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Before we begin talking about Self Reliance let me make a few admissions. The book was my introduction to Emerson. I was aware of this cult of "Transcendentalists", of course, but I suspected that these folks were into some kind voodoo magic hippie healing power of nature and therefore being a man of a little (too little some would say) scientific bent of mind I kept away from him. In the first few lines Self Reliance does in fact seem like ramblings of some old man who has just lost it. Phrases like "nourishing corn", "gleam of light" and "latent conviction" did not make a favorable first impression on me and I almost gave up on it. Emerson's writing is poetic and vivid. But it's also hard to understand. It needs to be absorbed slowly. The essay demands patience but the fruit it offers really is sweet.
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I suppose that lately you've been watching re-runs of Sherlock and your fascination for our enigmatic detective is at an all time high. Not only would you like to have him in your house you would gladly assume the role of Mrs. Hudson and gratify Holmes with a cup of tea every morning while he sets your first floor on fire.
I can almost picture you sitting wistfully in front of you computer screen thinking that anything would be better than your current "boring" tenants. You are perhaps asking yourself what could be so bad about this Holmes? After all he has been worshipped by a generation of followers and has helped to solve some of the worlds most puzzling mysteries. Well dear reader let me tell you right now that Mr. Holmes is every landlord's/lady's nightmare.
Read more to find the truth behind the worlds wrost detective
After spending 5 years in prison, for a crime he did not commit, Billy Brown finds himself out of place in the real world. So intimidating is this new found Independence to him that he asks the prison guards to let him in again so that he may use the prison facilities to relieve himself. On being denied entry he reluctantly boards the bus and goes to the city where his first contact with people is stiff, confused and erratic. Buffalo '66 introduces Billy to us when he's at his all time low. Prison has weakened him, he appears to be helpless and forsaken, someone who can't even find a place to piss.
"The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder."
The essay "Tremendous trifles" questions the need of doing extraordinary things in the name of adventure. It challenges the theory advocating the importance of travelling to unknown continents and climbing highest of mountains to gain vigour and zest in life. Instead it puts forth a remarkable idea that even the commonplace existence can be striking if only one chooses to observe the unremarkable and what appears to be ordinary with fascination.
The Chapora fort was built by the Portugese on the top of a small hill as a watch post commanding an unobstructed view in all the four directions. A legend goes that in 1684, Sambhaji, the mighty Martha ruler, along with his troops climbed chapora with the help of monitor lizards causing the Portugese to surrender without a fight. Conflicts soon arose and the fort fell back in the hands of Portugese. It continued to change hands until the year 1892 when it became redundant and was finally abandoned.
July 11,2016 marked the first death anniversary of Satoru Iwata. He was a video game programmer, a businessman and, perhaps best known as ,the fourth president of Nintendo (the first unrelated to Yamauchi family). He was tremendously successful in all of his positions.
Recently I came upon this paper ,by Stacy Thompson, called Consumer ethics in thank you for smoking. The subject matter of this piece is Nick Naylor, the protagonist in Thank you for smoking and the goal is to find out whether Nick acted ethically or not in the movie. To determine that, Nick's actions are judged against moral guidelines laid down by great philosophers such as Aristotle and Kierkegaard. The paper itself is very well written and if you haven't already you should read it. But there were a few things I found a bit off and so I decided to an analysis myself, taking Stacy's work as the base.
Be honest. What is it that you expect from a romantic book?
Is it tragedy? Like Romeo and Juliet? Or do you prefer a tale of heartbreak like Scarlet O'Hara's in Gone with the wind? Perhaps you crave for a clashing of two strong willed, fiercely independent souls like Jane Eyre and Edward Fairfax Rochester?
Is Romance for you drama, tension and desperate optimism of tragic heroes and heroines? Do you like the feeling of drowning melancholy when it is clear that the time has come to say good by and good luck? Would you rate a book depending upon the number of pages that were soiled by your overflowing tears?
Harry Callahan is a man of few words. He is not the type of person who expresses his emotions easily. I think it helps him do his job well. When you are chasing criminals day in and day out it's important that you have a certain hardened look about you. But when he is not performing his duty Harry is a very understanding and caring sort of a fellow. Most people never get to see that side of Harry's personality. Which is a tragedy if you ask me. As the self appointed PR manager for Harry I feel that it is my duty to show to you his sensitive side. To speak the words that were never said .
Socrates and company assemble together in Callicles' house to have a deep philosophical dialogue on rhetoric, justice , life and death. Naturally when the subject matter of the discussion is so heavy there is no time for tea,cookies and other pleasantries. Questions are asked, words are spoken and pride is hurt.
If you've ever wondered what philosophers do when they go socializing, Gorgias might just satisfy your curiosity. Don't be surprised though if you hear them shouting "I WONT TALK TO YOU EVER AGAIN". They are not that different from us :)Read more (though it's best if you don't)
Travis Bickle is a helpless man. Lacking a purpose in life he drifts off dark corners. He can recognize the depravity both of the city and his own thoughts but he can do nothing to get out. He circles around the same streets and finds himself around the same people whom he has come to hate so much.
"Enchante, madame! Merci beaucoup for not paying zee money, madame! Pardonnez-moi if I 'ave disturbed you,madame! How charmante you look in mourning,madame!"
A frustrated bite from a proud banana. There are times in a chappie's life when he wonders if he has understood life as well as he thought. Why it was only a few days ago when one was negotiating life's volleys with a blissful carelessness, with a joyful spring in one's step and a radiant smile on one's face. It was all sunshine and roses. The birds were singing and the scent of flowers was in the air. One felt as happy as a dog rolling on the grass field on a sunny day. And now when one looks outside the window what does one find? Can one smell the flowers? "No". Does one hear the birds singing? "No". What about the sunshine that never fails to lift the spirit? "Everything seems to be covered in a curtain of mist". One wonders what brought upon this change in one's attitude?
"Behold! human beings living in an underground den"
About half way through "The republic" takes a dramatic turn. Up until this point Socrates had been talking about ideas in broad sweeps, doing little to tie things together. Book 7 focuses on the individual. The seeker of true knowledge and the tribulations he must go through to find it. Socrates also, through his words, shows his poetical skills. One would think that Socrates, after all his criticisms of poetry would not fall back to lyrical devices to explain his meaning but he does. Book 7 of "The republic" is in my (very humble) opinion the greatest allegory in literature. So draw the curtains. Dim the lights. Turn the music off. We are going into the cave.


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What makes the difference between a marketing campaign that performs so-so versus one that is spectacularly successful? When does a little lead generation endeavor produce extraordinary numbers of satisfied, paying customers? The answer is: when the marketer takes the time to trace, understand, and speak to the customer's steps along the way. Here's how you do it right.
What Initially Motivates the Customer to Begin the Journey Towards Awareness and Research?
What is the exact point at which the customer enters the awareness stage at the top of the marketing funnel? There are several points at which this can happen. Sometimes the customer self-starts the journey. They realize there is a need and set out to find a solution. Other times, this process is put into motion by the marketer: a wisely placed banner ad, just the right social media post at the perfect time, or even a well-written blog post that speaks exactly to the customer's needs. Marketers need to understand how customers become aware of their needs and begin their search for the right answer.
What Actions Does the Customer Take in Response to That Motivation?
Once the need (awareness) is established, how does the customer respond? Some customers do a Google search, others turn to product review sites or social media. Still others might pop off an email to friends, or visit your website or blog for more information. The marketer needs to understand these steps so that they can be there offering the right information along the way.
What Questions Does the Customer Have Along the Way Toward the Buying Decision?
As the customer begins their research process, what questions do they have? This is where a solid content marketing campaign comes into play. The smart marketer develops articles, infographics, videos, blog posts, and other content geared toward answering these questions. Also, understand how the customer will respond to those answers: if they wonder about the price, explain why it is what it is. If they are curious about an unusual feature, make sure they can see how it works and understand how it benefits the buyer.
What Obstacles Stand in the Way of the Customer's Decision to Buy?
What are the points at which the customer has uncertainties about buying? The marketer needs to identify those obstacles and knock those down -- or at least build a nice bridge so customers can make their way over the obstacles. For example, if they are having trouble conveying to management why the product is valuable, arm them with information on your product's ROI.
What Happens After the Purchase is Made?
The best marketers don't abandon their customers once they get them through the sales checkout. They continue to track the important customer metrics after the purchase, and don't stop offering content, communications, and incentives after the lead becomes a customer. This is how marketers turn solid leads into loyal brand ambassadors.
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MCAI's Walter Davis Workshop—Compares eTV and eRadio services to Social Media at MediaProCamp '12, Thanks to Panasonic!
Can You really have it all? Or do you have top buy it piecemeal? Walter Davis will give you a glimpse of what is available with Internet TV and Internet Radio services for content creators and marketers. You will see how these services can also provide:
- Texting Campaigns
- Live Interactive Broadcasting
- eMarket Engines
- Mobile Apps
- Mass Video Email Campaigns
- Price vs. Value
Mr. Davis' Workshop is free as part of MCAI's MediaProCamp '12, Sponsored by Panasonic—The whole event is free to media professionals who pre register at http://www.meetup.com/newmedia-82/ Join us Saturday June 9th! And thanks to Panasonic for making MCAI"s MediaProCamp possible.


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This guide will get you through installing Git on Microsoft Windows.
If you are accustomed to using Microsoft Windows to do all your software development and would like to use a version control system (VCS) like Git, you have some challenges ahead of you. To use Git and learn it right you have start at the low level to know whats available and use it in its native tongue. If you never used Linux before and are not accustomed to doing things at the command line, that will be your first hurdle. The second, learning Git itself.
So what is Git for Windows? It is a software distribution that contains Linux like tools to do version control of your programming assets. Version control allows you to store and recall versions of a file over time. Typically, this is used for source code to track a history of changes. But it doesn't have to be. It can be any file type like a PDF, an image, even video.
Git is a distributed VCS with server side software typically run on Linux systems and client software run on Linux desktops. Distributed Git mirrors the version control database across servers and clients. This is to avoid the problem in the older approach of VCS, where only one centralized server existed. If that server went down, all the other clients would not be able to access it.
This distribution, Git for Windows, is client software meant for running on Microsoft Windows boxes. You are probably wondering "But how does Linux run on Windows?" It doesn't. The software that Git for Windows uses simulates the Linux environment. Tools like these have been around for a while. Cygwin is the more common environment available and there are many forks off it like MSys and MSys2.
Walkthrough: Installing Git for Windows
Ok lets get started.
The Git client is available for many different O/S platforms including Mac OSX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows. We'll focus entirely on Microsoft Windows here. With the Windows release, there are 32 bit, 64 bit and portable versions available. Download Git for Windows and choose the appropriate version. I will be assuming you are downloading the 64-bit Windows version as I will be using that. The file is about 32MB in size and should take less than a minute to download. After completion, run it.
First thing that will come up is a GNU Public License. Git for Windows is Open Source and by you using the software you agree to abide by this license.
The Select Component screen appears and you see a hierarchical tree full of stuff you can choose from. Go click on every checkbox. All of it is harmless when enabled and are for your own benefit to integrate the software into your native O/S. Things like file association, icons and Windows Explorer context menus. It will take up about 190MB of disk space.
Here's a tip. Do yourself a favor and install Git in Drive:\Git, not in C:\Program Files\Git or anything 2-3 levels deep. Why? Because you \dont\want\to\have\to\do\this when changing directories all the time at the command line.
When it comes to adjusting the PATH, these options are totally confusing. The installer assumes you know what the heck the Git for Windows tool is, what it means to run Git from the Windows Command Prompt, running Git (which one?) and the Unix tools that are available.
Having used Linux, version control systems and other development tools over my professional career, I have a sense of what all of this is. But given these explanations to install, I have no freaking clue. So lets be a little daring. If you are like me and see "Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command prompt" and know a little Linux Bash, go for it. If you don't, go for it anyway. You are going to have to learn a new skill. Given that Unix tools are going to be installed you have ask, "Which one?" Cygwin? Cash? Msys? No idea. You would think they would give you more information.
Then there's that red warning label that sticks out like a sore thumb. What it means is, if you use this option you can potentially hose your existing system with the Unix tools taking over. So we need to be a little careful here and remember this.
Now we come to choosing a SSH executable. For most Microsoft Windows users and developers, SSH isn't going to be something one is familiar with. Fortunately, I dabble in Ubuntu and written some articles on SSH in the past so I know a little to be dangerous. SSH is almost a given in the Linux world. You have to know what it is and how to use it. For now, lets just choose OpenSSH and forget about Tortoise Plink (WTF is that anyway?).
Configuring the line ending conversions. Ok, this brings up ugly memories. I been bit in the ass with this kind of thing before and it was hell to figure out what the problem was. What this is about is that on Windows, a line is ended with a carriage return and line feed (CRLF). Under Linux, it just uses a line feed (LF). As you can imagine, this can be a problem, especially when you bring a text file up in your text editor.
In the Distributed CVS model, the version control database is stored on servers and clients. As files are transferred and stored across a non-specific O/S platform, something must be set to let both the server and client know if CRLF or LF is being used. So this question is all about how your client is going to store them on your Windows box and communicate this when its role is as a repository`.
Of the three options, the Checkout as-is, commit as-is is just plain dangerous. I hesitate to say, "WTF. Why even include it in the installation in the first place!" So what's left? Either Windows or Unix translation. Lets choose "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings" since that seems reasonable. What this means is that everytime you store your files, they will only have a line feed in it as it will be stored Linux style. But when you check out the files from the database repository, they will have CRLF in them.
Now we come to setting the terminal emulator. I chose Use MinTTY and not CMD.EXE. MinTTY is the Cygwin terminal emulator for Cygwin, and MSys. It is Xterm compatible, which means it emulates the Unix X Window System. Xterm is a text oriented user interface, unlike a terminal window that runs within a GUI. It emulates a host system, just as if you were physically there typing things in, on your client terminal. Xterm in turn runs the Bash shell which is an interpreter than understands Bash language commands. Again, distance yourself from MS Windows and use Linux tools to educate yourself.
For configuration of extra options, select the Enable file system caching and Enable Git Credential Manager. You'd want to do this to increase file read/write performance and to make authentication between you and the Git Server seamless. In many operations that you perform in your Git terminal, a username and password is required. You don't want to have to do this for every operation. So what happens is that these credentials are stored just once and then you are not annoyed everytime for operations thereafter.
After a few minutes, Git will be installed. Go run Git Bash by clicking on the desktop icon. What you should see is MinGW64 running a Bash terminal window. MinGW64 is pretty much a development environment that runs GNU development tools (GCC) under a Win32 API. GNU Compiler Tools (GCC) consists of many compilers including C/C++, Object C/C++, Fortran, Go, Java, and creates target executables for many processors including Intel, MIPS, SPARC, and ARM.
Lets do our first Bash command! Try looking at the current directory using the ls list command:
ls -al
Try these other commands too to prove to yourself your MSys Linux-like environment is setup properly:
env Shows environment cd /bin Change directory to /bin ls -al List directory clear Clear terminal screen free Show memory usage (not supported) cal Show calendar (not supported) pwd Show current working directory whoami Show who the current user is who Show all users using the system (does't work) top Show running processes (not supported)
Be aware that some things are not supported. Its not a full fledged Linux environment but rather just enough to make it usable.
GUI Git Clients for Windows
If all of this seems overwhelming, there is another way. Whenever you have to start learning everything from a command line, there is an investment in time that is needed. As mentioned earlier, you should learn Git from the Bash terminal. But if you don't wish to go that route, here are some GUI Git clients that you can use instead:
- SmartGit ($6.99/month or $99+; Windows/Mac/Linux)
- GitHub Desktop (free/ Windows/Mac)
- SourceTree (free; Windows/Mac)
- Git Tower ($79; Mac/Windows)
Of these, its best to use a cross platform solution so that the time you spent learning the software on Windows will be useful for running the same software on Linux or Mac.
Moving Forward
Up to this point, we have managed to install the Git for Windows distribution on your Windows system. You learned the steps along the way and what each step meant. We looked at the components and what was involved at a lower level.
We also know about several GUI Git clients that you can use if you do not want to use the command line.


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This month, as CalExotics Expert Sexperts, we were sent another great product to review. Just a reminder, each product is rated, by our testers (2 couples), using The Love Bird's Feathers Rating Scale™:
1= "Not so hot" to 5 = "VERY, VERY HOT!"
"The hotter the product is, the more feathers it will take to cool you off!"
So, how many FEATHERS did we give the Scandal™ Over the Bed Cross? Watch the video below to find out!
Some of you may have heard that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently had sex in a bathroom when he came to visit her during her nude photo shoot. Why? Well she was reportedly ovulating and trying to get pregnant. Some people can't touch anything in a public bathroom without paper towels, let alone fathom the idea of having sex in one. For them, this is just plain gross.
However, sex in public places, including bathrooms, is a sexual fantasy of some people. And some people that have sex in public bathrooms do it for the thrill of it and because it's naughty/taboo. In case this idea has crossed your mind, here are some dos and don'ts when it comes to sex in a public bathroom:
- Don't have sex in a public bathroom. As Sex Therapists, we have to tell you that since it can lead to possible arrests and legal problems. However, if you still decide to do this anyway…
- Do make sure it is a single occupancy bathroom and make sure you lock the door!
- Don't have sex in a bathroom that's not clean.
- Do try different areas and positions. For example, standing up against the wall, sitting on the toilet bowl (with the seat cover down) or on the sink/vanity (if sturdy enough).
- Don't have sex on the diaper changing table. Yuck! And it could break!
- Do make it a quickie. You can't occupy a public bathroom for a long period of time.
- Do have sex in your bathroom at home. You can act out the sexual fantasy of having sex in a public bathroom but in a place that's clean and without the risk of getting arrested!
We get this question almost daily from couples we see in our sex therapy practice. Couples want to know if what they are doing is "normal". Check out this recent article in the New York Post: How Many Times You Should Be Having Sex Each Week. It states, according to studies, happy couples have sex 3-4 times a week.
Every couple is different and there are many variables that can impact how often couples have sex. We agree with Couples Psychotherapist and Certified Sex Therapist, Sari Cooper:
Some couples have uneven sexual desire: one partner wants sex more often and the other less often. And believe it or not, there are some happy couples out there who are in sexless marriages which means they are having sex less than 10 times a year. But the amount of sex (or lack of sex) they are having works for them. That's their normal.
Thus, the bottom line is couples need to talk about how often they want to have sex and negiotate what's "normal" for them.
Stress is a person's physical and psychological reactions to life's demands and challenges. It's a natural part of life and it can be both positive and negative. Eustress is the positive stress we might experience when we plan a wedding or have a baby. Distress is the negative stress we might feel when we lose a job or end a relationship. Regardless of the type we experience, stress can trigger our "fight or flight" response. If not managed in healthy ways, stress can negatively affect our sleep, weight, mood, immune system and sexual desire.
Some healthy ways to managing stress include meditation, deep breathing, yoga, exercise, etc. But you might not know that sex can also be a healthy way to manage your stress. So, in honor of Stress Awareness Month, here are some ways sex can be a great stress reliever:
- Deep breathing – When you are having sex, you are definitely breathing deeper. Deep breathing can trigger the relaxation response and help lower stress in your body.
- Mindfulness – Mindfulness means focusing one's awareness on the present moment and attending to certain body parts and responses (including thoughts and feelings), without judgment. Mindfulness is not only relaxing, it also reduces anxiety and stress. Practicing mindful sex, focusing fully on the pleasurable sexual sensations in your body, can provide the same stress reducing effect.
- Relaxation – After having an orgasm, a warm wave of relaxation spreads over your body. Stress and tension are gone…enough said!
- Touch – Sexual touch from a lover is not only arousing, but can also be incredibly soothing, healing and stress relieving.
- Exercise– Depending on how intense the sexual activity is, sex could be considered a form of exercise. Not only does it provide some cardio, sex tends to work a variety of different muscle groups, which can help work out tension and decrease stress. Sex also releases endorphins which also helps reduce stress.
- Emotional Intimacy – Sexual contact, especially when it results in orgasms, releases a hormone called oxytocin, also known as the "love hormone." It helps people feel closer and more intimate, and helps solidify the bonds of a romantic relationship.
- Recreation – Engaging in recreational activities that are fun and entertaining can help reduce stress. Remember that sex can and should be fun. It's something you do together for each other's enjoyment and fulfillment. So have some fun and reduce your stress!
When we think of Easter, we think of bunnies, eggs, chocolates and baskets. Adults can have fun this season with their own Easter Baskets of Pleasure filled with lots of fun goodies. Here are some Easter themed toys to help you create your own Easter Basket of Pleasure:
- Triple Motor Silicone Jack Rabbit
This rabbit is incredibly powerful with 3 motors strategically placed in the tip, shaft and rabbit. It has 7 functions of vibration, pulsation, and escalation and 3 speeds of independent shaft rotation and vibration. Comes in 3 colors perfect for Easter: pink, purple and blue.
- Petite Thrusting Jack Rabbit
This rabbit has 10 intense functions of vibration, pulsation and escalation, 4 patterns of synchronous rotating and thrusting action and 3 solid rows of non-jamming rotating beads. It comes in pink and purple.
- Rabbit Frenzy™ Vibe
The Rabbit Frenzy™ Vibe combines two favorite toys into one – soft reverberating bunny ears and a vibrating bullet! You can't beat that! It has 5 intense speeds and comes in pink and white.
- Silicone Jack Rabbit® Ring
This is a stretchy and comfortable enhancer that has dual motors in the rabbit ears. It has 7 functions of intense vibration, pulsation and escalation and is all Silicone. This ring comes in 4 colors: blue, purple, gray, and pink.
- Waterproof 7 Function Remote Egg™
Want some fun in the shower? This is a sleek, powerful, multi-function egg that has 7 functions of vibration, pulsation and escalation. It has a nylon retrieval wire and a range of 15 feet. It comes in black only.
- Pocket Exotics® Vibrating Gold Egg
Want some gold in your Easter Basket of Pleasure? This is a versatile, compact, powerful multi-speed, and pocket-sized gold egg.
- Pleasure Orb™ Vibrating Egg
This is a soft and powerful vibrating silver egg with removable soft noduled sleeve. It is multi-speed and comes in pink and purple.
- Tasty™ Body Paint
This is edible pleasure paint. So instead of painting eggs, you can paint, explore and taste each other! It comes in Candy Apple, Cherry Crush, Blueberry Bliss and Luscious Strawberry. Yummy!!
So, there you have it… an adult Easter Basket of Pleasure filled with bunnies, eggs, and more! Enjoy, have fun and Happy Easter!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and so is the much anticipated movie version of the book, Fifty Shades of Grey. While we agree the book is not a good representation of the BDSM lifestyle or healthy relationships in general, the book series has managed to intrigue many women, spark their sexual curiosity and taken the nation by storm. And it has left many women and couples considering a wide variety of new ideas once relegated to their most secret fantasies. If you and your partner want to plan an intimate evening together after being inspired by the popular work of fiction and the movie, here are 9 ways to bring Fifty Shades of Grey into your reality:
- Find Your Inner Goddess –Anastasia definitely discovers and gets to know her true inner goddess throughout the book series. What makes you feel sexy and in the mood? The phrase "know thyself" applies perfectly to your sexuality. Don't be afraid to get to know your body, recognize what feels good to you, makes you feel confident and explore and acknowledge your sexual desires. Discover your inner goddess …she wants to come out and play!
- Communication – When Christian and Anastasia began their tryst, it started with a contract in which they discussed, negotiated and agreed to. First, establish a dialogue. Go into the discussion with the mind set of making it a "win/win", instead of trying to convince your partner to give in to what you want. Talk openly about the things that you like and want to explore. Be very clear and discuss what you don't want to try (hard limits). Continue the discussion until you reach an agreement with which you both feel safe and comfortable. Honor that agreement and make sure you both have consented (said yes) to what is going to take place in the play or scene. Make sure you both have established a safe word to stop the play for any reason. Agree that both of you will stop the play immediately when that word is used. Trust is critically important!
- Flirt – We spend a majority of our time at work and away from our partners. Christian and Anastasia send flirty emails to each other daily as part of their foreplay. Flirt with your lover. Make your partner feels wanted and desired. Send your partner a flirty text or email. What do you want your partner to do to you? What do you want to do to your partner? Sending flirty texts and emails is perfectly legal and should be encouraged among adult couples. It may certainly help that insurance seminar go faster…just don't use your work email!
- Gather Sex Jams – Anastasia loves the music Christian plays for her during some of their sex scenes. What music turns you on? Do you like slow jazz, rock, classic or pop music? Some people like slow and passionate versus hard and dominate music. Choose your sexy playlist together!
- Edible Fun – Christian enjoys both feeding her and licking some Ben & Jerry's vanilla ice cream off Anastasia's body. Try feeding each other chocolate, strawberries, ice cream or using flavored massage oils and lubricants on your partner's body to awaken your taste buds. (Warning: If it contains sugar, of any kind, just keep it away from your genital area. A bad infection definitely ruins the fun!) Or better yet, just enjoy the natural tastes of each other!
- Blindfolding – Christian uses a blindfold often on Anastasia during some their sexual encounters. Being blindfolded is a simple but powerful trick to spice up your sex life. It keeps out visual distractions, creates anticipation and heightens your other senses! We recommend the Entice™ Blackout Eyemask. Check it out!
- Binding – Christian uses his grey silk tie, among other things, to tie Anastasia's wrists and ankles. There are plenty of things you can find around your house for this purpose to help you get started: scarves, belts and of course, you can't go wrong with a grey silk tie! Just remember safety is critically important. Do not use ropes, duck tape or tie tricky knots that are difficult to untie. For beginners, we suggest using products like the Scandal™ Corset Cuffs because they are beautiful, adjustable, comfortable, have Velcro® closures (which means your partner can't get out of them but they are easy to remove) and can be used to bind wrists or ankles!
- Spanking – Christian often spanks Anastasia. If you have never felt the tingle of a fresh smack, it's best to start with the basics: use your bare hands. So warm up those palms and scoot up your bum and let the spanking begin! Try spanking multiple times in a row with a slow, firm rhythm, either open-palmed or with your palm slightly cupped. You can also try products like the Scandal™ Paddle. Try vocalizing while spanking or having your partner vocalize their thoughts to you. Remember, safety first. First discuss the level of pain that is acceptable before you begin and use the agreed upon safe word to stop if necessary!
- Toys – Christian and Anastasia use many toys such as anal plugs, nipple clamps, riding crops, and Ben Wa balls and vibrators. Here are some we recommend for your Red Room of Fun: Flex it Up!® Pliable Silicone Probe with Designer Pull Ring, Entice™ – Crop, Scandal™ Over the Bed Cross , nipple play™ Silver Beaded Nipple Clamps™, Entice™ Weighted Kegel Balls, and the Entice™ Emilia™. Remember, toys can be a healthy and welcome addition to a couple's bedroom practices.
Again, we know that the Fifty Shades of Grey book series are fantasy and should not used as a relationship or BDSM instructional manual. It's a popular work of fiction that has definitely tapped into many women's secret, erotic fantasies. So enjoy the fantasy. Give yourself permission to explore, play and bring some Fifty Shades into your reality!
This month, as CalExotics Expert Sexperts, we were sent another great product to review. Just a reminder, each product is rated, by our testers (2 couples), using The Love Bird's Feathers Rating Scale™:
1= "Not so hot" to 5 = "VERY, VERY HOT!"
"The hotter the product is, the more feathers it will take to cool you off!"
So, how many FEATHERS did we give the Entice™ Beverly™? Watch the video below to find out!
FTC Disclosure: We are paid Expert Sexperts with CalExotics. However, we received three of the products mentioned above free from CalExotics. We then give our two tester couples the products for free in exchange for their honest reviews. The reviews of the products are based on the personal opinions of the two tester couples that reviewed the products for free. We will never misrepresent products or publish a false review. We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's Guidelines, CFR, Part 255.
This month, as CalExotics Expert Sexperts, we were sent another great product to review. Just a reminder, each product is rated, by our testers (2 couples), using The Love Bird's Feathers Rating Scale™:
1= "Not so hot" to
"The hotter the product is, the more feathers it will take to cool you off!"
The new product we received is called the Apollo™ Hydro Power Stroker™. This is an intensely powerful male stoker that has a textured chamber for added sensations. This vibrating pleasure stroker has 30, yes 30 functions of vibration, pulsation and escalation which also includes deep throat action! It has a sleek, ergonomic shape and a totally self-contained, wireless design.
The Hydro Power Stroker's chamber has a removable sleeve which makes cleaning super easy. It is 9.25 inches long and 3.5 inches wide and the sleeve is 4.75 inches long and 2.25 inches wide. It has 2 an easy-to-use push buttons. The top button controls the different functions and the bottom buttons turns the stroker on and off. It even has a state-of-the-art memory chip that resumes on the last function used. You can simply hold this stroker or you can use the suction cup that swivels 180 degrees. This optional suction cup is included and can allow for some hands-free, multi-positional pleasure. The Hydro Power Stroker is 100% waterproof which provides lots of fun in and out of the shower. It can be used alone or with a partner.
The Hydro Power Stroker requires 4 AAA batteries, which are not included. It comes in two colors: gray or blue, like shown here. It is body safe, unscented and phthalate free. Always use a water-based lubricant with this stroker. It cleans easily with soap and water or, like we recommend, a sex toy cleaner. Remember to clean the Hydro Power Stroker before and after each use and remove the batteries when it's not in use.
We found the Apollo™ Hydro Power Stroker™ price ranging from $56.99 to $84.04. So, how did our testers rate the Apollo™ Hydro Power Stroker™?
FTC Disclosure: We are paid Expert Sexperts with CalExotics. However, we received three of the products mentioned above free from CalExotics. We then give our two tester couples the products for free in exchange for their honest reviews. The reviews of the products are based on the personal opinions of the two tester couples that reviewed the products for free. We will never misrepresent products or publish a false review. We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's Guidelines, CFR, Part 255.
In case you missed our live radio show Friday night, here it is! We discussed exploring sexual fantasies and review CalExotics' power play™ teasing tickler! Our special co-host is Caroline Hatton, LMHC. Hope you enjoy!
If you said "Yes", we can't imagine why… It's not like everyone is rushing around, trying to get caught up at work and at home, preparing for the holidays, shopping too much, eating too much, dealing with their family "stuff" all while trying to manage the extra financial stress…right?
This is a very stressful time of the year for many people. So much is going on. Some things feel completely out of their control. During times like these, it's best to focus on things you DO have control of such as how you choose to cope with this extra stress. Here are 6 tips to help you cope:
1. Think positively – Stress has the tendency to lead to negative and anxious thinking. Negative and anxious thinking leads to negative and anxious feelings. The more negative and anxious we feel, the more negative and anxious thoughts we get. You get the idea. It becomes a negative cycle. So, instead, focus your attention and energy on positive thoughts. Make a list of what you enjoy about the holidays and the positive things in your life. Do positive affirmations daily, read positive books, listen to uplifting songs , etc.
2. Stay in the here and now – Stress can also get us to think too much about the future or the past. We do not have control over either of these. Try to stay in the here and now…what you do have control of. Remember the famous quote by Bill Keane: "Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift – which is why they call it the present."
3. Relax – Schedule time for yourself to unwind and relax. What eventually happens to a battery that doesn't get recharged? You will not be helpful to anyone else if you are completely drained. Take time to recharge your battery!
4. Have fun – Schedule some quality time and fun with your partner. You don't want that battery to die either! PS, great sex is a wonderful and fun stress reliever!!!!
5. Say no and ask for what you need – And finally, learn to say no to avoid becoming overcommitted and to ask for what you need. Don't be afraid to ask for help from your partner, friends, or family, if needed. You do not have to do it all by yourself!
6. Be Grateful – Before you go to bed, create a gratitude list. Make a list of everything you appreciate and are grateful for in your life. Again, you'll surprise yourself at how many blessings you have to count.
We hope this helps. We wish you and your family a very relaxing, safe, and blessed holiday! Until next year…


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In related G.I.Joe Collectors Club news, not only does the December 2017 Club Magazine feature the club incentive figure, Rock 'n Roll, but it also contains details on the highly anticipated Dreadnok Mechanic, Heartwrencher and her Dreadnok Stinger 4×4! From the Club –
Some of you have asked "Where is Heartwrencher?" She is scheduled to arrive here before the end of March. With Christmas coming, as well as FSS 6 and FSS 7 expenses (then the convention registration in January), we decided to push that product out a little to give you a breather. Watch for the January issue for the first look at this highly anticipated figure and vehicle pairing, with the pre-order starting in late January.
Get those wallets ready, folks, as late January 2018 is when we'll get to call dibs on our own! Are you excited to add Heartwrencher to your Dreadnok collection? Sound off after the break on the Cobra Island Forums!
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Manchester United step up interest in Norway teenager Erling Braut Haaland - sources
Manchester United have stepped up their interest in Norwegian teenager Erling Braut Haaland -- son of former Manchester City midfielder Alfie -- after watching him score all four goals in Molde's 4-0 win against Brann on Sunday.
The 17-year-old, who has also been watched by his father's former club Leeds United this season, scored four goals in 21 minutes as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team defeated Norwegian league leaders Brann.
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How much should I have in savings?
Posted on 8 July 2014
Simple steps to savings success
"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is". Oscar Wilde
It's the lifelong challenge we all face – how much money should I be putting into savings?
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Whilst there is no recommended amount, some argue that 10% of your annual income should be put aside for a rainy day. However, without knowing when or what the rainy day is, you can never really know if you are saving enough.
To determine how much savings you should have, it is sometimes easier to take a step back and set yourself a target. What is it that you are ultimately putting aside these savings for? Why not research the average cost of what you are saving for and start setting yourself some small goals to help you achieve your required saving amount?
For example, based on research by The Co-operative, the average cost of getting a young person driving in the UK is £4,489 This includes the costs of obtaining a provisional license, tests, car and insurance. Therefore, you can use this as a ballpark figure as your savings goal to help ensure your children have the funds behind them to start driving.
Saving for inevitable life events including retirement is recommended. For example, research indicates that the cost of living has increased over the years. Even dying isn't cheap, see the average cost of a funeral.
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Steps to successful savings
- Once your goal has been established, it is easier to commit an amount each month to help you achieve the set figure. However, many families struggle to save without proper budget management and the right resources
- Calculate how much of your household income is being spent on necessary items. This will help you work out how much money is left over in order for you to save
- Set the time limit, do you have 4 months or 10 years to accumulate the savings?
- Use an online savings calculator like the one from www.adviceguide.org.uk to estimate the amount of money that you need to save on a monthly basis
- Choose your savings account. Will you be using an ISA account or do you have an existing regular savings account you can use?
- Inform your family of your plan. Maybe they can all help you achieve it by either contributing or being more sensitive to your financial goals
- Start saving!
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For more advice on money management and savings, The Money Advice Service has a range of tools that help individuals and families manage their household budgets.
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Can anyone really drive a Le Mans racer?
LMP3 is the newest rung on the Le Mans ladder and is designed to give amateur drivers prototype experience on the road to the 24 Hours. But is the car right for that task?
The entire concept of LMP3 revolves around one simple basic principle - accessibility.
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All you need is ALF, ALF is all you need and you need a lot of it. Everything you got 100% of it. Acceptance and forgiveness are both a big part of Love. Acceptance and forgiveness are nesscarry to experience 100% Love
When you love someone, yet never accept them where they are, as they are, there are limits to your love. It's the same result if you never forgive yourself and others. You will never reach 100% of your love.
Unconditional love is 100% love. It's what you get when two people come together to fully love and accept each other and forgive each other when they are not loving and accepting. Unconditional love is the highest form of love.
People want to be ACCEPTED, LOVED AND FORGIVEN. (ALF)
Try this one for a few weeks and I bet it will change your life forever.
Choose to accept everyone for everything they are and everything they are not. Don't make anyone wrong because they disagree with you. Try to see it their way. Make an effort to suspend your perspective and view every experience from the eyes of others. Play a game called everybody is right, and figure out how to make everyone right.
Take on being the source of love in all of your relationships. I will never understand how there are so many people that wait on the world to present them with the love they desire. It sounds a bit like this. "When my husband treats me like a Queen, I will treat him like a King". A better context might be "I will treat my man like a King, because I am a Queen" or "I will treat my man as the king he is. This works just as well the other way around, where the man is saying this about the woman.
Instead of waiting for someone to generate the love you want, you bring the love to the relationship. Keep bringing the love to the relationship. Do all things in love, do all things in peace.
Then on the rare occasions when love and acceptance aren't present, causing people to get upset and or hurt. All must be forgiven and forgotten, never to be spoken of again. Imagine that! It takes a tremendous amount of courage and love to forgive others.
You're probably saying that you don't posses that amount of love and courage. Start forgiving, accepting and loving everyone and you will develop it. You will soon discover how good it feels to truly forgive others. Every time I forgive someone, I'm amazed at how better I feel.
I came up with and take away acronym, ALF whens stands for Accept, Love and Forgive.
If you live your life by the ALF system, peace and happiness shall soon be yours.


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I am terribly neglectful of my garden, but every year when it starts turning green I get all ambitious in my backyard. "Pumpkins over here and lettuce over there and potatoes in this bed and herbs in these containers!" It gets a little out of hand.
Invariably only half of what I plant actually grows into anything useful, but still every spring I get this urge to plant plant plant! So on Sunday after a 12 mile long run I pulled out the garden tools and toiled.
Weeding and turning the soil was its own task - one which uncovered two snakes and one big lizard. Then there was the matter of the composter*; after the two snakes I wasn't eager to stick my hand into dark places, so I worked on a method to scoop out the good soil with hand tools.
I can't claim much expertise with my composter*, but I do have a lot of enthusiasm for it. What's not to love? If you consider the tons of organic waste that is lost to landfills alongside toxins and non-biodegradable refuse then that scary Wall-e* world full of trash piles dominated by dirty robots and perky cockroaches can seem a little too close for comfort.
Of course McCrae had to pull out a bottle of Wicked Weed to speed along the work.
And I eagerly planted, and then promptly forgot where I planted stuff. #oops
Hopefully this year I'll avoid any fiascos like dead tomato vines or insanely hot jalapeños. After all, the third year is the charm, right?
How does your garden grow this year? Anybody else doing any composting? Let me know!
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1000kg Precast Concrete Magnet Shuttering Magnet
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Our Philosophy
Building a Relationship is all about Trust, Appreciation and Providing the Absolute Best Quality Possible. That is why we and probably All of our Customers have Continued Building a Long Term Ralationship with us. That is the Importance of the purpose behind what drives our company to assure your customers of your continued cuccess.
Excellence the Inspiration behind doing Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well. It is not just a Skill, it's an Attitude combined with Appreciation.
One Purpose – One Spirit: The importance of "Honor and Integrity", "Pride and Responsibility" represents Everything we do. Our Promise is to Maintain "Trust and Integrety" Our Future and the Future of our Children, their Children and the Future of their World is Integrety, Quality, Pride and Excellence.
Precast-concrete-magnet is sub website of Great Magtech Electric, whose ambitious focus is on best possible outcome of magnet and magnetic products for our clients.
Founded in 2000, GME was formed to advance development of magnetic technology as an OEM wholesale supplier of permanent magnets and magnetic products.
From shuttering magnets to precast magnets, GME are striving to be the leading global supplier of big product ranges of magnetic solutions for precast concrete industrial, and to be the Great service leading provider worldwide.
By interacting closely with its customers and focusing on a market-driven product lines, GME has positioned itself to readily meet the challenges of today's dynamic global economy.
What sets us apart from our competitors are our ideal magnetic solution, excellent quality, and great service.
With testing laboratory which equipped with the state-of-the-art measuring and testing devices, our QC dept. ensures ongoing development and maintenance of high quality standards and guarantees full compliance with customer requirements and all applicable regulations.
We approach each project with enthusiasm and a commitment to reaching the best solution. We are a growing business, and we are striving to be the best. You will appreciate it in the products and great service we supply.
Our Product
Products includes the following:
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3. Precast Magnets
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Product Application
Our shuttering magnets and shutter System are widely used in many fields, such as: precast concrete, construction industrials, electric wire box position, battery system, pump station which speeds up the renovation and transformation of downstream products and promotes the process of society.
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We always feel that all success of our company is directly related to the quality of the products we offer. They meet the highest quality requirements as stipulated in TS16949, ISO9001-2000, CE, RoHS and SGS guidelines and our strict quality control system, such as APQP, FMEA, SPC, PPAP, MSA.
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Indian Bitcoin Startups – Being the Indian Bitcoin Startups is not something difficult. Of course, if you live in India or some other countries around, joining this trading is a good alternative to gain money. Despite the way of trading which is quite easy, the possibility to gain the profit is also really high.
The main principle of joining Bitcoin is actually just similar to when you play with two or more money currencies. You can buy the bitcoin when the cost is lowered. Meanwhile, when the price is getting increased, you can sell it. This is the way you gain the profit then. Practically, the way Bitcoin works is not that simple.
There are so many steps in the process as well. Rather than thinking Bitcoin as an online trading with one main company, it uses the principle of peer to peer. Meanwhile, there are two main ways if you want to join the transaction; it is by buying and mining.
The Problems of Bitcoin Startups
When we talk about the practice of Bitcoin in the real life, it is actually still in the stage of testing. It means that it is still not officially operated. The number of user itself is also still really few compared to other online trading. Despite that it is basically still a new way, more than that, the way it works is also still under many pros and cons.
Well, it is particularly when the Bitcoin is being related to the banks. The banks are generally still rejecting the presence of Bitcoin for many reasons. One of the reasons is about the fact that it is not under the rule or policy of government. It is basically the principle of the Bitcoin developer itself.
It is stated that the government doesn't have any right to control or monitor the virtual trading. In one view, it is indeed more beneficial for the members. However, if we take a look at another point of view, this policy tends to make the trading activity more risky. This is the main reason why, many banks are not interested or not cooperative with the Bitcoin Startups.
The India Bitcoin Startups
Similar to the banks in other countries, many of the banks of India tend not to be cooperative or allowing the customers to do the trading via real bank. Interestingly, few of them are interested to give such a service to the customers by seeing the many good chances related to the Bitcoin's profit.


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"EXPLODING CARD IN A BOX"We have had a couple of new babies in our family over the last few months. My latest favorite card style is the "exploding" card in a box. It is much simpler to make than it looks, but the many cut out elements make it a very special card to receive. I especially love the balloons. I CASE'd this card from a video by Demonstator Sandi Magiver. I just switched out different elements to fit the occasion.


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The 2015 session of the Washington Legislature wrapped up two days early without achieving its primary responsibility of passing a two-year state budget. Legislators knew going into this legislative session that the compromises necessary to reach agreement on the 2015-17 budget were going to be hard to achieve.
The governor has called the Legislature back into a 30-day special session beginning tomorrow. Before session ended, the governor told legislative leaders that he would not sign an agreed-upon budget unless it contained a tax increase. The governor and the House majority party both assumed over a billion dollars in new taxes were necessary to fund their spending plans. Since the Senate has already found a way to balance the next two-year budget without a general tax increase, the governor's approach does nothing to bring the two sides together.
A budget must be signed into law by June 30 or state government will begin to shut down. While a shutdown is not likely, the Legislature could easily go into a second special session before reaching a final agreement.
Here's a brief comparison between the House and Senate budget proposals:
As we noted in an earlier Legisletter, here are how some key agricultural issues are faring in the proposed budgets:
It's important to note that all issues are back on the table when the special session kicks off on Wednesday. Bills that passed the chamber of origin but did not pass both chambers move back to the chamber of origin. Updated positions below are based on current status and version of the bill as it stands in the chamber of origin.
Special Session Bill List – Back to Last House of Origin Version
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Business / Domain Names - The Basics
These are my musings and hopefully they contain helpful hints. The opinions expressed are the authors own and are by no means professional advise (status 2010)
In starting a new business I don't belief its good rushing out and buying a domain name. Been there done it, but its better to first do multiple searches across 3 registers and lots of Google searches as well as Adsearch.
A good domain name needs to be search result friendly. Function and brand matter. It could include your business category and business name, such as PetersMotors or AndyHandyman. This includes trademark / brand name as well. How about making your domain name a compound of your name + a classification term, such as MarioAutoMechanics or CaseySuperClinic. Unique Trademarked Brands are a step up from here. Example: SpeedoSwimware, Cre8tiveDesigns, ApexStudio.
Search Google + 3 different Registers
I always start with a few google searches first. In addition Keyword analysis would be highly beneficial as well. Then we need to look at the 3 registers that influence and limit your choice.
Domain names, brands and business names are best selected simultaneously, because three different registers need to be searched and the outcome has an effect on search engine results and choice of final name. It is best to complete the research and planning process and before registering anywhere. In addition a Google search term analysis should be completed as well.
The 3 registers are:
It is important to check the availability of names in all these registers to come up with a harmonized name structure. Whether you want all three names to be the same is your choice. Generally speaking a brand or trademark should always be a bit "made up" rather than generic English. Example Cre8tive. A domain name that is not a big brand id often preferably chosen in descriptive searchable English, such as "Arts Supplies". A good business name and Domain name could be a combo, such as such as "Cre8tive arts supplies". "Andymans Lawn mowing" is another good example.
Handy hints for small business owners on a tight budget.
Intellectual Property considerations for for small business
Please note - this is an Intellectual Property Managers perspective and should not be construed to be professional legal legal, financial or commercial advise.
For the small business owner (sole trader) one of the most common mistakes is lack of diligence in database searching and financial overcommitment. Another common mistake is premature publishing of the patentable idea and its application (embodiment). In many countries it is not possible to get a patent once an invention has been made know to the public. Say you had a great idea for a new iphone application and have decided to market it online straight away. You may have just burned a lot of money. So what needs to be done ? You need to keep the idea secret, search the most important patent office data bases and check out if your idea is new. If it is new, not obvious and sufficiently different from what you have seen before (inventive step) then you may have a good chance to get a patent. The first data base to check should always be the USPTO data base. This is the globally most significant patent office where almost all patents of significant value get filed. Other important patent offices are the European patent office and Japan (and more recently China as well).
Protecting your invention for less than $100 with your self draft provisional patent application or a deposit in an invention data base is a good move when you are on a tight budget and are not sure if the greatness of your idea and its success in the market deserves spending ten thousands of dollars. A prov patent application gives you a certain level of protection before you test the market and look for money.
However the level of protection you gain depends on your technical and legal drafting skills and hence the professional advise given is always to use a patent attorney. Allow for $ 5000 to start with. So in the end it is up to you to determine your budget size and risk appetite.
Brands and Trademarks
Very different from patents. It is all about names and the motto is "use it or loose it". Choose a name that is easy to trademark and then publish it with the initial TM behind and start using it immediately. Publish it, trade, sell. If your business grows well you can later register your trademark and pay your trademark attorney if necessary. Filing a trademark yourself is also much less complicated than filing a patent. Once the trademark is granted you can place and (R) for registered behind your brand name. Important to remember the main reason for having a registered trademark is that it is easier to defend in court. But you still have a trademark without registering it, just the same as copyright.
Copy Rights
You don't need to register your copyright, it's inherently yours, but you should be diligent in documenting your creativity and claim."Creativity and dates" is the motto here. You have it by virtue of being an author. However it does make good sense to display your copyright where ever you can, because that makes it easier to stake your claim and defend it in court.


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|Archived April 13, 2016
U.S. Geological Survey
Note from the Director
Dear Listening Session Participant:
I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you again for taking the time from your busy schedules and critical tasks to come and speak with the USGS leadership team during the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Customer Listening Session held November 4, 2004. The listening session is always a wonderful opportunity for us to continue our on-going dialogue with our many customers, partners and stakeholders.
The purpose of this year's listening session was to build on the information we've gained from you over the past four years about our core capabilities and to begin a dialogue about the unique roles and responsibilities of the USGS to reduce the risks of natural hazards. Attached is a summary of our conversations. The report is also available online at http://www.usgs.gov/customer/conversation/. You are welcome and encouraged to share this report with others in your organization.
I'd like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the actions I have taken since the listening session regarding our natural hazards effort. I have established design and outreach teams to shape the science objectives, partnership opportunities, and to develop strategies for communicating the natural hazards effort. These teams will be seeking input from technical experts and our many partner and stakeholders throughout this process. Please feel free to send your comments or thoughts about the hazards initiative via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
We are eager to advance this new opportunity and look forward to working in partnership with you to make this effort a success. Our collective efforts will help ensure the USGS is providing science that decision makers and communities can use to better prepare for and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards.
Chip Groat
|Archived April 13, 2016
|Archived April 13, 2016


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text: The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has just launched the new European Code Against Cancer with the participation of the European Commission. Based on the latest science, the Code provides 12 ways to help people adopt healthier lifestyles and to boost cancer prevention across Europe. 12 ways to reduce your cancer risk Do not smoke. Do not use any form of tobacco. Make your home smoke free. Support smoke-free policies in your workplace. Take action to be a healthy body weight. Be physically active in everyday life. Limit the time you spend sitting. Have a healthy diet: Eat plenty of whole grains, pulses, vegetables and fruits. Limit high-calorie foods (foods high in sugar or fat) and avoid sugary drinks. Avoid processed meat; limit red meat and foods high in salt. If you drink alcohol of any type, limit your intake. Not drinking alcohol is better for cancer prevention. Avoid too much sun, especially for children. Use sun protection. Do not use sunbeds. In the workplace, protect yourself against cancer-causing substances by following health and safety instructions. Find out if you are exposed to radiation from naturally high radon levels in your home. Take action to reduce high radon levels. For women: Breastfeeding reduces the mother's cancer risk. If you can, breastfeed your baby Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of certain cancers Limit use of HRT Ensure your children take part in vaccination programmes for: Hepatitis B (for newborns) Human papillomavirus (HPV) (for girls) Take part in organized cancer screening programmes for: Bowel cancer (men and women) Breast cancer (women) Cervical cancer (women) The European Code Against Cancer focuses on actions that individual citizens can take to help prevent cancer. Successful cancer prevention requires these individual actions to be supported by governmental policies and actions. Find out more about the European Code Against Cancer at: http://cancer-code-europe.iarc.fr Page last modified: 24 June 2015


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Published at Sunday, December 17th, 2017 - 01:53:11 AM. Bedding. By Darcel Leroux.
Two people sleeping in a King size bed will get the same amount of personal sleeping space as in a Twin bed. In fact, if you pushed two Extra-Long Twin beds together they'd be about the same size as an Eastern King. For great versatility in a guest room, if you have the floor space, use 2 extra long twin beds separately for singles or push them together to make a king bed for couples.
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I can't believe this was the last day in Hawaii… as you can tell I definitely was putting this off as long as I could, but I had to write it now so I wouldn't forget! In the morning I did my 6 mile long run up the beachside road in Maui, and then we ate and went down to the beach by the condo – I wish I lived this close to the ocean so I could walk to it every day! We spent the morning snorkeling and soaking up the last of the Hawaiian sun before our departure. We went back at lunchtime, cleaned the sand off of us and then set off on our roadtrip to Haleakala crater. Good thing we had Pip to get us there!
We had debated going to Haleakala for sunrise, but decided against waking up at 3am to catch the view – maybe when I am there for longer than two mornings?! It's an hour drive up – and 10,000 feet in elevation. We drove through the clouds.
And behind a busload of Japanese tourists. Thank you, driver, for pulling to the side so Pip could soar past you.
My ears were popping and my Camelbak was having a hissyfit. Be careful bringing a Camelbak on a flight or to higher elevations – the water likes to spurt back up the straw and all over everything…
We finally reached 10,000 feet.
And walked up 23 more.
But we certainly could not miss this view. (P.S. it was COLD!)
This is Hawaiian National Park on the island of Hawaii – see the smoke from the lava flow of the active volcano? Visiting this park and walking to see the lava at dusk is one of my favorite memories from my last trip to Hawaii.
This looks surreal. I can't believe I was actually there.
The top of Haleakala has its own vegetation – including silver plants. I wanted to bring one home.
We headed back down Haleakala and went toward Lahaina for dinner to celebrate Sister's birthday! We finally decided to try out Honu after seeing it listed in a dining guide that highlighted its gluten free options.
The view, both inside and outside, was gorgeous.
The food was too – we got deep fried chickpeas as a complimentary appetizer and I just had to get another Pina Colada before we left! I think this might have been the best one I have ever had. Ever.
There were many gluten free options, but my eyes were only for the pizza.
I ended up with the special – Lobster Curry something or other. It was divine. The crust was chewy just like hand tossed pizzas are supposed to taste, only sans gluten. This might have been the best pizza I have ever had and I really need to schedule a trip back ASAP. Well, and to Kauai as well to go back to Lemongrass Grill and the other restaurant I still need to post about – so much good food!
After dinner Kinley got a special birthday dessert, and we all shared bites! Happy Birthday Sister!!!
The entire meal was incredible, but also sad because it was our last eaten in Hawaii. We went back to the condo to pack up and head to the Airport…


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- Alex, Ariana, and Kristin are looking at the growth rates of lettuce kelp (Saccharina sessilis) in response to various levels of light.
But did it remember to wear sunscreen?
- Sarah and Erin are studying the habitat preferences of juvenile Dungeness crabs (Metacarcinus magister) between mud and two types of seagrass.
|Yes, that's a baby Dungeness.
- Meghan, Megan, and Taylor are checking out the effects of predator presence on the grazing of littorine snails (Littorina spp.).
- Tori and Virinda are testing the ability of the giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) to recognize different patterns as food signals.
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- Paul and Jake are looking at the dietary preferences of kelp crabs (Pugettia producta) in response to kelp availability.
- Ellen is recording the mitotic index (rate of cell division) in the tentacles of the painted anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima).
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- Emily H. and Sheila are looking at the ability of purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) to escape predation from sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides).
- Emily A., Eli, and Josh are looking at the preferred shells of hermit crabs (Pagurus hirsutiosculus) based on the shell's species of origin.
|Unfortunately, some of their test subjects are a bit... crabby.
- Cassidy is looking at the distance between the mussel bed and the water level in relation to the abundance of ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus).
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It was deja vu in the South.
A snow and ice storm that came with plenty of advance notice caused huge traffic jams after drivers ignored warnings to stay off the road.
This time the traffic jams aren't in Georgia, but in North Carolina. Snow and ice brought traffic to a stop in the Raleigh-Durham area and in Charlotte.
More than 97 million Americans in more than 20 states are in the path of this storm, which hit the Southeast on Wednesday and was heading up the coast to the Northeast.
The storm has already knocked out power to nearly half a million homes and businesses. It was being blamed for at least 11 deaths.
In North Carolina, light freezing rain was falling Wednesday evening in Raleigh and was expected to remain heavy through 2 a.m. Despite all the official warnings for residents to stay home, Raleigh was hit with gridlocked traffic as workers waited too late to escape downtown.
Although it was not as bad as the standstill Atlanta suffered two weeks ago, traffic was snarled by hundreds of minor accidents or cars losing traction and blocking roads.
Erica Shaw, who works at the state prison, got stuck when she slowed down on a highway entrance ramp. She had a four-wheel-drive vehicle, "but it isn't doing anything."
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory had asked citizens to stay off the roads, but on Wednesday he amplified the warning, saying, "Don't put your stupid hat on at this point in time."
At the state's emergency command center, the governor said he wasn't joking.
"I was serious. People, don't do anything stupid. Don't do anything that puts yourself in jeopardy, your families in jeopardy or my emergency operations people in jeopardy," he said.
Central North Carolina was one of the hardest-hit areas. Snow and ice made the roads impassable and the state was sending four-wheel-drive vehicles and humvees to rescue dozens of drivers stranded by the storm.In Georgia, the Atlanta area -- which was crippled by a storm two weeks ago – was better prepared this time.
Snow and freezing rain began falling before dawn and the wintry mix was still coming down Wednesday evening. Fortunately, almost everyone had decided to ride out the storm at home.
Roads glazed over with ice and warnings that this winter storm could be "catastrophic" scared away virtually all traffic in Atlanta.
School was canceled. Downtown was a ghost town.
"Our biggest concern is that people continue to heed the warnings and that they stay home and out of the way of emergency agencies and power companies, especially the power companies," said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal.
Trees and power lines iced over and collapsed under the weight. Some neighborhoods had lost power by daybreak. Georgia Power, the state's largest utility, recruited 2,000 workers from out of state as reinforcements to meet the demand for emergency calls.
Brittani White and her family woke up in a cold, dark house.
"There's no heat. It's freezing. We're dressed from head to toe," she said. "We have no lights, we have no food, we have nothing."
White said the power outage was particularly hard on her two children, ages 1 and 2. The toddlers needed both food and heat.
"And it's going to get colder the later it gets. Once it gets dark, they're going to lose their minds. They're afraid of the dark," White said, adding, "I'll probably lose my mind too."
A tree fell over in Jonesboro, 20 miles south of Atlanta, knocking out power to all of the town's 4,700 residents.
"It got louder and louder and finally it snapped off. And it fell, it was like slow-motion," said resident Heather Davis.
Forecasters were predicting that ice in Jonesboro could get an inch thick.
"Millions of Americans are certainly feeling this winter storm's impact," he said.The snow and ice will climb up into Washington, D.C., overnight and move into New York by Thursday morning and into Boston as well, he said.
The heaviest snowfall will come Thursday.
"We call it bombogenesis. This wraps in cold in the back edge and you have the most significant amount of snowfall," Fisher said.
In Boston, the precipitation will turn to rain Thursday but snow will still fall in Northern New England.
Fisher predicted 6 to 12 inches of snow for New York, Philadelphia and Washington. But suburbs just to the west of those cities could get more than a foot with ice on top of that.
In the South, the snow and ice will stick around for a while, since there isn't a big warm-up in the immediate forecast. There should be some melting on Friday, with temperatures in the 40s, but the temperature will still be below average on Saturday.In South Carolina, National Guard troops were stationed along major interstates, ready to respond to wrecks.
Many snow-covered roads were deserted as drivers heeded warnings to steer clear of the roads. Those who didn't saw the dangers. At least 140 accidents were reported statewide, and three people were killed.
Gary Dyer had a close call on Interstate 95 when an ice-laden tree came crashing down right in front of this truck.
"All of a sudden the tree started coming down and I had to get down on it and stop," said Dyer.
"I was raised in Indiana. I know how to drive on ice and snow, and know what to expect. You gotta respect it," Dyer said.
Within minutes, crews cleared the fallen tree.
As night fell, state troopers said the biggest problem would be cars getting stuck on ice.
Officials were also trying to keep smaller, secondary roads open to make way for power crews trying to restore electricity to at least 20,000 people in central South Carolina.
Airlines canceled more than 3,300 flights Wednesday and they've already canceled more than 3,400 Thursday.
At the sprawling Federal Aviation Administration command center outside of Washington, D.C., the big screens on the wall showed all anyone need edto know about Wednesday's aviation problem spots. Blue lines indicated canceled flights in Charlotte, N.C., and in Atlanta.
"We landed two airplanes in the last hour. Two," said Debra Griffith, an FAA traffic management officer. She runs a conference call every couple of hours for airlines and FAA control towers.
They typically track between 50,000 and 55,000 commercial and private planes daily lighting up in U.S. airspace. But the command center was surprisingly quiet Wednesday, because airlines canceled so many flights ahead of the storm.
All that could change with unexpected weather developments.
"There are times when there's a disruption, you know perhaps a thunderstorm shows up where we didn't expect it to show up, ice shows a little earlier than may have been anticipated," said air traffic manager Anthony Tisdall.
The FAA command center will really be put to the test Thursday and Friday. That's when the number of cancellations will decrease and there will be more planes in the air as airlines try to resume a normal schedule.
CBS News' Wyatt Andrews, Mark Strassmann,Manuel Borjorquez and Jeff Pegues and CBS Boston's Eric Fisher contributed to this report.