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What's inside? Here are the questions answered in today's reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. Long term life insurance
2. Preparing for tax bill
3. Dental challenges
4. Fear of switching careers
5. Money from selling household items
6. Haircuts and appearance value
7. Considering purchases again
8. Emergency fund and future
9. My business partner is lazy
10. Children and television
I'm often blown away by other people's definitions of fun. For some, you have to have alcohol to have fun. Others seem to require spending lots of money.
I'm usually pretty happy doing almost anything as long as it's with people I like. I'm always taken aback by people who loudly announce that the current event is boring and that booze or spending need to happen in order for them to be placated.
Q1: Long term life insurance
I have had life insurance through SBLI and through my employer for a long time. My questions aren't about how much or what kind to have. My children are now young adults, so I don't need to worry about providing for them, but I would like to leave them and any future grandchildren a good sum when I die. The only way for me to do that would be through life insurance, as I have no money saved or invested and no time left to accumulate even a small fortune. So my questions are, is it possible to continue a life insurance policy into old age? Would it be very expensive? How is a life insurance benefit taxed when it is paid to the beneficiary? Is there any way to reduce the amount of taxes the beneficiary will have to pay? Would it be better to leave money to minors than to adults?
– Chris
There are lots of different varieties of life insurance policies out there. Generally, ones that last a person for their entire life tend to have rather high premiums – after all, the insurance company isn't in the business of paying out more than they're bringing in. Benefits of most life insurance policies are free from income tax.
If I were you, I would probably hang onto a very small policy – enough to cover your burial expenses – and instead start putting money directly into college savings funds for your grandchildren. After all, you don't seem to have any direct dependents besides yourself.
In terms of bang for the buck, this is probably going to give them the greatest benefit unless you were to die exceptionally young.
Q2: Preparing for tax bill
My hubby and I were married last September. He's been receiving retirement income for the last two years and started receiving Social Security benefits in August of last year. We were hit hard when figuring our taxes for last year. Because we're filing as married, his SS benefits were taxable since his other income was over a certain amount. Should we have known about this? I'm wanting a way that we can prepare for the hit next year, as he will have received a full year of SS by next time. Should we just put a portion of that back each month for the tax bill?
Additionally, hubby cashed in some savings bonds last year and those were on our taxable interest statement. It seems that it kind of defeated the purpose of having them if we're going to get hit with a huge bill because of cashing them in. Is there a way that we can make use of them without taking that huge hit?
– Olivia
For starters, you're not going to get hit with a huge bill for cashing in the savings bonds. Let's say you bought bonds for $500 and are now cashing them in for $1,000. If you're in the 20% tax bracket, your tax bill for that $1,000 you just stuck in your pocket is only $100. You're only taxed on the gains, and even then, the highest federal tax bracket is 35% (and most people are far, far below that).
Whenever you earn income that doesn't already have taxes taken out of it, you should put half of it in a savings account designated for taxes and forget about that money. When you do your taxes, pay your bill using the money in that account, leave behind a little bit for the following year, and withdraw the rest to do with whatever you want.
That's how I do my own taxes. All of my income requires me to pay my own taxes in this way.
Q3: Dental challenges
I usually go to this great dentist, Dr. C., but this time around she was not available on the day that I needed to do the appointment so I went to a new dentist, Dr. L. Last time I saw Dr. C, in summer 2010, she told me specifically that I do *not* need to get my wisdom teeth out (I'm 26 and still have all of them. They've never hurt). Dr. L told me I absolutely *need* to get them out sometime this year. She referred me to a local oral surgeon.
I looked this surgeon up and he has horrible reviews…literally not even one review says anything positive about him. He does not work with my insurance so the estimated $3000 bill would fall on me. I called my insurance company and found out that they'll only cover up to $1000 of any dental surgery…and the closest oral surgeons they work with are 60 miles away, in another state. So I'll still have to pay estimated $2000, plus find somebody willing to take the day off to drive me because I won't be able to drive myself back.
Dr. L had mostly good reviews but people did mention that she tried to do a lot of referrals for wisdom teeth, veneers, teeth whitening etc, and tried to push extra services on medicaid people. And looking back on it, she didn't mention anything about wisdom teeth until after I had said I was a federal employee (USPS). What I did not mention, because this never comes up in conversation, is that I'm classified part time, and therefore don't get all those sweet federal benefits. I just bought myself some cheapo dental and health insurance on my own because I'm paranoid. I'd think that if my wisdom teeth were so bad, she'd mention it right off, not wait until 10 minutes into the consult.
If Dr. L was my only dentist, I would've booked that oral surgery appointment today, but since the other dentist said I didn't need it, I'm confused. Maybe my teeth have changed, and I do need it, or maybe I'm being ripped off! Or maybe it's just a difference in opinion. I'm suspicious of Dr. L because she referred me to such a bad surgeon. My current plan is to make my next appointment with Dr. C and see what she says…if she thinks I need it now then I'll do it. Plus she is very low-cost so maybe she knows a surgeon that is cheaper.
My question is, am I reacting rationally to this, or am I cheaping out on my health? Have you ever heard of a dentist trying to upsell? This is more money than I make in a month. I have the cash in the bank to cover it, but it would make a huge dent in my downpayment-on-a-house fund, plus surgery always has risks, complications, etc.
When I was a kid (7 or 8), my parents took me to a dentist that said I needed *all* of my teeth removed. The idea being that if all my baby teeth were removed, my adult teeth would come in straighter b/c nothing would be in the way. My parents could not afford this, plus they thought it was weird, so they took me to another dentist. He said that was totally crazy and I didn't need that at all. Maybe this is the same situation?
– Chloe
Every time a medical professional suggests a significant procedure, you need to get a second opinion on it. In this case, your original dentist seems to be against it.
If I were you, unless there was an ongoing problem, I'd leave your wisdom teeth alone. I'd talk it over with my primary dentist, but it seems like there are other issues going on here outside of your teeth.
I'm not sure what's going on in this story, but there are certainly some strange signs coming from the second dentist. I would not make major decisions based just on the words of this person.
Q4: Fear of switching careers
My husband would like to quit his unfulfilling job to spend some time working on a new business venture. Our only debt is $65,000 remaining on our mortgage (monthly payment about $1000), but it's a little scary to think of cutting off our reliable source of income. Do you have recommendations or advice for us? We have three children and another on the way, and I feel a little overwhelmed about where to start looking for new insurance etc. We do have about $20,000 saved and will have a little more by the time he would quit his job.
– Melinda
Unless he has a direct and very clear path to a steady income, he should not make this leap.
The only way I would ever recommend someone making such a leap is if there is going to be enough income coming in from the other person in the relationship to cover all of the bills or if the business is already earning enough income to pay the bills due to building it in one's spare time.
If I were him, I would try to get the ball rolling on the business in his spare time before quitting the primary breadwinning job for the family.
Q5: Money from selling household items
My partner and I are currently working full time in well paid jobs. We are planning to leave New Zealand in six months for an indefinite period of time as we are going to travel around South America for 6-9 months, and then move to The Netherlands (where my partner is originally from) and try to live there for a year or two so that we can spend more time with his family and friends, and I can learn Dutch.
My question is to do with the money that we get from selling our joint house hold items. We have started to sell some stuff (mattress, garden tools, desk, etc) and so far have raised $400. Over the coming months we'll sell pretty everything except for a few items needed to make a house a home, and the bare necessities needed to get started with which we'll store at my parents house here in NZ. Aside from that most of our stuff will be sold via the NZ site TradeMe. We think that by the time we sell most of our household items we'll raise about $3-4k. (This doesn't include the car, or motorbike which is my partner's so he'll keep the money from the sale of that (fair enough!)).
I wanted to get your advice on what to do with the money we raise from selling our stuff. Our first idea was to put it towards our trip – so that we have to put in less money ourselves. Then I had an idea this morning that we could put it in a rolling term deposit, and use the money for set up costs when we finally come back to NZ. Another idea was to put it to one side, as we want to buy a house eventually and that could be the first bit of savings for us…
Anyway, what do you think? Should we just put it in the 'South America' pile, or maybe towards something else?
– Linda
I would keep it as an emergency fund that you would be able to access from New Zealand if necessary.
My first step, if I were you, would be to talk to my bank about international access to accounts. If that money were in a U.S. checking or savings account, could you access the funds easily in New Zealand? If not, I would seek out a bank that could make such funds available if necessary.
Given that, I'd just let the money sit until I returned. Ideally, you won't have to touch it and you'll have a cash reserve that will make your return to the United States quite easy.
Q6: Haircuts and appearance value
Almost since I've known him my husband has kept his hair cut very very short. He owns clippers and cuts his hair with the shortest setting about once a week all over his head. He works as a salesman. I am concerned that the haircut makes him look perhaps too aggressive to his clients and may be costing him sales and hurting our income. I'm not sure how to handle this situation.
– Emily
Clearly, something must have led you to this conclusion. I'd spend some time digging deep and figuring out exactly why you feel this way.
Then, talk to your husband about it if it concerns you. As his spouse, you do have a vested interest in the strength of his career. Be sure before you bring it up, though, that you truly understand where you're coming from with this.
That being said, as long as his hair and appearance are kept, I think you'd have a hard time finding concrete evidence that short hair is damaging to the sales output of a competent salesperson.
Q7: Considering purchases again
Almost exactly a year ago I started reading your website while undergoing chemotherapy. At that time I had $4,000 of credit card debt and no savings. I have an excellent job as a scientist, but have had a hard time staying afloat after becoming a single mom about 5 years ago. After reading this site for the past year, tracking expenses, selling stuff on eBay, forgoing a few trips, and reducing spending I am happy to report that I am debt free, have $2,000 in an emergency fund, $500 in a vacation fund, and about $500 in an account for furniture! My question is on purchasing a couch. I'm at the age (35) where I'm starting to realize that replacing a couch will be a regular thing. The fabric couch I bought new from the store lasted 5 years with regular cleanings, the fabric couch I have now I bought off of Craig's list 3 years ago and is increasingly uncomfortable/driving me crazy. I have wanted a leather couch for some time as I find them comfortable, easy to clean, and beautiful. They also seem to last longer (I would estimate 10 years+ instead of 5). However, I'm not sure if it's a wise purchase and it's a little ostentatious. 90% of my furniture is hand-me-downs / yard sales/ thrift stores. Another consideration is that as a single mom, obtaining couches second hand and getting rid of the last couch takes a lot of coordination and help from others. Is buying a leather couch wise or foolish? I have located a mid-price local furniture maker that seems to make quality products and has a few clearance centers for items with a little damage/imperfections. Also, is there a time recommendation after one finally escapes debt before one should start purchasing items again: a debtors "probationary period"?
– Billie
I'll speak from experience with a leather couch that we bought ourselves from an "imperfection" store that they certainly do show clear wear and tear over time. We do have three young children, but our leather couch is certainly showing some significant wear at about the four year mark. The level of wear is comparable to and perhaps slightly more than the wear on the microfiber couch in our family room over the same period.
I don't think a relatively wear-resistant couch is a bad purchase for a single mother. Just make sure you know what you're buying before you do so. I would stick with either leather, vinyl, or microfiber with children in the house. Do your own research before you talk to a salesperson.
As for a "probationary period," I don't think that's truly necessary. You just need to make sure you're not buying things that will put you further in debt or reducing your ability to repay debt. If you have the cash in hand for this purchase and have been planning for it, then it's a reasonable move.
Q8: Emergency fund and future
I have a really tight budget. Very little wiggle room and I don't have much in the way of savings. However, I have finally managed to save $1,000 and, with my upcoming tax return, I will be able to pay off all of my credit card debt. However, I have one credit card that has 0% interest for 1 year. I have about 9 months left on this one year term. So, I was thinking about keeping the balance of what I owe in my ING savings account so I can collect interest and then pay the credit card off before I start getting charged a interest. What would your advice be on that?
Now that I am able to pay off all of my credit cards debt, the only debt I will have is my car loan. The interest rate is 8.24% and I still owe about $13,000. My question is, since I have my $1,000 emergency fund, should I:
1. Continue building my cushion. $1,000 won't even cover my rent ($1,100) or daycare ($1,200) expenses. I am the single, full-time working mother of a three year old. I really have done my research and I can't get a better deal for the hours I need.
2. Start investing. I haven't started any savings for my daughter or for my retirement and I know how important both of those are.
3. Should I start saving for a house. It sounds far-fetched but I qualify for the VA home loan and would really like to provide my daughter with a home to grow up in.
4. Or should I do some combination of all of the above?
Here are some things to keep in mind:
1. I am currently working on refining a budget. I have one but I'm working on collecting receipts and such so I can track exactly how I am spending my money for the next couple of months and try to be even more responsible.
2. I am hoping to go back to school in the fall but it should only alter my income slightly as I will be receiving the post 9-11 GI bill which pays for school and gives me a monthly stipend.
My instinct is that I should continue building my cushion. However, I feel like it is very irresponsible for me to not at least consider to begin investing so I think I should start there. Then there's also the fact that a good portion of my furniture is falling apart and will likely need to be replaced in the near future so I will have to figure out how to save for those items as well. I guess this is a lot to dump on you but I would really appreciate your help with setting my financial priorities.
– Kelly
Having money in a savings account is investing.
The idea that "investing" is this magical thing that will somehow make your money multiply like rabbits is foolishness. Investing simply means devoting one's time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result.
When you invest in stocks – which seems to be what you're pining for – you inherently take on some risk. Let's say the next 12 months go like 2008 did and you lose 40% of your investment over that period, then you find yourself needing the money, then it was an awful investment.
An investment in a savings account, on the other hand, returns about 1% no matter what the economy is doing. If you find yourself needing your money back after a terrible year in the stock market, your savings account is a far better investment than the stock market.
You shouldn't put a dime in anything besides cash unless you're quite confident you're not going to need that money at all for quite a few years. Most investments outside of cash are very volatile and shouldn't be attempted unless you've got a strong cash supply to get you through emergencies and an understanding that there will be periods where you're going to take an absolute beating on it.
Q9: My business partner is lazy
I work 40 hours per week at a regular job and also have a flourishing side business — so flourishing that I frequently make more money from it than from my regular job!!! My roommate lost his minimum-wage job several months ago so he is helping me out in exchange for room, board and cash here and there. We split up my profit evenly and that covers his share of the the rent, bills, some spending money etc. The problem is that he is not particularly helpful. There is no question that I couldn't run the business — at least not to this extent — without his help, it's just that he only does the bare minimum of work. I did the math one time and for the amount of work he's doing it comes to something like I'm paying him up to $50/hour!
I am so swamped and have been working days 4 a.m.-9 p.m. while he works from about 2 p.m.-4 p.m. complaining the whole time! I want to start cutting back the side business as I am not ready to give up my full-time regular job. But taking fewer clients means that my roommate will have less of an "income" and might begin to fall behind on bills and rent. And like I said I really do depend on him to keep growing my business. There are just some things I can't do because of my 40-hour/week office job and he is available to do those things. (This has been why I'm so willing to give up so much of my profit. Because it was worth it to me.) If he had a regular job then he wouldn't be available to help me. Although honestly he's so lazy that I don't think he'd even get another job. So I might have him falling behind on bills and rent anyway. Sometimes I wish that I could just start over with a new roommate/helper, one who really wants to work and would appreciate the opportunity (it's a really fun job) but I have been friends with this guy since high school and I really care about him. He's been my roommate since college (10+ years.) And I think I am too old to go back into the old Craigslist roommate pool.
Will you help me sort this out? I am so tired and angry. I love both my jobs and also my friend so much.
– Al
This is a prime example of why friendships and finances rarely mix.
Your roommate is a freeloader. That person might be a wonderful long-time friend, but right now that person is leeching off your efforts.
You have to decide whether or not you're okay with that. If you are, then swallow your displeasure and continue the arrangement. If you're not, then you must have a talk with this friend about the business, and you need to separate your friendships and your business relationshps. I'd tell your friend that if I were in your shoes.
Is this person an employee/partner first or a friend first? That's really the question here.
Q10: Children and television
My husband and I both have salaried careers that eat up at least 50 hours a week. We also have three children, like you and your wife.
How do you get anything done around the house without allowing your children to watch a ton of television? It seems like the only time we make significant progress on housecleaning, laundry, and home projects is when the children are focused on something that doesn't undo the housecleaning.
– Fiona
For starters, we just accept that our house isn't going to be perfectly clean while our children are young. With both parents working and with multiple young children, it is almost impossible to keep up with the wave after wave of chaos at all times.
Our solution is to allow them to watch limited television. We DVR programs that we've pre-screened and our children are allowed to watch thoes and nothing else.
During the week, we don't watch any television. On the weekends, they're allowed to watch a few programs, during which Sarah and I get caught up on things.
As the children get older, they do become better at finding ways to entertain themselves. They also become more useful with regards to the household tasks.
Got any questions? Email them to me or leave them in the comments and I'll attempt to answer them in a future mailbag (which, by way of full disclosure, may also get re-posted on other websites that pick up my blog). However, I do receive hundreds of questions per week, so I may not necessarily be able to answer yours.


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Message In Bottle Traveled Over 1,000 Miles
A 12-year-old boy in Bermuda says he's found a message in a bottle that's traveled more than one-thousand miles in four years. Joseph Vallis was participating in a beach cleanup project this weekend when he discovered the bottle in a pile of trash. The boy's father helped him open the bottle and decipher the writing on the note inside with a black light. The message said the bottle had been dropped from a French sailing yacht in April of 2014. The authors of the note included an email address for the finders to reach them at.
The Vallis family said they've sent an email and are waiting on a response.
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5 Ways to Transform Your Small Business with LightArrow Mobile Apps
Staying productive and focused when running a small business or microbusiness is difficult. Whether you're an entrepreneur, solopreneur, small business owner or freelancer, the challenges are the same. It's imperative to stay on top of your game and laser focused on your goals to attain the success you set out to achieve.
As you know, these days it's important to understand new technologies and new media in order to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition. And now, more than ever before, mobile technologies have changed the ways we get things done every day.
This week, we've compiled a list of five technologies and systems that you must have in your repertoire in order to achieve success in our modern world of small business. Enjoy!
1. Nurture Small Business Sales Leads and Build Customer Relationships
A CRM application is a great tool for simplifying the management of your small business contacts. It integrates a variety of different information about your leads, prospects and customers all into one place. An ideal CRM also includes project and task management, allowing you to assign sales and marketing tasks that impact your sales revenue. Typically, a cloud-based CRM will cost anywhere from US $12 monthly/person to US $125 monthly/person, not including professional services and ongoing support.
LightArrow apps include many customer relationship management features that web-based CRM systems have, without the monthly subscription fees. Our apps organize a variety of customers' data that originated from multiple places into one mobile app.
For example, our apps allow you to organize leads, track, and manage leads. You can also interact with contacts through email or social media handles, directly from their contact record in your LightArrow App. In addition, LightArrow apps include powerful project and task management features, which allow you to assign tasks to yourself or others to nurture prospects and move them down the sales funnel.
In the following diagram you see LifeTopix's spreadsheet-like view for managing contacts. Within this view, you can access and manage all the information about your leads, prospects or clients. Specifically, you can manage all the tasks that are required to advance to a successful sale. Once the lead becomes a customer, you can manage and organize any information for this client through the 12 life topics, included with the LifeTopix app; of course, keeping track of customer details is vital for customer retention.
2. Manage Small Business Assets and Finances Wisely
Accurately managing the assets that your company owns and leases is key for the success of your small business. It's important to track IT assets, furniture, vehicles and other items. Asset Management software can come in many shapes and forms. You can choose simple mobile asset management or an expensive enterprise asset management system. It's also important to manage your financial assets and finances. There are several options for managing finances from simple software to more complex accounting software. Some of the features that financial software solutions offer are expense and payment tracking, receipt scanning, invoicing, etc. Foremost, remember to use the software solutions that fit the needs of your small business.
These days, using a mobile solution for asset management is an important factor because it allows you to manage and update assets easily while on the go. LightArrow mobile solutions are a great choice for the small business, entrepreneur or solopreneur. Imagine your business includes a fleet of automobiles. LifeTopix is an ideal app for managing the details for each automobile asset. You can keep track of purchase dates, cost, current value, manufacturer, model serial numbers, SKUs, vehicle identification numbers (VINs), locations (map included), and categories. In addition, you can associate tasks, appointments, reminders, notes, checklists, online/local files, bookmarks, expenses, services, audio, photos or videos with each vehicle (or other asset). An example of how you might use LightArrow apps for asset management is shown below:
If you're a business owner who's often on the go, LightArrow apps also offer solutions for managing finances while mobile. LightArrow mobile apps include tracking of financial information including expenses, payments, accounts, banking information, service payment templates, charitable donations, financial asset management and financial notes. With LightArrow apps, you can associate financial information with other items you manage in your app, such as assets. For example, in the graphic below, you will see that an expense is associated with an asset, which is a vehicle. Another popular feature for small business owners is the ability to set up Payment Templates with recurring payments; an example is also shown below.
3. Make Social Media a Habit in Small Business
In today's changing world, social media is vital for small business success. In fact, according to a study conducted by LinkedIn, 3 in 5 SMBs have acquired new customers via social media. There are a variety of ways to manage and monitor social media. You can use the free tools from the social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn all the way to using a full-fledged social media management tool.
Social media management tools provide features such as keyword monitoring and listening, all-in-one views of social media accounts, scheduling, ways to engage with others, and in some cases, further analysis and recommendations. If you want all of this functionality and more from a hosted social media management system, it will cost you a monthly subscription fee that is typically charged by the number of users.
Social media is a commitment that will reap rewards over time. Before jumping into using an expensive social media management tool, I recommend that small businesses use free and inexpensive apps and web applications to manage their social media profiles and engagement.
At LightArrow, our apps include a social media dashboard and listening via keywords through Feed Accounts. You can set up feed accounts for Facebook and Twitter; and also for Email and Evernote®. You can listen for product or company mentions, and you can stay on top of your industry by creating streams with the keywords in which you're interested.
Our Pro.Inbox app, shown above, has this keyword listening functionality built in. With My.Agenda, LifeTopix and Pro.Calendar, you can purchase this option via in-app purchase.
What makes our apps unique over the typical Social Media Management tool is you can convert the tweets and posts that you find into actionable items such as tasks, notes, events, appointments and more. For example, you might see an industry article that you believe is important to read in a Twitter feed. You can convert this item to a note and add a date tag to schedule it on your calendar. These items can be pushed to your iOS calendar, which in turn propagates to all the calendars that you've associated with your iOS calendar, which takes small business productivity to a new level. It's important to note that this feature also applies to email and Evernote feeds, which allows you to accomplish "Inbox Zero" easily.
4. Unify Small Business Calendars, Reminders, Tasks and Checklists
Keeping a master schedule is important for your small business. It's difficult to choose the right calendar app for your business schedule because there are so many choices available. All of these calendars and to-do list apps have their own unique bells and whistles. The apps you choose depend on your personal preference and business needs.
At LightArrow, we focus on productivity. That's why we combined tasks, reminders, to-dos and eight calendar styles into one app view – with fast switching and beautiful styling. We've made our calendar views easy to read and they're very simple to set up. As soon as you grant access to your iOS calendars that you use on your iPhone or iPad, your LightArrow app shows the events from those calendars. And as a bonus, your LightArrow calendar also includes your iOS reminders.
In the graphic above, you will notice Overdue, Undated and Checklist sections shown in the Agenda view. These sections include everything from overdue tasks, undated tasks; open shopping items; iOS reminders; and checklists/to-do lists. Combining these items prevents you from hopping from app to app. You will also notice the comprehensive Month view, which enables you to see all your calendar items easily.
5. Manage Small Business Projects Like a Pro
Managing your projects without the right tools is like fixing a clogged drain with a Q-tip. The more and more you push; you're never going to get anywhere. There are a lot of options for managing projects and tasks. Some cloud applications are free for a limited number of users and others require subscription fees.
LightArrow apps are excellent for individual and small team project and task management. The advantage of using LightArrow apps for project and task management is because the projects are integrated with the features discussed in this post, as well as other items, such as appointments, reminders, expenses, services, online notes and files and more. This prevents you from hopping from app to app to find the information that you need. Small business owners appreciate the ease of creating tasks and easily emailing them to a project participant, which allows delegation or task sharing. The recipient can easily open the email message; tap on the message and save the project and tasks in their instance of LifeTopix, as shown in the following example:
In addition, if you use Asana for project management (which is free for up to 15 users), LightArrow Apps include task integration with this popular tool.
Your Turn
Please let us know in the comments how you're using your LightArrow app in your small business or if you have any questions or comments.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. –The Georgia College & State University men's basketball program and head coach Terry Sellers announced the signing of Jared Holmes Monday.
Holmes, originally from Indianapolis, comes to GCSU from Kankakee Community College (Kanakee, Ill.) where he played for head coach Joe Lightfoot. The Cavaliers went 29-5 this past season, winning the Region IV Div. I Championship and advancing to the District Finals. Jared shot 52 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free throw line.
"Jared reminds us of a former Bobcat, Ken Kemp (2005-09)," revealed Sellers. "He is tough, hard-nosed and has the ability to be the best defender on our team. At 6-foot-3, Jared will be able to defend our opponent's leading scorer and rebound effectively in the Peach Belt Conference," said Sellers. "Jared is a great addition to our basketball family here at Georgia College."
The Bobcats are fresh off a 22-6 season in 2009-10, winning the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) West Division title. Georgia College has now made back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999-2000 and picked up its fourth 20-win season in the past five years. The Bobcats were ranked as high as No. 14 in the NABC National Rankings. Georgia College loses five Seniors including Graham Martin (2005-10) who was named first team all-conference and Ty Rowland (2006-10) who was a third team all-conference selection.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Data is a classification of objects, and a guard.
An object is Data if it is any of:
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capinfos : Backtrack 5: Non Menu Items: CLI Commands: capinfos
Ever located an old capture file and you weren't sure what was in it or needed to grab some quick statistics about another capture file? What about needed to run statistics on multiple capture files and present them via a database or a spreadsheet? Well if you have ever run into any of these scenarios then capinfos is worth a look. The capinfos command is available via the Backtrack CLI and provides statistic information about cap files. This is one of the gems located on Backtrack that nobody ever hears about.


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Are you prepared to handle human clones?
Top scientist: Replication of people coming soon
The British scientist whose work cloning frogs in the 1950s led to the replication of Dolly the sheep in 1996 is now predicting human clones are very possible within the next 50 years.
John Gurdon, this year's Nobel Prize winner for medicine, told a BBC Radio program that when he was conducting his research on frogs, he had forecast the successful replication of a mammal within 50 years, and that "maybe the same answer is appropriate" for the jump to copying humans.
Gurdon explained, "When my first frog experiments were done, an eminent American reporter came down and said, 'How long will it be before these things can be done in mammals or humans?'
"I said: 'Well, it could be anywhere between 10 years and 100 years – how about 50 years? It turned out that wasn't far off the mark as far as Dolly was concerned. Maybe the same answer is appropriate."
The scientist likened creating a human clone to the formation of an identical twin, and experts would merely be "copying what nature has already produced."
"I take the view that anything you can do to relieve suffering or improve human health will usually be widely accepted by the public – that is to say if cloning actually turned out to be solving some problems and was useful to people, I think it would be accepted."
Gurdon admitted, though, that it may take some time to warm people up to the notion of replicating human beings.
"I think they might not at the moment, because, you see, in-vitro fertilization has a very bad press at first, and now it's hardly anyone would say they object to it in principle. It's obviously beneficial. So I think the history is that when something is really useful – does good for humans – people usually support it, almost everybody as far as I know. I can't think of an example where there is a really useful procedure which is objected to by people on purely ethical grounds even though it benefits human health."
Gurdon is a Cambridge University scientist who gives public speeches about his work, often asking those in attendance if it's acceptable for parents whose child is killed and they can't have any others, to create a new baby using the mother's eggs and skin cells from the first child, presuming the procedure is safe.
"The average vote on that is 60 percent in favor," he said.
"The reasons for 'no' are usually that the new child would feel they were some sort of a replacement for something and not valued in their own right. So there are kind of psychological reservations."
The BBC interviewer, Jim al-Khalili, interjected, "I think it may be a bit more serious than just a psychological sort of blot because the relationship we have with our children is pivotal to the way our society, our culture runs."
Gurdon responded: "But if the mother and father, if relevant, want to follow that route, why should you or I stop them?"


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Country hunk Blake Shelton will be doing more than just performing at pal Kelly Clarkson's upcoming wedding – he'll officiate the nuptials.
Clarkson will wed Shelton's manager Brandon Blackstock later this year, and she has revealed the singer will have very special duties.
She tells "Entertainment Tonight," "Not only is he singing, he is marrying us… He has done it before with people, he is actually marrying Ashley Monroe from the Pistol Annies as well."
The Pistol Annies is the band fronted by Shelton's wife Miranda Lambert.


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Nice job with the diagrams
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One minor note: I have my OS set to "UK keyboard" (because I live in the UK). So the # on the numbad is actually the pound sign (£). And the \ on the symbol pad is actually the hash (#).
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Belinda Lewsley - Conservation & Environment, Sea Turtle & Coastal Conservation in Mexico
In March and April 2012, I had the wonderful opportunity of a lifetime to travel to Tecoman in Mexico and help out with the Conservation project that Projects Abroad operate there. Here is the story of the time I spent there.
Arriving in Mexico
After a 13 hour flight (and a very long 6 hour wait in Los Angeles) I finally arrived in Guadalajara, where I was welcomed by Alex. He soon made me feel more than welcome in a place which was completely new, and relaxed, as this was my first time completely alone in another country. After a short drive I was introduced to my temporary host family, where I would be staying for the weekend. My host family were very friendly and they catered to my every whim and desire (what more could you want?)
Turtle camp!
After my short introduction to what I hoped would be an amazing month of new opportunities, it was time to leave my host family in Guadalajara and move onwards to Tecoman, where the guys at the Conservation project would be waiting for me. The journey was long (around five hours!) but it allowed me the chance to see Mexico in all its glory. It really is a beautiful country.
When I arrived in Tecoman, I was greeted by Roberto and many of the other volunteers (some of whom I already knew from university). One thing that I noticed almost immediately was how different Tecoman was to Guadalajara; the latter being a bright, vibrant and bustling city, the former a more reserved, quiet, traditional town. This was amazing to see, and I was looking forward to spending more time there. I eventually arrived in 'Turtle Camp' (as it was affectionately called).
"Welcome to the camp, my name is Roberto" said (funnily enough) Roberto as we entered the camp; a phrase I would become all too familiar with towards the end of my time there.
My family and other animals
During my stay at the camp, many things happened. We had the opportunity to work with many animals: turtles (of course), birds and crocodiles to name a few. We also had encounters with many other creatures: cockroaches, spiders, scorpions, lizards. But that's all part of the fun, and there was always someone on hand to eradicate the critters if they were somehow frightening.
Any amount of scary creatures is more than made up when you have your first encounter with the turtles. They really are the sweetest things I have ever had the pleasure to work with and I desperately wanted to take one home with me! (Although obviously I didn't. Besides, they would have been a nightmare through customs!). The best part was that the turtle eggs could hatch at any point too, so you would always have to be aware of that.
Despite this, it is also a good idea to bring plenty of books with you; I managed to digest eight books during my month's stay, and I'm not the quickest of readers. There are also plenty of opportunities to socialise with the other members of camp, play cards or go to the Lagoon down the beach for a few drinks (something which we found ourselves doing on a regular basis).
Staying in the camp also allows you to build lovely friendships with the other campmates. We were almost like a loving family towards the end of the trip, and it was really sad to leave everyone.
Highlights of the Conservation project
Apart from everything which I have previously mentioned, there were many highlights during the month I spent on the camp. One of my weekly highlights was going out on patrol. Once a week, one of the camp members would go out on a quad bike at 11pm or 4am (yes…AM) and patrol the beach with one of the supervisors, looking for turtles who were laying eggs in nests. Unfortunately I didn't see anything worth noting during my patrols, but it was a surreal but brilliant experience sitting on the quad bike, riding in the cool breeze at four in the morning; something which may never happen again!
Another thing which I really enjoyed was the weekends. Camp activities were only really completed Monday to Friday, leaving weekends to be able to do, within reason, anything we wanted. We took trips to Colima, Manzanillo (where we stayed in a fantastic youth hostel) and Cuyutlan. It was always great to have the opportunity to see more of the amazing place that is Mexico.
The journey home
Eventually, the end of my trip to Tecoman had arrived and it was time to go home. I took the journey back to Guadalajara with a heavy heart, hoping to be able to revisit the camp in the future. I spent my final weekend with the same wonderful host family who looked after me the first time I arrived in Mexico, which felt like a lifetime ago. As I bid farewell to my host family, I thought about the fantastic experience I had just encountered, and how it would be my absolute pleasure to be able to go back in the future. It was definitely an experience I will not forget for a very long time.
Belinda Lewsley
Dit verhaal is een persoonlijke ervaring van een vrijwilliger op dit project en dus een momentopname. Houd er rekening mee dat jouw ervaring hiervan af kan wijken. Onze projecten veranderen constant, omdat we inspelen op de lokale behoefte en we voortborduren op de behaalde resultaten. Ook verschillende weersomstandigheden kunnen de ervaring beïnvloeden. Lees meer over wat je kunt verwachten van dit project of neem contact met ons op voor meer informatie.


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Haven't posted very much over the last week, but I have been getting some research done.
Searching for information on my husband's great-great-grandmother, Louisa Woodland. She was born in 1824 in Devon, and in 1847 married Charles Golesworthy.
The census of 1851 lists her as a straw milliner. She died in 1904 in Ottery St Mary, Devon.
I've spent some time trying to trace her before her marriage. The only Louisa Woodland that I can find on the 1841 census is in the Devon House of Corrections.
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If you've been keeping pace with Occupy lately you may know about the campaign going on right now for a 28th Amendment making corporations, well, corporations and not people. Sounds obvious, right? Not according to our current laws. As things are now, Exxon could sit down and have a latte with you.
The Occupy movement, in an attempt to involve and educate people, have set up a website at http://movetoamend.org/amendment where you can help choose the name of the proposed Amendment as well as read about it's meaning.
It's kind of funny that corporations are now able to pass themselves as people. Does the 2010 Supreme Court decision become their official birth date? The notion conjures all sorts of sci-fi images of buildings with anthropological features: Este Lauder with high cheekbones, Edison with spectacles, News Corp sitting in a jail cell. And when they fail do they get tombstones? When they are bought out is it into slavery?
What do you think about protest?
Cal –Berkeley students stormed their library recently. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19878447


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Repeat After Me
Overlook Press, 2009 - Fiction - 319 pages
A dazzlingly rich and funny novel by "a real China doll" (Entertainment Weekly)
Rachel DeWoskin is a writer who has been lauded for her "razor-sharp descriptions" (The Wall Street Journal), her "considerable cultural and linguistic resources" (The New Yorker), and her rare ability to offer a "real insider's look at life in modern China" (The Economist). Now DeWoskin, author of the laughout-loud funny and poignant Foreign Babes in Beijing, returns with a new novel about modern China and one American girl's struggle to find herself there.
Aysha is a twenty-two-year-old New Yorker putting the pieces of her life back in place after her parents' divorce and her own nervous breakdown when a young Chinese student named Da Ge flips her world upside-down. In a love story that spans decades and continents, from the Tiananmen Square incident to 9/11, New York City's Upper West Side to the terraced mountains of South China, Repeat After Me gives readers an alternately funny and painful glimpse of life and loss in between languages.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
On the coast, then Home
This trip has been life changing, life affirming, and 62 other catchy buzzwords that I'm too punch-drunk to remember right now. But it is most assuredly over.
A million thanks and much debt owed to Scott Morris for his tireless monitoring of what I assume he must refer to as 'that infernal beep' coming in. Really looking forward to having the time and energy to read back through it all. Scott, I'll send you the full .gpx as soon as I'm able.
Pretty amazing trip. It would have been 'complete' from a proof-of-concept perspective at McGrath, but I was having too much fun to stop. I could have called it complete from a gear-testing perspective as of Ruby, but I still wanted more. It *was* complete from a human-performance testing perspective when I camped last night W of Old Woman Mountain. Just tickled at the outcome of all, and the hiccups are teeny and pretty easily fixed. Nome would have been nice, but... So many details, so many stories to share. Shot hundreds of pics and even a few minutes of video--can't wait to see it all and share it too...
More details when I'm able.
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Great to hear from you. Can't wait to hear about it first hand, though Scott has done an excellent job of keeping us up to date.
Congratulations on another amazing journey.
Congrats on having a good time there Mike! Will look forward to the vicarious experience via your photos and prose.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Can't wait to hear the full story. It ought to be a good one.ReplyDelete
A St. G trip is in order.
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2008 at 4:49 AM
way to go mike.I thought of you every time I went out for winter rides.Cant wait to red storiesReplyDelete
Thanks from myself to Scott for hoding down the fort and giving us a peep at what Mike was going through. Excellent job, Scott! I enjoyed it very much.ReplyDelete
Good to hear Mike is okay and thet the trip was a success. The visuals should be stunning, as always and the words I'm sure will be great as well. Looking forward to it.
- AnonymousMarch 13, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Congrats. I'm glad you're well. Sounds like you had a good time. I'm looking forward to the big writeup.ReplyDelete
Bob TWB
The suspense is killing me! Can't wait to hear all about it and see some great pictures of the Arctic!ReplyDelete
Always amazed and awed by you and your accomplishments & adventures.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to hear all about em.
Safe travels home.
- Paul @ DT
- Dave in chicagoMarch 13, 2008 at 9:44 PM
Congrats Mike ... looking forward to reading many more details of your adventure (and seeing the pix too)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 14, 2008 at 2:27 PM
truly inspirational, in this sanitised world there's little left to stimulate the imagination and inspire awe but you've done just that, welldoneReplyDelete
I met Scott on the GDMBR and learned about you and some of your accomplishments through him. Definitely looking forward to hearing your account of this one. Safe travels home.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 14, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Yee Haa, I was just riding my 27 poounder the other night on snow, and was thinking how slow it felt...was yours even 3x's this weight by trip end? Happy to hear things went so well.ReplyDelete
Way cool!ReplyDelete
Can't wait to hear the rest of the story and see the pics....
I still can't fathom riding that long in the snow...
Glad you made it. Just amazing feat you did. Good luck next years big test.ReplyDelete
Pete @ NoTubes
Hi Mike,ReplyDelete
Congrats on the successful completion of what must have been an amazing trip. I was bummed I didn't spend more time in McGrath after you arrived. I don't know if you could tell, but I didn't actually realize who you were until after I left. So many Ultrasport skiers and runners had trickled in overnight that I assumed you were one of them. Only later, when I thought about your phrase "The future is uncertain" did I put it together ... that must have been Mike. First time I'd seen you without all your gear on.
But it was great to meet you even if few words were exchanged. I imagine I'd only have had a million annoying questions to ply you with had I not jetted off to Anchorage right then. I'll never understand how you hauled that machine out of the Happy River steps, let alone over Rainy Pass, let alone all the way to Alaska's west coast. I am truly in awe.
Congrats again.
Excellent! I have had fun checking in on your progress from time to time. I am looking forward to the details and visuals. Congrats!ReplyDelete
Yes! I'm pumped you are alive and doing well! Still crotchety too.ReplyDelete


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- Configure the background to be whatever you like! Have the hearts and cupid float around in front of your desktop, your wallpaper, or a slideshow of images of your Valentine (or Richard Simmons if you prefer). Whatever you like!
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- Random 3D hearts. There's no pre-set animation loop here!
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Such an upswing in developments reaching maturity would normally point to buoyant market conditions, but with a federal election scheduled for 14 September, the mood in the wind power industry is muted as it absorbs the specter of another year of political risk.
Market sentiment ended 2012 on a positive note, following the release of a favourable government review into the country's renewable energy target (RET). The RET remains the primary driver of wind projects in Australia, and to date has enjoyed rare bi-partisan political support. It mandates 20% of Australia's electricity generation be sourced from renewable sources by 2020.
Australia's Climate Change Authority, which was charged with conducting the biennial review of the RET last year, made several key recommendations in its report to government. These included retaining the fixed 41,000GWh target and pushing the RET review process out from two to four years, to avoid the regulatory risk associated with the review process.
The wind industry warmly welcomed the review's key recommendations, and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) said it would "allow the industry to get back to business". With the target in place, the industry believes it is on track to create A$18 billion (US $18.9 million) in investments and 30,000 jobs.
However, the federal government is still yet to adopt the recommendations, and there is mixed support for the RET within opposition party ranks. The federal opposition has also vowed to scrap the country's carbon pricing legislation if elected. Carbon pricing came into effect on 1 July 2012.
Looking only at turbines in the ground, the outlook for 2013 is still a promising one for wind energy in Australia, with the CEC predicting 800MW of capacity will come online. AGL's 140 turbine, A$1 billion Macarthur wind project in Victoria is due to start generating in March. Hydro Tasmania's 168MW Musselroe wind farm is expected to be completed mid year, as is the first project to use GE turbines in Australia, the 55MW Mumbida project near Geraldton in Western Australia.
Several larger projects have recently been proposed, including 600MW projects on both King Island and an equally large project planned for South Australia's Yorke Peninsula is slowly progressing. These ambitious projects point to a growing confidence in the Australian wind market.
Restrictive permitting processes are still problematic in the most populated states. Victoria's planning laws require a two kilometre setback distance between wind turbines and homes. It is unclear whether Queensland and New South Wales - which currently has draft wind guidelines - will introduce similarly restrictive planning policies for wind projects this year, when those state governments respond to localised planning concerns.
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Last year there were four incidents statewide involving police mistaking epileptic seizures for aggressive behavior by individuals.
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Hi Richard,
Thanks for the heads-up on the blog post on using NSM for fighting bots. But as bots become more sophisticated and use HTTPS or other encrypted channels, how do you see NSM helping out (besides giving you the amount of traffic between the C&C server and the compromised host? Thanks
- Chris Sia (e0n) said...
Just my two cents, but NSM also allows you to audit binary downloads (EXE's and DLL's) and extract those executables from network traffic via tools like "tcpxtract". The analyst can then determine if the binary is hostile, and if possible determine its characteristics, i.e. C&C sites etc... which aids in further detection and response. Bleeding Edge Threats have great sigs looking for these downloads, most significantly, downloads on unusual ports or from suspicious sites. These alerts mixed with any known C&C IP alerts would surely indicate the presence of an infection/compromise, regardless of whether the bot used encryption or not. This level of analysis would not be possible without NSM.
BTW...Thank you Richard for the ACK.
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Regarding "Know Your Enemy: Behind the Scenes of Malicious Web Servers", I have seen the IP and browser identifier tracking in the wild so it is nice to see an actual example of how they're doing it on the backend. The times I've seen it, altering the user-agent has been enough to get the malicious file so it matches the behavior described in the writeup.
Won't this technique drastically limit the number of systems that can be exploited? Say you're on a network that has many internal addresses translated to one public source address. Then the only differentiation will be user-agents. If you also have a standard browser on the desktop, the number of user-agents will be fairly limited. For each source IP address, an exploit is only attempted against the first unique user-agent if the malicious site is using this technique. Am I misunderstanding, and if not, I wonder if this is to deter malware collection and analysis?


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Cyber-attacks are not an "if" but a "when and how." Traditional preventive measures can slow attackers down, but not ultimately stop them. The threats are too frequent and too varied and attackers are nimble and adapt quickly. That means insurers should think differently about risk and security.
In addition to improving their traditional preventive measures, they also should make themselves cyber-resilient. Cyber-resilience is the ability to operate business processes in normal and adverse scenarios without adverse outcomes.
Cyber-risks are multi-dimensional, so cyber-resilience strategies should focus on managing three types of risks:
System and infrastructure risks
Technology systems and infrastructure are often ground zero for cyber-attacks and other breaches, so technology risk management is increasingly important to a cyber-resilient firm. At a minimum, technology risk management programs should incorporate the following:
Application development standards: How applications, systems and infrastructure are architected and developed to reduce risk.
Systems and data surveillance: Monitoring and surveillance techniques for identifying, assessing and responding to potential vulnerabilities or breaches.
Penetration testing: Establishing the resilience of the infrastructure to attacks and proactively identifying where vulnerabilities may occur.
Operational risks
This refers to the potential for a firm's business processes or technology infrastructure to fail, with adverse consequences such as reputational harm and being unable to communicate with customers, generate transactions or conduct billing. An operational risk management program should encompass:
Risk appetite: Levels that define and incorporate the tolerance and parameters by which resilience will be established for cyber-risk management programs and how cyber-events will be handled.
Process and technology risk assessments: Processes that examine gaps in controls around business processes, products or services.
Control reviews: Effectiveness assessments that show evidence of proper controls that can prevent or detect cyber-risk-related losses.
Integrated framework: A cyber-risk framework for identifying, preventing, detecting and responding to cyber-risks.
Fraud and other financial crime
This can result from the exploitation of vulnerabilities in digital services and failed controls in business processes, technology and even third-party organizations. Losses in insurance can come either from large, one-time events or frequent, small and harder-to-detect, low-cost events. Fundamental elements include:
Surveillance: The ability to monitor and detect anomalies inside the institution.
Detective business processes: Business processes that are designed to be both compliant and capable of detecting criminal or nefarious activities.
Industry data sharing: Industry sharing of attack data to improve detection and response techniques can help reduce unexpected losses tied to fraud and financial crime.


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|In the beginning, there was a Big Bang. After that, well, it gets a little murky. This hour, we're taking you back to the origins of the universe--to the quarks, leptons, bosons and other particles that make up us, and everything around us. We've gathered some of the best minds in cosmology and particle physics to tell us to find out what scientists know about the building blocks of the universe, and what they still need to know. What missing parts of quantum theory can the Large Hadron Collider provide? And where does string theory fit in? In this hour, we'll get an update on the very small--particle physics--and the very large--cosmology--and find out how these two fields of study fit together. Plus, why dark matter doesn't matter here on Earth. We're broadcasting from Tempe, Arizona this week, as part of ASU's Origins Symposium. See a web stream of the Origins Symposium here.


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Nude heels are every woman's wardrobe ESSENTIAL, and possibly one of the keys to making us feel sexy and powerful. Nude heels are supposed to seamlessly blend from your leg to foot, and make your legs look elongated. However, despite nude heels being so helpful and versatile, their color shades for the longest time have been extremely limited. Most fashion lines release the same beige or peachy shades, which especially leaves very pale or darker skin toned women out of luck when it comes to achieving the seamless color from leg to shoe.
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Christian Louboutin unveils fall-winter 2016 lookbook
Famed shoe designer Christian Louboutin brings on the shine for his fall-winter 2016 collection. The lookbook photographed by Sofia & Mauro features models against a glittery backdrop with glam rock inspired styling. The fall season focuses on 70's graphic color combinations, high platforms, winged boots and embellished anklestraps. Louboutin found himself thinking back to his younger days, partying at hangouts like Le Palace discotheque for the new season;s inspiration.
Louboutin says, "It was a period where it was fun to have an attitude instead of trying to look very normal—people were showing off a bit, being a bit loud. They had an attitude, were proud of having an attitude and played with it, they were playing with their own femininity."
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The 53-year-old French luxury footwear designer – who is recognised for his signature red patent sole footwear- has joined forces with his friend to Valérie Schlumberger and the French charity La Maison Rose to launch the "magic" oversized accessory called Africana, which will see 10 per cent of proceeds go to aid Senegalese women and children.
The fashion mogul shared two pop-art styled videos on Instagram to showcase his latest creation.
The first post read: "Our latest collaboration is a story of friendship, creativity and reinvention. Meet Africaba, the versatile day bag made in partnership with French charity #LaMaisonRose. With each purchase, a portion of proceeds provide aid relief to Senegalese women and children."
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Whilst his second graphic comic-esque upload read: "True magic! Africaba is the result of a collaboration between Christian Louboutin, his dear friend Valérie Schlumberger, and the women of La Maison Rose. A beautiful pink house in Dakar, La Maison Rose is much more than a house; it is a place of hope and safety for vulnerable and marginalized women of Senegal and their children.
Demonstrating inventiveness combined with instinctive artistic flair, the hand-embroidered work of the women of La Maison Rose is fused with the skill of the house of Christian Louboutin to create this vivid and distinctive day bag."
Christian's soft-bodied shopper features a bold African design, complete with short red leather handles, as well as an extended shoulder strap for a cross-body or over the arm carrier. The envelope tote is decorated with beads and spikes, in keeping with his iconic designs, as well as the designers initials engraved, as well as an large embroidered logo, which retails at £795 online.
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I've never been to New York before (awkward), but it's on my wish list, somewhere on to the top priority category. But my friend Sam has been living there for the past three years, and she told me: 'Everything is different here, you can dress whatever you like and nobody cares'. This conversation started in Amsterdam (some time ago), we hopped on the tram late afternoon and three tourists were eyeing on us like we were aliens, literally.
But if you are going to dress anyway, better dress to impress than doing poorly. Red is attention-grabbing color, not that we can do anything about it, it's in our DNA, a gift from the nature. Whenever we spot red, especially when it's flashing, we look.
Red, combine with the wrong colors and it can ruin your day, create the right mixture and you are like a solo star shining on a beautiful night. Christian Louboutin loves red, he knows that stiletto's and red (an irresistible shade) will tune any girl into a fashion-magnet.
Read this: 'Let your inner diva rise this season with Ishtar Booty' in luscious rouge de mars. Its exquisitely draped suede upper creates a sexy effect that is enhanced by its chic pointed too.
There's no better way to describe these gorgeous booty. Oh, red and winter, what a splendid combination.
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Christian Louboutin Astrakan Alexis Document HolderCategories:Other Brands
One of the bags from Christian Louboutin's F/W13 you should look forward to is theChristian Louboutin Astrakan Alexis Document Holder, which has had its studs replaced with layer of plush astrakan, or in layman speak, the fleece of young or baby lambs resembling looped, knitted fur.
Further embellished with a trio of embroidered military medals positioned right under the handle, it makes for a smart briefcase, the 35.5 cm by 25.5 cm size ensuring it's just right for a couple of files and a tech gadget or two, nothing too cumbersome like those old-school gusseted variations. It's also a great alternative to the whole military-camouflage trend, this one more general than foot soldier, if you know what I mean.
No word yet on the price (or when this eagle will land), so expect another update pronto.
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Christian Louboutin: "My nude or your nude?"Categories:Designer Shoes
Realizing this fashion dilemma, iconic French footwear designer Christian Louboutin created a new nudes collections with 5 shades ranging from "fair blush" to "rich chestnut". The nude shades will be available in classic styles such as the Pigalle Follies and the Iriza Half d'Orsay, which price at $675 a pair. As of April 22, 2015, the collection is available at Bergdorf Goodman along with a line of complementary neutral and skin tone nail polishes of various hues.
Christian Louboutin is a fashion pioneer in many aspects, and has opened up a whole new conversation about diversity in the fashion industry. His new nude collection isn't just resourceful, but empowering and inclusive for women who have struggled to find their perfect nude match. Fashion editors Shiona Turini, Jane Keltner de Valle, and Nina Garcia were handpicked to model and hype up the excitement for the new nude shade revolution.
Even with the new expansion of colors, Christian Louboutin still wants to release two more shades in the upcoming year to color match all seven skin tones.
PurseBop gives one big bravo to CL's work! Do you see yourself getting a new pair?
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Christian Louboutin Polished Calf Alexis Document HolderCategories:Other Brands
The bag equivalent of a pair of shiny polished leather shoes would be this: theChristian Louboutin Polished Calf Alexis Document Holder that's actually more a clutch with a top handle than an actual briefcase. Measuring a good 35.5 cm by 25.5 cm, it opens to reveal 2 two roomy pockets, as well as a separate compartment good for all your other essentials, including cards and stationery.
Priced at SGD1700, it's a fine example of how sleekly understated and sophisticated Christian Louboutin can be away from all the studs, embellishments and crazy fabrics that can be a tad too much sometimes.


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Quite a Year for Plums: A Novel
Knopf, 1998 - Fiction - 220 pages
Anyone who has read the best-selling Mama Makes Up Her Mind or listened to Bailey White's commentaries on NPR knows that she is a storyteller of inimitable wit and charm. Now, in her stunningly accomplished first novel, she introduces us to the peculiar yet lovable people who inhabit a small town in south Georgia. Meet serious, studious Roger, the peanut pathologist and unlikely love object of half the town's women. Meet Roger's ex-mother-in-law, Louise, who teams up with an ardent typographer in an attempt to attract outer-space invaders with specific combinations of letters and numbers. And meet Della, the bird artist who captivates Roger with the sensible but enigmatic notes she leaves on things she throws away at the Dumpster ("This fan works, but it makes a clicking sound and will not oscillate").
Heartbreakingly tender, often hilarious, Quite a Year for Plums is a delectable treat from a writer who has been called a national treasure.
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Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State
Heyward is the son of former NFL running back Craig "Ironhead" Heyward. In 2010, he played every position on Ohio State's defensive line depending upon the situation. Given his size, he has a good athletic frame. He is fast, has good balance and does a good job controlling his body.
The problems with Heyward stem from what appears to be a very inconsistent motor. If he doesn't get a good jump on the snap (or if he doesn't get his hands where he wants to off the line of scrimmage), he can be thrown off and become one-dimensional. He will simply lunge forward, push and not really attack with any awareness of where he is going or reading the play. Furthermore, he does not have any finesse with regard to moves to pass-rush and he's content to bull rush his opponent all game long. He needs to work on his hips and use his athleticism to his advantage more often. Some scouts may even go so far as to say he simply doesn't have that instinct to go all-out and attack his opponents.
Heyward would be best suited as a 3-4 DE. He is a great tackler, holds the edge for containment, works hard to get through double teams and create pressure in the backfield.
At the 2011 NFL Combine, Heyward was unable to perform in any of the drills due to an elbow injury he sustained at the Sugar Bowl. He underwent reconstructive surgery on his torn ulnar collateral ligament, also known as Tommy John surgery, in early January. He will participate in a pro day workout on March 30.
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NICO BRAYTON, LEFT, parries an attack by Theo Wells Spackman in a recreation of the duel from "Dangerous Liaisons" during a class at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater earlier this month. The class — titled "Are You Talkin' to Me?" and taught by Lindsay Pontius and Neil Worden — grew out of the notion that combat on the stage is supposed to look scary but is actually a careful and safe skill. Participants were taught hand-to-hand stage combat techniques and basic weapons in order to perform some of the most infamous fights in theater history.
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A deck of cards is wrapped with a rubber band. Three spectators peek at the top card and remember its identity. The band is removed and a fourth spectator is handed the top card. The three spectators name their cards. Each names a different card! The fourth spectator shows thatthe card he is holding is a joker and not the cards named! You explain that just like Lamont Cranston of "Shadow" fame, you have learned "the mysterious power to cloud men's minds."Although the spectators actually saw the joker, you forced another image into their minds. By way of demonstration the deck is split in half, one packet goes to a fellow, the other to a lady. The fellow glimpses a card in his half and removes it. He is asked to concentrateintently on his chosen card. The lady also glimpses a card in her half, but when she goes to remove it it is not there. It never was! The card that the lady thought she saw is none other than the card being held by the fellow!
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