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Elle Decor's Most Glamorous Homes
SF Chronicle 03.12.08
Wednesday's Chronicle included Anh-Minh's article on Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Elle Decor, and the book she released late last year, So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces. Russell shared a few design ideas and pet peeves, as well as some insight into her own home...
We love that Russell says her Manhattan apartment is "'very white - white walls, white furniture,' with an art collection that keeps the space from looking too stark." It's not what we'd expect.
Click here to read the article.
Images: Pieter Estersohn, from "So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces" - all via the Chronicle
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The blue chandelier and assortment of black chairs is making me drool.........
I agree but is the blue chandelier pic from Russell's place? I think I remember that shot from a piece on a property of Sarah Jessica Parker's...
Persa - You're right, that's from SJP's place. It's just one of the many homes included in Russell's book.


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Apps Mav Launches Group Deal App for Facebook
Industry: Facebook
Apps Mav has launched the ultimate group deal tool for business owners, combining the strength of social media with them, in form of the Group Deal app for Facebook.
Australia (PRUnderground) December 9th, 2013
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The Group Deal app for Facebook is available to purchase for a small subscription fee of $4.95/ months (0-500 fans), and buying the app unlocks access to a range of other amazing Facebook apps that allow admins to run a Facebook Caption Contest, offer Coupons on Facebook, run Sweepstakes, set up Facebook Photo Contests, and much more. Apps Mav's other services also include Social Media Marketing, Facebook Marketing, one-time Facebook campaign management, custom Facebook apps, amongst other valuable and useful social media-related services.
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Saving money with my feet: The joys of a walkable neighborhood
Published on - January 9th, 2014 (Modified on - January 10th, 2014) (by J.D. Roth)
Note: This article is from J.D. Roth, who founded Get Rich Slowly in 2006. J.D.'s non-financial writing can be found at More Than Money, where he recently wrote about the regrets of the dying.
On Saturday, I bumped into Rhonda at the local natural food market. Rhonda is one of Kris's co-workers and friends. I haven't seen her much since the divorce, although we live only a mile-and-a-half apart. For 20 minutes, she and I stood in the freezer aisle and chatted about life and the neighborhood.
"Do you know any other places to shop for groceries?" I asked. "We like this store, but it's pretty expensive. I know there's another market near your house, but its prices don't seem any better and the food quality is worse." (This is actually the subject of an already-written but yet-to-be published post I've produced for GRS.)
"I know," Rhonda said. "That store has great seafood at good prices, but that's about it. Their produce sucks. You could always hit the fancy supermarket across the river, I guess."
"We do that from time-to-time," I said. "But holy cats, it's expensive. What about the Safeway in Woodstock?"
Rhonda laughed. "You know, that Safeway is only a couple of miles from our house, but it might as well be in another city. People think I'm crazy when I say this, but we're so spoiled from walking everywhere that it's a chore to get in the car to run errands. Besides, if I'm going to go over there, I'd rather go to Trader Joe's."
Rhonda and her husband, Mike, are typical Portlanders. They own a Toyota Prius, but they bike and walk as much as possible. Soon after I bought my condo, Mike scolded me: "I see you around," he said, "but you're always driving. What's up with that?"
I nodded in agreement with Rhonda. "Kim and I had to make a trip to Woodstock the other day. It's only three miles from our house — just a 10-minute drive — but it seems like such a hassle. We're spoiled too, I guess. For instance, we used to try new restaurants all over the city. But there are so many great spots nearby it seems like a waste of time to go elsewhere."
After agreeing that the four of us should have dinner together soon, Rhonda and I went our separate ways — both of us walking home with our groceries.
The Way It Was
Over the past few days, I've thought a lot about my conversation with Rhonda. It's made me realize that perspective is a funny thing. In this case, choosing to live in a walkable neighborhood has made me really appreciate how amazing such a place can be. I used to think I had to own a car, but now I've given serious thought to selling my beloved Mini Cooper.
I grew up in the country. My parents owned a trailer house on two acres of land about five miles outside of Canby, a rural farm community between Portland and Salem. There were a couple of country stores scattered around the area, but they didn't stock much besides Doritos and donuts. Whenever we needed groceries or lumber or health care, we drove to town. And for bigger stuff, it took nearly an hour to drive to Portland or Salem.
During my college years, I lived in downtown Salem. I felt like I'd moved to a metropolis! Many of my classmates complained that the city was too small (about 100,000 people at the time) and that there was nothing to do. I felt like the place was huge and there was so much to do that I'd never get to it all. I walked everywhere I could. I biked to more distant areas.
When Kris and I got married and returned to Canby, we bought a house near the downtown area. (Well, as "downtown" as Canby can get, anyhow.) We did walk here and there — during the years she taught high school, she walked the few blocks to work, for instance — but mostly we drove. The nearest grocery store was only 15 minutes away on foot, and still we drove. If we were ambitious, maybe we'd take our bikes. That didn't happen very often.
Later still, Kris and I bought a home in Oak Grove, an unincorporated area about 20 minutes south of Portland. There I forced myself to bike and walk, but that was more for fitness than out of principle. I had a favorite three-mile loop through the neighborhood, and I'd often take an hour-long stroll while reading a book. (This is a surprisingly non-difficult task, and even after I moved into Portland following the divorce, I'd frequently walk a couple of miles on city sidewalks while reading. This scares a lot of people, but I'm not sure why.)
The Way It Is
Now, Kim and I live in Sellwood, which is a typical Portland neighborhood filled with hip and trendy restaurants and stores. There's a small pod of food-carts nearby. The Westmoreland neighborhood is exactly a mile away, and there we can find a movie theater, a hardware store, and a couple of cool bars. Our gym is just two miles from the house along the Springwater Trail, one of Portland's many multi-use paths. Perhaps best of all, downtown Portland is only four miles away along that same trail. When I'm feeling ambitious, I walk into the city. And on a summer day, I'll sometimes bike into downtown for meetings or errands.
If Kim and I are up for crossing the Sellwood Bridge, we can walk to the fancy supermarket and more restaurants. (And just today, I realized it's only a two-mile walk — albeit half uphill — to one of our favorite supermarkets!)
When I travel, I make a point of exploring my destinations on foot. In Venice (where "on foot" was the only option), I jogged through the twisting maze of tiny streets during the early morning so I could see more of the city. In Rome, while the rest of our tour group rode the bus, I walked from the Vatican back to our hotel. In Paris, I once made poor Kris walk nearly 20 miles across the city in a single day. In Quito last autumn, I spent a Sunday hiking the city's hillsides, soaking in the sounds and sights of South America.
Again, I walk like this more because I enjoy it than out of any noble principle. Sure, it's nice that I use less gas when I bike or walk, but I'm not out to save the world. That said, there is one side effect that I enjoy: I save money.
Saving Money with My Feet
According to the American Automobile Association, the average vehicle costs 60 cents per mile to operate. (Costs range from 46 cents per mile for a small car like my Mini Cooper to 77 cents per mile for an SUV.) The average drive spends just over $9,000 per year on her automobile. That's a lot of money! And in my case, I'd rather spend the money on something else.
So, I walk. Walking saves me money directly (because I'm not using the car), but it also gives me other benefits. It betters my health. It gives me time to think. Sometimes I listen to audiobooks. I meet my neighbors. I see more of the neighborhood. And so on.
Again, I'm not opposed to driving. I know from experience that sometimes it's a necessity. But I've learned that it's important to me to live in a place where I can bike and walk to as many places as possible. I enjoy it. It saves me money. It makes me healthy. And when I can, I encourage other people to consider whether biking or walking might not be an option for them. (This is especially true when they're considering where to live. I think it's always best to prefer a foot-centric neighborhood!)
Transportation is the second-largest expense for most Americans (after housing). Anything we can do to cut our costs on cars and trucks is a good thing, right? Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time to walk to gym for my workout!
This article is about Cars, Frugality, Health & Fitness, House and Home
Interesting! Though I have to wonder where the $9000/year figure comes from? I don't think my sedan cost that much even when I had car payments and commuted. I wonder if that average is skewed by the number of people driving SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicles rather than those of us who are driving our paid-off cars into the ground?
In my city, the walkable neighbourhoods are more expensive in terms of housing costs, groceries, etc. For me, moving to a walkable neighbourhood would be trading one luxury (a car) for another (being able to walk most places). I think it's a shame that walkable neighbours are considered a luxury when so many people would benefit from them.
I was wondering the same thing about the $9k figure.
I googled "cost per year to own a car" and the first result was the AAA study citing $9,122 per year. It includes:
- $3,571 per year in depreciation costs,
- $2,100 of fuel,
- $745 of maintenance,
- $1,029 of insurance, and
- $150 in tire wear and tear.
I know, those don't add up, but they're the numbers in the article's infographic (see the links).
And you will be saving money on healthcare later in life! Walking (or biking) over driving is great!
Here in NYC it is so easy to make the decision to walk, but I imagine its a little more difficult (cognitively, not in practice) to start walking in other cities.
Keep it up!
I have a lot of businesses around where I live and I have just started to walk there instead of driving myself. I actually look forward to the walk more than getting in the car and driving there now – and I love driving! The only thing I don't walk to is my big grocery trip because I don't think I want to carry that many bags along a rather busy road.
That $0.60 per mile on the low end looks way too high. My used Saturn costs $0.10 per mile in gas, $0.04 per mile for the initial purchase, $0.04 per mile for license/registration/tax, and $0.03 per mile for insurance. Total: $0.21 per mile.
But you also have to figure in maintenance and repairs. Oil changes, washer fluid, brakes tune ups, new tires, having cracked windshields repaired (and those are just the smaller examples) – those all add to your cost per mile and they add up quickly.
You are absolutely right! The 60 cents per mile is only partly gas. As you drive your car, not only do maintenance costs increase but your vehicle depreciates even further. The 60 cents per mile is an attempt to account for the total cost of ownership impact while driving, which is much more than just gas.
Knew I forgot something. Averaging over the 10 years I've owned the Saturn, maintenance has come out to less than $0.03 per mile.
We just moved closer to the city (Boston)in order to be able to walk and bike to more places. It is great not to have to get in the car to go everywhere or anywhere. However, given the current (15 F or below for the last few days) outside temperature, the car is getting more of a workout than it has in a while
Same here!! Parking at the local subway station is $6/day, and I'm sure some people here would cringe at the idea that I drove to the station 3 times this week. However, with windchills well below 0 I really didn't want to risk frostbite waiting for the bus
Walking help me lose 40 pounds over the last 2 years. It's a great way to clear you mind or catch up on music or podcast. Unfortunately I don't live in an area which walking to stores, restaurants etc is practical.
When we bought our house just outside Boston, we purposely picked one that would allow us to use the T and walk places so we could keep just our one car (beater) instead of needing to buy a 2nd. This did drive up the cost – $269K for a Cape that would have been about $210K out in driveburbia – but I think it was offset by not needing the 2nd car or substantially more expensive commuter rail passes for a family of 3 to get into Boston & Cambridge for work & school.
That said, I drive 3 miles to the grocery store because I surely am not hauling all those bags on the T and, like so many other folks, the nearby grocery store is far more expensive (and also has the worst quality food, including moldy food and spoiled frozen foods because the freezers weren't cold enough); it works for an emergency gallon of milk but that's about it. Unfortunately, like #8/Imoot, a cyclist around here is taking their life in their hands. No bike trail into Boston, alas. Still trying to figure out how to do my commute by bike without becoming an unfortunate statistic.
This morning I posted a facebook update saying I finally managed to bike to work.
I kept saying I would do it, but today I finally did. It is only 2 miles, but it is 90 year round and the road is very hilly.
I am going to have to work at getting in better shape. I am not sure that I am going to make it up the really big hill on the way back. (I am really impressed that I made it up the 2 hills this morning.)
I know I do not have the strength to make it the other 1.5 – 2 miles to "downtown". Hopefully, I will manage it soon.
If you have to walk your bike up the hill a few times, do it! When I got my bike from my parents' house a few years ago, I couldn't make it up even a small hill without getting down and walking. Last summer I was up to riding 26 miles at a time and am planning on doing a 33 mile Tour de Bier in Kansas City in May! It will get easier all the time and you CAN do it!
I left a comment but I think it was eaten. Dang.
I live just outside Boston in a walkable neighborhood. I don't own a car. I don't even have a driver's license, and neither do several of my coworkers.
Obviously I save lots of money by not owning a car. There is a bit of a tradeoff–I know I lose some money because I can't buy in bulk, so I need to buy smaller-sized items even if they are less cost-effective (no giant jars of peanut butter, etc). And when the weather is really bad, like last weekend with a foot of snow on the ground, I'll end up buying staples at the CVS five minutes from my house, rather than the large grocery half a mile away, even though the CVS costs a lot more.
But overall, at this point in my life, I save lots of money and get lots of exercise by not owning a car.
Living in Orlando, FL., walkable neighborhoods are very few. There are a couple parts of town that could be semi-wallkable, but only in milder weather seasons. Otherwise, crossing massive lanes of traffic and huge parking lots in 90 degree heat to get groceries isn't an option. I had considered moving to Portland for many years due to it's walkability, however the city was lacking a couple things really important to me, other than that I loved it there.
I like the article, but I am curious: Is it really true that for an AVERAGE American or perhaps for the average GRS reader, car expenses are the second highest expense?
With most of the people I know, we don't buy new cars or we hold onto cars for quite some time, so the costs aren't that high. It seems that utilities, though, are the expense that keeps faster than inflation. Electricity/water is about the same, but now, we seem to universally have created a new must: connectivity. We now have to have internet service, computer devices to run the internet, internet usage on phones, new phones every other year, etc. If we lump the cost of a car and gas and insurance and maintenance into our car, then we should do the same with utilities, putting in the cost of the utilities together with their devices. Or perhaps phone bills, cable bills, internet bills, etc are not utilities.
Again, just curious . . .
Yes, it's true that transportation is the second-largest expense for Americans, and that's seen time and again in a variety of surveys. I don't have the numbers I usually cite, but while reading the latest issue of Money magazine yesterday, I saw a chart that showed housing was the largest expense (at 33% of our incomes) and transportation was second (at 17%). Food was third (at 13%), and everything else was 10% or below.
Where does childcare factor in?
Not owning a car can definitely cut down on transportation expenses for us. Looking at our expenses over 6 years, our largest expenses are taxes followed by rent, the two of which combined account for 50% of our expenses. Public transportation is at 2% (#9), with maintaing a bike at 0.5%. Groceries account for 11% – we do shop at a more expensive grocery than we could get to by car, but there's no way owning a car would be worth the savings in food.
I love biking to anywhere I have to go and wish more people would get out and walk/bike. (Mainly because then perhaps they would pay attention to objects in the bike lane and not hit me). Can't wait until the kids are old enough and skilled enough to bike around with me. Then hopefully our car use should be cut by two-thirds.
I truly love walking places for errands, or just for fun and exploring. It is tough in the U.S, there really aren't that many truly walkable areas. I used to live in NYC and that was one component about that place that i really miss… you could just walk and walk and walk all day long. so much to explore. Unfortunately, when you move to a less expensive place you often give up some walkability. Trade off, I suppose?
Interesting timing on this post. I am right now debating moving to a great walking area in my city. But I have been vacillating on whether to do it or not. Your column is a great support to go do it. thanks!
J.D., thanks for giving us all extra inspiration to use our feet! I just got a Fitbit and your post reinforces its nudges for me to walk more.
It's worth mentioning for everyone a great website that gives a "walkability" score to any address you put in: walkscore.com
They use a smart algorithm to score the availability of services and entertainment, it's worth looking at if you're considering a change of residence. One of the great joys of my current residence is its walkability (score 73). What's yours?
Nice walking score. Mine is only 9. Yes single digits, but everything is within biking distance so I bike a lot (to work and back, to the bank, for groceries, to the bike shop, to the park and trails). Oldest two are just starting to learn how to bike and once they master basic road biking (think residential roads not freeways) then going to the park will not involve a car.
I have to say that I was skeptical of the Fitbit but got one, lost it after a month, and really noticed that my activity decreased when I didn't have the Fitbit to tell me I was a lazy %&#. Keep your receipt because if you lose it, they'll send you a new one for free within the first year. I don't suggest just clipping it to your belt. That's how mine got lost. I'm not very crafty but am going to try to make a better pouch of some sort with a loop for the belt.
My Walkscore is 66, but my effective range is greater than the 20-minute walk they use. I'm willing to walk at least 35 minutes to a destination (such as my gym).
Just looked up my neighborhood walk score, which is 68. For me, however, it's more like 100%. To get to the cheaper grocery store, I walk 2.2 miles, although I do take the bus back. The other store is a little over a mile so I walk both ways, and the drug store and bank are along the way. Trader Joe's is a bus ride, however. The gym is 1 mile down the hill, then 1 mile back up. Three or four coffee shops are within four blocks (it's Seattle–what can you say?) as well as a deli and several well-reviewed restaurants. My volunteer job is a 1 mile walk as is my husband's work. I'm finding this urban living quite delightful in most respects.
Just walked back from the gym… a dead oak tree not 40 paces from my house. Took it down old-school, with a felling axe. A really great burn! Tomorrow it's debarking and bucking, right out the door.
I *hate* commuting.
I still need my 12-year-old Chevy truck to go down to town once a week for supplies though. A car won't cut it round these here parts.
I have been car free for almost 10 years. My ex and I sold the cars when we moved to Manhattan where cars make absolutely no sense and public transportation is pretty good.
When I moved to Baltimore in 2009 staying car free was more of a challenge, where the public transportation system is unreliable. Even though I now much lower rent, I had also taken a pay cut. Buying a car would have eaten all of the funds I used to pay down my debt. I had a long commute via public transportation and relied on friends for help with grocery shopping.
In 2011, I joined zipcar and now spend between $1,200 – $1,500 per year when I need a car. The zipcar means that I rely less on my friends with cars to help me out for basic needs. When my friends do drive to include me in social gatherings that I couldn't get to otherwise, I always pay for parking or contribute somehow. I realize that being car fee is MY choice and not other people's responsibility.
I also have the amazing experience of walking to work now. I can not overemphasize the change in my quality of life.
Last year I joined a CSA and picked up fresh veggies every Monday and walked them home. I buy locally raised meat in bulk. In the spring and summer, I generally pick up anything else I need on the way home one or two bags at a time.
In the winter I do more regular shopping, but I am thrilled to have so many months of the year where I am not tied to a regular grocery store routine that involve a car and tons of grocery bags.
And– I am now debt free with a savings account Being car free has a LOT to do with that.
Sometimes you should just move, sometimes you should just improve your neighborhood. Please get involved with your local city council or transit authority, they host community outreach meetings on where to install new bikeways, or where to improve pedestrian crossings, etc. Bike/Pedestrian programs (aka Active Transportation, and Safe Routes To School) are gaining popularity as platforms for hopeful mayors, so your vote can really make a difference. It won't be overnight (think 1-3 years), but it can and does definitely happen. LA is the car capital of the world, and we installed 150 miles of bikeways over the last 2 years. Bonus: your property values will increase as your neighborhood walkscore goes up.
For me, car ownership is more about my lifestyle than what neighborhood I live in. I live in a very walkable PDX neighborhood (stores, cafes, restaurants) but my life takes me farther than that. Even though I work from home, the rest of my life requires me to get out of my area.
I'm currently going to school at night on the other side of town, my volunteer work as CASA requires me to own a car since one of "my kids" lives 30 miles away. My (regular) doctors appoints are both across town and 20 miles away. My therapist is in N PDX where I life in NE. I attend a once a week evening workshop that's across town. In order to have a social life I have to venture father out of my comfort zone and owning a car allows me to do that. For a variety of reasons I can't ride a bike.
Also, I (gasp) drive to the gym. Its only a mile away but my work schedule doesn't allow me the luxury of walking to and from.
As I mentioned, its more about my lifestyle though I love my walkable neighborhood on the days where I don't have to do too much.
For me, walking also saves parking meter money. In my LA neighborhood, the parking is crazy, and sometimes the only available spots are meters. Stupid. So if it costs 60 cents to go a mile, and the meter is a buck for an hour, that's almost $2 just to leave the house with my car!
I'd love to park for $1 per hour. Here in Calgary it's $4.50 to $7.00 an hour.
I'm doing something like this next year. I plan on selling my house that's 7 miles out in the country and moving to a smaller, closer-in place in 2015. Then I'll bike a lot more (probably not walk all that much, really) and when I drive, it will be shorter distances. I'm also going to switch form a 30 to 15-year mortgage and start getting ahead on paying off the house. Big plans!
Part of the reason we bought the condo we did in Denver, CO, was because of the walkability. Over the last eight years, the walkability has improved and will soon get better with a Trade Joe's opening two blocks away next month. Cutting down our driving and walking, especially on weekends, has really saves us money. We love the exercise, too. So, we can relate to all you're saying. Thanks!
We live in a historic neighborhood in a walkable small city. We can walk to the beach, the green market, the bank, the library, the town hall, the park, the municipal golf course, Starbucks, the indy coffee houses (two) and many bars and restaurants. Grocery shopping, we can certainly walk but we rarely do as more often than not we are hitting the grocery store on the way home from work. It really is a different lifestyle down here in Florida as most people live west in gated communities and drive everywhere. When I moved to Florida I wanted to be within walking distance of the beach and I am and that means in a historic/walkable area, but I didn't think much about that when I bought.
During the weekend, I often don't get in my car. During the week, I drive back and forth to work but that is about it, most of my errands are either on my route home or within walking distance of home.
I live in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. I had a car for the first 6 years I lived there, but five years ago took a job with an easy commute on public transit. I sold my car and never looked back.
I figure I save about $400/month. That doesn't include the $150/month I receive renting out my parking spot. I use a granny cart and walk to every store I need – groceries, clothes, shoes, hardware, etc. There is really nothing I need that is not easy walking distance (half a mile, tops). I love it and it keeps me active.
We are in a good neighborhood close a good number of grocery stores, restaurants, coffee shops, haircuts, etc. I can hop on the highway which is a mile from my place. There is also a bus service that takes me to downtown where i work. Quick runs to grocery stores work but with a family of five it doesn't work out walking everyday. In summers we walk a lot, its fun and adds activity to daily life. It was a good decision to buy a house in this neighborhood which has everything close by and convenient.
I sold my car so I walk or bike everywhere. I've adapted to how long it takes to do things and managing big bundles. But it's my friends and neighbors who get freaked out by it.
If I could figure out how to get more of them to try walking for short trips, life would probably become much less complicated for me.
lol. I used to live in Southern Indiana, where walking anywhere would result in catcalls, offers of assistance, or people aiming for you on the road. I guess the general idea was you were just a piece of trash if you didn't own a car.
Once, I tried to walk to the grocery about 1/8th of a mile from my house (estimated, because there were no sidewalks) and got stopped by four cars.
My brother is still there and is in subsidized housing for disabilities. Still no sidewalks. There also aren't any in the assisted living where my parents are. ????
My car broke down on me 6 months ago since then i've been catching the bus and walking. I dont like it. I have two small kids in elementary and we walk uphill. It takes extra time about 1 hour more each way to and from everyday. Trying to carry groceries that are not to bulky is not really convient or just in general. On the weekends catching the bus further out than the town i live in takes so long it's really not enjoyable with the kids. Especially when the bus gets crowded. I guess i dont walk to far because i havent lost any weight. The one plus side is i do save some money so it makes me budget a little more breathable but i look forward to when i save up enough money for a car!
I live in Brooklyn, and it's pretty well known that public transit in NYC is great, and you don't really need a car. My multimillionaire former boss didn't even have one, as they used it so infrequently (she lived in Manhattan ) that by the time they would go to their garage to take it somewhere, the battery was dead every time. For 3 years, we rented an apartment 1.5 miles from work, and unless I had a bigbpackage to bring to work, I walked every day. When we bought a small cottage, iI couldn't really walk any more – it's 5 miles, and I just can't wake up in time to walk 5 miles to work – uphill. I don't bike – I was hit by a car on a bicycle years ago, & have never been able to ride outside since, & don't even own a bike any more. But the special express bus service gets me to work in 20 minutes, and within an easy walk of my house are a beautiful ocean-side walking trail, multiple exceleent restaurants, great grocery stores, pharmacies – everything we need. Because I have not owned a car in 8 years, insurance now would call me a new driver, Geico and others said, & it would cost me $560+ a month just for insurance! No thanks. My husband doesn't drive. We have a Zipcar membership, which we use about 2-3 times a year when we have to travel a long distance, or on vacation. Or we use a car service if we're getting a huge, uncarryable load of groceries – more than fit in a bundle buggy. That costs about $7. A rush ride to my job, if I really need it, costs $13 – I usually take the bus, but sometimes I'm running late, or bringing in a big package, like a computer. Often, I get a ride home from one of several colleagues who live nearby, and I do show appreciation with small gifts, gas, etc. but it's great when I I have groceries I've picked up at lunch. All together, I think we spend a maximum of about $2000 on transportation – high, but much, much less than it would cost to run a car in NYC. Between walking, public transit, occasional car service, and the car-sharing Zipcar service, we get around just fine.
I kind of lost the habit of walking for a while and I am just getting into it again. It is fantastic on a number of levels; free, good exercise and a great way to meet people and see new places.
So I'm sold on moving to a walkable neighborhood. Does anyone know of any good online resources that help you locate walkable neighborhoods? Right now using Street View in Google Maps seems to be the only way to figure out how walkable a particular location is. My wife, daughter, and I are probably going to be moving back to the Baltimore-DC area in the next few years, so I would love to be able to start targeting some areas to look at when the time comes.
This may help.
That's a great blog post I'll say. Sharing practical life experience in saving money. Yes, groceries is surely a point but the one that pinches us all is surely the gas price. I have never done the per mile calculation of gas price but this blog post surely gives an idea and the extent of money we spend here. In fact, the cost in the gas guzzling SUV is almost double of small cars. In fact, this is one of the reasons I have opted for a small car than a SUV. In fact, now a days I'm cycling a lot. It not only helps me save lots of bucks but also keeps me healthy, even in my constrained time schedule. Appreciate the blog post. Thanks.
I used to read this blog pretty regularly, but Getrichslowly (GRS) has turned into a bunch of filler. How unfortunate. Where are the new ideas?
I agree walking will save us more money. Normally to get things done in a faster manner, we never go for a walk, that much busy we are in the life.
We opt for a faster transport. May be all should change a lot because health is wealth.


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The Horsepersons continue trying to cope with this turn of events, Daria and Jane start to notice something's up, and we find out where Famine's got to.
Part 2: Which is Exceedingly Muddy
Crossover with /Good Omens/: Lawndale gets to deal with fallout from the end of the world... well, sort of.
Disclaimer: Neither involved universe is mine; just shoving them together for the hell of it.
Also, this will make a lot more sense if you've read /Good Omens/. If you want to carry on wihtout, do so, but... it's a wonderful book.
Jamie didn't feel like doing much at football practice. He didn't know exactly why. Part of it, at least, was his stomach - maybe not eating lunch on a practice day wasn't such a good idea.
And for some reason, he was thinking the football field was far too green to be allowed.
He stuck out practice as long as he could, but had to stay out after the water break. Staring in the general direction of the Tommy Sherman Memorial Goalpost, but not really looking at it, he contemplated the greenness of the grass and what could be done about it. Maybe if they left the sprinklers on all night -
"Hey dude, you all right?"
Jamie looked up - Joey had posed the question after the scrimmage-team huddle broke. Instead of heading for his spot, he was standing there waiting for an answer.
"Think so. If not, I will be."
"Okay. It's just... I don't know, you've been acting kinda weird all day. Thought I'd see if anything was up."
"Not that I know of," Jamie replied, shrugging. "You may want to get into the formation before you get run over."
Joey adopted a facial expression that clearly stated, "Eep!" as he scrambled for his spot - as it was, he barely made it. Jamie's thoughts wandered back in the general direction of that green business.
No, maybe the sprinklers weren't the best idea. They'd have to play in a complete mud pit tomorrow. Then again, weren't those the best possible conditions?
"So, like, that should catch you up on everything," Sandi finished as she put the final touches on her eyeliner. "Oh, except for the part where Quinn's been weird this week."
"Weird?" Stacy Rowe wondered. "Weird how? I thought all she was doing was putting more into school..."
"Sta-cee, it's not that kind of weird. I don't know how to describe it other than not-Quinn. Maybe if you talk to her, or something, you'll get an answer. She's been too busy, like, arguing with me to tell me anything."
"Um..." Stacy couldn't think of anything to say - nothing that wouldn't land her in hot water for thinking, anyway. A song she hadn't heard in a while started lodging itself in her mind. Trying to think around that, she finally said, "That's a good idea, Sandi. Thanks for the update."
Her first clue as to what was up came when Quinn actually made an appearance in the building. She was wearing a red camouflage-print tank top, khaki pants (but at least they were the light kind of khaki), and her usual brown shoes. 'Weird how' indeed. I obviously missed something important...
"Um, hi, Quinn."
"Stacy! You're back! Feeling better?"
"Yeah, I guess." She stuck on the next part for a few moments. "Er... interesting outfit."
Quinn sighed. "If you don't like it, just say so. I'm experimenting with some different stuff. And no matter what happens, I'm not going near the army green stuff."
"That's good. You know Sandi'll give you a hard time over the khakis, right?"
"It's either this or mixing primaries for the second time this week. What's it matter?"
What's it /matter/? Stacy boggled in the privacy of her own head. Since when does Quinn treat fashion like that? She was about to ask, but her red-headed friend was already off down the hallway.
And there was that song again. She'd have it stuck in her head for the rest of the day now. With a sigh, she opened her own locker and fished her history book out.
< Daria Morgendorffer watched her best friend wolf down lunch with the slightest hint of worry in her expression, though it would have taken a trained eye to notice. As it was, the only trained eye in Lawndale High's cafeteria was more interested in the fork-to-mouth path of her food.
"Jane." Jane Lane's attention remained focused on matters of the stomach, so Daria tried again, a little louder. "Jane." Having finally captured the apparently starving artist's attention, she continued, "You're actually eating mystery meat. Please tell me there's a rational explanation for this."
"You see any other food options in here?"
"That still doesn't cut it. You eat breakfast."
"Not today. I don't know what possessed the cats to get into my cereal last night, but they did. Ate everything but the box. So the only thing in the house this morning was coffee, unless I felt like taking my chances with the fridge. Last time I checked, that red stuff was going fuzzy."
"You Lanes and your lurking refrigerator. Anyway. You didn't go by Do Me a Donut or something on the way to school because..."
"Not enough spare cash," Jane replied. "And it didn't seem worthwhile to spend one of Mom's blank checks on doughnut holes. I did have some coffee before I left, but I'm starting to think tired and hungry may have been the way to go."
Daria considered. "No, at least you're alert enough to know you need food."
"Oh! Speaking of alert, Trent was actually awake by the time I left this morning."
That sentence and knowledge of Jane's brother's sleeping habits did not mesh. "No way."
"Yes way, Daria. I think the Spiral's practice ran late last night, or possibly early, but I didn't bother asking." A pause for thought (and chewing), then: "Come to think of it, he may have been getting up a little earlier every day for the last few weeks."
"Strange things are afoot in the mind of Trent, I guess."
"He's a Lane, it's to be expected. You gonna eat that?"
Looking down, Daria realized Jane was referring to her own neglected tray of unfood. She sighed and shoved it across the table, and Jane commenced stuffing her face like there was no tomorrow (which actually would've been more accurate about a month prior) - or like she hadn't eaten in a week.
Scarlett got her first good laugh since what had been passed off as Armageddon when she saw the job White had done to the football field.
"It gets better," he said. "Stick around for the halftime show. Now, if you'll excuse me, duty calls..."
"Wait a minute. I thought you got benched?"
"Yes, but I still have to sit on the bench. If it's any consolation, I don't understand the rules either." With that he was off to the locker room, leaving the stadium in her more than capable hands.
How long had White been working on this? Three weeks? A month? It explained why she hadn't seen many signs of his presence in the building. True, the cafeteria tables had gone unwashed and the occasional ballpoint pen exploded, but that all seemed to lack his usual enthusiasm.
That would be because he'd been putting most of his energy into this mud-pit business. Maybe, Scarlett pondered, some of it was to make up for that Antarctica thing he kept meaning to do. On top of being closer to their present location, this would likely prove to be infinitely more interesting.
She hardly paid attention to the game itself, mainly because she'd never had the time to familiarize herself with the rules (though she'd meant to). After giving the matter a bit of thought, she decided White had probably landed in exactly the right person. They both had the same last name, at least as things stood at the moment,and the poor kid's given name was forgotten by everyone, giving him that lurks-in-the-background element.
Halftime provided Scarlett with her second really good laugh in one day. The home band presumably had learned better than to try marching, but the visitors couldn't benefit from that foresight (or else they had a sadistic director). The entire saxophone section got a bonus shower when one of them tripped over a sprinkler and set it off. By the end of their show, the band members had slipped so often they looked like they'd been playing the football game.
During the second half a fight broke out in the stands after a referee made the right call on the wrong team. (Then again, from what little Scarlett knew about the sport, the calls were always on the wrong team. It all depended on your perspective.)
The game wound up being a close one, for reasons unrelated to the teams' respective abilities. Lawndale High finally won, three to nothing.
"So, what did you think?"
"Hmm? Oh, you're down there. That was brilliant. I still don't understand the game, but that bit with the band made up for it. I imagine you enjoyed it more when both bands were out there. Great job." She reached down to give him what could pass for a high five, under the circumstances, and got some mud on her hand in the process.
Once Jamie had started back toward the locker room (or wherever), Quinn looked down at her soiled hand. She didn't remember going anywhere near the football field, but still...
< Raven Sable was not enjoying himself.
He hadn't seen either of the others. Come to that, he didn't even know if they were all in the same town. How could he when this guy hadn't left the house in five weeks?
Along with that, he was quite possibly narcoleptic. It had taken a fair amount of Sable's energy just to institute a regular sleeping schedule. He also had yet to see the inside of the refrigerator, so presumably food was a rare happening in this house without his help.
There was one bright spot. The girl seemed to have felt his presence, even if she hadn't put the pieces together. Even to the point, if he'd heard correctly, where she was investing in Mystery Meat CHOW (TM) at lunch. In a way, it was nice to know the business was still on its feet.
And then there was the matter of those other three guys, reportedly part of a band. Sable had no idea what the band in question was meant to sound like. They kept aborting practices in favor of grabbing a pizza.
That was it - pizza. Something that would both get him out and handle some business. With a slim smile he hadn't found an excuse to use since the day before Armageddon-or-something, he sat down to wait. The proper time would present itself sooner or later, and he was determined to sit there on the couch until something happened...
Or maybe that was just the slacker within.
Joey suddenly realized Quinn hadn't had a date in weeks. Sure, she'd been talking to Jamie a lot - and about some suspiciously trippy stuff - but that didn't mean she'd gone exclusive. Word would have gotten out, and knowing Quinn, she'd have done a screening process.
So why didn't he try asking her?
"Hey, Quinn. I noticed you haven't had any dates for a while. Can I take you to Chez Pierre tomorrow?" (Strange, he realized, neither of the other two were there to one-up the invitation...)
"Sorry, Joey, but I'm busy all day." Then she smiled at him. "Maybe Friday?"
"Erm..." Joey wasn't quite sure what to make of that smile. It almost made her look predatory. "Uh, never mind. I-it's not that big a deal. See you later." And at that he was off like a shot, or possibly a cannonball.
Quinn watched him go with a very confused look on her face. She was used to guys coming to her, not running away.
It's that stupid smile. Does it every time.
"It does not!" Not long after she realized she'd said that out loud, she also figured out not enough people had noticed to really dent her popularity.
Then she started wondering precisely what her plans were for the next day. Whatever they were, they had to be worth turning down a date. After all, she'd made them... hadn't she?
< "Remind me, what are we doing tomorrow?"
"Going to the pizza place," White replied. "He's bound to get out there eventually. I'm sort of surprised he hasn't yet."
"And then what?"
"I don't know. And do be careful, you nearly sounded like a five-year-old there."
"Hey, can I help it if I want to get out of here? I mean, it's obviously loads better than Limbo, but... it's freaking Suburbia. You're perfectly happy here, or in fact anywhere so long as it's got the proper mess potential. I'm better off in a desert environment." Scarlett let out a sigh. "Besides, I want my truck back."
"Does that mean you're getting back into arms delivery?"
"Possibly. I don't know whether my position with the one pulp magazine was held, so I may have to, for a while. Thing is, I just might be able to fix the thing now."
"You mean if it hasn't been sandblasted to bits by now..."
"Whatever." She set Quinn's history book on the table, opened it at random, and started reading. After a few moments she flipped forward.
White looked at the page she eventually stopped on, and was not at all surprised to see a battle map. "I'd ask if you ever got enough of that, but I don't think it's necessary."
"You have to remember I knew a lot of the people doing this stuff. Usually these books are so far off the mark all they're good for is a laugh."
"If you say so." Thinking it over, White realized he'd never actually read an accurate description of one of his projects. Maybe she had a point after all.


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How To Organize Your Gmail Inbox for Ultimate Efficiency
For many email – more than phone calls, text messages, or even face-to-face conversations – can be the primary mode of communication during the work week. Considering this a possibility, hopefully your inbox is well tended and organized. Right? Okay, if that's not the case, here are some easy habits and helpful tools to keep in mind when it comes to maintaining an efficient inbox using Gmail's toolbox of email features...
Gmail's Priority Inbox is highly recommended if you're not yet using the feature; the automatic feature can be very helpful, depending on the type and quantity of emails you receive, separating 'important' messages from the bulk of 'not-so-important' messages usually clogging our email efficiency. However, it is also easy to stay organized using the additional email inbox techniques below:
Efficient Gmail Inbox Habits
Sort as emails come: The best way to stay organized is to start from the get-go. Don't let emails pile up throughout the week, believing you'll get to sorting and reviewing them "later". As emails start to flow in, at the least, organize them with designated labels ("followup", "family", "response needed", etc).
Labels: Back in 2011 Gmail began offering "smart labels", a feature which automatically labels incoming bulk, notification, and forum messages for easy sorting and review. If you're the type who subscribes to regular email newsletters, store/sales notifications, or other group-wide correspondence, smart labels could be helpful in keeping the inbox trim and slim.
Filters: After you've created labels and assigned colors, using filters is your next line of defense in streamlining an email inbox. In the Settings menu, select Filters and click, Create a new filter. Here, you'll be able to assign search criteria used to scan incoming emails and assign specific actions, including, "Skip the Inbox" or "Mark as read".
Gmail offers an additional wide range of tools to help users stay organized and efficient in regards to their email needs:
- Drag and Drop files: Instead of manually clicking "Attach a file" simply drag and drop files directly into the message.
- Apps search: By activating "Apps search" you can extend your searches beyond the inbox into Google Docs and Sites.
- Offline Gmail: Compose emails even without internet connection.
Users can turn on this new feature by clicking on the Configure icon (the little cog icon in the upper right), and choosing "Configure inbox". From there, optional tabs can be turned on or off, and once set, Gmail will automatically categorize the inbox by appropriate tab for segregated and tabbed viewing.
At launch, Google only offers five tabs categories:
- Primary (messages from friends and family)
- Promotions (sales and deals from retailers)
- Social (social network sites)
- Updates (online statements, verifications, receipts)
- Forums (mailing lists, discussion board exchanges)
If you're not a Gmail user, OtherInbox, taskforce, mailPro and xobni are other email efficiency tools worth checking out.
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my inbox is empty. i love labels and 'archiving' my messages. i wouldn't have it any other way.
i totally use this method and it works! people who peek over my shoulder and see my inbox always gasp and say HOW DO YOU DO THAT?!
i'll be linking them here now! :)
also, kimberlym - most email systems have the whole folder/labeling deal. if they don't, maybe you should switch! gmail is wonderful.
Smartest thing I ever did concerning e-mail: I switched to a different service. It's much quicker to use and I can only store 12mb, which actually makes me delete unimportant stuff right away. So easy to find those mails I actually need. And I also save a lot of time by not having to navigate through folders and folders and more folders.
I never knew about "Got the Wrong Bob"! I'll have to try that out right now...
how do I set up colour categorisation in gmail inbox?
I love using Gmail as well! All things google for that matter, I make the most use of Google Docs, Google Calender and GMail... My personal goal is to only have about ten emails in my mailbox and the way I achieve that is by only going to my email account about three to four times a day. Then I actually spend ca. 10 to 15 minutes and either answer if the answer is easy, or place it in specific folders telling me what to do with the emails.
How do I get to "color categorization"? Gmail's Help function can't find it. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing..Here I would like to share another simple tool called Beyond Inbox to Backup, Archive, Organize, Transfer and Restore your Emails. It runs on all the OS including Windows, Linux and Mac.


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Sen. John McCain is apologizing for calling Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz "wacko birds" and says he respects what his Senate colleagues stand for.
"[In] an interview I said that Sen. Cruz and Sen. Paul were 'wacko birds.' That was inappropriate and I apologize to them for saying that, and I respect them both. I respect what they stand for and what they believe in. They both made an impact out here in the United States Senate," McCain (R-Ariz.) said on Fox News on Friday.
McCain had previously told The Huffington Post earlier this month that Cruz (R-Texas), Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) were "wacko birds" for their outspoken brand of politicking on the Hill. McCain has also criticized Paul for his nearly 13-hour filibuster that pressured President Barack Obama's administration to clarify its position on the use of domestic drones.
During his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, Paul -- who is considering a 2016 presidential run -- seemingly alluded to McCain's criticisms.
"The GOP of old has grown stale and moss covered," Paul said during his CPAC speech. "I don't think we need to name names here, do we?"
Responding to that line on Fox News, McCain jokingly wiped his face, pretending to wipe off moss.
"I got to get that moss," McCain said, scratching his face and laughing after the clip was played. "Everyone is entitled to their views."
Fox News host Neil Cavuto asked McCain about the irony that McCain -- long considered a "maverick" in the Senate -- is now being criticized for being too old school.
"Life isn't fair, as you know Neil, but the important thing for me is to be in the arena and part of the debate and try to contribute to the future of the country and represent the people of Arizona," McCain said. "And when you're in the arena, as you know, you're going to take arrows, you're going to take hits and you're going to make mistakes. And I've made my share."
McCain said on Fox News that Paul's foreign policy beliefs will be part of a larger debate about America's role in the world.
"Sen. Paul, in particular, and Sen. Cruz, also, and others constitute what I believe is going to be an ongoing debate in this country and in the Republican Party, in particular, about the role of the United States in the world," McCain said. "And that debate has been going on since the end of World War I, much less prior to World War II, as you know, before and after the Vietnam War, so it's been going on. In that debate, I respect their views, but I believe we live in a very, very dangerous world."


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Porcini Mushroom Sauce
Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke
Dried porcini mushrooms impart lots of flavor to this simple sauce, which pairs well with steak. Break large mushrooms into smaller pieces for easier measuring.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1/4 cup)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 49
- Calories from fat: 33%
- Fat: 1.8g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 2.8g
- Carbohydrate: 3.9g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Cholesterol: 7mg
- Iron: 0.9mg
- Sodium: 167mg
- Calcium: 7mg
- 2 tablespoons dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/8 ounce)
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
- 1/4 cup medium dry sherry
- 1 1/4 cups Rich Turkey Stock
- 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra or Pillsbury Shake and Blend)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Combine mushrooms and boiling water in a bowl; cover and let stand 15 minutes. Drain mushrooms in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/4 cup liquid. Rinse and drain mushrooms; finely chop.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add sherry; cook 1 minute. Add mushrooms, reserved mushroom liquid, stock, and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Gradually add flour, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until slightly thick, stirring constantly with a whisk. Stir in salt and pepper.
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'Sleeping Beauty' Preaches From Down Under
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No less a filmmaker than Jane Campion gave her seal of approval to "Sleeping Beauty," Australian novelist Julia Leigh's writing-directing debut. It's a mystery how the director of "In the Cut" and "The Portrait of a Lady," uncompromising explorations of female psychosexuality, could find value in this dull preachment about the objectification of women -- or more accurately, portrait of a disaffected droop. "Sleeping Beauty" never stops nagging you to take it Seriously as brave and radical Art. Truth be told, Leigh's shocked discovery that the services of women are bought and sold every day in many different venues is yesterday's news, and her notion of how to let us in on the awful truth is often stylistically silly.
A pretty nymphet (Emily Browning, from "Sucker Punch") divides her time among boring office work, waiting tables, playing laboratory guinea pig, dropping in on college and picking up idiot leches in bars. At home, her sister's hostile boyfriend rides her for late rent. Lucy faces what comes (in every sense) with the flattest of affects.
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Occasionally, zombie-girl drops in on a gaunt melancholiac named Birdmann (Ewen Leslie), who perks her up a bit. Exchanging snarky, self-consciously formal pleasantries, the two semaphore that their old-soul rapport is way past mundane conversation. They're too far gone in angst to be for real. Still, Birdmann seems to be the only person who matters to Lucy. Apparently these sucker-punched comrades share some painful history, but what it is remains permanently under wraps.
After meticulous vetting -- of her anatomy and lifestyle -- Lucy is hired on by Clara (Rachael Blake), a mysterious and exacting madam with a voice so precise and cultured she might be automated. She, too, telegraphs a haunted past, doubtlessly meant to be intriguing. But nothing comes of that, nor of her bond with one of Lucy's clients, an elderly gent who shares a long, bewildering anecdote about his wife. Perhaps he's her Birdmann.
Lucy's groomed for "silver service" -- dressing up in skimpy lingerie and high heels to serve tuxedoed geezers dinner and wine. (A couple ladies spend the evening as fireplace furniture, curvaceous andirons.) Most of the silent help wear black bondage thongs and halters, while Lucy teeters about in virginal white lingerie and garters. After brandy, the ladies in black pleasure the coots while Lucy goes home untouched. Unless you possess remarkable restraint, this outtake from "The Story of O" may get the giggles going.
From where I sit, Leigh's chilly exercise in psychosexual stasis is a bore and a turn-off. Of course, that may be exactly what she's aiming for: when the bodies of women become commodities -- furniture and objets d'art -- for the delectation of Methuselahs and sexual gourmands, genuine sensuality goes cold and dead. There may be method to the film's relentless buzz-kill, but we're still left standing in a cold shower.
Lucy remains literally an object, a comatose thing, antithesis of Catherine Breillat's feisty dream-quester in the French helmer's recent deconstruction of the "Sleeping Beauty" fairy tale. In her stints as sleeping beauty, tucked into a sumptuous bed at her madam's luxe retreat, the deeply drugged Lucy slumbers like some peach-hued Botticelli angel in the flesh. When not unconscious, she maintains a pose of ironic diffidence that isn't so much a lost soul's armor against pain or humiliation as just the expression she wears. She's half-sister to the lobotomized heroine of "Sucker Punch," but that lost soul at least gets to escape from a brothel world and enjoy some kick-ass action before the hammer comes down. (Zack Snyder's much-maligned feminist action-fantasy hits home more often than Leigh's carefully calibrated still-life.)
When Lucy does break down -- in the wake of several suicides -- her sudden tears possess only face value. It's impossible to tell why these particular events have awakened feelings of empathy. Not so much enigma as blank slate, Leigh's girl-for-hire remains impervious to intimacy, with us or anyone else. Her contacts with other human beings are so sketchy, literally skin deep, their significance can only be guessed at. Though every not-so-charming "prince" writes his dreams and nightmares on her perfect flesh, none wakes her out of emotional stupor.
The sight of anonymous bare breasts and buttocks and Lucy's lovely, corpselike nudity will provide some with an automatic turn-on. But, like the sad, silly orgy in "Eyes Wide Shut," erotic "Sleeping Beauty" is not. Clara assures her kinky upscale clients that "no one can see you ... there is no shame here." Truth is, there's really nothing, shameful or otherwise, to see in this pretentious and empty fairy tale.
Kat Murphy once had the pleasure of writing a book-length comparison of Howard Hawks and Ernest Hemingway, friends and fellow travelers in fiction (Quentin Tarantino reckoned it "cool."). She's reviewed movies in newspapers and magazines (Movietone News, Film Comment, Village Voice, Film West, Steadycam) and on websites (Reel.com, Cinemania.com, Amazon.com). Her writing has been included in book anthologies ("Women and Cinema," "The Myth of the West," "Best American Movie Writing 1998"). During her checkered career, Kat's done everything from writing speeches for Bill Clinton, Jack Lemmon, Harrison Ford, et al., to researching torture-porn movies for a law firm. She adores Bigelow, Breillat and Denis -- and arguing about movies in any and all arenas.
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ALAMEDA From the beginning of the Dennis Allen era, the Raiders promised to be multiple on defense. They would mix in zone with man-to-man coverage, and occasionally change between 4-3 and 3-4 and use the blitz.
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Knapp worked with Alex Gibbs, the guru of the zone system, in Atlanta. Purists of the zone blocking system including Cable don't believe in deviation. Rather than fire off at a specific defender, zone runs call for more lateral movement and the clearing of an area. It takes time to perfect and execute.
Running backs hesitate only long enough to take one cut and head upfield when they find a lane.
During training camp, line coach Frank Pollack, brought in by Knapp to install the scheme, said, "If you just dabble in it, you won't be able to take it to the next level without having mass chaos."
Fast-forward to the fourth quarter of the Raiders' 26-16 win over Kansas City on Sunday. They rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries with a mixture of zone and more straight-ahead gap runs.
"We definitely increased our gap run blocking scheme to get a better balance and keep defenses honest, and we've done it well, so we'll keep that same kind of formula working," Knapp said. "It's a good change-up."
Center Stefen Wisniewski can see how immersing the offense in the zone scheme before blending it with gap blocking was of some benefit.
"It makes a lot of sense. That's where our coaches came from, and that's their mindset," Wisniewski said. "Coming in, (it) was zone, zone, zone, zone. But I think they're starting to get to know us better, and we're getting to know them, and so they're seeing we can be successful doing both."
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En Masse Entertainment announced that it will release Zombies Monsters Robots (ZMR), a free-to-play third-person shooter in which you kill the things listed in its title. It's developed by Yingpei Games, the Chinese studio formerly known as Epic Games China. The game is actually already out in China under the name Mercenary Ops 2, which has more than 30 million registered players.


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Situated in Mobile, this hotel is close to Spring Hill College, Mobile Botanical Gardens, and Hank Aaron Stadium. Local attractions also include Mobile Museum of Art and Langan Park.
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May 18, 2012, 10:00 am
Hi, i have recently changed the cd6000 stereo in my ford focus for a new blaupunkt stereo sat nav. Everything is fine except the button dont light up when i put the lights on and the screen doesn't dim. If i have the engine off and turn the stereo on, it lights up fine but start the engine and they go off. I've looked at the data for the unit and these two aspects are controlled by the data network. What can i do to get it to work.
May 18, 2012, 1:48 pm
The screen dims only if your dash lights are dimmed. Try turning the lights on and dimming the dash lights, and the screen should dim at the same time.
Not sure how you can sort the other issue as it sounds like it may be linked to the cars GEM unit which needs to be programmed.
Is everything else working as the Focus's that were built with the unit in have a larger display between the dials which also gives you the next turn so you dont have to look at the main screen?
Also, where did you put the satnav receiver?
The unit is also part of the comms pack which includes voice control. Have you got that working with it?
May 18, 2012, 2:59 pm
The wiring should be the same , so i can't see any reason for it not to work , there is a screen setting brightness which can then be controlled via the dim switch on the lights.
So if i read this right.
When you turn stereo on with out ignition, it lights up , and when you turn ignition on the butoon lights go off?
If this is happening then maybe the wire feed from the lights is different, perhaps get a tester and test live feeds at the back and find the feed that should trigger the lights
May 19, 2012, 9:28 am
Preee, The wiring and the plug at the back of the stereo is exactly the same. I put the old 6000cd unit back in and tried it to see if a fuse may have gone and that lights up fine when the lights are turned on. I put the blaupunkt unit back in and it is still the same.
I've checked the wiring diagram and it should be the same wire that triggers the lights.
BTmaldon, By receiver, i presume you mean aerial, i put this on the dash in the corner, it works fine, the satnav, cd, radio, just cant see the front of the stereo at night. I'm sure i checked the dimming of the lights setting but i'll check again. From what i can see though, both are controlled by the data network so i presume this is the car computer. Perhaps your right and it needs programming to the car.
Will ford do this?
May 19, 2012, 1:52 pm
That seems very strange , maybe the radio has a fault on that input and as it see's a live(ie lights) it is not getting the signal .I have the FX and i tried a friends Sony 6006 in mine and there was no difference in lighting or otherwise.
Get a sharp point in the connector and push the trigger wire out so its not connecting.
If you have tested it and there is a trigger when you turn ign on then i would say the radio is at fault and not the GEM
May 19, 2012, 11:22 pm
I'd agree, the radio connections are at fault not the car.
May 29, 2012, 9:57 pm
Well you have me wondering now as the stereo was brand new, even came with the code still fastened to it on a tear off strip. I phoned fords technical line at £1 a minute and they said it may want coding to the IDS. Don't know what that is but don't want to waste my money paying for that when the problem may be the stereo. I might just have to bite the bulletm
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Erstwhile summer capital of Scindia rulers of Gwalior, Shivpuri's royal ambience lives on in its exquisite palaces, cenotaphs and hunting lodges. Shivpuri, earlier known as Sipri, is situated in northern Madhya Pradesh, about 112 km from Gwalior.
The town of Shivpuri is named after Lord Shiva, the God of Destruction. It received its current name after independence.
The hills along with the pleasant weather make Shivpuri an ideal weekend getaway. History, natural splendour and pleasant climate attracts lots of tourists. Shivpuri is a recommended for those who find the pull of history irresistible and like to spend their leisure time in the lap of nature.
Forests near Shivpuri were once the hunting grounds of the royals starting from Mughals. Great herds of elephants are said to have been were captured by Emperor Akbar. Later, Shivpuri became the favourite hunting grounds of the British hoping to kill a tiger. Many a magnificent beast was 'bagged' by royal shikaris.
The forest has now been converted into national park and is a treasure house of rich flora and fauna. Trekking trails through the jungle, offers sneak peeks of ruined fort and Hindu temples besides the resident population of birds and animals.
Scindhia Chhatris or cenotaphs of the erstwhile rulers are the biggest attraction in Shivpuri. Intricately carved and graceful, the marble chhatries are set in an elaborate Mughal Garden. The cenotaphs are an interesting blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles.
Shivpuri has other brushes with history too. Tantya Tope was hanged to death by the British in Shivpuri. Tantya Tope played a big role along with the Rani of Jhansi in the First War of Independence.
Colonel Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon, an associate of Subhas Chandra Bose, spent his last days at village Hatod in Shivpuri. Dhillon, along with of Col Prem Sahgal and Maj Gen Shah Nawaz Khan were tried by the British for raising the banner of revolt.
The town was captured in 1564 by Mughals who used to it as a hunting preserve. The oldest historic record of the town is in 1564 when the Mughal emperor Akbar is said to have halted in the region.
Shivpuri was ruled by Kachhawaha Rajputs till 1804 before it came under Scindias. The British captured the town in 1817 but it was returned to the Scindias in 1818. Shivpuri has been a part of Gwalior since then.
Where to stay
There are few budget hotels on Circular Road that offer decent facilities. The mid-range hotels are mostly on Chhatri Road. The mid-range hotels are located in the centre of Shivpuri and offer good facilities. There are no luxury hotels in Shivpuri but you can get a lot of options for accommodation in Gwalior which is about 115 km away.
If you want to save time commuting, opt for a hotel along Naya Bazaar which is in the heart of Gwalior. Gwalior also boasts of several luxury hotels which offer facilities like discotheques, health clubs and 24 hour coffee shops.
Where to eat
The best places to eat in Shivpuri are on Jhansi Road and Circular Road. You can get both vegetarian non-vegetarian foods on Circular Road.
The Chinese food stalls are famous on Jhansi Road. There are a few places that serve Punjabi and North Indian dishes here as well.
The must-haves when in Shivpuri are kebabs, Kopra Pak (Coconut Barfi), Malpua (a kind of sweet pancake) and Bhutte ki Kees (a kind of grated corn snack).
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The fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs are set to face off No. 6 South Carolina in a big SEC showdown this weekend. While the Bulldogs are in the finishing stages of their preparation for the Gamecocks, they received devastating news that will hurt their offense on Saturday.
The Bulldogs' leading receiver, Michael Bennett, will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn ACL at the end of practice on Tuesday. Georgia director of sports medicine Ron Courson announced the news via a press release tonight. The redshirt sophomore will undergo surgery to repair the torn ligament at a yet-to-be determined date.
Bennett is the team's leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He finishes his season with 24 catches for 345 yards and four touchdowns. Bennett's average of 69 yards receiving per game was enough to rank him seventh in the SEC.
With Bennett missing the remainder of the year, the Bulldogs will be able to show their depth at wide receiver. It is no doubt a big blow for the Georgia offense but they have the pieces in place to fill in Bennett's void.
Seniors Marlon Brown and Tavarres King will each have a chance to boost their numbers. Brown averages 68 receiving yards per game while King averages 61.4 yards per game. Those averages bring them in at eighth and tenth in the SEC, respectively.
As well as Brown and King, sophomore Malcolm Mitchell will see an increased role. Mitchell played a majority of snaps last week on the defensive side of the ball as a cornerback but he will switch sides and play primarily as an offensive weapon this weekend.


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