text: When you leave Australia On this page: Capital gains on your assets Cancelling private health insurance Study and training support loans Your super Self-managed super Capital gains on your assets If you leave your home in Australia temporarily and rent it out, you can continue to treat it as your main residence for up to six years for capital gains tax (CGT) purposes. If you don't rent out your vacated home, you can treat it as your main residence for an unlimited period. If you cease to be an Australian resident and decide to sell your home in Australia you may be liable to CGT. If you cease to be an Australian resident while overseas, we deem some of your assets – generally those not considered taxable Australian property – to have been disposed of for CGT purposes. This may mean you become liable to pay CGT. You can choose not to have this deemed disposal apply. But if you do eventually dispose of the asset, we take into account the whole period of ownership – including any period when you're not an Australian resident – when we calculate a gain or loss for CGT purposes. See also: Changing residency Foreign residents and main residence exemption Foreign resident capital gains withholding payments Cancelling private health insurance The Medicare levy surcharge applies to Australian residents who have incomes above the surcharge thresholds and do not have an appropriate level of private patient hospital cover. So, if you cancel your private health insurance while travelling overseas, you may be liable for the Medicare levy surcharge if your income exceeds the relevant threshold. You should contact your health fund to work out the amount of premium you expect to save by cancelling or suspending your cover. Compare it to the surcharge you may have to pay. Family cover You and all your family dependants must have private patient hospital cover to avoid paying the surcharge. Cancelling or suspending cover for yourself will mean you and your spouse may each still be liable for the surcharge if your combined income for the purposes of the surcharge exceeds the family surcharge threshold. Travel health insurance Travel insurance is not private patient hospital cover for the purposes of the Medicare levy surcharge. Private patient hospital cover does not include cover provided by an overseas fund. Exempt foreign employment income and the surcharge thresholds Although your foreign employment income may be exempt from tax, we still take it into account when we determine your taxable income for the purposes of the Medicare levy surcharge. Example: John is single and an Australian resident. In 2018-19, he has: no private patient hospital cover exempt foreign employment income of $75,000 taxable income of $20,000. John's income, for the purposes of the Medicare levy surcharge, is $95,000. As this falls in the income range of $90,000–$105,000 for a single person, he is liable for the Medicare levy surcharge of 1.0%. The surcharge is 1% of $20,000 (his taxable income), which equals $200. End of example Study and training support loans If you have moved overseas and have a Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP), VET Student Loan (VSL) or Trade Support Loan (TSL) debt, you will have the same repayment obligations as those who live in Australia. This applies even if you already live or intend to move overseas for a total of more than six months in any 12-month period. You will need to update your contact details using our online services via myGov. You will also need to advise us of your worldwide income, and make compulsory repayments or pay an overseas levy towards your debt if you earn over the minimum repayment threshold. If you have a Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS), Student Start-up Loan (SSL) or ABSTUDY Student Start-up Loan (ABSTUDY SSL) debt and go overseas, we will continue to maintain your loan account. Your debt will not be waived and the amount outstanding will continue to be indexed each year until you have paid off your debt. You can still make voluntary repayments when you are overseas. See also: Overseas obligations when repaying loans Study and training support loans Voluntary repayments Your super If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident heading overseas, your super remains subject to the same rules, even if you are leaving Australia permanently. This means you cannot access your super until you reach preservation age and retire, or satisfy another condition of release. See also: Withdrawing and using your super You should check your super regularly and combine any accounts you no longer need. You can do this through our online services, accessible via myGov. Combining multiple super accounts means you don't have to pay multiple sets of fees and charges. See also: Login to myGov External Link If you have a small super account that you want to keep with your super fund, contact your super fund and tell them. This will prevent it from being transferred to us as unclaimed super. See also: ATO-held super If you are planning on moving permanently or indefinitely to New Zealand, you can leave your super in Australia or transfer it to a New Zealand KiwiSaver scheme from a participating Australian super fund. See also: Trans-Tasman retirement savings portability scheme for individuals Self-managed super If you are a trustee of a self-managed super fund and you intend to travel overseas for an extended period, check before you leave that your fund will continue to meet the definition of an Australian super fund. 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If you like slam poetry at all, or, hell, if you like language and rhythm, this guy is good, and he riffs on the very medium through we are being exposed to his poetry. Good find, from the Good Men Project.
Click: Slam Poet Marshall Davis Jones Performs 'Touchscreen'
Marshall Soulful Jones performs this live at the Bowery Poetry Club in NY. And yes, we're aware of the irony of sharing this on Facebook and You Tube and Twitter—when the poem speaks so eloquently about the lack of humanity in those networks.
Marshall is worth watching not just for the idea behind his poem, but for the wonderful wordplay throughout. "It used to be difficult to connect when friends formed cliques but it's even more difficult when clicks form friends." And Twitter doesn't escape his rage against the i-machines: "I can't hear the sound of mother nature speaking over all this tweeting."
Listen to the rest, if you are like us you'll watch it two or three times–especially the last line, which is killer. And then you'll be sure to tweet it out, won't you?

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Sometimes you just need to go with the flow.
The plan was for the second of these Loudness War Myths videos to be about listening in noisy environments – but the controversy over a brand new metal release made this week makes it the ideal time to tackle another myth entirely.
Some genres NEED that 'loudness war' sound
This one gets trotted out with depressing regularity, even by people who should know better.
Metal and EDM are the most common styles that are supposed to only sound "right" if their level has been pushed up as hard as possible against digital's brick-wall ceiling.
So, is it true ?
I wrote about loudness in EDM and dance music quite recently, but just this week there's a fresh controversy in the news, after the review on the Angry Metal Guy website of the new Fallujah album, "The Flesh Prevails".
This was followed up by commentary on Metal-Fi.com, and suddenly this was the album everyone was talking about, even before it was released !
So – metal fans arguing passionately about the loudness of a new release – there's nothing new there, right ?
Maybe not, but this time there's an interesting twist in the tale.
I explain what that twist is in the video above, and demonstrate exactly what the fuss is about so you can hear it for yourself.
And along the way, we get to test the idea that metal "needs" that super-crushed, 'loudness war' sound in order to sound authentic. There are no prizes for guessing what my opinion is, but you can make your own mind up !
Take a listen and let me know what you think in the comments below…


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"Look as long as you can at the friend you love, no matter whether that friend is moving away from you or coming back to you." - Rumi
Aubrey and I lived together when we studied abroad in Copenhagen. We hadn't seen each other in about three years, but had the most amazing sunset playdate while I was retrieving my little sister from school in San Luis Obispo.
I'm constantly surprised by how a connection so old can be electrified back into existence by just a hug, a tree climb, or maybe a few swigs of wine.
Aubrey is an amazing artist. I recommend following her every move to see what she dreams up next.


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In performing arts, students develop their skills in singing, acting and dance. Performing arts allows students to creatively express themselves in a different way and it helps build confidence in individuals. At Maplewell Hall School, Performing Arts is valued as it allows our students to develop social and emotional skills in a safe environment. Performing arts develops transferable skills which help them prepare for adult life.
Year 7
In year 7, the students work on building their confidence in the subject. Towards Christmas, they get to be part of a choir and perform as a whole year, singing carols. Students also get to create their own Silent Movies and learn about Charlie Chaplin and mime.
In year 8, students use their confidence and create their own short devised scripts about giving bad news. They also get to explore the topic of 'Commedia dell'arte', which allows the student to focus on exaggeration, mime and physical expression. Students also look at topics to do with bullying and its effects. During the summer, students focus on singing songs from musicals and also dance.
Year 9
In year 9, students focus on script work and devising. Students work on projects like Wacky Soap and gang crime and they have to devise pieces of theatre using Levels, Body Language and Facial Expressions. Students are expected to work in a mature manner when exploring sensitive subjects and be empathetic. Later on in the academic year, students get to look at some dancing and singing to help them with their final focus topic, which is Panto. Students get Panto scripts and they learn about stock characters within a traditional pantomime.
Performing arts is a subject that students can choose as an option for KS4. The qualification is a BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Performing Arts. In the first year of the course, the students look at units 'Taking Part in a Performance' and 'Acting Skills'.
The aim of the 'Taking Part in a Performance' Unit is to give learners experience of taking part in a performance as a performer. The style of performance in which learners will be partaking, will be an acting variety show.
The aim of the 'Acting Skills' Unit is to allow learners to explore some of the skills actors use when preparing for, and performing, a dramatic role. They will achieve this through participation in practical workshops that lead to the performance of a piece of drama to an audience.
In the second year, learners get to view a performance and take part in a formal discussion about the show. The units on which the learners will be focusing are 'Introduction to the Performing Arts' and 'Exploring Musical Theatre Skills'.
In 'Introduction to the Performing Arts', learners will find out about local and national performance venues. They will discover the types of shows that are performed and the variety of job roles that can be undertaken within these venues.
The unit 'Exploring Musical Theatre Skills' looks at the popular and enduring form of theatrical entertainment which is Musical Theatre. In this unit, learners will explore the skills used by musical theatre performers, combining dancing, acting and singing skills in workshops, rehearsals and performances. Learners will work with their tutor on the preparation of chorus numbers from musicals.
This course allows student to take part in a performance in both years and parents and carers are invited, and view it as part of their exam.
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I can remember the first time I experience my ever Fashion week. It was amazing to see so many stylish people in the fashion industry with international contributors and photographers all excited for what is next season's designer collection. There is no doubt we cherish Menswear Designers, since London Collections Men has become a growing success and a development in fashion besides mainly being dominated by the female competitors. When I was first into Fashion back in 2011, I got my inspiration from Vintage thrifting stores like ROKIT VINTAGE. I liked the statement pieces that were original classics and the main fact that I was sure to be wearing a one off. I guess in this current day, we are still influenced by Vintage Trends as seen in the LCM AW15 Runways and as seen on the consumers of Fashion. Whether you like to combine a mix of high street pieces with designer and even that element of vintage, keeping the outfit modern without looking too old school or avant garde is the trick. If your daring like myself, bold colours, patterns or checks tends to be the main statements in an outfit and keeping the rest minimal is generally how my rule book goes. You don't have to be a genius to colour coordinate, or take your clothes to the tailors to get it altered so it is current to the modern cuts. I absolutely love my thrifted items, including the check trousers & Purple trench, especially as they are unique elements in my wardrobe.
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A food court is definitely not
an ideal place to look for
inspirations, not when your cousin
pesters you to please savour
the damn aging chicken sandwich.
Your fingers cling onto the
ink pen tight, stammering
and itching for some sort of
desperate contact with any
scribble-worthy surfaces.
You think of writing about the
fluffy furball of a kitten you
cooed at by the curb. You think
of writing about the
gorgeous boy who smiles a
smile which is obviously meant
for your throbbing little heart.
You think of writing about your
friend's outrage towards her
brother who stole her
headphones after she accidentally
stepped on his.
Like a revelation which
descended upon your clouds,
the fact that you are
on a quest to find out
about yourself hits you hard;
so hard until you were
sent gasping for air in absolute
realisation. People turn to
give you funny looks, and your
cousin hisses at your antics.
But you grin instead because the
perspiring watermelon smoothie
seduces you, and you know
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Velocity ratio, occasionally referred to as distance ratio, is a comparison of the amount of force an object, such as a car, is creating in comparison with the other forces around it which act against it. When a car moves, the amount of force applied to the car's wheels by the engine is stronger than forces such as gravity which hold the car in place, and thus the car moves forward. The engine must supply enough power to overcome the vehicle's own weight, friction from the surface of the road, and the force of gravity pushing down on the car. To calculate velocity ratio, divide the force working against an object by the force the object itself is exerting. If it were possible to drive the car in an environment where no forces inhibited its movement, this movement would be known as its mechanical advantage instead of velocity ratio because the driver could calculate exactly how much power would be needed to move the car at a certain speed over a certain distance.
Part of the formula for measuring velocity comes from Isaac Newton's second law of motion which states that F=ma. This means multiplying an object's acceleration by its mass gives its force. Velocity describes an object's speed and the direction it is traveling. A car's velocity might be 70 mph (112.7 kph) heading north. The second part of the velocity ratio simply compares this force to the forces acting against it to determine if any work is done.
In physics, for an object to do work, it must put forth an effort, or force, that results in movement. If the car doesn't have enough force to move, it is creating effort but getting no work done and, as a result, is not going anywhere. When a driver wants to speed up in her car, she is putting another force known as acceleration into motion. When she presses the gas pedal, the car engine works harder to move the car forward faster. This changes the velocity ratio by requiring the car to exert more force to overcome the forces that keep it moving at a slower speed.
Aside from increasing an engine's power, car owners can get a more speed-efficient vehicle by reducing the forces acting on the car. Smoother roads with less friction, tires that provide better surface traction, and a lighter car all contribute to reducing the velocity ratio and simultaneously improving the car's performance and efficiency. More efficient cars get more work done with less power than less efficient cars.
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In an ideal case you would get 100 percent of the energy out of the gas you use. If you could get all the energy out of the gas you use, your gas mileage would be something interesting to see. We would be able to achieve velocities we have never seen before.
There can never be a perfect machine though. There will always be waste in a system and cars always have waste. Most of the waste a car puts out is in the form of heat. Heat is a common form of energy loss from a system. There is no way to conserve the heat loss from a vehicle either. If people could store the heat loos from a car and find a way to convert that back into useful energy, that would give us some serious gas mileage.
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What were the main 'career decision' milestones in your life so far?
Who are the people who most influenced your career direction?
How did you go about getting your current job?
Describe a typical day?
7.30 Set up workshop for day�s work. Prepare wood for or finish work for an order or exhibition. Prepare workshop for a class � one-to-one or group. Update my website with recent press and new dates for classes. Make and return calls/emails to buyers, suppliers and potential students. Keep my machines in good working order.
What are the main tasks and responsibilities?
Planning ahead � class dates at home and overseas, completion dates for orders. Preparation � workshop for classes, raw materials for orders, check stock of packaging, VAT returns etc Maintain machines and keep a healthy working environment in the workshop Customer service � to all my clients, buyers and students Excellence and consistent standards in production of work and teaching.
What's cool?
What particular skills do you bring to your workplace?
What is your education to date?
What aspects of your education have proven most important for your job?
What have been the most rewarding events in your career so far?
What personal qualities do you have that helps you in your career?
Does your job allow you to have a lifestyle you are happy with?
What advice would you give to someone considering this job?
Get making as soon as possible. Do plenty of classes with a range of different teachers. Find your unique style and product. Get as much relevant feedback as possible and use it to the best of your ability. Make a business plan and amend and change it regularly. Get into shows and exhibitions and build up a cv.
What are the three most important personal characteristics required for the job?
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Do you know celiac, coeliac individuals suffer un-necessarily in regard to gluten-free advice (for a price!)? Know you can search, for free, search engines for glutenfree information? Do you know you can 'be the hero' with celiac, coeliac recipes while searching the internet? People want money when info is free. Please look into. I implore you. I have, and so should you. Thank you. 🙂
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Some eyebrows recently raised in Nevada when the majority Democrat leadership changed the name of the former "Committee on Taxation" to the "Committee on Revenue." But, the fact that caucus leadership may change a committee name is nothing new.
For example, in Colorado the GOP recently took control of the state House of Representatives. The change in control resulted in "energy" being dropped from the Transportation and Energy Committee, "labor" being dropped from the Business Affairs and Labor Committee, and "human services" being dropped from the Health and Human Services Committee. Colorado Democrats immediately began criticizing the name change on the grounds that the renaming signaled a change in priorities for those committees. See the full story here.
Of course, elections have consequences so it shouldn't be too big of a surprise that the Colorado House GOP leadership changed some committee names after winning a majority. The difference in Nevada? In 2008-2009, the Democrats held the Senate majority and utilized the Committee on Taxation. In 2010-11, the Democrats maintained the Senate majority but changed the name to the Committee on Revenue. So the recent name change is not related to a change in leadership – and time will tell if it actually does signal a change in priorities.


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"Karen LaFleur has that rare ability to see beyond the limits of a simple sketch and turn it into a beautifully imagined animation that excites the eye and further draws you into the story. I find her work refreshing, original and boundless."
Larry Milburn, Executive Producer, Milburn Media Arts, LLC
Animation Sampler: Artwork, Story and Animation by Karen LaFleur © with Music by Nancy Tucker ©
Animation: "Story Star" by Karen LaFleur & Music by Nancy Tucker
Animation "Freeplay", by Karen LaFleur & Music by Nancy Tucker
Karen LaFleur's animation begins with a love of drawing. a pencil-line across paper. The sketch is then turned into pixels and digitally colored and animated on the computer.
Sometimes she incorporates traditional hand-cut paper techniques. Other times she cuts and pastes her artwork digitally. The result combines the visual artistry of the best illustrated books and the agility of motion graphics.
Study: Digitally Animated Puppet.
Cut Paper Theater with Paper Puppets.
Stop Motion is an integral part of Karen's creative process whether digitally rendered or traditionally captured through the camera lens. Her sensitivity to the art of movement combined with Nancy Tucker's music brings her artwork to life on the screen. Whether it's the beauty of a flying wing in slow-motion or the dizzy spin of a dancer, she paints motion as easily as the color blue.
"Karen LaFleur's work has always buzzed with movement. But her commitment to research, explore and experience that movement in her body through dance, has only heightened the motion in her work. It is a pleasure to see our movement explorations manifest in her visual artwork."
Emily Kent, Education coordinator, Pilobolus Dance Theater


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The philosophy
Behavior Driven Development (BDD) is an approach that consists on defining the behavior of a feature through examples in plain text. These examples are defined before the development starts and are used as acceptance criteria. They are part of the definition of done. That's a very powerful approach that we use at Hiptest in our development process. These examples support the conversation and help the cross functional team (marketing, product owner, developer, user…) to create a shared understanding of what should be developed. That's a great way to minimize waste and avoid development of features that nobody want or that do not meet the business expectations.
These concepts are quite simple and were initially formalized by Dan North. But implementing them is much harder.
A cultural shift
In the past decades, software development lifecycle has been structured with silos. Every silo comes with its repository.
Agile development has changed the game and broken the silos. There is also a lot of buzz around agile testing. But BDD is more than just testing. Trying to match with the concepts of the old world is useless. It is like applying equations of the classical physics to the quantique world. When doing BDD, specifications and tests become two sides of the same coin. You define your specification by examples and at the same time you get your tests. These specifications become executable when the examples are automated.
And this new paradigm changes everything. You'll face many questions further down the road towards BDD. If you want to go deeper on the theory and cultural shift, I suggest the following reading: "Specification by Example" by Gojko Adzic
Using BDD with gherkin syntax
Gherkin is plain-text language with a little extra structure designed to be easy to learn by non-programmers. It allows concise description of examples to illustrate business rules in most real-world domains. One of the big advantage is that it clearly highlights the intent of the example/test.
Follow these basic steps to begin using BDD and Gherkin syntax:
- Start with your user stories.
- As a team, go through your user stories and write BDD scenarios using the keywords GIVEN, WHEN, and THEN (AND, BUT can be used as well)
- GIVEN is your setup; for example, "GIVEN the credit card is valid"
- WHEN is your action; for example, "WHEN I request $50"
- THEN is your assertion; for example, "THEN the ATM should dispense $50"
- Capture the BDD scenarios in a location that is public for everyone to see. Hiptest is a good choice 🙂
- Automate your BDD scenarios.
- First execution will fail as the feature is not yet implemented
- Automation clearly requires development skill. Learn how to build a test automation framework that scales.
- Implement the features
- Run the automated BDD scenarios to show the feature is completed
- Repeat
Here is a sample Gherkin document:
Feature: Account Holder withdraws cash
Scenario: Account has sufficient funds
Given the account balance is $100
And the card is valid
And the machine contains enough money
When the Account Holder requests $20
Then the ATM should dispense $20
And the account balance should be $80
And the card should be returned
Let's create a first example!
For this step by step tutorial, we'll use Hiptest and a default project that is created when signing up to the platform.
If you want to use another project, make sure the BDD mode is activated.
Step 1: create a feature
Features are managed with folders to better organize your project.
A feature has a description that provides the context. It is usually written this way:
As a [role]
I want [feature]
So that [benefit]
A feature contains one or many scenarios that describe its behaviors.
Step 2: write a scenario
By getting the business users, the analysts, the testers and the developers to adopt this vocabulary of "given/when/then", lots of ambiguities fall away and conversations become more efficient.
Let's write our first step: given the account balance is "$100"
Hiptest interprets and highlights the keyword Given. It will also consider $100 as a parameter because of the double quotes "my parameter value". This way you'll be able to reuse the same step in the future with a different value.
And after a couple of seconds we get the following scenario.
Note that the step editor comes along with an autocompletion that enables you to reuse existing steps and design scenarios with a consistent business terminology.
Step 3: use scenario outline with examples
Cloning scenarios to use different values can quickly become tedious and repetitive. Scenario outlines allow you to more concisely express these examples through the use of parameters and datatable. Using our previous scenario we can create 3 examples:
We've created our first feature and scenario with Hiptest. We can share this scenario with all the team members to discuss what should be developed. This way we create a shared understanding.
That's it, a brief introduction to BDD. To sum up, the main idea behind BDD is that it's driven to prevent communication gaps, getting everyone in the team communicating more often, better and based on real world examples and not on abstract and imperative requirements. The best way to learn is to practice 🙂 So let's get started!
The next post (Part 2) will focus on the key practices to keep your scenarios readable and maintainable over the time.
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"The prime minister will not be present at the hearing on Monday," Piersilvio Cipolotti from the office representing Mr Berlusconi told AFP.
"The hearing will still take place" without him, Mr Cipolotti said.
The government said Berlusconi would inform the cabinet on Monday of "developments in the crisis in Libya" following a summit in Paris on Saturday with the European Union, the African Union and the Arab League.
Mr Cipolotti said Berlusconi could attend only if the cabinet meeting was "cancelled or delayed" at the last minute.
Mr Berlusconi has not appeared for several years at any of the numerous court hearings against him but had vowed to defend himself against the accusations.
He stands accused of bribing his former British lawyer David Mills with 600,000 dollars to provide false testimony in a separate trial.
Mr Berlusconi has denied all the charges against him and has accused prosecutors of plotting against him.
The trial had been suspended due to an immunity law approved by Berlusconi, which was struck down by the Constitutional Court earlier this year.


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We began in 1997, operating out of a small storefront on Sea Cliff Avenue in Sea Cliff. All we had going back then was a small staff, a tiny office, a few listings--and a galaxy-sized dream: to become the best real estate company on the North Shore. We hit the bricks, worked hard for our listings, worked harder for sales, and eventually--with a ton of hard work and a little luck--we became one of the most successful realtors on Long Island, with offices in Sea Cliff and Glen Cove.
The secret of our success? We're smart and we work to our customers' objectives. We spend a lot of money to advertise --in the NY Times, Newsday, Pennysavers, Homes & Estates, and mass mailings. Open houses are a staple of our business. We realized early on that ours is an activity-driven business: personal commitment to showing, marketing, advertising, and ultimately, selling our listings.
We take pride in the fact that we sell over 60% of our own listings--at an average commission rate that never exceeds 3% in house and 4% on Multiple.
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While the laws regarding convicted felons owning a crossbow vary by state, the statutes generally allow these individuals to use the weapon provided the state allows hunting with it. The felon must purchase the appropriate license and tags and follow other hunting regulations.
Wisconsin outlaws use of a crossbow by any hunter other than those who meet certain disability criteria. Texas law restricts use of a crossbow in a few counties during deer season. Washington allows a convicted felon to take part in lotteries for special hunts, but if drawn, the law limits his right to hunt with equipment other than a longbow, compound bow or crossbow.


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Tuesday, September 25th is Vendor Appreciation Day at the Brownstown Farmers Market. The second year of the Brownstown Farmers Market has been a huge success and that is due to the devotion of the farmers market's vendors.
The vendors are being celebrated for their support throughout the market season. Each vendor will receive lunch and a thank you certificate.
Some of the highlights of the 2012 Brownstown Farmers Market were Kids Day at the Market which included a petting zoo by A & A Farms and craft project tent sponsored by Home Depot. Over 200 children visited the Market. Another big hit at the Market was Public Safety Day which included tours of United States Border Patrol vehicles, Brownstown Township Fire Trucks and the Downriver Swat Tank.
This Tuesday, September 25th is the last day of the Brownstown Farmers Market. The 26 week season had its up and downs mostly weather related. There were plenty of days with 95+ degree temperatures and at least one torrential downpour that closed the Market for the day in August.
Sue Trussell, Brownstown Assistant DDA Director said, "We are thankful for our loyal vendors that had such great products to offer our customers and we look forward to another successful year in 2013. And we are also very appreciative of our loyal customers that came back to the Market every week."


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I am a San Francisco-based science journalist. I have written about the ethics of noninvasive prenatal testing, the economics of oil sands, Walmart's contradictory position on solar power, fashionable wear for space travel to Mars and more.
I am currently an editor at GenomeWeb. My work has also been published in Discover, Nature Medicine, IEEE Spectrum, Outside Online, and Yes!.
I have a master's from New York University's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program.
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How to Create Lasting Change in 2018
Aisling FitzGibbon
I know that for many people, resolutions made in January are discarded by February as we slide into old habits and familiar comfort zones. When motivation wanes, we blame our lack of willpower, time constrictions or whatever distractions get in the way. There is always next year of course until it comes around again.
Last year I made lots of plans - goals I wanted to achieve in both my personal and professional life but they were too outcome driven and vague. I didn't honour the process, always in a hurry to get to the next task. This made me feel stressed with little time for reflection and consolidation.
This year I decided to break this cycle by taking the following steps
1) I decided to create clear intentions and to take actions that align with those intentions. This shift alone has helped me focus more on what I'm doing and has kept me within a framework of my higher vision. Clear intentions help us stay on task rather than racing ahead haphazardly. I'm already valuing the process and feel more present in what I'm doing. Having clearer intentions means, that instead of me biting off more than I can chew and saying for instance that I'm going to learn ten recipes a week, I'm mastering two. This intention is clearer and more doable so I am more likely to continue with this action
2) Rather than looking ahead and seeing 2018 in its full entirety, during which I want changes to happen, I am looking at the year ahead in weekly and even daily chunks. Straight away this feels a lot less overwhelming. Day to day actions support our intentions. Small changes are easily incorporated into our daily life. For example, I decided to restrict my Facebook scrolling time. Yes, I'm guilty. It was a habit that was far too distracting and already I find I'm more productive
3) Instead of using my energy haphazardly, which can make me feel fed up and exhausted, I took an inventory of where I was spending my energy. I divided a page into what energises and enhances me and what depletes and drains me. I found this really helpful as it made me more aware of where I was spending my energy and how I feel afterwards
4) I know I need to keep myself accountable to my new habits as I can go off on a tangent with new ideas and plans. This of course dissipates energy. I now have a diary planner that helps me stay accountable to my daily intentions and helps me reflect on how I'm doing and what I'm learning in the process. I also decided to have a weekly podcast with my fiancé Richie Ros to help us both chart our progress. We are accountability buddies for the year
I am very much aware that as we shed our old story to create the bigger vision of our life, we need support. I know, from experience, how isolating and confusing this journey can be, which is why I'm creating a monthly membership programme. In the membership site you'll find the tools to help you gain clarity and tips on how to manifest your intentions. This will be a place to be accountable, even when you're unsure and want to give up. It will become a hub of education and support where you'll learn how to track your progress, reduce distractions and work towards intentions that can be incorporated into your daily life. Click here if you want to find out about the Energy is Your Currency Membership site. Doors are opening on the 31st January and closing on the 7th February.


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The music games designed to make you feel like a guitar hero or a Beatle get the biggest headlines. But game developers have also repeatedly tried to harness gaming technology to help you be a musician. Now it's Rockstar's turn.
Last week, the studio behind the renowned Grand Theft Auto series and more eclectic fare such as Bully and their very own table tennis game, let me visit to witness a session of Beaterator. The application — they don't call it a "game" — is a September-slated portable digital music studio that traces back to Rockstar's 2005 Internet application of the same name.
The hook is that Beaterator is digital music creation made easier. The fantasy is to be Timbaland. The superstar producer doesn't just lend his name and cartoon likeness to the game. He presides over the catchiest tutorial video I've witnessed in a … an application. It seems, at first, that Timbaland is simply talking to you, telling you how Beaterator works, but with a sample here, an echo of his voice there, a building beat beneath it all, you realize he's made music out of talking. And suddenly it seems like we all have a shot at this making-music thing.
The Timbaland tutorial presents the program's sections: Live Play, Studio and Song Crafter.
Live Play is the most graspable mode, the most visually appealing and the one most suited for those of us who have never dug deeper in making music than messing around with Nintendo's Electroplankton or the drum fills in Harmonix's Rock Band. Timbaland stands in the center of the PSP screen. The four corners display four possible sound and beat samples out of the programs' several thousand available. In total eight tracks are in play in this mode. Selecting what to play on any of them involves picking from four randomly offered samples presented by Beaterator. Selecting a corner and pressing one of the PSP's four face buttons kicks in a beat or some sort of loop. The user can layer on up to eight, switching tracks in and out, narrowing their offerings by choosing from a musical style like, say, hip-hop. Beaterator smooths the timing of the loops, linking the user-selected samples and sounds into an on-beat, on-rhythm mix. The idea is that you'll tap around and come up with something catchy and unique.
Studio lets you manipulate the song you'd made. Each of the eight tracks can be isolated and have its levels raised or lowered. The song can be sped up or slowed down. While there's greater manual control of a song in this mode, it struck me that Studio is the wading area that is meant to prep users who aren't ready to move into the deep end of the Song Crafter.
This third mode, Song Crafter is essentially a PSP-ified ProTools or other computer audio mixing program. A song's tracks are represented as color-coded portions of horizontal lines. Those chunks can be chopped up, copied, deleted or moved. New samples can be brought in, including audio captured via the PSPgo or PSP 3000's mic or through a .wav file. So, yes, you can sing or rap to your creations. The option in Song Crafter appeared to be deep, offering an 88-key synthesizer keyboard for composition, an interface for creating and manipulating drum patterns, an interface for adjusting things like "Decay" and "Detune."
The Rockstar rep who showed me Beaterator and managed to make a catchy enough song during our brief demo said that some of Beaterator's deepest options are too esoteric even for him to use. But he presents the complete package as an effort by Rockstar to lessen the intimidation factor for creating music.
Rockstar plans to support Beaterator with downloadable content and is working out plans to enable exporting and uploading of songs. A simplified version of the application was also recently announced for the iPhone and iPod Touch. According to Rockstar press materials, that version won't have the advanced song-editing options of the PSP release.
It's hard to judge how successful Beaterator will be in the hands of PSP users. I'm used to judging Rockstar creations by their gameplay and fun. What I saw looked thorough and smart, but it'll be for PSP owners to decide whether they have an appetite for making music or a hidden desire that everything from Guitar Hero to Wii Music failed to satisfy.
To make music, with the help of a video game platform, this is your next shot.
The PSP edition of Beaterator launches on September 29 for $39.99.


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Faith | Spirit Lead Me...
I'm sure by now most of us have heard the song Oceans by Hillsong United. I know I've sung it countless times in worship events and at church. But, it wasn't until about a week ago that something finally clicked and the depth of what I was singing actually made sense in my head and in my heart.
You call me out upon the waters
First off, I think I've always missed that word "mystery." But, oh how true these words are, that He calls us out into the unknown. He calls us out into the mystery. And we find Him! He calls us out of the boat and into the waters. Oceans deep. In waters where everything gets tossed, turned, dragged down, and caught in rip currents. So far away from the shore and the boat that when we look back, we see just a dot. In that place our faith can stand firm. But, how?
And I will call upon Your name
We call upon Him. When we are out in the oceans, being tossed around, we can call upon His name, we can look to His face. The oceans may keep rising, but there He is. Remember, in the mystery of oceans deep. Our soul finds rest in His embrace. We belong to Him and He to us. The oceans keep rising, but we keep calling out His name.
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
In the deepest of waters, the deepest of troubles, the deepest of worries, the deepest of guilt, the deepest of loneliness.
His grace abounds.
His hand is still sovereign.
He is still guiding us.
In the places of our deepest failures and our deepest fears. In the place where we feel like we are in a pit, so far below the earth's surface that no one can hear our cries or screams.
He is there.
He's never failed and He will never fail.
So I will call upon Your name
So, here comes the challenge...
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
We ask the Holy Spirit to take us out into the middle of the ocean. To the middle of the waters where it's chaos. Where we can't see the horizon before us or the shore behind us. We are asking to be called deeper into whatever "ocean" is surrounding us. So deep, there is no way we can stand. No way we can even tread water. For when we are in the deepest part of our ocean, the only thing left to do is to look up and call upon His name. And declare...
Oh, Jesus, You're my God!
Yes, Lord. You are my God.
I will call upon Your name
I don't know what your "ocean" is. I know what mine is. I have a couple of them, actually. And there is nothing more scarier or more exciting than asking the Holy Spirit to take me out into the middle of those waters. Scary, because I will be surrounded by things that I don't want to face. People, situations, unknowns, mysteries. I'll be in the middle of a chaos that I won't know what to do with. Exciting, because I will be forced to look up and call upon His name. And I will see Him. And He will see me. And His sovereign hand will guide me through the chaos. He controls the wind and the waves. Who better to lead me?
Will you allow the Holy Spirit to lead you out into waters unknown? Where the waters are so rough and you become surrounded with things you don't want to confront? Will you let Him lead you into the chaos and the mystery of the unknown where your feet may fail? When you're in the middle of the chaos will you lift your eyes and call upon His name? Will you let His sovereign hand guide you?
Remember, He's never failed and He won't start now.
Ask the Spirit to lead you.
Holy Spirit lead us...
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Ever since first learning about NEEDTOBREATHE back in college, they have been my favorite band in all the land. Their music is incredible, they put on fantastic shows, and they aren't afraid to be real. And ever since I fell in love with them back in my sophomore year of college, I have been (not so) patiently waiting for two things.
Honestly, my favorite part of any of their shows is their closing moment. When they come back out to take the stage, get as close to the crowd as they possibly can, and do an acoustic number. I remember them doing it back at the first show I saw and standing on top of chairs to get a better view. For me, it's literally the best moment of the night. Except when I realize that it also means the show is over and I have to wait again to see them.
An acoustic album from NTB is my dream. But, they just released their first live album, recorded at The Woods at Fontanel in Nashville. And now I have 100 minutes of live NEEDTOBREATHE to listen to. And it is magical. A mixture of old and new songs, with some dialogue thrown in about how the band hit a wall there for a little bit. They weren't sure what was going to happen or if anything was going to happen.
Well, I'm sure glad it did. I'm glad those rivers appeared in the wasteland and I'm glad this new live album is out. Tears of happiness I tell ya.
I can only imagine what my emotions are going to be when/if an acoustic album comes out.
Check out more from NEEDTOBREATHE here and on YouTube to hear more from the Live album.
Who is your favorite band?
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The Circle | Reverse Bucket Lists
Linking up with Kiki and friends for one of my favorite link-ups of the month, The Circle!
We all love bucket lists! We like to think of different things that we would love to do one day. If we had the chance to do anything, we would go and do it! It's fun to daydream about the things that you want to do one day and to look back and remember the things that you have done. Big or small, it's making memories and that's what it is all about. A reverse bucket list is a list of the things that you have already done. Here are some of mine. Enjoy!
Saw the Grand Canyon. I cried at first sight of it.
Went to a hot air balloon festival.
Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Went to a national park, Yosemite.
Learned how to kayak.
Walked across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Saw the Redwood and Sequoia trees in person.
Donated 10+ inches of my hair.
Graduated college.
Visited the Pacific Ocean and put my feet in.
What things are on your reverse bucket list?
Link them up or list them below!
Cooper Riverside Park | Mobile, AL
This past Friday I shared with you guys a picture of a park in Downtown Mobile that my roommate and I discovered earlier this year. Today I wanted to share more pictures with you guys from this lovely spot. Enjoy!
There are many reasons that I love this spot downtown. One, is that while you are in the park, you almost forget you are actually in the city. Besides the occasional train, I almost forget I'm downtown until I look behind me and see the tall buildings reaching into the sky. And, despite being next to a pretty well traveled road in and out of Mobile, the traffic sounds aren't that terrible.
Another reason this spot is one of my favorites is that it is located right on the Mobile River. I'm convinced that wherever I live, water will need to be close by. Whether it be a pond, lake, river, or ocean. I love being near the water. This park is a great place to watch boats come in and out, including the long, yet quiet, barges. Also, you can look across the river and see Austal. A shipbuilding operation that is currently working with The United States Navy in creating combat ships. My roommate can attest to the fact that I literally ran to the edge of the railing to marvel at those things. My sense of American pride went sky-high the moment I saw those ships so close. I'm also a dork and a fan of trains, which means I got really excited when one passed us by. Also, it was carrying military vehicles. More American pride. There is also a memorial in the park for men and women that have served in the Navy.
Plus, who doesn't love fun sculptures and artwork that you can climb and sit in? The Portal is named rightly so, seeing as this is the Port City and this port in and out of Mobile is one of the busiest.
So, with the water on one side and the city skyline on the other, I'll keep this park on my list of places to frequent in the city.
Do you have a favorite park or place you frequent wherever you live?
Leave a link or post down below, I would love to check it out and add to my list of places to visit one day!
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#SnapshotsOfMobile | Vol. 10
Every other Friday, I'm going to be sharing snapshots that I have taken in and around Mobile. Not only do I want to share with you guys this place, but it will help me to get out and explore. I love the idea of "snapshots", because sometimes they are quick and can be hurried, but always capture a memory. My photos may not always be perfect or frame-worthy, but I hope you enjoy them. I hope you enjoy seeing little glimpses of Mobile and I hope this encourages you to get out, explore your town, and take advantage of all your place may offer. This is #SnapshotsOfMobile. Enjoy!
Cooper-Riverside Park is a park in Downtown Mobile that my roommate and I discovered a couple months ago. It was renovated last year and is a three acre park along the Mobile River. The first time we went to the park I was absolutely giddy. It has the best of things that I love and quickly became a happy place. You look one way and see the city skyline. You look the other way and see the river. I'll be sharing more shots from the Park next week.
What is your favorite spot in your town?
What makes it your favorite spot?
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Not too long ago I was invited to join a writer/blogger group on facebook. I have loved getting to meet and connect with other bloggers through that group. Awhile ago, like back in the beginning of March, I got nominated for a Liebster Award by Nance at Leaning on Jesus. And you are now seeing procrastination at its finest with this post finally being written. I've been nominated for a Liebster Award a couple of times and always love doing Q&A type posts. Nance asked some really great questions, so let's get started!
Why did you start blogging? I started blogging back in 2009 after seeing my big sister's blog. I've always enjoyed writing and journaling, so I thought "why not?" Polished Arrow isn't my first blog, but it is the space that I've really grown to be my own and have loved watching the community start to build. I write mainly because I believe that words are powerful and want people to feel encouraged when they come into this space and when they leave it.
When did you understand love? The only thing I understand about love is that God is love. And without His love, I would be nothing.
What is your favorite book? Give an excerpt in one sentence. Oh, this is such a hard question for me! I'm a big lover of books. One that I recently read that became a favorite is The Book Thief. A young orphan finds family and friendship in the darkest of places while being followed around by Death.
When did you first start reading a blog? The first personal blog I read was probably my sister's. I've found and followed so many bloggers over the years, I don't remember often how I first discovered them.
What is your best blog? Share with us the link. I'm not sure what my best post is, but I have my favorites. This is my most recent favorite, The KitchenAid Mixer Dilemma. For a list of my other favorites, check out this page.
What's your favorite dish to cook for your guests? Baking and cooking is something that I've gotten more into the older I've become. I recently baked my first batch of biscuits from scratch! I love trying out new recipes. I think my favorite thing, though, would have to be apple pie. It's a new tradition I have to make it every year for the fourth of July.
What's the best gift you have ever received? This is a tie. Either my Kindle or the Cross, made from two nails, that is hanging on my wall in my room.
Potatoes or rice? Potatoes! In any and every form!
How many books can you read in a day if you have a day off? I'm not really sure, but I feel like I should take this challenge seeing as I'm off work for a week. I have some serious book reading to do to catch up on my list. In the past, I know I've read one book in a day, but if I was doing nothing but reading and was really drawn in, I think I could read a couple in a day.
What is something adventurous you would like to try on your birthday? Kayak and camp along the coast, Atlantic or Pacific.
Ice cream or cake? Another tough one. Ice cream cake. ;)
Thank you again, Nance for nominating me. So sorry for my procrastination in answering your questions.
Loved what you asked!
If you are interested in being nominated for a Liebster Award, let me know and I'll be happy to put together a more formal nomination post with links to your blog!
In the meantime, how would you answer the questions above?
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Nick Kyrgios has the weapons to beat Andy Murray in their Wimbledon fourth-round clash on Monday but must play the match on his own terms, according to former champion Lleyton Hewitt.
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Fiery Australian 15th seed Kyrgios has been in sparkling form so far, largely letting his racket do the talking, and his match-up against second seed Murray is the pick of the last 16.
The 21-year-old has fired down 79 aces and wins the majority of points inside four shots.
Keen boxing fan Murray leads the statistics on return of serve, landing 84 percent of them back in court, enjoying soaking up blows before launching devastating counter-attacks.
No surprise then that Hewitt, speaking to a small group of reporters, said of his compatriot: "Nick will have to use all his weapons and firepower. Andy will try to turn it into a physical battle.
"Nick plays pretty short points and it's hard to turn points into a physical battle against him.
"Andy backs himself against anyone when it gets physical, especially over five sets and I'm sure that's what he's going to try and do again.
"It's how many balls Andy keeps getting back. Can he keep making Nick play the extra ball? But Nick on his day can hit anyone off the court."
Hewitt, who mentors Kyrgios in his role as Australia Davis Cup captain, has now retired as a singles player having won two grand slam titles. He was involved in a bad-tempered doubles win with young compatriot Jordan Thompson against Spain's Nicolas Almagro and David Marrero on Saturday.
While he clearly still has the fire in his belly, he is acting as a calming influence on Kyrgios who has had several high-profile run-ins with authority in his short career.
"When he is playing I've not seen him do too much wrong here," Hewitt said.
"He knows I've got his back and we talk at different times. It's about focussing on what he needs to do.
"It's tough, there are a lot of eyes on him. But in a playing sense he likes being the centre of attention and likes the pressure that comes with that.
"Being the shot-maker that he is everyone worries that he can beat them."


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Teenage rider airlifted after crash, Beaudesert
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has airlifted a teenage boy injured in an off-road motorbike incident near Beaudesert.
The 14-year-old suffered possible spinal injuries and was transported to Beaudesert Hospital yesterday.
At around 7pm last (Monday) night, the Gold Coast based RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to transfer him to the Mater Children's Hospital.
He travelled in a stable condition.
RACQ CareFlight Rescue has now airlifted four patients injured in off-road motorbike incidents in three days.
Information on each of these missions can be found on CareFlight's website.


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Technology Sleep Aids
Zeo Sleep Manager
"Sleep is as important to overall health and wellness as diet and exercise, but it's the quality of your sleep that matters most," explains Zeo co-founder Ben Rubin. "Zeo allows you to take control of and harness the power of sleep by tracking all phases of your sleep, including restorative REM and deep sleep, so you can identify potential issues and find solutions to help you sleep better, feel better and do more during the day." The easy-to-use headband tracker is worn comfortably at night and synchs with your Zeo Sleep Manager Bedside or Zeo Sleep Manager Mobile device to coach you on how to maximize those pregnancy z's.
Find out how good sleep means a good birth >>
Sleep Sounds
Sail off into dreamland -- and stay there -- with a sleep sound generator. Whether you prefer a bedside sound spa or a white noise app downloaded on your phone or MP3 player, the soothing sounds will lull you to sleep while masking sleep-stealing sounds like your partner's snoring or the nearby traffic. Once the stork has made an appearance, this sleep aid technology can also be used in your newborn's nursery to help little sleepers snooze, especially when a dog or other kiddos might be making noise in your household.
Chillow pillow insert
When pregnancy hormones have you sweating buckets, cooling down for a good night's sleep can be easier with the Chillow. This cooling cushion for your noggin is fashioned from memory foam and soft thermal gel and slipped into your pillowcase to keep your pillow chilled and comfortable. Or, check out the ChillowPLUS, a larger version to prop under the furnace strapped to the front of you or to soothe pregnancy back pain.
Bedside fan
Although not new technology on the sleep scene, a bedside fan is another sleep aid gadget that can help cool the heat pregnancy brings at bedtime while providing some soothing white noise, too. Many new fans are compact and made specifically for sleep, such as the RejuvenAir, which is marketed toward women. This bedside fan concentrates air to the specific sleeper and is equipped with a timer to cool pregnancy night sweats.
Discover more of the not-so-fun parts of pregnancy >>
Phillips Wake-Up Light and goLITE BLU
The National Sleep Foundation has marked the Phillips Wake-Up Light and portable goLITE BLU as its official light therapy products. The foundation recognizes the benefits provided by light therapy products to aid in helping you get up on the right side of the bed, especially during those precious months of pregnancy.
To foster good sleep habits, the National Sleep Foundation recommends that you establish a cool, dark boudoir, stick to a regular sleep schedule and jot down your next day's "to do" list in a journal before hitting the sack. With a little self-discipline, and in combination with these five gadgets to maximize sleep during pregnancy, you, too, can be getting the best quality sleep technology has to offer, both now and beyond these nine months!
Read more on pregnancy sleep
Top 6 pregnancy sleep problems solved
How to get some sleep during pregnancy
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City calendar
City calendar posts are limited to public meetings and events organized by the city of Sedona, and meetings and events organized by other governmental entities who partner with the city of Sedona.
»» To see only Parks and Recreation events and programming listed in chronological order visit the Parks & Recreation calendar page.
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Cancellation
- Date: 11/11/2019 4:00 p.m.
- Location: Sedona City Hall - Vultee conference room
102 Roadrunner Dr.
Sedona, Arizona 86336


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Filed under: Guest Author, Writing Tips | Tags: David B. Seaburn, David Seaburn, guest blog post, writer's block, writing, writing tips
As someone who has been writing stories since the innocent age of five, I've experienced writer's block. That would be an understatement. Truthfully, it's more like I'm in a constant state of writer's block, with spurts of "Holy crap, I can write!"
So, you can imagine my excitement when one of my favorite people, author David Seaburn, said he wanted to write an article about the subject.
Dave, take it away!
Sometimes when I look at a blank page on my computer screen, I can tell it's making fun of me or daring me to put even one tiny mark on its unsullied surface. No, I'm not kidding. This is for real. Sometimes it even looks, well, hostile, like it's giving me the finger; and personal, like it's saying "What in the world made you think you could write?" Lucky for me, I have other things to do when that happens. I stay away, not because I really want to, but because I have other stuff in my life. Who's going to change the litter? Or binge-watch The Americans? I can't just drop everything and sit down in front of a mind-numbingly blank page and, like, write. Who does that?
Okay, so, it's hard being a writer because sometimes writing is the last thing you want to do or feel you can do. It's anxiety-provoking when you don't have anything in the tank. I mean, what does that say about you? That you're a loser or something? I hate being in that position, so I've found some tricks that help me avoid the dreaded Block of the Writer.
Make Writing Habitual
First, I find that it helps if I write routinely, no matter what I write. You can define "routinely" for yourself, but generally speaking, that's several times weekly. Sometimes I don't work on fiction. Instead, I may write in my journal or edit what I've already written or work on a short blog post. But whatever I do, it helps if I put my butt in the chair routinely (there's that word again) and practice, as if I were learning to play the piano.
Shut Up Your Inner Critic
I also try to keep the self-loathing at bay. Getting way up in your own grill when you're trying to be creative, well, it doesn't help. I work at being gentle with myself or reminding myself that I have done some good writing in the past, that my writing skills haven't dribbled out of my ear while I was asleep, that this will pass. Be patient.
…But Don't Be Too Patient
Before I forget, don't wait for inspiration. You may never sit down at the computer again if you wait to be inspired. Sometimes inspiration never shows up, but your writing may still be very good. And if it does show up, it probably sneaks in while you're plodding along, just trying to put words and sentences together.
Stop Yourself While You're on a Roll
Here's a good trick. Ernest Hemingway said, "The best way [to avoid getting blocked] is always stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day…you'll never be stuck." I like this one a lot. I've stopped mid-sentence when I was on a roll, because when I sat down the next day, it was so easy to get started again. (Please overlook the fact that Hemingway eventually committed suicide. I don't think that detracts at all from his sage advice. Mostly, anyway.)
Take a Break
I find that sometimes the best thing I can do is get up and walk away for a little while. Go to the bathroom. That's where the best ideas are hiding. Or get the mail. Or make a cup of coffee or tea. Somehow this rearranges my brain cells, making it just a little easier to go forward.
Don't Give Up Just Because You're Lost
The best protection against getting blocked is to keep going even if you don't know where you're headed. I learned this the hard way. I carried notes around for my first novel for ten (count 'em – ten) years before I wrote the first sentence. I did this because I didn't know how the book would end. Actually, I didn't know how the first chapter would end.
Now I struggle less with this, because I understand that the "not knowing" part of writing is pretty common and that writing into a story is the best way to keep going, the best way to discover what's ahead. Reminds me of E.L. Doctorow's famous response to people who asked him about the uncertainty of the writing process: "I tell them it's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." I wish I had written that. I probably had writer's block at the time.
Happy writing!
David B. Seaburn lives near Rochester NY. He has written five novels, two of which were expertly edited by Katrina Robinson. His latest novel is More More Time (2015, Savant Books). Also, visit his Psychology Today blog here.
Dave, you da man.
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Hell yes, you will, Ryan Gosling. Yes you will.
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This post is perfect! Light and Love, ShonaComment by phdinmeblog.wordpress.com November 3, 2015 @ 9:00 am
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Dave's amazing.Comment by Katrina November 3, 2015 @ 10:45 am
Love the insight.. Great piece..! Everyone deals with writers block… When I do, I just go look for the story… It's all around us… Just waiting to be wrote aboutComment by joewriteshiswrongs November 13, 2015 @ 10:09 am


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As a Business Coach, I am constantly reading anything and everything that has to do with neuroscience-how the brain works. The more insight, tools, practices, habits that I can share with my clients on how they can change theirĀexternal results by consciously understanding their internal mechanisms, the happier and more productive they become.
Here is a gem that I came across in the pages of a new book called, "Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long" by David Rock.Ā Every mortgage client I've ever had has struggled with this one and I'm sure many of you have, too…
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A study done at the University of London found that constant emailing and text-messaging reduces mental capability by an average of ten points on an IQ test.
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I write a lot about cold showers. They may sound crazy, but bear with me and you may find them more helpful than you could have imagined.
After taking a few in Shanghai because the water took five minutes to warm up that I couldn't stand wasting, in December of 2013, I took thirty days of cold showers. I can't tell you how much the discipline, dedication, and so on have helped. Taking them enables you to do things you wouldn't have thought you could but always wanted to, or that others dream of.
If you're interested, read the posts in this series. Click on the links on the left to read my posts about it.
By the way, after the first thirty days, I decided to continue the practice by taking cold showers every fourth day (I do like warm and hot showers, after all).
Also, read my series on self-imposed daily challenging healthy activities (SIDCHAs) too. The topics overlap.