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Good Questions: Shower Stall or Tub Reno?
Hello AT,
I own a medium-size (850-990 sq. ft) apartment in Park Slope, and I'm thinking about initiating that ever-popular renovation of the bathroom. I'm entertaining the idea of ditching the tub altogether and tiling the floor to create just a standing shower in the area.
My question is, will this reduce the resale value of the apartment, or turn off alot of potential buyers when I eventually sell the place?
Thanks! Roger
In terms of resale value, redoing your bathroom will have very little impact on the price going up and there is no difference that we know of between a shower stall bathroom and a tub bathroom on paper.
Which is to say, go ahead and do it for yourself because no one else will mind and it won't make the price go down. Have fun and send pics! MGR
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How many bedrooms do you have? If anyone with a family (or even a single person with a baby) moves in, they may want the tub. Just a thought...
Second the baby and tub requirement.
I don't think it's an issue with a 1BR but a 2BR in PS is the classic first time parent home purchase.
Am I hallucinating that an amazingly similar good question was on here about a month ago? Seems like there were some very good answers within it.
Good point Christy. My place has two bedrooms, one medium size and one small. I imagine that there would be a good chance that it would be a place a new family would consider buying, or a place a new couple would buy and have their first child.
I am involved in the same thing - planning a bathroom reno and going back and forth about what. After contemplating the no-tub idea, I've nixed it to appeal to more future buyers and also because I want a bath myself. My current mulling is over how I can have both a shower and a "soaking tub" (like a Japanese soaking tub--one that's smaller and deeper than a regular tub) in the current space the size of a regular size tub. Is it possible space-wise? Is the cost prohibitive?
Also, I thought a bathroom upgrade would help resale value.
I am also curious to know how people will answer your question. NYC bathrooms are so small--I long for a deep soaking tub as well.
Another question--
I rent and envision moving within a couple of years. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to cover ugly blue tile? I thought of maybe putting something over it to even the surface (but don't know what would work) and then using outdoor paint. I figure the paint should stand up to water if it does to hail and snow. But what can I use to even out the surface first?
Any suggestions?
I should clarify - I am in D.C.
Curtis, I for one never saw that topic because it started in a thread about small tubs that I never read. Found it, read it and then looked at your pics. Very impressive. Your post was a little difficult to scan quickly so I originally missed the part about this being painted. I thought this was real tile!
Thread here
WRT to this specific case, as I said, a PS 2BR is one of the most desirable properties for new NYC parents or single parents due to relative value to Manhattan, good public schools, proximity to Prospect Park, great restaraunts, etc. etc. Although ppl do raise kids in studios and 1BR's, a second BR is usually the minimum requirement for most ppl with 3BR's out of most ppls' price ranges. So the 2Br is the sweet spot for new parents.
In our last place we had a tub and a separate shower and my wife often used the tub for the whirlpool. I used it maybe twice but now with kids we use a tub every day to bathe them. There really is no other practical alternative. All this to say that although the other thread did discuss tub vs shower stall, I believe this case warrants a different discussion of issues that never came up in that other thread.
jamie pup, thanks for posting that link. I did a search for the previous thread, but didn't think that was the one.
I can't believe all the discussion about soaking tubs in that thread! I'd never even heard of a Japanese soaking tub until fairly recently, when I saw it in a shelter mag, and noone I've mentioned it to seems to know anything about it (not contractors yet, just random people). The limited searche results I've found on these tubs makes me think they're really pricey.
I say keep the tub -- Park Slope will remain a family-oriented neighborhood for a long time to come, and lack of tub will be an issue for resale. It wouldn't stop me from buying the place, but quite honestly, I would be thinking about resale down the road.
I have a tub, but many of my neighbors have opted to remove theirs and put in a larger shower stall. I love taking long baths, so I probably wouldn't be interested in an apartment without a tub unless everything else was absolutely perfect. Incidentally, my building is almost entirely studios and one bedrooms, and there are no kids in my building, with the exception of one SVA freshman who lives with his mom...
My friend who has a bathroom with a tub and one with just a shower usually washes her baby in the baby bath in the shower stall, because it's easier access for her to reach in, not down, for the baby. Just saying.
wha wha wha? no tub? how can there be life without a bathtub?
I seem to be alone in my opinion here (almost), but for me an apt w/only a shower is a dealbreaker. it'd have to be a super-tiny apt. to justify the lack of tub. without a bathtub, how do you unwind w/ a big glass of red, a pile of magazines and Mr. Bubble?
You can always take a shower in a bathtub
but you can't always take a bath in a shower.
Personally I would look towards a more contemperary tub than opt for a shower alone.
When my family moved into a house in the 70s, the upstairs kids' bath was a funky pink minitub (Kohler, I think) that was about 36" square. It was a decent compromise--the toddlers could still play with the bath toys while a parent surpervised on the (lid-down) throne but the older kids showered. The kicker was that it was't nearly as deep as a tub usually is. While you can certainly bathe an infant in a baby tub within a shower stall, you can do it more comfortably in the kitchen sink or a classic (or new) bathinette. I can't imagine this would work much past 12 mos. though, and I vote for keeping the tub. I've made the same reluctant decision for my own bathroom.
I vaguely recall reading a survey somewhere a couple years ago which said that (at least in the U.S.) women are more likely to prefer a relaxing soak in the tub while men preferred a shower.
This is how I feel. I'd like a tub (and I do now) but I'd prefer space for storage and if that means sacrificing the tub, I'd do it happily--and I probably will, if I get the chance. Weirdly, everyone who comes over comments that they think my shower stall (which is separate from the tub) is really cool. It's weird because it's not a very nice one, imo, but it seems to strike a chord with people.
I meant, "and I have one now"
I have officially become incoherent.
I've decided against certain apartments because they were shower-stall-only. I very rarely take baths - maybe once or twice a year - but I want to have the option. I do love luxurating in my shower, though.
Most shower stalls are tall and narrow and feel cramped to me... and shaving your legs in a standard shower stall is impossible because you can't get away from that contant stream of water washing the shaving cream from your legs.
And since we are on the topic - Fiberglas stalls and tubs are AWFUL and the hallmark of a cheap builder. I once lived in a place with an oval 'garden-style' fiberglas tub and not only was it impossible to keep clean, it creaked terribly. (Of course the hot water heater's capacity was too small to sufficiently fill the tub - poor planning by the builder - but I digress.)
Any movement sounded as though the tub was going to crack under the weight of an circus elephant. And I could hear the same sound coming from the three neighbors' bathrooms that backed up to mine.
Porcelain-enamel-over-steel forever!
Terry and anyone else with tile-you-can't-stand issues - I raised the same question a few months ago elsewhere and got some interesting answers.
I must confess I did nothing with the info, due to a combination of my ongoing unemployment forcing reduced fundage for home decor/somehow getting used to the colors. I just don't notice it anymore. (Never dreamed I'd feel that way last January, though. Back then all I saw was blood-blister red when I walked into my bathroom.)
Good point Fiona about bathing babies. Must admit I was thinking of toddlers but did not say it. We adopted toddlers so we never did the baby in the kitchen sink thing but I know plenty of ppl that did ;)
Quick additional thought on resale. Despite what I and others have said about PS being stroller central, I don't think replacing a tub with a shower will decrease resale - mainly because a place in PS is so desirable. It will simply lower the potential number of buyers but there will still be plenty of buyers for 2BR apts in PS with or without a tub. I'm sure you will find buyers at the same price as an equivalent place with a tub - it may take a little longer but then again, the first person to see it may not care about a tub and offer ask straight away.
I hope that makes sense after my dire warnings.
oops - resale value
Dear Anne--
Thank you so very much for the information. I shall look into special tile paint as suggested.
Also, best of luck in finding a new job. It's tough to be laid off--be sure you are not alone! I've been laid off twice since 2001 and so have so many other people I know.
I can't speak to your financial situation, but with time on your hands and the importance of taking care of yourself and giving yourself a treat during this transition, you might consider going ahead with your project. You deserve it! Also, painting will be therapeutic for you.
The fist time I was laid off, I went to Janovic Plaza and told them flat out what had happened. They discounted the paint (for my foyer), gave me a bunch of freebies, and called to ask how my project went.
Best of luck! And thank you!!
I think the shower only option is fine. The target is going to be either singles or couples. No families will buy the place. I'd bet over 80% take a shower almost exclusively.
Japanese soaking tubs are great, but I bet most NYers never soak at home. Don't people go to health clubs or something. In Japan they have great public baths and hot springs.
Karen S - you obviously don't know Park Slope.
jamie pup-
Thanks! I really wish I had managed to get that bathroom published somehow before I moved, but oh well.
Every apartment in my 1937 building was originally outfitted with peach-and-black tiles and pinky-peach fixtures, although over the years many have been replaced with white. Mine are still original, and I love it. I shall, however, eventually have the tub "re-glazed" in the same color which really means new, serious epoxy paint.
However, some people in my building have hated the peach and black, and have either ripped them out, OR they actually have the bath tub AND the tiles re-glazed white! If you're renting, you probably don't want to spring for the $300-400 for that, though.
If you're a good painter, you might have some fun with painting them yourself, though. Might be a good idea to check with your super or your landlord about whether they object to it, though, if you're renting.
I have taken out my tub in the bathroom and want to put down tile on the floor and walls do I have to put that rubber mat down? If so how do I secure it to the floor and walls and what do I do to it to lay tile down?
I have a tiny bathroom, 4' x 4.5'. I want to replace the tub with a shower to give some more room and modernize. The shower can be no wider than the width of the tub, that is 29".
I can't find a manufactured shower stall that small. Can anyone help? Or do I need a custom built?
I'm an interior designer in Manhattan, specializing in apartment renos - a couple of comments: 1. a bathroom renovation, like a kitchen renovation, is always going to improve resale value, especially if you take into consideration what the market will bear for comparable renovated units and budget accordingly (eg no point in installing marble tile if your comparables have ceramic) 2. removing the bathtub is not a good idea for resale, and we always dissuade clients from doing this. As many have commented, PS buyers are even more likely to want a bathtub, particularly in 2-bedroom units. Hope that helps!


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For this post, I thought I would make a classic, simple dish that is delicious and easy: Linguine with a cream sauce.
In my college years, I spent a summer with a friend wondering around Argentina and we ate this a few times a week without fail. It takes minutes to make, is super filling, and you can substitute ingredients like crazy.
Linguine with Cream Sauce
- 2 tablespoons minced shallots
- 3-4 ounces chopped bacon, pancetta, or prosciutto
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces linguine
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper
1) Add butter to a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in minced shallots and bacon (or other cured meat). Let cook until bacon starts to crisp and shallots are soft, about 6-7 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt.
2) Add a cup of cream to the pan and bring it to a light simmer. Stir and let reduce.
3) Cook pasta according to package in heavily salted water (1-2 tablespoons per gallon of water).
4) When pasta is done, immediately add it to cream sauce and stir to combine. The cream sauce should just hold onto the pasta. If it's very thick, add a few tablespoons of pasta water to the sauce. If it's too thin, let it simmer a bit to reduce further.
5) Serve pasta immediately with grated Parmesan cheese.
For this version, I had a shallot sitting around and some prosciutto left over from my chicken saltimbocca. I gave both ingredients a quick chop and added them to a large sautee pan with 2 Tablespoons of butter.
After just a few minutes the onions will start to soften and the prosciutto will start to crisp up a bit.
Keep in mind that there are a ton of things you could add to this cream sauce. These are just two that I thought of. Or you could just do cream… that is good also.
Pour in about a cup of cream and turn your heat down to low. Give it a good stir to combine everything.
N0w let's talk about the pasta. I like linguine for this recipe because it has wide noodles which hold up well to the cream sauce. You could probably use other pastas, but that is my personal favorite.
I guess I could do an entire post on how to cook pasta, but the keys to correct pasta are:
1) A big pot.
2) Lots of water. At least a gallon for a pound of pasta.
3) A good amount of salt.
I cooked half a pound of linguine and boiled a gallon of water and probably added 1-2 tablespoons of salt. The big pot and lots of water ensures that your pasta doesn't stick together and that it cooks evenly.
Obviously you will want to get your water boiling before you even think about starting the sauce as the sauce doesn't take that long.
You will know your cream sauce is ready when you can do this. It should take about 4-5 minutes:
Grab your favorite pair of tongs and pull your pasta out of the water and drop it in the cream sauce. Don't worry about the pasta water. That stuff is all flavor.
Give it a good stir to make sure everything is mixed together.
Serve immediately! This dish is best right away. Put a little, or a lot, of cheese on it and you will have a delicious, simple meal that is easy to clean up.
I used whole wheat linguine in my recipe because it is a bit healthier and you can't really tell the difference when you coat it with cream and prosciutto flavors.
This meal and a glass of red wine is one of my favorite winter meals.
I have supreme confidence that even if you have never cooked anything but Ramen, you can make this dish. Just make sure to keep an eye on the cream sauce or it will scorch quickly.
Does anyone have any other fun additions they would add to this? Leave a comment!

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- Calories: 135
- Calories from fat: 31%
- Fat: 4.6g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Protein: 9.8g
- Carbohydrate: 15.4g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
- Iron: 1.1mg
- Sodium: 486mg
- Calcium: 176mg
- 1 pound zucchini, cut lenghtwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled
- Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
- 1/2 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
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- 1/2 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Preheat broiler. Lightly coat zucchini and garlic with cooking spray; place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Broil 5 minutes or until garlic and zucchini are lightly browned. Remove garlic from baking sheet; mince. Set zucchini aside. Combine the garlic, breadcrumbs, and parmesan cheese; set aside. Combine milk and next 5 ingredients (milk through egg) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine tomatoes, basil and oil in a bowl; set aside.
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I agree with this completely. Maria needs to summon the patience she displays on clay courts and use it on hard courts as well, especially on the slower surfaces like at the AO and YEC. If she just commits to rallies and doesn't try finishing a point after 2-3 shots, she will have better chances against Vika who will eventually be overwhelmed by Maria's consistent heavy shots.
She was doing this inadvertently at Wimbly this year and we all know what happened there - rolling the ball on faster courts isn't going to do her any favors, she has to have depth AND pace. If anything, I'd like to see her taking the ball earlier again, which was something she did immaculately in her 04-08 era.
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If you have been an Android fan since the start you know the myTouch brand. Comes to us from the same carrier that brought us the first Android device here in the US. The one and only T-Mobile! Since the myTouch was first released in 2009 it has seen a few variants. The original myTouch as well as the myTouch Slide, myTouch 4G and 4G Slide were made by HTC and were amazing devices. Magenta then went a different route and released the myTouch and myTouch Q by LG.
Now we have the latest myTouch set to come to us from Huawei. Here in the US their name isn't as known as HTC or LG. They devices, U8680 and U8730, are the same except for the one with a physical keyboard. The only specs out as of now are that they will be running Gingerbread, no word on ICS, and have a WVGA 800 x 400 screen. All we can do here is wait and see how they turn out. I for one prefer HTC's build quality to LG's version of the myTouch. Never had a device made by Huawei so I hope to get my hands on one when released and give a test drive. Leave us your thoughts below guys. How do you feel about it?
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Q: I found some end tables at a local Goodwill earlier in the week. They have a unique label from the manufacturer on the back, but part of it is missing. I've been doing some research trying to figure out exactly what I have, but without much luck.
Occasionally I see posts on Apartment Therapy asking for help identifying thrifted finds, and I wanted to see if any of you might know anything about these end tables.
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Took a while to make a 'W' after the 'LES'. All capital letters, I'm guessing it might be an 'I' to follow the 'W' and the fancy bit of scroll could be a 'G' or an 'S'. Leswig Mark or something? Someone's bound to come up with the answer. They're interesting looking tables.
It is Leslie Mark, a furniture designer and interior decorator from the 1920s and 1930s. There are several blurbs about him in the New York Times from this period (1929-1936). This does not help with specific information about the end tables, but at least it is a good start for the dating it.
I'm fairly certain that it just says "Leslie Mark" with an address on Canal Street and the bottom says something like "One of America's (Finest? Best?) Furniture Stores" I don't really know anything about the actual piece, but that is my interpretation of what the tag reads.
Can't help with the origins, but those are some very funky tables.
Me neither, but GREAT SCORE!
Bedside tables.
OK, so I just had to look at the history of the building... check out the original Certificate of Occupancy from 1927- it's the 1st link (at least that probably dates your tables somewhat - the store probably sold new/contemporary furniture at the time). This is the building at the SW corner of Elizabeth & Canal, FYI/Chinatown.
No clue on the maker, but they are cool!
I followed up on Mandamas' search of the NYT. I think Leslie Mark died in 1935. I found a 1919 mention of him in the trade journal for furniture makers & retailers, "The Furniture World." Maybe these dates help narrow things down further. As of 1915, until at least 1918, he was a partner with Samuel Jacobs in Jacobs & Mark at 89 Bowery, so he must have gone out on his own sometime after that.
It's like the antiques roadshow!
Great find!
golly, those are beautiful...hope you are planning to leave them as is!
Great score!! Beautiful!
Love those! Please don't change them, they're a great find as is!
The furniture was not made by Leslie Mark, rather sold in his furniture store (hence the label). My grandfather had several stores until the Depression when he consolidated everything into the space at Elizabeth and Canal. He died of stomach cancer in 1936. He was not an interior decorator, at least not how we think of the profession today.
Oh - additionally - the store slogan was "Mark Furniture - the Mark of Quality"


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The science and engineering team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is going to construct a laser system capable of a peak power of 1 petawatt. That's 1,000,000,000,000,000 watts, or, as one report equates, more than 100,000 times the power of all of the world's power stations put together.
The High repetition-rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System, or HAPLS, "combines semiconductor diode laser technology with advanced optics, integrated control systems, and techniques for managing the production of ultra-short pulses of light," according to LLNL. Each pulse of the laser will be just 30 femtoseconds, or 0.00000000000003 seconds, delivering 30 joules of energy. The laser will be able to fire 10 times per second.
HAPLS has already been nicknamed the "Death Star" laser, after the planet-sized space station and weapon in Star Wars, and although one application listed is the euphemistic "homeland security," it will have benign uses. After LLNL finishes building it, HAPLS will be shipped to the European Union's Extreme Light Infrastructure Beamlines facility (which is under construction) in the Czech Republic. There, researchers will use it to study medical imaging (by generating secondary, high-intensity electromagnetic radiation), particle acceleration (electrons, protons, or ions), and quantum physics.
Firing a laser this intense requires removing heat in the same direction that the laser beam propagates. Room-temperature helium gas, pressurized to 3 atmospheres, will travel about 100 meters per second (Mach 0.1 in helium at those conditions) to provide cooling. The gas will be invisible to the laser beam because of helium's low refractive index, which is close to that of a vacuum.
Development, assembly, and testing of the 15-foot-wide-by-56-foot-long HAPLS will be a joint affair, with scientists from the Czech Institute of Physics traveling to Livermore, Calif., to work with LLNL's NIF & Photon Science Directorate. HAPLS is expected to fire up in Europe as early as 2016. LLNL was chosen because of its expertise in developing high-power lasers as part of its national security work for the U.S. government.
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Future High-Protein Diet Is the Six-Legged Kind
While eating insects is shunned by western cultures, bugs are a primary source of high-nutrition food — if not a delicacy — in many parts of the world. As industrial designer Susan Soares notes, our hesitance has as much to do with their aesthetics as cultural background. But what if they were turned into yummy shapes like, say, cakes?
Thanks to ever-widening applications and possibilities enabled by 3D printing, food scientists and Soares are exploring 3D printed food with insects as the main ingredient at London South Bank University.
Here's the scenario: Edible insects are dried and ground into a fine powder and mixed with gelling agents and other ingredients such as water, sugar, icing butter, and cream cheese — hey, concessions are to be made if we are going to eat insects. The "flour" (not calling it "fine bug powder" is part of the change in psychology required) is then put into a 3D printer and reconstituted into cakes, bread, what have you.
"We are using this very hi-tech [sic] printing ability to try to encourage people to consider a new protein source," Ken Spears, a food scientist at London South Bank University's Department of Applied Science, told the Telegraph. His team has reportedly printed food out of mealworm beetle larvae.
Insects, as we all know, are high in protein. As Soares relayed on her site, they are tremendously efficient at converting vegetation into protein for themselves. And as global population growth continues, Spears, Soares, and their collaborators argue that insects could be a widespread, sustainable food source for the world.
They are conducting free workshops, with live demos, in a few months to let the public try this firsthand, in a project called "Insects au Gratin." Workshop attendees will have free tastings as well as chances to debate the merits of insect food.
At least this is not cockroach farming, a rapidly burgeoning industry in China, in which the house pests are grown and then pulverized into fine powder believed to possess medicinal benefits. But if insect-eating goes mainstream, it will have to be a part of any Star Trek: The Next Generation reboot. Captain Picard will have his Arkarian beetle cakes with his machine-made Earl Grey tea.
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Much to the chagrin of friends and colleagues, I'm always up for a good pun. They are quick, witty, and usually quite smart. Plus, some of the smartest ones can include science, technology, engineering, or even math. Today, we will cover Engineering.com's top 10 STEM Jokes. Please let us know your favorites in the comments below for a follow-up.
10. What do Batman and 15 Sodium atoms have in common?
NaNaNaNaNa NaNaNaNaNa NaNaNaNaNa BATMAN!
9. Why did the electron throw up?
He was spinning.
8. Man, I really like that band 1023MB. You probably haven't heard of them though.
They didn't have a gig yet.
7. What did the electrical engineer say when he got shocked?
That hertz.
6. What did the tectonic plates say to each other after the earthquake?
It's not my fault, man!
5. Why was the thermometer smarter than the graduated cylinder?
He had more degrees.
4. How did the mathematician spend his night with his wife?
Tangent to all her curves.
3. What did the structural engineer say to the architect?
Nice buttress.
2. A physicist gets pulled over. The cop says, "Do you know how fast you were going!?"
Physicist says, "No, but I know exactly where I was."
1. How do you know the photon crossed the road?
Because you saw it.
This article by Shawn Wasserman was originally published on Engineering.com and is reprinted in its entirety with permission. For more stories like this please visit Engineering.com.
You Might Be an Engineer If…
Engineers aren't squares, as evidenced above. We are well-rounded, likeable people who have plenty of interests outside of work and big circles of friends and family. But people do think that we have a sense of quirkiness about us, admittedly.
Maybe it's because of that time you tinkered with your cordless drill for a new use. Or when you laughed at an Internet meme that none of your friends got. There also could've been that party where you blew the minds of — or drew blank stares from — everyone in the room with your impassioned explanation of 3D printing and its ramifications.
BuzzFeed knows this and has compiled a list called "12 Signs You Are the Engineer of Your Friend Group."
Take a gander and tell us in the comments section below if anything on the list has happened to you before.
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Nexus provides an electronic to-do list known as Tasks. You can add tasks, either by simply typing them in or by turning an email message into a task. You can set a completion date or time, and track progress as you work through the task. You can also assign tasks to others and receive notification when the task is updated or completed.
This section tells you how to get started using Tasks. If you would like to follow a self-paced course, you can try the Managing Tasks with Outlook 2003 Using MS Outlook 2003 which is available as a pdf-file.
1. Creating a task
Tasks icon in the left-hand navigation pane (or use the
[Go] menu and select
Figure images/tasks1.png [Displaying the Tasks display without any tasks listed]
You can create/add tasks in different ways. One way is to use the list of tasks display (in the right-hand part of the Tasks window under 'Subject'). Simply click where it says "Click here to add a new Task". Type in a subject for your task and add a due date (optional). The task then appears among your previously listed tasks.
Figure images/tasksCreate [New blank task display]
You can also turn an email message into a task. Simply click on your message (in the Email display) and drag-and-drop it onto the Tasks icon (circled in the screenshot Figure 1, The Tasks window)
If you want to add or edit information about a task you use the task screen. Find the task in the task list and double-click on it to display its task screen.
Once you have opened a task screen, you can add or edit information about the task, such as a subject, when it is due, and a description. You can also set up a reminder.
Categories... button (bottom right of task screen) allows
you to assign categories/lables to your tasks. A default list of categories
exists but you can also add your own.
2. Working with tasks
You can change the way your tasks are displayed. By using the options list under
Current view heading in the left-hand panel, you can quickly
change from one view to another, for example displaying all tasks, only tasks
that are due this week, tasks listed according to category and so on.
Figure images/tasksView.png [Current view list showing listing options, such as Simple List, Detailed List, Active Tasks and more]
Due Date, your tasks will be
displayed sorted by their due date. If you click on
Subject, the
tasks are listed alphabetically according to their subject. What headings you
see varies between different views. If you have set your current view to
Detailed List or
By Person Responsible you see
a different set of headings than if you have selected
Figure images/tasksSort [Sorting tasks pane displayed with three tasks listed]
Details tab offers the option of entering more details,
including the number of hours spent on a task.
Figure images/tasks2.png [Showing task screen with 50 added for '%Complete']
% Completed, or
Completed option) or by simply clicking the tick-box in front of the
task in the task list (available in Simple List view).
Figure images/tasksSimple [Task list with 'completed' boxes, one ticked]
3. Shared tasks
3.1. Sharing your tasks
You can share your task with other Nexus users and decide what they are able to do with your tasks (this is different from assigning tasks to others, as described below, and delegating access, described on another page).
Share My Tasks... in the
left-hand pane of your tasks screen.
Figure images/tasksShare.png [Tasks screen with Share My Tasks option]
Task Properties screen opens.
Figure images/tasksShare2.png [Tasks Properties screen with only Default and Anonymous listed]
Add button and select the person whom
you are giving permission to share your tasks from the list. Click
part of the Figure 8,
Tasks Properties
3.2. Viewing shared tasks
Shared Tasks...in the left-hand pane of your tasks screen.
Figure images/tasksShare.png [Tasks screen with Open Shared Tasks option]
Name button. In the list that pops up, select
the name of the person who is sharing their calendar with you. Click
Figure images/tasksName.png [Open Shared Tasks screen, with Name and OK buttons.]
You should now be able to see the tasks of this person.
4. Assigning tasks to others
In addition to using Nexus Tasks to manage your own work, you can also set up
tasks to be preformed by others who are also using Nexus. This is called making
Task request. For example, if you are the manager of a project,
you may want to set up tasks and assign them to other people in the group. You
will also be able to keep track of how the work is progressing.
Making a task request
[Actions] menu and
[New Task Request].
Figure images/tasksRequest.png [A Task request screen with some information added.]
Keep an updated copy
of this task on my task list (the task will be on your task
list and change when other people make changes) and
Send me a
status report when this task is complete (you will be
notified when the task has been completed).
To button and select the task recipient
from the list that pops up.
Send to send the task request.
The task recipient will receive an email with information about the task and can choose to accept or decline. If they accept, the task is added to their task list.
If you have opted for that, you will be notified by email when the task is updated. When you open an update email, you will see the updated task. The task updates are added to your copy of the task in your task list when you close the email message.
When a task has been completed two messages are sent to you (assuming you have selected to be notified). In addition to the update message (which updates your copy of the task with the completion details) you get a final status report on the task, providing such information as start and end dates, duration of hours, and more.
5. Receiving a task request
When someone assigns a task request to you, you will receive an email message with information about the task. You can accept or decline the request by clicking on the relevant button at the top of the email message (assuming you are using an Outlook or Entourage client). If you accept the task, it is added to your task list.
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Okay, so obviously i've fallen off the face of the earth for a few days. I will have to make a video about where I've been and my scandalous adventures ~ Yes , they really were scandalous. I was way to sassy for my own good. But I will hassle everyone with my troubles at a later time.
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How much is your future baby's name worth to you? Most people would tell you that you can't put a price on something that special, right? Not Los Angeles mom Natasha Hill, however. She thinks $5,000 is just about right and recently sold the right to name her child for that amount.
Seriously. It came out of a contest launched by BellyBallot, a website that lets your friends and family vote on your baby name via Facebook and other social media sources. To grab some publicity, they launched a contest to be their national "Belly Branding" winner.
"One lucky pregnant couple will win $5,000 in exchange for letting the entire world decide their baby's name," the site proclaimed. And people actually entered. How many I'm not sure, but Hill was the winner, and after the voting, which is to take place from March 18-22, they'll be given both a boy and a girl name that they will then be expected to bestow upon their baby.
Does anyone else find this all a little ... wrong?!
I'm definitely of the belief to each his or her own when it comes to choosing a baby name (as horrifying as some choices may be), but to thousands of strangers and their own, not so much.
Hopefully people will be kind and pick something respectable, and the way the contest is designed (BellyBallot will select a list of names based on what's trending and some from advertisers, and users can vote based on those). But you never know.
More from The Stir: 24 Baby Names You'll Wish You Thought Of
I understand that times are tough, and $5,000 is a lot of money, but the thought of anyone selling the right to name their own baby is pretty depressing. I mean, if she was starving or something, that would be one thing, but Hill says she just wants to pay some bills and put some away for the kid's college education.
I suppose on one hand, it's "just" a name, and you could always use a nickname once you pocketed the cash, but still. A name is the very first thing we give our child. My children love to hear stories about why I chose their names (and argue about what which ones would have been better). I can't imagine telling them that I just let a bunch of strangers pick them.
I hope she saves some of that cash for the therapy the kid might need one day.
Would you ever sell the right to name your child?
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The Mother can always change it but seriously dumb!
I think it's a great story to tell your child. Instead of the boring I named you this way to common name after your Grand daddy. What's interesting about that? It is a name with a story behind it (I mean the world bid for it) and also money for college that they'll appreciate. The only way I can see it being wrong is if it were a horrible name. Then I would just call them something different until I could change it to that.
I am not sure if I would do this myself. However, if this is what she chooses to do more power to her I guess. My son means to much to me to let a stranger pick anything about him. Good luck to mom and baby.
I would never do this but don't judge a couple that decides to do it. I do however judge women like Saturnsmom that say things like 'let my kids father' pick the names. A father has just as much right to name a baby as a mother does.
How about "My parents are total morons" Hill?
NEVER! I cherish my childrens names because I picked them out and they have special meaning to it.


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Does Your Homeowner's/Renter's Insurance Cover Your Jewelry?
I happened to read that most insurance policies only cover pieces of jewelry up to $1,000 USD (and/or $2,500 total for a jewelry collection) — but then I happened to read that the current average price of an engagement ring is over $5,000. My guess is that even if your home is well-insured, a theft or fire could leave you with a tiny fraction of the price of your jewelry collection. Are you covered?
Now, my personal jewelry collection is worth far less than $2,500 (unless we're talking sentimental value), but I've heard such sad stories. A friend of my mom had a collection of jewelry built up over her lifetime, and her mother's lifetime, and it was all stolen except for what she happened to be wearing. Not only were some of those pieces irreplaceable heirlooms, but the settlement was far too tiny to replace even the things she could still buy. And have you heard this nonsense about how diamonds can just pop out of their settings and roll away? Crazy! Let's look into getting all your sparkliness protected..
Allstate recommends a "floater" policy: "Floater policies are also known as Scheduled Personal Property coverage. They basically let you increase the amount of insurance coverage for an individual piece of jewelry — or any other valuable possessions, for that matter." The additional coverage will definitely cost you more, but it will protect your jewels not just from fire and theft, but from forgetfulness, drain-dropping-down, and diamond-popping-out.
State Farm offers Personal Insurance Policies: "You may have more valuable possessions than you realize. Your homeowners' policy offers great coverage, but with deductibles and limitations. State Farm personal insurance can provide the additional coverage you may need."
Kiplinger recommends appraisals, but notes the actual coverage is cheap: "To raise your coverage limit and ensure that you're protected in case of loss as well as theft, contact your insurance agent and ask either to add a rider to your policy or to "schedule" the item. (You may need a written appraisal, although a detailed receipt may suffice.) Once you set a value and schedule the item, you're covered for the full amount if it is lost, stolen or destroyed." The coverage might cost approximately 85¢/$100 of value, meaning that you can insure that $5,000 engagement ring for $42.50.
Travelers Insurance doesn't add a deductible: If you have a policy through Travelers, you can add on either a Personal Articles Floater or a Value Item Plus, neither of which come with a deductible.
SF Gate has insider tips: "A detailed, properly written appraisal from a certified appraiser, updated every two to five years, can make the difference between a pleasant claim experience and not receiving enough money to replace your stolen, lost or damaged jewelry. Documentation — the original appraisal and videotaped or photographed records of your valuables — can make the claim process smoother. You can lower your premiums by storing expensive pieces in a hidden safe or a safe deposit box and installing a home security system." Finally, an excuse for a wall safe hidden behind a painting!
What has your jewelry insuring experience been like? Or are you like me, and think to yourself every six months, "Oh, right- I should probably get on that. La-dee-da..."?
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We have a $4000 non-specific floater on my jewelry. I lost my pearls last year and sent USAA (an excellent company) a description of the lost necklace and an estimated replacement cost. They were very fair, especially since I had them for many years and I didn't have a receipt.
I was unaware of this, so thank you for posting. I will get a rider for my renter's policy. Insurance companies have the market cornered on upcharges. ARGH.
We are homeowners, with Allstate, and were able to increase our coverage to include an umbrella type piece for Jewelry... where we're covered up to $XX,XXX for Jewelry, with each piece valued at a max of $X,XXX (I forget the specifics). The only piece not within the range was my wedding band/engagement ring because they are fused together and are considered "one" piece, although they were once two. This piece is scheduled separately. It was cheaper to do the "umbrella" and not schedule items specifically as a lot of them are heirloom/family pieces. However, in addition, we did have things appraised so we would be covered and have them documented. Seems like overkill - but here's why - We recently had our house broken into in broad daylight, on a weekend. The robber had ALL my jewelry and we weren't properly covered. THANKFULLY, my husband got home and chased the guy, who dropped everything while running and we got it all back. Which made us review our homeowner's policy and find out about the additional coverage. Also, I was stupid and didn't have it in the safety deposit box... talk about timing.
My apartment was broken into last month, and the thief stole every bit of nice jewelry I had - I'm now dealing with the aftermath of this, and the realization that I was severely underinsured for my jewelry. I had the standard $1,000 of coverage, and once I started adding up everything that was stolen realized that I had had over $4,000 worth (!). It was the worst feeling in the world to realize that not only were these highly sentimental items likely gone forever, but I wouldn't be able to recoup anywhere near the monetary cost of what was taken from me.
Also, compare your deductible against your coverage - I bought my insurance with the idea that it would cover me in case of a major disaster (fire, etc.), but didn't think of what would happen if only a few items were stolen. My $1,000 deductible completely negates my $1,000 jewelry coverage, so basically I'm getting the cost of my stolen computer back and that's it. Live and learn, I guess.
I think the best advice on this topic would be to contact your insurance company and ask what your specific policy covers. Coverage, even with the same company, can differ greatly from policy to policy. Don't assume: ask.
You might also need to provide documentation and/or be prepared to present documentation if you file a claim. Find out what you need ahead of time and make sure you have it in a safe place.
Yes, I have coverage for jewelry. I took my parents' advice when I got my own apartment at age 19 & started getting renters' insurance. Back then, I had little real jewelry, so the cost was very small for insurance. Now that I'm older & have a few more pieces (but nothing extravagant), it does cost more, but in total it's about $150/ year to insure. Worth the peace of mind.
If I ever get larger pieces, or inherit some family pieces, I will keep them in a safety deposit. That's what my mom does with her special stuff.
good idea. We were robbed just after my mom had given me a bunch of family jewelry which of course was not covered-I had never had much valuable jewelry before that and it never occured to me to have separate insurance.
good idea the safety deposit box as well. I did not and deeply regret it.
I haven't yet had a minute to read this article or above comments, but want to quickly note that we added my engagement ring to our policy for an added few dollars a month! It requires no deductible if used either. Worth it!
Separate jewelry insurance policies can be much less expensive than adding jewelry onto your renter's/homeowner's insurance. Safety deposit boxes are a good way to protect against theft, but you should insure those pieces so you feel safe wearing them when appropriate--if you can't wear it because it isn't insured so it never leaves the safety deposit box, it's like it doesn't even exist.
Our homeowner's policy only covers up to $1000 of value. We have a separate insurance policy on my engagement and wedding rings through Jeweler's Mutual Insurance. Yes it's another bill we have to pay each year but for $100 it's totally worth the peace of mind that my most precious pieces of jewelry are fully covered.
File under the category of "I wish I had known." My engagement ring and wedding band were stolen less than a year after I got married and I think about it literally every time I look at my hand, put on my new wedding band or see another woman's rings. We've never replaced the engagement ring. It's not that the rings were worth a ton of money and we can't afford it (they were well under the "average" $5,000) it's just that a replacement ring will never be a life priority. There's always something else that takes precedence. THAT'S the biggest benefit to insurance, you don't have to feel guilty about wanting to replace what you lost.
Maybe I should look into this. I don't have much of actual monetary value, but I have a LOT of costume, and even that can add up -- mostly a problem for a fire, since it probably wouldn't get stolen.
I once had some opal earrings given to me by a boyfriend from college. I wore them to a conference, took them off and wrapped them in tissue to protect them from scratches, and put them in my purse. Then I forgot all about the fact that I did that and tossed the "used tissue" in a store's trash barrel, since it was cluttering up my purse. When I got home and realized my error, they had already incinerated the trash. I guess opals ARE bad luck! ;^)
I have a separate policy for my engagement ring (the only piece I have worth more than $10 or $20) which is like $22 a year, and has no deductible. I did have to pay $80 to have it appraised to set up the policy.
I used to have a few pieces of family jewelry of some value, but it was all stolen. No one had receipts, and I had no photos of myself wearing it, so I got nothing for that - make sure you document your collection! Anything nice should be appraised, and you should have photos of everything, preferably on you (put it all on at once! it'll be fun!).
My parents' home was broken into while we were at my grandmother's funeral. Worst experience ever. They stole all of her jewelry and a bunch of antique guns, all kinds of stuff. They found stuff my parents had hidden and forgotten where it was hidden! And they left a giant poop in my bathroom toilet. Such a horrible week. And if I remember correctly, my mom hadn't had an opportunity to inventory (obviously) so we don't even know what jewelry exactly was stolen.
I also have a floater on my husband's guitars.
take photos of your possessions and email a copy to your insurance agent/company. not that they will look at anything, but you will have a date and time stamp on the inventory in the event that you suffer a loss. not just your jewelry, but clothes [just the full closet unless you have designer]/shoes/purses, tools, office/computer/AV stuff, rugs, good china/silver etc.
remember that insurance companies are not there to indemnify you, they are for profit entities that generally do their best to avoid paying your claims. if you have receipts/appraisals it's good to keep them or photograph them as well. then hope like hell you never have to use it.
another trick is to leave an amount of jewelry and cash that is easy to find, and hide the good stuff.
Oh'Manda I am so sorry that you were robbed while at your grandmothers funeral. this is unfortunately quite common. whenever possible, have a friend or relative stay at the house during any advertised absence.
If you have really valuable inherited jewelry, to insure properly you have to add it to your insurance listed separately as a "scheduled" item/separate rider. You'll need to get it appraised, and I found the hardest part was finding an appraiser who will do insurance appraisals (I paid $150 an hour for his expertise). My insurance company charges different rates if you store in a safety deposit box/or at home, but I rarely wear the pieces (especially now that I know what their worth!).
Once a year, meet with your insurance agent and go over ALL of your policies. It will take an hour and will give you piece of mind. They are happy to do so and it gives you a chance to ask all kinds of questions.
Insuring your jewelry is not difficult or expensive. Find a reputable jeweler close by and ask if they can appraise your jewelry. Often they have an appraiser that comes in once a month and for a fee will provide a detailed report with photographs in a pdf that you can forward to your agent.
The whole story is terrible and I'm sure the experience was devastating, but they left a poop in the toilet? The nerve! Like, really? After all that? The gall of that just leaves me breathless.
Regarding insurance, my engagement ring has its own policy and I have an umbrella policy for everything else. The next step is for me to get appraisals so that I have the information I need to make a claim if something does happen.
A note RE: appraisals though - they're for the estimated retail replacement cost, not for the amount you would get by selling it to a jewelry store or someone else. Just keep that in mind. I used to work in a jewelry store and people often would come in trying to sell jewelry to the store with appraisals in hand…and left in a huff not understanding why they wouldn't get that much for it.
I never knew that I could get my jewelery insured so well! I have also known a couple of people who have gotten a lifetime's worth of jewelery stolen. I think it is definitely a necessity to get all of your jewelery insured with your homeowners insurance.
My wife actually lost a diamond out of her ring a couple of days ago. Luckily it was insured so she got it replaced without a hitch, but she was definitely nervous. She has yet to get anything stolen, but if the day does come, we will be ready! http://insuranceofficesltd.com/services1/home-insurance/


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