Fashion Clothes - World-of-Newave.info http://answers.world-of-newave.info/fashion-clothes.htm Latest news and articles about Fashion Clothes en-us Copyright (c)2004-2008.§/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. webmaster@world-of-newave.com (Webmaster) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:14:28 GMT Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:14:28 GMT Newave Lisa XML Engine v1.0 - http://www.world-of-newave.info/about.htm 60 http://www.world-of-newave.info/images/wi8831.gif World-of-Newave.info - Knowledge and Informational Database http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 88 31 {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Our love of cheap fashion must end http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/our-love-of-cheap-fashion-must-end-20080881416.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/our-love-of-cheap-fashion-must-end-20080881416.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:09:13 GMT Life & style: Cheap, throwaway clothes have become hugely popular - and an eco disaster, writes Lucy Siegle Guardian.Co.Uk Our love of cheap fashion must end {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - Life & style: Cheap, throwaway clothes have become hugely popular - and an eco disaster, writes Lucy Siegle
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media {SUBCULTURES > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Gallery: Daguerre to Be Different! http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/subcultures/geeks-and-nerds/news-and-media/gallery-daguerre-to-be-different-20080886514.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/subcultures/geeks-and-nerds/news-and-media/gallery-daguerre-to-be-different-20080886514.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT : Image: George H. Johnson, 1853/Courtesy Oakland Museum of CaliforniaThe daguerrotype process had a relatively short commercial life span of about two decades. A major reason was that innovators capitalized on "France's gift to the world" and started improving the process immediately. Better emulsions and better developing and fixing solutions improved image quality and reduced exposure times. Replacing the metal matrix for the emulsions with glass-plate negatives -- and eventually celluloid -- and printing the images on paper all helped shape more than a century of film photography. But the sudden release of the previously secret process created a worldwide mania for having one's image "done." This was especially true in the United States, as you can see in the following examples. California Fireman Daguerreotypes were objects of pride, so the subjects usually posed in their finest clothes, whether their Sunday best or uniforms. The image was fixed on a polished metal surface, which was usually covered with a thin plate of glass for protection and enclosed in a frame or case. This relatively large example occupies a full, standard-size daguerreotype plate, 9 by 7 inches. Although the names of the subject might be lost (because everyone knew it was Uncle Albert), the photographer's name often appeared in a corner of the plate or on the frame or case. : Image: Isaac Wallace Baker, circa 1853/CourtesyOakland Museum of CaliforniaMore typical was a sixth-plate daguerreotype, occupying one-sixth of a standard plate, or 3.25 x 3.25 inches. Exposure time could be several minutes, and it's hard to hold a smile for that long, so photographers usually instructed subjects to hold their mouths in a flat, noncommittal mien. If you think these folks look uncomfortable (or worse), you try sitting like that, unflinching, for two minutes. : Image: Isaac Wallace Baker, circa 1853/CourtesyOakland Museum of CaliforniaThis sixth-plate image (3.25 by 3.25 inches) had a more elaborate case, and the subject appears proud of his queue. : Image: Attributed to William Shew, circa 1853/Courtesy Oakland MuseumWhether this was some sort of fraternal group, merchants' association or just gentleman songsters off on a spree, we know naught. It would be hard to make out the tiny faces in a sixth-plate, so this group portrait was exposed on a half-plate, 6 by 4.75 inches. : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1860 and 1862, re-photographed 1961/Courtesy Library of CoPvt. Jemison served in the 2nd Louisiana Regiment of the Confederate Army. While fighting in the Peninsula campaign under General J.B. Magruder, Jemison was killed in the battle of Poindexter's Farm (aka the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia in July 1862). The battle was a tactical victory for the Union, though Union Gen. George McClellan in typical fashion failed to make good use of it. For Pvt. Jemison, the battle was a disaster. : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1840 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressThis unidentified woman sat by a table, a longstanding artistic convention in portraits of women. The book at her elbow may be a Bible. : Image: Unidentified photographer, 1847/Courtesy Library of CongressThe unidentified girl may be holding a daguerreotype case. That would put her in touch with the "magic" while she had to sit stock-still for several minutes. The object might also be her favorite storybook, a similar attempt at pacification. Or, following the conventions of painted portraits, it could be a child's prayer book or a reading primer. Mid-1840s daguerreotypes cost anywhere from $2 to $5 ($55 to $140 in today's money), so you can see why families treasured them and held on to them. Those daguerreotype cases also helped preserve them. : Image: Senter E. Price, between 1849 and 1859/Courtesy Library of CongressA paper note with this daguerreotype says: "Hosea Curtice." That's may be the guy in the picture, but maybe it's the name of the owner, or a name that the guy in the picture wanted to remember. Best bet: It's him, all right. : Image: Unidentified photographer, circa-1864/Courtesy Library of CongressPresident Lincoln sat for an albumen photograph, which was then duplicated as a daguerreotype. It's framed in a leather case with a push-button clasp.: Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1852 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressA moving steamship or riverboat would have been hard to capture with the long exposures a daguerreotype needed. But a steamship at a landing, perhaps with crew, officers and passengers ready and willing to pose, now there's a subject! : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1842 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressWhat more can we say? : Image: Unidentified photographer, circa 1848/Courtesy Library of CongressThese guys' job was to drove, or herd, the oxen. These oxen appear to be yoked for the purpose of hauling something. Tough job all around. Wired.Com Gallery: Daguerre to Be Different! {new window}   Www.Wired.Com - : Image: George H. Johnson, 1853/Courtesy Oakland Museum of CaliforniaThe daguerrotype process had a relatively short commercial life span of about two decades. A major reason was that innovators capitalized on "France's gift to the world" and started improving the process immediately. Better emulsions and better developing and fixing solutions improved image quality and reduced exposure times. Replacing the metal matrix for the emulsions with glass-plate negatives -- and eventually celluloid -- and printing the images on paper all helped shape more than a century of film photography. But the sudden release of the previously secret process created a worldwide mania for having one's image "done." This was especially true in the United States, as you can see in the following examples. California Fireman Daguerreotypes were objects of pride, so the subjects usually posed in their finest clothes, whether their Sunday best or uniforms. The image was fixed on a polished metal surface, which was usually covered with a thin plate of glass for protection and enclosed in a frame or case. This relatively large example occupies a full, standard-size daguerreotype plate, 9 by 7 inches. Although the names of the subject might be lost (because everyone knew it was Uncle Albert), the photographer's name often appeared in a corner of the plate or on the frame or case. : Image: Isaac Wallace Baker, circa 1853/CourtesyOakland Museum of CaliforniaMore typical was a sixth-plate daguerreotype, occupying one-sixth of a standard plate, or 3.25 x 3.25 inches. Exposure time could be several minutes, and it's hard to hold a smile for that long, so photographers usually instructed subjects to hold their mouths in a flat, noncommittal mien. If you think these folks look uncomfortable (or worse), you try sitting like that, unflinching, for two minutes. : Image: Isaac Wallace Baker, circa 1853/CourtesyOakland Museum of CaliforniaThis sixth-plate image (3.25 by 3.25 inches) had a more elaborate case, and the subject appears proud of his queue. : Image: Attributed to William Shew, circa 1853/Courtesy Oakland MuseumWhether this was some sort of fraternal group, merchants' association or just gentleman songsters off on a spree, we know naught. It would be hard to make out the tiny faces in a sixth-plate, so this group portrait was exposed on a half-plate, 6 by 4.75 inches. : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1860 and 1862, re-photographed 1961/Courtesy Library of CoPvt. Jemison served in the 2nd Louisiana Regiment of the Confederate Army. While fighting in the Peninsula campaign under General J.B. Magruder, Jemison was killed in the battle of Poindexter's Farm (aka the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia in July 1862). The battle was a tactical victory for the Union, though Union Gen. George McClellan in typical fashion failed to make good use of it. For Pvt. Jemison, the battle was a disaster. : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1840 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressThis unidentified woman sat by a table, a longstanding artistic convention in portraits of women. The book at her elbow may be a Bible. : Image: Unidentified photographer, 1847/Courtesy Library of CongressThe unidentified girl may be holding a daguerreotype case. That would put her in touch with the "magic" while she had to sit stock-still for several minutes. The object might also be her favorite storybook, a similar attempt at pacification. Or, following the conventions of painted portraits, it could be a child's prayer book or a reading primer. Mid-1840s daguerreotypes cost anywhere from $2 to $5 ($55 to $140 in today's money), so you can see why families treasured them and held on to them. Those daguerreotype cases also helped preserve them. : Image: Senter E. Price, between 1849 and 1859/Courtesy Library of CongressA paper note with this daguerreotype says: "Hosea Curtice." That's may be the guy in the picture, but maybe it's the name of the owner, or a name that the guy in the picture wanted to remember. Best bet: It's him, all right. : Image: Unidentified photographer, circa-1864/Courtesy Library of CongressPresident Lincoln sat for an albumen photograph, which was then duplicated as a daguerreotype. It's framed in a leather case with a push-button clasp.: Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1852 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressA moving steamship or riverboat would have been hard to capture with the long exposures a daguerreotype needed. But a steamship at a landing, perhaps with crew, officers and passengers ready and willing to pose, now there's a subject! : Image: Unidentified photographer, between 1842 and 1860/Courtesy Library of CongressWhat more can we say? : Image: Unidentified photographer, circa 1848/Courtesy Library of CongressThese guys' job was to drove, or herd, the oxen. These oxen appear to be yoked for the purpose of hauling something. Tough job all around.
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]]> Society > Subcultures > Geeks and Nerds > News and Media {NEWS > BREAKING NEWS} - Dressing for Success Now Means Looking Like Hell http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/dressing-for-success-now-means-looking-like-hell-2008085247.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/dressing-for-success-now-means-looking-like-hell-2008085247.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT News From Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio FCC Head Links Net Neutrality With Fairness Doctrine U.S., Iran, Dubai: Axis of Commerce Online Ad Spending: It's Ugly Out There Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Get on an elevator in any Manhattan office building, and there's a good chance you'll find yourself surrounded by them: the tattersalls, the windowpanes, the mini-checks of Brooks Brothers' fleet of Non-Iron Dress Shirts. Inoffensive? Yes, as are the often-accompanying oxfords with Nike Air technology in the soles. But as the patterns blend together, they start to form a vaguely disturbing picture. Gone is the time when the Patrick Batemans of the world could hold pissing contests over the microscopic differences in their business card stocks, dismissing peons for the inferior weaves of their suits. These days, there are fewer distinctions between industries and power levels. Pretty much everyone looks more like they belong in tech support than in a partners' meeting. (View our slideshow to see how the captains of industry dress.) That's because somewhere between His Girl Friday and casual Friday, between black-tie and BlackBerrys, our workforce morphed from Mad Men into marathon men?and the race is not to the sartorial top, but to the bottom of the laundry pile. When the dot-com bubble burst, many predicted an end to Teva-wearing C.E.O.'s and even the curtailment of casual Fridays. Clearly the second tsunami of tech money, which brought twentysomethings in hoodies to the head of the conference table, has helped keep that from happening. But tech chic only has so much to do with the dressing down of the workforce. As Bill Clinton might say, "It's the economy, stupid." Before sitting down to write this, I e-mailed a bunch of friends in various professions and asked them about their work wear. The men overwhelmingly responded with an affinity for the aforementioned stiff shirts from Brooks Brothers, as well as half-brags about their disheveled appearances at the office. "I wind up wearing my lunch more often than not" one wrote [subtext: because I eat at my desk every day]. "I wear pleated-front pants because they're more comfortable," another admitted [subtext: I eat at my desk every day?and every night]. If you look good, you're obviously not working hard enough. Outdoing the next guy in terms of looking put-upon is the new pissing contest. In a world where profits are down, bankruptcies are rampant, and the most entrenched I-bankers are getting the heave-ho, you can't afford to look as though you spared an extra second thinking about the cut of your Charvet shirt. Did you go shopping for a Breguet instead of billing that extra hour? Are you interviewing? Because seriously, who wears a suit these days? Who has time for that? With subprime losses piling up, it's not just cubicle-bound young analysts who are being subjected to this sort of scrutiny. After all, Angelo Mozilo always looks like he put a lot of thought into his clothes. Company shareholders are more concerned with what the stewards of their wealth actually do. "Hey, nice suit, asshole. How much did it cost me?" In fact, it's not uncommon for the messiest guy in the office to also be the most heralded, a phenomenon that has made its way into popular culture. In Dana Vachon's recent novel, Mergers & Acquisitions, the only clear hero is the poor overweight slob to whom all J.S. Spenser's dirty work has been outsourced. The other guys?the ones who can tell the difference between a Turnbull & Asser and a Thomas Pink shirt "blindfolded"?are not so laudable. Women can take even more criticism if they seem overly concerned with their dress?often at the hands of female superiors. "I'm more 'fashiony,' which is definitely misunderstood and under-appreciated in my line of work," wrote a V.P. at one of New York's better banks. Sport more tailored and modern clothing and you get hit with a double-whammy?not only are you not working hard enough, you're trying to distract everyone else from their business. If you think that's all hooey, I'd ask you to recall the time Hillary Clinton showed up on the Senate floor revealing a centimeter of cleavage under her rose-colored blazer. No one went so far as to accuse her of trolling for a date, but no one exactly congratulated her on the outfit either. (Or glance at the wardrobes of such titans as Meg Whitman, who just stepped down from her post as eBay's C.E.O., and Irene Rosenfeld, head of Kraft Foods. For them, the way to success was brains, hard work, and separates from Talbots.) There are, of course, the rare exceptions to the rule. Julie Macklowe, portfolio manager for Sigma Capital Management, was recently recognized as an "It" girl by Vogue. And, speaking of that venerable title, fashion is perhaps the one industry where showing up looking like a slob or like a buttoned-up matron can get you into hot water. Don something less-than and you could face the same question: "Who has time for?that?" Wired.Com Dressing for Success Now Means Looking Like Hell {new window}   Www.Wired.Com - News From Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio FCC Head Links Net Neutrality With Fairness Doctrine U.S., Iran, Dubai: Axis of Commerce Online Ad Spending: It's Ugly Out There Subscribe to Portfolio magazine Get on an elevator in any Manhattan office building, and there's a good chance you'll find yourself surrounded by them: the tattersalls, the windowpanes, the mini-checks of Brooks Brothers' fleet of Non-Iron Dress Shirts. Inoffensive? Yes, as are the often-accompanying oxfords with Nike Air technology in the soles. But as the patterns blend together, they start to form a vaguely disturbing picture. Gone is the time when the Patrick Batemans of the world could hold pissing contests over the microscopic differences in their business card stocks, dismissing peons for the inferior weaves of their suits. These days, there are fewer distinctions between industries and power levels. Pretty much everyone looks more like they belong in tech support than in a partners' meeting. (View our slideshow to see how the captains of industry dress.) That's because somewhere between His Girl Friday and casual Friday, between black-tie and BlackBerrys, our workforce morphed from Mad Men into marathon men?and the race is not to the sartorial top, but to the bottom of the laundry pile. When the dot-com bubble burst, many predicted an end to Teva-wearing C.E.O.'s and even the curtailment of casual Fridays. Clearly the second tsunami of tech money, which brought twentysomethings in hoodies to the head of the conference table, has helped keep that from happening. But tech chic only has so much to do with the dressing down of the workforce. As Bill Clinton might say, "It's the economy, stupid." Before sitting down to write this, I e-mailed a bunch of friends in various professions and asked them about their work wear. The men overwhelmingly responded with an affinity for the aforementioned stiff shirts from Brooks Brothers, as well as half-brags about their disheveled appearances at the office. "I wind up wearing my lunch more often than not" one wrote [subtext: because I eat at my desk every day]. "I wear pleated-front pants because they're more comfortable," another admitted [subtext: I eat at my desk every day?and every night]. If you look good, you're obviously not working hard enough. Outdoing the next guy in terms of looking put-upon is the new pissing contest. In a world where profits are down, bankruptcies are rampant, and the most entrenched I-bankers are getting the heave-ho, you can't afford to look as though you spared an extra second thinking about the cut of your Charvet shirt. Did you go shopping for a Breguet instead of billing that extra hour? Are you interviewing? Because seriously, who wears a suit these days? Who has time for that? With subprime losses piling up, it's not just cubicle-bound young analysts who are being subjected to this sort of scrutiny. After all, Angelo Mozilo always looks like he put a lot of thought into his clothes. Company shareholders are more concerned with what the stewards of their wealth actually do. "Hey, nice suit, asshole. How much did it cost me?" In fact, it's not uncommon for the messiest guy in the office to also be the most heralded, a phenomenon that has made its way into popular culture. In Dana Vachon's recent novel, Mergers & Acquisitions, the only clear hero is the poor overweight slob to whom all J.S. Spenser's dirty work has been outsourced. The other guys?the ones who can tell the difference between a Turnbull & Asser and a Thomas Pink shirt "blindfolded"?are not so laudable. Women can take even more criticism if they seem overly concerned with their dress?often at the hands of female superiors. "I'm more 'fashiony,' which is definitely misunderstood and under-appreciated in my line of work," wrote a V.P. at one of New York's better banks. Sport more tailored and modern clothing and you get hit with a double-whammy?not only are you not working hard enough, you're trying to distract everyone else from their business. If you think that's all hooey, I'd ask you to recall the time Hillary Clinton showed up on the Senate floor revealing a centimeter of cleavage under her rose-colored blazer. No one went so far as to accuse her of trolling for a date, but no one exactly congratulated her on the outfit either. (Or glance at the wardrobes of such titans as Meg Whitman, who just stepped down from her post as eBay's C.E.O., and Irene Rosenfeld, head of Kraft Foods. For them, the way to success was brains, hard work, and separates from Talbots.) There are, of course, the rare exceptions to the rule. Julie Macklowe, portfolio manager for Sigma Capital Management, was recently recognized as an "It" girl by Vogue. And, speaking of that venerable title, fashion is perhaps the one industry where showing up looking like a slob or like a buttoned-up matron can get you into hot water. Don something less-than and you could face the same question: "Who has time for?that?"
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]]> News > Breaking News {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Sublet available right near Downtown Berkeley - Aug 4 - Nov 16 (berkeley) $425 1bd http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/sublet-available-right-near-downtown-berkeley-20080670140.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/sublet-available-right-near-downtown-berkeley-20080670140.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:26:55 GMT Great deal available for 15 weeks this summer/fall. I'm going out of town for a theater gig and am subletting my room in a downtown Berkeley townhouse - 3 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART. - Please be sure to read the following: my roommates want to meet any prospective tenant, so you have to be in the area and available to stop by in the next week or so. We’re planning to have an open house next week. *** Please don’t reply to this notice if you cannot come in person; this point is non-negotiable. Now on to the other salient points: - 3 other roommates: currently 2 gals and a guy, but 1 gal will be moving soon - Pretty backyard that has been tended by one of the roomies - some roses, veggies and fresh herbs; you’re welcome to lend a hand – or just grab a handful of rosemary for your cooking and leave it at that - Room will be furnished: double bed, desk, dresser, bookshelf, built-in clothes cupboards and shelves. Depending on the amount of space you'd need, I am hoping to leave books, linens, etc. - 2 bathrooms. One upstairs, where you and 2 others have rooms. One downstairs, adjacent to sunny kitchen - primarily (but not exclusively) used by downstairs roommate. - There's a washer and line-drying (we have a dryer, but using it would short the electricity in the house, so the magnificent powers of the sun serve us well!) - Living room has a tv, vcr, dvd – but no cable. Kitchen is completely equipped with dishes, most standard kitchen gadgets – no dishwasher. - Though we’re not neat freaks, we do try to maintain the cleanliness of common areas. There’s a bi-weekly cleaning schedule in which you’ll be asked to participate, and you definitely need to wash your dishes in a timely fashion. - Rent: if you'd like the room for the entire time, rent is $105/week utilities included; If you are interested in the room for only part of the time, it may be do-able, but then I'd ask for $120/week - obviously the more weeks the better! I also ask for a $125 cleaning deposit, returned promptly upon your departure if everything is left as clean as you found it. - as stated, utilities included: that's water, gas, garbage, DSL/wireless and keeping the phone line; if you use the land line, you'd pay for your calls. - If you come to the open house, please bring a housing reference: either a former roommate or landlord. This has gotten sort of long, so I'll sign off now. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or to find out more. My cell is (510) 393-9061. Thanks for reading! Sofia Sfbay.Craigslist.Org Sublet available right near Downtown Berkeley - Aug 4 - Nov 16 (berkeley) $425 1bd {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Great deal available for 15 weeks this summer/fall. I'm going out of town for a theater gig and am subletting my room in a downtown Berkeley townhouse - 3 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART. - Please be sure to read the following: my roommates want to meet any prospective tenant, so you have to be in the area and available to stop by in the next week or so. We’re planning to have an open house next week. *** Please don’t reply to this notice if you cannot come in person; this point is non-negotiable. Now on to the other salient points: - 3 other roommates: currently 2 gals and a guy, but 1 gal will be moving soon - Pretty backyard that has been tended by one of the roomies - some roses, veggies and fresh herbs; you’re welcome to lend a hand – or just grab a handful of rosemary for your cooking and leave it at that - Room will be furnished: double bed, desk, dresser, bookshelf, built-in clothes cupboards and shelves. Depending on the amount of space you'd need, I am hoping to leave books, linens, etc. - 2 bathrooms. One upstairs, where you and 2 others have rooms. One downstairs, adjacent to sunny kitchen - primarily (but not exclusively) used by downstairs roommate. - There's a washer and line-drying (we have a dryer, but using it would short the electricity in the house, so the magnificent powers of the sun serve us well!) - Living room has a tv, vcr, dvd – but no cable. Kitchen is completely equipped with dishes, most standard kitchen gadgets – no dishwasher. - Though we’re not neat freaks, we do try to maintain the cleanliness of common areas. There’s a bi-weekly cleaning schedule in which you’ll be asked to participate, and you definitely need to wash your dishes in a timely fashion. - Rent: if you'd like the room for the entire time, rent is $105/week utilities included; If you are interested in the room for only part of the time, it may be do-able, but then I'd ask for $120/week - obviously the more weeks the better! I also ask for a $125 cleaning deposit, returned promptly upon your departure if everything is left as clean as you found it. - as stated, utilities included: that's water, gas, garbage, DSL/wireless and keeping the phone line; if you use the land line, you'd pay for your calls. - If you come to the open house, please bring a housing reference: either a former roommate or landlord. This has gotten sort of long, so I'll sign off now. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or to find out more. My cell is (510) 393-9061. Thanks for reading! Sofia
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate > Rentals {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Sublet available right near Downtown Berkeley - Aug 4 - Nov 16 (berkeley) $425 1bd http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/sublet-available-right-near-downtown-berkeley-20080698531.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/sublet-available-right-near-downtown-berkeley-20080698531.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:24:44 GMT Great deal available for 15 weeks this summer/fall. I'm going out of town for a theater gig and am subletting my room in a downtown Berkeley townhouse - 3 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART. - Please be sure to read the following: my roommates want to meet any prospective tenant, so you have to be in the area and available to stop by in the next couple of weeks. We’re planning to have at least one open house, starting next week. *** Please don’t reply to this notice if you cannot come in person; this point is non-negotiable. Now on to the other salient points: - 3 other roommates: currently 2 gals and a guy, but 1 gal will probably be moving a month into the sublet - Pretty backyard that has been tended by one of the roomies - some roses, veggies and fresh herbs; you’re welcome to lend a hand – or just grab a handful of rosemary for your cooking and leave it at that - Room will be furnished: double bed, desk, dresser, bookshelf, built-in clothes cupboards and shelves. Depending on the amount of space you'd need, I am hoping to leave books, linens, etc. - 2 bathrooms. One upstairs, where you and 2 others have rooms. One downstairs, adjacent to sunny kitchen - primarily (but not exclusively) used by downstairs roommate. - There's a washer and line-drying (we have a dryer, but using it would short the electricity in the house, so the magnificent powers of the sun serve us well!) - Living room has a tv, vcr, dvd – but no cable. Kitchen is completely equipped with dishes, most standard kitchen gadgets – no dishwasher. - Though we’re not neat freaks, we do try to maintain the cleanliness of common areas. There’s a bi-weekly cleaning schedule in which you’ll be asked to participate, and you definitely need to wash your dishes in a timely fashion. - Rent: if you'd like the room for the entire time, rent is $105/week utilities included; If you are interested in the room for only part of the time, it may be do-able, but then I'd ask for $120/week - obviously the more weeks the better! I also ask for a $125 cleaning deposit, returned promptly upon your departure if everything is left as clean as you found it. - as stated, utilities included: that's water, gas, garbage, DSL/wireless and keeping the phone line; if you use the land line, you'd pay for your calls. - If you come to the open house, please bring a housing reference: either a former roommate or landlord. This has gotten sort of long, so I'll sign off now. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or to find out more. My cell is (510) 393-9061. Thanks for reading! Sofia Sfbay.Craigslist.Org Sublet available right near Downtown Berkeley - Aug 4 - Nov 16 (berkeley) $425 1bd {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Great deal available for 15 weeks this summer/fall. I'm going out of town for a theater gig and am subletting my room in a downtown Berkeley townhouse - 3 blocks from Downtown Berkeley BART. - Please be sure to read the following: my roommates want to meet any prospective tenant, so you have to be in the area and available to stop by in the next couple of weeks. We’re planning to have at least one open house, starting next week. *** Please don’t reply to this notice if you cannot come in person; this point is non-negotiable. Now on to the other salient points: - 3 other roommates: currently 2 gals and a guy, but 1 gal will probably be moving a month into the sublet - Pretty backyard that has been tended by one of the roomies - some roses, veggies and fresh herbs; you’re welcome to lend a hand – or just grab a handful of rosemary for your cooking and leave it at that - Room will be furnished: double bed, desk, dresser, bookshelf, built-in clothes cupboards and shelves. Depending on the amount of space you'd need, I am hoping to leave books, linens, etc. - 2 bathrooms. One upstairs, where you and 2 others have rooms. One downstairs, adjacent to sunny kitchen - primarily (but not exclusively) used by downstairs roommate. - There's a washer and line-drying (we have a dryer, but using it would short the electricity in the house, so the magnificent powers of the sun serve us well!) - Living room has a tv, vcr, dvd – but no cable. Kitchen is completely equipped with dishes, most standard kitchen gadgets – no dishwasher. - Though we’re not neat freaks, we do try to maintain the cleanliness of common areas. There’s a bi-weekly cleaning schedule in which you’ll be asked to participate, and you definitely need to wash your dishes in a timely fashion. - Rent: if you'd like the room for the entire time, rent is $105/week utilities included; If you are interested in the room for only part of the time, it may be do-able, but then I'd ask for $120/week - obviously the more weeks the better! I also ask for a $125 cleaning deposit, returned promptly upon your departure if everything is left as clean as you found it. - as stated, utilities included: that's water, gas, garbage, DSL/wireless and keeping the phone line; if you use the land line, you'd pay for your calls. - If you come to the open house, please bring a housing reference: either a former roommate or landlord. This has gotten sort of long, so I'll sign off now. Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or to find out more. My cell is (510) 393-9061. Thanks for reading! Sofia
Sublet available right near Downtown Berkeley - Aug 4 - Nov 16 {...}
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]]> Regional > North America > United States > California > Metro Areas > San Francisco Bay Area > Business and Economy > Real Estate > Rentals {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - YSL RIP http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/ysl-rip-2008066791.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/ysl-rip-2008066791.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:27:11 GMT The iconic fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent has died at age 71. It is in part because of his influence on modern popular style that pants are now considered fashionable for women: Originally a maverick and a generator of controversy ? in 1968, his suggestion that women wear pants as an everyday uniform was considered revolutionary ? Mr. Saint Laurent developed into a more conservative designer, a believer in evolution rather than revolution. He often said that all a woman needed to be fashionable was a pair of pants, a sweater and a raincoat. ?My small job as a couturier,? he once said, ?is to make clothes that reflect our times. I?m convinced women want to wear pants.? Another snip from the NYT obit: ?Every man needs aesthetic phantoms in order to exist,? Mr. Saint Laurent said at the announcement of his retirement. ?I have known fear and the terrors of solitude. I have known those fair-weather friends we call tranquilizers and drugs. I have known the prison of depression and the confinement of hospital. But one day, I was able to come through all of that, dazzled yet sober.?... Boingboing.Net YSL RIP {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - The iconic fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent has died at age 71. It is in part because of his influence on modern popular style that pants are now considered fashionable for women: Originally a maverick and a generator of controversy ? in 1968, his suggestion that women wear pants as an everyday uniform was considered revolutionary ? Mr. Saint Laurent developed into a more conservative designer, a believer in evolution rather than revolution. He often said that all a woman needed to be fashionable was a pair of pants, a sweater and a raincoat. ?My small job as a couturier,? he once said, ?is to make clothes that reflect our times. I?m convinced women want to wear pants.? Another snip from the NYT obit: ?Every man needs aesthetic phantoms in order to exist,? Mr. Saint Laurent said at the announcement of his retirement. ?I have known fear and the terrors of solitude. I have known those fair-weather friends we call tranquilizers and drugs. I have known the prison of depression and the confinement of hospital. But one day, I was able to come through all of that, dazzled yet sober.?...
YSL RIP - Boing Boing {...}
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Category: Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk

]]> Arts > Literature > Genres > Cyberpunk {ENTERTAINMENT > PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA} - Fashion forward http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/fashion-forward-20080881227.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/entertainment/publications-and-media/fashion-forward-20080881227.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:46:45 GMT Film uncovers the secrets of couture king Valentino News.Bbc.Co.Uk Fashion forward {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Film uncovers the secrets of couture king Valentino
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Valentino shows he's always in fashion {...}
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]]> Arts > Entertainment > Publications and Media {EUROPE > MUSEUMS} - New V&A Show Gives Fashion A Sporting Stance http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/arts-and-entertainment/museums/new-v-a-show-gives-fashion-a-sporting-stance-20080872921.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/arts-and-entertainment/museums/new-v-a-show-gives-fashion-a-sporting-stance-20080872921.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 GMT The V&A's latest exhibition, Fashion V Sport, explores flirtations between the lucrative and image-conscious industries of contemporary fashion and global sports branding. 24hourmuseum.Org.Uk New V&A Show Gives Fashion A Sporting Stance {new window}   Www.24hourmuseum.Org.Uk - The V&A's latest exhibition, Fashion V Sport, explores flirtations between the lucrative and image-conscious industries of contemporary fashion and global sports branding.
New V&A Show Gives Fashion A Sporting Stance - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage {...} 24 Hour Museum is the UK's official guide to over 3,000 museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage attractions. 24 Hour Museum offers daily arts news, exhibition reviews, listings and in-depth online trails, as well as having a comprehensive, fully searchable, database of over 3,000 cultural institutions. {...}
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]]> Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Museums {SCIENCE > ENVIRONMENT} - Why it's time to end our love affair with cheap fashion http://articles.world-of-newave.info/science/environment/why-it-s-time-to-end-our-love-affair-with-cheap-fashion-20080873926.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/science/environment/why-it-s-time-to-end-our-love-affair-with-cheap-fashion-20080873926.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:00:00 GMT Lucy Siegleon how our appetite for disposable fashion is becoming an eco disaster Guardian.Co.Uk Why it's time to end our love affair with cheap fashion {new window}   Www.Guardian.Co.Uk - Lucy Siegleon how our appetite for disposable fashion is becoming an eco disaster
Why it's time to end our love affair with cheap fashion | Life and style | The Observer {...}
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]]> Science > Environment {EUROPE > NEWSPAPERS} - Harrods sells designer bulletproof fashion http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/harrods-sells-designer-bulletproof-fashion-20080873411.htm http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/harrods-sells-designer-bulletproof-fashion-20080873411.htm Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:11:32 GMT Designer bulletproof fashion is set to become the latest craze among the paranoid superrich. Telegraph.Co.Uk Harrods sells designer bulletproof fashion {new window}   Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk - Designer bulletproof fashion is set to become the latest craze among the paranoid superrich.
Harrods sells designer bulletproof fashion - Telegraph {...} Designer bulletproof fashion is set to become the latest craze among the paranoid super-rich. {...}
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Category: Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > News and Media > Newspapers

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