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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Evan Thompson, Neuroscience and Free Will

Updated below. Check out Evan Thompson's You Tube series called "Neuroscience and free will": part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6. From part 1, quoting William James: "Effort of attention is thus the essential phenomenon of will" (7:10). From the conclusion of part 6: "Free will then is not exempt from causes and conditions but is rather the flexible coordination of attention" (4:05). In part 2 he starts to talk about the self related to meditation (around 7:00). Around 7:45 he notes it has 2 aspects, the present-centered "I" and the narrative self which adds past and future. He relates it to Damasio's ideas.

The end of part 2 was on Damasio's core self, the beginning of part 3 on his autobiographical self. The rest of the latter part discusses how we might differentiate them via meditative practice. Part 4 goes into some experiments with those who meditate and those who don't, measuring the brain activity correlated with these 2 selves. Those who meditate have much more flexibility to distinguish and go between the core and narrator, whereas those who do not conflate them. Moreover at 4:55 the meditators have some command of voluntary (aka conscious) regulation of attention and emotion.

Part 5 continues the discussion at the end of the previous section on large-scale brain dynamics, where conscious activity synchronizes the brain regions and produces high frequency gamma waves. He goes into a study of long-term practitioners doing compassion meditation, which displayed a lot of high amplitude gamma synchrony. And voluntarily produced. At 4:45 he goes into volition and emergence. At 6:00 he calls this volition interventionist causation.

The beginning of part 6 concludes from a study that meditation is a strong top-down causative effect of self-generated attention on brain dynamics. This global activity emerges from the local brain activity and shapes and constrains it. This is no way denies that local brain activity can also cause effects, i.e, our zombies. But the zombies do not exhibit the kind of global synchrony as does volitional control, so we're talking about the very real differences between conscious and nonconscious acts. Hence the conclusion already provided in the beginning.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Sanders laughs at Twamp

It's hard not to do so with the Biggest Clown. This time it's over Twamp's statement that nobody knew how complicated health care is. All of us with a brain have known this all along.

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The big bang theory
Has suggested that the universe
Had its beginnings

In a ‘singularity’
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Packed into such a small space,

So string theory solved it
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Wonder is...

I realize that there has already been a lot of amazing reviews of the book - Wonder by R.J. Palacio.  I just want to add my two cents.  This book is a MUST read not just for every classroom teacher but also every parent.  I read Wonder this past school year as a read aloud to 2 of my classes.  (The third class wanted to read Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes which I will save for another post).  Each time I would read the chapters, I would always find new topics to discuss.  My students would beg me to keep reading as they were glued to this wonderful story about Auggie.  I think this book is the perfect book for 6th grade students.  Even though Auggie is a 5th grader, my students could definitely relate to what he was dealing with in school.  My students could not stand Julian.  It was fun to see their reaction and listen to them discuss the relationships in the book.  I also showed them a book trailer which is on R.J. Palacio's site.  It is great to show them because it is true to the story.

I plan to use this book at the beginning of the year as my first novel read aloud.  I say my first novel read aloud because I start every year with a short story read aloud, "Curses, Inc" from the book of short stories, "Curses, Inc."by Vivian Vande Velde.  I like using "Curses, Inc." as my first read aloud because it is great for think-alouds and getting the students used to my reading style.  Once I begin Wonder, I  plan to use some of the creative ideas from this site - Help Readers Love Reading.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

In Episode 13, Jack and Amanda interview John Bultena of UC Merced and his use of comics in the college classroom and also discuss the Big Wow Comicfest.

Recommended Reads
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  • Young Avengers, Vol. 3: Mic-Drop at the Edge of Time and Space  by Kieron Gillen
  • Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron
  • Scalped by Jason Aaron
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Episode 12: Big Wow ComicFest

In Episode 12, Jack and Amanda cover the Big Wow Comicsfest in San Jose CA on Sunday, May, 18, 2014:

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Encouraging Christian Women toward Healthy Sexual Intimacy

The Best Time to Teach Women About Sex in Marriage

Do you know the best time to teach women about sex in marriage?  At the beginning, of course!

That's why a few other wives and I are committed to once again doing our Pursuit of Passion event for engaged and newly-married Christian women.

We did this event last March and those humble beginnings led to 30 women being blessed with invaluable information about sexual intimacy in marriage.

We envision a day when we can take this event all over the country, but right now we are doing it for the second time in Omaha, Nebraska.

Pursuit of Passion Event
March 18, 2017

Maybe you know of Christian women in eastern Nebraska or Western Iowa (or nearby communities) who just got engaged or have been married only a few years.

This is a vital opportunity for them to hear biblical and practical information about SEX.

Will you please share this information so we can help more marriages set a solid foundation of passionate and enduring sexual intimacy in marriage?

Here's a video with a few testimonies from the event we did last March:

Our prayer is that 60 women will attend our event in March 2017.

Registration is required (cost is only $25, and all participants receive a copy of my book, Pursuit of Passion: Discovering True Intimacy in Your Marriage.

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Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Men Like Humorous Women, Finds Study

Most men prefer an average-looking, playful woman with a good sense of humor to a supermodel as a partner, a recent survey has found. According to the study, a good sense of humor was the first priority in a mate for men, followed by a fun-loving partner putting physical attractiveness down the list at ninth. According to the American Journal of Play study, women also look for someone who is fun and has a good sense of humor, but also believe a man with kindness and understanding is more important, the report said.
Entre Nous principal Rosalind Baker said fun was what most single people wanted at the start of any relationship. “When you first meet someone it’s only natural to want a bit of fun and get that spark first before looking for the long-term qualities,” she said. “Once they are aware of their long-term relationship needs, the other important characteristics kick in and fun slips down the list,” she added. Baker said honesty, trust, understanding, openness, respect, kindness, caring, warmth, loving and affectionate traits were things both men and women desire after the initial “fun stage.”
“Even though a man is seeking a woman who will be kind to his parents, be the perfect mother for his children, the ideal partner to support him in his career, the most wonderful hostess and world’s best housekeeper, he also wants a playmate – someone he can relax with and have fun. If he doesn’t get that in a woman, that’s when he’s most likely to find a playmate outside the relationship,” she said.


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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Summer Lovin' and Wanelo!

Hi my beautiful bright eyes! Okay so first things first, I get Kate Spade emails and from now on, I'll try to come up with creative color descriptions like "bazooka pink" or something. Anyway, so today I just wanted to talk about some summer objects that I've been eyeing recently and will probably get now so I can be prepared. Like a Girl Scout. Hahaha, sorry guys I'm jamming out to this playlist on songza (BETTER THAN PANDORA. WHAT.) that is seriously labeled "Pop Divas of the '00s" and it is the best for late night blogging.

So I got this app the other day, and items called Wanelo and it's basically like Pinterest but instead of repinning and liking, you can either save the object or buy it if you really like it. The things on there are so great and it's so crazy addictive. P.S. If you wanna follow, it's soccergirl1614. You know you want to, follow for a follow? Okay so that's Wanelo. Shout out to my first follower: veramb! Follow her!

Okay, so summer things I want badly, mostly all thanks to Wanelo.
1. Urban Outfitters Heart Aviators ($16.00)
So I had Maddens (The name's Madden. Steve Madden.) last summer and unfortunately they broke because they might have fallen off my face in the middle of a busy Chicago intersection. Oops. My mother wasn't too happy to hear that. But Urban has these really cute aviators, and I'll probably get these super soon.

2. Kearas Tribal Decal for Beats by Dre ($28.08)
Cute addition to the traditional Beats, adds some personal style and touch.

3. iPhone case by Spires ($35.00)
There are so many colors and designs! It reminds me of Gotye's music video for "Someone I used to know" which was one of my favorite songs this past summer.

4. Victoria's Secret PINK Water Bottle ($12.50)
Water is super important in the summer and it just gets cuter in this PINK water bottle. And when you're working out, you can think about your legs in yoga pants as motivation! You got this girl!

5. American Apparel Chicago Pullover ($42.00)
Okay so I love Chicago and this is a picture from some street, I can't really see the picture. The only thing that stops me about getting this is the price tag. A little steep for a pull over, but we'll see when I give in and get it.

6. American Eagle V-Neck ($15.95)
This was one of the white shirts I talked about in my closet essentials, and it's a guy shirt which makes me love it just that much more. It's breezy and nicely cut, I just love it.

7. No Sleeves Crop Top Starbucks Top ($23.00)
Now everyone can know my public obsession with Starbucks, huzzah! This would look so cute with a cuffed black blazer, with the pin stripe cuffs. Just my thinking.

8. Free People Globe Necklace ($58.00)
Free People is just one of those stores that pulls me in every time, and this necklace is no exception. I fall head-over-heels HARD for Free People accessories, like the flag scarf and now this necklace. Something about the worn-in, slightly vintage motif attracts me like a fat kid and candy.

9. Urban Outfitters Treasure Island Necklace ($30.00)
So this necklace is very Betsey-esque but yet has some distinct differences like the skulls (which have been seen on so many bracelets, but I can't force myself to fork out $10 for one.) It's really cute though especially with so much going on.

10. Red Anchor Messenger ($29.50)
I think this would be the perfect beach tote, pop in a towel, sunglasses, even a beach ball! And the anchors really give it that ocean-y, nautical feeling which I love. I have a scarf like it.

11. Kate Spade Sandals ($158.00 at Nordstrom)
So these are so cute and they come in a bunch of different styles which I really like, but the price is very dislikable which makes me sad. But if I had the money to, one day, spend $160 on sandals these are the ones that I would run to.

Okay so those are some things I plan to get before summer time, and I will have a swimsuit edition up soon after a few more posts. I might post a few OOTD blogs sometime so you guys can really see my style on me instead of reading about it all the time. Oh so I thought this would be fun, the GRAND TOTAL for the ten items(not counting those sandals...) is $290.03. Something tells me I might not be able to afford everything I want, but I'm sure I'll be caving in for the American Apparel Pullover super soon. I get paid next Monday anyway, so we'll see how thin the paycheck can spread. Bye my lovelies! XOXO

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Closet Essential: The LBD

Hi my lovelies! Sorry I've been AWOL for a couple of days, but let's talk about the most ESSENTIAL closet piece, in my opinion: The Little Black Dress. So it's classic, it can be styled and worn several ways for so many occasions: parties, date night, etc. So here are a few I like:

1. ASOS Skater Dress With Slash Neck And Short Sleeves ($35.08)
So this is a totally classic black dress, and it cinches at the waist, showing off the skinny-mini waist and then it flares out but not to a crazy amount. The neckline makes it perfect for statement necklaces, and any type of shoes would go with this dress. This is my basic definition of the LBD, and it's a staple piece.
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2. Vince Camuto Peplum Sheath Dress (Petite) (Sold at Nordstrom Rack, $59.97)
This dress is so adorable, and it is peplum, and it's a total steal especially from Nordstrom Rack. Unforunately it's sold out right now, but I think it'll be back in stock soon especially for Valentine's Day which will look super hot. And I'm really sorry but I couldn't get a good picture of it for you guys, but if you search it up, it's great!

3. Belted Satin Shirtdress ($27.80)
Shirtdresses are already super adorable, and the belt helps a lot. It's also high-low and super chic! And it's from Forever 21 which I kinda love a lot.

4. Silence & Noise Laser Beam Dress ($59.00)
This is from URBAN OUTFITTERS! Yikes, it is so cute! And it has a pattern and it goes onto the back, and it's just so great! Okay so maybe I can't get a picture on this too, but just look it up it's definitely the best!

Okay my lovelies, those are some LBDs to go check out and tell me what you think. Kisses, muah! XOXO

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Let's Talk: The Midwest

Hi my wonderful darlings! Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days, school is hectic and makes me stay up to unreasonable hours to finish homework. And no, I don't procrastinate, I'm just in three advanced science classes this trimester so no judging. So today I wanted to talk about something that is just so near and dear to my heart. (In case you can't detect my dripping sarcasm, I strongly dislike the Midwest.)

So I'll let you guys know a little creeper fact: I live in the Midwest. Actually I live in the epitome of the Midwest, and sadly it's not Iowa, but in fact Indiana. Yeah, don't worry it's that one state in the middle of no where. Okay so first what bothers me is that the Midwest is inaccurately named; yes, I know when the French and British were here, they thought that Colorado was the West or something so we got dubbed the Midwest. But after so long, when we can accurately see that the Midwest is not in fact in the west, but instead in the east so we should really be the Mideast now, but people are stubborn and like false facts.

So some other things about the Midwest... yes literally nothing interesting is here. Chicago might just be the high peak of the whole Midwest, which hey I love Chi-town. Besides Chicago, it is literally all corn, soybeans, and marijuana. Detroit and Gary are both known for their obscene amounts of crime and murder, while my good old town is known for being the meth capital of the U.S. Great. And note, this town is not actually my hometown, I'm actually a good old Southern belle y'all. Alright sorry, no more y'alls. So nothing happens here, and I think My Big Fat Redneck Wedding or whatever might actually be from the Midwest. Sure some people are great in this region, but most people are farmers and hicks. I'm sorry, but I hate hicks with such an indescribable passion, especially when I see future ones at my school. Those kids, I swear. I'm kind of embarrassed to honestly say I went to school with them, because I know if I actually make something of myself, they'll all go around and claim they're best friends with me. I know this, because it has happened to every decent, intelligent person who has miraculously made it out of this awful, god-ridden place.

The intelligence level of people here just surprises me sometimes. I'm in higher level classes, but I know a good deal of the regs (regulars, but I like regs better) and they ask the most common sense, everybody knows the answer questions ALL THE TIME. It just infuriates me sometimes because I know that every one of them has the capability to do something with their lives besides wear fake Uggs and smoke weed. Every one has the ability to make a difference in the world, and I truly think good could come out of the people in the Midwest if they tried to not conform so much to the rude stereotype plastered to this region.

Okay so that's my tangent for today. Oh! Math pick-up line time. Hey if I was sine squared and you were cosine squared, together we could make 1 (; Good one right? No? Okay I'll just stop now... Okay have a good day beautiful people. And remember what the great old Gandhi said "Be the change you wish to see in the world!" Please think of this and stay fantastic!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Closet Essentials: BOYFRIEND JEANS

Hi my lovelies, I'm bacccck! Actually, I've never left... anyways, today is another edition of one of my favorites. BOYFRIEND JEANS. They're great, stylish, and the right amount of wear and tear. So let's talk about them!

Boyfriend jeans are great, and they're good with everything, casual days and nicer days as well. They're appropriately baggy and makes you look like you gotta a boo thang (; unless you actually have one which reminds me, Valentine's Day is coming. And you are all my valentines, because I love all of you unconditionally.

1. J Brand Aiden Boyfriend Jeans ($209.00)

These are the IDEAL boyfriend jeans. They're baggy, distressed, and when they're cuffed, they are PERFECTION. Well, my idea of perfection at least. They would look super cute on a casual day with a flowy shirt, like the ones from Pacsun or something like that.

2. American Eagle Boy Jean ($49.99)

Okay, so just to clarify, these jeans are NOT the boyfriend jeans from American Eagle. The boyfriend ones look a little strange to me, like they're baggy and flared and not very boyfriend-ish. So I looked at these jeans and don't be fooled by the name because they're seriously really cute. And American Eagle is one of those clothing stores that I will buy jeans at. Like Hollister is a little iffy for me, but that's just me. Anyways, these are the boy fit jeans at American Eagle, and they're slouchy and comfy and just great. And it's a little more reasonably priced than the J Brand ones (A LOT MORE REASONABLE).

3. ASOS Vintage Wash Slim Boyfriend Jeans ($61.57)
Okay, first of all, I love ASOS but why 57 cents? That has absolutely no logic to it. Just saying. Okay so ASOS is one of my favorite stores, and these jeans are really nice. ASOS has really well-made, nice quality things so I highly recommend ASOS to everyone. So these jeans are slim, in case you haven't noticed from the name of the pants; the slimness allows them to look a little more put together, but still effortlessly distressed and boyfriend-y. Oh, by the way, look at this girl's thigh gap. I know now, as a soccer player that a thigh gap is now impossible to reach so I just pout and wish I had picked tennis as a kid. But I would never give up soccer.

4. Levi's Boyfriend Jeans Tinted Sky (Sold at ASOS, $184.70)

Okay so I know, these are a little on the pricey side, but I just saw the wash of these jeans and I kinda fell in love and decided to post it. So here they are! And oh by the way, those boots! I'm melting from jealousy.

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Okay so those are my thoughts on my favorite clothing item ever, BOYFRIEND JEANS. And you know, I don't have a boyfriend because boys are icky, but I actually do have plans for Valentine's Day. I feel so special. Okay, anyway these are just options and opinions, but hey they're called boyfriend jeans for a reason, feel free to ask him. It only makes sense. Alrighty then, now I'm just rambling. Bye darlings! Stay beautiful! (:

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Let's Talk: Starbucks

Hi my sweet little Macchiatos! Okay so today I wanted to talk about something I know I am crazily addicted to, and I'm sure some of you out there are too. So let's talk!

What draws us to Starbucks? That green smiley siren (or mermaid, whatever.) is carried around daily by thousands of people. Actually the average for every store is a whopping 550 customers, leaving them with 4 MILLION frappes/mochas/espressos flying out of those blenders every day in just the U.S. alone. If you ask me, every one in the world could get Starbucks everyday, and then Starbucks could support the fiscal cliff issue by itself. But along with that venti plastic cup, a social status comes with the sentence "Oh, I had to get my Starbucks this morning." If you can afford a $5 cup of coffee everyday, cheers to you! Obviously most of us aren't rich enough to have coffee at $5 a pop every single day. In just one month, that's $150 out of your pocket and into Starbucks's. (P.S. In one year, $1800!) So if you have an extra 2 grand every year, treat yourself to some Starbucks everyday. You've deserved it.

But I wonder, even though it shows we have classy, expensive Starbucks and we have bragging rights about how yummy the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino is, don't we ever consciously think about how many calories that one super sugary, caffeine-filled cup has? Like every once in a while, I treat myself to a White Chocolate Mocha venti because I feel like I've earned it. That venti I'm chugging? 580 CALORIES! That should be the amount of calories in a meal and a snack. It would take six miles to burn all of that deliciousness off!

Despite the fattiness and the price, I still love Starbucks with all of my heart. Once you go green, you don't go back. Oh, I highly recommend the cake pops there, super delish! And late-night Starbucks runs in Chicago are seriously the most fun thing ever, and it would be ten times more cute as a date. Okay, I'm done daydreaming and now I'm signing off. Peace out my beauties!Oh yeah, the Starbucks iPhone app? PERFECTION. Free song every week! And no Starbucks blog post would be complete without Starbucks pictures...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Closet Essentials: The Favorite Pair of Jeans

Hi my lovelies! Okay so I am glad to say that when you now Google "DIY book quote scarf", my post is the number one hit. Thank you all so much for clicking! Yay! Okay so you guys know, I'm writing posts about some closet essentials, my opinions and some examples.

So let's talk jeans. I know, I know we would much rather wear sweats than jeans, but days when you really don't want to dress up or look like you just rolled out of bed, jeans are a go-to. You can go with the classic blue, but different colors can help your outfit pop! Black jeans look classy, while colored jeans are hot this season. However jeans are not one size fits all; it all depends on your curves, mostly your hips and thighs.Girl, embrace what you got, and flaunt it! So I'll tell you guys about how my legs are and these are the styles that I've found to elongate the look of my legs and still fit comfortably. Levi's also has their Curve ID quiz that I would recommend; I don't actually wear any of their Curve ID jeans but I do like the idea. Okay so obviously I'm a soccer player (from all those SGP posts! Holla to my soccer ladies!) and I have muscular legs, especially my thighs. There's no thigh gap happening here, no matter how hard I try. So I go for semi-skinny jeans and straight jeans usually. The super skinny jeans first of all make me feel like I'm dying and bring soooo much attention to my thighs which is not good. Semi-skinny jeans and straight jeans help not bring so much attention to my thunder thighs and make my legs look a little more vertical rather than horizontal. Also boyfriend jeans are a staple in my closet, and I'll probably make a post just about them later.

So let's get into some jeans ladies!
1. Lucky Brand Zoe Skinny/Straight Jeans ($70-90)
So I have a few pairs of these and they are like my HOLY GRAIL, hands down my favorite kind of jeans. I seriously love them so much. One thing though, they are a little bit bunched around my ankles, but I wear my jeans pretty low so that might just be me. But there are lots of shades of denim and they go well with everything! So that is the Zoe!
2. Miss Me ($90-120)
Okay, I'm not actually a big fan of Miss Mes actually. They're pretty overpriced in my opinion, and I don't like rhinestones on my butt. No. But they offer a large range of styles and they're pretty nice if you're into flashy jeans that cost a pretty penny. I actually have a pair but they're at the back of my closet, so all you haters out there thinking that "She wouldn't know, she doesn't have them." yes I do.
3. True Religion Stella Skinny ($150-200)
These cost a bit too, but I really like the style of these too. They're not extremely tight and balance out my legs a little, which hey is a plus for me. For all you skinny-minis out there, you might not care. These are jeans I would really invest in to last for a long time.

Okay so those are just some that I have opinions on, but typing all of my thoughts would be way too much effort. And I might just have a seventy-five bone test tomorrow that I haven't studied for yet... But anyway, those are some goodies, American Eagle, Pacsun, and Hollister all have pretty decent jeans too. I recommend going during the denim sale at Pacsun they have every so often. Bullhead jeans are approved by this soccer lady. Well, thank you so much my wonderful viewers, I really mean this. And have a good day, I love you all to the moon and back! Stay beautiful! (:

Monday, January 14, 2013

Closet Essentials: The White Tee

Hello my beautiful people! So I want to start talking about some key, basic pieces to almost every woman's closet and what my take on it is and some places to find that item and variations of it.
Today's feature: the white tee!
Okay this basically is the epitome of the saying "small, but mighty" because it is the absolute most wearable item. It can be dressed up or down, or even worn on a slouchy "bum" day. I actually am a freak and don't own just a plain white tee, and I didn't realize how weird that was until I went to camp one summer. My friend recommended an outfit with a white tee and I was sort of lost for words. So, now to save you all from possible embarrassment at camp, and look at a closet staple: let's go!
1. Gap Women's Pocket Tee ($20)
Okay so this is by far my favorite minimal style of the white tee shirt, with just a baggy pocket that just adds a touch of carefreeness and effortlessness to the whole outfit. You could tuck it in a skirt or into a favorite pair of jeans, depending on what you want.
2. American Eagle Men's Legend V Neck ($16, 2 for $12.50 each)
Okay so I kinda love guy shirts. They're baggy, but not large and American Eagle is so comfy and cozy. This shirt combines the best of both worlds! And the womens's shirt is more fitted, but it's also like $20 so it depends on what you're going for. For this, my ideal outfit would be this shirt with a fitted blazer, with the cuffs rolled up tucked in a pair of favorite jeans and black heels. It can be played many ways, it just depends on your style.
3. American Apparel Ladies Tee Shirt
So American Apparel is kind of well known for their heavenly soft shirts and I'm wearing one right now and so much love for American Apparel. These are really nice quality and so comfy and breathable.
4. Urban Outfitters BDG V Neck ($15-18)
So I love Urban with every fiber of my being, and I have two of these V necks, one in a burnt orange and the other in an ideal blue. They are so wonderful! And I only got them for $5 each during their annual sale. Makes me wonder why I didn't buy more.. Regrets in my life! But these are really lovely.

Okay so those are my thoughts on our FIRST essential closet item, the great white tee! Thanks for reading lovelies, see you later with round 2! (Hopefully!) Ciao bellas! xx

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Sweet Sixteen Gift Ideas

Hi my wonderfuls! Hope you're all having a great start to 2013! So this is THAT year, the year when we complain that we can't drive, we can't get jobs, we have no life, and we turn sixteen! So these are just some gift ideas for people I would get them. And sorry guys, I don't really shop for guys so this is girl gift guide, say for like a sister, girlfriend, friend, etc. And it doesn't have to necessarily even have to be her sweet sixteen, these would work for a normal teenage birthday.

1. Techie friends (electronics lovers!)
Okay so this first one is for all those techie girls out there, slightly obsessed with their phones, laptops, etc.

These are a few of Kate Spade's iPhones cases, they're super cute, really sturdy, and made to last. She also has iPad cases and laptop cases, you know the drill. And the design is definitely unique, and it would be easy to find one to match everyone's certain style and likes. There also are really cute ones with phrases and hashtags, and they are so adorable. Okay, now on to the other part of the gift; I would most likely get one of the phone cases along with these beauties.
These are the Monster Beats by Lady GaGa in case you are unfamiliar with these, and these can be a bit pricey, but really worth it. So for the gift, I would throw together the phone case, the earphones, and a card and I'd be all set for the tech-loving friend.

2. Fashionista

This one can be tough especially if you don't know their sizes or style so I have a few options that don't require clothing (unless you really know they want something!).

Lauren Conrad is so well-known for her put together style and how she can effortlessly pull off everything! She's kind of my biggest fashion idol. But her book Style is a really interesting fashion book; it's chock full of tips, styling guides for different tastes, and just outfit ideas along with some other things. It's perfect for that girl who adores fashion and is always looking for a little outfit inspiration.

Jewelry helps enhance the outfit and you can do no wrong here. Anything is good here; I have a few pictures of Betsey items and a Tiffany necklace. Other ideas could be a Pandora bracelet or a Dogearred one; they're really unique and very pretty. One last idea for the jewelry tester could be a couple months' subscription to Jewelmint, which is an online service that sends you a piece of jewelry every month for a certain price and if you like it, you can keep or return it and not pay that month. It would be nice for them to see a few pieces and decide on what they like. For fashion, it doesn't have to necessarily be clothes, it can be books, jewelry, scarves, gift cards to stores they like, etc.

3. Comfy Lover

Comfort is my favorite thing on this planet and I just enjoy gifts like this.

So good ideas would be onesies (since everyone apparently loves them right now), soft blankets, movies to watch, candy, a mug with hot chocolate mix, anything the person generally likes can be changed into a gift.

Well these are just some ideas, I'll put up more at a later time! Tell me what you think about these ideas and I hope this helps you! You can find something for everyone, these are just some suggestions! Have a good day!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Hormonal Acne 101

Hi my lovelies! Alrighty ladies, besides Mother Nature's gift of the month, your face also presents a gift:overly active skin which then can lead to hormonal acne.
Okay so what causes hormonal acne?
Usually, our faces have a normal amount of something called androgens that produce oil on our faces which is normal. Then during TOM (time of month) the androgens, which are hormones, go crazy causing acne flares that come along as well.
Some ways to treat hormonal acne:
1. The toothpaste trick. If you really need to leave but have a zit, dab some toothpaste on it and wait for ten minutes and wash off. PAT skin dry or it'll be easily irritated. The swelling and redness should go down, and this is a good quick fix.
2. Clean and Clear Advantage Acne Face Wash. So I used to use the toothpaste trick until my face had an allergic reaction to it and broke out so bad. So I picked this face wash up and it works miracles, I'm convinced. I use it in the morning and at night and perfecto! Gone in a few days.
3. Exercise. It produces sweat so the toxins are expelled from your body and it helps you keep the cramps at bay too. And you get in shape all at the same time!
4. Water. It will constantly flush all the bad stuff out of your system and help regulate the androgens better.

Okay well there are some tips for dealing with hormonal acne! Hope you enjoyed, bye!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Lookalike: Steve Madden Troopa Boots

Hi my lovelies! Happy New Year and may this year be great for all of you. Okay now let's talk Steve Madden. Troopa boots are pretty infamous right now, known for their design and also for the price tag that goes along with them. Haven't seen them yet? Now you will have. Okay so they're pretty great, and I'm sure a lot of people have already given in and paid the $100 for them, but as a student that kind of money could pay for way more stuff than one pair of super cute boots. So how about some lookalikes for less?

1.FOREVER 21 ($34.80)
Okay, so these are the Forever 21 ones and pretty similar right? Maybe a few differences, but hey it would look weird if everyone was wearing the exact same pair of Troopas. These are only $34.80 so go for it!

2. PACSUN ($39.99)
Pacsun, you have pulled through again! So at first glance, I thought they were almost Troopas! And Pacsun quality is always nice, so these would be a good pair of lookalikes for only $39.99!

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3. PACSUN ($34.99)
So these aren't necessarily Troopas but they are cute if you like a spin on the classic combat boot. It's got a little heel and crochet detail but the same main guidelines as combat boots with the laces. Just another option for all the daring.
Image 1 of New Look Clark Lace Up Worker Boots
4. ASOS ($52.75)
These are the New Look Clark Lace Up Worker Boots, and the lookalike that I found on ASOS which I love by the way. But these are nice, and really good quality. ASOS is spot on. Just saying. But these are a little pricey compared to the others but I'm sure you'll get your money's worth out of these.

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5. SWEET BEAUTY ($47.99)
Beforehand, these are online so you might have to pay additional money for tax and shipping and all that, just to let you guys know. And again, these are for the ones okay with not-exactly Troopa style boots, because these have a little something something extra: the folded over pattern which is so cozy looking and very plaid. But these are just a variation that you could try out if you like it.

And okay, those are some lookalikes I found to fit different styles of people, but still go along with the Steve Madden Troopa craze. Tell me what you guys think and have a wonderful 2013!


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QMCI News: Quarterly Report (10-q) 05/11/2017 03:22:53 PM
QMCI News: Annual Report (10-k) 03/31/2017 11:13:53 AM
#1155  Sticky Note QuoteMedia Announces Financial Results for 2016 Fiscal Year reaper247 04/02/17 12:35:10 AM
#1174   QuoteMedia Announces Financial Results for Q1 2017 reaper247 05/11/17 10:05:11 PM
#1170   QMCI client, the NASDAQ continues to dominate the reaper247 04/28/17 01:39:27 AM
#1168   Window shopping options tonight using quotemedia. reaper247 04/16/17 11:03:16 PM
#1167   PHOENIX, April 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- reaper247 04/13/17 11:18:57 PM
#1166   Nice. It would be good to see them reaper247 04/09/17 09:59:07 PM
#1165   I am trying to get them to present colincop 04/09/17 10:24:12 AM
#1164   QMCI is a participating sponsor at the 2017 reaper247 04/09/17 12:03:32 AM
#1162   $QMCI Security Details $Pistol Pete$ 04/03/17 06:34:50 PM
#1161   This investor has been in for 12yrs and colincop 04/03/17 11:42:03 AM
#1160   .0321 x .0488 - 39.22% OUCH! How come laraz5 04/03/17 10:37:24 AM
#1159   $QMCI QuoteMedia Announces Financial Results for 2016 Fiscal Year $Pistol Pete$ 04/03/17 01:25:30 AM
#1158   This company's revenues are definitely growing this year colincop 04/02/17 11:58:39 AM
#1157   The TMX will now display real time quotemedia reaper247 04/02/17 01:00:10 AM
#1156   Been waiting a long time for this to reaper247 04/02/17 12:47:48 AM
#1155   QuoteMedia Announces Financial Results for 2016 Fiscal Year reaper247 04/02/17 12:35:10 AM
#1154   hopefully bodes well for qmci sven 03/29/17 08:42:50 AM
#1151   $QMCI Daily & Weekly Charts http://stockcharts $Pistol Pete$ 03/10/17 12:19:53 PM
#1149   The NASDAQ uses QMCI data for options. The reaper247 03/09/17 11:53:08 PM
#1147   Look Magic! the Bid is .06 the ask laraz5 03/06/17 01:14:41 PM
#1146   Has to be speculators.. sure isnt insiders ernie44 03/06/17 11:51:54 AM
#1145   Congrats irondog. reaper247 03/03/17 04:17:20 PM
#1144   Nice $160 worth of stash, I completely understand laraz5 03/03/17 03:30:21 PM
#1143   Just added to my stash. irondog 03/03/17 12:10:02 PM
#1142   I think that is going to finally change. colincop 03/03/17 11:37:09 AM
#1141   Just never understood this one, crazy. Way undervalued. GOLDBUFFALO 03/03/17 06:43:00 AM
#1140   Hey GB, reaper247 03/02/17 11:08:02 PM
#1139   LOL laraz, reaper247 03/02/17 10:56:03 PM
#1138   Might be time to show shareholders exactly how laraz5 03/02/17 12:34:14 PM
#1137   Might be time to enter in as shorts GOLDBUFFALO 03/02/17 12:01:40 PM
#1136   LOL, laraz… reaper247 02/27/17 03:28:52 AM
#1131   Can you name a Firm that allows shorting laraz5 02/24/17 02:14:37 PM
#1129   QuoteMedia bogus platform has Its own Ask at laraz5 02/24/17 12:28:28 PM
#1128   QMCI market data can help you scalp, straddle, reaper247 02/24/17 01:37:11 AM
#1127   I think we will find out at some reaper247 02/24/17 01:01:09 AM
#1126   Nobody is dumping shares read the SEC reporting colincop 02/23/17 10:30:45 AM
#1125   Manipulated scam CrapMedia QMCI continues to do what laraz5 02/23/17 10:04:37 AM
#1124   Interesting I continue to wonder why this company colincop 02/23/17 09:48:37 AM
#1123   Looks like Plains All American Pipeline NYSE: PAA reaper247 02/22/17 11:46:55 PM
#1120   Try real time streaming market data free for reaper247 02/10/17 12:25:50 AM
#1119   LOL laraz, reaper247 02/02/17 09:52:26 PM
#1117   More Manipulation CrapMedia with those 200 shares that laraz5 02/02/17 10:35:40 AM
#1116   CarpMedia QMCI is hemorrhaging money, It will not laraz5 02/02/17 09:45:41 AM
#1115   Duhh? What? reaper247 02/01/17 10:55:19 PM
#1114   That is cents not dollars Ive been in colincop 02/01/17 08:23:02 PM
#1113   OK --DUHH i know that--PLUS i know ernie44 02/01/17 03:40:35 PM
#1111   am sure they are not following the trading ernie44 02/01/17 11:43:20 AM
#1108   Bid always rises in QMCI when there is laraz5 02/01/17 09:31:07 AM
#1107   the bid is up LOLOL 3.8 ernie44 01/31/17 04:29:43 PM
#1106   Thanks colincop, reaper247 01/31/17 01:40:19 AM
#1105   LOL, what? reaper247 01/31/17 01:00:50 AM


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Games of this genre known as Action and adventure games. In them, the player will have to strain gyrus, because often the outcome of the game is not predetermined, but depends on its actions: in this case in some games pre-registers a number of possible endings. In order to advance through the story, the player is required to show some intelligence, for example, to select the desired item to open the door to the next area. In general, with the objects in these online-games should be especially careful if they miss something mean, you can not run the game on, and sometimes even impossible for them to return, and will have to start the game all over again. So - saved, stored again maintained if possible. Sometimes these flash games require not only savvy, but also some of the skills of warfare for the mini-stories. The graphics in these games is varied: from a deliberately primitive to the detailed prorisovannosti. Quests are tightened and often require for their passage to some perseverance on the part of the player. Typically, people sit at computer games to relax and get away from everyday problems. In this case, the World Wide Web you can find a lot of games aimed at the most demanding taste. After all, not everyone likes an incredible speed to press the button, fighting the crowds of opponents or show dexterity in numerous races and arcades. There is also a relaxing holiday lovers who love to play Quests, behind which you can spend pleasant hours in the company of a warm blanket and a cup of tea. And even though this genre is not very popular with developers, yet every year there are some exciting quests, which hit the player thought-out plot and graphics performance. However, these games, unfortunately, is not suitable for users with slower computers. In this situation, we recommend that you pay attention to the game for free quests posted on our site. Their main advantage is that they are not demanding and available online. This is especially true for those who enjoy their free time to carry out office work for the passage of an interesting quest. These games usually do not differ a complex storyline, for which we must follow when passing. But this can be due more to the pros, because if you sit down to play for ten minutes at home or in the office, then you will not have time for you to delve into the complex plot twists and turns. Free games quests are focused on those users who primarily like to solve the puzzle with reasoning and logical point of view, and not just rely on their speed of reaction. For example, a very popular game in the series "Hidden object". The purpose of them is always the same - slowly inspect the entire location, trying to find a specific set of things cleverly Hidden in developers. This ingenuous idea of the gameplay can be done in different surroundings and be supported by an interesting plot. It is also often play online quests are that you need to find a way out of the closed room, through the activation of the right things in a certain order. If you want a thrill, and the real secrets and mysteries, then you probably will like quests that you can try on the role of treasure hunter or a brilliant detective. We have games, focused on small even gamers - these quests are usually carried out in the developing style, and they baby will be able to solve simple puzzles and learn something new.

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They both cause a lot of trouble in the ocean? It's unhealthy to be hit on the head with either one? I'd do my best to whack either one away from me with a golf club? All true. But also, they both have surfaces designed to take advantage of physics.

Oh, there are so many reasons that sharks are like golf balls. They're both tough to film, but they both get an disproportional amount of time on television, and both are so much more fun to watch if, somehow, there is blood involved. The connections go on and on. But only one connection has to do with physics.

Golf balls, if you've noticed, have dimpled outsides. This allows them to fly faster. A smooth ball clears a path through the air, leaving a clear, wide wake of low-pressure air behind it. This low pressure air sucks the golf ball backwards, slowing it down. The little divots in golf balls create pockets of turbulence that cause air to swirl around the ball. They hug the back curve of it, pressing close and creating a smaller wake. This smaller wake does less to hold the ball back and lets it fly farther.

Sharks look smooth, but actually, they're covered with tiny curving spikes called dermal denticles. Denticles resemble small, flattened coat hooks, all on top of each other and all curving towards the back of the shark. It's recently been found that they do the same things that golf ball dimples do - break up the wake and let the shark move through the water faster and with less energy. They are masters of fluid dynamics.

Also, sharks are like golf balls because - when people are handling either, it's considered bad form to make loud noises.

If you'd like to learn more about sharks, check out shark week on our show. We talk to a shark expert who has great footage of shark research, discuss our favorite shark movies, and argue about the genre of Jaws.

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Although last night’s Grimm was titled “One Angry Fuschbau,” it was Monroe’s episode from start to finish. I’m still not convinced Monroe’s as hilarious as everyone seems to think, but he’s still massively likable, and he rocked last night, whether he was helping Julliette, protecting Rosalee, or trying to inject frogs full of magic potions.

But I’m getting ahead of myself! Let’s begin with the case of the week, since that’s what the episode does. Six months ago, a lion-Wesen husband tossed his mouse-Wesen wife off his second story balcony, murdering her in full view of his maid (whom he does not kill, which seems a poor decision after you’ve already committed one murder). In the present, his trial has begun, with Rosalee on the jury. Lion-Husband has hired a Ziegevolk — one of those satyr-like Wesen who secrete pheromones to influence people, as seen early in the first season — as his lawyer, meaning the lawyer can use his glands to affect both the jury and the witnesses’ testimony.

Which he does, even making Rosalee believe the dude’s innocent — thanks to some incredibly CG toads that he eats, which kick his pheromones into overdrive. Monroe, having attended the trial after dropping Rosalee off, catches the lawyer eating one such toad in the courthouse's bathroom. He alerts the Scooby gang, who do the research to figure out how to give him what Rosalee unfortunately terms a “brain vasectomy,” permanently shutting down the part of the Ziegevolk’s brain that controls the pheromone to prevent him from jury-tampering in the future, while making sure Murdering Lion-Husband gets convicted.

This require two elaborate and kind of silly scenes, the first of which has Monroe in Blutbad mode attack and chase the lawyer, causing him to run away, causing him to sweat, causing him to run into Bud, who drives the lawyer to safety and offers him his handkerchief, which nets Bud (and the Scoobies) the lawyer’s sweat. Rosalee uses it to make the Brain Castration Juice, which leads to silly scene #2, where Monroe sneaks into the lawyer’s apartment to inject it into one of the lawyer’s Frog Snacks, while Nick and Hank distract him by asking him about the "assault."

It all works out, of course, for everybody but the lawyer, who comes to Rosalee’s shop, distraught over the mysterious loss of his power. When he sees Rosalee, he figures out what’s happened, and then makes the poor decision to attack her, which causes Monroe to hand him his ass. Luckily, Nick and Hank are there, and arrest him for assault before Monroe can kill him. Dude’s had a bad day.

Of course, now that Grimm is better at mixing the stand-alone stories with the overarching plots, the lawyer stuff only takes up half the episode; the rest is devoted to:

• Monroe, as per Nick’s request, takes Juliette to the trailer. It goes much better than the last time, although she doesn’t really figure out the Grimm stuff, mostly because she starts seeing many, many Nick memories all at once. This continues even after she leaves.

• Nick gets a coded email from his mother, which seems to indicate she's well on her way to destroying the Coins of Zakynthos.

• Renard tells Nick and Hank about the Verrat attack from last week’s episode.

• Adelind meets with Renard’s brother, who announces his plans to go to Portland to meet with his brother. That should be interesting.

It’s not a lot, but it’s enough to keep things moving and indicate the world of Grimm is larger than the single Wesen-o’-the-Week cases. I’d love it if the two parts of the episode could somehow match each other more thematically, but all that means is that I wish a good show would be great. Honestly, it’s not the worst problem for Grimm to have.

Assorted Musings:

• I have to assume Lion-Wesen Husband and Mouse-Wesen Wife got married after she pulled a thorn out of Lion-Wesen Husband’s paw.

• Would getting tossed off a second story balcony really kill you? Probably if you landed on your head, I guess.

• One of the dozens of Nick memories Juliette gets swamped with at the end of the episode is Nick getting ready to play a song he wrote for her. I’m genuinely interested in hearing how terrible it is, because there is no way it is not terrible.

• I thought I saw the yellow pheromones coming out of the lawyer’s armpits, and I thought I was being childish, and then it turns out the stuff came out of his sweat glands. COME ON, GRIMM. I’M TRYING TO BE IMMATURE HERE.

• I saw the frog getting loose coming a mile away, but I still laughed watching Monroe trying to catch the damn thing in the background while Nick and Hank questioned the lawyer.

• And I was duly impressed when Blutbad-mode Monroe tossed the lawyer all the way across Rosalee’s shop into a shelf of potions. He may love his cardigans, but do not mess with Monroe’s woman.

• Next week’s episode: A goddamned fire demon stops by.


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The X-Men films have largely tried to keep away from the X-uniforms of the comics, the closest being the yellow-and-blue suits of First Class. But director Bryan Singer has been teasing that Apocalypse might embrace the comics’ costume designs for a while, and now we finally have some evidence.

Empire revealed a new picture of Singer and his X-Men on one of the movie’s sets, but instead of the very Mass Effect-ish battle suits we’ve seen Jean Grey and her young friends running around in, the characters are all running around in looks more inspired by the comics (to varying degrees).

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Okay so they’re all very different ones and there’s basically no sense of cohesion to the influences, but baby steps. Also, it’s not like the X-Men are afraid of having clashing gear sets at times in the comics.

Nightcrawler has a take on Dave Cockrum’s iconic original look for the character, as does Mystique, whose outfit utilizes Cockrum’s design, too. Cyclops has a take on the strapped suit look given to him by Jim Lee (and even uses the visor, which fans of the X-Men ‘90s cartoon will recognize), while Jean Grey shares similar inspiration with a suit, sans headgear, also reminiscent of Lee’s designs.

Beast, Quicksilver, and Storm all have costumes that are probably the farthest from comic sources, and more in line with what we’ve seen in past movies, but at least Storm kept her nifty wrist-attached minicape á la her Jim Lee white suit. And of course, James McAvoy is just doing some very solid Patrick Stewart cosplay.

Still, it’s still very to see some of these iconic costumes finally make it into the movies. It’s about time!


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The Dad Rock Renaissance: Van Halen’s “Tattoo”

Getting the old band together is tough enough at the best of times, but when drug and alcohol-fuelled egos and decades of bitterness led your once steady ship of rock astray, you better hope your guitarist and singer’s finances aren’t nearly as solid as that rock they call Gibraltar. Otherwise that dog don’t hunt. And when you’re finally making sweet music again with your fellow compatriots, how do you ensure the resulting product isn’t a total wash? Ask Van Halen. They figured it out.

When Van Halen reunited with original singer David Lee Roth, the resulting album, 2012’s A Different Kind of Truth, offered a surprisingly tasty slice of rock nostalgia, packed with the kind of music that served as the soundtrack to your dad partying irresponsibly and sowing his wild oats (I heard it was quite the bumper crop). But why live in the past? If your dad’s now divorced and back on the market, Van Halen circa 2012 granted him an invigorating opportunity to act out against the people in his life and relive the hallowed ground of his lost youth, perhaps by getting drunk and shitting on a neighbour’s lawn or making out with that teacher he met on Craigslist’s “casual encounters” section.

The high-water mark of A Different Kind of Truth is “Tattoo”, Van Halen’s incredible comeback single, a slow burner that becomes more infectious after each listen. As you probably guessed, “Tattoo” is an homage to “gettin’ ink done,” as the Offspring would say, and the real winner here is our ears, as well as the bulging wallets of tattoo artists around the world. Roth’s lyrics for “Tattoo” are strangely compelling, the manifestation of either his deluded obsessions as an aging rocker or good natured sense of humour. Heck, they’re probably one and the same at this point. “Tattoo” opens with Roth describing his own tattoos in the rich detail that a grizzled veteran might talk about his war wounds. “I’ve got Elvis on my elbow, when I flex Elvis talks,” Roth begins, before shifting his attention to a tattoo of a hula girl on the back of his leg that also behaves obnoxiously when he performs standard bodily movements. Although Roth fetishizes the sort of juvenile show me yours, I’ll show you mine mentality that most people outgrow when they hit puberty, with Van Halen at the helm and talking about sick tattoos, who can really complain? As admittedly mind-blowing as these verses are, the crowning achievement of “Tattoo” is the song’s chorus, where Roth praises the ability of a well-designed “tramp stamp tat” to change “swamp meet Sally,” his everywoman character for our tale, from a “mousewife to momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo.” It’s truly an amazing story, featuring what is almost certainly the most empowering journey for an imagined female protagonist from a Van Halen track, which isn’t really saying much (don’t believe me, check out “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”). The only baffling part about “Tattoo” is how Roth, who is clearly a connoisseur of all things tattoo, fixates on the supposed “magic” of a basic dragon design. For someone with the unparalleled genius to brand himself with Elvis AND a hula girl, this is some pretty pedestrian shit right here. I guess I’m splitting hairs with the guy, though. The rest of us can only hope to get anywhere near his creative vision during our next trip to the tattoo parlour. Let’s ALL get some ink done!

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Rocket Speller – Spell Words and Build Rockets

Screen Shot 2013-04-02 at 8.27.10 AM Rocket Speller is a fun iPad app designed for students in Kindergarten through grade two. The purpose of the app is to help students learn to spell words simple words that are three to ten letters long. As students progress through the levels of the app they get stars. After they get three stars students pick out the parts they want to use to build a rocket ship.

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Rocket Speller has five levels for students to work through. The first level uses three to six letter words and gives audio and visual clues to students. The second level features words up to ten letters in length and offers audio and visual hints. The third through fifth levels have words up to ten letters in length but reduce the number of clues available to students.

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Hedgie John Paulson, 21st Century Robber Baron?

♠ Posted by Emmanuel in ,, at 2/15/2011 12:01:00 AM
What could be less likely to produce useful generalizations than a debate over vaguely defined moral issues based on unexamined ideological assumptions and presuppositions? - John Chandler, author of The Visible Hand

Outrageous fortunes tend to elicit suspicions of how they were amassed. In American history, this phenomenon is crystallized by the so-called "robber barons" prominent at the turn of the 20th century. Their names should be familiar to people the world over: John D. Rockefeller, Andre Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, Leland Stanford, and so on. Something these folks and their kin have done to take the sting from public scrutiny of how they amassed their wealth is to create foundations and sometimes institutions of higher education. Even today we have the Rockefeller Foundation, the Carnegie Foundation, and the JP Morgan Foundation, Meanwhile, Rockefeller also founded the University of Chicago, while Stanford did the same with his eponymous education institution.

The intersection of money and academia is of great interest to me personally for obvious reasons. Contrary to popular beliefs that academics are more interested in prestige or knowledge than wealth, I am often surprised how those in academia are among the worst money grubbers you'll find. There are certainly odd examples to be found. For instance, so many years after Enron became the very symbol of American corporate malfeasance, the University of Houston still awards--get this--the Enron Teaching Excellence award. Instructors also very much welcome chaired professorships. If you thought winning an Enron prize for excellence in anything was bad enough, the University of Missouri has a Kenneth Lay Chair in Economics. Malodorous dead company or malodorous dead guy--pick your poison, but it's still money either way. (A former American colleague tells me of someone offered the Playboy Enterprises Chair [!] who turned the offer down since he was a family man, but I sometimes doubt the veracity of this story even if it does make for great dinnertime conversation for academics,)

Anyway, just as episodes of corporate malfeasance symbolized by Enron were symptomatic of the excesses of the dot-com bust, so do we have our superstar hedge fund managers of today who are in serious need of...image rehabilitation. Like the robber barons of yore, John Paulson has made an outrageous fortune--in his case by taking out credit default swaps against issuers of subprime mortgages. The $15 billion he netted has been called The Greatest Trade Ever. The lustre of this move has dimmed somewhat with the revelation that Goldman Sachs offered a package of securities that Paulson shorted unknowingly to its buyers, but hey, read John Chandler's caveat above. Certainly, Paulson has his share of defenders in much the same way vultures have their defenders in the fauna food pyramid:
It’s widely accepted that while short sellers of stock are despised by corporate America, they serve a useful purpose. They enable people who don’t believe CEOs’ happy talk to put their money where their scepticism is. You may not believe the stock (or house prices) are a bubble, but those who think they are serve to restrain valuations by betting against them. In the process, they actually mitigate bubbles. One of the structural shortcomings of the housing market is that it is quite hard to short; houses are illiquid and heterogenous. This, all else equal, makes housing more inefficient and prone to bubbles. Arguably, devices that addressed this market flaw made the market more efficient. (Like Mr Sorkin, I am ignoring for the moment the legal question of whether Goldman made the right disclosures in marketing its synthetic CDO.)
Moralizing aside, I was reading my copy of the LSE employee newsletter when, lo and behold, I discovered that John Paulson was trying to cover his name in glory (or so he may think) by associating himself with our school. To remove the possible tarnish of dirty trading tactics, his pre-emptive strike is to fund a unit investigating Europe's role in combating financial crisis. It's interesting timing, of course, given that other hedge fund managers are using lower key tactics in taking advantage of EU turmoil. Maybe it's his way of washing his hands of the matter. Having had run-ins with US authorities already during the subprime fiasco, what better way to wash his hands of the matter as troubles head to Europe and its even more busybody lawmakers and civil servants...for the paltry sum of £2.5 million?
Paulson & Co. founder, John A. Paulson has donated more than £2.5 million to fund new research and teaching on Europe's unique role in the post-crisis financial world at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The gift will establish the John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy, a position which will be occupied by a leading scholar who combines expertise in finance, policy and the European Union with the reputation to speak to a global audience.

The chair will be located in LSE's European Institute which applies a broad range of academic disciplines to understand Europe's complex and developing role in the world. This comes at a time when the euro crisis has focused attention not only on the currency's future but also on how EU governments can restructure their politics, economies and social affairs in response. It is hoped the holder of the chair will be able to take up the appointment in September. The donation also includes funding for an associated five-year research programme.
Question their methods but robber barons of a century ago left behind buildings, railroads, universities, and so forth. What will the current generation of budding industrialists (de-industrialists?) leave behind? I'll bet John Paulson is giving it some thought as evidenced by his donation to the LSE. Fair enough. And I certainly wouldn't mind being the John Paulson Chair in International Political Economy one day [just kidding--but only just ;-)].


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Can the US–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Do Anything about the South China Sea?
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Can the US–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Do Anything about the South China Sea?

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Is the Obama administration trying to achieve a modus vivendi with China over the South China Sea? If so, this year’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SED) held from 6–7 June in Beijing was a good opportunity to pursue it. Now in its eighth year, the SED has proved to be an indispensable high-level policy forum for the two countries to manage disputes and expand cooperation. Chinese scholars refer to the dialogue as a valuable “pressure-relieving valve during a time of strategic tension between the two countries. US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel has hailed the SED as a “flagship dialogue” in a briefing before this year’s meetings.

The signs are, however, that the Obama administration is determined to confront China over the South China Sea, just as China is determined to continue its island building. Barely two weeks before the SED, President Obama paid a high-profile visit to Vietnam, where he announced that Washington’s decades-old arms embargo on Vietnam would be lifted. Dramatic upgrading of US–Vietnam defense relations is likely to be seen in Beijing as another attempt to “encircle” China in the larger US strategy of the Asian rebalance.

Just four days after Obama’s announcement in Hanoi, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivered a speech at the US Naval Academy. In it, he criticized China for erecting “a Great Wall of self-isolation,” while also announcing the Pentagon’s plan to send its latest military assets to the Asia–Pacific. Carter repeated the “Great Wall of self-isolation” characterization again during his major speech at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, just two days before the SED in Beijing.

More importantly, since the beginning of this year, the US seems to be laying down two red lines for China in the South China Sea, warning Beijing against reclaiming the Scarborough Shoal and establishing an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the region. In a press conference during the Shangri-La Dialogue, Carter stated that any more provocative and destabilizing actions from China in the South China Sea would elicit stronger US action. Separately but almost concurrently, during a visit to Mongolia just before traveling to Beijing for the SED, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the US would consider any Chinese establishment of an ADIZ over the South China Sea to be a “provocative and destabilizing act.”

When it comes to the South China Sea, the two sides simply talk past each other.

The combined effect of America’s Asia policy in recent days has been to intensify strategic distrust between the two countries. In fact, it has served to overshadow the importance of SED for managing such distrust. It’s puzzling why the US has chosen to ratchet up confrontational rhetoric against China just before the SED, rather than, say, after it. Given Washington’s rather overheated rhetoric on the South China Sea, might future iterations of the SED achieve any breakthrough in this most volatile area of US–China strategic relations?

One possible answer to that question is depressing for those who hope for a quick US–China rapprochement over the South China Sea. Washington may have decided that the SED simply isn’t the best or the most effective forum for addressing the issue. When it comes to the South China Sea, the two sides simply talk past each other. That’s a reality that has been acknowledged by the commentariat, as well as by my source at the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Reasonable compromise is beyond reach.

At this year’s SED, the US side reiterated America’s support for a peaceful resolution based on international law (read: China should accept an impending ruling of the Philippines v China arbitration case), as well as its opposition to unilateral actions to alter the status quo (read: China’s island building). China, on the other hand, repeated its opposition to the Permanent Court of Arbitration case and its expectation of US neutrality in sovereignty disputes, while refusing to give up an inch of its island building.

Given this state of affairs, the US side may have concluded that bilateral discussion — even in a forum as high-profile as the SED — is futile for realizing its objectives in the South China Sea. It has therefore tried to present the issue in regional and international forums to impose diplomatic and reputational costs on China by pressuring and shaming it. But China deeply resents the US attempt to “internationalize” the South China Sea issue. Not so happily, it has recently been compelled to stage its own public relations campaign to win international support for its position. The strategic and diplomatic competition between the US and China over the South China Sea is only getting worse.

It’s in the interests of both China and the US to engage in a serious dialogue on maritime security at the highest level, involving both civilian and military leaders. The SED may be expanded to include such a new track on maritime security, or such a new strategic dialogue should be created separately. That the SED hasn’t been able to achieve anything over the South China Sea says less about the institution itself than about the seriousness of US–China differences over maritime security in the Western Pacific. It’s time for both countries to recognize the severity of the differences between them and take concrete steps toward reaching a strategic compromise.

(This article first appeared in The Strategist blog of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute on June 9, 2016.)

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