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A rape culture is a society that accepts sexual violence as the norm. In this groundbreaking new work, a diverse group of opinions lays the foundation for change in basic attitudes about power, gender, race, and sexuality--for a future without sexual violence. National tour.
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Connect with the American West in Elko
The cowboy tradition is strong in Elko, home of the Western Folklife Center, the Northeastern Nevada Museum and the California Trail Interpretive Center.
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The northeastern Nevada city of Elko is your base camp when exploring the Ruby Mountains, Nevada's wettest mountain range. It's the perfect playground for hiking, fishing and photography; and in winter, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. One of the jewels of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, the Ruby Mountains are a steep and rugged range capped by the 11,387-foot (3,470-meter) Ruby Dome. In winter, many of the roads at higher elevation are closed due to snow, so plan your trip accordingly.
From Elko to scenic Lamoille Canyon Road, 22 miles/35 kilometers; Plus another 12 miles/19 kilometers on Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway. Check out the map HERE.
From Elko to Angel Lake and Ruby Mountain Brewing Company, ending at Wells. 73 miles/117 kilometers. Check out the map HERE
Start your trip in Elko, famous for its cowboy and ranching traditions, and home to the Western Folklife Center, which presents the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering every January. On your way into town, swing by the California Trail Interpretive Center, just off Interstate 80 on the western edge of Elko. Here, visitors can learn the stories of pioneers who endured this 2,000-mile trek.
If time allows, check out the Western Folklife Center office, which has the Wiegand Gallery, featuring Western-themed exhibits; a 20-seat black-box theater, where you can watch a 16-minute video about cowboy song; and a gift shop.
Head across the street to J.M. Capriola, a Western-wear business dating back to the 1920s to see saddles being made in the store's small, second-story workshop.
Head out of town on Nevada state Route 227 (Lamoille Highway). This 22-mile (35 km) drive takes you through the residential community of Spring Creek before you make a right onto Forest Service Road 660 (Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway). This 12-mile (19 km) paved road cuts through a glacier-carved canyon that is a photographer's favorite for its fall colors and spring waterfalls. There are places to pull over your vehicle on the drive, including one that leads to an interpretive trail that passes by a small pond and beaver dam. Lamoille Creek, which flows near the road in many places, is a popular place for stream fishing.
The scenic drive ends at 8,800 feet (2,438 meters). This upper part of Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway is closed in winter due to snow. During the more temperate seasons, hikers can access several trails from the terminus of the Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway, including trails to Lamoille Lake and a multitude of other alpine lakes the Rubies are known for, as well as the Ruby Crest Trail. Cowboy John Tours out of Elko offers a Ruby Crest Trail Shuttle Service.
On the drive back to Elko, if time allows, you may want to take the one-mile detour into the tiny community of Lamoille, population 105, according to 2010 Census data. Here, along Lamoille Highway, is the picturesque Lamoille Presbyterian Church, one of the most photographed locations in Elko County. Grab dinner at the Pine Lodge for a hearty meal and an eyeful of big game taxidermy. Lamoille also is home to historic Red's Ranch, which can be reserved for conferences, special events or family gatherings. During the winter months, take advantage of one of the only heli-skiing operations in the United States at Ruby Mountains Heli-Experience. The business also offers yurt accommodations at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters), open year-round.
Angel Lake, a mountain lake in the East Humboldt Range just north of the Rubies and also part of the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, is your goal today.
From Elko, head east on Interstate 80 about 48 miles (77 km) to the junction with Nevada state Route 231 (Angel Lake Road). This paved road winds up the east side of the East Humboldt Range before ending at the Angel Lake Recreation Area. At 8,500 feet (2,591 meters), this area is closed during the winter due to snow.
When the road is clear, you'll want to schedule time to explore Angel Lake, a natural body of water that was dammed in 1900 to create an irrigation system still in use today. Fishing is allowed (rainbow, brook and tiger trout), as well as non-motorized boating. Look to the south for a glimpse of Chimney Rock, a rock spire that serves as a local landmark. Here, you'll find trailheads to Smith Lake and Winchell Lake, as well as a picnic area, restrooms and a campground. Keep an eye out for bighorn sheep, mountain goats, mule deer and pronghorn antelope.
On your way back down the mountain into Wells, take note of Angel Creek running down into the valley toward the east. In the foothills, you'll spot a picturesque white ranch, also known as Ruby Mountain Brewing Company. This is a working ranch, but owner Steve Safford allows appointment-only tours.
Head back to the city of Wells. From here, you can head back to Elko, or explore these other areas:
Jarbidge. This living ghost town is about 145 miles (233 miles) from Wells, very close to Nevada's border with Idaho. Jarbidge may be one of our closest ties to the Wild West: one of the last gold rushes took place here, as well as one of the last stagecoach robberies.Visitors can relish lush mountain scenery, peruse the historic (and free!) Jarbidge Jail, and even try their luck at catching and releasing a bull trout.
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is 80 miles (129 kilometers) south of Wells. Hunting and fishing are allowed in particular areas during specific seasons on Ruby Marsh, so be sure to check with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services prior to your visit.
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Kristine Lilly Discusses her Retirement
After 24 years representing the U.S. Women's National Team, Kristine Lilly has announced her professional retirement. Throughout her successful career, Lilly earned 352 caps for the national team and scored 130 goals. ussoccer.com caught up with Lilly to discuss her career, legacy and what's next for the 'Queen of Caps'.
ussoccer.com: Hello and welcome to the special Kristine Lilly retirement podcast. We never thought the day would come but it is here. Kristine, after 24 years wearing the national team jersey, you are in fact hanging up the cleats. Congratulations are in order for a wonderful career.
Kristine Lilly: "Thank you very much. It's crazy, but it's time. I feel good about it."
ussoccer.com: When you think back to that 16 year-old-girl who played her first game in 1987, can you talk about how your experience on the soccer field helped shape you as a person and now a mom?
KL: "It's amazing. In 1987, you're 16-years-old; you're clueless of what's going on around you. You get asked to go on a trip to China, you don't even know where that is and then you end up playing for over 20 years on the team and being part of so many great things. In the beginning, I didn't really know what it meant to be on the national team and now leaving it, it's an honor. Every time I had the opportunity to put that jersey on was an honor and it felt great."
ussoccer.com: Now did you truly not know where China was when you were 16?
KL: "[Laughing] You know, I think I knew where it was. It's huge so how could you miss it? When I was 16, I got asked to join the national team and I was like, 'Well I have to ask my parents first.' So I had to go 'Mom and Dad, can I go to China on a trip?' and they said, 'Sure.'"
ussoccer.com: You've always said good genetics helped you play this long which is certainly true and somehow you've avoided any major injuries in your career which is another amazing thing but can you talk about the mentality that was needed to play this long at this high of a level?
KL: "I think when you get to this level you want to remain there, so you find a way to continue to compete and continue to keep your spot or try to gain a spot. In the early years we had to do so much training on our own. We didn't get together as frequently with the national team as they do now, so we were doing a lot of training on our own. So you're always thinking about what you're other teammates were doing and making sure you were ready once we got called into camp because you didn't want to distract the team by not being ready. That was one of the first mentalities I had, making sure I was always fit and ready to go at the camp. You used each other to motivate each other and to encourage each other. That pretty much set the tone for me. My fitness has pretty much been the backbone of my career."
ussoccer.com: That's part of the great legacy you've left to the current players. You're the last of the "Fab 5" to retire, only Christie Rampone from the 1999 World Cup team remains on the National Team. You have to feel you're leaving this team in good hands.
KL: "Yes, the opportunity I've had to play with so many different players and now I've enjoyed playing with these younger players coming in who are very talented and coming off the Olympic win in '08. Now our big quest is this summer to regain that World Cup title back and I know the team is going to work their butt off and I know they're going to fight for that one. Christie Rampone is the captain and the team is in good hands there and they will come together to bring home the championship."
ussoccer.com: I'm assuming you're not going to miss people coming up to you and saying 'Did you know that Alex Morgan was born after you earned your first cap for the national team?' and 'Did you know that Joy Fawcett's daughter is closer in age to you than you are to the youngest player on the national team?'
KL: "[Laughing] Those always made me laugh and made me feel good in a sense because it means I've been doing something right and being able to play for so long on the team, I'm happy I've gotten to do that. But I'm also happy with the next stage of my life and being home and continuing our family and working with kids in camps and writing a book and doing all this fun stuff and seeing friends and all of that so that's something I'm looking forward to as well."
ussoccer.com: Was it fun playing with players that were maybe 10 or 15 years younger than you for so long?
KL: "It was interesting. What's so great about this whole process, one of the things, is I remember being so young and looking up to these older players and now to reverse that and having hopefully the young players look up to me it's just a cool process to be at one end of the spectrum and then the other at the end."
ussoccer.com: We know it's near impossible to pick your favorite moments from your career, but what are a few?
KL: "[The World Cup] in '99, you can never not put that in the top ten. That summer was amazing in every aspect, not only winning but just how we captured America and our fans and created new fans as well. For me, my first World Cup, my first trip, those are milestones. The 2004 Olympics was pretty special because it was right when those three, Mia, Joy and Jules were retiring. I can remember being on that field and saying, 'I don't want to leave the field.' The 2000 Olympics, losing in that one was tough just because we lost to Norway in the final and we played so great. It's one of those games that you do everything you possibly can but you don't win that one. I do remember that and I think that fired us up for the next Olympics. From the World Cup to now just with the new group, new faces on the team and building a team to capture another World Cup. There's just been so many wonderful things but the things that stand out the most besides all of the games was just the locker room with the girls, the friendships I've made and being able to play with people I care about, that's been amazing."
ussoccer.com: We've joked about how you've had a hard time remembering all of the places and games you've been to, it's been so long. What will you remember the most? Is it the wins, is it the losses, is it the players and the interactions? What sticks with you the most?
KL: "You remember a lot of it, but when I'm with my friends and my teammates from the past we don't sit there and talk about, 'Do you remember when we beat so and so?', we usually talk about 'Do you remember in the locker room when Foudy did this?' or 'Do you remember in the locker room when Michelle did this?'. Those are the things you tend to talk about. You don't talk about the wins and losses. You talk about the fun things that happened between each other and sharing your lives pretty much. Soccer is just a vehicle between all of us getting to know each other. It's the off field stuff that you miss the most."
ussoccer.com: You walk away with 352 caps and 130 goals. Do you like the nickname the 'Queen of Caps'?
KL: "[Laughing] I don't mind, it beats Grandma."
ussoccer.com: Speaking of Grandma or Mom, your daughter Sidney is still a baby but in a few years she is going to start playing soccer probably on a team, if she does what kind of soccer mom are you going to be on the sidelines?
KL: "[Laughing] I hope I'm not the crazy soccer Mom or the crazy soccer parents but it's hard because parents want so much for their kids and they want them to do so well. I think I'll chill back a little bit, who knows I'll probably be dragged into coaching. I hope that if she's playing soccer that she loves it. If she's doing something else that she just loves it. I know that she won't remember that I played, but for me I can remember the moments coming off the field and seeing her and those are great for me."
ussoccer.com: There's been a lot of people to support you throughout your career. You certainly can't name them all but what are some final words for the people that supported you over the years, through the 24 years you've been playing at this level?
KL: "I think it's everyone from U.S. Soccer to the Boston Breakers to my family and friends to sponsors, mainly to the fans. The fans only get to see us do our job and maybe here and there get the opportunity to meet us and really get a feel for who we are, but they're the ones that keep us going and they're the ones who've sent me great emails or letters or shared similar things that I like that they like so those are the things that connect me to the outside world. Their support has been amazing. It's made me feel special and it says a lot when you get it from people you don't even know. I thank all of those people. I'm really fortunate to have played for so long for the national team, played professional soccer, played at college at the University of North Carolina, played in my hometown at Park and Rec leagues. I've been so fortunate because of this game and I just want to thank everyone."
ussoccer.com: Kristine Lilly everyone certainly would like to thank you as well for a wonderful career. You've done so much for the game and for the U.S. Women's National Team and will continue to do so for the game of soccer I'm sure. Kristine Lilly, the 'Queen of Caps', hanging 'em up after 24 years and a truly historic career. Kristine thanks for the memories. It certainly was a fantastic ride.
KL: "Thank you so much."


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There's no doubt Maserati knows how to build a jaw-dropping car. Post pictures of a bright-white Ghibli on Instagram, and friends immediately ask when they can go for a ride. Park it in a leafy subdivision, and kids leap off their bikes to gawk. What Maserati hasn't quite managed is making sure the driver is as impressed as are bystanders.
Maserati drapes the Ghibli in gorgeous bodywork: a low nose with concave grille and Trident emblem, flared fenders, and curving rear haunches. A responsive twin-turbo V-6 engine pulls so hard we forgive the fact that, unlike the larger Quattroporte, the Ghibli doesn't offer a V-8. Rasps and snarls from the exhausts conjure visions of the Targa Florio.
Yet the illusion of driving a classic Italian sports car starts to crumble when you live with the car for a little longer. Though the Ghibli S Q4's all-wheel drive worked well in snow, on dry pavement it binds and hops around tight turns like a pickup truck in 4-high. The frameless door glass looks great from the outside but rattles like an economy car when slammed.
At least the stylish cabin is filled with attractive leather, carbon-fiber trim, and comfortable seats. It's a pity the switches and touchscreen hail from the lowly Dodge Dart, but the Bentley Flying Spur's reputation hasn't suffered for sharing switchgear with a Volkswagen Jetta. We're more disappointed that the hard plastics aren't any nicer than what you find in a Dodge Charger. Few enthusiasts will swoon over the flimsy paddle shifters.
All of this might be acceptable if Maserati were content to remain a low-volume, exotic company, but the Italian automaker hopes to triple annual sales to 50,000 by 2015. To achieve that level of success, the Ghibli needs to be as polished as its Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class rivals.
The Ghibli has more curb appeal, more passion, more excitement that those Teutonic standbys; it's for the driver who wants something special. But until Maserati works out these teething problems, we'd prefer one of Germany's fully baked sports sedans.
2014 Maserati Ghibli S Q4
Base Price:$78,150
Price As Tested:$94,470
Engine:3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6
Power:404 hp
Torque:406 lb-ft
Transmission:8-speed automatic
Cargo Capacity:18.0 cubic feet
Fuel Economy:15/25 mpg (city/highway)
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Along with many other New Yorkers, my condolences go out to the family and friends of Raizel and Nachman Glauber.
However, why after all these years do Assemblyman David Weprin and State Senator Eric Adams call for tougher penalties for hit-and-run drivers in "Police have suspect in deadly & tragic hit-and-run" (Andrew Shilling - March 7)?
Hundreds of other New Yorkers from all walks of life have passed on without a word from either Weprin or Adams. If Weprin and Adams were truly compassionate, they would have pushed for harsher legislation changing the misdemeanor charge for leaving the scene of an accident to a class C felony years earlier.
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Maple trees at Arnold Arboretum in Boston, made extra strange by Photoshop.
The original is of maple trees turned gold by the changing seasons. Out of a roll of film (heck, many rolls of film), it was probably the best photo by far. This was an experiment to see what could be done to that hapless picture. The balance is still nice (IMHO), but now it's distorted and sinister in the familiar Photoshop Way (note the disgustingly-stereotypical Photoshop Sunflare).
Ah well, it was fun to make.
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By AnnaMaria Andriotis
As car sales continue to rise, consumers in the market for a fuel-efficient car will be hard pressed to find a good deal, experts say.
Car sales in February are projected to rise 20% from the previous month and 6% from a year prior, according to estimates by Edmunds.com. Today Chrysler reported its sales rose 40% in February and Ford Motor's sales rose 14%. Analysts say fuel-efficient subcompacts and small sedans are among the most in demand as gas prices continue to rise and consumers look for ways to minimize their pain at the pump. But scoring good prices at the dealership may now be harder as cash-back deals and discounts on these cars continue to drop, says Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst at Kelley Blue Book. The average incentive on a subcompact car was $756 in January, down 2% from a month prior and down 10% from the summer, according to TrueCar.com, which tracks car prices and deals. Year over year incentives plummeted 40%. By the spring, "deals on gas-efficient vehicles will be hard to come by," says Jesse Toprak, vice president of market intelligence at TrueCar.com.
It all boils down to demand: Sales of fuel-efficient cars increased three to four percentage points each month when gas price surged beyond $4 a gallon in 2008 and 2011, says Gutierrez, a trend that will likely continue this year. For car manufacturers, "there's no reason to spend money to chase buyers that will already be there," he says.
While deals are dwindling, consumers can still find some free cash on small cars, including up to $500 in rebates on the 2012 Toyota Corolla and on the 2010 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid.
Higher gas prices may be good news for those in the market for a big car – manufacturers are rolling out more incentives on gas guzzlers, like SUVs and trucks, in an attempt to boost demand.


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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Everything You Wanted To Know About Paint
This week on The Skirted Roundtable, Linda, Megan and Joni talk about choosing a paint color for the interior of your house. We would love to have you listen in on the discussion and then leave your comments about your favorite paint colors - or paint colors to totally avoid!
20 comments:
- Megan said...
Loved the discussion on colour - personal palette is a great consideration. I sell quilting fabrics by mail - often when I cut a selection I have a strong impression on whether the person is a brunette or a redhead or a blonde - it's so interesting! Instinct in choosing colours is great - in quilting I often see people start to edit/ doubt themselves as they mentally process someone else's "rules".
I think White is one of the hardest colours to do as those undertones are so obvious and more light sensitive than other more solid colours. I often see what I would call grey white interiors that I think would not necessarily be very flattering as they would drain the colour out of your face - a bit like seeing your face without makeup in the early morning light!
Maybe you could have a round two and talk about how the light and changes in light (daylight and ambient light and fixtures) affect the perception of colour. For example a colour will look very different under yellow incandescent bulbs versus blue light of halogen etc.
Also maybe colour discussion (3) might be about choosing accent colours and proportions (for example a big difference between a wall colour and a cushion colour).
Thanks ladies!
- May 13, 2009 at 3:49 PM
- LIBERTY POST EDITOR said...
Gee, no mention of Joni's black doors - gloss or satin or semi-gloss ! (just kidding...but I would love to know..and what black). It was great listening to you in one browser and quickly surfing between all 3 of your blogs for colour topics, Sally Wheats rooms etc. A follow up post with your Top 5 colour chips for each of you (photos) would be perfect! Thanks Ladies! Off topic a bit..does Sally Wheat have a website?
- May 13, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Pigtown-Design said...
It took me ages to realize what colours looked good on my, a very dark haired, dark eyed gal. I thought black made me look sallow until I had to wear a black t-shirt from something. Everyone said how good I was looking, so I started experimenting with a little here and there. No pastels, no muddy colours, just clear colours and lots of black!
- May 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM
I'm really enjoying your discussions. I'm a huge fan of BM Rhine River. I have it in my bedroom and love it. My painter mistakenly put it in my daughter's room, too, but I went ahead and left it alone because it's just so pretty. I get so many compliments on the color.
- May 13, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Linda Merrill said...
Megan - those are great suggestions, thanks! And yes - a grey white wall is a lot like seeing yourself sans makeup first thing in the morning. Not pretty (well, speaking for myself only, of course!).
Liberty Post - that's another great idea for a followup, thanks!
Pigtown - it is important to pay attention to when we receive compliments from others and be willing to change our pre-conceived notions about what looks good on us. I once worked with a woman who commented that I looked good in every color - but the fact was that I only wore colors I knew I look good in. Mustard yellows, pale pinks and peaches are blech on me - so I never wear them.
- May 13, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- Linda Merrill said...
Elizgonz - another Rhine River fan! Love it! Here's a link to the room I had done in it: http://www.chameleon-interiors.com/Chameleon_Interiors/Portfolio_Slide_Show_2-Chameleon_Interiors-Interior_Design_%26_Decor_-_Massachusetts_.html#23
It's the "Elegant Bedroom" images.
- May 13, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Cote de Texas said...
Linda - that bedroom is heavenly! I love the color and what a view - it really does look like the room is the same color as the water! beautiful!
- May 13, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- Linda Merrill said...
Thanks Joni! Actually, I loved it so much that I put one of the pics on my biz cards and the card background is that color as well.
- May 13, 2009 at 7:55 PM
- VictoriaArt said...
This discussion was right up my alley so to speak.It touched on quite a few subjects,color choices,
client satisfaction or the lack of it, convincing of clients to choose the 'right' color...
I just happen to go through some difficulty with some client and it's been tough going so far and actually Maria Killam (Color me Happy)gave me some advise as how to deal with a certain situation. She has such understanding of color. I admire her posts, and I can't wait to hear her on the Roundtable, if you'll have her! Truthfully I would so like to sit with you all and just listening to you is tremendous fun!
Thank you all again!
- May 13, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- beachbungalow8 said...
Linda, I love that room! so pretty. I'm ear marking that color.
the other megan, I agree, we didn't really discuss how different color looks throughout the day, depending on light bulb choice, sunlight etc. Great point!
- May 13, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Maria Killam said...
Hi Ladies,
Joni (thanks for the mention in this one) your talk on paint colours gave me an idea for a post. The piece about paying for a room to be re-painted. . . stay tuned :)
- May 14, 2009 at 7:24 AM
I enjoyed the discussion, but was shocked by what you said about using shades of white. All of the famous and well known architects and designers are using them, Bobby McAlpine, Pam Pierce, Renea Abbott even Charles Faudree and Betty Lou have gone more neutral!
Joni featured a blogger that painted everything antique white and totally changed the look of her house. Velvet & Linen blogger is using alot more white in her decorating. I've been a color girl myself but have just started using more neutrals, I did a young single
clients Master bed & bath this week, we used travertine on the floors, Beadboard ceilings painted
BM oxford white, walls stone hearth, and reversed it in the bath
it is stunning! Tina
- May 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Linda Merrill said...
Hi Anon at 8:28. I think the point we were trying to make is that white is a fabulous choice if done well. We weren't suggesting that it's not "in" or anything. Just that many people get scared of color and stick with white as a safe choice. However, our views were that white isn't "safe" at all. I'm sure your recent project is gorgeous - would love to see it!
- May 14, 2009 at 9:21 AM
I was wondering what color you used in your family room? It's lovely.
Thanks in advance.
- May 14, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
When I repainted my entire house last year, we decided to use only non-VOC paint and to use the most environmentally friendly products we could. We went with Yolo Colorhouse, who at the time, had even fewer colors available than they have now. We were limited in a way but it worked out wonderfully. The palate was chosen for us, the paint was super high quality and didn't make me ill. Everyone comments on how much they love our candy-colored brights and they're so much fun to live with.
Right now I'm rug shopping for my office and again, I'm searching for an environmentally friendly piece. I might not have as many color and material options but I can't wait to see what I end up with.
- May 14, 2009 at 9:34 AM
Thanks so much for doing this post. Paint is one of the most difficult things to choose when decorating and it most definitely can make or break a room. And I think it must be tricky for designers as well -- some people just have an eye for color, it's a gift.
And I agree with Liberty Post, a follow up and top five color choices would be perfect.
Thank you!
- May 14, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- diana said...
This is a fabulous forum.... love listening to you.
I love very neutral walls and bright artwork. Love Pratt and Lambert... I have used seed pearl for trim and ancestral for walls. I would love to know of a color with a hint of blue grey to paint a celing. Anyhoo
thanks to all 3 of you this is awesome!
- May 14, 2009 at 5:36 PM
- The Antiques Diva™ said...
Great work as always ladies! Do they sell Flamant paint in the USA?I've had excellent luck using their colors both personally and professionally. What I like about them is how "natural" they appear -even when you're not in their earthy color family!
I really agree with your thoughts on decorating to suit your coloring. One of things I ask clients the first time I visit their home is "Can I see your closet?!" With Europeans, asking to go to the toilet can be an imposition - so you can imagine how this goes over if I don't explain myself!!! But I find seeing someones wardrobe tells me so much about the person, the type of fabrics they like, if they are flash or low key, name brand or bargain shopper, their style etc. More of more of my clietns are American expats who move to Europe for a few years (or buy a pied a terre) and only bring a few of their own posessions with them - so I find it really difficult to get a "feel" for them by an inital walk thru into their home as many of the homes have a few ikea temporary living pieces and that's it - which makes it great fun to go shopping with them, but difficult when they are describing what they like about their 3500ft2 home in the USA and discussing decorating their 400ft2 apartment in Paris! A wardrobe reveals so many things -- with one client who was gaga over Hermes I convinced her to paint her office a shade darker than Hermes Orange - a color I would have never suggested without seeing her closet! It's suits her to a T and she's a "Fall brunette" and looks stunning in the room! With another client who owned about 50 Chanel (mostly in the style of) jackets we ended up using Coco's room at the Ritz as a jumping board for decor! For me, I find it difficult to decorate for someone I've just met and a sneak into their closet gives me some brainstorming ideas to throw out as we're walking around the house or antique market!
Also, clients often have one or two colors in mind they want to decorate with but by seeing their closet you get a feel for other colors they like which helps when building the color family and recommending other fabrics!
I really enjoyed the discussion today. Thanks!
- May 15, 2009 at 6:40 AM
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- [ 3 d b l u r ] said...
I always always buy quarts and test before committing to a gallon... and then I custom mix if need be. An interesting option is: paint the cabinets/millwork and leave the walls neutral... Thanks Megan, Joni & Linda enjoying your lively and fun vlogs!
- May 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM


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Temple Run, aka the now classic endless runner, may be getting old but that hasn't stopped Disney from teaming up with Imangi Studios to release the latest movie tie-in, in this case Oz. The version for Windows Phone 8 has finally landed on the Store today for the usual $0.99 and while it's not Xbox Live enabled (sorry, folks) it is one sweet ride.
The immediate difference between this game and the other two Temple Run games on the Store is the improved HD graphics. Indeed, these are probably the best graphics we've seen for this type of game—they're almost too good as you just want to look at them instead of paying attention to jumping, sliding or turning. The game is also not just a re-skin but adds new elements like flying baboons and new powerups to help you along the way. Heck, you even get to ride in a hot-air balloon.
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The game weighs in at an impressive 50MB and it is a tad slow to load all of those graphics, but if you're a fan of the Temple Run series, we have to give it a thumbs up (you can watch the gameplay trailer above for an idea).
You can grab Temple Run: Oz for Windows Phone 8 devices here for $0.99, or scan the QR code below; no free trial. 1 GB of RAM or more required, sorry 512MB devices!
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The perfect (maybe) word to write about in Urban Dictionary because everything you say about it is encompassed by it. So if I were to say that Postmodernism is a goat, I am of course, right (left). If I say that Postmodernism is an art movement based on the unsurity of a declining art market of the 90's, I'd be correct (whatever that means). Eat your Captain Crunch, look at a Madonna video and drink a glass of Tang. Reality is media. Reality is simulation. Life is Art.
My professor tried to explain postmodernism but got hung up on what words to use. He kept losing track of the meanings and saying things that nobody could understand. Finally when he was unable to speak any language at all, we all understood and went home but couldn't find it, because home is in the film "The Wizard of OZ".
by Bozlog May 08, 2008
The idea that there is no objective meaning, only subjective meaning, the meaning one brings to a thing, irrespective of the intent of the author, or of the Author, or of reality.
Postmodern born-again Christianity is viewed by many as the enemy of Biblical inerrancy.
by David Malcolm Porta December 17, 2005
Origionally an architectural style based on the philosophical position that progression in the arts need not necessarily be a linear process. Post Modernism is the acknowledgment that nothing is, or will remain truly modern. One statement made in the name of Postmodernism is that History has ended in a cul-de-sac. Proponents of Post Modernism try to provide an interesting mixture of disparate styles and artistic references borrowed from the past. It is difficult for theorists to end the era of postmodernism since postmodernism seeks to be the destroyer of theoretical positions and therefore its own demise is merely a Post Modern concept. Now covers all areas of the art world. For more info, see some art books
"Oh this room is so Post Modern - how did you achieve all this"?
"we had loads of money and paid a designer"!
"we had loads of money and paid a designer"!
by London El Vis September 29, 2005
a term used most often in academia to describe an event, work of literature, style of art, or particular way of thinking in an extremely vague manner referring to a virtually unidentifiable era or quality that existed at some point after the "modern" period ended.
i wrote a paper called "Post Modern Perspecives on Female Genital Mutilation" so full of academic gobbely-gook that I believe I got an A just because neither myself nor the professor clearly understood what it was about.
by cicaita May 01, 2006
simply put, anything connected with yuppie hipster culture.
may it be architecture you see in gentrified areas (such as the god-ugly condo towers) or the pretentious wank that get's praised on Sundance, Pitchfork, whatsoever...
may it be architecture you see in gentrified areas (such as the god-ugly condo towers) or the pretentious wank that get's praised on Sundance, Pitchfork, whatsoever...
"the fabolous buttplug and the unbearable waking of armin meiwes" is a paradigmatic examination of transgressive existentialism of the postmodern deconstruction of precannibalist postanalfisting.
by joejoejoe May 22, 2013
any art that is aware of the fact that is in, in fact, art.
or more cynically, any art that is aware of the fact that it is, in fact, product.
or more cynically, any art that is aware of the fact that it is, in fact, product.
MTV's Real World is a very postmodern television program
by mitsui September 13, 2008
incredibly shitty, awful, stupid, a complete waste of time
That movie was so post modern.
This coffee is really post modern.
I think post modern artwork is post modern.
This coffee is really post modern.
I think post modern artwork is post modern.
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(Reuters) - Power-hitting first baseman Prince Fielder of the Texas Rangers is scheduled to have season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck, the American League team said on Thursday.
Fielder, acquired last November in a trade with the Detroit Tigers for All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler, will get a second opinion before going ahead with the procedure, Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels said on a conference call according to a report on Major League Baseball's website.
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He was initially given oral medication, but that did not fix the problem. Fielder had an injection last Friday that the Rangers hoped would be the solution.
"It's a situation where there wasn't anything he could do about it," manager Ron Washington told reporters in Detroit, where the teams are playing while Fielder remained in Texas. "If he could, he would be here."
Fielder, an iron man who missed just one game in the last five MLB campaigns before this season, is batting .247 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in and played in 42 games for the Rangers (23-24) this season.
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Big Vendors Leap To More Linux In Retail Stores
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Although Microsoft is becoming an increasingly formidable rival in the same space, IBM, Sun, Oracle, and many other vendors are now responding to renewed opportunities for Linux in department store environments, as retail chains like Circuit City, Pep Boys, and Urban Outfitters start to step to 100-percent Linux deployments on their store-level IT systems.
At the NRF (National Retail Federation) show in New York City last week, for instance, Circuit City outlined plans for an in-store architecture that will use software from 360Commerce to implement Linux all the way from POS (point of service) terminals to the branch back office.
Slated for a pilot starting in March, the in-store implementation will be part of a new multichannel implementation, also relying on 360's middleware, that brings together in-store, catalog, and Web-based selling on the same back end, said Michael Jones, Circuit City's CIO, in a presentation at the show.
Circuit City's multichannel, multiplatform architecture will also integrate software from Retek, order management software from Yantra, and presentation software from Streamserve.
Meanwhile, that same week, word got out that Oracle had quietly acquired 360Commerce for an undisclosed sum, adding to an Oracle portfolio that already included Retek.
Also at the NRF show last week, hordes of hardware and software vendors launched new Linux-enabled products for retail store management. IBM and Sun, for example, each made news with the announcement of new server solutions, specifically designed for retail environments, which will run a choice of Windows, Linux, or other Unix OS.
But despite this flurry of vertical market activity, many observers say that Linux still faces some steep challenges ahead as an OS for retail store environments, particularly at the POS.
Over the past year, Microsoft has come on quite strong with a new software product called WEPOS (Windows Embedded Point of Service), plus more and more back-end .NET technology, noted Paula Rosenblum, an analyst at the Aberdeen Group, during an off-the-cuff conversation at the show.
For its part, Microsoft used this year's NRF convention as a forum for announcing that gargantuan retailer Target Stores is about to embark on a company-wide deployment of the .NET Framework, Windows Server 2003, and SQL Server 2005 involving all 1,400 of its stores.
"What you've got here, essentially, is a very high-powered marketing operation--meaning Microsoft--versus Linux," said Greg Hill, president of IHL Consulting, a market analyst firm specializing in retail technology, during another interview.
With WEPOS, Microsoft also introduced a new POS software licensing model that makes the earlier price advantage of Linux quite a bit more arguable, according to Hill
On the server side, Microsoft tends to hold an edge with retailers who have store-level personnel already in place trained in Windows management.
On the other hand, however, Linux is getting avid advocacy by department chain C-level execs who firmly believe in open source software, the industry analyst told LinuxPlanet.
Linux and Windows proponents alike are particularly interested in replacing old IBM 4690 legacy POS--which haven't changed substantially since the days of DOS--with newer Web-enabled front end technology.
Outside of Circuit City, 360Commerce is also supplying Java-based, SOA-enabled retail management software to Pep Boys and Urban Outfitters, two other big store chains planning to install 100-percent Linux implementations at their store branches.
But 360's software is also "OS-agnostic," supporting environments that include Windows, Macintosh, and 4690 in addition to Linux at the POS alone, said Jerry Rightner, 360's CTO, during another interview.
"The choice of OS is something we leave to the customer," Rightner told LinuxPlanet.
IBM's new Systems Solutions for Retail Stores will first be sold in two-way AMD- and IBM Power-based blade configurations for very large retail chains, said Ubay Watwe, IBM's program director for xSeries servers and blade center solutions, in another interview.
IBM expects to follow on with later with two- and four-way Intel x86-based servers for smaller retailers, according to Watwe.
Big Blue worked with Symbol Technologies to integrate the blade servers with Symbol's WS5120 wireless LAN switch, for support of in-store applications such as customer kiosks and PDA-based inventory management.
The week before the NRF show, also in New York, Symbol previewed an upcoming forklift-mounted RFID reader. In a meeting with LinuxPlanet at the press conference, Chris McGugan, Symbol's senior director for product managerment, said that IBM's blade server will also be able to implement the SW5120 switch for WiFi communicatiions with the Windows CE-enabled forklift reader, for use in retail warehouses.
IBM's new retail-oriented servers will be available bundled with the company's Store Integration Framework (SIF), a software framework that operates with IBM middleware.
IBM also produces the IBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux (IRES), a product that uses Novell's Linux Point of Service (POS) as its foundation. "But we can work with Red Hat, too," Watwe told LinuxPlanet.
Beyond Windows, Sun's new retail server solution, the Sun Retail Store Processor, supports Solaris 10 and HP-UX, along with both Red Hat and Novell SUSE Linux, said Bob Ganley, Sun's market center manager for retail, in an interview.
Sun also unveiled the Sun Retail Integration Software Architecture, a software solution designed to help customers deploy multichannel architectures.
In terms of customers, Sun announced implementations with both Harrods and B&H Photo, two companies that will be deploying multichannel implementations on Solaris.
Also at the show in New York City, Aruba Networks introduced two new Linux-based devices for edge management of wireless LAN deployments in both retail stores and branch offices.
SOA middleware provider BEA Systems showcased its newly released AquaLogic High Performance Workspace for Retailers, along with its RFID Infastructure Solutions.
VeriFone launched VeriFone Visual Payments, a Web-based online payment system designed to work with both legacy and newer POS.
HP issued three announcements at the retail show: HP Retail Agility Services, for in-store maintenance of both HP and legacy POS systems; HP Retail Webcasting, for Webcasts either internally or to suppliers; and a third solution, geared to pharmaceutical use, that uses software from Cyclone Software for RFID product tracking.
Why are Linux and Windows vendors pouring so many resources right now into retail, a vertical market in which margins are thin and customers are notoriously slow to adopt new technologies?
Mostly because vendors perceive that wide demand for new technologies in retail stores is finally and truly emerging.
IBM's Watwe, for instance, maintained that current moves by large retailers to customer kiosks, wireless PDAs, Web-based video surveillance and other new technologies are going to require abundant storage within store environments
Yet for Linux deployments to trickle down to smaller retailers, it seems as though Linux vendors may also need to overcome some of the industry disillusionment that set in after an earlier wave of Linux retail deployments.
A few retailers, such as Burlington Coat Factory, first began migrating to Linux several years ago.
"There was hope at the time that Linux would really make headway into retail. But then, there was a certain sense of disappointment when Linux didn't really 'take off' from there," observed Aberdeen's Rosenblum.
The challenge is particularly steep for promoting Linux at the POS, possibly because so many people in the retail industry still view Linux mainly as a server-side OS only.
"We really don't see much Linux at the POS yet, although I do think it might catch on eventually," said one consultant attending the show, who added that he presently has only one customer deploying Linux at all.
"What needs to happen first is for one of the large retailers now using Linux to really start championing Linux at the POS level," the retail consultant told LinuxPlanet.


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NASHVILLE, TENN - Tennessee State stayed close with Kansas State in the first half, but the Wildcats pulled away in the second as the Lady Tigers fell 62-47 at the Gentry Center Tuesday night.
The Wildcats (3-0) started strong putting together a 13-2 run in the first eleven-and-a-half minutes. After Avery Jones put TSU on the scoreboard with a layup on the second possession of the game, the Lady Tigers went on a scoreless stretch of 11 minutes before Destiney Gaston ended the K-State run with a layup of her own.
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German Court Tells YouTube To Change 'Content Blocked' Notice After GEMA Complains About Its Hurt Feelings
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German YouTube users get to see a whole lot of the following rather than actual videos, thanks to the world's most aggressive PRO (performance rights organization).
GEMA, which has been engaged in litigation against YouTube for several years now in hopes of "negotiating" higher fees, has just secured a ridiculous decision in its favor from a German court that specifically targets the wording used in the "sorry 'bout that, Germans" message.
Time and again, users are informed that videos are blocked due to GEMA not granting the necessary music rights. As a result, GEMA has become very unpopular indeed.Poor sweet, sensitive GEMA. It can't handle German users being told that the PRO has yet to grant the rights. Instead, it wants to make it look as though it's entirely YouTube's fault. It wants to pretend it hasn't spent a majority of the last half-decade battling and suing YouTube, the end result of which has been massive amounts of videos being blocked in Germany.
Trying to remedy the situation, GEMA applied for an injunction to force YouTube to change the messages, claiming that they misrepresent the situation and damage GEMA's reputation. YouTube alone is responsible for blocking the videos, claiming otherwise is simply false, GEMA argued.
Yesterday the District Court of Munich agreed with the music group and issued an injunction to force YouTube to comply, stating that the notices "denigrate" GEMA with a "totally distorted representation of the legal dispute between the parties." Changing the message to state that videos are not available due to a lack of a licensing agreement between YouTube and GEMA would be more appropriate, the Court said.
GEMA's complaint is every bit as ridiculous as that of an artist in a story we covered back in 2012, who claimed that YouTube's "content removed" notices somehow made the artists looks like the "bad guys" by listing the party responsible for the takedown in the message. In that case, this artist was upset that YouTube was doing exactly what he asked it to do: take down infringing content and notify the infringer that the content had been removed.
The same thing applies here. GEMA hasn't granted the rights to use this content, therefore it's blocked in Germany. But that heaps too much of the blame on GEMA's tiny shoulders, a burden GEMA (and now a German court) feels should be transferred to YouTube. This despite the fact that GEMA could have an agreement with YouTube, but because it's asking for $0.17 a stream (as compared to say, PRS, which receives $0.0034 per view), there's very little chance of it ever obtaining one. In the meantime, Germans will continue to see quizzically apologetic faces and court-ordered wording instead of videos. This ultimately has nothing to do with GEMA's faux concern for its stable of artists (don't forget: GEMA is opt-out, not opt-in, like other PROs) and everything to do with its public image.
GEMA's reputation isn't something it can salvage at this point and no amount of wording is going to change the fact that it's its own worst enemy, and pretty much the worst thing that has happened to 95% of its roster (the top 5% or so will continue to rake in cash -- as with every collection agency anywhere). That a PRO with this much power has the audacity to complain to the courts about its self-inflicted wounds shows it still holds very tightly to its outsized sense of entitlement. That a German court would oblige is unfortunate, but not really all that surprising.
No matter what the final wording reads, German artists and fans won't forget who's the real problem here.
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The Napa County Sheriff's Office has been suspended from a federal military-surplus program after an M-16 military rifle was stolen out of an employee's vehicle in May, information released by the Pentagon reveals.
As a result, the agency can no longer obtain military gear from the Defense Department's 1033 Program. The department is one of two Bay Area law enforcement agencies that have been suspended from the program.
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Napa County Undersheriff Jean Donaldson confirmed Friday that the agency was suspended on May 6 of this year. He told NBC Bay Area that the weapon was "stolen from a vehicle" but could not recall what specific model it was, saying only that it was a "military-grade" rifle.
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text: Inter beat Juventus 3-1 in November, ending their 49-match unbeaten run [GALLO/GETTY]Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic insists the champions will not take Inter Milan lightly when the sides meet in the much-anticipated Derby d'Italia on Saturday. Juve top the Serie A table with a nine-point lead on Napoli with Milan in third, a further two points back with nine games remaining in the campaign. Inter's solid first half of the season has been replaced by inconsistency in recent months and although in fifth place Andrea Stramaccioni's side are seven points behind Milan and the third and last Champions League qualifying spot. They also welcome Juventus to the San Siro still smarting after several of their strong Latin American contingent were held up by flight delays while on international duty in midweek. But Vucinic says Juve will be treating the clash like the "last game of their lives". He believes Inter could show the same grit and determination as they did recently when they overturned a 3-0 Europa League first leg defeat to Tottenham with a 4-1 second leg win, only to lose out on away goals. "We're playing against Inter, the name says it all," Vucinic told juventus.com. "They're a strong team and I don't believe people who say that they're struggling." The Montenegrin striker, who played in his country's 1-1 draw against England in the World Cup qualifiers in midweek, added: "I saw the second leg against Tottenham and despite being written off, they nearly qualified after putting on a really proud performance. "We have to concentrate solely on the match and play like it's the last game of our lives." Inter silenced the doubters when they outclassed Juventus 3-1 in Turin in early November. On that occasion Argentine Diego Milito scored a brace with Rodrigo Palacio hitting Inter's third. This time, however, Milito is sidelined with serious injury while Argentine star Palacio could be below par after playing against Bolivia at high altitude in La Paz. Other Inter players have had it worse. Alvaro Pereira and Walter Gargano were among the Uruguayans, also including Napoli striker Edinson Cavani, left stranded in Chile after their flight was cancelled. Colombian Fredy Guarin was an unused substitute in a 1-0 defeat away in Venezuela and has - like his club-mates - yet to arrive back in Italy. 'Down to the wire' While Stramaccioni should have no trouble firing up his players, defender Andrea Ranocchia believes it will take another Tottenham-like performance to claim their second win this season over the leaders. "We won our first meeting with Juve this season and we hope to repeat that," the Nerazzurri defender told inter.it. "We'll fight right down to the wire to get back into the Champions League. It's a tough old battle for third place because there are lots of sides in the mix, but we're in there too." Elsewhere Saturday Milan travel to Chievo with injury doubts over striker Giampaolo Pazzini and forward Kevin-Prince Boateng, who are suffering from ankle and muscle problems respectively. Roma icon and captain Francesco Totti could be given a warm welcome, even by Palermo's fans in Sicily on Saturday, after he celebrated his 20th year in Serie A on Thursday. Napoli, meanwhile, will be desperate for Cavani to show. He is the league's top scorer on 20 goals and will be hoping his latest travelling experience does not compound a season which has seen both him and Napoli blow hot and cold. SOURCE: AFP Sport Football


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