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Martin Stellinga is an aspiring author from the Netherlands, who primarily writes science fiction and fantasy stories.
He was born in the Dutch city of Leiden and was raised on a house boat. Although he is not a native English speaker, through cartoons and computer games he taught himself English at age seven. He began reading fantasy and science fiction in his teens and hasn't stopped since. When he started writing, this naturally led him to write in English, rather than his native Dutch tongue.
Martin obtained a master's degree in computer science from the University of Delft in the early noughties. Since then, he's worked as a (lead) software developer.
Around the same time, he joined the Dutch Guild of Fiction Writers. He wrote several short stories, one of which won the yearly DGFW writing contest. He also met his future wife, Kitty, there.
During the mid-noughties, unhindered by his lack of drawing talent, he wrote and drew a web comic, which ran for more than 500 pages. He wrote several short stories, some poetry, and was even inspired by Stars Wars Episode 3 to some satire.
The past few years he has evolved to writing novels and short stories. In 2015, he received a Silver Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest for his story 'Hostages'.
Currently, Martin lives with his wife Kitty, his daughter, their three cats, and a truck load of books. He continues to write, often from beneath a pile of fur or diapers.
- The Thousand Sails of Elysium. A 125,000-word fantasy novel set on a flooded future earth that reverted to the age of sail. The protagonist is John Rake, a captain caught in the wars of a few immortals passing themselves off as gods.
Looking for a publisher.
- Aperture. An 80,000-word science fiction novel. A female human resistance fighter is framed for murder. The only way to prove her innocence is to ingest a parasite that will take over her mind in less than a week.
Looking for a publisher.
- The Rebel and the Assassin. An 100,000 word fantasy novel. Currently being edited. Looking for a publisher.
Short stories
- Hostages. Silver honorable mention in the 4th quarter of the 32nd Writers of the Future contest. Read it now, on this website.
- Blood and Tears. Winner of the 2004 annual Dutch Guild of Fiction Writers writing competition.
- Frank, Hank, and Charles (2004-2010). A Webcomic about the adventures of Charles and his neighbours Frank and Hank
- The Other Revenge of the Sith (2005). A satirical take on Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.


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The Empire is technologically inferior to the Confederation, but the Kilrathi culture has a term for the surprise assault against an unsuspecting prey. Speedwell believes that the Kilrathi attack will be of that nature.
The Empire is technologically inferior to the Confederation, but the Kilrathi culture has a term for the surprise assault against an unsuspecting prey. Speedwell believes that the Kilrathi attack will be of that nature.
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Action Stations is a prequel novel by William R. Forstchen based on the Wing Commander series of games. It tells the story of the beginnings of the Terran-Kilrathi war, 20 years before the first game.
It is 8 years after the ending of the War. Col. Wilhelm Schwarzmont of the Department of Military History of the Confederation Fleet Academy is compiling a report on the controversial Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn. Tolwyn was a brilliant military genious who saved Earth against a Kilrathi offensive, but then followed dishonorfoul political actions. Schwarzmont reports that he had briefly served under Tolwyn and witnessed the fanatical devotion of his subordinates.
Schwarzmont is compiling the events surrounding Tolwyn's first military operation back near the start of the War, more than 40 years ago. He is currently writing a study concerning the beginnig of the War, to which this novel will be a companion piece. This is owing to the declassification of Kilrathi documents which shed light on their part of the war (although their infamous "lost war orders" where Tolwyn played a part in remain a mystery) although he expects that all records of boths side's archives won't be fully declasified before at least a generation.
He then goes on to list and thank his sources, Humans and Kilrathi alike, such as Admiral Vance Richards, Tolwyn's nephew, Kevin, pilot Haga Kaligara and others.
He closes his foreword mentioning that as Historian of the Fleet, he met and interviewed Tolywn during his court martial, and even visited his cell right after his suicide.
Chapter One
It is 2634, 5 years after the first contact between Humans and Kilrathi. As requested by a CIC Admiral, Rear Admiral Joshua Speedwell of the Confederation Fleet Intelligence is compiling an update report about the political and military situation within the Kilrathi Empire; along with evaluations of all known Kilrathi ships, bases and industry. His division's sources was remote sensing, interrogation of smugglers, and some holo images from a covert op team.
The Humans first learned of the Kilrathi from the Varni aliens, who sought refuge after a disastrous war with them. Even now, not much is known about them. The frontier skirmishes against the Kilrathi antiquated vessels doesn't allow the Confederation determine their current capability.
The intelligence is in the dark, the frontiers are expanding rapidly, the Fleet resources are inadequate and there is a worry that border worlds, where law's grasp is not firm, may be contacted by Kilrathi agents.
Based on what Speedwell knows about the predtory Kilrathi, their existence is revolving around conquest and determination of superiority; peace is considered an avoidable stagnancy and believes there will be War.
To make matters more complicated, Humans know of a galactic almighty force from the center of the galaxy which is moving towards their area; the Kilrathi are probably aware of it and they probably wish to subjugate the Confederation and make it a buffer zone before turning against this new threat.
The Empire is technologically inferior to the Confederation, but the Kilrathi culture has a term for the surprise assault against an unsuspecting prey. Speedwell believes that the Kilrathi attack will be of that nature.
It is the Imperial Palace of Kilrah. The Kilrathi Emperor is behind a translucent courtain and has just announced his decision of War against the Confederation to the presence of 8 clan leaders. Vakka did not sound the growl of approvement. He knew that if other Barons asked for a blood challenge, they would win titles and planets from him, if he died.
Vakka bows and, to indicate ceremoniously his submission, he places his dagger made from a nagga tooth, pointing towards the dais and screen. Vakka's clan first met humans when they captured a planet with Terran colonists. He was impressed and afraid of the humans, and believed that they'd rather become allies rather than conquered.
He encounters opposition from Gilkarg, the only son of the Emperor and Crown Prince. As his father defeated the Varni, and his ancestors did against the Wu or the Eyoka and so on, Gilkarg is eager to take his turn to gain honor and vehemently has been urging war. His eldest son, Prince Ratha, accuses Vakka for fear, but has not the right to challenge him as he has already placed the dagger upon the floor. The younger Prince, Thrakhath, amends that Vakka should have been killed.
Vakka then attempts to explain his position: the Empire is extending too fast, they subjugate and kill the conquered populations and replace them with their own relatives. Their forces are scarce and the borders are thin. The Confederation must be attacked, but not yet; there are other borders and other dangers, including the power approaching from the galactic core.
His concerns are countered by Ratha and Gilkarg, who give the reason why they must attack the Confederation now; the war will make them stronger and after they defeat the humans, they will gave their technology.
Vakka replies that the Humans have a deep web of alliances and colonies. The Confederation is a solid mass whereas the Empire is a hollow shell; therefore they are more useful than allies, should the challenge from the core arrives, than underlings.
Gilkarg repeats that it is a reason why they must attack now; that solid mass of the Confederation will be weakened, if not smashed, by one fierce blow. Gilkarg confirms their war of surprise tactic; first feign confusion and then strike decisively.
Vakka is defeated and meets no support, not even from those leaders whose realms lie towards the core. The immediate promise of war and glory is more attractive than years of preparations for a possible threat. He collects his knife and along with the other lords, he lifts it. They all roar in confirmation. The hunt begins.

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Josh Lewsey, a former England rugby star player who was a member of the 2003 World Cup championship team, now works for Citigroup.
According to Financial News, he joined the bank's London offices as European equities sales trader.
During his rugby career, Lewsey, 34, he won England 55 caps.
He alternated between fullback, wing and center positions for the Wasps.
He retired from the sport in 2009. However, he briefly ended his retirement this year to join the Wasps for another season.
Now it appears he's hanging up his ruby cleats and it focusing on climbing the corporate ladder.
Lucky for him, he already has numerous accomplishments under his belt off the rugby field.
In May 2010, Lewsey, an avid climber, and a friend unsuccessfully attempted to climb to the top of Mount Everest and came within 500 feet of the summit before aborting his attempt due to a breathing apparatus malfunction.
Prior to his professional rugby career, he served as an officer in the British Army for two years after graduating from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2001.
He has also written an autobiography called "One Chance: My Life and Rugby."
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The latest currency news is that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is going to put a woman's face on US currency for the first time. That is good news, of course, and way overdue. But the devil is in the details, and so far the details are not good. I say this as a believer in women's equality and in modern economics.
First, the bill in question is the ten-dollar bill. Why the tenner? Of the four bills we use regularly — the one, five, ten, and twenty — this is the most redundant and the one we see the least of. You need those ones and fives to make change and pay for drinks, and twenties are what come out of the ATM. If you didn't see a ten spot for a whole month, would you even notice? So it reeks a bit of tokenism to put a woman on our least important of the top four bills. The names that have been mentioned are fine — Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sojourner Truth, etc. — but Lew's suggestion that there might be multiple ten dollar bills, with different women's faces, seems to compound the tokenism. There's not one woman in US history who's important enough to warrant her own bill?
The other big problem is that the current occupant of the ten-dollar bill is the perhaps the most deserving American of a spot on our currency: Alexander Hamilton. As one of the authors of The Federalist and then as the first Treasury Secretary, Hamilton consistently advocated for the building blocks of a modern, functioning economy, as opposed to the feudal system of slave agriculture that dominated the South or the "nation of small farmers" that Thomas Jefferson idealized (despite being a rather large slaveholding farmer himself). Hamilton's was a lonely position at a time when about 90% of the American population lived in rural areas and was engaged in farming. And Jefferson, then as now, was the more popular, inspirational, romantic figure of the two. But Hamilton eventually prevailed, as the nation industrialized and adopted a modern system of banking, including two central banks which finally eventually evolved into the Federal Reserve System in 1913. When a central bank does its job properly, recessions, deflation, and financial panics are less severe. Their track record is far from perfect, to be sure, but that's a debate for another thread. Jefferson opposed a central bank, as did his fellow Founding Virginian and successor, James Madison, who had the bad timing to let its lease expire just before the War of 1812, when the nation could have really used a central bank. Madison relented after the war and Congress chartered a new central bank, but its lease was allowed to expire in another bit of ill timing, just before the Panic of 1837. (more…)


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Girls love wearing tutus and wings. Just walking to work today I saw a bunch of little girl fairies and butterflies. So cute. As we get older, tutus and wings get weird and sexual, with the baring of much skin and bizarre interpretations like this blind insect and self-proclaimed 'sailor-devil.'
Monday, October 31, 2011
There is something disturbing about a giant baby in a loincloth. I think she's giving me the stink eye.
Happy Halloween! (Don't Drink and Sell)
Friday, October 28, 2011
Herding Cats
No Halloween is complete without the sexy cat. I offer you ebay's finest self-proclaimed 'sexy cat' costumes. What a range!
Nice Katy Perry Costume -- Or Is It?
Ha ha I love how this cautious AEM blots out her own face and this other mystery woman's (ostensibly Katy Perry). Because we all know how much Katy Perry hates having her image out there.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
I've always found The Cat in the Hat a little menacing, and this here proves my point. As it turns out, on closer inspection, that is not a person in there, it's stuffed and being sold as a costume. I guess it's because the hands and arms aren't quite positioned right to have a human inside that makes this super scary.
Sex Repellent
Being Sexy Is Hard Work
I've said it over and over again, it's exhausting being sexy. It takes a ton of acting and posing and thinking about how you look. To wit, take The Sexy French Maid costume. Unless you are seriously working it, you appear to be a housecleaner.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sexy Sheep Herder
It's Not Easy Being Green
Another great couples costume. Although I'm not sure why Kermit is in all black. Or appears to have lost the use of his/her legs.
Assume The Position
Thanks for bringing this leather cop costume to life by demonstrating an arrest. Yes, that's what I'm telling myself, he's demonstrating an arrest.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Ewok on Atkins
Elf Yourself
I could have. I could have saved this for Christmas. But it is described as a 'Sexy Elf' costume and it's just too gol darn awesome to wait til December. The height of weirdness, this costume offers not a trace of sex, but rather shiver-inducing revulsion. And I'm just talking about the Crocs (I kid).
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Aim High
Now, normally, people pick costumes that lift them out of their day to day existences. Perhaps she's always fantasized about standing on her feet for 8 hours and getting milk foam steam facials. Points for not making it Sexy Starbucks Barrista.
I Don't Remember This Scene
Is this the Wizard of Oz: Part Deux where Scarecrow goes on the lam after he's accused of his wife's murder and he must sneak around trying not to get caught in order to solve the crime?
Monday, October 10, 2011
This self-proclaimed DIY number (how did she make this? out of what?) is a shocker. How do you think she answers when people ask 'What are you?'
October Means Halloween!
Perhaps you are aware of my major obsession with Halloween? I just love it. Costumes on ebay are everything from wildly creative to totally bizarre.
More on my love of Halloween
Thought I'd kick off my Halloween coverage with, IMHO, the funniest couples costume I've seen. Wiiiiilllssonnnnnn!
More on my love of Halloween
Thought I'd kick off my Halloween coverage with, IMHO, the funniest couples costume I've seen. Wiiiiilllssonnnnnn!
Friday, October 7, 2011
And Is That A Tear Drop Tattoo?
Nostril view is not cool. Nothing makes an attractive AEM appear sad and beefy than the shot from below.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Red Nightgown, Just Washed
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April 16, 2018
How to Care for Your Suit
We often get asked about the best way to care for your suit after you've bought it.
Here are a few helpful tips.
Avoiding the Cleaners
You know not to throw your suit into the washer but there's nothing that will beat up your suit jacket and accelerate its wearing out than frequently taking it to the dry cleaners. While a trip to the cleaners every once in a while is inevitable, do so only when visible dirt or odor has built up and spot clean the dirty areas rather than have them clean the entire suit jacket. Dry cleaning will expose your suit to harsh chemicals that will eventually take its toll on the fabric. Some cleaners will also not exercise sufficient care during the process and may damage the internal canvassing (this is not a problem for jackets which do not contain canvassing). It's best to steer clear and only clean your suit jacket when needed. Instead care for your suit by steaming it and consistently hang it on a suit hanger, with some room between it and the next item in your closet, so it can properly air out in between wears.
Steaming, NOT Ironing
Using a garment steamer on your suit is one of the best ways to not only free your suit of wrinkles but also deodorize it. Steaming is a more delicate method of rejuvenating the fibers of your suit that will help prolong its life. A good steamer is a small price to pay to keep your suits in tip-top shape in the long run. Avoid steaming the chest area. This area doesn't get wrinkled much and steaming it may alter the relative shape of the internal canvas. More importantly, AVOID use of a regular iron to press your suits, as prolonged and direct contact of an iron at a high temperature setting may damage the fabric and cause a "shine". If you must iron, use a press cloth as a barrier to protect the wool.
Always hang your suit up in a well spaced area when you're not wearing it. Skinny hangers such as wire hangers will leave hanger divots in the shoulders. Always use a proper hanger with a wide-spread contoured shape to preserve the shape and drape of the suit. The hanger should be wide enough to touch the edge of the shoulders and wide enough to fill up a portion of the shoulders.
Brushing and Rolling
Dust, loose hair and dandruff can accumulate in your hair over time. You keep it clean and neat with shampoo and brushing. Your suits deserve the same care. Wool is a natural fiber that can hold dust, dirt and lint from the environment which if left untouched, can cause damage to the fabric over time. A suit brush costs less than $20 and giving your suit a brush after each wear along with the occasional application of a lint roller (as needed) will significantly extend its life. Just hang up your jacket and brush downwards (never perpendicular to the fibers) gently and slowly. Start at the shoulders and work your way down.
A garment bag is your suits' favorite companion when traveling. Use one that is not only easy to carry, but will adequately protect your suit. Use garment bags that are breathable and light to keep your suit cool during transit. Plastic garment bags will not breath, so cloth bags are best.
Give Your Suit a Break
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Time is running out for songwriters hoping to join the esteemed BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, the free crucible of craft that helps develop tomorrow's composers, lyricists and shows.
The 2003 application deadline for composers, lyricists and composer-lyricists is Aug. 1. An application and a successful audition — which includes singing songs or simply reading lyrics — gets a songwriter into the first year of the Manhattan workshop, moderated by Patrick Cook and Frederick Freyer, the team that penned Captains Courageous and other shows. The BMI school season, if you will, runs fall-to-spring and involves a weekly three hour class.
The first year of the workshop includes assignments that pair up strangers throughout the year to form potential writing partnerships; the exercises are meant to stretch the writing muscles of the students. Passing into the second year (moderated by Carol Hall, composer-lyricist of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) is based on the quality of work and participation (and the writing of a 10-minute musical) and the third year (moderated by Richard Engquist, the lyricist of Little Ham, Abie's Island Rose and Kuni-Leml) is by invitation, based on work and participation.
For more information, visit www.bmi.com or call or e-mail BMI senior director of musical theatre Jean Banks at email@example.com or (212) 830-2508.
* As previously reported by Playbill On-Line, Tony Award winning composer-lyricist Maury Yeston stepped down as the advanced-class moderator of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop earlier this year but will continue to be involved the workshop in an advisory role.
Yeston took over as moderator for the advanced workshop — the third year of the program — almost 20 years ago to "give back" to the creative community in memory of mentor and famed music director Lehman Engel, who founded the workshop in the 1960s.
Yeston will continue with the workshop in an advisory capacity, overseeing master classes and serving on the workshop steering committee.
The composer-lyricist won Best Score Tony Awards for Titanic and Nine, and also penned the popular Phantom and contributed to the score of Grand Hotel. Nine won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Revival. Among other projects, he is working on a musical version of Death Takes a Holiday with a book by late librettist Peter Stone. He has also penned the libretto and arranged the Frank Loesser score to a new stage version of Hans Christian Andersen.
The BMI librettists workshop is helmed by veteran Broadway dramaturg, Nancy Golladay.
Among the composers and lyricists who have been heard in the workshop during Yeston's tenure are Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (who met in the workshop) and would later go on to win Tony Awards for Ragtime; composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa (jon & jen, The Wild Party); composer-lyricist Michael John LaChiusa (Little Fish and Broadway's The Wild Party and Marie Christine, who also worked under Lehman Engel); songwriters Jeff Marx and Robert Lopez (Avenue Q); composer-lyricist Jeff Blumenkrantz (Urban Cowboy); composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Brian Crawley (Violet); composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen (Now Way to Treat a Lady, The Gig); songwriter and singer Amanda Green (Take It Like Amanda); composer-lyricist Michael Ogborn (Baby Case); composer Kim Oler and lyricist Alison Hubbard (who came in under Lehman and continued under Yeston and have penned Little Women and The Enchanted Cottage); and Patrick Cook & Frederick Freyer (Captains Courageous).
After the 1982 death of Engel, who started the workshop in 1961 and expanded it nationally as an arm of the music rights organization BMI, his workshop students — including Yeston, Alan Menken, Ed Kleban and others — vowed to keep the workshop running.
"Since that time, the multi-tiered workshop has been moderated by writers who were developed and nurtured by Engel as well as Broadway veterans," Jean Banks, BMI's senior director of musical theatre, told Playbill On Line."
The BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop consists of approximately 250 composers, lyricists and bookwriters, who are actively writing new works for the musical theatre.
BMI fully sponsors the workshop, Banks said: There is no cost to the participating writers, who are admitted solely on the basis of an audition of material. The goal is to bring writers together and develop new creative talent in the American musical theatre. "The workshop has become a springboard for new works, a resource for new collaborations, and a talent pool available to the theatrical industry," Banks said.
Among projects heard and refined in the workshop over 40 years are Raisin, A Chorus Line, Little Shop of Horrors, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Forbidden Broadway, Avenue Q, Weird Romance, Abie's Island Rose, Kuni-Leml, Lucky Stiff and more.
Engel's students included Clark Gesner, Michael Korie, Walter Edgar "Skip" Kennon, Ellen Fitzhugh, Frank Evans, Susan Birkenhead, David Spencer, Judd Woldin, Engquist and many others.
The Broadway musical, A Class Act, about composer-lyricist Ed Kleban, had several scenes set in the BMI workshop, with Lehman Engel featured as a jolly character in the show (Patrick Quinn played him). Kleban songs that were first heard in the workshop over the years formed the score of that musical, which is now finding a life in regional theatre.
According to the website, BMI "an American performing rights organization that represents approximately 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music. The non-profit-making company, founded in 1940, collects license fees on behalf of those American creators it represents, as well as thousands of creators from around the world who chose BMI for representation in the United States. The license fees BMI collects for the "public performances" of its repertoire of approximately 4.5 million compositions — including radio airplay, broadcast and cable television carriage, Internet and live and recorded performances by all other users of music — are then distributed as royalties to the writers, composers and copyright holders it represents. Broadcast Music International is the music performance rights orgnization that helps writers collect royalties for performances of work and promotes and protects the work of songwriters."


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Cardiff is going to be electric this weekend as the Autumn Internationals kicks off with a humdinger against the Aussies. We're going to win (of course) and much celebrating will be had. The key question here is where should we be watching and celebrating our resounding thrashing of 'them down-under'. Here's our top suggestions:
If it's a straight battle between beers - Cardiff has already trounced the Aussies. Fosters? VB? Pah, they should try the cracking range of brews Crafty Devil have on and tell us who's the winner. If the beer alone isn't enough to tempt you in, how about the 100 inch screen Crafty Devil have? Knocking back fine Cardiff-brewed beer whilst watching a life-size pummelling of the Aussie back line - Heaven.


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Steve Witt has a Master of Theology from Ashland Theological Seminary and has been a pastor and church-planter for 39 years. In addition to starting Bethel Cleveland in 1996, Steve is an author, international trainer and guest speaker.
He has a passion to inspire, equip and empower revivalists to see a region transformed for the Kingdom of God.
Steve has been married to Cindy for 39 years, has four children and three grandchildren, and resides in Brunswick, Ohio.
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Our Vision is to build a multi-site church that invites people into a life with Jesus that transforms them into agents of supernatural change everywhere they go.
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Bethel Cleveland began in September of 1996. Steve and Cindy Witt and their four children came from New Brunswick, Canada to Cleveland to plant a new church. Bethel Cleveland started in Brunswick and was planted by an unusual strategy.


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I had a great privilege today when I spoke to a group of kids who are in a speech and leadership program in Princeton, NJ. My great friend, Jean Shipos of the Toastmaster Club at Educational Testing Service (Yes, that's right, the same company that has taunted us with the College Boards for decades) invited me to speak to them about humor. I declined, citing the great E.B. White, who said, "Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it." But I really did want to help, so I offered to teach the students how to use their voices and bodies when speaking.
I wasn't sure how a bunch of kids aged 10 to 14 would react to me. If I make just the wrong cultural reference, I'm toast. ("We don't get that, Mr. Rocchi. YOU STINK!") Talk over their heads, and they're bored to tears. (Jeez, you're boring, Mr. Rocchi, YOU OLD FART!) Luckily, I had attended a session by NSA speaker Sharon Bowman, who gives great tips on how to engage an audience. So I just kept it light with knock-knock jokes, fill-in-the-blank exercises, role playing and more. I threw toys from the dollar store at them, and everyone was interested and participating.
The most encouraging news to me was that the kids themselves were great! While I derived some satisfaction in how they paid attention to my lessons and incorporated them right away, I was most heartened about their speaking skills. Their prepared speeches were generally organized and thoughtfully delivered. One young teen incorporated sophisticated animations that he created into his presentation. On the other hand, I was blown away when another student, who was much younger, observed, "I'm concerned that you allowed your media to do your speaking for you." I nearly jumped out of my chair at this insight, especially when seeing how corporate speakers abuse PowerPoint.
I've heard it said that, due to the proliferation of media, we live in a postliterate society in which the younger generation will not need to know how to read and write. I'm happy to report that these bright and promising young people were not buying into this trap, thanks to efforts like Jean's and, presumably, the kids' parents. (I hasten to add that it appeared to me that English was a second language for many of the parents of these students, and I applaud them for paying attention to their childrens' needs.)
I emerged from the event hopeful. We have learned in our recent history that there is a clear connection between communication skills and leadership, and there is no such thing as "just a speech." Good speech is a sign of a facile and flexible mind, not just a glimmer of glibness. I believe that those of us who care about public speaking and effective communication need to get involved in these programs. We need to help our next generation of citizens become skilled communicators and leaders. Thanks to people like Jean and her fellow Toastmasters, this is happening.


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16th September 2014
Women on a Mission
So we all know that Tina an RAF veteran, having been a pilot and Intelligence Officer - so what are many of her former and current military colleagues up to in the name of charity?
It's the WRAFs on Tour charity relay and you can get involved.
So far, they've raised over £12,000 and covered over 850 miles, for RAFA and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Join the ladies at RAF St Mawgan on Friday 19th Sep at 0830 as they set off on the Camel Trail and to Padstow. And you can follow them on Facebook.
Listener Anne, gave us her expert advice on the species of shark spotted off the Cornish Coast.
And for some reason, she called Neil 'a girl' in an insulting way - have a listen!
State of the Roads
Peter's been in touch to congratulate Cornwall Council on commemorating the 100 years anniversay of WW1 with the state of the roads.
Do you agree with him?
But actually everyone has an opinion on the roads so it's set us a challenge to find out more.
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And at last, after 10 weeks of the current Secret Sound, Phil Lovatt from Newquay put us, and Cornwall, out of its misery by correctly guessing the current Secret Sound, to win himself £300. He tells us his boiler has just packed up and needs repairing or replacing, so at least we know that he'll be warm this winter, thanks to Pirate FM!
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the world is complex and any theoretical attempt to capture it completely necessarily falls short. in turn to understand social and political life one must become part of it.
Two other schools of thought that reject naturalism are critical theory and postmodernism. Both of these approaches agree that social inquiry must be in part interpretive. They also agree with advocates of hermeneutics that interpretation is an inherently evaluative activity. Thus they reject naturalism's goal of value neutrality. Their most important contribution to the critique of value neutrality lies in their exploration of the various ways that social science can serve to legitimate and reinforce oppressive values, beliefs and practices and thereby mask domination. Far from being unbiased, value neutrality represents a hidden ideology.
how are we facing that "communities" are becoming "private cities" and "gated communities"?
Skyscrapers — but no sewage system. Meet a city run by private industry
Skyscrapers — but no sewage system. Meet a city run by private industry
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
is this possible in a world about money?
lol "all models are false except some are usefull"
Don't build your home, grow it!
Design at the intersection of technology and biology
Magical houses, made of bamboo
Architecture that repairs itself?
A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City
How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art
Sanitation is a basic human right
Let's talk crap. Seriously.
How I brought a river, and my city, back to life
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
There's a better way to die, and architecture can help
How to go to space, without having to go to space
Can we find a sustainable alternative to oil?
this participation in world affairs leads one to adopt interests and identities that color ones understanding. without this coloring, the world would remain invisible to us. yet this coloring often obscures as much as it reveals.
william james observed that "a great many people think they are thinking, when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
despite a theorists most diligent effort at critical self reflection, there is no guarantee that his or her thinking does not largely consist in the rearrangement of biases born or particular interest and identities.
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"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
this video makes me cry sometimes… but you know what… how many have suffered for what was right…
is earth an interface of the heavens?
however if "we" take pride in our own interface does it get in the way of "praising" the source?
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Phish's nimble guitarist navigates changes with ease largely because he takes inspiration from jazz greats.Read More
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May 21, 2016
Legendary rock guitarists such as Paul Gilbert, Guthrie Govan, Shawn Lane, and Nuno Bettencourt created wildly interesting and provocative lines by simply skipping over the obvious choice.Read More
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April 23, 2016
Malcom Young's iconic riffs—long considered the sonic glue of AC/DC—appear deceptively simple. Look again.Read More
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These fast pentatonic runs lie at the heart of rock guitar.Read More
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Digging Deeper: Rocking Chord-Melody Technique
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Learning how to harmonize a melody isn't just for jazzers—even rock-minded guitarists can get into the action.Read More
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Get some slippery-sounding bends without reaching for the bar.Read More
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Aristotle, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Book, Dante, Fiction, Recenzie, Review, Secrets, Yorum
Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Genre: YA Fiction
Series/Stand-alone: Stand-alone
Page numbers: 359
A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
I started this book mostly because I loved the cover and I have heard many great things about the book. I was expecting to read something else, but this doesn't mean that the book was bad.
This is a friendship, love and coming of age story of two boys who discover that sometimes simple can be beautiful too. The narrator, Aristotle "Ari", is a high school boy living in El Paso, Texas and the story took place in 1987.
Ari is a loner who never had a real friend until Dante. They meet, become fast friends, deal with some problems along their way and then realize that they are more important to each other then they initially thought. As many teenagers they don't like themselves and don't feel comfortable in their own skin or their own families. In their path of finding their identity, they don't just dicover who they are, but they start understanding their parents better. These characters are real and honest and sweet and hopeful.
There was no parental conflict over sexuality, which I found a little odd, I mean which parent doesn't first argue about this things. I felt like the ending was rushed, and there were too many secondary story lines just left there hanging to feel complete (like the part with Aunt Ophelia).
Overall, the writing was lyrical, although it doesn't come with anything new, the book is quite philosophical and really focuses on characters thinking about rather than doing things.
I think "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" fans will like this book.


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Situated near to Lecce, along
a marvellous Adriatic coastal track of crystal clear water,
is where one can visit Otranto, today a tourist centre which
preserves artistic and architectural gems.
Its name and history are connected to water: The Romans called
it Hydruntum for the presence of the River Hydrus. But it
definitely had a prior history.
The territory was already inhabited during the Neolithic period
(Cervi Caves) as testified by megalithic monuments scattered
around the City.
Legend instead mentions the mythical hero of Troy, Idomeneo.
A true starting point could be that of the arrival of the
Cretan or Mycenaean sailors, who poured in along the coasts
of Southern Italy at the beginning of the I Millennium BC.
It passed to the Romans after the wars with Pirro (275 BC),
and became a commune in 165 BC, enhancing its development
and fortune by becoming an important commercial port along
the route which linked the Eastern provinces of the Empire.
Its importance was recognised by Rome when it was given rights
to mint its own currency (162 AD).
After the scourge of Barbaric invasions by the Visigoths (411)
and Vandals (455) and Ostrogoth domination (496-535), Otranto
and the entire region passed to the Byzantines (553), after
the Greek-Gothic Wars.
In 757 it was conquered by the Longobards, but their domination
in the South of Puglia was short lived and it soon returned
to Byzantine power.
The Saracens besieged the City in 845 after having taken Brindisi
(838) and Taranto (840).
Following this, Otranto became the last bulwark of Constantinople
Imperial power and ceded to Norman power, who conquered the
City only during 1070 with Roberto Guiscard. The Normans had
the new City-wall built.
Further fortified during the 13th Century by Admiral Ruggero
of Lauria, it was then conquered in 1348 by Louis I the Great,
King of Hungry, Angioino.
With the Aragonese ascent to the throne of Naples, Otranto
also passed to the Spanish under Ferdinando I of Aragona.
In 1480, it was besieged for two weeks by a Turkish fleet,
commanded by Ahmet Pasha. The population did not want to surrender,
even after the Turks entered the City and were therefore almost
all completely massacred. Only women and children were saved
and the San Nicola of Casole Abbey was burnt along with its
immense library.
On 10th September 1481, Aragonese troops reclaimed the City
and under their successor, Emperor Carlo Vth of Hapsburg,
the City was once against fortified and its Castle modified.
The Turks tried new attacks for more than a century, but were
always fended off (1614-1644).
For a few years Otranto also belonged to Venice (1496-1504).
Reconstruction and the wounds of the Turkish invasion, left
a mark on the City, which was unable to free itself for centuries:
there was economic depression during the 17th and 18th Centuries,
the later period seeing the rise of Bourbon power.
The Republican experience, due to the decline of Bonaparte
in Italy (1799) and the subsequent birth of the Republic of
Naples (1806), though of brief duration, took merit in allowing
patriotic ideals to germinate which resulted in the motions
of 1821 and 1848; a maximum manifestation in which the City
of Otranto actively participated.
In 1861, Otranto passed over to the Reign of Italy, commanded
by the Savoia Family.
A visit to the City can begin with the touristic seafront
area, from which one can enter the old suburb through a portal,
and where it is possible to dine whilst enjoying a panoramic
view over the bay.
One will come across the Cathedral (1080-1088) almost immediately,
which guards mosaic flooring (1163-1165) in its interior,
depicting the tree of life, a work by the a monk named Pantaleone.
Other jewels in Otranto are the Byzantine Church of Saint
Peter, dating back to the 9thCentury and which preserves precious
We recommend a visit to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit or the
Madonna of Altomare, and the Sanctuary of S. Maria of the
Martyrs, erected where 800 citizens of Otranto were decapitated
by the Turks in 1480.
A walk uphill will take visitors to the powerful Castle, built
on the wishes of Federick II of Swabia in 1226 and subsequently
modified by the Aragonese (15th Century) and Emperor Carlo
Vth (16th Century).
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Written: 1905
First Published: 1905, Wayland's Monthly
Source: DEBS: His Life Writings and Speeches 1908 by The Appeal to Reason newspaper, Girard, Kansas. Pages 245-246;
Online Version: E.V. Debs Internet Archive, 2008
Transcribed/HTML Markup: David Walters, August, 2008
Public Domain: The E. V. Debs Internet Archive follows the advice of the original copyright (now expired and in the public domain) published in th title page of the 1908 edition: "Copyright by The Appeal to Reason: "NOTE—Copyright protection is taken upon this volume for the sole purpose of protecting the work of Comrade Debs from prejudiced misuse by pirate Capitalist publishers, and will not be invoked against Socialist and Labor Publications and Comrade publishers, they giving us notice.—Appeal to Reason"
What sweet emotions the recollections of childhood inspire, and how priceless its treasured memories in our advancing and declining years!
Laughing eyes and curly hair, little brown bands and bare feet, innocent and care-free, trusting and loving, tender and pure, what an elevating and satisfying influence these little gods have upon our maturer years!
Childhood! What a holy theme! Flowers they are, with souls in them, and if on this earth man has a sacred charge, a holy obligation, it is to these tender buds and blossoms of humanity.
Yet bow many of them are prematurely plucked, fade and die and are trampled in the mire. Many millions of them have been snatched from the cradle and stolen from their play to be fed to the forces that turn a workingman's blood into a capitalist's gold, and many millions of others have been crushed and perverted into filth for the slums and food for the potter's field.
Childhood is at the parting of the ways which lead to success or failure, honor or disgrace, life or death. Society is, or ought to be, profoundly concerned in the nature of the environment that is to mold the character and determine the career of its children, and any remissness in such duty is rebuked by the most painful of penalties, and these are inflicted with increasing severity upon the people of the United States.
Childhood is the most precious charge of the family and the community, but our capitalist civilization sacrifices it ruthlessly to gratify its brutal lust for pelf and power, and the march of its conquest is stained with the blood of infants and paved with the puny bones of children.
What shall the harvest be?
The millions of children crushed and slain in the conquest of capitalism have not died in vain. From their little martyr graves all over this fair land their avenging images are springing up, as it were, against the system that murdered them and pronouncing upon it, in the name of God and humanity, the condemnation of death.


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Experience designing and conducting research; Experience conducting workshops or teaching courses at the undergraduate level; demonstrated expertise in climate change communication. Ability to communicate research results to both expert and non-expert audiences and excellent writing and presentation skills in English.
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High levels of proficiency in qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods social science or educational research; experience designing new curriculum; experience conducting workshops or teaching courses at the graduate level and/or for experienced STEM professionals; proficiency in data and/or project management; experience with grant writing and/or grant management; previous experience in conducting workshop in satellite location in nationally and/or internationally. Participation in other diversity programs either as an undergraduate or graduate and a commitment to promoting diversity in academe. Previous experience working as part of a team.
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The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will contribute to research on climate change science communication and help advance the Center's research-based curriculum.
The Alda Method combines improvisational theater techniques that help scientists to pay dynamic attention to the needs of their listeners and learn to spontaneously adjust to those needs. This approach integrates techniques to help scientists distill their message, shape compelling stories, create common ground, and use conversational language that fosters genuine human connections. This Postdoctoral position is designed to advance science communication research and help create new training modules. The successful candidate will support the Center's commitment to advancing research-based science communication curriculum.
This Postdoctoral Research Associate will focus on the area of climate change communication and will develop research projects designed to advance the Alda Center's science communication training methods in this area. Working in collaboration with Alda Center faculty and staff, the successful candidate will be responsible for synthesizing research within the area of climate change communication, conducting new research, analyzing data, co-designing new curriculum, testing curriculum in the Alda Center's on-the-road-workshops, presenting work at conferences, preparing publications, collaborating on grant proposals. The incumbent will receive support to become certified Alda Science Communication Trainer and will help to implement Alda training in the U.S. and abroad. The training experience will enable the incumbent to conduct research on science communication in the context of real-world application. The candidate may also teach up to three credits per semester depending on need and interest and may also help to train new Alda Center trainers.
- Conduct research in the field of science communication, including conducting literature reviews, collecting and analyzing data.
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- Conduct on-the-road workshops and/or teach courses at SBU.
- Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations. May also assist in grant writing.
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Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said that the bridge loan should give Air Berlin enough time to wrap up talks on the sale of some operations.
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Air Berlin said that in light of Etihad's decision, it "came to the conclusion that there was no further positive way ahead for Air Berlin."
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Already the carrier had been trying to ease its costs and lighten its debt load of 1.2 billion euros. In December, it reached a deal to lease 38 plans to Lufthansa's units Eurowings and Austrian Airlines.
Etihad Airways said the bankruptcy filing was "extremely disappointing for all parties," especially as it had supported the airline over six years, but that it could not continue pumping money into a loss-making business.
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