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    kaylar wrote a new post, Fear Makes People Act Strange 7 years, 9 months ago

    There’s a Twilight Zone episode I quote often.   A horrible little boy named Billy has great power.  If you annoy or anger him, he sends you to the ‘Cornfield’, which is death.  If you say what he doesn’t like, he […]

    • Trump, has really sow fear and some hatred in the hearts of Americans.

      I really hope that Trump will find a way to correct this in every American by doing things that can correct what made them hate or fear him.

      • Trump is the president for White Christian Men. He doesn’t care about any one else. The Men are to keep their women in line, and all non-whites are to get ready for deportation unless they are bona fide citizens and there is no where to deport them to.

        My family in Florida is telling me how many people are walking around sorry they voted for him. As if they didn’t know what he stood for; stands for.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Danger? Do the Penguin Walk 7 years, 9 months ago

    This sounds like a new dance, or a silly joke.  It isn’t.  It is a real safety procedure.  Many people have been seriously injured from simple falls.   Not being run over,  shot, simply by falling.

    The WHO, (Wor […]

    • Thanks for sharing, it work for walking on the slippery floor and walking down from a steep or mountain, I think.

      But, never walk like penguin in the usual walking pattern. My daughter is walking like penguin which made me headache. The doctor told me the reason she walks that way is because she are having a flat foot.

      Thus, we have to give her some training to build up her small muscle of foot in order to have a arch in her foot, and no more penguin walk in the future.

      • I am sorry to hear about the flat foot, but I know that can be corrected. What I am talking about is the safe way of walking on slippery terrain.

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    kaylar replied to the topic I wont' anymore be active in writing blogs in the forum Group logo of Thinkers GroupThinkers Group 7 years, 9 months ago

    That is very uncomfortable…

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    kaylar replied to the topic Someone in the name of @nedim in this site a spammer or scammer in the forum Group logo of Thinkers GroupThinkers Group 7 years, 9 months ago

    Just got her spam email; didn’t answer.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Question No One Answers 7 years, 9 months ago

    There was an international debate today.   There were people from every continent.  They were talking about refugees.   There was a gentleman from Poland who was being castigated because his country was not an op […]

    • Oh that is indeed an irony. Saudi Arabia ia known to be a very rich nation and mostly, are muslims.
      Yet, it issosad that they cannot share their wealth with their fellow Muslims, who were refugees, because they fleed their country where they can be killed.

    • It is clear the kind of bias and hatred Saudi have for their ‘brother’ Muslims. Brings the whole Kingdom into disrepute, and prompts Europeans to say, if Their own people don’t want them why should we take them?

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Another Aspect of ‘Modern’ Parenting 7 years, 9 months ago

    Maybe, in ancient days, forty years of life was Old.  And people who had married in their twenties and had children, sat on the porch and let the next generation rule.

    Today, even sixty is not old, and many […]

    • Actually, my hubby and I bith work when our daughter was still a baby. We hired a helper/nanny to take care of her. Then, we let my father-inlaw who was retired already, o come and see how the nanny is taking care of our baby.
      Though, when our baby has to go to the doctor for her regular check-up, I go on leave. When we come home, we make sure that she’s with us , playing .
      we are proud she grew up smart , kind and god fearing.
      Growing up, she only asks us when she canntunderstand her homework, which is a rarity. in every event that we are needed, we take a leave of absence from school.
      At least we, are still always by her side as she was growing up.
      She’s now a doctor and was a scholar since she graduated primary grade until she graduated in Medicine. 🙂
      That’s how modern is our way of raising her up.

    • That is one side, for I was in the same position as you when my children were born… working.. but.. I didn’t raise my child in the ‘feral’ style. She got a few smacks and learned quickly to behave herself, so she was no problem. But many parents who practice the feral style, you know they never hit the child, they never discipline the child… the child will throw him or herself on the ground if they don’t get their way.. also often has parents who have their own lives and the child either joins up or is left out.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Television Programs You Must Watch – Star Trek Deep Space Nine 7 years, 9 months ago

    Before you watch this show, which is the Best Star Trek ever, you need to watch Star Trek, (the Original Series, known as TOS) and Star Trek, The Next Generation, (known as TNG), so that you get the necessary feel […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, The Pattern of A Particular Scam 7 years, 9 months ago

    There was a ‘conference’ or ‘work group’ or whatever you wish to call this organisation which put on various week end seminars.  These were for men who had difficulty attracting women.

    The Speaker would tell […]

    • What a way to boost the confidence of men!
      What if the men succumb to the prostitutes’s seducement? What would have happened?
      This is the first time I have heard of his kind of scam.

    • The men think the women are just single women, but they have been paid to let the men seduce them. The men feel great, they have seduced the women! They don’t know the women were paid. The point is; how many other scams like this…(where you ‘pay’ for some skill or education, and the ‘success’ was previously paid for…?

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Some Marriages are Doomed from Start 7 years, 9 months ago

    A friend of mine was very important in politics.  Whatever her past, I don’t know.  But she was in her late forties and had never been married.

    She was active in politics and hadn’t that much education, (which w […]

    • This is what actually happens in life. Marriages are taking place not between the persons but power/finance. If we eliminate these two factors, the real meaning of marriage will arise which is impossible to be found in most of the cases.

      It does not mean that both the bride and groom should have a glow on their faces. We cannot draw any conclusion if the glow is absent one for there may be many reasons.

      But, what actually springs up after a marriage is important. How they live, how they adjust themselves, the understand, give and take policy, mutual respect,..everything determines the bond between the couple.

      The glow, happiness, thrill, appearing on both the faces of bride and groom are all the days of past in the marriages where the elders were participating along with their families consisting of kids playing here and there, shouting loud, singing songs, etc. everything was making the atmosphere giving it totally a different look. The receiving of guest with respect, friends cutting jokes, somebody making some comments on bride and groom, some mischief by bride’s side and also from groom’s side were all bringing a life even into a dead silent atmosphere. They actually make things happen even if one does not want and finally those who do not like to participate in the event programs with enthusiasm will take some pleasure at least by viewing them. The whole atmosphere brings some change in the mental set up and activity.
      These are all totally absent.
      This clearly shows that it is not the money and status that actually binds two persons but only the feeling of ‘OUR BUT NOT YOUR AND MINE’.
      Any marriage should sow the seed of ‘OUR’ for a happy married life. How many are the marriages planting this seed?`

      • I think there are a lot of marriages for money and property and not love, and the families are either unaware or part of the scam.

    • I’ve been to weddings where the look on that Bride’s face was anything but happy… both ended in divorce.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Donald Trump’s Deportations have Begun 7 years, 9 months ago

    A thirty six year old woman, who has lived in the United States since she was fourteen years old, has been deported.  She has been sent ‘back’ to Mexico, a country she has not seen for twenty two […]

    • I could understand the feelings. We can not take a solitary example to draw conclusions. This can be a tool to ventilate our grievance and express our hatred against a Ruler whose decision is affecting millions.

      He has been making this promise along with some more from the start of his election campaign. No one has paid any heed to them Those who believed and reposed trust in him had voted for him as they had not seen anything special in the promises of Mrs Hillary.

      Even after his victory, people took a very light of his promises as casual and routine dialogues made by every candidate during elections to gain votes.

      But, Mr. Trump turned out to be quite a different President, unlike his predecessors.

      So, the whole problem now.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, If They Come for Me in the Morning… 7 years, 9 months ago

    Although quoted in relation to Angela Davis, and the events of the 1960s, the term goes back to the 1930s…

    “They came for the Jews in the morning, and I said nothing.  They came for the Communists in the […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Honesty is not always the Best 7 years, 9 months ago

    Carly posted a gushing birthday wish for the ‘Greatest Daddy Ever!’ on Facebook.   She gushes like a broken water main.   Those of us who know her Daddy have to bite our tongues and keep our fingers from the k […]

    • The point is, you don’t have an secrets to the extent they erase who you are. In the example, what value is it for Carly to hear the truth? She probably knows it… and covers up. What use is it for Lisa?

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Television Programs You Must Watch – Lost 7 years, 9 months ago

    The American programme “Lost” was one of those unique shows which people talk and think about.  I don’t know what it was really about, as so much is surreal that I can’t be sure if this ‘really’ happened on the […]

    • I have tried to watch this series so many times, and I can’t seem to get past episode 5 in the first season. I’ve been told by so many friends and family that the series ends very strange, but luckily no one has spoiled it for me by telling me the ending.

      I keep telling myself that I’m going to start watching Season 1 from the beginning again, because it’s definitely a series where you can’t get up and go do something in the kitchen, or fix yourself a quick bite to eat while watching it, and be able to keep up on what’s going on. I think that’s what I did when I watched it the first few times.

      Maybe I’ll try watching it again soon, because I heard it was a good series, but just the ending was bad.

      • When you watch online, you can start, stop, and rewind. So you can see something… ‘what?’ and go back, see it again, stop, think, ‘get it’ then go on. It is a specifically puzzling series made to be puzzling….made to force you to think.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Television Programs You Must Watch – Breaking Bad 7 years, 9 months ago

    Considered one of the best television series of all times, Breaking Bad is, in some respects, an uncomfortable viewing.  It is very well acted, very well written, but the plot is rather unsavoury, and the […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Television Programs You Must Watch Star Trek (TNG) 7 years, 9 months ago

    Star Trek (TOS)  (the original series) was not a success; until it went into syndication.   When it was aired, although there was a fan base, although it had an impact on a generation, (many people went into N […]

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Sprucing Up Literacybase to make it even Better 7 years, 9 months ago

    I’ve already dealt with moderation.

    In fact, I might have dealt it too hard a blow because we have gone from intense to none; and that has caused a bit of decline as various people publish very low quality items, […]

    • I absolutely agree. Having that enticement to be on the front page, motivates each one to write better so their article will be on the front page.

      I used to be on the front page on the famous defunct site. The more that I am there, the more that I am motivated to write substantially and something that many can relate so they can give their insights on the topic therein.

      Hopefully, admin will have this implemented too in the near future.

      • It is time to change the front page. There is nothing there to catch the eye. They can shrink what is there now, move it down, and put the best items on the front page to catch the eye. This would attract more readers, and members.

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Web Sites You Should Know About 7 years, 9 months ago

    I am not going to discuss Google or Facebook or Twitter, which everyone knows of already.  Further, I have discussed different Search Engines in other articles, gone through the uses/dangers of Facebook, and […]

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    kaylar replied to the topic Cheaters in the Site: Who? in the forum Group logo of About LiteracyBaseAbout LiteracyBase 7 years, 9 months ago

    we’re going to have to get some moderation…

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Movies You Must See – 7 Samurai 7 years, 9 months ago

    There are a number of motion pictures which pass into the culture and become ‘must sees’.   One of them is Seven Samurai.   This is a 1954 Japanese historical drama.   The  Seven Samurai is set in the year 158 […]

    • Truthfully it would really be nice if if it just a review on the movie. But it is an international movie or an anime related movie? Reading your post makes me already know the story though. Please input “contains spoilers”. 🙂

    • I didn’t give you the whole story. Just gave you the beginning as to how there came to be Seven Samurai … no spoilers

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    kaylar wrote a new post, Moderation; Needing to Strike a Balance 7 years, 9 months ago

    I admit, I was the first person on line complaining about slow moderation.   It annoyed so much to write an item, post it and then wait.  And Wait. AND WAIT.

    It wasn’t as if I posted at 4:34 and the item didn’t a […]

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