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    kaylar wrote a new post, When There Are More Guests Than Cake 7 years, 9 months ago

    Imagine you are hosting a birthday party.

    Yah!

    It is time to Cut The Cake!

    But wait… this is one cake and there are a lot of people.  A lot of people.  There is no way you can cut that cake in the normal s […]

    • Happened with me few times. But not for the cake but for other things.

    • it is not every one who goes to even and expect cakes under the occassion in my country. it is good advice anyway

    • If the situation is already known before the cake is cut all is well but when that is not the case then you can use our home method HPKO – HOUSE PEOPLE KEEP OFF (lol)

      • I’ve had a lot more kids show up to a birthday party than I expected, so when I had to cut the cake, I made my border, gave that out, made another border, gave that out… I got 14 pieces from the first border, about ten from the second, leaving a small six inches in diameter cake which I made into about eight pieces, so I did get everyone 32 people some of that cake.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, What To Do With the Worst Peanut Porridge Ever 7 years, 9 months ago

    Let me start with the fact that I love peanut porridge.  It a breakfast more of a dessert.   There’s a company that makes an instant porridge, just add water, into the micro-wave, delightful!

    It is almost as g […]

    • Interesting, but are you eating for the taste of the porridge or the nutritional value your body needs out of what you are eating. Old brands are difficult to do away with but it might be for a reason that the mall redraw it from the self. once the new brand gives the needed nutrient just enjoy it. You will be used to it soon.

      • It is a fairly new concept to make instant peanut porridge. The brand I used was delicious. This one… good stuffing… peanut porridge is really nice

    • In Jamaica we’ve had peanut porridge for a long time; it’s a very long process to create, and many people don’t make it any more. The Instant porridge is (the first brand) excellent. Peanuts are nutritious, and healthy… if you’re not allergic.

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    kaylar replied to the topic What social media sites are you using to share your posts? in the forum Group logo of Writing for the WebWriting for the Web 7 years, 9 months ago

    I also use Facebook

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    kaylar replied to the topic What social media sites are you using to share your posts? in the forum Group logo of Writing for the WebWriting for the Web 7 years, 9 months ago

    I also use Flipbook and every millennium, Reddit

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Dealing with the Spoiled Brat 7 years, 9 months ago

    Years ago I ran into a very good friend of mine at the Plaza.   She had her son, who was about three years old with her.   We were talking and I followed her into a clothing store.  Suddenly, her son threw hi […]

    • Hahaha equating the attitude of the child to Trump is serious but the fact and the difference is one can not be irgnored. The child have no control over his mom so he can be irgnored but in the case of trump the will not be safe if he is irgnored. The man Trump is a terroriest against himself, america and the world. if he get the attention he will be able to reveal his intentions against the world so he can be stoped where possible.

      • He acts like a brat, throwing a tantrum. He is very dangerous. Some Americans are beginning to realise it.

    • My belief is that when you toilet train a child early, they learn how to control themselves. When you don’t they never get a grip on their behaviour and continue on like Trump.

    • I’m curious to know why you think Trump will hurt the world. Most of what the media says about him is not true. Most of what he says himself he believes is true. He is giving voice to what many Americans believe — that the people who have been in charge of the government for the last few decades don’t care about ordinary people and are not in touch with what most Americans face in their lives. We are willing to overlook some of Trump’s personality traits because we believe in his policies.

      Compared to the population of American, only a small percentage is protesting, and many of those are paid. I won’t say any more now since I don’t know how many of you really care about this. I do not think Trump is having temper tantrums, either. He isn’t always wise with his words, but are you always wise with yours? Trump doesn’t show one personality in private and another in public. He is who he is and you know exactly what he’s thinking.

      Can you give an example of what you consider a temper tantrum he’s had?

      • The ‘so-called judge’ is how he labeled the Judge who ruled against his badly thought out executive order, which has led to a law suit. The way he castigates the press… how he spoke to the Australian Prime Minister, these just pop to mind. If I did the research I can give you a pile more.

        Further, the fact the Women’s Protest was 3x the size of his inauguration.

        I know there are die hard Trumpies, they hated having a Black man as their President. They want America to be white, christian and male. And I’m sure they’ll get it.

    • I can completely relate to your friend. These days all the kids fall into this difficult to handle group. And ignorance towards there tantrums is the best remedy. They eventually stop doing it.

      Though it take some time but it is far better than shouting or hitting the child.

      • To me, this grows out of a child who has no self control and the parents must, when they get the child home resort to ridicule. “Oh, you should have seen Joey! He made such a fool of himself, I could barely could keep from laughing,” and go on about it, and say, “I don’t think you can go to the zoo… what if you throw yourself on the ground and scare the animals?”

        This works.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, If You are an Immigrant in the United States 7 years, 9 months ago

    Forget that plaque on the Statue of Liberty.

    Forget all they hype you’ve heard about the United States of America.  That country that used to exist as a ‘beacon for the world’ is gone.

    Forget that beyond Native […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Reason Three why Women put up with a Cheating Husband 7 years, 9 months ago

    They married young, and were hard working and ambitious.  The wife never liked the sex act.  She found it a bit painful, a bit unsatisfying, but put up with it in the early days as part of the passion of a new m […]

    • Is this a true story? It probably is. I don’t know of any people in a relationship like this, but couples have “arrangements” I suppose. Although if both are aware of what’s going on, that’s not really “cheating”. We won’t split hairs over it. 🙂

      But there are 3 reasons a woman stays with a unfaithful man.

      ~ LOVE. No matter what anybody says “Love can cover a multitude of sins.”

      ~ MONEY. She can’t (or she thinks she can’t) take of herself financially. In psychology I think it’s called “learned helplessness”.

      ~ TRADITION. She lives in a society where her back is up against the wall. She either kills herself, escapes if she can, or lives in hell!! It ain’t right. It ain’t fair. But that’s her reality.

      • It is true. Many women don’t enjoy sex. It might be the man’s fault. Also, a woman might marry a good looking man who goes to seed and becomes repulsive. I can think of one man who was beautiful in college… I mean movie star… and then… like twenty years later… don’t look.

        • If you choose someone based on their looks then you made a life choice for the wrong reason. We all get old and wrinkled. Except … unless you’re Michael Jackson’s mother. That woman does not age! 🙂

          Some men do change “personality” once married. But then the question remains? If he tricked you, why are staying with him? He deceived you! Run away! As fast as you can. What else is he capable of doing to you? Marriage is about love and trust. Not lies and deceit.

          Marriage is a commitment for life. If you don’t want to be committed, then don’t get married. Only women in certain societies are FORCED into marriage. Other women have a choice so they should choose wisely.

          • There are some people I adore; physically they don’t attract me at all. They are friends and nothing near romance ever happens or comes near to happening. There are cases in which the person you marry… and looks always have something to do with it… is not who you married. Not just older but .. unattractive. Like a big belly or a way of holding their face in this sour look they didn’t have when young.

    • What’s the use of staying in marriage, if both of you isn’t committed to what you have promised before God, when you got married.

      If she finds sex painful, then early on she could have told her husband, so her husband will make a way not to hurt her that way, whenever they are lovemaking.

      They could have even approached a gynecologist about her pain so it could be given a remedy.

      Besides, there are many ways for a woman not to feel pain during their lovemaking, but instead enjoy it everytime it’s being done.

      • Although it may be shocking, for a number of people, sex is not important. They enter a relationship and put up with the sex, but never really enjoy it.

    • Adultery is a major sin. But many men commit it. Most women will walk out. Those who don’t have a reason why. I was giving the three major ones; money, having an affair of her own, or not liking sex.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Reason Two why Women put up with a Cheating Husband 7 years, 9 months ago

    A young woman married an older man. He had money, he had a position, and she bore him two children. He was unfaithful.

    She was very upset and was consoled by the Gardener. He was young, good looking and […]

    • I never would stay with a man no matter how much money he has , who cheats and find his cheating a reason to cheat too.

      One cannot correct a wrong with another wrong.

      I would rather equip myself with money by working, separate with him and find another man who can love me and not cheat on me. AT least, that way, I will not sin also.

      As I have observed, some women indeed would stay with their husband, because they are so dependent on him to sustain a living.

      Look at those career women, when they are cheated by their husbands, they separate with them, file divorce, so they can find their right man.

      • I don’t disagree, but in the situation I mentioned, it was a peculair kind of relationship in which both the wife and gardener needed the husband’s pocket.

    • I am sure, if the Gardener hadn’t been there, and if the relationship between the wife and gardener hadn’t been so loving, the wife would have left. As the husband had money, the wife had a high standard of living, the gardener had an easy job, so staying in the relationship made sense.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Reason One why Women put up with a Cheating Husband 7 years, 9 months ago

    This is a true recountation of a real situation.

    After some suffering, a wife attended a particular attorney. She had enough. Her husband, with whom she had weathered the hard times, was now an international […]

    • Why wait for the husband to die, when during his lifetime of cheating, the woman can make means to stash money for herself and one day file for a divorce because of his cheating ways.

      At least on top of her stashed money from her husband, he would be giving her alimony.

      As to the children she should also see to it that she will have them for herself and that they be included in the divorce agreement as to their allowances until they are of matured age and can already be on their own.

      • The fact is, she’d of walked out with the clothes on her back, but the Attorney made a lot of sense. One has to realise that once a man commits adultery, that’s the end. Now the wife has to consider her future. And in this case, she did.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Best Sites to Watch Free Online 7 years, 9 months ago

    I have been asked, often, for the best site to watch television programmes online.   My response is not straight forward.

    Firstly, every site goes down now and then.  This could be a joint attack by commercial i […]

    • Good information. I,personally, like to watch the old TV shows and programs. Websites are good but now companies are focusing on apps. There are many apps available in which you can see old movies, shows and even cartoons. Hulu is, also, available in apps and most of the new TV shows are available. So, the field is wide for anyone to see TV and does not have to spend a fortune. Cable TV will soon have to change or lose money because customers are wiser and know that there are alternatives to TV and movie watching.

      • I’ve been watching free online for a long time. I pay no fee, I belong to no site. I have a TV yes, but only use it to watch the news and one South African soapie.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Nothing New About Fake News 7 years, 9 months ago

    There have always been hoaxes.   in Ancient days, many were written in newspapers or spread as rumours.  Today, we think there is something ‘new’ about them,  but that is because we don’t know history.

    We do […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Writing and Posting an Ebook 7 years, 9 months ago

    Years ago there were two magnificent and linked services; there was Booktango and Bookcountry.  You’d write your book, you’d upload it, and then pick your cover, set your audience and your price, and you were […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Why Do People (Still) Support Trump? 7 years, 9 months ago

    It has been, at this time of writing, twenty eight, (28) days since Donald Trump became President of the United States, (POTUS).

    People voted for him for various reasons; some were racists and xenophobes, some […]

    • There is a saying that birds of the same feather flocks together so it is not surprising that some people will support an empty barrel because they themselves are empty. How can educated people follow a man whose words are not even coordinated. He speak lies and they take it as truth. this is where america will break up and terrorism will hit america soon.

      • It is part of the dumbing down process. Americans have gotten dumber and dumber over the years until they can elect someone stupider than they are. The fact is, he’ll bring America into such derision that it will take a long time for it to recover.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Running like a Fine Tuned Machine 7 years, 9 months ago

    In Jamaica, our favourite comedy programme is a Trump Press Conference.

    There he comes, the President of the United States of America, once that awesome neighbour to our north, now the Greatest Circus on […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, How to Study for Exams 7 years, 9 months ago

    I was in the supermarket and a young man who works there is currently in University.  He has those exams every so often and the usual terror.   I told him what to do, and hopefully he will follow this advice.   […]

    • Noting down in the classroom and again rewriting with all decorations and necessary techniques using circles in place of a dot, underlying the important information may be useful to get it back into your memory during an examination may be a good idea.But it works in lower classes only. Once you catch up the steps one by one in the ladder of education system it becomes a herculean task which needs covering various subjects.

      • You’re wrong. It works in Law School, which is pretty much at the very top of the hill when it comes to hard subjects, a lot of information, and needing to think. It works.

    • All the techniques used in school studies help to keep in mind all that have been learnt in the process of teaching.The use of personal diction is not ruled out.At times the use of symbols and unique writings help only the student.

    • Note-taking also works well for me. And even when I’m done with school, I still do a lot of note-taking for research and article writing. Handwriting and copying important lines helps reinforce my understanding of the text.

    • I do that when I was in college. I rewrite all that I have taken notes in the classes I attended.

      Then after rewriting , I would read them aloud. That way, I am already at least putting them in my mind.

      Like you said, I put highlights in those I think are important. My highlights are of different colors. Color coding as it is said.

      Pink would be the most important items and should be memorized.
      Green would be those that need not be memorized but should be understood on how they are like that.

      I also take time to relax after I have reviewed what I have written. I listen to music after that, or watch a nice show or eat.

    • I need not to take exam anymore for the time being and the past ten years , I only busy with napkin and breastfeeding, haha!

      Anyway, I love and miss those study time when I was a student, reading and studying is the most enjoyable task in my life.

      I might go back to school for further study in the future. But, e-learning is more common nowadays!

      • Even if it is elearning you want your Beat Book, you want to sit outside on the beach or in the garden, and relax and learn.

    • The best way for me to study was to re-write everything i wrote in class. The more i wrote, the more i memerized. I would sometimes just read the material various times to memerize but it was easier to memerize when i would write it down.

      Your method is also a good way to. If you have a specific way to write things down that will help you learn then it becomes easier to study also.

      When i was still in school i didn’t study that hard because i was a fast learner and i would just re-write my notes for coleagues and that would be my study session.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Just a Little Information about Plagiarism 7 years, 9 months ago

    Some people don’t care.   They copy, paste, and post.   Some do a touch of tweeking before posting.  Some are so afraid that if they are about to write about “The Value of Cow’s Milk” and see an item with the sa […]

    • Your write up is well understood.I get worried over people who use other people’s work without acknowledging them.However,giving honour to whom it is due is discipline and good knowledge.

      • When you quote someone, and give attribution, it is not plagiarism. Saying; “This Book was written by…” is surely not you taking credit so is totally legal.

    • Very well written my friend.

      I must say, I am not into writing posts that have facts because that indeed needs some facts that are easy to read on the internet. Though I know copying them would be plagiarizing. I might get some facts but give credit to where I get it and that’s not plagiarizing.

      As to pictures, I suppose those freely displayed on google and credit google for it are free for use pictures?

      Thank you for clearly explaining about these things.

      • It is perfectly legal to use facts found anywhere as long as you admit it. If I am quoting CNN or a reporter, or a definition, I give the attribution which immediately sidesteps the issue.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, America is now the Laughing Stock 7 years, 9 months ago

    For a very long time, America has ridiculed other nations in the world. Usually, through scorning their leader.

    Whether it was making fun of ‘Papa Doc’ of Haiti, Idi Amin in Uganda, Muammar Gaddafi of Libya, or […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Monphobia, the morbid fear of being alone 7 years, 9 months ago

    In a previous article  I wrote about people who hate their own company. People who can not bear to be alone.

    This led to a very peculiar discussion with someone in real life.   She spent some time telling me t […]

    • You mention that the condition is treatable, how is it treated?

      • Copied from psychological journal….

        The most frequently used form of therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and systematic desensitization or exposure therapy. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 75% of people with specific phobias overcome their fears through cognitive-behavioral therapy.

        In desensitization or exposure therapy, you are exposed in a safe and controlled way to the object or situation you fear. The most commonly used exposure therapy involves gradual encounters with the fear-producing object, first in the imagination and then in reality. Through repeated experiences facing your fear, you begin to realize that the situation, while possibly unpleasant, is not harmful. With each exposure, you feel an increasing sense of control over your phobia. This sense of control over the situation and yourself is the most important benefit of exposure therapy. As you become desensitized to your fear, you no longer react with uncontrollable panic when confronted by it.

        Relaxation and stress relief techniques are frequently an accompaniment to other therapeutic approaches. Relaxation techniques may include things like specific ways of breathing, muscle relaxation training, guided mental imagery, or soothing self-talk.

        Medication can also be used in the treatment of monophobia. Drugs do not “cure” a fear of being alone or any other phobia, but they can temporarily suppress the symptoms through chemical interaction.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Problem with Word Limits 7 years, 9 months ago

    Today, considering twitter, flash fiction, and sound/word bytes, people tend to get to the point as quickly as possible.

    When you are reading an item on line, the longer it is, the less you read.   In fact, if […]

    • Sites such as this benefit with long posts as the Ads linger on.

      • That is a myth. That is why so many sites demanded 2k words. They thought the longer item would prove the site was ‘serious’. What happens, and you know it for yourself, is that you write an article, it is ‘too short’ you go back and start stuffing words. You’ve said everything you need to in 287 words. But you have to stuff in more. And unless you actually can find another clause that is necessary… blah blah

    • I think it is understandable that in an online earning site, we are there to earn. Thus, we are in a hurry to be able to post and earn more by the comment it would get.

      Thus, we know that our time to read is limited, so we also try to make our posts shorter, to also give way for us to be able to read and comment to friend’s posts.

      However, in a writing site such as here, there is a minimum number of words for a post to be approved to be published. Thus, I see a lot who are sometimes just beating around the bush just to meet the minimum number of words. I hate to say it, but they are rubbish posts.

      Although, some would really go detail by detail, so much so that one would think, is this copied from anywhere and would be checked by Admin if they really are.

      So here, you can sense if a post is just being made just to conform to having the minimum number of words. You have just read a few paragraphs but you already know what is being pointed out, because sometimes as go on reading , the writer seems to be already drifting.

      Funny, but this is true to some posts here. Can we not just post shorter but substantive posts. If a post needs explanation , then a long post will do.

      • We are on the exact same page… that is how I feel. I write and try to get to the point. The best writers do that… so if you want to know what monophobia is and do a search you DON’T WANT TO READ…

        “People all over the world suffer from Monophobia. You probably know people who suffer from Monophobia. Yet, Monophobia is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of…. (blah blah blah)

        You want to Read:

        Monophobia is the fear of being alone and can make a person feel insecure, anxious and depressed.

    • I think it is good to write as short as possible.The only good fact is that the message and reason of the write up should be made as clear as possible.There is no crime in writing more words.This may either be for more clearance or emphasis.

      • The modern style is to be as quick as possible. Get to the point as sharp as one can and avoid the ‘very’ and other wasteful modifiers. Although 300 words here is not inordinately long, the fact is that when one finishes their sharp article and has to add 30 or 40 words… they rarely contribute.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, When being ‘at lunch’ is missing opportunity 7 years, 9 months ago

    I want you to imagine someone of importance in your country.  Whether a politician, a celebrity, a major personality, just imagine this person coming to your office.

    Imagine this person coming, unexpected, to […]

    • Yes, that’s a lost opportunity indeed. However, that person shOuld also consider, that no one knows that he /she is coming. That’s how it should be.

      Because if the celebrity could have informed that he/she will be coming, then for sure that employee will wait even if it means forgoing of his/her lunch and do it once the given time to arrive has lapsed and no one came.

      And in this case, the person who was asked as to where the employee is should be responsible enough, to call the said employee if it is a V.I.P who has come to speak with him/her.

      • In many cases, one doesn’t know that a special visitor is coming. No one knew Barack Obama would want to go to the Bob Marley museum. It wasn’t until he had landed, checked into the hotel, that the calls were made and those who were there were there, and those who weren’t were not.

        Rem. He couldn’t advertise where he was going too far in advance for security reasons.

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