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Let's Talk About Bunny Mellon's Property Portfolio: Part II
Earlier today Your Mama discussed at some length a substantial and very serious Washington, D.C. mansion once owned by the somewhat reclusive heiress and socialite Rachel Lambert Mellon—otherwise known as Bunny Mellon—and now owned by a couple of influential Republican Party power players who recently put it on the market with a sky-high asking price of $20,000,000. The red brick behemoth, securely situated among a dense assortment of well-guarded embassies, sits conveniently close enough to Bill & Hill Clinton's very stately D.C. digs to send out a domestic down to borrow a cup of sugar on even the rainiest of rainy days.
For more than sixty years Bunny Mellon and her banking heir/horseman/philanthropist husband Paul Mellon—who went to meet his maker in 1999 at the ripe old age of 91—did not reside in the massive capital crib themselves but rather used the regal residence to house a portion of their extensive art collection. According to marketing materials Your Mama perused, the prodigiously rich and well-connected Mister and Missus Mellon actually lived in another equally if not more palatial pad directly next door.
Owning enormous side by side mansions in one of the most exclusive (and secure) enclaves in the U.S. may sound strange to anyone who isn't filthy stinking rich but such are the sometimes and almost inexplicably profligate real estate ways of luxuriously cosseted and profoundly wealthy Americans of a certain ilk such as Mister and Missus Mellon. He, dontcha was an heir to what was then one America's greatest banking and industrialist fortunes and she too is an heiress to a pile of money built on razors and Listerine who became a close confidant and unofficial aide de camp to Jackie Kennedy Onassis during and after her years in the White House.
102 year old Miz Mellon's primary residence has long been and by all accounts remains Oak Spring Farms in high-nosed and equine-friendly Upperville, Virginia where she lives—nearly blind but still a swimmer and regular practitioner of Pilates who, according to Vanity Fair (August 2010), occasionally receives visitors like Bette Midler—in low-key and high-minded splendor in a rambling, H. Page Cross-designed cottage-style abode she and her Mister built in 1955 and moved in to after deciding the estate's much more grand William Adams Delano-designed red brick Georgian mansion was, well, too grand.
Before we get further in to Miz Mellon's residential real estate holdings, let's digress into a little background and light dish on Miz Mellon herself, shall we?
No doubt much to her privacy-craving chagrin, Miz Mellon has been much in the news the last few years for her six (or so) million dollar contributions to former Senator and disgraced Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards who's up to his perfectly combed hair in a boiling vat of hot legal water and currently stands accused of siphoning a couple million of Miz Mellon's contributions off to support and clam up his former mistress and baby momma Rielle Hunter. Remember that tangled scandal of deceit and intrigue? Lowerd have mercy.
Anyhoo, if and however Miz Mellon's name may (or may not) be tarnished for her icky (and alleged) sugar momma-like association with the dastardly John Edwards, the almost devilishly discreet grande dame will go down in the (blue-blood) history books as a formidable and accomplished woman of storied elegance and style; Her entire wardrobe—from tennis hats to her servants' uniforms, again according to Vanity Fair—were designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga until he died (in 1972) at which point the making of Madam's habiliments were taken up in a private atelier at Maison Givenchy. Imagine that, a private atelier at Mason Givenchy. Has anyone ever told the children the super rich lead very different lives than even the average multi-millionaire? Well, they do.
Miz Mellon, despite being to the manor born, is and always was more than a well-dressed deb turned hoity-toity high society doyenne. The encyclopedic autodidact is not only respected collector of top flight artworks from Corot to Rothko and an expert in the decorative arts but, most notably, is a celebrated and accomplished gardener and horticulturist. In addition to maintaining a strict and watchful eye over the smallest details of her numerous, vast and exhaustively conceived gardens at Oak Spring Farms (and etc.), in her heyday she also did up a garden or two for fashion icon Hubert de Givenchy, designed and oversaw the installation of the White House Rose Garden (as well as the East Garden), and she was called upon—so the story goes—to organize the flowers for the post-assassination funeral services of President John F. "Jack" Kennedy in 1963.
Miz Mellon may have long ago sold the red brick Georgian mansion in D.C. that once housed part of her and her hubby's probably priceless art collection, but the frequently referenced article in Vanity Fair (August 2010) states the almost-never-seen-on-the-social-scene centenarian (then) owned more than half a dozen apartments, mansions and estates in Washington, D.C., Paris, New York City, Antigua, Nantucket, Cape Cod, and Upperville, Virginia where she holds down the family seat on the impeccable and unquestionably epic 4,000-or-so acre Oak Spring Farm.* Miz Mellon, like so many other multi-millionaires, billionaires and gajillionaires, commutes between her various residences via her private jet which lands on her private, mile long runway at Oak Spring Farms.
*At least one report online called in 2,000 (or so) acres and not 4,000. Make of that what y'all will.
Miz Mellon and her distinguished and beloved gardens at Oak Spring Farms—photographed in all their springtime glory for the aforementioned Vanity Fair profile and interview—are reported to be attended to by a staff of 120. No, children, Your Mama's weary and boozy fingertips did not erroneously add a one or a zero. Miz Mellon actually—or, at least reportedly—employs 120 (or so) people at Oak Spring Farms, an almost unimaginably high number that does not take into account the extensive staff she no doubt carries on her extensive payroll to take care of her various other posh and punishingly expensive to maintain residences up and down the eastern seaboard.
The publicity-eschewing Miz Mellon reportedly sold off a pair of apartments in Paris a couple years ago but—true confession—Your Mama doesn't know a damn thing about the properties it was reported she owns on Nantucket or in Washington, D.C. What we do know is that over the last few years Miz Mellon has downsized significantly in New York City and recently listed both her 26-acre waterfront compound on Cape Cod with an asking price of $28,740,000 and hoisted her family's 27-acre bay-front spread on the Caribbean island of Antigua on the market with a $14,500,000 price tag.
Although property records indicate Miz Mellon still owns a pair of small condo cribs in New York City's Essex House building on Central Park South (now called Residences at Jumeirah Essex) bought in 2007 or '08, she not-entirely-quietly unloaded a pair of townhouses on East 70th Street several years ago.
Photo: Stribling via New York Observer
In 2005, Miz Mellon put 40-foot wide townhouse on East 70th Street on the market with an asking price of $26,500,000. The 9,400-plus square foot, 5-plus story faux-French Provincial-type townhouse (above) was custom built in 1965 by Mister Mellon and at the time of the sale included two master suites, 3 additional guest/family bedrooms, five staff rooms, and an unusually large and well-tended 1,600 square foot garden. The asking price eventually dropped to $24,500,000 and the pristine townhouse was purchased the following year for $22,500,000 by Irish businessman Tony White who sold his previous townhouse—located directly across the street—to much-lauded filmmaker Woody Allen.
photo: Stribling via Habitually Chic
In August 2009 Miz Mellon sold a second townhouse, also on East 70th Street (above), for $13,500,000 to —so it was reported in the New York Observer—Morgan Stanley executive John J. Mack and his wife Christy. Miz Mellon reportedly used the 30-foot wide and 9,475 square foot limestone mansion, designed as a carriage house by C.P.H. Gilbert just after the turn of the 20th century, as a very posh storage space, car garage and housing for her friend and on-staff interior decorator Bruce Budd who had his private living quarters in the townhouse photographed for an unknown issue of World of Interiors. (Photos and townhouse floor plan here.)
listing photos: Sotheby's International Realty
In early 2012 Miz Mellon (and her team of advisers) put a $28,740,000 asking price on her Cape Cod compound that spans 26.78 waterfront acres with nearly 1,000 feet of shore front on the Seapuit River that looks clear over undeveloped Sampson's Island to the Nantucket Sound. Mister and Miz Mellon purchased the first of the many-parcel property in the 1940s.
Listing information shows the property occupies a private and secured peninsula with a 6,893 square foot Cape Cod-style main house with separate guest and staff quarters. A short walk (or golf cart ride) away from the main house are a detached art studio, several greenhouses, and a beach-front cottage all surrounded by broad lawns, well tended gardens and orchards, a tennis court, bulk-headed shoreline with seasonal dock, and private beach.
Property records indicate Miz Mellon also owns another three-parcel estate just around the bend that the Barnstable County Tax Man indicates spans 7.44 waterfront acres, includes a 5,000-plus square foot main house with 7 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms plus an additional 2 bedroom and 2 bathroom residence and a barn. The property does note appear to be on the (open) market and is perhaps (or perhaps not) occupied (or used) by one of her two children or two step-children.
listing photos: JHR Caribbean Real Estate
A couple months after her Cape Cod compound popped up on the (open) market the property gossip gals at The Wall Street Journal revealed the Mellon family's long-time, British-Colonial style waterfront compound on the Caribbean island of Antigua was also put on the market with an asking price of $14,500,000.
Miz and Mister Mellon pieced the mostly au naturally landscaped property together starting in the mid-1950s and it currently, as per listing information includes, a considerable main residence with a double master bedroom, "orchid nursery," and alfresco living and dining options. There's also a separate three-bedroom guesthouse, "music house," staff residence, and multiple outbuildings that include greenhouses and a "substantial" pool house with kitchen and changing rooms.
The breezy but formally arranged day-core is exactly what Your Mama would expect to find in the Antigua getaway of a cultured old money American family; Think lots of sea-salty wicker things, canopied beds with mosquito netting, and comfortably worn painted wood floors.
Located in the exclusive Mill Reef Club, the perfectly private property offers a vegetable garden, citrus orchard and tropically verdant hillside that slopes down towards the the pinks sands of Antigua's famously scenic and fancy-pants Half Moon Bay.
Another of God's ways to let you know when you have too much money.
just another example of the uber-rich and their lavish lifestyles. i mean really.... a frickin garage in the middle of the house????
whatever happened to normal?
There are some interesting history and photos of the Upperville runway (and hence the property) on http://www.airfields-freeman.com/VA/Airfields_VA_Faquier.htm. The Upperville property is on Mill Reef Road, named after Paul Mellon's legendary racehorse Mill Reef, who in turn was named after the Mill Reef Club in Antigua of which the Mellon's were founding members.
This is definitely the real estate jackpot. Bunny has great taste and knows how to live. Having your own runway (not just a private jet) that a 727 can land on is on a level of it's own. And nothing about her portfolio is vulgar. Everything is well-groomed, organized and verdant. Too bad she was taken in by a fool with good hair.
Only 3 comments? and 2 of them stupid?
anon 7:22am.... "nothing about her portfolio is vulgar"?????
having your own runway for your own 727 besides the g5 doesn't sound vulgar at all.
lets see.... boeing 727 unit cost 22,000,000.00
gulfstream g5 unit cost 42-70 million
plus yearly periodic maintenance
yeah your right nothing vulgar here!
ur comment is the only stupid one here.
Candy Spelling said...
If one were able to look up "Old Money" in Webster's, this woman's face would probably be right next to the definition. She's like the High Priestess of the WASPs.
Well, except for that naughty little escapade with young Johnny. Tee hee.
anon 8:58 Quit being envious of other people and their money. They have great real estate and have supported the arts and artists. Whining about other people's good fortunes is the only stupid comment here. If you don't like to see it, don't read the blog.
Why is she selling off properties now? Or better yet her money managers?
So, this is the lady that John Edwards lied to and took advantage of. Shame on him!
Jeannified said...
Her properties are AMAZING!!! Great reporting, Mama!
Petra's Nosehair Trimmer said...
Her property portfolio is To. Die. For. My fave is the Antigua compound. OMG I would kill for that place. And the price almost seems cheap.
Let s not get worked up here. She doesnt have an airstrip big enuf for a 727. She has a falcon 2000 business jet that seats 10-12 people and a private strip big enuf to land that. Yes she is amazingly rich. At least she has superb taste and by the way is a democrat, and her only goal in life is NOT to see the 1% pay less in taxes, and so she supported Edwards, his campaign was focused on poor people when he was running, not exactly terrible. Yes she is downsizing. The woman is 101 Im sure its called estate planning. WIth so many houses and so many servants its a bit much at 101 years of age Im sure.I would bet she is NOT running out of $.
Splenderosa said...
To people like the Mellons this is normal. They do not know anything else. And, they have given away vast sums of money to every cause imaginable.
It's all a matter of scale. Mrs Mellon has been exceedingly generous to many causes. Her lifestyle, relative to her wealth, is modest, not like many others we have seen here.
Her house on Nantucket has been looking a bit forlorn these past few summers - although perfectly maintained, the usually closed shutters are begging to be opened and let the sun shine in a place so perfectly sited and understatedly elegant.
The Ancient said...
Years ago, one of Bunny's elderly neighbors was having a few friends to tea. They observed the Mellon jet take off -- only to return a few minutes later.
"Oh, look," the hostess exclaimed. "Do you suppose Mrs. Mellon forgot a scarf?"
Yes, all she has is the business jet for personal transport - it probably gives her flexibility and privacy. The Upperville airport link does say a 727 landed there once for a party - perhaps a head of state guest. The air strip is about the length required for a 727 - meant for regional and small airport use.
If this was about a rich woman who supported a republican (even if they were not facing trial, as the trial lawyer is) there would be 50 posts minimum by now. They would detail outrage over how disgusting and despicable this womans wealth is. Almost silence...
Anon 1:32 nailed it.
The despicable person is John Edwards. She's an older woman who got taken in by his looks (yuk - I think he's creepy) and thought she was recreating JFK. She also had a philandering husband - so she turns a blind eye to those things by her own experiences (sad). It's unclear that she really knew where the money was going. She was interviewed by the FBI, but I don't believe she's even been threaten with any wrong doing (Edwards has, hope he's someone's bitch in prison).
But who cares? This blog is about interesting real estate. And she has AMAZING real estate and aesthetic taste. She created beautiful environments. I hate John Edwards, but that doesn't overcome the appreciation of beautiful environments. I think most others recognize the same thing.
This woman's real estate portfolio is unreal. Wow.
I couldn't agree more! Only point the OP was making was the double standard, and I think s/he made it well.
But that's not the point. The point is the fantastic RE porn our Mamma feeds us each day.
1:00. It isn't about envy, dear. It is about the obscene mal distribution of income and wealth in the USA. If you read more widely and more wisely you might find out some things. Such as that the low low tax rates on the rich stimulated the recklessness by Wall Streeters that nearly collapsed the US economy recently, or don't you recall that? That the US is an obscene exception in the world in that the % of income going to the top 1% is double that in Europe. That there should be moral outrage that someone like Bunny can spend her time on trivialities like gardens, and so forth while millions of decent Americans can hardly made do until the next measly pay check. Of apologists for the super rich we have a surfeit. What we need are more people with a healthy sense of outrage. Read your Krugman, your Stiglitz, and other intelligent pundits if you want to wise up. Sadly enough, you probably don't.
Re her politics and her wealth one might mention Warren Buffett in the context. He is richer than she but he doesn't have five or six homes (mansions?), lives modestly, and has the guts to suggest that the obscenely rich pay more in taxes. He works to keep an important company going instead of cultivating gardens that only a few people see. He has a private jet since he needs one in his business but feels apologetic about it. And I am not aware of his having a private airstrip. Finally he has already given away more money than Bunny ever had. She may be pleasant personally but she is a prime exhibit for what is deeply wrong with the USA today.
Retailers such as Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware have tried for years to rip off the look of the Antigua house.
10:23..feeling "apologetic" for what one has is earned is "what is deeply wrong with the USA today".
11:01 Earned??!! You mean like the billions that have been syphoned off by hedge fund managers from the money that passes through their hands? Whose greed was what fueled the recent Great Recession. Have you ever been duped by the plutocracy. Not uncommon however. You would do yourself a world of intellectual good if you would read the Calculated Risk blog as well as analyses by Nobel Laureates Krugman and Stiglitz among others. You probably think they don't know as much as you? Pointy heads unworthy of attention?
For those who want to defend the obscene rewards going to ("earned by"?) banksters and hedge fund managers, I suggest paying attention to Paul Volker. Re the recent financial disaster brought on by these types he said "the only useful innovation in banking in the last generation has been the ATM machine." In short all the playing around with vast sums of money has done nothing for the economy whatsoever but bring it to the brink of ruin.
Her properties are beautiful. The Caribbean estate especially. I am not much for politics, so I'll try and stay out of that argument haha. The Cape Cod house would be a dream of mine. I have always wanted a waterfront home on the along the mid to upper Atlantic coast. And at 28 Million it's a steal! Ha, I wish! Thanks for sharing.
Hunnies, are y'all posting here because y'all are interested in real estate and celebrities, or are your lard-bloated booties here to bitch and moan about the "1%" on every single post? We've heard it. Time and time again.
Perhaps instead of constantly whining about the "unfairness", you could be out working? Or perhaps making yourself productive in some way? Then when you earn your own fortunes, you can lead the 1% by example, like Buffett. Until then, enough with the nonsense, and let us enjoy the real estate tastes of the more fortunate in peace.
I'll believe that y'all are truly sincere about equality when you give your future fortunes away to the poor. And I'm willing to bet that will be the day Hell freezes over.
Well said, Candy, well said. Hope the bitter ones read it widely and intellectually wise up that this blog, thanks to Your Momma, is for eenjoyment. If your momma serves you a nice meal - slaving over the hot stove to make it - do you just bitch and complain about it? You say thank you.
Mama, Mrs. Mellon only has one child still living, in addition to the two stepchildren. Her younger daughter died in 2008 in sad circumstances.
Bunny Mellon's Nantucket holdings are considerable; in fact, she's thought to be the island's largest single landowner, and we locals often refer to her as the "Queen of Nantucket." The house itself started out as nothing more than a small seaside dining pavilion -- a simple place to escape for a long lunch and an afternoon swim with her closest friend and confidante Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (before they'd jet back to the Osterville getaway). Over the years the property became quite the compound, a private and rarified kingdom that only Paul Mellon's limitless wealth could afford. Ostensibly simple but without question luxurious, I'm told, the house was decorated with the help of Mrs. Mellon's longtime friend, the (decades younger) interior designer Bruce Budd. He, too, is no stranger to land of Old World money, we hear. His family's spread in the Berkshires -- one of the last of the great estates there -- was called "Notchview," and his uncle gifted it in the Sixties or Seventies to the high-brow Trustees of the Reservations, a Massachusetts conservation/preservation society founded by the likes of the mighty Cabots and Lodges of Boston's Beacon Hill. (Britain's National Trust modeled itself after the Trustees of Reservations!) Notchview is now open to the likes of you and me -- all 3,000+ acres of it.
Amazing how simple it can be to communicate with people and have them understand a certain topic, you made my day.
Banquet Halls in Los Angeles
Best book on Bunny, Autobiography of Billy Baldwin.
What this article doesn't state is that Bunny and her late husband were some of the largest philanthropists in the world. Building both the National Gallery of Art and the Yale European Art Gallery.
Not to mention that they bought both the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Cap Cod National Seashore and...wait for it, wait for it...DONATED THEM to the United States. So take that all you naysayers. Say what you will but the Mellon's did MORE than their share to take care of the Untied States.
Jack Hackman said...
Great pictures and article. I'd like to add..to the list of great women who shared their wealth. Candy Spellman. I watched her show her huge home before it was sold. Her devotion to helping people with her money was very clear. She is a 1%er that shares with the 99%. That ranks her with Ms Mellon,Onassis and Aster.Thank you
http://data.visionappraisal.com/NantucketMA/findpid.asp#closest
See her Nantucket properties via the above link.
Since the discussion seems focused on $, I think the one thing people dont realize is the Mellons have been among the richest families in America for like 100 years. This is old old $. Mrs Mellon is not like the Koch brothers. She is 102. In her life women did not work. She is a brillant woman, amazingly gifted in the arts. She couldnt and didnt put those brains to use working. She lived a conventional life but with superb taste and friends and I would bet the family has been incredibly generous philanthropically forever. I would also bet she would advocate the top 2% paying much more in taxes.
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Great pictures and article. I'd like to add..to the list of great women who shared their wealth. Candy Spellman. I watched her show her huge home before it was sold. Her devotion to helping people with her money was very clear. She is a 1%er that shares with the 99%. That ranks her with Ms Mellon,Onassis and Aster.Thank you homes for sale in marietta ga
Property in London said...
I live on cape cod and I think I might like to buy that house in Osterville for 28 million.
It could be great fun.
The Cape Cod property is SOLD ! sorry !
A note about the Mellons, you may not realize that most of the world would not enjoy aspects of life if it were not for the vision of Andrew Mellon, Banker.
Mellon Bank, bank rolled a great inventions and company's such as Aluminum, Carnegie Steel and Gulf Oil, etc. With great wealth comes greater responsibility, do your homework before you speak ill of someone you know nothing about.
These wealthy individuals have employed hundreds and because of their lifestyles have supported directly and indirectly thousands of individuals and family's like you and I.
Interesting, in a country where anyone has the opportunity to create wealth by starting a business and working hard for the rewards but also suffering the possible failures, once achieved should have the freedom to enjoy the time and finances gained, much like employees enjoy the time and finances they receive for the jobs they agreed to perform for the business owners.
People forget, if there were no businesses, there would be no JOBS. I do not ever remember reading that the original settlers in America came here to " Get a good JOB " they came for the opportunity to enjoy freedom and the pursuit of it. And that goes for the rewards of hard work also.


The new chief executive of MediaNews Group, publisher of the Denver Post and 50 other newspapers, said it was "a dumb idea" for the nation's second-largest newspaper chain to sign up with copyright troll Righthaven.
The Denver-based publisher's year-long copyright infringement litigation deal with Righthaven is terminating at month's end, said John Paton, who replaced Dean Singleton to lead the company on Wednesday.
"The issues about copyright are real," Paton told Wired.com in a telephone interview. "But the idea that you would hire someone on an – essentially – success fee to run around and sue people at will who may or may not have infringed as a way of protecting yourself ... does not reflect how news is created and disseminated in the modern world."
"I come from the idea that it was a dumb idea from the start," Paton added, noting that Righthaven was informed of the decision to end relations last month.
On Wednesday, Wired reported that Las Vegas-based Righthaven, founded more than a year ago to monetize print news content through copyright infringement lawsuits, was struggling after several courtroom setbacks. Righthaven has not prevailed in court on any of the infringement lawsuits filed over MediaNews' content, though it appears from court records that about two dozen cases had settled out of court.
Paton said if he was MediaNews' chief a year ago, he likely never would have signed on with Righthaven, which hoped to fix the print media's financial ills by suing bloggers and website owners for reposting snippets or entire copyrighted articles. Terms of the Righthaven-MediaNews deal grant each side a 50-percent stake in settlements and verdicts.
Three dozen outstanding MediaNews infringement cases over Denver Post material are one hold while a federal judge in Colorado weighs dismissal over MediaNews' agreement with Righthaven. A decision by U.S. District Judge John Kane of Denver is pending on whether the lawsuits can proceed to the merits of the infringement allegations.
Sara Glines, a MediaNews vice president, said those cases are likely to remain active as Judge Kane weighs whether Righthaven has standing to sue over the *Denver Post *copyrights.
"It's more complicated than that because the cases are with Righthaven, and they have control as long as litigation is in process," Glines wrote in an e-mail. "But our position is that we will not pursue further litigation with Righthaven."
The legal flap in those copyright cases concerns Righthaven not owning the copyrights it was filing suit over, despite initially saying it did. Instead, MediaNews granted Righthaven permission to sue over the newspaper chain's content. The deal does not grant Righthaven license to use the content in any other way other than for litigation purposes. The Copyright Act, however, only gives rights holders legal standing to sue on behalf of their own works.
Judges in Las Vegas have been dismissing Righthaven lawsuits left and right over the same standing issue in lawsuits regarding content owned by Stephens Media of Las Vegas – Righthaven's first and remaining client – and a major investor in the faltering enterprise.
Righthaven has not filed a new case in two months. Righthaven's chief executive, Steve Gibson, said in a recent telephone interview it is awaiting appellate rulings on the issues of standing and and fair use before pursuing more litigation.


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Indelco works with an original-equipment manufacturer that requisitions the plastic material or part, many of which are Cleveland-based, and is responsible for machining, assembling, welding and bending the items they fabricate.
Another interesting project is one that the company did for Eveready Battery Company's Westlake, Ohio, research-and-development facility. Indelco helped Eveready convert its stainless-steel anode mixing system to plastic and standardize it throughout all of their facilities. The mixture was improved by using polyethylene tanks that did not interact with or contaminate the mix, making it cleaner and more uniform. Indelco also teamed with a process control manufacturer to fabricate double-walled tanks to hold hydrochloric acid for cleaning aerospace engine parts for Rolls Royce that had to meet seismic specifications due to the customer's location in California. Interestingly enough, you can hold acids in plastic, and some of them are impervious to acids that will eat through stainless steel.
Plastic is machined and welded in a process similar to metal. Indelco hires skilled metal-industry welders and machinists then trains them on plastic techniques. Because the industry is young in the United States, since the 1960s, few trade schools teach plastic techniques, and most machinists are self-taught. The company has 20 employees in Euclid and 200 more at its corporate office and 14 other facilities.
Opalich's connection to HGR predates the existence of HGR. He went to Mayfield High School with HGR's founder, Paul Betori, and they remain friends. Opalich says he buys and repairs tanks from HGR when a customer specifies the need, and he has bought shop equipment for his facility from HGR.


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Ozzy 'Diary of a Madman' + Ghost 'Opus Eponymous' Funko Pops Are on the Way
Philip Trapp Published: July 1, 2021
Funko / SME / Rise Above
A pair of new Funko Pop! vinyl figurines separately representing Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman album and Ghost's studio debut, Opus Eponymous, are ready for release this summer.
Both are part of Funko's Popapalooza 2021 series and were first revealed on Wednesday (June 30). As avid toy collectors know, the manufacturer that makes collectibles for many different corners of pop culture is no stranger to crafting figurines of rock and metal artists. Earlier this week, Funko announced three Pops based on Green Day's American Idiot.
The Osbourne and Ghost collectibles are a little different from those, however. Each comes in a clear plastic display case, with the figurine securely fastened to its inner base so as not to move while it's displayed. The respective's album's artwork sits behind the toy.
"Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne's Diary of a Madman with the Pop! Album Diary of a Madman collectible," a product description of Ozzy's Pop relays. "Never forget where it started, or the journey that unfolded along the way, by collecting this special Pop!"
According to Funko, pre-orders for Osbourne's Diary of a Madman figurine are now available through Gamestop and other retail outlets — it should start arriving around July 26. Ghost's Opus Eponymous Funko Pop! is an exclusive Hot Topic release with a drop date of Sept. 18 — its pre-order page appears to be down as of this posting.
But wait, there are even more new rock-focused Funko Pops where those came from: A five-piece Pearl Jam Funko Pop! based on their Ten album can now be ordered from the band's official website. Korn's Jonathan Davis is also getting a Funko Pop figure, but pre-orders aren't yet live.
See a lot more Funko Pop! toys at funko.com, and check out product images of the Ozzy and Ghost Pops below.
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Japan's Hayashi Denounces Riots in Brazil
Politics Jan 10, 2023 09:19 (JST)
Brasilia, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)--Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday denounced violent riots in Brazil's National Congress and other institutions Sunday.
"Threatening democracy with violence must not be accepted," Hayashi said after meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.
In the Brazilian capital, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his defeat in last October's presidential election stormed the country's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace.
Hayashi told Vieira that Tokyo supports President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected democratically in Brazil, a mature democracy, and his administration, according to the Japanese official.
During the meeting with Vieira, Hayashi proposed that Japan strengthen its cooperation with Brazil in the area of environment, to which the Lula administration attaches importance.


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Q: Evaluate the triple integral $\iiint_E \sqrt{x^2+y^2}dV$ Use cylindrical coordinates to evaluate the triple integral
$$\iiint_E \sqrt{x^2+y^2}dV, $$ where $E$ is the solid bounded by the circular paraboloid $z=16−4(x^2+y^2)$ and the $xy$-plane.
Please Help I am confused.

A: First draw a picture:

You then just need to set up the integral according to the picture as follows:
$$\int_0^{16} dz \: \int_0^{\sqrt{4-z/4}} dr \: r^2 \: \int_0^{2 \pi} d\theta$$
What is going on here?  The volume element $dV = r\,dr\,d\theta\,dz$.  The volume is rotationally symmetric as you can see, so there's no dependence on $\theta$.  Note also that I choose to integrate disks parallel to the $xy$ plane through $z$; this involves solving for $r$ as a function of $z$. Note the extra factor of $r$ comes from your specification of the integral of $r \, dV$. Finally, we integrate over $z$ from $z=0$, i.e., the $xy$ plane, through to the top of the solid at $z=16$.
We then need to evaluate the integral. I'll reduce it to a single integral for you to evaluate:
$$\frac{2 \pi}{3} \int_0^{16}\: dz (4-z/4)^{3/2}$$
You should be able to do this one out.

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Note: This is the final segment of a three-part series on crisis communications. Part One is here and Part Two is here.
The key once the crisis has occurred and you have handled the immediate response is follow-up. You simply have to stay on top of the residual stories that always occur once events have taken place.
Follow-up must include traditional and social media monitoring to stay abreast of both favorable and unfavorable reaction. This is not just to see if you passed, but whether there are additional fires to put out that may have gone unresolved.
Follow-up must also include monitoring your own response, numbers of customers or stakeholders affected, pace of recovery, new problems, etc. The immediate crisis may be over, but the long term solutions may take time.
Provide ongoing updates to the media about the aftermath. If you anticipated moving back into your offices within one month but find out it will take twice that long, then a press release or other kind of announcement will be necessary. And, if you are able to make a quicker recovery, that's also worth announcing so that customers and the public know you've succeeded.
Assess the response from all angles. How did you handle the media? Did you have any problems reaching key members of your crisis team? Were your documents appropriate and up to date or were you left scrambling at the last second to come up with something new? Consider establishing an "assessment group" to review your team's effectiveness.
Above all, determine how things went and what can be improved for the next time. Because, there will always be a "next time."
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Q: Phonegap build default icon vs Cordova cli build default icon I want to write a config.xml such that it can be used by both phonegap build and phonegap CLI.
For the default icon,
phonegap build requires the icon to be placed under app/www/icon.png, and config.xml declared as
<icon src="icon.png" />

But in phonegap cli, it seems that it is unable to recognize the path above. And will throw an error while building.
i have also tried
<icon src="www/icon.png" />

But this does not work in phonegap build. The app icon is displayed on the webpage, but the app downloaded does not have an icon.
Does anyone know what is the best way to resolve this issue?

A: <!-- Cordova build icon definitions -->
<icon src="www/icon.png" />

<!-- Phonegap build icon definitions -->
<icon src="icon.png" gap:platform="ios" />
<icon src="icon.png" gap:platform="android" />

Resolved the issue with the above confix.xml


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package org.apache.commons.validator;

import java.util.*;

import org.apache.commons.validator.util.ValidatorUtils;

/**
 * Contains validation methods for different unit tests.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1649191 $
 */
public class GenericTypeValidatorImpl {

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a byte.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a byte true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Byte validateByte(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatByte(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a byte.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a byte true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Byte validateByte(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatByte(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a short.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a short true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Short validateShort(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatShort(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a short.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a short true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Short validateShort(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatShort(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a int.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a int true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Integer validateInt(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatInt(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a int.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a int true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Integer validateInt(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatInt(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a long.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a long true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Long validateLong(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatLong(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a long.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a long true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Long validateLong(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatLong(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a float.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a float true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Float validateFloat(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatFloat(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a float.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a float true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Float validateFloat(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatFloat(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a double.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a double true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Double validateDouble(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatDouble(value);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a double.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a double true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Double validateDouble(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatDouble(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a date.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a date true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Date validateDate(Object bean, Field field, Locale locale) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());

      return GenericTypeValidator.formatDate(value, locale);
   }

   /**
    * Checks if the field can be successfully converted to a date.
    *
    * @param bean The value validation is being performed on.
    * @param field the field to use
    * @return boolean If the field can be successfully converted
    * to a date true is returned.
    * Otherwise false.
    */
   public static Date validateDate(Object bean, Field field) {
      String value = ValidatorUtils.getValueAsString(bean, field.getProperty());
      String datePattern = field.getVarValue("datePattern");
      String datePatternStrict = field.getVarValue("datePatternStrict");

      Date result = null;
      if (datePattern != null && datePattern.length() > 0) {
            result = GenericTypeValidator.formatDate(value, datePattern, false);
        } else if (datePatternStrict != null && datePatternStrict.length() > 0) {
            result = GenericTypeValidator.formatDate(value, datePatternStrict, true);
        }

      return result;
   }
}

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Matching MR2s with Rally lights!
EDIT: 1 army funny car and the XJ220 are set aside/taken.
I have 2 more Army funny cars though.


"His Majesty the King is revered by Thais and admired by foreigners from afar because of his intrinsic goodness and dedication to improving the people's livelihood, yet many foreign friends of Thailand are now casting doubt on the broad application of lese majeste.
– An extract from "Harry Nicolaides and lese majeste", The Nation, 1 March 2009.
By the title I wonder (in passing) if this is meant as the inversion, or some such, of a piece that appeared many moons ago. It would have been nice if at that time the editors of The Nation tasked some of their reporters to chase the Nicolaides story. As far as I'm aware they never sought to do any investigation while he was locked up. As such, their current call to find "some common ground" is unimpressive.
For The Nation employees who do drop by may I suggest that this website or this one will give you a few leads if you are actually serious about pursuing the issue of lèse majesté. It has not ended with Harry Nicolaides or Giles Ji Ungpakorn.
I am a foreignor who speaks Thai. Here in my country, there are many Thais, male and female. Most of the females are married to men of my country. I have been following the turmol in Thailand for a couple of years. One thing that I saw on my satellite TV was the Queen attending the fumiral of one of the Yellow Shirts, led by Sunthith Lintongkun, that was killed during the disturbance. Few people in my country like Sunthith. When the word got around that the queen attended that funeral, there was furor amongst the Thais here. They were saddened and very sorry she would get involved with such a person as Sonthith. Next rumors started flying. Some such rumors were the Queen may be behind some of the disturbance in the country. Other rumors are that she wants to ensure that the Crown Prince will become king after His Majesty the King is gone. It seems that none of the Thais here like the Crown Prince, but everyone loves and respects the king. I am one that respects the king.


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Tim is A. G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. His brilliant and original book Battling the Gods (2016) has been the subject of worldwide media attention, and was shortlisted for the Runciman Prize, the PEN Hessell-Tiltman prize and the London Hellenic Prize. It has been described as 'learned, sweeping and stimulating' (Tom Holland, The New Statesman), 'beautifully written and highly persuasive' (Peter Jones, New Literary Review), and 'brilliant … illuminating … an invigorating, urgent book that makes an important contribution to a central contemporary debate' (Emily Wilson, The Guardian).
His next book will be Rome's Age of Revolution: The Forging of a Christian Empire (Bodley Head and Knopf).


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Q: How to upgrade from APEX 4.2.0 to APEX 5.0.3? Currently I do have APEX 4.2.0 installed with some workspaces / projects I already started working on. Since APEX 5 is radically different from APEX 4, is there a way to upgrade and if so, how?
Are there going to be any compatibility issues while upgrading?
Thanks!

A: *

*Download the newest APEX version and extract it

*navigate to the apex folder and open CMD in there

*type "sqlplus" and afterwards login as sysdba (sys as sysdba)

*When you are logged in, type

@apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/
  - You now have to wait for a few minutes for the installation to finish

*

*Afterwards, type

@apxchpwd.sql

in SQLPLUS to change the admin credentials.

*Update images via

@apex_epg_config.sql C:\rootdirectory\of\where\you\installed\apex

For compatiblitiy, yes, there might be some problems while upgrading, but you can always google the exact problems if you encounter them.
For reference: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/application-express/upgrade-apex-for-xe-154969.html


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Derivatives under Russian law – a new risk area?
Igor Gorchakov
The Russian courts have allowed a Russian company to terminate an interest rate swap unilaterally and 'walk away' from the contract without paying any termination costs.
For many years there were serious doubts as to the viability of derivative transactions under Russian law. Despite various obstacles, the derivatives industry succeeded in creating a Russian language equivalent of the ISDA Master Agreement, governed by Russian law (RISDA). In addition, new legislation was enacted in the course of 2011-2012 to make netting provisions enforceable under Russian law. Just when it appeared that there may be a firm legal foundation in Russia for derivative transactions, the decision reported below has once again threatened to undermine their status.
The facts of the case are as follows:
The Russian subsidiary of UniCredit Bank (UniCredit) and a Russian company, LLC "Hermitage Development" (Hermitage), entered into an interest rate swap under the Master Agreement on General Conditions of Performing Derivative Transactions governed by Russian law (the Master Agreement). Hermitage subsequently requested that UniCredit amend the terms of the interest rate swap. When UniCredit refused to do so, Hermitage filed a law suit in Russia against UniCredit, requiring the unilateral termination of the Master Agreement.
The court of first instance accepted Hermitage's claim and subsequent appeals filed by UniCredit to the higher courts, including to the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, were denied.
The courts placed emphasis on a clause in the Master Agreement which provided for "a right of any party to terminate the Agreement at any time if there are no outstanding obligations". Having analysed the terms of the interest rate swap, the courts concluded that until the next payment date when the reference interest rate is identified and the amounts payable by each party are calculated, each party does not have any payment obligations to the other. Further, if there is no payment obligation at all, there is certainly no "outstanding obligation", thus the Master Agreement could be terminated unilaterally, as requested by Hermitage.
The Russian courts did not appear to appreciate that, under a derivative contract, parties undertake obligations for the "life" of the transaction, so even if there is no outstanding specific payment obligation, the nature of a derivative transaction is such that there are always future obligations which bind the parties for its full duration.
This unfortunate court decision has created a risk that a party to a derivative transaction which is "out-of-money" may simply "walk away" from a contract which has become commercially unattractive to it, leaving its counterparty with losses.
The simple way to mitigate this risk is to avoid derivative contracts governed by Russian law. However, there may be legal and commercial reasons why such an approach is not practicable for those who do business in Russia. In such case, it's important to ensure that a derivative contract based on the RISDA does not have any vague or ambiguous provisions which may "inspire" Russian courts to take decisions that shake the market and frustrate market participants.
Contributed by Igor Gorchakov


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Marvel Comics Final Thoughts – Moon Knight (2006), Vol. 3-4
Moon Knight tackles werewolves, Thunderbolts, SHIELD, and his own inner demons.
Writers: Charlie Huston, Mike Benson
Artists: Mark Texeira, Javier Saltares
Issues: Moon Knight (2006) #14-25
My initial introduction to Moon Knight was of a tortured, violently psychotic and most likely insane vigilante. As Marvel's resident Batman, Marc Spector is a giant asshole that alienates his few friends and girlfriend and gets the shit kicked out of him on a regular basis.
It can be refreshing to read a Marvel comic that practically demonizes its own title hero but the third and fourth volumes of this series keep repeating the same self-pitying mantras, and I was ready for Moon Knight to get his shit together.
Marc continues to wallow in the hell he's built himself, even after becoming officially registered with the Superhuman Registration Act by pure manipulation. "God and Country" (#14-19) sees the return of an old Moon Knight villain (I assume), Black Spectre. Spectre is a recent parolee and soon delves back into a life of crime, with his shtick of dressing up in full medieval plate mail and wielding maces and swords. He leaves calling cards designed to blame Moon Knight for a series of deaths, and soon the authorities are after him. It doesn't help that Moon Knight takes out bad guys through gruesome maiming attacks – he rages against his moon god's desire to kill but still leaves a wake of twisted and broken bodies in his wake.
Iron Man gets wind of Moon Knight's Punisher-style brand of violent loner vigilantism. The story builds to a climax with Black Spectre stealing some kind of goofy nanite-controlling weapon and unleashing it on a crowd. Moon Knight actually kills him by tackling him off a roof to save everyone, and Tony Stark soon shows up to raid Moon Knight's base.
The integral tie-in to the larger Marvel world at the time (post-Civil War with Director Stark) is nifty, and I found myself enjoying Moon Knight's supporting cast far more than the main anti-hero. His old war buddy Frenchie, damaged but trying to do better fuck buddy Marlene ("We're not dating, we're *****"). Even his angry young man pilot whom I can't remember the name of is more interesting than Marc's tiresome self-loathing. At the end SHIELD agents symbolically drop the statue of Khonshu and you think that maybe Marc will make some real advancement as a character. But no.
"In the Company of Wolves " (#20) is a rare one-off issue in this series of giant story arcs, and it's quite entertaining. A werewolf from Moon Knight's rogue's gallery has been captured, and his blood is being used to make new temporary werewolves for use in a dog fighting arena. It's a dark but cool idea, and a great setting for Marc to unleash his inner beast when he infiltrates it.
"The Death of Marc Spector" (#21-25) is heavily tied into the Volume 3's continuity, with Marc still on the run from SHIELD. At this point in the timeline, however, Norman Osborn is Director of the Thunderbolts and is given permission to hunt and capture Marc. Although Moon Knight has no actual super powers other than badassery and some moon knives, he's able to withstand multiple attacks from the entire Thunderbolts team (the brief battles with Venom are especially disappointing).
In the end it comes down to the Thunderbolts' secret weapon – Bullseye. Mike Benson does a great job picking up the Thunderbolts for their guest run here, accurately portraying their quirks, personalities, and inner drama. Bullseye had been built up as quite the badass, and he's actually a great foil combat-wise to Marc. Moon Knight knows he can't beat him in a straight up fight, so he lures him to an underwater hideout and rigs the whole thing to blow. Both are able to escape but Marc Spector is presumed dead, and goes into hiding.
I can definitely see Moon Knight's appeal. It's interesting to see an anti-hero that's much more realistic – he suffers from mental issues, he's constantly bruised and bleeding from every fight, and his relationships are strained at best. But at some point it just gets to be too much. A clever plot or exceptional art style could elevate Moon Knight but neither are anything special. I did enjoy and respect the use of Tony Stark, Norman Osborn, and the Thunderbolts within the greater Marvel continuity at the time, though it probably had more to do with a lesser focus on Marc himself.
Moon Knight definitely needs an adept writer to keep him fresh and interesting and not retread the same ground. Moon Knight would go through several more series and reboots before settling on the acclaimed series that began in 2014. I'll get there eventually!
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Now we are ready to cover everything up!
Wanting to move in some time soon Beth opted for us to hire out the drywall work.
Hum - do you think I am slow or just a perfectionist?
The drywall delivery is here!
Man they make moving those 12' long sheets look easy!
the house will help when they are ready to install.
bring in the drywall. It will protect the finished floor.
so it gets its own stack.
Starting with the 9' ceilings.
bedroom walls just to make things quieter.
Front hall closet and part of the wall is being covered.
Opposite side of that same wall is going up.
the curved exterior dome walls help make some interesting lines!
Walk around closet in master bedroom.
Master bedroom wall set back.
The hallway presents another challenge!
or stated a different way "Hey I have an idea! Lets have a curved ceiling in the hallway!"
OK Ray you just can't keep it simple.
The first challenge is how to support it. After taking a few measurements and using a piece of plywood as our tablet we drew the hall width on it and then added the positions of the I joists. Then we drew the arch we wanted. Moving it up to just touch the underline of the I joists it was apparent that installing a modified 2x4 along each I joist would provide the 16" spacing for the supports. Upon close examination of the drawing you will see that it took a couple of try's to accomplish this.
ceiling so we can see or at least imagine what it will look like.
Sorry Beth - the drywallers didn't want to install it.
So together over a long weekend (time wise) we did it ourselves!
The masonite is up with its rough side facing out so the plaster will stick to it.
Note the sun tunnel in the corner of the hallway. That was fun!!
Note Ray's footprints on the ceiling - don't say he won't go to great lengths to get the job done.
Kitchen walls are covered too!
Wow its starting to look like something!
Now the joints have to be taped and plastered.


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Yadier Molina Could Retire Without Right Offer (www.mlb.com)
With about a month remaining before the Cardinals are scheduled to have pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Jupiter, Fla., two of their top priorities this offseason — veteran catcher Yadier Molina and veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright — remain unsigned.
Molina, 38, has made clear his preference to
Molina, 38, has made clear his preference to return to the Cardinals, and the Cards have expressed their interest in re-signing him. He's seeking a two-year contract, but in a recent interview with Cardinals broadcaster Polo Ascencio for La Vida Baseball, Molina acknowledged that if an appealing offer isn't there, he'll consider retirement.
"I'm preparing hard. When God says — if He wants, if it's His will that I can come back, I'll come back," Molina said in Spanish. "And if not, I'll retire happy and with my head held high."
The Cardinals and Molina's representation have remained in contact all offseason about a potential contract. But throughout the winter, the Cardinals have requested patience so they can determine what their budget is for the upcoming season, given the uncertainty of having ticket revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. But the club has yet to add a player on a Major League contract this winter, as talks with Wainwright and Molina remain just talks. Second baseman Kolten Wong is also a free agent after the Cardinals declined his option, but a reunion is unlikely, especially if clubs who don't sign infielder DJ LeMahieu jump at Wong as an alternative.
All-Star and Gold Glove winner J.T. Realmuto is the top catcher in this free-agent class, and his market could help determine Molina's market. Some of the teams interested in Realmuto could turn to Molina as a short-term option at catcher if Realmuto signs elsewhere, increasing Molina's offers. Reports have surfaced that the Nationals and Angels have talked with Molina's representation.
The Cardinals have referred to Molina as a "legacy" player and one they'd like to see finish his career in St. Louis. A free agent for the first time in his 17-year career, Molina has continued to prepare like he'll play in 2021 and noted several times last season that he feels good and healthy enough to give it a few more years. The likely future Hall of Famer's bat has tailed off some in recent years, but he is revered for his ability to call a game, frame pitches, control baserunners and guide pitchers.
Molina has played his entire career with the Cardinals and will likely be the last to wear their No. 4. The question remains if it's the only jersey he'll wear in his career — or if 2020 was the final time he put it on.
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Mexican Treats In Little Village
A big part of the Mexican's Little Village tradition is food. Everyone knows that Little Village is home to the best food in North Lawndale. Every Mexican-style dish that you can think of is located here including the new Churro location on 26th street.
Aldo Rios is the owner of the new churro shop. He says that everyone's perception of a perfect churro is not what they think. Rios does not stuff his churros. Instead, he makes them traditionally. All of his sauces and toppings are homemade, adding a sense of uniqueness.
Rios came up with his recipe and set up his deep fryer on the sidewalk. It was then that he discovered that many residents in Little Village are native to this old way of making churros. He claims that many people went up to him in surprise saying "Is that really how you make a Churro." Since then Rios has catered for private events. Everyone loved his treats which put him on the map.
Aldo Rios
Rios spent his whole professional career working in kitchens until launching El Churro Shop, 3536 W. 26th St., in July. Rios had always been short on time, but in 2020 when the pandemic shutdowns led to a reduction in his hours, he suddenly had it. This allowed him to open up a business. His ideas for the neighborhood do not just involve churros.
When driving down 26th street with his wife he noticed that there was no place to get coffee. Rios says there was no place to grab a coffee and hang out. He hopes to accomplish this by creating a safe place in the community. His goal is to make a place where people can come to grab a hot beverage, a churro, and relax.
Rios says that there are a lot of opportunities for business in Little Village. All he wants to do is leave a mark on the community.
Día De Los Muertos In Chicago
Another Mexican tradition is celebrating the day of the dead.
The month of October is allowing others to express their heritage. Journey Chicago is a series of events that takes place in cultural heritage centers across the city.
One of these is a two-day workshop where participants create Calaveras, the decorated sugar skulls that adorn ofrendas on Día de Los Muertos, offered by Little
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Village's OPEN Center for the Arts in partnership with Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art. They take part in Open House Chicago that weekend as well.
Omar Magaña, OPEN Center's founder says "The neighborhood is wonderful, according to a lot of what people have to say about it or how they picture it. Every amenity found in every other neighborhood is present, and we are here to offer the art."
Importance of Culture
The organizers want to bring Mexican culture to Chicago
Los Calaveras is one of our customs that we perform each year to honor people who have passed away but who mean a lot to us, Magana said. "We want people to understand our traditions," he said.
Everyone is welcome to join the two-day event, which is free. The paper Calaveras will be made during the class on Saturday, and the sugar skulls will be decorated during the session on Sunday.
If you are interested in expressing your culture through these creative workshops sign up. Little Village needs you all.
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WTTW: Learn to Make Calaveras, the Decorated Sugar Skulls for Día de Los Muertos, in Little Village on Oct. 15-16
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The Puma R698 remains the favorite silhouette for collaborators looking to spruce up archival Puma silhouettes.
This time around the shoe is outfitted by STAMPD LA, which leaves its mark across the tongue. The shoes feature reflective detailing, cracked earth graphics at the heel, and a tonal colorway that's much more subtle than the stuff that's been coming from BWGH so frequently on this same silhouette. The shoe will release first via STAMPD on June 6, and will head to additional retailers soon after.
The STAMPD LA x Puma R698 "Desert Storm" edition will be available at stores like Sneaker Politics starting on June 20 for $140.


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North Carolina band Balsam Range was named Entertainer of the Year at the 29th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, held Sept. 27 at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh.
First-time recipients and repeat winners were honored at the 29th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards in Raleigh, North Carolina, held Thursday night. Balsam Range, a five-piece band from North Carolina's Haywood County, took the evening's top prize as Entertainer of the Year, an award they previously won in 2014.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, one of the genre's most enduring acts, earned their eighth Vocal Group of the Year award, while Female Vocalist Brooke Aldridge and Male Vocalist of the Year Buddy Melton, who leads Balsam Range, were repeat winners in those categories with Aldridge winning last year and Melton having won in 2014.
The Instrumental Group of the Year was the Travelin' McCourys, taking their first award in that category. The group is led by brothers Ronnie and Rob McCoury, who, along with other band members have won numerous IBMA honors in the past. Michael Cleveland took Fiddle Player of the Year for the 11th time, and Molly Tuttle, who made history as the first female Guitar Player of the Year in 2017, repeated her win in that category, as did Mandolin Player of the Year Sierra Hull, who has now won that award three times. Of special note is the award for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year, "Squirrel Hunters," which features the voice of the late banjo player and "Gentle on My Mind" songwriter John Hartford introducing the old-time tune.
The International Bluegrass Music Awards were hosted by legendary band Hot Rize at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, and voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). The awards show is the cornerstone of the IBMA's annual "World of Bluegrass" gathering of industry professionals and fans from around the globe and concludes with the star-studded Wide Open Bluegrass festival which begins today and runs through Saturday.


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Open Letter To President-Elect Buhari
By SKC Ogbonnia
I am one of the millions of masses who yearned and prayed for the change that motivated you to democratic power. Though I have remained overjoyed with President Jonathan?s defeat and the meek manner of his concession, I am finding it difficult to celebrate your victory.
Mr. President-Elect, as you may know, the worldwide interest that greeted your candidacy as well as the very victory is uniquely quaint. The interest is far from your academic, military or democratic credentials. It is not about various other traditional leadership attributes, many of which you may or may not even posses. The simple truth is that the global interest is wholly premised on your legendary track record against corruption. Overall, you did not let the people down during the electoral campaign, always emphasizing that one of the major goals of the second coming of Muhammadu ?Okechukwu? Buhari is indeed to cure the endemic disease.
At the same time, some conflicting signals within your anti-corruption manifesto bother me immensely. In one instance, you remarked that ?the monies we retrieve from corruption will be adequately employed? to better the lives of the common man and woman. Later in the campaign, the mantra was revised, giving the impression that the incoming Buhari government will not ?probe any past leader but will allow the judicial process to run its full course in all cases relating to corruption.? Keenly aware that these statements were election snippets, at base, it became necessary to review an expansive interview granted on the issue by your longtime adviser, Tony Momoh. Yet, Momoh?s dutiful efforts to elucidate the true positions also provoked more questions than answers.
Mr. President-Elect, the questions remain: If there is no plan to probe past governments, how then could the new administration retrieve money from corruption? If we are to excuse the misdeeds of the outgoing government, how and why would you imagine that the incoming government will not inherit an empty treasury? How could you possibly deter members of the next administration from corrupt practices when their predecessors are allowed to walk away scot-free? Or, could it be that the non-probe statement was made in the heat of the campaign just to assuage an elitist fear till you win the election proper? Or, could it be a necessary strategy to envelope the word probe so as to avoid stoking the trembling nostalgia of the military-era style of probing?
Of course, these questions were in the minds of many Nigerians before the election. But emboldened by the wisdom of the story of the mat and space, we never wavered heading to the polls. Now that you have won; where art thou?
Where art thou, so we can truly and fully bask in the euphoria of our well deserved victory? Where art thou, so we can deoxidize the anxiety that is beginning to creep into the international community because of a seemingly lack of clarity on the anti-graft manifesto?
Mr. President-elect, it appears you are facing three mundane problems in charting the agenda on corruption. First is where to start and where to end. As complex as this problem may seem, the solution is very simple: The world view is plainly that the last presidential victory was not a coup against Babangida, Shonekan, Abacha, or Abubakar regimes. You did not campaign against Obasanjo, Yar?Adua, or Jonathan as individuals. You campaigned, among other things, against the massive corruption during the 16 year reign of the Peoples Democratic Party. And Nigerians voted for you en masse.
We voted against contractors who collude with their cohorts in the Legislature and different ministries to loot funds earmarked for public projects. We voted for a leader who we believe is capable of holding people accountable for the trillions sunk into money-spinners, such as the Enugu-PH Expressway, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the never-ending Ajakuta Steel project, $7 billion Mambilla Power Plant, $1 billion Kashimbila dam, the missing $20 billion from NNPC, the fuel subsidy scams, and the over $25 billion said to be invested in the power sector, different NDDC projects and defense contracts that usually end up in private bank accounts, to name just a few.
The second problem is the fear of being viewed as overreaching in a period of tense political atmosphere under a weak union. But do not panic. Do not! Fellow Nigerians as well as the international community were and have remained aware of your strong-willed antecedents before backing you over a softer leader in President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Nigerians made a bold statement on March 28, 2015: Today?s Nigeria prefers democracy?but a democracy steered by a strong leader like Muhammadu Buhari.
The third problem is the view that looking back in the war against corruption is counter productive. This notion is self-defeatist, patently mendacious, and portends big trouble for the future of war against corruption. The objective fact is that Nigeria has adequate human resources to look back and look forward. With an efficient recovery program, looking back will provide immediate employment for the masses, help to repatriate trillions of Nigerian money stashed in foreign banks; and, more importantly, serve as a deterrent against corrupt practices. The failure to look back while looking forward was the beginning and end of Jonathan?s presidency.
His Excellency, you have the potential and the excellent opportunity to go down in the annals of history as the greatest African leader. The path requires creating the enabling environment for the accountability and checks and balances essential for a true democratic culture. Now that you have won, whether you choose to use the word probe or not, go forth to do the work you were voted to do. Exercise your mandate from a position of strength. Offer a clear road map that includes accounting for the missing trillions of our common wealth, closing loopholes for corrupt practices, devising consequences for corruption, and investing Nigeria?s huge resources in a prudent manner.
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Source: Dr. Ogbonnia is the Executive Director, Patriots United for Transparency and Accountability in Nigeria (PUTAN)
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March Madness isn't just about college basketball and brackets. It's a cultural phenomenon that involves millions of people betting on their ability to predict the outcome of every NCAA game in the March Madness tournaments, usually through small-stakes betting pools set up in their offices. It doesn't require an encyclopedic knowledge of players' personal statistics, the teams involved, or even—surprisingly—the sport itself. One of the running jokes of March Madness lore is that the office bracket pool winner is, often enough, the person in the office who knows the least about college basketball.
Every year at tournament time, millions of hopeful sports fans fill out their own brackets, hoping to predict the winners of each and every game. There are almost always more than enough upsets to make that an impossible task. In fact, the chance of correctly guessing the winner of every game and having a perfect bracket is staggeringly small: less than 1 in 9.2 quintillion—to be exact, 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. Those are some long odds.
Though there's nothing like winning, the March Madness event isn't so much about who comes out on top as it is about workplace culture and forming bonds with your coworkers over a common interest—even one you may not know much about. It goes well beyond that TV that's on top of the filing cabinets in the back office—it's about the commonality of watching the games together and rejoicing or commiserating every win or loss as the teams continue up the ladder.
That, in a nutshell, is what makes March Madness so special. It's not about the games or who wins the bracket, it's about the shared experiences and the opportunities to bond over a common interest. It's an office ritual that brings with it priceless camaraderie. So how did we at the Connor Reporting office celebrate March Madness? Read on for a recap!
By now, you could have spotted the televisions that have taken up residence on the back of file cabinets. If that didn't clue you in that we are having a good time here at Connor Reporting, you might have noticed an unusual amount of cheering (and maybe even a little booing) around the office, perhaps often directed at those mysterious tvs. That is because we at Connor Reporting had caught the March Madness fever so severe, that we took to watching the games as we worked! You might have even heard gossip about the infamous whiteboard on which we drew our brackets and have been dutifully keeping tally.
Mark our words: the hype was real! While we may jeer at coworkers cheering for that rival team, March Madness brought the office as a whole closer–with plenty of high-fives, laughs, and lots of great food! If you were out of the loop this year, don't hesitate to jump in on the fun next March! Remember: you don't have to be an avid basketball fan to share our excitement.


The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2014 was 23.2% higher than in March 2013 while sheep slaughtering's was 17% lower.
According to CSO figures, released today some 144,600 cattle were slaughtered last month this compares to 117,000 in the corresponding month in 2013.
According to latest figures from the Department of Agriculture cattle supplies at export meat plants for the week ending April 19 stood at just over 31,700 head, which was down around 500 head on the previous week.
Supply was over 3,500 head or 13% higher than the equivalent week in 2013. Cumulative supplies for the year to-date are running at around 58,000 head higher.
A further comparison of March 2014 and March 2013 slaughtering figures also shows that sheep slaughterings decreased by 17.7% to 170,000. March 2013 saw a very high sheep kill of 207,000 which was a 41% increase on March 2012.
Supplies for the week ending 19th of April stood at around 47,700 head which is almost identical to the previous week.
Pig slaughterings also decreased by 1.1% last month to 236,000. This compares to a March 2013 kill of 238,000.
Latest figures show that cumulative supplies of pigs are up around 6,900 head or just under 1% on the same period in 2013 standing at around 894,700 head.
For the week ending April 19, total pig supplies at export meat plants stood at around 59,400 head up around 1,700 head on the corresponding period last year.


Considered one of the most widespread electrical wiring inquiries is on how to wire a change. When applying switches in your own home is very easy, wiring 1 might not be that easy for everyone. An ON-OFF switch is in fact quite simple to wire. There are actually different kinds of switches, but for this instance, let's say you are putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceptionally popular change (and also the simplest).
You will discover three colors of wires in a very standard single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and eco-friendly. Splice the black wire in two and link them within the terminal screws - one on leading and also the other to the bottom screw in the swap. The white wire serves being a supply of uninterrupted electricity and is particularly commonly linked to some light-weight coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Join the inexperienced wire towards the ground screw of your respective switch.
These actions would generally be enough for making an average switch do the job without a issue. On the other hand, should you are certainly not confident that you simply can accomplish the undertaking appropriately and safely and securely you superior let the pros get it done instead. Soon after all, there is a cause why this job is one of the most commonly encountered electrical wiring thoughts questioned by plenty of people.
For some explanation, how you can wire a ceiling fan is likewise one of by far the most widespread electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this job, you can use an individual switch for the single ceiling fan. To wire the admirer, it really is simply a issue of connecting the black wire in the ceiling fan towards the black wire from the swap. When there is a light-weight, the blue wire must be linked to the black wire in the change at the same time.
You can find reasons why they are quite possibly the most usually asked electrical wiring concerns. 1, quite a few consider it's easy to carry out, and two, they are the prevalent electrical duties at your home. But you then shouldn't set your security in danger in your objective to save money. The stakes could even be substantially larger when you endeavor to save money and do an electrical wiring career without having adequate expertise or practical experience.


You know what's harder than growing up as a psychic science experiment only to escape and find that your world is being invaded by a terrifying creature that dwells in the Upside Down, risking not only your life but those of your friends while the crazy scientists will ruin anyone in their path to steal you back to the base?
Well, having a bad hair day on top of all of that can make your life even more of a bother! Sometimes, you just want to enjoy your day, relax to one of two channels, and not have to deal directly with all the crazy of a world below!
If you're looking to get that authentic psychic gal look, this Stranger Things Eleven Wig is perfect! The synthetic hair shows off a slightly more grown-up Eleven look. Gone are the days of a shaved head and blonde wig. Welcome the look of a wild dark hair color. Let it frizz out to show the kind-hearted Eleven or comb it back for that dark and dread style!
We're not precisely sure what the connection between nosebleeds and psychic powers are, but we're not sure that they should be pursued with reckless abandon, either way. Better to establish that dark psychic style, first, and let the powers come naturally!