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The fantasy gaming industry continues to innovate, bringing with it fresh ideas that provide more types of games in a variety of contexts. That is certainly the case with the announcement of Latitude 360‘s (OTCMKTS: LATX) foray into the space, promising to roll out the first chain of live in-venue “fantasy sports books.” Its dining and entertainment venues are currently located in Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh, with plans to open another location in Albany, Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and a 100,000 square-foot location in the heart of Wall Street.
Latitude 360 will not venture into the competitive fantasy sports space alone. It has also revealed an acquisition of Major League Fantasy (MLF), a growing destination for online daily fantasy sports that is partnered with the Golden State Warriors. According to MLF CEO Jesse Merl, MLF has seen its user base triple over the past 2 months.
“We’re thrilled to become a part of the Latitude 360 family,” added Merl. ”We can’t imagine a better way to grow our audience than to make it accessible through the most exciting entertainment destination to come along in a very, very long time. The Latitude 360 venues ensure that after proper game implementation, our competitors will be fighting for second place in the live real-money fantasy vertical we are creating.”
A Latitude 360 venue in Indianapolis.
The plan starts with including iPads in Latitude 360′s sports theater that offer patrons the ease of interacting through fantasy-style gaming. It extends to the creation of VIP rooms for high rollers with contest entries projected to range from $250 to $25,000 along with a viewing experience for players and spectators that will cause many to flock to Latitude 360 venues. The concept is centered around enticing fantasy-crazed people to come to Latitude 360 locations for sporting events, because it will be the optimal entertainment venue to participate in fantasy sports.
“Our HD Sports Theaters are the perfect venue to prove that people want to play fantasy this way and ‘360 Fantasy LIVE’ will be available by NFL kickoff,” said Latitude 360 CEO Brent Brown. ”The Latitude 360 brand has never been second best in any category we entered willingly. We are confident that this will be a shining reflection of this continuing trend.”
Latitude 360 is unique because it is essentially a company that owns dining and entertainment venues that is entering the fantasy sports space as opposed to a technological start-up seeking to build a platform from scratch. It quickly fills a need of having a fantasy-related platform through the acquisition of MLF. Incorporating that platform into its existing and future locations, Latitude 360 has the opportunity to focus on capturing a share of a fervent fantasy sports market that few, if any, have attempted to attack.
Sports-related shareholders of Latitude 360 include Cliff Avril of the Seattle Seahawks, Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants, Derek Wolfe of the Denver Broncos, Chris Ivory, Tyson Alualu and other current and former National Football League players. The company also recently signed a partnership with wide receiver Julio Jones of the Atlanta Falcons.

The rise and rise of the SFW manicure

This year at the Oscars, E! Entertainment’s Mani Cam – a weird red carpet feature that zoomed in on celebrity’s manicures as their hands “walked” down a miniature red carpet – was deemed so irritating that it was finally dispensed with. Perhaps it was a sign.

At the autumn/winter shows, not one agenda-setting designer – from Celine to Loewe to Prada – featured brightly-coloured nail varnish on the catwalk. Leandra Medine, of the influential Man Repeller blog, hardly ever wears visible varnish, either: “On the off chance I would colour my nails,” she says, “I realised that, because I am such a fan of accessorising with rings and bracelets, the nail polish felt too everything: accessorised, done-up, meditated.”

Leandra Medine’s natural-toned nails. Photograph: Man Repeller/Instagram

“I haven’t worn nail varnish since Christmas,” adds Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson. “I’m actually not very good at it, but it does feel slightly ‘not me’ when I do. It always looks slightly too glamorous, and a bit like I’m dressing up and trying to be someone else.” Joseph creative director Louise Trotter agrees: “I have flirted with nail varnish on a few occasions, but ultimately, as with makeup, less is more, especially as a woman gets older. Some women look great with colour but for me, a good [sheer] manicure with very short nails is so much more appealing and practical.”

Still, Spring is here, sandals are soon to be an option and toes must eventually emerge from their fluffy cocoons. To smarten them up without using colour, try the easy, understated and entirely SFW (suitable for work) mani-pedi. In short, this means eschewing nail art and elongated talons for clean, bare – or buffed-looking – nails.

Manicures backstage at the Simone Rocha show, with Essie’s iridescent white shade Waltz. Photograph: Essie

First, hit the testers to find your shade, as the eventual colour of barely-there nail varnishes will vary hugely depending on your skin and nail tone. “There are so many to choose from,” says Chanel manicurist Jenni Draper. “Just when you think you have seen every shade of beige, there is another one.” Next month, for example, Chanel releases another four, ranging from Lovely Beige – the colour of builder’s tea – to Precious Beige, a high-shine peach.

From left to right: Chanel’s Le Vernis Beige Pur; Essie’s Sugar Daddy; Chanel’s Le Vernis Lovely Beige; Essie’s Fed Up; Chanel’s Precious Beige.

Medine, meanwhile, is a fan of Essie’s Spaghetti Strap and Adore-a-Ball; Trotter mixes sheer layers of different colours to avoid anything that feels too white or yellow – often Essie’s Fed Up underneath its Sugar Daddy. To get perfect results at home, says Draper, the key is good base coat. “That acts as a ridge-filler and covers any imperfections,” she says. “The better the canvas is, the smoother the polish will go on. Apply it in two or three thin coats. Always apply a glossy top coat.” Chips will be less noticeable than with bright nail paint – as will any mistakes – so once painted, you shouldn’t need to think about it again for a couple of weeks. Simple.

A model with a barely-there manicure walks at the Celine show. Photograph: Rex

Far From The Madding Crowd: still seductive and shocking

I bid you good luck, young Thomas Vinterberg, if you think your forthcoming remake of Far From The Madding Crowd will outstrip John Schlesinger’s version from 1967, now extensively reupholstered and rereleased for our delectation.
Schlesinger’s Hardy was derided back then for its casting of Julie Christie and Terence Stamp, mere months after they’d been name-checked in the Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset, and who then seemed more Swinging London than Wailing Wessex. Time and distance have eradicated that feeling, however, and I delighted in the credits as they unfolded: not just Terry and Julie, but Peter Finch and eternal peasant-pagan Alan Bates, all perfectly cast; Stamp in particular, as the vile Sergeant Troy, whose name should really be “destroy”.
But behind the camera too, there is joy to be had. Frederic Raphael’s screenplay, tied to Hardy as it must be, keeps the screenwriter’s more irritating locutions and “sparkling dialogue” tendencies in check, and serves Hardy admirably in terms of scale and pacing, while making hay of double entendres such as Troy’s leering “I’ll unfasten you in no time”. But perhaps the heart of the movie is the relationship between production designer Richard Macdonald – the man responsible for Joseph Losey’s eye-popping “mise-insane” films during the 60s – and cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, at the height of what I think of as his Red Period as a cameraman. Best of all is to see a large-scale British period movie in which millions and millions of MGM’s dollars are clearly and effectively visible on the screen.
Having grown up largely in parts of the real Wessex myself, this has always seemed the Hardy adaptation that really captured the scale, beauty and menace of the landscape, and all its colours and moods. Schlesinger and his team keep their palette rural early on, with greens, browns and earth tones predominating, until the arrival of Troy, which unleashes a cancer of red upon this hitherto painterly colour scheme, convulsing and finally destroying all those who come in contact with it and with him. In one particularly sulphurous moment, Troy is seen riding in a blood-coloured cart that looks as if it’s arrived straight from Roeg’s 1964 project The Masque Of The Red Death. Cut straight to Bathsheba at home, stitching scarlet cloth for curtains; now she’s infected, too.
Elsewhere are the usually vigorous Finch as the dried-up, semi-impotent suitor Boldwood and Bates’s decent sheep farmer Gabriel Oak. This is also the movie where Christie really found herself as an actor. Then there is the story itself, of Bathsheba and the tragedies she unwittingly sets in train. Hardy remains a shocking writer (Dead babies! Suicide! He sold his WIFE??!! ). His people are fallen, his world is broken, his scale is Mahler-ish in its hysteria and violence; in all these areas, Schlesinger, Macdonald and Roeg served him immensely well.

How About Wedding Party Favors?

Chances are, there will be a debate on which one is best and which one is not. If you are among those people who are completely lost on what wedding party favors to give to your loved ones and friends, the following quick tips will definitely help you solve your dilemma. Before you can even decide on what kind of favors you will handout to your guests, you need to decide the right theme for your wedding party.

Always keep in mind that wedding favors are not the things that should cost you a fortune. They are not mandatory, in the first place, so why spend too much? They will serve as thank you gifts for the guests, as well as a remembrance of the party. It is a nice gesture to give tokens of appreciation to your guests, a way to show that you appreciate their time and presence just to be with you in the most happiest day of your life. Party guests deserve your thanks and appreciation, and you can do it by giving great party favors.

Today, couples can easily find and purchase almost everything they need by just a few clicks. You can find a wide array of selection for wedding favors, invitations, decorations and other essential wedding supplies and accessories on thousands of online stores. Not only that, if your budget is a bit limited, shopping for a wedding party favor online is a practical idea to go about.

The bridal party dance is a dance where people who were in your wedding dance together and with you. So, your bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, and flower girl and ring bearer will be dancing with you. A great and fun song might just be "Thank you for Being a Friend", which is to an extent sentimental, but can also be fun and good feeling as well. Many couples choose to do something even more fun, like "Party Tonight" or other types of fun, party songs.

Even if you are using a DJ, you'll want to sit down with him or her and make a list of the tunes that you'll be playing and enjoying during your dance. Be sure to include a list of titles that you'd rather not have him play during the dance. If you chose a beach theme, you can give favors related to the beach like seashells, stones, or even beach sand. If the party happens during the winter and you have a winter theme then you could give snowflake gel candles, snowflake bottle stopper, or snowflake place card holder.

Choose The Best Theme For A Birthday Party

A Birthday party for the child is almost always funny and also the best parties are full of great food, friends, cake, and plenty of activities for the children to enjoy. Be sure the activities you select are age appropriate so the children don't become frustrated or overwhelmed.

A birthday party theme is really a fun way to celebrate a special interest for you personally or the birthday person. Our adult birthday party supplies feature tableware kits, banners, along with other decorations in a variety of patterns and themes to create decorating quick and easy. You can also design your personal party based on one of our theme parties. A Madison Avenue theme is ideal for Mad Men fans while our Mustache theme is fun for men and women.

Cinderella party - If your tiny tot is a touch baby girl, then this is the best option you opt for. Dress your princess like Cinderella and obtain the tiered cake with lots of vanilla, strawberry and cherries over it. You are able to suggest the invited guests to decorate their kids in the dresses of prince and princess to be able to have a grand 'ballroom party' with children.

Clown party - It could be a laugh riot for those. All kids dressed like clowns would certainly give elders a reason to smile. Your child should be dressed with a big clown hat along with a big nose to give the proper clown look. You may also incorporate your comic ideas to make the invites and also the goodies bag. Even the cake can be created in the shape of a clown's face.

Disco party - This really is one of the most common themes of toddlers parties because it is very exciting for the parents to decorate their little ones in sparkling disco dress inspired through the 70's. You can give your kid a look associated with a famous disco dancer from the era and can also ask the other invited kids to decorate as per their choice. Illuminate the venue with the disco lights and provide an ambiance of the discotheque by playing some groovy music.

Beach party - Great for summers, this party is best suited for outdoors. Not necessary to go to a seaside, but you can give a beach turn to your terrace or garden. Place a baby swimming pool full of water on view area and create some sand dunes for additional exotic beach view. Ask the invited kids to decorate in beach wear and allow them to play with splashes of water.