New York is home to a great deal of activities and events on any given night, spread throughout the city. No matter what your tastes or interests, there's always something to do. But what makes the search for the right activity so difficult is that they're often tucked away at locations that appeal to a particular artsy audience or socioeconomic clientele. Some bars, for instance, will orient their schedule of activities around the audience they wish to attract. Upon arriving at an event, you might then find it's either too crowded or that it appears everyone already knows one another from past get-togethers.
As a result, you might find yourself wondering if there's a place in the city that hosts a slate of fun events that draw all kinds of people in a comfortable and exciting environment. In other areas of the country, this might be called a community center, somewhere everyone can find what they're seeking from an afternoon or nighttime activity. More importantly, the center holds court for all sorts of people who wish to meet and get to know people outside of their immediate social group. The Big Apple has a place like that called 92Y Tribeca.
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The assembled great and good of US-Japan relations will be spending a lot of time talking about Futenma US Marine Air Corps Station, which may have brought down Japan's Obamaesque Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Most of the voices will state that Hatoyama and his No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa, were flawed leaders and that the US and Japan have an opportunity to push reset with Naoto Kan and the new leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan.
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WASHINGTON -- A fledgling advocacy organization attacked CNN pollsters in April, but the transgression they alleged did not pan out. Still, the details of this dust-up help illustrate two big challenges for opinion polling: First, the growing number of cellphone-only households is making it much harder for pollsters to reach adults under 30 years old; second, when pollsters are opaque about their methods, it makes it hard for the rest of us to make sense of their data.
It all began when Our Time co-founder Matthew Segal noticed something odd in a set of tabulations published by CNN. The data was from a recent national poll conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) for the news organization. Segal and his colleagues, who advocate on behalf of under 30 Americans, were puzzled that the questions on marijuana legalization and gay marriage were broken out by demographics like age, gender and race, but included no data for the 18-to-34 age group. The pollsters had instead inserted the abbreviation "N/A" in place of the numbers.
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Futuristic, sleek, and chic -- those are the words that came to mind when we set eyes on this custom-made Hollywood Hills home. Curbed LA notes, "It took us a while to figure out whether the photo gallery set for this home was showing actual photos or renderings--what velvety, smooth images you offer, tricked out listing!"
Located in the desirable "bird streets" neighborhood above LA's famous Sunset Strip, this four bedroom, five bathroom home hit the market Sunday with a listing price of $9.9 million. The 4,000 square foot house, which boasts both city and ocean views, sits on a 10,580 square foot lot with an infinity pool and spa, both of which have LED lighting. Those who are going green will be happy to hear that the pool can be heated by gas or solar power. Also in the backyard is an art installation titled “Sprout†by artist Nancy Braver. Below the pool is a state-of-the-art home theater with underwater pool windows. Details throughout the home include Terrazzo and American walnut floors, Macassar Ebony finishes, and Silestone slabs.
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