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LatestThe New York Times has named the winter's hottest party wear trend: the LBJ ("little black jumpsuit" — not Lady Bird Johnson, unfortunately). After perusing the LBJ trend piece, the thinking woman has but one response: stylish, yes, but how do you pee?
As everyone knows, holiday parties center around two things only, depending on context. In the context of Love Actually, holiday parties center around making eyes at Professor Snape while his wife watches with a weary, hardened patience. In every other context, holiday parties center around stuffing yourself with mini-quiches and drinking a lot. Thus, the LBJ conundrum.
"You don't have to think about [the LBJ] too much, you just add heels and some makeup and you're done," says one woman interviewed by the Times. "Nobody has the time to go home and get changed anymore." BUT NOBODY HAS TIME TO STRIP COMPLETELY NAKED IN ORDER TO EMPTY THEIR BLADDER EITHER. The woman on-the-go cannot interrupt her drunk-networking (or whatever it is that women on-the-go do by night) to wriggle out of a cloth-sarcophagus with increasing frequency as the evening progresses. You probably end up constantly rolling your outfit down and then pulling it back on, only to find that it immediately needs to come off again. In your festive LBJ, you become a pee-Sisyphus. A Pissyphus, if you will. So, what is to be done?
Don't worry, guys. I've got you covered. Covered like a jumper that encases you from your ankles to the top of your breasts, impeding your free and prolific micturition. Without further ado, here is a list of Holiday Party Outfits Ranked By How Easy It Is To Go Pee In Them.
Holiday Party Outfits Ranked By How Easy It Is To Go Pee In Them (Descending Order)
- LBJ (necromancer pants made out of the original LBJ). These are magically welded to your skin. No getting out of here.
- Snow pants with a one piece swimsuit underneath. I don't know what kind of fucked-up parties you people are going to, but this one would be themed "Igloo Swim Team" and peeing would be impossible.
- LBJ (little black jumpsuit). As discussed in great length before — I have a lot of feelings about a great variety of topics, guys — you have to get COMPLETELY NAKED in order to go about your bathroom business. Difficult.
- Leotard with crotch snaps. I have one of these, but not in a sex way. It's from a thrift store but originally from Gap Kids (**fashionista**). Anyway, doing up crotch snaps is surprisingly challenging although ripping them open with wild abandon does make you feel alive.
- A very tight skirt that you have to wriggle out of and then it keeps riding up. It's like you are undergoing a reverse Little Mermaid transformation every time you put it back on. You are repeatedly acting out the plot of Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea.
- Pants. But who wears pants to an office party? How are you gonna fit all the mini quiches in with your waistline restricted like that?
- A sensible skirt/dress. If your holiday party is themed "regular humans" (BORING).
- A sexy Santa costume. I think probably a lot of people from SantaCon have wet themselves whilst wearing these so there's already a historical precedent.
- A space suit. Astronauts get to pee in their boots and everyone calls them national heroes for it!
- Adult diapers. Problem solved, ladies. You're welcome.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three weeks after Facebook refused to remove a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words, Mark Zuckerberg is getting a taste of his own medicine: fake footage showing him gloating over his one-man domination of the world.
It's the latest flap over deviously altered "deepfake" videos as Facebook and other social media services struggle to stop the spread of misinformation and "fake news" while also respecting free speech and fending off allegations of censorship.
The somewhat crude video of the Facebook CEO, circulating on Facebook-owned Instagram over the past few days, combines news footage of Zuckerberg with phony audio.
"Imagine this for a second, one man with total control over billions of people's stolen data, all their secrets, their lives, their futures," Zuckerberg seemingly intones in a voice that does not sound very much like Zuckerberg's. "I owe it all to Spectre. Spectre showed me that whoever controls the data controls the future." (Spectre is the evil organization in the James Bond movies.)
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Posters said he targeted Zuckerberg as "one person governing control of 2 billion people's personal private data. He's at the center of the debate that asks questions whether that is a safe place for our data to be."
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Amid the latest round of TNReady troubles that included both miscalculated student scores and errors in how those scores were used in some teacher evaluations, the House of Representatives held hearings last week to search for answers.
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Let's start from the beginning. Which was supposed to be 2016. Except it didn't happen. And then it kept not happening. For full disclosure, I have a child who was in 4th grade at the time of what was to be the inaugural year of TNReady. The frustration of watching her prepare for a week of testing only to be told it would happen later and then later and then maybe never was infuriating. That adults at decision-making levels think it is just fine to treat students that way is telling. It also says something that when some adults try to stand up for their students, they are smacked down by our Commissioner of Education.
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Which brings us to the perennial issue of delivering accurate score reports to districts. This year was the fourth year in a row there have been problems delivering these results to school districts. Each year, we hear excuses and promises about how it will be better next year. Then, it isn't.
Oh, and what if you're a parent like me and you're so frustrated you just want to opt your child out of testing. Well, according to Commissioner McQueen and the Governor who supports her, that's not an option. Sadly, many districts have fallen in line with this way of thinking.
Here's the thing: McQueen's reasoning is missing something. Yes, she lacks credibility generally. But, specifically, she's ignoring some key evidence. As I noted previously:
All along, the state has argued a district's federal funds could be in jeopardy due to refusal to administer the test or a district's inability to test at least 95% of its students.
As such, the argument goes, districts should fight back against opt-outs and test refusals by adopting policies that penalize students for taking these actions.
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So, you have a system that is far from perfect and based on this system (TNReady), you penalize teachers (through their evaluations) and schools (through an A-F school grading system). Oh yeah, and you generate "growth" scores and announce "reward" schools based on what can best be described as a problematic (so far) measuring stick with no true comparability to the previous measuring stick.
Anyway, Bill Haslam is probably right. This is fine.
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What happens when a brash young indie director makes a big action flick? Marvel found out when it hired Chloe Zhao for its superhero movie "The Eternals" (ph). She had just won an Oscar for directing last year's best picture winner "Nomadland."
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MARTÍNEZ: All right. So Bob, why? And why is it a good idea?
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MARTÍNEZ: Yeah. I do remember his impact on that series. All right. So let's get an example, Bob, of a director who made a franchise better.
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MARTÍNEZ: The only interesting film - wow. That's - there might be some people that might be upset over...
MONDELLO: I think, yeah.
MARTÍNEZ: Well, actually, a lot of people would agree with you, too, Bob, I think. Yeah. So you mentioned a tale of two Ryans. Can I guess at the other Ryan? 'Cause I'm looking into my Rolodex of different Ryan film directors, and only one comes up. Ryan Coogler?
MONDELLO: Oh, yeah. We know him now as the guy who made "Black Panther," but he...
MARTÍNEZ: Yeah.
MONDELLO: ...Came out of nowhere. I mean, he had made three shorts and the drama "Fruitvale Station" about the death of Oscar Grant in a rapid transit station in Oakland, Calif. Grant was played by a TV actor who'd recently been in "Friday Night Lights," Michael B. Jordan.
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MONDELLO: Now, you get a sense of the tone of that movie. And "Fruitvale Station" got picked up by the Sundance and Cannes film festivals, and Coogler suddenly had some clout. And he used it to get financing for a project he'd been dreaming about for years, an extension of the Rocky franchise that was going to center on Rocky's Black opponent Apollo Creed. And Sylvester Stallone liked the idea and came on board, and Jordan came along as a star, and they basically recreated the franchise for a younger and more diverse audience.
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MONDELLO: Now, that led to "Black Panther," and nobody thinks Coogler's an indie director anymore. He's amazing, right?
MARTÍNEZ: Yeah. And that led also to his continued partnership with Michael B. Jordan in "Black Panther" as Killmonger.
MONDELLO: Yeah.
MARTÍNEZ: Indie directors get some clout when they direct these superhero films and presumably cash. Anything else?
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MONDELLO: Now, when he tried to do the same thing with a bigger budget starring in and directing Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," it just tanked, so he went back to Shakespeare. Nobody would hire him for other kinds of things, but that's a dead end for a film director. You don't want to be a a one-trick pony in Hollywood. So they brought him "Thor," and what he realized when he was reading the script was he could make all those scenes on the planet Asgard feel like "King Lear," Anthony Hopkins thundering at his kids.
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MONDELLO: Isn't that wonderful? And it brought back his career. And this year, he's got a film, "Belfast," that is on everybody's shortlist for best picture. So he was resurrected by that. And I think it has made a tremendous difference for him in addition to the cash and the clout that you get out of this.
MARTÍNEZ: Does putting an indie director on a franchise film usually work? I mean, it sounds like - I mean, we've been running off a list. It seems like it works almost every time. I mean, how often do they really make a mark on the franchise versus maybe possibly getting swallowed by the enormity of it?
MONDELLO: Well, they do sometimes. I mean, the thing is that these series do tend to overwhelm directors after a while. And then the series have, you know, demands to them. There are certain things that the audience always wants. I mean, I'm a real fan of the guy who made "Tsotsi," Gavin Hood. And when he was hired to make "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," there is nothing about that movie, not one single thing, that I would say was like "Tsotsi." Right? I mean, there's just nothing in it. And I - the same you could say - I mean, think about poor Michel Gondry, the "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind" guy. He did not do himself any favors making "Green Hornet." So sometimes the insistence of the people who are making this beyond the director - right? - the producers and things like that - on a certain kind of movie just overwhelms a director. And an indie director is going to have less clout to combat that than other people.
MARTÍNEZ: That's NPR's film critic Bob Mondello. Bob, thanks a lot.
MONDELLO: It's great to be here.
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A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
1In You, O Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be ashamed;
In Your righteousness deliver me.
2Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;
Be to me a rock of strength,
A stronghold to save me.
3For You are my rock and my fortress;
For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me.
4You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.
5Into Your hand I commit my spirit;
You have ransomed me, O Lord, God of truth.
6I hate those who regard vain idols,
But I trust in the Lord.
7I will rejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness,
Because You have seen my affliction;
You have known the troubles of my soul,
8And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy;
You have set my feet in a large place.
9Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body also.
10For my life is spent with sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My strength has failed because of my iniquity,
And my body has wasted away.
11Because of all my adversaries, I have become a reproach,
Especially to my neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.
12I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a broken vessel.
13For I have heard the slander of many,
Terror is on every side;
While they took counsel together against me,
They schemed to take away my life.
14But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,
I say, "You are my God."
15My times are in Your hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.
16Make Your face to shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.
17Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
18Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
19How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!
20You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man;
You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
21Blessed be the Lord,
For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.
22As for me, I said in my alarm,
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Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications
When I cried to You.
23O love the Lord, all you His godly ones!
The Lord preserves the faithful
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24Be strong and let your heart take courage,
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Hey Barry, I wasn't saying that people needed to overly stress out about the next Penguin update, but I'm happy to give more details. I was giving context on the fact that lots of people were asking me when the next Penguin update would happen, as if they expected Penguin updates to happen on a monthly basis and as if Penguin would only involve data refreshes.If you remember, in the early days of Panda, it took several months for us to iterate on the algorithm, and the Panda impact tended to be somewhat larger (e.g. the April 2011 update incorporated new signals like sites that users block). Later on, the Panda updates had less impact over time as we stabilized the signals/algorithm and Panda moved closer to near-monthly updates. Likewise, we're still in the early stages of Penguin where the engineers are incorporating new signals and iterating to improve the algorithm. Because of that, expect that the next few Penguin updates will take longer, incorporate additional signals, and as a result will have more noticeable impact. It's not the case that people should just expect data refreshes for Penguin quite yet.
As you know, many SEOs are eagerly awaiting a Penguin update but Matt Cutts, the head of search spam at Google, said "you don't want the next Penguin update." He warned that the Google "engineers have been working hard," on this update.
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GUEST AUTHOR: Patrick Egger is a Certified General Appraiser located in Las Vegas, NV. He teaches continuing education classes on the housing market, appraisal issues for real estate agents and appraisers. He can be reached at [email protected] Look for the Outside The Boxes category for a collection of Patrick's articles on Appraisal Scoop!
For years, Joan Trice via her Collateral Risk Network has promoted the concept of improving the appraisal process. Recently, Joan participated in a whitepaper with the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) entitled "A Comprehensive Blueprint for Residential Appraisal Reform".
Among the findings and recommendations were:
- Streamlining the process (including USPAP) and ensuring effective oversight and enforcement
- Creation of a national real estate data superhighway accessible to all
- Better education and credentialing for appraisers
- Establishing consistent rules, guidelines and standards for appraisers
- Developing procedures to address faulty appraisals
The other day in the Appraisal Buzz, Joan invited appraisers to participate in "improving the appraisal process". She wants our thoughts, ideas and anything we feel will make a difference and improve the appraisal process. Regardless of whether or not you agree, or disagree with her direction, you have to respect her effort.
Leading means doing what needs to be done and Joan is leading. She took time and made the effort to assemble movers and shakers along with "inside the beltway folks" that are in a position to reshape the appraisal process. She also has the attention of the NAHB, and the "Collateral Risk Network", a 300 person "members only" group of chief appraisers, regulators and industry experts, who (according to the article) "are focused on resolving the many challenges facing our profession".
To that end, I wanted to make some observations and give Joan some thoughts on the appraisal process and ways I think we could make it more effective for appraisers and those that rely on appraisal services. I hope that each of you will do the same.
Definition of the Problem
In my opinion, the form and the process could be improved. However, I do not believe it is the form or the process that stands as an impediment to a healthy housing market. When you examine what is wrong with housing and the system, changing the appraisal form is not going to fix the problem.
While USPAP has been adopted by the users of appraisal services, its underlying tenets and fundamentals have not been intergraded into the lending system that appraisals support or into the mindsets of those that use or rely on appraisal services. Therein is the problem.
We are required to develop opinions "objectively" within USPAP compliance. At the same time, those wanting to "make a deal", often want us to view the value opinion from outside USPAP or lending guidelines. When we do not, we are the problem and we are the ones impeding "housing's recovery".
despite the obvious.
Lenders and users of the appraisal have different motivations from those providing appraisal services. The appraiser does not stand to benefit from the deal. Often the client (lender) or the client's client (builder, agent, buyer, etc.) does. Appraisers are not incented to come in high or low. We are paid the
same, regardless of the value opinion. We have every incentive to make the deal and avoid the consequences.
On the other hand, builder's, lenders and other market participants, have skin in the game. They do not earn a commission or a profit if the deal does not close. When the deal is at risk of not closing, due to the value not being there, the debate ensues.
Is it a fair debate, with all parties trying to find the right value for the subject or is it a little one-sided, with some of the participants promoting a value opinion via "their comparables" that, "believe it or not", supports the deal and a commission earned or profit realized?
Personally, I think USPAP, market value and a long list of appraisal related issues (including the forms), better training, accountability, etc., should be addressed. However, none of this will matter unless we change the system. As long as market participants have a financial incentive to close the deal, any impediment to closing the deal, will be considered counter-productive and will come under attack.
We have changed the form and the appraisal process many times over my 40+/- years in the business. Tell me, what has changed when it comes to users of appraisal services and those that rely on the appraisal, when the appraisal does not close the deal?
Do lenders, agents and builders pat us on the back, saying wow, were glad you came in a little low and saved us from making a high-risk deal? Are they quick to say to their clients, "You should be happy Mr. and Mrs. Smith, that appraiser just saved you from paying too much for the property that I sold you?"
Over the past five plus years, lenders, homebuilders, agents and secondary market investors went out of business and homebuyers lost their homes, when loans did not perform and the effects rippled through our economy. Ask a few simple questions to these same individuals and businesses.
"If you could go back in time, knowing what we now do, would you be willing to pay the appraiser twice as much to hear the truth? Would you give him or her more time complete the assignment, without pressure, and develop a more reliable value opinion? Would you listen to the appraiser and adjust your loan to avoid housing's collapse? If you could erase the massive loans losses, by merely listening to an objective voice, as opposed to those with skin in the game, would you?"
The appraisal process is not perfect and nor are the appraisers. I have taught nationwide and met 1,000's of appraisers. Generally, they are good people who do not know what they do not know. This we can fix with better training. On the other hand, you cannot fix an "incentive based" housing market with a new appraisal form.
Real Estate is "Imperfect" ... stop shooting the messenger
Defining the appraisal problem and fixing nit is really quite simple. Real estate is imperfect, as are its participants. There are many sides to "housing". However, only one side or two sides have adopted a
definition of market value and a set of standards and criteria that must be followed to determine what market value is, the appraisal profession under lending guidelines.
I agree with homebuilders, real estate agents, loan officers, lenders, secondary market participants, investors, property owners, etc., that the appraisal process should be more transparent. However, I
disagree that "changing the appraisal process or forms" will solve the problem or that it is "one step" towards a possible solution.
This country depends on housing. Housing and its related industries are a considerable contribution to the GDP of the US. Over the past decade, we witnessed firsthand, the importance of housing and the financial systems and related industries that support it and our economy.
Everyone was made acutely aware of what happens to the economy when you disregard the measures in place to prevent pressure and unfair advantages. Market participants want a better "appraisal process" and one that is transparent. I for one agree that it should be and they should have it.
To that end, we do not need to change the appraisal process or the forms. We simply need to have the participants adopt the same rules we have. We need all of "housings participants" to play by the same rules, to be governed by the same principles and subject to the same consequences.
We can start by having the National Association of Home Builders, the National Association of Realtors, and others adopt a modified version of USPAP or Dodd Frank that incorporates many value related principles and the same definitions (including value and how it is determined), that we have.
When builders and agents set the price, those prices should be supportable as market value, using the same criteria we have to. Those involved with the sale (that depends on financing), refuse to recognize the rules adopted (USPAP and Appraisal Guidelines) by those that control that same financing.
We can edit USPAP to make it easier to comprehend and Congress can adopt it as "Federal Law", (just like the speed limit), that applies to all housing market participants. This way, it is the law of the land and
anyone violating its principles and provisions are now subject to the same consequences.
We can also adopt a "national market value definition" and "criteria" that will be transparent and that all market participants must follow. If we all know the rules, and those same rules and consequences apply
to us equally, there would no longer be an "appraisal problem".
Closing thoughts
Housing is multi-sided, complex and vital to the economy. Housing depends and financing and financing depends on a transparent and verifiable appraisal process. At the same time, we cannot have one part of housing subject to rules and consequences the other participants are not.
Our tax dollars support Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, VA, etc. If we are taking the risks of funding housing, we need to minimize the opportunity for housing to derail, a result of, "unintended consequences".
If tax dollars support housing, there should be transparency for the process, the data that supports the process and the rules. Remove the privacy laws and give appraisers access to the data in places where they do not have it. Share knowledge and common goals and all ships rise with the tide.
My suggestion, invite the homebuilders and agents (and anyone else with skin in the game) to be a part of changing the appraisal process. Give them a say and have them take the pledge to promote and support whatever comes out of this process and to force Congress to modify Dodd Frank and make it the law of the land, applicable to all of housing's "market participants", equally.
Your opinion matters
Housing's health is vital to the US economy. Each of us, have a stake in seeing a vibrant housing market. To that end, there are no acceptable reasons for any market participant to have an advantage or any other one to be disadvantaged, as appraisers have been for many years.
Homebuilders and other participants make valid observations. Appraisals often are not consistent and at times, this will cost the builder or consumer. At the same time, it is easy to point a finger from the stands and tell others what must be done, when you do not have to follow the same rules and you are not subject to the same consequences.
Several years ago, in response to the HVCC, Dave Biggers and Alamode collected more than 30,000 signatures in support of sensible changes (as opposed to what was on the table at the time) and forwarded them to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD and others. This effort had an impact and the "powers that be" listened. We need to repeat this effort, this time with Joan Trice.
Tell Joan and the CRN the problems you see and share your thoughts as to how they could be and should be addressed, with new regulations, or modifications to existing ones, better forms, systems and accountability for all.
Joan is leading and like or not, industry participants are looking to her for answers. Let her know
how you feel and give her and the CRN the chance to hear what you have to say. If the NHAB really has a "blueprint for change", let us make sure to include them and all the others in the plan.
GUEST AUTHOR: Patrick Egger is a Certified General Appraiser located in Las Vegas, NV. He teaches continuing education classes on the housing market, appraisal issues for real estate agents and appraisers. He can be reached at [email protected] Look for the new Outside The Boxes category for a collection of Patrick's articles on Appraisal Scoop!


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I am a Canadian photographer currently living and working in both Japan and Vancouver. My portfolio covers architectural and fine art landscape photography.
Buildings have always interested me from an early age. My father is an architect and urban planner for the City of Vancouver, one of the most architecturally diverse cities in North America, and growing up surrounded by set-squares and drafting tables, his appreciation of design was passed on to me. We spend most of our lives in and around architecture and urban environments, and yet rarely do we stop to appreciate the structures or elements of their design.
Architecture offers a variety of photographic opportunities, from a group of buildings in their urban environment, to an individual building, to the smaller elements of design – entries, windows, columns etc. – or simply the way humans interact with the structure. There is an unending variety of shapes, colours and textures to be seen. The building's design is an expression of the architect. By showcasing their efforts with my photography I hope to not only gain the architect wider exposure, but as well bring an appreciation of building design as an art to the public.
You can find my work at http://www.jsegalphoto.com
Jeremy's Design Blog on Archinect:
Modern Architectural Photography : Musings Photographic
A place to inform, discuss and display current architectural photography and to connect with lovers of digital photography and design. Showcase architects and their work through the display of skilfully crafted, beautifully artistic photography. Discuss and exchange ideas on photographic trends and techniques as they pertain to the architectural industry.
Self Employed - Freelance Photographer, Kamakura, JP, Photographer
Capilano University, Vancouver, BC, CA, Movie and Stage Craft - Grip


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Original watercolor, ink & graphite painting on watercolor paper. It is on 6 inch x 8 inch cold press, heavyweight Arches watercolor paper. There is only one of this item.
The natural environment is a powerful source of inspiration for my work. I spend quite a bit of time manipulating color and texture to portray both the color and topography of natural landscapes and the range of feelings they evoke. The recognition of impermanence informs much of my work. I gravitate towards the colors of fading flowers, the textures of clouds — natural elements that are continuously changing in perceptible and imperceptible ways. The attempt to express their ephemeral qualities in a static form is inherently paradoxical: my meditation practice has helped me learn to embrace rather than avoid this seemingly contradictory effort.
Here in the Mojave, the interplay of growth and decay is embedded in geological instability: gneiss, and granite plutons in dynamic balance with continual erosion. Our rapidly fluctuating weather provides a particularly inspirational source.
My philosophy of art is grounded in embracing both the necessity and impossibility of predicting directions and defining goals while the work is coming into existence. As Zen master Seung Sahn puts it, "Only don't know."
PREVIEW the print in your own room (by choosing the VIEW IN: YOUR ROOM button and uploading a photo of your room) or a sample room, to give you an idea of color, size ratio and whether the artwork goes well with your room! The size is shown, but since you can resize the artwork in the preview, size ratios are not necessarily exact in the preview. To view the artwork in your room, you must either upload a photo of your room, or take a new photo of your room, using your phone, tablet, or computer.
100% of JTAM's proceeds of this painting goes to Paws Worldwide Rescue, a 501c3, nonprofit, charity organization, that rescues and fosters former death row companion animals (mostly cats and dogs), helps them heal for as long as they need, and finds loving forever homes for them.
Suzan Friedland holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Francisco State University. Her innovations in the world of contemporary textile art have been featured in numerous publications and exhibitions. They are part of the permanent collection of San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles in California as well as private collections around the country.
Suzan has lectured and taught widely on surface design and has led workshops at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the de Young Museum of San Francisco. She was awarded a fellowship and residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
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Title 59
Chapter 59.18
Section 59.18.150
<< 59.18.150 >>
Landlord's right of entry
Searches by fire officials
Searches by code enforcement officials for inspection purposes
(1) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers, or contractors.
(2) Upon written notice of intent to seek a search warrant, when a tenant or landlord denies a fire official the right to search a dwelling unit, a fire official may immediately seek a search warrant and, upon a showing of probable cause specific to the dwelling unit sought to be searched that criminal fire code violations exist in the dwelling unit, a court of competent jurisdiction shall issue a warrant allowing a search of the dwelling unit.
Upon written notice of intent to seek a search warrant, when a landlord denies a fire official the right to search the common areas of the rental building other than the dwelling unit, a fire official may immediately seek a search warrant and, upon a showing of probable cause specific to the common area sought to be searched that a criminal fire code violation exists in those areas, a court of competent jurisdiction shall issue a warrant allowing a search of the common areas in which the violation is alleged.
The superior court and courts of limited jurisdiction organized under Titles
, and
RCW have jurisdiction to issue such search warrants. Evidence obtained pursuant to any such search may be used in a civil or administrative enforcement action.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Common areas" means a common area or those areas that contain electrical, plumbing, and mechanical equipment and facilities used for the operation of the rental building.
(b) "Fire official" means any fire official authorized to enforce the state or local fire code.
(4)(a) A search warrant may be issued by a judge of a superior court or a court of limited jurisdiction under Titles
, and
RCW to a code enforcement official of the state or of any county, city, or other political subdivision for the purpose of allowing the inspection of any specified dwelling unit and premises to determine the presence of an unsafe building condition or a violation of any building regulation, statute, or ordinance.
(b) A search warrant must only be issued upon application of a designated officer or employee of a county or city prosecuting or regulatory authority supported by an affidavit or declaration made under oath or upon sworn testimony before the judge, establishing probable cause that a violation of a state or local law, regulation, or ordinance regarding rental housing exists and endangers the health or safety of the tenant or adjoining neighbors. In addition, the affidavit must contain a statement that consent to inspect has been sought from the owner and the tenant but could not be obtained because the owner or the tenant either refused or failed to respond within five days, or a statement setting forth facts or circumstances reasonably justifying the failure to seek such consent. A landlord may not take or threaten to take reprisals or retaliatory action as defined in RCW
against a tenant who gives consent to a code enforcement official of the state or of any county, city, or other political subdivision to inspect his or her dwelling unit to determine the presence of an unsafe building condition or a violation of any building regulation, statute, or ordinance.
(c) In determining probable cause, the judge is not limited to evidence of specific knowledge, but may also consider any of the following:
(i) The age and general condition of the premises;
(ii) Previous violations or hazards found present in the premises;
(iii) The type of premises;
(iv) The purposes for which the premises are used; or
(v) The presence of hazards or violations in and the general condition of premises near the premises sought to be inspected.
(d) Before issuing an inspection warrant, the judge shall find that the applicant has: (i) Provided written notice of the date, approximate time, and court in which the applicant will be seeking the warrant to the owner and, if the applicant reasonably believes the dwelling unit or rental property to be inspected is in the lawful possession of a tenant, to the tenant; and (ii) posted a copy of the notice on the exterior of the dwelling unit or rental property to be inspected. The judge shall also allow the owner and any tenant who appears during consideration of the application for the warrant to defend against or in support of the issuance of the warrant.
(e) All warrants must include at least the following:
(i) The name of the agency and building official requesting the warrant and authorized to conduct an inspection pursuant to the warrant;
(ii) A reasonable description of the premises and items to be inspected; and
(iii) A brief description of the purposes of the inspection.
(f) An inspection warrant is effective for the time specified in the warrant, but not for a period of more than ten days unless it is extended or renewed by the judge who signed and issued the original warrant upon satisfying himself or herself that the extension or renewal is in the public interest. The inspection warrant must be executed and returned to the judge by whom it was issued within the time specified in the warrant or within the extended or renewed time. After the expiration of the time specified in the warrant, the warrant, unless executed, is void.
(g) An inspection pursuant to a warrant must not be made:
(i) Between 7:00 p.m. of any day and 8:00 a.m. of the succeeding day, on Saturday or Sunday, or on any legal holiday, unless the owner or, if occupied, the tenant specifies a preference for inspection during such hours or on such a day;
(ii) Without the presence of an owner or occupant over the age of eighteen years or a person designated by the owner or occupant unless specifically authorized by a judge upon a showing that the authority is reasonably necessary to effectuate the purpose of the search warrant; or
(iii) By means of forcible entry, except that a judge may expressly authorize a forcible entry when:
(A) Facts are shown that are sufficient to create a reasonable suspicion of a violation of a state or local law or rule relating to municipal or county building, fire, safety, environmental, animal control, land use, plumbing, electrical, health, minimum housing, or zoning standards that, if the violation existed, would be an immediate threat to the health or safety of the tenant; or
(B) Facts are shown establishing that reasonable attempts to serve a previous warrant have been unsuccessful.
(h) Immediate execution of a warrant is prohibited, except when necessary to prevent loss of life or property.
(i) Any person who willfully refuses to permit inspection, obstructs inspection, or aids in the obstruction of an inspection of property authorized by warrant issued pursuant to this section is subject to remedial and punitive sanctions for contempt of court under chapter
RCW. Such conduct may also be subject to a civil penalty imposed by local ordinance that takes into consideration the facts and circumstances and the severity of the violation.
(5) The landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant in case of emergency or abandonment.
(6) The landlord shall not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant, and shall provide notice before entry as provided in this subsection. Except in the case of emergency or if it is impracticable to do so, the landlord shall give the tenant at least two days' written notice of his or her intent to enter and shall enter only at reasonable times. The notice must state the exact time and date or dates of entry or specify a period of time during that date or dates in which the entry will occur, in which case the notice must specify the earliest and latest possible times of entry. The notice must also specify the telephone number to which the tenant may communicate any objection or request to reschedule the entry. The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit at a specified time where the landlord has given at least one day's notice of intent to enter to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants. A landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with a tenant's enjoyment of the rented dwelling unit by excessively exhibiting the dwelling unit.
(7) The landlord has no other right of access except by court order, arbitrator or by consent of the tenant.
(8) A landlord or tenant who continues to violate the rights of the tenant or landlord with respect to the duties imposed on the other as set forth in this section after being served with one written notification alleging in good faith violations of this section listing the date and time of the violation shall be liable for up to one hundred dollars for each violation after receipt of the notice. The prevailing landlord or tenant may recover costs of the suit or arbitration under this section, and may also recover reasonable attorneys' fees.
(9) Nothing in this section is intended to (a) abrogate or modify in any way any common law right or privilege or (b) affect the common law as it relates to a local municipality's right of entry under emergency or exigent circumstances.
2011 c 132 s 9
2010 c 148 s 3
2002 c 263 s 1
. Prior:
1989 c 342 s 7
1989 c 12 s 18
1973 1st ex.s. c 207 s 15
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