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I'm claiming that during the footage of Patterson casting a track there should be an impression visible past the one he is casting. There is not. During the footage showing 4 impressions there is now a footprint present past the one Patterson was casting previously. The ground in the footage of Patterson making the cast shows flat mud and no impression. (no following track present!) I'm also identifying the two scenes as one in the same location and impression. (the right impression being cast, is the same right footprint cast Patterson represents coming from the film subject)
It is not coincidence that Krantz documents Pattersons actions just by wild chance.
on Page 32 of 'Big Footprints' by Grover S. Krantz 1992 2nd paragraph: Krantz writes:
'The shape of a footprint can be dug into the ground with the fingers and/or a hand tool, the interior pressed flat, and it can then be photographed or cast in plaster. My first footprint cast was made by a student in just this manner (Fig.10). Roger Patterson told me he did this once in order to get a movie of himself pouring a plaster cast for the documentary he was making. (A few days later, he filmed the actual Sasquatch; See Chapter 4).'
Krantz's documentation of this also places Patterson making fake tracks at Bluff Creek, and making a film of it. The case of the missing print. How ironic is it that Patterson filmed proof of his own hoax?
The images below are large resolution scans of still frames from the actual pieces of film presented as part of the evidence of the encounter allegedly on Friday Oct 20th 1967. (although many believe it to have been filmed at an earlier date due to the type of film used and its developing procedures and availability. the format was a tightly controlled by Kodak and their processing facilities exclusively) The film was first shown Oct 22nd at Al DeAtleys house. DeAtley was Roger Patterson's brother in law. Also of note is Roger Patterson's clean shaven face in the casting footage, and then shown with a heavy beard growth in the cast display footage by a large tree. (alleged to have been shot on the same day at Bluff Creek in California - Oct 20 1967) This beard growth in such a short time seems impossible to most.
Proof the PGF is a hoax. This is not speculation, nor is it condemnation. This isn't about my opinion, or yours or any acredited scientists. The evidence is right there on the film. Patterson and Gimlin did what no one else has been able to do since. Don't hate. I appreciate the legend, and the story that has become famous world wide. Instead of bashing Patterson and Gimlin - I thank them for the entertainment and for accomplishing one of the best hoaxes in our time.


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By KERRY LYNN FRALEY
Staff Writer
CASCADE - As a long-term substitute at Cascade Elementary School last year, Kelli Stine found out how difficult it is to focus on reading skills with a small group of students when the rest of your class is supposed to be working quietly at their desks.
"Of course, there's more noise and interruption that way," said Stine, who felt she was short-selling both groups of her second-grade class under the system, which required her to assign what equated to "busy work" to her desk-bound students.
This year - thanks to a new scheduling system using two new full-time teaching positions funded by federal Title 1 money - Stine said she can focus her full attention on a small "guided reading" group while her other students are engaged in enrichment activities in the computer or extension lab.


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Lucie Attwell became a household name during the 1930s and 40s with her
illustrations of pudgy and appealing toddlers. The publics insatiable
appetite for her illustrations generated an extensive market for Mabel
Lucie Attwell ephemera.
Childhood & Education
Mabel Lucie Attwell was born 4 June 1879 at Mile End in London, the ninth child out of ten children born to a butcher.
She studied at both the Regent School of Art and Heatherleys School of Art, but because she disliked formal training and grew bored with copying, she never completed either course. She preferred to illustrate her own fantasies.
Professional Career
By the time Attwell was sixteen years old, she had enough drawings of fairies and children to bring them to a leading London artists agency. The lukewarm reception that she received was upsetting to the young artist but short-lived. She was notified several days later that not only had all the drawings sold, but that they wanted more!
In 1908, Attwell married the illustrator Harold Cecil Earnshaw, and had two children, Peter and Peggy. Their daughter Peggy was the inspiration for the typical Mabel Lucie Attwell toddler and achieved immortality through the illustrations in Attwells books. Peggy (Wickham) later became a talented artist and illustrator in her own right.
Between 1905 and 1913, Attwell illustrated ten books for W. & R. Chambers, providing 4 to 8 color plates for each. By 1911, she was designing postcards and greeting cards for Valentine & Sons of Dundee.
She illustrated two gift books for Hodder & Stoughton. The first was Peeping Pansy in 1918 by Marie, Queen of Roumania. The Queen even invited Attwell to stay at the Royal Palace in Bucharest. The second book was Peter Pan and Wendy by J. M. Barrie who admired her work and personally requested her to illustrate this edition.
During Attwells career, she designed advertisements, posters, calendars, figurines and wall plaques. During the First World War, thousands of her colored postcards were sent to cheer up the troops in the trenches. One of her most famous drawings, Diddums, was made into a doll, a typically Attwell styled boy doll which was to be found in nurseries around the world. In 1937 and 1938, Princess Margaret commissioned her to do her personal Christmas card. Attwell also contributed to several periodicals and annuals. In 1943, she started a comic strip in the London Opinion called Wot a Life. Sets of Mabel Lucie Attwell China were used in the Royal Nursery of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and later Prince Charles.
Her illustrations of chubby, winsome children were extremely popular during the 1930s and 40s. Although she was criticized for theirsweetness, she became a wide commercial success.
In 1945 Attwell moved to Fowey, Cornwall to live with her son Peter. She died at home on 5 November 1964.
Style & Technique
She worked mostly in watercolor and pen-and-ink. Her early work was delicate and appealing, but later she was criticized for providing formula illustrationsno variety of concept or technique. One critic noted:
Such genuine talent as she had was soon submerged in the mediocrity of endless pictures of chubby, dimpled babies and infants, so that her name became synonymous in Britain with the sentimentalization of childhood.
I see the child in the adult, then I draw the adult as a child . . .Childrens Books Illustrated
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Charles, The
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and Wendy, Hodder &
Stoughton Limited, 1921.
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Stoughton Limited, 1921.
|Dalby, Richard, The Golden Age of Childrens Book Illustration, New York, Gallery, 1991.
|Doyle, Brian, The WHOS WHO of Childrens Literature, New York, Shocken Books.
|Horne, Alan, The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators, Suffolk, Antique Collectors Club, 1994.
|Peppin, Brigid, and Micklethwait, Lucy, Book Illustrators of the Twentieth Century, New York, Arco, 1984.


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Reuters reporter Maggie Fox buys into the thirdhand smoke scare:
Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale — it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
They found cancer-causing agents called tobacco-specific nitrosamines stick to a variety of surfaces, where they can get into dust or be picked up on the fingers. Children and infants are the most likely to pick them up, the team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California reported.
"These findings raise concerns about exposures to the tobacco smoke residue that has been recently dubbed 'third-hand smoke'," the researchers wrote in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, available here.
Of course there are policy implications:
James Pankow, who also worked on the study, said it may raise questions about the safety of electronic cigarettes, or "e-cigarettes." which produce a nicotine vapor but not smoke.
The researchers said regulators who have cracked down on second-hand smoke with smoking bans may decide to consider policies on third-hand smoke.
That nicotine works on surfaces in this way is interesting from an abstract, scientific point of view. What the article fails to mention is that there is essentially no evidence that anyone, anywhere, has ever suffered from exposure to so-called "thirdhand smoke." The reason these carcinogens are so deadly to cigarette smokers is that smokers inhale them deeply through their mouths directly into sensitive lung tissues dozens of times per day. Exposure from surfaces or from dust inhalation through the nose is going to be far less substantial.
Nonetheless, you probably shouldn't wrap your infant in smoky blankets. Fair enough. But spreading paranoia about thirdhand smoke has significant negative consequences. We've already seen employers discriminate against smokers using these fears as justification. And if this research is used to back legislation against e-cigarettes — devices that are unequivocally safer to smoke than actual tobacco — that will be a blow to public health.
Unfortunately journalists tend to be extremely credulous of any research that condemns tobacco and its related products. Last year The New York Times gave significant coverage to a thirdhand smoke study that consisted entirely of conducting a telephone poll of random people. Soon after Scientific American published an uncritical interview with the study's author, Jonathan Winickoff, who said in an unmeasured words, "Smokers themselves are also contaminated…smokers actually emit toxins."
If reporters are going to cover these sorts of stories, they owe it to readers to put the actual risks in proper perspective.
[Via Lene Johansen's Twitter feed.]
Update: Since writing this some debate has gone back and forth on Twitter among science writer Lene Johansen, Jeff Stier at the American Counsel on Science and Health, and Reuters health editor Ivan Oransky. Since Twitter isn't the most conducive format for extended comments I thought I'd clarify here why I object to the article.
The problem is not that this is junk science or that it shouldn't be covered. The problem is that people reading the article aren't interested in the abstract question of how nicotine reacts with other chemicals on a household surface. What they want to know is whether tobacco residue presents a real health hazard to them and whether there are policy implications stemming from the research.
A layman reading about all the carcinogens mentioned in the article would conclude that the health hazard is real. Given the dosages involved this belief is likely false and is certainly unproven. As science journalism, the article fails to give readers the context they need to make sense of the research.
As for policy, the article itself notes that the research is bound up with political goals. The findings may be used to justify such measures as employment discrimination, bans on e-cigarettes, and further restrictions on smokers. This makes providing the proper context doubly important. There are plenty of reputable skeptics of these measures and at the very least the article could have quoted one.
Update 2/9/10: Chris Snowdon's lengthy debunking of thirdhand smoke fears from last year is worth rereading.


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Loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities battled rising delinquency levels in the second quarter as more loans landed in foreclosure or real-estate owned status, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Monday.
At the same time, delinquency rates on commercial and multifamily mortgages dropped when looking specifically at mortgages held by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and U.S. banks.
The 60+ day delinquency rate for multifamily loans held or insured by Fannie Mae declined 0.08 percentage points to 0.29%, while the 90-plus day delinquency rate for commercial/multifamily loans tied to FDIC-insured banks and thrifts fell 0.34 percentage points to 3.11%.
The 60-plus day delinquency rate for multifamily loans held or insured by Freddie Mac increased a slight 0.04 percentage points to 0.27%.
In contrast, the 30-plus day delinquency rate for loans underlying CMBS increased 0.12 percentage points to 8.97% in the second quarter.
Life insurance companies that are invested in commercial loans noted a relatively low rate of delinquencies, although the 60-plus day delinquency rate for commercial and multifamily mortgages held by insurers did increase 0.01 percentage points to 0.15%.
"Commercial and multifamily delinquency rates for life companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac all remain quite low, and the delinquency rate for bank-held loans continues to decline," said Jamie Woodwell, MBA's vice president of commercial real estate research. "The delinquency rate for loans in CMBS continues to show higher and more sustained aggregate delinquency rates, much of which is driven by the large share of these loans in foreclosure or REO."


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Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is a multi-purpose stadium in Coquimbo, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Coquimbo Unido. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and hold 17,750 people. In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In order to comply with FIFA standards, a completely new stadium was built. Its capacity was increased from 15,000 to 18,750. The new stadium has the shape of ship so as to homage Coquimbo's oceanic tradition. The city has been famous due to its port and pirate lore. The stadium was inaugurated on November 9, 2008. Stadium in 2007, prior to renovation.
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(CBS) A proposed bill in the State Capitol would require California universities and state schools to offer students abortion pills.
Senator Connie Leyva said Berkley students actually proposed the issue first and when they were denied it prompted her to step up for California schools.
However, critics of the bill don't agree including one Sac State grad.
Six years ago Jessica Massey made a tough decision.
"Ultimately I chose life. it was the best thing I have ever done," said Massey.
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It was suggested to me today that this little tale might be unbelievable. Discussing the novel last night at length with a new old friend and fellow journalist, a mention of author Jess Walter was made. When receiving back a paid-for query- and synopsis-edit this morning from writing coach Lara Willard, she suggested I check out Jess Walter's The Financial Lives of the Poets: A Novel.
I am embarrassed to say that until yesterday I was not familiar with the work of Jess Walter. So I honed in on his latest, Beautiful Ruins: A Novel, hoping to lose myself on the Amalfi Coast or in someone else's romance.
Then I read the summary for The Financial Lives of the Poets. And got goosebumps.
This is the Amazon synopsis: "The Financial Lives of the Poets is a comic and heartfelt novel from National Book Award nominee Jess Walter, author of Citizen Vince and The Zero, about how we get to the edge of ruin—and how we begin to make our way back.
tells the story of Matt Prior, who's losing his job, his wife, his
house, and his mind—until, all of a sudden, he discovers a way that he
might just possibly be able to save it all . . . and have a pretty damn
great time doing it."
The search for any comps for Boxed Set has been a challenge. Tagging on to the tails or tales of Carl Hiassen, Tim Dorsey and Christopher Moore either for humor or moral messages delivered with a light hand, felt just okay, not exactly right.
Before I go on, let me say that in finding comps (comparable titles) a writer, especially a debut author, does not mean to assume 'Gilt by Association.' Hiassen, Dorsey and Moore, as well as Walter now, are best-selling authors I admire from afar. I don't seek to imitate or even emulate, or imply that I could.
Nevertheless, agents will ask authors about comps for their work. This, not only to ensure the author is a well-informed, well-rounded reader and current member of the human race, but more importantly, to figure out where the proposed or queried novel would fit upon a bookstore shelf. Are there too many books like it already? How big is the potential audience for a work like this? Can the agent successfully sell this work to a publisher? Can the agent or publisher gain shelf space for it with book-sellers?
So I've been looking endlessly for a good comp (or two) and somehow missed Jess Walter's The Financial Lives of the Poets: A Novel. I wonder how fast I can get it into my hands and my head? And heart? I'd buy it for my Kindle right this minute, but I have this 'thing' that important books have to be held and felt, and slept with, and inhaled. Soonest.


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The City of Champions. The city with 10 parades over the last 15 years. The city where fellow sports organizations unite together and become one intertwined sports culture.
This Boston sports unity was only further emphasized on Super Bowl Sunday. For Celtic fans, Paul Pierce's final go at TD Garden was an amazing prelude for the Patriots' epic triumph later in the day. The mutual love shown between both him and the fans demonstrated the power of sports in this city.
What I found really awesome though was how Pierce was rocking Pats gear all day and continuously tweeting out support for New England as they tried for their fifth title:
Hey mortsmier we're back!!! pic.twitter.com/IBJHqRxuzl— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) February 6, 2017
We all need to appreciate this greatness in Tom Brady we watching tonight— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) February 6, 2017
Meanwhile in a whole other sports realm, former (ugh) Red Sox star David Ortiz was hyped up for the Pats (or as Big Papi often calls them, 'Pat'):
My game face...... lm ready are you?— David Ortiz (@davidortiz) February 5, 2017
Go pats💪🏿 pic.twitter.com/vkMM2kit7J
Let's gooooo Never count out the GOAT #Patriots #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/1FUxviOtcx— David Ortiz (@davidortiz) February 6, 2017
Keep in mind that Pierce was born in California and Ortiz was born in the Dominican Republic. Playing in Boston for the bulk of their careers created a connection to Boston sports culture for life. Even Al Horford said that he was rooting for New England over Atlanta, despite playing in Atlanta for all nine years of his career before coming to the Celtics. The way teams and players support one another in this city is so cool.
Brady returned the favor Sunday night after winning one for the thumb. The best QB of all time texted Isaiah Thomas, saying that it's their turn to win a title:
Isaiah Thomas says Tom Brady texted him after the Super Bowl and said, "It's your turn next."— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 8, 2017
Isaiah, who is from Washington, is already embracing the beauty of Boston sports. He was standing sideline at the Patriots' playoff game against the Texans while wearing a Brady jersey a couple of weeks ago. Celtics.com's Taylor C. Snow gave us the inside details on Isaiah's relationship with his pal Tom Brady:
The Celtics' star point guard has recently formed a friendship with Brady, and the two have become regular texting buddies. Thomas was quick to send the four-time Super Bowl MVP a congratulatory message right after Sunday's game, and he immediately received a thankful response – along with a motivational note – in return.
"I texted Brady and right after he texted me, and he said, 'It's not over till it's over,'" relayed Thomas, who celebrated his 28th birthday Tuesday. "He was just proud of his teammates. That's what he texted back, that he was proud of the team, proud of the city. No one gave up and they just kept fighting.
"Then he was like, 'It's your turn next.' So now he's putting the pressure on us, but hopefully we can make something happen."
I don't care what anyone says -- there is nothing like Boston sports.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NeGD?
National eGovernance Division (NeGD) is an Independent Business Division (IBD) created under the aegis of Media Lab Asia, a section 25 company under Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Telecommunication of Information and Technology (MoCIT). NeGD takes care of the Programme Management aspects of DeitY's National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) and Digital India by undertaking various activities like strategic planning of core policies, and implementation of Capacity Building schemes for eGovernance. NeGD has a mix of people from government (on deputation) as well as from private sector.
- How are NeGD and DeitY related?
The Capacity Building Scheme under the National eGovernance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India envisioned establishment of an institutional framework for State-Level decision-making including setting-up of State e-Mission Teams (SeMTs) having relevant expertise and experience to provide technical and professional support to States and Union Territories.
For this purpose, the Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, has created NeGD as an independent business division within Media Lab Asia, a section 25 company under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, for taking up the tasks being carried out by the Programme Management Unit National eGovernance Plan (PMU-NeGP) at DeitY.
- What is NISG?
National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) is a not-for-profit company setup in a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) in 2002; helping the Government of India & State Governments realise the national eGovernance vision. NISG advises the ministries of Government of India on issues of strategic importance such as architectures, standards, localization etc. Apart from playing a strategic advisory role, it also helps central and state governments to improve the delivery of government services, design IT systems to enhance internal efficiencies, and develop leadership capability and skill-sets within the Government. It also provides training to build capacity through institutional partnerships with government as well as private partners. For more information on NISG: www.nisg.org
- How are NeGD and NISG related?
NeGD has entered into a formal agreement with NISG for outsourcing of HR, recruitment and management of various personnel including hiring of professionals to meet specific requirements of concerned projects/schemes assigned to NeGD, including those of SeMT and NeGD personnel.
- What are the broad teams working at NeGD?
- Capacity Building Management Cell(CBMC) & Knowledge Management- Appraisal of Project Reports for their alignment with the Capacity Building Scheme, development and implementation of Change Management Framework/ Guidelines for NeGP, monitoring & review of implementation of CB Scheme in the country, management of the recruitment of personnel for NeGD including SeMTs and wet leasing of personnel from empanelled organizations for SeMT, design and management of HR processes and systems for NeGD employees.
- Strategy Planning - Development of generic EoI, RFP, Standard Contracts, PPP Models and other related documents for various stages and requirements of MMPs for use by states. Support empowered committee and other Apex bodies on eGovernance policy related matters and frame and issue guidelines and policies of NeGD.
- Awareness & Communication - Build capacities at State level for awareness creation and communication management, development of A&C strategies to be adopted for NeGP.
- Finance & Accounts - Preparation of Financial Statements for NeGD in line with the statutory requirement; Preparation of financial reports for eBharat scheme in line with World Bank guidelines, appraisal of project reports for their financial viability, management of bank accounts for handling various category of funds available to NeGD; disbursement of funds to different agencies, scrutiny and verification of all bills of expenses; Payroll management of NeGD employees.
- Technology - Support DeiY in developing standards and guidelines on various technological matters related to eGovernance including security and strategic control framework for the eGovernance initiatives. Appraisal of Project reports for their adherence to the technical standards and guidelines.
- Monitoring & Evaluation - Development of adequate Project Monitoring Framework for NeGP MMPs & Components and Conceptualization & Implementation of Project Management Information System (PMIS), development of the Impact Assessment Framework including qualitative and quantitative metrics for evaluation and conduction of impact assessment, Collection of progress data on MMPs and other NeGP aspects from the implementing agencies.
- Project Appraisal - Coordinate with NeGD departments (Finance, CBMC, A&C) for appraisal of the relevant part of the reports and empanel external domain experts to assist in MMP domain area appraisal, collate the inputs from the NeGD departments & Domain experts and prepare the project appraisal report.
- Support to Deity for projects - Work on implementation and maintenance of State Data Centres, SWAN, CSC etc.
- PMUs- Work on implementation of SSDG, e-District, Cyber & Data Security
- What is the recruitment process followed?
The candidate can apply by uploading CV on the website as per the relevant opening/vacancies. The list of open positions can be viewed in the Current Openings section. After the screening process, generally three to four rounds of interview are conducted. The process may or may not involve a written test.
Only shortlisted candidates are called for interviews. No intimation is provided to the candidates who do not clear the screening round.
For requirements specific to the nature of work, EOI are also released by NeGD from time to time. The links of the same can be accessed through the website.
- What is the nature of work?
The candidate thus selected is required to join on a contract basis of 2 years. The same may be extended after the completion of contract, basis the performance of the candidate and feedback from the reporting manager and the reviewing officer/committee.
- What are the positions/ levels at which personnel are hired?
NeGD employs personnel at following 4 levels:
- Executive/ Sr. Executive/ Assistant Manager
- Consultant
- Sr. Consultant
- Principal Consultant
- What is the location of work?
NeGD is headquartered at New Delhi, Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, Delhi. SeMT personnel shall be based out of one of the 35 States/ Union Territories depending upon the candidate's preference and decision of NeGD management.
- Is the job transferrable?
The job is non transferrable in most cases. However, the SeMT personnel might be transferred from one State/ UT to another depending on the preference of the employee and the decision of the NeGD management.


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Leonard The Boston Terrier Is A 48 Pound Gentle Giant
We have seen some big Boston Terriers in our day and Leonard is no different! This sweet boy weighs a whopping 48 pounds and we think he looks awesome! His mom, Christina, sent us some photos and told us all about her big boy.
"He weighs a whopping 48 lbs. and is a gentle giant. He will be 7 in January and we live in the Greater Toronto area. He loves to play fetch with sticks, balls and Frisbees and is very agile considering his size! He is full of love and his 2 best friends are 2 Siamese cats- Sapphira and Oliver. Attached are photos and the one with the smaller Boston is Leonard's best friend Bruiser who just recently passed away and is sadly missed…thanks!!"
How awesome is this big boy?
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What a handsome guy you have. My Bojangles who passed last year weighed in at 38 pounds. I so loved every bit of her! Happy Holidays!


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How Freaky Could You Act on a Date? (And Still Get Asked Out Again?)
Penny Wrenn - 30
After years of experimentation, I've adopted a style—runway-chic but comfortable—that I love and men seem to appreciate. Tonight, though, I'm dressing down (way down) for my third date with Courtney, in the name of finding out just how much appearance matters to guys. Would he still be interested if I became a fashion disaster, more Big Love than Sex and the City?
Courtney meets me in front of my apartment building; I'm wearing a sacklike polyester brown skirt down to my ankles, an oversize red Mickey Mouse tee (belted with a fanny pack), opaque nude stockings and clunky red lace-up shoes. He does a double take but gives me a quick peck and acts like everything is normal. I do notice that he doesn't compliment my outfit like he did the last time we went out when I had on a vintage minidress and cowboy boots. I kind of like his silence—it means that he isn't a liar, because I look truly horrible.
We go to a jazz jam session, and after we find a table and start chatting he tells me about a pair of shoes he almost bought that day. I use it as an opportunity to mention that he hasn't said anything about how nice I look. "I'll get to that" is his deadpan response. We talk and listen to music and he seems as into me as ever. Right before we leave, a vocalist begins to sing "When You Wish Upon a Star." Courtney says, "Now's the perfect time to tell you how much I love your shirt." I don't get it until he explains the song is from Pinocchio…Disney…Mickey Mouse. He adds, "You're doing your own fashion thing tonight, I see."
I laugh yet don't explain. But when he asks if we can go out again, I tell him what's up. His reply: that I look beautiful—except the stockings and shoes. "I thought, No, she's not in those Ace bandage, church-lady things!" he says.
What I learned: Apparently if a guy likes you, he likes you, Mickey Mouse clothes be damned!
"I gave myself a makeover in the middle of dinner"
Angie Romero - 27
Touching up lipstick in front of a date: no biggie. But what are the limits of public primping? To find out, I conduct my experiment on Tom, a former coworker who's asked me out to dinner. As we catch up and down appetizers, I nonchalantly dab on gloss. Minutes later, I break out a powder compact and blush. Tom lightheartedly says, "You look fine…. Are you serious?" I smile and swipe.
I give it a rest while we eat, but before dessert, I pull a mirror the size of my head out of my purse along with some pomade and smooth it through my hair. When Tom bursts out laughing, I explain, "This weather makes my hair frizzy." Luckily I've had a glass of wine to calm myself because inside I'm cringing.
I can tell Tom's mortified, because he's looking around the room and guzzling his drink. When he gets up to go to the bathroom, I prop the mirror between two glasses and start doing my hair with a mini battery-operated curling iron. I focus intensely on what I'm doing—I know if I pay attention to the other diners' gawking I won't have the nerve to continue. Tom walks toward me with his head down, ignoring everyone's stares. "Do you always carry that stuff around with the intention of using it?" he asks, sounding concerned and annoyed.
"Yes," I answer, not taking my eyes off the mirror.
"Does anyone ever say anything about it?" he wants to know.
I say, "Actually, yes," and keep curling.
When I overhear the waiter ask the manager, "Is that a health problem?" I lose my nerve and fess up. Relieved I'm not a wannabe pageant queen, Tom asks if we can go out again. "Sure," I say, "but next time I'll need a place where I can plug in my flat iron!"
What I learned: This is one area where guys aren't that forgiving: Any makeup that you can't swipe on without a mirror in hand is just too much!
"I ate like I hadn't eaten in a week"
Norell Giancana - 28
I know women who will order just a salad on a date, then daintily pick at it. That's not me, and I wonder if Erik's crush on me will be over once he sees me at my most uninhibitedly ravenous on our very first date.
As I scan the menu at the casual spot we're at, I pull out a huge bag of Skittles and toss them into my mouth, not offering him one. He glances at the candy, but is too nice to say anything. Then the waiter arrives and I ask him, "Are you ready? I'm really hungry!" Erik raises an eyebrow. I continue: "I'd like the house salad and veggie dumplings and…Erik, are you getting appetizers? Maybe I can pick off yours."
"Um, no," he says. "I'm just having a tofu and veggie wrap and mashed potatoes."
"OK, then the spring rolls, too," I command the waiter. "And for my entree, grilled cheese and french fries." Erik starts talking about work, but a few minutes later, I call the waiter over to add a portobello burger with fried onions to the order. "And we'll order dessert now," I tell him. "Two brownies with ice cream. And the apple tart. Erik, you can have a bite of brownie, but I need the entire tart, so you might want to get your own." He chuckles and says he'll pass.
Miraculously, Erik continues to chat like everything's OK; I barely say a word—my mouth is always full of food. Every once in a while, though, Erik lets out a giggle. Finally I ask him what's so funny. "I never thought the way to a woman's heart was through her stomach," he says without any sarcasm. "But it's still cool to make sure she's fed—there's nothing worse than a hungry, cranky woman!" I nod enthusiastically and dig into the brownie. By the end of the night, I'm so stuffed I can't sit up straight—but Erik still looks happy.
What I learned: Too often women try to act like what they consider to be a man's idea of a woman, when all men want is a real woman. I loved letting my inner Miss Piggy loose—and even after I told him it was all a big joke, it didn't stop Erik from asking me out again!
"I was a total TMI nightmare"
Jamie Preston - 30
I've never aspired to be a person with no filter between what I think and what I say, but I have always wondered how it would feel to express whatever pops into my head. Could Jason, a casual acquaintance with a crush on me, find something endearing about a woman with no off switch?
We meet up at a party, get drinks and find a seat. I blurt, "I'm not feeling well. I have menstrual cramps." (Not true.) He looks uncomfortable and says brightly, "Have another drink then!" I continue, "You know, a lot of women go through puberty young. I was nine! Isn't that insane?" (This is true.) He pauses and grunts, "Bizarre. So…this party's good, huh?" We get into a discussion about party girls, and when he mentions a celeb with a scandalous rep I ask, "Ever had a sexually transmitted disease?" He flinches. "Um, yeah. Have you?" I say, "Once, in college. But not the kind you keep forever." (Again, not true. By now I'm feeling guilty.)
Jason tries to switch gears. "I'm glad we're hanging out," he says. "You're a quality girl—so intelligent and you seem to love your career." I tell him I actually want to quit my job as a publicist. "I'm looking for a man with lots of money to support me." (I'm exaggerating, though I wouldn't mind not having to work.) "Don't get me wrong, I would have my own interests. I want to be one of those philanthropists who gives away her husband's money."
He's bewildered. "Where would that leave a regular guy like me?" I shrug; he suggests we mingle. Laughing at his abrupt exit I admit all. He jokingly calls me "an ass" and asks if I had fun torturing him. "It was great!" I say.
What I learned: It is so liberating not having to worry about turning off a guy by saying the "wrong" thing. I may avoid extreme honesty, but it feels really good to let your guard down.
"My mom came along on our date"
April Garrett - 37
My very traditional mother wants nothing more than to see me married with children. So she's thrilled to crash my lunch with Troy, a local radio host I recently met. We've just ordered when she walks in, introduces herself and scoots into the seat next to him. He rubs the back of his neck uncomfortably as she dives right in: "Where are you from? Are your parents together?" He looks at me with a face that says, "Help!" but I ignore his silent plea.
"So, any kids?" she continues. "Yes, a son," he tells her. I'm shocked (I had no idea!), but nothing will deter my mom. When she asks if Troy wants more children, he says "No!" loudly. "Well," she adds, undaunted, "I want grandchildren—you might want to rethink your stance." Troy stares, dumbfounded. "I had a vasectomy," he informs her. He turns to his soup, hardly looking up until the bowl is empty.
My mom continues with a litany of questions about future plans and past regrets. When the conversation turns to the topic of Troy's show the night before, sex and technology, he tells her about a $10,000 mechanical blow-up sex doll. Mom nods and says, "I can see the appeal." I'm the one who can't take it anymore; I blurt that this was all a setup. "Now all questions will cost you $5 each," Troy says, laughing.
What I learned: While I wouldn't adopt Mom's take-no-prisoners approach, going forward I won't be shy to ask a guy questions that really matter to me.
"I cried my way through our date"
Brandy Barber - 34
In the time that I've known Nathan—we share a lot of friends, but this is our first actual date—he's always prided himself on keeping his cool under any circumstances. So I'm curious to see how he'll react to my ride on an emotional roller coaster. When I arrive a few minutes late to the comedy club where we're meeting, I start right away. I run up to Nathan and say, in a strangled voice, "I'm so sorry I was late, so so so sorry!" He's like, "It's totally fine." But I keep apologizing, practically on the verge of tears, as we walk to our seats.
When my drink arrives, a Bombay Sapphire lemonade, I chug it and say, "This is so good. It was my mom's favorite." He nods. "I miss her every day," I add. "I can't believe she's gone…," and I get all choked up. As the show begins, I'm kind of whimpering, so he pats me on the back and asks, "I'm sorry, did she pass away?" I say, "No, she just lives in California." I flash him a huge smile to prove that I'm fine. A flicker of "Wait, who is this woman?!" passes over his face.
During the show, he orders a pizza and offers me a slice. "I really dislike dairy farming, so I don't eat cheese, out of protest," I explain, shaking my head. He nods and takes a bite. I continue: "It makes me so sad, those poor cows, all captives!" I put my hands up to my face and drop my head. Completely freaked out, he says, "Are you OK?" I get up and, pretending to cry, walk away. I can't believe I'm pulling this off.
In the ladies' room, I splash water on my face to smear my eye makeup and head back to the table. The look on Nathan's face is priceless—he's frozen in terror. Poor guy. As soon as the show is over he announces, "I have to get up early tomorrow, so I need to head out." I laugh really hard—which makes him look scared for his life—and agree. Outside, he gives me a peck on the cheek and practically shoves me into a cab.
The next day when I tell him the truth, he actually sighs with relief. "I thought it may have been PMS at first," he explains. "But then I was on suicide watch!"
What I learned: OK, there's no need to act like a Stepford date when you're getting to know a guy—but there's definitely something to be said about keeping your cool.
"I talked about my ex all night"
Albertina Rizzo - 30
Bringing up past relationships when you're on a first date isn't usually considered a good idea, but tonight I'm going to find out just what kind of reaction you get for doing it (and doing it ad nauseam).
I'm at a neighborhood lounge with Kevin, a guy I met at a party. After the waitress takes our order, I say, "James always got that wine." He just smiles and asks how long I've been a writer, clearly trying to change the subject. "When James and I lived together, I worked for a fashion designer," I reply. "James encouraged me to consider writing comedy because he thought I was funny. That was three years ago."
His only comment is, "Which fashion designer?"
I tell him and then say that the long hours I had to work on that job were difficult on James. He tells me that he used to work a lot too, but now he makes a point to relax more. I respond by noting that if I hadn't worked so much, I'd probably be married by now. He looks at me like he's trying to figure out if I'm stubborn—or dense. Then he makes a break for the bathroom.
I refrain from mentioning James for most of the meal. Eventually, as we talk about our families, I tell him that I come from a long line of artists and that James does too, which is why we probably got along well. "I'm assuming James is not your brother," he says, looking exasperated. "God, no!" I say, a little too loudly. "Would I fool around with my brother?!" He laughs in the way you laugh at a crazy person, calls the waitress over and says, "Check, please." There are still a few bites of food on my plate, but apparently we're done here after less than an hour. He walks me home and says we should talk soon.
Here's the weird part. An hour later he texts me: "Had fun."
What I learned: When I come clean the next day and ask why he texted me, he says, "Guys will put up with all sorts of things if the girl is cute. Would I have put up with that for three dates? No. But I would at least give it a second try to a) see if you acted any better, and b) sleep with you." What can I say? I appreciate the dude's candor. From now on though, I'll spare dates the walk down memory lane.


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Ada Clare (Bleak House) Ada Clare is a relatively minor character in Charles Dickens' novel, Bleak House, serialized between 1852 and 1853. It has been adapted to other media on numerous occasions over the years – our favorite is the BBC version of 2005, with Carey Mulligan as Ada. Ada is the young ward of John Jarndyce, and the cousin of Richard Carstone, with whom she is in love. A long and drawn out inheritance suit, Jarndyce v. Jarndyce is being carried out in the courts; against this background most of the characters are intertwined in their individual interests in the case. Young Ada is lovely and good-natured; the character of the object of her love, Richard, is somewhat less sterling, although a very likeable young man. He attempts several careers before settling on the military, and after he and Ada are secretly married, he squanders her money in the pursuit of winning the case. Unfortunately, litigation costs have eaten away at all the principal, and there is nothing left for Ada and her child, Richard. Richard senior also has the bad grace to die just around this time, so Ada is penniless. Luckily all that virtue does not go unnoticed by people who matter; John Jarndyce invites her and her infant back into his home, after having forgiven a repentant Richard on his deathbed. We sincerely hope that things look up for Ada after this.
Ada Monroe (Cold Mountain) Ada Monroe is the heroine of Charles Frazier's first novel, Cold Mountain, published in 1997, and made into a major motion picture in 2003, starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. Ada is a preacher's daughter, newly transported to a rural farm in North Carolina, and the love of W. P. Inman, a wounded, Confederate deserter, who makes his way back to her in an Odysseyan voyage. City bred, highly educated and orphaned by her father's death, Ada is hit hard by the harshness and deprivation of war. A wandering, illiterate young woman, Ruby, comes to her rescue, and teaches her how to work and save the farm. Waiting patiently and hopefully for Inman's return, Ada grows and matures in immeasurable ways during this extraordinary schism in American life, and finds herself able to rise to whatever occasion Fate has in store for her. And it is not a pretty one. At novel's end, we are left with a most elevated admiration for this genteel, yet steely, young woman.
Ada - a song by The National
Ada - We cannot find any children's books featuring a character named Ada.
Famous People Named Ada - St. Ada (saint); Ada Lovelace(Countess of Lovelace, mathematician, first computer programmer); Ada de Warenne (French-English royalty)
Famous People Who Named Their Daughter Ada - Lord Byron (poet)
Ada Lovelace (10 Dec 1815 – 27 Nov 1852) - Ada, Countess of Lovelace, helped to popularize the usage of her name starting in the 19th century. She was actually the only legitimate daughter of Victorian romantic poet Lord Byron and born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815 (her parents had separated when she was young and her father died before she was ten so they were never close). Ada Byron took an early interest in the study of mathematics and demonstrated a remarkable talent for the discipline. She worked with Charles Babbage on his "analytical machine" (regarded as a crude version of an early computer). Part of her work includes notations on an algorithm she wrote intended for the machine to process, and so she is often credited as the world's first computer geek (i.e., programmer). Ada Lovelace Day is an annual event intended to "raise the profile of women in science, technology, engineering and math".


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When I was a child my mother used to dress me with polo shirts everyday, time after time I started to hate them so much because they were so uncomfortable for playing in the courtyard with friends. When I grew up and I started to buy clothes by myself, I always opted for crewnecks and shirts, until the Nosomnia team asked me to choose a piece from their ss 2016 collection (HERE). My eye was immediately caught from this neoprene polo shirt, and I didn't even hesitate and I picked it. When the package has arrived and I tried the polo for the first time I forgot all my bad memories, and I fell in love even more with it.
So thank you Nosomnia!
*Post in collaboration with Nosomnia
*NOSOMNIA polo (HERE)
H&M trousers
SAINT LAURENT shades
ADIDAS sneakers


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Thanks to one of my best friends cleaning out his collection I was able to snag this awesome Golden Book tie-in for 1984's Gremlins, plus a few other goodies I will share with you in the upcoming weeks.
This particular volume "To Catch A Gremlin" focuses on the last third of the classic movie, with Billy, Kate, and Gizmo destroying the Gremlins in the movie theater and then going against Stripe in the department store.
The Gremlins are a little different from their movie counterparts, not exactly in style but how they behave. Sure you have some Gremlins getting their kicks breaking things like in the film…
…but then you start getting some darker illustrations…
…especially in regards to Kingston Falls animal population!
This Golden Book adaptation also shows you the lighter side of Stripe.
I think my favorite illustration in the book however is the last page, just because it actually has the name of the Montgomery Ward store chain.
Now if you find yourself with a hungering for more Gremlins, might I suggest you give the Retroist Gremlins Podcast a listen?
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What is Move Mining?
Move Mining is a program that stems from the idea to change or "move" the perception of mining in the public eye by encouraging individuals and teams to use their innovation and ideas, with the support of our sponsoring organizations, to share their positive messaging about mining with the world.
I see the finalists are required to present at the SME Annual Conference & Expo. What is the SME Annual Conference & Expo?
The SME Annual Conference & Expo is professional mining and minerals industry convention held annually. In 2019, the SME Annual Conference & Expo will be held in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado Convention Center.
The conference draws more than 6,000 attendees and experts from all fields, and offers an exhibit floor of more than 750 booths.
Move Mining will host a live event during which the finalist teams will present their concepts before a panel of judges and a live audience.
If your team is chosen as a finalist by our review committee or by popular vote, a minimum of two members of your team are required to present at the live event.
The Move Mining live event at the 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo drew more than 300 audience members and was seen more than 4,100 times on the Facebook live stream.
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Move Mining Next Gen is an online competition for young adults k-12 that explores what are the types of minerals from mines, where we get them, and how we put them to use. Competitors will compete for prizes in four categories by creating a video to market to a world audience that addresses why a particular mineral is useful or helpful to our lives, why mining is important, and the careers necessary to mine and use the minerals.
To learn more about Move Mining Next Gen and how to participate, please visit www.moveminingnextgen.org.
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It's just another way for you to help support the movement!
The Move Mining live event will take place at the SME Annual Conference & Expo on Monday, February 25, 2019 at 4:30pm MST. Don't miss this opportunity to see the finalists compete in a Shark Tank-Style competition! Registration for the SME Annual Conference & Expo is open, and Move Mining is a free event when you register for the full conference at smeannualconference.com. Can't make the live event? You can still catch the excitement through live Facebook streaming, made possible by Newmont Mining, at the time of the event. Mark your calendar!
It's never too early to think about a concept for next year's competition!
Move Mining competitors have a chance to be chosen as one of the top five finalist teams to compete at the live Move Mining event at the SME Annual Conference & Expo on February 25, 2019 in Denver, CO. Can't make the live event? Catch the excitement through live Facebook streaming, made possible by Newmont Mining, at the time of the event. Mark your calendar!
Vote for your favorite entry to win the People's Choice and advance straight to the live event!
You have your concept idea and now it's time to share it with the world. Develop a promotional video about your concept that summarizes your concept in 3 minutes or less. The video can be creative, fun and exciting. These videos will be the first impression the judges and the world will have about your concept.
Along with your video, there will be a required one-page abstract that includes the core elements of your concept. These abstracts will be crucial in providing supporting documentation for the finalist judging committee.
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The "Move Mining" Competition ("Competition") is designed to give people ages 10 and older the chance to explain their idea to change the world's perception of an industry that's already changing the world – mining. The idea could be a winner if it's powered by science, technology, or math, and is creative about the kind of innovations we'll need to change the perception of mining on a global level.
Competition Entrants will explain their idea in a video. From the video submissions, the Top 5 Finalists for this season's contest will be announced and will present their concepts in a "Shark Tank"-style presentation at the SME Annual Conference & Expo in February 2019 in Denver, CO.
You can enter the Competition as an individual or as a team of up to six (6) members. All team members must be in the over 10 years age group at time of entry. Teams with individuals who do not meet those age requirements will be disqualified, and their Submissions will be void. For purposes of these Official Rules, Individuals and Teams shall collectively be known as "Entrants". Teams comprised of individuals 18 years and younger must have a parent, guardian or adult team sponsor as the primary contact for the team and as a mandatory presenter at the SME Annual Conference & Expo.
Your video can be as simple as a shot of you explaining your idea, or as elaborate as an animation showing how it's all going to work. It's up to you! But the video must be produced by you, the Entrant, and be about your idea.
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Finalists are required to submit a three – four (3-4) page paper outlining the concept presented in the 3-minute video. The concept paper must include, but is not limited to: 1. Executive Summary 2. Idea Details including charts and images 3. Target Audience 4. Preliminary Budget 5. Brief Marketing Plan The paper must not exceed 4 pages. Papers must be submitted as a Word document or PDF. Concept papers will be given to the Live Event Panel of Judges one (1) week prior to the live event. Concept papers must be written in English. Concept papers must be written and submitted to SME no later than February 1, 2019.Live Presentations
Each finalist team is required to send a minimum of two (2) team members (if you are a one-person team, then one) to present at the SME Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, CO in February 2019. As part of becoming a finalist or finalist team, SME will provide two (2) free 1-day conference registrations. For other team members wishing to participate in the live event, full conference registration is required. To learn more about the SME Annual Conference & Expo and conference registration, please visit www.smeannualconference.com. Teams are permitted to build presentations as elaborate as they wish. Props, digital media and other presentation materials are highly encouraged. Event Coordinators will be setting the stage for competing teams. Props and other presentation materials must be manageable by a two person team.
For more information about the live event and requirements, please see the Rules and Regulations.
New! to the Move Mining program this year is Move Mining Next Gen, an international online competition for K-12 participants designed to engage one of our most influencial demographics – our youth. Participants in Move Mining Next Gen are asked to answer one critical question, "What would life be like without mining?" Using their knowledge from individual research and classroom education, teams create 3-minute videos that share their ideas about where minerals are found and mined, how we use them, why mining is important and what careers are necessary to make the process happen. Participants will compete for prizes in five categories, with four winners to be determined by committee and one by People's Choice. The Best Overall Video will win a prize of $1,000.
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*I guessed on my measurements since I never measure when I make this*
1 bell pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 T. Montreal Steak seasoning
4 T tomato sauce (should be about half a can)
2 T. soy sauce
2 T Worcestershire
2 T Apple Cider Vinegar
Cook the ground turkey and veggies in a few tablespoons of olive oil until done. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir, and heat through.
We eat this mix on top of a baked sweet potato or scoop it with chicherones. This can also be served on low carb bread.


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...from the very plugged in high end real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyak that film and television writer/director/producer Judd Apatow is fixin' to custom build a major residential monument to his Tinseltown success on a one acre flag lot that overlooks the manicured golf course at the ritzy Riviera Country Club* in Santa Monica (CA).
Whatever they are building on the vacant parcel they picked up last June (2012) for $8,600,000 it must really be something, children, because in July 2009 the Hollywood supernova and his actress wife Leslie Mann shelled out $18,250,000 in an off-market deal for a walled and gated three-quarter acre mini-compound in a particularly posh pocked of Brentwood that includes a 10,000-plus square foot main house with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, 3,500 (or so) square feet out outdoor entertaining space and a 17-seat screening room in a substantial poolside pavilion.
Mister Apatow still owns his Beverly Hills (Post Office) starter house, a 4,356 square foot house just below Mulholland Drive near Benedict Canyon that he picked up in late 2005 for $1,656,000, and in October 2010 he sold a just over 6,000 square foot and very un-funny mini-mansion on a gated Pacific Palisades cul-de-sac for $5,260,000.
Mister Apatow produced the hit comedy Bridesmaid (2011), he currently executive produces the cable tee-vee sensation Girls and is currently at work producing the next Steve Carell and Will Ferrell movie vehicle Anchoman: The Legend Continues. Missus Apatow—that would be Miz Mann—frequently snags roles in Mister Apatow's movies but has also landed roles in a number of non-Apatow projects including Sofia Coppola's not yet released The Bling Ring and the animated tee-vee series Allen Gregory.
*The Hollywood Reporter reported in (June) 2011 that initiation fees at the Riviera Country Club run up to around a quarter million clams and some of its Showbiz bigwig members include Mark Wahlberg, Adam Sandler, Dennis Quaid, Luke Wilson, Jon Feltheimer, Jay Sures and Ari Emanuel.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
John Legend Buys Bigger in Little Italy
LOCATION: New York City, NY
SIZE: 1,969 square feet, 1 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms
YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Late last November nine-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter John Legend sold his 1,359 square foot apartment in New York City's impossibly chic and fully gentrified Bowery neighborhood. Lucky Mister Legend sold the convertible two bedroom and two bathroom condo crib for $2,675,000, $775,000 more than he paid for the place exactly three years earlier.
Last month, the increasingly celebrity-centric folks at Architectural Digest published a picture driven piece written by the ever so clever Mayer Rus about the sophisticated but earthy and modestly proportioned 1960s mid-century modern residence in Los Angeles' Lake Hollywood area owned by Mister Legend since 2007 and shared with his swimsuit model/accomplished amateur cook and food blogger fiancée Christine "Chrissy" Teigen.
At first Your Mama thought maybe Mister Legend and Miss Teigen had simply packed it up and high-tailed it to Los Angeles for a left coast life of better weather. We recently learned, however, from The Bizzy Boys at Celebrity Address Aerial that Mister Legend didn't vacate New York at all but, in fact, traded up to a larger—if less expensive—condominium in a newly converted 19th-century brick building in Little Italy.* Property records do indeed reveal that last August (2012) Mister Legend dropped the rather unusual amount of $2,494,712 on a 1,969 square foot loft-type condo at the so-called Brewster Carriage House building with just one bedroom but 2.5 bathrooms and a total of $3,144 in monthly taxes, maintenance and common charges.
Listing details and other resources available on the internets show the 160 (or so) year year old building was completely worked over by starchitect Winka Dubbeldam's cutting edge firm Archi-Tectonics in a manner that eco-consciously marries antique architectural details with state-of-the-art technology and modern amenities.
The three windows that line one wall in the dining area and kitchen are certainly over-sized but they also look directly across a very narrow air shaft to a solid brick wall. This up-close brick wall view will probably perplex and perturb any number of the children not accustomed to the sometimes compromising realities of urban living. Howevuh, hunties, just like they are with all the ugly-ass air conditioners that hang out of the windows of even the most expensive of apartment houses on Fifth and Park Avenues, New Yorkers are used to this sort of thing. Windows that open into air shafts large and small are simply a fact of residential life in New York City, even in the most luxurious of buildings.**
Anyhoodles poodles, the lone bedroom of Mister Legend and Miss Teigen's apartment opens directly off the living room area and has two street-facing windows that could make it tough to sleep during September's annual 11-day long Feast of San Gennaro. Fortunately, to ease that pain, there's a walk-in closet larger than many bedrooms in lower Manhattan and the windowless attached bathroom has radiant heated floors, an over-sized shower stall and a floating walnut vanity equipped with two sinks and slow-closing drawers.
Even the most brief of perusals of the floor plan included with marketing materials reveals that in addition to the master bathroom and the half bathroom near the front door there's another full bathroom off the kitchen. With all due respect to Miz Dubbeldam—who Your Mama thinks is a goddamn architectural genius—but this location for a bathroom notably larger and more extensively equipped than the actual master bathroom seems a bit silly.
This big ol' second bathroom might make more sense if the condo was configured in such a way that would allow for a quick and simple addition of a second bedroom but, despite it's nearly 2,000 square feet, it doesn't. Given the scale and location of the second bathroom—not to mention the pass through walk-in closet—the absolute best location for a second bedroom would be exactly where the kitchen is currently located. Moving the kitchen seems radical and expensive—if it's even possible. Where else could a second bedroom be added without completely compromising the main living space(s)?
*Marketing materials describe the building as being in NoLIta—as in North of Little Italy—but Your Mama's understanding of New York City neighborhood borders actually puts it not in NoLIta but rather in the northern heart of Little Italy, just off the authentic yet touristically ersatz ristorante- and trattoria-lined Mulberry Street.
**Trust Your Mama, children, it's way it's better too have air shaft windows with a dead on view of a brick wall than to have windows that open into a window-lined air shaft. For more than a decade Your Mama lived in a rent-stabilized two bedroom tenement apartment in which the smaller of the two bedrooms had a single window that opened into an air shaft lined with more than a dozen other kitchen and bedroom windows of the apartments in the building next door. You can't imagine the visual, auditory and olfactory horrors that regularly came through that window. Seriously. Like call the police, please, there's a situation going on over there that is not good. Anyhoo...
listing photos and floor plan: Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Let's Visit a Fabulous House in San Miguel de Allende!
San Miguel de Allende at duskToday, we have a special treat! The houses that were submitted for the Aidan Gray catalogue contest came from all over the United States. Many came from Texas, but there were some from other states, as well. And, we did get one house from outside the states - from Mexico, in San Miguel de Allende. If you aren't from Texas, you might not be familiar with San Miguel, which is an artsy colonial town smack in the middle of the country. But for Texans, the town is a very popular vacation spot.San Miguel de Allende is located right in the middle of Mexico, north of Mexico City.San Miguel de Allende was once an important stop for the silver trade between Zacateas and Mexico City. Today, it has well preserved 17th and 18th century buildings that date from that time. There are cobblestone streets, beautiful Baroque and Neoclassical colonial architecture and hidden courtyards – all of which make San Miguel one of the prettiest towns in Mexico.Besides tourists, San Miguel attracts both art lovers and artists alike with its many galleries and studios. There is also plenty of shopping and sites to take it, and its year round mild temperature is another major draw.If you are planning to visit, there are many places to stay in San Miguel, from hotels to bed and breakfasts, and many people choose to rent individually owned houses. Some of these houses are centuries old and some are new construction. Most are very well designed in the Spanish style. and most are quite attractive.The owner of this guest house in San Miguel knew it was a long shot to enter her house in the Aidan Gray contest since it was out of the country, but I am so glad she did! I love the way she decorated it – very casually with linens mostly from Les Indiennes.Let's take a look at her house first:The owner sent in her house in saying she knew it wouldn't be picked because it was in Mexico, but I still took the chance and sent it in as a finalist because I loved it so much! To me – it could also be a house in Austin or France, it just had a wonderful look to it. Here is the front with a balcony that leads to the front door. The house is made of stone and the roof is tiled.The front of the house overlooks a gravel courtyard enclosed by a low stone fence that surrounds the property.To the right side of the house is the kitchen and dining room – notice the stone stairs at the side. So romantic!This door leads into the kitchen – the table is perfect for outdoor meals.The front door opens to a large living/dining room combination. Notice the wonderful wood ceiling.The owner decorated the house using Les Indiennes fabrics in the gold colorway.Across from the sofa are two wicker chairs with more Les Indiennes fabrics – and the quilt is also from there.At the opposite side of the living room is the dining area. I love the wood floor and the wood ceiling. Such a pretty room!A large painted armoire sits between the two windows. The seats of the chairs are covered in another gold Les Indiennes fabric. The kitchen is off to the left.Off from the dining/living room is the kitchen. A half stone wall divides the two rooms. The steel French doors lead to the gravel courtyard where there is a table and chairs set up for al fresco dining. The floors in the kitchen are old hexagon terra cotta tiles.The kitchen has a wonderful lantern hanging from the beam. I love how she built in the refrigerator. Notice the tiny window above the refrigerator that is surrounded by stone. Such a cute house!!!The countertops are wood and the backsplash is terra cotta tiles which is so Spanish looking. Open shelves hold dishes and pots.To reach the bedrooms, you walk through the living room. Notice how the backs of the French chairs have red and cream checked fabric. And notice the top of the arched doorway leading into the hallway. Love the rustic wood.The hallway has brick shaped terra cotta flooring and a row of Spanish pierced tin lanterns.The main bedroom has stucco walls with a stone wainscot. The bed is covered in a red handblocked fabric quilt. Love the sunburst mirror over the bed.Across from the bed is a window that overlooks the stone wall.The brick shaped tile floor continues into the bedroom. Love the lantern!Love the arched steel windows.The staircase that leads to another bedroom is made of the stone, stucco and terra cotta tiles.A lantern hangs from the white painted wood ceiling. The staircase seems like it's in it's own tower.And upstairs is this bedroom with an iron bed and cornice from which a panel of lace hangs.I wish there were even more pictures of the house! I just love it. I think if the house was in Texas or a nearby state, it might have been a winner. I can definitely see it filled with Aidan Gray furniture, and the owner said she loves everything in their catalogue!The owner didn't mention if the house was available to rent out, but many homeowners in San Miguel de Allende do rent out their houses.Here's a panoramic view of the town – the church is considered one of the prettiest in Mexico and it is also the most photographed one. The church was built in the 17th century and the gothic façade was added in the late 19th century.The complex with two smaller domes.The back of the church with the terrace set up for a luncheon. Orange is the most popular color in the town and many buildings are painted this vibrant color.Lit up at night, the church, La Parroquia, is gorgeous, but wait until you see the inside of it!Notice the crystal chandeliers and the brick ceiling – and notice the tiled floors!Here you can see the wainscot of tiles on the walls.And looking up at the ceiling. Wow. This church is not a cathedral, but is instead a parish church. Lots of locals get married here.Off the main town square is the Church of San Francisco.Inside the Church of San Francisco - besides the main chandeliers, notice the smaller ones on the side. Isn't this the prettiest church? Gorgeous!A cobblestone street in San Miguel. Just like in the French Quarter, behind the stone walls there are courtyards hidden away from the street. Notice the pretty pair of lanterns on the left under the flag of Mexico.The buildings are mostly painted rich terra cotta and ochre. The streets have the original cobblestones.It's hard to tell what lies behind the doors – it could be an unrestored building or a house that is totally renovated and decorated, only a polished door can give it away.Shop filled with Mexican dishes and religious items.While many people live in town, there are houses in the country, along with large estates.This house is out in the country – the porch overlooks the mountains and the town in the distance.These are obviously well kept houses, hidden away behind the doors. Notice the ivy overflowing from the rooftop terrace. Many townhouses have terraces on the top floor that look out on the town.1.Since there are so many artists in San Miguel, many houses are very eclectic. And, many decorate in the colors found in the town – the oranges and golds. While some houses are new, most renovate original buildings – like this one.2.Another original house – renovated.3.This house is another original building. The walls are left how they are found.The same house – the kitchen and dining room. Notice the wood ceiling.The rooftop terrace of the same house. Notice the enclosed garden across the street on the right. It must be so tropical inside there!4.Hidden behind the doors are lush landscapes. The covered terrace can be seen on the top floor.5.This house is behind peach colored stucco walls. The gate and flower pots lets you know there is a renovated property here.The front gate leads to a walkway with lit niches.Their rooftop terrace becomes the backyard. Love how the fabric matches the peach walls.There is even a small pool on the upper terrace! Beautiful!6.Casa Carino is a large, four story, 7 bedroom rental. Built in 2002, it is an example of a newly built property. The house has a surprise inside – a rotunda! Double staircases lead down to the fountain and swimming pool.Beautiful architecture – columns and arches which overlook the garden.Close up of the balcony. The door leads to the rotunda.The three story rotunda. Incredible. Notice the fireplace and the niches with the life size santos.The sun shines through the rotunda. So pretty.Close up of the doors that circle the rotunda.The living room. Notice the wood table with the carving of an angel! Beautiful fireplace and more santos.The dining room – notice the stone floors and steel windows. It seems like everyone here has steel windows – wonder why?The tile kitchen. Look at the mantel over the range!!!!! Whoa!!The master bedroom. Wood shutters at the windows.The bath has a mural done in the same tones of the stone floors. The towels are monogrammed with the name of the house.Open air terrace.Is the pool tiled? Love the way the courtyard is enclosed with high stucco walls.The pool does look like it is tiled – isn't it beautiful?!Fountain and pool house. Romantic Mexico.7.In another house, this is a surprise – a new, modern exterior!But the interior could be an old house in town! Built around the courtyard, part of it is open and part is covered. Beautiful stone arches.The covered part of the courtyard. So pretty.Inside, the décor is white – which is unusual in San Miguel, but I like it, of course!! Sconces and Venetian mirror which is a surprising choice. I wish the sconces had a black frame instead of gold. They don't really match the chandelier at all.Another view of the great room.Tall ceilings in the kitchen.Fab bed!! Love it!! And I love the old fashion phone.The bathroom with a contemporary styled window in the middle of two mirrors. While I don't care for contemporary, the interiors are classic enough that makes this house appeal to me.8.At this next house, brick and stone stairs wind around the wall – it leads to the front door – and an upper terrace.Another stone staircase leads to a pergola covered terrace.Two sets of doors and stone steps lead to the house.The pergola covered terrace is set for an outdoor meal. Huge antiqued mirror is set inside stone.The entry with a mosaic floor and religious styled painting.The living room with a stone mantel.And looking the other way towards the dining area.A banquette and Mexican chairs. Notice the dark terra cotta floors.The formal dining room with another fireplace leads to the pergola terrace. Isn't this a pretty room?Looking at the other direction.Looking from the pergola terrace into the dining room.The kitchen with Mexican styled cabinets.The bathroom with a stone sink. Notice the cabinet door below it!The bedroom has Mexican country painted furniture.9.This house, Casa Ambrose, is for sale OR rent! Take your pick. It's new construction, located a short walk to the Jardin, or town square. It's built on a corner and the courtyard follows the shape of the house.Stone floors, dark beamed ceiling and iron staircase that wraps around the front door.The entry leads to the left side of the house – the living room.Beautiful stone fireplace.The living room overlooks the front of the house on the street and the back –the courtyard.Such a beautiful mantel!
The kitchen leads out to the courtyard.
The kitchen has green painted cabinets and tiled floors and backsplash.
Incredible headboard!
Blue and white tiled bathroom.
Master suite with brick ceiling.
The V-shaped courtyard. Just beautiful!!
The walls of the house are painted typical San Miguel colors.
So romantic!!!
The Koi pool sits in the middle of the courtyard.
The second level of the house – of course there is a rooftop terrace to overlook the town!
At dusk.
And, there's an outdoor kitchen.
Remember the movie The Holiday - where Kate Winslet traded her cute Cotswold cottage for a California mansion? You can do the same with this house – it's a home swap!!! Isn't it pretty?!!!!
Their beautiful courtyard with a tiled pool. I suppose all the pools are tiled in San Miguel? Love it!!! To contact the owners about a swap, go HERE.
If you don't want to rent a house, there are many other places to stay in San Miguel. Some boutique hotels are housed in older buildings like this, with beautiful, lush courtyards. Others are in newer ones.
Casa Schuck is a bed and breakfast hotel that's been open for more than 30 years.
Casa Schuck is centered around a beautiful courtyard, of course!
Casa de Sierra Nevada is a boutique hotel, part of the Orient Express group.
Balcony at the Casa de Sierra Nevada that overlooks the town.
L'Otel San Miquel de Allende is rated tops by Conde Nast.
It's not decorated in a typical San Miguel style – as seen here.
The living room of the hotel.
I think the dining room is my favorite – look at that wall of crystal glasses – amazing!
All the suites are different.
Love this bed and headboard!
Lime greens and linen in this suite.
Rooftop terrace off one of the suites.
The Rosewood Hotel is one of the highest rated hotels in the town. Besides renting rooms, you can also buy a house on the property.
The Rosewood bar.
Rooftop terrace overlooking the town.
Beautiful rooms, of course.
Private terrace off of a guest suite at the Rosewood Hotel.
Besides the Rosewood Hotel, there are also residences available to purchase. Here, the living room sits right off the courtyard.
The dining room – love the beamed ceilings.
Beautiful and luxe kitchen. Great island.
And the master bedroom with a fireplace, right off the courtyard.
Even the bathroom is located off the courtyard with its San Miguel painted walls.
I hope you've enjoyed this look at San Miguel de Allende. There were so many rentals, but most had teeny-tiny pictures, too small for me to show here. If you are interested in renting a house, just google rentals, San Miguel de Allende, and your internet will explode with options.
Also a huge thank you to the homeowner for sharing her house in San Miguel with us! To tell you the truth, it's my favorite of all those I showed today! I just love her style so much, I could move right in and just bring a toothbrush, as my mother says!!
A little obnoxious self promotion: the good people at Restyle Source did a profile on moi, with a short interview and a few pictures (that you all have seen a million times.) Their site is great, so even if you don't want to read about me (not that I blame you one bit!) click on it for design inspiration. To read the story, go HERE. And a huge thank you to Restyle Source!!!
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Double degree means that you complete part of your degree studies abroad in a partner institution and when you graduate you will obtain a degree certificate from both institutions. The programme is planned so that it is possible to complete it within your regular study time.
The Kajaani University of Applied Sciences' Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and the Bachelor's Degree in International Business as well as Bachelor's Degree in Tourism are parties in a Double Degree Agreement with the Hochschule Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany. The Bacherlor's Degree in Tourism is also parties in a Double Degree Agreement with the Hochschule Harz, Wernigerode, Germany.
When business students graduate, they will receive a KAMK Bachelor of Business Administration degree from KAMK and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the German UAS.
When tourism students graduate, they will receive a Kajaani UAS Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree from KAMK and a Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management degree from the German UAS.
Entry requirements for masters programmes:
KAMK has made an agreement with Coventry University London to provide KAMK students an opportunity to


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1. Jude Law
Jude Law has really been through the wringer; however, just as usual he has seemed to come out on top with a huge year ahead of him.
2. One Direction
One Direction is a boy band that is absolutely blowing up the world reviews for new and popular music.
There is rarely a media source that does not have a headline that references One Direction; even in the face of a three-month break they are still making popular news.
3. Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham is often criticized for not ever smiling; however, she still has a rather large fan base.
People that follow her story know that she was bullied for her teeth as a child and this could have impacted her desire to smile in public.
4. Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet is one of the most endearing celebrities of all time. She is stunningly gorgeous and intelligent to boot. She has been involved with some of the most iconic filmography of the last twenty years.
5. Kate Moss
Kate Moss is a one of a kind supermodel that really is able to keep her fans hanging on. She has been a bad girl; she had been a charitable woman; and she has been everything in between.
Fans love to hold on to see what wild event or activity she is going to be a part of next.
6. Harry Styles
Harry Styles is one of the most particularly compelling members of the band One Direction. He has been rumored to be dating one of the Kardashian sisters; it is yet to be confirmed. However if he is in a relationship it will break fan's hearts.
7. Adele
Fans love to cheer for Adele when she is singing a heart pounding power song, and they also love to cry with her when she is sad.
She is truly one of the most beloved celebrities of the last 5 years.
8. Prince William
Prince William is royalty and he is also a pop culture celebrity. In the midst of all of his duties, he is also able to maintain a level of love and engagement with his young family.
A feat that many people are not able to accomplish. He appears kind and loving and seems to really enjoy his time with Kate Middleton and the baby.
9. Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne was not always a fan favorite.
However, it is probably because of the fact that she was heavily in the public eye during some of the most challenging years of her life that she was able to make it out on top and be able to take care of her fans the way that she does.
10. Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell is slowly turning in to the celebrity that fans can really enjoy listening to. In his early years on American Idol and the X Factor, fans would "boo" his every word.
However, with his baby on the way and a serious relationship, it seems as though he is starting to mellow out quite a bit compared to his older days.


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THIS makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
I feel like the U.S. military is finally getting its act together–they're repealing "don't ask, don't tell" (probably) and they're finally recognizing the efforts of female pilots in WWII, who risked their lives for our country but were never given any gratitude.
There were over 200 women pilots in WWII and none of them received recognition. They had to pay for their own transportation home and if they died in duty, their bodies weren't even ceremoniously adorned in flags. These women flew non-combat missions to free up male pilots for fighting.
On Wednesday the remaining women the Congressional Gold Medal–the highest civilian honor…and the best part? None of the women interviewed in the story thought they were any the less without it. They just volunteered because they felt it was the right thing to do.
I don't know if I could ever be that brave. I admire these women.


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The past week I've found myself really feeling in awe of how beautiful the Upper Valley is. I remember when we first moved here a couple months ago and felt in awe of how many trees there were and how GREEN everything was! I love driving around here, passing rustic homes with bright shutters on the windows, surrounded by fields and trees. I think I was starting to get acclimated to the scenery, but then the leaves started changing colors and the sun is lowering in the sky giving the area a whole different look, and bringing on a renewed appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us every day.
We recently went to a local farm to pick raspberries, apples, and pumpkins with the Tiny Tuckies group (a playgroup for Tuck student families, who meet about once a week). It was a beautiful day, in a beautiful location, and a grand time was had by all. My boys picked out some decorative pumpkins for our porch along with a bagful of apples ("for Daddy to take for his lunch at school," my four year old said). They also got a big kick out of seeing real, live tractors at work on a farm. Meanwhile, I was blown away by the scenery.


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Some of you may remember a while back I did a post on teething and I highly recommended Hyland's teether tablets. Well I saw this today and felt like it would be the responsible thing to pass it on… just click on this link
Just wanted to pass that info on ! I know I've been a little absent of late and prolly will be a while longer. My family has hit a big snag and I'm going thru a rough spot… please just keep us in your thoughts and prayers.


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May 27th, 2016 Google I/O 2016
Google held its annual developer's conference last week and we've been digesting a few of the big announcements. Google IO showcases Google's vision for the future of its software, technologies and products. Consumer favourite this year seems to be Google Home, their answer to Amazon Echo. Home aims to become an integral part of your household, bringing together a combination of Google Now, the newly announced Google Assistant features and IOT connectivity.
But the event's target audience are the developers, designers and companies working on its platforms, so here are the things we're most excited about as an agency.
Instant Apps
Arguably the biggest potential disrupter announced this year is the ability to run apps on Android devices without first having to install the application through the Play Store. Available on phones running Kit-Kat and above, users can install small fully functioning sections of an application directly from a URL or NFC point.
One example demonstrated the journey of paying for a parking meter. The user taps a NFC enabled parking meter, Google Play installs a small module, only downloading necessary code, enabling them to pay the parking fee through Google Pay, without ever installing an app. The user is free to install the full app, or continue as if it was never present on the device. One time use apps could be an interesting experiment for retailers looking to reduce the pain of queuing and paying at the tills.
Hopefully the improved experience of searching for and installing apps will encourage users to try out more applications. Also, development time has the possibility of being reduced due to the fact that mobile web sites might not be essential (at least for the Android and Chrome OS platforms), as URL's can point to specific modules from the app.
PlayStore on Chrome
Meanwhile, a huge change to the Chrome OS system has the potential to increase app installs and reach. The Chrome team announced that the full Play Store will soon be available on Chromebooks, instantly increasing the appeal of a Chrome OS device, which noticeably lacks popular applications like Skype and Office.
Apps will be available in 3 different resolutions, and will take advantage of Android N's new multitasking support, as well as having full notifications functionality. Recently Chrome OS overtook Mac OS sales in the US, which while mainly due to the education market, could translate to new installs on previously released apps. Looking further into the future, perhaps the Chrome browser itself may eventually be able to run apps, enabling Windows and Mac systems to run native Android applications. In the meantime, life has certainly become simpler for companies looking to create apps for the Chromebook platform.
Android N
Early developer previews of the new operating system have been available for a couple of months now, so we already had an idea of how the next version of Android will look, but a few interesting announcements came as a surprise. The biggest functional change is multitasking support. Apps can now run side by side, a widely requested feature, which has been available previously with certain apps on Samsung devices. Quick switching between apps is another welcome addition, along with improvements to accessibility options and APIs which allow developers to enable quick replying to notifications.
Android Wear 2.0
Huge updates to the Wearable platform were also announced. The next generation of Android Wear focuses on its strengths of messaging and fitness. Having conversations becomes easier with the addition of a full on-screen keyboard, auto-scrolling handwriting recognition and smart reply. An improved Google Fit API gives developers access to more detailed movement data, enabling us to build apps that can detect when a user is running, cycling or working out amongst other activities.
Devices will soon be able to connect directly to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or networks, instead of having to tether to a phone, which is an important step towards independence from mobile. We'll also see major improvements to the look of Wear. Google has also released Material design specifications tailored to the Wear platform. These additions to Android Wear are important as the platform becomes more mature. While Wear are still not must have devices, I'm sure we'll see wider adoption following these platform updates.
Another platform in its early stages, but with huge potential is virtual reality. The first high end consumer devices have recently launched, so this was the perfect time for Google to announce their plans for Mobile VR. Baked into the next version of Android, Daydream aims to make VR experiences available to anyone with an Android phone which that the 'Daydream ready' specifications. Virtual reality versions of YouTube, Play Movies and Photos will be available as well as a virtual Play Store showcasing the best VR apps and games.
While we're yet to see how much of an impact on society and entertainment VR has, we are already seeing wide adoption to the relatively new technology. The BBC recently announced they are working on VR documentaries, while the New York Times have already released projects like 'The Displaced', a 360 degree documentary showing the life and struggles of young refugees. We're likely to see huge growth and it's worth keeping an eye out for development opportunities. There's a huge potential market which spans many industries, virtual stores, travel destinations and brand experiences could become commonplace in the next few years.
The next event on our calendar is WWDC, Apple's annual developer conference. A few things to look out for include new versions of the iOS, Mac and Apple TV operating systems, Siri becoming more advanced and open to developers, and the long awaited arrival of Apple's HomeKit app for controlling smart accessories around the home. Of course, we're also hoping for a few surprises.


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Kilmorack Gallery Joint Exhibition 16 September - 28 October 2017
Solo Exhibition - The Bakehouse Gallery August 2017
Catto 2016 - Solo Exhibition
An experimental film exploring the Whitewood
The Whitewood......
Enigmatic paintings by Mark Edwards on show at Catto Gallery
Edwards's artworks draw comparisons with masters such as L S Lowry and Edward Hopper, and, with his penchant for bowler hats, Magritte too. This is his second show at Catto, and these new works are a continuation of The White Wood series, which Edwards has worked on for the past seven years.
For the full article on Creative Review read here.
Country gents: New exhibition by Sutherland surrealist
Sutherland-based artist Mark Edwards creates scenes of men in great coats and bowler hats in snowy, wooded landscapes.


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Grayslake Village Manager Total Comp May Exceed $350,000
In 1998, as a newly hired village manager Michael Ellis was making a starting base salary of $93,000 (see contract). Today, Ellis makes $259,252 on base salary with other benefits increasing total compensation between $350,000 and $400,000 annually. More than salary, it's also about the cost of perquisites and other benefits.
Ellis has a contract in force since 1998 that currently provides for:
A full year of salary and health insurance if he is terminated.
Full annual automobile reimbursement.
Taxpayer funding of a second retirement plan- a "deferred compensation retirement plan"
in addition to funding his lucrative public pension plan…
. Taxpayer funded premiums into a whole life insurance policy (a de facto third retirement plan) equal to a death benefit amount of Ellis' full annual salary. Ellis chooses the plans beneficiary and keeps all cash value and benefits at retirement.
Generous sick and vacation provisions to accumulate and pay-out unused days.
Taxpayer funded full tuition reimbursement to continue his college "continuing education".
Travel and all expenses annually to a "national conference"
A "NO- REDUCTION" clause in contract preventing Grayslake from reducing Ellis salary or benefits individually; all reductions have to be across-the-board for all village employees.
The perks and benefits are worth at least an extra $115,000 per year. Without additional foia's, we conservatively estimate the following taxpayer costs:
pension payment ($42,000),
deferred comp plan ($10,000),
whole life policy ($10,000),
auto ($5,000),
severance and "no-reduction" clause (1/10th chance of occurrence, $28,000 value),
sick & vacation days ($5,000),
annual health insurance cost ($15,000).
Therefore, salary of $259,252 plus $115,000 equals $374,252.
Without a full, in-depth compensation analysis, we estimate that Ellis has a contract worth between $350,000 and $400,000 annually.
Background: 57 city & village managers and administrators out-earn all 50 governors. New York is the highest paid governor at a salary of $179,000; the second highest paid governor is Illinois at $177,500. http://www.therichest.org/nation/highest-paid-america-governors/
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