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Going Coastal: How To Achieve a Beach House Look In a City Home
Meeting Tim Clarke, it's hard not to be reminded of a young Robert Redford. Lightly bronzed and sandy haired with dusty blue eyes and wearing worn jeans, he reads more surfer dude than interior designer and he brings that same spirit of endless summer to the rooms he works on. His book, Coastal Modern is as much instructional as aspirational, and he shared with me his steps on how to achieve that calm, relaxed, beach house feeling in your space — even if the nearest thing your home comes to a body of water is your bathtub.
So tell me about the whole coastal modern sensibility.
I started to get hired to do people's beach houses, which tend to be people's second houses. I think 90% of people that buy second houses buy them by water. Why is that? I think there's something of that in all of us. Maybe in town, they're trying to prove something and at the beach maybe not so much. And I would get a list of things they didn't want. And most of it came down to wanting something easy. My clients tend to be young and they have kids and dogs and cats and you just don't want to have to think about it. And that's where the coastal modern idea comes from. It's easy to live in. It has references to the sort of palate that looks good around most ocean environments but things are placed in a modern, simple way. It's not so precious. So that's how it all kind of developed.
When you walk into a room where do you go first?
I'm all about where the space is and where it sits. What's outside is very important to what I do on the inside. As I say in the book, you should leave your distractions behind and take your camera and go walk around where you live and look out your windows and photograph it. I take a ton of pictures when I'm starting a project and that's what inspires my whole color scheme.
Let's take a theoretical. You're living in the middle of a city, like New York, and not even in the nice leafy part of it but more like midtown. It's grey and you're on a low floor so you don't have a great view. I want to be living on the coast but I'm not. How do I bring a little of this feeling into my home? Where do I start?
First, you need to consider the light because the light that's coming in is going to be sort of grey and flat. So you're not going to try to counteract that by doing poppy color because that's going to look weird in that light, you're probably going to go a little bit more tonal and try warm it up slightly and not make it feel so sad. I think it's tone on tone and texture and maybe a little bit of print slightly warming up the grey. Maybe add some warm yellow or amber color. The foundation of the room is very important to me. Structure first, pillows way, way later. Maybe we'll paint the walls. I use China White all the time. That's like the perfect white to me. It's from Pratt & Lambert and it's slightly grey, almost like uncolored plaster. It looks warm with creamy stuff and it looks grey with grey stuff. And then the floor. Hopefully it's a nice warm wood. And then what goes on top of that's important. You have that and you have what frames the view. So, the floors and the curtains are the two most important things to me. That frame as you're looking out the window is really important. Often I'll use something like a matchstick blind because the light coming through the matchstick is instantly warmed up and that really helps. Or a wood blind, like a two inch wood blind, because you can tilt that and if you use it in a wood color it sort of reflects the light back in more warm. And if you don't have a great view than layering is good because you're not depending on the view for your "art". So then maybe we've added a layer over the top, like a curtain, maybe a sheer curtain, so now we're getting a little bit more softness. Then hopefully the floor is a nice warm wooden floor. On top of that is a chunky woven natural thing, not seagrass but like jute, and then, on top of that, to sort of define the seating area, maybe it's a smaller antique rug, so it's affordable, maybe it's got a little bit of age on it, or some funky furry bit of rug, I'm trying to build up a few layers, because I think here you're decorating to compensate for something. Oftentimes in houses such as the ones in the book I don't have to compensate for anything. I can just put pretty furniture in and it's fine. But here I'm decorating to take your eye away from all of the dreary so that when you come in it it feels warm and cozy. Then to furniture. It's basic furniture, some sort of chunky linen woven upholstered furniture as a sort of basic floor plan, plenty of room to circulate around the furniture and then pillows, maybe three pillows on the sofa. Maybe there's a pair that match and maybe one extra one and maybe use vintage fabric so you're getting a little bit of soul, a little bit of wear, and good lighting. I absolutely try to avoid can lights and overhead lighting. By adding lamps in at middle as opposed to above your head, everyone looks better. Also consider what the lampshade is made out of. We use pattern paper which has a slightly yellow tone to it or natural linen which is creamy. I also think art is important. Hanging art on the walls is a good way to help a place that's dreary. That doesn't mean that you have to hang the picture of Hawaii. Hang things that mean something to you. A lot of times clients will say to me that the room doesn't really have any color in it. That's intentional. I'm not going to paint your walls bright green because you love bright green, I'm going to paint your walls something more subtle, but then we can pick art that brings the color into the room and that helps you feel like the room is colorful without it being in your face. Then you can move your stuff around if you don't like green anymore because the color's coming from something hanging on the wall and not the wall itself. I think it's not very relaxing to be in a brightly colored painted room and you have to have really perfect pristine environments to get away with that. I don't paint rooms strong colors very often except perhaps in a powder room. But there the door's usually closed and you're in it for a short period of time and somebody goes in and they're like whoa, that's crazy but it's small so you can change it if you get tired of it,. I'm not saying that you should paint your room khaki but the point of it is is that a room is a room and you're not going to change the colors. You can change the pillows easily, you can change the flowers easily, you can change the stuff that's on your wall easily. That's a little bit more timeless I think and easy to be in.
What other things do you think about when you're designing a room?
I try to think about what time of day I'm in the room and the amount of time I'll be spending in a room With bedrooms I always ask if you're a morning person. Do you hang out in your room or do you wake up and leave? Do you spend time in your bedroom at night? If you're a nighttime person and you're in your room when it's dark all the time then you can be a little bit more moody, a little bit more saturated, the colors don't have to be as pale, they can be a little stronger because it feels really nice and cozy and comfortable and you feel like you're in this amazing womb. But if you're a person who's in your room in the morning, when the light is bright, you probably don't want your walls to be strong, you would actually like them to be clean, a little more paler, a little bit more like morning light. One thing that's so beautiful for a morning person is to paint the ceiling slightly lavender. It's the most beautiful thing to wake up to especially if you pick one that's sort of more towards the red. The one I like is from Pratt and Lambert and it's called Souvenir. You would almost not know it's lavender unless you put it against white but when you paint it on four walls and/or a ceiling, it really feels amazing. You just really feel comfortable in that color.
All of the rooms in the book feel very calm but when you look closely they're not all one color. How do you add color in a way that remains calm and doesn't look jarring?
I think it's about nature and tone and getting that right so it doesn't feel jarring like if you see orange flowers in a green landscape. It's the particular tone of green that would allow this orange flower to be there. And to think like a painter. I don't take the fabric of the sofa with me, I'm not planning like that. I just start to layer and play around until it looks good. You can't plan it in your head. The rooms I don't like are the ones where there's three colors and as long as I stick to that it's going to fine. If i throw something in there that's odd, it won't work anymore because everything is all perfect, it all matches perfectly, I prefer to leave a few things to chance. That's how it becomes layered without feeling overdone. And I think that that allows for restfulness because everything doesn't feel perfect. It's just a little bit more eclectic somehow. The foundation of the room is really simple but then we start layering with the color.
A lot of people have the idea that calm means bare or beige. How do you go calm without going bare or beige?
If the basic foundation of the room is somewhat symmetrical I think that helps. Symmetrical room arrangements feel very calm to almost everyone. If you start there then you can throw things in and it still feels calm.
What about furniture?
The upholstery is the foundation for everything and everything gets layered on top of that. Very seldom do I do a crazy pattern sofa. I use a lot of natural linen. But there's texture and you can actually see the texture so that it doesn't look boring.
So how do you take an inexpensive piece, like a basic sofa, and incorporate it into a room? I noticed that in one house you used a dresser from Ikea!
The first thing is just don't buy everything from one place and chose things that look good on their own no matter what. This Ikea piece has really nice lines, it's really simple. It's a beautiful color and it has a really pretty leg. And then it's mixed in with some vintage and a piece from a local artist, something more personal. And that takes it out of the Ikea world. Also I didn't buy the whole thing from Ikea. In this room, the one nightstand and the dresser were both Ikea, same line, but then we made this bed, we did this painting, so we personalized it.
What element do you think every room should have?
I think every room should reflect the person that lives there whether it's a collection of something that you love or a color that you really love and that you look really good in or a stack of books about things you're interested in. Also we have this thing about not letting things age and I think a little bit of age helps rooms feel more comfortable.
What do you think your design motto is?
The sense of place is always the thing that I'm talking about, that things feel appropriate for where they are and that being inspired by nature is always a part of what I'm doing. Appropriate for the house, the people and the place that it's in.
Thanks Tim!
(Images 1-7 by Noah Webb, used with the permission of the photographer: 1 - Interior decorator Tim Clarke; 2 - The cover of Coastal Modern; 3 - The interior of Tim's store, Tower 20, on Main Street in Santa Monica; 4 - A neutral living room is livened up with colorful pillows; 5, 6, 7 - In this bedroom, an Ikea dresser and nightstand share space with a custom headboard, art from a local artist, and vintage touches. Both Ikea pieces were upscaled with antique hardware; Image 8 by Timothy Ragan, used with his permission To coincide with the book, Tim created candles with Makana which evoke the different moods of the day.)


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Sue Miller's The World Below reminds us that even those closest to us had their own dreams and that those dreams, especially if they did not come true, may be among the secrets that they choose, for whatever reasons, not to share with us.
Catherine Hubbard, fifty-two years old and twice divorced, is certainly not living the life she planned for herself. So when, after the death of their aunt, Catherine and her brother inherit their grandmother's small Vermont house she decides to leave San Francisco to explore the possibility of creating a new life there for herself. She is disappointed to find that the house has been modernized to the extent that it barely resembles the home she so fondly remembers from the teenage years she spent there after her mother's suicide but she tries to settle-in anyway.
While exploring the attic, Catherine is happy to find some of the old pieces that she remembers so well from her days living with her grandparents. But her luckiest find was an old trunk filled with clothing that her grandmother wore as a young woman because under the clothing were several volumes of her grandmother's diary. As Catherine studied the books, and became familiar with her grandmother's writing style, she started to read between the lines and gained a whole new appreciation for the woman with whom she had so much in common.
Catherine knew that Georgia, her grandmother, had been sent to a sanatorium as a teenager to be treated for tuberculosis but she would discover just how drastically that short period of time shaped the rest of her grandmother's life. As she pieced together her grandmother's "real" life, Catherine found herself reviewing her own life experiences as she tried to decide whether or not to make
The World Below explores exactly that, the world beneath the surface of the one Catherine assumed she already understood and, much as she was surprised on the day she spotted a sunken town beneath the surface of the lake she was fishing with her grandfather, the details she discovered about her grandmother were unexpected, but comforting. Sue Miller does a remarkable job alternating between the lives of Catherine and Georgia and creates two very different worlds in the process, one shaped by modern mores and attitudes, the other a very colorful rendering of the peculiar society that developed within the tubercular sanatoriums of the early twentieth century, a closed society in which those who feared they were doomed were eager to taste all that life had to offer before death came for them.
Ultimately, The World Below is the story of two strong women, each having to deal with what life throws at them, and doing it well. These women, survivors both, may not be happy with all of life's "details" but neither of them is afraid of life.
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Heresiarch Without A Hope
Joined: 02 Apr 2010
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:48 am
Post subject: Finished the Game - Gratitude and Impressions
I destroyed precious time on a soon to be due school essay and presentation from Monday to Thursday early morning this week playing this game. I will inevitably regret not possessing the self-control to wait after the school semester was over before starting, but nevertheless Spirit Engine 2 is a great game.
The combat system is one of the best I've ever seen in forcing me to think about how to take on a specific battle, instead of repeating the same actions over and over again. I didn't make use of creating party chains, but I used the pause button a lot to synchronize attacks. If I get the chance to replay the game again however, there are certain spells I need to better learn. I was too worried about using up refund points when I would need them most, so I didn't specialize my skills for a new environment, except for the last battle. That left me with a lot time spent waiting for enemy HP to whittle away because cutting through armor seemed too daunting.
Probably the most amusing ham-fisted victory battle I had was against the imaginations (reminded me of the Castlevania: SOTN battle where you fight the three incarnations of former protagonists). I believe my characters were level 71 at the time, and I needed my priest to heal my party to get them to win their fights, while still finding time to dish damage for his own. My solution: Heal until priest's buddies have their imaginations under control. After they were done though, the priest was too weak to even move an inch for his melee attacks before getting KOed, so I switched to Wrath only, it was just a matter of time and suffering a lot of concussions before the priest could finally wrath off his fight.
Setting and Story
The Medea universe is really well put together - I like how the seemingly separate high fantasy and sci-fi worlds are woven - it was definitely a new experience seeing creatures looking like it belonged in Metroid floating around in 19th Century Europe. The change of the environment in Chapter 5 into what looked like a Nuclear Winter was great. I really enjoyed the in-game humour and pop references as well (Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, Patriot Act, Emo-Cultists)
The characters have great depth and dialogue as well I used the game default of PyanPau, Ionae, Denever.
I was REALLY hoping that Ionae's history and her former fellow denizens had a more substantial decisive role in Rakari-Human history. If nothing else, I was expecting a playable bass bottle against one of her former acquaintances who was unhappy at how she disposed of the initial messenger (her 'crazed' face portrait was awesome).
As cheerful as the artwork is, the game has quite a strong sense of pathos, which in some ways made me think of the game Iji (I realize these games have very little in common, but it comes to mind for me for both being ridiculously awesome freeware). The theme of loss is well presented.
I didn't expect to make this a subsection on its own, but I have a couple of cents to add.
The ending was good, but I was expecting something a bit more visual (like the cutscene of the Aulder history, and the confrontation with the Rakari), as opposed to Jaques explicating a sort of epilogue.
Isabelle's role seemed a bit underwhelming. I kind of expected a sort of messianic path for her, what with a whole bunch people sharing a bit of her DNA make-up being slaughtered. [Not a criticism, except maybe against humanity's paranoia, but the Keepers plan for keeping the balance rather ticks me off. Maybe there are fewer descendants to Dr. Miles that I imagine, but I would think concentrating your energy on assassinating the one megalomaniac who knows about and wants to exploit the World Eye would be better than doing a genocidal sweep across the four corners of Medea]. For all the drama, it came down to her being to key to turn on power, which she has no agency over, after which she could be easily ignored.
I understand that the ending was made to leave questions and possibilities open for an uncertain future, but I wished there was Rakari present that could elaborate their side of the story as well. Along with the Tasen in Iji, there's something about full species extinction without closure that sits unsettingly with me. But that's life.
Final Words
Fantastic game. So much so that I want to ask this: Is there any special features included from the package version of TSE2 from BMT-Micro (cover-art, extras)? I will gladly pay, but if everything's the same except for just the CD and title screen that doesn't say freeware on the corner, I'll use PayPal instead.
I enjoyed the journey.
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Mark Pay
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:20 am
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Thanks Heresiarch Without A Hope! I'm thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the game!
Fantasy RPG story mechanics are strange things, and the elegant, logical construction of plot is a difficult skill, one which I'm still learning. The tone of the ending was quite difficult to balance. I was relieved that Josh wrote such an especially great score for the last few scenes. I think that helped.
The CD version of the BMT-Micro version has generic packaging, I'm afraid. Josh's full soundtrack does include covers and disc art. The purchasable versions are essentially the same version of the game.
Thanks again, and good luck with your essay and presentation!
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Location: india
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:57 pm
Post subject: best RPG EVER!!
i have been playing lots of games and most of them were RPGs. TSE 2 in my honest opinion was best game i have ever played no matter what genre of games i have played. here are the reasons why..
1. story - the only reason i play games is for story. no matter what the graphic qualities are, the story is the essential part. TSE 2 story sets in one of my favorite genre - fantasy. the story is super deep, with build up in the begging, enough backgrounding at the middle, twist and betrayals, a depth in society functions, peoples psychical and behavior, a deep history of the civilization. man this story is grand, grander then all the best sellers books i have read. 5 starts to story (out of 5 of course)
2. character differentiation - playing with three character was one, each having different thought and abilities. plus a choice in the beginning also starts the internal thoughts.. what if i select different character? yay to choice
3. character development - each character grow as the game progresses, and each have their own strengh and weakness. they develop physical as in all games (DBZ example - its over 9000!!!) but the fun is that the character develop at mentle level. that is what glues the player with the characters. i simply love them
4. character background - the most important and part and the most ignored part in most cases. each character have their own background which shapes them and is revealed as the game progresses. i have made lots of small movies and hence i look forward to this as lots of movies and games misses this important thing.
5. art - i was amazed to see the tools used to create the art. i say its super difficult to use the software. i am "make everything in 3d" man. doing this for more than 5 years. but mark has done wonders. characters are detailed, with well made expressions, NPC's are also in much details. there are small small details in the background, their movements. levels don't repeat, a thing even big game Co. do. but Mark has done absolute hard work and given the variety.
6. animation - woohoo, my favorite part since i have done it and find it tremendously difficult to get it right. TSE 2 has animation in a fluid manner, very appropriate for the game style. idle animation when characters are left idle, when characters win, each have different walk cycle... yeah you get the point
7. music - music could make or break the game. thankfully spirit engine has music which i have now recorded to listen to it while i am on the move. music has enough variety and fits the mood
8. gameplay - i have lost count for how long i have played games, this one is the BEST game with a unique gameplay. i was sick of JRPG ( i am looking at you final fantasy and clones) sick of FPS ( look its moving, kill it!!) sick of adventure game ( where is the walkthrough to solve this now) but this game gave me the fun and enjoyment i was longing for. never seen before fighting system, no purchasing of health, potions and what not, strategy is the most important thing. i had to use all my brain cells ( and look for help at the forum) but it was absolute blast. it sometime got annoying (even on easy level) but the game kept on calling me and i played it till the end. 5 star again
9. one man army - i could not believe it that mark has done this single handily. so i waited for the end credits, and yeah... mark has done it. what king talent is that? only a genius... a good story, a good art, good animation, plus programing. i could have never done this. it requires real skills and patience to do all that stuff
conclusion - i enjoyed it and will play over and over again, plus i am referring this to as many people as i can. a;although i am ashamed to say that i got to know about this game after it was released as freeware ( i was searching for a free game). otherwise i would have bought by any means ( beg, steal, robbery bwahahah)a game fit to challenge and dethrone those big games
sadly mark will not be working on TSE 3, i really cant digest it. i see a powerful talent being wasted. definatly would have bought the TSE 3 no matter what would have been the cost
hey mark if you are reading this, there are lots of people who are ready to help you at TSE 3. i am ready too. i don't want money, i don't want credit, only the joy and satisfaction of playing TSE 3. but yes, its tour decision in the end and we must respect it.
deep respect for Mark pay. i sincerely thank you for releasing this game
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Mark Pay
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:00 pm
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Thanks for your kind words abhifx! I am very grateful. I haven't given up on TSE-3, and I hope work on it eventually.
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2010 2:23 am
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well if mark is ready to work on TSE 3 then its one of the best news i have heard
i have read the forum and it seems like me, lots of people like the characters from TSE 2. a small sequel would be awesome considering all the assets are ready.
we are all rooting for you and ready to help
P.S. looks like there are huge grammatical errors in my last post. oh it was 2 am... i was sleepy and excited
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From the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
I encountered a weird, sad and somewhat frightening thing when covering the obstetricians' and gynecologists' big annual meeting this year — something I haven't seen in my 20 years of medical news reporting, including many assignments to this very meeting.
It took me awhile to recognize it. The first day, as I was trying to find the room number for a talk I wanted to cover, I noticed that there was a "mistake" in the program book. The room number for that particular session was missing. The next day, two more sessions that I wanted to cover had the same "problem" — no room number.
So I asked for help from staff in the press office, and they seemed surprised to see these "errors" in the program too. But they knew who to call, and got me the room numbers, explaining that the omissions from the program were for "security" reasons.
Then it hit me that the link between each of the "missing" sessions that I'd hoped to attend was that they all were about contraception. Not even abortion, mind you, just contraception.
Throughout the meeting, protesters took up posts outside the convention center, haranguing attendees with shouts through bullhorns and enlarged anti-abortion signs and photos of fetuses, even one sign that accused these baby-loving physicians of hating children.
I've seen that before, but never felt threatened. Perhaps I shouldn't have felt so safe, considering that eight abortion providers have been murdered since 1993. Clearly, the meeting organizers were taking no chances. The fact that they felt they needed to protect contraception sessions is a sad sign of our violent times, and it occurred to me that the nervousness it generated in me must be something that many Ob.Gyns. live with every day.
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Rather recent creation Here It'll definitely kill my game. But it was worth it!
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I am seriously dumping my brain into this blog post just because I don't have anywhere else to get rid of the overload.
The second is that right now my brain IS a dump and I need to declutter it. Man, I would really like to get rid of that theme in my life.
So here we go – I will attempt to make this somewhat organized so that I don't totally scare off my 1 remaining reader, and so that when I revisit this post, I am able to make sense of it and see if I have progressed at all!
Physical house clutter – well, I can't say that it is any worse, but it is definitely not any better! I live in my dream house – there is nothing else in the house that I could honestly want. There is way more space than a family of 4 needs. It is structurally a very pretty house. The house is filled with roomy closets and ample cabinets. There is absolutely no reason why this house should be this cluttered! If there were 7 people, maybe. But even if there were 7 people living in this house it is large enough that it should not be this cluttered and disorganized. The only thing that I can complain about regarding this house is that the interior is not painted (waiting on $$$ to get that done). The rest is completely a result of poor habits. So I am back on the band wagon to get this house finally organized. I was talking to someone the other day who put it into perspective for me. We moved into the house 3 months after we adopted our 2nd daughter (adoption in January, move in March). I had a hysterectomy in April. That month was spent just getting things in place where my family could function while I was on major lifting restrictions from surgery. From that time forward my family has lived from one "crisis" to another. About the time that we would start to feel like we could move forward another would hit us. They ranged from 3 occurrences of cancer in my father, my husband being laid off, a dear friend's death, giving up some of my personal goals so my husband could be a small business owner, the economy crash hitting my husband's business hard, knowing there was something wrong with my oldest but not being able to get anyone to listen to me and then finally finding an awesome occupational therapist to help us out. Those were the major issues and don't include all the little things that occur on a daily basis. The result is that we never really moved into the house. We never established systems that worked for the long term. Those are the things that we now need to do. Our lives are starting to calm down and hubby and I are once again working together instead of working on the parallel and never meeting!
Emotionally I need to let go of a lot of things. This is tied very closely with my spiritual life. Throughout all of the things that I have listed above I could look back and see where God had worked in my life. But I was unable to truly focus on and find Him during the events. I am now consciously working on training my soul to search out God, to pray constantly, and to praise Him even during the bad times. I have a very long way to go, but I can see where I have grown. I have taken the first step in signing up for a Bible Study at our church that takes place during Sunday Morning Religious Education for the girls. DH is going to be going with me. I look forward to sharing this experience with him and learning together. My youngest will also make her First Holy Communion this upcoming spring. It is a time to reflect on His gift of Himself to us. While this will make for a very busy year with retreats and classes, it will make my journey towards peace much easier to follow since there will be a set path for me this year. In the journey I need to find where God wants DH and I to be regarding family growth – are we to adopt another child? What role am I to play in the lives of young people as my girls grow? How do I let go of that desire to have "just one more child" in my home? How do I let go of my anger and disappointment at not being able to be a stay at home mom? How do I let go to dream of home-schooling my children? How to I ensure that faith and morals are passed on to them in this fast paced, way too worldly world in which we live?
Physically I am a mess. I am at my all time highest weight EVER! I have taken a giant leap in this arena and started taking Tae Kwon Do. My oldest and DH have been taking it for a little over a year. My youngest and I signed up last week. I have been to 2 classes. I was wringing wet by the time the class was over, but I really felt good. As my body begins to become more accustomed to the increased activity, I will tackle my dietary habits and those of my family. This will be a tough area for me. So much of my physical challenges lay squarely in the lap of the whole reason I was unable to bear children. It is a vicious cycle that is incredibly difficult to break and control. But if I want to be around to see who my girls turn out to be, I need to become proactive. So one step at a time. I refuse to try and change to much at once regarding my physical self – but I WILL make the needed changes and be able to be a physical presence that does not embarrass my girls. To hear that I am a hot mama from my DH would be nice, too!
Finances are finally starting to look up. They will continue to be tight as we dig out of the hole incurred by the economy. But we are slowly working away and will get there. I need to take a more active role in conserving money and squeezing every drop of value from each penny. I have started to coupon and watch sales. It is a steep learning curve for me. Over the last few years I was grateful just to have enough money to get food for the girls – we got necessities only. Now that we can start spending a little more, I want to continue to be frugal and get as much value as possible.
My relationship with DH went through some rough patches over the last couple of years. As the money canyon got more narrow, the emotional river ran faster and with many, many rapids. We went on a World Wide Marriage Encounter this summer. It was the perfect way for us to reconnect. He put it perfectly – it was like we were both trying to reach each other, but we were on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon. Over that weekend we finally met at the bottom of the Canyon. There is a ranch down in the Canyon, along the Colorado River with a small, clear stream running through it. It is called Phantom Ranch. DH and I both felt that we finally reached the Ranch that weekend and were finally able to talk to each other without shouting across a gaping chasm. We have a lot of re-tweeking to do on our communication, but we a finally on the same path, walking the same direction and holding hands while we travel. I am so blessed to have him in my life as my partner. After 21 years of marriage I still get butterflies when I see him. He and my girls are what motivate me to become a better person, to live more fully, to laugh more, to move more, to be less weighted down with emotional/physical/house clutter.
So my journey starts with one step. This first step is towards my bed to get adequate rest to be able to tackle my projects. Catch you on the flip side of the clock!


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When moving, Cardboard Box Recycling in Rosebank it is inevitable that you need boxes to place all of your belongings in. Could you imagine taking all of your things and placing them inside a moving truck without having something to put everything in? That would literally take you forever and it is that very reason why moving boxes are so important in the moving process. That's worse than going to a supermarket and having all of your items placed inside the cart without bags. Your time placing the items in your car could double, triple, or even quadruple without them. Now just imagine moving an entire house that way. But the invention of the moving box has made the entire moving process easier.
However, Tall Cardboard Boxes For Sale are made out of paper and paper is made out of trees. That means that more and more trees are cut down to make these beloved moving boxes that make our lives easier. Then there is the fact that many of these moving boxes end up meeting their demise in the dump rather than being reused. It is here that they become mushy messes of wet paper that really isn't all that great for the environment. That box could have been sold or given to a moving supply store to be reused by other movers. That means less demand for moving boxes, so fewer trees are cut down to meet the demand. That also means no mushy cardboard adding to the demise of our environment.
Are there any cons?
There are cons no matter which way you look at it. The new boxes are more expensive when moving is expensive enough. The old boxes have been used by others and could possibly have fleas or spiders in them. The supermarket boxes have come from places that you are not familiar with, Shipping Boxes For Sale Near Me so you don't know what might be inside of them. However, spiders, fleas, and other annoyances exist within the moving supply store. You never know when a spider might crawl up into that crisp new box. You don't even know where those boxes were before they arrived to the store. They had to be shipped there somehow as well, right? So don't let any of that bother you. Think about the environment and what you are doing to make the world a better place to live. Every little bit counts.
How to Efficiently Move Out From Your Home
Moving boxes are very helping while relocating from one place to another as they take care of the material as well as are cost effective.
They are needed for loading things either for storage or for movement from one place to another as they protect the belongings. It is found that most of the damage to items takes place due to vibration of the vehicles in which they are transported.
In spite of using proper packing material, the goods can be damaged if steady but cheap moving boxes are not used. Usage of good moving boxes coupled with usage of packing material like bubble wrap and packing at the edges can reduce damage tremendously.
Right kind of packing material include strong moving boxes, packing tape, packing paper among other equipment which help in packing and unpacking faster like tape dispenser and box cutter.
Do not compromise on the quality and adhere to the industry standards of 32 ECT (edge crush test) and a 200lb test. Corrugated boxes are usually in different shapes, sizes and shapes.
The level of protection increases with the strength of the boxes. There are some companies which sell 46% weaker, 150lb test boxes.
Not following industry standards might lead to getting crushed under heavy load damaging the belongings resulting in heavy loss.
At times, they are sold by companies who are not manufacturers but distributors of boxes. This helps people in getting very cost effective as these companies buy many boxes at a stretch helping them to sell them at lower price.
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Question How many moving boxes do I need?
Every household is different, which makes every move different. That also means that there can be a large amount of variation in the number of type of moving boxes they'll need. For example, if you have a large number of filled bookcases, you're likely to need more small boxes to hold all the books (larger boxes can't take the weight of heavy books without breaking). If you're a "pack-rat", that also means you need more boxes, just as you do if you have been living in the same place for a larger number of years.
That being said, here is a table of recommended box quantities:
* 1-2 Rooms:
* 7-10 Small
* 3-5 Medium
* 3-5 Large
* 2 Dish Pack Boxes
* 1-2 Wardrobe Boxes
* 1 File Box per small file cabinet drawer
* Small moving boxes: approximately 15" x 12" x 10"
* Medium moving boxes: approximately 18" x 15" x 12"
* Large moving boxes: approximately 18" x 17" x 20"
* Dish pack boxes: approximately 18" x 18" x 28"
* Wardrobe moving boxes: approximately 24" x 24" x 40"
* File boxes: 15" x 12" x 10"
Two other notes:
* It's best to keep to the weight of moving boxes below 50 pounds, and better yet to keep them below 30 pounds. Otherwise, boxes are both difficult to handle and more likely to break or burst. * Try to keep boxes filled to the top flaps. Over-filled boxes do not stack well and are more likely to break open. Under-filled boxes tend to cave in.
Things to Consider Before Moving Out of a Rental Apartment
Professional movers are usually upfront with all their fees, but it happens sometimes for some charges to be written in fine print in your contract or not specified at all. Every agreement usually has hidden costs, so it's best to know ahead of them and use a moving calculator. This way, you can be prepared when you're planning to hire a moving company. You will know exactly what questions to ask in relation to the company's fees and what answers you need to hear to be willing to hire their service.
Knowing about these moving costs ahead will help you set up an accurate budget and avoid any surprises when the moving bill is going to be handed to you.
1. Voluminous items
Some moving companies, if not all, usually charge customers based on the distance their movers and trucks have to cross to take the customer's goods from one place to another. However, this is not the only criteria used when calculating the final cost of the moving process. Many of them will also take into consideration the volume and weight of the shipment. So, if you have bulky or voluminous objects, such as pianos and pool tables, or royal canopies, you should always ask about the moving company's policy related to bulky items. Moreover, if your building is not equipped with an elevator, and the mover will have to carry these items from a superior floor, this too might imply additional costs.
2. Packing accessories
Packing is usually a service that moving companies offer for an additional fee. So, you should assume that, if you want to benefit from the services of professional packers, you will have to pay extra. However, just to be sure, discuss this service with your movers and see if and how much they are charging for it. Don't forget to ask about the costs for packing accessories. Some moving companies cover these costs, while others will expect for you to pay for them. By packing accessories we mean things like boxes, moving blankets, protection for floors and doorways etc.
3. Hoisting
If your goods are too big and there's no way any mover could take them out of your home traditionally, through your doorway, or they don't fit in hallways and stairways, your only option is to hire a relocation company that provides hoisting services. This means that the movers will use special equipment to move your items through the window. Considering the risks and the extra work involved in such cases, it's only natural for this service to be quite expensive, so think twice before deciding to keep such voluminous items. Do you really need them?
4. Express delivery
This is not exactly a hidden cost, but it's always good to ask about this option. If you want your things to be delivered to the new place faster than usual, you should ask the moving company if they can provide this service and if it will cost you more than the standard delivery. For short distance moves, the fee might be insignificant, so this won't be a problem, even if you forget to ask about it. However, when it comes to long distance moves, you should always make sure you know the cost of express delivery ahead.
5. Cancellation
You should always ask the moving company about their cancellation policy and see what charges they apply in case you decide to cancel the move or postpone it for a different day. Most professional moving companies have a certain period of time during which the client can cancel the move without having to pay anything. However, if you've paid a deposit for your move, it's very probable for the relocation company to keep it as a cancellation fee if you decide that you don't need their service anymore. Always read the contract and pay attention to the fine print!


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The Eagles aren't commenting on any of their coaching hires at the moment.
But Dave Fipp is hanging around the Senior Bowl wearing Eagles gear, and Dolphins coach Joe Philbin told CSNPhilly.com Fipp was leaving his staff to go work for the Eagles.
So it sure looks like Fipp is working for the Eagles now.
Fipp was the Dolphins' assistant special teams coach, and has also worked for the 49ers.
He's also the latest in a revolving door of special teams coaches for the Eagles, as he'll be the fifth in the last seven seasons. Since John Harbaugh spent a decade in the post (1998-2007, and then one year coaching defensive backs), the Eagles have plowed through Rory Segrest, Ted Daisher and Bobby April.


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It's been four months since I posted on my blog. I didn't plan to stop writing. I just did. It's not coincidence that my second to last post is seeking advice for burnout. Last year was an intense year. It was good intense, not bad intense. But it was still intense. I'm hoping to keep the good this year but loose some of the intensity. (I've found this is easier said than done though when you're the mom of four kids!)
Just to show how complete my burnout was, I hadn't even looked at my blog for probably three months. Then last week, I pulled it up. I thought about writing a post, but then I didn't. It's been in the back of my mind for a couple of days. Then tonight, I got an email from someone saying she missed my blog. It was just that little bit of motivation I needed to tip me off the fence - and into writing a blog post.
So, since I'm sure you've all been dying of suspense, I thought I would catch you up on what I've been doing the last four months instead of blogging! My book reached its one-year anniversary. I feel good about it's first year. I hope it will continue to reach people and I hope to continue speaking about it. But, I also somehow felt permission to slow down a bit now that the first year mark has passed. My speaking calendar has slowed back to a "normal" pace, instead of the fast-forward frenzy it was in. I'm excited about that. I love really love speaking to groups and I'm looking forward to my engagements this fall. I have two particularly exciting speaking adventures coming up. Tomorrow, I'm flying to Ohio where I will do a two-hour workshop at the Toledo Public Library on German research. Then, on October 15, I will be giving my book lecture as the Ryan Taylor Memorial Lecture for the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. My whole family will go with me on this trip (but don't worry - not to the lecture!). We decided to drive and make a five-day vacation of it, including overnights in Montreal and Quebec City. I've wanted to go to Quebec City since we moved to Massachusetts five years ago.
I've also been writing. I love writing! I finished a BIG project that I've been working on for some time and submitted it last Friday. That's one reason I feel ready to start blogging again. I don't want to say more about that right now, because there will be a long wait before I know anything else. Right now, I am just enjoying the accomplishment of having completed it. I have not done much magazine writing, but I am currently working on two articles for the Godfrey Update, a publication of the Godfrey Memorial Library. I've been writing for their semi-annual publication for several years now and enjoy that too.
And best of all, I've been spending lots of time with my family. My kids were home for the summer, of course. I really, really love summer. Mostly I love summer vacations. We had some great trips including a two-week trip where we drove to Austin, TX for my sister's wedding and saw some sites along the way such as Smoky Mountain National Park, Memphis, and Shenandoah National Park. We also spent four days in Acadia National Park (ME) later in the summer. It was beautiful. And, my husband and I flew to Brazil for a week in August. We laid on the tropical island beaches, hiked through a rainforest, listened to samba, fed mango to wild monkeys, and wandered the big city sites of Rio de Janiero. If I was motivated, I'd post photos - but I think I'll break back into this blogging through gradually. School has now started and the summer fun is over - back to fall craziness with an incredibly tight schedule and a little bit of chaos most of the time.
That's it in a nutshell I'd say. The question is...am I going to start blogging regularly again? I'm just going to blog when the desire strikes, and not worry if it doesn't. Hopefully, I'll blog about my Ohio trip and share some thoughts on tracing those tricky German ancestors.
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Mika knows how to dress for the occasion.
Mika's new album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much," acknowledges some of his teen issues.
The singer showed up to CNN.com's interview in bright blue felt suspenders, or "braces" as they're called in his UK homeland; "suspenders" are the naughty things ladies wear to keep their stockings up.
"On CNN you've got a thing about suspenders, don't you?" he says, referring to Larry King's penchant for wearing them. (CNN International anchor Richard Quest is fond of suspenders as well.) "So I thought, why not join the ranks?"
Not that Mika, born Michael Holbrook Penniman, likes to do what everyone else is doing. His 2007 breakout album, "Life in Cartoon Motion," introduced him as an eccentric, wild-haired singer with a falsetto voice that might've seemed out of place on the modern pop scene. But he certainly commanded attention. Watch Mika hold the scene »
Fueled by peppy hits such as "Love Today" and "Grace Kelly," Mika's bejeweled star shot high, with more than 6 million albums sold worldwide and top fashion designers wanting to dress him (Christian Louboutin designs shoes for the 6-foot-4 singer).
Mika, 26, now has a follow-up album, "The Boy Who Knew Too Much," which addresses some of the awkwardness he experienced as a teen.
"I was terrified of talking to people," he says. "I was a bit of a loner. I'm angry with myself about that. I wish I had more guts when I was younger because then I would've said things to people's faces instead of just running away all the time."
No matter. Now he just turns his gripes into songs.
"If you put a message and a catchy melody together, suddenly they want to listen to what you're saying. That's the thing about pop music: it hoodwinks you into listening to it before you even know what it's talking about. I guess that's why I fell in love with it. It's funny because I think when you look at most of the people in the world who write pop music, they were never popular when they were younger."
Tracking Mika
Mika kicks off a 10-city North American tour in Toronto, Canada, on October 12. Check his Web site for dates, or just listen out for the "doom da da di da di doom da da di da di."
Like pop, like comics
Mika and his sister do all the illustrations for his album artwork and posters. Says Mika: "I'm a big illustration and comic book fan. In my eyes, comic books and illustration are the same kind of art forms. They're immediate. It has to hit you really fast. Pop music works from the same principles. In comic books, you always have black outlines. It's almost like the melody of a pop song is the black outlines you find in a comic book."
Mum kills the fun
Mika had booked a luxury home in Beverly Hills, California, as a base to record his new album. But two days before he was to move in, his mother put the kibosh on the plans and insisted her son work from the same dingy apartment he recorded his debut. "Mum said the more money you spend on your comfort, the worse your album will be. You make the choice." He relented. Was it worth it? "No! I still wish I stayed in the big fancy house. It would've been a lot more fun!"
How high can he go?
Mika: "Some people say I've got a five-octave range, which is ridiculous. That would mean I'd sing like Mariah Carey or that alien in 'The Fifth Element.' And I'm nothing like that blue alien. I've got a range of about 3 1/2 octaves."


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Medical attention important after snakebite
Each year, the World's Largest Rattlesnake Round-Up attracts more than 20,000 visitors to Sweetwater. For the past 55 years, the event has been a means for locals to protect livestock by controlling the snake population as they begin to emerge from winter hibernation. As participants and visitors participate in the Round-up, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) seeks to raise awareness of how people should respond to snakebites during the weekend and throughout the year. Many different types of snakes can be found in Nolan County and across the region; some with poisonous venom that can have debilitating or even deadly consequences for snakebite victims. "Some snakes can be illusive, so bites can occur so fast that victims won't know what hit them until after the fact," says Dr. Robert Eaker, emergency department medical director at RPMH. "Knowing how to respond to a snakebite is important for those living in rural areas as it could make a difference between life and death." While signs and symptoms may vary, most typically include: a pair of puncture marks at the center of the wound; redness, swelling and severe pain around the bite; nausea, increased sweating and labored breathing; and numbness or tingling around your face or limbs. Dr. Eaker says that while incidents often happen quickly, trying to see and remember the color, shape, and/or pattern of the snake can be crucial to the appropriate treatment method. "Seeking immediate medical attention after a snakebite is critical to avoid long-term or terminal damage," Dr. Eaker explained. "Until medical aid can be rendered, keeping the victim calm and still can slow the spread of the venom should the snake be poisonous." Unlike what many believe, and what you might have seen in movies, a tourniquet should never be applied to a snakebite. Snake venom can often cause massive swelling of the affected area and destroy red blood cells. If you block the blood flow, you are essentially trapping dead blood cells in the affected area or limb which can cause more harm to the victim than the bite itself. As such, any constricting shoes, clothing or jewelry should be removed following a snakebite. Other mistakes to avoid after being bitten by a snake is to not slash the wound with a knife, suck out the venom, apply ice or immerse the wound in water and drink alcohol or caffeinated beverages. While unfortunate, those who have been bitten by snakes might not only endure pain, but costly treatments as well. According to Dr. Eaker, each vial of anti-venom costs approximately $5,000. Depending on the severity of the wound and type of snake, eight to 10 vials are needed for treatment. Many times, treatment requires double the number of vials. "As with many medical emergencies, the most important thing is that you receive treatment right away," Dr. Eaker explained. "You can never assign a cost to losing a limb, being paralyzed or a life." In the event of a snakebite, you are urged to call 911 or getting to a hospital as quickly as possible. Although deaths from snakes in the region are rare, the side effects can be unpleasant. Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital provides healthcare for those in the communities they serve. Founded in 1976, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital offers a wealth of medical services including: 24 hour emergency care, advanced radiology services including CT scanning and MRIs, outpatient lab, physical therapy, surgical services, swing bed services, patient education, home health and assistive services, and more. For additional information, please visit www.rpmh.net.


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The City of Monticello approved an inter-local agreement with San Juan County at the July 8 city council meeting.
The agreement determines the funding and operations of the new Community Center, which is currently under construction at the Hideout golf course.
The approved plan will split most operations and maintenance costs 50/50 between the city and the county.
The community center will serve as a new pro shop for the city golf course. The building is also being built to house the county senior citizen programs.
The senior programs have operated in the lower level of the San Juan County library for decades.
City officials state that the cooperation between the City of Monticello and San Juan County saved money for both organizations that both need the new facility. The estimated completed date for the building is March 15, 2015.
The agreement signed at the July 8 City Council meeting leaves the city responsible for landscaping, water usage, and sanitation at the center.
The county carries 60 percent of the loan payment and also will pay 70 percent of the power and gas usage.
The 70 percent figure was determined since the senior center is used year round, while the golf pro shop is used only during the summer months when the Hideout is open.
In other matters at the July 8 Council meeting, the council met with Forest Service representatives to approve Forest Service use of the city water in case of an wildland fire emergency.
The agreement charges the Forest Service $50 a day for water, with a mandatory re-negotiation if the fire lasts more than three days. The agreement passed unanimously.
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Chapter 39: The Confession.
For two years my daughter and I supported ourselves comfortably in Boston. At the end of that time, my brother William offered to send Ellen to a boarding school. It required a great effort for me to consent to part with her, for I had few near ties, and it was her presence that made my two little rooms seem home-like. But my judgment prevailed over my selfish feelings. I made preparations for her departure. During the two years we had lived together I had often resolved to tell her something about her father; but I had never been able to muster sufficient courage. I had a shrinking dread of diminishing my child's love. I knew she must have curiosity on the subject, but she had never asked a question. She was always very careful not to say any thing to remind me of my troubles. Now that she was going from me, I thought if I should die before she returned, she might hear my story from some one who did not understand the palliating circumstances; and that if she were entirely ignorant on the subject, her sensitive nature might receive a rude shock.
When we retired for the night, she said, "Mother, it is very hard to leave you alone. I am almost sorry I am going, though I do want to improve myself. But you will write to me often; won't you, mother?"
I did not throw my arms round her. I did not answer her. But in a calm, solemn way, for it cost me great effort, I said, "Listen to me, Ellen; I have something to tell you!" I recounted my early sufferings in slavery, and told her how nearly they had crushed me. I began to tell her how they had driven me into a great sin, when she clasped me in her arms, and exclaimed, "O, don't, mother! Please don't tell me any more."
I said, "But, my child, I want you to know about your father."
"I know all about it, mother," she replied; "I am nothing to my father, and he is nothing to me. All my love is for you. I was with him five months in Washington, and he never cared for me. He never spoke to me as he did to his little Fanny. I knew all the time he was my father, for Fanny's nurse told me so, but she said I must never tell any body, and I never did. I used to wish he would take me in his arms and kiss me, as he did Fanny; or that he would sometimes smile at me, as he did at her. I thought if he was my own father, he ought to love me. I was a little girl then, and didn't know any better. But now I never think any thing about my father. All my love is for you." She hugged me closer as she spoke, and I thanked God that the knowledge I had so much dreaded to impart had not diminished the affection of my child. I had not the slightest idea she knew that portion of my history. If I had, I should have spoken to her long before; for my pent-up feelings had often longed to pour themselves out to some one I could trust. But I loved the dear girl better for the delicacy she had manifested towards her unfortunate mother.
The next morning, she and her uncle started on their journey to the village in New York, where she was to be placed at school. It seemed as if all the sunshine had gone away. My little room was dreadfully lonely. I was thankful when a message came from a lady, accustomed to employ me, requesting me to come and sew in her family for several weeks. On my return, I found a letter from brother William. He thought of opening an anti-slavery reading room in Rochester, and combining with it the sale of some books and stationery; and he wanted me to unite with him. We tried it, but it was not successful. We found warm anti-slavery friends there, but the feeling was not general enough to support such an establishment. I passed nearly a year in the family of Isaac and Amy Post, practical believers in the Christian doctrine of human brotherhood. They measure a man's worth by his character, not by his complexion. The memory of those beloved and honored friends will remain with me to my latest hour.
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- Lie faceup on ground, head resting in hands with elbows out to sides and legs together with knees bent, feet flat. Lift head and shoulders slightly while raising legs about 45 degrees.
- Bring both knees to left, keeping them together. Crunch up 1 to 2 inches, then down; do 10 reps.
- Keeping knees together and to left, extend right leg while keeping left leg bent; do 10 more crunches.
- Extend left leg, squeezing thighs together (knees stay slightly bent). Do 10 more crunches.
- Switch sides and repeat sequence.
- MAKE IT HARDER: After each set of crunches, pulse legs up 1 to 2 inches, then down; do 30 reps.
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- Lie faceup on ground with arms out to sides, palms down. Bring both bent knees to right side, keeping legs separated slightly.
- Keeping right forearm on ground, contract abs to pull yourself into a sitting position as you reach left arm across and diagonally up.
- Return slowly to start.
- Do 10 reps; switch sides and repeat.
- MAKE IT HARDER: Do the exercise as described, this time raising left leg to left side while lifting upper body.
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Targets arms, abs, butt, and thighs
- Kneel on ground holding a dumbbell in right hand, left hand on left hip; bring right leg out to side, knee bent 90 degrees and toes pointing right.
- Curl weight toward right shoulder while doing a crunch to right side; keep shoulders facing forward. This is start position.
- Place left hand on ground, hinging toward left so that torso is parallel to ground, and reach right arm up as you extend right leg out to side just above hip level.
- Lower right foot and right arm as you return to start position.
- Do 30 reps; switch sides and repeat.
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- Start on ground in plank position, elbows under shoulders, balancing on toes.
- Slowly move pelvis clockwise, as if drawing a small circle on ground.
- Do 10 circles clockwise; switch directions and repeat.
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Targets back, abs, and butt
- Lie facedown on ground with hands folded in front of you and elbows out; rest forehead on hands. Bend knees out to sides so that shins are perpendicular to ground and heels are touching.
- Pulling navel in toward spine, pulse legs up 1 to 2 inches, then down, without moving upper body.
- Do 12 pulses.
- MAKE IT HARDER: Reach arms out in front of you and lift chest off ground while doing leg pulses.
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Targets shoulders, abs, butt, inner thighs, and outer thighs
- Start on ground in side plank position (lie on right side, hips and feet stacked, right forearm on ground with elbow under shoulder), lifting hips so that body balances between right forearm and foot.
- Slide left toes up right calf toward knee.
- Extend left leg up, then lower it to start position.
- Do 15 reps; switch sides and repeat.
- MAKE IT EASIER: Skip the toe tracing and just lift leg up and down, keeping leg straight and knee facing forward.
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- Start on ground on all fours, palms flat under shoulders and knees under hips.
- Rock forward while bringing left knee to left elbow. Then rock back, extending left leg behind you and lifting it up.
- Do 30 reps; switch sides and repeat.
Sam Robles
Targets arms, abs, and thighs
- Stand with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, right arm extended out to side at shoulder level and left arm reaching directly up (both palms facing forward).
- Shift weight to left leg and bring right knee toward chest as you lower left elbow toward right knee and drive right elbow behind you. Return to start.
- Do 20 reps; switch sides and repeat.
- MAKE IT HARDER: Start with feet hip-width apart, then lunge right leg to right side, toes facing forward, before bringing right knee to left elbow.
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I and several colleagues all got the same e-mail earlier this week, and many of us perked up when we saw the grabby subject line: "Study Finds Many Wealthy Americans Pushing Back Retirement." In the personal finance world, that's a real "man bites dog" headline. But when I opened the email, I realized that the adjective "wealthy" was a bit misleading. The attached study, circulated by the online brokerage Merrill Edge, was "an in-depth look at the financial concerns, priorities and behaviors of mass affluent consumers — approximately 28 million U.S. households with $50,000-$250,000 in investable assets."
The wealthy label may fit for younger investors who have those kinds of assets (a demographic that Merrill Edge has targeted). But for people closer to their retirement years, of whom there were many in the study's survey group, we're sorry to report that having $250,000 hardly qualifies them as rich. As MarketWatch's Elizabeth O'Brien reports this week, that's roughly the amount that a 65-year-old couple would need to cover just their healthcare expenses after retiring (leaving nothing left over for a visit to the grandkids or a Sedona spa week). Cross over into retirement with a quarter-mil in savings, and you're in a situation where, under conservative income models, you can afford to withdraw only $10,000 a year, before taxes, to support your lifestyle. That doesn't necessarily consign you to penury, depending on your Social Security and pension status, but it's not a recipe for a golden set of golden years.
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In order to function as a woman in the world, you have to walk around pretending you're not that vulnerable. As individuals we believe that we're stronger. I remember, at 24-years-old, play-fighting with my boyfriend in his bed. "Bet you can't pin me" I teased. I did spin-class. I did yoga. I believed it. So we tussled. We rolled around, and pushed and hit. And he pinned me. Easily. So we tussled harder. Then we tussled again. And again and again. Because he couldalways pin me. All skinny, pale, 6 feet of him could pin me. Every time. Even when I fought past the point of flirtation. Even when I started to get pissed. To really try. He could pin me. He could always fucking pin me. And it all came home to me, right then, that I couldn't get away. If anyone wanted to do anything to me. I couldn't claw, fight, scratch my way out of it. Not even me, who felt so strong. Who did so much research. It doesn't matter how capable you are if someone decides to take something from you. And we're living in a world where that happens all the time. Where subconsciously, we must be validating this behavior, or it wouldn't continue on such a profound level. [Source]
To any man, this might look ridiculous. To some women even. But mostly I hate being victimized, I hate those horrific rape movies where the girl always have to lie down while the guy thrusts into her. That's why I loved The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, to date, it's the only movie I've ever watched where the girl finally triumphs. I want to believe that I have that kind of strength too. But I'm not a guy. I can't bench 100 kilos even if I go to the gym every couple of days. And even those guys who use the same dumbbells as me? They'd probably win. When I watch movies like Precious, or when I hear of another rape story, I am just filled up with so much pent-up frustration and anger and I want to fucking kill all of those fucked-up rapists who repeatedly abuse women. I'm sick of being small and weak. I'm sick of being on the victims' team. No, murder isn't enough. If I ever was raped, I want to throw plates on their heads and make them bleed and bend them over and fuck them with a giant dildo ten times the size of the dicks they used to rape women with. I want to make them beg, I want to ignore them when they say no.
But fuck. I'm 158 cm tall and 43 kilograms heavy and my baby brother is taller than me.
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