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Boylston and Hereford Streets, in Boston.

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Boylston Street is the name of a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Another Boylston Street runs through Boston's western suburbs.

The Boston street was known as Frog Lane in the early 18th century, and was later known as Common Street.

It was later again renamed for Ward Nicholas Boylston (1747–1828) ^[1][2][3][4], a man of wealth and refinement, an officer of the Crown, and philanthropist. Boylston, who was a descendent of Zabdiel Boylston ^[5], was born in Boston and spent much of his life in it. The Boylston Market was named after him as was the town of Boylston, Massachusetts.^[3]

Boylston Street, Boston[link]

From west to east, Boston's Boylston Street begins at the intersection of Park Dr. and Brookline Ave. as a two way, four lane road in Boston's Fenway neighborhood where it runs through a swath of parking lots and other underutilized space before forming the northern boundary of the Back Bay Fens at the Storrow Drive/Commonwealth Avenue right-of-way. Traffic traveling west on Boylston here cannot continue on Boylston and must use Ipswich St. to continue west. Here, Boylston St. enters the Back Bay neighborhood where it becomes a major commercial artery carrying three lanes of one way traffic eastbound after Dalton St. As it travels through the Back Bay, it forms the northern boundary of busy Copley Square and provides the southern limits to the Boston Public Garden before becoming a two way street running along Boston Common's southern edge from Charles Street to Tremont Street. After Tremont St., Boylston returns to carrying one way traffic east before ending at Washington Street in the downtown area where it changes to Essex Street.

The MIT Rogers Building ^[6] was at 497 Boylston Street when MIT had its original campus in Boston, before it moved to Cambridge in 1916. A plaque on the building serves as a commemoration.

Landmarks[link]

• Saint Francis House - a former Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company building
• Boston Common
• Emerson College - several buildings are located along the street across from Boston Common
• Steinert Hall
• Boston Public Garden
• 500 Boylston Street - a postmodern office building
• Trinity Church
• Copley Square
• Old South Church
• Boston Public Library
• Hynes Convention Center
• 941–955 Boylston Street - formerly a fire station and then home to the Institute of Contemporary Art, now part of the Boston Architectural College
• Berklee College of Music
• Back Bay Fens
• Saint Clement's Eucharistic Shrine

Shopping[link]

• Escada
• Hermès
• Anne Fontaine
• Sonia Rykiel
• La Perla
• St. John
• Lord & Taylor
• Apple Store
• Gucci
• Frette
• Lululemon Athletica
• The Tannery

As part of plans to re-develop the stretch of Boylston between Ipswich and Brookline Ave., a Guitar Center went under construction and relocated to 1255 Boylston Street. This location is convenient due to the proximity of Berklee College of Music and Landsdowne Street. Other properties had also been purchased in an effort to improve the area.

Transportation[link]

MBTA Green Line transit links along Boylston Street, from east to west:

• Boylston (MBTA station)
• Arlington (MBTA station)
• Copley (MBTA station)
• Hynes Convention Center (MBTA station)
• Fenway (MBTA station)

Boylston Street, Newton and Brookline[link]

The suburban Boylston Street begins as the continuation of Route 9 at the Wellesley/Newton line and serves Newton and Brookline before ending at the border of the city of Boston, at the intersection with Brookline Ave. From there, the street (and Route 9) continue east into central Boston as Huntington Avenue.

MBTA Green Line D Branch stations along this route include:

• Brookline Village (MBTA station)
• Eliot (MBTA station)

References[link]

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Robert Siciliano (born May 25, 1968) is an American security analyst, author and media personality. He delivers presentations throughout the United States and Canada on identity theft protection and personal security, including self-defense. Siciliano's thoughts and advice on all these matters appear often in both the televised and print news media.

A sampling of his work includes appearances on United States-based television programming such as "The Today Show," CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, CNBC, "Inside Edition," "Tyra Banks Show," "Sally Jesse Show," "Montel Williams," "Maury Povich Show," "Gayle King Show" and the "Howard Stern Show." In addition, he has been quoted extensively in American news print publications such as USA Today, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, and Entrepreneur. Furthermore, news wire services such as The Associated Press, United Press International, and Reuters frequently turn to him for his views.

Life and career[link]

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Robert Siciliano grew up in and around Boston, Massachusetts, learning at an early age that self-defense was key through his experiences of urban crime. He studied several forms of defensive training from different sources, and began his career of helping others improve their personal safety.

Drawing on life experience Siciliano wrote his first book on the fundamentals of self defense in 1996. The release and publication of "The Safety Minute" attracted numerous media inquiries in all its forms. Talk show host Montel Williams was the first to broadcast Siciliano nationally. Show producers worked with Siciliano to develop scenarios where he would socially engineer his way into resident’s homes in Elizabethtown New Jersey posing as a utility worker. The scam worked 100% of the time proving how vulnerable citizens are to someone conning them with a fake ID, uniform and conjured scenario.

By the turn of the century Siciliano had been invited to offer his expertise on many additional talkshows on such subjects as home invasion prevention, spousal abuse, rape prevention, stalking and non-lethal weaponry.

After the September 11 attacks, Siciliano was invited to offer commentary as a breaking news correspondent in regards to many security issues with various networks. With no shortage of violence to feed the news media, Siciliano was commenting on school shootings, terrorist hoaxes, workplace violence, privacy issues, child abductions, and travel security.

In 2002, studies began to appear regarding the rise in identity theft and computer crimes. Siciliano, a personal security adviser with a penchant for technology began to hear from victims of identity theft requesting assistance in responding to compromised identities. A prior victim himself, he began the quest of educating and informing citizens and businesses on the extent of the crime and predicted an onslaught of identity theft and data breaches in the coming years. As the crime soared, media inquiries poured in.

ATM skimming and ATM fraud related crimes became newsworthy events in 2009. In September 2009, Siciliano conducted an experiment that tested the ease of buying and deploying a retail ATM and as a result raised a few eyebrows in the ATM industry. He was able to purchase an ATM for $750.00 US on Craigslist.org, then program and deploy the retail ATM without any red tape or paperwork registration. The ATM also contained over 1000 credit and debit card numbers. Reports of security concerns and Siciliano's access to information retained on the ATM began turning up on the Web, and the ATM industry reportedly braced itself for the backlash.

Work[link]

Identity theft[link]

He is a Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist under the guidelines of The Institute of Fraud Risk Management. Internet "how to" VideoJug features Siciliano as their resident Identity Theft Expert. Topics include preventing identity theft, protecting credit and debit cards, computer and laptop protection, protecting information on cell phones and PDAs, understanding the differences between financial and criminal identity theft.^[1]

Personal security[link]

Siciliano developed risk mitigation strategies for Members of the National Association of Realtors and contributes to the Realtor Safety Initiative Team for Realtor Safety Week. He has been Certified as an Instructor for Real Estate Continuing Education.

Nationwide presentations[link]

Audiences nationwide have attended Siciliano's workshops on identity theft protection and personal security. Among others, these have include the:

• United Bankers Bank^[2]
• Massachusetts Association of Realtors^[3]
• Michigan Realtors^[4]
• Industrial Asset Management Council^[5]
• National Association of Credit Managers^[6]
• Louisiana State University^[7]
• The Western States Director Education Foundation Symposium^[8]
• Meetings Professionals International^[9]
• United Bankers Bank^[10]

Books authored[link]

Siciliano is the author of two books:

1. Siciliano, Robert. The Safety Minute: How To Be Safe In The Streets At Home And Abroad So You Can Save Your Life! 1996. SafetyZone Press. Boston, Ma. ISBN 0-9648126-2-2]
2. Siciliano, Robert. The Safety Minute: Living On High Alert; How To Take Control Of Your Personal Security And Prevent Fraud. 2003. SafetyZone Press. Boston, Ma. ISBN 0-9648126-7-3

In addition, he has been referenced in three books and cited by an additional eight. He has also contributed to the development of five other books, including ones such as Protect your business against threats internally and externally and Riches In Niches, How to make it big in a small market.^{[citation needed]}

Media appearances[link]

Siciliano frequently lends his expertise to the news media as they report on issues related to identity theft (e.g., computer security, Social Security numbers, data breaches) and personal security (e.g., school shootings, rape prevention).

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Robert Siciliano at the Internet Movie Database
• Home Security Source – Siciliano frequently posts articles and blogs on ADT powered HomeSecuritySource.com with tips on home security.

Appearances in media[link]

Kat Von D
Kat Von D tattooing
Born	Katherine von Drachenberg (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 30) Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico
Other names	Kat Von D
Occupation	Tattoo artist, television personality
Spouse	Oliver Peck (2003–2007)
Website
www.katvond.net

Katherine von Drachenberg,^[1] best known under her registered trademark Kat Von D^[2] (born March 8, 1982),^[3] is an American tattoo artist, model and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which premiered August 7, 2007, in the United States and ran four seasons.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Kat Von D was born in Montemorelos^[4], Nuevo León, Mexico.^[3] Her missionary^[5] parents, father René and mother Sylvia^[3] or Silvia^[6] Galeano, were born in Argentina,^[3][7] of German descent and Italian and Spanish descent, respectively.^[3] Von D has a sister, Karoline^[8] and a brother, Michael.^[8] She moved with her family to the Los Angeles area at age 4 and grew up in Colton, California.^[3] Von D was classically trained in piano beginning at age 6.^[9] She particularly appreciates Ludwig van Beethoven.^[9]

Von D credits her grandmother, Clara von Drachenberg, as an inspiration for her in music and art,^[10] and the Latino culture of Los Angeles as a major influence on her tattoo art and style.^[11] She began listening to the Ramones, Misfits and other punk rock bands at the age of 12. She got her first tattoo at 14 and quit school at 16 to become a tattoo artist.^[5][12]

Career[link]

Von D was asked to work at 305 Ink in Miami^[13] when Darren Brass broke his elbow,^[14] preventing him from tattooing. She appeared in the first four seasons of Miami Ink, the reality TV show taped there for the cable network TLC. She had a falling out with Ami James which led to her being asked to leave the shop.^[15]

She subsequently acquired her own TLC series, LA Ink, which chronicled her work at her tattoo shop, High Voltage Tattoo, in Hollywood, California. On the show, she gained the Guinness World Record of most tattoos given by a single person in 24 hours, with a total of 400.^[16] Accomplished in December 2007, it involved a Von D-designed logo for the city of Los Angeles, with proceeds going to the children's-blindness charity Vitamin Angels.^[17] Her record was subsequently broken by her ex-husband, Oliver Peck (415) on June 13 2008,^[17] followed by others; as of November 2008 the record is held by Hollis Cantrell from Artistic Tattoo in Phoenix, Arizona, with 801.^[18] LA Ink ran four seasons, ending September 15, 2011; TLC announced the cancellation on August 18, 2011.^[19] Von D maintained on her Twitter page that it was she who chose "to not continue doing LA Ink".^[20]

Her first book, High Voltage Tattoo, compiling her artworks and tattoos, with a foreword by Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx, was released in January 2009 and reached #6 on The New York Times Best Seller list.^[21] Von D described the book as "not an autobiography, you know, 'cause I'm too young to do that. But this is just kind of like a picture-driven outline of my career as an artist. So, you see everything from my drawings when I was six to tattoos that have never before been seen."^[22] Her second book, The Tattoo Chronicles, an illustrated diary following a year in her life, was released October 26, 2010, and reached #3 on The New York Times "Hardcover Advice & Misc." best-seller list.^[23]

In 2008, Von D created and launched a make-up line for Sephora.^[3] She has released new collections every year and has expanded her line to include fragrances. She is the creator of the MusInk Tattoo Convention and Music Festival,^[24][25] which began in 2008.^[26]

On September 2, 2010, Von D opened the art gallery and boutique Wonderland Gallery in the space next door to High Voltage Tattoo.^[27]

Personal life[link]

Von D married fellow tattoo artist Oliver Peck in 2003,^[28] but they were separated and preparing for divorce by August 2007.^[29] She and Peck finalized their divorce that year.^[30] She dated Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx from 2008 to August 2010, when Sixx issued a statement^{[citation needed]} that their relationship had dissolved. She later began dating motorcycle customizer, West Coast Choppers CEO and reality-show star Jesse James.^[29] On August 19, 2010, Von D confirmed media reports that she and James were dating, tweeting "I think it's pretty obvious that we're dating. "^[31] Von D and James announced their engagement on January 20, 2011.^[32] Von D announced their split via Twitter on July 26, 2011.^[33][34] On August 18, 2011, the two announced their engagement was back on.^[35] On September 24, 2011, she announced that she and James split again.^[36]

Von D has tattooed herself with the emblems of the bands HIM, Misfits, Turbonegro, ZZ Top, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Slayer, Mike Got Spiked and "Slutallica", a modified Metallica logo.^[9] She appeared in the music video of HIM's Killing Loneliness, as well as Alkaline Trio's "Help Me". Other musical artists that Von D lists among her favorites include The Mars Volta and Selena.^[37]

Media[link]

Von D was referred to in the Eagles of Death Metal song "High Voltage", which was named after her shop and is featured on their third album, Heart On. In an interview, Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes said, "I wrote that for Kat Von D, because that girl's bad ass."^[38]

Television[link]

As well as cameos and various chat show appearances, TV, film, and video game appearances include:

• Miami Ink, 2005–2006
• LA Ink, 2007–2011
• MADtv, April 5, 2008
• Bam Margera Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa?, 2008
• Pimp My Ride, 2004
• The Bleeding as Vanya^[39]
• Tony Hawk: Ride (video game) unlockable skater, November 17, 2009^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kat Von D

• Official website
• Kat Von D at the Internet Movie Database
• Kat Von D interview, Inked
• Kat Von D podcast interview at Juliland.com
• Kat Von D Biographical Feature and Tattoo Gallery at TattooDesigns.net
• Loeffler, Shawn. "Interview: Kat Von D". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_250/288_kat_von_d_interview.html. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
• Mandell, Andrea (October 28, 2010). "Kat Von D's life, relationship and work, is heavily in the ink". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2010-10-28-katvond28_ST_N.htm. 
• Kaufman, Amy (January 08, 2008). "Marked sensation: Kat Von D and tattoo crew are back and all the buzz on 'LA Ink'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jan/08/entertainment/et-laink8.