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It is odd that Rinna is attempting to preserve her "dignity" or whatever by attempting to claim that he leaving was voluntary or "mutual. I am not sure when any leaving is mutual unless a person is truly under contract and their employer agrees to release them from their contractual obligations. Otherwise there is no mutuality - employee quits or employer fires someone. In entertainment typically the euphemism is that one's option wasn't exercised - again there have been very very rare instances in which someone's option wasn't exercised out of "kindness" but for the most part not having an option exercised is being fired in real speak. Rinna has from the very first explained herself as someone who was willing to do anything for money. On the most basic level she did the Depend commercials and also shilled the polyester caftans on QVC for awhile. That a woman who would do anything for money would willingly walk about from $500,000 base salary PLUS all of the promotional benefits that accrue in terms of visibility from the show is laughable. Especially when it is the Housewives gig which is pretty easy albeit "work". I don't feel sympathy for Rinna because she is vile AND a bully and assassinated other housewives along the way to build up her story line. However, I do think this season just was the culmination of things getting too dark - a combination of viewers being tired of watching Erika, Rinna and Kyle destroy the others with their alliance while also being hypocritical in allowing their own alliance to get away with anything. Really the only wholly enjoyable franchise at this point is Miami which is like the good old days of rich woman being ridiculous and not all of the petty drama about nothing that is dragged on through multiple seasons and with a lot of the alliances or whatever occurring off the screen/

Federal prison doesn't have parole so she will serve at least 85% of the sentence plus significant restitution. Prosecutors only asked for 10 years and I suspect that the final sentence was negotiated as part of the plea deal. It is exactly the mid point between what defense asked and prosecution asked - 10 years plus 3 years divided by 2 equals 6.5 years. It is still a long term - even best case scenario - i.e. serving only 85% of sentence she is in for a bit more than 5.5 years and even the minimum security prisons are still prisons and a pretty horrendous experience for most people. Not that I have sympathy for her but I don't think her sentence is outlandishly low given sentencing guidelines.

It is called styling baby hairs or edges. This particular styling wasn’t that attractive (at least in my opinion) but there are some really gorgeous looks especially when it is done professionally as part of a red carpet look.

I stumbled across a very "earnest" review of Brooks' tracksuits from someone who bought one on the Redditt forum. It was a bit droll. They are what we all expected them to be - not very high end hoodie and pants that have the logo plastered on. He went into detail on stuff on how the finishes - i.e the aglets and even the holes that the strings come out of are those that would be found in cheap stuff. it was pretty funny - especially since he said when he wears it, he actually has people approach him. I am of two minds about wearing this kind of stuff. A part of me would have "fun" in terms of wearing it ironically but the other part of me would be scared that someone would think I was wearing it seriously and was wearing it as an homage. So the previews show Jen packing up to go to New York for the "trial" - As I recall BRAVO cameras were there although they can't be in the court room and I thought Heather and Meredith were in NYC with her and were blindsided. And Danna was a voice in the wilderness to state the thing that could not be said. It had to be Stuart or someone close to him. And interesting how Whitney essentially explained the free pass to Jen as being because to do otherwise would make things horrendous for whoever didn't toe the Jen delusional line. I think people sometimes forget that essentially all of these women - especially in the third season - are co-workers. They have to spend time with people they ordinarily would not in order to earn their paycheck. Most obviously, neither Meredith or Lisa would ever be in the same place at this point unless it was some mass gathering where they wouldn't have to interact but not on a "girls' trip" or smallish party or the equivalent. I might not be remembering completely but this season, the standard line from all of them except Heather is that Jen is innocent until proven guilty legally. I think Meredith and Whitney assume she is guilty and they just have to get through the season and she will be gone.

New York Magazine had an article on a happily married couple - married for 49 years who wound up living in separate apartments in the same building because she was a collector and he admired the Japanese minimalist aesthetic. Of course it pays to have enough money to be able to do this properly https://www.curbed.com/article/globus-his-and-hers-apartments-tour.html

I agree regarding Gizelle's role in previous seasons. I think she overplayed her hand and became ridiculous when she accused Chris of making her "uncomfortable" in a dressing room that wasn't locked during a day when there were hordes of people scurrying in and out potentially. It just was such an unbelievable scenario that a 50 year old woman would be "uncomfortable" being in a room during the day in a work situation with her "friend's" or even "coworker's" husband who has never shown any indication that he is a predator or had any interest in her. And Ashley's attempt to demonize Chris was particularly venal because taken at face value she was accusing him of inviting her to a HOTEL after midnight with the implication being that it was for a booty call instead of that it was very obviously working social media lists to drum up business for the club or bar of his new work place.

Probably because I live in Los Angeles and moved from New York City, the high prices in high cost of living metropolitan areas don't surprise me because people will pay a premium for convenience in terms of shorter commutes and access to cultural and recreational amenities. I admit I am a snob but I always do a bit of an eye roll when HH (on that other show) say that are moving to some tiny suburb and are so excited because of the restaurants and other stuff. It spent some time in small backwaters and in general there wasn't much worth eating except for the native stuff like BBQ in the South which is pretty universally good. However I am blown away by high prices in what I think of not particularly high cost of living areas where wages also aren't that high. On that other show (House Hunters) there was a recent episode in which the couple bought a home in Baton Rouge for a bit over $800,000. It was a relatively large home but was essentially just a rather dated four bedroom home from the 1980's - nothing McMansion or particularly architecturally significant or in any way charming or desirable except that it was a house of a certain size.

They only show the rooms they are "restoring". When they took off the new siding it was mentioned that the back of the house was going to be done at a later time when they did the kitchen. I have mixed feelings about the show. I admire the work he does as he is immensely talented and has such knowledge and respect for the architecture. However I just am getting tired of shows that have such completely unrealistic costs for the scope of the projects being done. There is not any way the project could have been done for the $280,000 budget. I can't imagine what the cost would be to hire experienced and competent workers to strip all of the wood work and restore it. For starters - if you could even find competent labor.

Praise Jesus for the great and sardonic editing because otherwise the show would be a snooze AND really ruin the reputation of two innocent men. Who the hell would actually attend one of these "live" events because they seem boring as hell. Since Karen's event was filled in a tiny venue I think the same number of people actually showed up but technically Karen filled the house. So what - and nothing that was shown on the episode would seem to provide any kind of reason for anyone to go to another event. I have never been to Luanne's cabaret but my understanding is that they are actually more of a professional show - but I wouldn't willingly go to one of those either. I don't understand how people really think they can deny or make up stuff that has been filmed. I understand that you get comfortable in front of the cameras and might let stuff slip but Deborah intentionally made up an elaborate lies that were easily disproved since Chris and Eddie were miked. I also think that the producers have become more careful about making sure they have full camera coverage because there have been more than a few things that haven't been captured on camera - like whether Michael Darby grabbed the ass of the camera person or made lewd comments about Juan.

I don't think you can grandfather in a basement as a bedroom without egress although lots of other stuff can be grandfathered in as long as you don't "touch" it by remodeling. For example, it is absolutely mandatory to have CGI plugs in kitchens and bathrooms but you don't have to change your electrical outlets unless you remodel. I think some stuff also needs to be upgraded if you sell. For example, at least in my location (Los Angeles) you can't sell a home without a smoke detector. And yes the metal bars. As a kid I slept in a first floor back bedroom so it had bars - and the bars didn't open. That would be completely illegal now. Same as fire escapes which can't have bars unless they can be opened from the inside WITHOUT a key.

It is amazing that I made it out of childhood - and I say this with not any snarkiness because I think modern safety codes and regulations save lives as well as preventing horrible long term disabilities. There are so many illegal basements which people sleep in or rent. As a kid I grew up in a two family house so my parents finished the basement so my brother could have a bedroom. No way to get out of there if a fire had blocked the stairway entrance and firemen would most likely not have been able to reach anyone either. The only factor in his favor is that it was a short flight of stairs to the side door rather than the kind of basement in which the stairway leads to the first floor of the house which might be engulfed in flames. There have been a few deaths by drowning in New York City of people who were living in illegal basements. And several deaths by fire because people had put up illegal walls and so firemen literally couldn't figure out how to get through. Not anything like the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland but deaths that could have been averted if Code had been followed. When I watch HH I always look at the windows in the basement and judge whether a normal human could actually get out of them - do they even open when there are those strange well windows that are mostly below the ground?

I can't comment on specific homes and whether the people are justified in thinking there is a lack of privacy. However in terms of my home choices, I would never want to live in a home where the shades had to be drawn for privacy and the reality is that if people can see what is happening in your home, you aren't really private. I don't think only peeping Toms are what is the issue but if any passersby and one would have to be conscious all the time of whether you are dressed or engaged in activities you are comfortable with having viewed by strangers.

Yes the working poor which is what I stated - they were built to house poor people - mill workers. These were not homes built to house the middle class. That is why they were small just as the tenement apartments in places like New York City were small. These were never intended to provide any kind of gracious living to the inhabitants. ETA In Baltimore many of those small row homes - ironically those near the harbor - housed the stevedores and other working poor who worked at the docks. The second season of the brilliant series The Wire touched tangentially on the issue of gentrification driving out the working class dock workers as well as eliminating their traditional livelihoods as unloading ships became essentially unloading the large containers. By "ironic" I meant that those neighborhoods close to the water became highly desirable as they gentrified. FWIW, the word tenement was a technical term to describe housing in New York City - there is actually a differentiation between Old Law Tenements and New Law Tenements as the New Law Tenements had to have an air shaft. Eventually the Code for apartments changed which is when you got the ubiquitous style of a building built around a central courtyard. Townhouses that housed the wealthier or middle classes were wider - i.e. the brownstones that were built. While Dais is not a common name - it is actually a name - ranked 17,923 in popularity in 2019 What kind of name is Dais? German: probably a variant of Deis Probably an altered form of Portuguese Días (see Dias ). African American: probably an altered form of English Days .

The Baltimore row houses were originally intended as homes for poor people as are similar style homes in places like Pittsburg. They are the equivalent of tenement apartments in New York City or council type of homes in London. The areas became gentrified and so homes have been remodeled in an attempt to make them more in line with trends of first time home buyers. Hence the ridiculous open kitchen layout in the Baltimore home which made very little functional space. A galley kitchen is fine but that galley kitchen seemed to have an "aisle" that was narrower than even most small urban galley kitchens. I think a lot of the market are people who are starting out who want to live in a close In neighborhood - the same market that buys studio apartments in New York City. My friends bought such a modest home in Adams Morgan (DC) as their first home and then moved to a regular size home in the DC suburbs when their baby became a toddler.

Seth Marks has been Chief Merchandising Officer for Channel Control Merchants which seems to operate various outlets which move merchandise from other suppliers and stores. It's a fairly high level position and he has an extensive background in these kinds of mass retail operations. I guess he could have 5000 employees indirectly in this kind of position but they wouldn't be direct reports as most corporations have various intermediaries who report up the chain of command.

They do choose their own dresses but are given a color. I am not sure what this year's color is because there is orange and gold. I think the poor choices reflect the relatively poor style sense of these women for the part and possibly how much they are willing to spend since BRAVO doesn't supply the dresses but it does pay for the makeup and hair people. Last year there was some kind of drama with Shannon Beador's dress because she was using a Project Runway designer who had done her dress for an episode and it was unwearable. So someone had to go to her home and bring her one of the cocktail dresses in her closet. It was fine - just your standard mini sequin sheath. Heather Dubrow is quite chic. Unlike most of the other housewives she does think you need to wear a ball gown to the reunion so she has always dressed (so far as I can recall) in very understated cocktail wear.

She is despicable and her charges do take into account that her victims were particularly vulnerable. However serving time even in a minimum security Federal prison is not what most people would consider cushy. You are sleeping in a dorm - have a highly regimented schedule - eat pretty unpalatable food for the most part. That there are past times acknowledges that you have to provide inmates with some way for them to pass the time. Unless one is coming for abject surroundings it is a considerable step down from even the most minimal middle class standards - not to mention loss of freedom - loss of the ability for how most people might spend free time - i.e. with family and friends; on the internet; watching movies and television; visiting interesting places.

This is a transcript of Meredith's rant/tirade. I can truthfully say that I have never said or felt this about anyone who was a friend or even a relative. If I found out that someone I considered to be a friend, had said these things, they would be out of my life completely. I don't know what their interactions were in the more than decade long friendship they had. Obviously friends can be annoying but if these go beyond normal stuff, they are out of my life. I wouldn't retain them as a "close" friend and then erupt because of years of frustration. Meredith is forced to be around her co-worker who she found out felt these things and was willing to spew them in a situation where she knew or should have known they would become public. These aren't just minor kvetches about annoyances but are horrendous libelous statements. Yes what Meredith is doing is petty but the "rules" of housewives pretty much require her to state that she "forgives" or is willing to "move on" because there can't be a show if two of the cast members literally would not be in the same room with the other. Her choice is to quit or to play the cards she was dealt. On a petty note I believe it is SHE and her family and not her and her family. A pet peeve along with the more common him and me Meredith can go fuck herself, I’m done with her. Cause I’m not a fucking whore and I don’t cheat on my husband. Her and her dumb fucking family that poses. Why don’t you own a house? Oh wait you can’t, cause your husband changes jobs every five minutes. Meredith is a piece of fucking shit. I had your back and I’m offended by that. Fuck you. That fucking piece of shit garbage whore. I fucking hate her. She’s a whore. She fucked half of New York. She can go fuck herself.

I skimmed through the government's submission regarding Jen's sentencing recommendation and it was extremely illuminating. On the most basic level, they used photos of her closet and quotes from the show as well as her peddling Free Jen merchandise as indicating her lack of remorse. But if you start reading the extent of what she actually did it is truly mind boggling. She knew for many years that the government was onto the scheme - she knew that people she worked with were arrested. And yet she continued to engage in criminal activity. She did go further underground by attempting to insulate herself in various ways with various shell corporations - but that all goes to indicate knowledge of guilt.

Honestly I don't think these kinds of rants/tirades happen unless the person actually thinks those things. It is like the excuse when people are drunk and make racist comments. To me it's not an excuse, it is just that in the moment you revealed your true self. I don't think racist thoughts so I am certain that even if I weren't in full control of my faculties - drunk, stones or even just enraged, I wouldn't be spouting racist sentiments. Whatever the reason Lisa had the hot mic moment, I think it revealed Lisa's true feelings about Meredith which would cause anyone to break off the relationship and be hurt beyond belief that someone you thought was a friend of many years actually felt that way. I am not a fan of Meredith so I am not necessarily defending her but she is forced to interact with someone that under normal circumstances no one would. If they weren't on a reality show, they would have no further contact and Meredith would bitch and vent and whatever. Yeah it's not a great look but I can't call her a hypocrite for accepting an apology and actually not forgiving. Because in real life what Lisa did was beyond apology - a friendship just can't come back from that kind of exposed vitriol

As I wrote upthread, I think that this is because normally you would not have anything to do with a friend who actually revealed what they thought of you as Lisa did. Lisa was speaking the truth in terms of her actual feelings about Meredith. They were actually friends for many years or at least Meredith thought so. It would be horrifying if I discovered that a friend actually thought that of me. I don't know how you "forgive" that and move on because it isn't a behavior or a thoughtless action - it is essentially revealing that a person hates you. So instead of behaving normally which is to have nothing to do with the person, Meredith is forced to interact with this person on numerous occasions because this person is her co-worker. Of course she hasn't forgiven her - but she has to state that for the purposes of the show. And as others have posted, season three started showing relatively soon after the Reunion because they wanted to make sure they had Jen Shah. As I recall Meredith actually heard the hot mic rant/tirade the day before the reunion.

I am not anti-cell phone radiation but my understanding is that among certain "crunchy" people there is a belief that radiofrequency waves are dangerous. This is completely discredited but lives on in the world of pseudo-scientists like vaccines causing autism. It is the reason why some people fight cell phone towers being built even while they complain about poor reception. Currently there is a fight among the rich and privileged in Bedford because Richard Gere is permitting a cell tower on his property Based on his belief in something that has been discredited scientifically I wouldn't want to use his services as a doctor because god knows what other stuff he advises against or misdiagnoses

This franchise used to be a lot of fun to watch but now it is completely boring. All of the Angies and the Danna? are boring. And whichever Angie threw the party, needs to take a seat because she wanted to be on the show and so was willing to spend $15,000 or whatever in order to make it happen. The problem with Lisa and Meredith is that they realistically should never be spending any amount of time with each other. In real life, if one's friend actually spewed that tirade or rant, that would be it. You don't spew such vile stuff unless you truly harbor very hostile feelings for a person. I don't particularly care for Meredith but I am not sure what else you can do when someone has shown such utter hatred and contempt for you other than to be a bit passive aggressive. Whatever is happening to Whitney and Heather is completely confusing because nothing that happened on screen warrants Whitney's needing a "break" in the friendship. Not that I think that Heather is not annoying or is blameless, but whatever is creating this happened off camera and isn't even being discussed on camera so it just appears like another random unpleasant housewives relationship. I think that knowing what Jen ultimately chose to do really colors the whole season. I mean no one with a quarter of a brain thought she was innocent but somehow it is worse listening to her self pity and her claims of innocence and being framed etc. At least last season some of the housewives attempted to actually understand and pass judgment. Whitney gave that very succinct explanation of how you market and monetize internet leads. But this crew is acting as if Jen is the victim - instead of treating her as a criminal who deserves harsh judgment they are treating her as if she is going to have to get a medical operation next month - i.e. poor thing is going to go through hard times through no fault of her own. And of course it goes without saying that watching Jen's excess and the money she is still spending on glam just makes it unpleasant. You don't get those hairstyles and nails (for starters) without spending lots of money to have them done for you. And while her hired help isn't on camera as a story line, no one can possibly clean a house in even the most cursory manner with talons on their fingers.

Obviously experiences vary but I don't know anyone with the kind of income that the Shahs had who don't pay for college and graduate school. Jen was spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on clothing, rentals, parties and other consumer goods. Most parents prioritize their children especially when it comes to education. If parents can't afford to help their children, that is a different issue. But Jen was making a a LOT of money for many years. So much money that was squandered. My judgment of her is based on this complete lack of priorities. Of course if she had normal priorities, she wouldn't have decided to commit criminal actions and exploit senior citizens to fund an extravagant lifestyle when the income Coach earned would be sufficient for a very comfortable upper middle class lifestyle.

Since the OP practiced telemedicine a good Wifi connection would be essential. Most people get Wifi through either their cable or DSL so cell service isn't an issue. I live in a metropolitan area so "rays" from cell towers is the least of my concerns in terms of pollution but most people don't have land lines at this point so if cell phone service is bad in their home, they would essentially not have decent telephone service. unless all of the telephone talk is done via some form of Wifi - i.e zoom calls or the equivalent.