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Sunglasses. Everyone owns a pair right?
Whether they be a cheap eBay find which are worn solely for fashion purposes, or a pair of more luxury frames that are worth investing in.
We love sunglasses, especially in the summer- but they can definitely be worn all year round for different occasions.
I find there are two types of people when it comes to sunglasses.
1. Those who consider the type of shades they're going to wear before they've looked at what clothes to put on.
2. Those who shove a random pair of frames in their bag before they leave the house.
So which one are you sis? I'm not gonna lie... I'm definitely both sometimes. It really depends on the occasion for me! If I'm popping to the shop in my casual garms & it's a 'no makeup day' - you bet I'm grabbing a random pair to just cover my eyes, (yep I'll be that girl in Tescos with her shades still on as I browse the bakery section!).
I feel that sunglasses have that magical power of making some of the laziest looks look great.
Though, how do sunglasses make an outfit?
This is what today's post is all about folks.
Sunglasses catch the attention of many whilst on the street.
"Ooooh, I love her glasses!" - something I often find myself saying to Max as we walk around London.
There's something almost quite mysterious about sunglasses, I feel it's because we usually cannot see the persons eyes so it leaves us wondering more about them. The frames you wear speak volumes about the person you are. I personally own a LOT of different eyewear options, & sometimes I actually find the style I wear matches with my mood / look.
This Matte Silver frame has been my go-to recently because of the fabulous reflective lens.
I've been makeup free for most of the week so it's been nice to throw on a pair of sleek frames which attract a fair amount of attention without having to look into my tired eyes.
Curious to know more about what your sunglasses say about you?
That's a different story all together. Stay tuned for my next post.
Me & Max are both wearing style: RB3547N
As I mentioned earlier about darting to the shops with a pair of shades on... it's true, Am I right ladies & gents?! There really is a style of sunglasses for every occasion.
Make-up free days: SUNGLASSES.
Sunny days: Obvs. SUNGLASSES. ( though changes 3 times a day to make the most of the UK sunshine)
Hangover days: SUNGLASSES.
'Heartbroken but still have to get on with life' days: SUNGLASSES.
Beach holidays: SUNGLASSES (x20)
City breaks: SUNGLASSES (well, unless it's Berlin in the winter)
Happy 'meet you in the beer garden at 5' days: SUNGLASSES.
'Don't talk to me' days: SUNGLASSES.
Do I need to go on?
Now tell me you can relate. Sunglasses are more than an accessory, more than protection from UV rays, but they're there for us for every happening (and every state of emotion.) There are SO many wonderful Ray-Ban styles to choose from on Sunglasses Shop, you'll never have to go without no matter the occasion.
My favourite style for a city break has to be the Ray-Ban 4380N Light Havana - this style gives me a whole load of flexibility when it comes to styling. I don't like to pack too many frames for a 3 day city break, so having one pair of frames that covers all outfit options is a WINNER. There is no silver or gold framing, that's why I love that they're a pure shade of tortoise- meaning I can whether silver or gold accessories with no worries of matching them with my shades!
I know I've mentioned a lot about the main reason for wearing sunglasses, to protect and cover our eyes... but there are a few other ways to style them if you're looking to add them to an outfit.
The 'Bang 'em on the top of your head' look: It's a classic.
I've known people to just solely wear sunglasses for this reason. I mean- whatever floats your boat.
It does always look pretty rocking. They can act as a great headband too, especially on windy days.
Sometimes it's just easier to pop your glasses on top of your head when popping into a shop.
The 'Just hook 'em on your blouse' look: Effective.
Not down for getting your shades caught up in your hair? Not a problem.
Slipping them in between your buttoned shirt, or even off of your jacket pocket works a treat.
This is a great way to add your sunglasses into your outfit when you're not physically wearing them on your face.
The 'No higher than the end of your nose' look: Instagram worthy.
Yep... you know what trend I'm talking about. My Ray-Ban style 3547N in gold are PERFECT for this.
Most of the teeeeeny weeeny ones on Instagram don't actually have any protection in them, they're just used for fashion purposes- but I wanted both trendy AND protective! I also have the pink version too (actually, and the blue!).
The one accessory that can either make or break your outfit.
Mismatch your outfit. Have fun with it. Style whatever you like, with, whatever you like.
Fashion is here for us to have fun with. There's days I love to match, and there's definitely more days I love to mis match. The 3578 style from Ray-Ban in Copper Top Blue are the perfect frames to clash any outfit with. Have fun with textures, prints and colours.
Wearing a simple outfit with a statement pair of sunglasses is ALWAYS a winner.
Without a pair of statement shades, an basic outfit can look pretty... basic... on it's own.
Style up a pair of the Ray-Ban 3579N Blaze in shade Demigloss Black for an ultimate look.
All pink outfit? It's a no brainer. Choose the pink shades.
My bold round pink Ray-Ban's (style 3592) have been a perfect choice for some of my festival looks this summer. I've absolutely loved rocking these bold retro frames.
You cannot beat a pair of reflective shades from Ray-Ban.
The next pair of Ray-Ban's that are currently on my wish list are the style 3556N in gold.
How beautiful are these? I love these because they have both silver and gold in them.. so relating back to what I mentioned earlier in the post about jewellery worries- I have ZERO when styling these beauties! Also- the hexagon trend sunglasses has been one of my favourite to date.
I'm wearing style: 3447 in Matte Silver || Max is wearing style: RB21470 in Dark Tortoise
At the end of the day, sunglasses really do give that little bit extra to an outfit.
Little bit? Pffft. They blooming well make an outfit dudes.
P.S no one looks great squinting.
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The energy mix of a country, state, and local region can be considered a common good, as the power companies that provide electricity are local monopolies and customers generally do not have a choice in who their provider is. While there are operations like Clean Choice Energy that allow customers to opt in to having their energy use accounted for by renewable sources, by and large all the costs and benefits of a region's energy mix are thrust upon the customers without their input. The political process is an available tool to voice a community's concerns in the issues that are government-regulated, but the specter of NIMBY will often force decisions that benefit those with the most political pull (e.g., communities in high-income areas and with strong ties to the decision makers) at the expense of everyone else.
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Lenovo K6 Note is a mid-range Smartphone launched in September 2016.
This handset comes with a metallic finish and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
This model offers 4G LTE connectivity and Dual SIM support.
This device joins other models in the K6-series
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This phone sports 5.5-inch full-HD display. The display has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a density of 401 pixels per inch.
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This handset comes in two variants with RAM of 3GB/4GB and internal storage of 32GB storage expandable up to 256 GB via microSD card.
This device has 16-megapixel rear camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-tone LED flash. Located at the front is 8-megapixel camera.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - First-time home buyers know how monumental the decision to purchase a house can be -- that is, if they can afford one.
During the third quarter, "a combination of higher mortgage rates and higher prices particularly hurt the low income and first-time home buyer."
Housing affordability has slid to levels not seen in a decade, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. The association's first-time homebuyers affordability index fell 1.3 points in the third quarter to 73.6, pricing many first-timers - who account for 42 percent of U.S. home sales - out of the market.
NAR chief economist David Lereah said the decline highlights the market's sensitivity to changes in interest rates -- the single biggest factor in entry-level housing affordability.
During the third quarter, "a combination of higher mortgage rates and higher prices particularly hurt the low income and first-time home buyer," he said.
In recent weeks, mortgage rates have stabilized somewhat from high levels seen in the third quarter. The 30-year fixed rate has remained below 8 percent. Still, it's any economist's guess where rates are headed for the remainder of the year.
"Going forward it looks a bit better because mortgage rates have come down and the economy remains strong," Lereah said. "Home prices are definitely up, and that does hurt a bit."
The NAR's index revealed that a typical first-time buyer household, aged 25 to 44, with an income of $29,288, had 73.6 percent of the income needed to purchase a typical starter home with a 10 percent down payment. The median starter home price was $121,400 during the third quarter, up from $115,500 a year earlier.
First-time buyers are in "fairly" good shape in much of the Midwest and South where prices are relatively low, but the situation in high-cost areas in the Northeast and West Coast is becoming critical, the NAR said.
A difficult market
David Walter, a Century 21 realtor in Westlake Village, Calif. said there's no doubt that prices will continue to climb in that Los Angeles suburb due to a tight housing supply. He said he's telling clients there's no reason to think if they wait a year and delay a purchase that they can get a better deal.
Walter is advising first-time buyers to "get yourself pre-qualified, let's get out there and find something, and if you like it, jump on it immediately. Do expect that you will have to pay full price and possibly do an overbid to get the property."
Kate Brasco, owner of Century 21 Shawmut Properties in Brighton, Mass. said market conditions are just as difficult in the Boston suburb she serves, where the average 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is selling for $375,000.
First-time buyers are going to have to settle for less, or decide to move out of the city, she said. "Either you want the convenience of getting on the express bus to Boston, or you want to drive an hour where there's inventory out there, and for what you could buy a condo [in Brighton] you could probably buy a house out there."
With so much uncertainty in the market, it's important for prospective buyers to do some prep work before starting the home buying process, experts say. The Mortgage Bankers Association of America offers a few tips.
- Can you afford a home? The association's rent vs. own calculator can help determine what's best for you. For most people, home ownership can be achieved - especially with some of the special programs for first-time buyers, experts say.
- Before you begin shopping for a home, it's important to have an idea of what you can afford. As a general rule, most Americans can buy a home with a value of two to three times their annual household income, depending on savings and debts. Check out the "what home can I afford" planning tool.
- Start talking to mortgage broker. A lender can work with you to figure out how much house you can afford and direct you to special mortgages for first-time buyers.
Brasco said homebuyers should keep an open mind when deciding what they can afford. "If they can't buy a two family, at least try and get into a condo. It's a stepping-stone. In three years, they'll sell it, but at least they are earning equity and not throwing rent out the window."
On the flip side, realtors and lenders need to focus more on first-time homebuyers, which consists of many minorities and low-income people, the NAR's Lereah said. "The focus needs to be turned to that type of borrower and design mortgage products that fit their needs."


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Family session, Wareham, Massachusetts
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We walked from the summer rental home through a meadow that opened up to a beautiful serene beach. (We really did. As I read this, it sounds like the first line of a summer book) The walk to the beach was probably about 5 minutes at a nice leisurely stroll. It took us about 15 minutes for our walk, with stops to look at treasures of stick, and stones, and the occasional question from this small little person. "Do you have children?"...."Yes, I do...I have two!"...."Where are they?"..."They are at home with their Dad"..."Why didn't they come?". Right there, we were friends. He included me in their walk. That is something that I cannot capture. I cannot teach, I cannot explain. It is a beautiful moment connecting with someone who wont lie, won't pretend, and won't give you anything they don't want to share, and he gave me the gift of his friendship. When we arrived at the beach, the light was just magnificent, radiating blues and purples and the family was relaxed. Everyone had fun. I think I had the most. I am in awe at the amazing people I get to meet and the places I am privileged to see and capture. It can often feel like a guilty pleasure. This was a night that I had wished would linger for hours in this amazing light. This amazing moment. This moment of pure Zen in what I do and who I am.


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Mary's background working as a corporate business administrator and meeting/event planner in New York City (Price Waterhouse, NW Ayer Advertising, Reliance Group Holdings), a computer application software training consultant, and a family historical archivist has given her opportunities to flex her innate organizational abilities in a variety of settings with diverse clientele.
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I'm not going to pretend that this job is always glamorous. In fact, it's more sweaty than anything else. On wedding days, I spend the majority of my time running back and forth, delivering things, returning things, finding things, reminding people of things, etc. (On the plus side, I usually get between 20-30k steps!)
I guess us wedding planners have a look of "that person must be the one I ask for ANYTHING" and "I should go dump my unfiltered thoughts on her."
- "Here, take this." This one is the most common. Because people think the wedding planner is with the caterer, I've had glasses, plates, forks, napkins, and chewed food (bleh) handed to me. Honestly, the catering staff puts up with so much, I don't know how they do it. They are the workhorse of the wedding day. I have also been given shoes, trash, gum, balled up programs, and children. And just FYI, none of those things I mentioned were from the bride or groom. All guests.
- "I'd prefer if you didn't tell me where to go." So, one of the reasons brides hire a coordinator is to maintain order throughout the major transitions of the day. Moving guests from ceremony to cocktail hour to reception can be tricky. More than once, I've had to ask the same guests 3 or 4 times to please proceed to the next location. And "I'd prefer if you didn't tell me where to go" is the nice way of writing what they said to me. Usually, these statements are accompanied by an evil glare.
- "I am the grandmother's best friend and if I want to go back there, you can't stop me." If my brides want to be kept away from their guests before the ceremony, I will do everything in my power to make that happen. Sometimes, people want to go back and see the bride, so I'll go make sure it's okay before letting them pass. When the bride really doesn't want them to come in, I'll say it's not a good time, and most people are okay with it. Some guests have been so upset with me and storm on by, making sure I am put in my place. It's hurtful to me, yes, but what I'm most concerned with is that it's against what my bride wants. Because it's not exactly socially acceptable (or legal), I don't pull out my inner-Rambo and tackle them to the floor....though, I've wanted to!
- "I have been watching you run around all night. You are working so hard! I'm sure the bride and groom appreciate you!" Yes, there have been good comments, too. I made it sound like most of them are negative, but it's quite the opposite! A few months back, I was assisting another planner friend with one of her weddings. The guest came up to me and said, "You have got it all together, I can tell." Well, I must have looked more composed than I felt because I had just met the bride, just learned about the floor plan, and just been given a task I wasn't sure I understood. Haha! I'm thankful for guests like her!
So, moral of the story? I guess I want you to take away a couple of things. #1 - Wedding vendors/staff/whatever you want to call us are people, just like you. #2 - The bride and groom, or their parents, have hired us (the collection of wedding vendors), therefore we are doing what we've been asked, what they've paid for. If you disrupt our work, you are disrupting the wishes of the newlyweds. #3 - Compliments are ALWAYS welcomed, especially at the end of a long day!


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Our loyal readers are probably familiar with our 'Good Question' posts where we pick out reader questions from the boards and help resolve them. But we have noticed that you readers also have great answers and solutions of your own. Here is an example of what we're talking about:
Question: How do I keep my patent leather items looking their best?
Answer: If you have 7 minutes, a soft cloth and a dollop of petroleum jelly, you can make your patent leather handbag or shoes shiny in no time:
1. Take a soft cloth and rub a good amount of p-jelly onto you accessories. (Rub it until there are no streaks.)
2. Let it dry for 5 minutes.
3. Use another part of the soft cloth and polish your handbag or shoes.
It will not make your bag/shoes sticky but it will make them shiny! Scuffed up shoes or purses are not a good look. I have been a patent leather lover for years and my Nana (grandmother) taught me this tip. It's easy, it's fast, it's inexpensive and most of all you will look put together.
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"Anamnesis" is a piece of work dealing with the themes of cultural memory and relationship between the trauma and aura. A personal story that relates to the history of my grandfather's survival during the WW2 and presented in the for of a 3D video game.
After being captured during the first couple of weeks of the 1939 September Campaign, my grandfather ended up in a German POW camp. He's never elaborated on that story and all I had were some snippets related by my mum and an uncle. When browsing online records, I stumbled across my grandfather's name in the prisoners of war register where he was listed as a Polish soldier born in Germany.
The game itself encompasses earlier video works and a game that I made previously on the same topic. These various pseudo-testimonies together with the occlusion used in the rendering of the camera view that obscures parts of the interior and the modelled artefacts with the images of a forest that once belonged to my great-grandparents, serve as a formal reminder that it's not possible to establish the truth anymore.
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2-28-2014 Gospel Mk 10:1-12
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Jesus came into the district of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds gathered around him and, as was his custom, he again taught them. The Pharisees approached him and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing him. He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?" They replied, "Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her." But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate." In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."
Do you believe what Jesus says here? Do you believe Him or the world? The world is trying to change this, the world wants us to throw this away and do what Moses did for the early Israelites write a human law to replace God's law. We need to listen to Jesus not the world. The world will lead to sin for those who ignore the will of God. Which will you choose?
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A football game, though you might view it on a television, laptop or tablet, takes place on a field in a stadium in front of onlookers. Over time, these stadia become a home away from home to the fans who frequently visit, a theater of competition where dreams come true and just as often die.
But due to things like the passage of time, economic constraints and rust -- sometimes all of the above -- stadia often don't last forever. No current NFL franchise born before 1995 has played in the same stadium for its entire existence. So for as long as there has been professional football in America, and fans to support the enterprise, there have been farewells to stadiums.
With NFL teams entering their six-week summer break between the end of minicamps and the start of training camp, it seemed to me an apropos time to rank the most memorable of these stadium farewells.
Why does this come to mind in the middle of June when the sun is out and the beer is cold, you ask? Well, a trio of farewells for pro teams in the Bay Area in the recent past, present and future have helped spark this interest. The retirement of NaVorro Bowman earlier this month called to mind the 49ers' departure from Candlestick Park in 2013. The Raiders' exit from Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum for Las Vegas looms (although the Oakland A's will continue to call the stadium home); and, across the street, the Golden State Warriors' move from the East Bay's Oracle Arena for a new stadium in San Francisco is now officially underway after the Toronto Raptors' Thursday night win in the NBA Finals.
All of these endings were announced well in advance, and that isn't always the case (see: Mayflower trucks). But they are endings, final salvos for players and fans in a place (their place) that they hold dear, strewn with moments that will last a lifetime in their associative memories. These are important moments worth remembering.
Not all stadium finales are made equal. Most end with a whimper in games without postseason implications. But some end with a flourish, a dramatic finish or a triumphant clinch or surprising result. Those are the games that are remembered, or at least should be. And so, this list:
10) Giants Stadium (New York Jets)
Opened: 1976 (Jets' home beginning in 1984)
Last NFL game: Jets 37, Bengals 0; Jan. 3, 2010
Memorable play: Brad Smith's second-quarter 32-yard TD run
All right, so this one's personal. There are a few nondescript playoff games or those with better finishes that could have slid in here at No. 10, but this one means the most to me because, well, it's the one I attended. As Jets season-ticket holders, my father and I braved the bitter cold on a Sunday night in Week 17 to attend the final game at Giants Stadium before both New York teams moved to MetLife Stadium. We watched from the nosebleeds, two rows from the sky in section 303, row 29, wearing two blankets and three pairs of socks. There was added significance to the affair because the Jets, whose boisterous coach had declared them out of playoff contention two weeks prior, were in a win-and-in situation on "Sunday Night Football." Their opponents from Cincinnati had already clinched the AFC North and played like it. The aforementioned Smith, one of the great weapons of the Wildcat Era, set up New York's first score with a 57-yard scamper within the first three minutes and finished the Bengals off with a 32-yard TD run in the second quarter. It was a rout for the Jets, a woebegone franchise with a pessimistic fanbase, in their final game at a stadium named for that other team, setting up a wild-card rematch with the Bengals a week later and what would be the first of back-to-back AFC Championship Game runs. It was surreal, laughable and frickin' freezing. I took my seat home as a souvenir. (Added bonus: The Giants were obliterated by the Matt Moore-led Panthers, 41-9, in their stadium finale the week prior and went on to miss the playoffs. Blue hoo.)
Quotable: "Who cares? It's nothing to us. Tear it down. Nothing good ever happened here, anyway." -- Chris Kinsley, a fan (via The Star-Ledger)
9) RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts)
Opened: 1984
Last NFL game: Chargers 28, Colts 24 (2007 AFC Divisional Round); Jan. 13, 2008
Memorable play: Anthony Gonzalez's fourth-quarter 55-yard TD reception
Indy's last stand in the Hoosier Dome is one of a few home losses on this list, but just because the hosts fall short of completing a perfect sendoff doesn't mean the game wasn't memorable. With the perfect Patriots waiting in the AFC Championship Game, Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers traded blows deep into the fourth quarter of this contest. The back-and-forth affair featured four touchdown passes of at least 25 yards, including Gonzalez's balancing act along the sideline, which gave Indy the lead early in the fourth quarter. San Diego marched right back down the field but not with LaDainian Tomlinson and Rivers, both of whom had suffered knee injuries, but quarterback Billy Volek and running back Michael Turner! Down a field goal, Volek completed three of four passes to Chris Chambers, Vincent Jackson and Legedu Naanee (his lone catch of the postseason) to get into the red zone before sneaking in the game-winning TD. That's right: In Manning's last game at the Dome, the last TD was scored by Billy Volek.
Quotable: "I'm glad to see it go. Give me an outside stadium any day." -- Jeff Schweiger, a fan (via The Herald Bulletin)
8) Kingdome (Seattle Seahawks)
Opened: 1976
Last NFL game: Dolphins 20, Seahawks 17 (1999 AFC Wild Card Game); Jan. 9, 2000
Memorable play: Charlie Rogers' third-quarter 90-yard kickoff return to take lead
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Another home playoff defeat to retire an aging dome, Seattle's loss to Miami on the second football weekend of the millennium was notable not just because it ended an era of Seahawks football. It was also the final victory of Dan Marino's career. (Little did he know that the following week the Jaguars would provide him a, er, rousing sendoff.) Though the bout's biggest play was Rogers' brilliant kickoff return that ignited the nascent 12s, perhaps the greatest sequence is Marino's game-winning drive -- an 11-play, 85-yard march to set up a J.J. Johnson goal-line TD run. Seattle's mixed emotions were such at the end of this one that Jon Kitna was quoted as saying he hoped Marino "will get the Super Bowl ring he deserves to cap off a great career." Narrator: He did not.
Quotable: "I'll miss staying dry. Seattle winter is lousy in January. We can look forward to new stadiums, new memories and maybe a new winning tradition." -- Jack Middleton, a fan (via The Associated Press)
7) Orange Bowl (Miami Dolphins)
Opened: 1937 (Dolphins' home beginning in 1966)
Last NFL game: Patriots 34, Dolphins 27; Dec. 22, 1986
Memorable play: Stanley Morgan's game-winning 30-yard TD reception with 44 seconds left
A top installment in an old AFC East rivalry, the 1986 regular-season finale makes the list because of its back-and-forth nature, New England's late-game heroics and the fact that the Patriots clinched a division title for the first time in nearly a decade. On a warm night in South Florida and on national television, Steve Grogan, taking over for the injured Tony Eason in the second quarter, and Dan Marino went shot for shot down to the wire, a duel between teams that had won the AFC title in the last two years. With less than a minute to go and the Pats tied with Miami at 27, Grogan reared back and launched a 30-yard strike to Morgan, angling toward the end zone's right pylon and a playoff berth. New England failed to advance in the postseason, and the Orange Bowl would exist as the home for Miami Hurricanes football for two decades to come, but that last-second strike stands as the memorable end to the Dolphins' storied stay there.
Quotable: "So much else in Miami is new; the Orange Bowl is not. So many stadia in America are measured by architects with no feel for sports, no love of sight lines, no fondness for the proximity to the action that should be the sports fan's birthright. The Orange Bowl lacks so much but has so much more." -- Michael Madden, columnist for The Boston Globe
6) Candlestick Park (San Francisco 49ers)
Opened: 1960 (49ers' home beginning in 1971)
Last NFL game: 49ers 34, Falcons 24; Dec. 23, 2013
Memorable play: NaVorro Bowman's game-sealing, 89-yard pick-six with 1:10 left (aka The Pick at the Stick)
For Niners fans pining for the days of traveling less than 43 miles from the city's center to attend a football game, this game marks the end of something truly glorious. This was the last great team of the Jim Harbaugh Era. In 2013, the 49ers went 12-4 and finished second in the NFC West to the team that would eventually eliminate them from the playoffs and win the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks. However, when this game was played, the division crown had not yet been clinched, which made Bowman's death-knell, field-long pick-six that much more dramatic. In a locale that featured so many legendary plays, from The Catch to The Catch II to The Catch III, Bowman's closing number was a fitting one.
Quotable: "We don't want to be the guys who screw up the final game in Candlestick." -- Jim Harbaugh, 49ers head coach
5) Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland Browns)
Opened: 1931 (Browns' home beginning in 1946)
Last NFL game: Browns 26, Bengals 10, Dec. 17, 1995
Memorable play: Keenan McCardell's 16-yard TD reception late in the second quarter
A Week 16 snoozer for a team that finished 5-11 makes it into the top five of this list? Well, its placement here has more to do with the circumstances around the game than the game itself. The Browns' 1995 home finale wasn't just their last game at Cleveland Stadium -- it was to be their last in Cleveland, and unlike the Colts' move from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984, fans knew about owner Art Modell's decision to leave Cleveland for Baltimore, where the team became the Ravens, in advance. What followed was an emotional affair where the play on the field was secondary to the antics in the stands, where Browns fans were hurling expletives, lighting firecrackers and ripping out wooden benches. At game's end, Browns players ran unprompted to celebrate their victory and share the pain of their departure with the Dawg Pound.
Quotable: "The best way to describe it is you just found out your best friend is lying in the hospital, and you found out he's going to die. And you know the date he's going to pass away, which is today." -- John "Big Dawg" Thompson, a fan (via The New York Times)
4) Georgia Dome (Atlanta Falcons)
Opened: 1992
Last NFL game: Falcons 44, Packers 21 (2016 NFC Championship Game); Jan. 22, 2017
Memorable play: Julio Jones' 73-yard TD reception early in the third quarter
Let's get happy for a hot sec, shall we? Some stadium sendoffs are fun, like Atlanta's closing of the Georgia Dome. That the Dome was not regarded as one of the NFL's premier venues or that the game was a blowout/shutout at halftime doesn't diminish the memory of this one. After all, a happy ending was no sure thing. Atlanta was avenging some Dome demons: The top-seeded Falcons were throttled in the 2010 Divisional Round by Aaron Rodgers' Packers, and in Atlanta's last NFC Championship Game appearance, it fell to the visiting 49ers after taking a 10-point lead into halftime. But these Falcons came out of the gates on fire, taking a 24-point lead into halftime, and salted fears of a meltdown away on their first drive out of halftime, when Jones took a crosser 73 yards to paydirt. Pay no mind to the Falcons' historic collapse in the Super Bowl two weeks later. Remember them, and their fans, as they were: "A buzz saw."
Quotable: "If a building could, the Dome would have dropped the mike and invited the wrecking ball to bring it on." -- Steve Hummer, columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3) Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Eagles)
Opened: 1971
Last NFL game: Bucs 27, Eagles 10 (2002 NFC Championship Game); Jan. 19, 2003
Memorable play: Ronde Barber's game-sealing 92-yard pick-six with 3:12 to go
On the other end of the spectrum, Philadelphia's goodbye to the Vet was historically cruel. Hosting the NFC title game for the first time in 22 years, the Eagles welcomed the Buccaneers to 26-degree weather along the frigid Delaware River. And Philly got off to a hot start with a Duce Staley TD run within the game's first minute. But the Eagles would not find six for the remaining 59. Meanwhile, the Bucs, led by Jon Gruden, who had coached alongside Eagles skipper Andy Reid in Green Bay, contained and frustrated Philly, taking a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter. With less than four minutes to go, the Eagles were not out of it and had reached the red zone with a chance to pull within a score. But Donovan McNabb's pass intended for Antonio Freeman found Barber instead, who strolled 92 yards to the opposite end zone, sending Tampa Bay to the Super Bowl and mercilessly closing down the Vet for eternity.
Quotable: "I can't believe it's over and we lost the way we did. I'm finishing my beer and then I'm out of here." -- Brian Whartenby, a fan (via The Philadelphia Inquirer)
2) Kansas City Municipal Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
Opened: 1923 (Chiefs' home beginning in 1963)
Last NFL game: Dolphins 27, Chiefs 24 (1971 AFC Divisional Round), Dec. 25, 1971
Memorable play: Garo Yepremian's game-winning 37-yard field goal in the second overtime
Football in Kansas City is inextricably linked with Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs' home since 1972. But before the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex, there was Municipal Stadium. It had played host to teams from a slew of professional sports leagues. Eventually, the old multi-purpose venue had to RIP. The last professional football game played there was a historic one: the longest game in NFL history (in terms of playing time), between Don Shula's Dolphins and Hank Stram's Chiefs. A muddy affair on Christmas Day, Miami and K.C. alternated scores through the second half. The Chiefs stayed in it thanks to Ed Podolak's playoff-record 350 total yards; the Dolphins did the same because of Nick Buoniconti's 20 tackles. Chiefs kicker Jan Stenerud had a chance to hit a potential game-winner with 35 seconds to play, but he missed to the right (his second of three missed kicks that day). The contest lasted 82 minutes, 40 seconds and ended with 7:20 left in the second overtime after a Larry Csonka run set up Yepremian's game-winning kick. And with it, the Chiefs moved on to Arrowhead, where they did not host an AFC Championship Game until 47 years later.
Quotable: "I think that game had a lot of effect on our legacy. The '71 team was better than the one that won the Super Bowl two years earlier. If we had beaten Miami, I think we would have won the Super Bowl, and then we'd be mentioned with the great teams of all time." -- Podolak in 2012 (via The New York Times)
1) Foxboro Stadium (New England Patriots)
Opened: 1971
Last NFL game: Patriots 16, Raiders 13 (2001 AFC Divisional Round), Jan. 19, 2002
Memorable play: Tom Brady's incomplete pass in the fourth quarter (aka the Tuck Rule play)
This one had everything: Snow. Clutch field goals. Jon Gruden. Oh, and two more words: Tuck. Rule. It was arguably the most significant American sports result of the 21st century, and it hinged on a controversial -- to say the least -- call rooted in a rule that was scrapped more than a decade later. The game helped establish the legacies of Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Adam Vinatieri, launched a dynasty in New England, ended a burgeoning one in Oakland and is legally required to be featured on 68 percent of all NFL Network's Top 10 programs in perpetuity. Foxboro Stadium's closure is but a footnote in this game's legacy, but try to find a stadium sendoff, let alone a game, more memorable than this one.
Quotable: "'A few people were inebriated but there were no major incidents,' said (Foxboro Stadium director of security Mark) Briggs. 'The atmosphere, to be honest, has been great. It's been a good day.'
"Foxboro Police did say, however, they made 32 arrests." -- Tim Casey, The Boston Globe
Just missed the cut:
-- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Vikings): Vikings 14, Lions 13; Dec. 19. 2013
-- Texas Stadium (Dallas Cowboys): Ravens 33, Cowboys 24; Dec. 20, 2008
-- Pontiac Silverdome (Detroit Lions): Lions 15, Cowboys 10; Jan. 6, 2002
-- Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers): Steelers 24, Redskins 3; Dec. 16, 2000
-- Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field (Cincinnati Bengals): Bengals 44, Browns 28; Dec. 12, 1999
-- Tampa Stadium/Houlihan's Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Buccaneers 20, Lions 10; Dec. 28, 1997 (Wild Card Round)
-- War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo Bills): Bills 21, Lions 21; Dec. 10, 1972
-- Sportsman's Park (St. Louis Cardinals): Browns 27, Cardinals 24; Dec. 19, 1965
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The IWM North in Manchester's Media City was the venue for Film Archive UK's quarterly meeting on 27th June.
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The IWM North in Manchester's Media City was the venue for Film Archive UK's quarterly meeting on 27th June.
FAUK are grateful to fellow member and IWM's Head of Film, Matt Lee for organising the venue and tour.
Heading to Manchester for FAUK's next meeting is newly appointed Manager of London Screen Archive's, Beatrice Harbour.
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Who is Rachel ?
WHo is Rachel ?
We read about Rachel in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 31:15) :
'Thus says the Lord: 'A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more."'
This verse is quoted in the Gospel of St Matthew (2:18), which sees it being fulfilled by the slaughter of the first-born sons, carried out by Herod after Jesus' birth.
The background story is that Jerusalem had been ransacked by the Babylonians and its population taken as prisoners. Ramah, a small city about 5 miles north of Jerusalem, was the transit camp where those taken captive were assembled before being taken off to exile in Babylon.
The fall and desolation of Jerusalem is described in haunting poetry in the other Old Testament book ascribed to Jeremiah – The Lamentations of Jeremiah. It is not surprising, perhaps, that he portrays it as a sign of God's anger. Rachel weeping for her children is a further expression of this devastation, a devastation that has echoed down the centuries, for the slaughter of innocent children following the birth of Christ, in twentieth century Europe, and now again in the Middle East.
The context of Jeremiah's reference to Rachel is illuminating for Penthos. Jeremiah is widely-known for giving the Jewish people the hard word, for proclaiming God's anger with his people, because of their unfaithfulness.
However, strange as it may seem, Jeremiah 31 is actually all good news, as Jeremiah proclaims that God has forgiven his people and will restore them to their land:
'I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow'.
The verse about Rachel is actually a rhetorical device to provide a contrast retrospectively between the remembered misery and the coming joy.
Hannah Stone's brilliant reference to Rachel is not lightly made nor coincidental: the verse about Rachel is followed just a few verses later by a passage often interpreted by Christians as a prophecy of Christ and the promise of a new relationship with God which lies at the heart of Penthos.
'Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah…I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.'
So Rachel represents all those who, down the centuries have grieved for loved ones lost in war. We have chosen to give voice to her grief by beginning our concert with Rudolf Mauersberger's fine setting of words from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, composed in the charred ruins of Dresden just weeks after the Allied firebomb attack in February 1945 destroyed the city, including the church where he was organist, and killing, amongst many thousands, eleven of the choristers in his choir.


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I can pinpoint the moment when I started down the path to identifying the way I do now: an 18+ visual novel about incubi and succubi helped me realise that I was ace. It sounds quite ironic, but I promise it's a positive story, as opposed to my having played a game with such terribly-written erotic scenes that I was put off the idea of sex forever (which, while that isn't really how sexuality works, would be a reasonable response to some of the bad erotica out there). No, the game in question, Cute Demon Crashers, which I played for the first time back in 2015, is a sweet, gentle, fun little interactive story of loneliness and love demons, and one of the first pieces of media to explicitly say to me "you should only have sex if you want to." Much of the world runs on the assumption that everyone does want to, which filters down into our fiction in many forms both benign and insidious. It was an assumption I had adopted into my own mindset and my own relationship, and it was an assumption that this indie game helped me realise did not fit me.
Cute Demon Crashers is a visual novel created by Sugarscript, originally launched as part of a game jam called NaNoRenO (in which creators take on the challenge to make a game in the program Renpy in one month) and completed later. On the game's homepage the team expresses that the idea for the game came from "a need of consent in 18+ VNs for women." True to their mission statement, consent is not only the biggest theme in the character-driven story of Cute Demon Crashers, but also its most prominent game mechanic.
The game follows a lonely college student who is stuck home alone over spring break, and who accidentally summons three incubi and one succubus into her bedroom when they sense her sexual frustration. Your first option as a player is to call the police on the four strange scantily-clad creatures that have appeared in your player character's home. Doing this ends the game immediately, and is effectively pointless, except that it demonstrates the player's ability of choice: if you don't want to deal with these love demons, you do not have to.
Even if you decide to let them hang around, the message remains that you do not have to have sex with any of them, regardless of their offering it up. The player navigates through a series of conversations with the four demons, getting to know them over a period of a day, whether that means playing video games with them on the couch or talking about books. When evening falls, the four demons present themselves to you asking who, if any of them, you would like to spend the night with. Five options pop up: one for each prospective lover, and one to opt out and not have sex with any of them. If you choose this last one, they do not mind, and simply go on their way with no hard feelings. If you choose one of them to sleep with, the ensuing erotic scene is peppered throughout with dialogue and action options as the demon asks you what you would like to do — is it okay if they do this? Would you like them to do this, or that? Would you like to stop?
As well as the occasional options, there is a big pink "stop" button in the corner of the screen at all times, which ends the love scene instantly — again, with no hard feelings from the demon. Just as there is no pressure to have sex in the first place, once you initiate the scene there is never any pressure to perform certain sex acts, and never any pressure to continue to climax. The scenes themselves are tastefully written and really quite sweet, the dynamic with each demon different and varied but each equally kind and gentle. Sex is treated at once like something important and personal, but also like something that's no big deal if you don't want it to be; just something two consenting adults do together if they want to. I was surprised to realise that, fantastical element and occasional goofy comedy and all, this game contained some of the most mature conversations about sex I'd ever seen in fiction.
Cute Demon Crashers was the first piece of media I can think of that explicitly said to me "you only have to do this if you want to." Most other fiction seemingly runs on the principle that of course you want to, whether that comes in the form of corny-and-horny comedies about college students trying to lose their virginity, or the grand tradition of romantic arcs culminating in passionate love scenes (or at least the strong implication of one). It's a massive step aside from the norm to see fictional characters have a serious conversation about "only doing it once they're both ready." But while those conversations and the focus on consent and personal desire are important, they do, once again, come with the assumption that those characters will one day be "ready", and sex will happen, because that is what a reasonable person wants even if that wanting comes at different rates. If that wanting never appears, the character is likely a villainous or humorous husk of a human being, meant to be Othered whether that's for horror or for laughs — or simply waiting for the right person to thaw their unnatural frigidity. Ordinary people, the heroes of rom-coms and action movies alike, all get romantic storylines driven by sexual tension, and they all see these storylines through to their so-called natural conclusion. And this is certainly true for dating sim protagonists, where the entire point of the game is, in many cases, to woo the player's favourite character and get that coveted erotic scene with them.
Cute Demon Crashers is noteworthy in not just the VN/dating sim world but also in fictional media at large, since so much media is created with heteronormativity embedded, including the idea that of course everyone wants to have sex. Cute Demon Crashers is not explicit asexual representation, but it is the first fictional world I've entered where I felt genuine space for asexuality to exist. Schlocky and sexy as the game's premise may sound — a group of love demons are at your beck and call! — its open sex positivity left space for asexual positivity as well. The incubi and succubus emphasize repeatedly that there is no point engaging in any sexual act unless both partners enjoy it: they won't get the energy they feed on if you're not having a good time, and so they want you to have the best time possible. Consent and pleasure are placed in a position of utmost importance via magical worldbuilding, making the titular Cute Demons an unexpectedly positive and nurturing version of the succubus/incubus mythos. Creatures usually used in stories to convey the terror and ruin in unconscious sexual desire are incarnated here as champions for mutual enjoyment and consensual personal fulfillment. They are here to make sure you have a good time, and they acknowledge, where most other voices from fictional media have not, that for some people having a good time does not equal having sex.
Cute Demon Crashers is a special little game that struck me somewhere deep in my heart. I assumed, when I first played it, that I was simply delighted to find some erotica to my tastes — a genre I'd always avoided since it usually contained tropes or language that put me off, a genre that, for reasons I now understand but didn't quite get back then, I could never really relate to. But in retrospect, I can see why this game spoke to me: it validated a part of me that I did not yet know existed. In putting the question "do you want this?" to me so directly when no other media had before, it started me down the path of trying to answer it for myself. It turned out that the answer was "no." It also turned out that my partner at the time thought the game sounded silly and had no interest in playing it, not even to try and understand what I had enjoyed about it so much, so in some ways this heralded the first cracks in our understanding of each other, too. Sometimes I joke that Cute Demon Crashers destroyed my relationship because it gave me standards. In all seriousness, though, it goes to show how important this conversation is to have: to have media of all mediums and genres weave consent and positivity into their love stories and/or erotic narratives, to leave room for that question, "do you really want to do this?", and to have it be genuine, rather than backed by the assumption that the answer is always "yes." If a game all about sexy demons can take the time and loving care to make space for asexuality, there is no reason other fictional media cannot.


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Written by Anne Silver.
"Where you find Truth
Is where you find your reflection
And where you find your reflection
Is where you find love
And where you find love
Is where you find light...."
— Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
To be a photographer means to have a relationship with light. Light underscores what we feel to be true. Shadows hide the unimportant rest, the interplay of the two framing the stories we wish to tell. These photographic stories are reflections of who we are, of what we think is valuable, of how we see and interact with the world. Photographs can be manifestations of our dreams, our fears, our hopes, our desires. Every experience we have ever had comes through in the way we approach photography. And so, making a photo then, becomes an act of love. It is a way of honoring our vision as artists, of celebrating beauty, of preserving a moment, and, ultimately, of capturing light.
Natural light is a photographer's elusive lover. It is ever-changing, fickle, teasing us with its golden-hour promises. Sometimes its touch is like a caress, soft, subtle, the lightest brush upon the skin of things. The warmth slowly sinks in. Other times it's more bold, startling us with something like a big, firm smack on the lips, which completely sweeps us off our feet. And still, at other times, it can be distant or flat. Dense clouds roll in, skies become a pale, lifeless shade of grey, leaving us yearning for what used to be—those long summer evenings as the sun was just about to sink behind the trees, or those mornings on the coast, with the sunrise creeping up over the estuaries.
Skilled photographers know how to work with light, even under difficult or challenging circumstances. Using a variety of Polaroid cameras and films, Australian photographer Rachael Baez has recorded the sublime dialogue that exists between natural light and Polaroid films. Rachael has captured her subjects in such a way that the light which graces them seems to be a celebration of life itself, intensified by the color shifts and painterly qualities of Polaroid photography. She invites us to the table to feast on this light, to consume its delicious moods, to savor its many nuances.
Let's have a taste...
Rachael says, "As a photographer living in Australia, a country flooded with an abundance of sunshine, my propensity is towards natural light. I'm an observer of angles of light, how it creates shapes and mood, both in landscapes and portraits. As a chaser of light, my shoots are often spontaneous, and nothing makes my heart beat faster than the alchemy of beautifully-aged Polaroid film and a dreamy, illuminated afternoon."
Rachael Baez is a self-taught, instant photographer from Australia. She was a member of the inaugural 12.12 Project from 2013 - 2014. In 2015, she was invited to be the Artist In Residence at Parkes Library as part of their Curiosity and Wonder Festival, where she gave several workshops to school children, as well as an artist's talk and an exhibition.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, in Paris and Berlin as part of the 12.12 Project, and in Singapore for the Film Never Die Polaroid Resurrection. She has also shown her work both locally and interstate in joint instant photography exhibitions, 'zine fairs, and festivals.
Rachael's photography has been published in print in Elston Gunn magazine and the Photodarium yearly calendar and has been featured on several websites, including Polaroid Originals/the Impossible Project, Polaroid of the Day, Snap it See It, and Mama Mia. Rachael also has two self-published 'zines entitled Polaroid Girls and Instant Dreams.
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Broward County
They stole teddy bears and other mementos from a memorial at Douglas High, police say
A convicted burglar, drug delivery man and domestic violence batterer now is accused of stealing from a memorial to the 17 people gunned down at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.
Michael Kennedy, 37, and Kara O'Neil, 40, were arrested at the school Sunday at 10:20 p.m. Each remains in Broward County Jail on $1,000 bond on one count of removing or disfiguring a tomb or monument.
"Several items from the memorial were in the defendant's rear seat, including teddy bears, plaques and pin wheels," the arrest report from Broward Sheriff's Office stated.
At his bond hearing Monday, Herald news partner CBS4 reported, Kennedy disagreed that the mass of photos, personal signs, mementos and flowers outside the Parkland school should be considered a monument.
Neither Kennedy nor O'Neil have a true listed residence. O'Neil listed a Dania Beach antiques store as her address. For the past 15 years, court records have listed one homeless shelter or another as Kennedy's address between jail stays for the aforementioned crimes.
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Everything with Purpose
"When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible." -Howard Schultz
Drills, practice, every play, everything must be done with purpose and understanding of what the goal is for the team. It is up to the coach to provide the clarity and teach the purpose, depending on the particular coach's philosophy. It is up to the players to understand and execute that particular purpose.
I find that the more my players understand the why, the better chance they have to excel above and beyond. Having that information is critical to the process, and when they are playing they are best able to fill in the gaps because of the knowledge they possess of why they are doing something.
What examples can you think of that would contribute to a more purposeful team enviornment?
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Cooley had great parties and networking events. When our lead investor came in and asked for multiple preferences (no go) I asked the assigned counsel what they thought and the response was: "Hey this is your first money so it doesn't really matter." At the time this was my first deal, but I had read a TON on this issue and it was clear that this was a hard predatory ask for a deal like ours.
I asked some of my other friends and they suggested a different lawyer, whom I called and he said "Tell them to eat shit and call me when they call back with a new term sheet." Cooley was immediately fired and we hired the new guy who has tons of experience in our space and has been the absolute best.
Moral of the story is, be informed enough so you can call bullshit, but it's really important to find counsel that 1. you can trust and 2. is experienced in your particular types of deals so that when you are out of your depth you know they will be the best counsel.
At the end of the day you're CEO so the buck stops with you. Your lawyers are counsel not operations, so act accordingly.
In the beginning years of my entrepreneurial life, I had a lawyer who was up high in his tower and hard to communicate with. His work was fine but he just wasn't my type of person. He was hard to work with and my interactions with him exhausted me.
A few years later due to a contract dispute I switched to a different lawyer (from a high end expensive firm, i.e. the Cooley example) and working with him has been awesome. In part because we get on really well and we're on the same wavelength. That and his work also is much better than the previous lawyer I had.
I am curious if you can recommend some materials to read up on this?
I think I was reading a lot of Mark Suster's stuff back then, so that's a starting point at least.
- The partner matters a lot more than the firm. For example I used Cooley, but really it was one attorney I wanted. When he moved to another firm my company went with him.
- Of course it's the associates, not the partner who will do 99% of the work -- but that's all you need anyway. The partner however supervises. Ideally you never get a bill for the partner's time.
- In almost any case you should hardly use your lawyers at all in the first year or two. You get standard NDAs (one way and/or mutual) and can fill them in yourself. If you get one from a partner, ask to use yours or read theirs and if it looks really close just use it (unless its some massive one from, say, Intel -- but really, are you going to be able to negotiate that?). Likewise just use standard job offers and confidentiality/assignment forms. No need to pay a lawyer for those once get up. But don't wing it with anything security or debt related!
- Another reason not to care about the firm: a big firm will have lots of services but will you need them? For example for patent filing you may want a boutique firm that specializes in just your area. For HR lawsuits I'd use MoFo even if I don't use them for corporate law.
- Make sure your firm understands startups (this expands on what the article said about "Hire lawyers who have experience with the particular task you are asking them to perform"). Various big firms have opened offices in the Valley in order to get that sweet deal flow. But unless they staff up with some local attorneys with local connections and experience you're not going to get a lawyer who can help you no matter how good they are. Even the startup scenes in NY and Boston are different from each other and from the Valley or SF. Not just network but how people do things.
- an exception to the "firm doesn't matter" rule: Wilson -- not only have I only had bad lawyer experiences (mainly huge Billings) when I was involved with a company that used Wilson, but the only firm that ever asked me to do something illegal (they were representing our investor...but only for that transaction as our lawyer was also the investor's lawyer. For subsequent rounds the investor used someone else, as they were also disgusted with Wilson). There's a reason this onetime "star startup law firm" has been shrinking.
I think you've articulated something key; You need a competent partner to make sure you're getting decent value, regardless of the firm you're at, but firm culture itself can make any practitioner play poorly. This just pulled together a few strings of thought I've had (I have my own internal industry 'bad firm' and 'bad practice group' list in my head), so thanks for this post.
A good lawyer will have the benefit of breadth -- representing many different clients in different situations. If the lawyer is wise, this will be conducive to good advice. It is only advice. On what basis do you decide to follow the advice?
What led me to this conclusion is that after years and years of asking random questions while lawyers set everything up, I kept discovering new things about the exchange act until I just read it.
There are standard docs these days on docracy and other sites for most things. The JOBS Act has simplified fundraising quite a bit for startups. Especially if you use rule 506b for friends and family, you can later choose to go the VC route OR use rule 506c or Reg CF for access to liquidity using public solicitation.
A final note about security tokens. An obscure but very useful fact is that non-equity securities do not have a limit on how many investors you can have, before you must become a publicly reporting company. And selling to NON US investors they may be able to trade your securities after 40 days. However, their local jurisdiction may have other ideas, and this is one of those areas where you can either try to abide by all local laws in theory, or in practice take advantage of the fact that, in early stages, governments of foreign jurisdictions aren't going to waste too much political capital on long-arm actions to go after US corporations because they failed to prevent an overseas investor from selling their securities early.
I am not a lawyer!!
Also a token that is offered in a securities offering may later be traded in a way that is not an offering of securities, for example if the protocol becomes sufficiently decentralized at a later date.
For myself, I would steer well clear of anything that looks at all like a securities offering of p2p assets b/c I like to keep my life as simple as possible. But I realize that is not advice everyone wants to follow.
The SEC is not the biggest threat here -- as you can see with projects such as Tezos, the bigger threat is the private securities bar which will go after any token offering that leaves a deep pocket. Even if the SEC and state regulators aren't concerned with your offering, the private bar will go after anything that plausibly is an illegal securities offering, provided that the pot of money is worthwhile target. This is exactly the kind of hazard that p2p protocols are perfect for avoiding, so why bother making a new p2p protocol that is vulernable to this kind of risk???
I'm a retired lawyer and this is NOT legal advice for anyone. :))
Edit: turns out GP has a law degree himself. I'm further impressed.
1. Get a corporate lawyer w startup discount for formation , core docs, etc. Keep using for big stuff like fundraising.
2. Use carta or whatever for stock
3. Use upcounsel for anything non-core or boring like office space. You can get a per-topic specialist for each thing fast and cheap.
4. For most deals -- nda, sub-100k contract, etc, have papers etc ready so no legal review.
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Is there something particular about the US legal system that forces these people to live in the stone age? I mean, photocopies?
Also, although most court stuff is electronic these days, courts still insist on papers courtesy copies (which have to be mailed or couriered over). Reading on screens sucks, and marking up documents on screens sucks double hard. When I first started practicing I was like "I'm a millenial, I'll do everything in an iPad!" Now I print everything out, mark it up by hand, use colored tabs, etc. Even a big monitor is incredibly claustrophobic compared to piles of tabbed printed pages.
However, there are tons of issues beyond just startup equity / corp governance / incorporating that can kill your company. Discrimination / ERISA (HR issues broadly), privacy, anti-bribery, IP, commercial contracts...the list goes on and on.
Most young founders don't even know what they don't know and silicon valley culture tends to err on the side of, "just get the the exit...that's bigCo stuff you don't need to get lawyers involved, just do this."
If you truly want to build a great company, hire a well rounded lawyer as an FTE much earlier than you think. They don't need to be a first 10 hire. However, if you are growing and want to build a high-quality company, you should think about hiring a well rounded lawyer somewhere between hire 25-50.


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Sacramento-area gas prices fall for a seventh consecutive week
Sacramento-area gas prices, which stubbornly refused to dip below $4 a gallon in the weeks leading up to Independence Day, continue to fall toward the $3.75 mark with the approach of Labor Day.
National price tracker GasBuddy.com, which surveys more than 700 regional gas outlets daily, said the average retail price of gas in the Sacramento region fell another 2.8 cents over the past week to about $3.79 a gallon. GasBuddy noted that it revised the previous week's average price to $3.82 a gallon, after initially posting an incorrect average of $3.79.
Bottom line: Gas prices in the region have fallen for seven consecutive weeks.
The current price is nearly 12 cents lower than one month ago but 11.8 cents higher than this time last year.
Nationally, the average price of gas fell 1.3 cents over the past week to $3.43 a gallon, down 10.3 cents from a month ago and 10.5 cents lower than the year-ago level.
"With Labor Day right around the corner, most Americans will be seeing the lowest prices of the summer," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "… And for those motorists in areas where gas prices tend to be high, just 1.5 percent of gas stations in the U.S. are selling for more than $4 a gallon, so even California is in on the party at the pump."