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In the last year or so, I've had several academic researchers ask me whether I thought it was a good idea for them to develop a tool to automatically convert OpenACC programs to OpenMP 4 and vice versa. In each case, the motivation was that some systems had OpenMP 4 compilers (x86 plus Intel Xeon Phi Knights Corner) and others had OpenACC (x86 plus NVIDIA GPU or AMD GPU), and someone wanting to run a program across both would need two slightly different programs. In each case, the proposed research sounded like a more-or-less mechanical translation process, something more like a sophisticated awk script, and that's doomed from the start. I will explain below in more detail how I came to this conclusion. However, there is a germ of a good idea here, so I will follow with a summary of a research idea that someone could start with.
Why Simple Conversion is Insufficient
OpenMP was first released in 1997 (initially for Fortran). It started as a group of multiprocessor vendors (including SGI, IBM, Sun, HP) who essentially agreed to spell parallel do the same way. Each vendor already had its own set of parallel directives, but agreeing on a spelling and meaning would allow programs to be ported across systems. OpenMP was actually the second attempt to get vendors to agree on such a spelling; the Parallel Computing Forum predated OpenMP by some years, and many of the ideas proposed by the PCF were later used in the development of OpenMP. OpenMP has been very successful and is widely adopted in the scientific and technical computing community.
Agreement on both the spelling and meaning for OpenMP was important. Agreement on the meaning became agreement on the implementation, and to improve efficiency on the systems of the day, the OpenMP committee chose a careful, prescriptive definition of the parallel constructs. OpenMP is thread-centric, and describes how many threads are created and how the parallel work is distributed across those threads. This approach was appropriate as a solution for the machines of the day, where a multiprocessor had only single- digit parallelism, vector machines were waning, and thread startup costs were prohibitively high. However, these constraints no longer apply.
OpenACC was released in 2011, specifically to support parallel computing on accelerators, including GPUs, as well as other parallel systems. I was involved in the earliest meetings, and from the very start we worked to design a solution that would be effective for a wide variety of target systems: host+GPU; host+Clearspeed accelerator; host+Cell processor; host+Digital Signal Processor; host+Intel MIC (then, the prototype Knights Ferry, now the Xeon Phi); AMD Fusion APUs with a CPU and GPU on a single die, as well as multicore CPUs. To support such a wide range of targets, OpenACC took a more descriptive approach, to use the directives to describe properties of the program, allowing the compiler and runtime to choose runtime values appropriate for the target system. For instance, where a multicore system may only have 4 or 8 or 16 cores, implying that only so many parallel threads are sufficient, a highly parallel GPU may require hundreds or thousands of threads to efficiently utilize the hardware. Encoding those values into a parallel program seemed like a recipe for program obsolescence.
In 2013, OpenMP 4.0 was issued with support for accelerators and with much similarity to OpenACC. Both OpenMP 4 and OpenACC have data directives and clauses, and parallelism directives. The data directives are used when compiling for a host+accelerator system where the accelerator has a separate physical and/or virtual memory, and control data movement between system and device memory. The data directives and clauses in the two specifications are mostly coherent, meaning it is mostly feasible to mechanically convert OpenACC data directives to OpenMP 4, and vice versa.
It's a very different story for the compute directives. OpenMP was designed in a world with only a few SMP processors on each system, so it was reasonable to include a wide variety of synchronization primitives. OpenMP includes atomic operations, critical sections and ordered critical sections, single and master sections, barriers, doacross dependences between loop iterations, parallel sections, tasks and task dependences, and explicit management of locks. Most of these are nonscalable, either limiting the amount of parallelism that can be expressed, or will run afoul of Amdahl's Law limiting the amount of benefit you get when running in parallel. Of these, OpenACC includes only the atomic operations. This restricts the kind of program you can write using OpenACC, but it also means the programs you write will be more scalable to future systems. That means converting an OpenMP program containing these constructs to OpenACC is a nonstarter.
But it goes much deeper than that. Even for the simple cases where OpenMP and OpenACC intersect rather closely the two specifications have different definitions and implementations. As described in more detail in an earlier article about parallel loops, OpenMP is defined in terms of threads and how the work is shared across threads. If the program specifies using 32 threads, then that's how many you're going to get. Someone will point out that the implementation can in fact reduce that number, but there's no provision for increasing it. If you have a target with more parallelism available (think Intel Xeon Phi x200 Knights Landing with up to 72 cores and 4 hardware threads per core), the compiler or runtime can't just bump that up to 288 threads. It can't even use the parallel directive to help the compiler silently auto-parallelize within an OpenMP thread; the directives state that the program can't have any data races across threads, but it says nothing about data races across loop iterations scheduled to the same OpenMP thread. This is the key reason that OpenMP needed the simd directive and clause; even saying omp parallel for doesn't tell the compiler that it's safe to vectorize the loop, so a new directive was added.
OpenACC, on the other hand, does require that a parallel loop be data-race free across loop iterations. This gives the compiler a significant amount of freedom. Just saying acc parallel loop allows the compiler to generate multicore code, as well as vector or SIMD code for targets which support that. This is both simple and powerful, and enables the user to write a single version of their his or her program that can be compiled for several different targets.
Many programmers are unwilling to give that control to the compiler, and it's certainly true that smart programmers are always going to be smarter than any compiler. However, compilers are tireless. Programmers are not, and architectures change faster than programs. We need a programming model that encourages scalable parallel programming, and that allows that parallelism to be remapped across a wide range of hardware parallelism, such as what we see on the immediate horizon and beyond.
But this isn't a diatribe about the advantages of OpenACC or OpenMP over the other, it's about converting from one to the other. If I want a tool to translate an OpenMP parallel loop to an OpenACC parallel loop, the conversion is no longer mechanical. The tool must determine whether the loop is truly a data-race-free parallel loop, and if not, either run it sequentially, or somehow (magically) convert it into a loop that is. Either way, such a tool requires much deeper analysis and more work than the researcher probably wants to undertake.
Going the other way, converting OpenACC to OpenMP, sounds easier. Once you know it's a parallel loop, it's certainly safe to write that loop using OpenMP. However, there are two parts to the parallelism in an OpenACC loop: identifying the parallelism, and mapping the parallelism onto the hardware. OpenMP 4 and OpenACC each have three levels of parallelism. OpenMP has teams of threads which can execute simd operations, where OpenACC has gangs of workers which can execute vector operations. Many OpenACC programs use the directives to identify the parallel loops, and leave much of the mapping to the compiler. As mentioned above, a loop prefixed with acc parallel loop, with no other clauses, will run in parallel, and depending on the target, it may run across gangs, or both gangs and vector lanes, with the decision made by the compiler. With nested loops, the number of possible mappings increases. An OpenMP program, however, uses a different directive for parallelism across teams (distribute) from parallelism across threads (for or do) and from SIMD parallelism (simd). So, an OpenACC program with three loops:
would have to be more explicit in OpenMP:
Moreover, when targeting a simple multicore CPU, you may want a completely different program. Multicore compilers currently ignore the teams and distribute directives, if they parse them at all yet, so that level of parallelism is lost. It may be better to write this program differently, collapsing the two parallel loops:
In any case, the conversion in either direction is no longer mechanical, and hence, in my opinion, any attempt to do a simple bidirectional translation is a waste of effort.
The Research Proposal
However, when reconsidering these proposals, I decided that there is a kernel of a good idea here. The goal is to be able to write a single program that runs across as wide a variety of systems as possible, and the availability of coherent OpenMP and OpenACC implementations are a problem. I think someone could do a one-way translator, from OpenACC to OpenMP, and learn enough from that process to deliver novel research results, and produce a useful translator as well. For those systems that have OpenMP but don't (yet) have OpenACC, such a translator can be immediately useful. As hinted at in the last section, the research component is to create a target-specific parallelism mapping scheme, so that the parallelism in the program gets exploited appropriately for that target. There could be a learning process, or a user-specification of the mapping, or predicates based on program characteristics such as data access patterns.
So, what follows is a prototype of a research proposal for creating such a translator. Feel free to copy and edit these ideas to create your own proposal. If you want, you can send me your own proposal; I'll keep it confidential, make suggestions, and if it looks good, I'll even be glad to write an endorsement. If you are a program manager at a funding agency and receive such a proposal, I'll be glad to review it and will be as direct and (brutally) honest as I always am.
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Parallel Programming Model Translator
The University of Intelligent Beings
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Project Summary
This project will create a tool that converts Fortran, C and C++ programs containing OpenACC [1] directives into target-specific OpenMP [2] directives. The main artifact of the project will be a source-to-source program conversion tool, named MPACCT (pronounced "impact") that will be distributed and available for use by HPC programmers when targeting their programs for different architectures.
The major research goal of the project is to explore, evaluate and prioritize the various ways that the parallelism in a program, expressed in OpenACC, should be targeted for different parallel systems. To augment the parallelism expressed in OpenACC directives, we will implement various classical compiler loop autoparallelization strategies, as is common in commercial OpenACC compilers. The generated output program, expressed in OpenMP, will include specific mappings to teams, threads and simd operations. The generated output will depend on: (a) characteristics of the input program, such as data reference patterns and loop structures; (b) features of the target system, such as whether it is a multicore or host+accelerator and the parallelism profile of the multicore and/or accelerator; (c) features of the target compiler, such as the program structures for which it is optimized and basic capabilities.
An ancillary research goal is to develop a characterization and representation of the parallelism profile of a target system that we can use in MPACCT. This will include such obvious items as the number of cores, hardware threads and preferred vector or SIMD length. We expect to include other features, such as information about the cache hierarchy and any hardware synchronization features. An artifact from the project will be a published representation of the parallelism profile for the variety of parallel systems that we use in our experiments. The parallelism profile for the target system will be an additional input to MPACCT.
Another ancillary research goal is to study whether we can develop a language that would allow an expert developer to control the parallelism mapping process in MPACCT. To be successful, the MPACCT mapping feature must be entirely exposed, with no hidden decisions. The language will allow the developer to control the mapping based on characteristics of the program and the target machine. We plan on an extensible language to allow for future systems that need additional program characteristics which we can't yet envision.
Finally, a fourth goal is to develop parallel programming, architecture and compiler expertise in our students, and to use this to improve parallel systems education.
Project Description
Future high-end computing systems are being designed with much higher node parallelism than we have available today. We see systems like Cori at NERSC being installed with a Intel Xeon Phi Knights Landing processor in each node, with support for four hardware threads per core and 512-bit SIMD instructions. We have designs in place for the CORAL Summit and Sierra supercomputers at ORNL and LLNL, with multiple IBM OpenPOWER CPUs and multiple NVIDIA Volta GPUs in each node. In these future systems, exploiting parallelism on a node will be critical to getting the best performance.
In HPC, inter-node parallel programming is dominated by MPI, and that's not likely to change in the near future. This project does not attempt to replace or augment MPI across nodes. Many current HPC programs use MPI within a node as well. This will become less suitable in the future. As the on-node parallelism increases, the number of MPI ranks would increase, reducing the memory available per rank and increasing the amount of data being uselessly copied between ranks on the same node. Moreover, systems with GPU accelerators have two additional levels of parallelism (CPU in parallel with the GPU, and parallelism on the GPU itself) which MPI simply does not address.
On-node parallelism in HPC mostly uses OpenMP today. Classical OpenMP (OpenMP 3.1 and earlier) is well understood and available on all high-end computer systems. The later versions of OpenMP (4.0 and 4.5) include support for accelerators, such as GPUs and DSPs, managing data placement and parallel computation on the accelerator. However, there are few implementations of this and fewer mature ones.
OpenACC was developed by a subset of OpenMP members to drive the development of parallel programming directives suitable for a wide range of target systems, and specifically including accelerated systems. Many of the target features of OpenMP, such as the data directives, were first developed in OpenACC.
However, having two standards presents a problem for programmers. If they are programming for Cori using the Intel compilers, they will be using OpenMP 4 directives, probably without any target features since Knights Landing is not an accelerator. If they are programming for Titan today or Summit or Sierra tomorrow, they may well be using OpenACC directives with the PGI or other compilers, to control parallelism on the GPUs as well as the CPUs. If they are programming for their cluster at home, they may be using OpenMP with the GCC compilers, with much less parallelism to worry about. And, to make matters worse, they probably have to support all those targets at once, since they are developing locally but want production runs on whatever big system on which they can get time. Moreover, their application is being developed and extended over a period of years, and years from now the high-end systems may well be something completely different.
We will address this problem by creating a program translation tool, which we call MPACCT, that translates OpenACC programs into target-specific OpenMP programs. The translation uses four inputs:
- the OpenACC directives, and specifically the parallelism directives;
- additional parallelism discovered using classical compiler autoparallelization;
- characteristics of the program, including data reference patterns and program structures; and
- features of the target system, such as number and types of cores, availability and capability of SIMD instructions, threads per core, cache sharing patterns, and more.
The primary objective and artifact is MPACCT, the translator itself. This tool will be based on <name your favorite compiler infrastructure here>, and will support Fortran, C and C++ <or some subset thereof> programs. In basic mode, the MPACCT driver will be given the input program and the local configuration file. The configuration file describes the target system features that control the translation process, and the target compiler. The driver will invoke the MPACCT translator to generate a target-specific OpenMP program. Then the driver will invoke the target compiler to generate an object or executable file. In this way, the MPACCT driver will be a drop-in replacement for any compiler driver (gcc, icc, pgcc, llc, xlc, and so on).
A secondary objective is to characterize and represent the parallelism profile of a range of target systems. For multicore systems, the parallelism profile will include at least the number of cores, hardware threads per core, SIMD capability, and cache configuration. For GPU-accelerated systems, it will include the number of CPU- core analogs, the depth of multithreading, the SIMD (or SIMT) width, and hardware parallelism support. We expect to identify other important system features as we develop more program optimization techniques that depend on the target systems. We plan to publish a table describing the parallelism profile for each of the target systems on which we experiment.
A third objective is to derive a language to control the MPACCT translation and optimization process. We expect the translation to depend on target system features and on program features. What we want is a way to give predicates or weights on the code optimization and generation process based on program features and target system features. This idea is still in its infancy at this point.
The most significant result will be showing that a large number of programs can be ported across widely different node architectures by just recompiling. This kind of portability is highly desirable, but there is a great deal of skepticism as to whether it is feasible. In particular, recent presentations have stated that the only way to maintain performance across different systems is to use conditional compilation (ifdef preprocessor statements) with code or directives specific to each architecture. Quoting from the NERSC 2014 Annual Report [3], "In 2014, NERSC and Cray established a joint Center of Excellence to help users port and optimize target applications that will run on Cori…" Imagine what will happen when those codes need to be run on a different architecture. Imagine instead what would happen if they could be written so porting was mostly tuning a translator and recompiling.
We expect our results to also feed into the language design, compiler and system architecture communities.
The process of porting codes across various systems will allow us to explore new language primitives that allow more flexibility when generating the output code. The mechanisms used in MPACCT can then be reproduced in other open source or commercial compilers. Finally, when porting programs between two or more system architectures, some program features will perform better on one or the other. As we explore the translator optimizations, we will be uniquely positioned to comment and give feedback about the importance or lack thereof of certain architectural features for HPC.
Present State of Knowledge
Compilers for languages like OpenMP 3.1 are mature and well developed. Compilers for a more flexible language like OpenACC are less mature. There are commercial OpenACC compilers supporting multiple GPU targets and multicore processors as well. However, outside of a few workshop presentations [4] and marketing literature, there are few details about how these compilers are implemented.
Other relevant compiler technology is mature, such as that used in classical parallelizing compilers [5]. We expect to build on that work as we develop our translator. Our contribution is not the development of new program analysis methods, but how to use the knowledge from the program and compiler analysis to map the program optimally to the target architecture.
Development Plan
Year 1:
- Collect the infrastructure to do the program analysis: program intermediate representation, parallelization analysis; build the code generator; define the interface between the parallelism mapping phase and the code generator.
- Study the target system architectures and collect the key architectural differences.
- Get initial access to the target systems.
- Collect small, medium and large benchmark programs; use the small programs to build an initial performance training set, to collect performance of variants of a program on the target systems.
Year 2:
- Design and build a set of program transformations in the code generator; build a test engine that will test correctness of each transformation in any legal combination with any other transformation.
- Build a test engine to test each possible program parallelism configuration on any target system; collect performance information and correlate that with architectural features; design how the parallelism mapper will drive the transformation and optimization process.
- Formalize the architectural feature set; design an architectural description language; implement a scheme to input that language to MPACCT.
Year 3:
- Compare MPACCT performance on various systems with native compiler performance, and with manually-tuned applications.
- Continue to tune the parallelism mapper.
- Look at new architectures, and demonstrate that our architectural description language can be used to tune MPACCT for a previously unseen architecture.
Experimental Procedures
Our experiments are essentially all performance measurements. We will use standard procedures for measuring performance, such as ensuring the system is otherwise unloaded, running every program three times and saving middle measurement, running with multiple host compilers and optimization levels.
Results from Prior Support
You're pretty much on your own here.
- OpenACC-Standard.org, The OpenACC Application Programming Interface, Version 2.5, October 2015; http://www.openacc.org.
- OpenMP Architecture Review Board, OpenAP Application Programming Interface, Version 4.5, November 2015; http://openmp.org/wp.
- 2014 Annual Report, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.
- Michael Wolfe, "Implementing the PGI Accelerator Model," in GPGPU-3, Pittsburgh, Penn., March,2010; http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1735697.
- Michael Wolfe, High Performance Compilers for Parallel Computing, Addison-Wesley, 1996.
- Cheng Chen, Canqun Yang, Tao Tang, Qiang Wu, Pengfei Zhang, "OpenACC to Intel Offload:Automatic Translation and Optimization," National Conference on Computer Engineering andTechnology 2013, July 20-22, 2013, Springer-Verlag, pp. 111-120.
- Galen Arnold, Alexander Calvert, Jeffery Overbey, Nawrin Sultana, "From OpenACC to OpenMP 4: Toward Automatic Translation," in XCEDE16, Miami, Florida, July 17-21, 2016.
Biographical Sketches
I am an individual!
Four smart and hard-working graduate students plus one staff member for three calendar years. Travel to three conferences each year, including SC; other relevant conferences include ASPLOS, CGO, HPCA, ICPP, ICS, IPDPS, ISC, ISCA, SIGMicro, PACT, PLDI, PPoPP, and various workshops attached to these.
This work will require workstations for the staff, and access to a variety of high-end systems. Since we are not evaluating parallelism across nodes, we don't expect to require access to many nodes of any one system, but we do want as wide a variety of target systems as is feasible.
Have fun! I look forward to seeing the results of your research.
About the Author
Michael Wolfe has been a compiler developer for over 40 years in both academia and industry, and has been working on the PGI compilers for the past 20 years, and if he were still in academia, he would be working on this proposal in earnest. The opinions stated here are those of the author, and do not represent opinions of NVIDIA. Follow Michael's tweek (weekly tweet) @pgicompilers.


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A record store that primarily carries heaps of experimental and noise music LPs and CDs seems like the least logical business to bankroll in 2014. However, for the past five years, Angela Sawyer's 150-square-foot Cambridge shop Weirdo Records has remained an integral music hub in Boston, entertaining audiophiles and folks curious enough to browse through the store's 10,000-record catalog. More
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My darling wife has brought it to my attention on numerous occasions these last couple weeks that I have not been writing as much as I should in my blog. Incidentally, I was not aware that the word nag was of Scandinavian origin. Think about it. It was the persistent action of the womenfolk back in Scandinavia that led to one of the greatest invasions in all of history!! What probably started out with a blond, vivacious, buxom, Scandinavian goddess, we'll call her Helga, complaining that her man, Thor, had left his chain mail and sword on the kitchen table again and why is it he could never pick the lid up on the slit trench??? So it was with the shrill echo of the lovely Helga still ringing in his ears reminding poor Thor that the thatch roof needed repairing, and that they were about to run out of moose burgers, that the Vikings set off to engage in an all out war of conquest. (The Viking's must have looked to the sanctuary of the longship much like Homer Simpson eyes a box of glazed donuts!) Helga was to eventually be bought off with a few shiny trinkets of booty from far away lands and Thor was able to get a group of monks in a monastery write a revisionist history—in exchange for their lives–that covered up Thor's shortcomings as a husband!
This last week marked my first full week of physical therapy. Slowly along the way I am being re-introduced to the peculiar language of the physical therapist. One of my favorite questions is: "How is your is your ischial tuberosity?" Or, "Is your prosthesis bearing weight on your tuberosity?" No doubt some of my more curious readers were sent scampering away toward yonder bookshelf upon reading that—we'll call this category reader the more distinguished scholars amongst us: that being the reader who has books that they actually read; books that do more than prop up the shorter leg of the kitchen table that the darling wife with her persistent ministrations caused the reader to "fix" himself rather than call a skilled tradesman. Never underestimate the value of a feeling of self-sufficiency however sad or misplaced!!
Now, that the rest of you lazy bastages have finished looking up the words on Google we can continue!
The ischial tuberosity is quite a common set of protrusions that will be instantly familiar with anyone who has ridden a horse for any length of time. Being "saddle sore" and having a pain in your ischial tuberosity are the same thing! Now there are a great many feelings and sensations that accompany a person such as myself who has not walked in 26+ years that are pretty dang cool: shopping for shoes, standing, and, taking first steps. Trust me when I tell you that remembering that you have an ischial tuberosity IS NOT ONE OF THESE SUPER-DOOPER COOL BEANS (RE)DISCOVERIES!!!
So there I was a saddle sore trooper and nary a horse in sight! It was then that I remembered that I had just turned 48 and thought that this kind of physical endeavor would have been easier 20 some years ago had only the technology been available. It was then that I remind myself that if it were easy then everybody would do it and dang if I can't help the challenge!!
After all of this, a funny thing happened Thursday afternoon. It was while standing up on my C Legs that I knew right then and there that this was actually going to happen! It was then that balance didn't seem all that hard a thing to achieve and for the first time I was able to stand without powering through with my upper body. Up until then walking again was something I had imagined in my mind. It was then something I knew with the rest of my body.
My wife Ginny was there too, smiling. For now she didn't care that my underwear drawer was full of assorted books, half finished journals, and the odd box or ten of ammunition. "Stand up straight! Look straight ahead! Quit looking at your shoes! One more!"
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small bunch of scallions, finely cut
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How to take photos like a pro: A new visual dictionary
Reporting with photographs isn't so different to putting a story together with words, writes photojournalist Guilio Saggin.
When I joined ABC News Online as their photo editor in 2007 I was asked to give reporters some advice on how to take photos. I wondered how I would compress 20+ years experience into a presentation.
Two quotes came to mind – "a photo tells a thousand words" and "a picture shows something, a photo tells a story". Using these quotes as a guide, it made sense that, if a photo did tell a thousand words i.e. a story, then it would use the same tools as writing.
While I'd probably always subconsciously known it, when I began deconstructing photos I realised they were visual stories structured in the same way as written stories. They both used grammar (verbs, especially), included all the necessary information, found an angle, avoided messy copy, included a human element … the list went on and on.
I set about constructing a presentation – using visual examples – to show this, and when ABC reporters viewed my presentation, they loved it. Photography was being translated into a language they could understand and it made perfect sense to them.
Anything done well looks easy and a good news story is no exception. The same applies to a news photo. My presentation wasn't going to turn journalists into photographers. I was happy to get them to a level where they could go on a job and, at the very least, send me the bones of a photo I could bang into shape. I was looking at this from a news angle.
During my nine years with ABC News Online, many reporter photos came across my desk (appeared on my screen). Often I looked at them and thought, "If only". These are a few of the "if only" issues that needed to be worked on:
Find an angle
All stories have a point – an angle – otherwise it's a boring collection of words, written or spoken. We see life at eye level, so photographers try as much as possible to find an angle – crouch, sit, stand on something – to make the point of view more interesting for the viewer. If you can't move your subject, move yourself.
Add the human element
News stories have quotes. News photos have people. We, as humans, are interested when we see other humans. Rain pouring from the sky during a downpour can look good but someone running through pouring rain with no umbrella adds interest. We can emphathise – or laugh – because we have all been there.
Use exciting 'copy'
The best way to get exciting copy into your visual story is to get your subject doing something. This usually means getting the hands to do something. There is nothing worse than seeing hands hanging by someone's side.
Hold your camera right
Smartphones and other hand-held devices are designed to be held vertically, so people instinctively turn them around and take a vertical image. Instinct or not, we live in a horizontal world. We scan the horizon "left to right" and not "up and down", the same as a street, a room, a football field, a flood … the list goes on. Our TVs and movie screens are horizontal for a reason. A well-taken photo and a well-written story are devoid of useless information. Most vertical images show the relevant visual information in the centre of the frame, with useless information filling the top and bottom of the frame.
My presentation has been turned into a book (ebook and hardcover) with over 100 photos showing good and the not-so-good examples. It won't show you all the tricks of the trade. Instead, think of it as the first gear in a car. It gets the wheels rolling.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island head coach Gregg Burke has announced the addition of former golfer Eric Marchetti to his staff as a student assistant coach.
"We are incredibly fortunate to have Eric join the staff, especially since we will be so young this year," Burke said. "It is no secret that Eric is among my favorite athletes ever at URI, and I am looking forward to his input and perspective."
A North Attleboro, Mass. native, Marchetti spent four seasons as a member of the Rams. He made the team as a walk-on and competed in 12 events throughout his career.
Still an active golfer, Marchetti recently qualified for match play in the Rhode Island Amateur this past summer, before losing in the second round. He also competed in the 2017 the New England Amateur.
Marchetti is a Biological Sciences major who is working toward a second degree in Health Services.
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I'll be leaving on a two week trip tomorrow and won't be able to access a computer for part of that time- and when I can I may not want to.
I'll be getting to some Lighthouses along the way in Hawaii, Washington and Oregon. I'll post some info and links to photos when we get back. I've got a brand new digital camera to learn how to use. (Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5K with a stabilized and a 12X optical zoom)


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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Frankincense and Cancer?
And the messages make me want to cry. This is the answer...followed by the science, followed by my opinion.
Almost any of our Frankincense oils can provide valuable emotional and spiritual support to your relative and to those who love him/her. Either by diffusion, or, properly diluted, in a hand or foot massage, Frankincense has a long history of proven value. Personally I would reach for our Boswellia Carterii CO2 extracted because the CO2 extracts contain a powerful anti-depressant component, Incensole acetate, not found in significant amounts in the distilled essential oils. But that is personal taste.
Please note that I said "emotional and spiritual support." A brief tour of the internet will show a LOT of research on the effects of specific Frankincense extracts and components on various strains of cancer cells in a petri dish in a laboratory. Most of the success stories concern the effect of Boswellic Acid, a component of Frankincense Resin. The problem is, Boswellic Acid is NOT a volatile component of the resin. It does NOT distill over into the essential oil. There is NO Boswellic Acid in Frankincense Essential Oil nor in CO2 Extracted Frankincense oil. At one time a large marketing company made claims that their Frankincense EO did contain this substance. After a couple of years of these misleading claims the founder of the company himself wrote a letter to their affiliates explaining that Boswellic Acid is not present in their essential oil. There are many published studies showing the effectiveness of various alcohol extractions of Frankincense Resin against various strains of cancer cells. I have seen some research indicating that Frankincense oil, *in a petri dish, in a lab* may have an effect on a specific strain of bladder cancer cells. There is other research showing that certain components of Myrrh oil may be even more effective on specific strains of breast, cervical, and/or lung cancer cells. (Why do we not see marketers recommending Myrrh Oil for cancer? Perhaps they don't have as much of it to sell.?)
Long story short: the leap from experimental success in a petri dish in a lab to being actually able to effect the growth of cancer cells in human or animal tissue is huge.
I wish I could tell you that one of our products can or could reverse the growth of a cancerous tumor in a loved one. What I can do is offer products that may give emotional support, perhaps ease some pain and discomfort, perhaps lift the spirits.
And...my personal belief? I believe that there is a special place in Hell reserved for those who will give false hope to the suffering in order to increase their profits.
I wish I could give you a different answer. But there is not one.
10 comments:
- Jennifer Davies said...
Thank you for posting this. I think people have realized that aromatherapy only provides emotional and spiritual support in cancer situations, but it's still important to have an expert clarify. This is why I think aromatherapy is such a necessary branch of medicine. The more people understand it, the fewer misunderstands and rumors there will be. http://www.omshanticollege.com.au/about
- May 14, 2015 at 1:48 PM
- Heather Young said...
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- May 16, 2015 at 12:12 AM
- Heather Young said...
Marge, Is myrrh safe to use while breastfeeding?
- May 16, 2015 at 12:12 AM
Marge thank you for your honesty and your knowledge.
- May 16, 2015 at 6:27 PM
Thank you a million times over. I cannot tell you how many times I was glibly told to ingest Frankincense oil "because it kills cancer without side effects!". The fact that there has never been the vaguest hint of even quasi-research on Frank and my type of cancer didn't matter. The fact that my cancer has done extensive damage to the lining of my stomach so throwing essential oils in there isn't a great idea just had them say (sadly, shaking their head at my obstinance) that I could just rub the Frank on the bottom of my feet then, and it would probably still work. I do realize that people mean well and want to help, but yikes, I shudder to think of the damage going on out there.
- May 20, 2015 at 5:43 PM
- Marge said...
Heather Young, I'm sorry, but Tisserand says that Myrrh MAY be fetotoxic due to the beta-elemene and furonodient content, and is contraindicated via all routes during pregnancy and lactation.
- January 8, 2016 at 9:53 AM
Thanks for this. I read that I could get rid of skin growths and moles by putting frankincense oil on them. It has not worked at all. The other thing recommend was oregano oil, but even diluted that stings too much. I've had some success shrinking said growth with rosemary verbena, but it is still significant. It looks like skin cancer and after reading this I am going to just go to the dermatologist.
- August 31, 2017 at 4:26 PM
- Marge said...
I would either ignore them (most go away over time of their own accord) or go to a dermatologist. The proposed remedies would do more harm then good. sorry!
- November 16, 2017 at 5:33 PM
- Curious Designs said...
Are some of the compounds found in Frankincense Essential Oils still pain relieving and/or anti-inflammatory? I see so many claims from individuals and other essential oil companies of Frankincense, usually Boswellia Serrata, having a great effect on arthritis, inflammation, nerve pain, etc.
- February 24, 2018 at 2:35 AM
- Marge said...
Yes, of the various Frankincense oils, Boswellia serrata is supposed to be by far the most anti-inflammatory. However, there are other oils that have stronger anti-inflammatory effects... Helichrysum italicuum, german chamomile, Mango-ginger CO2 extract for starters...
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Bilborough 1957-2000,
Portrait of a College
Bilborough 1957-2000, Portrait of a College, edited by Dr Michael T Robinson, tells the story of the founding of the second-to-last grammar school opened in Nottingham, its metamorphosis into sixth-form college and its further development to meet the needs of the students in the new millennium. Here you may read how the Forster Elementary Education Act of 1870 shaped education provision in the city and how, more directly, the Butler Education Act of 1944 led to the opening of Bilborough Grammar School; how the grammar school built a strong reputation for academic and sporting achievement under the dynamic leadership of Dr Harry Peake; how Ivor Williams consolidated these strengths in a changing social environment; how Charles Martin master-minded the transition to thriving sixth-form college; how Gordon Brown orchestrated proceedings prior to and post Incorporation and finally how Martin Slattery fine-tuned operations to ensure that the college retained its independence.
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Rimouski is a coastal city in Quebec's Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
Rimouski is a small city on the coast of the St. Lawrence River. It can be considered the university city of eastern Quebec. Unfortunately, travellers often view Rimouski merely as a stop on the way to the Gaspé Peninsula. However, there are many interesting things to see in the region.
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is not as touristic as the Gaspé Peninsula, so speaking a bit of French can help you very much.
Visitor information[edit]
- 1 Bureau d'information touristique de Rimouski (Rimouski Tourist Information Centre), 50 Rue St Germain O, Rimouski, ☎ +1 418-723-2322. M-F 09:00–16:30.
Get in[edit]
By plane[edit]
Aéroport régional de Mont-Joli (YYY IATA) is the closest airport with scheduled flights about 30 minutes drive from Rimouski.
- Air Canada makes daily flights to Baie-Comeau and Montréal; that is, two flights daily, except Saturdays, when there is one morning flight
- Pascan Aviation makes daily flights to Quebec City, Montréal, Baie-Comeau/Sept-Îles and Bonaventure/Îles de la Madeleine throughout the year, 5 days a week, from Monday through Friday
Rimouski Airport (YXK IATA) handles general aviation and cargo flights.
By train[edit]
The Via Rail train station is near downtown. Eastbound train arrives at 01:30 and the westbound train arrives at 01:50.
By car[edit]
Route 132 leads westward to Quebec City and Montreal. There are two disconnected segments of Autoroute 20 which bypass portions of this road; one is a local bypass around Rimouski, the other is the main freeway from Rivière-du-Loup westward to Ontario.
Route 132 east forks at Ste-Flavie near Mont-Joli, becoming a coastal road which circles the entire Gaspé Peninsula.
From New Brunswick, bridges at Campbellton-Pointe-à-la-Croix and at Matapédia lead to Route 132; follow 132 through Matapédia to Ste-Flavie.
By bus[edit]
Orléans Express has many daily runs to Rivière-du-Loup. Onward connections are available to Quebec City and Montreal. Maritime Bus has taken over the former Acadian Lines run from Rivière-du-Loup to Moncton with connections to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI.
By boat[edit]
Rimouski-Forestville Ferry Seasonal ferry service to Forestville on the CNN Evolution. A catamaran ferry that holds the title of fastest ferry in the province of Quebec.
Rivière-du-Loup/Saint-Siméon Ferry The MV Trans-St-Laurent provides seasonal ferry service from April to January. Travellers are advised to contact the ferry agency directly for more accurate schedule details.
Matane/Baie-Comeau-Godbout The MV Camille-Marcoux is a government run ferry providing service to Baie-Comeau and Godbout on the north shore of the St-Lawrence River with 4-6 departures daily year round. Vehicle reservations are required.
Get around[edit]
Downtown Rimouski is rather small and walkable. However, you will need a car to get into or out of this area. Parking is easily found in this city.
Car Rental
- National Rent-a-Car
- Bleu Pelican
- Taxi, ☎ +1 418-723-3344. There is one taxi company in Rimouski; they are very clean and easy to call.
- Société des transports de Rimouski., ☎ +1 418-723-5555. Public transit in Rimouski is minimal and serves only the central portion of the city. Taxi-Bus is a taxi that picks up and stops at designated stops (like a city bus) but must be reserves an hour in advance with a membership card. CitéBus is the public bus system of the city.
- 1 Site historique maritime, 1000 Rue du Phare, Rimouski. At Point-au-Père, a small town near Rimouski which marks the official dividing point between the St. Lawrence River and the open Gulf. The lighthouse is the second-tallest in Canada; the buildings which once housed lighthouse keepers may be visited. There is a marine museum with extensive coverage of the "Empress of Ireland" ocean liner collision and sinking; a "Hangar 14" historic museum recounts life in 1914. The Onondaga, a submarine in Canadian military service from 1967-2000, can be visited; an overnight stay on the ship is available by advance reservation.
- 2 Canyon de la Porte de l'Enfer, 1280 Chemin Duchénier, Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski, ☎ +1 418-735-6063. A canyon in the mountains south of Rimouski.
- 3 Parc national du Bic. A coastal park only 20 minutes away from Rimouski. Sea kayak and hiking are very popular.
- 4 (French only) Musée régional de Rimouski, 35 Rue Saint-Germain Ouest, Rimouski, ☎ +1 418-724-2272. Regional museum in old stone church.
- Maison Lamontagne, 707, boulevard du Rivage, ☎ +1 418-722-4038.
- Île Saint-Barnabé. From the marina, take the boat ($16.50, every 30 minutes) to the island in front or Rimouski. You can walk in nature.
- 1 Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski. The university is renowned for its courses in oceanography and in marine biology.
- 2 Institut Maritime Du Québec, 53 Rue Saint Germain O, Rimouski, QC G5L 4B4, ☎ +1 418-724-2822.
- 1 SmartCentres Rimouski, 415 Montée Industrielle-et-Commerciale, Rimouski. A shopping mall with Best Buy, supermarket, Winners, furniture store, gas station and other stores.
- Cantine de la gare, 2 rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste Est, ☎ +1 418-723-3748. The Famous Dero Poutine.
- La Maison du Spaghetti,, 35 rue St-Germain Est Rimouski, ☎ +1 418-723-6010.
- 1 Gouverneur Hotel Rimouski, 155 Boulevard René Lepage E, Rimouski, toll-free: +1-888-910-1111. Near Tim Horton's, A&W and Marie Antionette restaurants.
- 2 Hôtel Rimouski, 225 Boulevard René Lepage E, Rimouski, ☎ +1 418-725-5000. Also a conference centre
Go next[edit]
|Routes through Rimouski
|Lévis ← Trois-Pistoles ←
|→ Mont-Joli → Gaspé
|Lévis ← Trois-Pistoles ←
|→ Mont-Joli → Moncton
|Rivière-du-Loup ← Trois-Pistoles ←
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Where form the term Malta has been derived, it is uncertain. Some people say that it is originated form Greek word 'MeLite' that means honey or the honey-sweet. About 700 BC, there was a Greek influence at the island. During 395-870, the island was dominated by the Byzantine Empire that was Greek speaking.
As the modern history of the island is concerned,Malta continued absorbing Italy's cultural influence. The country was turned as big naval base by Britain. The country faced five months continuous bombing raids during the World War II that made it devastated. Maltastarted slightly moving toward independence just after the war.
Capital: Valletta
Area: 316 km²
Currency: European Euro
Population: 418,366 (2012) World Bank
Official languages: English Language, Maltese Language
Religion- Malta's constitution allows the freedom in religion but the Roman Catholicism is established as a State Religion by the constitution. With the 98 percent of country's population, the Roman Catholic is the dominating culture that makes the country as large catholic nation in world.
Language- English and Maltese are two official languages in Malta. Semitic language is the national language in the country.
Malta is the republic nation. The public administration and the parliamentary system of the nation are closely based on the Westminster System. 65 parliament's members make the House of Representatives of the nation. The President is elected for the five years. The president's role in the government is ceremonial; actually the government of the country is headed by the Prime Minister who is appointed by the President.
The major political parties in the country are:
The original culture of Malta is greatly influenced with the different cultures. Music- the traditional music of Malta includes 'ghana'. The folk music of the country is still accompanied by the traditional guitar and song is sweetened with singsong voice of male and female singers. Mainly the lyrics of the song are meant for creating a challenging as well as friendly atmosphere. Now the music of Malta is also getting westernized day by day.
In Malta, primary and secondary schooling both are compulsory. From the age of 5 years to the age of 16 years, each and every child has to go school. The state government gives free education up to secondary schools whereas some private schools educate the students on the cost of money. There are some church schools in the nation, and the teachers of the church schools are paid the state government.British Model is the based on Malt's education system. The students have to complete the 6 years education of primary school and then from the age of 11 they enter the secondary schools. They can take admission in any of the schools whether it is state school or the church school. At the age of 16, students are appeared into SEC O-level exam.
Till 1800, the main base of the economic of Malta was industries like tobacco, cotton and shipyards. Later the British used the dockyard for military purpose. The economy of the present day Malta is based on foreign trade, manufacturing and tourism. There are number of standard hotels at the island that are promoting tourism and earning foreign currency for the country. Well developed film industry has also a great contribution in country's economy.
Malta is an island nation lies in Mediterranean Sea of Southern Europe. The country's coastline gives good harbors. The landscape of the island is characterized with low hills as well as terraced fields. Ta'Dmejrek is the highest point known at the island that's height is estimated as 253 meters. The island does not have any permanent lake or river. There are some rivers that flow only in the rainy season. Some watercourses found in Malta give fresh water through out the year.As far as the climate is concerned, it is accompanied with rainy winter and dry summers.
Malta got its independence from Britain in the year 1964 dated 21st September.
Malta's capital city is Valletta that is located at the northeastern shore of the island. The official name of the city is Umilissima Civitas Valletta.
According to the census of 2007, the population of Malt is 410,290.
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ohhh Leoparcia,
this is one book that made me cry hundred times. I like the book very much. I think every ordinary huma will sob after reading this book.
I in fact wanted to meet Randy's wife. I sincerely share her sadness. But at the same time I salute her for being strong in his absence....
@Leo, I think the book is quite an inspirational one. I should go looking for it. Thanks for sharing.
P.S. I had a nice time reading it :)
I will read that book soon. I will look for the lecture on youtube.
Very good review Leo. we don't have time to read so many books to find the best there for such recommendations are very helpful!
wow... a grt review...looking forward to reading that book soon...Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
Hi Blogyulpas,
thanks for dropping by and commenting sharing your thoughts about the book. The is really good and its a must read for you all la. As pointed by Aue Kuenzang, its more amazing to find how Jai, Pausch wife managed to help him through out his remaining days, besides managing her time with their three children, the oldest was eight then.
@Passu sir, glad that you finnaly dropped a comment, lol.
Keep visiting and help me write better la.
me too will definitely grab a copy of ths book.ReplyDelete
i think i must also look for a copy... seems very stirring and solicitous.. thats an excellent commendation.. thanks bro.. keep posting such.....ReplyDelete
Really a nice non-fiction based on his way of living. Dont miss it la.ReplyDelete
You give nice description of everything leo...I love the book , I loved the Review as well :) keep postingReplyDelete


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Gravy should be thick, rich and delicious. And what could be better for a Sunday brunch than creamy, country gravy n' biscuits. But for this revamped recipe zesty pork chorizo has been used in place of sausage, with the addition of hearty Stout.
The South is known for their wonderful biscuits and gravy, but here in San Jose, well, I've begun a new tradition with my family, and these are here to stay.
For this recipe, Mexican chorizo was used; a type of chorizo that lends more toward a slight vinegar flavor which makes for the desired gravy for this recipe.
Settle Down Beer (home brewers) donated one of their versions of stout for this gravy recipe, for a very distinctive flavor.
Come; take a comfortable seat at our cozy table. Dinner is served!
Gravy recipe is enough for about 4 servings.
STEPS 1 (gravy):
2 (12-oz) packages pork chorizo, squeezed out of the plastic wrap
2 tablespoons rendered bacon grease
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 scallions/green onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon onion powder
Red chili flakes to personal taste
1/3 cup flour
1 cup [warmed] stout (dark beer)
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup non-fat milk
- In a large sauté pan, on the large burner set on medium-high heat, fry the first six ingredients (chorizo thru chili flakes) to sizzling, stirring often, for 15-20 minutes. This cooking time is to ensure pork is well cooked.
- Add flour and cook, stirring often, 5 to 10 minutes. Flour needs to cook.
- Add the last three ingredients and cook 5 to 10 minutes, or until mixture has thickened to desired consistency. Turn off the heat.
STEPS 2 (assembling):
Biscuits of choice, baked and split in half
Chopped green onions for garnish, optional
Cooked gravy from steps 1, still hot
Pour gravy over split open biscuits, top with green onions/scallions, and enjoy!
Cook with heart; eat with gusto. Buen Provecho!


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- Edna B said...
Wow, what a horrid year! Here's hoping that 2016 will be a much better year for you, starting with that new chair. With some luck, it won't be long before it's ready for you. I hope.
Maybe Spring will come early too and bring a lot of blooms to your yard to brighten your days. Goodness, it's in the upper 50's here today. I just love it!!! After I work on my tax stuff for a while, I think I'll browse through one of my plant catalogues.
We'll be going to Florida in a few weeks, and when we get home, it will be almost time to plant the new bulbs. I can't wait!!
Now I have to call Pogo's groomer to see if we can get him an appointment soon. So much to do, so little time. But it's a good busy.
You have a wonderful day my friend, hugs, Edna B.
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The Dog That Was Dumped so the House Could be RemodeledMom received this email from my former family. They took me to the pound (Silicon Valley Humane Society) last August (2004) when I was 10 1/2 years old. I've overheard Mom tell her friends that I was about to be "euthanized" (a big word that I don't know) and I was rescued at the very last minute by the San Francisco Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue group. Mom was my foster Mom but now she is my forever Mom.
What do you all think of the email? The former "family" claims they read my blog so please add your comments.
Dear Ms. Typaldos,
On behalf of my family, I thank you very very much for all that you have done for Ams. You fostered him in your home, caring for him the whole time. When he developed DM, you adopted him as your forever pet.
Words will never express our gratitude for your kindness and magnanimity. Unlike what you have thought, we truly loved Ams and will always love him.
I know that you may feel anger towards us due to the fact that we surrendered Ams. Indeed we were very hesitant to do so; however, we had no choice.
Currently, we are remodeling our house; therefore, we needed to rent a home. We were somewhat lucky in finding a house very close to our old house. The only problem was that the owner did not allow us to keep any dogs. During this time, we had debated on whether on not to turn the offer down, yet in the end, we decided that we had no other choice. It was neccessary that we picked a location closest to our old house. I cannot tell you how much work and dedication my family and I places in the rennovation of our old house. Each week, we work in the job site, sweeping the floors and cleaning the site up. In order to save us money, my father has even decided to work on many parts of the house himself such as putting up the cables and wires. Without living this close to the job site, we would never be able to do all of this.
Since the time that we had to give Ams to the Humane Society, we all miss Ams very much, unlike what you think. The week when Ams was at the Humane Society, each and every one of my family members cried. Sorrow filled the air, and no one was happy for one whole week. Now that you sent us the link, my family and I have been reading Ams' blogs everyday now. Again, we thank you for all the time you've spent in doing this.
Even my grandma in Taiwain asks us about Ams everytime she calls. She had lived with Ams a long time. When we had to give Ams to the Humane Society, she even included Ams in all of her daily prayers, praying that he would find a good home. She is very happy for Ams that her prayers came true. To add to that, even my Aunt in New York asks us of Ams all the time. She has also visited his blog for quite a while.
Since the time that Ams was taken in by the SFGS team, I have constantly stayed in touch with Sharon.
For many times already, I have asked Sharon if it would be possible to visit Ams, and she had responded by saying no for evey single request. Upon reading on Ams blog that he goes to El Quito park, we have tried waiting for him at the park, but we were not successful. This park is extremely close to my brother's school. Although we were quite unsuccessful in finding Ams at the parker, we were, however, able to see Ams crossing the street while we were driving to school. We saw Ams last Thursday and Friday. Even though Sharon has turned us down towards visiting Ams even though you may feel a grudge towards us, I would still like to ask if we could possibly visit our one and only dog.
My family and I thank you very very much for all that you have done for Ams. Like I said, words will never express our gratitude. We do hope that you understand the reason behind why we had to give Ams up. Again, thank you very much. We appreciate what you have done for Ams. Each of us feels really bad for Ams upon learning that he has developed DM, but at least we know that he has a wonderful family now. We will always read Ams' blog.


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Play Songs You've Loved Since Your Levi's Were Size 8. 🙂
Unapologetically Retro.
Boomers and retro music lovers, you are mine.
Remember the soundtrack of your youth? Songs you danced to, fell in love to? Songs that kept you alive?
You got your first guitar, dying to play those songs. The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Dylan, James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, CSNY, Joan Baez...You wanted to play these tunes with your friends. Or on your own. Lose yourself in the music.
If you could just sit down with someone who knew what they were doing and have them show you how. You pestered your folks for lessons and finally got them.
Then your dream turns to a nightmare. The teacher hands you a book with ZERO cool songs. You feel clumsy, your fingertips hurt. And the songs?!? Tell me you are kidding. Because you're not playing any of the sounds that made you want to do this in the first place. The teacher shows off his own skills for half the lesson. Is this supposed to inspire you? Your practicing falls off. That guitar you were dying to play ends up in the closet.
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2 hours. You'll leave playing guitar.
Are you younger? A teen or tween? GenX-er, Millennial? My mind is constantly blown by how much my younger students know and love the songs of the 60s and 70s. But great music didn't stop there. Every generation has its voice. I teach ages 7 through seniors. And I teach the songs that speak to you. Here's a few more you can learn fast- Chasing Cars, Rolling in the Deep, Havana, Renegades.
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Mumps and The Beatles
Feb. 9, 1964. Not quite 4 years old. I had the mumps. Was sitting on the carpet between Mom's knees, feeling bad. Watching The Ed Sullivan Show on black and white TV.
And then there they were-
"She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah,
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!
With a love like that, you know you should be glad!"
What was this? I wasn't even four, knew nothing about songs, hits, charts, artistry, genius. But I knew I was watching something important.
Mom said, "Oh, sweetie. This'll just make you feel worse." She walked over (as you did in 1964 : ) and changed the channel.
That's my first Beatles story.
(Not from Ed Sullivan Show, but very good performance. And cute closeups of Paul : )


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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee humbled her critics and political enemies on Wednesday.kolkata Updated: Nov 09, 2011 23:54 IST
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee humbled her critics and political enemies on Wednesday.
First, at a post lunch press conference at Alimuddin Street, CPI(M) state secretary Biman Bose stunned journalists with offensive language when asked for his views on the Trinamool Congress threat to withdraw support from the UPA government over petrol price hike.
Within a few hours CM Mamata Banerjee also stunned the media and, Alimuddin Street.
She called upon former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at his residence and invited him to the inauguration of the 17th Kolkata Film Festival on Thursday. But Bhattacharjee declined the invitation citing prior commitments.
Within an hour, Biman Bose issued a statement saying it was wrong of him to have made the remarks. "Even I cannot accept what I had said. Relationship between the Congress and Trinamool is their internal matter. I did not realise that use of some specific words would carry a different connotation. I am sorry and will be more careful in future."
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Debbie Prante made this ornament with her Delightful Decorations stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The ornament part is a piece of chipboard and there is lots of glitter on this one! What a great addition to your holiday tree.
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Targus finally figured out that PDA users are fickle and change devices frequently. Now they have released a Universal Keyboard that you can use with all of your PDA devices. It is about DAMN time that someone showed us the love. I think I already bought like 4 different keyboards in the past for my DX, Prism, Edge, and Zire over the last 2 years.
I recommend that you pick one up and keep it/share it with all the PDA formats in your home or office. Here is the link, and happy typing.
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NAPA – Al Davis felt inspired by Bill Walsh. Now he wants the rest of the country to be inspired as well.
Wednesday, the Raiders owner proposed an award carrying Walsh's name that would be given annually to a quarterback.
"I thought it would be thrilling, it would be an inspiration to us all," Davis said.
Citing provincial awards he said were centered on the East Coast, Davis also said it would be important to make the presentation of the Walsh award a West Coast event.
Walsh, who died of leukemia Monday at 75, was a California product through-and-through, playing football at Hayward High and San Jose State, coaching Stanford and the 49ers and serving as an assistant with Cal and the Raiders.
Because of East Coast bias, Walsh rarely has received the type of glorification the East Coast media offer, Davis said.
"He never got the glorification, or what he deserved, relative to what he contributed to professional football," Davis said. "There's no question about it. What he represented to professional football and what stands out there today is just unparalleled whether it be George Halas or Paul Brown or whoever it may be.
"He did a magnificent job and we here on the West Coast have to wake up and realize that not everything happens at the Heisman (New York), Maxwell (Philadelphia) and all these great awards that are given back east . . . to great people."
On the topic of provinciality, Davis also got in a dig at the NFL Network for preferential treatment geographically.
"If you note, the 49ers get (in) a few places because you can't hold 'em back, but everything is the East Coast."
Davis said he was open to ideas about how a Walsh award could be initiated and that the Raiders would take the point on such a plan, although he didn't want "to jeopardize anything the 49ers are going to do" with regard to their former coach.
Davis' remarks came during an hourlong media session in which he also touched on other subjects, among them a fund for retired players.
Davis didn't reveal specifics on the plan to help NFL retirees, saying: "I don't think it's my position right now to float the plan, (but) there is a plan.
"It's those who didn't get the money in the early years who deserve it. Pensions are short, no question. (Union leader) Gene (Upshaw) knows it. He's looking for a way. (Commissioner) Roger (Goodell) knows it, he's looking for a way. I'm hoping that one of the ideas takes fruition and becomes a reality and we can put this behind us because it's not fair. We should take care of our own."


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Drunk in Love: The Remixes
Between Valentine's Day and President's Day, artists from every corner of the music spectrum released remixes of Beyoncé's latest hit: "Drunk in Love." They all offer their own flavor and take on the undeniably addictive track, only extending the span of Queen Bey's influence even further. Whether you're into trap, hip-hop, slow and soulful tunes, there's no doubt a remix out there for you. Here at CVBU, we've selected our top 3 remixes that you need to check out ASAP! #1) Kanye West "Drunk in Love Remix"
Kanye's "Drunk in Love" remix is nothing less than what we'd expect from this infamous rapper. It's a catchy from the start and his verses flow smoothly, with splashes of his classic misogynist attitude thrown every couple of lines. He mixes a nice amount of Beyonce's original vocals in throughout the middle of the song, adding his own flavor at times – for instance, the female vocals from West's "flashing lights" echoing Mrs. Carter's rendition of those lines. West's remix is essentially a reworking of the tune with his own verse in the beginning, and Beyonce has already released preview music videos for this remix. From what we can see so for, it'll be a Western video including cowgirl Bey and all, stay tuned for more!
#2) Diplo, "Drunk n Luv"
Diplo's rendition of this tune, entitled "Drunk n Luv" is a danceable remix filled with the smooth beats and twerk-able melodies that this LA-based DJ is famous for. If you're looking for an EDM twist on Beyonce's work, look no further. The main drop comes about 1 minute into the song, and it's undeniably sexy – you'll find yourself mindlessly moving to the beat and dancing in your seat. It's a great transition piece for those between mainstream hip-hop, EDM, or trap – if you're not a huge fan of the electronic music movement, check out this remix as an example of how any genres can come together to create new and equally addicting sounds.
#3) Katy B "Vulnerable" and "Drunk in Love" Mash-Up
Katy B's remix takes "Vulnerable" by Tinashe and "Drunk in Love," to create a slow and soulful take on the track. Don't be fooled by the slow start, Katy's passionate voice laid on top of a delicate piano melody create a soulful song that is hard to turn off. She begins the song with lyrics from "Vulnerable" but throws in "Drunk in Love" for the second verse and the ending – and it is a gorgeous ending indeed. Her delicate yet strong voice adds a sensual dimension to the song different from the one Beyonce put forth, making it a strong contender for anyone looking for a more R&B version of the tune.
So, there we have it – our three favorite remixes of Beyonce's latest hit. Listen to them all to hear 15 solid minutes of "Drunk in Love" transform from strong hip-hop/rap song to a danceable EDM track and finally a slow, soulful melody.


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Wow! I must have been tired when I wrote that last blog. Despite running it through spell-checker and proofing it, I just found four mistakes and I wasn't really looking. Sorry, about that.
We're going to treat our nonfiction writers well this time and start by talking to them first. Fiction writers may not take a nap; some of this applies to you, too.
There are many ways to develop your storyline. Not every technique will work for every writer, so find the one that works for you and stick with it.
Here are a few of the major techniques:
- Outlining-This is not the 1,2,3-a,b,c outline of your college term paper. (Imagine how embarrassed I was when my mentor told me to outline my story and I did it term paper style.) Outlining in this case means writing out-this happened first, then this, then that. This works for some writers. I find the method boring and can't use it.
- Synopsis-This method includes a few short paragraphs focused on where you are going in the piece. You aim to tell the story as you might tell it to a friend.
- In Your Mind-This way works best for me. I know the major points I want to make or in the case of fiction, the steps I want to take to get to the conclusion.
Some writers I know write out the whole story in scenes, each on a 3X5 card, and string them around their writing area. Others go so far as to write pages reminding themselves of where plot twists go or red herrings should be dropped in. These techniques don't work for me, but they just might be the perfect solution for you.
Okay, fiction writers now I'm speaking specifically to you. Here are a few things to remember about your storyline.
- Never use dialogue, narration, or description that isn't important to the story. Don't describe the little girl over there playing in the sand, if it isn't important later. Just don't do it.
- Never add a scene that's unnecessary.
- Everything in the story should lead to the conclusion.
- If isn't important, leave it out.
Recently I read a novel where the author added several short stories. Apparently the editor told the author the book was too short, so the author "padded" the book. They didn't help the book along. Frankly I was so angry I almost threw the book across the room and looked up the author's address on the web so I could tell them how lousy it really was.
Sage advice-Don't make your reader angry.
Next time we'll talk about a few more techniques which work well in writing.


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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Book Inspection: The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith
Elena has them all. She's the most popular girl in Fells Church, Virginia. She spent the summer in France and now she's back at school. She's kind of dreading school and the people, and then she sees him. Stefan. Oh Stefan. The Awakening takes you through the tale of Elena and Stefan's dance, some of Stefan's story, and makes Stephanie Meyer look like she ripped off L.J. Smith big time. Note: The current release of the book has The Awakening and The Struggle combined into one volume.
I Heart It. I will continue reading the series. This volume is hosted online until April 14th. It's an interesting way to read a book!
The Gauntlet:
At what location does most of the story take place?
Fells Church, VA, USA
What is the main character's name?
Elena Gilbert
Does I Heart Monster like the main character?
I like Elena, I think she's a strong character and I like that she's not afraid to be who she is.
How long did it take I Heart Monster to finish the book?
1.5 days. Reading it online was a little more difficult than I had guessed. I'm not sure I totally love the e-book thing yet.
Did I Heart Monster get stuck at any points in the book? If so, why?
Not that didn't have to do with technical issues!
Is this a good read for Monster?
I don't think he'd like it... but some men (the ones who enjoy Twilight) might.
What, if anything, would I Heart Monster change to make the book more interesting?
I wish Stefan was stronger. But I haven't finished the series yet and that may very well change! Who knows.
Does the author have a website?
Yes. L.J. Smith has a site for her blog where she talks about all of her books. And she's got a rockin' portrait of her with a unicorn. I'm jealous.
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*prices accurate at of time of posting. subject to change.
So I was chatting on twitter with a few folks about the Vampire Diaries and how I had missed them somehow when they were first released, if you did too, and you like the YA teen vampire scene, you should definitely read these!
4 comments:
- Jena said...
These books totally hooked me on LJ Smith. I had them all by the time I finished high school, even her two fantasy books. And as much as I loved The Vampire Diaries (and must get my hands on the new #5), I think I liked her later series Dark Visions and The Forbidden Game better--if that's possible. They might be harder to find, 'cause they're not being rereleased (as far as I know), but they'd be worth the hunt!
- April 4, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- I Heart Monster said...
Thanks for the tip Jena! I'll definitely keep my eye out for them.
- April 5, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- Catherine (On The Nightstand) said...
You're right - re-reading LJ Smith and her works once again makes me feel like Stephenie Meyer was (despite her ever-changing statements about what she has and hasn't read when it comes to vampires) "influenced" by TVD etc. Sadly a lot of Twifans think LJS ripped of Stephenie Meyer, despite having been published a decade before. Oh well.
I like Elena because she's not without flaws, and she grows, changes and improves over the course of the books, as characters should.
Enjoy the second part of Diaries, then proceed directly onto Night World and the first in the Diaries sequel trilogy!
- April 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- Yan said...
I don't know, i prefer her Night World series to Vampire Diaries, maybe because Vampire Diaries is too twilight-ish for me...
But it's not too bad, and yep, i agree that Stefan should be stronger as well...It's annoying sometimes, how the good guys have to be all mushy and soft.
- May 25, 2010 at 7:25 AM