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So you want to write a book? YOU CAN. Stop waiting.
I was speaking at a book club holiday party last night, and more than one person quietly divulged that they had always wanted to write a book but never had. Still, they felt they would one day. And it occurs to me that most of the advice I see online for writers is aimed at people already in the trenches. And that maybe I should post something for people who are standing outside the Recruitment Office, staring at the posters and nibbling their mustaches and scared to death to step through that door.
You don't have to be a lifelong writer. You don't need a special college degree. You don't need to take any classes. You don't need to quit your job and move to the mountains to think. You don't have to have a dream in which Stephen King arrives, clad in gossamer with angel wings and taps you on the head with a quill. A writer is someone who writes, and you're just as qualified as anyone else. You have just as much spare time as anyone else, because we're all hopelessly, insanely busy. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
The secret is that you need to settle on an idea and think about it a long time before writing. The first time I sat down to write a book, I thought, "I'll write a book about mermaids!" But then I never wrote anything because I didn't know who the audience was, who the main character was, or what the plot was. But I had a great title and had already drawn a cover in Photoshop.
The next time I tried, I knew I was writing a women's fiction about a harried, dry-witted mom who won a cruise and accidentally boinked Zeus on a ferry. I knew she would have a cat fight with Hera, meet the fates, and be courted by various gods. I knew that, in the end, she would be back with her husband and happy for her life and would just see pegasi all the damn time. And once I knew that much, I was able to finally start writing just to connect the main points of interest.
Good plot? No. But it got me going. There is no Perfect Idea that will make it easy. You could spend your entire life trying to come up with something flawless. But you'll never get anything done. Pick something that you can spend a few months thinking about it and just ride that pony.
Whenever you can. Stop thinking about writing as this annoying work that you feel you must do. Think of it like a hobby, like taking a pottery class or fishing or watching a football game. It's great for your mind and soul and self-confidence. It's an activity with inherent worth. Get the support of the people around you and ask for their encouragement to help you meet your goals. Put it on the calendar. Schedule a babysitter. Or just wait until everyone else is asleep and instead of refreshing Facebook or watching Tivo, write.
You've been thinking about your story and know how it's going to begin. Once you've been running the opening scene in your head, you sit down and set a timer for, say, 15 minutes. Set your document to double-space with .5 indent and just write. Don't think too hard about word choice or typos or grammar at this point. Just give yourself the freedom to suck or be weird and let it happen. Don't think, "Wait, that's not right" or "This stinks!" or "Oh, no, wait, I need to go back." Self-editing is the enemy.
Probably not. The timer is more to make you spend the time on task. If the writing is flowing, keep going until the well runs dry. If it's not, save what you have, skip a few lines, and leave notes about things to think about, fix, or do tomorrow. For bonus points, end with something exciting that'll make your next writing session kick off with a bang.
In my experience, obsession drives writing. No matter what else you're doing, the story should be marinating in your imagination, and if you have impulses to encourage it, do. You might want to read some non-fiction on a related topic, do some crowd-sourcing, go on a day trip or take a class in blacksmithing. You might feel the urge to buy a pretty journal and pen and keep them with you to scribble things down. You might just want to build a music playlist that helps you dream. But in order for a book to happen, it needs loving encouragement.
And as I have two children under seven, a husband, and another job, believe me when I tell you that I know what it's like to be so busy you can't think straight. You might have to make a sacrifice. I don't watch TV, and when I'm in first draft mode, I don't instigate plans with friends. Obsession will take its toll, but for me, the self-confidence and power I feel when writing is worth it. And you can always invite your friends over for champagne and cupcakes when you finish your first draft.
Well, why would it be? If this is your first book, you have no right to be awesome at writing it. Much like any skill, you must practice. Stephen King says it takes 1,000,000 words written to gain competence as a writer. Or as Jake on Adventure Time says, "Sucking at something is the first step to being sort of good at something." And just like shooting baskets or centering clay, there's great value to be found in practice. Sadly, most of society doesn't appreciate the value in bad writing, but as someone who did a lot of bad writing before I moved into not-wretched writing and then into hey, this isn't bad writing, I value it.
There's an easy way to avoid this feeling: Don't read your first draft until it's done. You'll just depress yourself. Hell, I depress myself. That's why I advocate going straight through to the end and cleaning up later. You can't edit a blank document.
Just… no.
This is a very bad idea.
Either they read it and love it and tell you how amazing you are, in which case you believe it and will crash hard the first time you receive legit criticism….
Or they read it and don't like it or tell you what's wrong with it or mark it up with red pen and completely kill your spirit and your writing mojo.
Do you see? There's no good ending here.
Just tell them you can't wait to show them the finished product, but you want it to be just right first.
The secret is that you never have to show anyone, if you don't want to.
And if you want to? Have it printed up and make a fun cover for it. There's no feeling like watching someone read your book for the first time.
Every day, set that timer for 15 minutes or whatever other arbitrary span you decide your busy schedule will allow. If you write four words? Great. You sat there for 15 minutes and thought about your story. If you wrote 200 words? Awesome. That's the length of an AP English essay, and few people write those over the age of 19, if ever. If you write a ton? *GOLF CLAPS* You're doing it! You're writing a book!
Some days will be 4 words, some will be 400, some might be 4000. That's normal. Keep going.
Until it's done.
And keep in mind that a first draft might be considerably shorter or longer than it should be. With your first book, I advocate aiming for 50-80 thousand words. That's a pretty manageable size and works out to around 200-250 pages, I think. I like to email a copy to myself every 20 pages or so as insurance against computer crashes. Some people I know use Dropbox, but I prefer email pings.
And at 100 pages, your significant other is legally required to take you out for tacos and margaritas. Don't ask me why. I don't make the rules. Just enjoy it. 100 pages is a big landmark.
You can. I mean, it's your life. But everything that's worth something is hard. Running a marathon is hard. Learning to play chess is hard. Figuring out how to ride a bike is hard. And there's a point, almost always, in every difficult endeavor, when you think… THIS SUCKS AND I WANT TO QUIT.
And you know what? I'll say it. Quitting isn't always bad. If you don't get any joy whatsoever out of writing, no rush or hopeful buzz when you figure something out, then there's no reason to do it. If you want to write a book to impress someone, to make a million dollars like that 50 Shades lady, or to gain stardom, then that might not be enough of an impetus to push you, crawling, through the quagmire of suck.
To finish writing a book, you must love that book, and when it gets hard, you have to keep going.
But here's a secret: for almost every writer and almost every book, there is a point at which they stop and say THIS SUCKS AND I WANT TO QUIT. Some people call it Saggy Middle Syndrome. For me, it usually hits about 60% through, when all the newness has worn off but the story isn't rolling downhill at breakneck speed yet. That's when I have my 4-word days and play on Twitter too much. But I keep going anyway. You can, too. Set the timer, sit there, and do the best you can.
11. I DID IT. I WROTE A BOOK! (If you didn't, skip to 13. It an't over, baby.)
Good for you! Rename your doc as MYAWESOMEBOOK_V2 and close it. No matter what else happens in your life, if you edit your book and pursue a professional career in publishing or if you shove it in a drawer or set it on fire, you've written a book. Millions of people every day wish they could do what you have just done. You are part of an elite fraternity of crazy people continuing the tradition of storytelling, of crafting magic from nothing.
They used to burn people at the stake for that sort of thing.
Now you have several choices. If you want to rest on your laurels and pursue something else, then go and do that. Even if you just want to take a break without that stupid timer, go for it. But if you want to see just how great your book can become, then sit down with a notebook and start reading what you've written. You might see issues immediately, especially considering that with the Write Straight Through method, you know your characters way better at the end and will often find the beginning shaky or incomplete. If you've saved the old draft, feel free to make changes in the new draft. Make notes to yourself about things to change overall or worry about later. And if you start reading and get bored or sick of it, put it down and go live life for a couple of weeks. It'll look different with fresh eyes.
No, it is not.
Your book baby, if it's anything like my first drafts, is riddled with typos and cliches and adverbs and characters who change over the course of the book. With my first book, I was scared to mess it up and make it worse. But you know what? I've been writing for four years now, and I've never regretted hitting the delete button.
One way to free yourself from this worry is to be savvy about saving drafts. My first draft is MYAWESOMEBOOK. Then I start doing edits on MYAWESOMEBOOK_V2. When that's done, I do big revising in MYAWESOMEBOOK_V4. And somewhere after MYAWESOMEBOOK_V11, I save MYAWESOMEBOOK_FINAL.
If you save your drafts as you go along, you can always go back and retrieve something you're scared to change or delete. I also email each draft to myself as I go in case my computer crashes. And if I do a major rewrite or add 20 pages, I email that. I've gotten to enjoy hitting the delete key, but I definitely don't want to lose 3 days of work accidentally.
First of all, if you didn't make it through your first book, there's absolutely nothing wrong with shelving it, putting it away for later, ripping it up for parts, or starting over. False starts are very common with new writers when they realize that an idea isn't enough to drive the entire book. Read other books that excite you. Start thinking of new story ideas or ways to revamp what you *do* have into a broader narrative. It isn't over until you quit writing. And you never have to quit writing. Plenty of people make a living writing short fiction, webcomics, and non-fiction. Writing is writing. You can always start again.
On the other hand, if you've pumped out that first draft, you've leveled up. Congratulations! I suggest hitting my Resources page to savvy up on editing, querying, agents, writing blogs, that sort of thing. My 25 Steps to Being a Traditionally Published Author post might be especially helpful. In any case, you've done the impossible, and for that you are mighty.
Now go celebrate again. I suggest cake.


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An assistant zoologist, he joined the Terra Nova expedition aged 24 and was eventually part of the search party that found the frozen bodies of his companions after six months.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
malabrigo sock and new rowan booklet
I'm making progress on Carmen from Malabrigo Book 1. It's their chunky yarn in the Charrua colorway. The pullover knit up quickly as it is chunky on size US 15s and the shaping/construction is very minimal. I'm making it as a sample for Malabrigo.
In exchange for knitting this pullover, I received 6 skeins of a new test yarn, Malabrigo Superwash worsted in the Archangel colorway.
I absolutely love this yarn and I think it's even softer than Malabrigo's regular worsted! The colors are a little vibrant and pink/purpley for me so I'm trying to find someone else who wants to trade their Malbrigo Superwash Worsted in more subdued colors.
I also got Rowan's new booklet, The Lima Collection.
There are four men's patterns in it. I also like one of the women's patterns that I could modify to work for me. However, my favorite is the brown cardigan.
I think I might modify the collar and just make it a V neck. Anyway, I won't use Lima because that would cost too many hundreds of dollars, but I'll be looking for a yarn substitute. I definitely love the Lima yarn and plan to use it for a smaller project, just not a men's cabled cardigan.
I also like the blue cabled sweater in the booklet.
I wrote up a new pattern called Daybreak and it is currently being test knit by several wonderful knitters.
The pattern should be available in a couple weeks or so.
6 comments:
- Leah said...
Those Daybreaks are breathtaking. Can't wait for the pattern to come out!
- July 26, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- sko_G knits said...
it's really pretty
- July 27, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- WillyG said...
you need to stop making me drool! Thanks to you, I've had malabrigo on the brain lately! Too bad the LYS's don't carry many of their colorways...
Oh, and this is rather off the subject, but i was looking over your previous blogs, and you inspired me to fix via felting my own version of the pullover vest by Michael del Vecchio. It is currently a little large, so I don't wear it as much as I could. I think that's all the Malabrigo this boy has got at the moment!!
- July 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
- Fanny said...
The shawl is simply stunning, exactly what I was looking for to make a dent in my Sundara stash. Love me some stripes! Can`t wait for this to come out.
- July 30, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- véronique said...
Ce chale Daybreaks est magnifique !
J'adore !
- August 2, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Jennifer Leigh said...
Jeez, if you still want to trade that archangel worsted, let me know what you want. Feel free to stash dive (I'm Jennigma on Ravelry) or let me know what you would like and I'll try to acquire it. archangel is my favorite Malabrigo colorway, and I found your page googling to see if it existed in worsted weight. :-)
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Once Again, More State Dept. Cables Show Swedish Copyright Enforcement At The Behest Of US
from the but-of-course deptThere's absolutely nothing surprising at all about the following, but Christian Engstrom (one of the two European Parliament Members from The Pirate Party*) highlights yet another leaked State Department cable that shows that many of the copyright enforcement efforts of the Swedish government were in response to a six point checklist given to the Swedish government by the US Embassy (English translation from the original Swedish -- though at the end of the Swedish post the original cable is available in English). The six point check list passed on by the embassy was almost certainly originally from US industry lobbyists. There's nothing in this that is even remotely surprising (and hints of this had already leaked previously).
What really gets me about this is why do countries like Sweden even really care about the Special 301 Report, which is used as the main "stick" by the US Embassy. As we discuss every year, the US Trade Rep (USTR) each year puts together a silly "Special 301 Report" which lists out who's been naughty and who's been nice on intellectual property issues... according to US industry. The list is widely regarded as a joke by many -- including within the US government. I was once at a copyright conference where people from the US Copyright Office openly mocked the Special 301 Report as being a meaningless joke. In part, that's because it's not based on any hard science or actual data at all. Instead, it's written mainly based on what US industry says are problem countries... with a review from US diplomats stationed in those countries. The "leaked" cable is the US embassy in Sweden weighing in on the 2009 report.
Of course, getting on that list is somewhat meaningless. All it really means is that US diplomats will put more pressure on those countries to fix and/or change the situation in that country -- which is exactly what the cable shows the US embassy was already doing in Sweden. What I don't really understand is why Swedish officials caved so easily. Canada has been in the same position for years, with US industry making up completely bogus and totally unsubstantiated claims about how Canada is a "haven" for copyright infringement, despite the fact that Canada's copyright laws are much more stringent than the US's in many ways. While some Canadian politicians have pushed for new copyright reform, the attempt two years ago that was almost certainly written by US industry got shot down. However, what's really interesting is that Canada responds each year to the Special 301 report by noting its ridiculously flawed methodology and pointing out that it's purely a political list, and not one to be concerned about.
What's unfortunate is that Sweden did not do the same, but that its government pretty much folded. Of course, what's amusing is that the undertones of this cable, and previous cables on this issue suggest that Swedish politicians know that the public absolutely does not support them in pushing this "made in America" approach to copyright law. But, for whatever reason, they still seem to feel compelled to follow through with it. What I don't quite understand is why that is? I would guess the concern is trade sanctions by the US against Sweden, which is the undercurrent of all of the Special 301 threats, but at some point the Swedish government should stand up for itself and not be bullied in such a manner.
* I normally do not list out political parties of politicians on this blog, as it tends to drive the discussion in a political direction, rather than on the facts of the article. However, when I did this last time with a Pirate Party MEP, I was falsely accused of trying to "hide" the fact. So I'll mention it here, in part, because (after thinking about it) I don't think mentioning the Pirate Party leads to the same sort of political mudslinging that naming a major party creates.
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Two lawmakers are concerned about human trafficking advertisements appearing on Google. In a letter to CEO Larry Page, they are requesting Google share its policy for sexually exploitative advertisements and how it ensures those policies are followed.
The letter seeking more clarification on behalf of "dozens" of human rights groups was written by Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and sent to Page last week, The Hill reported.
"Online markets provide traffickers with the ability to reach untold customers across all political jurisdictions," reads their letter. "As a global leader and innovator in internet technologies, Google is in a unique position to do its part to fight human exploitation and trafficking, and we would encourage the company to proactively address these concerns."
Their concerns include what Google does internally to ensure sexually exploitative ads don't appear; Google's stated internal policy on these as and if ad sales teams are complying with these policies; how Google instructs its employees to evaluate these ads; and how Google would disclose and relinquish profits from exploitative ads.
A National Association of Human Trafficking Victim Advocates letter accuses Google of allowing ads for "online dating" and "sex tourism" because they are "fronts for prostitution and human trafficking." They say the results for such searches as [adult fun] and [buy foreign women] speak for themselves (of course, these ads will go away if you use strict Google SafeSearch filtering).
Without a doubt, human trafficking is a big problem that needs to be solved. In a separate statement, Maloney called sex trafficking the "slavery of the 21st century" and said that 100,000 children are exploited every year. Google already bans any ads for:
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Additionally, Google bans ads for illegal products and services, which likely covers human trafficking. Legal and consensual pornography advertisments are allowed, but with limitations.
Advertising accounted for 96 percent of Google's $37.9 billion revenue. That's a lot of ads. So what is Google doing to spot ads that promote illegal actions and what actions are in place to deal with them?
"We have invested millions of dollars in monitoring and enforcing this ban — using the latest technology as well as manual review by teams who are specially trained to get bad ads, and bad advertisers, off Google," a Google spokeswoman said. "We also work closely with law enforcement and other government authorities. But it's a constant battle against these bad actors so we are always looking at ways to improve our systems and practices – including by working with leading anti-trafficking organizations."
While I've seen terrible ads on the other larger networks, this has never been the case on Google. Perhaps she should read Google's Advertising Policies, which should answer some of her questions about what types of ads are acceptable.
However, Google has brought some of this scrutiny on itself by approving some bad ads. Google was caught showing ads for illegal pharmacies and had to forfeit $500 million.
Blackburn was the co-sponsor of SOPA, and one of its biggest online supporters. Is this perhaps a way of getting back at Google's role in helping to stop SOPA, or is this a legit attempt to prevent online human trafficking?
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The OIG appreciates your feedback on voting in regards to this blog. Please continue to provide additional feedback on this topic.

IT Directorate ...What additional measures would you implement for the Postal Service's Federal Cloud Credentialing Exchange (FCCX) pilot project? What customer accepts would you want to ensure are available?
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Well first of all, it's complex due to harvesting techniques recently revealed in breaches of networks.
 That said, social media would be the obvious target. We already use them at fueling stations in the "perks programs". I'm certain by 2016 many, if not the majority voters will be voting utilizing this "credentialing" technique. There do exist some time zone challenges.

OIG CoordinatorThank you all for your comments/concerns. We welcome any additional feedback.
jrkakapastateradioActually Mr Day, your post stirs my provocation and thoughts. This, in consideration of the current.... ahem ........ fiscal follies; including the single most misunderstood event since the advent of DHS, a little thing called sequestration! I simply cannot help but re-iterate this again! What were you guys doing in the years following 2002? I'm assuming you worked at the Post Office in some functional area. I'm guessing engineering? Mmmhhhh?Further, there is no benefit to attempting to dissect the root causes of the PO's crisis. You've already spent countless millions of dollars, and innumerable postal hours doing so. I assuming every organization associated with postal affairs has, as well. I'm also speculating nearly every outside plant, contractor, or vendor representative has a personal communications device. If the post office, err, I mean the U.S communications company were to sub-lease XXXX amount of communications space from each of these employees, contractors, vendors devices, think of the possibilities? It's a small privacy price for the employee to pay, and certainly could serve as a symbiotic relationship for improving service, and saving time, and money? From the sampling observations of employees/stakeholders in the postal network, I have deduced, most utilize a PCD (personal communications device). This asset, is free for the taking, or at least would cost very little to secure. And, you would not need to create an entire new management initiative, with associated team of managers or executive assistants to execute this program. These stakeholders probably wouldn't mind since it would assist in "sustaining their, including, their customer/employers, fiscal viability! Better communications, better bottom line! Currently, you have a "select" number of "employees who you furnish smart devices, or other supplemental communications tools to. So they can improve efficiency, execute their duties or duplicated duties, fro may observation. Anyway................... WITH THIS PLAN, EVERYONE IS CONNECTED TO THE POSTAL MATRIX, if you will... This way you can be leveraging the "communications assets" surrounding you, to create revenue, and reduce expenses. And,as with similar abstract initiative's similar to "crowd sourcing", there will be those who are unwilling to participate, or can't. They of course can continue to exist in the technical time warp they exist using pay phones, or go to their neighbors house to make a call; because we live in a democracy, and that's aok. This is not going to cost anything to try!!! You won't need to create a pilot program so "big brother" won't be giving the subject participants bad dreams... You may even find that you can shed a few more of the non useful managers and dregs, (I call them parasites) I see every day, wasting the postal services valuable time and money... Excerpt: Library of Congress 107th H.R. 5005 In accordance with title VIII, there shall be transferred to the Secretary the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the following entities-- (1) the National Infrastructure Protection Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (other than the Computer Investigations and Operations Section), including the functions of the Attorney General relating thereto; (2) the National Communications System of the Department of Defense, including the functions of the Secretary of Defense relating thereto; (3) the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office of the Department of Commerce, including the functions of the Secretary of Commerce relating thereto; (4) the Computer Security Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the functions of the Secretary of Commerce relating thereto; (5) the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center of the Department of Energy, including the functions of the Secretary of Energy relating thereto; and (6) the Federal Computer Incident Response Center of the General Services Administration, including the functions of the Administrator of General Services relating thereto.
OIG IT AuditThanks everyone. A lot of good points are being made about the Federal Cloud Credentialing Exchange (FCCX) pilot project. Security and privacy is something that the USPS and the OIG take very serious. Remember, this is currently a pilot project. Your comments and concerns are very helpful. What other security and/or privacy concerns are there?
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Please be advised, noted voting via social media support structure particularly will include voting long before the actual election day. When the ballots are created, as similar to voting for NCAA championship's bracket contests, will determine elections outcome's, then the 10%-20% actual in-person voters will cast the final tally. As a gesture of participation in a democracy? Seriously, who has the time or actual "energy, as in transportation costs" to cast a physical ballot? The process has become draconian….. If given the opportunity in Pennsyltuckey, I would jump on internet voting. It's not like I don't pay enough in tariffs, or fees via the telecommunications act every month.

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Why not give free access to Wi-Fi and USPS Talk Email accounts if used in the lobby of the Post Office? Sell USPS Communication devices displayed right in the lobby. Make them less expensive than other models. This can allow expansion into other communication forums. Instead of iPhone or iPad, how about a MailReader, similar to other products like "Nook". Of course, you could funnel a lot of your manpower into scanning documents (that arrived as physical mail) into the database for the owners of these MailReader or MRDRs, so they don't even have to open the letters, they only have to flick to the correct inbox. Include a SPAM deterent application that allows them to view a list of all mail received, and click on all the boxes they wish to so they can easily delete undesired mail. Instead of listing only one item at a time, make sure they have a list of 25 documents at a time. Add an application that allows them to delete the letters they want and then request that the rest of the letters be scanned in to the MRDR for them by 10:00 am. Give them a choice of requesting certain documents be scanned within the hour (an online version of Express Mail). Put all of your disabled employees to work that you can, IF they can pass the credentialing Criteria. Win-Win!

jrkakapastateradioLike I've said before. I would be locking the second floor windows if I were you folks.
IT Directorate ...The Office of Inspector General appreciates your feedback pertaining to the Capitalizing on Postal Service Trust and Security Blog. We welcome additional feedback you can provide in this area. Are there certain security measures you feel should be in place for the Postal Service to accomplish this effort?
biscuitI do have a problem with the government being the provider of services that are so vulnerable to mining and abuse of private information and resources, like bank accounts and credit cards. But, if it has to be done, then I, as a postal employee myself, would submit that the USPS is going to be as secure a resource as any. We have our own thieves, of course, as does any company, and those that would work for and with hackers and scammers. But surely, these problems should be able to be addressed. e-seller has good points: Universal service should include availability of the internet to rural and inaccessible areas. Wi-fi at post offices seems to be an awesome idea, and if not free, then very reasonably priced. I like his idea of internet money orders...we already offer click and ship postage, but online money orders would cause a great loss if accessed by hackers.
Heck NO!!!!How can the public be so sure "that the USPS is going to be as secure a resource as any?" Government organizations are being hacked quire often. It seems everyday another one is being hacked. I don't want my personal business intertwined. I am not for the service and anyone in their right mind wouldn't want it either. I understand USPS is looking for other revenue avenues but I do not believe this is it. A service as such infriges upon citizens privacy. Supposedly, "the FCCX will not store any personal data and will be designed to prevent agency personnel and other participants from tracking citizens' activity across agencies"; however, we all know that everything on the internet is cached. Therefore, this information WILL in fact be tracked and retained. I DON'T TRUST THIS SERVICE! NO PRIVACY WHATSOEVER!! MOREOVER, IT IS UNSAFE. Hacking occurs from the inside and the outside, so cyber criminals can be anyone not just those within USPS. Hackers know how to intercept data tranmissions with our without the help of employees. I DON'T TRUST AND I DON'T WANT IT! We need to let the internet remain FREE!
IT Directorate ...The OIG appreciates your feedback. Based on your comment regarding the Postal Service implementing online money order options what addtional security controls do you think are needed?
Heck NO!e-seller, Great ideas!!!! I would agree that the Postal Service should offer services like the Fedex Office. I recall talking to someone about this before. The Postal Service could become more of a business center than just mail and delivery stop. It should try to have its customers remain in the stores a little longer. We all know the longer you are in a store, the more you buy. :) I also agree with mobile payments of Postal products and services. Even offering wi-fi or internet service in the rural areas is also a great idea.
IT Directorate ...The Office of Inspector General appreciates your feedback. Are there other measures you would suggest to enhance services?
e-sellerIf the USPS is to facilitate commerce and the use of online government services - the postal service should be involved in providing Internet service to underserved areas in this country. The USPS legacy is that it serves every address in the USA. Providing a means for "every address" in the USA to join the digital world seems a logical step. Come up with a plan to offer broadband internet in poor and rural communities that broadband providers don't serve or where it is cost prohibitive. This service need not and should not be free - but it can be made available and afforable. - why don't you offer WiFi service in post office locations? Again, this need not be free - look at what Fedex Office and Staples are doing and do that. It would be a wonderful convenience - again, post offices are everywhere! In urban areas we have options, but in suburban and rural areas not so much. - mobile payments and digital payments. You already do money orders. I personally am not unbanked but I run a business and occasionally do have a need to send and receive money orders. Many times I have wished I could purchase and send a US Postal Service Money Order from the comfort of my smartphone or computer without having to wait in line. US Postal Service Money Orders are the most trusted brand of money order == why not capitalize on that and become the most trusted brand of electronic payment / money transfer?
Heck NO!Prior to any one agency having all of my information, I would want to ensure that the Postal Service network is truly secure. How can we be sure that criminials that are a part of organized crime organizations, other countries, and hacktivists cannot hack into the Postal Service's network. Also, I don't think that my personal purchases should be tied into the government! That is toooooo much big brother there. Yes, I know there are ways to do this now but it takes more work, data mining, and cooperation with the private companies - red tape. With this service, everything is tied together. It is a huge problem waiting to happen! Someone is liable to misuse the information!


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Forced Labor: The Germans, the Forced Laborers, and the War
A man eyes an exhibit at the special exhibition 'Forced Labour. The Germans, the Forced Labourers and the War'at Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, 27 September 2010. The exhibition is on display from 28 September to 30 January 2011. EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM.
Over 20 million men, women, and children were taken to Germany and the occupied territories from all over Europe as "foreign workers," prisoners of war, and concentration camp inmates to perform forced labor. By 1942, forced laborers were part of daily life in Nazi Germany. The deported workers from all over Europe and Eastern Europe in particular were exploited in armament factories, on building sites and farms, as craftsmen, in public institutions and private households. Be it as a soldier of the occupying army in Poland or as a farmer in Thuringia, all Germans encountered forced laborers and many profited from them. Forced labor was no secret but a largely public crime.
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Forced labor was without precedent in European history. No other Nazi crime involved so many people as victims, perpetrators, or onlookers. The exhibition provides the first comprehensive presentation of the history of this ubiquitous Nazi crime and its ramifications after 1945. It shows how forced labor was part of the Nazi regimes racist social order from the outset: The propagated "Volksgemeinschaft" (peoples community) and forced labor for the excluded belonged together. The German "Herrenmenschen" (superior race) ruthlessly exploited those they considered "Untermenschen" (subhumans). The ordinariness and the broad societal participation of forced labor reflect the racist core of Nazism.
The exhibition pays special attention to the relationships between Germans and forced laborers. Every German had to decide whether to treat forced laborers with a residual trace of humanity or with the supposedly required racist frostiness and implacability of a member of an allegedly superior race. How Germans made use of the scope this framework reveals something not only about the individuals but also about the allure and shaping power of Nazi ideology and practice. Through this perspective, the exhibition goes beyond a presentation of forced labor in the narrow sense to illustrate the extent to which Nazi values had infiltrated German society. Forced labor cannot be passed off as a mere crime of the regime but should rather be considered a crime of society.
Over 60 representative case histories form the core of the exhibition. As is true of the majority of documents on show, they resulted from meticulous investigations in Europe, the USA, and Israel. Moreover the exhibition team viewed hundreds of interviews with former forced laborers that have been carried out in recent years. In terms of content, these case histories range from the degrading work of the politically persecuted in Chemnitz through the murderous slave labor performed by Jews in occupied Poland to daily life as a forced laborer on a farm in Lower Austria.
Among the surprises of the extensive international archival research was discovering unexpectedly broad photographic coverage of significant events. The photos relating to the case histories represent the second pillar of the exhibition. Whole series of photos were traced back to their creator and the scene and people depicted. This presentation, based on well-founded sources, allows quasi dramatic insight into aspects of forced labor. Cinematically arranged photo or photo-detail enlargements form the introduction to the continued inquiry into the history of forced labor.
The exhibition is divided into four sections. The first covers the years from 1933 to 1939 and unveils in particular how the racist ideology of Nazi forced labor struck roots. What was propagated up to the beginning of WWII, partly laid down in laws and widely implemented by society in practice, formed the basis for the subsequent radicalization of forced labor in occupied Europe culminating in extermination through labor. This escalation and radicalization is the focus of the second section of the exhibition. The third part covers forced labor as a mass phenomenon in the Third Reich from 1941/42, ending with the massacre of forced laborers at the end of the war. The fourth section explores the period from the time of liberation in 1945 to societys analysis and recognition of forced labor as a crime today. Former forced laborers have the last word.
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What crossovers have the best 3rd row seats?
So far in order:
Mazda xc-9
Buick Enclave
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researchqueen Posts: 41Really good question. It's not just about comfort, it's also about 3rd row access.
The GM Lamda triplets (Buick Enclave, Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia) will all have the same rear seat, which is really good. I assume the Chevy Traverse, the fourth in the Lamda crossover line, will have the same when it hits the showroom soon.The Hyundai Veracruz is also good, and has good access. The CX-9, too. This area of the car has received a lot of attention, and for good reason: People are shunning minivans for crossovers, and those third rows get a lot of use.0
I have been test driving a zillion SUVs-Cross overs and am now maknig offers on the Mazda CX-9 as it has the best of what I desire.......a cross over that can seat 7 comfortably, does not feel huge when driving, has great extras, looks great, priced to sell........Here is what I have tested.......
Saturn Outlook = can you say plastic
GMC Arcadia = can you say plastic as well
Buick Enclave - came in second place based on 3rd row
Hyundai Santa Fe - too small but nice
Hyundia Veracruz - best bang 4 your buck - great interior/features
Dodge Journey - more plastic then a hollywood babe
Toyota Highlander - nice but where is that 3rd row? I dont see it!
Toyota RAV4 - #1 rated samll SUV that I tested for the heck of it
pinevalleyite Posts: 19Am looking to purchase a new 2009 crossover that will seat 7. Major issues are price, mpg, and comfort of interior and 3rd row seat. Not many crossovers seem to fit 7 unless you go real big. We are trying to decide among the Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9, Chevy Traverse, and Ford Taurus X (which seems to be out of stock everywhere). Can anyone offer their take?0
coldcranker Posts: 877I have a lot of experience with the TaurusX (earlier Freestyle, same body). I'm 5'11" and am very comfortable in the rear seat. While the TaurusX does not get as good MPG as the Freestyle, because the Freestyle had a smaller engine, but the Taurus still scores well on the EPA MPG meter, with more power to trade for lower fuel economy.
Remember the EPA MPG figures are for comparison only. People on these threads frequently forget that the ONLY purpose of the EPA MPG figures are to compare cars. For example, my Freestyle has easily exceeded the MPG hiway estimate of 25, routinely getting 27 on trips loaded with lots of people/luggage at 70 mph through Kansas.
If you can't find a TaurusX, the Acadia/Traverse/Outlook/Enclave GM lambda crossovers are a good choice, or a Ford Flex.0
joes11 Posts: 8I did a lot of looking...the best third row seat space and comfort was by far the Taurus X, easy access as well espcially if you get the second row bucket seats instead of the bench seat. Acadia was decent but still not as comfortable or spacious as the Taurus X. The highlander's third row was maybe big enough for a squirrel same with the volvo xc90 tiny third rows and more of an afterthought.0
emel_saab Posts: 1I would vote for Hyundai VERACRUZ !!!
I bought one recently after LOT of research and homework. It is the best SUV with 7 seats with all the luxuries you can expect on a luxury cross over for a reasonable price. The comfort of the 3rd row seat and easy access to the 3rd row played a major role in my choosing VERACRUZ and ofcourse its charming look and price tag.
CX-9 is over priced in my opinion i cant afford it. acadia/outlook looks good but again over priced and i would not buy a car from a bankrupted company.0
acdii Posts: 753Well said. I have an 08 model, though now wishing I had the AWD version after driving in snow today, can you say slip and slide? I eventually just turned off the ESC so I could actually get moving. It's the tires, not the vehicle though, that is the problem, once moving, it drives very nice in snow. I am 5'8 and 240 pounds, and can sit OK in the 3rd row. The only thing lacking is room behind the third row seats when they are up, something I knew about when I bought it, but I just could not bring myself to paying an extra $3-4K for an Outlook for a little extra room and not get all the options I got with the VC. I have 19000 miles on it, and aside from the AM filter on the radio going *poof* and having to have it replaced, it has been trouble free, and believe me, the radio is non mechanical so it WAS a non issue, I have had top of the line after market radios go *poof*!0
stever Posts: 52,462A Women's Health magazine reporter is interested in speaking with women on the appeal of SUV's and Minivans. If you previously owned a minivan and currently own an SUV or other crossover utility vehicle and are interested in speaking with this reporter about why you chose it and what you like about it, please respond to [email protected] with your name, email address and day time phone number by Wednesday, August 3, 2011.0
rezcar Posts: 1Thoughts about the Subaru Tribeca?0
alock1 Posts: 1As for the tribeca....dont do it. Bought an 06 in 2010 and its a piece at 74,000 miles. Really nice looking and feeling but total lemon on the inside. Right now I have timing belt issues, electrical issuses and more. To keep the car I have to dump about 4000 into it, and I never missed a maintainance call. I have a friend with an 07 and she says the same. Move on and dont waiste your money.0