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Is Satan Distracting You? – Another Look from New Eyes
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Ever since I was born (reborn) a child of God, Satan has tried to distract me from what is important in God's Word. He has tried to get me to focus on little side issues that at the time seem very important to the person I was talking to, or church I was attending.
Issues like whether or not I should be calling God, Jehovah or Yahweh. Issues like whether to be a good disciple I need to be speaking in tongues, or even whether speaking in tongues exist at all anymore. Arguments over how the scriptures should be interpreted, and which of the Old Testament laws we should still be following. I have seen churches tore apart over issues over dress codes, membership requirements, how the communion should be served, or whether a woman should be behind the pulpit. Satan has tried to distract me with discussions on whether smoking and drinking is a sin. He has brought up arguments over divorce, tattoos, and sex. He has, in point of fact, even used me in some of those arguments to be stumbling blocks to other brothers and sisters.
One night during my teenage Christian period (when I thought I had all the answers), in the midst of what I considered a prayer of righteous indignation, the Lord stopped me in mid-prayer with a whisper. What He whispered in my ear was this; "What part does that play in My salvation plan?" I stumbled to a stop, and in confusion tried to justify my point of view. He whispered, "Is this part of what I did for you?" "-Well no", I said. "Does it contradict the fact that I am the Son of God?" "Well, no", I stammered. "Do they deny that I was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary?" Now, thoroughly cowed, I whispered back, "No." "Do they deny my walk, or my death on the cross?" –Again, with bowed head, I whispered back, "No." Stronger now, that small voice, "Do they deny that when I died on the cross it was for their sins? –Or, are they denying that death had no hold over me, or my resurrection?" Now, thoroughly miserable, I whispered softly, "No, Lord, they do not doubt you as their Lord and Savior." "Then," He whispered, "Why are you worrying about things that mean nothing? I thought I told you clearly in my Word that everything would be made clear to you when I returned. –Did I not promise this?" "Yes, Lord," I whispered through my tears. He softly drew my eyes to one phrase in the bible before me. It said "Love thy neighbor as thyself", and I heard Him whisper, "If you truly love Me with all your heart, with all your soul, and all of your mind, then you must also learn how to love your neighbor with all the concern and love you wish for others to have for you." (Matthew 22:37-40) I came away from that prayer with a different attitude and a new way of looking (new eyes) at my brothers and sisters and their walks.
The Lord has changed me in so much in the years since then! Time after time, He has picked me up when I failed, dusted me off when I have fallen, and shown me how to get back on the path of salvation. He has given me a new heart for my brethren. A heart not of judgment, but of Compassion and Love. So let me encourage you, brothers and sisters, to not let Satan distract you from the Salvation Plan. Our job is to witness, uplift and encourage each other… let us not be distracted by foolish arguments over things that will mean nothing when He comes. Maranathan! – Aramaic for
Our Lord Comes!
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K Reynolds+
This was a problem which plagued the early church as well. If we can get the greatest commandment right then I believe we would find that everything else would amazingly fall into place.
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Alan Nethery+
Amen, and amen, K
Jesus took all those complicated Jewish Laws and broke it down into two simple, but powerful commandments - and we still can't seem to get it right!
Thankfully, our Lord has much more patience than I do at the best of times! :) Because of His great Love, Compassion, and Patience, He gives us time to mature into an understanding of His Word. Thank You, Jesus!
God Bless,
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Greg Lohr
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to read through watery eyes? What a beautiful blog. I'm going to have to bookmark this in my browser for future reading and so that I may share it with others as well. I will be opening a blog on Wordpress in the near future in regards to Christianity, and I must definitely link to this. I especially liked the part where you called yourself a teenager in your Christian walk, that age where you "know it all." Oh how interesting it is that everyone goes through this stage, whether it be in our daily walk through life, or in our Christian walk. I always chuckle inside when I think of or am reminded of the phrase "hire a teenager, while they still know it all!" Thanks for this great blog! And... for the aspiring author, what a great book topic this would be. And what an awesome book it would be! Perhaps it has already been written, but then again, perhaps not. Perhaps...someone knows if it has already been written.
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Alan Nethery+
Thank you for your kind words. We do indeed go through the same stages in our Christian walk as we do in the physical. And just as in the physical, we learn and mature as we develop... hopefully, for the better.
-And in case you have not had time to slow down and notice... life IS a great book! It's all in how we decide to live and learn from it! :)
God Bless!
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Francisco J Zubia
You know, you make a very good point. I will reflect on that today. Thanks for bringing my day around. God bless you! Amen! Blessings. Bye! thbg
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Alan Nethery+
Thank you for taking the time to comment, and I do appreciate the encouragement.
God Bless!
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Dorothy Von Lehe+
I have found distraction to be one of the greater deceptive ways of Satan. Satan attempts to keep us from the calling God has placed on us. I do speak from my own experience. I had to learn not to even allow well meaning Christians to distract me from God's calling. Literally, I closed the ministry I started and have now turned full attention on Jesus and His calling. Distractions can not be given a place. Satan will work hard at trying to postpone or keep you from God's Work. Satan especially works hard to distract us from Jesus Christ. Don't let him. Don't give way to distractions.
God Bless!
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Alan Nethery+
Yes, Satan really doesn't worry about us too much when we first come to Christ... many of us go through John's Baptism, but few of us are able to totally surrender control of our lives to Christ which is the requirement of the baptism of the Spirit. It is through this baptism that we are truly born again, and when we come to Satan's attention. It is then that he begins to try to distract us from God's purpose for us. Distraction, deception, and twisting of the Word of Truth is some of Satan's favorite tools.
Thank you for your comments and encouragement, they were appreciated.
God Bless!
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Moeketsi Nkosi
The insight you are sharing ,I bilieve is one of the pillars of christianity. I continually face very unproductive issues, idle dabates. In one occasion , while I have been wrestling to disengage from a heated issue .The following questions interrupted my thought process What would Jesus Christ do in your situation ? Has he not walked the same path, what example has he set for you ? if You are indeed a follower , you should follow in his steps. That is very frightening and it is a continuos battle, without total dependency in Christ, I just do not have what it takes to follow in his steps. It is even very hard for me to have these question resonating in my head, it paralyses me Thanks for sharing,
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Alan Nethery+
Moe, I think if you can get just one statement to automatically pop up every time someone tries to pull you into a foolish dispute, all the rest of your questions will also be automatically answered. The statement/question is, "What does this (discussion) have to do with the Salvation Plan?" -Need clarification of that statement?
Was your witness intended to be part of the Salvation Plan?
Acts 1:8, "... and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Should you argue with these people who want to debate their opinion?
2 Tim. 2:23, "Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels."
How should you handle those who want to argue?
2 Tim. 2:25-26, "Those who oppose him he must
gently instruct
, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
-Of course, you must use discernment to understand when they are not truly listening to "gentle correction"... because then it has become a foolish argument that can actually be stumbling blocks to others. -Time after time, the scriptures tell us what we should do when someone will not listen... "Shake the dust from your feet and leave" (Matt. 10:14 - many others).
Your fear comes from not knowing what to say or do. Put on the full Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-17) ... no soldier goes into battle without his armor and without his weapons... neither should you. -Study your Word, for in it lies the Shield and Sword with which we give our replies... Please note that I did not say "defense" of the Scriptures. God's word does not need defending. -Ephesians 6:19 says, "Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel." -But I also beg you to remember that never is a child expected to fight in a battle, and right now, my brother, you are truly just a "child" in your walk for God. -Do not judge yourself harshly for wisely not engaging in battles that you are not ready for. When the day arises when you have prepared and "trained" ... you will know it.
I thank you also for sharing your comments here, and I hope in some small way, this blog and these few words will also helped you in your journey for Christ.
God Bless!
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Cheri Breen
Alan, This is just wonderful! Thank you for writing this!
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Alan Nethery+
Thank you for your kind words and encouragement! :)
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Ted Foy
Amen Alan Thanks for posting this blog as a featured blog so that the Lord could lead me here to receive. I like what you have said and it seems that distractions are some firery darts that my shield of faith shall need to start deflecting. Thanks again for sharing. Blessings,:) Ted
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Alan Nethery+
Thanks Ted! :)
Yes, I have found myself discussing this problem with several brethren lately... a few of them here on cb. I thought it might be a good idea to bring this forward again for all the new members and readers. -And, lol, to my surprise it reminded me of how I needed to stay focused also!
I appreciated your kind words and encouragement!
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Tan Yeowhwa+
Wonderful Brother Alan, this is the message many christians and churches need.
I am glad that you brought it out from your archive for me to read. Yes, we must rememebr not to engage in unfruitful and unnecessary debates, especially if they do not bring us closer to God or to His peoples.
Thanks for sharing such a meaningful blog,
Blessings always,
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Alan Nethery+
Thank you, sweet
Silverpen, for your kind words of encouragement. -I think most of us "mature" Christians know what we are suppose to do and how we are suppose to act, but Satan is just so
... We get sucked into a foolish debate before we even realize it sometimes!
(Sigh) I'm just glad God is so patient!
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Tina Edwin+
Just clicked Random blog option and got an opportunity to read this great blog
You are true brother..This is a reminder for each one of us!
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Alan Nethery+
Thank you, Tina... Satan has many tricks to deceive us, and when he can't deceive us, he will then try to distract us. -It can be difficult sometimes not to be drawn into arguments that sound valid, but are actually just Satan at work. -It is all about focus!
Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement!
God Bless!
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Joyce Bethy Ferguson+
Good to see this again... words of wisdom indeed .
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Alan Nethery+
Thanks Beth, actually posted it as a sponsor blog so that a friend could find it easier. -Glad you enjoyed it again... know I did! Sometimes even the ghostwriter needs a reminder, yes?
God Bless!
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Last Friday I attended the NMA Live conference in London on Real Time Bidding. It was an opportunity to inform and educate those within the industry about exactly what Real Time Bidding (RTB) is all about, what role it's going to play in the future of Display Advertising, and what it can do for advertisers and their Display campaigns.
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Found my license, ten bucks, and a bit of my dignity
Good day
Time to end this chapter.
On less positive notes, I can't find my license, and I start work the immediate Monday after my Saturday graduation.
Funny how we all seem to have different views on what self-respect entails
You think you know somebody…well, being deceived is one of the worst things ever. Even if it wasn't intentional. You know, I guess it's like in your mind, you create this idealized version of a person in your head, and then it all comes crashing down. Maybe it's your fault. Maybe you held them up to impossibly high standards. Maybe your eyes were just a little rose-tinted. I guess you do see what you want to see. And then, something happens, and you're the one left confused and feeling like a blind old fool.
To be honest, this blog doesn't really feel like it's mine anymore. It's so strange, but I feel like the time I spent away from the blog (was it four months?) made it feel very foreign to me upon return.
I don't know if it's because I've changed so much, or maybe it's just that I want something new.
I've always had trouble with that- a desire for something new, even if whatever I have is perfectly alright. I get bored often, I think.
In any case, I hardly see the point of keeping a blog that I don't feel connected to anymore. I don't want to delete it- blogs are documentation! This is practically my diary of the past three years! But I will probably create a new blog in a month or so.
And I think that, because in the next few months, my life is going to change quite a bit, it's important that I close most ties with the former chapter.


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Talladega Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
"I wanna go fast," Ricky Bobby insists petulantly as a child, and Will Ferrell's "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" takes off in equal strides comedy and verve. As both a title and a setup, Ferrell taking on NASCAR is a moviegoer's delight; unfortunately, in large part, it ends there. What promises to be a hysterical romp gets caught between over-reliance of improvisational wit and a botched attempt to dramatize what should have been a high-flying comic vehicle for Farrell... and ultimately, this greased up engine just stalls.
Ferrell plays the title character, who early in life is inspired by his dad (Gary Cole) to put the proverbial petal to the metal. Ricky does so, and ends up on the NASCAR circuit, taking home trophies, a vacant but beautiful wife (Leslie Bibb), two foul-mouthed sons and a host of ill-conceived endorsements like Wonder Bread. In the process of pushing his own career into overdrive, however, he crushes his best friend Cal (John C. Reilly) under his tires. When a crash robs Ricky of his confidence (see: "Days of Thunder"), he slips into neutral, is ultimately run over by Cal, and seeks assistance in an unlikely alliance with arch-enemy Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen) - a gay French NASCAR driver whose unnerving effeminate mannerisms make Elton John look subtle.
Strangely, by the middle of the picture it's no longer possible to decipher precisely what Ferrel and friends are mocking: NASCAR, gay marriage or their own lackluster approach to the material. The movie begins strong with Ferrell in top condition; his sendup of white trash narcissistic fame and forture is hysterical, with religion, politics and common sense all carved up at the dinner table in equal measure. But once Ricky's fortunes turn, the movie begins to lost traction. I enjoy the half-crazed antics of Ferrell, wherein we're half-convinced the actor himself has jarred loose a few vital brain synapses. Halfway through 'Talladega," however, his character sheds his self-centered, blithe, ultra-funny approach to life and becomes - gasp - cogent.
Uh, what's that about?
With Ferrell in not-so-funny mode, the antics of those around him lose their spell and suddenly make us realize that the movie has merely overextended its three jokes, filling in the lack of plot with random SNL-type skits that, while momentarily diverting, fail to correct the central problem of "Talledega Nights": that it just tried too hard to be a fast, fun ride, and instead just keeps us going in lazy circles.


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Howard Dean To Be Honored at National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's 16th Annual Leadership Awards on April 7th in Washington, DC
Roberta Sklar, Director of Communications
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|The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Leadership Awards honors Howard Dean for lifetime achievement and commitment to progressive values.
|Dr. Howard Dean
|Candy Cox and Jerry Clark, Task Force Board members and Co-chairs of the 16th Annual Leadership Awards
|Matt Foreman, Executive Director, The Task Force
|Adam Ebbin, Virginia State Delegate, 49th District
Reverend Graylan Hagler, Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ
Kevin K. Kumashiro, Ph.D., Founding Director of Center for Anti-Oppressive Education
Kate Michelman, former President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
|Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
|Thursday, April 7th
Reception 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Awards presentation begins at 7:45 p.m.
|Throughout his career, Dr. Howard Dean has been an advocate for and leader in implementing progressive values. As Governor of Vermont, Dean instituted and maintained forward-thinking policies in the areas of civil rights, healthcare, education, the environment, and the workplace. In his life as a public official, Dr. Dean has championed a powerful, grassroots progressive movement.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Leadership Awards, now in their 16th year, pay tribute to community leaders and allies who have advancing the causes of freedom, justice, and equality for all people, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and Cambridge.
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But when it comes to how they get their travel information on the go there is a very strong leaning to using travel apps vs. the mobile web. Nielsen found that it is actually 95% of the time that apps win out over the mobile web. But that is not true across all travel categories.
So what apps dominated? Here you go.
The way gas prices are going it looks like GasBuddy should keep a solid lock on second place.
What apps do you use?


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Joe Buck is one of the most criticized announcers in sports. Most of the hatred comes from the fact that he calls such high-profile games, but his critics took their complaining to a new level on Saturday.
Buck, who is calling a preseason football game between the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants on Sunday, was not in the FOX broadcaster's booth for the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game on Saturday. Kenny Albert took his place, but Buck was quick to point out that he was still getting ripped on Twitter for his commentary that never was.
Getting ripped for my "biased" calls for AND against Yankees in today's game. Only problem is I'm not doing the game – proves a point – wah
— Joe Buck (@Buck) August 17, 2013
He wasn't kidding. We scanned Twitter for some complaints about Buck that occurred during Saturday's game, and there were plenty of them. Here are some of the more PG-rated tweets:
Joe Buck: Soriano is now 15 for his last 20. McCarver: thats a .750 average! America: face palm
— Marc Nazareth (@thefakenaz) August 17, 2013
Joe Buck is dumb. Need first AND second for an infield fly to be called.
— Andrew Giromini (@agiromini13) August 17, 2013
Its only the first at bat and I already wanna turn the Yankees off. I cannot stand Joe buck and McCarver. Already off topic
— Nikko Tulli (@tullin1292) August 17, 2013
How long till Joe Buck & Tim McCarver leave the announcers box, walk onto the field and, in unison, start blowing Dustin Pedroia? #MLBonFOX
— E.J. Riv (@_E_J_) August 17, 2013


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"Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right." -- Igor Stravinsky
Monday, May 02, 2011
What Is Going On?
The captions are mildly amusing, but what is going on? My guess is that this is an imitation of some style of conversation they see in their environment, e.g., perhaps the way their parents argue, and that what amuses them is when the other really gets some gesture correct.
But then the leg lifting is left unexplained, because who lifts their leg like that when they argue?
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Tritcheon Hash by Sue Lange (2011)
Smashwords / Amazon / Book View Cafe
4/5 stars
Tritcheon Hash is a test pilot in the year 3011. She's got it all: brains, guts, and a fast jet. But can she survive a mission to the most frightening place in the galaxy, the planet Earth?
Tritcheon Hash is a comedy with a funny take on both space opera and feminist science fiction. Tritch lives in the all-female planet, Coney Island, as women left Earth in the 22nd century from rising levels of violence. Coney Island is a lesbian vegetarian commune utopia (which is cozier and more suburban than the one in The Female Man), while Earth has gone on with its wars, environmental degradation, and carnivorous ways. There has been minimal contact between the two planets aside from an annual baby exchange, where the Coney Island representative would hand over the boy babies in exchange for fresh-frozen sperm. But there's been talk of reunification, and Tritch is sent to spy on the Earth men.
It's not the kind of book that had me laughing out loud, but I grinned with every page. Tritcheon Hash pokes fun at space opera and gender tropes, but it does so in a good-hearted fashion, with the kind of humour that comes from love of the genre, comparable to the way the movie Galaxy Quest plays with Star Trek.
The flippant prose zips through pseudo-technical jargon in deadpan ("The lighterator wouldn't be fully tested until she got into space, but it had to be checked off now, as later would be too late. Obviously. No sense in flying off into the wide-open vacuum if the ol' lighterator couldn't lighterate. Right?"), reveals Tritch's midlife crisis with her socialite wife, and makes note of Earth's strange creations (such as their leather composite food utensils—"Tiny bits of animal parts are compressed and glued together. Like how sawdust can make particle board.").
Here's a further taste of the book's wisecracks:
To prepare mentally for her upcoming trip to the other side of the Haze, Tritch took a couple of sessions with a hypnotherapist. She programmed Tritch to be able to recall everything she'd be experiencing in case she lost her pad and paper, and the subcutaneous black box recorder installed when she'd first been licensed as a test pilot failed. Then a separate therapist programmed her to forget all the stuff she'd been programmed to remember in the event she found herself interrogated by an enemy. Only a secret password would bring it all back to her. They wrote the password out in longhand, base 5, superscript cipher, on a piece of muffin wrapping paper in invisible ink, backwards, so you could only read it in a mirror, and only if a candle was placed beneath it. The password was then locked in a safe, which was plunged into five-square-feet of wet plastoset that, when dry, was guarded by a couple of six-foot-tall plants known as Penis Fly Traps.
The quirky humour propels the story forward, but when it switches gears to its character-driven conflict, it's surprisingly touching. Who knew that a test pilot's midlife crisis could be so heart-wrenching, when her grand mission-of-a-lifetime brings her further away from her family? It's the kind of conflict that doesn't sound very exciting when I try to explain it, but when I read it, it felt like a punch in the gut (in a good way). Lange balances the comedic and serious aspects of the story excellently, and the contrast adds to the story rather than detracts from it, and I must praise her skillful writing. My only criticism is that sometimes the POV threw me off. It occasionally breaks away from third-person limited, but it makes sense with the playful prose style and intertextual quips.
I highly recommend Tritcheon Hash to sci-fi readers, as long as one expects a space opera comedy rather than a space opera adventure. Read the sample first to see if the humour is up your alley.
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Tritcheon Hash was also listed on Kirkus' Best Indie of 2011.
If you want to learn more about the author, you can follow Lange on her blog and on her Twitter.
Interview with Indie Fantasy Author Andrea K. Höst
I have recently reviewed The Silence of Medair, and it's one of the best books I've read this year. It's an emotionally powerful epic fantasy that deals with loss, colonialism, and the morality of using artefacts that could alter the fate of entire peoples. I'm pleased to be joined here by the author, Andrea K. Höst, and she talks about her books and her experiences with indie e-publishing.
Frida: I really enjoyed reading The Silence of Medair, especially with how it uses fantasy tropes differently. A lot of epic fantasy seems to be structured around the threat of an invasion–it builds up to a large-scale war, the protagonist's faction wins, then it's all back to status quo. But Medair doesn't do that. It starts with the heroine's side losing the war, and she has to learn how to cope with the aftermath of invasion and colonization. Where did your ideas for Medair come from and how did they develop? Did you consciously think "I'm going to subvert this trope" or did it just happen?
Andrea: I'm a discovery writer, so trope-subversion definitely wasn't my starting point. I don't as a rule set out to write a book "about" a particular theme, but instead start with a scene or very general idea (such as "I want to write a fantasy murder mystery with a herbalist") and then themes develop as I move through the novel. Medair started from an image of an unhappy woman sitting in the sun high on a mountainside – until a voice from nowhere abruptly tells her to "Leave!", warning her of hunters approaching. The story was originally called "Voices" and involved an enchanted Tarot deck this woman had found. I had no idea why she was there, but knew she was deliberately isolating herself, and possessed a bag full of powerful magical items, including those cards (which were subsequently ruthlessly edited out as they weren't really relevant to the story).
By the time I moved my unhappy woman down the mountain, I had blocked in a rough background for Medair – she had quested for a weapon to fight off an invasion, and had found a Hoard of enchanted items, but been time-shifted, ending up on that mountain because she couldn't cope with the political changes to the world. Once I understood the bones of the story – the failed hero – I set out to force Medair to not only decide what to do with all those weapons she was carrying, but to find a way to go on with her life instead of remaining trapped by something which happened five hundred years ago.
This bogged me knee-deep in some very complex issues and I began to tentatively explore them through the lens of a highly honourable (and also a somewhat vain and proud) woman whose identity was tied to this image of a shining, Utopian Empire where she was on the side of Right and anyone who threatened that was Wrong. From there I was definitely working to invert the usual "Evil Hordes" enemy. The Ibisians are not Right – after losing their home they reject an offer of refuge and decide to conquer – but they're just as stiff with Honour as Medair and her shining Empire. And then cracks begin to show in the shining Empire – because a continent-spanning Empire certainly didn't get that way without a lot of invading on its own account.
I worked very hard to make neither group completely right, nor completely wrong – because how often does any situation fall so easily into right and wrong? Both the Palladian Emperor and the Kier of the invaders are doing what they think is in the best interest of their people. And the time-shift removes even the presence of two easily identified groups – Medair is dealing with the mixed-blood descendents of invader and invaded and the question of right and wrong has become hopelessly muddied.
Frida: One of the things that interests me in speculative fiction is the opportunity to explore a different set of gender dynamics in a fictional world. Authors seem to cover a range of gender systems. Just mentioning the books I've reviewed so far on this blog, Lovers and Beloveds has the gender system of the era it's most comparable to (aristocratic Victorian era), The Emperor's Edge shares some similarities to the Victorian era while different in others (women not included in major sections of society but dominate commerce), and God's War is a complete subversion of what is typically portrayed as Muslim society (the protagonist's country is dominated by hardboiled women). In this book, gender relations are egalitarian even through the world's technology and class structures are comparable to the European Middle Ages. What made you decide on this particular gender system?
Andrea: I've read a lot of books where women are (1) not there, (2) victims, (3) rewards, (4) harpies/monsters or (5) gutsy young things proving they're capable of making a contribution. Unsurprisingly, I tended to gravitate toward (5) in my reading, and thoroughly enjoy those books. But after a while any theme will feel repetitive, and the "overcoming the social limitations placed on women" theme seems to limit female characters from meditating on other major issues which I enjoy in fantasy (such as the nature of honour and sacrifice, or the inner wellspring which gives rise to heroism – or simply kick-ass adventures with lashings of ginger beer).
In other words, if Medair existed in a world where women were cloistered, or dismissed, or unable to travel alone for fear of rape, the story simply wouldn't exist. Medair would spend much of her time and effort thinking about those things, instead of her tremendous internal struggle over whether it was an honourable thing for her to kill or not kill or help or ignore the descendents of the people who invaded her Empire. She would never have been made an Imperial Herald. She would not have been permitted to go off questing alone for a mythical magic weapon.
I only very rarely write non-egalitarian worlds. It's simply more interesting for me to not restrict either my male or female characters from having adventures – and the ability to create those egalitarian societies is one of the reasons I write in the fantasy genre. I'm really quite surprised that it's not more common, and I've written about this recently as part of a series on worldbuilding, speculating on the impacts of actual working magic in the formation of a world. Magic is a great leveller, and in a world where a woman could easily be the strongest person in the village/clan/kingdom, it's hard to credit that the same old, same old "women are property" society would evolve.
Frida: What has been your experience with submitting Medair to traditional publishers? I read that you submitted the manuscript to the submissions editor of an SF/F publisher that was accepting non-agented submissions. It's crazy how you sent it to them back in 2000, and they kept on making excuses for ten years instead of giving an outright answer. When did you begin to consider withdrawing the manuscript, and how did you decide to act on it?
Andrea: Medair was the sixth novel I wrote, but only the second I submitted. The previous novel, Hunting, had a few full readings from publishers, and then ended up languishing on an editor's desk for two and a half years, before I withdrew it. So going in with Medair, I knew that further consideration from a publisher could take time. Slush pile manuscripts are generally either rejected quickly (within three months) or take quite a few months to work their way through the various tiers of the publisher. At the time I was submitting Medair, common wisdom was that a year wait was not out of the ordinary. And these were exclusive submissions – unless you ignored the publishing house's submission rules, you worked through one publisher at a time.
I started considering withdrawing Medair after around the same time I started considering withdrawing Hunting – two years in. And I considered withdrawing it every six months after that. And would query, and receive some generally encouraging reply, and decide to stick it out. I was writing and submitting other novels, so it's not as if it was the only book I had out there. When they lost the book nearly nine years in, I almost let the whole thing go, but figured that the senior editor (one of the only people who could buy books at that house) would surely be hugely embarrassed at having lost it, and would read and reply quickly. When I queried a few months later, and it was clear that the submission wasn't even on the senior editor's radar, I decided then to indicate that it would be withdrawn soon if nothing happened, and began to investigate self-publishing (while making a last shot at gaining an agent, and submitting other manuscripts to non-agent publishers). There is a huge advantage to an author in establishing your name with a publisher before going into self-publishing, and even though I was feeling more and more inclined to self-publish (and doubted I could have a good author-editor relationship with someone who had jerked me around for ten years), I knew that the most sensible thing in terms of marketing was to publish with a respected publishing house at least for a book or two, and then decide whether to stay on the submission rounds.
However, that round of submissions was met with complete indifference (the industry has become a lot more competitive and my particular genre is a much harder sale now), and so I finally cut the chains and left submissions behind me. I've never been happier to give up on anything.
Frida: What are your experiences with indie e-publishing so far? Are you planning to publish other books through a traditional publisher, or do you plan to go with indie e-publishing all the way? What will the world of publishing look like in future?
Andrea: Overall, I've really loved self-publishing. I guess you could say self-publishing took away the negativity which the submission process had attached to my writing. I love having a say on my covers. I love not having to wait 18 months after signing the contract to get the book to readers – I've published six novels in ten months, which would be an insane rate in a traditional publishing environment. Most of all, I love not having to submit my books any more. I love being the final arbiter, and I'm proud of everything I've put out.
I also enjoy being able to step out of the boundaries of "marketable" and try new things. My most popular books by far are a YA space adventure trilogy written in rambling diary form, in "Australian", sprinkled with Australian slang terms, stuffed with about a million named characters, and happily ignoring established novel structures. It would never have even occurred to me to submit this to a publisher, since I'd written it as a "break" from serious writing and I've never seen anything out there like it – yet it consistently gains enthusiastic reviews. Self-publishing really opens up my options for what I can share with the world. That said, I'm certainly not making any real income from self-publishing. I'm earning 'pocket money' rather than a living wage from my books. Of course, I've only been out there for ten months, and self-publishing is often a slow build option. And even pocket money adds up after a while! I've gained a tiny following, who look out for my next books. Reviews have shown me that I've really connected with some people, that I've become a "to buy" author for them, and that means an incredible amount to me.
There are frustrations, of course. It's hard to resist comparing yourself to other books (from a publishing house or self-published) and wondering why they seem to be selling so much better. And you have to accept, going into self-publishing, that there are a large number of people who will simply not come near your books with a ten foot pole. I've more than once had someone write to me to tell me they bought one of my books because they loved the cover, then realised it was self-published and almost didn't read it – but ended up trying it and loving it.
Curiously, making the finals of the 2010 Aurealis Awards (which is a judged award recognising the year's best Australian SFF) made little to no difference to my sales. Despite making the finals in a field of over fifty books (most from publishing houses), I'd say I sold no more than a dozen books as a direct result of the Aurealis short-listing. I had fun seeing my name pop up on all manner of sites – I even got added to Wikipedia! – but for self-publishers even the credibility associated with a 'recognised' award isn't necessarily going to result in significant sales.
I think that "Also bought" recommendations in places like Amazon, and book bloggers are what's driving the main number of sales. I've gained most of my readers either from running giveaways at Goodreads and Librarything, or from a review of Champion of the Rose at a book blogging site which has a couple of thousand followers. Book bloggers are definitely where a lot of people are turning to decide what's worth reading these days.
I don't see self-publishing or the big publishing houses going away any time soon, and we're more likely to continue to see the two aspects of publishing grow together – with known authors self-publishing, and self-published authors accepting offers from publishing houses. The important thing is that there's no longer only one real option to publishing – authors can mix and match and choose what's most comfortable for them and I think – hope – that in the end authors generally will be getting a somewhat better deal and even gain back a little of the creative freedom which the drive to be "profitable" has taken away.
As for me – I no longer submit my books to agents or publishers, and have no intention of doing so. I like the freedom too much to go back to that. I don't know what I'd do if a publishing house came to me with an offer – I don't think I could give up control over my ebooks, and doubt I'd ever manage to get the kind of "print only" offer which I would be comfortable with. But I do see myself slowly increasing my small following, continuing to have fun with covers, and just straightforwardly enjoying myself!
Frida: What can readers expect in the sequel, Voice of the Lost? Also, how would you describe your other books?
Andrea: In Silence, Medair is weighed down by the burden of the weapons she carries, and is struggling with the question of what, if any, side she should pick in a coming war. In Voice, she has to deal with what comes next. Not only the consequences of picking a side – which naturally means that the other side would very much like to see her dead – but whether she can find some role in her current time, rather than constantly running off or keeping herself separate. It becomes a question not only of who she should be trying to protect, but whether it is wrong for her to seek some measure of happiness after all that has happened – to "move on".
My other books tend to jump around in theme and style, though it would be fair to say they all share a focus on women getting to do interesting and important things. Champion of the Rose revolves around a question of identity, of being forced into a role by circumstance or birth. It's also my only bi-normative world, where I explore the kind of social conventions which would develop if a different sexuality was the norm. Stained Glass Monsters is one of my "morality of mages" books, and touches on how the situations you face, and the way you resolve them, can subtly lead you to become a different kind of person. The Touchstone trilogy is a YA space adventure which toys with the question of how you decide on a career once you leave school – or perhaps is just about psychic space ninjas, scads of battles with monsters, rather too many hot guys, and the unfortunate matter of the universe tearing itself apart. My next release, after Touchstone is done, will be Hunting – a YA fantasy about a teen girl who has been playing vigilante, and now wants to track down her guardian's murderer.
And I think it's fair to say that I like a bit of unpredictability in my stories.
Thanks to Andrea for the great interview! You can follow Andrea K. Höst on her blog, Twitter, and Goodreads.
Free Ebook: Short Stories from the God's War universe by Kameron Hurley
Genre: Science fiction/Fantasy (on a future colonized planet with magic. You decide.)
Length: Short Story – around 6000 words each
Publication Year: 2011
If you're familiar with God's War by Kameron Hurley (if you're not familiar with it I suggest you get familiarized), you'll be interested to hear that she has several short stories up for free on Smashwords. I haven't read them yet, but they're set in the same universe, and they should be nice to tide us over until the release of Infidel in a month or so.
Is it just me, or is it really cool that an author from Night Shade is Smashwords-savvy?
SF Classic Flashback: The Female Man by Joanna Russ
I'm sure many of you have read about Joanna Russ since her death back in April. To be honest, until then, I've never heard of her or her works before, so I looked up The Female Man. I was curious to see why people had strong opinions of this book, so I decided to read it for myself.
The Female Man (1975) is a feminist science fiction novel that explores the lives of four women who live in separate worlds. They meet each other and become astonished about their different conceptions of womanhood.
It doesn't have a traditional approach to plot or world-building like Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. The experimental narrative structure makes it difficult read for some, but it frees the work to go beyond the boundaries of a standard SF novel. I think Russ is a mad genius because she develops a tone and structure that allows her to run with any idea. If the reader continues to be engaged ten pages in, Russ has already trained her to be ready for anything and everything.
This book is bitingly funny and exudes a joyful rebellion. Being a product of second wave feminism with a focus on a white American middle-class perspective makes it dated, but some of its points are still relevant as long as the reader puts it in perspective.
Meta is the name of the game as Russ breaks the fourth wall, switches points of view and settings in mid-sentence, and even acts as a point of view character that the other women travel with. In fact, all the women are parallel versions of each other—supposedly explaining the telepathy and constant POV changes.
The four women are Joanne (the author), Janet, Jeannine, and Jael. Janet comes from the women-only utopia of Whileaway. She's funny, athletic, and has mad combat skills. Jeannine is the ditz—the unfortunate product of the patriarchy. Jael is the man-hating assassin that comes from a world where women and men have been at war with each other.
Among its weaknesses is that it universalizes all women's experiences and doesn't acknowledge some of equally dysfunctional norms that men are socialized into. All of the men just represent different aspects of the The Man, and no healthy interaction between the two genders is ever shown or even contemplated to be possible. It doesn't make any male character human or likeable.
In Kameron Hurley's God's War, the male characters are very likeable even if their values conflict with the reader's. MeiLin Miranda's Lovers and Beloveds is aware of the gendered power dynamics of the aristocracy, but it doesn't have a blanket condemnation of people who play by those rules. Instead, it allows a male protagonist to grow up and question the status quo. He gains the opportunity to explore and learn about gender/sex/power in the freeing environment of the pagan Lover's Temple. Providing respect and sympathy for male characters is important. It makes the exploration of gender more rich and multifaceted.
The Female Man implies that utopia can only be achieved without men, because men bring about The Patriarchy, Abusive Power Relations, and BS In General. While I'd happily teleport myself to Whileaway's lesbian commune utopia, it's just too simplistic for anyone to take seriously.
This book has its serious limitations and it's not for everyone. I think it's still an engaging mind screw at long as the reader approaches it with a sense of humour and expects its onslaught of ridiculousness. Your mileage will vary, but one thing's for sure—you'll have a reaction to it.
Have you read The Female Man? Are you interested? Got any other feminist SF or mind screw literature to recommend? Hit the comments and share.
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Lesbians-only-territory aside, Whileaway does sound like paradise. It's an agrarian society where everyone's a polymath. People change jobs every six weeks. They have multiple lovers and are equally into art and combat. They do all sorts of frolicking in open grassy fields. Just sayin'.
Cybersix Flashback: Nazi-fighting gender bending vigilante extraordinaire!
While this is primarily a book review blog, the occasional post will be on a different SF topic just to shake things up a little. So I hope this blog becomes a neat place for you to visit whenever you're looking for some material to feed your e-reader or scratch your SF itch!
This week's spotlight is on Cybersix.
Cybersix is a 1990s Canadian-Japanese produced young adult animated show and an adult Argentinian comic. She's a genetically engineered superhero who protects the city of Meridiana from the creations of the Nazi mad scientist–Dr. Von Richter.
Her daytime alter-ego is a male English literature teacher, which means that she deals with the rather awkward situation of her work colleague pining over her superhero moonlit form. At night, she is accompanied by her panther half-brother (long story) and fights crime, Dr. Von Richter's zombie-like henchmen, werewolves, goblins, and other creatures that threaten the citizenry of Meridiana.
While Superman has his Kryptonite, Cybersix is dependent on her sustenance–a green fluid that can only be supplied by Dr. Von Richter's creatures. She technically isn't human. She needs her sustenance like a vampire needs blood because (gasp) she is one of the mad scientist's escaped creations. This creates the unique and understandably angst-inducing situation where her enemy is also her drug supplier.
I can only view the animated series through the rose-coloured lens of nostalgia, but even now, I'm still happy to watch the series, as this amazing concentration of SF B-movie trope insanity can't be beat. The treatment of Cybersix as a heroine is both subversive and exploitative, like Pam Grier's character in Coffy, to the extent that it requires multiple viewings just to make sense of how it fits together.
It's a fun superhero thrill ride with Cybersix beating the monster of the week, playing the gender-bending dance with the (mostly) unwanted suitors for both identities, and of course, asking–what does it mean to be human?–whenever she sits alone in her garret tearfully choking down the Nazi scientist's sustenance. What's not to love?
The other compelling part of the Cybersix universe is how distinct the setting is. Merdiana has a very Old World feel. It's a place where there are cobblestone streets, the architecture looks like a gargoyle-enhanced Montreal, and people sit at restaurant tables with white tablecloths and watch soccer. Perhaps Carlos Trillo and Carlos Meglia, the comic creators, were influenced by their hometown of Buenos Aires in creating the city's aesthetic.
There's something attractive about having a city with a strong sense of time and place. This distinctiveness is what many of the mainstream superhero comics and stories furiously try to erase except for the occasional special treatment of Gotham. Why do all the mainstream superheroes all live in New York or some other pseudo-variant? There's the whole universe to write about.
The original comic is about as highbrow as Sin City and measures at the same level on the don't-read-this-in-public metric of tastefulness. Considering the sensationalist and risque premise, it's surprising that this was ever made into a 13-episode animated show that aired on Teletoon and Fox Kids.
Both the animated show and comic are obscure hard-to-find works in the English speaking SF world. The French and the Italians have enjoyed their translated comics, but not us Anglophones. Which means that of course, Cybersix was destined for cosmic cult status, reaching the rank of "as awesome as it sounds" and "too good to last" at TVtropes. Over here in the SF English-speaking community, we're lucky to have seen that glimpse of Cybersix while it lasted… but I'd still sign a petition for season two.
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Watch the first episode on Youtube.
A fan by the name of PharmaDan has been translating the comic to English. If you have issues 35-40 of the Italian release, please get in touch with Dan and help bring Cybersix to us English-speakers =)
(P.S. I think A Cyborg's Manifesto should be on Cybersix's to read list)
Hardboiled Dames and Bugtech: God's War by Kameron Hurley (2011)
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4/5 stars
God's War takes place on a brutal desert planet with a centuries-long holy war fought between Muslim colonists. It makes Herbert's Arrakis seem like a nice place to retire. It's a world filled with a black-market organ trade, underground boxing rings, and writhing insects that enable magicians to put bodies back together.
As most of the boys die for the war, it's dames like Nyx that run the town. She and her team of bounty hunters are on the hunt for an alien with knowledge that could end the holy war, and they clash against competing factions who want Nyx dead.
I really enjoyed this book, it combines acid-gun-wielding action with nuanced world building on the dimensions of sex, race, and religion. It first eases the reader into Nyx's world of boxing rings and assassinations and then launches turns into an epic thriller. The hardboiled prose and dystopian world can sometimes get too heavy, but thankfully some black humour emerges when least expected.
While most of the spotlight is on Nyx, the other members of the five-man band are well developed and break out of the typical SF tropes. I like how the magician is underpowered and the muscle is a woman with a skill set that brings to mind the "specialization is for insects" Heinlein quote. Their experiences as refugees and immigrants are also integrated into the narrative with an authenticity that I've never seen before in SF.
I highly recommend this book. If any of you are familiar with Mieville's Perdido Street Station, God's War has similar strengths and weaknesses with regards to plot–although it has a better ending. I'm eagerly awaiting for the sequel and other works that Hurley will produce next.
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About 20,000 women volunteered in military hospitals during the Civil War. Unfortunately, the majority of them left little or no written evidence of their sacrifice in the war. Louisa May Alcott, renowned 19th-century author of Little Women, was one of them, and her service is documented in a Washington, D.C., hospital's muster roll.
As her muster roll indicates, she was stationed at the "Union Hotel U.S.A. General Hospital," a makeshift military hospital in "Georgetown, D.C." She served under the superintendent of Union Army nurses, Dorothea Dix, as a "female nurse" for November and December 1862 and received ten dollars pay.
Her time as a nurse later served as the foundation for her novel Hospital Sketches (1863). The novel, a fictionalized account composed from letters written home during the war, was her first bestseller.
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St. Olaf is actively participating in this conversation, employing different methods for maintaining its place among national trends.
We've heard the St. Olaf stereotype: our campus is full of tall, white, blond Lutherans. This stereotype is no longer accurate, nor does it appeal to prospective students. I think that most of us agree that diversity is an important part of the liberal arts education.
I scrutinized the St. Olaf mission statement, searching for information on St. Olaf policy concerning student body and faculty diversity. "St. Olaf College strives to be an inclusive community, respecting those of differing backgrounds and beliefs" appears to be St. Olaf's official statement on diversity.
Digging further into the St. Olaf mission statement, in the document "St. Olaf 2000: Identity and Mission for the 21st Century," I found this assertion: "We try to recruit a wider variety of people, and people with a wider variety of ideas, to participate in the overlapping multicultural communities of Manitou Heights." President Anderson echoed these sentiments, saying, "The reason I care about diversity at St. Olaf is because there is educational value in diversity - you're not going to be prepared for the world you're entering if we have a mono-cultural campus."
How does a president go about transforming St. Olaf, which currently boasts a meager 7.7 percent racial diversity statistic, into a campus offering diverse viewpoints?
I've always been slightly perplexed by our view and vision of diversity at St. Olaf. We live in Northfield - it's not exactly a hotbed of racial diversity. Again, according to the St. Olaf website, our student body has a 7.7 percent racial/ethnic minority. However, visit the St. Olaf homepage and scroll through the pictures prominently featured at the top of the page. There seems to be a disproportionate representation of students who appear to fit into a minority group. Out of the 62 photographs which depict people, 17 photographs depict a minority student. This statistic suggests that St. Olaf has a 27.4 racial/ethnic minority percentage.
Wow. Now it looks like our diversity percentage is almost at 30 percent. Spiffy.
Is this a deliberate misrepresentation of our student body's makeup? It's difficult to say. These images are the first thing a prospective student or donor sees when they peruse St. Olaf's internet profile. This online manipulation of our student body works as a subtle marketing tool seeking to increase St. Olaf's desirability to potential students.
I agree with our president that diversity is an important part of education. However, subtly presenting ourselves as a more diverse community than we actually are is deceptive and dishonest.
The other issue this misrepresentation introduces is the multifaceted definition of the word "diversity." The webpage photos place a heavy emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity. While it is true that people from different ethnic backgrounds may have different worldviews, ethnicity and diverse worldviews are by no means mutually inclusive.
St. Olaf's definition of racial diversity is limiting; what about diverse viewpoints embraced by students who may not belong to a minority group but still have different religious beliefs, gender and sexual orientations and those who come from different socioeconomic backgrounds?
If we are going to make it our mission to diversify our campus, we need to pay equal attention to all kinds of diversity and not just the "visible diversity" which make a pretty statement across the top of the St. Olaf webpage.
Aside from our student body and the recruitment of future students, campus diversity also plays a role in hiring new faculty. A dialogue between academic departments and the administration is vital in successfully balancing department and administrative goals in regards to faculty recruitment.
During a recent discussion in the St. Olaf religion department, the role of diversity in hiring a new faculty member arose. Several members of the religion department felt that St. Olaf lacks professors who specialize in the integration of science and religion. However, the desire to hire someone for this position was countered by the administration's wish for a faculty member who would increase the diversity ratio in the campus faculty body.
While this situation may be reminiscent of the affirmative action debate, it is important to consider the level at which we value diversity in our education. President Anderson pointed out to me that there is a disjunct here between our actions and our goals. St. Olaf's 21st century mission statement clearly states that we want to diversify our campus. However, as President Anderson succinctly stated, "We need to move past our noble sentiments and into action."
And isn't this the core of our mission statement? How many times have you heard the phrase "Ideals to Action" in relation to our school? The process of diversifying our campus is going to take compromise and innovation on both sides of the discussion, and we students have the responsibility of facilitating this vital discussion.


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Buy the best macro lens you can. I have a Nikon 105mm which means you can get closer to the 'subject', which means getting more 'subject' filling the screen/ image. As a Canon user you have an awesome option for a lens.............the Canon MP-E Macro lens. It may be out your price range but you may be able to pick one up second hand. As a Nikon user, I am really green with envy over this lens!
You have a fair choice with several hundred pounds. The obvious one is the Canon 100mm f2.8 macro - about £350 without IS or £800 with IS. Or the Tamron 90mm macro is very well respected. I preferred the Canon only because it is internal focussing but there is not much in it image-wise. But these lenses are so superbly sharp that they have other uses as well.
If you are just starting out with macro, a cheap alternative is to get the 50mm f1.8 (about £90) plus some extension tubes (anything from £20 to £100, the higher price being for tubes that communicate with the camera to keep AF and metering). The disadvantage of this is that the working distance is much smaller so if you are photographing bugs it is harder to get close to them - but if you check out Thomas Shahan, even that is not a problem if you don't want it to be: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqRn3at0H60
The lower cost of the 50mm f1.8 is that you can also get a flash to supplement the light.
Ohh, I forgot about this! I wrote a review on extension tubes! It can be read here!
There are a few macro lenses in the EPZ classfields (one Sigma might suit your budget ).
In general there are no bad performing macro lenses on the market and all perform to a very similar high optical standard. Even newer editions make little improvement (optically) over previous versions. As such you're far more free to choose a lens based upon focal length, budget and features present (eg internal focusing, IS, etc...).
Focal lengths don't mean quite the same in macro as they do for normal shooting. A 35mm macro and a 180mm macro lens at their closest focusing point will show the exact same frame content; because the magnification of the photos is identical (1:1). What focal length changes is:
1) working distance - that is the distance from the front of the lens to the subject, where longer focal lengths give you more working distance.
2) Background blurring - more visible when you compare the extremes of focal lengths; but in general the longer the focal length the more blurred the background areas will become. Depth of field itself remains the same - however some mistake the less blurred background of the shorter focal length macro lenses to be increased depth of field - when it is not the case.
For macro work generally a lens of 90mm or more is the recommended starting point for insect work; shorter is possible, but harder to work with and anything shorter than around 60mm starts to become very hard to light.
You've really got an open market to choose from; Canon 100mm f2.8, Canon 100mm f2.8 IS L, Canon 180mm L, Canon EFS 60mm, Sigma 70mm, Sigma 105mm, Sigma 150mm, Sigma 180mm, (note the last 3 sigmas have been removed from sale now and are upgraded with new OS editions - however optically they perform very similarly to their original versions), Tamron 90mm, Tokina 60mm and there are a few others as well in the range.
Avoid any zoom lens with "macro" in the title as these are not true macro lenses, but instead simply feature a close focusing element - at best they can only get to half life size and in many cases are even weaker. There are also a few primes that are not true macro lenses:
Canon 50mm macro - this is only capable of being a true macro lens when combined with its dedicated lifesize adaptor - however for the combined cost you could more easily get a complete lens (eg a sigma 50mm macro) or even a longer focal length.
Sigma 28mm macro - is only close focusing, not true macro
Canon MPE 65mm macro - this is kind of a specialist lens, its capable of 1:1 through to 5:1 (five times life size) magnification and is the only lens on the market that does this. However it is incapable of focusing on anything further than a few inches infront of the lens; it only focuses from 1:1 to 5:1. As such its a very specialist lens and further more high magnification macro is one of the most challenging subjects to shoot - difficult to hold, frame, compose and lighting is that much more difficult. It is a lens not recommended to beginners in macro photography.
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When choosing a name for your baby, it's always important to avoid giving the kid one that'll get him teased in school. But Michael Buble says he's having a hard time explaining this concept to his pregnant wife, who keeps on coming up with bizarre names because she likes the way they sound.
Appearing on Britain's The Graham Norton Show , Michael said of his wife Luisana , "She's killin' me, man. Because she's Argentinian, we fight about the names." Michael claims that she chooses names that "sound beautiful" when pronounced with a Spanish accent, but that make no sense.
"She'll say to me, like, 'You know what's a good name, Mike? Dirt. Dirt Buble," Michael said, as the crowd laughed. "She says 'It's beautiful! In Spanish, it sounds so good!'" Michael also claims she's asking for names like "Usiel" and "Jamiel."
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I am a student here at Sandalwood High, A senior class of 2005. And I love it! The teachers are great the Principle is awesome! Sercurity could do a little better though watching out for some things but its great.
All I know is I was a sucsessful high school student until I went to that school now I'm a drop out. You dont get the attention you diserve when your strugling.
My daughter was terrified at first because of rumors she has heard about the school, 6 months later and she doesn't feel the same way anymore. The school could use a new coat of paint on everything. And some more involvement for the students. But in all it's not a bad school.
This school needs much improvement. The only thing keeping my son afloat is my constant interventions. God help any child with non active parents. If you have a choice and funds, send your child to a private school.
I personally believe that it is a great school. But, if it had a little bit more student activities that the students could get involved in then there would be less problems and more fun for the parents and students.
I think that this school could durastically improve to reach out for the students. It could be a whole lot better!
We have been pleasantly surprised with public school.Our children went to parocial school and then public high school. All have been or are in honors and AP classes. They have done very well and are ready for college. It has also prepared them for what the world is really like - not the pristine world of 'private' school.
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