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WHEELING - Constitutionality and expediency were the two main arguments that statehood proponents won to gain recognition of West Virginia as the 35th state, a visiting scholar said in Wheeling Tuesday.
David Zimring, a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, spoke on "Secession in Favor of the Constitution" at the Ohio County Public Library on Tuesday. The Lunch With Books program was presented in partnership with the Wheeling National Heritage Area Corp.
In 1861-62, leaders in western Virginia had to prove that secession from Virginia to avoid secession from the Union was legal, Zimring said. In terms of expediency, he said, "West Virginia's leaders needed to convince the federal government that West Virginia statehood was a legal and necessary measure that helped the Union."
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At the first Wheeling convention in May 1861, he said, representatives were divided into two factions: men who called for immediate statehood and those who took a cautionary approach. John Carlile believed that ardent Unionism would pave the way for statehood, but more cautious delegates, specifically Waitman Willey, warned of the legality since less than one-third of the counties had sent representatives to the convention.
By the end of the first convention, Willey and his supporters won out; the convention adjourned to await the popular vote in Virginia on secession from the Union. In that vote, most of the opposition came from western Virginia, so the second Wheeling convention convened in June 1861. With more representation from counties, the convention had more credence on the constitutionality issue, he said.
The second Wheeling convention created the Restored Government of Virginia. Critics called it "a legal fiction," adhering to the letter of the law while violating its spirit. However, the Restored Government "scored a significant success" when it gained the approval of President Abraham Lincoln and Congress as the legitimate government, Zimring said.
On July 4, 1861, Lincoln spoke of the Restored Government as "those loyal citizens" and called for federal recognition and protection. Congress sealed the argument by voting to seat the Restored Government's delegation to the Senate and House of Representatives, the professor said.
Also in July 1861, the Restored Government's legislature agreed to formation of a new state and sent the measure to the voters. Voter turnout was quite small, but those casting ballots gave "overwhelming support for separate statehood," he said.
The next challenge, though, was the issue of slavery. The constitutional convention in Wheeling in November 1861 voted 24-23 to table an amendment calling for gradual emancipation of slaves. "That action would become another self-imposed obstacle against statehood," Zimring said.
When abolitionists in Congress opposed the Restored Government's stance, Willey, then a U.S. senator, wrote a new amendment on gradual emancipation, allaying the abolitionists' fears. The Senate then voted 23-17 in favor of statehood. The bill faced "much more vocal opposition" in the House of Representatives, but the House eventually passed the West Virginia bill by a vote of 96-55 on Dec. 10, 1862, Zimring said.
Lincoln took the matter to his six-member cabinet which split evenly on the issue of statehood. Lincoln "still dithered," but signed the statehood bill on Dec. 31, 1862, and "wrote an elaborate justification," the professor said. Lincoln argued that "West Virginia represented secession in favor of the Constitution."
The statehood proponents had honed in on the two factors most likely to influence the federal government.
"They held to that strategy and it worked," Zimring concluded. "Secession did not necessarily represent treason."


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A year after their openings, the garages are a little more than half full on a daily basis. Salem's 700-space facility has averaged 413 vehicles per day, while Beverly's 500-space garage has averaged 260, according to data from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Disney Guy wrote:My numbers.
Eighty five percent full and the garage/lot is not underutilized.
Ninety seven percent full excluding spaces too small to get in or out of and the garage is at capacity although the sign out front might not have the "full" light on.
deathtopumpkins wrote:I still don't quite think they were a waste though. That's still way more vehicles parking than either station had before, which likely means an increase in ridership, and it's nice to have the capacity there for the future.
Plus, while yes, park and ride stations usually belong in a more suburban area along a highway, Salem and Beverly are still surrounded by other towns that don't have rail service (e.g. Marblehead, Danvers, Peabody, Essex), which likely generates some of that park and ride usage.
The EGE wrote:Zone 1 and 2 fares are far too high compared to rapid transit fares. Yes, the T would see some revenue loss from cheaper passes, but imagine what ridership would look like with $3 fares most places inside 128.
BandA wrote:station miles zone fare
Auburndale, 10.2mi 2 $6.25 = .62/mile
Newtonville, 8.1mi 1 $5.75 = .71/mile
Worcester, 44.2mi 8 $10.5 = .24/mile
Swampscott,12.8mi 3 $7.00 = .55
Lynn, 11.5mi 2 $6.25 = .54
Salem, 16.8mi 3 $7.00 = .42
Beverly, 18.3mi 4 $7.50 = .41
Waltham, 9.9mi 2 $6.25 = .63
Fitchburg, 49.6mi 8 $10.50 = .21
Providence, 43.6mi 8 $10.50 = .24
Needham Hts, 13.7mi 3 $7.00 = .51
For comparison, Metro-North Commuter Rail New Haven to Grand Central:
Stamford, 33mi $14.50 = .44 / mile
New Haven, 72.3mi $21.75 = .30
Auburndale is right near Riverside green line (which is in Auburndale at Rte 128), fare is only $2.10 for a longer, slower route. Newtonville has buses on the 1/2 hour at rush hour for $3.65, and Waltham has express buses at $5.25 and slow local buses at $1.60. So, the "Eastern" lines are not out of line compared to some other commuter rail lines. But demand for commuter rail is suppressed by cheaper bus and "rapid" transit lines. If you lowered the CR fares you would probably overfill those garages in Salem and Beverly that we were talking about!
F-line to Dudley via Park wrote:
The people who board at those stops do not care what their per-mile cost is. They have no idea how many mileposts out their stop is. That's math without relevance to a rider in the real world.
Thw only thing that matters here is that Swampscott and Salem are the only Zone 3's that reside inside 128, Beverly is the only Zone 4 that resides inside 128, Lynn--a humongous bus terminal serving the entire North Shore route network--is crippled by a Zone 2 that discourages any transfers, and it's the only line on the system that skips completely over Zone 1 straight from 1A to 2.
That is FAR off-scale for the commuter rail network. The furthest off-scale of any line. That inequity keeps people on the North Shore from leaving their cars because it's simply not worth it to get gouged that way. The poor garage utilization and poor bus utilization on the North Shore is an artificial problem of their own creation because they won't address the Zone inequity.
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What do people like for the rest of the sales? Melbourne is on Sunday
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With Vultan Tin the sole non NZ bred - Australia needs Phil Costello to become the next Norm
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Just been having a look at this stallion guide.
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So now my question, all of the ones I've decrypted in the past have been 10 digits/figures long Ive just decrypted one that is 26 digits/figures long. I always use the option of a 64 bit key decryption with aircrack and this one decrypted via that as well. Why is it so long in comparison to the others and why did it decrypt with the 64 bit assumption ?
My next challenge is the WPAs - easy enough to get the data the decryption is the hard part - I'm only getting use to Backtrack and I dont want any dictionarys - I know where to get them myself thanks. I'm enjoying the challenge in that frustrated kind of way
acantho wrote:am I correct in thinking you only need enough packets to get the EAPOL key exchange, so in reality only 4 packets are needed ?
acantho wrote:I'm thinking there must be a prog that goes through a pword bit by bit
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House Republicans are focused on Obama's repeated pledge that people who liked their existing coverage could keep it, as the Ways and Means Committee investigated the debut of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Tuesday in Washington.
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New ad for Apple iPad moves away from the Apple Genius
posted by Alan F. / Aug 08, 2012, 12:43 AM
source: AppleInsider
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1. ObjectivismFTW
Posts: 211; Member since: Jul 03, 2012
Wow, their commercials are as simple and unsubstantiated as the OS itself..
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 12:46 AM 8
3. taco50
Posts: 5506; Member since: Oct 08, 2009
Simple is the most genius design. When you can make something so simple that any other way wouldn't make sense, that is true genius.
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 1:30 AM 5
6. whysoserious
Posts: 318; Member since: Jul 20, 2012
"Simple is the most genius design" is a lame excuse of those who can't create something "really" genius.
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 2:11 AM 7
7. Lucas777
Posts: 2137; Member since: Jan 06, 2011
do u have some proof for that? because apple pretty much became the largest company using "simple" just saying if u want to go by track records, u cannot say apple has not been successful with "simple"
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 2:15 AM 1
8. ObjectivismFTW
Posts: 211; Member since: Jul 03, 2012
Lmao Lucas you are right but even that is beyond the point. I don't want to go to deep into this but I'll humor taco. Firstly, he uses the word simple as if Android products require the intellect of a rocket scientist to operate, which on obviously isn't true. Simple is one of the most reiterated words within theiFan community, but they don't understand that capability is Apple's trade off for "simplicity" . The only reason the iPhone is so simple is because it simply =P isn't able to do that much, so there isn't much to explain. Of course, that is merely a simple generalization of iOS. But thats as simple as I can put it. According to you ,however, that is the best way to put it. =\
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 2:29 AM 4
9. Lucas777
Posts: 2137; Member since: Jan 06, 2011
i think you assume too much… nowhere did taco mention anything about android, nor is it implied at all… he is talking about apples strategy, in which "simple" works very well and yes, simplicity is a tradeoff of capability, but apple understands that a large portion have no need for said capabilities, so they polish and perfect the necessities so that people want the products… the iphone is capable of almost everything anybody would need excluding ample customization, but again the simple takes place of this
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 3:08 AM 1
13. PhoneArenaUser
Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011
And where do you see that he says that Apple wasn't successful ?
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 10:22 AM 0
16. ObjectivismFTW
Posts: 211; Member since: Jul 03, 2012
Oh just saw that other comment now =P. Firstly, I don't like how iFans fail to acknowledge how the user-friendly the Android platform has gotten over the last few years. Like I said before, "simplicity" is the most iterated word by iFans, as if Android is still the same electronic maze of menus and animations as it was a few years ago. Now, in 2012, Android has taken very long, significant strides towards simplifying the base OS, whilst improving the technological capabilities for those who wish to take advantage of them. iFans critique Android on the aged mentality that Android has do be tinkered with for the user to arrive at a smooth, responsive experience, and this ignorant idea has perpetuated by even the most well-spoken iFans, such as yourself. Since the Galaxy SII, that has not been the case. Most to near all proprietary interfaces, TouchWiz especially, have not only been optimized heavily for the highly capable hardware specifications, but have also been disentangled to streamline the user experience. Nowadays, Android is only as complex as the user wants to make it, otherwise, the interfaces are pretty simple and intuitive, a feature-by-feature assessment will prove this, but I doubt you want to go that deep into it. Where Android bests Apple is in the pure amount of options given to the user as to how they want their experience to be. The different form factors, screen sizes, screen technologies cater to all different audiences. There a phone for the teacher, athlete, businessman, musician, artist, student; not every one buys a phone just to have a box communicator. Of course an iPhone is intuitive, but don't say that the iPhone separates itself from Android on that basis, because Android is simple and intuitive as well, with more options. As far as unnecessary additions, I'd say Siri tops the list of biggest gimmicks out right now. Android has many useful technologies like Burst shot and Smart choice, a simple LED notification light, TRUE NFC, removable batteries, SD card support, Dynamic cloud storage with music integration, the amount of camera options like Panorama, well integrated motion-sensitive technologies, advanced Stylus support -- the list goes on and on.
posted on Aug 08, 2012, 5:35 PM 2
17. Lucas777
Posts: 2137; Member since: Jan 06, 2011
i dont think i have mentioned at all about anything android… nor about its simplicity and i have been using a one x for the past month, and yes, there is lots of customization, but frankly i dont care… many things annoy me that my iphone did.. yes, android looks good on paper, but for me i find ios to be so much easier and does everything i need… and the lack of apps is a big issue as well.. out of the things you listed, all i care for is burst mode, as i dislike the led because I would rather the screen itself light up instead.. nobody has advanced nfc at the moment, and everything else has no impact on me… as I said, android does more, but it is nothing i want or need and seems to just get in the way… but if some people need everything then it fills that niche.. and i definitely disagree that android is simpler.. ios is much easier to navigate and use
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"but apple understands that a large portion have no need for said capabilities, so they polish and perfect the necessities so that people want the products… the iphone is capable of almost everything anybody would need excluding ample customization, but again the simple takes place of this" No need for said capabilities -- exluding ample customization -- Obviously here you were refering to android "but frankly i dont care… many things annoy me that my iphone did.. : - Considering that is one testimony, it cannot be used as a counter-argument "all i care for is burst mode, as i dislike the led because I would rather the screen itself light up instead.. nobody has advanced nfc at the moment, and everything else has no impact on me… as I said, android does more, but it is nothing i want or need and seems to just get in the way" -- Once again, only one testimony. I said "advanced" NFC in comparison to iOS 6's sad excuse for NFC.. "and i definitely disagree that android is simpler.. ios is much easier to navigate and use" -- I never said Android was simpler, I said it was simple. And the basic UI elements of each do not differ a whole lot -- it's very easy to get accustomed to an Android UI nowadays.
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Yes, I am using one testimony, as this is my personal opinion… As stated, some might find the abilities of android useful, but to me they only get in the way and you implied that android was similar in your "feature by feature" assessment… which i disagree with the iphone has not debuted yet, so how can you say it does not have nfc? operating systems themselves do not have nfc chips built in
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OK well, seeing that you agree with the non-significance of one testimony to the broad nature of this debate, we can move forward from that. And when I say "feature by feature" I mean from things like navigating menus to kinetic scrolling, the base OS'es may differ aesthetically, but intuition is achievable on each, a bit more so on iOS, but not too significantly.. If you want to look at aspects like menus, and native app options, their base functionalities may differ a bit aesthetically and functionally(Android offering more unique functions), but, as I said before, you can easily figure out both. For example something like the home-screen. iOS uses semi-adjustable grids, whilst android uses fully adjustable grids, and an App drawer. There are differences, but neither are that hard to understand. Take something like Camera -- iOS has little to no camera options other than a gridded outline, HDR I think, and a shutter button. Android offers a plethora of options, but as I said before, none of those options are necessary to achieve pleasurable picture quality -- the shutter button is usually to the right. I know NFC is embedded into the battery and CPU, and I never said it didn't have NFC -- "in comparison to iOS 6's sad excuse for NFC." However, if you were to compare the NFC capabilities of the current flagship devices from either OEM, Apple would pale. As far as the iP5 NFC, none could really know, but the iOS 6 Keynote didn't address anything about enhanced NFC capabilities past what they exhibited(which was very limited, like most Apple features), so unless Apple is saving up as much info as they can to debut on the iP5 keynote, I can't see a scenario in which the latter device would posses enhanced NFC capabilities. And to say an OS "has an NFC chip built in" isn't constructively correct. OSes are coded onto the on-board hardware, they are not necessarily physical components, so they can't have any "chips built in"
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"...u cannot say apple has not been successful with..." And he doesn't say that Apple was not successful!
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intelligent design and flat earthers base thier beliefs off of the same premise...
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That's good news. Hope they showcase more realistic situations, giving people reason to buy their devices. Cuz their Genius ads, were not so genius.
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I'm sorry Taco, but your comment is very uncohesive to the true nature of iPhones and Androids.
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Their ads are a product of great marketing. It makes you want the cool device doing functions shown so simply on the television. Not to mention, most likely Apple's commercials don't cost much to make...
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Even Apple's marketing is starting to slip, who would have thought it. And I say that because Apple's marketing has always been top notch but they missed the boat with the genius theme.
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Apple is only advertising THE RETINA DISPLAY
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21. ObjectivismFTW
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Funny thing is that android phones like the SII were competing with the iPhone 4 WITHOUT advanced screen tech, imagine if the roles were switched...
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Biological Sciences
Research Highlights
July 2004
NMR Spectroscopic Investigation of Human Carbonic Anhydrase Points to Alternative Mechanism of Action
Carbonic anhydrase (CA) catalyzes a deceptively simple chemical reaction-the hydration of CO2 to yield bicarbonate and a proton:
CA was the first enzyme recognized to have a biological function for Zn2+, which was postulated as the activation of bound H2O. Abundant in all mammalian tissues, plants, algae, and bacteria, CA is perhaps the most studied metalloprotein with more than 180 crystal structures in the protein database. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have now found evidence that a commonly held mechanism of action for human CA may not be correct. Instead, the new data are consistent with an alternative mechanism proposed by Merz, Hoffmann, and Dewar1. The evidence was generated using novel low-temperature solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, which allowed direct observation of the Zn2+ in CA.
The most active form of CA has very fast reaction rates approaching ~106/s. As a result, there have been innumerable studies directed at this protein's action mechanism. The accepted reaction mechanism holds that the water ionizes (rate-limiting step) to yield a bound hydroxide that then adds to the nearby CO2 resulting in Zn2+-bound bicarbonate. The presence of bound water and fast catalytic rates together presents a problem that up to now could not be explained. Simple arguments would predict the fastest that CA could turn over would be at rates on the order of 104/s.
The principal observable in a solid-state 67Zn NMR experiment is the quadrupole coupling constant, Cq. The 67Zn Cq values are sensitive to changes in structure and bonding associated with water or hydroxide. The accompanying figure shows data collected on the 18.8-Tesla NMR spectrometer in DOE's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory illustrating that the 67Zn NMR measurement is independent of pH over the range of 5 to 8.5. In the figure, the 67Zn NMR spectrum of CA is shown at pH 5 and 8.5.
These are the low-temperature (10K) solid-state 67Zn NMR spectra of CAII at (a) pH 5 and (b) pH 8.5. Above each experimental spectrum is a simulation of the spikelet envelope. At pH 5, the extracted value of Cq is 9.6 MHz, whereas at pH 8.5 the value is 10 MHz. Full Image
In the figure, the two spectra are essentially the same. At pH 5, the Zn2+ should be coordinated by H2O, and as a result, the 67Zn NMR spectrum is expected to be three to five times broader than the spectrum at pH 8.5. This is clearly not the case; however, these data are consistent with OH- being bound to Zn2+, not H2O over the entire pH range investigated and as modeled by molecular theory. This observation is contradictory to the accepted mechanism. However, it is consistent with an alternative mechanism proposed by Merz, Hoffmann, and Dewar. Further, these data also provide an explanation for the issues associated with the turnover rates for CA. In addition, these results point to an important complementary aspect of NMR methods to X-ray diffraction, namely the sensitivity of the NMR parameters to the presence or absence of protons.
Moreover, this work demonstrates the impact zinc spectroscopy can have with respect to delineating the structure and action mechanism of this important class of metalloproteins.
These results were recently published by PNNL staff (Lipton, A. S., R. W. Heck, and P. D. Ellis. 2004. "Zinc Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy of Human Carbonic Anhydrase: Implications for the Enzymatic Mechanism." Journal of the American Chemical Society 126(14):4735-4739). This work was supported by DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research and by the National Institutes of Health.
1. Merz KM, R Hoffmann, and MJS Dewar. 1989. "The Mode of Action of Carbonic Anhydrase." Journal of the American Chemical Society 111(15):5636-49. DOI:10.1021/ja00197a021.


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I'm also excited about these new beauties. I spotted these at a local craft store and believe me, a photo doesn't do them justice. They have so many variations within each skein and the color is so rich and gorgeous! I haven't stitched anything yet but I will be sure to share when I do. Check out the rest of their colors here.
Everything that I AM stitching right now is 'in progress'. I thought I would have some finished things to show by today but it was not to be. Soon, though, soon!
Who is finishing up Halloween costumes this weekend? I ducked out of that this year, I admit. I'm, just not into Halloween this time around - too much other insanity to worry about I guess. This year I'll settle for being a spectator rather than a participant. Oh, I will be participating in candy consumption of course.


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Stephen Lawler
General Manager, Microsoft Virtual EarthAs general manager of the Virtual Earth Business Unit at Microsoft Corp., Stephen Lawler oversees all aspects of worldwide product development, program management, marketing and business development related to the Windows Live Local, Virtual Earth, MapPoint® Web Service, MapPoint CD-ROM, Microsoft® Streets & Trips, and AutoRoute products.
Lawler has more than a decade of experience as a developer of mapping and location software as well as mobile device technologies. He has overseen the launch of more than 50 products and services. Lawler was responsible for the development of Virtual Earth. Previous to that Lawler was responsible for the development of MapPoint Web Service, Microsofts first Extensible Markup Language (XML) Web service. He also played a key role in developing the MapPoint Business Units CD products, which include MapPoint, Streets & Trips, Pocket Streets and AutoRoute.
Lawler joined Microsoft in 1999 after serving as managing director of software development at MapInfo Corp., which provides scientific mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology products. Before his current role, Lawler was the product unit manager for MapPoint and was involved in Microsofts acquisition of Vicinity Corp. in 2003. Before that, Lawler served as group manager for the Microsoft Wireless Server Division and as group program manager for the Microsoft Exchange Enhanced Platform Product Unit.
Lawler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire. He and his wife, AnnMarie, live in Redmond, Wash., with their two daughters. In his free time, Lawler enjoys family activities, reading, audiovisual technology, downhill skiing, basketball, golf and other sports.


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Many of the books I read were very good, but here are the great books that I highly recommend. Each link is to my thoughts on the book.
Words: A Novel by Ginny Yttrup
Words was an incredible read. A ten year old girl no longer speaks because of horrific abuse, but she collects words. A woman meets the girl and both are changed...
Emily of Deep Valley is definitely one of my all-time favorite books. Just go read it. It's so good.
Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar
Pearl in the Sand was incredible. It is a fictionalized story of Rahab. I thought Tessa Afshar's writing was seasoned, though it was her first book. I really loved it, and it made me think a bit more about biblical fiction-something that can be done well (like this) or not so well...
God's Priorities for Today's Woman by Lisa Hughes
God's Priorities for Today's Woman is a must-read for Christian women, but be prepared to be convicted!
Betsy's Wedding by Maud Hart Lovelace
Well, I am a Maud Hart Lovelace fan, right? Betsy's Wedding was the perfect ending to the Betsy-Tacy series.
Don't Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Plowman
Don't Make Me Count to Three gave me great ideas in this crazy thing called parenting to help focus on heart attitude/behavior. I will be re-reading this one!
Love Finds You in Annapolis, Maryland by Roseanna White
Colonial Maryland. A book I couldn't put down. A well-written, not-your-standard-romance!
The Bible (NIV, 1984)
That's right. I read the whole Bible (with a few days to spare) in 2011! You can read about my experience here.
I listened to some INCREDIBLE audio books this year, too. Some were so good that I feel compelled to read them for myself though I already know the story! (Click the link to see the titles. If you haven't read them yet...go find them!)
Knowing my favorites (including audio favorites), do you have any reading suggestions for this coming year?? Please share!


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By Victor Bryant, UCSB Athletics Communications
Sophomore goalkeeper Makenna Henry has been a key contributor to the UC Santa Barbara women's soccer team from the moment she stepped on campus starting 17 games as a freshman in 2010 and 19 of 20 in 2011.
Blessed with a maturity level that belies her young age Henry has developed a knack for turning potentially negative situations into opportunities to excel and her positive attitude is a breath of fresh air for those who come in contact with her.
"There's a level of maturity that Makenna brings, which may be attributed to her upbringing," said UCSB women's soccer head coach Paul Stumpf. "She has a way of putting things into perspective and understanding that as important as this is it's still just soccer."
Makenna's level-headed demeanor can be traced back to her mother Pamela, a single mother, who played a large role in her two daughter's lives in the absence of their father Kevin McKenzie.
"I definitely know the difference between a father and a dad," Makenna said. "My mother is my best friend, my mentor, my everything."
From a young age Makenna displayed excellent athleticism and began playing AYSO soccer at age six. By age 15 she was one of the best goalkeepers in the country and was invited to play on the Under-15 U.S. Girls' National Team.
The invitation gave her an opportunity to train and play with a group of standout players in a very professional setting.
"It was nice being around a lot of girls who had a high level of expectations for each other," Makenna said. "It was expected that you performed, were on time and worked as hard as you could every time."
During Makenna's junior year of high school at a time when her hard work, dedication and rare athleticism were beginning to attract the attention of college coaches she suffered a serious shoulder injury while warming up at an Olympic Developmental Camp.
The Injury was devastating for Makenna and was a major obstacle in her recruitment processes as her college offers began to diminish. Just before the injury Makenna was stunned by news that her father had stage-four cancer.
Makenna traveled to Boston to visit her father who she had not seen in 17 years. During the four days they spent together they got to know each other and she developed a sense of compassion for him. He passed a few weeks after her trip.
"The injury really affected everything in my world," Makenna said. "Offers went away and on top of that I was dealing with the loss of my father."
"My mindset was altered by the visit. If it wasn't for the cancer I probably still wouldn't know anything about him," Makenna said. "I had four days with him and my extended family and it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. It definitely affected me when I found out he died a few weeks later. Instead of having hate and resentment for him I was a lot more compassionate to the situation."
In the midst of these life altering developments Makenna had a major decision to make concerning which college she would attend. Despite her injury UCSB was still very interested in making her a Gaucho.
"I don't know exactly what happened to the other schools, but the shoulder injury didn't scare us off," Stumpf said. "Because of all we knew about her as a person and her as a player we just wanted to continue to recruit her. We felt like her upside here was going to be very good and it has proved to be just that."
While Makenna was on her visit to the UCSB campus she had the feeling that Santa Barbara was the place for her.
"It's corny, but I came on a visit and I just had that feeling, it was a gut-check," she said. "I didn't want to go anywhere else, I came with my mom and I looked at her and said this is the school."
Makenna's impact on the team was immediate as she started in goal during the Gauchos season opener. Early in her freshman season she helped the Gauchos to a 1-1 tie against 13th-ranked UCLA, with a seven-save performance and was named Big West co-defender of the week.
"We kind of felt like she's young, but she's going to have 10 or 12 games leading up to conference play," Stumpf said. "In addition to that she was just the best goalkeeper that we had and our philosophy here is that if you want to start you have to prove to us on the practice field that you're one of the best 11."
Makenna's presence in goal is an area of strength for the Gauchos this season. Her experiences off the field are a major asset as the team looks to rebound from a rough start to the season and make some noise in Big West play.


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When we burn coal and oil we are have a devastating impact at the global and the local level. Fossil fuels are the number one drivers of climate change and those impacted most of all are the communities situated closest to the mines and power plants that drive the fossil fuel industry.
CoalRAN is proud to stand and work with frontline communities who are directly challenging corporate pollution in their local neighborhoods. From Appalachian coal-field residents who are fighting for the future of their generational lands, to North Carolina's small business owners and students who are demanding the right to clean air and water; from communities in Wyoming who are fighting state and private mining to prevent further development of coal tracts in their state, to Utah moms, grandmothers, Unitarians, queer rights activists, students and doctors who are trying to evict their local coal plant that's polluting their air—each fight is unique, but ultimately the goal is the same: to transition communities away from coal.Tar SandsAcross the United States, oil refineries are seeking permits to expand their facilities to process heavy crude oil from the tar sands. In Canada, the toxic burden on communities near the tar sands is already enormous. In addition to direct human exposure, oil contamination in the local watershed has led to arsenic in moose meat—a dietary staple for First Nations peoples—up to 33 times acceptable levels. Drinking water has also been contaminated.RAN is proud to work with frontline communities to stop the madness of putting profit before people.


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Eric Church's 'The Outsiders' Album Debuts at No. 1
Eric Church's brand new album 'The Outsiders' has nabbed the No. 1 spot in its first week on the Billboard 200, showing everyone that right now, he is the 'chief' of selling albums.
Not only did Church sell 288,000 albums in his first week on the shelves, but he also scored the largest sales week of the year -- the biggest since superstar Beyonce's album in December 2013. 'The Outsiders' also logs the biggest week for a country album since Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Party' No. 1 debut in August 2013.
Church is on fire with his fourth studio album, and even if he's an outsider in many ways, he's clearly well-loved.
The rocker was focused on doing something new with 'The Outsiders' album, bringing more of a concert experience than a studio experience to listeners. The rock-heavy record, Church admitted early on, was going to be unlike anything he's done.
"It's a bit of a statement. I wanted to send a message with this album that it's gonna be different, it's gonna be another level," he explained, adding, "It's gonna be something that we haven't done before, and at the same time, if you've ever seen us live, if you've ever been to one of our concerts, it's very much what we do."
The star as succeeded in bringing fans something fresh and different, and Church dishes that he went into this project with full confidence, even calling his vision "bulletproof."
"We've had the ability after every record to feel more emboldened by what we did on the last record. And I think with this one, with the success of 'Chief,' we were a little bulletproof," the 36-year-old states.
Although he had a bit of anxiety in seeing how the fans would respond after 'The Outsiders' was released, Church can breathe easily -- the No. 1 spot speaks for itself. On Feb. 24, he will kick off his European tour, hitting iconic cities such as London, Dublin, Hamberg, Amsterdam and Oslo for 12 rocking concerts.


text: I have wondered for a long time who did the voice-overs on TOS such as in Amok Time, when the Enterprise assumes orbit: V-O: " USS Enterprise from Vulcan Space Central. Permission granted. And from all of Vulcan, welcome. Is Commander Spock with you?" This voice is heard in a fair number of TOS episodes but I've never managed to find any mention of who provided that voice. Tonight, I happened upon "Futureworld" - the silly 1976 sequel to Michael Crichton's excellent '73 film "Westworld" and I could swear I heard that same voice in the robot control-room. I always thought it sounded a little like Gunter Meisner (Slugworth from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory... but I can't imagine it's him. Can anybody shed any light? Thanks! LLAP


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Every woodworker needs a great set of hand tools, especially if you are going to be doing a lot of fine detail work on your project. Chisels help you shape the wood and gouges will help you cut out larger chunks. Hand sanders ensure a surface that is as smooth as silk. Sears has sandpaper in a range of grit ratings, so you can sand down rough pieces to perfection.
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Mexican Architecture
As we travel around
The earliest influences are the indigenous, and these have both hard and soft forms. The enduring buildings from the very old days tend to be the spiritual and political centers that have been excavated, such as the pyramids at Teotihuacán,
The softer indigenous architecture emerges only in style, not remnants, because the materials used were biodegradable. I am speaking of thatched roofs, wood or bamboo frames, wattle and daub walls and the like. The shapes rendered with these materials are often curvatious and flowing, such as the common beach resort palapa. These types of buildings are more often found in the back country, away from the cities, where enclaves of indigenous cultures still flourish.
The legacy of the Spanish colonial period is very strongly expressed in cities and towns throughout
Throughout much of
Builders in
I was pleased to see the insulation, because the use of solid masonry for the shell of a home, even in the relatively moderate climate of much of
When looked at from the standpoint of sustainability, modern
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The clock is now officially ticking, and we're less than three weeks away from training camps opening.
The NFL just announced official start dates for training camps for all 32 teams, and the full list can be viewed here.
The Buccaneers will be the first ones to work, with rookies reporting July 17. The Colts and the Bills will be the last ones with full rosters in camp, as their veterans report on the 27th.
Sixteen teams are taking advantage of early rookie reporting dates, while the other half of the league will drag them in all at once.


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Free rooms for veterans looking for a job or housing
ST. PAUL – Minnesota is joining a pilot program that provides free hotel stays to veterans who are searching for a job or new housing.
The program lets veterans stay up to three nights free at Hilton hotels in the state. The hotel chain joined state officials Tuesday in announcing the program, which is also offered in Iowa, Texas and Arizona.
Minnesota Employment Commissioner Katie Clark Sieben says the program is a way to thank veterans by covering some of the costs of a job hunt.
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After 5 decades, the future depends on ability to adapt
By His Highness the Aga Khan
(Reprinted from a foreword to the Daily Nation 50th Anniversary special supplement)
As the Nation Media Group (NMG) marks its 50th anniversary, it would be too limiting to perceive this occasion as a mere milestone in a history of a media organization, no matter how successful. The Nation's path has been closely entwined with the history of Kenya, East Africa, and the entire continent during a period filled with momentous developments.
NMG itself has undergone a remarkable transformation. From two struggling Kenyan newspapers, one Kiswahili and one English, half a century ago, the group has grown into the largest multi-media enterprise in East and Central Africa. At the same time, the organization has evolved from a small private company into a publicly-traded corporation, one of the largest on the Kenya stock exchange, with a majority of its shares owned by individual East African shareholders.
My own role in the Nation Media Group has also evolved considerably. Seven years ago I gave my personal shares in NMG to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) – the economic development arm of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The move not only gave NMG a new source of corporate strength but it also anchored the company in a broader development philosophy designed to bring excellence and best practices to societies in the developing world. It also allowed NMG to benefit from the Network's significant experience in East Africa.
The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development is neither a charitable foundation nor a vehicle for wealth generation. It is a for-profit, international development agency that, because of its institutional background and social conscience, invests in projects, which will make a positive contribution to the quality of life for those who are impacted by their activities.
The broader philosophy of the Aga Khan Development Network is founded on the premise that developing societies deserve the best and that settling for less, though often tempting, is an increasingly dangerous option. Our world is competitive: like other AKFED companies, the Nation Media Group must strive to meet world-class standards if it is to thrive and grow in the globalized world of the 21st century.
Our Network, I should also emphasize, is active in a broad range of development fields, from environmental, humanitarian and civil society projects to microfinance and infrastructure investments, to cultural, health-related and educational support. East Africa has been an important setting for our work in all of these arenas, including, most recently, major new initiatives in education.
For example, Kenya is the home of the first functioning Aga Khan Academy, located in Mombasa, and one of a network of 18 schools that will eventually provide world class primary and secondary education to talented students in 14 countries across three continents. I am pleased that East Africa will also host the continent's first faculty of Arts and Sciences of the Aga Khan University (AKU) as well as the university's new Graduate School of Media and Communication. It is my sincere hope that the school, which will be initially located in Nairobi and later extended to the new Arusha campus, will help Africa in particular and the developing world in general to develop an ever-stronger corps of owners, media managers, public-spirited professional journalists who will be able to adapt and excel in a rapidly changing media environment.
I believe that the media in general and the Nation Group in particular can play a central role in the shaping of the region and the continent in the years ahead, as part of the growing influence of civil society institutions in an increasingly pluralistic environment. Indeed Kofi Annan, arbitrator of the post-election reconciliation agreement in Kenya, acknowledged the Nation's work in mobilising the forces of civil society in the cause of stability.
Anniversaries tend to lend themselves to reminiscing about the past— and, most appropriately, to saluting those who have been a part of that past, as I am pleased to join in doing. But commemorative occasions also present an excellent opportunity to look toward the future. NMG has had an impressive record of past achievement , dealing successfully over five decades with a wide variety of challenges and opportunities, and emerging as what some have called a journalistic "Mzee" of East Africa. But now, NMG's future will depend on its continued ability to learn and to adapt, to attract leaders and employees of the highest quality, and, driven by an ethic of responsible service, maintain the confidence of its reading, viewing, advertising and shareholding constituents.


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There are two surf "zones" in this world: "surf spots,"and the lesser categorized "breaks." A surf spot comes with cultural trappings—history and legend—which transcend national borders and linguistic barriers. It is also, 99.9 percent of the time, a really good wave. A break is a beach or a reef or a physical outcropping of geography, man-made or not, where waves break and surfers ride, but without any cultural significance, without any distinguishing facet or global renown. A break is simply a place where swell meets shoreline and waves topple over. A surf spot, however, is a much grander entity.
Surf spots are easy to rattle off: Bells, Waimea, Sebastian. However, like the U.S. Supreme Court's wrangle with pornography, a break is harder to define—you just know it when you see it. Or when you hear their names. Oahu's Monster Mush for example, or Middles(between Lowers and Church), or Indicator (a sign of better things to come).
It's quite possible that your local spot, that place you've been checking since you were a grom, is not a legitimate surf spot at all, but rather, just a break.
How do you know? Well, for starters, if people plan surf trips to ride waves at your spot, then your spot is a surf spot. Otherwise it's just a break. Surfers go to Hawaii, for example, to surf Sunset Beach or Velzyland. Surfers do not plan trips there to score "epic" Freddyland. Now, I've caught some pretty fun waves at Freddyland, but it is not a legitimate surf spot. It is a last resort—a place you've been relegated, either directly or indirectly, by large Polynesian men (or, as is more often the case, not so large men who wish they were Polynesian).
A couple of other filters for you to digest: Did Buzzy Trent dive for lobster where you ride waves?
If yes, it's a surf spot—globally agreed upon and culturally accepted legend, history and/or lore that propagated from where you catch waves makes your spot a spot, regardless of wave quality.
Does your local surf zone have the word "little" in front of it? Not a spot. Groms have named non-performing, eel-grass peaks from Point Loma to Santa Cruz with monikers such as "Little Teahupoo" or "Little Velzyland." Um…no. Sorry. Any break with "little" in front of it suggests less than–therefore, not a spot.
And by the way, just because your break has a parking lot does not make it a surf spot. There are plenty of crappy waves in front of parking lots. North Carlsbad State Beach, for example: great parking lot, large restroom, information kiosk…not a surf spot. Same with surf cams. Virginia Beach has a surf cam, but it is not a spot. No sir, Virginia Beach is a large liquor store with a zip code.
So, is your spot a spot? Or is it just a break? And another question: If you're surfing a spot that's not a spot, can you even call yourself a surfer? Chances are you don't need my criteria to tell you–you probably already know.


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SOCORRO, N.M., June 30, 2004 – New Mexico Tech graduate student Robert Wyckoff has begun an extensive study of west-central New Mexico's Rio Puerco watershed that will use current data and computer models to better understand the shifting relationships between rainfall and runoff when considering variables such as climate, land use, and surface alterations.
"Semi-arid catchments in New Mexico, such as the Rio Puerco Basin, are susceptible to fluctuations in precipitation, occurring at time scales ranging from annual to daily amounts," Wyckoff explains.
"These rainfall variations in regions of low water availability can result in dramatic shifts in basin hydrologic response, channel erosion, and vegetation distribution," he says.
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"We are also currently gathering radar, rain gauge, soils, land-use, stream discharge, elevation, and well data required to analyze a specific Rio Puerco flood event," Wyckoff adds.
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Wyckoff's research project, "Climate, Land-use Change, and Hydrologic Response—Modeling the Rio Puerco Basin," is funded in part by a fellowship grant from the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, and is being conducted under the direction of his faculty advisor, Enrique Vivoni, associate professor of hydrology at New Mexico Tech.


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It's similar to services such as Dropbox, SugarSync and Trend Micro's SafeSync, but it's also integrated into what used to be called Google Docs, which makes Google Drive a hybrid between a cloud storage service and a cloud computing platform.
While other services mostly store your files, Google Drive -- with some file types -- also allows you to view and edit them because of the Google Docs integration. Google Docs was Google's Web-based computing platform for creating, editing, storing and sharing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms.
This integration can lead to a bit of confusion. To the extent that Google provides cloud-based software for such tasks as word processing and spreadsheets, it's actually functioning as a remote computer. But when it's just storing files you create on your PC, it's acting as a network storage device.
Just as with Dropbox and most competing products, Google Drive's installation software creates a folder on your machine's hard drive called Google Drive, and any files that you store in that folder are synced to Google's servers. If you have Google Drive on more than one computer, the files are synced to that machine too.
To test it out, I started writing today's column using Microsoft Word on my Mac. I saved the Word file to Google Drive and then walked over to my Windows PC where the file was already waiting for me in that machine's Google Drive folder.
I then walked over to my wife's PC, which doesn't have Google Drive software installed, and accessed the file by logging into the Google Drive website. I was immediately able to read the file. But to make changes, I needed to either export it into a Google document or download it to her PC to open with Microsoft Word. Either way, I had immediate access to the file, but the process was far from seamless because now I had two files -- the original Word file and the Google document that I had just edited.
I then grabbed my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Android tablet, on which I was able to read and edit that Google document or open Word files. But as with the Web interface, it was not immediately clear which was the latest -- the Word doc or the Google doc that I had extracted from that Word doc.
You can be excused if all this seems a bit confusing. It was confusing for me at first, and I think that's a problem with this hybrid model of cloud storage and cloud computing: if you're not careful, you can wind up with multiple versions of the same document.
Google Drive, like Dropbox and some other cloud storage services, does automatically save old versions of files. So if you make a mistake or just long for a previous version, you can access and download it from Google Drive on the Web. The service automatically deletes previous versions only when they are more than 30 days old or if there are more than 100 versions of that file.
One big advantage of cloud-based services is the ability to share and collaborate. As co-director of a nonprofit, I work on a lot of documents, presentations and spreadsheets with my co-workers, and we have made frequent use of Google Docs and Dropbox.
We use Google Docs when we want to collaborate in real time. If my colleague and I are in the document at the same time, I can actually see what changes she's making as she makes them. It's a great way to quickly craft a document. Dropbox and Google Drive are also a great way to store documents that we all need to access, including graphic files, spreadsheets and Word docs.
But while Google Drive allows you both to access to your PC and Mac files and collaborate in real time on Google documents, I do worry a little about users being confused by the various types of documents. For example, if you store a Word or Excel doc in Google Drive and open it in Google Docs, you should be able to modify the file and have the changed version immediately synced back to all PCs (with a backup of previous versions, of course).
I think this is actually a transitional product. My sense is that, in the long term, PC or Mac-based editing is likely to diminish as we move more of our data computing tasks to the cloud, but that won't be reality for most of us until high-speed Internet access is ubiquitous no matter where in the world we happen to be. We're not there yet.
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Evidence that the Mid-South rice crop took a beating this growing season continues to pile up.
The latest comes from Stuttgart, Ark.-based Producers Rice Mill, which terminated its long-grain pricing pool mid-week. The mill cited "unprecedented quality problems combined with rising volatility of the Chicago rough rice futures" as the impetus for the move.
One rice farmer who uses Producers tells Delta Farm Press the news "came out of the blue."
The mill's letter to farmers reads:
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"Effective Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at 3:20 p.m., the 2010 long grain price pool was terminated by the Board of Directors of Producers Rice Mill, Inc., as allowed under Section 5 of the Pricing Pool Addendum to the Member Rice Marketing and Drying Agreement.
"The historically low milling yields and extraordinarily high peck damage of the 2010 rice crop has dramatically reduced Producers' ability to process this year's rice crop compared to other marketing years. These unprecedented quality problems combined with the rising volatility of the Chicago rough rice futures (which reflect a significantly higher quality than the average 2010 rice crop), are the main reasons for the Board's decision.
"All unpriced long grain rough rice, including unfulfilled orders and rice yet to be received will be placed into Producers' long grain seasonal pool. While there is never a guarantee of future performance, Producers' long grain seasonal pool has exceeded the national average price paid to U.S. rice farmers for the past 21 years according to USDA. All pricing pool contracts priced prior to this announcement will not be affected.
"We sincerely regret having to terminate our 2010/11 long grain pricing pool within the marketing year, but feel our action was necessary for the stated reasons."
On Oct. 22, Chuck Wilson, Arkansas Extension rice specialist, elaborated on the problematic growing season, and said he'd never seen so many failures in a single year.
While much of the rice crop was planted early, heat and drought "played havoc," said Wilson. "It was really hard to keep fields flooded. There were a lot of water shortage issues."
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Bacterial panicle blight was also widespread and "we had weed control issues because of the drought and wind. It was hard to get things done on time. Probably 1 million acres were planted over two weeks in April. That meant everyone was ready to spray and fertilize at the same time."
Wilson suspected the crop was in trouble in mid-June. "I was driving around and saw areas of fields, hot spots, where rice was beginning to become severely drought-stressed. It was widespread — you could see problem spots in almost every field. Growers were unable to get water to those parts of fields."
Later in the season, the crop began to look better. But Wilson "never had a good feeling about it. I thought the crop looked a whole lot better than it really was. My experience says that a combination of heat and drought doesn't typically lend itself to high rice yields."
Editor's note: Keith Glover, Producers Rice Mill CEO, was traveling out of state on Thursday and Delta Farm Press was unable to get comment from the mill prior to press time. The story will be updated as more information becomes available.


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So I've been writing lately. A LOT. I've just finished my second book this year, and now I'm playing ketchup with my blog/website/email/myspace.
Now that I'm back in the swing of things, I've been thinking a lot about why I became a writer. My answer is probably the same as yours: I love to write.
And yet these past few months haven't been easy. In fact, in the spirit of full disclosure, even though I spent almost all of my time writing (not much self-promotion, not much marketing) I really haven't been that happy lately.
So what gives? I got my wish, landed the big publishing deal, and am living my dream. Shouldn't I wake up every morning with a smile on my face and a "I'm so lucky to be alive" attitude?
Yes, methinks, I should. I should be happier than I've ever been in my life. But I'm not, and after thinking long and hard about this topic over several beers, I finally understand why:
Happiness isn't productive.
I just had a long conversation with the talented Tasha Alexander, who was very excited that she got her first royalty check, having earned out the advance on her first book. It was a very nice royalty check too. I also shared good news: On my last royalty statement, I found out I'm only $1500 away from earning out on my three-book contract. Considering my third novel, Rusty Nail, hasn't even had a paperback release yet, I'm confident by the next statement I'll have also earned out.
We congratulated each other for roughly thirty seconds, then spent over two hours openly worrying about our futures.
Q: Why couldn't we just celebrate the good things, and push aside the bad?
A: Because you don't get anything done when you're celebrating.
Worrying, on the other hand, makes you work harder, which gets things done. It helps you focus on the future, and forces you to create a plan to reach your goals.
The problem, of course, is that after you spend a year worrying and working, and you finally reach those all-important goals, you only celebrate for thirty seconds.
Which made me realize something. Happiness should come from the journey, not from reaching the destination. We spend so much of our time as writers WAITING for the big something: getting an agent, landing a book deal, getting a second contract, getting a royalty check, finishing the new novel. Instead, we should enjoy the process, rather than the just end result. After all, the process is what we have control over.
So here's a list of things we should focus on as writers, to maximize happiness and minimize stress and worry.
1. Start on the deadline early. Waiting until the last minute made me late, anxious, and more worried about page count than story conflict. Had I begun earlier, I would have enjoyed the process a lot more.
2. Set realistic goals. Focus on what you have control over. Sending out three queries a week is within your control. Selling three stories is not. Attending a booksigning and giving a good speech is doable. Selling at least 40 books at your booksigning may be out of your hands.
3. Celebrate as long as you can. Enlist your family and friends. Call people up. Go out. Congratulate yourself. Break out the champagne. Smile, darn you, smile.
4. Remember why. The sad fact is, once you've done it for a few years, writing becomes a job just like any other. But it isn't like any other job. We get paid for our words, and we ARE the luckiest folks on the planet. Remind yourself of this from time to time. Look through your old rejections. Stare at the shelf with all your published magazines. Fondle your awards (wait until you're alone first.) You've got a lot to be proud of.
5. Embrace your fans. Writers write. but they also tour, sign, promote, speak, correspond, blog, network, and interview. Interacting with fans is important, because even when you doubt yourself, they never doubt you. And they constantly remind you of who you are. We all need to be reminded every so often.
6. Help other writers. Snoopy was right. Happiness is about sharing and giving and helping. Hording your success is selfish. Share what you've learned, give a hand up to those who need it, and make yourself available to your peers. In that spirit, I'll be teaching two classes at Sleuthfest in Miami Beach this Thursday the 19th of April, 2007. One class is on marketing. The other is on finding an agent and selling your writing.
Can't attend? Eventually I'll post links to the handouts on my website, when I'm all caught up. In the meantime, you can email me at email@example.com and I'll send the handouts to you. They're 90 pages of hard-earned wisdom about this business. And they're free, of course.
I'll be back to posting on this blog two or three times a week. Thanks everyone for their patience during my work sabbatical.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go celebrate something.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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Gleva was a 1940 graduate of Greentown High School. She married Everett W. Sommers in Wabash County, Indiana on April 19, 1940; he died Oct. 27, 2004. She was a nurse's aide at Wabash County Hospital 22 years, retiring in 1982. Gleva was a member of the Lagro United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Guild. She enjoyed camping and traveling with her husband in their motor home, gardening and working in her flower garden. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Gleva loved to laugh and make others laugh.
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Funeral services were Dec. 23 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Rev. Rick Borgman officiating. Burial was in LaFontaine I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
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The Inspector is a tool for examining objects in your Lisp image. You can also use the Inspector to modify the contents of objects, where this is possible.
You can create an Inspector, choose Tools > Inspector or click in the Podium.
It is sometimes more natural to invoke an Inspector on some object you are analysing. You can do this using the Inspect menu command. In the Listener, evaluate:
(capi:contain (make-instance 'capi:list-panel :items '(1 2 3 4)))
Then choose Works > Values > Inspect from the Listener's menu bar to see the Inspector tool window illustrated in Inspector.
Figure 15.1 Inspector