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And the winner is…

Originally posted on Paris Baker's Book Nook:

Thank you so much to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Laura Martin who has won the giveaway!

She wins:

Love Me For Me by Jenny Hale
Love, Lies and Lemon Cake by Sue Watson
A Notebook
Penguin gift
Surprise gifts

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Human Behaviour Mysteries

Originally posted on I Read Encyclopedias for Fun:

As you may know, I live in Japan. Japan is a country where people are often very orderly, queuing in neat lines for the bus, restaurants, or the train. It’s a place where everyone apologises if they accidentally bump into someone, no matter who was at fault. It’s a place where shop staff always say thank you. Sounds so polite, doesn’t it? It’s very orderly, isn’t it?

Well, I’ll tell you something, there are certain places where this politeness...

Genesis

Originally posted on Lisa Beth Darling:

I got “Sister Christian-Genesis” back from my first volunteer beta reader….thank you Donna!!! I went over all of her corrections and, in doing so, added in a few touches here and there. Then I did a spell/grammar check on it. There’s nothing more boring or beneficial as I fixed a few more errors and added in a few more touches. The second beta reader….hi Cathy! Should have her file back to me by the end of the week. I’ll go over her thoughts and notes a...

Haiku – The Pot is Empty

Originally posted on Books, Movies, Poetry:

Cold morning, hot coffee

Caffeine fueling my blood stream

Pumping through my veins

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It’s cold out there folks – hang in there Buffalo and the surrounding areas. How about a tropical picture that I found on the web to warm us all up?

http://www.goodwp.com/

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The Wardrobe’s Best Dressed: Kelli Russell Agodon’s “Hourglass Museum”

Originally posted on The Sundress Blog:

Distant Horizons

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Early morning and I find beauty

in imperfection. Rain. Fog.

Too tired to sleep, I become a wanderlust

in cardboard shoes.

2

Success: its usefulness is overrated.

3

A friend comes over with a Ouija board.

It spells out: Bourbon. Where’ s the band?

Just because you’re dead doesn’t mean you can’t

have fun.

4

Poem: a form of negotiation for what haunts us.

5

There’s a ghost in my home,

but we’ve named her Tilde

as punctuation can’t hurt us.

6

Sometimes I sli...

How to Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy or Heartache ��� 4 Steps From Research

Lovetiggi's Book Reviews and Promotions:

Food for Thought.

Originally posted on TIME:

���You don���t remember me, but I was in your experiment a year ago. I just wanted to thank you. It changed my life.���

James Pennebaker has had a number of people say this to him over the years.

In the early 80���s he came across a study showing that people who experienced personal traumas but didn���t discuss them were more likely to get sick.

He wondered if just writing about their emotional upheavals could hel...

How to Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy or Heartache — 4 Steps From Research

Lovetiggi's Book Reviews and Promotions:

Food for Thought.

Originally posted on TIME:

“You don’t remember me, but I was in your experiment a year ago. I just wanted to thank you. It changed my life.”

James Pennebaker has had a number of people say this to him over the years.

In the early 80’s he came across a study showing that people who experienced personal traumas but didn’t discuss them were more likely to get sick.

He wondered if just writing about their emotional upheavals could help people r...

Bella’s Review from Paranormal Book Club Blog

http://paranormal-bookclub.com/bellas-review-of-after-the-rain-by-renee-carlino/

“Remember to make it a great day for yourself and those around you..” ~ Florene Poyadue

Happy Reading,

Lovetiggi

WhatsApp Is Making Your Messages Way More Secure

Originally posted on TIME:

The latest update to the WhatsApp messaging service announced Tuesday includes end-to-end encryption by default, which means the content of a message is only decrypted and readable when it reaches its recipient. Encrypted texts via the TextSecure protocol will now be nearly impossible for law enforcement officials or WhatsApp to access.

The new feature was created using open-source code created by the development community at Open Whisper Systems. For now the feature...

See How Much Every Top Artist Makes on Spotify

Originally posted on TIME:

Taylor Swift’s recent decision to yank her music off of Spotify, the online music streaming service used by more than 50 million people, has become the latest episode in the battle over the music industry’s diminishing profits.

One central mystery in the drama: just how much do artists make when their songs are played on the service? We used Spotify’s stated payout range – $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream – to calculate how much the top 50 songs streamed globally earned...