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Enjoy a 3 day stopover in Nice, capital of the French Riviera! Take a step out of the main paths to go and visit the inlands, take a look at Eze, a small mediaeval village known for hosting the famous Fragonard fragrances. Don't miss the principality of Monaco, the highly esteemed Casino of Monte-Carlo, both worldwide known as luxury and eccentricity hotspots.
A charming hotel very well located
The iconic places of the French Riviera with an expert of the region
The discovering of Nice city at your own pace
Arrival at the hotel (room available starting 3 pm): settle in.
Free time in the afternoon to enjoy the sandy beaches along the famous promenade des Anglais (The English' walk of Nice), don't forget your swimming suit! If you feel like, a great bunch of nautic activities is available for sea lovers on the various lifeguarded beaches.
During the low season, rather take a walk through the charming streets of the old Nice or on the castle hill, with its stunning panoramic view on the harbor and the Baie des anges (angels bay).
Accommodation in a charming boutique hotel located in the very heart of Nice.
Holding your French Riviera Pass, you'll have a full day to visit Nice and discover what sounds best to you. Jump on a hop-on hop-off bus, take the touristic train or chose a segway to take a deep visit into the city! Take a cultural break whenever you feel like to visit famous sites and museums (Chagall Museum, Palais Lascaris, Archeology Museum...) or go for a walking tour of the historical city center guided by a passionate professional.
You will know the ins and outs of the French Riviera's capital! Don't forget comfortable walking shoes.
Check out and departure for a half-day excursion to discover the wonderful French Riviera.
Enjoy the panoramic view from Villefranche over Cap Ferrat, the Bay of Billionaires and its famous villas. Drive along the Lower Corniche to the Old Town of Monaco. Free time to visit the Palace (entrance fee not included – opened from June to October), the Cathedral, stunning gardens, see the changing of the Palace Guards at 11.55am. Tour of the Principality following the amazing Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit! Stop at Monte-Carlo and its luxurious casino (Grand Casino closed every morning), megayachts, chic boutiques. Return by Middle Corniche road and visit of the charming medieval village of Eze. Possibility to visit Fragonard perfume factory.
Possibility to be picked up at the hotel with your luggage and be dropped off at Nice station at the end of the tour at around 2.00 pm.
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Choose your level of comfort according to your wish & budget !
Located in Nice downtown, Gounod Boutique hotel Nice Center is the perfect choice for visitors wishing to explore French Riviera's capital staying in a hotel near the "Promenade des Anglais", the beach and city center.
Not only Gounod Boutique hotel Nice Center is easy to reach and situated in the heart of Nice, but it also stands in a chic and quiet residential area, the Musicians district, and has its own car-park and free Wifi.
Close to Gounod Boutique hotel Nice Center, a 4-star hotel partner provides the 3 star hotel's guests with a free access to its rooftop swimming pool and whirlpool bath.
The Hotel Le Splendid 4*, perfectly located in the city center of Nice, will welcome you in a warm atmosphere. The rooms offer a nice decoration in a traditional and refined establishment. On the top of the hotel, overlooking the city with a panoramic view, you'll find a brasserie-type cooking made of organic and local products.
The prices for this package are based on a 2 people basis (double room) and subject to availability.
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"Two days from Tatooine. Two days in the darkness just… Flying, drifting, moving. These were the coordinates and now the Ruby Damnation and it's crew were there. Nothing. Blackness. The twin suns distant and nothing else, sensors blank.
The first day after arriving Jace started up his galaxy box, played through the whole day, and the next. Che was nowhere to be seen as usual. Thracken… Thracken was drunk in some maintenance crawl space, out cold now, the thrashing had stopped maybe yesterday, or the day before. The sound from Jace's gaming had drowned every other sound. He had stopped now. Ghia was checking her medkit, when she wasn't checking the sensors or looking out some viewport. She had right to be nervous, she sent the message, Cartol replied, but was it really him? It was just a text, no voice or holo. Did he carry a grudge? Was he really still alive? Blue sat with her polyhedron thingamajig, fondled her uct or checked her rifles. How odd these organics were. They think we sleep, but Cyris is only starting to awaken, we just need time to sort it through.
Third day in space, Jace sat in the cockpit, staring at distant stars and playing with the manoeuvring thrusters rocking the ship from side to side. Sometimes reading the message from home, and the one from Imperial Revenue Services. He was obviously on edge. Things were starting to catch up, not good.
He read the message from his mother again, smiling at the reassurance that his brother was doing well as a waste disposal officer. Good for him. Steady job, steady pay, perhaps a wife and family soon. The proximity sensors screamed and the view port was no longer filled with dead and empty space, but the side of capital ship. To starboard Jace could see a large wheel-like structure closing in. The Ruby Damnation's engines flared as it shot between the wheel and the front section of a Nebulon-B frigate. As it came about Jace could read the name "Cartol's" above the upper hangar bay. The com announced an incoming transmission: 'The emporium of useful things and shinies is here!'"

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Injury in past, Lightning's Stamkos ready to dominateby Dan Rosen
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos felt he was playing the best hockey of his life through the first 16 games last season.
He had 14 goals and nine assists. He was scoring and creating. He was backchecking and playing on the penalty kill. He was basically dominating all over the ice. The Lightning were 12-4-0 and in first place in the Atlantic Division.
"That was exactly the way I wanted to play," Stamkos said, "with that mentality of being a difference maker and being the best player on any given night."
Everything changed Nov. 11 at TD Garden. During the second period of Tampa Bay's 17th game, Stamkos crashed hard into the right post as he was coming back to help protect the Lightning net.
His right leg bent viciously as his shin connected with the iron. He broke his tibia. The rest of the season would be about Stamkos' leg, about surgery and healing, rehab and returning.
Stamkos came back March 6, played 20 more regular-season games and four in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring 13 goals, but he was not the same player, mentally or physically.
He is now. Stamkos is healthy, healed, and thinking about scoring 50 goals again -- even dreaming about 60, a number he reached three seasons ago -- as the Lightning prepare to open the season Thursday against the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena.
"Getting to 60 was pretty amazing," Stamkos said. "I would love to get there again, but I do realize that is pretty tough."
For all the moves general manager Steve Yzerman made during the offseason to bolster the roster and make the Lightning a Stanley Cup contender -- acquiring defensemen Anton Stralman and Jason Garrison, and forwards Brian Boyle and Brenden Morrow -- the best news for Tampa Bay is that Stamkos is 100 percent, and he's showing it every day.
"He's back," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "You can tell by the way he gets up and down the ice. He's not apprehensive to go into a corner. He will go hard to the net. He's doing all those things he did pre-injury that he was not doing in the spring. It's clear."
Stamkos still has a 16-inch titanium rod and one screw in his leg. The rod will stay in, but if the screw starts bothering him it can be extracted. It hasn't been a problem so far.
He feels the doctors were right, that his leg is structurally stronger. He said he thinks he'll feel even stronger in a month, as he closes in on the one-year anniversary of his injury.
"They say it's about a year from the injury that your body has to adapt to the new structure that it has with a foreign object in there, but it's almost night and day compared to where it was at the end of last year, and that's why I'm excited," Stamkos said. "There's still those days when it's sore and those days when you know there is a lot of scar tissue in there and that needs to be broken up, but just knowing the progress we've had it is definitely exciting for me."
Stamkos is also playing center. He played on the wing when he returned to the lineup last season. In fact, the only time he played center after he came back from the injury was in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference First Round.
He went to Cooper before the game and asked if he could. It turned into a seminal moment in Stamkos' recovery, even though he didn't score and the Lightning lost 4-3 to end their season.
"It wasn't a game we won, but I think it was a big step for me, just to get back to my natural position and know it was getting stronger and more comfortable and able to battle down low," Stamkos said. "It's little things like that, that obviously the normal fan watching the game wouldn't have a clue about, but for me it was a big step."
Cooper compared Stamkos' return on the wing to a pitcher coming back from an arm injury to throw a simulated game. It was something he had to do to ease his way back in.
Moving to center was like a pitcher taking the mound in a real game late in the season, just so he knows he can go into the offseason confident he's still got it.
"So many factors went against us, but I think that was one of the factors that went for us, even though it's got kind of a hidden meaning," Cooper said. "I still think this is going to follow him for the next couple of years. There's always going to be some shade of doubt. I think that happens in anybody's head that has had a major injury, but his natural instincts were guarded last year where I can see this year it's not like that."
Stamkos agreed.
"Hockey is such a reactionary game, and for me, thinking one play ahead and using your hockey IQ, that's an advantage I have," Stamkos said. "When you're thinking about how to brace yourself because of your leg instead of thinking about the next play, it affects the way you play out there. It took me a while, but I'm definitely in a better spot now, that's for sure."
So instead of thinking about his injury, Stamkos thinks about the first 16 games he played last season. He remembers everything. His challenge is to feel and perform that way again, only this time for a full season and, if all goes well, a long playoff run.
"I know exactly the way I felt, the way I approached games, the way I was focused on what I wanted to focus on," Stamkos said. "It was little things that made me successful at both ends of the rink. The offensive numbers were still there because we were playing the game the right way.
"That's the goal, to get back to that."


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♀ Hayley
What does Hayley mean?
Hayley ▼ as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Hayley) is pronounced HAY-ley. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Hayley is "hay meadow". Surname which derives from a place name, Hailey in Oxfordshire, from hêg lêah. May also possibly be from the Norse word haela meaning "hero". Made famous by actress Hayley Mills in the 1960s. There is now some overlap between variants of this name and Halle.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow, surname, norse, hero
VARIANTS Haeley, Haelie, Haely, Hailea, Hailee▼, Haileigh, Hailey, Hailie▼, Haillie, Haily, Haleigh▼, Haley▼, Halie▼, Hally, Haylea, Haylee▼, Hayleigh, Haylie▼
RELATED FORMS VIA HAILEY, HALLE Halea, Halley, Hallie
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How popular is Hayley?
Hayley is a very popular first name for females (#1312 out of 4276, Top 31%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#33380 out of 150436, Top 22%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hayley was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its apex position of #120 in the U.S. in 1996, and is at #624 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Hayley (#624 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Hailey (#68), Haley (#324), Hallie (#577), Haylee (#586), Hailee (#940), Halle (#966), Haleigh (#1361), Haylie (#1456), Hailie (#1695), Hayleigh (#1709), Haileigh, Haily, Halie and Halley. Usage of these forms of Hayley reached its highest 2 decades ago (USAGE OF 1.77%) and is now significantly reduced (USAGE 0.47%, ▼73.4%), with versions like Haley falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Hayley▼ is pronounced similarly to Hala, Halah, Hali▼, Halia, Halli, Hellee, Hilly, Hollee, Holley and Holly▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bailey, Baylee, Bayley, Bayly, Bryley (see Briley), Cailey, Caley, Calley, Carley▼, Caycey (see Casey), Caylee▼, Caylen, Cayley, Caysey, Dayle, Earley, Gayle▼, Gaylen (see Gayle), Hadlea, Hadley▲, Hadly, Harlea, Harlee▲, Harley▲, Harly, Hatsey, Haydee, Hazle, Hedley, Helle, Hille, Holle, Jaylee, Kaeley, Kahley, Kailey▼, Kaley▼, Kalley, Karley, Kaycey, Kayle, Kaylea, Kaylee, Kaylei, Kaylen, Kayley▼, Kaylley, Kaysey, Keyley, Kyley, Layney, Marley▲, Maydey (see Maida), Railey, Raley, Rawley, Rayney, Ryley, Salley, Talley, Tayler▼ and Valley. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hayley.See names in meaning and etymology.


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President Obama Gets Involved in Port Issue
After almost nine months of negotiations with little results President Obama has ordered Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Saturday to renew talks between shipping companies and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The slowdown at the West Coast ports has cost the tree nut industry millions in cancelled contracts and delayed shipments. In addition, the tree nut industry has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional and extraordinary container fees, chassis fees, storage fees and congestion management fees. The slowdowns have become progressively worse, culminating in a major shutdown this past weekend. The involvement by the administration is seen as the only way to bring this dispute to an end, as both sides have refused to budge. "The negotiations over the functioning of the West Coast ports have been taking place for months with the administration urging the parties to resolve their differences," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Saturday. "Out of concern for the economic consequences of further delay, the president has directed his Secretary of Labor Tom Perez to travel to California to meet with the parties to urge them to resolve their dispute quickly at the bargaining table." Many tree nut processors have resorted to shipping products out of Houston or East Coast ports and in worse case scenarios, even making shipments via air. The Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) has been heavily involved in this issue, updating Senator Feinstein and Governor Brown on a daily basis, including participating in periodic conference calls with these offices to update their representatives on the devastating impact of this dispute on the tree nut industry. WAPA President Roger Isom said "These delays cannot continue and we urge the Administration to move swiftly and decisively in bringing this dispute to a resolution."


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Schuco Solar
Solar is constantly gaining in popularity and seems to be one of the most talked about forms of energy efficiency. There are also more grant and funding opportunities out there then other forms of green energy, although there is also more competition for it, making it harder to get.
We have not until now been installers of solar, but we have always been advocates. Just recently we have become liscensed distributors and installers of both solar thermal and photovoltaic. We are working with Schuco Solar who offer great products and we can be proud to promote.
Some information about Schuco Products:
Schüco guarantees standards of the highest level in industrial and commercial construction. They are a market leader in the solar industry, providing solar energy systems worldwide. Schüco's range of photovoltaic and solar thermal products are perfect solutions for commercial and industrial buildings as well as government facilities. The benefits include: high energy efficiency and improved energy balances, reduction in CO² emissions, decreasing dependency on energy markets, plus high value-added potential and a flexible installation system that includes all necessary components.
Schüco is a complete provider of photovoltaic solutions, which includes crystalline modules, thin-film technology and customized modules. Schüco is the only system supplier today, who is able to offer a PV module performance warranty based on the nominal power of the panels. In addition, the Schüco 12 / 25 years power warranty is an industry keader and exceeds power-production period. This guarantees a significant surplus in performance and kWh production over the entire warranty period.
Schüco solar thermal systems minimize the impact on the environment and reduce energy consumption for heating and hot water provision. Schüco's solar thermal portfolio includes all the components needed in the best quality from one source. Different mounting systems and individual building integration enable thermal collectors to be integrated harmoniously into every building.
As far as funding goes, there is only $1,330,740 left from the CT Clean Energy Program. It is important to put in application right now for these funds. We can only hope after they are used up they allocate more this year or at least next year. There are some federal incentives and tax rebates that are still available for solar. For more information from the CT Clean Energy


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Fallout 4 will come out in November, and Bethesda Softworks is warming us up already with some interesting videos about leveling your character. In a typical Fallout style, we get black and white infomercials explaining us the different upgrades.
The leveling system in Fallout 4 is quite unique. The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system lets you improve your character in 7 different areas, Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck.
Following total atomic annihilation, the rebuilding of this great nation of ours may fall to you. That's why at Vault-Tec they have prepared these educational materials for you to better understand the 7 defining attributes that make you S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Today we will focus on Strength.
Strength is useful to carry more stuff, it improves your inventory. It helps you use heavier weapons. And of course, you deal more damage in combat. Strength will also have 10 of its own perks.
The Fallout 4 release date is set for November 10th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Archive for the 'making money online' Category
The easiest way to turn $20 into $1500 or more!
I recently wrote about "What's the best $20 investment?" and in that article I outlined a concept for participating in a new project that would very likely provide an excellent return on your investment of 20 dollars.
When you invest in stocks, etc then you are essentially a 'passive investor'. You're not able to participate much in the growth of the businesses.
Quite obviously, those who are 'active' in developing successful new businesses will reap much higher rewards than 'passive' investors.
An earlier post of mine suggested "A Better Alternative to GDI." which outlined a multi-level payment structure for those who actively promote the business. This scenario involved a $10 per month membership fee which is the same as with GDI and the same as the cost of our memberships for people learning Indonesian or Russian.
Taking all these elements a step further, I think we now have the final piece to the puzzle. For a simple $20 investment, people can now join a website which will provide them with exactly what they need to learn English (or improve their English). They can remain 'active learners' and 'passive investors' if they wish, and they will eventually still get a very nice return on their $20. That's what I described in detail in "What's the best $20 investment?".
But I've always insisted that I don't want to be busy with marketing and advertising. I want members, who love the product, to tell others, and I'm more than happy to allocate a marketing budget to be paid to them. Thus, the solution.
By applying a similar multi-level payment structure for those who pay a one time membership fee of $20, anyone who introduces 5 new members, who then also introduce 5 new members, etc, will soon earn $1,585. That's a heck of a return with almost no effort.
Regardless of whether you believe it's really likely to happen or not, the absolute downside is just $20. If this is a complete scam, you will have only lost $20. If I deliver on my promise, you will earn thousands of dollars.
And the growth will never stop. Why should it? We are committed to developing the best language learning material available anywhere. Members can also become employees; working as teachers, translators, programmers, etc.
And as the membership grows travel agents, hotels, resorts, airlines, bars, restaurants, etc will all want to promote their products to our members and that income will all be paid back to the members.
Businesses and others spend a LOT of money on language training, and our members, as 'owners' will share in those profits.
Let's not get ahead of ourselves though. Let's simply start getting people to take that first simple step of investing $20 to join our vision of the future.
What's the best $20 investment?
There are many ways to spend $20 but there are few options for 'investing' $20. If it's two hundred or two thousand, then you have many investment options, but with twenty, you're pretty much limited to spending it, leaving it in your wallet or putting it in the bank. None of those are really good investments.
Investing $20 will never make you rich, but it could be quite profitable. Buying a book on starting your own home business may be a good investment of $20, but then you'll need to invest a lot more time and money in order to get a return on your investment.
Many people, however, simply aren't interested in starting their own business, doing any online marketing, or managing their investments by trading online. They have a job, buy things, go on vacations, invest in mutual funds and typically have an extra $20 that they could invest if presented with an interesting option.
Now consider investing 20 cents in apple seeds, planting them in your yard, waiting for the trees to grow, then harvesting delicious fresh apples year after year after year. Now that's a great investment!
Like all entrepreneurs, I invested my time and money in my business with the hope that it would grow and provide money for me in the future. My websites for learning Indonesian and learning Russian have done exactly that, and continue to grow by over 50% per year. That's great and I'm happy with that.
Next, I want to do websites for learning French, Spanish and Japanese, since I'm interested in learning those languages. Developing those sites will take a lot of time and a lot more than $20, but that's fine, I want to do them.
Doing a website to help people learn English is also very much needed and our methods are tremendously effective, but I'm simply not (currently) willing to invest my time and money in such a website. I'd rather do the other websites.
Now, the value of $20 may be limited, but the value of $20 x 100 or $20 x 1000 is significant, and that's the key to the puzzle. By getting 100 or 1000 people who want /need to learn English to invest $20, we could then begin building the website for learning English.
Then I'm very interested in working on the project because we're not only building a website to help people learn English, but we're "re-inventing the wheel". We're doing something that's never been done before. We're taking the concepts of 'crowdfunding' and combining it with 'online investing'.
The rewards of that total investment are then shared amongst everyone who made the original investment. In many ways, it's like a cooperative.
Not long ago I decided to offer a "Pre-production Audio Special" for people learning Indonesian. They would get 20 hours of audio for $20. Having people pay in advance gave us the motivation to go ahead with the project and once it's done the audio package will be priced at $100. Thus, they got a super discount on the price by buying in advance, before we'd even started making it.
Such a concept is similar in film making. Investors put money in to a project and then share the profits (or losses; thus the risk of investing).
Many people pre-paid $10,000 for a new Tesla car before production was even ready and the company was expected to go bankrupt by many, many people. Well, it didn't go bankrupt and this year shares have skyrocketed from $35 to $100. That was a nice investment.
My $20 investment concept is extremely simple. Without 'start up capital', the English website simply isn't going to happen right away. We began talking about all this in 2010 and nothing has happened because nobody invested.
Anton is still busy teaching English to make money to pay rent. I'm still choosing to focus my time and energy elsewhere. And students all over Ukraine and the rest of the world are spending a ton of money and not learning English effectively.
It's really high time that a group of people decide to invest $20 each and kickstart this project. The people who paid $20 for the Indonesian audio material were only getting a discount on the product. People who pay $20 for the English material, will not only be getting a discount on the material, but they will later be earning much more than $20, year after year after year. It's exactly like the apple tree from investing 20 cents to buy seeds.
Unfortunately, the hurdle remains, that people simply can't grasp the concept. People want things for free, and they can't seem to understand that this is much, much better than free.
With a simple $20 investment, they will finally be able to learn English and they will have initiated a revenue stream that will pay them much more than $20, year after year for the rest of their life.
That, to me, is simply the very best $20 investment available anywhere.
A Better Alternative to GDI
Well, it's now 5 years since I first heard of GDI and various ideas for making money online and for helping others make money online began tumbling around in my head.
Next week, June 3, I fly to Ukraine and have decided to kickstart the 'big concept' for learning languages and making money online.
I'll start with a comparison to GDI since readers will then be able to immediately relate to my ideas.
We currently charge $10 per month for members learning Indonesian and Russian, and they are all more than happy with the product. Thus, we have a definite product which people want, which GDI doesn't have. Nobody would buy GDI hosting simply for the hosting and not the income potential. Our members pay for the product and there is no income potential for them.
Next, I've always disliked the concept of paying $1 for all of 5 levels. That's 50% of the 'product' cost, which seems excessive. I think 30% is more than enough, thus devised the following model. (It assumes each person introduces 5 other people.)
Simply by signing up 5 people and having each of them sign up 5 people, you can be earning a monthly income of $1,955.00. That's bloody good!! And it's good for our business also since our total 'marketing/advertising' cost is 30% and our revenue increases significantly as the number of members increases.
We haven't implemented this concept earlier because most westerners are immediately adverse to any hint of multi-level marketing. It has been patiently waiting for the time that we're ready to develop a program for learning English.
Millions of people around the world 'need' to learn English. Learning English for people in developing countries is a sure ticket to a better job and higher income, not to mention the ability to communicate with the rest of the world.
Many of them can afford $10 per month, and in fact many already pay much more than that to learn English. Earning a return of $2000 on their $10 'investment' would literally change their lives.
These are also the regions where people are most receptive to such marketing concepts. It's really a perfect match. We help each other.
It's easy enough to play around with the numbers of members introduced, but it's already clear that it's not difficult to generate substantial income.
Now let's look at the reverse. As I said, most westerners hate even the idea of MLM. But, they could also use some extra income, and we do sometimes lose a member if they stop learning a language or lose their job, etc.
These people already recommend us to friends simply because they like our product. If even just 2 people then join, and so on for 5 levels, then their membership would be free and they'd be earning a small amount which they could keep or donate to a charity of their choice.
The 'dream' of all companies is to have steady (and growing) cash flow. With a growing membership and no reason for existing members to ever quit, it's really the 'dream come true'.
The potential market is also everyone in the world. Why not? Everyone would benefit from learning a new language, and if the method is enjoyable and effective, why not?
We want to continue focusing on making our product better and better, and that's why this marketing method is especially attractive. We don't have to focus on promoting the business at all. We simply keep making the product better and better.
The next major revenue source is from advertising, which we will also share with all the members. After all, they're the reason companies are paying to advertise.
Just imagine if all the members of Facebook and other such websites got to share in the revenue, instead of just getting the service for free.
That's our concept. It's better than free. You get the best product available AND you get to make money. And why not? I don't need a billion dollars like Mark Zuckerburg.
So, I hereby invite all of you to get on board early. Even if you have no desire to learn a language, you may be interested in being a 'salesperson' for us. In that case, you don't need to pay anything, simply sign up as a 'sales affiliate' and start spreading the word.
Please leave your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below and I can contact you via email from there.
All the best!!
PS. One very good market potential for people to learn a new language is seniors. It helps stimulate the mind and keep it healthy and it's a great skill to have when travelling. Pimsleur and others have targeted this aspect but their programs really aren't very good, especially for seniors. Here's an example: Pimsleur advert for seniors.
Online Stock Trading in 2010 – What's Your Strategy?
Were you trading in 2009? Did you make a ton of money? My brother did, and I did okay but totally missed the opportunity which was there.
Learn from your mistakes and capitalize on them in the future. With this blog series you can follow in my footsteps. It's perfect for beginner traders.
I only started trading last year in February after seeing my brother making a bundle. I simply followed his lead and thus wasn't aware of what was going on it the broader market. I'll make another post for you to learn along with me in 2009, but now let's look at 2010 and plan a strategy.
GDI is almost a scam, and here's the catch.
For all of you out there who are trying hard to promote GDI and develop your business, sorry, I don't want to rain on your parade, but the simple fact is, GDI (Global Domains International) is a mediocre product at best.
First of all, it's now 2013 and this was first written in 2008 and GDI is still 'a hot product'? Not likely. If it hasn't taken off by now, there's no reason to suspect it ever will.
Second of all, what is it? It's domain hosting for $10 a month with a multi-level marketing scheme that pays you back $1 for every person under you for 5 levels.
Okay, that in itself is legitimate, and although any network marketing scheme is an immediate turn-off to many, for others, it's a reasonably attractive opportunity.
Much better hosting is easily available from many, many providers for less than $10 per month. I searched through many of them and finally decided that PowWeb and Bluehost were two of the best and I've been using PowWeb now for several years. (Update, 2013, I've now switched to iPage which I think is affiliated to PowWeb.) (ps. The affiliate payment from these hosting companies is very good. iPage pays $105 for each new sign up.)
Thirdly, the product is web hosting and how many people need their own website? Not many, and for those that do, they're better off with a 'real' hosting company.
Of course, the 'real' product from GDI is 'get rich'. And that's what gets everyone interested. So the real question is can you get rich with GDI? Nobody yet has shown me that they have and it's now 2013. Please add your name in the comments below if you have indeed gotten rich with GDI.
2013 Update: We recently received an excellent comment from someone who is indeed making money with GDI. (See bottom of this post.) I agree with his assessment but still feel that GDI has no real product and 'over promises' and 'under delivers'. I'd like to suggest a "better alternative to GDI" which is now ready.
The one aspect that kept me looking deeper into GDI was the $100 bonus for signing up 5 new members in a week.
Now, with only a slight thought outside the box, you can see that you could pay for 5 new members, that way giving them a free month to test it out further, and then collect the $100 bonus. You paid $50 and got back $100.
Everyone I asked said that yes, the bonus is legitimate and they do pay it. And there are many individuals and groups paying the first month for people.
What nobody told me and what makes it a scam, or at least deceptive marketing, is that in order to get the $100 bonus, you first have to buy 10 DVDs for promoting GDI.
That's $29.50, so you're still in the plus, but then you have to add on the shipping and handling. Lots of people play the "shipping and handling game" to send you 'free e-books', etc. Come on, if it's really free just give me the download link!
The killer for everyone living outside the U.S. is the fee charged to send you the DVDs. For anyone in Romania where my friend lives and is trying hard to develop his GDI business, the cost is $162! (2012 update: my friend there eventually gave up on GDI and moved on to other things. He gave it a serious effort with very limited results.)
As he said, "So, I would need 10 people in the same week only to pay off my investment. And then I will be in profit."
He then replied to my email in which I fumed about GDI: "I knew about that from the beginning, but I couldn't imagine that the delivery fees are so exaggerate. Lucky me that some days ago I tried to make a "sample order" to see how it goes. And then I was shocked when I saw those 162$!!! I mean it's like you want to buy a bicycle with 200$ and it cost you 1300$. Prefer to walk in that case, don't you?"
Definitely! I prefer to walk. That's the problem with all these 'special deals'. There's ALWAYS a catch.
If you want to try GDI, go ahead, some people have had success with it, but many more haven't. I just want you and everyone else to know as much of the truth as I've been able to find.
I double checked with my Romanian friend, and it's a one-time-only purchase requirement, so to get future bonuses, there's no need to buy more CDs. Hmmm…, so I offered him a solution. He could have the CDs delivered to my uncle who lives in Florida, thus saving the delivery cost since he doesn't really need or want the CDs anyway.
Anyway, I decided not to doing anything with GDI, but I was thankful that I stumbled on them in the first place, because it gave inspiration to my idea of how to REALLY help people get started on the internet and do it honestly and fairly, with no catches.
As most of you have learned already, you only ever get a limited amount for free. That said, some places like WordPress give an amazing amount with fantastic quality all for free, and I'd like to know their secret.
The fact is however, that everyone needs money to live, and that includes WordPress and all the people who blog at WordPress and design templates and widgets and everything else. It's a fantastic community.
Now what if you created a similar community but with the intention of helping "newbies" get started on the internet, totally for free, and helping each other (and the "newbies" as they move on to "toddlers") to make some money doing whatever it is we love doing? Sound like a cool concept?
It's a cooperative, or a kibbutz, or a team. It's neighbours helping neighbours. It's a community where we all go to work each day and if you need help or advice from an IT guy, a lawyer, a doctor, a dentist, a Mongolian spider expert, or whatever, you just ask! We're all part of the same community or team.
Everyone in the community has earned the trust of several others, so that trust is easily passed on to the entire community. If anyone betrays that trust, they're quickly told to shape up or ship out.
If nobody has the specific information you're looking for, then you go to Google and wherever else to find what you're looking for, and the next time anyone else is looking for similar information, you're the one they're going to contact, because they trust you.
Anyway, all that's material for other blogs. This blog was simply to make people aware of the 'scam' in GDI.
Hope that was helpful,
Best regards,
(2010 update) That idea never managed to get off the ground, but it was still a darn nice idea. It's not easy to start a business. All you can do is give it your best effort but first you need to make a choice and decide what that business is going to be. I don't think GDI is your best option.
Thanks to everyone for making lots of comments and making this a lively blog, and best of luck to all of you in finding a way to earn money online. 🙂
2012 Update: It would be interesting to know how everyone has made out over the years, in their quest to make money online. I'm doing okay with my websites for language learning, and have also gotten into some online stock trading (with limited success unfortunately)
In 2009, after the big market crash of 2008, my brother introduced me to online stock trading and I still believe that it's an effective way to make money online. A word of caution though, it's also an easy way to lose a lot of money quickly.
I've just never managed to convince myself to get into all this affiliate marketing stuff and CPA and all the rest. Joining a crowd of other people all competing to sell somebody else's products and incurring the financial risk to do it, just didn't excite me much.
The online stock trading is simply me versus the market. Every day I either make money or lose money. There's no waiting for customers, there's no mailing lists or anything. Buy low and sell high, and you'll make money.
I really tried 'stock trading' for a while, and was convinced I could do well, but in the end, I had to admit defeat. The market beat me. I still say 'give it a try', just be careful.
Of course, online stock trading requires a fair bit of capital to get started with. $10k is a fair minimum. For Forex trading you can start with $500. So what about those of you who are out of work and broke? Can someone, anyone, please show me (us) a business that really does work?
I still say, do what you love doing; focus on that; be busy with that; and somehow you'll discover a way to make money doing it. Good luck to all of you!!
2013 Update: It's great that people are still reading this post and benefiting from it. And one person recently suggested an online business that does indeed pay. It's simple data entry and won't make you rich, but it does pay real money. (See comment below.)
I'm still buying and selling stocks online, but have been extremely cautious, waiting for the bottom to fall out. My brother signed up for a newsletter earlier this year and the guy has been bang on with his prediction for falling gold and silver. He's still bullish long term on both but says they're going much lower first before the turn around for a long run back up, even to $5000 an ounce for gold. I'll add a note here when he says it's time to buy.
My language website is still growing nicely and I've started a new website that will encompass all my ideals, primarily helping people learn languages but also helping them earn money if they want. After all, investing in Apple, NetFlix, Tesla and others, even Rosetta Stone, when they were small would have paid off very, very well. I hope to share that with anyone who's interested. The new website is ExpressWay Languages and hopefully it will be somewhat developed later this year.
As before, good luck to all of you!!
New Update 2013: Well, I'm finally taking the step with my language biz to incorporate some of the concepts of GDI and stocks in general. You can read about it here: A Better Alternative to GDI
Update 2014: Here's a simple strategy to start a website for FREE and have 'full service hosting' for 2 years, and the hosting quality is much better than GDI, Go Daddy, etc.
Simply click on my affiliate web-hosting link, and get a website of your choice for 2 years FREE.
I switched to iPage last year and they always have a promotion for around $1.89 per month with a free domain. They say "ending soon" but it never does. It simply changes by .10 cents or so.
They provide excellent hosting and a 2 year plan currently costs around $45. The affiliate payment is $105, so I will pay the person back their $45 and help them get their website going and earning money, so that in 2 years time they will re-new the hosting. If not, that's okay also. That's the risk that iPage and other hosting companies are taking. Web hosting at iPage
It may seem crazy for iPage to pay $105 when they receive only $45 but it's actually a brilliant strategy. The regular annual hosting cost is about $110 (which is still cheap compared to most services) so if you renew once, then they've made a profit. Most people will continue with their hosting for many years, so iPage is simply getting customers, keeping them happy and then taking the reward after 2 years.
By offering the lowest priced hosting, top quality, and top payments to affiliates, they get the best marketing, the most promotion and high conversions and it only costs them about $55 to get a new customer who will hopefully stay with them for many years. Brilliant strategy, and much better than GDI or Go Daddy.
GDI gives poor hosting at an expensive price and has chosen the MLM system for their business. Go Daddy also gives poor quality hosting, lousy service and spends a fortune for advertising at the Super Bowl and elsewhere. iPage gives great hosting at the best price anywhere and puts money straight into the pockets of anyone who promotes them. I'm happy to help others get started with their own website and want to make it free for them. Web hosting at iPage
How do people REALLY make money on the internet? – Part 2
Hi again, I'm finally back after a rather long adventure to discover more about how people really do make money on the web. There really is a mind-boggling array of 'easy money' options out there and I have a really hard time believing any of them. I plan to check out a few of them later, but first let's settle the question of GDI, Global Domains International.
I eventually decided to join but because of difficulties signing up with a debit card in Indonesia it was never completed. Likewise with PayPal, it can be very frustrating to complete the sign up procedures and get it working if you don't live in the U.S. (Go to my next blog to discover why I think GDI is a scam!)
As a result, I continued looking at other options and ultimately decided that something similar but more focused on providing something of genuine value to members was needed. GDI is basically just a hosting company with a very mediocre product. They have a unique marketing concept but it's all about selling sites and not about helping people set up their own internet business.
If you're just looking for hosting services, there are many good options available; better than GDI, and you can sign up as an affiliate and make money also. GDI isn't bad, but it's a hard sell to most people. All my friends and family immediately said "sounds like a scam" and "be careful".
It's not a scam and could be good, but my final conclusion is that it's not worth the bother.
(As I mentioned above, I since discovered the 'catch' with their $100 bonus payment. It can cost you nearly $200 to get the bonus because of their 'conditions'! Read more in my next blog.)
In my searching I also found a site that is completely focused on helping you build an internet business. It's called Site Build It. It looks quite good and is probably worth the $299 per year cost, but I've already decided to do my own thing. (5plus5)
I also found a good website with quite a bit of information: http://www.2createawebsite.com
So let's answer a slightly different question first: Can you (and I) make money on the internet? The answer to that is most definitely yes. As with any business that's your own, and just ask anybody, if you calculate the time invested and the money earned, you will probably be earning less than minimum wage.
Really, I have a friend who's a chiropractor. He's very good and has his own practice which does very well. When you add up all the time for doing the books, washing, seminars, etc, etc, etc, it's not really that profitable. But, he earns a good living and he has a genuine passion for what he does, and that's all that really matters.
So if you simply want to make money, and make easy money, then the internet is not the place. You may get lucky, but for most people it would be a losing proposition.
If you have something you love, be it a hobby, sport, stock trading, reading, music, … anything, then you can pour your time and enthusiasm into a web site and with a few simple things like adsense and some affiliate links you can make money, and as time goes by, you might make quite a lot of money.
So definitely, you can make money on the internet, and the easiest 'how' is with AdSense and 'affiliate marketing'. But PLEASE, if you're not a marketer by nature, don't try and pretend to be one!! Virtually all affiliate marketing programs encourage you to set up autoresponders, chase hundreds, if not thousands of leads, etc. To my mind that is SPAM and a waste of my time and energy. I would hate to be doing that.
I absolutely believe you don't have to do that. That's why I came up with the concept of 5plus5. All you really need are 5 people connected to you. Even 1 or 2 is enough. And then 5 (or 2) connected to them and so on. Very quickly you have a large network. And if it's genuine, honest and providing value at each connection, then it's like the wave in the movie Pay It Forward. It can really be a magical thing.
So is there such a thing? I never found it, so we're going to start it. Once I finally got all my ideas sorted out, it was extremely simple (and obvious), and it was essentially exactly how I got started on the internet nearly 2 years ago. (Wow!! Time flies!)
A friend of mine has a small website and offered to help me get my website for learning Indonesian started. He had oodles of unused space on his site and he knew the basics of setting up a site. He helped me get started, we set up a simple site, I continued learning about html, continued making more material, continued learning, continued my off-line business of teaching Indonesian and English.
Not quite a year after we started, we decided 'move out of his house' and we got our own hosting for the language learning site. On New Year's Day 2008, I happened to check Google for "learn Indonesian online with free audio". We were number 1!!! I was over the moon. I hadn't checked in a long time and had been checking that search for French, Russian and Japanese, looking for material for me to study with (and not finding much that was really, really good… another story).
Let me tell you, to be number one in the world for anything is a really cool feeling! After that we moved up and down the results but I didn't care, I'd had my moment of glory and I had confidence that we would continue to grow.
Then I learned how to set up AdSense, made a few pennies there, but we decided we didn't like having the ads and it wasn't worth the money. Using AdSense is good but if you have a genuine product to sell you might not want to bother.
I later stumbled across a Russian blog that had searched the web and was recommending sites to learn Indonesian. They listed 5 sites, and we were number one, and the comment was 'not bad', which for non-native English speakers who may not know, it actually means 'good'.
The internet opens up the world to you and that is the most amazing thing about it.
Then in March we got our first sale! To a guy in Italy, and then a guy in Russia. We had had the PayPal "buy an introductory package" since we started the site, but actually the package was only just then almost ready. To date, we've now had four sales, people are very happy with the product; we know the competition; we've learned our way around the internet and we know that things will simply get better and better.
A long story to make a simple point. I now want to help several friends, say 5, start their internet business and they can share on my hosting and I will teach them everything I know. They will continue learning and will soon be teaching me (and the others in our 'team') things that they've discovered.
They will then do the same for 5 friends (or more, or less). Now we have 31 people on our team. Then they'll do it for 5 friends and we'll jump to 156 team members.
If we introduce new friends at a rate of 5 per month. (I do 5 then, then next month they introduce 5, then the next month they each introduce 5, etc) In 6 months we'll have nearly 20,000 people on our team. That's a great team sharing resources and helping each other. And every single one of them will be making money on the internet. Every single one of them will be making a profit. For me, that's just really, really cool.
And the next month when the new members each introduce 5 more, your team has grown to nearly 100,000 people. It's the 'magic' growth that hotmail, yahoo, Google, YouTube, MySpace, etc all experienced only this time it's us; it's us the members who are the company, and it's us the team who get to share the profits.
Stay tuned…. This could be a very, very interesting tale, and 5plus5team.com is about to be born any day now.
Proud father,
Brian 🙂
PS. 5plus5team.com was 'born' on Thursday August 28, at 03:15:43 AM, weighing in at 5.78 kb.
Trust me, it really was like having a new baby! And since this was my first ever hosting on my own, I had (and still have) a LOT to learn. And guess who gets to follow in my footsteps and learn the easy way? You. 🙂 Ciao, ciao…
How do people REALLY make money on the internet?
This is a question that has been tumbling around in my head for quite some time, and I'm sure the same question has tumbled around in many peoples' heads many, many times. How do people, and in particular everyday people like you and me, make money on the internet?
How do free sites like WordPress and YouTube and others make money? I mean, let's face it, they have to be making money somewhere otherwise they couldn't survive. Sure, it could be pure 'charity' or 'goodwill' but at the end of the day, everybody needs to earn enough money to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head.
I started a website about a year ago, diving straight in without knowing anything about html programming or anything. It's a website for learning Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) and also English and other languages. We're selling a product, but are there other ways to make money with a website (or blog, or whatever)?
I added Google AdSense earlier this year and it was cool to see my first 10 cents! Yeah, big deal, but still, kinda cool. Meanwhile I get lots of crap email about Affiliate Marketing and many other schemes (scams?) for making money on the internet. So where's the truth in all of it? How do you make money on the internet?
Well, here's what I've learned so far. It seems that some sites do make good revenue from Google AdSense, but I think you need a lot of traffic for that. Google AdWords, where you pay for advertising, looks like shark infested waters, and you'd better be a clever little piranha if you want to make money, and not lose a whole bunch of money.
It was interesting reading yesterday about YouTube at WikiPedia:


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KF: Vigorous discussion on refugees continues on Facebook. One interesting topic (one of the few interesting topics, really) concerns hospitality obligations and the obligations incurred by the recipients of hospitality. There were definitely traditions throughout the pre-Christian world of extending a welcome hand to strangers and of helping those in need. But there were also codes of conduct which applied to those strangers and communal expectations which they were expected to meet. And I wonder what we can learn from the Classical and Heathen worlds on how to approach this contemporary crisis.
GK: well it worked out so well for them when they allowed Christians in. *sarcasm*. I think we can learn quite a lot right there. Seriously though, yes, hospitality was not just a virtue but an obligation in both the classical and Heathen worlds. That being said, there were obligations on both sides and one of those was that the guest was not expected to entrench themselves and remain.
We have a good example of this in the "Odyssey." With Odysseus off at war for ten years and then delayed for another ten in his return, his wife Penelope is left to handle affairs in Ithaka alone, save for her infant son. Suitors descend upon the palace after the first ten years, once Odysseus doesn't' immediately return home, to demand that she marry one of them. (They're not interested in her, mind you, but in her lands). At first, she is obliged to offer them hospitality, but then they don't leave and they start abusing that hospitality. With all able bodied men off at war, she doesn't have a force of retainers to expel them. She is forced to endure their attentions, their ravaging her lands, literally eating the people of Ithaka out of house and home. When Odysseus returns, he sees all that is going on and with his adult son eventually handles the situation: by slaughtering each and every one of the suitors and any of the maidservants who collaborated with them. That is what you do when hospitality is abused.
Violations of hospitality by a guest are as awful a crime as not extending hospitality in the first place and when your people are suffering, and your culture is being erased, I say hospitality is being violated. Now I'm not advocating genocide, but I am advocating finding a better solution. I am as concerned about the destruction of Syrian culture, which is resulting from all of the population fleeing the country as I am about various European cultures. They have a right to their own ancestral lands and their own culture. I think maybe the question should be, as we temporarily offer shelter, what can we do to help them reclaim and resettle their own lands. That's the part people aren't talking about: What's lost on their end. Are they to be perpetual exiles from their own lands? Are those lands to be sacrificed to Daesh or whatever power hungry tyrant can claim them? Why is that OK?
KF: One thing that's really been driven home to me in these discussions is the very important distinction between clementia and misericordia. I'm seeing lots of misericordia (tearful sympathy or "shared misery" for the plight of an afflicted individual) and very little clementia (clemency, mercy extended when it serves a higher cause). We're seeing pictures of wounded and dying children, cries for "unconditional love" and "mercy for these poor people" with the corollary that anyone who would not give them a home must be a heartless monster. But when you talk about the root causes of the crisis, when you ask about the limits of our moral responsibility and suggest solutions that don't involve rehoming these people -- when you try to frame the issue in practical terms and seek practical solutions rather than engaging in an orgy of teary whimpering -- there's no interest at all.
GK: Clementia has quite a charge in Latin. I don't know that I"d use the Latin terms for an English analogy. *smiles*. However, to answer your question, of course there is. it's always easier to wallow in useless emotion and virtue signal than to actually roll up one's sleeves and get to work. It's also incredibly racist and infantilizing: oh the great white hope is going to come in and fix all the brown people's problems for them. You know what? maybe they're capable of fixing their own problems, especially because every thing that we're seeing today is a direct result of white people -- European Colonial Powers and after WWII America--interfering in native politics. I think they've had enough "Help" from us.
Of course what does one do then when seeing children washed up dead on a beach? It's horrifying and heart-rending. I say we save those children and help them go home. The way to stop this is to stop the cause of them fleeing. It's not doing any long-term good to destabilize Europe, which is what is happening. I'm terrified that a excessively right wing government is going to take power in some of these countries (Germany, Austria, France, Sweden, etc.)--we've seen how that goes. We could very well be headed there again, which should give us greater incentive to solve this problem before the right wing nationalists in Europe take advantage of it -- which, I might add, is already happening.


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- URL:https://<machine or load balancer>.domain.com/<context>/portaladmin/healthCheck -or- https://<machine>.domain.com:7443/arcgis/portaladmin/healthCheck
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The health check reports if the responding Portal for ArcGIS machine is able to receive and process requests. For example, before creating the portal, the health check URL reports the site is unavailable because it can't take requests at that time.
This endpoint is useful if you're setting up a third-party load balancer or other monitoring software that supports a health check function.
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Request Parameters
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Values: html | json
Example Usage
JSON Response Syntax
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Outside Chiang Mai Wat in Thailand, an old woman sells birds in tiny bamboo cages. For a pittance you are granted the power to free a creature into the sky. I bought them all.
The largest bird cage I've seen rests on the summer patio of my favourite restaurant (Fall River, outside Perth, Ontario). It's easily 8 feet across and 6 feet tall, several feet deep and full of twittering colours making quick jumps from side to side to side, from top to bottom to top.
I stood in front of it one afternoon wondering at their lives- the crowding, the sweet breeze sweeping in, the untouchable sky. I felt that it was like sitting in a classroom in the spring when the only thing you want is Out, when your body yearns to run, and the clock will not tick.
After 10 minutes or so, a man at a nearby table said, "Can you imagine how it feels to be able to fly but unable to fly?" I answered immediately. "I know how that feels. I am stuck in this body."
It's supposed to bring luck to open a tiny bamboo cage in Thailand and free a tortured soul, but really it's like ringing the dismissal bell at 3:10. It's like being God and allowing death.


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Little by little, Poggles is growing up. He's getting bigger, fatter, and a little more used to his new life with my family. He's also developed some nice habits that make my life a little easier.
First of all, he doesn't randomly poop anymore. It used to be that he'd poop all over you if you tried to handle him. He just couldn't control himself. Now, you can play with him and you'll stay clean (Phewf!).
Secondly, he only poops on his wheel and inside of his litterbox. What a champ! The rest of his house stays poop free. Well... almost. He has the unfortunate habit of dragging his dirty paper towel into his house. I think he uses it like a blanket to curl into, and as a plug for the door of his pouch.
Each morning I have to steal his dirty blanket away from him. Ewww....
I found a solution though. (Owning Pogglebee is all about problem solving.) I got rid of his corner litterbox and put the big, rectangular litterbox directly under the wheel. Now the litterbox catches all of the moisture and poop, and the paper towel is just a floor towel for when he climbs out of the box. The paper towel stays pretty clean, and I don't mind as much that he hugs it at night.
Another big plus lately is that he has become more friendly. Guess how? I switched from letting him free-feed to hand-feeding most of his meals. I still leave him a snack out during the day, but he has to wait for me to get the bulk of his food. Yes, it takes more time to feed him one piece at a time, but he knows I'm nice now.
I've upgraded from scary cleaning lady to food lady.
I've upgraded from scary cleaning lady to food lady.
I can lure him out of his house with a piece of food, and after that, I can pet his forehead or gently scratch or rub his chin while he's eating. I find it really nice that I can touch him without him freaking out now. I had to start with just touching his nose, then it moved to chin rub, and now it's small forehead strokes. He's still against being touched on his back, but I'm working on it :)
Oh, and just now, I used my stethoscope to listen to his heart through his fleece pouch. His heart beats so fast! My classmates in the Maternity ward have been telling me about how baby hearts beat super fast too. Maybe I can practice counting Pogglebee's heart so that I'll be more prepared to count super fast baby hearts?


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The Weeknd Has Announced A Collaboration With Marvel Comics
Ahead of his appearance at New York Comic Con over, well the weekend – the other one - The Weeknd, announced a collaboration with Marvel Comics.
"The Weeknd and Marvel presents: STARBOY… comic book coming soon," the singer wrote on Twitter.
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He's previously teased the comic in a series of Instagram and Twitter posts earlier however, this is full blown CONFIRMATION.
This is going to be epic… don't pretend you're not excited!
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text: http://www.users.drew.edu/~jlenz/whynot.html some extracts from "Why I am not a Christian" by Bertrand Russel. Fear, the Foundation of Religion Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly the terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes. Fear is the basis of the whole thing -- fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand in hand. It is because fear is at the basis of those two things. In this world we can now begin a little to understand things, and a little to master them by help of science, which has forced its way step by step against the Christian religion, against the churches, and against the opposition of all the old precepts. Science can help us to get over this craven fear in which mankind has lived for so many generations. Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a better place to live in, instead of the sort of place that the churches in all these centuries have made it. What We Must Do We want to stand upon our own feet and look fair and square at the world -- its good facts, its bad facts, its beauties, and its ugliness; see the world as it is and be not afraid of it. Conquer the world by intelligence and not merely by being slavishly subdued by the terror that comes from it. The whole conception of God is a conception derived from the ancient Oriental despotisms. It is a conception quite unworthy of free men. When you hear people in church debasing themselves and saying that they are miserable sinners, and all the rest of it, it seems contemptible and not worthy of self-respecting human beings. We ought to stand up and look the world frankly in the face. We ought to make the best we can of the world, and if it is not so good as we wish, after all it will still be better than what these others have made of it in all these ages. A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men. It needs a fearless outlook and a free intelligence. It needs hope for the future, not looking back all the time toward a past that is dead, which we trust will be far surpassed by the future that our intelligence can create.


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Friday, September 29, 2006
Leisuring about with coffee
Sitting here with my coffee and newspapers/blogs in the morning I can't help but want to share this great page called Fikapaus (coffee break). Especially this picture is absolutely amazing (and not the right one to see just before going to view a flat on the ground floor!) - the view and the cup itself is the essence of Stockholm to me.
The cup pictured we're lucky enough to own two of (picked up in a charity shop for less then £1 while waiting for a cab). As far as we've been able to establish it's from Gustavsbergs (well worth the trip to if/when you're in Stockholm) and probably made sometime in the 1940's.
The excellent Fikapaus was found via Karin Eriksson (again) - she has one of these blogs that I for some reason don't look at that often, but everytime I do it's incredibly inspiring. (She also posted about the current exhibiton at Nationalmuseum - looks brilliant! and will post about as soon as been to see it)
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Thursday, September 28, 2006
City Farms and Community Gardens
Reading this article in the Independent this morning I was again reminded of the need for green spaces in cities (something I missed immensely, and couldn't quite get used to living without, during my years in Old St/London). Strangely enough I lived for years in Stoke Newington, but was never aware of Stoke Newington Farmers' Market. It was only looking for places for little person that I firstly found the great Hackney City Farm (picture) and thereafter a number of different sites where I could've got fresh, locally grown, organic products - as well as supported important projects (if I would've just known at the time!)
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006
For Robin
Really like this image posted on Abigail A. Percy who I found through Karin Eriksson whereas Abigail found it through Selvedge Magazine (you know how it goes!) It's by Petra Borner (she's also - amongst other - made a papercut image called Swedish Summer...) Kinda like Selvedge - maybe go on our subscription list together with the Sat Guardian etc etc...?
This sculptural piece found via Karin's page is fantastic! By Cathy Miles
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1. Dell XPS 13 (2019)
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- Reviewed on: 6 March 2019
The 2019 XPS 13 is much more about refinement than innovation but still remains one of the best 13in laptops around. The XPS series has always been at the top of the pile and this year's offering certainly lives up to that legacy.
The combination of a small form factor, incredibly impressive aesthetics and engineering and the option of a powerful Core i7 or cheaper i3 processors make it an ideal companion for almost anyone. It's up there with the best laptops around including the latest MacBook Air and Windows rivals.
This isn't a gaming laptop, as the on-board graphics are unimpressive, but it's not trying to be. Last year's model also remains an excellent buy too if you're looking for a slightly more budget option.
Read our Dell XPS 13 (2019) review.
2. Microsoft Surface Laptop 2
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- Reviewed on: 16 November 2018
It might not be hugely different to its predecessor, but the Surface Laptop 2 comes in at the same price with upgrades including 8th-gen Intel and more memory. Then there's the black model which looks great.
It competes well across design, build, specs and performance and most people won't need to go beyond the second cheapest model.
One thing to bear in mind is that the original is now available for just £649/$799 which is a very tempting buy if you're not fussed about the new elements here.
Read our Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 review.
3. Huawei MateBook X Pro
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- Reviewed on: 16 November 2018
The Matebook X Pro is a great deal, especially if you can stretch to the flagship model which offers a Core i7 processor and Nvidia MX150 graphics.
Factor in the high-resolution touchscreen and you're getting much better value than the flagship Dell XPS 13 9370.
It's frustrating that you still can't buy the Matebook X Pro in the UK, but if you're in the US where you can order it from the Microsoft store, it should be firmly on your shortlist.
The MateBook X Pro for 2019 is official but you can't buy it so we're leaving this model in the chart until that time comes.
Read our Huawei MateBook X Pro review.
4. HP Envy 13 (2018)
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- Reviewed on: 12 September 2018
The HP Envy 13 has been one of our favourite laptops for a long time and the 2018 model is no exception.
It offers a great balance of everything we look for in a great laptop. It's the best option if you can't afford the Dell XPS 13 or a MacBook.
For a reasonable price, you get solid build quality, a well-rounded set of specs, and good performance to. The Envy 13 is a great choice for a daily driver laptop.
Read our HP Envy 13 (2018) review.
5. MacBook Air (2018)
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- Reviewed on: 19 December 2018
It might cost over £1,000 now, but that's a price that in-line with most of the MacBook Air's rivals.
If you're happy using macOS instead of Windows then the 2018 version of the Air is likely the perfect laptop if you don't require the power of a Pro. We love the new design which gets rid of chunky bezels and introduces a gold colour.
This model also updates the laptop with plenty of new tech including a Retina display, 8th-gen Intel and Touch ID. There's very little to dislike here and we can thoroughly recommend this extremely portable and premium laptop.
Read our MacBook Air (2018) review.
6. Asus ZenBook 14 UX433
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- Reviewed on: 7 December 2018
The ZenBook 14 is a very promising shakeup to the Asus laptop line. It's smaller, lighter, and better looking than any of the previous models, without having to sacrifice either ports or powers. There aren't many laptops around that can offer you a 14in display in a body this compact while still giving you USB-A and HDMI ports, not to mention a Core i7 processor.
Unless you're an Excel addict you can probably safely ignore the glowing numpad - it's a fun gimmick, but most of us will probably forget it's even there, and without tactile feedback it's hardly a proper replacement for the keys. Still, this is a strong enough laptop elsewhere that it doesn't need that gimmick to get by, and there's plenty to recommend it otherwise.
The only question mark is pricing. In the US this is unquestionably good value, with some serious specs on offer for just over a grand. In the UK you get lower specs for almost the same price. It's not quite enough to make the ZenBook 14 a bad choice - you're still getting a lot of laptop for your money - but it's no longer the no-brainer it is in the States.
Read our Asus ZenBook 14 UX433 review.
7. Lenovo IdeaPad 720S
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- Reviewed on: 19 November 2018
The Lenovo IdeaPad 720S is a laptop that proves you can sometimes get more if you pay less. Its more versatile than a lot of £1000-plus portable laptops because it has a separate graphics card, making it a passable gaming machine.
That it adds this without ruining battery life or portability is excellent. It is one of the most versatile portables around.
The one regret is that the laptop doesn't have Nvidia's latest GeForce MX150 graphics, using the older 940MX kind instead. However, maybe we shouldn't complain too much if such a move would have added substantially to the price.
Read our Lenovo IdeaPad 720S review.
8. LG gram 17
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- Reviewed on: 29 May 2019
The Gram 17 sets itself apart from the competition with it's pretty 17-inch display while weighing just 2.95 lbs.
A laptop that light, with a large pretty screen, military grade 810G endurance testing and 8th generation core i7 processors make for a whole lot of power and display potential in an extremely light package.
If you want the most portable, powerful laptop you can find that still holds a nice big 17-inch 2650 x 1600 display then look no further than the Gram 17.
Read our LG gram 17 review.
9. HP Spectre Folio
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- Reviewed on: 14 March 2019
The HP Spectre Folio isn't for those looking for a powerful machine. Instead, the focus here is on style and versatility.
In those areas, the Folio excels with its gorgeous and well-made combination of metal and leather and the various ways in which you can use the device - both like a laptop and a tablet.
Highlights include the excellent screen and amazing battery life. Downsides include a lack of power for any advanced tasks and a shallow keyboard.
Read our HP Spectre Folio review.
10. Lenovo Yoga S730
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- Reviewed on: 14 March 2019
The Yoga S730 is a solid option if you're not willing to fork out on an XPS 13. It offers similar performance in a comparable form factor, but the price difference shows up in the details as the components surrounding Intel's latest chips won't be quite as good.
It's suitable for those looking for a stylish word-processing companion to take on the move, but it doesn't have the flexibility of its more expensive rivals.
Read our Lenovo Yoga S730 review.
11. MacBook Pro 13-inch (2018)
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- Reviewed on: 5 October 2018
The 13in MacBook Pro for 2018 sees Apple pushing its smaller model to compete with the larger 15in version and succeeding. With 8th-gen Core i7 an option, the base Touch Bar MacBook Pro is a powerful professional laptop once more.
But its base price of £1,749/$1,799 is still expensive and undercut by the Dell XPS 13 i7 by £100. And with only Thunderbolt 3 ports, you're going to have to live the dongle life.
Yet we can still recommend this laptop as a great balance in the MacBook line up, and if you can afford it you won't be disappointed.
Read our MacBook Pro 13-inch (2018) review.
12. Acer Swift 3 SF315
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- Reviewed on: 21 February 2018
The Acer Swift 3 is not a killer laptop in any one area. But it gathers enough appeal in a wide variety of areas to make a lot of sense for people after a laptop that can do just about anything. It has better games performance than your average Intel machine, though, and the screen is fairly good even if its colour depth is limited.
Most of all, though, it looks and feels nicer than a lot of 15.6in laptops in this class. And costs less than other premium models that match it for build. That said, if we had £799 to spend we'd be very tempted by the 14in Swift 3 with an Intel Core i5 CPU and MX150 GPU. It will handle games that bit better.
Read our Acer Swift 3 SF315 review.
13. Huawei MateBook 13
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- Reviewed on: 8 May 2019
It may sound a bit obvious to compare the MateBook 13 to the MacBook Air, but it's hard not to. With such similar designs there's little to tell the laptops apart on aesthetics, and as soon as you look at the internals Huawei's laptop pulls sharply ahead.
The base model offers double the storage of Apple's for £300/$200 less, while the more expensive one manages to include a faster processor, double the storage, and a discrete GPU (though the UK doesn't get the GPU), and still comes out cheaper than Apple's £1,399/$1,399 setup.
The only real compromises are on webcam picture quality and battery life, though the latter could be a dealbreaker for anyone seriously considering switching from San Cupertino.
Read our Huawei MateBook 13 review.
14. Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5in
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- Reviewed on: 1 April 2019
The Surface Book 2 is a stunning piece of work from Microsoft once again. It's a great example of a premium laptop with top-level design, performance and features. We only have a few minor quibbles such as the lack of Thunderbolt.
It might be one of the best laptops you can buy but not everyone should rush out and get one. The price means that it's only justifiable for those who will really make use of its modes, features and performance. For the average Joe, a cheaper rival will suffice such as the Surface Laptop.
If you want you can also opt for the 15in version - reviewed here.
Read our Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5in review.
15. Vaio SX14
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- Reviewed on: 27 May 2019
If you're looking for an extremely lightweight laptops that doesn't scrimp on ports then the Vaio SX14 fits the bill. It's just 1kg and even has VGA and Ethernet ports so there are no dongles needed here.
However, the price is a little high for our liking considering that rivals will offer an i7 rather than an i5, some even with a discrete graphics card.
The SX14 isn't the best option if you need longer battery life. It's not bad but is outpaced by rivals that are cheaper.
Read our Vaio SX14 review.
How to choose the best laptop for you
Sometimes you just can't beat a bigger screen, a keyboard and Windows for getting stuff done, and then your only choice is a laptop. There are many different kinds, including hybrids that can be either laptop or tablet, high-end gaming laptops, cheap and cheerful budget models, and even those running macOS rather than Windows 10.
How much should you spend on a laptop?
Sometimes the best does come at a steep price, but equally you can get a lot of laptop for under £500 or even £300 – provided you need only complete basic tasks such as web browsing, writing emails and creating the odd document. If so, see the best budget laptops.
Around £500 or above can get you a nice laptop, but it's likely to have an entry-level set of specs. We're talking a relatively basic processor, minimal SSD storage and a relatively low-quality screen. It might also be on the heavy side.
Pay £700 or more and you should get a blazing fast processor, plenty of RAM, hordes of storage and a gorgeous display. You should also expect excellent build quality and premium materials. Many these days are above £1,000.
Your Buying Guide for the Best Laptops in 2019
We've shown you our favourite laptops available right now and offered some advice on how much to spend, but if you're still undecided we might be able to help break down your options further. Here we talk about screen size, storage, processors and more to help you make your decision.
What screen size laptop do you need?
Laptop screens range from around 11in to 17in. A smaller screen might be harder to work on and offer fewer ports, but it will be more portable.
A 17in laptop, on the other hand, is a desktop replacement laptop and not deigned to be moved around often. You'll likely get a full-size keyboard and potentially an optical drive.
Generally, 13in is the sweet spot for portability and usability.
While many laptops have a resolution of 1366x768, Full HD, Quad HD and even 4K laptops are available. A touchscreen will add to the cost and generally isn't needed on a laptop. Also look out for a matte, non-reflective screen.
How much laptop storage do you need?
How much storage you need depends on what you want to use a laptop for. As a general rule of thumb get as much as possible without wasting money on the upgrade.
An SSD will help your laptop run faster, but offers less space for your files (consider supplementing it with a portable USB drive). You can also use cloud storage - but only when you have an internet connection.
Memory (RAM) is where programs and files are stored only while you're using them, and more is always better - up to a point. Consider 4GB a minimum, unless it's a Chromebook, with 8- to 16GB the ideal.
Which laptop processor is best?
Unless you're going to run complex and demanding software or gaming, you don't need a top-spec processor.
If you're happy to splash out you're probably looking at the latest generation (8th) Intel Core i7 chip. Entry-level spec models are likely to offer a Core i3 or even a Celeron, Pentium or AMD processor instead. A Core i5 is a good mid-range choice so check how much extra it is to upgrade before making a final decision.
The letters after the model name are important: Y and U mean they are ultra-low-power chips, which won't be great for demanding tasks but should translate to longer battery life. H means high-performance graphics; Q means quad-core.
Read our comparison of Intel vs AMD.
Buying an Ultrabook or ultraportable laptop
Buying an ultraportable laptop is really no different than any laptop, except that your priorities are likely to be different. You might want an ultraportable laptop that's light and will last a long time away from the mains.
However, other people want an ultrabook that's powerful and can handle demanding applications without breaking your back when you carry it around. Both types are available.
Some compromises are inevitable if you want a thin and light laptop, though. There's less space for a battery, so it's typical to find shorter runtimes.
Thin laptops tend to have shallow key travel, so if you need to do a lot of typing read our reviews to find out whether a keyboard is a joy or a pain to use.
Warranty and other considerations
We recommend all the laptops here: there isn't a duff one among them. However, we urge you again to read through the full review before spending your hard-earned cash. None is perfect and what will best suit your needs might not be the device ranked at number one.
Battery life and warranty vary between laptops. The latter may differ depending on where you buy the laptop from, too. John Lewis, for example, tends to offer longer warranty than rivals.
After-sales service is something you should consider for everything you buy. Check whether the company has a UK-based support line, and forums (including our own) are an ideal place to ascertain whether a manufacturer is generally good or bad at carrying out work under warranty.
When you've bought a new laptop, be sure to take a few minutes to configure it so you can track your laptop should it ever be stolen or lost.
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Love your stuff Martin. Telstar is one of my favs!
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