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my life was our family cabin at Lake of the Ozarks. When I was in grade school and first visited the cabin, it belonged to my parents' friends. It was very dated with red shag carpet, red and black foil wallpaper going up the steps, handmade shades made out of red burlap, God's Eyes made out of popsicle sticks and yarn hanging from the kitchen chandelier, and a red retro fireplace. It was one of the coziest places I had ever been. I'm sure most of it had to do with the warm-hearted homeowners who became very dear friends—almost like grandparents. When my parents later purchased the cabin, the first thing my mom wanted to understandably do was make some updates. There had to be compromise! There were so many family memories associated with the years spent at the cabin. Could we keep the red carpet? Could we keep the foil wallpaper? Could we keep it all? Well, we did get rid of the foil wallpaper, but my mom compromised, and we removed the old, long, red shag carpet for a shorter shag version...in red. I'm sure that carpet is now gone and many other changes have been made to that cabin since it was sold, but funny thing is...if I lived there again I would put the red shag carpet back! It's all about the memories. A true testament to the phrase "Home is where the heart is." On this issue's cover is Lee and Debbie Stuart's home on Big Sandy Lake with a luxurious "Hollywood Glam" interior designed by Aaron Carlson (pg. H22). We're also happy to feature winners of the Watkins Ultimate Backyard Challenge, featuring the Pitz Residence designed by Foutch Landscaping Enterprises and the Walker Residence designed by KM Landscaping (pg. H32). Inside, you'll also find a new department called "DIY," where we spotlight one reader's unique home do-it-yourself projects for her master bedroom. (You can submit your DIY projects to email@example.com for consideration in the magazine). Warm days are ahead, so mix up a Blueberry-Lemonade Cocktail (pg. H31), grab a seat on your patio, and have a nice read with Omaha Home! Sincerely,
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Omaha Home: remodeler profile Story by Linda Persigehl • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com & Provided by Tangerine Designs
Q&A: Tangerine Designs
Tiffany & Andy Williams
iffany & Andy Williams are co-owners of Tangerine Designs, a full-service
design/build remodeling company in Omaha they founded two years ago this May. We visited with Tiffany to learn more about husband-wife team and their business, the current remodeling market and trends, and their own home.
Q: Tell us a bit about Tangerine Designs. Does your firm specialize in particular types of construction?
A: Tangerine Designs specializes in kitchens and bathrooms, but we also do family rooms, entertainment centers, basements, and laundry rooms. We have a showroom located in historic Downtown Dundee. We're in the middle of remodeling the showroom to display a full, working kitchen, bathroom vignettes, butler pantry, and a wet bar. We feature Wood-Mode cabinetry. The price range of our jobs varies. Bathrooms usually start around $20,000 and go up from there. Kitchens can range anywhere from $15,000 to the moon. For kitchens, we advise our clients to spend 10 to 25 percent the value of their home on the kitchen remodel. If they are not staying in the home more than five years, only spend 10 percent; otherwise 20 to 25 percent, which they can recoup in more than five years. H12
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Q: Tell us a little personal history about you and your family? Are you native Omahans?
A: Andy and I are both from a small town in the middle of Nebraska, Gibbon. We are high school sweethearts. We went to college together, then moved to Chicago. We moved to Omaha about eight years ago. We figured Omaha was close enough to our family! We have a little boy, Cal, who will be 3 years in May, and are expecting another addition in July! We really enjoy living in Omaha. We spend a lot of time in our garden. This year we are looking forward to installing two rain barrels to collect water for our garden. Andy loves to golf and is looking forward to teaching Cal this summer! Q: Tell us how the two of you got started in this business? What skills Do each of you bring to the table?
A: I went to the University of Nebraska at Kearney where I studied interior design with an emphasis in kitchens and baths. Andy also went to UNK and earned a degree in telecommunications. After college, I took a job with a firm in Chicago where I worked under one of the best kitchen and bath designers in the country, Jeff Cannata. At that time, telecom was really suffering, so Andy started working for the same company as me and eventually worked his way up to lead installer. Andy and I have been working together ever since. Today, I work in the showroom as the lead designer, specking product, selling, and of course, designing. Andy works as our general contractor and specializes in the finish carpentry. Working together as a team is terrific.
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Q: How do you see the remodeling market looking right now? What are some trends you're seeing?
A: The remodeling market looks pretty good. We have stayed pretty steady, but are expecting 2013 to be a big year. We have done a lot of bathrooms in the past year. Kitchens are still pretty steady, but people are a little tighter with their money than in years past. As for trends, we're seeing a lot of clean, basic door styles and white in cabinets, countertops, tile, etc...not a lot of heavy detail like we used to do five to 10 years ago. We're also seeing a lot of grey accents. People really want to simplify their lives. We are all very busy, so whatever makes things more convenient is what we want!
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Q: What's been one of your favorite projects or experiences with a customer/on the job?
We have one client in particular that we have remodeled just about every room in their home. We did the kitchen, three bathrooms, laundry room, family room, den, dining room, and the garage. Yes, the garage! We told them that when they sell, we might as well buy it because we have redone the entire home! Q: Tell us about your own home. Plans for your own home remodeling jobs?
We live just north of Dundee in the Metcalf Park neighborhood and absolutely love it. Our home is a classic brick one-and-a-half story Tudor. It was built in 1935 and we enjoying bringing her back to her original beauty. Our decorating style is mostly traditional with a little eclectic flair. For more information or to view project photos, visit www.tangerinedesigns.net. www.ReadOnlineNow.com
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Omaha Home: new on the block Story by Bailey Hemphill & K.J. McKercher • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com Pauline Uhing, at right, with sales associate Kelly Wadley
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fter a successful grand opening in March, Parmida Home Concepts
is making itself at home in Midtown Crossing. "[Midtown Crossing] is a unique, upscale center," says Parmida Director of Marketing, Siotha Vest. "We thought it would be one of the better fits for us to enter into the Omaha market for expansion." This is Parmida's first retail store in Nebraska and 12th store throughout the country. As the company celebrates the new Omaha location, they also celebrate the union of local consumers, chambers, and businesses to bring new concepts into Omaha. "One of the things we really concentrate on is per capita and local growth. Omaha has the lowest unemployment rate in the country, so it was definitely on our radar," says Kevin Adib, Director of Sales. Parmida is a retail leader in affordable home luxuries, gifts, and designer furniture and décor. The store also offers a great mix of products selected solely to complement social activities in the home. "We are about enjoying your home and what you do in it," says Vest. The store showcases distinctive home décor, wine and cheese accessories, imported gourmet coffee and tea, bath and body collections, kitchen accessories, and candles, as well as many more H14
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timeless, high-quality gifts at value pricing. The unique merchandise gives the customer many options to complete the vision of their living, dining, and outdoor spaces. Customers will be delighted when they arrive in the showroom with picture-perfect vignettes of furniture, décor, fountains, and exquisite tabletops. Parmida Home offers a variety of furnishings for every taste, whether it's an intimate setting or a formal gathering at home, a beach house, or a holiday event. Adib believes Parmida fits well into the Midtown Crossing lifestyle and market. "People can walk around, do their shopping, go out for dinner…it's a very active community." For more information, visit www.parmidahome.com. www.OmahaPublications.com
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his is not the first time Pauline Uhing has owned a store called the Posh Peacock. The first version, a La Vista-based retail store, was a victim of the economy, but Uhing refused to give up. She opened the Posh Peacock Consignment Gallery in Bel Air Plaza after seeing several successful consignment stores in other states. "That kind of sparked my interest," she says. "I thought it was a good idea." Uhing, a real estate and home décor veteran, adds that consignment just makes better economic sense. The consignment gallery lets people buy high-quality furniture that won't hit the pocketbook quite as hard while also offering a way for people in transition to divest themselves of unnecessary furniture. Her success so far has shown just how good her sense is, too. According to Uhing, her biggest challenge is getting enough inventory to fill up her 4,000 sq.ft. showroom. In addition, Uhing offers several secondary consulting services, ranging from selecting paint and materials to interior design and spatial planning to life staging through feng shui, which Uhing describes as applying the psychology of design. "I'm very down to earth, though," she says. "I just enjoy working with people." From homeowners who want to change their entire house to those who just want to jazz up a room for spring, the Posh Peacock has what you need.
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Omaha Home: design profile Story by Linda Persigehl • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com & Provided by JaDecor
Q&A: JaDecor
Tim Bell
im Bell is a distributor and installer of JaDecor natural cotton wallcoverings. The
innovative products offer a high-end, custom look to any home décor. We asked Bell to share how he got into interior design, what make JaDecor products so unique, and what inspires his designs. Q: Give us a little personal history about you and your family.
A: I was born and raised in Omaha and went to Holy Name High School, graduating in 1967. I attended both Creighton and UNO before enlisting in the Air Force. I spent four years in Wichita, Kan., working in accounting and finance for the Air Force. I remained in Wichita for two years after I was discharged and worked at Cessna Aircraft. I am married and my wife, Paula, and I have two daughters and eight grandchildren. We have a large extended Irish Catholic family that now covers six generations and includes 1,300 cousins. There were over 600 attendees at our last reunion. We live in Springfield, Neb. H16
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My hobbies include boating, beekeeping and gardening. Q: How did you first become interested in creative home design work?
A: One of my first inspirations in design was Frank Lloyd Wright. While I was in the Air Force, there was a Wright home in the neighborhood, and I would find myself stopping in front of the house to admire the beautiful lines. My wife and I have visited Falling Water and Taliesin West, two of Wright's more famous creations. I have personally worked with and am continually inspired by many talented designers in Omaha, Kansas City, and Denver. www.OmahaPublications.com
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A: JaDecor natural cotton plaster is a seamless cotton texture that is customized in both color and components such as mica that is troweled on the wall. Cotton is the primary ingredient, which makes the product unique and environmentally friendly. JaDecor creates warm, quiet, and cozy spaces that are beautiful. The acoustically quiet and visually warm feel of this finish create a true value for our customers. Q: How and why did you become a distributor for JaDecor? Tell us about a few of your projects.
A: I was introduced to JaDecor in 1992 and used the product at the Street of Dreams that year. I discovered JaDecor stands alone in its combination of form and function that creates a true value for our clients. JaDecor has also been certified as a Green product since 1984 and has been used in projects that have received LEED Platinum ratings both here in Omaha and in Calif. There is no other finish that combines all of these values in one product. Our company installs JaDecor in both residential and commercial settings. We recently created a new exclusive décor that was used in Snoop Dogg's recording studio in Calif. Locally, I've done work for a number of businesses, including: Brix at Village Pointe; Creative Hair Design, 120 & Center; Omaha's Hair Choice, 120 & I St; and Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 144 & I-80. Q: Where do you find inspiration for your design work?
A: As the national distributor, we are continually exposed to new ideas and designs that are introduced by our installers, and the designers and architects that we have the privilege to work with on their projects. We look at each job as an inspiration to fit the client's vision with the beauty and utility that JaDecor brings to a house and/or business. In my own home, I've used JaDecor installation throughout, having been inspired by the colors of nature in Sedona, Ariz. To learn more about JaDecor, visit their website, www.jadecor.com or call Tim Bell for a consultation: 402-677-3642 www.ReadOnlineNow.com
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Omaha Home: builder feature Story by Carol Crissey Nigrelli • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com
(L-R) Marshall Wallman, Director of Design; Curt Hofer, CEO; Steve Huber, President; and Craig Linnenbrink, Vice President of Construction.
"Band of Brothers"
Curt Hofer Construction
urt Hofer raises his shoulders and gently shakes his head in wonder, a rare loss for words by the usually gregarious homebuilder. How did his journey from a one-man, door-to-door home remodeling service morph into one of Omaha's premier high-end home construction companies that bears his name? "Honestly, that's the mystery of the story to me," said Curt. "It all happened so fast and that is something I will ask God when I get to heaven. It was nothing pre-meditated or prefabricated, just a coming together of a team." The Curt Hofer Construction team starts with the founder himself.
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"I grew up on a ranch in Chester, Mont., the youngest of five kids," said Curt. By all accounts he was a rascal. "My defining moment came from a high school shop teacher and coach who didn't want me to become a jerk, so he worked with me on shop projects and changed the course of my life." A pretty nurse also changed Curt's life and the couple settled in Omaha after college. Linda Hofer's $6,000 in savings started Curt on his fledgling remodeling business in the early 90's. If Curt forms the foundation of the company, then his three closest associates represent the pillars that keep the structure strong: www.OmahaPublications.com
Live Outdoors Steve Huber, President and Head of Sales; Craig Linnenbrink, Vice President of Construction; and Marshall Wallman, Director of Design. The four core employees, all still married to their first loves, have worked together for so long—over 15 years now— that Curt can't remember a time when he didn't have his "Band of Brothers" at his side. Each took a leap of faith, albeit at different times, to join Curt and help him establish a hold in the 500k-and-up housing market, which Omaha's corporate culture sustains. The comfort level among the four men and innate trust in each other stem from similarities in their backgrounds. All were born in small towns. Each had several siblings. Their fathers or grandfathers worked with their hands. All were drawn to design, drafting or building things at a very young age. "As long as I can remember, even in kindergarten, I always wanted to draw houses," said Marshall, the company's in-house designer who was born in Syracuse, Neb., and raised in La Vista. "My first job out of college was drawing up plans for houses for local builders. I met Curt through the plan service company where I started." Curt calls Marshall, who has three sons, "the dreamer." In his earliest days of building houses, Curt noticed Marshall's designs and "loved his stuff." "What I love about Marshall and our firm as a whole, we have no agenda other than what our clients want us to create. Marshall is a very humble guy, a good listener and he's not fixated on a certain look. He's highly creative and original while giving clients what they want," said Curt. While Marshall designs a client's hopes and dreams, Craig has to manage their expectations. "Craig can come across as stoic, real black and white because he cares about controlling costs and being a steward of their money, but the more clients get to know Craig, they more they like him and want to work with him," said Curt, who calls Craig "the meat-and-potatoes guy." Craig's laid-back nature may stem from his place among eight brothers and sisters. As the third eldest growing up in West Point, Neb., Craig seemed to be his father's first choice whenever it came to getting up early on a Saturday to fix up some of the rental properties his father owned in town. >> www.ReadOnlineNow.com
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<< "I'd ask him a lot of questions [about remodeling]. But I didn't know if I wanted to do all this physical labor stuff all my life," said Craig, who kept his own family at three kids. He earned an architectural drafting degree from Southeast Community College (Marshall's alma mater) but his love of the outdoors lead him to become a job superintendent for a commercial contractor. Craig's defining moment occurred when he got laid off during an economic downturn. Steve Huber came to Craig's rescue, but not before Steve figured out his own path. "After I got my degree in construction management at Kearney in 1984, I came to Omaha and the housing market was down," said Steve, who grew up in Norfolk, Neb., and got in trouble so much his parents didn't believe he'd survive high school. "So I went to work at Millard Lumber as a salesperson. I was there 11 years. That's how I met all the contractors." Steve supplied lumber to Curt just as Curt was branching out from remodeling to constructing homes (by himself) and he wanted Steve to join him and grow the company, with the opportunity of ownership. That started a tug of war inside Steve. "I already had a good job. We had just had our third child. But I needed to either take the risk of becoming a small business owner or I felt I might end up selling lumber my whole career." "I wouldn't take no for an answer," chuckled Curt, who calls Steve "the survivor," not just in reference to his childhood, but to Steve's survival of a serious health issue a few years back. "Steve was the first on board and then he recruited Craig because I didn't know Craig. Craig's job description was something like 'you'll do all the above,'" Curt cracked. Over 200 homes later, Curt Hofer Construction takes pride in its reputation as an honest, stable and ego-free company. With trademark humility, Curt, the father of four, gives a lot of credit to the field superintendents and "outstanding office support staff." "I cannot adequately express how blessed we've been, after all the homes we have been entrusted to design and build and intertwining ourselves with one of the most personal sides of people's lives, that we can now count these individuals and families as lifelong friends. What a privilege! It is almost unbelievable." www.OmahaPublications.com
Omaha Home: d•i•y project Story by Bailey Hemphill • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com
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d•i•y Mantel and Mirror project
"I never wanted my bedroom to look like a set."
Sandy Besch
ooking for a unique, eye-
catching, yet inexpensive DIY project to add a little flair to your bedroom décor? Just ask Sandy Besch! "I never want my bedroom to look like a set," she says. "I want different looks that coordinate. I like to mix old and new. I like out-of-the-ordinary design, not something you would walk into a store and see." She created this look for her bedroom with a few inspirations. The headboard mantel idea came from her experience working at a retail store that sold fireplaces. "I was able to get old floor models when they would clear them out…I looked at them as a creative piece to put on the wall and decorate with candles and pictures." Realizing that the mantel was the perfect width, Besch put it over her bed, making her own creative headboard, which she would easily be able to paint if she ever wanted to change up colors in the room. On the mantel, Besch layers different textures and designs but prefers each piece stand out on its own. After a friend introduced her to Pinterest, Besch found the idea for the shattered mirror piece. "I just loved it, and it was so different than anything I've seen in a long time. So I went home that night and broke a mirror." Besch made the mirror piece by using several different sizes of broken mirror and gluing them together like a puzzle. "Make sure you use gloves and the correct glue for your projects," she says. "I learned the hard way." If you're a crafty home DIYer and would like to share your projects and ideas, please email them to firstname.lastname@example.com may/june • 2012
Omaha Home: at home Story by Jenna Gabrial Gallagher • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com • Interior Design by Aaron Carlson Home styled by Aaron Carlson, Elizabeth Bristol, and Lisa Collinsworth of Aaron Carlson Design Accessories Provided by Allens Home & Early to Bed
Lakeside Luxury
Nestled in the farmland between Omaha and Lincoln is a little piece of Malibu in the Midwest
"It all started with the chandelier."
Debbie Stuart
Pictured left; Homeowner Debbie Stuart with interior designer Aaron Carlson
A built-in audio system keeps this home's cool vibe going indoors and out, from sun up to sun down, all year long.
Washable slipcovers maintain an elegant look while keeping chairs stain-free when the little ones are around.
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our lake house is a little fancy," Ben, the owner's 12-year-old son, warned a recent guest. "And it's all because of my mom." That wasn't the original plan. The 3,000-square-foot modernist structure chillaxing in a gated community on Big Sandy Lake outside of Ashland started life as a casual waterfront cottage. But as the nearly five-year building process dragged on, introducing new complications every step of the way, owners Lee and Debbie Stuart realized that a little extra love was needed to make their getaway a wow. Or as Debbie puts it, "I just said to my husband, 'We need Aaron.'" >> continued on page 26
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Omaha Home: at home The 'Hollywood Glam' style of the home's interior design was inspired by this Schonbek chandelier.
Large windows span the entire length of the kitchen/dining/ lounge space, allowing homeowners to take full advantage of their beautiful lake view.
Fresh, seasonal flowers bring natural warmth inside on cooler, rainy summer days.
Homeowner Debbie Stuart loves making signature cocktails with a twist! Pictured here, her own take on the traditional Old Fashioned; find Debbie's recipe for her blueberry-lemonade cocktail on page H31.
These ornate chairs bring the outdoors in with their treeinspired backs.
These spool vases provided by Allens Home bring an earthy touch to this custom vintage, mirrored-top dining table.
Custom-built cabinets with liftup frosted glass doors provide easy access to everyday dishes.
A chalkboard lists ingredients for the night's dinner menu. The kitchen includes high-end, stainless steel microwave, gas range, and refrigerator.
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Omaha Home: at home continued from page 23 << Aaron being Omaha-based designer Aaron Carlson, who had done the interiors of the Stuart's primary residence in Lincoln and whom the owner's son has come to refer to as his mother's "soulmate." "This house is totally different than their home in Lincoln," Carlson says. "That house has lots of color. They wanted this one to be serene." His solution was an all-white palate that mixes haute LA beach house with a few rustic touches to give the home its sense of place on the Plains. A mohair sofa faces twin stools made from polished tree trunks in the living room. A weathered lantern is perched on the kitchen's iPod-white countertops. In the media room—which, at the top of the tower, is the highest point in the house—a painting of blues and greens plays off the view of the lake, whilst a hide-covered ottoman recalls the pastoral drive in from town. "The home is very Hollywood glam," Carlson says. "But it's also very livable and durable. The counters are Corian. The chairs at the dining table are damask designed by Nancy Corzine, but they're slipcovers. >> continued on page 31
Natural art prints in neutral colors bring life to the space while tying in colors from the flooring while maintaining the home's serene tone.
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Omaha Home: at home Colorful throws, pillows, and accessories brighten up the kids' bunk-bed room. Provided by Allens Home.
The kids' bath off the hallway features a trough-inspired sink, reminiscent of the farms on the drive to this summer retreat.
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Omaha Home: entertaining Recipe by Debbie Stuart • Photo by John Gawley
continued from page 26 << We had looked at Carrera marble for the floors but it's a lake house. So we went with porcelain tile that looks like poured concrete." Even the Mies van der Rohe's optic-white Barcelona chairs squatting in the main seating area are covered in easy-to-clean leather. That's not to say there aren't some pretty major statement pieces. The inspiration for the entire design concept came from the enormous Schonbek crystal chandelier suspended over the dining table. "The whole house started with that light fixture," Carlson laughs, with a conspiratorial glance at the owner. "It all started with the chandelier," Debbie agrees. The two soulmates' cat-who-ate-thecanary exchange recalls something the owner had confided earlier. "When Aaron and I get together, we can be a budgetary nightmare." In the upstairs bath, a wall tiled in Mother of Pearl from Maya Romanoff bears this out. As does the champagne colored Barbara Barry desk in the master bedroom. But the laid-back vibe of the house returns in what the family affectionately calls the bunk room, where three sets of double-decker beds provide a summer crash pad for their two children (they also have a teenage daughter, Maddie) and their posse. "It's 50 minutes, door-to-door, from our home. But our plan is to spend most of the summer here. We can sleep so many and our kids can invite all their friends." For grown-up guests, Debbie mixes up a batch of whatever her signature cocktail of the moment is. Right now, it's blueberry lemonade. "I basically just take my lemon drop recipe and switch out the citron vodka for blueberry vodka. Then I add fresh lime juice and muddle some mint. I always like to serve something that's special and yummy." In fact, Debbie's so well-known for her bartending skills that her cocktail-making classes have become a top hit on the charity auction circuit. "You know, you go to a party and some people bring a dish. I bring a cocktail." She looks out the wall of windows to the sun setting on the lake. "Of course, every day is kind of a party out here." www.ReadOnlineNow.com
ur At Home subject Debbie Stuart (pg. H22) is known for
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Omaha Home: landscape feature Story by Linda Persigehl• Photos Provided by Watkins Conrete Block Co.
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Omaha Home: landscape feature 2011 UBC Winner, Large Backyard Category Foutch Landscaping Enterprises, Jake Foutch Ken & Marian Pitz Residence
outch L andscaping Enterprises took full advantage of the natural contours of this backyard for a spectacular boulder-lined water feature. They also selected pavers, wall block and bold stone steps to blend with the natural palette of the boulders. The end result is a backyard that evokes the feel of a mountain retreat right in the heart of the city. The UBC judges praised this job for its "good sense of entry for guests and the lighting which made the yard magical." The judges praised the creative and unique landscaping. And also noteworthy, the judges told u that the fire pit was well-lit and spaced properly for the safety of guests.
Jake Fouch is owner of Foutch Landscaping Enterprises, which he founded five years ago, after studying horticulture and earning a degree in landscape design from the University of Nebraska. Foutch said the majority of his work is backyard renovations, such as paver patios, small water features, plantings, etc. "I'd like to think I specialize in hardscapes and plant knowledge, knowing what goes where to get the full effect of the backyard," he said. Foutch's team spent approximately 1,600 man-hours and a total of eight weeks on construction of the Pitz' $130,000 project, with the overall goal for the backyard to have different destinations to go to when the family had company over. The biggest challenge with the project was access to the yard, which was steeply sloped, Foutch said. Rain delays were also an issue. "I just want to thank (the Pitz's) from the bottom of my heart for trusting me and allowing me to show my potential when it comes to landscaping," he added. Foutch also thanks fellow landscapers Burton Kilgore of Nature's Intent and Scott Carson of Carson Enterprises for being great mentors and friends in the business. This was the first time Foutch had entered the UBC contest. "I'm just a tiny company when compared to [businesses] I went up against…I was extremely excited when I found out we had won. Hopefully it will help my company reach the next level." H34
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Omaha Home: neighborhood profile Story by David Williams • Photos by Jess Ewald - jessicaewald.com
Reinventing Regency As the prestigious Omaha community nears its second half-century, it's seeing a rebirth of sorts.
hey have for decades been some of Omaha's most familiar
addresses, but certain plots of land in Regency are increasingly sprouting the most unfamiliar of sights. One of the city's signature upscale neighborhoods has in recent years experienced a very special brand of building booms, one that has bulldozed multi-million-dollar homes to make way for a new generation of landmarks. Gone are the once iconic Witherspoon Mansion (later David Sokol and family) and Willy Theisen (later Terry Watanabe) homes, each a sprawling testament to the power of Omaha's ever-resilient economy. >>
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Omaha Home: neighborhood profile << In their place are the ultra-modern, flat-roofed homes of, respectively, Jeff and Danielle Gordman of the retail enterprise of the same name, and Todd and Betiana Simon of the family behind the internationally acclaimed Omaha Steaks. "It's really no surprise," explained Ken Coats of CBS Home. "Regency will always be the first to go up and the last to go down in price, regardless of the real estate market because—and you must pardon the cliché here—the old adage about location, location, location has never been truer than it is with Regency." Coats, who himself lived for over a decade in the development that first rose in the mid'60s, estimates that he has sold over 150 homes in the neighborhood that includes almost 400 home, townhome and villa properties covered by three different neighborhood associations. Prices for homes range from around $250,000 up to stratospheric heights. The mystique of the near legendary community, Coats said, is borne of a unique and particularly winning formula. "Everyone used to think of Omaha as a 20-minute city," he added, "that you could get anywhere in about 20 minutes. Those days may be gone, but Regency tops that by still delivering not just a 20-minute city but a 15-minute, inside-the-beltway urban island that is easily accessible to everything that the area has to offer." The convenience factor is further multiplied when one runs down the list of that which is within a two-minute drive or, better yet, mere walking distance. The adjacent Regency Court, One Pacific Place, and Westroads Mall remain highend shopping and dining magnets while the Regency Lake and Tennis Club, whose amennities are automatically enjoyed by Regency families, are only a heartbeat away. The neighborhood has been leapfrogged by a never-ending succession of westward expansion, but much of the charm of Regency lies in its eclectic mix of architectural styles. Sometimes overly restrictive homeowner's covenants in newer developments run the risk of rendering a monochromatic landscape where every house—even in the highest-end neighborhoods—has an ineffable sameness about it. >> H38
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<< Not so in Regency, especially with the clean lines and contemporary materials found in the zinc and cedar façade of the Simon home. Over at the Gordman place, slate-grey cement/ stucco mixes with a blend of equally stylish materials, all punctuated by the playfully off-kilter angles of the home's dramatic entryway. Not surprisingly, there are those neighbors who don't much care for contemporary architecture. "But that's not the point," insisted Vanita Lund who, for nine years, has lived around the corner from what is now the Gordman home. "All neighborhoods change. They evolve. Regardless of your feelings on contemporary architecture, these and other changes here help Regency remain strong with new people, new ideas and new contributions to the community." Now about to enter it's second half-century of representing the apex of luxury living, Regency continues to build on the very image that first led to its singular success. www.ReadOnlineNow.com
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1 - The Architectural Digest-published Designer Elena Kerwin poses with Jordan and Effie, who love the Elite leather sectional, with custom-made pillows by Century. Adding to the drama, a Century cocktail ottoman. 2 - A display cabinet is adorned with three-story columns grounded with a John-Richard tree sculpture, Global Views vase and silver-gold candle holders.
3 - Entryway main hallway displays a geometrical console from Century Furniture, tall gold lamp from Global Views, birds sculpture from John-Richard and original art from the client's private collection.
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4 - A custom display cabinet with columns and room divider with storage cabinet present a perfect showcase for the client's personal momentos. 5 - The formal dining room décor is done in silver and gold tones. A dramatic statement is made with the accessories to balance the three-story-high ceilings. Family pictures taken by Charles and Laurie. 6 - The great room features a hidden media cabinet that can slide and cover the fireplace,
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7 Working closely with her clients, the color skin silver gold with dark brown for accents was decided upon. Kerwin used a contrast of textures and materials to achieve a refined classic but modern look. The two-story entry was breathtaking. Kerwin needed a spectacular piece to compliment but not compete with the space. She chose console table by Century that combine sculptural and geometrical lines. It was the perfect introductory piece for their formal living. The space was grounded with some pieces from Kelly Hoppen. Contemporary cowhide pillows and a faux crocodile embossed leather ottoman from Hancock & Moore added just enough contrast to make this a stunning room. Gold tone velvet upholstered chairs were added to the formal dining room. The kitchen was furnished with a modern classic table and chairs by Century. The chairs were upholstered in a contemporary pattern. To add a bit of fun, Kerwin selected barstools that were funky and unique but still practical for the kitchen. A comfortable leather sectional, leather recliner, and accent ottomans create an inviting space to relax and entertain in the great room. Finally the "WOW" factor was accomplished with artsy-look table lamps and big accessory pieces in gold silver tones. The result: a home with a perfect balance of classic elegance and comfortable living.
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1. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Robert Knepper
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2. Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.
Director: Duncan Jones | Stars: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper
Votes: 150,625 | Gross: $47.17M
3. Ghostbusters (1984)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Votes: 276,821 | Gross: $229.24M
4. It (1990 TV Mini-Series)
TV-14 | 192 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1960, seven outcast kids known as "The Loser Club" fight an evil demon who poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.
Stars: Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson
Votes: 68,721
5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Crime, Drama
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 1,720,389 | Gross: $28.34M
6. Angels & Demons (2009)
PG-13 | 138 min | Mystery, Thriller
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 213,370 | Gross: $133.38M
7. The Handmaiden (2016)
144 min | Drama, Romance
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
Director: Chan-wook Park | Stars: Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo, So-ri Moon
Votes: 5,213 | Gross: $0.09M
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
PG-13 | 157 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry finds himself mysteriously selected as an under-aged competitor in a dangerous tournament between three schools of magic.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Eric Sykes
Votes: 392,661 | Gross: $289.99M
9. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 905,455 | Gross: $130.73M
10. Gods of Egypt (2016)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman
Votes: 59,378 | Gross: $31.14M
11. Se7en (1995)
R | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, Andrew Kevin Walker
Votes: 1,044,078 | Gross: $100.13M
12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
PG | 153 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 328,327 | Gross: $301.96M
13. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
Votes: 679,842 | Gross: $34.13M
14. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd
Votes: 358,281 | Gross: $17.74M
15. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead, unaware her captor to be an enchanted prince.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 314,478 | Gross: $218.97M
16. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem - but not all goes according to plan.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 568,732
17. Crimson Peak (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam
Votes: 87,739 | Gross: $31.06M
18. Major League (1989)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Sport
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Margaret Whitton
Votes: 49,633 | Gross: $49.80M
19. Thor (2011)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Votes: 545,187 | Gross: $181.02M
20. The Age of Adaline (2015)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.
Director: Lee Toland Krieger | Stars: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker
Votes: 99,357 | Gross: $42.48M
21. The Breakfast Club (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
Votes: 262,003 | Gross: $38.10M
22. The Giver (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift
Votes: 88,614 | Gross: $45.09M
23. American Pie (1999)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
Directors: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz | Stars: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Alyson Hannigan
Votes: 318,625 | Gross: $101.74M
24. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 623,581 | Gross: $170.71M
25. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
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Votes: 27,336 | Gross: $10.91M
26. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
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Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill
Votes: 278,599 | Gross: $31.49M
27. Dreamcatcher (2003)
R | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
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Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis
Votes: 76,530 | Gross: $33.69M
28. Carrie (1976)
R | 98 min | Horror
Carrie White, a shy, friendless 17 year-old girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta
Votes: 128,012
29. Victor Frankenstein (2015)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man - and the legend - we know today.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott
Votes: 32,094 | Gross: $5.77M
30. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken
Votes: 159,066 | Gross: $118.63M
31. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a television show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 681,670 | Gross: $125.60M
32. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pretty, popular teenager can't go out on a date until her ill-tempered older sister does.
Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik
Votes: 226,067 | Gross: $38.18M
33. Young Frankenstein (1974)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle
Votes: 116,020 | Gross: $86.30M
34. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Dr. Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful entity known as the Aether, Thor is heralded of the cosmic event known as the Convergence and the genocidal Dark Elves.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 421,710 | Gross: $206.36M
35. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.
Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Jemima West
Votes: 108,607 | Gross: $31.17M
36. Carrie (2013)
R | 100 min | Drama, Horror
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday
Votes: 109,832 | Gross: $35.27M
37. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 524,334 | Gross: $197.17M
38. Lucy (I) (2014)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked
Votes: 334,449 | Gross: $126.55M
39. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
R | 123 min | Drama, Horror
A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, Kirsten Dunst
Votes: 242,815 | Gross: $105.26M
40. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen
Votes: 124,876
41. The Librarians (2014– )
42 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts.
Stars: Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, Rebecca Romijn, John Harlan Kim
Votes: 12,241
42. Secretary (2002)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Director: Steven Shainberg | Stars: James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren
Votes: 68,728 | Gross: $4.05M
43. Fantastic Four (2015)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Director: Josh Trank | Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell
Votes: 114,315 | Gross: $56.11M
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 241,715 | Gross: $90.36M
45. This Is the End (2013)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.
Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 315,496 | Gross: $101.47M
46. Matilda (1996)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 89,672 | Gross: $33.08M
47. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
Votes: 225,773 | Gross: $116.59M
48. A Walk to Remember (2002)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 164,776 | Gross: $41.23M
49. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn
Votes: 333,407 | Gross: $27.30M
50. The Mummy (1999)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 320,893 | Gross: $155.25M


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Since June of last year, I have suddenly started getting an explosion of pain in the exact same spot in my forehead, right above my left eyebrow. The pain is almost always there, every day, but it worsens when I bend over, sneeze, cough, or strain. It will ease or go away when I take ibuprophen or if I apply counter-pressure or a cold compress, but it always returns and it gets worse when I cough, bend over, etc.
I have seen 4 doctors, including 3 specialists: an allergist, an ENT, and a neurologist. I have had a CAT scan, but it only showed some blockage on my right frontal sinuses, so I am getting an MRI on Friday.
Anyone else experienced these symptoms? If so, what was the diagnosis? I am so sick of dealing with this pain. Come this June, it will 12 months that I've had this pain, every day.
Thank you.:(
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Positives: Great athleticism. Does a little bit of everything. His 5.1 assist average have some scouts wondering if he could be the second coming of Ronald Murray. Has a nice shot from midrange. Creates most of his scoring opportunities off the dribble. Good defender. Tough.
Negatives: Size is an issue. He's turnover prone. A very streaky shooter with questionable NBA three point range.
Insider analysis Minard has helped himself in workouts and at both NBA draft camps. Like Murray, exposure has been a huge thing for him. Reminds me a bit of another undersized two from last year's draft -- Willie Green. I think he'll get drafted, somewhere in the bottom half of the second round.