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The first voice you hear in the new documentary Last Call at the Oasis is Erin Brockovich's -- the famed water justice advocate whom Julia Roberts portrayed on the big screen.
"Water is everything. The single most necessary element for any of us to sustain and live and thrive is water," says Brockovich as her voice plays over clips of water abundance -- gushing rivers and streams. "I grew up in the midwest and I have a father who actually worked for industry ... he promised me in my lifetime that we would see water become more valuable than oil because there will be so little of it. I think that time is here."
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We hear from Pat Mulroy, Las Vegas' infamous water manager, about a plan for the city to pipe water over 250 miles from a small agricultural community. The town of Baker, population 150, looks to be on the sacrificial altar for Sin City. As Mulroy says, it is a "project out of sheer desperation." But that will be little consolation to the folks in Baker. Or to the rest of us. Because what we learn next is that "we're all Vegas."
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From a political and strategic perspective this [one state solution] is the end of the Jewish state, this is the end of the initial Zionist idea.
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The ideology of Zionism, which calls for the establishment of a Jewish state, has dictated Israeli politics for decades.
But is it compatible with a democratic Israel? And can a state exclusively for Jews be a genuine democracy?
Palestinians argue that Zionism has become a byword for racism and colonial expansion.
In this episode, Mehdi Hasan challenges Shlomo Ben Ami , the former Israeli foreign minister and avowed liberal Zionist, on the challenges of Zionism and the failures of the Israeli peace camp.
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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign. Arthur MacArthur, Jr., and Douglas MacArthur were the first father and son to each be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of general of the army in the U.S. Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army.
Douglas MacArthur was raised as a military brat in the American Old West. He attended the West Texas Military Academy, where he was valedictorian, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was First Captain and graduated top of the class of 1903. During the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz he conducted a reconnaissance mission, for which he was nominated for the Medal of Honor. In 1917, he was promoted from major to colonel and became chief of staff of the 42nd (Rainbow) Division. In the fighting on the Western Front during World War I he rose to the rank of brigadier general, was again nominated for a Medal of Honor, and was twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross as well as the Silver Star seven times.
From 1919 to 1922, MacArthur served as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he attempted a series of reforms. His next assignment was in the Philippines, where in 1924 he was instrumental in quelling the Philippine Scout Mutiny. In 1925, he became the Army's youngest major general. He served on the court martial of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell and was president of the United States Olympic Committee during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. In 1930 he became Chief of Staff of the United States Army. As such, he was involved with the expulsion of the Bonus Army protesters from Washington, D.C., in 1932, and the establishment and organization of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1937 to become Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines.
MacArthur was recalled to active duty in 1941 as commander of U.S. Army Forces Far East. A series of disasters followed, starting with the destruction of his air force on December 8, 1941, and the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese. MacArthur's forces were soon compelled to withdraw to Bataan, where they held out until May 1942. In March 1942, MacArthur, his family and his staff left Corregidor Island in PT boats, and escaped to Australia, where MacArthur became Supreme Commander, Southwest Pacific Area. For his defense of the Philippines, MacArthur was awarded the Medal of Honor. After more than two years of fighting in the Pacific, he fulfilled a promise to return to the Philippines. He officially accepted Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan, he oversaw sweeping economic, political and social changes. He led the United Nations Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951. On April 11, 1951, MacArthur was removed from command by President Harry S. Truman. He later became Chairman of the Board of Remington Rand.
Douglas MacArthur was born January 26, 1880, at the Arsenal Barracks in Little Rock, Arkansas, where his father, a soldier, was stationed. Douglas was the youngest of three sons, following Arthur III, born on August 1, 1876, and Malcolm, born on October 17, 1878.[1] Malcolm died of measles in 1883.[2] His parents were Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur, Jr., at the time a U.S. Army captain and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for action during the American Civil War, and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur (nicknamed "Pinky") from Norfolk, Virginia.[3] Douglas MacArthur was the grandson of jurist and politician Arthur MacArthur, Sr., a Scottish immigrant.[4] Douglas was raised on a succession of Army posts in the American Old West. In his memoir, Reminiscences, MacArthur wrote "I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write—indeed, almost before I could walk and talk."[5]
This time on the frontier ended in July 1889 when the MacArthur family moved to Washington, D.C.,[6] where Douglas attended the Force Public School. His father was posted to San Antonio, Texas in September 1893. While there Douglas attended the West Texas Military Academy,[7] where he was awarded the gold medal for "scholarship and deportment." He also participated on the school tennis team, and played quarterback on the school football team and shortstop on its baseball team. He was named valedictorian, with a final year average of 97.33 out of 100.[8] In May 1896 his father was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in January he was reassigned to the Department of Dakota at St Paul, Minnesota; the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[7] MacArthur's father and grandfather unsuccessfully sought to secure Douglas a presidential appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, first from President Grover Cleveland and then from President William McKinley.[9] After these two rejections,[10] he passed an examination for an appointment from Congressman Theobald Otjen,[7] scoring 93.3 on the test.[9] He later wrote: "It was a lesson I never forgot. Preparedness is the key to success and victory."[7]
MacArthur entered West Point on June 13, 1899,[11] and his mother also moved there to a suite at Craney's Hotel, overlooking the grounds of the Academy.[12] Hazing was widespread at West Point at this time, and MacArthur and his classmate Ulysses S. Grant III were singled out for special attention by southern cadets as sons of generals with mothers living at Craney's. Cadet Oscar Booz left West Point after being hazed and subsequently died of tuberculosis. Booz's parents attacked West Point policies and brought about a congressional inquiry in 1901. MacArthur was called to appear before a special Congressional committee where he was questioned about cadets implicated in hazing. MacArthur downplayed his own hazing even though the other cadet that testified gave the full story of MacArthur's hazing to the committee. In 1901, Congress outlawed acts "of a harassing, tyrannical, abusive, shameful, insulting or humiliating nature".[13] MacArthur was a corporal in Company B in his second year, a first sergeant in Company A in his third year and First Captain in his final year.[14] He played left field for the baseball team and academically earned 2424.12 merits out of a possible 2470.00 or 98.14. He graduated first in his 93-man class.[15] At the time it was customary for the top-ranking cadets to be commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, so MacArthur was commissioned as a second lieutenant in that corps upon graduation on June 11, 1903.[16]
MacArthur spent his graduation furlough with his parents at Fort Mason, California, where his father, now a major general, was serving as commander of the Department of the Pacific. Afterward, he joined the 3rd Engineer Battalion, which departed for the Philippines in October 1903. MacArthur was sent to Iloilo, where he supervised the construction of a wharf at Camp Jossman. He went on to conduct surveys at Tacloban City, Calbayog City and Cebu City. In November 1903, while working on Guimaras, he was ambushed by a pair of Filipino brigands or guerrillas; he shot and killed both with his pistol.[17] He passed his examinations for promotion to first lieutenant in Manila in March 1904 and was promoted to the rank in April.[18] In October 1904 his tour of duty was cut short when he contracted malaria and dhobi itch during a survey on Bataan. He returned to San Francisco, where he was assigned to the California Debris Commission. In July 1905 he became chief engineer of the Division of the Pacific.[19]
In October 1905 MacArthur received orders to proceed to Tokyo for appointment as aide-de-camp to his father. They inspected Japanese military bases at Nagasaki, Kobe and Kyoto, then headed to India via Shanghai, Hong Kong, Java and Singapore, reaching Calcutta in January 1906. In India they visited Madras, Tuticorin, Quetta, Karachi, the Northwest Frontier and the Khyber Pass. They then sailed to China via Bangkok and Saigon, and toured Canton, Tsingtao, Peking, Tientsin, Hankow and Shanghai before returning to Japan in June. The next month they returned to the United States,[20] where Arthur MacArthur resumed his duties at Fort Mason, with Douglas still his aide. In September, Douglas received orders to report to the 2nd Engineer Battalion at the Washington Barracks and enroll in the Engineer School. While there he also served as "an aide to assist at White House functions" at the request of President Theodore Roosevelt.[21]
In August 1907 MacArthur was sent to the engineer district office in Milwaukee, where his parents were now living. In April 1908 he was posted to Fort Leavenworth, where he was given his first command, Company K, 3rd Engineer Battalion.[21] He became battalion adjutant in 1909 and then engineer officer at Fort Leavenworth in 1910. MacArthur was promoted to captain in February 1911 and was appointed as head of the Military Engineering Department and the Field Engineer School. He participated in exercises at San Antonio, Texas with the Maneuver Division in 1911 and served in Panama on detached duty in January and February 1912. The sudden death of their father on September 5, 1912 brought Douglas and his brother Arthur back to Milwaukee to care for their mother, whose health had deteriorated. MacArthur requested a transfer to Washington, D.C. so his mother could be near Johns Hopkins Hospital. Army Chief of Staff, Major General Leonard Wood took up the matter with Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, who arranged for MacArthur to be posted to the Office of the Chief of Staff in 1912.[22]
On April 21, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the occupation of Veracruz. A headquarters staff was sent to the area that included MacArthur, who arrived on May 1, 1914. MacArthur realized that the logistic support of an advance from Veracruz would require the use of the railroad. Finding plenty of railroad cars in Veracruz but no locomotives, MacArthur set out to verify a report that there were a number of locomotives in Alvarado, Veracruz. For $150 in gold, he acquired a handcar and the services of three Mexicans, whom he disarmed. MacArthur and his party located five engines in Alvarado, two of which were only switchers, but the other three locomotives were exactly what was required. On the way back to Veracruz, his party were set upon by five armed men. The party made a run for it and outdistanced all but two of the armed men, whom MacArthur shot. Soon after, the party were attacked by a group of about fifteen horsemen. MacArthur took three bullet holes in his clothes but was unharmed. One of his companions was lightly wounded before the horsemen finally decided to retire after MacArthur shot four of them. Further on, the party were attacked a third time by three mounted men. MacArthur received another bullet hole in his shirt, but the party, using their handcart, managed to outrun all but one of the mounted men. MacArthur shot both that man and his horse, and the party had to remove the horse's carcass from the track before proceeding.[23]
A fellow officer wrote to Wood recommending that MacArthur's name be put forward for the Medal of Honor. Wood did so, and Chief of Staff Hugh L. Scott convened a board to consider the award.[24] The board questioned "the advisability of this enterprise having been undertaken without the knowledge of the commanding general on the ground".[25] This was Brigadier General Frederick Funston, a Medal of Honor recipient himself, who considered awarding the medal to MacArthur "entirely appropriate and justifiable."[26] However the board feared that "to bestow the award recommended might encourage any other staff officer, under similar conditions, to ignore the local commander, possibly interfering with the latter's plans"; consequently, MacArthur received no award at all.[27]


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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Writer's Block Rx
Recently, since NPR seems to be running an interminable series on African leaf cutter ants, I've devoted much of my commute to listening to podcasts instead. And thanks to a tip from a friend, I've become hooked on one that's absolutely genius, and perfect for writers and/or fans of the craft (or anyone, really): The Downey Files. Created by the Chris Downey, former writer and producer for the TV shows The King of Queens and Leverage, the description says it all:
"Welcome to 'The Downey Files,' a brand new weekly podcast that explores the half baked pitches and movie ideas Chris has scribbled down on beer coasters and cocktails napkins through the years. Each week, Chris sits down with a new guest to hash out these ideas in full and, you guessed it, hilarity ensues."
My favorite episode is "The Weekend," where Downey and Kirk J. Rudell hash out the plot of a father/daughter heist film in just under an hour. And you know what? By the end, they've pitched a movie that I'd pay $10 to go see. Listening to them spitball ideas back and forth, it struck me that as novelists, a format like this could prove invaluable. After all, virtually every television show has a room full of talented writers collaborating on each episode; even for films, frequently outside writers are brought in to "punch up" a script.
Yet we novelists sit there all by our lonesome, trying to muddle out plotlines without little or no outside assistance. How many times have I prowled back and forth between my office and the refrigerator, trying to figure out how to rescue "X" from peril in a wholly original way? I'm frequently downright desperate for a fresh pair of eyes, and there are only so many times you can hit up family and friends.
Imagine that the next time you're hopelessly stuck on a plot point, you were suddenly given the opportunity to throw half a dozen people at the problem, with everyone brainstorming a solution together. I'm convinced that if there was a team available to push me through the inevitable ruts in the road, I could probably shave a month off the time it takes to write each novel. And with all that newfound spare time, perhaps I could help other writers surmount their blocks. And so on.
This might be a pipe dream-I'm just spitballing here myself, after all. But I think there's something to this idea. Maybe we could form a "Writer's Block Helpline," or start a listserv. I'm open to any and all suggestions- and if you get a chance, check out the Downey podcasts. You won't regret it.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
An Excess of Books
What do you do when you have too many books in your house, and you can't possibly read them all? Give away the print books and switch to Ebooks? That's one solution. I prefer to be selective about the print books and combine my reading of paper copies with my Kindle reads.
Recently I had the occasion to sort through two cartons of books sitting on my dining room floor since who knows when. They contained an assortment of books obtained from conferences and booksignings. This examination became necessary when our recent ceiling remodeling had us moving loose items of furniture from the room, and we noticed flying insects along with coffee grounds material against one wall. And—uh,oh—they were in the boxes of books as well. My bookshelves are overflowing; I had no choice except to box up the surplus.
I reverently removed each book, dusted it off, shook out the pages, and stacked them on top of my washer in the laundry room. Noting the dust on the open bins in which I'd kept them, I resolved to obtain some sealed plastic containers from Target. But first, I really should decide which books to keep.
After making an appointment with the termite inspector, I proceeded to weed through the dozens of books. I made a pile out of the ones I knew I'd never read, the ones whose pages were yellowing, and the ones that only mildly appealed to me. The remainders I put into those plastic containers I'd just bought for that purpose. Hopefully these closed bins would not allow insects to penetrate even though it might not be ideal for preservation.
So what to do with the giveaways? These are not books I'd written, mind you. Those are in cartons as well and need a thorough inspection. But these discards deserve just as much respect. So here are the choices in giving away print books:
1. Donate them to the local library for their book sale.
2. Trade them in at a used bookstore and get some hard to find backlist titles in return.
3. Give them to a booklover who will enjoy them.
4. Bring them to an assisted living facility or other needy place that will accept them.
5. Donate them to the library in your housing community building, if there is one. If not, you could possibly start a library there with permission.
6. Offer a couple of dozen each as a contest prize (but only the newer books). I got this idea from another writer who does a Rafflecopter contest for her gently used books.
7. One of my FB friends suggested setting up a Sidewalk Lending Library. Maybe she has nothing else to do, but I'd rather just donate the books to the community center and set one up there. Plus you might need a vendor license for this option.
Do you have any further suggestions? And no, a bonfire is not an acceptable option. Where do you store your excess TBR print books if not on your shelves?
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Is social media developing a personality disorder?
It started when my Twitter account started texting my cell phone. Suddenly my inbox got flooded with messages. Hundreds of them, from people I didn't know. All the messages were written in Portuguese. A bit of sleuthing revealed that my account had been hacked. After spending an hour deleting the reams of messages that had collected over two days, I changed my password. And voila! I immediately lost my fan base of piratas eletrônicos.
Then came a new wave of messages, purportedly from people I do know. These missives were mildly unpleasant. They said intriguing things like, "Oh my God, this person is saying horrible things about you online." They included a link for me to click. Somehow I knew that if I clicked that link, I'd be the next person in line sending news of horrible rumors to all my contacts. Against huge temptation, I resisted clicking the links. (If you really want to read horrible things about me online, just check out my 1-star Amazon reviews).
It's not just Twitter that's gone wacky. Every day comes fresh news of some kind of Facebook privacy or hacking scare. Every so often I read desperate-sounding messages from friends, in which they disclaim some bizarre message that had been sent in their names. Yesterday someone sent out a dark warning that hackers were posting pornographic pictures on my timeline. The catch: I can't see the pictures, but everyone else can. (That one turned out to be a hoax.)
And then there's LinkedIn. I don't use LinkedIn much, but one day I made a minor change to my profile. Somehow that simple update auto-triggered a "connection request" to be sent out to everyone in my contact book. Those contacts included a couple of ex-boyfriends who, trust me, I don't want to be linked to again.
So what's happening with these social media sites? My relationship with them has gone from fun to semi-fearful. It feels like I've been dating a guy who seemed charming and easygoing at first, only to discover that he's a passive-aggressive control freak with a secret cyberporn habit.
I have a theory about the whole thing. I think social media sites change their character when they go public. Once the bean counters start trying to figure out ways to wring money from their user base, a la Facebook and LinkedIn, the whole experience goes cockeyed. You have to start triple-guarding your privacy from that moment on.
And let's talk about hackers for a second. What kind of pathetic, loser soul spends his time thinking up ways to randomly annoy strangers? Is this some kind of new mental illness going around? Or simply the revelation of one?
Whenever I get exasperated by this kind of silliness, it's always nice to come back here to TKZ. Our little plot of cybersphere is actually a community. We all are trying for the same thing--to improve our writing--without ulterior motive. (Well, except for occasional BSP--Blatant Self Promotion--when we have a new book out.)
So thank you, my fellow TKZ'ers, for being here. And tell me, have you noticed that the social media world is getting scarier? Have you had any experience being hacked or hoaxed?
Monday, February 25, 2013
Embracing the Risk Inherent
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Lessons My Father and Mother Taught Me
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Why We Write
Friday, February 22, 2013
Reader Friday: Who Was That Masked Man?
Thursday, February 21, 2013
What My Cat Has Taught Me About Writing
By Jordan Dane
I'm convinced cats are noble beings reincarnated into a beautiful and graceful creature with four legs and plenty of attitude. No one owns a cat. They allow you to live with them. They tolerate you. Their fierce independence is one of my favorite qualities of theirs. At the mere drop of a string, they are ready to play. And when they are happy, their purr sounds like a fine-tuned engine.
Here are TEN things I learned from my cat(s) about writing:
- 1.) Be suspicious of every character you meet, even the ones you live with. That keeps the tension going and readers won't know who they can trust either.
2.) Suspense is all about anticipation of something bad about to happen, like when my cat stares behind me and makes me turn around. Without even a word, my cat can make me think a serial killer is creeping up on me. How do they do that? I'm still working on adapting that technique for my writing.
3.) If a scene gags you, think what it will do to the next guy. Cough it up and get rid of it. Some things are meant for the trash. When it's a pile in front of you, you'll know it when you see it. Then just walk away. This works in the litter box too.
4.) A cat knows pace. If there is a back story path that meanders across the top of a sofa or winds around legs in a prodding fashion, that is all well and good, but why not walk OVER people to get where you need to go and take the most direct route?
5.) Take naps. If you're prone to writer's block, a nap can't hurt. There is nothing like a nap or basking in the sun to rejuvenate your perspective. Cats are specialists in looking out for numero uno. Learn from a master and take heed. Getting stressed out over things you can't control is a waste of time and a distraction from your writing.
6.) Be a good observer of your surroundings. Narrow your eyes and really take a look around. Don't take anything for granted. Everything is interesting when you narrow your eyes. Try it. (People who Botox should avoid this.)
7.) Look before you leap. If you pay attention, you'll land on your feet with style and grace.
8.) Be flexible. It feels good to S-T-R-E-T-C-H yourself.
9.) Curiosity never killed anything.
10.) Climb your way to the top. Be fearless and maybe even cop an attitude. You can't reach your dream if you think small and stay safe. Dare to take risks and have an adventure.
I'd love to hear your cat stories. I have two rescue cats – Pinot Grigio (yes, we named him when we were looking at a wine menu) and Foochie Focker (don't ask).
What has your cat taught you?
Indigo Awakening by Jordan Dane voted the winner of "Best of 2012" Paranormal Category by BookTwirps
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We have liftoff!
By Joe Moore
Today is launch day for my new thriller, THE BLADE (co-written with Lynn Sholes). This is our first venture into indie publishing. After 5 novels written together and released through a traditional publisher, we decided to try something different—sort of like a tennis player moving to a clay or grass court after years on hardcourt. The game is the same—write the best book you can—but becoming a "hybrid author" brings new challenges. Suddenly, we are the publisher making all the decisions that were left to our traditional publisher in the past—editing, cover design, marketing, budget, advertising, promotion, and on and on. So far, it's been fun. Now we're laying it out there for the taking. Like a science experiment, we're either going to prove we can do it or blow up the lab.
So what is THE BLADE about, and how did we come up with the concept? First, here's the elevator pitch.
While investigating the theft of a 4000-year-old biblical artifact, a federal agent finds herself hunting an international fugitive who threatens Las Vegas with a nuclear device if a ransom from all the casinos is not paid.
After writing 5 supernatural apocalyptic novels, we decided we wanted to tackle a "straight ahead" thriller—no "woo-woo" as we like to call it. We also wanted to write a book in first person. THE BLADE is the result—all the protagonist's chapters are in first person.
But how did the concept come about? As I've blogged about before, we started with "what if" questions. What if the Nazis had developed an atom bomb? What if they were ready to use it but time ran out because the war ended? What if the weapon was hidden away in a secret Austrian mountain bunker and eventually forgotten? What if 65 years later, it was found and fell into the wrong hands?
The second part in developing the concept was our new main character Maxine Decker. During an attempted recovery of stolen artifacts in Iraq, Max is critically wounded. After 20 years as a federal agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), she decides to call it quits and retire to her Colorado cabin to enjoy a life of not getting shot at. Of course, just when she thinks she's out, something pulls her back in. Her ex-husband, a computer forensics expert also with the OSI shows up to inform her that a stolen biblical relic, one she has deep emotional attachment to, may have surfaced on the black market—the 4000-year-old Blade of Abraham. The news entices her back into temporary service as an OSI consultant. What she doesn't realize is that from that moment, everything that happens is a planned setup motivated by hatred, revenge and a big dose of deception.
How does all this tie into the Nazi atomic bomb? You're just going to have to read the book. But, as Lisa Gardner said, "THE BLADE completely kept me guessing. As fast as you think you know what's going on, you're wrong. An absolute thrill ride." David Morrell called THE BLADE, "a dark, chilling cat-and-mouse game to stop an unimaginable act of terrorism." Suspense Magazine calls it "One incredible suspense thriller." And Doug Preston said, "From the opening scene in Iraq to the final explosive climax in the mountains of Colorado, this is one hell of a thrill ride."
Starting tomorrow, Feb 21 through Saturday, Feb 23, you can download THE BLADE for free at Amazon. Also included is an excerpt from our #1 Amazon bestseller, THE PHOENIX APOSTLES. I hope you get a chance to read and enjoy our latest thriller. Let me know what you think, and forgive me for this shameless promotion.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
How to make it to the Big Show
"Do you know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? That's 25 hits...25 hits in 500 at bats is 50 points...okay? There's 6 months in a season. That's about 25 weeks, that means if you get just one extra flair a week, just one. A gork, you get a ground ball, you get a ground ball with eyes! You get a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week and you're in Yankee Stadium."
By P.J. Parrish
So this is the story of our great Kindle experiment. It's only one writer's limited experience. But it has totally reshaped my thinking about my career and my place as a business person within it. Maybe you'll find it instructive. Or maybe it will inspire you to try something different than what you are now doing. Because I believe that in this fast-shifting landscape, we writers -- nay, storytellers -- are the only things that can't be replaced. In fact, this new publishing machine is going to have to be rebuilt around us. We aren't cogs anymore; we're the engines.
But ebooks have changed everything. Now major authors are buying back their ebook rights; mid-listers are finding new life for their abandoned backlist titles; newbies like Colleen Hoover are breaking into bestsellerdom; and everyone is reading the small print in their old contracts.
Five years ago, you were a fool if you self-published. Now, you're a fool if you don't.
Another caveat: I was really apprehensive about doing this. I had to be talked into it by two writer friends.(Take a bow Christine Kling and Sharon Potts.). I didn't think it would work. Boy, was I wrong.
Here's the background: Kelly and I have published twelve books with two traditional New York publishers. Only our first two-book contract from 2001 has no mention of "electronic rights" so we decided to self-pub.
We chose our second book, "Dead of Winter" because it is far superior to our freshman effort. First rule of ebook self-publishing: DO NOT PUT OUT A "LESS-THAN" BOOK.
We decided to enroll it in Kindle Select. This means you can't load it into any other reader formats like Nook and Kobo. Why did we do this? Because Kindle Select lets you give the book away if you want (More on that later) and the book is placed in the Kindle library, which means readers can borrow it instead of buying it. (More on that too)
Also, Kindle's formatting is pretty easy to learn. Many authors pay others to do this but Kelly is tech-savvy and we mastered the learning curve quickly. Nook's formatting program is a bitch. (More on that later).
Kelly designed our cover (below). You can't legally use the original one your publisher created.
Then we wrote our "description." This is like the back copy on your book and potential readers can click on it to find out what the book is about. It's important that this be enticing; authors often go back and tweak this endlessly to get it right. Here is what we wrote:
Available for the first time in eBook! Read the thriller that launched the award-winning New York Times bestselling Louis Kincaid series.
In the quaint tourist town of Loon Lake, Mich., a killer is taking his vengeance. One by one, the bodies of cops are found, brutally executed, with mysteriously coded death cards placed with each corpse – the gruesome signature of a psychopath. And the only sound louder than doors being locked against evil is the sound of hearts beating in terrors. Louis Kincaid came north looking for refuge, a place to forget his past. But now he's landed in the middle of an investigation that's a terrifying journey through a town's fiercely protected heart of darkness.
2001 Edgar Award Finalist
Praise for DEAD OF WINTER and PJ PARRISH
"Stylish blend of mystery, knife-edge tension and a complex hero readers care about." – USAToday
"Tense, thrilling, and your manicurist's best friend – you're going to bite your nails." – Lee Child
"Full of intrigue and edge-of-the-seat suspense." – Michael Connelly
"The author's ability to raise goose bumps puts her in the top rank of thriller writers." – Publishers Weekly starred review
We priced it at $2.99, loaded it up, sat back and waited for the hordes to line up at our virtual door.
After 51 days, we had sold 128 copies. I'll do the math for you: Even at Amazon's 70% royalty rate, that means we made $267.90. Which means I made $133.95. (Remember, there's two of us.)
Big whoop, huh?
We decided we didn't like the way the cover looked in the Amazon store. It looked muddy and had no pop. (I wrote a KILL ZONE blog about bad ebook covers Jan 15; you can find it in KZ archives) We downloaded a new cover.
In the first forty-eight hours, we had 47,000 downloads. It shot to No. 1 in Amazon's free bestseller store for all mysteries and thrillers.
After three days, we took it back to $2.99. In the first three days, it sold almost 3,000 copies. And here's the gravy: It was "checked out" of the Amazon library almost 1,400 times. You get an extra royalty for that which averages $1.88 per download but has gone as high as $2.85 for us.
"Dead of Winter" rose to No. 15 on the PAID mystery/thriller bestseller list. It made it to No. 39 on the paid list for ALL Kindle books (that includes all fiction and non-fiction, classics, cookbooks and even the Bible). We -- P.J. Parrish -- suddenly appeared on Amazon's Most Popular Author's list. (I didn't even know it existed).
We did no advertising. Nada. We announced it on Facebook and sent out a newsletter blast (But that goes to our fans who've already read it; we were trolling for new fish). The only thing we did was to take a day to contact blogger sites that are dedicated to giveaways. (There's a whole cottage industry devoted to this. See Christine Kling's FOR WRITERS website for advice on this. Nancy Cohen also listed some here at KZ in her February 13 post.)
The book continued to sell at the same fast rate through all of January and into February. Our borrows increased. Today, as I write this, the "glow" is over. (That's what Christine calls that big sales bump after a giveaway). Sales are on a slow descent but even last week, the book sold an average of 112 books a day.
Other benefits I didn't see coming: Our reviews for "Dead of Winter" went from 32 to 93, all from readers who said they had never read us before. The book was featured on dozens of blogs. And get this: We saw a bump in sales for our other ebooks (based on Amazon ranking). The ones put out by Pocket, priced at $7.99 moved up. But we saw a significant bump for the ebook that our other publisher priced at $4.08. That book, "An Unquiet Grave," published 7 years ago, went from Amazon Siberia up to no. 7,057 and today is hanging on at No. 64 on the Private Eye Bestsellers list. Which illustrates, to me at least, the important of being able to price your ebooks right.
And I just found this out an hour ago: our new book HEART OF ICE (due out next week) has crept onto the bottom of the Amazon PI bestseller list at No. 97.
Now one word here about Nook et al.
While we were doing "Dead of Winter" we self-published CLAW BACK. Because it was an original novella, we wanted to make it available to all formats. We went to the Barnes & Noble author website to find out how to self-pub it. It was like trying to cut your way through a thicket with nail clippers. We bought the Scribners software to learn Nook formatting but were defeated by its intricacies. (You have to decide where your tech breaking point is).
We sent "Claw Back" to Smashwords, a formatting company. Smashwords also distributes your ebook to all the non-Kindle sites. A week went by and the book still wasn't in the Nook store. We emailed; B&N said it was in the system. Two more weeks went by. Crickets. B&N just kept saying it would appear "soon."
On Jan. 17, we pulled it and enrolled it in Kindle Select at $3.99. Sales were small. We dropped the price to $2.99 and it took off. Sales aren't as great as "Dead of Winter" but they are steady. As I write this, "Claw Back" is No. 95 on the police procedural bestseller list. And we haven't given it away yet because we want to time it as a "slingshot" prelude for our new book.
I'm not trying to bash B&N here. God knows I don't want to see any bookstore die. But a report in Slate this week says that contrary to earlier reports, losses in the Nook division are going to grow this year rather than staying flat. They didn't exactly make it easy for me as an author to reach my readers.
So what's the take-away here?
I won't turn my back on traditional publishing. I still want "tree" books in my readers hands, if that is the delivery method they prefer. But I want to reach as many readers as I can and I want to do in ways that are creative and flexible. So I will continue to self-publish.
Because you can hit a gork or a flair and make some good money. If you're good and lucky you can even make enough to live on so you can write more. But maybe even more important, you get control. YOU decide when to put your book out there. YOU decide what the cover looks like. YOU decide what the price should be. And YOU decide exactly what direction your career is going to go.
Oh, there's one more cool thing: You can actually make sense out of those Amazon royalty statements.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Digging up the Past
Being a wee bit of a history nerd, I greeted the news confirming that Richard III's bones had been dug up in a parking lot in Leicester with great excitement. I mean how often do we get to rehabilitate one of history's greatest (and many argue much maligned) villains? No doubt we will soon see a rash of new books, both fiction and non-fiction, on dear old Richard and there's even talk (no surprise) of a movie.
What I love most about the 'mythology' surrounding Richard III is the passion it raises. For me that's what makes history come to life - real people and real questions over what they did or did not do (always more interesting when allegations of murder are thrown into the pot as well!). From Josephine Tey's Daughter of Time to Sharon Penman's Sunne in Splendour and Anne Easter Smith's A Rose for the Crown, I've always loved reading interpretations of Richard III's life.
Who knows what other new evidence will come to light now we literally have his bones to study (for instance, they have already put together a facial reconstruction of what he would have looked like and confirmed Richard did indeed have curvature of the spine). The next logical step in the possible 'rehabilitation' of Richard III would be to locate the bones of the princes he supposedly had murdered (rumoured to lie beneath Westminster Abbey).
I just love this kind of stuff!
So what would you like to see as the next 'coolest grave' to be discovered? How about Genghis Khan as some have suggested? Rumor has it British archaeologists have their sights of uncovering the remains of both Alfred the Great and Henry I but I'm not sure how much public excitement either of these 'finds' would generate.
What famous bones would you like to see unearthed?
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Write Your Truth
Saturday, February 16, 2013
You Can Observe a Lot, Just by Listening
My wife and I celebrated Valentine's Day by having dinner at the restaurant where we had our first date, even scoring a spot in the very booth where we sat some eighteen years ago, though for some reason the seat has gotten a bit closer to the table, at least for me. This time, we had our younger daughter with us. I have schooled our daughter on being aware of what is going on around her at all times and in all places, and, as in so many other things, she exceeds the expectations and abilities of her father. As it happens, her hearing is better than mine at this stage in our lives. So it is that about a third of the way through our meal she leaned across the table and whispered to us, "That guy over there? He's breaking up with his girlfriend!" She nodded at a couple seated three tables over, and, indeed, the gentleman was on Valentine's Day, over dinner, severing connections, romantic and otherwise, with the woman seated across from him. She was crying, though nonetheless doing a halfway decent job of containing an emotional meltdown while her companion sat impassively across from her displaying about as much empathy as he might when commenting on the occasion of a fifth of a series of spring days. I could not hear much of what he said, but he did not sound concerned, not even when she raised her voice slightly ---the only time the entire evening --- and said, "But how am I going to move out by next week?!" He merely shrugged and responded in a manner that was less than helpful. There was a bit more of some back and forth; my daughter was able to hear and relay some additional information, confirming what appeared to be going on, and, indeed, fully documenting that the fellow involved was a walking waste of skin. He finished his dinner --- his soon to be ex-companion left hers untouched --- before they left the premises while he patted her shoulder in the manner one does when assuring someone upon whom disaster as fallen that this too shall pass.
The evening, however, was not over. Shortly after the couple which I described had left another couple was seated behind us. It was easy to hear their conversation. I was able to tell that 1) they had not been dating overly long and did not know each other well (though I was able to discern from some other comments that they were acquainted in the Biblical sense; obviously they were somewhere in that stage which follows the third date and precedes a six month anniversary); 2) they had taken a trip together recently; and 3) had decided to end the relationship. Neither of them seemed especially upset about the turn of events. The gentleman was interested in trying to ascertain what had gone wrong, and when, and why, but his analysis was more suited to that of a biology teacher wondering why the oscillatoria specimen on the slide under the microscope is not behaving as it should. He apparently thought he had discerned the moment when things had turned south saying, "Things were fine until the fourth day (of the trip) and then something seemed to change." The lady mumbled a response I didn't quite catch but which indicated, in context that a) he was right and b) she didn't know what happened either. Whatever had happened, they had determined that the relationship was dead at some point in the very recent past and had decided to perform the autopsy on Valentine's Day. It was apparent that while they weren't interested in a dating relationship any more, it wasn't as if one of them had found the other's secret porn stash and was so utterly repulsed that they decided to put an end to things. it was just...ending. After overhearing this, we asked for go boxes and the check. Kidder that I am, I thought for half a moment about turning to my wife and solemnly saying, "Honey, now is as good a time as any to tell you, but, uh, well, I've decided that..." I of course didn't do that. She would never break my heart on Valentine's Day, but she might filet it, given good cause.
Thus, a somewhat unusual night. I ask rhetorically: what sort of a character breaks up with a live-in girlfriend on Valentine's Day? And what sort of couple uses the romantic occasion as an auld lang syne? And on the same night, in the same restaurant, at about the same time? Feel free to incorporate them into your project, whether as a springboard or as background. There are many ways you could use them. But what I really want to ask you is: What is the most unusual conversation you have ever overheard? Was it on or during a noteworthy occasion? And did you use it in a story or novel?
Friday, February 15, 2013
Reader Friday: Q & A
Thursday, February 14, 2013
How a great story can change the world
This true story ends with me sobbing. In public.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
FREE on Kindle
Wild Rose Press, who publishes my romance novels, decided to enter their new titles into this program before the official release date. I am really hoping this offer raises awareness of my series.
Before we proceed further, please go now and download your free copy. Share this link with everyone you know! Please "Like" the page while you are there.
Warrior Rogue (The Drift Lords Series) by Nancy J. Cohen is FREE on Kindle Feb. 13-17. http://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Rogue-Drift-Series-ebook/dp/B00AU62NQS/.
I'm also running a Valentine's Day contest in conjunction with the free giveaway. Click on the Contest tab here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nancy-J-Cohen/112101588804907 and remember to Like the page while you are there.
What have I learned from this experience? It takes a tremendous amount of time away from writing to put up a free book. Why? Because you have to publicize it all over the Net. How do you do this? Here are some sites that will help:
From helpful sites such as these and from posts by other authors, I've gathered two pages of places to notify about an upcoming or current free release. Twitter and Facebook accounts have to be notified on the day of the freebie, but a bunch of other ones expect advance notice. So I've been busy filling out these forms.
Here is a list of tips, in no particular order, on what to do before your book goes free.
- Make a list of promotional sites that will announce your free book.
- Notify the sites that require advance notice.
- Decide if you want to pay for ads at any of these sites.
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Spa Degas
5805 State Bridge Rd Suite 500
Duluth, GA 30097
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ph: 678-473-7766
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Decleor Facials-Johns Creek /Duluth Day Spa offering
At Spa Degas we have chosen to use only the best products in skin care such as Decleor. These two products share a unique approach to skincare that utilizes the European Skin Care Method of natural essential oils coupled in harmony with plant extracts that promote a sense of well being while achieving the best results.
All full length Spa Degas facial treatments end with a relaxing facial massage
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The Radio Frequency facial has been approved by the FDA as a non-surgical treatment for wrinkles, sagging skin and facial skin imperfections. This treatment requires no downtime and the results are immediately noticeable.The results become even more noticeable over the weeks following the treatment due to a build-up of collagen which further effects skin contractions. $130- 1 hr 30 min
Deluxe Aromatic Facial-This treatment takes facials to the next level. First we begin with a very relaxing 30 minute massage that begins at soles of your feet and continues to the back where muscles are relaxed like never before. Next your will facee will be cleansed thoroughly three times while oxygenating steam flows into the skin allowing for detoxification and extractions. You will receive an evaluation of your skin afterwhich your face will be micro-exfoliated and polished using a medical grade microdermabrasion process, to reveal a healthy and your looking skin. Next you will receive an all natural Decleor Signature Mask for lifting and toning the skin. But we don't stop there. While your senses are being delighted by delicate hints of Neroli and Lavender you will receive a neck, decloite, shoulder and arm massage that will send you to heaven. Still to follow...more massage. This is when you will receive the signiture Decleor facial massage that is sure to help with lymphatic drainage, wrinking or ageing skin. This facial massage uses a Accupressure technique that is exclusive to Decleor. No stone is left unturned in this simply wonderful facial-$190- 2 hours.
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Who want a handicap HTC HD2?
Who want a handicap HTC HD2? Well, not me. I don't think you want it too. Who want a handicap product?
I was thinking to buy HTC HD2 back in October last year. Planned to use it as my personal digital assistant (PDA). Of course, it does not limited to that only. I can use it for many other things like surfing Internet, listening MP3, watching movie, playing games and more. But my colleague told me that I need a broadband data plan to keep my HTC HD2 alive. I doubt that statement back then…
After using HTC HD2 for 1 month+, I can say that I cannot survive without a broadband data plan on my HTC HD2. There are lot of features require data connection besides browsing Internet. Email, stocks, whether, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft My Phone, Marketplace, Skype, MSN… All of these require data connection. I got myself a broadband data plan in the end.
By the way, Celcom Sale is back. Celcom offers several interesting broadband packages this time. Personally, I like the HP Mini 210 Netbook special discount package at super low price for only RM888 (Retail: RM1,199) when you subscribe to Celcom Broadband Basic or Advance. As you know, I still don't have a Netbook yet. What will it be with HTC HD2 + HP Mini 210?
So what are you waiting for? Head to any Celcom branch, Blue Cube or dealer to get yours. The promotion will end on 31 March 2010. Visit www.celcom.com.my/broadband for info.


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10 Brilliant Yellow Bedrooms
This bold color may not be one-size-fits-all, but in shades of canary, honey, and sunflower, youre sure to find a space that inspires you.
Nature-Inspired Bedroom
Designer Tom Scheerer visually linked twin beds in a girl's room with a single headboard, covered in Botanical Fern by Schumacher. "I thought it was appropriate for a Maine house," he says. "It's a paradise of ferns here."


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Nicknames for this year:
- Big Boy
- R.I.P. Hunter
- Heaven's Gate
- Final Countdown
- Susan
- Lil' Peanut
- Chou Chou
- Dakota
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This is the year I achieve all of my hopes and dreams. Conveniently, my hopes and dreams all revolve around turning 34.
Had a great holiday, hope everybody else did!
On the other hand, I also slipped outside my house on New Years Penultimate Day and now I have 16 pins in my ankle after breaking 3 separate bones.
Stay safe out there kids!
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You guys, I just realized this morning that I'll be 27 when the world ends in December! I made it into the club!
The year that Roland Emmerich's prophecy of the world ending comes true.
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Is no one else concerned that the Earth turns into Legos when it explodes?!?!
…Or maybe the Earth has been made of Legos this whole time.
So it's shitty elevator music playing when the earth is rotating? Yeah, that sounds about right.
The world won't end in 2012, because Marty McFly travels to 2015. So we've got at least a three years left.
I'm kind of excited for the end of the world to happen because I have the best end of the world playlist planned for my RIP, World party. I've been honing it over the previous 8,000 end-of-the-worlds.
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Practice Details
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The Review Process
Be Found by Local Consumers
Free personal and business listings
Before guiding you through the process of creating your own personal and business listings, we'd like to show you some examples of the finished products. Below is a sample personal profile page. Creating your own is simple, and takes only minutes. If you choose to share your patient's hearing aid reviews publicly, you will automatically be provided with a professional "rating" based upon your patient's hearing aid success. After entering your business address a convenient map is automatically added to your profile page.
Here is a sample business listing. If anyone else works in your practice they will also appear here - under the "Professionals" tab. Your business will be rated based on the culmulative success of it's patients. Any dispenser who has turned off the public reviews option will be excluded from the business rating.
In the following image you can see the search form that is available to consumers. They may easily search for professionals and businesses by name or address.
Our search for New York has returned the following results. The consumer conveniently sees nearby dispensers on a map, and may sort the results by name, distance, or location.
Let's take a look at one more method for finding a local dispenser. If a consumer is browsing a hearing aid of interest, and wants to discuss it further with someone, they may click on the "Purchase this Device" link. You will see the link just above the bolded hearing aid name.
When the consumer presses the purchase button they are greeted with a list of nearby professionals who fit the hearing aid and advised to contact a professional on the list to discuss their eligibility for the device.
Outcome Tracking
Your own live dashboard!
By now, you've probably heard about the mysterious "live dashboard." We'd like to show you a sample dashboard, so you know exactly what you'll be getting from Hearing Tracker. Every time one of your patients reviews a hearing aid, their review will be added to your dashboard. You'll see your top models and brands, recent review scores and comments, how you rank globally and locally, and how you are tracking over time (your moving average). If you're a practice manager, you can even watch the dashboards of your team members. It's simple, you just send a request to access their dashboard, and once they accept, you will see their dashboard listed too.
In the future we plan to add a lot more to your dashboard. We look forward to meeting the needs of our professionals.
We firmly believe that sales performance is not the only indicator of clinical success.
Local Marketing
Target interested consumers with precision
We have reserved many places for professionals to place their banner ads on Hearing Tracker. We are a young company, but plan to blossom soon in a big way.
To spur growth we are offering a free $1000 advertising budget in November
. We will choose a winner randomly at the end of the month. The winner will have one year to use the funds!
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Register with Hearing Tracker
The "Sign up!" button is found in the upper right corner of the screen. Alternatively you may wish to click the large green sign up button on the home page.
Signing up is easy. Just choose a Username, enter your email address, and choose a 6 character password. Don't worry, we won't make you use uppercase letters, numbers, or special characters. Select "I am a Dispenser" and press the green "Sign up" button. If you've already signed up, but can't remember your password click "Forgot your password?"
Complete Profile
Enter your professional details
Just click on the "Complete your profile" button! The little figure is a doctor with a stethoscope :)
Now, fill in your personal and professional details here. Hearing Tracker is gradually adding more hearing aids to our system, but if your brand isn't included in the list, and you want it added to Hearing Tracker, please
let us know
. We are also working on more comprehensive lists for our international degrees/diplomas, qualifications, and universities. If yours isn't included and you want to create a profile, please
get in touch
and we will promptly add it to Hearing Tracker for you!
The last field "Public Reviews" determines whether your patient reviews will be public or private. You can turn this on or off at any time. Don't worry, you can still access your personal dashboard and monitor your outcomes without sharing your scores publicly.
Add your Practice
Find or Create your Business Name
Click on "add your practice" in the green bar, or on the giant "Almost there! Now add your practice"
Type in the name of your business. If your business name comes up in the list, please select it from the dropdown box. Otherwise, go ahead and create the new business name!
If you business already exists on Hearing Tracker, you will see a page like this, which shows you any addresses associated with that business name. If you see your address, click on it. Otherwise, Press on the button "This is my business, but my address is not listed" If you don't see this screen, skip down to the next step!
Practice Details
Add your practice address and phone number
The first step on this form is to select your country. Once you click into the country box, you will be able to type to find your country faster. For example, typing the letters "Uni" will bring up all countries with "United" in their name.
Assuming you selected "United States" in the previous step, you will see the following form appear. Go ahead and fill in your information. For "Suburb" use the name of your suburb if you're in a city. Otherwise just use the name for your local area or township. Do not put your city in this field.
Add an Image
All done. Add an image!
Great you're done! You should see a profile like the one below. To give your profile a more professional touch find an image of yourself and upload it by clicking on "Change Image" in the menu to the left.
Creating Tickets
Facilitating reviews
In order to capture meaningful hearing aid reviews Hearing Tracker needs to know your patient's audiogram and exact hearing aid model fitted. To make the process easier for your patient, we ask you (the dispenser), to initiate the review by entering such details at the final hearing aid follow-up appointment.
You can start by clicking on the "Tickets" button in the upper right hand corner of your screen and pressing the "New Ticket" button on the following screen.
As a shortcut
, you may press the small printer button next to the "Tickets" button in the upper right hand of the screen. You need to be logged in as a fully registered dispenser before accessing the tickets section of the website.
The process of creating a ticket is simple, and takes about one minute to complete. This is the information you will need to enter. To make the process faster for you, we only require 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000Hz.
Once you have submitted the form above you will see the screen below. Before printing the ticket for your patient you will need to click "Click here to download PDF". You may also download the ticket using the small down arrow next to the trash can.
Once you have created the ticket, you will be provided with a PDF to print for your patient. Here is the top portion of a printed ticket:
The PDF will provide instructions to help your patient complete the review in their own home, and in their own time. Thanks to the information provided by the ticket, the patient only needs to complete the review, and doesn't need to worry about entering their audiogram or hearing aid model.
Note: For consumers inside the United States, Hearing Tracker will send a 3 months supply of hearing aid batteries as a special Thank You.
The Review Process
What your patient experiences at home
Your patient will proceed to the the web address shown on the PDF ticket (hearingtracker.com/finder) and enter their code in the box that appears:
After clicking the "Go!" button they will be immediately connected a review form for hearing aid model. The patient will click on 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 stars for each of the 10 questions and click "Submit Review".
They will then proceed to an optional comment section. We ask if they have anything else to add about their hearing aid experience.
It's that fast and easy!
The review has been saved along with your name (if you chose the public option), the patient's audiogram, and the model of their hearing aids.
That's all, you've completed your first review! You should receive an email letting you know a new review has been submitted. You can click on the link in the email to see the results! Don't forget to check out the changes to your dashboard!
Note: Registration is required for consumers who wish to receive a free supply of batteries.
Please get in touch
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Last weekend!
Saturday 20th December
Ruislip 10-3
Sunday 21st December
Ruislip 10-3
Richmond 10.30-4
Continuing in March 2015
Add Black Park Duck Pond Market to your calendar
Our market is held in the magical setting of Black Park, a gorgeous Green Flag accredited Country Park with over 500 acres of woodland, heathland & parkland, set around a huge lake.
The park is so beautiful it's used for filming - some of Harry Potter was filmed here. There is a Go Ape high ropes course there, and a children's one, two cafes, bike hire, a huge lake, excellent playground and lots more!
Black Park Country Park, Wexham SL3 6DS
Add Highgate Duck Pond Market to your calendar
Continuing in 2015!
Our surprise new venue is the beautiful 15th century Lauderdale House, at the end of Highgate High Street, set in gorgeous gardens and right next door to the famous Highgate Cemetery.
We will fill the house with foods and crafts! There will be craft workshops for both adults and children, and a truly fantastic Father Christmas.
Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill N6 5HG
Add Pinner Duck Pond Market to your calendar
Bridge Street Gardens is the little park at the foot of the High Street - you can't miss us! As ever, Duck Pond Market brings delightful goods, beautifully made by local artisans.
Bridge Street Gardens, Pinner HA5 3JE
Add Richmond Duck Pond Market to your calendar
In the centre of Richmond, tucked between Hill Street, Bridge Street and the riverside is elegant Heron Square. On sunny days the atmosphere is amazing, the riverside is packed with people, all enjoying the beautiful setting right on the Thames! You can rent a bike, a row boat or take a cruise down to Hampton Court or Kingston. People watching is our favourite pastime in Richmond, and you're almost certain to get some celeb spotting in if you keep your eyes peeled!
Heron Square, Richmond TW9 1EP
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st December 10am-3pm
Christmas Artisan Market
Add Ruislip Duck Pond Market to your calendar
Manor Farm is a conservation and heritage site. The market is set in and around a beautiful 13th century barn. You can walk in the herb garden and orchard, visit the ancient Motte and Bailey, Manor House or Theatre or even take a picnic and a frisbee over to Pinn Meadows!
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>I was going to use a pan earlier, to make a fried egg, but decided I
> wasn't really that hungry and left it. Left the pan sprayed with
> Kroger canola oil... How long does that keep at room temp?
> I guess best to do what mom used to always say about food. "When in
> doubt, throw it out"... Never really gave it much thought till the
> one time I ate at a Wendy's back when they had a salad bar. Dressing
> tasted a little funny but I was really hungry.
> Next day, I threw up till I couldn't throw up any more. And then
> threw up some more... My dad actually almost ran over me because I
> fainted while he was backing the car. Then they took my illness more
> serious... I remember the car tire coming at my head and thinking
> "oh, there's a car tire coming at my head" but not being in the least
> concerned... I actually lost a day out of my life when they took me
> to the Penn State ER. (I hate to think what I mumbled in my sleep
> during that time. Mom was not a swearer and I had a vague
> recollection when I came out of it of tossing and turning constantly,
> and swearing over and over.
> Sorry, if I got a bit OT. But it was cooking related. Or, at least
> food preparation related. And I do wonder about the cooking oil on
> the pan.
The only problem with that scenario is that oil left out like that will
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A Sports Drink You Can Make at Home: Newt Nectar
Strenuous exertion can take it out of you. Literally. Exercise means sweating, and sweating depletes your body's electrolytes and fluid levels. If you don't keep hydrated and if you don't maintain an electrolyte balance, you'll run out of energy. But I often find it difficult to eat underway, because solid food just is not always appealing when I'm on the bike. Enter "sports drinks." You know the stuff I'm talking about. HyperMarket shelves groan under the weight of thousands of bottles in dozens of shapes. And the contents come in every flavor of the rainbow, from berry red to very violet. Basically, though, each and every one does the same two jobs: they replace salts and replenish calories. What they don't always do is taste good. OK. Maybe that's too harsh. Let's just say that they're an acquired taste. Well, I've acquired it. And now that I make my own, I find I like it even more. I call my home-brew sports drink Newt Nectar. Why? Well, there's history here. The spring-fed cistern from which we used to haul our water boasted a thriving population of newts. They always had plenty of energy, and my Newt Nectar makes me feel almost as lively, in hot weather and cold alike. Only the name's original, however. The Nectar itself is just a variation on the "oral rehydration drink" described in the medical guide, Where There Is No Doctor.
Why would you want to make your own sport drink? Two reasons—cost and flavor. A twenty-ounce (600-mL) bottle of Very Violet (or Berry Red) can set you back nearly a buck at the local HyperMart. On the other hand, 20 ounces of my homemade Nectar costs only pennies. And my Nectar gets its flavor from real fruit juice. Want to imbibe the Nectar of the Newt yourself? It's easy. Here's how…
Tamia's Newt Nectar
NB Makes 1 US quart, but you can scale it up if you want
- 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon ordinary table salt
- 8 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup fruit juice (or the equivalent in juice powder)
- Enough clean water to make up a quart
You also need a bottle that will hold one quart (or one liter—the difference between them is negligible). Put the salt and the sugar in the bottom of the empty bottle (but see WARNING below first). Then pour in the fruit juice. I prefer orange juice, but you can use whatever you like: grape, apple, mango, apricot, or…. Anything that takes your fancy, in other words. Now fill the bottle with clean water, stopper tightly, and shake. That's it! You're done. At home, I mix up Newt Nectar in advance and store it in the fridge till I'm ready to go. It keeps about as long as any other refrigerated juice. Be sure to shake it up again before you pour it out into your bike water bottle, though. Sugar and salt dissolve, but real fruit juice has solids that settle out over time.
Want to ring the changes? Feel free. Experiment. Adjust Newt Nectar to your own taste, altering the amounts of salt, sugar, and juice as needed. You can use an equivalent amount of powdered drink mix instead of fresh juice. (But watch out for added sugar and salt in the powdered drink mix.) The taste won't always be great, but it's at least as good as Berry Red or Very Violet.
WARNING! Salt (sodium chloride) is essential for life, but too much can kill you. And just how much is too much? That depends. The 1/8 – 1/4 teaspoon in my Newt Nectar works for me, but it may not work for you. If you have any doubts—and maybe even if you don't—ask your doctor. This is especially important if you have, or think you might have, hypertension or heart disease. Diabetics also need to watch their sugar intake carefully. Sport drinks like Newt Nectar probably aren't a good bet for them. Questions? Once again, ask your doctor.


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