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InBloom, the controversial nonprofit organization that will be providing data storage for the State Education Department and Department of Education, has ruffled the feathers of parents and activist groups all over the city.
The group, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, describes itself as a "provider of technology services that allow states and public school districts to better integrate student data and third-party applications to support sustainable, cost-effective personalized learning."
But while inBloom and the NYSED have been gushing over the possibilities a central data cloud can have, parents have been steaming over the fact that no formal announcement was made nor parental permission sought before the two entities got into bed with one another.
Rallies sponsored by the activist group Class Size Matters have warned parents about inBloom's collection of confidential student information, calling it a radical violation of privacy.
But for the first time, at a parental advisory board meeting in Borough Hall on Tuesday, inBloom's Chief Product Officer Sharren Bates, the NYSED Associate Commissioner Ken Wagner and DOE Deputy Chief Academic Officer Adina Lopatin sat down with Panel on Educational Policy representative Dmytro Fedkowskyj to lay out a detailed overview of what inBloom is and how it can benefit children, teachers, administrators and educational departments.
"Inbloom is a nonprofit with some additional funding from the Gates foundation that was established solely for the purpose of creating some nonproprietary, open source, publically available standards for which education tools would be built," Wagner said at the forum. "No vendor owns the data or the standards and inBloom doesn't own the data or the standards."
In the city, a centralized Education Data Portal has been used in the past with ARIS though a majority of people, including the DOE, have admitted it is a failure.
This new EDP is being implemented because of the federal grant contest known as Race to the Top, which was created to spur innovation and reforms in state and local district K-12 education.
The contest, which began in 2009, did not add New York to the list of finalists until 2011. States on the list have met a series of requirements and are awarded funds for education. New York received $700 million.
Both the NYSED and the DOE report that a central sign-on portal that uses data dashboards and online tools that display student demographic, enrollment, program participation and achievement scores must be used.
As NYSED is using the RTTT money to fund the inBloom project, implementation will not cost the school districts any money until January 2015, when the grant money runs out.
"All of the states that have signed onto inBloom's project are merely saying that they are interested in using inBloom some way or another," Wagner said. "We are going to try it while we have this grant money and then in 2015 we'll decide from there. If you hate it, we won't use it but if you like it and you see that is helping the teachers and administrators and students, then we will continue to use it."
Wagner added that using inBloom will save each school district a lot of money. Where current practices cost a district $13 to $16 a student, inBloom will cost $2 to $5 a student.
The savings could cover buses, school lunch and other commonly used items.
By the end of Wagner's presentation, parents and educators seemed a little more at ease with inBloom though many felt that the company should have communicated more.
"The presentation was very informative and detailed," Fedkowskyj said. "If this had come out a few months ago, maybe the situation we're in right now would be a little bit different."
"At first, when I heard about this, I was very upset about inBloom, but you did a good job of explaining it," Joseph Blythe, a PS 49 parent and member of the School Leadership Team, said. "Though I can't believe nobody in the process of all of this thought, 'What are the parents going to think of this?' It seems like this is a 'it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission' kind of thing."
Still, some parents pressed the NYSED to consider removing full names and addresses of students when passing along information to vendors.
Wagner said on July 1, the NYSED and inBloom will begin community outreach.


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Report: Haley has yet to agree to interview with Cardinals
Despite receiving permission to interview Todd Haley, the Cardinals have not talked with him yet, according to an ESPN report.
Is there a chance Haley, Pittsburgh's offensive coordinator, wouldn't agree to the interview?
ESPN's Ed Werder tweeted Friday morning:
"Steelers OC Todd Haley has not yet agreed to interview for Cardinals HC job and proceeding cautiously because he loves working for Steelers."
Haley, a former Cardinals offensive coordinator and NFL head coach, just finished his first year in Pittsburgh. They struggled down the stretch and missed the playoffs.
The Cardinals might not be a coach's ideal job, but it's hard to believe someone wouldn't even listen if it was a chance to be the head guy.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont attorney general's office is warning about scam lottery letter being mailed to Vermonters.
The letter from Trans Financial Company- Lottery & Resource Management typically says the recipient has won $250,000 in a sweepstakes.
The letter says the company is working with New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Entertainment and lists a number of businesses with addresses in the U.S. and South Africa.


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Wade is that rare fusion of skill, strength and style that creates pure magic on the basketball court, pushing the envelope of physics in a blur of speed and fluidity that never fails to amaze those who share a passion for basketball. His achievements in the NBA are legendary, and his leadership on the USA Basketball team led them to winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 is only one of many highlights in his astonishing career.
"I am honored to join the esteemed list of Hublot ambassadors, an international collection of the best in sports," said Wade. "Hublot and I share a common commitment to excellence, which I strive for on and off the court. Their unique designs and my interest in fashion make this a perfect collaboration." "When I first met Dwyane, I was in awe of the energy and drive he exuded, not just because of his incredible presence and performance on the court, but also in the way he spoke of the Wade's World Foundation and the goals he nurtures for supporting community-based organizations, promoting education, health and social skills for kids in at-risk situations.
It's when people reach beyond what a special talent helps them achieve that their true character is revealed. I'm particularly proud our paths met and it's an honor to team up with Dwyane," says Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of the Board of Hublot. "Dwyane Wade brings together all the talent, power and style to weave his magic on the court, where his physical form becomes an indistinct blur of speed and fluidity, never failing to impress big basketball lovers. His feats in the NBA are already legendary and he played a major role on the gold medal winning USA basketball team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics," said Jean-Claude Biver.


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I found this while digging at the 99 cent store. It was still intact and the gloss in the tube didn't look like it was rancid or separating.
I have to say that this gloss brings me back to my youth when all the girls had lip smackers lip balms.
The gloss is petroleum based and I'm sure there are preservatives in there somewhere which makes for a lip gloss to still be usable after many many years.
The scent is nice and isn't too artificial or sweet. The gloss is slick and shiny without being thick. It actually softens my lips quite nicely.
The color is sheer and the glitter isn't over the top or too big where it would scratch my lips. It feels really good on the lips and it wears okay for a slippery gloss (about a couple of hours).
I would not buy this again though because I can never remember finishing one of these glosses in my youth and don't think I would now so one would be enough for me.
But I would recommend it to anyone looking for a coffee scented gloss in a shimmery sheer nude color.
I really like this product, and it's becoming hard to find (discontinued, maybe?). I have liked LipSmackers since I was in high school, and I still love these glosses! The flavor is great, and the sparkle is just enough to wear any time. The only reason I gave 4 lippies instead of 5 is the lasting power. This gloss doesn't seem to last long and re-application is necessary often. Otherwise, this is a great product!
OHMYGOSH this product is amazing! I was browsing around Walmart one day and noticed these Bonne Bell sparklers. I'd had one or two yearssss ago but had forgotten about them completely. Loving coffee but being unable to drink it, I chose Mocha Jolt. Where have you been all my life, mocha jolt? I love this so much I went to a different Walmart (out of stock) then ordered 2 more off ebay as backups. The color isn't much to write home about - just a sparkly nude. But who doesn't love a sparkly nude? And the taste/smell lasts for a long time. Occasionally I'll smack my lips together and catch a whiff. As an added bonus, these lip sparklers make my lips SO SOFT. No, they don't last very long - typically gloss here that's moisturizing over sticky - but the pros radically outweigh the cons for me. I won't be without one of these again.
This is awesome! I love coffee, but unfortunately cannot drink it, and this reminds me of the mocha milkshakes I used to get at the mall. I use it for special occasions, and almost everyday I smell it. I will repurchase until discontinued!
I have never been a big fan of mocha scented products mainly because of the artificial chocolate content in the scent. I am thrilled to declare that I love the scent of this lip gloss. To me, this totally smells like coffee. The scent of this is so much nicer than Metallic Mocha. Another wonderfully scented gloss is the Caramel Latte in the new lip balm formula(which now has more natural ingredients). If you can find it, give it a try. It has a lovely opaque caramel colour tint to it and it also has a delicious coffee scent.
My first foray into Bonne Belle Lip Sparklers. I loved the colour, as I was looking for something beige and sparkly, and not one to spend money on that, because I usually screw up beige all the time, picked this up. Its qualities as a gloss are ok, at least for work, since it's so sheer, and almost clear on me. But I love the flavour and the moisturizing quality of this thing, so I keep it at the office as my "lip balm". Would repurchase.
I usually love all sweet, coffee flavored glosses, but not this one. This did not smell like Mocha, it smelled different, like chocolate wafers.
In fashon with my recent coffee and food-y scented gloss fascination, I had repurchased "Mocha Jolt", I had this same Lip Sparkler a few years back, I remember being not to thrilled with it, but now I love it! I love everything about it. The smell is fantastic, a warm combination of vanilla, coffee, and chocolate. I could just sit and sniff this all day! This fabulous gloss produces a clear glossy sparkly/ shimmery (but not overly so) sheen on lips. My favorite combination of the moment is to put on a couple layers of my beloved Root Beer Float Lipsmacker ,then apply a couple coats of my Mocha Jolt Lip Sparkler to produce a wonderous nude glossy sheen. I can only say great things about my Mocha Jolt
This is a usual Bonne Bell product as far as gloss goes - it doesn't stay too long, but it gives a nice sheer shimmery look. It smells like mocha and I don't even like coffee but enjoy it. Its soft and smooth upon application but it is a pain to always have to reapply.


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American car buyers increasingly view the grass as being greener on the hybrid side of the fence. According to R.L. Polk & Company, registrations for new hybrid vehicles climbed by 38 percent in 2007 over the previous year. Led by the Toyota Prius, with 179,178 new registrations, total hybrid vehicle registrations soared to 350,289 last year.
A significant percentage of buyers chose hybrids for their "green" status rather than their potential for saving fuel costs. But according to a new study by Los Angeles-based Intellichoice.com, choosing some hybrid vehicles can be as good for buyers' long-term financial outlook as they appear to be for the world's environment.
Up until the Intellichoice report, released this past Earth Day, there seemed to be two trains of thought about hybrids.
One, which ignores the higher prices hybrid vehicles command, holds that purchasing a gas-electric vehicle is an instant ticket to big savings. Another is that buyers are better off with one of the new generation of conventionally powered subcompact vehicles, which also rate as fuel sippers but come without a hybrid's steeper sticker price.
It turns out even with hybrids' higher up-front charge, car buyers can recover the added expense in saved operating costs over the course of five years. In one case Intellichoice.com cites, the total savings are measured only in hundreds of dollars. But in two others, the savings reaped are at least $1,800 – even when the hybrid premium is factored in.
"The long-standing myth about hybrids is that they cost more to own and struggle to justify their higher sticker prices," says James Bell, publisher and editor of Los Angeles-based Intellichoice, and a long-time champion of hybrid technology. "This is not true. In fact, half of the 24 hybrid models on the market for 2008 perform better than their non-hybrid counterparts in terms of overall cost of ownership."
In its Hybrid Survey, Intellichoice.com examined 2008 model year hybrids, as well as the non-hybrid counterparts of the same models. It focused not only on gasoline costs but other cost components as well, in establishing a projected Total Cost of Ownership over five years or 70,000 miles of ownership.
"You have to look at all of the driving factors, like maintenance, repairs and resale value," Bell says. "You have to look at the whole picture."
The whole picture comprises "seven essential cost factors," Intellichoice.com reports. They are depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repairs and state fees. Intellichoice.com has tracked and analyzed these factors for every vehicle on the road over the past two decades in calculating its Total Cost of Ownership figures.
A look at the findings in the Hybrid Survey quickly put to rest any thought hybrids as a rule not only cost more to purchase, but more to own. As Bell said, half of the hybrids studied have lower five-year costs of ownership than their non-hybrid brethren. The only hybrid vehicle surveyed that actually cost more in the long run than its non-hybrid equivalent was the Lexus GS 450h, which is a high-end hybrid sports sedan that's built more for added acceleration than gas savings.
With many of the models studied, the hybrid version was projected to cost hundreds or thousands of dollars less than its non-hybrid relation over half a decade of ownership, but with most models those savings only partially offset the premium paid at purchase. For instance, the Honda Civic Hybrid cost $3,090 more at purchase and $2,634 less to operate over five years when compared to a standard Civic.
However, in a few cases, the savings reaped in the "seven essential cost factors" outstripped the premium on the MSRP. For instance, the 2008 Toyota Prius costs $2,855 more than a Toyota Camry, but is projected to save $3,430 more over five years of ownership, for a total gain of $575. More impressive, the front-drive versions of the 2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Hybrids are projected to save $5,549 and $5,031, respectively, which far outstrips their MSRP premiums of $2,500 and $3,140.
That's a gain of $3,049 for the Escape Hybrid and $1,891 for the Mariner Hybrid.
With gas prices escalating, such long-term savings will continue to grow, and it's conceivable that additional hybrid vehicles will show total cost of ownership savings over five years that surpass the premiums paid at purchase.
Also worth noting is that the federal income tax credits the government grants hybrid-car buyers have run out on Toyota hybrid models (they diminish in stages, then disappear after an automaker has sold set numbers of hybrid vehicles). That might be seen as making Toyota hybrids less attractive to buyers. But that rationale is turned on its head by sales figures from 2007 showing the Prius sold almost as many units as all other hybrids combined.
One thing is clear though. As Bell says, "The bottom line is that hybrids are also a smart economic choice, and not just about 'going green' anymore."


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My dad passed away at the end of this past May of a heart attack. He was only 54 and it was completely unexpected. I spoke with him on the phone about 2 hours before it happened...he was on a job interview. The only reason I was home was because it was 3 days before my law school graduation, something that meant so much to him and he will never see. I feel like things should be easing a bit by now, but if anything they are getting worse. I miss him everyday and most of the time I still don't believe that it actually happened. I just keep waiting for him to come him and to wake up for a horrible dream. Now, I am at a point in my life where I need and have so many questions to ask him and I feel utterly lost. He gave me confidence and now I dont know where to get it from.
I am the middle child of 5. Three of my siblings have their own families and they seem to be very busy and I feel guilty because I envy them. After I graduated, I moved to my parents house in a state where I know no one to help my mom. I have been there with her and my high school sister trying to help, but I can get a grip on things. MY mom is so sad and there is nothing i can do to ease it. And it makes me even sadder to think of her pain.
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- Posted by nikkiandjacksmom (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Oct 31, 07 at 13:36
Hello I can relate to how you feel. I lost my dad on Nov 16 2005 very unexpectedly to a stroke. He was 68 he got sick in the morning and died in the ER alone. None of us were with him. We are a very close family. It hurts to see my mom hurt and be alone now. Its coming up on 2 years. I didnt get over the pain i just hid it deep inside my heart. It comes out every now and then. You are probably going to miss your dad the rest of your life, like anyone else who lost someone they really loved. There are no easy answers for you. The only thing you can do is take it day by day. I understand about friends. I think they dont come around anymore because they dont want to be around doom and gloom and they really dont know what to say anymore. Its just our human nature to stay away its just easier that way. You can lean on your family for support you arent in it alone. I talk to God and my Dad all the time. One day when you get married you said that your husband and children wont know your dad.....they will know everything about him if you tell them how wonderful he was. There spirits are still alive. We are a part of them and they are in our hearts. I dont know if this helped you. My mom still talks about my dad all the time and it hurts to see the pain in her eyes. I dont have an easy fix in that department, only thing we can do as children is to listen to them and give them a shoulder to cry on. Each day there gone is actually a day closer to them that we get. There is always 2 ways of looking at life. I would like to look at mine in the positive way and appreciate everyday that I have with my loved ones. You said your dad gave you confidence...then you already know the answers to your questions because your dad already told you the answers..look inside your heart, hes still there. Good Luck and God Bless |
- Posted by heydeborah (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 07 at 15:29
Hi, my husband would have been 53 last saturday. he passed away on feb. 22 of this year. i have a son who turned 24 in late may and a daughter who turned 19 and is in her second year in university and is also thinking of being a lawyer. my husband had a massive stroke and was on life support i had them turn off the machines at 5:30 pm and he passed away a little before 9 pm that same night, i went home -- a five minute drive to get a migrane pill and got a call from the hospital just as i went into the house to come back, i did not make it in time, but our son was with his dad, i felt so bad when he said dad opened his eyes looked over for me and then turned and looked at our Matthew and then closed his eyes forever, the nurse explained to me that sometimes the person waits until you have left before they go to heaven. my son had to take a leave from work for a month,-- i saw him this afternoon and he told me he had a terrible dream last night and couldn't sleep last night. he almost breaks down and cries when people still tell him how sorry they are to hear about Al. our daughter was just in her last month of her first year at university, she was originally supposed to go out of town to go to school and in august i told her she should probably stay here in case something happened to her dad and she had to come home. i should also tell you that my husband was bedridden for 10 years and i kept him at home with us instead of long term care, i think this is why he lived longer staying at home. before my husband was mr. volunteer he coached sports and kids and parents loved him, to him there was no bad player and each child played equally, he worked at the college -- and was an instructor for academic upgrading -- i guess in the states this would be like GED's and his students loved him. nt daughter tells me that her friends never have said anything about her dad's passing and that this year is hard -- seems that in her canadian poetry class all there is is death, she is on full scholarship because of her marks, but i think things are starting to sink in. we were a close family and did everything together. i go and visit Al everyday, our son everyother day since he does not drive and our daughter is not ready to go there yet. we went as a family and order his monument. debbie |
- Posted by confusedanddazed (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 07 at 22:34
I so appreciate the responses, sometimes it is comforting to know that they are other people out there that can relate to what I am feeling. To nikkiandjacksmom, I wanted to say that my dad died alone as well, we got the call that he was rushed to the hospital, but they said that he never made it there. My mom got the news by herself because I was picking up my younger sister from school. For a long time, I asked myself questions that I think are inevitable which were whether he knew what was happpening and if he was scared. I think that is the one that bothers me the most because he was alone. I want to talk to my dad and God but I am having difficulty finding them both. I feel like I should feel something from them, a sign that he is ok, but I guess that is what we all want. Like you, I think that i kinda keep things inside. This is really the only time I've talked much about it. To deborah, I would imagine that you probably understand what my mom is going through more than anyone else, and if there is anything that you think of that helps you, I would love to know cause I cannot imagine what she feels. I feel lost and alone and this was my mom's partner and companion for 33 years, so I'm sure she feels, well i dont even know, i cant imagine. She keeps telling me that she has never lived alone and I have no idea how to respond. Its so cliche, but I just never imagined that something like this could happen to me, to my family |
- Posted by confusedanddazed (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 07 at 23:38
Sorry, I just have another question that I could use some advice on. My parents moved for my dads job and have been living far from the rest of my family. Now that my dad is gone, my mom plans on eventually moving back to where the rest of the family is, but she wants my little sister to finish high school first. I have been staying with my mom since my dad died becuase I was the one that could given that i hadnt gotten a job yet after school. My mom tells me that she wants me to find a job and i think alot of that is that she knows that I am not super happy here. But the thing is, I dont think i should leave her here by herself. My little sister and her have a very er...difficult relationship and there are lots of problems. My mom is amazing and dedicated her life to us kids so i dont mind spending a year of mine with her, but im not sure if thats whats right to do because she will just worry about me not having found a job. I don't know whether her insisting that she will be fine is all just an act of sorts for my sake (I took a bar in a different state so cant work in this one) Stay or go, what do I do??? |
- Posted by rottenlivia (My Page) on Wed, Nov 7, 07 at 16:46
Hello Dazed, I am so sorry for all you are going through. Deborah also. Death is such a thief and we are never prepared I think. Not wether it's a long drawn out illness or totally out of the blue unexpected. It's not easier one way or the other because hope is always present and we don't see our loved ones gone. Can't. My mom died in 1991, Fourth of July weekend. She had baby sat her granddaughters for the weekend and was tired. They were small, 4 and 6 and kept grandma running. :) She told my dad she was going to take a nap to be up to watch t.v. with him later that evening. He went to bed later and thought she was just going to sleep through the night and when he woke for work at 4:00a.m. she was gone. No look of pain or strain. Just, stopped. For my dad especially, it was devastating. My mom and I were close, I was an only child and was close to both of my parents. However, they were each others best friend. My dad was a railroad man for 36 years, my mom worked in a factory for Milton Bradley toys. She was happiest as a 'homemaker', loved her little apartment, to cook and have company over for dinner. She prized what she had because she grew up so poor. My dad passed nine years later and thankfully now rests next to my mother. It's all he ever wanted and unfortunately drank himself there. Just couldn't cope. Find peace. What I was wondering is what beliefs you may have that you find comforting? Do you have questions about death? Do you look to scripture for comfort? It's there. Everything you may wonder about. Where your loved ones are. What they're doing. What they're not doing. What is in their future and yours. I would be so happy to help you through your own bibles find these answers. It's nothing mystical or magical. It is what has always been available free of charge for any who look to it for help. It's what gets me through day to day. There is sure hope of seeing them again. As far as doing as your mom said, Dazed, I would take a job if she says she is fine. Busyness is best right now. If she has to keep busy, even if its dealing with a somewhat difficult younger sister...it's good for her. We all need to feel we're in control. Your mom too. She knows you're there and willing and simple words of encouragement and complement on each step she takes is going to work wonders. My mom never let my dad use the washer or dryer when she was alive. "I have my own system". she'd say. When she died I kept close contact with my dad and helped with meals and such, but, cleaning and laundry...simple mundane little things I left for him and to my great surprise he accomplished it. He also shrunk a few items but it provided some good laughs between us. Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman. What she needs is space and hope. You too. You and Deborah both. Feel free to ask anything anytime, here or at firstname.lastname@example.com My name is Kim I'm a mom myself, a school bus driver and still a daughter. Always. |
- Posted by heydeborah (My Page) on Thu, Nov 8, 07 at 15:51
Hi last night and this morning it was SNOWING! -- i never liked winter. on tuesday, it would have been our 26th anniversary, as always i went to the cemetary with our son and brought roses. i am so lost. i too am like Al only not as much as a volunteer as he was, i only do hockey jerserys for a hockey league and this is year 19 of doing this. our son wants to move back home -- it is ok with me, but he does not drive and the city bus is dangerous to take here, also there is jelousy with our son and daughter, one is a jock and the other a scholar. to start things off we got big plastic bins and Matthew wanted his dad clothese put in these-- matthew is 6ft 3 and Al when he had legs was 5ft 11, so nothing will fit so these are in the garage. matthew got me a bfi bin for mothers day to through things out, which i still have. carley and i re-painted the whole house, we put liminite flooring in -- i even bought a little table saw, and started replacing furniture slowly. 2 weeks ago i got a new mattress, since i wasn't sleeping well, --i think because it was "ours", i am sleeping abit better. i was a big reader and have only read 3 books in 8 months, i am also a knitter and quilter, i have made only 2 scarves and am working on the backing of the quilt, so i have slowed down. perhaps after the first year is over, i will get back into the swing of things. i have not worked in 19 years and will not get a good job like i had at the university here, and Al thought of us --for when his time came. our mom will also notice that people will come out of the woodwork, and ask for this that and the other thing that our dad owned and also for money -- that he "owed" my husband was Finnish so i know that he didn't owe anyone anything. so tell these people to put this in writing and that you will had it over to the lawyer for when the distribution of the estate takes place, chances are this will never happen. Also tell her to hang onto her home for atleast a year, and not to do anything quickly, she may regret it. i have also got a newdeabolt on the doors. do not let anyone you don't know that there is not a male in the home. my daughter makes me get up and dressed everyday and makes me put on makeup, she also sends me to the store for one thing or another, just to get out. your mom will also notice that friends will drop off the face of the earth, i read that this is normal, and i can see who our true friends are. i have to take the puppy out now, so take care! debbie |
- Posted by lulie___wayne (My Page) on Fri, Nov 9, 07 at 0:19
I am so very sorry for your loses. I too know the pain of losing one whom you love so very much. I have not lost my husband, but I have lost my only daughter who was only 19 and also my mom whom I also love dearly. I know that I will be losing my dad, as he has cancer now. The only thing that keeps me going without my mom and daughter is the thought of when I see them again. I have to believe that that day will come and that for now, they are in a wonderful place surrounded by love, happiness, and beauty. Life is only a blink of an eye compared to the eternity that we will have with our loved ones when the time comes. I know that not everyone believes this, but this is what keeps me going. Try to live each day as your dad would want you to and talk to him as if he were standing next to you. This will also help with the lonliness. I believe they listen to us "talk" to them. Lu |
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- Posted by sherielynne (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 07 at 19:51
Dear Dazed and confused, I am very sorry for your loss. I just lost my Dad in July. He had just turned 64. About this time last year, Dad wasn't feeling very good...by Christmas he felt as if he was getting pneumonia and by January 11 he was in the hospital with a diagnosis of leukemia. I never once thought that my Dad would not beat this disease. He was such a trooper through all the transfusions and chemotherapy. One minute he was here, vibrant and young and the next he was sick..7 months later he died in my arms. It is a very difficult thing that we are going through. I feel the need to talk it out but my "friends" aren't around and as you or someone said, they don't want to be around the "doom and gloom." With the holiday season coming up I am not sure how I will get through. I want to force myself to carry on, to do fun things becasue that is what he would want. But at the same time I think that it is important to grieve however feels right for you. I lost my Dad in July and one month later I was in school teaching without having fully grieved. I think that I will plan a grieving over my holiday break. Out of us kids, I was the closest to my Dad. I was with him everyday for 7 months while he was in and briefly out of the hospital. I understand that hole that you feel. I miss my Dad so much that it hurts...I don't just grieve for my loss but for my children's loss as they loved their Grandpa immensely. One thing that has been helpful is to set up some memorial. My Dad was an entertainer. I have set up a scholarship in his name for a graduating senior in his hometown who persues music in college. While it doesn't take his place it keeps me somewhat busy and helps to keep his memory alive. I think that reaching out is important...to "pretend" that all is well is definately not ok. May you find the strength you need to move ahead. Blessings, Sherie |
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Writing tip for Winter '10-'11:
The Art and Necessity of Critique, Part 3:
Size Matters
What else I've learned about writing groups in the last 7 years--Size Matters.
It seems like every time I've been on a writer panel in the last few years, the topic of writing critique groups always comes up. Some time ago I wrote a couple of writing tips on how to find/create a writing group, and how to give and take critique once you've got one. But I've found myself discussing critique groups a lot lately, and while all the things I said seven years ago are still pretty much true, there are a few things I've realized lately that are probably worth adding.
Since I published my two tips on writing groups, one of my two groups has folded. (I miss you guys!) The other is still going strong, and we're now a couple years past our 25th anniversary! Both of them were great groups--but why is one (that met for over ten years) now dissolved and the other still going strong? There are probably a couple of reasons, but I believe the most important factor in the second group's longevity is: the size of your group makes a difference. And bigger is better.
Group Fade: When most people set out to form a writing group, they think the ideal group will consist of four or five other writers who are their equals or better in skill, who totally get their work, and will become their close friends. They're looking for a small group of perfect writing soul mates. And you might even succeed in putting together a group like that for a while. But I've talked to a lot of writers over the years who are looking for a new group because... "First Gracie moved away, then Juan got transferred, and then Louisa had the new baby and couldn't make the meetings, and then there were only two of us."
Meeting Fade: My SF group, that finally folded after Hank moved away, had a total membership of five for most of its existence. My group that has lasted 27 years and counting started out with five people, but it rapidly grew to seven, then ten, and so on and so on till there are now roughly sixteen active members in the group. Only ten to fourteen members are likely to show up for any given meeting, and sometimes in the summer it's as few as seven--but seven is still enough for a great meeting. If you have five members in a group, and one has to work and another has the flu, you only have three--which is too few for much feedback. And if one of those three can't get a sitter, you don't really have a meeting anymore. When you have 16 active members that just doesn't happen.
Learn from your Opposite: Are all the people in this sprawling, dynamic group perfect writing soul mates? Not a chance! You can divide the group in dozens of different ways--there are the seat-of-the-pants writer vs. the outliners. There are the character writers vs. the plot writers. There are the fantasy writers vs. the problem novel writers. Most of us now write for kids--picture book to YA, but we've had adult novels, and novels in every genre. And I believe our discussions have benefited thereby. Sure, you have to evaluate the comments of someone whose taste is very different from yours differently from those members who love your work--but even the most intricately plotted novel has to have good character development and a strong character arc. And in even the most character focused novel, your plot has to work! It's the writers who have different strengths than you do who can help you overcome your own weaknesses.
A Big Enough Sampling: In fact, one of the problems with a small writing group is that you end up paying too much attention to too few opinions. If you have over a dozen people commenting on your story, you can quickly see where just one person was confused or didn't like something for personal reasons--but everyone else was fine with it. On the other hand, when eight out of ten critiquers tell you there's a problem, you know you need to fix it.
Novel Feedback: And finally if most of you are writing novels, you need a large group so you can have one or two full novels to critique at each meeting--because novels can't be properly critiqued if you only get feedback on one or two chapters at a time.
When you have a small critique group, what frequently happens is that at each meeting, each member brings in their last month's output for feedback--and this works fine for a short stories, picture books, or any work short enough that you can read and critique the whole work in one sitting. But with novels, this usually means that the writer is bringing a chapter or two to each meeting, and the novel will be critiqued in tiny bits over the course of a year or more--with several bad results.
Novel Pace: The first problem with the "one or two chapters at a time" approach is that the group will end up "reading" the novel over a period of a year or more, which completely distorts the novel's real pace. There is no way the critique group can tell if a section of four chapters is dragging--or for that matter moving too fast--when they have to wait a month between each chapter. And I've also found that sections that seem a bit slow when you're reading the chapters one-a-month frequently work fine when you read the whole work. Or sometimes it reverses, and chapters that seemed perfectly fine on their own suddenly start dragging when you fit them into their place in the story. The only way to tell if a novel's pace works is to read the whole book, the way a reader would.
Novel Structure: I can't tell you how many times I've seen people read the first few chapters of a story and make erroneous conclusions about "where this story needs to go" because they can't read the rest of the book to find out where it goes. "You have to kill off this character." "He can't end up with her." "You have to stop..." Only when you've read the whole story can you say what direction the early chapters should or shouldn't take. In fact, any comments you make on story structure before you've read the whole novel are irrelevant, and probably wrong, because you don't know what climax the author is working toward.
Novel Questions: The second problem is that one of the most powerful techniques in a novelist's tool box is the "unanswered question." The questions raised in one chapter which aren't answered for two or six or twenty chapters are what keep a reader turning pages. In a chapter-a-month critique group, your critiquers can't possibly tell you if you're answering those questions too slowly or too fast. In most such groups, the tendency is to demand that the question raised at the beginning of the chapter be answered by the end. This is understandable, since the group is forced by this critiquing format to see the chapter itself as a unit, instead of a small part of the larger story. But if you succumb to the group's pressure, and answer every question by the end of the chapter in which you raise it, you kill all the suspense in the novel as a whole. And if you don't answer the question you raised in chapter 3 for nine months, even the best critiquer is likely to have forgotten what the question was! And forget anyone remembering those subtle clues to the villain's identity, or the deft foreshadowing in chapter 4 that doesn't pay off till the climax.
Novel Editing: When critiquers are given just one or two chapters to edit, because they can't talk about the story as a whole, they almost always fall back on line editing--where style is the focus instead of the story. And while style is important, and it's worth getting some feedback on that too, it's the story that readers are looking for in every genre but literary fiction.
Making it Work: One of the reasons I urge people to enlarge their writing group is so you can have a numerous novels to discuss each year. (About sixteen active members works pretty well.) But even if your group is smaller than that now (and creating a larger group will take time) I seriously urge you to wait till your novel is finished and then give the whole story to your critique group--because you can't get the story structure feedback you need any other way.
I know this may be hard if it's not what your group members are accustomed to. But if the writers doing shorter work complain about having to read a whole novel, you can point out to them that they get your feedback every month or so, and you haven't asked them for anything for over a year. And for those in your group who are also writing novels, give them this article and point out that the only way to learn story structure is to critique and get feedback on the whole story--not by perfecting the phrasing of the 9th paragraph of chapter 11.
I was talking about this once in a discussion group, and one of the participant said, "But then it's only your turn to get critiqued once a year? That wouldn't be often enough for me." I can see that if you're accustomed to getting feedback on your work at every meeting this would seem like it isn't enough. But what this person didn't seem to realize is that you learn as much or more from critiquing other people's novels as you do from feedback on your own work. Every time you critique someone else's work, you're learning both what to do, and what not to do. And when you try to explain to them what's wrong, and how they might fix it, you're learning why a story works or fails. Yes, you'll only get feedback on your novel when you've written a novel--but every hour you critique, you're also learning how to write. Which is really the whole point, isn't it?


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