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The vibrant university city of Leuven is the capital of the Flemish Brabant Province. Brussels Airport is 15 km away and this hotel link will help you find the right hotel in historic Leuven.
Room allocations for participants to UCPSS 2018 have been taken in Leuven. You can see the hotels with rates negotiated for UCPSS 2018 participants on the map if you click on the link above. To get more information about hotels and to make your reservation please click the 'select' button.
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Noosa Market Report - February 2011
01 Feb 11
February sales faired better than expected this year given the
natural disasters happening around us. Visitor numbers are down
due to several factors yet despite this, hard fought sales
We are finding the biggest issue in the market is the disparity between the asking price from sellers and the price buyers are currently prepared to pay. It seems as soon as we manoeuvre the asking price within the range of buyers expectations the action happens very swiftly.
A high profile and perfect example of this is the Viridian resort which last week went into receivership. Several weeks ago the banking partner took a more active roll with the onsite sales team and cut prices dramatically to the range buyer feedback and the competition in the general real estate market dictated. Under the new pricing structure the stock has been the hottest thing in town. Most of the forty plus sales to date occurred since this price change; proving the buyers are there if the price is attractive enough.
With over $1.3 billion dollars in cash bank deposits pilling up, savvy investors will be looking for prime locations offering a lot of upside over the coming years. Noosa's prime real estate fits that bill at present levels; levels many of us may not see again in our lifetime. And let's not forget the largest and wealthiest group of Australians, the Baby Boomers. Time waits for no man and retirement is coming ever closer for these wealthy lifestyle-driven buyers. Does anyone believe they have given up their dream of a slice of Noosa heaven?
Of course they haven't. We are starting to see evidence of this group coming back into the market and expect this to grow as time moves on. (Its no coincidence most of the new product built in recent years is geared towards this group - Settlers Cove is a case in point.)
The most important factor many people continue to miss is Noosa hasn't changed "The Product". Which is Noosa still offers the same allure it has for 50 years. The perfect climate won't change, the North facing beach and magnificent headlands won't change, that special lifestyle Noosa offers the lucky few wont change and most importantly the passion of its community to ensure all that makes Noosa special is retained and will never change.
The buying is good in Noosa, for now, but real estate remains cyclic. If 30 years of facts and figures can be trusted as a guide, a period during the most disastrous events both natural and man made occurred, yet still capital appreciation averaged levels that could only be admired, then buyers have a lot to get excited about while current opportunities remain.
It is a matter of no guts no glory.
Kind regards,
Dan Neylan
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Jerzy Jedlicki. The State of the Polish Intelligentsia
Andrzej Mencwel. Concerning "The Nature of Polishness
Alexander Smolar. Leadership in Post-Communist Transition
Przemysław Czapliński. Bonding and Violence
Hanna Gosk.Identity Formation in Post-Dependency Polish Studies
Mykola Riabchuk. A Ukrainian Friday and His Two Robinsons
Rafał Stobiecki. Polish Historiography at the Beginning of 21st Century
Olena Sheremet.A Passion For Exploring the World
Iwona Kurz. A Beautiful Failure: Poland, Post-Wajda
Taras Prokhasko.Sherlock for Robinson, or Crusoe for Holmes
Krzysztof Michalski.The Frailness of All That
Edwin Bendyk.An Uncharted Area
Izabela Kowalczyk.Polish Critical Art and the Holocaust
Joanna Derkaczew.Zombies vs. Transformation Children
Łukasz Gorczyca.The Alternative–Real and Otherwise
The new social and art practices in Poland are the focus of the May-June, 2013 special edition of Krytyka. Funded by the Polish Institute in Kyiv, the issue examines two decades of social transformation in Poland and the paradigms that infl uenced Polish group identity.
The issue opens with "The State of the Polish Intelligentsia" by the historian of ideas, Professor Jerzy Jedlicki. He surveys the evolution of the Polish intelligentsia as a class since the end of Stalinism in 1956, through the upheavals of 1968 and 1989, and then the massive shift caused by the Internet and the new life styles and class identities emerging in the twenty-fi rst century.
In "Concerning "The Nature of Polishness" Andrzej Mencwel, cultural anthropologist and historian and Director of the Institute for Polish Culture at Warsaw University, reviews the contributions of the emigre journal "Kultura" to the redefi nition of "Polishness" in the 1950s.
In his "Leadership in Post-Communist Transition" Alexander Smolar, Director of the Stefan Batory Foundation, examines why in spite of so many pessimistic predictions the parallel development of democratic institutions, of the rule of law, and of the market economy was in fact possible in the Central and East European countries which have now become part of the European Union.
Przemysław Czapliński, a literary critic and Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, argues in his essay "Bonding and Violence" that literature always invents a world, and Polish literature of the late 20th century had indeed invented society three times – and each time in a different way.
In her "Identity Formation in Post-Dependency Polish Studies," Hanna Gosk, Professor of Literary History at Warsaw University, explores the cognitive structures which originate in the yearning for and opposition to change, and the effects these structures have both on Polish identity and on Polish literature.
Mykola Riabchuk, a Ukrainian critic and columnist, uses the "Robinson Crusoe and Friday" metaphor to highlight the difference between Russian-Ukrainian and Polish-Ukrainian relations and mutual expectations in the longue durée in his essay "A Ukrainian Friday and His Two Robinsons."
In his "Polish Historiography at the Beginning of 21st Century," Rafał Stobiecki, professor of history at Łódź University, reviews the state of the discipline and the various internal, academic and social transformations affecting it.
The Ukrainian translator and literary scholar Olena Sheremet gives an extensive overview of Polish reportage and non-fi ction in her "A Passion For Exploring the World." Professor Iwona Kurz of Warsaw university challenges Polish fi lm director Andrzej Wajda's legacy and myth "A Beautiful Failure: Poland, Post-Wajda." She argues that the outstanding director has fi lled the Polish imagination with symbols of defeat and used his genius to dwell on Polish failures as a form of guilty pleasure.
In his "Sherlock for Robinson, or Crusoe for Holmes" the Ukrainian writer and essayist Taras Prokhasko compares the story of the recently discovered Ukrainian artist Josyp Vaskiv's life with the Robinson Crusoe myth, in which the small Carpathian town of Deliatyn – becomes his island (in the early 1930s Vaskiv abruptly left his art and family life in Warsaw and moved to Deliatyn, then a Polish resort). According to the author, this plot requires a Sherlock Holmes.
An essay "The Frailness of All That" by Krzysztof Michalski (1948-2013), philosopher, co-founder and Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, is devoted to Michalski's teacher Leszek Kołakowski, Polish philosopher and historian of ideas, and his ethical and intellectual legacy.
In his "An Uncharted Area" Edwin Bendyk, a columnist for "Polityka" magazine and a popular blogger, writes on the "blind spots" in the mainstream vision of Polish cultural and social practices: the areas which social studies do not fully see and where new and thrilling forms of life are emerging.
In her "Polish Critical Art and the Holocaust," Izabela Kowalczyk, a critic and historian of art, reviews the most controversial works by Polish artists on the Holocaust and examines the confl icts that arise between contemporary art and the demands of historical veracity. Joanna Derkaczew, a theatre critic and a journalist for "Gazeta Wyborcza", exposes the crucial changes in the Polish theatre during the last fi ve years in her "Zombies vs. Transformation Children."
The issue concludes with an essay by art critic and curator Łukasz Gorczyca "The Alternative–Real and Otherwise," which puts the question as to what really constitutes an alternative in contemporary art.


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Aside from his work as an immigration attorney, Rick Hogan frequently takes on pro bono cases for community members who could not otherwise afford legal counsel. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, reading the books of Cormac McCarthy, and spending time with his family. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Wilmington.


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In a press released yesterday, David Caton, Executive Director of Florida Family Association, has announced that his request to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission to investigate the Medical Examiner Report in the August 2009 death of Fatima Abdallah has been granted.
Nonie Darwish rallies for Fatima
Glenn Hopkins, Bureau Chief
Medical Examiners Commission
Re: Hillsborough County Medical Examiners Case No. 09-05161
Dear Mr. Hopkins, June 23, 2011
Florida Family Association hired a private investigator to look into the suspicious death of Fatima Abdallah because it was difficult to comprehend how she could have killed herself by repeatedly beating her nose onto a coffee table. It is also difficult to comprehend how the injuries reported in her autopsy (back of the head, broken ribs, hemorrhage around ribs, etc.) could have occurred during such "self infliction" or alleged posthumous CPR.
The family knowingly left Fatima dead for 2 hours before they called 911, gave two different stories of how she died, ushered the alleged only witness to her death out of the country just days after her death and treated her horribly before she died are just a few of the facts that make it highly unlikely that her death was an accident as the Hillsborough County Medical Examiners' office has determined.
The Tampa Police Department has declined to reopen the investigation based upon the Hillsborough County Medical Examiners finding of cause of death.
Our private investigator and research team found numerous inconsistencies, errors and omissions with the Medical Examiner Report, Tampa Police General Offense Report, and 911 Dispatch Call Hardcopy Report. These inconsistencies are itemized in the INVESTIGATION FINDINGS section below. The Tampa Police General Offense Report, Medical Examiner Report, 911 Dispatch Call Hardcopy report, Prestige Investigations, Inc. reports and Crime scene photos are all found online at the links referenced at the bottom of http://floridafamily.org/full_article.php?article_no=49
A member of the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's staff has informed us that the medical examiner's finding of this death as an accident caused great controversy and distress among many staff members because they could not believe that this case was ruled an accident.
It is Florida Family Association's opinion that given the circumstances of Fatima Abdallah's personal life and the facts surrounding her death that there is a need to reopen this case to fully investigate Fatima Abdullah's death to determine if her demise was truly an accident or honor killing.
Thousands upon thousands of concerned citizens have already sent emails urging the Tampa Police Department and State Attorney Mark Ober to reopen this case. These officials have ignored the public outcry.
We hope that your office will not ignore this case as Tampa officials have because of the ramifications of dealing with an alleged violent crime that appears to be motivated by cultural codes of conduct.
Therefore, we respectfully request that the Medical Examiners Commission review this case.
I look forward to your response.
David Caton
David Caton
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Florida Family Association
Response from the Medical Examiner below:
Dear Mr. Caton,
I am replying to your email on behalf of Bureau Chief Glen Hopkins, since I am the staff member responsible for investigating complaints against medical examiners and associate medical examiners.
We have contacted the District Thirteen Medical Examiner's Office in order to obtain information from their files in this case. We will keep you apprised of our investigation into this matter. Please keep in mind that the Medical Examiners Commission is only able to investigate the portion of this complaint that involves the District 13 Medical Examiner, and his Associate Medical Examiners. The portions of this complaint involving the State Attorney's Office and Law Enforcement agencies that also participated in the investigation are beyond our jurisdiction.
Doug Culbertson
Medical Examiners Commission Staff
On Friday, June 24, 2011 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm there will be a rally for Fatima held by Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) at the Embassy Suites, 3705 Spectrum Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33612 by USF. The National Organization for Women (NOW) is holding their annual conference, Daring to Dream: Building a Feminist Future.
The National Organization for Women was created to advance the opportunities for women across the country. They must be called out on this, as their silence is sanction. Where are they when young women in this country are being "honor killed" for becoming too "western?" Where do they stand on gender apartheid, clitoridectomies, forced marriage and child marriage under the shari'ah in Muslim countries?
As fate would have it, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor will be delivering the welcome speech at the NOW convention.
This is the perfect occasion to show your support and demand that justice be served in the case of Fatima Abdallah. Let's not let her death be swept under the rug because the circumstances are too controversial to be properly, and more importantly, legally, addressed.
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Transiting Sun in the First House ~ The first house governs the self, self-image, our being, potential, and path to our life's purpose. The Sun's transit here bestows a sense of "rebirth," increases self-confidence, heightens self-awareness, and boosts social success. This is a great time to "go for it." Whatever "it" might be, just do it!
Transiting Sun in the Second House ~ The second house represents our material possessions, income, value system, and self-worth. Finances, income, property value, or buying home furnishings are the focus of expended energies. What may be illuminated now might include seeking a new, alternate, or supplemental income and/or increasing the value of the home through repairs, upgrades, or replacing major appliances.
Transiting Sun in the Third House ~ For those with siblings (biological or otherwise), this transit might highlight an opportunity for a renewal in relationships with them. The third house also represents communication, commerce, writing, speaking, thinking, planning, and ideas. The Sun's transit here is especially ideal for those in professions that require direct interaction or communication with the public, i.e. public/motivational speaker, salesperson, broadcast journalist, consultant, etc.
Transiting Sun in the Fourth House ~ The Sun transiting through the fourth house might turn our thoughts to present or recurring issues involving the family, the home (buying/selling a house, moving, re-financing, re-decorating, remodeling, etc.), our private life (the need for quality time with the self, especially if the professional life requires many hours away from the home life), or the past.
Transiting Sun in the Fifth House ~ The Sun is at home in the the fifth house. Self-expression, creative projects, love and romance, fun, playfulness, and children are all ruled by the fifth house. Allow this transit to awaken creativity, spark love, boost confidence, and/or all forms of pleasure back into your life.
Transiting Sun in the Sixth House ~ Health, busy work, service, comfort in routines, and finding order in the details are all ruled by the sixth house. The Sun here shines on much needed lifestyle changes in health habits, or becoming comfortable with taking on the role of someone who "services" others, or perhaps learning to establish boundaries with those who might take advantage of kind gestures.
Transiting Sun in the Seventh House ~ Partnerships (business or otherwise), marriages, committed relationships, and known enemies are all representatives of the seventh house. Our focus turn to our significant other, spouse, or business partner/s. Their basic needs and well-being may be considered prior to our own.
Transiting Sun in the Eighth House ~ The eighth house is multi-faceted and multi-layered. In the physical realm, the eighth house represents sex and shared resources/finances. Your bedroom may get more action than usual while the Sun transits in the eighth. For those in a volatile relationship and are now separating, estranged, or divorcing, issues regarding your "shared" resources and who gets what might be illuminated. Depending on whether the natal Sun is well or ill-aspected would have a bearing how events play out now. In the psychological plane, the eighth house represents power struggles within our own psychological makeup and our ability to embrace the "darker" version of our self without it overpowering us. On a spiritual level, it represents "death and rebirth", transformation, regeneration -- the need for something to "die" in order for a "rebirth" to occur -- as in a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. Planetary transits to the eighth house are generally the most difficult but are also the most powerful.
Transiting Sun in the Ninth House ~ Personal growth (spiritual or otherwise) through higher education, experience, travel, and cultural influences might be highlighted. The ninth house also represents publishing so, if you have dreams of authoring a novella or drafting a script or creating your own blog, the Sun's transit here is an opportune time to pursue publication of something already completed or begin the project.
Transiting Sun in the Tenth House ~ Focus on professional pursuits and long-term goals might take center stage with this transit, as well as establishing or re-establishing your public reputation. If there has been a desire to chart a new course in life or change careers, this is an advantageous period to make solid plans and/or measured steps toward new endeavors. If you are up for a new job, promotion, raise, or one of a few contenders for a project, this transit should help ensure you are chosen over your competitor/s.
Transiting Sun in the Eleventh House ~ Transit in the eleventh house might influence your friendships and associations. Your social calendar may just be booked the duration of the transit as your presence may be required or requested at parties, group gatherings, business networking or meetings, etc. You're charmed and making connections, collecting contacts, and being in the scene to be seen is definitely where you should be!
Transiting Sun in the Twelfth House ~ A challenging transit, the twelfth house, like the eighth house, is also multi-faceted and multi-layered. It is the house of the subconscious, solitude, spiritual consciousness, secrets (ours and those kept from us), hidden enemies, and represents institutions like hospitals and prisons. Any planetary transit through the twelfth house might require a period of "aloneness" in order to "recharge" and sort through issues being presented subconsciously and psychologically. The Sun is uncomfortable in this house and unless a chart is natally 12th house activated or heavily influenced by Neptune/Pisces, this might be a challenging period for you. The important thing to remember is not to resist -- respite is required, maybe not all the time, but more than what you're used to; quality time with the self is also required, so shift your thinking to see solitude as something different from loneliness. Your dreaming mind might be more active during this period, too. If possible, pay more attention to them for they may reveal clues to events/issues within your external world.
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What's your favorite thing to do on long car rides?
I love to drive and talk on the CB radio.
My handle has been Heartbreaker since 1987, when I got my first radio.
In fact, I met my late husband over the CB - he blew by me in his big truck, called me over the radio, and a romance was born.
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Cliff Corcoran ranks the 10 most significant steals of home in baseball history.
1) Jackie Robinson, Dodgers, June 24, 1947
Robinson's most famous steal of home came in the '55 Series, but his most significant was his first, which occurred in June of his revolutionary rookie year with the Dodgers. Earlier that season Pirates lefty
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2) Reggie Jackson, A's, Game 5, 1972 ALCS
With the best-of-five American League Championship Series tied at two games apiece, and his A's trailing 1–0 in Game 5, Jackson led off the top of the second with a walk, stole second and moved to third on a sac fly. After Detroit's
3) Brad Fullmer, Angels, Game 2, 2002 World Series
Yes, Brad Fullmer, the hulking DH who was successful on just 60 percent of his steal attempts in his eight-year career, was the author of the third-most significant steal of home in baseball history. It came on the front end of a double steal, with
4) Chico Ruiz, Reds, Sept. 21, 1964
The 1964 Phillies' famous late-season collapse, known as the Philly Phlop, was made all the more remarkable by the fact that the Phillies, who missed the pennant by a single game, lost two games in late September on steals of home. The latter and more significant came at home against the Reds, when rookie infielder Ruiz shocked everyone, including his manager, by stealing home with two outs in the top of the sixth and
5) Willie Davis, Dodgers, Sept. 19, 1964
Just two days before Ruiz's back-breaker, Davis broke a 16-inning, 3–3 stalemate between the Phillies and Dodgers at Dodger Stadium with a walk-off steal of home. With two outs in the bottom of the 16th, Davis reached on an infield single, stole second, moved to third on a wild pitch by Philadelphia's
6) Tim McCarver, Cardinals, Game 7, 1964 World Series
It wasn't the difference in the game, but McCarver's steal of home, which came on the front-end of a double steal with
• SI VAULT: Stealing Home: Why is baseball's most exciting play so rare?
7) Jack Chesbro, Yankees, July 16, 1904
Right-hander "Happy Jack" Chesbro set a major-league record with 41 wins in 1904. His then-legal spitball was responsible for most of them, but he had his legs to thank for one. On July 16 the Yankees (then known as the Highlanders) were tied with the visiting Tigers, 8-8 in the bottom of the 10th. Chesbro, who entered the game in relief, led off the inning with a single, moved to third on a pair of outs, then stole home to win the game. Not only did the win contribute to Chesbro's record total that season, but it helped keep the Highlanders in the pennant race against Boston (not yet known as the Red Sox). The season ended with five games between the emerging rivals, and Boston ultimately winning the pennant on a Chesbro spitter that proved to be a bit too slippery.
8) Vic Power, Indians, Aug. 14, 1958
Best known as a seven-time Gold Glove winner at first base, Power stole just three bases in '58. Two of them came against the Tigers on Aug. 14. The first was a steal of home with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, capping a five-run inning that saw the Tribe overcome a 7–4 deficit. The Tigers then tied up the game in the top of the ninth, forcing extra innings. Facing
9) Frank Chance, Cubs, April 18, 1906
Ruiz stole home in a 1–0 game, and Davis, Chesbro and Power all ended games with steals of home, but Chance, the first baseman in the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance infield, remains the only man ever to win a 1–0 game with a game-ending steal of home, doing so in the bottom of the ninth against the Reds for the 116-win 1906 Cubs.
10) George Davis, White Sox, Game 5, 1906 World Series
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At the campaign meeting the other night I mentioned that I did not, officially, know the result of my interview to join the local government panel. I was told I should have had a letter ages ago. This morning we found the letter on the kitchen floor, behind a chair. Todays lesson is that however […]
Entries from September 30th, 2005
Interview success
September 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on Interview success · Politics
Tags: Elections·Labour Party
The sights of Broadfield
September 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on The sights of Broadfield · Life
I had to go off to the tip today to throw away all the rubbish I have been accumulating at the side of the house. On the way back I decided to have a look at a couple of places in Broadfield I have not had much of a chance to visit. First of all […]
Traffic and speed (data not cars)
September 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on Traffic and speed (data not cars) · Technology
This morning I received an e-mail. (If Jo is reading this she might want to stop reading now. I know it winds her up.) It was from Telewest and said: Dear Customer, We're pleased to tell you that we have upgraded your speed from 1Mb to up to 4Mb. We have also increased your upstream […]
We won an award!
September 30th, 2005 · Comments Off on We won an award! · Politics
Crawley CLP won an award at the party conference in Brighton. It was the John Prescott Membership Challenge for all the new members we managed to recruit over the summer. In the photo, with John Prescott, Ian McCartney and Matt Carter, are Laura Moffatt (MP for Crawley), Gillian Joyce (County councillor and delegate), Jack Harris […]
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More from the Broadfield Forum
September 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on More from the Broadfield Forum · Life
I have had another thought about Tuesday's Broadfield Forum. It is a useful meeting, but there are ways to make it more useful. I have already discussed how it could, and should, be more inclusive, particularly in the respect of not ignoring the Tollgate Hill area. Another improvement occurred to me while I was writing […]
Broadfield Post Office
September 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Broadfield Post Office · Life
At Tuesday's Broadfield Forum one of the invited guests was a chap called Adrian, who works for FTD Johns, the owners of the Broadfield Barton. He was able to give us the official story of what is going on with the Post Office, which is that it will re-open, but some legal matters are preventing […]
Bloggers4Labour on the town
September 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Bloggers4Labour on the town · Life
A photo from last night in Brighton From left to right: Damian, Antonia, Jo, Andrew, Tom, and Jonathan. This was taken just before I disappeared in a panic, having forgotten to make a note of the times of the last train back home. (It was actually 23:37 and I got to the station at 23:22 […]
Birthday present
September 29th, 2005 · Comments Off on Birthday present · Life
Its not how much you spend, its the thought that counts apparently so thank you Scar for this birthday present. I think I may have told him "you shouldn't have" or words to that effect.
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September 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on Ominous · Technology
I was looking through the log files for my web site (www.circuitcity.co.uk) yesterday, and saw there were half a dozen visits from an IP address 18.104.22.168 which turns out to be Circuit City Stores Inc of Richmond, Virginia, who have the address www.circuitcity.com
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Broadfield Forum
September 28th, 2005 · Comments Off on Broadfield Forum · Politics
This evening I went to a meeting of what is called the Broadfield Forum. This is supposed to be a meeting of concerned/involved/engaged residents of the area, hosted by the borough council and with other parties invited if either there is something they want from the residents or there is something the residents want from […]


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National medal win for fledgling rowing team
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A Norwich school rowing team has achieved national success less than 18 months after taking up the sport for the first time.
The indoor rowing team at The Hewett Academy is celebrating after bringing home bronze medals from the British Rowing Indoor Championships in London.
Travis Curtis (Year 7), Milana Voiitiukevic (Year 7), John Camara (Year 9), and Robert Voiitiukevic (Year 8) put in a strong performance to come third in the junior mixed relay event at the tournament, held on Saturday, December 10 at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, home of the London Olympic 2012 Velodrome.
They climbed the winners' podium at the end of the day to cheers from the crowd as they received their medals.
The Hewett team's success is a fantastic result for the school's rowing academy, which launched just last year with the aim of rivalling the best rowing schools in the country.
The rowing academy began the search for its elite team members in September 2016, with students competing to get the best times and win a place on the school team.
Principal Tom Leverage said: "This is a phenomenal achievement for our students, who have gone from a standing start to national success in such a short period - and up against some of the top private schools in the country.
"We have always said that we have high aspirations and expectations of our students and this stunning performance shows just what can be achieved with the right tuition, encouragement, and determination."


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Dr. Gerardo Hernández-Dávila, President of Promociones GHD, C. A., located in Caracas, Venezuela, has been Elected Chairman of The Real Estate Cyberspace Society Venezuela Chapter, also known in the Spanish speaking countries by its Spanish initials SIC (Sociedad Inmobiliaria del Ciberespacio).
John M. Peckham III, Executive Director of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society announced Chairman Hernández Dávila's election and explained that the new Society Chapter brings national Cyberspace networking support to real estate professionals in Venezuela. By utilizing the wide reach of the Internet, Society members bring additional value to the clients they serve.
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This is part of our series on the Sexiest Scientists Alive.
It's surprising that some people who made our sexiest scientists list still haven't been snapped up.
These men and women make the perfect marriage material: intelligent, ambitious, successful, and they have the looks to boot.
For clarity, we define bachelors and bachelorettes as anyone who is not yet married.
Age: 45
Position: Executive director of the FutureMed program; Faculty chair of medicine at Singularity University; Founder & CEO of IntelliMedicine
Nationality: American
Fun Fact: Kraft has served as a Flight Surgeon and Officer in the Air National Guard with over 100 flying hours in F-15s and F-16s, and was a finalist for NASA-Astronaut Selection.
Kraft, a physician-scientist, explores ways to use developing technology, including new tools, tests, and apps, to improve health and medicine.
He invented a device called the Marrow Miner that quickly harvests bone marrow with less pain for the donor. This makes bone marrow transplants, which treat diseases like leukemia and lymphoma, easier, quicker and less painful for the organ donor, lessening the hurdles to donate.
His other research focuses on stem cells, which could pave the way to regenerative and anti-aging medical applications. He's also worked on heal care statistics and data flow optimization.
Age: 42
Position: Associate Professor in the Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Pharmacy
Institution: University of Southern Denmark
Nationality: American
Fun Fact: He's the founder of a vintage bicycle club chapter. He also speaks Italian and Danish.
To demonstrate how early life may have formed on Earth, Hanczyc makes chemical droplets, called "protocells," that behave like living cells. Specifically they behave like the first pre-life chemical compositions — stripped down versions of cell containing only the most fundamental chemicals of a cell.
In these droplets he can simulate how the chemical precursors to life became the cells we know today.
Age: 44
Position: Co-Director an architectural research group
Institution: University of Greenwich
Nationality: British
Fun Fact: She enjoys writing science fiction.
Armstrong uses artificial cells that have life-like qualities (but are not fully alive) to create sustainable construction materials that can (hopefully) repair themselves after a crack, bend, or break.
She thinks this type of technology could be used to prevent Venice from sinking. And, these semi-living materials would also take up carbon dioxide (a potent greenhouse gas that drives climate change) from the atmosphere.
Age: 32
Position: Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Brigham & Women's Hospital and professor at Harvard Medical School
Institution: Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Nationality: American
Fun Fact: His brother and his fiancee live in Nicaragua, where they run surf and yoga retreats.
Obermeyer is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Besides practicing medicine, he researches population health outcomes to see how to improve health care in the United States and abroad.
In 2012 he recieved an NIH Director's Early Independence Award to examine why some people die unexpectedly after being seen and discharged from emergency rooms, so doctors can identify patients that are at high risk of dying after being discharged.
Age: 26
Position: Bioengineer and senior scientist
Institution: Integrated Plasmonics Corporation
As a graduate student Mach designed tiny chips that can separate out cells from fluids and perform tests using blood, pleural effusions, and urine to detect cancers and monitor them over time.
He's currently working in super-secret "stealth mode" for the nanotechnology company Integrated Plasmonics Corporation, so we can't tell you what he is researching. The company just raised $3.5 Million, announced in SEC Fillings on Feb.17.
Age: 42
Position: Experimental particle physicist and professor of physics at Caltech
Institution: Caltech
Nationality: Greek
Fun Fact: She's the great-grand-child of Enrico Fermi in Ph.D lineage — which means her graduate adviser's adviser's adviser was the great Enrico Fermi who played a key role in the development of basic physics.
Spiropulu develops experiments to search for dark matter and other theories that go beyond the Standard Model, which describes how the particles we know of interact. Her work is helping to fill in holes and deficiencies in that model. She works with data from the Large Hadron Collider.
Age: 36
Position: Biomedical engineer, professor at UC Irvine, and co-Founder at Shrink Nanotechnologies
Institution: University of California, Irvine and Shrink Nanotechnologies
Nationality: American
Fun fact: She set a world speed record of 38.4 mph for a human-powered vehicle as a mechanical engineering grad student at UC Berkeley in 2000.
Khine uses Shrinky Dinks — a favorite childhood toy that shrinks when you bake it in the oven — to build microfluidic chips to create affordable tests for diseases in developing countries.
These chips can be printed out easily, then baked to shrink them down to size. They are cheaper and easier to make than traditional microfluidic chips and are entirely customizable.
Age: 26
Position: Experimental nuclear physicist and grad student at Michigan State University
Institution: Michigan State University
Nationality: American
Fun Fact: When he's not in the lab, he's probably cycling or home brewing. He also enjoy long walks on the beach, soft animals, and talking about his feelings.
Stroberg studies the structure of the nucleus of atoms (the part made of protons and neutrons) by smashing atoms together at high speeds and measuring the gamma-rays that are emitted. The spectrum of gamma rays that comes out — unique to each atom made by the crash — provides information about how protons and neutrons interact with each other inside the nucleus.
Age: 36
Position Mathematician and university lecturer
Institution: The University of Sydney
Nationality: Australian
Fun Fact: If she's not at her desk brain working, you'll find her at the gym either bench pressing her body weight or hanging upside down from the gym rings.
The author of " Mathematics and Sex," Cresswell uses math to understand how humans should find their partners. She came up with what she calls the "12 Bonk Rule," which means that singles have a greater chance of finding their perfect partner after they date 12 people.
Age: 50
Position: Physicist and professor
Institution: Harvard University
Nationality: American
Fun fact: She wrote the lyrics to an opera that premiered in Pairs and has an eclectic taste in movies.
Randall is considered to be one of the nation's foremost theoretical physicists, with an expertise in particle physics and cosmology. The math whiz from Queens is best known for her models of string theory and study of extra dimensions.


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How do you become successful is network marketing? What is the real SECRET? What is it that the top earners do that makes them successful? It isn't what you think. It's isn't complicated or mysterious.
Today, I want to share my simple formula for MLM Success. If you want to make it to the top ranks in network marketing, here's what you need to do.
Step 1: Sponsor a few people
The first step is to sponsor a few people. Sponsor 6-12 people in your first month or two. Start by working your warm market. Look for successful people with a sales, marketing or entrepreneurial background. Show them the plan and get them signed up. This is your initial group of people to work with. Out of these six to 12 people, 2-4 of them will be fairly serious and want to build a business. Work with them!
Step 2: Get a few customers
Every business needs customers, including your network marketing business. Ideally, you want to find minimum 5-10 personal retail customers for your business. To do this, you really have two options. You can try to get customers from people who tell you NO to the business opportunity. Or, you can focus on finding customers FIRST and then upgrade happy customers into distributors. Personally, I like to lead with the products.
Step 3: Help your new team members do the same thing
Now that you have a few customers and distributors, it's time to TEACH. Work individually with your new team (with the people who are willing to work and will accept your help) and help them do the same exact thing that you just did. Help each person sponsor a few people and find a few customers.
Step 4: Drive each leg 20 or more levels deep
Work in each leg of your organization until it is at least 20 levels deep OR until you have 3-4 good leaders in each leg. Always work at the bottom most part of your organization and never stop. Even if your organization doesn't pay you 20 levels deep, you still want to build depth like this. It gives you long-term security.
Step 5: Sponsor your next batch of people
Once you have some STABLE legs in your organization, go out and sponsor your next batch of people and repeat these first four steps with them. Keep repeating this process until you have at least 20 SOLID legs in your organization. Drive all 20 legs at least 20 levels deep.
Final Thoughts
There it is folks. This is my simple formula for MLM Success. This is the answer about how you make money in network marketing. Remember that network marketing is about a lot of people doing a little bit, not a few people doing a lot. Your job is to sponsor a few people, get a few customers and help your team members do the same. Drive depth in each leg UNTIL you find LEADERS to work with. Most of your biggest leaders will come in depth and most of your income will come from 1-2 legs in your organization.
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An AGATA Technical or Instrumentation Publication, considered in this context, is a peer-reviewed article or peer-reviewed conference proceedings article that describes or is based on technical developments of AGATA.
There is no defined authorship policy for AGATA Technical and Instrumentation Publications. Nevertheless, all members of the AGATA collaboration are committed to produce publications of high quality, on behalf of the full collaboration. Therefore, the AGATA Management Board (AMB) has decided to have the following policy:
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The 2009 Program on Law and State Government Fellowship Symposium will address state law and energy policy Oct. 2 at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis.
The Fellowship Symposium is an academic event where the current year's fellows present their research regarding collaboratively chosen topics. The fellowships let law students study and research critical legal and regulatory issues facing state governments.
The daylong symposium will feature panel discussions on topics such as nuclear reactors and energy, and mass transit development in Indiana. Lunch will feature a keynote address on mass transit in the Midwest by Nancy-Ellen Zusman, assistant chief counsel for litigation and regional operations at the Federal Transit Administration. There also will be presentations by several fellows.
The symposium is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wynne Courtroom, 530 W. New York St., Indianapolis. The registration fee is $100 and scholarships may be made available based on financial need; the cost is $55 for state government attorneys, judges, legislators, and non-attorneys. There is 5.5 hours of CLE credit pending approval. Anyone registering after Sept. 17 must pay a late registration fee. Questions may be sent to Faith Long at firstname.lastname@example.com or (317) 274-1913. For more information or to register, visit the law school's Web site.


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Crochet, yay!
I used a yarn called "Nalle", which means teddy bear in Finnish, and I found that both fitting and funny. :)
There's still a lot I could do better, but I'm really chuffed with myself for getting my hand back into crochet, especially seeing as the Honourable Jane Champion (named after the main character in the book, "The Rosary", that we're reading at the Ladies Old Fashioned Proper and Educated Sewing Circle, where I did most of the work on my crochet bear) is only the second thing I've ever crocheted. I even thought up how to make her a tail all by myself! The original pattern didn't have one, but as I find little nobby tails to be super cute, I stitched up one myself.
Now I've been bitten by the crochet bug, and am wanting to make more crochet toys! Maybe try making one in a fuzzy yarn, and work on getting my crochet stitches to be tighter and more even and tidy of course. When we were taught crochet in primary school, I never got the hang of it and never did crochet until a handful of years ago when friends taught me how to. I'm really happy with my newest crafty skill, and having a new way of bringing the cute creatures that reside in my head into life.


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Navigate your way from a UT football game to dinner on South Congress. Travel from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to downtown. It's easy.
In fact, for events that attract large crowds, alternative transportation, like vanpooling and shuttle service, is recommended. Parking is limited and, if you have small children, walking may not always be an option for you.
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Weight … Don't tell me
By Charles Marshall | January 21, 2009
It's the beginning of the year. I've grossly over-eaten during the holidays and now I'm a fat disgusting slob. There. I've laid it all on the table. And it's the only thing that's still on the table, since I've pretty much wolfed down everything else.
Perhaps you find yourself in the same predicament. But how, you wonder, did we ever get this way? Is it that we were gluttonous pigs, unable to control our appetites during the holidays? Some small-minded individuals may think so, but I suggest that the reason lies in our generous natures. Could it be that we didn't want to hurt the feelings of those who made those treats for us? Or, could it be that we were courageously sparing other family members the trauma of weight-gain? I say good for us! The world needs more people just like us.
But before I go any further, let me encourage you by stating that the problem isn't anywhere near as bad as you think. Let's say that before the holidays, you weighed in at a comfy 250 pounds. On January 1, you weighed about 280, so now you think you gained 30 pounds, right? Not even close.
Have you considered the fact that bathroom scales wear out? Your scale contains teeny little springs that weaken over time so that, over the years, your scale registers you weighing more than you actually do. I estimate that your scale adds about five pounds to your weight every year. You multiply that number by the 10 or so years you've owned your scale and that's 50 pounds of ghost weight that you need to deduct from your total weight.
Now, let's take a look at that holiday weight gain again. Before the holidays, you were 250 pounds. After the holidays you weighed 280 for a net gain of 30 pounds. But wait. Now deduct 50 pounds for the 10 years of scale wear and tear, and you have a net loss of 20 pounds!
Congratulations! Go have a celebratory chocolate chip muffin. You deserve it.
For those not satisfied with this indisputable logic, the question then becomes, what are you going to do about all that weight gain?
I suggest you try a balanced diet. Let's say you have a lunch consisting of a turkey sandwich, a yogurt cup, an apple, and a candy bar. See how unbalanced that meal is? Now, let's add two more candy bars to that meal. There you go. Now your meal is all balanced out. You have three healthy things that you'll have to somehow force down your throat and three fun things that you'll really enjoy eating.
You could also try exercising. The other day I heard a fitness guru suggest that I treat myself with a half hour of exercise, instead of gorging on Chips Ahoy. How about some advice I could really use? If I was the kind of person who thought that exercise was a treat, I wouldn't be overweight, now would I?
I've heard people say you need a lot of willpower to lose weight. I used to have lots of willpower but my appetite hijacked it, so now my willpower is applied toward the objective of getting more dessert.
This whole topic is relatively new to me. For years I was that guy who couldn't gain weight if he tried, but now I find that I really have to behave myself, lest my waistline expand like the federal deficit.
It's a humbling thing, because I am discovering that this is yet one more area of my life that I really stink at managing. Like just about everyone else on the planet, I would like to think of myself as self-sufficient and capable of handling anything that comes my way, but deep down, I know that it's not true.
Yet once again I realize that the smartest thing I can do is bow my head and ask the Lord to guide me through the complexities of something as silly as learning to manage my diet. So, don't look for the next fad diet or exercise plan from me because I'm still trying to figure it all out.
By the way, is it just me, or does anyone else feel like getting a snack right about now?


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Musical Instruments/Equipment I Own
Keyboard - CTK 651
Back home in Calcutta I have a 61-key Casio CTK 651 Keyboard (which is currently gathering dust). This one is 8 years old now, a very precious gift from my father at that time and in that context, and most certainly the best gift I have ever received.
Keyboard - WK 3200
Here in Pennsylvania, I have a 76-key CASIO WK 3200 Keyboard. With this one, we can forget about Casio's past reputation in keyboards. I researched a lot before buying this one, and therefore can safely recommend it as great value for money.
Acoustic Steel String - Braganza & Co.
I have a hand-made Rosewood jumbo acoustic guitar (plywood top, no cutaway) from Braganza & Co., in my hometown Calcutta, who sell under the brand name TrueTone. On my first trip to the US in August 2004, I tugged it along in-flight.
Acoustic Steel String - Alvarez
In 2007, I bought an Alvarez RD20SC acoustic-electric guitar, which is a cutaway dreadnought with Mahogany sides, a solid Sitka Spruce top, Rosewood fingerboard, with in-built tuner (awesome!) and pickup.
Desktop Speakers - Harmon Kardon Soundsticks II
I am a happy owner of the Harman Kardon Soundsticks II, a 2.1 standalone, plug and play multimedia speaker system with high clarity audio output for diverse genre of music. The bass is not the best I have heard, so this may not be suitable for heavy metal listening.
Headphones - Senheiser PX 100
I really like my Sennheiser PX-100 headphones, and strongly recommend this to anyone interested in a collapsible/foldable, lightweight design that produce excellent treble, and bass like the heavy circumaural headphones. Great sound, great design.
Tenor Saxophone - Accent + Yamaha + Rico
I have recently started learning the Tenor Saxophone. I rented an Accent sax model (Taiwanese made) with a Yamaha neck and Rico reeds. The initial experience has been very positive. I am considering buying one of my own.


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Looking Ahead at Forex Trading in 2012
With 2011 proving to be a difficult year in the wake of the Eurozone crisis, what can Forex trading expect in 2012? Well, the consensus has been resounding so far; more of the same. The volatile nature right now in Forex trading market is proving that it's here to stay. The surprising developmental trend of late has been to track political announcements in the media when deciding on markets rather than observing and tracking the average rates and financial news.
With the Euro hitting a freefall in October, it seems all the promise of reforms in the EU have amounted to naught. There are still tools naturally that you can and should use; invaluable to the Forex broker Metatrader continues to track the markets.
A foreign currency Forex trading strategy that is unlikely to go anywhere after two years is the keen tracking of regulation. Regulation appears to continue as a key area of concern, however, the focus will shift from rule-making to implementation.
With many deadlines outlining 2012 in the Forex trading system, expect a lot of changes to take place as compliance is enforced. Legislation is also being finalized on the topic of online Forex trading accounts; the new rules are heading our way fast and one needs to be prepared. Taking out a Metatrader 4 demo account is a Forex trading strategy for toying around with the new rules without the risks of losing substantial income.
Bright spots in Forex trading forecast for 2012
Despite all the doomsayers and gloomy prospects, there are many bright spots promised for Forex trading in 2012. With the internationalization of Chinese renminbi, the off-shore value of the Chinese Yuan will be an interesting new addition to the Forex. The prospect of finally being able to trade into the Chinese market without the added risk is good news for traders and most certainly for the country. Ironically this sort of governmental health in the Forex market may be good in this case, but worldwide it's a sore point that traders are closely monitoring.
The reports for 2012 are almost bipolar to a point of confusion; on the one hand, we're told that we can expect consistent volatility in the Euro. On the other hand, there is a lot of talk that 2012 is the year when Europe leaders step up to the plate and garner confidence from Forex trading markets. It's impossible to predict, but that goes with the nature of the Foreign exchange markets, I'm sure. The Greek debt crisis is similarly being met with bipolar opinion, and the eventual outcome will play a key role in future sovereign debt situations and how traders respond.
Do you want to know the future of US dollar? If yes, read article here.
Overall 2012 looks like a "high risk – high reward" year for Forex trading. There is an opportunity to ensure you champion on to great gains, but there are more than enough reasons to be weary as well. As the old saying goes, "nothing ventured nothing gained" and that will never be truer than in 2012.
Eugene Calvini is a proficient writer and keen observer of the Forex markets.
P.S.: Regarding this article, I advise you to read "How to make money with Forex trading during the EU zone crisis" and "What is the future of the USD."
And what is in your Forex forecast for 2012? Please reply with your answers!
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So the rubbish internet connection I have here has really put a stopper on my presence online. When I can be bothered I get on Twitter a little, but I only have Wi-Fi access, not 3G, so I'm not tweeting out and about.
Instagram is a whole other story. Even over Wi-Fi, I can only upload photos when the network is quiet which is usually at either 11pm or 6.30am. During the day, I have practically no hope. And even at the late/early hours, I usually only manage to get a pic to upload after retrying it about 10 times.
I also can't get any images on Facebook – not that THAT really matters to my readers here as I'm talking about my personal page and I barely let the two intersect.
And Skyping people is just a complete joke – think 3 minutes of "Can you hear me?" "Can you hear me NOW?" "No I can't hear you, CAN YOU HEAR ME?" before the call drops out.
One thing that does work is if I take photos, edit them on my phone in Fotor or Camera+, then upload onto WordPress VIA MY PHONE, and then save the post as a draft. If that post survives the saving process, I can then come and edit that post on my computer and actually make a half decent post.
However if I try to upload photos through my computer to WordPress, is definitely one of those "press the button, cross fingers and walk away" kinda jobs.
I always enjoyed taking photos but seeing as I just can't do anything with them, I've kinda given up a bit. I shall have to force myself to get back in the saddle, though, because such momentous occasions as The Sprog's Birthday Party have passed us by and I didn't even mange a mobile phone snap or two, let alone pulling out the real camera.
So that's the state of things at the moment. I promise I will try harder this week. There are lots of crazy things to tell… Like the new shop I found that was full of literally everything I've not been able to find elsewhere, but none of my other necessities (think – it had beef stock and pita bread, but no milk…). Or the Sprog's birthday party. Not to mention how every time I take the kids out they get chased around by locals wanting to touch their cheeks – they are appearing in photos all over Dili.
So things are plodding along, really.


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The $4.6 million Mission Beach lifeguard tower
From jetty to San Fernando Place
Mike Madriaga 11 a.m., May 21
The signs point to a showdown in court.
Last week, San Diegans for Open Government, a non-profit government watchdog group, filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego and Westfield Group over an attempt to scuttle current zoning laws which regulate the size of signs in the City.
At issue is a proposal from Westfield, the owner and operator of shopping malls, to hang massive wall signs on the outside of buildings at La Jolla's UTC Shopping Center. The problem, says the lawsuit, is that the signs are nearly double the size allowed for by San Diego's Municipal Code. The code allows for wall signs in commercial zones to measure 350 feet. Westfield wants to stretch that to a 672 foot illuminated sign while at the same time bypassing California's Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
That's where the City comes into it. According to the lawsuit, the City of San Diego violated public hearing laws by failing to give the required ten-day notice for the appeal which Westfield/UTC Ventures had filed in order to gain approval for the signs.
"The project has the potential to cause significant direct, indirect, or cumulative adverse impacts (if not all such impacts) on the environment, including, among other things, aesthetic impacts, traffic impacts, and inconsistencies with Respondents' land use policies and regulations," reads an excerpt from the lawsuit.
And while the lawsuit makes its way through the courts, Westfield has been lobbying the City to get changes made to the municipal code which would allow such wall signs on the outside of buildings.
Recent lobbying disclosures show the company is busy lobbying city officials to support "potential sign ordinance revisions" at the UTC Mall, Horton Plaza, and the Mission Valley Mall.
Judge Timothy Taylor, who recently presided over the Tourism Marketing District lawsuit and the controversial plan to renovate Balboa Park, will hear the case on May 28.
Visit the link below to read the lawsuit and the recent lobbying disclosure
This is what you call "business-friendly city government" in action. Don't let the uber-restrictive rules stand in the way of the big-bucks shopping center operator spending plenty on the aging center.
Don't forget the generous lighting municipal code that goes with signage. You will have an LED-lit video the size of a building for all to see. Or back-lit plastic, the low-cost all-time favorite. The possibilities will be endless.


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Dunne's book, Emotional Structure, is a masterpiece. Concise and easy to understand. I understand the "why", and how to implement it--sorta kinda, lol--but as I work on our proposal for Nationals, I'm trying to break the actual process down.
Dunne is technical in the sense that he writes with the expectation you already know what you're doing. He doesn't stop to explain basic sentence construction or how to drop into a deeper pov, because--well, he's a screenwriter, and while the process of building a dual plot is remarkably similar, the nuts and bolts mechanics are light years apart.
If you're taking his work with the idea of translating it to fiction, the actual tools for fictionally "showing" the emotional journey would be blocks of deep pov broken by transitions that move the plot or connect the emotional highs and lows.
Uhm...I'm not very good at computer illustrations (can you tell?), so I just drew it out.
The top layer would the be plot. The actual--what drives this story. Maybe John goes to college to improve himself, falls for a woman and drops out of school.
The emotional structure would be--John feels inadequate despite his pretty good job, people tell him he's wasted his life and college is "the" way to respect nirvana, so he goes to school.
He meets a woman. She accepts him for himself.
He realizes the problem has always been in himself and once he starts respecting himself it doesn't matter "what" he does. He drops out of school, marries the woman (my contribution to John's happiness, lol) and they live happily ever after.
If you look at the diagram (which, er...yes, does suck) you'll notice it says deep pov. Suzanne Brockmann popularized the phrase. It's simply the fiction equivalent of a close-up shot.
John walked up the stairs to the student center.
...the stairs went up. The door at the top was closed. Maybe it was locked. With any luck it'd be locked, and he could just walk himself back to the car and away from here.
By going into John's emotional state from a "behind the eyes" viewpoint, it's the "experience" of going up the stairs. John's experience. Everything is closer. More immediate.
John walking up the stairs is perfectly adequate. It tells you what John is doing. But, it gives no clue to how John feels, what his emotional state is, or why we should care.
Emotions, the art of caring, lol...
The trick is knowing when to use deep pov for structure. Some things don't have to be shown because they aren't important. John getting out of the car, walking up the hill to the student center. That's just extra information. What's important is John going through those doors. It's the first step on his journey. It's a major part of A) plot and B) the emotional structure.
So beneath A and B at that point in the schematic, there would be a block of "deep pov" to slow the story down, and place the emphasis where it belongs--on what John feels as he walks through those doors.
As the plot progresses, and the emotional story grows--say, John feels inadequate compared to all these kids and it's hurting his self-esteem. Outwardly in the plot, he's cold and distant and not the kind of person you'd "want" to know, because in the second layer--in his EJ, he's hurting and confused. He thought this would be the right thing to do.
Transitions are needed because time has to pass, things have to happen. They aren't important to the plot except that they have to happen to propel the plot to the next point.
They can be as short as a sentence, or as long as a paragraph, or a short series of little incidents--I hate to call them scenes, because grouped together, they'd be a scene, but in writing, they'd be a collage. A series of snapshots. John walking into a class of eighteen year olds, and they all turn to look at him. John fumbling at the mouse. Getting something to eat, and the person in front of him thinks he's the parent of the girl behind him. Stuff like that. A quick collage which ends in deep pov where he's sitting on a bench--by himself, wondering why the hell he's putting himself through this, and feeling like a total failure.
In the plot, this is where he meets Anne. The minute she starts talking to him--the pov gets even deeper, because to place a proper emphasis on the event, which is big in John's emotional journey, you have to almost stop.
John sat and talked to Anne.
Her mouth curved, just the tiniest bit at the side. She dropped her bag and sat, right there next to him on the bench. Her thigh pressed up against his. It was a small bench.
"I'm crowding you," she said.
He almost didn't answer, his mouth refused to move. "It's a small bench." God, had he just said that? Way to sound like an idiot.
The elapsed time goes from a sentence to...probably about ten pages or so. And as they part, goes to a slightly less deep pov so the emphasis remains on the event.
She stood and walked away. "Bye," she said, over her shoulder.
The backpack fell over. John grabbed it and stood, holding it out for her to grab.
"Thanks," she said. She hesitated. "I have to go."
He released the strap. She slung the bag over her shoulder and started away. Her head tipped like she was listening to something, and she glanced back at him, over her shoulder.
"Bye," she said.
And kept going.
...yeah, it was a little more on-top, not as deep. Not quite a transition from point A to B. It relied more on subtext which spring-boarded off the earlier in the scene, deeper pov--where you get to see Anne and John talk.
...subtext and emotional structure, tomorrow.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Emotional Structure revisted
6 comments:
- Alice Audrey said...
Excellent post. This makes a nice tour de force of deep POV.
- September 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM
- deanna said...
So helpful. I'm supposed to be making lists of lists and packing, but I'm opening old files and editing...
- September 8, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- jodi said...
I like deep pov. :)
Back soon with part two...
- September 8, 2008 at 5:43 PM
- Kaige said...
Some days, I'm really jealous of how easy you make it look. :) I think I'm doing less synopsizing in my current story. Every bit feels like pulling teeth. I hope it's just growing pains. Looking forward to part 2!
- September 8, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- jodi said...
Kaige, it's not easy. You can repeat that. It's not easy, it's not easy. It's hard, tiring gruntwork.
All this theory stuff is easy. Writing itself is hard.
- September 8, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- Alice Audrey said...
That's for sure. I suppose I should go do some now.
- September 10, 2008 at 8:10 AM
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