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This past weekend, I took a break from my normal trail running events to interject some multisport fun into the mix. The Blankets Dirty Duathlon is put on by regional standout athlete Lisa Randall. If you know her as a racer, you know that she'll put on nothing less than a top notch event. This year (I believe the 3rd for this event) was no exception.
Since I lived in Atlanta for 8 years, I used to ride these trails a lot. Just when I'd get the hang of one trail, SORBA-Woodstock would add a new ones to keep things challenging. Let's just say they've been quite busy the last few years; there were many new-to-me sections!
Last time I was here (in 2009), it seemed like every time I turned around I ran into an old friend. This year, only a handful (likely due to an unfortunate conflict with the Blue Ridge AR). In fact, besides one speedy biker friend (who insisted she'd finish nowhere near me), I had no idea who my competition would be. This was going to be interesting.
4 waves of competitors went off before the last one – where all the solo and team females were. Fortunately, the time inbetween allowed folks to spread out to minimize any traffic jams. Assuming that most of the women were local and knew these trails like the back of their hand, I was hoping to have a faster run split to gain precious minutes needed on the bike. Once we were deep in the trails, it was hard to keep track of who was where, as the coed teams started before us. After a 5 mile run at what I think was a pretty decent pace, we were back at the transition area to get on our bikes. I was able to beat at least 3 of the girls ahead of me out of the TA, and was full steam ahead.
By now, the temperatures had climbed higher than we've had this year, and the humidity was at least 115%. Sweat was everywhere, mixing with bits of mud and dust. I had my Ultimate Directions Wink on, filled with nuun – and I was drinking every bit I could, but that was just not enough today. Towards the end of the Van Michael trail, there was a log/rock obstacle to power over. I hit it just wrong enough that it tweaked my calf, locking it up in one ginormous charlie horse. Yeowsers! While I was working it out, the fast girls that hadn't slipped by me already did so now. Oh well…
I grabbed another Gu (Cherry Lime Roctane – yum!) and a long drink, and set off to tackle the Dwellings loop. There was still a lot of riding to do (we also hit part of the South Loop – the advanced rocky trail), so I rode hard where I could, and played it conservative & smart where I needed to, knowing the slightest wrong movement could send my calf spasming again.
Luckily I had no other incidents along the way and was able to finish strong and with a smile. In the end, I was 7th overall and 2nd in my age group, sharing the podium with my old friend Aimee (remember the one that said she'd finish nowhere near me? Yeah, she was nipping my tail!), and new friend Leah – hope to ride/run with both of you in the future! Checking out the overall results was quite interesting: 5 of the 6 women ahead of me were in the 40-49 & 50-59 age groups. Hot damn! Talk about strong!! Hoping that means my best years are still to come!
Big thanks goes out to Lisa and her husband Chris for organizing another fantastic event. The sponsor support they get is incredible – $75 Van Michael giftcards were given to the first 60 women that registered (a posh salon in the Atl area – guess I'll be making another trip down!), and a Cannondale 29er was raffled off, generously donated by Outspokin' Bikes. Mountain Goat Adventures has several other events coming up this year – definitelyl check them out!


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Pioneer Press Editorial, April 22, 2014 – The growing numbers of multilingual students — often otherwise known as "English language learners" — in Minnesota schools are getting attention from educators and lawmakers.
It's the result of thoughtful public policy about the students' future — and Minnesota's.
"We need every one of our English language learners to do well if we're going to do well as a state," said Rep. Carlos Mariani, a St. Paul Democrat whose work this legislative session is reflective of a shift in thinking about how multilingual students are taught.
It's a shift that considers students' home languages an asset as they pursue their educations, even as they learn English.
But last year, just 59 percent of English language learners graduated from high school statewide, and those students had significantly lower scores on state proficiency tests, the Pioneer Press has reported. In the St. Paul district, where students speak some 100 languages and dialects, about 33 percent of students are English language learners.
To get this right, Mariani believes, "we need to stop thinking of the fact that they speak another language as a problem — a deficit." Yes, they need to learn English. But in today's global marketplace, knowledge of other languages and cultures is a competitive advantage.
The new approach to helping children learn English looks at a student as often having a firm foundation of language arts skills "that you can capitalize on and use to build strong English academic skills," a philosophy supported by years of educational research, Mariani told us. "The non-English-language skills a student brings are, in fact, skills — good skills, powerful skills. We should be using those as the foundation from which to develop English skills and get these kids graduating in much larger numbers."
The legislation, included in an education policy bill passed by the House — with a companion awaiting consideration in the Senate — has at its core, he said, an expectation that as we deliver education, "we take the home language as an asset and build off that."
The drive for strong English language academic skills remains, he said, along with an effort to make sure students don't fall behind in such other important areas as math and science.
The changes also focus on preparing teachers today and in the future to work effectively with students learning English, with implications for teacher preparation programs, as well as licensure and ongoing professional development.
We all have a stake in the students' success. Bruce Corrie, an economist and associate vice president at Concordia University-St. Paul, has studied the human capital they and their communities represent.
"If we plan well now, with the best information we have and look at how we can tap the assets these communities offer," he said, "we'll be much ahead of the game with other states" in building our future workforce.

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Footings stand for structural elements which deliver the loads of column or wall to the elementary soil underneath the structure. Footings are built up to disperse these loads to the soil devoid of surpassing its safe bearing capacity, to resist enormous settlement of the structure to an acceptable limit with the purpose of reducing differential settlement as well as withstanding sliding and overturning.
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Here's a place to talk about the relationships in your life whenever you want.
My really good friend from way back when has gone skank. Let's be clear: It's not like she's slutting it up in a liberating, fun way. Instead, she drunkenly declares slutdom, peppered with declorations of why men should treat her poorly, how she's like, kinda stupid, and when it comes down to it, not worthy of love (much less like).
And her MO in front of a camera has evolved to an unsavory mix of virgin and whore poses. It's enough to warrent walking away from our friendship, right?
But here's the thing: Homegirl only lets her spaz de la huerta fly online. Those declorations of self hate? All made via tweets and Facebook posts. Same goes for the desperate, finger-in-the-mouth headshots and pantless posing. (Note: that shit only works when you spike it with confidence. See: Gaga, Lena Dunham.)
Offline, she's educated, considerate, hysterically funny, a feminist. Yet this online bitch is seriously making me re-evaluate our friendship.
How can I keep company with someone who obviously has such different values than I? On the other hand, why should I let this online version of her disrupt an otherwise good friendship? And am I being judgy for considering this stuff in the first place?
To help resolve why we present different versions of ourselves, I decided to talk to the scholars that study this stuff. I enlisted the help of Dr. John Suler, a professor of psychotherapy and spychopathology at Rider University, and cyberpychology pioneer who specializes in online identity, and Danah Boyd, a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research, academic and scholar who studies social media.
Here's how they explained our online behavior and totally put me in check. An online identity is no less authentic than an offline identity. Words like "virtual" and "second life," which get thrown around a lot when talking about 'net existance, might have us believe/indicate that what we do online isn't as true to self as what we do when were hanging face to face. But research shows that our online and offline selves are equally authentic.
So my "That's just not like her" reaction to hearing a smart, feminist friend wage an all-out smear campaign against herself? Totally wrong. The insecurities I'm witnessing (and am reactionarily offended by) are a valid part of who she is. She just doesn't express it face to face.
Typing our thoughts and feelings can be so much more liberating than expressing that them in person. And it's not just because of the standard "we're batshit crazy, egg-avatar having cowards ready to spew anything anonymously" reasons either (athough that doesn't hurt).
Check this out:
• When we type/tweet/post stuff online, we do so with a degree of invisibility. People can't see our facial expressions or hear our tone of voice when we communicate this way, which totally evolves our ability/ freedom to talk smack and other unpleasantries. Consider the conversational time lapse provided by/inherent in typing, tweeting and posting; Sure, people might tweet us back or reply to a post, but they won't do it as quickly as when in the flow of a live conversation. And lots of times, people won't respond to our salicous post or tweet at all (which is perfectly fine, if not the goal, when we're typing to vent anyway, right?)
• We think we're talking to a curated audience when online. Many of us will bring the nasty online in a way we probably wouldn't in person because we perceive a heightened sense of privacy.
There are plenty more reasons why we grow less inhibited online. For the full breakdown, check out Suler's paper on The Disinhibition Effect.
Suler kindly points out that no matter how old we are now and what soul-searching phases we've endured in offline life, we are all adolescents when it comes to online living.
He's got a point; Facebook (the general public version) and Twitter have only been around for six years. And Tumblr and Instagram are even newer. So, no. I can't expect my grown-ass friends to act their offline age when typing teenage-esque hate rants.
People want attention. They want to be loved; they want to feel connection. No matter what the situation, online or off, says Danah Boyd, adding, "and people do all sorts of things to achieve this -- good, bad and ugly."
So instead of uncerimoniously dumping my friend for expressing online what she doesn't feel safe expressing in person, maybe I should get back to basics by responding to negative online displays with some offline love and attention?


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Currently, FC 100 has about 60 members. We would love to get to the 100 mark before our next quarterly get together (May 4th).
If you have not joined this growing group of donors, I would ask you to consider doing so today. Your partnership in this work is vital to the success of these ongoing ministries of the Center. We are grateful for so many who have already partnered and would love to answer any questions you have as you consider joining us as well.
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As a kid, and occasionally as an adult, Roald Dahl's books have been a staple of my literary diet. Matilda, The Witches, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…the list is long and fantastic. As I was considering my topic for this month's post, several of Dahl's illustrations popped into my head, and I subsequently had way too much fun pulling these books out and flipping through my favorite sections.
The first reason I bring Dahl into this is that with second year now well under way, I am a little embarrassed to admit that my room is starting to resemble Matilda's. The first day hit us like a tornado, blowing our sweet summer free time out the window and replacing it with a lengthy to-learn/to-do list full of cardiovascular disease, EKGs, complex kidney functions, and new preceptor assignments. It also brought a new theme, one that seems to be emerging more prominently this year both within the curriculum as well amongst my classmates and I.
The theme is differentiation, which is defined by the Oxford English dictionary in the following way(s):
1. verb trans. Obtain the derivative or differential of.
2. verb trans. Constitute a difference in, of, or between: serve to make different from [sic].
3. verb trans. Make different in the process of growth or development.
4. verb intrans. Become differentiated or specialized.
Several weeks ago during PCM (Principles of Clinical Medicine, the class where we learn clinical maneuvers and other wisdoms) our class received a lecture entitled "The Undifferentiated Patient." During this hour we were taught the nuts and bolts of formulating a differential diagnosis for patients complaining of anything that could be caused by (almost) anything, such as back pain, headaches, fatigue, etc. We were given the following, four-step algorithm to help us along.
1. Consider the organ systems involved.
2. Consider the processes involved. For this we were given the handy acronym VIIINDICATE (Vascular, Infection, Inflammation, Intoxication, Neoplasm (abnormal growth), Deficiency, Iatrogenic (doctor-caused), Congenital (born with it), Autoimmune, Trauma (surgery counts), Endocrine (hormones). This acronym qualifies as Dahl-like because the extra "I's" make it sound like the Grand High Witch's accent from The Witches ("Qviet!"). This will also help me with retention because if she was lecturing you bet I'd be paying attention – her eyes have been known to shoot sparks and fry the occasional audience member.
3. Consider possible diagnoses for each process subcategory.
4. Rank the potential diagnoses in order of likelihood and/or severity.
This session was invaluable for me, as I have been struggling to find a way to more easily apply the tangle of information in my brain to the understanding of the patients I see with my preceptor each week. Although "headache" might sound easy enough, you'd be amazed at how difficult it feels to compile a list of all the possible causes, let alone what to do about them. I feel like VIIINDICATE might just provide the silk threads (framework) I've needed to lasso the seagulls (info) to keep this damn peach (brain) aloft. Or something…use your imagination won't you?
Another kind of differentiation I've noticed is amongst us med students. For the most part, we all start undifferentiated on day one save the lucky few who picked out their field in preschool. The rest of us are in the process of sampling, trying on, and honing in on one or five top choices. And though we have not yet even reached the true "audition" stage of our clinical years, it seems like more of us every day are leaning more decisively in one direction, whether that means heading up an interest group, skipping the occasional lecture to attend a specialty conference, or sacrificing sleep in order to scrub in on a particularly compelling procedure. One could ask if this is the appropriate use of preclinical time, but I'm not sure there is a right answer to that question. You could also ask if we should even worry about knowing already, or if we should just relax and let the process occur a little more passively? That answer might seem more obvious, but it certainly isn't simple.
Personally, I still feel very undifferentiated. My answer to The question ("what kind of doctor are you going to be?") goes something like "well, Anesthesiology is fascinating and I really enjoyed my time shadowing before med school but I also think surgery is pretty darn cool and wonderfully hands-on and then there was that pediatric radiologist during GIE last year with those "baby gram" images (who knew that was even a thing?!) which I just loved and then…yeah. You get the idea.
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Should be fixed now - 2012-11-01
Snipes should now not have a problem with the new Sandy response page and your snipes should execute ok.
Again, sorry for the trouble. We changed the code a bit so that new response pages like this one won't affect the sniper engine, at least most new ones shouldn't.
We'll monitor snipes, but all should be well now.
If you still have any trouble, please contact us so we can look into it.
eBay has added a new notice page (regarding Hurricane Sandy and possible shipping delays) to the bidding process that is holding up our sniper engine and preventing snipes from executing.
A few aren't getting the notice and are executing ok. I don't know if it has to do with the item location, your location, or what.
Our coder is working on it now, hopefully it will be ok in a couple hours.
Until it is, any snipes scheduled to execute most likely won't. So, you should make other plans for your bidding until we've updated for this new notice.
We're very sorry for the trouble and missed snipes.
I'll post again where there's some more news.
Update - 2012-07-08
Snipes have been executing fine since the last issue we had covered in the last 2 news posts.
There's a couple things I want to mention:
1. (I need to add this to the FAQ page, but here it is for the moment - Give hidbid 5 minutes to update itself when you set up, edit, or delete a snipe. Really, it shouldn't take anymore than 2 minutes to update, but to be safe, make it 5.
So, if there's less than 5 minutes left in an auction that you just decided you want to snipe, go ahead and do it manually. You can still set the snipe up, but it may be too late, so, as a backup, snipe manually.
If you want to cancel a snipe when there's less than 5 minutes left, you can try it, but would be a good idea to quickly go to ebay and change your ebay password so that hidbid won't be able to login to your ebay account to place the bid.
Actually, you could change your ebay password here on hidbid (by clicking on the profile link near the top center part of the page after logging in) to be incorrect, but not sure if that is instantaneous or if there would need to be an update for it to take affect or not - will ask the coder. That would be the easiest solution if it takes affect instantly.
2. You might get an incorrect results email saying that you lost an item you actually won, if the item was listed on a site other than ebay US.
When you try to visit an item page through eBay US (which that is what hidbid does), eBay will show this notice - "This item is not available for purchase on eBay United States." That throws hidbid off when it checks to see if you won or lost. Since it doesn't find the indicators for a winning bid, it figures you lost, so you get the 'lost' results email.
I will talk to our coder about modifying the code so that it can find the response page for items listed internationally, but it may be a little while before he can get to it. This is not an issue with the sniper engine and does not affect the reliability, although I understand that it can be confusing.
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In Praise of Puzzles
October 04, 2012
I very much enjoyed filling in the crossword puzzle "Initial Impressions," by Parker Lewis, which was in the spring 2012 edition of the Chronicle. Is there a chance that one of Parker Lewis' crossword puzzles could be included in every issue?
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Autism Speaks has launched the Preclinical Autism Consortium for Therapeutics (PACT) in collaboration with leading autism researchers at the University of California-Davis MIND Institute, Boston Children's Hospital and Tennessee's Vanderbilt Univeristy.
"This unprecedented consortium is dedicated to advancing the discovery and development of treatments for individuals with autism" says Daniel Smith, Autism Speaks senior director of discovery neuroscience. The unmet medical needs of individuals with autism are profound, he adds. Yet currently there are no FDA-approved medicines for treating the disorder's core symptoms.
In recent years, a few promising autism medications have moved into early clinical trials. However, the process is costly and carries a high failure rate.
"We need more shots-on-goal to succeed in improving the quality of life for individuals with autism," Dr. Smith says.
Autism Speaks created PACT with the goal of improving the assessment of potential autism medicines in the early phases of the discovery and development process. More specifically, the consortium will work to increase the reliability of the early testing tools and animal models used during these early stages of research. This greater reliability is needed to attract the large investments required to move the most promising treatments into clinical trials, Dr. Smith explains.
The PACT team has already begun developing a platform of preclinical tests to improve the evaluation of experimental medicines in the best mouse and rat models of autism. In particular, this platform will assess a medicine's effects on social and repetitive behaviors, sensory issues, learning, anxiety and brain activity in these animal models.
"By emphasizing a translational research approach, we hope to speed the delivery of safe and effective products that can transform lives," Dr. Smith says.
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It is also one of the most misleading analyses I've ever read because it picks and chooses which facts to include and which to ignore. He doesn't give you the full picture.
First of all, let's take a look at the example he uses of a 35-year old with a MAGI of $27,925. Where, exactly, did he come up with a monthly premium of $187.33 for the Silver level plan? The exchanges have not been finalized as of yet – they are intended to create competition between the providers offering coverage (there is no public option) – so where did this monthly premium come from for a plan that will not go into effect until 2014? Heck, most states haven't even set up their exchanges and have chosen to rely on the federal government to do it for them.
Secondly, the author fails to mention that this same person with a MAGI of $27,925 will also qualify for other offsets – yes, the plans are set up to provide a premium assistance tax credit based on the FPL, but they also include cost-sharing assistance which will limit a person's maximum out-of-pocket costs, and for some it will also reduce other cost-sharing requirements (i.e., deductibles, coinsurance, co-payments).
Thirdly, he fails to mention that although these deductibles are high, they qualify as High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) which qualify as Health Savings Account (HSAs) plans. Depending on where you live, these types of plans are already the norm (I live in the Northeastern part of the US and my own plan for the last three years has included a $2,500 deductible and 60/40 coinsurance). This means that the same individual paying this supposed "$183+" in single monthly premiums on a post-tax basis, will be able to set aside into his/her HSA and save paying taxes on $2,050 (double for family) because HSA contributions are made on a pre-tax basis. So not only will the $2,050 (applicable to the Silver plan) be deducted and set aside on a tax-free basis, but this individual's net annual income on which he/she pays federal and state income taxes will be reduced from $27,925 to $25,872.
Where its true failure lies, however, is in the fact that it did nothing to address the ever increasing cost of healthcare in this country and until a law is passed which tackles this issue, we will all continue to suffer.
Originally posted by timidgal
the bottom line is that he can want a single payor system from today until the end of all time, but he knows that we do not have the money for it. Period.
Originally posted by Ghost375
Originally posted by xedocodex
Originally posted by usernameconspiracy
That's not true either. While the act does call for these taxes, it doe not in any way provide an avenue for the IRS to pursue collection. The fact remains that $187 a month for health insurance is a good price. Have you priced insurance lately? I bet you can't come up with comparable insurance for less than $400-500 a month.
Originally posted by Golf66
Originally posted by timidgal
the bottom line is that he can want a single payor system from today until the end of all time, but he knows that we do not have the money for it. Period.
Have you been watching the debt clock? Listen to him speak - I don't think he gives one hoot what we can actually afford.
I am fairly certain he is out to bankrupt the country. At least he's giving it a good run...
edit on 12/2/2013 by Golf66 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by camaro68ss
Originally posted by jibajaba
opt out - if it's still an option.
cant, you'll get fined and thrown in jail, no joke.
Thats what we call freedom right?edit on 12-2-2013 by camaro68ss because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Circumstance
This is what I suspected all along. Even if one does purchase the mandated health care insurance, in many cases the individual would find the deductibles unaffordable. The deductibles and co-insurance payments are ridiculous:
I won't even be filing income taxes anymore because of this, if it is integrated into tax returns, I haven't yet done mine this year, so I haven't seen tax return documents yet.... I know this sounds crazy, but I just won't participate in something, especially after seeing how this thing won't even actually give any practical benefits..
All it looks like so far is a huge cost, and I will never pay for anything that doesn't actually give me something in return for the money.. Usually when you buy something, you receive something. but all you get with this is looking like you will pay money then just get more bills sent to you.. I won't pay money just to receive more documents that tell me to pay even more money, even though I haven;t actually received anything of value.. I mean, who would even consider participating in that kind of a sham?
Not me... If they want to throw me in jail for that then so be it.. I won't be forced by anyone to pay for a scam like this..


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While Roy Hodgson kept himself suitably entertained during England's Group B decider at Euro 2016 by ringing the changes, for most the 0-0 stalemate with Slovakia was not one of the Three Lions' finest hours.
Mind you, England have always be rather partial to a dull draw at a major tournament with plenty of examples from World Cups and European Championships over the years.
But which ranks as England's dullest ever draw at a major tournament? Here are the top five.
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5. England v Nigeria – World Cup 2002
While many pundits dubbed it the 'best goalless draw you will ever see' because it allowed England to progress to the knockout round of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, those who watched the game recognised it for the stinker it was.
With England creating little in the way of chances, save for an Ashley Cole cross that hit the bar, the Three Lions missed the opportunity to finish top of their group, putting them on course to meet Brazil in the quarter finals. Oh dear...
4. England v Morocco – World Cup 1986
England were under pressure after losing their opener to Portugal 1-0 but found no relief against a Morocco side that came into the match off the back of a 0-0 draw with Poland. What followed was a bore draw that featured a couple of major setbacks for the Three Lions.
First captain Bryan Robson had to be taken off with a tournament-ending injury then, to make matters worse, Ray Wilkins was sent off in what proved to be his final tournament appearance for England. Morocco became the first African side to reach the knockout phase. England eventually went on to play Argentina in the quarter finals where things ended badly yet again.
3. England v Denmark – Euro 1992
Having only reached the European Championship as a result of Yugoslavia's withdrawal from the tournament, England fans must have been hoping for an easy ride from their opening fixture against Denmark. However, it proved to be anything but.
The presence of Peter Schmeichel in the Danish goal mattered little, with the underdogs dominating Graham Taylor's England side from start to finish and unlucky not to claim the victory. Another 0-0 draw with France followed before Sweden put England out of their misery.
2. England v Costa Rica – World Cup 2014
The most depressing England game in recent memory, Roy Hodgson's team were already out of the tournament by the time they faced Costa Rica, who were supposed to be the weakest side in a so-called Group of Death that also contained Italy and Uruguay.
Costa Rica had other ideas though and, knowing a draw would see them go through as group winners, sucked the life out of a contest that rarely had any. Ross Barkley and a few other English youngsters showed promise but for many it was simply too much to bear.
1. England v Algeria – World Cup 2010
The unquestionable pick of the bunch came back in 2010 when an England team already deflated by a 1-1 draw with USA that came via a Robert Green goalkeeping howler sank to new lows against an Algeria side that was a far cry from the team that would thrill four years later.
With few in the way of chances or memorable highlights, the game is perhaps best remembered for Wayne Rooney's decision to hit out at England's fans for booing Fabio Capello's team as the camera followed him around the pitch at the final whistle. Painful to watch.
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Ralph L. Angelo Jr is the winner of the '2014 New Pulp Award for Best New Writer' for his work on 'Redemption of the Sorcerer the Crystalon Saga, Book One' , ' Torahg the Warrior, Sword of Vengeance', and his sci-fi/space opera epic 'The Cagliostro Chronicles' Forthcoming are the sequels to both 'Redemption of the Sorcerer' and the bestselling 'The Cagliostro Chronicles'
Ralph has written for magazines such as 'Backroads Motorcycle Touring Magazine', 'Motorcycle Consumer News' and 'Motorcycle Online'. Ralph's books include the non-fiction how to book, 'Help! They're all out to get me! The Motorcyclists Guide to Surviving the Everyday World', the epic fantasy novel 'Redemption of the Sorcerer, the Crystalon Saga, Book One.' The just released sword and sorcery adventure 'Torahg the Warrior, Sword of Vengeance' and the sci-fi adventure, 'The Cagliostro Chronicles' with more coming!
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I'm struggling to understand why this book has been rated so low. It is good, old fashioned space opera fun with humour, adventure and action. This isn't hard scifi where the author needs to explain the science behind everything - this is more Firefly, Andromeda style science fiction. You know the type... fun!
I read this is one sitting, stopping only for coffee. It was great. The dialogue is smooth, the prose well crafted and the overall technical writing pretty damn good.
I've seen reviews complaining about the FTL drive. Considering that this technology isn't even invented yet - I find the fact that people are questioning the plausibility a bit of a laugh. This is a fiction novel, set in space. It's not exactly realistic is it? Just let go and enjoy the ride.
The three main characters were strong, and multi-faceted, I found them to be layered and easy to relate to. In fact, I think most readers would find something of themselves in them and that's a great thing.
If you let go and just enjoy this - you won't be disappointed.
(reviewed the day of purchase)
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on Aug. 18, 2013 :
Severely lacking plausibility. I was unable to finish this story. The main problems were.
US centric story complete with all anglo characters.
A FTL ship that worked perfectly the first time.
A civilian ship and crew seemingly far more capable than the military.
A crew being selected for a first contact situation without a diplomatic presence onboard.
These problems, and several others, were present in just the first 3 chapters.
Overall, a waste of time and money.
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Humorist Dave Barry's take on what to expect when flying "the friendly skies." More
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Put the network at the heart of your business model. Make it automated, programmable and able to respond to needs in real time.
Nothing slows down a project more than waiting for the IT and network teams to get it deployed. Right? What most of us want is for the network to just get out of our way so we can make progress on the things that really matter. Networks don't matter. Customers matter. Revenue matters. Competitive advantage matters.
In previous blog posts, I've made the case that networks are a strategic element for rapid innovation and the critical foundation for a competitive digital business. But aren't networks just plumbing? Aren't they just the dumb connections between machines that only need to be fast, cheap and invisible? Don't we already have networks that are good enough? After all, Google, Amazon and Pokémon Go all seem to work just fine, right? We certainly don't want to invest more in our networks. In fact, we want to invest less.
While it may seem like a contradiction, the best way to get the network out of the way of your business is to put it at the very heart of your business model. Modernize it so it to is automated, programmable and able to respond to the needs of the business in real time. Move from your legacy IP architecture to a new IP architecture that makes the network invisible by making it fast, making it easy to use, and making it the platform from which you can create and deploy new services and revenue models and better customer experiences. You'll spend much less on this modern network than you do on maintaining your slow and expensive old network.
Don't cross the streams
The truth is old IP networks are just plumbing. And for most companies they are made up of legacy systems and complexity that has been built up over years, layer upon layer—like the sludge in the bottom of old pipes that slows things down and causes congestion.
These old models rely on vendor-proprietary black boxes in which only a few individuals, schooled in the black art of CLI incantations and arcane network magic, know enough to make them work and keep them running. The scariest thing you can do is change something for fear of breaking everything and not being able to get it working again. Change in this environment is bad—like crossing the streams bad.
But change is essential. Rapid change—as in continual innovation and fast delivery of customer value—is at the heart of the modern business model. It's what separates the haves and the have-nots.
How to get the network out of the way of the business
There's a five-step model to get to an innovation-centric, network-powered future:
It wasn't supposed to be this way
You can't build a business requiring rapid innovation on an old IP network architecture. Old IP networks are anchors that slow down business and put a speed limit on innovation. They are complex and built with layer upon layer of upgrades, often stretching back a decade or two. There is no real concept for automating business processes—you're lucky to automate a network process or two. As a result, almost everything is done manually, and it's prone to human error.
The people who put these networks in place have often retired or moved on to another company or position. Few people really understand how the network works, and fewer still are willing to touch or change anything for fear that everything will come crashing down. I'm not sure if the best analogy is bubble gum and bailing wire or crumbling bridges and roads, but whichever metaphor you prefer, the point is that our businesses are built on top of an unreliable foundation.
As one CIO told me, "It wasn't supposed to be this way."
What can you do?
This is where the promise of new IP architectures may help. New IP networks use off-the-shelf silicon, hardware and software, leveraging open-source software and open interfaces, so you aren't locked into a single vendor and paying more than you should over time.
These networks are built using small hardware and software elements that can be combined together by you to create services on the fly. This means new IP networks are decomposable, delivering a level of flexibility and programmability otherwise unattainable. They're designed to give you more control over the network, the individual functions and services, and ultimately the innovations and applications you can build on top of the network to power your business.
These networks make it easy to automate both network and business processes, programming the network to respond to the business and doing so in machine time. In other words, you gain most of the network advantages of hyperscale companies like Google and Amazon, and you don't have to wait on a vendor to do it all for you.
You gain back control to build a network on your terms. But even more important, the network goes from being an impediment to the business to being an accelerator of business innovation. Is it dumb or smart at this point? Who cares? It's automated, it's programmable, and it all but disappears behind business processes that are geared to rapidly serve the needs of customers and adjust to new opportunities on the fly. That's a win for everyone.
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Minute Steaks with Tomatoes
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- 4 trim minute steaks
- a little olive oil
- a litlle salt & pepper
- a knob of butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 150 ml white wine
- 1 tsp tomato puree
- 2 tomatoes, de-seeded & diced
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- a dash of sugar
- Cover the steaks with greaseproof paper and flatten with a mallet if not flattened already. Season the steaks and rub with olive oil. Heat a frying pan until very hot. Add the steaks and fry for 45 seconds each side. Rest on a plate.
- Add the butter then onion and fry until soft and tinged brown. Add the wine and boil to reduce by half. Add the tomato puree and tomatoes and gently simmer for 2 minutes. Add the parsley and sugar. Pour over the steaks.


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text: Creative Management Goes Radical By Ad Published on September 01, 2004. "Creative Management is gone," says co-founder Michael Ash (pictured) of his seven-year-old photo agency. After dissolving his relationship with longtime partner Tim Case at the end of June (Case ran the Creative Management directors division and moved on with co-producer Kent Eby to open Tony Kaye crib Minder Media, later rebranded to Supply & Demand), Ash closed the doors of his repping firm only to re-emerge days later with his roster at the offices of @radical.media. The new print division, which also retains Ash's cross-country network of photo agents, fills perhaps the last gap in @radical's multimedia-spanning arsenal. Ash, who serves as director of print, hopes that the partnership will yield further opportunities for his shooters, including Jim Erickson, Dewey Nicks and David Harriman. "When I spoke to [@radical head] Jon Kamen, who originally came from the print world, he was on board almost immediately," Ash says. The new partnership is "part of the equation of our continued evolution. Most directors come from a photography background, so to be able to work with Jon in these situations will definitely help." Most Popular In this article: The Buzz


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From Sinatra to Soprano, New Jersey is known for its tough guys, real and fictional. Some of the Garden State's toughest are known for their gridiron heroics. Pro Football Hall of Fame members like Elvis Bethea, Franco Harris, and Andre Tippett are all Jersey guys. Super Bowl champion quarterbacks Joe Theismann and Joe Flacco hail from there too. Another football star from New Jersey, albeit not in the NFL, is Steve Lonegan, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate who today is looking to complete a Jets over Colts, Namath-sized upset.
Lonegan played football at what is now William Paterson University. Lonegan was a star center for the Pioneers when the school was still known as William Paterson College. The team selected Lonegan as captain thanks to his leadership skills. The hard worker's efforts didn't go unnoticed off campus either. In 1979 Lonegan was named to the All Conference team.
Lonegan loved every minute of it.
Now, Lonegan is committed to helping the young people who attend those colleges and universities find jobs once they graduate.
If this race compares to anything we've ever seen on a football field, the Bills and Oilers AFC Wild Card game in 1993 comes to mind. Buffalo trailed by 32 points, only to keep plugging along and eventually come all the way back to stun Houston 41-38 in overtime. Early in this Senate campaign, pollsters put Hollywood tweetheart Cory Booker ahead of Lonegan by over 30 points. While Booker rubbed elbows with the Matt Damons of the world, Lonegan knocked on doors from Cape May to Sussex and closed the gap. Now, voters will decide the outcome.
New Jersey is known for its tough guys (and women, as Sarah Palin pointed out at a rally this past weekend). Garden Staters have a chance to elect one of those guys. Lonegan has proven through his life that he's tough physically and mentally. He's ready to go to DC and make tough decisions during tough times. Some of the good, honest work he learned through athletics will go with him. Will New Jersey push this former football star over the goal line or fumble away a golden opportunity? We will know very soon.


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Eating Out in BotrivierGabriëlskloof Wine Estate
Cafés & Eateries Wine Tours & Tasting Cape Overberg
Where? Gabriëlskloof, Bot Rivier, Cape Overberg.
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How? Call +27 (0)28 284-9865
Overnight? Stay at accommodation in Botrivier, in Western Cape
Tucked away amongst the rolling hills of the Botrivier valley, Gabriëlskloof is one of the newer additions to the area. Taking their wines seriously, yet describing themselves as laid-back, the team at Gabriëlskloof has adopted the same sentiment at their restaurant.
With a 'slow food' approach to the menu, owners Frans Groenewald and Juan van der Westhuizen prefer to choose fresh ingredients, sourced as close to home as possible. Taking their inspiration from seasonal availability, the menu changes regularly as ideas arrive spontaneously, but a no-fuss and delicious homemade meal is always the outcome. That being said, you can expect some pretty sophisticated delights on the menu, including perfectly prepared steak; parma ham and fig salad; carpaccio; slow-cooked lamb pie or the unforgettable springbok shank with tagliatelle and vegetables.
The calamari and chourizo starter and stuffed quail on a mushroom risotto sound mind-blowing. A separate deli menu features more relaxed food, such as burgers and Panini's, and children are well catered for, making this a wonderful venue for the whole family. Wine-tastings can be enjoyed by the warmth of a log fire in Winter, or in a cool and relaxed space in Summer. Fireplaces and comfortable couches create an ambience of relaxation – perfect for the colder months.
With its 'new Cape Country' aesthetic, sweeping views of the valley, classy wines and delicious food, Gabriëlskloof is an elegant venue, which will delight any visitor to the Botrivier and Caledon area.
To view more wine estates in the region see Elgin Valley Wine Estates or see South Africa Wine Estates for a general overview and links to other wine producing regions.
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The Cosmic Railroad Family Gathering
While the Gathering the Vibes currently is underway in Bridgeport, Connecticut, an altogether different Gathering is taking place in Janesville, Wisconsin. Cosmic Railroad, a Wisconsin-based sextet, is hosting its Third Annual Cosmic Railroad Family Gathering. Music will take place on Friday and Saturday, with Family Groove Company, The Hill Climbers, Sarah Vonderhaar, American Folk, SLM, Day to Day, B-Funk Family and Big Sky String Band also on the bill. The host band will then close out each day. The Cosmic Railroad Family Gathering will take place at Camp Rotamer, with details at the Cosmic Railroad site.


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4 out of 5 candidates for European Commission President commit to implementing the Human Right to Water
(Brussels 26 March 2014, Press Communication) The first successful European Citizens Initiative was replied to by the European Commission with a Communication on March 19th. With less than 60 days to go before the European elections, the citizens committee has approached all candidates for the European Commission Presidency to ask for a commitment to implement the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in the next legislature. The ECI organisers were critical of the Commission's response as it lacked clear proposals for legislation.
The candidates of the Greens Ska Keller, the Social-democrats Martin Schulz, Christian-democrats Jean-Claude Juncker and the European Left Alexis Tsipras, who even made a videoclip, all came out in full support for the ECI Right2Water (see the precise statements of support attached below).
'Following the successful Right2Water campaign, EU water policy will never be the same' says Jan Willem Goudriaan vice-President of the citizens committee "People do have clear ideas what they expect of the EU. It is encouraging that four out of five political families in Europe commit to implementing the Human Right to Water, indicative of the level of support for our demands'.
The Right2Water European Citizens' Initiative collected 1.9 million signatures and asked the European Commission to come forward with legislation to implement the Human Right to Water and Sanitation based on the UN resolution of 2010 in the European Union. The ECI further wants to prevent liberalisation of EU water services, for example through trade agreements like those currently being discussed between the EU and Canada and EU and United States.
Only the liberal candidate, Guy Verhofstadt, did not commit although contacted, to the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. This might reflect the position of the German ALDE member FDP whose former leader has said that water is like bread for which there are also markets. Or the position of current liberal Commissioner Olli Rehn, responsible for Europe's economic policy and the Troika that has been endorsing privatisation of water services in Greece and Portugal for example. Or that ALDE does not agree with the ECI and does want water services in the EU to be opened up to competition. A small number of individual ALDE MEPs have expressed support for the ECI.
The ECI right2water will continue its campaigning to make the issue of water as a Human Right a public debate across Europe.
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INDIANAPOLIS - The Mud Hens pounded out 19 hits last night, including Brent Clevlen's 10th homer and a bases-loaded triple by Timo Perez, en route to a 17-3 romp past Indianapolis.
"It's a funny game," said Hens manager Larry Parrish. "Three or four games ago, we couldn't buy a run. Tonight we couldn't make an out. You wish you could save some of these [runs] and use them in games when you need them."
The win kept Toledo a game ahead of Louisville in the International League West Division. The Hens open a four-game series with the Bats tonight at Louisville Slugger Field.
Clevlen jump-started the onslaught in the first inning. Indians starter John Van Benschoten (6-1) issued a walk to Perez and, with two out, Clevlen sent a drive down the right-field line that just cleared the fence.
Clevlen went 3-for-6 with a double and five runs batted in. The right fielder, who boasts a .325 average, has now hit in 13 consecutive games and has been on base in 39 straight contests.
"I'm seeing the ball good right now, and I'm getting good swings and finding the holes," said Clevlen.
"We played good as a team tonight. Everybody did a great job of swinging the bats and scoring a lot of runs. Timo did a great job. He was on base every time and that puts pressure on the pitchers."
The Indians made it 2-2 in the bottom of the inning, courtesy of Steve Pearce's sixth homer off Virgil Vasquez.
A four-run fourth inning ended Van Benschoten's night. Erick Almonte led off with a walk and Freddy Guzman beat out an infield hit down the first base line. Almonte alertly took third on the play, and both men scored on Nick Trzesniak's double to right-center. Trzesniak went to third on Derek Wathan's sacrifice and scored on a two-base hit by Michael Hollimon. Perez followed with a line drive single to right that sent Hollimon to third. When Mike Hessman singled past a drawn-in infield, Hollimon breezed home to make it 6-2.
Toledo went up 11-2 with five unearned runs in the fifth.
Perez finished 4-for-4 with a pair of walks.
Guzman chalked up three RBIs and scored four times with a 4-for-5 performance.
Vasquez (4-5) pitched seven innings, doling out five hits and three runs along with a walk, and had five strikeouts.
Denny Bautista blanked the Indians in the eighth and Matt Rusch finished up with a scoreless ninth.
Clevlen's home run was the 99th this season for the Mud Hens.


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NEW YORK — Americans ate more sweets last year than they had in any year of the past decade, but domestic candy makers still have a slightly sour taste in their mouths these days.
From West German lollipops and Dutch candy canes to Brazilian mints and Canadian chocolate chips, cheaper, imported candies and baking confections have carved out a small but rapidly growing market in America.
The imports, which have nearly tripled in volume in the last five years, have yet to dent the growing sales of industry giants such as the Hershey Chocolate Co. and M&M-Mars, which sell brand-name candy bars and confections.
But smaller manufacturers in the $10 billion industry who sell bulk candy that competes directly with cheaper imports say they have already been hurt. Some have laid off workers, moved operations overseas and abandoned unprofitable products. Others may soon join them.
``If imports become more of a threat than they are now, we`d go manufacture in a foreign country and retail it here,`` said Duane E. Fox, senior vice president of the Spangler Candy Co. in Bryan, Ohio, which has 350 employees.
The pressure the candy industry feels is not unlike that felt by other American industries, which have suffered as a result of the strong dollar. But there is an added twist: The United States not only guarantees price levels for domestic sugar producers, but also imposes quotas on imports. As a result,sugar costs American candy makers four times more than it costs their foreign competitors, who have been paying between 4 cents and 7 cents a pound. Sugar constitutes between 50 percent and 85 percent of most sweets.
However, not all American candy companies use domestic sugar. In the Northeast, for instance, most companies use imported sugar - even though they pay higher prices for it as a result of tariffs on the sugar and the demand on quantities limited by import quotas. In other parts of the country, domestically produced sugar is used because cane or beet processors are nearby.


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The latest measurement of the Zurich Risk Adviser Sentiment Index has shown an overall uptick in sentiment amongst financial advisers active in the Australian life insurance market.
Conducted by Beaton Research & Consulting, the survey questioned more than 200 advisers actively writing life insurance. Respondents were asked to indicate their sentiment across five key areas, using a seven-point scale ranging from 'extremely negative' to 'extremely positive'. Figures from the research showed:
The overall sentiment score for December 2012 was calculated as 4.89 out of seven, up from 4.40 in June 2012.
General manager retail for Zurich's life and investments business said that local economic conditions could have a bigger short term impact on advisers than other factors such as regulatory changes or the looming federal election.
"Ironically while the tide seems to be turning overseas, locally we are getting mixed signals about consumer spending and so there's no doubt that the resilience for which advisers are famed will be put to the test. But this isn't new news, so for them to be feeling up-beat against this backdrop shows they are up for the challenge," said Kewin.
According to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), spending fell by 1.9% in seasonally adjusted terms in December, after rising by 2.4% in November, extending the erratic spending pattern witnessed over the past seven months. In annual terms, spending fell 5.6% for service providers, according to the BSI.
Commonwealth Bank general manager operations and sales strategy, local business banking Lex Thornton, believes the ongoing inconsistencies in business sales performance are reflective of today's conservative consumer.
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Sorry, my post was a bit tongue in cheek. I'm having a go at the ridiculous requirements of having to send out a fee disclosure statement for fees already disclosed in numerous other documents, then an opt-in letter on top of that. Can we even imagine the time wastage here? Invoice $600 services provided: creating and checking your annual fee disclosure statement and following up opt-in letter.
Alleycat, I wish I could +1 your post! This is the crux of the matter. I have actually asked many new risk clients over the past 12 months if they would rather the insurer pay me $2,000 and clal it a commission, or they pay me $1,500 day 1 out of their own pocket and a higher ongoing? Without fail they have no problem with being paid by the product provider, no problem with it being called a commission, but a very bug problem paying $1,500 to take out an insurance product!
Dear GABThere's nothing wrong with charging commission on risk insurance so long as it's disclosed to the client as required by law.The problem I have with those who want to charge a fee that even if you take Nil commission, the client saves 30.0% on his premiums each year is, that it's a snow job. Here's the problem. Where a client has to pay say $2000 for his insurance and the adviser receives $2000 upfront commission plus say $200 p.a. ongoing, is a process that has worked for over 100 years.Are you telling me as a fee for service recipient the client will now pay say $1400 upfront, well then what should your fee be for about 9-10 hours work to get the policy underwritten. Is it $100 or is it $1000 + for your time?If it's the latter, how many clients would like to write two cheques and pay $2400 for something that should have cost him/her $2000 ?. And when you do your annual reviews because the regulator expects you to do so and you spend 3 hours of your time getting to and seeing your client, will you charge him $400 for your time?And finally when he's so sick from a Trauma event or you have to deal with an Income Protection claim, if you do it properly, you will be hard pressed not to charge around $1500 for your time under a fee for service arrangement.What a great way to shaft a client on the basis of "I'm holier than thou".A commission adviser does all this under the payment of $200 plus age increases on the premium renewal he receives each year.In time there will be less risk written because many clients will not want to pay more for their insurance initially than they would have otherwise.As an adviser, if you think you can cover your increasing operational and compliance costs at a heavy discount, there wont be enough hours in the day for you stay in business.
Of course insurance writers are FOFA ready and optimistic, they don't have to change anything.......commissions still an acceptable form of remuneration, no need for an annual fee disclosure statement or opti-in letters.
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Jacko Can't Wed Married Nanny | Leeza's Ex Cleared of Rape | Blues Before Rhythm
Jacko Can't Wed Nanny: She's Married
The nanny to Michael Jackson's kids, Grace Rwaramba, isn't going to marry the pop star, nor is she drugging him, either.
As for the first part, it would seem impossible anyway, since — surprise! — she is already married to someone else, and has been for more than a decade.
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On Friday afternoon, Rwaramba called this reporter with Jackson's publicist, Raymone Bain, to set the record straight about her reputation, she said. In exchange, all she wanted was an apology. It is hereby delivered.
It was discovered, however, after some phone calls between various sources, that Rwaramba had left out an important fact: she's been married for 11 years to an American. It was a major omission, I thought, but I will leave the apology in place. Maybe she owes me one now, too.
Public records show that Grace Sanyu Rwaramba married Stacey M. Adair in Las Vegas on Feb. 26, 1995.
As far anyone knows, they are still married, although Grace — who comes from Rwanda and attended college in Massachusetts sometime between 1986 and 1990 — does not live with Adair, possibly for years.
Sources tell me that the marriage was one of convenience, possibly contrived so Rwaramba could work in the United States. Indeed, some who are close to Jackson said they'd been told Adair died during the marriage or that the couple had divorced at some point.
But public records don't indicate either has happened. Bain said she didn't know if Rwaramba, who is in Bahrain with Jackson and his children, had ever been married.
It's unknown whether Rwaramba has ever told Jackson that she has a husband. She has certainly not informed him of her alleged romances with his brothers Jermaine and Randy, which, according to sources, have occurred in the last seven years.
As far as Adair goes, sources say — and press clips second — that he's an African-American filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles. Not much more is known about him, including how he met Rwaramba.
By 1995, the year of their marriage, she'd already been working for Jackson for four years as an office assistant, handling insurance claims for his employees. She was not, Jackson sources say, a PR assistant.
So what if Rwaramba didn't mention her marriage to me? She was more concerned about the fact that her "reputation" was being damaged in the Jackson saga (neither she nor Bain were concerned about other recent Jackson revelations in this column regarding the singer faking a police brutality claim or making money off charity singles).
No matter that Rwaramba is now considered the go-to person in Jackson's camp for bankers, family members, legal persons and Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe. It was Rwaramba who brought Rowe's children Prince and Paris to see Rowe last fall from Bahrain once they'd settled there with Jackson. Rowe was prohibited from telling the children she was their mother.
Oddly enough, Rwaramba was never seen in court last year at Jackson's child molestation trial. She stays away from all legal proceedings, a source says. She was never mentioned as a potential witness either, though her 15 years of service for Jackson gave her a good enough perspective to testify on his behalf. Sources again say she is fearful of having to discuss her marital status under oath.
Grace Rwaramba Adair came across in our conversation as a highly intelligent, articulate woman. In an online interview last year, she denied introducing Jackson to the Nation of Islam and blamed his problems on Satan.
None of that came out in our talk, however. More on the fascinating Ms. Rwaramba — who's far more than a nanny — tomorrow.
Leeza Gibbons should be relieved of at least one headache this week: the TV personality's ex-husband Chris Quinten has been cleared of rape after a trial in London.
Quinten and Gibbons were married from 1988-1990 and have a daughter, Lexi. Gibbons already logged one other hubby earlier, then put in 14 years with third spouse Stephen Meadows. They divorced in 2005 after having two sons.
Quinten, 49, is a popular former British TV soap actor turned party organizer. Last year he was accused of luring a 22-year-old girl into a bathroom at a posh nightclub, giving her cocaine and forcing her to have sex.
In the trial, he denied the drug use and said the sex was consensual. According to British press reports, after he was acquitted Quinten said he wanted to apologize to his current girlfriend because he "broke her heart because of being unfaithful."
Music Foundation: Blues Before Rhythm
It's a little heartbreaking to report this, but the Rhythm and Blues Foundation is in a bit of trouble.
The group's most recent federal tax filing for 2004-2005 — the period just before new administrator Katye Connelly took over — shows a deficit of $91,000. Even though the group was dormant in that period, it still managed to spend $375,000, including $80,000 in salaries and $11,000 in travel.
Next Monday in Philadelphia, the Foundation will put on its first Pioneer Awards show in three years. At the last one, in 2003, award winners The Del Vikings, Johnny Nash, The Dixie Cups, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Maceo Parker and Koko Taylor — received empty envelopes instead of their honorariums because the Foundation was broke.
Foundation administrator Cecilia Carter, who'd been hired after an expensive search, spent $12,000 on flowers for the event and had also charged her beauty parlor appointment, which cost $400.
Later that year, Bruce Springsteen and Bonnie Raitt graciously wrote checks to make the winners whole.
That won't be necessary on June 29, when the Foundation gives its first Pioneer Awards in three years in Philadelphia. Connelly promises that the money for the awards — a total of $90,000 — is in hand, as well as another $300,000 to putting on the show.
Lifetime Achievement winner Berry Gordy, founder of Motown, will not get a cash prize — it's wisely been discontinued. Three individual performers — Bettye Lavette, Barbara Mason and Chubby Checker — will get checks for $10,000 apiece. Two groups — The Delfonics and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly — will get $15,000 each to divide among themselves.
Two other special awards will be given: a legacy award to the family of Otis Redding, and a sideman/composer award to Philadelphia's Thom Bell, who last week was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
For Chubby Checker, it should be the grandest night of all. He's been denied entrance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for years by shortsighted voters who instead inducted Hank Ballard & The Midnighters because they created "The Twist."
No one has ever acknowledged that it was Checker who had a hit with the song twice (1961 and 1963), created a lasting craze and followed with sequel hit "Let's Twist Again."
The group's original funding is all but gone. Of the $1.5 million that it was endowed with in 1988, less than $10,000 now remains, according to Connelly.
That initial fund, which many thought was restricted and couldn't be touched, was named for famed songwriter Doc Pomus ("Save the Last Dance for Me"). It came through the auspices of Atlantic Records and the old Warner Communications after singer Ruth Brown pursued a nine-year quest against Atlantic regarding missing back royalties for herself and about 30 of the label's founding artists. Brown scored a small victory, and thus was born the Foundation.
But succeeding regimes and inept staffers have squandered the money over time. The biggest acknowledged disaster was a $1 million money-losing party in February 1999 at Sony Studios in Culver City, at which the Foundation handed out its annual Pioneer Awards. It was the beginning of the end.
Big questions remain about the Foundation's finances, particularly an account of what happened to that initial $1.5 million in the Doc Pomus Fund. Additionally, it's thought that Atlantic Records donated another $400,000 for that fund subsequently. Connelly says that a total of $400,000 was spent on a discontinued program that underwrote shows by legendary artists at different venues. Some of the money also went to the Pioneer Awards, including the gut-busting 1999 show.
The Foundation has two other restricted funds as well. One of them, the Fuqua/Gordy fund, has a $700,000 balance and can only be used for former Motown artists. The other, called the Universal/Motown fund, is said to be at $1.5 million and is also restricted to artists from the respective labels.
This means that no monies are earmarked for artists from Stax, Atlantic, Columbia/Epic and associated labels, Malaco, Hi and miscellaneous labels that recorded R&B acts pre-1980. Those artists, many of whom have been left high and dry, can still apply to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation if they're in trouble.
Connelly tells me that she's just cut a deal with Universal Music Group, so they'll be getting notices with their royalty statements advising them to contact her in case of emergencies. But if an artist doesn't get a statement or isn't with that label, they're essentially out of luck and out of the loop.
Readers may wonder why any of this is important, and the answer is easy: prior to the contemporary generation of highly paid recording artists, music acts were routinely ripped off. If they didn't write their own songs, they were in double trouble, because there is no "performance" royalty.
Case in point: Aretha Franklin did not write her biggest hit, "Respect." Otis Redding wrote it and his estate gets the publishing royalty. If Franklin hadn't written her own songs down the line ("Daydreaming," "Rock Steady," "Think," "Who's Zoomin' Who") she would have been without income now — aside from touring.
Touring, in fact, is all that generates income for non-writing performers. This is why Whitney Houston, for example, is likely starting to feel the strain of not working. Her hits were all written by others, including Dolly Parton, who composed Houston's biggest hit, "I Will Always Love You." This is why Houston, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion and other non-writing singers of the last generation fought so hard to get huge advances from record companies for their albums: they knew it would be the only money they'd see from the CDs.
Meanwhile, the staple hits that comprise oldies radio — from favorites like Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" to most Frank Sinatra records — are played endlessly and essentially for free, as the voices you hear go unpaid for their efforts.


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Editing a full book has always seemed like one of those fairytale-esque 'someday' things.
I think it is relatively common knowledge that once someone writes a manuscript, the next thing to think about is editing. Well… that world of editing is a complicated one. I am sure that you have some experience if you have ever had to edit a paper or a short story; but the truth is that novels are different. At least, that is the case in my minimal experience.
Before finishing Subliminal, I had dabbled with editing my other manuscripts. But I have never been able to got past the first few chapters.
Now that I am seriously attempting to edit Subliminal, I have run onto something that I have heard at least a few people talk about:
The phases of editing.
Rather, the things that end up going through your head after finishing a book and reading through it again. It seems to go something like this:
"This is a mess."
"What was I thinking?"
"Actually, this is not as bad as I thought it was."
"I wonder if anyone would actually like reading this."
"You know, I think this might have a lot of potential."
"Who knew I could actually be funny!"
"This is not bad."
"Oh sh*t."
"What the hell was I thinking?"
"This is horrible."
"How could this ever become publishable?"
And on and on…
Essentially, it is a circle.
The most important thing to have is hope.
But… that circle is part of the reason why I have not done much editing in the past two weeks. All right, I have been extremely distracted by everything else that has been going on; and everything else that needs to be done. But it is always possible to make time to edit, even if it is only for a few pages.
One of the dangers of the editing circle is the amount of head-space it takes.
So… here is one piece of advice before moving onto the next part of this post:
One of the easy things to say in response to the editing circle is "just get through it", but "get through it" is something that is rarely helpful unless you are telling yourself. I think of editing as a mind game. That does not mean that it is easy, quite the contrary.
Editing requires a very different type of focus than writing does.
Which is way I think it is important to have another project going on at the same time. Fortunately, I am not only one in the house who is trying to edit; my mom is also working on her own book. This has brought up some interesting conversations, as well as a few conclusions (and always more questions). One of those conclusions is that editing is a process that requires breaks.
You know those times when you type a word, and every moment that you stare at it makes the spelling seem more and more incorrect? Unless you are in a very small group of people, editing without breaks can actually do more harm than good.
Good stories have a flow that pulls the reader in and floats them down the stream. Great stories are things that the reader can live inside of; and I think that beautiful stories are always the goal.
The best stories need good writing.
I think good writing is defined by the reader. Everyone will argue for their opinion and say that they are right; in the end, no one can entirely agree.
Of course, there are a few basic things:
- Proper grammar.
- Correct spelling.
- Paragraph breaks.
In the end, the truth is that you can never please everybody. You can try, but the word perfect simply does not exist.
I think this is true with life as well as editing. As Leo Tolstoy Said, "If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."
So… when is a book ready to be published?
Because I am still trying to figure out the answer, if there is one, I can only speculate.
I would like to think that I will know when Subliminal is ready to be published. And I assume that I will, but I think it could be boiled down to a few things (in our special cauldron of course):
- Other people will be able to read the entire book and understand what is being said.
- I will have a fair amount of comfort with the story; but not too much.
- There will be as few errors and typos as possible.
- There will be an acknowledgment of imperfections.
- The story will fit the characters.
In many ways, a book is much like a life. The lives that are lived, truly lived, become good stories.
A book may have perfect writing, or a perfect plot twist. But, if you truly think about it, anything that is perfect is impossible. So… edit until you and your compatriots agree that your book is ready, but do not try to erase every single imperfection because you will never be finished.
All right, that is speculation. I intend on posting a more in-depth exploration of editing and what makes a good book over the next few weeks.
If you have any thoughts of your own, please leave a comment. I would greatly enjoy reading them!