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Chiropractic is different with Applied Kinesiology
Chiropractic was discovered over a century ago. Well at least re-discovered. Methods of correcting the joints of the body have been know about in many ancient cultures. Do you know how it inventor, Dr. D.D. Palmer, knew it was important? He adjusted a bone in the spine of someone because they had back pain and several days later their hearing came back. That's right, he restored the hearing of a deaf person with adjusting their back.
Chiropractic is much different today.
Today chiropractic is run by the insurance industry. They say that chiropractic is only good for aches and pains and this is what most of the schools and doctors focus on. But as you can see chiropractic was not discovered after the first car accident. It was discovered because it had dramatic affects on someone's health.
A healthy spine adds to a healthy body
A healthy spine is important for your overall health. If you think about it, the nerves of the spine tell the arms and legs how to work. They tell the organs and glands of the body how to work. The acupuncture meridian energy of the body also travels through the spine. The balance of energy in the body determines the health of your body.
Muscles keep the spine in place
What keeps the spine in place? The muscles do. If you've ever been to a chiropractor they may of adjusted you neck, back or even arm or leg. If you felt great after wards but didn't last long, it was probably because the muscles are not working right. Sometimes massage, deep tissue or fascial release work can help this. But again, it may be temporary.
If there is a tight muscle, a muscle that is pulling and possibly painful there is an imbalance. What do most doctors or therapists do? They try to get the tight, painful muscle to relax. But this is rarely the complete answer.
If there is a tight muscle there is usually a weak muscle causing it.
I am not talking about muscle strength here. I am talking about the muscle being turned on or off like a switch that turn a light bulb on or off. The muscle might be strong but doesn't turn on and off when it is supposed to. When you walk, bend, chew or do other activities muscle need to turn on and off.
A muscle can turn off from problems with the spine. Muscles are also related to the organs of the body. If the related organ is not well the related muscle may become turned off. The muscles are also related to the acupuncture meridians that we talked about above. If the energy related to a muscle is not balanced, the muscle will become unbalanced. The muscles are also related to emotions. Have you ever had a stressful situation happen you you then had your neck or back tighten up?
Professional Muscle Doctors
A Professional Applied Kinesiologist is a professional muscle doctor. They know which muscles are not working properly by looking at the way you stand, walk, run and or sit. You might think that they are psychic because they can tell you things about your health just by looking at you. They know what muscles are related to what parts of your body, your organs, and your emotions.
The good part is that they also know how to correct those muscles that are now working properly.
Imagine if an Applied Kinesiologist would balance the muscles around your chronic neck, low back, shoulder, knee or what aver part of your body is not working right! See yourself walking or running with these muscles turning on and off properly in a beautiful symphony. The tight muscles would relax because the muscles that are turned off are on again.
A muscle testing doctor that is trained this way can get you body's muscles to work properly again. The muscles of your body can work in harmony again and your chronic problems may be helped like never before.
If you need a profession Applied Kinesiologist take a look at the directory of the International College of Applied Kinesiology.
To see about Dr. Robert Ciprian's practice in Washington, DC click here.
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Maria, a Co-Founder and Partner at AGC Partners, leads the firm's investment banking efforts in the IT security sector. A recognized domain expert, Maria is a frequent contributor to industry events, panelist/presenter at the RSA Conference, Security Innovation Network (SINET) Advisory Board Member, Naval War College Roundtable Participant and has facilitated numerous "Blue Sky" strategic planning sessions with leading security teams. Prior to co-founding AGC, Maria was co-founder, general/venture partner of Castile Ventures, a seed and early stage venture capital firm. Maria's early Wall Street career included Smith Barney, Shearson Lehman and Cowen & Co, culminating as global head of Cowen's data networks & Internet investment banking activities. Previously, she was named to the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team for 13 consecutive years. Maria holds a B.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, an M.B.A. from Wharton School of Business and CFA.

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At prestigious academic institutions like Georgetown College, top scholars get top scholarships. Georgetown College is thrilled to announce that, beginning with the entering class of Fall 2018, there is a new way to recognize and reward our two most exceptional incoming students: the Distinguished Scholars designation.
Applications are due by February 1st to be considered for this prestigious scholarship, and will require some short answers, recommendations, and a writing sample. Distinguished Scholars will be students who demonstrate academic excellence in the classroom, and exemplary character and leadership in all of their activities.
Each year, two students from the incoming freshman class will be chosen to represent the College as Distinguished Scholars. They will receive scholarships and grants at least equivalent to full tuition their freshman year, renewable for four years. Those invited to interview at Georgetown Scholars Day will conduct an interview with the President, Dr. Dwaine Greene, and our Provost, Dr. Rosemary Allen.
The applicants to become Distinguished Scholars may also be considered for membership in one of Georgetown College's academic honors programs: Oxford Honors, which includes a term of study as a visiting student at Oxford University; Science Honors, which includes a funded summer research opportunity; or Independent Honors, which allows a student to design an honors experience for credit that best suits their intellectual and personal passions.
In the past two years, over 10% of each incoming class was admitted to Honors Programs, and the new Distinguished Scholars program will enable the College to recognize and reward two truly exemplary applicants who are eligible for inclusion in that elite group.
In discussing the importance of this program for these students and for the mission of Georgetown College, Dr. Allen spoke of the need to build a demonstrable expectation of excellence by bringing students who epitomize that commitment in their whole lives. She continued, "The scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to fulfill a key role for Georgetown College as ambassadors for academic and personal excellence."
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How Did the Modern Apple Come About?
Most cultivated crops, if not all, are domesticated from their wild relatives. There is no exception in the case of apple. When enjoying the delicious apple fruit, have you ever wondered how apples acquired their exceptional quality attributes, such as large fruit, crispy texture, tasty flavor, and long storage life?
Here I would like to briefly introduce some major research findings from a comprehensive genomic study geared to understand the history of apple domestication along the ancient Silk Road.
Nuclear genome is a total collection of the genetic material DNA in a cell. It is genetically responsible for variations and similarities among species as well as within a species. Sequencing the genome of a cultivated crop and their wild relatives is regarded as the most effective approach to elucidate the domestication process. This was, however impossible just a few years ago. Thanks to the latest advancements in genome sequencing technologies, direct sequencing of multiple genomes for important crops is now feasible.
The study sequenced the genome for 117 diverse accessions from 24 Malus (apple) species, including "35 Malus domestica (24 scion and 11 rootstock cultivars), 29 M. sieversii, 10 M. sylvestris, 9 M. robusta, 6 M. baccata, 4 M. asiatica, 4 M. hupehensis, and 20 in the remaining 17 wild species with one or two accessions per species."
Comparison of their genome sequences revealed that nearly one-half (46%) of the genome of modern domesticated apples (M. domestica) was contributed by M. sieversii while 21% by M. sylvestris. The remaining 33% were uncertain. Based on these observations, the study concludes that the cultivated apples were domesticated from M. sieversii, which are distributed in the area of the Tian-Shan Mountains between Xianjiang, China and Kazakhstan in Central Asia (Figure 1). This conclusion, in general, is consistent with the findings in previous studies based on other evidence.
Westbound on the Silk Road
The fruit of M. sieversii are of medium-large size, soft flesh and undesirable taste. The ancient cultivated apples were likely slightly better than M. sieversii in fruit quality. The major contribution of M. sylvestris (native to Europe) to the genome of modern cultivated apples indicates a westbound traveling of the ancient domesticated apples or M. sieversii along the Silk Road (Figure 1).
The fruit of M. sylvestris are small, but firm and sour. The substantial contribution (21%) of the genetic materials from M. sylvestris improved fruit quality as the contribution of M. sylvestris to the genome of apple rootstocks, which are also M. domestica but poor in fruit quality, is only 11%. Other evidence in support of this notion includes the identification of genomic regions harboring genes known for their involvement in fruit firmness, and sugar and malic acid contents that were coincidentally selected intensively by humans. As a result, domesticated apples progressively became firmer, larger, juicier, and more balanced in sugar and acid content.
European settlers later spread the more improved domesticated apples to the New World. The modern domesticated apples (M. domestica) have been adapted worldwide for at least a century and are currently responsible for the global production of more than 80 million metric tons (176.4 billion pounds) per year.
Eastbound on the Silk Road
Historical records show that Chinese soft apples (M. asiatica, M. prunifolia), such as 'Pinpo' and 'Xiangguo' have been cultivated for fruit consumption for longer than 2,000 years. These fruits are sweet, but small (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter) and soft, and cannot be stored well (Figure 2).
Surprisingly, the study finds that Chinese soft apples are also closely related to M. sieversii. Approximately 80% of the genome of Chinese soft apples are from M. sieversii. The other 20% are from a local species, M. baccata. These genomic data strongly suggest that M. sieversii traveled eastbound along the Silk Road to become Chinese soft apples.
The modern apples (M. domestica) have been grown in China since 1870s. Due to their tremendous advantages in fruit size, taste, firmness, and storability, the modern domesticated apples currently dominate the orchards in China.
Two-stage Enlargement model
Another fresh insight into apple domestication is the two-stage model for fruit enlargement proposed in the study. The model postulates that the increase of fruit size comprises two steps. The first step occurred prior to domestication, causing medium-large fruit in M. sieversii. The second occurred during domestication, which further increased fruit size.
The second step highlights the uniqueness of apple domestication compared with other crops. That is apple domestication began with large fruit, way different from other crops such as tomato, which was domesticated from tiny fruit. The supportive genomic evidence is the co-localization of multiple genomic regions where they were strongly selected by humans also contain genes controlling fruit size.
In summary, ample genome sequence evidence supports that M. sieversii in the Tian Shan Mountains in Central Asia is the primary progenitor species for both the modern cultivated apples and Chinese soft apples. Their different fates were determined by the direction the progenitor species traveled along the Silk Road.
Traveling westbound and met with M. sylvestris led to the modern cultivated apples, now dominating apple orchards throughout the world. Traveling eastbound and married M. baccata produced Chinese soft apples, which today has become a minor crop. It seems that the apple domestication history revealed by the study tells startling stories between the marriages of two M. sieversii sisters.
Information for this article is taken from research by Duan N, Bai Y et al. 2017. Nature Communications 8:249.


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August 10, 2012 (NORTHBROOK, Ill.) --Thousands of women and men are now on their way for three days to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.
Walkers gathered in Northbrook on Friday for the Susan G Komen Chicago 3-Day Walk in a little rain.
The 60-mile walk lasts through Sunday.
Participants raise at least $2,300 and walk an average of 20 miles a day, with 75 percent of the net proceeds support national programs.
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In Shopping Districts, a Mixed Bag
Retail rents in Manhattan, which were pounded during the downturn, are beginning to make a comeback, but some shopping areas are doing better than others.
According to a report by the Real Estate Board of New York, the asking rent for all Manhattan retail increased 4% to $118 since the spring. But the biggest improvement was in midtown, while downtown rents continued to head south.


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An apprenticeship in the police force is all about protecting the public, making communities safe, caring for children. You'll take risks and secure the safety of fellow citizens, you'll endure such risks and tolerate such inconveniences on behalf of strangers. Consequently, police work in one of the most noble and selfless occupations within society. Making a difference in the quality of life is an opportunity that policing provides.
The Police Apprenticeship Scheme continues to grow and offers young people an opportunity for employment with a large organisation that will really care about investing in them. The scheme provides a great deal of opportunity to gain valuable experience and skills to help successful candidates boost their employability and get on the career ladder. If you enjoy facing challenges, problem solving and would like contributing to keep your community safe whilst developing a wider range of skills, then a police apprenticeship could be for you.
As a police officer your job will be to reduce crime and the fear of crime. You'll work to build relationships with local people and inspire confidence that the police understand and are prepared to deal with the issues that matter most to them. Policing will enable you to work in partnership with the public and other organisations and make a real difference to the local community.
Your daily job expectations may include the following:
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An apprenticeship within the police will combine practical training with study whilst working towards gaining a nationally recognised qualification while learning on the job skills specific to the police force.
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This High-Temperature range was specially designed for applications where very high process temperatures of up to 250°C are present. The instruments are based on the successful DP Series level switches and likewise are applicable for all kinds of powdered, grained or granular solids with minimum densities of 20 grammes per litre and max. grain sizes of 40mm.
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A great fitness tip is to journey your bike extra efficiently by studying to cycle one leg at a time. Biking with one leg will pressure you to be pedal up in addition to down, which supplies you a better workout and trains your legs to maximize biking power. Ensure you work out both of legs! Taking time to plan a fitness routine is essential to residing a wholesome life-style. You are certain to benefit from the following tips and knowledge which are included in this article. They will aid you set up a routine through which you will achieve the fitness to maintain you healthy.
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Is this a record? A special reading of Yeats' poetry is happening on almost every day this year* in one of Sligo's oldest pubs, Hargadon Bros, and everyone is welcome to take part.
Yeats work was created to be spoken, and the Nobel poet will be celebrated with a reading of one of his many beloved works at 6pm on Sundays and 1pm every other day of the week. The finest verse, according to Yeats was one which filled the reader with the urge to read it out loud. Inspired by the oral tradition of the ancient Irish bards, he set out keep his poetry clear of 'every phrase written for eye', leaving only what was 'for the ear alone'.
Known locally as Hargadons the pub on O'Connell Street in Sligo town dates back over one hundred and fifty years. The pub setting for these readings is particularly apt given that Yeats co-founded the Rhymers' Club in an English pub Ye Olde Cheddar Cheese in 1890.
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Tip: Why not immortalise your reading by having someone record your performance. Then you can upload it to Soundcloud as your contribution to the Yeats2015 online archive. For details on how to do this go to Your Yeats.
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Computer technology giant IBM announced Tuesday that it plans to create more than 25,000 jobs in the United States during the four years of President-elect Donald Trump's presidency.
According to IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty, who wrote an op-ed for USA Today on Tuesday, approximately 6,000 of those new hires will occur over the next year as the company will begin a $1 billion investment into employee training and development.
"We are hiring because the nature of work is evolving — and that is also why so many of these jobs remain hard to fill," Rometty wrote. "As industries from manufacturing to agriculture are reshaped by data science and cloud computing, jobs are being created that demand new skills — which in turn requires new approaches to education, training and recruiting."
"This is not about white collar vs. blue collar jobs, but about the 'new collar' jobs that employers in many industries demand, but which remain largely unfilled," she added, noting that as many as one-third of all IBM employees lack a formal college degree.
"What matters most is that these employees — with jobs such as cloud computing technicians and services delivery specialists — have relevant skills, often obtained through vocational training," Rometty wrote.
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The IBM jobs investment news came before the highly anticipated meeting Wednesday of the Republican property tycoon-turned-next US president and the leaders of several major technology companies.
Among those expected to attend are Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Larry Page of Alphabet (Google) and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, according to US media.
According to reports, Trump is expected to urge the technology leaders to stop outsourcing their labor to other countries while also creating more jobs stateside. Trump has already asked Apple's Cook to open a large factory in the U.S. to begin manufacturing iPhone and other Apple products in America.
If Trump is able to get the top American technology leaders on board with his plan to "make America great again," then things are definitely looking up over the next four years. And IBM's pledge to create 25,000 American jobs is definitely a step in the right direction.


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Amtrak Downeaster train derails in Maine
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Amtrak Downeaster train derails in Maine
No one hurt
PORTLAND, Maine —
The Amtrak Downeaster derailed in Portland Tuesday afternoon, according to officials.
Officials said the rear engine of the train derailed about a half mile from the Portland Transportation Center.
The train was headed to Boston.
Officials said 36 people were on board the train, and no one was hurt.
A new engine will be brought in to reverse the train back to the station.
Arrangements are being made to get the passengers to their destination.
Officials said train 685 and 686 have been cancelled. Train 687 will run according to schedule.
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After five years together it is reported that Rossi and Morselli separated after the first Sepang test earlier this year. Italian media says that the two had some disagreements in late January, right before the first IRTA test at Sepang, in Malaysia. No new photos of the two together have appeared on social media websites recently, apparently confirming the separation. Sources say Rossi is upset about the breakup.
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Horton Hears a Who
Horton has heard the cry for help from a tiny speck of dust upon which live the even tinier Whos. His neighbours think Horton has gone quite batty, but the elephant insists on protecting his seemingly invisible new friends.
see also: Horton Hears a Who! and Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Having just watched this on T.V I have to agree with most people here that this movie is terrible. though it does have its funny parts but comparing it to...
They say that brevity is the soul of wit. So much for wit, as they streeeetch the classic story of Horton with ENDLESS uninteresting padding, from Jim Carrey comedy...
This film was ok, though I don't think it was worth all the hyp. There was some really funny stuff in it, and a good moral, but overall the...
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I'm sorry, I just simply MUST disagree with you, Bob. In fact, everyone I know (with the exception of 1 because he didn't watch it) loves this film. It was VERY...
Featuring the voices of:
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|... Horton
|Steve Carell
|... The Mayor of Who-ville
Directed by: Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino
Produced by: Bob Gordon
Executive Producers: Chris Wedge, Christopher Meledandri and Audrey Geisel
Musical Score by: John Powell
Writing Credits: Ken Daurio and Cinco PaulBased on: the book by Dr. Seuss
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That statement is the main target of this article. That assertion is an outright lie. You and Gov. Palin could really feel the ethics violation was much ado about nothing, but you'll be able to't simply say with a straight face that the report cleared her of all unethical activity. It particularly did not try this; it found she abused her power and violated the Ethics Act. You might think that's not a giant deal. Frankly, in contrast with her gross underqualification for the Vice Presidency, it isn't. But there isn't any doubt that in discussing the conclusions of the report, Palin has repeatedly lied.
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Here's why IndiGo says it can't accept Indian currency for on-board sales
New Delhi: IndiGo Airways on Wednesday clarified it doesn't settle for INR for on-board gross sales on its worldwide flights in accordance with the prevailing laws.
The clarification by the airline comes within the wake of allegation by a businessman that stated the crew in an IndiGo flight plying from Bengaluru to Dubai refused to just accept Indian forex.
Pramod Kumar Jain, who boarded flight 6E95 from Bengaluru, filed a police criticism in Delhi and stated the airline insisted on international forex.
Responding to the matter, IndiGo, in an announcement, stated, "IndiGo doesn't settle for INR for on-board gross sales on its worldwide flights in accordance to the prevailing regulation three of International Trade Administration Act (FEMA) Laws and this clearly is talked about in our on-board gross sales menu.
"The assertion additional clarified that the airline had filed a request for carrying on-board gross sales in INR (above 25,000) with the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) on February 26, 2014 and June 5, 2014."We're in energetic discussions with the involved authorities on this regard," it added.
The passenger in his criticism had stated, "I had travelled from Bengaluru to Dubai on IndiGo flight 6E95 on October 10. I boarded the flight at 7:20 am. As I used to be getting late for the flight, I had left for the airport with out consuming something pondering I might have breakfast on board. After boarding the flight, I positioned an order after going via the menu card. Nevertheless, to my shock and horror, the crew refused to just accept Indian forex and regardless of my repeated requests the crew refused to take heed to me. I advised them that I had nothing since morning however they weren't bothered."
He added that one other Indian co-passenger went via the identical humiliation as he too was carrying Indian forex.
"IndiGo is an Indian firm and I'm a citizen right here. I had Indian forex with me however that is the way in which they humiliated me and different Indians on board displaying full apathy to us. By way of the flight, I stored requesting and pleading with the airline crew however they didn't hear," Jain stated.
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385,000yr-old "Devils" trails" in Italy confirmed as world''s oldest human footprintsOctober 14th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 14 (ANI): A team of French researchers has confirmed that "devils" trails" preserved in volcanic ash atop the Roccamonfina volcano in Italy are the oldest human footprints, and that their owners were Homo heidelbergensis.
Study leader Stephane Scaillet, an expert from the Laboratory of Climatic and Environmental Sciences, has revealed that the research team used argon-dating techniques to verify the age of the prints.
"Their more rigorous methods confirm that these are the oldest human footprints ever found," New Scientists magazine quoted him as saying.
Based on when the volcano was thought to have last erupted, the researcher reckoned that the prints might have been between 385,000 and 325,000 years old.
The prints were first described to the world by Paolo Mietto and colleagues of the University of Padova in Italy in 2003, after amateur archaeologists pointed them out.
Mietto says that a close analysis of the footprints suggests that the people to whom they belonged were walking, not running.
Given that the prints are in both directions, leading to the volcano and away from it, it seems that their owners were not running away from a volcanic eruption, says Mietto.
According to him, the prints must have been left some time after the event.
Mietto will undertake a new project next week, aimed at excavating a second site, some three kilometres away.
He is upbeat that there exist more human footprints, and that it is highly likely that they are the same age.
The researcher hopes that the excavations will uncover a trail that was used by early humans, reports New Scientist magazine.
A research article on the study has been published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. (ANI)
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Archive for the 'writers life' Tag
Cutting 10,000 words of a work in progress designed to be 35,000 words long — because you noticed a plot hole the size of…a very large plot hole — is extremely annoying. Plus, the predicted high for today is 104F (40C) and 107F (damn near 42C–42C!) tomorrow.
To quote my cat: Do. Not. Want.
That is all.
Okay, okay, I've got one more thing: Kindness of Strangers (see paragraph one, above) might not get finished this month, but it will get close.
That is all.
Want to find out when the next book is out?
You can sign up for the new releases mailing list in the upper-right corner of my home page (http://www.valrobertsauthor.com if you're reading on Twitter or FB).
I don't spam or send giant newsletters full of "extra content" (good lord, who has the time?) or sell your personal information (squicky).
When I have a new book out, I send you an email with links to purchase, should you be so inclined, No muss, no fuss, and easy to delete if you're not so inclined.
Okay, my crass commercial message is over, you can go back to your regularly scheduled activity (or, you know, sign up for the new release notices). Should you be so inclined. 🙂
Braggin' on a Friend or Two
Just as an FYI, my writing buddy Sharon Joss ( @JossWrites ) won the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future competition.
Sharon writes delightful stories; her first novel, Destiny Blues, has magic, fate and a touch of horror (although I've also laughed out loud while reading her stuff). The L. Ron Hubbard win is a well-deserved honor and I'm so happy for her.
And she has a substantial backlist, so you won't run out of her work much too soon. I'm just sayin'.
Another buddy, Ken McConnell ( @KenMcConnell ), is giving away — yes, for FREE — the first novel of his Star Saga series. You can get it from Kobo as an epub or from his website in a format of your choice.
A note about Ken: He makes the spaceship models, then photographs them, and then has his graphic artist (who happens to be his brother) make his book covers from the photos. That's the kind of work he puts into his novels.
On the Idea of Being My Own Publisher
In 1983, I became the features editor of my college newspaper, and shortly thereafter learned phototypesetting, a skill that would fund my last three years of college. This will become relevant in a bit.
In 1995, my husband started a small business to electronically file medical claims with insurance companies. Setting it up, filing the taxes, and eventually going through bankruptcy taught me how to run a business (we only ever had one client, and he had a heart attack several weeks before Blue Cross/Blue Shield came out with their own DIY software, but I digress).
In 1996, I became a technical writer after teaching myself HTML from a "for the Compleat Idiot" book (My Eureka moment: "It's just typesetting codes!" Told you it would become relevant).
Off and on between 1997 and 2006 (and every few months in my current job) I worked in corporate marketing, branding, new product introduction, that sort of thing.
In short, it appears my background has given me a semi-unique skill set that will allow me to easily become my own publisher. Thus, I am filing an Assumed Business Name (Idaho's version of a DBA — we can never do anything normally) with the Secretary of State's office next month…Wylde Hare Press will be born.
Why? Carina Press just rejected the best thing I have ever written, "The Nobinata Gambit." I submitted the second manuscript to them reluctantly; Carina is an imprint of Harlequin, which is a corporate master of ensuring rights are never returned to writers. I reasoned that I might as well have the entire diaspora series with them, in spite of poor sales for the first title.
The sales of the first book in the series, to put it politely, stank on ice, in spite of the book finalling in the EPIC awards. Furthermore, the sales price was cut to $2.99, which means that I received about 60 cents for each sale at Amazon, Nook and Kobo.
By way of comparison, my Samhain Publishing title earns $1.65 per sale at third party retailers, and sells more copies per month (as in 6 copies vs 4) in spite of being three years older. So much for the mighty Harlequin marketing machine, LOL. They work great for some people — I have several friends who published well with the company — just not for me.
I will not start on my editor (who was essentially the reason I sat on the manuscript for nine months after completing it). Lovely woman, but we had different visions for the story in "The Valmont Contingency." Since I've been an editor probably longer than she's been alive — I first held the job title at the tender age of fourteen — I think mine was better. She would probably disagree.
During the 3.5 months I was waiting for Carina to decide, I developed an idea for a lead-in novella to the diaspora series that will make Carina's "ownership" of the first full-length book irrelevant; I can have my "permafree" (that's a technical term) novella, the first book at $2.99, and then…whatever I want, since I'm the owner of my new publisher.
The DBA name is one my husband, Spooky Man, has been throwing around for years in other contexts. And since I like rabbits and the whole idea of doing my own publishing really is kind of a wild hair, well, there you go. Synchronicity happens.
Spooky Man would dearly love its corporate symbol to be a white rabbit silhouette on a background of a starry sky (a wild hare where the sun doesn't shine–he is a diabolical punster), but I would prefer to keep it mostly tasteful. Mostly.
I'm starting with a novella that I wrote in 2011, which is going to be the start of a series of six interlocking stories that will divide nicely into two novel-length anthologies. The first one is titled "Open Mike at Club Bebop" which is a jazz club in Luna City, on Earth's moon. I haven't figured out yet if this world is a precursor to the Human Diaspora universe or the Dozen Worlds universe, but it's set during the era of our first settlements off of our homeworld.
With a bit of luck and quite a bit of elbow grease, "The Nobinata Gambit" will be ready and published by the end of September.
The follow-on to "Blade's Edge," which is tentatively titled "Becoming Unique," (it's how Talyn learns to use her powers for good rather than eeeevvviiilllll) is on track to publish about six months after, in March of 2015, and the two friends of Bebop should be finished in time to fill in the months between.
And so it goes, on to a brave new world in this case. Wish me luck.
So, I Wrote A Book in About Two Weeks
This is me sticking my head up, well, from writing most of a book in two weeks. I discovered something about myself this month. Several things, actually. This post is primarily for writers, so if you don't care about the novelist's process, check back in a few days for updated pet pictures.
In the meantime, here's some stuff I learned:
1. If I can get characters and plot really nailed down, I can write forty thousand words in two weeks. Now, I've never written more than 25K words in a month before, so this was a revelation.
Unfortunately, it took me fourteen months to get to that point. Next step is to figure out how to speed up *that* process.
2. I have a hybrid plotting process. I start out by writing with no concrete plan, but maybe a vague idea of the major plot points. Then when I get 30-50 pages, I can't go any farther without knowing what happens, which is when I start to plot in earnest.
Now, that first 30-50 pages isn't necessarily all the first part of the book; it might be all the really pivotal scenes from beginning to end. Or it could be one or two of them.
The first kiss, the turning point where the hero(es) figure out the big conflict is inevitable and decide how to handle it, the closing scene–any or all of them could be in there. After that I have to figure out the holes and fill them.
For this last book, I ended up making a list of scenes, then color coding them: pink for the heroine's character arc, blue for the hero's character arc, green for the relationship arc, black for external plot, and yellow highlighting for scenes that hadn't had a version written yet.
From June 1 to June 26, I added more than 43,000 words to this manuscript, cutting about two thousand (that I counted). The next step is to send it out to critique partners and beta readers and see if what I wrote actually makes sense.
And then I send it to my editor with fingers crossed, LOL.
What I'm Thankful For This Year
1. I can feel my feet. (This wasn't true in 2005; I'm much better now and thankful for it.)
2. I have someone to love.
3. I have interesting work.
4. I have enough money to pay my bills, give to those in need, *and* save for my old age.
5. There are new books to read. Lots of them.
Happy Thanksgiving to folks in the U.S.
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
One of my critique partners is moving away. To Tampa. Next weekend. Well, actually I think she and the dog are boarding the plane on May 1st, but it's close enough.
We're having our last In Real Life (IRL) meeting on Good Friday. Somehow it's appropriate. Endings and beginnings.
She's beginning her new life with her old husband (they've been separated since January) and can't wait to see him again.
And now the Moxie Quartet (our informal name for our critique group) is down to two. But life goes on and there is Skype.
It makes me think of Ecclesiastes, as interpreted by The Byrds. They called it Turn Turn Turn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odj2kNn3_v0&NR=1
Why I Write Speculative Fiction
Once upon a time, Val decided to write a romance novel. Seven months later, she had a manuscript with a beginning, middle and end that was long enough to be a Silhouette Desire. It was about a director of a commercial research lab and one of the researchers. There was a patent for a new form of bacterial gene splicing in the plot.
That was my first try at a sexy contemporary romance novel. It has been shoved into deep storage. No, it will never come out. Trust me, this is a good thing.
My second try at a sexy contemporary romance novel involved a secret method of decompiling executable files to tease a virus out of custom database software running oil production in a secular Middle East country. Sigh. Where did that come from? The heroine was supposed to be a stripper, for god's sake. Into the drawer. No whining, get in there.
Okay, I thought, I would try a fantasy novel. High fantasy, perhaps even epic fantasy. Pseudo-Medieval, people who used to traffic with elves but hadn't seen one in a generation or two…um, yeah. Within 50 pages it morphed on me. Big time.
"Elf" was suddenly an acronym for Engineered Life Form, "fey" meant Fully Engineered Human, elven magic was nanotech control systems, and they were colonists on a planet orbiting a blue-white star. But there was a love story. Welllll, alrighty then. I gave up on fantasy before page 100 and I still haven't finished that story.
How about a paranormal? Yes, a ghost story, set in Seattle, about a software developer who has a new kind of project management tool that fully integrates…dammit.
Plus there's the issue of the ghosts–do dead people get to have a point of view? My gut feeling is no, because it makes the ghost phenomena less creepy if the reader knows it's just So-and-So trying to help.
It took me three tries, but I finished that one before shoving it into a dark corner.
At that point, I gave up and wrote the story that would eventually become Blade's Edge, my first published book. The first draft was completed in five months.
Interestingly, it's the only book I've ever written in order, from beginning to end–probably because I wrote the love story first, and then went back and added all the different points of view for the political story.
And that's why I write the kind of fiction I do…because I can't, apparently, write anything else. Even when I try. And believe me, I tried.
Now that I've admitted that, I have this idea for an urban fantasy about the sorceress who guards the Rocky Mountain power node under Yellowstone Lake. I think I can make this work, because I have to treat the magic like physics.
If you define magic as direct manipulation of energy, then it has to obey laws of physics that can be described mathematically. And if mages are those humans who have the ability to directly manipulate energy (anyone who can flip a light switch can indirectly manipulate energy), well, there's your premise, all neatly tied up with a bow and E=mc^2. I can do that.
But first I have to get a few current projects finished. Club Bebop is tapping me on the shoulder again, whispering that it has lots of stories to tell me….


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Much has been said and written about the selfishness, greed and arrogance of the wealthy. You can't turn on the news today without hearing about the latest corporate scandal, the workers who are being laid-off, the poor and disenfranchised or the victims of the powerful. The wealthy have always been a convenient target of criticism, dating all the way back to biblical times.
Not much is ever mentioned about some of the positive aspects of the wealthy companies and individuals. There are rarely news stories about all of the jobs created, the products and services provided or the good that comes from the hearts of the wealthy. This just doesn't make for good news coverage and most viewers are probably more interested in hearing about the scandals.
I suspect that one reason some like to target the wealthy, is to avoid the issue of charity on their own part. It's easy to say that the wealthy should be doing more, but that you are just barely getting by on your current income. For many Americans, the struggle to pay the bills is very real. But, it's hardly a struggle for survival.
Leading by Example
The wealthiest people in the world (Americans, Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet) are planning to donate roughly 60 Billion dollars to charity! The money already donated by the Gates Foundation has resulted in record immunizations and practically wiped the plague of measles off the African continent. And now, they are focused on combating malaria. Add to this, the generous gifts of money and prestige, from Bono, Oprah, Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Paul McCartney and many others. You are starting to see what kinds of positive benefits wealth can have.
Wealthy and successful people usually have something in common; they were driven, focused, talented and resourceful enough to succeed. They probably got very lucky at some point. But, luck tends to favor those who are prepared and aware. So, we are very fortunate to have talented and sucessful people giving back to the world.
What Would You Do?
What would you do if you had millions or even billions of dollars? Would you enjoy a life of shameless luxury? Or, would you consider the needs of so many in the world who are less fortunate? What if you had a couple hundred dollars? This question is relevant at any income level, for most people of the world. We all seem to have our own sacred luxuries. We could always give more and do with less, if we choose.
If you have some fresh ideas for fighting poverty or providing relief, I would love to hear them. Please feel free to comment, for everyone's benefit.


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Windows provides lots of features to help you enjoy using their operating systems.They Work hard to try and make Windows User's Work Easier. Unfortunately, these features associated with Microsoft products do encounter a number of issues or problems such as Error Code 0x800700b7. Even if, Microsoft tries their best to provide ways and means of overcoming such problems.System Restore and Backup feature in windows has proved to be very helpful over all these years. This is a valuable feature that backs up your PC files and configurations. You can use the backed up files and configurations to restore your PC in case something happens that interferes with its smooth operation.
Like with any other Microsoft feature, the System Restore and Backup feature does encounter problems. This is why you can encounter Error 0x800700b7.
The occurrence of this error simply means that the application associated with the system restore feature has run into a problem. This means that it can neither backup nor restore any backed up files or configurations.The most likely moment when you may encounter this error is when trying to Restore your PC.
Reasons Why you get Error Code 0x800700b7
There are many reasons why you may encounter error 0x800700b7;
- An installed Third-party antivirus/malware program that stops the system restore feature from accessing files that the antivirus program flags as a file as a threat to your PC system. Note that the built-in Firewall program can also do this.
- Corrupt system files, which may be as a result of virus/malware infection.
- Incorrect configuration of system settings, which can be due to installation of a program that alters system settings.
- Failed or incomplete installation of a program, which leaves invalid entries in your PC's Windows registry.
- Incorrect shutdown of your PC, which can occur due to power failure.
How to Fix Error 0x800700b7 in Windows
There are several methods that you can use to correct error 0x800700b7;
Method 1: Install Pending Programs
You can easily resolve error 0x800700b7 by installing any programs that is downloaded but not yet installed.
Check to see whether or not there is any program that you may have downloaded recently. Ensure that it is fully installed.You may go a step further to check if there are any pending updates that need to be installed just in case they were not installed automatically.Note also that it may be necessary to uninstall any program you installed recently. The installation of the program may be causing interference that prevents the system restore feature from working properly.
Method 2: Run System File Checker Utility
Run the built-in system file checker utility to correct any corruption in system files.
- Click "Start".
- Click "Run".
- Type "CMD" in the resultant box.
- Press ENTER.
- Type "sfc/scannow" in the command prompt window that appears.Give the utility time to run before continuing to work to see whether or not the error is corrected.
Method 3: Clear System Cache from System Registry
Using your PC over time leads to accumulation of cache in system tray. Continued accumulation of cache can easily cause corruption in the registry, leading to occurrence of error 0x800700b7 and other Windows errors.Clearing system cache requires that you have administrative right to the PC.
- Press Windows Key and R together to open registry editor.
- Type "regedit" in the resultant pop-up window that appears.•
- Click "OK".
- Navigate to the key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" >SoftwareClassesLocal SettingsSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionTrayNotify.
- Delete the "IconStreams" and "PastIconsStream" keys.
- Press the combinations of CTRL+ALT+DEL to open task manager.
- Navigate to "Processes".
- Right-click on "Explorer.exe" and end the task process.
Your PC will automatically refresh the system tray and all the icons will be backed up without any issues. This should serve to correct error 0x800700b7.The Windows error 0x800700b7 can appear to be a minor problem. Indeed, it does not prevent you from using your PC. However, leaving the error unresolved for long can be the cause of other errors. This is why it important that you correct it at the earliest opportunity possible.
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North Dakota livestock producers facing losses from continued flooding will have some relief. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has extended emergency use of Conservation Reserve Program land for North Dakota livestock producers until May 15. The Secretary agreed to the extension for the emergency use of the acreage due to the continued flooding. USDA also agreed to support North Dakota livestock producers by granting the state $750,000 dollars to help provide for livestock feed and is instituting other measures to help ranchers in the Red River Basin.
"These measures are designed to help North Dakota's producers, hit with devastating losses from flooding, save their livestock and livelihoods," said Vilsack. "Along with other actions USDA is taking to speed implementation of programs that will help affected communities, we are assisting farmers and ranchers in every way we can."
Additionally, USDA is working to expedite the rule making process and implementation for the Livestock Indemnity Program, and the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program, which will provide assistance to producers affected by this disaster. USDA has also directed field offices in affected areas to inform producers about the documentation they will need to apply for the LIP and ELAP programs when they do come online.


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Don't hold your league's draft until at least after the third preseason game
Is there anything more devastating to your fantasy football hopes and dreams than to watch one of your top draft picks suffer an injury early in the regular season?
Well, yes, actually. It's to watch one of your star players get hurt in a preseason game, before the real action even begins.
This is why you should hold your league's draft as close to the regular season as possible. At the very least, it should be after the third preseason game.
The third NFL preseason game is referred to as a "dress rehearsal" for the regular season because it's the only preseason game where the starters play into the third quarter. The other three games on the schedule are used by coaches to analyze their reserve players in order to fill out the bottom of the roster.
Most NFL starters won't even suit up in the final preseason game, which means it's pretty safe to draft before that one.


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This is the beginning of my newest novel. I'd like to know if it captures your attention and if you would read more. Any advice is appreciated!
Shaielle squeezed to the front of the gathering. She just wanted one glimpse of the prince from her past. He was so close…and yet so far out of her reach.
It was impossible to forget what she was since many of her accessories reminded her. Like the thin headscarf wrapped around her face so only her hazel eyes showed. And the two knives tucked away in her purple pantaloons, the cool steel of them pressing against her hips.
Because of what she was, the boy she had feelings for seemed to be a world away, even though he was about to pass right by her face.
A lively musical tune blared from the horns of musicians and they twirled and swayed down the cobblestone road. Behind them came ladies in knee-length skirts and midriff-bearing tops of rainbow colors, dancing to the music. Next came a group of male singers, their strong, baritone voices joining with the melody of the trumpets as they sang a song of what the Pact Day parade was about.
It was the celebration of the Quint Pact, when the continent was split into five different countries over a thousand years ago. Five Sultans were chosen to rule over each country, thus ending the worse of the Mancer War. And Casland, the country in the middle of the others, always had the largest jubilee of all.
Shai found herself tapping her foot to the festive song, craning her neck to see further down the procession. On both sides of the parade, people lined the street, cheering and clapping. Children danced together and caught the goodies that were thrown at them from those in the parade. A multitude of perfumes and sweet-smelling foods permeated the air, and it was like paradise to Shai's nose. The happiness all around her was contagious, making her smile and wave to the performers.


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By H. P. Oliver
On those rare occasions when I encounter someone who is actually impressed by the fact that I am a writer, the impressee inevitably asks, "Where do you get the ideas for your books?"
Being an honest soul at heart, I typically answer, "I steal them from life."
That response is usually met with an understanding nod followed by a change of subject. Of course, they don't really understand, but that's to be expected. Readers are predisposed to accept the idea that inspiration is a deep and mysterious spell under which we writers fall just before coming up with a brilliant plot for our next project.
Unfortunately, many aspiring writers start out as readers, and thus have difficulty ridding themselves of the idea that inspiration is mysterious and elusive. Some even spend endless hours in contemplation, hoping to discover the Jedi-like force that bestows amazingly wonderful plot ideas upon the worthy. The truth of the matter is those endless hours would be better spent sharpening pencils because there is really very little mystery to inspiration.
As it applies to writing fiction, inspiration is simply the mental process through which the memory of a personal experience spawns the idea for a story. The keyword here is "experience." That experience might be something you witnessed a split-second ago or a memory from your childhood. It may be as simple as something you read or a place you've seen, or it can be as complex as a traumatic incident in which you were personally involved. The experience can be a mental picture, the memory of a conversation, or even a scent that struck you as unusually pleasing or distasteful. The only rule is that the experience must exist in your mind.
"Yes," some may be asking, "but how do you turn the mental process of inspiration on?" For most experienced writers a more apropos question is how do you turn inspiration off?
Inspiration is an automatic byproduct of imagination: You remember an experience and imagine a story based on the memory. If you were born with the right level of imagination and you've given it free rein, the inspiration process is at work twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, some writers are plagued with more story ideas than they can ever possibly use, which turns inspiration into the challenge of selecting the plots and situations readers will find most compelling.
Did you catch the part about being born with the right level of imagination? That statement points to the only real mystery associated with inspiration. Think of human imagination depicted on a meter. At the far right of the meter we have a high level of imagination that completely obscures reality. At the left end of our meter we encounter the obsessive need for rules to establish an absolutely consistent reality totally devoid of spontaneity. As you might expect, these extreme ends of our meter are red zones indicating the inability to function most commonly referred to as insanity.
|Here's our imaginary imagination meter. If it were actually possible to measure the type of imagination required for artistic creativity, would it help us find the next best-selling author? Maybe, but I'm not sure we need to be in a big hurry to answer that question.
Those whose imagination levels fall to the left of center on our meter are generally best suited for accounting and technical fields where precision and consistency are prized above all else. Folks with imagination levels to right of center are typically those who excel in the arts, like sculptors, painters, musicians, and writers. And the further to the right the needle points, the more likely we are to encounter those who straddle the thin line between genius and insanity--the likes of Edger Allan Poe and Vincent Van Gogh.
So the only mystery associated with inspiration has to do with what ripples in the gene pool determine where we end up on the imagination meter. Science may be able to explain that phenomenon some day, but it doesn't much matter for the purposes of this inspiration discussion. You were either born with an artist's imagination or you weren't, unless . . . .
Yes, there is an "unless." It encompasses those who may possess an artist's level of imagination, but have been taught to keep that imagination bottled up; never giving it the free rein it needs to become a catalyst for the inspiration process. Acknowledging the existence of this condition raises two questions: How do you know if you suffer from artificial limitations to your imagination, and if you do, is it possible to retrain your mind so as to grant your imagination greater freedom?
With the asking of those questions this article is now officially trespassing into the realm of the behavioral psychologist, which I most certainly am not. That being the case, I will end this here, satisfied with having offered a working explanation of the inspiration process and how it gives writers the ideas that become our stories.
May the inspiration be with you!


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