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General Guidelines
- Planning and Assessment of Risk
- Safety and First Aid
- Communication
- Use of Vehicles
- Use of Boats
- Use of Other Specialized Equipment
- SCUBA Diving
- Coastal and Estuarine Work
- Terrestrial Fieldwork
Fieldwork is a professional activity, requiring professionalism in its planning. These general statements provide a framework for planning fieldwork activities and training staff and students.
Planning and Assessment of Risk
All fieldwork must be planned in advance, including assessment of the possible risks. The management of risks is essentially a four-step process:
- identifying the risks, ie those things that may impede the successful outcome of the fieldwork;
- assessing their likelihood and the potential consequences of them;
- controlling them;
- monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the risk control measures and improving them as needed
The staff member leading the trip (or the staff member supervising the students involved if there are no staff participating) is responsible for ensuring that adequate advance planning and assessment of risk are done. The same assessment of risk should be used whether the trip involves a large number of undergraduate students travelling by coach, a small group of postgraduate students or a party of two or three experienced staff travelling to a remote area.
Checklists of possible risks and how to identify them are helpful and Departments are urged to produce, review and update these. Examples of typical risks include extremes of weather, use of hazardous substances or harmful biological agents, driving vehicles and use of boats. Issues to be considered in assessment and reduction of risk during fieldwork include:
- the chain of command for the group, which should be determined explicitly in advance so that there is reduced confusion in the event of accidents or other untoward circumstances;
- the number of people in the group (a minimum of two is preferred) and their experience with fieldwork of the type being done;
- the nature of the work and the area where it is done, including its remoteness, terrain, likely weather conditions including possible weather extremes, possibility of encountering dangerous animals or plants (or people!);
- the methods and availability of transport and assistance in case of breakdown or accident;
the availability of reliable channels of communication;
- inclusion in the party of people who have training in first aid and provision of adequate first aid kits;
- the use of dangerous chemicals, explosives, mechanical equipment, electrical equipment or harmful biological agents in the work being done;
work in or near water;
- working at heights or below the ground;
- generation of hazardous wastes;
- timing and length of travel;
- adequacy of water and other provisions such as food, fuel, shelter, etc;
- the fitness, health and competencies of the people in the group (e.g. knowing medical conditions, swimming ability, etc assists in deciding whether risks are acceptable or not, and planning alternatives).
Suitable maps should be available for routes to and from the fieldwork site, and of the fieldwork area, including information about relevant support services etc.
Safety and First Aid
Groups doing fieldwork must have adequate first aid training and supplies, as appropriate to the type of work and the hazards that may be encountered, and the size of the field trip party. In terms of first aid training, current certification at "Senior" first aid level should be considered to be a minimum standard. Precautions must be taken to minimize the potential for accidents of any kind, but if accidents do occur it is essential to manage them by having made appropriate preparations.
Recommended contents of first aid kits are listed in the University's First Aid Policy and Procedures. Where appropriate, portable survival kits are necessary and should be made available. Note that standard type C vehicle kits are almost certainly inadequate for fieldwork and Departments will need to develop their own kits to suit their specific needs.
Survival in untoward circumstances in remote areas, at sea, or in deserts requires specialist knowledge, skills, preparation and training. Anyone involved in such work must prepare, revise and update lists of requirements and procedures. These should be known by all participants.
Reliable means of communication are essential for all fieldwork. What is needed will obviously vary according to the circumstances and, in some cases (e.g. boating), there are statutory requirements. It is essential that, if something goes wrong, assistance can be summoned and emergency services notified. Mobile phones are one convenient form of communication, but they are not suitable for all circumstances or areas.
It is also necessary for contacts not involved in the work to be able to alert others to take action whenever regular contact breaks down and there is evidence that something has gone wrong. The person or persons nominated to be the contact must be competent.
Global positioning systems (GPS) should be used in boats and land vehicles used for remote fieldwork.
Use of Vehicles
Only licensed and appropriately trained drivers should be in charge of field vehicles. The Head of Department should ensure that there is a system in place for checking for appropriate and current driving licences, placing restrictions on use of vehicles, e.g. for untrained or inexperienced persons, and giving express permission for vehicle use. It is advisable for the Department to have guidelines on use and limitations of vehicles. Purchase of diesel vehicles is recommended for reasons of greater fuel safety, particularly for off-road use.
Only registered vehicles are to be used. Vehicles used for field trips should be well-maintained according to the manufacturer's service specifications and equipped with adequate spare parts and tools, according to the area and length of trip. Care must be taken when loading vehicles to maintain as low a centre of gravity as possible and to secure items adequately in the cabin. Vehicles must be driven with caution and attention to prevailing road and weather conditions. Only vehicles designed and/or equipped for the purpose should be taken off sealed roads.
The vehicle should be selected for the type of terrain likely to be encountered. Drivers should be familiar with the vehicle before setting out on the trip. Drivers intending to use four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles should have received training in 4WD or be able to demonstrate experience in driving such vehicles. Drivers should be familiar with routine maintenance procedures such as checking oil, water, tyre pressure, coolant, and battery, and changing tyres. Drivers should also be aware of the fuel capacity and range of the vehicle.
Prior to setting out on the trip, the driver should check the vehicle to ensure it has been adequately maintained and has all the necessary tools, spare parts and special equipment for the trip. A check should be made that the luggage is secure.
Rest stops and fuel stops should be used to check that the vehicle is operating normally with respect to tyre pressure, engine leaks, etc, and that the luggage remains secured. Every day, before setting out, check the oil, water, fuel, battery fluid, coolant, brake fluid, and tyre pressures, and that controls are working.
Driving times and distances should be planned to prevent fatigue. Usually a driver should not drive for more than about 2 hours before changing over or taking a short break that incorporates some light physical activity such as walking. A maximum of around 650 km per day should be planned, although greater distances may be safely covered, depending on road, traffic and weather conditions, and the number and experience of available drivers. Driving at night is more hazardous than during daytime (because of reduced visibility, biorhythm, level of stimulation) and should be minimised.
Drivers should always heed applicable road rules, including those pertaining to consumption of alcohol. Driving should always be done at safe and legal speeds. Safe speeds depend upon the road and weather conditions, experience of the driver, time of day, alertness of the driver and the vehicle itself. Unfamiliarity with the road or conditions and the presence of nocturnal animals contribute to driving hazards.
Occupants should wear seat belts when travelling in vehicles. Luggage should always be securely stowed. Netting or solid barriers between the boot and cabin protect occupants from loose objects, which may be propelled through the cabin if the vehicle stops suddenly.
For field trips involving large numbers of students travelling by bus or coach, the coach company or its representatives may impose its/their own rules to ensure safety and comfort for all passengers. The field trip leader should ensure that everyone obeys these.
The legal requirements limiting consumption of alcohol by vehicle operators and prohibiting alcohol consumption by people less than 18 years of age apply as minimal standards of the University. The fieldwork leader may apply more stringent standards if these are considered warranted by his or her assessment of the fieldwork task, for example, if it involves hazardous environment or practices, inexperienced personnel, etc.
Use of Boats
In a School or Department where boats are used, the staff involved with the fieldwork must be familiar with relevant maritime legislation (as set out in the NSW Safe Boating Handbook published by the Waterways Authority) , at least one copy of which must be held somewhere accessible in the Department. Boating field trips must comply with the requirements of maritime legislation. Personnel in charge of boats are responsible for ensuring they have the appropriate licences and any appropriate boat registrations are obtained.
Boats must be used in accordance with the NSW Safe Boating Handbook. Boats capable of 10 knots or more must be registered. Boats should be well-maintained and equipped with adequate spare parts and tools, according to the area worked and the length of the trip. Care must be taken when loading boats. The maximum capacity that the boat can carry must be displayed on the boat and must not be exceeded. Boats must contain adequate safety devices such as distress flares, personal flotation devices, etc. Only boats designed and equipped for the purpose may be taken out to the open sea. A radio transceiver is required for vessels going more than 2 nautical miles offshore. Safety equipment requirements for enclosed and open waters are listed in the Handbook.
Only licensed and appropriately trained personnel should be in charge of boats. Boats must be driven with caution and attention to prevailing conditions. Navigation skills may also be required. Only those personnel necessary and trained for the fieldwork may be carried in boats. Personnel other than employees and enrolled students of the University must have authorization from the relevant Head of Department to travel in boats. No one may go out boating alone. The minimum size of a boating field work party is two and at least one must be a competent swimmer.
Before setting out on boating trips, check prevailing and predicted weather conditions. Boat trips should not be undertaken in poor weather (eg high winds, rough seas) or when poor weather is predicted over the period of the planned trip. Even when good weather is predicted, changing weather should be anticipated in planning the trip.
Prior to setting out, check the vessel for safety equipment, personal flotation devices, fully charged battery, correct fuel mix, spare plugs, cotter pins, anchor and small bucket for bailing.
Use of Other Specialized Equipment
Many types of fieldwork require use of specialist equipment (e.g. vibracorers, drills, etc.). In all cases, the Departmental Fieldwork Safety Officer or equivalent should ensure that proper maintenance of equipment is done, that personnel are trained properly in use of the equipment and that all parts, tools and manuals for the operation of the equipment are available for the trip.
SCUBA Diving
Diving can only be authorized when it is done in accordance with the relevant Australian Standards and other established safe practices. The relevant Australian Standards include:
- AS/NZS 2299.1 - Australian /New Zealand Standard: Occupational Diving Operations - Part 1: Standard operational practice
- AS/NZS 2299.2 - Australian /New Zealand Standard: Occupational Diving Operations - Part 2: Scientific diving
- AS/NZS 2299.3 - Australian /New Zealand Standard: Occupational Diving Operations - Part 3: Recreational industry diving and snorkeling operations
- AS 2815.1- Australian Standard: Training and certification of occupational divers Part 1: SCUBA diving to 30m.
No diving should be done - even to "help with a student's project" - unless these standards are met.
Lack of compliance for postgraduate diving and particularly on unauthorized undergraduate projects and field-excursions is unacceptable.
- advance planning includes carrying out and documenting risk assessments and submitting dive proposals to the Diving Officer for approval prior to the dive
- before every dive, the dive coordinator, divers, divers' attendants and any non-diving support personnel must agree on a pre-dive plan, update the risk assessment and document these for submission to the Diving Officer on return to the University
- only registered competent divers approved by the Diving Officer who are medically fit to dive may participate in University scientific diving operations
- competent diving coordinators and dive leaders must be appointed to supervise all diving operations
- diving operations must not exceed a maximum depth of 30 m
- no one is authorised to dive alone
- all members of a dive team must be familiar with the procedures to be followed and the equipment to be used
- divers are responsible for maintaining a permanent record of their own diving activities
- all unusual incidents, unexpected hazards, accidents and injuries must be reported promptly to the Diving Officer and Supervisor, and recorded via RiskWare.
General aspects of fieldwork set out elsewhere in these guidelines must also be taken into account when planning and carrying out scientific diving.
3.8 Coastal and Estuarine Work
When planning coastal and estuarine work, information about tides, currents, weather and other factors affecting safety must be considered. Work on rock-platforms can be particularly hazardous and adequate precautions must be taken to prevent members of a group being swept from rocks or injured by unexpected waves. Training, experience of team-leaders and adequate personnel to ensure continuous vigilance are required. Ensure that appropriate clothing, including footwear is worn by all personnel (this is particularly important if someone has to go to the aid of someone else who is in difficulty).
3.9 Terrestrial Fieldwork
Precautions required for terrestrial fieldwork vary according to the type of environment and likely weather conditions, including possible weather extremes which may be encountered. Rainforest, desert or mountain environments present different hazards. The Department should develop guidelines and codes of practice for each type of terrestrial fieldwork it conducts. Staff and students should receive training to ensure that all members of a particular fieldwork party know the guidelines/codes of practice relevant to the environment being visited.


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Members of the campus and greater Eau Claire communities are invited to a town hall meeting Tuesday, March 24, to discuss the new student center. The meeting will run from 5:30-8 p.m. in the Alumni Room, Davies Center. Architects will give a project overview followed by a question-and-answer session. A green space between Davies Center and the Phillips Hall parking lot on the south side of lower campus is the preferred site of a new student-funded $48.8 million student center. Technical analysis of the site is under way and public input is being solicited. Construction will begin in summer 2010, with occupancy in fall 2012. The project will be funded through segregated fees, which are paid by students. No tax dollars will be used to develop or operate the new building. For details about the meeting, contact Charles Farrell, director of University Centers, at 715-836-5904 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dr. Paula Kleintjes Neff will present "Women Keeping Nature in the Nurture of the 21st Century Child" at 2 p.m. Friday, March 27, in Room 319 of Phillips Hall. A professor of biology, she teaches courses in environmental science, conservation biology and entomology. She is interested in citizen science and the role of families and environmental educators in nurturing a love for nature in young kids.
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The Center for International Education will host "Teas of the World" from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in the Presidents Room, Davies Center. Activities include tea tasting, a tea bazaar and presentations on culture, customs, traditions and tea service from around the world. For details, contact CIE at 715-836-4411 or email@example.com.
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The first Asian American Cultural Extravaganza will run from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Council Fire Room, Davies Center. As part of Asian Heritage Month, the event will educate people about Asian culture and the many forms of beauty from the continent. Activities will include an Asian-themed fashion show, cultural dances, poetry readings and musical performances. A dinner will feature food from Asian countries. For details, contact student Adam Sorelle at 715-836-4646.
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Stanford University neurobiologist Robert M. Sapolsky will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in Zorn Arena. His Forum presentation is titled "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers." A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Sapolsky is known for his work on the effects of stress on brain chemistry and human health. Sapolsky is a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research at the National Museum of Kenya. He was featured in a special on stress by National Geographic and PBS.
Hmong Culture Fest will run from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, March 29, in the Council Fire Room, Davies Center. It will feature attorney Sophia Vuelo, who has been a prosecutor, assistant public defender and a criminal defense attorney. Vuelo graduated from Memorial High School in Eau Claire and recently moved back to Eau Claire. For details, contact Sai Vang at firstname.lastname@example.com or 920-265-0266.
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Couric's Ghost-Writer Was Linkage Loving Lovely
Katie Couric's so important that CBS paid a blogger/producer to have memories of childhood for her. Or she's a replicant, just like in Blade Runner.
Melissa McNamara,who wrote Couric's library reminiscences, got fired for lifting portions of WSJ writer Jeffrey Zaslow's original essay.
Not that the stolen bits were deathless prose. Compare both on libraries' appeal to kids:
Zaslow: "It's a last-ditch place to go if they need to find something out."
Couric: "It's a last ditch place to go if they need to find something out."
Zaslow: "Sure, there are still library-loving children, but books aren't necessarily the draw."
Couric: "Sure, children still like libraries, but books aren't the draw."
You'd think someone with a degree from Columbia could find rather better stuff to borrow.
McNamara had earlier quoted Urban Semiotics' David Boles in a column about accuracy and the movie 300:
The problem with unrestricted community involvement in online research is the great risk to truth and accuracy in the reporting.
Ain't it the truth? At Blogophile, McNamara was quite the quoter.
Carbwire on American Idol.
Brypher.com on Cardinal O'Malley.
The Client Side on iPods.
Brandstorming on Comcast's sleeping tech.
Jotsheet on Coach K ads. He also notes that he got a whole 12 visitors from the CBS site, proving that linkage from MSM blogs is worthless.
Did she send them all the headshot, too? CBS is taking a look at earlier commentaries.
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Hello! Welcome to my Frequently Asked Questions page! I have found that many people have questions to ask when they are doing HOMEWORK. Maybe this is you?
Sadly, I cannot answer individual requests for homework help. There are two reasons for this:
1. Homework questions are hard, and many. If I answered them all I wouldn't get anything else done, including writing books. And writing books is my job. It takes up a lot of time. And if I didn't write the books, no one would have any reason to ask me any questions. This turns into one of those chicken and egg situations. Except the answer in this case is CHICKEN, because I think we all equate chickens with books. Right?
2. Questions about things like symbols, themes, meaning . . . these are all for you to determine! I can't answer those no matter what!
But do not think I do not want to help! Below, I have answered some common questions. Hopefully these will be of some assistance!
If you are not doing homework . . . you are also welcome to enjoy the faq!
About Me
The Books In General
The Key To The Golden Firebird
The Bermudez Triangle
13 Little Blue Envelopes
Girl At Sea
Suite Scarlett
Scarlett Fever
Internet Related Questions
On Writing and Publishing
Contact Info
About Me
Where were you born? In a snowstorm, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Why Philadelphia? My mom was there. I tended to go where she went back in those days.
What's your birthday? The 16th of February.
So, you're an Aquarius? That's right.
Where do you live? New York City.
What do your parents do? Are they writers? My mother is a nurse. My father is a retired engineer. They are most assuredly not writers.
Do you have any siblings? Sadly, no.
Where did you go to school? For high school, I attended a private, Catholic prep school for girls. For undergrad, I went to the University of Delaware, and (briefly) the University of Bristol in the UK. For graduate school, I went to Columbia University.
What did you major in at school? Writing (classical rhetoric, technical writing, and nonfiction) and theatrical dramaturgy.
What's dramaturgy? A dramaturg (someone who practices dramaturgy) is kind of a playwright-director-researcher-editor. Dramaturgs help put together seasons of plays, select and develop new plays, adapt books and stories for stage, choose translations, do research on historical plays . . . basically, anything that has to be done to a script . . . a dramaturg can be brought in to help do it. Mostly what I did was break up fights between directors and playwrights, put out small fires, and find missing actors and musicians.
Why do you go to England so much? I am BFFs with the Queen, and am currently being considered to play the next Doctor on Doctor Who. Please don't tell anyone. These are both secrets.
Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? Do you even need to ask? Team Zombie, of course!
Do you know that you have the same name as a character from Rent? Yes.
Are you her? No.
Seriously. Are you? No.
Were you named for her? No! I was here first!
Did you know there is a song called "The Tango Maureen"? Yes.
Is it about you? No.
Would you like me to sing it to you? Yes.
The Books in General
How long does it take you to write a book? Nine months to a year, generally. Sometimes much longer. But there's one book I've been working on for about seven years. It's not done.
Where do you get your ideas? From the brain monkeys.
What languages, besides English, are you published in? At the moment: French, German, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Catalan, Croatian, Romanian, Hebrew, Dutch, Hungarian, and Turkish.
Are they going to make movies out of any of your books? It's always possible! From what I have seen, it's kind of a long and complicated process. And it begins when the movie studio gets in touch with the writer, not the other way around. Someone has to come to you and say, "Hello! We are movie people with lots of cameras and big sacks of money to make films! We need to talk to you!" I have been approached a few times . . . I hear rumblings. If it happens, TRUST ME, I will let everybody know.
Why are there so many headless (or eyeless) girls on the covers of your books? I don't really have a lot (if anything) to do with the covers of my books. In fact, the first time I ever played a role was for the Suite Scarlett cover—I consulted on the choice of model and the location of the photo shoot. Otherwise, I usually see them when they are near completion. Covers don't make a huge difference to me, honestly. My job is to write the book. The cover is the shiny thing designed by the art department to catch your eye in the store.
That being said . . . I know what you're saying about the headless (or eyeless) girls. I get a LOT of comments about them. I know that the idea is . . . the face is obscured so that you can make your own ideas about what the character looks like. What some people are seeing are girls with fabulous abs and no heads. And I get that. I'm really kind of with you on that, actually . . . but at the same time, I appreciate all the work that goes into the cover design. My best suggestion is to take over the dust jacket or put some other cover of your own design on the book if you don't like it. In fact, some people send me their versions of the covers. I love them!
The Key to the Golden Firebird
Is this book based on your personal experience? No, not really. It takes place where I grew up, though.
How do you write about siblings when you don't have any? I have a lot of close friends. And a lot of my close friends have siblings and tell me what it's like. And I just watch people. And I just make it up.
Are you a big baseball fan? I don't follow any sports at all, so I needed a lot of help with the baseball sections. The only thing I had to go on was my limited experience playing softball when I was ten or eleven. I watched games with baseball-loving friends and went to Camden Yards.
Do you really like cars? Ha ha! Again, no. Few people know less about cars than I do. That scene where Pete explains "the second battery" to May? Something a lot like that happened to me.
Are you writing a sequel to this book? No. This book is a stand-alone story.
The Bermudez Triangle
Did any of this happen to you? Well, I did work in a theme restaurant that was a lot like P.J. Moritmer's. And I used to play piano very badly. And, like Nina, I really like Swifters.
Is it true this book has been banned? It's been challenged twice, once in Oklahoma, and once in Florida. In both cases, the book was kept on the shelf, but with restrictions. And in one of these cases, a librarian of over thirty years gave up her job rather than back down.
Why was it challenged? From what I could gather, because it has a positive portrayal of two girls dating. Both challenges seemed to result from either an incomplete or very confused reading of the book, as the claims made about it were almost entirely false. Book banners are not known for their critical reading skills.
Someone complained because of THAT? That's ridiculous! I know. Hey, some people try to ban Harry Potter. Banners . . . they love to ban. It makes them feel important.
Do you have an inner raccoon? Does it like shiny things? Yes. Yes.
How about this book? Are you writing a sequel to this one? Again, no. This is a stand-alone story.
13 Little Blue Envelopes
Did you go to all the places in the book? No. At the time I wrote it, I'd been to about half of them. I bought a massive map of Europe, one that took up a large section of my living room floor. I used that to track Ginny's journey, covering it in post-its with train times and distances. The rest was all research. Librarians are our friends!
Did the book change a lot as you wrote it? Massively. You wouldn't recognize it from the first draft. There was a baby . . . there was a pub . . . I almost sent Ginny to Lapland . . . things like that.
Is it true you wrote the book in a Scottish castle? I started it in one, yes. I won a writing fellowship, and spent a month living in this castle in the winter.
Is Keith real? There is no one real Keith Dobson . . . however, he's sort of a portrait of several friends of mine. I could introduce you to about three people, and you could think that any one of them was the "real Keith."
The name and the kilt came from a real Keith, who is really an actor, who is a Scottish friend of a friend. I met him while he was visiting here in New York. He went all around the city in his kilt (he had rented it for a wedding). He was quite a hit. His name is properly pronounced "Keef." When I was writing the book, I stuck him in there.
So, the answer is no . . . but it's also sort of a yes. Does that make any sense?
Is Harrods real? Extremely.
Do you have proof? Would you accept ten massive cans of ox tongue in jelly as proof?
Or. how about this video?
Is Mari Adams real? Mari Adams is loosely based on a real artist named Vali Myers.
What's with the 13th envelope? (spoilers) YOU WILL FIND OUT IN THE SEQUEL.
What happens to Keith and Ginny! I HAVE TO KNOW! YOU WILL FIND OUT IN THE SEQUEL.
Wait. Did you just say SEQUEL? Yes.
What's it called? The Last Little Blue Envelope.
Is the sequel available? Yes! The Last Little Blue Envelope came out in April 2011. Look for it at your favorite bookstore!
Is St. Teresa's based on your own school? A bit. We didn't, to my knowledge, have a demon organization operating quietly in the shadows—but we did have polyester uniforms, a complicated demerit system, and some pretty scary statues.
Why did you go to a Catholic girls' school if you weren't Catholic? It sounded fun at the time.
Are you like Jane at all? I sound a lot like Jane, but I'm not nearly as smart as she is.
Was Devilish based on any books or stories? It's my take on the classic Faust story—and a bit on The Devil and Daniel Webster.
Sequel? No. Jane couldn't take it.
Girl at Sea
Where did Girl At Sea come from? A powerful childhood obsession with Pompeii and the Titanic. I totally nerded out on these two subjects.
Why doesn't Clio have a tattoo on the U.S. cover? I have no idea.
Are you a SCUBA diver? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA . . . no.
Is it true that you took SCUBA lessons for the book? Um, yes. One. I was not fantastic at it.
Is it true that you went to Sorrento, Capri, and Pompeii for research to write the book? Yes. I go through all kinds of hardships for you.
What does Sorrento look like? It looks like this—which is the exact path Clio and her father use to get back up into town:
Is it true that you bought extremely cheap sunglasses while you were there? Yes.
And ate a lot of gelato? Yes.
The sequel question goes here. I know. Again, this is a stand-alone story.
Suite Scarlett
Is Suite Scarlett based on any real experiences? It is. Not all of it, certainly. I mean, I made it all up, story-wise. But it's based on my experiences working in theater and living in New York.
Does that mean you've seen Hamlet performed on unicycles? No. But I've seen things that actually sound less likely than that. I've seen Shakespeare sets comprised entirely of fruit.
Is the Hopewell Hotel a real place? It is in my mind.
What happens with Eric? You have to read the next book to find out.
And . . . sequel? There already IS one!
Scarlett Fever
Do I have to read Suite Scarlett to understand Scarlett Fever? I don't think you have to, but I'd recommend it.
How many Scarlett books are there going to be? The current plan is for three.
Who are these four people mentioned in the dedication: Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, and Her Serene Highness Princess Anni-Frid Synni Reuss, Countess of Plauen? They are known to the world as ABBA.
Why is Scarlett Fever dedicated to a 1970s Swedish disco group? Because they taught us all that we too can be the Dancing Queen.
Has Dick Wolf contacted you yet? IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
When is the third Scarlett book coming out? I don't have the date yet. I'm working on that now. I WILL LET YOU KNOW.
Why did you end it like that? WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? heh heh heh
[mild spoilers] Eric or Max? Like I would tell you.
Internet Related Questions
Who is Daphne Unfeasible? Daphne (a.k.a. Kate Schafer-Testerman) is my agent. She also happens to be a friend of mine from college, former roommate, fellow traveller, and a (usually) willing partner in my various schemes. She blogs about publishing and the agenting process here.
Why don't you have a Youtube channel? I do. It's here. I don't make videos very often. I did substitute for John Green on vlogbrothers when he was on paternity leave, and that almost killed me. Videos are hard and take away valuable time I could be using to eat snacks or write books. Also, I don't think I am very good at them. Who knows? I may start making them regularly. I AM FULL OF SURPRISES, LIKE A CAN OF POP-UP SNAKES.
What is BEDA? BEDA stands for Blog Every Day April. It started in 2009, in March, when I realized I was way behind on my blog, and I thoughtlessly Twittered, "Hey, I think I will blog every day in April." Then I got in the shower. When I got out, people had already signed on, saying, "I, too, will blog every day in April!" Three hours later, it had a name, five hours later, it had a coordinator. In the end, BEDA had five hundred registered participants, and many others doing the project on their own. Throughout the project, I featured a reader's blog every day, and I did a "BEDA BUDDIES" project where I took one hundred applications and matched people into groups of four to be reading and blogging partners. It was an awesome exercise in building a writing community–and it happened more or less by accident, as many good things do.
Is there going to be a BEDA 2010 or 2011? Or, for the folks really into planning, 2012? EVEN MORE UPDATED ANSWER: Because of my schedule, I cannot COMMIT to BEDA again at this time, but I encourage you to go for it! UPDATED ANSWER: I personally won't be doing BEDA 2010 because my schedule has filled completely. If I try to cram in anything more, I will run giggling into the hills, and you will never see me again. But YOU can do it. And I will probably blog MORE THAN NORMAL.
What's with the jars? On Twitter, you will often hear me refer to "my jars." When you follow me on Twitter, I take your essence and put it in a jar. You are well taken care of. Your jars are lovingly polished, and snacks are regularly distributed. I regularly move the jars, so you can look out the window, or get some sleep. Whatever you need.
Who is Free Monkey? Free Monkey was one of a batch of thousands of small stuffed monkeys distributed in boxes of PG Tips tea in England in early 2006, all with the label "Free Monkey." Through sheer luck, I happened to purchase his box at a Guildford area Tesco while I had the flu. I was amazed when I opened the box and this small monkey immediately began addressing me. Unlike all the other PG Tips monkeys, most of which just sit around and stare . . . Free Monkey possesses a brilliant mind. He is fluent in five languages, and can read a further four. He is deeply analytical, and acts as my advisor on all matters. He frequently accuses me of "linear thinking," but aside from that, we are tight. Free Monkey went on tour around the United States and to several international locations for the release of Girl At Sea. Free Monkey has two cousins called the Wee Free Monkeys. They are not nearly as bright as Free Monkey. One of the Wee Free Monkeys now lives with Lili Wilkinson in Australia.
On Writing and Publishing
I am an aspiring writer! What advice can you give me? Read everything you can. Write all the time. Keep writing and writing and writing . . . and don't worry about publishing right away. Writing is a bit like playing an instrument or dancing or acting . . . you have to practice and learn for a long time before you go up in front of people.
How do you get over writer's block? I just keep sitting down in front of the computer again. I don't want to keep using analogies, but for me, it's kind of like a physical activity—when you first start doing it, sometimes you get aches and pains and its hard to work for a long time—but then you build up, and you learn to deal with the aches and the pains and the slow days. You just work through them. I guess I recommend a regular schedule. Just keep going.
I have written a book! Can I send it to your agent? My agent, Daphne Unfeasible of Unfeasible Enterprises (a.k.a. Kate Schafer of kt literary) has a very thorough website. You can read her submission policy here!
I have written a book! Will you read it and tell me what you think? I wish I could. Honestly. The problem is, if I did this whenever I got a request, I would never have time to do anything else, including eat. And I get hungry.
I have written a book that is being published (not self published, but by a publisher). I would like you to blurb it! Can I send it to you? Thank you for thinking of me! Here is how this works. All blurb requests should go to my agent and should preferably come from your agent or editor. Kate manages the flow of requests. She will talk you through it.
Why did you make that distinction about self publishing? Because at this time I do not read self-published works for blurbing purposes. If the industry changes in the future I am sure my policy will change. But that's how it stands now.
I am a teenager and I really want to publish this book/story I wrote. How can I get published right now? I seriously recommend that you wait to try to get published–and in truth, even if you don't wait to try, your chances are not very good. I know this sounds harsh but, it is truthful and solid advice. Most books written by teenagers are nowhere near ready for publication. It takes a long time to learn how to write. John Scalzi explains this whole issue in a fantastic article you can read here. I really recommend it, because he's right.
So, you're saying I should give up? Definitely not. Quite the opposite. Keep writing. Write all the time. The publishing part is the least important part of this equation. That's the part that's a job. Publishing is a business. Writing is your craft. Every writer I know was a teenage writer who just kept going.
Where do you go on your book tours? Authors are lemmings. We go where we are sent. I am touring in spring 2011 for The Last Little Blue Envelope and fall 2011 for The Name of the Star. I don't have all the details yet, but keep an eye on this page to see if I will be showing up at a location near you!
Can you come to my town? That would be awesome! Of COURSE I want to come to your town! But someone has to send me. Which means that someone at a bookstore or library has to make the request to my publisher, and my publisher has to figure it all out and schedule it. I can't go everywhere I'm asked, sadly. But I can go to SOME of the places.
Do you do Skype visits? Yes, I do. My schedule is full right now, but I'll let you know when I am open to new requests!
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT APPEARANCES: In order to work on my new series and get ready to go on tour to SEE YOU (and to do personal stuff, like see people I like and eat snacks), the mj offices are currently closed. I am instead WRITING things and PLOTTING and SCHEMING. If you would like to set up a visit for THE FUTURE, please drop me a note.
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Do you have an assistant who reads your e-mail? At the mj office, it's all about personal service. I read every single e-mail I get. If you take the time to write to me, I take the time to read it. Hence the "I can't always reply" thing.
I would like to send you a letter! What's your mailing address? The BEST way to reach me is e-mail, but I know that sometimes people have school projects that require writing a letter (or just like writing letters). So feel free to send one! Please just know that I am really, really bad at replying to snail mail. I have to find paper, a stamp, leave my desk . . .
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And in the meantime, I will try to convince your teachers that e-mail works just as well.
I have a media inquiry. How can I reach you? You can send it to me here, and I will either reply or I will send it on to my publicist.
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The Mercer Foundation for Health Golf Outing is set for Friday, June 8th at Hawthorn Ridge Golf Course in Aledo. The Four Person Best Ball Scramble/Preferred Ball registration starts at 8 AM with tee time beginning at 9:00 AM.
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GAO Report on GSA's Governmentwide Contracts, Mutiple Awards Schedules (MAS) and Benefits of Interagency Contracting
Good morning Chairman McCaskill, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Steven Kempf and I am the Acting Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service within the U.S. General Services Administration. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to discuss the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report findings regarding the multiple award schedules (MAS) program, governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and benefits of interagency contracting.
The MAS program provides Federal Agencies with a simplified and competitive process of procuring commercial products, services, and solutions critical to achieving their missions. As a result, it has grown significantly over the past decade. During the federal acquisition streamlining efforts of the mid-1990s, the MAS Program conducted approximately $7.5 billion dollars in sales in Fiscal Year 1997. In contrast, in Fiscal Year 2009, the MAS Program achieved approximately $47 billion dollars in sales. This was approximately 10 percent of the Federal Government's overall procurement spending of more than $500 billion dollars. Given the enormous size and impact the MAS Program can have on federal spending, there is a continuous need to ensure the program's efficiency and effectiveness. We accomplish this through policy changes, process improvements, electronic system enhancements, and customer training on how to effectively maximize the use of the MAS vehicle.
I would like to address each of the eight recommendations GAO made to GSA and the actions we are taking to enhance MAS Program management.
Recommendation #1 – In coordination with the GSA Inspector General, target the use of pre-award audits to cover more contracts that meet the audit threshold;
The MAS Program Office is working with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to target additional MAS contracts for pre-award audits. Past history has shown that for every dollar invested in pre-award contract reviews, at least $10 in lower prices or more favorable terms and conditions are attained by GSA Contracting Officers for the government's benefit. GSA is committed to ensuring these savings are passed down to the American taxpayer.
Recommendation #2 – Fully implement the process that has been initiated to ensure that vendors that meet the pre-negotiation clearance panel threshold receive a panel review.
GSA is taking steps to improve the process for conducting pre-negotiation panel reviews An appropriate threshold for new offers and contract modifications is established for each Schedule based on the relative volume of business which is realized in that industry sector. GSA is updating the policies and procedures for conducting these reviews to ensure that all offers and contract modifications meeting the threshold actually receive a panel review, and that all reviews are conducted in a consistent manner, prior to entering into discussions with the offeror. GSA is also taking steps to ensure that our acquisition systems capture that the review occurred and the results of that review.
Recommendation #3 – When considering the MAS Advisory Panel recommendations to clarify the price objective and eliminate the price reduction clause, ensure that any alternative means to negotiate and determine best prices are validated and in place before eliminating these pricing provisions.
GSA is still in the process of reviewing the recommendations made by the MAS Advisory Panel, a Federal Advisory Committee tasked with providing independent advice to GSA to help ensure we negotiate the best prices possible for our customers. GSA is carefully studying the potential impact of the Panel recommendations on the MAS program.
Recommendation #4 – Collect transactional data on MAS orders and prices paid, possibly through the expanded use of existing electronic tools or through a pilot data collection initiative for selected MAS schedules and make the information available to MAS contract negotiators and customer agencies.
GSA will perform an analysis of how to collect transactional data on MAS orders and prices paid. Concurrently, we will initiate conversations with our stakeholders to ensure that all of their concerns are addressed.
Recommendation #5 – Establish more consistent performance measures across the MAS program, including measures for pricing.
GSA is improving the development of performance measures across the MAS Program particularly as they relate to quality, which will address pricing. This will ensure that FAS' acquisition centers and business lines use a more consistent approach to performance measurement across the MAS Program.
Recommendation #6 – Take steps to increase the MAS customer survey response rate by using a methodologically sound means to identify bona fide program users and employing survey techniques that produce meaningful and actionable information that can lead to program improvements.
GSA will examine its overall customer satisfaction survey methodology and investigate ways to increase the response rate. Customer satisfaction is a critically important performance measure to GSA and provides meaningful and actionable information that can lead to program improvements.
Recommendation #7 – Clarify and strengthen the MAS program office's charter and authority so that it has clear roles and responsibilities to consistently implement guidance, policies and best practices across GSA's acquisition centers including policies and practices related to the above recommendations.
GSA will examine the MAS Program Office's Charter and authority in context of establishing clear roles and responsibilities to consistently implement guidance, policies and best practices across GSA's acquisition centers and business portfolios.
Recommendation #8 – Report GSA's plans to address these recommendations to the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Conversations between GSA and OFPP to discuss GAO's recommendations have occurred. Discussions between the two organizations will continue.
GSA is working on several electronic tool enhancements to streamline the acquisition process, making it easier for our customers and industry partners to do business with us. In Fiscal Year 2011, GSA Advantage!® will be using Web 2.0 features and enhanced search capabilities, have new product recommendations, greater environmentally friendly product searching and identification features, and improvements to the overall shopping experience, such as direct links to company shipment tracking websites and other GSA contracting vehicles.
GSA is also working on several internal initiatives to make it easier to do business with the MAS Program. We are streamlining our processes for adding products and fixed price services to the Schedules when an industry partner is not changing its contract terms and conditions. We are reducing the amount of time it takes Contracting Officers to make administrative modifications to contracts (e.g. address changes), increasing their capacity to focus on more complex modifications. Finally, our Enterprise Acquisition Solution is a long-term, multi-year effort that will create an electronic end-to-end contracting system (i.e. from market research to contract close-out).
We are also making policy changes that will enhance our performance. Section 863 of the Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Act requires enhanced competition in the purchase of property and services by all executive agencies pursuant to multiple award contracts. To help our customers achieve this, we are updating our policy to make it easier for civilian agencies to use eBuy, our online Request for Quote (RFQ) system.
GSA has an Executive Agent Designation from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to manage governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) for information technology services. Four of the five GSA managed GWACs are small business GWACs and provide agencies with access to 8(a), small and service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside contracts for IT solutions. Alliant, GSA's only enterprise-wide GWAC, provides agencies access to 59 highly qualified industry partners. Thirty-seven of those industry partners were included in the recently published top 100 Federal Contractors list. Alliant, which has a $50 billon ceiling, replaces the expired GWACs ANSWER and Millennia. It will also replace the Millennia Lite contract which expires next month.
Alliant and our other GWACs are managed by the GWAC Program Office, whose responsibilities include:
- Develop, award and administer contracts-
- Educate and train contractors and federal buyers on the proper use of GWACs
- Issue Delegations of Procurement Authority (DPA) to Agency Contracting Officers (A DPA is required to order service from a GSA GWAC)
- Review Statements of Work (SOW) and task orders for scope compliance (pre-award and post-award)
- Ensure that Fair Opportunity is applied (FAR 16.505)
- Provide guidance on contract terms and conditions throughout task order life cycle
- Survey customers for contractor performance data for each task
- Develop business cases for new GWACs
As part of its transparency efforts, GSA submits an annual report to OMB with information on contract specific activity, financial data and small business contracting and subcontracting information. GSA is a major proponent of all our industry partners and we spend an extraordinary amount of time assisting small businesses and agencies in achieving government-wide socioeconomic goals. Approximately 80 percent of all schedule contract holders are small businesses, who received 35% of the all Schedule sales in fiscal year 2009. This is 12 percent greater than the government wide goal of 23 percent. Four out of five GWACs are set-aside for small business. This allows agencies access to a very talented pool of industry partners and helps support agencies ability to achieve government-wide socioeconomic goals.
GSA believes in robust competition and in the non-commercial IT solutions arena feels that this competition exists amongst the OMB designated agencies which include NASA, NIH, EPA and GSA. GSA values its acquisition expertise and will soon be providing training, through an agreement with the Federal Acquisition Institute. The initial training will focus on the MAS program and future training will focus on GWACs and sustainable acquisition practices. We intend to develop training that reaches all generations in the acquisition workforce, including social media technologies. All of the training will be offered as part of FAI's curriculum.
Finally, FAS is developing its own Level 4 Certification. Designed to complement OFPP Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C), it will focus on critical project management such as IT skills, leadership and team building.
A highly skilled workforce will provide better value to the agency's mission as well as to the American taxpayer.
Benefits of Interagency Contracting
GSA offers agencies a way to streamline their acquisitions by making available pre-negotiated contracts with access to a wealth of industry partners. By using GSA multiple award schedules, GWACs, Networx and other contract options, agencies drastically reduce the lead time needed to put a new acquisition in place. GSA contracts allow agencies to use their limited acquisition workforce to focus on the agency's core mission.
As an example, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated agencies cut their procurement expenditures by 3.5 percent in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, for a total reduction of 7 percent. Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) procurements help customers achieve these reductions by purchasing items more effectively and efficiently, increasing savings, value, and socio-economic outcomes.
GSA, in collaboration with its government partners, has issued two FSSI procurements. In September 2009, GSA awarded the Express and Ground Domestic Delivery Services (DDS2) contract to the United Parcel Service (UPS), which has an estimated savings of $1 billion from commercial retail costs over the next five years.
On June 2, GSA established 12 new MAS blanket purchase agreements for office supplies that will help federal agencies meet mandates to cut procurement expenditures by seven percent for the current and 2011 fiscal years. The pricing structure in these new agreements more fully leverages the government's buying power as discounts increase as collective purchases grow across the federal government. The estimated savings that can be achieved through these 12 BPAs is $48 million per year for a four year total of $192 million. These agreements include socioeconomic solutions, sustainable product offerings and low prices.
House Report 111-202 instructed GSA to conduct a study of the ten largest Federal Agencies on the level of funds spent on office supplies during fiscal year 2009 through GSA Schedule 75 and outside of GSA' s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program. According to the recent report issued by Censeo Consulting, government-wide purchasing of office supplies is largely decentralized and was estimated at $1.61 billion. Purchases through GSA's Schedule 75 were $671 million or 42 percent. Total purchases for the top ten agencies were $1.31 billion, representing 81 percent of the total $1.61 billion, with $486 million (37 percent) going through the GSA multiple award schedule. A majority of purchases outside Schedule 75 are through retail stores and agency-specific IDIQ contracts. On average, the price differential for major categories of office supplies outside Schedule 75 is between 79% and 101% as compared to purchases made through the Schedule.
This report validates the benefits of MAS as well as the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative concept and the outcome from those efforts.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.


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A new study out of Albert Einstein College of Medicine has found that young adult blacks nationwide are 50 percent more likely to die of kidney disease while on dialysis than whites. NY1's Erin Billups filed the following report.
Samantha Jones was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome at 16, her kidney failed by 21, and due to an unsuccessful transplant, she's been on and off dialysis ever since.
"I think the most difficult part for me is trying to figure out dialysis and traveling. My social life—it's really not existent," Jones says.
It's a serious commitment, especially for an active young person.
Dialysis takes a three-hour and 45-minute chunk out of her day, three times a week.
Maintaining that schedule along with all the other stressors of life may be part of the reason that fatality rates are so high among 18 to 30-year-old Blacks on dialysis.
"What we found was that young adult blacks were 1.5 times more likely to die compared to young whites on dialysis," says Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Nephrologist Dr. Tanya Johns.
In her study of over 11,000 patients, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Johns found the difference in mortality between blacks and whites is most noticeable when looking at blacks living in poor neighborhoods.
Part of the issue is diet and genetics.
"...access to healthy food, access to things like safe parks for recreational activities—so the condition of the neighborhood could affect your health," Johns says.
Another factor: the young feel invincible, so they're less likely to have health insurance of see a doctor when they're feeling ill.
"We do find that a lot of the young adults tend to what we call crash into dialysis rather than being prepared for it, which is associated with better survival," Johns says.
The response for acute kidney failure is dialysis via a catheter. In the long run, this has worse health outcomes than getting a fistula put in, which is a surgically created connection.
"The lumps—a lot of people don't want that and they feel like the catheter is a temporary thing. I'm not going to be on here that long. It's more painful. I don't want to do the needles," Jones says.
Dr. Johns says there needs to be more grassroots and legislative intervention in these neighborhoods.
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Hernando County Friends of NRA plans to hold a fundraiser dinner banquet and auction on Thursday, September 12, 2013, at 6 p.m., located at Faith Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 200 Mt. Fair Ave., Brooksville, FL.
Friends of NRA is a grassroots event that supports thousands of community service programs related to firearm safety and education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, gun range improvements, youth marksmanship, youth shooting clubs, JROTC units, law enforcement, and other shooting interests. The NRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
This fun and delicious dinner event which will feature both a live and silent auction, door prizes, and game tables for a chance to win more prizes.
For a complete list of the 2013 standard NRA banquet package items, please visit www.issuu.com/friendsofnra/docs/2013_standard_package_catalog/16?e=8570204/3527705.
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Hailing from Indiana farm country, JAMIE HYNEMAN is a multifaceted man: He's been a wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal wrangler, machinist and cook, to name but a few.
Jamie earned a degree in Russian languages and ran a sailing/diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he moved over to the visual-effects industry. After working for several special-effects companies, Jamie found his way to Colossal Pictures' model shop, where he managed the production of models and special effects for hundreds of commercials and movies. Then, 18 years ago, Jamie took over the shop and created M5 INDUSTRIES INC.
Jamie has worked on more than 800 commercials for major automobile manufacturers, soft-drink companies, athletic shoes and numerous other products. And in the midst of all this activity, Jamie's company diversified into toy prototyping and research and development in a variety of other areas as well. The holder of several patents and the winner of numerous industry awards, Jamie is also a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member.
Today, while MythBusters occupies the majority of Jamie's professional activity, M5 is actively developing cutting edge technologies for a variety of industries, ranging from defense to green vehicle design.
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Normally, the Texas Catholic Conference asks you to contact your elected representative to oppose proposals like this. This time, in addition to contacting your representative, we are asking that you make your voice heard during the public comment phase of the Department of Health and Human Services' rulemaking process. At this time, it appears that the only area subject to reconsideration is the narrowly defined "religious employer" language. CONTINUE READING.Bishop Vann has issued a position statement, that you should also read. It is very well done. Here is a snip:
The Catholic Health Association (CHA) has also strongly opposed this HHS mandate because of the inclusion of contraception and the inadequate conscience protections for religious institutions. You may find the statement from CHA on their website at http://www.chausa.org/.
Secondly, the mandating of contraceptives to be universally made available under the guise of preventative care is seriously flawed and misleading. Contraception is almost always prescribed for personal and lifestyle reasons, and not for any type of preventative medicine. In addition, contraception poses serious health risks to women such as a significantly increased risk of breast cancer and heart disease which are the very health conditions and diseases that HHS is trying to prevent.


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In Freedom Under Fire: U.S. Civil Liberties in Times of War, Michael Linfield gives a littany of violations of the Constitution by the Lincoln administration–censorship, illegal arrests, suspension of habeas corpus–and then mentions something I had never realized: "Property was confiscated from pro-slavery whites; slaves, rather than being freed, originally became the property of the U.S. government" (see p. 23; also 30-32). As Linfield explains,
The First Civil War Confiscation Act was passed on August 6, 1861 and declared that all property used by Confederates in their insurrection was forfeited and became teh property of the governemnt. If a slave was owned by a "loyal" white, the slave remained a slave. But a slave owned by a Confederate was to be confiscated. These slaves, ratherthan being freed, became the property of the U.S. government.
To remedy this bizarre situation, General Hunter, Union military commander of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, issued an order on May 9, 1862 freeing all slaves in areas under his command. Upon hearing of General Hunter's action one week later, President Lincoln immediately revoked the order, thus returning teh slaves to their former status as property of the federal government.
In other words, the glorious, slave-liberating federal government so beloved by centralist, pro-Lincoln "libertarians," was, for a time, a slaveholder. Ironic. I wonder, as a practical matter, how the Lincoln adminstration handled ownership of its slaves? Did it appoint state-paid "masters"?
(Notice: the Wikipedia entry on this Act tries to gloss over this unpleasant truth: it states that the Act "did not free the slaves thereby forfeited, but did strip their owners of claim to them." So the original owner had his claim stripped–but the slave was not free. Hmm, I wonder, who owns the slave now? The text of the statute makes it clear that all "property" condemned "shall be wholly for the benefit of the United States."
Update: As one post put it: Lincoln Owned Slaves! He outdid ole' Jefferson by orders of magnitude.2:08 pm on July 14, 2008 Email Stephan Kinsella


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Nowak confirmed as PSC commissioner, Wall as corrections secretary
Madison -- The state Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Tuesday Ellen Nowak as a commissioner of the Public Service Commisison and Ed Wall as secretary of the state Department of Corrections.
Gov. Scott Walker appointed Nowak to the commission regulating state utilities and Ed Wall as a replacement for Gary Hamblin as the head of the agency overseeing state prisons.
Nowak spent nearly 10 years working in the state Legislature as chief of staff and legal counsel to then GOP representative and Assembly Speaker John Gard. She also served as Gard's campaign manager in the second of his two campaigns against U.S. Rep. Steve Kagan, an unsuccessful challenge to the Democrat's 2008 re-election bid.
Wall served as a State Trooper in New Hampshire and worked for the Wisconsin Department of Justice as an agent and administrator of the Division of Criminal Investigation.
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So glad they confirmed Ellen as commish. So far after spending 10 years screwing the state taxpayers now she can spend the next few years screwing the ratepayers of WE Energies and making sure Klappa and Co can keep their 8 plus figure paychecks for doing ZERO to run his business with any sort of efficiency...
So Wall is in charge of the prison walls? That is cute. At least Wall isn't another one of those I was born and raised in WI, lived here all my life and therefore I know it all.Hide replies
This state is just full of those types of people and its the number one reason this state is falling so far behind. Fashion maybe 4-5 years behind but mentality and outlook are still stuck in the late 70's.
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Hello and welcome! My name is Andrew and on May 7th, 2014 I began a one year vow of silence. This website, along with the social media sites linked to on the right, will be where I document and share that Journey with the world around me. Above you will find links that tell you more about me and what I am doing. You will also find a link to my blog. Please stay a while and explore!
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"Excuse me?" I stared up at, whom I was just told to be Tanner Evans, confused as to how he apparently knew who I was.
His eyebrows knitted together to meet as one, his eyes narrowed down at me. "Am I wrong?"
"Ugh, no—yes—I don't—" I shook my head. "How the hell do you even know something like that?" I hissed, trying to keep my voice down and calm myself from freaking out. I wasn't going to lie, I was a bit taken back to say the least.
A smirk fell against his lips. "You're supposed to know the players in order to win the game, right?"
I gave him an incredulous look, my face contorting the utmost confusion I could muster at this point. "What game? What are you talking about?"
Licking his lips, he shrugged his shoulders, looking at something beyond my reach before casting his blue eyes back down to my brown ones. "You still never answered my question."
"What question?" I nearly dropped my books to the ground from the amount of nerves that were running through me at once, setting off every warning sign, warning me to get away from him.
"The one I asked you when you bumped into me."
I opened my mouth to retaliate, my head spinning with countless options on what he could have asked.
"Is your hair brown?" He causally asked out of the blue, his hands now held behind him as one as he peered down at me through his lashes.
I numbly nodded, too engaged with what was going on to speak.
"Do you have brown eyes?"
I swallowed. "Yes."
"Do you go to Campton University?"
"Is Justin Bieber your boyfriend?"
"Yes." Shaking my head, I was just about to ask him why he was questioning the obvious when I noticed that he has gotten just what he wanted out of me. The point of our conversation now handed right over to him with no hesitation.
The bastard had tricked me.
Grinning, he was just about to say something else when Carly interrupted.
"I found it!" She squealed from behind, probably holding her phone out for visionary but I was too engrossed with Tanner to even turn around and see for myself. "Kels—" Carly began, making her way next to me before her eyes fell on the guy standing across from me, a bit too close for comfort if you ask me. "Who are you?"
"I'm Tanner," He smiled and something about it made my stomach swoop. "Tanner Evans." He winked, grabbing Carly's hand and pressing a kiss to it. "And you are?"
"Carly," She blushed and my mouth nearly fell open in shock. "Carly Risi."
I mentally slapped her across the face for being so plainly open to a stranger who she had just met or seen for that matter. Not that I was any better but in my defense I was tricked into it.
"Carly… hm," He paused as if mentally taking note on what her name sounded like, "such a beautiful name for a very beautiful girl," He suggestively wiggled his eyes, dropping Carly's hand as it fell back down to her side.
Carly's eyes glistened in astonishment, completely hazed over by his charm. "Thank you." She giggled, the red tinted in her cheeks glowing immensely.
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The ghouls were lurking outside 888 Quin Court in Naperville on Wednesday. I was one of them.
Ghouls are supposed to take to the streets on Halloween, I suppose, but you wouldn't want this set of ghouls, the media ghouls, outside your home. Not on Halloween or any other day.
We were here because inside this suburban town house were two small children — a 5-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy — who wouldn't be joining their friends a few hours later for trick-or-treating.
The kids had been brutally stabbed to death the previous evening, we were told, and the prime suspect was a woman who was mother to the boy and baby-sitter to the girl.
And so we waited outside, partly in the vain hope that some police official would emerge to shed light on the inexplicable tragedy that had unfolded inside but also to chronicle the inevitable moment when the two lifeless bodies would be transported from the scene.
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While we wait, we talk to the neighbors, some of whom are kind enough to speak with us but none who have the facts. We also watch the various investigative personnel — the detectives, the evidence technicians, the coroner — as they silently come and go.
Quin Court is a cul-de-sac lined with identical town houses.
If you were unfamiliar with the genre, you might mistake them for McMansions — each with its own four-car garage. But on closer inspection, each building has four separate modest-size units to go with those garages.
It is the type of street on which you might know the people in the building with whom you shared an entrance but would be unlikely to know the others unless you had a child the same age.
Nobody professed to know much about Marta Dworakowski, the nurse who resided there with her daughter, Olivia, and is believed to have been away at work when the children were killed. She hadn't lived in the building long.
At the end of the street is the clubhouse for another development. Brookdale Lakes, the sign says. Alongside the clubhouse is one of the "lakes"— a retention pond with one of those aerator fountains in the middle. "No swimming, wading, or boating allowed," says another sign. You get the picture.
It might not be the very best neighborhood for a kid looking to score a lot of candy on Halloween, but it would certainly be in the upper tier. It's a neighborhood where a parent would probably be much more worried about the danger from the traffic than from the residents.
As we wait, my mind wanders a moment to contemplate what these two kids were planning to dress up as for Halloween, whether they had store-bought costumes or homemade. Homemade are best but who has time for that these days.
An animal control van suddenly pulls up. We have already been told that in addition to the two children, two dogs were stabbed to death inside as well.
Finally, the coroner's van arrives.
The driver backs part way into one of the garages as the door opens and someone emerges with a yellow plastic sheet that is placed in the windshield to keep the cameras from capturing any images of the body bags being loaded into the rear.
While this is happening, the animal control officers emerge carrying a pair of small pet crates.
The vans depart, and minutes later, so do the police, the knowledge of what they have seen inside etched not only on their grim faces but also into their souls.
Maybe it's not so bad to be the ghoul, always left hovering on the outside.


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I'm assuming it's because the loop no longer has to evaluate a property each time it checks to see if it's finished and it just checks against the final numeric value.
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Star Trek had computer tablets. And computers that didn't require keyboards. Now we have those!
I think that we have lots of science fiction writers as scientists. They get to bring their imaginations to life. :)
I think there's a big ether bank that all possibilities exist.Without knowing it, writers imagination taps into it, as do scientific minds. All things already exist...somewhere in the universe.
I do think it's weird, because you watch something like talking computers and warp drive on Star Trek and when some of that stuff goes from fiction to reality we expect all of it too.... no one need die from a automobile accident every again! Thanks to the all new Inertial Dampeners we've installed! We have to have that, because we've also got the tablets they used on Star Trek.
If I hadn't done this topic last year for A to Z, I'd certainly do it this year.
Whoa, I'll have to show my older son slushbot; he will be impressed.
@Alex: That's a good point. Plus I hear NASA thinks warp drive may be possible.
@Brinda: It certainly seems that way. Or maybe all the scientists get into the field because of a childhood love for science fiction. Either way, I'm glad we have them around.
@Em: That's an interesting idea. I like it. So how can I get some of the more profitable ideas to come out of the ether and into my head LOL?
@Rusty: Great comment, Rusty. I'm so glad you think it's weird just like me.
@Andrew: I need a topic for A to Z.
@Slamdunk: Awesome. Thanks for visiting :)
I agree with Em. We tap into some huge holding tank of ideas. :)
Okay, all I could see when I looked at the shape-shift thing was the dancing liquid mass that the guys on The Big Bang Theory made.
I don't know much about sci-fi OR science, but I'd love to have Rosie from the Jetson's to clean for me. Ooh, and that bot from Short Circuit to hang out with. He was cool.
Wow! That slushbot is totally nasty and totally cool!
I wrote an essay in 11th grade English about the technologies I thought we would see in the future. The teacher gave me a C, saying that I was completely unrealistic, yet most of those predictions have already happened.
Scientists need idea people, enter scifi writers.
I think it's great that robots are getting more interesting. And, loved Terminator, but wouldn't want to meet that metal guy. Morphing is definitely an asset.
Thanks for the links and the info.
Insects are definitely the future. Hence the need for more entomologists! :D
That is insane and awesome. So they could make some sort of slushbot that can slide under a door, form into a camera, and take a photo of a potential crime scene or something? Think of all the commercial uses for something like this!
That blobby thingamajig is pretty darm creepy! But, yes, cool. Let us not forget that Arthur Clarke invented satellite technology a good fifteen years before it was implemented. Put that in your sci-fi pipe and smoke it.
BTW, just got Oculus! Looking forward to reading it.
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Shifting between liquid and solid can bring scare-inducing thoughts. Sounds like the stuff out of horror movies.
It's kind of cool. I mean, for a writer to make stuff up out of pure imagination and then have some scientist come along who figures out how to make it reality. I suppose genius is in the mind of the person who can do both. :)
Was it science fiction when Frankenstein was created, or was it horror?
Now faces, hands, legs, and arms are being transplanted. This is awesome, and yet, once, only a horror story! Now it's life....
Whoa! The slushbot is awesome! I guess it takes someone to come up with the idea, and then someone else to run with it. I do wonder what will come true later on. I'm still hoping for something that can take my thoughts and then type them onto the screen. It'd be so much quicker.
Okay, YOU might find that cool. I'm terrified! And yes, Terminator 2 might be responsible, but just the idea of it freaks me out a little...
I don't think it's weird because both sci-fi and science are trying to use their imagination to move outside of what's known to what's possible. Science has the technology to eventually make it possible.
That robot looks like a tortellini or dumpling covered in a clear sauce.
I love it! And I even love how all of those things have come a step futher. I've been re-watching Star Trek the Next Generation with my husband and it's been kinda fun to compare the concepts of then to now :)
@Laura: It almost sounds like a good space opera plot.
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@Deana: I agree.
@Ted: That's awesome. I shall visit your blog soon. You've been away for a while.
@D.G.: So it's kind of a reciprocal yin yang type thing goin' on, right?
@Elise: I still don't get how you are not creeped out by insects. Maybe that's what makes you such a cool girl.
@Anthony: Oh I'm sure the military has.
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@Joy: It kinda does, doesn't it. The shark thing is really creepy too.
@L.G.: An interesting thought. I suppose you are right.
@Yolanda: It was horror, I think.
@Cherie: They're almost there. Dragon Naturally Speaking can do 120 words a minute now.
@Hart: It freaks me out too.
@Theresa: Eep. I wonder what it tastes like.
@J.A.: As Alex pointed out, they have iPads.
I'll have to show my Husband Unit the shapeshifting robot. He'll love that. I thought it was a tooth when your blog first came up. I'm glad you didn't talk about teeth though.
When I was a little kid there were predictions that in the future everyone would have a computer in their home. I didn't believe it.
I saw a show sometime back that explained how many scientists grew up on Star Trek and Star Wards and how those stories influenced their inventions. So yes, there's a Terminator in our near future.
I think it shows how brilliant lots of writers are. I'm getting a little worried about the animal farm thing
I saw the same show Helena saw. I think some of it is that scientists saw this stuff on sci fi and wanted to make it real (the bit on the show about mp3s blew my mind) and some of it is what Em-Musing said. (Since I get to the commenting so late, my comments are usually repeats.)
Another reason to love science fantasy! And another reason why writers should get paid more. ;)
Do you think it's weird that so much science fiction seems to become science fact at some point?
Not all all. Anything that can be imagined is possible.
Now I'm going to have nightmares about robots that look like Chinese dumplings. Awesome.
I'll just be over here giggling about "slushbot"
I'm still waiting for the Jetson"s flying cars... ;)
That is pretty cool... it's amazing if they could pull it off.
It's not surprising they get ideas from science fiction. But some of them seem like the government goes too far. Like MKULTRA, where they tried to develop mind control. Or when they tried to make a bomb that would turn enemy soldiers gay. True story, Google it
Not quite on topic, but I think that slushbot looks like a chinese steamed bun.
But there certainly are some things people would have dismissed as pure fantasy fifty years ago that we can do now. Landing on the moon, for one! And there have been plenty more advances since then.


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Speculation surrounds Beyonce's performance
For Beyonce, it was a lip-sync of presidential proportions. Sure, it went off without a hitch, but despite the cold, both Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor still managed to sing their songs live.
This is the second time we've heard synced music at an Obama inauguration. In 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman only pretended to play their instruments as John Williams' version of "Air and Simple Gifts" played on.
Perhaps the most famous and obvious of them all was Ashlee Simpson's appearance on Saturday Night Live in 2004. The wrong backing track started to play, making for some awkward television and an impromptu dance.
Who could forget the 80s and 90s lip-synch sensation Milli Vanilli? These guys didn't sing live AND had their Grammy revoked after a reporter revealed the voices on their debut album weren't theirs.
At the opening ceremonies of 2008 Summer Olympics, 9-year-old Lin Maioke captivated the world's attention as she sang the Chinese national anthem. One tiny problem. That voice wasn't hers. It belonged to 7-year-old Yang Peiyi. Rumors circulated that Peiyi wasn't cute enough to perform but had a better voice.
It just goes to show you can't always believe what you hear, but you can bet fans will be all ears when Beyonce performs at the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.


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