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Issue No.02 - Feb. (2013 vol.24)
pp: 368-380
Haitao Zhang , Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing
Huadong Ma , Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing
Xiang-Yang Li , Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
Shaojie Tang , Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TPDS.2012.122
The use of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for closing the loops between the cyberspace and the physical processes is more attractive and promising for future control systems. For some real-time control applications, controllers need to accurately estimate the process state within rigid delay constraints. In this paper, we propose a novel in-network estimation approach for state estimation with delay constraints in multihop WSNs. For accurately estimating a process state as well as satisfying rigid delay constraints, we address the problem through jointly designing in-network estimation operations and an aggregation scheduling algorithm. Our in-network estimation operation performed at relays not only optimally fuses the estimates obtained from the different sensors but also predicts the upper stream sensors' estimates which cannot be aggregated to the sink before deadlines. Our estimate aggregation scheduling algorithm, which is interference free, is able to aggregate as much estimate information as possible from the network to the sink within delay constraints. We proved the unbiasedness of in-network estimation, and theoretically analyzed the optimality of our approach. Our simulation results corroborate our theoretical results and show that our in-network estimation approach can obtain significant estimation accuracy gain under different network settings.
Sensors, Estimation, Delay, Wireless sensor networks, Relays, Equations, Process control, networked control systems, Wireless sensor networks, estimation, aggregation scheduling, delay constraint, cyber-physical systems
Haitao Zhang, Huadong Ma, Xiang-Yang Li, Shaojie Tang, "In-Network Estimation with Delay Constraints in Wireless Sensor Networks", IEEE Transactions on Parallel & Distributed Systems, vol.24, no. 2, pp. 368-380, Feb. 2013, doi:10.1109/TPDS.2012.122


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29th April 2011, 10:16 PM | #1071 | |
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2x0,5mm gap is not enough, as you can see the required turns is not enough, it might saturate. Wind it with 18 turns, and put paper between the two half cores, until its inductance decreases to 20uH. Attached there is a zipped spreadsheet to calculate cores.
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To the users: Attention! K1 and K2 are also from datasheet, they are different for different cores! Last edited by Pafi; 30th April 2011 at 09:42 AM. |
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I maked output coil, and on full power is very little little warm, its beter then other core. previously core, when i conected and turn on amlifier, without signal, came up big spark in gap and stay until I switched off amp after few seconds
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What material could it be this toroid ?
I want to use it but i dont have any specification. any sugestion?? Color gray-yellow. External diameter = 1 1/5" (1.5inches) - 38.1mm Internal diameter = 13/16" (0.8125inches) - 20mm wide = 9/16" (0.5625inches) - 14.28mm -images atached regards! |
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If you don't have inductance meter, there are many other ways! You have to find some AC voltage source with a few kHz output (for example your sound card), put a resistor (for example 100 ohm) in series, attach the coil with 10...30 turns, and measure the voltage accross the coil (again, with your sound card input, and some SW)! You have to chose/altern such resistor/number of turns/freq so that Vcoil=0.02...0.3*Vsource! You can differentiate between ferrite and metal powder with a very simple test: wind 20 turns, and put it in series with your regularly used tweeter (4 or 8 ohms, dinamic type!). If high tones are almost completely gone, then it's ferrite, if highs only slightly decreased, then it's metal powder. In the second case you can try to use it. In the first case first you need to break it into 2 or 4 pieces in order to avoid saturation! An other way to differentiate between ferrite and metal powder: try to saw it! If you can do it easily, then it's not ferrite. Last edited by Pafi; 1st May 2011 at 07:45 AM. |
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Hi to all.
During holidays, during party,my d class amps (3 of them, stereo) are worked 9 hours without stoping on full power, and survived all of them. Cold heatsinks, all components except resistors for TIP41 and LM311. One of them is on +-60V with IRFP240 and it was worked on 2ohm load per chanel all the time. Transistors are survived although I thought it would not to submit 2 ohm load for a long time at full power.. |
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I had only probelem with noise in the first prototypes. So far I had no problem with noise. But noise mainly depend on your layout and connection, in my setup its eliminated.
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DC offset is easily eliminated if you put a 10uF cap in series with the 820r resistor. I don't care about a small DC offset (one of my board it was 0,2V, in some other it was 70mV, with the cap it is less than 50mV), and there are hundred ways to correct DC offset, so I don't know why everybody is so upset about it.
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Title: | Negotiating for computer services: Papers presented at the 1977 Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, April 24-27, 1977 |
Contributor(s): | Divilbiss, J.L. |
Subject(s): | Libraries --Automation --Congresses
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Abstract: | The increasing use of automation in libraries has made many librarians painfully aware of the difficulty of negotiating for computer products and services. This is true for a wide range of situations, such as acquiring a turnkey system, joining a network, subscribing to an information retrieval service and many others. While negotiation should be a give-and-take process between parties on an equal footing, librarians often see themselves as being at a disadvantage. The product or service is technically complex, the legal instruments are mysterious, and the other party has greater experience with the technology, the law and the art of negotiating. The purpose of the 1977 clinic was to enable librarians to be stronger, more knowledgeable negotiators. Some of the papers printed here present negotiation from the librarian's viewpoint; other papers deal with the special needs and concerns of the vendor. In every case, the intent is to make negotiation a rational and orderly process. In their complementary papers, Boss and Gurr show that differing interests need not result in an adversary relationship between vendor and librarian. In his paper, Corey examines in some detail the special problems of negotiating when legally enforceable contracts are not possible. This paper includes several specific suggestions that prove extremely helpful for libraries that obtain data processing from a parent organization. Three sessions of the clinic were devoted to explaining the basics of data processing contracts and conducting simulated negotiating sessions. The material used in the role-playing sessions is included here so that readers may practice negotiating in a risk-free setting. |
Issue Date: | 1977 |
Publisher: | Graduate School of Library Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Series/Report: | Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (14th : 1977) |
Genre: | Conference Proceeding (whole) |
Type: | Text |
Language: | English |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/946 |
Publication Status: | published or submitted for publication |
Rights Information: | Copyright owned by Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 1978. |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2007-06-14 |
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I'm becoming more and more convinced that with Rolen, it's not a slump anymore. This is as good as he can be at his age.
I'm becoming more and more convinced that with Rolen, it's not a slump anymore. This is as good as he can be at his age.
"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
Have they said what Chapman's innings cap would be this year? I thought we were holding off on the move till mid summer so we could have him when we'd hopefully need him.
Rolen an Ludwick= the black hole
Ludwick and Rolen are the Arbus Twins
That comparison made absolutely no sense. You especially don't take the guy out of the role he is right now the way he's throwing the ball. He's very comfortable. Adding him to the rotation is a panic move, something forums of all teams are famous for. Hell if fans had it their way they'd trade half the roster before the season was over.
This team strikes out a ton.
If Mes can't hit, he has no purpose on this team.
Scott Rolen is completely done...seriously, his collision with Choi ruined his career. He's still a terrific defender at 3rd but at the plate, with his shoulder, he has to guess and hope that it's off speed because he can't catch up to any heat. Time to move on from Rolen.
The second inning is a perfect example of this team's biggest problem.....lack of hitting!!
A leadoff double and then 3 straight K's.
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Current Transformer: New Idea
I recall a long time ago repairing a strobe unit. The Xenon flash tube was not being triggered. The solution that I used for that problem ought also be useful with regard to current sensing transformers in SMPS circuits.
What I did was to use a black phosphor drywall screw as the core for the trigger transformer. It was to boost the capacitive discharge into the several turn primary by means of the secondary consisting of about 100 turns. If this method will also work for current sensing, it ought to lessen the time and money cost. However, one thing that might happen is a heating effect on the screw core due to the high frequency involved. If so, the idea may still be good using a small ferrite rod that I have seen for sale online. Barring that possibility, I think a Dremel disk could be used to cut a slot into a very small toroid core to greatly speed up the hand winding process. I should probably add this edit that this idea is not really new. I think it is enough different from what I have been looking at that it seems that way, though! Last edited by Electrone; 10th June 2010 at 03:56 PM. Reason: Added thought |
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I have a few strobes from which someone has liberated the trigger transformers (for another project). Now I know a cheap easy way to make substituttes. Thanks!
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Cool, you're welcome! I was thinking that there could be people out there who just might like an easy way to wind a pulse transformer.
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. . . EWWWW. ...Ferrites are cheap, you know? I suppose it would be a futile attempt to try explaining why this is wrong, in terminology and practice, on so many levels... Tim |
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I did say the unconventional core might get hot at SMPS frequencies. But it is not accurate to say that it is categorically wrong. That depends on the application. The different magnetic properties of the screw may offer advantages that aren't apparent at first thought. Don't be afraid to think outside the box. It was an easy way to fix my strobe, for example. So, for low duty cycle, it definitely can be very right.
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I don't know how many times I've seen people in this group try to use inductors or transformers salvaged from other equipment. It's beyond me why people do this, because if you don't know what the material is or number of turns, etc, you don't have a clue whether it will work.
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The permeability of the screw is pretty high, containing a high proportion of iron. I've bought almost all the ferrites i use surplus, that makes them more affordable to experiment with. Few of them came with any information except physical dimensions.
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Considering drywall screws are made from hardened (= magnetizable) steel, I doubt permeability is very high. Magnetization = hysteresis = big loss for AC. Most of that is going to be swamped by the open loop, so you're just as well off using an air cored inductor. Not to forget mechanical reasons, like the sharp threads which may very easily nick enameled wire.
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A layer of electrical tape goes on first.
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History: It is a garden paradise, imagined first by Hawaii's Queen Emma in the late 19th century and then by Alexander McBryde at the turn of the 20th century. But it was Robert and John Gregg Allerton who explored the endless possibilities found in this dramatic topography and created this masterpiece of garden art.
Description: Enter the gates of this once-private estate and wind past cliff top views of a protected bay below. Stroll through outdoor "rooms," beside rippling pools and fountains and dramatic sculpture. Drink in the sights, sounds, smells, and textures of fascinating plants, vibrant flowers and flowing water. See species of plants that are extinct in the wild thriving in the NTBG nursery.
Directions: National Tropical Botanical Garden 3530 Papalina Road Kalaheo, HI 96741 USA (808) 332-7324
Directions: By Car: Print-ready map: http://www.ntbg.org/gardens/images/Kahanu_map.jpg
Admission and Hours: Days: Monday through Saturday. Call for Sunday tour times. Hours: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m.
Reservations: Required using a credit card.
Website: http://ntbg.org/gardens/allerton.php


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Well the birds are loving the Typhoon feeder, ive had Goldfinches, tits & sparrows queueing up to use it...
And here's a baby Goldfinch thats been sitting at the feeder for the last 10 minutes...
The Wood Pigeons and magpies have had a try, but they cant get a perch on it - thankfully.
Does it need more of the surface to be shaded?
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As promised, an update regarding my Tornado Twist feeder which arrived today. Its quite a large feeder, slightly wider in diameter than my current feeders. It has metal feeding ports & lid, whilst the feeder itself is the usual lightweight plastic.
Im using sunflower hearts in one section, and different seed mix in the other two. Ive only part filled the two mixed seed sections as I want to ensure the small seed Im using doesnt just run out by itself. Heres some photos..
And heres a photo showing a bluetit on the opposite feeder, to give some idea of scale...
The real test will be when Mr Woodpigeon tries to use it. Hopefully he wont be able to get a perch on it.....?
Similar story in my garden. Niger for the Goldies, and sunflower hearts for the finches/sparrows/tits. Though with the new feeder Im hoping to introduce other seeds.
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Frida from Husmusen told me last week that Swedish apparel giant H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) will soon launch a home line (window coverings, comforters, sheets, pillows, towels and accessories) due to an large demand for home textiles from their customers. The collection will include several items grouped by theme, here are a few that the lovely Frida has grouped together for a quick peek:
Nature (love those button cushions!)
Design (bold graphics, black and white)
Bright Colors (featuring work from Liselotte Watkins, blogged here before)
and Classic (Marine blue, "New England style")
These collections will start to sell online in February 2009, but not in America, only in Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Nordic countries. They want to start selling online and through catalogs first to see how things go and then see what they want to do from there. Perhaps America could be next? Stay tuned!
Out of the collections shown above, do you have a favorite? Why? Anything that you'd like to see that is currently missing when it comes to affordable home items? I think the world could use more of a selection when it comes to shower curtains and affordable patterned curtains personally.
(images from frida and H&M)
Let's talk about decorating and have a little discussion about it today, shall we? I'll start and then you can pick up with your own thoughts in the comments section. Ready? Okay. When I was a little girl, I would beg my mother to take me on night walks around our neighborhood so I could see what homes looked like inside. I really loved to catch glimpses of the magical places where people lived, and though I didn't press my nose against any windows, I certainly loved admiring the many homes from the sidewalk as we strolled by. I particularly liked to see what was in the window. Sometimes a little cat relaxing on a blanket, or I'd notice plants and flowers in pretty pots, stained glass, and window decorations like glass animals or paper mobiles. It was always a treat to take night walks and today nothing has changed. Whenever I'm in Boston, I like to walk around the Back Bay (especially in early December) to see the twinkle lights and to catch peeks of the gorgeous brownstones that line the streets.
via Candi Mandi. She made her own headboard with fabric paint creating the word, Love.
In Germany, my vacation apartment is in a small city the size of Boston in a neighborhood with many gorgeous Jugenstil style buildings from the 1800's. Our night walks here are always a delight, from sparkling store displays to a glimpse of someone's apartment, even if only their window decorations. Many of you are the same, it's not so unusual to enjoy seeing how real people live. That is why I love Flickr. I find so many homes there of some pretty creative people who live all over the world, and I never tire of viewing them because I see so many things I like and feel inspired by.
via Nestled In who has a lovely blog too.
When you view the magical world of interior design magazines it can often be a double edged sword. On one side you can become seriously inspired. On the other, if you take what you see too seriously, you may find yourself depressed, feeling as though your life will never be as glamorous, wondering why 'they' have it and you don't (and let's face it some of us will never live in a posh flat in London or on the beach in Malibu). I call these rooms "smoke and mirrors decorating". Sure, these places are real in most cases but it's important to remember that they are often designed by pros, styled to perfection by pros, photographed by pros, with some of the most expensive and luxurious products and furnishings on the market, and then presented as though this "perfect" home is absolutely normal and attainable — like we should all live in the rooms that the magazine presents as 'the' lifestyle. In America it's often sold as the "American Dream". In this economy some of us may need to learn to appreciate what we have and not lose our joy focusing too much on what we do not have. Goals are good to have, but many who become obsessed with trying to mimic what they see in a magazine are often disappointed with the end result because they forgot that what is in a decorating magazine (in most cases) is much like what you view in a fashion magazine, it's a "model" of what part of society views and the other part should be viewing (in other words, what we are being sold to believe as the perfect body, the perfect room, the perfect products to buy, etc.) as completely normal, the lifestyle we should all be aiming for. Am I making sense yet? I'm trying… I'm trying… :)
The work studio of Lovely Design in Vancouver.
I think that it's obvious when you read certain magazines or even blogs, sometimes it's as though everyone is decorating in somewhat the same way and professing to be unique and not "mainstream" yet they are all unique in exactly the same way, you know? I'm guilty of this as well, I often fall into seeing something on a blog or in a magazine and hopping on the wagon incorporating a look into my home that isn't really "me" but because I saw it elsewhere I decided that I should try it out. I's normal to do this and certainly nothing wrong with it, but it's important to remember that no one should be given the authority to tell you what is "good" decorating and what is "bad" decorating, just as with art it is open to personal interpretation (to a certain degree of course, skill is something you can measure to a certain extent but that is an entirely different conversation). There are those naturally born with very good style and this translates into their home and by good style I mean that they possess the knack of pulling things together in a way that is visually appealing. Like the home owners featured in this blog post, they're all extremely talented with such a gift in my eyes. I think though that it's important to keep in mind that the most commonly accepted style is usually considered the 'best' style but it doesn't mean it is truly THE BEST, it's just the most commonly accepted style during a certain period of time.
Nicole – A habitat of being, also a blogger.
In the end I'm simply trying to say to create a home, a room, a corner of your home, any space that belongs to you (even half of your dorm room) into a space that has your fingerprint on it — something personal and special, a place that supports you, the invigorates, refreshes, inspires. If you like it, that's what matters the most. The homes that I enjoy most are those real spaces that I recall seeing as I strolled hand in hand with my mother many years ago, the rooms I see as I walk at night now with my husband, and the homes I see of my friends, family, clients, and those on sites like Flickr. Warm, lived in, special places where there is a sense of pride, history, present, and future. It's hard to describe in words so the photos I've placed in the post are a visual interpretation of what I'm trying so hard say.
Moline, aka Yvonne, a neighbor of mine here in Germany who lives about 30 minutes to the north. Her home is utterly breathtaking. More here and here.
From Christianna's Earthly Delights.
From ZAI Couple in Latvia. They also blog here.
Kleofea in Switzerland.
From -Haust-
From the amazing Herz-Allerliebst in Germany who has a lovely relaxing home.
An entry to a beautiful New York home, Door Sixteen does decorating so, so right. She blogs too.
Via Posidriv in Norway, her blog is here.
Jasna Janekovic in Germany, who sells things that she creates here in her DaWanda shop. She even hand painted polka dots on her fridge!
Alex The Girl from Girl At Play based in Santa Monica, CA. Her former living room is to die for in my opinion.
Do you have your own opinions on what defines a real space? I'd LOVE your thoughts so please share them below…
(images linked to their sources above)
I received so many nice comments and emails in response to my living room that was featured in the Etsy Storque yesterday! I thought that I'd write one post in reply to your questions instead of answering each email as time is an issue for me this week since I have a design fair to attend and a few projects to complete. To say I've been busy is a huge understatement! I'm not alone though because all who operate a small business have to run a bit crazy (especially during the last quarter of the year). Part of me is really looking forward to the 'slow' period that hits just after New Year's. Do you feel the same? I cannot believe it's already October 23rd and we are looking at '09. Craziness. I digress. It's time to answer your questions!
Okay so the first batch of emails came from readers wondering how I am able to financially afford living in two countries in this economy. Well that is a bit tricky and kind of personal to answer in such a public place but I've decided to tell you what I can without compromising the privacy of my husband and I. Full disclosure: I'm no trust fund baby as my humble 60 square meters apartment clearly shows. I wish sometimes that I had the support of family but we do not. When I'm not shopping handmade, I'm hitting flea markets, second hand shops, sales racks, and stores like IKEA. Next, I'm very much in tune with my spending habits. I do not own a credit card (paid off and shredded them back in 2005 and I've never looked back). We only have one car in America that yes, it's a nice car, but it's only one car payment each month. Sharing a car with my husband living in the countryside where we have to drive to the post office (we cannot receive mail at our home) each day, to the grocery store, etc. is a real pain at times but we make it work. In Germany, we both purchase a bus/train pass each month and take public transportation (or walk) everywhere. As a result I've lost at least 10 pounds in the past month because of all the exercise! I walk 3-5 miles each day. I love living in the city! I also shop at farmers' markets here and back in New Hampshire we live near a fruit and veggie stand so lots of our food comes via the farmers and that is always less expensive than purchasing at the grocery store. For clothing, my husband and I repair our clothes whenever something rips or a button pops off, a hem needs to be sewn in, etc. so we save money because we wear some of our garments forever and when they need fixed we do it by hand. I also do not have a dishwasher in New Hampshire to save energy and cut down on costs, it's a small cost but money is money. We have a very inexpensive cable, phone, and internet package (it's better to subscribe to all 3 via one company as you get a pretty hefty discount this way). I am obsessed with shutting off lights, I shut them off constantly and I use energy efficient bulbs. Gosh I could ramble on forever about how much I've changed in my life, how many ways I've cut down to be able to live in two countries. When we travel we go on inconvenient days and times to get the best flight or train price. I recycle everything I'm given, whether it's the ribbon from a gift or the wrapping paper itself – I either turn it into something crafty or I give it to my friends OR I recycle it via the trash collector. I only shop 3 stores now for CDs, DVDs, and books… Amazon, Newbury Comics, and Target. I refuse to give in to impulse to own a new book or CD that I find in a retail shop (like Virgin or HMV) simply because I want it NOW. I wait and go home and order it on Amazon. I've cut down on magazine purchasing by at least half. Back in the states, I also shop at Newbury Comics which I've already mentioned, but they sell used in addition to new items so I buy used copies in mint condition – a great way to recycle. I also shop Target for new release DVDs because they are always the cheapest around (even beating out Amazon) when it comes to newbies. I use coupons at craft stores in the states, I shop for groceries at farmstands and at Stop & Shop since they have a program where if you spend $100 you get a $10 gift certificate to use next time so it's like saving 10% on groceries with every visit. We go to movie matinees vs. those shown after 6pm (more expensive), we barely order take out, we only eat out once a week (vs. 6x a week as we once did – yes really!), I went from going out for coffee daily to going out to a coffee shop once weekly.
And for a more personal bit of information I chose to wait to have children later in life (I still do not have them but plan to within the next 4 years) and we decided not to have pets (less expense) at this time in our life despite how much we'd love to have them. That is sacrifice, trust me. There is nothing I love more than animals and kids in the home. If you have them consider yourself so, so lucky. I miss having a pup on my lap or a kitty to play with. I grew up with practically a farm in our home so my heart longs for the day when I can have at least a small dog.
There are so many things that I could bore you for hours talking about that I personally do to save money so that I can live the life that I'd always imagined, well always being since 1996 when I first got the idea to relocate to Europe. Back then, it was England. Did I tell you how my big plans crashed and burned? I was supposed to relocate to Oxford to live with my friend who taught French at the University there, Joelle, but a few months into our plans her mom got very ill with cancer so she needed to move back to Paris to care for her. The next big move was around 1997 when I nearly moved to London with my long time girl pal. But that didn't work out because she went and got married. When I met my husband and realized that perhaps we'd be living in Germany someday, I felt excited about the idea but by then I was doing quite well with my career and didn't have a real desire to live in Germany as much as I did England or of course, the idea of living in Paris also interested me. I'd not been to Germany before 1999 so being American and sitting in endless world history classes focusing on the WW2, Germany is considered the land of fancy cars, intellectual types, lederhosen, Octoberfest, and Nazis. I had no clue that Germany was wayyyy more than that. As I began to travel here more each year while we dated and then after our wedding, I came to love this country and the culture here and so back several years ago when we had this discussion about living in America and Germany simultaneously we both thought of ways we could make it work.
First goal: Pay off all of our debt and become debt-free while sacrificing, cutting back on unnecessary luxuries, etc. Once that goal was complete, we could start to save money. We wanted children and a dog but decided to wait. This is where I get to the really personal part but hey, who cares. I saved $25,000 in the past few years so that I could assist my husband in taking this step. Not a lot of cash for a relocation, but it was my contribution. I told him I'd pay for the furniture, appliances, and decor. To date, this apartment is nearly 100% furnished after the past 10 weeks and I've spend around $12,500 total so I'm well under budget. I think I need to spend less than 1,000 more and I'm finished. Hurrah!
When we came over, the Euro was so strong (1.61) so my $25,000 USD was only worth around 11,000 Euros here. Depressing, right? So I left a lot of my cash in the bank back in the states and obsessively watched the market each day. I was very careful with my money and what I spent in the beginning stages. Once the Euro fell to 1.28 against the dollar I withdrew money and transferred it into my German bank account. That's a BIG savings. Now my $25,000 was worth around $20,000 vs. 11,000 so that's the value in watching the market, not being impulsive, and playing it smart. Now I can purchase a good bicycle, buy an XBox (he he) and finish decorating my bedroom and buy some area rugs for my apartment in addition to clothing as I came over here without clothes and so I've been wearing the same two pairs of jeans and one pair of trousers since I arrived. Now I can buy Fall clothes. My husband kept telling me the Euro would lose it's strength (he has a degree in Economics so I listen to his advice) and to wait. It was hard but I waited and it paid off immensely.
I know I've rambled well beyond my normal post length. I imagine each of you reading this in a bit of a glazed over, zoned out lull by now. But if you write to me asking about my finances, how I was able to reach my goals of living in two countries, how I can afford this or that, I will most likely respond at length via my blog because who knows, others may have the same questions and were just too shy to approach me. I have no problem talking about money and such, why not address it plain and open. I can tell you this, I am far from wealthy and every dollar we spend is money we've earned. Thorsten and I do not have the financial backing of our families at all. Just the opposite actually. The last gift of money given to us was 7 years ago at our wedding when my parents and grandparents chipped in for the reception and honeymoon. After that, we've been flying solo.
So! With all that said, others wrote in asking me about the things in my living room and wondering how much I spent on the space to decorate it. Don't laugh but I estimate that my living room was around 1,400 Euros, so like $1,650.00 ($3,000 if you include the TV, phone, and DVD player). The most expensive piece after the television is a 1950 vintage floor lamp from eBay that was around $350. Since the Etsy Storque article that ran yesterday, my new sofa table arrived (just this morning) and so it's in place now. I've also shuffled a few things around in the space and took some photos this morning as well. Would you like to see?
In this photo you can see a mirror (IKEA), my sofa (IKEA), a rug (IKEA), two picture ledges over the sofa (IKEA). The design books are from Amazon, some of the little decorative accents are from flea markets, the sofa table is from a German store called Depot. It's solid wood and built to last a lifetime. It was 300- Euro delivered and I LOVE it. The little gray velvet pouf was on clearance fro 20-Euro at a little shop in my neighborhood. The lamp is from eBay, that's the one that I told you cost around $350. The best part was that the owner drove an hour to deliver it to my house at no charge and told me the full history behind this lamp. It was worth the money for the memories I'll always attach to it. Not to mention it's a Martha Stewart mint green. :) The candles and globes on my windowsill are from a local craft store, both were around 25 Euros. The shades are from Gundrun Sjoeden (2 are shown) and they cost 91- Euro. The pillows came from local shops, one is from a local designer who gave me a customer discount. All pillows came to around $150. The throw on the back of the sofa is from IKEA. You cannot see it but near the lamp is a basket tipped upside down where I have my phone, some coasters, and a Hable Construction tote filled with magazines. The tote was purchased using a coupon so I paid around $70 for it.
In this photo, more items to see in the corner. First is a moorish style table from Tchibo (a coffee shop here!), some cushions from a local shop, a larger wicker basket with a lid (you should see the snake who lives inside!) that I use for storage, a print from Etsy framed in an IKEA frame, a lamp from Denmark, an IKEA vase, and pine branches collected on Sunday from the forest nearby.
And now if you look at this photo, you can see the opposite wall in the room. This is where my entertainment center (IKEA) is (filled with CDs and DVDs from Amazon!), my region free DVD player, cable box, and soon to be Xbox will be housed. The large white flat screen Samsung was around $1,000 USD but I saved for it and like how it looks. I am not big on television but I love films so it was a must (I could not live without watching DVDs!). Nearly all of the art is from Etsy, the swallows are from a flea market, and the light is from a local designer and I got a discount on it from the shop around the corner since they had a grand opening special so it was around $60.
More views of the room…. Vintage lamp from eBay.
I would like to put a chair in this space, but I'm looking for a very specific one so it may take me awhile… I'm hopefully going to find it though — a butterfly chair in aged medium brown leather would be ideal or something similar with an open frame on the bottom, low, vintage…
I also would like to add some paint to the walls, make (or buy) and handmade lap quilt, pick up a tea tray for the coffee table, etc. but for now this is it. And I'm happy, under my allotted budget, and though it may not be magazine-worthy when I sit in this space to have tea and watch Science of Sleep tonight with my friend, I have peace inside because it's a real space that means something to me personally and I did not have to go into debt to get it.
With all that said, I hope I've answered your questions, emails, etc. If you have any additional questions please just ask and I'll answer them here in the comments section below. Thank you!
How do you decorate on a budget anyway? Do you have any tips for how you make your home cozy without spending a lot of money?
(images from holly becker for decor8)
I first heard about The London Cushion in Living Etc. magazine but was reminded of them again today while reading Made By Girl.
They have a fine selection of cushions from all over the world, but lots of UK designers caught my attention because they're not ones I see as often as the more 'typical' designers that I know so well from the states. Plus I'm a major anglophile and have been since 1996, yes 12 years obsessing over music, art, and design in England… so naturally I adore several that I found on The London Cushion that I'd like to share with you below. A little eye candy if you will. :)
Do you have any pillows that you're obsessing over right now? They can be from any website, please share in the comments section below your pillow wish list please. :)
(images above from the london cushion company)


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This documentary examines four years in the widely contrasting lives of four teenage girls of different social and ethnic backgrounds, all growing up in the working-class community of South Philadelphia. De'Yona Moore is African-American and was raised by her grandmother, who is loving but tolerates no nonsense and has drilled her granddaughter on the importance of self-respect and safe sex. A student at a performing arts school, De'Yona has...more
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