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Industry News for ChiroTouch
San Diego, California 92123
Contact: Robert Moberg
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ChiroTouch to Host "Patterns: The Language of the Subluxation" Webinar with Dr. David Fletcher
San Diego, CA – August 23rd, 2013 – ChiroTouch™, the nation's leader in chiropractic software, and Dr. David Fletcher are pleased to announce the "Patterns: The Language of the Subluxation" webinar, which is scheduled to air live for one hour on August 29th, 2013, at 10:00am PST.
"Incorporating a variety of techniques to evaluate a patient's condition will help create an in-depth treatment plan to improve health and wellness," said Robert Moberg, President of ChiroTouch. "We're excited to have Dr. Fletcher share his knowledge in this intriguing webinar."
Dr. David Fletcher, Chief Clinical Officer of CLA, presents a review and discussion on how to identify stress reactive patterns known as subluxations using spinal neural scanning. Advanced digital technologies give the chiropractor the leading edge in relating stress to overall health and wellness. Learn how 8 minutes of testing can lead to a lifetime of chiropractic care.
Dr. Fletcher is a master communicator of the chiropractic message. He has led thousands of doctors in programs that train them how to be productive, happy, and organized. In his role as chairman and owner of CLA, the world's leading neural scanning technology company, he is reaching out and inspiring doctors to re-discover their greatness and share the message of chiropractic.
ChiroTouch chiropractic software is a HIPAA-compliant system designed to maximize efficiencies for virtually every process, including patient self check-in, scheduling, SOAP notes, billing, interoffice communication and more. ChiroTouch gives chiropractors more time to see more patients—resulting in increased referrals, improved efficiencies, and a direct, measurable impact on practice profitability.
Other recent webinar topics include "Art of the Close," "Building Value in Your Practice and Equity in Your Business," and "HITECH Stimulus Act Updates." The ChiroTouch webinar programs and the attendees have benefited from speakers such as Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Dr. Bob Hoffman, Dr. Eric Plasker, Dr. Ron Oberstein, Dr. Mark Ott, Stanley Greenfield, and many more. This cross-section of the most influential and recognized coaches and speakers has made for a very robust and popular series of webinars.
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I had dinner at Jungsik last week. It looks like the restaurant had been listening to feedback! They've made a number of tweaks, all for the better.
1. The 5-course prix-fixe is now $115, down from $125. They have also added a 3-course prix-fixe option for $80. The 3-course prix-fixe consists of Salad, Rice / Noodle, Seafood or Meat.
2. The service had gotten quite polished. They used a crumb brush for clearing tables of crumbs. The silverware were all placed correctly. And yes, the bread was served near the beginning of the meal, right after the parade of amuses (a la EMP). The management is also encouraging diners to give feedback and it seems to be taking the comments very seriously.
I ordered the tasting menu since it seemed people's favorite dishes were mostly from the tasting and the server billed it as a menu of "the chef's signature dishes". I can say that every single item, every single bite I had was fantastic, but the special stand-outs were:
Amuse Bouche #1 - Foie Gras Mousse with Black Raspberry
WOW. This was even better than Jean Georges' Foie Gras Brulee. The terrine was wonderfully creamy and smooth, yet the raspberry's sweetness and acidity perfectly countered its rich earthiness. I get foie gras fatigued rather easily (once I couldn't even finish the foie terrine at Per Se), but I totally could have had 3 more of these. I think this is my favorite cold foie preparation ever.
Egg White Bread Roll
Oh my god, this single bread roll was heaven. It was coated in an egg wash and tasted very "Asian" in that the roll was super airy and had a light hint of sweetness. You can get similarly sweet-flavored bread at Asian supermarkets anywhere, but this was the lightest, fluffiest, loveliest bread I've ever had. I couldn't quite understand him when the runner bearing the bread tray named the bread, but I think he said it was an "Egg White Roll". I also tried the Olive Roll and it was delicious, but the Egg White Roll was the supreme queen of breads.
Bibim - tomato, arugula sorbet
This is Jungsik's version of the caprese salad. I've read a couple of comments singing praises for this dish and I do admit I was still skeptical. "It's just a salad. How good can it be?" I probably swooned (quietly) at my corner of the room when I took my first bite. The arugula sorbet lifted the salad to a godly level by lending a cool, bright, refreshing note to the medley of greens and mozzarella. Extraordinary. Favorite salad of 2011 thus far? Definitely.
Crispy Snapper - shiitake mushroom sauce, oyster mushroom puree
I stared when the dish was brought in front of me. My, the snapper looked quite... prickly.... My server explained that in order to achieve super crispiness, the chef seared the snapper with scales on over extremely high heat until the scales crisped up and stood on their ends. I proceed to ask the dumb question of "Do you eat the scales?" He assured me that yes, you do eat the scales (that's the whole point!).
The fish crackled as I sliced a piece off. Upon taking the first bite, the roof of my mouth felt a brief tingly sensation from the prickle of the scales, then all of a sudden, the crispy scales shattered as my teeth bit through. I wasn't quite dumbstruck, but definitely had a "OMG, this is the most brilliant thing ever" moment. It elevated the concept of "crispy" to a new height. I don't think I'll ever forget the experience of eating this dish. Just reliving the memory sends me reeling all over again.
Like I said, the entire meal was wonderful. I know that I had expressed my skepticism about Jungsik's menu pricing. However, now that I've experienced the cuisine, I can honestly say that the $115 price tag for 5 courses is absolutely reasonable. In addition to the 5 courses listed on the menu, you also receive 4 amuses, 1 pre-dessert, 1 post-dessert, and petits fours. The chef is cooking at the highest level and can compete with the best in the city in my opinion. I certainly enjoyed my meal at Jungsik even more than the ones at the likes of Jean Georges and Le Bernardin.
Jungsik is doing something truly special. Please don't let the notion of the restaurant's Korean influences and the chef's Korean background pigeon-hole your thinking that Jungsik's cuisine is "over-priced Korean food". The refined, high quality food absolutely is not over-priced, nor would I call the cuisine "Korean" really. It's about as Korean as Momofuku Ko is.
I really hope Jungsik can flourish in NYC. Let go of your preconceived notions and give it a fair chance. Jungsik deserves more recognition. :)
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HOW-TO: 30 Second Hair Tips For Buns, Braids and Waves!
If your clients aren't morning people and don't have time to do much with their hair in the morning, there are a few styles you can recommend to keep them looking stylish, and it doesn't take that long to do. According to Vanessa Fernandez of Butterfly Studio Salon, here are a few tips and tricks that can be done in a jiffy!
TOUSLED BUN: For a quick messy/chic look, try using the natural texture of your client's hair and a texture spray (like Davines For Wizards No. 14 Sea Salt Primer) to create separation. Flip the head upside down; spray, scrunch, and smooth the hair up, twisting it until it's in a bun shape. Secure with a hair tie.
SIDE PART/SMALL PINNED BRAID: This is a great style to get hair out of your face quickly and still look cute. Using naturally air dried hair, create a deep side part and craft a braid using three small sections of hair and pulling towards the back of the head. Secure with two bobby pins by crossing one over the other.
INSTANT WAVES: Set hair in two braids can create natural waves. Tell your clients to leave their hair about 15 percent dry, and apply a texture cream and divide hair into two sections. Create one braid on each side, allowing both sections to sit for several hours. Remove braids, flip head over and shake out for beautiful, wavy hair. Apply a medium-hold hairspray to keep waves flowing.
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The date has also become a day on which anarchists and socialists stamp their mark "and in these circles it is often known as International Workers' Day or labour day. In this form, May Day has become an international celebration of the social and economic achievements of the working class and labor movement." (Wikipedia)
In the spirit of non-violent resistance to the violent removal of our freedoms, the Freedom Bloggers have initiated a "National Day of Inaction" – Labour Day, May Day – May 1, 2007.
You may have had your public voice taken away and uncertainty in all areas of your lives but it is by not going to work on May Day that you can peacefully show your resistance to this military junta.
You may think that you staying at home on May 1 will not make a difference, but imagine if thousands of others did the same thing. The effect will be to show this junta that they don't have the support of the majority of common people - support and legitimacy that they claim to have.
Yes we want to move forward, but how can we when we are bound up by fear and intimidation imposed on us by the military and its junta? Remember the words of White Rose, a small group of university students who bravely published pamphlets during the Nazi terror in Germany calling on citizens to act against Hitler and his cohorts: "Do not forget that every people deserves the regime it is willing to endure."
You can have your say in the running of this country despite elections being some time away – and May Day is the first way to do it.
In many ways, you will have the support of the rest of the world's workers as thousands elsewhere around the global take action on this day.
As Mahatma Ghandi once said, "For the non-violent person, the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him."


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Vernuccio on Fox Business
Higher minimum wage means fewer jobs. … more
Center Responds to AFL-CIO Attack
Media find plagiarism in Karla Swift Op-Ed. … more
LaFaive Cited in Detroit News Editorial
Detroit must be more business friendly. … more
Unions Claim RTW Is 'Slavery'
Manny Lopez discusses exclusive bargaining monopoly. … more
Labor Policy Expert in Lansing State Journal
Vernuccio on RTW one year later. … more
MCLF Featured in National Review Online
Legal foundation protecting teachers against unions. … more
Taxpayers Lose $10.5B on GM Bailout
LaFaive cited in Detroit News, Free Press. … more
Center Research on Cigarette Smuggling Cited
LaFaive, Nesbit analysis in Pacific Standard magazine. … more
Spalding Co-Authors Commentary in Bridge
Teacher quality, student poverty data ignored. … more
Center Experts Cited on Detroit Bankruptcy
LaFaive, Vernuccio in Washington Free Beacon. … more
Black Friday Protests and Union Front Groups
Labor policy expert comments on publicity stunt. … more
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Higher cigarette taxes lead to more smuggling. … more
Vernuccio Commentary on Townhall.com Today
Supreme Court case involves union intimidation, coercion. … more
Media Expose Progress Michigan Plagiarism
Union front group's credibility in question. … more
School Employees Testify at Senate Hearing
MEA hid opt out information from them. … more
Legislature Looking at Licensing Requirements
Skorup: Roadblocks hurt the poor. … more
Labor Expert Discusses Boeing Move
Vernuccio on Fox Business. … more
MCLF Client Featured in Oakland Press
Possible plaintiff in federal suit against MEA. … more
Center Attorney on FOX2 Detroit
Discussing teacher complaints against MEA. … more
Center FOIA Expert Cited in Detroit News
Local governments object to transparency initiatives. … more
Media Highlight Teachers' Complaints Against MEA
Unfair labor practice charges filed. … more
Spalding Discusses New Study
Media highlight flaws in state school rankings. … more
Media Highlights Center's 4th Amendment Story
Tony Conley, MLive cover tax assessor issue. … more
Center President on WJR with Frank Beckmann
Discussing 25th anniversary, right-to-work. … more
Affirmative Action for Kindergartners
Center scholar in Detroit News. … more
Center Attorneys Discuss FOIA Lawsuit
Suit filed against Westland over fees. … more
Economic Freedom Benefits the Poor the Most
Regulatory roadblocks hamper their earning potential. … more
Corporate Welfare Won't Save Detroit
Red Wings should build their own arena. … more
Center Analysts in Labor Day Media Coverage
LaFaive, Vernuccio in Detroit News, Free Press, Crain's. … more
Labor Policy Expert in Lansing State Journal
Vernuccio: Unions must adapt to succeed. … more
Corporate Welfare Awarded for Superhero Movie
Big Hollywood getting $35 million of your money. … more
Center Scholar Interview in Wall Street Journal
Dr. Richard Vedder on college subsidies and rising costs. … more
Center Scholar Discusses New RTW Study on WJR
Positive economic growth in RTW states. … more
Center Dominates Free Press Opinion Page
Obamacare, Medicaid expansion and education highlighted. … more
MCLF Lawsuit Draws Massive Media Attention
Dearborn union sued over worker freedom rights. … more
CMU Public Radio on 'Teacher Freedom Month'
Teachers can only resign from union in August. … more
McHugh on CBS Show Exploring Obamacare
Airs at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in Detroit. … more
Why Detroit's Pension Funds Failed
Center experts in Detroit Free Press. … more
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Guest on WSGW in Saginaw. … more
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LaFaive Cited in Macomb Daily
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State employees outpace private sector by 20 percent. … more
Rod Lockwood Interviewed by John Stossel
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Dodge Discusses Detroit Bankruptcy on WILS
Guest blogs about it at Independent Women's Forum. … more
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The solution? Eliminate city income tax. … more
LaFaive Cited Again on Detroit Bankruptcy
Fox News, Tony Conley Show, Education News … more
Open Government Town Hall in Grand Rapids
Center, ACLU, Michigan Press Association participating. … more
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Analysis of Detroit bankruptcy. … more
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Recipe: A Simple Potato Salad
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A Simple Potato Salad
This is the simplest and loveliest potato salad we know. It tastes of summer and picnics – and we pair it with anything from salmon to meatballs.
The best thing is that it takes only a few minutes to prepare after the potatoes have been boiled – and you can enjoy it hot or cold.
Cook the potatoes in their skin (new potatoes or salad potatoes). You can use slightly warm potatoes for this, or cooled ones straight out of the fridge. The most important part is to dress them just before serving.
Prepare the dressing:
• 75ml sunflower oil or other light oil
• 25ml white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 1 medium shallot, very finely chopped
• 1 bunch of dill, finely chopped (around 30g)
• Salt and pepper to taste
Whisk the liquids, mustard and sugar until the sugar has dissolved, then fold in the chopped shallot and dill. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and make sure each potato is coated.


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March 21, 2009
By ALEX PAVLOVIC, NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Lauren Pedersen has an answer for everything.
Asked why she's the only UCSB women's basketball player who doesn't wear warm-ups before games, she matter-of-factly points out:
"You don't wear those shirts in games, so why would you wear them while warming up?"
"I try to run out with warm-ups on because it's important for the team to look like one unit, but warming up right is also important," Pedersen said. "My teammates don't mind because they understand that our warm-ups are like dresses. It's just uncomfortable."
OK, so she's got her pregame shooting routine down, but what about the shots that count?
Questioned about her increased scoring output - from 6.1 points per game last season to a team-high 13 this season - she points out that the Gauchos needed a boost after losing last season's leading scorer to graduation.
"I don't think that I made a conscious decision to score more, but Jessica Wilson was gone so that meant that there are 12 shots a game that someone has to take, so I might as well be aggressive," Pedersen said.
But what about those nights when the 3-point sniper is off the mark? Like her 3-for-16 performance in a loss to Pacific, UCSB's only Big West blemish.
"You know I sat there and felt bad about it, but if you look at any shooter's numbers, nobody has all perfect games," she said. "You don't sit there and say, 'Oh, you're not a good shooter.' Even (Boston Celtics star) Ray Allen has off nights."
Clearly she's got the games down, but what about the postgame?
Pedersen was named Big West Tournament MVP after averaging 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and four assists to help lead the Gauchos to a second straight title, but instead of reveling in the biggest honor of her career, she presented the trophy to her teammates.
"It was a cool moment because I don't think I've ever won anything like that, but I also felt like it was completely inappropriate for anyone to get that trophy," she said. "It was a complete team effort. I understand that you want to recognize performances, but individual performances are never more important than a team performance."
Lauren Pedersen has an answer for everything.
Which is why it makes perfect sense that opposing teams haven't been able to find an answer for her.
The combo guard has done it all in her senior season, becoming the first Gaucho and one of three players nationwide this year to lead her team in points, rebounds, assists and steals.
When first-year coach Lindsay Gottlieb has needed her to score in big games, Pedersen came through, including 21- and 28-point performances against Big West runner-up UC Riverside, and 23 in the Big West semifinal.
When her shot isn't falling or she can't get open looks, Pedersen becomes a facilitator. She had 12 assists in a win over West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga After UCSB fell to Pacific in late February, Pedersen dished out 10 assists two nights later in a blowout of UC Davis.
The versatility came as a surprise to Gottlieb, a former Cal assistant, who remembered Pedersen as a shooter from her two seasons at UCLA.
"I knew she was good, but I didn't know how good and how complete a player she was," Gottlieb said. "She does everything for us. She had her career high against us when I was at Cal and so I had a scouting report on her as a shooter, but I was watching film when I got this job and saw that she could be a playmaker and a scorer.
"It's pretty remarkable how she fills a stat sheet."
Pedersen, who has flirted with a triple-double on several occasions, hasn't just piled up numbers on the offensive end. Her 141 defensive rebounds are far and away the most on the team, and she led the Big West with 2.3 steals per game.
Because of that versatility, Gottlieb has tried to keep her co-captain on the floor at virtually all times, but there was a time when Pedersen and UCSB didn't look like they'd ever be part of the same story.
As an All-America at Brea Olinda High School, Pedersen was recruited by every Pac-10 school except Stanford. Looking for a big school in the Pac-10, she settled on UCLA because of its academic reputation and proximity to her family.
Pedersen started 11 games as a freshman, but her playing time tailed off in her second season, and she soon realized that being a Bruin wasn't the best fit for her. As she started to look for her next program, she kept coming back to a UCLA loss at UCSB.
The Gauchos had knocked off the Bruins in overtime in December of 2005, and despite the fact that she played only seven minutes, Pedersen had a hard time forgetting her experience at the Thunderdome.
"You recognize special programs, even when you're on a different team," she said. "I remembered that atmosphere and I was like, 'Man, that just looks like a really fun team to be a part of.'"
Pedersen says that choosing her next school was the most independent thing she's ever done, and after deciding to become Gaucho, she hasn't regretted her decision.
"It was one of the most natural decisions that has ever come up in my life because I knew that I wasn't happy where I was and I didn't feel like UCLA was right for me," she said. "I got a lot of people asking me why I would make that decision to leave a school like that, but I wouldn't ever take it back."
After sitting out a year because of NCAA transfer rules, she wasted no time making her mark on the floor for the Gauchos.
Pedersen has spent her basketball career switching between point guard and shooting guard, but when then-UCSB coach Mark French put her in the starting lineup as a two-guard last season, the Gauchos took off. UCSB won 14 straight games after the position switch, and went 19-3 in games that Pedersen started.
This year Pedersen led UCSB to a second straight regular-season title and earning an All-Big West First Team nod, she experienced a moment that most players dream of.
With UCSB up by three and only 17 seconds remaining in the Big West Championship game, Pedersen, the nation's 20th best free-throw shooter (85.1 percent), stepped to the line and sealed the win.
"I won't give myself credit for anything. I do what I do, but that's one of those things that I'm proud of and I won't forget," she said.
As her basketball career nears its end, Pedersen is making plans to get her master's and wants to eventually try teaching or coaching. Whatever she's faced with next, you can be sure of one thing: she'll come up with the right answer.


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Some of you who kept up with my Ile-Rien books might remember that there was supposed to be a fourth Giliead and Ilias story, called "Rites of Passage," set after "Holy Places" (which appeared in Black Gate #11 in 2007, and was reprinted in Lightspeed's November ebook issue last year). These were all prequel stories to the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy. Black Gate acquired "Rites of Passage" but then had to stop doing the print magazine, and long story short, I haven't been able to find another place for it. It's a novelette-length fantasy story, which makes it a bit tricky. So I'm posting it on my web site.
I'm going to post the first section as a teaser under the cut, since it's really too long to post here. Or you can go directly to it: Rites of Passage. And if you want to and can afford to throw something in the donation box after you read it, I'd really appreciate that.
In other news, this week I'm working on the edits for the first two Raksura novellas, "The Tale of Indigo and Cloud" and "The Falling World," which will be published by Night Shade in a paperback collection and individually as ebooks in September. The next two, "The Dead City" and "Novella 4: I don't have a title yet" will be out in Spring 2015. I'm still trying to finish "I don't have a title yet."
first section teaser: Rites of Passage
Ilias, Giliead, and their older sister Irissa walked down the waterfront of Cineth's harbor. It was a busy place, with men hauling casks of water and big dusty red amphorae of olive oil and wine, and traders hawking their wares. The sun was bright and the breeze cool, and Ilias was enjoying the day, despite the fact that Giliead was trying very hard to start a fight with Irissa.
"When are you going to buy a husband?" Giliead asked her, apparently determined to be as obnoxious as possible. "After this harvest, you could have anybody in town."
Irissa snorted derisively. "I don't want anybody in town."
Ilias had heard her say this before, and was just as glad to hear it again. He said, "You should wait to marry somebody for love, like Karima did." Karima was Giliead and Irissa's mother. She was younger than their father Ranior, and had been wealthy enough to take her pick of husbands, but it was obvious she had chosen with her heart.
Giliead kicked at a piling, determined not to be deterred from the argument. "Irissa never talks to anybody, how will she know if she's in love or not?"
Ilias gave him a sour look, but he knew why Giliead was in such a bad mood. They had just heard in the market plaza that Menander, the Chosen Vessel for the Uplands, had left on a hunt, heading up into the eastern hills to follow a rumor of a curseling seen near one of the isolated villages. Again, Giliead had been left behind.
Giliead was the Chosen Vessel for Cineth, gifted at birth by the god that watched over the city; the gift gave him the ability to smell curses and see the traces they left in air, earth, and water. But he was nearly seventeen seasons old now, and he had never yet been on a wizard hunt. Menander, much older and far more experienced than Giliead, should have been letting him help protect both Cineth's territory and the Uplands. The god of each area guarded its territory as well as it could, but wizards and their curselings were adept at slipping through the boundaries to do as much damage as possible, and it was the Vessels who had to stop them. But so far, all Menander's teaching had been theoretical. Now that Giliead was older, it was beginning to chafe.
"I'd rather buy a galley than a husband," Irissa said, eyeing the row of ships. Most of the those docked along here were fishermen or merchants with one or two sails, the canvas every shade of purple, red, blue, and other lucky colors, with the stylized eyes painted on their bows so the ships could find their way home. "Maybe we could try trading with the Chaens."
Ilias grinned at her. "You just want an excuse to travel." He hadn't been around the farm during the past winter season much himself; he had been working at hauling cargo, staying overnight in the city with Andrien relatives. This season he had made enough extra money to buy copper earrings for himself and a second set as a gift for Giliead, and a matching armlet for Irissa.
"What's wrong with wanting to travel?" Irissa waved toward the ships. "Mother and father can take care of our land. There's plenty of time before I have to worry about it."
Ilias knew that Irissa didn't have many real friends except for them, and the people of Andrien village. There weren't any single men her own age she had much to do with. Thinking of some of the spectacular mistakes he had seen other women their age make in the husband-choosing area, he said, "Waiting to pick the right person is better."
Irissa evidently appreciated the support. "That's right." She flung her arms in the air in frustration. "I should just marry Ilias. Save us all a lot of trouble."
Over the past season or so, Ilias had been privately thinking that that would be a wonderful idea, but the fact that Irissa had brought it up, even as a joke, struck him so much that he couldn't reply. He had lived at Andrien House with them for more than ten seasons, but he wasn't Giliead and Irissa's brother by blood. It was apparent from their looks; Ilias was inland Syprian, short, stocky, and blond, and Giliead and Irissa were both olive-skinned, with straight chestnut hair. Giliead was a couple of seasons the younger but he was already taller than both Ilias and Irissa, broad-shouldered and strong.
Unimpressed, Giliead said, "It would be cheaper. And after that thing with the trader's daughter, mother will be lucky to get more than three chickens and a diseased goat for him-- Ow!"
He made a retaliatory grab for Ilias, who had punched him in the back. To forestall further violence, Irissa slung an arm around Ilias' neck, throwing her weight on him to make him stagger out of reach.
Instead of pursuing them both, Giliead turned away and shaded his eyes to look out over the harbor. Ilias followed his gaze, trying to see what was so interesting. There was only one ship coming in, a merchant with black and white square designs painted on the hull and a single red sail. A dark-clothed man holding the tiller shouted orders as others scrambled to take in sails. "Hisian," Giliead said, as if he wasn't aware he had spoken aloud.
Ilias had spotted the bare prow too. Hisian ships never had eyes, so they were just dead soulless wood, like a raft or a dinghy. It was stupid to put to sea on a ship like that, especially for the long distance down the coast from the nearest Hisian port. Still leaning comfortably on Irissa, he said, "Let's watch the Portmaster search her."
Irissa nodded, but added, "I bet they didn't bring any women. They aren't that stupid anymore."
Hisians treated their women like slaves or worse, so Syprians rescued them whenever possible. There were several women who had been Hisian living in Cineth now, known by their skin, which was the color of bleached parchment, and the tribal scarring on cheeks and forehead. The woman who ran one of the smaller provisioners on the harbor front had been a Hisian once.
They started down toward the stone piers, where the ship was being awkwardly brought into dock. Someone else must have shared Giliead's suspicious interest in the newcomer; Ilias saw a patrol galley appear at the mouth of the harbor, the three rows of oars working as it followed the Hisian in.
They reached the slip as the ship was still tying off. Giliead and Irissa's father Ranior was there, waiting with the Portmaster Hadria, an older woman with gray woven through her dark hair. The men who would search the ship for her stood around by the pilings, speculating on what they would find.
When Hadria went to talk to a cargo factor, Giliead asked Ranior, "Will the Hisians agree to the search?"
Ranior nodded. "Hadria said they seem to be reasonable." He glanced at Giliead, his smile turning concerned. Ranior was tall and olive-skinned like Giliead, his red-brown hair almost all gray now, though he still wore it long like a younger man. "Why? What's wrong?"
His eyes still on the ship, Giliead shook his head, his face a little bewildered. "I don't know. It just gives me a strange feeling."
Ilias tried to see what Giliead saw. "You mean a strange feeling like it's a trick to get into the harbor, or a strange feeling like something...else?" He found himself not wanting to say "cursed" aloud.
"I don't know," Giliead said again, sounding annoyed now. "It's not a curse, not on the ship. That I'd be able to see. Or I should be able to see it." He shrugged, almost angrily. "I can't tell if this is a real feeling or I'm just imagining it."
"Maybe Gil should go aboard." Irissa looked at Ranior hopefully. Ilias was fairly sure that meant that Irissa thought she should go aboard and that Giliead would be a good excuse, but he couldn't blame her; he wanted to see the foreign ship too.
But Ranior's expression was serious. "I'll talk to Hadria." He added, still watching Giliead, "Don't say what you're looking for, don't even imply it, not with a look, not with a word. Not unless you're certain."
Giliead hesitated, a flicker of unease crossing his face, then he nodded. "I understand."
Hadria agreed to let them go aboard with the searchers, probably thinking Ranior wanted to see the ship for himself. But once Ilias stood with Irissa on the deck, he admitted to some disappointment. The ship was just an ordinary merchant, her shallow hull stuffed with bales of fur, some millstones, and other goods. There was no cabin on the deck for shelter, just a section of tarp to rig up as protection from the sun. The small crew were mostly young boys, and the dark-clothed shipmaster was a lean old man, his tribal scars so puckered from age and weather they were nearly impossible to read. He stood beside the mast, weary and resigned, and the young crew mostly huddled nervously near the water casks. They all wore dark colors, as Hisians usually did, and had already stripped to the waist to prove they weren't trying to conceal any female captives. They looked like what they said they were; a family of merchant Hisians coming along the coast to trade for wine and olive oil.
His expression of mild interest fixed, Giliead wandered around the deck as the Portmaster's assistants climbed through the cargo. The Hisians barely noticed him, and were more occupied with trying desperately not to look at Irissa. They treated their own women like dirt and then killed each other for looking at them; they seemed slow to get the idea that with Syprians, it was all right to look, just not to be rude about it.
The youngest, scrawniest boy snuck a glance at Irissa, then accidentally made eye contact with Ilias. He twitched and hunkered down closer to the deck in terror. Ilias was highly conscious of the need to keep from betraying the fact that Giliead was looking for curses, and in trying to keep his face blank, he felt he probably looked far more forbidding than he meant to. He tried to relax, telling Irissa in a low voice, "Doesn't look like anything's wrong."
"No," she agreed reluctantly. "Gil needs to go with Menander, to get some real experience." Frustrated, she added, "Sometimes it doesn't seem as if Menander remembers that Gil is a Chosen Vessel at all."
Ilias knew reading the Journals and listening to Menander's stories was all well and good, but Giliead needed to work with a real Vessel, to see a hunt for himself, and to help with it. Yet now he found himself wanting to argue with Irissa that Menander was right, that putting it off was best. "Some Vessels just travel alone."
Irissa pointed out bluntly, "Yes. Usually the ones who die quickly."
Ilias didn't have an answer for that. The Journals had shown it over and over again, that Chosen Vessels who hunted alone tended to come to their ends far more quickly than those who didn't. Though it was risky either way, and usually the companions died faster than the Vessels. Ilias had meant to be Giliead's companion as long as he could remember, but with Menander putting off Giliead's training, it had been easy to pretend it was never going to happen, that their lives would be normal.
He looked away, even more uncomfortable now. Something in Ranior's face when he had told Giliead not to even hint that the ship might be cursed had made Ilias uneasy. That Giliead might be wrong and innocent people die, or be given curse marks and ostracized.
Chosen Vessels were supposed to prevent that, it was the whole point of having them. Hisians didn't have Vessels, and accused each other of being wizards constantly, and killed each other like animals.
In the Poets' stories, it all seemed so simple. Except Ilias already knew nothing was simple.
"Harbormaster, I hope there's no trouble," someone said, and Ilias looked up to see a man he had taken as part of the crew addressing Hadria. "I've been on the ship since Ancyra, and these are good people." He was young, with a tangle of dark hair cut at the shoulders. Under the coating of sweat and grime, he wasn't as pale as the other Hisians, but he was dressed like them with a black wrap around his waist. Ilias squinted at him, trying to decide if he was Syprian or not. It was hard to tell, but his Syrnaic had an inland accent and he had spoken to Hadria first. The Hisian shipmaster had kept trying to talk to Ranior, who had just eyed him silently until the man forced himself to speak to Hadria.
"Are you a trader?" Hadria asked him.
He smiled, answering the question she hadn't asked. "My name is Delphian, from Syrneth. I'm a poet."
See the rest at: Rites of Passage
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You made me very happy today (I might even have squealed a little ;). Missed these guys a lot, so much thanks for putting it up!
Cool, thank you! I'm glad it made you happy. :)
Thank you! :)
Coolness for a Wednesday morning! Thank you!
For future reference and you may already know, but in case you don't, Ann Leckie has an e-zine called GigaNotosaurus, which publishes f and sf novellas. We've sold them a couple. Very to nice to work with.
For future reference and you may already know, but in case you don't, Ann Leckie has an e-zine called GigaNotosaurus, which publishes f and sf novellas. We've sold them a couple. Very to nice to work with.
Thanks! :) Actually I didn't know that. I always have a difficult time selling short fiction, unless it's specifically requested for an anthology, so I'm not good at trying to sell it. I just get so depressed by all the rejection.
I hear you on that. But this is a nice market for longer short fiction. They bought a really quirky novella from me, that I wouldn't have thought anybody would want.
Do keep it in mind. Might be useful later.
Do keep it in mind. Might be useful later.
Hurrary!! more Ilias and Gil!!!
I deliberately subscribed to Black Gate, just to get the first three stories. Then waited and waited and waited for the fourth. So happy to see the fourth one this morning! Yay, no more waiting!
Any chance of having all four stories (in their chronological order) as a e-book? I, for one, would gobble it up in a heartbeat!
I deliberately subscribed to Black Gate, just to get the first three stories. Then waited and waited and waited for the fourth. So happy to see the fourth one this morning! Yay, no more waiting!
Any chance of having all four stories (in their chronological order) as a e-book? I, for one, would gobble it up in a heartbeat!
Thank you! :)
I will probably put them out as an ebook, I just need to wait until I have enough spare money to get a nice cover done, and etc.
I will probably put them out as an ebook, I just need to wait until I have enough spare money to get a nice cover done, and etc.
Cue excited squeaking! I just started re-reading the Emilies, though. Will I have the self control to finish them before reading Awesome New Thing? Probably not! :D
:) Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the Emilies!
I did enjoy the Emilies! Very much so! :D And happily I have a terrible memory, so it doesn't take long for me to forget enough to make a re-read interesting, lol (floral alien in the second one was simply awesomesauce <3333333333)
But I did go read all the Ilias & Gilead ones (also very much awesomesauce!), and now I want to re-read the Il-Rein ones, too, and see how knowing more details about their lives affects how I read it. Doesn't really change anything, more of an "ah ha, no wonder they think/react that way" sort of thing, which is fun :)
But I did go read all the Ilias & Gilead ones (also very much awesomesauce!), and now I want to re-read the Il-Rein ones, too, and see how knowing more details about their lives affects how I read it. Doesn't really change anything, more of an "ah ha, no wonder they think/react that way" sort of thing, which is fun :)
I'm trying to decide if I should delve into the prequels first, or go straight into the trilogy (because, you know... I haven't gotten to those yet). And I'm still working on backlog, but I'm very tempted to bring these to the top of the list as I've done with a few of your other books. Considering how much I enjoyed Element of Fire and Death of the Necromancer, that may very well happen. :)
It would work either way. :) The stories might actually have a bit more impact if you've read the trilogy first, but I'm not sure.
::runs to site::
::runs to site::
no time now--i'm skimming LJ while at work but now i have this to look forward to!!!!
no time now--i'm skimming LJ while at work but now i have this to look forward to!!!!
i really enjoyed "rites" (and i'm really enjoying the second emilie book), but i wanted to let you know that there are two lines with corrupted text in the story:
"We could get the same at home," Irissa said, her tone bored. "Better, in fact. Ignias has the best recipe for duck sauce I've everÑ"
"When you say 'mother' do you actually mean our mother? Because I don't know what house you've been living in butÑ"
"We could get the same at home," Irissa said, her tone bored. "Better, in fact. Ignias has the best recipe for duck sauce I've everÑ"
"When you say 'mother' do you actually mean our mother? Because I don't know what house you've been living in butÑ"
Oh, I hate it when that happens. Thank you for letting me know!


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First Impressions
Nokia's double-pronged attack on the 6-inch smartphone market is a bold, and slightly confused move. While the Nokia Lumia 1520 dazzles, the cheaper Lumia 1320 is solid without setting the world alight. The cheaper price point will appease too many, but the lower resolution screen and considerably worse camera will always exasperate with holders.
The Nokia Lumia 1320's design fits in with the phone's lower price and reduced specs. That is not to say it looks bad, though. On the contrary, the phone remains pretty streamlined and sleek, with the two piece body available in a range of colours. The 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1320 is the mid-range sibling of the Nokia Lumia 1520, and a rival to the HTC One Max. It forgoes headline-grabbing specs in favour of a more affordable price. However, the Nokia Lumia 1320 design has a distinctly budget air to it. The phone looks like an oversized Nokia Lumia 620, with round corners giving it a softer, more casual appearance than most high-end Lumias.
Screen Quality
Although missing out on the 1080p Full HD display of its big brother the Lumia 1520, the Nokia Lumia 1320's screen is still reasonably impressive. Yes, in a phone of this size a Full HD panel is preferable, but the 6-inch 720p HD display is still fairly sharp. Video looks worse than it does on the Lumia 1520, but when scrolling through the Windows Phone menus, the 1320's screen appears sharp and detailed enough. With a Gorilla Glass 3 top coating, the screen is tough as well as visually appealing. The relatively low 245 pixels-per-inch image density is noticeable elsewhere, though.
Pixel Resolution
A 1,280 x 720 pixel resolution is nothing to be sniffed at, but it does leave the Lumia 1320 at a major disadvantage when compared with the likes of the similarly-sized HTC One Max or Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Nokia's ClearBlack display technology has helped enhance the colours of the IPS panel, with bright, vibrant, rich hues sitting alongside deep blacks.
Performance and Software
In a similar vein to the phone's screen, the Nokia Lumia 1320's performance is reduced, but not completely diminished by, the move back to a dual-core CPU. The Windows Phone platform has to date managed comfortably without quad-core processors, but the quad-core Lumia 1520 changed that. The Lumia 1320 has a 1.7GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. As we have come to expect from many Lumia phones, this combination is perfectly satisfying without ever setting the world alight. Launching and running applications left us with no concerns about power shortage, with the dual-core CPU skipping through all tasks with easy. During our brief time with the phone, though, the Nokia Lumia 1320's performance was marred by one major glitch that crashed the phone.
Despite the less power hungry components, the Nokia Lumia 1320's battery is the same size as the 1520's. The huge 3400mAh Lithium-Ion brick is said to offer 21 hour talk time, so should more than ample see you through a day or two's use.
Another area where Nokia has cut corners is the phone's internal storage. There's just 8GB on board, but this can be expanded via microSD up to 64GB.
The phone comes in bright orange, yellow, white and black colours.
Chunky weight
At just 9.8mm thick and 220g in weight, the Nokia Lumia 1320 is not hugely chunky or heavy considering its size. The phone's rounded edges and plastic body sit comfortably in the hand, although the cheaper materials do feel a little less grippy. The Lumia 1320 will cost less than half its big brother, but has a more moderate dual-core CPU and a 720p display, rather than a 1080p one. Its key Features are 6-inch 720p HD display; 5-megapixel camera and 1.7GHz dual-core processor. It is priced at £299.99.
A noticeable step back from the 1520, the Nokia Lumia 1320's camera is a bit of a disappointment. It's one of the phone's main drawbacks. Dropping from a 20-megapixel PureView offering to a standard 5-megapixel snapper, the difference is extremely noticeable.


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|View Poll Results: Toradora! - Episode 18 Rating
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|2009-02-06, 11:30
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floating away...
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Beyond World's End
I think that the star represents minori's feelings... once she feels more than friendship, she feels like her heart is broken and she doesn't accept her own feelings. Ryuuji is the one who will fix that, obviously the relationship will be never the same, but still it will shine, as Ryuuji said.
Ryuuji said her loud an clear: "I'm here"...
|2009-02-06, 11:41
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Location: Mississauga
Minorin just can't catch a break. With her combination of bad luck and circumstances, I could really feel for her. When she was doubled over the star, crying, and saying Ryuuji's name as he helped, I thought she was just about to let everything out. I want to say it's brave of her to manage to hold in all of her feelings but that's exactly what the problem is.
And this is exactly the kind of thing that Ryuuji needs to push him forward. Minorin is already past the point where she knows what to do with herself and her feelings, she's been festering inside for quite a while now. And needing help from others is exactly the kind of thing to motivate Ryuuji's caring nature. I think that's what pushed him to finally be so forward and ask Minorin to the dance with him,
|2009-02-06, 11:54
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Having just bought volume 7 a weeks ago, I wanted to go through the book before I started watching this arc get animated, so I purposely stayed away from all forums and blogs relating to Toradora until now. Seeing how they breezed through volume 6 in 2 episodes, I thought JC Staff would conclude volume 7 in episode 18 again, guess I was wrong. But the pacing so far is just superb, and nothing important felt left out.
The new OP silky love is a massive improvement from the previous one, and the tune and lyrics now feel more serious than the light-hearted Pre-Parade.
And the new ED ORANGE was simply breathtaking, with the nice orange background over the characters, and the catchy song that was on par with Vanilla Salt, if not surpassing it.
Episode 17: Taiga in angel mode is just absolutely adorable to watch.
Ryuuji doesn't realize he's getting pissed off by other people wanting to meddle in Taiga's affairs when in the past it used to be his exclusive privilege. Even Maya realizes this.
For some reason, Maya's seiyuu, Nonaka Ai, just has a very "moe" voice, whether she's doing eccentric chibi girls like Fuuko in Clannad, or energetic gal-girls like Maya. With Sumire out of the picture, I'd back the Maruo x Maya ship with pleasure. Contrary to what people are thinking, I'm sure Taiga wouldn't mind, for reasons that will become apparent soon.
Episode 18: Of course, before Maya, Ami has realized this fact long ago. But it is still an enigma as to her own feelings towards Ryuuji. Minorin is struggling to come to terms with her feelings, but she feels that she won't be able to move forward without hurting someone.
Taiga is still punishing herself for her predicament, hoping against hope that her Santa will watch over her, while not knowing there is indeed someone watching over her.
Next episode will be a turning point, that's all I can say.
This is what I call superb drama, not even the crap drama my local TV stations produce, which is always about spoilt rich grown-ups fighting each other for their dead parents' inheritance, compares to this, simple slice-of-life story.
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|2009-02-06, 12:01
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As always, I've written my reflections, analysis, and episodic impressions. I hope you like it:
Toradora 18: From retrogression to forward action
|2009-02-06, 12:02
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Location: somewhere in your heart
Age: 28
this is going to be the start of focusing among the 3 girls and ryujii..
im looking forward what will happen next with regards to the feelings of minorin towards ryujii(vice versa) and also to amin...^^
|2009-02-06, 12:30
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Well, one this is for sure, this episode settled without any doubt what Ami's feelings toward Ryuji are. Like others, Toradora continues to go without letdown. I'm very surprised to realize it has edged closer to Skip Beat in terms of favorite animes right now. And since they're both on at the same time, this is even more impressive of a feat.
Can't wait to see how this all works out, with Minori torn over her feelings for Ryuji, and her friendship with Taiga. With Ami on the sidelines wishing for another chance.
|2009-02-06, 12:32
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Portable Dude Mk. II
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: All ghillied up spying on someone ~2,000 yards away using telescope sights.
Age: 29
Heh, I need no further say on that. You can try reading what I said there, mister.
|2009-02-06, 13:20
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: somewhere in your heart
Age: 28
|2009-02-06, 15:55
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Join Date: Jan 2008
When Taiga said everyone will be happy in the end during Christmas, it can't happen. Taiga, Minori and Ami all focus their happiness on Takasu. Takasu is the "santa" that watches over Taiga, but if he goes with Minori or Ami, she won't have that person watching over her(though it can be said that Kitamura is there for her, I generally don't agree.) Minori is feeling very uneasy around Takasu, yet Taiga supports it. Ami wants to be loved and noticed as well, but so far it doesn't seem like it will happen as she leaves the door after the conversation in the gym.
|2009-02-06, 16:24
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
I think most people are missing on what exactly Minori is confused and/or unsure about. She's aware that she is attracted to Ryuuji. What she isn't sure of, and the thing that's bothering her, is how Taiga feels about him. She doesn't want to hurt Taiga by "taking" Ryuuji from her.
|2009-02-06, 17:18
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Whack and Unwrap!
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Amishville!
With the whole "what the star represents"
I was under the impression that it was just a shiny star ornament.
Haha I guess I'm not sophisticated enough, I guess. It was so shiny, and the flitting paper confetti in the first like minute of the episode was really cool too
|2009-02-06, 18:45
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Portable Dude Mk. II
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: All ghillied up spying on someone ~2,000 yards away using telescope sights.
Age: 29
Well all Ryuuji wants is just some peace from Ami and not getting teased by her all the time, especially after he knows her actual personality. If I were Ryuuji to witness Ami's actual personality I'd be scared like hell if I were to get some involvement with her, and choose to be really, really careful and try to dismiss any sudden advances, as it might be a trick she's trying to pick on me. Maybe that's his mindset.
|2009-02-06, 19:00
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Idaho
Age: 26
I personally wouldn't mind seeing a relationship between Takasu and Ami. They go together in an interesting way. To be honest it seems like out of everybody she gives him the most advice directly. She's always being that older and mature person, and she's always giving him advice (mostly about Minorin). In the end I think she ends up helping him quite a bit, or possibly not at all. But she tries. Just as well, Takasu has helped her severely since they first met to the point where he pretty much got her to be a better person all his own. Even if it wasn't all him, he could have just as easily changed her himself.
Plus they seem to get along quite well in a strange way. I never see them alone together and think bad things.
But that aside, it's time to talk about Episode 18. I enjoyed it considerably and for me it just made everything so worth it. I never regret watching Toradora!, and after this episode I don't think I ever will. It was nice to see all the Taiga happiness and a lot of things sort of being fixed and solved. Although Minorin isn't fully back to her usual self, she's definitely getting there. Then we see more of Ami's somewhat lonely side revolving around the fact that Takasu isn't interested in her (Poor Ami... ). Also, who could forget the positively dramatic Christmas Tree?
I don't know what was cooler, how it looked when it was up, or how elegantly it crashed. <_< Personally I question the physics involved in Window + Blackout Curtain + Baseball = Sturdy-looking tree crashing to the floor.
But then again, I'm not a physicist.
About Ami, I don't think Takasu really has qualms about Ami at this point. In the past he didn't enjoy her personality, but at this point in time she's clearly changed for the better. To my knowledge, she doesn't really do much picking on him at this point. Even in the past, I don't remember her picking on him much if at all.
|2009-02-06, 19:14
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floating away...
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Beyond World's End
Ami started with the wrong foot... that's her problem with Ryuuji, the poor boy doesn't trust in her.
That's why she asked "another chance", that way she can show Ryuuji her feelings for him... besides, and i'm agree with ami in this, she sees that Ryuuji is taking so many responsabilities on Taiga, he is acting as an overprotective father. Futhermore, the poor ami musts face that Ryuuji is crazy for Minori...
|2009-02-06, 19:19
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Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
on the whole Ami-chwan and her 2nd chance, if she wants her man she should just do a pose like the one in that recent megami scan!(I'm still completely smitten by it)
all should be forgiven!
and if that doesn't work then all I can say is "I pity the fool......who wouldn't some of that!"
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Corey Smith Details His Experience In Becoming A Massively Successful Indie Artist
from the it-can-be-done dept
Corey recently did a fantastic podcast with CDBaby where he details how he went about building up a fan base and building up support, and it basically involved exactly what we discussed before: good music, a real connection with the fans, hard work through touring and careful targeting. While he jokes about the $4 million gross touring number, he does admit that his "corporation" (as he now has a support staff) netted over $2 million last year. Frankly, that's more impressive than the $4 million gross numbers. He notes, of course, that there are still expenses on top of that, including staff (manager, accountant, full-time salaried musicians who play with him, recording expenses and touring expenses -- especially in support of new markets, where the return isn't guaranteed). But, even with all that, bringing in over $2 million in topline revenue is really impressive for a musician without any additional outside backing.
One of the things that he discusses in the podcast is that what really got him started down this road was realizing that it could be done. He read Dave Kusek and Gerd Leonhard's excellent The Future of Music, and it made him realize "hey, this is possible." And that, alone, made a huge difference. It's amazing what you can do once you realize that something is possible -- and one of the great things we've seen in writing about Corey and numerous other musicians and their success stories is that they, in turn, inspire many other musicians who realize that it really is possible to do quite well despite the naysayers and the doom and gloom. There are a bunch of people who seem to have a vested interest in tearing down the success stories (in many cases because they profit from having naive musicians sign over their lives), but the obvious success stories shine through and inspire many more who follow. It doesn't mean that every musician is guaranteed success. In fact, Corey's story highlights the amount of hard work and dedication that was needed, combined with some great music and a bit of luck as well, to make all of this work.
The podcast also has an interesting section where Corey discusses the various major labels who have approached him, and how it's even tempting at times to go that route, since it could lead to more people hearing his music (especially by getting radio play, of which he doesn't get very much). But, so far, he's realized that it just isn't right -- and that everything that's made this model work for him probably would work against him at a major label (for example, they would try to polish up his sound and clean up his lyrics, which would actually make his music sound less authentic to his biggest fans who have supported him all along). As he notes, one of the key things that he and his manager and other partners have been doing is trying to build a business model for the long term, rather than the typical music industry "flash in the pan" model, whereby a label tries to make a musician huge and then squeeze as much money out of them, as quickly as possible, before that artist dries up. While that star might burn brighter, it's a lot less likely to ever burn at all, and the chances of a very quick flame-out are high. Instead, Corey has shown what's possible by focusing on what makes the most sense for building a long term, sustainable, and quite successful music career.


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The MSI Wind is available with either Windows XP or Linux installed, so this gives us a way to compare the market reception between Windows XP and Linux. Many people won't like this, but the market reception of the Linux version of the Wind has not exactly been stellar, according to Tung. The return rates for the Linux version of the MSI Wind have been four times higher than that of the XP version. As Tung explains:
Tung also disclosed some very interesting sales figures. Apparently, MSI is selling about 150000 to 250000 Winds a month, which is quite impressive, especially if you take into account that these figures exclude the sales of rebranded Winds. The figures could be even better, because "[MSI's] sales have been capped by the supplier of the Atom CPU."
MSI plans to expand the Wind product line with a Wind oriented at business users, with a more industrial and less "cute" design. The Wind Desktop is also close to being released, and will find its way to the US as well.


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The team doesn't have to win the WC, it could be Michael Essien who gets Ghana into the second round, and since it is his first WC (and for Ghana) he would be remembered for that IMO or he could be from Angola or Togo. You could also go Wayne Rooney, you get the point.
For me I will Francesco Totti, if he is fit enough and in form then he is clearly good enough to lead Italy all the way, and besides he has a lot to make up in the public eye after his sending off in 2002 and his spitting incident in Euro 2004 against Denmark. Totti in a way IMO is a bit under-rated in that he plays for Roma, who are not as big or illustratous as a Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, both Milan clubs, Man U, Chelsea etc. so therefore he doesn't always gets the plaudits of a Ronaldinho, Zidane, Kaka, Gerrard, Ballack etc. and he has been a one-club man, having never left Roma (and I doubt he ever will) but there is no way he is inferior to Ronaldinho or Lampard so if he has a great tournament, even if Italy don't win I will be happy.
I will also go for Thierry Henry, for obvious reasons he needs a big tournament to exercise his demons from previous tournaments (where you could say he flopped in South Keora & Japan and then in Portugal two years later) and I see no reason why he can't do well, and if he does well I will be happy, not to get one over Scaly Piscine as other members will try and do (not naming names).


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Repairs include structural restorations, new boilers, new electrical systems, roof repairs and flood remediations at the 37 schools and three public hospitals that have been closed since the storm.
"Our city has never experienced a storm as destructive as Hurricane Sandy, and financing for these repairs is as necessary as it is urgent," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "We are not waiting for federal aid to begin the work of repairing and re-opening them. This emergency capital spending is a vital investment in our recovery and future."
The City Council approved the emergency capital funds at Tuesday's City Council hearing, which will allot $200 million for the Department of Education and $300 million for the city Health and Hospital Corporation (HHC) to repair damage.
At this time, many of the facilities still remain closed, with most severe damage in public schools and hospital buildings throughout the Rockaways, Staten Island and South Brooklyn.
According to officials, Bellevue Hospital Center, Coney Island Hospital and the Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility on Roosevelt Island are still not open.
However, Bellevue will begin outpatient care starting Nov. 19, and Coney Island Hospital will reopen the first week of January, according to HHC.
As Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, comptroller John Liu, and other elected officials announced the emergency repairs fund Monday at P.S. 207 in Howard Beach, one of the schools currently closed, several parents gathered outside with their children.
"My children are just going back to school tomorrow," said Louisa Gaskell, a local resident who lives on 88th street. Because Gaskell's home was without power since the storm, her family had been traveling throughout its aftermath. "We just got power back Saturday, but there are still a lot of damages," she said.
Gaskell said her daughters Grace, 7, and Jessica, 5, would both have to take a bus ride to 232 Lidenwood in Howard Beach until their school was back up and running. "I love this school, I went here when I was a kid," she said. "But I know they (elected officials) know what they're doing."
Also at Monday's announcement, Bloomberg said he signed an emergency order waiving application and permit fees for contractors repairing buildings damaged by the hurricane.


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Many are also aware of the action of the South Dakota state legislature in recent days, passing a law to ban abortion in the state. I have had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with many South Dakota legislators and their people, and have admired their pro-life conviction for a long time. I thank them for taking this bold and decisive action. I applaud them every step of the way.
Many citizens do not realize the extent to which Roe vs. Wade insulted the states and removed their ability to legislate in favor of the unborn. Roe said that even if all the people of a state, together with their elected officials, want to give legal protection to their children before birth, that they are forbidden to do so! This is an inexcusable intrusion of Federal government into the affairs of the states. Moreover, it is not even a legitimate act of government at all. To decriminalize an act of violence is a violation of the very purpose of government.
All of this is to say that the decision of South Dakota to ban abortion is an expression of the kind of right that has to be restored not only to the unborn but to state governments across our land.
Sure, the law will be challenged in Court. Nobody doubts that. But I don't know of any move that the pro-life movement can take in the legislative arena that won't be challenged in one way or another by pro-abortion forces. That's the nature of the battle. Colleagues in the battle may disagree about issues of timing; but the fact is that in this instance, the legislature has already acted. The issue now, it seems to me, is to capitalize on this action and use it as an opportunity to teach our fellow citizens how un-American Roe vs. Wade is. Let's use this action of one state to continue to undermine the decision that blocked every state from protecting its citizens.
The other point to keep in mind is that while some argue that we need to wait until there is another replacement on the Supreme Court, the fact is that we never really know the course that our efforts will take. Moreover, what is being expressed in South Dakota is more than the result of strategic planning and arguments on one or another side of the fence. It is, instead, an expression of a deep, unyielding longing rooted in the human heart itself saying that we must be free: we must be free of tyranny, we must be free to protect our own children, we must be free to shake off the yoke of oppression, whatever form that yoke takes: slavery, terrorism, or abortion. That yearning will always express itself; it can never be shut out or delayed.
Whatever the legal outcome of South Dakota's action may be, a prophetic word has been spoken, and a prophetic action has been taken. The days of abortion in this nation are numbered. In ways that nobody can trace for sure, the day of freedom is approaching.