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The Girl Next Door
Katie Holmes Dominates the Dance Floor in the Hamptons
The key to throwing summer's hottest dance party? Just invite Katie Holmes.
The "Mania Days" actress was in attendance at Saturday's Apollo in the Hamptons: A Night of Legends event, held at Apollo Theater board member Ron Perelman's East Hampton estate. The line-up of stars out to support the iconic theater included the Roots and Lenny Kravitz, with surprise performances by Darlene Love, Jon Bon Jovi, Ciara, and Pharrell.
Seated at a long table in center of Perelman's party barn alongside prosecutor pal Leigh Bishop, Jamie Foxx, Ellen DeGeneres and Penny Marshall, Holmes, 34, started getting into the groove slowly, swaying to Darlene Love's powerful rendition of "Lean on Me."
When Kravitz took the stage (opening with "American Woman" with Bon Jovi) is when the crowd (including Holmes and Foxx) really started dancing, taking breaks at their table to sip drinks – at one point, the actress even tried a sip of Foxx's cocktail.
Foxx wrangled DeGeneres and Holmes for a group hug, the ladies flanking him, flipping their hair in unison and shimmying. The actor later joined Pharrell during his performance, and summoned former Secretary of State Colin Powell up to the stage to dance to Pharrell's hit with Daft Punk, "Get Lucky." Holmes followed shortly after, when Foxx waved her up. All the night's performers were rocking out on stage as well, and started chanting, "Go Katie, go Katie!"
She eventually joined the audience back on the dance floor, mouthing the words as she danced to Robin Thicke's summer anthem, "Blurred Lines" and Foxx's 2009 hit, "Blame It (On the Alcohol)."
Fellow reveler Russell Simmons marveled at Holmes after the concert was over, saying, "I never knew you were such a party girl!"


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Twins With Cerebral Palsy Receive Awesome Custom-Built Playground Set
Thanks to some crafty handiwork and a dedicated support team, James and Libby Waechter can feel like any other kid.
The 12-year-old twins from Wellington, Colorado who suffer from cerebral palsy recently had a specially-designed backyard playground built for them by students at Colorado State University's Construction Management program.
Donations of nearly $20,000 poured in to help complete the ambitious project, which took nearly four months to finish.
The playground, a true testament to ingenuity, features a ramp, a swing and a sandbox the twins can get to on their own with their wheelchairs.
James and Libby's mother, Katie, is blown away by the playground:
Our deck is beautiful. The bridge from the deck, you go up this bridge to get on the swing, and they made it so that the kids can just go on there and sit and play without it having to be moving at all. It can be a fort, or a fun little play area. They can come down the bridge and they got this super cool raised sandbox too. It's been awesome."
Getting this project done was certainly no small feat, especially when you consider the swing alone weighs 3,000 pounds.
All in all, the finished product is definitely a success. Says Katie, "It's perfection and beautiful."


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For those of you too young to remember these things were groundbreaking at the time. (Also, for those of you too young to remember, what the hell are you doing here? You should not be reading content authored by old fusspots.) "Hipster cysts" clung to oddly-shaped bicycle tubes, they were virtually impervious to the elements, and they were available in an assortment of colors. For the first time, city cyclists actually wanted to put lights on their bikes.
At the same time, they had their drawbacks. Firstly, they provided about as much light as the "ready" light on a Mr. Coffee. Secondly, they used little watch batteries, and whether it's a bike light, or a thermometer, or even an actual watch, no human in the history of the world has ever replaced one of those little watch batteries. Instead, the accessory in question winds up in a junk drawer somewhere until you get around to buying new batteries for it, which is precisely never. This explains why you will never see a "hipster cyst" still in operation today. It also explains why Swatch is still in business. Instead of replacing the batteries, you just buy a new Swatch.
Fortunately, bike lights evolved. They kept their mount-anywhere versatility (that sounds dirty), but they also got brighter, and best of all they became easily rechargeable thanks to the ubiquity of USB ports:
Now you could just stick them in your computer all day while you pretended to work and they'd be ready to fire for the ride home.
The blinky light had reached its apotheosis.
But like everything else bikey, it wasn't long before things started going too far. Blinkies evolved into giant light cannons:
And finally came the tragic fate that befalls all bike components sooner or later, which is pointless integration with your smart phone:
Nevertheless, in a world of promotional videos, this one does stand out. First of all, it features a cheesy soundtrack and comes via a company called "Bang Good:"
Who seem to have borrowed Amazon's phallic underscore:
Oh come on.
If Mario Cipollini were to debut a bike light this would be it.
Anyway, a quick examination of the box reveals that the device contained therein is good for a staggering 10 hours of use, which frankly sounds a bit much:
But then again I'm no Cipo:
Next the disembodied hands open the box, at which point you brace yourself for whatever's going to come next:
Dear lord, it's some kind of strap-on!
And it's going on the bike!!!
As he switched on the device and it started whirring I was certain I was about to watch a flagrant and shocking violation of the YouTube terms of service:
But instead it turned out this was just an overwrought bike light that makes pictures:
Because everybody knows there are times when it's crucially important to convey the image of a strawberry to the driver behind you:
Best of all, it's backwards-compatible with your pennyfarthing:
So there you go.
Lastly, the only thing going up faster than the stock market in this country is the automobile death rate:
Despite all that, more Americans are dying on roads and highways than in years, and the sudden and sharp increase has alarmed safety advocates.
Reading this you'd almost be forgiven for concluding that a nation of smartphone-addled opioid addicts should probably be working to reduce its dependency on private automobile travel.
Fortunately, when confronted with the specter of over 40,000 people dying every year, the current administration is working to stop the carnage by banning immigration from a small handful of countries.
Of course tech companies could always make their products safer for drivers, but why short-change themselves when they can just dangle the idea of self-driving cars in front of us for the next 50 years instead? As for using technology to augment law enforcement, that's a clear violation of the privacy we already completely surrender while using the apps that distract us while we drive in the first place.
Alas, if only there were some sort of transit mode that not only required no active involvement on the part of the passenger but also used on electricity and was capable of transporting large numbers of people at once on a dedicated right of way:
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|I've made a huge mistake.
I kind of like how this blog is just turning into a catalog of my recent tea-making mistakes. This is one I make periodically with rolled oolong (usually roasted ones, since, unlike with green gaoshan teas, you need more than just a bare covering of the bottom of the pot for an ideal brew--much harder to estimate).
Here's how it goes: I put some tea in the pot. I look in and decide, "That's definitely not enough," then add some: "Ok, maybe that's better," then, "Just a couple more to make sure." Then, when the the leaves are already crawling out of the pot after the first infusion, I realize the folly of my decision.
From there, it's a matter of either a) Sucking it up and drinking a really strong pot of tea and incurring a massive buzz, b) Trying to take a few leaves out (which means wasting them), which usually still ends up a lot like a), or c) Doing a), then pulling the leaves out of the pot later in the day and re-steeping them in a huge mug because they were so cramped in the 100 ml pot that there's invariably plenty of juice left in there.
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Graduate Econometrics Lecture Notes (Michael Creel)
This is part of a project, OMEGA (Open-source Materials for Econometrics, GPL Archive) by Michael Creel of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Its goal is to make materials in econometrics more widely available. In this case, he has put his graduate econometrics notes on-line in a variety of formats.


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I agree with a lot of what you said...men and women have some differences it's just a matter of what those differences mean. I also belive many are too much of "take care of me" mentality. I also believe fewer men are either physically abused or report it when they are. I disagree that something has to reach a point where it becomes a problem. A problem is when something is temporarily or permantly in need of adjustment . It doesn't need to qualify for funding. It simple is. now..a public responsibility? hmmmm..nope..I believe to some degree we are responsible for caring for and helping one another as decent humans..but a problem can be addressed simply by awareness..like you said earlier..simple thhings mean a lot.
It will sound overly simplistic,pehaps, but makes it nonetheless true that we should treat eachother with respect. When we see others being abused, we should take action..whether that be befriending the person later, reporting to the police, stepping in, pray, or simply making sure your children know that is wrong and why... the action taken is a personal choice. To do nothing though is to bear some responsibility. so..female of male..abuse IS aproblem...the cure or action to take..that's more complicated and difficult


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VANCEBORO � Alkeim Harley ran for two touchdowns, grabbed an interception and was announced as the Homecoming King.
VANCEBORO � Alkeim Harley ran for two touchdowns, grabbed an interception and was announced as the Homecoming King.
It was a big night for West Craven's senior as he guided the Eagles to a 38-23 win over visiting White Oak on Friday in Vanceboro.
�He's a special guy,� West Craven coach Matt Riggsbee said. �He's a playmaker, he's a gamer. His teammates love him to death, his coaches love him to death and the school loves him to death.�
Harley scored on runs of 2 and 1 yard and junior running back Carzell Raynor added touchdown runs of 23 and 2 yards.
Raynor led West Craven with 82 yards on 11 carries.
�I told you we are going to look at some other guys. This is definitely his breakout game,� Riggsbee said. �He had been getting better and better in practice.
�We knew he could do it and the offensive line did a great job blocking for him.�
Harley's 1-yard run put West Craven on top 26-17 in the third. Danny Harvey extended the lead with a scoring reception from Darious Abrams.
Following a White Oak score, Kenny McDaniel sealed the victory for the Eagles with a 35-yard touchdown run.
West Craven took a 20-17 lead at halftime.
Harvey returned an interception 43 yards to White Oak's 2-yard line. On the next play, Harley scored on a 1-yard run.
White Oak answered with a long offensive drive, capped off with a 7-yard run by Bobby Smith.
Vikings' quarterback Elijah Harris gave his team a 14-8 advantage with a 1-yard touchdown run. West Craven came back with two scoring runs from Raynor.
White Oak kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half.
�All year long, I've felt the kids have competed and played hard,� White Oak coach Chad Ashley said. �I'm proud of our effort, not execution, but West Craven had a lot to do with it.
�They were the better team tonight and made the least amount of mistakes.�
West Craven's defense forced three turnovers (two interceptions, fumble), but allowed White Oak to run for 249 yards.
Vikings' quarterback Elijah Harris found Kendall White for a 25-yard touchdown with five minutes remaining in the game.
White ran for 84 yards on 10 carries, while Camara Rawls led the team with 90 rushing yards on 17 attempts.
�I expect them to come to practice on Monday and continue to work to get better,� Ashley said. �Everybody wants to win a state championship, but we just have to continue to move forward and get better.�
West Craven gained nearly 300 yards of offense, backed by 222 yards on the ground.
�I'm always glad to win, but we have to get a lot better very quickly,� Riggsbee said. �(White Oak) executed well. We knew going into this that they are not the same team they were last year.
�Our guys did not play their best tonight.�
The teams combined on 21 penalties for 230 yards.
West Craven (5-2, 2-0 Coastal) travels to Richlands next week. White Oak (3-4, 0-2) hosts Havelock.
Box score
White Oak 7 10 0 6 � 23
West Craven 8 12 6 12 � 38
First quarter
WC � Alkeim Harley 2 run (Kenny McDaniel run), 10:57
WO � Bobby Smith 7 run (Geovanni Graham kick), 5:21
Second quarter
WO � Elijah Harris 1 run (Graham kick), 8:59
WC- Carzell Raynor 23 run (conversion failed), 5:52
WC � Raynor 2 run (conversion failed), :57
WO � Graham 27 field goal, :00
Third quarter
WC � Harley 1 run (conversion failed), 7:00
Fourth quarter
WC � Danny Harvey 5 pass from Darious Abrams (conversion failed), 7:28
WO � Kendall White 25 pass from Harris (kick blocked), 5:02
WC � McDaniel 35 run (conversion failed), 4:14
Team statistics
First down 12 19
Total yards 311 292
Rush-yards 57-249 36-222
Comp-Att.-Int. 3-5-2 6-13-0
Pass yards 62 70
Fumbles-lost 2-1 4-1
Penalty-yards 12-110 9-120
Punt-yards 2-50 1-36
Individual statistics: Passing � White Oak: Elijah Harris 3-5-2 62 TD. West Craven: Alkeim Harley 5-12-0 65, Darious Abrams 1-1-0 5.
Rushing � White Oak: Camara Rawls 17-90, Kendall White 10-84, Bobby Smith 9-68 TD, Harris 18-12, Anibal Aviles 3 (-5). West Craven: Carzell Raynor 11-82 2 TD, Kenny McDaniel 4-54 TD, Harley 9-45 2 TD, Tyquail Raynor 7-15, Abrams 2-13, James Choyce 1-5, Ricky Koonce 1-13, Harvey 1 (-5).
Receiving � White Oak: White 1-25 TD, Jamal Love 1-22, Smith 1-15. West Craven: McDaniel 1-35, Harvey 3-20 TD, Abrams 1-8, Kylikke Green 1-7.
Adam Thompson can be contacted at 252-635-5669 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow Adam on Twitter @Adam_matic.


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Jon Dawson critiques Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines and J.J. Cale's Any Way the wind Blows-Anthology
New album: Blurred Lines
Artist: Robin Thicke
Label: Interscope
Rating: 2 stars out of 5
Some people look to music for deep meaning, catharsis and empathy, while others need something new to giggle to for a few weeks until the next giggler pops out the end of the music industry. �Blurred Lines� is well-crafted pop candy, but like an ancient Certs found in an old jacket, it looses its luster pretty quickly.
The infamous video for the �Blurred Lines� title track features some nekkid ladies and what sounds like a sped up version of �Kiss� by Prince. If you like to go down to the club and shake it, drop it and slang it, then �Blurred Lines� will no doubt be at the top of your playlist for at least three weeks. Sometime around week four, this song will come over the speakers of Club STD and everyone will roll their eyes and claim the song has been played out.
Thanks to smartphones and their ability to make purchasing useless tripe as easy as rubbing a screen, this album will be downloaded millions of times before anyone realizes it�s as disposable as a Brawny paper towel.
To be fair, the �Blurred Lines� single is catchy in a common-cold kind of way, but the rest of the album is fairly benign. Maybe a video featuring naked fat guys is in the offing.
�Ooo La La� is a decent rewrite of the cheerful disco Michael Jackson churned out on his �Off the Wall� album, while �Ain�t No Hat 4 That� (again with the Prince reference) sounds like a New Kids on the Block b-side that was too cheesy for 1985.
�Give It 2 U� (again with the numbers) veers over into Justin Timberlake territory, but if this is bringing sexy back, then abstinence would probably be the better way to go.
The only thing saving this album from being absolutely worthless is the ballad �4 the Rest of My Life� (seriously, dude, another number?), which is presumably aimed at Thicke�s wife.
�4 the Rest of My Life� features a great falsetto vocal from Thicke and some of the cheesiest lyrics this side of a Velveeta box, but when Thicke sings about falling for his wife when they were teenagers, he seems genuine.
The shadows of Michael Jackson and Prince loom large over �Blurred Lines,� especially in Thicke�s flawless vocal delivery. Hopefully, one day Thicke will have the material to match his impressive voice.
Classic album: Any Way the Wind Blows�Anthology
Artist: J.J. Cale
Label: Mercury
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
J.J. Cale never really crafted a masterful singer/songwriter album in the tradition of Van Morrison�s �Astral Weeks.� His albums were pleasant affairs that occasionally featured great songs that were turned into huge hits by artists such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and Eric Clapton.
�Any Way the Wind Blows� is a two-disc, 50-track anthology that touches on all the high points of a career that always hovered just under the radar. While Cale�s original versions of �Cocaine� and �After Midnight� won him a loyal cult following, Clapton�s renditions of both songs were huge radio hits.
Cale�s version of �After Midnight� isn�t as frenetic as Clapton�s, but the groove is still deep and the slightly darker tone is a better fit. Cale�s version of �Cocaine� is slightly funkier than Clapton�s, but the overall vibe is similar.
Another Cale track made popular by another artist was �Call Me the Breeze,� which Lynyrd Skynyrd turned into an album rock hit in 1974. Whereas Skynyrd turned the song into a vehicle for the instrumental soloists in their band, Cales�s 1972 original is a straight-up shuffle that�s just as jovial.
Plenty of Cale�s catalog is as strong as the aforementioned material. �Magnolia,� �Cryin�� and �Don�t Cry Sister� are as beautifully melancholic as anything Tom Waits or Leonard Cohen ever recorded.
The characters in the songs are down and out, but Cale plays the grizzled cheerleader. His periodic use of drum machines sometimes stiffen the rock songs, but �Durango,� �Runaround� and �Artificial Paradise� are full of Cale�s swagger.
A single-disc greatest hits is no way to discover J.J. Cale, nor is trying to buy every album he ever made all at once. �Any Way the Wind Blows� is the rare instance when all the right songs were cherry picked.
Hopefully someone will hear one of Cale�s hidden gems and give him another hit someday.
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the everygirl's one year anniversary on friday (can't believe it.) and we are celebrating anniversary week over on the site! and we have an amazing event happening at west elm in lincoln park this thursday night - cocktails, desserts, smilebooth, music, giveaways, and of course 15% off shopping at west elm. we'd love for all of you to come! and please do say hello if you make it! rsvp details in the invite above. note the gorgeous hand lettering is by the talented molly jacques.
in other words, i've been working around the clock. SO much work goes into planning events it's shocking...
i've also been diligently emailing all of my favorite brands trying to get them on board for what might be the GREATEST giveaway ever! it went live on the everygirl today - you seriously need to check it out. as a way to thank our readers for supporting the site in our first year, we are offering the chance to win 13 highly covetable items. here are just five of the 13 giveaways going on...
p.s. i love/miss graphic design. i had so much fun laying these out.
well what are you waiting for? go sign up to win!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
party planning, giveaways, graphic design, and other fun stuff!
Labels: events, giveaway, graphic design, the everygirl
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- AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 9:57 AM
looks like a great giveaway! i'm so excited for your anniversary. wish i was in chicago.ReplyDelete
ugh, i'm an idiot. i went through an submitted all the choices and then realized that the giveaway was over. maybe you'll take pity and include the couple of latecomers.ReplyDelete
Love the graphic design. Looks like fun. Hope you're anniversary party is awesome.ReplyDelete
That sounds amazing! I wish taht I lived in Chicago!ReplyDelete
I'm loving the celebration announcement, so cute! Sounds like a great night, I wish I were in Chicago.ReplyDelete
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woops- just saw it closes 2/25. i'm tired. thanks alaina!ReplyDelete
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It is shocking how much time we have been spending in the kitchen lately. Really, quite shocking. Which does not have much to do with the rest of this post, except to say if we start talking in recipe format, please forgive us. (Also, the pictures - it's like we have a baby that we keep taking pictures of, only our baby is food.)
What we wanted to dust our floured hands off for is to announce a videography workshop that we have coming up this August in Vermont. We couldn't be more excited about what is going to happen in those few days. We will be working with Ryan Marshall (check out his latest film, it is unbelievable) and Mike Martinez, a top-notch editor, to teach photographers how to make the transition to motion pictures. Nadia was so gracious to put this all together and has us staying at Naulakha - Rudyard Kipling's stunning home.
What I imagine (and cross my fingers for) are those moments to happen that will make you understand why you came. Watching sparks trail off of a bonfire after a day of immersing yourself in creative pursuits and feeling like you opened your eyes a bit more to the world. I am eager to find myself there in that moment.
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Aaaand now back to the kitchen. If you want to follow along with our cooking escapades, and general tiaj happenings, feel free to link up with us on instagram, @tigerinajar.


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The fact that SMALLVILLE is ending next week has me thinking. So, I thought I'd write about how it began for me. I know… I hope you'll forgive me if I reminisce about the past .
For SMALLVILLE, as with any project that achieves greatness – whether it be in the world of television, film, the arts, sports, and probably even politics and finance – A lot of people and elements have to come together just right. When this happens it can feel that there are outside forces drawing things together at just the right time and to just the right place. And this was definitely the case with this series.
With this show, there was already an amazing pilot and the series was already up and running by the time I got there in 2001. Peter Roth, the president of Warner Brothers Television, is an incredibly passionate man. He had been really wanting to do a "Young Superman" series. Peter Roth's passion was really the fuel that drove SMALLVILLE to its heights – especially in the early years. Most of you know the history of this - how Peter had brought in Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins to develop a young Bruce Wayne show and when that fell apart the idea evolved to make it young Superman. So they brought in a number of writers to pitch concepts. Al Gough and Miles Millar had been one of several – but they were the ones with a brilliant and original take on the material. They're concept has been documented as "No flights/No tights" – a version which insisted on developing Clark Kent before he had glasses and the suit.
But, for me, their most exceptional idea was that Kal-El's spaceship came to Earth hidden in the kryptonite meteor shower, which was the destroyed remnants of Krypton. Besides the authentic teen emotion, the concept that the kryptonite rocks could mutate people into super-powered freaks based on their psychology, was what made the series work. I know a lot of fans complained about the "freak of the week" aspect to the early seasons – but any TV show needs a motor to run on – and this was SMALLVILLE's
David Nutter, who directed the awesome pilot, also had a major hand in the series. Maybe most importantly, as Miles and Al explained to me – he pursued Tom Welling very aggressively. Tom, apparently, had concerns about playing Superman. And Mr. Nutter, as I'm told, really convinced him to do the part.
So – now to me – It was August of 2001. I had just gotten back from Australia, where I had directed a movie for The Disney Channel, entitled A RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT. This movie starred a very young Mischa Barton and had been a very wonderful experience for me. I had loved Australia and had loved the movie, which was very spiritual and special to me. BUT, I was burned out on travelling and was really looking forward to being home with my young family the following year.
In fact - I was very happy with the year I had booked. I had, kind of reached a nice zenith from the point of view of being an episodic television director. I was scheduled to direct episodes in every genre and on every network. I was going to direct JAG for CBS, NYPD BLUE for ABC and MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE for FOX. I was going to direct PROVIDENCE for NBC and my agent was suggesting that I direct this new series SMALLVILLE for the WB. I had no idea what SMALLVILLE was, but I knew it shot in Vancouver, Canada. Every other show I was doing was in Los Angeles, where I live. But my agent compelled me it was a great series and I should at least look at the pilot.
When I popped the VHS tape in my deck at home, (this was back in the VHS days) I had no idea at all of what the show was. I didn't even know the topic. I'm kind of like that -- pretty out of it. I'm sure all of Hollywood knew exactly what SMALLVILLE was – it was being really hyped up within the industry. But I had been in Australia for months and had no idea.
So I'm watching – and the show begins with some guy named Lionel and a kid named Lex riding around in a helicopter. It means nothing to me – but I recognize John Glover. I love his work. He lived in my neighborhood and I'd seen him from time to time in the supermarket and I'd been trying to work up the guts to approach him and tell him how amazing he was in 52-PICKUP, but I hadn't done so yet. (If any of you have never seen 52-PICKUP, do so – Glover is the most evil bad guy ever – he outbeats Darth Vader – and he has one of the most intense, horrifying scenes ever in it)
Then there are some scenes of a couple riding around in a pickup truck. A little girl named Lana, and so on. But still I'm not getting the bigger context. (And, remember, I'm a big comic book fan.)
Then - this meteor shower starts, and the town starts blowing up - which is big and cool, and I like it. Then this goofy red-haired kid ends up in the cornfield, there's this rush of wind and he's knocked back and John Glover runs over and there's this big crane up and John Glover's yelling "Lex, Lex!!!" and the red-haired kid is now bald. And THEN it FINALLY hits me! "Holy sh*t," I say out loud to myself, "this is Superman!"
So now I want to do it.
A week or so later I meet with Miles and Al and a big friendly guy named Joe Davola, who is a producer who works with Tollin/Robbins, and I interview to direct an episode. I knew Miles and Al and had worked with them a couple of times before. Joe is super enthusiastic. The interview goes well and they want me to commit to direct two episodes. (They were booking all the directors for two.) I let my agent know, I love the show, I definitely want to do it - but I'm not going to Vancouver twice. If they want me – tell them I'll only do one episode. So that play works out for me - and they book me for one. It's still more than a month away, and I've got a couple of other things to do first - so I kind of forget all about it.
A few weeks later it's time to go – I get a script delivered on my doorstep the night before I leave and I read it on the plane. (This may sound weird to people – but in TV it's common that you really don't even know what the topic of the episode your doing will be until your already started) So, I'm on the plane reading the script and the script is crazy. It's about this football coach – who, whenever he gets angry, lights things on fire. And there is A LOT of fire. He gets mad at the team and fire shoots out of water sprinklers, numerous people burn up, a car explodes almost killing the principle and the part I really remember is when Chloe is investigating the coach her office lights on fire and then she runs out into the hall and the script says something like "A living breathing column of fire chases her down the hall, roiling up the walls and up over the ceiling." OK - I know from experience that fire is not easy. And I'm thinking – "This is the biggest freaking TV script I've ever read in my life."
The funny thing is when I get to the production offices and meet the line producer he says, "Finally, we have a script we can actually produce."
Anyway – to make a long story short - the series was kind of in chaos back in those early days. It's pretty common for first year shows to take some time to get on their feet - but SMALLVILLE's aspirations were just SO big - there were so many stunts - so much action - so many sets and so many complex sequences - that, at first, no one had a firm handle on how to actually get the show shot in the time and budget alotted.
As they say, though, in crisis is opportunity - and this was certainly the case for me. Now Miles and Al, Peter Roth, Joe Davola, Tollin Robbins, etc. all had a very clear idea of what they wanted the show to be, and the pilot provided the tonal template - but, let's face it, the pilot was friggin' gigantic. The trick was how do do it EVERY week. For some reason, as soon as I arrived, I felt oddly calm. I really felt I understood the tone of the show. I felt like I knew how it should look and how to shoot it efficiently. I felt comfortable with Miles and Al. I was thrilled by how actively the studio and network were supporting the show. And I felt like I knew how to make the show week-to-week and that I could teach others how to do so. I saw there was a need and I began to desire to fill it.
For whatever reason my mental attitude shifted from not wanting to go to Vancouver to REALLY wanting to get on this show. A key moment for me was one night in my hotel room there was a knock on my door and a p.a. handed me a VHS of episode 2, METAMORPHOSIS. I have no idea why he gave that to me. I had nothing to do with episode 2. But, I also had nothing else to do that night so I popped it in and watched it. There were scenes still missing, temp music no visual effects - it wasn't complete – but I knew it was GREAT. Of course the pilot was great, but they had spent a lot of time and money on that. When I saw that the series was going to be great this weird feeling came over me – I started to think that maybe I could and should could get on the show full time. (And this is what I mean by forces coming together that seem beyond the norm.)
I called my wife in Los Angeles, and I said "Honey I have this crazy idea. The good news is I think I can get on this show full time as a producer/director. I think if I do, it will change my career forever. The bad news it means that we'll all have to move to Canada." There was a long pause and she said, "Well… How much do you like the show?" Then I gushed - "I F*ing love it. It's great! I REALLY want to do this." And then my wife – and I really love her for this said… "Sh*t. Then it's going to be a hit. Whenever you really love something it's always a hit."
Now I don't mean any of this to be self-serving and I'm not sure if my beautiful wife is right about my instincts… But she DID say it and she was right.
Anyway – I started to develop a fiendish plan to lobby to stay to get on the show full time – I started dropping hints with Al and Miles about how much I loved it on the show – and I did the same with Joe Davola and Lisa Lewis the Warner Brother's production executive.
(Sidebar – Lisa Lewis is an unsung, un-credited behind-the-scenes secret weapon of the show. She was there from day one of the pilot through the last episode. Her job, ostensibly, is to keep the show on track financially for Warner Brothers, but she does SO much more than that. She loves SMALLVILLE as much as anyone and fought for it over and over again. MANY times, when all hope was lost - she'd come up with a plan to pull out the scene, the episode, and sometimes the whole series... I'm sure she never gets nearly the credit she deserves for the show's lasting success.)
Eventually the fiendish plan worked... And sometimes I'd regret it.... That first year on SMALLVILLE was soooo hard that it almost killed me. (I distinctly remember driving home one Saturday morning at about 8AM after having worked 24 straight hours – and calculating how long it was until my next teleconference meeting and I realized – "Oh my god – I'm going to get SIX WHOLE HOURS OF SLEEP!!!!" I was pumping my fist with joy because I'd been going on 2 or 3 hours of sleep for weeks at that time.
Those were crazy days – we were all killing ourselves. And no one more so than Tom Welling – He was young but he was working fourteen to sixteen hours a day. Remember, back then he was in almost every scene – And to get the workload done we added a second unit (A BIG second unit) that would shoot two or three days a week. A lot of times Tom would shoot a full twelve hour day with the main unit and then drive to the second unit to work for another four or five hours.
It was nuts. But it was good. I think we all knew we were working on something very special.
Thankfully Warner Brothers let us ride through those crazy days - they increased the budget a little and we started writing scripts that were a bit more manageable. Also, bit by bit, we began to put together the right crew. The goal was to staff SMALLVILLE with people who were not only talented, but were upbeat positive and desirous of doing great work. Most of the people on the show today have been there since the end of season one/beginning of season two - although many have moved up through the ranks of their department as the years went by. About halfway through the first season (around episode 13 or 14) we were running much more smoothly. In Season two the production aspects of SMALLVILLE became a well-oiled machine and, while the show never became exactly "easy" to produce - a strong system of how we made it and what it looked and felt like came into being.
This was all helped by the fact that SMALLVILLE was an immediate hit. There was a glowing New York Times article that gave us credibility and we had a fan base for Superman that came and never left. Even in our Season-One punch drunk and exhausted state this was heady and exciting stuff. And season 2 was even bigger - the ratings were never higher than in Season 2 - when, on several occasions, we had more than nine million viewers.
I'm glad I was there from (near) the beginning - and very proud that I was asked to come back for the end.
Until next week....
I thought I'd post a few pictures - these were from KENT which was being directed by Jeannot Szwarc during the time I was prepping to shoot the finale'. Jeannot is an old friend of mine. I worked side by side with him on many episodes of JAG before SMALLVILLE. I tried to convince him to come up to Vancouver in season one – "It's a great show – it's a great crew and you'll love it in Vancouver" I said. But Jeannot is a very busy man and it took me until season three and PERRY to get him up. As I predicted Jeannot fell in love with the show and the crew and he ended up directing episodes in every season since then. The crew loved him (The crew on HEROES loved him too – he's a favorite wherever he goes because he's so damn sweet and charming and French!)
He's also a very emotional man (he's French after all) – and he was making a big deal about the fact that KENT would be his last time on SMALLVILLE. So the crew decided to bake him a cake and send him off with a mariachi band. It was very sweet. The Vancouver mariachi band was a little dubious though. Two members were definitely white Canadian guys – One of them may have been Latino but I think, more likely, was Greek. They sang a credible version of "La Cucaracha" and "Guantanamera," though, and then Jeannot cried and hugged everybody.
I was glad I was there for it.
Anyway – goodbye for now loyal fans – and after next week goodbye forever to SMALLVILLE.
Until then ---


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How to stay safe while touring New Zealand by motorcycle. We have a device to show you that can be of great help if things go wrong.
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When touring in New Zealand, in fact anywhere in the world, you're bound to hit a patch or in New Zealands case, many patches where there is no cell phone signal. The question is, what happens if you're a minimum of an hour each way to the nearest signal and have an accident?
Well we've thought about this over the years and tried different options, but have recently decided on one that is working very well for us and has a proven track record around the world. The new Spot II device aquires a GPS satellite signal when you hit the S.O.S button and contacts emergency services with your location to come and get you.
There are of course other functions such as a help button, we have used this for a non-urgent occassion such as a break down. in our case the device sends the help signal to our office via email and texts our staff, we then call out the AA recovery service and provide them with the exact location.
We have also subscribed to the Tracking Feature, with the press of a button you can tell the unit to send out a GPS location every 10 mins, you share a link to a web address with friends and family and they can now see where you are during the day. Once at your location you press the Check In/OK button and it messages everyone and lays down on the map that you're all good and your day has ended. This can also be very handy for anyone backpacking or hiking in the mountains.
So why use this device over a Sat phone? Firstly price, you can't put a price on safety, but mainly the features of the device, the size of the unit and the fact that even if you have a Sat phone, you may not know where you are making it more difficult for people to find you.
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Looking for actual highway mileage results
Looking for actual highway mileage results
I have the 85kWh
Drove 135 miles to Sacramento from San Jose days after receiving the car in December
Freeway speed (70-80mph) and temp was probably in the 40's
1000ft climb out of silicon valley
Left with a standard charge (240 rated miles) and had 40 rated miles left when I got there.
Oh yeah
Radio was on
Heater was on
2 kids in car seats in the back
I drove from Sunnyvale to Napa Valley via Highway 101-Highway 80-Highway 29 with my 85kWh car. Round trip took 195 miles. Freeway speed was in average 65 mph to 75 mph. Highlights, radio and navigate map were on and climate control was set at 72. Including myself, two adults were in the car. My car actually consumed 235 rated miles. Left home with 231 rated miles and in Napa used J1772 charger spent two hours to charge 45 rated miles. Got back home with 41rated miles remaining.
"I drove from Sunnyvale to Napa Valley via Highway 101-Highway 80-Highway 29 with my 85kWh car. Round trip took 195 miles. Freeway speed was in average 65 mph to 75 mph. Highlights, radio and navigate map were on and climate control was set at 72. Including myself, two adults were in the car. My car actually consumed 235 rated miles. Left home with 231 rated miles and in Napa used J1772 charger spent two hours to charge 45 rated miles. Got back home with 41rated miles remaining."
If you use these data points its 195/235 = .83
These numbers are from a standard charge--which you would use for commuting. Obviously a max range charge would be higher. When in doubt--go with the 85, and if you are an adrenaline junkie---go with the p85.
Also don't forget that the battery will loose some capacity over the years.
trip from philly to NY and back 120 miles each way. 45 degrees. range mode set to on. climate set to 72.
left with 240 rated miles arrived in the Bronx with 101 Miles. speed was 67 MPH
added range by charging at the Botanical Gardens and left the Bronx with 153 rated miles.
Drove 62 MPH until I was about 45 miles from home them upped to 67 MPH. 22 Rated miles upon return. return trip was dark out.
hope this helps!
my experience going LA to Vegas was 350-360 Wh/mile in my P85 (60 is a little more efficient). While there are some climbs, I find that the car is very good about recovering perhaps 90% of the climb energy on the way back down (so you just need to look at the net altitude change from start to charging location). To be safe, what I do is derate the "rated range" by 20%. I posted spreadsheet calculations and reference charts at http://hannelconsulting.com/tesla
I'm sure everyone knows that wind resistance increase by the square of speed making speed the biggest predictor of range.
Good point - a 10mph head or tailwind makes a big difference. We need airspeed indicator in addition to groundspeed!
There is a simple way to get this information. Model S provides a running analysis of watt hrs/mile of energy use. . I've got a little over 4000 miles on my Model S Signature. Most of it in lousy traffic with quite a few hills and everything running. My average energy use is 375 watt hrs/mi. So if you divide the amount of energy in your battery by this number it will give you the miles you can go. So for my 85kw battery, I can go on average 226 miles on a FULL charge to 100% empty-- which you don't want to do. However, I've checked it for highway driving at ~70 mph on reasonably level terrain and it is about 315 watt hrs/ mi (with lights, radio etc all on). That would give me a realistic range of 250 miles leaving 5 kW in the battery, for highway driving . So if you used on ave 320 watt hrs mi, and used 55 kW in your 60 kW battery you could go about 175 miles. However, if you charge to only 80% (48 kW), which is what you want to do routinely, you really will only have about 135-140 miles of range if you leave a few kW in the battery (which you want to do). . Charging it to full capacity on a daily basis is not recommended and will severely shorten the lifespan of the battery, or so we've been told. Pardon the typos, done on an iPhone.
You guys have seen Tesla's range calculator, right? Of course, it doesn't go past 65...
I guess the question is "is it accurate" if you stick within the parameters they provide? I don't have my car yet so I can't say... Anyone tried matching it up with the real world?
It depends quite a bit how you drive and what kind of traffic you are facing. From the net I could assume it is quite good average, but there are obviously quite a bit exceptions to the rule (main one seems to be that no-one buying this car can drive it in sane manner, nearly everyone is driving like they stole it for first few weeks at least: it's just too fun)
lose loose
One thing obvious from all the accounts is the flexibility of wh/mi usage. By manipulating speed and frequency of acceleration, etc., trade-offs between distance and fun can be quite extensively managed.
@Deanhuff - you are using 240 when you should be using 265: 240 is a regular charge; 265 is a range charge - the equivalent of a 300 mile charge. Spoke to an MS owner the other day who did a real world 230 mile run on a range charge, and arrived with about 20 miles to spare.
This blog post http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/model-s-efficiency-and-range shows the S range at c.450 miles at 25 mph. The real world number achieved at the end of last year was 423. The graph also shows 225 miles at 75 mph, and over a 20 mile run that's about what I was getting on the freeway in FL.
Based on limited data it looks like the graph is pretty accurate, and may even under predict range at higher speeds.
Note that this is very dependent on weight. Rolling resistance is proportional to weight and dominates over aero drag below 60 mph, so adding three or four passengers and luggage will add c.15% to the weight of the car, and hence decrease real world range.
Agree with Deaton52. I seem to average around 315-325 watts/mile in typical 70-74 MPH highway conditions (typical implying radio and A/C on).
I just drove 400 miles roundtrip from San Antonio to Houston.
SA to Houston = 321 Wh/mile. Downhill 700 feet, crosswind, 72 MPH cruise control for 3/4 trip.
Houston to SA = 341 Wh/mile. Uphill 700 feet, 5 mph headwind for half the drive, 72 MPH cruise control for 3/4 trip.
AC on low both ways, radio too. No lights. 75 degrees. Max charged both, started with 266 range, ended with 42 miles available after SA to Houston, 22 or so (forget) coming back.
Get 85 for peace of mind.
Driving constant 75mph with heater and radio, I should get about 215mi on a range charge.
I think if you get the 60kWh you should plan to charge at work or drive slower.
An older blog about driving a Model S cross country. They have a link to a spreadsheet with good data along with elevations for the trip.
Access via http://teslamodelsxc.wordpress.com/ then click Datalog.
I have the 85 and just did a trip from Calabasas to Morro Bay. Did a range charge and drove 215 miles there an had about 37 projected range left. If I remember correctly used about 315 kw/m. Coming back we did 193 miles and also had 37 projected range. Usage was 344 kw/m. Not sure why the higher usage, tried to keep cruise control on as much as possible set at 72mph. I think elevation change net was about 800 feet. Also came back early in morning so temperature was about 15 degrees cooler.
Take a look at the comprehensive post here:
He has a chart toward the bottom of the post where he details the energy consumption and conditions on a 3,000 mile trip from Redmond, WA to Death Valley and back.
I have a P85 and I drive 18.6 miles each way (37.2 round trip) to work each day. A combination of about 50/50 surface and highway driving. Running speed with traffic (45 to 75 mph) with the radio and lights I have been using only an average of 280 watts / mile. In cold weather, (<20 F) the heat uses considerable more energy increasing consumption to 380 - 400 watts / mile.
I am seeing between 22% to 35% off of my "rated" range. So if I am traveling from point A to B and the distance is 100 miles, I will need between 122 and 135 miles of rated range to make it safely. I kept a fairly detailed spreadsheet using Google Earth to look at changes in elevation and also map out my speed. The cold weather also seemed to be play a big role.
Range anxiety comes with the EV territory.
Today I drove my 85 non-performance Model S 240 miles in range mode, 42 degrees F, zero traffic, perfectly flat land on DelMarVa. Route was from Arnold, MD to Rock Hall, MD, to Pungoteague, VA via the Whitehaven Ferry. I had to include the ferry shortcut, as going the typical route around Salisbury, MD would have exceeded range potential and there are NO charge points on the Eastern Shore yet, except one Nissan dealer. I had only 4 miles range left when pulling into my garage. Way too close for comfort, and didn't make a couple stops I would have in a regular car, such as to pick up groceries. Never went over 55, used cruise control most of the time, started with max range charge, babied the accelerator, used almost no brakes, radio on, all exterior lights off.
I can't imagine how to get 300 miles or anywhere close to that, or even the 265 rated. I could not have driven more gently or in more ideal conditions than today. In hindsight, using the TM real world range calculator at 32 degrees (won't let me put in 42) shows a range of 249, only five more than I got today counting the 4 miles I had to "spare". Definitely some compromises and range anxiety with these cars. Took me about an hour longer than normal for this trip due to driving slow, and spent the whole drive worried about the car and what I would do if it couldn't make it, with no bail-out option, all the while passing dozens of gas stations. I love the Model S, but it is not a real substitute for the freedom offered by more conventional cars.
Hopefully a SuperCharger will ease your worries.
I have been keeping a driving log. Here is my google doc that has information such as miles, range start, range end, outside temperature, approx freeway speed when appropriate, ...
I haven't been keeping track of inside car temperature, but I tend to run with the heat set at 75 deg.
This is for a P85.
Speed and temperature make big differences. With ~5000 miles my cumulative average is 303 Wh/mile which equates to 280 miles/85kW charge or 198 miles/60kW charge.
I agree with cattledog, get the 85 and don't look back. You will not have any regrets.
To deal with the range anxiety, I would say that we MS owners must plan ahead and know in your normal driving the limit of actual miles vs. rated range. In my experience, my 85 MS has only 231 to 242 rated range when MS is fully charged every evening. In the Bay area freeway/local situation, 231-242 rated range can only reach the maximum of 200 actual miles. If you plan a trip beyond 200 miles without knowing where you can find a charger, even if with a 85 MS, your range anxiety will definitely reach a very high level.
Eastwood: "A man's gotta know his car's limitations." Or SLT.
Deanhuff, I think (based on my driving experience with the S) that although it is certainly possible to commute 130 miles of highway driving with the 60kw daily...you will undoubtedly suffer from range anxiety. If you can swing it, go 85kw.
Or firm up the work charging setup. That is some commute. You must really like both home locale and job to put up with that.
I tested this recently in my 85P, on a trip from the Hamptons to New York City and back...The drive is almost exactly 100 miles each way, and used 130 rated miles both times.
I drove at 65 miles for the majority or the trip (on cruise control). Charge was full normal (not range), and driving mode was set to normal (not range). The route is flat, no hills whatsoever.
The temperature was cold, in the 30's, and it was moderately windy (although I don't recall which direction the wind was blowing.) I had the heating set to 70, and my seat warmer on for some of the time.
Had I charged in range mode, and set driving most to Range, I could have made it back and forth on a single charge...In theory! The numbers would have been so close it might have prompted a certain condition that causes anxiousness due to the uncertaintiy of the the ability to travel the projected distance that I needed to travel (Oh, if only there was some clever phrase to describe this condition... :p ). So, instead of worrying, I found a parking garage with a ChargePoint charger that was three blocks from where I was going...And, three and a half hours later, I had added about 70 miles or rated range, and was on my way home with not a worry in the world :)
Brian H,
Deanhuff's commute is almost the same distance as mine... And while I don't like either THAT much, the combo does allow me to buy a Model S. Plus, I would lose the cost of my Model S by selling my house (yes, I am that far under water).
BTW: I did go with the 85K as I plan on keeping this for a while.
Dania to West Palm Beach 70 mph yssterday with the AC on and I was running under rated power consumption (over rated range).
@lola - cool. I saw similar on the last run I did on I-95. Guess air density makes a big difference. Who'd a thunk it?


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The National Peanut Board held its quarterly board meeting in Seattle Aug. 13-15 and unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 13 Program of Work and budget of $8.7 million, with $400,000 slated toward an industry-wide genomics research project in conjunction with The Peanut Foundation.
The Program of Work for FY13 is designed to have a great impact on increasing consumer demand for peanuts and peanut products, as well as meeting NPB's goals of production research.
"Our board recently developed and adopted a new, highly-targeted and long-term strategic plan designed to have a positive impact on consumer attitudes. This FY-13 Program of Work and associated budget implements strong advertising and promotion initiatives, business development, production research funding and nutrition and allergy education and research aimed at fulfilling that long-term strategy," said Cindy Belch, Board Chair and North Carolina delegate.
The Board allocated funding for the Peanut Genome Project, an industry-wide initiative under way to develop new and improved peanut varieties through marker-assisted breeding. The goal of the initiative is to reduce production costs, improve yield and varieties and enhance the overall quality of the crop.
"Farmers recognized the enormous potential of peanut genomics for all segments of the industry since the industry-wide research efforts began several years ago," said Michael Davis, Research Committee chair and Florida delegate.
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WASHINGTON – According to the Pew Center report – "The Widening Gap Update" – Rhode Island's management of its long-term liabilities for pensions and retiree health care were cause for "serious concern."
Although the state consistently paid its full annual pension contribution between 2005 and 2010, in 2010 the system was 49 percent funded and faced a $7 billion funding gap.
"Most experts agree that a fiscally sustainable system should be at least 80 percent funded," said the Pew report.
According to the Pew Center study, Rhode Island is among four states that don't have even 55 percent of the money needed to pay out public employee pensions set aside. Connecticut, Illinois and Kentucky's pensions were 53 percent, 45 percent and 54 percent funded, respectively.
"States continue to feel the impact of the Great Recession, and have lost more ground in their efforts to cover the long-term costs of their employees' pensions and retiree health care," David Draine, senior researcher, Pew Center on the States, said in prepared remarks. "While the economy and state revenues are improving, states are still struggling to manage the bill coming due for promised benefits."
In 2010 – the most recent year data was available – the state had a $775 million bill for retiree health care costs, none of which was funded. The state's 0 percent coverage is well below the national 8 percent average.
The Pew report commended recent pension reforms by Rhode Island lawmakers, which are not included in the analysis since they happened in 2011. These reforms are estimated to reduce the state's unfunded liability by $3 billion.
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With a population of 194,636, Ponce is Puerto Rico's second largest city (San juan is the first and Mayaguez is the third). Ponce is commonly known by several names: La Perla del Sur (Pearl of the South), La Ciudad de los Leones (City of Lions), or La Ciudad de las Quenepas (Genip City). Ponce is also known as the "Ciudad Señorial" (Majestic or Noble City), because of its many beautiful neoclassical buildings and facades.
Ponce was founded in 1692 by Juan Ponce de León's great-grandson - Loíza Ponce de León. Ponce was Spain's capital of the southern region until it fell to the U.S. in 1898.
Ponce is located in the Southern Coastal Plain region (about 5 km (3 mi) from the south central coast of the island), south of Adjuntas, Utuado and Jayuya; east of Peñuelas; and west of Juana Díaz. The annual precipitation is approximately 36 inches on the coast and 48 inches in the interior and the average temperature is 75°F.
Nearly one half a billion dollars have been spent preserving the colonial core of Ponce. The heart of Ponce dates from the late 17th century and has been declared a national treasure. It consists of plazas and churches and highly decorative colonial homes, some glorious fountains and a unique fire station.
Ponce is an important trading and distribution center, and has a port of entry; Playa de Ponce Port is one of the busiest ports in the Caribbean area, handles tobacco, coffee, rum, and sugar cane.
Points of Interest
The beautiful downtown Plaza de las Delicias is a worthwhile stop, with lovely fountains, a cathedral and local bench sitting denizens. The unique red and black, century old wooden firehouse, commonly known as Parque de Bombas is a landmark and still in use. Parque de Bombas originally built in 1882 for an exposition and from 1883 to 1989 it served as headquarters of the Ponce Fire Corps. In 1990, the firehouse was reopened as a museum, there are exhibits on the second floor, and the municipal band plays a free concert every Sunday night.
Other interesting buildings around the plaza include Casa Alcaldía (city hall), the oldest colonial building in the city, dating to the 1840s. Nearby sits Casa Armstrong-Poventud a magnificent example of the neoclassical architectural heritage of the island.
The Museum of Puerto Rican Music traces the rich musical history of the island through memorabilia of famous musicians and displays of Indian, Spanish and African musical instruments. Open Wednesday-Sunday 9 am - noon and 1-5:30 pm; free admission; 70 Christina St., 787-844-9722.
The world class Ponce Museum of Art, designed by Edward Durrell Stone (Museum of Modern Art, NY), is the only museum of stature, houses the most extensive art collection in the Caribbean. Located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, 90 minutes from San Juan. The museum was donated by a foundation established by Luis A Ferré (Governor 1968-72). The building, with seven interconnected hexagons, glass cupolas and a pair of curved staircases, contains one of the most important pre-Raphaelite collections in the western hemisphere. The museum houses more than 1,000 paintings and 400 sculptures, including the finest collection of European works in the Caribbean, such as works by Velasquez, Rubens and Rodin. Many important Puerto Rican pieces are included in the collection, some Inca pottery and even Thai pieces. The museum also offers exhibits by contemporary Puerto Rican artists. Open daily 10am - 5pm. Admission: Adults $4, children $2, (787) 848-0511 or (787) 848-0505.
La Guancha Paseo Tablado, the boardwalk, is a fun stop where you can loiter with lively local Ponceños-the teen scene, elders and the toddler-mamma set. The pier here is the departure point for a regularly scheduled weekend ferry to Caja de Muertos (Coffin Island or Dead Box Island), a small island of pristine beaches, an old lighthouse (built in 1887) and a marked snorkel trail (under construction). Ferry services: Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9am and return to 5pm.
For a incredible view of how the mountains meet the sea at Ponce, drive to the summit of El Vigia Hill, where scouts once scanned for attacking ships. Visitors can ascend "Virgin's Cross" (La Cruz del Vigia), a 100-foot observation tower, and view of Ponce and Caja de Muertos. Built in 1984, the cross is a memorial to the Spanish garrison established atop of the hill to watch for smugglers' ships attempting to unload contraband on the southern coastline of Puerto Rico back in 1801.
Castillo Serralles (Serralles Castle) located near to El Vigia Hill, is a lovely landscaped former residence of the most powerful rum-producing families, the Serralles family, producers of Don Q rum. The Serralles Castle is a magnificent example of Spanish Revival architecture, popular in the 1920's; indoor patio with fountains, beautiful formal gardens paralleling the style of the house, well-manicured flame of jungle plants growing in a pattern that matches the ironwork on the house. It was designed by architect Pedro de Castro and was completed in the early 1930's. Open Thu-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm, admissions $3.00, children $1.50, groups must reserve in advance, (787) 259-1774.
Nearby is the Tibes Indian Ceremonial Center discovered in 1975 after hurricane rains uncovered pottery and only a small portion has so far been excavated, is site of the oldest cemetery uncovered up to date in the Antilles, with some 200 skeletons unearthed from AD300, is considered the largest and the most important archaeological finds in the West Indies. These ancient Indian sites include seven bateyes (ball fields), some carved with petroglyphs, said to have been used for a soccer like game. On one of two dance grounds, stones line up with the sun during the equinox and solstice, making Tibes a pre-Columbian astronomical observatory. This archeological discovery affirms that the Igneri Indians (pre-Taino) did not completely disappear without leaving traces of their existence other than samples of ceramic pottery. At Tibes, there is proof that the Igneris were farmers, fishermen, and hunters of birds and small animals. The site is now a tourist attraction which is open to the public. There is a reconstructed Taíno village with thatched roof bamboo huts. Open Tues-Sun, 9am - 4pm, admission US$2 for adults, US$2 for children, (787) 840-2255.
The Museo de la Historia de Ponce (Museum of the History of Ponce) displays documents, objects and relics related to the historical development of the city. The musuem opened its doors in 1992 and it was the first museum in Puerto Rico totally devoted to the history of the people of a city. Located at 53 Calle Isabel. Open Wed-Mon, 9am-5pm, admission US $3 for adults, US $1 for children, (787) 844-7071.
Hacienda Buena Vista also known as Hacienda Vives (Buena Vista Plantation) was built in 1833 originally devoted to growing fruits, converted into a coffee plantation and corn mill in 1845 and in operation till 1937, and restored by Fideicomiso de Conservación de Puerto Rico. All the machinery works (the metal parts are original), operated by water channeled from the 360m Vives waterfall; the hydraulic turbine which turns the corn mill is unique. Located at Rte. 10, Barrio Magüeyes, km 16.8. Open Fri-Sun, tours at 8:30am, 10:30am, 13:30am and 15:30am; groups of 20 or more admitted Wed and Thur; US$5 adults, US$1 children under 12. Reservations are required. Weekdays (787) 722-5882, weekends (787) 848-7020.
South of Ponce you can find Cardona island, where a 19th century lighthouse still stands.
Ponce ships coffee, tobacco, molasses, rum, and bananas and other tropical fruits. Its principal manufactures include textiles, shoes, cement, paper, electrical devices, and metal products. Industries include tourism, the processing of agricultural products, rum distilling, canning, and diamond cutting.
Ponce is made up of 19 barrios (wards/districts):
- Anón
- Bucaná
- Canas
- Capitanejo
- Cerrillos
- Coto Laurel
- Guaraguao
- Machuelo
- Maguelles
- Maraguez
- Marueño
- Monte Llano
- Portugués
- Pueblo
- Quebrada Limón
- Real
- Sabanetas
- San Patricio
- Tibes
- Vayas
Rivers: San Patricio, Cerrillos, Chiquitos, Inabon, Pastillo, Canañas, Bucana, and Portugués.
Annual precipitation is approximately 37 inches and the average temperature is 79 F. Precipitation is the lowest in February, with an average of 1 inch. Most precipitation falls in October, with an average of 6 inches. August is the hottest month of the year.
Notable People
There are many well-known ponceños, among them:
- composer and musician Juan Morel Campos
- Pedro Albizu Campos
- singer Ednita Nazario
- former governor and founder of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferré
- tenor Antonio Paoli
- founder of Destilería Serralles Juan Serrallés
- Pedro Albizu Campos
- former governor Rafael Hernandez Colón
- Juan Rosario Ferré
The flag consist of a rectangular cloth divided by a diagonal line, creating two equal isosceles triangles, starting from the top left hand corner and ending on the lower right hand corner. The top triangle is red; the bottom triangle is black. In the center of the flag sits the shield of the municipality. Under this shield is the number 1877, the year of the founding of the city, and above the shield is the word Ponce.
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the municipality is based on the design of the official mayoral seal that was adopted in 1844 under the administration of mayor Salvador de Vives. The coat of arms of Ponce consists of a escutcheon (shield) in the Spanish tradition. This shield has a field with a party per bend division. The division runs from top left to bottom right. The field is read and black, bordered with a fine golden line. In the center of the shield is the figure of an erect lion standing on a bridge. The top of the bridge is a golden, the middle is red bricks, and the base foundation is gray rocks. Under the bridge there are gray wavy lines. Over the shield rests a five-tower golden stone wall with openings in the form of red windows. To the left of the shield is a coffee tree branch with its fruit, and to the right of the shield is a sugar cane stalk. The symbols of the shield are as follows: The field represents the flag of the municipality of Ponce, divided diagonally in the traditional city colors: red and black. The lion over the bridge alludes to the last name of the conqueror and first governor of Puerto Rico, Juan Ponce de Leon. The waves under the bridge allude to the Rio Portugues, on the banks of which the city was born. The coronet in the form of a five-tower mural crown above the shield allude to the Spanish crown, through which the settlement obtained its city charter. The coffee tree branch and the sugar cane stalk represent the main agricultural basis of the economy of the young municipality.
Anthem: ¡Oh, Ponce! En mi corazón...
Things to See and Do In Ponce
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Festivals and Events
- Carnaval Ponceño - February 21, 2020 - February 25, 2020
The annual week-long celebration usually takes place in February, the week before Ash Wednesday, culminating with a fake funeral procession and the Burial of the Sardine.
It is believed that this carnival is one of the oldest celebrations in the western hemisphere, dating back to 1858.
Most of the events occur in the historic downtown of Ponce, at the Plaza Las Delicias and the Casa Alcaldia. Parades takes place every day, featuring musical events, artisans and the famous parades of Vejigantes. The Vejigantes are the stars of the Carnival, originating in centuries-old African, Caribbean, and Spanish customs and traditions. These local folk characters representing good and evil spirits and they wear colorful papier-mache mask and costumes. (787) 840-4141
- Festival de Bomba y Plena - November
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- Festival de Teatro Luis Torres Nadal - February
The Teatro La Perla in Ponce holds an annual theater festival in honor of Luis Torres Nadal. The festival features productions by local theater companies and musicians. Tickets $10-$11. (787) 843-4080
- Festival Playa de Ponce - May
- Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe - December
Every year, Ponce celebrates a patron saint festival. The festivities include dances, food, parades and religious processions. (787) 840-4141
- Las Mananitas - December 12
Every year on December 12 at 4 am, a religions procession that starts at Lolita Tizol Street and moves toward the city's Catholic church is led by Mariachis singing traditional Mexican songs including the lead song "Las Mananitas" to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, the city's patron saint. The procession is followed by a morning mass at 6 am and breakfast. Rides, local cuisine, and parades continue through the weekend at the Plaza Las Delicias. (787) 284-4141
- Ponce Crafts Fair - March
Ponce celebrates every year the famous "Feria Artesenal". the celebration includes dance, music, food and exhibits by artisans from several cities of the island. (787) 844-8240
- Semana de la Danza - May 10-18, 2020
Ponce celebrates historical-cultural events commemorating the danza, a popular turn-of-the-century ballroom dance. The celebration lasts a week and takes place in mid-May and centers around the danza, a formal, elegant dance form that originated in the city of Ponce. Festivities (held in Teatro La Perla) includes conferences, danza concerts by string quartets, a parade, a danza competition and demonstrations by senior couples who danced danza in their youth, in period dress. (787) 284-4141
There are 77 public schools in Ponce, education is handled by the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Ponce is also home of 14 colleges and universities.
Demographics *
157,118 (July 2013 est.)
Land Area: 114.76 sq mi
Density: 1449.3 per sq mi
Median Age: 36.5
Economics *
Per capita income (2013)
Puerto Rico: $11,068
Median household income: $17,211
Puerto Rico: $19,624
Persons below poverty line: 50.90 %
Housing, families and educational attainment *
Number of households
Housing units density: 606.7
Persons per household: 3.21
High school grad or higher: 72.3%
* U.S. Census Bureau 2010 data unless otherwise noted.
Map References
Coordinates: 18.0000° N, 66.6167° W
Zip Code: 00715, 00716, 00717, 00728, 00730, 00731, 00732, 00733, 00734, 00780
Driving Distance from San Juan: 76.7 miles
Driving Time: 1 hour, 47 minutes
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