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The Witch Cards
A long time ago, my cousin and I were in a store in Salem, Massachusetts. There was a barrel of tarot cards by the cash register, and I got a strong vibe that I was meant to own a certain deck in the barrel. So I plucked it out and paid for it without a lot of thought.
They look like playing cards, but they have an object on each card along with a short description of what the object means. The cards came with instructions on how to lay them out and give a reading.
Like the cards, I was drawn to Mental Floss's recent post about tarot cards. I especially love that they were historically a form of Choose Your Own Adventure story since my new book is about interactive fiction.
Most of the time they sit in my drawer. I'm not really sure I believe in it at all. (Even though I totally believe that my body somehow knew I was supposed to buy this specific deck in a sea of decks.) The ChickieNob is always begging me to read her cards, though I have no clue what I'm doing. It's sort of anticlimactic when you need to keep pausing to consult the how-to directions that come with the cards. It would probably help if I memorized the instructions.
But there's another part of me that thinks it's better not to know anything. That hearing something could make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. And while I would be okay with life spoilers since I like having time to get accustomed to change, this in between — this maybe real or maybe not — probably isn't helpful. Right?
If there was a time traveler who could come back and definitively tell you the highlights and low points of your life, would you want to hear them? Even knowing that there was nothing you could do to change the path because the time traveler could prove these fixed events in time? (And yes, this "what if" assumes that you have no free will and your destiny is set, so just roll with that.) Or would you rather not know anything and be surprised by life in the moment?
A P.S. to the story: I was in Salem a few years ago, and I swung by the store again. They no longer sell them, and when I asked about them, the woman said they never sold them. Creepy.
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- 1 a { 12.29.15 at 8:54 am }
I don't like surprises, so if everything were set, I'd want to know. And then I'd be depressed about how boring my life is…because when you're 15 or 20, you want to have big adventures, which is the opposite of what I'm doing right now. 🙂
- 2 KeAnne { 12.29.15 at 9:04 am }
I think I'd rather not know, especially if there was nothing I could do to change the outcome.
I have a deck of Tarot cards and did a lot of readings at college. I definitely have no "gift" but I have a decent ability for psychological insight (wanted to be a therapist at the time), and I found mysrlf using readings almost like a therapy session.
- 3 Baby Blue Sunday { 12.29.15 at 11:27 am }
I'd like to know the lows and the highs that have a lasting impact. The Red Sox winning the world series was a wonderful surprise, and I liked it that way- but knowing that I would eventually have a child would have been nice to know. On that line, that I would lose one late into pregnancy would have been nice to be forewarned.
- 4 Catwoman73 { 12.29.15 at 12:37 pm }
If I have no free will, I wouldn't want to know a thing. I can't imagine anything worse than having all the good surprises in life ruined, and having advance knowledge of life's unpleasant surprises, with no ability to change things. That is absolutely my version of hell. I love waking up and not having a clue what the day might bring. It's all part of the fun!
- 5 Cristy { 12.29.15 at 1:11 pm }
Until very recently, I owned a deck of Tarot cards. An old neighbor taught me how to do simple readings (basically yes and no questions) and they were a fun thing to read when traveling or needing an ice-breaker.
I've never seen anything like your deck. Truly interesting. And I think you were called to them too.
- 6 Lori Lavender Luz { 12.29.15 at 4:40 pm }
Whoa. That the store never sold Tarot cards. Sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel. In those, the predestination is always sinister, the path difficult.
I like the surprise. I would not want to know details (you will die on MM/DD/YY), and probably not even general story arcs (that project you're working on? It's a lock.) I like to take things as they come.
- 7 Lori Lavender Luz { 12.29.15 at 4:41 pm }
(I think I say that from a place of privilege. If I had an Awful Thing looming, maybe I WOULD want to know how it turns out.)
- 8 Charlotte { 12.29.15 at 4:56 pm }
I wouldn't want to know. If it's bad, then what would be the point of ever getting out of bed again? And if it's good it takes away all the surprise and joy. Ignorance is bliss!
- 9 Justine { 12.29.15 at 9:03 pm }
I had a pack of these, too! Gypsy Witch Fortune Telling cards. Orange box. Where the heck ARE they now, I wonder?
I wouldn't mind some good news about my future. Reassurance. Maybe not in detail?
- 10 Middle Girl { 12.29.15 at 11:42 pm }
fa fa fa la la la (she sings with hands over ears).
Nope, don't want to know. Unless, perhaps, not just the what and when but also the how to deal.
On second thought, nope. Don't want to know.
- 11 Heather { 12.30.15 at 3:09 am }
I would rather not know about the bad parts but I'd like to know the good parts!
- 12 Valery Valentina { 12.30.15 at 2:56 pm }
mhmmm. When deep in the trenches of IF I was not a good person for my partner. I think it would have helped to know we would make it, stay together and have a little girl. (although I "knew" we would have a girl. I still feel guilty for not coming up with a boy's name. But you and ChickieNob helped me out)
Now I'm wondering if I should try harder to see my brother overseas. I seem to wait for the right moment, and this moment takes its time to come along.
And if I were to die soon I would want to know about the possible future children of my cousins.
Writing this it seems I still would like to be able to tell my deceased cousin about my daughter. o well.
- 13 Twangy { 12.31.15 at 12:02 pm }
I don't think I'd like to know. Yes, if it was good it would be reassuring to know. But the thing that keeps me engaged – keeps me turning the pages – is simply the desire to know what happens next, just like with any story.


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Winter is definitely on its way – we've had a few crisp frosty mornings lately, and the thermometer is regularly going below freezing overnight. But we've also had our gorgeous, clear, dry, sunny days, so I can't really complain! Last winter was cloudier and wetter than usual, and so it felt colder without that cheering sunshine, even though the temperatures didn't dip as low.
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It's likely that I'll also be teaching at uni in second semester this year, although part-time rather than the full-time load of this semester. The department is short a couple of staff, so the acting Head came to ask me last week if I'd be interested in more teaching. I said I'd be available, on the understanding that a) I have a couple of conferences I have to go to; b) Gordon and I need a holiday together; and c) I'd only teach a course that's already written – no more having to research, develop and write an entire semester of teaching material while I'm teaching it! (As our uni has significant numbers of online students, study materials have to be prepared for them, as well as lectures and tutorials for on-campus students.) Anyway, there's a unit that interests me, is broadly in my area of expertise, and which doesn't need significant revision, so I'm probably taking it on. I'd prefer to be writing books full-time, but at present that isn't paying all the bills, so it's off to work I go… and I really can't complain, as it's a good, if demanding job.
I've been wanting to refresh my website design for ages, but it's been one of those things that just hasn't made it to the top of the list, although I've been testing out a few things offline. I think I'm going to go simpler than the idea I originally had in mind, though, and I'm close to adapting a more robust, technically-up-to-date WordPress theme with my header image and colours. So, you might notice some changes here very soon. Overall, it won't look too different; however, I am planning to remove the stand-alone HTML page at bronwynparry.com and shift the whole blog into the main directory. I think I'll be able to do it seamlessly, but if by chance you try bronwynparry.com/blog (which is the current address) and get an error message, try bronwynparry.com instead.


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Cover for Yo La Tengo's "Tom Courtenay" single.
Yo La Tengo was formed in 1984 in Hoboken, New Jersey by the husband-wife duo of Ira Kaplan (guitar, vocals) and Georgia Hubley (drums, vocals). They were soon joined by Dave Schramm (lead guitar) and Dave Rick (bass). This lineup recorded the single "The River of Water" b/w "A House Is Not a Motel", released in November 1985. Soon afterward, Rick left the band and was replaced by Mike Lewis (ex-DMZ and Lyres). The band signed with Coyote Records, who issued the band's debut album, "Ride the Tiger" (1986). Both Schramm and Lewis soon left the band. Kaplan took over lead guitar duties, and Stephan Wichnewski was recruited to play bass. This lineup recorded "New Wave Hot Dogs" (1987), an album that sold poorly but represented a step forward for the band, with a harder-rocking sound than on their first album. "President Yo La Tengo" (1989) was a critical success, but sold poorly, and was their last album on Coyote Records. It was also Wichnewski's last album with the band, as he quit soon afterward. Yo La Tengo continued as a duo for a time, but Kaplan and Hubley reunited with Schramm for the band's fourth album, "Fakebook" (1990), released on Bar None Records. They also released the "This Is Yo La Tengo" EP (1991), after which James McNew joined the band on bass, forming the lineup that has continued to this day. The band switched to Alias Records for "May I Sing with Me" (1992). In 1993, Yo La Tengo signed with Matador Records and released "Painful" (1993), a creative shift for the band, with more atmospheric and ambient sounds. Their next album was "Electr-O-Pura" (1995); the first single from the album was "Tom Courtenay". This is today's featured single.
"Tom Courtenay" is one of the more infectious pop songs Yo La Tengo has written; the nostalgic lyrics, evoking Swinging London ("Julie Christie, the rumors are true/As the pages turn, my eyes are glued/To the movie star and his sordid life/Mr. X and his old-suffering wife"), punctuated by a catchy guitar melody. But the song never becomes a conventional pop tune, lacking a standard verse-chorus-verse structure (there is no chorus), and the lead vocals eventually become overtaken by the silly "ba-ba-ba" backing vocals. Eventually, the song dissolves into a mixture of feedback, distortion and noise, but it's the catchy hooks and melody that helped turn "Tom Courtenay" into a minor hit.
The Digipak "Tom Courtenay" single also contains three non-album tracks: "Treading Water", "Bad Politics", and "My Heart's Reflection (Take 3)". "Treading Water" is an ethereal, moody almost-psychedelic piece, with Georgia Hubley contributing the lead vocals, with rather subdued drum-playing. "Bad Politics", on the other hand, is a punk-sounding song in which the amps are cranked to eleven and the feedback and distortion seem to be maximized. "My Heart's Reflection (Take 3)" is a restrained song, with Kaplan almost whispering his vocals over a soft guitar melody. None of these songs are as essential as "Tom Courteney", but all are worth a listen.
The single (catalog #: OLE 139-2) was released on Matador Records."Electr-O-Pura" was the first album on which songs were credited to all members, which would become the norm for future releases. The band would follow it up with "I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One" (1997), one of Yo La Tengo's most critically acclaimed albums. Next came "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out" (2000), an album of subdued art-pop songs.
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Cam Newton carrying my fantasy team today
Took my Titans' Jersey off... and the play immediately after? We score a TD.
Sorry guys... this game was all on me!
Brad Pitt has always been an underrated actor.
Marks with his 2.5 inch vertical batted that one.
well the defense stepped up, what say the offense?
we're gonna come back and win and have to endure this pain for another full season next year. God hates the Titans.
I've always been a fan of Brad Pitt.
Love/hate... a pretty boy that can back it up with acting. IT'S NOT FAIR!
If the titans can score on this drive (td), then I'd say they are back in it. Not before
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Who we never heard of until the League. And Johto didn't have the guy pull legendaries out of his ***.Yes, he is better than a kid we're not even going to see again after 5th gen. In Sinnoh, Ash lost to a serious, experienced teenager (Same as Johto).
Hahahahahaha noIf there wasn't 5th gen announced, writers would make Ash win. Tell thanks to Best Wishes for kicking Ash out of the League, not a character. If Pokemon was ever supposed to end, Sinnoh would be the best ending for it (And i still treat Unova Anime arc as an one, big filler.)


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Nice LSR there Blisters. At the moment, with being marathon focused my week usually looks something like - I LSR; I long bike; I turbo; 2 swims and as many other runs as I can fit in - usually two or three.
What: swim/turbo or bike
Why: still trying to be a triathlete
Last hard: last year
Last rest: 15/2
Lyrics - yes.
morning all,
Great LSRs there Blisters, Wabo, LmH, nice shorter stuff too, postie, donaldo and no doubt countless others I have omitted to comment on...
Birks - good luck with the teenager!
lyric - seem familiar
Yesterdays as I said had an article in the Sunday Times:
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wonder what Weller would say...
What - club night, think its Paarlaufs
I will be taking it easier though: I am going to Sunderland for the Nationals, youngest also doing U13s.
Why - Training Plan says so
Last Rest - Friday
Last Hard - Finding a marathon to enter. There, I've said it.
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what: 4M with intervals, after 15' WU, tried to do 5' faster with 3' slower.
why: intervals are supposedly good for a lot of things
last hard: this.
last rest: yesterday
That was not a pretty sight. But I know after a few weeks persevering it will get better. And the orthotics will this time prevent me from getting niggles, which threaten to turn into injury and caution me to back off.
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What: 55 miles on the bike, swim in a moment
Why: Triathlete I am
Last Hard: Last nights club run
Last Rest: 27.01
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Morning gang. That bike ride sounds pretty fun, Blisters, you don't do things by halves.
Speaking of halves, this is my final plan pre Cambridge Half, if anyone has any tweaks or suggestions then please make them known.
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Tomorrow: 12m steady
Thurs: 6-7m (2m steady, 3m w/intervals, 2m steady)
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Afternoon all.
What: 3 miles this morning, in the dark and snow (in shorts!)
Why: didn't have to leave for work till 7 so thought I'd do something useful
7D so jealous of you doing cambridge half, all my cambridge friends are doing it too
DD LMH wow that's a lot of training sessions to fit into one week, how do you find the time?
Tine it's always exciting to walk the campuses of those you admire
Happy birthday Miss B.
Have a good one all.
morning all
happy 13th to miss b, bless!
dd, nice one!
what: I think it has to be the easy 3 today
why: I am really having to juggle it all around this week!
last hard: sunday
last easy: yesterday
emzap - when I get serious on the tri front there is an extra swim and turbo session to find time for too! I have managed it whilst working full time but am fortunate to only work part time now which makes it much easier - though still requires at least two doubles a week.
When do you move Tinebeest? Is Mr T moving with you this time or do you still have your place in Cornwall?
The pool this morning was warmer than my bath - made swimming hard work. After a very foggy start it's turned into a lovely day so I may be lazy and take the bike out rather than doing a turbo session - can afford to do that at this stage of the season fortunately.
Morning all,
Some very impressive long runs there. Wabo, Blisters. DD, impressive riding. If you are knocking off 55m before before a swim and brekkie, I would reckon you will have a lot of free time on your ride across britain!
Cambridge Half, hmmm, I think I'm free that day to come and support. Who else here is doing it?
Bright and cold and beautiful. But the snow canyons still rule the ways, I am still a little short on confidence, and I have discovered an even bigger and better staircase, with some natural light, 14 flights of 14 steps, five reps, just under a thousand steps. Definitely easier than two days ago, but I did also treat it with a bit more respect. Should get at least one more stair climb in before going home on Friday, and hopefully one more run outside.
Need to get a passport photo taken today. That will be amusing. For the next ten years the image will be reminding me, faintly but definitely, of a close encounter with concrete. It may be that in ten years time i will be glad to remember that I was daft enough, dreamer enough, to try and do these things.
Go well all.
Afternoon, or whatever time of day wherever you happen to be!
7D: plan seems fine, especially the last few days (!). What does the Thursday include? Also, and I know that transport may interfere here, have you thought of making the parkrun part of another longer run?
Stickless: definitely a passport photo to remember! On your step climbing do you get the lift back down? I recall one session many years ago where ice prevented running outside, so we did a hard set of intervals in a multi-storey car park...and got the lift down!
What: 4.5k hilly, muddy but sunny walk. 48 mins.
Why: first post-op training of any significance. Found it quite hard going on the uphill but that reflects just how unfit I am rather than anything to do with the op.
Lyrics: no
What 10.58 commute am with 7.64 (with hills) pm.
Why It's a Gobitastic kind of a day
Lyrics familiar (though I thought yesterdays were the Macc Lads)
7D your 10-12 tempo seems a bit long, how much is w/u tempo pace and c/d?
Finished work early and am picking up late from school so a double had to be done. MLR tomorrow hopefuly then sensible living may resume once again.
Alehouse, no, so there is a significant rest when I walk back down. Not worried about that for now. While I have such handy stairs, my goal for the time I am here is to get to be able to do many reps easily - the stairs equivalent of the long slow run. I do need to work on being able to maintain a moderate intensity without burning out. If I get the stairs work well started here, I can work on lengthening moderate intensity work through intervals - which fit well into the running to work lark. Something to look forward to when I get back.
and congrats on your 4.5! -glow well.
Frosty start this morning - now the ha' is coming in (hope my plane gets out)
What: short kayak with youngest (heading to Aberdeen shortly for day on sports Medicine)
Why: she's only home for this week
Last Hard: Saturday
Last rest: yesterday
lyrics: what me!
AH progress
nice long runs banked yesterday LMH and Blisters
Tinebeest: how exciting, so it's all very real now
Good commute there, postie. I wonder what Gobi is up to these days
Happy birthday, Miss B
what: 9 miles with strides amidst strong winds, snow, sleet and rain (yes, all in one go - gotta love German winters)
why: I was asking myself that many times over.
last hard: braving the elements
last rest: 11/2
lyrics: think so
Chick: Gobi...largely cycling but I know he has done some parkruns, particularly Newbury. I noticed he ran 18:05 last week so can't be in too bad a shape.
Chick I saw him a few weeks ago. He's cycling in the same style he used to run. Rach organises the Newbury park run so is found there most Saturday mornings. He is currently working in London and has or is trying to commute on his bike once a week, his normal crazy self.
Beasted a hill session tonight - 10 x 30s hills on grass - quite steep and very tough going. Was fair knackered by the end of it! 4 miles inc warm up and warm down.
Birkmyre - happy birthday to your 13 yr old.
Dubai Dave - great to be able to do the ride and only have to worry about the cycling!
Stickless - good work - your passport will look a bit different then
Chickadee - you know what they say - what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
Alehouse - good to be able to get out there - good session!
What: Nothing and looks like it will be nothing for a week at least. I went yesterday to have some skin lesions removed off my face and the surgeon said he may as well fix the cut on my chin as well. It was only afterwards that they said I couldn't run until after the stitches come out - next Tuesday, so my marathon training is taking a hiding!
Legs were a bit tired today, so I decided to go for a swim, only to find the pool shut for decontamination. The alternative of a struggled run appealed less than amputation. As it was a nice evening, I went for a decent bike ride (20 miles in 1:13). Good exercise.
I saw some of Gobi's blog entries and links to U-Tube videos. One had him doing some pack race round a shortish track. Head down and arse up, definitely. Then he got treated like he was a pack riding novice and they just devoured him. I think that's why he's got stuck into it, because he doesn't like getting beaten.
Lyrics? Yesterday, I thought they were familiar.
Today: I have got the words and tune, so does that count?
Happy birthday to all those having them...
Hello all and what a lot to catch up on. Well done all you endurance athletes. I am in awe of the biking/swimming/long runs.
Nice was fantatsic fun. Part of the Rock'n'Roll series and just a 10 miler. Ran 1.32 as was under strict instructions not to go faster until further notice!!! Carnaval du Nice was on and that was a bit of a hoot. Lots of great walks, good food and v.little training...When is London?
Lyrics: Yes
What: Nothing as just back from France..
Why: .. and a bit jaded.
Last Hard: 7th Feb
Last Rest: Today
Happy birthday to Miss B...good luck with the teenage years and watch out for the pvernight transformation Mr B
Alehouse...hope you are still stretching
Good to see you, SC: glad Nice was nice. And thanks for the reminder about stretching: I have had other things on my mind!
Sweep? Hope you are OK!
Ditto, M!


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Tonight I worked at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It was an entire change of pace and totally different from a night at The Magic Kingdom. I overall enjoyed it, but it really made me appreciate where I work and the little things about it that you don't really tend to notice until you're somewhere else and everything is different!
I have realized how much I truly appreciate and love the place where I work. There is just something different about other parks. Not to say that they are anything worse or better, but there is just something magical about the "most magical place on earth". I think that anyone would really feel that way concerning their home park, although, my home park was Epcot. I love Epcot, but I definitely feel more of a connection to The Magic Kingdom and to me, it just feels like home. I get to roam the park, and I don't just work in a few stores in one area. My role is universal and I get to experience the parks in ways that many do not.


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Some politicians running in the 2015 federal election are hoping to capture the elusive "new Canadian" vote.
About one in four people in Ottawa-Gatineau are from a visible minority group and many have settled in suburban ridings.
Siddhartha Kumar will vote for the first time in this federal election since becoming a Canadian citizen on Canada Day in 2011.
"When I became a Canadian, I had just missed the election, I really wanted to vote. Voting is a right, it's something that's very important to me," said Kumar.
Kumar, now president of the Network of Indian Professionals, won't give a hint as to which party he supports but he realizes all the major parties want his vote.
"A lot of new immigrants, I can talk about Indo-Canadians, would vote Liberal, however in the past election that has changed and partly because Conservatives recognize they have to reach out and you see them a lot at different events."
Newcomer candidates running in Ottawa ridings
Like Kumar, Liberal candidate Chandra Arya came to Canada from India about 12 years ago.
Arya wants to be the first MP for the new riding of Nepean, but he doesn't take the votes of fellow immigrants for granted.
"The new Canadians have gotten integrated into the political system so there is no single party which can claim them. New Canadians, visible minorities, everybody has the same concerns," said Arya.
He said the refugee crisis is just one issue he's hearing about at the door.
"New Canadians and most mainstream Canadians, they are really, really concerned for refugees."
But Arya said other issues are resonating more with the newcomers.
"When it comes to things like citizenship, that's something mainstream Canadians don't give a thought about," said Arya.
Arya said voters are talking about Bill C-24, a new law recently brought in by the Conservative Government that increased citizenship application fees and gave the immigration minister the power to revoke citizenship in extreme cases.
It's an issue NDP candidate George Brown said he's also hearing as he campaigns in Ottawa South.
Reaching out to 'expand the vote'
Brown, an immigration lawyer, recognizes the diversity in this suburban constituency which has the largest Muslim population in the region.
The NDP has always placed third in Ottawa South and that means Brown needs a strategy.
"Reaching out to specific populations, like we're doing, reaching out to people who don't vote, so expanding the vote," said Brown who has recruited members of the Muslim community to help out.
"We've got a group of young leaders from the Muslim Community who are going to do our own voter education. With the conservative government, changes to voter ID requirements, we're worried people aren't going to be able to vote."
Abdul Abdi came to Ottawa from Somalia in his early teens, became involved with the community and is now a police officer who is running for the Conservatives in Ottawa West-Nepean.
"I think there are a lot of Somalis who are interested and I think this election will matter," said Abdi.
Recent immigrants less likely to vote
According to recent studies done for Elections Canada, recent immigrants are significantly less likely to vote than other Canadians but some may be more attracted to the ballot box by candidates who reflect their community.
Siddhartha Kumar said he'll continue to pressure members of his community to get out the vote, no matter where they live or who they want to support.
"Most immigrants have been through a lot. They have something in them, they're entrepreneurial, risk taking, they will find their way. They're generally smart people as well," said Kumar.


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AbiWord 2.8.2
AbiWord is a free word processing program similar to Microsoft® Word. It is suitable for a wide variety of word processing tasks.
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Enjoy your favorite Word Processor on the operating system you like to use - be it Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeBSD or Solaris.
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Give your document that professional, scientific or fun-to-read look using AbiWord's advanced document layout options. Use tables, bullets, lists, images, footnotes, endnotes and styles to enhance the way your document looks.
AbiWord comes in many different languages. AbiWord is available in most common and many not-so-common languages. Dictionaries exist for over 30 languages.
* Core:
> Editing/Layout -
- Fix German smart-quotes (Patrik Fimml)
- Bug 12552: fp_TextRun::itemize() leaks memory (Obin Hickory)
- Bug 12508: Prevent some crashes in recent-files code (Paul Bolle)
- Bug 12346: Pressing TAB removes text in the Windows version (Martin Sevior)
>Collaboration -
- Support non-TLS connections for the abicollab service backend (Marc Maurer)
- Bump the copyright date to 2010 (sum1)
- Bug 12551: Fix a memory leak in the menu code (Patrik Fimml)
> Windows -
- Fix a potential crash in the Windows menu code (Marc Maurer)
- Bug 10377: Fix GTK+ landscape printing (again) (Patrik Fimml)
- Bug 12501: Fix GTK+ build to work without PATH_MAX (e.g. Hurd) (Patrik Fimml, sum1)
- Fix paths to the offline documentation (Patrik Fimml)
- Add an abiword(1) manpage and install it (Patrik Fimml)
- Restore/fix the AbiWidget focus grabbing behaviour (Daniel Drake)
- Prevent selection events to be emitted by the AbiWidget during smart quote operation (Martin Sevior)
> Maemo -
- Fix a bug whereby AbiWord crashes when the user tries to load the font chooser dialog box while having text with multiple fonts/font styles selected (Ersin Akinci).
* Import/Export:
> OpenDocument -
- Bug 12488: Set the office:version to 1.1 (Marc Maurer)
- Bug 12489: svg:title and svg:desc are exported in wrong order (Marc Maurer)
- Bug 11883: Section/paragraph numbers not imported. This fixes bugs when dealing with complex numbered lists. (Martin Sevior)
> Office OpenXML -
- Fix two crashes that occurred when importing the file from bug 12502 (sum1)
- Bug 9581: Assert when importing document (Obin Hickory)
- Don't allow non-numeric font-sizes when importing from HTML. If a non-numeric font-size is found, use a fall-back sane number (Martin Sevior)
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- Bug 12380: Equations are slightly larger in print than on screen (Patrik Fimml)
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- Bug 12558 Grammar plugin leaks memory (Obin Hickory)
> Internationalization -
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- Update the Esperanto translation (Keith Bowes)
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- Update the Slovak translation (Jaroslav Rynik)
- Update the German translation (Volker Ribbert).
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- The plugin.m4 file from the grammar plugin is not included in the tarball (Marc Maurer)
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- Bug 12550: configure override CXX (Obin Hickory)
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There are many people making Android Apps and dumping them in the market and praying to get sales/traffic, but you don't have to anymore, as this article will cover an exhaustive list of ways in which you can make money with your Android Apps.
Most commonly the models which comes to mind are
- Paid App
- Freemium Model
- Ad based free Apps
If all three comes in a category of selling the App to 'individual' which is worst of all the models as it requires lot of effort in marketing and managing. We found many other Apps using many more models which we will try to cover and which will give you a foundation on which you can build more yourself.
1. Build the App to Sell
Now the question should be 'whom to sell the App to?' No individuals are not the only options.
Sell the App to
- Individuals – Put a price tag on your App in App markets and let people buy in from App stores
- Enterprise – Make Apps suitable for the businesses and sell to them. Many big players buy licenses and softwares and Apps for making their product more marketable.
- Schools and Institutions – create softwares and Apps suitable for students or school/college administrators and partner with them.
- OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer – Hard-code your App in the devices or in the firmware. It will be a dream come true for any App developer.
- Content Providers – Make a template app (universal one with all the important funtionality) and customize the app for each content provider and license it.
2. Build the App to give away for Free
This is the Free and Freemium Model in which you give the product for free and make money by selling something else. The statistics suggest that free apps get many more downloads than the paid ones.
What to Sell, other than App?
- Customization – Basic app is free, Sell the stuff that make their experience better with the App.
- Account – User need to have a paid account to use the App
- Content – Music Player may be free but sell the music Albums through your App. Can apply to news media also.
- Plugins – Give away the camera app, sell the image processing plug-ins for example
- Advertisement – Banner ads from AdMob or other service provider.This adds a dependency on third-party ad code, and in turn a dependency on an Internet connection.
- Virtual currency and goods – For examples games that sells virtual stuff on their App and charges for unlocking levels of personalization.
- Subscription – This allows you to have a regular monthly/yearly cash-flow.
- Analytics – If App is Finance manager, you can sell the information about the list of popular banks and investments.
3. Build App for Developers
This is a classic model of "selling pickaxes to gold miners" where you sell tools to help software developers develop software.
Sell to Developers
- Development Tools – like GUI builders, XML based resources, Libraries, directories etc.
- Portability tool kits and support framework – web-kit for cross-platform portability and on-device help resources.
- App testing service or a device based virtual testing – unlike iPhone, android will have wide range of devices.
- Language translation service – to make any app accepted globally
- App Promoter – if you have become expert at marketing App then you can sell your skill as a service to those who have no marketing skills
- Become a Trainer – There is a demand for people who can train these skills.
- Write a Book on Android 🙂
There may be many other way which may not be presented here, Mark Murphy has done an amazing job here from where we have curated it. This post cover the innovative ways in which you can make revenues but not the innovative way of making an App. So its ultimately about building great App which people likes.


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By Hina Shah
President Obama in his State of the Union speech was upbeat as he pronounced that we had the lowest unemployment rate in over five years. But this optimistic forecast glosses over the epidemic of the long-term unemployed. There are 3.9 million Americans who have been unemployed 27 weeks or longer and 2.6 million who have been unemployed for 52 weeks or longer, according to the National Employment Law Project's report.
Stigmatization and discrimination against the long-term unemployed creates a major barrier to ending this epidemic. Rand Ghayad, a doctoral student of economics, conducted an experiment where 4800 computer-generated resumes of fictitious workers were sent out with identical credentials with varying unemployment lengths and industry experience. Workers who reported being unemployed for six months or more were almost never contacted. "It isn't that firms aren't finding the right workers," Ghayad said, "but that employers are screening out the long-term unemployed." This discrimination disproportionately impacts workers who are non-white, unmarried, disabled, impoverished and less educated – the groups who are over-represented among the long-term unemployed.
The President is on the right track when he asked business CEOs to take the pledge to not discriminate against the long-term unemployed and issued a directive to federal agencies not to screen out long-term unemployed workers from consideration for openings. But even with these measures, we face a real crisis of creating a permanent class of jobless Americans, as Congress gridlocks over extending benefits to the long-term unemployed. In a recent survey, 25 percent of the long-term unemployed reported that they did not have money for food and 10 percent have lost their home or apartment because they could not pay their rent or mortgage. Economists all agree that long-term unemployment slows overall economic growth and hurts the nation as a whole. Harder to quantify, but still real, is the toll that chronic unemployment takes on a person's confidence and sense of dignity as well as their skill level.
We must do more to insure that the long-term unemployed are not abandoned on the road to economic recovery. The National Employment Law Project recently issued nine recommendations to address long-term unemployment. These are bold recommendations that call on the President, Congress and the business community to act to create new jobs and end the practice of discriminating against long-term unemployed individuals.
It is time to look again at the Roosevelt New Deal programs, like the Works Progress Administration that put 8.5 million Americans back to work building bridges, roads, public parks and strengthening America's infrastructure. If we want to avoid a permanent subclass of citizens living in the shadow of our economy, the President must embrace a bolder path.
About Hina Shah
Hina B. Shah is an Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director at the Women's Employment Rights Clinic (WERC) of Golden Gate University School of Law, addressing employment and labor issues faced by low wage and immigrant workers.


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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck Taiwan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The strong quake shook buildings over a wide area including the capital. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 7:02 p.m. It was centered in a remote mountainous area 28 miles south-southwest of the coastal city of Hualian at a depth of just 7.5 miles, it said.
Buildings swayed for more than 10 seconds and startled residents ducked for cover in Taipei, the capital, which is about 95 miles from the epicenter.
Taiwan's railway administration immediately suspended train service while it checked for any possible damage to tracks.
Local TV channels reported that there appeared to be almost no damage in Hualian. However, it could take some time for the full impact of the quake to be evaluated because of the remoteness of the epicenter.
Earthquakes frequently rattle Taiwan, but most are minor and cause little or no damage.
However, a magnitude-7.6 earthquake in central Taiwan in 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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A Personal Note from Robin
This movie (and the book) have several things that draw me in:
- Michael Crichton is one of my favorite authors
- Sean Connery (the sempai) is in the movie
- Wesley Snipes (the kohai) is in the movie
- The plots contain a lot of anglo-japanese interaction and japanes language
- the murder involves erotic asphyxia
- Eddie Sakamura (played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) indulges in a bit of "nyotaimori" (eating sushi being served atop a live female) as the cops raid his house
- musical score includes an opening and a closing taiko sequence from San Francisco Taiko-Dojo
- Review #1
Michael Crichton's RISING SUN (and that's both movie and book) is sheer brilliance. Unfortunately for the average American moviegoer, this is a flick too loaded with subtleties and hidden clues to appeal to someone who's used to more explosions, shootouts, and decisive final confrontations. You must pay close attention to every line of dialogue in order to keep up, and in this the average viewer is going to lose interest. Which is a pity, as you are kept guessing throughout --it's presented in such a way as to enable you to see the point of view of almost every character. Snipes and Connery work extremely well off each other, Harvey Keitel plods through his usual role, Cary Tagawa shines as the unfortunate fall guy stuck between East and West, Tia Carrere proves that she's MUCH more than mere 'Wayne's World' eye candy, and the film's few deviations from the novel do not detract from the suspense --they actually help to keep the plot moving.
Don't believe the reviews --this movie is most emphatically NOT racist Japan-bashing; in fact such a reaction is even anticipated within the narrative. An excellent treatise on the mindset of the Japanese corporate and how ill-equipped American culture/politics is in dealing with it. Not overly violent, but there is a considerable amount of sensuality and a disturbing murder scene that, of necessity, is replayed over and over throughout the film --definitely not for children.
- Film Review #2
Author Michael Crichton and director Philip Kaufman had a falling-out over the script for this film, based on Crichton's best-selling novel (which was controversial for its take on the Japanese invasion of American business in the early '90s). Kaufman ultimately won, doing an above-average job creating a murder mystery based on the culture clash between Los Angeles cops and Japanese multinational business interests. When a prostitute is murdered at the opening of a new L.A. headquarters for a Japanese company, detective Wesley Snipes is forced to call upon retired cop (and Japanophile) Sean Connery to help solve the murder. But he runs into obstruction from the Japanese, as well as a high-tech cover-up, while having to deal with anti-Japanese sentiments from people on his own team. Intriguing if overlong. --Marshall Fine
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A Los Angeles special liaison officer (Wesley Snipes) is called in to investigate the murder of a call-girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation. Accompanied by a detective with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture (Sean Connery), the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground "shadow world" of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.
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A young American model is murdered in the corporate boardroom of Los Angeles's Nakomoto Tower on the new skyscraper's gala opening night. Murdered, that is, unless she was strangled while enjoying sadomasochistic sex that went too far. Nakomoto, a Japanese electronics giant, tries to hush up the embarrassing incident, setting in motion a murder investigation that serves Crichton ( Jurassic Park ) as the platform for a clever, tough-talking harangue on the dangers of Japanese economic competition and influence-peddling in the U.S. Divorced LAPD lieutenant Peter Smith, who has custody of his two-year-old daughter, and hard-boiled detective John Connor, who says things like "For a Japanese, consistent behavior is not possible," pursue the killer in a winding plot involving Japan's attempt to gain control of the U.S. computer industry. Although Crichton's didactic aims are often at cross-purposes with his storytelling, his entertaining, well-researched thriller cannot be easily dismissed as Japan-bashing because it raises important questions about that country's adversarial trade strategy and our inadequate response to it. He also provides a fascinating perspective on how he thinks the Japanese view Americans--as illiterate, childish, lazy people obsessed with TV, violence and aggressive litigation
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The parable of the laborers
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?' They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'you also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.'
"So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.' And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.' But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?' So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen."
Some time ago I was acquainted with a Christian co-worker who regularly complained about the burdens and stresses of the conditions he faced on his job. Many of the conditions that management forced upon him were unusual, unrighteous and sometime even illegal considering the current state of employment laws. Because of this he often quarreled with management about their treatment of him. One day he came to me looking for a sympathetic ear, and as he was very fond of saying, he said to me, "I have rights you know, and they are always breaking them." Knowing him to be a man that would listen to reason I simply said "My friend, God is not interested in your rights and neither am I. However I am interested in how long you intend to swim in the quagmire of your own self idolatrous pity party?" Stunned, he said "Thanks ….. I think." I could see the question welling up in his mind. He finally spewed, "Are you going to explain to me how God doesn't care about me?" I said, "That is not at all what I said. God did not send His son to die for someone He does not care about, but God is a jealous God and He deserves and requires His glory. In what way are you glorifying God by always gossiping about, and back-talking to, the very management that God has put in authority over you? You cannot control how others treat you, but you can control your reaction to it. Don't you know that when you correct a scoffer you only shame yourself, and when you rebuke a wicked man you only harm yourself? (Proverbs 9:7) A scoffer does not listen to rebuke. (Proverbs 13:1b) What right do you have to question the will of God? The Bible says that it greatly pleases God when you are submissive to your boss, not just the good ones but also the harsh ones. It is commendable when you endure grief and suffer wrongfully because of your conscience toward God. But what credit is there if you are treated poorly and respond poorly as well? But when you do good and suffer quietly and take it patiently, this is commendable to God. (1 Peter 2:18-20)" He said, "that's ridiculous, God doesn't want me to be treated immorally, we all deserve better than that." I said, "No my friend, we all deserve to go to Hell, but God chose you while you were yet an undeserving sinner. Get your eyes off the world and focus on eternity. What is 70 years of mistreatment taken for the glory of God, compared to an eternity of perpetual companionship with Jesus?" He looked me in the eye and said, "I get your point, I am serving the wrong masters. I need to focus on serving God not me or my boss." I said, "Amen brother, Amen. Now praise the Lord, go and sin no more." He laughed and left.
But what does this have to do with our parable? Turn the page and see.
My friend had several problems inhibiting his correct relationship with God. His sinful self centered thinking has left him blind to the obvious. This man had a job most men dream about, yet he was unthankful to God for it. His focus on himself led him to ignore the will of God toward those God has put in authority over him. This hampered his witness for Christ as people judged him according to his actions. Because he is focused on himself instead of glorifying Christ, when a trial such as unjust treatment is placed in his path, he immediately responds in sin. My friend simply doesn't understand that as a believer in Christ you give up your human rights for a conscience toward God. This is how Job remained steadfast when faced with an onslaught of trials that none of us will ever suffer, because Job wanted a God life not a good life.
So the next time you are preparing for work, whether it is at home with the kids, or you are driving to your JOB, ponder this; "The name of the man God chose to test more than any other was spelled J-O-B."
In our parable the first thing one might notice is that the righteous landowner went out seeking servants. 2 Chronicles 16:9a says, "For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him." When the landowner found some people they were not actively seeking the landowner or the servitude of his employment, they are simply standing around, doing nothing. They had no master, nor no purpose to serve because God had not yet hired them. We likewise, outside of Christ, live a perfectly meaningless life. Without the saving grace of Jesus everything you do is sin, even your worship of God is not pleasing to God, if you do not know Him. In the absence of God drawing you to His Son, you cannot nor are you inclined to seek and to know God.
Never the less, the landowner found the people he wanted in his own time, some late and some early. What comes to my mind here is that God gifts each of us differently, some of us he greatly gifts (hires them early in the morning, such as John the Baptist) and others he lightly gifts (hires in the eleventh hour, such as the thief on the cross). Each of us is responsible only for what God has gifted us. We are not called to live the life of the Apostle Paul when we are gifted as much as the repentant tax collector. However we are responsible for the proper use of our gifts. If you have many gifts then God requires many sheep to be fed, (bare the burden and the heat of the day) yet others, judged according to their giftedness and not yours, may feed but a few (have only worked but an hour).
You may have also noticed that at least four times that day the landowner said "whatever is right I will give you". But who determined the amount that was right? Was it not the landowner when he paid those that were hired about the eleventh hour, the very same denarius? The landowner did to each laborer what was right. He did not treat anyone unjustly. Yet some complained thinking themselves deserving of better than what was pre-determined as right. Their eyes were sinfully focused on the worldly mammon and not the eternal prize. What will be the significance of each of our unequally burdened but equally brief lives be during millennia in Heaven? But while yet alive on earth let us not lose focus that ALL things God works together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) Yes even trials, burdens and being treated unjustly at work are for our own good! Give thanks and Praise the Lord when they come upon you.
The landowner said, "Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things." All-powerful, almighty God has the right to do as He pleases within the realm of His righteousness. But is this right? Is it fair for God to do as He pleases? Was if fair for God to tell Rebekah, before the two boys were born, "The older will serve the younger." This was before the boys had done anything good or bad. God said this so that the one chosen would be chosen because of God's own plan. He was chosen because he was the one God wanted to call, not because of anything he did. As the Scripture says, "I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau."
So what should we say about this? Is God unfair? In no way. God said to Moses, "I will show kindness to anyone to whom I want to show kindness, and I will show mercy to anyone to whom I want to show mercy." So God will choose the one to whom he decides to show mercy; his choice does not depend on what people want or try to do. (Romans 9:11-16.)
Are we not blessed that our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus loved us while we were yet sinners, that in Him we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will? (Ephesians 1:11)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:3-6)
So God is not unfair in anything that He wills to do, but rather He always gives to each what is right. In fact, praise God that He has not dealt with us as we deserve, but as His Son deserves.
Which brings me to my final point; the landowner gave to them their wages "beginning with the last to the first". The Bible has much to say about how we should see ourselves. But let's look at what the Bible has to say about one of the spiritual giants, John the Baptist.
John the Baptist received the Holy spirit while yet in his mother's womb. Matthew 11:11a says, "Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist." But then it goes on to say "but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John the Baptist." If the great John the Baptist is not the greatest in Heaven but rather the least is greatest, then the question arises, who exactly is least in Heaven?
While we cannot know the answer to that question quite yet, we can know the heart of such a person. And I would like to reveal his heart in a prayer.
Dear awesome and powerful Lord Jesus, let us fear not the people who can kill our body but after that can do nothing more to hurt us. For we know the One who we should fear. We should fear the one who has the power to kill us and also to throw us into Hell. Yes, You are the one we should fear. So let us not desire to save our own lives but instead desire to lose them for Your sake. Let us not think we are adequate in ourselves to think of anything as coming from ourselves, but let us understand that our adequacy is from You, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the New Covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Dear Lord let us not think that we stand, lest we fall. Let us not think of ourselves as something, lest we be nothing. Let us not think that we know anything, lest we find we know nothing at all. Let us not think we give anything to You as if You needed anything from us. But rather let us know through and through, branded on our heart and minds, that we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. Amen! Luke 12:4-5, Matthew 16:25, 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Galatians 6:3, 1 Corinthians 8:1, Philippians 3:2
There is no way humanly possible to teach all there is to learn out of this or any other parable in the span of these few pages. But I hope that this article causes you to open your Bible and read this parable with a new understanding that will greatly bless you in a way that this article never will.
The Bible is the living word of God. It is called the living word, because it is the means by which God has chosen to reveal His mysteries to those who seek Him and to confound those who seek their own. Please seek Him while the day is yet called today, because you do not know if you will ever make it to tomorrow. Just hours ago I found a little bird, a finch possibly, in the building where I live. He sprightly flew around looking for the way he came in, until he found a cache of bugs stuck to a glue trap on the floor. Easy pickins' until he found himself stuck as well. I found him alive and well but missing a few feathers. Thinking to give him a night of rest, I stuck him in a cage where he soon was calmly sleeping, his head tucked lightly under his wing. Just now I went to see if my new buddy was still sleeping. He was sprawled out, dead, not a wound to speak of. Alive one minute, dead the next!
Brother Terry Walker
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Launching a one-of-a-kind brand that became an instant Uptown sensation, Gloria Lynette Flores, founder of The Buzz Bike, is a bona fide trailblazer. The entrepreneur and marketing leader for Telemundo introduced her fleet of 16-passenger, pedal-powered mobile pubs this spring, earning praise for the clever, eco-friendly concept.
While fans clamor to reserve her Dutch bikes for weekend revelry, Flores views the wildly popular "boozing and cruising" tours as an opportunity to show off the city she loves.
Named a Dallas BIG Influencer in 2014, she is proudly revealing today the go-to destinations and hidden haunts that inspire her hometown hubris.
Foodie Favorite: "I adore sitting on the patio at Aw Shucks, and I'm obsessed with their delicious Mexican-style shrimp cocktail," Flores enthuses of her top spot for al fresco dining.
Go-To Boutique: A regular at Henderson Avenue's Milk & Honey, our stylish expert confesses an affinity for the boutique's well-priced collections. She notes, "It's so cute, and I like the classic, yet edgy, aesthetic."
Creative Connection: "I love shopping at Lula B's," Flores, a vintage devotee, reveals. "I always find some pretty cool things." The Deep Ellum gem is her secret to scoring great home décor from decades past.
Best Buys: "Sample This! is among my favorites. It's conveniently located, and has good deals on great pieces," Flores touts of another Dallas-exclusive boutique, located at Mockingbird Station.
I Heart Dallas: Finally, when she's not buzzing around Uptown, you'll spot The Buzz Bike founder indulging in quality time at Klyde Warren Park. Flores concludes, "It's the perfect place to spend time with my family, or even have a nice walk in the park while on a date."
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Review video:2 Chainz-Based on a TRU StoryThis is the in depth video version of of the 2 Chainz review I posted yesterday. In this one I break the album down song by song and give you the real trill deal on the project. More reviews coming soon!!Hope you like.
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Get in mid afternoon Tuesday staying at the Roosevelt. Only my 2nd trip and my wife's 1st. Could use some help/thoughts on our schedule so far.
Happy hour Luke
Dinner at Domenica or Herbsaint
Lunch at Cochon
Dinner at Couquette
Lunch at commanders palace
Dinner La Petite Grocery followed by Soul Rebels at le bon temps roule which I believe is right down the street.
Lunch we are trying to find the best shrimp or oyster poboy we can. Thoughts?
Dinner Revolution or restaurant August?
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Sensational hip hop and R&B artists Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Schoolboy Q are bringing their signature sounds to the BB&T Pavilion!
SZA (birth name Solana Imani Rowe) was born in Maplewood (New Jersey) in 1989 and is a singer and songwriter. She grew up listening to classic jazz avant-garde jazz, alternative, and hip hop music and she cites Billie Holiday, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, Jamiroquai, and Wu-Tang Clan as some of her main influences. Her musical style is best described as a blend of R&B, contemporary R&B (a genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop, and dance), and neo soul (a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B but is distinguished by a less conventional sound and the presence of many other genres ranging from jazz, funk, and hip hop to pop, fusion, and African music). It also includes elements of hip hop, minimalist R&B, cloud rap, ethereal R&B, witch house, and chillwave. She's had a stellar career with 1 studio album (which topped Billboard's Top R&B and Hip Hop Albums chart), 8 music videos, 1 extended play, 9 singles, 2 mix tapes, and she's written songs for Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, and Rihanna. She's also collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Chance The Rapper, ScHoolboy Q, A$AP Ferg, Wale, D.R.A.M, and many other renowned artists.
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POWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) -- When that church bus careened across the interstate on Wednesday afternoon, it smashed into a Tahoe taking the life of someone who lives in Knox County. The man riding in the back of that SUV.
This accident really hits close to home. Twenty-four year-old Trent Roberts of Powell was killed. In an exclusive interview, his friends tell Local 8 News they will never forget him.
Those who knew Trent gathered at NOVA TCB, his dad owns this company and it's where Trent worked. They're leaning on scripture to get them through this terrible tragedy. Trent's family friend Jeff Robbins says, "Our tears are selfish. They're not tears of sorrow because of where he's at. We just miss him."
They remember him as always smiling and cracking jokes. Robbins says, "He lead the Forest Gump life with a straightforward vision, but if you got out of line he'd correct you."
Trent was coming home from a fishing trip in South Carolina with two buddies. Brother Tyler and their dad following behind in another car.
They watched the whole thing. Jonathan Troutman says, "Yesterday was all surreal. I've seen things on the news before, but it's always somebody else."
Jonathan Troutman shared an office with Trent. They were also life long best friends. Jonathan Troutman says, "He was just a really great guy to be around. Someone proud to call your friend."
His chair sits empty, but he is never gone. Robbins says, "Every morning we'd get together and do this huge high five down low and sometimes we thought we'd broke our hands. No one else would do it with him, but I'm going to miss that."
Trent's mom and dad didn't want to go on camera because they're too upset. Trent went to Powell High School and graduated last year from Roane State Community College. He would have turned 25 in two weeks.