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What happens when you can not only construct a visual of meaning in your minds eye, but the words play out the dynamic essence of the words they describe right in front of your eyes? What you get is Dan Waber's piece "Strings", a compelling poetic work that represents the different characteristics of the various exchanges inherent to human life, and to literary connection with the depiction of a string forming and reforming words, moving them, and making them interact with each other, as we would in our daily and textual relationships.
With every slide, each representing a certain theme, we are shown both a linguistic and motional display of the thoughts being played out; from the "yes/no" tug of war of the string showing the nature of argument, to the indecisive and teasing floating of yeses, nos and maybes, tentatively and shyly interacting on the screen, to the poetic and romantic display of the words "your arms around me", by implementing the rotation of the string in a circle to convey the connection and intimacy that one feels in a romantic relationship
Dan Waber's portrayal of these living words, listing and acting the different engaging connections we partake in and exhibit not only helps us connect to the ideas and emotions revealed through use of a winsome choreography of text, but also makes us connect to the writer himself in the mimicking of a writers hand by illustrating the word creation in handwriting, both conveying the writer's personal imprint of the piece, and the journey with Waber as his hand moulds the "string" into the particular words he deems perfect for the illustration of the thoughts he wants to share with the reader.
"Strings" is a titillating experience for the reader, engaging him in an insight to the dynamism and effectively charming way words can demonstrate and reveal the various everyday relationships that take place between combatants, friends, lovers, and even the ethereal connection between reader and author. While the genre of electronic literature and poetry may seem intimidating to traditional and conventional reader, "Strings" is a appealing and refreshing introduction to this new and growing medium.
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Pulling Strings To Say It Right
What happens when you can not only construct a visual of meaning in your minds eye, but the words play out the dynamic essence of the words they describe right in front of your eyes? What you get is Dan Waber's piece "Strings", a compelling poetic work that represents the different characteristics of the various exchanges inherent to human life, and to literary connection with the depiction of a string forming and reforming words, moving them, and making them interact with each other, as we would in our daily and textual relationships.
A Tug at the Heart Strings…
By Megan Finnerty
Due to the dramatic increase of type in recent decades, the art of the handwritten word is one that is fading quickly in published pieces. While published handwritten pieces are difficult to come by in the world of print, they are even more rare in the realm of electronic literature. Dan Waber uses Flash, a popular program to create interactive visual elements, for his online pieces. In "Strings", Waber's use of this program provides his viewers with a new spin on handwriting with the manipulation of a single black 'string'. "Strings" allows us to briefly reminisce about this elegant art that is often taken for granted, giving it a new personal twist within a completely new platform, while also depicting some of the common elements found within a relationship.
Like many pieces of electronic literature, 'Strings', allows us to embrace the shape, form and flow of the work, despite it being an exceptionally simple piece with minimal content. I was really intrigued by how my attitude as a viewer changed as I progressed throughout the elements in this short piece. As I clicked my way through Waber's work, I greatly enjoyed that the actions of each one, as they are given anthropomorphic qualities relating to the words that they spell out: in a sense, it felt enchanting.
In this piece, I find myself more fascinated with the text as visuals in motion rather than the text itself. The first two parts of this piece, "argument" and "argument2", show a simple, back and forth struggle between 'yes' and 'no'; "argument2" particularly emphasizing on the often chaotic qualities of an argument itself, throwing in an overlying 'maybe'. "Flirt" and "flirt(cntd)", like many of the others, do exactly as the word implies. The first "flirt" piece shows a very subtle, almost instantaneous shift between 'no' and 'maybe', while the second piece playfully teases the viewer with a 'yes', taunting the eye with a different sense of depth and motion on the screen. Both of these pieces demonstrate unique methods of flirting, and the motions portrayed mimic that of our own when in the act. The next piece, entitled "hahaha", is also very endearing. Similar to "argument", "hahaha" has a constant push-pull motion with a bit of a rhythmic pulsing, each push and pull gaining a 'ha' as if the laughter were increasing. While "hahaha" demonstrates Waber's lighthearted sense of humour, "youandme" and "arms", are a bit more intimate. "Youandme" demonstrates the crazy, fast-paced emotional state of our own lives, and the focus of our attention amongst our own chaos. 'Me' is shown running rampant across the screen in a disorderly fashion, while 'you' is calm and easygoing, displayed mostly in the centre, as often we look to our significant others to keep us in a centred state of mind. "Arms" has a similar intimate charm as the string spells out 'your arms' and makes a circular shape to represent those arms; the black string embraces the white space.
The last piece featured within Waber's "Strings" is entitled 'poidog'. This piece uses the black string to spell out a very significant phrase, which I believe sums up the point that this piece as a whole is trying to make; "Words are like strings that I pull out of my mouth". Waber has taken those 'strings' and illustrated for us a transformation of writing, using a multimedia platform. This piece in its entirety is unique, endearing, and thought provoking in a truly simplistic fashion, making it a wonderful introduction to the world of electronic literature.
Review of Strings By Dan Waber
Strings is a Flash piece of literature by Dan Waber; Strings was published in 1999 and it includes eight separate moving pieces of black string across a white screen. Dan Waber developed this piece to resemble relationships; he explores the relationship between words, movement, handwriting and human experiences. The separate parts of his piece are involved with ideas of argument, flirting, and laughter.
I clicked on the first link titled "Argument," here I saw a piece of string tugging left and right, spelling the words yes and no. I liked this idea of tension between the two words. The actual movement from the formation of yes to know represented an actual physical pulling back and forth. This movement mirrors the argumentative relationship between the words yes and no. "Argument 2," dealt with the same notion of the struggle but it added in a medium of maybe. There was no shifting between the words, just the words appearing in different order on the screen. The addition of the word maybe, brought a less tense tone to the piece.
The second idea Waber plays with in his flash presentation is flirting. The image of a handwritten word that I cannot decipher, tucks in and out of view across the screen. By doing this, Waber is teasing us; I found myself waiting impatiently for the handwriting to be clearer and to fully present itself but it never does. Therefore, Waber successfully captures the idea of flirting in this portion of Strings.
Laughter is the third idea in Waber's piece. The handwritten laughter "ha-ha" sways from left to right and continuously grows. With each shift, the laughter becomes longer. This mirrors the idea of real life laughter; laughing usually starts out small and grows as things become funnier.
Strings is a interesting flash piece of literature that plays with notions of human behaviors and handwriting. It intertwines simple concepts of motion and handwriting to portray these actions. Strings is unique in the fact that such a simple idea can become very complex and intriguing. It's almost as if he gives life to an inanimate object. I would be interested in seeing more works like this.


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Two former Arsenal players clashed over differing opinions on Arsene Wenger's situation with the Gunners. The Frenchman's 17 year reign in north London has come under severe criticism following a poor performance in the Champions League home defeat to Bayern Munich.
Stewart Robson, who played for Arsenal between 1981 and 1986, told BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast that Wenger was a poor tactician and neglected to provide genuine football coaching for his players. He also said the long-serving Frenchman should have been fired five years ago. Robson's comments echoed those in early December, in the aftermath of the embarrassing Capital One Cup defeat to League Two side Bradford City, when he called Wenger a "dictator".
However, ex-Scottish international Bob Wilson, who spent over a decade with Arsenal, has come to Wenger's rescue.
"This is a guy who worked for this club up to a few weeks ago, doing the pre-match stuff on the opposition, who then went to a newspaper, without naming anybody who had given him the so-called facts about him [Arsene Wenger] being a dictator. Today, he's been on every half hour on Radio Five Live, and this is a guy who obviously is a bitter guy because he's no longer got a role or any employment here," the former goalkeeper explained.
Wenger's men have now lost two games in a row - they were beaten over the weekend by Championship club Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup and then Bayern's masterclass all but ends their hopes of progressing in the Champions League. Wenger's situation at the Emirates has become increasingly unstable and despite talk the board will offer him a new two-year contract, the stress has begun manifesting itself.
Lyon Manager Defends Wenger
Meanwhile, Lyon boss Remi Garde has backed the under-fire Wenger and has described him as a "top class manager". The 46-year-old was with Arsenal between 1996 and 1999 and believes his compatriot deserves more respect for the glory he has brought to the north London club.
"I think that Arsene Wenger is still a top-class manager. He has spent so many years at this club, he has brought so much to this club. I can testify because I used to be one of his players. He brought so much to the club, even if he didn't win so many trophies. I think he deserves more respect than what he is getting at the moment," Garde said.


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On September 12-13, 2010, over 30 students, faculty, and alumni of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education (RHSOE) gathered at the Steve Breuer Conference Center in Malibu for the Sara S. Lee Seminar. Renowned Jewish educator Amichai Lau-Lavie, creator of Storahtelling, engaged the participants in a thought provoking exploration about how to re-envision the traditional Torah Service and by extension Torah study.
Inspired by newly-appointed CCAR technology specialist Rabbi Dan Medwin's (HUC-JIR/Los Angeles '10) senior thesis, Visual T'fillah, HUC-JIR/New York students Jen Gubitz ('12), Gavin Hirsch ('10), Dave Mintz ('14) and Mary Thomas ('11) created a visual siddur for a service at the New York campus Kallah. Hoping to create a space for reflection and mindfulness as students prepare for the grueling High Holy Day season, the paperless service drew on prayers and themes from the Selichot service, which is traditionally observed on the Saturday evening before Rosh Hashanah.
In anticipation of the upcoming academic year and the High Holy Days, the Frances-Henry Library at the Los Angeles campus of HUC-JIR recently installed "Jewish Resources on Poverty and Hunger." The exhibition combines texts and resources addressing poverty, hunger, and other issues of social justice within Judaism. All photographs on display were taken at the community garden, Gan Katan, which was created by HUC-JIR students last year to provide fresh produce to local food pantries. For more information about the Frances-Henry Library, check out the library blog at http://huc.edu/libblog/librariantalk/.
The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, a Partnership between HUC-JIR, the Omar Ibn Al Khattab Foundation, and USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture, is launching this year's Muslim-Jewish Text Study program. After a successful pilot with a cohort of 11 Muslims and 11 Jews in 2008-2009, CMJE is expanding the program for 2010-2011. With scholars from both traditions, participants will study sacred texts in 10 sessions over the course of 5 months on topics such as "The Other," "Prophecy," "Gender," and "Poverty." For further information, please contact Sarah Bassin, 5th-year rabbinical student, at email@example.com or visit CMJE's website, www.usc.edu/cmje, for the application. Applications are due October 1st.
On Tuesday, August 31, over forty students, staff, and faculty from HUC-JIR/New York walked with signs of support, yalmukas, prayer shawls, and ceremonial rams horns from our campus on West Fourth Street to the Park51 community center. Since this summer, Park51 has become the focus of many Islamophobes. We wanted to counter their harmful rhetoric and demonstrate our solidarity with the American Muslim community in its right to freedom of religion.
Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles, writes, "Lurking behind suspicion about the new Islamic Center planned to be built near Ground Zero is something much more ominous than would appear. Skepticism about funding sources and concern for the sensibilities of those traumatized by the horror of 9/11-while legitimate concerns-are heightened by a deep-seated bigotry against Muslims and their religion. We come by it naturally because Islamophobia is deeply imbedded in the very culture of Western civilization. But most of us don't recognize it."
Rabbi Jacob Neusner, Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and a senior fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, writes, "The flourishing of Jewish studies at secular American universities in recent decades is a remarkable and profoundly important development. As students return to their campuses, it is not only those who attend Yeshiva University, Hebrew Union College or the Jewish Theological Seminary who will have access to high-level teaching and scholarship on Jewish topics."
Bible scholar Dr. Joel Hoffman's article "Lost in Mistranslation: Why the Bible Doesn't Always Mean What You Think" was recently published in the Fall issue of Reform Judaism Magazine. He writes, "Most Jews who have read the Bible only in English think they know what it says. But do they? Translations from the original Hebrew have often changed the text's intended meaning in significant ways."
Dr. Diane Tickton Schuster of HUC-JIR/Los Angeles and Dr. Ezra Kopelowitz of Research Success Technologies in Jerusalem conducted the first ever survey of Jewish choral activity in North America to demonstrate that the harmony singers produce between their Jewish and musical lives. The online survey, which included Jewish professionals, adult and teen singers, graduates of HaZamir, and financial supporters and friends, was carried out with the goal of learning more about the participants and the state of Jewish choral music in North America today.
Professor Steven Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at HUC-JIR/New York, explained in an interview that "many engaged Jews under the age of forty emphasize, more than their elders and predecessors, Jewish purpose. They have created new minyanim, expanded social justice activities, engaged in various cultural endeavors, undertaken Judaic learning singly and in groups, and established a powerful and significant presence on the Internet and other new media."
The Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators, an intensive professional development program, brings together 40 educators - most from the five boroughs, Westchester and Long Island - for two and a half years of shared learning, training and networking that includes two summer retreats and a trip to Israel. The only program of its kind in North America, the Institute is run jointly by HUC-JIR and JTS, and is funded by UJA-Federation of New York.
Professor Alyssa Gray, Associate Professor of Codes and Responsa Literature at HUC-JIR/New York, puts the challenging impulses of integrity and pride into the context of rabbinic thinking. She writes, "We like to think that our world operates in this day and age on principles more elevated than 'might makes right.' Think again."
Jonathan Krasner, Assistant Professor of American Jewish History at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati, explains that in the early days of the afternoon religious programs in the United States, right after World War I, educators taught Hebrew as a living language as well as a liturgical one. At the time, the schools often met four days a week. Today, most afternoon programs meet for one or two days a week, and according to Krasner, "If you take a look at the allocation of hours, the time devoted to teaching Hebrew has decreased relative to other subjects."
Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, Professor of Liturgy at HUC-JIR/New York, writes, "Millions of people have gone through life intent only on maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. The crass form of this philosophy, hedonism, is rightly condemned as unrealistic and immoral. Some two millennia later, a Jewish form of pleasure-seeking set in with chasidism, which branded sadness a particularly dangerous form of sin. The idea grew out of the chasidic belief that everything exists within God. If God pervades everything, sadness about anything must be a misplaced delusion that God is in nothing. Melancholy is the ultimate sin, a denial of God! It is a mitzvah to rejoice."
Members of the HUC-JIR faculty are featured in the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) Fall 2010 publication Reform Jewish Quarterly.
|Michele Prince will present at the Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics USC Office of Religious Life during "The Soul of Medicine" lecture series on September 16th, 2010, from 12 pm - 1 pm. She will discuss HUC-JIR's Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health as well as share her personal experiences regarding her religious and spiritual journey as it connects to health. Click here for further information.
|Dr. Gary P. Zola, Director of the American Jewish Archives, moderated and presented at "The Jewish Experience during the Civil War" -- a public program held on May 27, 2010, at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. The panel discussion was part of 2010 National Commemoration of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM), in which Eli Evans, author of Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish Confederate, and Professor Pamela Nadell of American University discussed the contributions of Jewish men and women during the Civil War. Dr. Zola spoke on General Grant's Order No. 11, which called for the expulsion of all Jews in his military distric. A member of the JAHM council, Dr. Zola was a driving force behind its creation of JAHM in 2006 by Congressional resolution. C-Span-3 will broadcast the program will air on Sunday, September 19 from 11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m and on Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.
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HUC-JIR/New York faculty members Cantor Jacob Mendelson, Cantor Faith Steinsnyder, and Cantor David Lefkowitz, as well as SSM alumni including Cantor Benjamin Maissner, are featured in the film, "100 Voices: A Journey Home," opening nationwide on Tuesday, September 21. It's a one-night-only showing, except in New York City and Los Angeles, where it will play for a week to qualify for Oscar consideration. Click here for a list of participating theaters.
The International Humanitarian Award is the World Union for Progressive Judaism's highest honor. This year, WUPJ honors Dr. Arthur and Elizabeth Roswell, members of the HUC-JIR/New York Board of Overseers and Rabbi David J. Gelfand, member of the HUC-JIR Board of Governors, for their inspiration, dedication and demonstration of Judaism's highest ideals.
Dr. David B. Ruderman, Joseph Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History and Ella Darivoff Director of the Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will present a keynote lecture on "The People and the Book: The Invention of Print and the Transformation of Jewish Culture" at HUC-JIR/New York. The Dr. Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture is sponsored by the Bamberger Family in memory of their father, Dr. Fritz Bamberger, z"l, who served as Assistant to the President and Professor of Jewish Intellectual History at HUC-JIR/New York. RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com or 212-824-2293. Free admission; photo ID required.
The opening reception of A Stitch in Jewish Time: Provocative Textiles will take place on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the HUC-JIR/New York (One West 4th Street). Significant international textile artists explore issues of Jewish history, culture, social justice, ritual, and sacred texts. The exhibition is on view through June 30, 2011. RSVP: firstname.lastname@example.com or 212-824-2293. Free admission; photo ID required.
HUC-JIR invites you to the 27th Annual Cincinnati Associates Tribute Dinner to benefit the students of the Cincinnati campus on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency (151 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati). The event will honor Karen M. Hoguet, Chief Financial Officer at Macy's, and James A. Miller, Chairman at Bartlett & Company. The Dinner Chairman is Dick Weiland. The reception will begin at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. For more information, please contact (513) 487-3047 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund Greenlight Capital and its high-profile owner David Einhorn were fined 7.2 million pounds by Britain's financial regulator, after the manager used inside information to sell shares in a UK pub company before a fall in the price.
Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA) said on Wednesday it had fined Einhorn 3.64 million pounds ($5.67 million) and his Greenlight Capital 3.65 million pounds for market abuse.
Einhorn learned from a telephone conversation, held with a broker in 2009, that British pub company Punch Taverns was on the verge of a significant equity fundraising, prompting Einhorn to sell down his holdings before an expected fall in the shares, the FSA said in a statement.


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13. Invent a form that allows fragments to have their own life. To recombine. Or perhaps to simply die off, emitting pink, luminous flares just beyond the range of a society's vision.
Today, Nancy and I sat down to start planning for our Poetry in Motion class--set for 4/21, the Spring Equinox. We are inventing a form that allows for all types of bodies to find their breath, through lines of poems and yoga, in a room. Come, be pink luminous flares with us! Bring your fragmentary bodies, your fragmentary concentration, and we will work on setting them afloat on waves of breath.


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Ephesians 6:10-12 (KJV)
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
There is also that word wiles. There is a cartoon character called Wile E. Coyote. He is a bit of a trickster; always trying to pull one over on the Road Runner. Likewise, the enemy would also try to fool or deceive us with acts of deception. Remember that God has given us spiritual weaponry to stand against all of this. One of the keys to our victory is in right believing. It will always lead us to victory.
We know Satan will use lies, but we stand against the lies with the truth. We are to know the truth and the truth will make us free. Each time Satan came against Jesus with deception, our Lord answered him with the truth of God's word. Satan can only make a road into your mind where you allow him. Therefore we exert the truth of God's word, fill our minds with grace and truth, and defeat his works.
Also, the enemy will try to attack us with all sorts of accusations and condemning thoughts, making us feel guilty or causing us to feel poorly about ourselves. When we established ourselves in the truth of God's word, by knowing in our hearts and minds that we are his righteousness, we put up a huge barrier against the enemy's attacks over our minds. These attacks are called fiery darts, accusations, and untruths that try to bring us into fear and guilt. We have the mind of Christ. It is hugely effective and efficient to bring down high and lofty thoughts that stand against the knowledge of Christ. Like you, I am grateful for this provision that God has given us. The spiritual battle is decided. God tells us that our course is one of victory.


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Tetrahedral manganese(II) complexes having formulae [MnX2{O = PR(NMe2)2}2] (X = Br, I; R = NMe2, Ph) were isolated and characterized, and in the case of [MnBr2{O = PPh(NMe2)2}2] the structure was ascertained by means of single crystal X-ray diffraction. All the complexes showed intense green emission assigned to the Mn(II) 4T1(4G) → 6A1(6S) transition upon excitation with UV light, with photoluminescence lifetimes in the range 100–1000 μs. Bromo-complexes maintain their luminescence features once dispersed in polycaprolactone matrix.
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The Necessities of Life
Release Date:
- February 20, 2009 - Limited
DVD: June 16, 2009
1h 42m | Drama
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent.
When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages.
By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also redicovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family.
Canadian Connection: Filmed in Quebec City and Iqaluit, Nunavut. Several cast members are Canadian.
|Benoît Pilon
|Entertainment One
|Bernadette Payeur
|Natar Ungalaq, Éveline Gélinas, Paul-André Brasseur, Guy Thauvette, Vincent-Guillaume Otis, Louise Marleau
|Bernard Émond
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Well, hello there Mr. Cute Astronaut. Is that a onesie you are wearing?Been to Google today? Then, you know today is no ordinary Saturday. It's a certain space telescope's B-day. Not quite old enough to get drunk legally, but well into it's smoking and porn days, The Hubble Telescope is a marvel of twenty year old modern technology. What makes it special? Um, well, besides for the fact that it's a giant telescope orbiting in the great ethereal unknown whilst sending us supersonic visual imagery of the heavens, it is the first of its kind that was built to be serviced by human missions. Other space scopes before it were simply one-shot deals. They were sent up and then out, but not Hubble. Hubble gets visits from astronauts for maintenance and repairs. Of course, this got me thinking about what the astronauts wear (are you surprised?) when they head out to service the shuttle. We've all seen the hulking suits and the bulbous headgear, but what's in a shuttle fixer's wardrobe when they're just loungin'?
Astronauts have to choose their clothing many months in advance. In fact, most of their stuff is custom made. They have uniforms and official space clothes embroidered with their mission's logo. In an effort to keep things corporate casual, the clothing is standard issue. No 2-Pac t-shirts make it to the moon, although some pre-approved personal t-s (like the 'naut's Auburn shirt in the picture below) are allowed on official missions.
In order to compensate for the lack of gravity on board, everyday space wear has useful flare. It's striped with strips of velcro and many pockets for stashing stuff that if not properly anchored or stowed, would wind up floating away and getting caught in the shuttle's air filtration screen. You don't want too much of that happening.
During take off and landing the crew wears orange jumpsuits known as Launch and Entry Suits (LES if you're nasty). Unlike the kind of orange jumpsuits we are used to here on solid ground, they would never hand these things out to prisoners. The jumpsuits are pimped. They have a special capacity to withstand wonky air pressure circumstances in the case of air leaks and malfunctions. They also come equipped with "an emergency oxygen system; parachute harness; parachute pack with automatic opener, pilot chute, drogue chute and main canopy; a life raft; two liters of emergency drinking water; flotation devices; and survival vest pockets containing a radio/beacon, signal mirror, shroud cutter, pen gun flare kit, sea dye marker, smoke flare and beacon. " And that's just what the NASA site tells you they have. I'm sure there are some top-secret accessories that can't be discussed.
The time inbetween launch and entry is spent working and exercising and eating. Even though there's no gravity to hold sweat and spaghetti sauce in place, the stuff still gets caught up in the clothing. But, without a washing machine astronauts have had to improvise laundry techniques if they want to re-wear their duds and keep their friends. How do they do it? Here, watch space Commander Ken Bowersox suds up his shorts without gravity. He also makes a few sexist jokes while he's at it, but that's besides the point.
Space travelers also have special socks that they wear for ten days at a time. Apparently it's too expensive to bring excess clothing into the upper reaches of the universe. Unlike smoke detectors and cordless drills, ten day socks are a space invention that can stay there.
NASA fashion: "Designed for comfort and utility, and are made of flame-retardant fabrics."
Those blue suits, however? Those can come home to mama. I need a place to velcro my keys to. Thanks, Space! Now sing the birthday song for Hubble.


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What's your biggest aspiration for 2013?
This is my last post under Weverb12. I really enjoyed participating in this initiative, the prompts largely did get me to reflect on various aspects of the year gone by and brought into focus some things that I might not have noticed otherwise. It also provided ready inspiration for blogging, so yay to that. I also found myself reading the posts of other participants and some of what they wrote made a gentle impression on me. I must thank the people behind this effort who created a nice-looking website and thought up the prompts.
I think it was Sangitha who proposed (or at least that's where I first came upon the idea) of coming up with one word to crystalise what one hoped to achieve in the coming year. I do make resolutions (I notice this word is going out of fashion, with people calling it by any other name, which I find very amusing) and setting these targets does go a small way towards making change in my life. This year my resolutions were a number of small things – maybe too many, I probably should have stuck with just five – and I'm happy to report that 10 days into the year I am putting some of them into practice.
So, on many days (if not all) I have forced myself to get out of bed earlier, especially if I'm just lying there tossing, even if it means rising at 5 am like I did this morning. When this happens, I do a bit of pranayam. And I get more time with the kids. I have also reduced my chocolate intake. I have signed up for a kickboxing class during my lunch hour (though turns out I'm on leave a couple of times its held), admittedly due to peer pressure from colleagues. I'm not sure the momentum can be maintained but eating less chocolate for 10 days means 10 days worth less of fat on my bones, so I win no matter what right?
I can also already see that biting my tongue is going to be the hardest and most crucial resolution. If I had to pick one from them all, I guess it would have to be this, and this is also the one I'm most likely to fail at.
In the spirit of this prompt, it might be useful to pick one overarching goal for this year and I'd like to use the one word format. My word for this year is "peace".
I need to learn how to keep the peace more. To speak mindfully, thinking about whether what I am going to say really needs to be said and also to consider whether the other person's motivation might be different to what I intuited at first. To do this both at home and in company. To distance myself from people if they are too annoying. To embrace doing things on my own. To take my job lightly while still doing the best I can. Basically to do what it takes to maintain my mental and emotional equilibrium.


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Monday, November 19, 2012
So Thankful
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With $940,000 per year at stake, Fort Smith Public Library's board of trustees adopted a resolution Tuesday urging voters to support renewal of a countywide sales tax in May.
With $940,000 per year at stake, Fort Smith Public Library�s board of trustees adopted a resolution Tuesday urging voters to support renewal of a countywide sales tax in May.
The 1 percent sales tax, anticipated to generate about $22 million this year, is distributed by population, with proportionate shares going to 11 cities and a lump sum going to Sebastian County for unincorporated areas.
It�s estimated that in 2013, Fort Smith will receive nearly $15.7 million from the tax. Of the city�s share, 6 percent, or about $940,000, is earmarked for the library.
The library�s total 2013 budget is just more than $2.6 million.
�That would be catastrophic for us if that doesn�t pass,� library director Jennifer Goodson said. �What could we cut if we had $940,000 less?�
Voters countywide will be asked May 14 to extend for another 10 years the sales tax, which voters initially approved in 1994 by a 7,110-5,532 vote. Voters renewed the tax in a 2003 special election by a vote of 4,651-2,665.
Board members say they are taking the tax renewal seriously.
�Any time you don�t take it seriously and let your guard down, you�re going to have an unpleasant surprise,� Ben Shipley said. �I think that�s why it�s very important to be as transparent as we have been in our operations.
�But I think it�s very important the other groups funded by this tax have that same approach so the people know when they go into the ballot box exactly what that money is being used for.�
The Fort Smith Public Library system includes a 67,000-square-foot main library and three 11,000-square-foot neighborhood branches.
�We need to make sure we�re working as hard as we can to educate folks about, particularly for us, what the impact would be if we lost (the tax),� Goodson said.


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A Massachusetts judge has rejected Craft Beer Guild LLC's attempt to appeal a $2.6 million fine levied against the beer wholesaler for violating laws that prohibit unfair trade practices and illegal "pay-to-play" activities. The Boston Globe first reported on the ruling.
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas H. Wilkins sided with the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC), which had slapped Craft Beer Guild, a subsidiary of Sheehan Family Companies, with a 90-day license suspension last February after an investigation revealed the company had "engaged in a pervasive illegal enterprise involving numerous retailers and corporations that spanned at least five years."
In March 2016, Craft Beer Guild, which also does business as Craft Brewers Guild, offered to pay a $2.6 million fine — the largest fine ever imposed on any Massachusetts alcoholic beverage license holder — in lieu of the three-month suspension.
However, 10 days later, Craft Beer Guild asked a Massachusetts Superior Court to determine that "the penalty, including the fine, was unlawful and require it to be reduced, refunded or, alternatively, recalculated and reduced."
In Monday's order, Wilkins denied Craft Beer Guild's claim that the $2.6 million fine amounted to an "extraordinary circumstance" requiring the court to vacate the penalty. The judge also denied Craft Beer Guild's argument that the Legislature had invalidated "regulatory enforcement of the anti-[price] discrimination" law.
Wilkins also sided with the ABCC's determination that Craft Beer Guild had violated state law prohibiting "price discrimination" — a practice in which distributors sell the same quantity of a product at different prices to different retailers — by offering rebates to some retailers but not others. The ABCC also found that those "rebates were intended as an inducement to favor particular brands."
"Craft's employees initially disclaimed knowledge of the rebates before finally admitting the truth," Wilkins wrote. "The scheme itself involved invoices for fictitious services. There was no serious question that Craft knew about the illegality of price discrimination and sought to hide it."
Wilkins also refuted Craft Beer Guild's claims that it avoided breaking the law by making "indirect" payments to marketing firms that share parent companies with its bar clients, rather than making payments directly to the bars themselves. The judge called that scheme a "closed loophole."
In a statement released Tuesday, the ABCC said it was "very pleased the court agreed with our original ruling."
It's unclear whether Craft Beer Guild will appeal the judge's ruling. A spokesman for Sheehan Family Companies told Brewbound that the company is "reviewing the court's ruling."
The investigation into Craft Beer Guild began in October 2014 when Dan Paquette, the founder of now-defunct Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, embarked on a late night tweetstorm, criticizing Boston bar owners for illegally selling draft lines.
The ABCC found that Craft Beer Guild, which distributes more than 200 craft brands from throughout Massachusetts, had paid bars about $120,000 over a two-year period from 2013 to 2014 for tap handle placements. During a hearing, Craft Beer Guild admitted to paying up to $2,000 per tap handle and as much as $20,000 annually for "committed lines."
Sheehan, which operates a network of wholesalers in 13 states, has faced similar pay-for-play charges in other states.
In June, the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and Sheehan subsidiary Hunterdon Brewing Company reached a $2 million settlement over trade practice violations. In that case, the ABC found that Hunterdon had sold draft beer tap systems for "below fair market prices" and hid the charges in mislabeled invoices.
In a separate settlement, Craft Beer Guild paid the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) $750,000 in November 2016 for its conduct in Massachusetts, which also violated federal laws that prohibit illegal inducements and unfair trade practices.
Monday's ruling could also have implications for an Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler in Massachusetts.
In an unrelated case, August A. Busch & Co. of Massachusetts, a wholly-owned Anheuser-Busch wholesaler based in Medford, allegedly provided nearly $1 million in free Budweiser-branded coolers and draft equipment to bars and liquor stores between 2014 and 2015 for use specifically with the beer company's products.
A hearing in that case is scheduled for November 28.
It's also worth noting that the TTB is currently investigating possible pay-to-play violations in the greater Chicago and Miami markets.


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The nightly long queues are a testament that there is something buzzing about this place, and amidst the influx of Korean fried chicken wing establishments, Chir Chir truly stands out.
The Singaporean owners were in Korea when they chanced upon this eatery, and upon having it once, were determined to bring this franchise back home.
And thankful we are for their efforts, for it is definitely a very appealing place to go for youngsters. Though it is not fast food priced, the quality of the food more than makes up for that. And then some.
|Honey Grape Salad
Before moving on to the main event, the appetisers are quite inventive on their own. I particularly enjoyed this fruity mix of grapes, walnuts, tortilla and house-made ricotta cheese. It was refreshing and savoury, and the lovely crunch of the grapes made this a wonderful starter.
|Spicy Chicken
Their chicken are touted to be fresh as opposed to the frozen kind, and that probably contributed to a better interior chicken flavour. The Spicy Chicken plate has that familiar Korean touch of sweet, spicy and tangy all in one go, and nicely garnished with sweet potato cubes and fried Korean rice cakes. Great for those who love a spicy kick to their wings.
|Garlicky Chicken
The favourite of the night was this Garlicky Chicken plate and as the name implies, there were dollops of fried and minced garlic on top of the crispy and well executed batter. The house-made soy sauce was the perfect condiment to this dish, with just enough moisture and sauce to make it utterly lip-smacking. Smack me a few more times then.
|Nest Snow
The Nest Snow will prove to be a divisive dish as there are those who absolutely love it, and those who don't. The naysayers may point to the sweet potato puree and cream base as their peeve, but frankly, this is supposed to be an indulgent dish.
And yes, there is more whipped cream and Parmesan, Mozzarella, and cheddar cheeses to fill up the calorie quotient to a dangerous level. The Cajun spices from the chicken will help cut through all that creamy sauce, and in the end, you might just be a convert. I was.
|Spicy BBQ Chicken
The Spicy BBQ Chicken turned out to the spiciest of the lot, and a fire extinguisher is probably mandatory during the consumption of this dish. Spice lovers will undoubtedly take this without blinking an eyelid, but mine were full of tears. Tears of joy, that is. Despite the extreme heat levels, the barbecued chicken pieces were actually quite delectable and addictive.
Chir Chir is buzzing like a hardworking bumble bee now and if you are still wondering if it lives up the hype? Yes, it does.
Chir Chir
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Deepening crisis: reports of chemical weapons used, as fierce fighting rages near Bani Walid, Libya
October 26, 2012
LIBYA – Pro-government forces clashed Friday with fighters in a former stronghold of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi for the third consecutive day, the spokesman for the Libyan military's chief of staff said, after talks to end the standoff broke down. Violence has flared periodically over the last year in Bani Walid, the most significant town in Libya still resisting the country's new authorities since the end of the country's civil war last year. Fighters of the pro-government Libya Shield militia had besieged the town, some 140 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Tripoli, for several weeks, blaming residents for the death of a well-known anti-Gadhafi rebel. On Wednesday, they launched a mortar and artillery barrage on the town, followed by a ground assault, saying that negotiations to hand over the suspects in the killing had failed. A day later, Libya's Defense Ministry deployed military forces to the town. At least seven people have been killed and 80 wounded. Gen. Ali al-Shekhli said town elders and tribal leaders have promised to hand over men accused of killings during and after Libya's civil war to the national army instead of militia forces that have besieged the town for weeks. Friday's fighting comes on the eve of the anniversary of Gadhafi's capture and killing last year, which brought an end to an eight-month civil war that killed thousands. Since the conflict's end, Bani Walid has changed hands twice. Rebels captured it last October at the end of the war, but fighters loyal to Gadhafi shortly afterward rose up and expelled them, along with pro-revolution residents. There was an uneasy standoff that ended when Omran Shaaban, a rebel hailed as the fighter who caught Gadhafi, was reportedly kidnapped, tortured and killed by Bani Walid residents. With his abduction, simmering tensions boiled over and pro-government militias deployed to the outskirts of Bani Walid, imposing a siege and threatening to takeover it by force. Shaaban is from the nearby city of Misrata, which has been at odds with Bani Walid for decades. Misrata's powerful and heavily armed militia was among the first to impose the siege, which fueled fears in Bani Walid's of revenge attacks. –Las Vegas Sun


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I really like how they're keeping the uk covers for this series.
And btw that cover is BADASS.
Of course I haven't exactly read Crown of Midnight yet so I'm probably missing any continuing plot points that are evident to people who are caught up. However I will say that the outfit design is AWESOME and Celaena is looking KICKASS.
Oh my god.
Oh. My. God.
So yeah, that about covers my reaction.
The cover is GORGEOUS. I have no idea what the title refers to (though I do spot BLUE in there), and I like the change up from the three word titles that the first two had.
Who is this mysterious flowered person on the cover?
Will we ever know?
Yeah, probably.
Both of these books will be released sometime in 2014 so this year shall be filled with lots of great reading. And luckily, these book series are both longer than the usual trilogy length, so we won't have to mourn the ending of them just yet.


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Many organizations probably didn't even realize that OCR (HHS' department in charge of HIPAA) had put in place HIPAA audits since the pilot program only audited 115 covered entities. That's likely to change for a lot more healthcare organizations (including business associates) as Stage 2 HIPAA Audits are rolled out. Is your organization ready for a HIPAA Audit?
After spending about 2 months scouring the Stage 2 HIPAA Audit prototol, HIPAA One put together a great comparison of the simplicity of stage 1 HIPAA audits versus stage 2 HIPAA audits:
What it was – Phase 1 of the OCR's Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Audit Program:
- HITECH added Breach Notification to HIPAA and endorsed the OCR's Audit Program.
- Contained 169 total protocols.
- Pilot program included 115 covered entities.
What it is now – the HIPAA Audit Program-Phase 2:
- OCR is implementing Phase 2 to include both CEs and business associates (every covered entity and business associate is eligible for an audit)
- Provides an opportunity for the OCR to identify best practices, risks and issues before they result in bigger problems (e.g. resulting in a breach) through the expanded random audit program.
- 180 Enhanced protocols (groups of instructions) which contain the following updates:
- Privacy – 708 updates (individual lines of instructions)
- Most notable changes are more policies and procedures surrounding the HIPAA Privacy Officer as well as some changes for Health Plans and Business Associates.
- Security – 880 updates (individual lines of instructions)
- Most notable changes are that Health Plans must have assurances from their plan sponsors and all companies now have to get proof of HIPAA compliance from their business associates, vendors and subcontractors.
That's a lot of changes that are going to impact a lot of organizations. How many organizations have spent the time seeing which of these changes are going to impact their organization? I'm sure the answer to that is not many since "ignorance is bliss" is the mantra of many healthcare organizations when it comes to HIPAA compliance.
Particularly interesting is that HIPAA One points out that many of the checklists, books, commercial compliance software, and even ONC's own SRA tool are likely outdated for these new changes to the HIPAA audit protocol. They're probably right, so make sure whatever tool you're using to do a HIPAA SRA takes into account the new HIPAA audit protocol.
Just so we're clear, there actually hasn't been a change to the HIPAA Omnibus update in 2013. However, the HIPAA audit protocol clarifies how the HIPAA law will be interpreted during an audit. That means that many of the gray areas in the law have been clarified through the audit protocol.
In HIPAA One's blog post, they outline some important next steps for healthcare organizations. I won't replicate it here, but go and check it out if you're a HIPAA compliance officer for your organization or forward it to your HIPAA compliance officer if you're not. The first suggestion is a really key one since you want to make sure you're getting your HIPAA audit emails from OCR.
It's taken HHS and OCR a while to roll out the full HIPAA audit program. However, it's fully functioning now and I expect 2016 will be a real wake-up call for many organizations that aren't prepared for a HIPAA audit. Plus, many others will be woken up when their friends fail their HIPAA audit.
Is your organization ready for a HIPAA audit?
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the force of resistance is always against oneself, it is always as if the wind is blowing exactly in the opposite way of where you are walking, no matter which direction you turn too to avoid the force of the wind.
walking with resistance is like climbing a mountain barefoot, placing your feet on the sharp stone corners, as it cut your feet little by little, till eventually you just stop climbing and decide to not continue anymore.
But, if you had shoes on, if you prepared for the trip, if you took into consideration the practicality of what is required to climb the mountain, then climbing the mountain would still have been hard, it would still have made you tired, but those are the things you can handle, it actually makes it more fun, feeling your body and your breathing, pushing through your limitations and boundaries and reaching for the top, instead of recklessly stumbling into a journey.
The problem is, one do not always know what the journey might require, one can thus not possibly prepare for the journey in any aspect, more specifically an internal journey, a point you are facing, yet there is always another way, instead of continuing climbing the mountain barefoot, one can develop a new skill, the skill of being patient, to not rush, to first climb down the mountain from the first cut on your feet, and to go find your shoes, and then continue the journey, and if one finds again that shoes wasn't the only thing required to climb the mountain, but something else, such as water, one do not continue climbing in the hope that you will reach the top fast enough to not need water, you again breathe and climb down, go fetch water and then continue climbing again, otherwise the resistance is always a choice within a point of ego, wanting to be more than reality, not actually having to change but to only reach the image, idea of change, standing on the top, but no one ever reached the top this way, as the ego always goes when reality gets though.
in this case - comparing the climbing of a mountain journey to the journey of a person walking their own personal process of change, of changing self into the living expression of LIFE, as that what is best for all life, with all the tools provided, such as Breathing, self forgiveness, developing self honesty and common sense. a person will climb many mountains within themselves, and climbing the mountain will be seen as "strong" and "good" but is it done with resistance continuously, instead of each point of resistance being investigated and taken on to a point of self support, this will mean climbing down, but most judge climbing back down as falling, most will deem it "bad, and thus rather keep on walking with the resistance, till their feet are sore and they are drained from water, the substance of LIFE and actually fail, quit, stop their process, instead of climbing the mountain till there is clarity and everything is seen and thus lived of/as each and every part of how the top was reached and understanding the journey.
see this is what the person that stops at the first point of resistance do, he climbs down to prepare to fetch the shoes, to then again go up again, and then down again and fetch the water once he sees water is needed, and the go back up, every-time a little bit higher, and this person comes to the top stronger, he comes to the top understanding every dimension of the bottom, every level of the mountain and what is required to climb it, he/she has truly learned, he/she has truly developed self trust, confidence, he has truly built humility with himself, patience, he has developed so much of himself, that he can help the next person climbing the mountain either preparing for it or even prevent each level/each point within climbing the mountain, and thus bring forth change to himself and others much quicker, even though his process took much much longer, he can not climb the mountain for anyone, as everyone must still climb the mountain themselves to reach the top the same, but the journeys will be walked slightly different.
I myself have found through my journey, than when there is a point of resistance within me, that is it something from the past, a point I did not consider even though it bothered me, like a cut in my foot from climbing the mountain, but ignored it - and that it is accumulating more and more, I can handle the pain/resistance on a daily point, but the outcome of doing it this way will and can only lead to one thing, stopping, and thus every time I have a point of resistance within me, even if there are hundreds a day, I take on point of resistance and I climb back within myself, I check what it is that I have ignored, or not taken into consideration, what is it that is causing the resistance and to correct the point, because like walking against a strong wind, you can not see in-front of you, you have to consistently block and shad your eyes from the strong wind, the resistance, and you get irritated and feel like just sitting down somewhere, hoping the wind will calm down to make your journey calmed, but the wind, the force is this time within you.


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Q: Elizabeth...what made you become a writer?
A: I think that the real reason I "became" a writer was that I couldn't make myself stop writing. I've been telling stories for my entire life, blaming dragons for the mess in my playroom and writing poetry and story ideas on the edges of math papers. The moment I really remember as being pivotal, though, was in my 3rd (or was it 4th?) grade Reading and English class when Mrs. Keeling had us write a poem about bubblegum. I remember revising 7+ times before I felt ready to turn it in.
Q: What is your typical writing day like?
A: I have no typical writing day at this point because I have a toddler and I'm not teaching this year. I had routines for years…and they basically meant that I was writing any time I could possibly do so! Now that I'm focusing more on writing and have a toddler as well, it seems I never write! I try to use her rest times, but those are getting shorter now. Sometimes I can write while she's playing, especially if she's playing "writer games" in which she gets her notebook, draws a few pages, and makes me guess what she's writing about. (Incidentally, one of her bedtime stories that she made up is currently being made into a picture book which we hope to release in October!)
Q: Do you outline? If so, how extensive are your outlines?
A: While the short answer here is "no," it isn't entirely accurate. You see, I do three different types of pre-writing that are similar to an outline. I write everything by hand first, so my "first draft" becomes both outline and draft as I go to type up the story. I write lines that pop into my head, or sketch pictures, and jot notes beside them so that they are a mix of outlining and brainstorming. Finally, and most normally, I use note cards. Every character is given a note card and I must give their names, histories, and summarization of their parts in the story briefly enough to fit one (two at the most!) note card. If I cannot do that then I either don't know them well enough, or they need more tweaking.
Q: How many revisions will you typically do on a novel?
A: The first book in the Stone Dragon Saga series is actually currently undergoing it's 7th revision. I finished it 5 years ago, revised it 5 times before publishing, did another revision 6 months later, and still feel like there are areas to fix. Books 2 and 3 will be getting the same treatment at some point. Conversely, my short story compilations have each only gone through a couple revisions. However, my novels generally get between 3 and 7 revisions depending on editing criterion and structure.
Q: What is your best tip for editing a manuscript?
A: Let it rest for at least a few weeks before you start to edit, and make sure you are not the only editor! When you have just finished a story, the rush of endorphins and adrenaline is unreal. You won't want to cut a single piece of that baby's hair! So wait a few weeks, work on something else, move along in your writing world, and when you are separated enough from the feel of the story you can go back and work on the minutia. One pair of eyes will probably not be enough to fix every little mistake, because you won't see them all. So find a few beta readers and/or hire a professional editor so that you can get the best product to put out there.
Q: Which writing habits and/or tricks of the trade have made you a better writer?
A: I carry a notebook and colored pens with me everywhere. Anytime I have an idea or a jolt of understanding, I have something that I can jot that down in and with. Even if it is just on my phone, I keep a constant reckoning of my ideas and storylines. My aunt even got me an old school tape recorder with the mini-tapes so I would stop trying to write things down at the stoplight! I also still love to read, and I don't just read in the genres I write in. If I only read YA non-romance fantasy with no cussing etc., I would be in a fairly small boat made of mostly retro wood. I know my trade and I do read those books; however, I also read any YA, MG, Children's, NA, A, etc. Anything that catches my fancy. Doing that has brought me great ideas, new understanding of how to work with words, and even a new friend or two.
Q: Do you ever suffer through writer's block? If so, how do you fight it?
A: All the time. Writer's block is a horrendous and mean little monster. I sometimes try to struggle and write through it, then wind up kicking most of that out during revisions. If I'm not in that stubborn mood, I go do something else. I craft, play with my daughter, read, watch television, clean, or edit. Taking my mind off of the issue allows my characters to work through it without me.
Q: What drew you to write your preferred genre(s)?
A: My series began as a response to a writing.com contest. I wrote up my entry and just couldn't seem to find a way out. So I kept writing and a YA fantasy was born. I've always loved Young Adult novels and fantasy has been a favorite for my entire life, so it just seems natural to me. My new picture book, Leonard the Lemur (currently available for pre-release) came about because I am a teacher and nature lover. Leonard goes on adventures, meeting new animals in new areas of the world, and the facts will be in the back of the book! As for Paulonious Punk, a children's adventure book, My House, a New Adult/Adult novel, Vincent, a NA romance, and Sylvester, a NA fantasy/romance…I cannot even begin to tell you how those happened. They just popped up and I'm enjoying the genres, so I will probably continue on in them
Q: Do you utilize beta readers?
A: I am with the new children's and picture books, though I have never completely done so before. Previously, I have just given outlines, character ideas, or tricky chapters to beta readers and asked for opinions.
Q: In your most recently published novel, what's one scene you really enjoyed writing—and why?
A: I loved writing the scene in Dragon on the Green where our main characters have taken the evil sorcerer captive…and then lose him again. The entire scene is full of sass and snark, and I just couldn't help but to have fun being all of those different characters as I worked out the dialogue and movements.
Q: What makes the main character(s) of your most recent novel so special?
A: Both the most recently published novel and one of my current WIPs have Aliphonsore as the main, main character. "Al" is the only known fairy dragon in existence. He is the size of a choker necklace and has amazing powers that no other dragon has ever been able to boast. But his most special quality is his fierce love and loyalty for his friends and family. It is that love and loyalty that led him on a search for his family, who had been turned to stone and scattered throughout our world. It is also that love and loyalty that has caused the Fairy Queen to swear vengeance upon him, his friends, his family, and his King…her husband.
Q: What is your best advice for author self-promotion?
A: Just do it! Tweet, Facebook, blog…whatever it is you do, remind people a few times a week that you are an author! Include your book and author page links in your email signature, use background pictures with that information, create business cards with your name and book info, and leave random swag pieces for people…like bookmarks, t-shirts, jewelry…or just the cards.
Q: How do you deal with negative reviews?
A: I cry and then I check to see what other reviews that person puts out. If they are perpetually negative, I try to realize that it isn't just my stuff. They are not happy with anything. Either way, I try to react positively. I thank them for their opinion and, if they haven't given me any revisions etc. that could make it more enjoyable for them, I ask. Then I remember that I have a book that, so far, has exclusively 5-star ratings and I am worth good reviews!
Q: What is your favorite aspect of being an indie author?
A: Being able to make the decisions! I love having control over my ideas, my books, my blog, and even getting to make or order my own author swag.
Q: What is your least favorite aspect of being an indie author?
A: Being in control of everything! Because being in control of it all means that I have to remember advertising and interview dates and all that jazz. It is exhausting just to think about!
Q: What is your current writing project?
A: "Dragons in the Deep." The 4th installment of the Stone Dragon Saga in which we join a salvaging crew who have discovered an ancient Spanish Galleon, sunken in the
Caribbean but still flying a pirate flag under the waves. Is there magic involved? Could this be where someone from Al's stone family is waiting to be discovered and awakened? And why is there a giant Kraken keeping an eye on things?
A: "Dragons in the Deep." The 4th installment of the Stone Dragon Saga in which we join a salvaging crew who have discovered an ancient Spanish Galleon, sunken in the
"Leonard the Lemur." A picture book/levelled reader for ELA and Science in the K-3 classroom (approximately), "Leonard the Lemur" is an introduction to Leonard as he finds himself moving from a comfortable home with Ms. Patty, his human, into the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas. We meet the various animals and learn a little about each one, and about the park. This book and following books will include Leonard's adventures with Ms. Patty as we focus on the different types of animal friends he makes at the park. For example, Leonard loves lighthouses and will visit
(St. Mark's) in an upcoming book. Along the way he will meet cousins to his albino alligator friend, and relay messages between them. Every book will end with fact pages for the students and teacher, and will be filled with fun story and bright illustrations for those just reading for the fun of it! Florida
"Dragon Writing." A middle-grade novel in the same world as the Stone Dragon Saga, and using many of the same characters. This book is set 5 years after the final battle between Passiona (Fairy Queen) and Aliphonsore's group. The majority of the story will take place in a 5th-grade writing classroom.
"Wishbone Tree." This story is still in its basic outlining stages (if I tell the illustrator I have another picture book for her to draw out, I won't have an illustrator anymore!) but is an exciting idea for me to roll around in my mind. It has to do with a roasted chicken and old fairy tales.
"Paulonious Punk and the Search for an Adventure." In Pauly's family, every new 7-year-old receives a trunk full of adventure journals and a blank writing journal for their birthday. They fill the journals with their adventures until the next Punk kid becomes of age…then they pass it along. There's just one problem. Paulonious is 9 and his little sister turns 7 in two weeks, but he's NEVER HAD AN ADVENTURE! Now he and his best friend are seeking out adventure before it's too late.
Q: What are three of your favorite novels?
A: Only three? I'll try:
in Wonderland, The Hobbit, Anne of Green Gables, the Narnia books, the Harry Potter series, Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series, Rachel Caine anything...I'll stop there, but there are more, so many more. I didn't even get to put Tim Tingle, Rick Riordan down, or Nora Roberts. Pretend that's only three… Alice
Q: If you could have lunch with any novelist, living or dead, who would it be? What would you talk to them about?
A: I have no idea. I have thought about this question a lot more than I probably should have and I can't choose. I would love to chat about writing and kids with A.A. Milne; writing and high fantasy and self-doubt with Tolkien; world differences with Kelley Armstrong; and who the characters in
in Wonderland REALLY are with anyone who would care to listen. In all honesty, I would rather have lunch with my great-grandmother one more time and tell her all about my books. I was always her favorite. Alice
Q: What is your best piece of advice for budding authors?
A: Read and write, write and read. Then, oh my, WRITE MORE. The only way to get strong is to exercise. So exercise those writing muscles as often as possible. Give yourself, or have others give you, random and weird prompts to write to. Set a schedule, carry a notebook and pen everywhere, and people watch.
Q: What is your favorite inspirational quote?
A: Oh now you've done it! I have two full boards on Pinterest dedicated to quotes…but I will only give you one this time: "Creativity is just intelligence having fun." – Albert Einstein.
A: Oh now you've done it! I have two full boards on Pinterest dedicated to quotes…but I will only give you one this time: "Creativity is just intelligence having fun." – Albert Einstein.
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