text: I've been up for 20 minutes so far today and my brain is in a weird place. I sat down and was going to choose a Glee video to post on Facebook. Then in the related videos I saw a Buffy video, which then led me in this weird spiral of videos that only youtube has the power to do. This led me to watching a few videos with Willow and Tara. I decided to post a blog about gay people. Yes I know I know some of you will think "We already know you're a flaming homosexual." and I'm like, well no shit Sherlock. That's not what this is about. It's also not about some political agenda that has anything to do with the coming elections. Well it does but only in a very far off related point. Granted I've not opposed to all the strives and measures that people have been making in the department and yes I would like everyone to have equal rights, but how can there be equality when there isn't an equal amount of exposure. And what do I mean by that? Read More →


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Book Recommedation: Larry Watson's Let Him Go
Let Him Go, Larry Watson's latest novel, packs a punch. I highly recommend reading this novel, or any of Larry Watson's novels, including Montana 1948 and American Boy, but this one is a great, tense, entertaining read. It is, as they say, a slow burn. But burn it does.
For you Milwaukee folks, Larry is one of our own. He is a professor of creative writing at Marquette University. I was drawn to him as an author primarily due to Montana 1948 which is set in north eastern Montana, and since I'm a native Montanan, the connection is simple.
Here's an interesting coincidence: My book Badlands and Larry Watson's Let Him Go, both published in the same year, are set in the same town in eastern Montana, though the town is fictionalized differently. In reality, the actual geographic setting of both novels is Glendive, Montana.
In Badlands, Glendive is hardly disguised as a town called Riverside. In Let Him Go Glendive is renamed Gladstone. While in Badlands the setting is a realistic image of Glendive in the late 1960s and early '70s, in Let Him Go Gladstone is a much more fictionalized Glendive set in the early 1950s, but it is unmistakenly Glendive because the town is located between Wibaux and Miles City, Montana.
I wonder if Glendivians know this–not that Glendive is situated between Wibaux and Miles City–but that its city is the setting of two recent works of fiction. I would highly recommend Larry Watson's novel, and while you're at it, mine too! Thanks.
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Upon its unveiling, Vogue likened Coco Chanel's original little black dress to Ford's Model T in its elegance, simplicity, versatility, and affordability. Time, if anything, has only proven them right. While fashion trends have come and gone, waists move up and down, and the size of fashionable hairstyles wax and wane, little black dresses have remained one of the few evergreen pieces of a woman's wardrobe, always finding some useful occupation. A little black dress can go a long way. Pair it with a leather jacket and boots for a punky fashionista look, or go all-out with heels and jewelry.
And why not expand your costume repertoire? A little black dress can be the basis of so many different costumes, no one will even notice if you wear it every Halloween! This Adult Black Tank Dress can not only be worn with a pair of black fishnets and some heels for a night on the town, but can also come in handy when a costume party rolls around. This cute dress is the perfect base for a sexy kitty costume or cop costume but needs no accoutrement. Let's see, what can you be in this skintight tank dress? The options are almost limitless. Audrey Hepburn? Edith Piaf? A cocktail waitress? Pretty Woman? A femme fatale? Yeah, let's go with that. "Bet you never saw this coming, Mr. Bond." Or maybe you're Catwoman on her day off. Your assets will be promoted by the built-in shelf bra.


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Rainbow Glass & Driftwood Wind Chime
Colorful wind chime features leaf shaped hand cut glass strung from a re-purposed driftwood branch.
Rainbow Driftwood Chime hangs gracefully with vivid hues and natural shape for a soothing aesthetic anywhere in the landscape.
Soft sounds of pinging glass are ideal for front porch, patio or hung from a branch in the garden. Rainbow colors create an interesting focal point for young and old alike!
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A lightweight version of the classical block, prefect if you have to carry it with you between practices.
With the correct material choise the block gives good support, and still has a little "bounce" so it is comfortable to use even during longer sessions.
Another positive thing is that it doesn't matter if you drop it due to it's light weight.
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Church: First UMC, Arlington, Texas
Position: Director of Youth Ministries
Closing Date: 9/23/2016
Description: Director of Youth Ministries
First United Methodist Church in Arlington, TX is a congregation of 4000 located in central Arlington. The church is seeking an experienced director to lead students in Junior and Senior High into a deeper level of spirituality. The director will provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their faithfulness to God and the ministries of the church. The director will secure, lead, and train volunteers as well as supervise 2 assistants. The full time position will include implementing and leading ministries for Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Wednesday night, mission trips, and a full range of other special activities. The candidate must be knowledgeable and committed to the theology, polity, and practices of The United Methodist Church. Salary competitive. Job description will be sent to accepted candidates. Send resume, a short statement of faith, and a brief philosophy of youth ministry to: email@example.com


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Fifty years after King's speech, new generation stepping up
Today the nation will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with a "Let Freedom Ring" Ceremony and Call to Action at the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stirred the nation with his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
President Barack Obama will deliver a speech in memory of the watershed moment, along with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Local elected officials in attendance will include Congressman Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, his wife, Municipal Court Clerk Vivian Bishop, and State Rep. Calvin Smyre, D-Columbus.
Smyre said Tuesday he was emotional about attending the anniversary of the march, which he missed because he was a high school student in Germany. "After 40 years in elected office, it was important for me to be here," he said Tuesday. "Elected officials like me owe a great deal of gratitude to those who made it possible for us to serve."
But while the nation reflects on the civil rights victories of a previous generation, Marquese Averett, who is president of a group called Young Minority Leaders, and other African-American young adults said they're ready to take the mantle.
Some are still fired up after helping to elect Obama twice for president. They are also motivated by recent issues like the Trayvon Martin shooting and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Averett, who attends Columbus State University, said he started his community activism working on Obama's first presidential campaign. He also worked as a field coordinator for Mayor Teresa Tomlinson's 2010 mayoral campaign and Obama's 2012 election. He said he is inspired by the young men and women who led the freedom rides, sit-ins and marches that resulted in many of the rights African-Americans enjoy today. And he finds it incredible that they organized without Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools. "They had none of that," Averett said. "Our generation has so much more and we're doing so much less."
Kel Jackson, a 25-year-old Birmingham, Ala., native, is an engineer at Pratt & Whitney. He said the country has made a lot of progress the past 50 years. But issues like the Trayvon shooting, and subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman, show there's a long way to go. To draw attention to relevant issues, Jackson posts blogs, speeches and poetry at a website called KelJackson.com. He recently wrote a blog titled "Why Trayvon Martin (Still) Matters to the Black Community."
"This incident resonates with me in my bones -- the same way it resonates with so many in the black community, because I know what it is to be feared," he wrote. "I've walked down the sidewalk in a pin-striped suit at noon on a sunny day, only to see a woman clutch her purse and step four feet sideways at the sight of me."
But Jackson said in a recent interview that it's important to address the racially sensitive issue in a constructive way. He thinks the answer is in changing legislation so another controversial shooting won't happen in the future.
"We have to show our elected representatives at all levels, but especially locally, that these are the issues we care about. And we have to frame it in a way that it's not just seen as a black issue.
"It's important to set a clear legal precedence as to what is, and what is not, acceptable," he added. "We have to build a coalition across racial lines, socio-economic lines and gender lines. And I'm always looking for opportunities for that."
Jackson and Averett are both members of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals group. Jackson is vice chairman of the organization's governmental affairs committee. Amy Bryan, the chamber's senior vice president of talent retention and community development, said the organization has a diverse membership of more than 500 people, and the Civil Rights Movement is an inspiration to young people of all races.
"I think anybody can connect to the 50th anniversary and celebrate how far we've come," she said. "Columbus has a lot to be proud of and with this organization being diverse, people from so many backgrounds, I think, yes, we've all been impacted by it."
Smyre said it's important for young people to get involved in civic and political issues, and he is working with Averett to combine the activities of Young Minority Leaders with an organization that he started when he was only 23 years old. The group, called Leaders of Today and Tomorrow, connects young people with established leaders in the community.
Smyre said he received support from such local civil rights pioneers as A.J. McClung, George Ford and Albert Thompson, who encouraged him to run for office when he was only 26. He ran and was elected to the Medical Center Board of Trustees. Two years later, he was elected as a state legislator.
"That's how you build a community," he said. "You have to continue to grow and harvest new talent. I want to encourage young people that want to serve and make Columbus a better community."
Thomas Dolan, a political science professor at Columbus State University, said he's glad to see young people like Averett and Jackson getting involved, but there are still too many young people apathetic about civil rights issues. He said many have reaped the benefits of the Civil Rights Movement, but have no real sense of the sacrifices made on their behalf. He said young people endured attack dogs, hoses and police brutality for the cause.
"Those people now in their 60s were the real veterans of the civil rights movement," he said. "Today the younger generation needs to recognize and appreciate those young people -- who are now probably their grandparents -- for what they put on the line."
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Is Facebook losing its mojo?
Facebook, the once sexy Internet darling, appears to be suffering an image problem of sorts. From growing concerns about user privacy, to a changing user demographic, the company, after its purchase of Instagram and on the brink of its IPO, is in the midst of an evolution...
It wasn't that long ago that Facebook was a little start-up venture, headed up by a geeky Harvard graduate, seeking to make it in the big world of Internet giants such as Apple, Microsoft and Google. It was the underdog to MySpace, which News Corp bought for a lofty US$580m in 2005 (sold for US$35m in 2011!). It was the new kid on the block, and people applauded its innovation and rise in popularity.
Fast forward but a few years, and the company is a month away from listing on the NASDAQ; a listing that will see the company valued at between US$85m-$100m, the largest Internet IPO since Google in 2004. And Mark Zuckerberg, its founder and major shareholder, has, in consumers' eyes, gone from being David in a Goliath's world, to just another billionaire profiting from their private information. Facebook is now starting to succumb to the same bad press that Google is beset with... the notion that the company tracks its users and shares data on user activity across all of its services.
In Facebook's case, the Wall Street Journal recently contributed to this growing dialogue when it wrote of the many Facebook apps that are obtaining sensitive information about users. And while most of these apps request permission before accessing your personal details, the problem lies in the fact that the apps then gather information on your Facebook friends too, people who did not give such permission. This treasure trove of data on millions of users is then used to attract advertisers and app makers, as well as any other business opportunities that may derive from the possession of such a vast amount of useful data.
Facebook confirmed its status as 'former minnow' of the Internet world when it recently purchased Instagram for a cool US$1bn. Instagram, a photo sharing app, had yet to even monetise its product before Facebook gobbled it up. And there is a tangible fear out there that Facebook is going to get its grubby paws on photos that are being shared on the Instagram app, with many users downloading their photos and then deleting them to prevent Facebook from securing them.
Beyond its developing reputation as a violator of privacy, another trend has emerged that is contributing to Facebook losing its 'cool' factor (assuming it ever really had one). It appears that more and more parents and grandparents are signing up to the social networking site, which is naturally deterring younger people. This is a big problem for Facebook, as the company will not want the 18-24s to find a cooler alternative.... an alternative away from the prying eyes of their parents.
Facebook's growth in terms of user numbers, cash in the bank, acquisitions etc may ultimately contribute to its undoing. It was unthinkable in 2004 that MySpace would largely become irrelevant in a matter of only a few years, and yet it happened. Facebook's transition from minnow to behemoth may just see it become a club with so many members that belonging to it no longer bestows the exclusivity or cache some felt it possessed in its early days. Sure, this hasn't happened to Google despite some publicity woes, but then again, Google is not about social networking. Cool is not a prerequisite in the world of search engines, but the crowd that most advertisers target see it as an essential ingredient in their social interaction.


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I'll be going to graduate school to get my master's of library science in the fall, and I have a feeling that I'm not going to have as much time to read for leisure then. Don't get me wrong, I always love having a stack of unread books lying around so when I feel like reading, I'll not only have choices, but also won't have to worry about running out of books. Lately, however, I feel like it's been getting a little overwhelming. So I've decided that for the months of May and June, I will not buy books.
I thought about extending this ban longer for optimal TBR shrinkage. Ideally, it'd be great to have about ten to twenty unread books sitting around as opposed to...wait...I don't actually want to count the number of unread books I have. Let's just say I know it's larger than one hundred. However, Meg Cabot, Maggie Stiefvater and Andrea Cremer are all having signings near me in July, so I'll obviously want to purchase books at all of those events. If you're going to be at any of them, definitely give me a heads up!
I have to admit, though, this book buying is going to be a little half-assed. There are tons of awesome YA books coming out in May and June, and I've placed a couple of online orders. Aside from these, I will probably buy one book when I am on vacation in Maine at the end of June, because for me a vacation always feels more complete once I have acquired a shiny new book.
Here are the books that are already ordered and have been or will be on their way to me.
Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman
Break by Hannah Moskowitz
Never Sit Down In A Hoopskirt and Other Things I Learned In Southern Belle Hell by Crickett Rumley
Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales by Tamora Pierce
Elixir by Hilary Duff
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Insatiable by Meg Cabot (Her signing near me is for the sequel to this book, which is called Overbite, so I'm going to try and read this one before her event.)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
Hourglass by Myra McEntire
Blood Red Road by Moira Young
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares
Last week I also discovered that Barnes and Noble was having a spring sale, and that a lot of books on my wishlist were on sale. So I got myself ten books for twenty-eight dollars. I cannot wait for this box to arrive. Here's what I picked out.
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
The Gates by John Connolly
Paper Towns by John Green
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Princess and the Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison
Once Upon A Marigold by Jean Ferris
Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas
Like I said, this book buying ban is a little half-assed. However, I think the point is that I not buy any more books, except for my one vacation book. I'm hoping to get at least fifteen of my own books during this ban, and yes, I would totally count one of these towards that total.
Have you ever been on a book buying ban? How did it work out for you?


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Marketing Strategy
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Marketing Strategy - Strategy is all the way in the form of ideas, planning, and implementation. Marketing is a process of communication of the purpose of providing information about a product or service to meet the needs and desires of a person. So, Marketing Strategy is a way to market a product or service by considering keinganan and human needs based on the idea, planning and implementation of the measures that will be used for the marketing of products or services.
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Purpose Marketing Strategy:
- Knowing desire Consumers and meet consumer needs.
- Memberikan detailed and precise information required consumers to products or services marketed
- Identify customer needs accurately to the product or service being marketed desirable and suitable to be marketed and sold by itself.
Factors affecting Marketing Strategy:There are several factors that must be considered in marketing, among others:
- Micro factors : marketing intermediaries, suppliers, competitors and the public
- Macro factors : demographic / economic, political / legal, technological / physical and social / cultural.
The things need to be considered for marketing:In marketing the following 8 points are very influential, namely:
- Place
- Product
- Price
- Promotion
- Customer needs and wants
- Cost to the customer
- Convenience
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From the explanation above discussed of MARKETING STRATEGY, a Product or Service to be produced should pay attention to the wishes of consumers, so that the operations will be in accordance with the plan. While marketing activities must be conducted on an ongoing basis to maintain a good relationship between consumers and producers in order to create synergies in marketing activities.


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On the lookout for early holiday deals? We've got a bundle that will take you back in time: The Granddaddy of All Gaming Systems – the original NES. Get a system, 3 controllers, Zapper gun, and games (you choose which!) For a limited time, Gizmodo readers can score this throwback bundle for $59 - 30% off.
If you want to relive a bit of childhood, or gift this bundle to show the next generation how gaming started... 'Tis the season. With the Retro Gamer Bundle, you get to choose from all the classics like Duck Hunt, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tetris, Golf, Metroid, and more.
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Some people prefer the originals, but the Retron NES controllers come with a turbo button (old NES controllers don't). With turbo, you can dominate Punch Out, Metroid, and more.
Want to get taken back to 1989? We've included a classic NES controller and Zapper gun so you're covered.
This bundle also includes $10 credit towards any of the 1,000's of NES titles at JJGames. Games cost $5 on average, but some of the more coveted titles (like Mario Bros 3 or Zelda) cost over $10 – so depending on which you choose, may have to pay a bit extra. (We got you free shipping on the games though, too!)
Amazon's rating (4/5 stars) is based on a couple complaints about a few games having weird sound on the Retron. Otherwise, this is an awesome bundle for the holidays. Separately, everything would cost you $85.
To recap, you get:
- Retron NES Console
- 2 Retron Controllers
- 1 Classic NES controller
- 1 Classic Zapper Gun (doesn't work on plasma or HD tvs)
- Any 2 NES Games from JJ Games
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By Joseph D'Aleo, CCM
We are seeing increasing stories the last year in the news about cold and snow and global data bases based on satellite and station and ocean data suggest temperatures have leveled off over the last decade. These facts even have the IPCC head Dr. Rajendra Pachauri questioning whether natural forces are at least temporarily offsetting greenhouse forcing. The media and most alarmists have largely ignored these facts or attributed them to a temporary decrease in sunspot numbers or La Ninas, factors they scoffed at before or in the case of La Nina would admit only to regional importance.
This conflicting data is bringing an uncomfortable feeling among many believers, what is called a cognitive dissonance, but most all are able to shake it off. Some work over five decades ago by Leon Festinger, a social psychologist helps explain how they can do that and why we may not see a widespread rapid return to sanity on global climate change even as evidence mounts the prevailing greenhouse theories are flawed, global warming has ceased and climate change may be largely due to natural variability.
When discomfirmatory (contrary) evidence is presented, Festinger found one condition that often determined whether the belief is discarded or maintained with new fervor by belief with a strongly held belief. That was whether or not the individual believer has social support. It is unlikely that one isolated believer could withstand strong discomfirming evidence. If, however, the believer is a member of a group of convinced persons who can support one another, you might expect the belief to be maintained and the believers to attempt to proselytice or persuade non-members that the belief is correct even in the face of data suggesting otherwise.
Today there is a huge 'social support' group of grant toting modelers and researchers, agenda driven or ratings driven journalists, environmentalists and corporations that have realized green is their favorite color and see this as a way to keep green paper flowing into their coffers and pockets, farmers who are benefiting from the misplaced focus on alternative fuel from crops which has sent the cost for their crops to record levels, traders and major market firms licking their chops at the prospects of big time money from carbon trading, big oil and alternative energy companies that have realized this is the vector to bigger profits and the politicians and political activists who see it as a way to accomplish ulterior goals about changing society and increasing their powerbase.
It will only be after the public realizes they have been snookered that the situation may turn on them. We can only hope damage done is not great or irreparable when that day finally comes. Read more on 'cognitive dissonance and Festinger's work "When Prophecies Fail" here.
This morning's Washingtom Post article shows how even as temperatures level off, the claims and cries grow stronger and more absurd calling for a complete carbon elimination or else a rise of 15F by 2300. As a fellow scientist buried in record snow in Ohio reminded us this morning the words of George Orwell "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
See this video by CEI on carbon dioxide and its' importance to life as we know it.
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Oyster Laptop Dock
Working comfortably on a laptop is usually a short lived proposition. You either end up with a sore neck from looking down, sore wrists from typing on a cramped keyboard or sore forearms from resting them on a table while typing. Fortunately, the Oyster dock is able to eliminate all three of these issues.
Use of the dock places the laptop screen, and your sight line, at a height that promotes a proper ergonomic position. Additionally, plugging in USB peripherals such as a keyboard and mouse is quick and painless through the use of the built in USB hub.
Assuming you want to work on your laptop at a desk and not on the couch, using the Oyster dock simply requires you to flip open your compatible laptop, slip it into the dock, plug in you usb peripherals and power and you are ready to go.
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I have wanted to blog for days, but with no internet connection it has been difficult. It's lovely to be back and I thank everyone who has taken the time to stop in and share these tidbits with me. I have especially enjoyed visiting your blogs.
With all that being said if I had been writing, it would have gone something like, ouch! ouch! please, I'm sorry, okay, I won't do that again. Damn! I did it again, ouch! ouch! please. That has been my holiday cheer. Okay, not completely, Christmas morning was very nice, but I was sitting on a very red behind.
I don't know if its been the stress of the holidays or my mode of self improvement mixed with a healthy dose of Alpha coming out, but communicating has been increasing more difficult between J and I . I feel mentally on top and that means I become a bit more sarcastic and that never bodes well for my derriere. With J getting more serious about consistency and figuring out that sit spots hurt for days longer than others I have been stuck between; I knew I deserved that, to that wasn't fair, to I know I can stay out of trouble for just another day! How hard can it be?....walking to the dinner table with my pillow for my seat. I'm not kidding. It is ridiculously funny as I envision the effort it took to sit, I have to laugh that uncomfortable laugh.
I'm out here in a fairly populated city, but my life and friends are in the North. Although I have a foundation of happiness that I am extremely grateful for with my husband I also have this huge void of that good old fashion girl friend time. I have lots of people around all the time and I work with almost all women, but I haven't really made any friends while in my new state. And I feel a desire to share with my best friend about mine and J's life style. Anyone care to share how they, if they, have shared their DD lifestyle with their Vanilla friends?
Well that's all for now. I have to go off to my domestic goddess duties of the day so that I can get back to my favorite website, which is as of right now, Pintrest!
I am blessed to have a loving husband who is strong enough to lead me and our entire home. This is an exploration of our journey as a DD couple.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A Little Me Time
I've not had internet at home for over a week now, it seems. Talk about inconvenient! I'm all excited to join the blogging world and down goes the internet. I suppose I could look on the bright side and say that it has given me a few days to live, grow, laugh, cry which equals, something to write about.
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I am sitting in a hotel room by myself. That's right all by myself, no husband, not
one of the three boys, two sugar babies, one dog or two cats, just me and what
is left of my sanity. I have taken myself to a movie, The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo, very emotional. Back up, I should share that I have this wonderful privilege
because its time to share the kiddos with their real Dad. I was asked by Hubby if I wanted to stay the
night before I dropped the boys off or by myself. Of course I answered, by
myself. So, here I am! Ahhhh! I feel like I can breath and at the same time
trying to figure out just how I am going
to spend these few short hours of my total and complete alone time, silent
time, freedom to watch, eat, or go where I please time. Cape
Girardeau, Missouri
Go to movies and eat popcorn – check
Go to mall and have my nails done – maybe, I bought a color I just need help with my cuticles.
Go to Panera Bread for dinner and bring back to enjoy a show of my choice – We don't have a Panera Bread in my town or much time to watch TV much less of my choice.
Humm- could do some yoga, brought the mat
Could do some energy work, meditation
I could take the longest hot shower ever! Heehee
Plan my New Year's goals
Too many things I could do with no distractions, UGH!
Of course I do have to leave in the morning and because I have a spanking waiting for me, that I talked my way out of at 2:30am this morning, I think I should be as free as I can possibly be. Silly I know, since its going to hurt regardless of how much fun I could have today, but it sounds like an awfully good way to think at the moment.
How did I earn a discipline so early in the morning? Ironic actually, I was just bragging to Hubby about how I hadn't said GD since my first spanking over the issue and what do I go and do? Blurt out in a most despicable tone "GD! ****" Hubby flew out of our bed grabbed the paddle so quickly I think my heart stopped. I really was sorry and begged to have things taken care of when I got home and he agreed. Whew! If he had spanked me right then, still angry, I know the first few hours of my six hours plus of driving would have been not comfy. I am doubly thankful that Hubby is perceptive and could hear that I really felt badly, which lowered the count to 15. If I plan right I might make it home just after he has left and it will postpone the inevitable yet another day. Is that so wrong? I know I deserve this one, but I don't want to run home for it either.
It is still early enough for me to take a shower and get the grime of the road and movie theater off of me and still go to the mall and eat. I hope everyone is having a wonderful time getting into the spirit of the season.
Friday, December 16, 2011
I Came Home For Lunch
It's not been easy for several weeks, between my husband and me. I could feel the tension and dissatisfaction emanate from him and I was dealing with my own dissatisfaction within our marriage as well as my inner personal dissatisfaction. I felt it was my responsibility to start communicating how I was feeling; husbands are not good mind readers. So,
I Came Home For Lunch….
I had an especially long lunch to take today and decided it would be a perfect time for Hubby and me to finally connect. As we sat and ate I started to share my feelings. UGH! This was not going well! Was it me? Was it him? Whoever it was it got to a place of, Stop! We need to focus on what we want to accomplish and not nitpick at each others statements.
I am so very grateful that my husband doesn't want to fight, he's mature and will, in most cases, listen and refocus on what's important.
Our conversation drifted from a defensive stance, from both of us, to the heart of what was going on. I shared my feelings regarding our financial situation as well as the DD part of our lives.
Regarding DD, I let him know that if it was too much of a strain on our marriage to take care of ttwd around the kids and life in general then we needed to change course. My reasons were; that I can't handle the waiting for days for a discipline and when I do, it causes me to ride an emotional roller coaster. DD here today and gone the next is simply too hard for me emotionally. To make matters worse, my attitude takes a downward spiral and I begin to "brat", so not like me!
He mentioned swearing and other things I do that make him sad. I admitted to him that I had not been honest regarding my needs and instead I had been going out of my way to get his attention with bad behavior.
When I mentioned us stopping DD a second time he responded with, "We can't, you're like the women I met when I spank you. Without, you're not as vibrant". I couldn't agree more! It also helps me stay connected and live with a healthier frame of mind.
When the conversation was over and we were feeling as if we had gotten somewhere, can you guess what he said? Let me help you out, "You need to move to the chaise, bend over, place your hands on the cushion and wait for me."
I was shocked and asked, "Why?" Remember, I was only on a lunch break and I had to leave in less than 30 minutes.
He replied, "For bratting and swearing"
Reluctantly, I forced my feet to move my body from the kitchen to the chaise in the living room. This is one of the hardest parts for me, moving into position. There I stood, head down, hands on the chaise, one knee slightly bent. He spoke to me for a few moments and I dropped to my knees to lean on the chaise, when I was asked, "Did I say you could drop to your knees?"
"No, sir" I replied and I stood back up. I feel silly and awkward waiting like this.
He left, returned then asked if we had discussed everything and if we were okay. I answered, "Yes" then he pulled my pants down. My mind raced about how bad this was going to hurt. Then he paused. I had to ask, "What are you doing?" He informed me that he was making sure the spanking from the other day hadn't left bruises. Then I remembered that I had one more topic, of all times to remember! And so, looking face down at the cushion, pants halfway down my legs and the first sting of the wooden spoon on my behind, I spoke up.
I have never been spanked with the wooden spoon bare bottomed. OMG! A much different sting and very unpleasant! We finished my topic in between swats and then he asked, "How many was that?" A question I hate! I can't keep count, bent over, with a conversation taking place, while my brain is in total panic as to whether to make me breathe or not to breathe.
I was doing much better about standing still than usual. He only had to tell me to put my foot down twice. I didn't fall to my knees and he didn't have to hold me in position. The harsh sting of the spoon had tears spilling down my face in a few strokes and every muscle in my body was tense. In fact he only gave me 15, but it felt like more!! And I wasn't allowed to rub afterward, this is new!
When he was finished I was told to stay in position. There I stood bent over rear in the air and feeling very submissive. When he left the room I thought he would bring lotion to help my bottom recover, I was wrong! When he came back he simply pulled my pants back up and hugged me. Yikes, my bottom was warm and radiating heat.
When all was said and done it felt good to bury my body into his and have him hold me. It felt good knowing we were okay and back on track. Then he offered to let me nap for the last 15 minutes of my break. I took him up on his offer and I laid my head on his chest and closed my eyes for a few moments of rest. After the alarm went off I got up and walked to the bedroom to get my coat. He followed me, gave me another hug and said, "Now, I'm horny." I smiled, giggled and headed to work. It was great to see his smile and hear his desire to be affectionate! I am only sorry that I took to bratting and not talking about what had been bothering me earlier. If I had, we might have avoided this bump.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
I Don't Think He Really Understands
Yesterday morning he started my day off with a spanking. It greatly improved my day and my attitude. During the lecture I was informed that it was part one, to expect the second part that evening. It never happened. Not being an expert on the subject of DD I don't fully understand why I get so frustrated when he says he's going to discipline me and then doesn't, but it does! I know that because we have three boys from adulthood to first grade it makes finding privacy to do ttwd nearly impossible, but I still get so frustrated at the impending that doesn't happen. I hate that it brings the brat out in me! Knowing full well that I should just come out right and ask for my spanking, but I can't bring myself to do it. It all feels so immature and makes me what to tell him to h*** with DD.
Just venting! The evening isn't over I should be careful what I wish for.
Just venting! The evening isn't over I should be careful what I wish for.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Monday, really!@#
Things I love about Monday; waking up with my husband. Things not so fun about Monday; when husband spanks me moments before I leave for work, ouch. Then as I walk out the door and down the stairs my bag breaks and its contents spill all over. Humm, why can't we just start the week with Tuesday?
To make Monday even better, when I got mouthy with my husband this evening....you guessed it, into the bedroom he directed me and over the bed I went. Ugh! I was unhappy with his actions and I snapped a bit to harshly and was taken in hand swiftly.
Admittedly, this mornings discipline was a good thing, once I put myself back together. What I dislike most about morning spankings is the fact that I have my make-up on and I hate the idea of crying with my mascara on. On top of that, although this is probably good for me, its a quick hug and out the door I have to go. I am a dweller by nature and learning to move forward is a good lesson. More importantly, moving on knowing a situation is done and over with and that I am still loved. Wow! this life of mine is different from my past life. I prefer to have time to talk after and lay together, but with children and one night shifter and one day shifter we don't usually have that opportunity.
Over all I appreciate the fact that my husband took me in hand before my week got underway. I have a difficult time with "your getting a spanking this weekend" and days turn into weeks and my mood goes from bad to worse. And when the PMS monster is in full force the side of me that wants life to go smoothly is most appreciative to her man for helping adjust those nasty mood, even if it did mean the discomfort of a new, meaner implement on my backside.
To make Monday even better, when I got mouthy with my husband this evening....you guessed it, into the bedroom he directed me and over the bed I went. Ugh! I was unhappy with his actions and I snapped a bit to harshly and was taken in hand swiftly.
Admittedly, this mornings discipline was a good thing, once I put myself back together. What I dislike most about morning spankings is the fact that I have my make-up on and I hate the idea of crying with my mascara on. On top of that, although this is probably good for me, its a quick hug and out the door I have to go. I am a dweller by nature and learning to move forward is a good lesson. More importantly, moving on knowing a situation is done and over with and that I am still loved. Wow! this life of mine is different from my past life. I prefer to have time to talk after and lay together, but with children and one night shifter and one day shifter we don't usually have that opportunity.
Over all I appreciate the fact that my husband took me in hand before my week got underway. I have a difficult time with "your getting a spanking this weekend" and days turn into weeks and my mood goes from bad to worse. And when the PMS monster is in full force the side of me that wants life to go smoothly is most appreciative to her man for helping adjust those nasty mood, even if it did mean the discomfort of a new, meaner implement on my backside.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
"It's Just Discipline", he said
"It's just discipline", he said.
During most conversations I find myself agreeing and then rethinking what has been said, this conversation was no different. Here we were on the bed reading the Learning Domestic Discipline Blog by Clint, reviewing beginning, intermediate, and advanced spankings when my husband says to me, "You put too much energy into this subject, it's just discipline."
At first I agreed, and supported this by remembering a thread written by someone who had met Clint and his wife. This person stated that their conversation surprisingly did not revolve around DD at all. I found this refreshing and a reminder of how small my life has gotten since I moved. I admit that I tend to fixate on subjects until I get my fill. In this case I am acutely aware that I have read to my hearts content on the subject of DD and have begun to reach out to other bloggers to expand my horizons. I am also aware that DD is not going away, by choice, another words, there is no "getting my fill", it has brought too many positives to our life.
I suppose, now would be a good time to give you some background. My husband and were married July 31, 2010, at this time we blended our family of my two children and his son. As amazing as this union has been it has also come with it's reality of my mental ups and downs. The stress of moving from the Mid-West to the South and being unemployed for more than 8 months did not help. It's this stress that led me to seek out methods to keep me and my marriage healthy. We're talking about depression here, it comes and it goes, even with medication, and with an alpha personality well, let's just say I can make life challenging for myself and those I love. Deciding to bring DD into our union less than a year after we married seemed like a natural choice. I do not like being spanked or pain, but mysteriously, I do find the hours, days afterward very rewarding. I feel calmer, ordered, and motivated in away that makes me feel productive and even loving and connected to my husband when otherwise I wouldn't. Moods can be a horrible affliction when they swing. I am also ecstatic how a spanking relieves me of a sort of guilt that I, in the past, would carry with me that would slowly become destructive to my relationships.
My husband was raised with a firm hand and in turn has taken quite naturally to being the head of our house. Me, I was not raised so firmly and the more I explore discipline the more I have realized how little I really knew about it, for me or my children. I am an ex-Montessori teacher and very much a peace, love and harmony, without physical discipline, kind of person, but as this journey has progressed I have learned the benefits of the physical connection of discipline and the psyche.
So, am I fixated? Yes and no. I think as with anything new it takes communication, and in my eyes knowledge is power. I also find it challenging to communicate with my husband at times because I feel, he becomes defensive, as if I am telling him he is doing something wrong when, in reality, I am trying to adjust something that makes me uncomfortable. Fixation on this topic may also come from the fact that I still feel a little insecure about the practice of spanking in an adult relationship. In the beginning, I was concerned that it was a kink, or that something was very different about me, wrong with me. As I read more and reach out to the DD community I am learning to accept that our choice of a DD lifestyle is not so uncommon and more to the point comes with some growing pains.
Thank you to all my fellow bloggers who have taken the time to share your stories! It has made a world of difference to mine. I hope that as I record our growing pains and joys that I too will be a positive contributor to our community!
Friday, December 9, 2011
It's not all about me...
I have been frustrated for the last week. My HOH has not taken me in hand even after we talked about how much better I feel and behave. Then tonight he tells me that he feels distant from everything. At first I am relieved because now I know that it's not just because I haven't had my DD to reconnect us.I feel hurt because I know he's not sharing with me and I should be his rock. He won't let me in because he doesn't want to stress me, because that tends to lead to, in his eyes, negative behaviors. I started to argue that maybe that was exactly what I was craving, the desire to be needed, to be strong. Anyone ever feel this way?
As I sat and listened and kept pushing back the thoughts that I wanted to share, "why haven't you spanked me! Grr!" I realized, this week wasn't about me, but about being here for him. I am so glad that I kept my evil, needy, self exactly where it needed to be, quiet!
I hope as he left for work he could feel the love that I have for him and how I pray the stress and exhaustion will subside soon.
As I sat and listened and kept pushing back the thoughts that I wanted to share, "why haven't you spanked me! Grr!" I realized, this week wasn't about me, but about being here for him. I am so glad that I kept my evil, needy, self exactly where it needed to be, quiet!
I hope as he left for work he could feel the love that I have for him and how I pray the stress and exhaustion will subside soon.
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Our bones and joints are the first parts of the body that start to alert us and to point out not only the biological clock, but also the improper lifestyle.
One of the reasons for pain in the joints, especially the knees, may be obesity, then insufficient intake of some minerals and vitamins such as calcium, magnesium and of course a genetic predisposition.
The joint is a movable joint between the bones, coated with a smooth cartilage. The articular cartilage is elastic so that it can withstand loads that are often more than the weight of the body. Most of the joints contain a synovial fluid that lubricates and thus additionally protects the joint from harmful static and dynamic damage.
Our knees are one of the most important parts of the body. They are responsible for our movement and they support more than 80% of body weight. In this article we will present you a natural recipe that is very popular and efficient for bones and joint problems. This remedy, which acts as a natural analgesic, also improves the flexibility and elasticity of the joints and knees, allowing you to move freely.
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You will need:
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- 3 tbsp Raisins
- 4 tbsp Sesame
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- 40 gr. Pumpkin Seeds
- 200 gr. Honey
Preparation is very simple and easy. Just add all the ingredients into a blender and blend well until you get a nice homogeneous mixture. Transfer the mixture into a glass jar and keep the jar into a refrigerator.
Consume one tablespoon, 3 times a day, before the meals. In a few weeks you will notice the results. Bones and joints will be stronger than ever, but will also boost your metabolism and immunity as well thanks to flaxseed omega-fatty acids, which are excellent for the heart and blood vessels and honey which has tones of health benefits.
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- Saw a piece of lumber to the desired dimensions of the coat rack. Use a thick slab of lumber (at least 3 inches) to accommodate the spikes.
- Sand the piece of lumber. Work the sandpaper into the wood in circular motions, smoothing blemishes and bumps.
- Measure the distances between the hooks, depending on how many hooks you desire, and mark these points on the piece of lumber. For instance, if you want three hooks (or spikes) and the board is 20 inches long, mark points at five inches, 10 inches and 15 inches.
- Drill a small hole at each point marked. Make the holes approximately 1/2-inch deep. One at a time, insert a spike into each hole and hammer. Hammer the spikes at a 90-degree angle with the wood until the spikes are 2 inches deep in the wood (leaving 3 inches of spike exposed).
- Paint or stain the wood, if desired. Allow the coat to fully dry (normally four to six hours) before spraying the rack with a stain finish. Allow the finish to dry completely dry.
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I am just LOVING all the free patterns I've gotten to play with lately. Today I'm talking about the Coral + Co Knot Bow Romper. ...
Coral + Co Knot Bow Romper.
I have to admit, I really feel like my kids are too old for rompers, but rompers are "in" right now, so I was willing to give it a chance. I opted to make the size 3 for my 3 year old daughter. She fit perfectly within the size chart.
This pattern has layers, which is a VERY good thing, because tracing out the bow knots without it would make your eyes cross. The pattern is very simple and is made up of rectangles with the necessary cut outs for crotch, neck and armholes. Assembly is SUPER fast once you know what you're doing.
7 Pine Design so that she could have a technical designer look at her pattern. I know that with a little technical know how it could be a great free pattern.
When I pieced the crotch together there were several errors that I couldn't ignore.
#1- The crotch curve comes to a sharp v-point at the bottom when it should be a nice smooth U.
#2- The inseam does not match up at the seam allowance.
#3- The outseam does not match up at the seam allowance.
#4- The back crotch seam is not trued and ends in a very sharp triangle point at the waist seam.
#5- The crotch curve is VERY shallow.
As much as I wanted to follow the pattern exactly as drafted, I just couldn't. With my limited drafting knowledge, I did my best to true up all the edges, match up inseams and outseams and scoop out the crotch curve to be more u-shaped. A good designer would do a much better job than me, but for my purposes, I think I did ok.
I suspect that if you sewed the pattern exactly as drafted your child would be constantly picking at the crotch of the shorts. I wasn't willing to sacrifice fabric to find out. If you feel comfortable either drafting your own crotch curve OR copying one from another pattern, you can still have good success with this pattern.


text: After denying rumors that he's been partying too much prior to Playoff games, JR Smith came up with few answers regarding his struggling jumper. With New York Knicks fans growing frustrated, Smith thinks he needs to improve his mental approach against the hyper-aggressive Indiana Pacers defense. Per Newsday: "For three quarters, it was the same old story again. J.R. Smith hoisted up jumper after jumper. They bounced off the backboard, rolled off the rim and fell left and right — everywhere but in the hole. Smith, the emotional engine of a Knicks team that hopes to go deep in the NBA playoffs, opened the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Pacers by shooting 1-for-10 in the first three quarters. Not so coincidentally, the Knicks lost, 102-95, finding it impossible to climb out of their 16-point deficit at the end of the third quarter. […] Smith wound up with 17 points but shot 4-for-15, making it the third straight game in which he has been off the mark. Since being suspended for Game 4 of the Celtics series for elbowing Jason Terry, Smith has shot 12-for-42 and totaled 44 points in three games. 'I don't know. I don't know,' Smith said when asked if there is a reason for his shooting slump. 'It's just one of those things you go through, and hopefully it comes back soon.' Smith said it wasn't so much the Pacers' defense that gave him problems as his own wrong mind-set for the first three quarters. 'Really, I did it to myself,' he said. 'I was playing through a mental game, trying to get the basket, relying on my jumper too much. When I miss shots, I just need to keep pushing the ball instead of walking it up. I'm a big piece of the puzzle. I need to keep pushing and pushing and pushing. And don't beat myself up mentally.'"


text: One hundred years ago in the town of Port Arbello, a terrible crime was committed. A young girl named Elizabeth Conger, the youngest daughter in a prominent family was murdered. Now, in the modern day (1977), the "Conger curse" still looms, and children are starting to disappear. Jack Conger and his wife Rose must find out what is happening to protect their own children, Sarah and Elizabeth — the latter of whom bears a striking resemblance to her murdered ancestor of the same name. Continue reading


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At The Plastic Surgery Group, we take pride in improvement. Our chief goal is to improve the lives of our patients. But we, too, are constantly striving to innovate and refine our services by incorporating the very latest techniques, treatments, and products. This is especially true at Spa One at The Plastic Surgery Group, our on-site medical day spa, as the science behind anti-aging treatments rapidly evolves. However, our latest offering doesn't come from a modern-day laboratory, but instead dates back to ancient civilization. I'm talking about massage, and I'm thrilled to say we provide this therapy at the spa.
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Topic: Christmas Tree (10/09/08)
TITLE: Dead Christmas Tree Ice Cream
By Jan Ackerson
We've been married for several months now, and Piper and I get along pretty well, I guess--when I remember to pass up Barbies for books and to treat Piper like a miniature adult. I usually get it right. (There was a Hello Kitty incident that's best left unmentioned.)
So…Christmas is problematical, with a kid like Piper. Forget Santa and Rudolph, of course--Piper figured them out when she was barely out of diapers. And when other parents of seven-year-old girls are buying things like EZ Bake ovens, Piper just says to me, "That's a ridiculously small cake, Bob. Why not bake a real cake in the big oven?"
See what I mean? She's a prickly little girl, and I'm a marshmallow.
It's just a few weeks until Christmas, and tonight Phoebe and I were enjoying a quiet evening when Piper called from her bedroom. Phoebe squeezed my hand and went to her daughter, then returned with a bemused smile. "Piper wants a bedtime story," she said. "From you. Have fun with that." She rested her warm hand low on my back as I mentally reviewed Storytelling 101.
Piper was sitting up in bed, surrounded by books, when I entered her room. "Hey, Pipes," I said. "A bedtime story, huh? One of these books?" I picked up the nearest one: All About Reptiles. Great.
"No, Bob! A real bedtime story…about a Christmas tree."
I looked around the room for the real Piper. Finding none but the little girl before me, I sat down beside her bed and cleared my throat. "Okay, then…ummmm, Timmy Tree was the tiniest tree on the hill, and one day he said, 'I wonder if a family will ever pick me...'"
"Trees don't have names, Bob! And they can't talk, either." Piper's eyes were solemn.
"Riiiiight. Let me think, then…" I immediately rejected the next few ideas that came to me…the mouse under the tree…the cricket under the tree…the angel on top of the tree… "Okay, here we go. Once upon a time, a family went out to find the best Christmas tree ever. As they walked in the woods, the snow was falling in huge, soft flakes…" I stopped when I heard Piper snort. She was pointing out her window, where a large palm tree stood in the still-80-degree weather. Yeah…Piper's lived in Florida all her life.
"No snow, huh Pipes? Hang on, I can do this…." I was not at all sure I could do this. "Okay, ready? Just outside the stable in Bethlehem stood a tall and magnificent pine tree. Its branches shaded Mary as she…as she…" Piper was shaking her head, but now her eyes were smiling. I was beginning to suspect—was she playing with me? "Let me guess. No pine trees in Bethlehem?"
I had no reason to doubt her. "Piper, you tell me. What kind of Christmas tree story do you want?"
"Welllllll….could it have ice cream in it? And turtles?"
Ice cream and turtles. And Christmas trees. Piper settled into her pillow, and several books slid onto the floor. I saw Phoebe at the doorway, looking ridiculously like an angel, and started one more story.
"Once there was this guy named Bob, who had an ice cream factory. His little girl named, uh, Peeper, was his best helper, but they hardly ever sold any ice cream…" I looked at Piper, who wasn't even trying to hide her grin. She rolled onto her side and slipped her thumb in her mouth. I didn't realize she sucked her thumb. "…And the reason they hardly ever sold any ice cream was because it came in flavors like Turtle Toothpaste and Dead Christmas Tree, which looked like mint chocolate chip, but it contained pine needles and pieces of bark." A noise from Piper's pillow sounded suspiciously like a giggle wrapped around a thumb. Encouraging. "So Bob and Peeper decided to search the world for new flavors. They took Peeper's mother, ummm…"
Piper was whispering now. "Phoebe Beebe..." she murmured, as sleep settled on her like a…well, like a blanket of snow.
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SoftBank Robotics America Announces Collaboration with Oracle to Innovate the Customer Experience
With this collaboration, SoftBank Robotics and Oracle will explore new and innovative ways for businesses to connect with their customers and reimagine the customer journey.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA), the North American arm of SoftBank Robotics Group and Silver level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today announced its collaboration with Oracle to connect Pepper, the humanoid robot, with Oracle Service Cloud.
With this collaboration, SoftBank Robotics and Oracle will explore new and innovative ways for businesses to connect with their customers and reimagine the customer journey. By leveraging Pepper's unique and engaging form factor, the existing Oracle Service Cloud experience will be tethered to SoftBank Robotics' leading robotics platform to shape a new service solution across both assisted and self-service channels.
"Today's customer expects not only up-to-the minute service, information and attention but memorable, meaningful, and personal experiences," stated Steve Carlin, Chief Strategy Office for SoftBank Robotics America. "Our expanded collaboration with Oracle will explore new concepts in the customer experience space, helping brands stay relevant and exceed the demands of today's consumers."
The ultimate goal of this collaboration will be to create a dynamic solution for Pepper that SoftBank Robotics and Oracle customers can easily integrate into existing customer management tools. Pepper's unique form factor is a key benefit for sectors with a high volume of customer interactions, including retail, hospitality, healthcare and financial services.
Oracle Service Cloud makes it possible for businesses to better understand their customers and quickly deliver the right answers at the right time through preferred service channels and devices. From enabling a cross-channel contact center, to providing fast service in the field, Oracle Service Cloud makes it easy for customers to engage with a brand. By connecting Oracle Service Cloud to SoftBank Robotics' Pepper robot, businesses will have the ability to integrate the sophisticated form factor into its business strategy and easily capture customer insights and analytics, and better inform the marketing and sales message.
To learn more about Pepper's capabilities, visit www.meetpepper.com
About SoftBank Robotics America
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA) is driving technology forward by becoming a leader in humanoid robotics. Our robots, including Pepper and NAO, are used in more than 70 countries worldwide and offer innovative use cases relevant for the fields of retail, financial services, healthcare, travel, and hospitality. Formerly Aldebaran Robotics, SBRA's sister offices remain in Europe, Japan and China under the new SoftBank Robotics Group.
Pepper, NAO, Aldebaran and SoftBank Robotics are trademarks of SoftBank Robotics in the US and other countries.
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle's partner program that provides partners with a differentiated advantage to develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle's products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to be recognized and rewarded for their investment in Oracle Cloud. Partners engaging with Oracle will be able to differentiate their Oracle Cloud expertise and success with customers through the OPN Cloud program - an innovative program that complements existing OPN program levels with tiers of recognition and progressive benefits for partners working with Oracle Cloud. To find out more visit: http://www.oracle.com/partners.
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Nightclubs are always trying to be creative, unique and trendy to get new attention from the world. There is a fine line between entertainment and animal cruelty. Like bringing a real horse into a club With screaming drunk people and loud music everywhere.
The world famous Pacha club in Ibiza was trying to make a statement this year for the promotion of David Guetta's show. Not everyone was thrilled about it, check out the great point Deadmau5 made.
im sure the horse really appriciated it. stupid fucks. fuck @davidguetta and fuck @pacha https://t.co/RhCd9PX0Du
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) July 9, 2015
for real… horses belong on a farm, not in a shitty overpriced nightclub to be subjected to a shitty overpaid DJ. @pacha
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) July 9, 2015
"i said whores, not horse! ffs man…." – David Guetta
— deadmau5 (@deadmau5) July 9, 2015
What do you think? Is Deadmau5 right? or should horses be in the club?
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Policy – x
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Revised – 11/1/2012
The Governing Board shall adopt long-term goals for achieving the District's overall vision for its schools as well as clear performance standards and benchmarks which can be used to determine if the District is meeting these goals. Goals shall be limited in number so as to be reasonably achievable within established timelines.
The Superintendent or designee may establish short-term, interim objectives and comprehensive plans to ensure adequate, regular progress toward the District's long-term goals.
A. The State of the Pacific Grove Unified School District Is Sound and Moving Forward. PGUSD shall endeavor to continue addressing significant current and future challenges:
" Student Learning and Achievement and Instructional Program Alignment
" Staff Recruitment, Retention and Professional Development
" School Culture and Connections
" Facilities and Bond Expenditures
" Managing the Impacts of a Volatile State Budget
B. PGUSD District Goals
1. Focus on Student Learning and Achievement
2. Safety, Credibility, Confidence and Communication
3. Fiscal Solvency, Accountability and Integrity
4. Program, Services and Budget Alignment
C. Goals Defined
1. Student Learning and Achievement
" Monitor & Utilize Multiple Federal, State, Local Measures of Assessment
o Federal/State:
" Current data from AYP, API, STAR and CAHSEE
" Beginning 2014 – New State Assessment protocols as aligned with the State Common Core Standards
o Local
" Beginning 2012 – The development and implementation of common formative assessments K -12 as aligned with Common Core Standards
" DIBELs (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills)
" Other Elementary Reading and Writing Literacy Assessments
" Review and evaluation of English Learner progress towards reclassification
" Monitor and Respond to Student Behaviors and Capacity
o School counseling meetings including regularly reviewed four year academic plans
o Prevention and Intervention with community counseling agencies
o Regular K -12 staff and cabinet meetings dedicated to specific student needs and interventions
o Continue and build upon high school career counseling
" Continue Implementation of Data Driven, Standards Based Instruction and Curriculum
2. Safety, Credibility, Confidence and Communication
" Student Centered Initiatives
" Focus on Student and Staff Safety
" High Degree of Communication
" Programs Responsive to Long Term Strategic Plan
3. Fiscal Solvency, Accountability and Integrity
" Maintain Regular State Updates & Interim Reporting
" Maintain a Regular Budget Advisory Committee
" Maintain Fiduciary Responsibilities
" Align Budget With Specific Program Priorities
4. Program, Services and Budget Alignment
" Maintain Regular Survey of Programmatic, Service and Facility Needs
" Establish and Communicate Instructional and Service Program Priorities
" Align District Budget With Established Priorities and Strategic Plan
" Realize Full Implementation of Measure D Modernization
" Continued Support of Programs Supported by Parcel Tax
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Raumakustik & Terry Lynn "Dog Eat Cat Eat Mouse" (Toolroom / Just Entertainment)
From Volker Peschel, Sebastian Fleischerowitz, Teresa Williams and Russell Hergert by Just Entertainment under exclusive license of Toolroom Productions, the unstoppable force that is Raumakustik deliver their follow up to last year's massive Toolroom single "Logic" with yet more top drawer tech flavoured beats, this time entitled "Dog Eat Cat Eat Mouse". The German tech wizards draft in the incredible Terry Lynn on vocals here and the result is pure fire.
Her unmistakable tones laid over that raucous and underground tech house groove make for a sure-fire hit for the impending Summer Months. This will set alight the sun-drenched terraces as much as those darker, more underground floors therefore making it a perfect Toolroom release. As with all Raumakustik tracks you can expect widespread DJ support and a plethora of specialist radio plays to boot, this could well be their biggest track since 'Raider' so prepare to hear this a lot.


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What is a Long-Tail Keyword Phrase? And Why Should You Care?
What is a Long-Tail Keyword Phrase? And Why Should You Care?
By Ralf Skirr.
Long Tail Keyword Phrase – you've probably heard all the fuss about it. But what really is it? What does it mean and how can it help you?
The 'long-tail' is a term given to a keyword phrase that is longer than the normal keyword phrase that you may have in the past been targeting to gain organic traffic from the search engines.
Let me explain.
In the past it was common place to target highly trafficable keywords that were very popular in your niche in the hope that you would be able to gain a share of this huge amount of traffic.
For example, if you had built a site about internet marketing and search engine optimization you would have done your keyword research and discovered that the term "search engine optimization" was searched for over 450,000 times per month. So naturally you would have optimized your pages for this keyword phrase to try to get a listing on the first page of the search engines (SERPs) to capitalize on this traffic.
Then you would have focused on optimizing a webpage for the next highest keyword phrase – and then the next – and then the next. And so on.
Basically most people only ever focus their efforts on the top 20 search terms and forget about the rest as there just doesn't seem to be enough reward in optimizing a webpage on a long-tail keyword phrase that only gets a handful of visitors each day.
For instance, a long-tail keyword phrase for your internet marketing site may be "search engine optimization keywords", but as this term only gets about 390 searches a month you decide to forget about it. It's just not worth the effort, particularly when you can get 450,000 visitors by optimizing for a more popular keyword like "search engine optimization".
But let's face it.
There are only 10 spots on the first page of any search engine, so the odds of you being able to gain a top spot for competitive keywords such as "search engine optimization" is remote at best. However this doesn't deter most people as the lure of a share of 450,000 visitors is just too compelling.
The end result is that for most people this just doesn't happen and as a result they never achieve the traffic they hope for. So they give up trying and never reach the heights that they expected.
But here's the real twist…
Some of the marketers who do get lucky and get a high listing for one of their main keywords still don't see the long-term rewards they had thought they would achieve with a top search engine listing for a popular keyword. And it's all due to not focusing on the "long-tail".
Let me give you an example to explain what I mean.
For one moment let's assume you have built an internet marketing website and after a lot of effort and hard work you finally achieve the #1 spot for your top keyword. In fact, your top 20 keywords are sending you 15,000 visitors a day to your website from the search engines and you're making a good income from monetizing this traffic.
You're getting heaps of free traffic and the money is rolling in. What more could you ask for. Life is great!
The trouble is that in your excitement to optimize your site for the top keyword phrases in your niche, you forget about the long-tail keyword phrases. But hey, who cares. Your top keywords bring in 95% of your traffic, so you don't need to worry about the smaller stuff. It's just not worth the effort.
Then you wake up one morning and check your web stats.
Your traffic has dropped from 15,000 to a mere 500 overnight. You hurriedly check the position of your keywords and discover that Google has had a dreaded update and you're no longer on the front page for your main keywords. In fact, you've gone from the first page to the 7th page.
All of a sudden instead of earning $10k per month, you're looking at maybe $500 if you're lucky. Basically your entire business has been destroyed overnight. And if you think this is an isolated case, think again. This scenario is repeated every time the search engines update their algorithms.
Now imagine that rather than just focusing entirely on the popular keywords, you decided to focus on the long-tail keyword phrases to drive traffic to your site. But rather than focus on just a few long-tail keywords, you focus on 200 such keywords. Combined these keywords can drive more traffic to your site than what your most competitive keywords can.
Yes it's a lot more work – but remember, you want to build a long-term sustainable internet business, so it's not going to be easy. The rewards will be worth it.
And here's the real exciting part – you are getting traffic from a wider range of keywords. So if one of your top rankings keywords bites the dust, it won't have a huge affect on your business as you don't have all your eggs in one basket.
People who search using long-tail keywords are highly targeted potential customers. They have already done their preliminary searches and are now totally focused on exactly what they want and therefore they are more likely to convert to customers than someone who does a broader keyword search.
So while you may not get as many visitors to your site if you focus your efforts on long-tail keyword phrases, your visitors are more likely to convert into customers at a much higher rate – plus you have created a LONG-TERM business in that you are not at the mercy of the search engines and it is unlikely that you would be wiped out overnight.
So the next time you built a niche site, don't forget to go long for the long term keyword phrase!


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Need A Hand With Tea? Get The Tea Bag Buddy
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How many times has your tea gotten cold as you fiddle around trying to dispose your soggy tea bag? Well, you can say goodbye to that problem with the Tea Bag Buddy.
This nifty invention is designed to hold your tea bag while it steeps and doubles as a lid (keeping your tea warm longer). After steeping, you simply lift the Tea Bag Buddy and squeeze excess tea from the bag. Turn it over and...voila...it holds your used tea bag. Brilliant!
The Tea Bag Buddy is made of silicone and is dishwasher safe. It is sold in green or white and can be purchased at The Container Store.
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Jonathan Borden wrote: > or in simplified RDF: > > <author rdf:about="http://my.theinfo.org/rdf/"> > <name>Aaron</name> > </author> > > so, really what an XSLT rdf 'extractor' would do is to simply > transform the "uri" element into an "rdf:about" attribute. Are you inventing new syntax here as well? If you meant that the XSLT "extractor" would generate legal (i.e., current) RDF syntax your example does not work: it translates to two triples (an instance of type "author" and a property "name" of that instance with value "Aaron"). More generally, I feel that although a simpler, more intuitive syntax would be a good idea, transforming *any* XML to "something like RDF" is somewhat dangerous unless you make sure that any intended semantics is preserved. Syntactic transformation is only half of the battle... Regards, - Ora -- Ora Lassila, <email@example.com> Research Manager Agent Technology, Nokia Research Center / Boston +1 (781) 993-4603 (please note new email & phone number!)Received on Thursday, 24 August 2000 16:42:14 UTC
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