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Made For Adsense Websites

How many times has this happened to you when searching online? You find several links to sites that look like they have the information you’re looking for. However when you go to those sites you find only a few ads and nothing but a couple lines of useless text. (If you’re lucky to even find that) So you go back and look around some more and find another link that takes you to another site like exactly like the first one,..............well maybe the color is different. After a bit more searching and running across several more websites like this, you either luck out or find the information you’re looking for, or get pissed off and give up. If this happened to you I don’t need to tell you how frustrating MFA websites are.




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Daredevil 'Mad Mike' Hughes dies in crash of his homemade rocket in California

"Mad Mike" Hughes, a self-styled explorer and daredevil bent on proving that the earth is flat was killed over the weekend when his homemade rocket crashed in the California desert over the weekend.




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Beanie Feldstein’s Quarantine Craft Is Made of Her Favorite Childhood Memories (Literally)

It was inspired by her current habit of wearing old sweatshirts and sweatpants left behind by childhood friends. READ MORE...




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#126: Fred the Armadillo




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Mudder Nature iz mad




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Book Week 2019: David Shariatmadari's Don't Believe a Word

Welcome to the third review post of Book Week 2019. In the intro to Book Week 2019, I explain what I'm doing this week. In the end, there will be four posts. I thought there would be five, but one of the books has (orig. BrE) gone missing. Having had a day off yesterday, I will also have a day off tomorrow, so the final review will appear during the weekend. Probably.

Anyhow, today's book is:

Don't believe a word
the surprising truth about language

by David Shariatmadari
Norton, 2019 (N America)
W&N, 2019 (UK/RoW)


David Shariatmadari writes for the Guardian, often about language, and is one of the sensible journalists on the topic. The number of sensible journalists writing about language has really shot up in the past decade, and judging from reading their books, this is in part because of increasingly clear, public-facing work by academic linguists. (Yay, academic linguists!) But in Shariatmadari's case, the journalist is a linguist: he has a BA and MA in the subject. And it shows—in the best possible way. 

The book is a familiar genre: busting widely held language myths. If you've read books in this genre before, you probably don't need these myths busted. You probably know that linguistic change is natural, that the border between language and dialect is unfindable, that apes haven't really learned sign languages, and that no form of language is inherently superior to another. Nevertheless, you may learn something new, since Shariatmadari's tastes for linguistic research and theories is not always on the same wavelength as some other books directed at such a general audience.

Once again, I'm reviewing with a partial view of the book (this is the practical law of Book Week 2019). In this case, I've read chapters 1, 5, and 9 and skimmed through other bits. The introductory chapter gives us a bit of insight into Shariatmadari's conversion to full-blown linguist, as a reluctant student of Arabic who was quickly converted to admiration for the language and to the study of language as an insight into humanity. "It's not hyperbole to say that linguistics is the universal social science", he writes. "It intrudes into almost every area of knowledge."
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I chose to read chapter 5 because I'd had the pleasure of hearing him talk about its topic at a student conference recently: the popularity of "untranslatable word" lists. Goodness knows, I've contributed to them. What I liked about the talk was his detective work on the words themselves—some of the words and definitions presented in lists of 'untranslatables' are practically fictional. And yet, those of us who don't speak the language in question often eat up these lists because of our ethnocentric need to exotici{s/z}e others. This leads inevitably to discussion of linguistic relativism—the notion that the language you speak affects the way you think—and the bad, old (so-called) evidence for it and the newer evidence for something much subtler. The chapter then goes in a direction I wasn't expecting: introducing Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM), an interesting (but far from universally taught) approach to meaning that uses about 65 semantic building blocks to represent and compare meanings across languages. NSM adherents make the case that few, if any, words are truly equivalent across languages. But while any word in one language may have no single-word equivalent in another language, that doesn't mean those words are untranslatable. It just means that translating them can be a delicate and complicated thing.

US cover
The final chapter (9) takes the opposite view to David Adger's Language Unlimited (in my last review), and argues that the hierarchical (and human-specific) nature of linguistic structure need not be the product of an innate Universal Grammar, but instead could arise from the complexity of the system involved and humans' advanced social cognition. While Adger had a whole book for his argument, Shariatmadari has 30-odd pages, and so it's not really fair to compare them in terms of the depth of their argumentation, but still worth reading the latter to get a sense of how linguists and psychologists are arguing about these things.

Shariatmadari is a clear and engaging writer, and includes a good range of references and a glossary of linguistic terminology. If you know someone who still believes some language myths, this might be a good present for them. (Though in my experience, people don't actually like getting presents that threaten their worldview. I still do it, because I care more about myth-busting writers earning royalties than I care about linguistic chauvinists getting presents they want.) It would also make an excellent gift for A-level English and language students (and teachers) and others who might be future linguists. After they read it, send them my way. I love having myth-busted students.




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Archivist releases shirts made from recycled hotel sheets

Sometimes, being disruptive is fashionable. As for Archivist, a sustainable clothing company, its business plan counts on being disruptive in the name of fashion and corporate responsibility. With this mission, Archivist has found a unique yet luxurious inspiration for a new line of tailored shirts — hotel sheets.[...]




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Costa Rican eco-lodge is made of reclaimed wood from a 100-year-old home

Costa Rican architectural firm Gussa has unveiled a peaceful eco-lodge located on the country's beautiful Caribbean coastline. Esquina Verde is a cozy rental accommodation made out of locally sourced materials and reclaimed wood salvaged from a 100-year-old home. Surrounded by lush vegetation and native wildlife, the lodge's multiple hammocks that hang from the thatched roofs make it an idyllic place to disconnect.[...]




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Skate the streets in style on these handmade wood skateboards

With limited traffic on the roads, cruising down abandoned streets on a slick new skateboard can be a dream come true for many skateboarders. Thanks to Rustek's new collection of wooden skateboards, handcrafted out of sustainably sourced wood, we can all dream of popping sweet 180-degree ollies while soaring down the street.[...]




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Craftster Featured Projects – Dedicated to the People Who Made It

Since February 2009, we have chosen 15 current Featured Projects from around Craftster. Ten years of amazing featured projects. Today, though, in lieu of the site closing, we are bringing you the final collection of Featured Projects for Craftster — ever. And today, we are not featuring current projects. Today, we are featuring a collection […]




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I had made a packing design that was approved, but not yet fully paid for. Client: We are really in...

I had made a packing design that was approved, but not yet fully paid for.

Client: We are really in a hurry, so please send fonts and colors you’ve used ASAP. And what software do you use to design things?  This is urgent!

Me: What do you mean? Do you need print files? Sure, but I need to be paid before I send you the finished files.

Client: Why do we have to pay you? This was our idea of design! I even sent you mock-up in Photoshop!




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See your name in lights: Maddy Osman and building your bylines


Maddy Osman knows how to sell herself and her services. That’s because she started out in sales before becoming a full-time freelance copywriter and SEO specialist! In this week’s episode, she tells Kyle how she built her business by doing (gasp!) free work, and why sometimes it’s worth building that byline. 

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The Cure at Mad Cool Festival

July 13th, 2019
Mad Cool Festival in Spain
Scheduled to play from 11:10 pm (delayed until 11:25) - 1:25 am.
In the US that's a start time of 5:10 pm eastern, 4:10 central, 3:10 mountain, 2:10 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Spain).

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration

Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

Video: Full show from the livestream




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Homemade Refried Beans

If you've only ever had refried beans from a can, this should be the next recipe you cook. Homemade refried beans are a game-changer. Use just the right amount of olive oil to cook well-minced onions along with the beans and plenty of their broth. Smoked paprika adds a hint of smoky depth you can't quite put a finger on, my secret ingredient is a finishing splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice. I think it's the element that helps keep the beans from seeming too heavy, and the acidity counters the starchiness of the beans.

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Travelopia to consolidate tailormade portfolio

Brands include Hays and Jarvis, Sovereign and Citalia




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28.den madeira

Hodeny do seba cokoladovy puding a smer zastavka rodoeste oproti praca do esmeraldo.Rano nieco pred 800 to v uliciach zije ako keby aby nebol ziadny virus. Tetulky zametaju ulice ludia chodia hore dole. Len tie otvorene obchodiky a kaviarnicky chybaju




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29.den madeira

Co dnes No zas nist.Teda az na jednu vec opat idem do obchodu bo vm mi slubila ze so mnou bude varit zemiakove placky.Kupene ingrediencie mimo smotany tu som nenasiel ale nasiel som kinder cokoladky ktorym som neodolal.Sibacka sa blizi




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30.den madeira

Este k vcerajsku nabehla mi posledna vyplata z amazonu ale kedze som zabudol heslo na vyplatnu pasku neviem ci to je vratane aj danoveho priznania.Ako si tak zacinam robit ranajky zrazu z pod chladnicky vybehla mys a smerovala dalej do domu.Jedl




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31.den madeira

Dnes mesiac na ceste a furt prakticky na tom istom mieste ak neratam noc vo viedni a noci v porte.Asi by to chcelo neaky suhrn. Spisem ho zajtra bo ma prsat a tak nebude i tak o com pisat.I ked nevim ci ma aj zmysel este pisat zapisky bo kazdy de




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32.den madeira

Po budicku sledujem co je nove na leteckom poli. A kuknime let do lisabonu 5.5 za 35 ota s tap. Nevaham ani minutu registrujem sa do tap miles programu a kupujem to na priamo cez aerolinku za 47 5 zlava za mile co mi dali az 200. Tarif je




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33.den madeira

Ako bolo vcera dohodnute s vm tak sa aj stalo. Spolocne corn flaks ranajky.Po ranajkach nazad do postele a len driemanie.Vonku je dnes pekne slnecno tak spakovanie sa smer mesto.Dnes je tez zakaz nevyhnuteho vychadzania ale v uliciach sok.




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34.den madeira cristo rei

Na ranajky spravena omeleta z cukiny a fazule. Po jedle zbalenie rozpadajuceho batuzku voda salam syr eps chleba paprika susene hrusky a smer cca 8km vzdialeny cristo rei v casti garajau.Maps.me a mapu.cz mi ukazali dve odlisne trasy nakoniec s




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35.den madeira

Po dlhom case na ranajky vajicka.Po jedle trosku surfovania na nete a potom smer mesto a oddych pri mori oproti lanovke co ide na monte.Ludi v meste normalne ruska sa tu furt moc nenosia i ked postupne ich nositelov pribuda. Dnes som videl 5ludi.




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36.den madeira

Ranajky opat vybavene vajickami tentoraz aj s fazulou.Ono sa ide dnes cvicit von treba energiu resp neake tie podporne vetry ked budem potrebovat podvihnut.Jasne ze rano zas octavia aj s jej prijebanymi problemami co mavaju deti na zakladnej sko




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37.den madeira

Z ubytka vykopanie okolo 1100 a smer cvicisko.Cestou tri zaujimavosti.Chodim okolo polikliniky. Ludia sa vybavuju medzi dverami. Obsluhuje ich sestricka odena v plasti rukaviciach navlekoch na topankach ruske a ochrannym plexisklom na hlave.




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Madagascar at Pace

I awake in my small room and slip out under the mosquito net that cocoons my bed. I know the layout so don't need to light a candle. My pack is ready where I left it last night I sling it over my shoulder and disappear into the equal darkness outside. Th




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38.den madeira

Nuz rano sa poberam klasicky na hradzu oproti cvicisku.Tu este vychutnane slnko.Odtial pokracujem k budke rodoeste pri pekarni na nabreznej ceste. No ta zavreta na budke vycapene ze je otvorene len cez tyzden od 930 do 1900 co mi je hovno platne




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39.den madeira

Sunka a vajicka z toho moze vzist len hemendex.Plny energie na cvicisko pri lanovke.Dnes ma byt krasny den.No ten mi je pokazeny hned po prichode k predajni listkov horarios company na bus pri lanovke.Chlapik vravi ze tu sa nepredavaju




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42.den madeira

Silne ranajky vo forme omelety s cukinou a slaninou. Cili papricka nesmela chybat. Cele to posypane syrom tak de luxe ranajky.Rucne preprate ukoristene kratase a zvesenie oprateho pradla.Zimna ciapka neako nezniesla pracku a je taka divna ale poho




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Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple

Madurai was originally a forest called Kadambavanam i.e. a Vanam forest of Kadamba trees.One day Lord Indra spotted a farmer praying to a Shiva linga in the forest and told King Kulasekara Pandya about the linga. The king built a temple around the




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43.den madeira

Rano si robim cholesterolovu bombu. Hranolky vajicko slanina.Po velmi vydatnych ranajkach teda smer cvicisko treba to dostat z tela von.V meste velke prekvapenie. Strasne moc ludi ma rusky.Na bilbordoch odfoteny rozny ludia rozneho veku s ru




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45.den madeira

Dnes sa ide po case opat na cvicisko tak vydatne ranajky slanina vajicka cuketa.Vonku nadherne slnecno na cvicisku opat latino chlapci. Inak vymakany.Davam si klasiku zhyby robim vsak len raz vytiahnutie a pomale spustanie.Par ludi sa slni




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46.den madeira

Vcera som pred spankom este zacal pozerat film mama mia no nedopozeral som ho bo prisli do toho dolezitejsie veci.Cornflakes s mliekom a smer cvicisko.Neviem ci som to spominal ale ako som si dal oprat veci tak sa mi zbehol opasok cul ho ledvaj




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47.den madeira

Dnes bude velmi kratky zapisok.Po ranajkach smer cvicisko.Vonku je krasne slnecno.Zastavujem sa v papiernictve medzi dvermi vravim co chcem no na moje prekvapenie mi tetula vravi ze zosit format a5 nemaju. Sa pytala este kolegu. No neviem n




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48.den madeira

Dnes asi este kratsi zapisok ako vcera.Cvicenie sa nekonalo davam si pauzu nech sa zregeneruje telo. Inak pocitovo mam viac sily vacsiu vydrz a uplne taky stastnejsi som. A to spravilo len male cviceniePred obedom vybehnutie omrknut ine papiernic




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50.den madeira

Dnes je opat krasne rano 1000. Smer cvicisko.Latinak akurat koncil bol tu este chvilu jeden chlapik a neskor dosla fajn baba.Ta robila len cviky na brucho podobne tim co robim na ubytku.Dnes som vynechal bicykel nech si koleno este oddychne




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51.den madeira

Po ranajkach smer cvicisko. Dva dni po sebe robit tie iste cviky je blbost no co uz.Na plac prichadzalo stale viac a viac ludi. Tolko som tu este nezazil.S vytahanimi rukami smer supermarket.Takze ruska su neni povinne bo dost ludi ich nemalo




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52.den madeira

Zdrave ranajky salat syr hriby do seba hodene okolo 1100 kedze som isiel neskoro spat.Po jedle dokukanie prvej serie a smer mini prechadzka do parku santa catarina.Vonku opat genialne pocasie.Najskor som sa chcel v parku zvalit do travy al




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53.den madeira

Dnes horsie pocasie zatiahnute.Vcera som nakonec kukal mh az do 1.00 co sa podpisalo na mojom neskorom vstavani az o 1100.Na cvicisku len jeden clovek neskor zacali prichadzat dalsi.Bicykel uz uplne vypusteny.Pri poslednom cviku ruckov




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54.den madeira

Opat som siel spat okolo 0100 a budicek nieco okolo 1100Uz dlho sa neozvala octavia s jej skolkarskima problemami. Cul zas riesila jedneho holandana ktory sa jej lubil aj sa k niecomu schylovalo ked bola u nho ale jak vacsina sikmookych mentalne zaost




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Madrid Hospitals Struggle to Handle Surge of Corona Patients

In Spain, the number of coronavirus deaths is climbing faster than in Italy. Dr. Inés Lipperheide is fighting to save her patients in an overcrowded intensive care unit. She reports conditions straight out of a "horror film."




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Letter: Who wants what they did at 17 made public?




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Woman goes mad after being told McDonald’s is closed, shoots and injures 3 employees, OKC cops say

Things were not OK.




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Reggie Miller, the dream opponent for the Knicks, was made for the bright lights of New York

There were two Reggies in New York City.




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Reggie Miller, the dream opponent for the Knicks, was made for the bright lights of New York

There were two Reggies in New York City.




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NYC students enjoy free performance of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ at Madison Square Garden

City middle and high school students streamed off buses and trains, buzzing with excitement for the afternoon’s entertainment. For some, it was the first chance to see a Broadway show.




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A microprocessor made of carbon nanotubes says, “Hello, World!”

The technology is still in its infancy, but could someday aid the development of faster, more energy-efficient electronics.




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Video: Oscar Härnström Builds and Shreds a Downhill Track Made from Snow



Oscar built this track while Sweden was still in the grip of winter and planned on more until CoVID-19 hit.
( Photos: 5, Comments: 3 )




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Editorial: The U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to pull you over

The justices give police the OK to stop drivers with nothing more than the barest fig leaf of a reason: that the car owner's license has been revoked.