Ocean Home Magazine Features Hot Properties

 

The Fall 2006 Issue of Ocean Home Magazine Features Hot Tips for Going Global - Properties from Costa Rica to Mexico; and a Deep Look into the Secret Side of Kauai

Luxury magazine published quarterly by RMS Media Group reaches more than 55,000 waterfront real estate owners and developers nationwide.

Boston, MA (PRWeb) November 29, 2006 -- The fall 2006 issue of Ocean Home magazine (http://www.rmsmediagroup.com) is now available. Published by RMS Media Group (RMS), Ocean Home is a luxury real estate and lifestyle magazine designed for the waterfront homeowner, buyer, or developer. The fall 2006 issue features hot tips on waterfront properties under development from Costa Rica to the coast of Mexico, an overview of coastal developments going 'green', and profiles of leading designers and developers in key markets, including Florida and the Hamptons.

Ground Breaking: Hot tips on waterfront properties under development from Costa Rica to the coast of Mexico. (p. 30)

Nature's Way: Preserving the environment is all part of the master plan by mega-developers dotting the coasts. (p. 38)

Sensational Spas: Nine great places that beckon you to relax near the water's edge from the shores of Hawaii to the coast of California. (p. 48)

Global Address: Purchasing a floating residence allows you to see the world from the comfort of your own home and literally, makes the world your permanent address. (p. 78)

PLUS…
· From the Hamptons to Palm Beach, Pam Liebman is the driving force behind Corcoran's continuous growth (p. 72);
· Destination Clubs offer access to dozens of multi-million-dollar beachfront homes without the hassles of outright ownership (p. 64);
· Highlights of the fall happenings from coast to coast (p. 110);
· Properties and developments of note (p. 87) and coastal and island homes for sale (p.103); and
· The Secret Side of Kauai - a seven-page advertorial featuring the best homes available for sale/rent on Kauai (p. 58).

Comments Ocean Home's editor, Stacy Small, "Ocean Home is the only luxury real estate magazine that offers much more than just a listing of properties for sale. Each issue delivers useful and relevant articles that specifically reflect the lifestyles our readers have chosen."

In addition to Small (former Elite Traveler editor), the publishing and editorial line up of Ocean Home is made up of some of the luxury industry's most experienced professionals, including: Rick Sedler (former Robb Report and Elite Traveler publisher); Hugh Malone (former Robb Report executive); and the magazine's publisher, Rod Hunsaker.

Ocean Home editors are available for interviews upon request.

About Ocean Home Magazine
Published quarterly by RMS Media Group (RMS), Ocean Home magazine is devoted to the enhanced real estate and lifestyle opportunities to be found only at the ocean's edge. Launched in the summer of 2006, Ocean Home is RMS' second title, and its first with national distribution. Ocean Home is available by subscription or individual purchase and is published quarterly. For more information or to subscribe to Ocean Home, visit http://www.rmsmediagroup.com/magazines/ocean_home.

About RMS Media Group
Based in Andover, MA, RMS Media Group (RMS) is a leading provider of turnkey production solutions and sales services for upscale magazines and the custom publishing business. Ocean Home is RMS' second title, and it's first with national distribution. Its inaugural title, Northshore Magazine, is the premier upscale lifestyle magazine for the North Shore of Massachusetts. RMS also lends its publishing and sales expertise to top brands and the custom publications they produce. Some of the titles RMS works with include: Our Place for second home owners, Citigroup's Pursuits magazine, Lexus the official magazine of new Lexus owners, Time Inc's NYSE, and Proto the magazine for top physicians. For more information visit http://www.rmsmediagroup.com or call 978-623-8020.

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House & Garden Magazine

House & Garden

 

by Fern Siegel, Wednesday, November 15, 2006

HOUSE & GARDEN'S NOVEMBER edition is billed as a special issue: the well-lived life. This seems wholly gratuitous, since the pub is geared to readers who would happily spend $500 on a placemat and actually believe Ralph Lauren can sell them 60 different shades of white paint. In short, this is the kind of magazine, however beautiful, that hyperventilates at the idea of copper-engraved finials. Remember when Tom Cruise visited Oprah, and they talked love? That's how I imagine the average H&G devotee feels about geometric wallpaper in colors like charcoal and Connecticut hangover. She's just too well-bred to show it.

 

Now, I salute stylish design. I'm a big believer in art in everyday life. And if it's outside many budgets, so be it. We can still aspire to aesthetic perfection. It's just that here, it's all so precious. Like the story about a young woman decorating her first apartment. Since she's the granddaughter of Betty Sherrill, described as "one of the most influential designers of the past half-century," we can assume she's not using milk crates for a nightstand. But most 20somethings could live off the proceeds of her Alfred Stieglitz photogravure and Joan Miro litho. This is the kind of apartment you mature into; to label this starter digs is like calling Harvard your safety school.

 

So I'm sure editor Dominique Browning would hate me for saying so, but when your editor's letter addresses the power of architecture to inspire faith and worship, and you're wearing what I assume is a sapphire ring with enough glitter power to light Boston--well, the whole thing suggests less of the sacred and more of the profane. When it comes to religion, it's best to tone down.

 

The cover, meantime, speaks for itself. Like Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, I always hang out at home in a Valentino dress that drags on the floor; this must be the closest she gets to sweeping. But the interesting bit is an African fertility goddess placed discreetly on a side table in her 18th-century Georgian townhouse salon. It's lively and colorful, and I was about to applaud her eclectic taste. Yet it's strangely missing from the inside spreads, which note every other piece in the room. Perhaps it didn't make the cut when she waxed rhapsodic about having "less color so that when you come home, it's like a sanctuary."

 

Personally, I like the lived-in look, and unlike her, I invite friends over--even if they know my china pattern. She's so worried they'll see she's had the same one for four years, visitors are banned. Granted, we're all embarrassed for her, but frankly, I'd be more worried that the house tour has yet to find a book. She did, however, show her devotion to the classics by naming her sons Achileas and Odysseas, among the toughest of Greek leaders in the Trojan War. It's a nice change from Biff, Trip and Scooter.

 

To be fair, Marie-Chantal underscores the larger ethos of H&G, which is to show how socialites and celebrities live. Be it Arianna Huffington's study in California or Sofia Coppola's serene white Manhattan loft--an optimistic color for the soon-to-be first-time mom. One has to be super-confident to think a sheepskin rug stays pristine with Junior around. And how do you baby-proof a cut-crystal Marc Jacobs by Moser vase?

 

Here's the thing: The H&G rooms, gardens and furniture are very pretty. It's top-of-the-line stuff. What's funny, and by that I mean slightly peculiar, is how the choices are juxtaposed with each other. For example, in the table of contents, a painted metal hand from India supports books. Freud said a cigar is just a cigar, but if you've seen "Dexter," the Showtime hit about a forensic scientist who moonlights as a serial killer, you'll understand why using a body part as a bookend slightly freaks me out.

 

Or consider the "Elements of a Room" section, which touts the library of New York Times style writer Alex Kuczynski, she of the recently confessed plastic-surgery obsession, as well as the literary pedigree she and cousin Nell Casey share. Though plugged as a "downtown" writer, Casey is photographed in Kuczynski's lavish Park Avenue pad; on the theory, one assumes, that H&G doesn't do Brooklyn.

 

If the story is supposed to celebrate books, why are they stacked atop each other? First, no one can read the titles. Second, this is the worst possible way to treat them. But the kicker is the two Andy Warhol paintings of Chairman Mao that match the $1,563 ochre scorpion table lamp. Forget the library breach. Dictators showcased in a capitalist's haven? Design, like politics, makes for strange bedfellows.

 

Fern Siegel is Deputy Editor of MediaPost.

 

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Update on efforts to catch the "Mike Burch" Bobcat / Triumph scammer

I've been in contact with the scammer that is mentioned here and also with the author of the email. This scammer is real and still operating and has taken in a number of people. The lesson is not to trust ANYONE you don't know on the Internet.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard

 Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:10 PM
Subject: update on efforts to catch the "Mike Burch" Bobcat / Triumph scammer

Hello everyone:

 

As many of you know, there has been quite a bit of work directed towards catching/stopping this guy. 

 

So far, though, he is continuing with his scam.  I know this because people see my Craigslist warnings, then call me and write me, telling me about their near-misses, or their sad -$9,000 experiences.

 

I would say that we are in a holding pattern with this fool.  Some people are avoiding him, others are still getting burned.

 

In an effort to increase the pressure, I just put up this website.

 

Check it out > > http://crimefool.com

 

The goal is to catch him.  I'm hoping somebody, somewhere, will recognize his voice. 

 

Let me know your thoughts on this, if you have any ideas, etc.

 

cheers -

 

Richard

 

p.s.

1) Assuming he is in Texas (many people think his accent is Texan, and that he live in Texas), do you have any ideas on how to contact people in the trucking/freight industry?  People have speculated that maybe he is in some way involved in that field.  A company email list, etc., would be great.

 

2) if you have any feedback on how to improve the website, let me know

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 Google has many listings you will find here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22mike+burch%22+scammer