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Bookmark Monday: Who's Theo LeSieg, it's quite a clever nick!
So sue me for being behind time, but I just found out that Dr. Seuss has a series of books he wrote to be illustrated by others, and for those books, he used the name Theo LeSieg – his real name was Theodor Geisel, LeSieg is his surname, Geisel, spelled backwards.
We're generally quite selective over the Dr Seuss books we pick. Some just have so many nonsense words, and our kids make up enough nonsense words in a day to rival the good doctor – there's a limit to how many I can take!
But with our latest find from the library: "Ten Apples Up on Top!",
I'm thinking that it might be worth checking out the rest of the LeSieg series.
Ten Apples is written with the usual synopsis of zany characters doing silly stuff in high action speed sequences, but it retains the signature rhyming style Seuss(?), Geisel(?), LeSieg(?) is known for. I like the fact that the text uses simple – and real – words that's approachable for beginner readers and also can be extended for teaching beginner arithmetic as well.
Click below if you'd like to watch a dramatized reading of the book.


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My buddy EP Graves posted a Blog about Freddy Mercury today (I'm still not sure if it's spelled "Freddie" or "Freddy"- I'll just call him Fred for now). I've been thinking about the songs that he produced and the memories that I have attached to each of the songs. Some were from my high school years- "We are the Champions" was played at every football game! Some were from my elementary school days~ "Another One Bites the Dust" and invoke memories of the Murdered and Missing Children spree that scarred most of the Atlanta kids in my age bracket to death. When I hear "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle", I'm reminded of Russell Hall dormitory at UGA in 1984- there were probably 1000 guys living in the dorm and all of us had that album. You'd hear these Queen songs coming from most of the rooms as you walked through the hallways of the dorm. In those days there was no such thing as CDs, so more than likely the sounds were coming from actual record players or cassettes (possibly even 8 tracks!).
Fred became an icon to the gay male community. They all started dressing like him- growing thick mustaches, wearing their shirts mostly unbuttoned to reveal a hairy chest, opting to not wear underwear in hopes that other gay men would notice the buldge. He became what everyone pictures as the stereotypical gay man... the fantasy guy that a lot of us that were kids in those days deemed the ideal and began to search for when we grew up and started searching for partners, or husband material.
Soon after his death, Fred was replaced with the likes of Boy George, Madonna and Cyndi Lauper-- the girls (and some of the guys!) started dressing like them and Fred was soon forgotten- although once in a while I'll spot a 50 or 60 year old guy wearing the Fred Mercury costume and sporting the Fred Mercury look and not even realizing that the times have changed. They are like living time capsules- a tribute to the late Fred.
Thanks again for the memories, EP Graves!


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by Gabriella Sonabend
I sit on the roof of my friends guesthouse with L and 3 Indian men (1 is his friend). I go to the toilet, in my absence this friend warns L not to leave me alone with the other men, not even for 1 minute. They have never been alone with a women before. There I am on the roof, they smoke, they drink rum, they talk about philosophy as they conceive it. They fall further and further into their drinks and laugh and lean back against the concrete low walls. They look up at the red misted sky. Somehow stars still shone through the polluted haze. I keep my eyes turned to the floor, as a women should. L doesn't look at me, I am physically present, but I am invisible. The men steal coy looks at me. I am not the body they are trying to undress. I am in the red sky, I am on the ghats.


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Gave up and went to the Dr.
I've had this nagging stopped up ear for almost a month. It isn't painful, but aggravating and interferely with my life, personal and professional. The young female Doc
had the staff flush out my ear (painful) and then took another look at my ear (more painful!) and prescribed some antibiotic ear drops & nasal spray. Told me to continue taking my claritin and to also take Sudafed 2x a day. She then told me, if it's not better in 2 weeks, go to an ENT!!
I'm keepin my finger crossed that this works…………….
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Below is my translation of YAN Jun's review of one performance in Musicacoustica 2005, Beijing. The original review (in Chinese) can be read here.
Went to the Performing Hall of Central Conservatory yesterday for Musicacoustica 2005, a full house of people with poor taste who always applauds on the wrong occasion – what an enthusiastic community we have for new music!
The first act was a trio of Peter Cusack (Guitar), Clive Bell (various custom-made woodwind novelties, like juxtaposing two ox horns side-by-side) and Nic Collins (trombone with effects and mute, and the sound was then routed to computer, he didn't actually blow the thing but playing with feedback). There're basically no music there, only little snippets of sounds crushing against each other. The 3 sounds were interwoven in an subtle way, sometimes intercepted by a period of silence. There were not much emotional energy involved, but it's accurate and courteous, like some teacups was slowly raised to their lips as merely a "gesture", and then let go and fell to the ground. Perfect yuppie model of British free improv.
It is the best part of the show.
Now it's the turn of a big guy playing electric-violin – of course it's being processed by computer. I was fascinated by his sound, which is an exaggeration of the instrument's flexible and rich tone. The DSP was (within my expectation) well-designed and accurate.
And then we had a young kid playing manipulated recordings of the ocean.
I had a chat with Clive during the intermission, we missed each other in Waterland Kwanyin the other day. A shameless self-advertisement: Clive asked me if I've read The Wire, I said not yet. He said "don't worry, it's positive, I like that CD". He was talking about Another 2 Comrades(�?�外两�?�?�志) + YAN Jun + Top Floor Circus(顶楼的马�?团)'s Shanghai live imporv album, which will be…available on the TFC live at Xinhaoyun Bar(新豪�?)this Saturday.
The latter half of the performance started with a professor controlling the software he developed, while another guy was playing electric-bass for him – the two are more like demonstrators of the software.
A handsome fellow in flashy shirt presented his work which takes Chinese Kun Qu (Kun Opera) as the sound source, it's a beautiful voice, but its appeal fades when compared to Dajuin Yao's Cinnabar Red Drizzle. The guy standing in front of the mixing console was so "pseudo-arty" in appearance that he caught my attention immediately: pigtail, baseball cap, over-sized waist bag, and a long wire hanging from his ear. He was so excited with those better-late-than-never beats and his body began to twist and shake. When all those brainless beats ceased, there was a low-frequency tone lasting about 15 seconds, the volume was so low that even with a full day's hard work and restless thoughts you will still surrender to its soothing tenderness at once. My applause goes to this ending.
The final act was a duo of one white man and one Japanese lad (why don't they call themselves FM6?). They had 2 long, narrow iron boxes in white which resembles those used by the mutton barbecue hawkers, the actual name of the novelty is "Double Harmonics Guitar". The sound they made was as beautiful as Christiaan Virant's manipulation of Gu Qin (Chinese zither), but there were no effects filters involved, only the spontaneous harmonics resulted from painstaking calculation. The duo also has a metallic, colder edge attached to its sound, making the music kinda mathematical. Spaciness, blankness, lingering and silence – all those essence of Japanese cultural heritage were there. I was informed that some Conservatory students standing in the rear end were whistling and singing Chinese National Anthem at the sight of a Japanese musician on stage, how true it is that there are no frontiers for people's hatred and misunderstanding! How can you be sure that Hideki TOJO(东�?�英机) hasn't reincarnated into a Chinese Nationalist? And our government is more than happy to shift the too-hard-to-take responsibilities to right-wing activists, it's a trick which is in line with our nature, namely "playing dirty". Well, Universities are indeed a perfect place for brainwash.
The two guys later told me: we actually prefer playing in clubs, not a place like this. Hoo-ray, see you on Saturday.
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Yes, I made a playlist themed around careers. No, I haven't found a professional use for this yet!
- It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career – Belle & Sebastian
- My Maudlin Career – Camera Obscura
- Career Opportunities – The Clash
- A New Career In A New Town – David Bowie
- Career Day – The Format
- Careers In Science – The Longwalls
- Why Don't You Get A Job? – The Offspring
- 22 Grand Job – The Rakes
- Found A Job – Talking Heads
- Happy [To Have A Job] – Seasick Steve
- Something Good Can Work – Two Door Cinema Club
- 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
- Taxman – The Beatles
- She Works Hard For The Money – Donna Summer
- This Woman's Work – Kate Bush
- Actor Out Of Work – St. Vincent
- Too Beautiful To Work – The Luyas
- The Day The Work Is Don – Take That
Feel free to add to it with your favourites too (it's collaborative).
My favourite track on there is The Rakes 22 Grand Job (on YouTube too, if you're not a Spotify user). There's a little of Super's life-span, life-space (role as 'lover' alongside 'worker', and residual identification as 'student' I reckon). There's a little of Krumboltz's community interaction ('but he's on 28, and I'm on 22'…)
Have I just applied career development theories to a rock-indie track with about 43 words in the lyrics?! Time to finish my sandwich and get back to work!


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Jane Fonda, 77, Is Cover Girl Of W Magazine; Says She Has Always 'Had A Good Bum'
Hollywood actress Jane Fonda is the cover girl of W magazine's upcoming issue. The 77-year-old actress looks beautiful and fit as she poses in a sexy, white, cleavage-revealing dress on the cover.
In an accompanying interview, the actress reminisces about being pinched on her cheeks by her "On Golden Pond" co-star Katharine Hepburn and being asked, "What do you want this to mean?" Fonda did not understand Hepburn's action at first, but Hepburn told her that her persona should reflect what she wants the world to see. "Now I pay attention to how I present myself to the world. I realize that it matters," the actress told the magazine.
Fonda has really worked hard to keep her body fit and sexy, even at 77 years of age. She is also starring in the new Netflix series "Grace and Frankie." The actress also talks about her 2015 Grammy Awards look, where she stunned everyone by wearing an emerald green Balmain jumpsuit. She said she chose that outfit because she wanted to accentuate her small waist and sexy backside.
Fonda told the magazine that she is confident about what she wants to wear and knows what exactly suits her. So the emerald green jumpsuit she wore was completely her choice because it was something that was "structured, with no frills or bows." She was also aware that the jumpsuit will "show my waist and bum, because I've always had a good bum."
But the "This Is Where I Leave You" actress is also open about using artificial means to enhance her looks. She tells the magazine that she has undergone the knife but is not proud of this fact. Fonda defends her decision by saying that she grew up in an environment where looks mattered the most to everyone. She was "taught to think" that the only way she would be loved would be if she was "thin and pretty." Today the actress has maintained her looks for seven long decades but tells the magazine that at her age it is "a hoot" that people are calling her a fashion icon.
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Hello everyone,
The end of Cambridge Prep 2016 is sadly fast approaching; even so the penultimate day has been filled with fun activities and outings. The students' day started with major classes after breakfast as usual and sadly this afternoon attended their final minor class. The Global Politics class held an insightful and informed debate with the Director Dorothy, Dean Bill and numerous students in attendance. The teaching faculty are all so pleased to see how much the students have enjoyed themselves and learned.
The director and faculty hosted the final afternoon tea event with traditional scones, cakes, buns and a variety of tea on offer. The abundance of tasty English treats means this has always proven to be a popular event! Others took the afternoon to revisit their favourite spots in Cambridge or purchase last minute souvenirs and gifts.
Additionally, this afternoon Activities Director James, took an enthusiastic group to Cambridge Lakes Golf Course. There the group received a skills lesson and played a handful of holes before returning to Peterhouse.
In the evening a group of students and staff went to support the local Cambridge United Football Club in their pre-season friendly game against Aston Villa Football Club. Even though our local team were bested, all enjoyed attending the semi-professional local sporting event.
For those not wanting to watch the football, our ever dedicated activities team had a range of board games available to be enjoyed throughout the evening. With this our penultimate day at the programme came to a close. Tomorrow we will see the major classes finish, followed by an evening formal banquet, an award ceremony for the students, and our last dance.
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Casmir Igbokwe
Published on Sunday, 21 Oct. 2007
In recent times, the House of Representatives has treated Nigerians to a free movie. For that is what the crisis over the N628 million-house-renovation scandal has become. Hitherto, the honourable members' play had been full of entertaining spectacles. But last Wednesday, it turned into a tragedy with the sudden death of a lawmaker, Dr. Aminu Safana. This was shortly after a scuffle in the House. To a fellow legislator, Emmanuel Jimeh, there is something diabolical about the death. In less than four months, he noted, the House had lost three members.
No doubt, every human being must die. That is the major debt we owe life. But in Safana's death, there is a metaphor staring us in the face. It has to do with untimely death, which has become the lot of Nigerians. It revolves around the fact that our lawmakers prefer to pursue rats while our house burns, while Nigerians die in their numbers daily because of the bad policies of our leaders.
In Nigeria today, burial ceremonies have become a major outdoor event. This is typified in a recent report I read about a truckload of bodies allegedly abandoned at Ijeta Community in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, reportedly said about 10 bodies are picked on the streets of Lagos everyday. The mortuaries, he also noted, had become congested.
One major cause of these untimely deaths is road accident. That most roads in Nigeria are bad is no more news. The regrettable thing is that the government seems to have developed deaf ears over calls to repair these roads. For over five years now, the Lagos-Abeokuta Express Road has been under repairs. Even as repair work is still ongoing on one side of the road, there are potholes on the opposite side. The Minister of Transport, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, once lamented over the state of some of our roads. Until date, the Shagamu-Benin Express Road, for instance, is still a far cry from what a good road should be. In most of these death traps called roads, there are no road markings. No danger signs to warn drivers about the craters on the roads. Some motorists have lost their lives to this neglect.
Some of those who escape death on the road may not escape the poison some mobile medicine vendors sell in some of our commercial buses. Recently, in one of the popular luxury buses plying the eastern route, a vendor marketed what I may call a wonder balm. The medicine cures arthritis, rheumatism, high blood pressure, aches and pains and so on. The manufacturers were even honest enough to note that the claims have not been evaluated by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. But the seller claimed that an ex-minister once came from Abuja to buy the wonder balm in Lagos. The balm, he added, could be used any time because it had no expiry date. Many people believed him and bought this medicine even when it is clearly written that it expires in 2009. It is even good that this one is for external use. People have bought fake anti-malarial and antibiotics that led to their untimely deaths.
Armed robbers and assassins are another group that send Nigerians to the grave without any warning. Just last Tuesday, a stray bullet fired by bandits reportedly killed a medical doctor, Nelson Idehen, on Benin-Auchi Road. Nobody is safe in their hands. Even those who have nothing to offer are not free.
Those who have survived thus far do not know what tomorrow will bring. Some receive death threats for one flimsy reason or the other. Last week, I got an eight-page letter from somebody who describes himself as a semi literate reader of this column. He calls himself Okwuokwu Kpachapuanya (sounds like a fake name). And he says he lives at Sabo Geri, Kano. According to him, an article I wrote in this column on July 1 was a revival of Osu caste system in Igboland.
The story, entitled "See what swindlers have done to us", merely stated in the first introductory sentence that Nigerians abroad suffered discrimination like an unfortunate Osu in Igboland. It was just a simile. But Kpachapuanya felt outraged. The matter, he noted, was "discussed at length and some people suggested your outright elimination using hired killers because you are reviving a dead and better forgotten culture of referring to an illustrious son or daughter of Igbo as Osu." He called me unprintable names and placed a curse on my family uptill the fourth generation. I have received worse death threats, most of which are based on misinterpretation of the written word.
The police whose duty it is to protect lives and property are themselves victims of untimely death. Ill equipped and hungry, some of them have succumbed to the superior firepower of armed robbers. Out of frustration, sometimes, they move against the people they are paid to protect. Last September, for instance, the police in Akwa Ibom State allegedly brutalised many and killed over five people in a community called Afahakpo Enwang. Their major grouse, as reported in the Sunday Punch of September 23, was that about N8, 000 they extorted from commercial vehicle drivers and bike riders was stolen from the bush where they had hidden it.
This is partly why some Nigerians have chosen to disregard the police and adopt the Nepali solution to protect themselves. Recall that the Nepal's state-run airline was reported to have sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god last September. They performed the sacrifice in front of a Boeing 757 aircraft that had technical problems at Kathmandu airport. A senior official of the airline gleefully announced that after the ritual, the plane flew successfully to Hong Kong.
On their part, some Nigerians visit native doctors to prepare charms for them. A few years ago, a herbalist in Benue State shot and killed a man while testing a bulletproof charm he prepared for him. Some besiege churches and mosques on a daily basis to pray for God's protection. They put their trust in olive oil, back-to-sender oil and other types of spiritual materials. Even Jimeh, the lawmaker who perceived diabolism in the death of Safana, urged devout Muslims and Christians to come to the House to pray and dedicate it to God.
Christians always remind God that He delivered Paul and Silas, and as such, must surely deliver them. But it will be good if we as a people could make efforts to deliver ourselves first. May the death of Safana spur in our legislators the need to avoid trivialities; to stop using the hallowed chambers of the House as a boxing arena; and to use their good offices to proffer solutions to all the vendors of death confronting Nigerians today.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.comments2013-06-01T09:58:55.857-07:00Writing for SurvivalLaurahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-73654311092913467832013-03-04T14:06:18.221-08:002013-03-04T14:06:18.221-08:00Great article. A bit random, but the other day, I...Great article. A bit random, but the other day, I witnessed and spoke up about some pigeons getting rocks thrown at them. It was very disturbing to me to see the lack of caring for these birds. It is good to know I am not alone in wanting all life to be treasured and appreciated. Keep up the great blogging. :)C Arabellahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-85754001499684571002011-12-09T11:17:19.435-08:002011-12-09T11:17:19.435-08:00Great to see a post from you Laura! I attended you...Great to see a post from you Laura! I attended your class at the Arlington HS and was thinking for a while about writing about all the issues you do above, but I always feel so angry when I start doing it. It sometimes feels almost worse to have these thoughts and then write them down. But I do think it's worth it. Great job on summarizing the whole issue. Complacency is the problem we're faced with. The whole attitude of let's not change anything because there's so much money and power at the top to prevent any changes from happening. But every time I hear the words "the rich are job creators" I want to punch someone. The rich have never had it so good, nor had tax breaks as extreme as they do now, but the jobs are all overseas, not here. To claim that higher taxes on the rich would hurt jobs is just lying to our face. The only one I've heard take a stand on it is Bernie Sanders. He's my hero. Well, fellow-SUNY New Paltzian, hope to talk soon.Moniquehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-89192614166851062752011-01-22T14:27:01.467-08:002011-01-22T14:27:01.467-08:00Laura, thank you for the lovely tribute to your gr...Laura, thank you for the lovely tribute to your grandmother, a passionate expose of mountain top destruction.Planet Prospecthttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-50612973576040182612011-01-10T08:16:10.934-08:002011-01-10T08:16:10.934-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laurahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-45377817070013375692011-01-08T09:26:05.815-08:002011-01-08T09:26:05.815-08:00RMBIV- You are responding to the wrong post. I th...RMBIV-

You are responding to the wrong post. I think you meant to respond to my other post "Is Throwing Rocks at Birds a Sign of Sexism?" not this one.

These boys are not little kids. They are teenagers. They know the words they say are degrading and offensive to women, and they were not using them to express attraction.
Perhaps, I am sure, they don't possess a mature form of sexist notions, but let's not excuse they're behavior. Both at the vantage point of a teacher, and having been their age and knowing full-well the maliciousness that abetted these words, what you are saying here is dangerous.

I am a writer and an English teacher. I have many years of experience with words, and an extensive knowledge of our language's vocabulary. In fact, that shapes my identity as much as, if not more, than my identity as a "feminist."

As such, there are many, many words that one could use to express attraction to a girl, and none of them include "bitch," or "ho," and even "hot chick" is at the bottom of the list.

Society needs to stop making excuses and infantilizing and coddling boys in these scenerios (such as you are here), as though they don't quite know what they're doing or saying-as though they are mere victims of the culture. They are not stupid, and we create our own culture, it is up to us to address its wrongs.

These boys listen to the same songs and read many of the same books as their female counterparts, and those books and songs are filled with many non-degrading words, intriguing words.

If the problem was just vocabulary, you'd have the girls getting in trouble for the same thing: why is it that teenage girls do not have at hand a pick of as many degrading words to describe sexually promiscuous men, or men who are rude? Because hardly any such words exist, especially to describe the former....and why? Because our culture, which was and is still sexist, gave birth to our language.

I did teach these students. I told them those words are offensive and prejudicial. That they are intolerable and bullying. I explained why. But I am sure they know why, which is why they were also punished.

If these kids were using derogatory words against someone in the context of race or religion, at their age, I do not believe there would be a debate here.

We need to stop falling back on stereotypes to justify behaviors, whether it be "boys will be boys," or that of the "overeactive" feminist. There has been a rash of bullying-induced suicide.

Last year, a 13 year-old gilr hung herself in her bedroom because of the constant onslaught of sexual harassment in the form of verbally abusive words. The teachers ignored the bullying. I will not.Laurahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-8386370268969601102011-01-07T12:02:59.765-08:002011-01-07T12:02:59.765-08:00Why would teenage boys discuss girls in such terms...Why would teenage boys discuss girls in such terms? Of course, because the people in their circles of influence do it, but still why? What other vocabulary do they have to say that a girl is hot chick? Give them words and understanding of their meanings, not merely offense. Offense chalks up this experience to the female rights activist, not to the issue of vocabulary. I doubt that all boys who use such language intend it in a degrading fashion, those merely are the sexy words they know. Teach them, teacher, don't react.RMBIVhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-73579796659286082292010-11-24T06:21:11.770-08:002010-11-24T06:21:11.770-08:00Indeed, these are moments when a child can learn a...Indeed, these are moments when a child can learn a lot. I ended up writing a rather long comment, with a picture, so I put it elsewhere:
http://leonardmead.blogspot.com/2010/11/killing-birds-reply.htmlKen Brownhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-40702458786923046962010-11-19T16:23:02.803-08:002010-11-19T16:23:02.803-08:00I couldn't agree more. I recall an experience ...I couldn't agree more. I recall an experience that made a HUGE impression on me at the age of 10. My aunt berated two children for pulling the slender limbs off a live tree for no particular reason. At that point of maturity, I was embarrassed and thought, what's the big deal? Now, I get it, I get it, I get it. My aunt has always been a defender of things that may appear to be small and vulnerable to those without the eyes to see their belongingness. Now, you want to talk about something that needs protection... soil. Without it, we ALL die. Yet when we treat someone badly, we "treat them like dirt." Ours is the only planet known to have top soil. Yet, one third of the world's top soil has been destroyed within the last 100 years. And once it's gone, it takes hundreds of years to rebuild. Think about that.RBhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-8772536457565812010-11-19T09:30:59.026-08:002010-11-19T09:30:59.026-08:00And I want to add, these young people are still le...And I want to add, these young people are still learning. They get their social cues from us. As such, at times when they verbalize or act out on prejudices, they can and will translate our silence as validation. Only by speaking up, can they learn that these things are wrong and will not be tolerated.Laurahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-28656160988102998162010-10-24T10:28:11.043-07:002010-10-24T10:28:11.043-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Laurahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-89016288903180132282010-10-18T19:31:35.416-07:002010-10-18T19:31:35.416-07:00Thank you for all of your great writing, Laura. Yo...Thank you for all of your great writing, Laura. Your blog posts are inspiring and your intentions are pure. Keep up the good work!Peterhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-35570833624362919242010-09-23T09:41:39.106-07:002010-09-23T09:41:39.106-07:00Hey there, You don't know me, but I stumbled ...Hey there,

You don't know me, but I stumbled upon your blog (probably through some Facebook comment or another) and have been reading through the older posts.

It's really cool for me to find someone else with a lot of the same interests and obsessions! I also have an English degree, but right now I'm working as a web geek at a large institution of higher learning in West Virginia. (I just watched a documentary called "Coal Country" last night and highly recommend it. The pro-coal stance is awful here; you should hear the Friends of Coal ad they air on the radio during football games.)

I've recently become aware of the impending collapse of everything and am looking into moving to Burlington to be among like-minded, more prepared folks - my partner and I went camping there last month to check the place out.

Anyhow, the point of my comment - I'm also dabbling in making money via blogging online. There's a 100% free course that shows you how: http://challenge.co/ (Note: there's no "m" at the end, it really is challenge.co )

The course already "started," but they leave the materials up all year and you can move at your own pace.

I hope I'm not barging in or anything - I know if some random person came to my blog and recommended a website, I might be dubious too. But I wanted to share what I know, in the hopes that it might help you out. :)

Happy writing! I'll be reading.

Thanks,
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-19457613271108705702010-09-21T10:58:35.062-07:002010-09-21T10:58:35.062-07:00Good blog, Laura. As we said in the 60s, "If ...Good blog, Laura. As we said in the 60s, "If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem."

You mention some literary inspirtations--I like Marge Piercy's HE, SHE & IT as a glimpse of two contrasting possible futures.

- Pat Munday (aka EcoRover)EcoRoverhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-735554493222403402010-08-11T20:14:33.122-07:002010-08-11T20:14:33.122-07:00Ignorance about wildlife is one of the reasons I&#...Ignorance about wildlife is one of the reasons I'm a volunteer docent at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal viewpoint. It's unique in being a place where the public can view wildlife in its natural setting without having to take a safari. The seals don't seem to mind the humans, and it's a great opportunity to educate people about that human/wildlife interface, http://elephantseals.blogspot.com. I like to believe that everyone who visits goes away with more respect for the natural world and more willingness to protect it.Christine Heinrichshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-32319920976714002032010-07-28T08:17:03.355-07:002010-07-28T08:17:03.355-07:00To sign a petition to prosecute two men who illega...To sign a petition to prosecute two men who illegally killed, Romeo, a wolf who was considered a friend to many in Juneau, log on to:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/prosecute-the-wolf-and-bear-killersAlexhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-58162420094215007202010-07-26T08:40:46.159-07:002010-07-26T08:40:46.159-07:00I knew there was a good reason to wash out my old ...I knew there was a good reason to wash out my old straws ... thanks for posting email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-49425010415698699172010-07-20T20:00:27.840-07:002010-07-20T20:00:27.840-07:00Consider taking your own reusable glass straw! Ca...Consider taking your own reusable glass straw! Carrying cases are available at the GlassDharma website, the hemp sleeves are my favorites.
Sipping through reusable glass straws - one solution to our single us plastics problems.

Could be your "last straw"... It's The Journeyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-81632120293058982142010-07-13T10:11:30.428-07:002010-07-13T10:11:30.428-07:00how was the test? when do you find out if you pas...how was the test? when do you find out if you passed? good job controlling your procrastination! I can certainly sympathize.. :-/ (i'm reading your blog instead of working on my writing..)NathalyNYNYhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-39211425253870739052010-06-25T13:10:08.989-07:002010-06-25T13:10:08.989-07:00Native American oral tradition might be a valuable...Native American oral tradition might be a valuable source of inspiration.RBhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-16232051317843421262010-06-19T13:11:19.906-07:002010-06-19T13:11:19.906-07:00patience, luv.. it'll come around! i'm...patience, luv.. it'll come around!

i'm glad you're still writing, even if only through this medium. I have a really good friend who is a creative writer and has had to resort to blogging about purses and shoes as a way to make a living. Thankfully, she likes high fashion, but it's a vast improvement over her last gig writing cancer reports for doctors.

Anyways, maybe it's a worthwhile job pursuit venue -- businesses needing writers to beef up their products.

Lol i can't believe i'm recommending that, but it's something.. I've been meaning to watch a TED talk about ad men - maybe after that, i'll have the complete opposite idea. i'll let you know how it goes!

back to transcribing.. on only the 2nd beautiful weekend sunny day in Burlington. goddamn grad school.

anyways, lemme know if you want me to put you in touch with her. she's great and lives in the boston area, too. :)

hugs & peaceNathalyNYNYhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-37952465927943207652010-06-10T10:54:00.747-07:002010-06-10T10:54:00.747-07:00hey luv! too late to donate to Cokey's surger...hey luv! too late to donate to Cokey's surgery early next week (my next paycheck)?

xoxo,

natNathalyNYNYhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-15961108399357883212010-05-14T15:34:37.085-07:002010-05-14T15:34:37.085-07:00Nice site, very informative. I like to read this.,...Nice site, very informative. I like to read this.,it is very helpful in my part for my  criminal law studies.Dinahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-38752906624212508412010-05-13T10:46:33.558-07:002010-05-13T10:46:33.558-07:00Wow -- I'm totally donating my hair to help wi...Wow -- I'm totally donating my hair to help with the clean up efforts. Thanks for the very informative overview. Looking forward to your analysis of the American Power Act!NathalyNYNYhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6515648284138153139.post-75630506598416000892010-04-29T09:32:16.558-07:002010-04-29T09:32:16.558-07:00Very informative Laura, thank you.Very informative Laura, thank you.chuckhttps://email@example.com


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The question came up in yesterday's webmaster office hours, whether the demotion would be removed in real time, or if it was only updating once in a while, meaning a site owner would need to wait for the demotion to be lifted.
John Mueller confirmed that it is "real time."
It is updated when we recrawl and reindex the pages.
He did include the caveat that it can take some time depending on how frequently Google indexes those pages.
It's hard to say because it really depends on how often we recrawl those pages, so for most sites, some pages will recrawl every couple of days and other pages we will recrawl every couple of months. So that is something where there's flexible area.
This makes it act the same as how the original mobile friendly ranking boost worked, which would update it when Google crawled the page again.
The same would also apply for those sites that are adding them back to their mobile sites, the demotion would not be applied until Google recrawls each page and sees the interstitial or popup.
If your site has mobile interstitials or popups on it, you will need to wait for Google to recrawl each individual page before the demotion will be removed. You can submit individual pages or individual pages and the links in Google's Fetch and Submit tool in Search Console, if you want to get a jump start on the recrawl.
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Round 5
Russell Household
Previous Update
Paul Russell, Jared Russell, Julia Russell, Eva Russell, and Rachel Russell.
Note: Last time Paul had twins, but when I loaded up the game today he only had one girl alien. Not sure if I reset the house because of the ugly PT's I was using.
Are we ever going to be free of this damn flu?
Luckily, Paul has a family secondary and made sure the kids all had soup after school.
The twins aged up.
Paul was out stargazing (no, no more babies for this guy) when Tyler called up asking if their girls, Kimi and Loralie, could stay for the summer. Apparently Tyler is pregnant again and already has another set of toddler twins at home. Paul agreed, for now.
Paul was just super excited to spend time with the girls and to find out that they already knew their toddler skills what a nice surprise.
Not knowing about the twins, the older children were inside skilling.
The girls love to dance and color. That's all they really do.
Nanny Dianna bathes Rachel….or is trying to drown her.
Tired of the stench around Nanny D, Julia uses her influence to get her to bathe.
Dammit! The culprit is ALWAYS Michael Hopson Go blow your damn germs somewhere else! How much you wanna bet Olive O'Hara will be sick when we get back to her house.
Birthday time for the girls (except that Loralie is still sleeping).
While waiting for Loralie to get out of bed, Rachel aged up…bald.
The four youngest are sure to be fast friends coloring and playing with the blocks together.
Such lies! They barely have $50,000 and they need beds for three more kids. Right now they are on a rotating schedule because there is just no room.
Michael is back after school today along with Rose Ratner. Paul immediately whips up a batch of soup for them while Julia teaches Rachel to talk.
Jared got the fun job of teaching her the nursery rhyme.
Paul: Are you serious?
Man: Yes, sir. You entered to win the prize and you did!
Paul: OMG!
ROS Roll 2:
Paul Russell: WINDFALL! Your sims have won the lottery! Motherlode once. Congratulations on your good fortune 😀
In a very good mood now that there was money to be had, Paul and Jared hit up the bowling alley for some much needed cash for a house expansion.
Paul: Son, we're here to work, not bowl.
Jared: I'll help when people start showing up. I promise.
They did start showing up soon after.
Everyone was seen at the bowling alley. Jared convinced Paul that a buffet table would be the perfect addition.
Uh oh. Luckily, Tobias' wife Olive was not there. I did see two of their kids, but they must have left already.
The business was level 5 last time Paul was here, but it lost a rank. They gained 5 back and then 6.
Paul went for it and upped the entrance fee to $9,999. I'm not sure how Curtis Ratner can afford that fee, but pay it he does.
I never did check to see what the item was. Haha.
Paul had a want to befriend Rose, so we were both glad that she showed up with $10,000 in her pocket.
Alisha Bryan and Ellie Ratner are back in town in a holding lot with a phone only. I'm not sure what I'm doing with them, but they are roomies still. Paul now has the perk to network and meet the acquaintances of everyone.
When the hell did Paul have time to do that? I also put in beds for Paul and Jared now that they both are stuck on stupid wants that won't roll away. No more energizer for you two.
Woo! Rank 9! Only one more to go! (They have $1,330,000 in cash).
Julia: You are so hot, Molly!
Molly Bryan: Why are you here Julia?
Julia: Oh the game crashed and Jenn lost everything because she never saved.
Molly: What a dumbass!
Julia: Ikr.
This time I thought it would be fun to have Paul, Jared and Julia. I was wrong.
Jared tries his hand at sales now that they are back again (and have $1,500,000 on hand) and the entrance fee is $35. He gets a bronze badge and then the ticket sales are dropped to $3 and I just triple speed off and on until they reach rank 9 again.
Julia fights with Carrie.
Julia fights with someone else.
Julia fights with Jared. Enough was enough and back home they go.
Julia fights with her dad and becomes enemies to boot. The hobby guy shows up for everyone (games, I think) and is a witness to the mess.
Seriously? You blame everyone else for your bad behavior?
I take credit, she was in aspiration failure the whole time at the bowling alley. She paid me back by finding boxing fun.
Paul was still pissed off hours later while teaching Rachel to potty. He stomped off a little bit later (smart milk wore off because they were gone so long) and Jared got about halfway through teaching her to walk.
Paul: My daughter ran away from home because she is an asshole.
Woman: Why did you wait so long to report this?
Paul: It's within the 24 hour timeframe. I hadn't planned on calling at all, but the season is over in 5 minutes.
Woman: We'll try to find her, but we make no promises.
Paul: Thank you.
Eva: Why the hell are you back? It was so nice and quiet for a whole day.
Julia: Shut up. You'll be a teen soon and then I can beat you down.
Eva: You could certainly try.
Eva then torments poor Julia and Julia ran around pissed off.
Russell was too pissed off to renovate the house. Jared will inherit the bowling alley and be heir of this lot, so that might be why Julia was so pissed off this update.
Taxes: None paid. He donated $1,000,000 for another university.
I really think Julia was trying to flirt with Carrie, who was not interested. She spiraled out of control after that. At least no one died.


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It was great to be with St David's Diocese today to contribute to the CMD day on children, families and young people.
You can download the slides from my session on Pioneer Youth Ministry.
And here's the free PDF Leaders Guide for the Experiments resource.
Here are links to the two books I mentioned in the session:
- Here be Dragons: Youth Work and Mission Off The Map by Richard & Lorimer Passmore
- Target: Missional Communities with Young People and Students by Rich Atkinson
And finally, there are lots of stories of fresh expressions of church with young people on the Fresh Expressions website.


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Registering your Business in the UK
Setting up a new business is an exciting process. For entrepreneurs dreaming of selling a new product or providing an innovative service, there are several steps they must take in order to lawfully register their business.
When setting a business, owners must first choose the structure of their new company. The structure of the company will affect how the business is registered and how it operates. Businesses are generally categorised as a sole trader, a limited company, or a business partnership. Sole traders are self-employed owners, while limited companies must have a registered office and at least one director in the UK. A business partnership is where partners share responsibility for running a company.
To register a business in the UK, a sole trader who is the only owner of the company and either works alone or employs staff must register for self-assessment tax with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). This means the owner or his/her accountant will calculate the applicable tax. Sole traders must have a National Insurance (NI) number. Sole traders can trade under their own name or choose a business name.
To set up a limited company, owners must appoint at least one director to run the company. There must also be at least one shareholder. Owners must also register the company with Companies House. This process is also known as incorporating a business. The company must have a name and an address, as well as articles of association that set out rules for running the company. Owners must also ensure that the company is registered for Corporation Tax with HMRC.
To register a business partnership, the company must be registered for self-assessment tax with HMRC. Although the business can be run by an individual, profits are shared between partners. A partner is typically nominated to represent the business as well as manage tax returns and financial records. The partnership must also register with Companies House. The name of the partnership must also comply with certain rules, such as including LLP for a limited liability partnership, LP for a limited partnership and Ltd for a private limited company.
If an overseas company wishes to carry our business in the UK, the company must also register with Companies House. In order to register, a company must register with Companies House within a month of starting operations in the UK. A UK address is also needed to register an overseas business in the UK. Before registering in the UK, overseas companies should contact UK Trade and Investment for advice and information about operating in the UK.
Once registered, there are other important steps a company must take to ensure they are operating legally. Depending on what they do, business must apply for a licence for specific activities. For example, a business that carries out food operations must register as a food business while a business that serves alcohol must also apply for a licence to sell alcohol. New businesses must also set up a dedicated bank account. If a business deducts NI contributions from employee salaries or if self-employed individuals pay NI contributions, the business must register for VAT with HMRC if the business turnover is more than £81,000.
There are a range of programs and services to help new businesses, including support for starting a business and obtaining business financing. Additional information about setting up a new business may be found online at www.gov.uk/browse/business/setting-up/.
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1768 The first Methodist church in the United States is initiated at Wesley Chapel in New York.
Celebrated Birth:
John Adams (b. 1735 – July 4, 1826) – Massachusetts Lawyer who defended the English soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, member of first and second Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence Diplomat to France, elected first Vice President.
William Paca (b. 1740 – October 23, 1799) Maryland member of Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence.
For a Spiral Bound book with information on events that happened on each day of the year during the American Revolutionary Period goto: American Revolutionary Period: 1760-1789


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Amazing what a little copy from Charles Bukowski's "So you want to be a writer?" can do to an otherwise plain Jane montage ad. Feels more appropriate for Levi's than Dewar's though, to be honest. Still, it's some of the best advice we'll ever get.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Dewars Says We Should Live True. Hmm...
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Lately I've been thinking about stretching myself a little and participating in some online scrapbooking challenges. However, most of the online challenges around require you to use a certain percentage of products from a particular line. Living in a country without a scrapbooking store, this poses something of a problem. So when I saw the Frosted Designs blog hop I was pleased to see that all I needed to do was follow the hop and then make a project following their sketch.
This is the first time I've submitted a design to an online challenge. I have to say that as a minimalist scrapper I'm not sure how my sketch compares to those who are layering masters. Anyway, without further ado, this is the sketch.
And here is my rather literal take on it.
My light brown ink doesn't stand out too well in the photo. It says "Christmas in Zambia 2011".
Of the items listed that we were required to use I used patterned paper, ink, ribbons, stamping, chipboard and flowers.
I'm very pleased with the way the flowers turned out.
Supplies used came from upcycled sheet music, echopark paper company, hero arts alphabet stamps, October Afternoon campfire 8 x8 paper pad and the Stampin' Up scallop punch.
I wish I could get better photos of my scrapbook pages. I'm still trying to find the perfect place in the house and that perfect angle from which to shoot them.
Please visit Frosted Designs and see how other people have interpreted the sketch.


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French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that he plans to propose a law to censor misinformation, also known as "fake news", and criminally punish those who publish it.
It will be Macron's first state visit to China since he won election a year ago.
"If we want to protect liberal democracies, we must be strong and have clear rules", Macron said, according to the Guardian.
Macron described "fake news" as a threat to democracy due to it "fostering doubt and forging alternative realities which allows people to say that the media and politicians are always more or less deceptive".
With the rise of fake news back in 2016, and the increasing evidence that it was created to influence the U.S. presidential election (and maybe the Brexit vote), there's been a lot of talk of what should be done about it.
The new law would require that websites reveal their financial backers.
Memorable moments from national championship game
Tagovailoa delivered, throwing three touchdown passes and leading Alabama to a national title win in only his eighth appearance. Georgia's talent level is so strong that when a player, even a star, leaves, the next player won't be that big of a drop off.
The President said there would also be strict "limits on the amount" of sponsored content, and more power would be given to the CSA, France's media watchdog.
President Macron said that during elections, tougher rules will be put on content shared on social media.
"By getting closer to France, Turkey is seeking to give a new boost to its European Union membership bid", said Jana Jabbour, professor of Political Science at Sciences Po university in Paris and the author of a book on Turkish foreign policy.
Macron will make a state visit to China from Monday to Wednesday next week at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced on Tuesday.
Since becoming president he has also accused one Russian Federation channel of sowing disinformation about him via its website.
He said the planned legislation will impose stricter transparency requirements on online platforms vis-a-vis advertiser content during election periods - by making it a requirement that advertisers' identity be made public.


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A more modern alternative is a sauna glass doors. They are strong in the market, as they have a lot of advantages over a solid wooden door. The glass doors can be completely colorless or tinted. The gradient can be smoked or bronze. The beautiful sauna glass doors is that they give light and air to the sauna, which for many may otherwise feel cramped and confined, beautiful to use glass door pulls.
A massive wooden pull is that of a sauna door. Lock, metal, glass door pulls and other advanced opening devices are banned for safety reasons. It should certainly not going to get the door jammed in any way whatsoever. Then the sauna door is not a safe option. All sauna doors produced and sold on the market are equipped with secure pulls. Do not change them. The door can be kept closed by a magnet to the holder or a self-closing hinge.
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Centrally located in Hangzhou, Citadines Intime City Hangzhou is convenient to National Wetland Museum of China and Zhejiang University. This 4-star aparthotel is within the vicinity of Yellow Dragon Sports Center and Xixi Wetland Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 104 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, while DVD players and satellite programming provide entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
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Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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If Lara Zarum has an actual point to make in her review of the premiere episode of season six of Game of Thrones, I don't know what it is. I think the point is that she's become bored by it all but, if so, she's spent an awful lot of space to put across a simple idea.
She's also displayed the trait that destroys a critic's usefulness in society. She's not alone in revealing her boredom, either. A.O. Scott, the principal movie reviewer for The New York Times, is also bored by it all, and resents the fact that Hollywood refuses to turn out the art-house movies he wishes all movies could be. A man or woman is entitled to hold a judgment, but when our boredom begins to show up in the work we do for a living, it's time for a vacation.
A certain amount of boredom will set in the longer we do anything, but the solution was pointed to years ago by Truman Capote. He said, "If I'm ever bored by something, I study it to figure out why I'm bored. Pretty soon, I'm not bored anymore." The mistake Ms. Zarum makes is to believe that the hoopla surrounding the premiere is the same thing as the premiere itself. It wasn't and it isn't. The episode itself was well done, and the season itself promises to be fresh, as there is no more material from the published books to draw upon.
I can sympathize with Ms. Zarum in her lament that there's a tremendous number of shows and movies clamoring for our attention. Unlike her, I have the option of simply not watching most of them, and I don't. But that doesn't let her off the hook. Even a critic responsible for giving us a sense of an entire field has to be selective, and Ms. Zarum should be. If she must watch shows she doesn't like, she has to choose either to not review them or tell us why they fall short. Roger Ebert, the finest, most generous movie critic America has ever produced, reviewed many, many movies he found positively dreadful, but he always explained why they were bad in literate, thoughtful prose. And he never lost his enthusiasm for his subject. His work is the standard of criticism to which I would point us all.
Being boring–or bored–was never an option for Ebert. It ought not to be an option for any of us who write.


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Fitness-focused Fitbit is working on a new wearable. Following the lukewarm reception of the Blaze 2, the firm's first smartwatch, it has reportedly gone back to the drawing board. Rumors suggest Fitbit's next smartwatch will pack high-end sensors, revamped software, and apps that do more than tracking your sleep and workouts.
Details are a little hard to come by, but here is everything we know so far about Fitbit's 2017 smartwatch.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Fitbit teased plans for a stand-alone Fitbit App Store. Speaking in an interview with Wearable.com, Fitbit CEO James Park said he wanted to launch a dedicated store "as soon as possible," and that building one would be helpful for employers and health care companies that use Fitbit's trackers for corporate wellness programs.
However, the latest rumors now suggest the device could launch without an app store. A report from Bloomberg indicates the company, which acquired smartwatch marker Pebble last year, is having some trouble finishing development of digital marketplace in time for the product's release. The watch's launch is still "months away," according to the article.
Pebble's app store, at its peak, had around 14,000 third-party apps.
Fitbit responded to Bloomberg with a statement, saying development is "on track," and that the product is "well positioned to succeed." The company added that "any claims that the developer program is struggling is false."
Still, Fitbit reportedly had to delay the launch of its first smartwatch once already — the device was supposed to hit shelves in the spring, but is now slated for the fall, the article says. Information provided to Bloomberg from an anonymous source familiar with the project unfortunately doesn't make the situation look any less dire:
"This thing is designed to compete with the Apple Watch 2, but by the time it comes out, there will be the Apple Watch 3," the individual commented.
In other news, Fitbit's next smartwatch will be able to store and play music from Pandora, according to Yahoo Finance. Bloomberg's findings corroborate this claim, but also add that Pandora was not the wearable maker's first choice. Instead Spotify was the hopeful, but when that partnership failed to materialize, Fitbit backpedaled to Pandora — a service that boasts significantly fewer active users.
Meanwhile, Fitbit's recent acquisitions may shed light on some of the upcoming smartwatches other features. In May 2016, the company bought Coin, a pioneer in near-field communication (NFC) payment tech. Pebble joined the company in December, and Vector in January.
If the rumors are true, Fitbit's next smartwatch will look familiar.
Yahoo Finance, which got its hands on a presentation deck shown to retail partners like Best Buy and Target, describes the aluminum, "waterproof" smartwatch as bearing a striking resemblance to last year's Blaze. That is not a good thing, apparently — one source described it as "very retro-looking," and several Fitbit employees who saw the design reportedly complained about it.
But the new smartwatch could be poised to address one of the Blaze's biggest shortcomings: Lack of GPS. Fitbit's next smartwatch, like the Apple Watch Series 2, will reportedly track your jogging, walking, and cycling routes on a map for posterity.
GPS is the tip of the iceberg. Fitbit's new smartwatch is said to boast a color display with 1,000 nits of brightness, comparable to the Apple Watch Series 2. It will reportedly have a heart-rate monitoring chip, in addition, and support for Apple Watch-style contactless payments.
And it won't have to charge very often. According to Yahoo Finance, Fitbit's next smartwatch will last about four days.
Fitbit's apparently struggling to deliver a working smartwatch. According to Yahoo Finance, company engineers ran into problems making the smartwatch fully waterproof and the GPS functional. In one of the final prototypes, the GPS didn't work because "the antennae wasn't
in the right place," a source told the publication. "[The team] had to go back to the drawing board to redesign the product so the GPS got a strong signal."
Those and other production woes have forced Fitbit to push back the smartwatch's release timeframe. It's now expected to launch in the fall of 2017.
Fitbit's new smartwatch could launch alongside another new product: Bluetooth headphones. According to Yahoo Finance, Fitbit's first earbuds will hang around the neck and come in two colors, blue and gray.
Fitbit's next smartwatch won't be cheap. According to Yahoo Finance, an entry-level model with swappable bands will start at $300, the same price as the Apple Watch Series 1.
Its launch date remains a mystery — it's unclear just when Fitbit will decide to take the wraps off its new flagship smartwatch.
For Fitbit's sake, here is hoping its sooner. The San Francisco-based company recently cut six percent of its workforce and its fourth-quarter revenue dove 19 percent.


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Two things are certain to make me barf:
1. Drinking black tea on an empty stomach in the morning (once made this mistake on an airplane)
2. Riding in the back seat of a car (which is why I hate taking a cab to the airport)
Today I avoided #1 by a long shot, but came darn near on #2. I stayed out too late last night for my own good, which meant I was a little woosy today in the first place.
At 9:30 I headed over to Caribou Coffee to grab an Irish Breakfast Tea with a shot of sugar-free caramel. Caribou is the local gay pick-up joint. It's always packed with buff men on the prowl, trying to pretend they're reading. Or they're there on dates. At any rate, there are generally very few women in there, and of the ones that are, well they simply get their drinks to go.
Which is what I was doing.
There were a couple guys working the counter — one at the cash register, and the other casually taking orders. I told him which tea I wanted and inquired about whether they had sugar-free vanilla syrup, to which he responded that they now have 8 different sugar-free flavors. I made my final decision on caramel, and the girl in line in front of me asked whether putting a syrup shot in tea was good. I said yes, that I was excited about caramel.
She walked away, and I tried to hand a $20 to the cashier. He made a motion as if to wave me away. I was confused. He said the girl paid for my tea. I was still confused. Then it sunk in that she had paid for my tea.
Given my locale, my first thought was that I'd just been hit on. But as my mind was furiously trying to come to terms with what was going on, I went over to the sugar/milk table, where the girl was just walking away. I said, "Thanks for the tea." She smiled, said, "You're welcome," and walked out the door.
The whole thing was just a little odd. Maybe it was just a "pay it forward" Sunday morning gesture.
Then I headed straight home to eat some Special K so that I could drink my tea without barfing.
Fast-forward three hours.
I'm making flowergirl dresses for Kim's wedding, and we kicked-off the process over Dr. King weekend in January by measuring her two nieces-to-be, then spent the next day sewing. The two girls are polar opposites in size. One's a teeny stick, and the other is bigger around than I am, except about 4'5″ in height. So we got the stick's dress almost done, but we decided to do a muslin of the other girl's dress first, just to make sure our crazy measurements were working.
So at 12:15 today, Kim and Garcia picked me up to head to Lake in the Hills (about an hour away) to try the dresses on the girls.
They kindly brought me a sandwich and chips for the ride.
I did pretty well for the first 58 minutes. Then nausea struck, and I thought I was going to throw up in my cup.
Backseats absolutely kill me. And I was foolishly sitting on the side with the sun. So just when we were 6 blocks away from our final destination, I put out the SOS to pull over.
Good thing it's cold out. The blast of arctic air made it go away. Crisis averted!
Which leads me to the family story about me that won't die. When I was five, I went to spend a few days with my aunt/uncle/cousins. They'd been over at my grandparents' house (next door to ours), so I just rode home with them. There were six of us in a Ford Fiesta. Granted, I wasn't all that big, but I was perched on the lap of one of my three cousins in the back seat.
All of a sudden, a wave of nausea came over me. And I barfed down my uncle's back.
Once. Twice.
Poor uncle Jim.
But I don't think it was as traumatic for him as it was for cousin Nan, who had to clean it up.


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Some people say you shouldn't read while you're writing a novel, in case you're influenced by the writer, but reading is like breathing to me. Shame, the book I've been reading last week almost put me off writing altogether. It wasn't that the story was bad, it wasn't. It was original and pacey, and much of the imagery was beautiful, but oh, did it fall down on presentation. Obviously unedited for typos and grammar errors, and absolutely full of wandering tenses, going from past to present in the same paragraph, even in the same sentence. This by an author teaching English and creative writing at university level and published by a reputable press. I think there must be something wrong with me if this kind of work is acceptable because it just ruined a good book for me. At the end I had to ask myself, 'what am I writing for?' if this is the accepted standard.
However, that was last week and this is this week. Now reading 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett. So far, I'm enjoying it, but only just started. Anyway, I'm pretty optimistic about last week's production, nearly finished another chapter of the novel;not a huge amount in actual words, around 3000, but at least it's forward movement. Actually got around to doing something about booking a research trip for the setting, so pinning my hopes on doing major writing once I get there later in September. Also fleshed out around half of the next chapter in my history of Skelmersdale, up to the end of 1962 now and it's coming together well.
Going on a self-publishing course tomorrow, mainly out of curiosity. I am actually 'publication officer' for our writers' group, as we have our own press for producing anthologies, so I'm hoping to learn something useful. Let you know next week how I got on.


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The basic advice i gave my friend in college was if it makes you feel good go that and if it makes u feel bad don't engage in that behavior. And that when ur with a person ask urself haw does that person make me feel (after the sex and all) and that there r some people who r crazy makers, that will make ur life crazy and others who r emotional possion by there nature. There r good people too.
So basically i am looking at applying this rule to my life where i can do the things that give me energy and that includes going to the dbsa meeting and helping others this give me energy this make s me feel connected this makes me feel strong. Instead i missed the meeting for talking with my new business associate. Bummer and now i am scared sad about my accounting exam on monday. I will pull it together.
Not sure if computers and the uncaring people involved is where i want to be.


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The term "bath salts" has taken on a double meaning in recent years. On the one hand, this phrase is used to describe tiny rocks or sand that one places under running water in the bath tub in order to soften and scent bath water. However, this phrase has also come to describe a group of synthetic drugs with appealing names like Blue Light, Purple Tranquility and Bliss.
It is important to understand that these drugs are not only illegal under most circumstances but they are also quite dangerous. According to Findlaw, these drugs can cause temporary effects like nausea and vomiting and psychological effects like suicidal thoughts, hallucinations paranoia and violent behaviors. They can also cause vascular effects like spikes in blood pressure and heart rate, as well as long-term effects like liver and kidney failure. Tragically, taking these drugs can also be a fatal decision.
Beyond the physical dangers of these drugs, they pose legal dangers as well. Some manufacturers of bath salts and other synthetic drugs continually attempt to skirt the illegality of certain synthetics by changing the chemical compositions of their latest drugs. However, it does not generally take federal and state authorities long to identify new synthetics and to place them under the jurisdiction of illegal substance regulations. Therefore, if you are told that a given synthetic is not illegal, it probably is illegal or will be illegal in the very, very near future.
Some bath salts are labeled "not for human consumption" in order to help manufacturers avoid federal scrutiny. If a label states this restriction, please heed it to the letter.
Source: Findlaw Blotter, "Are the New Synthetic Drugs Illegal?" Le Trinh, May 8, 2015