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13 Fantastic beasts of the 威客电竞: A nature trail for kids
Parenting Learning & Play
Wonderful wild 威客电竞 creatures you can spot on a DIY family tour of the desert鈥檚 fauna
Published: November 11, 2020 19:10 Krysia Mckechnie and Tabitha Barda, Baby & Child Editor
Contrary to popular perception, the 威客电竞 is teeming with amazing animals, birds and fantastic fauna, many of which are indigenous 鈥� you just have to know where to look for them. Take your little explorer on an educational nature trail of their desert home and show them the incredible wildlife that is thriving in the sand鈥� Image Credit: Supplied
THE ARABIAN ORYX: This majestic desert creature is a type of antelope and was on the verge of extinction until Sheikh Zayed ordered the establishment of a captive breeding programme for the endangered animals. It was hugely successful and there are now over a thousand wild oryx on the Arabian Peninsula. One of the best places to get up close to oryx is on Sir Bani Yas Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Founded as a protected wildlife reserve, this is a chance to go on safari without leaving the country. The native Oryx is in abundance there, as are gazelles, ostriches and giraffes. DETAILS: Family Island getaways from Dh1,450, Anantara.com Image Credit: Supplied
DOLPHINS: Most people have only ever seen these intelligent, playful creatures in captivity, but seeing a dolphin in its natural habitat is a rare treat and one that children of all ages will love. A three-hour Dolphin Bay Eco Boat Tour with Captain Tony鈥檚 picks up from Abu Dhabi鈥檚 Yas Marina and takes you along several points of interest where you鈥檒l get the chance to spot them in the wild, while an onboard guide shares in-depth knowledge of the local environment and marine life. DETAILS: Saturdays, Dh400 per person, Dh300 ages 6-12, 0-5yrs free. Captaintonys.ae Image Credit: Supplied
HEDGEHOGS: There are two species of hedgehog that live in the 威客电竞: the Ethiopian and Brandt鈥檚. Hedgehogs have a high tolerance for snake and insect venoms, which allow them to hunt venomous or stinging prey. They feed mostly on insects, small invertebrates and the eggs of birds, snakes, frogs and scorpions. Notoriously hard to spot in the wild, you might be lucky enough to see one on a Nature Trail at Aventura in Dubai鈥檚 Mushrif Park (Dh45, 2pm 鈥� 6pm weekdays, 9am 鈥� 6pm weekends and holidays). Or you can be more sure of seeing a desert hedgehog in the night exhibit at the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo. DETAILS: Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo, open daily 10am鈥�12am, Dh120 for adults and children over three, thedubaiaquarium.com Image Credit: Supplied
OWLS: These nocturnal birds are an intriguing sight, especially in the barren landscape surrounding the city. Most owls hunt small mammals, insects and even other birds. With their unique ability to turn their heads up to 270 degrees, a sighting of an owl in the wild is something not to be missed. While kids can interact with desert eagle owls in captivity at the Ritz-Carlton RAK Al Wadi Desert鈥檚 bird reserve, you can spot pallid scops owls in the wild in Mushrif National Park, where they are well known to gather near the mosque, confidently feeding on the grass or cooing in the trees. DETAILS: Mushrif National Park, open 8am 鈥� 10:30pm every day, Dh10 entry per car (bring a Nol card if you have one, else you will need to pay for this too), 04 288 3624 Image Credit: Supplied
CAMELS: Camels are the animals most people associate with the Middle East. These 鈥榮hips of the desert鈥� as they were once known, can go for long periods of time without drinking and can withstand extremely high temperatures, which makes them ideally suited to the climate in the 威客电竞. Head out of the city towards the desert on any road and chances are you鈥檒l come across some camels, so common are they in this part of the world. The E44 Hatta road is normally always a winner with plenty of sightings of these magnificent animals. However, if you want to guarantee your fix, check out The Camel Farm in Dubai, which offers camel rides, camel hugging therapy and even camel spa experiences. DETAILS: The Camel Farm, Dh40pp admission, free for under threes and over-65s, thecamelfarm.ae Image Credit: Supplied
FLAMINGOS: Surprisingly, flamingos are actually indigenous to the 威客电竞. There are six different types of these graceful birds (greater, lesser, Chilean, James鈥檚, Andean and American), and greater flamingos are native to Dubai (although as a species they are nomadic). The bright pink colour normally associated with these distinctive birds is down to diet and many of the 威客电竞 flamingos are paler in colour, but they still make for an impressive sight. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary in Dubai is home to thousands of flamingos, which can be observed from any of the three bird watching platforms located in the park. DETAILS: Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, open Winter (Oct-March)Weekdays: 7.30am to 5.30pm; Fridays: 2pm to 5.30pm and in Summer (April- Sept) Weekdays: 6am to 6pm; Fridays: 2pm to 6pm, Rasalkhorwildlife.ae Image Credit: Supplied
SPINY-TAILED LIZARD: The spiny tailed lizard, or Dhub as it鈥檚 known locally, is found only in the 威客电竞 and Oman. Its spiny tail is used for defence and it uses a unique system to survive in the desert heat. In the morning when it鈥檚 cooler, the lizard is a dark grey colour, which helps it to absorb the sun鈥檚 rays while it heats up. When it has reached optimum temperature, its skin turns a light beige colour, which helps it to reflect the sun鈥檚 rays to prevent overheating. Living mainly in open desert and the Hajar mountains in Ras Al Khaimah, the Dhub is not an easy find. Al Ain Zoo is home to several of these relatively shy creatures which, until hunting of them was banned, were renowned as a local delicacy! DETAILS: Al Ain Zoo, open 9am-8pm, Dh30/adult, Dh10/child, Alainzoo.ae Image Credit: Supplied
TURTLE: There are two types of turtle commonly found in the 威客电竞: the hawksbill and green turtle. Female turtles lay anything from 60-150 eggs, which take approximately two months to hatch, depending on temperatures. Turtles are creatures of habit and like to return to the same beach each year to lay their eggs. Sadly, only one in a thousand baby turtles will reach maturity due to natural predators and manmade threats. Saadiyat Beach sees several hawksbill turtles return to their nests every year. Boardwalks are elevated over the nests to prevent people disturbing the turtles while they are nesting but still allows guests to see the turtles in their natural habitat. Details: Saadiyat Beach, free to visit, visitabudhabi.ae. You can also be sure to see turtles in Dubai at the turtle sanctuary at Al Qasr hotel next to Souk Madinat Jumeirah, which is free to visit. Image Credit: Supplied
ARABIAN HORSE: This famously graceful and majestic breed of horse originated on the Arabian Peninsula. It is also one of the oldest horse breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses in the Middle East that resemble modern Arabian horses dating back 4,500 years. The Arabian developed in a desert climate and is said to have been prized by the nomadic Bedouin people, often being brought inside the family tent for shelter and protection from theft. You can see and ride Arabian horses at any of the many stables and equestrian centres across the 威客电竞. DETAILS: The Emirates Equestrian Centre near Bab Al Shams is accredited by the British Horse Society and offers kids鈥� riding lessons, stable management courses so that they can feel like they own their own pony, as well as popular holiday camps. From Dh100 per lesson, emiratesequestriancentre.com. Image Credit: Supplied
BUTTERFLIES: The 威客电竞 is home to several species of butterfly and, although most only migrate here during the cooler winter months, the hardy lime butterfly and the white-edged rock brown are in residence all year round. The largest butterflies that are commonly seen are the swallowtails, which can be found in city gardens and in palm groves that have citrus trees among the undergrowth. Smaller butterflies that are often seen both in gardens and in the desert are the painted lady (Vanessa or Cynthia cardui) and the plain tiger (Danaus chrisyppus). Danaus chrysippus is one of the most common butterflies in the 威客电竞. If you don鈥檛 manage to spot one of these wild butterflies in your garden or local park, head to Dubai Butterfly Garden, which is home to over 15,000 butterflies from 26 species. DETAILS: Dubai Butterfly Garden has now reopened, open 9am鈥�6pm, Dh55/adult, Dh50/child (2-12yrs). 04 422 8902 Image Credit: Supplied
HONEY BEES: The wild honey bees that are native to the 威客电竞 (also known as the Arabian dwarf honey bee) are smaller than other honey bees at just 7鈥�10mm, and build a characteristic single, exposed open-air comb on tree branches or shrubs, which makes it vulnerable to predators. Attempts to domesticate these wild bees were unsuccessful, but the 威客电竞鈥檚 Beekeepers Association is keen to raise awareness of their fragility and importance as the primary pollinator of the country, warning people not to call pest control if you find them nesting on your balcony or garden 鈥� they will keep themselves to themselves and are likely to move on soon enough. Kids can learn more and see domesticated honey bees up close at the Hatta Honey Bee Garden, which offers packages for beeswax candle making, interaction with honey production equipment, kids鈥� play area and more. DETAILS: Hatta Honey Bee Garden, from Dh50 for a wristband for interactive bee-related activities Image Credit: Supplied
BATS: They may have had a bad rep of late due to their possible link with coronavirus, but bats are a crucial element of the ecosystem, eating many of the insects that destroy crops and bite humans such as mosquitoes. There are at least nine types of bat that live in the 威客电竞 and these nocturnal creatures rest during daylight hours and come out at dusk to hunt. Contrary to popular myth, most bats are not blood suckers (only two species do this, native to South America) and the majority eat insects or fruit. Tricky to spot in the wild unless you get lucky, the best place to see these cute creatures is Green Planet in Dubai. Home to a bat cave experience that opened in summer 2018, guests can observe the bats in their classic 鈥榙racula鈥� hanging upside-down style as well as feeding on their nectar-rich diet. DETAILS: The Bat Cave at Green Planet, open Sunday to Wednesday, 10am鈥�7pm and Thursday to Saturday, 10am鈥�8pm, Dh89/child age 3-12 years or Dh110/adult if tickets bought online. thegreenplanetdubai.com Image Credit: Supplied
FALCONS: Falcons are the national bird of the 威客电竞 and are powerful birds of prey. In the past when the desert was populated mainly by Bedouins, falcons would be caught and trained to hunt and return with the prey to provide food for the travelling nomads on their journey through the desert. A great place to see falcons and learn more about them is the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital. The facility is the largest of its kind in the world, as well as a leading centre for falcon medicine worldwide. Tours are available every day except Friday but must be booked in advance. DETAILS: Falcon Hospital, open every day except Friday, tours at 10am and 2pm weekdays and 10am on Saturdays (only between October to the end of May) falconhospital.com Image Credit: Supplied
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Charlottesville's Platania Says "Queen of Virginia" Machines Are Illegal
Charlottesville's Commonwealth's Attorney Joe Platania announced on Friday that "Queen of Virginia" machines violate Virginia law.
Friday, June 7th 2019, 4:22 PM EDT
Edited by Chris Markham
Reported by Carly Kempler
Commonwealth's Attorney Joe Platania says Queen of Virginia machines violate Virginia law.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Commonwealth's Attorney has made a decision on the legality of the skill machines that have been popping up across the City of Charlottesville.
On Friday, the office determined the machines are in fact gambling devices. The machines have been popping up across the city in convenience stores, gas stations, and even a few restaurants.
The Queen of Virginia machines were approved because they were found to be a game of skill, which is legal in the Commonwealth. The device has a range of puzzles that operate similar to tic-tac-toe. However, the Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph Platania has found the devices to be gambling machines and in violation of the state's gambling law.
The possession of these devices will be classified as a Class I misdemeanor and owners could face up to 12 months in jail. Businesses with the devices will be notified that they have 30 days to remove the machines or face legal repercussions.
06/07/2019 Press Release from Charlottesville's Commonwealth's Attorney:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Recently, members of this community and local media outlets have inquired about the legality of "Queen of Virginia" machines on the premises of a number of convenience stores located in the City of Charlottesville.
The machines are cash-operated and generate combinations of symbols on a screen with the user winning or losing money depending on the combinations that appear. Citizens have addressed City Council regarding these machines and have expressed concern about their presence and usage in the City of Charlottesville.
After a review of the relevant Sections of the Code of Virginia, particularly §18.2-325 and §18.2-331, this office has made the determination that these "Queen of Virginia" machines are gambling devices and therefore violate Virginia Law. Possession of such a gambling device is a Class 1 Misdemeanor punishable by incarceration of up to 12 months in jail and a fine of not more than $2,500.
Establishments that currently house such devices in the City of Charlottesville will be notified in writing that they have thirty (30) days to remove the machines from their premises. If the machine is removed, no further action will be taken. If, after the thirty (30) day period has elapsed, the machine remains on the premises of the establishment, the owner will be subject to prosecution for illegally possessing a gambling device. The Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney's Office will focus on the prosecution of establishments who possess the devices and not on individuals who may use such devices.
06/07/2019 Press Release from Statement from Queen of Virginia Skill and Entertainment:
Queen of Virginia Skill and Entertainment disagrees with the position of the Commonwealth Attorney in Charlottesville that our machines are gambling devices and therefore violate state law. Before Queen of Virginia brought the first terminal to the Old Dominion more than two years ago, our attorneys and compliance personnel met with Commonwealth Attorneys in a host of localities including Charlottesville to show them that our games are predominantly skill based and therefore legal. When we became aware two weeks ago that the new Commonwealth Attorney in Charlottesville, Joseph Platania, had concerns, we furnished his office with a packet of information and more importantly, requested an in-person meeting with him and his staff. That has yet to take place.
Now we have a statement from Mr. Platania, ordering that Queen of Virginia remove machines from the 30 convenience stores, bars and restaurants that have them in the City of Charlottesville within 30 days. We are examining all of our options as a result of this action. We still want to meet as soon as possible with Mr. Platania and his staff to further discuss this matter, because Queen of Virginia skill games are not only popular with local residents but also are generating valuable tax revenue, jobs and to date more than $300,000 in grants for non-profits across Virginia.
We are hopeful and confident this matter can resolved through more sharing of information between our team and Mr. Platania's.

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FC Bayern München winger Franck Ribery joins long-term absentee Jerome Boateng on the sidelines for the visit of FC Schalke 04, after picking up a thigh injury. The Frenchman will most likely be replaced on the left-hand side of midfield by Douglas Costa, who was a second-half substitute in the 2-1 win at SV Werder Bremen last time out. Midfielders Thiago Alcantara and Arturo Vidal are available for selection following injury, while captain Philipp Lahm is set to make his 500th appearance for the club, and Xabi Alonso his 100th in the Bundesliga.
As for Schalke, winter signing Guido Burgstaller has not been able to train all week due to muscular problems. If the Austrian does miss out, head coach Markus Weinzierl may look to bring in Yevhen Konoplyanka or youngster Donis Avdijaj in attack. Although Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is training with the first team again following a lengthy lay-off, it would be unrealistic to expect the Netherlands international striker to make anything more than a cameo appearance on Matchday 19.


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Ms. Dora Mae (PUG) Brown, 84, of Ash, NC, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia, NC. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 7370 Mt. Zion Church Rd, NW, Longwood, NC 28452. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Longwood, NC. Viewing will be held from 2:00 PM until 6:00 PM on Friday, September 21, 2018 in the chapel of Peoples Funeral Home of Shallotte, 5190 Ocean Hwy., West, Shallotte, NC 28459. Ms. Dora Mae (PUG) Brown is survived by (2 Daughters) Linda Brown Gore of Ash, NC and Barbara Brown Henderson of Charlotte, NC. (2 Sons) Charles Brown of Southport, NC, Tony Brown of Sunset Beach, NC and a host of family and friends.


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HomeCropsCanola harvest underway
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Hale County grower harvests his first canola crop.
Shelley E. Huguley | Jun 25, 2018
Hale County grower Bryan Curry planted dryland canola for the first time, as an alternative crop to wheat. Curry planted the tiny Roundup Ready seeds (similar in size to a poppy seed) one inch apart on 15-inch and 30-inch rows. Little did he know, that 2017's winter drought would roll over into spring, hurting his yields.
Winter canola is an oilseed crop, first grown in the Southwest in Oklahoma. Canola, when followed by wheat, is credited for increased yields and because of its tap-root system, leaves the ground mellow for fall-planted wheat.
Curry, along with his landowner, Gilda Bryant, of Amarillo, Texas, and his dog Gracie, harvested the cool-season crop.
"The canola grew very well with only two-and-half-inches of rain since it was planted. It's a very good crop for dry times," says Bryant. "It has a very deep tap root so it was able to get the moisture that it needed. And now that he has cut it, it's going to keep the soil from blowing when the winds get up. At some point, he might be able to plant another crop in between those rows for no-till farming."
The crop averaged about 18 bushels an acre. "The edges weren't so hot," Curry explains. "There just wasn't much yield. Most of the yield came from the center of the fields."
Though Curry didn't produce the bushels he'd hoped for, he says, he'll try it again next year.
Read Texas grower plants winter canola as alternative to wheat.
Facts about canola: http://www.uscanola.com/what-is-canola/
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I had a writing assignment the other day that I thought would be easy, fashion tips for women over 40. I'm over 40. I'm a woman. I know about fashion because my mother has taught me well.
Hours later I was in a very foul humor and ready to hit something.
Finding photos of attractive women between 40 and 60, wearing flattering clothes? Looking happy? Looking reasonably attractive? Free images without copyright? Nightmare.
I was so furious by 7:30 Friday night I could hardly be civil. Poor Mom. I had to apologize for being so snappish.
I've been stewing over it all weekend.
Women between 40 and 60 disappear. We might as well be invisible.
Fashion magazines feature models who are under 25.
Google "fashionable older women" and you get photos of celebrities like Helen Mirren.
Guess what, world? There are lots of us out here in the world who aren't celebrities. We are not "babes" and we aren't all "district attorneys" either. We are all over the place, working and running our families and leading interesting lives, but we are not seen in the media.
According to the media, we are invisible.
Maybe that's because the "ideal" of feminine beauty is a 20 year old girl. If one is being kind, maybe a 30 year old. By 40, you're considered shelved.
I thank God for women like Helen Mirren, though. Helen is still vital at 73, still making good movies. She's attractive and intelligent, and she is carrying the torch for us. Of course, she never had children. Maybe that's how she has had such a hot career for so many years. I'm not criticizing her choice, but where are the women who did have children? We had to make terrible choices, some of us -- be a great mom or be a great career woman. Very few of us were able to do both really well. It's the eternal dilemma.
In the 1950's and before, we were told we had to have children to have valid, fulfilled lives. Then the 1960's came along and everything was upended. Suddenly, careers were encouraged and motherhood was seen as dowdy and old-fashioned. We had to have careers, and if we had children we had to not get on the Mommy Track or our careers would be damaged irreparably. Some of us chose to be SAHM [stay at home moms] and we suffered as a result, because we were viewed as lazy or backwards. Then again, some of us watched our mothers go after careers and we decided we wanted to be home when our kids got in from school, and to hell with what society thought about it.
We spent our 20's and 30's trying to balance it all. We became jugglers. We were supposed to look pretty at the same time, too. Then came the 40's and lots of us got divorced. Some of us were widowed. Life changed course radically, for many of us.
I waited until I was 41 to become a mom -- not by choice. It was complicated.
I have made my peace with being invisible. It's a relief, really. I was trying to explain to my son how I used to get hit on every time I went to the gas station, when I was young and hot. We used to actually have to walk inside and pay -- there was no swiping a debit card at the pump. Guys would ask me out often, during my "skinny" days.
I've been so relieved to get some extra pounds and gray hair, so I am left alone when I go out. I don't worry about hair or makeup or flattering clothes any more. I can get gussied up if the occasion calls for it, but I am happy 90% of the time to slop around in elastic-waisted pants and sensible shoes.
I like myself a lot more now. I am not twisted into knots trying to compete. I am not worried about looking attractive to men. I do what I want, when I want, and I make no apologies.
Am I the person I wanted to be when I was a little girl? Nope. I could never have envisioned who I became, however, and that's fine.
It isn't often that I read a book that has been self-published and get to intrigued that I find myself sitting up late at night to finish it, because the characters and story have captured my imagination, but North Georgia author Mike Ragland's book A Time to Gather Stones accomplished that feat.
My mother ordered the book for me for Christmas last year, based on the recommendations of several folks in the Facebook group I Grew Up in Acworth/Kennesaw Before Town Center Mall. It's a good group, particularly of interest to us, because my Hasty and Butler forbears were from the Cobb County and Cherokee County part of North Georgia.
A Time to Gather Stones was the book I grabbed and stuffed in my tote bag last Wednesday, to have something to read while waiting on my mother to get her cataract surgery completed. I didn't have high expectations because, frankly, the cover art is unimpressive. (The old saying "you can't judge a book by its cover" would apply here, obviously...) The book languished on my To Be Read pile for months because of my misjudgment, and I feel a bit guilty about that, honestly.
The story is anything but simple. It's pretty complex, but that's okay. I like complex. The main character is Jack Barker, a young history professor who is grieving because his wife has died. He goes to see his mother in Texas and learns that his grandfather has left him several items, including one that has the power to transport him back in time, to 1715. The spirit of his grandfather appears to him and tells him he must go back to that time and rescue a maiden who is trapped in a cave and cannot escape. Jack goes back in time.
His adventures are fascinating, for a number of reasons. One, I love time travel stories, in books or on film. The notion just intrigues me. Two, author Mike Ragland has obviously done a lot of research into the Native American tribes in North Georgia, East Tennessee, and South Carolina during the 18th century. Fascinating subject, and he handles it well. He also writes about Jewish communities in those areas during the 17th and 18th centuries -- a fascinating topic and one I knew nothing about. Three, Ragland writes fight scenes very well. Four, his female characters are complex and unique. Five, I know some of the places he talks about, and from my childhood I know the Blue Ridge mountains are beautiful and mysterious.
Finally, I am always fascinated by the genesis of great stories.
"There is a stone at the Track Rock Gap National Park near Blairsville, Georgia. It is a small area with six stones covered in petroglyphs. Many theories exist as to where they came from... There is a name on stone four that is almost unreadable... The name is Liube. It is a Hebrew name meaning Beloved. It was usually reserved for daughters of rabbis. Next to the name is the date 1715."
Ragland saw the name and wondered about it, and it sparked his imagination. The book A Time to Gather Stones is the result.
I told my brother on the phone the other day that I want him to read this book. He is fascinated by history and likes sci-fi and time travel books. He is also a retired Army major and likes books with good fight scenes and interesting weaponry, and this book has those.
Mike Ragland is a retired officer with the Rome (Georgia) police department. For someone who is not a trained/educated writer, he has accomplished something really admirable -- written a fascinating, informative, and captivating story that I can wholeheartedly recommend. You can order it here on Amazon.
Not long ago I heard a quote that I really loved, and I am going to paraphrase it badly but it went something like "Music is what emotion sounds like." I thought of that the other day after Aretha Franklin died, because I felt like I had lost a family member.
"Soul" music was an early influence of mine. Don't laugh. Yes, I grew up as a white middle-class kid in the suburbs, but I was aware of the wide world of music from an early age, despite my parents' love of Broadway musicals and Frank Sinatra. We had black maids who introduced me to soul music (via the radio) and what a blessing.
Music was like magic to me, everyday accessible magic. I heard it all. My mother played Bach, Beethoven, Chopin. My dad loved Herb Alpert and Willie Nelson. Even as a small child I heard rock and roll music blasting from car radios and transistor radios. My parents would turn on the radio and we would have impromptu "dance parties" when I was small.
My mother played the piano and sang, and sang in the church choir when I was small. My father sang around the house. My grandmother played the piano and sang. My uncles sang. I went to church and was expected to sing. My parents sang me to sleep at night.
My mother used to put a stack of LP's on the turntable and I would sit and listen for hours.
My adolescent and teenage years were tough. I was short and chubby, and I realized very quickly that I was never going to be a cheerleader or one of the popular kids. I wasn't going to be an athlete. I was smart and I made good grades, but I wasn't really a whiz kid.
Even though I exited the fog of childhood during the 1970's, not a high point in musical history, music was a refuge. I loved the radio. Long before I ever had a boombox or Walkman, I listened to the car radio. I listened to Kasey Kasem's Top 40 countdown every Saturday. I also filched my brother's records and listened to them. Like me, he had eclectic taste. We liked The Beatles, Supertramp, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and Diana Ross and the Supremes -- just to name a few.
At a time when teenage hormones and angst were tearing me up, just like my peers, I learned to listen to music, sing along, and let it transport me to somewhere else, somewhere where I was beautiful, and happy, and nobody called me fat or ugly. Music was then, and still is now, a haven.
I'm not exactly sure when I discovered Aretha, but it was probably when The Blues Brothers introduced her to a new generation of fans, in 1981. I'm sure I had heard her music now and then before that, but that version of "Think" is incredible. I had already had some romantic disappointment in my life by then and I could relate.
I bought tapes, and then CDs of her music, and I would listen in the car on the long drives back and forth to Augusta to see my parents. I would play a song like "Dr. Feelgood" over and over until I could match her note for note, in my amateur way of course.
For lighter times, I would groove along to "Until You Come Back to Me."
Over the years I was always delighted to find Aretha popping up in movies or even, memorably, in a Murphy Brown episode where Murphy sang (hysterically badly) "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman." I think that song was also in the movie The Big Chill.
Even the regrettable movie My Best Friend's Wedding (not a favorite of mine) contained "I Say A Little Prayer," classic Aretha, one of my favorite songs of all time. Of course, I much prefer Aretha's version to anyone else's.
I dated a lot when I was in my late 20's and into my 30's. No relationship lasted very long. A few times I was left feeling horribly depressed and defeated. I would pour a glass of wine, pull out the Aretha albums, and play "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)." Aretha expressed the despair, the self-loathing ("you got your hooks in me") and the emotions I couldn't express otherwise.
When I was singing with Aretha I felt less alone. I felt like less of a loser. I felt like I had an older sister who totally understood me, and comforted me. Her music wasn't black or white or old or young. She sang about topics that are universal, and timeless. Heartbreak is heartbreak, no matter who you are or when you're going through it.
The day she died I went to pick up my son from a friend's house. I flipped on the radio and they were running a story about Aretha on NPR. I heard her voice and just broke down crying. When Michael got in the car he said "MOM! What's the matter?!" and I said "Aretha died. She's gone." I pointed to the radio. He just frowned and looked at me like are you nuts?! "Mom, you didn't know her. Why are you so upset?"
I couldn't explain it. I tried. I said "I feel like I do because she was there during so many important moments of my life."
How to explain to a 22 year old what it feels like to have a friend die, a friend you've never met in person, but who was there with you when you were lonely, and in despair, and who made it okay? How to explain to someone so young how it feels to be running out of time to get married and have a baby? How to explain to any male the bond of sisterhood that I felt with Aretha? Words fail me.
Music, though, like love, doesn't fail.
The eternal legacy of Aretha is that she had a voice that could express a multitude of emotions -- anger, heartbreak, defiance, and joy -- sometimes all in one song. Her voice captured raw pain that was almost embarrassing, at times, but she did it without the unmusical caterwauling of a Janis Joplin, for example. She expressed things in her music that we all feel. She sang us out of darkness and showed us light. She was never cheap or corny either. Aretha was always a lady. Always a consummate musician. Always a class act. Always holding a hand out in the darkness, as though saying Sister, I'll get your through it.
I'm very sad that she is gone, but oh what a light she shone on the world.
There will never be another one like her.
There aren't a lot of sources of cheap entertainment in the world but I am here to testify that job ads have gotten quite entertaining. Looking for a job is a nerve-wracking activity, but oftentimes I find myself giggling when I read certain ads.
I read an ad today for a copywriter and the cover letter was supposed to mention the word "pumpernickel." Now, I am a professional writer and I've written just about everything in the world. However, that "pumpernickel" insertion was too tempting. I would have likely ended up saying something like this, at the end of the letter: "Thank you for the opportunity to explain how my skills and experience make me a good fit for the position. Now I will return to my corned beef on pumpernickel sandwich, and leave you to marvel at my brilliant letter writing skills, and wonder what fabulous sum you could offer me to come work for your company."
Here's a phrase I never would expect to see in an ad for a paralegal: "This is a fun and young team environment." Now, I have worked in large and small law firms, and two multinational corporations, and I can promise you, any law firm that describes the environment as "fun and young" is likely run by lawyers who have not been out of law school very long. I'm also pretty sure they are not looking for a short fat old lady to hang out in their Fun Young Office, so I'm not going to send a resume -- but I doubt they will be in business much longer.
A lot of ads use the word "fun" [I know because I did a word search on Craigslist].
I am accustomed to ads that want someone fluent in Spanish, but I just read an ad insisting that the applicants be fluent in.... [wait for it] English. Yep, clearly they have been beset by applicants not fluent in English. Multiculturalism has gone too far.
"Come join our agency and unique, dog-friendly environment!" This is so tempting. I know Lola would have a blast at that company -- they included a photo of their lobby and I saw someone had left a poo poo on the floor... [just kidding] I scrolled down and saw why they encourage dogs at work - they want people to do phone sales from 8 in the morning until 10 at night. Yikes.
My grandmother Memaw Hasty was from a wealthy family in Marietta, Georgia, but she loved pig's feet. That always seemed really bizarre to me. How could someone who never went out in public without wearing a corset and full makeup love to eat pig's feet?
She would correct improper English in a heartbeat but she liked to eat pigs feet.
The New York Times published an article yesterday entitled Is It Southern Food, or Soul Food? and it's a pretty provocative article, albeit one that makes a lot of observations without really delving very deeply into them. Take a minute to read it.
I love this: "A lot of Southern cooking comes from just figuring out how to keep things from spoiling in the heat." So true. It's hotter in the summer here. Southern cooking, like everything else, evolves. Most buildings are air-conditioned now, thank God. So we can cook a pan of biscuits in the middle of the day without fainting.
"You had to know how to clean a fish or kill a squirrel" is another great quote from the article. So true. My dad used to talk about eating squirrel, or brains, or other things I wouldn't touch. My Thompson grandfather shepherded his family through the Depression really well, though, and his kids always had food [he owned a country store] and shoes for school [he would go into Augusta sometimes and hustle pool for money]. Southern life fifty or a hundred years ago wasn't just about dealing with hot weather, it was about survival, especially in the late 19th century after the devastation of Reconstruction.
Food stereotypes are hard to dislodge, but there are other stereotypes equally as annoying to southerners.
So are southerners more lazy because of the heat? You normally don't see southerners out running in 90 degree heat in the middle of the day. I've known my whole life that in the summer it's best to stay indoors or at the pool or lake in the middle of a summer day. There is a stereotype, however, that we are lazy because we let the heat slow us down, but not everyone fits that. My father used to try and mow the lawn in the middle of the day and he got heat exhaustion several times, and came close to heat stroke. Common sense had nothing to do with it.
I don't think we are lazy, just because we don't have to shovel snow all winter. Are all New Englanders thrifty and industrious, as movies would have us believe? I doubt it. Is everyone in California a pot-smoking, aged hippie? I've never been there but I doubt it.
In my mind stereotypes are fun to joke about but they can also be harmful. I always wonder when I apply to work for a company outside the south if I am perceived as a dullard or a jerk.
The other stereotype I encounter all the time is that Southerners are portrayed in movies as usually evil or stupid. I was watching the movie Kingsmen: The Golden Circle recently, and enjoying it, and the character of the US president, played by Bruce Greenwood, was as southern as fried chicken [based on his awful accent] and an utter jerk. The character played by Channing Tatum wasn't much better, although he was more idiotic than evil.
It's gotten to where when I am watching a movie and the bad guy character is introduced I am waiting to hear if he has a British accent or a redneck one. The British accent usually happens in the higher-budget movies, just FYI.
One of my favorite movies is Forrest Gump, but the chief annoyance there is that so many of the Southern characters are either stupid or mean. The nicest character, in the long run, is Captain Dan, because he takes care of Forrest financially for the rest of his life, and of course Captain Dan was not southern.
I remember trying to watch the movie Cape Fear, years ago, and I found the southern bad guy so annoying I turned the movie off because the bad guy was both stupid AND evil.
The final stereotype I want to address is that all southerners are racist. The south is a very culturally diverse place and if we are all racists, why are so many African Americans moving back to the south? Why are there so many Hispanic people here, and Asians? Turn on any TV station in the South and you will see a lot of brown faces.
Tyler Perry is a southern guy and a brilliant writer/filmmaker and he chose to build his new state of the art studio in suburban Atlanta.
I am always amazed when non-southerners come here for a visit, or even live here for a few years, and presume to know everything there is to know about us. If I did the same thing with any other region and tried to hold myself out as an expert after only a short time there, it would be laughable.
The longest I've ever lived outside the south was the 3+ weeks I spent in Kazakhstan adopting my son. Does that make me an expert on Kazakh culture?
How do we combat the insane notions that outsiders have about us?
I keep plugging away, writing novels, that hopefully one day will be turned into movies, and maybe in some small way I can dispel the ridiculous stereotypes about the south. We are all different races. We are good folks and bad folks. We are rednecks and we are high falutin' folks. We like NASCAR and we like museums. We eat fried chicken and sushi.
Most of our teenagers don't even sound Southern any more, because of TV and movies and the influx of folks from other places.
I am not alone in my quest to end the stereotypes. Others have paved the way for me.
National publications like Bloomberg have noticed others are moving here all the time, as evidenced by New Yorkers Flock to Booming Sunbelt as Trek South Resumes. If we were all all evil redneck idiots I doubt anyone would want to move here.
My friend Chuck Reece over at The Bitter Southerner is destroying stereotypes right and left. He was featured recently in Meet the 31 People Who Are Changing the South, in Time magazine.
This guy below, Andy Griffith, is my hero. He built a career on actually using the southerners-are-idiots stereotype to his advantage. Every time a city slicker went to Mayberry and tried to best Andy he showed them he wasn't an idiot. Ditto for Matlock. He looked like a stupid country redneck lawyer but he always won because non-southerners underestimated him.
So what can be done? I don't know the full answer to that. I plan to keep writing about the South, and embracing the wonderful things about this place I love, and I will try not to vent too much about how we're portrayed in the media -- just enough to stay sane, not sound too bitter.
Y'all be sweet, and stay in the air conditioning.


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Siena men's basketball beats George Washington 69-61
Jamion Christian gets first victory as Saints head coach
By Mark Singelais
Updated 8:48 pm EST, Friday, November 9, 2018
Siena's Jalen Pickett, right, controls the ball in front of George Washington's Shandon Brown during their nonconference game on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2018.
Photo: Ethan Stoler, Ethan Stoler / George Washington University
The sounds of rapper G Herbo blasted from the Siena men's basketball locker room, mixed with joyful yelling from the players after Thursday night's game.
Postgame celebrations were few and far between a year ago, especially on the road, where they were a dreadful 1-15.
But these aren't the 2017-18 Saints, which is glaringly obvious after only two games.
Senior forward Kevin Degnan, an afterthought last season, made a crucial 3-pointer with 1:17 to play and the Saints (1-1) upset Atlantic 10 program George Washington 69-61 to give new head coach Jamion Christian his first victory with the Saints before a crowd of 2,086 at the Charles E. Smith Center.
"I just wanted it for our guys,'' Christian said. "The kids in that locker room have been through a lot in the last six months. They've put a lot of work in. They've been bought in from the Day 1 we signed here as a coaching staff. I wanted it really for them. They've really worked hard to earn this opportunity and to feel great about themselves that their hard work is paying off."
Christian earned the milestone in front of a group of supporters that included his mother and his son, Jacoy. Christian grew up in nearby Virginia and coached for six years at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, Md., before Siena hired him to replace Jimmy Patsos.
Christian got congratulations from his players afterward.
"That's a really big deal,'' Degnan said. "He's going to have so many more wins, but it's good to get the first one."
Siena basketball beats George Washington
Siena was in control for most of the game, giving Jamion Christian his first victory as Saints head coach. Read the article: https://trib.al/87RZm51
Posted by Albany Times Union on Friday, November 9, 2018
It was also the first college victory for freshman point guard Jalen Pickett, who submitted his second straight precocious performance with a team-high 19 points, including four 3-pointers, with five rebounds and six assists.
"Our first win is big, regardless of A-10, or whoever we play,'' Pickett said. "It was a collective win, team win. We played a good game at Providence (in a 77-67 loss on Tuesday), but we had to make some adjustments and we came out today confident, strong and it felt good to get that first win of the season."
George Washington fell to 0-2 after losing to Stony Brook on Tuesday. These games are all part of the Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament, hosted by the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Siena was in control for most of the game, but its lead had shrunk to 62-61 when Degnan came off a screen by senior forward Evan Fisher, collected a pass from Pickett and calmly drained the 3-pointer from the left side to put Siena up 65-61.
"My coaches, they just put me in the right spot to make a shot,'' Degnan said. "I guess I have the easy job just to make the shot. We worked really hard in the summer and in the fall just to make as many shots as we can, and I'm just glad they have enough confidence in me to take the shot."
Degnan barely played last season in his first year after transferring from Fairfield. He scored only 26 points in 2017-18. He's starting under Christian and already has 24 points in two games.
"It's great,'' Degnan said. "I love being on the floor. I love to help my team win as much as possible and I'm thankful coach gave me an opportunity to play."
Siena used a 13-4 run to open its biggest lead at 36-25 with 2:25 left in the first half.
The Saints still led 55-45 on a Degnan 3-pointer with 11:06 to play, but then Siena went scoreless for more than four minutes. George Washington ran off 10 straight points and tied it at 55 on Justin Mazzulla's 3-pointer with 7:27 left.
A major difference was Siena's work on the offensive boards. The Saints had 16 offensive rebounds and held an 18-8 edge in second-chance points.
"We feel we have a good offensive rebounding team and go to the glass and make outside shots, and that's not normal,'' Christian said. "That gives us something unique with our team, with our size, teams are really going to have to game plan against (it)."
Siena shot 13-for-34 from 3-point range, but only 5-for-19 in the second half. The Saints were able to win with defense by holding George Washington to 35.5 percent shooting from the field after halftime.
"(Christian) said once we put it all together and stayed connected for 40 minutes, we'll probably come out with a W,'' Pickett said.
msingelais@timesunion.com ■ 518-454-5509 ■ @MarkSingelais


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Katy Perry 'Is Still Decorating the Nursery' as She and Orlando Bloom Count Down to Baby
A source tells PEOPLE in this week's issue that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have just "several more weeks" to go until the arrival of their baby girl
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Brianne Tracy is a staff writer on the PEOPLE music team. She has been with the brand since starting as an intern nearly six years ago, covering all things entertainment across print and digital platforms. She earned her Bachelors in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Southern California and has been seen on Good Morning America.
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Katy Perry and fiancé Orlando Bloom are in full-on nesting mode as the arrival of their baby girl draws near.
At their home in Los Angeles, the "Daisies" singer, 35, "is still decorating the nursery and having fun with it," a source close to the actor, 43, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, on newsstands Friday.
During a May appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Perry said she was "learning to be a mom fast" while social distancing at home amid the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the family members staying with her, including her 9-month-old nephew, 3- and 6-year-old nieces and sometimes Bloom's 9-year-old son, Flynn, whom he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr.
"Kids gravitate towards me through my music, so I am used to them," she said. "But I am not used to being woken up really early in the morning by them staring at me from the side of my bed!"
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Pregnant Katy Perry Jokes She's 'Turning Into Shrek' as She Talks About 'Learning to Be a Mom Fast'
When they're not at home in L.A., the couple can typically be found in Santa Barbara — Perry's hometown — as of late.
"Orlando and Katy both love the beach," the source says. "They enjoy the drive up the coast from L.A. It's a beautiful change of scenery for them."
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. Dave M. Benett/VF17/WireImage
Perry, who started dating Bloom in 2016, first announced her pregnancy in March in her "Never Worn White" music video. With just "several more weeks" to go until her due date, Perry "seems less stressed but is definitely a bit nervous about giving birth," says the source, adding, "Orlando tries to be as supportive as possible."
RELATED VIDEO: Pregnant Katy Perry Shows Off Growing Baby Bump and Says Daughter Has Been Kicking: 'It's Painful!'
Though their plans for a babymoon and a summer wedding in Japan were nixed because of the pandemic, the silver lining has been the amount of time the couple have gotten to spend with each other.
"Katy loves that Orlando is not working and that he is around all the time," the source says. "She is super excited about her baby girl."
Next, Perry will co-headline Rock the Vote's live virtual event with the Black Eyed Peas on Thursday night. "The young people of America are speaking loud and clear on the streets and online, and come November, it will be more important than ever to fight for justice and equality, and against systemic racism, with our ballots," she said in a statement.
For more on Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's count down to baby, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Pregnant Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom 'Have Yet to Decide' on Daughter's Name: 'She'll Tell Us'
Pregnant Katy Perry Shares First Look at Her Baby Girl's Nursery and Adorable Orlando Bloom Onesie
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's Relationship Timeline
Katy Perry on Why She Doesn't Want a Full-Time Nanny for Her and Orlando Bloom's Daughter Daisy
Katy Perry Says Daughter Daisy Shares Her and Orlando Bloom's Love of Performing: 'She's a Ham'
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Ride a Gondola in Venice: They 'Seem to Enjoy the City,' Says Source
Katy Perry Hopes to Have More Kids 'In the Future' with Orlando Bloom: 'I'm a Planner'
Miranda Kerr 'Adores' Katy Perry, Is Grateful Son Flynn Has 'Four Happy Parents Who Get Along'
Pregnant Katy Perry Is 'Not Sure' She'll Have a Baby Shower or Babymoon amid Coronavirus Crisis
Katy Perry Is Saving All Her Looks for Daughter Daisy in a Temperature-Controlled Warehouse
Miranda Kerr Says She 'Always Dreamed' of Having 3 Boys but Is 'Open' to Another Baby: 'We'll See'
Katy Perry Reveals Orlando Bloom's Worst Habit: 'I've Done My Best' to Train Him
Katy Perry Says She's Not Ready Yet for Another Baby with Fiancé Orlando Bloom
Pregnant Katy Perry Performs 'Daisies' for the Class of 2020 During YouTube's Graduation Event
Katy Perry Calls Orlando Bloom 'The Giver of My Greatest Gift' in Sweet Father's Day Tribute


Herefordshire Council's library service is offering youngsters a chance to get in the groove with a special storytime session being held at Leominster Library.
The event is on Wednesday, November 9 from 10.30am to 11am, and will be a high energy session for every high energy toddler.
Popular storyteller and musician Sally Tonge will combine telling a traditional story with actions and joining in to the rocking strains of Bon Jovi and ELO.
Youngsters should expect some jazzy twists and the chance to shake their tail feathers in this exciting new approach to sharing stories with Leominster Library youngest borrowers. A visit to the library has never been more exciting or groovy.
Sally Tonge is a well loved creative spinner of stories for under fives nationally and a frequent visitor to under fives settings in Herefordshire.


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This remote park lies on the very Western border of Uganda, butting up against – yes, you guessed it – the mighty DRC. I put in a huge day to get all the way there, with monster thunderstorms on the horizon for the entire journey.
As soon as I get close to the park entrance I know I'm on a good thing. I actually hear elephants trumpeting while chatting to the guy at the entrance gate! Way back in Gabon, Rep. Congo and the DRC I was shocked by the landscape – rather than the insanely dense jungle I had always expected, much of the landscape was green rolling hills with beautiful grasslands.
Here, again, I find the same thing and I'm extremely happy about it.
The scenery is simply stunning, and for around $90USD I decide the afternoon and morning in the park are well worthwhile, with a spot of camping in the middle.
This park is famous for lions that climb trees – one of the only places in the world where this is found. I keep my eyes peeled and search high and low all over the park, though I never do spot a single lion. The torrential rains keep the temperature down, and I'm told they move into the trees when the temperature skyrockets in the early months of the year.
The massive thunderstorms swirl around all afternoon and camping at night is a rainy affair. In the morning I'm moving before sunrise, exploring far and wide all over the park.
As you can see the landscape is breathtaking, and I especially like the trees which have a special quality. At about lunch time the skies open with an enormous torrential downpour, and I take that as a signal to leave the park and move onto new adventures!
This is one of your best posts! I've added Ishasha to my list now!
I went the way I did because I was catching up with a friend I have not seen in years and we wanted to get into Kampala together!
Also my plans change my the minute. When I had just crossed the border I wasn't really thinking about Ishasha, but then someone told me it's incredible, so I decided to go back that way!
I recently purchased 2 of The Road Chose Me Vol.1 paperback books, for me and for my brother. I was wondering how much money in US Dollars will be sent to you for the remainder of you African overlanding .
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Children With TVs in Their Bedrooms More Likely to Be Overweight or Obese by 11, Study Finds
By Hannah Osborne On 6/2/17 at 8:23 AM EDT
An overweight child. Scientists have found a link between children who have TVs in their bedrooms and obesity. John Moore/Getty Images
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Children who have TVs in their bedroom by the age of 7 are far more likely to be overweight or obese by the age of 11, scientists have found in a major study of childhood obesity.
Researchers learned that girls were 30 percent more likely to be overweight if they had a TV in their room, while boys were 20 percent more likely.
The study, carried out by a team at University College London (UCL) in the U.K. and published in the International Journal of Obesity, looked at data on more than 12,000 children. The scientists took into account other obesity-related influences, including household income, the mother's education level, how long the children were breastfed, their bedtime and how physically active they were.
Researchers also looked at the body mass index (BMI) of the children's mothers, which gave them an idea of the sort of diet the child would have in his or her everyday home environment.
After adjusting the data for those factors, the team was able to show the difference in the BMI of children who had a TV in their bedroom and those who did not.
"Childhood obesity in the U.K. is a major public health problem. In England, about one third of all 11-year-olds are overweight, and one in five are obese," study author Anja Heilmann said in a statement. "Our study shows that there is a clear link between having a TV in the bedroom as a young child and being overweight a few years later.
"We found that having a TV in the child's bedroom was an independent risk factor for being overweight and increased body fatness in this nationally representative sample of U.K. children. Childhood obesity prevention strategies should consider TVs in children's bedrooms as a risk factor for obesity."
Of the 12,556 children studied, over half had a TV in their bedroom by the time they were 7 years old. Analysis showed that those children were more likely to have a significantly higher BMI and fat mass than those without a TV.
Girls were also found to have a higher level of body fat if they spent more time watching TV or DVDs. Researchers believe that in general girls tend to be less physically active by that age.
"The causes of [...] obesity are complex and multiple. Screen time is part of the bigger picture, and further research is needed among older children and adolescents as the use of screen-based media including computers, mobile phones and tablets increases with age," Heilmann said.
Russell Viner, officer for health promotion at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, commented on the study. "With a third of 11-year-old children in England overweight and almost one in five obese, urgently tackling the childhood obesity epidemic is absolutely vital.
"We know that high levels of screen time expose children to increased risks of being overweight on a number of fronts, creating a damaging combination of a more sedentary lifestyle, increased exposure to junk food advertising, disruption to sleep and poorer ability to regulate eating habits when watching TV.
"As the study indicates, more research is needed to fully understand this complex area, but this is a high-quality study covering a very large and nationally representative sample and provides a reasonably strong basis to think that the links shown here are real...As such, the findings must be taken very seriously."
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The Brief story Is that Printful doesn't have as big of selection of products when compared with the competition. If I wished to print and dropship some layouts on coasters, I would need to look elsewhere. The same goes for more unique items like yoga mats and jewellery. However, there is an onslaught of user reviews out there which say Printful is that their go-to printing press because of the quality of merchandise. And that is a big deal.
You may have to Cut down on the selection of items you sell on your site, but at least you know that the shirts are sturdy, the printing isn't likely to wash off quickly, and clients are not going to get ticked off because of a late delivery.
Obviously, not All printing and dropshipping companies are ideal. I've seen users article dreadful Printful reviews, speaking about how the customer support is lacking or how the print did not appear as bright as they believed. On the other hand, nearly all merchants appear to agree that Printful is your leader in this marketplace.
One thing to Remember is the fact that it often is dependent on the sort of product you're printing on, the provider you select, and the quality of picture you upload. So, one kind of shirt might look wonderful from Printful, however the bag bags may not look exactly perfect. The primary approach to work out whether Printful is to you will be to upload some of your designs and purchase samples. This way, you can compare pricing, quality, and shipping speed to other printing companies and determine which one is right for you.
For This Printful review, we'll prevent the quality of its goods, because that really requires you to order some samples. However, we will talk about pricing, ease-of-use, client service, as well as the selection of goods. That way, you'll get a better idea of how Printful can get the job done for you and when the design and integration tools are enough for your industry.
Printful supplies the goods, Prints on the goods, packages and fulfills the order and transmits it directly to your clients, all you need to do is send orders to them and also the sequence information and they'll manage the rest. To learn more about how their process works, check out the Printful Printing Order Lifecycle.
They're in the business Of assisting you to create products for your business, and they provide all the necessary tools and resources that will help you integrate the dropshipping process into your ecommerce website so you can offer a seamless experience for your clients. They give plenty of ecommerce integrations so you're able to use their service no matter which platform you choose to sell on, they are transparent about their goods and delivery pricing so you can easily know their prices and apply it to your product markups, they provide design, photography and branding services so that your products can look their best and they are based in North America in addition to Europe to be able to easily reach the largest consumer markets.
Another cost to Consider is your sample order. As I mentioned before, the only way to actually see if the quality of the merchandise from Printful are perfect for you is to send a sample on your own.
The sample Orders from Printful are reasonable. You get a 20% discount on the list price, together with free shipping to choose locations.
If you purchase something that comes out of a European Printful center, the delivery is free for all locations in Europe.
This might cause Problems for those trying to try out new products on a regular basis. But the company does have some techniques to gain additional sample orders–such as by integrating with the ecommerce platform or creating more than $300 in the previous month.
Another large Question most merchants have is whether it's fast and easy to walk throughout the printing layout center. Also, what's it like trying to find those goods on your website?
You can create A new order right from the Printful dashboard and upload your designs onto the products.
I'd choose The dimensions that I'd love to sell, then upload the print file that is likely to move onto that picture.
In general, the Direct from Printful is quite clear as to what you may need to change along with your upload. For example, most arbitrary JPGs you upload from your computer are going to be too small for printing onto a canvas. You are going to want to have a large JPG or PNG which you exported from a RAW file in something like Lightroom or Photoshop.
Then, you Either place your custom order or save it to your ecommerce platform. If you do have it attached to a platform the product automatically syncs to a shop.
Well, I've yet To discover a printer/dropshipper that functions better using more ecommerce programs.
Printful also has A highly reviewed program on Shopify, along with programs and extensions for platforms like BigCartel, Squarespace, Bigcommerce, Shipstation, Ecwid, Weebly, Etsy, Tictail, Amazon, and more.
Printful Is for ecommerce entrepreneurs that want the simplicity of selling dropshipped products without sacrificing their branding in the process. Whether you're trying to find a way to sell your own designs to your customers be it on habit t-shirts, canvases, telephone cases, pillows and much more, or if you're interested in starting any kind of product-based company without the hassle of owning inventory or manufacturing stuff, subsequently Printful is for you.
They're continually Growing their products and services offerings, and because they're so receptive to their own customer's needs and desires their amount of sellers keeps growing. Their efficacy, transparency, high quality merchandise offering and varied selection are a part of the reason they're so successful, and their capacity to work with companies to help them provide the best support for their clients is what keeps them growing.
You do not Need to have Any previous business experience in regards to working with Printful. The services they provide are accessible to both seasoned entrepreneurs as well as new small business owners, so in case you've never started your own company or haven't sourced products from a supplier before then provide Printful a try! There is no minimum purchase requirement, no monthly charges, you simply pay for orders as your clients make them it's a low-risk method to start your own organization.
You don't have to have any previous business experience If it comes to working with Printful. The services they provide are available to both experienced entrepreneurs in addition to new small business owners.
What they supply sellers Goes far beyond just their product offering and regular dropshipping services. Those are both a huge part of what makes their support so precious but they also provide other resources and tools that enable sellers to set up their stores more easily, create more amazing products or just generally help vendors use Printful's service to its fullest extent.
There are several Different printing procedures but those who Printful sticks to are Direct-to-Garment (DTG) printing since it is a price and labor effective approach to print single sequence things (and the reason they do not require minimum orders), but they also offer you all-over sublimation printing for a few clothing items, screen printing in certain cases (for large purchases only) and embroidery for hats and coming soon for apparel.
When it comes to Printing, Printful makes it easy for you. You don't have to worry about choosing the best printing way of the item you're printing on, each product offered on their website is published in the way which is most suitable for the item, which means you don't need to research different printing methods and their advantages and disadvantages, Printful's got it covered.
For more information About their products and merchandise pricing, check out Printful's Custom Products page. If you are interested in dropshipping a product that you don't find offered on Printful however, check out their Upcoming Product & Features page to find out whether it's coming soon. They listen for their sellers and they add new products frequently, so if there's a product that you want to see just inform them through their New Feature Requests page.
Printful also offers a Warehousing and fulfillment service at which they're ready to store, pick, pack, and ship goods on behalf of merchants — they do not even need to be Printful products! Printful has made a sophisticated community of shipping, satisfaction, and logistics options they now hire out to merchants who demand access to such resources.
As Printful supplies a Dropshipping service, there is no need for you to handle or handle any of the solution or stock, and you don't handle the packaging, shipping or fulfillment aspects . Printful stores, prints, picks, packs, ships and suits every item, which means you don't ever have to.
This is why dropshipping Is this attractive business model for entrepreneurs who are starting their very first shop or don't have a massive budget to invest in product inventory or manufacturing tools. It provides a low-risk method for vendors to supply great products to their customers, and it enables sellers to focus on other aspects of their shops such as the designs, branding, customer service or promotion without needing to worry about the technical aspect of things like printing goods and shipping them.
That does, of course, Imply that you are paying to get Printful's services and for providing warehousing, transport, and fulfillment so as to ensure it is a high-value business version for you. Despite the fact that you don't pay for their support in monthly fees or minimum orders, your profit margins will be affected and will be smaller than in case you're manufacturing products . This drawback is not exclusive to Printful, it applies to the dropshipping business design as a whole. It is, however, an important aspect of dropshipping to remember so that you may prepare your margins accordingly.
Printful's seasoned Team may also help you with the design requirements you might need to receive your ecommerce store off the floor. Not only can they assist you to organize print files for Printful products, but they are also able to help you with any other design needs like redesigning logos, making sublimation print files, color-matching print documents, making minor alterations to print files, creating new images, creating custom artwork and more. Even when you're launching on different programs such as TeeSpring, Society6 or Kickstarter, the Printful design team can help you with the production of any layouts, artwork or graphics you need.
This is an ideal Support For the ecommerce merchant with an notion about what designs they would like to print in their merchandise however aren't sure how to bring it the store owner who would like to outsource the artwork creation in order that they could spare some time to take care of different aspects of building their business. Together with Printful's dedicated design team you'll be in great hands, so if this is a service you might need, check out Printful's Design Services page here for more information.
As one of those many Services Printful provides beyond just offering excellent products and a satisfaction support, they also offer branding and design solutions to assist you take your business to the next level.
These options help Detract from the impersonal belief that dropshipping can give and helps to keep your brand consistency out of your website to the products your customers get. To learn more about the branding solutions Printful offers, check out this page.
As we have mentioned before What makes Printful such a valuable service to use is that they're committed to not only providing excellent service through their product offering and fulfillment responsibilities, but they also go the extra mile to help vendors use Printful to its fullest degree.
· Printing Tips: They supply lots of articles which are easily available through their homepage to help vendors understand the various printing benefits and disadvantages like DTG print document transparency, cloth details, sublimation printing details, garment printing details, and information about how to make embroidery files.
· Mockup Generator: Utilize their mockup generator to apply your designs digitally to their products to get a sense of what the finished product will look like or to create product pictures on your ecommerce store.
· Gain Calculator: As we have mentioned, the dropshipping business model essentially means you'll be working with slim profit margins, therefore use their profit calculator to determine just what your margins will be for each product so you can manage your markup accordingly.
· Blog: Printful's blog is a valuable resource to go to if you're interested in knowing more about their products, solutions, integrations or how to really construct your store the way you want it. They're experts on their products and services, so if you want any more info about what they do, then check out their blog posts.
· YouTube Channel: For video walkthroughs and demonstrations, take a look at their busy YouTube station to find out more about their products, just how their goods are made, new product or service offerings and much more.
Printful Integrates with the most widely used ecommerce platforms, and setup for most of these platforms is easy and fast. Integrating Printful along with your e commerce store means you don't have to manually deal with every client's order and submit them to Printful yourself. When you integrate Printful with your e commerce platform every time your customers place an order it automatically gets sent to Printful so that you don't have to manage it at all. It follows that orders have sent to Printful immediately and there's no possibility of losing the purchase or making an error on the sequence details during the transition.
Delivery is Quite quickly, and the return policy is respectable, since it covers many situations where Printful is to blame.
The service team is available through The weekdays via a telephone number, and you can also access support through a live chat or email address.
While Printful offers many different services, resources and tools that are beneficial to their vendors, there are still a few aspects of their services that they are working to improve. Let's dive into the benefits and pitfalls of using Printful as a dropshipping service supplier.
Finally, Printful Offers the best dropshipping service when it comes to clothes, accessories and homeware printing and distributing. They may not have a massive product offering but what they do provide is high quality, and they strive to get it right every time. They also use their vendors to always improve the services and products they provide whether that's getting new types of products in or incorporating more selection to what they currently offer. Their drive to offer high-quality products and services and also to continuously improve their products, tools, and resources is the reason so many sellers decide to work together.
However, the Main ones which also offer dropshipping include Printify (easy to get confused with Printful,) Printing Aura, and Gooten. A few other ones exist, however, there are not many dropshipper/printers in the video game.
So you are Essentially registering for a free account, designing your goods, and list them on your site –all for no charge.
Printful makes Money whenever you make a purchase. The same goes for the supplier you are buying from. What happens is that you select a product to market, and Printful lists a starting retail price for your product.
So, let us say I Wanted to sell some t-shirts with my custom design printed on them. Printful has a large collection of tops from various brands and made out of different materials. Each item gets the information listed for pricing, colors, shipping places, and reviews.
As you walk Throughout the item creation process, you will see an choice to create your own pricing and see the possible profit. I figure most t-shirts go for about $10 to $15, so that I list mine as $14.99.
Among the main Reasons I like Printful so much is because it focuses on particular products, but does them well. As an example, t-shirts sound so simple, however a few of the t-shirts are of incredible quality, and that means you can turn your store into somewhat of a high-end supplier.
I would argue The Printful base prices are someplace in the middle when compared with the competition. I've seen some fairly cheap prices from rivals like Printify and Gooten, but once more, those two choices seem to have more trouble with transport and general quality.
I'm convinced You can definitely turn a profit for most of your earnings through Printful, so long as you're not pricing things over what people would usually pay. Folks know that habit printing is more expensive, so they're typically ready to pay a premium. In addition, you have to determine the potential profit before publishing it into your site, so if a product does not yield a good return, simply look for a more affordable model or hike up the price a bit.


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