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Create Your Social Media Attack Strategy
While I think that social media is "the last item up for bid" in terms of a company's battle plan in search marketing, this doesn't mean it's not an important part of an overall strategy. I've said it before, an SEO has to be fluent in every discipline. Social media is a the perfect way to:
1) Get links from a variety of outbound sources, at a variety of IP address (though the anchor text is an if'y proposition)
2) A great way to get brand recognition through several communities, marketplaces, and verticals quickly
3) And, if you can pull it off through nice landing pages, a great way to boost conversions
The strategy with any social media marketing effort is, simply put, to hold a conversation with a community, while manipulating them to perform the desired action. It sounds cold and calculating, but to say it is anything else from a search marketing viewpoint, would be a lie.
In order to create a successful campaign, not only for your own branding efforts and promotion opportunities, but to for your clients' as well, there is a need to coordinate efforts between all of locations to reach the widest audience possible.
A Cooperative Blitzkrieg
It's very rare you see the word blitzkrieg in anything other than World War II references to German attack methods. But, in this instance, we're talking about your internal strategy to push your social message out into the wilderness (see the diagram below). The aim of this strategy, which I've found to work well, is to create "waves" of pushes throughout these communities.
The 1st Wave
The Parent Entity in the diagram above is a social media asset (i.e. company blog, parent Twitter account, parent Facebook Fan Page, or LinkedIn Company Page, etc.) When the parent entity publishes on the aforementioned platforms, it will have it's own natural push into the community(ies) at large. Without an internal strategy in place, this is where the meme dies: in an isolated space left to generate it's own buzz and movement.
To combat this, every company should/needs to encourage it's employees to become satellite proselytizers of the brand and the meme. It will take time for the individuals to create and manage a trustworthy reputation within their given communities; therefore, this is a strategy that is intended for the long haul and relies heavily on the 2nd wave.
The 2nd Wave
This, perhaps, is the integral piece of the strategy. Not only does it rely on the "individual" off-shoot from the parent to have a good reputation within their respective community and following, it also relies on them to time their re-issuing of the meme so as not to seem "disingenuous" or "spammy". Which is why Parents should allow their employees to enter communities unattached to the Parent.
Let's be honest. We all know we've done the internal eye-roll when we see an employee spread the parent message. Especially when the meme is re-blasted within seconds of the Parent. If the meme is spread by people unattached to the Parent, then it's going to have a much higher trust factor and that the information is valuable.
The second wave can last a couple a days, if need be. This is where the coordination comes into play. Depending on how many individuals you have, you can set up "mini-waves" at the 2nd Wave. The objective at the second wave level is to penetrate as deeply as possible into the 3rd Wave (The Communities-At-Large)
The 3rd Wave
If the 1st and 2nd wave really possessed the cooperative blitzkrieg element, and the meme was actually "valuable" to the community, then deep penetration in the the 3rd wave should be all but guaranteed. Controlling the meme at the 3rd wave is close to impossible, which is why it is imperative in the first two waves that message be engineered but not feel contrived. It's walking a fine line of control and art.
While this may seem cold and calculated, it has to be done. Real spontaneity and viral memes are like Halley's Comet: it don't happen often enough to really count on as a staple element. The more strategy you can apply to social media efforts to ensure visibility, branding, and interaction to elicit the desired reaction in a community/communities that have the attention span of ferret on a triple espresso, the better.

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Smoked Salmon Horseradish Mousse
* 3/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
* 1 tablespoon cold water
* 3/4 cup sour cream
* 2 ounces smoked salmon, chopped (about 1/3 cup), plus 6 ounces smoked salmon, sliced thin
* 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh horseradish, or to taste
* 2 teaspoons minced fresh dill plus dill sprigs for garnish
* pumpernickel toast points as an accompaniment if desired
Smoked Salmon Appetizer Instructions:
In a small saucepan sprinkle the gelatin over the water and let it soften for 1 minute. Heat the mixture over low heat, stirring, until the gelatin is dissolved, add 1/4 cup of the sour cream, and cook the mixture, whisking, until it is smooth. In a food processor purée the chopped salmon until it is very smooth. In a small bowl whisk together the gelatin mixture, the remaining 1/2 cup sour cream, the puréed salmon, the horseradish, the minced dill, and salt and pepper to taste and chill the mousse, covered, for 1 hour, or until it is firm. The mousse may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled.
Scoop oval-shaped mounds of the mousse onto each of 6 chilled plates, arrange the sliced salmon decoratively on the plates, and garnish each serving with a dill sprig. Serve the salmon with the toast points. Enjoy !


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Mitochondrial Myopathies (MM)
None of the hallmark symptoms of mitochondrial disease — muscle weakness, exercise intolerance, hearing impairment, ataxia, seizures, learning disabilities, cataracts, heart defects, diabetes and stunted growth — are unique to mitochondrial disease. However, a combination of three or more of these symptoms in one person strongly points to mitochondrial disease, especially when the symptoms involve more than one organ system.
To evaluate the extent of these symptoms, a physician usually begins by taking the patient's personal medical history, and then proceeds with physical and neurological exams. At the bottom of this page is a chart that explains in detail these tests and what they are expected to show.
Diagnostic tests in mitochondrial diseases
The physical exam typically includes tests of strength and endurance, such as an exercise test, which can involve activities like repeatedly making a fist, or climbing up and down a small flight of stairs. The neurological exam can include tests of reflexes, vision, speech and basic cognitive (thinking) skills.
Depending on information found during the medical history and exams, the physician might proceed with more specialized tests that can detect abnormalities in muscles, brain and other organs.
The most important of these tests is the muscle biopsy, which involves removing a small sample of muscle tissue to examine. When treated with a dye that stains mitochondria red, muscles affected by mitochondrial disease often show ragged red fibers — muscle cells (fibers) that have excessive mitochondria. Other stains can detect the absence of essential mitochondrial enzymes in the muscle. It's also possible to extract mitochondrial proteins from the muscle and measure their activity.
In addition to the muscle biopsy, noninvasive techniques can be used to examine muscle without taking a tissue sample. For instance, a technique called muscle phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can measure levels of phosphocreatine and ATP (compounds that are often depleted in muscles affected by mitochondrial disease).
CT scans and MRI scans can be used to visually inspect the brain for signs of damage, and surface electrodes placed on the scalp can be used to produce a record of the brain's activity called an electroencephalogram (EEG).
Similar techniques might be used to examine the functions of other organs and tissues in the body. For example, an electrocardiogram (EKG) can monitor the heart's activity, and a blood test can detect signs of kidney malfunction.
Finally, a genetic test can determine whether someone has a genetic mutation that causes mitochondrial disease. Ideally, the test is done using genetic material extracted from blood or from a muscle biopsy. It's important to realize that, although a positive test result can confirm diagnosis, a negative test result isn't necessarily meaningful.
Diagnostic Tests in Mitochondrial Diseases
|What it Shows
|Family history
|Clinical exam or oral history of family members
|Can sometimes indicate inheritance pattern by noting "soft signs" in unaffected relatives. These include deafness, short stature, migraine headaches and PEO.
|Muscle biopsy
1. Histochemistry
2. Immunohistochemistry
3. Biochemistry
4. Electron microscopy
1. Detects abnormal proliferation of mitochondria and deficiencies in cytochrome c oxidase (COX, which is complex IV in the electron transport chain).
2. Detects presence or absence of specific proteins. Can rule out other diseases or confirm loss of electron transport chain proteins.
3. Measures activities of specific enzymes. A special test called polarography measures oxygen consumption in mitochondria.
4. May confirm abnormal appearance of mitochondria. Not used much today.
|Blood enzyme test
1. Lactate and pyruvate levels
2. Serum creatine kinase
1. If elevated, may indicate deficiency in electron transport chain; abnormal ratios of the two may help identify the part of the chain that is blocked.
2. May be slightly elevated in mitochondrial disease but usually only high in cases of mitochondrial DNA depletion.
|Genetic test
1. Known mutations
2. Rare or unknown mutations
1. Uses blood sample or muscle sample to screen for known mutations, looking for common mutations first.
2. Can also look for rare or unknown mutations but may require samples from family members; this is more expensive and time-consuming.


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RecitalECLECTIC DRAMATIC PROGRAMING IN SPRING LAKE VILLAGE RECITAL
by Terry McNeill
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Marin-based pianist Laura Magnani combined piquant remarks to an audience of 100 Sept. 11 with dramatic music making in a recital at Spring Lake Village's Montgomery Center. Ms. Magnani's eclectic programming in past SLV recitals continued, beginning with three sonatas by her Italian compatriot Sca...
ChamberPERFORMER AS PROMOTER: CLARA SCHUMANN AND MUSICAL SALONS CLOSE VOM FESTIVAL
by Pamela Hicks Gailey
Sunday, July 28, 2019
The July 28 closing performance of the Valley of the Moon Chamber Music Festival could have been subtitled "Friends", as it was devoted to works by both Clara and Robert Schumann, and those of their friends and protégés Brahms and virtuoso violinist Joseph Joachim, with whom Clara toured extensively...
ChamberROMANTIC CHAMBER WORKS HIGHLIGHT VOM FESTIVAL AT HANNA CENTER
by Sonia Morse Tubridy
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Now in its 5th season the Valley of the Moon Chamber Music Festival presented July 27 a concert titled "My Brilliant Sister," featuring Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's compositions for combinations of voice, fortepiano and strings. Fanny and her brother Felix were close, and Felix occasionally published ...
SymphonyROMANTIC DREAMS AT THE MENDOCINO MUSIC FESTIVAL
by Kayleen Asbo
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Romanticism, contrary to many popular perceptions, wasn't simply about diving into the habitat of the heart. Romanticism began as a literary movement that elevated the power of nature as a transcendent force and sought with keen nostalgia to rediscover the wisdom of the past. The Romantics in both l...
ChamberCHAUSSON CONCERTO SHINES IN A VISIONARY'S SALON
by Steve Osborn
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Ernest Chausson's four-movement Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet (1891) is neither concerto nor sonata nor symphony, but it somehow manages to be all three, especially when played with fire and conviction by an accomplished soloist. Those incendiary and emotional elements w...
ChamberEUROPEAN SALON MUSIC CAPTIVATES AT VOM FESTIVAL CONCERT
by Pamela Hicks Gailey
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Two stunning programs of 19th and 20th century chamber music were presented on July 21 and 28 as part of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival at the Hanna Center in Sonoma. Festival founders and directors pianist Eric Zivian and cellist Tanya Tompkins were both on hand to contribute brilliantly at ...
ChamberECLECTIC INSTRUMENTAL COMBINATIONS IN VOM FESTIVAL CONCERT
by Sonia Morse Tubridy
Saturday, July 20, 2019
A Lovely summer afternoon in Sonoma Valley, an excellent small concert hall, enthusiastic audience, exciting musicians and creative programming with interesting story lines. All these were combined July 20 at a Valley of the Moon Festival concert titled "An Italian in Paris." This is the fifth seaso...
Opera'ELIXIR' A WELCOME TONIC IN SPRIGHTLY ANNUAL MMF OPERA
by Terry McNeill
Friday, July 19, 2019
In most of the Mendocino Music Festival's 33 seasons a single evening is given over to a staged opera, with bare bones sets, lighting, costumes, minimal cast and short length. No Wagner or Verdi here, no multiple acts and complicated production demands. Light and frothy are the usual, and so it wa...
RecitalPUNGENT WALTZES AND VIRTUOSITY IN LADEUR'S SLV RECITAL
by Terry McNeill
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
San Francisco based pianist Jeffrey LaDeur has become one of the most sought-after North Bay virtuosi, and cemented that reputation July 17 in a short but eclectic recital in Santa Rosa's Spring Lake Village Chamber Music Series. Before 140 in the Village's auditorium Mr. LaDeur began with Schubert...
Choral and VocalNOBLE BRAHMS REQUIEM PERFORMANCE CLOSES SONOMA BACH'S SEASON
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Saturday, June 01, 2019
Sonoma Bach, conducted by Robert Worth, presented a truly grand finale to their 2018-19 "Light Out of Darkness" season in two sold out Schroeder Hall performances June 1 and 2. The program "A Human Requiem" was received rapturously with a well-deserved standing ovation for the main work, Brahms' ...
THREE SONG CYCLES HIGHLIGHT VIBRANT SLV RECITALby Pamela Hicks-Gailey
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
An ambitious recital of vocal and piano music was presented May 8 at Santa Rosa's Spring Lake Village by mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich and pianist Jeffrey LaDeur. The duo engaged the enthusiastic audience with scholarly friendliness and artistry in performances of Beethoven's short cycle of six songs An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; selections from Fauré's La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61; and four of Copland's Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson composed in 1950.


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It is commonly understood that writing professionals get paid by word count. And most often it is so.
But still, it is not the only way of defining the charge for your work. And in some cases, word count is just not the right method to estimate the work you have done.


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- ITV Report
The Beatles' first single Love Me Do turns 50
The Beatles' first hit single Love Me Do reaches the milestone age of 50 today.
The 1962 release, which had P.S. I Love You as its B-side, only managed to reach number 17 in the UK but was a number one hit in the United States in 1964.
Famous for its harmonica riff, Love Me Do was principally written by Sir Paul McCartney and helped launch The Beatles in the UK.
To honour the fab four's first single turning 50, a world record attempt for the most people singing in a round will take place in Liverpool today.
Fans, choir members and school children will gather at Liverpool's Cruise Liner Terminal, Princes Dock, to perform the song.
It is hoped around 1,200 people will turn up for the Guinness world record attempt and staff from The Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts - which was co-founded by Sir Paul - will act as official witnesses.
The record for most people singing in a round currently stands at 897.
The attempt is part of a year-long programme of events across the city to mark Liverpool Celebrates 50 Years Of The Beatles.


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Embroidery floss: red
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I currently hold a Bachelors in Computer Science and a Minor in Physics. As far as that goes, I've taken courses in the basic things (University Physics 1 and 2), Thermodynamics, Circuitry and Modern Optics. I also read about various topics online in my spare time. I'm also planning on going for a Masters in Computer Engineering at NYU Poly.
My question is what are some possible Physics related career paths for someone with my background? I just graduated this passed May, so I'm fresh out of the academic world. Are there places in National Labs for people like myself? I live probably no more than an hour or so from the Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island and would like to somehow get involved there. Is such a thing even feasible?


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Thu, 25 May 2006
My bear phobia kicks up again... and my friend sends me a canister of anti-dog spray which doesn't work.....what is she trying to say? Then, Iowa high school students are being warned about car-jacking situations and how to avoid them. In Iowa!
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WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Earth Day is a day to appreciate Mother Nature's contributions to keeping us healthy, a U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said.
"At the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we work to create and maintain a healthy environment, while recognizing that the true resources for staying healthy are not government initiatives at all. They are nearby natural parks and hiking trails that you can walk or jog through, or a body of water perfect for kayaking or swimming," Sebelius said in a statement.
"Doing what is good for the planet is good for our health. Conserving energy and water, choosing healthy or locally grown foods, walking and biking instead of driving and recycling are some of the best things we can do for our health and the health of those around us. These simple, green activities can reduce the risk of health issues like asthma or even cancer."
A healthy planet can also help us fight another serious health issue our country is facing -- obesity, Sebelius said.
"Take a deep breath of fresh air and enjoy the many gifts of our planet," Sebelius said. "Earth Day reminds us that being a healthy nation requires going beyond our clinical resources -- it starts with a healthy environment."


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Throwing darts is a great leisure activity because it's relatively easy to set up and play, there are a variety of games within the game you can play, and best of all you can have a beer while playing. Everything good about throwing darts also translates to the new zombie throwing knife and target sets from United Cutlery, except you may want to limit that beverage intake for safety sake. This product makes a game out of the art of throwing knives so you're not just putting holes in a piece of wood, you're actually aiming your throws and strategizing a winning formula. These amazingly cool sets come with a dozen throwing knives, specially designed target, game instruction book, and even a nylon carry case for the knives. If zombies or neon green aren't really your thing, then the On Target sets are just as cool with their yellow or red target boards. Start on your way to hours of enjoyment and entertainment with these throwing knife and target sets available at www.knifecenter.com.
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Commercial, Products, Public Service, Regulatory, Training
By Marcia Hillary Kay | September 1, 2007
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Atlantis Systems International of Brampton, Ontario, gave attendees at the Airborne Law Enforcement Assn.'s 37th Annual Convention a sample of virtual reality with their Helicopter Virtual Task Trainer.
Looking like a cross between an amusement park ride and a full-motion flight simulator, the trainer puts the pilot and a set of flight controls atop a full-motion platform with six degrees of freedom. The aircraft's interior (including instrument panel), and all outside views are presented through the pilot's virtual-reality goggles.
At the heart of the trainer is software that provides rich graphics of real-world regions, as well as the interior of one or more selected helicopters. The demonstrator is programmed to represent a Bell Helicopter 206. With goggles on, you can see every part of the virtual outside world and aircraft interior within your normal field of view, even to the extent of being able to look into the back seat. According to the company, the graphics pan at the same rate as the pilot's head movements.
"The trainer is a realistic flight complement to the helicopter, the full-mission simulator, and flight training device," said Bob Monette, marketing director for international training systems. "It allows pilots to perform the practical, critical tasks demanded of them every day and night." Training can be guided and monitored from an instructor station included with the system. According to Monette, each system is built to meet the training needs of the individual customer, so the price can vary with the number of regions and aircraft models requested. Even with that variable, he said the system can cost $1 million or less, which is half the cost of a conventional simulator using wrap-around monitors and a full cockpit mock-up. — Ernie Stephens
The Gulf Helicopter Co. has hired Qatar's first female helicopter pilot. Munira al-Dusari earned her pilot's license from the Jordan-based Middle East Academy for Flying and the U.S.-based Bristow Academy. She had qualified for flying passenger aircraft but had failed in an attempt to fly for Qatar Airways. She then switched to helicopter training, a feat she found more difficult than flying fixed-wing aircraft. Mohamed Ibrahim al-Muhanndi, general manager of Gulf Helicopters, said the company has developed plans for expansion and is in talks with the National Health Authority to implement a helicopter ambulance project. He said that Qatar is clear about increasing the number of Qataris in Gulf Helicopters. The country has also started a project to implement helicopter firefighting. Gulf Helicopters provided support for al-Dusari to receive her commercial license.
Bristow Academy in Concord, Calif. has sold its oldest aircraft, two Schweizer 300CBs and replaced them with two new 300CBis. The new aircraft will be sent from Bristow's academy in Titusville, Fla. The acquisition of the new aircraft will enable Bristow to develop its mountain course and continue the day-to-day training for the people who live in the San Francisco Bay area. In April, Bristow purchased Helicopter Adventures.
Civic Helicopters, Carlsbad, Calif.,signed a 40-yr lease with San Diego County, Calif. and has moved into a new location at Palomar Airport, across the highway from its former facility. It has been a helicopter flight school since 1987. Chin Tu, president of the company, said the company has outgrown its facility at the old Hughes Helicopters facility. The new facility has a 10,000-sq-ft-plus hangar and 12,000 sq ft of office space. The company is hoping to fill the growing demand for services. Currently, the company provides flight training to pilots and officers of the San Diego County Sheriff's Dept., the San Diego Police Dept., and the FAA. It has been an authorized service center for Bell Helicopter, MD Helicopters, Robinson Helicopter Co. and Schweizer Aircraft. Civic is looking to add other major helicopter manufacturer service centers. It says it is the only helicopter fixed-base operator with multiple helicopters available.
Aerosimulators, Prescott, Ariz. has unveiled a unique training device: a gimbal imaging systems trainer.
The trainer frees up a helicopter for use while the imager operator is being trained on the system in a classroom environment. The trainer is available in a visual mode as well as low-light and infrared, environments encountered in law enforcement and news-gathering operations. The system costs $35,000, said Aerosimulators CEO Mike Coligny. It weighs 175 lb and may be plugged in for use. Aerosimulators was started in 1999 as a spin-off of a helicopter operator and training school.


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Occupy Economics: Because We're Teaching It Wrong
Does Occupy Wall Street highlight the failures of traditional Econ 101? These economists think so.
Occupy Economics from Softbox on Vimeo.
Economists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst vouched their support for the Occupy movement and the 99% in an open statement to Occupiers. Economists from around the world have added their names to this statement.
The economists who created the statement and the organization Econ4 believe there needs to be fundamental change in the field of economics in order to influence change in the economy and political spheres.
To find out more about the statement to Occupiers and the possibilities these economists see for the future visit Econ4.org.
Not everyone at the top of the economic system thinks it's a fair one. Why Jesse Estrin—and many others—decided to stand with the rest of us.
Is the Occupy movement an opportunity to transform the legal structures that give corporations their power over the rest of us?


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Will the Rise of the Contingent Workforce Make us Dumber?
I have to admit that I love the days and weeks before a new year begins, as we're compelled to look back, take stock (and produce a flood of 'Top 10' lists), as well as look ahead, making predictions about the unknowable year in front of us. HR predictions (like most predictions) are always a dodgy business, but I think that there are a few safe bets- trends that we can all agree are already coming to pass. One of these that will have significant and lasting repercussions for HR, organizations, and the economy as whole, is the rise of the contingent workforce. Already a demonstrable trend, arguably accelerated by the recession and the ensuing tepid recovery, this change has the potential to significantly impact virtually every aspect of HR (and in many cases has already done so). Could the traditional employee become an endangered species in the years to come? Read more


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Looks like there's a big update for the Google Translate Android app going out this morning. The big addition in the new version 2.5 is the ability to translate parts of images using your phone's rear-facing camera. This feature can be used by tapping the camera icon, tapping the screen to take a picture, then highlighting what you want to translate. It takes a little getting used to, but with a bit of practice it's pretty easy to tag certain sections for translation, which should be useful for signs and other short messages when traveling. Note, however, that you'll need at least Android 2.3 Gingerbread to use image translation.
Other changes include the ability to specify preferred dialects for speech input, instant, as-you-type translation similar to the Google Translate web interface, and improvements to the way Japanese characters are handled. Specifically, the app can now recognize multiple Japanese characters at once.
We'll definitely be taking this app with us to IFA in Berlin, Germany later this month. If you're traveling anytime soon, you'll probably want to do the same. Hit the Google Play link to grab the latest version of Google Translate.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Applying Communication
|Group Test | Parabola Solution | Classroom Practice | Communication in Action | Classroom Checklist | Your Journal
How did you set up and work through the problem? Here is a solution skeleton that reveals possible steps in solving the problem.
In our scenario, the teacher, Carlos Cabana, has decided to present this problem in a group test. He has organized his class of thirty-four students into groups of three and four. They are working on the problem together. He will give each group one grade, to be determined by grading a different problem on each student's test.
Effective communication within the group was essential as Mr. Cabana had chosen a problem that was beyond the capacity of the students to solve individually.
Questions to consider:
Put yourself in Mr. Cabana's shoes and answer these questions.
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What Do You Get for an Investment Banker?
Why, this cake, of course:
Sarah P.'s brother got this cake for her husband, an investment banker. It's like the Sci-Fi channel meets WWF: the earth has cracked open, and a demonic blood-sucking leech has attacked one of the wrestlers.
OH, wait - I just got the connection! Blood sucking leech/investment banker! How did I miss that?
And now a word from our new Director of Sensitivity, Pat:
"Jen in no way means to imply, allude to, or otherwise state that all investment bankers are blood sucking leeches or, conversely, that all blood sucking leeches are investment bankers. Any and all similarities between the aforementioned "Investment Bankers" and "Blood Sucking Leeches" may be purely coincidental and should be disregarded unless, of course, the above parties wish to be known as each other, in which case we, as members of the "World Community" should accept and embrace that choice."


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Halbert C Graham
Born May 16, 1875
Died Aug 4, 1888
"A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled"
Graham-Mason Cemetery
Hill County, Texas
Halbert Graham was related to the Grahams and Meltons, who were the family of my great-granduncle Francis Lee Turner's wife Jennie Margaret Melton. I guess that makes him a distant cousin of mine by marriage. Some day I'll really look into the Grahams. Tons of 'em in Hill County, Texas in the late 19th century!


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Boulder-bred bluegrass powerhouse String Cheese Incident today announced it will play a free show on University Hill at 6 p.m. April 28.
The announcement came via a video from the band that shows keys player Kyle Hollingsworth chasing unsuspecting Boulderites around the Hill with an accordion before he declares, "This is not the same without the band. We gotta do it again with the full band, but right here."
From the looks of the video, the band will be setting up at the intersection of 13th Street and College Avenue. City officials are still working through permits, but communications and special events coordinator Ashley Herring said they expect to announce street closures early next week.
The String Cheese Incident will release its next album — Song in My Head, the band's first in nine years — the next day.


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Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
David died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of complications from a stroke, according to his wife, Eunice.
"As a lyric writer, Hal was simple, concise and poetic — conveying volumes of meaning in the fewest possible words and always in service to the music," songwriter Paul Williams, president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, said in a statement. David was a former president of the society and a longtime board member.
When David and Bacharach were awarded the nation's highest prize for popular music in May, President Obama said, "Above all, they stayed true to themselves."
"And with an unmistakable authenticity, they captured the emotions of our daily lives — the good times, the bad times and everything in between," the president said upon awarding them the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
David was too ill to attend the White House ceremony, but his wife accepted the award on his behalf.
"It was my great fortune to have ever crossed paths with Hal David. He was a great writer of lyrics. If you need proof, just listen to the lyrics of 'A House Is Not a Home' or 'Alfie' and that would be as good as you can get," Bacharach told The Times on Saturday.
James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, called David "an American songwriting treasure."
"The pairing of Hal David lyrics with Burt Bacharach music gave us powerful and memorable songs that have been embraced across generations," Billington said in a statement.
Singer and music historian Michael Feinstein told The Times in 2011 that lyrically David was "a very inventive wordsmith" who was "able to take the vernacular of the time and elevate it to poetic heights."
The Brooklyn-born David already had written a number of hit songs with other collaborators before teaming with the younger Bacharach in 1956 at Famous Music in the Brill Building, the legendary hub of music publishers and songwriters on Broadway in New York City.
They scored their first hit together in 1957 with Marty Robbins' recording of "The Story of My Life," which was followed by a 1958 hit for Perry Como, "Magic Moments" — two songs that, David later said, "didn't exactly break new ground."
Both David and Bacharach continued to collaborate with others before committing to an exclusive songwriting partnership after discovering what David once described as "their magical interpreter": a supremely talented young recording session backup singer named Dionne Warwick.
In 1962, Warwick recorded the Bacharach-David song "Don't Make Me Over" and it became her first hit single.
Warwick recorded a long string of Bacharach-David pop classics, including "Walk On By," "Alfie," "Reach Out for Me," "Message to Michael," "Trains and Boats and Planes," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again."
"She was so right for our stuff," David said of Warwick in 2003 in the Record of Bergen County, N.J. "You couldn't find anyone who could sing the melodies so well."
Of collaborating with Bacharach, he said: "We were really running parallel to rock 'n' roll. We were writing songs that I think were original and fresh and seemed to capture the imagination of the people at the time."
In 1963 — the year Warwick scored with the duo's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" — the songwriters had several other hits, including "Blue on Blue" for Bobby Vinton, "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" for Gene Pitney and "Wives and Lovers" for Jack Jones.
Other Bacharach and David hits of the 1960s included "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" and "Only Love Can Break a Heart" (Pitney), "Make It Easy on Yourself" (Jerry Butler), "What's New, Pussycat?" (Tom Jones), "The Look of Love" and "Wishin' and Hopin' " (Dusty Springfield), "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Jackie DeShannon) and "This Guy's In Love With You" (Herb Alpert).
"We'd sit in a room and start with maybe a line that I had, or four bars of Burt's music, and we'd build a song sort of like we were building a house," David recalled in 2000 in the London Guardian. "Very often we were writing three songs at a time."
Of his approach to writing lyrics, David told Daily Variety in 1998: "I always looked for an emotional impact and I always looked to tell stories. I like a narrative quality. I look for simplicity as opposed to being simplistic."
The inspiration for "Don't Make Me Over" came from a comment Warwick made to the songwriters after she sang "Make It Easy on Yourself" on a demonstration record, only to see it recorded by Jerry Butler.
"She was very upset, thinking that she should have been the one to record it," David recalled in 1997 on National Public Radio. "And so she said, you know, 'Don't make me over' — I mean, let me record my own songs once you write them. And so we went into the studio and we wrote this song, 'Don't Make Me Over,' and recorded it with Dionne."
Don't make me over.
Now that I'd do anything for you.
Don't make me over.
Now that you know how I adore you.
Don't pick on the things I say, the things I do.
Just love me with all my faults, the way that I love you.
I'm begging you …
David's lyrics for the title song for "Alfie," the 1966 film starring Michael Caine as a self-centered womanizer in swinging London, were "a very poignant expression of the pathos of romance," Feinstein said, and "a big hit, to boot."
What's it all about, Alfie?
Is it just for the moment we live?
What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie?
Are we meant to take more than we give
or are we meant to be kind?
Music historian Paul Grein said the songwriters' "natural inclinations" made for an ideal partnership.
"Hal's lyrics were simple and direct and conversational; he would understate," Grein told The Times in 2011. "Without even being conscious about it, they balanced each other perfectly. Burt's melodies were complex and intricate. I think if Hal's lyrics had been fussy and complicated it might have been too much."
Their film work during the 1960s resulted in Academy Award nominations for the title songs "What's New, Pussycat?" and "Alfie" and for the song "The Look of Love" in "Casino Royale."
In 1970, they won the Oscar for best original song for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," which became a No. 1 hit single for B.J. Thomas.
Bacharach and David also wrote the music and lyrics — and Neil Simon wrote the book — for the long-running 1968 Broadway hit "Promises, Promises." The songwriters were rewarded with a Grammy.
A 1972 Times profile on David noted that the easygoing lyricist had been referred to as "the shadowy, retiring" member of the partnership, while Bacharach — who also had a solo career as a performer and was married to actress Angie Dickinson — had a glamorous public persona.
"My life is more private than Burt's," David acknowledged, "and I like it. If I could try being a celebrity one day and then decide if I liked it or not, I would. But that's impossible."
Moving into the 1970s, Bacharach and David's winning streak continued with hits such as the Carpenters' recording of "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and the 5th Dimension's "One Less Bell To Answer."
They collaborated on the 1973 musical remake of "Lost Horizon," but after the film flopped, the celebrated songwriting team broke up. Warwick sued them over an album they failed to produce for her, and Bacharach and David sued each other.
"Things just sort of peter out at a given point," David said in a 1983 Times article of the split. "A partnership such as we had is a case of one plus one equals three. There was a chemistry, and when the chemistry stops working you don't know why. But, my God, regrets I have none."
David's later songs included "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with composer Albert Hammond), which became a 1984 hit for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson; and the title song of the 1979 James Bond film "Moonraker" (with composer John Barry).
The youngest of three sons of Jewish-Austrian immigrant parents who owned a delicatessen, David was born May 25, 1921.
"I loved music and we always had music at home," David said in the 1975 book "In Their Own Words."
He learned to play the violin as a child and later had a band that played for weddings and bar mitzvahs. But from a young age, David said, he saw himself as a writer and as a teenager began penning songs.
He spent two years studying journalism at New York University and wrote advertising copy for the New York Post before serving in the Army during World War II. Stationed in Hawaii, he wrote sketches and songs for military shows.
Following the lead of his older brother Mack, a successful lyricist who wrote for the movies and television, David launched his songwriting career after the war.
In 1949, he was living in an attic on Long Island with his first wife, Anne, when he teamed with Don Rodney and had his first hit with "The Four Winds and the Seven Seas," which peaked at No. 3 for Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra.
Collaborating with different composers over the next several years, David had a number of hits, including "American Beauty Rose" for Frank Sinatra, "Broken-Hearted Melody" for Sarah Vaughan and, in 1953, "Bell Bottom Blues" for Teresa Brewer.
"That was an important hit," David told The Times in 1972, "because it got us out of our attic."
His first wife died in 1987.
David is survived by his second wife, Eunice, of Los Angeles; two sons from his first marriage, Jim David of Studio City and Craig David of Clyde, Texas; two stepsons, KC and Donald Forester; and three grandchildren.


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The talk of Chronicle star Michael B. Jordan potentially playing Johnny Storm AKA the Human Torch in Twentieth Century Fox's Fantastic Four reboot has provoked some pretty polarized reactions. While Jordan's previous work has left a lot of people excited by the prospect of him joining the superhero team, some fans of the comics are less than happy with the idea of the originally white Johnny Storm being played by a black actor.
There is a lot to be said for casting Jordan, who is the right age to play the character, has the right kind of athletic build and has already proven adept at portraying charismatic and slightly brash characters. The debate has been dragged out, however, by the fact that talk of this particular casting choice has been resurfacing for months without Jordan either officially taking the role or turning it down.
After a whole lot of maybes, there are now claims of a certainty. A "trusted source" from within Jordan's agency reportedly told Schmoes Know that the actor has signed on the dotted line to play Johnny Storm, which would make him the first actor who be firmly attached to the reboot.
A few different sites have erroneously described this casting as "official" despite the fact that the source is unnamed and, most notably, the major trades like THR and Deadline have not yet reported it. The story began spreading very fast as soon as it broke, but every other story links back to the Schmoes Know article and right now there are no other sources corroborating or confirming the story.
We'll keep a question mark next to the news of Jordan actually signing on to play the role for now, but whether pen has been put to paper or not it's already looking very likely that he's going to get the part. Rumors that director Josh Trank and Twentieth Century Fox were considering Jordan for the role have been circulating since this summer and Jordan himself recently said that he's "definitely interested" in the project. While multiple actors have been mentioned as possibilities for the other three members of the team, Jordan's name is the only one that's been connected with the Johnny Storm role.
Jordan and Trank are already old friends and both of them hit the spotlight after Trank's found footage superhero movie Chronicle. Jordan recently played the lead in true-life drama Fruitvale Station, for which he won Best Actor awards at the Zurich Film Festival, the Hollywood Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival. Jordan will also star alongside Zac Efron in upcoming raunchy comedy That Awkward Moment and will play the grandson of Apollo Creed in Rocky spin-off Creed. He's definitely popular enough to be a draw for the Fantastic Four reboot whilst still being affordable within a film that will necessarily have a big FX budget.
One of the questions raised by fans amidst the backlash is whether or not Johnny Storm being played by a black actor will affect his relationship with Sue Storm, since the actors rumored to be in line for that role - Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie and Kate Mara - are all white. There are numerous ways that this could be handled, for example by one of the Storms being adopted or by them being half-siblings or step-siblings, but a lot of fans have been throwing out their own suggestions for who should play Sue. Orange is the New Black's Samira Wiley is a current favorite, along with Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness) and Kerry Washington (who starred in the last two Fantastic Four movies as Alicia Masters).
Consider this rumor to be unconfirmed for now, but it is definitely in line with the direction that the Fantastic Four casting seems to be taking. Since the movie was originally supposed to start filming in September, we can hopefully expect more concrete details soon as Fox moves to use the Fantastic Four rights or risk losing them.
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Police in Orange arrested a man at Flying J's Monday morning for public intoxication after the man reportedly caused a disturbance at the Denny's located at the truck stop. According to the report, once police were on the scene the man shouted at them, warning of a pending "doomsday."
Orange Police Officer Caleb Davis reported he was on patrol Monday when he received a call in reference to an intoxicated white male in the Denny's parking lot at Flying J's truck stop, 7112 E. Interstate 10 in Orange, at approximately 9:30 a.m. In the report, Officer Davis stated he arrived at the scene at approximately 9:43 a.m. and observed a white male wearing a long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans matching the description given. The man identified himself as Landon Spikes, 29, of Longville, La. According to Davis' report, Spikes was speaking rapidly about "doomsday" and loudly asserting he was saved and "people are going to die." Davis reported Spikes admitted he had taken "meth," or methamphetamine, earlier that morning.
Paramedics from Acadian Ambulance arrived at the scene but were unable to take the man's vital signs, Davis reported. Due to Spikes' "unpredictable behavior," Davis wrote in the report, the officer felt the man was intoxicated to the point of being a danger to himself or others and placed him under arrest. Davis transported Spikes' to the Orange County Jail and provided jail staff there with a medical refusal form.


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The big news out of Hollywood this week is that Disney is bringing back one of the greatest movie franchises in history with its $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm Ltd. Star Wars fans will now get to enjoy Episode 7, due for release in 2015 with Episodes 8 and 9 to follow.
But is "enjoy" the right word? Are you looking forward to three new Star Wars movies directed without the magic touch of George Lucas (he's now just a "creative consultant")? Or were you fine calling it quits after 2005's Revenge of the Sith?
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This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate. For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
Exposure to 2-butoxyethanol and butoxyethanol acetate occurs mainly from breathing air or having skin contact with household products containing them. Breathing in large amounts of 2-butoxyethanol or 2-butoxyethanol acetate may result in irritation of the nose and eyes, headache, and vomiting. 2-Butoxyethanol has been found in at least 20 of the 1,430 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency.
What are 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate?
2-Butoxyethanol is a clear colorless liquid that smells like ether. It has many names including ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol butyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether, Butyl Cellusolve, butyl glycol, and butyl Oxitol. It is used as a solvent in spray lacquers, enamels, varnishes, and latex paints and as an ingredient in paint thinners and strippers, varnish removers, and herbicides. It is also used in liquid soaps, cosmetics, industrial and household cleaners, and dry-cleaning compounds.
2-Butoxyethanol acetate is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor. It is also known as ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, butoxyethyl acetate, butyl glycol acetate, ethylene glycol butyl ether acetate, and acetic acid 2-butoxyethyl ester. It is used as a solvent for lacquers, varnishes, enamels, and epoxy resins. It is also used in some ink and spot remover compounds.
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- 2-Butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate may break down in air into other compounds within a few days.
- Both compounds may pass into air from water and soil.
- 2-Butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate do not build up in plants and animals.
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- Many people are exposed to small amounts of 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate every day.
- Breathing air or having skin contact with household cleaners or other liquids that contain these compounds.
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- Working in occupations such as silk-screening, printing, furniture production and finishing, spray-painting operations, and automobile repair shops that use materials containing 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate.
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People exposed to high levels of 2-butoxyethanol for several hours reported irritation of the nose and eyes, headache, a metallic taste in their mouths, and vomiting. No harmful effects were seen on their lungs or hearts. People who swallowed large amounts of cleaning agents containing 2-butoxyethanol have shown breathing problems, low blood pressure, low levels of hemoglobin (the substance in the blood that carries oxygen to organs of the body), acidic blood, and blood in the urine.
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Animal studies have shown hemolysis (destruction of red blood cells that results in the release of hemoglobin) from exposure to 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate. High doses of 2-butoxyethanol can also cause reproductive problems and minor birth defects in animals.
How likely are 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate to cause cancer?
The Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and Environmental Protection Agency have not classified 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate as to their human carcinogenicity.
No carcinogenicity studies on 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate are available in people or animals.
Is there a medical test to show whether I've been exposed to 2-butoxyethanol and 2-butoxyethanol acetate?
Breakdown products of 2-butoxyethanol can be measured in your blood and urine to see if you have been recently exposed to the chemical. These tests need to be done within a day after exposure because 2-butoxyethanol and its breakdown products leave your body within 24-48 hours. These tests cannot tell how much you have been exposed to or whether health effects will occur. Certain blood tests can tell if your red blood cells are damaged, but this effect is not specific to 2-butoxyethanol.
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Tea party looks to D.C. insiders
The tea party may have been built by the grass roots, but in order to survive, it's going to have to rely on the Beltway political machines and big money groups it once disparaged.
Tea party activists always worked alongside like-minded conservative organizations, but they failed to capitalize on the anti-Obama momentum in 2009 and 2010 to build their own infrastructure and war chests. That means national groups like American Majority, the Club for Growth and the Koch brothers-linked Americans for Prosperity are essentially in the position to determine if GOP incumbents face serious primary challenges.
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Potential prime tea party targets include GOP senators up for reelection in 2014 — Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Conservative activists would also love to hit back at the 33 Republican senators and 85 representatives who voted last week to raise taxes on the wealthy as part of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.
The tea party "is in disarray," said Erick Erickson, the editor of RedState, a blog that helped crystallize the fiscally conservative ethos of the populist movement. Going forward, tea partiers will "either be within the conservative movement as part of that movement or they won't be effective."
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Polls have shown Americans turning away from the tea party: 24 percent of likely voters considered themselves tea party members in April 2010, according to a Rasmussen survey. Now, only 8 percent say they're tea party members.
Many activists have moved on, while others have turned their focus to local and state fights, or become absorbed into the Republican Party. Those that remain are as divided as ever about candidates and strategies. And they mostly lack the cash and the organization to mount serious primary challenges on their own.
"There's not enough money, and I think the movement is a little split right now," said Billy Simons, a member of the board of the Charleston (S.C.) Tea Party.
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"The grass roots are a lot more cynical than they were in 2010," said Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, a Georgia-based nonprofit that fashioned itself as an umbrella coalition of local tea party groups. "They only want to take actions that are going to have real impact, and not just something that is going to make noise for the sake of making noise."
Tea party activists may have "missed the moment" to build a more enduring structure that could help boost primary challenges to Republican congressional incumbents deemed insufficiently conservative on fiscal issues, said Ned Ryun, president of the grass-roots organizing outfit American Majority, which trained local activists and offered them grants and assistance in setting up their own groups.


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This is a weekly meme I've snatched from Drew at The Tattooed Book Geek. Simply you pick a song on a Monday and share it! Never one to turn away from the chance to share my exquisite taste in music I'm loving taking part in this every week, so thanks Drew!
I chose this track because I absolutely love it, I figured most of you will know who Fergie is, although I will be honest I was clueless when I first heard it, no I did not know who The Black Eyed Peas were before I researched Fergie on hearing this track. I've said it before but I am absolutely clueless about pop/rnb well anything mainstream. I listen to heavy rock, metal and classical and some jazz and that pretty much covers my knowledge of music. While I know those genres inside out and could talk for days about them, anything else is a big black hole!
So, I bought the Slash album, heard this track and was so completely blown away, I fell in love with the lyrics, Fergie's sound, I remember thinking this woman was amazing, then I heard what she normally sings and crawled into a hole crying in utter disbelief! She really needs to switch genres!
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Mystery drenches my brain
I wanna jump deep into your cloud
'Cause something tells me it's gonna rain
I hear the thunder thumping
And my heart starts jumping
And that's when I spin on the pole
Now my head's exploding
And your gun is loaded
So I'm guessing I'm on a roll
Well it's a fine time
Looking for a wine time man
And you said, "Baby, you ready to play?
Well, come ride on this roller coaster
'Cause it ain't over, it ain't over."
Rebel of this party
I'm in love with all your danger, danger
We can live forever
I can be your pagan angel, angel
Beautiful dangerous
You like it smooth like brandy
Savour the flavour with delight
You can be Sid, I'll be Nancy
'Cause sometimes it's more fun to fight
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Leap of Faith is a three-day seminar/growth experience created by Operation Support Our Troops -- America for family members who have lost a loved one while serving on active duty. The event addresses grief and loss and teaches principles of courage, trust, letting go and building community. The key principles of the seminar are how change happens, living fully again and moving forward into a "new normal."
James Nelson, operations chief at the Army Research Laboratory's Simulation and Training Technology Center in Orlando, Fla., and his family are beginning to live the "new normal." Last June, their lives were turned upside down by the tragic loss of their 20-year-old son, U.S. Army Spc. Brenden Salazar. Just 10 days after Brenden's Army airborne unit arrived in Afghanistan, his unit was struck with an improvised explosive device. The attack took the lives of both Brenden and Spc. Justin L. Horsley, and severely wounded two others.
"On day one, Dr. Doug Mckinley led sessions on living life after loss." Nelson said. "He focused on teaching us to explore the other side of grief by living life with conviction and passion to honor Brenden."
The second day attendees assembled at Homestead Air Base to meet up with the World famous U.S. Army Golden Knights to take the "Leap of Faith"; skydiving tandem from 13,000 feet.
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"Both Jovanna and I jumped, it was the most peaceful time of my life," Nelson said. "I was the first one in our aircraft to jump out so I had to sit in the door during the ascent up which was very scary! I was ready to jump out by the time we got to 12,000 feet. When we finally did jump it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop."
Nelson recalls, "During our free fall, we glimpsed a small little rainbow in the clouds that we tried.to fly through. I believe it was Brenden smiling down and showing me he was there and he was ok.
It seems the highlight of the seminar was the final day. Nelson and his family along with the other families were given the opportunity to swim with the dolphins at the Key Largo Dolphin Rescue.
"We were in the water for almost an hour with the dolphins! We were able to swim with them, give them commands to sing, dance, jump, and clap," he said. "The water was very cold but after a couple of minutes you forgot all about it. Of the three days, we felt that was the best experience.
"The interaction with the dolphins was very therapeutic, you could see a sense of concern in their eyes, like they knew what we were feeling and they wanted to help."
Nelson continued, "Hannah was extremely close to her brother and is a fighter herself battling cystic fibrosis, really enjoyed the dolphins and the comfort they provided -- it was her favorite part of the trip."
"For me," he pauses. "It was the first time in seven months that I did not think of Brenden consistently -- I felt peace."
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Okay, so really there are only gonna be like three or so, but still. I got the ninety-nine part from this being the ninety-ninth post. Really gonna hafta think of something stellar for the next one, huh? The PRESSURE! It PRESSES!
First off, yeah, totally got my laptop bag. It's a tight squeeze, but the bag is primarily canvas, so I'm waiting for it to break in really well, like a good pair of jeans. Obviously, Precious isn't in it in these photos, but she's a little busy helping me post this blog right now.
So, from top to bottom, the online photo of said bag, so you can see it all nicely and cleanly.
Then a blurry version I just took with my webcam.
And finally, a webcam photo of the inside of the bag with some of my junk in it. Yes, that IS a Burton's Mad Hatter notebook grinning in there.
Another super awesomoso thing in there? These Eco-speakers by Fashionation. They're made out of this sort of tough nylon plastic stuff. When folded, they're thinner than my hand, and even with all the little tabs popped into place, they're smaller than a take-out carton. They come hooked together with a standard-sized headphones cord, which will plug into pretty much any mobile device, and they don't require batteries. Top that off with seventy per cent recycled materials and just ten bucks a pop.
And just to round off the day of picking up Things Which Make Amethyst Smile, have ya everheard of Pocky? I don't want to know what they're made of in case something scares me, or it's just really yummy plastic, but the strawberry ones complete me. Well, there wasn't a lot missing, but yeah. The boxes I get are about a buck fifty, less than a bag of Hershey's whatever candies, and probably less calorie-laden (plastic is very slimming...okay, fine, I'm pretty sure they're just slightly sweet, crunchy breadsticks dipped in a strawberry yogurt cream, and then allowed to dry).
Oh, and did I mention, I finally finished the chapter I'd been stuck on for six months? ;) And I did it with the help of my new critique partner, "M", and Bria Quinlan's Fast Draft writing sprints. If you end up loving what I do, blame them.
Ninety-nine Photos of Stuff on the Blog, Ninety-nine Photos of Stuff...!
Okay, so really there are only gonna be like three or so, but still. I got the ninety-nine part from this being the ninety-ninth post. Really gonna hafta think of something stellar for the next one, huh? The PRESSURE! It PRESSES!
Sometimes Facing Your Fears Requires a Mirror
My dad had the most wonderful blue eyes. With eyes slightly tilted, heavily lashed, set above enviable cheekbones, my father was a 'pretty' man. People getting on to me for saying men can be beautiful or pretty, but I stand firm on this one.
Anyway, people say I get my eyes from him, which is kind of great, even if I didn't inherit the darker hue of his lashes, only the length. But his eyes weren't the only thing I got from him. I also got my suicidal tendencies. His tendencies became reality with the help of a pistol. My tendencies haven't succeeded, but I am incredibly afraid of hand guns. For the usual reasons, sure; my children, and intruder finding it and using it, accidental misfires. It doesn't stay in the house, but in N.'s truck. It's locked, and only he has the keys. It has a built-in trigger safety, so it can't be misfired.
But mostly I'm scared of that gun because of myself. I have help now, with my emotions and imbalances, but every once in a long while . . . I have the scary thoughts. A hand gun would be so easy. It worked for my dad, right?
N. made me hold it, made me name all the parts and what they did. He made me cock it. My hands trembled. I almost cried. I definitely panicked like mad inside, and maybe a little outside. N. understood, but he said it was important. He knew the worst fear I had, though we didn't mention it.
This is a very extreme truth to point out a much simpler one; sometimes, even if you're the thing most in your way, you still gotta do what you gotta do.
Empty, Pretty Boxes
Short post today, kiddos.
My fellow defender of Stealth Mode and Co-Queen of WAH!, Amanda, is the BESTEST package wrapper I know of. The girl still uses brown wrapping paper, like the stuff you see on parcels in adaptations of A Christmas Carol. And then she puts stickers of things she knows you personally are interested in all over it, super-artfully, writes little inside jokes in glitter gel pen, or poems, or funny sayings, just stuff tailored to you. And that's before you even cut off the tape.
Each little thing inside is wrapped with just as much care, in quirky, silly, fun varieties of papers, some with ribbons, some without. Some with paper-matching stickers, or metallic confetti, or loose glitter. It's not that these gifts are wrapped in 14 karat gold foil, or tied with ropes of pearls; they aren't. But they're special.
For about three minutes, and then they become a memory, albeit a very sweet, touching memory. Because you're not going to keep the paper or the boxes, no matter how much you love Amanda, or how touched you are she went so far to make this package just for you. You won't tuck away anything but maybe the card, or a small tear of the paper if you scrapbook.
What's important is inside the pretty, thoughtful wrapping paper. The heart is underneath.
Your manuscript is the same. You can mistake the wrapping for the substance in at least two ways I can think of off the top of my head.
- You can think the presentation of your manuscript (especially if you're snail-mailing a full to an agent), is important. Books will tell you to distinguish your work with something eye-catching. Don't. Distinguish your work by following the frakkin' parameters the requesting agents lists, thereby making the poor harried agent's day that much easier.
- You can think your story, the characters, the plot, the narrative, the tension, the things that make it yours, aren't special enough unless you drown them in the literary version of spot-lights and pageant make-up. Don't do that, either.
*This is not to imply you are infallible, just that you don't have to please everyone all the time.
Personal Note: Amanda and our very good, very funny friend, Roger. They were at an Irish pub, so draw your own conclusions about the unrestrained smiling and glassy eyes.
I miss her. Stupid New York.
Where My Lucy's At?
Lately, I find myself reading the blogs posts of other people and all I can think is, "THAT'S IT!" because what they've said exactly matches my own experience, usually currently.
Like this one about being jealous by my writer pal, Jodi. Or this one she did on that nagging feeling I get when I know what's wrong, but I REALLY, REALLY don't want to face it/have no clue how to fix it.
Or this one from Susan Adrian, about getting discouraged, recharging, and how hard it is to get disciplined again (trust me, I--by far--had an easier time giving birth than I'm having getting back to this book the way I should.
Or finally, this one from my buddy, Authoress Anonymous? It's about not seeing problems your readers have a hard time explaining . . . and wimpy heroes.
These ladies, in their much more gracious, good-humored way, are my Lucys. They say what I mean, and I mean what they're saying, quite often.
And just so you know, yes, when it comes to writing, sometimes I'm afraid of EVERYTHING.
Lucy Targets Charlie Brown's Fears . . .
Today is your day, not theirs.
This may sound like a weird comparison, but the whole "book industry people can't decide what they want!" complaint sort of reminds me of my language teachers for my tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade years (ages 15, 16, and 17, for you across continents) in school. I had the same teacher for tenth and twelfth grades (Mrs. A), and a different teacher in between (Mrs. B).
Mrs. A never wanted a real declarative sentence in research papers. She always wanted us to preface any statement with an "I feel the author meant . . ." or some such, followed by a " . . . because he/she . . ." to introduce proof for the assertion. You got a lower grade if you just came out and said, "Um, by that time, Poe had completely lost his mind, which just goes to show a broken heart CAN kill you, indirectly or not." (Okay, that example's a bit sloppy, but you get the gist.) I think maybe she felt we weren't expert enough to make an official judgment on anyone in the literary community, because, well, Mrs. A? Wonderful, encouraging, passionate, but loonier than a beta fish cage fight.
Meanwhile, Mrs. B, that teacher in the middle, she couldn't STAND the wishy-washiness of "I think" or "I feel", or even "It's possible". In her opinion, if you had evidence to back up something, it was worth throwing it out there with your guts attached (this from a classy, articulate, soft-spoken, true Old Southern lady).
So, I had just gotten used to cranking out "just what she expects" A-grade papers for Mrs. A. when I moved on to class with Mrs. B, and had to 180 my technique . . . and then, having pinned THAT, the next year, I had Mrs. A. again.
To complicate matters further, I had Mrs. B. twice a day during my Junior year. Once for formal English/literature, and then in the next class period, for creative writing, so during 2nd class period, she'd preach the necessity of correct grammar, following the rules of our language, the unbending laws of field writing, and so on. In third period, all that went out the window as she encouraged us to be as free as we could, think outside the box, get creative.
So, to sum up:
10th Grade: Think, don't state.
11th Grade: State, don't wobble/obey the rules!/forget the rules!
12th Grade: Didn't I tell you to just think things? Stop those statements!/Creative Writing 2, Be free my little birdies! Fly far, far into the pathos of art!
Book industry people are always saying we should write what WE feel like, or write what WE know, not to try to write specifically to what's selling right then, because too many variables play into whether or not what's hot cools down by the time you get to the table, including agent tastes, book trends, the economy, and blah, blah, blah. This is incredibly good advice.
Me, I just think we need to send all aspiring writers through my last three years of language arts before they're allowed to submit anything.
Trust me, that'll teach 'em.
Things I Had (Unfortunately) Forgotten
The last six months have been a study in apathetic hell for me. It's true. The hardest part was not knowing where my Great Big Fat Loss of Motivation had come from, and having even less of a clue how to get rid of it.
Somehow in the last month, I've gotten better. It happened piece-by-piece, because of some people, some blogs, and some filled plot-holes. That in and of itself isn't special, I suppose--writers find themselves in inexplicable slumps all the time, it might even be considered a routine part of the process, THE TIME OF GREAT WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. But being reminded of things necessary to my own personal process, and reassured I'm in fantastic and massive company for committing certain literary atrocities, well that was good.
So, to be a little more specific, and to give myself a go-to for when I'll regrettably forget again (because I will), Things I Had (Unfortunately) Forgotten.
1. If you're looking for the Bondo, you've done something wrong. Because sometimes glossing over vital information (plot-wise, char-dev-wise, logically, whatever) is a lot like trying to fix a totaled car with Big Boy Silly Putty, a seriously half-a**ed job. And when some part of your inner writing guru knows this, but you ignore him or her anyway, you get stuck. Maybe in rubber cement, and that's no dignified way to go. So, instead of slapping on the Plaster of Paris, either leave that piece of art be for a while and go work on something else (you never know when one scene will tell you secrets about another), or admit to yourself something there is really messed up (A.A.--Author's Anonymous) and dig your heels in and don't come back up for air until you've wrestled that demon back into the netherworld.
2. If you have younger children, summer is always going to be less productive for you, and that's okay, as long as you don't use it as a crutch.
3. Change is not the death of something, but the birth of something, and there's no reason to be terrified of it, or to think the need for change translates to utter failure. In other words, don't be so stubborn or prideful you can't see the novel for the one-liners. In my case, I was really freaked out by the idea my anti-depressants would kill the writer part of me and I'd have to choose between a healthy mind and a healthy talent. I let that change rob me of my confidence.
4. Fear of failure is failure itself if you let it be. No, I mean it. Think of it like claustrophobia. Instead of small, enclosed spaces, you're afraid of small, closed minds, particularly your own. The cure is to shut up and keep truckin' Like my good friend MISH! often tells me, "It doesn't matter if you're writing crap, as long as you're writing something. You can always go back and fix it." Standing still is giving up, and when was the last time that got you closer to your goals.
5. It's Not ALL About Me: Wait, I mean, it IS, but also, I'm not the only one I should be depending on. I'm talking beta-readers and critique partners, people who give me feedback and provide me with different angles to view and arguments that may just lead me back onto the organic path when I go tramping through the bushes. A lot of my betas are/were my target audience, teens. Teens have super busy lives, and again, summer is a killer there. Also, MISH! up there, my main squeeze when it comes to talking out snafus? She spent the summer starting up a business, a indie bookstore which caters exclusively to young readers, in UTAH (check out Fire Petal Books). Without feedback, I go crazy, seeing the same old things the same old way over and over again. What happens when you can't see a resolution, only rotation? You get too sick to look at it again. I've been feedback-starved. I'm going to have to find more/new betas and crit partners.
So there's that.
Personal Note: While I was out, I celebrated my tenth wedding anniversary with my husband. There were diamonds involved, as well as amazing food, a rather damp outdoor concert (still awesome), hardcore sleeping in, and souvenir coffee mugs, because we still have the two mugs from our honeymoon.


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