Monday, August 30, 2021

A Habit That Will Hurt Your Relationship

 


International Bestselling Author Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku offers advice on a Habit that Will Hurt Your Relationship!

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Monday, August 23, 2021

News for Travelers

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You can count on Travel Noire to keep you aware of the best places to visit, stay and eat.

Grab Your Camera: The 5 Most Instagrammable Spots In Jamaica - If it wasn't on Instagram, did it really happen? Although not everything needs to be for public consumption. There are some special spots we stumble upon during our travels that are just begging to be shared with the world. Learn more → 

Island Vibes: Jamaica's 10 Most Beautiful Waterfalls - This summer is all about vacations — relaxing and lounging around with the one you love in a new country. Finding the perfect place to stay can be tough. That's why we've rounded up 5 amazing resorts for your next couples trip in Jamaica! - Learn more →

 

Airbnb Will Pay For 12 People To Live Anywhere In The World - The Live Anywhere on Airbnb program allows 12 people to live exclusively in Airbnb listings for approximately one year. Learn More→

 

10 Insanely Cheap European Destinations - If you are looking to save a few coins while running up your passport stamps, here are the 10 most affordable destinations in Europe. Learn More→

 

Seven Great Date Ideas To Try While In Las Vegas - Without doubt, there is so much to do in Las Vegas and it can be overwhelming. So if you are taking somebody out on a date, try to establish date ideas in advance so that you do something you both enjoy. Learn more → 

 

Popular Hotel Scams And How To Avoid Them While Traveling This Summer - In 2018, research from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that 23% of consumers reported being misled in some way by third-party booking sites, resulting in a loss of $5.7 billion in online hotel booking scams alone. Learn More→ 


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Meet The Woman Behind The Black-Owned Travel Company For Women Over 50 - Owned by the Chicago-based entrepreneur Robin Joyce Tillotson, this Black-owned travel company intends to make a difference in the lives of many Black women in their prime. Learn More→

 

Traveling To Greece? These Are The 7 Best Greek Islands To Consider - Greece and its numerous islands have inspired wonder for generations, and the artistic, archaeological, and cultural contributions to the world over the ages cannot be overstated. Learn More→

Monday, August 16, 2021

Should You Have Sex on the First Date? By Miss Know It All

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Miss Know It All
Many years ago, I was watching a talk show, and the subject matter was should you have sex on the first date. A guest on the show said he had asked a woman on their first date if she would have sex with him. Her answer was, “Will you respect me in the morning.” His answer was, “I don’t respect you now.” Wow, that was a punch in the gut. However, we were not facing a pandemic back then, but COVID-19 has changed all of that, as to how we date and engage in sex.


With the easing up of COVID-19 restrictions, what is in store for folks wanting to meet someone online for a date, thinking they may also get some nookie on the side? Well, brace yourself for the rude awakening because dating app Bumble surveyed roughly 1,000 Americans in May and 30% of them said they would not go on a date or have sex with someone who had not received the COVID-19 vaccination. Therefore, if you have skipped the shot so far, it could cost you the first date.


 

In 2014, Whitney Wolfe Herd founded Bumble, which also offers ways to meet friends and professionally network on its app. When Bumble Inc. went public in February of this year, Herd became the youngest self-made woman billionaire, according to Forbes. What makes Bumble unique is when two daters swipe right on the app, women are required to message first.



The app is also implementing new features to encourage people to get vaccinated. A "Vaccinated" badge, for example, launched this summer, will allow Bumble's US and UK users to indicate that they have received the vaccine on their profile and will offer complimentary credits for premium features to those who enable the "Vaccinated" badge. These will include giving them the Spotlight, which advances their profiles to the top of the stack, and SuperSwipe, which lets them indicate to a potential match that they stand out.


 

Bumble's research suggests the pandemic has dramatically altered social and sexual interactions. In the survey, commissioned by Bumble and carried out online in May by Censuswide, a research company, 91% of respondents said they believed there was no longer a stigma attached to meeting someone online or through a dating app since the pandemic began. 

 

Here is an attention-grabbing footnote to consider. In another survey, conducted by Research Without Barriers in 2021, 62% of respondents said it was important for them to talk about key social issues on a first date, namely gender equality, politics, race, or the environment. In addition, 75% of respondents said they would only date someone if the majority of their political and social views matched. 

Monday, August 09, 2021

Ten Spellbinding Books You Should Be Reading by Vivienne Diane Neal


While adjusting yourself from the slowly lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, these ten books will provide you with so much intrigue, suspense, espionage, and a touch of the unknown. You will be too involved in these stories to remember there was a pandemic. Enjoy and happy reading.

 

Stitches by Tiffany Christina Lewis - A non-conformist detective along with his newly assigned assistant investigates a gruesome murder.

 

Contracts & Bullets (A Leroy Silver Adventure) by Alex Cage - The government hires an assassin to eliminate a war criminal.

 

Agent Red - Fatal Target - ( A Teagan Stone Book 2) by Ava S. King - An operative, whose memory is slowly coming back from a past botched mission, sets out to thwart a threat against the United States.

 

A Murder Among Friends by Jennifer Lewis Williams - A surrogate carrying a baby for a Gay couple is abducted.

 

The Monarch Butterfly by Kimberly A. LaGrone-DeMarco - During a storm, a blurred figure helps two friends lost in the woods.

 

Within The Shadows by Brandon Massey - A son searching for help after his father gets into an automobile accident finds a mansion that may have an eerie relationship with his father.

 

The Devil’s Prayer (Book 2) by J. D. Oliva - Burglars steal an anonymous painting from a museum in the Netherlands.

 

Games of Guilt by Terry Keys - A detective receives news that a serial killer has struck again.

 

The Death Draft (Christina Avery Series Book 1-5) by Maxwell T. Blackmore - An author assaulted by thugs senses her ex-husband may have been responsible for the offense.

 

Material Witness (The Drew Smith Series) by Norwood Holland - A lawyer is accused of murdering his best friend.

Monday, August 02, 2021

A Site that Provides Inspiring Interviews with Authors from Around the World

 

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NFReads.com features both fiction and nonfiction authors across a wide variety of backgrounds, genres, and writing experience – from a Pennsylvania state representative who debuted with mental health-themed science fiction, to a former NASA space missions spokeswoman with over 25 children's educational books, to a UK politician-turned-thriller-writer with 330 million book sales to his name. 

NFReads.com not only includes best-selling authors but award-winning filmmakers, leading professors, scientists, politicians, and so much more!