Friday, March 27, 2009

DREE HEMINGWAY, model, actress, daughter of Mariel Hemingway....NSI News Source Info # 380

DREE HEMINGWAY, model, actress, daughter of Mariel Hemingway.
WHAT I’M WEARING NOW A Balenciaga leather jacket, a flannel shirt from the Gap, April 77 jeans, Alexander Wang shoes, a YSL ring.
STYLE CREDO I’m a pants girl. I just feel more comfortable in them. Lately I’ve being trying on a lot of pantsuits, like the black Calvin Klein one I wore to their show. The trousers have a shorter Audrey Hepburn length, which I love. Mainly I wear jeans and a T-shirt, with a crazy shoe — the bigger, the better. I tried on the most amazing ones at Gucci. They’re huge platforms with straps that go around the ankle. Phenomenal. Having an accent piece is good. That’s basically all I do.
ON MY WISH LIST A Rick Owens leather jacket and a Proenza Schouler PS1 bag in python.
ON MY WISH LIST (SORT OF) The Balmain jacket with big shoulders. I saw one at Bergdorf the other day. It was black-and-white satin — a little too Cruella De Vil. I like the black wool one with embedded crystals, but it’s so expensive. And such a statement. People are going to look back years from now and be like, “Really?” There are also these men’s boots at Atelier. I don’t know who makes them. I barely understand any of the designers they sell. They’re combat boots, scrunched, with an old feel. They’re gorgeous, but I’m apprehensive about buying stuff that’s grungy. I like to break things in myself. I have a Balenciaga bag that I broke in like it was my job, and it’s glorious.
CURRENT OBSESSION Twitter. My mother turned me on to it. I had no idea what it was, but it’s so fun. You just update your status constantly. I enjoy reading P. Diddy’s. He has the funniest updates. Like: “Women are God’s gift to earth. What are you doing?” I love it.

Flowers, flowers....NSI News Source Info # 379

Flowers, flowers....beautiful and colorful flowers everywhere!!!!

Buy of the Week | Ditmas Park, Brooklyn....NSI News Source Info # 378

By Suzanne Hamlin
Price: $419,000
Address: 1818 Newkirk Avenue (between 18th and 19th Streets), #1C
The Property: A three-bedroom two-bath co-op with nine closets, a dining area and a terrace in a 1953 elevator building with a doorman, basement parking and a bike room. On the first floor above the lobby, the apartment has three exposures and windows in every room. It is three blocks from the subway and shopping. Recently refurbished, the apartment has redone hardwood floors, new molding and new kitchen appliances. The bathrooms could use updating. Maintenance is $969 a month. Open house March 29, 2009, 12 to 2 p.m.

Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain....NSI News Source Info # 377

Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain, third from right, attended the opening of a new infirmary at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London.

Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden performs during 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships....NSI News Source Info # 376

Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden performs during the Ladies Short Program portion of the 2009 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles, California, March 27, 2009.

NBC employees talk to Jay Leno during a commercial break as President Barack Obama appears on The Tonight Show....NSI News Source Info # 375

NBC employees talk to Jay Leno during a commercial break as President Barack Obama appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, Calif. Thursday, March 19, 2009.

Sheets of one hundred dollar bills wait to be cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009....NSI News Source Info # 374

Sheets of one hundred dollar bills wait to be cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. The Washington printing facility has been responsible for printing all of the paper Federal Reserve notes up until 1991 when it shared the printing responsibilities with a new western facility that opened in Fort Worth, Texas.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan and Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 373

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks about Afghanistan and Pakistan while (L-R) policy adviser Bruce Riedel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, National Security Adviser James Jones, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Undersecretary of Defense for policy, Michelle A. Flournoy, and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Obama announced a new strategy consisting of increasing troops in Afghanistan while boosting aid in Pakistan with the hopes of weakening al-Qaeda.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A blue morpho at the butterfly garden in Monteverde....NSI News Source Info # 372

A blue morpho at the butterfly garden in Monteverde. Other privately run zoo-like exhibitions in the area include a bat jungle, a frog pond and a serpentarium.

Costa Rica: A Traveler’s Playground....NSI News Source Info # 371

Some of the country's best beaches are preserved in Manuel Antonio National Park.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A family fishes off Svolvaer, the main port town in the Lofoten Islands., Norway....NSI News Source Info # 370

A family fishes off Svolvaer, the main port town in the Lofoten Islands.

Lofoten Islands, Norway....NSI News Source Info # 369

Visitors can rent rustic cabins called rorbuer, which were originally built for fishermen.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy....NSI News Source Info # 368

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, center, was seen on a display on the high-speed-train Frecciarossa, or "Red Arrow," in Milan. Mr. Berlusconi made a test trip with members of the media on the high-speed-train from Milan to Rome.

Russian-built Soyuz rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station....NSI News Source Info # 367

Russian police officers guarded the Russian-built Soyuz rocket that will carry a new crew to the international space station. The rocket was transported to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The space crew is scheduled to launch on Thursday.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry return to the Supreme Court compound in Islamabad, Pakistan....NSI News Source Info # 366

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, whose ouster led to tremendous political turmoil, made a celebrated return to the Supreme Court compound in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Benedict and President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola inspected an honor guard upon his arrival....NSI News Source Info # 365

Benedict and President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos of Angola (on Pope's right) inspected an honor guard upon his arrival.

Angolans waited for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI outside the airport in Luanda....NSI News Source Info # 364

Angolans waited for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI outside the airport in Luanda, the capital. It is Benedict's second stop on his first trip to Africa. He came from Cameroon.

US President Barack Obama joined by Congressional leaders and middle school students from the Washington, DC area....NSI News Source Info # 363

US President Barack Obama (C), joined by Congressional leaders and middle school students from the Washington, DC area, congratulates the astronauts on the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Discovery on their successful ongoing mission by teleconference from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, March 24, 2009.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Ishigaki Airport, Okinawa....NSI News Source Info # 362

Ishigaki Airport, Okinawa.

US President Barack Obama during an economic daily meeting March, 23 2009....NSI News Source Info # 361

US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner(C) and FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair during an economic daily meeting March, 23 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.