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Some fanfiction writing tips from our very own SandraDee!
Below, you'll find tips on what I consider to be some of writings do's and don'ts. While not a comprehensive study of grammar, I've tried to hit the highlights of common mistakes in that area. I've also attempted to touch upon some tips geared toward helping writers improve their content and how they present it.
I don't claim to have all the answers, but I am a grammar teacher, and I'm happy to try to help. While I can't offer to be a Beta reader, you're more than welcome to ask me grammar questions or plot-point questions. Contact information can be found in my profile.
So read on. I hope what you see will be helpful to you.
How Do I Become a Better Writer?
Philosophically
First, consider why you're writing. Do you write because you enjoy writing and feel you have a story to tell? Or are you writing because you think that people will read your story and want to give you a pat on the back? I truly hope the first reason is applicable to you; otherwise, you're shortchanging yourself as well as your readers.
Writing is a skill, just like painting. Yes, there's the element of talent, but so much of a story (just like a painting) is based on hard work and practice. The more you write, the better you get.
Also, don't be afraid to read. It increases your vocabulary and helps you to become accustomed to using variety in your sentence structures. If you're afraid that your stories would somehow be influenced by another writer's style or story, then read a magazine or something else that is unrelated to what you're writing.
With that said, you can't discount talent. Some people are just naturally gifted story-tellers the way some people are natural athletes. Writing isn't for everyone-but you shouldn't be afraid to at least try.
Worship at the Altar of Your English Teacher
If you're in school, pay attention in grammar class. You might think your teacher is just talking to hear her/himself, but there's a method to the madness. See, you need those skills that are being drilled into your head.
The fact of the matter is that you might have the best idea in the world for a story, but "if da story are frot, with langage problem, noBody will wont to read it."
Translation: If the story is fraught with language problems, nobody will want to read it.
If you're out of school, you've hopefully had the opportunity through your job or other activities to put to use what that mean old teacher taught you.
If you want your story to be good, good grammar isn't optional. If you don't take the time to proofread and make your story the best that it could possibly be, why should anyone take the time to read it?
Get a Beta Reader
Beta reader? What's that?
Well, the term originated because in computer software, there are "Beta Testers." These are people who review software before it is released to the general public. They check to see what works properly with the software, as well as what improvements are needed.
Likewise, a Beta Reader will do something similar for an author. S/he will read a chapter or story before it becomes available to the general reading public and
tell an author what's good about a chapter, what works, etc
tell an author what might be unclear, needs improving, and give suggestions on how to fix it
If you have a beta reader or are looking for one, your beta reader needs to be someone who understands the mechanics of grammar as well as someone who will dig into your story, rather than reading it superficially.
You don't want someone who's just going to pat you on the back without telling you what improvements could be made. Otherwise, you won't improve as a writer. Nor will your chapter/story live up to its greatest potential.
Beta readers can be an excellent resource for a writer simply because they aren't the authors of the tales you're writing. When writing, it's sometimes difficult for the author to see the forest for the trees, so to speak. A Beta reader can provide a much-needed outside perspective.
Show Me! Don't Tell Me!
History is important. Isn't that what your history teacher always told you? You can avoid the mistakes of the past if you're familiar with what happened.
Well, I'm here to tell you that history doesn't have to be boring. You can give your readers a history lesson, but by golly, incorporate it into the action of the story.
Instead of this
Ivy hated Theresa because she blamed Theresa for tipping off the tabloid. Theresa, in turn never forgave Ivy for crashing her wedding. In the three years they'd known each other, their relationship changed a lot. They would never be friends again. They'd always be suspicious of each other.
Ivy's blue eyes narrowed as she surveyed the young brunette whom she'd once looked forward to welcoming into her family. How things had changed over the last three years. "Do you have any idea of how much I hate you? It was because of your duplicitous act that my secret was discovered."
Theresa wrung her hands as she listened to the older woman's venomous tone. "How many times do I have to tell you? I did not send that e-mail to the tabloid!"
"You're disgusting. You're so pathetic you even believe your own lies."
"I'm not lying," Theresa insisted. "If you would look past your anger and hurt pride for more than three seconds, you might realize that. But what else should I expect from a woman who drove her car into the church to stop my wedding?"
Do you see the difference here? The first example is dry. As you read it, you probably felt removed from the characters.
In the second example, however, the reader is drawn into the action and privy to what the characters think and feel. It shows the action instead of merely reporting it.
Beware the Little Things
So you have a good story to tell? Double-check yourself with this handy guide to watching for the little things.
You're vs. Your
You're is a contraction (shortened form) of "you are." Your is a possessive pronoun.
Note the differences in the examples below.
You're going to get soaked if you stay outside in the rain.
Your dinner is ready.
They're vs. Their vs. There
They're is a contraction for "they are." Their is the possessive form of they. There is a demonstrative adjective and often denotes location. (Side note: it's also a lazy way to start a sentence)
They're happy to see the dog made it out of the burning building.
Did you read their report last night?
Over there is the stack of papers that needs to be filed.
Here's a personal pet-peeve of mine: misuse of "done"
Done is a past participle form of the infinitive "to do." Huh, you're saying? Well, in layman's terms, done should only be used with a helping verb.
I have done as you asked.
Notice that have is a helping verb and done is the main verb in that sentence.
Avoid:
I done as you asked.
NOOOOO! EEEEEEK! Do you mean, "I did as you asked"?
Oh yes, and what about the dreaded personal pronouns?
I, you, he, she, it, we, and they can be used as subjects of your sentence.
Example: We plan to attend the party.
Example: Betsy and I are best friends.
NEVER use me, him, her, us, or them as subjects of your sentence. Most people don't do that when using a single subject, but things get more complicated when you're writing and using a compound subject.
Bad Example: Betsy and them are best friends.
Need to double-check yourself? Take off the words "Betsy and" and just say the rest of the sentence. What do you have left? Them are best friends.
Would you say that? We both know the answer to that question. Of course not!
So that lets you know that the word "them" is incorrect in that case.
Spell the Characters' Names Correctly
There's no such character as Heater Lasinki, Jack Green, or Johnstone Green. By golly, if you're going to write a story, spell the characters' names correctly, and do so consistently.
Use Variety In Your Sentence Structure
The girl watched the boy. The boy gave the flower to another girl. The first girl was sad. The boy didn't notice.
Now how boring was that?
Instead of using short, choppy sentences, combine.
As the boy gave the flower to another girl, she watched. Though his actions saddened her, the boy didn't notice.
The second version is much more compelling and flows more smoothly.
What Did You Say? The Art of Using Quotation Marks
Quotation marks can be a writer's best friend or worst enemy.
Some people prefer to write in script form, i.e.
Eric: Mary, I love you.
Mary: I love you, too, but we need to tell April the truth.
Eric: I know you're right, but can she take the truth?
Now what do you notice is missing from script form? You guessed it. Action and emotions.
I personally believe that writing in script form, while it lets one avoid the hassle of quotation marks, is a lazy writing habit.
So let's get down to business with the quotation marks. These are used around the words a character is saying. Here's the above passage written with handy-dandy quotation marks.
Eric touched Mary's cheek and spoke, "Mary, I love you."
Mary placed her hand over Eric's. "I love you, too," she began as she trailed her fingers over the back of his hand, "but we need to tell April the truth."
Eric sighed, "I know you're right, but can she take the truth? I just hate this whole situation!"
How did I do that? Here are five very simple rules to help you out.
Rule 1. Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes. If the a sentence in the quote is interrupted with information about who is doing the talking, that information should be set off with commas.
"Sam, I just don't trust Ivy," Grace lamented.
"Sam," lamented Grace, "I just don't trust Ivy."
"Sam, I just don't trust Ivy."
Rule 2. The placement of question marks with quotes follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quote.
"Is it supposed to rain today?" asked David.
Did you just say, "You're a meaniehead"?
Rule 3. When you have a question outside AND inside a quote, use only one question mark and place it inside the quotation mark.
Did she say, "What time is it?"
Rule 4. Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Note that the period goes inside all quote marks.
Sarah said, "She said, 'Let go now.'"
Rule 5. Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation only.
Pilar prayed, "Dios, please protect my children."
Pilar prayed to God and asked him him to protect her children.
Gray Isn't Getting Down with his Homies, and Jake isn't Supping on Tea and Crumpets
Dialogue is ultra-important. In a story, this is your opportunity to capture the "voice" of a character. With writing original characters, you, as the author, get to set the standard of behavior and choose how a character will speak.
In fanfiction, however, the standards are somewhat different because you're dealing with pre-established characters. This can be very difficult as each character has specific speech patterns and habits.
For example, on Jericho, you'll never find Jake "preparing to partake of scrumptious tartlets." Nor will Gray say, "Yeah. Dat's fine wit me."
Read your dialogue and ask yourself, "Is this something the character would say?"
Plan Your Story
We all gripe and complain when we're watching a show, and the writers seem to change directions mid-stream.
You know you don't like it, so why would you want to jerk your readers around like that?
When I'm writing a story, what I usually do is write a skeleton version. I list various plot points that I want to address and the order in which I want them to happen. This helps to keep me focused, but also affords me the luxury of spontaneity in my chapters, as well.
A clear plot is important.
If your story is so muddled that no one can figure out what it's about or what's going on, then why should they bother to read it?
Sister Mary Bailey - Be Logical With Your Characters
When writing fanfiction, you're primarily dealing with characters with whom the readers are familiar. If your characters have to act out of character for your plot to work, then your plot doesn't work.
For example, if you were to pick up a story in which Mary has suddenly realized her mistakes in pursuing Eric and decides to become a nun, you'd be scratching your head. Since when has Mary (a) been religious, or (b) shown remorse for her affair with Eric? It makes no sense.
Your readers are intelligent. They will notice when characters don't act like themselves, and they're very likely to let you know.
My Dog Ate My Chapter - short vs. long
It's about quality, but quantity can be important, too.
Just because you have a long chapter or story, that doesn't mean you have a masterpiece.
Authors of longer pieces of literature run the risk of redundant repetitions (pun intended) when their stories become excessively long. With an increase in repetition comes a decrease in reader interest.
Be careful!
On the other hand, have you ever looked at someone's fanfiction chapter and thought to yourself, "Where's the rest of it?"
A chapter, by definition, is a significant portion of a story or a sub-section. Therefore, your chapters should consist of more than a few paragraphs, and you should be at a different point in the story when you finish a chapter than when you started it.
Basically, when you're writing, say what needs to be said and show what needs to be shown to further the plot and development of your characters.
Cloning Is Still Outlawed
True or false: Writing is a personal expression.
If you answered true, then you're correct.
What makes a story unique is the perspective of a writer. Circumstances, details about character motivation, and plot points come from the mind (and sometimes heart) of the author. That doesn't even take into account the act of putting these thoughts into words.
I cannot stress enough how important it is to be original. Do NOT copy portions of another author's story or even specific circumstances.
For one thing, that's just about the worst thing you can do to another writer. Would you want someone to do that to you? Invariably, the answer is a resounding NO.
The bottom line is that originality is a must in writing. With Jericho, we're going to come across certain familiar themes (Jake torn between Emily and Heather, how will the town survive, what happened to Heather in New Bern, etc). While certain themes are common and, yes, plentiful, it's how you develop the theme that makes it your own.
Good luck, and most importantly, have fun!
SandraDee


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How do dendrites and axons function in the body?
Dendrites are specialized extensions of the cell body. They function to obtain information from other cells and carry that information to the cell body. Many neurons also have an axon, which carries information from the soma to other cells, but many small cells do not.
How does a dendrites work?
Dendrites. Dendrites are tree-like extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. These tiny protrusions receive information from other neurons and transmit electrical stimulation to the soma. Dendrites are also covered with synapses.
How do neurons work step by step?
Steps in the basic mechanism:
action potential generated near the soma. Travels very fast down the axon.
vesicles fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane. As they fuse, they release their contents (neurotransmitters).
Neurotransmitters flow into the synaptic cleft.
Now you have a neurotransmitter free in the synaptic cleft.
Do axons and dendrites touch?
Neurons are separated by junction areas known as synapses, areas where the terminal buttons at the end of the axon of one neuron nearly, but don't quite, touch the dendrites of another. The synapses provide a remarkable function because they allow each axon to communicate with many dendrites in neighbouring cells.
How does the dendrites and axon affect the function of the neuron?
Most neurons have multiple dendrites, which extend out-ward from the cell body and are specialized to receive chemical signals from the axon termini of other neurons. Dendrites convert these signals into small electric impulses and transmit them inward, in the direction of the cell body.
What is the function of an axon?
Specialized projections called axons allow neurons to transmit electrical and chemical signals to other cells. Neurons can also receive these signals via rootlike extensions known as dendrites.
What does the dendrite do in a nerve cell?
Dendrite – The receiving part of the neuron. Dendrites receive synaptic inputs from axons, with the sum total of dendritic inputs determining whether the neuron will fire an action potential.
How do two neurons communicate with each other?
Neurons communicate with each other via electrical events called 'action potentials' and chemical neurotransmitters. At the junction between two neurons (synapse), an action potential causes neuron A to release a chemical neurotransmitter.
What do functions do dendrites serve?
Dendrite Dendrite Definition. Dendrites are projections of a neuron (nerve cell) that receive signals (information) from other neurons. Dendrites Function. The functions of dendrites are to receive signals from other neurons, to process these signals, and to transfer the information to the soma of the neuron. Dendrites Malfunction. Quiz.
What is the function of the dentrites?
Ultimately, the primary function of dendrites is to gather electrochemical information from other neurons and keep the process going from one neuron to the next.
What are the functions of the neuron's axon?
Electrochemical events in the cell body summate in the axon hillock, and the effect are directly passed to the attached axon. If an action potential is generated, the axon conducts it away from the cell body. The axon attaches directly to the dendrites in some neurons.
Do dendrites contain Nissl bodies?
The Nissl bodies , Also called substance of Nissl, is a structure that is in the interior of the neurons. In particular, it is observed in the nucleus of the cell (called soma) and in the dendrites. The axons or nerve extensions through which neural signals travel never lack Nissl bodies.
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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import migrations, models

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.CreateModel(
            name='DailyIssue',
            fields=[
                ('id', models.AutoField(verbose_name='ID', auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False)),
                ('title', models.CharField(max_length=255, verbose_name='Заголовок')),
                ('description', models.TextField(null=True, blank=True, verbose_name='Описание')),
                ('image', models.ImageField(null=True, upload_to='issues', blank=True, verbose_name='Постер')),
                ('published_at', models.DateField(null=True, blank=True, verbose_name='Дата публикации')),
                ('status', models.CharField(max_length=10, verbose_name='Статус', choices=[('active', 'Активный'), ('draft', 'Черновик')], default='draft')),
            ],
            options={
                'verbose_name_plural': 'Выпуски дневного дайджеста',
                'verbose_name': 'Выпуск дневного дайджеста',
                'ordering': ['-pk'],
            },
        ),
    ]

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package org.apache.activemq.usecases;

import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

import javax.jms.Connection;
import javax.jms.Queue;
import javax.jms.QueueConnection;
import javax.jms.QueueSession;
import javax.jms.Session;
import javax.jms.Topic;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.apache.activemq.ActiveMQConnectionFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService;

/**
 * @author Peter Henning
 */
public class CreateTemporaryQueueBeforeStartTest extends TestCase {

   private final String bindAddress = "tcp://localhost:0";
   private String connectionUri;
   private Connection connection;
   private BrokerService broker = new BrokerService();

   public void testCreateTemporaryQueue() throws Exception {
      connection = createConnection();
      Session session = connection.createSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
      Queue queue = session.createTemporaryQueue();
      assertTrue("No queue created!", queue != null);
      Topic topic = session.createTemporaryTopic();
      assertTrue("No topic created!", topic != null);
   }

   public void testTryToReproduceNullPointerBug() throws Exception {
      String url = connectionUri;
      ActiveMQConnectionFactory factory = new ActiveMQConnectionFactory(url);
      QueueConnection queueConnection = factory.createQueueConnection();
      this.connection = queueConnection;
      QueueSession session = queueConnection.createQueueSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
      session.createSender(null); // Unidentified
      Queue receiverQueue = session.createTemporaryQueue();
      session.createReceiver(receiverQueue);
      queueConnection.start();
   }

   public void testTemporaryQueueConsumer() throws Exception {
      final int number = 20;
      final AtomicInteger count = new AtomicInteger(0);
      for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
         Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
               try {
                  QueueConnection connection = createConnection();
                  QueueSession session = connection.createQueueSession(false, Session.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
                  Queue queue = session.createTemporaryQueue();
                  session.createReceiver(queue);
                  connection.start();

                  if (count.incrementAndGet() >= number) {
                     synchronized (count) {
                        count.notify();
                     }
                  }
               }
               catch (Exception ex) {
                  ex.printStackTrace();
               }
            }
         });
         thread.start();
      }
      int maxWaitTime = 20000;
      synchronized (count) {
         long waitTime = maxWaitTime;
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
         while (count.get() < number) {
            if (waitTime <= 0) {
               break;
            }
            else {
               count.wait(waitTime);
               waitTime = maxWaitTime - (System.currentTimeMillis() - start);
            }
         }
      }
      assertTrue("Unexpected count: " + count, count.get() == number);
   }

   protected QueueConnection createConnection() throws Exception {
      ActiveMQConnectionFactory factory = createConnectionFactory();
      return factory.createQueueConnection();
   }

   protected ActiveMQConnectionFactory createConnectionFactory() throws Exception {
      return new ActiveMQConnectionFactory(connectionUri);
   }

   @Override
   protected void setUp() throws Exception {
      broker.setUseJmx(false);
      broker.setPersistent(false);
      connectionUri = broker.addConnector(bindAddress).getPublishableConnectString();
      broker.start();
      broker.waitUntilStarted();

      super.setUp();
   }

   @Override
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
      if (connection != null) {
         connection.close();
      }
      broker.stop();
      super.tearDown();
   }
}


You have probably received refinancing offers in the mail or advertised online touting your ability to pull out your home's equity. But a 2nd mortgage, also called an equity loan, may be a better financing option than refinancing your mortgage. 2nd mortgages are ideal when you just want to tap into your equity, plan to move soon, or are unsure about the amount you want to borrow.
Tapping into your home's equity is best done through a 2nd mortgage if you already have a low interest loan. Typically, applying for a 2nd mortgage requires fewer fees than refinancing a mortgage. 2nd mortgages are also paid back sooner, so your interest payments are less.
With the costs involved in refinancing, you typically need to keep the loan for about two years to break even. However, with a 2nd mortgage you don't have those fees to worry about recovering. 2nd mortgages do have minimum balance and early pay off fees, but they are significantly less than refinancing fees.
A 2nd mortgage allows you to take out your home's equity over the course of several years. The money can be accessed with a check, ATM card, or direct deposit, depending on how you set up your account with the lender. Additionally, you only pay interest on the money that you have withdrawn.
Lenders tend to be more lenient with approving 2nd mortgages. Since the amount usually is less than a traditional loan, lenders remain confident that they will receive payment. If you have had a few credit glitches in the past two years, think about going with a 2nd mortgage.
2nd mortgages aren't for everyone. You should weigh the cost of PMI and payments when choosing your financing options. Borrowing more than 80% of your home's value will subject you to private mortgage insurance.
Your monthly payments should also be a factor in your decision. By taking out equity when refinancing your home, you will have a lower payment than if you had both a mortgage and 2nd mortgage payment. Also, if you refinance in the future, you will have to pay off your 2nd mortgage.
To view our recommended sources for 2nd mortgage loans online, visit this page: Recommended Mortgage Lenders Online.


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Omaha Roncalli lineman Gorczyca looking forward to heading to Buffalo next year
Roncalli OL Nolan Gorczya is ready to go to the University of Buffalo next year.
By: Adam Krueger
Posted at 10:17 PM, Sep 08, 2020
OMAHA (KMTV) — Omaha Roncalli offensive lineman Nolan Gorczyca is looking forward to playing next year at the University of Buffalo.
The six-foot-six Gorczyca committed last June.
The Bulls are led by former Nebraska and UNO assistant Lance Leipold.
"They know where I'm coming from," said Gorczyca. "They know that I, as a Midwest kid, it's going to be a little different than the guys in New York. So I'm happy about my decision. I'm happy that I'm at Buffalo and not having to wait for other things now."
"I think he's the total package," said Roncalli head coach Tom Kassing. "He's got things he can improve on. We're going to help him improve on things this year but he's definitely got the size, which is big for a Division I football player"
Roncalli plays at Elkhorn Mt. Michael on Friday.
3 News Now Mornings


Firefield launched its new line of Carbon Series rifle bags, designed to protect firearms from damage during transport. The series features four new bags: the Single Rifle Bag, the Double Rifle Bag, the Covert/Breakdown Rifle Bag and the Range Bag.
The Single Rifle Bag is designed to store and transport a single rifle, but the bag also features an additional pouch sized to fit a handgun. The pistol pouch is accessible from the interior and exterior of the bag. The interior of the rifle bag features soft padding, along with adjustable hook-and-loop attachment straps for securing the rifle during transport. The bag also features a full-length locking zippered closure and six magazine pouches.
The Double Rifle Bag features the same construction as the Single Rifle Bag, but the bag is slightly oversized and features a padded divider that allows users to secure two rifles without risking damage to either firearm. In addition, the Double Rifle Bag also features three oversized pockets for extra gear storage.
The company also introduced its Covert/Breakdown Rifle Bag, which is designed to store and transport firearms that feature a folding stock, can break down or have short barrels. The bag has a padded main compartment, along with adjustable hook-and-loop straps and an internal pocket sized to hold a handgun or other gear. Total length of the covert bag is 28 inches long.
Finally, Firefield introduced its Carbon Series Range Bag, which has some unique features to help shooters in the field. The bag features four foam-padded sleeves designed to hold handguns, and the main compartment is sized to fit most .50-caliber ammo cans. For those taking targets to the range, the bag includes an integrated sleeve that separates targets from the main compartment, making sure they remain unmarred. The bag also folds out to provide users with a cleaning mat at the range.
The suggested retail price for the Single Rifle Bag is $95.99, while the Double Rifle Bag retails for $119.99. The Covert/Breakdown Rifle Bag and the Range Bag both retail at a suggested price of $83.99.


A new electronic magazine has just been launched out of Benghazi, and two issues are already online. Sketch Magazine is a digital periodical focusing on architecture and design (in Arabic). Furthermore, it is produced by two young women, Aisha Abdelhaqq and Fatoum al-Fallah.
The first issue includes pieces, with plenty of photographs, about Benghazi's architectural heritage, including buildings such as the baladiyya (town hall) and the cathedral, as well as a presentation of projects by university architecture students and a selection of creative works. The second issue has a feature on the traditional mud architecture of the Awjila oasis in eastern Libya. Both are worth your reading time!


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VQ199 Wood Stone Display made of mdf panel with power coated painting or veneer surface. LOGO can be print on the top panel. Victor Display provide different material and custom size Stone Display Rack for Solid Surface Samples, Quartz Stone Sample , Granite and Marble Samples.


Dance your way into 2010 with the music of Alan Roberts & Eric Anderson, "The Rhythm Rollers" (Cathie Whitesides, Laurie Andres, & WB Reid). Jennifer Youngman & Joe Michaels will be calling for the evening. Couple dancing interspersed with contra sets.
Bring a dessert or savory snack to share.
the Snakehandlers, and Sun Records revivalist extraordinaire, Vince Mira. Plus, there's the Tempting Tarts Burlesque with Miss Kitty Baby, Rosa Leigh and Roxy Ruby, and DJ sets with DJ Soda Pop.
Why fight the traffic or excitement of the city, when you can relax at home in your pj's with a special friend. Watch a classic New Year's flick such as Holiday with Cary Grant, Meg Ryan and Billy Chrystal's When Harry Meet Sally or Poseidon Adventure, the 1972 classic featuring an all-star classic.


I love my boat and so will you. Its a lot of fun, a magic carpet ride to all kinds of ocean adventures. Its a power catamaran; a fast, stable boat and carries up to seven passengers. Suitable for people of all ages, it offers easy water entry and is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, freediving and the most amazing dolphin swims.
It is designed for getting easily in and out of the water. It has a low gunnel for slipping effortlessly over the side and a split-step stainless-steel ladder for getting back in. Watching the dolphins from the boat is spectacular, the dolphins love to ride the bow and are inches away from you.
These seven German women couldn't get enough of the dolphins!
The boat's 175 horsepower 4 stroke motor ensures that we can get out to the dolphin grounds quickly and easily and the boat's twin hulls ensure a much more stable, even ride.
The dolphins of Bimini are very familiar with this boat, having swum alongside it for years. It is an ideal boat for staying with the pod, its smaller size makes it very maneuverable and is less of an interruption or influence to their behavior.
When the dolphins are in a quiet mood, moving slowly and resting, we keep the motor just above idle. The dolphins love to come alongside and swim beside us, even when they're sleeping. When they're in this mode, we move slowly and quietly on the boat, matching their mood and behavior. It is very relaxing to hang right next to the pod as they're resting, occasionally rolling onto their side to look you in the eye.
When they wake and desire to swim with you, we slip on our snorkel gear and slide into the water, joining them in their world, on their terms. The quality of interaction we get with them, in part from our small group size, makes your swim with the dolphins the most intimate, playful and connected available.
I welcome the opportunity to be your guide in exploring the beauty of Bimini's waters and swimming with the dolphins. If you are a non-swimmer, or have some fear or hesitation about coming out on a boat or being in the sea, I have lots of floatation and experience in helping you feel comfortable, so that you may have the time of your life here. If you have any questions about the boat, or about what a trip in general might be like, call me. I look forward to speaking with you!
The view of your swim from the boat, away from the crowds. How many dolphins can you count?
Shannon & Pat's 2nd holiday with us. Most of our guests are families and couples.
If you're ready for an adventure, call me!


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Crowborough Community First Responders shortlisted for a national charity award
News provided by Crowborough Community First Responders on Thursday 9th May 2019
It is tremendous that as a result of the hardwork, the team is being recognised in such a prestigious national award
CROWBOROUGH COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS has been shortlisted for the UK-wide Charity Today Awards 2019, it was recently announced. The charity is in the running for the HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AWARD. Crowborough Community First Responders is one of just four charities from across the entire UK to have made the category's final shortlist.
The Charity Today Awards gives charities the chance to tell their success stories to both national and regional audiences, regardless of their size, through the UK's most prestigious and diligent charity awards programme.
The Charity Today Awards celebrate and reward true excellence within the sector, awarding the work done by charities and individuals who continue to raise the bar by setting new standards each year.
UK Charity Week founder Lee Rayment, who heads the judges for the Charity Today Awards, said: "We want to congratulate all of our finalists, and in particular those who unfortunately did not make the next stage of the process. It was incredibly difficult to narrow so many quality nominations down, but we took our time to carry out our due diligence on every single application and we're satisfied that we have the strongest finals possible. This is set to be a very inspirational and humbling evening"
Leigh Westwood, the Team Leader for Crowborough Community First Responders, said: "We are extremely honoured to be nominated and shortlisted in this category. The whole team is extremely dedicated in their commitment to our community and surrounding parishes. It is tremendous that as a result of the hardwork, the team is being recognised in such a prestigious national award"
You can follow the awards on Twitter via @CharityAwards or by using the hashtag
#charitytodayawards. Winners will be announced at a celebratory event on Saturday 7th September at the Key Theatre, Peterborough.
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Harvey Weinstein Facing Life in Prison After New Charges Filed
By Sarah Rumpf | Jul 02, 2018 4:27 PM ET
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, producer Harvey Weinstein participates in the "War and Peace" panel at the A&E 2016 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif. The Foundation for AIDS Research, known as amfAR, announced Thursday, Jan. 28, that Weinstein will be the guest of honor at a black-tie dinner on Feb. 10, describing the Oscar winner as a "longtime amfAR supporter and friend." (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is now facing additional criminal charges that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison, the Manhattan District Attorney announced today.
Weinstein has been one of the most visible villains of the #MeToo movement, symbolizing the sexual harassment and abuse of women rampant in the entertainment industry after an exposé written by Ronan Farrow at The New Yorker detailed decades of alleged "aggressive overtures," harassment, and assault by Weinstein — as well as a vindictive pattern of bullying and blackballing to silence anyone who denied him.
He was already facing charges stemming from allegations that he raped a woman at a Manhattan hotel in 2013, and had forced an aspiring actress named Lucia Evans to perform oral sex on him in 2o04. According to Page Six, Weinstein is currently out on $1 million bail, and has an ankle monitor to enforce an order that he is not allowed to leave New York or Connecticut.
These new charges relate to an alleged 2006 sexual assault of a woman, whose identity has not been disclosed. She testified before a Manhattan grand jury last Friday, and they returned the new indictments.
"A Manhattan grand jury has now indicted Harvey Weinstein on some of the most serious sexual offenses that exist under New York's Penal Law," said Manhattan DA Cy Vance in a press release. "This indictment is the result of the extraordinary courage exhibited by the survivors who have come forward."
The new charges include two counts of Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a class B felony, and two counts of Predatory Sexual Assault, a class A-II felony with a minimum sentence of ten years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Weinstein was already facing up to twenty-five years in prison for the previous charges of one count of Rape in the First Degree and one count of Rape in the Third Degree.
In his statement, Vance noted that the charges were the result of months of investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, with assistance from the New York City Police Department. He thanked the survivors of Weinstein's crimes who showed "extraordinary courage" in coming forward, and invited other survivors to join them.
"Our investigation continues," said Vance. "If you are a survivor of the predatory abuse with which Mr. Weinstein is charged, there is still time to pursue justice. Please call us at 212-335-9373."
Weinstein pled not guilty to the previous charges and is expected to do so for these new charges as well.
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Cities@Tufts is back: Spring '23 Colloquium launches this month!
Shareable| January 11, 2023 January 13, 2023
How can reparative planning be used to counter displacement and dispossession? What lies at the potent intersection of the public realm and informal urbanisms? What paradoxes and possibilities arise as we try to build more constructive public space? These are just a few of the questions we'll be exploring in the next season of the Cities@Tufts Virtual Colloquium.
Shareable is continuing its partnership with Tufts University's Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning department on this free lecture series hosted by its chair, Professor Julian Agyeman (Julian is also the chair of Shareable's governing board).
Cities@Tufts lectures are hosted on Wednesdays from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT. We'll kick off the spring colloquia on January 25 with a lecture titled "Real Estate for Radicals" presented by Erin Graves. Each Cities@Tufts lecture features a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute discussion.
In order to increase the accessibility of this content, Shareable will publish transcripts, audio podcasts, and videos from each presentation. And you can register below to join live!
We're grateful for the continued support from The Kresge Foundation, Barr Foundation, SHIFT Foundation, and contributions from Shareable readers like you to make this content free and available to all.
Learn more about events in the series below and catch up on all past Cities@Tufts recordings here.
Real Estate for Radicals with Erin Graves
January 25th | 12-1pm EST While a near consensus has developed in the US that there is a housing affordability crisis, it has done so while seemingly circumventing a debate about who deserves housing. This project, Real Estate for Radicals is case study-based research on affordable community-owned housing — co-ops, community land trusts, communes, and squats and their potential to advance housing as a human right.
By studying 5 communities and their residents, Graves will consider the extent to which these urban housing communities advance the principles of equality, liberation, and justice for the residents and the larger community. Graves profiles the history, and lived experiences of residents and explore whether community-owned housing could be a viable third way for those seeking a pause or even a break from market-driven real estate.
Countering Displacement through Collective Memory with Andrea Roberts
February 8th | 12-1pm EST
This talk tracks the history of displacement and dispossession that has led to the destruction, neglect, or dismantling of communities initially designed to protect African Americans from structural racism. Then the author explains how these communities' unique challenges require new planning and design tools to detect the interplay of historical and contemporary conditions contributing to the cultural erasure of African American placemaking.
Whose Diversity? Race, Space and Planning with Yasminah Beebeejaun
February 22nd | 12-1pm EST
Yasminah Beebeejaun is Associate Professor of Urban Politics and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London. Her work is concerned with feminist and anti-racist approaches to planning theory and practice. Her articles have been published in many journals including Environment and Planning C, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Planning Theory, Planning Theory and Practice, and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. She is co-editor of The Journal of Race, Ethnicity and the City.
Public Space: Paradoxes, Possibilities, and Propositions with Vikas Mehta
March 15th | 12-1pm EST
This is a good time to focus our attention on public space. The climate crisis, the systemic social injustices, and the COVID-19 pandemic demand a rethinking of our largest shared territory. Public space has the capacity, at least in part, to address these crises by being envisioned and manifest as a humane space of community, restoration, and emancipation. In this talk, based on his latest book, Vikas Mehta presents a panoramic view of public space: the inherent paradoxes, as well as the immense possibilities and propositions for a more constructive public space.
Results: Getting Beyond Politics to Get Important Work Done with Steve Kadish & Barbara Kellerman
April 12th | 12-1pm EST
Distilled into a four-step framework, Results is the much-needed implementation guide for anyone in public service, as well as for leaders and managers in large organizations hamstrung by bureaucracy and politics. This talk will invite Steve Kadish and Dr. Kellerman to discuss their book and other relevant insights into collaborative governance and change-making.
Co-Designing Publics: Radical Democracy and Transformative Urbanisms with Aseem Inam
Globally, contemporary cities face seemingly insurmountable challenges such as urban inequality, inadequate infrastructure, climate crisis, and increasingly, threats to democracy. In the face of such challenges, Dr. Inam introduces the concept of "co-designing publics" by examining what lies at the potent intersection of the public realm and informal urbanisms.
He contextualizes these discussions by paying particular attention to the cities of the global south because place matters in shaping urban thinking and practice. He concludes with thoughts on the profound implications of co-designing publics for radical democracy and transformative urbanisms.
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Things I share: Food, Stories, Time, Skills, Tools, Cars, Bikes, Smiles, Clothes, Music, Knowledge, Home, Land, Water, and Stone Soup!


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Saloca  è un genere di ragni appartenente alla famiglia Linyphiidae.

Distribuzione
Le sei specie oggi attribuite a questo genere sono state rinvenute in Europa, Turchia, Nepal e Russia.

Tassonomia
A giugno 2012, si compone di sei specie:
 Saloca diceros (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871) — Europa
 Saloca elevata Wunderlich, 2011 — Turchia
 Saloca gorapaniensis Wunderlich, 1983 — Nepal
 Saloca khumbuensis Wunderlich, 1983 — Nepal
 Saloca kulczynskii Miller & Kratochvíl, 1939 — Europa centrale e orientale
 Saloca ryvkini Eskov & Marusik, 1994 — Russia

Sinonimi
 Saloca pusilla (Tullgren, 1955); questo esemplare, a seguito di un lavoro dell'aracnologo Holm del 1977, è stato riconosciuto sinonimo di S. diceros O. P.-Cambridge, 1871.

Specie trasferite
 Saloca strandi (Sytshevskaja, 1935); trasferita al genere Horcotes Crosby & Bishop, 1933.

Nomina dubia
 Saloca flagellifera (Menge, 1869); esemplare reperito in Germania, a seguito di due lavori: uno degli aracnologi Prószyn'ski & Starega del 1971 ed uno dell'aracnologo Wunderlich del 2008, ed è da ritenersi nomen dubium.

Note

Bibliografia
Ruzicka, V., 1982a - Beitrag zur Erkennung der Gattung Saloca (Araneae, Micryphantidae). Vestn. csl. Spol. zool. vol.46, p. 298-303.

Collegamenti esterni

Linyphiidae
Taxa classificati da Eugène Simon

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Category: Book News
Bookish excitement.
February 15, 2017 JenniLeave a comment
I was so happy this morning to wake up to the news that later this year will bring the first book in a new trilogy by Philip Pullman, set in the same world as the His Dark Materials series. You can read it about it in The Guardian and The Bookseller.
His Dark Materials is one of my all time favourite series. I read The Northern Lights a few times before I read the rest of the trilogy – I would borrow it from the library thinking it sounded good then get a few pages in and realise I'd done it again (I have a slight tendency towards forgetfulness). I was working in a book shop when I spotted the boxed set of all three books, I gladly used my staff discount to treat myself and got stuck straight in. It was love at first read, and second read and each subsequent read.
My first thought on hearing the news of more books was excitement to be returning to Lyra's world. My second thought was that it meant it was an excellent time to reread the books once more in preparation – it's been a few years now since my last read through.
I'm curious about what I'll find on this return to the books. I'm certainly not the same person I was when I last read them. There have been life experiences, I've read more and learned more about the world. I'm going to be reading them with somewhat fresh eyes, it could be a whole new adventure!
A book to back.
February 7, 2017 JenniLeave a comment
Today, after the incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign that resulted in the superb, must read anthology The Good Immigrant, author Nikesh Shukla has announced another equally important campaign. This time, alongside journalist Sammy Jones he's bringing us an anthology of essays on what it means to be young in Britain:
The country is messed up and our future is looking gloomy. We, Britain's young people, have to live with the repercussions of what the oldies have done — we didn't vote for Brexit, we didn't vote in Theresa May, and you know what? We're sick of being talked about instead of talked to. So here's our book. Written for you by us. You're welcome. If you think that's all a bit in your face, you should know that it's never been harder to be young, so it's no wonder we're angry. One in four people under 25 will be affected by mental illness. 52% of all people under 25 have looked for advice on homelessness. As university fees rise, job opportunities dry up and houses get more expensive, we are facing an ever-expanding chasm of doubt, instability and, basically, buckling down for a really, really rough time for the rest of our lives.
The voice of this generation is noticeably absent from mainstream media, online comment pieces and from news reports. Oi, editors! What are you so scared of? Why aren't you commissioning us?
As usual, it looks like it's up to us to commission ourselves.
Rife magazine in itself sounds like a brilliant set up – it's by and for young people, based out of Bristol, and provides six month long paid internships. You can see more about that here.
I'm really excited to read the essays this book will bring. I've pledged already to the campaign, it's currently standing at 14% funded so has quite a way to go. Why not think about getting involved? The website for it is here.
Cover Reveal – Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton.
August 7, 2015 August 5, 2015 JenniLeave a comment
I'm thrilled today to be one of the bloggers revealing the gorgeous cover for Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton, an exciting debut coming from Faber Children's in February 2016. The book is the first in a trilogy and follows Amani, a sharpshooter who goes on the run with a boy wanted for treason.
But enough, let's get straight onto the reason for the post, this:
I'm really excited for this book, I can't wait to have more to share with you about it!
Richard Armitage Narrates Love Poems.
I had an email this morning from Felicity at Audible to tell me about their free download for Valentine's Day. As soon as I started to read the email I knew I had to blog about it – I could instantly think of people who were going to be very interested in it.
The download in question is a collection of love poems narrated by Richard Armitage.
The collection includes poems written by William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Edgar Allen Poe amongst others. I personally love Richard Armitage's voice so the idea of him reading aloud these beautiful poems is a welcome one!
This video features the man himself talking about the collection and sharing some of his own feelings about poetry – it's well worth the 3 minutes of your time it'll take to watch!
If this has persuaded you to give this collection a listen you can download it here.
This post is not sponsored, I simply love the sound of this and want to spread the love!
Cover Reveal: A Whisper of Wolves by Kris Humphrey.
January 12, 2015 January 11, 2015 JenniLeave a comment
Towards the end of 2014 I was very excited to receive a lovely package from Stripes Publishing. When I opened the padded envelope I found a sealed letter and carefully wrapped book:
When I could finally bring myself to unwrap the book I found it was A Whisper of Wolves the debut novel, and first in a series of four, from Kris Humphrey:
Do you feel it? she asked. Alice reached out with her Whisperer sense. There was a strange presence in the trees. It rushed towards her, taking on a sickening intensity, as if the air itself was tainted by a skin of oil. Alice drew back, alarmed and afraid.
The demons are close, said Storm…
A raven. A white feather. It can only mean one thing… It's time to enter the fantasy world of Meridina and to witness the Whisperers' banishment of the demonic Narlaw.
This coming March sees the publication of A Whisper of Wolves, the first title in a dramatic new 4-part series, Guardians of the Wild, by exciting debut author Kris Humphrey.
After many years of peace in the kingdom of Meridina, rumours are spreading of a planned invasion – could the Narlaw be returning from the Darklands? It is up to the Whisperers and their animal companions to defend Meridina, protect Princess Ona and stop the Narlaw from destroying their world.
When hunters from her village disappear without a trace, 12 year old Alice, a novice Whisperer, suspects that something sinister is at work. With the help of Storm, her wolf companion, Alice fights to save her village, and protect the entire balance of the natural world. The Narlaw are on the attack and it's up to the Whisperers to stop them…
Sounds great, doesn't it? Today I'm thrilled to be one of the bloggers involved in revealing the cover so without further ado here it is.
I really like this colour. I think the background colour is a really interesting choice – I haven't seen any other books that I can think of with covers this colour which makes it quite distinctive. I think it works really well with the bold silhouette illustration – I'm already wondering what the subsequent book covers will look like and imagining how a set of four might work together.
What do you think of this cover? Do you like the sound of the book?
Guardians of the Wild: A Whisper of Wolves by Kris Humphrey will be published in paperback by Stripes Publishing on 2nd March 2015
Project Remix.
November 13, 2014 JenniLeave a comment
Yesterday Malorie Blackman, Children's Laureate, launched Project Remix – a creative challenge for 13 – 19 year olds in the UK. Here's Malorie herself introducing the competition:
From the Children's Laureate website:
To enter, teenagers are asked to make their own creative work in response to a selection of acclaimed literature – featuring fiction, poetry, graphic novels and short stories from some of the bestselling contemporary and classic authors, including: John Green, Suzanne Collins, Philip Pullman, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker. Entries can be submitted into five categories: Music, Book Cover Design, Book Trailer, Creative Writing, and Comic Strip.
The aim of the competition is to engage young people with literature, using it as a creative springboard into other storytelling mediums, and to open doors to the arts and the creative industries. It was inspired by the growth of online fandom, including fanfiction and fan art and the surge in related digital communities.
I think this is a really interesting opportunity. Personally I've been involved in fandom for more years than I want to count, reading and occasionally writing fan fiction and admiring other fanworks created by like minded people. That the Children's Laureate wants to highlight this as a way teens can explore creativity is great, particularly as this competition is aimed at encouraging and nurturing the teens (there have been other competitions in the past that haven't had such a positive intention). If I was in the target age group I know my brain would be spinning into overdrive with ideas – I'm looking forward to seeing what the winning entrants look like.
You can find out more about the competition, including the list of books that have been selected as the source material, here at the Project Remix website.
Could you give a voice to a statue?
August 20, 2014 August 19, 2014 JenniLeave a comment
I had a really interesting email appear in my inbox yesterday about the Talking Statues project that's been commissioned by Sing London. From the website:
Sing London have commissioned some of the nation's most celebrated writers and actors to animate 35 public statues across London and Manchester.
Pass a Talking Statue, swipe your phone on a nearby tag and hey presto: your phone rings. And it's Queen Victoria on the line… or Peter Pan… or Abe Lincoln…
Using drama, humour and location technology, Talking Statues breathes new life into the statues that surround us all.
Sounds interesting yes? Well even better than just being able to go along and listen, they've partnered with Audible to run a competition to find 4 unknown writers to write for four of the statues:
As the first wave of Talking Statues goes live on 19 August, Audible and Sing London are looking to the general public for four writers with the wit and vision to bring three statues and one enormous skeleton to life in just 400 words. Budding writers will be invited to invent stories for: –
· Leaping Hare on Crescent and Bell, by Barry Flanagan on Broadgate (London)
· Tyrannosaurus Rex in The Manchester Museum (Manchester)
· William Shakespeare, by Louis Roubiliac in The British Library (London)
· Isis, by Simon Gudgeon, in The Royal Parks (London)
The winning monologues will be voiced by known actors and will take their place alongside the other Talking Statues from 1 December 2014 and remain available until the project finishes in August 2015.
Would-be writers are invited to submit their own monologues by email to competition@talkingstatues.co.uk before 15 October. Entries will be judged by an expert panel of writers and winners will be notified by end of October 2014. Not only will winners get the opportunity for their stories to sit alongside monologues written by some of Britain's best writers, but they will also be invited to attend the recording of their monologue and meet the actor bringing their story to life.
I think this is such a great opportunity for a writer to do something really unusual. I'm going to try and make sure I visit some of the statues over the next few months – it'd be great if I visited Isis and got to hear your story!
Book News · Book Review
Not a Review: The Child by Sebastian Fitzek.
August 7, 2014 JenniLeave a comment
Every now and then a book comes along that I get really excited about, and then when I come to read it something just doesn't click and I have to give up part way through. Sadly this is exactly what happened when it came to The Child. Rather than not cover it I thought I'd still write about it – just because it wasn't for me doesn't me it won't be for you.
For starters this is no ordinary book. It's an audiobook, produced by Audible Studios as a multi-cast recording. This appealed a lot to me, I've found audiobooks don't always keep my attention but radio plays do so I thought this would be something I'd get on well with. The audio cast has some great names – Rupert Penry-Jones, Emilia Fox and Andy Serkis to name a few.
The synopsis:
Defence attorney Robert Stern can scarcely believe his eyes when he meets with the mysterious client who has summoned him to a godforsaken industrial park. To his astonishment, the defendant is a ten-year-old boy, a fragile child with a chronic illness who insists that he was a murderer in a former life. Robert Stern's surprise turns into horror when he searches the cellar described by Simon and finds a human skeleton whose skull has been split by an axe.
Mystifying, thrilling and often terrifying, German author Sebastian Fitzek's international bestseller finds a perfect medium in this multi-cast audio dramatization, featuring an all-star cast.
The trailer:
In addition to that synopsis Audible have produced a trailer to whet your appetite for the book
My attention was grabbed immediately by this audiobook, and for the first thirty minutes or so I was hooked. Then unfortunately I started to become increasingly disturbed by the subject material and before the first hour was up I had to make the decision to stop listening. I'm usually pretty unflappable when it comes to content but this was just too strong for me. It's hard to talk about what I didn't like because I don't know how spoilery it would be (if you'd like to know more specifically do please feel free to email me.)
Other experiences:
For balance I thought I'd find a couple of alternative reviews from bloggers who did listen to the whole book, it gets good write ups at both Crime Thriller Girl and Jack Croxall's blog.
The link:
If you are interested in The Child it is available from Audible here.
Trouble's coming.
December 19, 2013 June 11, 2014 JenniLeave a comment
A boy. A girl. A bump. Trouble.
Hannah's smart and funny … she's also fifteen and pregnant. Aaron is new at school and doesn't want to attract attention. So why does he offer to be the pretend dad to Hannah's unborn baby?
Growing up can be trouble but that's how you find out what really matters.
One of the 2014 books I'm already most excited about is Trouble the debut novel from Non Pratt who until the end of tomorrow is the commissioning editor at Catnip Publishing. I got to meet Non at a YA event last summer and was thrilled to discover she was as lovely as I'd heard, hearing soon after about her book I had a feeling it was going to be good. The early copies of the book are out and about already and I've been hearing uniformly brilliant things about it, I can't wait to get my hands on a copy.
The lovely people at Walker Books want to make sure as many people hear about this book as possible. They've worked with Thinkjam on this, and today have launched a dedicated Tumblr account – you can find it here. That wasn't sufficient, so they've also launched a search to find VIP readers to read Trouble early and join in with spreading the word.
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The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal nominations.
November 5, 2013 June 11, 2014 Jenni1 Comment
It's that time of year again, today the nominations for the Carnegie Medal (list here) and Kate Greenaway Medal (list here) have been released. This year things are being done a little differently – the judges will meet to decide, based on the medal criteria, the longlists which will be announced on 4th February 2014. Following this the shortlists will be decided upon and announced on 18th March 2014 with the winners being announced at the ceremony in June. This year the lists of books nominated are once more the longest ever with 76 books nominated for the Carnegie medal and 61 books for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Both lists are chock full with exciting books, I'm thrilled to see books on the lists that I've heard loads about and books on the lists that I've never heard about – I think these lists are always such a great education, every book is on the list because at least one librarian felt passionately enough about it to nominate it.
Last year I watched as school librarian Caroline Fielding read her way through the entire 2013 Carnegie longlist before the shortlist was announced, and became increasingly inspired by her commitment. So in a moment of rashness I decided that I would like to try and match her efforts. The combination of the new process and the extremely long list of nominations means that whilst I definitely want to do some sort of reading based on the lit I think I need to rejig my plans for this year. I've actually only read the following 7 of the nominated 76 books so far:
Cousins, Dave. Waiting for Gonzo (Oxford University Press) [my review]
Dockrill, Laura. Darcy Burdock (Corgi Children's Books)
Kessler, Liz. North of Nowhere (Orion Children's Books) [my review]
Murdoch, Emily. If You Find Me (Indigo)
Pitcher, Annabelle. Ketchup Clouds (Indigo) [my review]
Smale, Holly. Geek Girl (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Syson, Lydia. A World Between Us (Hot Key Books)
I'd very much like to read my way through the other 69 books, but I think doing this by 18th March is a challenge bigger than I can manage – I have my degree to finish in the same time period, and I'm sat writing this whilst looking at my "to be read" bookcase that is stuffed full of exciting books (sadly few of them are on the list of nominated books).
I think therefore that this year I will pledge to read more of the nominated books, and that I will absolutely definitely read the shortlisted books. I'll also make a concerted effort to read more new releases so that when it comes to this time next year and the nominations for the 2015 medal I'll be in a great place to take on and complete the challenge of reading every nominated book (and I'll have no pesky degree competing for my reading attention!)


Psychology history, theories, and systems.
The History of Psychology is part of our University in the area of knowledge of Basic Psychology, who takes responsibility for the study and investigation of the bases and foundations of psychology.
- Integra in an orderly and coherent psychological discoveries made in the different empirical fields, different geographic locations and different time points, in order to give a precise meaning to the current Psychology.
- Useful addition to their own studies in psychology to help systematize and management of the contents taught in other subjects.
- It will make sense of the diversity of Current Psychology, reflected not only in the wide range of disciplines, specialties or fields applied, but also the theoretical fragmentation and plurality of orientations and schools. History helps to know and understand this diversity, so well to understand that there are several ways of doing psychology, linked to specific historical, social and cultural rights.
In addition, the History of Psychology promotes the formation of a critical perspective in students necessary for its comprehensive training and as a psychologist, and that places the student in front of the many options that exist today, showing the roots of diversity and helps you relativity to take any position with respect to the psychological.
In this sense, history serves to show that the ideas, theories and methods that are learning are not absolute, but a historical product that could have adopted different ways. This is made aware that the questions posed to the researchers, and the criteria on the scientific work force, they are always subordinate to a certain time and place.
01Students will be able to describe the main lines of theoretical development and experienced changes over time in psychological science.
02Students will be able to identify and differentiate psychological conceptualizations (object and method of psychological research) of modern scientific psychology linked to different geographic and temporal contexts.
03Students will be able to identify and explain the work of the most important authors, developed within research traditions and certain academic and professional institutions or structures.
04Students will be able to present, discuss and argue with scientific attitude, different orientations, schools and authors that have marked the development of psychology, following its evolution into contemporary psychology.
05Students will be able to put into practice the skills of reading comprehension, analytical and synthesis of information, and the orderly expression of one's ideas, either verbally or in writing.
06Students will be able to perform and analyze literature searches in scientific databases and the Internet to obtain documents in the area of ¿¿knowledge of psychology.
07Students will be able to correctly use the rules on citation of sources in the scientific work of Psychology.
Tortosa Gil, Francisco. Civera Mollá, Cristina. "Historia de la psicología". Madrid McGraw-Hill, Interamericana de España .
Boring, Edwin G. "Historia de la psicología experimental". Mªxico Trillas 1979.
Brennan, James F. Dávila Martúnez, José Francisco Javier / Corres Ayala, Norma Patricia. "Historia y sistemas de la psicología". Mªxico Prentice Hall 1999.
Carpintero, Heliodoro. "Historia de las ideas psicològicas". Madrid Pirámide D. L. 2003.
Gondra, José María. "Historia de la psicología introducción al pensamiento psicológico moderno". Madrid Síntesis 1997-1998.
Hergenhahn, B. R. "Introducción a la historia de la psicología". Madrid [etc.] Paraninfo 2001.
Hergenhahn, B. R. 1934-. Mascaró Sacristán, Pilar / Madrigal Muñiz, Oscar / Benítez Camacho, Erika. "Introducción a la historia de la psicología". México D.F Cengage Learning Editores, S.A 2011.
Leahey, Thomas Hardy. "Historia de la psicología". Madrid Pearson 2013.
Leahey, Thomas Hardy. Gonzalo de la Casa, L. trad. / Ruiz, Gabriel trad. / Sánchez, Natividad trad. "Historia de la Psicología : principales corrientes en el pensamiento psicológico". Madrid [etc.] Prentice Hall D.L. 1998.
Legrenzi, Paolo. "Historia de la psicología". Barcelona Herder 1986.
Sahakian, William S. "Historia y sistemas de la psicología". Madrid : Tecnos, 1982.
Sáiz Roca, Milagros. "Historia básica de la psicología". Madrid Síntesis D.L. 2011.
Tortosa Gil, Francisco. "Una historia de la psicología moderna". Madrid [etc.] McGraw-Hill Interamericana 1998.
This page is designed with the objective of supporting the students of the subject of History of Psychology, the Bachelor of Psychology at the University Miguel Hernández. It includes the links that are considered more interesting related to this matter, so that students become familiar with various issues, and help you make the work practices of the subject.
1. CALIFICATION OF THE THEORICAL PART (50% of the mark of the subject): Examination of questions of multiple choice (test) (maximum 9 points) and a short question (maximum 1 points). In the test type the wrong answers will subtract points, according to the following correction formula: NT = A - (E / n-1).
2. QUALIFICATION OF THE PRACTICAL PART (30% of the mark of the subject).
(2.1.) Written research work (70% of the note). It will be carried out according to the guide included in the materials section. The maximum value of each one of the sections of the report is: - Introduction: 1 point - Summary: 2 points - Confrontation: 4.5 points - Conclusions: 1.5 points. - Bibliographical references: 1 point.
(2.2.) Oral presentation of research work with Power Point support (30% of the mark). 20-minute exhibition in which all the components of the work group will participate. The presentations will be made during the practical sessions 4, 5 and 6.
3. FOLLOW-UP OF STUDENT WORK (20% of the subject's grade): Attendance to the practice sessions and to the seminar of the subject.
4. FINAL RATING: To pass the subject it will be necessary to obtain a minimum score of 5 in the theoretical part, and a minimum score of 5 in practice. The final mark will be 50% for the theoretical part, 30% for the practical part and 20% for attendance at the practice sessions and the seminary, which will be added to the previous note when it is equal to or greater than 5.


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Light From the Crack
Chapter 16: Light From the Crack
A man named Anava discovers a light in a cave that he is exploring, and has an encounter with the Creator. The revelation he receives sends him on a mission to bring light to others. This is a novel designed to teach biblical principles.
Category - Biblical Novels
The Equipping
I was awakened by what appeared to be a quick blast of a trumpet. As I stumbled out of bed, I could not be sure if I had heard the trumpet in a dream or if someone had blown it somewhere outside of the lodge. The darkness was just starting to be ushered away by its eastern gatekeepers.
"Did you hear that?" my wife asked.
"Yes, did you?" I responded.
We both knew then that we had heard something, and we hurriedly dressed and descended the staircase to the lounge area. I strode toward the front door, pushed it open, and stepped outside into the cool, dark silence. As I passed through the doorway, I felt a strange sensation, and glancing at my wife, I saw that she felt it as well. Then we noticed that our clothing had changed, and that we were suddenly both dressed in white.
It was as if we had broken through a membrane separating one world from another. This new world was still dimly lit, but the landscape appeared to be different—more alive than normal. The trees swayed without a breeze and whispered to each other. There seemed to be pale shadows gliding among the trees. As we stood on the porch of the lodge surveying our surroundings, a wolf emerged from the forest with a lamb confidently walking close beside it. 193 Normally, the sight of a wolf so close would have been frightening, but the quiet confidence of the lamb removed the clammy hand of fear before it could grip our hearts.
"There they are," the wolf said to the lamb, "our protectors. They will know what to do."
"Yes," the lamb said softly, looking at us intently, as if waiting for further instructions.
Turning to me, my wife asked, "Did I just hear a wolf speak?"
"I heard it if you did," I answered. "It appears that we have crossed over into another dimension where animals speak our language, or else our ears have been tuned to understand wolfspeak or lambspeak."
"What about dovespeak?" chirped a bird that was perched above us on a beam from the porch.
"Yes, we hear you," my wife responded, "and we understand. What is happening? We have never experienced this in the past. Are we in another world?"
"No, it is the same world," the dove cooed, "but it is the world as it ought to be and as it is becoming. A new day has arisen where the great reconciliation of creation is beginning." The happy dove then burst into a Morning Song, sung in another language, 194 though we understood each word instantly as it fell upon our ears.
Mee noo – Maa nee doo Loving Spirit (God)
Mee gwetch – kee tchee – Mee gwetch Thank-you! A big thank-you!
Pee ma tchee ee yan For giving me life
Ah pee ting – kay yaa pee Once again
Mee gwetch – kee tee nin I say—Thank-you
Ay pee tchee – tay ay yan with my whole heart
Naa taa maa wee shin Defend/keep me
Noon goom kaa kee shee kak throughout this day,
Tchee – meen wen daa man to be content
Kit – aa naa mee yaa win with your way of prayer
Kaa – kee – mee shee yan you have given me.
Noon goom – kaa – kee shee gak This day
Shaa way nee mee shin have mercy on me;
Mee noo – mee kaa wik Remember in good thought
Taa soo – saa – kee kee shep each morning
Tay bay nee mee nung the one we belong to
Kaa kee naa – aa wee ya and everyone
Kaa – pee maa tchee yaat He gives life to;
Ween – kay shay waa tee sit He who is compassionate,
Paa kaan – kee shee kat a change of day
Kaa wee mee nee koo yang we are being given
Mee noo tay – oon gee of good heart.
Meen way daa mee aa taa Let us please Him,
Mee gwetch – wee in aa taa let us thank Him,
Saa yaa kee ee koo sit the One we love,
Mee noo – Maa nee doo Our Loving Spirit (God)
As the words of praise poured forth from the mouth of the little dove, the trees swayed and clapped their hands. Many animals drew close, not wanting to miss a single thought. Deer, squirrels, cranes, and even bears seemed to gain as much strength, comfort, and life as we did from each word of the song. Peace reigned in every heart that heard the Morning Song, and when the last note was finished, a great shout went up into the mist, an acceptable praise offering to the Creator of all.
Then a small sapling uprooted itself from the ground and glided out from among the trees toward us, bowing slightly. It shed its branches one by one until it stood barren, yet sturdy—a living staff about seven feet in length. Though it did not speak aloud, we could understand its thoughts and intent. We both reached out our hands and grasped the tree together, and it seemed satisfied that we would use it for that which it was intended—to bring life and to set all captives free.
The animals and the figures in white standing at a distance then faded from view, and we stood alone in the early morning light, dressed again in our original clothing. Only the dove and the staff remained, having passed through the veil with us. The bird flew down and landed happily upon my wife's right shoulder. Delighted, she whispered to her new friend, "I will call you Sippore," and she softly stroked the dove's head and neck. 195
"We should be on our way," I suggested. "It appears that we have been equipped for the day's events. Sippore seems to have bonded with you!"
"Yes," she replied, "we are one."
After walking to the truck in the parking lot of the lodge, we were soon on our way to Cosmos, where we expected to meet the others in our new fellowship and to search for Joseph. The sun rose brighter and brighter as we drove in silence along the gently flowing river from Revelation Mountain, and we pondered the meaning and significance of these unusual events.
We had not gone far when it occurred to me to name the staff. "I will call this staff Jubilee," I said aloud. My wife nodded in agreement. "That's a good name," she affirmed, grasping the staff with one hand and running her other hand down its length.
"Look!" she exclaimed. "Something is being written on it!"
We both watched as the living staff carved letters upon itself in precise lettering: "Proclaim Liberty." 196
"Your will shall be done," the staff said to us silently, "for you are in agreement with the Creator to bring liberty to the captives." We heard its clear voice with the ears of our heart, and we knew that no authority on earth could overrule or withstand that which lay in this staff. We were filled with confidence that with this staff of authority our commission could not fail.
We finally arrived at the town of Cosmos and drove to the center of town where its Council met near the courthouse, the jail, and the Department of Records and Titles. The buildings had been constructed on three sides of a park having old trees, green grass, hard benches, and concrete pathways. In the center of the park was a natural spring flowing out of the ground, from the top of a volcano-shaped mound of earth and minerals. From there the water was piped underground to empty into the nearby river.
I parked the truck, and took the staff to the park. As we crossed the paved street surrounding the park, a stench assaulted our nostrils. We walked under an archway that read, "Trail of Tears," 197 as we could see that the "Trail" led straight to the fountain. As we drew near, we saw a bronze plaque embedded in the concrete at the end of the path. It read: "Marah Fountain." 198
Examining the water, we could see that the water was highly alkaline and too bitter to drink. Over the years the minerals had formed a yellow and brown mini-volcano out of which the water flowed.
"The heart of this town is bitter," my wife commented. "Yet what is hidden under the ground cannot be hidden, because the pressure must be released somewhere. This fountain appears to be a safety valve that prevents an explosion."
"The people must be used to the smell," I replied with some disgust. "I suppose that if one smells this year after year, one gets used to it and no longer thinks of it as a problem."
The Jubilee staff then projected a thought: "Each drop of bitter water is a tear from heartbroken people. This fountain has flowed for thousands of years, because cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men 199 have abused, beaten, and enslaved other men. Liberty is the Creator's gift; slavery is men's alternative. There has been a great conspiracy against heaven for control of the earth, because men wanted to ensure for themselves the right to enslave others. Under such conditions, truth is the enemy of the state. You have been given an ancient commission, long ignored and finally almost forgotten, to be a blessing to all the families of the earth."
Tears welled up in my wife's eyes, and for a time she mingled them with those of creation flowing from Marah Fountain. "The Creator," Jubilee continued, "never defined authority as the right to enslave; it was instituted to empower hearts of love to serve others and, if necessary, to set them free. But in the course of time, when bodies were diseased by mortality and hearts polluted by bitterness, men sought authority to obtain slaves. Slavery is an inherited evil."
As I contemplated these thoughts that were coming from the heart of the staff of authority, it occurred to me that even the Creator Himself did not intend to enslave His creation. Though it was indeed a judgment of the law upon those who were otherwise unable to pay restitution to those they had victimized, slavery was strictly limited by time. Its purpose was to bring justice to the victim and correction to the sinner, not to remain as a permanent fixture in society. Obedience demanded by the law was only the means to an end, a temporary discipline to restrain the evil flowing from bitter hearts until His nature had been instilled in the hearts of men by the power and grace of the Jubilee.
"I have something for you!" The loud voice shattered my contemplative mood. Startled, I whirled around and instinctively planted my feet in a defensive position.
Ojibwe hymn entitled Morning Song.
Sippore means "bird" in Hebrew.
Leviticus 25:10, also inscribed on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
The original "Trail of Tears" was the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation in 1838, as a result of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Between 2,000 and 6,000 died along the way. Many tribes from the east were moved to Oklahoma between 1830 and 1850.
A phrase taken from George Washington's Farewell Address in 1796, warning of those who would seek "to subvert the power of the people … and to usurp for themselves the reins of government."
Chapter 15: Confirmation
Chapter 17: The Fountain
Chapter 1: The Call
Chapter 2: Revelation Mountain
Chapter 3: The Guardian
Chapter 4: The Rainbow
Chapter 5: The Second Rainbow
Chapter 6: The Return
Chapter 7: Gifts to Steward
Chapter 8: Joshua's Message
Chapter 9: Anava's Message
Chapter 10: Deeper Explanations
Chapter 11: Joseph's Message
Chapter 12: Building Foundations
Chapter 13: A Mysterious Disappearance
Chapter 14: More Light
Chapter 16: The Equipping
Chapter 18: Freeing Joseph
Chapter 19: Healing
Chapter 20: The Eyes of God
Chapter 21: The Visitation
Chapter 22: Renewal
Chapter 23: Restoration
Chapter 24: Found by the Light


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Un xofer o xòfer és la persona encarregada de conduir un vehicle de motor per transportar persones, personalitats o qualsevol tipus de client que hagi contractat els seus serveis, generalment llogant també el vehicle.

L'origen del mot prové de la paraula francesa chauffeur que significa el que escalfa (l'equivalent català, el fogoner, foganyer o fogainer es reserva al tren de vapor), que a la vegada prové del llatí calefacere. A França, el mot data del  i s'aplicava també als fogoners de les locomotores. Les funcions del xofer consisteixen a traslladar a les personalitats o visitants comercials o industrials d'una empresa des del lloc d'arribada fins al lloc de destí.

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Recently we derived a list of the 10 most popular websites in the world for 2017. The list we compiled is based Alexa.com stats, a site which tracks millions of website users to create lists of the most visited websites by country and globally. Alexa's rankings are created based on the estimates of the daily time spent on site per visitor, daily page views per visitor, % of traffic per search and the total number of sites that link to each website in their list.
Taobao (www.taobao.com) – initially launched in May 2003, is the most popular consumer-to-consumer (C2C) online marketplace in China. The website attracts Chinese consumers who value the platform's wide range of products and services and their price competitiveness. With around 760 million product listings as of March 2013, the site was reported as the China's largest online shopping destination in terms of gross merchandise volume in 2013, according to iResearch. Currently, Taobao Marketplace business is part of the Alibaba Group.
According to Alexa, Taobao is ranked globally as number 10, however, it is ranked as 3rd most popular website in China. As you can see from the chart below and a research of the World Economic Forum the website also attracts users from Japan, South Korea, United States and Hong Kong. The average user spends 8:52 minutes on the site and visits around 4 pages. The bounce rate is 15.40% and there are 53,690 sites linking to Taobao.
Founded in November 1998 by Tencent, Qq.com count their total users at over six hundred million. With the strategic goal to provide their users with "one-stop online life service", the website offers a wide variety of services, ranging from instant messaging, mail, search engine, shopping, and even online dating. The diverse Tencent platforms – QQ, QQ.com, QQ Games, and PaiPai.com form China's largest Internet community. Linked up with other heavily used features such as forums, chat rooms, and QQ Groups, Tencent's Qzone has grown into China's largest personal Internet space, with almost 1 billion users on QQ Instant messenger. In addition, the Qq virtual products – QQ Show, QQ Pet, QQ Game, and QQ Music/Radio/Live also successfully manage to provide entertainment and customization options to their users.
Ranked number 9th by Alexa, Qq.com is also the 2nd most popular website in China. And although 92.3% of the visitors come from China, just like Taobao, the site also attracts users from Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Normally the average visitor spends 4:38 minutes on the site and sees around 4 [promptly 3.91] pages. However, compared to the other Chinese website on the list Taobao, Qq has almost double bounce rate – 31.10%.
Reddit is an American social news aggregation and discussions website with an incorporated content rating system. It was founded by the University of Virginia roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian on June 23, 2005. Every user can post stories and links on Reddit, with topics covering everything that is new and popular on the internet. As of 2017, Reddit had 542 million monthly visitors and 234 million unique users.
Although Reddit is globally ranked number 8th by Alexa, the site is rated as the 4th most popular website in the United States.
While over half of its users come from the US, the website attracts visitors from the UK, Canada, Australia, and Germany, too. An interesting stat is that the average user spends the longest time (15:53 minutes) on the site, compared to the rest of the websites that are ranked in the most popular top 10. The average Reddit visitor views about 10 pages [10.38] and the site has a bounce rate of 25.50%.
This is an Indian version of Google.com. It is made to search the whole web or only webpages from India. The number 7 position of Google.co.in in the Alexa global ranking proves the fact that the majority of internet use is driven by the search for information. Google.co.in provides interfaces in English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, and Tamil.
On average the users spend 8:06 minutes on the site, and view approximately 11 pages [11.12]. A curious fact is that the bounce rate has fallen by 12% versus the previous 3 months – estimated at 27.60% now.
Yahoo is one of the pioneers in the top 10 most popular websites in 2017 rating. It is the oldest and the second most visited search engine on the web. The site was founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, electrical engineering graduate students from Stanford University. They created a website, named "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web".
Apart from its globally recognized web portal, search engine Yahoo! Search, the site provides a lot of services, including Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping, video sharing, etc. There are 700 million active monthly users on Yahoo. However, in the era of Google and Facebook, the website is facing difficulties to make its positions in the list.
When it comes to stats, the site is ranked number 6th globally and in the US, with a substantial number of visitors coming from India, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Brasil.
The Yahoo users spend around 4:05 on average on the site, and view approximately 3 pages per visit [3.79]. The bounce rate of the site is rather high, estimated at 46.70% by Alexa.
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia. Initially launched on January 15, 2001, by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, the website is today's largest and most popular general reference work on the Internet. Since Wikipedia is a free website, you can find millions of articles in 287 languages there (according to otechworld.com – 45 million pieces) and they are open to being edited by everyone on the internet. Currently, the website Wikipedia is owned by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.
As you can see above Wikipedia attracts most users in the US, followed by Japan, India, China, and Germany. The average visitor sees about 3 pages [3.27] and spends 4:11 minutes on the site. A prominent stat is that 68.40 % of visits to the site come from a search engine.
Launched on January 18, 2000, Baidu is the Chinese language search engine and the most visited website in China. It provides "simple and reliable" search experience in Chinese, including a search of multi-media content – MP3 music and movies. What is more, the site was the first to offer WAP and PDA-based mobile search in China.
Apart from being the most popular Chinese language search engine, similar to Qq.com, Baidu also provides over 50 other services.
On average the visitors spend 7:54 minutes on Baidu and view 6 pages [6.31].
The popular social networking site was started by Mark Zuckerberg in his college dorm room at Harvard in 2004. Since then, it has grown to serve over one billion users worldwide which makes it the most powerful tool for finding people online. Similarly to Twitter, Facebook has helped to assemble and organize communities involved in protests and demonstrations all over the world. There is no limit to the popularity of this site.
According to Alexa, Facebook is ranked at 3rd position when it comes to popularity, both globally and in the US. The average user spends 9:47 minutes on the website, and visits around 4 pages [4.01], Facebook has by far the highest number of sites that link to it- 7,601,185, in comparison to its rivals in the top 10 most popular websites in the world.
Youtube is the second most popular and most visited site in the world. Youtube is owned and managed by Google itself. The site was created by three PayPal employees (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim) in February 2005. In 2006, YouTube was acquired by Google for over $1 billion. You can watch and share every category of video on YouTube.
The Alexa stats show the average visitor spends 8:25 minutes on it, and see approximately 5 pages [4.95]. There are 2,699,220 websites that link to YouTube. Apart from the US where the site is also ranked 2nd, same as it global position, YouTube gets most visitors from India, Japan, China, and Russia.
Google is the most popular search engine as well as the most visited website globally. Currently, there are 1.17 billion monthly active Google users in the world. The site was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Today, Google processes more than 40,000 searches in a second.
Apart from its search engine the site provides a lot of other services – such as their popular email service – Gmail, and specialized searches through blogs, catalogs, videos, news items, etc. It also has social networking tools, organization tools, and chat tools, services for mobile devices and more.
There are 3,560,046 websites that link to Google. The average daily time spent on the site is 8:01 in which the users view approximately 9 pages [8.93]. Google.com is ranked 1st most popular site in the US, 3rd in India in the same category, 2nd in Japan and 1st in Iran.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - We've seen crazes in the past to find hidden cash—like when people frantically searched UNM's campus for 'Hidden Cash NM,' to those who've journeyed high and low to find Forrest Fenn's treasure.
"You know the whole millennial generation where everyone's on their phones, we're trying to get people out," said Toby Gutierrez.
Gutierrez is the founder and a web developer. He came up with the idea with some help from his son.
"The way he interacts looking for Easter Eggs and just things that he finds inside of video games and stuff like that," said Gutierrez.
He said the money will be hidden in public places around Albuquerque, or even across the state. In order to play, you'll pay a small amount then you're on your way to the hidden cash.
"When they sign up, basically what they're gonna get is a digital download that's exclusive essentially to them where they're gonna be able to get a map of some sort or something in a poetic form," he said.
It's almost like 'The Goonies,' using the map to find the hidden treasure. Gutierrez said they'll even be selling items needed for with the missions, like a compass or a metal detector.
"It's just about getting a little bit of exercise and even just basically getting out and enjoying the journey. It's not so much about the treasure itself," he said.
Guttierrez is also looking to work with businesses to sponsor the missions. He said they plan to launch the first one later this year.
If you're interested in taking part, you can sign up on this website.