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Casa Seta y Martín Dulanto Architect

Martín Dulanto Architect designed Casa Seta, located in Lima, Peru, in 2012.

The home is bright and colorful, and surrounded by lush vegetation and crowned with a stunning terrace.

Jungle of East Bali: Jasri Beach Villas

Sixty miles east of the jostling streets of Kuta and Seminyak are the Jasri Beach Villas, a pair of pristine villas bordering the attenuating seas of the Indian Ocean and lush jungle of East Bali. Camouflaged against the exotic landscape, the villa estate only reveals itself to those searching for the ultimate retreat.

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I’m so upset with myself..I’m just discovering this great artist who Soulbounce mentioned in 2010 as Artist to Follow who captured their attention that year.

Chris Turner, a classically trained crooner deftly combines streams of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and soul in his music; he’s as comfortable with falsetto and scatting as he is with laying down smooth and creative phrasings.  He has performed and toured like Jesse Boykins III, Esperanza Spalding,and Bilal. 

Press play to listen to his latest release or cownload the free mixtape LOVElife Is A Challenge

BED, BATH and BEYOND An extreme example of disappearing design is the Bed Up Down system from Italy, which allows a bed to levitate into a ceiling recess, here revealing a tub. Now this is what I call a WaterBed..

How To Make 2013 The Best Year Of Your Life!



1) Don’t take emotional baggage into 2012. If your situation is stagnant and making you unhappy let it go and start over fresh.

2) Maybe it’s time to move! Sometimes the best way to reboot your life is to change your environment. Getting away from old friends, family, and ex’s can take a ton of weight off your shoulders. Bu…t beware; if you take those same attitudes and bad habits with you, changing cities won’t make a different. To change your life, you must change your mind!

3) Forgive those who hurt you…and forgive yourself for making the bad choices that put you in your situation. Forgiveness is for your benefit not theirs. Holding onto animosity can poison future relationships and literally make you sick!

4) Start checking things off your bucket list. Travel overseas, go skydiving, swim with the stingrays, or travel to another city to shop and have dinner, alone if necessary! Life is short. I can’t think of anything worse than laying on my death bed thinking, “If I woulda, shoulda, coulda.”

5) Read More! Reading changed my life! Learning your history is the most important thing you’ll ever do. Also, reading about new ideas, philosophy, and novels from authors of every persuasion. No matter how poor you are, books can transport your mind to any place in the world. And once you open up that door, there’s no closing it. Knowledge is like a drug, once you get a taste of it, you’ll always want more!

6) Associate with other open-minded people. Who you spend your time can determine your level of growth. Stop wasting time with non-thinkers if you’re a thinker. Don’t allow your development to be arrested by people who are afraid to step outside the box.

7) Improve your diet and lifestyle. Eating healthier is not that difficult, start by making the beef, chicken, and fish the side dishes and the vegetables the main course. Eat smaller portions 4-6 times per day. Don’t wait until your stomach starts pushing out before you stop eating. Park your car and walk. Ride your bike more often. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Exercise at home during the commercials when you watch TV. And hang out with people who are also committed to living healthier. You don’t need a gym membership to start getting in shape, just common since.

8) Step outside your comfortable zone to find a compatible partner. The person who is best for you may be much older or younger. Maybe he or she is of another race. If you’re fortunate enough to find someone who loves you, understands you, and accepts you, go for it! Don’t allow the attitudes of friends and family to cause you to miss out on a good thing, people who are happy, want you to be happy regardless of age or race.


9) Have more sex! It’s a great stress reliever and it’s good for your self-esteem. But keep in mind, this only applies to having great sex; bad sex can piss you off more than not having sex at all. *Note: Safe and Monogamous Sex

10) Last but not least, stop gossiping and speaking negatively about people! Words have power; they either uplift or destroy. I decided some time ago to use my platform to inspire and encourage my listeners instead of provoking them. I learned that every word I spoke, every Facebook and Twitter posts had a positive or negative impact. And the responses to the positive posts were ten times greater than the negative ones. People really do prefer enlightenment to ignorance and quality over garbage, the fact that you’re reading this post is proof of that!

Let’s make 2013 the best year ever! Happy New Years!

Kevin Thornton, Life Coach
 

Torre & Tagus Level Wine Rack $50 This free standing wine rack is a space-conscious tool for storing your vino. It’s made with MDF wood construction and designed to hold 4 wine bottles in perfect balance.

Torre & Tagus Level Wine Rack $50

This free standing wine rack is a space-conscious tool for storing your vino. It’s made with MDF wood construction and designed to hold 4 wine bottles in perfect balance.

Turn Up The Heat, Patio Season Is Alive and Well..

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No denying it, there’s something instinctive about our relationship with fires – it’s called huddling. So it’s no surprise that our interest warms exponentially as we timidly approach the chilliest of chilly wintery evenings. We won’t stop until we find a way to be both warm and outside. Well, settle down here are several of Atlanta’s local eateries that are more than happy to oblige. From Inman Park to Buckhead, there are fireplaces, heat lamps and firepits galore. As well as some pretty good eats to enjoy with ‘em.

  • Fado’s Irish Pub, Buckhead All who wander are not lost – especially if they wind up at Fado’s, where they offer traditional pub fare (hello, authentic brews) and good craic (it’s legal). Gather round the fireplace or mosey to the patio – classic Irish warmth and hospitality now extend to the great outdoors. 273 Buckhead Ave
  • Barcelona, Inman Park Ah, Barcelona. Where the bar snacks (and libations) flow like the rhymes of a lyrical gangster. If said fellow also had a gigantor brick fireplace sitting outside to keep us all cozy, that is. Traipse in for superb Spanish wines and tapas-style plates. 240 N Highland Ave NE
  • Rooftop 866, Midtown offers a fabulous view of Atlanta’s shimmering skyline in stylish open-air lounge. Housed in the newly built Renaissance Hotel (formerly Palomor Hotel) features a gorgeously landscaped outdoor setting, private cabana seating and cozy fire pits, the deliciously chic atmosphere makes this neighborhood lounge in Atlanta, GA the perfect setting to check out the local scene. 866 W. Peachtree Street, NW
  • Brewhouse Cafe, Little Five Points Finding a triple-threat sports bar (good food, beer and service) ain’t no walk in the park. But here we have one that has done just that, and then some. And by some, we mean a spacious patio with two fireplaces to liven things up, Brewhouse-style. 401 Moreland Ave NE
  • Murphy’s, Virginia Highlands Nab a lunchtime fried green tomato ‘wich (served up with a kickin’ jalapeno spread and swaddled by slices of house-made bread) and cozily devour it within the cocoon that is the covered, heated patio. 997 Virginia Ave NE
  • Cypress Street Pint & Plate, Midtown If there’s a better way to warm up than a nice tall brew and an even taller fire-pit, we’ve yet to find it. This is especially true at Cypress, where they offer fourteen (count ‘em) beers on tap, and another forty of the bottled variety – and yes, the fire-pit is complementary. 817 W Peachtree St NW, Ste E125
  • STATS, Downtown It’s alright if you and your buddy get into a, shall we say: gentleman’s dispute, over the game. Just keep things civil, and take it outside. Oh, and while you’re there, take note of the fan-tastic firepit. It really warms the heart. And we mean that in the manliest way possible. 300 Marietta St

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