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Everyone tells me horror stories about childbirth. Should I ask them to stop?
Since the day I found out I was pregnant, women have been telling me horror stories about childbirth. I've heard things that would make your toes curl. I try to ignore them, but some accounts scare me to the point of tears. This is my first pregnancy and I don't know what to expect from the delivery. Why do people feel the need to share their most awful birth experiences instead of the joyous ones?
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People have horror stories because they do not prepare for birth. There is tons of info out there and classes, you have to know yourself and learn what childbirth is like from professionals. What I've heard is that if you never had mad menses that you may be uncomfortable, but EVERY BODY is different. Don't be scared, be prepared!GOOD LUCK!posted 11/20/2010 by campbelletara
Everyone has a different birthing experience. You really just have to let what other women say go in one ear and out of the other. Needless to say, it's going to hurt. However, I think that it's important to focus more on the ultimate goal rather than on how you're getting to it. Some women just have to put others down to make themselves feel better. Just ignore them and enjoy the experience. Good luck :)posted 10/01/2009 by atownley
Everyone has a different birthing experience. You really just have to let what other women say go in one ear and out of the other. Needless to say, it's going to hurt. However, I think that it's important to focus more on the ultimate goal rather than on how you're getting to it. Some women just have to put others down to make themselves feel better. Just ignore them and enjoy the experience. Good luck :)posted 10/01/2009 by atownley
All I have to say about my labor and delivery with my daughter, is that I can hardly remember the pain. I was induced and didn't take anything for the pain. I remember bits and peices of it, like it was a dream. But I can't bring back exactly what it felt like. I was induced at 9am and delivered at 8:24pm, and to me, even within minutes after the delivery, it seemed like only an hour or two had actually passed. I guess it's like the same thing as with most other traumatic experiences in which your mind represses at least the worst of it. How else to you think the women way back in the day before doctors and pain meds would go through the experience more than once? It really isn't that bad. I look at pictures, and honestly can't really remember when that particular thing happened. And I can't believe how I looked!!!!! Try not to listen tot he "horror" stories, but do do research so you know what to expect should anything unexpected occur.posted 10/29/2007 by sarakwelch
Labor is the most painful experience I ever endured... and it was also the most joyful experience I have ever had.posted 09/12/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Oh, you preggos just LOVE to stress! The fact is that no woman's labor is like another, so there's no point in psyching yourself out over it! You're just as likely to have an "easy" labor as a difficult one, but you knew going into this that it would still be LABOR! What's a little (or a lot!) of pain, when you get a baby at the end of it all?posted 09/12/2005 by Megamama47
Every woman feels the compulsion to make their pg/birthing story sound like it was the worst one in the history of mankind. It's like a game to see who's the biggest martyr, as if martyr = mother. Ignore them all. Pg and childbirth aren't all peaches n' cream. If my 1st pg & childbirth had been like my 3rd, I would have stopped at one kid! But if ALL pg's were truly as horrible as these women make it out to be, the human race would've died out thousands of years ago. Good luck and best of wishes to you!posted 09/12/2005 by paulabee716
I just say, "it hurts and you are not a hero" Your body goes through so many transitions when in labor! Your choice to use an epidural or not. I was in pain, I used the epidural and it relaxed me to the point that I dilated quickly and was able to push with pressure and no pain.posted 09/03/2010 by mom22soon
It actually bothered me more when my mother-in-law said, "My birth was easy. It doesn't hurt that much and both my babies practically fell out! It isn't anywhere near as bad as people say it is. I was in labor for two hours and had ten minutes of pushing." I had a difficult labor (NOT GOING TO DETAIL IT) and it just makes you think people assume you're being a wuss or that you're lesser because you didn't push the child out as fast--as if its an option for some of us! Hahaha...posted 09/03/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
I just have to tell you...labor was my favorite part. When you are pregnant you never think that it is going to end but with labor there is an end to the madness!!! It is painful and all but as soon as your precious baby comes out it is all forgotten. (Just a little more info I had a 10lb 1oz baby vaginally and I still loved it!!!posted 09/12/2005 by Ang2013
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Moving? Rent First, Ask Questions Later
Published on - October 5th, 2010 (by J.D. Roth)
This is a guest-post from Tim Ellis, author of Seattle Bubble, a blog and forum dedicated to discussing real estate market conditions in the Seattle area. Tim is a long-time GRS reader. During my last trip to Europe, he shared a controversial article on renting vs. buying.
Given the fact that each year around sixteen million Americans move to a new county, it's likely that at some point in your life you'll find yourself moving to an unfamiliar area.
Starting a new chapter of your life in a fresh locale can be an exciting and memorable time, but it can also be rough on your personal finances. Many of the expenses associated with a major move are unavoidable, but there's one major mistake that is easy to avoid: buying a home immediately upon arriving.
Maybe you're tired of renting and homes are a lot cheaper where you're going, or maybe you own a home in your old city and feel like it would be a financial defeat to go back to renting.
In reality, starting by renting when you move to a new city is anything but defeat. It's actually the smartest decision you can make, both for your sanity and your bank account.
A real world example
In early 2007, a new employee (we'll call him Ben) was hired to my team at work. Fresh from the midwest, Ben and his wife had owned a home in their old city, and were anxious to buy as soon as they moved to Seattle. I urged Ben to hold off, rent for a while, and get to know the area before making that level of commitment, but they decided to buy a home in a quiet suburban neighborhood north of Seattle.
Fast-forward to 2010: Ben and his wife have realized that the quiet suburban life isn't their style. They would rather live closer to the city. Unfortunately, their home has depreciated so much that their entire 20% down payment is gone, and they would likely have to come to the closing table with a check for tens of thousands of dollars to sell their home.
Ben and his wife would like to move to a neighborhood that better suits their lifestyle, but now they're stuck in a neighborhood they don't really like until the housing market recovers.
Avoid the lure of the new-car smell
Everyone understands and accepts that when you buy a new car, it loses twenty percent of its value the moment you drive it off the lot. Buying a home (used or new) is similar. Even if home prices begin to appreciate regularly again, agent fees, excise taxes, staging, seller concessions, and other random costs add up quickly when you try to sell your home, sucking away about ten percent of the sale price.
There really is no way to know what neighborhood will work best for you until you've spent a good amount of time actually living in the area. Consider all the variables at play:
- What's the commute like to your work?
- How convenient is shopping?
- Is there enough entertainment nearby?
- Does the neighborhood feel safe?
- Do you like the neighborhood vibe?
- Are there sources of noise at odd hours?
Wouldn't you prefer to rent for a while and learn the area rather than buy right away only to learn after a few months that you'd rather live across town, but you're stuck for at least a few years (or worse, like Ben) until the value of your home rises enough to offset the selling costs?
Give yourself time to find out what works for you
Don't be tempted to take shortcuts when it comes to a decision as important as where you will live. You might think that you can do sufficient research online or get advice from people who do live in an area so you can make an informed decision from afar. Think again.
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Above is a little map I made based on a recent forum thread on LinkedIn started by a simple question:
I have some friends who are relocating to the Seattle area. They will be working in downtown Seattle, have kids and about a $650K housing budget. Looking for thoughts on best cities to live in the Seattle area for education, school districts, quality of life, etc. Any ideas would be appreciated!
Each pin on the map represents an answer to this question that was offered by one of the commenters. Believe it or not, the Seattle area is somewhere under that mass of purple. Good luck making any sort of informed decision based on that mess!
The only person that can really know if you'll like living in a given neighborhood is you. Buying a home is a major financial commitment, and rushing into a purchase before you've had time to get to know the area is a recipe for disaster. If you find yourself planning a major move, find a nice rental and take your time learning the ups and downs of your new hometown before you buy a new home. You'll be glad you did.
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I recently moved to a new city/county that I'm familiar with, but didn't take into account some things that I'm now realizing. Luckily I'm renting.
- The commute is ridiculous to work. Today it took me 100 minutes, when it should've taken 30, thanks to traffic
- Shopping is more convenient, but I don't shop like I used to
- Plenty of entertainment; an amusement park is 2 miles away.
- The apartment complex feels safe, but I'm not sure about the entire neighborhood. Not bad but I don't venture out much.
- Neighborhood vibe is pretty quiet for the most part.
- There's 3 train tracks nearby so sometimes the train blows its horn. We also have crying dogs, crying babies, and a 50+ year old who lives with his mom in the apartment under us that plays World of Warcraft during strange hours of the night, yelling and cussing
Couldn't agree more. When my husband & I moved to a new city, we rented a house for a little over a year. That gave us just the right amount of time to decide where we wanted to live. Then we bought a great place where we're SUPER happy. Other people that moved when we did and bought houses live much further away from their jobs and are not as close to the things we wanted to be near. I'm so glad that we chose to rent for a year.
I'm pretty surprised to discover just how many people are still leaping into homeownership on a whim. In today's economy, it seems that people would be a little more receptive to getting a feel for the land before buying a new home in a somewhat foreign city. I know numerous financially independent families who are still happy to rent instead of immediately buy, because the company that they relocated for may end up relocating them again in two years or so. Buying a home is a big step for any family, so why not do the same kind of research that you would do when buying a new car; test drive first.
@AC- Renting from an individual can get you in trouble if the home is in arrears and is about to be foreclosed on. I know so many people who have rented a home, only for it to be foreclosed on. They are given little notice to move out and often lose their deposit.
I'm not sure what type of apartments are in your area, but where we rent our apartment, you would never have those types of people. We have garages, private stairs, curb side trash pick-up daily, etc… Most in our apartments are professionals and families.
You just have to be careful where you move as far as apartments go. It's not hard where I live to find fantastic apartments.
My husband and I recently moved from Michigan (where we'd spent 8 years together, and where he'd lived his entire life) to Denver, CO, which is where my family is, but where I have never lived for any length of time.
My aunt, who's a mortgage broker, was trying to help us find housing, and she suggested that we buy a condo or a small house, but I was very opposed to the idea. Much like Tim said, I had no idea if the places she had found were going to be good neighborhoods for us. It was hard enough having other people check out apartment buildings for us.
I'm really glad we decided to rent, not only because we didn't really have the down payment for a house together before we moved (what with all the other costs of moving), but also because I found the PERFECT neighborhood about 15 miles south of where we are renting now, and I never would have known that it was there when we were still in Michigan.
Great advice, thanks. ^_^

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In the spirit of DRAGON RIDER and THE THIEF LORD, an enchanting fairy tale told with Cornelia's trademark warmth and wit: Perfect Funke fare for readers in the middle grades--Cornelia's "sweet spot"!
Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until the nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. He's got a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim as his own the wonderful singing spell books that belong to Igraine's magician parents. To make matters worse, at the very moment of the siege, her mom and dad botch a spell, turning themselves into pigs! Aided by a Gentle Giant and a Sorrowful Knight, it's up to Igraine to be brave and save the day--and the books!
"Igraine's parents are magicians who own the coveted Singing Books of Magic. Brother Albert has joined the family business, but Igraine finds magic incredibly boring — she pines for the excitement of knighthood. Then, on her 12th birthday, the vast castle next door is taken over by Osmund the Greedy, who wants the books for himself. At the same moment, Igraine's parents inadvertently turn themselves into swine, and their daughter happily volunteers for a quest to retrieve the red-headed giant's hairs they need to become human again. Funke's inventive re-imagining of the knight-in-shining-armor story benefits from its playful details — rainbow-colored smoke wafting out of the spell room, gargoyles who breathe fire from the turrets, stone lions that roar at strangers. Equally enjoyable are the family dynamics: though brother and sister begin as typical antagonists, they work together when their home is imperiled. Igraine's parents don't understand her aversion to magic, but respect her desire to forge her own path. Along the Funke continuum, which travels from silly picture books to the dark, ambitious fantasy of Inkheart, this falls closest to Dragon Rider, aimed squarely at elementary school readers. The author, whose career began in illustration, provides her own line drawings, witty images of the singing books (they have faces, hands and feet), and atmospheric spreads with inset text. While children will want to see the pictures up close, an abundance of action and humor make this satisfying story work as a read-aloud too. Ages 8-12." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Almost ten years ago, writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch created Midnighter, who this past November became the first gay DC superhero to headline his own standalone series. But as of June's issue, Midnighter's sexuality has yet to be fully integrated into his character or his story. In anticipation of the arrival of a new regular writer for the series, AfterElton.com looks at Midnighter's origins and the handling of his sexuality by various writers and artists over the years.
StormWatch #4 (Wildstorm/Image Comics, cover date Feb. 1998) introduced two characters that would soon become symbols for a generation of gay comics fans: Apollo and Midnighter. At first glance, the pair were seemingly analogs of Superman and Batman: while Apollo was strong, fast, invulnerable and dependent on the sun for his powers, Midnighter was clad in black leather, could predict his opponents' moves and liked to inflict heavy damages on bad people. So far, so good.
But from their first appearance, something was unusual: They were sometimes seen half-naked, dressing together before another day of fighting, as yet unaffiliated with any other heroes. (They were secretly rebuilt as human weapons by yet another power-mad character, with no memory of their previous life.)
A year later, as the StormWatch series morphed into The Authority (with the Wildstorm imprint now published by DC Comics), the two characters were included in the eponymous group, and over the course of their 12-issue run, Ellis and Hitch gave more and more hints that, unlike Superman and Batman, these two new characters were, indeed, more than friends.
The interesting thing is that the word "gay" wasn't used at the time. Instead, readers came to understand what was going on through scenes showing Apollo and Midnighter caring for each other, as in issue No. 7 when Apollo is wounded and Midnighter holds him in his arms. It was subtle (which was definitely the goal of the writer, who at first hadn't even told the artist the characters were gay), but very clear. Gay superhero fans finally had an enduring gay couple in their comics.
Then writer Mark Millar took over, and while the gay genie was certainly not put back in the bottle, the subtlety quickly evaporated. Millar's run, which lasted about 20 issues (including a four-issue miniseries), was full of homophobic insults hurled by villains, anal sex jokes and rapes (of Apollo, and then of his attacker by Midnighter) with large, tubular objects, a fate rarely, if ever, endured by straight male superheroes.
The characters were more or less reduced to their gayness, though they also got married and became foster parents of a young, superpowered girl — definitely a first for mainstream superhero comics. And at least they were portrayed as the more stable members of the Authority team in terms of relationships, which was a nice blow to stereotypes.
Various members of the Authority also had sexual relationships, but they were strictly temporary and shown as being more about good sex between friends than love. On the other hand, the gay couple is never actually depicted crumpling the bed sheets, unlike the straight characters whose sex lives don't have to be inferred.
Other Midnighter creators of interest include Ed Brubaker (story) and Dustin Nguyen (art) for their 12-issue The Authority: Revolution (2005) story, which actually used the relationship between the two gay characters as a catalyst for the team's dismantling. Only Apollo could have convinced Midnighter that disbanding was a sensible idea, and only Midnighter could do it by just walking out on his teammates without any explanation. Brubaker clearly understood how to use the deep love between the two men, as well as Midnighter's tendency to secrecy.


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An important letter I got in response to the Trayvon photo post.
Dear Adam,
I added the fact that I never email writers in the subject in the hopes that you understand how much your article moved me. But probably not in the way that you think.
I am absolutely filled with sorrow that you put Trayvon's murdered body on a big website the way you did, and for the REASONS you did. Please don't get me wrong. I'm glad you'd like to incite anger. As a Black woman, I am angry. livid. distraught. BUT, you should have asked permission from Trayvon's parents. They should have had that right. Trayvon and his parents had no respect/hand in how he was portrayed in the mind of his ignorant murderer. That decision cost him his life. He was killed because Zimmerman saw him as a dangerous Black body. He was not human. Not a person with a family.
You saw him as a call to arms. A sorrowful Black body. No regards for his family, his dignity as a human being. And you didn't even reach out to his parents. Your picture was too Emmet Till for me…except Emmet's mother, the person who brought him into this world and poured all of her hopes and dreams into, made that decision. Not some righteously indignant reporter (though you have a right to be angry, you had no right to do what you did. You TOOK it. In the same way George Zimmerman took Trayvon's life).
I realize your intention behind posting the picture. This is what many Black people in America see in their head when they think of Trayvon Martin. This is what many White Americans REFUSE to think about. Bravo, for forcing wanting to force the image on those who couldn't see his humanity. But how incredibly inhumane to re-traumatize those of us who feel this deeply every time we think about the trial. Those of us who already see our brother, cousin, child, ourselves, in that picture. But more importantly, you took away his humanity when you did not seek permission. In trying to highlight some humanity, you took some away.
I get it, but bad fucking form. I hope you reach out to his parents and have a conversation.
There is no part of this critique that is not on point, and troubling in its truth. Most of the writer's thoughts did not occur to me as I wrote the original post, but they should have. I wrote her back:
I definitely indulged my personal anger, and denied some agency to Trayvon's parents, and — unintentionally but very clearly — co-opted Trayvon as an object to focus my anger. I cannot deny that where I stand is a product of my privileges.
Then I asked the letter writer permission to share her perspective. "Definitely share it," she replied. "I appreciate you acknowledging your privilege."
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Election Day is right around the corner, and Albemarle County officials are trying to make the process go as smoothly as possible. There are several guidelines you should keep in mind before you head to the polling booths.
Thursday, Albemarle County officials held a pre-election conference to help get the word out about Election Day guidelines. They say they want voters to have a good experience, and they have a few tips to help make that happen.
Officials say voters should expect long lines. They are advising voters to come to the polls between 10 a.m. and noon or 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. because those are the least busy times.
Albemarle County Electoral Board Chairman Jim Heilman says during a large election, such as the presidential one, more voters tend to come early in the morning - whereas during smaller elections, they will come during the afternoon.
"I can almost guarantee at 6 a.m. in the morning, virtually every place in Albemarle County every polling place is going to have a line waiting to vote, that's just the way it happens," Heilman said.
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The brick kiln labourers are one of the largest workforces of unregulated labour in India. Most of them are migrant workers who work at the kiln for the duration of the dry season. They are paid below minimum wage, receive no benefits. A large part of the workforce is children. Security measures are non-existent. There are no holidays. They live in make-shift housing with no water or sanitation. For seven long months, the workers – men, women and children toil at the scorching steaming kilns from morning till night.
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I forget, especially when I'm drunk, how the plural vs possessive thing works. If it is two of a lady named Jenny, but it is not possessive, there's no apostrophe right? Except, really it is possessive, since both Jennys possess fabulouso bodies and perky boobies and have dispossessed brassieres.
First up, we have Jenny McCarthy, who is certainly no stranger to these parts. You can definitely tell she's aging, but aren't we all. And who cares, really. Those are some awesome boobies. Cleavage like that doesn't just roll into the local Wal-Mart, at least no while I'm working there.
Next up is Jennifer Lawrence. This girl is on fire lately. Ha ha, some of you will get that pun, some are two busy with both hands in your lap to notice. She is always out and about at some red carpet event braless and wanton in her youthful sexuality. I have a hard drive full of her bodacious girl next door action. Those little moles on her boobies would look great in the soft blue and red light of my neon bud light sign. This girl looks like she knows how to offer up a motorboat to a fella. And here I am on Thanksgiving ready to accept.
I was trying to find a previous Thanksgiving post, but the best I could do is a very brief mention of our favorite gluttonous American holiday as it pertains to yet another Jenny – Ms Love Hewitt.


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Tim Duncan stays with Spurs for 3 more years
San Antonio, TX, United States (4E Sports) – Superstar Tim Duncan has backed up his statement that he's "a Spur for life", signing a three-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs.
The 36-year-old Duncan signed a deal approximately worth $36 million, just like what Kevin Garnett signed with the Boston Celtics last week, according to Yahoo! Sports. The deal will ensure that Duncan will retire as a Spur.
San Antonio's first overall pick in 1997, Duncan averaged 15.4 points and 9.0 rebounds in 58 games last season. In his 15 seasons with the Spurs, Duncan averaged 20.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in 1,111 games.
In his career, Duncan amassed 22,558 points, 12,533 rebounds and 2,469 blocks.
"No … I'm not going anywhere. You can print that wherever you want to. I'm here and I'm a Spur for life," Duncan said in an interview May 28, where he also stressed that he had no plan of testing free agency.
The signing came after the Spurs signed to multi-year deals two key players in their run to the Western Conference finals.
Restricted free agent guard Danny Green has agreed to a three-year, $11.3 million fully guaranteed contract, a source familiar with the negotiations told ESPN.com.
Forward Boris Diaw, an unrestricted free agent, decided to stay with San Antonio, signing a two-year, $9 million deal, including a player option for the 2013-14 season. The contract includes incentives that could increase the value of the deal to $9.2 million
The Spurs also have reached an agreement with backup point guard Patty Mills, and will be bringing in French combo guard Nando De Colo to bolster the backcourt.
De Colo was in San Antonio recently for a quick evaluation with the Spurs before heading back to Europe to prepare for the Olympics.
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Painfully Faint Text in Explorer Details View
So far I'm pretty happy with Win 7, but one new feature is downright painful for me. In the Details view of Windows Explorer, the column headers and all columns except "Name" are displayed in a faint gray-on-white text. My eyes are unusually sensitive to low contrast, and they start to ache after only a few seconds' viewing.
I have the same problem on the web, where the low-contrast look has been stylish for several years, but a Firefox add-in called Stylish lets me change color schemes of sites I visit a lot.
If anyone can tell me how to convince Windows to use a normal black-on-white font for those columns, I'll be very grateful.
I do know about the high-contrast themes, but they're a sledge-hammer solution for a carpet-tack sized problem.
Many thanks,
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Hi AJ and Welcome to Seven Forums,
If you have a LCD screen you might want to try ClearType it makes the words alot sharper and darker..
To turn this feature on click the start menu and search for ClearType and then Click on Adjust clear type text and it will give a sample of each style of clear type and you pick the best one..
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Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the suggestion. Actually I went through the display-adjustment wizards the first day I had Win 7, and they're very nice. My problem isn't with the sharpness of the text though, it's with the contrast. All columns except "Name" display in a low-contrast color that's painful for me to read.
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Melanoma patients in the study were five times as likely as non-patients to have very fair skin and nearly 14 times more likely to have many moles.
John Overstreet of the Indoor Tanning Association tells WebMD that the group's own scientific analysis of the findings suggests that when high-risk groups are removed, indoor tanning may actually lower melanoma risk.
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I loved this recipe and will definitely add it to my repertoire for special occasions or everyday meals as it is so colorful and nutritious. I added some leftover grilled zucchini and brown rice that I heated in the microwave with a bit of water. Also, used Chinese eggplant instead of the regular type as it is not bitter. I served it with Jacques Pepin's Pork Chops with Zesty Sauce and some steamed broccoli florets. The only thing I will do differently next time is slice the eggplant to 1/4 inch thickness as I used a grill pan on medium heat and it needed more time to cook.
Summer Rice Salad with Tuna
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Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup salad)
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- Calories: 177
- Calories from fat: 20%
- Fat: 3.9g
- Saturated fat: 0.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 9.1g
- Carbohydrate: 26.5g
- Fiber: 3.6g
- Cholesterol: 6.6mg
- Iron: 1.7mg
- Sodium: 388mg
- Calcium: 19mg
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- 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Children and adults with
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Hide an Unfinished Laundry Room with Paint & Fabric
Dans Le Townhouse
It's OK to have an ugly laundry room. It's a room that's better dressed for utility than for elegance and it takes a lot of time and money to turn an unfinished laundry room into the sort of glamorous "mud room" we all pin from Pottery Barn on Pinterest. In real life, it might have bare concrete floors, exposed pipes and insulation, and a massive rusting water heater commanding attention in the corner. In the meantime, here's an easy fix for an unfinished laundry room, using just paint and fabric.
Tayna from Dans le Townhouse has a partially finished basement. That means part of it was a totally livable space to hang out, and the other part, the laundry room, was a semi-walled off eyesore. To update the laundry area and make it a little more seamless with the rest of the space, Tanya employed two easy fixes:
Step 1: Paint the Walls & the Floor.
Tanya painted the walls in the unfinished space to match the rest of the basement, then cleaned and coated the concrete floors with Sherwin Williams Porch and Floor enamel in a turquoise color. The fresh colors make a formerly grungy space look clean and new.
Step 2: Hide the Machines & Exposed Ugliness
To hide the "really old" washer and dryer, water tank and slop sink, Tanya made use of an easy and inexpensive solution: curtains. Curtains made from her old duvet cover were hung from IKEA curtain rods and hardware to keep the appliances and utilities hidden from the adjacent room.
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Heck, I'd take the "before" in that over what I have now! But seriously, I am going to do something like this soon in my garage/laundry area. We have to pass through there to get to the backyard and it would be nice not to be horribly embarrassed when I have people over and we want to go outside. This looks pretty nice and is a good inspiration! Thanks.
I did the same thing w/ my laundry area. I have a stacked washer & dryer that are just tucked into a little alcove off the kitchen. I used a shower curtain rod to hang the curtain, since there was no good way to mount a regular curtain rod.. such an improvement! Love little cost effective fixes w/ big impact.
I painted my unfinished basement last summer and it made a HUGE difference. I also hung a few pictures to give it more of an actual room feel.
I love this.
I also have a "semi-finished" basement and am planning to create dividers to separate the living area/man corner from the laundry/storage/heating system area. I'd considered using the Ikea ceiling-mounted fabric dividers but love these curtains so much I might change my mind. And I love that she recycled her old duvet this way.
My one concern with the curtains is potential flammability. Anyone know of a way to either increase flame retardancy in existing fabric, or a source for attractive, flame retardant fabric?
Hmmm. Great idea but the curtains make me feel claustrophobic. I personally would pull them out to the door to soften the entrace. Purchasing or DIY-ing a large vertical hinged screen to go around the water heater with clothing hook arms on the top so the screen could double as a great place to hang dry or steam clothing all while masking the water heater. Other options for "ugly laundry room" would be to switch out the utility sink with a reclaimed enamel sink from a restoration store, or with a stainless steel sink. Today there are also a gagillion hoses, faucets, fixtures, and nobs in all sorts of colors. A lot of fun options to work with.
i've been thinking about doing this with my finished laundry room and now i *really* want to. weirdly, in my house you have to walk through the laundry room to get to the only bathroom on the main floor (so obviously it's a high traffic zone). there's a huge shelf/counter above the side-by-side washer & dryer, presumably for folding clothes. basically, it's a junk magnet that i'm constantly trying to fight.
I just checked out her blog and it is great! The mirror projects are very creative - I might have to steal some ideas...
Really REALLY great idea! We have a laundry room that looks like this so whenever I read stories of people who hate their laundry rooms I think, Yeah you need to come see our dark dungeon.
Absolutely adore the idea of painting the floor - it's eye-catching! We actually posted a blog with some low-cost decorating tips for other rooms in a rental, if you want to check it out: http://ow.ly/ncZHN
I have a mix of concrete and old 50s tiles (vinyl?). Is there a paint that you could use over both?
This is exactly why I love Apartment Therapy. Cute, chic ideas for people with real houses.
So impressive! And such a great color!
I like the idea in theory, but I'd probably choose a more neutral colour for the floor that matches the rest of the basement and forget the curtain. Once the wall behind that washer was fixed, I thought it looked good enough that the curtain was unnecessary.
LOVE. I have a laundry closet adjoining to my bathroom and its an impossibly awkward space because there is a water heater in one corner and permanent shelving system in the other so no way to stack. This is really annoying because I could really use the extra storage space in my tiny apartment!
Nice job.
Good job.
I would suggest painting the pipe that runs along the floor from hot water heater a contrasty yellow to stand out to avoid stepping or tripping on it.
This looks amazing! I have used King sized sheets to make curtains - so I agree that sheets and duvets are excellent sources of fabric. But even more interesting is the turquoise floor, which is so cheerful. It makes me want to paint the concrete floor in our garage.
Excellent DIY post. Thanks!
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The Combinatorics of Object Recognition in Cluttered Environments using Constrained Search (1988)
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title = {The Combinatorics of Object Recognition in Cluttered Environments using Constrained Search},
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The problem of recognizing rigid objects from noisy sensory data has been successfully attacked in previous work by using a constrained search approach. Empirical investigations have shown the method to be very effective when recognizing and localizing isolated objects, but less effective when dealing with occluded objects where much of the sensory data arises from objects other than the one of interest. When clustering techniques such as the Hough transform are used to isolate likely subspaces of the search space, empiricial performance in cluttered scenes improves considerably. In this note, we establish formal bounds on the combinatories of this approach. Under some simple assumptions, we show that the expected complexity of recognizing isolated objects is quadratic in the number of model and sensory fragments, but that the expected complexity of recognizing objects in cluttered environments is exponential in the size of the correct interpretation. We also provide formal bounds on the efficacy of using the Hough transform to preselect likely subspaces, showing that problem remains exponential, but that in practical terms, the size of the problem is significantly decreased.


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An apartment development being built above an Arlington church sanctuary is being closely watched by urban parishes around the country as a potential solution to their shrinking budgets.
"We're getting quite a few calls about this one," said Michael Foster, a principal of Arlington's MTFA Architecture, which designed the project.
The Views at Clarendon will consist of 70 affordable apartments and 46 market-rate apartments on eight floors being built on top of the two-story sanctuary and administrative wing of the First Baptist Church at Clarendon. The building's total height will be lower than the church steeple.
The project is being done in conjunction with the church, which sold its air rights to the nonprofit Views to develop affordable housing on its site located one block from the Clarendon Metro station.
Foster said MTFA is now working on ideas for Christ Lutheran Church of Bethesda and St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Southwest Washington, where similar mixed-use designs are being considered.
"And we're in conversations with a half-dozen more [churches] in the region and nationally," Foster said. "I think others are watching this project closely ... to see how it pans out."
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The development has met challenges since its proposal in 2004 and isn't out of the woods yet. Although lawsuits contesting the zoning were defeated, a 2009 lawsuit arguing the development violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state is on appeal in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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