For the vanity, you can paint the countertop with Daich mineral select Spreadstone for about $125.

It's funny, here in San Jose the city actually adds minerals to the water so that it will suds up nicely. 

Greaser will get oil based stains, CLR for metal or mineral stains.

I just always thought laminate looked cheap and personally hate the backsplash lip.At my house I did the mineral oil method and hated it.

I cannot tell if they addressed/improved the energy inefficiencies, or just covered things over ;-)Is that lower floor ceiling getting filled with Mineral/Rock wool before being sheeted with Type-X?

The statutory definition of securities is as follows:The term “security” means any note, stock, treasury stock, security future, security-based swap, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificate of interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment contract, voting-trust certificate, certificate of deposit for a security, fractional undivided interest in oil, gas, or other mineral rights, any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency, or, in general, any interest or instrument commonly known as a “security”, or any certificate of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt for, guarantee of, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing.

For example: A major in economics and a miner real estate, or something like that that will give you more knowledge later in life.