Flunkeys and lackeys two centuries ago
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Flunkeys and lackeys two centuries ago
In An Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology, I called William L.
Blackley’s 1869 book Word Gossip singularly un...
India-origin Sabih Khan appointed new COO of Apple
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Apple Inc has named India-origin Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating
Officer (COO), marking a key move in its long-planned leadership
transition. Khan, 5...
Spiny spinach
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This morning at the Greek stand of the farmers market, I bought spanakopita
("spinach pie") and one other item with the "spanako-" root, which also had
spi...
6 Summer Haircuts That Are Heating Up Right Now
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PiƱa coladas, pool floats, al fresco lunches - summer is all but the
definition of low key, as are the haircut trends that tend to emerge each
season. Th...
The Dismantling of American Health Care
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On July 4 President Donald Trump signed into law a piece of legislation
that amounts to a declaration of war on the working-class and the sick. The
“One Bi...
Reviving the Spoof Movie
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John welcomes back Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers,
Pretty Smart) to ask, how do you revive a dead genre? Using their upcoming
mov...
Learning Disabilities
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Laurie Taylor talks to Simon Jarrett, Research Fellow at Birkbeck,
University of London, about the social history of people with learning
disabilities, f...
The Greatest Gift You Can Give To Your Parents
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Chloe and I were sitting outside a museum. It was Bastille Day and the air
had that celebratory buzz but Chloe wasn’t smiling.
The post The Greatest Gif...
Light Machine Clickster 8MP Digital Camera
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The post Light Machine Clickster 8MP Digital Camera appeared first on Digital
Photography School. It was authored by Sime.
I think this sits firmly in th...
The English We Speak: Rope someone in
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This phrasal verb is about persuading someone to do something. Learn it
here with Georgie and Feifei.
Have you tried Real Easy English?
https://www.bbc...
Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 885
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So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its
name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of
more...
Brooklyn Nets Focus on Stability, Not Big Moves
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The Brooklyn Nets have opted to retain several players as the NBA free
agency period begins, signaling a preference for
The post Brooklyn Nets Focus on S...
MobileRead Week in Review: 06/07 - 06/14
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There's been a whole heck of a lot of stuff happening this week. Purvey the
below for your pleasure. *E-Book General - News* * Kobo & Netgalley come to
an ...
balk and baulk
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Over on Bluesky last month, I was pulled into a conversation that went
something like this:
- Someone tweets a screenshot of a comment with the phras...
Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, Volume 2
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Enjoy this excerpt from Chapter 3 of the soon-to-be released Volume 2 of
Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses by Sage Rountree and Alexandra Desiato. This
compan...
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anticucho, n.
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OED Word of the Day: anticucho, n. In Peruvian and Bolivian cookery: a
marinated piece of meat (typically beef heart), grilled on a skewer; a dish
of this.
Wedding Beauty Hacks for Winter
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Look your best at your winter wedding with these simple tips! read more
The post Wedding Beauty Hacks for Winter appeared first on Weddingbee.
How Technical Writers use Microsoft Visio
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For the past two weeks, I have been fixing FrameMaker document graphics.
The problem is that the graphics contained in those documents do not
conform to c...
Head to the Beach
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When someone asks you if you want to head somewhere, they are asking you if
you want to go somewhere. It’s kind of a weird thing about our language,
one ...
Dr. Vivek Murthy
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We usually publish Remarkable People on Wednesday mornings, but we wanted
to get this interview out before the elections. This episode's remarkable
guest...
Sledgehammer Training with Intent
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Long time readers of the site know that I’m a fan of the sledgehammer, both
for power development and conditioning. World champion fighters were
swinging...
Is bakuchiol safe during pregnancy? episode 210
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We’ve got a fully packed program today. We’ll be covering a couple of
cosmetic science news stories, catching up from my hiatus and answering
questions ab...
Notes from Ben
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If you like Notes from Spain, check out Ben’s latest blogging project,
Notes from Ben, all about life, art, creativity, books, and happiness.
www.notesfrom...
Hot-Shoe Go-To: The Godox TT600
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How best to put this?
The Godox TT600 is, objectively, a screaming bargain. It is a full-sized
manual-only speedlight with power comparable to OEM speedl...
Sit Ligula Metus Sem. Eget Elementum Amet Tellus
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Structured gripped tape invisible moulded cups for sauppor firm hold strong
powermesh front liner sport detail. Warmth comfort…
The post Sit Ligula Metus...
Thanks Cedar Rapids Public Library!
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Sending a very warm thanks to all the staff at Cedar Rapids Public Library.
I spoke and facilitated an exploration of “Wholehearted Libraries” at their
Sta...
Big Changes to My Criterion
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[image: Under-construction-(1)_16x9_large] Heads-up: My Criterion is going
offline temporarily at the end of the month. We’ll let you know when it
comes ba...
Library Stuff Returns?!
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Posted in News
Maybe. I’m just playing around with Tumblr.
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https://library-stuff.t...
This week on The Digital Lifestyle.com
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It was a busy week over on The Digital Lifestyle.com ,here are some of the
highlights: Windows Mixed Reality growth stalls on SteamVR in February
Video: Ha...
AND THE DEAD SHALL RISE ...
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After nearly ten years, my second novel, MEMENTO PARK, is about to come
out, with blurbs from Salman Rushdie, Marisa Silver, Min Jin Lee and Joseph
O'Neill...
Blog Exercise: New Years Reboot, Restart, Kick Ass
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“It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” The Christmas Waltz
by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn I’d like to think that New Year’s thinking
includes...
CBS 4.40 | ¡Empieza la cuenta atrĆ”s!
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In this final episode of the season, MarĆa is putting the final touches to
her plans for travelling to Argentina with Rory as they start on the next
chap...
To the Rescue: Ormana Visage Anti-Age Facial Serum
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Travel, summer and kids. How are they related? They all contribute to
aging!! If you have kids and are traveling in the s...
Epic Fail
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So often we hear the comeback story after the comeback has been made. The
hard times are glossed over and...BAM...straight to the success portion we
go (cu...
New Sound On Sound website launches
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Brand new site & forum revealed to public-- Brand new Sound On Sound
website, with a new SOS Forum, is launching today, 15 June 2016. Come and
browse...
Facebook Login for Android failing for some apps
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Facebook Login for Android is failing in some apps with the error "Invalid
key hash". We're tracking this issue in the following bug report:
https://develo...
Wednesday: ALL THE LATEST!
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If you've found this page, you've found an archive of blog posts by me,
Jane Espenson, about writing. I'm not currently updating this page very
often, bu...
Hello, it's me.
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I was wondering if, after all these years, you'd like to meet? (Nobody says
it better than Adele. It is known.) It's been a long time since I've posted
in ...
Natalie Dormer Finds New Thriller In Darkness
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[image: Natalie Dormer Finds New Thriller In Darkness]
*She's co-written and will star in the tale of violence and vengeance*
[image: Natalie-Dormer-In-Da...
ipl2 Closure
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We regret to inform you that the ipl2 is ceasing operations on June 30,
2015. The Ask an ipl2 Librarian service will close on June 24, 2015 to
allow us tim...
Workout Programming: Don't Be That A-hole
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Great article from CrossFit One World preaching the reasonableness and
common sense we're all about here: "If you are programming for your gym,
don’t do yo...
Expand Your Vocabulary With Suffixes
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In Spanish, a *tabla* is a board (among other things). By changing its
ending, you can come up with new words and meanings: A *tablado* is a
platform, a ...
Sending a Thank You Letter After an Interview
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[image: Thank You Note] It doesn't take much time to send a thank you note
or thank you email message after an in-person job interview or a phone
intervi...
Public Display of Yoga: Tara Stiles
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[image: Tara Stiles]Tara Stiles, yoga teacher and owner of Strala Yoga in
New York City, is no stranger to the selfie, but this is taking public(ity)
dis...
To the Sea
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The Beaches in Toronto. This is it. Ten years worth of daily images is
over. I don't know how to thank you for supporting me over the years. It's
been a ch...
Three events this week ...
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1. Wednesday, 13 March at Waterstone's Trafalgar Square: Capitalist
Realism: What is it and how to fight it With Mark Fisher, Peter Fleming and
Alex Niven....
Love's always been my game...
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A review of LancƓme Rouge in Love and Vernis in Love By Jessica M and Angie
W Annie has been curious about LancĆ“me’s spring products for a while, so
she wh...
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A very useful and decorative addition to foyers are storage benches, which
come in a variety of syles, sizes and colors. Also a jelly cupboard is a
great a...
TheSartorialist.com RSS Feed
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Hi guys,
Thanks so much for the feedback. It’s been great seeing the response and
really hearing about how people use the site.
One thing we’ve been getti...
new crew
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[image: crew]
We are skiing north of Montreal at Mont Tremblant this week, so I am
posting light. The past two days on the slopes have been so fun, but I
h...
An Announcement
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Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Friends -- You imagine it can't happen to
you, and then it does. Here's why 2Blowhards disappeared: Our webhost,
who'd given ...
The Bride's Cafe Has Moved!!
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Hi Everyone, I want to let you know that I no longer update this
site....The Bride's Cafe has moved to a new location...you can find us at
www.thebridescaf...
#687: my last post.
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so. what's really the best way to do this? i'm clearly not planning my
wedding anymore and without any personal wedding goals, it's been tough to
keep this...
CableCARD Opens Up, but Does the Marketplace?
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The news at CEDIA that CableCARD will now be open to all has got everyone
worked up about Microsoft getting things right and that the platform is
back wh...
BBC Learning English has changed!
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Our website has changed and this RSS feed is stopping. You can subscribe to
more Learning English feeds by using the links at the bottom of each page
on ou...
190 - Taking a Phone Message
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Learn how to take and leave phone messages in this podcast.
Slow dialog: 0:57
Explanations: 3:42
Fast dialog: 21:10
I was looking forward to a quiet ev...