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I've been lying down for hours now. It's 5:35AM and there's not much I can do. You know what the worst part about my situation is? I'm in the same room with my parents. They keep looking at me, and I can't help but look back and try not to cry or scream. Their eyes are focused on me and their mouths are wide open. There's the strong scent of blood and I feel so paralyzed with fear.
Here's the thing. The second I make any hint that I'm not asleep anymore, I'm completely fucked. I will die and there's nobody around to save me. I've been trying to think of a way out but the only idea I have is to rush for the door and run outside the front door and scream for help, hoping any neighbors hear me. It's risky, but if I stay here, I'll surely die. He's waiting for me to wake up and see his masterpiece.
You're probably wondering what's going on. I do get ahead of myself sometimes.
About three hours ago, I heard screaming from the other side of the house. I got up and went to check on the noise before realizing I had to use the restroom. Instead of doing the smart thing and investigating, I used the bathroom first. I could've gotten myself killed right then from my stupid actions. But I actually did my business and took a peek outside the bathroom. There was blood on the carpet. I got very worried and ran back to my room, hiding under my sheets like the pussy I was. I tried to convince myself to go back to sleep, that it was just some really vivid dream or something.
But I heard my bedroom door open. Like the terrified child I was, I peeked from under my blankets to see what was going on. I could see something dragging my dead parents into the room. It was not human, I can tell you that. It was hairless, with no eyes and no clothing. It walked like a caveman, with its back slouched as it dragged my parents. But this thing was much smarter than any caveman. It was aware of what it was doing.
It propped my dad up on the edge of my bed, and made him face me. It then sat my mother down in the chair and positioned her towards me as well. It then started rubbing its hands upon the walls, staining them with blood and then drew a circle with the devil's pentagram in it. This thing had made what it would probably call a masterpiece. To finish it off, it scribbled a message onto the wall that I could not read in the darkness.
It then positioned itself under my bed, waiting to strike.
The scariest thing is now, my eyes have adjusted to the darkness since then and I can read the message on the wall. I don't want to look at it, because it's terrifying to think about. But I feel I need to see, before I'm killed.
I peek at the creature's masterpiece.
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Today, four days before the election, Paul Ryan told a crowd assembled on an airport tarmac that he could "smell success." And the crowd roared.
The smell, in fact, was that of cow manure, or something that smelled an awful lot like it. The tarmac is nestled in the mountains here, and as it became more and more overpowering, and as Ryan was more and more intently describing his running mate's business credentials, the VP contender paused, took a deep whiff and said, "I can smell success right now.
"That's the smell of success isn't it? That's the smell of progress. I love that smell, it makes me feel at home," Ryan said.
Gov. Christie has ordered gas rationing in 12 counties. Will it affect voter turnout in the state? The WSJ reports on voting hurdles in the tri-state area affected by Sandy.
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The New York Times has an editorial today on Obama and Romney/Ryan's dueling and confusing positions on Medicare. It fact checks the major points and concludes:
In the Medicare arena, the choice is between a Democratic approach that wants to retain Medicare as a guaranteed set of benefits with the government paying its share of the costs even if costs rise, and a Republican approach that wants to limit the government's spending to a defined level, relying on untested market forces to drive down insurance costs.
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan today said they want to overhaul Medicaid and food stamps.
Here are the statistics on hunger in America.
One of the most common misconceptions is the assumption that if someone is hungry, that means they do not have a job and are living on the streets. What most people don't understand is that anyone can experience hunger. It is a silent epidemic that affects 49 million Americans.
According to the US Census Bureau, in 2010, 21 million people lived in working-poor families. This translates into nearly 9.6 percent of all American families living below 100 percent of poverty have at least one family member working . In fact, 36 percent of client households served by the Feeding America network have one or more adults working.
Robert Greenstein, President of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, called Ryan's plan "Robin Hood in reverse, on steroids."
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Via On the Issues: Here are some items from Paul Ryan's record on crime-related issues:
On Crime:
- Voted NO on expanding services for offenders' re-entry into society. (Nov 2007)
- Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
- Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
On Drugs:
- Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
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A New York Times editorial today calls Paul Ryan a "man of cramped vision."
A candidate [Mitt Romney]of no details — I'll cut the budget but no need to explain just how — has named a vice-presidential running mate, Paul Ryan, whose vision is filled with endless columns of minus signs. Voters will now be able to see with painful clarity just what the Republican Party has in store for them.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adds:
Mr. Ryan's budget "will hurt hungry children, poor families, vulnerable seniors and workers who cannot find employment," the bishops wrote in an April letter to the House. "These cuts are unjustified and wrong."
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BERLIN- Worcester Prep's girls' varsity soccer team remained unbeaten this week, routing Salisbury School, 10-0, on Tuesday to improve to 3-0 on the young season.
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All year the men and women of the waste management industry are hard at work collecting, processing, filtering, and recycling over 250 million tons of garbage to keep our environment safe and clean. The week of June 17th is the time for us to come together to collectively show our appreciation.
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Glideforce LACT8P-12V-10 Light-Duty Linear Actuator with Feedback: 25kgf, 8" Stroke (7.8" Usable), 1.1"/s, 12V
This 12 V light-duty (LD) linear actuator with a 10:1 gear reduction can lift loads up to 25 kgf [55 lbs or 250 N] and can withstand static loads up to 250 kgf [550 lbs or 2500 N]. It has a maximum speed of 28 mm/s [1.1″/s] at no load and 23 mm/s [0.9″/s] at the maximum load. Limit switches at each end make the actuator easy to control over its full range of motion. The shaft holds its position when unpowered. This version has a 8-inch stroke (7.8″ usable) and a feedback potentiometer that lets you determine where the actuator is in its stroke.
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The Light-Duty (LD) series of Glideforce linear actuators by Concentric International (formerly Iowa Export-Import) are 12V DC gearmotors that use a lead screw to move a shaft back and forth along its length. The shaft will hold its position even when unpowered and subjected to static loads up to 250 kgf [550 lbs or 2500 N] for the LACT versions and 30 kgf [67 lbs or 300 N] for the GF23 versions. Two limit switches safely stop the motor at either end of its range, while integrated diodes allow it to reverse direction after reaching a limit point if the supplied voltage is reversed. The actuators have an all-aluminum frame and extension tube, and the entire case is sealed to protect against dust and water (rated IP65).
These actuators are available in several gear ratios and a variety of stroke lengths, from 2″ to 12″, and with optional potentiometers that are linked to the shaft position, for use in feedback systems. The table below shows all of the light-duty linear actuators we carry:
The following video demonstrates the speeds of the light-duty actuators:
Mounting brackets made from machined aluminum or stamped steel are available for attaching the actuators to a structure; two are required for each actuator (the aluminum brackets are sold individually while the steel brackets are sold in pairs).
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Glideforce LACT8P-12V-x Light-Duty Linear Actuator with Feedback: 8″ Stroke. |
- Concentric item number: LACT8P-12V (sometimes also written LACT8P-12V-10)
- Nominal stroke length: 8″ [20.3 cm]
- Actual stroke length: 7.87″ [20.0 cm]
- Retracted length: 13.70″ [34.8 cm] (from mounting hole to mounting hole)
- Extended length: 21.57″ [54.8 cm] (from mounting hole to mounting hole)
- Weight: 47 oz [1.33 kg]
- Gear ratio: 10:1
- Rated dynamic load capacity: 55 lbs [25 kgf or 250 N]
- Speed at 12 V, no load: 1.1 in/s [28 mm/s]
- Speed at 12 V, max load: 0.9 in/s [23 mm/s]
- Feedback potentiometer
LD series features and specifications
The following specifications apply to all Glideforce LD series linear actuators:
- Nominal operating voltage: 12 V
- Maximum static load:
- 550 lbs [250 kgf or 2500 N] for LACT versions
- 30 kgf [67 lbs or 300 N] for GF23 versions
- Standard preset limit switches at both ends of stroke
- All aluminum frame and extension tube
- Noise level: ≤ 70 dB
- Mounting hole diameter: 1/4″ [6.4 mm]
- Working temperature: -13°F [-25°C] to 149°F [65°C]
- IP rating: IP65 (total dust protection, water resistant)
For more details, see the LACT datasheet (490k pdf) or the GF23 High-Speed datasheet (1MB pdf).
Diagrams of the linear actuators are shown below. The versions that include potentiometers have a larger gearbox, so their overall size and weight is larger. For more detailed information, including the retracted and extended lengths of each version, see the datasheet.
Dimensions of Glideforce LD linear actuators with feedback. Units are mm. |
Dimensions of Glideforce LD linear actuators without feedback. Units are mm. |
Glideforce Light-Duty linear actuator (4″ stroke) with shaft fully extended. |
Using the actuator
To test-drive the actuator, simply connect a power source of up to 12 V to the motor leads. Reversing the applied voltage will reverse the direction of motion. A motor controller or motor driver is required for electronic speed and direction control. We recommend our Jrk G2 21v3 or Jrk G2 24v13 motor controllers for use with the feedback actuators (see below for more information on this) and the Simple Motor Controller G2 18v15 for controlling the actuators without feedback, though many of our other motor controllers and motor drivers are capable of powering this actuator.
These actuators have a stall current of 7 A at 12 V, but they will, on average, draw far less than this when used within their load ratings. They draw around 1 A with no load and can exceed 3 A at their maximum rated dynamic load, so we have found they generally work well with our lower-power jrk 21v3 motor controller with feedback (see the bottom of this page for more information using this controller for closed-loop linear actuator position control). Note, however, that the actuators can briefly draw close to their full stall current when abruptly started or on a sudden change of direction. Such current spikes can be dampened if you take steps to limit the acceleration of the actuator (many of our motor controllers offer optional acceleration limiting).
Actuator leads
Actuators with feedback have a 24″ (60 cm) cable that is terminated with special female connectors as shown in the left picture below, one for the three potentiometer leads and another for the two power leads. These connectors match male versions on the extension cable for LD linear actuators. Actuator versions without feedback have a 36″ (90 cm) cable with two unterminated, stripped power leads as shown in the right picture below. Linear actuators without feedback do not have cables that are compatible with the linear actuator extension cable.
Using a Jrk G2 motor controller with a linear actuator with feedback
Connecting a light-duty linear actuator with feedback to a Jrk 21v3 motor controller. |
The feedback features of our Jrk G2 Motor Controllers make them a great solution for precisely controlling our linear actuators with feedback. In particular, we recommend the Jrk G2 21v3, which is also available with connectors soldered, or the more powerful Jrk G2 24v13 for applications with loads close to the upper limits of what the actuator is rated for. Our settings file for the Jrk G2 configuration utility makes setup easy, eliminating the need to tune the PID constants. To get started, follow the steps below:
- If you have not already, read through the Jrk G2 Motor Controllers User's Guide and download its drivers and configuration software.
- Before connecting power and your actuator to your Jrk, confirm that it is working by connecting your Jrk to a PC with a USB cable and launch the configuration utility. The red LED should be on, and the green LED should be flickering quickly.
- Download the appropriate settings file for your linear actuator:
- for GF23 versions in 2, 4, or 6 inch lengths: Jrk 21v3 setting file for use with 2, 4, or 6 inch GF23-1205xx-3-65 (2k txt)
- for GF23 versions in 8, 10, or 12 inch lengths: Jrk 21v3 setting file for use with 8, 10, or 12 inch GF23-1205xx-3-65 (2k txt)
- for LACT versions with the 5:1 gear ratio: Jrk 21v3 settings file for use with LACTxP-12V-5 (2k txt)
- for LACT versions with 10:1 or 20:1 gear ratios: Jrk 21v3 settings file for use with LACTxP-12V-10 or LACTxP-12V-20 (2k txt)
Note: These same settings files will work also with the Jrk G2 24v13 if you open them with a text editor and change the "product" field near the top from "21v3" to "24v13".
- In the configuration utility, choose File → Open settings file (Ctrl + O), and navigate to the location of the settings file you downloaded in step 3.
- Click on the PID tab of the configuration utility and verify that the proportional and derivative coefficients are not zero. If they are zero, the settings file was probably not loaded properly and you should try performing the previous step again.
- Click "Apply settings".
- With your power supply off and USB disconnected, connect your linear actuator to your Jrk using the connections shown in the picture above.
- Turn on power, plug in USB, and reconnect to the configuration utility (use the "Connected to" drop down box if the configuration utility doesn't automatically reconnect to your Jrk).
- On the Status tab, move the slider around to change the target position and get your actuator to move the target position.
- The settings in these files should work fairly well with any length Glideforce light-duty actuator that has a feedback potentiometer (model LACTxP-12V). However, to ensure you can control your actuator across its full stroke, you should recalibrate the feedback. Instructions for doing this can be found in the analog feedback section of the Jrk G2 User's Guide.
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All of God's creatures have rights, a fact that most people don't seem to recognize.
This includes both human and non-human animals, but not all of them can speak for themselves.
May all sentient beings in the animal realm
Subject to unbearable pain in labs throughout the world be free from
May alternatives to animal experimentation and testing be used immediately.
May Bodhicitta fill the hearts of those who imprison them.
May all sentient beings from the animal realm who suffer endless days,
months, years
Locked in tiny cages unable to move, be filled with peace and calm.
May the many billions waiting in slaughterhouse lines be free of fear.
May the hearts of those who work in abattoirs be filled with Bodhicitta so
the very thought of harm is purified.
May they never kill again and may the slaughterhouse lines become
immediately empty.
May no animal be afraid or depressed.
May their bodies be free of injuries, disease and illness.
May those who need homes, or who have been driven from them find shelter,
plentiful food and water
May there be liberation for those tortured for fur, entertainment or who are
May those who believe they are superior to our brother and sister animals
develop perfect equanimity.
And may they realise in their hearts that all sentient beings possess Buddha
And they are not ours to kill or exploit.
May the many billions of land and sea dwelling sentient beings who are
abused, exploited and killed due to greed, hatred and ignorance
be free of suffering.
May they experience complete and perfect enlightenment, through the virtue
of our efforts and prayers.
May I be a voice for the voiceless.
In short, may all human and non-human sentient beings live together in
harmony, peace and equanimity and achieve perfect Enlightenment quickly.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
More Meaningful Use Stage 2 Resources
Two important resources you can use as you plan for MU Stage 2 certification and attestation.
1. The Advisory Board has prepared a poster, available to the public, comparing meaningful use Stage 1 with the Stage 2 final rule, including objectives, measures, numerators, denominators, exclusions, as well as certification criteria and standards.
2. ONC has released the first wave of certification test procedures .
All Test Procedures will undergo public review and comment before being finalized and approved by ONC for use in testing and certification.
Comments and suggestions should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com. All submissions should include "Test Procedure" in the subject line.
The HIT Standards Committee's Implementation Workgroup is reviewing these in detail and I'm hopeful that they'll be rigorously tested in real world settings before the procedures are finalized.
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- Rebecca W said...
Hello Dr.Halamka(et al)- Just to be clear (because I was confused on the conflicting dates of 2013/2014 for MU Stage2 and ICD-10), I called CMS and here is the point of fact: the dates you list are accurate. The BIG clarification to folks is ICD-10 for MU Stage 2 is NOT required until Oct.1, 2014 for CMS or MU 2. Thanks!
- September 14, 2012 at 2:17 AM
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Keira was a sweetheart from start to end. Domingo was an amazing support from start to end. So much headache caused by laptop theft but if it wasn't for this stolen laptop, I would have never met these two wonderful people. I was torn between my feeling of hatred towards the country that put me through the biggest stress of my life and love for it because of wonderful people who showed so much support and offered so much unconditional help. There are good people in every walk of life and one must strive to not ignore them. This is something I've always been aware of but my mind was clouded by ruthless crime committed against me.
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Alas, I had to bid my friends good bye. Domingo was a little concerned about me driving over night all the way to Punta Cana but I explained that I actually preferred to drive at night because traffic is less crazy and I needed to get there early anyway so I have time buffer in case something goes wrong. Leaving my great new friends was not easy, but I really needed to go back home to Canada as I had a lot of stuff to take care of now that my laptop was gone. I said my final good byes to San Pedro de Macoris, sat in a car and drove off into the night.


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TOPAZ RELOCATION CENTER The history of the settlement of western Millard County has been a string of boom and bust cycles, most of them associated with water. Pioneers struggled to tame the tail end of the Sevier River with dams, canals, and reservoirs. By the 1910s the major dams were stable and a boom came as a result of Union Pacific Railroad's invitation to Midwesterners to farm the area. A series of crop failures discouraged the Iowa transplants, but local Delta realtors soon invited new farmers to the abandoned land. Following Pearl Harbor, those realtors heard that the U.S. government was looking for locations to house Japanese-Americans who might be removed from the western coastal states. As early as January and February 1942, secret meetings took place between Delta residents and government officials. By June, work had begun at the site for the 17,000-acre Central Utah Relocation Center, later re-named Topaz Relocation Center, after a nearby mountain. Located fifteen miles west of Delta, beyond the small town of Abraham, the residential area of one square mile was located at the far western boundary of the camp. The camp opened 11 September 1942 although many barracks as well as the schools were not completed. Japanese-Americans from the San Francisco area, who had been housed at Tanforan Race Track since its hasty reconstruction for human inhabitants in March, were transported to Delta, Utah, by train. The population of the camp soon reached about 8,000. Once located, some internees finished building their own barracks and other structures at the site. Two elementary schools, one junior/senior high school, and a hospital constituted the major structures of the camp. Administration buildings, warehouses, and government workers' housing were located in the first few blocks of the forty-two-block camp. The remaining blocks were for internee housing. Each block had twelve apartment buildings, a recreation room, latrines for men and for women, and a mess hall. The apartment buildings were sectioned into six apartments of different sizes to accommodate families of two, four, or more people. Larger families were sometimes given two apartments. Apartments were heated by coal stoves, but cooking in the residential area was discouraged. Furniture for the apartments included only army cots, mattresses, and blankets. Some residents constructed rough tables and shelves out of scrap lumber left lying around the camp. The barracks, crudely constructed of pine planks covered with tarpaper as the only insulation, and sheetrock on the inside, provided little protection against the extreme weather of the semi-arid climate. The first killing frost was recorded the end of September 1942, and the first snowfall was on 13 October. Some of the apartments still had no windows installed at that time. 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Two questions became sore points for more than just the first-generation Japanese, who were not permitted citizenship in the United States. Question 27 asked, "Are you willing to serve in the armed forces of the United States on combat duty wherever ordered?" Question 28 followed: "Will you swear unqualified allegiance to the United States of America and faithfully defend the United States from any or all attack by foreign or domestic forces, and forswear any form of allegiance or obedience to the Japanese emperor, to any other foreign government, power or organization?" Since the Issei, or first-generation Japanese, were denied citizenship in the U.S., answering "yes" to question 28 would leave them without a country. After a protest by many residents, the question was altered; but damage had been done. Some became "No No boys" by answering "No" to both questions. Dissidents from all ten relocation camps were sent to Tule Lake, California. 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Welcome to One Clear Path
What to expect from this programme (6:49)
A summary of the process (3:40)
About the instructors (1:52)
Using the resources (1:12)
Step 1 - Foundation
Introduction to the Foundation modules (5:50)
Module 1 - Ideal Clients
Who are your ideal clients? (8:21)
How to segment your client base using Clarity's Portfolio View (4:44)
Clarity's Client Grading Matrix cheat sheet
Using a client grading matrix (3:27)
Defining your A, B, C, D and even E clients (3:31)
Deciding on your firm specific data tags for Portfolio View (3:24)
Starting with the 'quick wins' (11:15)
Quick recap and action plan (2:47)
Module 2 - Clear Message
Introduction - creating a clear message (1:14)
Before we get stuck in: Business Advisory - made simple! (10:20)
The challenges facing small businesses, what they want from their accountants and how clarity can help (27:27)
Creating client avatars/templates (9:30)
Using your client avatars to focus marketing efforts (4:08)
Demonstrate Clarity using clients' own data (4:50)
5 levels of advisory - understanding which is suitable for each client grade (7:42)
Quick recap and action plan (1:16)
Module 3 - Perfect Pricing
Introduction - creating the perfect pricing (6:29)
Creating the perfect pricing - importance and psychology of pricing - part 1 (13:45)
Creating the perfect pricing - importance and psychology of pricing - part 2 (9:12)
Using Clarity - a focus on value over cost (4:07)
Clarity's suggested pricing (10:53)
FAQs, incl what's the difference in packages in terms of actual delivery, and who delivers what? (7:39)
Objection handling (9:15)
Quick recap and action plan (1:42)
Step 2 - Engage
Introduction to the Engage Modules (0:44)
Module 4 - Firm Lead(s)
Introduction (2:16)
Making change stick (4:52)
Identifying your firm lead(s) (7:07)
The art of delegation (4:54)
Key responsibilities of your firm lead(s) overview (5:00)
Key responsibilities of your firm lead(s) team focus (3:34)
Key responsibilities of your firm lead(s) quick wins (3:27)
Working with the Clarity Member Success Team (1:12)
Reporting back and keeping on track (6:58)
Pitfalls and how to avoid them (4:46)
Quick recap and action plan (1:23)
Module 4b - Firm leads (for firm leads)
Introduction (2:05)
Your key responsibilities as firm lead (6:42)
Communication and the feedback loop
Working with Clarity member success team (3:12)
A big career step (5:59)
Pitfalls and how to avoid them
Quick recap and action plan
Module 5 - Team Training - (training for the firm lead and director)
Becoming a SuperUser
Mastering efficient meetings
The importance of team training
Rolling out and delivering Clarity
Team training certification - Starter Plus
Module 6 - Connect with clients
How to engage with clients
How to have your first Clarity meeting
Your communication strategy
Handling your clients objections
Step 3 - Delivery
Introduction to the Delivery modules
Module 7 - Follow Up
Mastering the art of follow up
Be clear on the value and make sure it is understood
Handling objections and ghosting
Use Clarity as the sales tool
No isn't always no and can mean 'not yet' or 'not now'
How to follow-up on clients' Action Plan
Quick recap and action plan
Module 8 - Outstanding Services
Agreeing the scope and price
Arrange the series of meetings in advance or use Calendly
Using the Clarity Agenda systems
Benchmarking their numbers using Clarity
Getting feedback and re-confirm scope is appropriate
Continuous improvement
Module 9 - Systemise
Why the need for systems and what to systemise?
How to create a system
How to use and adapt the system
Important systems for new clients and prospects
Continuous improvement and the need to revisit systems
Wrap up
Course recap
Your feedback
What's next
Pitfalls and how to avoid them
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By: Jason Camelio, director of international programs
One of the most exciting developments in recent years in live performance for me is the mash up between electronic and live musicians. Being on stage with turntablists, electronic musicians, emcees and acoustic musicians playing arranged tunes or improvising opens up a range of possibilities and heightens the interactive dynamic of the moment. We had this in mind when we asked Stephen Webber to pull together the Scratch Ambassadors for Berklee's first official concert tour of Beijing and Shanghai.
The Ambassadors, comprised of instructor Brian "Raydar" Ellis, Yaxin "Aries" Deng, Nick "Iron Fist" Zeigler-Heil, saxophonist/vocalist Vanessa Collier and professor Stephen Webber, were supported by associate director of admissions Alexia Rosari and a host of institutions and individuals in Beijing and Shanghai. In just under 10-days the group presented clinics, master classes and concerts at a number of venues, including; concerts and clinics at Dulwich College (Beijing and Shanghai) as part of the Diversity Project program and in honor of Daniel Pearl World Music Day for the U.S. Department of State, concerts and a video shoot for the Communications University of China, clinics and a jam with a Mongolian ensemble at the University of Culture, clinics at the Central Conservatory of Music and a concert at the campus of Alibaba outside of Shanghai.
Take a moment to check out the CTV YouKu video from Alibaba and photos from the Scratch Ambassadors Tour for more details.
As a follow up to the Berklee Scratch Ambassadors' tour, dean of admissions Damien Bracken, professor of guitar Jim Kelly and I traveled to Beijing and Shanghai to conduct auditions and interviews and to support the Dulwich College Music Festival. The Festival was held at the Dulwich College Shanghai Campus in Pudong where they hosted students from a number of their campuses in the region, including Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul and others. Students were combined into a concert choir, symphonic orchestra, big band and small rock bands. They worked with instructors and the Berklee team for three days and then presented two nights of concerts.
In the fleeting moments between clinics, concerts, meetings, and auditions and interviews members of the Scratch Ambassadors and our team did manage to take in a bit of the culture. Some of the locations included getting out to the Great Wall, visiting the Drum and Bells Towers in Beijing, taking a quick walk on the Bund and visiting Jinling Street (music street) in Shanghai. Jim even got the chance to sit in with an excellent pop cover band at the Nashville located on Lucky Street in Beijing.
The life and rich culture of China, which is moving ahead at light speed, would need a life time to truly experience. To be honest, we barely scratched the surface.


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Robert N. Black ("Bob Black") served on the City Council from 4/20/1972 to 9/27/1978 and served as Mayor from 1976 to 1977. Black was a recent UC Davis student and former President of the Associated Students at UC Davis when running for City Council. Black carried the image of a rebel with his long red hair, beard and progressive policies. He was also a member of the secret society Sword and Sandals, but his cohort rebelled against the "stupid" hazing practices and refused to participate.
Bob Black graduated from San Rafael High School in 1965. While attending UC Davis Black became active in Students for a Democratic Society, an organization that brought about student unrest and protests in opposition to the Vietnam War.
Black was the ASUCD President for the 1966-1967 academic year. His campaign promises included a student run coffee shop and a bus system, both of which were accomplished by February of 1968. However, he is also remembered for signing over the ASUCD Bookstore to the administration in 1966.
He dropped out of UCD in May of 1967, but completed his term as ASUCD President with the unanimous consent of ASUCD's Legislative Assembly. After dropping out, Black traveled between Portland, San Rafael, Mexico, and a commune in Pennsylvania. Once he returned to Davis, Black helped start Natural Food Works.
Allied with Davis residents Joan Poulos and Richard S. Holdstock, Black ran for City Council. Some accused the three of operating as a slate, but they denied the charge, saying that they had common concerns but not uniform policy.
Part of the story of Black's run for the Council is told in Carol Dixon's paper, "Davis Politics 1971-72," published in the Papers on Davis History Series on the Davis Historical Society website.
That same year, ASUCD mounted a student voter registration drive that registered 7,000 new voters, with 80% being eligible to vote in City Council elections. Also on the city ballot for the election was peace initiative that called for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam.
Black is an unusual historical figure in that he was a leader of both militant activist protests on international issues and radical "constructive" change at home. Two newspaper front pages from the early 1970s demonstrate his leadership in both types of progressive movements.
In this Sept 9, 1971 Enterprise article, Black is shown as one of the leaders of the "Greater Davis Planning and Research Group" that led the way to Davis' unique urban form. He is shown here in Central Park with his bicycle, articulating the changes that needed to be made in Davis's urban planning policy to create environmentally friendly urban form. This was a central tenent of Davis's development in the early 1970s, and has led to the compact walkable/bikeable city today. Other members of the group were Delee Beavers, Bob Ball, George Giannini and Amelia Sime — a collection of PTAers, Ag Extension folks, UCD staff. Not the type of people you expect to find closing freeways to protest wars.
In this 1972(?) Aggie article, Black is the most prominent member of a group of 50 Davisites arrested for protesting the Vietnam war. They shut down I-80 for 20 minutes, and when dispersed by the highway patrol they shut down the Southern Pacific Railway. The Aggie covered the events in good detail, and offered clear rationale for the protests to help general readers sympathize with the cause — "Remember, it's everybody's war when the bomb falls."
In 1972 the City of Davis formed a partnership with ASUCD to expand the bus system Unitrans as general transportation. Black is often credited for helping to make this happen.
ASUCD Historian Brent Laabs considers him to be the greatest of all ASUCD Presidents. Bob Black considers himself lucky to have operated in the short time when students had a lot of influence on the University.
Black currently works as an attorney in Crescent City.
Black will be honored at the 2009 Picnic Day as a Parade Marshal.
There is a famous American anarchist who shares the name Bob Black.
Articles: http://ucdavismagazine.ucdavis.edu/issues/fall08/alumni.html http://theaggie.org/article/3247
April 10, 2009 Ted Buehler Bob Black is one of the most influential people in the history of Davis. Bob Sommer has commented, on the late 60s/early 70s, "Berkeley got the heat, we got the light." Black was at the epicenter of this peaceful revolution.
He presided over the town in various positions in the transition from sleepy college town to both a "radical activist college town" and a "be the change you want to see" town — a sort of peaceful civic radicalism that led to things like Village Homes, recycling programs, composting programs, energy efficiency requirements, etc. I hope someone gets him in to KDVS for a couple interviews, I'd love to hear his reflections on his radical past and what he thinks about Davis today. He is often credited for founding all a number of campus fixtures—the CoHo, possibly Unitrans, various other things I can't recall at the moment, but clearly things that UC Davis would be a much less interesting and progressive place without. What kind of leadership did it take, how much was his personal work, how much was credited to him but really done by others, and what are his thoughts on how students can make fundamental, progressive changes to campus institutions?
Inquiring minds want to know...


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When looking at the Minnesota Wild, it's easy to see their potential, but without making any major additions over the summer, are they in a position to get past the second round for the first time since 2003?
To a decent extent, Minnesota's fate rests on Devan Dubnyk's shoulders. This is a team that was in a free fall when he was acquired and his stellar play helped right the ship. Minnesota doesn't necessarily need him to win the Vezina Trophy, but if he struggles mightily, as he did in 2013-2014, then Minnesota could be in serious trouble. Of course Darcy Kuemper and perhaps even Niklas Backstrom could step up to fill the void in that scenario, but Backstrom is 37 years old with a history of injuries while Kuemper is coming off of an erratic campaign.
Part of the reason why so much rides on Dubnyk though is because Minnesota's offense hasn't been anything to write home about. Which is a shame because in theory, Zach Parise, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, and Mikko Koivu should make for a great core and when you throw in promising youngsters like Mikael Granlund, Nino Niederreiter, and Charlie Coyle, the potential is there for the Wild to be more than a middle of the road team when it comes to offensive production.
That's what they were last season though, in part because Koivu regressed while Granlund, Niederreiter, and Coyle weren't able to make meaningful offensive improvements compared to their 2013-14 campaigns. Perhaps that will change this season though and if it does, that would certainly take some of the pressure off of the Wild's goaltending.
As far as their defense goes, Ryan Suter is expected to once again play in nearly half of every game. Jared Spurgeon, Marco Scandella, and Jonas Brodin are projected to make major contributions too, but the X-factor is 21-year-old Matt Dumba as he should play a bigger role in his sophomore campaign after being limited to 15:00 minutes per contest last season.
The makings of a contender are there. It's just a question of if everyone will click this time around.


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MIAMI — These NBA Finals were apparently about the kids.
Whether it was Tim Duncan spending a few minutes with his children at halftime of Game 5 of the series — a scene captured by television cameras as the Spurs' forward sat on the floor resting up for the second half — or Miami Heat star LeBron James celebrating one of his sons' birthdays in San Antonio last week, kids were never out of mind for either team during the title series.
"They know if I won or lost," James said. "But for the most part, when you have them around, man, it puts everything in perspective."
James was planning to spend some time before Game 7 of the finals on Thursday night against San Antonio watching SpongeBob with his kids, and most of the Heat players were expected to have the vast majority of their families in the building for the final game of the season.
Heat forward Chris Bosh said even at the most important time of the season, having his children around makes life much easier, especially because they aren't wrapped up in the pressure that comes with trying to win an NBA championship.
"Kids are the best medicine because they don't care anything about the game," Bosh said. "They don't even know what Game 7 means. Of course they know Daddy wants to win and they want Daddy to win and that's good enough. But all they want to do is have fun, smile and play."
PLAYOFF SHARES: The Heat and Spurs were playing for a little something more than the NBA title on Thursday night. There also was a small amount of cash at stake.
OK, "small" perhaps might only be in NBA-player terms.
In actuality, the clubs were playing Game 7 for $776,717.
Such was the difference in the playoff shares that the clubs would be receiving from the league out of this season's $13 million pool of postseason money. The winning team on Thursday night would be getting an additional $2,302,232 to split however it chooses from the league office; the losing team would be getting an additional $1,525,515.
Entering Thursday, the Heat had already earned $1,509,376 in playoff-share money, broken down thusly: $374,947 for finishing with the NBA's best record, $328,078 for having the best record in the Eastern Conference, $194,016 for playing in the first round, $230,853 for playing in the conference semifinals and $381,482 for appearing in the conference finals.
San Antonio's take through three rounds was $1,070,046. The Spurs got $263,695 for finishing with the second-best record in the Western Conference and the same allocations as the Heat did for appearing in each of the first three playoff rounds.
This was the second straight season where the league's playoff pool was $13 million. It's never been higher, and in the 1951 playoffs, players and coaches shared a postseason pool of $50,000 — that would only be about $447,971 in today's value.
WHISTLE WATCH: More fouls were called per game this season in the NBA than a year ago, though whistles apparently blew at a less-frequent rate than at just about any other point in the last quarter-century.
Entering Thursday, there were an average of 39.99 fouls called per game (including both the regular season and the playoffs) in the NBA this season, up slightly from last year's 39.39-per-game clip.
Still, that looks like pretty good behavior when compared to just a few seasons ago.
In 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons, NBA referees called an average of 45.16 fouls per game. Put a different way, referees called more than 7,700 fewer fouls this season than they did in Miami's first title season of 2005-06.
Predictably, fouling out was about as rare this season as ever. Going into Game 7 of the NBA Finals, there had been just 297 disqualifications this season — less than half of the 599 in the 1999-2000 season.
QUOTABLE: The final practices of the season were shootaround sessions for both teams on Thursday morning, and both produced some of the best one-liners of the entire series.
From Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, asked about his legacy: "Food and wine. It's just a job."
And from Heat forward Chris Bosh, about the fact that Thursday is the final day before summer vacation starts: "It's like the last day of school. Except you have to do work."


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Well, I suppose technically I could answer it all, but it would cut into my writing and/or leisure time, and as much as I appreciate people writing me (and I do), I have to prioritize and email is at the bottom of my list.
So I'm going to answer emails in this blog post. Not specific ones, but amalgams of the kind of email I get on a regular basis. If you've emailed me before, and I haven't replied, here's the answer you were seeking...
Q: Thank you, Joe. You've inspired me to self-publish.
A: You are welcome, and thanks for telling me. Even though I might not reply, I do appreciate you reaching out. It makes me feel like I'm contributing to the world.
(Sidenote: The meaning of life is simple. Learn what you can. Pass along what you've learned. Have as much fun as possible. The goal is to leave the world a better place because you existed.)
It frankly boggles my mind how many people can trace their self-publishing journey to something I said or did. I look at the Kindle bestseller lists and smile because I see so many folks who have emailed me for advice (back when I used to answer email) and are now selling well.
If I have helped you, pay it forward. Pass along the info to someone who needs it, and share your numbers and knowledge with me and the rest of the world, so we can learn from you. As I've said, you should always have two hands outstretched. One, reaching for your next goal. The other, pulling up people behind you so they can get where you're at.
Q: Can you read my ebook and/or blurb me? I've attached a copy.
A: Thank you for the ebook. It's kind of you to send it. But my time is limited, and I'll never be able to read everything I'd like to read. I've promised people I'd blurb them, and never got around to it, so rather than keep disappointing people who are counting on me, I've stopped blurbing.
Q: Help! My book isn't selling! What should I do?
A: I'll be honest. I have no idea why some books sell, and others don't. If you've already done the Four Important Things (written a great book, gotten a great cover, have a great book description, and priced it reasonably) there's really not much else to do, other than wait for luck to strike.
You can try promoting in these ways, but I don't recommend them all:
- BookBub.com and ebookbooster.com--which I do
- Facebook and Google ads--which I've never tried
- Twitter and Facebook--which I use sparingly, but remember it is about what you have to offer, not what you have to sell
- Blogging--which I don't believe sells books
- Blog Touring--which I've had some success with
- Cultivating fans--have a newsletter, get active on GoodReads, Shelfari, etc.
My views on piracy are well documented on this blog. I don't believe it hurts sales, and in fact it might actually help them. DRM is a blight on digital media, the anti-piracy groups are scaremongers who can't prove their points, and information (media included) wants to be free.
If you fear piracy, do more research. File sharing will always exist. The reason the Internet was invented was to share.
Q: But aren't you worried that piracy is costing you money?
A: So far it hasn't. Because the best, and only, way to compete with piracy is with cost and convenience. I make my work available cheaply and easily. Even though I am widely pirated, it hasn't hurt my sales.
A: The value of a book isn't its cover price. It's how much money the book earns the author.
Some writers think if they spent a year writing something, it should be priced high.
You can price however you want to. If you want to charge $99.99 for an ebook, and you can get people to buy it, go for it.
I think I've found the current sweet spot between units sold and profit per unit, which is under five bucks per title. Your mileage may vary. But keep in mind that ebooks are forever. Very few other careers allow you to keep earning money on time you already spent. You put in 40 hours a week at your day job, get paid for that week, and then you need to work the next week to make more money. A writer can put in 40 hours, write a story, and it will someday be earning money for his grandchildren.
Q: My agent sold some foreign rights to my ebook. Should I take it, or keep the rights and self-pub?
A: If it's a buttload of money, take it and run. If it's not much money, negotiate to put an expiration date on how long they keep the rights, something under ten years. Then the rights will come back to you, and by then you'll hopefully have enough money to translate it and self-publish it.
That goes for US rights as well. Big bucks, take it. Small bucks, try to keep the e-rights, or try to limit the contract term.
For the first time ever, writers have the power to say no and walk away from bad deals. Use that power.
Q: You talk trash about legacy publishing, but they are the ones who gave you a career. That's why you're making so much money now.
A: This is a faulty assumption that I've debunked many times. In a nutshell, I'm selling well because my ebooks are visible (lots of titles on lots of bestseller lists). While I have fans (thanks!) the majority of my sales are from people who haven't heard of me.
So far this month I've sold over 10,000 copies of Whiskey Sour. That was legacy published in 2004. From then until I got my rights back, Whiskey Sour sold about 35,000 ebooks.
So in 24 days, on my own, I've sold about 1/3 of what my publisher took nine years to sell. And these sales are obviously new readers, because all of my fans have already bought Whiskey Sour.
Besides, if I had such a great legacy platform, wouldn't I have been a bestseller years ago?
Q: Can I interview you? Would you speak at my conference/book fair/convention?
A: I've pretty much stopped doing interviews, except when I'm feeling particularly generous (usually if I'm reading email while drinking.) I've found that publicity doesn't boost sales, and that I often get misquoted or have things taken out of context.
Plus, it is a time suck. Ditto travelling. While it is nice to be asked, and even nicer to be offered lots of money (I've turned down speaking gigs for $20k), I value my privacy and my time too much, so I no longer do public appearances.
Thanks for asking. And good luck with your article or conference.
Q: Can I do a guest blog for you?
A: I've promised many people I'd let them do a guest blog, and then I've let them down by not following through. While I don't mind being asked, and I may even respond and say yes, the chances of you doing a guest blog is low. I apologize if I said I'd do it, and I didn't. Usually there is a reason for it (I forgot, time got away from me, I read your blog post and didn't like it).
One of my flaws is a criminally short attention span for certain things, which means I often forget email promises.
If I did promise you a guest post (or anything else) then the best way to make sure I keep my promise is to keep emailing me until I either:
- Fulfill the promise
- Respond and tell you I can't fulfill the promise
- Put you in my spam folder and block your email addy


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"Time is what keeps everything from happening at once." Quotes curated by Bob T. Monkey, renowned productivity expert
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