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There are several different ways to save AWS costs, but few of them maximize the savings that can be made or maintain savings in the long-term. For example, reviewing how your instances are deployed on Amazon´s cloud platform will likely only produce minimal savings, as you probably placed them into the most appropriate type, region and pricing plan when you first deployed them.
Another way in which it is often suggested you can save AWS costs is to pay upfront for Reserved Instances. This can be a good idea if you know what your capacity requirements will be for the next three years and if Amazon does not reduce its prices (again). Any price reduction could minimize the value of your cost-cutting exercise, especially as Google is making the market more competitive.
Other Options to Save AWS Costs
The other options most commonly considered to save AWS costs include switching off non-production EC2 and RDS instances when they are not required. Access to most development, staging and testing instances is only required during working hours. By switching off instances to which access is not required between 8.00 p.m. and 8.00 a.m. and at weekends, you could save AWS costs on these instances by almost 65%. There are three ways in which this can be achieved:
- Instruct your development teams to switch off their development, staging and testing instances when they are not needed. The issue with this option is developers may forget to switch them off, or switch off RDS instances and then forget about them. Amazon restarts stopped RDS instances after seven days, so you could still be paying for unused compute resources.
- The problem with developer forgetfulness can be resolved by reassigning your development teams to write scheduling scripts to automate on/off times. The issue with this option is that it may cost more to write and maintain scheduling scripts than you would actually save because of developers´ salaries. Writing scripts would also likely delay the delivery of core projects.
- The third option to save AWS costs is scheduling software. As long as you avoid implementing a suite of cloud management tools that contains dozens of features you will pay for but never use, scheduling software typically pays for itself within two months. Scheduling software can also help you maintain the savings you achieve via improved governance.
How to Save AWS Costs with Scheduling Software
Scheduling software works by creating a permission-limited IAM role for the software platform. The platform conducts a discovery of the business´s cloud accounts and makes recommendations about which instances are suitable for scheduling (or "parking"). Administrators then have the option of creating business-wide parking policies for the instances or delegating the task of scheduling to each development team in order that they apply the most appropriate schedule for their working patterns.
In addition to being able to apply parking schedules business-wide or by development team, the versatility of the platform makes it possible to set individual parking schedules for individual instances. Once the schedules are confirmed, a figure is displayed indicating by how much each parking schedule will save AWS costs and, when the schedules are operational, a second figure indicates actual savings. These figures are collated on the administrator dashboard.
With the volume of information available to administrators, it is possible to further save AWS costs by terminating or reassigning underused instances, monitor account activity and determine where further savings can be made. This high level of governance helps maintain the cost reductions that have been achieved better than any of the options to save AWS costs mentioned above. This is because scheduling software not only saves AWS costs, but results in better AWS management.
Maximize AWS Savings and Maintain Them
Scheduling software from ParkMyCloud has all the tools your business needs to maximize AWS savings and maintain them. For example, with ParkMyCloud you can park all AWS and RDS non-production instances permanently and snooze the parking schedule when access to the parked instances is required. Mechanisms exist to ensure instances are returned to their parked state after a period of inactivity to overcome the potential issue of developer forgetfulness.
Better AWS management means your development teams are more accountable for their actions. Administrators can access reports that reveal AWS costs by team, user or credential, and when additional instances have been deployed. The total visibility provided by ParkMyCloud enables administrators to stay in control of the business´s accounts and be able to provide more accurate data relating to future project, budget and capacity planning.
Save AWS Costs for Free with ParkMyCloud
If you have tried several different ways to save AWS costs, but found few of them maximize the savings that can be made or maintain savings in the long-term, you are invited to take advantage of a free trial of ParkMyCloud. Our offer consists of a fully-enabled version of our software to evaluate in your own environment, with no credit cards required, no contracts to sign and no obligation to continue using our platform once the free trial has concluded.
Whatever AWS costs you save during the trial are yours to keep; and, at the end of your trial, you can chose from a series of competitive subscriptions – depending on the level of service you require – or continue using a feature-limited version of our software for free. The free version of our software will still help you save AWS costs, but it does not provide the high degree of governance that may be required to maintain the savings. The choice, naturally, will be yours.
To start your free trial, click any "Try it Free" button on this page. Alternatively, if you have any questions about how to save AWS costs with ParkMyCloud, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Support team. Our team will be happy to answer your questions and guide you through the features of ParkMyCloud that will help you save, maximizes and maintain AWS cost savings.


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Villa Windu Asri
Indonesia » Bali » Greater Seminyak » Seminyak
A big shout out must go to the staff, without whom our stay would have been nowhere near as relaxing and satisfying as it was. They made us feel as comfortable as if we were family and as special as if we were honoured guests. When drinks were getting low they were there with a refill, be it beer or afternoon tea. And the chef's talents cannot be over-emphasized. Although the villa is in a prime location for all the great new restaurants for which Bali is becoming increasingly renowned, we were more than happy to eat at the villa for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The food is beyond delicious… as is the villa. Book it!

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I remember as a young child watching movies was something that bought joy to me. I wasn't the kid that wanted to go outside and play. I was the kid that wanted to watch great movies, eat popcorn, and tried to picture myself playing a part in almost every movie I watched (lol). When my boyfriend and I have movie night, one of us will pick a movie that we think the other person hasn't saw ( which is not many). So he will pick a movie and I would always say "that's my favorite movie". It's funny because now he just tells me, every movie is your favorite movie, and he may be right. Every time we find an old movie to watch it reminds me of how Hollywood doesn't make great children movies like they used to. So, I love it when I can watch family and children's movie from the 80s or 90s. It takes me back to feeling like that joyful child for at least an hour and a half. Its getting closer to Halloween, and you know what that means scary movies. Here are some great movies to watch around this time.
- Hocus Pocus
A Halloween classic. It's entertaining and funny. You got three witches who tries takes the soul of young kids to stay young. Max and his family moves to Salem, Massachusetts. On Halloween night Max convinces his new crush and little sister to go to the Sanderson sister's haunted house. Max doesn't believe the hype of the three witches and accidentally brings them back. Max, his crush, and little sister take on an hilarious journey to send them back to hell.
- Jurassic Park
Two paleontologist are invited to an upcoming theme park full of dinosaurs produced from ancient DNA. They've come to embark on the most incredible journey of their life, or so they think. Welcome to Jurassic Park.
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one of the pleasant courses that the scholars are inclined to take in in recent times is that which is associated with health. For the taking of such college students, there are lots of publications that could assist them be a part of the fitness system. With the intense scarcity of educated and knowledgeable fitness personnel, it is turning into beneficial for the scholars to examine fitness associated sciences, starting from MBBS to the bachelors diploma in opportunity drug treatments like homeopathy. After finishing their 10+2 or twelfth standard educations, college students can appear in one of a kind front checks in their states and undergo the publications in exceptional faculties.
In Belgaum, those subjects are supplied in various schools permitting college students to have sufficient possibilities to soak up such guides. scientific faculties in Belgaum have nursing stages, homeopathic, MBBS and BDS, and pharmacy ranges for the interested college students. humans can soak up these publications by way of acting in the entrance checks performed by the nation or the centre.
some of the well known scientific colleges in Belgaum, wherein such guides are provided, are Belgaum Institute of clinical Sciences, Maratha Mandal Nathajirao G Halgekar Institute of Dental Sciences and research Centre, KLE university, Maratha Mandals university of Pharmacy, Jawaharlal Institute of medical Sciences and few more. lots of college students take admissions in these faculties and come out for staking a declare within the health services of the country or any a part of the u . s ..
Manipal, being a widely known centre for superior research, has plenty of schools wherein fitness associated stages are typically available for the fascinated college students. they will should seem inside the front tests on the way to read a selected route and due to the recognition of the clinical schools in Manipal, humans will need to put together for the notably aggressive front exams. some of the scientific schools in Manipal for which college students appear within the entrances are Kasturba scientific college, Manipal university of Dental Sciences, Manipal college of Nursing, Manipal college of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal university of Allied fitness Sciences, and many others.
those schools are locations in which the students go through different guides of their desire inclusive of MBBS, BDS, MD, MDS, physiotherapy, technician publications, nursing, homeopathy, pharmacy and other alternative medicinal drug guides. It is thru entrance checks that the students are capable of input into exclusive courses within the clinical schools in Manipal, and that is going to be a hard opposition.
A comparable state of affairs is played out in the scientific faculties in Mangalore, in which the schools have publications for the benefit of the students. Institutes like Father Mueller medical college, KS Hegde clinical Academy, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Father Mueller Homeopathic clinical university, Yenepoya Dental university and hospital, and many others are a number of the clinical schools in Mangalore, where the students can pursue guides of their desire. In those faculties additionally, there are all forms of health associated courses that are viable to be pursued by way of appearing in the entrance assessments performed by means of the character colleges or with the aid of the kingdom.
With the presence of such guides in the various clinical schools and fitness institutes, the scholars of, now not simplest Karnataka, however different states of India had been benefited as they've the power to pursue the tiers. With well known streams in recognised faculties, college students are assured of a better destiny after they bypass out from the schools and guides of their preference.
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This tuna recipe takes on an Asian flair with a coating of sesame seeds and a sauce of wasabi paste, soy sauce and fresh ginger.
How to Make It
Combine first 10 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle tuna with salt. Combine sesame seeds in a shallow dish. Dredge tuna in sesame seeds. Add tuna to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Garnish with green onions, if desired. Serve tuna with sauce.
Chef's Notes
Wasabi comes in different intensities. You may want to experiment with several brands to find the right amount of heat for your taste buds. Some of the sesame seeds might pop out of the pan as the tuna cooks, so use caution and wear an oven mitt as you turn the fish over.
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Book Tour and Activities on the Go!
Pick-Up & Drop
Trip Starting From: Mumbai
Trip Location: Nashik
About the Activity:
Salhar Fort is the highest forts in Maharshtra that stands adjacent to Salota fort in Selbari mountain range in Baglan region. Crowned at a soaring height of 5141ft, this is one pleasant trek that provides you with the stunning views of these quaint forts. Enthrall in this gleeful trek that provides you with appealing beauty of the regions and age old forts that have lost their charm in the current modern scenario.
A perfect opportunity for backpackers and people who love admiring the rich historical heritage India – trek through narrow pathways and enjoy the open panoramic views of the surrounding mountain ranges.
Admire the awe-inspiring beauty of the Mulher –Mora and Hargad fort located in the Dolbar mountain range, unravel the history of these stunning forts that once witnessed the fiercest largest open battle between Mughals and Marathas Delight in this amazing trip that provides you with thorough views of ancient forts. Make some wonderful memories while on this pleasant trek to Salher-Salota-Mulher-Mora-Hargad.
06:00 AM: Reach Mulher village
06:30 AM: Breakfast and Tea
07:00 AM: Leave for Someshwar Temple
08:45 AM: Someshwar Temple
09:00 AM: Start trek for Hargad
10:30 AM: Reach Hargad Top, explore, photography
11:30 AM: Descend to Someshwar Temple
12:30 PM: Lunch
02:00 PM Start Mora trek
03:00 PM: Reach Moragad atop, explore, photography
04:00 PM: Start descend for Mulhergad
05:00 PM: Reach Mulhergad top. Explore the Mulher gad, Bhadangnath Mahadev Temple, etc.
06:30 PM: Start descend – Night Trek and reach Someshwar Temple by 08:00 PM
09:00 PM: Mulher Village
09:30 PM: Have dinner and rest for the day
06:00 AM: Breakfast-tea at Mulher village.
07:00 AM: Start for Vaghambe.
08:00 AM: Vaghambe village.
08:00 AM: Start trek for Salota
10:00 AM: Reach Salota atop.
10:30 AM: Start Descend to ridge between Salota-Salher
01:00 PM: Salher atop - Lunch, Explore, Enjoy panoramic view from the Salher fort top, Lord Parshuram Temple.
02:30 PM: Descend
05:00 PM: Salher village
Return journey
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ALERT: All Ecology business operations are closed for furlough on August 31.
All offices remain closed to walk-in service due to COVID-19.
Ecology, local clean air agencies, and tribes can restrict indoor and outdoor burning under certain conditions.
Air quality burn bans are called by Ecology, local clean air agencies, and tribes to protect human health. A burn ban can limit wood stove use and outdoor burning.
Ecology calls burn bans only in counties with no local clean air agency. These counties are: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, San Juan, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman. Burn bans do not apply to homes with no other source of heat.
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Rock Bass caught by Brian Shea fishing on 06/22/19
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I did a float trip today on the river. It was tough fishing with fast brown water and wind. I caught 9 smallmouth, a walleye, 6 rock bass and 2 red breasted sunnies. Everything was on plastics.
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About 1 in 3 purchases for everyday items are made online, but the internet is still a marketplace for totally weird purchases too.
Top online purchases
One of the first places any of us look when we need food, furniture and shoes is the internet, according to a study published by the British Retail Consortium. In fact a huge 2/3rds of purchases for these kinds of items occur via the web.
Our orders definitely support these results, with increasingly numbers of people going on the web to order furniture from us, from conference chairs to meetings, to corbusier sofas for events, and desks for exams - lots of people are going online!
WWWW: Wacky world wide web...
The consortium expects to see 50 per cent of Christmas transactions taking place on smaller devices, like mobile phones and tablets - showing that UK shoppers like the convenience and ease of buying online. Food, furniture and shoes are some of the most popular and common items we order over the internet, but the online marketplace offers an incredible amount of diversity… and we think the below 'items' are some of the wackiest ever!
1. Want some land?
Buying your own home is a dream for many - but how about your own country? Okay, so you might not have officially been able to buy New Zealand when it was listed on ebay, but you could still have tried! The island was reported to be listed by an Australian and managed to attract bids of up to $3,000 before the website took it down - someone could have got a great bargain.
2. Fancy a night out with the lads?
Another ebay listing, this 'purchase' included four Australians, as well as beer, snacks and some laughs too. Perfect for when you're feeling a bit bored and fancy a night out. Unlike the New Zealand auction, this one actually went ahead, and the group sold themselves off for $1,300AU.
3. Get horny for meat!
This listing is a great one for you if you're a bit fed-up with the usual turkey for your Christmas dinner. On Amazon a seller offered canned unicorn meat for sale, packaged in a tin with the manufacturer's name on the label. A closer look at the listing reveals it's not actually unicorn meat, but if you did fancy something a little different then some shops could have just the products for you, like Iceland's, crocodile, ostrich or kangaroo burgers.
4. Throw me a bone?
Another odd purchase you could also buy from Amazon is a bag of bones. If you know a budding medical or nursing student these might actually be the best gift to buy, but the fact the skeleton is dismembered in a plastic bag makes it look very creepy - make no bones about it!
5. A shoulder to cry on
When something is bugging us it's good to get it off our chests, and a Chinese website has decided to capitalise on this! The BBC highlighted how e-commerce website Taobao features listings by men who are willing to act as pretend boyfriends for women. They offer daily rates for escorted shopping trips, family visits or as a listener to complaints - with this last service costing around £5 for 20 minutes - meaning it might be cheaper to just phone a friend!


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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Guest Blogger: Simon Forward
It's not often I hand over the Coffee and Roses reins, but today I'm making an exception. My very good friend, former Authonomy Forum-chum and all-round mustardy genius (which might have had something to do with him reaching the Ed's Desk twice) Simon Forward has a rather fabulous book out on Kindle and asked if he could have a word with you. So, without further ado, it's over to you.... *wanders off to put the kettle on*...
We all know Miranda is a successful bestselling novelist, but not everyone will know that she is also the unofficial Chief of PR for Evil UnLtd. She's done such a sterling job in her role that we felt it was high time we honoured her services as well as celebrating the release of her second novel, Welcome To My World.
In that spirit then, it's interesting to reflect that if my book, Evil UnLtd, had been picked up by HarperCollins like Miranda's, it would most probably have been pigeon-holed under the heading Sci-Fi Comedy. But that would have been to heinously overlook its broader appeal, the deeper themes of the story and the strong, independent heroine around which everything in the book revolves.
Never judge a book by its cover, they say. So here, take a look at the cover and the blurb that give a truer picture of a story with femme-appeal for women everywhere:
Tanith Troy had it all. Glamorous movie star career, cocktails-and-limos lifestyle, wardrobe the size of a planet, a figure to die for and a big hunk of man wrapped around her little finger.
All that – apart from the figure - is set to go pear-shaped when a group of ruthless criminals interrupt her trip to the bank. Suddenly she's a hostage, a bargaining chip for the villains in pursuit of their dastardly schemes.
But a woman like Tanith is no victim. And as she's whisked away from everything she knows, she's determined to make sure that the criminals – just like her when she goes shopping – get way more than they bargained for.
She's going to show Evil UnLtd the real meaning of Girl Power...
So after enjoying the delights of Miranda's latest, why not give Evil UnLtd a try? Many readers on Authonomy did and were very pleasantly surprised! Only two out of ten preferred cat food...
Simon Forward is an author of a number of licensed fiction books, including Doctor Who novels and novelisations for the BBC's Merlin series. These days, he is focused primarily on his original works, including science fiction, fantasy for kids and young adults, and of course books that are downright Evil...
Find out more about Simon here.
My thanks to Simon for his Guest Blog! Normal service at Coffee and Roses will now resume... :o)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Welcome to My World - first reviews!!
EEK - the first reviews for Welcome to My World are in...
One More Page said:
"Welcome to my World is a fabulous book filled with heartwarming characters, mouthwatering food and lots of romance and it will make you want to book your next holiday right now!"
The Bookbag said:
"There's some nice lines in gentle humour and a lot of joshing. Very easy to read... Altogether this is a fun and frothy read."
Dot Scribbles said: "...a lovely book that I couldn't put down... Welcome to my World is a great read... extremely entertaining and romantic."
A huge thank you to the reviewers who have taken the time to read my book! I'd love to hear what you think, too, so please let me know!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
It's almost P-Day! Woooooo-hoooo!!
I am very proud to announce that Welcome to My World! is officially unleashed tomorrow!
Some of my lovely twitter friends have told me they've already seen it in their local bookshops and several of them are reading it already - eek!
When a book is published, you receive a list of all the places that are doing special promotions for your novel. It's just amazing to think that my little story is Paperback of the Week and a 3 for 2 title in Waterstones, (something I dreamed of being when I was an aspiring writer), has a free limited edition mirror at Sainsbury's (see pic - I have shrink-wrap, too! Unbelievably cool...), has a free limited edition lipgloss in Tesco (awesome stuff) and has a 'Buy Welcome to My World, Get Fairytale of New York Free' in Asda...
What's so strange is that this is the 400-page Word document that has, in one form or another, been a major part of my life all year. To see it finally unleashed in all its sparkly glory on the bookshelves of my favourite shops is impossibly wonderful. If you'd told me three years ago that this would be happening, I would have thought you'd been sneaking a snifter of Christmas sherry a month early... There's no other word for it: it's wonderful.
I'd love to know what you think of Welcome to My World- leave me a comment here, or email me at email@example.com
Right. I'm off to sneak into a bookshop and revel in the sight of my books out in the big wide world - woo-hoo!
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Writer Spotlight: Julie Cohen
On Coffee and Roses I like to bring you news of exciting authors who are either waiting to be published or published and worth checking out.
This week, I'm really excited to welcome the thoroughly lovely
JULIE COHEN into the Coffee and Roses Writer Spotlight.
When did you first decide that you wanted to write?
I've always wanted to write. I made little "books" out of paper when I was a kid and made up stories about my marble collection. I was forever playing Dungeons and Dragons, which is basically collective storytelling. I remember very clearly when I wrote my first actual novel. I was about eleven and I'd just read the Earthsea trilogy by Ursula LeGuin, and I sat right down and wrote a 125-page handwritten story about a female wizard who gets kidnapped by a really sexy evil king. I made maps and illustrations and everything. (She didn't end up with the evil king, though; she chose a humble but pure-hearted sailor instead. I think I missed a trick there.)
My teachers at school were encouraging, and I had poems and short stories published in small press magazines. I recently found a photocopy of the first money I ever earned writing – it was a cheque for six US dollars paid for a poem. But I had no idea of how to become a novelist, and nobody could really advise it as a career path, so I plumped for academia instead.
I probably should have noticed something when I kept on putting off working on what was supposed to be my PhD thesis so I could write a Mills & Boon novel. But it wasn't until a couple years later when I was teaching secondary school English that I suddenly thought, "This is silly. I've been playing around enough with writing. I should try to write that book and get it published."
So that's what I did. Not that first book, obviously, which was awful and got rejected pretty much by return of post, but a few books later.
What interests you as a writer?
I find myself drawn again and again to similar themes in my stories: of deception and truth, identity and outsiderdom, acceptance and forgiveness. I like reading books about these themes, too. I love, love, love writing those parts in a novel where the heroine realises that she's been wrong and that she really can open her heart. Lately, I've enjoyed writing in first person, because I enjoy the limitations and constrictions that it imposes on the writer. I'm a total sucker for dramatic irony, when the reader realises things that the viewpoint character doesn't, and it's so delicious writing that in first person. Yes, I know I'm geeky like that.
One of the greatest things about being a writer is that you can build your books around topics that interest you. So with Getting Away With It, for example, I've had the perfect excuse to research ice cream and twinship, stone circles and cereology, fast cars and memory loss. I spent several days in Avebury and other neolithic sites in Wiltshire, as research for the setting. Lovely.
Do you have a typical writing day? If not, when is the best time to write for you?
I'm not a morning person as a rule, but I have a young son and I have to write while he's in nursery, which is in the morning. So I slave away at the keyboard from 8 am till about one o'clock most days. I try to write 1000 to 2000 words a day while I'm in first draft mode – though I might end up cutting all of that later, or I might end up writing more if I'm really cruising, like at the end of a book.
What made you decide to write Getting Away With It?
Twins. I just love identical twins. I think the whole concept is fascinating. And because I'm obsessed with stories about identity and deception, I was hooked by the idea of a woman taking over her identical twin sister's life when her sister disappears. I think I was having an ice cream on the Isle of Wight when it first struck me. I knew it was going to be a bigger book than anything I'd written before, so I was thrilled to get the opportunity to write it for Headline Review.
What are the best things about being a writer?
The two best things are probably getting so involved in the world of your characters that you forget everything else. That's just magical. And, I can't lie – the other best thing is when someone reads your book and says they like it. I'm a sucker for positive reinforcement.
And the worst?
Being attacked by crows of doubt – you know, those moments when you're sure the book doesn't work, that you can't write, that you suck, that you're going to crash and burn. It happens at some point in every single book for me, and I never really believe it will all work itself out. Even though it always has, so far.
Tell me about what you're working on now.
I just gave in the manuscript for my second book with Headline Review. It's a contemporary women's fiction novel about a woman who gets a job as costumed historical interpreter in a restored stately home where they're re-enacting the summer of 1814. There are two story threads – the contemporary one in the heroine's real life, which is a bit of a mess, and the pretend-1814 one, which is a Heyer-esque Regency romp. Eventually the two threads start coming together in some unexpected ways.
You're a much-loved speaker and workshop leader at writing events across the country. What would be your top three tips for aspiring writers?
1) Read.
Good writers are voracious readers. How else are you going to learn about characterisation, story structure, the mechanics of writing? Or what you want to spend your time writing? Reading is probably the best training for writing, except of course, writing.
2) Write Crap.
I have a post-it note on my computer saying this. What it means is, just get the first draft written. Don't spend a lot of time fretting about how bad it is. Just do the best you can with what you've got. Once you've finished your first draft, then you can think about how to change your work to make it suitable for a reader. Of course, maybe you're a genius and your first draft is solid gold. But all of my first drafts are crap, and most writers that I know say the same thing about theirs. For some reason, you have to give yourself permission to write badly before you can get down to work on making your writing good.
3) Get a Support Network.
When I decided I wanted to write for publication, one of the first things I did was to join writing groups. I joined my local writing group, Reading Writers, and I also joined the Romantic Novelists' Association in the UK, and Romance Writers of America. All of these groups helped me materially on my way to publication (for example, I made the final in a RWA contest which got me noticed by editors, and I met my agent at an RNA meeting). But more importantly, they've given me a support network who I can lean on when the writing's not going well, and who I can celebrate with when it is. You don't have to be a joiner to get a support network – one writing friend, online or in real life, is enough to validate your perception of yourself as a writer. This job is hard enough without trying to do it in a vacuum.
Do you have a dream project you'd love to write?
You know, I'm lucky enough to feel like every project I'm working on is my dream project at the time.
Big thanks to Julie for her brilliant questions. I can't wait to read Getting Away With It - it's going to be my Christmas treat this year!
Julie's gorgeous book, Getting Away With It, is out now in hardback and will be released in paperback next year. To find out more about Julie, visit her website.
If you would like to feature in a future Coffee and Roses Writer Spotlight, drop me a line at email@example.com and I'll see what I can do!
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Of course, the biggest problem with doing the Odyssey with Homer as the lead is that Odysseus is meant to be clever. Homer, therefore, is much cleverer and, indeed, braver than usual in this incarnation. It works though, and the episode contains what is possibly my favourite explanation so far for the whole horse business (Flanders!Priam collects giant wooden animals, but doesn't have a horse).
There were a couple of elements of the story here that don't get an airing as often as others - the Sirens, for example, are physically unattractive; only the song is appealing. I may never recover from that image of Patty and Selma trying to seduce people! (They're still after sex, not shipwrecks). We also see Circe turning Lenny, Karl and Moe into pigs - and, inevitably, Homer eats them. Lenny cries that he wants his eyes gouged out at one point as well, which may be a reference to Oedipus. Indeed, when Homer gets to Hamlet and tells Bart it starts with the murder of Hamlet's father, Bart asks if he gets to marry his mother, in reference to Freud's argument that Hamlet, along with Oedipus Rex, is an example of the Oedipus complex in literary form. I think Marge should worry about how enthusiastic Bart was about that. (Karl and Lenny as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is perfect, by the way).
This being a Trojan war story, of course, we have the obligatory jokes about just how long the war lasted. Homer!Odysseus' physical changes are predictable, but Helen of Troy now looking like Skinner's mother is pretty funny, and I liked the overflowing mailbox gag at Troy at the beginning. We also get the usual representation of Hades as the Christian hell, with added River Styx and dancing skeletons that may or may not be an homage to Harryhausen's skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts.
This section also included some really funny one-liners:
Flanders!Priam: Now throughout history when people get wood, they'll think of Trojans!
Hoemr!Odysseus: Sacrificing animals is barbaric! Now have the slaves kill the wounded.
Barney!Dionysus: You used to be fun! Where's the Zeus that used to turn into a cow and pick up chicks?
Mayor Quimby!Zeus: He grew up!
All in all, I thought this was a particularly successful Simpsons literary adaptation - though perhaps nothing will ever quite beat the combination of James Earl Jones reading 'Nevermore' with Bart chirping up 'Eat my shorts!'


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The new LabVIEW add-on has been recognized by National Instruments
as an excellent tool from third-party developers
AUSTIN, Texas - Aug. 6, 2013 – modeFRONTIER for LabVIEW (mF4LV) has been nominated as a finalist for a LabVIEW Tools Network product award. This award is given to developers whose products exhibit the highest level of excellence and National Instruments platform alignment.
mF4LV enables LabVIEW users to improve product performance and reduce testing time leveraging advanced hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) capabilities. The innovative integration solution developed by ESTECO, leading optimization technology provider, is a light installation of modeFRONTIER helping engineers and scientists using LabVIEW to quickly reach a desired response from the hardware or system under test.
The sophisticated algorithms within modeFRONTIER, a world-class multidisciplinary environment for engineering design optimization, are used to automatically modify the values assigned to the control parameters. mF4LV delivers better results by perfecting monitoring parameters tuning and significantly reducing calibration time.
The 2013 Alliance Partner and LabVIEW Tools Network Awards ceremony will recognize companies who are creating business value for customers based on NI technology and graphical system design. Finalists and winners will be celebrated on Alliance Day at NIWeek, on August 5, 2013.
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Design thinking for relationships31 August, 2010
It dawned on me this afternoon that IDEO's three-lens model for human-centered design are applicable to relationships and finding a partner too.
Desirable: You like her, she likes you.
Viable: A long-term relationship work, with both of you having a good mix of similar and different interests, similar values and be able to live harmoniously together.
Feasible: Available (as in single) and preferably able to live together.


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From the Okavango swamps in Botswana to the remote deserts of Namibia to the magical forests of the Congo and the vanishing tribes of Ethiopia, Africa offers a wide array of life-changing experiences.
Safari is a Swahili word meaning 'to journey'. Our luxury safaris still retain a sense of discovery, exploration and adventure with an emphasis on conservation and photography. We also arrange safaris to frontier destinations such as Chad, the Central African Republic, Angola, Gabon and other remote corners in Africa.
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Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans is home to the mountain gorillas to whom Dian Fossey dedicated her life and whose story is told in the iconic film 'Gorillas in the Mist'.
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The Seychelles is home to no less than two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is a sanctuary for a myriad of natural treasures that have given the archipelago its reputation as the 'Galápagos of the Indian Ocean'. The archipelago is also home to some of the most exclusive resorts in the world.
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The PlayStation 4 NPL South Australia 2016 Season continues Saturday and Sunday across the state.
The NSR Australia Regional Round commences for another year with the first game of 4 regionally based matches taking place in Mount Gambier on Sunday between MetroStars and Campbelltown City.
Action plays out in Adelaide on Saturday between West Torrens Birkalla and Adelaide Blue Eagles, South Adelaide and Adelaide United, West Adelaide and Adelaide Comets and the Match of the Round - Croydon Kings and Raiders.
Sunday, Adelaide Olympic and Adelaide City also suit up at Elite Systems Football Centre.
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Kid Recipes: How to Make Spicy Potato Pancakes
An Overview of Making Spicy Potato Pancakes
They are bite-sized pancakes made of grated potato, chickpea flour, and mild spices. These tiny pancakes have a colorful veggie topping. They are healthy and appetizing. Children love to eat them with tomato sauce.
For making potato pancakes, you have to grate potatoes. Run fresh water on them to remove the excess starch. Squeeze and collect them in a mixing bowl. Add chickpea flour/gram flour, carom seeds, red chili powder, chopped green chilies, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, and salt. Mix with a spoon—no need to add water. The batter gets semi-solid consistency. Keep aside.
Now, chop vegetables for topping the pancakes. I made a mixture of french beans, green capsicum, carrots, tomatoes, and onions.
Now you start making the pancakes. Heat a flat pan. Add a tablespoon of oil on. Drop a tablespoon full of batter on the pan. Spread it a little. Place a tablespoon chopped mixed vegetables on the top. You can make 3 such pancakes at a time on the pan. Refer to the image. Drizzle some oil on the edges. You can cover the pan for 1–2 minutes. Flip the pancakes. Let both the sides cook nicely. Remove them on a serving plate. Spicy potato pancakes are ready to serve. Eat 2–3 of them when hot with tomato sauce. Enjoy the taste!
Some Important Tips
1. Add Less chilies, spices, and salt to get mild spicy pancakes. They taste awesome with tomato sauce or a green chutney.
2. You can omit garlic in this recipe if you don't like its' aroma.
Cook Time
Ingredients for Making Spicy Potato Pancakes
- 3 medium size potatoes grated
- 3 1/2 tbsp gram flour/chickpea flour
- 1/4 tsp or less red chili powder
- a pinch carom seeds
- a pinch turmeric powder, gives nice color
- 1 tsp finely chopped green chilies
- 1/8 tsp or salt to taste
- 1 small bowl mixed vegetables chopped, carrot, capsicum, french beans, onion, and tomato
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Step-By-Step Guidelines and Images for Making Spicy Potato Pancakes
- Wash potatoes. Remove and discard the skin. Grate them. Run fresh water on them to remove the excess starch. Squeeze the water. Take potato in a mixing bowl.
- Add gram flour/chickpea flour, carom seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, chopped green chilies, ginger-garlic paste, and salt. Use less salt, as potato and chickpea flour generally show salty in the dishes. Mix well. Keep the batter aside.
- Mix all chopped vegetables like french beans, carrots, tomatoes, onions, and capsicum in a bowl. You are using this mix for topping the potato pancakes.
- Now, you start to make the pancakes. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan. Pour a tablespoon or more batter. Gently spread it a little. Top it with a tablespoon chopped mix vegetables. Refer to the pic.
- At a time you can make 3 such tiny pancakes in the pan. Sprinkle some oil on the edges. Let them cook for a minute on medium low fire. You can cover the pan at intervals. Flip the pancakes. Let the other side also cook until it becomes golden brown. Add a few drops of oil on the top.
- Remove them with the help of a flat ladle. Place them on a serving plate. Spicy potato pancakes are ready to eat. Serve them with tomato sauce. Enjoy eating the delicious pancakes!
Nutritional Information of Spicy Potato Pancakes
|Nutrition Facts
|Serving size: 1
|Calories from Fat
|% Daily Value *
|Fat 9 g
|Saturated fat 1 g
|Carbohydrates 26 g
|Sugar 1 g
|Fiber 3 g
|Protein 6 g
|Cholesterol 0 mg
|Sodium 54 mg
|* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.
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U.N. Body Warns of Risks of Global Austerity
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Published: September 6, 2011
UNITED NATIONS -- The global economy faces a decade-long
stagnation because governments are pursuing deficit cuts
and other austerity measures rather than providing the
needed stimulus packages, said a United Nations economic
report released Tuesday.
Instead of new regulation of the financial system to
address the problems that helped bring on the recession in
2007-8, governments in the United States and Europe are
trying to woo the very speculators who helped cause the
problem, said the report by the Geneva-based United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which is
known by its acronym, Unctad.
"Those who support fiscal tightening argue that it is
indispensable for restoring the confidence of financial
markets, which is perceived as key to economic recovery,"
the report said.
"This is despite the almost universal recognition that the
crisis was the result of financial market failure in the
first place."
The report criticized the austerity measures as producing
results exactly opposite their intended effect.
"Making balanced budgets or low public debt an end in
itself," the report said, "can be detrimental to achieving
other goals of economic policy, namely high employment and
socially acceptable income distribution."
The report said Western governments should instead be more
strictly regulating financial markets, promoting wage
increases that will stimulate spending and returning to
managed exchange rates and other measures that decrease
"Domestic consumption remains weak owing to persistently
high unemployment and slow or stagnant wage growth," said
the report.
The report said that the global economy was expected to
grow by only 3.1 percent this year, compared with 3.9
percent in 2010, and that developing nations, particularly
economically dynamic ones like Brazil, India, South Africa
and Turkey, would grow at a far higher rate than the
developed Western nations.
"Unemployment depends very much on demand," said Heiner
Flassbeck, the lead author of the report and the chief of
globalization and trade strategies for Unctad.
"If you have no demand, then you need government to step
in with a huge program for stimulating the economy," Mr.
Flassbeck, a former deputy finance minister in Germany,
told reporters, according to Reuters.
"This was the U.S. scenario in the past," he said. "Now
it's worse because wages are rising less than in the past,
so you're going to need a bigger stimulus program."
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Hidden Hills is an affluent guard-gated community in the West San Fernando Valley, known for ultimate privacy and top-ranked schools. The city is served by the Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD), which is one of the most renowned school districts in the state of California. Residents enjoy the convenience of elite shops and restaurants at "The Commons" center, while a myriad of luxury amenities are available nearby.
While Calabasas offers 17 gated communities and an additional 12 guard-gated communities, the bordering city of Hidden Hills is entirely gated. Residents of Hidden Hills enjoy the benefits of an equestrian community surrounded by the nature reserve and greenbelt of the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve, a park with miles of equestrian, hiking, and mountain biking trails. Hidden Hills was named the wealthiest city in the country in 2011.
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I know I've probably become a complete recall bore, so rather than witter on yet again, about the nail biting trials of training, testing and praying for it to happen, I'm going to share a few pics snapped recently, to sum up why I think it's so important - I hope they make you smile!
For me 'n Poll, above all else, recall equals FUN!
It means the freedom to run Ferrari speed ...
To enjoy games with pals ...
To do crazy zoomies!
And of course, to explore the big wide world in true doggie style!
Most of all though, recall means coming back to Mum when she calls ...
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Good girl Polly.


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Why do we say "God bless you" when someone sneezes?
In the 7th century A.D. it was common practice for people to respond to someone sneezing by saying words that meant, in effect, "congratulations," "good job," or "way to go." This was done because it was believed that sneezing was the body's attempt to expel the devil or an evil spirit from the body. Sneezing was a positive thing, the… Read more »


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Macbeth doth murder sleep
Frances McDormand is so thoroughly engrossing a Lady Macbeth, and so unforgettable in her sleepwalking scene, that you can't help wishing Shakespeare had written a whole play for her. Conleth Hill's performance in the title role is an unsettling case study of a man realizing how badly he's become trapped in the escalating results of one very bad decision. He even makes you believe he actually sees that dagger dangling before him.
The "Macbeth" that opened Friday, Feb. 26, at Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre is such a riveting experience for so long that you keep thinking it could be a triumph. It isn't. But given how close it comes and the track record of director Daniel Sullivan — particularly with Shakespeare at New York's Public Theater — it could become one if it has a future life.
It's an often gripping "Macbeth." An impressively designed and, for the most part, performed "Macbeth." It's also a refreshingly traditional "Macbeth," set in a grim medieval Scotland and almost intact, with a lightly and intelligently pruned text. But it has some uneven performances and runs out of steam toward the end.
Sullivan rivets our attention to the stage with the opening "When shall we three meet again?" scene. Amid a gothic chaos of sound, lights and fog, an unusually potent trio of Witches speak in chillingly business-as-usual tones as they gather about a bloody soldier hanging on the trunk of a huge, gnarled old tree. McDormand, Rami Margron and Mia Tagano — in seamless segues between richly individualized portraits and a harmonious unit — make the play's supernatural elements not only exciting but frighteningly part of the everyday world.
Sullivan's use of the Witches as central elements of the plot works very well. So does the general immersion in the medieval world of deep, old woods and vast rough stone castle walls created by the earth tones of Douglas W. Schmidt's knotted-fabric sets as overlaid with Alexander V. Nichols' evocative projections. The ravens croaking in Dan Moses Schreier's soundscape become so ominously integral to the action that some may suffer not-inappropriate flashbacks to a certain Alfred Hitchcock classic.
James Carpenter's unpretentious but firmly royal Duncan anchors the scene in which we learn about the gory military heroics of Macbeth and his comrade-at-arms Banquo, vividly related by Gene Gillette as a badly wounded soldier. (Carpenter will return as the drunken Porter, successfully conveying some of the role's often elusive humor without overplaying it.) Christopher Innvar, expressing battle-weary wariness with every quick draw of his massive broadsword, provides vital reinforcement to Macbeth as they receive the Witches' fateful predictions — establishing why Macbeth will regard Banquo as an unwanted obstacle later on.
The plot takes full hold in the richly nuanced, intense mutual familiarity of McDormand and Hill as they greet each other, plot together — with her pulling him along irresistibly, screwing his "courage to the sticking point" and finally taking things (daggers) into her own hands after the murder of Duncan. The intensity with which she watches him as he begins to fall apart, and his awareness of her gaze, encapsulates the tragedy that unfolds. And Hill is mesmerizing in the intimate details of Macbeth's doubts and horrors as he wades ever deeper in blood.
Korey Jackson is a vital, moving Macduff, and Scott Coopwood a fierce and magnetically devious Lennox. The bond between a bright young Leon Jones and Tagano's Lady Macduff intensifies the horror of that family's massacre. There are other strong performances in smaller roles, but some that don't hold up. Adam Magill's underwhelming delivery of Malcolm's long speeches slows things down as the drama reaches its climax. And Sullivan's staging of the final battle scenes, particularly between Macbeth and Macduff, makes for an anticlimactic finale. But until that late in the game, this has the makings of a "Macbeth" for the ages.
Robert Hurwitt is The San Francisco Chronicle's theater critic. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @RobertHurwitt
Macbeth: Tragedy. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. Through April 10. $35-$125, subject to change. Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley. Two hours, 20 minutes. (510) 647-2949. www.berkeleyrep.org.


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Last Friday at Bellator 185, Kristina Williams handed Heather Hardy the first loss of her professional combat career via second-round doctor stoppage. Williams' stellar performance left Hardy bruised and bloody, but not broken. In her first interview since the fight, "The Heat" talked to Micheal Woods on Everlast's TalkBox boxing podcast to discuss the fight, what's next, and how she's feeling.
Check out some highlights from the podcast below. To listen to the full TalkBox interview by Micheal Woods, click here.
On post-fight injuries:
I have fratures on both sides of my nose. So that means two black eyes [laughs]. It was from a roundhouse kick– the 'kick heard around the world'. That kick broke my nose. Earlier in the first round, I had taken an elbow which sliced my nose. That was the end of the first round. When you saw the blood first start falling, that was from the elbow and I have nine stitches there. Other than that, I'm not experiencing any pain, I am not hurting, I am totally fine. I just physically look like trash. I feel OK.
On her MMA future:
I'm actually really anxious to get back in there. Obviously, this week is no sparring and no contact, ya know, but the doctors told me that six weeks from now it [her nose] will take a kick just as hard to break it again. I didnt make any secret out of it– im still learning. I was still learning before this fight and even if i was victorious, i'd still be learning after this fight.
On her Kristina Williams:
I faced a really experienced kicking striker. My coaches heard the morning of the fight, 'hey, she's a black belt in Tae Kwan Do'…I go through my training and try to execute my game plan as much as I could. The night of my fight, hats off to my opponent because they did their research, they knew the book on Heather. They were waiting for me to slip that jab and throw the overhand right, and nail that face with a kick. She executed brilliantly. She was patient, she waited. I did just that, throw that overhand right and lean a little too low. The rest is history.
On the fight itself:
She was more than I expected. Everything I tried didn't seem to be working, right? She was keeping me really far with her kicks. The gameplan was to ride one of those kicks to the inside and throw combination punches. Normally, I throw combinations, the first thing, whether in boxing or MMA, the girls want to do is grab me. We had done so much work on pushing off the grab, sprawling, staying off the floor, throwing those combination punches. What I hadn't expected her to do is grab me by the back of my head and hit me with her elbow. Not only was I not aware that she was going to do it, but i wasnt quite aware that that's particularly what was happening on the inside there. Because I was working so hard to get on the inside, I was just like, throwing hail mary's. As the rounds went on and she got a little bit stronger and more confident and I was getting more bloody from the elbows, it was harder and harder for me to execute and easier for her to…While she may not be the most polished fighter, her determination and her strength and her dedication to focus inside that ring– this isn' t the last youve heard of her. Ive had 22 pro fights before and the way she carries herself in that ring is really admirable.


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By Jin-yeong Yi
One might wonder why I, who prefers fantasy to reality, would write an article like this one. Well, I haven't changed my fundamental position. I still prefer dreams over waking reality. But as long as I'm going to be in waking reality, I will continue to prefer, strictly within the context of waking reality proper, the real thing over its substitutes. This includes physical media as opposed to their electronic counterparts, which is the subject of this article.
I'll start off with the issues of security that are inherent to the computer and the Internet. I'm not speaking of government conspiracies, but rather stability. Think of all the roles that your computer takes today. If you're like me, you use your computer not only for research, communication, shopping, etc. on the Internet and creating and editing documents, but also for listening to music, watching movies and TV shows, and playing video games. That sleek, glowing box in front of you fulfills the functions that were, at various points in history, the exclusive or near-exclusive domain of other devices: CD players, television sets, typewriters, pen and paper. In other words, things have become centralized, meaning that most if not all of your eggs are in one of two baskets: your hard drive or the Internet itself. Never mind the occasional power outage or system failure: what will you do if computers and the Internet become things of the past, and nothing will be there to replace them? It is tempting to assume that technological progress will continue ad infinitum, but a long descent (to use John Michael Greer's term) into a post-technoindustrial future doesn't seem all that implausible, either. But that's a topic for another discussion.
For the time being, it can be said that something resembling the transhumanist dream of immortality (via "mind uploading") has already been realized for music and the printed word. Unlike paper books, CDs, and letters; e-books, MP3s, and e-mail do not fall apart because they do not possess physical vessels of their own. For all intents and purposes, they are eternal. The only question is whether the same thing can be said for the foundations upon which their existence depends.
The electronic medium has a lot going for it. I think few would deny that. It never gets dirty or worn, and, in theory, could last forever. Unlike its counterparts in bookshelves and cabinets, it takes up zero physical space and generally entails minimum hassle to retrieve, making it possible to fit an entire library's worth of texts, music, etc. into a device that is no bigger than your average paperback. And let's not forget all the natural resources that could be saved. And yet, under all that convenience, efficiency, and practicality, something is missing: tangibility.
Whether the idealists among us acknowledge it or not, it would seem that the material (notice that I'm using the word here in a loose sense) is every bit as valuable for us humans as the immaterial. How many people would, for example, be content with photographs, videos, audio recordings, or holograms of their loved ones rather than those people themselves in the flesh?
I feel that the same principle applies to inanimate objects. You can hold an e-book reader or an MP3 player in your hands, and even insert your own notes into the data, but the medium as a whole cannot respond or change to your touch. It's almost like holding a miniature museum in your hands: you can see the book or the record and X-ray it and examine the contents, but you can't actually feel the piece because it's safely ensconced behind a wall of glass, forever beyond your reach.
But real books and real records? They're capable of having a real history under your possession: fingerprints, notes, marks, and yes, wear and tear. Given enough time, a new–or, for that matter, used–book or record will have been shaped by your touch, bearing the unique marks of your ownership. These facts give collection a meaning apart from and beyond mere accumulation.
Those of us who, in the age of advanced modern technology, choose the physical over the electronic lose much, but in return gain (or retain) something that is arguably indispensable. In exchange for convenience, they get character. In exchange for practicality, they get personality. Not a bad trade-off, if you ask me.
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|Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett disappeared in the Amazon. (R. de Montet-Guerin/Random House via Bloomberg News)
Chasing a dream in the Amazon
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The 16th-century Spanish conquistadors hunted for a legendary lost
The focus of Grann's impressively researched and skillfully crafted narrative is a British explorer named Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, who walked into the Amazon rain forest in 1925 in search of the civilization he referred to as Z. Fawcett never returned. His mysterious disappearance soon became a source of speculation and rescue expeditions that resulted in even more deaths but little information about Fawcett's fate.
Grann, a New Yorker staff writer, describes Fawcett as "the last of the great Victorian explorers who ventured into uncharted realms with little more than a machete, a compass, and an almost divine sense of purpose." Finding the fate of legendary Fawcett and his lost city of Z becomes Grann's quest too, and a dangerous one.
In "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon," Grann has intricately constructed his narrative using interweaving strains. First, the author brilliantly re-creates Fawcett's perilous Amazon expeditions, especially what is known of his ill-fated 1925 journey. As Fawcett and his team confront deadly insects, exotic jungle predators, tropical diseases, and hostile Indians, readers come to understand that "the Amazon was, in short, a death trap." Second, Grann describes his own obsessive global search for evidence of Fawcett's life and disappearance. The author explores the archives of London's Royal Geographical Society, as well as the deep jungles of Brazil.
Grann hires a guide and, using the evidence he's discovered, retraces Fawcett's last steps through the Amazon, as best he can. As the author learns, the Amazon has been radically transformed over the last eight decades by logging and agriculture. As Grann's guide tells him, "Only the Indians respect the forest. The white people cut it all down." Yet Grann finds, and interviews, an old Indian woman who says she remembers Fawcett passing through. Grann also meets Vajuvi, the chief of the tribe that allegedly killed Fawcett. Vajuvi tells Grann: "People always say [we] killed the Englishmen. But we did not. We tried to save them."
The more Grann searches for Fawcett, whether by poring over historical documents or slashing through the inhospitable jungle, the clearer it becomes that Fawcett's disappearance will remain a mystery. As the number of dead adventurers continued rising in the post-1925 search for Fawcett, notes Grann, "the Brazilian government . . . issued a decree banning" these search expeditions as futile and fatal.
Even Grann, after years of obsession, comes to admit the impossibility of finding Fawcett and his city. "The finished story of Fawcett," an exhausted Grann writes, "seemed to reside eternally beyond the horizon." Yet Grann makes one more attempt before book's end, traveling to a remote Amazon village near where Fawcett was last spotted alive. Here, he interviews an American archeologist named Michael Heckenberger who lives among the Indians and studies their traditions.
In the book's final pages, Heckenberger reveals that he's discovered "twenty pre-Columbian settlements . . . [that] were about two to three miles apart and were connected by roads." Before Europeans brought disease and genocide to the Amazon, Heckenberger believes, the region sustained "a prosperous, glorious civilization." And so Grann's long search ends with the possibility that Fawcett was right all along, that the lost city was more than just a dream. Grann's tale is a gripping journey into the unknown that, if less harrowing than Fawcett's, was nonetheless worth making.
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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
― Pablo Picasso
Often, the writer must sit some place with a blank page and pen or a white screen staring back, and attempt to find something interesting, compelling, illuminating, entertaining to write on the page or type on the screen. It can be a daunting experience. The esteemed Canadian writer, Margaret Atwood, writes in her introduction," Negotiating with the Dead", that writing is too often like "walking into the labyrinth….like groping through a tunnel..like being in a cave…like wading through a deep river at dawn or twilight." She goes on to write: "Virginia Woolf said that writing a novel is like walking through a dark room, holding a lantern which lights up what is already in the room. "Given the obstacles in unearthing a story or the difficulty dusting off an inspiring idea that can be expanded into a poem, short story, personal essay, article…why would anyone desire or aspire to write?
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The Snow Man
by Wallace Stevens
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To regard the frost and the boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;
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Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.
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Typically, the Big Finish Companion Chronicles try to fit in with the writing style of the Doctor Who era in which they're set. So the Hartnell stories tend to be (waves hands a bit, since it's a bit more complicated than this) a bit hardcore sci-fi or historical, the Troughton ones have veered towards daft sci-fi and historicals, the Pertwee ones to monster stories and so on.
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Funny that it's about Turlough, mind.
Vislor Turlough is in trouble again: piloting a stolen ship through a pocket universe on a mission that is strictly forbidden by the Doctor. He would be going it alone, but there is unwelcome company in the form of Huxley, one of the legendary novelisors of Verbatim Six, who is narrating and recording Turlough's life.
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Is it any good?
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Forget for a moment that this is supposed to be a story about Turlough trying to save the universe from another universe full of odd beings, the gateway to which looks like a beer can with a ringpull (or something). It's pretty much irrelevant.
Instead, here's the fun. Turlough and the rest of the TARDIS crew have been latched upon by 'novelisers', beings from a world that likes to novelise the events in various people's lives. As Turlough tries to save the universe, the noveliser with him is narrating the experience. But Turlough is also inspired to write a diary about his experiences, and as he reads it to himself, the novelier novelises him doing that, too. More than that, the noveliser is in touch with the other novelisers, so gets to hear from them what the Doctor and Tegan are up to. But since Turlough can hear what the noveliser says and can interact with him, he can comment on the novelisation. He can also occasionally swap places with the noveliser and novelise himself or have the noveliser narrate the story.
With me?
You will get it when you listen to it, I promise, and it works a treat since not only does it provide a really good reason for Turlough to be telling the story, it also allows Magrs to comment on that as well as novelisations in general. (Do novelisers do more than add 'he said' or 'she said' after dialogue? "Why haven't you included a bit about the sound of the 'ancient engines of the TARDIS?'" (a frequent Doctor Who description. "Because that would slow down the narrative."… "How are you enjoying novelising in the future tense, Turlough?" And indeed, the latter part of the play has Turlough narrating in the future tense, which is nifty).
If you have any appreciation of story-writing forms, approaches to writing, writing conventions, etc, you will sit back and almost literally gasp in amazement at the cleverness of it all.
Turlough's a great character and handled well here, although the Doctor and Tegan get little to do beyond be analysed and/or pastiched. Performance-wise, Strickson is a bit more like his TV self than previous Big Finish parts, although his Tegan accent isn't great, despite his living in Australia for 20-odd years. Alex Lowe does a great job, even if does sound spookily like Gerald Harper as Adam Adamant.
If sci-fi 'realism' is your game and you don't like it when Doctor Who gets a bit Douglas Adams, self-referential or comedic, this won't be for you. But if you admire clever writing, you really should listen to this because it's great.
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There are highly anticipated remakes/re-imaginings (for example, Bladerunner 2049) and then there's Vince McMahon recycling an idea that flopped the first time around with an added side of MAGA family values. Are you ready for some XFL football?!! No? Well, I can't say that I blame you. Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised the second time out, but I wouldn't bet much more than a wooden nickel on it.
In case you're too young to remember the original XFL, or have worked really hard on forgetting it over the past couple decades, here's a refresher course - REMEMBER THE XFL?
But times have changed of course, since that is precisely what times are built to do. The upcoming XFL will be vastly different from the original version according to P.T. Barnum, I mean, Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon is relaunching the XFL, promising a "shorter, faster-paced, family-friendly, and easier to understand" re-imagining of football. pic.twitter.com/0QCqcdjoRO— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 25, 2018
Just football.— XFL Football (@realXFLfootball) January 26, 2018
No politics. No social issues. #XFL2020
8 teams.— #XFL2020 (@ItsXFL2020) January 25, 2018
40 man rosters.
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Vince says he wants no players with any sort of criminal record. Even if you had a DUI, you will not be welcome to play in the XFL. #xfl2020— Jason Solomon (@solomonster) January 25, 2018
BREAKING: @VinceMcMahon's new league will be called the XFL. Will start in Jan. 2020, have eight teams, players required to stand for National Anthem & Johnny Manziel is NOT eligible to play https://t.co/KEJA6Q4fua— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 25, 2018
When Johnny Manziel thought he could play in the XFL ... pic.twitter.com/ofHNyOdo2T— Steven R. Walker (@Steve_R_Walker) January 25, 2018
#XFL https://t.co/2M9MLZH1BP Because we just can't get enough football - https://t.co/i4nmXz5UfN https://t.co/1OsxxNvapL— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2018
The new XFL will be a "single entity sports league"--meaning the league will own everything, including the teams. This will have many ramifications for how the league operates and how it employs players. I explain in a new @theMMQB article: https://t.co/bZhD3NtMFu pic.twitter.com/N1sOfTwZ4J— Michael McCann (@McCannSportsLaw) January 26, 2018
As MINIMAL qualification to be a XFL team you should play and defeat the Browns in an entry test game— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2018
Colin Kaepernick said he's ready to go back to standing for the anthem so maybe, if he isn't blackballed for some other equally stupid reason, the XFL can become a home for him. Guessing he's not interested though. Colin Kaepernick sits this one out
Do pro wrestlers stand and salute for the anthem before pretending to fight each other or does Vince not make them do that?
Vince McMahon on his new football league requiring players to stand during the National Anthem: "It's a time honored tradition to stand."— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 25, 2018
Vince McMahon built his fortune on death, rampant steroid abuse (including his own), grotesque sexism, and racist minstrelsy. But by all means: stand for that flag. https://t.co/MUxpEoFN80— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) January 25, 2018
Interesting that Vince McMahon once thought his XFL would do well b/c it was designed to be sexier & more violent than NFL. Flash forward to older Vince and he thinks his league will do well b/c it's more family friendly. May as well be called GOPFL.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
Apparently his WWE has been trending in a more PG direction for years. News to me since I haven't watched that kind of stuff for ages. I guess WWE is no longer Playboy-lite with violence added to mix.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
XFL is billed to be safer than NFL. Assuming it's still TACKLE football I'm curious to see how that will be the case. Maybe he has patent on new helmet technology that will eliminate neck injuries and concussions. Probably not though.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
A Man's Game: https://t.co/VHis2ESRED #NFL #XFL? https://t.co/sPvaiUlIHL— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 27, 2018
Physics remains physics. Big fast dudes repeatedly running into each other is going to result in injuries. But being gluttons for the punishment of others we probably wouldn't watch professional flag football or 2-hand touch.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
XFL supposedly will avoid any interference by politics and/or social issues as if life politely asks for permission to interrupt the serious business of grown men playing ball for a living. Maybe they should use robots to deter the unsavory human impulse to express one's self.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
Vince McMahon's wife works for Trump. So while the XFL "won't be political" that is simply coded language for it won't tolerate expression of liberal leaning beliefs. Yesterday's He Hate Me is tomorrow's MAGA.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
XFL will probably do about as well in its 2nd go round as Trump has done in his go round at the presidency. Okay, maybe not quite that god awful. But it's not likely to be pretty if the main attraction is "Zero DUI's on the field!!!".— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2018
It's the "family friendly" part that's truly hilarious. I really want to know what "family-friendly football" looks like. Does it drive a minivan? https://t.co/ZaF84W4Pf9— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 26, 2018
NFL ratings have been going down for years because the games don't remind people enough of episodes of The Waltons. https://t.co/MJFKgPWpLF— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
XFL is basically an NFL for Trump supporters, its creation is a naked attempt at monetising a divided America | Via Independent https://t.co/lUSGDHQKAU— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) January 26, 2018
I'm legitimately concerned the XFL is going to be used as a political device and if that doesn't tell you where we are at in 2018...— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 26, 2018
I don't watch sports to see exhibitions of civil disobedience. I know they're paid to play, not protest. Every job has restrictions on free speech with the exception of self employment. But hiding from real life is an exercise in futility. Life happens and must be faced head on.— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
A Line A Day: When Sports and Social Issues Collide https://t.co/oasE0oLm8U— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
XFL's "criminality" ban and implied anti-protest rule are definitely not about race, no sir. https://t.co/NU3bmFb91Y pic.twitter.com/l3rGIvjKCt— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 26, 2018
Criminality ban doesn't mean anti-black. Kinda like how blacks are no more like monkeys than whites. Granted, we know there are bigots who equate black people to both categories. I don't take the bait and cry racism even if I suspect racist motivation. H&M & Vince don't bother me https://t.co/1i62EAbXdM— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
At least one guy doesn't think that the XFL will actually come back. That would be the writer of this piece.
The new XFL is dumb as hell but thank God it's not actually real: https://t.co/2DWotiN9oP pic.twitter.com/5seWMmK1IN— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 26, 2018
Executive departing top level XFL meeting unsure where limo is parked. pic.twitter.com/1I9h3c5NEC— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 27, 2018
USFL comeback on deck?— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2018
There is SO MUCH going on in the world in 2018, SO MANY diversions, distractions and diverse forms of entertainment vying for our limited attention spans. 2020 will look no different except that there will be even more going on all at the same time, even if much of it is in the same place, that being the smart phone in the palm of your hand. So the XFL has a very steep uphill climb to become a thing that actually sticks around for a few years. The task ahead of Vince McMahon will be almost as difficult as this one...
No idea what this game is called, but whoever made it, is the devil. pic.twitter.com/Ec98aGXSDD— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) January 24, 2018


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