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Why, oh why, would participants agree to pay $40 (or $20 for students) to be treated as slaves were? Leadership Excellence has some convincing reasons. It asks, "You may have read your history, but have you really felt it?" Connection to one's ancestors and past is a good reason, as is this description: "Maafa Experience is a journey from our past to our present, with the goal of aligning us for a common future." In other words, perhaps in the immortal words of Winston Churchill, "The farther you look back, the farther forward you are likely to see."
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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Offshore Marine Service Association signed a formal memorandum of understanding April 30, for the establishment of an Offshore Support Vessel Industry Quality Partnership. The quality partnership was formed to promote safety and security within the offshore industry and to help protect the environment. The Offshore Marine Service Association and the Coast Guard achieve these goals by meeting regularly to discuss current issues relating to offshore marine operations, cooperating to ensure compliance with Coast Guard regulations and other applicable laws and cooperating to promote the interests of the American public in the offshore support vessel industry. "The Coast Guard remains committed to working with our partners in the offshore support vessel industry to create a common culture for achieving our shared goal of safe and secure maritime trade," said Rear Adm. Brian Salerno, assistant commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship. "An open dialog with our maritime stakeholders is a critical component of the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Program and this new partnership provides a forum for that two-way communication." The Offshore Support Vessel Industry Quality Partnership is another example of the Coast Guard's implementation of the Marine Safety Performance Plan which focuses on standardization, mariner licensing and documentation, recreational boating safety, compliance
OMSA to Testify on Coast Guard Licensing, Documentation
Shull Autin, COO of SEACOR Marine LLC, on behalf of the Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA), testified before the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 20. In his testimony, Autin addressed the following, and offered suggestions for improvement: U.S. Coast Guard Licensing and Documentation is a critical part of maritime safety; Coast Guard Licensing and Documentation as a process has become increasingly more
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PC Maritime's Navmaster ECDIS has been ordered for Bourbon's latest generation IMR (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) vessels being built in Zheijiang shipyard, China. Four dual Navmaster ECDIS have been supplied, with a further five Bourbon Evolution 800 to be equipped this year and in 2014. Operating a fleet of 458 vessels, Bourbon is a major player in the offshore marine services market. The first vessel equipped, Bourbon Evolution 802
ONGC, SCI Enter MoU
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) and Shipping Corporation of Indian (SCI) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up a joint venture company called Offshore Marine Services Ltd (OMSL). The joint venture company will provide end-to-end solutions for vessel operations for ONGC and other oil and gas companies. It will also develop capabilities for acquisition, repair and maintenance of offshore floating units and undertake repair and construction on long-term
Nam Cheong Clinches 2 Accommodation Work Barge Contract
Nam Cheong Limited a leading global offshore marine player listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and Malaysia's largest Offshore Support Vessel builder, today announced that it has sold two Accommodation Work Barges ("AWB") worth approximately US$84 million (approximately S$105 million) with the option to purchase another two vessels, to a repeat customer, Bursa-listed Perdana Petroleum Berhad ("Perdana").
OMSA - Jones Act Compliance Manager
The national trade association that is the voice for the U.S. flag workboat industry has taken the unusual step of hiring an experienced investigator to collect evidence on foreign vessels that violate the U.S. law known as the Jones Act. The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has created a new position – Manager of Jones Act Compliance – to ensure compliance with the laws requiring that vessels involved in domestic transportation be owned by Americans
Bollinger Announces Staff Changes
As Bollinger Lockport New Construction (BLN) continues to grow, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. announces changes to its managerial staff. Dennis Fanguy has been appointed to the position of vice president of quality management system where his responsibilities will encompass the programs in quality assurance / quality control, process improvement, accuracy control and test and trial groups for BLN, as well as the company's ISO program.
Jaya Delivers AHTS Vessel for Mermaid Marine
Offshore marine services provider Jaya, now part of Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd. (MMA), today delivered Jaya Majestic, a new state-of-the-art anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel into MMA's international fleet. Jaya Majestic was built at the company's Singapore shipyard and is the first vessel to be delivered following the acquisition of 100% of Jaya Holdings' subsidiaries by MMA earlier this year.
Feature: Rigdon's on the Point
A recent visit to New Orleans afforded MR a chat with Larry Rigdon, a man who has stirred controversy and heated debate among offshore vessel providers, while steadfastly building what is far from the largest but arguably the finest fleet of boats serving the offshore market. – by Greg Trauthwein Politics, Money & Competition: By all accounts, Larry Rigdon has had an interesting run through his mid-50s. While thoughts of the majority of men his age are turning to 401K values and retirement
Industry Urges Senate for Vessel Discharge Legislation
On March 13, a diverse coalition of 59 national and regional organizations representing a wide array of business, maritime and labor interests signed on to a letter to Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee leadership, Chairman John Rockefeller (D-WV) and Ranking Member John Thune (R-SD), thanking them for cosponsoring S. 2094, a bill that would establish a uniform national framework for the regulation of ballast water and other vessel discharges
Report: Growth Anticipated in the OSV Market
New report covers market trends to 2019 for global offshore support vessel (anchor handling, towing and supply vessel, platform supply vessel, multipurpose service vessel, crew vessels, standby and rescue vessels, others) The global offshore support vessel market is expected to grow owing
Triad, EMP Join Forces
As part of its product rollout strategy Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it has signed a support agreement with Theodosiou Bros Ltd (TRIAD Ltd) of Piraeus, Greece. This agreement between EMP and TRIAD Ltd will lead to the establishment of a technical support hub in Greece from
Energy Sector Volatility Affects Middle Market M&A Activity
Market volatility for the petroleum sector provides a backdrop to an evolving Merger & Acquisitions environment for the Offshore Sector. In the 3Q edition of Maritime Professional, this series of articles examined the overall evolution of maritime and offshore M&A activity since 2010
Caterpillar to Equip 4 AHTS for Grupo CBO
Caterpillar Marine informed that its Cat® power and propulsion solutions have been selected to power four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Each AHTS vessel will be equipped with 4 x 6 M 32 C propulsion engines rated at 3000 bkW and Cat
James Fisher Opens Offshore Vessel for Tours
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS), and Fendercare Marine, both subsidiaries of James Fisher and Sons plc (JFS), held an open day to demonstrate the capability of their shoreside support base and the offshore support vessel, the Dart Fisher.
SMC to Provide Marine Coordination for Siemens
Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) have been working with Siemens, providing offshore marine coordination for a fifth Siemens Wind Power construction project. The Butendiek offshore wind farm in the North Sea began construction in early 2014, and is due for completion mid-2015
Tuco Debuts New Wind Farm Service Boat
Less than a week before the Offshore Energy 2014 Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam the coming week, Tuco Marine disclosed the newest vessel in the ProZero series of Fast Rescue Boats, Daughter Crafts and Workboats; The New ProZero 11m Wind Farm Service Boat.
Reducing Human Error & Near Miss Incidents
We recently came across a very interesting report issued to Congress by the United States Coast Guard. The May 2012 study might seem dated, but that's hardly the case. Actually, it's a telling description of what can go wrong, why and perhaps
OIMO Adds Fuller to Leadership Team
Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services, Inc. (OIMO), a company in topside and riding crew repair services, announced the appointment of a new executive to the company's leadership team – Nick Fuller, Director, Business Development.
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Video: Tuco Marine Debuts Wind Farm Service Boat
Tuco Marine Group of Denmark discloses the newest vessel in the ProZero series of Fast Rescue Boats, Daughter Crafts and Workboats; The New 13m WIND FARM SERVICE BOAT. The new design is a dedicated service boat and crew transfer vessel for offshore wind farms
Technip Further Optimizes its Subsea Assets
Technip signed today an agreement to sell 100% of its North American diving assets to Ranger Offshore Inc.(1). Technip's strategy focuses on high technology and ultra-deep water products and services. Proceeds from this divestment will be partially reinvested directly into
MacGregor Winches for Malaysian Accommodation Barges
MacGregor has secured a winch package contract from Nam Cheong Limited group, a global offshore marine player listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited and Malaysia's largest offshore support vessel builder
ABB Lands Maintenance Contract from Boa Offshore
Boa Offshore has chosen ABB Turbocharging's Maintenance Management Agreement for servicing of turbochargers aboard four of its vessels, ensuring on-time servicing at agreed prices with a minimum of administration. ABB Turbocharging has announced a further success for its MMA Maintenance
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HTC Flyer heading to T-Mobile USA?
In fact, some promotional material suggests that T-Mobile will be offering the HTC Flyer. But which division of T-Mobile will get HTC's first tablet? Pocketnow suggests that it will T-Mobile USA because one of the pictures leaked shows a You Tube channel which only the Stateside division of the carrier has.
If The HTC Flyer airs its way to T-Mobile USA, it will join the upcoming LG G-Slate and the Samsung Galaxy Tab on the mobile operator's roster. Both the Flyer and the Galaxy Tab have a 7 inch screen while the G-Slate offers an 8.9 inch display. With 3 tablets to choose from, how can HTC grab the attention of potential buyers? The HTC "Scribe" could make the difference. That is the technology that allows an HTC Flyer user to write on the screen using a special pen that will work on a capacitive screen. Will that be enough to steer customers to the HTC device?
The promotional material that was leaked did not reveal any thing resembling a launch date, but did reveal that T-Mobile plans on offering a contest where the winner will receive a trip to Europe. That choice of destination also suggests that it will be the USA division of T-Mobile that will be offering the HTC Flyer.
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The image of the YouTube channel in this picture hints that the HTC Flyer is heading for T-Mobile USA as it is the only T-Mobile division with such a channel
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1. Rawrzellers (Posts: 224; Member since: 22 Aug 2010)
Damn these tablets are getting more and more appealing to me @_@ I'd love to have this one. I'd probably scribble away during class though and not even take notes >.>;;
2. luis_lopez_351 (Posts: 951; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
T-Mobile is getting better at its tablet & phone selection. T-Mo Owns the Android, WP7, Black Berry, And Symbian but yet they have a sinking boat :( im going to miss them and their unlimited Data plans.
3. Rawrzellers (Posts: 224; Member since: 22 Aug 2010)
Please enlighten me with how T-Mobile is a sinking ship or that they are failing? I keep hearing this and no one will give me a reason as to why they think that :/ Just because AT&T might be buying them doesn't mean they are failing. It happens all the time companies buy other companies. People sell their companies or branches of their companies as a way of getting a guaranteed amount of money rather then to keep running their business and hope they make that much. It's just a way for the company that owns T-Mobile to get a guaranteed return of money and an 8% share in their former competitors company.
4. luis_lopez_351 (Posts: 951; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Their in BIG Debt! If the merge doesn't happen, they are eventually going to sink. Also if they do merge unlimited data plans are gone and so are all its 3G Devices.
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Get over your fear – and even get friendly with numbers
Imagine telling an editor that it's too confusing for you to have to keep track of people's names and titles for your story. I know, you're thinking that would never happen.
Yet journalists do basically the same thing all the time when it comes to math and numbers.
"It's okay if you walk up to an editor and say, 'I can't deal with these numbers; you have to make the copy editor deal with it,'" says Sarah Cohen, the author of the book, "Numbers in the Newsroom: Using Math and Statistics in News." "But it's not okay to say, 'I can't bring myself to go up and ask someone how old they are.'"
Cohen is admittedly a rare breed. She was an economist before becoming a journalist, and she eventually served as database editor for The Washington Post. She's now the Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University with a focus on computational journalism. Cohen isn't scared of numbers, but she is afraid of what happens to good reporting when a journalist mangles the math or simply refuses to engage with numbers.
Numerical errors can occur for a variety of reasons — I compiled a quick list here – but Cohen says one of the larger causes is the fear of numbers and math that seems to pervade newsrooms.
Math and numbers are a constant in journalism. It's more difficult to find a piece of reporting that doesn't include numbers than to locate one that does. We handle numbers on a daily basis, which means we have to get comfortable with them. Cohen has a suggestion for how to get started.
Today's Tip: "Give yourself a sense of scale," she says. "That way, when you look at a number, you will know if it's big or small, and if it's significant in some way. Then you suddenly have a way to do your story."
And to get it right.
You can gain a sense of scale by familiarizing yourself with the key numbers related to your beat, industry, community, etc.
"If you're covering an industry like, say, retailing then get a sense of what makes a big company. How big is Walmart?" she says. "Understand what's big and small in the industry and what the average salaries and wages are. What's a high-paying or low-paying job? What do people consider a high unemployment rate or low unemployment rate?"
You can apply those examples to any beat or area of coverage; the key is to familiarize yourself to the point where you can spot trends and mistakes. For example, if you know the scale, you are less likely to confuse millions and billions of dollars — a common error in business stories.
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Mixed Use for sale Denham Court Farm, Village Road, Denham Village, Buckinghamshire
Magnificent 16th & 17 century barns with recording/TV studio/office/ use with planning to convert to 4 residential houses. Stunning 7 bedroom Grade II listed farmhouse. Charming 5 bedroom Grade II listed converted stable. Gated access, landscaped gardens, Helipad. Excellent access to London. More details ›
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MODERN DEVELOPMENT on the popular Watford Business Park. Recently REDECORATED AND WELL MAINTAINED. The property features BROADBAND CONNECTION and great connectivity to major traffic routes, public transport and London. The property has FULL SECURITY FENCING and window bars. More details ›
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A landmark NEW DEVELOPMENT reclaiming 25 acres of the historically important RAF Hendon aerodrome site, Beaufort Park offers an unparalleled opportunity for COMMERCIAL OCCUPATION and investment offering 84,500 sq ft of restaurant, retail, OFFICE, leisure and community facilities with 2800 new homes. More details ›
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For Public Auction at 8th December at 11:00 Freehold serviced office investment, North London location, Residential development potential (subject to necessary consents), Current gross rent £220,000 per annum (Net rent £175,000 per annum), Site area 0.31 acres (0.13 hectares), Appr... More details ›
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A new high-class development comprising 42 LUXURY PRIVATE APARTMENTS WITH SELF-CONTAINED OFFICES on the ground floor accessed from Flower Lane. The offices will be constructed to a shell and core providing an approximate gross internal. SECURE BASEMENT PARKING will be allocated for 2 vehicles. More details ›
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Box Office: 704-372-3600 (Tickets cannot be ordered over the phone. Call 800.745.3000 to purchase tickets)
Take exit 244 off of East Independence Blvd. Follow ramp and make a left onto Briar Creek Rd. Ovens Auditorium is located next to Bojangles Coliseum.
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Confused by adviser pay? Help is on the way
Today, we have some good news and bad news -- and a call to action -- for both investment advisers and investors.
The news comes from a survey just released by the investment industry magazine Advisers Edge (advisor.ca) on investment adviser compensation. One thousand consumers of investment services were asked a series of questions about their knowledge and satisfaction levels with how their advisers are paid.
The release of these results this week was perfect timing for me, as I was writing about the new client relationship model (CRM) being instituted by the investment industry regulators, and how the CRM could result in advisers knowing more about their clients, consumers knowing more about how they pay for investment services and what those services entail.
Back to the recent survey. The good news for both consumers and service providers is the majority of investors think advisers are worth what they're paid, with 63 per cent rating their advisers' value provided as very good or excellent and another 21 per cent as good.
The bad news is there still is a lot of confusion and lack of knowledge about how advisers are actually paid. As many as 35 per cent of consumers reported they were not sure how they paid their adviser.
The call to action to advisers is to make an extra effort to ensure clients understand their compensation model, how much the adviser is being paid and what it costs the client, and be certain the clients understand which services they pay for and which are free.
At the same time, I appeal to the consumers of investment services and advice to ask their advisers more questions and share the responsibility for being fully informed.
The new CRM model is designed to encourage investment firms to design more transparent -- which means understandable -- disclosure of all means of compensation, all consumer costs and all potential conflicts of interest in the activities of investment advice and sales.
The first of these requirements was implemented in March 2013 and resulted in some clearly written explanations of the different models of compensation and how they work. Of course, the shortcoming of any standardized document is it, alone, does not explain to a client which of the models they are using. That's still up to the adviser, but here's a guide.
In general, you could be on a commission and transaction model, where you pay your adviser for transaction services in the form of commissions on mutual funds or trades of stocks and bonds. Funds and other products also pay an ongoing "trailing commission" to the firm to compensate the adviser for servicing the account.
The other general compensation model is fee-based, where the compensation is based on a percentage of the assets in the account, but no transaction fees are charged. Usually, the trailing commissions are turned off by using "F-class" mutual funds or other products.
Over the next two years, the level of disclosure will become even more explicit, to the point of requiring firms to provide the dollar amount (versus percentage) of compensation on future statements.
This may cause a big adjustment for some advisers and firms, but will be business as usual for others -- those who have always disclosed all amounts of compensation. A few advisers have even invoiced their clients directly for all fees, but this is rare.
Another positive (though expensive) step forward will be the requirement for regular reporting of performance on investment accounts. I say "expensive" because some firms have to pay out millions of dollars to develop the computer software to provide these reports.
For 20 years, my team toiled 80 hours a week for two weeks, four times a year, to assist in providing performance information our clients reviewed through their quarterly reports.
For us, having this process automated will be a huge step forward, as it will be for consumers of investment services.
Our only concern is our competitors are being legislated to catch up to us! Oh, well, it's good for all.
Happy Friday the 13th.
David Christianson, BA, CFP, R.F.P., TEP, is a financial planner and adviser with Christianson Wealth Advisers, a vice-president with National Bank Financial Wealth Management, and author of the book Managing the Bull, A No-Nonsense Guide to Personal Finance.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 13, 2013 B15
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Should You Pitch (and Sign With) a New Literary Agent? The Pros and Cons…
Chuck Sambuchino on Aug 21 2011 | Filed under: Business
This column excerpted from my book, the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS (Writer's Digest Books), the biggest database anywhere if you're seeking a literary agent.
One of the most common recurring work blog items I get complimented on (besides my headshot, which my wife has called "semi-dashing … almost") is my "New Literary Agent Alerts," a series where I spotlight new/newer literary agents who are open to queries and looking for clients. At writers conferences, a frequent question I get is "Is it OK to sign with a new agent?" This is an interesting question, so let me try to delve into it here.
First of all, let's look at the CONS:
- They are likely less experienced in contract and money negotiations.
- They likely know fewer editors at this point than a rep who's been in business a while, meaning there is a less likely chance they can help you get published.
- They are likely in a weaker position to demand a high advance.
- New literary agents come and some go. This means if your agent is in business for a year or two and doesn't find the success for which they hoped, they could bail on the biz altogether. That leaves you without a home. If you sign with an agent who's been in business for 14 years, however, chances are they won't quit tomorrow.
Now let's look at the PROS:
- These agents are actively building their client list — and that means they are hungry to sign new writers and lock in those first several sales.
- They are usually willing to give your work a longer look. They may be willing to work with you on a project to get it ready for submission, whereas a more established agent has lots of clients and no time, meaning they have no spare moments to edit your novel for structure and plot, etc.
- With fewer clients under their wing, you should get more attention than you would with an established rep.
- If they've found their calling and don't seem like they're giving up any time soon (and keep in mind, most do continue on as agents), you could have a decades-long relationship that pays off with lots of books.
- Just as they may have little going for them, they also have little going against them. An established agent once told me that a new agent is in a unique position because they have no duds under their belt. Their slate is clean.
How can you decide for yourself?
- Factor in if they're part of a larger literary agency. Agents share contacts and resources. If your agent is the new girl at an agency with five people, those other four agents will help her (and you) with submissions. She's new, but not alone.
- Learn where the agent came from. Has she been an apprentice at the agency for two years? Was she an editor for seven years and just switched to agenting? If they already have a few years in publishing under their belt, they're not as green as you may think. Agents don't become agents overnight.
- Ask where she will submit the work. This is a big one. If you fear the agent lacks proper contacts to move your work, ask it straight out: "What editors do you see us submitting this book to, and have you sold to them before?" The question tests not only their plan for where to send the manuscript, but also their fervor for the work.
- Ask "Why should I sign with you?" This is another straight-up question that gets right to the point. If she's new and has little/no sales at that point, she can't respond with "I sell tons of books and I make it rain cash money!! Dolla dolla bills, y'all!!!" She can't rely on her track record to entice you. So what's her sales pitch? Weigh her enthusiasm, her plan for the book, her promises of hard work, and anything else she tells you. In the publishing business, you want communication and enthusiasm from agents (and editors). Both are invaluable. What's the point of signing with a huge agent when they don't return your e-mails and consider your book last on their list of priorities for the day?
- Get to know them personally. Agents reveal a lot about their personalities and lifestyle through their Twitter accounts. Plus, you can always attend a writers conference or writing retreat where agents gather to meet with them.
- If you're not sold, you can always say no. It's as simple as that. Always query new/newer agents because, at the end of the day, just because they offer representation doesn't mean you have to accept.
All this said, let me say how happy I am to now contribute Writer Unboxed columns. Thank you, everyone!
Photo courtesy Flickr's music5one
About Chuck Sambuchino
Chuck Sambuchino is a freelance editor of query letters, synopses, book proposals, and manuscripts. As an editor for Writer's Digest Books, he edits the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS and the CHILDREN'S WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATOR'S MARKET. His Guide to Literary Agents Blog is one of the largest blogs in publishing. His own books include the bestselling humor book, HOW TO SURVIVE A GARDEN GNOME ATTACK, which was optioned by Sony Pictures, as well as the writing guide, CREATE YOUR WRITER PLATFORM. Connect with Chuck on Twitter or at his website.
25 Responses to "Should You Pitch (and Sign With) a New Literary Agent? The Pros and Cons…"
Thank you for this post! All you have said is solid advice, and I appreciate the way you layed it out, bullet for bullet, pros and cons. All great points on weighing out the selection of an agent. Thank you!
Chuck - Really good questions to ask a prospective agent, esp. to whom they would submit.
Very useful.
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First of all, welcome to WU, Chuck! As an unpubbed writer, I would entertain the idea of a newbie agent. I would think that it would garner me more focused attention. They would most likely bring a certain enthusiasm to the process. If you found the right relationship it would be 'us verses the giants, together.'
Great start! Looking forward to your future posts.
Perfect timing! I have been wrestling with this question myself as I'm querying my military life memoir.
Great suggestions. Thanks, Chuck!
Chuck, Welcome to WU. Great advice in this initial post. I think the points you bring up are ones many of us have learned by experience. Looking forward to your posts and your unique perspective.
Welcome, Chuck! I'm also a fan of your "New Agent Alerts."
Some great thoughts here -- thanks!
Thanks for the great post with very helpful information -- so glad you're joining Writer Unboxed!
Well-balanced and well-considered. Good thoughts directly presented. I look forward to other good thoughts you will be sharing with us. Huzzah!
Glad to see you here, Chuck, and thank you for the balanced assessment.
Great post. When I was agent hunting, I went with an agent I connected with, but I also knew that the agency she was part of thought of themselves as a collective: manuscripts got read by a number of different people and they brainstormed about the process. It was signing with the agency as well as the agent. I think I'd feel differently if it was a new solo agent. Lots to think about here!
It's a one-stop guide to selecting an agent.
Thanks for the thought provoking post..
Chuck, thank you! This is a fabulous post. I think as we start to look for agents, we tend to gravitate toward the big names. It's good to see the pros and cons for signing with a new agent. The most important thing is to connect with them. I always say, trust your gut. Like you said, you don't have to say yes in the end.
Welcome to WU. I look forward to reading your future posts. :)
As someone who went with a new agent and got burned by it, I can attest to how careful you need to be when it comes to choosing a new agent over an experienced one. My agent eventually left the business. The biggest warning sign I ignored was the fact she wanted to be a writer. I know there are some agents out there who can do both, but not many. So another good question to ask an agent is: what are their career goals? If they talk about how much they really want to write, RUN.
Welcome to WU, Chuck!
Thanks for offering such a balanced perspective on this tough question.
Oh, and LOL at "Dolla dolla bills, y'all!!!" :)
Welcome to Writer Unboxed. I've enjoyed your alerts on new agents on Twitter. This post was helpful in how to choose an agent. Often it is the new member who shows up at writer conferences. Thanks.
Great advice, Chuck....I have a couple of friends who did very well by signing with a hungry young newbie agent. Perhaps the key thing is that while she was inexperienced and untried, she was with a large established agency and had an experienced mentor. My buddy Jake described it as "the best of both worlds ....the clout of a big agency but lots of individual attention."
I signed with a new agent who does not live in New York. It was a risk, but when we met and talked about what she would do in representing my book, I took a chance. At the time, she hadn't sold a single contract. In the year since, she's sold 30+ contacts to smaller and mid-sized presses, has several multi-book deals, and has my manuscript in the hands of three New York editors. It could have turned out differently, of course, but her stable of writers is reaping the rewards of taking a chance.
Solid advice as usual, Chuck. I think your conclusion is telling: for the unagented, it's obviously worth it to check out new agents for what they can offer, and turn them down if the offer isn't right.
(How does one graduate from "semi-dashing" to full-on "dashing"?)
As usual, a very helpful post. It was nice to see both the pros and the cons. Thanks so much.
I emailed this to myself so I would not forget. I have been toying with the idea of seeking an agent with my next book. This is a great reference article.
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Future Town Hall of Tønder Competition Entry / WE Architecture
Designed by WE Architecture, their proposal for the future town hall of Tønder draws a discreet profile in the landscape,that will stand out as a landmark in the city. The building aims to strengthen the character of Tønder, emphasize the story of the marshes, and will be the starting point for tourists traveling and exploring the Danish wetland nature. The new town hall is not just an expansion, but a link between marsh on one side and the existing City Hall and Slotsbanken on the other side. More images and architects' description after the break.
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The firm maintains a young spirit, working with architect from around the world, never more than 12 people. WE Architecture acknowledges the role of the architect in a collaborative and diverse society, incorporating not only architecture on their practice, but also planning, logistics, engineering, and economy. With this multi disciplinary approach, the firm provides services that go from construction management on maintenance operations to advising families who have recently bought a house.
Their work has been included in the "New Wave of Danish Architecture" book, the recent A+U "Super Danish" edition and on the "Show me your model" exhibit at the Danish Architecture Center.
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Skyscape Church / We Architecture
Burnt down in 2009, the beautiful Vaaler church from 1805 has been designed as a new church by WE Architecture. Meant to provide symbolic landmark to succeed the old building, the new Vaaler church is placed further east from the placement of the old church, marking the historic axis with its tower. The new building is designed as a simple box where one corner is lifted up in order to point out the church room and the tower. More images and architects' description after the break.
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Located in close proximity to the regional Hospital in Næstved, Denmark, the new Oasis Cancer Care Center, designed by WE Architecture, will help anyone affected by cancer through professional help in exceptional buildings specifically designed for this. In order to create a building inspired by the model of healing architecture, the Cancer Care Center was designed as an introvert building, opening up towards two inner courtyards. More images and architects' description after the break.
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Kulturcenter Mariehøj / WE Architecture + Sophus Søbye Architects
WE ARCHITECTURE and Sophus Søbye Architects, both young Danish firms, have been awarded first prize for their competition entry for a cultural center in Denmark's Rudersdahl municipality. "The future Mariehøj cultural center draws a clear profile in the landscape. With a new foyer, the culture center will get a new face that invites in all people in Ruderdahl's municipality and also a heart that can bring together and highlight the many users and activities in the house," explained the architects.
More images and more about the proposal after the break.
T-Magi / WE architecture
Architects: WE architecture
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Project Team: Julie Schmidt-Nielsen, Marc Jay, Jenny Selldén, Linda Vendsalu, Lawrence Mahadoo
Clients: T-Magi
Project Area: 60 sqm
Project Year: 2009
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Spammers send up to 100 million junk emails a day. Although most are never opened, enough people click on the links to make junk email, also called "spam," a lucrative industry. Spam emails are not only a nuisance but can damage your computer and allow an attacker access to your private and financial information.
Junk emails take many forms. Some are attempts to sell questionable products, such as herbal supplements or weight loss services. Others are attempts to commit financial fraud, such as "phishing" schemes designed to dupe citizens into giving out their private banking information to a scam artist or so called "Nigerian investment scams" in which the sender poses as a foreign bank official to lure citizens into supplying account information to a criminal.
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ispconfig on a system with a desktop
Can ispconfig be installed on a system with a gnome desktop, the reason i ask is after installing ispconfig and rebooting the system, my system holts at gdmgreeter and does not display the graphical loginin screen.
After searching on the net, i have found some users saying that ispconfig is for pure servers only. Is this correct, as all functions of isp config work perfectley, until you reboot the system and then you just cant login.
Just a note, i followed the How To - The perfect server Fedora 7 exactly.
ispconfig works perfectly.
Now problems with system or hardware.
Fedora 7 System
Installed with desktop and server functionality.
Can anyone help me.
If i never turn the system of i can run ispconfig and server perfectly with no problems. But as soon as i reboot i just cant log back in. (ETSA Utilities doing electrical work in the house and had to turn power of for 1 hour otherwise i would of never turmed the system of)
Please help.
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Who writes the commands that IBM forgot to write?
Written by Mike Faust
Every now and then, I think that there are functions that IBM simply forgot to provide. One example is the inability to do a command like DSPPGM for all programs in a given library. I recently had a need for exactly this functionality. It seemed like a perfect opportunity to create a new utility. In this tip, I'll show you the GETPGMINFO utility.
If you want to get into mobile application development, there is no easier way to get started than with this new easy-to-use mobile simulation tool.
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A couple of years ago, I drove from California to New York via Bismarck, North Dakota, and Chicago, Illinois, winding up on the beach at the far eastern tip of Long Island. I'll never forget traveling through Manhattan and negotiating the myriad bridges and complex route changes required to finally get onto the Long Island Expressway. I truly believe I couldn't have done it alone without MapQuest.
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Hayden Panettiere took an afternoon stroll before getting a manicure yesterday. I wish she would call me on that phone. Maybe we'd have a lot to talk about. I like dolphins and working out, too. One time I even bench-pressed a dolphin. True story. Go ahead and ask Sea World where I'm not allowed within a 100-yard radius of. Not just because of the dolphin thing. I had a tumultuous affair with a sea lion who, quite frankly, was the greatest love of my life. Take me back, Arfy! I can change!
Hayden Panettiere enjoys cellular communication
omg ME!
Slow news day, huh?
I guess i can accept all the Amy Winehouse stories as long as a Hayden story IMMEDIATELY comes after…
… also walks down the street in a straight line…
P.S. LOL @ nmber 2!
Again with the complete no-story about Hayden Pee. Dude, at least post a sound clip of her singing "Ho ho ho, ho ho ho, we are Santa's elves." She's got the perfect size and voice for it.
I want to do so many nasty things with and to her. mmmmmmmmmmm
The only thing that makes this even remotely interesting and blogworthy, is the fact that she apparently goes to a discount spa that offers $20 back waxes.
I might enjoy fingering her…but only if she doesn't want me to.
She's way past her peak. She was only hot years ago, when you could imagine her dad getting upset hearing all the noises as you bone her in the basement.
So fucking what?
So fucking what?
Glad to see Fish collect his daily bag of cash from this nobody's publicist.
Glad to see Fish colllect his daily bag of cash from this nobody's publicist.
The worst part of being HIV+ is developing a tendency to repeat yourself.
FRIST did you not make fun of several people for exclaming about being first?
(and notice how careful I was to hit the "post your comment" button only once)
When I was getting cured, I heard the stories of several former lesbians who were very happy that they were ex-claming.
Wait. Fish collects bags of cash? I totally withdraw all those complaints about doing laundry and cooking and some shit I might have said about car pooling. What I meant to say is that I really really want to be a married woman more than anything, no matter how many household chores there are and when you thought I said "If you want somebody to suck your dick, go find a queer" what I said was "I can really suck dick, I learned it from a queer".
Woodhorse, that was not me, and this is the second time the fake FRIST has done that.
Now let's talk more about me,,,er I mean Hayden…
No one cares about this girl……..just because you think she's hot doesn't mean any of us do……….
OMG! Here a picture of Hayden taking a crap OMG! She takes a crap like the rest of us OMG! Prrrrrrrp somebody had korn…
If I bit her little nipples hard I bet she'd really cry.
Why would you want to do that Mike? Do you like to make little girls cry??
#20 What are you talking about? Everybody thinks I'm hot!!! Oh, you're not talking to me about me?
Why aren't we talking about me???
Fine then, let's talk about what I'm going to drink for dinner..
Jimbo it's what she wants. You can tell.
Can you people just leave me alone, I'm pist that you can see my toe is bigger than my fat toe. MOM!…….
I'd like to put that phone on vibrate and call her whilst rubbing it against her little doobily-doo. Then I'd like to blast off in her mouth, and then knock her out, fold her up, stuff her in a duffle-bag and cram her under my bed for safe-keeping.
You're right Jimbo, trolls do suck balls..
Did you write me back yet?
They caught her while she was doing her daily walk to her elementary school? These paparazzi are pathetic,can't they even leave these innocent kiddies in peace?
FRIST, What are we drinking for dinner tonight? And floof (what ever the hell that is) has no idea how hot you are. But we all do!!
Mike, Pleasure is much better than pain..
That has to be the most unfunny commentary I have ever read on the Fish. Sea lions named Arfy? Come on, man.
Yes I did and yes they do.. Great big hairy one!!
Actually there's no difference. I punch my girlfriend all the time and it gets her hot.
Jimbo talking about licking balls gets you a leeeetle too excited….
I wonder if she shaves her cootch bare or has a little landing strip. Oh, and I wonder if she takes it up the butt. My wife has A ten spot on her taking it up the butt.
She must have become famous because of the support of her huge pedophiles fanbase uh?Who is she?
Actually my wife's just spotting :(
#34 effin troll
I'm thinking vodka spritzers, cause I'm on a diet, Jimbo
And yes I can hold the drink while I walk on my treadmill..
I'm a multitasker
Too bad…….in a couple of years she is going to look like JLH from the waist down……and not have the big ol titties to help make her somewhat doable.
That was last week retard.
Does this Chick have any friends??? she is always alone………………..I will be her friend.
36 – funny guy, thanks for the laugh.
FRIST, do you ever wake up from your workouts covered in your own vomit?
That was last week retard. Now, who wants to go do a drive by on the illegals outside Home Depot? Anyone?
#36] Just Wikipedio her name and you'll know all about her.
Not as often as you would assume..
@36 = she's an actress who went from the Disney channel to a lame show on regular TV, and then she got raped on Dec. 7, 2007 (I'm in L.A.).
@47. Troll, I don't think you are man enough to rape your little dog let alone a female..
What's her PIN-code?I can't find that on Wikipedia.
I wondered if she had an official fan club, but then I realized I was already there.


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Pellegrini, speaking at a press conference to preview Monday's Premier League game against Chelsea, gave little away about the possibility of making new signings before the transfer deadline.
City have been heavily linked with a late move for the Porto pair of defender Eliaquim Mangala and midfielder Fernando.
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For the moment - sorry - no news, but I promise tomorrow you will know all about it.
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This was passed along to me from Andy Kline about a Bill Hicks' tribute that will be on Letterman tonight. So if you're out at a bar somewhere at around 11:30 or midnight, have the bartender turn the TV to Late Night and tell everyone to shut-up for second. Or Tivo.
From tvsquad.com:
Bill Hicks was only 32 years old when he died of cancer in 1994. If you've never heard of him, or heard of him but didn't get a chance to see any of his work, tune into The Late Show with David Letterman this Friday night.
One of Letterman's guests will be Hicks' mom (the show was taped earlier this week). She'll be there to mark the 15th anniversary of Hicks' death. Now, this may seem like an odd thing for a talk show to do, have the mom of a deceased comic on, but there's special meaning behind this appearance. Just five months before his death, Hicks appeared on The Late Show and did a scathing stand-up routine (the kind he usually did) which attacked everything from religion to politics. Unfortunately, it was too hot for the show and the performance was never shown, and this really hurt Hicks. On Friday, Letterman is finally going to show the performance.
Hicks wasn't for everyone, but you have to admire how much he threw himself into his role as a stand-up comic. A lot of people say that Denis Leary borrowed a lot of his act from Hicks, and I don't know if that's true or fair, but I think it is fair to say that a lot of comics were heavily influenced by him. Russell Crowe might play Hicks in a movie.
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|State reclamation works to stop flow of contaminants into Redwell Basin
|Written by Aimee Eaton
|Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Water from borehole not conducive to most life
This is what happened.
In the late 1960s or maybe the 1970s a mining company drilled an exploratory hole more than 6,000 feet deep into the northwest flank of Mt. Emmons. Shooting through millions of years of geologic history made notable by the presence of the granite that had been forced through layers of surrounding igneous rock like toothpaste mashed through the head of a toothbrush, the hole terminated in a large deposit of hard silvery-white rock.
This rock, molybdenum or Mo, was, and is, used as an alloy in steel, cast iron and superalloys throughout the world to enhance hardness, strength, toughness and corrosion resistance. According to the United States Geologic Survey (USGS), there are few comparable replacements for its use, and it plays a critical role in industrial technology. Despite this, and for reasons unknown, the mining company that drilled the hole opted not to mine the deposit, and instead removed its equipment and abandoned the site.
In its wake the company left the hole as it was, uncapped and open to the air. Weeks passed, maybe months. There is no record. However, what is known is that the hole transformed from a narrow dark tunnel leading toward the mountain's inner workings to an artesian well that at a rate of more than 20 gallons per minute spewed water across the surface of the high alpine ecosystem.
The water itself was highly acidic, falling somewhere between vinegar and lemon juice, and in the water were concentrations of dissolved metals that grossly surpassed federal recommendations for the safety of plants, aquatic organisms and drinking water. Yet, it ran clear as gin.
For 40 years this water flowed down from midreaches of Redwell Basin, to Redwell Creek then into Oh Be Joyful Creek before entering the Slate River. Along the way the acidic well water and the contaminants it carried became diluted, but it never really went away and according to the Coal Creek Watershed Coalition the discharge from Redwell Basin "would probably be the highest source of metals loading into the Upper Slate River."
In the early 2000s as the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began to uncover and attempt to mitigate the disaster of the Standard Mine (a heavy metals mine that operated in the Ruby Mining District of Gunnison County from 1874 to 1966 and left behind a range of contaminants that regularly found their way to area water sources) the well in Redwell Basin was officially placed on the radar of environmental and reclamation agencies.
"The geology and hydrology of the Redwell Basin is incredibly complicated," said Tara Tafi, a reclamation specialist with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS). "The old Daisy Mine is also in the basin, and before we jumped into reclamation for the sake of reclamation we needed to determine what projects would positively impact the area. The well was low-hanging fruit."
Last year, Tafi began a project to stop the flow of water from the well. She threaded a one-inch stainless steel pipe down the borehole and proceeded to pump roughly 3,300 pounds of grout through the pipe and into the darkness, creating a plug at a depth of about 100 feet.
"It wasn't effective," said Tafi. "The hole was deeper than we had expected and the pressure greater."
Tafi left the well, now with a pipe sticking up several feet above ground, and its flowing waters for the winter. She returned last week to take some water quality measurements: pH, specific conductivity, temperature, nutrient load, etc.; and to place a valve on the end of the pipe that, if effective, will stop the flow of water until October when the CDRMS has plans to permanently fill the well using either a pressurized cement grouting method, or a chemical grouting method that is water-reactive.
"Regardless of whatever option we need to use, that hole will be plugged and that water will no longer be entering Redwell Basin," said Tafi. "Potentially we will see improvements in water quality down lower in the watershed in Oh Be Joyful and in the Slate River."
The USGS has conducted numerous studies in Redwell Basin to determine the extent water from the well has on local ecology. In 2010, Briant Kimball, a scientist with the USGS, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, led a study to determine what the chemical make-up of the basin's water would have been had mining not occurred.
Kimball found that if the input of water from the artesian well and the Daisy Mine were taken out of the equation, the water in Redwell Creek would have had a pH value of 5.1, up from the measured 3.8 (a value almost 100 times less acidic). In addition, levels of zinc and copper would have been about 2.5 times less and five times less, respectively. Yet, according to Kimball, "the pre-mining conditions would [even then] not have met aquatic life standards."
When Tafi measured the pH of the water flowing from the well, she recorded a reading of 2.45. That's a level of acidity not conducive to the majority of all aquatic and vegetative life. Further, it's a level that, according to the USGS, creates an environment in which heavy metals become more soluble and therefore more toxic to all life.
"We do see some plants adapting to these conditions," said Tafi, just before fitting the pipe with a shutoff valve and stopping the flow of water. "But these levels are outside the norm. When we come back in a few weeks we'll see if the valve is holding and what the impact has been on the lower water sources."
If the valve holds, and the October project succeeds, the watershed could see a decrease in contaminants relatively quickly. However, after more than four decades it's probably still not a good idea to drink the water.


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I think now you have completed our C in 7 days course (published before). It is time to free download C and install C compiler for your code development. Here you can download Turbo C++ compiler for free. Please read this article for the step by step installation guide (How to install?). Turbo C++ environment is able to run C and C++ codes simultaneously.
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Download Turbo C++ software.
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(We created in J:\ local disk).
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Double click on the "Turbo C++ setup.exe" file that you downloaded before.
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Installation procedure is shown below.
Select the local disk that contain the folder "C++ Installation" that you created before.
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Now you installed C on your computer successfully. So why not start C programming?


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Document Type Doctoral Thesis Author Swanepoel, Jan Abraham email@example.com URN etd-02182004-151227 Document Title The significance of automatic fiscal stabilisers in South Africa Degree DCom (Economics) Department Economics Supervisor
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- fiscal policy
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Date 2003-10-10 Availability unrestricted AbstractWhen setting and monitoring fiscal targets, there is a need to take explicit account of the cyclical position of the economy and its effect on the budget. Most of the discussion on fiscal policy in South Africa deals only with long-term sustainability issues, largely ignoring the effects of the economic cycle. As a result, serious policy mistakes can occur if purely cyclical improvements in the public finances are treated as if they represent structural improvements, or if structural deterioration is interpreted as a cyclical effect.
This study considers the countercyclical role of South African fiscal policy during the period 1970 to 2000. More specifically, it presents theoretical and empirical analysis of the significance of automatic fiscal stabilisers in the South African economy and calculates the cyclically adjusted budget balance that can improve fiscal policy-making and analysis. The study compares results for South Africa with six other developing countries (Chile, Mexico, Indonesia, India, Mauritius and Romania) and macroeconomic stabilisation and the potential role of automatic fiscal stabilisers in the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) are also investigated.
This study highlights the need for continued caution in the use of discretionary policy, greater focus on making automatic fiscal stabilisers more effective in South Africa and the integration of better measures of fiscal balance into the discretionary policy process. Automatic fiscal stabilisers could also play an important role as a complement to countercyclical monetary policy and the operation of monetary policy could be facilitated by the predictable and automatic responses from automatic fiscal stabilisers. Budget rules could play an important role in developing countries and specifically in African countries. If applied flexibly, fiscal rules could be regarded as restoring at least a moderate countercyclical role in these countries through the operation of automatic fiscal stabilisers. Although automatic fiscal stabilisers are likely to be less important in African countries due to structural reasons, the combination of appropriate rules, taking into account the impact of the business cycle on the public finances and vigilance against the dangers of inappropriate discretionary policy, may make a valuable contribution to Africa's development.
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text: So im working on a new musical and have several scenes that i go through during the show. The composer is also the music director and asked me for some 2 track recordings of the band. Multitrack is out of the question as the firewire is hooked up to a Q playback computer that doesnt have the power to record as well. My question is, how do i keep the usb config from changing during my scene shifts? I've been able to safe everything else i want to keep from changing. Thanks guys.


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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What time is Virginia's absence noticed?
(a) 7:00 pm.
(b) 5:00 pm.
(c) 6:00 pm.
(d) 4:00 pm.
2. What is Virginia holding when she is found?
(a) An old book.
(b) A small casket.
(c) A vial of blood.
(d) A dagger.
3. Which of the following is NOT a sound heard before Virginia reappears?
(a) A scream.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Strange music.
(d) A loud crash.
4. How long does the ghost prepare himself to scare someone after the tricks are played on him?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 1 hour.
5. What does the prophecy say a child has to give up to help the ghost?
(a) Love.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Tears.
(d) Pride.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is there a prophecy written about the resting place for the ghost?
2. What character does the ghost dress up as after he steps in something on the stairs?
3. Who is sent to find Virginia when she is gone longer than expected?
4. What does the ghost ask Virginia to do for him after showing her the prophecy?
5. What does Mr. Otis think the people staying on his land have done with Virginia?
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Without question Alberta has some of the most beautiful parks in the entire world and worthy of any RVing or camping adventure. In fact the Alberta parks system covers 27,678 square kilometres. Alberta parks preserve important ecological areas and provide places where people can enjoy and learn about Alberta's natural heritage.
Five of Canada's National Parks (Banff, Elk Island, Jasper, Waterton Lakes and Wood Buffalo), are managed by Parks Canada while 69 provincial parks are managed by the province of Alberta.
For a list of Alberta's 69 provincial parks, 33 wildland provincial parks, 248 provincial recreation areas, 16 ecological reserves, 3 wilderness areas, 149 natural areas and Alberta's heritage rangeland please follow the following link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Alberta_provincial_parks
Special permits may be required for fishing and back country hiking and always keep in mind that Alberta parks are teaming with wildlife and wildlife is just that – wild!
For the most part roads are good in all of Alberta's parks and pulling a tent trailer, a travel trailer, a fifth wheel or a toy hauler shouldn't present any additional challenges. That said some stalls may have length limitations.
Before heading out to your preferred destination, keep in mind that some parks have a limited number of travel trailer and fifth wheel stalls so a reservation is advised.
To make a reservation for an Albert Park Campground please follow the following link: www.albertaparks.ca/reservationinfo.aspx
May your time spent in the beautiful Canadian outdoors bring you memories that you cherish for the rest of your life!
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- Conference date: 19-24 September 2005
- Location: Varenna (Italy)
Stimulated Raman scattering, stimulated Raman cascade and the transition from Raman cascade into photon condensation, induced by a linearly‐polarized intense laser interacting with low‐density uniform plasmas, are studied by particle simulations. It is found that, at appropriate laser amplitude and plasma condition, a large amplitude relativistic EM soliton forms due to the strong photon condensation. The standing, backward‐ and forward‐accelerated ultra‐relativistic electromagnetic solitons induced by intense laser pulses are observed. In addition to the inhomogeneity of the plasma density the acceleration of solitons depends upon, both, the laser intensity and the plasma length. The frequency of solitons is about half of the unperturbed electron plasma frequency, while the transverse electric, magnetic and electrostatic field have half‐, one‐ and one‐cycle spatial structure, respectively.
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