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Defending champions New Plymouth Old Boys will be eyeing a top four finish in the CMK premier club rugby competition but it doesn't get any easier as they play Coastal on Saturday.
Old Boys has moved into the top four after their win over Clifton last weekend, but Coastal appear to be the form team in the competition with a two point lead on the standings.
It's taken a while for Old Boys to make their way this season with only five wins to date and injuries to key players impacting performances.
But with Stratford/Eltham, Spotswood United and Inglewood to come, those games could be crucial in the makeup of the top four.
The side was lifted when first five-eighth Daniel Waite returned from a leg injury and there is hope other returning players can do the same.
Coastal will be confident they can make a top four finish with seven wins under their belt and Tukapa, Inglewood and Stratford/Eltham to come. Their next opponents, including Old Boys, can cause an upset against the leaders stalling progress.
In other matches, Spotswood United will host Clifton at Yarrow Stadium.
Spotswood United will be full of confidence as they picked up their second win of the season against Tukapa last weekend.
The win propels them into third place and are semi-final contenders but need to hold onto their form. They will want to forget about their demons from previous seasons with semi-finals appearances few and far between in recent years.
Clifton would have been happy with their second half effort against Old Boys. However, that form needs to be produced earlier in the game should they be in with a chance against a solid, fast and powerful Spotswood United side.
Inglewood will host Tukapa at the TET Stadium.
Inglewood are coming off a big win against neighbours Stratford/Eltham with their awareness and ability to pounce on errors key in the match.
Tukapa will be hurting after their loss against Spotswood United and will need to bounce back to continue their form.
Stratford/Eltham will meet Southern in the bottom of the table clash.
The second round has proved to be costly for Stratford/Eltham as they have dropped down to seventh place.
Southern's season has improved as the competition progresses.
Defending champions Coastal will aim for back-to-back titles in the women's final against Clifton on Friday night at the Rahotu Domain.
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
How long has it been...
Posted by Sweet Tea at 9:03 AM
12 comments:
- Susie said...
Funny. Years ago, I would have done that too....but any more I am a germ -a-phobe .. I don't like my feet to be dirty. Can't wear shoes without socks even. Seeing your feet in the water made me think of my daughter nick-name. Puddle Jumper. Enjoy, xoxo,Susie
- May 29, 2014 at 9:17 AM
- Margie said...
Isn't that just so much fun.
Loved this ....smiles ....
I actually did the same with my granddaughter last week, we both love going barefoot most of the time anyway....
- May 29, 2014 at 10:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
good for you, I bet you smiled too!
- May 29, 2014 at 11:57 AM
- Sandra said...
It's been way too long for me, matter of fact I must have been just a child the last time I did that. What a great idea though :)
- May 29, 2014 at 12:19 PM
- Aloha Acres said...
I do that when I'm wearing good/new shoes. :) It does turn out to be fun, though. :)
- May 29, 2014 at 12:35 PM
- yaya said...
A few years ago I was at the farmer's market and my sandals broke. I didn't want to go home so I went barefoot! It had just rained and I loved it! Sometimes you just have to go with the flow and be surprised!
- May 29, 2014 at 7:42 PM
- Dee said...
Way to go! This post certainly did bring back some memories. I used to do things like that all the time when I was younger. I'd forgotten how much fun that was.
- May 29, 2014 at 9:22 PM
- Linda said...
What an awesome experience!!
- May 29, 2014 at 10:36 PM
- Linda said...
Oh how much fun!!! Blessings
- May 30, 2014 at 7:37 AM
- Linda said...
Fun! I love being able to do spontaneous things like that. As a kid when it rained (not a thundershower) we'd put on our swimsuits and play in the rain. Right now I just avoid shoes like the plague. LOL
- May 30, 2014 at 7:44 AM
- Unknown said...
Wow, has been years, issues w/feet. this made me smile
- May 31, 2014 at 1:07 AM
- White Lace and Promises said...
I was reading back posts and saw your feet. How cute I used to love to walk in the mud puddles as a kid. My mama would say, "You're gonna get ground itch." I never did. I like to walk in the rain. Yes, sometimes we just need to be a kid again. You have pretty feet:)
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At one every day I've been home painting and made myself a cappuccino with my favorite stovetop cappuccino maker. I was sitting there painting and kept hearing a squeaking near my ear while I was painting and thought there might be a bug buzzing around or something but in the end, it was my cappuccino making some noise.
It was a little creepy.
And then I was thinking how much it sucks to have bought the girls some really great warm expensive down comforters for their beds for the winter, because if once in a blue moon (like last night), one of them pees in their bed, I have to wash it and I hate washing them more than I have to. Plus, I am scared of ruining them.
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He had a good time with a few issues that are mute for me, but I am proud I didn't get defensive. My favorite line, when my defense is over, or I have stated my position on something with him is "I don't feel it's productive to continue this conversation, my mind is made up, what else would you like to talk about?" It gets kind of humorous in my head when I see him flustered, but man, give it up already. Your persuasion and manipulation doesn't work on me anymore.
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J and I went to a fair up north over the weekend together with some of his family. I thought my stock was going to drop when I announced I needed to have fried dough. As in, I NEED FRIED DOUGH. But in the end, he had a few bites and had fortunately forgotten any bad feelings he'd had about fried dough from years ago. (as in, he hasn't ever really fully experienced fried dough until now) And he admitted that it was rockin' good. I love that.
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So it can say if I should drive or not?
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While in Columbia, I was very active in my church and community by organizing and serving seniors from low-income housing with meals and gift bags during Christmas . During this time, my heart led me to help out with the youth and families at The Department of Juvenile Justice. With the help of my church friends, I organized and fed the inmates and their families after attending church services at DJJ.
I am now with Coldwell Banker Chicora Advantage in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. You can be assured that I will work hard to provide you with the service that you deserve.
Buying or selling a home isn't easy, and I want my customers to know they can rely on me to listen, understand and work hard to meet their needs. I want to take the burden off their shoulders.
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What's one of the most extraordinary sightseeing destinations in Georgia? No doubt, it's cave monastery Vardzia! The monastery is a high rock above the Kura river with dozens of man-made and natural caves in its steep walls. There're, approximately, 600 caves that stretch along the river for a kilometer, but only a small part of them can be seen from the river bank. Vardzia is much like other rock-hewn monasteries: Uplistsikhe and David Gareja, but it dates back to the Golden Age of Georgia.
Georgia desperately needed an impregnable fortress to protect citizens from invaders. The Georgians didn't have to build it, it already existed, they just needed to break in the caves. It had already been inhabited before, but with Queen Tamar resettlement of Vardzia monastery was serious; all caves were enlarged and renovated, Church of Dormition and dozens of other churches were built, a library, baths, water system, and secret ways. When Vardzia was a flourishing city, it was hidden by outer cliff wall that was destroyed by an earthquake.
There's a legen behind the name of the monastery; Queen Tamar, when she was a little girl, while wandering around the caves, yelled: "Ak var, dzia!", which translates as "I'm here, uncle!" However, historians say that the name derives from "vardzh" – the name the Persians called the Georgians.
Today Vardzia is just a small part of what used to be a giant complex that protected thousands of people. It suffered from several devastating earthquakes and invasions of the Turks and the Persians. In 16th century, Vardzia was taken over by the Turks and stopped its existence as an inhabited town. The Russians freed the complex a few centuries later; Orthodox monastery Vardzia came back to life for a while, but was closed by the Soviet government. It functioned only as a museum. Today the complex can be divided in tourist part that is opened for visits and monastery part that is closed for everyone but 5 monks that live there.


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IPC-7351 Pattern Generator | Updated Libraries Redesigned to IPC-7351 Standard |
User Interface adapted for 4k monitors | More Powerful PCB Design Toolkit
This time most work has centred on developing new and improving existing tools for creating component footprints – you'll find an updated Pattern Editor module with a built-in IPC-7351 Pattern Generator tool that will surely become an important time-saver for DipTrace users. New pad shapes (round rect, D-shape) and standard layers (courtyard, component outline, component terminals) have been added. 3D models can now be generated automatically based on IPC-7351 standard or component outline both in Pattern Editor and PCB Layout.
We have also updated our standard libraries, redesigned them up to IPC-7351 standard and extended to 170,000+ components. Some major improvements have been made to Shape/Text/Picture placement and editing tools, allowing for some advanced options (multi-line text placement at any angle, 3 ways to build or edit arcs, smooth shape dimension editing; vectorization of images; placing text or image as void in silk screen or copper pour; creating board outline from a set of shapes, etc.).
A new flexible Component Marking system that allows unlimited number of markings and enables highly customizable Markings display options has been incorporated into Schematic and PCB Layout.
DipTrace is now optimized for 4K monitors with new sets of tool icons for 150% and 200% scale.
Those and a lot more upgrades meant to improve your design flow and DipTrace experience are awaiting for you in version 4.0.
Download DipTrace 4.0 Beta now. Check out "What's new" for a full list of improvements.
Zoom Options on Undo/Redo | Optional Grid Snap | Numpad for Routing |
Redesigned Status Bar
We have given another brush to the recently-launched DipTrace 3.3 version, taking into account your feedback and suggestions. We have made several minor improvements that really matter when it comes to design efficiency: zoom options on Undo/Redo and turning off grid snap on visible grid; the current edit mode, design view and grid snap are now displayed on the status bar. Besides, you can now use Numpad for routing. And, of course, we have fixed all detected bugs.
Download DipTrace 3.3.1 now. Free update for DipTrace 3.X users.
Check out "What's new" for a full list of improvements and bug-fixes.
Improved Manual Routing | Configurable Precision | Detailed Hint | KiCAD Import |
Eagle XML Export | Redesigned UI
Our team is proud to announce the official release of a new stable DipTrace version. We have taken on-board your comments and suggestions to further improve our users' experience and meet their requirements.
Expanded routing features, which now include Follow Design Rules and Fix Single Segment options, Orthogonal Segments, Trace Via Preview and redesigned routing modes, will make the sensitive process of Manual Routing more fluent and error-free.
We have also introduced long-requested Precision and Detailed Hint options that will ensure accurate, fast and efficient design.
Eagle XML export and KiCAD import have been added to the list of our export/ import capabilities.
Additionally, we have worked on the interface and enhanced the existing features.
Download DipTrace 3.3 now. Free update for DipTrace 3.X users.
Check out "What's new" for a full list of improvements.
Improved Manual Routing | Configurable Precision | Detailed Hint | KiCAD Import |
Eagle XML Export | Redesigned UI
We are pleased to announce the release of DipTrace 3.3 Beta version and invite you to download it to test all the new features that have been developed with our users in mind.
Manual routing features have been expanded to include: Follow Design Rules option, orthogonal segments, fix single segment option, trace via preview; we have also redesigned routing modes.
Besides, it is now possible to configure precision for all values by units as well as adjust grid precision.
New detailed hint option in PCB Layout and Pattern Editor additionally shows pad/via/hole dimensions.
We have polished the existing features and redesigned the interface: improved Hide/Display Wire feature in Schematic, enhanced Undo/Redo System in Schematic and PCB Layout; ComboBoxes replaced with more efficient Drop-Down Lists.
Download DipTrace 3.3 Beta now. Check out "What's new" for a full list of improvements.
Santa Clara, CA | Jan 31-Feb 1, 2018 | DesignCon 2018
DesignCon is one of the most important events in the electronic industry. This trade show is not only your chance to see the latest tech advances, but to have a pleasant chat with two members of the DipTrace team that will be waiting for you at booth#203.
DesignCon has become our winter tradition and a great opportunity to speak directly with our customers.
Find out more about DesignCon.
DRC same net clearance check | Improved object's highlighting and selection | New solder mask/paste options
DipTrace team announced the release of our new version – DipTrace 3.2.
Now you can automatically verify the clearances between various types of objects that belong to the same net. We also improved highlight and selection of overlaying objects in the PCB Layout, polished the length matching/meander placement tools and added some minor things to make DipTrace even more capable: always open/soldered option in the custom mask/paste settings for pads and vias, and Rotate/Flip groups in the Component and Pattern Editors.
Check out the full list of updates.
Download DipTrace 3.2. Update is free for all DipTrace 3.X customers.
4000 pins | 8 Signal layers | Perpetual license and free minor updates | No board size limit |
Direct EAGLE Import
Hey EAGLE users, awesome news for you! Switch from the subscription-based EAGLE to DipTrace Professional for only 595 USD. You get a perpetual license for the stand-alone easy-to-use software package, no maintenance fee, and our full PCB design toolkit with smart high-speed net and differential pair routing, full-scale 3D preview with STEP export/import and much more.
You can bring all your projects and component libraries directly from the EAGLE files. It can't get any better than that!
The learning curve is minimal, and the interface is concise and intuitive. Don't hesitate, download DipTrace full-featured trial version if you are not familiar with our software and see what it can do for you.
Length matching | Layer Stackup | Aligning objects | Import Altium ASCII | Import Eagle XML | New components and 3D models
We are happy to announce the results of our hard work – a new stable version of DipTrace which is a big step forward in high-speed net and differential pair routing.
The real-time length comparison table, length-matching rules for the DRC, and meander placement tool will help to make sure that all critical high-frequency signals or buses are properly functioning.
Layer Stackup table gives a comprehensive control over conductive and dielectric layers of the circuit board and ensures reliable communication between the PCB designer and CAM engineer.
We have also improved the Phase Tune tool and introduced the Align objects feature, permanent net highlight option and allowed for changing the measurement units with hotkeys anywhere in the software.
Our librarians have prepared 10,000+ new components and around 1,700 new 3D models.
Check out the "What's new" page for the list of updates.
Length matching | Layer Stackup | Align objects | Import Altium ASCII | Import Eagle XML |
New components and 3D models
DipTrace team invites you to download the latest BETA version of our popular PCB CAD program and test all the new features that we have developed for you.
The length matching tool allows the user to route and edit copper traces according to required length and tolerance values that are recalculated in real time.
Layer Stackup Manager gives comprehensive control over conductive and dielectric layers of the circuit board and automatically generates a table for CAM engineers.
We have added some long-requested features: align components, permanent net highlight option and allowed for changing the measurement units with hotkeys anywhere in the software.
Download the Beta version Freeware or Trial.
Check out the "What's new" page for complete list of updates.
Santa Clara, CA | Feb 1-2, 2017 | DesignCon 2017
We proudly invite you to the DesignCon — one of the best trade shows in electronic industry. This year DipTrace is at the booth #209. We expect to meet our old and new friends and have a pleasant conversation about our new features. Be prepared for some interesting news regarding the upcoming release.
See you there!
Differential pairs | ODB++ | Gerber X2 | Custom Hotkeys | Updated component and 3D libraries
Novarm team proudly announces the stable release of DipTrace 3.0. This version features a comprehensive differential pair toolkit with double or single-track routing modes, phase tuning meander tool, real-time verification of differential pair rules, ODB++ and Gerber X2 manufacturing outputs for reliable CAD-CAM data transfer, and customizable keyboard shortcuts that minimize the learning curve for new users. Check out the full list of the features...
Download and purchase DipTrace 3.0. For existing customers upgrade is available for only 25% of the price.
Differential pairs | ODB++ | Gerber X2 | Custom Hotkeys | Updated component and 3D libraries
Since 2.9 Beta release we have significantly improved the overall performance of DipTrace. We added differential pair single-trace routing and editing modes that allow for easy handling of differential pairs on high-density circuit boards. Design Rule Check in 3.0 Beta verifies differential pairs for possible phase shift issues in real-time, based on the net class paramaters. DRC fully describes the nature of an error and provides certain rule details for changing routing constraints.
Phase Tune tool allows the user to fix phase shifts on differential pairs with semi-automatic meander placement tool. ODB++ and Gerber X2 manufacturing outputs improve the reliability of CAD-CAM data transfering, ensuring maximum understanding between you and a PCB house. Switching to DipTrace has never been easier with customizable shortcuts and vast importing capabilities.
Download DipTrace 3.0 Beta now. Check out "What's new" for a full list of improvements.
Designcon-2016 | Santa Clara Convention Center | Silicon Valley | January 20-21
DipTrace team is exhibiting at DesignCon-2016 trade show in Santa Clara, California. If you want to discuss pcb design, talk about DipTrace new high-speed signaling features, or simply have a chat in the environment breathing with electronics, you are welcome at the booth #203. Please find the detailed directions on how to get to the Santa Clara Convention Center at DesignCon official website.
A new guided tour for version 2.9 Beta is available online. This quick video covers all the basics about using differential pair tools, customizing keyboard shortcuts, and exporting design to the new manufacturing output formats, plus some useful tips. These five minutes will help you to get the feel of the new features.


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How long does it take to flush a cooler?
On the average most coolers are clean within an hour, it can be as little as 15 minutes or up to a couple hours. The point is, you decide because you're going to see all the debris as it's coming out. Debris that you never realized was in the cooler!
Do I have to change the fluid in the machine every time I flush a vehicle?
No. On average you'll change the fluid (2 gallons) after 50 to 60 flushes. By filtering through the 28 micron checkable screen and the 10 micron reservoir filter, the fluid stays clean.
How often do I have to change filters on the machine?
The reservoir filter can be changed monthly, the 28 micron screen will last several years with proper use.
How do I know when the cooler is clean?
By flushing, checking & cleaning the screen until it stays clean after flushing.
Do I have to preheat the oil?
No. The flushing process begins as soon as the machine is turned on. As the oil heats up, the cooler expands, releasing debris.
How long does it take to heat up?
On average about 15 minutes.
How do I flush vehicles with a check ball?
In order to utilize the patented flushing process, you must bypass the check ball (drain back valve) when flushing
Heavy duty cooling systems are often recommended to be tested at intervals for necessary preventative maintenance.
A new oil cooler can cost the customer thousands of dollars, not to mention the hours it will take you to replace it. Furthermore, new OEM coolers have contaminating particles in them from the manufacturing process.


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Tanzania Photo Safaris
Africa Nature Photography & Safaris works with expert naturalist and accomplished Professional Photographers – who love to share the photographic knowledge that they have accumulated and motivate others to have the same feeling about nature Photography – and have been leading wildlife photo safaris to Tanzania and other part of the World.
They are leading Trips to Tanzania each year and you will be happy to have them by your side to interpret all that you see, learn different ways to improve your photography skills and help you capture extraordinary images.
Russ Burden is the owner of Russ Burden Nature Photography Tours. Russ has worked with the ANP Naturalist Guides for many years and they have developed an amazing work relationship and friendship. The "team" works in harmony like a well oiled machine.
Experience what this feels like – join Russ and Africa Nature Photography & Safaris so you, too, can come home with amazing photos and learn a ton about the art of wildlife photography. He runs wildlife workshops around the US in addition to multiple safaris to Tanzania at different times of the year.
He is internationally published and his commercial work is marketed through Getty Images. His wildlife and scenic images have appeared on calendars published by Self Realization Fellowship, Kodak, Audubon, Sierra Club, National Wildlife, National Geographic Traveler, and more.
Russ is the writer of The Tip of the Week for the Outdoor Photographer website. He's been doing this for years. He has hundreds of tips archived on the OP website. Russ is a multiple time winner of the prestigious Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice Award in many categories in addition to having numerous safari photos honored and hung in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
Russ has been published numerous times in Outdoor Photographer, Popular Photography, and Petersen's PHOTOgraphic. He has two books to his credit – Amphoto's Complete Guide to Photography and The Best of Nature by Amherst Media.
Russ has an incredible passion for photography and seeks to share his knowledge and enthusiasm with all his workshop participants. His drive to seek optimal light and composition motivates him to create the perfect image. His energy and commitment to photography are contagious and it's his goal to help others get to this point in their pursuit of our wonderful art.


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The 2014-15 All-Inter-Ac League girls basketball teams were released this week, as selected by the coaches.
Among the Delco players selected, Alex Kane of Notre Dame and Episcopal Academy's Maria Kilcullen earned First Team honors. Kane, a junior guard, was consistently one of the top scorers and 3-pointer shooters in the county, leading the Irish to double-digit victories and a trip to the PAISSA tournament.
Kilcullen, a senior guard, didn't have outstanding offensive numbers, but she saved her best performances for the stretch run. She led the Churchwomen to a second-place finish in the Inter-Ac League and to the semifinals of PAISSA tournament. She'll continue her career at Loyola University.
Episcopal Academy's Meghan Pickell (Sr. G) and Dylan Higgins (Jr. G) both made Second Team.


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The Social Leap
The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy
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In the compelling popular science tradition of Sapiens and Guns, Germs, and Steel, a groundbreaking and eye-opening exploration that applies evolutionary science to provide a new perspective on human psychology, revealing how major challenges from our past have shaped some of the most fundamental aspects of our being.
The most fundamental aspects of our lives—from leadership and innovation to aggression and happiness—were permanently altered by the "social leap" our ancestors made from the rainforest to the savannah. Their struggle to survive on the open grasslands required a shift from individualism to a new form of collectivism, which forever altered the way our mind works. It changed the way we fight and our proclivity to make peace, it changed the way we lead and the way we follow, it made us innovative but not inventive, it created a new kind of social intelligence, and it led to new sources of life satisfaction.
In The Social Leap, William von Hippel lays out this revolutionary hypothesis, tracing human development through three critical evolutionary inflection points to explain how events in our distant past shape our lives today. From the mundane, such as why we exaggerate, to the surprising, such as why we believe our own lies and why fame and fortune are as likely to bring misery as happiness, the implications are far reaching and extraordinary.
Blending anthropology, biology, history, and psychology with evolutionary science, The Social Leap is a fresh and provocative look at our species that provides new clues about who we are, what makes us happy, and how to use this knowledge to improve our lives.
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"The Social Leap is one of the best books I have read in years. Its examination of the evolutionary roots of modern human behavior is both profound and revelatory. Seamlessly weaving captivating stories, rich science, and beautiful prose, von Hippel offers an unparalleled glimpse into the lives of our ancestors and, thereby, into our selves." - Sonja Lyubomirsky, New York Times bestselling author of The How of Happiness
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There was a long break. Sorry. Some personal things and some work things. You get it. I know. But now I'm refocusing and I've got some cool stuff coming this year including a podcast and interviews with writers who have books being published this year. Stay tuned.
Thinking about #NaNoWriMo ? 5 Tips
National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known internationally as NaNoWriMo, is coming. Much like winter only with less Snow. Consider this a beginners guide.
- Give it a try! Most people don't finish. Oh, I hear the grumblers among you asking, "why bother then?" Because it can be the start of something. If you succeed in writing even a little each day in the month you're far more likely to continue and you're building an excellent habit that virtually every author (and quite a few tweeps who are vets) recommends – write every day.
- Following on from that, update your count. You'd be amazed how happy it can make you to watch the ticker rise. Ignore the bit that tells you how much you'll need to write every day to get to target, that's just mean 😉
- Join your local support group via the nanowrimo page (probably in a fb group). Writing can be lonely. These groups are a place you will find encouragement. I promise. I've never had anyone say a bad word to me. Unlike certain other social media spots!
- You need to decide now whether (for this project) you're a planner or a panters. Both are acceptable. If you're going to plan, starting that as soon as possible is recommended. Here's a plot map or, in this case, beat sheet that I like (and about a zillion people use). If you are going to fly by the seat of your beautiful authorly trousers – no excuse really but to get to it.
- Don't be afraid to ask for help: they've got their own YouTube channel with videos, reach out on that community board I suggested you join, ask on twitter with the #NaNoWriMo2016 tag, or tweet me as I'd honestly rather cheer on others than face my own WIP. In all seriousness, there's a great community around this weirdly named object of self-torture. Dive in!
Advice to New Writers
Author Joanne Harris, via twitter, had a great theme for her #tenthings today. She does these regularly and I highly recommend them. Some people aren't au fait with twitter and Harris herself doesn't nest her tweets on purpose she says. I've taken the liberty to put her tips together here in one spot for reference. There's a common theme to this list. If it sounds fishy or too good to be true – it is! Run away, run away fast, you coconuts clattering before you.
Joanne Harris' Ten Things for New Writers to Avoid (annotated by me)
1. Dodgy editorial services. Freelance editors are not all equal. Check their credentials and their claims.
This is very important. For every legit person (see me:) advertising they're editing services, there are sadly a dozen more who have no business in the business. Ask for references, ask for a sample, ask if they're a member of a guild or society or employed by a publisher or agency, and never pay for work that isn't complete or completed to the standard agreed upon. That last bit – be sure you know what you're getting and that the editor you choose knows what you expect.
2. People who charge for reviews. Not all reviewers are equal, either. No-one believes a paid-for review.
3. People who try to charge authors to adapt their books for the screen. That's NOT how adaptations work.
4. Dodgy "marketing packages". There are lots of these about. Make sure you know what you're paying for.
5. Dodgy online writing courses that guarantee publication. (No-one honest can *guarantee* you anything.)
For 5 and 6 note that no one can guarantee you publication and no one can make you rich with your self published book via their social media marketing scheme.
6. "Agents" who charge their authors reading or copying fees, postage, etc. (They're not really agents.)
7. (a) Contracts that give universal rights to a single publisher.
7 (b). If you don't have an agent who can help, run your contract past the
@Soc_of_Authors before you sign.
The Society of Authors and Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators – these are advocacy groups for authors not just for wine and cheese meetups.
8. Publishers who rely on "gentlemen's agreements" rather than contracts. Most of these are NOT gentlemen.
Never ever agree to do anything or move forward with a project if you don't have signed contracts. Meet, chat, lunch, exchange emails, sign an NDA, provide short samples, etc. But be absolutely certain your work and the rights to those hard won words stay in your lovely paws.
9. Literary festivals who expect you to pay them, and not the other way around.
10. Bloggers who expect you to pay them for interviewing you. These are NOT the bloggers you're looking for.
There are a literally a million bloggers. Vet any blogger who comes to you about your work. Look for bloggers yourself! Ones you like and share common literary joy.
Submitting to Agents
Ah, to be querying! It sounds so cool. so erudite. But if you've done it, you know it is also completely nerve wracking. Every notification brings a pin prick of disappointment. Your logical brain knows it is impossible that an agent would respond so quickly. But the 13-year-old in your head is so hopeful and full of rainbows that you think it is absolutely within the realm of possibility that someone read your query, your stilted synopsis of doom, and those opening pages or chapters and thought, "I must have this now!!"Because that naïve teenage you is correct actually. That happens. But it almost never happens within a few days or weeks of submission.
I once attend a panel of agents and someone asked about how many queries they get a day. The three agents giggled nervously. At first I wasn't sure why. Would it be a popularity contest? Then I realized that the truth was they didn't want to make the hopeful authors in the room cry. One agent said, "It varies. Some days just a handful, but some days I get over a hundred." Now I'm not good at math, but those of us in the room who took a moment to think about that statement logically all blanched. Let's say I'm an early bird, I make my submission of the third day of the month, maybe I'll be their fiftieth or two hundredth sub of the month.
Truthfully, there is an ongoing deluge of query letters and submissions to virtually every agent at the well known agencies. A smaller agency, surely must get less. Maybe that's really the way to go for those of us striving to be debut authors. We can always change later? (people do, even the British) So I asked an indie agent. The answer was only slightly lower.
If the idea of those odds puts you off – sorry, but you're unlikely to ever be published. Becoming a published author is not magic. JK did not stumble upon her deal. Sometimes an author gets an agent off a competition entry, which honestly sounds like the way forward because at least there's a long list and a short list you might make, but there's no guarantee that agent will be a good fit or will be able to sell your book. I know two very good writers with agents who've gotten nowhere with their novels.
It's a long, long road. And you have to keep going. You have to be willing to keep throwing your best shit at the wall until it sticks somewhere with someone. Submit and do it again. Get on some lists with a well crafted short story and keep going because then you have to write another one so you can get on some more lists. Submit your novel to as many competitions as you can afford. Keep swimming. Keep writing. Keep submitting. Your feet and your fingers will get bloody. Because that's what it takes for most people. Go look around your local bookshop (ignore the celeb books) and see each one anew. Each of those books was a battle to get up on that shelf. A slog. It was boring as hell quite often. It takes the time it takes and it will almost always be far, far longer than you'd like.
I'm not trying to be a downer! The glorious upside is you're not alone. You are not alone in the hard, slow march. Once you find an agent, you're even less alone. Then an editor and therein, hopefully, a co-conspirator. Company galore. Chin up. Eyes forward. Let's go!
It's that time again and #pitmad is upon us. Actually it is nearly over. Were you favored with a thrilling notification? Are you freaking out? Don't lose your mind and don't count your chickens. This is just one step in many – but you knew that.
One, be sure the person who favorited your tweet is not only legitimate and but also someone you'd want to work with very closely. The agent-writer relationship is not to be taken lightly. I know people who took their first offer and lived to regret it. You're hungry. That's good. But if your 140 character pitch was enough to get the attention of one agent, then your actual submission to an agent you've research and feel good about will be too. Check their profile, google and read interviews they've given. If they sound like someone you'd never invite for a drink – maybe skip it. Or submit anyway and be able to say you've turned down an agent who just wasn't right for you.
Two, ok, go on. Celebrate a little. However you choose to, but absolutely pat yourself on the back! Well done.
Three, check out what they want and read carefully. 15 pages? 50? 10,000 words?
Even with the intro of #pitmad at the door, you're query letter still needs to be on point. Worry less about your synopsis, if they even want one yet. No one has ever written a good synopsis. Ever. Cover the basics, no surprises, and in all things be yourself.
If you're still in a panic and/or unsure if what you've got is really going to finish the job and get you singed with the agent of your dreams there a few things you can do (give me a second). What you don't want to do is read over your words and obsess and edit the life right out of it because you're terrified.
What you can do is trade, share, find a beta reader, hire a editor, ask that favorite old professor, call up your old English teacher aunt Dotty, or find a reading group to help you. And I'm not just saying that because I'm one of those people. It works. I promise. What does not work is pretending you're an island of perfection and the first writer in human history to do everything perfectly in isolation. Do us all a favor and find a collaborator so that amazing story you're percolating can come out and greet the rest of us!
Writers are Weird
Listen, I mean that with true, total love and affection.
Sometimes there's a lot of what I call "shelf measuring" wherein writers do a couple of different things depending on their persuasion. A writer who is a total book nerd will try to find out if you are a book nerd too. Do you go to second hand shops and look for copies of books you already own but with strange, one-off covers? Have you run out of room in your house for all your books? A writer who considers anyone less "literary" than themselves not worth their time will attempt to suss out your feelings on Gogol because Tolstoy is too mainstream. These are basically hipster writers who in addition to their snobbery over the classics hoard their new writer finds. Writers who are more academic will talk ask about your influences and offer you a copy of a book about writing by a professor type because you need anchoring in structured practice. There are the writers who love words; they know a lot of wonderful quotes, work tirelessly on phrasing, and want to know if you've read any great wordsmith's they've yet to discover. Many writers have a favorite genre or time period of writing that they get a bit of tunnel vision about. They'll tell you lovingly about the depth of X during the Y or describe a genre in such a way to make it all encompassing of the human experience, with or without unicorns. There are the fan writers who have a favorite book they just have to tell everyone changed their life and is the reason they decided to become a writer and they're dying to know if you've read it. Note if you have, purchase a pot of tea, not just a cup…and a piece of cake so you can chew thoughtfully.
We also all get writer's block. Some people say they never get this. They are lying. It may not feel like a block to them because they've got a plot map or they're taking time off to look back at things afresh or they're just too busy to write for a little while. In my book, those are all blocks. My kids are walking, talking writing blocks because they often physically bar me from the page. Recently, I saw a quote that I am not going to bother googling (you do that, I wrote this, it took time) that basically said writers are people who have a harder time writing than normal people. I'd put money on that idea meaning slightly different things to every writer. To me, it means that I care too much about my writing. I want it to be good the first time. Really good. I don't want to go back and make it better (yes, i live in the place with the unicorns). To another writer it may be that finishing an idea, an arc is hard because our plots can't just be regular old character meets problem finds resolution. Some writers want to weave a plot, throw you a curve ball, toss in some revelatory knowledge via the subtext of that chic-lit.
Then there's the complaining. Oh my. We love it. About how hard it is. About editing. About finding this and making that and sending and submitting. Up. Hill. Both ways. Kvetching. But at least we do it together. It's good. How could we deal with all the rejection otherwise?
Some of us…ok, all of us, are competitive, though to drastically different degrees. You want to be happy for your friend that just got an agent, a deal, a publishing date, the best-seller list. And you are Happy. But you're also jealous. When your profession requires soul baring, when your daily writing life is spent trying to create some kind of art via scratching marks on a page, it is hard to feel like "no one" is ever going to see it or appreciate it. There are naturally more competitive and petty writers out there, but that's true of humanity. Mostly there are good folks.
Procrastinating might be a thing too, but I wouldn't know.


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Let's face it, summer is officially over and we're all suffering the post festival blues.
Are you sat there wishing you were back in a festival field? Well, we have some good news! A ton of your fave rock acts are hitting the road this autumn to keep you moshing as the months get colder. Check out some of our must-see shows below 👇
Black Stone Cherry
WHO: Black Stone Cherry are a Kentucky-based rock n' roll quartet who you might recognise from their epic main stage performance at this year's Download Festival. This winter they'll be hitting the road with EPIC special guests The Cadillac Three and Monster Truck!
WHEN & WHERE: Cardiff, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and London in December 2018!
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Brothers Osborne
WHO: Brothers Osborne are a GRAMMY nominated and mega talented duo consisting of brothers TJ and John. Their sound blends together country and rock to create some of the freshest, most unique music to come out of Nashville in recent years.
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Nottingham and London in November/December 2018!
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Bullet For My Valentine
WHO: Hailed as one of the biggest British metal acts in music history, Bullet For My Valentine are a heavy metal outfit from Cardiff who have sold millions of albums worldwide, won SIX Kerrang! Awards and have toured with legends such as Iron Maiden and Metallica.
WHEN & WHERE: London and Cardiff in November 2018!
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WHO: Nightwish are the undisputed pioneers of symphonic metal and the gods of the whole genre. This December the icons will head out on their first UK headline tour in SIX years, so you definitely don't want to miss it.
WHEN & WHERE: London, Birmingham and Manchester in December 2018!
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Bring Me The Horizon
WHO: BMTH are a Sheffield based, multi-platinum selling metal band fronted by the one and only Oli Sykes. Since forming in 2004, their sound has evolved from primarily deathcore to a more eclectic style of metalcore.
WHEN & WHERE: Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff and London in November 2018!
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WHO: Slayer are one of the most distinctive, influential and extreme metal bands of all time. The thrash metal legends have released 12 studio albums, won countless awards including two GRAMMYs, played nearly 3000 concerts across the globe and will this year head out on one final world tour.
WHEN & WHERE: London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow in November 2018!
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WHO: Graveyard are a hard rock group inspired by the likes of Cream and Black Sabbath. Since forming in Sweden in 2006, the band have released five studio albums including 2018's 'Peace'.
WHEN & WHERE: London, Manchester and Birmingham in December 2018!
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Corrosion Of Conformity & Orange Goblin
WHO: Corrosion Of Conformity are a heavy metal outfit from North Carolina formed in 1982. This autumn they'll be joining forces with London-based heavy metal outfit Orange Goblin for one EPIC co-headline tour.
WHEN & WHERE: Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and London in October/November 2018!
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Will Haven
WHO: Will Haven are a hard-hitting noise metal outfit from Sacramento, California. This November they'll be returning to the UK for the first time since 2015!
WHEN & WHERE: Manchester and London in November 2018!
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WHO: Myrkur, which means 'darkness' in Icelandic, is the one-woman black atmospheric metal project of Danish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amalie Bruun.
WHEN & WHERE: London and Manchester in December 2018!
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WHO: Devilskin are an alternative metal band from New Zealand who formed in 2004. They released their platinum-selling debut album 'We Rise' in 2014 which reached #1 in New Zealand and remained in the top 40 for 54 WEEKS!
WHEN & WHERE: London, Bridgend, Newcastle, Glasgow, Chester, Birmingham, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Bournemouth in October/November 2018!
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King 810
WHO: King 810 are a nu-metal outfit from Michigan who have toured with metal legends Slipknot and Korn. After making their debut UK performance on the Download Freezes Over Tour in September 2014, the band will return to the UK for a huge headline run this autumn.
WHEN & WHERE: Birmingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Norwich, Tunbridge Wells, Nottingham, Leicester, Colchester, Bristol, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Leeds, Hull, Newcaslte, Oxford, London and Bridgend in November/December 2018!
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WHO: American rockers Godsmack have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, won 'Rock Artist of the Year' at the Billboard Music Awards and been nominated for FOUR Grammy Awards. The band have just released their seventh studio album 'When Legends Rise' and are bringing it across the Atlantic this November for a UK tour!
WHEN & WHERE: Birmingham, Manchester and London in November 2018!
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Hands Like Houses
WHO: Over the past eighteen months, Australian outfit Hands Like Houses have solidified their place as one of the most vital up-and-coming rock bands in the world with over 85 million combined streams and 100,000 records sold. The band are currently gearing up to release their highly anticipated fourth studio album '-Anon' which will be supported by a UK October tour!
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester and London in October 2018!
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Poets Of The Fall
WHO: Six-piece Poets of the Fall have made chart history in their native country of Finland for achieving No.1 positions with their first four albums. With their eighth album 'Ultraviolet' set to drop in October, the band are currently gearing up to support it with a 15th anniversary tour!
WHEN & WHERE: Bristol, London, Glasgow, Nottingham and Manchester in October 2018!
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Black Peaks
WHO: Arriving on the scene in 2016 with much acclaimed debut album 'Statues', Brighton newcomers Black Peaks have sold out venues up and down the country and played shows with the likes of Architects, Deftones, System Of A Down and Prophets Of Rage. The four-piece are set to release their sophomore album 'All That Divides' on 5th October, with the first material being premiered on the Radio 1 Rock Show in March.
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham in October 2018!
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Bad Sounds
WHO: Fronted by siblings Ewan and Callum, Bad Sounds' genre-blending sound is the product of the two brother's rich musical upbringing which encompassed everything from hip-hop, soul, pop and R'n'B. The band have just shared their debut album 'Get Better' and will support the release with a UK tour this autumn!
WHEN & WHERE: Norwich, London, Glasgow and Liverpool in October/November 2018!
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WHO: With twenty-seven years, twelve albums, five EPs and several live recordings under their belt, US four-piece Clutch have built a loyal fanbase by remaining true to their roots in punk, hardcore and rock & roll but being unafraid to expand their sound and lyrics to stay modern. Their latest release 'Book of Bad Decisions' landed this month, which they're supporting with a UK December tour!
WHEN & WHERE: Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham in December 2018!
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Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
WHO: Purveyors of heavy psychedelia, Cambridge outfit Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats draw from a wide range of influences spanning the likes of The Beatles, Black Sabbath and Charles Manson. With their much anticipated fifth album 'Wasteland' set to arrive in October, the band have announced a UK tour for January 2019!
WHEN & WHERE: Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham and London in January 2019!
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Culture Abuse
WHO: San Francisco band Culture Abuse describe themselves as 'kinda grunge, kinda punk, kinda hardcore, definitely a good time'. Their debut album 'Peach' saw them open for Green Day in London and join the bill for Reading and Leeds, and now they're returning to the UK for a few shows later this year in support of new album 'Bay Dream'!
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Manchester and London in October 2018!
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State Champs
WHO: State Champs are pop-punk band from New York whose sound is influenced by the likes of Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory and The Story So Far. Having just released their third album 'Living Proof', the band are set for a UK tour this October/November, with Seaway, Stand Atlantic and Woes all joining for the ride!
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol in October/November 2018!
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WHO: 19-year-old Yungblud uses his socially conscious, frenetic brand of alt-rock to confront everything from gentrification to addiction. He's just released his debut album '21st Century Liability', and is set to play his biggest tour to date this March!
WHEN & WHERE: Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, London and Bristol in March 2019!
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WHO: Refusing to be pigeonholed into one genre, CKY serve up a unique mix of post-grunge, hard rock, stoner metal and skate punk. Fresh off the back of supporting Skindred on their UK tour and playing Download Festival, the rockers have announced their own headline winter tour!
WHEN & WHERE: Belfast, Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Brighton, Norwich and Bristol in November/December 2018!
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text: Paul Weamer - March 01, 2012 Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon February 28, 2012The Sturgeon's Looming Endangered Listing By DEBORAH WEISBERGThe New York Times Highlights: The ruling by the agency's National Marine Fisheries Service covers sturgeon in the New York Bight, which includes the Hudson and Delaware rivers, and the Chesapeake, Carolina and South Atlantic populations. The Gulf of Maine population is designated as threatened, a less severe category than endangered.Atlantic sturgeon numbers have plummeted by as much as 99 percent in some areas of the East Coast, and while NOAA has not yet developed a recovery plan, the new listing could affect as many as 42 fisheries, particularly those that support the gillnetting of monkfish and spiny dogfish, pound-netting of striped bass and trawling for flounder."Harvest of sturgeon was like clear-cutting a forest," Dr. Fox said. "In the late 1800's, there were four to five railroad cars a day bringing caviar into New York City." That collapsed the fishery in Caviar Point, N.J., in less than a decade, he said.Read the rest of the story here: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/the-sturgeons-looming-endangered-listing/ Get Your Fish On. Plan your next fishing and boating adventure here. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Dennis Mayhew was born in doomed Myanmar, one of the 35 million footnotes to the greatest humanitarian action ever undertaken. One made necessary by the most terrible terrorist act in history. The Peter Pan plague killed 99.99 percent of the population past puberty of that south east Asian country after supporters for the restoration of the old military junta released the experimental bio-weapon on Old Naypyidaw. It's efficacy was far beyond what was intended as was it's lack of discrimination, in fact, the only part of the genengineered virus that worked as intended was it's burnout time, three days after release.
The irony is that the people that released the plague were agitating to distance the country from it's neighboring superpowers, India and China who now jointly administer it as an experimental province, bringing the last two powerful stand alone nation states into close cooperation.
Dennis and the millions of other children orphaned in those few dark days were adopted mostly into the Expanded European Union and the American Axis, both being post-states that while not as important on the world stage as they once were, still had considerable wealth, negative population growth and most impotently, a collective guilt complex over their behavior in the last century.
He was adopted by Franklin Mayhew nee Garcia and Hunter Mayhew nee Draven. Franklin is an ecology designer for closed system habitats and Hunter was a microbiologist who like many of his generation abandoned that career in horror during the aftermath of the attack. He became a sculptor of some note until he died from cancers induced by the experimental procedure that let him carry his and Frank's twin daughters to term. Dennis was ten years old.
Some children would resent the sisters who's birth took their beloved parent from them. Dennis treasured Wendy and Melody instead. Some children would hate the science that took a nation and a father from them. Dennis graduated from Cambridge with a doctorate in archeological microbiology instead.
To call Dennis Mayhew a driven young man would be the acme of understatement so it should be no surprise that when offered a position on the Sino-Indian historical society team to reconstruct the last days of lost Myanmar nothing would stop him.
"So your little sisters are coming tomorrow?" "Mmmhuh." Dennis mumbled.
He adjusted the scope to unravel an interesting looking nucleotide sequence.
"They're twins, right?" "Mmyeah." He responded without looking.
The segment looked to be non-coding but something seemed… Off.
"When are they arriving?" "Evening. Suborbital."
Dennis teased the suspect chunk outwith the waldos and set it aside to run through the quantum decrypter.
"Their names are Wendy and Melody, right?" "Mmmhuh"
He started binding the genome back together.
"They're incredibly hot aren't they?" "Watch it buster, they're my sisters and barely seventeen" He growled without looking up.
Finished with the spot repair, he moved it to the shunt to the modeler.
"Is it true they forged your name to an intent to procreate with them registration on their sixteenth birthday?" The man asked casually.
Dennis sat bolt upright, taking in the gray plastic of the site printed lab with all it's equipment for remotely operating the hot lab sitting idyll and Malcolm Kabaka sitting on one of the benches, kicking his feet and grinning.
"I-it's not like tha- they're my sisters!" He said in a stuttering rush as warmth started blooming on his cheeks.
Putting his hands up Mal said "Relax gene-jockey!" "After I heard about that through the grapevine I had see if I could flap the unflappable Dr. Mayhew!" Eyes dancing Mal continued "Besides, that's been legal in Japan for thirty years now".
Belly laughing at Dennis's dejected sigh, Mal threw an arm around his shoulder and stated "Come on, the caff is closed so I'll make you dinner in my pod". He added as they reached the door "Tomorrow I'll go with you to meet your little sisters…" Eyes flashing "And scope out my competition".
Then Dennis really started blushing.
At five AM Dennis left Mal sleeping and returned to the lab to check the modeler before the rest of the staff started to work. As He paged through the results, he grew more and more excited. When he saw the contagion model he shouted "Yes!"
I've proven the accident theory! He thought. Peter Pan wasn't meant to be that virulent, was supposed to targeted select individuals till it went wrong! My career is set!
As he danced around he noticed the telltales on the QD unit, remembering the deadly fragment and walked to the machine. Scrolling down the output he saw redlined segment after segment that the quantum computer recommended for modeling. But there was green lit part the system claimed to have decrypted.
Frowning, he hit display. It was a simple 2d image of a bust of man crying into his hands while grinning maniacally. Written across the bottom was a phrase, "Explore in silent rhythm the curse"
His heart sank. Dennis had seen it many times before. It had sat in his dead fathers studio as long as he could remember.
"You had to get up early" A sorrowful voice said. "You weren't supposed to see that Denny." Tears streaming down his face, He looked up to see Mal pointing a gun at him.


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