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Dominique Taste's curator insight, November 6, 2015 12:45 PM
Kurt Vonnegut, auteur à succès de nouvelles, propose une théorie visuelle des schémas narratifs. Ainsi les hauts et les bas d'une histoire en constituent une structure visuelle, à partir duquel il crée une typologie. L'infographie présente 8 de ces formes, associées à des livres ou des films représentatifs.
Robin Good's curator insight, May 2, 2015 11:25 AM
At the recent International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, Jeff Jarvis, Professor of Journalism at CUNY, gave a keynote speech that provides valuable insight and advice as to where the future of news and journalism are headed.
While the full keynote and the Q&A with the audience is recorded in full in this 55' mins long video, I have summarised here below his key points and takeaways, so that you can get at least a good basic idea of his viewpoints in under 3 mins.
The value of this keynote for content curators is the fact that Jeff Jarvis highlights and validates a process, mission and approach where the ability to collect, vet and curate information, resources and tools, to satisfy a specific need, is going to take a much more central and important role in the development of new forms journalism and in the evolution of the business models that will support it.
Jeff Jarvis' Key 15 Takeaways on the Future of Journalism:
1. Mass audiences don't exist.
This is just a way to look at people that served the mass media industry model.
2. Journalism is in the service business.
We must fundamentally rethink the way we produce the news, so that they actually serve specific people needs.
3. Journalism needs to specialise.
4. Relationships and listening
Need to listen and create relationships with their community
Need to understand what the problems and needs and intercept them
5. Journalists need to become community advocates
Need to change how we evaluate waht we do as journalists
Must help people to make sense
6. Community.
Move from media-centric to community-centric
Go to the community first, to observe, to ask and listen, before creating content that serve their needs
7. Membership.
This is not about subscriptions.
It is about collaboration and what we do with the community we serve.
People don't want to belong to a media organisation.
People want to be part of true passionate communities.
Community can contribute: Content, effort, marketing, resources, ideas, feedback, customer assistance, etc.
8. Beyond articles.
Continuous live blogging, tweeting, data, etc.
There a lot more formats that can be used to create valuable content.
9. Mobile is not about content delivery.
Mobile is about use cases
re-organise the news around the public specific needs we would create higher value that by following our own production cycle.
What about if we broke up news in hundreds of different use cases that specifically apply to mobile?
For example: give me all the world news that count in 2 mins.
Or: I want to know everything that happens about this story, in real-time
or: I want to connect with members of my community and accomplish something
10. We've to re-invent TV news
TV news sucks.
There is a lot of untapped tech that we can use.
Great opportunities to do better.
11. Business Models - Digital first
Every journalist is fully digital.
Print comes after digital.
Print no longer rules the culture of a newspaper.
12. The traditional (ad-based) mass media business model kills journalism.
By importing the old business model of mass media onto the Internet, with reach and frequency, mass, scale, volume, we have corrupted journalism.
Clicks will inevitably lead to cats.
If your goal is more clicks you will put up more cats.
We have to move past volume, to value.
We need give more relevance to our readers.
And we can do so only if we get to know them as individual members of a true communities.
13. Paywalls are not the way to go.
The idea of selling content online doesn't work very well. Unless you are Bloomberg or someone who sells information that is very fresh and valuable for a specific need.
14. Native advertising is not going to save us.
Rather, with it, we may giving up our true last values, as our own voices, authority and our ability to tell a story. If we fool our readers into thinking that native advertising comes from the same people who gives them the news, we have given up our last asset. Credibility.
15. Rethink the metrics.
Views, clicks, likes are no longer appropriate.
Attention is a better metric. (see Chartbeat).
The metric that is count to count most is going to be more qualitative than quantitative and it is going to be about whether we are valuable in people's lives. I don't know how to measure that, but we need to find out how to do it.
My comment: This is a must-watch video for any journalist seriously interested in getting a better feel for the direction and focus that news and journalism will take.
Insightful. 10/10
Original video: https://youtu.be/RsPvnVeo1G0
Mike McCallister's curator insight, March 25, 2015 9:28 AM
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April 6, 2018
After a productive 58th day of the 2018 Legislative Session that saw the passing of several significant bills to benefit the Commonwealth, we have now entered a 10-day "veto recess" where Governor Matt Bevin will have the opportunity to sign and veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly. The most significant measures to pass on Monday, April 2, were a budget and a revenue bill that will dictate how our state collects and appropriates funding for the next two years.
Some of the budget highlights included historical funding levels for state education, including record-high SEEK per-pupil funding, in addition to funding SEEK transportation at historic levels. All the charter school funding language was also removed from the budget. We fully funded the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Police and shored up our state's pension systems, including the Teachers' Retirement System, by fully funding them. This bill also ensures that retired teachers will see no health care premium increases or coverage decreases. Lastly, there are raises for our social workers who are on the front lines of taking care of our state's most vulnerable.
Kentucky's ailing pension systems have commanded significant funding increases in recent years and in order to honor our commitment to our retirement systems, we needed to come up with some added revenue to protect other vital government entities from funding reductions. Our approach decreased Kentucky's tax income rate while broadening the tax base, a shift to a more consumption-based tax system which relies more on spending habits. This allows Kentuckians to keep more of their hard-earned income.
People have expressed concern to me that HB 366, the state's revenue bill that also includes tax reform, raises the income tax on Kentucky's most vulnerable. This is simply not the case. This proposal creates a flat income tax of five percent. If you make less than 133 percent of the poverty level (roughly around $18,000 or less) you are exempt from paying income taxes. If you make between $18,000-$75,000, your tax income tax rate will be lowered from 5.8 percent to five percent, keeping more money in the pockets of hard-working Kentuckians.
These are just a few of the biennium budget highlights, but ultimately our focus remained on fully funding education, providing for our public protectors, and ensuring our pension systems are fully funded. In our budget bill, we dedicated approximately $3.3 billion in funding, nearly 14 percent of the total budget, to help fund these ailing pension systems. We made a promise to our state employees, and these two bills help us keep that promise.
In addition to passing the Commonwealth's budget and revenue bills, we passed a number of other measures this week. House Bill 1 is a comprehensive overhaul of Kentucky's foster care and adoption system. More than 8,600 Kentucky children are now in foster care and awaiting permanent homes, and the need for such reform has been obvious for a long time. House Bill 1 includes major provisions that would expand the definition of blood relative for child placement.
The legislation would also require more case reviews for each child in foster care, create a "putative father registry" so that a child's possible (but not verified) biological father can be notified of the child's prospective adoption, and allow the state to seek termination of parental rights for new mothers who will not seek drug treatment after giving birth to a drug-addicted baby.
Senate changes to HB 1 that made it into the final bill include provisions that would protect a mother from losing her parental rights if she was properly prescribed and using medication that could have caused her newborn's addiction. The amended bill would also clarify that foster parents and child placement agencies be given a 10-day notice before a foster child is reunited with his or her birth parents or placed in a new home.
Senate Bill 5 was also given final passage this week. This bill levels the playing field for small-town, locally-owned pharmacies. Senate Bill 5, as amended by the House, would make the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services in charge of setting the reimbursement rates for a pharmacist. The rate is currently set by pharmacy-benefit managers (PBMs) hired by the state's Medicaid managed-care organizations (MCOs). Kentucky Medicaid spends $1.7 billion annually on prescriptions and SB 5 would help authorities track that money and determine whether locally-owned pharmacies were being reimbursed fairly.
We also passed House Bill 362, which allows for the phase-in of increased pension costs for local governments. Recently, the Kentucky Retirement Systems Board adjusted their assumptions to require cities, counties, and other quasi-governmental entities to increase their pension contributions. If those increased pension contribution costs were not phased in over time, several of these local governments would be at risk of bankruptcy.
Passage of major pension reform legislation in recent weeks allowed us to justify the decision to allow counties and cities to phase-in these costly pension contributions, which was the language passed in House Bill 362. While this measure represented a win for local governments and quasi-governmental entities, it reiterated the need for raising revenue through tax reform, as we did in House Bill 366.
There are only two days left in the 2018 Regular Session. We will reconvene for those final two days on Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14. Kentucky's constitution requires the General Assembly to be adjourned by April 15, and since April 15 is a Sunday and we cannot constitutionally meet that day, we must finish the state's business by midnight on April 14. It has been an honor to represent you and our district in Frankfort, and I thank you for engaging in the legislative process.
If you have any questions or comments about these issues or any other public policy issue, please call me toll-free at 1-800-372-7181. You can also review the Legislature's work online at www.lrc.ky.gov.
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I've had to exercise a lot of discipline in recent weeks, in the form of resisting the urge to reply to comments and opinions of others found on Facebook and other editorial sources. I am one of those people that feel an almost uncontrollable urge to reply to stupid, uninformed comments. I say "almost" because usually I am able to resist. I have found that responding to something I don't agree with on social media never ends well. No one ever says "Thank you, I never thought of that. I believe I'll change my mind." Or "My, your argument is so compelling I think I'll switch my vote to the other candidate." It just never happens.
When it comes to responses to editorials in any form, the feeling of satisfaction that comes with firing off a response is quickly erased by a response to your response which just fuels the fire. This leads to a seemingly never ending cycle. It just isn't worth it!
Perhaps the most damaging form of this is when two or more Christians spar over some issue in a public forum. Christian friends, we have a bad enough reputation with those outside of the church without needing to give them more fuel. Jesus said "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" (John 13.35). Sure we are going to disagree. But that should be done face to face in the proper forum, not all over the internet!
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http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | CNN joined ABC and NBC in admitting its George Zimmerman coverage was slanted to make him look racist. It looks like they tried to start a race riot. South Korea just filed an official protest with the networks on behalf of convenience store owners in Los Angeles.
President Obama signed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that bans Members of Congress from any insider stock trading. Their perch on Capitol Hill gives them an unfair edge in knowing what new companies will succeed. Nancy Pelosi bought Apple when it was Seed.
Goldman Sachs announced it�ll no longer advertise in the Village Voice. It�s because the newspaper allows ads for prostitution. The investment bankers don�t have anything against prostitution, it�s just that they didn�t like being right next to them in the classified ads.
CBS News did an extensive report last Sunday about a doctor whose research shows that sugar is a highly-dangerous substance that reduces life span. Where�s his sense of patriotism? Everybody knows by now that a healthy diet just makes Medicare insolvent.
President Obama slammed the GOP budget Tuesday saying the conservatives refuse to meet him in the middle on raising tax revenues. He blamed the lack of progress on Republican rigidity. It�s lasted more than four hours and it�s time to seek medical attention.
Mitt Romney gave a speech on job creation in Pennsylvania Thursday. He�s proposed Reagan Economic Zones in areas that need help generating money. It allows economically disadvantaged areas like Detroit and south Chicago to sell missiles to the Iranians tax-free.
Mitt Romney tried connecting with voters in Wisconsin last week by discussing how his own family struggled. He likes to tell crowds the family story of how his grandfather returned to Utah from Mexico a hundred years ago with just his knapsack on his back. He forgets to mention that the knapsack contained two million dollars in silver certificates.
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Tim Joseph graduated from Holy Cross with a B.A. in Classics in 1998 and then taught Latin at Cresskill Junior-Senior High School in New Jersey from 1998 to 2001. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University. Tim has been back at Holy Cross teaching on Fenwick 4 since the fall of 2006. He has taught several years in the Montserrat first-year seminar program and is serving as the director of Montserrat's Divine Cluster in 2019–20 and 2020-21.
Tim's research concentrates on Latin historiography and epic poetry. Current projects focus on eyewitness reporting in the historical works of the Roman Empire and on the poet Lucan's figuring of space and time in his epic poem "Pharsalia." For more, see his Academia.edu profile at: https://holycross.academia.edu/TimothyJoseph. On occasion Tim writes for The Conversation about topics such as Martin Luther's King's lived engagement with the Classics and echoes of Roman history in the ongoing transformation of the U.S. Senate and presidency. In 2017 and 2018 he served as the director of the Classical Association of New England's Summer Institute at Brown University.
Recent and Upcoming Courses
- Latin 101–2 Introduction to Latin
- Latin 213 Intermediate Latin 1 (Pliny's Letters)
- Latin 214 Intermediate Latin 2 (Latin epic)
- Latin 320 Sallust and Livy
- Latin 321 Tacitus
- Latin 334 Lucretius
- Latin 358 Virgil's Aeneid
- Latin 399 Julius Caesar in the Roman Literary Imagination
- Latin 399 Literature in the Age of Nero
- Greek 101–2 Introduction to Greek
- Greek 213–14 Intermediate Greek (Plato's Apology; Homer's Odyssey)
- Classics 103 Greek and Roman Epic
- Classics 120 Classical Mythology
- Classics 145 The Classics and Conflict in the United States
- Montserrat (Divine Cluster) Immortality in Ancient Greece & Rome
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Tacitus the Epic Successor. Virgil, Lucan, and the Narrative of Civil War in the Histories. Mnemosyne Supplements. Monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, vol. 345 (Brill, 2012).
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"The Metamorphoses of Tanta Moles: Ovid, Met. 15.765 and Tacitus, Ann. 1.11.1," Vergilius 54 (2008): 24–36.
"The Disunion of Catullus' Fratres Unanimi at Virgil, Aeneid 7.335–6," The Classical Quarterly 59.1 (2009): 274–278.
"Ac rursus noua laborum facies: Tacitus' Repetition of Virgil's Wars at Histories 3.26–34," in John F. Miller and A. J. Woodman, eds., Latin Historiography and Poetry in the Early Empire: Generic Interactions (Brill, 2010), 155–169.
"Tacitus and Epic," in Victoria E. Pagán, ed., A Companion to Tacitus (Blackwell, 2012), 369–385.
"Repetita bellorum ciuilium memoria: The remembrance of civil war and its literature in Tacitus, Histories 1.50," in Jonas Grethlein and Christopher Krebs, eds., Time and Narrative in Ancient Historiography: The 'Plupast' from Herodotus to Appian (Cambridge University Press, 2012), 156–174.
"The Death of Almo in Virgil's Latin War," The New England Classical Journal 39.2 (2012): 99–112.
"The Boldness of Maternus' First Speech (Tacitus, Dialogus 11–13)," in Olivier Devillers, ed., Les opera minora et le développement de l'historiographie tacitéenne (Ausonius Éditions, 2014), 131–145.
"Pharsalia as Rome's 'day of doom' in Lucan," American Journal of Philology 138.1 (2017): 107–141.
"The Verbs Make the Man: A Reading of Caesar, Gallic War 1.7 and Civil War 1.1 and 3.2," The New England Classical Journal 44.3 (2017): 150-161.
"Caesar in Vergil and Lucan," in Luca Grillo and Christopher Krebs, eds., The Cambridge Companion to the Writings of Julius Caesar (Cambridge University Press, 2017), 289-303.
"East and West in the Histories of Herodotus and Tacitus," in Mary English and Lee Fratantuono, eds., Pushing the Boundaries of Historia (Routledge, 2018): 69–85.
"The Figure of the Eyewitness in Tacitus' Histories," Latomus 78 (2019): 68–101.


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I Used To Be a Binge Drinker
I started drinking to be social. I was forty years old, and I wanted to look and feel as young as my twenty-year-old friends. I felt pressure to fit in.
I just needed a bit of help to take the edge off my anxiety. It always started with anxiety. I had been binge drinking on weekends for two years before I was diagnosed with anxiety and mood disorders—specifically panic attacks and depression. What started as a few drinks to relax, always ended in too many.
I used to be a binge drinker.
I drank before parties to socially prepare myself. I was anxious about what to wear, and how to wear it. Nothing ever seemed to fit me properly, and the drinking usually started after feeling awful in outfit attempt number two.
Once I found something to wear, I would carry my bottle of wine to the shower. As the wine disappeared, so did my anxiety. Drinking made going out easier.
I would apply makeup, slip into a sparkly dress, and find a matching wig.
I always felt better playing a character. I always felt better being someone else.
Whenever drinks were offered I accepted. I could never just slowly sip them no matter how hard I tried to pace myself. I drank, blacked out, passed out, and recovered. I never drove drunk or went out with people I didn't trust.
Every time I got drunk I played Russian roulette with my body and poisoned my brain. I didn't realize the toll it was taking on my husband, or the friends who took responsibility for me. I didn't fully understand the danger I was in—how my actions could possibly harm my daughter.
I thought I was being smart and taking precaution to be safe. I thought I would pace myself next time. Next time, I would handle myself better and just not drink…as much. And then I would wake up with a hangover asking myself, "What happened?"
I ignored the fact I nearly cracked my head open a few times while passing out. I forgot the time I went out for air and a friend found me passed out on a sidewalk with strangers stepping over me. I discounted the times I almost left friends to be with strangers, all the drunken kisses, and every time I made a complete fool of myself.
It never occurred to me I was doing permanent damage.
The last time I got drunk, I was going to pace myself: one drink, maybe two. The second drink, half vodka, and half cherry cola vodka, was an accident. I was already tipsy and didn't realize I had mixed straight vodka with vodka. Fully clothed and crying (because alcohol and depression are a lovely mix), I took a seat next to a swimming pool. When I passed out, I fell into the pool and if there hadn't been people in it, I would have drowned.
The next morning, I woke up in my own bed once again questioning, "What happened?" The answer scared me sober.
I could have died. I could have left my beautiful daughter motherless…because I needed calmer nerves?!?
It has been almost a year since my last drink, and I've started to realize the other detrimental effects binge drinking has had on me. Besides all the obvious dangers of getting drunk, binge drinking also has long-term effects on the brain.
I believe the anxiety, depression, and short-term memory problems I experience daily are directly connected to bouts of excessive drinking. I can now also clearly see how my continued use of alcohol as a coping mechanism would have damaged my daughter.
I will always have anxiety and depression, but I am learning better coping strategies to deal with it.
I still think about self-medicating with alcohol. Sometimes just walking into my closet before a party makes me want to pop open a bottle of wine.
But I don't.
I don't drink because I know if I do I will end up in the floor of that same closet, crying and contemplating suicide. I don't drink because my daughter has just reached the age of understanding. She is beautiful and brave, and she needs me.
I am her role model.
I can deal with my issues without relying on alcohol today.
Just watch me.
Hasty Words is an anxiety driven over-analyzer. With a mind full of rainbows and devils she began giving her thoughts a way out of her head by writing poetry. Writing began as therapy for her depression and gained her perspective by putting all her tears and laughter into words!
You can follow her journey on her personal blog Hasty Words.
She has also written two books The Darker Side of Night and Depression's Dance, which can both be found on Amazon.
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21 thoughts on "I Used To Be a Binge Drinker"
beautifully written love!
Thank you so much
Thank you for sharing your story…"I can deal with my issues without relying on alcohol today…" I needed to hear this. I needed this encouragement.
I think it definitely helps to know we have the power in is everyday. I'm so glad you got something you needed 🙂
I AM watching you. And you are beautiful.
Thank you for helping me win 🙂
Just watch you. 🙂 This is wonderful!
Thank you!!!!
You are beautiful and brave and I'm so proud of you. I'm glad you had friends around during those times to help you and keep you safe. And I'm glad that you don't need that kind of protection any more. xoxo
Truly my friends were heros in that respect and I had been theirs a few times but it's the long term damage friends can't help us with :-(.
I love you. Thank you!!
You got this. You're awesome, and I love that you're brave enough to write it and be honest, for the sake of providing a straight lesson to others. HUGE kudos, lovely <3
You are my best friend and I don't know what I would do without the constant stream of support you give me.
Your strength is mind blowing. This is as beautiful as you. <3
Thank you so much and thank you for being my friend when I needed one today!!
You are beautiful and brave. Congratulations on every day that you've stayed sober.
Thank you Chrissy so much 🙂
Just……. thank you.
<3 Thank you
I love your post. I relate to your post. Thank you for sharing your experiences with binge drinking. I am at the beginning of sobriety again, for what feels like the 100th time. I think i finally am starting to get it, and also how my depression and anxiety, grief and loss, and past traumas have figured into the mix. Happy to be alive.
Reading your words helps me so very much. So much gratitude to you!
So happy to hear this. Good luck my friend. Love hasty


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It's hard being a new author; most authors will confirm. You just finished your first manuscript, polished it fervently until it shine and sparkles (metaphorically), and it's the nearest and dearest thing to your heart next to friends, pets and family. But when you enter the industry, you find yourself surrounded by honed veterans with tens and hundreds of manuscripts to their names.
Suddenly, your one little manuscript doesn't seem so valuable anymore. It's like having an old dog; it may not be the cutest thing, but its yours, and you want from the world is for them to see how special it is. Yet, you have no idea how much attention is sufficient, and how far you need to go before feeling satisfied.
My experiment
After a month of swimming through the writing industry, I was able to sell a little more than 400 copies of my book, The Almshouse. (I did not hit my 500th sale until 3 days after my 1-month anniversary.) I managed to shove it onto the top of the Hot New Releases list for my genre. At its best, it was ranked 3,000-something in Amazon's paid rankings, and currently it has 19 reviews. Without ads, it sells ~ 5-9 copies a day.
I had no idea what to make of these numbers until last week.
Earlier last week, I was curious as to whether the behavior behind sales for The Almshouse was standard, so I launched an old manuscript under a different pen name. (We'll call this New Story.) I did the same thing for New Story as I did for The Almshouse, including advertising through all of the channels I've listed below in "Ads" and "More Ads" and discounting this new book at $0.99. The result…
I sold 5 copies in 7 days.
It was pretty bad. The gentleman who ran BKnights even offered me a refund because of the abysmal sales. (I still consider him one of the best promotional source; I'm just amused that even he had a hard time peddling New Story.) Regardless of how hard I try to imitate my approach to marketing The Almshouse, New Story simply refused to sell. After 7 ads, most of which were free or cheap, nothing worked for New Story. In the end, I was satisfied with my experiment, and a little prouder of my first book.
The rest of this entry is just a summary of the lessons I've learned this past month, but have yet to write down.
1. The first manuscript usually sucks more than the author realizes:
When I started writing ten years ago, I was an idiotic, entitled teenager looking to get lucky. I spent 3 years writing and polishing my first manuscript, and thought it a unique work of literature that the world must see. I spent a year querying agents, got a 33% return rate in partial requests, only to have the blasted thing returned every time with a "not for me." Frustrated, I complained to several friends that, if only the agents would give it a chance, they would see it was a bestseller. This manuscript is now known as New Story, and the only one who ended up eating her words was me.
2. Friends make decent guinea pigs:
The best thing I did was attempt to read my works out loud to friends. Your friends love you; they want you to succeed. They will do their best to listen to you gush about your novel. So… if your friends' eyes are glazing over when you try to reach them your work, you know your story is boring, and if you can't even keep the attention of your loved ones, it's time to rewrite or give up on the thing.
3. Marketing early is not optional, and neither is math: Amazon does its rank calculation based on "# of units sold" divided by "# of days the book is on the market."
This means, for every day you do not make a sale, your rank will drop. (This part is common knowledge.) BUT… this also means that, the later you make a sale, the less impact it will have on your ranking.
For example: no sales in 2 days and 3 on Day 3 = an average of 0,0, and 1 sale a day; this will result in an abysmal ranking for 2 days, and a slightly better ranking on Day 3. However, 3 sales on day 1 with no sales for 2 more days = 3, 1.5, and 1 sale a day; this will result in a much better ranking than the alternative.
4. Stick to one genre, the one you read the most: I have no idea why I tried to write a paranormal romantic comedy as a teenager.
I am not a romantic. I'm not even funny. And the most recent book I've read involving any sort of hanky-pankying was The Great Gatsby. Most authors have a tendency to write what they want to read, so when they present their books to the public, it's to draw in everybody else that share their reading habits. If you don't read romance (like I don't read romance) you won't be comfortable writing a "steaming? steamy?" scene about your hot princess or knight in shining armor.
5. Grow thick skin, the kind people get after tanning too long:
Writing is not a competition, but that won't stop some people from treating it like one. Unlike desk jobs (or in my case, law) there are trolls, and angry mobs, and even people with personal vendettas. If you read the writers forums, you'll see some pretty interesting stories about readers giving reviews to the wrong book, or chefs getting 1-star reviews for their BBQ cookbooks from members of PETA. Remember: the reviewers mean less to the reviewers than the author. Don't take anything one person says personally (yes, it's easier said than done.) People read stories for different reasons. Some of them might be upset. Some of them might be drunk. Some of them might be rival authors. Just grit your teeth and ignore the reviews. Even Harry Potter has 1-star reviews (though goodness knows why.)
That's all for now. This is just one person's reflections. Feel free to take as much or as little to heart!


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Articles: Results of Clinical Study – comparison of Miswak & Brushing Natural Toothbrush Alternatives Kill Periodontal symptoms at Home Five Steps to Develop the Habit of Miswak
a wonderful article on discovering the joys of Miswak
Traditional miswak sticks. Softened bristles on either end can be used to clean the teeth.
The miswak (miswaak, siwak, sewak, Arabic: سواك or مسواك) is a teeth cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree (known as arak in Arabic). A traditional and natural alternative to the modern toothbrush, it has a long, well-documented history and is reputed for its medicinal benefits. It is reputed to have been used over 7000 years ago. The miswak's properties have been described thus: "Apart from their antibacterial activity which may help control the formation and activity of dental plaque, they can be used effectively as a natural toothbrush for teeth cleaning. Such sticks are effective, inexpensive, common, available, and contain many medical properties". It also features prominently in Islamic hygienical jurisprudence.
The miswak is predominant in Muslim-inhabited areas. It is commonly used in the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, North Africa, parts of the Sahel, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. In Malaysia, miswak is known as Kayu Sugi (Malay for 'chewing stick').
suitable wood for miswak come from various trees in different parts of the world for example:
Salvadora Persica (the toothbrush tree) buy in oz
http://www.allthingsislam.com.au (this site is now closed)
Common Names: Salt bush, Mustard tree, The tooth brush tree.
Internationally known as: Arak, Siwak, Peelu, Miswak.
Scientific Name: Salvadora Persica
Potential Dental Benefits with Regular Use:
Research shows that the bark of the "Toothbrush Tree" contains on antibiotic which suppresses the growth of bacteria and the formation of plaque in the mouth. Research also suggests that the regular use of Miswak significantly reduces plaque, gingivitis, and the growth of cariogenic bacteria. No toothpaste required! Miswak, naturally contains many components such as fluoride, astringents, detergents, resins (a possible enamel protectant) and abrasives.
How to use:
Simply scrape off bark from the tip (1/2″), then chew the tip gently until brush like and the fiber becomes soft. Brush teeth horizontally and frequently. When the bristles are worn and the flavor has subsided, cut them off & repeat instruction.
Miswak is also spelled as Miswaak, Meswak, Miswaq or Meswaq. In Arabic, its also known as sewak. Some people prefer spelling it as sewak, siwak, siwaak and with such small variations.
Different Kind of Miswak … Peelu, Olive, Bitam Tree Miswak
source: http://www.sewakalbadr.com/types-of-miswak.php
It is permissible to take for a Miswak all kinds of tree twigs provided these aren't hazardous or poisonous. It is prohibited to utilize a Miswak from a poisonous tree. Our Holy Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) Forbade the Usage of Raihaan as Miswak as it leads to the disease, Juz-zaam.
Miswaks from the following trees aren't permissible:
Pomegranate; Bambo; Raihaan; Chambelie
Listed below are the kinds of Miswak recommended:
Peelo tree
Zaitoon or Olive tree
Any bitter tree
Miswak of the Peelo Tree
"And, the finest of Miswaks is the Peelo, then the Olive."
The ideal kind of Miswak is that which is obtained from the Peelo tree. The miswak of the Peelo tree is incredible for getting the sparkle or glitters of the teeth. Our Holy Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) likewise lauded and endorsed the Peelo tree for Miswak usage. Apart from recommending the Peelo tree, Holy Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) together with the Companion (May Allah be Pleased with them) utilized Miswaks of this tree. Companions of Imam Shafi (R) have shown Agreement of Opinion among them on the point that the usage of the Peelo Miswak is Mustahab.
Miswak of the Olive Tree
Our Holy Prophet (Peace Be upon Him) has voiced highly of the Miswak of this tree as well. The following Hadith reveals the importance of the Olive tree Miswak:
"Use the Miswak of the Olive tree. It's the Miswak of an auspicious tree. It cleans and makes wholesome the mouth. It erases the yellowishness of the teeth. It is my (i.e. Rasulullah's) Miswak and the Miswak of the Prophets who arrived before me."
Miswak of the Bitam Tree
In another Hadith it's stated that in the absence of the Peelo tree the Olive tree could be utilized, and in the absence of the Olive Miswak, the Bitam tree Miswak could be utilized.
Miswak of some bitter tree
If none of the three aforementioned kinds of Miswak is obtainable, a Miswak of any bitter tree can be taken.
" . . Afterwards it is recommended to utilize a Miswak of a sour tree since the Miswak of a sour tree takes off odor of the mouth to a greater extent."
Twigs used
People in Middle East, Pakistan and India often prefer old-fashioned way to brush their teeth. They use Miswak, a stick made of Salvadora persica tree that cleans teeth even better than a toothbrush. Traditionally, you need to bite off the top of the stick, which exposes natural bristles that work similar to the toothbrush.
Leen Sadder, a design student at The School of Visual Arts decided to give the traditional Miswak stick a new modern look. She called her natural toothbrush THIS and in order to promote the idea of this twig she decided to create a suitable package for it. Many people would not welcome the idea of biting the stick to clean their teeth. So the graduate student designed a cigar-cutter-like cap to make this job for you.
Keep in mind that THIS toothbrush is eco-friendly: natural and biodegradable and works just as well or even better than traditional toothbrush.
UPDATE dec 2015
from MY Plastic-Free Life
A few points from India, where this method is still used, though not as widely as it was 30 years ago.
(1) Were the sticks really very dry? Here, we use young twigs off the plants because they are easiest to chew. they're a bit more slender than what you seem to have there. Also because you don't mention the taste, which should have been quite a notable thing had you had young, fresh sap in the twigs
(2) No, it's not something used centuries ago. It's in use in living memory, though — like I was saying, rarer than 30 years ago, when it seemed ubiquitous in my child's eyes. Lots of long-lived people around here with all their teeth — can't recall more than two of my 15-odd grandparents, great-grandparents and great-uncles and aunts having ever had caries of any sort (and no, dentist's visits as prevention are STILL not the norm, so that's not regular professional cleaning doing the trick).
(3) I'm guessing the pregnancy warning is statutory for any herbal product that hasn't expressly been studied for safety in pregnancy. Neem does nothing terrible to your hormones that regular food doesn't (there are enough phytoestrogens in food even without soy coming into the picture; there are other foods that cause migraines, relieve aches and whatnot… all food has 'side effects', if you look really hard for them). In India, or at least the eastern part of the country, we eat neem leaves all the time as a delicacy. No one stops using neem twigs or eating the leaves because they are pregnant. (And it's not our of ignorance — there ARE proscribed foods, such as raw poppy seed paste.) We do stop when breastfeeding, but only because some children (supertasters, i guess) can taste the difference in mother's milk.
(4) It shouldn't take very long to brush with these — in fact, we try to peel the bark with the front teeth, then actively chew on the end to soften it and use alternate sides to do that, because the very act of chewing cleans the teeth for the most part. After that, a quick once-over. But yeah, nowhere near as fast as toothpaste… though like someone's already said, the idea isn't to do this at 'brushing time'. We do it between tasks or while doing other stuff — on your morning walk, while walking the dog, reading the paper, watching an after-dinner movie, waiting for the bath to fill are all good ideas!
This Natural Alternative to Toothbrushes May Surprise You…
The kind of toothbrush we all have in our bathrooms was invented in 1938. Previously, from about 1498, boar bristles attached to bamboo or bone handles were used.
But what came before that? Answer: The miswak.
I have only been aware of the miswak for a year or so, and it took me this long to finally break down and buy one. Of all the areas in my life I've tried to switch to more traditional roots, an alternative to my toothbrush wasn't a high priority. In fact I liked how my teeth cleaner worked.
And then, like everything else, I researched.
This natural stick, which is actually a length of root from the Peelu tree, is a natural and more effective toothbrush than your typical plastic and nylon kind.
Beyond the miswak not being synthetic, which is enough reason for me to try it, it actually kills bacteria and fights plaque. On it's own. With no toothpaste. This of course leads to fewer cavities and fresher breath.
What Does Science Say?
I admit I was skeptical. To hear of a natural toothbrush to not only replace my plastic one, but to not even need toothpaste (or floss?) – and then to learn that it kills bacteria and whitens teeth? Sounded too good to be true.
Then I came across this clinical study. The purpose of this study was to "compare the effect of the chewing stick (miswak), and toothbrushing on plaque removal and gingival health." The results? "Compared to toothbrushing, the use of the miswak resulted in significant reductions in plaque."
The study concluded the miswak is more effective than toothbrushing for reducing plaque and gingivitis.
Nothing holding me back, I marched right over to amazon where I bought a miswak.
Getting Started
It was fun when the package came and I asked my family (and friends) what this stick-looking thing actually was. They were all surprised it was a toothbrush. Just another thing to add to the list of what Lea does that is not normal!
You do have to use a peeler (or knife if you're handy that way) to scrape off about 1/2 inch of the bark away. Then you chew on it until the fibers separate, and you can get right to work. At first some of the outer fibers will break off in your mouth – but then you're pretty much all set.
The flavor is a natural one, and to describe it I would have to say it reminds me of horseradish on a much much milder level with no spice. And the more you use it, the more mild it gets.
Do I Like It?
When I first used my miswak I was afraid my teeth wouldn't feel clean enough and I'd have to brush with toothpaste after. I was afraid I'd resort to using my plastic toothbrush at least before leaving the house…
I was wrong.
My teeth do actually feel cleaner. Even without my favorite toothpaste.
I always found a regular toothbrush to be ineffective at fully removing plaque, which is why I floss. However, using the miswak I was surprised to find I really didn't need to floss anymore, since the properties of the miswak are so effective at removing the plaque.
My teeth are shinier. I almost think they are whiter…could it really be true?
The most pleasant surprise of all is how easy the miswak is to use. I can "brush my teeth" in the car on the way to…anywhere. I find the miswak to be handier than a regular toothbrush, probably due to the fact I don't need to be near a sink to use it. In fact tonight I used it while playing Yahtzee with my daughter.


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The Pope had some uncompromising words for dissenters in a recent Vatican address.
Posted on August 30, 2012, 5:23 PM
Vatican City:
Pope Benedict XVI delivered an address from the Vatican on Sunday in which he suggested that those who disagree with Catholic teachings or do not believe in Jesus Christ should leave the church rather than become betrayers like Judas.
"Judas," Pope Benedict said, "could have left, as many of the disciples did; indeed, he would have left if he were honest. Instead he remained with Jesus. He did not remain because of faith, or because of love, but with the secret intention of taking vengeance on the Master."
The leader of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church added that Judas' most serious crime was falsehood, which the pope described as "the mark of the devil." He added that Catholics needed to always be sincere like St. Peter and believe in Jesus.
LifeSiteNews reported that Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro, the Human Life International Rome Director, confirmed that the pope's comments are very much related to the Catholic Church's formal teachings in support of traditional marriage and pro-life views.
"For those Catholics who cannot bring themselves to believe the formal teachings of the Church on life and family matters it would be more honest to leave the Church rather than betraying Her," Barreiro said.
"We regret very much that the person is so inclined and we wish they would have a conversion to truly believe," he added.
Catholic organizations in the U.S. has been battling policy changes by President Barack Obama that require religious institutions to provide contraceptives in their employees' insurance coverage, which goes against church teachings. Also, a host of countries around the world have been struggling over the issue of gay marriage – most recently, the Scottish Catholic Church has been urgently calling for support as their country prepares to become the first U.K. nation and one of the only ones in the world to legalize homosexual marriage.
Monsignor Barreiro noted that differences in opinion were not prohibited in the Catholic Church, but in some circumstances it was better to just obey the important teachings and "sacrifice your will."
Source: Christian Post
Related articles
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- Some Papal Firsts (the-tin-man.com)
- Vatican discusses leak scandal (timesofmalta.com)


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Who can resist a super lean beef patty, well grilled, topped with a melting American cheese slice, and brushed with a great barbecue sauce, plus caramelized onions ? Not many on my side of the Atlantic Ocean ..or your part of the world !
The good part is that you can add any topping at your taste, some people love mushrooms, poblano peppers, avocado, I love caramelized onions , as they add sweetness to a crispy bacon and salty cheese. Juicy Delight so perfect!
Ingredients : 4 servings
- 1 pound of good quality ground beef (here is ground sirloin)
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 to 6 slices grilled bacon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 large tomato ( 4 slices)
- 4 tablespoons barbecue sauce ' Outta the Park" or the one you like
- 2 to 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- chopped salad
- 4 tablespoons caramelized onions (see recipe below)
- 4 buns, toasted in oven
How to make it:
- Start shaping the beef patties in rounds, equally at same size and thickness , about 1/2 in (1 cm) salt and pepper, large 3 inc. (about 8 cm.)
- Heat oven at 375F.
- Fry bacon at medium low, at desired crispiness, about 2 minutes, remove, set aside on paper towel.
- Heat your grill or stove grill pan on high, grill the patties, 2 to 3 minutes per side, as you like them done, brush at second flipping with barbecue sauce, then add cheese slice on top of burgers still on the pan.
- Meanwhile, when almost done, place buns 2 minutes in the oven, till warm, remove.
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Later today, (Wed 6-25-2013) the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will meet its new fire mitigation manager, Jerry Peetz. The position is the county's latest move to ensure citizens are prepared should a wildfire occur. Aspen Public Radio's Rebecca Kruth reports.
People tend to wait to mitigate when the danger of wildfires is already high. So says Joe DiSalvo. Sheriff of Pitkin County.
"We have been telling people for the last few years, the time to mitigate is late fall, early spring. If we get a burn ban into effect, you can't use chain saws, because they can start fires. So we really prefer to get people out there ahead of this instead of behind it," DiSalvo said.
Pitkin County has, so far, remained in the clear this burn season. But DiSalvo said that's no reason for residents to let down their guard.
"There could be a fire today that could really affect Pitkin County dramatically, so I don't want anyone for a minute to think that we're safe, because we're not. A lightning strike or a human start could really change the face of this," he said.
DiSalvo says cooperation from the community, in terms of respecting burn bans, has played a large role in keeping the county safe.
Still, mitigation is a priority for the county. Now they've hired an official fire mitigator, Jerry Peetz. He started last week and today will be officially introduced to county commissioners. He formerly served as Deputy Chief of the Basalt Fire Department and helped with a program called Ready. Set. Go.
"It's a sharing of responsibility with property owners, home owners and the agencies that respond to wildfires, Red Cross, law enforcement, communications, fire agencies," Peetz said, at a Pitkin County Commissioners meeting last April.
"So, the program, basically, is a public meeting, and you have all those agencies involved, and they inform the public in one place exactly what to expect if a wildfire strikes," he said.
Now Pitkin County is taking fire safety one step further by appointing Peetz as a full time fire mitigator.
As part of his new role, Peetz will help inform citizens about taking precautions to protect their property. Actions like clearing brush, keeping tree branches trimmed back and moving stacked firewood away from houses are all crucial when it comes to fire mitigation.
Next door, in Eagle County, Eric Lovgren has served as wildfire mitigation manager since 2006. Since then, he says, much has changed in how residents prepare for fire.
"We had, at that time, a huge amount of the neighborhoods in Eagle County requiring the use of wooden roofing and wood siding, excessive landscaping," Lovgren said. "They were fining home owners for cutting down trees, and basically designing neighborhoods that were aimed mostly at getting as many houses up the hill as they could. [They were] focused on views and that kind of thing without much concern for what would happen when a fire impacted this area."
Many communities have even banned wood shake roofing and have passed safety ordinances requiring citizens to create fire defensible space on their property.
However, Lovgren says there's still plenty of work left in the county and the state of Colorado in general.
"We're making great strides on addressing what's being built now, but we've got thousands of homes in harm's way that we have to try to convince people to spend the time and money to begin to improve – [creating] defensible space, replacing flammable building materials in regards to their decks, roofs and siding. That takes a lot of buy-in from the public," Lovgren said. "So that's the biggest challenge, to educate and inform."
Despite those challenges, Lovgren says Eagle County is as well prepared for a wildfire as anyone can be.Pitkin county hopes to be there soon.


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Past Apple-Twitter Investment Talks Were Tied to Product Integration
Apple Inc. floated the idea of investing in Twitter Inc. as the companies discussed integrating the social service into Apple's mobile operating system last year, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
Apple floated the idea at the time and it didn't progress into serious discussions or negotiations, this person and other people familiar with the matter said. They added that the product-integration deal came together very quickly, as Apple's talks with another potential partner – Facebook – stumbled.
Apple and Twitter remain tight and continue to talk about future product integrations. They include more deeply melding Twitter and iTunes, according to two people briefed on the matter. Apple is preparing to phase out its own troubled social network for iTunes, called Ping, later this year. iTunes users can currently link their Twitter and Ping accounts together to do things like find people they follow on Twitter on Ping.


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Igor Josifov & Nicholas Portalupi12 Apr 2013 - 8 June 2013
Galerie E.G.P presents from April 12th, 2013 to June 8th, 2013 in London Permutation, an exhibition with Igor Josifov and introducing Nicholas Portalupi for his European debut.
To permute is to change completely. Both artists will present works where the transformation and combination of elements are crucial, whether in Igor Josifov's burned drawings or in Nicholas Portalupi's collages.
The private view will be on Thursday April 11th, 2013 at 6pm.Click to download press release


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What is meal planning?
Meal planning is as simple as it sounds. It is strategically planning meals for a certain amount of days, weeks, or even (sometimes) months of time to eliminate any last minute scurries to prepare dinner or extra stops at the grocery store.
Why meal plan?
Meal planning is a great way to minimize the amount of money that you spend on groceries because it reduces the number of trips to the grocery store and buying unnecessary items. Not only does it save you time and money, but it encourages you to eat healthier, homemade meals. Just like exercise, once you get in the routine of meal planning you can't stop, and you're thankful that you're doing it!
My meal planning tips:
Ever since I became a whole foods, foodie, I have been faithfully meal planning. Choosing organic, whole foods over conventional, processed foods can get a bit costly. It was certainly an adjustment for me, so in order to stay within my budget, I had to meal plan.
I have found that trying to meal plan for any amount of time shorter or longer than a week just throws me off completely, not to mention it can get a bit overwhelming when you try to come up with meals for an entire month! Here are a few of my tips and tricks on how to effectively meal plan:
1) Pick one day every week to write out your list and go to the store
2) Write down your meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (if you don't you will probably forget them)
3) Keep your recipes easily accessible and organized (Pinterest, recipe book, printed off, etc.)
4) Take inventory of the ingredients that you already have for the recipes, and write down the ingredients that you still need to get. Also, keep an ongoing grocery list of regular things that you use and have run out of to add to your weekly grocery list (i.e. milk, butter, eggs, etc)
5) One of my favorite things to do to eliminate meal planning chaos is to have theme nights. We have Mexican, Italian, and breakfast for dinner on certain nights of the week.
The best advice that I can give you to become a successful meal planner is to stay organized and consistent. I make out my grocery list and go to the store every Monday morning. I keep all of my meals and grocery list on the same page. After I have been to the store I hang the piece of paper up on my refrigerator for the week, so I am always reminded of what we will be eating and when.
Bonus tips:
Plan your meals according to ingredients that you already have handy. Also, chose meals based on sale items at the store. Check out your weekly ads to find what is on sale and find a way to incorporate them into your meal plan for more savings.
With it being a new year, it is a great time to get motivated and start meal planning. I hope you find these tips helpful and encouraging on your meal planning journey.
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Last spring, former Memphians Robert and Shirley Turner returned home for an extended stay, and they liked what they saw. "We'd always come back to spend a long weekend or a week or two at a time, but this spring we spent over three months visiting family and friends and absolutely loved it," Robert says. "Over the last five or 10 years, Memphis' restaurant quality and interest in fine wines have increased dramatically."
The Turners are founders of Robert Turner Wines, a boutique winery in Northern California. During their visit to Memphis, the Turners formed a relationship with Kelly English, chef and owner of Restaurant Iris, which, in turn, led to the creation of "Iris Cuvée" Chardonnay, to be sold exclusively at the restaurant.
Robert Turner, a dentist for 37 years with a practice in Palo Alto, California, was bitten by the wine bug decades ago.
"We started visiting wineries and collecting wine in the early '70s around Northern California," he says. "I had my picture taken with Robert Mondavi shortly after he opened his winery in 1977 at a Dental Society dinner we hosted there. He poured wine and chatted with all of us. That led to a deeper interest in wine, and, in 1986, I, with a group of five friends, started making wine together. We converted part of a garage into a winery on a property in the Santa Cruz Mountains and called it 'Rancho Diablo.' We hired a winemaker as a consultant, and I took classes at UC-Davis in everything from wine chemistry to sparkling-wine production. I still have a bottle of our original 1986 Cabernet!"
In 2004, the Turners founded Robert Turner Wines. As winemaker, Turner handcrafts Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a red blend, selling only 500 cases a year. (By way of comparison, some wineries produce as much as 250,000 cases a year.)
"I try to make wines that are varietally correct and express the terroir where the grapes are grown," Turner says. "I structure the reds to go well with food at an early age without heavy-handed tannins or heavy oak that require years in the cellar to smooth out and yet have good depth of fruit flavors and richness. The Chardonnay is aged only partially in new oak, so the fruit flavors come through, and fermentations are done in stainless steel. All my wines are made with food in mind so as to complement, not overpower, a meal."
While the Turners don't own their own vineyards, they source from some of the most highly sought after vineyards in California.
"The two major vineyards where we buy grapes — Dutton Ranch in Russian River Valley and Beckstoffer Vineyard in Rutherford — both practice sustainable, green farming practices, with very rare use of chemicals. This type of viticulture is very important to the long-term future of the vineyards and to the quality of the grapes we buy," Turner says.
Needless to say, the Turners aren't making simple plonk. They are painstakingly crafting some of the most sublime and ethereal wines coming out of the Golden State right now, which makes the Iris Cuvée all the more special.
"It was a happy miracle that this unique cuvée came to fruition," says Chef English. "Mr. and Mrs. Turner came in for dinner a number of times over the spring, and we would talk about food and wine. It just fell into place. We are honored to have this partnership considering how little Turner Wines produces. Most of their production goes to their wine club with the remainder selling to restaurants in San Francisco."
Tasting the care and love inside the bottle of a wine made by a son of the Bluff City should be very intriguing to Memphis wine lovers.
"Mr. Turner personally blended just a few cases of the Iris Cuvée Chardonnay for us, keeping in mind our style of cuisine," says Jeff Frisby of Restaurant Iris. "It's not much wine, but it's something we are very proud to offer our guests."


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Women in Afghanistan
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- 8 May 2008
This is Malalai Joya, often called 'the bravest woman in Afghanistan'. Not yet 30, Joya has not only stood and been elected to the new Afghani parliament, but has stood up against corruption within that establishment. She's currently suspended from her job in suspicious circumstances, with high profile writers like Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein campaigning for her reinstatement. Find out more about Joya, and about the plight of women in Afghanistan generally, at this free, Ladyfest-affilliated evening of talks, discussions and stalls. Includes a screening of a short film following Joya's fight to serve her constituents.
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Fun job of rural journalism can have serious days, too
Voice of Real Australia is a regular newsletter from Australian Community Media, which has journalists in every state and territory. Sign up here to get it by email, or here to forward it to a friend. Today's newsletter is written by ACM's Glove Box Guide to Mental Health editor, Robyn Ainsworth.
Getting my boots dirty is a major part of life as a rural journalist as I attend machinery field days, cattle sales or head out "on farm" to chat to old mate.
Some jobs are little easier than others. Most are downright good fun.
Every year there comes a time when good fun takes a back seat and I tackle the more serious issue of mental health.
As editor of The Land's award-winning Glove Box Guide To Mental Health for five of its eight editions, I consider myself a mental health advocate.
I try to find ways to weave positive mental wellbeing messages into conversations with farmers, livestock agents, colleagues, friends and family.
I ask the most basic of questions: "Are you ok?" I add in a line or two about my observations: "You seem a bit flat/down/stressed/upset."
Often people will say they are fine; other times not. I am never surprised by the answer, because it's OK not to be OK.
I am heartened by the willingness of people these days to admit to having mental ill health. It's a mark of strength, not weakness.
People wouldn't live with a broken arm and not seek treatment. The same goes for mental ill health.
I am grateful to the countless number of people who have shared their lived experiences with the Glove Box Guide over the years.
Tears have been shared as I talked to bereaved loved ones or trauma survivors.
It takes a lot of mental energy to put together such a guide and this year I shared the honour with the team of journalists from The Land.
It's no secret the state of NSW is in the grip of drought and while the grass is a tad greener down south, farmers and other rural workers are still having to make some pretty tough decisions.
So it's timely that The Land launches its eighth edition of the Glove Box Guide this week, in collaboration with the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program, at the start of Mental Health Month.
The theme of this year's guide is Journey Through Change - At Home, At Work, In the Community, as well as Where To Get Help.
It is packed full of useful information on suicide prevention, ways to improve and maintain mental wellbeing, and personal stories of lived experience.
It features plenty of advice on managing stress, decision-making, finding support networks, and pathways to mental wellbeing, as well as a useful section on help services and emergency contacts.
This year's guide tells personal stories such as that of an inspiring young couple who have overcome the adversity of prolonged drought by selling their beef product direct to consumers; first responders from the Royal Flying Doctor Service and NSW Ambulance, and a horse veterinarian.
The informative guide won the prestigious Mental Health Services Medal in September, a PANPA marketing award for best cause-related initiative in 2017, and was a finalist in the News Media Awards this year.
Some jobs may be a little easier than others. This one is rewarding in itself.
- Lifeline: 131 114. NSW Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511. Suicide Callback Service: 1300 659 467. In an emergency, always call 000.
Robyn Ainsworth
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Count's Daughter's Rampage 1
"I wonder where that woman might be"
Accompanying Father, I entered the Royal Palace for the first time in a while.
I was searching for a woman.
It's been a few months since the engagement and marriage announcement of the Crown Prince of this country, Lord Friedrich.
His partner is a young lady of the preeminent Vivoir ducal house, Lady Lidiana. For a long time, her name had been on top of the list of his fiancée candidates.
Father was also convinced by the too natural outcome. If it had to be Vivoir ducal house anyway, I wish it had been announced sooner, he complained bitterly. There's no way you could win against that house, he said.
But, I couldn't agree to what I was told.
There are many young ladies longing for Crown Prince. If a young lady belongs to a house with a certain court rank, there's a high chance she's dreamed of perhaps being chosen as Princess Consort.
Of course, I'm one of them.
Born as the second daughter of a count, ever since I first saw him, I've harbored faint love for Crown Prince.
With blond hair and blue eyes, Crown Prince is beautiful. Young ladies who hope to be loved by him are endless. Hoping to be chosen before Crown Prince's fiancée was decided, young ladies had postponed their engagements.
Despite this, ultimately without any surprises or unexpected twists, as if predetermined he easily decided on a young lady.
The engagement announcement was immediately followed by the engagement ceremony. Crown Prince dignifiedly declared he won't take a concubine.
There should also be women who would accept being a concubine if it meant staying at that Crown Prince's side, surely they must be disappointed by those words.
And speaking of Duke Vivoir's daughter who monopolized Crown Prince, the rumors of her feebleness go around, she's a woman who rarely goes out to socialize.
… Such a woman stole Crown Prince.
Undoubtedly, she forcibly concluded the engagement with the power of the Vivoir ducal house.
Poor Crown Prince. I found comfort in that thought.
And yet the rumors that started coming after a short while were unbelievable for us.
Crown Prince is infatuated with his fiancée――――.
Suddenly told that, I couldn't believe it.
It was natural, since I thought it was a marriage of convenience.
But when in doubt I participated in the victory celebration party, and afterwards saw them standing together during the evening party, I understood, even if I hated it.
Above all else, Crown Prince's expression was different. As he directed sweet expression, that he had never showed to anyone until then, towards his fiancée, he looked in love.
And as if to prove this engagement won't be overturned no matter what, the Royal Flower was in full bloom on her chest. I felt it was the finishing blow.
Even though there's still time until the marriage ceremony, she's already been recognized as Crown Prince's Princess Consort.
The number of young ladies that collapsed in shock at that sigh cannot be counted on one hand.
As for me, I thought I want to say few words to her no matter what.
It's already been decided. That can't be helped. Still, I won't be able to settle down if I don't say something to the duke's daughter who stole hopes and dreams from all unmarried young ladies. So I thought.
That's why, today I unreasonably asked Father to come with him to the castle…
That young lady seems to be staying in the Royal Palace since a week ago. In that case, hoping to meet her somewhere I loitered around, but it wasn't going well.
Time only passed wastefully, like this I was anxious I'd go home without doing anything.
Totally troubled, as a last resort I called out to a court lady walking nearby.
I thought it'd be hopeless if I don't do something.
"You there"
Turning her head, the court lady noticed me, and taking a step back bowed. I stated only my business.
"Listen, have you by chance happened to see Lady Lidiana around here? She is in the Royal Palace, right? I would like to offer her few words of greeting"
The court lady's eyebrows as I spoke to her twitched.
"Princess Consort… is it?"
"… Yeah"
Not wanting to use that title, I called her by her name on purpose, and yet as if she understood that feeling, the court lady rephrased it as Princess Consort.
Still, when I somehow nodded, the court lady raised her face and clearly said.
"Princess Consort is staying in the royal quarters, she hardly comes to the general area. Besides, right now she's supposed to be with His Highness, it's not recommended to bother them"
"I… I see"
Told so clearly I would incur His Highness's displeasure, I become lost for words.
As I faltered, the court lady smiled a little and further informed me.
"His Highness already favors Princess Consort. Were they to be disturbed, I wonder what would happen. I recommend leaving for today"
"… You're right"
"Well then. I have work, so with this I shall excuse myself"
I wonder if it's my misunderstanding that the instant the court lady passed by after saying that, I felt her smile scornfully. Someone like you shouldn't approach those two, I felt her restrain me.
"She's just a court lady, yet how impertinent she is… Ara?"
I got angry by the court lady's attitude, but I can't do anything about it. It's not like she's done anything direct. As I was indignantly looking at her back, a man I'm acquainted with happened to pass by.
"Hey… Wait! Geese"
"Eh…. Ah, it's Milady"
The man who turned his head towards my voice was a still young cook who had worked in my residence's kitchen until last year. Because he was an excellent cook, he received an invitation from the castle and decided to transfer there.
Recalling he'd been under my care a lot until now, I've decided to use this man.
"Hey, I have a little request"
"Request, is it? Milady has one for me?"
Without concealing his annoyed attitude, Geese came here, and prefacing with I'm busy, breathed a sigh in front of me.
"I have nothing but an unpleasant premonition. Until now, Milady has never requested anything decent of me, right?"
"I don't mean to ask for something particularly important. It's just that I want to have a cookie with medicine put in prepared"
"… Does Milady want me to become a criminal"
As Geese's eyes glazed, flustered I explained it's not such a severe thing.
"Don't worry, it's not something so extreme. It's just a prank. I just thought of upsetting stomach a little"
"Haa… Again, huh. How many times must I say it for Milady to understand? There's no way a cook would prepare that. Is Milady making fun of me"
"It's not my intention"
"Who in the world do you intend to use it on this time? Isn't it fine to challenge them fair and square without doing such things"
As Geese spoke in exasperation, Because…, so I mumbled.
"Even I do not think it will go so smoothly. But, the other party is Lady Lidiana. Normally I could never hand it to her. If it's mixed with a gift, perhaps there's a chance she'd eat it"
"… You intend to hand it to Mast… Princess Consort, is that right"
Although I was suspicious of Geese's tone of voice suddenly changing, I nodded.
"Ye… yeah"
"So you intended to have me make something that she'd eat… moreover that something would contain medicine!! Unbelievable… Milady, because I'm indebted to you for everything until now, I'll pretend I haven't heard anything. However, there won't be a second time. Next time, supposing you think of doing something to Mast… Princess Consort… please consider every cook in the kitchen your enemy"
"Eh… why"
While I was perplexed, not understanding why Geese suddenly snapped at me, he scowled at me. And, Do you understand? he emphasized in a scary voice.
Overwhelmed by his terribly frightening attitude, I simply nodded.
"It's fine if you understand. However, I meant what I said just now. Supposing you think of taking action, think about it carefully by yourself"
Please never talk to me again.
Saying so, Geese walked away without turning back. I have no idea why Geese got angry. But, at least I understood he won't cooperate.
"What's with that… Useless. Very well, jeez"
It was a mistake to attempt to rely on such a man. Thinking so, I thought of different measures, when several royal guards passed by before me.
"Oi! Haven't you seen Princess Consort?"
"Haven't seen her here. Is it true she sneaked out of her room?"
"It is. His Highness is searching for her now. We've been ordered to find her no matter what"
"She fled again, huh. I've said to not take your eyes off her and yet"
"Even if you say that, there was no sign of the door opening! Really, how does that lady slip out of the room every single time"
"No idea! Wasn't she with His Highness"
"It seems she took the opportunity while His Highness went outside for an official business. She seems to be somewhere inside the castle, so search every nook and cranny!!"
… What a timely topic.
Apparently these soldiers are searching for her.
Hoping for some hint, I called out to one of them.
"Hey, are you perhaps looking for Lady Lidiana?"
"Do you know where she is!?"
As he drew close with incredible vigor, I reflexively took a step back.
Seeing my frightened behavior, the man who seems to be a royal guard nodded with Ah, and changed his attitude a little.
"Young lady. Supposing you know Princess Consort's whereabouts, I want you to tell us by all means"
"… It's not like I particularly know. I just have business with her as well"
When I said that, the man looked at me with suspicion. I got irritated by his attitude as he unashamedly said "You do?"
"What is it, is it perhaps strange I have business with Lady Lidiana"
"I haven't said anything like that. But, young lady doesn't appear to be a friend of hers. It's unthinkable, but if you're searching for Princess Consort to tell her something unnecessary, I implore you leave in haste. You will only incur His Highness's displeasure in vain"
"His Highness's…"
"Are you unaware His Highness exceedingly favors Princess Consort. If something happened to Princess Consort, we would suffer. Please don't do anything uncalled for. Okay?"
"… I understand"
As he glared at me, I gave a small answer.
The knight looked at me suspiciously, even so as his fellow soldiers called out to him to not waste time, he rushed there.
Seeing him off, I breathed out.
"Everybody goes all Princess Consort Princess Consort… What's with that woman!"
I got irritated. It's as if everybody in the castle approves and welcomes her as the princess consort.
It's unthinkable attitude towards a woman who's only a partner in a marriage of convenience.
"Aah, I'm angry"
My anger welled up. With this feeling I kept walking towards the inner part of the castle. I'm almost at the royal quarters. I don't expect to enter there, and I'm not thinking of that. I understand it'd be a crime, I only want to observe a little from distance.
Even if we don't meet, as long as I spit abuse at that woman in my mind thinking she's there, I'll be able to give up.
I thought so, but when on the way to the royal quarters I saw a woman coming this way, my feet stopped.
She's a beautiful woman with unusual violet eyes and light brown long straight hair. Her limbs are remarkably thin… Above all, on her chest engraved is the blue rose of the Royal Flower.
"I found you, Lady Lidiana…"
Author's note
Court ladies → "These two are lovey-dovey! We won't let anybody disturb them"
Soldiers → "For His Highness's sake (and for our own sake) we won't let Princess Consort get away!"
Cooks → "The loss of Master is the loss of a treasure! We'll absolutely see His Highness's marriage through!"
Father → "A… Anyway, I want to finish the ceremony quickly… My stomach hurts…"
For the above-mentioned reasons, those who seem like they'd disturb Lidi and Freed can hardly ever approach. As soon as they're discovered, they're promptly eliminated forcibly (lol).


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Jeremy & Kevin recorded this one audio first but it comes at the midway mark. To start off the show, Kevin gets spoilers because he hadn't watched Raw yet but Jeremy did. Did Raw emphasize what has been wrong with the build up of this match? Does anyone think that Undertaker is under threat from Lesnar despite his pedigree? Why hasn't Undertaker shown much ass? Would John Cena or HHH have done so in a similar situation? Why was Lesnar afraid of the casket? Shouldn't he have seen through the mind games? Has Paul Heyman been holding up his end of the bargain? Jeremy & Kevin move on to talk about why this match has received a small amount of TV time. Is it because this match is going to be of a poor quality? Is it because the WWE's target audience of children haven't grown up with the Undertaker? Is it because the Undertaker hasn't been on TV the last several years so the children can't really get behind him? Find out the answers to these questions from two guys who have seen Undertaker build his mystique.
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