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Posts Tagged misadventures
Two-way street
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on March 12, 2013
Not relevant at all but this is my 100th post on this blog!!! Thank you so much to everyone who reads it, whether you've been here since day one or today is your first day reading. A special thanks also to Sparkles, Purple and Lady in Red for coming up with the idea in the first place and encouraging me to start this!
When the Boyfriend and I first got together and had just discussed the ground rules and parameters of how open our relationship would be, he mentioned it to a couple and friends and relatives of his, at least two of whom expressed the same concern: that it was all well and good for me to be okay about myself sleeping with other people, but that I might feel differently about things when the Boyfriend went and did the same.
To be honest it was a concern that hadn't occurred to me, but when he mentioned it to me I realised that it was a valid once since in most if not all of my previous relationships – granted, the last one ended in August 2011 and I'd like to think I've grown a great deal since then – I have been a jealous lover. So I told him that when he hooked up with someone else, if I did react badly to it, we'd sit down and talk about it and reassess what our arrangement is – fairly reasonable, no? We both thought so anyway.
He came over this weekend – I was only gone for a week, stressful ferry journey back but very good and inspiring week away – and before he did so told me he had some "weird news" for me; when he got here (with his brother who was visiting him for the weekend) I asked what that news would be and it was his brother who told me that the Boyfriend had indeed hooked up with someone else the previous night when they were out. I was a bit taken aback, because it wasn't what I had expected to hear (there's a bit of an odd situation involving his ex and someone else we know going on so I'd expected it to be about that but apparently we've moved on from there) .
We didn't really go into the details there in the kitchen – I'm sure his brother wouldn't have wanted to know all the gory details anyway – but I brought it up during our pillow talk that night. I asked him what had happened and how it was, which I'm not going to go into here because it's not my story to tell; and then we spoke about how I felt about it. I can honestly say I was actually quite happy about the whole thing, which even surprised me a little bit. There were two or three main reasons for this, the main one being that I no longer had to worry about my reacting badly to it, like his friends had worried I might, since that had been in the back of my mind; it means that the relationship is more in-balance, since me sleeping with other people when he hasn't been could have caused resentment and a sense of unfairness; and also, I think it'll have done his self esteem very good, which makes him happier and in turn makes me happier to. When we were first discussing these things he rather self-deprecatingly said that it didn't matter too much since he only had "a theoretical chance at casual sex anyway," which I disagreed with, but now he knows that's not true.
So everyone's a winner – he got some sex while I was gone, whoever this other guy is (he doesn't know his name) got some too, I'm happier about or relationship and the Boyfriend seems to be as well. I don't think we could ask for a better outcome to your partner hooking up with someone else!
Visiting Magenta, part 2!
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on February 6, 2013
The next day was Saturday, and Magenta and I had a fairly quiet day in the house not doing an awful lot but hanging out in pleasant company. That night was the concert from a band we both really love, Jennifer Rostock (video from the concert, not taken by me, at the bottom of the post!). It was a really enjoyable concert, there was a lot of audience interaction and getting people on the stage and they played for a good while, though I forget quite how long they were on stage for. The keyboardist at one point – appropriately just before they did a mash-up of Lady Gaga's Born This Way and perennial Eurovision schlager hit Er Gehört zu Mir – proposed to his boyfriend on stage, in front of three and a half thousand people (and to the surprise of even the rest of the band members, one of whom cried). Of course, his boyfriend accepted – you'd have to be a real bastard to say no in front of that many people, I suppose, though by the same token you'd have to be pretty damn certain that your other half was going to say yes before you pulled a stunt like that!
Following on from the concert, we went to another sex party, but oh dear, this one was not good. Really not good. Imagine what someone really reserved might picture when the phrase "sex party" comes up – it really was a bar full largely of creepy old men and women, and we stayed for less than ten minutes. They annoyingly still charged us full price for entry though, the staff were really not very friendly. I don't recommend this one (though annoyingly I can't tell you specifically where it was because I can't remember the street name. The nearest U-Bahn Station to it is Görlitzer Bahnhof, if that's any help to you).
On the Monday night (I know, who goes out on a Monday?) we went to a karaoke bar. I know what you're thinking but wait no, it was actually quite cool. There were maybe a dozen or so booths that could fit various numbers of people in them, and each booth had its own karaoke system installed so you could just stay in a booth with your friends all night if you wanted – and six nights of the week, that's what people do, you book a booth and pay by the hour. On Monday though, they have their what they call "multiSEXualBOXhopping", so essentially a queer night in a karaoke bar and you could pop in and out of other peoples' booths as much as you liked and sing along! Such fun!
On Tuesday evening, we visited another sex shop – a queer, feminist, organic, vegan sex shop. Is there anything more Berlin? It's called Other Nature and I'd really encourage you to check it out if you're in the area, the people are very cool and they have a lot of interesting stuff! Anyway we were there not only to peruse their many organic sex toys and leather free whips, but also because a friend of Magenta's was holding a bondage for beginners workshop there that night. Now, I've never done bondage before, and I didn't think it was the kind of thing that I was into, but I thought since I had the chance I might as well have a crack at the whip, as it were, since there was a professional there to show me the ropes (I'm so good at puns! Ha). It was a short workshop – only two hours – where she first spoke about different types of ropes and then showed a basic type of tying up that can be used on a variety of body parts and which was surprisingly easy to learn. I'm actually quite keen to get to try some of it out in the bedroom now and see what fun can be had with a tied up person/while tied. Of course, because of the risks and vulnerability involved, I'm not going to do that with someone I don't know very well or don't trust intimately (in both senses of the word), so when I will get to try that out is another question. (That said, I do have a person in mind but that's another story for Friday).
After the workshop, we went for a coffee with the woman who ran it, her boyfriend (or maybe husband, I'm not sure… anyway they're polyamorous and have been together for years and years and are, I think, a good example of making an open relationship work), and a friend of Magenta's. As I was chatting with the woman who ran it she commented that she hoped I hadn't found it too basic having done bondage before. "What? No, I've never tried it before, this was my first time". She raised her eyebrows while taking a drag on her cigarette. "Really?" (Exhalation of smoke) "It looked like you knew what you were doing, your knots looked really good". So there we go, I'm a natural at tying people up, it would seem.
All good things, as we know, must come to an end, but not without a proper goodbye party; so on Wednesday night Magenta and I, along with her friend from the day before, decided to hit the dancefloor of Schwuz. From the outside it looks just like a big café which turns into a bar at night – but right at the back, down a staircase and small maze of corridors (and I almost mean that literally), you come to the main part of the club which is huge and a bit hard to describe, really – two dancefloors each playing different sorts of music, separated by a large atrium with the cloakroom and, inexplicably, a ping pong table. Maybe because it was midweek and their drinks menu only showed weekend prices, or maybe because the bar staff were badly trained (or maybe I'm just that charming with my broad grin and shoddy German), but I was consistently undercharged for prosecco the whole night which meant I got quite tipsy, quite quickly, though I wasn't in a particularly bad state and remember almost everything. Schwuz was a really fun night, and the guys! Ufft! It was like the masculine equivalent of the sex party I described in my last post, except with far far more people. Unfortunately, as with House of Shame, a lot of them were on drugs and one, who was there when we arrived and I spotted immediately, ended up in such a bad state that he passed out in a hallway, paramedics were called and he had to be defibrillated. Seriously, quite scary, but the party went on anyway.
And the next day, I left. It was really sad leaving behind Magenta, and the city which I love like home; and coming back to the place I currently live, which I'll freely admit is probably the place I've lived that I like the least since leaving home in 2007. I had a bit of a cry on the plane, but recovered myself in time for landing which is probably just as well because, as it turns out, I had quite a busy weekend ahead of me – again, that's a story for Friday! I'll leave you now with two videos from the concert we were at; one of my favourite songs that band sings, and the marriage proposal (it's worth a watch even if you don't understand German, just to see how the band reacted; you can more or less tell what's going on at each point by the way the crowd/band cheer).
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on December 7, 2012
On Wednesday night the LGBT society had a coach trip. Not a "Pensioners going to the seaside" style coach trip, oh no. The city we live in is only known as a city by historical accident, it's really just a town that happens to have a cathedral and a university. But we're not far from another city, an actual city, with a variety of bars and nightclubs and buses that run after eleven at night. So we went there to go to a few bars and then a club, and since I've not been out clubbing properly in ages (the gay "club" here is a bar with a dancefloor), I decided that it didn't matter that I had a full day of classes on Thursday, and went.
It was a really fun night actually, some people who do a course that runs parallel to mine came along (the event was called "bring a straight mate," so I brought four) and I met someone who I know on Tumblr in real life for the first time. Cheeky Fifth's flatmates were there (he wasn't), and we had quite a funny situation. His (bisexual, female) flatmate, F, and I made out at one point – it was inevitable, really, it's been a long time coming; it didn't go any further than that but still. When the coach got back to our shit excuse for a city, it was freezing. December in northern Europe, should have seen it coming really. It would have taken me a good hour to walk back to my house from where the coach dropped us of so F let me stay at hers. The next morning, dying of a hangover, I dragged myself out of her bed to go to uni and went to get a glass of water. At the bottom of the stairs in F's house the bathroom is right in front of you and the kitchen is to the right, and when I was going down the stairs F was standing in the hallway talking to Cheeky Fifth who was brusing his teeth in the bathroom. Just at the point she told him she'd made out with me the night before, I walked by in my underwear. The look on his face was priceless.
Sticks and Stones may break my Bones.
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on November 6, 2012
I was so undecided before I started writing this as to whether or not I'd actually publish it because I still am having trouble actually believing it. But I've started now so I'll finish, but this will be a post in two parts so keep your eyes peeled for the next instalment
As you'll remember from a few blog posts ago, one of the people I'm seeing regularly here is a guy by the name of Lion who did/does porn photos for a company based in a city near here. It turns out one of the other things he does is work – in the cloakroom – for a kink and fetish club that happens once a month in the city. Sunday night was that night for this month, and since I was bored and he promised me free entry, I got the train and went. I was quite apprehensive but if you remember, Magenta from Submissive Sunday started going to similar and presumably better attended parties not so long ago and I remembered how much she'd enjoyed herself. Plus I know Lion, so it's not totally going in blind. He met me at the station and took me to the club, where true to his word I didn't pay anything to get in. I changed to sme tight, tiny black underwear and donned the neko gear I alluded to recently, and after being introduced to the owner and some of the staff went to see who I could play with.
Now, I'll try anything once but for the record being tied up and poked and prodded and whipped is not my idea of fun. I don't really see the appeal, though if it works for you it's fine. What I don't object to though is playing around in a cage with a pretty boy also in his underwear; more or less left to our own devices for the whole night except when Lion was free to come in and join us, Stwc (really) and I got to know each other quite well over the course of the evening. When the time came for me to get my train back Lion came and told me and I said I had do go, Stwc shook his head. "No, you don't. Stay with me. I'm staying at the manager's tonight 'cause I'm doing a photo shoot here tomorrow" (He lives just over 200 km away so it doesn't make sense to do that journey four times in two days). We shouted over the manager to ask him if that would be okay, and he said it would be "but you'll have to share a bed with Stwc and Lion". What's that, you say? Share a bed with two guys both of whom I'm attracted to and both of whom I've had fun with? Oh, go on then…
"Come to think of it," Manager continues, "The guy who Stwc is meant to be doing his photos with tomorrow isn't someone who we've worked with before, there's every chance he won't turn up? If he doesn't do you want his place? It's paid, obviously" (and paid not badly either). Sure, why not. I've seen pictures from the site, it's nothing too drastic. "Actually, let's make the photo shoot a threesome. I can't pay you as much as I normally would since there'll be three of you, but does [figure 66% of his normal rate] sound okay?" Well, it's more money than I was expecting to make. And no uni the next day. So, fuck it. I agreed.
After the club closed, Lion, Stwc and I went back to Managers where, feigning exhaustion, we tumbled into bed. We even went through the charade of sorting out who would sleep where and who would spoon who (I slept in the middle and spooned Stwc cause though he's the oldest, he's shorter than both Lion and I) and turning out the light and saying goodnight. At one point I started laughing, out loud and slightly maniacally. "This can't be real," I said. "I'm in bed with two porn actors. This can't be happening. This doesn't happen in real life" except apparently it does, and I shouldn't have been so surprised because as you all know weird shit happens to me all the time but this was really, really weird.
The tension got too much, after about 90 seconds (paragons of virtue that we are) before Lion tilted my head and kissed me and at the same time I reached out and after misplacing my hand over Stwc's belly button I moved it down and landed it where it needed to be and began to stroke him through his boxers as Lion got on top of me and pulled down both mine and Stwc's underwear. Stwc and I were under strict instructions not to cum before the shoot the next day but Lion is very enthusiastic with his oral skills so edged us as much as he could with the two of us making out hungrily (he's a good kisser) before we finished him off.
We then went to sleep and Lion got up at 6 am to get the train and go to uni. When Stwc and I woke up we made out for a bit before getting ready and meeting our co-star for the day and heading back to the club for the photo shoot… which is another story for another day.
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on October 24, 2012
(No, I'm not pregnant).
I've been meaning to write this post for almost a week but you know what it's like, things get in the way. I was in the Big City over the weekend seeing friends and relatives I haven't seen in a while which was fun, and then this week hit the ground running with studying, translating and interpreting until my ears bled.
Anyway, last Thursday I went out and expected to run into and potentially go home with Cheeky Fifth again; he wasn't there though, so I scoped out the rest of the talent – the bar is small and was pretty dead this week – and got talking to a boy called A, who as it happens is in the same year and doing the same course as Lion Boy. He was very very nervous and had to drink a bit to be able to keep talking. Bear that in mind, it's an important detail.
We left after a bit to go back to his (the same bar man has seen me leave with a different guy every week since I moved to this town a month ago, I wonder what he thinks… then again the club I went to back home, the cloakroom guy saw me leaving with a different guy every week for months on end so really I shouldn't be worried) and got the bus there, so I can only assume it was relatively early. We got back to his tiny bedroom, quietly so as not to wake up his housemates who have apparently never seen him drunk, and went to bed.
The first disaster struck pretty early on when he turned over and elbowed me in the nose pretty hard, and since then if you move my nose it makes this weird clicking noise so it's probably broken or something. But we got over that, played about a bit – nothing serious and neither of us finished; and since it got to 2am, he said he was tired and could we go to sleep so off the light went and we lay down.
He stood back up and grabbed the bin from under his desk. Oh no. "Go to the sink!" I said (there was a sink in his room, weirdly) and he vomited. Into the sink. Lovely. So, when he'd calmed down a bit I got him some water, got dressed, and walked home – it took a fucking age and it was freezing. I wasn't best pleased. Over the weekend though, he text to apologise and asked me if he could take me out for coffee to make it up to me, and being low on cash and caffeine dependant, I accepted. So on Monday we went to what was actually a really nice café-bar across the river from where I live, and had a nice time for a couple of hours. He was nervous again but at least didn't cover the nerves with vodka this time and he was funny in parts. We said goodbye, I went to uni for a horrendous lecture on globalisation (I get why I need to know it to do what I'm doing but that doesn't mean I like it) and then went home.
On the bus home he text again to say he'd enjoyed himself and that he wanted to see me again; so I asked if he wanted to come over to watch a film, and he agreed. We all know what that means. So over he came and this time managed not to punch me in the face or vomit at any point. He took for fucking ever to cum though – seriously, like two hours, and he was SO quiet. There's nothing worse than someone who is quiet in bed. Rule of thumb: If you're not making any noise, I can't tell if you like what I'm doing or not, so fucking tell me what you like!! It's really very simple! He did eventually cum though, and then finished me off (I like to make sure the other person cums first a lot of the time, I'm not sure why. I think it's an ego thing, sort of Look what I made this person do, they must think I'm really hot which in turn boosts my own orgasm when it comes/cums. Why the fact that they're in bed with me isn't validation enough I don't know but there you go. I clearly have issues but then the fact that I write this blog is indication enough of that. Why am I saying this? Shut up, Dexxx). Because he had a 9am lecture the next day he left, and I went to sleep. Will I see him again? I don't know to be honest but I'm tending towards no. To be completely honest I'm still holding out hope on Cheeky Fifth making a reappearance, though every time I run into him in town or on campus it seems less and less likely so maybe I should stop hoping for that and move the fuck on. Wow, I'm swearing a lot today.
In other news I saw Lion Boy again last night. Remember I mentioned that he had some kinks that I was hoping to explore with him? I'm not sure how much detail I'm going to go into here, so for now I'll just say "neko boy" and leave it up to you whether or not you want to google that.
Flashback Friday: Sociopathic Wednesday
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on October 5, 2012
This is probably one of my favourite stories, and it's been known amongst my friends as Sociopathic Wednesday for quite some time. About this time last year, the LGBT society of the uni I was at held a cheese and wine night/social event for everyone to mingle and get to know each other. This is where I met Pan, who if you've been reading this blog for any length of time you'll know I had quite the crush on for most of last winter. That night he went out but I didn't, which I think might have been the only time I didn't go out on a Wednesday night during my last year at uni.
The next week at another event, another friend and I were arranging to go out afterwards and convinced Pan to come with us. "I don't have any money though" – "It's fine, it's free to get in, you can walk home, I'll buy you a drink…" so he came.
In the club, halfway through the pint I'd fucking paid for, he casually drops into conversation that "this guy I went home with last week is here, I'm really excited to see him again" or words to that effect and off he fucks to go find him. Not twenty minutes later he's back beside us on the dancefloor, having been flatly turned down by said mystery man. Pan is rejected, Dexxx is rejected, everyone's a loser. Brilliant night out.
Fast forward a fortnight and the LGBT society – in retrospect this thing was really my downfall last year, but I loved it all the same – had a speed dating night. Pan wasn't there but halfway through the night I found myself talking to the guy he had had the hots for. (I assume I'd done some fair amount of Facebook stalking in the meantime to be able to work this out). I thought to myself, would it not be poetic justice if I could have sex with him?
This is the point in the story when Hitraya invariably interjects with "I don't think you know what poetic justice means, Dexxx. It doesn't just mean being a bitch".
There was a noticeboard for us to leave anonymous messages to that night, so I left a note for mysterious Irish man: "Number 21: your accent alone could make me cum". He worked out that it was from me (probably because I signed it) and said to me that he's see me in the club later. Shit, I thought, I'm meeting Pan in the club… only one thing for it…
"Yeah, or we could just cut out the middle man and go straight back to yours now"
"… I can't tell if you're being serious or not"
And Rosaceae, bless her, turns around and says "Trust me, he is". So we went. I wrote a message to Pan telling him I'd pulled so I would be late, and we went back to Irish Man's place via the pub for a cheeky pint. The sex was quite rough, he was every inch a top, and with his window being open (ground floor flat too), people going by must have heard more than they ever wanted to. He came first, but kept fucking me until I came too, and then we both got dressed and he went to meet his friends and I jumped in a taxi and met Pan in the club.
"Nice hickeys," he said when he saw me. "Who was the guy?"
"Oh, some postgrad from Ireland, studies Law…"
"Not R?!"
"Yeah, that was his name!"
"That's the guy I was seeing!!"
"Really? Wow, I had no idea. Small world."
That weekend I found myself at a party having a conversation with the two of them at once, and the only way to deal with that situation was to down a bottle of wine quite quickly and the rest of the night is a bit of a blur, but apparently they went home together that night too.
First impressions
Posted by sexwithdexxx in Uncategorized on September 24, 2012
So far, so good in this bizarre little place in which I find myself. As I kind of thought would happen, the boy who was supposed to come on Saturday night cancelled last minute, leaving me to rage for a little before I texted around some other potentials and one, it turned out, was free at the time so he came over and we had sex three times. I'm calling him The Sardine, because he's Sardinian. His English wasn't so great but as luck would have it I speak fluent, near-flawless Italian so we got on ok – and he should be coming back over some time this week.
This morning brought a brand-new experience for me in the form of the hands-free orgasm. A married businessman (yep, I'm that person now) who I've been in touch with for a few weeks took a much-needed break from the office and came round mine. He wasn't there for very long and to be honest, when he got his dick out I didn't think I'd be able to take it but with a bit of perseverance I did get it in and started to enjoy it… a bit too much, I realised, when a few minutes later I felt like I was cumming – and looked down to see that, indeed, I was. Well done Man In Suit, for doing what (so far) no one else has managed to achieve! I actually thought it was a bit of a myth that that could happen but there you go, it's true.


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Every year there are a series of 'Mods' in Scotland. Mods are festivals which celebrate Gaelic culture through traditional music and arts. The largest of the Mods takes place in October in a different town each year. It's affectionately known as the 'Whisky Olympics'. These two happy boys were photographed before performing at a Mod.
The relationship between the arts and religion has never been easy. The islands are predominately Presbyterian and they hold that making music and dancing is sinful, especially on the Sabbath.

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Traditional Flower Festival marked in Hohhot
A young woman clad in hanfu offer incense to the flower goddess during an event to celebrate the Flower Festival in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, April 6, 2018. [Photo/saibeinews.com]
A cultural event featuring hanfu, or traditional Chinese clothing was held in Hohhot to celebrate the Hua Zhao Jie, also known as the traditional Flower Festival on April 6, drawing crowds of hanfu-wearing enthusiasts.
The event commenced with a ceremony to honor the flower goddess. Some young women in hanfu performed a series of rites, including presenting incense and flowers to the flower goddess, and to pray for good luck.
"It is our first time organizing this event to celebrate the Flower Festival. We hope that the event will be a window for the general public to know more about hanfu," said Yuan Ziwei from a hanfu workshop during the festival.
Hua Zhao Jie, a day to celebrate the birthday of the flower goddess, has a history of over 2,000 years. It is celebrated on the second, the 12th, or the 15th day of February in the Chinese lunar calendar.
Apart from worshiping the flower goddess during the festival, people go for an outing and admire the flowers in full blossom.


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Good morning, All,
It's been quite a year. Dell went private. Twitter went public. And so did Edward Snowden. The bottom line: we learned that technology is a double-edged nuclear weapon. We always knew we were being tracked. For years now, any google search showed us that, given the targeted ads that we were then delivered. We just were unaware all of our information was being turned over to the government. By all of the big players.
Transparency, wasn't it?


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Conference News from Science Fiction Museum, Seattle
Leslie Howle, Senior Program Manager for Education at The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, has just sent me details of a superb sounding SF conference coming up in May:
INVENTING THE 21ST CENTURY: Many Worlds, Many Histories
Science fiction emerged in the 20th century as the literary, artistic and cinematic genre that dealt with scientific and technological advances and their relation to human institutions and aspirations. It shaped the way we see and do things, the way we dreamt of things to come. But what will be its role in the 21st century? What does a look at the SF of the last decade and events leading to it, tell us about future directions and metamorphoses of SF? In a century where the themes and icons of SF have moved from literary origins to manifestations in all areas of society and culture, what might be the future forms of SF? In other words, to paraphrase Gauguin, where is it coming from, what is it today, where is it going?
The conference invites informed papers on development in SF over the last century.., both the scientific and cultural developments that have been shaping SF, and in the opposite sense, the developments in SF that have been shaping science and, more broadly, culture. Scientific areas of comparison and speculation in which discussions are most sought are as follows: medicine, biology, nanotechnology, social engineering, information science, virtual reality, space travel and terraforming, ecology and population biology, linguistics and alien communication. One key question, regardless of scientific field of speculation, is the continued role of print SF (novels and stories) in all media, including all the new multi-media and interactive forms of SF that have arisen, or may arise in the future, and how, in reverse fashion, these transformations of SF have led to reshaping of the conventional forms of narrative in recent SF novels and stories?
The conference will have four sections, organized around the following areas of investigation.
The Astounding Age: The Past, Present and Future of Hard SF
Under consideration here is the legacy of Astounding Stories, and the way in which Astounding Stories altered the course of SF in its 75 years of existence. Also under consideration will be how Astounding Stories influenced our scientific investigations and discoveries, if at all.
From Analog to Digital and Sometimes Back Again: The SF World and Its Tomorrows
This section deals with film, television, toys, video games, architecture, product design and other manifestations of SF seen not merely as a type of writing but as a worldview. What have been the relations between non-literary forms and classical written SF? How are the new forms of SF, multimedia or otherwise, likely to influence the writing of SF?
Remembrance of Things To Come: Future Histories and Alternate Histories
Examined here is the rise of future and alternate history as an SF thought experiment, and the analysis of such experiments in present and future social and cultural contexts. What purposes have future and alternate histories served? What purpose can they serve? What can be learned from them?
The Frankenstein Century: The Age of Biology
Under consideration is the oft-expressed idea that the science of the new century is that of biology. Under consideration will be questions of reproduction, life extension and immortality, augmentation, and guided evolution. How will the stories of SF be influenced by the dramatic changes in actual science?
We encourage potential speakers to submit an abstract of their talk in a chosen session by March 1, 2005, in order to obtain feedback on the appropriateness of their presentation. While full papers are encouraged, oral presentations, even with added video, are acceptable. Please feel free to contact either Profs. Heath or Slusser with any questions.
Finished presentations should be delivered as 20-25 minutes papers (corresponding to 9-12 typewritten pages). We hope to have the best papers published in book form, as has been done in past Eaton Conferences. Presentation selection and a complete program will be announced March 28, 2005. All correspondence should be sent to Eaton Collection, Rivera Library, UC Riverside, Riverside CA 92517.
Conference Coordinators: Greg Bear (SF Museum); Robert Heath (UCR); Leslie Howle (SF Museum); and George Slusser (UCR).
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There has been an update on this item, just FYI. Here is a description and a link for this year's Eaton conference
UC Riverside Libraries and The Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame Team Up for Conference on Science Fiction
Eaton Conference to be Held May 5, 6 and 7 in Seattle in Connection with Science Fiction Hall of Fame Induction
The University of California, Riverside Libraries, which house The J. Lloyd Eaton Collection, the world???s most extensive science fiction and fantasy collection, joins The Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame in Seattle to present "Inventing the 21st Century: Many Worlds, Many Histories" on May 5, 6 and 7 in Seattle. The conference will be held at the same time as the museum???s first ever Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, May 6, which will honor film director Steven Spielberg, author Philip K. Dick, artist Chesley Bonestell and animator Ray Harryhausen. Eaton Conference attendees will have the opportunity to register before the general public. Speakers this year include Gregory Benford, Howard Hendrix, Joseph Miller, Eric Rabkin, George Slusser, Stanley Schmidt, Greg Bear, Eileen Gunn and Alan Shapiro, with David Hartwell delivering the Frank McConnell Memorial Lecture.


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Celebration Team Begins Planning Farewell Ceremony
UUCA Story Corps
Pasha and Michael have recorded over 6 hours of interviews of congregates and a 45 minute interview of Tom Ventulett, the Cliff Valley building architect. We are planning at least two more days of recording congregates and staff. All interested people should be encouraged to sign up for one of these days or contact me or Pasha to make arrangements to accommodate them.
Friday Feb. 23rd http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094bafab23a0f49-story2
Sunday Feb, 25th http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094bafab23a0f49-uuca2
We've started talking to start Doug Abel about separating out all the building references from the interviews. Do to the overwhelming desire to add comments about the social aspects of our time here, the actual references to the building can be pulled out to make editing a 20-30 minute video a much easier job. We also have been talking to Lauren Daitch and Doug about doing the finished video.
Conversations with our new Archivist, Deb Freer, have been going along well. She will be helping catalog the videos we are making and the pictures that are being brought forward for Nina's Facebook project.
Nina West continues to collect pictures and comments about our history in this building on https://www.facebook.com/pg/1911CliffValleyWayMemories/posts/?ref=page_internal. Congregates are invited to share their photos of UUCA events here.
Ceremony ideas
If we move directly to the new building (and not into a temporary space) we might make the last week of occupancy a festival. Activities may include:
-Mandala with creation and destruction ceremonies by Buddhist monks.
There will be a group visiting with the director of the Drepung Loseling Monastery this Friday to talk about the logistics and costs of having the Tibetan monks do this.
– Iron Pour to create mementos of the building.
-Gathering of the Ghosts
-Caravan of our Sacred Objects to the new building; Don envisions a Second Line event with a New Orleans Jazz Band
-Choral composition by Travis for Final Service/ Ingathering.
-Invitation to Ministers Emeritus to attend the final Sunday service or the Ingathering.
-Invitation for all former congregants to our first Ingathering in the new building
-"Memorable Moments" event where all are encouraged to participate by bringing posters with photos, pictures and descriptive paragraphs to hang on Art Gallery walls.
-Families painting pictures on the walls inside (and out?)
– Coffee table book, calendar or ?? made from congregants UUCA pictures for sale
-"Posts for Freedom" a family and/group project http://postsforpeaceandjustice.org/v-day-one-billion-rising-atlanta/
A party in the building that would include various musical groups and a showing of the completed UUCA Story Corps video, food and decorations.
Please add your questions, ideas and comments to this list!
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Designing or re-designing your website is an exciting time. However, that excitement can turn to frustration when you discover that the design process isn't how you envisioned it. Here are 5 tips to ensure you site's design process goes smoothly.
1. Have Clear Goals
Have a clear goal in mind for your site. Will it be a portfolio? A blog? Or will it be more geared to marketing your company, brand, or specific product? Different goals and priorities will lead to different design considerations. Knowing these upfront will help your designers & developers start out and stay on the right track.
2. Keep Branding in Mind
If you already have branding materials let your design team know about them! Give them any logos and branding requirements that you might have. These will help them give you a site that encompasses and supports your brand instead of working against it. From colors to fonts your site should be an extension of any other brand presence you have in a brick & mortar store or online.
3. Be Aware of Limitations
With every project there are limitations, maybe it's the budget or maybe it's technology. While it may seem a simple thing to add that feature, it's not always that easy or necessarily the best idea. Having the latest and greatest features always sounds tempting, but don't forget tip #1. Don't let the fancy gadgets take you away from your original goal or your user's experience. Which brings us to tip #4...
4. Always Remember the Users
Having a great site is well, great. But it's not about you. It's about your visitors! A site that's a work of art may look great, and fully encompass your branding but if users can't find what they need it's not going to help your business. Balance form & function to capture more leads, and drive more sales. To that end, it's more important than ever to ensure your site works on all devices. Never forget your mobile users!
5. Speak Your Mind & Communicate
But be open to change your mind. If you don't like your site design, tell your design staff. Even better, ask them about the design choices they made. There's probably a choice behind that design element. Maybe it was a miscommunication, or maybe that font was chosen because it's easier to read on multiple devices, or because user testing revealed that design was more effective at creating conversions.
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The Combo Kandy King is a perfect machine to make perfect Caramel Corn or Frosted Nuts batch after batch. Because parts of the machine are very HOT, you do not switch back and forth.
Pedestal mounts are 10.25 x 14 (26 x 35 cm), 4000 watts, 230 volts, 60 Hz. EXPORT MODEL 230 volts, 50 Hz. Don't forget to order at least one #2166 Cooling Pan - both Frosted Nuts and Caramel Corn will need it. Without the Cooling Pan, it is very hard to separate the hot product so that it does not stick together in great huge gobs. You do that with gloved hands carefully moving the product around in the Cooling Pan.
See the Stainless Steel Base #2424 in the store under Carts/Wagons/Bases/etc. and the Regular Cooling Pan #2166 or Large Cooling Pan #2169 under ACCESSORIES store category.
The Combo Kandy King will also mount on a counter, cart, or wagon of your choice. The flanged pedestal bolts down about anywhere.
AND This wonderful truck/cart with the Combo Kandy King mounted on it will make a terrific work and production center.
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by Peter Frederick
Publisher: Pearson Business
Release Date: September 2012
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Developed from powerful techniques consistently proven in the world of multi-million pound commercial bid writing, Persuasive Writing reveals the most efficient and effective ways to make your words work, time after time.Discover how to:Transform any document into something truly compelling and persuasive Understand what your reader really wants to hear and use this to get what you want Combine logic and emotion to convince even the most sceptical readerWhether you're writing for business or for pleasure, the longest document or the shortest email, with these and many more proven techniques, Persuasive Writing will ensure every word works for you.
Table of Contents
Title Page
About the author
1 What is Persuasive Writing?
2 Tools for Persuasive Writing
3 Persuasion – Beyond Logic
4 Commercial Break: Advertisement Slogans
5 Conciseness Equals Clarity
6 Verbs Equal Vigour
7 Mistakes
8 Planning and Structuring
9 Layout, Fonts and Formatting
10 Tips for Common Documents
11 Persuasion – the Dark Arts
Appendix 1 Summary of rules
Appendix 2 Supersized words and their alternatives
Appendix 3 Recommended reading
Appendix 4 Persuasive writing flowchart
Appendix 5 Persuasive writing checklist
Appendix 6 Exploiting and countering human decision-making
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The meeting was called to order by club president, Rob Otte.
Moved that the minutes of last month's meeting being approved. Motion made, seconded and passed.
Rob welcomed the six visitors present and had them introduce themselves (Dana, Dave, Dennis, Martin, Myron and Taylor).
The Tip of the Night was provided by Rob (with the assistance of Theo Alles): When completing the bottom of a bowl, care must be taken to provide sufficient thickness of wood beyond the tenon that is to be inserted into a chuck to ensure that after the rounding of both inside and outside surfaces of the bowl, and completion of base details, there is adequate wood for support. It is often necessary to plan carefully and take frequent measurements of wood thickness to ensure the success of such provision.
Theo mentioned that annual club dues of $25 will be collected at next month's meeting. It is appreciated if these can be paid on time. They can also be paid in advance.
Theo reported expenses of $652.67 (July picnic, December food, and audio-visual aids) and deposits of $2,970 (with a few checks yet to be deposited) since last month's meeting, leaving a treasury balance of $6,554.42.
Sam Boon asked permission to purchase a set of books on turning fundamentals from the American Association of Woodturners. Motion for such purchase made, seconded and passed.
Plans for the 2015 Jimmy Clewes demonstrations and hands-on workshops are progressing nicely. There are 35 signed up for the Saturday, July 11 demonstrations. The workshops for July 12, 13, 14, 15 are full. There is still room at the Saturday sessions (morning and afternoon, with lunch provided). Registration prior to June 1 for is $60 After June 1, the cost per attendee is $65.
Don Shelton mentioned that the Facebook version of Nebraska Woodturners Forum is up and running. It is currently a closed group, but will become a secret group once a stable membership is reached. There are currently 19 participants. Don offered to assist anyone interested in setting up a Facebook account. He mentioned that postings so far have been highly interactive.
The Show and Tell portion of the meeting was held immediately after conclusion of the business meeting. As usual, many unique, intricate and beautiful turned objects were displayed, described and discussed. Pictures of such are displayed elsewhere on the club website.
Tonight's program was presented by Curt Norman, club member and professional turner. His program began with descriptions of reactive wood and how the nature of compressive and tensile forces impact grain structure and characteristics, properties that should be taken into account when selecting pieces from harvested logs and limbs. Curt displayed several cross-sections of limbs to illustrate the most advantageous cutting directions.
A piece of split and cut walnut log was used to demonstrate the processes for turning a natural-edge bowl. Curt described his technique for mounting the piece onto the lathe, the tools used for each process, turning the tenon, reversing the partially finished bowl for hollowing, and use of a jam-chuck when finishing the bottom of the bowl. Curt's refined turning skill and relaxed, conversational teaching style were greatly appreciated by all members of the audience.
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Where are the celebrities going to be at Miami Art Week? We have the scoop.
Fact: Celebrities will be here for Miami Art Week, the annual celebration of all things creative and cool. Though the parties are on the exclusive side, there are chances for normal folks to ogle stars, and maybe even brush elbows with a few if you want to pony up the bucks.
Here are some possibilities:
The 9th Annual Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
"Creed II" star Tessa Thompson will be hosting this party meets competition seeking the next big names in visual arts. The exclusive fête, in collaboration with ARTSY, will feature a DJ set by Grammy-nominated duo Sofi Tukker and takes place at Villa Casa Casuarina (aka the Versace Mansion) on Dec. 6 from 9 p.m. to midnight. Past guests have included Solange, A$AP Rocky, Rosario Dawson so there's a good chance you'll see some illustrious folks (outside the velvet ropes, of course). Hint: The more famous they are, the later they get there.
Global Gift Gala
Want to congratulate Eva Longoria on her new baby? The actress-producer will co-host the third annual shindig on Dec. 6 from 7-11 p.m. at Eden Roc Miami Beach. Proceeds from the gala will support her namesake foundation as well as the Global Gift Foundation's shared mission of helping families in need. The event will be presented by actor Cristián de la Fuente and include a red carpet champagne reception and five-course dinner with ticket prices starting at $250 here
Heavy metal rockers will want to get a load of this: Miami Beach's historic Art Deco hotel, The Sagamore Hotel is presenting a solo show with Jason Newsted, the former bassist for Metallica, as part of this special programming. There will also be a celebratory opening event on Dec. 6 that's open to the public, but we haven't heard what time yet. Newsted lives in Jupiter so we have a feeling he'll be hanging around.


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Problem Solve Your Paintings/
One of the things I have come to realize on my painting journey is that painting is all about problem solving. When you begin to think of each painting as a puzzle to be solved, it makes the process less about you and your self-talk (I'm no good at this, I want to break this brush, why am I even trying…..etc. sound familiar?) and more about the painting and its potential.
Here are some very general things I have said about my paintings many times and what I have tried to solve the problem.
Problem: It looks too blah.
If your painting is dull you might not have an obvious focal point or your values may not be working. I've heard it said that values do all the work and color gets the glory. This is so true! Try taking a photo of your painting and turn it to black and white. Does the painting stand on its own without color? This is a great way to diagnose a blah painting.
Problem: It's just not working.
You know that photo you fell in love with and couldn't wait to paint? Uh huh. I've done the same thing. The photo might have a little of your heart in it, but the composition is too weak for a painting. If your painting isn't working, check out the composition and see if you can tweak something here or there to get back on track.
Problem: I don't like it.
There could be many reasons why you don't like the painting, but color harmony may be the culprit. Try using a limited palette (google it – there are different variations) and you might just win that painting back. If you are painting with oil, remember, you can always scrape it off and start over. I have done this many times and it always makes for a better painting.
Problem: I want to throw it away.
If you don't see one redeeming part of the painting and you seriously want to throw it away, I say heave ho. Chalk it up to a learning experience and start with something fresh. Every painting teaches you something, keep a loose grip. You will know when you have a winner.
Problem: I don't know what to do.
If you are stuck with a painting, here are a couple of ideas. First, set it somewhere where you can stand waaaaaaay back and look at it. I set my paintings on the ledge on my back deck and walk out to the middle of the yard. The distance helps me see strong and weak areas and if the values are holding together. If you still don't see anything obvious that needs to be corrected, put it away for a couple of weeks. When you pull it out again, you will be surprised at the insight you will have. Time can really be your friend when it comes to painting.
There are other more technical problems, i.e. do I need more warm or cool colors, do I need to adjust the chroma, hue, value, am I following the golden ratio, etc….but that is a post for another day. I hope you feel encouraged that you are not alone with your problem paintings. Don't give up!
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Food Trends/
Food. I love to eat it, cook it, look at it, and talk about it. I could talk about food 24/7, which I do. That's why I have this blog. So you guessed it, today we are going to talk about food, food trends that is. I love you quinoa, kale and Sriracha, but you are so 2014. Now at almost half way through 2015, I've started to catch on to what's cool for food in 2015. Below, I've rounded up 12 food concepts that are trendy for 2015.
I decided to join Eventbrite in their project on trends in food & drink which is asking bloggers to talk about the results of a study they conducted that you can view here - and also to share my favorite trends and predictions for 2015. I've used Eventbrite on various occasions, which is a great platform that assists you in finding events in your areas. They also have free event management tools to get the word out about your event here.
1. Coconut Oil- You can use it on dry skin, on your cuticles, as chapstick, on split ends, in your coffee, as a butter substitute, as an oil substitute, the list goes on! Coconut oil is on the rise, but with all it's usages and health benefits it should really stick around. Follow this link for 99 more ways to use coconut oil.
2. Beets- In the past year this veggie has really gotten a facelift. Before it seemed you only heard of them pickled in a can, but now they are being found roasted, juiced and baked with. Beets are actually super good for your liver and a great detox veggie. In this article they are stated as one of the healthiest foods in the world! I have this beet tart pinned and ready for me to bake!
3. Lavender- I love me some lavender. I've used it in cookies, cupcakes, smoothies, granola etc. My current favorite is getting lavender in a cocktail. This little flower keeps popping up and I'm not complaining.
4. Homemade English Muffins-My instagram has strangely been filled with food bloggers and friends making homemade english muffins. It is currently at the top of my "to bake" list. English muffins have always been around but kind of overlooked if I had to say. 2015 is making a change for these little guys though. I plan to use this recipe soon, as seen on Sharing Thyme.
5. Hybrid Vegetables- Ever heard of a kalette or broccoflower? Farmers must be getting bored of their average carrots and kale because they are now mixing this with that, and that with this to create a whole new genre of hybrid vegetables. Keep your eyes open and you may start seeing these veggies show up on your menu more often.
6. Cashew Milk-Almond milk I love you, but step aside because cashew milk is stepping in. Non-soy, non-dairy milks reached $1.8 billion in sales by the end of 2014. Many people have complained that almond milk is just filtered water but cashew milk is much more. Since cashews are so soft they create a really thick creamy liquid almost similar to a watered down milkshake.
7. Grapefruit- Such a great source of Vitamin C. I've been seeing them pop up in salads, brûléed on breakfast menus, in cocktails and even in sushi rolls. Citrus is so good for you and grapefruits are a great change of pace from oranges.
8. Whole Foods- Eating more whole foods and less processed food was one of my new years resolutions. More and more people are switching up or adding more simple whole foods to their diets. The Whole30 diet has also become super popular. This is a trend that needs to stick around.
9. Craft Beer- The industry jumped up 18% in the last year and craft beers are now 1 out of 10 beers sold in the market. I just had a friend do a whole year long project on the craft beer industry because of it's current demand and popularity. "Not too early in the day for one of these I hope, I'm thirsty!" 10 points for whoever can name that movie.
10. Food Trucks- I swear a new food truck pops up everyday. In Oklahoma City we have food truck parks and food truck festivals to celebrate these restaurants on wheels. I had to include them on my list because food trucks are definitely fun and trendy, but in my opinion, 2015 may be the last big year for them.
11. Brunch- No longer is it a meal after church, but now it is a weekend staple and hobby for most people. It was recorded to have gone up 65% in the past year and the most popular brunching cities include NYC, DC, San Fransico, Atlanta and Chicago. Snaps for my beloved DC. My favorite DC brunch spot was hands down my mushroom tart from Le Diplomate.
12. #foodporn- Guilty as charged. If you follow me on instagram, you know I'm all about my food grams. So many of the accounts I follow are solely food based. It's so natural these days for someone's meal to come out at a restaurant and before grabbing for their fork they grab for their phone to take a picture.
Do you agree, were you surprised, do you have more food trends on your own radar? I'd love to hear your thoughts to see what you think is on the rise in 2015!


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OCTOBER 12, 2005. Because testing for
antibodies has now become so widespread as a method of asserting that
disease is present, I want to make a few quick points.
Traditionally, the presence of antibodies was considered a sign that the immune system was functioning WELL. Antibodies, after all, are part of the immune system. They scout out "intruders."
But with the advent of the various conditions lumped under the label of AIDS, all this changed. Without justification, scientists began saying that, if a person tested positive for ANTIBODIES TO THE HIV GERM, he was destined to develop full-blown AIDS and die.
At that point, a number of tracking studies were done: follow people who tested positive for HIV and see what happened to them.
These studies showed that a surprising number of positive people did, in fact, get very sick and died.
These results have been used to argue that HIV is the very deadly cause of AIDS.
However, several vital matters were ignored.
After 1987, many of the people who tested positive for HIV were then given AZT and other similar highly toxic drugs. These drugs attacked THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. These drugs actually attack every single cell in the body. Therefore, the correlations between a positive HIV antibody test and death were useless, because of the drug factor.
Furthermore, the HIV test for antibodies was unreliable, in the sense that OTHER THINGS HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH HIV could make the test read positive.
What things?
For example, drug use. Heroin, speed, poppers, toxic medicines, etc. Previous and current infections.
Factors that would make people sick all on their own.
There is more. The largest and longest tracking study was THE SAN FRANCISCO MEN'S STUDY. I investigated several aspects of this experiment. First, there were a significant number of men who had tested positive for HIV antibodies and then did not take AZT, or took it for a while and then stopped. A significant number of THOSE men did not get sick after 8-10 years of tracking. They remained healthy.
And second, although the study tried to track HIV negative men, it didn't do a good job of that, and therefore there was no control group. There was no way to tell how many of those men went on to get sick and die---just as some men who tested positive had gone on to die.
The science is not there. The science does not show that the presence of antibodies (to ANY germ) is evidence of present or future illness and death.
Unfortunately, when it comes to such PR diseases as West Nile, SARS, and bird flu, we simply don't know how many of the tests on patients are of the antibody variety. It is quite possible that many of these tests ARE searches for antibodies---in which case, they are useless and misleading.
There is much more to say about all this, and I have written articles on this page that explore other relevant factors, but the point is clear: don't be fooled by antibody tests.


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Evacuations were lifted Sunday evening after a fast-moving brush fire in northern Los Angeles County burned 3,800 acres.
Flames were first reported around 3 p.m. Saturday in the remote Castaic area north of Santa Clarita and Six Flags Magic Mountain. The fire grew to 1,200 acres within two hours and was up to 3,000 acres by 7 p.m., according to Cal Fire.
Ground crews initially had a hard time reaching the flames, but helicopters and jets helped drop water on the fire until nightfall. Crews resumed the fight Sunday morning, and officials in Santa Clarita reported the fire was 20-percent contained by that evening.
Crews named the blaze "Charlie Fire" after Charlie Canyon Road, where flames were first spotted.
Officials ordered evacuations for homes and other buildings along San Francisquito Canyon Road Saturday. A paintball course and an equestrian park in the area were among the businesses potentially threatened by the fire. But by Sunday evening, all evacuations were lifted and roads were opened to residents.


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Post-turkey video: Dumb ways to die
This Australian video, which has gone viral worldwide, features a catchy tune and an amusing set of things not to do which can kill you. Get to the end and it takes on a decidedly transit-oriented bent.
As you discover, this is actually a PSA by Melbourne's Metro transit agency to convince people not to stand too close to train platforms or try to drive or walk across tracks.
Can you imagine a US transit agency, even one of the most clever like LA Metro, doing this? Wouldn't it be great if our US Metro agencies could be so clever?


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I've been having lots of bad days lately, and that includes bad cooking days too. But I finally had an ok day in the kitchen today.
Stir fried Canton pineapple beef with rice bento. Going back to one of the first dishes that I learned to cook almost 8 years ago from a HK auntie.
Teriyaki hambagu with stir fried minced pork and long beans with rice. It's been a while since I've cooked teriyaki hambagu, I remember the old days when I used to live with Jo and it was one of her favourite requests. Must cook it for her again some day.
Japanese chicken curry with mixed vegetables and rice bento. Recognise the donkey? It's the Donkey from Shrek. I hope the rest of the week is better, at least I know there will be nice lunch bentos to look forward to :).


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It was fifty years ago this past March that American businesswoman Ruth Handler and toy maker Mattel introduced the world to the fashion doll that would become beloved by little girls (and a few guys) the world over - Barbie. Since that time, Barbie has been dressed (and undressed) millions of times in thousands of outfits; she has been in 16 direct-to-video movies (all of which my 7-year-old daughter owns) and has more shoes than Imelda Marcos.
If you are a parent of a girl under the age of 10 (or the embarrassed parents of a socially inept, adult son), then you might as well clear your schedule in the next couple of years because Universal Pictures announced yesterday that they plan to make a live-action Barbie movie. I thought this idea was done once before with Tyra Banks and Lindsay Lohan in the 2000 Disney movie Life Size... I suppose Universal will have to take a different approach on their Barbie film.
As is typical with these announcements, no writer or director is attached to the untitled project, but Laurence Mark (Julie & Julia) is on board to produce. I wonder what Universal Picture chairman Marc Shmuger had to say about snagging the movie rights to Barbie?
"Barbie is the most famous doll in history, a unique cultural icon in the world of brands. So many representations of Barbie frequent pop culture, but never before has she been brought to life in a motion picture. We're grateful to Mattel for entrusting us with this extraordinary opportunity."
In other words, "Hot damn! We got us a money making brand name. We'll sell tickets on the name Barbie alone!" And what did Mark have to say about his upcoming work with the mega-toy Barbie?
"Barbie may be the most popular girl in the world, and has always been a wonderfully inspirational figure, so we must do her proud."
In other words, "Hot damn! I'm going to make so much money off this it doesn't matter what I do."
And because no producing team would be complete without the addition of two or three people with no movie background, Barbie general manager/ Mattel senior vice president Richard Dickson and vice president of Entertainment for Barbie Rob Hudnut will "act" as executive producers. I'm sure they will be heavily involved during the "casting couch" sessions.
So with Barbie just turning 50, and all those DVD movies out, why has it taken so long for Mattel to milk their fashion doll cash cow? I'll let Dickson answer that question:
"The brand wasn't ready for a movie. In the last 10 years, Barbie has evolved from a toy into an intellectual property. We've already had enormous success in the entertainment industry. Barbie has a proven track record in home entertainment, there have been live stage shows, live symphonies and other non-traditional forms of entertainment. There is a flagship store in Shanghai. There are a lot of ways we are already communicating with Barbie's audience, and there is a richness to the brand as an entertainment property."
After telling us how good Barbie is and how much the world should love her, Dickson let loose this little quip:
"The utmost concern is to make sure every detail is right. Rather than a timetable, I'm more interested in making sure we deliver the right product."
Well said Mr. Dickson - perhaps you will make a good executive producer after all. By good I mean "a micro-managing Barbie zealot". His statement screams "I WON'T LET YOU HURT BARBIE!" Remember that guy living with his mom... I'm not saying... Just saying.
Universal and Mattel want to move ahead on a fast track of sorts with the Barbie movie, but with the recent announcement by Universal to hold back funding on new projects for the remainder of 2009, I would imagine nothing more will come of this until early-to-mid 2010.
Barbie gets in line with the other Mattel projects, Major Matt Mason (which Tom Hanks is attached to), a yet-to-be-titled monster musical and Stretch Armstrong.
If you have young girls then I already know you'll be watching the Barbie movie but is anyone else interested in this project?
The Barbie Project is still in development and has no release date.
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This cozy Lakeshore home nestled in the cedars and in a nice, quiet area of St. Ives. Most of what you desire in Lakeshore Living is here ... a wharf, 80 feet of beach and close to the narrows giving quick access to all arms of the Lake.
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For several years now I've had a dream – a dream I'd like to call 'Shed Cinema'. You know how it is: you spend years building your dream home cinema system, buying a big-screen TV or projector with surround sound speakers and DVD/Blu-ray player to match, and do you ever get to watch a movie on it? Nope. Instead, it gets wasted on kid's films, home improvement programmes and sports you haven't the vaguest interest in, while you slowly develop a backlog of must-watch films that you never get around to actually watching.
One day it dawns on you that what you need isn't a living room system, but something portable that you can sneak out to the shed with and enjoy your feature presentation in blissful peace and quiet. Such a device would need a big, high-quality screen so that you can enjoy your films as they were meant to be enjoyed. It would need high-quality sound through headphones and – if possible – speakers, a capacious hard drive and Wi-Fi connectivity so that you could stream content direct from your PC. It also needs a battery that can last out a viewing of Return of the King: Extended Edition if need be. Some warm clothes and some smart excuses, and you'd be away.
Archos has just made this dream a reality.
Of course, Archos doesn't market it as 'the complete shed cinema solution' (though maybe it should). Instead, the Archos 7 is described as an Internet Media Tablet. Those of you without goldfish memories might also realise that it's the larger cousin of the Archos 5, which we reviewed back in October. In essence, the Archos 7 is nothing more than the Archos 5 with a bigger screen, but that one change makes such a difference that such a description doesn't really do it justice.
You see, the move from a 4.8in 800 x 480 screen to a 7in screen with the same resolution has two major consequences. The negative one is that it's a struggle to describe the Archos 7 as truly portable. With the same elegant, shiny, gunmetal casing as the 5 it's still a hugely desirable PMP, but it's as large as a paperback book and, at 640g, over twice as heavy as its smaller sibling. It's light enough and solid enough for you to take on a trip or use on the plane or train, but it's not the sort of thing you'd want to carry around all day, every day. In fact, you'd have to be mad to use it as your main MP3 or mobile video player. I'm not so sure, however, that that's really an issue; there are plenty of small, cheap PMPs that fill that need. The Archos 7 is all about two things, browsing the Web and watching movies, and in both cases that screen has serious benefits.
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The Writing and Language Studio, launched by the Language and Culture Center at Duke Kunshan University, provides guidance and support to students, faculty, and staff in the Duke Kunshan community as they develop language and communication skills in English, Mandarin Chinese, and other languages. We provide the services of a traditional university writing center as well as coaching in language learning. Read more about our mission and our philosophy on this page, and click on the menu to the right to meet our team, learn about our services, see upcoming and recent events, access resources, and read our blog.
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The Writing and Language Studio aims to foster an environment for independent language learning at Duke Kunshan. Independent language learning (ILL) involves designing and carrying out your own language learning plan. Some people do this while they are taking a language course in order to get extra practice and speed up their progress. Other people do this when they are not taking any languages courses.
There are two important things to know about independent language learning (ILL):
- In ILL, you need to make your own decisions about goals, methods, materials, and so on. In other words, you need to learn how to learn a language. (In contrast, when you take a language course, you don't need to make many choices of your own—most choices are made for you by teachers, textbooks, and tests.)
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Georgia Hires Jeremy Pruitt as Defensive Coordinator
Jeremy Pruitt was one of the 2013 coaching carousel's top coordinator hires and was a key piece in Florida State's national title run. However, he won't return to Tallahassee in 2014, as Pruitt has been named as the defensive coordinator at Georgia.
Pruitt is a rising star in the coaching ranks, spending 2007-12 on Alabama's staff as an assistant under Nick Saban. Prior to his stint with the Crimson Tide, Pruitt worked at Hoover High School in Alabama.


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Community Health Center of Cape Cod is expanding its addictions treatment services. The Health Center has launched a Structured Outpatient Addictions Program (SOAP) for individuals who may be just leaving detox or are in need of daily, more structured outpatient support. This program is unique as it focuses on substance use treatment through intensive counseling and access to primary care services, and also addresses many of the other areas in patients' lives, which might interfere with individual recovery, including access to employment, housing and food assistance.
CHC's SOAP is a full-day program that meets Monday-Friday from 8:30am-3:30pm. Patients are expected to attend for 1-2 weeks.
In addition to this SOAP Program, the Health Center also offers Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for substance use disorder using Suboxone or Vivitrol, and an outpatient treatment group called Step Forward for individuals who may be contemplating steps to recovery. To learn more about the addictions programs at CHC of Cape Cod, please visit our Addictions Services Page.


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Warm UpBike 12/10 cals 5 spiderman lunges + reach Russian baby makers x 10 reps Bear walk x 2 lengths of the gym- hide the ears with the arms and walk in a straddle position on the toes- straight legs and arms if you can. (like handstand walking in a pike) Crab walk 1 length of the gym both forward and backward 10 slow air squats to full depth- ass to the floor
then... Two sets of: Single-Arm DB Rows x 8-10 reps Rest as needed Reverse Snow Angels x 15-20 reps Rest as needed
Mobility: partner shoulder stretch x :20 each person- on person sits on the floor, legs extended and arms extended overhead. Another person slides arms through their partners extended arms and around to their shoulder blades. Hands should rest on shoulders with fingers down and palms in. Squeeze the arms and pull slightly up while pushing into the shoulder. Deep squat progressions x 6 reps
Skill: OHS 5 reps @ 60% 3 reps @ 65% 1 rep @ 70% 6:00 E2M 5 reps OHS at 70-75%
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I told the story of my visit to Harrods when I was writing my books 'How to Increase Retail Sales' and 'How to Make Profit In Retail'.
Harrods is the Mecca of retailing where royals, presidents, A-list Hollywood stars and the 'who-is-who' in the world go to shop.
Therefore, there is no better place to learn about buyers psychology than the place they are willing to cough out thousands of their hard earn cash.
I wanted to know what is it about Harrods that attracted the best of the best.
Being the department store that attracted the rich and famous from every corner of the globe, I was literally expecting everything in Harrods to be made of gold.
I was convinced that their merchandise where made in secret factories hidden in some mountain in Germany or Switzerland.
I was expecting to catch a glimpse of Russian billionaires and Saudi prince instead what caught my attention was a toy bus.
I had bought the same bus for my son in ASDA.
It was the same red bus, in the same packaging.
I will make the assumption that the bus was made by the same people in the same factory in China not in a secret location in Germany or Switzerland.
A question popped into my mind when I saw the bus.
Why was it that the same toy bus, made by the same people in the same factory in China was being sold in Harrods almost three times the price it was sold for in ASDA?
The answer is simple.
ASDA sells toy bus.
Harrods sell classy toy bus even if it is made in the same factory in China.
There is a difference.
Understanding that difference will make a hell of a difference with the way you price your product or service.
We have been led to believe that the price of a product or service is the amount it cost to bring that product or service to the marketplace.
This is far from the truth.
The price of a product is based upon who is buying and how it is sold to them.
What Is Value
There are two perceptions of value.
There is the vendors' perception of value and there is the customers' perception of value.
And it is very important as business people that we do not impose our own perception of value upon our customers.
The majority of businesses price their product or service based upon the amount it cost them to bring their product or service to the market place.
However, your customer perception of value is the magnitude with which your product or service solves their problem.
May I quickly remind you that no matter the business you are engaged in, you are solving a problem.
So the magnitude to which you solve your customers' problems, is the value they will place upon your product or service, which influences the amount they will be willing to pay for it.
The Russian billionaire who cough out three times the amount they could purchase a toy bus in Harrods does not pay for the crappy made in China bus.
What they pay for is their perceived of value of the bus.
And that perception of value is not based upon the physical product, but upon their perception of how buying the bus make them feel.
So if you are pricing your product or service, do not base your price upon your cost of bringing the product or service to the marketplace or your perception of value.
Instead base your price upon your customer's perception of value.
What Is Value To Your Customer?
This opens up an entirely different type of question: how do you know what constitutes your customer's' perception of value?
The answer to this question will be the topic of my next blog post…Look out for it.
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It's almost time for the Marys.
Gospel super duo Mary Mary is ready to return to the small screen with the 3rd season of their hit cable reality series on WE tv. The ladies shared a powerhouse video clip promoting the series via Facebook today.
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The Insiders Wedding Report- Volume 15
Brought to you from the same people as the Mill Dye House, The Winslow offers a more modern, chic space for their wedding clients. The Winslow brings an urban feel due to its downtown Baltimore location. Built in the old Parker Metal Decorating Company building, it brings metal, angles, and a more old-time industrial vibe to their guests.
For Baltimore lovers, you may recall the metal tiles that adorn many historic ceilings in the city's establishments. Some of those tiles were fabricated at The Winslow, among other metal adornments. The Winslow sits just at the base of M&T Bank Stadium, which makes it ideal for sports fans. Baltimore's newest wedding venue also has a rare amenity—included on-site parking! As long as one prepares for game-time traffic, you'll have a place to land.
When I spoke with manager Janin Hardin about how she sees The Winslow's unique place among Baltimore wedding venues, she brought up the location's authenticity. "You can't recreate an historic property, and get the same feel." One has to take an historic property and make it accessible. To that end, the mezzanine offers some additional seating, the floor is modern poured concrete, and they've added the Train Shed, with floor-to-ceiling windows that face the train tracks. There, you really feel like you're "at the crossroads."
The developers have added a mezzanine balcony around the interior that provides an added vantage point to the beautiful available light that comes in below. For music, they have had the forethought to make sure that the stairwell landing, that faces the main floor, is wide enough to hold a good DJ station and allow guests to pass up and down the stairwell (one of two). Lighting inside the Winslow is fully adjustable. Hardin and her associates have installed a full catering kitchen. With a final, historic touch, The Winslow's built-in bar will be made from corrugated metal and will feature a marble top that has been repurposed from an old movie theatre in town.
One final note, the rest of the building will be used for offices. Weekends are fully reserved for guests, but during the week events may need to be aware that other tenants will be using the building.
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333 West Ostend Street, Baltimore, MD, 21230
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Project Manager – Entrepreneurship Connections® Program
ACCES Employment is a leading non-profit organization that assists jobseekers from diverse backgrounds. We deliver a range of programs at locations across the GTA and we offer online services to job seekers across Canada and pre-arrival. Serving more than 34,000 jobseekers each year, ACCES delivers customized programs that focus on connecting our clients with leading employers or starting a business in Canada. With over 30 years of experience in the employment services sector, you will be joining a successful organization with an innovative and seasoned staff team.
ACCES Employment is looking for a skilled and career-oriented individual who thrives in a flexible and innovative environment. ACCES offers an excellent benefits package, a RRSP matching program, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program.
The Entrepreneurship Connections® program is designed for newcomers who plan to start a business in Canada. This innovative and informative program assists newcomers who have owned or operated a business outside of Canada to utilize their experience in the Canadian market. Our clients receive individual coaching to start a business including developing a business plan, receiving legal consultation, and benefiting from the support of an established mentor.
This position is an exceptional career opportunity for someone with program management, business development, and marketing skills in a very dynamic, not-for-profit organization. Reporting to the Director, Entrepreneurship Connections, this position provides an important role in the project management of the Entrepreneurship Connections® program, a self-employment program for newcomers at ACCES. The manager will also provide support and supervision role to the staff working with the Entrepreneurship Connections program. As part of the management team, this is a non-unionized position.
- Manage development, delivery and evaluation of all project components, including participant recruitment, contracts and communications with project partners, stakeholder engagement, quality assurance, and outreach and client management
- Provide support to Director, Entrepreneurship Connections
- Provide management support to the ECP (pre-arrival project)
- Assist with the development and launch of digital content and delivery of program components through the ACCES online platform
- Oversee all aspects of the mentorship program for entrepreneurs (e.g. recruitment, retention, ongoing management and support, Alumni Network, special events, program enhancements)
- Overall consolidation, development and evaluation of the program and ensuring program compliance with funder guidelines and targets. (e.g. eligibility, curriculum development, course delivery, etc.)
- Consults and collaborates with all key stakeholders to manage the design, development, delivery and revision of the program curriculum for a variety of learning modalities (e.g. classroom, e-learning, webinars, etc.). Keeping up to date on sector developments and trends
- Create and coordinate activities of program Advisory Committee
- Collect, prepare and maintain all reports & statistics
- Responsible for file audits to ensure proper documentation
- Provide leadership and supervision to staff and contractors working with the project both at the local and national levels
- Work closely with other ACCES managers and partner organizations to ensure appropriate coordination of program components
- Work closely with Director and internal operations to manage the program budget, allocate resources, approve and track expenditures
- Work with IT department and other stakeholders to develop online marketing and tools specific to this program
- Responsible for carrying out the above responsibilities and all other duties as required by Management
An organized self-starter with experience and/or education in the following areas:
- A university degree and 5 years of experience in Human Services, including supervision and program or project management
- Strong knowledge of small business development and entrepreneurship, including an understanding of market trends and resources for small business, particularly as they relate to newcomers
- Experience working with a diverse community
- Excellent problem solving skills, creativity and ability to both lead teams and work in a team
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and self-management skills to work effectively with clients, co-workers, outside agencies and employers representing ACCES
- Demonstrated experience in case and file management
- Experience working in an MS Office environment; familiarity with Internet, Excel spreadsheets and databases
- Flexible to work occasional evenings and weekend hours
- Ability to travel and oversee delivery nationally as needed
How to apply:
Interested persons should send their resume with a covering letter to:
ACCES Employment Hiring Committee
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Make sure to note the position of interest in the subject line of your email.
(Please note, we will be reviewing resumes as they are submitted)
Candidates may be requested to complete a screening video interview using Spark Hire
ACCES Employment is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
ACCES is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
ACCES Employment is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our HR representative or hiring manager of the accommodation measures if required which would enable you to be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.


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Several New York City based companies are leveraging algorithms and data to change the way people are thinking about their health. Whether it is from the diagnosis to research to patient/provider engagement, digital technology is making its way into all parts of the healthcare ecosystem. Join us as we bring a few companies on stage and discuss the trends and future of these digital health companies.
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Life is a journey is a healthy perspective to develop. Each of us experiences the journey in our own unique way. Just as every runner in a race notices different scenery, connects with various people, and finishes with various times…. The journey is important.
Your journey matters because of what you notice, whom you impact, and the legacy you leave.
I have a client who enjoys running marathons with several couples in her and her husband's friend group. I love that about them… and maybe someday I might even join in. Anyway…. A few years ago they headed to Texas to run on of their annual half marathons. My client, Jennifer, really wanted to run this specific race differently than she had in the past; where her only goal had been to finish as quickly as possible. This time, she wanted to look around more and enjoy the people she was with more as the time before all she had on her mind was the finish line.
As she was so busy being focused on the finish, she missed all the magic along the way that her running buddy noticed and share with her later…
"Did you see that family that came out with all the banners and decorations for us?"
"Wasn't the small band on the side of the road great?"
"That one group on the bleachers with the blankets was so funny, right?"
She realized that in having her focus-on-the-finish attitude, she skipped looking around and just ran to the end, and then she thoroughly enjoyed her surroundings. She realized that a simple shift of looking up and around, even just periodically, would have completely changed the experience for her. She thought that if she looked up and around, enjoying the run, she would have slowed down too much and performed badly. In truth, slowing down would have made her experience so much richer.
So this year she decided she was going to look around more. She was determined to search out cool people and things to tell her friend about. When the gun went off, she ran with her head up, taking in the sights. Much to her delight and surprise at the end of the race, she not only collected some great sights and stories, but she also improved her time by 7 minutes!
Life is a journey. We can put our heads down and plow through all of the responsibilities, challenges, and activities and miss the good stuff, or we can take a look around and enjoy the journey…really taking it all in. Having fun along the path of life does not mean you lose all intensity. It simply means that you know when to lighten up and when to put the blinders on.
Jennifer had no intention of winning the race. Only a small handful cared about her race time. SO why did she previously miss all those sights and sounds? Because she didn't choose to look around before she set out. She chose to finish as fast as she could just so she could be done with the race. She was solely focused on finishing. She decided to expand her focus for the race for it to become a richer, more fun experience. She needed to intentionally include looking around in her list of what she wanted out of the race to make sure that it had that impact on her journey.
View life as a journey. This is a great perspective to keep. If at the end of your life you want to be remembered for the difference you made in people's lives, you'll need to slow down now and intentionally look to see where you can serve and have an impact. It takes time to connect with people on an intellectual and/ or heart level. We tend to get caught up in the checking off the to dos because there's such a sense of completion to that. Yet, the ultimate loss comes from not enjoying the journey made rich because of the relationships we share, nurture, and grow.
Relationships grow deeper in the slower moments of life.
How are you doing with your life journey? Are you noticing what's happening around you and really savoring where you are in your current season, or are you moving forward with blinders on just to finish and move on to the next race? I'd love to hear your heart in a comment below…
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