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With Galaxy S6 woes, Samsung Z3 represents a bottom-up approach
Trouble at the high-end gives new hope to Samsung's low-priced Tizen phones. The company is expected to debut the more powerful Z3 handset later this month.
The Korean tech giant rules the Android roost and controls a huge supply chain.
Trouble at the high-end gives new hope to Samsung's low-priced Tizen phones. The company is expected to debut the more powerful Z3 handset later this month.
Samsung is predicting a second-quarter drop in operating profit for Q2, and this decline in confidence suggests that sales of its flagship Galaxy S6 have not been as buoyant as the company hoped. But why?
Samsung was expecting the Galaxy S6 to outsell the pricier S6 edge and now faces a supply and demand issue just speculation about the latest Apple iPhone ramps.
Samsung Electronics is predicting operating profit of around 6.9 trillion won for the April to June period, down 4.2 percent from a year earlier.
Want fast flash storage but find that 1TB is just too cramped for your needs? Then check out Samsung's new 2TB SSDs. But I warn you now, they aren't cheap.
A report by the South Korean government has found that Samsung remains the country's number one choice for smartphones, despite the launch of Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus late last year.
According to reports, the Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission has found that Samsung and Oppo have been pre-installing apps on its smartphones without informing consumers, infringing on consumers' right to know.
There are still things happening in the mobile space this summer so in between time off Kevin and I recorded this latest MobileTechRoundup podcast.
Trademark filings suggest that Samsung may be getting ready to respond to flagging Galaxy S6 sales by introducing a larger version called the S6 Edge+.
Despite a positive response at launch, it looks like the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge hasn't been enough to drag Samsung back into profitability.
Galaxy S6 sales are starting to lift Android's already leading market share in the U.S. but those switching from iOS are decreasing in number.
Samsung surprisingly took 7 percent of the sub-$100 handset market in India but it still has work to do. More handset models and attracting developers are the strategy.
Growing graphene cells directly on silicon in the lab has boosted energy density of batteries by 1.8 times compared to conventional batteries.
The fallout from Samsung's ill-judged decision to block Windows Update from running on some of its notebooks continues as Microsoft issues a statement condemning the practice.
According to Microsoft MVP Patrick Barker, Samsung laptops are being sold to users with a custom software updater that disables Windows Updates -- without any user interaction.
With nearly 30 years in the mobile handset business, Samsung has no shortage of milestones, from its first device in 1988 to its recent transition to metal and curved smartphones. ZDNet takes a trip down memory lane.
Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge offers a snazzy design and a lot of hope, but it's unclear how functional that sliver of screen really is. Here's a look at what the Edge offers on the wraparound screen today.
The stands, the smartphones, the smartwatches, and the smartcars.
The Galaxy S6 might be a more modern handset, and it might look more like the iPhone, but it's debatable as to whether it's a better design than the Galaxy S5.
Samsung has finally unveiled its long-awaited and much-rumored flagship smartphone. Well, two smartphones to be accurate. Joining the standard Galaxy S6 is the Galaxy S6 Edge that features a dual-curve display.
The redesign of Samsung's Galaxy S6 included the adoption of Google's Material Design approach as well as a hardware overhaul.
Samsung is rolling out its Android Lollipop update for existing Galaxy S5 owners. The update integrates Material Design with Samsung TouchWiz and things look great.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has a unique form factor and the iPhone 6 Plus has a slippery long metal frame. UAG offers solid protection for both and Matthew has been testing them out.
Samsung's latest large screen smartphone offers a unique experience that has made me more efficient. The second edge display looks great and offers more than you might think at first.
The new Galaxy Note 4 is one of the best large screen smartphones available today and one feature that sets it apart is the S Pen stylus.
Samsung's Note line always sets the bar for Android specifications and after spending a week with the Note 4, Matthew Miller is about ready to visit his carrier store.
Smartphones are often the only camera most people have with them -- and most of these smartphones will give you good results. See for yourself.
School will soon be in session and a Chromebook may be just what you need for the coming academic year.
Samsung's two newest Android tablets will be available this Friday with their largest highest resolution Super AMOLED displays in a slim form factor even thinner than their phones.
With the just announced Galaxy Tab S, Samsung now offers at least ten Android tablets. Which is right for you? Our buyer's guide can help.
The excitement surrounding the launch of Samsung's shiny new Galaxy Nexus smartphone was a bit much for the telcos.
The freight train of patent litigation that is Apple vs. Samsung in the Australian Federal Court continues to barrel along with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Is there a chance that we could settle this case quickly, like adults?
At the company's developers conference in San Francisco, Google's Sundar Pichai announces the first Chromebook laptops. Samsung and Acer will each be offering machines starting June 15. The Samsung Chromebook will cost $429 for the Wi-Fi only version and $499 for the 3G version. Acer's Wi-Fi only Chromebook will cost $349.
Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad for a look at the hardware inside the Apple tablet. Once you?ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to our iPad cracking open photo gallery in the TR Dojo Blog.
Natali Del Conte shows us the new eco-friendly Samsung Reclaim from the product launch in New York.
Samsung showed off some products that aren't set to launch until the 2007 holiday season, including its own HD DVD/Blu-ray disc player, at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco on July 25.
ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind talks to Samsung's manager of HDTVproduct planning, Dan Schinasi, about the company's new 3D HDrear-projection television. To enable 3D content on the TV, users willneed Samsung proprietary software, a PC, a DVI card and 3D glasses.
ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind talks to Samsung's senior managerfor plasma TV marketing, Bill Dickey, about the company's new FPT 509450-inch wireless flat-panel TV. The package includes an audio and videoreceiver that transmits information to the plasma display. Thetelevision is due out in October with a retail price of $4,500.
ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind talks to Samsung's director of harddrive marketing, Andy Higginbotham, about the company's new line of harddrive products. The lineup includes a 1-terabyte hard drive, a newnotebook drive running Vista, and a new pocket-size 80-gigabyte drive.
At CES 2007 in Las Vegas, ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind looks at the successor to Samsung's popular Q1 ultra mobile PC. The UMPC boasts faster boot times and much improved shock resistance, thanks to its solid-state flash memory-based hard drive.
CNET's Bonnie Cha takes a First Look at Samsung's BlackJack, a 3G-enabled smart phone for Cingular Wireless that boasts Windows Mobile and a full QWERTY keyboard.
Its performance could be improved a tad, but the Samsung SGH-T519 is an attractive thin phone with a nice assortment of features, says CNET's Kent German. Take a look as he rings it up.
At the "Christmas in July" product showcase on Tuesday, CNET's Neha Tiwari talks to Samsung's Matt Durgin about the company's take on XM satellite music. Samsung says it plans to take the technology to a higher, more personalized level.
CNET's Neha Tiwari talks to Aaron Novak, marketing manager of camcorders at Samsung, about why the company has allied itself with Blu-ray instead of the competing next-generation format, HD DVD. The BD-P1000 was one of the products showcased at Samsung's "Christmas in July" event in San Francisco.
At the Samsung Experience in Manhattan's Time Warner Center, Samsung unveiled its first Blu-ray player in the U.S. The event on June 15, 2006, was the first of many Blu-ray hardware and software introductions this summer.
Samsung's copious software add-ons and UI tweaks mean that the Galaxy Tab S delivers a particular kind of Android experience. We have a few issues with some of these extras, but the slimline Galaxy Tab S is still a very impressive tablet.
Samsung has done a good job with the Galaxy S5. Software bloat has been pared down and a few useful new features added, while the technical specifications are superb and battery life is good. Design purists may bemoan the plastic chassis, but the Galaxy S5 is still a worthy successor to last year's model.
Compelling though the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 is, the asking price will buy you a well-appointed notebook that offers more capability for the average mobile professional.
The Galaxy Note 3 is a clear step up from its predecessor, with a larger screen in a smaller, thinner, lighter chassis, plenty of usability enhancements, plus impressive performance and battery life. The price tag is the only serious drawback.
The 6.3-inch Galaxy Mega isn't easy to carry around or use one-handed and is short on internal storage. Having said that, it's the obvious handset for anyone who likes Samsung's 'Android-on-steroids' approach and is attracted by the Galaxy Note 3's size, but doesn't need stylus support.
The 8-inch Galaxy Note 8 is reasonably comfortable to hold one-handed in portrait mode to make jottings with its pressure-sensitive pen, and is a delight to use. Still, you'll need to really want the added features that pen input brings to the device, because it's relatively expensive.
With the Galaxy S4, Samsung has squeezed a superb 5-inch screen and a host of high-end features into a slightly slimmer, thinner and lighter chassis than its S III predecessor. It's an excellent handset, but some will find the S4 overladen with unnecessary features and too expensive.
The 4.8in. quad-core Galaxy S III is a very impressive device that currently represents the state of the smartphone art. That's why we've given it an Editors' Choice award.
The Samsung CLX-6210 Colour Laser MFD offers great feature set at a very reasonable price, but duplex printing is slow.
An impressive set-up well worth the consideration for any small office looking to bring their telephony systems into the 21st century.
The Samsung Q30 Plus's superb battery life and light chassis make it a highly attractive ultra-portable, despite questionable performance scores.
The days of the 3G brick are numbered, with Samsung's Z510 joining the Motorola v3x in the slim and sexy category.
Samsung's D500 was voted the best mobile handset of 2005 by the GSM association. Can the upgraded D600 outdo it in 2006?
Samsung's E730 proves that MP3 capability and a 1.3 megapixel camera can be squeezed into a good-looking, compact flip phone.
Samsung's latest slider phone, the D500, looks a lot like its sliding predecessor, but comes in a black case with a megapixel camera and an MP3 player.
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WASHINGTON, DC - Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Republicans' proposed spending bill:
"While we wait to see Republicans' full proposal, what we've seen so far shows that they have not made the careful decisions necessary to ensure that while we cut spending, we do not cut investments in our economic future. Democrats believe we must reduce the deficit and cut spending, but not at the expense of the investments that will pay off tomorrow with an educated workforce, cutting edge research that keeps our economy the world's leader, and a strong infrastructure."
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THE newly formed Australia Israel Labor Dialogue (AILD) will provide needed balance in the debate about Israel within the Australian Labor Party (ALP), former Queensland premier Peter Beattie says.
Australia votes against Palestinian statehood
IN its final act as a member of the United Nations Security Council, Australia was last week one of just two countries to vote against a motion proposing Palestinian statehood.
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COMMUNAL leaders and politicians have blasted the inaugural patron of Labor Friends of Palestine, Bob Carr, who delivered a one-sided speech against Israel last week that accused the country of […]
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Carr drives NSW Labor away from Israel
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Dawn Mallory of Groton was struck by a car that pulled into the school bus loading and unloading zone, stopped, then tried to back out about 7 a.m. Friday, state police said. The car had initially been traveling in the parking lot between the high school and middle school, police said. The accident remains under investigation.
Region 8 schools Superintendent Robert Siminski said Mallory, 65, walking behind the car, was hit by the tailgate and then hit her head on the pavement. She suffered bleeding in the brain and remained in critical condition at Hartford Hospital Tuesday.
Siminski said counselors were on hand to help students and staff, and had been there since Friday. A couple of students witnessed the accident, and "the counselors are handling the situation," he said.
The school, in Hebron, began having a police presence during the morning drop-off on Monday, he said.
Mallory has worked with the Region 8 school district since 1997, teaches math at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich and holds a job helping people file taxes.
Friends and family members set up a fund to help her, which can be located at www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/ry64/dawn-mallory-s-helper-fund.
The fund had 121 donations totaling $5,880 of the requested $8,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.
Mallory has two sons, including Ledyard Police Officer Eric Bushor, who formerly worked for the Groton Town Police, Ledyard Lt. Mike Finkelstein said.
He said officers have been with Bush or and his family at the hospital "pretty much around the clock since Friday."
Kathy Williams, who works at the Groton Senior Center and also at Three Rivers Community College, said she was shocked when she heard what happened. "My heart just stopped," Williams said. "Because she is such a lovely woman. She always had a smile. ... She was caring if a student had an issue. She was always right there."
Donna Perry, who lives next door to Mallory, said Mallory helped Perry's son fill out his financial aid package for college, then advised him to stay in school and earn his advanced degrees.
"She loved teaching," Perry said of her neighbor. "There was not even an ending year for her to retire. She loved it, and she got up at the crack of dawn."
Mallory had recently finished building a deck on her house and held a yearly party for family and friends to watch fireworks on the July 4 weekend, Perry said. Perry said Mallory also had two or three grandchildren, and she would pull out the plastic pool, squirt guns and toys when they visited.
"It's like you wake up to go to work and you just don't know," Perry said. "You just don't know. Life is not guaranteed. ... You know that saying, 'Stop and smell the roses?' Everyone says it's a cliché, but people need to pay attention. Because she left for work, and she's not home."
Siminski said the accident last Friday follows two other tragedies involving students, who also died in traffic accidents.
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Making the right career moves can be tricky when your business partners have also become close friends, so Kid Cudi was naturally nervous about breaking the news to Kanye West that he was ready to part ways from G.O.O.D. Music. Nervous might even be an understatement, as Cudder told MTV News that the days leading up to the big phone call were some of the most stressful moments of his life.
"I wanted to make sure that when I spoke to [Kanye] he understood and I didn't say anything that would upset him," Cudi explained. "It's a shot in the dark telling someone what I had to tell him, but I was overthinking it. I was way off. When I got on the phone and talked, within the first five minutes I was like, 'Whew. Holy sh–. That was the most stressful 48 hours ever."
"I overthink sh– all the time. I'm just emotional," he added, laughing.
Cudi broke the news to fans early in April, saying that he'd even reached out to Jay-Z for advice on how to broach the subject with Kanye, but once it was done with, there were no hard feelings and he and 'Ye still have plans to work together.
"In the last email he sent me, he was just like, 'Yo, come out to Paris and work,' but I gotta go shoot 'Need for Speed' first," he continued. "I'ma handle that and hopefully he's still working because I got some time in between so I might jet out and go check him, play him some beats that I been working on. Now that I know he might need my help I might go in the studio and actually try to make some beats with him in mind and see what comes outta that."
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"I'm gonna try to get this box set out for the holidays," he revealed. "It'll be the whole entire collection — all of my albums — and then I'm probably gonna include five new jams that didn't make the album that I feel like everyone still needs to hear, plus I'll probably do some remixes. I just wanna put out more cool sh– now that I've got everyone's attention."


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Put the chocolate and milk in a small saucepan and heat gently to melt the chocolate. Off the heat, stir in the remaining ingredients except the vermicelli or coconut. Allow the mixture to cool. Shape the mixture into bite-size balls and roll in vermicelli or coconut, or press into rigid foil sweet cases.
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Brian Babin becomes fifth Texas congressman to endorse Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON–Sen. Ted Cruz now has five fellow Texan members of Congress publicly backing his 2016 presidential run
Cruz's campaign announced Thursday morning the endorsement of Rep. Brian Babin, R-Woodville.
"Ted has shown the conservative leadership and fortitude we so desperately need in our nation's highest office," said Babin in a statement released by the Cruz campaign."Now is a time for truth," echoing the title of the senator's new book, "and he will speak honestly to the American people."
Like Cruz, Babin has been critical of Republican leadership and President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration. Babin voted "present" in January's re-election of Speaker John Boehner, and said "we need start seriously looking at possibly getting some new leadership."
Last month Babin introduced the House version of Cruz's bill to bar the Department of Homeland Security from funding "amnesty" with immigration fees.
Babin joins Republican Reps. Louie Gohmert of Tyler, John Culberson of Houston, John Ratcliffe of Heath and Michael Burgess of Lewisville, who endorsed Cruz earlier this year.


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"In the depth of her despair, she began to question Providence. Maybe her sons had failed not for lack of merit but because they were unable to overcome the disadvantage of an unsteadiness inherited from their father. Maybe her daughters and grandchildren had died because they were poor, and lived lives of squalor. Maybe not Providence but men in power—politics—determined the course of human events."
-- Jill LePore, writing about Ben Franklin's sister, Jane, in "The Prodigal Daughter," in the July 8 & 15 New Yorker. LePore's book, "Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin," will be out in October.
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Although all of the other Senators and Representatives from Massachusetts publicly oppose Fast Track, our Congressman, Congressman Seth Moulton has chosen to remain silent. A vote could come to the House of Representatives any day. When it does, Congressman Moulton will have to make a choice: Will he stand with the people of the 6th district, or with the corporations pushing Fast Track and the TPP?
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When I was in sixth grade I attended the Academy of the Pacific Rim. I went through a lot during this time. My mother and father got a divorce, and it was kind of hard on me. I didn't know what was going on. This was the first time I'd gone to a school that was really challenging. The hours were from 7:40AM to 4:10PM everyday. I was just coming from elementary school, and the hours just seemed absurd. I wasn't used to getting up that early or to being in such a strict school, and by the first couple weeks I was in trouble. On top of that, I had an IEP and I didn't get a lot of help. At a young age I was diagnosed with autism. I didn't speak until I was three and a half. I was in speech therapy for eight years.
The House cut $337,000 of the Department of Labor Standards (DLS) budget put forward by Governor Baker.
Funding is urgently needed to enact new OSHA protections for state employees, and ensure that DLS continues its life-saving work protecting vulnerable workers, such as temporary workers.
The Commonwealth spends over $40 million each year in Workers' Comp costs – in addition to the pain and suffering of those injured on the job and the families of fallen workers.
Can we afford to have more workers injured or killed on the job?
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What to say:In June, 2014, the legislature passed a law extending safety and health measures to executive branch employees, a groundbreaking step to preventing injury, illness and death for the Commonwealth's workforce.
In order to be successful, the Department of Labor Standards (DLS) needs to have the resources to implement and enforce the new law.
Budget line item 7003-0200 provides $500,000 to enable DLS to implement this new law – averting painful and costly injuries, illnesses and death.
Will Senator ___________ ask Senate Ways and Means Chair Spilka to include this funding in the Senate budget?
Workers joined UNITE HERE Local 26, Boston's hotel workers union, ending a more than 2-year public fight and boycott. During the course of their campaign, housekeepers told the public about the pain and injuries they experienced cleaning hotel rooms. Undergraduate and graduate students at Harvard launched a campus campaign to encourage Harvard to support the workers' demands.
"It is inspiring to see that when workers and students come together, real change can be made," said Harvard freshman Angela Leocata. "The DoubleTree workers winning a union proves the power of collective action and the promise of student-worker solidarity."
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"We salute the solidarity exhibited by our membership," said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. "There was no way we would have won vast improvements in safety and staffing without it."
Safety issues were central to the negotiations, and the proposed agreement calls for the immediate review of staffing and workload assessments, with USW safety personnel involved at every facility. Daily maintenance and repair work in the plants was another critical issue that, too, was addressed.
"The new agreement calls for joint review on the local level of future, craft worker staffing needs," said USW International Vice President Tom Conway. "Included are hiring plans to be developed in conjunction with recruitment and training programs."
The tentative agreement calls for yearly wage increases as well as maintaining the current health care plan cost-sharing ratio.
"Preserving 'retrogression' clauses in our agreements was also an objective established by our policy conference and we accomplished that, too," said USW International Vice President Gary Beevers, who oversees the union's oil sector. "There was no way we could turn our backs to the accomplishments of prior contract negotiations."
The next step in the bargaining process is for the company to put the terms of the settlement agreement on all of the Shell and Motiva bargaining tables. Our expectation is that other employers will offer the same terms at their local bargaining tables.
The local unions will then review the employers' proposals with Vice President Beevers. Approved settlement agreements are then submitted to the local membership for explanation and ratification votes.
The USW represents 850,000 workers in North America employed among industries that include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining, plus the service and public sectors. For more information: http://www.usw.org
The United States Postal Service is a wonderful national treasure, enshrined in the Constitution and supported by the American people. Without any taxpayer funding, the USPS serves more than 150 million households and businesses each day, providing affordable, universal mail service to all - including rich and poor, rural and urban, without regard to age, nationality, race or gender.The Postal Service and postal jobs are threatened by those who would undermine the postal services and dismantle this great public institution. Even some postal executives have been complicit in the drive toward the destruction of the Postal Service and ultimate privatization. In the face of these attacks, we are fighting to protect and enhance vibrant public postal services now - and for many generations to come.
Watch a 2-minute video where actor-activist Danny Glover shares his personal story about the impact and importance of a vibrant public Postal Service.
From skyrocketing tuition and student debt to underpaid, overworked faculty and staff, we all see it happening every day — more and more, our colleges and universities are running on a corporate business model that hurts us all.
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A shot of Lacylee she is a spitting image of her mom Lacy. I am still amazed at when I see her I always think its Lacy then realize nope it is Lacylee. The two are still inseparable and both have a huge coat this year due to the very cold days we have been having.Both are very much ferral. Hope you enjoy the shot of the next generation:) Texture added in Ippicy only in the BG to get rid of some distractions from Shadow House
Taken in Wetaskiwin Alberta With a Sony Cyber Shot
Dedicated to our little ones, human or kittens :)
I am very thankful for all my ferrals being safe so far this winter! :)


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Alcohol most always seems like a bad idea. Yeah it can be fun, and sometimes people like to talk about the health benefits but I've always felt those were played up by people that desperately want their bad habit to be healthy. Really you get empty calories, tummy no-noes and a crappy high from poisoning yourself... all resulting in a painful headache and flu-like hangover.
Honestly idk why we had to pick alcohol as the socially acceptable drug. Why not GHB? Very similar to alcohol, calorie-free and doesn't cause those stomach problems.
but then maybe im crazy
Music of the day/week/month/whatever:
Kimya Dawson - The Competition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUDjMpgx8U
I never wanted to be better than my friends...
yeah, but "hey i'm Khan the sword king" is not normal.... the universe is being fickle... this is a thing... ignore me for a few weeks.
GHB has the connection of being the date rape drug soooo I kind of doubt that's going to take off as a safe alternative. But hey, I ain't in the party scene, what do I know. I haven't done any drugs and don't intend to.
Today, Hulky and I looked at cars . We test-drove a Prius. It was awesome. Great price, but they wouldn't give us what the Civic is worth as a trade-in. Another family was looking at it, so we suspect the manager was just trying to get rid of us so they could get more money from that family (since they weren't trading in). All in all, a worthwhile trip just to see our options. We had fun. We talked about how we miss going out on dates like we used to. I still want to go for a light hike tomorrow, but it depends on our energy levels in the morning. We took a nap together after our adventure today and are just bumming around now.
Our plan for the Civic is to start putting some money into fixing it up. Hondas can last for ages, so we can probably keep this thing for another 10 years. First up is getting the rear bumper reattached properly (I knocked it loose when I backed into another car last year; the other car was blocking our driveway and I didn't look as I was backing out), then we'll look into fixing up some of the more obvious scratches, getting the outlet to actually work, and new tires.
Nameless Wonders: Silkscreen stenciling, the lazy way
Here's my tutorial on how to do lazy silkscreen stencils!
The last photo in the post shows Hulky in the shirt, also wearing the tungsten ring I bought him. He loves it
Very cool Nameless!
Life is death. We all take turns. It's sacred to eat during our turn and be eaten when our turn is over. RichMahogany.
The more time goes by without sugar, the more I realize I'm not thathe big of a chocoholic.
The taurine thing... I have a theory that feeding cats corn ruins both their health and personality. POCKET is so addicted to canned food he thinks about it 24-7 and once he's been fed he will be very ungrateful and distant. Only purrs when you feed him... I remember him being a much better cat on chicken livers and carcasses.
"The penis is the male animal-flower, a soft-firm dildo, a warm dream."
-Raymond Peat, PhD
I just added chicken livers (and a little soaked chia seed) to the cat food this weekend. I wonder if I'll notice a change in behavior or energy. Fae is a fat lump all the time anyway. Pumpkin is crazy and spends most of the day running around. Pumpkin still has blood on her poop =\. I really don't want to shell out tons of money to find out what's wrong. Maybe I can bring in the stool sample only for testing? That would be a hell of a lot cheaper than bringing her in for abdominal x-rays or ultrasounds or whatever.
Maybe I should get them some cat grass.
All in all, my anniversary weekend was quite nice . Saturday, after the car dealership, we talked about doing a double-date with a friend and his fairly-new girlfriend. We drove past a roller rink and Hulky expressed interest in doing that, so we're going to see if that works for the other couple . Hulky used to skate as a kid, very often. I have gotten on roller blades only a handful of times and not in recent years. Hulky also said he'd be interested in rollerblading for exercise/fun. I said if he's sure he'll do it, he should absolutely buy some skates. It's great to see him interested in something active/outside. Saturday night, we got ice cream and went to see the Supermoon, got some bugbites and went home. Sunday, I gave him his tungsten ring, we vegged, baked the anniversary cake (delicious), hung out with a friend at our place, and made chili for dinner. I wore my wedding dress on Sunday .
Food: I had rice last night, as an exception for our anniversary, but no more rice for a while. After the cake is gone, there'll be no more paleo baking for a while. After today's lunch is eaten, I won't be having garlic, onions, beans, or tomatoes until I test those individually. I am working my way down, step by step, to my elimination diet. Tonight, I must bake up some squash!
Sleep: I think I am sleeping better. I did not sleep well most of last week, but I feel much less exhausted today, even though I stayed up late over the weekend and didn't sleep in.
Ear: the infected piercing is healing up, slowly. Warm sea salt compresses twice a day, plus I'm using Bactine spray. Probably not advised, but fuck it. It's my hole to mess up. I'm keeping my hair off that ear with a bobby pin.
Hair: I am shooting to make it 5 days between washings, which means the next one will be on Wednesday. I am going to decrease the amount of baking soda to 2 tsp (2.5 tsp = 1 TB which is what I was using before) to see if that keeps my hair from getting greasy so quickly. I don't think it's the ACV, since I'm only using that on the ends of my hair, but I'll probably reduce that in the same way if this next adjustment doesn't work. It could also just be that I've been too sweaty or something so my hair isn't being as cooperative in general. I bought some hair elastics over the weekend: my hair is long enough for pigtails
Body: rain forecast is throwing off my bicycling yet again. Probably won't be able to ride until Thursday.
Sound like a pretty sweet way of spending an anniversary!
How long have you guys been married?
"The penis is the male animal-flower, a soft-firm dildo, a warm dream."
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Lisa Kahn Schnell writes about her new picture book published on 14 April by Charlesbridge Publishing.
"Horseshoe crabs?!? Why did you want to write about them?" I've been asked, more than once. The question is always accompanied by an expectant look: there is a reason, right?
Sort of. Like many children, if I ever thought of horseshoe crabs at all, it was mostly while I pried sharp bits of their shells out of my sand castles, or while I plugged my nose near the animals' stinky remains. Then one morning a few years ago, I came across the beautiful track a single horseshoe crab left as it dragged itself back toward the water. Poignant, I thought. What's up with these guys, anyway?
At the time, I was exploring ideas for a new research project. I wanted to write about a natural phenomenon that not only fascinated me, but that I connected with at a more personal level, too. And I wanted to share what I learned with children (and adults!) in a way that would encourage them to go out and see it for themselves.
A little internet searching and a few hundred pages of reading later, I knew that in horseshoe crabs, I'd met my match.
Natural phenomenon? Check! Horseshoe crabs have predictable mass-spawning events (high tide, under the springtime new or full moon—so romantic!). Clouds of shorebirds—and a long list of other animals—gather to gobble up horseshoe crab eggs. Some of the birds eat so many tiny eggs that they double their body weight in two weeks.
Fascinating? Absolutely! Horseshoe crabs and their ancestors have been on the planet for hundreds of millions of years. They're much older than even the oldest of the dinosaurs. I also discovered that we humans are utterly reliant on horseshoe crabs for our health. Who knew? A simple test using a chemical derived from horseshoe crab blood ensures that everything from vaccines and needles to pacemakers and replacement knees are free of harmful bacteria. The same chemical (Limulus amoebocyte lysate) is even used by astronauts to make sure spaceships are not contaminated.
The challenge, as I saw it, was to make horseshoe crabs feel as alive for a kid in Chicago or Canterbury as if that child was actually there on the ocean's edge. (Bonus: the book comes sans biting flies and the inevitable sand in bad places. Yay!). I volunteered to help out with research so I could watch the birds and horseshoe crabs up-close myself. Those experiences made the writing process much easier--and much more fun!
This was my first time through the picture-book-creation process, and it was a terrific opportunity to learn how much teamwork goes into making a picture book. It turns out that the intertwined relationships horseshoe crabs have with shorebirds, humans, and other animals are similar to the relationships required to create a picture book.
Once my manuscript was accepted, the editor helped me polish it. Then the publisher recruited Alan to bring the story to life visually. I loved the way Alan used my words as a jumping off point for sketches, and then graciously responded to the feedback of some very exacting experts. The art director, marketing experts, and others have worked together over the past couple years to make the book possible. I'm thankful to have had such a wonderful team to work with while creating High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs. Now we can more easily tell the world about this incredible creature.
So in answer to that expectant look, I wrote about horseshoe crabs because they fascinate me, and because they have a lot to teach me. But mostly I wrote about horseshoe crabs because I fell in love with them. Now I hope you do, too.
Illustrations by Alan Marks
Have a jolly Festive Season, and a fabulous happy New Year!!!
The two characters that have made it onto my Christmas card this year are from a picture book story I am currently developing about possessive friendships.
"That looks painful!" said Penguin.
A piece of concept art for a picture book about the magic of Christmas.
http://www.fidgetandco.com/ Latest poster to download for free, in time for the holidays... The Adventures of Dr Fillie Fidget and Hamish the Dog.
Happy Christmas all!
The north wind doth blow, And we shall have snow, And what will the robin do then? Poor thing!
He'll sit in a barn, And keep himself warm, And hide his head under his wing, Poor thing!
Often mistakenly thought of as a traditional Russian tale, this is really an Italian tradition, alive and well, with the children there receiving gifts and sweets down the chimney on January 5th from La Befana - a kindly old woman with a broomstick - they are threatened with getting lumps of coal if they misbehave.
After much digging around researching the origins of the 'Russian' tale, I read that it was actually an English woman visiting Russia in the early 1900s, who coming across a published version of the story and was not aware it was a translation from the Italian to Russian, as she subsequently translated it to English thereby becoming responsible for creating the myth in the west of the Russian Babushka story! The basic story was not however lost in translation!
I hope you enjoy the little tale as much as I did all those years ago: along with the notion that a kindly hardworking woman is responsible for the mysterious gifts in your stocking on Christmas morning and not an old man with a big beard and muddy boots!!
Season's Greetings, Happy Christmas and all good wishes for the New Year from everyone at Frances McKay Illustration.
Top hats off to Usborne Publishing for their beautiful new edition of A Christmas Carol.
This is the second time I've worked with them on Charles Dickens' Ghost Story for Christmas. About ten years ago I did an abridged version for the Young Readers series. I like working on these and Usborne takes great care with the adaptations; capturing the essential characters and story to entice budding readers. But I was delighted to be asked to illustrate the complete and unabridged story. There's so much more in the detail even when you read a story you think you know.
I don't find Dickens an easy read but he does repay the effort, and his characters, their names alone, cry out to be illustrated. They are often described as 'grotesque'; they are vivid, certainly, but I think of them more as ordinary people in grotesque situations; fashioned and constrained by circumstance.
I've always liked working on mysterious and gothic stories. There is something about watercolours that really suit atmospheric, ghostly subjects; the washes so readily suggest crepuscular light, half formed figures emerging from dark spaces, foreboding shadows, mists and uncertainty.
The ghosts in the story are fantastic and frightening and profound: There's Marley, of course, bound in the chains of his former life and career, who comes to warn Scrooge that he will be visited by three more spirits. Then comes the Ghost of Christmas Past; perhaps one of the strangest creatures in literature; ' - like a child, yet not so like a child as like an old man, viewed through some supernatural medium.' It's a shapeshifter and more strangely has a jet of light coming from the crown of its head for which it carries its own extinguisher.
The Ghost of Christmas Present, preceding Coca-Cola's red-coated evocation, is a Father Christmas figure, full of the joy of good things, but different from him in that he is aware too of darkness and hurt in the world; harbouring, as he does, children called Ignorance and Want in his robe.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come; cloaked in mystery, shows Scrooge his possible, desolate end; disregard from his fellow man and a neglected gravestone. It's the darkest moment in a story that ends happily when the repentant Scrooge begs on his knees,' Oh, tell me I may sponge away the writing on this stone!'
Alan Marks
Bee Willey's illustration for Macbeth opens our celebration of all things All Hallows' Eve.
Check out my Pumpkin fairy and others, part of a growing family!
May your Halloween bee full of wintry sparkles!
Monsters are hiding everywhere, as the little hamsters Mini, Paul and Max find out in their adventure "Hamster Monster", just published by North/South in Zürich, Switzerland. Three little hamsters are tired of being called cute and sweet - so they decide to be scary, but they get a reaction, which they don't expect...
"The Conference of Scary Ghosts" a cover for a Young Fiction title, published by Arena, Würzburg, Germany, written by Amina Paul. A child is sent to spend the holidays at his uncle's house, a castle, where not everything is what it seems.
Here's a raven I drew for the RSPB's 'Wingbeat' Magazine, which illustrated an article concerning why we associate certain human characteristics with particular animals and birds.
And here are two spooky characters I drew for a book pitch a few years ago, or is it three characters I can spot?
This is an illustration of The Black Skull from a young fiction story I am currently developing - 'The Mysteries of the Magic Map'.
A while ago I had an idea for a story about a group of witches that gather together every fortnight to exchange spells and broth recipes, learn new witch-crafts and have topical conversations about all things related to being a witch. The group was going to be called the Witch's Institute or W.I. for short.
One of the Witch's laws was going to be that if you did too much dark magic, bits would start to drop off. So if you ever see a witch with a carrot for a nose - be wary!
This is literally hot off the drawing board, work in progress for Little Tiger Press, an extension to the Gift Book range that I illustrated for them a few years ago, this will be book number 7 in the range, "Thank You Teacher."
I love drawing kids all dressed up for any occasion, especially Halloween, and no matter witch sort of Halloween you have I hope it's FANGTASTIC!
Here in Germany Halloween has become more and more popular. I drew these pictures for myself and my son, Anton. When Anton was small the pictures had to be mostly funny because he was afraid if they were too dark and mean.
I did the last illustration a few weeks ago; I read quite a scary story but I kept in mind that although the children were afraid they were also fascinated by what they would see when they walked further on.
The next night came: Hallowe'en. Most people stayed safe inside their houses with their doors tightly locked. But not Janna.
When all her household was fast asleep, out she crept again, into the darkness. She followed the path the cold moon showed her, a silver path that led straight back into the enchanted forest.
From 'The Enchanted Forest' by Rosalind Kerven
Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' is about three orphans who are placed in the custody of their distant cousin, Count Olaf, who will stop at nothing to steal their inheritance. This was a personal project.
The Milo Adventure cover is about an Angry Druid who rises from the grave! This cover was commissioned by O'Brien Press.
Hansel and Gretel at Halloween!
This is one of two images I made to accompany the chapter entitled 'Abandoned Children', in 'The Golden Age of Fairy Tales', by Jack Zipes published in 2013. The numerous old stories on this theme are truly gruesome but at least in this one the children triumph! Although the other image was published, I think Gretel despatching the witch to cook in her own oven has more of a Halloween feel to it!
Illustrator James de la Rue has a friend who wants to join in the fun!
And Jane Eccles is, well... a bit batty!
Wishing you a fun and spooky Halloween, and more than a few treats, from everyone at Frances McKay Illustration.
Most illustrators have been using digital techniques for years of course, and whilst I frequently scan artwork and send digital files, it hadn't really occurred to me to make digital images as such. The last straw? It's hard to say but I read that as a result of working on 'Lord of the Rings' Alan Lee now works digitally. Can you believe it? He's a fantastic draughtsman, a wonderful watercolourist; it's the sort of work I aspire to; I had nowhere left to hide, so I resolved to have a go.
I don't simply want to reproduce the sort of work I make traditionally, so I'm playing with the differences between imagery that is obviously drawn and the more shiny stuff that you can do with Photoshop. And, maybe because it also suits my learning curve, I quite want to see the join between the two; it creates a lovely visual tension that reminds me of early stop-frame animation; Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's 'Ivor the Engine' perhaps.
There's a story that I wrote some time ago but have never really tried to illustrate, (strangely, because I couldn't decide on the right combination of techniques). It's called 'Glum the Weaver' and it seems to fit the digital/analogue idea well.
'Glum was a weaver and he had a shop in the town, but no one went there anymore.'
'He was an old grey man in a world of bright new things.'
You get the analogy of this now grey-haired illustrator in the bright, new digital age. Glum's is a slightly dingy, drawn world where he thinks and works as he has always done. Flora, his granddaughter, brings him colour and light and he starts a new way of thinking and working. It 'made the town an even brighter place and Glum a happy man.' So, together with traditional work, like Glum, I'm going to pursue this new way of making pictures and see where it leads.
Alan Marks
A is for anthropomorphism
That is attributing human characteristics to things that are not human; and it happens a lot to animals in children's stories. And why not? Some of the best characters in children's literature are animals with all the complexities and foibles of humans. The white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland is a classic example. Lewis Carroll takes the nervous nature of the rabbit and gives it human reasoning; 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!' And he adds the natty clothes and the pocket watch to imply fastidiousness. Beatrix Potter also mastered this and had a great understanding of animal anatomy too. Think also of The Wind in the Willows and of the animal characters that Pinocchio encounters; the fox and the cat; the talking cricket who Walt Disney turned into Jiminy Cricket... and perhaps of the puppet itself; a toy given human feelings.
B is for biophilia
Biophilia is the idea that there is a bond between humans and nature; that we have an innate love of animals. Not all people love all animals and we could probably do without mosquitoes, but the bond is real. We might live more removed from nature now but people and pets work together and we are drawn to David Attenborough's brilliant TV documentaries and other wildlife programmes.
C is for conservation
This matters; loss of biodiversity; loss of habitat; loss of the iconic, the unconsidered and the yet to be discovered species will affect us all. It seems that we value only what we understand, so books might still have a role in widening our understanding of the world around us. Biophilia and bibliophilia ought to play an important part in conservation.
Oh, and C is also for cute.
Alan Marks
With this year's centenary in mind, last year I did a series of three books with Harcourt Education set in the trenches of the First World War.
Written by Alison Hawes, they tell stories of Tommy (of course) and Eric; two underage volunteers who witness the deprivations and horrors of the conflict; including enemy bombardment, gas attacks and the famous episode where opposing German and British soldiers sang carols and played football in no man's land – things that we learn and know about but, in truth, probably have no real concept.
The books were aimed at giving confidence to struggling readers; well written and designed to give the feel of holding a novel, not a picture book; so the illustrations were to be kept low-key, in a limited range of colours and to be printed on cream-coloured paper. It was an approach I'd not really considered before but I think it worked for the books and was probably better than trying to portray the horror of that great conflict full on.
I enjoy collaborating with editors and designers and I'm happy to take direction; one instruction did make me wonder though: throughout the project, particular care was given to the accurate depiction of uniforms, trenches, equipment, gas masks etc. and having initially been sent reference for the specific Lee Enfield rifle that the British used, I was, due to some concern about guns in schools I think, asked to remove the rifles from many pictures and to make them less obvious in others.
'Political correctness gone mad, eh Tommy?'
'Bloody right there, Eric.'
Author Cathy Farr shares her thoughts on the process of working with FMI illustrator Alan Marks on the interior illustrations of her book 'Moon Chase'. 'Moon Chase' Book cover by Sam Wall.
I've always been creative. When I was really little, apparently, I used to lie in bed and tell stories to my imaginary friend 'Stingray' until I fell asleep.
Later Stingray was replaced by notebooks that I filled with poems, tall tales, secrets and sketches; I would agonise over a word, or a bit of shading for hours even though no-one else ever got to see them – ever.
In the world of work I was very lucky. I had an indulgent boss and a very patient graphic designer and my creative side was allowed to run free... but so was my controlling side. As Marketing Manager of a relatively small company I handled everything printed, drawn, photographed and published; creativity and control – I was in heaven.
Then, due to a whole load of happenings I won't trouble you with here; I gave in to my creative side and wrote a book. Moon Chase was an absolute labour of love but after not a small amount of self doubt I decided to publish it – thus reawakening that sleeping monster, my controlling side.
He'd started to stir as the manuscript was transformed into a book: the font was wrong, the chapter titles had to be in a different font, no, not that one, this one; include this map, no not like that, like this; cover design – oh no, I really don't like anything there, I'll find a cover artist, I know exactly what I want….
And that's when it all changed….
I found an artist, sent over the brief with photographs and a mock up of my own idea (I even searched the internet to find the 'right' full moon!) and then I waited.
My email finally pinged. I hit Open…. I burst into tears. It was nothing, nothing, like my idea! I took the dog for a walk.
'God, that's fantastic,' said my husband later, on first view. 'She's got it all, just in that picture. I love it!'
So with a deep breath I looked again. Yes, it was all there – everything but from her mind, not mine, and it was good. In fact, it's out there now, in the market place alongside the follow on, Moon Crossing – cover by the same artist, and when Book Three is finished she will do the cover for that too.
And this week a very special edition of Moon Chase is released. It's been re-written for struggling readers. There are ten vignettes through the text drawn by Alan Marks. All I did was send the text. And the result?
Every time I opened a new sketch I saw my words through someone else's eyes – and it was great.
Then came my biggest test – Matthew Gravelle recording the audio version. Now, I've always fancied myself as a director….but I went in to the studio, said Hi, confirmed pronunciation of one name and then left them to it. And you know what – it's wonderful. As I listen I'm meeting my characters again, just as I did when the cover was done and the vignettes were finished, and I love them all the more for the dimensions that the creativity of others has added and I know now that letting go of that control was the best thing I could have done.
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Jacquita Berens works three jobs. One for each of her kids.
Those jobs add up to a 70-hour workweek, spread across six or seven days, not counting the odd jobs she picks up as a house cleaner. Combined, they bring in less than $30,000 a year.
"Am I struggling? Absolutely I'm struggling," said Berens, a 31-year-old personal care assistant who's also squeezing college classes into the spaces between children and work. She's one of an estimated 114,000 Minnesotans who work for minimum wage or less.
Jacquita Berens just got a raise.
Minnesota's minimum wage is increasing for the first time in a decade. Starting Aug. 1, the minimum wage at most businesses in the state rose to $8 an hour — a 75-cent raise over the federal minimum wage and a big increase from the previous state minimum of $6.15 an hour.
It's the first step in Minnesota's three-year shift from a state with one of the lowest minimum wages in the nation to one of the highest.
The minimum wage will increase by another dollar next year, and step up one more time in 2016, when it hits $9.50 an hour. The wage will be indexed to inflation starting in 2018, allowing it to continue rising as the cost of living increases.
The Minnesota Department of Labor estimates that 4.4 percent of the state's workforce hold jobs that pay minimum wage or less.
Raising the state minimum wage to $9.50 an hour could mean better wages for 300,000 workers, or 14 percent of the workforce, according to an analysis by the Jobs Now Coalition.
"Minnesotans who work full time should be able to earn enough money to lift their families out of poverty and achieve the American dream," Gov. Mark Dayton said in a statement. "Raising the minimum wage will improve the lives of more than 325,000 hardworking Minnesotans. I thank the Legislature for recognizing the need to make work pay in Minnesota."
But while some supporters say $9.50 an hour still isn't enough to provide workers with a living wage, opponents say $9.50 an hour is more than enough to eat away at a small business' slender profit margin.
"Ultimately, I think it's going to be a job killer," said Bill Kozlak, owner of Jax Cafe in Minneapolis. In fact, he said, "we already started."
Struggling with higher prices for commodities such as beef and produce, he decided to close his restaurant on Mondays. Once payroll costs start rising, he said, restaurants around the state may have to cut their wait staff, or do away with them and shift to a casual dining format where guests pay at the cash register up front.
Kozlak has more than 30 waiters and waitresses working the tables at the restaurant his family founded three generations ago. Like other restaurant owners, he pushed unsuccessfully for the state to allow businesses to pay tipped employees a lower base salary — a move the Legislature rebuffed. "I don't oppose minimum wage at all," he said. "I strongly oppose that there's not a provision for the highest earners, which are tipped employees making minimum wage. … A lot of my full-time servers make more than my full-time managers."
A higher minimum wage will mean slightly higher prices for customers at the Parasole chain of restaurants, said Donna Fahs, chief operating officer for the company whose holdings range from Manny's Steakhouse in Minneapolis to Burger Jones in Burnsville. About half of the company's 1,500 employees are tipped workers, putting in a combined 600,000 hours each year. Now each of those hours costs the company more.
"The margins are very slim in restaurants. For most operators, it's maybe 5 percent of your revenue," said Fahs, who estimates that every dollar increase in the minimum wage will push meal prices up 1 percent or more. "When wages are increased like that, it's a real cost, and we as operators have to pass that cost on to the guest."
Parasole plans to cover the first 75-cent wage increase with higher menu prices, but next year, when the minimum wage is a dollar more, higher prices might be combined with staff cuts or even by replacing servers with cash registers up front.
"At some of our stores, we are considering — not to say it's going to happen — but we are considering maybe fast-casual," Fahs said.
'A little bit more comfort'
Joy Anderson has seen her share of minimum-wage increases since she started waitressing in the 1970s. What she hasn't seen is an employer who laid off staff as a result.
Anderson, 57, who works as a server in a Minneapolis hotel banquet hall, was in the middle of a 12-hour shift on a busy Friday, and liking the idea that each of those hours will soon pay a bit more.
"It's a dollar an hour, that's something," she said. "It just gives you a little bit more comfort. You just don't feel quite as on the edge. You feel like you can fill up your tank and go to the grocery store and not be quite as concerned."
Minimum wage jobs aren't the most glamorous jobs, she said, but they are necessary jobs. "Whether it's making beds, serving food, washing dishes, they need people to do those jobs and they shouldn't be poverty jobs," she said.
A July survey by the U.S. Department of Labor found that the 13 states that raised their state minimum wage this year added jobs at a faster rate than those that did not. State Sen. Ryan Winkler, who sponsored the bill that raised the wage, sees a higher wage as the easiest way to put money in workers' wallets, who in turn will pump that extra income back into the state's economy.
"There's just no evidence — despite these fears — that the minimum wage has any negative effect on the economy," said Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley. "Change is hard for some people … but $8 an hour is not an extravagant wage."
"It's a good start," agreed Bree Halverson, state director of the Working America coalition that lobbied for the higher wage. "It just makes our economy better, when people have the disposable income to eat at the same restaurants where they work."
Opponents of the wage hike point to other studies, including a 2014 Congressional Budget Office report that predicted that raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would cost 500,000 jobs nationwide.
State Rep. Marion O'Neill, R-Buffalo, says she has heard from businesses ranging from beauty parlors to nursing homes to dairy farms, all worried that a higher minimum wage will make it more difficult for them to make payroll. Many businesses are aggravated, she said, that no matter how small their workforce might be — say, a salon with a dozen hairdressers — they would be considered a large employer, required to pay the full state minimum wage, if their business brings in more than $500,000 a year.
"Here in my community these owners are not sitting on a boatload of cash, not sharing with their employees," she said. "If they do have cash, they're looking at maybe bringing on another employee or expanding their business."
At Huikko's Bowling & Entertainment Center in Buffalo, Les Huikko went over his books and calculated just how much prices might have to go up at the center's banquet facility, and whether he'd have to hire more teenage workers, who can be paid a lower youth wage of $6.50 an hour.
"It's really going to take a hit out of us little guys," said Huikko. When a server who makes $200 a week in salary also collects $500 in tips, he said, he has to pay employer Social Security taxes on both figures. "It's a tough situation out here right now."
While businesses brace for the change, workers are looking forward to payday.
"I'm truly grateful," said Berens, who estimates that the pay bump in her minimum wage job as an in-home caregiver will mean an extra $50 a week for her family's budget.
Every little bit helps, but even the full $9.50 an hour wouldn't be enough to help her afford to rent a home with enough bedrooms for the entire family. She's sleeping in the living room of her two-bedroom home so her 13-year-old daughter can have a room to herself, while her 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter share the other bedroom. "What I really want," she said, "is for my kids not to have to struggle the way I've had to struggle."
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