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I realize it's been a while since I did this — blogging, I mean. It's also been a while since I've written an end-of-year/ wishing-everyone-a-new-year post. So, I'm actually really glad that I managed to find some time today to write this post. And I've lots to say. Lots. But, I'll try to keep this post brief (although, of course, I cannot promise you that!).
So, 2016 is almost over, eh? As a matter of fact, it's already 2017 in some parts of the world, and I am sure these people are breathing a sigh of relief that the year is finally over. Personally, for me, 2016 was quiet. Quiet, but very, very busy. Oh, and when I say quiet, I mean I didn't write (besides academic) nor blog as much. And this was on purpose. I realized that I needed the time — whatever little time I could afford — for self-care. As much as I love to write — it's like petroleum for me — I understood that it wasn't going to go anywhere. I knew it would always be there. Waiting. I finally even found the knack to say "no" to a few blogging outlets that approached me, or pitched an idea to me, for a blog article for their websites. And, knowing how I am, I could never have the aptitude to say no — matter of fact, I'd almost always say yes, and then stay up most of the night writing a piece, while both sacrificing my sleep and the fact that I had to tend to a baby every hour or so. However, I didn't allow that to happen to me this past year. I simply wouldn't. I needed to make sure I set my priorities straight. I instead took the time to focus on my children, my school/work, my husband, and my close friends (you lovelies know who you are!).
Needless to say, the first six months of 2016 was the toughest as I was taking care of both a newborn and a toddler (who clearly wasn't happy that the newborn was in the picture, and stealing her spotlight). I remember how long those days felt; how difficult it was to take care of the newborn, while making sure my then two-year-old would not feel neglected/ignored. While I knew taking care of two babies would be difficult, I clearly had no idea that it would actually be beyond what I'd initially imagined. Half of the struggle was to keep the newborn safe from the older sibling (sorry, sweetie, but you were a little dangerous back then!). Every single day that was my biggest struggle. And, it wasn't necessarily the fact that my daughter was jealous of the new human being who'd suddenly entered our lives and turned everything upside down (especially for her), but also the fact that she wasn't exactly the most gentle when it came to showing affection (at times) towards the baby. So, yes, the first six months or so, my role wasn't just that of an around-the-clock milk supplier, but also that of a babyguard. But that time, too, has passed. And while it felt like an eternity back then, it's unbelievable how short a time it actually lasted. Both my beautiful children now go to preschool and daycare respectively. And, while there are still times when the older one will get jealous of the little one, at least I don't have to worry that they'll seriously hurt each other (but who knows? I've yet to experience real sibling rivalry! Yikes!).
However, it would be a lie to say that since my children started to attend daycare, I have more time to myself. The reality is that I decided to go back to school in September, and on top of that I was offered a teaching position, so school +work +motherhood = chaos. Of course, when I say chaos I don't necessarily mean it in a bad way; more like, in a good, positive , and really, really busy way. Of course, "me time" barely happened, as much as I wanted it to happen. But, that's okay. I'd rather be busy than idle anyway. Or so, I keep telling myself. But, ah, what the hey! 🙂
As for school, going back was probably
the worst a sound decision. At first, I was worried about how it was all going to work out, considering that my son was still too young and I wasn't a hundred percent sure whether I wanted to put him in daycare yet. Yes, I, too, went through that whole guilt trip as a "bad mom," having to put my infant son in daycare, while I went on to pursue my career/passions. My son was only nine months old when I first enrolled him in daycare, and the realization of it shattered me. I remember reluctantly dropping him off at daycare on his first day, a few months ago, and as soon as I came back to my car, I started to bawl, asking myself over and over again what exactly the fuck I was doing? Did my darling infant son deserve to be in daycare so young? My beautiful little Zaryab, who was still exclusively breastfeeding, and so very attached and dependent on me? How cruel and inconsiderate could I be to just drop him off like that, in the hands of strange women he has never met before, just so that I could wander off and pursue selfish vocations? And the more I thought about it, the more horrible and guilty I felt. But, as days progressed, and as I watched him on the baby monitor cameras — a superbly wonderful service that the daycare so conveniently offers to concerned parents like myself, I started to feel more and more at ease. My son was in a good place; he started going there only three days a week, and soon he was making other baby friends and intellectually flourishing in the social skills department. No doubt things definitely got easier as the days progressed and my son got more and more comfortable at the daycare. But, of course, there are times (not as often as before, though) when I still go through pangs of guilt, wondering whether it is really all that worth it. I hope it is. Le sigh.
Nevertheless, I still believe that deciding to go back to finish up grad school was a good decision, especially when I was also offered a chance to teach a class of my own! I met students with whom I most likely will still keep in touch, because we exchanged so many wonderful emails, and shared great conversations during my office hours. The best part was when more than three students both emailed and approached me in person to tell me that I'm the best teacher they've had, and how much they loved my teaching style. Needless to say, I was over the moon — by far, the best compliment I could have ever received throughout my whole academic career. And that is when I knew that this is where I am meant to be, and this is exactly what I am meant to be doing. I'd found my calling. Again. And, this time, I wasn't going to let it go.
Admittedly, this past year definitely has had its highs (the sweet compliments I received from my students, of course) and lows; one of which having to put my sweet little baby boy in daycare, and the other one being the recent US presidential election — definitely one of the lowest of lows (even though I was indifferent to the whole election anyway, mainly because neither Clinton nor Trump appealed to me; they're both corrupt leaders to their very cores). However, for me, it wasn't the results of the US presidential elections that shattered me this past year. No, not at all. It was the passing of a dear friend's son, less than a month ago that really and completely broke me. The boy was not sick, nor unhealthy; as a matter of fact, he was vibrant, very healthy, and both intellectually and physically brilliant. The news of his sudden death came as such a shock to me, that I literally couldn't sleep for days. It suddenly reminded me of a really deep and powerful piece I'd read a couple months ago, entitled, "Children don't always live" by Jayson Greene. His child, too, suddenly passed away in an accident that could have been prevented. And it all happened so fast, that it took them a while before realizing that their child was really gone. However, when you learn about a healthy, beautiful child whom you knew (but unfortunately hadn't met, except through the wonderful pictures and videos that his parents shared on social media), it's hard not to think about your own kids and realize that it, too, could happen to you. The realization that death is looming, watching, waiting for an opportunity to pounce, and snatch a piece of your heart and then shattering it into infinite little pieces — pieces that will take a lifetime, or probably not, to put back to together. It's funny, isn't it? Life gets so busy that we forget that death exists too. I have to admit, I hardly think about death. I mean it does cross my mind, but I never think about it on a constant basis. I know it exists, and I know we will all die some day, but it's pushed back so far into my psyche that I rarely ever concern myself with it. However, recently, I think about it quite often. No, not my own death, but the possibility that it could touch my children. And it scares me. It scares the living daylights out of me. Of course, I try not to let it dictate my life or my children's lives, but I have become more aware of it –unfortunately, I don't know how to prepare for it, or how to even avoid it. Life is very unpredictable. There are certain things that are way beyond our control. We can take as much care as we can, but there is always that factor of inevitability. I see and read about parents losing children in the news all the time, and I can't help thinking: how. How do these parents cope and eventually move on? Do they ever move on? It really and truly is unimaginable!
Anyway, I realize this is probably one of my darkest posts, and apologies if it came out being a little depressing than usual. I appreciate the readership nonetheless! For my 2017 resolution, I'm hoping to change my (lack of) blogging habits; I feel 2016 was restful enough in that regards. I'm hoping to definitely change that in the new year. I miss writing, and here's hoping I'll be able to find more time (even if it doesn't always exist) to blog. On that note, here's wishing you all a very safe and joyous New Year. May the universe be a little kinder and gentler to us this year. May we get closer to our loved ones, and may we find peace within our hearts, especially those of us who have tragically lost our loved ones. We may not be able to predict what life has in store for us, but we shouldn't hold ourselves back from doing the things we both enjoy and love.
New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change. – Sarah Ban Breathnach
See you all in the New Year! Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to my blog (if you haven't already done so; it'll only take a minute I promise), as I plan to be blogging quite a bit in the next several months. ❤


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In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty...
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Archive for January, 2016
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Our heart speaks in whispers. Our "heart" is our deepest sense of joy, our inner compass, that deep knowing that life's busyness can so easily drown out. It's not the sentimental or romantic heart that I'm referring to but the heart that bubbles from the inner depths.
This heart is always speaking attempting to lead us down the best pathways, but too often we think we know where I happiness can be found. I can only speak for myself, but my experiences have proven that I really don't know what's best, and I am far better served by listening to those whispers. It can take courage and practice to listen to these inner promptings because sometimes it won't seem to make sense; it can feel like you're walking down an unknown path without a map. We need to practice and learn how to hear, what it feels like, and that we can trust it even if we don't understand where it's leading us or why.
I've likened following my heart to a pilot learning to fly a plane on instruments. Many of us have heard of small planes crashing because a pilot became disoriented; their senses (or what they think is best) told them that the plane was higher than it was, or upside down, or turned, and the plane crashes. In order to become instrument rated, a pilot learns how to fly in the dark and in conditions with little or no visibility. She learns how to read and trust those instruments even if the senses suggest something else. And just like the pilot learning to trust a plane's instruments, we can learn to trust our inner guidance system (our heart), which not only prevents many crashes in life, but leads us on incredible adventures carried on wings!


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Thomistic Philosophical Terms (part 2)/
Michael's answer to a reader's question about where to find a handy accounting of Thomistic philosophical terms mentioned Fr William Wallace's The Elements of Philosophy, which contains pithy renderings of these polyvalent terms. I read Michael's mention of the book, mentally checked-off on the issue, and went about my day.
But then I remembered that, given the reader's original concern as a teacher, Fr Wallace's The Elements of Philosophy is carefully indexed to the corresponding articles on philosophical and theological terms to be found in the New Catholic Encyclopedia! Indeed, if I remember correctly, Fr Wallace wrote the thing as a distillation of the corresponding NCE content. So, to the original question and for our other readers, don't forget that the New Catholic Encyclopedia (together with its 2003 update) has articles on these essential philosophical terms (many of which were authored by Wallace, Weisheipl, and thomistic lights).


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Jim Rogers Says China Bears are Flat-Out Wrong
Jim Rogers is out with fresh salvos in the latest investing tiff over the future of China.
Two of the foremost bears are wrong about the country's prospects, says investor Jim Rogers, known for starting the Quantum Fund with George Soros, and as one the foremost China bulls.
Rogers took aim at Albert Edwards at Societe Generale and Hugh Hendry of Eclecticaica in an interview with Investment News early this week.
"Albert has been bearish on everything for a long time," Rogers told Investment News. "So if you are telling me he is bearish on China and bullish on everything else that would be different. But no, he is bearish on everything, including you, me and Mother Teresa."
Rogers added that Hendry has been "dead" wrong about China for three years.
Earlier this month, Edwards warned of the dangers of China "lurching into a deep downturn, unleashing cheap goods on world markets and spawning deflation.
For his part, Hendry wrote in his 2012 outlook about the potential for bad bank debts and an increasing chance that China's efforts to steer a soft economic landing could fail.
Rogers is very aware of a slowdown in the Chinese economy. He knows that China last reported GDP growth of 7.6%, its slowest since 2009. It may slow to 7.4% this quarter.
A wave of negative economic headlines appears to be building in recent days. A member of the People's Bank of China just warned that falling producer prices and rising inflation threaten investment returns of the country's manufacturers, perhaps limiting their expansion.
Last week, Premier Wen Jiabao warned China's economy has yet to rebound, and that economic hardship may continue, increasing concerns that the government may need to take more stimulus measures.
Yet Rogers notes that China has purposely been trying to slow down the country's red-hot economy now for three years. And it is succeeding.
He readily admits that China may face challenges, but compares them to hurdles the U.S. faced during its growth heyday in the 19th century.
The latest economic data suggest that stimulus measures in China may be working to prop up industry. The HSBC Flash China manufacturing purchasing mangers index rose to 49.5 in July from 48.2 in June, a 5-month high. Readings above 50 indicates economic expansion.
That's in contrast to the fourth straight month of slower manufacturing growth in the U.S, and continued worries about the economy in Europe.
Also of note, China is stepping up efforts in information technology, new energy and high-end manufacturing. China Daily reports that the government wants those and five other key industries to generate 8 percent of the country's GDP by 2015, and 15% by 2020.
Later this week, the Chinese government is expected to unveil a national development plan detailing major projects through 2015, including growth initiatives and efforts to save energy.
That may provide more talking points in a war of words – or at least a skirmish – among Rogers, Edwards and Hendry.
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So, I receive a lot of emails from you readers wondering when Hook will be up for sale. I decided to be kind and post regular updates on the progress of the book. I can tell you that it's nearly 50% completed.
There's been a couple of bumps in the road (namely real life) that forced me to set the book aside to take care of things, but it is progressing nicely. :) I wish I could set a hard date of when publication will happen, but being Indie means I don't always know. Regular publishers can take months, even years to set a publication date which is why the sale dates rarely get pushed back, an author can literally have a year to write a novella. In this case, an Indie author writes, edits, edits some more and then publishes, so it's really depending on how quickly those factors can take place.
What I can say is that Hook's Pan will be my next book published and that I really hope it'll be worth the wait. :D
Also, I received an awesome email yesterday from The Romance Reviews website. My book, Her Mad Hatter, has been nominated one of 2012's best paranormal romances. How AWESOME you guys are!!! This is a reader nominated award, and the fact that you guys have stuck my book up there with some heavy hitters of paranormal... I'm just floored.
If any of you would like to vote for my book, or any other book... here's the link:
TRR Nominations
In the next few days I'll start posting tiny snippets of Hook as well, so keep coming back. I think you'll enjoy reading them. :)
Happy reading!
P.S. Wednesday I'll be running a bookbub ad for my book The Witching Hour: Grim Reaper Saga, if any of you could tweet or FB posts about it, that would be super. The book has been dropped from it's normal 2.99 to .99 for this promotion. So if you haven't read it yet, now's the time to get a copy before it goes back up to regular price next week! :)
The Witching Hour: Grim Reaper Saga
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Lots of updates( Hook's Pan, Her Mad Hatter contest, etc..)
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- Deena said...
Thank you for the update!! Off to vote for you :)
- March 19, 2013 at 2:45 PM
- Jayn Wilde said...
Voting for you!! Thank you for the updates and can't wait for the snippets. :)
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- Marie Hall said...
Thanks ladies! :)
- March 20, 2013 at 11:10 AM
- Jayn Wilde said...
Just finished The Witching Hour. And, yes, I've been reading since earlier today. O.M.G. Loved it! I was laughing and crying...by the end I was a mess. But, I loved EVERY second of it!!!
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Lefty Loosy Righty Tighty
New Classical criticism focuses on identifying a game's primary function/action that sums up all of the player's actions, functions, and abilities into a single expression. This expression can be thought of as the interpretation of the game or what the gamer is actually doing when he/she plays. Sometimes the primary function can be encapsulated in a single word. For example, the primary function of the Super Mario platforming series is "jump". After the primary function is identified, the New Classical critic then looks at a game's formal elements to analyze how they promote the primary function. The formal elements include Sound, Music, Art style, Story, Graphics, level design, enemies, etc. Because the New Classical critic privileges interactivity over passivity (especially when focused into a limited number of rules and actions), such a critic is only concerned with how these elements shape the gameplay experience, and assumes that any formal element in a game is only meaningful when it supports the primary function and exists in a lower state of priority to that function. In other words, elements like story can't be more stressed and more important to a game than the gameplay. Even if a game is designed according to the conventions and assumptions of Western game design, it can still be critiqued in the Classical mode.
Lefty Loosy Righty Tighty: An analysis on how Drill Dozer's formal elements and structures harmonize around the primary fuction of Drilling.
Drill Dozer, a game developed by GameFreak and published by Nintendo, features a primary function of "drilling" as made obvious by the title. Players are set in a world where just about everything responds to drilling. Enemies, garage door openers, giant engines, crates, walls, ceilings, desks, and even toilets are all manipulated or destroyed by the mighty drill that Jill wields. Besides basic walking and jumping mechanics, you drill to move, attack, defend, burrow, and clutch onto suspended surfaces. Beyond these functions, Jill can also duck and dash for shot distances left or right. These functions alone are more than enough to create a deeply interactive game world. The following is a list of Drill Dozer's player functions arranged in a hierarchy of importance based on frequency and necessity of use.
- drill
- jump
- duck/dash
- walk
- search/examine
The main game is broken down into 6 areas each featuring sub missions depending on their size. Structurally, the game achieves variation from mission to mission by adding new enemies and level elements that force players to exercise different facets of their 5 core mechanics (see above). This approach is the alternative to a progression of "counterpoint" which takes a single (or limited) mechanic/function and designs a series of levels and challenges from a limited set of pieces or tools to express the function. A good example of a game with counterpoint level design is Super Mario Bros. for the NES. On the other hand, in Drill Dozer, by adding new pieces per level, the player is constantly experiencing something new even when using the same mechanic of one of the core functions. Additionally, in true Nintendo fashion in regards to enemy AI and difficulty, the enemies in Drill Dozer are "dumb" meaning their simple attacks and predictable movement patterns make them easy to dispense of (at least individually). Also, Drill Dozer's level elements and challenges aren't difficult to overcome (nor does the game severely punish players for making a few mistakes). However, these simple elements add up to impressive results when layered together. Whether you're drilling, tunneling, swimming, or flying, the level design is clearly focused on drilling.
Structurally, the game uses repeated acquisition of the 3 gears to propel the players through each level. With each gear comes increased power, speed, and drill time with the third gear having an infinite drill time. With increased power the player can access new areas by destroying the strongest barriers as well as destroying targets and enemies more quickly. With increased speed the player can move more quickly through and between obstacles. And with increased drill time players can hold on to drill sockets longer.
To accentuate this "gear-shift" gameplay structure, the music and sound design in Drill Dozer uses tempo and multiple sound pallets to create a sound scape that supports progressive drive through the level. Because the background music is out of sync with the rhythm of the steps in Jill's walking animation, an underlying tension is created that makes the player feel slightly off; like they're always late or just out of reach from some goal. These rhythms are punctuated the heavy mechanical sound of landing from jumps and the acute kick of a shifting gears. Furthermore, as Jill shifts into higher gears drilling harder, the metal sounding pitch increases of the drill. This crescendo creates a drive and a feeling of pushing forward that is synced up with progress through a level as measured by how many gears they've found. When the player grabs the final (3rd) gear, the music shifts into an upbeat higher pitched song that reflects Jill's newly acquired abilities (speed, power, and time). This light weight, upbeat tune discards the slower, heavy sounds telling the player "you're almost there! now drill your way into the finish!" In this way the sound scape supports the primary function of Drill Dozer.
The majority of the visual design in Drill Dozer follows the structural principles of "form fits function." This principle simply means, any visual element that serves a function must reflect that function by adhering to either a universal, or easily learned visual code. For Mario, everyone knows that jumping on spikes is painful whether the spike is on a goomba's head, inside the mouth of a piranha flower, or descending from a sliding ceiling. For Drill Dozer, objects that must be drilled with the bit spinning left (loosy) are color coded blue. And objects that must be spun right (tighty) are coded red. These codings however, provide an easily discernible visual clue. Due to the small size of the GBA screen, the threading of the drill shafts can only be seen in the large tunnels. For the small bombs and missiles however, this color code is necessary. It's universal knowledge that screws hold things together. Likewise, the oversized screws (form) in Drill Dozer serve the same function. In order to dismantle any large robot with a protruding screw, removing the screw is key. Other forms include cracked walls (reveals a weak spot), thicknesses of drill-able targets (the thicker the cable the more drill power needed), and the appearance of drill-able material (stone, wood, general metal, titanium). Because the entire game follows these rules, the player can break down and understand the level according to what's drill-able and how, at a glance. Empowering the player with intuitive, dependable, and universal design only makes their job of drilling easier. Instead of tediously testing each square surface for hidden drill-able spots in the entire game, the player use his/her eyes to do the checking and move on quickly, and smoothly otherwise.
To conclude, Drill Dozer is a very Classically designed game. It's no wonder when you consider that GameFreak is a company that sits very close to Nintendo (the company responsible for pioneering Classical Game design in the first place). When playing games like Drill Dozer, the stress of beating the game is taken off the player leaving them free to just have fun in a world design completely around doing one thing a hundred different ways. From the sound design, to the level design, Drill Dozer is all about drilling. Even the fiction in Drill Dozer supports this primary function. As the leader of a band of "good hearted" thieves, drilling into museums, stadiums, and out from police custody is all in a days work.


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Polyhedra Party
Come join the Polyhedra Party!
Help raise funds to get this beautiful 220 page book printed and experience the joy of making, looking at, and learning about polyhedra!
From the Polyhedra Party Manifesto: Anytime you make geometric forms, it is so fun that it feels like a party!
Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind
The fascinating photos shown in this book come from a series of metal sculptures I made when I was as an Artist-in-Residence at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, working on a traveling exhibition called the Geometry Playground.
Every photo has its own unique play of lines. Some emphasize the harmony of geometry and others reveal the dynamic movement of these intriguing 3D forms. As the beauty of an image inspires you examine it closer, you will start to learn about the geometric connections between polyhedra.
To see more pictures from the book Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind, click on this link:
Watch all these parts and pieces come together to make a metal icosahedron!
If looking at the photos leaves you curious to know more about these snazzy shapes, there is an Introduction to Polyhedra chapter, which breaks down the parts of a polyhedron and shows how the shapes relate to each other. Every page uses images and diagrams to help you understand the concept explained on that page. The light, easy-to-read writing style makes it accessible for both adults and children.
I spent over 4 years researching, writing, making diagrams, and perfecting the layout of images, text, and charts to make the best book I could. I've had the book edited by both a science writer and a mathematician who studies this area of math. The book is complete and ready to send to the printer.
With your help, we can get this beautiful book into people's hands!
The amount I'm trying raise in this Kickstarter Campaign is the minimum needed to cover the cost of offset printing Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind, shipping, and fees from Kickstarter and the credit card company. All other expenses of throwing this Polyhedra Party are being covered by me.
Balanced between art and mathematics, this quirky collection of shapes sparks curiosity in adults and children who love art, design, and pattern. Teachers, mathematicians, scientists, engineers, computer programmers, designers, and artists who have seen this material before in other forms will be delighted by the uniqueness of the photographs, the playful descriptions, and the fact that they can show this book to those unfamiliar to the topic and get them excited about it, too!
Cubes and Things
Cubes and Things, the 3D coloring book I designed, is an excellent addition to the words and pictures of Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind. It is so much fun to color and construct your own geometric shapes!
Did you know that a 2D arrangement of polygons, which folds up into a 3D shape is called a net? Since Cubes and Things is a book of nets, I call it a Net Book.
Cubes and Things complements the current coloring craze as it is both relaxing and enjoyable to color the pages, but it goes further. After coloring, you can cut out the net, fold all interior angles, and tape it together to make your own polyhedron! It is a fun easy activity for children (ages 5 and up) who then get to play with their new shapes. Adults can also play with or display them to make any spot of their home look cool!
When I share the fun of coloring and building polyhedra I call it a Polyhedra Party. I've lead groups of friends of all ages, kids in schools, the Exploratorium's Tinkering Studio, and in my own booth at Maker Faire. In all of these places, I see the same focused joy on the faces of the new polyhedra makers. Everyone is delighted to see how the pattern they colored comes together around their new shape.
For this Kickstarter campaign I created a new Net Book called Color Symmetries. It will be available as a downloadable PDF or you can get the PRINT version on light-weight card stock and the PDF, too. The designs on this set are extra special because of how they use color to highlight particular symmetries of the polyhedron.
Of course you may color these shapes any way you want, but you have the option of following the color-by-number page to create symmetric colorings on your polyhedron.
Reward Chart
Below is a chart of the Rewards. I would suggest first reading the explanations in list of rewards to the right and then use the list to see at a glance which tiers come with a PDF and which with a PRINT version, etc.
Please note that all tiers include the POINT of my thanks to you for joining my Polyhedra Party on the special Kickstarter Backer Thank You page of my website (unless you choose to be an anonymous Backer).
The PRINT versions of both Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind and Cubes and Things rewards are offered at a Kickstarter wholesale price!
All reward prices include the cost of shipping within the United States. Additional shipping fees for those outside the USA vary depending on the country and the items.
Explanations of Higher Reward Tiers
Remember that all higher tier rewards come with a PRINT and PDF version of both Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind and Cubes and Things plus the fabulous items listed below.
My polyhedra obsession began with experiments using this triaxial plaiting structure with basketry reed.
The charming organic character of these forms means that each one varies in diameter. The small shape (an icosidodecahedron) is 3 - 4" (7.62 - 10.16cm) in diameter and the larger shape (a rectified truncated icosahedron) is 5 - 6" ( 12.7 - 15.24cm).
$125 - ARCHIMEDEAN - This comes with the pair of shapes, pictured below and on the left. You get one small and one large in the natural color of the reed.
$140 - INDIGO ARCHIMEDEAN - This comes with a pair of indigo dyed shapes, one small and one large. You get to choose between the warm medium blue shown in the middle and the deep indigo blue on the right. Yes, you can have a pair that has one light blue shape and one in dark blue. Please contact me about it.
These geometric sculptures combine my passion for polyhedra with the materials and techniques from my textile background.
$300 - TWISTED TETRAHEDRON - The cotton thread lines of this delicate yet sturdy geometric sculpture are held in place because they are wound into holes in the laser cut acrylic. The tetrahedron's vertices are bent and bolted by me. I'll be making 4 of them (in royal blue, lime green, orange and fuchsia), but I might be willing to dye the threads in a color of your choice. Ask me about it! The diameter of this regular polyhedra is 7.5" (19.05cm)
$150 - FACETED - Get your own personalized net! I'll work with the symmetries of your images or drawings and send you both a PRINT and PDF version of it. Please note that the nets are my art work, so I might refuse certain images if they don't feel right or I may crop them to better show off a play of symmetries. Don't you need a dodecahedron with 6 photos of someone you care about?
$200 - POLYHEDRA PARTY - In the last year I have begun bringing my passion for polyhedra into schools: showing my art, the geometry it uses, and leading a Polyhedra Party workshop. A number of teachers mentioned having classes who would enjoy this experience, but that their school does not have funds to pay me. If you choose this, I will do a Polyhedra Party at one of the schools in the Bay Area who I know would love the experience!
$250 - GRAPHITE - Pick one of these two pencil drawings done for Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind. The one on the left illustrates concepts of Topology (though a color version was used in the book) and the one on the right show two attempts to bring to life two Catalan solids (the rhombic triacontahedron and the pentagonal hexecontahedron). The first person to respond gets the first pick!
The three pieces below are all made in the same method as was used in the book Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind.
$550 - PAPER ART - The two paper pieces on the left are like two thin shells; each describing one possible pattern on sphere. They are made from many pieces of laser cut paper carefully glued together. The first person to respond gets first pick!
I did a series of these elegant and delicate paper polyhedra. Some were used to illustrate concepts in the Introduction to Polyhedra chapter, others to test out ideas before cutting them out of metal, and some I just made because they are super cool. They will be shipped in an acrylic box that can be used as a display case. Both are about 3.75" (9.53cm) in diameter.
On the left is a compound polyhedra, made of an aqua dodecahedron interlaced with a dark grey icosahedron. In the middle is an orange rhombic triacontahedron.
$1400 - METAL MAGIC - The visual appeal of such a light open geometric sculpture is contrasted by the intrinsic weight of metal. The pieces of this icosahedron are laser cut steel that I bent and bolted together. It is the same size, 12" (30.48cm) in diameter, as the small icosahedron photographed in Polyhedra: Eye Candy to Feed the Mind, and is part of a new series of metal forms that I am constructing.
Remember that these rewards are here for you. If you would like a slightly different arrangement of something that I offered, ask me about it. If I can add in your personal reward option, I will.
Do you want to know more about my art and how it went from weaving to polyhedra? Check out the video from my first Kickstarter here:
Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. Thank you so much for looking through this!
Risks and challenges
Spending so many years working on a book, when I didn't know how it would get printed was a challenge but, when I start a big project, I need to see it through to completion.
Doing a Kickstarter for a second time is a big risk. It was really hard having the last one not work out. However, I found a more affordable printer for the same quality. This means I can do the Kickstarter at nearly half the prior amount needed.
Even though it wasn't successful, that first Kickstarter kicked me into action and taught me many things that I needed to do differently this time.
I like a good challenge, working hard, and learning new things. Doing a Kickstarter is all that and more. I'm looking forward to getting the chance to meet more people interested in polyhedra and —with your help— getting to do the work of fulfilling orders and sending off copies of my books!Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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Every EastEnders fan remembers Tiffany Butcher, the energetic and cheeky offspring of Bianca who was played perfectly by child star Maisie Smith. Maisie joined the Walford soap aged 6 and has been acting since age 4, when she had a part in The other Boleyn Girl.
And she has added another string to her impressive bow in recent years by discovering and nurturing and impressive talent for singing – and she is now poised to release her catchy debut track Good Thing.
The 15-year-old maturely discussed her ideas behind the themes of the song with us when we caught up for a chat and also revealed her favourite Walford memories, her aims for a musical and acting career and how she juggles performing, growing up in the limelight and still manages to keep up with the pressures of schoolwork and teenage life.
How did this track come about?
Me and my producer, Darren Martin, were thinking of some songs to write and I didn't want anything too cliche about love and how deep love is because I'm quite young so I thought that something quite relatable and quite cool would be the best way. I wanted something that people could sing and dance to which was about how good something in your life is going and I am really pleased with how it turned out. It's exactly what I wanted.
Can you describe the track in three words for those who maybe haven't heard it yet?
Cool, easy and relatable!
At what age did you discover a singing talent?
I've always loved singing but I was never any good at it until a couple of years ago when I was the lead in my school production. I just loved it and ever since then I have wanted to pursue a career that allowed me to sing as well as act.
Is acting still something you're keen on, then?
Honestly, I love them both. I couldn't pick one that I prefer and I would love a career where I could express both.
Who are your biggest inspirations musically?
Musically, I think that my favourite artist is Christina Aguilera because she has such an incredible voice and is so good at acting too and I also love Ariana Grande.
You have down some covers on YouTube which have done really well – are there more in the pipeline?
Yeah, I'm bringing another one out in a couple of weeks, I think I am doing a James Arthur song, his latest one. The songs I want to cover are recent ones as well as older ones but nothing too typically girly. I like to do boys' songs and putting my kind of girly twist on them, instead of just being the typical girl singing girl songs. it's cool to something a little bit different and mix it up a bit. I didn't just want to copy anyone, I wanted to make it my own.
You're so busy, how do you manage to juggle schoolwork, particularly in your GCSE years?
All my life, I've been taking time off school for EastEnders and I've never had too much of an issue. I have a tutor, I revise quite a bit and I always catch up on what I've missed and so my career doesn't really affect my education as I am still doing quite well, surprisingly.
Obviously you grew up on screen so it must just come naturally to you?
Yeah, I don't really know any different – it hasn't been tough [growing up in the spotlight] as everyone is always so supportive. I meet people in public and they are always so nice and say lovely things so I have always grown up meeting people I really like and who support my acting and my career since.
What kind of feedback have you had on Good Thing?
It's been such a positive reaction, I was really hoping for that and so I'm so pleased with how people have taken it. I haven't had any nasty comments; everything is so supportive of my singing. I've had people message me and sending me videos of themselves listening and dancing to my songs which is so nice. I'm delighted with how everything has turned out; so happy.
And how have your family and friends been reacting to your success?
My family are so supportive and friends that I have known since I was born have always stuck by me throughout everything so I know that they are true friends – I knew them before any acting or singing took place. They have supported all of the choices I have made and I am so happy with the support I always get from my family and friends.
People remember you so fondly for EastEnders – what is your favourite memory from that time?
I just remember running around the Square and being my cheeky little self and I remember so many people saying 'Oh I love your character' because I think I brought so much happiness to a show that has so many dark moments. Tiffany just made the show so happy and cheeky so my biggest memories of running around Walford, falling in bins – it was all so much fun.
Do you still watch the show and keep in touch with co-stars?
Yeah, I do watch it when I can. I don't watch much TV as I'm quite busy but when I get the chance, I love to tune in to see what's going on. I do like to keep in touch with a lot of my on screen family, especially on social media so I'm always messaging them and asking how things are going and what they're doing. It's nice keeping in touch with people.
You've had so much going on in your first 15 years – what are your hopes for the next 15?
I'd just love to pursue a career that allows me to sing, dance and act and express all of my passions and still make a success of myself.
Good Thing will be released on 25th November 2016. You can check out Maisie's Soundcloud here and find more of her covers on her YouTube channel here.
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From the 22.10.12 to the 26.10.12, I experienced one week at a school in Switzerland. That week was an eye opening and incredible experience and also introduced me to some people I know I will be friends with for a lifetime.
The differences between school in Switzerland and school in Australia is huge – the list goes on and on and on. To start of with the education system: in Australia we graduate after 12 years of school, although in Switzerland they only have 9 years. At the age of 15 after these 9 years, the kids choose which career path they go into and they are given a whole lot more of options after high school than us in Australia. They can either go into a high level high school or an apprenticeship. The apprenticeship is the option most students choose, and the only ones that continue into a high level high school are the ones that would like to become doctors or scientists. The school I went to consisted of students between the ages of 15 – 25 all who were completing apprenticeships. They would work 3 days a week and then come to school for the other 2 days. Some of the younger classes worked less and came to school more.
As they only went to school for two days (average) and they had round 14 subjects, they had a lot to fit into one day. Their school day would last from around 08:10 to 17:45 – one very long day. In that time they would study a range of subjects, in classes that went for 45 minutes each. They all studied five compulsory languages, which were English, German, Italian, French and Romansh. All the students could speak very well in all of those languages – which helped a lot as they could speak English. I had hoped to learn a bit in all those languages, but as I was only there for a short time, most of the lessons consisted of me talking about Australia as they were all keen to know everything about it.
The rule that the students, teachers and principal found craziest was how at my school, if you are caught with your phone it means big trouble – even suspension. "And you still have students??" was a teacher's words when he heard that rule. All the students were allowed to have their phones out and check them in class, although out of respect, a lot of them still kept them away during class time.
The school was around one tenth of the size of my school (Mountain Creek State High School) and was all in one little building. Connected onto the school was a nunnery and oh did I mention we were in the middle of the mountains! The school looked like something straight out of the 'Sound of Music'. The view from every classroom was spectacular, snow tipped mountains and all. Sometimes a cow would even pop its head through the classroom window to say a big hello!
Another big difference over here was the uniform – you wouldn't see any knee high socks, leather shoes, pleated skirts, buttoned up white shirt or ties. In fact you would normally see some trackies or same clothes the students had worn for the last few days. As it was so normal for them they didn't fuss around with having to look perfect and having a new outfit every day, they wore what they were comfortable in and looked as beautiful as ever. In Australia it is closed in black leather shoes, no exceptions! In Switzerland it is anything but closed in shoes, it is actually against the rules to wear closed in shoes inside the building! Everyone wore "home shoes" which looked like clogs. 'No way I am ever wearing them!' I thought, which would be the thought of every Aussie teenager. Although quickly I learnt it in fact looked stupid being the only one that wasn't wearing them.
I was fortunate enough to be given permission from the school to teach Taekwondo to all the students during their sport lessons. I have been doing Taekwondo for 6 years now and 2 years ago I graded to my first degree black belt. My club, Ultimate Taekwondo is incredible, and I had definitely been missing training so it was wonderful to train again. Twice a week in the afternoons in Australia I would help teach a Taekwondo Junior class which I love, so it was wonderful to be able to do some teaching again. The students were all very enthusiastic about it and put in their whole effort. Teaching Taekwondo in Switzerland was and amazing opportunity and I will treasure it forever. All the students had a smile on their face no matter how many push ups I told them to do – it was great!
Everyone at the school made me feel so welcome and appreciated that so much. The teachers taught their whole lessons around me, which was very strange for me to be the centre of attention. The school gave me so much confidence which will help me throughout the rest of my trip and throughout my life. I met some wonderful and inspirational students who I have since become very close with, which has made me so happy. It was an experience worth having and really changed the way I look at school and other aspects of life. Any young travellers it would be my utter most highest recommendation to go and spend a few days in a school, experience the difference and meet people your age!


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I have to be confess: I'm not the most playful mama. I don't like going to the park and playing 'tag' with my wee one. Noah watches too much t.v. so I can do something other than coloring, painting or going back to the park for what seems like, the 100th time, on any given day.
Here's what I do like to do. I turn Noah into a Sous chef in my kitchen and we start to cook. Since Thanksgiving is in one more day and the family is coming over we get to party in the kitchen.
The prep started Friday. We baked pumpkins for a pie. First step. Cut the pumpkins in half and dig out the seeds:
Why stand on the chair when the counter is so much fun?
Place pumpkins onto baking dish with about 1/2 inch of water and bake in 425 F degree oven until fork tender.
Dig out the lovely soft cooked pumpkin
pumpkin puree
Nothing this lovely ever comes out of a can. I can't wait to turn this puree into a pie!
Next on prep day: Cranberry sauce.
First: pour cranberries onto a pot.
Add zest of one orange
Also juice of one orange . . .
Sugar, a touch of Grand Marnier to taste . . . with a dash of water . . .
Cook on medium low heat until most of the liquid has reduced, the cranberries have popped (isn't that such a festive noise?) and the cranberry mixtures has turned into . . .
Thick, gorgeous sauce that is finger lickin' good!
Yum – O!
Last, but not least. The Turkey. The Brine. The Love.
Assembled ingredients for the brine. This Brine recipe is from Nigella Lawsons' "Feast"
Dissolve salt and sugar in the water.
After adding the rest of the ingredients really get your hands in there and mix, mix, mix.
Ignore the camera strap in the picture . . . Noah had to put some orange, onion and herb pieces on the turkey for a 'blanket'.
He kept squidging, touching and adding pieces on top while saying "ooooooo love, love mummy, love . ." The extra ice was to displace some of the water so the turkey would be submerged and also as an extra precaution to keep the turkey icy cold while bathing in the brine.
Blankets on, Job well done. Until Tomorrow.
Noah insisted on dragging the heavy cooler outside. "I'm strong mummy let me do it!" When daddy was done work he dragged the cooler out from it's hiding place under the barbeque cover and had to show daddy "the love". He was pretty proud of all the work we did and it entertained the both of us for most of the afternoon. We had such a good time. We were productive and had such a good time making a huge mess in the kitchen.
Here's the link to Nigellas' turkey brine recipe. It's on the Food Network website.
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Last night, I listened to the soothing sound of rain on the roofs in my futon – but I couldn't get off my mind the thought that winds have been blowing from north-east of Japan all day and would be until Saturday and the night rain was ladden with radioactivity from Fukushima to a certain extent: black rain indeed.
Black rain was the expression used to describe the radioactive fallout after American nuclear bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, before they forced Japan to accept nuclear power. It was later on used as a title for a silly and inaccurate gangster American movie by Ridley Scott. Black refers to the harmful particles in rain drops and is doubly chilling by night time.
Anyway, I slept well but I would like to warn everyone not to stand in the rain until the week-end and especially keep your children dry. Watch out for leaky rubber boots where feet soak for hours, have them wash their hands when coming back home as usual, etc. especially if you are in Aichi (Nagoya) and Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto) areas. Of course, the whole Kanto region (Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama) is directly under, but nobody should live there anymore.
Contrarily to my post on Shikoku, Fukushima winds avoid it this time, as well as Wakayama according to the Meteocentrale simulation. However, it is only a simulation and daily updates change significantly (usually the last of the 3 days forecast is wrong), so the real situation might change on an hourly basis. Even if this was not the case, there would still be a gap between the simulation and reality. A slight difference means that Shikoku could be swept instead of Osaka since it is after all a small territory. The wind direction has been consistently reported and the higher probability is that the whole Honshu region from Fukushima down to Kansai will get a share of it. (more…)


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text: One thing I LOVE about Nikons is the Creative Lighting System (CLS). Recent Nikon cameras and speedlights can be linked via line-of-sight infrared (IR) communication and you can trigger your Nikon speedlight off-camera without buying any additional equipment. The system is great and if you own a Nikon dSLR and Nikon speedlight (SB600/700/800/900), it's a great introduction to off-camera flash that you can play around with. By setting the speedlight as a remote, you then use the built-in flash on the camera to trigger the speedlight. You can tell the built-in flash to either fire or just be a trigger. I don't have time to put together a tutorial, but if you're interested and not sure how to do it, just look at your manual[s] or google "Nikon CLS" and you can figure out how to do it. It's relatively simple and straightforward, so go out and use it! You'll be amazed at the results you can get just with a little tinkering. One piece of advice: take note of what channel the speedlight is on!!! Last night, I embarrassingly made the rookie mistake of not keeping track of what channel the speedlight was on and what channel my camera was sending messages to. As a result I got very frustrated and didn't exactly get the shot I want. This takes me to today's photo tip: know your gear before going out in the field! You've got to be familiar with every aspect of your gear before going out in the field if you're going to get the shots you want. Read your manuals and find willing guinea pigs to try out your gear before going out on jobs. That way if you run into trouble, knowing your gear will help you effectively and efficiently troubleshoot. I figured out my problem last night relatively quickly (probably within 3-4 minutes), but I only had a couple minutes to get the shot I wanted, so by the time I figured out what was wrong the opportunity had passed. While I'm disappointed in myself, identifying the source of problems and learning from your mistakes will make you a better photographer. I hopefully won't be making this mistake again, and by sharing my experience here I hope you won't either!


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11 February 2013
Karaoke Argentina style
last night we met two guys from chile. And I rediscovered that drinking games is still the best way to get to know people even tho you don't speak the same language. And it makes it way easier to learn Spanish (in this case). "Rojo o negro? Más o menos? Ay ay ay! puta madre! Todos tomamos!" After socializing trough drinking heaps of beer we decided to go out. Never have I've been able to go out to a bar 3 o'clock at night on a Sunday, happy days! We found this small and tacky bar with karaoke.. Not my favorite kind of bar but with the alcohol floating in our vanes me and the American girl Lenore couldn't resist go up on the little wooden stage and give it a shot. The song list was very poor when it came to songs in English and the guy who "hosted" the karaoke sang most of the time so mine and Lenores' performance were very much appreciated among the locals in the audience.
Catch you on the flip side!
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Masters of The Teras Kasi (Ep. 057)
Star Wars Celebration is on and we discuss why we haven't gotten what we want from Star Wars games lately. Yannick also has us remember times we lost our save games, and Zelda apparently sold more copies on Switch than the console sold itself. What a weird and while video game world.


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This week, ASU takes on South Division rival UCLA at home in Tempe. The Bruins come into the game with a 3-2 record, after a convincing victory over the U of A Wildcats in Pasadena. The S&P+ ratings over at footballstudyhall.com have UCLA ranked 24th, and ASU ranked 66th, giving the Sun Devils a 33% chance of victory and a projected scoring margin of -7.4. This means a lot of things need to go right for ASU to pull out a victory. Here are the three most important on that list.
With Brady White making his first career start on Saturday, the ASU offense needs to take pressure off him by being successful on first down, something they were not able to do last week against USC. ASU doesn't need to gash UCLA for tons of yards in the run game in order make life a little easier for White, but they do need to be able to get yards on first down, so that he's not repeatedly put into second and third-and-long situations, where UCLA knows to expect a pass. The easiest way to do this is to consistently be able to get 4-6 yards running the ball on first down.
The UCLA defense presents a challenge in this area, but not an insurmountable one. The Bruin defense gives up 4.5 yards/carry, which ranks 76th in the country. Although they've allowed 5 yards/carry in 4 of their 5 games, 4 of their 5 opponents have offenses that rank in the top 25 in that category. On the other side of the ball, ASU's rushing offense is pretty mediocre. They average 4.0 yards/carry themselves, and while being pretty efficient (success rate of 46.3%, ranked 36th), lack explosiveness.
The Sun Devils can also utilize the quick passing game to mix things up. Expect a heavy dose of bubble screens, slants, quick hitches, and sticks on first down, especially if they are struggling to get first down yards with the run. This is where some of the Air Raid principles that Chip Lindsey has implemented into ASU's offense will be valuable.
This is the type of game that can quickly turn into a disaster if ASU is unable to get yards on first down. Putting a freshman quarterback in his first start in too many passing down situations will result in a lot of 3-and-outs, and probably some costly turnovers.
Through the first four games of the season, the Sun Devils' pass defense struggled so much that the team's tackling issues were little talked about. Well, against USC, that changed. While there weren't so many coverage breakdowns, ASU gave up several big plays to the Trojans because of missed tackles, both in the run game and in the passing game. This needs to improve, or Saturday's game could end up looking a lot like the 2014 UCLA game in Tempe.
If ASU can tackle better and prevent big plays, they stand a good chance of keeping the UCLA offense in check. The Sun Devil defense, for all of its struggles, is actually decent on a play-to-play basis. They have a defensive success rate of 38.6%, which ranks 40th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, the UCLA offense only ranks 78th in success rate. Eliminating the big plays will be a big key if ASU is to win.
In the first tine, we talked about what ASU needs to do to make life easier for Brady White. Here, we'll talk about what White needs to do make life easier for himself. Ideally, an ASU victory on Saturday would look a lot like their 2014 victory over Stanford – good defense and an efficient performance from a quarterback who didn't need to make very many big plays. Unfortunately, there's no indication that the ASU defense will hold UCLA to 10 points, or even anything close to that. ASU is also unlikely to absolutely dominate with the run game – as discussed above, ASU is average running the ball, and UCLA's defense is decent. Therefore, if ASU is going to win, White will need to play quite well, and be more than just a game manager.
He'll need to be accurate and make good decisions on early downs, so that, as mentioned earlier, he can avoid too many passing down situations. He'll also need to be able to be accurate down the field as well. UCLA is likely to stack the box to stop the run, and play tight coverage, daring the Sun Devils to throw the ball downfield, something they haven't been able to do much this year. White needs to take advantage of this, and complete intermediate and deep passes at a higher rate than Manny Wilkins was able to. He'll need to avoid turnovers as well, as a negative turnover margin is something ASU will not likely to be able to overcome, given their weaknesses on defense.
If ASU wants to stay in the race for the South Division title, it needs a win on Saturday, as winning the division without at least a split with the Los Angeles schools seems unlikely. If ASU can put Brady White in a good position to succeed, and get decent production from him, while eliminating big plays, they'll have a decent chance.
For more preview information on Saturday's game between ASU and UCLA, be sure to check out Gary Doran's Advanced Stats 12-Pac.


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Rick Macci On His First Meeting Richard, Venus and Serena Williams
Rick Macci has been dubbed "the coach of prodigies" by Hall of Fame journalist and personality Bud Collins. His reputation as such started when he worked with a pre-teen Jennifer Capriati in the 1980s, but it was burnished when he worked with Venus and Serena Williams when the future legends were only 9 and 10 years old.
In his new book "Macci Magic: Extracting Greatness From Yourself And Others" ($19.95, New Chapter Press, available here on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1937559254/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vfRvtb1P14M50T4C ), Macci describes his incredible first ever meeting with Richard Williams and his first on-court experience with Venus and Serena. The first part of the chapter "Venus and Serena Williams" from the book is excerpted here below:
I was at the Easter Bowl in 1991 in Florida one afternoon and watching kids from the academy compete and someone mentioned to me that there was a girl out in California who had a lot of potential and had just been in the New York Times. I knew every kid in the country and I had never heard of this girl named Venus Williams. And they said, "Yeah, she's in the New York Times and there is a lot of potential."
One thing led to another and an agent from Advantage International said, "Mr. Williams is going to give you a call because they are eventually looking to move from California to Florida to come to a tennis academy." I said, "OK, give me a call." A couple weekends passed and Richard Williams ended up giving me a call, probably one of the most bizarre and interesting conversations I ever had in my life. We started talking and he explained to me where they're at, and so on and so forth, and he wanted to know if I wanted to come out to Compton and take a look at his girls. The only thing I knew about Compton was that it was kind of a rough neighborhood back in the day. He said, "The only thing I can guarantee you is I won't let you get shot!!"
I thought I've got to meet this guy! I said, "Hey, it's May, it's kind of slow. I'll come out for a weekend."
I was very curious because if someone was that good, from what other people said, I know what good would be. I didn't have anything to do that weekend, so I booked a ticket and flew out to Compton and got into LAX, got a cab to the hotel in Compton. That night Richard and Oracene and Venus and Serena came over and it was interesting because Venus sat on one knee of her dad and Serena sat on his other knee and we had this two-hour conversation. Richard was asking me all kinds of questions. He actually was very insightful because he knew a lot of things that I was surprised about. He knew who I taught and what I've done and which kids have won national tournaments, how many times I've been coach of the year. He did some homework, so he kind of had the pulse on my career.
The night ended and he said, "I'll pick you up at 6:30 in the morning and we'll go to Compton Hills Country Club and that's where we're going to practice." He picked me up at 6:30 in the morning in an old Beetle bus, kind of wobbling side to side. I got in there in the passenger side and there was a spring sticking out of the seat and I was afraid I would harpoon myself and be permanently injured. So I watched how I sat, for sure. Venus and Serena were in the back of it and there must have been three months' worth of McDonalds and Burger King wrappers in there, and many Coke cans and bottles, tennis balls all over. I asked, "Do you guys sleep in here?" He said, "Sometimes if I have to. Depends on the wife!"
We pulled up to the park and I thought we were going to a country club. He said, "No, this is the Compton Hills Country Club. I named it that." I thought this guy was crazy. And I was right. Crazy like a fox! More on that later. It was a park that had two courts and it was about 7 o'clock on a Saturday morning and there were about 20 guys playing
basketball and there were another 15 people at least passed out on the grass. There was broken glass and beer bottles everywhere. This was definitely different than the luxurious Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort, where I was director of tennis. So it was really a culture shock to see the situation.
When Richard and Venus and Serena got out of the car everybody acknowledged Richard. They called him King Richard. They acknowledged the girls. They stopped playing basketball and parted like the Red Sea and we walked through the basketball courts to get to the tennis courts. They were very respectful of the girls, probably because of the publicity. We go onto the tennis courts and they're kind of like the courts I grew up on. They were broken, chipped up and broken glass was all over the court. The courts didn't need resurfacing, they needed to be blown up.
I remember Richard had a shopping cart attached to the net post and it had about 20 feet of chain around it. He got the balls from the car and it took him about 20 minutes to get the chain off the basket that was attached around the post so nobody would steal it. He filled up the basket with balls, and they were all dead balls. But I brought a case of new balls because I thought maybe they might not have the best balls.
After we got organized and had all the balls in there, Venus and Serena kind of jogged around the court. One thing I noticed right off the bat: Venus ran kind of different. She was very long, very tall and had strides like a gazelle. I said, "Ah, that's interesting." I was thinking she should run track and not pursue tennis. This isn't very common for tennis, someone who is spindly. She was like a praying mantis. There was a lot of length there in her stride. Serena was very stocky and compact as a 9-year-old.
I started feeding them balls. One blueprint in seeing a lot of kids is that I see greatness technically at a young age. I coached Jennifer Capriati for three years and biomechanically Jennifer was not only one of the best ever in those areas of the game, she was one of best ball strikers ever. So now I'm seeing these girls from Compton and they had beads in their hair and they were swinging at the balls and their arms and legs and hair were flying everywhere. There were elbows going right and legs going back, there was improvising all over. So cosmetically I'm looking at this and I'm thinking, "This is a train wreck! This is all hype and I cannot believe I'm in Compton, California, ruining my weekend." I didn't think they were really that good. I had seen all the kids and had just come from the Easter Bowl and I'd had many kids win every national at that time.
I thought Venus and Serena looked like decent athletes but technically they were all over the map just because they were improvising. You could tell they just didn't have quality instruction. After about an hour we started doing competitive things where Venus would do something against Serena even though Venus was much better at the time. Richard said, "I prefer that they not play against each other." So I said, "OK" and had one of them come and play with me. So we started competing and right then and there their stock rose immediately. My whole perception — and this is a good lesson for any parent or coach — you don't judge a book by its cover. I looked cosmetically and I saw what I wanted to see. And I come from a vast background of information and I passed judgment that I thought they were limited. Now when they start competing I saw the preparation get a little quicker, I saw the footwork get a little faster, I saw consistency raise a little higher. I thought, "OK, they went from just maybe average kids their age to they could be some of the better prospects in the country." At least now their stock was at a point where I thought they're good, there's some potential here. Athletically they were unique for sure.
But technically they were still a train wreck. Just a lot of things were really way off. They hadn't had world-class instruction. But the way they competed, and they didn't want to lose the point, to me their stock rose even more. To me that's always the X factor, the way someone competes. Venus and Serena had a deep down burning desire to fight and compete at this age. It was unique. Unreal hunger.
Then Venus asked Richard if she could go to the bathroom. There was a lot of hugging and kissing going on. There were a great close knit, loving family. So Venus decided to go to the bathroom. She went out the gate and the first 10 feet she walked on her hands. And the next 10 feet she went into backward cartwheels.
Now I'm seeing this girl and I'm thinking, "How tall are these girls going to be?" He says, "They're both going to be over 6 feet, strong and powerful." And I said, "Let me tell you something. I think you have the next female Michael Jordan on your hands." And he put his arm around me and he said, "No brother man, I've got the next two." At 10 and 9 years old.
"MACCI MAGIC," available where books are sold, including here on Amazon.com: http://m1e.net/c?150001094-X99l/7XH5chA2%4063364085-8b8oWs74ZG6qQ is the entertaining and inspirational manual and memoir that helps pave the way to great achievement not only in tennis, but in business and in life. Macci, known as the coach of tennis phenoms, including five world No. 1 players – Venus and Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova – shares his secrets to success both on and off the tennis court through anecdotes and more than 100 of his famous "Macci-ism" sayings that exemplify his teaching philosophy and illustrate the core role and power of positive thinking in the molding of a champion.
The book was written with Jim Martz, the former Miami Herald tennis writer, author and current Florida Tennis magazine publisher. Former world No. 1 and U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick contributed the foreword to the book while another teen phenom student of Macci's, Tommy Ho, wrote a preface to the book.
Among those endorsing the book are ESPN basketball commentator and tennis fan Dick Vitale who says of Macci, "He will share his secrets for becoming a better all-around person and tennis player and gives you all the tools you will need to assist you in THE GAME OF LIFE!"
Said Mo Vaughn, three-time Major League Baseball All-Star, former American League MVP, "Rick Macci is the best coach I've seen. He can coach any sport on any level in any era. That's due to his ability to communicate directly with his athletes on a level that they clearly understand the technique and what it takes both physically and mentally to be successful. Ultimately the best thing about Rick Macci is that no matter your age, ability or goals being with him on a consistent basis will teach you life lessons that you can take with you regardless of what you do. Rick Macci can make any person better just by his coaching style. My daughter Grace is lucky to have Rick Macci in her life."
Said Vince Carter, NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist of Macci, "As a professional athlete, I have been around many coaches. Rick's dedication and commitment to turning kids into great tennis players is paramount. The confidence and technique he continues to instill in my daughter amazes me. Rick Macci's ability to cultivate a player is a testimony of his dynamic coaching skills."
Said popular tennis coach and personality Wayne Bryan, father of all-time great doubles team Bob & Mike Bryan, "Rick Macci has long been at the very top of the mountain as a tennis coach. Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Jenny Capriati are on his laundry list of Grand Slam champs and all-time greats that he has worked with, but he has coached so, so many other pros and Division I college players through the years. He is a coaches' coach. He is passionate, motivational, dedicated to the game and players, super hard working from dawn to dusk and into the night when the court lights come on, very bright, knows the game inside and out, still learning, and still striving. He is engaging, fun and funny. His new book is loaded with great stuff and stories are such a great way to entertain and educate and inspire — and no one can tell a story or give a lesson better than Rick. You will enjoy this book and be a better person for having read it."
Macci is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Master Professional, and seven-time USPTA coach of the year. He founded he Rick Macci Tennis Academy and has been inducted into the Florida USPTA Hall of Fame. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press (www.NewChapterMedia.com) is also the publisher of "The Education of a Tennis Player" by Rod Laver with Bud Collins, "The Greatest Tennis Matches of All-Time" by Steve Flink, "Roger Federer: Quest for Perfection" by Rene Stauffer (www.RogerFedererBook.com), "The Bud Collins History of Tennis" by Bud Collins, "The Wimbledon Final That Never Was" by Sidney Wood, "Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match" by Cliff Richey and Hilaire Richey Kallendorf, "Titanic: The Tennis Story" by Lindsay Gibbs, "Jan Kodes: A Journey To Glory From Behind The Iron Curtain" by Jan Kodes with Peter Kolar, "Tennis Made Easy" by Kelly Gunterman, "On This Day In Tennis History" by Randy Walker (www.TennisHistoryApp.com), "A Player's Guide To USTA League Tennis" by Tony Serksnis, "A Backhanded Gift" by Marshall Jon Fisher "Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games" by Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli (www.Boycott1980.com) among others.


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The science-fiction drama "Equals" imagines a future where emotions have become pathologized and criminalized. Nicholas Hoult plays a man who is diagnosed with "switched-on syndrome," what his colleagues see as a disease that begins to bring his suppressed emotions to the forefront. Kristen Stewart plays the object of his forbidden longings. In this scene, which takes place after hours in their workplace, the two are no longer able to prevent themselves from acting on their emotions. In a recent interview the film's director, Drake Doremus, discussed the scene. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation.
After making a pair of contemporary dramas ("Like Crazy," "Breathe In"), what got you interested in a more futuristic film?
What interested me was trying to do something that seemed really out of my comfort zone and foreign to me. The genre seems to be a distant, cold one and I wanted to try to turn it on its head and do something really warm. I'm a huge fan of Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451" and Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner." I love this idea of an emotional, musical and visual odyssey that you can let wash over you. That's what I wanted to do here.
The film's design and architecture has a stark, uniform look. Could you tell me about the locations?
We looked all over the world for locations that had this sterile, cold concrete mixed with this beautiful, Zen-like green earthy kind of a vibe. We ended up finding these beautiful structures all over Japan. We shot the movie all over the place, Kobe, Osaka, Awaji Island. We were chasing these wonderful buildings. I didn't want to make a green-screen movie. I wanted to make a movie that was very practical and felt very grounded. And being in Japan and being so isolated was awesome, because it really contributed to the feel of the movie.
Your previous films have explored big emotions nearly from their beginning. What was it like to make a movie where emotion was so suppressed?
That was the most difficult part. Usually, we're building the emotional complexities. Here, the process was about stripping that down and starting with a clean slate. We did a lot of exercises where the actors would have to spend a few hours really forcing themselves not to feel anything.
What would you say is the central focus of your movie?
I would say the film is really a metaphor for a long-term relationship. You fall in love and it's exciting and wonderful. Then over the course of time, the relationship changes and evolves and you have to fight to remember why you're in that relationship. But at the end of the day, it's not an intellectual film. It's an exercise in emotions. I always try to tell audiences to turn off their brains and turn on their hearts.