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On the one hand, it's almost a prerequisite for entrepreneurs of all types to have that "can-do spirit." That sense that nobody else sees things quite like they do so, whatever it is they want to accomplish, it becomes something they know they'll have to do themselves. In a lot of ways, this is an asset as it's a big part of what has contributed to your success thus far.
On the other hand, this type of mentality can certainly get people into trouble when it comes to the day-to-day necessities of actually running a business - with bookkeeping, accounting, and other financial matters being chief among them. While there may be a time when you can handle your books yourself, that time will likely pass. There are a few key warning signs in particular that you should watch out for to help clue you in as to when that becomes the case.
DIY Bookkeeping Warning Signs: Breaking Things Down
Maybe the most immediate sign that you should stop doing your own books involves situations where you feel like you're constantly dealing with last-minute tasks and missed deadlines.
Filing your taxes late because you were too overwhelmed during a year is one thing. Having this crop up multiple years in a row is another matter altogether. Likewise, if you don't consistently reconcile your books at the end of every month, you could wind up in a situation where you think you have access to more money than you really do, or you're experiencing cash flow issues without realizing it.
Not keeping up with these tasks because you "didn't have enough time to do so" isn't an excuse. If anything, it's a major indicator that it's time to bring in someone else to make sure the job gets done properly.
Speaking of not having enough time, this is also another warning sign that you should stop doing your own books - albeit from a slightly different perspective.
If you're still trying to handle all of your own bookkeeping, it's safe to say that it's probably taking you far longer to complete straightforward tasks than it would an expert. Every minute that you're focused on this is a minute that you're not making money for your organization. Simply freeing yourself from the burden will allow you to turn your attention towards more essential matters, while also giving you the peace-of-mind that only comes with knowing that the financial elements are being handled by someone with the right expertise.
Additional Considerations About Doing Your Own Books
Another major asset that most entrepreneurs share is confidence. When it comes to their competitors, for example, they know that while there may be a lot of other companies who do what they do, nobody else does it quite like how they do.
That segues directly into another one of the warning signs that you should stop doing your own books: you completely lack confidence that anything is accurate in terms of your financials.
You're not 100% sure that all of your invoices are being paid. You have no idea how much money is coming in versus how much is going out. You're not sure if you're staying on top of deadlines or if you're woefully behind. You know that there are no immediate issues to deal with - but you're not sure if that's through luck or by design.
If you don't have an accurate understanding of your business's financial situation, you can't begin to make decisions with confidence. That will quickly lead to you making the wrong decisions, which can only serve to put further financial stress on your organization if you're not careful.
For many, this will begin by having the confidence that only comes with knowing that their books are accurate and that they have been properly closed at the end of each month.
In the end, think about the situation like this. A big part of what got you to the successful position you're in today was your ability to surround yourself with professionals. Those who brought a particular skill set that you may have lacked and who were able to fill some void that you possessed. Why, then, should the financial side of your organization be any different? If you've already noticed any or even all the warning signs outlined above, it's absolutely in your best interest to enlist the help of a professional moving forward - especially in a situation where the consequences of not doing so could be equal parts disastrous and long-lasting.
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Millions have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but why haven't they rolled up their pants legs instead? Why do we get most shots in our arms?
As an associate professor of nursing with a background in public health, and as a mother of two curious kids, I field this question fairly often. So here's the science behind why we get most vaccines in our arm.
It's worth noting that most, but not all, vaccines are given in the muscle – this is known as an intramuscular injection. Some vaccines, like the rotavirus vaccine, are given orally. Others are given just beneath the skin, or subcutaneously – think of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. However, many others are given in the muscle.
But why is the muscle so important, and does location matter? And why the arm muscle – called the deltoid – in the top of the shoulder?
Muscles have immune cells
Muscles make an excellent vaccine administration site because muscle tissue contains important immune cells. These immune cells recognize the antigen, a tiny piece of a virus or bacteria introduced by the vaccine that stimulates an immune response. In the case of the COVID-19 vaccine, it is not introducing an antigen but rather administering the blueprint for producing antigens. The immune cells in the muscle tissue pick up these antigens and present them to the lymph nodes. Injecting the vaccine into muscle tissue keeps the vaccine localized, allowing immune cells to sound the alarm to other immune cells and get to work.
Once a vaccine is recognized by the immune cells in the muscle, these cells carry the antigen to lymph vessels, which transport the antigen-carrying immune cells into the lymph nodes. Lymph nodes, key components of our immune system, contain more immune cells that recognize the antigens in vaccines and start the immune process of creating antibodies.
Clusters of lymph nodes are located in areas close to vaccine administration sites. For instance, many vaccines are injected in the deltoid because it is close to lymph nodes located just under the armpit. When vaccines are given in the thigh, the lymph vessels don't have far to travel to reach the cluster of lymph nodes in the groin.
Muscles keep the action localized
Muscle tissue also tends to keep vaccine reactions localized. Injecting a vaccine into the deltoid muscle may result in local inflammation or soreness at the injection site. If certain vaccines are injected into fat tissue, the chance of irritation and inflammation reaction increases because fat tissue has poor blood supply, leading to poor absorption of some vaccine components.
Vaccines that include the use of adjuvants – or components that enhance the immune response to the antigen – must be given in a muscle to avoid widespread irritation and inflammation. Adjuvants act in a variety of ways to stimulate a stronger immune response.
Yet another deciding factor in vaccine administration location is the size of the muscle. Adults and children ages three and older tend to receive vaccines in their upper arm in the deltoid. Younger children receive their vaccines mid-thigh because their arm muscles are smaller and less developed.
Another consideration during vaccine administration is convenience and patient acceptability. Can you imagine taking down your pants at a mass vaccination clinic? Rolling up your sleeve is way easier and more preferred. Infectious disease outbreaks, as in flu season or amid epidemics like COVID-19, require our public health system to vaccinate as many people as possible in a short time. For these reasons, a shot in the arm is preferred simply because the upper arm is easily accessible.
All things considered, when it comes to the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine, for most adults and kids, the arm is the preferred vaccination route.
Written by Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University.

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The Montgomery County Board of Education is the official educational policy-making body in the county. The Board is responsible for the direction and operation of the public school system. The Board consists of seven county residents elected by voters for a four-year term and a student elected by secondary school students for a one-year term. Board members are elected countywide but run at-large or from the Board district in which they reside.
Every student will have the academic, creative problem solving, and social emotional skills to be successful in college and career.
We inspire learning by providing the greatest public education to each and every student.
Prepare all students to thrive in their future.
WE BELIEVE that we must engage every student, every day; learning is achieved by cultivating curiosity and encouraging determination, focus, and hard work; and adult learning and engagement are key to student learning.
THEREFORE, we will encourage and support critical thinking, problem solving, active questioning, and risk taking to continuously improve; stimulate discovery by engaging students in relevant and rigorous academic, social, and emotional learning experiences; and challenge ourselves to analyze and reflect upon evidence to improve our practices.
WE BELIEVE that each individual's contributions add value to our learning community; fair treatment, honesty, openness, and integrity are essential; and the diversity of our culture, interests, skills, and backgrounds is an asset that makes us stronger.
THEREFORE, we will model civility in all interactions and encourage candid conversations; deal fairly and honestly with each other; and listen to others' perspectives with openness and accept that there are various points of view.
WE BELIEVE that meaningful collaboration is vital to our success; strong partnerships are built on trust and open and honest communication; and building relationships with our diverse community requires us to understand the perspectives and experiences of others.
THEREFORE, we will get to know student and staff members as individuals to better serve them; engage in interest-based decision making with our partners to achieve mutually agreed upon goals; and build strong relationships with students, family, staff, and community to support learning.
WE BELIEVE that raising the bar and setting high standards is necessary to ensure that all students graduate ready for college and career; we have to expect the best to get the best from everyone, every day; and creating intellectual excitement and supporting personal growth inspires us all toward excellence.
THEREFORE, we will push unceasingly for continuous improvement; hold our practice and our work to the highest possible standards; and nurture a culture of creativity and inquiry that supports innovation and progress.
WE BELIEVE that each and every student matters; outcomes should not be predictable by race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status; equity demands the elimination of all gaps; and creating and maximizing future opportunities for students and staff is necessary.
THEREFORE, we will hold high expectations for all students and staff; distribute resources as necessary to provide extra supports and interventions so all students can achieve; identify and eliminate any institutional barriers to students' success; and ensure that equitable practices are used in all classrooms and workplaces.


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1. Buy organic (at least when you can find it and afford it).
2. Seek out free-range and hormone- and antibiotic-free beef and chicken.
3. Learn about mineral-rich seaweed. Kelp, nori, and dulse are nutritious choices.
4. Use expeller-pressed or cold-pressed oils, especially olive oil, to preserve the oil's full nutrient spectrum, which is compromised by other extraction methods.
5. Select dark leafy greens. Mixed salad greens, kale, spinach, and Swiss chard are best for optimum minerals and antioxidants.
6. Favor brown-colored foods. Brown rice and whole-grain breads, crackers, and pasta all offer abundant fiber and are richer in vitamins than white-flour-only products.
7. Try whole-grain cereals—oatmeal, multigrain hot cereals, and muesli—for maximum nutrients.
8. Use nuts, seeds, and nut butters for snacks and in your meals to balance blood sugar and serve as a source of protein, good fats, and minerals.
9. Sprinkle unrefined sea salt instead of regular table salt on your meals for additional trace minerals.
10. Use fresh herbs for added flavor without added fat.
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Priming to diagnose an atypical case, avoid representativeness
A patient's deteriorating mental health status points to an underlying cause. But it takes "priming" for an endocrinologist to look for the right diagnosis despite the lack of a prototype case.
Patricia Daly, FACP, of Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Va., told us about the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with marked weight loss. A year prior, the patient had weighed about 220 pounds and intentionally put himself on a diet, but after losing 45 pounds, he developed poor appetite and early satiety.
He continued to lose weight to a nadir of 143 pounds. He found it increasingly difficult to think and work, causing him to lose his job. He reported fatigue and spent most of the day in bed, taking frequent naps. At that point, his wife took him to the hospital emergency department. He was examined there and did not appear acutely ill, so an outpatient evaluation was arranged.
Initial laboratory tests were unrevealing. A head CT scan showed chronic sinusitis. He was evaluated by an ear, nose and throat surgeon and underwent sinus surgery. He was referred to a gastroenterologist and had upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Helicobacter pylori was found and he was treated with a course of antibiotics. His early satiety resolved, but he did not gain weight. The patient was also referred to a psychiatrist who diagnosed depression related to the recent death of his mother. He was started on olanzapine and sertraline. His wife reported that this treatment resulted in some improvement in his cognition, and he gained about 10 pounds.
Consultation requested
The patient's sister worked as an X-ray technologist and was cared for by Dr. Daly for her Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism. She remained very concerned about her brother, although he had improved somewhat, and wondered if his symptoms might be related to his thyroid. She asked if Dr. Daly would see him in consultation.
The patient had a history of hypothyroidism and had been taking levothyroxine since age 15. His father and his sister also had hypothyroidism. His mother had recently died of multiple myeloma.
He was married with five children and had worked in sales until his recent job loss. He found a new job but quickly lost this one too because, he told Dr. Daly, "I couldn't think clearly enough to do my work." He did not smoke or drink alcohol.
Dr. Daly noted on physical exam that he appeared well. His pulse was 78 beats/min, his blood pressure was 90/72 mm Hg, his weight was 157 pounds and his height was 66.5 inches. His body mass index was normal at 24.5 kg/m2. There was no proptosis, stare or lid lag or periorbital edema. Extraocular movements were full.
He appeared quite tan, but it was the end of the summer and the patient stated emphatically that his skin color had not changed and that he had always been darkly pigmented, as was one of his sisters. Dr. Daly noted some subtle hyperpigmentation on his buccal mucosa but no hyperpigmentation in his palmar creases or on his extensor surfaces.
The thyroid was slightly firm but not enlarged, and no nodules were appreciated. On neurological examination, the patient was alert and appropriate in affect, his gait and speech were normal, there was no tremor of his outstretched hands, and his reflexes were symmetrical with normal relaxation phase; there was very slight proximal weakness in his upper extremities, but strength was normal in his lower extremities.
Lab tests performed
Dr. Daly told us that she reviewed the patient's prior laboratory testing. In the emergency department more than six months previously, his thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level was elevated at 20 mIU/L However, on two subsequent occasions, his internist tested his thyroid function and it was normal, with TSH levels in the 2 to 3 range with a normal free T4. "I told him that I did not think his symptoms were related to his thyroid," Dr. Daly recounted.
Additional laboratory evaluation included normal electrolytes: sodium, 134 mEq/L; potassium, 4.3 mEq/L; chloride, 104 mEq/L; CO2, 31 mEq/L; and anion gap, 3.3 mEq/L. Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, glucose and calcium were also normal.
"As an endocrinologist, I immediately thought about Addison's disease, although his case was not typical," Dr. Daly said. "I did not want to jump the gun with this patient for an answer, especially with his normal electrolytes."
She brought him back the next morning for a cosyntropin (ACTH) stimulation test. His baseline cortisol was less than 0.4 mcg/dL and remained undetectable 30 and 60 minutes after a cosyntropin injection. Subsequently, his basal ACTH level returned markedly elevated at 1,232 pg/mL (reference range, 10 to 60 pg/mL), confirming a diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency or Addison's disease.
Improvement after treatment
Dr. Daly treated the patient with oral glucocorticoids, and over the next four weeks, he demonstrated marked improvement in his cognition and gained 12 pounds. When she saw him in follow-up, his blood pressure had increased to 108/80 mm Hg, his skin was lighter and there was a marked change in his personality. Dr. Daly told us that on her initial exam, he appeared very passive and spoke slowly. After glucocorticoid replacement, he was confident, gregarious and outgoing.
After treatment, the patient's wife wrote a letter to Dr. Daly, thanking her for "giving me my husband back."
This was a particularly difficult case to diagnose: a rare disorder with vague symptoms. But more than that, the findings were not classical. Specifically, the patient appeared well, his electrolytes were normal, and he denied any change in skin pigmentation. Further, he had improved with prior interventions, including treatment of H. pylori and antidepressant therapy, and he had undergone sinus surgery without complications.
As physicians, we are all taught to recognize disorders based on the classical case, the so-called "prototype." It is more difficult to recognize the atypical case. Failure to do so is termed a "representativeness error" by cognitive psychologists.
Dr. Daly told us she thought immediately of Addison's disease in this case. One could say that, as an endocrinologist, she was primed to make this diagnosis. The phenomenon of "priming" has been well studied in cognitive psychology. Priming is the unconscious memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences the response to a later stimulus. In associative priming, an initial word (the prime) brings to mind another word that is associated with it.
In this case, the word "hyperpigmentation" acts as a prime, calling to mind the name of a particular diagnosis. But which diagnosis depends on a physician's training and the kind of patients he or she sees. The treating gastroenterologist in this case also noted the patient's dark skin and ordered tests for hemochromatosis, which proved to be negative. For Dr. Daly, the term "hyperpigmentation" immediately brought to mind the diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency. The association of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with autoimmune adrenal insufficiency was a second prime, helping her to overcome the atypical presentation in this case and avoid a representativeness error.
This patient may well not have had adrenal insufficiency. Depression and H. pylori infection might have accounted for his symptoms. But once a physician considers a rare illness or an atypical presentation, the decision to pursue it depends in part on the seriousness of missing the diagnosis. In this case, recognition of the correct diagnosis not only resulted in dramatic improvement of the patient's symptoms, but also averted the possible severe consequences of untreated adrenal insufficiency. It is here that the physician must exercise clinical judgment.


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Having problems with your new Dell U2715H monitor using DisplayPort? Here are the most common problems & solution for the Dell U2715H monitors.
One of the main weird feature of the Dell U2715H is that you MUST enable the DisplayPort 1.2 option in the monitor menu before being able to daisy chain DisplayPort monitors. This is one of the major reason that people have problems with this monitor.
Using the buttons on the bottom right of the front bezel (image above), go in the "DISPLAY SETTINGS" of the monitor menu and select "DISPLAYPORT 1.2", then "ENABLE". That should enable the monitor for use. If it doesn't, try the other suggestions below.
Since monitors are consistently updated with new firmware and On-Screen-Display (OSD) menu systems, it could look slightly different then this. You may, like in this example below, also have to select "DisplayPort" as the INPUT for that monitor (choose "DISPLAYPORT" in the "INPUT SOURCE" menu):
Your cable MUST be connected to any of the two DisplayPort IN port (NOT "DisplayPort out"). Many monitors will have both a Mini DisplayPort and a standard DisplayPort input port. You may connect them in any one of those two. Refer to your monitor manual for more details.
Note: The DisplayPort OUT port is meant to DAISY-CHAIN many monitors together, if your video card & motherboard & monitors support it.
Note: If there is only ONE DisplayPort, then it will be a DisplayPort IN.
Never use cheap non certified cables or adapters with DisplayPort video cards, motherboards, laptops or monitors. They are known to have tons of issues: ONLY buy certified cables from known manufacturers. Also, you should avoid Ebay: it's filled with bad cables or fake / gray market cables.
You must activate the new monitor from within Windows & use the "Extend Mode" on it.
Some people have reported that the monitor doesn't power up when you wake your computer from sleep. In that case, just turn the Dell U2715H OFF and then back ON. It should detect it now. This is probably a firmware issue, check on Dell website if there are any updates available for your monitor.
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Aging NYC stickballers keep street game alive
They run with a little less speed, hit with a little less power and worry less about shattering nearby windows, but a graying crew of stickball enthusiasts is keeping the urban sport alive and honoring the legends who shaped the game.
Six players from around the country were being added Friday to the 144 people already in the Stickball Hall of Fame, selected by a committee of so-called old-timers who have followed the sport since its heyday in the 1940s and '50s.
Their grading scale is not exactly scientific. The game's lore is passed on in stories and arguments about whether the Pleasant Avenue Boys were better than the 100th Street Boys and which pitcher was harder to hit, which batter most feared at the plate.
"We don't have statistics; we have bragging rights," said Carlos Diaz, 64, a hospital administrator who held the first induction ceremony a dozen years ago and now runs the Stickball Community Gallery out of an old storefront in East Harlem.
"When we were playing, if you broke a window, you ran or the cop would come and take the stick away from you and put it down the manhole covers," Diaz said.
The game is played on city streets throughout New York City's neighborhoods and took off around the turn of the 20th century. It's a form of baseball with a twist: Instead of bats, hitters use broomsticks; instead of baseballs, pink rubber balls; instead of three strikes, each batter gets just one swing to hit the ball off the bounce; and instead of a baseball diamond, the field is determined by street lamps, manhole covers and parked cars.
Teams were largely reflections of the neighborhoods where they played: Italian players from Queens, black players from Harlem, Spanish players from East Harlem. Professional baseball players such as Rusty Torres and former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre played growing up in Brooklyn.
The game was more than a diversion, said Alfred Jackson, who was still shagging fly balls barehanded at age 78. He proudly identified himself as from 112th and Lexington, recalling a time when every block had a team.
"Every Sunday you'd see the kids out playing stickball in the street, and the cops chasing us," he said. "We played for money. It's how we got money to pay for whatever we needed — food, clothes, rent. And not every Sunday was a winning Sunday."
George "Lolin" Osorio, a Hall of Famer from Puerto Rico who moved to Manhattan in 1945, told of watching the older guys play when he was a kid. They would play for big money, and give the kids a quarter to run up on the roof and fetch the balls.
But the game has lost popularity with time, said Diaz. Players moved away, first to fight in wars overseas and later as the ravages of drugs and crime stripped city neighborhoods of their safety, their populations and their sense of community. A small group of followers including George Vega, who was being inducted Friday, kept the game alive by playing in the late 1970s, '80s and '90s.
"I'm getting inducted because of the way I used to play, not the way I play now," said Vega, now 58, who grew up playing stickball on 104th Street in East Harlem but now resides in Bayonne, N.J. "The cataracts are getting in there. I'm a little slower, but I still run and I still hit."
Diaz estimates there are probably around 2,000 active competitive stickball players, playing in leagues in the Bronx and Manhattan; Miami; Tampa, Fla.; San Diego; Puerto Rico; the Dominican Republic and Panama.
At a game prior to Friday's induction ceremony, a dozen old-timers gathered in a weed-choked, concrete schoolyard in Spanish Harlem. They jovially talked trash in a mix of Spanish ("Ay! Que macho!"), Brooklynese ("Fugghedaboutit!") and general profanity-laced New York City English. Their laughter was often sealed with a hacking cough.
At 76, Osorio was still one of the fastest guys out there.
"It's not like any other sport," he said. You don't really have fans and reporters and announcers. What you have is a small community. We don't forget. We have our memories that keep us going."


text: Articles reflecting my insights and observations of mixology Contrary to what might be an initial assumption, cocktails are actually quite a complex subjet. For some reason, this has become a topic that has captured my fancy and compelled me to look carefully into the practice, history, and culinary realities of what goes into the proper construction of the cocktail. Below you will find just a few of my musings on this topic. Hopefully you'll find my records useful in some small way.UPDATE: 4/17/2020Yeah, I know, it's been a LONG time since I've added any new articles here. With the best of intentions, I keep thinking about getting a new article written, but there is always something else pressing that I need to get done. Sorry! Sour Mix: How to Wield That Hammer 11/21/2009 Sour mix is an ingredient that many beginners find to be rather confusing. Hopefully I can assist in removing some of the mystery of this very simple ingredient, as well as provide some pointers on it's proper usage. Noilly Prat vs Noilly Prat 4/19/2009 Or "Will the Real Noilly Prat Please Stand Up."... or perhaps I am the only one who remembers the old "To Tell The Truth" show? Drinking Las Vegas 3/22/2009 Cocktails and mixed drinks fly fast and furious throughout this larger than life town, most however are culinary disasters. Thankfully, there are a few rays of hope which stand out, with the tantalizing promise of more to come. Definitions and Precisions 1/27/2009 Far too many people are mixing cocktails simply by following a recipe, without really understanding the role that the different ingredients or methods play in the final product. I'd like to use one of the focus points of Molecular Gastronomy, and by association Molecular Mixology, to perhaps provide some additional insights on the art of the culinary cocktail. On Molecular Mixology 1/19/2009 Molecular Mixology seems to be the "hot and trendy" thing these days. Bartenders messing around with foams, alginate, liquid nitrogen, and a variety of other devices that would make a mad scientist envious. But lets not religate MM to being just another "fad", instead lets take a closer look at it and really discover what it's all about. Cocktails: The Liquid Cuisine 10/15/2006 Why is it that combining ingredients and flavors in the kitchen are easily thought of as "culinary", while doing the same thing with liquid ingredients behind the bar isn't? Personally, I think it's about time for a change. A Proper Chill 11/25/2005 Getting a properly chilled cocktail simply means making the best use of ice in chilling it down. There are however many methods of doing this which might at first "sound" like a good idea, but in fact aren't. Your First Drink 1/2/2005 Everyone has to start somewhere... where did you start with your first drink? And how might that have set the stage for the style of drinking you would move toward next? If your first tentative steps are well placed, it puts in in that much better of a position to really enjoy what the future might hold. Adjusting The Volume 5/22/2004 One of my frustrations in the modern trend of cocktails, is that many people seem to think bigger is better. Why can't they learn that this isn't good for the customer, or the business. Culinary Evolutions 1/1/2004 To appreciate, or even understand, the cocktail as a culinary artform, it is important to take a close look at cuisine in general and how it has evolved over the centuries. Mixology Research: The Mai Tai 8/16/2003 The Mai Tai was one of the first drinks that I really dug my teeth into. What exactly was it? Where did it come from? But most importantly why were there so many different recipes for it, and why was it often made so poorly? A Tribute to Jerry Thomas 4/5/2003 In 2003, a stalwart group of mixologist gathered at the Plaza Hotel in New York, to pay tribute to Jerry Thomas as part of a "Slow Foods" sponsored presentation. I was proud to be included in this great group of legendary mixologists who were honoring "the" legendary mixologist. By Any Other Name 11/29/2002 Labels can become very important to many people. It draws lines, it creates definition, it abandons, or embraces tradition, and it can sometimes create separations. Is it important to have a label which clearly provides separation between the "artist" and the "craftsman"? The Prose of the Menu 8/17/2002 Menus form a type of communication between the establishment, and it's patrons. How well does your menu let your customer understand the quality and craftsmanship that goes into your cocktails? Renewing an Old Fashion 3/30/2002 Sometimes the Old Fasioned ways can be the best ways. This can be as true with cocktails, as it is with many other things. Unfortunately, the drink that has taken on the name of "Old Fashioned" is often done in a "New Fashioned" way, and suffers terribly because of it. Distilled Water, with a Kick 11/24/2001 Vodka has a clean little secret. One which is obvious if you understand the proces of making vodka, but is often far too misunderstood by the general public, and the marketing geniuses behind vodka aren't that interested in letting folks in on it. The Perfect Martini 8/5/2001 Do you think you know your Martini? Really know it? When was the last time you really experimented with the ingredients that go into this classic drink to discover how they really affect its flavor and finish? Spirit Brands 5/28/2001 Stocking your home bar can be extremely confusing, and with all of the brands available, it can often be difficult to understand which brands really are worthy of your attention. Hopefully I can help you out somewhat by providing some of my own product preferences. Selecting Your Brands 2/3/2001 Ok, so you've selected a short list of products that you need to pick up in order to get ready to make your first cocktails, but how do you know which products to get, and how do you fine tune your selection on future shopping trips? Stocking the Bar 11/25/2000 It's a problem the everybody faces eventually, how do you go about stocking your bar? The answer I have, may suprise you a little bit, but frankly I think it is the only one that makes sense. The Return of Tiki 9/17/2000 You may think of Tiki drinks and consider them more of a joke than anything else, but if you really look closely, you'll see that there is in fact a very real and serious quality about them... when made correctly that is. Why do we drink? 8/2/2000 Perhaps you can say that everybody drinks for slightly different reasons. What i think is important however is to truely consider why you drink, and how that might color what you choose to drink. The Final Test 5/19/2000 I love to try to understand who my bartender is, what they know, and what exactly their attitude is about the cocktails they might make. Playing "Stump The Bartender" is never in good form, but that doesn't mean you can't test them a little bit. The Passion 3/7/2000 Ok, so maybe the bartender has done their training, and they can flawlessly execute an Old Fashioned. But do they have the drive, the motivation, and the passion to really have what it takes to be a great bartender? Passing the test 1/27/2000 In France, one of the basic tests of a chef is simply to see how well they can make an omelette. Sure, it might be a very simple and common dish, but it still takes skill, knowledge, and passion to make it properly. Likewise, I have a cocktail which I have found helps me understand if a bartender really has a firm foundation of the art of the cocktail. Shaken or Stirred 10/22/1999 It is that age old issue, do you shake or stir your Martini? In fact it is a question that should be asked about any cocktail. Do YOU know the answer? Rise and Fall of the Martini 6/15/1999 Aside from those drinks that have disappeared entirely, I doubt that there is any cocktail today which has suffered more from the ravages of time then that Martini. Cocktail Popularity 3/1/1999 Cocktail Popularity Paying attention to the trends around you can be both educational, as well as entertaining. The Bitter Truth 12/18/1998 Far to often overlooked, bitters have been an essential ingredient to the cocktail since... well, since the very begining. If you only have a single dusty bottle of Angostura that is spending far too much time being ignored and forgotten, then perhaps you need to learn a little more about how bitters can truely express the craftsmanship of a well turned cocktail. Cocktail Origins 9/30/1998 One of the most common questions I get is "what is the origin of the cocktail?". 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Finance Graduate Programs: Overview
Finance Graduate Programs could prepare students to plan, manage and analyze the money, assets and investments of business enterprises. Students are often able to build expertise in a niche such as corporate finance, risk management or investment banking.
There are Finance Graduate Programs at the Masters and Doctoral levels, as well as certificates. A graduate degree in finance could bolster students' knowledge of managerial economics, mathematical analysis, financial markets and more.
There are many different ways to study finance at the graduate level. In some finance graduate programs, finance is the 'star of the show' and covered from multiple angles. There are also business administration degrees where students could major in finance, but also study to gain overall managerial and business decision skills.
Either way, most graduate programs in finance are formatted around a set of compulsory courses which may rely on case analysis, independent and team based projects. These courses often form the backbone of the program in that they may introduce students to a wide array of financial concepts and practices.
Some programs may entail an internship and most culminate in some type of capstone project on top of courses, assignments and exams, s. This is often an opportunity to apply course material to solve a real-world company's business problem, or implement a start-up idea.
In addition, students are often able to select from a broad range of electives in areas of emphasis, or what may be called 'career tracks'. Career tracks are designed to narrow the field down a bit to help learners build well defined skills that may align with professional goals.
These areas do vary between schools and therefore might help each student decide where to apply. Two such areas are (1) financial planning and (2) banking.
Financial Planning Graduate Programs
A graduate degree in Financial Planning could enable students to help others meet their life goals through proper management of financial resources.
Some masters programs in financial planning may be registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. This could provide the requisite education for candidates who want to be eligible to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination.
Students might be able to pursue licensure as a CPA if the program also satisfies the 150-academic-credit-hour requirement needed in some states. If these are your goals, make sure to follow up with your selected schools.
Banking Graduate Programs
The advent of technology has brought on the need to understand areas such as online money market funds and crowdfunding. Graduate banking programs could orient students areas such as internet finance and digital banking.
Coursework could stack a series of finance and accounting courses with studies in the legal and economic environments of the global marketplace. Other key courses could cover big data and statistical analysis as well as principles in financial technology.
Per the BLS, masters degree and certification could improve one's chances for advancement as a personal financial advisor.
What Do You Study in Finance?
While there is no 'one' curriculum for all graduate programs in finance, students might explore topics as diverse as tax codes, private equity, venture capital, financial planning and beyond.
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There is often a significant focus on how the markets function and fluctuate. Also, students could learn to wisely and effectively manage and ease the risks that are inherent to the investment process.
Below are some of the general finance-related topics that may be explored in some finance graduate programs. Make sure to refer to individual schools for their syllabus.
- Financial Accounting: Concepts and practices of accounting for finance professionals. For instance, students might be exposed to financial statements and could learn about assets, liabilities and cash flow.
- Financial Management: A course usually intended to help students develop the financial skills and ability to think logically about things such as the cost of capital, stocks and bonds and capital markets.
- Managerial Accounting: Students often learn how to produce information needed for managerial decisions related to things like cost analysis, budgets and performance metrics.
- Corporate Finance: This type of course could discuss the management of the flow of funds available to an organization with an eye to capital planning and wealth preservation.
- Modeling and Analytics: Often similar to statistics, students could learn to navigate and use financial instruments. This might include econometrics software and/or research methods associated with financial analysis.
- Regulatory Environment: Students could learn to about the laws that regulate the markets, the nature of contracts, dispute resolution and ethical business practices.
Finance vs. Accounting
Finance and accounting are distinct disciplines. While it is often the case that students who work towards a graduate finance degree might take some accounting courses.The two fields are often grouped together because both functions could deal with the administration of a business' assets.
However, accounting and finance often require specific skills and knowledge, and consequently, could lead to very different career paths.
- Finance: Essentially, finance is the science and strategy behind how a business's assets are distributed which requires a plan for the future. This might include the coordination of capital investments and debt backed investments to improve the value of the business
- Accounting: Accounting deals more with the processes that record and report financial transactions such as debt, profit, cash flow and taxes
Masters in Finance Programs
Masters in Finance programs could lead to a Master of Science in Finance (MS), or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. Some schools also offer joint MS/MBA finance degrees.
Most masters degree in finance could take between one to two years to complete on a full-time basis. Masters-level finance typically programs build on the skills and knowledge developed as an undergrad.
Strong quantitative skills and an aptitude for numbers may be required, though not all students necessarily have an undergraduate degree in business.
To help these students, some finance graduate schools may offer a finance boot camp or primer courses. These classes could cover subjects like business statistics, financial accounting, corporate finance and managerial accounting.
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
A MS in Finance could be oriented to students who aspire to pursue a career related to finance management and investment banking. To this end, some programs might help individuals prepare to pursue professional certifications, such as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
While degree plans vary, some MS programs might entail from 30-43 credits. The way a curriculum is divided is largely up to each school. Commonly, there are a set of prerequisites, as well as required courses and electives. There is often a finance capstone at the end of the program.
Prerequisite courses could include areas such as math, statistics, business finance, economic theory and basic accounting. These are often planned to lay out the essential concepts of financial theory.
Required courses are often the backbone of the MS. They are usually intended to help students develop strong skills in analysis and modeling. Through these core courses, students might learn to perform regression analysis and solve complex optimization problems.
Compulsory MS in Finance courses might provide students with a solid set of quantitative and technological tools. This could include the knowhow to write computer programs, work with databases and simulate outcomes. For instance, some schools may simulate a trading floor to help familiarize students with the processes that take place.
Aside from technical skills, a MSF could delve into broader themes such as investment analysis and managerial economics. Students might take away a solid grasp of financial securities and markets, capital budgeting techniques and hedging strategies.
Curriculums vary between schools, but the general examples below could provide some insight into the nature of this type of finance degree.
- Derivative Securities
- Credit Risk Management
- Interest Rate Risk Management
- Retirement Security
- Tax Factors in Business Decisions
- Forensic Accounting
MSF students often choose electives in areas such as treasury management and international finance to tailor their program to their preferences. Electives are usually drawn from a 'career track'. These tracks could include corporate finance, asset management and risk management.
MBA in Finance
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance could aim to foster in students a solid set of management and leadership skills. Students are often exposed to a variety of business disciplines along with their area of emphasis in areas such as banking and finance.
Curriculums in MBA programs are typically formed around a series of core business topics, which is one of the features that distinguishes it from a MS. These classes often explore global business theory and may help students develop their ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and make strategic business decisions.
Course names vary between programs, though may focus on real-world management issues that students might use to build a portfolio and draw on for their professional lives. Some examples are highlighted below.
- Organizational Behavior
- Marketing Management
- Human Resources
- Managerial Finance
- Managerial Accounting
- Operations Management
MBA Finance students also take a portion of their courses in their selected area of emphasis. Many schools offer a list of courses similar to the MS program, and may give some leeway for students to be able to tailor the concentration to suit their goals. Investment analysis and portfolio management and banking are some examples.
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Graduate certificates in Finance could provide an intense immersion in key finance topics — and might all be completed in three to five courses. Because they are so targeted, a certificate could take a full-time student one year or less to complete.
Sometimes, students may have the freedom to choose their own topics, while other programs may provide more structure. There are graduate certificates in finance that may suit students who aren't yet ready for a masters degree, and those aimed at MS and MBA grads.
While the focus of these programs is often analytical, students could also study ethical practices in the financial industry. Certificates usually entail coursework (and assignments) but not there may not be a final project.
PhD in Finance Programs
Doctorate in Finance programs could award a PhD in Finance or a DBA degree. Both are terminal degrees. The PhD is a research-focused degree while the Doctor of Business Administration is a practitioner degree.
A PhD in finance could enable students to make an original contribution to their area of emphasis through their own research, presented in a final dissertation. Students might receive a solid foundation in the theoretical and empirical tools of modern finance, and may draw heavily from economics.
Learners typically build on this foundation and might apply these tools to study a variety of modern topics. Topics could include asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions, international finance, and behavioral finance.
DBA in Finance
DBA in Finance Programs often gear courses to executives who have a masters degree in a related area and want to enhance their career profile. Students often start out with a series of core business courses (like the MBA). These could provide in-depth theory about globally diverse markets, strategy and fiscal leadership.
There is also a strong component of applied research and business strategy in most DBA programs. Students might, for instance, study to gain the finance tools that managers often use to maximize their firm's value.
These courses could discuss valuation, capital budgeting and structure, working capital management, multinational concepts, and Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Research courses round things out. Students are usually required to write a final dissertation that synthesizes their studies to problem-solve in a chosen area of finance or business.
Application Information
Students in a finance masters program are required to have a bachelors degree and may need some prior work or academic experience in finance, accounting or a related field prior to enrollment.
Graduate certificate programs in finance are generally open to students with a bachelors or masters degree. Students sometimes enroll in these programs to further their careers as CEOs, accountants and investors.
Typical enrollment prerequisites for a doctoral program include a master's degree. There are also programs geared towards executives though some programs may also admit students with an undergraduate degree.
Aside transcripts and a completed application form, each applicant may have to furnish the following.
- Letters of recommendation
- Statement of Purpose
- GRE or GMAT Scores
- Professional Resume
As each finance graduate school sets its own standards, it is suggested that an applicant refer to specific masters programs for more details.
Finance graduate schools may be regionally accredited and may have specific programs that are also approved by professional agencies. One such agency is the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Accredited programs and schools must meet standards to maintain their status.
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The lives of sea otters — the tool-using marine mammals — were once intertwined with those of the coastal tribes in Oregon. But when fur traders discovered the value of the warm, waterproof pelts, a global trade led to the near extinction of the animals. Now, local Native Americans are hoping to bring them back.
Peter Hatch, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, says he began learning about the relationship between his people and the otters when he and his father built a boat and needed a name for it.
"My dad happened across elakha, for sea otter, in a Chinook jargon dictionary," Hatch said, standing on Sunset Beach, just south of Coos Bay, Ore. That's where the last local sea otter was sold in 1910, one year before implementation of an international treaty to protect them.
Hatch and his father delved into the history of otters and became interested in bringing them back.
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His father founded the Elakha Alliance about 20 years ago to advocate for returning sea otters to Oregon. The older Hatch has passed away, but today the Alliance has the blessing of three coastal tribes. Hatch is the group's secretary.
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Off the coast of Bodega Bay, Calif., 450 miles south of Coos Bay, Ore., Dick Ogg and his two-person crew throw Dungeness crab pots into the water. Ogg says he has nothing against otters.
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Author: Pamela Gibson
Publication Date: August 19th, 2020
Genre: Adult Historical Romance
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Haunted by questions and her own insecurities, Lady Emily Sinclair longs to discover why her betrothed abandoned her and married another. Seven years have passed, but the pain of his betrayal still lingers, buried beneath layers of humiliation and mistrust. When he returns after the Napoleonic Wars, she vows to avoid him. If only her foolish heart felt the same.
Broken and addicted to his medication, widower Andrew Quimby, Lord Cardmore, rattles around his ancient manor, oblivious to his deteriorating health and state of mind. When he learns the woman he was forced to abandon remains unmarried, he vows to try to win her back, even if it means returning to a society he despises.
But Andrew soon discovers he has a secret enemy. Threatening notes appear and sinister accidents put those in his inner circle in danger. Can he overcome his demons in time to keep them safe or will everyone and everything he loves disappear forever.
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A tiny birdlike woman with sharp features stared at him from across the room. Her bonnet and outwear lay neatly on a chair. Next to it was the heavy woolen coat and hat of the young boy with frightened eyes who clutched her hand.
Andrew's breath hitched as he looked at the child. Blue eyes, glistening with unshed tears, peeked up at him from a narrow face with a defiant chin. His guinea-gold tousled hair was cut short and his clothes were fashionable, albeit wrinkled.
The woman raised her head and glared at him. "I beg your pardon, my lord. I realize the hour is late. My name is Bricker. I was told to deliver Master George to you and then be on my way. I've taken a room in the village coaching house for the night, and I will return to London in the morning."
Andrew forced himself to meet her gaze and speak in a calm voice while turmoil swirled in his gut.
"You can't leave him here."
"I can and I will."
"Why now?"
"My employer's wife has passed on, and he has no interest in the child. Madame was the one who insisted on providing the boy with a home. Master George was the only link she had with her daughter."
"And you?"
"I've been his nurse since his birth at his grandparents' London home."
"If you are leaving, who will care for him?"
"With all due respect, that's your problem, my lord."
She turned to the child who began to sob. He buried his face in her skirts and fisted his small hands in the folds, his back shaking.
Her body vibrated with hatred. "See what you've done. You've upset him. He's only six years old and not accustomed to cold toffs like you."
Andrew stiffened, repressing the urge to curse. Instead he modulated his tone. "He cannot stay. I have no staff, no nursery. There's nothing here for him to wear or play with. You must leave and take him back to where you came from."
"His valise is outside in the hall. It has his belongings. He hasn't much. As you would know if you'd deigned to take an interest in him."
He supposed the verbal blow was deserved, despite the circumstances now confronting him, but his patience was at an end.
What the bloody hell am I to do with a child?
"You're right. I know nothing about children. You can see he's distressed. Can you not stay? I can pay you." Panic gripped his throat, threatening to strangle him.
"I have another post. And now I must take my leave. 'Tis cold and wet, and I long for my bed."
"Don't go," implored Andrew. "He's crying. What does he need?"
"Give him a bit of soup and a bed. He'll be right as rain in the morning."
She disengaged the boy's hands and bent down to face him. "You mustn't cry, Master George. This is your home now. I'm sure his lordship must have a horse or two in his stables. You'll see what a fine house this is when morning comes."
The woman led the boy to a spindly chair and seated him. The child hid his face in his hands and wailed like his heart was broken. With a final pat, she put on her coat and hat and strode toward the door. "My hired conveyance is waiting. I'll see myself out." Footsteps echoed in the hall, fading as the woman reached the outer door.
Ralston stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes wide. The child's wailing increased, and Andrew cringed. How was he to stop the noise? His valet hovered near the doorway. "Lester. Bring the new housemaid. I believe her name is Matilda. She should be in Mrs. Evans's quarters or nearby."
"Very good, milord."
Ralston, who'd been silent during the drama seemed to recover from his stupor and frowned. "Do you even know who this is?"
"Sadly, I do."
"Do you mind enlightening me? I admit, this is more entertainment than I've had in a decade."
"His name is George."
"I believe I got that."
"He is—he is my son."
Ralston fell into a nearby chair. "I'm astonished. I'd heard Caroline died in childbirth, but I thought the child was stillborn."
"He's very much alive, as you can see. And hear."
Author of eight books on California history and fifteen romance novels, Pamela Gibson is a former City Manager who lives in the Nevada desert. Having spent the last three years messing about in boats, a hobby that included a five-thousand-mile trip in a 32-foot Nordic Tug, she now spends most of her time indoors happily reading, writing, cooking and keeping up with the antics of Ralph, the Rescue Cat. If you want to learn more about her activities go to https://www.pamelagibsonwrites.com and sign up for her quarterly newsletter and occasional blog. Or follow her in these places:
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Hiding in Plain Sight: How Ambient Noise and Clutter Feed a Story
We've spent an hour and a half with them at this point, with repeated eruptions—Martha savaging her husband, George setting off timed explosions from his store of resentments. Then suddenly: the voices go silent, no sign of George and Martha, of Nick and Honey, the bested guests. Moonlight through tree branches, a yard we see from above, as if from a bedroom window. In the background, stringed instruments, serene. Then Martha's voice calling for the others and, before Elizabeth Taylor appears onscreen, the sound of ice cubes in her drink, something we've been hearing since the opening scene: director Mike Nichols' brilliant use of ambient noise.
The dialogue dazzles, of course, thanks to Edward Albee, in this case so perfectly delivered that sometimes as I watch "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"—at least a dozen times I've indulged the pleasure of this viewing—I take the words, the execution, for granted and marvel at what the director is doing to riff on what the words are getting at. In the scene referenced above, I am not surprised to hear ice cubes clinking before the camera reaches Martha, meandering drunkenly across the yard to her car. The camera has not followed the station wagon here from the foursome's drunken dancing excursion, but it feels as if we've seen the inebriate braking—front tires up over the curb at an angle so that the vehicle lists slightly, passenger-side turn signal winking, winking, winking, rear passenger door flopped open. Nichols doesn't waste the turn signal. Martha staggers around the car, opens the driver's door, reaches in, and the turn signals wink back and forth between each other before they blink out. Martha wanders the yard, then, calling out intermittently, her drink glass clinking the while. Finally, the screenplay gives a nod to what the director is doing: Martha says, "Clink. Clink."
I recommend "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" to fiction writers. Consider it a tutorial in the uses of your characters' environment, the details of their surroundings—indoor clutter, appliances, items of food and drink, features of the outdoor landscape, sounds so common (clinking ice cubes, anyone?) a writer might overlook them, and so forth. Always in this film there are things for George and Martha and Nick and Honey to do while they speak the language of wreckage.
In what is for me the funniest moment, Elizabeth Taylor leans into a cluttered refrigerator, opened by Richard Burton, grabs a drumstick from a platter of chicken sitting inside uncovered, grabs a salt shaker from the messy table Burton is clearing, salts and devours her piece of chicken, her mouth open as she chews, talking around mouthfuls. Then the perfect capstone: Taylor returns to the refrigerator, still open, tosses the chicken bone onto the same platter, and shuts the door, all without pausing in her run-on monologue about a movie Martha can't remember the title of. We see a woman, her husband, their relationship, their way of life here. If you didn't know a word of English, the details would tell you all you need to know.
A decade ago, I took a weekend fiction workshop with Daniel Mueller, author of the stunning short story collection How Animals Mate. Our focus was landscape, Mueller's mantra:
Let the landscape of your story tell your story.
If a story stalls, look around. Something in your story's landscape, its environment, will get it moving again.
As an exercise, Mueller asked participants to picture an odd item, oddly out of place in its setting. We went around the workshop table then, each participant volunteering such an item, all of us recording the items on our own list. Our assignment was to select an out-of-place item from the list and write a scene for it.
I chose a wristwatch buckled to the branch of a tree. I already had fragments for a story about a boy named Berndt whose father has committed suicide. For Daniel's assignment, I imagined that Berndt's father had taken off his watch on the morning of his suicide and buckled it to a mesquite tree branch before slashing his wrists. The scene I wrote was set several weeks later. Berndt is on his way to feed pigs on the family farm, when morning sun flashes off the crystal of his deceased father's missing watch. Berndt unfastens the watch and beats it against the mesquite trunk until the crystal smashes, crying and cursing his father. This scene became the closing scene in a story about a mysterious watch and the riddle of a father who owned it. My challenge was to make the watch real and then to build a story around it, leading to the father's suicide and his son's subsequent discovery of the watch buckled to a tree.
What might have been peripheral, unimportant, became the story's vehicle. The story of a watch becomes the story of a difficult father. A son puzzling over the watch itself provides a way of expressing an inner life that is not accessible to or expressible by the son himself. I loved writing this story, loved unfurling the watch's story, letting the watch carry the bigger story of son and father. Unanswered questions about the watch stand in for unanswered questions about the father. The discovery of the watch, in the closing scene, provides a believable stimulus, without sentimentality, for the protagonist's anger, his grief. When I was done, the watch even provided a title, "Center Wheel, Balance Wheel, Escape Wheel" (available at Prime Number).
This approach carries one of my first published stories, "In the Garden," online right here at Superstition Review. A husband and wife converse over breakfast in their backyard. By increments, without intending to, they say things that can't be taken back, irreparably damaging their marriage. Talking heads cannot carry a short story, at least not one I am capable of writing, so early on, a mockingbird sings out from a live oak near the breakfast table. Then the household tomcat slinks in from the creek. Turns out his name is Tyger, which opens a window onto the protagonist and his wife. The yard has room for a tomato garden, the wife's—and a pesky squirrel hanging out among the cages. A newspaper at center table has a photo of Ronald Reagan above the fold, spurring an exchange that gives away the year—1982—when the husband says, "Look on the bright side. Two more years and we'll vote him out." The husband has a bit of a thing for his best friend; the wife suspects as much. This is a breakfast just for two, though—no reason for the best friend to drop by. Except then a repairman arrives to address hail damage on the roof. Wife notices that husband has noticed the repairman. Both turn at the sound of the repairman's hammer. Then this: "A patch of sweat, like the map of a harbor Blake wanted to explore, darkened the blue of the man's shirt in the space between his shoulder blades." And so it goes. The conflict reaches a peak vicariously, when the mockingbird dive-bombs the squirrel and the cat leaps at the bird's sudden accessibility.
Ambient noise is my personal catchall for the material stuff, auditory and non-, that surrounds us, often without our notice, the material stuff upon which we can launch credible and engaging stories. This "noise" includes any and all sensory details, any and all physical aspects of the landscape, any and all items at hand in your characters' environs. A caveat, though. Ambient noise is not a fiction writer's sole tool. A story can overwhelm itself and its readers with this kind of detail. Nothing impedes narrative momentum like a margin-to-margin thicket of details. Nothing is more tedious.
Watch "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Let yourself revel in the many ways by which the characters interact with facets of their environment—ice cubes, drink glasses, liquor bottles, cigarettes, a platter of fried chicken, a child's swing hanging in the tree outside, door chimes, a chain lock on the front door. . . .
Read good stories. Here I'll mention only two—and very short. In "Say Yes" by Tobias Wolff, a husband and wife wash dishes and prepare for bed. That's it. But the meandering path of talk over dishes leads this couple into a hypothetical question about mixed-race dating, with an answer that changes everything. A younger couple, five years married, figures at the center of "The Girls in Their Summer Dresses" by Irwin Shaw. As they walk New York City on a lovely day, the wife catches the husband more than once distracted by the girls of the title passing by on the street. Questions lead to defensive answers, and as in "Say Yes," things are said that cannot be taken back, that change everything between man and wife.
Immerse yourself in the quiet noise of Wolff's story, in the vibrant noises of Irwin's city walk. Then settle into the noises that will tell your next story.
Editor's Note: David served as co-editor of Wingbeats and Wingbeats II, collections of poetry writing exercises from Dos Gatos Press.


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Many of us have today off to observe Veterans Day; while you're enjoying the holiday, remember to take the time to show the members of our military that they are appreciated.
To thank our current and past service members, many national restaurant chains are providing free or discounted meals with a proof of service (ID, photo, in uniform, etc.) (Note: Not all franchise locations participate in their national chain's Veterans Day programs -- be sure contact your nearest establishment to confirm.) Here are just a few of the restaurants participating:
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- California Pizza Kitchen, Nov. 11-12, 2012
- Golden Corral – Free meal, Monday Nov. 12
- O'Charley's - Nov. 12, 2012
- Outback Steakhouse – Free Bloomin' Onion and Coke Nov. 11-12, 2012.
- Red Robin – Nov. 12, 2012. Free Red's Tavern Double and Bottomless Steak Fries
- Sizzler – free Lunch, Monday Nov 12, 2012
- Souplantation & Sweet Tomoatoes - Nov. 11-12, 2012
- Spaghetti Warehouse, Monday - Nov. 12, 2012
- Texas Roadhouse – free lunch, Nov. 12, 2012: 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- T.G.I. Friday's – free Lunch, Monday Nov 12, 2012
For more specifics and to view more promotions and discounts, visit The Military Wallet
Besides the great companies providing discounts and freebies for America's Finest, here are a few ways that you can show your appreciation:
- Random acts of kindness. Have you ever gone up to pay for your coffee, only to find out that the person in front of you already took care of it? It is such a simple and thoughful way to make someone's day. Is there a service member dining at the same restaurant or coffee shop as you? Send over a drink or dessert on you.
Send a care package. One of our P.L.A.Y. team members had a spouse serve overseas and he especially loved receiving packages with some comforts from home. Often times, servicemembers overseas don't have access to a lot of the same daily conveniences they are accustomed to. Favorite items include: hand sanitizer, chapstick, gum, beef jerkey, drink mixes, sunflower and pumpkin seeds,cookies or even some canned foods like tuna salad. Don't forget our four legged service members either, dog lovers can include some treats or even small toys. To find out more informotion on what and where to send care packages, visit OurMilitary.com
- Donate to a Vet in Need. It's a sad truth, but many vets have a hard time acclimating back into civilian life and struggle with joblessness, financial burdens, as well as mental and physical disabilities. There are numerous organizations that are supporting our vets in need, you can help by donating. To learn more, here's a great list from the Huffington Post.
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