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If you know a teenager, chances are you know about MySpace.com, the social networking Web site whose popularity has skyrocketed since its launch three years ago, particularly among young people.
The online community allows users to create their own Web pages, or profiles. They can post pictures, audio and video clips, list their interests, keep a blog (an online diary), and customize the page with graphics and backgrounds as if it were a virtual bedroom wall. They can also add other MySpace users to their list of "friends," send messages to other users, post comments on other users' profiles, post bulletins for all of their "friends" to read, and create and join groups according to their interests.
The power and popularity of MySpace was evident this past Monday, when hundreds of North County high school students walked out of classes to protest new federal proposals to crack down on illegal immigration. Word of the walkout was spread literally overnight, partly through notices posted on students' MySpace profiles.
Concerns in cyberspace
As MySpace's membership grows -- more than 57 million registered users -- so do parental concerns. Many are disturbed by the content on some profiles, which sometimes include sexually suggestive pictures, drug and alcohol references, profanity and hate speech. Some parents and child welfare advocates say that the abundance of personal information, ease of networking and naivete of its young users make MySpace a haven for Internet predators.
A spate of recent headlines seems to confirm MySpace's detractors: In Connecticut last month, two men were arrested on charges that they had illegal sexual contact with minors they met through MySpace. Last month in Costa Mesa, a middle school student was suspended for allegedly posting threats against a classmate on his MySpace profile.
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe defended the site in a recent Associated Press interview, pointing out that users must be at least 14 to use the site, and that access to younger teens' profiles is restricted. He also touted the list of safety tips posted on the site.
"We think MySpace is a great place for all users over 14," said DeWolfe. "If you keep some of those safety tips in mind, the Internet can be a pretty safe place."
Talking to users
Is MySpace truly, as it bills itself, "a place for friends," or a virtual playground for those with bad intentions? Is all of the recent hysteria warranted?
To find out, we went to the source, conducting e-mail interviews with several local teens who have MySpace profiles -- and their parents. What do they really do on MySpace? Have they ever been approached by an online predator? What do their parents think?
The teens range in age from 12 to 19 and have had their MySpace profiles from two months to two years.
Nikki, 17, from San Marcos, created a profile, she said, because she recently moved and MySpace is an easy way for her to stay in touch with her friends and family.
Kyla, 17, of Vista signed up at a concert because she heard a lot of bands had profiles on MySpace.
And Ryan, 14, of Escondido created a profile simply "because it looked fun."
"Everyone has one," said Brandon, 14, of Vista. "It's like you are left out if you don't have one," said Kyla.
Keeping in touch
All the teenagers said they visit MySpace every day. "Every day is an understatement; I and many, many others check hourly, if not more," said Elan, 17, of Vista.
So what do they do there? Keep in touch with friends and family, mostly.
"I talk to my friends and cousins," said Dewayne, 12, of Oceanside. (Although Dewayne is only 12 years old, he lists his age on his profile as 16.)
"(I use it) mostly to keep in touch with people I don't see very often," said Kyla.
They also look at their friends' profiles, their friends' friends' profiles and their classmates' profiles (which are constantly updated), often posting comments and sending messages to them.
"I can comment to friends quick and easy," said Randi, 19, of Escondido.
Some of the teens said they spend a significant amount of time on MySpace updating and customizing their profiles, or as Dewayne put it, "pimpin' out my Web page."
Ryan's mother does not allow him to post pictures of himself, but the other six teens have their pictures on their profiles, as well as their location and age. In some cases, their name and the name of the school they attend are also listed.
"I do not post things I feel are very personal," said Randi. "I don't think my age, name and the town I live in is very personal."
All the teens said they felt their profiles were honest ("except my age," Dewayne conceded), and that they were not trying to represent themselves as something they were not.
"I keep my page exactly as how I see things," said Elan. "I post music I like, real pictures of myself … all of the writing and 'blog' content is original work … why waste time trying to be someone else? I'm happy with who I am."
'A lot of people lie'
However, the teens agreed that not everyone is honest on MySpace.
"A lot of people lie," said Kyla. "Some of the profiles you come across are pretty lame. I don't like the people who have pictures of themselves drinking (and) partying, or those who boast about the drugs they've done. People try to brag, it seems like."
"Not all of the things people post are true," said Brandon. "So many people photoshop (use a computer program to alter) their pictures to make themselves look better than they actually do, and some people try desperately to get 5,000 friends so they can look like everyone likes them."
"I have seen a few pictures that the MySpace agreement statement has said should not be on MySpace," said Randi. "I report those because I am older and responsible for protecting those younger than me from seeing images like that."
It's not hard to find examples of objectionable profiles. A MySpace "classmate finder" search for several local high schools reveals some decidedly disturbing profiles:
- A 17-year-old Oceanside girl's profile features pictures of her smoking marijuana, pornographic images, pictures of bloody zombies and quotes such as "Once your high you never wanna come down," "I hate school," and "F*** you."
- The profile of another 17-year-old girl from Oceanside features phrases such as "stalk me," "I'll be your sex slave," "kinky" and "wanna play?"
- And the profile of a 16-year-old Escondido girl features a close-up of her buttocks with exposed thong underwear with the caption "BUTT SLUT!!!," as well as a close-up of her cleavage with the caption "grown in Escondido."
However, most profiles are innocuous. Far more typical is the profile of a 17-year-old Oceanside student who writes that she likes to surf and skate and is "passionate about politics, our government, global warming and animal cruelty."
Who's out there?
Everyone but Nikki said they have received messages from MySpace users they didn't know.
"Usually it is a compliment or someone telling me that I'm their brother's girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's little sister or something," said Kyla.
Not all of the messages are pleasant, though. "Some guys have sent me ones telling me I'm beautiful, but I just delete them," said Randi. "They haven't ever made me uncomfortable (though)."
"I received a threat from a boy I knew in fifth grade," said Dewayne. "As a Zionist, I get some threats and arguments," said Elan, who said he has reported users with racist profiles to MySpace.
The teenagers said MySpace makes it easy to delete offensive messages and comments, as well as to block those particular senders from contacting them again.
None of the teens reported being contacted by someone they suspected was an online predator. "I've always been more concerned about that through IM (instant messaging) and chat rooms," said Randi. "I think my parents taught me well about that."
Nor do they seem concerned about the possibility of such contact. "They can only talk to me if they're my friend," said Ryan, "and if someone tried to make themselves my friend, I wouldn't add them unless I knew them personally."
Added Kyla, "I'm not stupid enough to meet up with someone in some sketchy area by myself."
The teenagers also differed as to whether parents should monitor their teenagers' profiles. Dewayne said no, but Nikki said, "Parents should pay attention and want to know what kind of people (their kids) talk to through MySpace."
All the teens said their parents are aware of their MySpace profiles, and have seen and discussed their profiles with them. "My mother looks at it every day," said Dewayne.
Moms on MySpace
Their parents said, via e-mail, that their children made them aware of their MySpace profiles. "He asked me to look at it," said Sabrina, Ryan's mother, who said she checks it at least weekly.
In fact, she said, "He insisted on making a profile for me, and I think it's been neat for his friends to see his mom on there. I have actually sent messages to the ones that I know in response to some of the things that they've put on there. I think that to some small degree, it lets them know that there's actually a parent on there monitoring what's going on."
Tracey, mother of Brandon and Kyla, said she looks at their profiles occasionally. "I haven't seen anything to alert me that it needed to be monitored more closely," she said. "Since the kids know I'm looking at their pages, content and language hasn't been a problem."
Parents, get involved
Robert R. Butterworth, Ph.D., a Los Angeles psychologist who specializes in teen trends, thinks that more parents need to learn about sites like MySpace. "I think we have to get the young people to teach the parents about it. If we could make MySpace their space, they (parents) wouldn't be so hysterical about it."
If used safely, Butterworth said in a phone interview, MySpace can actually be a positive medium. "It's a nice tool for kids who share interests," he said. "They don't feel isolated and alone."
The parents interviewed say that they think the site has done enough to ensure users' safety.
"Like any other Web site, (it's) not 100 percent," said Theresa. "You can lie about (the age limit). Obviously Dewayne has (a profile) and he's 12, so it doesn't work."
So is MySpace a safe space for teenagers?
"Not necessarily; that's why I take the time to monitor my child's time on it," said Sabrina.
"Like anything that your children do, if you are involved or let them know the limits and/or will be monitoring, there shouldn't be too many problems," said Tracey.
Like it or not, one thing is for certain: MySpace and other online communities are here to stay.
"It isn't going away," said Butterworth. "Instead of turning it off, understand it and talk about it together."
Alexandra DeLuca is a freelance writer. Contact her at email@example.com .
A few other popular sites:
Although it's by far the most popular, MySpace is just one of many social networking sites on the internet.
Facebook (www.facebook.com) -- A social networking site for college and university students, alumni and faculty with more than 7 million users. Membership is open to anyone with an academic e-mail address from more than 2,000 colleges and universities. Facebook was recently expanded to include more than 25,000 American high schools.
Friendster (www.friendster.com) -- A social networking sitemainly used by young adults in their 20s and early 30s with morethan 24 million users. Like MySpace, users can create profiles,list their interests, write a blog, add friends, post bulletins andcreate and join groups.
LiveJournal (www.livejournal.com) -- A community of online diaries popular with older teens and 20-somethings with more than 9 million users. Users can keep their journals private or make them public, customize their journals, and join and create communities.
Xanga (www.xanga.com) -- A community of online diaries popular with more than 45 million users, the majority of whom are teens. Like LiveJournal, Xanga also has properties of a social networking site.
MySpace offers these safety tips for users, as well as parents:
- Don't post anything you wouldn't want the world to know (your phone number, address, etc). Avoid posting anything that would make it easy for a stranger to find you.
- Be careful about adding strangers to your "friends" list. Avoid meeting people in person whom you do not fully know.
- Report harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content to a trusted adult, or report it to MySpace or the authorities.
- Don't post anything that would embarrass you later. Think twice before posting a photo or info you wouldn't want your parents or boss to see.
- Don't mislead people into thinking that you're older or younger.
- Parents: Talk to your kids about why they use MySpace, how they communicate with others and how they represent themselves on MySpace.
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There are 10 Senior Centers affiliated with the Jefferson Council on Aging (JCOA) in Jefferson Parish. Most of the centers are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding some holidays. The 10 Senior Centers are located at:
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What Happened to the Lynas Corporation Share Price?
Shares of Lynas Corporation [ASX:LYC] fell by 13.33% on Monday, closing at $0.13.
Why Did This Happen to Lynas Corporation?
Lynas updated shareholders on its debt position. This is something that I've been warning investors about for months. Today the company announced that it failed to negotiate a re-structure of its senior debt facility. Is this the first sign that the writing is on the wall?
Facts speak louder than words. In my view, it won't be long until Lynas is permanently trading below 10 cents per share.
The recent quarterly result was mixed. Fourth quarter production and sales represent 47.5% and 54.2%, respectively, of FY2014 annual totals. This goes to show that Lynas is delivering on the operational side.
However, although positive, the growing production base is meaningless. The real issue with Lynas stems from the rare earths industry. It's not feasible for Lynas to continue growing production when its costs exceed its basket sales price.
Known global rare earth resources are abundant enough to dig up and last for over 285 years. But China controls over 92% of this market. Because of its monopoly, China has the power to control prices, as it did in 2012 when it put a freeze on rare earths exports.
In my view, if you buy Lynas today, you're having a punt on China doing this again. To state the least, this is a very speculative trade.
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If nothing changes in the industry, things are likely to only get worse for shareholders from here.
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BYOTP or Tips for Travel in Africa
I was very lucky, preparing for my trip to Africa with Sharing the Rough jewelry documentary, to have expert guidance from Roger Dery. Roger has been to Africa something like nineteen times, and has assembled extremely helpful information, learned, I suspect, from some trial and error in his own travels. Now that I've been to Africa myself, here is some firsthand information I can share with you.
Be Prepared
I outlined earlier the rather undignified battery of needles and pills needed for exotic or antique diseases in preparation for Africa. In addition to that, roughly half of my regular carryon suitcase was a virtual apothecary's chest of medications and potions that I MIGHT need.
As a traveler to Africa (or any developing nation) you have to be constantly vigilant about ingested pathogens. Just in case you open your mouth in the shower, accidently run your toothbrush under the tap (wide-eyed in horror at your mistake), succumb to the temptation to eat salad despite the consequences, or something was lurking in the street food you bought by the open sewer (don't ask), your physician will likely insist you bring an antibiotic. This is a good idea.
Then, somewhat conversely, if the fact that you are NOT eating the aforementioned salad and fruit leaves your system with the opposite problem, you might need Senekot. If the mosquitoes and ungodly time difference leave you wide awake at 2:00am, then you should have Ambien packed. Add in your regular medications, Pepto chewables that you should be popping prophylactically to coat your stomach (a little trick I learned so as not to get Bali-belly while I was there), plus some vile green stuff to be stirred into bottled water each morning, and you have nearly your regulation carryon weight just in pills. BUT–and this is important–BECAUSE YOU HAVE THEM, YOU WILL NOT NEED THEM.
Nearly half of my suitcase was food: energy bars, packets of nuts and dried fruit. This could save your life, especially in the bush or during several hour border crossings. And whatever you don't eat you leave for the locals and fill the space with souvenirs.
The rest of my suitcase was a few pieces of clothing that would work in the heat and extreme conditions I was going in to, without hopefully being hideous. Have you seen the clothes in travel catalogs? That was what I was up against. I still felt like a game park warden some of the time, but tried for a balance of fashion AND practicality.
And then, for reasons mostly unknown, the remaining precious room in my carryon was dedicated to 4-inch platform wedges. Don't ask why. My husband will tell you that line of questioning is a fruitless endeavor. I did wear them, the last night, for a few hours. Sometimes feeling fabulous is all the reason you need.
Packing my suitcase.
BYOTP: Bring Your Own Toilet Paper
I could dedicate a whole post just to bathrooms, or the lack thereof, in Africa. I am not joking when I say that the logistics of a day revolved around where we would have—or not have, as the case frequently was—access to facilities.
Let me be very clear about this: if you only packed one thing in your carryon, please, for the love of God, make it toilet paper.
When we made the death-march car trip from Voi to the Nairobi airport, there was ONE, and I mean one, stop we could make in 6 and ½ hours that had a bathroom. If you are imagining a land of rest areas, turnpike oases, and convenience stores, oh my friend, you need to think again. This is not that land.
Consider this: even when presented with indoor plumbing, it may be so horrifying you may choose the bush—literally.
I became very familiar with one particular outdoor rest area we frequented no fewer than four times, to and from mines in the Kabanga region. I was growing quite fond of my outside facility by the final visit, and was a little nostalgic about it being the last time. As I picked my way through underbrush, looking for the least-prickly patch, I heard a friendly and inquisitive "Jamboooo! How are YOUoooooo!" float to my location. I froze, waved and smiled indiscriminately in the general direction of that congenial voice, and promptly crashed further into the bush.
Be Flexible
As prepared as you think you are mentally and physically, once you get to Africa you realize that it requires a complete shift. You just have roll with it. Everywhere, all the time. I realized this early on, when, about thirty minutes after I landed in Tanzania, I broke a nail trying to open the windows on the Land Rover in the dark. Just sheared it clean off. And I thought to myself "See, I'm adventurous. And flexible: I didn't even swear in front of all my new friends."
Speaking of Land Rovers, they might not start, and require seven or eight strong men to push and pop the clutch. And you might be in the middle of nowhere when this happens.
Border crossings–covering only a couple of kilometers in actual distance–might take a couple of hours, even though all your paperwork is in order and your guide may or may not have greased someone's palm to make it easier. And, to further highlight a land of contradictions, there will be random power outages as you use high tech retinal and finger print scanners to be admitted into and out of Kenya and Tanzania.
The "African Talc" as our driver Archie (whom I affectionately dubbed "The Mayor of Voi" since he knew literally everyone in Kenya) called the ubiquitous red dirt, will imbed itself in your pores and clothes and come home with you.
By now, you should know that electricity, wifi and cell service are completely optional, and should be celebrated as the luxury they are when you have it. And when the electricity goes out on a perfectly lovely, non-stormy night? Well, you just bring a couple of flashlights and enjoy the flattering low light.
Be Open
There are benefits to this new-found flexibility. You can stop looking at your phone spastically every three minutes, because it just simply does not work and no amount of checking will make it talk to you. Just turn it off.
Then you can look at the spectacularly beautiful people and scenery around you.
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QUESTION: When do you think Satan was created? Some say that since God created ALL things within the six days of creation described in Genesis 1, this means that all angelic beings must have been created within this time frame, probably on the sixth day. Is there any basis for this idea?
ANSWER: The answer, of course, depends on who Satan, demons, and angelic beings in general are. As to his identity, the first point to emphasize is that Satan is indeed a created being, and not some eternally-existing evil force that has a kind of quasi-equality with God. He does not share divine attributes with God, such as infinity, omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience (including foreknowledge of the future).
The second point is that he is a part of the invisible (spiritual) creation mentioned in Col. 1:16, which embraces all angelic beings. Thus he shares the same attributes that apply to all angelic beings, namely, he is finite (as are all created things); he is spiritual in essence, and thus invisible to human eyes; he is a personal being, made in God's image; he possesses supernatural power; and he is immortal, i.e., designed by God to exist forever, once he has been created.
The third point is that Satan is a part of the group of angels who sinned (2 Peter 2:4), and is actually the leader of these rebellious spirits. His one-on-one contest with Michael the archangel in Jude 9, and his position as leader of the demonic force that opposed Michael in Rev. 12:7, suggest that prior to his fall he too was an archangel (chief angel, an angel of the highest rank).
Now we may get back to the question, when was Satan created? It is important to see that he was not created AS SATAN, but as a good angel, a highest-ranking angel. God does not create evil beings. He creates beings with free will (such as the human race) who can use their free will to do evil things, but everything he creates is good when it is created. This applies to angels, even to the angels who used their free will to commit sin. This includes the devil. Thus he BECAME Satan after he was created.
When, then, were the angelic hosts as such created? The fact is that there is no clear Biblical data that can help us answer this question. We can mostly speculate. One thing we do know is that there is no Biblical reason to think they had to be created during the six days of creation in Genesis 1. This is because Genesis 1 is describing the origin of the VISIBLE universe only (see again Col. 1:16). Genesis 1:1 specifies this limitation by saying, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." This phrase, "the heavens and the earth," refers ONLY to this material universe. "Heavens" is not the angelic or spiritual realm; it is the universe that surrounds the earth. IF the angelic world was created during this time frame, the Bible is mostly silent on the point. (See the paragraph after the next one, though.) There is no reason to think that somehow these two universes are so inseparably linked that they must have been created at the same time.
The more tantalizing question is, when did the angelic FALL happen? The only sure references we have to this event are 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 6. Some also think Isa. 14:12-17 and Ezek. 28:12-19 refer to Satan's fall, but we can't be sure of this. It is possible they are sarcastic references to the evil king of Babylon. Others think Luke 10:18 and Rev. 12:7ff. are references to Satan's original fall, but it is much more likely that these passages are alluding to Christ's personal defeat of the devil and his fallen-angel forces (the demons) during the time of His earthly ministry. The significance of the conflict between Christ and Satan, and of Christ's decisive defeat of Satan via his death and resurrection, cannot be overemphasized.
The one sure marker we have for both the creation and fall of Satan is Genesis 3. Because of Satan's role in the temptation of Eve, we know for sure that he had already been created and had already fallen into evil before this time. In my judgment both of these things had already taken place even before Genesis 1:1, before this world was made. Scripture testifies that the devil has been a murderer and a sinner "from the beginning" (John 8:44; 1 John 3:8). I take this to be the beginning of this universe. I.e., even when this universe was coming into being, the devil was already a murderer and a sinner.
Even if we cannot know for sure about Satan's past, it is much more important that we know about his future. We know that he and his minions have already been defeated by Jesus Christ in the flesh (Heb. 2:14; Rev. 12:7ff.; 20:1-3), and that his final condemnation and doom are sure (Matt. 25:41; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6). May Christ the Victorious One be praised!


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CLEVELAND - The big kid on the block will still get more say, but not as much as he used to.
A much-discussed, controversial system of weighted voting by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency that has long been criticized for giving Cuyahoga County too much say in what happens in less-populated member counties, including Lorain County, was replaced Friday.
The new system unanimously adopted by the NOACA Governing Board increases the number of board members from 38 to 44 while doing away with weighted voting. Under the new set-up, each NOACA board member will get one vote on any action presented during the agency's monthly meetings.
"This should eliminate a source of contention that's been vexing the agency for years," NOACA Executive Director Howard Maier said Friday. "We're very pleased to see this new arrangement, which tries to make voting more representational based on population."
The change comes in the wake of a 2007 situation that saw Cuyahoga County's weighted voting nearly put an end to an Interstate 90 interchange project in Avon. Lorain County officials threatened to withdraw from NOACA if the voting system wasn't changed.
Lorain County saw no change in its seven voting members. Neither did Geauga County, which maintains three votes.
Lake and Medina counties each lost one weighted vote, leaving them with five and four votes, respectively.
Four of the five new voting members in Cuyahoga County are the mayors of Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Lakewood and Parma, the county's four biggest cities outside Cleveland, according to Elyria Mayor Bill Grace, who heads the NOACA Governing Board.
The fifth new voting member comes from the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, and the sixth will represent the Medina County engineers' office.
Under the old system, Cuyahoga County had 35 weighted votes out of a total of 56 NOACA votes.
"This is a landmark event for the organization, and should make for a better balance among communities across the region," Grace said.
The 24 votes going to Cuyahoga County - out of a total of 44 - still represent a larger bloc of votes than those in the hands of NOACA's four other member counties, but Maier said the changes were an effort to link votes to population. Cuyahoga County has 1.28 million people, compared to the roughly 300,000 people in Lorain County, which represents about 15 percent of the region's roughly 2.1 million residents.
"Cuyahoga County has 61 percent of the region's population but now represents only 55 percent of the voting bloc," Grace said. "All of the other counties will now have a slightly higher representation voting-wise than their populations would suggest."
Grace said Lorain County Commissioners Betty Blair and Ted Kalo voted to approve the changes at Friday's meeting. Commissioner Lori Kokoski, who recently underwent surgery for blocked arteries in one arm, was absent.
The changes must now be ratified by the county commissioners in all five counties within 90 days.
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07-23-04, 16:46 #1Registered User
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I've got a couple questions about a FM 6 database I'm trying to host on the web. I'm fairly technically savvy, but keep in mind that I am not a programmer when you respond.
I'm using the web companion to put a work order database online. I want people to be able to pull up the site and fill out the form, then submit it to the repro department.
The web template it comes up with has the submit, clear, back buttons, etc. Is there any way to change those? I'd like to add the ability to print a copy of their work order. I had buttons on the actual database, but they won't work when they are online.
Also, is there a way that when they click the submit button, it sends an email out to the people need notification? I've created a 'send mail' script, but I don't know how (or even if I can) attach the script to the submit link in the template.
I like the look of the web companion format and I'd rather not build a whole new page to get around it.
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Hi, Andrea! FileMaker Pro 4-6 had 2 main options for web publishing... Instant Web Publishing (IWP) and Custom Web Publishing (CWP). With IWP, there's not much customizing you can do... IWP does its best based on your layouts, but you're stuck w/what it gives you. CWP on the other hand, allows you to do a lot more, but it requires at least basic web skills. If you are familiar w/Dreamweaver, GoLive, or similar applications, you can add a little of the CWP code called CDML into your web pages to get what you want but programming experience would help.
As for you e-mail question, you can probably do it w/a script and Send Mail but you'd have to leave your Eudora/Outlook running and logged in and you'd have to come up with a way to auto-send the messages (Send Mail calls up messages on screen but you have to hit the SEND button to send them). If you did this in Custom Web Publishing, there are -mail tags/code that you can put in your web pages to send e-mails automatically.
Here are a couple things you should note, too...
FM5-6 had an IP address restriction and was not really suitable for internet publishing except for in-house intranet or something. For internet use, FMPro Unlimited was required ($). FM4 did not have the IP restriction.
FM7 has changed web publishing quite a bit. CWP has been removed in the standard version and IWP has been drastically improved but it also has a limited number of users allowed.
Oh, by the way... in FM4-6 there is an issue w/running scripts over the web in which simultaneous or near-simulaneous requests such that FM will ignore 1 and execute the other. Using the -mail tags in CWP is safer, but I'm not sure if you would really want to learn CDML coding, especially since FM has dropped it in FM7.
Hope this helps some, though...
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So...given that I'm using FM6...how does the custom web design work? I've done my share of web work, although I'm not able to program in JAVA or Perl.
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FileMaker on the web
You have a few options to publish custom pages to the web with FileMaker.
Check out FMWebschool they have numerous turorials and free resources to help you with FileMaker Web Publishing.
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To select optimal processing parameters for Rapid Prototyping (RP) and improve the product efficiency, a visual modeling and simulating method for laser action area in RP was proposed. The SolidWorks' API (Application Programming Interface) functions were transferred by the VB (Visual Basic) to program the system. This method could carry out each simulating treatment in processing for various slicing schemes, and it realizes the visualization of rapid prototyping simulation-results in SolidWorks. By analyzing and optimizing the results, a set of optimal parameters was obtained. Thus, it improves the processing efficiency as well as the accuracy and decreases cost.
Tang Guang xing, Yao Shan, Wu Gui yong, Zhang Hong liang, "Visual Modeling and Simulation for Laser Action Area in Rapid Prototyping", Computer Science and Information Engineering, World Congress on, vol. 05, no. , pp. 435-439, 2009, doi:10.1109/CSIE.2009.288


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August 15, 2006
Thoughts on Cuba
While we all anxiously wait for Fidel to die, I thought I'd supply a few different thoughts about Cuba. Specifically, immigration policy.
I recently read "The Case for Democracy" by Natan Sharansky, which outlines one of the hidden reasons why the Soviet Union fell. That reason was an allowance by the Soviet government for Jewish dissidents to emigrate to other countries (such as Israel). The result was that the ensuing mass emigration allowed many to overcome the fear of the government, and, in turn, encouraged dissenting speech which weakened the country.
In light of this, consider the case of Cuba. Ever since Castro seized power, Cubans have continued to seek refuge in the US and other countries. Initially these immigrants were considered as refugees by the US government and were granted asylum - and rightfully so. However, over the years, the US government has gradually changed it's stance on cuban immigrants. In 1994 we reached the point where we struck a deal with Castro to return those who were caught before reaching land, the so-called "feet-wet/feet-dry" policy.
This policy, in my opinion, is not in the best interest of the US. Despite the recent turmoil over general US immigration policy, restricting the immigration of Cubans to our country prevents the destabilization of Cuba. The already present Cuban population shows strong support for policies that would weaken Castro, which is testament to the Sharansky's thesis. They are the equivalent of Soviet-Jewish dissidents seeking refuge in Israel. Thus, encouraging and assisting (to a small degree) Cuban refugees to reaching our shores would gradually destabilize Castro's government.
Alright, so the natural response to my opinion is 'then why didn't Castro fall during the many years that we did accept all Cuban refugees?' For the many years that we did have a liberal immigration policy for Cuban refugees, Cuba was being funded and stabilzed by the Soviets. Then, only shortly after the Soviet Republic fell our policies began shifting to limit cuban refugees.
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Dr. Ashlee Logan's world changed forever on a snowy December night in Boston. She has spent the last two years on the road, trying to escape the memory of that fateful night. With only her Great Dane, Drake, as her companion, she has worked her way across country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, working as an ER physician along the way.
While serving her country, former Navy doctor Dale Parker had her life shattered in a single moment on a hot, windswept desert roadside. Now, three years later, although her physical wounds have healed, Dale is forever changed by the experience. Struggling with her self-image, she has dedicated her second chance at life to helping other wounded veterans.
LA Metropolitan Hospital brings the two women together. Drawn together as kindred spirits, neither wants to face the stirring of emotions the other woman invokes.
Together can Dale and Logan move past the horrific events of their pasts, or are they forever destined to be… Wounded Souls?
This is a difficult book for me to review — Did I enjoy the story? Yes. Did I like the characters? Yes. Would I read more from this author in the future? Yes.
But there was just something that felt missing for me. It felt, at times, that the story dragged on a bit.
I did love how Dale and Logan are so opposite of each other and they are both hiding from their pasts. Afraid to allow them to come into their "real world". It was great to be able to follow along as they both opened up, and even more as Logan was able to come to terms with what happened in her past.
I don't want to say too much about that because I don't want to give away any spoilers, (and that is a super big spoiler).
Overall, I would say that I would recommend this book if you are looking for a story about over-coming your past, and accepting your present and realizing that good things can happen to people.


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UPSC Civil Services Main Exam Result 2015 Union Public Service Civil Services Main Merit List 2015:UPSC CSM Result 2015
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been declared the exam result for Civil Services Main Exam, which was conducted from 14th December 2014 to 20th December 2014. Exam aspirants was waiting for their exam result from a long time. Now candidates can check their exam result at www.upsc.gov.in. The merit list has been uploaded here.
Candidates who have Roll Numbers in merit list, they are selected in CSM Exam and will further appear for the Personality Test for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group 'A' and Group 'B'). More information about the UPSC Civil Services Main Exam Result 2014 is given below:
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Now the commission will conduct Personality Test for selected candidates from 27th April, 2015. Tests is held in Office of the UPSC at Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road. All other details regarding CSM Result will be uploaded to the official website very soon. Candidates can get Result PDF file by following the instruction given below or they can click link which is given at the bottom of this page.
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Congratulations on your top ten win! Fun design!
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Aw, thanks everyone! I'm flattered!
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Congratulations on the top ten!
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Congratulations on top. Great resolutions too :-)
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Congrats on top ten! So fun - crisp and playful!
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Many congratulations on top ten for your charming design - so pleased to see it in there - and it looks great printed!
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I love that you kept the design black & white!! It's fabulous & I'm so happy to see that you made the top 10! Big Congrats!
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Congrats on your fun top ten!
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Congrats on your top-ten placement for a very fabulous design! :o)
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Congratulations on placing in the top ten!
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Congratulations on placing 3rd with your beautifully scripted resolutions, Jeni!
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Neat!! A great display of lots of different hand-writing and there's something for everyone here (without making us feel too guilty) - I love "Be a problem solver" - and the presentation around "waste less" is very charming! I do like it in the black and white too (too much color could be distracting?)
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Thanks, everyone - it was a ton of fun to play with all the different letters. I'm working on a color version but didn't have time to finish it before the contest with all the holidays - stay tuned. :) You can see why one of my resolutions is "Finish what I start"!
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Great! Looks like it was so much fun to create!
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This is lovely!
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I love all the different typestyles. I, too, think this would be exciting to see in a number of different colorways!
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Happy New Year Jeni, I love your gorgeous type design, very nicely done, good luck in the contest!
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I would like this if it were available in colors
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lovely, whimsical and I love the mixture of types
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lovely handwriting and a lovely fabric!
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I have a journal that I write in daily. I started it the day after my husband passed away. I never go back and read what I wrote except for January 1, 2012. I read it to the grief counselor that comes over once a week because she asked me to share it. I would like to share it with all of you.
"Sunday 1/1/12: Well the worst year in my life is now over. I knew from the end of 2010 that 2011 was going to be a bad year but I didn't expect it to be this bad. I meant to reflect on it yesterday but I was so upset. Starting with the last few days of 2010 with my car accident made the outlook of 2011 look bleak but it actually turned out to be devastating. January 2011 both of us got sick with colds and you had teeth issues. Which ended up getting pulled. Day after Superbowl you were screaming of tremendous pain which ended us in the ER. Doctors took a CT scan and (with a bad bedside manner) said you had cancer all up and down your body. March 3rd was the official diagnosis. I remember all this like it was yesterday! You took radiation but no chemo. April 30th (our wedding anniversary) your brother and my mother came to visit. May 2011 you went back to the hospital with DKA. You didn't test your blood sugar or take your insulin. June you were put on hospice. I took good care of you. You were slowly fading away. August, I lost my job but it made me be able to take care of you full time. September your brother came back down for your birthday. October you became bed ridden. November 14, 2011 you left me!!! I am so lost without you Mark. December I brought you up to Ohio to bury you! 2011 has been the worse year of my life!!! I love you Mark and I truly miss you! Because you are no longer here, my life is forever changed!! I will never be the same. There is a hole in my heart. You have that piece!! I miss you Mark! I can't believe that you are gone!!!"
Now my journal is going to be buried or cremated with me as I have requested my daughter to make sure this happens. I have also added that into my will as a final wish. I want to show Mark when we meet up again.
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In July, I chaired an Inside Government event on 'Maximising Mobile Technology". The event brought together researchers, teachers and managers from across the UK. Overall, a good experience and a well-organised event, where the difficulties that occasionally mar effective chairing (i.e. speakers not sticking to their allocated time, orchestrating discussion during and beyond the sessions) were absent as speakers and audience were very keen to communicate and interact. Continue reading
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Ready, steady… KOOC (Part 2)
… continuing from our previous blog entry Ready, steady… KOOC (Part 1)
3. Brand consistency
We wanted all KOOC elements to be easily identifiable and so templates were created for the purpose of developing a consistent brand that would visually encompass all elements: KEATS (Moodle) interface, Videos, Multimedia objects, Google hangouts, additional textual resources…
Ready, steady… KOOC (Part 1)
The first two styled King's Open Online Courses (KOOCs): "Scientific Writing" led by Dr Alison Snape and "Data Analysis using Sigmaplot" led by Dr Lawrence Moon were launched at the end of September 2015. Around 250 Year 2 Biomedical students have been enrolled on these two KOOCs. They will have the opportunity to be the first students trialing this new King's venture.
This launch follows months of work by a small team of developers within the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning. Led by Elena Hernandez-Martin, Senior e-learning content developer and supported by Vanessa Skiadelli and Dr Andreas Konstantinidis, e-learning content developers, the work has resulted in a new and bespoke design and development of a KEATS interface. It has been designed to suit the style of learning expected of these type of online courses, comparable to that of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). The media-rich courses contain among textual and graphic content, 35 videos and 64 multimedia objects. Continue reading
Six things we learned from MOOCs
- Videos as content are still a powerful medium
This is something we have known for a long time, ever since the 'talking heads' of the first VLEs. However, MOOCs have led to a re-evaluation of the perceived value of the non-interactive video in online learning content, which had frequently in the past received criticism as being non appropriate when used in online learning. In the context of the MOOCs there have been some good and engaging examples of combining "talking heads" with visual material (not necessarily focusing on narrated PowerPoints). The most successful seem to be short, thematic videos that can be searched/navigated/accessed easily by the learner.
- Social media can support independent learners
Connectivity in MOOCs is usually provided through conventional computer mediated communication media such as discussion fora and through social networking or other forms of social media. These seem to work well provided they are fully embedded in the course environment and there is some form of moderation. What makes them work, despite the lack of full moderation, might be the 'massive' numbers of students in MOOCs, but also the expectation in this context that you will get some help from your peer if not always from your tutor. Continue reading
Designing for MOOCs: PART II – How are MOOCs different? (If at all)
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become a major focus of perceived innovation in online learning. The major innovations with MOOCs are not the elements of access to academic support, peer interaction, computer mediated communication, and automated assessment. These have been used elsewhere to support student learning in more "conventional" online learning environments. Although it may share in some of the conventions of an ordinary course, such as a predefined timeline and weekly topics for consideration, a MOOC generally carries no prerequisites other than Internet access and interest, no predefined expectations for participation, and generally no formal accreditation.
What marks a MOOC out from conventional online learning is that no professional academic time is allocated to guiding or supporting individual learners. This is probably the biggest difference between other forms of online learning and the element of support in MOOCs.
Whether MOOCs are a genuine innovation, or a mere repackaging of prior heritage in open learning, is a significant theme in the academic literature. I will contribute to the debate in this space by considering the learning design approaches and features in MOOCs and their perceived value, based on evaluations and evidence from the literature. Continue reading


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- Nebraskans may be paying more to fill the gas tank soon. Oil prices are back to the $50 range and oil industry analyst Baron Lukas says production is down. He says the oil glut diminished faster than anticipated. Oil production in the U.S. Canada, Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela has been cut in the last couple of months.
Lukas predicts a slow but steady increase up to $65 to $75 a barrel. He says the good news is that more oil rigs and drills in the U.S. will fire back up soon and that will put many of those in the oil production field back to work. Some energy experts predict 580 drilling rigs to almost 1,000 in the next year.
The average price today for a gallon of gas in Nebraska is $2.30 compared to the national average of $2.33. Lukas says if crude oil reaches $60 a barrel, consumers can expect to pay between $2.70 – $2.80 per gallon. He adds for the first time in decades the U.S. is the global price setter for crude oil.


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Dundee v Rangers - Saturday 1215, BT Sport 1
Rangers are finally back in the top division to renew their rivalry with Celtic after a four year absence and after drawing their opening game against Hamilton, they'll be keen to get their first win here. Dundee won their opener at Ross County, but finished down in 7th last season and as a result The Gers are strong favourites for this one.
Dundee's home record last season was W7-D7-L5, but they lost three of the four of these that were against top-three sides, netting just once. Rangers were dominant on the road in the Championship, winning nine of their opening 13 before taking their foot of the gas somewhat towards the end of the campaign. They've also won their opening two League Cup away clashes this season without conceding.
What's more, The Gers have an excellent head-to-head record against The Dee, winning their last eight meetings in all competitions whilst conceding just two goals. As a result, we're backing Mark Walburton's men to get their first win of the season and to keep a clean sheet while they're at it at odds of 11/5.
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Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians around the world.
In today's edition:
- Judge Orders FDA to Make Morning-After Pill Available Over the Counter for All Ages
- Egyptian Christians Face Increased Kidnappings
- Pope Francis a Huge Hit With U.S. Catholics — For Now
Rick Warren's Son Takes Own Life After Lifelong Battle With Mental Illness
Judge Orders FDA to Make Morning-After Pill Available Over the Counter for All Ages
A federal judge has ruled that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger, the New York Times reports. The decision comes after a decade-long fight over who should have access to the pill and under what circumstances, and counteracts an unprecedented move by the Obama administration's Health and Human Services secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, who in 2011 overruled a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration to make the pill available for all ages without a prescription. In a decision in a lawsuit filed by advocates, judge Edward R. Korman ruled that the government's refusal to lift restrictions on access to the pill was "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable." Korman ordered the FDA to lift any age and sale restrictions on the pill, Plan B One-Step, and its generic versions, within 30 days. The FDA and HHS declined to comment on the ruling Friday morning or indicate whether the government would file an appeal, saying the decision was being reviewed.
Egyptian Christians Face Increased Kidnappings
Kidnappers are targeting Christians in Egypt's southern Minya province, and church leaders say the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood is partly to blame, CBN News reports. More than 150 Christians, including children, have been kidnapped for ransom during the past two years in Minya province, home to many Christians as well as some of Egypt's most radical Islamists. Christian leaders say criminals are emboldened by the preaching of Islamic clerics who declare Christians are second-class citizens, but Christians rarely report the kidnappings because they don't believe the police will help them. One priest says local officials don't prosecute Muslims accused of attacking Christian homes and churches, and that encourages more crime. Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt's 83 million people.
Pope Francis a Huge Hit With U.S. Catholics — For Now
He has been Pope Francis for less than a month, but the former archbishop of Buenos Aires is a hit with American Catholics -- at least for now, the Religion News Service reports. The tables may turn on Francis once media attention moves from his no-fuss style to his substantive actions, a Vatican expert said Wednesday, but he currently has an 84 percent favorable rating among U.S. Catholics, including 43 percent who hold a very favorable view of him, according to a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. It is significantly higher than U.S. Catholics' view of Pope Benedict XVI early in his papacy, though the ratings are not directly comparable. Francis' favorable score was measured just two weeks into his papacy, while views on Benedict were surveyed three months after he became pope in 2005. Just 67 percent of U.S. Catholics had a favorable view of Benedict in the Pew Forum's measure in July 2005, by which point he had already taken a widely publicized unpopular action by firing the editor of the Jesuit magazine America. Americans had their highest view of Benedict in 2008 when he visited New York and Washington, D.C., but he never reached the 91 to 93 percent favorable heights hit by Pope John Paul II between 1987 and 1996, in Pew Forum research.
Rick Warren's Son Takes Own Life After Lifelong Battle With Mental Illness
The 27-year-old son of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has taken his own life after a lifelong struggle with mental illness, the Christian Post reports. Warren made the announcement about his son in an email sent to his staff early Saturday morning. "No words can express the anguished grief we feel right now," Warren wrote. "Our youngest son, Matthew, age 27, and a lifelong member of Saddleback, died today. Over the past 33 years we've been together through every kind of crisis. Kay and I've been privileged to hold your hands as you faced a crisis or loss, stand with you at gravesides, and prayed for you when ill. Today, we need your prayer for us." Warren described Matthew as "an incredibly kind, gentle and compassionate man" but "only those closest knew that he struggled from birth with mental illness, dark holes of depression, and even suicidal thoughts. In spite of America's best doctors, meds, counselors and prayers for healing, the torture of mental illness never subsided." Warren went on: "Today, after a fun evening together with Kay and me, in a momentary wave of despair at his home, he took his life." In a statement from Saddleback, the church asked that everyone "join us in praying for the entire Warren family and that God's comfort and peace will be with them as they deal with this difficult situation."
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with guest Connie Queen.
No, we're not talking about leaving our characters in a chilly state of dress or even giving them amnesia. Today, we're talking about stripping them of the very thing that makes them, well, them.
But why would we do that?
Stripping your character of a core piece of identity strengthens internal conflict.
Most of us realize we need to give our character's problems, something that makes them less than perfect. There are many informative posts that talk about internal conflict and ways to make it stronger.
While we don't want our characters having to call the suicide hotline or spend half their day on the couch talking with their therapist, at least one of our characters should face a major internal struggle.
For me, there are two things I've learned that make that easier. And who doesn't like things easier?
1. Foster care.
Let's go back seventeen years.
My husband and I were sitting in a training class to become foster care parents. The instructor handed out five little pieces of paper to everyone and said, "Write down the five most important things in your life, or what makes you, you."
I don't remember exactly what I wrote, but it was something along the lines of:
God, Church, being a wife, being a mom, I'm the daughter of Tex Monk.
"Now," the instructor said, "pick one of your pieces and throw it away. Wad it up and toss it into the middle of the floor. You're giving it up."
This made me uncomfortable, as it did everyone, but we took a deep breath, selected the least important thing, (Really? I couldn't live without any of them but the instructor would never know) and flung our precious papers to the ground. Then another round followed by another until she had us dispose of everything that mattered to us. Ok, this wasn't funny.
"There," she said when the floor was littered with our very being. "That's what these kids are asked to give up."
This stuck with me. These kids were giving up parents, siblings, religion, friends, schools, pets, toys and everything they've ever known. It didn't matter if their parents were imperfect. It was their world. Gone in an instant. (BTW this is why these children don't give a hoot if your house is bigger, filled with better toys and you're really nice people.)
2. Narrative Identity
My sister used narrative identity in her thesis which led to numerous conversations between us of how it applied to our own lives and that of our friends.
Now that this concept is ingrained in my mind, I can't help but apply it to my writing.
I'd explain the loss of narrative identity like this, "You're going about your life believing something about yourself when the rug is suddenly pulled out from underneath you. Now you doubt your identity. You can either try to get back on your normal path so your identity doesn't change, or abandon your identity in search of a new one."
A woman believes she's a good wife. After 19 years, her husband comes home and says he want a divorce. She can try to save the marriage or divorce him and be open to finding another man—hence trying to hang onto her identity. Or she can abandon ship by swearing off men and immersing herself in her new career as a divorce attorney.
- From my current WIP:
Riley, my hero, is a doting uncle to his 6-month-old nephew. His sister asks Riley to drop her son off at daycare. On the way, Riley receives a call from his captain informing him they received a break on a big case. Distracted with his boss's lengthy phone call, Riley forgets his sleeping nephew in the backseat. The baby dies. Not only is Riley challenged by what he believes about himself, but also what his family, social media, and his employer thinks about him. Is he a monster like the public claims, or is there room for him to be redeemed?
- My friend, Leah, the caregiver:
A wife and a mother to two teenage sons. Anyone who knew Leah would tell you it was her life to tend to other people. A few years ago, she learned she had cancer. As the illness progressed, her role as a caregiver was changed. Gone were the days of her cooking, cleaning and taking care of her family, but rather, she had to lean on them for everything. I went to see her toward the end. She was lying in bed and asked me to tell her what I had been writing. As I started telling her the stories, her eyes drifted shut. I thought I'd put her to sleep, but then her eyes fluttered open and she asked more questions. It didn't hit me until after I left that she'd done it again. Even sick and weak, it was always Leah's job to take care of others.
Unlike the example in my WIP, Leah's challenge was private. So much so, most of her acquaintances probably never realized how much it affected her.
When creating your character's internal conflict, consider whether their challenge should be secret or public. Private doesn't mean less impactful.
- Hoosiers
Remember Gene Hackman as Norman Dale? The basketball coach who punched one of his own players. Years later, he moves to a small town to coach their high school. He faces resistance from the players, parents, and the attractive acting principal. (He chooses to get back on the normal path and his challenge was public.)
- Angels in the Outfield
Dan Glover went from "I don't like kids" and being a cursing, kicking-the-dirt professional baseball coach to cleaning up his act and adopting two foster boys. (He abandoned his old identity and grabbed hold of a new one. His challenge was public.)
Possible identities to overthrow.
- Career. For some, their career is a major factor in how they identify themselves. I'd be willing to wager most teachers, nurses, military, peace officers, pastors, lawyers, and yes, authors, would write their occupation on one of those white slips of paper if taking that foster care class.
What about a pastor who, when is facing bankruptcy, steals from the church treasury, intending to pay it back? What about a nurse who accidentally gives the wrong medicine?
- Faith. A person's belief, or lack of belief, in God and how that relates to their everyday decisions. Either way, an 180-degree turn would be monumental.
- Family. If you'll notice I put dad on my paper. "oh, you're Tex Monk's daughter". That phrase brought on certain expectations of who I should be. My identity would be quite different if my dad had been a druggy who had abandoned his family to pursue his life of crime.
- Romantic relationships. How people of the opposite sex treat us can affect how we view ourselves. In school, I thought of myself as a good athlete who all they guys liked, but not necessarily the cheer leader-type that they wanted to date. I married my husband when I was 18. My view of romance would be different had I never been asked out, never been kissed (hmm, sounds like an idea for a movie), or had a boyfriend that cheated on me.
So, when creating my character's internal conflict, I always ask if it overthrows or strips them of their identity. If not, I dig deeper.
What about you? What would you put on your paper? Have you ever been thrown into a narrative abyss? Did you abandon your identity or try to get back on the course? How about your characters? Please share.
Seekerville, thank you for having me today. I'm honored to be your guest.
Connie Queen lives in north Texas with her husband of over thirty-one years, two kids, and several Great Danes. She has 6 more grown kids and 8 grandkids (one more on the way) scattered across the state.
She has been writing for many years, but only seriously the last few. She has finaled in numerous contests. Although she used to write western historicals, she now targets suspense lines. Connie is a member of ACFW. She does NOT like pictures of herself.
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"Dancer in the Dark"
Episode Summary: The SSS try to defend themselves against the red-eyed Kanade, but it takes the original Kanade to stop her by stabbing her, only to get stabbed herself in the process. The SSS realize Kanade used her "harmonics" program to create a battle-oriented copy of herself when she sliced the huge fish from earlier, but the clone did not disappear. While Yuri uses Kanade's computer to find something to defeat the clone, the others spend time in class pretending to be good students while actually concentrating on other things. Yuri ends up rewriting "harmonics" so the next time the original Kanade uses it, the clones will be absorbed after ten seconds. After the original Kanade is kidnapped and taken deep underground to the Guild's old location, the SSS pursue. One by one, SSS members sacrifice themselves as they encounter more Angel clones on the way until only Yuri and Otonashi remain. At the bottom, Yuri fights the last clone and Otonashi goes to save the original. After she manages to activate "harmonics", the clone tells Otonashi that the ruthless clones that attacked the SSS all have their own consciousness. She questions with a smirk on what will happen if they were all to be absorbed at once. As the "absorb" program activates, the Angel clones return to the original and Kanade writhes and cries out pain as Otonashi embraces her.


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* S&P 500 drops under 100-day moving average
* Crude oil jumps on Middle East supply concerns
* Tiffany's falls after results, Goodyear up on labor contract
* Indexes down: Dow 1 pct, S&P 1.4 pct, Nasdaq 2 pct
By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as geopolitical uncertainty rose over a possible military strike by the West against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces after a chemical weapons attack.
The S&P 500 dropped under its 100-day moving average for the first time since June, a sign of weakening near-term momentum. The day's decline extended recent weakness that came on uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start to slow its stimulative monetary policies.
Odds grew that a strike would occur against al-Assad's forces for a chemical weapons attack against civilians as a number of nations and groups-- including Britain, France, Canada and the Arab League-- joined Washington in urging a firm response to Assad. Adding to the tension, Russia has supported Assad in the fighting.
Investors who use asset allocation in their portfolios will need to adjust to the increased political risk, which could lead to further market weakness, traders said.
"Geopolitical risk has been muted for asset allocators, but it needs to be ratcheted up now," said Leo Grohowski, chief investment officer at BNY Mellon Wealth Management in New York. "Doing that in a market that was already acting sloppy is cause for further weakness."
Investor nervousness was reflected in a jump of more than 20 percent in the CBOE volatility index in the last two days. The uncertainty also lifted gold to a 15-week peak.
Western sources who attended a meeting in Istanbul between envoys of an alliance opposed to Assad and the Syrian National Coalition said "action to deter further use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime could come as early as in the next few days."
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said U.S. military forces in the region are "ready to go" should President Barack Obama order action against Syria.
All ten S&P 500 sectors were lower, with financials and materials the weakest of the day. Both groups, which are closely tied to the pace of economic growth, fell more than 2 percent. About 80 percent of companies traded on both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq fell.
Losses in the energy sector were partly offset as crude oil surged 2.8 percent.
"The potential disruption of Middle East oil supply will not only provide support for commodities, but this is a sector that has underperformed, where valuations are compelling," said Grohowski, who helps oversee $175 billion in client assets.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 146.94 points, or 0.98 percent, at 14,799.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 23.49 points, or 1.42 percent, at 1,633.29. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 72.46 points, or 1.98 percent, at 3,585.11.
The S&P 500 is down 2.9 percent in August, putting it on track for its worst monthly performance since May 2012.
A potential economic headwind for the market is the need to raise the federal government's borrowing authority soon. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said it was essential for Congress to raise the borrowing limit by mid-October or the country will face default.
Goldman Sachs fell 2.7 percent to $153.60 a day after a source said the company lost tens of millions of dollars after a computer glitch led to a flood of erroneous options trades last week.
Shares of Tiffany & Co's dipped 0.9 percent to $80.92 after reporting second-quarter sales that missed expectations, though the jeweler raised its full-year profit view on strong results in China.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co surged 2.2 percent to $19.05 after the company detailed a new master labor contract.
U.S. regulators have asked Nasdaq OMX Group and NYSE Euronext to come up with a timeline of Thursday's three-hour trading disruption, but the rival exchange operators have been unable to agree on the details, according to several sources familiar with the situation
Shares of Nasdaq OMX fell 1.9 percent to $30.07 while NYSE Euronext was off 0.6 percent at $42.06.