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State Line Chevron & Bar, c. 1960s Whiskey Pete's restaurant, State Line (Primm), Nevada, 1983

 When U.S. Route 91 was established in the 1920s along the Nevada-California border, "Whiskey Pete" McIntyre opened the State Line service station. McIntyre was believed to be a bootlegger, he once shot a man at the station, spent time in a sanatorium, and was buried on the property when he died.

The property changed hands after McIntyre and was still just a gas station when it was bought by gaming pioneer Ernest Primm. Primm acquired 750 acres around the state border, some under the Federal Land Grant Act. He filed water rights with the Bureau of Land Management and tended barley fields on the property for three years to satisfy requirements for ownership.

Primm opened Whiskey Pete's in '77, a European castle-themed casino with a 12-room motel, and a coffee shop. A hotel tower was added in the 80s. The business passed on to son Gary, whose Primadonna Resorts (aka Primm Valley Resorts) opened Primadonna and Buffalo Bill’s casinos in the 90s.

The exact location of Whiskey Pete's burial had been lost. Workers grading a railroad track linking the resorts in '94 accidentally uncovered his coffin and remains.

"The tractor caught the edge of the box and the skull popped out," said the project manager Bruce Sedlacek. "There was Whiskey Pete staring at us."

The legend of Whiskey Pete says that on his deathbed Pete made a request: "Bury me up on the hill, standing up facing the valley so I can see all those sons of bitches goin' by." Sedlacek said the coffin was about 80 percent intact and buried at an angle to the highway, rather than "standing up." The remains were moved to another burial site on the property.

The name "State Line" was commonly used, but never an official designation. (Elsewhere in Nevada, “Stateline” in Douglas County had already a designated place for decades.) Board members for Primadonna Resorts Inc. lobbied the Nevada State Board of Geographical Names, and the U.S. Board, to change the name of the area to Primm. It officially became Primm on 10/10/96.

Postcard & photo from Felix Lenox, Nevada Armored Transport. Photo below, 2001, by Jeff Green.

“I remember as a kid visiting Whiskey Pete's grave site up on the hill. That would have been in the late '40s. A few of the old timers attended his burial. Many were railroaders and 31 Club. They would get together on Sunday for a drive and picnic. That would have been one of them. Whiskey Pete was a Bootlegger, no doubt about that. Some of the old time railroaders dropped whiskey off to him. They referred to the Federal Agents as ‘Pro Hi's.’” - Charles Musser to Vintage Las Vegas, 12/20/2024.

Note: Las Vegas Post 8 of the American Legion formed the "31 Club" circa '51, comprised of members who had lived in Las Vegas since '31 or prior.

Below: Unverified photo of Whiskey Pete's grave site, posted by Bill and Eileen to Findagrave.com on 11/08/2011.

Sources include: Whiskey Pete McIntyre faces charge. Review-Journal, 3/26/31; Whiskey Pete Is Freed of Insanity Count. Review-Journal, 10/15/32; Whiskey Pete Can Stand in Grave in Peace. Review-Journal, 2/10/41; Strip City Between Here, Los Angeles is Proposed. Review-Journal, 3/31/54; R. Cornett. Duel in the desert just a family feud. Review-Journal, 9/16/84 p1; D. Palermo. Remains of Whiskey Pete Found. Review-Journal, 2/5/94; Primadonna Resorts, Inc. and subsidiaries. SEC.; Ed Vogel. Primm is prime candidate for State Line name. Review-Journal, 1/18/96; John. L. Smith. Company calls Primm a proper name for State Line. Review-Journal, 1/19/96; Ed Vogel. Primm finally proper. Review-Journal, 10/11/96; Don Catlin. The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers. Bonus Books, 2003; L. Benston. Primm's Lure: Freebies. Las Vegas Sun, 7/2/2009.

Updated 12/20/2024

[lutiaslayton]

See you this Saturday for the beginning of Professor Layton and the Illusory Forest!

There it is my friends! Democracy has spoken, and thus Layton's Book Club will from now on update on Saturdays at 19:00 (7pm) UTC!

The prologue of Illusory Forest will therefore be posted in two days. In the meantime, have a little appetiser!

And what's more, the first few pages of the novel actually contain official character designs for three brand new characters!

(The following images are digital scans kindly provided by Shinjinotikari17)

[Hershel Layton] An archaeology professor at Gressenheller College.

[Luke Triton] An 11-year-old young boy. He admires professor Layton.

(Level-5 how could you do him so dirty you can't have that be his intro he deserves so much better than that???)

[Emmy Altava] Professor Layton's official assistant. Photography is her hobby.

[Inspector Clamp Grosky] Member of Scotland Yard. A hot-blooded police detective endowed with miraculous physical prowess.

幻影の森の中にある And now, in the heart of the forest of illusions...

[Aston Bloom] A wealthy youth living in the village of “Neverlace.”

(For the record, feel free to have all the headcanons you want, but he is not related to Leonard Bloom. Leonard Bloom's Japanese name is actually ロナード・ブルーマイル -- so his last name is not ブルーム like Aston, and his Japanese name actually reads as something along the lines of "Ronaldo Bluemile", with the L's and R's being interchangeable.)

[Sania Cornell] A beautiful woman who fell into a coma due to an accident which occurred one year ago.

[Village Mayor] The Village mayor of “Neverlace.” He will entrust Layton with the puzzle of a cursed dial.

(Imagine not even giving that guy an actual name 😭)

[Jean Descole] An unidentified masked scientist.

[Index] Chapter 1: A Wedding Under Attack Chapter 2: The Forest of Neverlace Chapter 3: A Residence Wrapped in Mystery Chapter 4: The Cursed Village Chapter 5: The Sleeping Bride Chapter 6: The Forbidden Grove Chapter 7: The Mystery of the “Ancient Tree” Last Chapter: The Fate of the Forest Prince Epilogue

Puzzle Production:　Shin Onodera Puzzle Illustrations:　Ritsuro Takamura Main Illustrations:　Takuzō Nagano (Level 5 Inc.) Binding:　Hitoshi Shirayama & Bay Bridge Studio

And that's it for today! Are you guys hyped? In either case, I hope you will enjoy the ride. Be ready for more than 300 pages of a brand new official Layton story!

And now that said Saturday has passed, you can now start reading!

» Click here to start!

[stevebattle]

Pioneer 1 Mobile Robot (1996) by Kurt Konolige (SRI) and Grinnell More of Real World Interface, Inc. Pioneer 1 is a production version of the ERRATIC platform. Priced at under $2,500, universities everywhere can now afford to teach robotics. It combines differential wheel drive with incremental encoders for accurate turning resolution. Its 7 sonar, multiple I/O ports and removable nose, support custom sensor input and attachments. Based on the MC68HC11 micro-controller, it provides onboard Saphira software libraries of robot behaviors from SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center, and a suite of directly accessible low-level commands. The Pioneer supports Rodney Brooks’ Lucid Common Lisp and the L System development environment with multi-threaded extensions. The Mars (Multiple Agency Reactive System) provides a number of L functions supporting message-passing between threads. The L cross compiler enables development on Macintosh Common Lisp (MCL), before downloading it to the L System runtime. “The new Pioneer 1 robot is designed to break the price barrier that until now has made sophisticated robots a luxury in labs, classrooms and high-tech homes. Multi-agent research suddenly becomes affordable, since four of these robots cost about the same as one other of comparable capabilities.” The Pioneer team comfortably won the AAAI96 Robotics "Call a Meeting" competition where a robot has to find an empty conference room, notify participants, and then report back. In an ingenious use of parallelism, the task was divided efficiently between three communicating robots.

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How to Plan a Successful Kitchen Renovation: A Step-by-Step Guide

Kitchen Renovations in Scarborough have become a popular investment for homeowners seeking to enhance the functionality, style, and value of their homes. Whether your kitchen needs a minor upgrade or a complete overhaul, proper planning is essential to ensure a smooth and successful renovation. In this guide, we’ll take you through each step of the process, offering insights and tips to help you achieve the kitchen of your dreams with the expertise of Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc.

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Tips for budgeting effectively:

Research the average cost of kitchen renovations in your area.

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For Scarborough homeowners, investing in durable and stylish materials is key to ensuring a long-lasting kitchen upgrade.

Step 5: Select Appliances and Fixtures

Modern kitchens rely on advanced appliances and fixtures to maximize functionality. Consider energy-efficient options for stoves, refrigerators, and dishwashers. Consult with Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. for guidance on incorporating the latest technology into your kitchen renovation.

Step 6: Obtain Necessary Permits

Permits are often required for significant renovations involving plumbing, electrical work, or structural changes. Working with a trusted contractor like Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. ensures compliance with Scarborough’s local regulations.

Step 7: Hire a Professional Contractor

Selecting the right contractor is critical to the success of your project. For homeowners in Scarborough, Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. is a top choice. They offer:

A proven track record of successful kitchen renovations.

Skilled craftsmen who deliver exceptional results.

Comprehensive services from design to installation.

Step 8: Create a Timeline

Work with your contractor to establish a realistic timeline for your renovation. A well-structured timeline minimizes disruptions and keeps the project on track. Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. provides clear scheduling to ensure seamless progress.

Step 9: Prepare for the Renovation Process

Renovations can be disruptive, especially in a frequently used space like the kitchen. Prepare by:

Setting up a temporary kitchen area.

Planning meals ahead of time.

Communicating regularly with your contractor for updates.

Step 10: Final Touches and Quality Check

Once construction is complete, focus on the finishing touches:

Add personal decor and accessories.

Inspect the space with your contractor to ensure everything meets your expectations.

Trust Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. to deliver a flawless kitchen that reflects your vision.

Conclusion

Planning a kitchen renovation in Scarborough requires careful consideration of your goals, budget, and design preferences. By following this step-by-step guide and partnering with experienced professionals like Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc., you can transform your kitchen into a functional and stylish masterpiece. Contact Altima Kitchens and Closets Inc. today to start your journey to the perfect kitchen!

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Inc Concepts Brown Abstract Sweater Tunic Top.

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New My Little Pony Friendship Adventures Mega Mix Value Pack

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[is-the-battlemech-cool-or-not]

It looked like this:

Hunchback HBK-2 Mass: 50 tons Chassis: Crucis Type V Power Plant: Nissan 200 Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph Jump Jets: None Jump Capacity: 0 meters Armor: Starshield Armament: 1 Small Pulse Laser 2 Ultra AC/5 2 Medium Pulse Laser Manufacturer: Colonial Tractors,Kali Yama Weapons Industries Inc,Komiyaba/Nissan General Industries,Diplass BattleMechs,Norse Technologies Primary Factory: Fronc,Kalidasa,Nirasaki,Winter,Yed Posterier Communication System: Omicron 4002 Networking Channel Targeting & Tracking System: TRSS Eagle Eye Introduction Year: 2765 Tech Rating/Availability: E/E-F(F*)-E-D Cost: 7,406,500 C-bills Type: Hunchback Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard) Tonnage: 50 Battle Value: 1,009 Equipment Mass Internal Structure 5 Engine 200 XL 4.5 Walking MP: 4 Running MP: 6 Jumping MP: 0 Double Heat Sink 10 [20] 0 Gyro 2 Cockpit 3 Armor Factor (Ferro) 161 9 Internal Armor Structure Value Head 3 9 Center Torso 16 23 Center Torso (rear) 7 R/L Torso 12 19 R/L Torso (rear) 5 R/L Arm 8 15 R/L Leg 12 22 Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Heat Tonnage Ultra AC/5 RT 5 1 9.0 Medium Pulse Laser LA 1 4 2.0 Double Heat Sink LA 3 - 1.0 Ultra AC/5 LT 5 1 9.0 CASE LT 1 - 0.5 Ultra AC/5 Ammo (60) LT 3 - 3.0 Small Pulse Laser HD 1 2 1.0 Medium Pulse Laser RA 1 4 2.0 Double Heat Sink RA 3 - 1.0 Features the following design quirks: Battle Fists (LA), Battle Fists (RA)

Apologies for the delay; had to have someone dig through the Argo's memory banks and then there is the whole business of being Commanding General.

I hope you find this interesting!

Hunchback 5h that they made the mistake of giving me a blank check and the frame to work with. Replaced the rocket racks with Small lasers. Maybe I should tell people to give a better description of what they want than just "iunno", i feel.

[vintagelasvegas]

Hacienda Hotel & Casino '56-'96

‘55: National Corp (Frank Hofues, president) builds the hotel under the name Lady Luck.

‘56: Hacienda is the name by Spring when licenses are issued to Casino Operations Inc; the hotel will be operated by Hacienda Inc; Warren “Doc” Bailey chairman of both groups. The bar, dining room and half of the hotel rooms opened in summer. Full opening of Hacienda on 10/17/56. The resort is the casino & six wings (7 buildings), 266 guest rooms. Rissman & Rissman Associates is the architect of the original and all later additions.

‘58: Two south wings added.

‘62: Hacienda's chartered planes, flights operating since the late 50s, ordered halted by Civil Aeronautics Board.

‘63: Go-kart track addition.

‘64: West wing addition. Doc Bayley dies 12/26/64.

‘65: Judy Bayley becomes chairman of the board of the Hacienda Inc and Casino Operations Inc in Jan., the first woman owner/operator of a major Las Vegas casino. Second sign, different horse & rider designed by Buzz Leming, YESCO, first seen 10/65. Another sign, same size or close, at the airport.

‘71: J. Bayley dies 12/31/71. Calvin Magleby is appointed president of Hacienda in early ‘72.

‘73: Bought by Las Vegas Hacienda Inc (Eugene French, Allen Glick, Paul Lowden, etc.).

‘74: RV park added; removal of go-kart track. Argent Corp (Glick) becomes controlling partner of Hacienda.

‘75: Third sign.

‘77: Paul Lowden becomes primary owner, operator of the Hacienda.

‘78: Little Church of the West wedding chapel moved to the Hacienda.

‘80: Tower addition, 11-floor, 300 rooms, opened around Oct.

‘90: Tower expansion (south of the first tower).

‘95: Sold to Circus Circus Enterprises.

‘96: Closed 12/1/96, demolished 12/31/96.

Photos: (1) Circa '56, L. F. Manis Photograph Collection (PH-00100) and circa '64, Homer Rissman Architectural Records (MS-00452), UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Plans for New Hotels. Review-Journal, 1/11/55 p1; See Hacienda Opening. Review-Journal, 5/24/56; Hacienda Hotel Given License by Commission. Review-Journal, 9/21/56; Hacienda Plans Immediate Start on New Addition of 266 Rooms. Review-Journal, 8/4/57; Plan Strip Building Program. Review-Journal, 8/30/57; Mrs. Bayley Takes Over Enterprises. Review-Journal, 1/20/65; Hacienda opened in ’56. Review-Journal, 10/26/75; J. Breger. Loden wins Hacienda okay. Review-Journal, 7/30/77.

[perfettamentechic]

Todd Oldham è un designer americano e presidente di L-7 Designs Inc. Il suo approccio divertente e spensierato, alla moda e allo stile è diventato noto a milioni attraverso le sue linee di moda, design d’interni, libri e comparendo in programmi televisivi. Oldham ha sede a New York City.

Oldham è nato nel 1961 con Jacky Todd Oldham,  a Corpus Christi, Texas, da Jack e Linda Oldham. Pur non avendo compiuto studi di moda, Todd ha realizzato il suo primo vestito a 15 anni quando ha cucito insieme alcune federe.

Si trasferì a Dallas, in Texas, dopo essersi diplomato al liceo. Il suo primo lavoro fu nel reparto modifiche al Polo Ralph Lauren. Prese in prestito $ 50 dai suoi genitori, comprò 41 metri di jersey di cotone bianco, lo tinse e mise insieme una minuscola collezione che vendette a Neiman Marcus.

Nel 1981, a soli vent’anni, organizza la sua prima sfilata e nel 1988 si trasferisce a New York per intraprendere professionalmente la carriera di stilista, producendo la sua prima linea di abbigliamento con il suo socio in affari Tony Longoria.

Nel 1989 produce la sua prima linea di abbigliamento femminile. L’estetica di Oldham è audace e sicura di sé, ma molto meno transitoria di quanto possa sembrare inizialmente. La creatività di Oldham è in sintonia con il costante impegno della moda per ottenere un coinvolgimento ironico in questioni al di fuori dell’abito e tenta, con ironia, di comprendere i fenomeni dell’abbigliamento e della vita contemporanea.

La svolta arriva solo nel 1991, quando vince il Council of Fashion Designers of America, lanciando definitivamente la sua carriera, diventando uno dei designer più popolari del decennio, noto per i tessuti e le fantasie vivaci e spensierate.

Oldham è stato consulente creativo di Escada tra il 1995 e il 1997.

Ha lanciato una linea di profumi nel 1995 e ha progettato una linea di abbigliamento per Target (2002-2003).

Nel 1995, ha prodotto una linea di abbigliamento associata al film Batman Forever della Warner Brothers.

Oldham ha progettato mobili e accessori per l’azienda di mobili La-Z-Boy (2003-2007) e ha ricoperto il ruolo di direttore creativo per Old Navy.

Oldham ha progettato The Hotel of South Beach nel 1999. Todd è diventato ampiamente noto al pubblico televisivo americano attraverso le sue numerose apparizioni televisive. In particolare, Oldham era l’ospite del segmento “Todd Time” su MTV ‘s House of Style dal 1993 al 1999. Le sue apparizioni in House of Style è stato accreditato con l’avanzare la sua carriera nel corso del 1990. Ha anche ospitato Fashionably Loud su MTV nel 1999 ed è stato mentore di concorrenti sul Top Design di Bravo. Oldham è anche attivamente coinvolto nella pubblicazione di libri. Ha prodotto numerosi libri su vari aspetti dello stile.

Todd Oldham ricorda il momento preciso in cui ha perso interesse per la moda. Era il 1997 e stava lavorando su un raso di seta verde smeraldo che Cindy Crawford avrebbe indossato nella sua sfilata di primavera. L’abito sembrava dolce e semplice, ma la sua costruzione era tutt’altro che. Con cinturini a nastro realizzati in Francia e il tessuto in Corea del Sud, il pezzo è stato serigrafato con una stampa di un ciliegio realizzato da lui stesso su acetato, dove il designer ha dipinto uno spruzzo di fiori di ciliegio che sono stati ricamati con perle d’acqua dolce torna in Texas, dove i suoi vestiti sono stati assemblati nella fabbrica della sua famiglia. L’intera impresa, ha affermato Oldham, “ha coinvolto così tanti paesi e così tanto tempo e così tante spese, ho pensato: ‘‘This is insane. What do I have rather than the bother to bother?’ Forse avrei dovuto fare qualcos’altro con il mio tempo.” Con ciò, ha chiuso la sua attività collection business. Non che fosse una sorpresa, esattamente, che a un certo punto avrebbe staccato la spina. Lo stilista ha sempre sfidato il motore principale della moda, che è quello di rendere obsoleto il proprio prodotto ogni sei mesi. E già si stava occupando di tante altre cose, così bene: mobili, tessuti e casalinghi; interni e spettacoli televisivi e fotografie e libri.

Nei primi anni 2000, abbandona il mondo della moda e si dedica all’interior design e al bricolage.

Nel giugno 2007, Oldham pubblicò una monografia del lavoro dell’artista Charley Harper intitolata An Illustrated Life.

Oldham fa parte del comitato consultivo Amazon Conservation Team (ACT), per collaborare con gli indigeni nella conservazione della biodiversità, della salute e della cultura in Sud America. Fa anche parte del consiglio di amministrazione di Aperture, una fondazione senza scopo di lucro dedicata alla promozione della fotografia. Oldham è stato coinvolto con Habitat for Humanity, Bailey House, il più antico programma di sostegno abitativo per le persone con HIV e AIDS negli Stati Uniti, e People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

È dichiaratamente gay.

Nel 2018, lo stilista ritorna introducendo una linea d’abiti per bambini: Kid Made Modern. Oldham, una star in stile anni ’90, non considera questo lancio un ritorno al design. “Questo è solo tra le cose che facciamo“. Ma non c’è dubbio del suo caratteristico senso del colore e il divertimento nel nuovo abbigliamento per bambini di KMM. La maggior parte sono realizzati in tela di lino di cotone e stampati, dentro e fuori, con stampe ingegnerizzate a tema animale create dall’artista Patrick Hruby. “Vogliamo che i pezzi siano il tipo di cose che ricordi per sempre“, aggiunge Longoria.

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aggiornato al 21 ottobre 2019

Autore: Lynda Di Natale Fonte: nytimes.com, wikipedia.org, web

Todd Oldham #toddoldham #oldham #kidmademodern #kmm #perfettamentechic #creatoredellostile #creatoredellamoda Todd Oldham è un designer americano e presidente di L-7 Designs Inc. Il suo approccio divertente e spensierato, alla moda e allo stile è diventato noto a milioni attraverso le sue linee di moda, design d'interni, libri e comparendo in programmi televisivi.

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Todd Oldham Spring/Summer 1995

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Mike Mike - “Go Down”

AlGotit - “Clover Letter 27”

Mach-Hommy - “Kriminel”

Meek Mill - “On My Soul”

Drakeo the Ruler - “Exclusive”

Pimpin Pat & 9ina - “Robbing Givens”

IUR Jetto - “Oh Boy (feat. Babyface Ray & Icewear Vezzo)”

Dawyonn - “Back Home”

Kankan - “X & Oxy (feat. Yeah)”

Stunnaman02 - “Big Steppin”

Smino - “Rice & Gravy”

Key! - “I Know”

Headie One - “Siberia (feat. Burna Boy)”

Larry June - “Intercepted (feat. Money Man)”

Shy Glizzy - “Ay Ay Ay (feat. 3 Glizzy)”

Moneymade Eli - “Ah Ah”

DB.Boutabag - “Mac Dre”

p4rkr - “and most importantly, have fun”

Monaleo - “Beating Down Yo Block”

Babytron & RMC Mike - “Dookie Season”

vamp leek - “Homicidal . Suicidal - Live”

Chief Keefe - Something I’m Best At”

Icewear Vezzo - “5 Mill”

Gabe ‘Nandez - “223”

6 Dogs - “When I Was a Baby”

Slayter & ABG Neal - “Royce”

Big Wan & Lil Trav - “Designer Drugs”

The chaos and absurdity of the beat on “Comfort of my Car”--my #1 rap pick--always brings to mind my continuing, frantic attempt at navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. But DJ Lucas sounds in control; undaunted, exuberant, hopeful? Makes me feel good. The only times I really remember forgetting about the pandemic involved smoking weed and listening to Lucas and Papo2oo4′s Dirty Designer. Babyface Ray, Yeat, and Veeze seem to be the best rappers right now, although Veeze didn’t release much this year. Mach-Hommy’s record was phenomenal. Big Wan in the 50th spot because it seems so senseless to “rank” his music. So much death this year, but his hit me harder than most. 

NOT RAP

kmoe - “gloves”

A. G. Cook & Charli XCX - “Xcxoplex”

Pictureplane - “Avalance”

Caroline Polachek - “Bunny Is A Rider”

Blackwinterwells - “Omen”

dltzk - “52 blue mondays”

Erika de Casier - “Busy”

DJ Seinfeld - “Walking With Ur Smile”

PinkPantheress - “Last Valentines”

Linkin Park - “One Step Closer (100 Gecs Reanimation)”

Aventura & Bad Bunny - “Volvi”

Doja Cat - “Need to Know”

CIZA - Bank Notification (feat. DJ Maphorisa & Madumane)”

BR DA TIJUCA & MC Kevin o Chris - “Senta e Nao Para”

Club Eat - “Sticky”

RANDOM OLDER SHIT I FUCKED WITH

1. Vistoso Bosses - “Delirious” 3. Bad Boy Chiller Crew - “Don’t Watch That” 3. Sophie - “Reason Why” 4. Serani - “No Games” 5. Jacka - “Inhale The Dirt (feat. Kazi)” 6. Sophie B. Hawkins - “As I Lay Me Down” 7. Dramarama - “Anything, Anything” 8. Johnny J - “Love’s the Way” 9. laura les - “dumb pics” 10. Rich Kids - “100 Dollar Autograph (feat. Young Thug)” 11. UNIT KAI - “departure (feat. accounta)” 12. Arthur Russell - “A Little Lost” 13. Lil Keke - “Ballin in the Mix (Chopped and Screwed)”  14. Kid Trash - “The Music Tried to Play Me” 15. Jonny L - “Ooh I Like It - Original Sin” 16. Prefab Spout - “Bonny” 17. Luca Lozana & Mr. Ho - “2UBU (snare drum sound mix)” 18. Loose Ends - “Stay A Little While, Child” 19. TKZEE - “Mr. and Mrs. Fake (feat. Gwyza)” 20. Love Inc. - “You’re A Superstar”

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U.S. Marine Corps orders the MQ-9A ER drone

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 07/18/2022 - 14:00 in Military, UAV - UAV

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has placed an order for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) unmanned aircraft systems produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).

It is part of the ARES indefinite delivery/undefined quantity (ID/IQ) contract on May 27, 2022. The company said it anticipates awards later this year for ground control systems (GCS), spare parts and ground support equipment as part of the first increment of the Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) Maritime Ground Air Task Force (MAGTF) Registration Program.

GA-ASI will begin the first delivery of aircraft and support equipment later this year to facilitate the assembly of the fleet in mid-2023 to U.S. Marine Corps Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, located at Kaneohe Bay Air Station, Hawaii. As part of the efforts of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030, the VMU-3 will operate these MQ-9A ERs with its sensors and network resources to support the training of the Sea Sea Regiment.

The MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) is designed with features that can be adapted in the field, such as fuel capsules on the wings and reinforced landing gear that extends the aircraft's resistance to more than 30 hours, further increasing its operational flexibility. It provides persistent and long-lasting surveillance capabilities, with full-moving video and synthetic aperture radar/mobile target indicator/maritime mode radar.

An extremely reliable aircraft, the MQ-9A ER is equipped with a fault-tolerant flight control system and triple redundant avionics system architecture. It is designed to meet and exceed the reliability standards of manned aircraft.

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Colleen Moore (born Kathleen Morrison; August 19, 1899 – January 25, 1988) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. Moore became one of the most fashionable (and highly-paid) stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut.

A huge star in her day, approximately half of Moore's films are now considered lost, including her first talking picture from 1929. What was perhaps her most celebrated film, Flaming Youth (1923), is now mostly lost as well, with only one reel surviving.

Moore took a brief hiatus from acting between 1929 and 1933, just as sound was being added to motion pictures. After the hiatus, her four sound pictures released in 1933 and 1934 were not financial successes. Moore then retired permanently from screen acting.

After her film career, Moore maintained her wealth through astute investments, becoming a partner of Merrill Lynch. She later wrote a "how-to" book about investing in the stock market.

Moore also nurtured a passion for dollhouses throughout her life and helped design and curate The Colleen Moore Dollhouse, which has been a featured exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois since the early 1950s. The dollhouse, measuring 9 square feet (0.84 m2), was estimated in 1985 to be worth of $7 million, and it is seen by 1.5 million people annually.

Moore was born Kathleen Morrison on August 19, 1899, (according to the bulk of the official records;[4] the date which she insisted was correct in her autobiography, Silent Star, was 1902)[5] in Port Huron, Michigan,[6] Moore was the eldest child of Charles R. and Agnes Kelly Morrison. The family remained in Port Huron during the early years of Moore's life, at first living with her grandmother Mary Kelly (often spelled Kelley) and then with at least one of Moore's aunts.

By 1905, the family moved to Hillsdale, Michigan, where they remained for over two years. They relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, by 1908. They are listed at three different addresses during their stay in Atlanta (From the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library city directories): 301 Capitol Avenue −1908; 41 Linden Avenue – 1909; 240 N. Jackson Street – 1910. They then lived briefly — probably less than a year — in Warren, Pennsylvania, and by 1911, they had settled in Tampa, Florida.

At age 15 she was taking her first step in Hollywood. Her uncle arranged a screen test with director D.W. Griffith. She wanted to be a second Lillian Gish but instead, she found herself playing heroines in Westerns with stars such as Tom Mix.

Two of Moore's great passions were dolls and movies; each would play a great role in her later life. She and her brother began their own stock company, reputedly performing on a stage created from a piano packing crate. Her aunts, who doted on her, indulged her other great passion and often bought her miniature furniture on their many trips, with which she furnished the first of a succession of dollhouses. Moore's family summered in Chicago, where Moore enjoyed baseball and the company of her Aunt Lib (Elizabeth, who changed her name to "Liberty", Lib for short) and Lib's husband Walter Howey. Howey was the managing editor of the Chicago Examiner and an important newspaper editor in the publishing empire of William Randolph Hearst, and was the inspiration for Walter Burns, the fictional Chicago newspaper editor in the play and the film, The Front Page.

Early years

Essanay Studios was within walking distance of the Northwestern L, which ran right past the Howey residence. (They occupied at least two residences between 1910 and 1916: 4161 Sheridan and 4942 Sheridan.) In interviews later in her silent film career, Moore claimed she had appeared in the background of several Essanay films, usually as a face in a crowd. One story has it she had gotten into the Essanay studios and waited in line to be an extra with Helen Ferguson: in an interview with Kevin Brownlow many years later, Ferguson told a story that substantially confirmed many details of the claim, though it is not certain if she was referring to Moore's stints as a background extra (if she really was one) or to her film test there prior to her departure for Hollywood in November 1917. Film producer D.W. Griffith was in debt to Howey, who had helped him to get both The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance through the Chicago censorship board.

"I was being sent to Hollywood - not because anybody out there thought I was any good, but simply to pay off a favor".

The contract to Griffith's Triangle-Fine Arts was conditional on passing a film test to ensure that her heterochromia (she had one brown eye, one blue eye) would not be a distraction in close-up shots. Her eyes passed the test, so she left for Hollywood with her grandmother and her mother as chaperones. Moore made her first credited film appearance in 1917 in The Bad Boy for Triangle Fine Arts, and for the next few years appeared in small, supporting roles gradually attracting the attention of the public.

The Bad Boy was released on February 18, and featured Robert Harron, Richard Cummings, Josephine Crowell, and Mildred Harris (who would later become Charles Chaplin's first wife). Two months later, it was followed by An Old-Fashioned Young Man, again with Robert Harron. Moore’s third film was Hands Up! filmed in part in the vicinity of the Seven Oaks (a popular location for productions that required dramatic vistas). This was her first true western. The film’s scenario was written by Wilfred Lucas from a story by Al Jennings, the famous outlaw who had been freed from jail by presidential pardon by Theodore Roosevelt in 1907. Monte Blue was in the cast and noticed Moore could not mount her horse, though horseback riding was required for the part (during casting for the part she neglected to mention she did not know how to ride). Blue gave her a quick lesson essentially consisting of how to mount the horse and how to hold on.

On May 3, 1917, the Chicago Daily Tribune said: "Colleen Moore contributes some remarkable bits of acting. She is very sweet as she goes trustingly to her bandit hero, and, O, so pitiful, when finally realizing the character of the man, she goes into a hysteria of terror, and, shrieking 'Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!' beats futilely on a bolted door, a panic-stricken little human animal, who had not known before that there was aught but kindness in the world." About the time her first six-month contract was extended an additional six months, she requested and received a five weeks release to do a film for Universal's Bluebird division, released under the name The Savage. This was her fourth film, and she was only needed for two weeks. Upon her return to the Fine Arts lot, she spent several weeks trying to get her to pay for the three weeks she had been available for work for Triangle (finally getting her pay in December of that year).

Soon after, the Triangle Company went bust, and while her contract was honored, she found herself scrambling to find her next job. With a reel of her performance in Hands Up! under her arm, Colin Campbell arranged for her to get a contract with Selig Polyscope. She was very likely at work on A Hoosier Romance before The Savage was released in November. After A Hoosier Romance, she went to work on Little Orphant Annie. Both films were based upon poems by James Whitcomb Riley, and both proved to be very popular. It was her first real taste of popularity.

Little Orphant Annie was released in December. The Chicago Daily Tribune wrote of Moore, "She was a lovely and unspoiled child the last time I saw her. Let’s hope commendation hasn’t turned her head." Despite her good notices, her luck took a turn for the worse when Selig Polyscope went bust. Once again Moore found herself unemployed, but she had begun to make a name for herself by 1919. She had a series of films lined up. She went to Flagstaff, Arizona for location work on The Wilderness Trail, another western, this time with Tom Mix. Her mother went along as a chaperone. Moore wrote that while she had a crush on Mix, he only had eyes for her mother. The Wilderness Trail was a Fox Film Corporation production, and while it had started production earlier, it would not be released until after The Busher, which was released on May 18. The Busher was an H. Ince Productions-Famous Players-Lasky production; it was a baseball film wherein the hero was played by John Gilbert. The Wilderness Trail followed on July 6, another Fox film. A few weeks later, The Man in the Moonlight, a Universal Film Manufacturing Company film was released on July 28. The Egg Crate Wallop was a Famous Players-Lasky production released by Paramount Pictures on September 28.

The next stage of her career was with the Christie Film Company, a move she made when she decided she needed comic training. While with Christie, she made Her Bridal Nightmare, A Roman Scandal, and So Long Letty. At the same time as she was working on these films, she worked on The Devil's Claim with Sessue Hayakawa, in which she played a Persian woman, When Dawn Came, and His Nibs (1921) with Chic Sale. All the while, Marshall Neilan had been attempting to get Moore released from her contract so she could work for him. He was successful and made Dinty with Moore, releasing near the end of 1920, followed by When Dawn Came.

For all his efforts to win Moore away from Christie, it seems Neilan loaned Moore to other studios most of the time. He loaned her out to King Vidor for The Sky Pilot, released in May 1921, yet another Western. After working on The Sky Pilot on location in the snows of Truckee, she was off to Catalina Island for work on The Lotus Eater with John Barrymore. In October 1921, His Nibs was released, her only film to be released that year besides The Sky Pilot. In His Nibs, Moore actually appeared in a film within the film; the framing film was a comedy vehicle for Chic Sales. The film it framed was a spoof on films of the time. 1922 proved to be an eventful year for Moore as she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star during a "frolic" at the Ambassador Hotel which became an annual event, in recognition of her growing popularity.[13] In early 1922, Come On Over was released, made from a Rupert Hughes story and directed by Alfred E. Green. Hughes directed Moore himself in The Wallflower, released that same year. In addition, Neilan introduced her to John McCormick, a publicist who had had his eye on Moore ever since he had first seen her photograph. He had prodded Marshall into an introduction. The two hit it off, and before long they were engaged. By the end of that year, three more of her films were released: Forsaking All Others, The Ninety and Nine, and Broken Chains.

Look Your Best and The Nth Commandment were released in early 1923, followed by two Cosmopolitan Productions, The Nth Commandment and Through the Dark. By this time, Moore had publicly confirmed her engagement to McCormick, a fact that she had been coy about to the press previously. Before mid-year, she had signed a contract with First National Pictures, and her first two films were slated to be The Huntress and Flaming Youth. Slippy McGee came out in June, followed by Broken Hearts of Broadway.

Moore and John McCormick married while Flaming Youth was still in production, and just before the release of The Savage. When it was finally released in 1923, Flaming Youth, in which she starred opposite actor Milton Sills, was a hit. The controversial story put Moore in focus as a flapper, but after Clara Bow took the stage in Black Oxen in December, she gradually lost her momentum. In spring 1924 she made a good but unsuccessful effort to top Bow in The Perfect Flapper, and soon after she dismissed the whole flapper vogue; "No more flappers...people are tired of soda-pop love affairs." Decades later Moore stated Bow was her "chief rival."

Through the Dark, originally shot under the name Daughter of Mother McGinn, was released during the height of the Flaming Youth furor in January 1924. Three weeks later, Painted People was released. After that, she was to star in Counterfeit. The film went through a number of title changes before being released as Flirting with Love in August. In October, First National purchased the rights to Sally for Moore's next film. It would be a challenge, as Sally was a musical comedy. In December, First National purchased the rights to Desert Flower and in so doing had mapped out Moore's schedule for 1925: Sally would be filmed first, followed by The Desert Flower.

By the late 1920s, she had accomplished dramatic roles in films such as So Big, where Moore aged through a stretch of decades, and was also well received in light comedies such as Irene. An overseas tour was planned to coincide with the release of So Big in Europe, and Moore saw the tour as her first real opportunity to spend time with her husband, John McCormick. Both she and John McCormick were dedicated to their careers, and their hectic schedules had kept them from spending any quality time together. Moore wanted a family; it was one of her goals.

Plans for the trip were put in jeopardy when she injured her neck during the filming of The Desert Flower. Her injury forced the production to shut down while Moore spent six weeks in a body cast in bed. Once out of the cast, she completed the film and left for Europe on a triumphal tour. When she returned, she negotiated a new contract with First National. Her films had been great hits, so her terms were very generous. Her first film upon her return to the States was We Moderns, set in England with location work done in London during the tour. It was a comedy, essentially a retelling of Flaming Youth from an English perspective. This was followed by Irene (another musical in the style of the very popular Sally) and Ella Cinders, a straight comedy that featured a cameo appearance by comedian Harry Langdon. It Must Be Love was a romantic comedy with dramatic undertones, and it was followed by Twinkletoes, a dramatic film that featured Moore as a young dancer in London's Limehouse district during the previous century. Orchids and Ermine was released in 1927, filmed in part in New York, a thinly veiled Cinderella story.

In 1927, Moore split from her studio after her husband suddenly quit. It is rumored that John McCormick was about to be fired for his drinking and that she left as a means of leveraging her husband back into a position at First National. It worked, and McCormick found himself as Moore's sole producer. Moore's popularity allowed her productions to become very large and lavish. Lilac Time was one of the bigger productions of the era, a World War I drama. A million dollar film, it made back every penny spent within months. Prior to its release, Warner Bros. had taken control of First National and were less than interested in maintaining the terms of her contract until the numbers started to roll in for Lilac Time. The film was such a hit that Moore managed to retain generous terms in her next contract and her husband as her producer.

In 1928, inspired by her father and with help from her former set designer, a dollhouse was constructed by her father, which was 9 square feet with the tallest tower 12 feet high. The interior of The Colleen Moore Dollhouse, designed by Harold Grieve, features miniature bear skin rugs and detailed furniture and art. Moore's dollhouse has been a featured exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois since October 30, 1949, where according to the museum, it is seen by 1.5 million people each year and would be worth $7 million. Moore continued working on it and contributing artifacts to it until her death.

This dollhouse was the eighth one Moore owned. The first dollhouse, she wrote in her autobiography Silent Star (1968), evolved from a cabinet that held her collection of miniature furniture. It was supposedly built from a cigar box. Kitty Lorgnette wrote in the Saturday, August 13, 1938 edition of The Evening News (Tampa) that the first dollhouse was purchased by Oraleze O'Brien (Mrs. Frank J. Knight) in 1916 when Moore (then Kathleen) left Tampa. Oraleze was too big for dollhouses, however, and she sold it again after her cat had kittens in it, and from there she lost track of it. The third house was possibly given to the daughter of Moore's good friend, author Adela Rogers St. Johns. The fourth survives and remains on display in the living room of a relative.

With the advent of talking pictures in 1929, Moore took a hiatus from acting. After divorcing McCormick in 1930, Moore married prominent New York-based stockbroker Albert Parker Scott in 1932. The couple lived at that time in a lavish home at 345 St. Pierre Road in Bel Air, where they hosted parties for and were supporters of the U.S. Olympic team, especially the yachting team, during the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.

In 1934, Moore, by then divorced from Albert Parker Scott, returned to work in Hollywood. She appeared in three films, none of which was successful, and Moore retired. Her last film was a version of The Scarlet Letter in 1934. She later married the widower Homer Hargrave and raised his children (she never had children of her own) from a previous marriage, with whom she maintained a lifelong close relationship. Throughout her life she also maintained close friendships with other colleagues from the silent film era, such as King Vidor and Mary Pickford.

In the 1960s, Moore formed a television production company with King Vidor with whom she had worked in the 1920s. She also published two books in the late 1960s, her autobiography Silent Star: Colleen Moore Talks About Her Hollywood (1968) and How Women Can Make Money in the Stock Market (1969). She also figures prominently alongside King Vidor in Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's book, A Cast of Killers, which recounts Vidor's attempt to make a film of and solve the murder of William Desmond Taylor. In that book, she is recalled as having been a successful real estate broker in Chicago and partner in the investment firm Merrill Lynch after her film career.

Many of Moore's films deteriorated, but not due to her own neglect, after she had sent them to be preserved at the Museum of Modern Art. Some time later, Warner Brothers asked for their nitrate materials to be returned to them. Moore's earlier First National films were also sent, since Warners later acquired First National. Upon their arrival, the custodian at MOMA, not seeing the films on the manifest, put them to one side and never went back to them. Many years later, Moore inquired about her collection and MOMA found the films languishing unprotected. When the films were examined, they had decomposed past the point of preservation. Heartbroken, she tried in vain to retrieve any prints she could from several sources without much success. In 1956, the material from WB and FN was sold to Associated Artists Productions, later to MGM/UA and then, Turner Entertainment.

At the height of her fame, Moore was earning $12,500 per week. She was an astute investor, and through her investments, remained wealthy for the rest of her life. In her later years she would frequently attend film festivals, and was a popular interview subject always willing to discuss her Hollywood career. She was a participant in the documentary series Hollywood (1980), providing her recollections of Hollywood's silent film era.

Moore was married four times. Her first marriage was to John McCormick of First National Studios. They married in 1923 and divorced in 1930. In 1932, Moore married stockbroker Albert P. Scott. This union ended in divorce in 1934. Moore's third marriage was to Homer Hargrave, whom she married in 1936; he provided funding for her dollhouse and she adopted his son, Homer Hargrave, Jr and his daughter, Judy Hargrave. They remained married until Hargrave's death in 1965. In 1982, Moore married her final husband, builder Paul Magenot. They were married until Moore's death in 1988.

On January 25, 1988, Moore died from cancer in Paso Robles, California, aged 88. For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Colleen Moore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1551 Vine Street.

F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of her: "I was the spark that lit up Flaming Youth, Colleen Moore was the torch. What little things we are to have caused all that trouble."

[vintagelasvegas]

Last Frontier / New Frontier / Frontier Hotel & Casino

Hotel Last Frontier opened October 30, 1942, the second resort on Hwy 91 south of Las Vegas and first to adopt an all-encompassing theme, the Old West. (Postcard, '43.)

‘41: R.E. Griffith purchases Guy McAfee’s 91 Club, begins building the resort with architect & partner William Moore

‘42: Last Frontier Hotel opens 10/30/42.

‘43: Little Church of the West wedding chapel opens 5/22/43. Griffith dies, Moore becomes managing director of the resort.

‘47: Last Frontier Sportsdrome race track, and Texaco Fire-Chief service station both opened

‘48: Last Frontier Village begins opening. Official opening two years later along with Silver Slipper. R Stadelman, W Zick, architects.

‘50: Silver Slipper opens 9/6/50. (Silver Slipper was independent of Frontier from the years ‘56 to ‘68.)

‘51: Moore sells resort to Kozloff, Katleman, and other owners. Other owners changed in the late 50s & mid 60s, P. Foster & Bayley in ‘59.

‘55: “New Frontier” modernist casino and showroom, opens 4/4/55 between the hotel and Last Frontier Village. The resort is rebranded New Frontier. Little Church of the West is relocated to the southern side of the resort.

‘57: 9-month closure of casino

‘58: Signage for “Last Frontier” over the hotel wing facing the Strip, lasting through demolition in ‘66.

‘60: Sportsdrome closed. Last Frontier Village closed between ‘60-‘64.

‘66: Vegas Frontier Inc. (M Friedman, M Clarke, partners) lease the property from Banker’s Life. Last Frontier Hotel demolished in May. Construction of all-new hotel begins in Sep. Texaco Fire-Chief demolished in Nov.

‘67: Frontier opens 7/30/67. Sign by B. Clarke, AdArt. Lease and property sold to H. Hughes in Nov. 

‘68: Hughes buys Silver Slipper, bringing the casino and Frontier under the same ownership for the first time since '56.

‘80: Frontier sign painted brown.

‘82: Jun. 24, Grand opening of a western-themed casino expansion, including Wild Horse Slot Saloon and Wild Horse Lounge; new signs and exterior design, with longhorn motif on the front entrance and marquee sign by Sign Systems Inc. (RJ 6/24/82)

‘88: Sold to Unbelievable Inc (M. Elardi & family). Silver Slipper closed, demolished.

‘89: Atrium Tower addition

‘90: Frontier sign painted in reds

‘91: Culinary Workers Union strike begins 9/21/91, lasts until 2/1/98.

‘98: Sold to P. Ruffin. Elardi group retains 16.17 acres.

‘00: Frontier sign painted in greens

‘07: Sold to El-Ad Group. Closed 7/16/2007. Tower imploded 11/13/2007. El-Ad Group's plans to develop Las Vegas Plaza were changed with the onset of the Great Recession.

‘08: Dec., sign removed.

The pool was in front of the hotel. The empty lot across the road is the future Desert Inn, and Wynn resort. Teich postcards with serial numbers 3B, 4B, 6B, indicating dates of '43, '44, and '46.

1940s - Black & white postcards by Frasher Fotos.

1940s ('43 or later) showing the Little Church of the West. L. F. Manis Photograph Collection (PH-00100), UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Timeline Sources include: Moore Carries Through Idea of R.E. Griffith, Founder. Review-Journal, 9/3/50; Doby Doc, Pt. 3. Howard Hickson’s Histories, gbcnv.edu; Last Frontier Village is Las Vegas Showplace. Review-Journal, 2/28/55 p12; New Frontier Hotel Will Reopen. Review-Journal, 2/17/66 p3; In Final Stages of Demolition. Review-Journal, 5/3/66 p7; Break Ground for New Hotel. Review-Journal, 9/26/66; Frontier Hotel expansion celebrated. Review-Journal, 6/24/82 p9C; A. Finnegan. Crews remove New Frontier marquee before Encore opening. Las Vegas Sun, 12/12/2008.

[doing-it-for-the-grade]

Week 7 - Face Filters - what are they?

This week’s lecture topic focused on face filters, and the variety of ways in which they can be used. The lecture was hosted by Lauren Miller. Lauren described face filters to an extension of augmented reality (AR), whereby the real-life state of what a user can see through their phone’s camera lens or on-screen, is digitally altered (Miller 2020).

Whilst the term ‘filter’ can refer to a variety of digital changes, the most popular extension was made popular by social app Snapchat, who dubbed the effect as ‘Lenses’ when they were released in 2015 (Baker, 2020, p. 208). Snapchat declares their Lenses “transform your look and the world around you” (Snap Inc, c. 2015), differentiating them from Filters, which are defined as “design overlays that you add on top of your snaps” (c. 2015)

These two different terms add to the debate over the true definition of ‘filter’, and what applying a filter does to your images. Ultimately, a filter will alter your images to some extent, whether this result reflects a negative or positive message is also up for debate.

Baker argues that whilst “there is nothing inherently wrong with adding layers…some of Snapchat’s filter effects have been called problematic” (2020, p. 208). She is referring to those Lenses that essentially transform the users features and edit them to reflect “a stereotypical form of beauty” (2020, p.209). These changes are said to have negative implications on any existing body image issues that may be present within the user, as they see themselves changed into an unrealistic ‘expectation’ that they may not be able to naturally obtain.

On the other hand, there are people who are in favour of face filters, and the creative expression it allows the users to create. There are filters available that allow the user to “experiment creativity and self-expression” (Baker, 2020, p. 207) like trying new hair colours, or piercings. When photos have filters applied to them, they become a new version of the image, as Rettberg puts it “seeing ourselves through a filter allows us to see ourselves anew” (2014, p. 26)

Whilst there are vast amounts of controversial statements surrounding face filters and their ability to manipulate reality, they are just another component of social media and its place in society as our personal ‘highlight reel’.

Baker, J 2020, ‘Making-up on mobile: The pretty filters and ugly implications of Snapchat’, Fashion, Style & Popular Culture, vol. 7, no. 2&3, pp. 207-221.

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Snap Inc c. 2015, How to use Lenses, viewed 24 May 2021, <https://support.snapchat.com/en-GB/a/face-world-lenses>