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iotaarcane · 6 years

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BUSY BLOW TORCHING DABS

Door doesn’t open it glides on rails like the entrance impales tracks leave scabs

They pick at them like a flurry of energy inertly imperil and in peril while sterile the enemy isn’t at his post busy blow torching dabs

Laughing gas to a mass of brain cells that might as well been in cell or for sale to sell for the fact of not being usable like loud theater patrons at musical

Stomping footsteps upsets the stairwell, Hercule as security

picks you up and while airborne you get the farewell.

A good bye of sorts a great try physically the body with a little help contorts but spiritually its dormant in hibernation protected in a fort. The outside winds set him to the maximum miles per hour bumping over the welts. Swelling is mainstream never go underground. A golf club waving at lightning

A day filled with bad decisions. A perfect life a nocturnal health freak who is slowing dying because of the hours he choose to sleep. North of the sauna lives out of water a piranha gills with chankla…. Flip flop the hip hop to this mantra…. They got Bin Laden but the tomatoes slices cut au gratin and their insides just by general principal all rotten every good deed all but forgotten.

They attempted because it looked great on camera to have caughten Sadam but the madam of the ministry secretly had many a body double dangling feet from noose corpse of course wasn’t who they thought they had bad DNA tests fail when not given. You’ll just straight believe without any thought or thinking in a closed space trying to identify who is stinking. This planet in that galaxy is sinking below where it once orbited and your whole existence is defined of what you afforded how toxins are absorbed y’all point the finger iota morbid.

As blood dripping on everything like a loop of hemoglobin training goblins to run tasks on apps. Hairless ape with only a little fur missing - hand and the wrist slice is still fresh magenta pink placenta veiny underwent chef prep, impractical to prevent a story to end like this begin as it went, we muster the emotion to climb street curb like step, tentacle suction cup girlfriend tales like cotton swab on bunny ear manifesto. One piece bikini transacting - posts no bill. Open register the creditor turned into a collector, an editorial of breadwinner meanwhile back in the western hemisphere sky is too clear - cuts retina sundries colander fluid filter an array of enemies attacked the command post. The mid morning foray angrily adjusted. You could totally notice the moment the ward went kaleidoscope twist 33 degree. As the crow fly viewpoint saw the west wing extend and to what seems like an elbow bend but they aint drinking consuming much of nothing except orders from the chief who dictates the whereabouts and you gotta be down cannot have doubts they don’t come in shouts - illest hand signals in the game it’s an artistic beauty to see the tic for tac counterattack he who gets the most vagina must be the Mack. Diesel easel drawer no undies they were left in dresser drawer and if it don’t work out oh no the lawyer is not pro bono yet the retainer fixed the teeth apprehended the beef no more issues.

Him whose piss poor planning continues will be facing the sultry seductress Miss Hughes 4 feet 6 shoes opposite of the elephant of Hindus infamous for the pop ins on miscues So real was breakfast cereal mammal sauce from cashews. Nipple hula hoop sports car aficionado drop top in the coupe where they kept the chickens. Jumpy trampoline mouth fortune reader foreseen vulgar obscene potty lips unclean that contingency of the attorney of where wonder land on a poca dot which marks the spot. Accuracy solar hot, lift off broke apart space shuttle heat pads over hot not matter if they were chosen or not. Nudity not as bad as could be frontal, wide opening little exit funnel so many come backs you can’t shoot down every rebuttal. We double as secret agents where birds are fowl and flagrant evil as the vortex in control of this spaceship. I got it plannded see use that ladder granted to climb into the zoo – carefully pinpoint were from the top we landed snag a handful thus huck right between their eyes candid close to the nose as possible rancid so they go crazy - ape shit

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++NOTHING and LIKE it

You’ll get nothing and like it. No matter how much you despite it.

Like you wanted that new whip but you were too good for the bus so you bike it.

Like it ever mattered – your best bud did the same inebriated on the way home dump truck made him splattered we identified the body basically because only thing left the t-shirt he wore that night tattered. I want a hamburger – with a vegan patty in the current state of Armageddon it doesn’t look good brethren Xnational that’s why I rock the same hairdo as a Tibetan. No a cheese burger yall overreacting on this meat is murder so is a relentless ethic of work especially when exhausted and it hurt. We’ve been threatened by a heavy weapon. I was reading about Reagan and outline seems Pagan that’s as good for you as dippin Copenhagen spittin telling the surgeon do not beckon the question I love when my gummies are redden. Cancer of the embouchure is more than a Horoscope sign I concur. I want a hot dog. Smothered in mustard covered in meat trimmings ground up chemicals as the fixings. Bought my rhymes with a great bargain from Groupon. Even added a discount photoshopped counterfeit coupon. Creating to the beat the loops on. I don’t know is a Bentley a Rolls Royce because in the back seat the window lowered and I was offered grey poupon do you happen to have another choice. Already had condiments on my weenie. Get off my computer don’t you dare peep my documents. My sentiments exactly the conference in regards to arguments approximates Many inter-nationalities at least 3 continents. Ancestor occupants with these words I’m a biochemist marketing guerrillas in the midst of this mist. We the tapestry of ornaments via the internets correspondents it’s like I’m studied on my own no paperwork to show my doctorate of rocking it. I want a milkshake mixed extra thick so it actually improves my life. Massacre in the streets. Soul gets fasten to the beats. Emotion in a drum pattern. Puts the spirit at ease changes lives makes memories. We reminisce lacking candor look back in retrospect kinesis situational intensity convince myths as the centripetal force drifts making you cause conflicts with the dame you caressed whose early departure has you dismissed flailing arms is a fit temper tantrum get nothing and like it anthem in this for the marathon and beyond whereupon such a large portion of our population is related to Genghis Khan. What was going on? Mating a savage motivation bondage of ancestral astral projections. In a succession of going with aggression. Talking too much now I’m a witness to this confession. I didn’t want to know that nor should you want to share it - in your heart bear with it. I need to check up on what era that was. I want potato chips crisper than a whisper in a dark room embracing solitude twiddling a whisker brisker than podcast radio transistor, he was very bad only did one movie but he was a fister, turned that lifestyle around and became a wonderful listener, except after he kissed her, she fiddled his zipper, polished half handle of liquor, hand cuffs cutoff circulation like a prisoner, as she moved towards his waistline she announced OK noodle, his phone screen lit up he couldn’t get up - his unit wouldn’t get up, Here is the kicker, she addressed yours is so much pinker, than red shade of a swisher, Oh yes it is sir right when she was about to go to town cell phone screen with the rear camera face down accessed a video Oh yes Mister Fisher. Vid featuring a debutante with oily wrist smash grab a sphincter. Homegirl peeped it out the corner of her eye. Jeez Louise Guy, you think she liked it, those are screams of terror why did you video tape and mic it? Payback is real He said no no stop she said you will get nothing and like it.

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Bloop Didn't Match Bleep

Flat line monitor they filed with the manufacturer to get truth because bloop didn’t match bleep

Was she dead or deep asleep it takes a large leap of courage to surpass milestones when laid out flat on back thick as a board bright as feather totally do laps passing my stone counting per mile our style lashes out flashes of the bang - boom go sky. They hope when it’s over something changes dramatically like a star fall macho man bar brawl telekinetic script to anyone one whom you bonded importance of existence is something you cannot deny.

Fly by the seat of pants, advance like cash flow, difficult to rap slow, I wanna run it like you need it get roller pinned and kneaded, Hebrew jui-jitsu submission look at what his knee did. Star of David on his playlist we turning off tech on Satur no matter bribery or how you flatter your condolences belated along with ski masks raided should of seen them coming the porch was shaded driveway isolated doctrine confirmed over something we traded urine peptide beaker foggy but perplex this – His best amigo did too much acid like amino so when he was at cathouse heard a whore moan he could only cognate behavior to influence mood balanced hormone as the counterpoint feline payment never transacted fee to wait in line. What skill or excellences are you pursuing how can you portray without any cueing. Hit your marks. Spit in pitch black fire mouth out sparks.

It’s your energy that relay tend to take opposition and sway. Assists their dishin’ drug addicts spinning to get spun on a mission in addition to addiction they act like they don’t lie this is no audition you’re grown why you want permission to ruin your life You see in LA a Bruin cub a forty niner in Long Beach data gets scrubbed unit information placed out of reach. Look what the cat drug in, breeze blew in you could have been somebody a shoo in. Migrated to Peru in a mobile pyramid amongst doubters, its like the shouters are first with inside out lower lip pouters claim to be ballers all they are is browsers knickerbockers shirtless with trousers waving a give me a freebie voucher so I roll with moon howlers now does this overwhelm like towers stimulates give us powers of the third kind and our encounters.

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Gun Laws

- No fun wit dem laws especially when encountering rough edges grainy surface with gun laws

- The cause is mass hysteria because amendments put both sides into a predicament

- Wing of the Eagle into action Xnational Activist after a sour apple up spring the people Active Fist raised above the forehead concurrently nobody wants more dead.

- Not even the gunman but what about that run in my states Capitol Sacramento

- Odd… Cell phone is not a weapon 20 trigger pulls the Police can act like a beast, On tempo protest Florida mad man rampaged blood everywhere escorted in handcuffs away facial expression wonder struck departed campus quad

- Dem our rights in dat bill but that bill was proclaimed before our land fell ill Overdose of fluoride oxygen intoxicants horrible supplements processed food and diabetes from too much sugar in condiments

- Now to fix your country don’t be chicken like poultry spend love to arrange a redeeming elixir

- This is precise calculation when you are overcrowded too many people in population the hypertension trying to keep up with what you commercially demonstrating sort of like an exchange of demon trading evil for evil soul grasp tool sickle--- Concise to arbitration overcrowded too many people in population the hypertension trying to keep up with what you commercially demonstrating sort of like is regal viper fang retention seek help contemplating like gleaming shovel off moonshine fickle.

- Everything even your status is the status materialism is the apparatus zero the sum on the abacus but yet the ability to function not be bullied or tempted to destroy yourself or others can be uncontrollable

- Mental health doesn’t have a look so why they judge based on the cover texture ink print of book

- No civilian needs an automatic machine gun. Home protection can be accomplished with 20 gauge is plenty.

- There are more guns in the US than people. So agree with March for our lives. I disagree with anything I’m not feeling and if we all could be a Democracy and meet in the middle we all should be fine with the compromise.

- First person liver body organ problem corking, ostrich keeping dome piece dipped into land chunks hoping not to get things out of proportion

- News was sidetracked Porn Star had protection less sex with President along with a dry cleaner hanger abortion clinic minute men attacking those who look immigrated

- It’s a circle of blood you been initiated. We do not exist in a dystopia but these large organizations can paint whatever portrait they want to fit into an agenda

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++You Can Be Anything

You are where you at in fact you could go where you want to be and you can be anything

So easy to feel like nothing complain and become doubtful with a mouthful of evil they walk in a horrible path of negativity and self-destruction same time place continuum hurting others while they just trying to get through the same as you do. What is this reasoning? Who created the outline? Why if I don’t play ball can’t I get a pass down on the baseline? Appeasing you either got to be a mover and shaker or to the sideline your thrown and labeled a space waster. Money identifies so much. Status class how your friends and family eat continuous and fast. Totally empty posthumous till those on top of the power structure find those beneath humorous. Better teeth greater smile success is subjective. I took the elective to be me why don’t you be you. Underneath all the bogus ideas and understandings I breathe near the 14th of the month only to inhale and not exhale for another 30. If you do business justified you can really be wealthy if you lied play dirty. Landing around the 5th I derail in a matter of moments look sick and pale living again for less than allowed. Now the natural lines in my face is scowled. I want to be an xnational not into whats in or rational I’ve never admired reality TV or what is force fed to me. The world is very fluid with whats not allowed how you make your bread and weather you get a box or become dust when dead. They never said it would be like this but they never stated it wouldn’t or couldn’t I’m tired of the chosen getting a vote I never balloted giving me basically 2 options on major decisions unanimously untalented more than perfected for the future while living slithering past the masses until something so major happens to a loved one a ugly ungloved one frozen in the headline archived content someplace indefinite it is about time. Dig through scorched Earth. Charred ground far fewer giblets in the stew to see self in mirror the spoon is wooden and sipping left a splinter too difficult to survive this nuclear winter.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++To Get Bye

Chatted with an annoying carcass inverted in Caracas on an apparatus and we agreed about this

You’re all I need to get buy

- The voice don’t know but like a bass line I record in mono Remember before I kissed a girl I got mononucleosis and this in general gave me a neurosis if I haven’t kissed how the heck did I get mono

- Punctuality arriving pronto seconds click nimble with the fingertips pulling a combo characterized in metabolic state ketosis

- Fasting near or around roses favorite floral Lotus. To get by stay fly no aeronautics my aerobics consists of verbal trampoline pounce the guardrail carine upon the jet strip Don’t Trip.

- Landing gear engaged to get by clearance from the air traffic controller, just this style is me high roller tip toeing soldier avoiding ebola maintain employment meeting or exceeding quota.

- To get buy you need straight cash homie loads and loaves of bread cheddar or whatever Hamilton greenbacks, paper guap of franklin will do

- To get by Your Blessing will be thee necessity sky beautiful. Open heart to keep it plain and simple more than the crease unfolding the ripple

- To get by clean water fresh air healthy food the ability to create mobility infinitely friends family meditation agility stretching.

- Concept of these scriptures stacks all the to the back of literature willingness be the finesse all this and that’s success

- To get by why try easier to complain make it artificial cause others through the tidal waves stress and strain

- Sitting on your knees sneaker heels tap the back of your button ups Long Barrel at temple. Imagine the thoughts before you’re executed. That process of it’s over. Can you fanaggle? Use communication for survival last chance come at them sideways like a tooth that snaggle

- This snag will either end your current existence begin into a newish dimension an entrance how did these doors swing open? Never let them see you moping. Laugh in the face danger many elements to this for coping.

- Change is a guarantee and you can’t get much of anything so constant. Who can adapt the fastest? Chip up as soon as society is cashless. Global position the system while mapless. I’m going to flow more rap less.

- Concubine colorful sword edge dull, The Ktown market I copped it at in the China shop bull. Tea party porcelain porcupine alarm module.

- iota needs some soda caramel color cola so the bubbles can fix my upset tummy stay scummy my friend is a sin and not funny Lowest on totem pole that explains the mischievous grin

- Never find work attitude be the jerk stay going bizerk at the store with the clerk make it impossible for them to accomplish the mish undertone a smirk relentless and abscessed until they fail find out it all evolved from silly little games your repercussions wrong answer given to test

- Well rounded knew how art felt, Chemicals were spilt and the fumes of the 2nd story would melt. Heartfelt never dealt a hand like that patience is all precious up til you are the doctors patients and he truly evil terrorize a boll weevil wore wild long tail lab coat crazy colors of crayon except no cotton all rayon and he would lay on the guilt deprive of medication till the truly ugly wanted to be killed subconsciously the whispers You’re all I need to get by…..

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brittanyjone01 · 3 years

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Turning 65? 10 Ways to Lower Monthly Expenses to Prepare for Retirement

Have a birthday coming up? Whether you’re turning 65 or not, you may be getting ready to retire at whatever age is right for you. Only you can decide when it’s time to retire, and part of the preparation involves getting your financial situation in order so that when you want to retire, you can afford to do so. Here are 10 ways to lower your monthly expenses to give yourself a more flexible budget:

Downsize your living space. Are you still living in a family size home alone or with just your spouse? It may be time to downsize to lower your housing costs. If you’ve already paid off your home, selling it and downsizing could give you extra savings. You could also consider relocating to a place with lower taxes and insurance.

Re-evaluate and shop insurance coverages (home, auto, life, jewelry). Reduce your monthly expenses by re-evaluating your insurance policies and looking for ways to lower your rates. Start by calling your current insurance providers and ask if there are any discounts or changes to your policy that could result in lower rates. Gather quotes from other insurance providers and compare the rates. Consider switching if you can get a lower rate, but be sure to choose reputable providers.

Reduce unnecessary monthly expenses. What other bills do you pay each month? Look into eliminating or lowering your monthly payments. Clear out your self-storage unit and get rid of anything you don’t need to eliminate that expense. See if you can find a better deal for home phone, TV, cleaning service, internet, cell phone, etc. Some people cancel their home phone lines and use only their cell phones for one less bill to pay.

Lower your electric bill. By using less electricity in your home, you can save a noticeable amount of money. Here are some ways to lower your energy bill each month.

Eat out less. Eating at restaurants can be expensive when you do it regularly, even when you take advantage of senior discounts and specials. Find ways to save money on groceries. Cooking and eating at home also lowers health risks.

Get a reliable, fuel-efficient car. One of the best ways to save is on automotive expenses. Consider trading in your larger vehicle for a smaller, more fuel-efficient car. Look into an electric or hybrid car. You may also find that it is in your best interest to downsize from two cars down to one.

Reduce or eliminate expensive habits/tendencies. Are there some luxuries you could do without? Some habits can really add up, such as coffee shop coffee, smoking, alcohol, shopping, golf, etc. Quitting or reducing the frequency of your more expensive vices can help your budget.

Be a Smart Shopper. Shop for deals online and in yard sales. Search online for used items when you need something. Start coupon shopping for groceries. Try Groupon for deals on trips and activities.

Take advantage of Rewards Cards. Use a rewards credit card to pay for everything to get cash rewards or points that you can use for your retirement adventures. Consider getting credit cards for places you always shop to get discounts, such as gas cards. But, be sure to pay it off immediately, or you’ll accrue unwanted debt.

Sign up for Medicare Health Insurance. When you turn 65, you are eligible for Medicare, but you need to enroll to receive benefits. When you enroll in a family health plan in York, choose proper coverage such as prescription drugs. Medicare won’t cover every medical expense, so supplemental insurance coverage is helpful. Medicare supplements were created specifically to cover what is not automatically covered.

Bonus Tip. If doing the above doesn’t reduce your monthly expenses enough to get by, then consider getting a fun job or start a business for extra spending cash.

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salealiexpress-blog · 7 years

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Black Friday 2017 sales are here

IT’S that time of the year again.

China’s Singles Day online shopping event has come and gone, turning over the GDP of a small European nation, Click Frenzy more or less managed to happen — now it’s up to the Americans and Brits to “show me what you got”.

November 24 marks Black Friday, named after the blackness of our collective souls, the global shopping phenomenon which grew out of the US tradition of going to the shops to beat the s**t out of strangers to release pent up stress from spending Thanksgiving with your relatives.

Together with its younger sibling Cyber Monday, the online shopping extravaganza saw shoppers spend nearly $US8.4 billion last year. In recent years, retailers in the UK and Australia have increasingly gotten on board.

In theory, Black Friday should start at 4pm AEDT on Friday, or midnight US time, but many retailers such as Amazon, Macy’s and JCPenney now offer deals all week. Australian retailers, anxious not to lose too much business overseas, are also offering some pretty good deals already.

If the overseas retailer doesn’t ship to Australia, you can sign up for Australia Post’s ShopMate parcel forwarding service. According to a survey by comparison website Finder.com.au, around one in five Australians are planning to hit the Black Friday sales this year.

“The severe price cuts that come with Black Friday have been known to send bargain hunters into chaotic shopping brawls overseas,” said Finder.com.au money expert Bessie Hassan.

“While that is the extreme, December is notoriously the most expensive time of year, so these sales are a great opportunity to save on Christmas shopping.”

LATEST BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

Amazon: Up to 58 per cent off Amazon Echo

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Macy’s: Flat rate $26 shipping to Australia

ASOS: Up to 60 per cent off shoes, accessories, jeans and chinos

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eBay: Up to 70 per cent off, price match guarantee

Best Buy: Up to 20 per cent off Samsung Smartwatch

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GAP: 50 per cent off everything, no exclusions

Toys ‘R’ Us: 25 per cent off Disney/Pixar toys

Nordstrom: Up to 40 per cent off shoes and accessories

Banana Republic: Up to 40 per cent off, free shipping over $US50

Urban Outfitters: 20 per cent off entire purchase for new members

Barnes & Noble: Up to 20 per cent off orders over $US50

Walmart: Up to 33 per cent off PlayStation 4 1TB

AliExpress: Up to 50 per cent off electronics

Microsoft: Up to 15 per cent off Surface Pro Bundle

Expedia: Up to 50 per cent off selected hotels

Myer: Up to 50 per cent off clothing, beauty and accessories

David Jones: 25 per cent off for card members

Catch.com.au: Up to 80 per cent off games and electronics

The Iconic: Up to 30 per cent off shoes and accessories

Sephora: Up to 30 per cent off during Spring Sale

Intrepid Travel: Up to 30 per cent off more than 800 trips

Webjet: Discounted Qantas flights to the UK, China, New Zealand

Expedia: Up to 50 per cent off hotels + hotel and package coupons

Priceline: 50 per cent off cosmetics, free shipping over $100

Cotton On/Typo: 30 to 50 per cent off everything sitewide

General Pants: 25 per cent off store wide, some exclusions

Missguided: 50 per cent off everything until Sunday

JB Hi-Fi: More than 33 per cent off Ultra HD TVs

Bing Lee: $40 cashback on Nespresso machines + $40 coffee credit

Kogan: Up to 54 per cent off Apple, 80 per cent off manchester

Dick Smith: Up to 52 per cent off office essentials

Harvey Norman: Up to 20 per cent off iPads and laptops

Chemist Warehouse: Up to 80 per cent off fragrances

OPSM: 20 per cent off sunglasses

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From St Xavier: 15 per cent of sitewide

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Wotnot : 30 per cent off sunscreen, free wipes with each purchas

Sydney Salon Supplies: Up to 60 per cent off GHD hair straighteners

Gilded Cage: 30 to 50 per cent off storewide, free shipping over $50

Bordeaux Candles: 20 per cent off storewide, free scented beads over $50

Angel Jackets: Up to 30 per cent off movie replica jackets

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InStitchu: 15 per cent off suits and shirts storewide

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Matt Blatt: Up to 70 per cent off furniture and homewares

Lorna Jane: Up to 40 per cent off in-store and online

Dissh Boutiques: 20 per cent off full-price styles

The Body Shop: Up to 50 per cent off selected items

Millers: 50 per cent off full-price items, excluding shoes

Tech21: Up to 75 per cent off cases for iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy

Domino’s: Delivery deal specials, 33 per cent off SMS and app orders

Skechers: Up to 50 per cent off kids, men’s and women’s ranges

Mitre 10: 15 per cent off selected garden sheds and garden beds

EasyShed: 30 per cent off sitewide, free delivery to some metro areas

GoLights: 15 per cent off storewide, up to 70 per cent off pendant lights

Envato: 50 per cent off 500 digital creative assets

The Volte: Up to 50 to 80 per cent off dresses

Southbound: 20 per cent off homewares storewide

Inclinic Cosmetics: 20 per cent off all cosmetics

AJE: 20 per cent off sitewide using the code BFCM20

Angus & Robertson: Up to 90 per cent off selected books

Glue Store: 25 per cent off storewide, no exclusions

Furless Cosmetics: 30 per cent off using the code BLACK17

City Chic: 30 per cent off online exclusive + extra 20 per cent off sale

Mossman: 20 per cent off using the code NOVEMBER20

Strawberrynet: 10 per cent off sitewide, minimum spend $US65

Peter Alexander: 20 per cent off storewide

Smiggle: 30 per cent off “Colour Friday” sale

Cocoon Living: 30 per cent off fashion, 20 per cent off toys, homewares and shoes

Cartel & Willow: 20 per cent off all sale items using the code BLACKFRIDAY20

Camilla: Up to 25 per cent off selected styles

Tigerlily: 20 per cent off sitewide and instore

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Zara: 50 per cent off selected items

Blue Illusion: Buy two full-priced items get one free

Goldmark: 40 per cent off jewellery, 20 per cent off watches

Katies: Buy two get 40 per cent off, buy four get 50 per cent off

Kathmandu: Extra 10 per cent off sale prices all weekend

Portmans: 30 per cent off all full-price and sale tops

Mathers: 25 per cent off storewide using the code CYBER25

Witchery: 20 per cent off + free shipping, some exclusions

Noni B: 50 per cent off everything, buy three get 60 per cent off

Ecco: 20 per cent off storewide using the code 17BLACK

Alice McCall: 25 per cent off using the code CYBER25

Secrets Shhh: 20 per cent off sitewide, excluding clearance items

Videopro: Up to 20 per cent off Bose and Sonos + free shipping

1300Rubbish: 10 per cent off all jobs using the code BLACKFRIDAY

Gilded Cage: Up to 60 per cent off storewide, free shipping over $50

PrettyLittleThing: Up to 50 per cent off everything using the code CYBER50

STA Travel: 30 per cent off selected Contiki tours and worldwide adventures

Inspire Book Box : First month for $15 using the code BLACKFRIDAY

Spacer: 15 per cent off first month storage or parking using the code BF2017

Parkhound: $50 bonus income if you list your space on Parkhound today

Audeara: 30 per cent off using the code BLACKFRIDAY, delivery early 2018

Showpo: 20 per cent off using the code FRENZY20, free express delivery over $50

Hansen & Gretel: 30 per cent off in-store and online

Stylerunner: 20 per cent off sitewide with some exclusions

Groupon: 15 per cent off sitewide using the code FRIYAY

Scoopon: Discounted P&O cruise packages starting at $299

New Balance: 50 per cent off sitewide all weekend

Williams Shoes: 25 per cent off shoes and bags

Diana Ferrari: 25 per cent off shoes, clothing and accessories

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P&O Cruises: Flash sale, cruises from $249 for Friday only

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uterusclub · 5 years

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Hot, Chicago summers are generally, not very fun but somehow, we manage. This past month was nothing short of spectacular – even despite the sweltering, blistering, hell heat. We kicked the month off with a visit to the very critically acclaimed Par-King miniature golf course out in Lincolnshire. Solely based off of the reviews on this place, expectations were HIGH. To ensue extra, satisfaction, I purchased a Groupon for an Indian Restaurant by the name of Marigold Maison through whom we purchased some bag-insulated yummers for dinner. I’ll save you the suspense and tell you the food was not good. Although I’m fairly certain we’ve become tikka masala snobs at this point. Service was super awkward as well as the restaurant has a grocery attached to it with shelved goods that look as though they’d been there for god knows how long. In any case, I wouldn’t venture there ever again. But back to the golfing. We arrived mid-day on a Wednesday in hopes of beating any summer-time crowds. And much to our delight, the place was not busy at all. I will say we were gravely disappointed in the different themed courses that felt very lacking – especially after reading of the reputation of this joint. The literal best thing about the entire course was the ‘roller coaster’ hole which well, Sharon grabbed some awesome video of so be sure to check that out in the montage (shameless plug). I would consider trying it again – maybe with the other course since the ‘cooler’ holes were all on the other game option. Let’s also take into account that Sharon was dealing with some mental and emotional bullshit right before we started playing so she wasn’t exactly in the right mind-set to even attempt enjoying the golf of minisculeness.

And then there was the Fourth of July. Which well, we usually don’t do much for – simply based on the elements of too many people being out and about in the world doing dumb and annoying things. But for some reason or rather, the lure of a Paranormal Circus presenting itself to us, did we become much bolder this year. But I’m getting ahead of myself. The day started off with a bit of work-from-home since I’m commission-based and don’t get PAID on days off. Following that, I believe the boozing commenced which involved a lovely rendition of Berry Vodka reminiscent of snow cone syrup. Following that, we baked some pre-bought chips and ate some previously purchased pasta and potato salads while we vegged on the couch to enjoy the down time.

Once it became a decent hour to leave, we headed out to the Paranormal Cirque located out in Orland Park. I had read that there was a pre-show to the event so of course, we arrived hella early (pun intended). Gates weren’t even open as we reached the mall parking lot where dark tents had been resurrected. Twas quite a strange sight, really. But we enjoyed taking pictures and videos of the tented darkness awaiting us. Once we were finally allowed in, we entered the main tent area where a table was set up selling masks. There was also a face painter in the corner adjacent which I considered partaking in but the artist was taking far way too long for my liking. As we stood around in the main area awaiting this ‘pre-show,’ we noticed a Mad-Max, steam-punk looking little person riding around on an electric wheelchair. She’d speed up close to unsuspecting victims, point her gun and scare creepily at them before slowly backing away. It was cool for the first couple minutes but eventually, we came to the conclusion that there really WAS no pre-show.

After we were finally allowed into the show arena, we met several, random performers who were entertaining, yes, but nothing extravagant. Once seated in our front-row elitist-ship, we watched a little person clown walk around and harass random people. He quite enjoyed throwing popcorn at me. As the time dwindled on, we become more and more annoyed with the fact that yet again, another show was NOT going to start on time. Sadly, the venue wasn’t very packed either. Once the show resumed, we were mildly entertained. The man ‘comedic’ character was hilarious but the crassness of the show was a bit too much for our liking. As such, we darted out at intermission to enjoy a colorful, sky extravaganza on our way home.

Next on the party-bus roster for July was Garden a Go Go – a burlesque show that sounded most intriguing. Situated in a warehouse-looking building in Humboldt Park (a clear indication nothing good could possibly come of us), we again, arrived very early in anticipation of much awesomeness. Unfortunately, our $20 donation didn’t seem worthwhile for the non-air-conditioned frenzy of annoyance we were met with. Granted, there was a very awesome hoop aerialist doing some ‘pre-show’ performance while we yet again, waited the untimely nature of the production. We sat and sweated and listened to DJ-ed music accompanied very ineloquently by a saxophone player. Not even the sax could save our spirits. Let me also point out that drink tickets were mandatory and that no bottled water was available. After staying to watch the show until, literally, we finished watching the Abraham Lincoln performance, we left immediately and pondered actually picking up and dropping off a case of water for the poor souls continuing to suffer without quench.

As remedy to our disappointment for the Garden a No No, I suggested we stop off at my most beloved Sidekicks for a drink and song. Sharon was most agreeable and we headed over. This night was COMPLETELY turned around by this decision. Not only did we become cool with the karaoke guru, Joe, but we made friends with my waitress’s friends, Bart and Maria who were the coolest people ever. Bart was literally creating self-echoes over the mic and ended up buying us buttery-nipple shots at one point. I even discovered one of my dance student’s moms also waitresses there! Talk about your small world! Had a blast. We would end up at Sidekicks two more times that month. The second was just as fun. The last was well, not as anticipated but all in all, it’s a great default place to scout out any time. Ah concerts. How I do loathe thee – unless you are outdoors and I have plenty of personal space which is precisely what we achieved this month! We grabbed some super cheap tickets for Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Tinley Park for 311 even though we were actually going for the opening bands. After having our sunscreen and bug spray discarded my security (doh) and having to walk the perimeter of the joint to get the correct ‘will call’ window, I paid way too much for plastic mason jars of vodka. Lawn seat were spectacular and we came prepared with Skip-Bo which, due to wind complication, involved putting every item we owned on every card pile to prevent throw-aways. The opening bands were good up until the last one before 311 at which point, we could not muster the will for it was quite horrendous. It was strange to pack up before the main band but quite satisfactory.

Ravinia. Can’t go wrong. Every year I try to make it a point to find SOMEONE to see here. Again, lawn seats are the absolute best for comfort. We again arrived with Skip-BO after venturing to Viaggio in Highland Park for some take-away dinner goods. The place was PACKED for arriving at 5 o’clock on a Sunday! I’d never seen it so full so early on in the day. But we valiantly made our way around the venue until we found a sufficient spot to lay our wares. The music performance was The Music of Queen with a vocalist named Brody Dolyniuk who, was an awesome singer but horrendous speaker. Guy sounded like an infomercial. Several songs into the performance and after battling a swat of flies whom invaded one suspicious corner of our blanket, we headed out.

I never claim to be of Irish descent, although, my brother allegedly found out our family is a small percentage Irish, but that has never been necessary for partaking in the Irish Fest held every year at The Irish Heritage Center. We grabbed some food at a local spot conveniently across the street from Sidekicks, Old Irving Brewing Co. before making our way to the Irish Fest. After arriving we observed the place to be very much dead – which is always in our favor. We immediately grabbed drinks and headed to the outdoor tent area to take a gander at the vendors and musical performances. Sharon entered us in a Trip to Ireland drawing which we clearly didn’t win. We popped upstairs to take a look at the indoor exhibits and watched some Irish dancing for a hot second before heading out an inevitably ending up at Sidekicks (which we’ve previously discussed).

What better way to spend a Tuesday evening than drinking and BINGO’ing? It’s not often I have Tuesday evenings available due to dance scheduling so we took advantage of an opportunity to visit Eris Brewery and Cider House for their special BINGO event. We’d previously been here for their cider and were a bit underwhelmed. The same was true this most recent go. But I will say, their sweet potato waffle fries with bacon and a bunch of other awesome stuff were off the CHAIN! SO good! BINGO involved maybe three tables including ours, there were about 11 of us total? And it STILL took several people leaving before Sharon’s ‘luck’ kicked in during the last three games. Brian, a brewer, was the caller who was most entertaining. His gibberish between games was hilarious – until he went on tangents about making cider at which point, I was buzz, tired, and pissed I hadn’t won and therefore, was no longer amused. Sharon came away with a t-shirt and a bunch of other, random, useless items. I came away with much embitterment, per usual.

If you’re ever looking for a delish, Philly’s cheesesteak, look no further than Monti’s near Albany Park. I loved this place since the first time I tried it. It’s cute, carefree and I’ve never experienced bad service. After parking a bit away and trekking endlessly in the blistering sun, we arrived, grab some $5 martinis and consumed some delicious goods! Martinis take #2 underwent and buzzed, we headed off to the second event for the night: K. Karaoke and Paint. Because what could POSSIBLY be better than drinking, painting AND singing? Oh yeah, yes, it’s also BYOB so we grabbed our insulated Moscow mule cans from the car and walked a short way to the storefront. Once inside, we grabbed our seats, iced some cups and awaited the rest of the attendees. Eventually, we began our painting project of a sunflower in between which, I sang a song or two. The more we boozed, the more ‘creative’ our paintings became. At one point, Sharon was beckoned to the make-shift dance-floor at which time, everyone forgot what they were doing. At the very end of the event, you guessed it, we headed to Sidekicks (again, already covered this) and ultimately, took our paintings back home where I drunkenly decided to leave our art work outside the doorstep of our old-lady neighbor, as a gift. The following morning I barely remember this act of generosity and to this day wonder just what she was thinking when she noticed them.

We were very much looking forward to attending the Bristol Renaissance Faire this month, however, due to the heat severity, we determined it would not be the greatest idea to do so in July. As a replacement, however, we decided to get some tattoos. Sharon acquired a bridge and I, a sheep. Not a bad time for a lazy, hot Saturday.

The month of July was wrapped up with a few cat themes. Poor monkey-bear was taken to the vet due to violent, butt-licking tendencies which resulted in some prescribed laxative and pain medication. He’s doing much better now. I believe the demons haunting his butthole have vacated. Aside from that, we took in a performance of Cats downtown at the Nederlander Theatre. So here’s the thing on that. I don’t get it. I’ve never gotten it. Every time I try to understand that show, it fails. I couldn’t understand a damn thing the actors were sing/saying other than ‘Jellicle Cats’ which til this day, I still don’t know what the hell they are! Does anyone? Someone respond to this blog with an explanation please. Again, we left at intermission, very glad to have at LEAST experienced ‘Memories’ which is always a good, inner cry.

All in all, not a bad month – despite my obvious, aforementioned bitching. Complications and let-downs aside, nothing was going to stop these queens from enjoying this sexy, hot summer.

First-Act Queens Hot, Chicago summers are generally, not very fun but somehow, we manage. This past month was nothing short of spectacular – even despite the sweltering, blistering, hell heat.

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A Critical Perspective on Mass Tourism Attractions in San Diego, CA

Introduction

The tourism industry is heavily carried by mass tourism which is classified as tens of thousands of people going to the same destination at the same time of year. The most popular forms of this branch of tourism are seen during the summer, typically resorts by the beach and visually beautiful places. Mass tourism also includes packaged deals for the purpose of making the attraction affordable for more people to come, generating high revenue through activities and guided tours. Here, we will examine the San Diego attractions: The Carlsbad Flower Fields and The Hotel Del Coronado and their role in the tourism industry, influence on the Tourist Gaze, and the different invisible rules and labor behind the luxurious and breathtaking experiences.

The Carlsbad Flower Fields

“Places are performed… and are put into play in relation to other places” (Sheller, Urry; pg. 1)

The Carlsbad Flower Fields exhibit multiple qualities which constitute it as a mass tourism destination in San Diego. It covers 50 acres of land, tickets cost as little as $9-$18, and profits off guided tours, tractor rides, and selling bouquets of freshly cut flowers straight from the fields. While this is a beautiful location for tourists to snap instagrammable pictures, picnic with family, and feel connected to the history of Carlsbad (the fields have been around for 85 years); behind the gorgeous ranunculus’ lies the labor of hundreds of men and women which goes unacknowledged.

“Places are chosen to be gazed upon because anticipation constructed and sustained through a variety of non-tourist practices” (Urry, pg. 3)

The fields are only open to the public during Spring Season (March to May) because it is prime time for the flowers to bloom, meaning the other 9 months of the year are spent planting, growing, and upkeeping the flowers while planning events and coordinating tractor rides. The gardeners who tend to the flowers work long hours in the hot sun, considering Carlsbad rarely sees rain or overcast weather, with minimum compensation. One nice aspect is that all the profits from the admission fees, cost of tours and tractor rides, and nursery go towards funding the future cultivation. As a San Diego native, more specifically Carlsbad, I can attest to the insane traffic and overpopulation of the streets near the Flower Fields which were additionally caused by the malls and restaurants nearby.

“It is hard to envisage the nature of contemporary tourism without seeing how much activities are literally constituted in our imagination through advertising and media” (Caletrio; pg. 2)

The city was very meticulous when they decided to build a huge Outlet Mall with higher-end restaurants surrounding the Fields to generate good revenue and make it a prime tourist location, just off the freeway near Legoland. I remember being a graduate from high school and moving to Orange County. I had reconnected with one of my friends from San Diego and we both realized we had lived there our whole lives and NEVER been to the Flower Fields. We partook in our own “tourist trip” to the Fields and joined the plethora of people taking pictures. I found it interesting of the people I saw, many international families and locals showing friends and family from out of town “around Carlsbad”. Overall, the Flower Fields are good for the City of Carlsbad because they put it on the map and made it a more desirable place. However, from a local standpoint there is definitely over-tourism in Carlsbad around the Fields and Outlets which causes irritation among the residents.

Another popular San Diego attraction is...

The Hotel Del Coronado

Since I am not originally from San Diego, I used to only identify San Diego as The Hotel Del Coronado, since my family and I would come to San Diego for the sole purpose of staying at this luxury hotel. I have never been to any other San Diego beaches or attractions until I was 20 years old and moved here for school, leaving me with a single definition of San Diego only as The Hotel Del Coronado.

As a child I would perform the role of a guest by swimming at their beach and building sand castles. My parents would have a drink at their ocean view cafe and my siblings and I would roast marshmallows at night at their beach bonfires. The hotel’s superior service performed the role of a host well by making our stay very enjoyable. This resort showed that it is always “in play” to better the stay of its guests and remain a top star hotel.

“The twentieth century ushered in some striking further transformations of the tourist gaze. Places by the sea emerged all over the world, modeling themselves [after] these early mass resorts...” (Urry, pg.49)

Hotel del Coronado, uniquely embodies the mass tourism model, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. After visiting the hotel and beach myself, I’ve noticed that many foreign tourists come to Coronado to get a California experience that they wouldn’t be able to get outside of the United States, let alone other states within our country. Mass tourism is defined as large scale and has a “one size fits all” approach to vacation accommodations. They are often packaged holidays with all-inclusive amenities pre-planned for the guests. Back in the 1800′s when the hotel was built, seaside tourism was a newer concept which made the hotel very popular. This ideal behind the exclusive Hotel Del still remains.

At the hotel I’ve noticed that many of the guests are those that come from all around the world to visit this resort and they typically don’t leave the premises once they’ve arrived. I’ve even noticed Groupons online for discount stays for an extended period of time, which seems to be marketed for people who are not from San Diego and want an easy way to make accomodations online through a third party. Coronado Island is typically packed with tourists nearly every weekend, sometimes disrupting the communities that live there, which is overtourism. I’ve even noticed that many locals like to drive golf carts around since its easier to maneuver once it gets busy. There is traffic, limited parking and herds of people all of the time. After talking to locals they say this is something they all have to get used to...

“Culturally coded patterns of tourist behaviour partly emerge out of dispositions that evolve around class, gender, ethnicity and sexuality, for instance” (Endsor; pg.60).

Hotel Del Coronado hotel is considered an enclavic tourist space since tourists and workers are subjected to strict monitoring and disciplining. Many of the hotel activities are pre-planned and exclusive for only the guests at the hotel, like night-time beach bonfires. They put out marshmallows and sticks for hotel guests to use and they are very strict about only guests partaking, demonstrating their role as the host. They have many parties out on their back-lawn area that are gated off for guests only and there are signs cutting off the general public to their activities.

In addition, they do not like when non-guests of the hotel walk through or use their bathrooms, exemplifying exclusivity. You cannot enter the hotel fully wet, bathed in sand or barefoot either. Many of the guests are middle to higher class, wear nicer clothes and their children appear well dressed too. These are regulations enforced by staff and other guests which makes the space enclavic. In addition, I’ve noticed many other motels and buildings on Coronado Island who copy the architecture of the Hotel del Coronado, proving that this is a historical monument that is highly sought after.

Conclusion

When visiting a new destination either on holiday or just by accident, it’s easy to believe that a destination simply is the way it is naturally. Perfected tropical destinations in the Caribbean with white sand beaches and blue water. Even The Carlsbad Flower Fields or The Hotel Del Coronado seem to be perfectly created, not missing a single detail. However, “behind the scenes” these places are in fact always evolving and developing to fit the expectations and desires of their guests and the world watching around them -- even if that means putting local residents at a disadvantage. It’s the responsibility of the tourist to be conscious consumers, honor local communities and respect the social standards of a destination.

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Moore`s Law, Golf, and Your Business Tools

In the past 50 years, golf devices has actually enhanced tremendously. Yet in spite of clubs that struck the sphere farther and straighter, despite the surge of swing instructors, videos, as well as much better training methods, the ordinary rating for a round of golf remains at around 100, where it has actually rested for decades.

Credit: Jeff the Trojan

The average gamer's driver is qualified of hitting the ball 60-70 yards farther today. Irons are much more forgiving, regardless of where effect is made on the clubface. Golf rounds go further without any loss of feeling or spin.

My preferred breakthrough is GPS. From this, you get the precise distance to the opening, and also to the threats. How has it allowed us? Well, it helps some gamers keep in mind which hole they're playing after the draft beer cart has made one a lot of visits.

Some pros do effectively by pressing the equipment guidelines to their restrictions. Unidentified Matt Every started this year with a putter that looked like a black metal train line connection. Transforms out the 'Black Swan' putter has some rather innovative engineering integrated in: the highest possible 'putter momentum of inertia in putter record,' as well as a 'wonderful area 3 balls vast'! Every led the Sony Open entering into the final round, however dropped back a bit, choosing a tie for sixth, and also $178,062.50. A little bit much better compared to my $62.50 in life time golf earnings.

Why, with all the hardware in the bag, do not amateurs' average ratings boost? A few reasons:

Practice and technique imply a great deal more to racking up efficiency compared to equipment.

Commitment and passion feed right into practice as well as technique.

The 10,000 hours rule: You're not getting there playing 10 rounds a year (that would certainly take you 200 years - as well as arthritis postures an actual trouble at this moment.)

Strategy: Top pros 'believe their way around the training course.' Golf provides a collection of challenges with each opening. Not trying to fix them gnaws at your score, bit by bit.

Games often get harder when everyone has access to the exact same improved tools. To make up for the added size of players' drives, training course were extended, and given more 'teeth'.

Feel: You need to turn the club, which means a connection between mind, body, ball, circumstance, and area. Having scientists enhance 'rate as well as power' without readjusting various other variables might make you a worse player overall.

Forgiving clubs keep even more helpless players keep coming out. Such players don't even discover the basics like a right grasp. The typical rating suffers.

Leonardo da Vinci's Traveling Machine

When you hand over a wonder device to the general population, the wide divergence in responses to them is amazing.Casual golf players always made use of to make the excuse that unlike the pros, they really did not have a caddie who carried around a 'yardage book' for every space and cranny on the program. With the advent of GPS, that reason was gone.

So just what does the ordinary gamer do when provided the info that on a 370-yard hole, the water risk begins 230 backyards from the tee, and ends 260 yards from the tee? Pulls out his 'huge stick,' as well as aims to clear the water, or thinks/hopes 'I hardly ever struck that far, so at worst I'll comfy up 227 yards down the fairway'. And ... whack! 252 yards, a beautiful looking shot ... so ... that risk had not been there. Plop! All along, there was a much greater probability of racking up par by beginning with a shot of about 205 lawns, using a 205-yard club (most gamers will certainly score no differently from 95 lawns out as well as 165 backyards out).

In various other words, you provide an amateur a powerful tool, and he does not utilize it for any kind of constant, routed purpose. The gamer spends virtually no strategic initiative in order to take advantage of brand-new information he has at his disposal. The concern to be lookinged there was 'what should be done regarding the hazard'? The response was, by default: nothing. Keep playing the means you always do.

Moore's Legislation as well as the Cloud-Based Blister Economy/Bubble

In every area - perhaps in computer than others - we've seen spectacular increases in raw power as well as performance over the past fifty as well as 10 years. Moore's Regulation (not purely a scientific 'law'), the feverish press for boosts in computing rate (which drove Intel to terrific efficiency over the years), has actually equated into end results as well as financial makeovers that could not have happened without them.

Yet as a society we still encounter numerous obstacles. We do not face bandwidth shortage or material circulation expenses like we did twenty years ago, yet we still deal with several zero-sum video games, including those including precious commodities like water, breathable air, and also yes, also food.

Before the mania for 'computer in the cloud' really started to take off, but long after leaders had actually already assembled low-cost commercial property devices to launch their one-of-a-kind dreams and plans, I was struck to hear Google CEO Eric Schmidt reviewing the impressive company environment we live in today.

The 'expense of introducing a startup' was near zero, went the line. And on paper I understand this to be true.

The Eric Schmidt Perspective

The price of running some sort of technology startups dove - 90 to 98 percent, probably - in between 1996 and also 2006. So you could virtually do anything you set your mind to (presuming you have a computer science degree or more, a one-bedroom house, and a Net link.) This ended up being a preferred line at Google, delivered by other prominent Google keynote speakers. It was as if they and also others in Silicon Valley were component of a liberating army, eliminating expenses from the environment of chance, to enable the very best and also brightest triggers to spark without the burden of debt or massive VC fundraising efforts.

It's only been regarding fours years given that those remarks, but on representation, they plainly painting an extremely partial picture of the reality.

An 'unprecedented great environment for business' became a credit history press, a deep recession, as well as a recognition that much of the larger economic bubble that had actually been sustaining so much risk-taking was maintained by unsustainable financial need and also document degrees of home debt.

So that's something. Rental fee as well as food will certainly still cost you. And also to gain those, you normally need a job, not an amazing startup plan as well as totally free software.

And amusing point: the largest news to come was not concerning all the small start-ups somehow flourishing, but rather, just how a lot more financier cash was starting to pile right into young business to allow them at the seed rounds throughout to A, B, and also C rounds of venture financing as well as beyond. That doesn't count all the large media companies divesting (or just shedding) old assets as well as putting whatever funding they have actually left or can elevate right into a range of digital enterprises.

Web 2.0 Propaganda

Web 2.0 VC 'bubble' cash (after briefly running out in the crunch) fed smoothly into the next phase: a doubling-down into a massive technology IPO blister that compensated the boldest and also biggest players (and their investment bankers). Pandora, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zillow, Angie's Checklist, Zynga, TripAdvisor, (as well as, coming soon, Yelp and Facebook) elevated big amounts of resources in their attempts to go for broke as well as end up being 'classification killers' - high as Amazon.com had done (as it turned out, effectively) all those years ago.

Facebook, Zillow, and also Twitter incorporated raised at one billion bucks prior to going public.

So much for the concept that beginning a business is economical, as well as that practically anybody can do it without the aid of the economic markets. Impressive founders, remarkable teams, impressive capitalists, remarkable network effects with users, amazing media tales, and so on created a 'spiky' globe of brand-new technology giants with large customer followings, not a level, enjoyable world where everybody reached work with their animal projects.

So the availability of low-cost bandwidth, remote teamwork, as well as helpful SaaS devices - also ones that cost 90-98% much less compared to they did a decade ago - gets a lot more individuals to the very first tee currently, yet few struck it all right to be able to quit their day job.

True pioneers and enthusiasts could not be so different from normal people - approximately some commercial property books now tell us. Well, they're absolutely human. And also they're not reckless, always. They're usually enormous outliers in some way. You give them the devices, and also they are in a tiny minority of people who could spark those stimulates into a bonfire of development. [For more on this, see the section on Bill Gates' exceptional success in Jim Collins, Great By Choice: Uncertainty, Turmoil, and also Good luck - Why Some Thrive Regardless of Them All (HarperBusiness, 2011, pp. 162-166) .]

Limitations: Moore's Legislation as well as Economic situations of Scale

Moore's Regulation has actually definitely made a wide range of technical innovations feasible, as well as this has an effect not only on your lifestyle, but on all fields.

But such 'legislations' don't always appear to change our lot of moneys. Some environments aren't even suitable with such laws.

A Fish Out of Water - Credit rating: Julian Burgess

Golf comes with an integrated social and physical atmosphere that dictates a tempering of raw 'power.' We could not have Moore's Legislation in golf clubs - to name a few traits, training courses would ultimately get to the size of our planetary system. A 'club' has to do its trait within specific limitations. Gamers cannot push the round into orbit with rocket launchers. Probably that's just common sense. Then there is decorum to think about.

Moore's Law does not, on its own, make excellent business. Neither do cheaper, quicker tools generally.

If barriers to access on (for example) computing and also storage were lowered to zero, it would certainly could develop an entire new collection of challenges in any industry.

We can't all be cover girls...

Moore's Legislation does not suggest you can come to be Tiger Woods.

Moore's Law can't even exist in social environments that limit pure developments in rate, power, or outcome. Playing 'better,' or a lot more 'positively,' not 'larger, much faster, and also dirtier' is often absolutely the game you're playing ... something that gets lost in breathless media as well as coverage of the 'pure advancements' in things like chip innovation. [For a thoughtful counterpoint to out of breath technology as well as business media, see Umair Haque's sights on value cycles, sustainable sources, as well as the tech industry's propensity for producing 'thin worth'. Umair Haque, The New Capitalist Manifesto: Structure a Disruptively Better Company (Harvard Company Press, 2011) .]

Cloud computer will not turn all garage hackers right into Mark Zuckerberg.

Plus, you wouldn't want it to.

These are devices, ordinary and simple.

The devices are exceptionally powerful in the right-hand men. And also virtually ineffective in the wrong ones.

Making them less expensive, or totally free, does not constantly spur a sudden uptake of thankful users.

Most middle-class family members today can afford gym memberships, Nordic skating skis, and also personal trainers.

All family members can afford running shoes.

And yet the excessive weight epidemic shows no signs of abating.

Why Cost is Good

Where am I goinged with all this? I need to be right here to discuss marketing automation tools, which is mainly the subject of the Acquisio blog site, right?

I'll chat about all of that rather a bit in the coming year. Yet I just needed to obtain that off my chest.

I like that many of these devices are budget friendly to numerous people, that's for sure. I once created a write-up that lauded then-new Google Analytics for 'equalizing' actionable analytics, to put it accessible of the average business.

GA's complimentary power is a terrific instance of today's incredible as well as more level playing area for the smaller sized business, definitely. Nobody would certainly desire this video game to be playable just by a cartel of firms that could manage six figures a year for Internet Analytics, for example.

But some cost is good. Some expense (whether it remains in time, rush, or money) allows the much more passionate and also fully commited amongst us obtain a little a benefit over those that will not invest.

Back to the broad world of sporting activities: in my brief, inauspicious profession in high institution cross-country skiing, those people that lived in warmish environments spent a fair bit of time in the offseason doing exactly what was called 'dryland training': running up as well as down ravines in sweltering temperatures, and also strapping on very early 'roller skis' to pole around on dead-end streets.

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The investment in odd (as well as somewhat costly) devices settled in performance. And also would not you understand, dryland training becomes an additional spectacular instance of just how approaches that offer you a side in one age come to be simple 'tablestakes' in another.

All expert hockey players, as an example, train throughout the summer season. Being 'in shape' isn't much of an advantage in pro hockey today.

Despite the reality that others will at some point reach your business use of brand-new tools and also methods, maybe that's simply it.

An 'side' is never ever for life. Those that seek an edge are frequently rewarded.

The tools will never literally be your side, but if you locate on your own leveraging their power when others are active with something else, opportunities are your enthusiasm to uncover effective brand-new tools is a sign of your individual commitment to remarkable performance.

How dedicated can you be? To be really fantastic at anything, you need a degree of commitment that is - to place it gently - unbalanced. As the great David Feherty put it: 'If you're great at this video game, there's something seriously incorrect with you. [...] If you have dinner with Vijay Singh and also a pea rolls right into his mashed potatoes, he's got a fork in his hand, however he's checking out a shelter shot.'

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80 Things to Do in and Around Philly

Lounging on the couch and binging on a series is great, but it won’t be beneficial for you and your partner’s relationship if that’s the majority of your activity spent together. It can be hard to plan a date whether it’s your first or the 30th. Our mind grabbles with wanting something different from the norm, though quickly succumbing to dinner and a movie often because it’s easy, and the cost is foreseen. Let’s face it most of us budget for dates and sometimes they can get costly.

Truth is, dinner and a movie is barely a step above Netflix and take out at home but we’ll admit it gets you out of the house at least. The movie theaters now have reclining chairs and all that’s missing is your blanket, it’s almost like being at home. This inlies the issue, going to the movies lacks engagement. The dinner before or after the movie is generally 45-60 mins, surely not enough time for you and your partner to really enjoy each other’s company other than being in their presence, which is always nice but it truly lacks that one on one time that your relationship thirsts for.

We created the list below with you in mind. It’s there for you to mix and match, improvise on our suggestions, and to come up with new ideas. Let us know how you made out and what we should add to the list.

Escape to your nearest Escape Room. Test your compatibility and problem solving skills with your partner.

For the cold months starting in November head down to Penns Landing for winterfest for some spiked hot cocoa, ice skating, and games. Get the feeling as if you are in a lodge in the Poconos.

And in the summer months visit Spruce Street Harbor.

Ice Skate at Dillworth Park or these other places.

Who doesn't love live music? Check out Chris’s Jazz Cafe, Warmdaddy’s, Time, Johnny Brenda's, World Life Cafe, Union Transfer, TLA, The Fillmore, The Met… to name a few.

Visit Wilmington’s Riverfront. There are great restaurants aligning the waterfront and you can take their river cruise.

Drive down to Atlantic City, walk the boardwalk, take in any number of shows and have dinner with an ocean view. While you're there try a hand at BlackJack.

I see you! Laser Tag anyone?

Ever think about zipping through the trees like spider man? Tap into your spidey senses. Try Zip-lining in Philly or Bucks County.

Jump, Jump, Jump around at your nearest sky zone!

Have you ever pretended that your Pink or a trapeze artist in the circus? Well you can fly gracefully through the sky with a little help. Here’s one we found for you Trapeze.

Learn more about science and stuff. Visit The Franklin Institute, and while you’re there think about taking in a planetarium show or a movie at their Omniverse Theater.

Have you ever been fascinated watching planes take off? Take in a front row seat, and watch as they land via Fort Mifflin Rd and Hog Island Rd near PHL. Pack some snacks but be careful NOT to park your cars at the fences.

Visit Haddonfield NJ, it’s close to Philly and they have a ton of shops and restaurants.

Walk across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge from Philly to Camden or Vice Versa and grab a bite to eat nearby at a local spot.

Join a mixologist class just make sure you do this on a full stomach!

Take a walk or bike ride along the Schuylkill River Trail. Pack a lunch and eat at one of the park benches or head up to the cafe by BoatHouse Row or inside the Art Museum(admission fee). There is one light fare restaurant where you don’t need to pay museum general admission to eat at if you’d like to stay along the trail.

If your biking or walking through East Falls stop at the Trolley Car diner or In Riva along Kelly Drive and from there head over to Sherman Mills to check out their hidden business gems in a unique industrial space.

Philly has Free Streets from March to October on the weekend. You are free to ride your bike without vehicular interference along MLK drive.

Attend a Mediation class with your boo. Relax, relate, release..... “Google Mediation Near Me".

Try out a new BYOB and don’t forget to bring a great wine.

Visit a Main St in a nearing town, West Chester, Doylestown, Haddonfield, Princeton, etc..... Main St. are always great and historic!

Get your history on by visiting the Constitution Center and Independence Mall.

Visit The Eastern State Penitentiary . Once the largest and most expensive public structure ever erected in the United State which opened in 1829. A bit spooky. Enjoy!

Visit Phoenixville, an old industrial town turned chic is roughly 40 mins from Philly for a perfect day trip. Take a stroll on Bridge and Main St.

Good at golf? It doesn’t matter, we aren't either! Try your hand at virtual golf.

So virtual golf not your thing? What about miniature golf? Or is any golf just not your thing?

Who doesn’t love an Arcade!? Bring out your inner child enthusiast. Some ideas are The Barcade or Dave and Busters.

Bowl! There are a ton of hip bowling alleys in Philly you can find. Try out Harp & Crow for a more intimate setting, perfect for a date night.

Like to sing? Hit up a Karaoke spot at a local neighborhood bar or head to Chinatown where there are plenty to choose from no matter the night.

Take in a show at the Kimmell Center , Walnut St Theatre, or any of these theatres.

For a change of pace try out Valley Green Inn. It’s is a wonderful dining experience nestled in Fairmount Park.

Want to get out some aggression, all while having fun? Try your hand at Axe throwing.

Dinner and a view from high up? Four Seasons, R2L, XIX, and Skygarten are some ideas.

Fancy art? Explore The Pennsylvania Art Institute, The Barnes or The Art Museum. The Art Museum is pay what you wish on Wednesday and every First Sunday.

Why not be a Philadelphia tourist for the day? Look into Free Tours by Foot.

Take a boat ride on the river. Find the right cruise here.

Show’em what ya workin with or your date! Do you like to dance? Try these spots.

Can’t dance? Take a dance class together and learn or better your skills in Salsa , Hip-Hop or whatever your flavor.

Visit the Philadelphia Zoo. If you could be any wild animal, what would it be?

Venture over to the Adventure Aquarium and visit the penguins and sharks!

Take a Mural Arts self guided tour or guided, whatever your preference.

Let’s get creative and design your own Art Exhibition Tour all around the city. Include local universities and colleges like Drexel University, The Art Institute, University of the Arts and Moore College of Art and Design for more exhibition tour ideas.

So this is a little different, but wouldn’t it be great if you were able to save your dates life in a godforbid life altering event?? The Red Cross offers CPR classes. You can find other first aid classes online and possibly Groupon. In one day you can become certified.

Philly is all about our Sports! Take in a game watching the Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, Sixers, Philadelphia Union or Philadelphia Soul play.

In the Spring it’s about enjoying the scenery. In the Summer it’s nice to get your feet wet in the fountains. The Fall is about the many unique festivals, pop up shops, and activities, and in the Winter it’s all about the ice skating rink at Dillworth park.

Once the tallest building in Philly, but still a favorite One Liberty Observation Deck . Observe the city and all its glory.

Sketch out your own Brewery Pub Crawl. Philadelphia is now home to a ton of local breweries. Have fun mapping out your tour!

Explore our past and gain some light into the future at The Academy of Natural Sciences or The Penn Museum.

Cigars or Hookah anyone? Ashton Cigar Bar , Smoke , Fishtown Hookah and The Hubble Bubble Lounge Hookah are popular choices.

Go shopping at a local farmers market, go home and cook a lovely meal together.

And if you can’t cook or want to learn new techniques take a cooking class together.

Sip, sip, we’ve got wineries in the area. In Delaware , West Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks counties as well in New Jersey. Book a tour at one!

Visit a neighborhood that you haven’t been to or for awhile and grab lunch or dinner, and walk around to take in the sites. Chestnut Hill, University City, Fitler Square, Rittenhouse, Bella Vista, Olde City, Northern Liberties, Manayunk, East Falls, East Passyunk, the list goes on.

Visit the Navy Yard from 6am -8pm dine or take a walk along the river or chill out in one of their parks.

Visit City Hall atop William Penn once the tallest building in Philadelphia.

Not everyone can appreciate a beautiful garden; however Long Wood Gardens is sure to impress even the naysayers.

Cheese Steak anyone!? Hit up some new spots and have your own taste test, take notes, tell your friends who had the best steak out of your food venture that day:). This works for Tacos as well!

Everyone seems to fall in love with New Hope, PA, destined for a great date night or day.

Painting with a twist is not just for parties, go with a date and sip and paint!

Eat your way through Chinatown and step into its many shops.

Jump, Jump, Jump around at your nearest Sky Zone.

Spend a day at the pool, indoor or outdoor and take a dip in the Jacuzzi. If you don’t have access to one book a hotel room. For last minute deals check out hoteltonight.com or bid on Priceline.com.

Explore the Japanese House and Garden located in Fairmount Park from March to October.

Battle it out at paintball!

For live dance performances here are some options Philadelphia Dance , The Performance Garage, Anne Berger Center , Wilma Theater, and the Philadelphia Ballet.

Learn about black heritage at The African American Museum.

Race Go Karts and get competitive with your date.

Just feel like chillin? Get a couples massage and top it off with a mani and pedi.

Game Night! Choose games specific to couples to learn more about your partner, in a creative way. If you wanted to go out and play board games instead, Philly’s got them!

Learn about Jewish heritage at The National Museum of American Jewish History.

Visit Reading Terminal, depending on when you go it’ll be incredibly busy. Rule of thumb is to find out what you want by visiting their site first due to their heavy crowds. You and your date will want something different, decide, split up and meet in the middle at the dining area. This will cut time and avoid cold food.

So you’ve had a fantastic dinner and you want a place to go for dessert? A La Mouse in Chinatown is our favorite but here is a list of others.

Explore your tasting palette and try a Vietnamese, African, Jamaican, Dominican, or Puerto Rican restaurant, anything outside your norm. Go eat!

Do you love stand up comedy? Take in a comedy show.

Take a tennis lesson together, there is one near you!

Have you ever wanted to shoot a gun? Do you know how and want to show off your skills to your date? Go to a local shooting range.

First Fridays in Olde City Philadelphia is a long standing tradition which showcase Art Exhibitions in local Galleries and Shops, open to everyone from 5pm to 9pm.

Musical talent? Have you ever wanted to learn the drums or play guitar? Who hasn’t? Philly has got group classes for that!

Like to climb things? Philly’s got it! Visit the largest climbing wall in Philly.

Happy Dating!

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Announcing the Advanced Swift Spring Fling!

It’s Spring once again, which means it’s time to take a fresh look at your bookshelf and grow your tutorial library!

To help you do this, we’re releasing three new books:

Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database: The perfect introduction to Realm Database and Realm Platform. Learn how to set up your first Realm database, see how to persist and read data, find out how to perform migrations and more.

Data Structures and Algorithms in Swift: Learn how to implement the most popular and useful data structures, and when and why you should use one particular data structure or algorithm over another.

Design Patterns by Tutorials: Explore the usefulness of design patterns, moving from the basic building blocks of patterns into more advanced patterns and completes the lesson with less common but incredibly useful patterns.

To celebrate these three books, we’re running a special event over the next two weeks: the Advanced Swift Spring Fling, where you can get all three books at a massive discount.

Over the next two weeks, we’ll be releasing some free chapters from our three new books so you can get a taste of what’s in store. We’re also running a giveaway where a few lucky readers can win themselves a copy of one of our new books!

And in keeping with the spirit of Spring, we’re running a time-limited sale to help you save some green:

Save a massive 40% over the regular price when you buy the three new books in our Advanced Swift Spring Bundle — that’s all three books for just $99.99!

Want to buy select books from the bundle? No problem. Save 10% on each of the new books when you buy them separately — that’s $49.49 each.

Here’s a quick overview of what’s in each book:

Data Structures and Algorithms in Swift

Learn how to implement the most common and useful data structures and algorithms in Swift!

Understanding how data structures and algorithms work in code is crucial for creating efficient and scalable apps. Swift’s Standard Library has a small set of general purpose collection types, yet they definitely don’t cover every case!

In Data Structures and Algorithms in Swift, you’ll learn how to implement the most popular and useful data structures and when and why you should use one particular datastructure or algorithm over another. This set of basic data structures and algorithms will serve as an excellent foundation for building more complex and special-purpose constructs. As well, the high-level expressiveness of Swift makes it an ideal choice for learning these core concepts without sacrificing performance.

You’ll start with the fundamental structures of linked lists, queues and stacks, and see how to implement them in a highly Swift-like way.

Move on to working with various types of trees, including general purpose trees, binary trees, AVL trees, binary search trees and tries.

Go beyond bubble and insertion sort with better-performing algorithms, including mergesort, radix sort, heap sort and quicksort.

Learn how to construct directed, non-directed and weighted graphs to represent many real-world models, and traverse graphs and trees efficiently with breadth-first, depth-first, Dijkstra’s and Prim’s algorithms to solve problems such as finding the shortest path or lowest cost in a network.

And much, much more!

By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience solving common issues with data structures and algorithms — and you’ll be well on your way to developing your own efficient and useful implementations.

This book is in early access; the complete digital edition will be released in Late Spring 2018.

We’ll be releasing two free chapters from this book this week on Wednesday and Friday to help give you a taste of what’s inside.

“Whether you want to ace your next coding interview, or use Swift successfully in competitions on HackerRank, or want to make sure your Swift code is well designed and scalable, this is the right book for you. The authors explain data structures and algorithms with diagrams and examples and explain the Swift code implementation step by step.” – Christina Bharara

About the Authors

Kelvin Lau is a physicist turned Swift-iOS Developer. While he’s currently entrenched with iOS development, he often reminisces of his aspirations to be part of the efforts in space exploration. Outside of programming work, he’s an aspiring entrepreneur and musician. You can find him on Twitter: @kelvinlauKL.

Vincent Ngo is a software developer by day, and an iOS-Swift enthusiast by night. He believes that sharing knowledge is the best way to learn and grow as a developer. Vincent starts every morning with a homemade green smoothie in hand to fuel his day. When he is not in front of a computer, Vincent is training to play in small golf tournaments, doing headstands at various locations while on a hiking adventure, or looking up how to make tamago egg. You can find him on Twitter: @vincentngo2.

Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database

Create powerful, reactive iOS apps with Realm Database and Realm Cloud!

Realm finds the sweet spot between the simplicity of storing data as JSON on disk and using heavy, slow ORMs like Core Data or similar that are built on top of SQLite. The Realm Database aims to be fast, performant and provide the commodities that mobile developers need such as working with objects, type-safety, and native notifications.

Realm Database has been under active development for several years. It powers apps by some of the biggest names in the App Store, including Adidas, Amazon, Nike, Starbucks, BBC, GoPro, Virgin, Cisco, Groupon and many more who have chosen to develop their mobile apps with Realm.

Realm Platform is a relatively new commercial product which allows developers to automatically synchronize data not only across Apple devices but also between any combination of Android, iPhone, Windows, or macOS apps. Realm Platform allows you to run the server software on your own infrastructure and keep your data in-house which more often suits large enterprises. Alternatively you can use Realm Cloud which runs a Platform for you and you start syncing data very quickly and only pay for what you use.

In this book, you’ll do the following:

Learn how easy it is to set up your first Realm database.

See how to persist and read data under the CRUD model.

Discover how to work with Realm configurations.

Design smart and responsive migrations for your Realms.

Create a Realm Cloud instance and sync your data in real time, across all devices, anywhere.

We’ll be releasing a free chapter from this book on Monday, April 23, to help you get started with Realm Database and see what the book’s all about!

“I enjoyed the book [Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database] and learned much from it. The book shed light on a long time mystery. Despite the fact we previously worked with Realm never before it was so accessible and easy to understand. Book is full with down-to-earth, to-the-core, beautiful explanation, diagrams and code samples. Great to dive in to and great to keep at your desk for easy reference.” – Michal Shatz

About the Author

Marin Todorov is the author of this book. Marin is one of the founding members of the raywenderlich.com team and has worked on seven of the team’s books. Besides crafting code, Marin also enjoys blogging, teaching, and speaking at conferences. He happily open-sources code. You can find out more about Marin at www.underplot.com.

Design Patterns by Tutorials

Learn design patterns with Swift!

Design patterns are incredibly useful, no matter what language or platform you develop for. Using the right pattern for the right job can save you time, create less maintenance work for your team and ultimately let you create more great things with less effort.

Every developer should absolutely know about design patterns and how and when to apply them. That’s what you’re going to learn in this book!

Start with the basic building blocks of patterns such as MVC, Delegate and Strategy.

Move into more advanced patterns such as the Factory, Prototype and Multicast Delegate pattern.

Finish off with some less-common but still incredibly useful patterns including Flyweight, Command and Chain of Responsibility.

And not only does Design Patterns by Tutorials cover each pattern in theory, but you’ll also work to incorporate each pattern in a real-world app that’s included with each chapter. Learn by doing, in the step-by-step fashion you’ve come to expect in the other books in our by Tutorials series.

This book is in early access; the complete digital edition will be released in Late Spring 2018.

We’ll be releasing a free chapter from this book on Wednesday, April 25, to help you discover what the book has in store for you!

“The book all iOS and macOS developers have all been waiting for: Design Patterns by Tutorials is the best of the wisdom of that gang of four written in Swift. Need a singleton that’s ready to try in a playground, along with clear guidance about how to use it and not misuse it? This is your essential guide.” – Mark W. Powell

About the Authors

Joshua Greene is an experienced iOS developer who loves creating elegant apps. When he’s not slinging code, he enjoys martial arts, Netflix and spending time with his wonderful wife and two daughters. You can reach him on Twitter at @jrg_developer.

Jay Strawn is a former librarian and is passionate about languages both human and code based. When she’s not working as a developer, Jay enjoys being an ESL conversation partner and reading zines.

Advanced Swift Spring Bundle

To celebrate the launch of our new advanced Swift books, we’re offering a special bundle where you can get all three books at a massive discount!

Our new Advanced Swift Spring Bundle includes all three books in PDF/ePub format, with all source code included:

Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database

Data Structures and Algorithms in Swift

Design Patterns by Tutorials

That’s a $164.97 value — but you can get all three books for just $99.99 in the Advanced Swift Spring Bundle! But don’t wait: this bundle deal is only good until Friday, April 27.

Advanced Swift Spring Fling Giveaway

To celebrate the Spring Fling, we’re giving away three Advanced Swift Spring Bundles to some lucky readers!

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below and answer the following question:

What are you most excited about in our new book lineup?

We’ll select three winners at random who leave a comment below before Friday, April 27. Get your entries in early!

Where to Go From Here?

To recap, here’s the schedule of events for the Advanced Swift Spring Fling:

April 16: Design Patterns, Data Structures, and Realm books launched

April 18: Free chapter from Data Structures and Algorithms in Swift

April 20: Swift Algorithm Club post

April 23: Free chapter from Realm: Building Modern Swift Apps with Realm Database

April 25: Free chapter from Design Patterns by Tutorials

April 27: Giveaway and Last Day for Discount!

If you are comfortable with Swift and iOS development and want to take your development skills to the next level, there’s no better way to do that than through the Advanced Swift Spring Bundle.

Don’t miss out on your chance to grab this bundle of three books for just $99.99 — that’s a massive savings of 40% off of the regular price! This bundle pricing is only available until Friday, April 27, 2018, so grab this great discount while you can.

We truly appreciate the support of all our readers; you help make everything we do here at raywenderlich.com possible. Thanks for your support — and don’t forget to leave a comment below to enter the giveaway!

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This was a couples getaway for us - our daughter was staying with mates again residence - so we asked for recommendations on a very good place to have dinner. Locals prompt Steve's Steakhouse so we took a brief stroll down Crescent Avenue to this common restaurant.

When you go to Steve's Steakhouse, our suggestion can be to dine there when it isn't so busy. Our Friday night time visit on the peak of the dinner hour coincided with a big wedding celebration additionally being held at the restaurant in essentially the identical room, though back a bit from the diners who had been positioned up close to the view windows. We had no reservations so we were placed at a table that probably should not even be there - it's situated adjacent to the kitchen, proper subsequent to the path all the waiters take when putting or delivering orders, and in addition subsequent to the party space.

Whereas we had no complaints concerning the meals, the decibel stage was as loud as any we have ever skilled Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce santa in a restaurant and was in all probability the one negative experience we have ever had on Catalina Island.

The optimistic experiences on Catalina Island are many, indeed. The Santa Catalina Company - which owns and operates a good number of companies on the island catalina express groupon - has assembled a powerful record of adventures and excursions all designed to show off the island's surroundings, historical past and water sports.

The latest and biggest addition to the excursions is the Zip Line Eco Tour, certainly one of just a few zip strains in California and, on this case, one of the vital scenic. In the event you've watched reality shows like the Amazing Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce Social Network Race, it looks as if a zip line is thrown in someplace along the route each season. That is as a result of riding a zipper line is large on thrills, however considered secure because of the in depth security measures in-built.

A zip line is basically an inclined cable strung between two factors, with the harnessed rider attaching himself to the cable with a pulley-like device that permits him to ride the road downward with the pressure of gravity. On Catalina, riders attain speeds of up to 40 miles an hour on a collection of 5 zip lines that take riders throughout read more on wikipedia here Descanso Canyon greater than 300 ft above the canyon ground. Riders additionally be taught something in regards to the unique flora, fauna and historical past of the island by reading interpretive indicators alongside the best way. By all accounts, the Catalina zip line - which opened spring 2010 - is a resounding success.

Also on the record of attainable Catalina actions are such experiences as Snuba diving the place you'll be able to dive and breathe underwater with out heavy diving tools - and without any prior diving expertise. In case you'd fairly keep out of the water, the Undersea Tour takes you in a semi-submersible where the windows are below the floor of the ocean and you're able to view sea life much like you would when you have been diving.

There are several tours into the island's interior and you'll travel Home Page in off-street 4-wheel-drive vehicles or in vintage buses.

We didn't see a lot of the island on our most recent trip, nonetheless. That warning we obtained in Dana Point turned out to be prophetic and high winds made it probably we might not be capable of cross back to the Mainland on our scheduled day. As a result of we had airline tickets booked for departure virtually instantly upon our return, we had to leave Catalina early so as to insure we were house in time.

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Have Your Best Summer Yet: 25 Ideas Under $20

Who else is so excited that summer is HERE?

We get to enjoy sunlit outdoors until 9pm, wear our bright colored dresses, lounge by the water, decorate our homes with flower bunches, and get more involved with community activities and events. Summer evening get-togethers become the new norm, we suddenly eat a lot healthier, and restaurants are chosen for their patio aesthetics. The kids are out of school and everyone’s itching to make the most of this favorite season!

As fantastic, refreshing and exhilarating as summer can be, we also understand it, well, gets expensive. Like, really quickly. If you’re on a budget like me, you may feel a little unmotivated to leave your air conditioned home out of fear of spending money. It’s a yucky feeling that sometimes gets in the way of all that summer fun, so it’s important we stomp out that fear. Let’s start some new habits of budgeting like a boss for all your favorite summer activities.

25 Ideas for a fun-filled summer:

1. Go to a summer concert in the park. Or at the downtown pedestrian mall, town square, amphitheater, wherever the concert may be. Your local event websites are probably your best bet, and you can also simply search Facebook events or just Google. Especially keep an eye out for the weekly/monthly concerts for future summer outings!

2. Explore nearby towns. Local bloggers can be a great resource of where and what to do for these types of excursions, ask friends who live in the area, and Yelp it up to map out an awesome day trip. Save a little extra money by bringing a homemade meal or lots of snacks (but honestly, I recommend enjoying lunch at a hidden gem cafe with a beautiful patio).

3. Go to the local farmers’ market. ‘Tis the season! Treat yourself to a $5 bundle of fresh-cut flowers, gigantic zebra zucchini, a dozen tamales, handpicked fruit, or local honey. You can find really well-priced local goodies and it’s always great to support your community! Remember: Bring your own bag(s) and cash.

4. Go out for one drink and split dessert or a happy hour appetizer. Who says you have to go all out at a restaurant to enjoy the refreshing ambiance and full experience? Plan ahead to spend just $20 (including tip), and only get one drink and share an inexpensive dish on the menu. Have dinner at home and then go for a romantic evening out-on-the-town to grab dessert. Or go out for happy hour with your girl friend and agree to share an appetizer. Also be on the lookout for restaurant deals on Groupon and Living Social.

5. Shop at garage sales in your area. They pop up everywhere during the summer and there can be such great (cheap) finds! Check Craigslist’s “Garage Sale” form and your local publications’ “Classified” section for upcoming sales. Negotiate, but be polite about it. Create a wish list if you want to give yourself a little more direction when garage sale shopping.

6. Or better yet, have a garage sale yourself to make extra money! It takes a lot of work, but you’ll feel so refreshed afterward with a cleaner home and a few more dollars. I’m in the process of prepping one, so stay tuned for a how-to guide (after all, I learn from the best–my mother). There’s a lot of excellent garage sale guides and this one from Helene in Between is definitely a favorite!

7. Go to a block party. These are particularly popular during holiday weekends and breweries are especially known for throwing these kind of events. Look ’em up on event websites or check local organizations on social media.

8. Enjoy a BBQ with friends and family. Remember it’s totally okay to keep it simple and ask them to bring a contribution, so you don’t feel responsible for all the food and drink. If you have a community grill like at your apartment complex, take advantage of it! If you don’t have a grill, team up with a buddy who does or screw it and use the kitchen. Check grocery listings on Flipp to find good deals, especially on meat.

9. Go on a hike. Yes, it’s the go-to answer for summer activities, but only because hikes are awesome. Even if you have to drive more than an hour or settle for an urban hike (depending on where you live), do your best to go on at least a few this summer! All Trails is a resourceful app to discover local trails and national or state parks (and it’s always useful to read reviews and see photos).

10. Play frisbee golf, ultimate frisbee, soccer, volleyball, flag football, basketball… you get the idea. Get a group together or join one that regularly meets to play (aka a rec league).

11. Seek out the best photography spots in the area and go on a photoshoot adventure with someone you be a goof around. (Shoutout to our amazing Instagram Husbands!) Look up recommendations from local bloggers or Instagram hashtags/locations. Even just go to a cool spot and walk around to see what you can find.

12. Rent a movie, make a dollar store trip for popcorn and candy, and curl up on the couch. This is especially nice for those super hot days you just want to spend inside. But seriously, the dollar store is where it’s at for cheap snacks and treats.

13. Lay out a towel at a park, pool or even your backyard and soak up the sun while reading that book you’ve been meaning to pick up. Or plug your earphones in and listen to audiobooks (if you haven’t already, sign up for Audible and get your first month free!) Oh, and be sure to put on sunscreen out there in the heat.

14. Fill a truck bed or lay on a blanket to go stargazing. I know–super cheesy, right? But last summer, my S.O and I went on a random excursion with new friends and watched a meter shower 50 miles outside the city, in an open meadow. There’s nothing cheesy about being in that moment.

15. Find live music at free events, restaurants, etc. There’s so many live music options wherever you live and there’s always ones with free entry. Whenever you go out, keep your eyes open for flyers or announcements about upcoming music, and there’s always Yelp, social media, and the spots’ websites. So pull up a chair or put on your dancing shoes, and go have some fun!

16. Go wine or beer tasting at a nearby winery or brewery, limiting yourself to one flight to keep the bill low. Instead of drinking, engage in conversation with the bartender–chances are, they’re pretty knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. If you’re nice enough, you may even get an extra free taster or two.

17. Get creative with sidewalk chalk. Even if you don’t personally have a driveway, there surely must be a nearby sidewalk that could use some color. Check out this post for design ideas: “22 Totally Awesome Sidewalk Chalk Ideas.”

18. Do yoga. To stay on a budget, you can take free online yoga classes (Yoga with Adriane is my absolute favorite!), find a good deal on Groupon or figure out when studios offer discounted, free, or trial deals. I’ve created various yoga routine playlists (like morning, bedtime, workout, stress/anxiety), so it’s always easily accessible!

19. Find a new favorite coffee shop or give the one you already love some extra attention. Does it have a nice patio space, free coffee refills, beautiful foam art? Whatever suits you best, discover a coffee shop to truly love and appreciate. And yes, this will probably be a trial-and-error process. Don’t forget to share your findings with your audience!

20. Plant a garden. No matter where you live, it’s possible to have a garden! No dirt ground? Potted plants are a perfect solution (my hanging tomatoes #cantstopwontstop). If you’re unsure of your gardening skills, don’t start with seeds and instead get the plants that you can easily transfer into the ground/pots. I’m personally a big fan of Home Depot’s gardening section.

21. Take a bike ride off the beaten path. Dust off your bike and start using it! Whether it’s riding through a beautiful, quaint, urban neighborhood or through a nearby meadow or to the water’s edge of a lake/river. Don’t have a bike? Seriously consider investing in one and buy from a sales listing website, or see if you can get any good rental deals with a simple Google search.

22. Do a DIY project. Dive down the Pinterest rabbit hole (just remember to actually come back out and do the project). There’s countless options under $20!

23. Find the cheap-but-amazing brunch spot out there. I promise it exists. Cheap mimosas, nice patio, and decent-priced/big portion meals. If the meal is a bit of a price stretch, settle for a delicious side. Yelp is gonna be your best friend here.

24. Go to a local festival with cheap/free entry. Maybe it’s an international/culture festival or the annual chili festival. Whatever kind of festival it is, there’s an opportunity to explore! Remember: Keep an open mind to new experiences

25. Attend a free movie showing. Parks, community centers, even colleges sometimes host a free movie showing. It might even be a monthly community event. If you ask me, the outdoor movies-in-the-park evenings are a summer staple, complete with blankets, wine in plastic cups, and snacks.

Tips for a budget-friendly summer:

Get in the habit of frequently checking at least one website dedicated to events in your city. Check your local publication’ “Events” pages, download a useful app and even pay attention to some of those targeted digital ads. Follow their social media platforms because you know that’ll be one of the first places upcoming events are promoted! (Bonus: Look for hashtags to use that can lead to local exposure.)

Always keep an eye out for deals on Groupon, Living Social, etc. You may find tickets, activities or restaurant discounts that are much more within your budget! (Remember to read the fine print in case of restrictions.)

Can we all agree alcohol is what really racks up costs?

Stay on the alert for great grocery sales, specifically meat and booze, that could inspire you to host a get-together or have a romantic dinner with your S.O.

Utilize your network. You may have more resources than you think! Maybe your friend works somewhere that has free or discounted offers for friends, or they’re halfway through planning out an idea so you can combine forces. Share and talk out ideas with friends that can turn into a memorable experience.

Keep a calendar in a visible spot at home. We already have too many dates and events to remember, so why add even more to our plate? Every time you’re interested in an upcoming event, add it to the calendar that’s positioned in the kitchen or in your bedroom (or wherever else is visible).

Like these summer ideas? Pin it for reference all summer!

Are you looking for more summer ideas for the whole family or a date night? Find even more on our Summer Fun Ideas Pinboard!

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