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November 17, 2012
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Are You a Life Architect?
November 16, 2012
Actually, you are. Everyone is. Each of us builds our lives by the decisions we make.
Because I am susceptible to gloomy thoughts on gloomy days, I carefully contemplated how to spend my fall and early winter. It occurred to me that I could avoid what I used to think was the inevitable seasonal affective disorder (SAD) that plagues me at this time of year if I were to reconstruct the way I do things around the holiday season. So, like an architect, I drafted up a blueprint of how I'd like to feel.
"Cheery, joyful, at peace," I wrote at the top of the page. Knowing that lack of sunlight makes me less than happy, I booked a flight to California, the sunniest place on the planet, or so it seemed, the morning after our arrival. It helped tremendously.
Even though I am back under a blanket of fog, just looking at the photos and videos I took remind me that the sun will shine again.
If you feel trapped, take a moment to consider what might be causing that feeling. Is it your circumstances or merely your feelings about your situation that are holding you back? Do you need a mindshift or a physical shift to release blocked energy to put you back into the flow of life?
Life architecture doesn't have to be complicated. You don't have to deconstruct every aspect of yourself or your life to alter your plans. Perhaps you only need to tear down a wall or two to make room for new space. Or maybe you require an addition to your already fabulous construct to make yourself feel complete? It could be that you need a complete overhaul, in which case you'll need to invite some friends to help you out.
What I have learned this year is that those friends are there, waiting for you in the wings, if you ask them. With hammers and pencils and casseroles in their hands, they want to contribute to you just as you have always contributed to them.
Architects rarely work alone. It takes a village to build something new. Assemble your award-winning team and get on with the business of life.
Your dreams are waiting for you. Build a life that welcomes them and I promise you they will come true.
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Manifestation Station
November 15, 2012
Blame it on 2012, but I've been getting visions left and right that won't leave me alone. They are begging for my attention, wanting me to listen, then act on them. My entire being has become a manifestation station. The messages about aligning your path are there, if you listen closely.
It's the same for my mother whose uncanny ability to see things others don't that sends chills up my spine.
And so it was about a week ago when she told me, unprompted and completely relaxed, as we breakfasted one last time before parting ways in Arizona: "I see a new friend coming into your life this week." She described in great detail who the person would be: English-speaking, a single mom with, uh, let me see…two children. It will be unexpected, but expect it, okay?
Uh. Okay.
I have learned when my mother sees things to believe them. They always come true.
Three days and a continent later, I sat in the waiting room of the orthodontist's office, waiting for my daughter's turn when I overheard a mother and her daughter chatting. It sounded distinctly American so I couldn't help myself but ask where they were from.
"Scotland!" The lovely lady said. "But my kids grew up in international schools so their English is very American." Sitting three tables away, we chat nonchalantly until she told me she had spent eight years in India and couldn't quite find her way in Germany. I discovered she is now a single mom with two teenage children. That's when I drew nearer, inviting myself to sit right at her table and look her square in the eye.
"I've never met you, but my mom told me I would." I couldn't believe my eyes. Here she was, the new friend my mother had seen. She smiled deeply and said, "Yes. There are no accidents." In her tone, I could hear "I've been waiting for you too!"
We're meeting for coffee today.
And those chills? Yeah, they continue to tap dance up and down my spine.
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How Big is Your Stress Box?
November 14, 2012
As I peered out into the night sky last night, I smiled at the inky darkness and thought what a sleepy little town I live in. An occasional beam of light shot through the air as commuters returned home after a long day at work. Breathing in the nocturnal dampness, I wondered how such a place could also be a showcase for so much stress: not externally, mind you. But internal turmoil can be found even here.
I began an inquiry as to how big our stress box needs to be to handle the daily demands of modern living. Even in as pastoral a place as this cow town that I've called home for ten years, I wondered what it takes to push the limits of that stress box to one in which you never touch its sides. What is required to leap from the box into a state of peace and calm?
We all have stress boxes of various sizes. Some of us touch the sides of our self-imposed cage rather quickly. We hit the edge, explode (or implode, depending on your nature), and lash out about us. Others rarely touch the sides of their box, having recognized how much room they need to expand and contract with ease.
Lately I have seen the sides of my stress box a tad too often, but once I recognize that it's a box of my choosing, the sides seem to vaporize like an apparition of my own imagination.
How big is your stress box?
The Lessons of Now
November 13, 2012
Some days we climb buildings in a single bound. Other days we can barely raise our heads off the pillow. Life can get overwhelming at times. When everything seems to be happening at once, know that you can only do so much.
For the past week I have blogged in my head a hundred times. And I've missed it. A lot. I am in the process of doing some back end work on this site to serve you better and to spread the word more easily about the Power of Slow. And yet, it seems, there are forces at work that have set me back from my desire to improve this blog even more for you.
As in all things, there is a gift to be found in setbacks. We often want things yesterday, as if now, or even tomorrow, isn't soon enough. We get frustrated when our computers don't boot up "fast enough", when the person driving in front of us is "too slow", when our loved ones don't answer our emails/phone calls/text messages "right away".
But it takes time to let things grow. They must first germinate, then grow roots, then push themselves slowly out of the ground. Only then can they come into full bloom.
So if my blog has yet to have the beautiful character I wish it to have, know that I'm working on it.
That is the lesson of Now.
Somewhere in the Dance
November 6, 2012
The framed picture spoke a thousand words in just a few:
"I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile I keep dancing."
Your heart can dance even if your feet cannot. As I recently posted, life is a dance. The partners we choose make all the difference. You might not be able to choose the family you are born into, but you can choose the people that surround you. You can choose who to hang out with and who to let go. You get to decide whether to waltz or do the Texas swing.
You might fall down every once in a while, or trip over life's unpleasantness. But as long as your heart keeps beating, you can remain somewhere in the dance.
Where are you in yours?
No Quantum Leaps Required
November 5, 2012
Stumbling blindly through life is something I have found myself doing whenever I leave the path of my vision. When my inner sight is clouded, I get lost in a place much like a damp, dark well. The only thing that accompanies me is the drip, drip, drip of my weirdest thoughts.
Recapturing your vision takes courage, especially if you are apt to think of everyone else's welfare but your own. To stand in the strength of your own truth is a daunting task when it is at odds with what society deems acceptable. Rather than carry the inner conflict out into the world, we bury it deep inside, fearful of the reaction our environment might have about our wildest dreams.
Mae West said good girls don't change the world. Stepping out of our self-made prisons is the first thing required. Self-understanding informs everything we do. So if we think we can't do something because it's not proper or we're worried about what other people will think, we've totally missed the point that this is our life and we get to decide how to live it.
Building a vision is a lot like building a house. You first need a plan. How many rooms do you want to build? How big should they be? What is the reason for the space you are creating?
Then you need to find the resources: what can you afford to take on, what not? What kind of materials will you need to support the house you want to build?
Then comes the execution. Will you build the house yourself or hire help to do so? How long do you anticipate the implementation will take? Are you flexible enough to accept delays or last-minute changes? Can you live with the outcome, even if it isn't perfect?
Coming to the light is what your vision is all about. When you have a focus, things fall into place more easily than if you have no clue what you are doing. You don't need to know every last detail. Trust that what you feel is right. It will guide you to where you need to go next.
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The arducopter tuning guide.
This guide was written at the time of the release of Arducopter 2.8.1 FW. It is a compilation of everything I have gathered from the experts in the field of flight controller tuning. It will help give you an understanding of how to tune any rotor based flight controller, but its specific to Arducopter and this firmware release.
I will update this as necessary, or if you can convince me any of it is incorrect just post below and I'll update this text.
There is a summary/quick reference at the bottom, so once you've read this rather rambling explanation you won't have to again, other than to check details :D
The background
Tuning your flight controller is essential for a perfect flight. Even a fully stock frame will fly better if you tune. The default params will be close, but your battery or motors might be performing differently, your air maybe 'thinner' compared to the developer that last published the default params, so you should tune.
What we are trying to achieve is control. We start to accomplish this by modifying the amount of P, I and D in our control loops. All three react to our stick inputs and the errors created by measurements from our sensors, and all three will help us fly better. If we do not have enough of any of the params the copter will not feel like it's under control, it will wander about, not resist wind and be hard to fly. Too much of any of the params and the copter will seem to have a mind of its own. It will over-react. At best you will see it oscillate, very fast, not so fast or somewhere in between, depending on which parameter has been overclocked. At worst it will simple flip over on take-off or be very unpredictable in flight.
We need to find a balance. You can tune each param up individually, but one will have an effect on another. Therefore we must tune one, then another, then go back and see if we can retune the first one again, this is the balance.
And this is where we adjust those parameters – Mission planner config page:
Before you start:
So let's start tuning
Everything you read below will be demonstrated in the tuning video further down, so you know what to look for, and at the bottom is a summary for quick reference. I think, however, it's important to include as much information here as possible as anyone starting into this hobby will often find this process to be a bit of a black art.
I've found the quickest way to tune the arducopter is to start with rate_D, (but you simply can't do this unless you can hold your beast in hand or in a jig as the copter won't fly without any rate_P or I) so a more universal way to start, and actually a more informative way is to start with rate_P.
Since this is about learning for everyone, let's do it that way. I'll give a brief low-down on the 'rate_D' tune (or Dave C tune, as it's become known) ' later. (BTW, that's very flattering but I'm only relaying info from the real experts, but hey, if I'm gonna be famous, why not for doing something I love :)) Anyway....
STEP ONE - Tuning rate_P
STEP TWO – Tuning rate_D
NOTE: once you have found your rate_D you can try something interesting - you will have to hold onto your bird for this obviously. Set rate_P to zero, then crank up your rate_D as you just have. You will discover that these fast oscillations occur at pretty much the same level of rate_D, no matter what you have set rate_P to. This is why I think it's more than possible to start tuning rate_D then move on to P. But that's a shortcut, and this is not what this guide is all about.
STEP THREE – Tuning rate_P even more
Congratulations, your copter should be flying better than it ever has done before.
For now set Stab_P at 3.0 - 3.5, closer to 3.0 if you have a high power machine, just to get you flying in stab mode. Then spend your time tuning rate_I and stab_P.
If you find your set up immediately too harsh, back off on rate_P and rate_D by 10% each, and try a lower i-term, if it's still too harsh do that again!
All that's left is to watch the video below so you can see what I'm describing and head outside for fine tuning. Oh, and await part two of the guide and amendments from any discussions raised, then we will have a proper tuning guide that will be integrated into the wiki advanced tuning guide :D
Results for tuning in this video were
Rate_P 0.168
Rate_I 0.654
Rate_D 0.008
Oh and as promised, below is Part One of the Summary Guide. I aim this to be on one sheet of A4 and tell you everything you need know 'in the field'.
Summary Guide
Summary of what you are looking for
Too much rate P will oscillate quickly, and cause to copter to sound angry under stick input, bouncing rather than smoothly following your inputs. It will also shake more at full throttle and under hard turning.
Not enough you will not feel like you have full control. It will feel sloppy and be very easy to over correct with your inputs. It will feel delayed.
Perfect is where it feels locked in, stiff in the air, but not shaky. (although if I'm sport flying I turn it up a bit for maximum 'wang' and just tolerate the slight oscillations)
Too much rate_I will oscillate if you get high enough (a much slower oscillation than a rate_P shake). But quite a long while before it oscillates it will have other detrimental effects on flight performance, like a sluggish feeling or a tendancy to flip over on take-off. This is why I suggest tuning this in flight rather than in your hand/jig.
Not enough will cause the copter to get pushed by a constant wind, then it will fight back using just P. It will not hold a very firm angle during forward flight and will need more correction. This will not be as smooth as it could be in either case.
The perfect amount will cause the copter to lean gracefully into a constant wind, but also allow you to set a lean angle and stay there as you fly about. As you dial rate_i in pay close attention to the feel of the copter, you are not looking to create oscillations here at all, you should notice a strange 'feel' long before this point.
Too much rate_D will oscillate very fast, you will see a twitch forming then a fast buzzing oscillation
Not enough rate_D will simply mean you can't dial enough rate_P and so you will suffer the effects of having rate_P too low.
A perfect rate_D will help fight the wind and follow your sticks as its fast to react, but will also allow you to reach a maximum rate_P level for you frame, thus giving better control.
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Just a big thank you.
BTW, with telemetry, is it possible to change parameter IN flight?
or is it advisable to at least disarm the copter during parameters writing?
Dave, a HUGE thank you for the efforts. I truly believe that this is the way AC, or any OSS project becomes a major success !!!
Just a quick note about tuning Rate_I in the air -- on my last tune, I was doing exactly this - tuning in the air, starting from 0 I gain (after having set P and D to imho good values). I got to a really sweet spot, where I loved the feel and the machine was rock solid. And I'm talking about a 70 cm hexa in a not so large room (read lots of turbulence). The thing is that with the setting that I loved in the air, the copter started flipping violently on takeoff. Maybe it's just 2.8.1, maybe not. I honestly don't know but it happens repeatedly.
Once again, hats off to your guide !
Excellent .
Thank you, this will help many in the community who have struggled in the past to get their quad, tri tuned initially. Well done and such a huge contribution to the arducopter project and the community!
Thanks for this - it is a great resource. I wish I had had it a couple of months ago!
I've been waiting for this since the ardupirate code !
thanks !
Cheers Dave!
Nice work. I've been following along on the 2.8.1 release forum and you have done a great service putting it all together here. Thanks to your tuning tests and sharing the results, I now have a solid, stable and very snappy ardu-quad. This method actually worked quite well for my MWii as well- both copters are nice and tight now. Until this, the best I got was tolerably flyable.
I ended up with Rate_P at .196, I at .052 and D of .042, Stab_P at 5.945, I at .018, D at .022 and its sweet!! I never thought to take Rate or Stab D up so high and therefore taking the other params up along with, but the solidity of the airframe doesn't lie.
This is a very well balanced machine using strong motors with very stiff and aggressive three blade props and flying /tuning at nearly 2500m ASL. The word is SOLID. No oscillations, and extremely fast reactions to shaking, tilting, or stick inputs.
Yes, I always end up doing the last little tune in the air with telemetry. I often put it in loiter and adjust each parameter up and down around my bench results - obviously make sure you don't set your upper or lower limits too high, or you risk turning something that's flying into something unflyable :)
Thanks for the appreciation and inputs all! I will keep studying and updating, I'm going to update the wiki this week, unless anyone objects.
@Eric, wow! you have ended up very highly tuned! 0.042 is very high for rate_D, i presume your frame must be practically vibe-free! It must be rock solid! Have you tried it outside in wind yet?
One thing i notice is that you are using stab_D and rate_D.
And also you are using stab_I and rate_I.
I simply don't use stab_d, I've always found it to slow things down too much, especially in conjunction with rate_D, but I've not tried it yet in this release, so i think it's about time i did!
And I also don't use stab_I. I find rate_I much more reliable, and using the two together gives me strange results sometimes. But since you are happy with your results I will give all this a try too.
Well done Dave,much appreciated 8>)
Thanks Dave, very informative! Much appreciated.
Question on hexas : are we supposed to tune roll/pitch PIDs seperately ?

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Lime Shortbread with Dried Cherries
Total TimePrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
Makesabout 4-1/2 dozen
- 1 cup butter, softened
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- 1 tablespoon grated lime zest
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped dried cherries
- In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lime zest and extracts. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cherries.
- Divide dough in half; shape each into a 7-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 3-4 hours or until firm.
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Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bag; freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand a few minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed.
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Had no trouble with slicing so I thought I was home free. Nope. Nearly every cookie broke or partially crumbled. Not a pretty sight. They were quite dry. Was planning to serve the cookies as dessert to friends who had brought us dried Michigan cherries. Reread ingredients to see if I missed anything, but hadn't. Unlikely to try again.
Jul 13, 2016
Not my families favorite. Crossed it off my cookie list.
Aug 26, 2015
I printed this recipe off several months ago, but just got around to trying it yesterday. They are delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and they are perfect. The only thing I did differently as I got about 32 cookies from each log. I must have sliced them a bit thinner than directed.My suggestions for those other reviewers having problems would be:Use real butter as it firms up harder than margarine (not to mention it tastes better). Use a very sharp, thin knife for slicing. For GailMc, who said she only got two dozen cookies from her batch, you cut them too thick. The recipe states to shape them into 7" logs and cut them into 1/4" slices. You get 28 slices from 7". 28 x 2 = 56
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Great cookies! I increased the lime zest a bit for more flavor, but over all these were wonderful. I will definitely be trying some of the variations.
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easy to make, nice to have on hand in refrigerator/freezer. watch carefully, cherries burn easily. lime goes well with cherries. short.
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These were unbelievably delicious. Kept them refrigerated for 2 days and had no problem slicing. I made the orange /cranberry version and is a huge hit with the family. Doubled the recipe and it made 6.25 dozen.
Dec 12, 2014
In response to the review posted by mazoboy , while there would only be 54 servings & the yield stated does read ABOUT 4 1/2 dozen, the review is not about someone's math skills. Please try to confine yourself to reviewing the recipe only. Great shortbread Abigail !
Dec 11, 2014
Nice cookie, but 4-l/2 dozen doesn't yield 56 servings.
Dec 9, 2014
Suggest using a very sharp knife to cut -- dull knives squish/squash dough.
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Made for Christmas and was enjoyed by all, a good shortbread cookie with a twist. Will add more zest next time though for a little more flavor. Recipe only made about 3 dozen cookies though.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- The Harvard men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 24 Duke at the Murr Center Tennis Courts Friday morning. The Crimson rebounded to claim a 6-1 victory over Quinnipiac in the nightcap. Harvard moves to 9-7 on the year while Duke picks up its seventh win of the season and Quinnipiac suffers its first loss.
In a closely contested opening match, the Blue Devils picked up the first four points of the match to clinch the win. Duke jumped out to an early lead by taking two of the three doubles matches. Harvard's Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Joshua Tchan teamed up to defeat Duke's Alain Michel and Torsten Wietoska, the No. 44 ranked duo in the nation, to even the doubles score. The No. 1 doubles match came down to a tiebreaker to decide the doubles point. Harvard's Alistair Felton and Christo Schultz battled it out with Duke's Dylan Arnould and David Holland, with the Blue Devils earning the point when Arnould and Holland claimed the No. 1 position 8-7, 12-10 in the tiebreaker. Duke won at the No. 2, 4 and 6 slots to earn the victory. The matches at the No. 1, 3 and 5 spots went unfinished, ending with all three headed to a third set, tied at one set apiece.
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Arnould/Holland (Duke) def. Felton/Schultz 8-7 (10)
Chijoff-Evans/Tchan (Harv) def. Wietoska/Michel 8-6
Carleton/Pinsky (Duke) def. Mangham/McNamee 8-3
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Tchan (Harv) vs. Wietoska (Duke) 6-2, 2-6, DNF
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Hayes (Harv) vs. Pinsky (Duke) 2-6, 6-3, DNF
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According to the Miami Herald, Manning met with his former offensive coordinator and new Dolphins head coach Adam Gase in Miami earlier this spring at the team's headquarters and offered some advice to quarterback Ryan Tannehill.
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Jamie Carragher and Defensive Positioning
The numbers speak for themselves, but I've seen multiple people (not in Noel's post, by the way) credit Liverpool's inferior record with Carragher to Liverpool having to play a deeper back line thanks to Carra's notorious lack of pace. It's become something of a pet peeve of mine, because answers usually aren't that easy.
So, using the available average position diagrams from the Daily Telegraph match reports [they're missing v QPR (without Carra), v Villa (with Carra), and at Blackburn (without), because they're the Daily Telegraph and refuse to make anything easy or sensical], I thought I'd see if that was the case.
The fullbacks seem to get forward slightly more without Carragher, especially on Carragher's side, but not incredibly significantly. All in all, the charts look relatively similar expect for the white-outlined circles denoting where Carragher was. So let's get rid of the fullbacks.
That's better. And yep, looks deeper. But, again, not as much as I expected. There's a wider range of average center-back positions without Carragher in the line-up, but more interesting than how deep they play is how close together they are. I suspect having both center-backs nearer to one another, which suggests they're working better as a unit, is more meaningful than how deep either defends.
There were two matches where Carragher played notably deeper than his defensive partner: against Bolton and Wolves. Liverpool won both. The deepest Liverpool's center-backs played came at Chelsea, without Carragher in the line-up; Skrtel's average position is nearly inside the penalty box. And yes, Liverpool won that game too. So please, let's stop the focus on how "deep" Liverpool's defense is. The above suggests that isn't the alpha or omega.
Carragher has a tendency to exacerbate multiple problems in Liverpool's defense. That he's played so often borders on the unforgivable, even if there are excuses for individual games (it's Everton, it's away from Anfield, etc, etc). But crediting problems to a single factor, such as others having to play deeper because of said lack of pace, is far too simplistic. And might not even be true. As with everything else in football, defensive positioning depends on multiple factors – the other defenders on the pitch and the opposition, most notably. Often, it's not how deep Liverpool's defense plays. Who plays may well be, though.
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Having Carra as a CB automatically shackles his partner because of his lack of pace. Skrtel or Agger have to remain further back because he can't recover when there's a turnover in possession. This manifests itself in his partner making few forward runs with the ball too.
Also average position is not a great indication of variability of position - for example, our CBs who play the ball out of the defence but also are the first back to block counter attacks can have a similar Average position to a CB who stays on the edge of the box the whole game.
- nate said...
Assuming the above two comments are from the same Anonymous...
I somewhat agree with the first point, but that the two CBs are usually closer together without Carra (as written above) nullifies that thought somewhat. It's more that Carra can be a hindrance, and there's a better "partnership" without him.
As to the second comment, I agree there's no indication of variability. I would love it love it love it if we had access to the high level metrics like Pro Zone; open source stats would help analysis of the sport advance by leaps and bounds. But we don't. And these average position diagrams are the best tool I have to discuss how deep Liverpool's defense plays.


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Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog: What keeps me writing?
Welcome to our next installment of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog! Be sure to check out last week's post by Laura Diamond. Next week's post will be by Danyelle Leafty, the week after that, Zoe Courtman!
Today I'm to tackle "What Keeps Me Writing?"
My answer? In short, it's to make the invisible visible.
For the long answer, I'll quote Nabokov:
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
I write because in my wee brain there is this story, with thoughts and feelings and happenings and I can't wait to get it on paper. But it's not as simple as that. Oh no. It's not really visible until it's polished, the unnecessary words and clichés have been trimmed, and the Gunk-That-Is-Lydia's-Bad-Writing is purged.
Sometimes after I finish a phrase, or a paragraph, or a chapter, I get that warm fuzziness in my belly, telling me that I've truly made the invisible visible. It's like, "Aahhhhh. Get me a cup of tea and a Whole Foods chocolate truffle. Yes!"
Here's an example. I wanted to say "When a person has a prejudice, even hearing the truth sometimes won't change their perspective." But I needed to write it so it reflected the feel of my piece (set in the American frontier of 1834). And here's what I finally got:
"When a mind is full of fear and fat stories, truth is swatted away like a buzzing fly."
There it is, that miraculous feeling. Now. Where's that truffle?
Posted by Lydia Kang at 6:00 AM
33 comments:
- Christine Fonseca said...
I LOVE that...to make the invisible, visible. You ROCK.
- April 14, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- Olittle said...
Oh, SO TRUE! The words are there, just make them visable. I'm totally printing that out and hanging it over my computer!
- April 14, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Jaydee Morgan said...
Yes, it feels wonderful when the right words come and fit into place. I like your sentence. Great job!
- April 14, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- Lindsay said...
Great post. I love the making the invisible, visible too :)
- April 14, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Unknown said...
That is terrific! I love all the quotes and your reason is simply true and beautiful!
- April 14, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Unknown said...
Great post! I write because it's like air to me. :)
- April 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM
I am Nabokov-obsessed and had never seen that quote! I love it. I'm going to remind myself of this as I stare at my blank page today.
- April 14, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Susan R. Mills said...
That's a great way of putting it...making the invisible visible. Here's to that warm fuzzy feeling!
- April 14, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Talli Roland said...
The warm fuzzy! I love it (and truffles, too).
- April 14, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Cynthia Reese said...
Very cool imagery!
- April 14, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Guess I gotta stop using invisible ink! ;)
- April 14, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Kathryn Hupp-Harris said...
That's fantastic!
Mmmmm truffles. :-)
- April 14, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Love that quote. It's so true: to write is to make visible something invisible. The feeling of getting a word, a sentence, a paragraph just right is incredible, and I agree that even when it won't make a difference, just the act of writing things down makes a difference for me personally. :]
- April 14, 2010 at 4:35 PM
- Mayowa said...
Great post Meez Kang. You've captured why we do what we do in an excellent fashion.
Hope you enjoyed the truffles :)
- April 14, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Maker said...
Oooh! You deserve that truffle. Love the analogy!
- April 14, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Maggie Osborn said...
Good post! And yummm, trufflessss. *drools*
Also, you've been tagged on my blog. :P
- April 14, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- Zoe C. Courtman said...
Oh, man - great quote! I *love* it when that happens, that miraculous feeling. Great post :D
- April 14, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- Lola Sharp said...
Warm fuzziness, truffles, reasons enough to write!
- April 14, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- LARCHMONT said...
Yes--that is a VERY satisfying feeling. I often wonder about the neurological side of it--what part of the brain gets "fed." Thanks for another great post!
- April 15, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- About Me said...
To make invisible words visible. That's the spirit. I write too because the characters and stories must get out of my head onto the paper/computer screen.
Thanks for joining my blog!
- April 15, 2010 at 6:59 AM
- Paul C said...
I really like the transformation you made with the statement about the person with prejudice... "When a mind is full of fear and fat stories, truth is swatted away like a buzzing fly." (It deserves to be reprinted.)
- April 15, 2010 at 8:07 AM
- B.E. Sanderson said...
Excellent post, Lydia. =o) I love how you re-worded that sentence. Now I want to read more.
- April 15, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Very true post - it is such a great fuzzy feeling when you 'get it'. :)
- April 15, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Lydia.
Nobokov has a point - how often has that been said? ;) I buy note books just so I have a range of blank pages whispering the stories they should contain.
Can you distill the image further?
"When a mind is full of fear, truth is swatted away like a buzzing fly."
- April 15, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Jayne said...
Hello Lydia. Thank you so much for coming by my blog and leaving a comment - much appreciated, as now it has led me here too! :)
I am all for the warm fuzzy personally. And the chocolate truffle!
- April 16, 2010 at 5:29 AM
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Hi Lydia. I cam here from Zoe's awesome blog and guess what?
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- Danyelle L. said...
Sorry for missing this last week. :S
I love the idea of making the invisible visible. I like your example of what you wanted to say and how it came out--I can picture it perfectly. :D
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John McCain: An American Odyssey
On a tropical morning in 1957, the American destroyer USS Hunt was about to depart from Rio de Janeiro to complete its summer training cruise for Annapolis midshipmen, and one of them was missing. As the ship prepared to cast off, crew members peered over the side looking for their absent classmate. Then, five minutes before departure, a Mercedes sports car roared onto the pier, driven by one of Rio's most beautiful fashion models. The gull-wing doors popped up, and out from under appeared Midshipman John McCain. He kissed the model goodbye and, to the rowdy cheers of his shipmates, climbed aboard.
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Participating Organization(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Funding Opportunity Title
Advancing HIV Prevention through Transformative Behavioral and Social Science Research (R01)
Activity Code
R01 Research Project Grant
Announcement Type
Related Notices
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number
Companion FOA
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)
93.242, 92.272, 93.273, 93.856, 93.865, 93.279
FOA Purpose
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that will advance generalizable knowledge about HIV prevention through transformative behavioral and social science research. An underlying assumption for this funding opportunity is that methods of and findings from social and behavioral studies can make essential contributions to research that utilizes biomedical modalities. In addition, biomedical perspectives are essential for the advancement of social and behavioral HIV research on HIV prevention. Therefore, this FOA invites studies that are comprehensive in the sense that the reciprocal influences of relevant variables, whether social, behavioral, or biomedical are included in study design and interpretation. This FOA is intended to address the goals of the National HIV AIDS Strategy, and therefore studies should address issues that are highly relevant to the domestic (i.e., United States) HIV problem.
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June 21, 2011
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)
December 6, 2011
Letter of Intent Due Date
December 6, 2011
Application Due Date(s)
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AIDS Application Due Date(s)
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Scientific Merit Review
March 2012
Advisory Council Review
May 2012
Earliest Start Date(s)
June 1, 2012
Expiration Date
January 7, 2012
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
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It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications that will advance generalizable knowledge about HIV prevention through comprehensive social and behavioral science research. An underlying assumption for this funding opportunity is that methods of and findings from social and behavioral studies can make essential contributions to research that utilizes biomedical modalities. In addition, biomedical perspectives are essential for the advancement of social and behavioral HIV research on HIV prevention. Therefore, this FOA invites studies that are comprehensive in the sense that the reciprocal influences of relevant variables, whether social, behavioral, or biomedical are included in study design and interpretation. This FOA is intended to address the goals of the National HIV AIDS Strategy, and therefore studies should address issues that are highly relevant to the domestic (i.e., United States) HIV problem.
In July of 2010, the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy was released. The Strategy presents a vision of the United States as a place where new HIV infections rarely occur and where all persons have access to needed care. As one response to the Strategy, the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) sponsored and convened the "Social and Behavioral HIV Prevention Research Think Tank" in September of 2010. This meeting brought together experts from research and academic institutions, government agencies, and community constituency groups to exchange information on the state of HIV social and behavioral prevention research in the U.S., to develop ideas for further research, and to describe opportunities for partnerships and collaborations. Prior to the meeting, workgroups met and deliberated several themes and identifying key research questions. These deliberations formed the foundation for discussions at the meeting as well as the proposed research recommendations generated at the September OAR meeting.
The high priority research invited through this FOA reflects recommendations from both the OAR Think Tank and the priorities of the trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research (http://www.oar.nih.gov/strategicplan/), with emphasis on their overlapping priority areas as well as gap areas in the NIH social and behavioral prevention research portfolio that holds promise for contributing to the goals of the National AIDS Strategy.
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The objective of this research initiative is to expand the knowledge base for the development or implementation of interventions in a transformative way that has the potential to impact the prevention of HIV transmission or acquisition and result in decreases in HIV incidence within the United States at the population level.
Areas of research interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
I. Complex Models in HIV Prevention
The use of combination approaches to HIV prevention consisting of several interventions implemented at the individual, network and community level is essential for addressing HIV prevention needs. The efficacy of many individual prevention components has been established, and research on their efficacy and effectiveness continues. Although research has begun to address the impact of combinations of interventions, there is a need to elucidate trans-disciplinary principles that will guide the development and implementation of complex prevention interventions. The multiple pathways by which interventions can have an impact, the interaction of social and individual variables, and the intersection of viral and host factors all must be considered in developing prevention programs. Research is needed to assist in integrating information about components of prevention packages and their interactions in order to guide decisions about primary and secondary prevention programming.
Examples of needed studies include, but are not limited to:
II. Social Processes and Social Change
Relatively few evidence-based interventions directed at the social-structural level exist. Research is needed to address complex causal pathways influencing both proximal and distal HIV-associated outcomes at the individual, group, and population levels. Such research can be informed by combined research perspectives, such as molecular biology approaches to track viral spread in conjunction with changes in transmission risk dynamics. Specific examples include, but are not limited to:
III. Advancing and Implementing Strong Behavioral Science for Integration into Biomedical Prevention Approaches
In 2010, the results of three landmark studies on HIV prevention were announced. The CAPRISA 004 trial (Science. 2010 Sep 3;329(5996):1168-74) found that use of a microbicide gel containing 1% tenofovir was effective in reducing a woman's risk of becoming HIV infected during sex by 39% and reducing her risk of becoming infected with Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV2) by 51%, when combined with risk reduction counseling, condoms, and treatments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Further, the research showed greater efficacy of the gel among those who were most consistent in using it. Women who used the gel in more than 80% of their sex acts had a 54% reduction in HIV infections whereas those who used the gel in less than half of their sex acts had a 28% reduction in HIV infection. The iPREX study (R Grant et al. 2010. NEJMoa1011205), investigated a pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, regimen. Results showed about 44% fewer HIV infections occurred among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgendered individuals who were receiving an oral combination of emtricitabine and tenofovir along with a comprehensive package of HIV prevention services as compared with a similar group receiving a placebo with the comprehensive HIV prevention package. As in the CAPRISA 004 trial, understanding adherence to study drug proved critical to interpreting the results. PrEP was more protective for those regularly taking the medication, whether measured by pill counts, bottle counts, self-reports, or blood drug level assays and different measurement techniques revealed different estimates of adherence.
In May 2011, interim results from the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study demonstrated that HIV-infected men and women who took oral antiretrovirals while their immune systems were still relatively healthy dramatically reduced sexual transmission of HIV to their uninfected partners (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2011/Pages/HPTN052.aspx). This randomized clinical trial compared two groups of HIV discordant couples: in one group the HIV- infected partners received immediate treatment with a combination of three antiretrovirals while in the other group the HIV-infected partners began antiretrovirals when their CD4 counts fell below 250 cells/mm³ or an AIDS-related event occurred. Both groups received the same amount of care and counseling, including counseling on safe sex practices, free condoms, treatment for STIs, regular HIV testing, and frequent evaluation and treatment for any complications related to HIV. Of the 28 linked infections, which were confirmed by genetic analysis of viruses from both partners, 27 infections occurred among the 877 couples in which the HIV-infected partner did not begin antiretrovirals immediately. Only one case of HIV infection occurred among those couples where the HIV-infected partner immediately initiated therapy. This finding was statistically significant and suggests that earlier initiation of therapy led to a 96 percent reduction in HIV transmission to the HIV-uninfected partner.
These studies add to the list of effective biomedically-based interventions to prevent transmission, such as the use of antiretrovirals to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, circumcision to prevent HIV acquisition by heterosexual males, drug abuse treatment, HIV testing, and post-exposure prophylaxis. For reasons that are yet unclear but perhaps related to behavioral and social issues, the FEM-Prep trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among heterosexual women was not able to demonstrate efficacy (http://www.fhi.org/en/AboutFHI/Media/Releases/FEM-PrEP_statement041811.htm). Understanding and integrating behavioral and social context factors are critical to achieving the maximal effect of biomedical interventions. Examples of additional research needed include, but are not limited to:
IV. New Technologies for Information Management and Communication
Advances in communication technology now pervade daily life and social relationships. Social media are viewed as normative means of communication and interaction. Such media can be associated with risky sexual activity as well as substance abuse, but may also assist individuals in risk behavior change. Interventions to effectively reduce HIV risk using this technology are critical. Specific examples include, but are not limited to:
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New Orleans Cops Caught Filling Their Pockets With Red Light Camera Cash
from the that's-uptown,-throw-a-stack-at-'em dept
Red light cameras have proven popular in certain communities (mainly the "law enforcement community"). They're a rather painless way to generate cash, both for the city itself and for the private contractors chosen to install and maintain the system. This influx of cash tends to pervert incentives, leading to questionable tactics being deployed, like shortening yellow lights to increase the "take," while doing little to nothing to increase public safety.
While law enforcement usually benefits indirectly from this new revenue stream, the officers themselves rarely benefit directly from red light tickets. But where there's a will (and a lack of oversight), there's a way. Some enterprising police officers in New Orleans decided the incentives weren't perverse enough, and formed their own company to review photo citations.
Police officers in New Orleans, Louisiana filled their own pockets with red light camera cash by setting up a private company to "review" photo citations off the official clock. The city's inspector general, E. R. Quatrevaux, on Friday released a report documenting how Edwin Hosli, the New Orleans Police Department's (NOPD) 8th District commander, formed his own limited liability company called Anytime Solutions to take advantage of the lucrative business opportunity.The Inspector General noted it's illegal for law enforcement members to form an LLC in order to "manage a detail." Not only that, but the officers' actions violated ethics policies. The low-level corruption began when American Traffic Solutions subcontracted its photo reviews to Affiliated Computer Services, which oddly enough, already handled parking tickets for the city. The then-chief of police, Warren Riley, declared he couldn't spare on-duty officers to review the photo citations. A workaround presented itself when ATS subcontracted review duty to ACS, which then hired off-duty officers to review the collected photos. Robert Mendoza, head of the public works department, greased the wheels.
Over a four-and-a-half month period in 2010, Hosli pulled down $7420 from the arrangement for himself. The inspector general released documents not included in the report that show Hosli and several other officers overbilled ACS by $9075. Hosli's share of that was $2055, according to the documents.
Soon a handful of hand-picked officers ("Hosli's detail officers") were making money on the side, performing a task that was meant to be part of their normal on-duty workday. The officials involved with illegally enriching off-duty officers then went one step further, attempting to add another criminal charge to their rap sheets.
Officials meeting about the issue decided payments for the detail should be laundered through the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, a tax-exempt organization that describes itself as "dedicated to supporting the people and processes of the criminal justice system in New Orleans."Unfortunately for the involved personnel, ACS decided to pay them in a more straightforward (and implicating) fashion.
Instead, ACS paid Hosli's company directly. After investigators got wind of what happened, the kickbacks were terminated.The report notes that as soon as the officers were caught, they went back to doing it the right way.
"It should be noted that immediately upon notification, the NOPD placed the responsibility of the red light camera image review with on-duty traffic division officers," Quatrevaux concluded.Well, I suppose that makes everything OK. Wrongs righted by way of business as usual. Other than the "loss" of extra income, no further punishment has been dealt out to those involved. New Orleans will apparently continue to be policed by a combination of opportunists and their deputized cameras. The approval process is back in the hands of on-duty officers, which is an almost imperceptible tilt of the scale back towards "right." The perverse incentives remain, but those reaping the benefits will have to settle for routing it through official channels.
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In a historic event, Final Fantasy XII has ravaged the innards of Japanese Famitsu in this, its week before release, and earned itself a perfect rating of 40 points. The consequences are quite dire.
Surprise befell the world's gaming audience this week, as the most recent issue of Famitsu, Japan's most popular gaming magazine, unveiled that the highly anticipated Final Fantasy XII had received the magazine's highest marks (viewable here in the far right column). With each reviewer granting Square Enix's latest foray into Ivalice the maximum ten points, Final Fantasy XII has now joined the ranks of fabled classics The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Vagrant Story, Soul Calibur, and (rather strangely) Nintendogs.
But in addition to being the sixth game to receive such accolades and the only title on the Playstation 2 to do so, Final Fantasy XII also holds the remarkable distinction of being the second title primarily under the direction of Yasumi Matsuno to achieve a perfect score (the other being Vagrant Story). Although one may remember the confusion over his involvement, Matsuno's touch still persists in Final Fantasy XII, even if he remains credited for "original concept/scenario/supervision".
Looks pretty awesome according to this and to the demo version I played that came with Dragon Quest VIII. Discuss.