. I too don't want it to read as a cool grey-blue. Thanks for your selections!
Have I tried the test swatch method? Boy, have I. There are *so many* little tester cans in my basement that I could probably paint your living room in a patchwork paint job. Haha! In our kitchen and family room, they steered us in a completely different direction…and I'm so glad they did. If I'd just "gone with it" on instinct, our main living room would have been a gold color. For about the day it would have taken me to repaint it, anyway.
I picked that one too, it will look loverly. Your house is really coming together, loved what you did in the master bedroom….especially after painting the mirror. I have never actually tried the paint on the wall test patch thing. Maybe I will next time, sometimes I find myself with painting regrets.
Congrats on curing your paint paralysis!
I actually went through John's "like it / hate it" mentality before realizing how much time I lost and switched to Sherry's "just go for it" one. I ended up with BM's Grey Owl (your 2nd in the line color — and used BM Regal paint) and also felt that it read a little greenish with indoor lighting after it went up (in case you ever wondered if color match could have been psuedo responsible). Two coats helped a little but wish I saw Moonshine when I was paint shopping to see what true grey could have looked like!
I always use the paint tester method! I feel its truer to the color than a paint chip. I did this same thing when we painted our kitchen gray, and it took me about 6 swatches to get it right! Admittedly, there are still rooms in our house that STILL have the little color blocks left on them… someday, someday.
def agree Moonshine is the way to go! Can't wait to see it done :). I have always been too lazy to try out the painted square thing first… I am always a grab the color I like and hope for the best girl.
We had our house painted last summer, and before we picked a color, I bought 13 paint samples and painted them on the back of the house. I started with five, and wasn't really satisfied, so I kept going back for more. And I'm so glad I did! My initial choices would have given me a peach-ish house, and I'm loving the basket beige from Sherwin Williams that we ended up picking. While my husband was initially annoyed with my indecisiveness and the need to go back to the paint store, I told him $50 in samples is better than a peach house you spent several thousand for :)
I am on test cans 4, 5 & 6 in my kitchen. Been trying to find the right color for about 6 months now, which is totally not my style. John, we call it analysis paralysis.
I am looking for a gray as well and so far have landed on the exact color of the grout, a mauve gray, a purple gray and what I can only imagine resembles your childhood color of cannon something.
I am going to get a tester of Moonshine on my way home, cuz I'll try any gray at this point! And it sounds better than the swatch I've been considering, "Moth Gray" by Porter. Ugh….horrible name.
OMG John I'm cracking up! My husband turns every q&a into a rhyming game and it's always something ridiculous. Spoon shine had me laughing for sure =) My husband watched too much "Knocked Up" and now everything starts with shmush___ in his rhymes. bahaha!
Love the color! picking a grey is hard work!
Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
We've also been on a gray kick recently! Although, I have to admit that the gray we decided on in Boy's nursery (edd 3/7)is way darker than moonshine…I love the moonshine, though! Maybe we'll look at it for our living room…
And I definitely can't do the paint test method–I still have approximately 10 different swatch cards taped all over my house in almost every room…that have been there since Sept. Oops!
Love the new color!! Do you guys recommend picking furniture first and then picking paint or painting first and then picking furniture? Trying to decide if we need to get a couch set first and then paint or vice versa.
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Archive for May, 2012
best eco-friendly swimwear
tartelettes, May has arrived, and you know what that means: swimsuit season! Although bathing suit shopping sometimes gets a bad rap, this blogger happens to love sifting through all those racks of brightly colored fabric and fun silhouettes. And now, with the growing selection of eco-friendly options out there, it's even more enjoyable. Designers big and small are incorporating recycled materials, organic fabrics, and natural dyes into their designs, so that green fashionistas no longer have to choose between standards and style!
Here are a few brands who have amped up their swimwear with a dose of sexy sustainability, with looks to suit any beach style.
[Image via Everything But Water]
As the name implies, Eco Swim is all about sustainable swimwear: all their fabrics are made from recycled materials.
[Image via Emobi]
Could this bright frilly one-piece be any cuter? Aussie brand Emobi uses earth-friendly, water-based dyes in their signature bright prints.
[Image via Vitamin A]
Vitamin A has been the go-to swimsuit brand for Hollywood's A-List for years because of their alluring designs and flattering cuts. Now, they've launched a gorgeous capsule collection made from 100% recycled nylon.
[Image via Odina]
Odina embodies both functionatlity and responsibility. Their surfer-friendly suits are made from recycled nylon and spandex; their nylon is made from post-consumer plastics. Pretty amazing – and just plain pretty.
What will you be sporting on the beach this summer?
May 11th
bobble makes water better
Yesterday the tarte team got a nice surprise package from Water Bobble! The company, who's mission is to make clean water portable while helping to eliminate plastic water bottle waste, sent over a big box of their innovative and beautifully designed reusable, water filtering bottles. The bobble's filters are replaceable, but each one equates to 300 single-serve bottles. Yeah, that's a lot of bottles.
Both functional and attractive, we're psyched to test out our new bobbles. Thanks Water Bobble, you truly do make water better!
May 11th
working it: staci's desk
As our online marketing manager, Staci is all business. Part number cruncher, part saleswomen, she's tasked with getting our products in to the hands of tartelettes across the nation. She also has a creative streak and an appreciation for beauty, like everyone in the tarte office. We stopped by her desk to see what she needs within arms reach on the daily.
- Flowers: "This gorgeous arrangement was a surprise delivery. It definitely added the perfect pop of color on an rainy spring day."
- Family photos: "I love photos — here's one of my best girlfriends from growing up; another of me, my mom and my sister; and a bunch of my bulldog, Charley. Oh, and in case you're wondering, I don't surf, I just love the beach!"
- Go orange card: "I graduated from Syracuse — Go Orange!"
- Calculator: "I rely on my calculator — there's never a day that I'm not crunching numbers."
- Hand sanitizer: "I may have been called germ-a-phobic once or twice in my life…but hey, we live in NYC, hand sanitizer is essential post-subway."
- LipSurgence™ lip tint: "My fave shade this spring is charmed. It's the perfect shade of pink for my complexion."
- Julep Nail Care: "My cousin turned me on to Julep for nail care. This growth serum is amazing!"
- tarte check stain and a photo of her boyfriend and dog: "I use true love cheek stain on a daily basis…how ironic that it's placed right next to a picture of my boyfriend, Andrew, and our dog, Charley."
- iPhone: "Whether I'm updating tarte.com on the go, or just staying in touch, this phone is a must-have for me."
- maracuja divine shine lip gloss: "One of my coworkers turned me on to the layering look – I use LipSurgence™ lip tint in charmed and then layer it with maracuja divine shine for an ultra-glossy smile."
May 10th
tone it up meet-up in times square
tartelettes, if you haven't heard, Tone It Up is hosting another Bikini Series — 8 weeks of fitness, nutrition, beauty and fun to get you summer-ready — and we'll be part of their summer beauty bag giveaway!
We stopped by their meet-up with Self Magazine at the Oakley store in Times Square today to check in with these bronzed fitness divas — and envy their already bikini-ready bods. Yeah, that's me in the middle photo!
Want to know more about Tone It Up's Bikini Series? Visit their site, toneitup.com, and watch the video below.
May 9th
get the look: Amy Adams at the 2012 Met Gala
"After seeing Amy's gorgeous Giambattista Valli cream colored gown, I was inspired to transform her into a classic, "Old Hollywood" movie star."-Stephen Sollitto, celebrity makeup artist
Makeup artist tip: "clean slate 360 poreless™ 12-hr perfecting primer is ideal for oilier areas like your nose, chin, and under eyes—it's great for minimizing the appearance of your pores and filling in any fine lines! Then smooth clean slate flawless™ 12-hr brightening primer on your cheeks and forehead—it has a slight sheen which looks great under foundation and makes your complexion look more luminous." – Stephen Sollitto
-To begin Stephen used tarte's clean slate flawless™ 12-hr brightening primer to prep Amy's face.
-Using tarte's airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush, he buffed in tarte's Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation with Broad Spectrum SPF 15 in light for a perfect satin finish.
-Next, Stephen swirled tarte's Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in blushing bride on Amy's cheeks, followed by a light layer of tarte's maracuja blush & glow brightening luminizer and cheek tint in candlelight on her cheek bones to create radiance and a subtle sheen.
-Stephen started with a soft wash of shimmering golden peach from tarte's neutralEYES eye shadow palette volume II on Amy's lids.
-To add further definition, he applied tarte's Amazonian clay waterproof cream eyeshadow in plum smoke along her lashlines and into her creases.
-He finished by lining her eyes with multiplEYE™ clinically-proven lash enhancing liquid liner and drawing outward to create a cat-eye.
-For extra volume Stephen applied two coats of tarte's lights, camera, lashes!™ 4-1in-1 clinically-proven mascara.
-To finish Amy's look, Stephen filled in her lips with tarte's glamazon™ pure performance lipstick in wild to make her lips pop. (*out exclusively at Sephora in July 2012)
May 8th
meet chloe tupper
What was the draw to yoga, how did you start practicing?
I started practicing yoga 10 years ago, with my mother. I thought it was totally weird. I discovered later on that yoga is not weird, I am.
What does it add to your daily life?
I have a daily morning practice — each day feels new with yoga. Each pose has it's benefits and challenges, just like each step in life.
What should a yoga newbie keep in mind when attending their first class?
Keep in mind: Go back to the mat. Whatever feelings come up, go back to the mat.
Side-leans. Hold one arm of the chair and raise your opposite arm, keeping it straight, then lean over the left and right side. Take three deep breaths on each side.
What does the phrase 'well-being' mean to you?
Well-being is a belief. You must believe in your own well-being otherwise you health is lacking. We have the power to choose our own thoughts, and to make them positive.
Give us one word to describe your relationship to nature?
What's your hidden talent?
I can associate smells with the most random but 'on point' objects, people, or a time in life.
What's your guilty pleasure?
Chocolate! Every day!
What does 'natural beauty' mean to you?
Simple is nature's intention.
What are some of your yoga must-haves?
- Sigg Bottles water bottle
- A meditation class with my teacher Alan Finger
- LuLu Lemon harem pant
- Jade yoga mat:
- Lavendar oil, it calms the nervous system and the hectic nature of NYC.
- maracuja blush & glow brightening luminizer and cheek tint
May 3rd
2012 summer of cinema's must-see movies
The list of I-can't-wait-for… summer stuff seems never ending, but I think we can all agree that sinking into plush movie theater seats to watch the newest block-buster in sweet, cool air conditioning is one of the season's greatest pleasures. With that in mind, we've mapped out this summer must-see movies week by week. That's right, starting June 1st, you won't have to scramble for a way to escape the humidity for the next three months.
You're welcome, and enjoy!
1. Rock of Ages – June 1st
2. Safety Not Guaranteed – June 8th
3. Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter – June 22nd
4. Magic Mike – June 29th
5. Savages – July 6th
6. Ted – July 13th
7. The Dark Knight Rises – July 20th
8. Neighborhood Watch – July 27th
9. The Bourne Legacy – August 2nd
10. The Campaign – August 10th
11. The Odd Life of Timothy Green August 15th
12. Premium Rush – August 24th
13. Lawless – August 31st
May 3rd
the best foods for a bikini-ready body
water, water!
H2O is the most important part of any weight-loss plan. Since water makes up about 80 percent of your blood and brain, it is vitally important to good health — plus, it can help beat bloating. Thirst is commonly mistaken for hunger, so staying hydrated will keep you from overeating.
green tea, please
Switch out your coffee for a cup of green tea. Green tea naturally boosts metabolism and may even aid in weight loss. Filled with antioxidants, this little tea bag can keep you healthy and trim.
salad days
Always choose salad when you can! If you know you'll be indulging in a high calorie meal, try filling up on the salad course first to help cut your intake of richer foods.
soups on…
Not just a delicious comfort food, soups are also a healthy diet option. Dieters who chose soup as a snack before lunch consumed, on average, 100 fewer calories per day than others.
Whole grains are filled with fiber, which is key to maintaining a healthy weight — it can even help you shed some. Whole grains take longer to digest and absorb, which will make you feel full longer, they also work to increase your metabolism.
Eating protein can help you lose fat and build lean muscle tissue. Meat eaters your best option is lean turkey, while vegetarians should choose beans, lentils, and nuts.
Oatmeal is your friend! Steel cut or rolled oatmeal contains vitamins, minerals and fiber. Translation: you'll stay full, consume your daily does of vitamins and minerals, and, you know, be regular.
Who doesn't love a fruit salad or veggie platter?
Filled with soluble and insoluble fiber, fruits and vegetables are a super fat-burning foods. So fill up on as much as you want of them without guilt or remorse. Now that second trip to the fruit salad doesn't sound like a bad idea after all!
Grapefruit is packed with vitamin C which can help reduce insulin levels, this promotes weight loss. And they're delicious — like a desert you can consume any time of the day!
May 2nd
the breakdown on SPF
Summer is at our heels, tartelettes — for you west coast girls it is already here (lucky)! But with rising temps come harmful rays, and by now you should know that sun protection is key to maintaining a youthful complexion. And today, I'm going to tell you why.
A sunscreen's SPF, or sun protection factor, measures how much the product shields the sun's shorter-wave ultraviolet B rays, known as UVB radiation, which can cause sunburn — this leads to wrinkles and skin damage, not to mention skin cancer. You should be wearing a daily protection level of anywhere between SPF 15 to SPF 30. Always apply sunscreen 30 minutes prior to sun exposure, and when spending time in direct sunlight, you should reapply your every two hours. Many people — like me before I wrote this blog — are not sure how much sunscreen they need to apply in order to achieve full protection; one ounce or a shot glass size full of sunscreen should cover your entire body.
When shopping around for sun block, you want to choose one that guards against both UVA and UVB rays, this will help maintain and protect the health of your skin and prevents signs of aging from sun damage. I've broken down a list of products that will keep you covered when frolicking around outside this summer, wherever in the world you may be.
1. For full face coverage try MyChelle Replenishing Solar Defense SPF 30
2. For all over protection try Suntegrity all natural moisturizing body protection, broad spectrum SPF 30
3. Hair too is in danger when exposed to the sun, prevent sun damage to your hair by applying REDKEN Color Extend Sun Solar Screen SPF 12
4. What about my makeup you ask? Not to worry tarte offers a smooth operator™ Amazonian clay tinted moisturizer w/SPF 20
5. Protective accessories!
May 1st

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I think you've been listening to a little too much Alex Jones
Submitted by Katniss Everdeen on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 03:09. Permalink
Calm down. Sheesh.
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till." -J.R.R. Tolkien
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Five important areas to consider as you plan your 2007 media budget.
It's that time of the year again. Time to look at your marketing budget and make important decisions about digital marketing allocations. In case you haven't heard the news, there's plenty of money flowing into the online space. EMarketer predicts online advertising alone is growing at 30 percent a year and will swell from $16 billion this year to over $25 billion by 2010. That's serious money.
As more money flows into the digital space, important questions arise about online's role in the marketing mix. These are great questions, albeit more complex than they were in the past. I find this gratifying because the questions are more holistic and strategic.
A couple years ago, we were asked to put together recommendations about budget allocations within the channel (i.e., search, online advertising, site design, e-mail, etc.), based on specific initiatives or campaigns. But few marketers were looking at all the digital touch points that make up the experience they deliver to customers before they determined strategies and budgets. As a result, we worked doubly hard to ensure digital initiatives tied back to real and strategic business objectives.
Now, as bigger budgets move into digital and the Internet moves back into the C suite, the questions assume a more informed, strategic tone. Here are the 10 themes I hear most frequently as we plan for 2007:
All are great topics for discussion. For clients for whom we're the lead digital agency responsible for online advertising and site work, we compile thoughtful answers because we have a total channel perspective. For those clients that parcel out their digital work, we're reliant on them to formulate a total channel perspective, so those conversations are more challenging.
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Teresa Lynn Perkins
Teresa Lynn Perkins was born on April 18, 1961 in Lancaster. She passed away on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. Teresa was 53 years old.
Teresa was a paralegal for six years, working in both Bishop and Mammoth Lakes. She loved shopping. Teresa enjoyed collecting a variety of items including flowers, plants, turtles, hummingbirds and dogs. She was very strong in her faith which gave her family a lot of peace.
Leonard J. Olive
Born June 20, 1922 at Chelan, Wash., Leonard J. Olive passed away Sept. 6, 2014 at Southern Inyo Hospital of natural causes.
He is survived by his wife, Joan Lee Olive; son, Leonard II (Rogelen); son, Mark; two daughters; two granddaughters, Jessica and Nadine; four stepchildren; and six step grandchildren.
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Can undermount sink be changed?
Can undermount sink be changed? Thanks.
The short answer is: not likely. The long answer is that if you search really really hard and find a new sink with either the exact same cutout (unlikely) or a larger cutout, you can maybe get a granite fabricator to do it. BUT, they likely won't warrant "shaving" off such a small amount of granite without potentially breaking the slab.
It depends on a few things.
If the sink is epoxyed to the countertop you're going to have a rough time separating them.
If the sink is siliconed to the countertop it'll be easier to separate the two.
You'll need to make sure that the sink flange is clear of the interior cabinet walls so that once separated, the sink will be able to drop into the cabinet.
Also, as "hollysprings" said you need to figure out if your cutout will accommodate your new sink.
So, it may be do-able but you'll need some luck on your side.
We were told when we bought our undermount sink in our Formica countertop, that if we ruined the sink somehow, it could be replaced by a surface mount sink. Maybe check with a plumber.
Hello Janesylvia, In most cases an under mount sink can be changed. As mentioned above, the easiest way is to use a top mount sink. I had a customer call yesterday looking for a specific size sink to replace his existing sink. I did a Google Image Search using the dimensions required and a description of the sink and found him a sink in less than 3 minutes. He had been looking for days. Maybe you could try doing that.


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Hey guys,
I have an Optimara AV that I've had for about a month. It is on a window sill in my kitchen with an eastern exposure and gets filtered morning sun. It makes tons of little buds, but they don't make it, they shrivel and turn brown and never actually flower. All the flowers that were on it when I bought it are now dead and I have these brown buds on it. I pinch the brown buds off when I see them.
I read that this may be a humidity issue, so I put it on a tray of pebbles and water, high enough so that the water can't seep into the pot. It looks healthy enough, but I can't get the flowers to survive.
Also, I'm wondering if I should repot it from the plastic pot it came in? It seems to have a very soft, spongy soil in it that stays moist for a long time. Should I buy an "African Violet pot"? I already water it from the bottom most of the time. What do you suggest?
What else can I try? Thank you?
I think that your issue is LIGHT.
Don't filter your morning sunlight.
My plants get morning (unfiltered) sunlight and they still need more, so I've got a desklamp with a CFL fluorescent light on for them at least 12 hours/day.
When I was just getting into African Violets, I would bring home plants loaded with buds and, unknowingly, place them in locations with not enough light.
Sure enough, the buds would brown, shrivel, and dry.
Supplying your AV's with adequate LIGHT is STEP 2 of the Africal Violet success journey.
Just to recap ... Step 1 is learning NOT to kill them with kindness (water).
Then there's Step 3 ... fertilizers.
Step 4 ... pot size.
Step 5 ... avoiding AV pests/disease.
But figuring out your lighting needs will get you flowers, and that's what it's all about ... right ?
So, pump up your lighting (natural or fluorescent) and you will be well on your way to blooming AV's.
To add to the written above:
no, do not buy a specialized AV pot - it requires a different technique and if you are not familiar with it - it will kill your plant dead.
I am of the opinion that your plant was grown in a greenhouse with high humidity and controlled temeperature and light - and the relocation from there to your place by the way of semi truck in boxes, shock from dry air here etc. - just put your plant into survival mode - and instead of blooming - it is taking all energy to survive and adjust to the new environment. It will be easier for it if you remove spent flowers and dead buds (when they are dead - that's it - they won't wake up) and let it be. If the conditions are right - and seems that they are - the plant will set up new buds soon and you will have it blooming again in 2-3 months.
Regarding the soil - yes, it would be much better if you repot it in lighter soil. It is hard to keep the store soil evenly most - it either dries and cracks - or gets way too soggy. Make sure that you remove all flowers and buds - to save plant's energy to use to regrow roots.
Seems that you already know what soil to use (1:1:1), but if there more questions - please post them.
Wendy - you already show a good beginning of a successful AV grower. You are trying to make your plant happy, you observe its needs - you are on your way of having great plants with full heads of flowers all over the place.
There is always a learning curve - but for you it will be short.
Good Luck
Well I repotted it tonight, not in an AV pot, but in a slightly smaller plastic pot because I think the other pot was too deep and it stayed wet longer than it needed too. I brushed away most of the old soil and repotted with 1 part peat moss, 1 part perlite, 1 part vermiculite. I removed the brown buds(as I have been doing).
I also gave the rex begonia beside it a pebble tray, so maybe that'll increase the humidity.
The AV sits in an eastern window, so it does get a few hours of actual direct sun, but after a certain point, the sun moves away from the window and it gets bright indirect light instead.
It has no problem making new buds. It's made 15+ buds this month since I bought it, the buds just seem to brown before they bloom. There are a handful on it now that are not browned, so maybe some will make it one of these times. Thanks!
I am harsh to mine - I usually remove all buds when I repot.
Since you repotted it to the good soil - you can consider wicking - running the acrilic thread through your soil - crochet hook helps - and letting it dangle in a container with water and weak fertilizer - deli container with a hole in a lid works. It takes care of the humidity and watering.
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"I expect to start," said Jones-Drew, the league-leading rusher from last season who ended his 38-day holdout Sunday and has to prove to new Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey he's ready for this weekend's regular-season opener at Minnesota.
As easily as the words came out, Jones-Drew understands he has to persuade his new coach he can be a vital part of the team's offense as soon as Sunday. For Jones-Drew, who rushed for 1,606 yards last season, the expectation of being a starter is more about his frame of mind in his first week of practice. He's more than a month behind his teammates in learning a new offense.
Because of the timing, Mularkey has said backup Rashad Jennings will start against the Vikings and Jones-Drew will spell him for an occasional series and serve as the third-down back. Jones-Drew knows it will be Mularkey's decision, but he's preparing the same way he did last year when he started all 16 games and led the league with 343 carries.
"No, what I'm saying is when I say I expect it, that's my mindset going in," Jones-Drew said when asked Wednesday by Minnesota reporters if he thinks he can show Mularkey enough to start Sunday. "So, I'm going to prepare as if I'm the starter. I'm not going to prepare as whatever was said. I don't even know what was said. With that, I'm going to prepare as if I'm the starter. That's how my mindset is. I know Rashad was the same when he was backing me up. Obviously the role is turned, but I'm going to continue to prepare as if I'm the starter."
Jones-Drew was the last, and most high-profile, player to return to camp this season, ending a messy squabble about his contract, which pays him far less than several backs despite his consistent top-level production. He skipped the team's entire offseason workouts before returning Sunday without a new contract. He's due to make $4.45 million in 2012 and $4.95 million next year, well behind the likes of contracts given to Minnesota's Adrian Peterson and Tennessee's Chris Johnson, who held out last season.
Holdouts have effected other running backs, such as Johnson last season when he had a career-low 4.0 yards-per-carry average. Jones-Drew pointed out that former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and current St. Louis Rams starter Steven Jackson returned and had success and that he isn't worried about the effects of his layoff.
Jones-Drew refused to talk specifically about his holdout Wednesday, saying he answered all the contract-related questions in his return press conference Sunday. He's looking only at the positive aspects of his return.
"For me, I know I'm back to 100 percent, where last year I wasn't," Jones-Drew said. "I missed pretty much all of preseason last year, came back, and I think I did pretty well. So, I just want to continue to come back, work. I'm 100 percent now. Obviously I'm learning a new offense, but the offense is very player-friendly. I'm just ready to roll."
Mularkey said Jones-Drew looked good Monday in his first practice. The coach said every time he sees Jones-Drew around the facility, even passing him in the hallway, he's quizzing the back on the offense to test his readiness.
"I'm firing things at him left and right that may occur in the game," Mularkey said. "I know he'd like to; I think he thinks could start and play the whole game. I wouldn't do that to him. I'm not sure about that. I have to have a couple more practices here to see where he is physically, conditioning-wise."
Mularkey even kept the door open for a bigger workload as Jones-Drew proves himself in practice this week. The Jaguars were planning a full-padded practice Wednesday on a warm day, the perfect test for Jones-Drew's conditioning. Mularkey and Jones-Drew both said taking contact for the first time will be an adjustment.
"You've got to get your body used to that as well," Mularkey said. "His playing time will all be based on the next three days of practice, how he comes out of these practices."
The Vikings know how difficult it will be for Mularkey to keep Jones-Drew out of the lineup this week if he proves himself ready.
"They said third downs, right?," linebacker Chad Greenway asked. "Yeah, believe that one. I can't imagine. He's a huge part of their offense, led the league in rushing last year, so we'll be real honest with ourselves here. If he'd have come back on Wednesday or Thursday, we feel like he would have gotten more touches than just that. I doubt they're going to try and make a point with him when it comes to the regular season. So, we expect him to see him a lot."
Jones-Drew is hoping for the same. The question now is how influential he can be on Mularkey.
"I feel like, honestly, if it was up to me, I would like to take every carry," Jones-Drew said. "It's not up to me. Rashad's been doing great. Obviously he's been in the offense a couple months longer than I have, so he understands the ins and outs of it. I've been doing extensive studying from Sunday until today. It's going to be a tough task. I'm learning the offense and studying the Vikings at the same time. But it's coming along well, and I just want to continue to keep working that way."
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Check out some of the photos from this year's crop of the different Mid Eastern varieties that I have growing.
Here is a link that might be useful: figs of the Middle East
I'm currently sold out now, but will have several cuttings available starting next month. For plants I will have them available in spring.
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Thanks for the interesting info, Bass.
For some reasons I am getting fascinated with figs that ripen and still keep deep green (or green) colour at ripened stage. Is Matta one like that?
Your description: "Matta: Excellent tasting green fig with a closed eye. produces well in our area. Originally from Syria"
Matta turn from dark green to light green, the interior has a honey texture. There's a drop of honey on the eye when it's ripe. besides some spots on the skin it behaves well in the rain.
I named it after the person who brought it originally. He asked me to propagate a few cuttings for him. Unfortunately he passed away once they rooted.
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Maybe better. There's three Fred Meyers around here and one Costco.
The thing I like about Costco is they've treated me extremely well with regard to returns. Given the potential horror stories regarding possible problems with early production models (of any console) that could be a big difference.
Luckily, I'm really old, so I don't care about buying things right away. Now, or in a year, not much difference.
hey don't support online play right now, so they won't get my money.
Now or later, they're going to have it. Wi-Fi is already built into the system. So, it's $250 now or $250 later. I won't expect price drops for the console for 2 years, when it's possible they might release a more multi-media enabled device with DVD support in the States and Europe, like they're going to release in Japan from the get-go.
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Note, however, that the classic controller is an attachment for the Wiimote (just like the nunchuck). Also, the Wiimote is $40 and the nunchuck is $20.
Hmm... I got this one wrong. For some reason, I was expecting the 'classic' controller to plug into the Gamecube slots. But indeed, it's just a Wii mote attachment [wikipedia.org]. This I am a little disappointed by, but not surprised when I think about it.
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Jamie Foxx starts things off by invoking the name of "Columbine" and then Jeremy Renner says "Newtown." Are they kidding? Foxx and Renner have made countless movies in which they slaughter people with guns. Same for most of the video's other participants — among others, Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, Jason Bateman, Jon Hamm, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Garner, Chris Rock and Courtney Cox. It's their best acting performance yet, combining self-righteousness and hypocrisy without any visible self-consciousness.
What are they going to do next, tell us not to use profanity?
If they want to do something about guns and violence in this country, they should look in the mirror. There is little doubt – despite Hollywood's disingenuous denials – that violence in movies influences behavior. If not, then why does TV sell 60-second advertisements for millions of dollars, and, for that matter, why would Weinstein make a movie to make us hate guns and the NRA?
In the landmark book "Hollywood v. America," by Michael Medved, Daniel Linz, a professor of psychology at the UC-Santa Barbara at the time, said, "The consensus among social scientists is that very definitely there's a causal connection between exposure to violence in the media and violent behavior."
Linz devoted his career to the subject. The book cites a University of Illinois study of 400 children over the course of more than 20 years that came to this conclusion: Kids who watched significant amounts of TV violence at age 8 were consistently more likely to commit violent crimes or engage in child or spouse abuse at age 30: "It cannot be denied or explained away," the scientist concludes.
In the aforementioned video, the actors and actresses conclude their gun legislation pitch by saying, "As a mom, as a dad, as a husband, as a wife, as an American, as a human being ... demand a plan right now."
They are talking to us, but they should be directing such sentiments to themselves and their industry, as well as those who watch their movies. They should question the cavalier, gratuitous use of guns on the big screen, where there is little value for human life and guns are frequently an answer for solving problems.
A recent study published in the Pediatrics journal reported that gun violence in PG-13 movies has tripled since 1985, from less than one shooting sequence per hour to almost three.
Memo to Hollywood: If you want to talk about guns, put up or shut up.
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Over a hundred concerned residents filled the Denair Unified School District's board room on Thursday night with hopes of getting information on the district's plan to balance the budget, only to find out that no action has been put forth by administration or trustees.
California State University, Stanislaus students brought science to life on Monday when they assisted dozens of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students in a series of science experiments at Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy. The experiments - most of which were designed by the students - included testing pH in food, extracting DNA from fruit, generating electricity, moving molecules and measuring the density of objects.
Brown Elementary sixth grade students Shayla Visger and Joshua King share many similarities inside the classroom and out, including their character. At Tuesday's Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting, both students were honored as November's Character Counts students of the month for the trait of citizenship.
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New York Jets better hold their breath if they draft USC WR Marqise Lee
Forgive me if I'm hesitant to believe that USC wideout Marqise Lee can deliver in the pros. I'm cheering for him and not against him. The Trojans have produced plenty of highly touted draft picks in recent years that have failed to live up to the stardom from playing at Southern Cal. The not to distance memories of USC draft busts, R. Jay Soward, Mike Williams and Dwayne Jarre...
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March 03, 2014 | Discuss
Combine Review: Ten early-round prospects the New York Jets could draft
Combine Review: Ten early-round prospects the New York Jets could draftThe Scouting Combine in Indianapolis wrapped up Tuesday, after six days of interviews, tests and the measuring of measurables. While most pundit discussion is centered on Johnny Manziel and Jadeveon Clowney, both those players will be drafted before the New York Jets make their first selection this May. They'll...
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February 28, 2014 | Discuss
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