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Finding Shemballah, Book 2 in the Chronicles of Nequam, is now available on Amazon! And can I say that it feels soooo good to finally have it out there? Getting it to this point was a little easier than publishing Laryn Rising, mostly because I at least this time I kind of knew what I was doing. (Or, more precisely, I knew which things I couldn't do myself and who would do them for me...)
Now that the book is out and I can relax, I've been looking back over this journey with some bitter-sweet feelings. I admit it, I love Laryn. I wish I were more like her (and no, despite what my mother might say we are nothing alike). Regardless of how exciting it was to finally write 'The End' for book two, it's been hard to say goodbye to these characters. As I've mentioned before, my current project is juvenile fiction and although I'm having a blast writing it, I truly loved the emotional intensity of writing Laryn. With that said, I thought it would be fun to share some of the inside story behind the writing of these two books, so here we go...
Ten Random Facts About Finding Shemballah:
1. I never intended for Laryn's story to take two books.
2. You know the 'Big Decision' Laryn has to make in Laryn Rising? It was never part of the original storyline. When I realized there was no way Laryn and her sisters could assimilate fast enough to get them off the ship according to plan (i.e., without ending up with a giant, doorstop-sized tome), I had to scramble, rethink, and risk ruining everything in order to split the story into two books and make a complete story out of their journey to Nequam. In the end, I think it was the best decision I made.
3. Inventing a new planet is kind of hard. Don't believe me? Stop right now and see how long it takes you to design, AND NAME, three alien species. Go ahead and try it. If you have any success, leave your new creations (with full details) in the comment box because I'd love to see them. Let's just say I have a whole new respect for the writers of Star Wars, lol.
4. Plymouth was originally named Republic (hence the name for the colonial money being 'pubs', which is short for publicans), but then some astute readers pointed out that I had 'Republic' and 'The Federation', which was a bit too Star-Wars-ish. I still like Republic better, and I never did get used to calling the people of Plymouth 'Plymouthans', although that is the accepted name for 'People from Plymouth'. Who knew?
5. Alistair is my favorite character in Finding Shemballah. (Aside from Laryn, of course.)
6. When I realized I could no longer call book two Republic (see fun fact #4) I almost named it Promise Bound. But despite the great reviews I got on that option, it sounded too much like the title of a cheesy romance to me, and every time I considered it Fabio appeared in my head...
7. I have eleven full revisions of Finding Shemballah. Seriously.
8. The first draft was almost 250,000 words long. The final is around 170,000, which means I cut EIGHTY THOUSAND WORDS!!! out of this manuscript. (I hope all my editing clients read this. It might make them feel better, lol.)
9. There is a map for this book, but since I drew it myself it kind of looks like a 5th grader's geography project. Needless to say, it isn't currently included. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to go to find a map drawing person (cartographer?), so until I figure that out this book will remain mapless. This kind of makes me really sad because I LOVE maps! I even have a whole pinterest board dedicated solely to really cool book maps. (Does that make me weird?)
10. The inspiration for this entire series came from laziness. I love historical fiction. I love stories about American colonial life and all the challenges and adventures that went along with leaving the known for the unknown, and I always wanted to write historical fiction. Then I went to college, majored in History, realized how much research a person would have to do to write successful historical fiction, and promptly started trying to figure out a way to write history without all the research. Besides that, the idea of people from the future having to live in a pastoral world kind of captivated me. In the end, however, creating a whole world and all the creatures and places in it wasn't nearly as easy as I thought it would be, and there were days when I was absolutely positive that there wasn't another name, description, or 'fun fact' about Nequam in my head. Period. But in the end, I managed to come up with a story that, to me, illustrates that when push comes to shove human beings are amazingly strong and resilient, and as a society they will nearly always rise to the occasion.
Thank you to everyone who has shared Laryn's story with me, and to all the people who helped me along the way! I appreciate every time my books are reviewed, pinned, shared, tweeted, emailed, or talked about, because without all of that no one would even know they exist. Such is the world of the self-published, but I truly believe that if a book is good enough the world will find it.
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This blog is about my books (of course), but it's also about writing in general and the editing process. I love the puzzle of a novel, and I'm happy to share anything I know about editing and revising. Any questions? Leave them in the comment box or send me an email, and I'll address them as quickly as I can.
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The Advantages Of Purchasing Pendant Lights
Pendant lights are a great beauty and elegant when they dangle in a nicely furnished home, restaurant or other places. It is possible to find everyone falling in love with them especially when they keep the theme and ambiance of the room. According to the collection that exhibits great designers innovation like PH lamps is endless. One can get lost on which to pick and which to leave behind. So, what are the various reasons people love this lambs for much?
The various reasons why people love pendant designer lights
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The variety in designs enables people to have their unique lamp pendant which is hard to get with anyone else. So if you want to keep yours unique, then go for these lamps. Great fancy designs are available for various rooms like bedrooms, bathrooms or even more sophisticated designs for sitting room or the lobby. Some can be custom made especially for restaurants and other businesses. It is almost impossible not to get a design of your choice.
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Without a doubt, these designer lamp pendants are beautiful in the eyes of every person looking at them. They make any home get transformed from a simple place to a place every house member and even the guests will cherish. When placed in lobbies of for instance hotels and restaurants, people will always admire them which has a positive effect on the business. They also make hotel rooms more attractive than ever.
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Highest EBITDA, highest contract customer base, strong cash flow, repayment of over PLN 1 billion of the credit facility and LTE in most of the offers and on all types of equipment. This is how Polkomtel finished the year 2012.
Polkomtel's EBITDA is the highest when compared to the results of other Polish mobile operators. In 2012, its EBITDA amounted to PLN 2,795 million, and EBITDA margin was at the record breaking level reaching the highest value in the company's history – 39.2%. Furthermore, the operator also has the highest ARPU on the market (PLN 39.5). Plus has for many months been holding an uncontested position of the leader in the segment of the most valuable, and at the same time most loyal, contract customers. They constitute ca. 54% of the total customer base of Plus. The company estimated its share in this category at nearly 30%. Revenues in 2012 amounted to PLN 7,133 million, whereas in Q4 2012 the revenues amounted to PLN 1,776 million.
"Contrary to the claims made by some of our competitors, one can accomplish very good results when operating on the telecommunication market in Poland. Polkomtel has achieved financial results of which other operators could only dream and this enables the company to purse one of its main goals, namely continuing to be the most profitable mobile operator in Poland. We can safely claim that we are a "green island", each year improving our EBITDA margin while leaving competitors behind." – said Joanna Nieckarz, Management Board Member and Finance Director of Polkomtel Sp. z o.o.– "High EBITDA and cash flow allow for faster repayment of the Company's debt, thanks to which last year we managed to repay over PLN 1 billion of our credit facility."
The results of Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. for 2012:
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Total revenue
7 312
7 133
2 827
2 795
EBITDA as % of revenue
Cash Flow
1 745
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A distinct change in quality was also visible in other offers and Plus started positively standing out on the market. Plus was the first operator in Poland to introduce no-limit offers for prepaid and mix customers. It was also the first operator to present a combined offer of "smartphone + tablet" to contract customers, supported by the 'Oba Ma' advertising campaign.
"It was an important year for Plus, in which the Company underwent a serious reorganization, while at the same time maintaining its strong market position." –said Wojciech Pytel, Management Board Member of Polkomtel – "According to the previous announcement, Polkomtel has carried out an upgrade of part of its network, which resulted in offering the fastest mobile Internet – LTE to nearly half of the Poland's population, whereas HSPA/HSPA+ technology was extended to over 93% of the country's population. We can safely claim that Plus has the best and fastest mobile Internet. We have the best mobile Internet network in Poland. We have also managed to surprise the market with totally new offers, the success of which was proven by our competitors copying our solutions. What is equally important, in Q4 we again increased our customer base".
At the end of 2012, Plus network services were used by nearly 13,839 thousand customers.


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DULUTH, Ga. – Gwinnett Gladiators goaltender Louis Domingue has been reassigned by the Phoenix Coyotes to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.
The Gladiators are the ECHL affiliate of the Coyotes and the Pirates.
Since returning to Gwinnett from his previous recall on Nov. 21, Domingue had stopped 151 of 157 shots faced in four starts, posting a 1-1-2 record, with a 1.45 goals against average and a .960 save percentage. On the season, Domingue ranks sixth in the ECHL in goals against average (2.01) and second in save percentage (.939).
The second-year pro made three appearances for the Pirates during his first call up this season from Oct. 30 through late November, picking up a win to go with a 2.40 goals against average and a .934 save percentage.
This is Domingue's third career call up to the AHL. Last season, he spent part of February with the Pirates, appearing in two games and picking up his first career AHL win. Domingue was a fifth-round selection (#138 overall) of the Coyotes in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.


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What is the deal with this. For those of you who don't know the case basically a 2 year old girl is missing and the mother and grandmother are doing nothing but lying to the police. My question is why haven't they been charged with manslaughter. The FBI has DNA evidence that the little girl has died or been killed. Someone help me understand please why these people toy with the police and aren't charged with anything and I catch my wifes sissy ex cutting my tires on my property and because I take action and do what his father should have done years ago I get charged with assault. Caylee Anthony. missing 2 yr old in Orlando Fl


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Swing in this tree
Oh I am bounce around so well
Branch to branch,
Limb to limb you see
All in a day's dream
I'm stuck
Like the other monkeys here
I am a humble monkey
Sitting up in here again
But then came the day
I climbed out of these safe limbs
Ventured away
Walking tall, head high up and singing
I went to the city
Car horns, corners and the gritty
Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Then comes the day
Staring at myself I turn to question me
I wonder do I want the simple, simple life that I once lived in well
Oh things were quiet then
In a way they were the better days
But now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do
Oh I Used to live in a tree
I loved it but I thought it wasn't enough for me...
So I paved a road to the city
For me... And for the rest of the monkeys
I'm on the scene-
Yes I'm on the scene... Again.
Yes I'm this proud monkey... Leading the way.
When we must leave...
For good
I am the proudest monkey...
That I'm aware o'
Monkey see, monkey do, hit my tail.
Monkey see, monkey do.
When I walk, I walk so tall
Not bent all double over...
Like the other monkeys, that I know
But still I don't know:
If I'm so good or
If heavens the place to go or
If hell is where we were
If Sinnin'g's what we do
I know that I'm A smartest monkey
That I am aware o'
Monkey see, monkey do. Monkey see.
Who are they
Who are they everywhere
Who is this monkey
Thinks he is so great
Who taught this monkey to
We taught this monkey to
Turn in the trail of his friends?
We are the proudest monkeys
We are the proudest monkeys
You and me are the proudest monkeys
You and I am the proudest monkeys
Monkey see, monkey do.
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This post is part of an ongoing series of Rangers introductions. See An index to all Rangers covered on this blog for more details.
Who you are?
I'm 29 years old and father of a girl born 2010. I'm working for Avanade Germany since 3 years and brought 4 years' experience with me before joining Avanade as a Consultant for Microsoft Technologies. Beside my work I spend a lot of time learning about new technologies. Working as a Consultant is a great thing for me, because I really like travelling around and facing new challenges with every new project I'm working in.
What makes you "tick"?
Beside my work I'm spending most of my time with new technologies. Not only with the computer, also all the multimedia stuff you need at home. I also like doing sports and try to spend as much as possible time with my family.
Where do you live?
During the week, mostly in hotels. At the weekend in Braunschweig, Germany.
Where is the place you call home?
Braunschweig, Germany
Why are you active in the Rangers program?
Because I love working with the newest Microsoft technologies. Since three years I'm working as a specialist for Team Foundation Server and Application Lifecycle Management. And I have a lot of fun working with all that cool tools 😉
What is the best Rangers project you worked in and why?
I'm new at the rangers program, so I hope to be able to update this chapter soon 😉


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STANDISH — The FFA held a donkey basketball game at the Standish-Sterling Middle School the night of April 27.
Students battled each other and their donkeys on the court throughout the game.
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Q: What is pancreatitis?
A: Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ situated in the abdomen close to the stomach and has two major functions. Some cells within the organ produce enzymes which empty through a duct into the intestines where they help digest food. Other cells produce the hormones – including insulin – that control the levels of glucose in the blood.
Pancreatitis can affect animals in two ways. Firstly, as an acute disease, it can cause severe abdominal pain – animals are usually very sensitive about being touched, and will often vomit. Pancreatitis can also occur in a more chronic form where the symptoms relate more to the failure of the body to properly digest food – animals lose weight, despite an increase in appetite, produce large amounts of fatty faeces, and may have swollen abdomens.
Q: How does it develop?
A: The cause of pancreatitis is unclear, though it is certainly more common in overweight animals. It can occur in animals that are fed after a long fast or after having been severely malnourished. Meals containing a high level of fat have also been associated with the development of the disease.
Q: Does it affect only older dogs?
A: No, it can strike dogs of any age. Cats can also be affected but less commonly.
Q: Is it curable?
A: Acute pancreatitis is a serious disease and can be fatal. Animals that do recover – and those that have the chronic form of the disease – often have permanent damage resulting in substantial loss of function of the pancreas. This means they may never again produce enough enzymes to ensure good digestion of their food, and will need to have those enzymes replaced in tablet form with every meal for the rest of their lives.
More serious may be the loss of the ability to produce insulin, resulting in diabetes.
Once again, this can be treated,but involves owners in careful monitoring of their pets' diet and sugar levels, as well as in giving them daily injections of insulin.
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Welcome to Carolina Strong Physical Therapy. We are conveniently located in Southport on 211 between Midway Rd and Long Beach Rd. Our approach is highly individualized to optimize healing and return you to the lifestyle you enjoy. Our friendly encouraging atmosphere combined with our passion for physical therapy creates a difference you will notice. Your goals are our top priority. Please call to set up an appointment. We look forward to meeting you!
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"I started with Michael Payne on the 18th of May. I have made a great improvement! I started with a cane and after two weeks I was [walking] without a cane! My friends have been surprised that I am without a cane and they want to know my therapist's name!"
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Jangkrik Homestay
Jangkrik Homestay is located in Ubud. Free Wi-Fi access is available in all areas.
The homestay features a terrace and a seating area. Rooms are provided with fan, wardrobe and desk. Featuring a shower, private bathrooms also come with towels.Guests enjoy a garden view from all the rooms.
With a 24-hour front desk, the hotel provides bicycle rentals, car hire and airport shuttle at an additional charge. Other facilities offered at the property include a ticket service, a tour desk and garden. Relaxing massage can be arranged for a fee. The property offers free parking.
Bebek Bengil is 500 metres away and Ubud Market is 600 metres away from the property. Jangkrik Homestay is 28 km from Ngurah Rai Airport.
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Exceptional Parents Unlimited (EPU) is a non-profit support organization, which provides community outreach to families who have mentally or physically challenged children.
They work with the children in groups developing social skills and provide support and education for the families to improve their quality of life during very trying conditions.
The Fresno Fire Department and Firefighters Union Local 753 have partnered with the EPU since 1994 to enhance the quality of life for special needs children.
The firefighters have volunteered to barbeque approximately 750 pounds of tri tip annually at the EPU's major fundraising event the "Fiesta de Los Ninos". Additionally, the firefighters donate a "Dinner for 10," which is sold during the live auction. The event raises about $100,000 for the organization.
The firefighters also volunteered to assemble the playground equipment at the new facility.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the EPU events, please call (559) 224-2000.


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For the past five months, negotiations between RMH Co. and Capital City Development Corporation have been a series of hoops to jump through.
CCDC, Boise's urban renewal agency, picked RMH Co.'s proposal for a 60-condominium project over five competitors in March. Since then, the developer and agency have worked out negotiation rights. RMH has obtained design approval for its project.
Now comes the biggest step so far: the DDA, or disposition and development agreement. In short, the DDA is the final set of terms for the development, including expected timeframe and the amount of money RMH would pay CCDC for the lot the agency owns between 8th, 9th, River and Fulton streets.
The renewal agency's board of commissioners is scheduled to discuss and, possibly, vote on those terms Sept. 15.
"It's first-and-goal and you're on your way into the end zone," said John Brunelle, CCDC's executive director.
Brunelle said he and his staff will make a recommendation for how much RMH should pay for the lot, but it's up to the board to make a final decision.
Though no groundbreaking has been scheduled, rough timelines for the project call for its completion in early 2016.


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The Charlottetown Curling Club is pleased to announce an evening to celebrate Brett Gallant. On Saturday, June 24th, they will be hosting a reception and dinner to honour his amazing accomplishments of winning both the Brier and the World Men's Curling Championship in the same year with Team Gushue.
They invite you to come out and join the celebration. The evening will start with piping in the guest of honour to a reception in the lounge area, where guests will enjoy conversation and a selection of seafood including mussels, chowder and oysters.
Guests will then join Brett and his family, along with various dignitaries, in a delicious dinner of lobster, ham, rolls, potato salad, coleslaw and sweets, prepared by the St. John's United Church women's group in Mt Stewart.
They will be transforming the upstairs room at the club into a banquet for 170, including a bar, a stage and a head table. The overflow of up to 100 guests will be seated downstairs in the lounge. Video cameras and screens will be used to project images of Brett's rise to stardom and ensure all guests have a good view of the proceedings.
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The Breakfast Photo Project — You Are What you Eat
As more and more of the world starts to skip breakfast, we figured this was a good time to focus on that most important meal of the day.
So here's one more reason to enjoy some hearty oats or a breakfast burrito* tomorrow: Jon Huck's Breakfast series.
Pairing portraits with porridge, his project shows people alongside their morning sustenance. We find it surprisingly addictive to flip through and draw fanciful conclusions on the connections. (Warning: It's hard to do so without making your mouth water.)
Fun Photo Project: Take your camera with you to the breakfast table tomorrow morning and bring us back a portrait and a plate. Then post the results here.
Need more enticement? Follow that link to learn all sorts of fun breakfast factoids… like 308 ways to enjoy toast, all about breakfast in space or the amazing banana, and the history of breakfast cereal.
Jon Huck's Breakfast Portraits
* Speaking of which, did you know Tony the Tiger goes by "El tigre Toño" in Mexico? We kid you not. Mr. Breakfast.com has the scoop.


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(AP) Jury: Hudson stardom no factor in murders verdict
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press
Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson's star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-law for slaying the Oscar winner's mother, brother and nephew _ a verdict that means the 31-year-old Chicago man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Balfour, a former gang member, was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder. He faces a mandatory life prison sentence. Illinois no longer has a death penalty.
Just an hour before their verdict, the jury of 12 sent a note to the judge saying three panelists still weren't convinced of Balfour's guilt. Prosecutors said Balfour shot dead Hudson's family members in an act of spite after his estranged wife at the time, Hudson's sister, Julia Hudson, refused to reconcile.
As the verdict was read, Jennifer Hudson, sitting on a fourth-row bench, bit her lip, tears streaming down her cheeks. A minute later, she looked over at her sister and smiled.
The Hudson sisters released a statement late Friday extending a prayer to the Balfour family, saying "we have all suffered terrible loss in this tragedy."
It was overwhelming circumstantial evidence, especially cellphone records that placed Balfour in the vicinity of the killings, despite his adamant denials, that convinced the jury in the end, jurors said.
Jury foreman Robert Smith said he "was certain from the very beginning," though several others initially expressed doubts.
Going into the trial last month, some legal observers said Hudson's aura of celebrity couldn't help but affect its outcome. But asked if any of them were even fans of the singer and actress, 10 jurors who spoke to the media at joint news conference looked at each other and shook their heads.
Jennifer Hudson was the first of 83 witnesses prosecutors called. Several times she broke down from the witness stand, including when she spoke of Balfour with undisguised disgust.
But jurors said Hudson's words on the stand, while touching, provided no actual evidence.
The focus, others explained, was ensuring they were right that Balfour was, in fact, the killer. Several jurors they had sympathy for Balfour, knowing his life as he knew it hung in the balance.
Still, some experts say Hudson's celebrity may have had an effect _ even if jurors sincerely believed it didn't.
Balfour showed no emotion when the verdict was announced. A few of his relatives looked upset, one muttering that the verdict was unfair. As she had during the trial, Hudson looked back at Balfour's supporters, then whispered something to her sister.
With no surviving witnesses to the 2008 slayings, prosecutors built a convincing circumstantial case. Hudson's sister described how Balfour repeatedly threatened her, citing him as saying ominously, "`If you ever leave me, I'm going to kill you. But I'm going to kill your family first.'"
Balfour's attorneys suggested someone else in the crime-ridden neighborhood on Chicago's South Side targeted the family because of alleged crack-cocaine dealing by Jennifer Hudson's brother.
Public defender Amy Thompson said Friday she would appeal the verdict.
Hudson, 30, rose to prominence as a 2004 "American Idol" finalist. She became a bona fide star after winning the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "Dreamgirls."
She attended every day of testimony, sobbing when photos of her relatives' bloodied, bullet-ridden bodies were displayed to jurors during closing arguments. Several jurors, too, said they would never forget the images.
Balfour had lived in the Hudsons' three-story Englewood home after marrying Julia Hudson in 2006. He moved out in early 2008 after their falling out.
The killings occurred the morning of Oct. 24, 2008. Prosecutors said Balfour became enraged when he stopped by the Hudson family home and saw a gift of balloons from Julia's new boyfriend.
After she left for work, prosecutors said Balfour went back inside the home with a .45-caliber handgun and shot Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson, 57, in the back; he then shot Jason Hudson, 29, twice in the head as he lay in bed.
Prosecutors said Balfour then drove off in an SUV with 7-year-old Julian King and shot him in the head as he lay behind a front seat. His body was found in the abandoned vehicle after a three-day search.
Smith, the jury foreman, said he hoped the verdict would bring Hudson closure.
AP reporter Jackie Quinn in Washington, D.C., also contributed to this report.
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I must have read over a hundred posts and articles on making sales... entitled how to generate leads, top selling tips, cold calling etc. I don't believe that there is any article I have read, which apart from telling you that it is going to help, does in fact help a great deal. They say...
- 'It's all about sales for the clients -- 'not our features, your benefits'
- 'Open with a question, it engages a natural human curiosity and allows you to start a conversation.'
- 'The more you prospect, the luckier you get.'
- 'If you have a good product, try letting customers sample it.'
- 'Empathy in sales means putting yourself in [the customers] shoes and shaping your attitudes accordingly.'
But no one... no one can make what I would call a 'good' sale if the customer first isn't willing to buy. A bad sale is basically coercive and full of resentment. You don't want customers like that. A good sale means that the exchange of the good/service for money solves a specific pain point for the client and makes him happy. Bonus marks if the solution solves more than one pain point.
So in three simple steps
- Identify the pain point(s)/problems
- Demonstrate how your solution solves it/them
- Close the sale (definitive next steps)
The difficulty with this is that pain points can be both personal and professional and often conflicting. And of course different for every customer. Let's say a head of department wants a consultancy solution involving a 'business case for hire'. His pain points may be:
1a) Need a seemingly objective business case but
1b) Want a business case to justify a decision secretly already taken
2a) Need a fully justified business case before planned time to market but
2b) Fear of decision making power being taken away means that it is now too late for a proper business case...threat of exposure
3a) Need to present the business case to board with full explanation but
3b) Don't want to demonstrate any lack of understanding; forgotten basic investment appraisal skills
4a) Desire to avoid administrative overheads, huge cost and downtime of onsite consultant but
4b) Distrust of not having direct supervision of consultant
Of course we can solve all of them. But it's very difficult if you don't know them in the first place. Not knowing them, means you risk treading on them. And if you ever come across a head of department who will admit forgetting fundamental skills or a very human fear of losing control of decision making, I would be very surprised. Some pain points will forever remain secret, at least in public!
Luckily there are some clear universal pain points in business, and ones we have taken care to reduce to the minimum:
- Expense
- Risk
- Inconvenience
And once people are actually listening , our solutions - designed to alleviate all of these - are a pleasure to hear. Getting to that point is already a hard process though. Because despite everything that you know already - that the world's economies thrive on buying and selling, that we buy and sell almost every day, that our society exchanges goods and services to fulfill a need...selling still has the kind of reputation that wears a cheap shiny suit, sticks its foot in your door and thrusts some tinpot rip off watches in your face.
And it's getting past this reputation is ironically, the hardest and the most time consuming part. Thus, the best sales lesson I ever learned is ...Don't Give Up. Simple, but difficult to implement.
I started an online consultancy. It made me want to drink copious quantities, smoke myself into oblivion and hit my head against a brick wall. Instead I wrote a blog.


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Experienced Sofware Engineer II w/ Clearance
Job Description
BAE Systems is looking for an engineer with Java/JEE/WebServices software skills, and at least 2 years of software design, code, and test experience.
The candidate will work as part of the multi-disciplinary M868 engineering team to design, code, and test new software in a rapid development environment to integrate, deploy, and support large, complex SW/HW based systems. The position will also include debugging and integrating challenging HW/SW systems designed in a multi-threaded, distributed application environment, and defining and developing significant features and upgrades to a complex, enterprise-wide Imagery and Geospatial Intelligence System. This position may require business travel in support of customer meetings and operational system deployment and support activities.
Keywords:Java, JEE, OOAD, software development, web development, UNIX/Linux, Agile, Iterative, Web Services, REST, shell scripting (sh, csh, bash,ksh), JavaScript, JSON, JQuery, Python,Jira, Apache, AWS, ArcGIS, Ansible, GIT, MongoDB, AllegroGraph
Typical Education & Experience
Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience
Required Skills and Education
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- US Citizenship and ability to be granted a security clearance by the Federal Government
- Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical discipline, and 2+ year(s) software design, code and debugging experience across the entire development lifecycle
- Proficiency with Java/JEE
- Experience with Java Frameworks such as Spring
- Experience with Cloud computing environments such as AWS
- Knowledge of and experience with software design patterns and heuristics and their application.
- Experience with object oriented design patterns, their use, and their tradeoffs
- Experience developing, deploying, and maintaining web services to include WSDL, SOAP, XML,
XSD, XSLT, XQuery/Xpath in a live commercial or government production environment
- Experience developing successful object-oriented systems with a focus on maintainability
and testability, and deep understanding of issues surrounding layering and dependencies in object oriented systems
- Understanding and skills in software design and code, especially Object Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD)
- Familiarity with various web services standards (WS*), to include security standards
- Experience integrating web services technology with legacy systems
- Experience and familiarity with UNIX and/or Linux
- Experience with UML and UML tools
- Ex perience following an object-oriented software process in an iterative lifecycle
- Self-starter with ability to multitask
- Team player with a proactive attitude and the ability to be productive in a dynamic/collaborative environment
-Strong oral and written communications skills
Preferred Skills and Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science
- Proficiency in multiple high level programming languages (e.g., C++, Java)
- Experience with geospatial data and/or large imagery archive systems is a plus
- Experience with Semantic Web Technologies
- Agile Development methodologies
- Development languages (e.g., C++, Java/JEE) - Scripting and other languages (e.g., sh, csh, bash, ksh, Python, JavaScript, UML, AJAX, JSON, XML, HTML, HTML5, CSS, JQuery, and/or PERL)
- Database tools and design (e.g., Oracle, Postgres, SQL, MongoDB, AllegroGraph, NoSQL, AllegroGraph, RDF, and/or SPARQL)
- Development tools and services (e.g., Eclipse, Spring Framework, JBoss, Hibernate, Apache, Tomcat, Maven, Ant and/or automated test tools)
- User Interface development tools - Configuration Management tools (e.g., Jira, ClearCase, Subversion, and/or Git)
- Familiarity with /Exposure to FishEye, Jenkins (building continuous integration jobs), CruiseControl, Nexus, W3c standards, Ontology development, Open Linked data
About BAE Systems Electronic Systems
BAE Systems is a premier global defense and security company with approximately 90,000 employees delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support and services.
The Electronic Systems (ES) sector spans the commercial and defense electronics markets with a broad portfolio of mission-critical electronic systems, including flight and engine controls; electronic warfare and night vision systems; surveillance and reconnaissance sensors; secure networked communications equipment; geospatial imagery intelligence products and systems; mission management; and power-and energy-management systems. Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, ES employs approximately 13,000 people globally, with engineering and manufacturing functions primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and Israel. Equal Opportunity Employer/Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Gender Expression
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SUNSET PARK — Fourteen days have passed since New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott pledged June 14 to meet within two weeks with parents about a reduction in pre-K classes in Sunset Park.
The promise came at a town hall-style meeting with Community Education Council District 15, which covers Sunset Park, Red Hook and other neighboring communities in southwest Brooklyn.
At the meeting, parents and CEC 15 president Jim Devor expressed consternation over the Department of Education's decision to cut optional pre-K classes at P.S. 94 on Sixth Avenue this fall to make room for mandatory kindergarten classes.
"P.S. 94 and 169 in Sunset Park are ranked first and third in the highest kindergarten wait-lists in the entire city," Devor said in a telephone interview. "The city of New York believes — appropriately — that kindergarten is an absolute right of parents. So they scuffle around trying to figure out ways to shift these kids about, so they can bring these kids into kindergarten."
The number of pre-K seats at P.S. 94 were cut in half, DOE press secretary Erin Hughes confirmed in an email, to one full-day section of 18 seats from two full-day sections of 36 seats. Another 18-seat pre-K section was established at another school in the CEC district.
Hughes, however, did not make any promises about a meeting with Walcott. "We are working with administration in Sunset Park to set up a meeting with the Chancellor in the fall," she said.
P.S. 94 administrators declined to comment.
"They're going to let the problem fester until residents make even more aggressive entreaties to them," Devor said. "There were promises made about meeting, and nothing's been said or done since then."


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Cooperation between the Commission and national courts
With the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, European Union (EU) competition rules may be relied on by firms and individuals before national courts. This also means that national courts are responsible for implementing Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (ex-Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community (TEC)). The present notice illustrates how this new cooperation between the Commission and national courts operates.
Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC [Official Journal C 101 of 27.4.2004].
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 on the implementation of the competition rules laid down in Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (ex-Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty Establishing the European Community (TEC)) establishes a system of parallel competences in which the Commission, European Union (EU) countries' competent national competition authorities and national courts can all apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. Cooperation between national courts and the Commission is governed not only by the present notice but also by the Notice on cooperation within the Network of Competition Authorities.
Application of EU competition rules by national courts
National courts can apply Articles 101 and 102 TFEU without it being necessary to apply national competition law in parallel. However, where a national court applies national competition law to agreements, decisions or practices which may affect trade between EU countries within the meaning of Article 101(1) TFEU (ex-Article 81(1) TEC) or to any abuse prohibited by Article 102 TFEU, they also have to apply EU competition rules to those agreements, decisions or practices. The parallel application of national competition law to agreements may not lead to a different outcome from that resulting from the application of EU competition law.
In other words, in the case of parallel application of national competition law and EU competition law, agreements:
- which do not infringe Article 101(1) TFEU or which fulfil the conditions of Article 101(3) TFEU (ex-Article 81(3) TEC) cannot be prohibited under national competition law (Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003);
- which violate Article 101(1) and do not fulfil the conditions of Article 101(3) cannot be upheld under national law (case law of the Court of Justice).
As to Article 102 TFEU, Article 3 of the Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 does not provide for a similar convergence obligation. However, in the event of conflicting provisions, the general principle of primacy of EU law requires national courts to disapply any provision of national law which contravenes an EU rule, regardless of whether that national law provision was adopted before or after the EU rule.
When it has to apply EU competition rules, a national court may first find guidance in EU case law or in the Commission regulations, decisions, notices and guidelines relating to the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. Where such instruments do not provide sufficient guidance, the national court may ask the Commission for its opinion on matters relating to the application of EU competition rules.
In the absence of EU law provisions on procedures and sanctions related to the enforcement of EU competition rules by national courts, the latter apply national procedural law. They must also comply with the conditions for applying EU competition rules, e.g. by allowing the Commission and the national competition authorities to present written observations to them.
Parallel or consecutive application of EU competition rules and cooperation between the Commission and national courts
A national court may be applying EU competition law to an agreement affecting trade between EU countries at the same time as the Commission or subsequent to it.
Where a national court comes to a decision before the Commission, it must avoid adopting a decision that would conflict with a decision contemplated by the Commission. To that effect, the national court may ask the Commission whether it has initiated proceedings regarding the same agreement and, if so, about the progress of proceedings and the likelihood of a decision in the case. The national court may, for reasons of legal certainty, also consider staying its proceedings until the Commission has reached a decision. Where the Commission reaches a decision in a particular case before the national court, the latter may, if it doubts the legality of the Commission decision, refer the matter to the Court of Justice. However, the national court can never take a decision running counter to that of the Commission.
A system of parallel or consecutive application of the competition rules must be based on sound cooperation. However, while EU legislation does not contain any explicit provision in this respect, the EU courts have laid down that Article 4(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) (ex-Article 10 TEC), which obliges the EU countries to facilitate the achievement of the EU's tasks, imposed on the European institutions and the EU countries mutual duties of loyal cooperation with a view to attaining the objectives of the Treaty. Article 4(3) thus implies that:
- the Commission must assist national courts when they apply EU law;
- national courts may be obliged to assist the Commission in the fulfilment of its tasks.
The Commission must assist national courts in a neutral and objective manner that does not bind the national court. National courts must send their requests for assistance to the Commission in writing. The Commission makes known its views by:
- transmitting information: the national court may, for example, ask the Commission for documents in its possession or for information of a procedural nature that will enable it to discover whether a certain case is pending before the Commission, whether the Commission has initiated a procedure or whether it has already taken a position. The Commission will endeavour to provide the requested information within one month of the date on which it receives the request;
- giving an opinion: the national court may ask the Commission for its opinion on economic, factual and legal matters, without prejudice, of course, to the possibility or the obligation for the national court to ask the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling regarding the interpretation or validity of EU law in accordance with Article 267 TFEU (ex-Article 234 TFEU). In giving its opinion, the Commission will limit itself to providing the national court with the factual information or the economic or legal clarification asked for, without considering the merits of the case pending before the national court. Its opinion does not legally bind the national court;
- submitting observations: the national competition authorities and the Commission may submit observations to a national court. This will be possible, however, only when the coherent application of Article 101 or 102 TFEU so requires. In order to enable the Commission to submit useful observations, national courts may be asked to transmit or ensure the transmission to the Commission of a copy of all documents necessary for assessing the case.
The duty of loyal cooperation also implies that EU countries' authorities may be required to assist the Commission in fulfilling its tasks. Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 provides for three examples of such assistance:
- transmission of documents necessary for assessing a case in which the Commission would like to submit observations;
- transmission of judgments applying Article 101 or 102 TFEU: according to Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, EU countries must send to the Commission a copy of any written judgment of national courts applying Article 101 or 102 without delay after the full written judgment is notified to the parties;
- participation in inspections: the Commission may ask national courts to play a role in the context of an inspection of undertakings and associations of undertakings.
If the crucial moment in cooperation between the Commission and national courts is the exchange of information, this must not be to the detriment of compliance with professional secrecy (Article 339 TFEU (ex-Article 287 TEC)). Even where the duty of loyal cooperation obliges the Commission to provide the national court with all the information it requests from it, including information covered by professional secrecy, the Commission may refuse to provide such information in cases where the national court cannot guarantee protection of confidential information and business secrets. It may also refuse to provide information to the national courts for reasons to do essentially with the need to safeguard the EU's interests.
The Commission will publish a summary of its cooperation with national courts pursuant to this notice in its annual competition policy report. It may also provide access to its opinions and observations on its website.
This notice replaces the 1993 Notice on cooperation between national courts and the Commission in applying Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty.
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union [ COM(2013) 404 final of 11.6.2013 - not published in the Official Journal].
Last updated: 10.04.2014


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Open Thread: Talk About What Matters Most to You
Discuss and debate the issues that mean the most to you.
There's something about crying on public transportation that feels so empty and yet necessary. To deal with things so personal and important in a lonely space that's filled with so many people.
If you were able to watch me in the past week or two on the subways of Seoul, you would have seen me with a phone in my hand and my head down, trying to blink and wipe away the tears. If you were to also see what's on my phone when I'm crying, it would seem ordinary enough. Email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr. I cycle through them methodically, like when I see nuns praying the rosary in movies.
It's what I'm seeing on these platforms that's been causing comical levels of weeping on public transportation. There's the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and the protests in Ferguson.
A lot has been said about both of these things. s.e. smith has a great piece about the bucket challenge and water rights. Mia McKenzie has a piece up about the 6 Things To Stop Being Distracted By When A Black Person Gets Murdered By the Police. Combining both topics, Orlando Jones has introduced the "bullet bucket challenge" to bring attention to violence. There's also the Ice Bucket Hack where people are taking the structure of the Ice Bucket Challenge and, well, hacking it.
I've been thinking about the combination of these stories in contemporary media. Take a look at just about any site, and they'll have articles about both that seem totally incongruent. Some celebrity was really cute or wacky in some stunt and a community is protesting and mourning another Black man murdered by the police. The scale on these two stories is incomparable, and yet they're presented as worthy of the same attention and audience.
What's most striking to me, and what's making me cry on the subways of Seoul, is the ways in which white people perform discomfort. In the juxtaposition of these two types of articles, I'm struck by how white people are willing to be uncomfortable, but only in very controlled and curated situations.
Part of the point of the Ice Bucket Challenge is to be uncomfortable -- icy cold water is a shock to the system, and then you're left cold and dripping wet outside. The video ends there, but we know there's a towel nearby and a warm shower and a dry change of clothes. The discomfort is minimal; it's carefully controlled and contained. It's also performed. It's recorded for use on social media-- it's supposed to be over-the-top and dramatic while on camera.
I contrast this type of discomfort with the protesting, mourning, and police brutality in Ferguson. This is not about performing for the cameras or getting attention of social media. It's about mourning the life of a young Black man and wanting justice. It's about living in terror in your own country, your own home. It's about trying to survive when it seems that it was never meant to be.
It strikes me that I've seen this type of white performance before. I remember sitting at a table across from a Teach For America (TFA) recruiter in the student union my senior year of college. I was very skeptical of TFA, and in particular thought that it was (and is) a racist organization. In response, this recruiter told me, in very drawn out emotional detail, how he had "thoroughly unpacked" his knapsack of white privilege. He even said he was "triggered" by my comments that TFA engages in racist practices that ultimately do much more harm than good for communities and students of color.
This man shouldn't be recruiting people for TFA-- he should be an actor! Finish the costumes and ready the stage: we've got a star in our presence. Except maybe this performance is really what whiteness is about. Instead of engaging with the real ways in which TFA (or the police force in Ferguson, or anything really) is racist, put on a grand show about your whiteness! It's perfect for recruiting other white people to join your cause and do the thing! It makes white people seem as if they really care.
And sure, let's make the obligatory disclaimer that there are white people who care and who are doing good things. But how much of that is a performance? How much of it is put on as a mask in front of others to play the sympathetic white person?
I think about my own circumstances too. I'm a mixed Latin@ who's playing it as white as I can. I work as a teacher in Korea, and in my last interview, they literally asked me my racial makeup. With the perfectly plastered smile I've been taught to wear as a woman, I said "white." It's not entirely false. I'm read as white, and I've got a great-big-giant helping of white, should I call on it. And lately I think I have been calling on it.
There's definitely something to be said for anglo-foreigners here (non-Koreans in Korea who speak English as their primary language) shutting the hell up about this sort of thing. Why make a big fuss about my ethnic background when it won't really matter for my job? I'm also pretty sure the last thing the world needs is more Americans going around telling the world what to do.
But I also wonder if this complacence is a way to make sure that I'm not uncomfortable. It's always been the job of people who are mixed to complicate our basic (and by that I do mean racist) understandings of racial and ethnic identities. I say I'm white in a job interview because I know that means I'll get the job. But what would have happened if I were to say that I'm mixed Latin@? It might have been uncomfortable, but I probably still would have gotten the job. And I would have been a more sincere version of myself.
Perhaps a job interview isn't always the best time to challenge white supremacy (oh, how capitalism makes fools of us all). But really, am I willing to sit with discomfort in other areas of my life? Am I willing to challenge the commonplace white supremacy I see coming from the people around me? Am I willing to step back and have these uncomfortable moments alone? Without an audience and without the carefully curated boundaries of discomfort?
On public transportation, I'm surrounded by strangers, and they are my audience. I try to hide my tears, but I know the people around me can see them. Even if I hide my crying, and even if I'm certain that they won't try to engage me, they see me and they are my audience. In writing this article, I know there's an audience. How much of this am I performing and how much of it is sincere? When it really matters, how uncomfortable am I willing to be?


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Interview with Kasey McMahon (Win Free Tix to Re Evolution!)
By now, most of you are probably familiar with Kasey McMahon's work from our posts here on the blog. Now she's busy preparing for a very exciting project called Re Evolution here in Los Angeles—a sort of science/tech/art expo being planned for next Spring. The bad news is: you need to come to LA to see it in person. The good news is: neatorama is going to send TWO lucky winners to Re Evolution to stream the expo LIVE to the rest of the world so if you can't be here in person, at least you'll be able to experience some of it here on our site.
All you have to do to win is answer the questions at the end of this interview and send us your answers (please don't leave them in the comments!). While we'll comp your tickets into the festival, we can't provide travel or lodging. Nor can we give you and iPhone to stream this (via Ustream or such). SO, please only enter the contest if you're close to Los Angeles and have some sort of device like an iPhone to stream from. Thanks! Wouldn't want to waste the free tix on a RIM user in Maine now would we ;-)
DI: What's the idea behind Re Evolution? Who dreamed it up and why should we care?
KM: Re Evolution is a large-scale science, technology and art festival in Los Angeles. It's my dream come to life through the help of a phenomenal group of people. We are combining love for science, technology and art and a desire to ignite curiosity and interest in the fields. Art and outrageous feats of engineering have a fantastic way of instilling wonder, with Re Evolution we're looking to create an environment that echoes the pervading sense of optimism for the future that the World's Fairs of the past seemed to instill. We want to show the beauty, fun, power and possibilities of science and technology and to help people understand how these tools work and how exciting creative applications of them can be.
DI: Of course, a lot of the success of the 2011 expo will depend on funding. So I notice you've rolled out a Kickstarter campaign to crowdsource raising the dough. Tell us about it.
KM: Yes, Kickstarter felt like an excellent grassroots start to Re Evolution and a great way to get the word out. We're excited to share what we are creating and to be able to offer tickets to the event to people that believe in what we're doing.
DI: What happens if you don't raise the 30K through Kickstarter? Then what? Is there a chance the expo won't happen at all?
KM: We're certainly hoping we will be successful with Kickstarter. We do realize, though, that the majority of funding for this project will come from other sources. We are actively fundraising on many fronts - applying for grants and seeking sponsorship. If we are not able to raise the funds through Kickstarter, the show will still happen.
DI: Lots of our readers don't live in Southern Cali. Is there a way for them to see some of what's going on? Virtually or something?
KM: Yes, we do plan on having virtual content.
DI: When was the last time something on this scale has been attempted?
KM: There are a few festivals of this scale, notably Robodock in Amsterdam. The artists and technologists involved in Re Evolution have built on this scale before for different events around the world. Re Evolution is unique in that we are coming together, focusing on the science and technology behind much of what we do and giving it a very futuristic flair. Re Evolution will be large-scale, but we are predominantly interested in providing an immersive, tightly curated experience. In our first year, we're aiming for quality content over epic scale.
DI: In your fantasies, what's the takeaway from Re Evolution?
KM: To ignite the imagination. To instill wonder. To give a techno-optimistic view of the future. To build understanding and comfort with science and technology and to truly make them fun. By enlivening these subjects, we hope to inspire people to study engineering and science. Wonder inspires curiosity, curiosity drives discovery… Apparently, as a child Carl Sagan attended the 1939 World's Fair and it was a turning point in his life - we'd like to spark that kind of interest. We live in a time when science fiction is reality - the tools we are using are becoming more and more complex. Our hope is that by providing accessible, fun, hands-on and creative applications of science and tech that people will get excited about these subjects and about the future.
DI: You're not doing this solo. Tell us about some of your partners.
KM: Definitely not doing this solo. I feel very lucky to be surrounded by an amazing group of people that are helping bring this to life. At this point there are approximately 30 professionals involved in the project with years of experience in creating, building, and wrangling technology and art and bringing it to the people under various challenging conditions. A few of the folks involved:
Poetic Kinetics - large-scale kinetic sculpture design and fabrication. Notably built a phenomenal kinetic piece for the Beijing Olympics that included giant puppetry, aerial performance, animatronics and modern dance, with the aid of heavy equipment.
Syd Klinge - Mad art scientist. Built the largest dueling tesla coils in the world. Latest projects are a 30' pipe organ that plays Jacob's ladders and a 40' fire tornado built with John Taylor.
Christian Ristow - Kinetic Sculptor and Roboticist. Latest endeavor is the Hand of Man.
Rudy Coby - The coolest magician on Earth, demonstrating the magic behind science and tech
Syyn Labs - A group of creative engineers that twist together art and technology
And on the more academic side, we are teaming with the Hybrid Reality Institute for some inspiring salon and lecture content exploring our evolving relationship with technology.
An endeavor like this requires the help of many. It's a fun, challenging undertaking and we're all looking forward to a fantastic year ahead… thanks for your help in making Re Evolution a reality!
Here's how to score the free passes: Answer the following four questions and send them to me: david 'at' neatorama.com.
1) What platform is Kasey using to raise money for this project?
2) Do you have a way to stream live from your phone or other such device?
3) Are you 100% sure your answer to the previous question is 'yes'?!
4) Will you be able to get to Los Angeles next Spring for this festival (because we can't fly you or put you up!)


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In a previous post, I commented on the Massive Teaching course at Coursera and that something odd was happening. Either Coursera deleted the prof from the course or the prof was running some type of experiment. It now appears to be primarily the latter.
The story has now been covered by The Chronicle (here and here) and Inside Higher Ed (here). Thoughtful reflections have been provided by Rolin Moe and Jonathan Rees. Participants on Twitter have also had their say. The general consensus is that "wow, this is weird". Coursera has deftly pushed everything back to the University of Zurich, who in turn has pushed it onto the prof, Paul-Olivier Dehaye. Commenters have been rather cruel (I know, shocking to have mean people on the internet), going so far as to question Dehaye's sanity. OT: Favourite comment of the day: "Moocs are demonic, and unhuman."
There is plenty of blame to go around. Dehaye has not publicly commented. Coursera very quickly washed its hands of the situation. What Dehaye did was inappropriate and might have crossed a few ethical boundaries. That's an important angle, but not one that I want to pursue here. Three substantial concerns exist:
1. Coursera has been revealed as a house of cards in terms of governance and procedures for dealing with unusual situations. While Coursera promotes itself as a platform, something that I wrote about a few years ago, it is more Frankensteinian than functional. MOOCs were developed so quickly and with such breathless optimism that the architects didn't pay much attention to boring stuff like foundations and plumbing. What is the governance model at Coursera? Is there anything like a due process to resolve conflicts? And a range of questions around content ownership and learner data.
I have a colleague who taught on Coursera recently. He was unable to get access to data that had previously been promised. In a university, there is a counterbalancing process to these types of conflict or disagreements. At MOOC providers, the company rules. This is fine at Facebook, but Coursera is essentially a leech on the education system – getting teaching for free while exploring new ways to monetize the process. (Wait. Doesn't that make them the Elsevier of teaching and learning? Content and teaching free. Monetize the backend.)
My point here is that the governance structure that underpins university is lacking in MOOC providers. It is not a balanced and equitable system. There are many fissures in the MOOC model and as providers become more prominent in education these fissures will become more evident. If companies like Coursera and edX expect to be able to make decisions on behalf of faculty and partner universities, conflict is inevitable. A transparent process is required.
2. University of Zurich has an obligation and responsibility to its faculty. Where a university's reputation and identity can be launched internationally in a MOOC, leadership should have some quality control process in place. Is the university so poorly informed about online learning that simply giving a faculty member keys to the kingdom without some guidance and direction was assumed to be a good approach? There is much blame to be shared and it should fall in the following order: 1. Coursera, 2. U of Zurich, 3. Dehaye
3. Criticism ranging from a poorly designed course to poor ethics has been directed to Paul-Olivier Dehaye. Most of it is unfair. There have been some calls for U of Zurich to discipline the prof. Like others, I've criticized his deception research and his silence since the course was shut down. Several days before the media coverage, Dehaye provided the following comments on his experiment:
"MOOCs can be used to enhance privacy, or really destroy it," Dehaye wrote. "I want to fight scientifically for the idea, yet teach, and I have signed contracts, which no one asks me about…. I am in a bind. Who do I tell about my project? My students? But this idea of the #FacebookExperiment is in itself dangerous, very dangerous. People react to it and express more emotions, which can be further mined."
The goal of his experiment, Dehaye wrote, was to "confuse everyone, including the university, [C]oursera, the Twitter world, as many journalists as I can, and the course participants. The goal being to attract publicity…. I want to show how [C]oursera tracks you."
There it is. His intent was to draw attention to Coursera policies and practices around data. Congrats, Paul-Olivier. Mission accomplished.
He is doing exactly what academics should do: perturb people to states of awareness. Hundreds, likely thousands, of faculty have taught MOOCs, often having to toe the line of terms and conditions set by an organization that doesn't share the ideals, community, and egalitarianism that define universities (you can include me in that list).
The MOOC Mystery was about an academic doing what we expect and need academics to do. Unfortunately it was poorly executed and not properly communicated so the message has been largely lost. Regardless, Dehaye has started a conversation, raised a real concern, pushed buttons, and put a spotlight on unfair or opaque practices by organizations who are growing in influence in education. Yes, there are ethical concerns that need to be addressed. But let's not use those ethical concerns to silence an important concern or isolate a needed narrative around what MOOCs are, how they are impacting higher education and faculty, and how control is being wrested from the people who are vital counter-balancing agents in society's power structure.
Paul-Olivier – thanks. Let's have more of this.


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These past few months, a majority of my credit card charges were due to online purchases from J. Crew. I have been on the quest to find my perfect winter coat (and I'm pretty sure I'll have a winner by Monday when I get a package), which has resulted in a bunch of returns due to sizing issues. In addition, the 30%/40% online and in store sales have proven dangerous for me, as I check the website each morning before work and often just make the impulse buy before sizes are gone. Though these items are on sale now and will be gone soon, I figured a review could be handy as similar styles may appear next year. At the very least it would be good for future reference, right?
Snowcap Quilted Jacket in Dark Olive, xxs, xs
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I tried on a dark purple schooboy blazer in wool flannel, 0 in the store. After seeing it on a few petite bloggers, I had really high expectations for this blazer, but was disappointed The material seemed much less substantial than the hacking jacket above, and was a bit crinkly. It is also a little more apparent in the side view that I needed to size down. I am hoping the material in the two schoolboy blazers I ordered is a little different and that sizing down will eliminate the problems I had with this blazer. Good thing the two jackets are not final sale, phew! The blazer is $99 in store and online before the discount. My store only had the dark drape color left, and mostly in larger sizes. I am tempted to purchase the modern red...
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Aiden Wilson Tozer Quotes About DoubtQuotes about: Doubt
Were all human beings suddenly 2 become blind, still the sun would shine by day and the stars by night, for these owe nothing 2 the millions who benifit from their light. So were every man on earth 2 become atheist it could not affect God in any way. He is what He is in Himself without regard to any other. To believe in Him adds nothing to His perfections to doubt Him takes nothing away.
If we would find God amid all the religious externals we must first determine to find Him, and then proceed in the way of simplicity. Now as always God discovers Himself to "babes" and hides Himself in thick darkness from the wise and the prudent. We must simplify our approach to Him. We must strip down to essentials (and they will be found to be blessedly few). We must put away all effort to impress, and come with the guileless candor of childhood. If we do this, without doubt God will quickly respond.
Without doubt the emphasis in Christian teaching today should be on worship. There is little danger that we shall become merely worshipers and neglect the practical implications of the gospel. No one can long worship God in spirit and in truth before the obligation to holy service becomes too strong to resist. Fellowship with God leads straight to obedience and good works. That is the divine order and it can never be reversed.
Aiden Wilson Tozer
- Born: April 21, 1897
- Died: May 12, 1963
- Occupation: Author
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Earlier today, rising star Connor Evans released the album art for his upcoming album "The Road To Coachella." The album releases July 22nd at DJBooth.net.
The album's first single, "Hipsters & PrimaDonnas" Feat. Shawn Chrystopher, was released in May. The album's second single, "Ridin' On A Storm" Feat. Vic Mensa, was released last week.
Watch for the video for the album's third single, "Issues", dropping soon.


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It's always the day after the apocalypse for Howard Barker. In "The Europeans," one of the writer's earlier nightmares, Barker levels the playing field with the end of a devastating war, one that sets peasants, priests, monarchs and generals against each other as they try to rebuild atop the rubble. Adroitly mounted by PTP/NYC and adorned with Mark Evancho's surprisingly good projection-heavy set, the populous, complicated, unexpectedly funny 1990 play gets the American premiere it deserves from helmer Richard Romagnoli and a dedicated 14-member cast.
Two events set the play in motion: the brutal rape of peasant woman Katrin (Aidan Sullivan) and the homecoming of General Starhemberg, the man who finally won the war by driving the Turks away from Vienna after a two-month siege.
Starhemberg, beautifully played by Robert Emmet Lunney, is one of the few people in Barker's tale who isn't anxious to forget the conflict and return to the status quo as quickly as possible. Katrin is one of the others. The two of them (and, it's suggested, others who've been scarred badly enough) have learned something terrible about the world — something they forget at their peril.
Any efforts to educate the public about what the war actually meant, though, are met with gentle derision and deflective praise from the rest of the country. Starhemberg is a hero, Katrin a martyr. That's all anyone wants to know. Epitomizing this willful ignorance is the glib Emperor Leopold (the very funny Brent Langdon), a Wildean caricature of feckless aristocracy who spews pithy witticisms that betray an understanding he staunchly refuses to admit. Leopold opens the play, standing among the wounded and frightened, saying, "I laugh."
As for the church, Starhemberg's friend Orphuls is a priest searching for meaning through gluttony and excess, breaking his vows at the drop of a skirt and letting his mind wander during the Eucharist. An excellent Robert Zukerman brings Orphuls to fat, happy life, and while the character's polluted self-satisfaction makes for a number of good jokes, Zukerman's unholy holy man seems to be honestly in search of something.
When he finds it (through a very old heresy called Gnosticism, revealed in a surprising speech near the play's end), Zukerman pulls the comic-relief rug out from under us.
It takes a certain amount of chutzpah to write a play this bleak and then call it "The Europeans." But that's Barker's point: Destruction on a massive scale seems to be something of a human habit. When Starhemberg tells Leopold that he and the Viennese had been reduced to eating dogs, Leopold simply says, "Dogs, have you? And not the last time dogs will stand in for pastry."
The script is loosely based on actual events (Vienna really was under siege several times, and an officer named Starhemberg really did end the 1683 attack), but there are enough anachronisms here to let us know Barker is not using the setting to assign background reading. Instead, he's borrowing a milieu that suits his philosophy and populating it with his own characters — broad-stroke parable refugees who might be comfortable in a Brecht play.
Romagnoli clearly understands that philosophy (Barker has penned manifestos, as well as plays) and has taken it to heart. Here, Romagnoli gives Barker's "theater of catastrophe" startling life, pulling us into a world where the worst has already happened and daring us to react intelligently to it. It's a direct challenge, and a difficult one, as the play's sole artist (Rishabh Kashyap) points out.
"You were never this perceptive on the battlefield," accuses Leopold.
"No," the painter replies. "I was too cold."