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Five Things You Shouldn't Have Missed – 1 September 2017
A round-up of all the trending media, marketing and PR stories you shouldn't have missed this week.
1. Hurricane Harvey
The devastating Hurricane Harvey and flooding that ensued across Texas has held the international media's attention. While the tragedy continues to wreak havoc on American citizen's lives, the President failed to meet any victims and the first Lady didn't know how to dress for the weather.
At least one brand has been drawn into the story for all the wrong reasons. A poorly timed email campaign from Airbnb offered accommodation in a 'Floating world', it went on to say, 'How to spend a day – or an entire trip – without touching dry land. Your next aquatic adventure starts here.' This negative story has overshadowed Airbnb's positive decision to waive its service fee in the Houston area so homeowners can list their properties for free and accommodate the displaced.
2. Mark Zuckerberg's daughter August
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan wrote an open letter to their new-born daughter August this week. They encourage August to spend time outside and play with her sister Max; effectively opposing social media's main function. The post came after research into Facebook's dwindling teenage population suggests the platform may have already peaked. It led us to ask if Mark Zuckerberg's daughter would grow up to be a Facebook-never.
3. Brand new meme
Antonio Guillem's stock photo of 'Disloyal man walking with his girlfriend and looking amazed at another seductive girl', has become the latest meme that is even cropping up in brands' feeds. PR Week has put together a list of its favourites, include this grammar gem from Penguin Random House:
— Penguin Random House (@penguinrandom) August 29, 2017
4. Transfer Deadline day
Football's summer transfer window closed yesterday, with a record £210m spent by top flight clubs. As always with the event that comes at the end of silly season, the rumour mill was churning on social media with eager fans thinking they've spotted a new signing in their city or were just making it up because the transfer action was so quiet. The Daily Post has gathered the best rumours, including this, frankly lazy, effort from Shawn Lorenzo:
Several sources confirming these shoes belong to Perisic Agent who was spotted in East Manchester Today #DeadlineDay #MUFC pic.twitter.com/YTSPXPlmiV
— Shawn-Lorenzo (@ShawnLorenzoo) August 31, 2017
5. Bake Off is back
Not only is the programme not as terrible as people feared it would be (in fact it's pretty much the same), it scored 6.5m viewers – a 30% audience share – which is the most Channel 4 has managed in five years. Not a stranger to the most unjustifiable form of controversy possible, the show's star baker (and now bookies favourite Steven) has pictures of his impressive bakes online, leading some to suggest the competition isn't fair. What a time to be alive.
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Skip to 0 minutes and 13 seconds To look at how public expenditure decisions are made, it's helpful to think about the differences between the public and private sectors. The underlying rational for expenditure decisions is different between these two sectors. The public sector exists to serve the populace and its needs. While the private sector exists primarily to satisfy demand and to make a profit, although there are some not-for-profit organisations in the private sector. The public sector is usually attempting to satisfy multiple objectives. For example, those of parents, teachers, pupils, and even educational suppliers when we're in the education sphere. By contrast, the for-profit private sector aims to produce sustainable returns. The output of the public sector is often quite abstract. For example, health or education.
Skip to 1 minute and 2 seconds Private sector outputs are much more concrete, such as a mobile phone or antivirus software package. The public sector is configured to administer policies according to political objectives in a fair and hopefully efficient manner, while the private sector is organised to meet business objectives, such as profit and market share. Finally, there's the issue of accountability. The public sector is accountable to elected officials and, ultimately, the electorate. The private sector is only accountable to the providers of capital, although practically, they may have to take account of other stakeholders. So why does this matter?
Skip to 1 minute and 40 seconds Well, the difference between public and private sectors means that decisions about expenditure in the public sector are not simply based on maximising returns, as would say a decision to invest in a new product or service in the private sector. Rather, they're based on adequately satisfying the needs of various parties. So in a democracy such as the UK, for example, the decision where to site a new airport is not simply a matter of building in the most cost-effective location, but also taking into account local residence noise concerns, the commuting patterns of airport workers, pollution concerns, the political makeup of affected constituencies, and much else besides. In this case, there are many more parties and they have more voice.
Skip to 2 minutes and 24 seconds This means that public sector decision-makers face a very different, and often more complex set of issues than people in the private sector. In states with different political structures, expenditure decisions may be made rather differently. In an authoritarian state, the decision as to where to site an airport might be imposed by the state on its citizens. Effectively, the state says, 'We're building it there because we want to.' Clientelist states, where there's an exchange of goods or services for political support, will have other factors in the mix. In this case, the decision as to where to site an airport might be affected by who owns the land.
Skip to 3 minutes and 3 seconds So the airport might get built where the decision-maker's family just happen to own the land. And the family will just happen to make a lot of money in the process. So the process of deciding how to spend money is influenced by a different set of factors in the public sector as compared to the private sector. And there are different consequences. Get it wrong in a democracy, and you'll find that you're looking for a new job soon afterwards. Get it wrong in a clientelist state, and you may find that your family and allies are considerably poorer. Get it wrong in a totalitarian state if you're not in charge, there could be serious consequences.
Skip to 3 minutes and 42 seconds Get it wrong in a totalitarian state when you are in charge, and nothing happens.
How are expenditure decisions made?
To understand how public expenditure decisions are made, we need to think about the differences between the public and private sectors.
In this short video, Dr Ben Hardy outlines the basis for spending decisions in each sector, and the impact this has on individuals and businesses alike.


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We discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin and Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess, two pieces of media that could not be more tonally different. And finally we make some cinnamon rolls, inspired by our love of Sunshine by Robin McKinley. Our baking adventures sure were something.
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The Stone Sky; 04:00
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The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
Space Battle Lunchtime; 21:02
Spoiler time stamp: 23:24 — 25:29
Space Battle Lunchtime, Volume 1 & Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill
Mars Evacuees by Sophia McDougall
Terminal Alliance by Jim Hines
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi by John Scalzi
Cinnamon Roll Adventure; 28:46
Recommendations; 60:30
Jane the Virgin
"From the point of view of a cat" by Karel Čapek
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss & Tahl Raz
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Tom: [Westerberg] Advanced or not? Former slop-rocker does kids movie soundtrack (Open Season) which is probably one of his best solo albums, and has a guitar made by First Act sold at Walmarts. Also Lou's concert for dogs was one of the most advanced acts by an artist. If he releases a CD, that is inaudible to humans, made for dogs, I will rejoice.Keep the emails coming!
Me: Great stuff about Westerberg. I didn't love the Replacements, but enough of my friends do to make PW qualified. I didn't know about the Wal-Mart deal, but obviously that is awesome.
As far as the dog album goes, a release on CD would be one-upping Cage because Reed's actually has sound that you can't hear, whereas Cage simply "created" nothing, which is just the opposite of something.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Paul Westerberg Advanced?
Posted by Advanced Genius Theory at 2:58 PM
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2 comments:
- Unknown said...
I love Paul Westerberg, but outside of working with Don Was, I don't think he's really shown any Signs of Advancement. He seems to be a bit of a contrarian, rendering himself more overt. A Replacements reunion with only Tommy on board might be a good start. Changing up the arrangements on the classics would help too.
Yeah, the Walmart guitar is pretty awesome though.
- Trav said...
I'm not sure if Yoko has the necessary background/foundation to Advance, but if nothing else, this layout has gotta count for something: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starpeace
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Pelican has an open indoor space concept, which is sectioned into niche learning corners to cater for the different creative, linguistic, literacy, music and drama and general activities.
The outdoor area is spacious and offers immense opportunities for children to engage in activities of their choice – such as sporting, motor-skill coordination, gardening, science and nature exploration and outdoor creative arts, to name a few. The outdoor area is also equipped with a shaded sand pit.
Both indoor and outdoor environments are planned, purposefully set up to stimulate inquiry, curiosity, interest to experiment and develop the joy for life-long learning.
To ensure each child is safe and protected from harm or danger, adequate security features and sun protection infrastructure are put in place; all indoor and outdoor learning activities undertake regular risk assessments; and all physical facilities and infrastructures are checked and maintained regularly to ensure they are in good and safe working condition.


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2.) It allows you have a move out date so you can plan!
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4.) It doesn't affect your credit for 10 years- Instead you can buy within 2-3 years!
What is a short sale?
If you owe more on your mortgage than your home is worth, the debt you owe to the bank can be forgiven through a short sale.
To obtain a short sale in Florida, you must use a licensed real estate agent or brokerage.
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We market market the home to potential buyers through various channels.
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Once there is an offer on your property, we submit the offer and paperwork to the lender and negotiate with the bank.
During negotiations we will pursue relocation assistance through such programs as
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Rain in a dry season - nicely done and thanks for the intros to some poets that I will read more of, especially Susan Holahan and Rattan. I'll definitely look more carefully at the Tang Dynasty poets, but really liked the Old Cowboy - never heard of any of these guys. And Trevino - I'll read more of her, too. The DH Lawrence poem touches me deeply - I have felt all that. And your rain series and Evolution poem - enjoyed. Oh, and fire - yes, what a metaphor for life/art you have to have the right materials in the right quantity to start that fire. Thanks for a lovely read - and I LOVE all the photos, but especially the opening one. Alice
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GME Single Swivel Round Antenna Base
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Technological devices play an integral role on camping trips, especially in times of an emergency. While you may not have access to the internet, the radio becomes the next best source of communication. The team at GME now provide you with this Single Swivel Round Base which is essential for antenna usage. It is particularly suited for VHF or broadcast radios. Bring along your radio on your next camping trip so that you can keep up to date on the news, simply check the time or even listen to your favourite song. Whether you are down the road from your house, or amongst the very outback of the bush, reception is assured as this swivel base comes with 5 metres of antenna cable. Tabs are also colour-coded in order to make identification easier for you; yet another way in which the team at GME have made this product user-friendly. This really is the perfect accompaniment to your next camping trip.
- Single swivel antenna base
- Supplied with 5 meters of antenna cable
- Suitable for VHF or broadcast radios
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All computer screens emit electromagnetic waves that can be intercepted by criminals who then use the data to reconstruct what is displayed. Research on the topic is largely classified. But it's not a secret that even distances of 100 meters and more between the attacker and the target PC can still be critical, depending on the equipment used and the surrounding area (walls, large objects, trees etc.)
The phenomenon, which is known as Tempest, was first publicly researched on in the 1980s but still poses a problem to IT security. Now Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) showcased a device the size of a mobile phone, which they say is effective against emanations.
The Tempest market offers software, metallic tents, shielded computer hardware to prevent data theft. Aiming institutions such as police, secret services, banks and the military, vendors often charge up to six-digit sums and more for their products. However, NTT's invention just plugs into the PC and superimposes electromagnetic waves on top of signals emitted from screens to block compromising emanations.
NTT's promises its device will cost less than $1,000 and will be sold starting in autum.


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Darrell Alphons Mairose was born May 5, 1936 in Mitchell to Alphons and Celia (Peters) Mairose. He was raised on the family farm near White Lake and graduated from high school in 1954. He attended SDSU in Brookings for a year. Darrell enlisted in the US Marine Corps, serving from 1956 to 1958. He returned to White Lake where he owned and operated the M & M Mercantile with his brother until 1960. He owned and managed the district Farmers Insurance Group from 1959 to 1962. On August 23, 1960 he married Mabel Reinesch at St. Peter's Catholic Church in White Lake. In 1962 they move to the family farm west of White Lake where they farmed and raised their three children.
He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, the church council and the Knights of Columbus. He served on the Plainfield Township board and was a member of the Circle Pitch Card Club for over 40 years. Darrell enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing. He found great pleasure in watching his grandchildren grow and attending their activities. Darrell and Mabel had a great passion for dancing and socializing as members of the Elks and Moose Lodge.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife of 53 years, Mabel, his children: Sandy (Ron) Kristensen, Plankinton; Bruce (Ann) Mairose, Rochester, MN and Lynn (Ed) Thiry, White Lake; seven grandchildren: Kyle (Rachel) Mairose, Preston Kristensen, Abby (Zach) Carmody, Lance Thiry, Catrina Mairose, Chase Kristensen and Shane Thiry, one great-granddaughter, Lilah Mairose, a sister, Connie (Paul) Lazarus and a brother, Roger (Wendy) Mairose, sisters-in-law: Blondie (Marvin) Gales, Carol Reinesch, brothers-in-law: Don (Nancy) Reinesch, Butch (Mary) Reinesch, Bob (Mary) Reinesch, Bill Reinesch and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Roswald in infancy, his father and mother-in-law, Frank and Margaret Reinesch, brother-in-law, Jack Lambert and sister-in-law, Rosemary Reinesch.


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Dems Suddenly Worry Trump Impeachment Could Backfire
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said this week what liberal writers have been warning about for weeks: Impeaching and removing President Donald Trump could backfire.
The replacement for Trump, as fantastical as it would be to imagine his removal, would still not be defeated 2016 contender Hillary Clinton or a progressive in good standing. It would be Vice President Mike Pence.
Franken told the International Business Times during a stop on his book tour that "everything points" to collusion between Trump and the Russian government during the 2016 election campaign. But he was not exactly enthused about what impeachment would lead to.


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MOSCOW (AFP) — At least 54 sailors have died and 15 others are still missing after a trawler with 132 people on board sank Wednesday night in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia's Far East, Russian media said.
"We have recovered the bodies of 54 victims. Sixty-three crew members have been rescued alive," Russian news agency Tass reported, saying that 15 sailors were still missing.
The Dalniy Vostok sank off the coast of Kamchatka, 250km south of Magadan, the main town in the sparsely populated region in Russia's Far East.
An officer from the local maritime rescue co-ordination centre told TASS that 78 Russians were on board the vessel and at least 40 people from Myanmar, as well as other nationals from Ukraine, Lithuania and Vanuatu.
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- High quality handmade pair
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The common walnut and the black walnut and its allies, are important for their attractive timber, which is hard, dense, tight-grained and polishes to a very smooth finish. The color ranges from creamy white in the sapwood to a dark chocolate color in the heartwood. Because of its color, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood.
Acetate is a valuable manufactured fiber that has good draping qualities. Given its properties, it has been promoted as the "beauty fiber". The acetate is biodegradable and hypoallergenic.
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If you are an extended relative of an EEA national, you may still be able to get residence in the UK.
An extended relative could either be:
- A relative of an EEA national, or their spouse or civil partner who is dependent on them or a member of their household and is accompanying them to the UK or wishes to join them.
- A relative of an EEA National or their spouse or civil partner who requires the care of them due to having serious health conditions.
- A relative of an EEA national who would meet the requirements of the immigration rules for settlement in the UK as a dependent relative of an EEA National if they are present and settled in the UK.
- If you are a partner of the EEA National, other than a civil partner and can prove that you are in a durable relationship with them for at least 2 years.
If you are granted a permit, this will last for a period of up to 6 months, however as you are an extended family member, you will have to have a family residence permit, which is not the case for direct family members.


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Invented centuries ago to help beat the Mediterranean heat, sangria is simply a fresh fruit punch made with a wine base.
The theory behind this rosé wine sangria cocktail is to throw everything into a pitcher and let it set overnight (or about 8 hours) so the flavors can become one. Think blackberries, peaches, raspberries (fresh or frozen) and fresh mint leaves for garnish!
This cocktail is full of perks—you can make it a day in advance, and if you have a beverage dispenser, it's a beauty when displayed on the bar or buffet. You really can't mess up sangria, so take liberties when you make your own!
Rosé Wine Sangria Video
- 2 bottles dry rosé wine, chilled
- 1 bag blackberries, frozen
- 1 bag peaches, frozen
- 1 bag raspberries, frozen
- fresh mint leaves, for garnish
- Combine rosé wine and fruit in a large container or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Add fresh mint then serve.
If fresh fruits are inconvenient, any of your favorite frozen varieties are a fine substitute!


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Cohort replacement in the Spanish labour market
José Ramón Aguín Ferradás, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The Spanish population structure has changed significantly in the past decades. Also the structure of the Spanish labour market has changed a great deal, due to a vertiginous economic and social development. On one hand, it is noticed that the replacement of workers in each category depends very much on the year we are observing, although we can always talk about a continuous expansion of the Spanish labour market (in quantity of workers). Also it is seen that some job categories are typical of young first-time workers, since others are typical of last occupations of those people who are leaving their active life. On the other hand, it is viewed the feminization of all the categories in the labour market, trend registered from mid-eighties.
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- Google search bar / automatically show search bar on Google Now
- apps from the app drawer
- widgets
- page indicator
- app dock / auto hide
- all apps button
- icon labels
Icon pack (Premium)
- supports any icon pack
- per app icon change
- per shortcut icon change
- automatically applies new icon packs
- dynamic calendar icon
- automatically hide icon packs from the app drawer
App drawer tabs and folders (Premium)
Notification badges (Premium)
Gestures (unlock all gestures with Premium)
- swipe down left, middle, right
- swipe up left, middle, right
- Gesture actions
- pull down notification bar
- pull down quicksettings panel
- open app drawer
- open last app from recents
- open recents
- open android settings
- go to sleep
- toggle hide/show app dock
- launch an app
- homescreen
- app drawer
- app dock
- homescreen margins
- unlimited folder size [Premium]
- app drawer background
- folder colors (background, font, preview)
- text colors on homescreen and app drawer
- resize icons
- resize icon texts
- hide shadows
- hide clock on default homescreen
- open the app drawer when pressing the home button on default homescreen
- change the icon of the home button to an app drawer icon on default homescreen
- go to sleep when pressing back button on every screen or only on default homescreen
- change the icon of the back button to a power off button
- make navigation/statusbar transparent (Android >= 4.4)
- hide apps from app drawer from the app info
- add quicksetting tile "Lock desktop" (Android >= 4.2)
- enable L Launcher design
- always show "Ok Google"
- rotate launcher
- overlapping widgets [Premium]
- all widgets are fully resizeable
- set your own default homescreen
- lock desktop
- continuous scroll (experimental)
- overscroll left or right to open the app drawer
- overscroll in app drawer goes back to homescreen
- close app drawer after launching an app
- open app drawer from last closed position
- disable wallpaper scrolling
- override GNL settings button to open XGELS
- backup / restore homescreen layout (icon and folders)
Quick overview of V1.5.3 by Armando Ferreira
Review of V1.2.1 by @italia0101 (Chris Nacca)
Review of V1.1 by TK
How to request a feature
Since the feature requests are poping up like crazy and users are not making an effort to explain the features and say thank you after I implemented it, I decided to only accept feature requests if you follow the instructions below. But that doesn't imply that I will implement it. I want to see some effort because I will most certainly have it and remember it's all done in my free time. It's not that I do this for living
So if you post a feature request please include
- say "Thanks" and be grateful for what you already got
- think about your feature and whether it is useful for others, too
- properly explain what you really want
I think this is only fair since I spent hours making this module and users don't even take a minute to properly explain what they want and even worse are not grateful for what they already got. For free.
Thanks to all who donated already.
- download the module and install it
- activate it in Xposed Installer → Modules
- reboot your device
- open Xposed GEL Settings
- make all the changes you want
- hit the restart button within the app to restart your launcher
- Celebrate!
Known issues
- In some cases the Google Doodle will not be loaded
How to resolve: pull down in GNow
State: This seems to be a problem of the launcher. This error also occurs if the module isn't activated at all.
- If the grid size or hotseat count is changed icons/widgets may disappear (especially if you decrease sizes)
Severity: Keep it in mind
- Resized icons or grid settings might lead to different sizes
State: working on it for the next update
- Some settings will lead to icons being cut on the left and the right side even though enough space is available
State: working on it for the next update
- If you've made changes to the launcher using apps like AppSettings (which is awesome by the way), you might encounter problems
Please report bugs if you find them! A good bug report includes repro steps and logcat and Xposed log file. You can paste them to www.pastebin.com. Screenshots and screen recordings are very important, too. If you provide all of this when reporting a bug it will make it a lot easier for me to help you.
If you report any bug mentioned above and/or ask questions which could have been answered if you've read the OP, please allow me to ignore your post as you did mine.
- @rovo89 of course for the framework but also for his support (really nice guy)
- everyone for testing!
- @Kyle C and @Decimation for the idea to make this module
- @GermainZ for helping me with the first steps and answering various questions
- Thanks to Sergey Margaritov for the colorpicker preference // https://github.com/attenzione/androi...ckerPreference
- Thanks to @Chainfire for libsuperuser // https://github.com/Chainfire/libsuperuser
- Thanks to Karsten Priegnitz for the changelog dialog // http://code.google.com/p/android-change-log
- Thanks to biokys for the android-cropimage library // https://github.com/biokys/cropimage
- Thanks to materialdesignicons.com for the material icons // http://materialdesignicons.com
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Happy 3rd birthday to the NKLA Pet Adoption Center! Since opening their doors on August 1, 2013, the center, operated by Best Friends Animal Society as part of its NKLA (No Kill Los Angeles) initiative, has adopted out over 6,500 dogs and cats from featured NKLA Coalition partners:
- A Cat's Tale Rescue
- Angel City Pit Bulls
- Animal Wellness Foundation
- Best Friends Animal Society - Los Angeles
- Downtown Dog Rescue
- Cats cats cats rescue
- Ghetto Rescue fFoundation
- Heaven on Earth
- Karma Rescue
- Kitten Rescue
- Kitty Bungalow-Charm School for Wayward Cats
- Krazy For Kats, Inc.
- Labs and Friends.org
- Love that Dog Hollywood
- Spay Neuter Project Los Angeles
- Stray Cat Alliance - Building a no kill nation, one stray at a time.
- The Animal Protectorates - TAPS
- Wags and Walks
Los Angeles magazine named the NKLA Pet Adoption Center the best animal shelter for volunteering in their Best of LA® 2015 issue. Join us! Visit volunteers.bestfriends.org to get started!


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I am really enjoying these hot sunny summer days. Reminds me of home, and is making it incredibly difficult to concentrate on work or anything of a serious nature. I rush through the work day to "hurry" home, to rush in the door, take off my shoes and run out back in the garden and just breath in the intoxicating scent of the honeysuckle.
Along with these hot sunny days and sultry nights, I have craved cool beverages, sometimes of an adult nature. Wine spritzers are nice, but you really can't beat a nice fruity drink. I recently had a large number of Jubilee strawberries and wanted to use the last bit of them on something that would last and that I could enjoy for some time.
One of my favourite tipples when I can find it is strawberry stolis and cranberry juice. Well, it isn't easy to find and I thought why not make my own. Worse comes to worse it could always wind up in punch if it didn't work out as planned.
Well, not only did it turn out well, I am already looking for more jubilee strawberries for a second batch. No, not because I spent the day in a drunken haze, but because it is so tasty, I don't want to share this batch and not have a back up.
I started the recipe by just cleaning and cutting up a large amount of beautifully sweet strawberries. I then just popped them in a large jar and poured the bottle of vodka over it and left it in the pantry for a week. Each day I dutifully swirled the vodka around and popped it back into the pantry to infuse.
Today I felt it was time to strain and test. For quality control purposes only you see. As some of the seeds and strawberry 'fur' were sediment in the jar, I wanted to get rid of them. I strained the strawberry vodka into a measuring jug and then strained it again in the funnel into the bottle.
I could not believe how the gorgeous ruby tone to the vodka, makes me wonder how the heck the flavour Strawberry stoli's!
Now for a quick taste. I felt it was perfect as is, however I made two batches, one as is and one with a vanilla bean simple syrup added for a sweeter kick that means you can drink the vodka neat, preferably right out of the freezer where the bottle now lives, garnished with a strawberry of course.
To make the simple syrup, just put equal measures of sugar and water, add a vanilla pod, split down the middle and a touch of vanilla extract (I used some homemade extract I had in the pantry). Bring to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes. Allow to cool and then use or store in the fridge to use later in cocktail or desserts. It is a lovely way to sweeten homemade whipped cream.
The finished article!
Don't you want a taste? I know I do.
- 2 punnets jubilee strawberries (roughly 800g)
- 75 cl bottle of vodka (decent drinking quality)
- For Simple Syrup:
- 240 ml/1 cup water
- 200g/1 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla pod, split lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Rinse the strawberries and allow to drain
- Hull and halve the berries
- Put the berries in a jar that can be sealed and pour the vodka over
- Let the berries steep in the vodka for 3-7 days, shaking once a day
- Strain the vodka through cheese cloth to remove the impurities and pour back into the original vodka bottle and seal
- If you wish for a slightly sweeter taste, mix the water, sugar, vanilla pod and vanilla extract in a saucepan and bring to a simmer
- Simmer for 10 minutes until the sugar has dissolved
- Allow the simple syrup to cool and then add desired amount to the vodka to taste


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According to recent reports, a woman was indicted by a federal grand jury for taking part in a student visa pay-to-stay scam.
The woman, a New York City resident, was charged after authorities setup a fake institution with no classes or professors. She used her consulting business as a means of connecting with foreigners who needed to fraudulently obtain a work or student visa.
At this time, she is facing seven counts of visa fraud as well as one count of conspiracy. Along with 20 others, it is believed that she helped thousands of people obtain fake documents over the course of more than two years.
Undercover agents working for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement setup the fake institution, known as the University of Northern New Jersey. Despite the fact that the school had no programs, classes or professors, the professional appearance of its website attracted outsiders.
It is believed that the woman knew the university was fake, but had no clue she was being setup by authorities. This led her to pay the agents to create fake paperwork, showing that the students were enrolled in a legitimate university.
While the government feels that they have a strong case, the woman and her attorney continue to fight back. In fact, her attorney has made it clear that the charges are "bogus."
This type of white collar crime, although it doesn't cause physical harm, can lead to a serious punishment, including prison time. This is why it's important for anybody charged with such a crime to understand his or her legal rights.
Source: Asbury Park Press, "Woman used fake NJ university for visas," Associated Press, Aug. 30, 2016


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Vendy Award winners aside, ask any midtown office worker about the general quality of corner-cart chow in New York City and you'll get, at best, a shrug; at worst, a diatribe. According to David Katz in the Jewish Quarterly, though, the worst street-cart offender isn't the stale, salty pretzel or the waterlogged hot dog but the mass-produced knish,
incarnated as a flat square, factory-fried and frozen, to be steamed back to life and then lacquered with a coating of shiny French's Golden Mustard. There's a word for these street knishes, which are still sold today, and that word is vile.
Katz's article goes on to laud the rounded, fist-sized baked knishes of Yonah Schimmel's, served up via dumbwaiter in a nearly century-old hole in the wall on Houston Street. Once surrounded by the small Jewish-owned businesses of the Lower East Side, now incongruously lodged between a Howard Johnson Express Hotel and the hip Sunshine Cinema, Yonah Schimmel's is heavy on the pushcart-era charm (a charm that consists mostly of having stayed exactly the same for decades on end), but does authentic always mean tasty? Nope, say the wags over at New York magazine's Grub Street, "Truth be told, the knishes at Yonah Schimmel's are as bland as cotton and heavy as depleted uranium."
Instead, they advise a subway ride out to Queens for the "flaky and delicate" knishes dished out at the newly expanded Knish Nosh, or to Brooklyn for the "unexpected sweetness" of the kasha version at Glatt Zone in Midwood.
Is a knish throwdown in the works? Be careful—those things could hurt somebody.


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Unions walkout forces EasyJet to cancel 38 flights
A walkout at British budget airline, EasyJet, has stranded thousands of passengers at several European airports.
The strike by French cabin-crew unions on Friday forced the carrier to cancel as many as 38 flights.
Unions of the airline in France have called for a second strike next week. The plan will affect passengers flying on the last day of 2014 and on January 1, 2015.
The unions are demanding a larger share of EasyJet's income following a 20-percent increase in the airline's profit in 2014.
"EasyJet remains open to discussion and committed to finding an appropriate solution with the unions," the company's management said.
The carrier is popular among many passengers for offering low-cost flights and deals.


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Each year the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society hosts an annual conference that brings together the finest scholars in the world to discuss issues of historical and contemporary relevance, joining the reading practices of comparative literary studies to those of the social theoretical disciplines. In collaboration with the Heyman Center for the Humanities, on March 30, 2012, we will convene the most trenchant thinkers worldwide in the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences for a workshop whose aim is Rethinking the Human Sciences.
The generally cultivated skepticism about the contemporary pertinence of humanities-based education to current problems in social achievement and capacity to compete in a global sphere has energized the ranks of the Institute to seek new venues of re-conceptualizing and re-articulating the human sciences. Indeed, the point is to rethink the humanities in broader fashion in order to address, not merely modes of learning that characterize the social sciences (historical methodologies, sociological and geopolitical conceptualizations, or anthropological figurations of culture), which has been the work of the Institute since the outset, but increasing tendencies in all disciplines (including the life sciences) that problematize the permutations and boundaries of the human – an enormous range of scholarship that includes meta-empirical discussions in neuroscience and cognitive science, the complex intersection of biotechnology, biopolitics, and bioethics; the geopolitical dimensions of epidemiology, public health, and human rights; the media and imaging technologies of human bodies; the emergent fields of ecology and ecocriticism, posthumanism and animality, and a great deal more.
In critically revivifying the discourse of the human sciences, ICLS seeks to address and to counter the increasingly impoverished discussion that pits the humanities against the sciences in a dead-end configuration of unquestioned imcommensurable terms. In this effort, the collaborative research and pedagogical work the ICLS stands for converges with philosophical arguments and inquiries made by medical or legal professionals, theoretical scientists, or public health activists, who insist that the profound and incisive questions concerning the meaning of human life in our world now and in the future cannot be properly posed without the thinking tools and framing devices that characterize humanities-based education.
The investigation of the questions demands that our conference be conducted as a comparatist and interdisciplinary conversation amidst several domains: history, literary studies, social and political sciences, health and life sciences, cognitive science, law, economics, anthropology, gender studies, media and technology studies, and historically precise, international in scope and yet focused on the particularities of location.
This conference is made possible with the support of the Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Columbia Global Centers.
No registration is required.
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9:00am: Opening Remarks Nicholas Dirks – Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences, Columbia University Stathis Gourgouris – Director, Institute for Comparative Literature and Society
9:20am-11:05am: Panel 1 Chair: Anupama Rao (History and ICLS, Columbia University) The Problem of Scale: Narrative Universals in the Human Sciences Srinivas Aravamudan (English, Duke University) What is 'the Human' about the Humanities today? Rosi Braidotti (Centre for the Humanities, Utrecht University) Respondent: Lydia Liu (East Asian Languages and Cultures and ICLS, Columbia University)
11:20am-1:05pm: Panel 2 Chair: Stathis Gourgouris (Classics, English, and ICLS, Columbia University) Rethinking diagnosis: Race, stigma, and the politics of schizophrenia Jonathan Metzl (Sociology, Psychiatry, and Medicine, Health, and Society, Vanderbilt University) Making, Critique: A New Paradigm for the Humanities Katherine Hayles (Literature, Duke University) Respondent: Jesús Rodriguez-Velasco (Latin American and Iberian Cultures and ICLS, Columbia University)
1:15-2:30pm: lunch break
2:45pm-4:30pm: Panel 3 Chair: Rosalind Morris (Anthropology and ICLS, Columbia University) The Return of Italian Philosophy Roberto Esposito (Philosophy, Italian Institute for the Human Sciences, Naples) Old and New Archives: Sites for Philosophical FieldworkHent de Vries (Philosophy and Humanities Center, Johns Hopkins University) Respondent: Patricia Dailey (English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University)
4:45pm-6:30pm: Panel 4 Chair: Akeel Bilgrami (Philosophy, Columbia University) The Science of SubjectivitySteven Shapin (History of Science, Harvard University) The Return of Meaning James Gleick (author of Chaos and The Information) Respondent: Marwa Elshakry (History of Science, Columbia University)


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I believe that boundary testing is in the calculator exercise in Testing Computer Software, which is also known as "The Bible" among software testers. Despite the fact that most professional testers know that we should be testing for boundaries, I'm finding that often, these tests aren't well performed, and even when we do perform the tests, the bugs aren't fixed! Here is a true story about several different bugs found in one day, just by testing ONE boundary.
A bug was found that when a certain number or more characters were entered, truncation did not happen. This error was handled, and an error dialog was brought up, alerting the user. Unfortunately, this application is expected to be run without a person watching (without a UI, or also known as headless in some circles). This meant that for all practical purposes, the application was frozen. A fix was put in place, but I was curious to test all of the boundaries. The team created an exploratory testing charter.
When the charter was run, we found MANY diverse behaviors depending on where we exceeded the expected characters.
1. In some cases, the application would crash. We wrote a bug on this straightforward issue with ease.
2. In other places, truncation happened, leaving unusable and incorrect email addresses and ages. These are easy to report, but difficult to know what is "expected" or what would be desirable in that case.
3. The most interesting issue we found was a silent failure. The entire entry would be skipped, and the log would report for example–Success! 10 entries imported. 9 Correct 0 Skipped 0 Errors. Subtle silent failure is the riskiest issue we found in my opinion, because if you are dealing with many enterprise solutions, you might have millions of imported pieces of data per day, and nothing to check that any are ignored, truncated, or missed.
A few things to think about in terms of boundaries. It isn't just how many characters, or what characters, or is "replace with nothing" or "null" allowed, or can you delete nothing that concerns me. The better question is, on what scale are these issues fixed? Will the headless system ever be fixed so that NO error dialogs will put it into a useless state again? It is easy to test for the error conditions that we handle. It is the error conditions that we don't handle and don't expect that we need to test for. This is why unless we have tested the boundaries and error handling ourselves, we should not assume that because it is basic that it is covered, or that because in one part of the application it is handled, that it is handled everywhere.


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Today, I am playing with one of the sweet new set called Acorn Sisters. If you love coloring, this set is for you. It's a fun one to color & the image is simply sweet & adorable.
To start with, I stamped and colored the image with Copic marker. Now, if I had paid any attention to the Acorn Sisters dies, I would have noticed that it's a solid and not open dies. Whoopsy. This past week been a crazy one for me and I didn't pay attention. Otherwise I'd have done the die cut first and then stamp & color the image. Instead I ended up doing it backward. Anyway, since I spent so much time coloring the image, I didn't want to re-do it. So, after done with the coloring and realizing my error, I carefully trying to line up the dies and hoping that I placed the dies above the image correctly. It didn't quite center, but at least in my book, it didn't ruin the image either and I can still use it for my card.
Next, I work on the background. Using ink daubers and the 1st layer from Hexagon Layering Background stencil set I inked up the background directly on the card base.
Once that done I stamped the sentiment on the card and then adhere the Acorn Sisters with pop-dots. Finished with some sequins embellishment from Fall Equinox mix.
This card totally makes me feeling cozy and want to pull out my sweater! Well, it's still too warm for that in Texas of course. Hah! Well peeps, I hope you enjoy your visit here today. Thank you for topping by here and may your Thursday be a fabulous one. Cheers….


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Sighthound Dogs
The Borzoi
The Borzoi was known as the Russian Wolfhound until 1936. Along with the greyhound, whippet, Afghan, Irish wolfhound, Scottish deerhound and associated breeds, it belongs to the sight hound family.
The first breed standard for the borzoi was written in 1650. Its predecessors are believed to include Arabian greyhounds, Russian bear hounds, Russian sheepdogs and Southern coursing Hounds.
Most borzoi were owned by the Russian aristocracy who kept the dogs for hunting. In the late 19th century hunting parties of over 100 dogs would go out after wolves or other prey. The dogs were expected to pursue and catch the wolf, holding it down till the mounted hunter arrived to finish it off. This inherited 'holding' behaviour can still be seen in the breed today where it may hold down another dog or animal without hurting it. Such behaviour should be seen as an inherited hunting behaviour rather than a domination or territorial action.Credit: Sannse at en.wikipedia [GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons
The improvement of the breed was dependent on the result of elaborate, ceremonial hunting trials. As time went on, the dogs came to be regarded as status symbols of the aristocracy and thus as symbols of wealth and tyranny. During the 1917 revolution, the breed was destroyed in large numbers because of their connections with the wealthy. When their contribution to the fur industry was eventually recognised, breeding became officially controlled.
The first borzoi arrived in the United States in 1889 and came from England. Very few found their way out of Russia.
Like most sight hounds the borzoi has sound legs and feet and a strong neck and jaws. The breed is extremely fast and inherently wired to chase anything that flees from them – especially anything furry. They are an independent breed and need freedom to exercise themselves as well as being taken for runs (rather than walks). They need supervision once out of their own yard as they have no road sense at all. Provided they get enough exercise they will cope with smaller living spaces.Credit: Lilly M (za zgodÄ… mojej znajomej - wikipedystki) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
They are not suited to being watch-dogs although they are aloof and distant with people they don't know. They are highly sensitive and are best brought up with children while they are young. Being sensitive, they do not like people who shout and threaten.
The borzoi is intelligent, courageous and powerful. It is a aristocratic looking dog with streamlined athleticism and strength. While they are intelligent enough to be trained for obedience and agility, they are too intelligent to mindlessly repeat the same actions over and over so they are not always in the winners circle.
The borzoi is tall with males measuring at least 28 inches at the shoulder and females about 26 inches. Depending on age and sex, weight ranges from 55 to 105 pounds. Although some dogs last till 15 years old, the average is more like 9 to 12 years.
In common with other sight hounds, the skull is long and narrow. The nose of the borzoi is convex. The jaws are long and powerful and the nose large and black. The small rose ears lay against the neck when the animal is relaxed and become pricked when the animal is alert. The dark eyes are almond-shaped and set slightly obliquely.
The neck is powerful and clean and blends smoothly into sloping shoulders and a somewhat narrow but very deep chest. The ribs are deep resulting in plenty of room for heart and lungs. The loin is muscular but tucked up. The forelegs are straight and the pasterns strong and springy. The hare-shaped feet have well arched knuckles and thickly padded toes. When in motion, the front legs reach well forward driven by strong hindquarters. The gait is fast, effortless and smooth. The tail is long and carried low in a graceful curve.
The silky coat lies flat and can be wavy or even curly. On the head and front of the legs, the hair is short and smooth. It is longer on the body with heavy feathering on the chest, tail, hindquarters and backs of the legs. Males have a profuse curly frill. Any colour or combinations are acceptable. A double coat in winter provides extra insulation but this is shed in summer. The coat is unique in its texture and distribution. Females moult every six months and males every twelve. The hair on the pads of the feet will need to be trimmed frequently.
Unfortunately the borzoi is subject to a few genetic problems. Borzoi may suffer from borzoi retinopathy. This differs slightly from progressive retinal atrophy. Gastric torsion or bloat strikes some borzoi but can be largely avoided by feeding the dog from a raised surface and restricting activity and excitement for a while after feeding. Hip and elbow dysplasia, cancers and cardiac problems occur more often than they once did.
Young borzois naturally have huge growth spurts and highly concentrated diets do not suit this growth pattern, compounding growth problems and leading to unsoundness, joint problems and injury. Sight hounds should not be allowed to become too weighty as this places too much stress on bones and ligaments.
The borzoi can become too much for some owners. Sometimes they chase and kill too many smaller animals with the result that they may be taken to a pedigree dog rescue centre or a dog rehoming centre.


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Scotland Village/ Scotland Lane
B32 - Grid reference SP008808
Scotland Farm lies south-west of the junction of Frankley Lane and Merritts Hill. The 1851 Census records a small community largely of nailmakers at Scotland Village, which presumably lay at the south end of Scotland Lane near Scotland Farm. The origin of the name is unknown.
William Dargue 19.11.08/ 16.09.2011
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For 19th-century Ordnance Survey maps of Birmingham go to British History Online.
See http://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55144&sheetid=9253&ox=4288&oy=1802&zm=1&czm=1&x=469&y=333.


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Vanessa Trump, President Trump's daughter-in-law, was hospitalized as a precaution today after opening a letter containing an unidentified substance. A letter containing an unidentified white powder was sent to her apartment. The letter was addressed to her husband, Donald Trump Jr.
Three people at the Trump home were taken to Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, strictly as a precaution authorities said. There are no reports of injuries and the substance was said to be non-hazardous and was taken to a lab for analysis.
Donald Trump Jr. is the eldest son of President Trump and his first wife Ivana Trump. The Secret Service said it was investigating the matter and had no further comment.


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The busy Canadian label has two new LPs on the way.
Jamie McCue's Vancouver Island label—which releases deep, dubby techno and ambient music—is connecting with Dutch producer Samuel van Dijk, who also produces under the names VC-118A and Multicast Dynamics, to release Landforms, his debut LP as Mohlao. (That project appeared on Silent Season's first 12-inch, the 2010 mini-compilation Full Circle.)
"I've been a longtime fan of Mohlao's sound since I first heard his Ambrose 12-inch [from 2009] on Meanwhile," McCue told Resident Advisor. "I've asked a few times in the past to work together [again]. We met at Paral·lel Festival [in Spain] last year, and it was great to get to know him in person. It's rare to meet label artists and friends given my remote location... this album came a few months after."
The 10-track LP is expected in September. (A firm date hasn't been set yet.) It'll be van Dijk's second full-length of the year—he released Continental Ruins, under his ambient-leaning Multicast Dynamics alias, on Denovali back in January.
Next week, Silent Season will also put out Lost In A Sea Of Trees from the duo Wanderwelle. Another project with Dutch roots, Wanderwelle first surfaced with a digital EP on Silent Season two years ago. McCue says their first album has them inspired by "European woodlands and local folklore." It'll come on two slabs of green wax and on digital formats, with a cover illustration from Floor van het Nederend, and a gatefold image from label photographer Danthon. You can learn more about the album project at the Silent Season website.
A few months ago, Silent Season issued the first five of ten EPs celebrating the label's ten-year anniversary.
Listen to a track from each upcoming album.
Mohlao - Landforms
01. Rotar
02. Voltool One
03. Neptune
04. Hue
05. Vector
06. Outline
07. Undertone
08. Flare
09. Patchbay
10. Landforms
Wanderwelle - Lost In A Sea Of Trees
01. The Starry Night
02. Where The Wind Howls
03. Through The Meadow
04. Lured By An Unseen Presence
05. Across The River The Leaves Whisper
06. Eyes In Looming Trees
07. Unholy Grounds
08. The Domovoi
Silent Season will release Lost In A Sea Of Trees on July 31st, and Landforms in September 2017.


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Giving pleasure to presents does not always have to be expensive – A friend or family member has recruited and you are looking for an idea for creative gifts? Here are some suggestions.
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Varied opportunities for creative gifts
Just think what a young family needs. Much can burden the household budget; here you can support with your gift. So that it is something special and reminds of the young happiness, it makes sense to make the gift yourself or to personalize.
You can also give something that serves the pastime and at the same time has an ideal value by showing a reference to the individual family members. Also, you have the opportunity to make the whole family a joy, by giving something to relieve or provide relaxation, so that all gain distance from everyday life.
Creative gifts do not have to be expensive. If necessary, you can join forces with like-minded people for a shared present.
Child and household
As a rule, a young family enjoys everything that benefits the child. However, it has grown out of rompers quickly; the idea is also not very creative. How about a cuddly homemade blanket instead? These can be sewn, knit or crocheted and embroidered with the name of the child. Such a blanket is often a longtime companion.
If you want to give the whole family cuddly hours, make a large blanket, under which everyone can sit together on the sofa. The age of the child does not matter. Another idea is embroidered towels in the favorite colors of family members. Also, you can again stitch the name or beautiful motifs.
Personalized dishes are also practical and individual: Each family member gets his cup and his plate. It does not matter if the child is even younger – at some point, it sits at the table and may be proud of its dishes.
In many cities, there are opportunities to do some pottery and painting under your guidance, or you can inquire about commissioned pottery or gift shops.
Diaper cakes are a classic among the gifts for young families with a baby. With diapers, gift ribbon and some household items you can create them yourself. It not only hides practical household items and things like baby bottles or bibs, but small presents for the whole family.
This can care products and fragrances, teas, special spices, plant seeds for the garden or various coupons – you know the family best. How to make a diaper cake.
Leisure and relaxation
The idea of coupons seems not very creative at first. They do not have to be unimaginative and can please everyone in the family. How about a self-designed map? So the gift looks less impersonal. You could include a voucher for a visit to an animal or leisure park where the family can spend the day together.
A coupon is also a good way to treat your parents to a spa day while taking care of the child, for example visiting the zoo with them. Another option is a relaxing weekend break for the parents. They take the opportunity to give the child a nice time.
Games for the family
In addition to the classic board games, there are other options. Are you artistically talented or like to work with graphics on the computer, but use your talent to make a game for the family. A nice idea is memory cards. Think memorable motives related to family members make playing twice as fun.
Suitable for the child choose a tricycle, a ball, toys, fantasy or fairy tale characters, at the dad, it could be a car, a hammer, a hat and other characteristic motifs, flowers, vases, fruit bowls, and fruits may fit the mum. Another option would be to print the cards with different photos of the family. What you have to keep in mind is that the motives are not too complicated and two maps show the same thing.
To draw or paint cards are made of stronger cardboard, for printing you can choose suitable paper, which you then cut to size and stick to the cards. At the latest, if the child is three years old, it will be happy to uncover his own and the papa and mummy cards and win the game.
Take a look around the trade, and discover more games for young families that you can make yourself.
- Creative gifts show that you have thought and loving thoughts associated with it. With young families, it's not that hard to come up with something like:
- homemade textiles with name tags
- personalized dishes
- Diaper cake with little surprises
- Vouchers for leisure and relaxation
- Make games yourself


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Casting off all your worldly possessions and moving back in with your parents aren't the only ways to spend less. Making small lifestyle changes and adopting clever cost-cutting strategies can net you a solid chunk of extra cash every month. Try these 10 ways to cut costs in your 20s.
1. Skip the car or buy used
It costs $8,558 per year to drive and maintain the average sedan, according to a 2016 report by AAA. If you live in a city with commuting alternatives, consider saving money by using public transportation or biking. And if wheels are a necessity where you live, buy a used car. Check out Consumer Reports' list of the most reliable used car options that cost less than $25,000.
2. Stay on the family cell phone plan
You're not being coddled if you stick with your family plan; you're being smart with your money. A family of four that shares a cell phone plan saves $15 to $25 per month per person, depending on the plan and carrier, a recent NerdWallet analysis found. You can still contribute to the bill, as 53% of the adult children on their parents' plans do, according to the poll.
3. Share subscriptions for streaming services
Why stop at the family cell phone plan? Netflix and Spotify have account options that allow multiple users to watch or listen at the same time — and they cost less than buying separate individual accounts. Two adults in the same household can also share an Amazon Prime subscription.
4. Work out for free
If your gym membership is taking up a little too much of your budget, cancel it and look for free or cheap ways to work out. You can run or bike outside and listen to yoga podcasts or watch YouTube workout videos from home. You might find that you love doing lunges by yourself in your living room.
5. Create weekly meal plans
When you're having a busy week, it's perhaps too easy to reach for Seamless and other meal delivery apps — and rack up $10 lunch charges on your credit card. Grocery shopping without a plan could also lead you to make impulse buys that just end up in the trash. Save money and eat healthier by planning your meals. Use an app if it helps, and make big meals in a slow cooker so you have plenty of leftovers.
6. Shop online using sales and promo codes
Shop for products at the time of year they're most likely to go on sale. Memorial Day is a good time to buy small kitchen appliances, for instance, while it's best to purchase all things tech on Black Friday. If you're planning a purchase, search for a promo code by Googling "[store name] promo code" and entering it at checkout.
7. Shop secondhand
Thrift stores, garage sales, Craigslist and an ever-growing number of secondhand apps and websites help you find gently used furniture and other big-ticket items for less. Avoid buying new furniture that you'll just have to lug around with you — and possibly damage — if you end up moving around a lot in your 20s.
8. Get reacquainted with the library
When you were a kid, the library was a magical place with story time and kind people who helped you look up information about zebras for research papers. Now it can save you serious cash. After all, borrowing books, e-books and audiobooks is free; buying new hardcovers costs around $27 a pop.
9. Stick with your parents' health insurance
You might be able to get lower health insurance premiums by remaining listed as a dependent on your parents' plan, rather than paying for your own or getting coverage through your workplace. The Affordable Care Act allows adult children to stay on their parents' plan until they turn 26, even if they live separately from their parents, get married, or have the option to enroll in health insurance through work.
10. Put off getting a pet
Pets may be bundles of love and joy, but they're also expensive. Adopting a dog, for instance, will cost you at least $766 the first year, according to pet adoption website Petfinder. Volunteer at a local shelter or foster a pet until you're ready for a pet of your own. Or use the ASPCA's resources, which include a database of low-cost spay and neuter options, for lowering pet costs if you've already found a furry friend.
Brianna McGurran is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Follow her on Twitter: @briannamcscribe.
This article was written by NerdWallet and was originally published by Forbes.