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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19882622438932288452015-05-22T23:30:25.263-04:00Denyse CohenDenyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-20096590702519207862015-01-18T07:41:00.000-05:002015-03-17T09:33:21.343-04:00"GIRLS" and creativityI have not written in forever and the reason has much to do with why I am writing now. I've been extremely busy with my "day job" (which by the way is much more than that, it is a career that I'm fortunate to say I really enjoy.) and when I get overwhelmed with all the things I have to do, sometimes I freeze and veg out. In one of these manic episodes, I've started to watch "Girls" from HBO.

I'm not going to go in what the show is about, but fast forward three seasons and now the main character, Hannah, a writer who reluctantly took a "day job" at GQ magazine writing advertorial articles has voluntarily created a situation to force her boss to fire her so she could collect unemployment. I assume, although it wasn't clear in the show, she did that so she could have time to be a "real writer." Throughout the show, Hannah has always struggled to make rent. She's twenty five and single. So, yes, she can be bolder. I supposed now it's the time for her to make bold decisions and give up certain comforts in order to stay in the path that will lead her to accomplish her goals.

Lena Dunham, shot by Terry Richardson

And that got me wondering, despite "Girls" being fiction (not sure how much it's based on real life of creator and writer Lena Dunham -- and I'm not going to research it for this post because it doesn't matter), people who are boldly crazy and spontaneous (maybe even unbalanced) have more chances to create great artistic works achieve success?

Is that the reason some wonderful pieces of writing from regular, working-nine-to-five, abide-by-the-rules folk never get noticed? Because they are not bold enough to act crazy and lend in situations where they meet the right people at the right time?

Most importantly, Hannah, makes a huge deal about not living an "ordinary" life. She embarks in outrageous "adventures" in order to "feel everything" and have material to write about. (She writes personal essays). I know Jules Verne didn't actually journeyed to the center of the Earth to write his book and most people have a well of interesting thoughts that weren't acquired by spending a night snorting cocaine. (something Hannah did to write about it) A few of these people have the discipline to actually learn the craft of writing and tell their story. And only a handpicked number see their story widely read and appreciated it. The common denominator of this process is WORK, a lot of work; something that, apparently, Hannah hasn't learned to value of yet.

The show is entertaining but I'm developing a mild revulsion to Hannah and her self-centered and stereotypical image of a young writer. Her display of "cool" and "hip" youth in New York trying to find themselves is so far-fetched that if it has any reality is based in the singular oddities that might happen in the lives of dozens of people, because if one person acts that way all the time I'd say she's pretty stupid.

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-88060124378626309612014-06-30T13:29:00.001-04:002014-06-30T13:57:32.204-04:00Summer Homemade BurgersI get so happy when a recipe works out, specially when I completely make it up from scratch.

Today is one of these days!

A hamburger is not a "completely" new invention, I know. And I'm not saying I've invented something new, mostly likely not. I just got creative and it paid off. So, I wanted to share it everyone.

I knew I wanted to make hamburgers for lunch. The motivation was my 8 year-old son and his summer vacation. I mean, nothing says summer more than hamburgers, right? Lately, he's enjoyed burgers a lot. Every where we go, that's what he'll order if available.

Since we're stuck at home most of the week. I thought it'd be nice to make something he likes to spruce lunch up.

I departed from the common knowledge that to make homemade hamburgers you mainly need ground beef and saltine crackers.

So, I've seasoned the meat with black pepper and soy sauce. And sorry, no measurements. I cook often and I've learned to eye ball it.

 I looked for things on my fridge that I could add to my burgers, and voilá.

Zucchini (shredded)
Onion (chopped)
Basil (chopped)

And the ingredient that makes me feel healthier every time,

Flaxseed.

I mixed everything with the meat, then crunched some crackers over it and incorporated well.

I didn't care to have bits and pieces of zucchini coming off the patties here and there. I actually think it makes my masterpiece look better.

I just made sure to push all the chopped basil into the patty, because I knew those would burn otherwise.

I heated French Hamburger buns (from Publix's bakery) in the pan with butter before frying the hamburgers.

Now it'd be the time to fire up the grill, if you have one.

I also fried the patties in butter.

Simply because everything is better with butter!

But don't use too much or the butter will burn and start smoking before the burgers are done.

(When this happen, just carefully wipe the skillet with a clean paper towel. But, please, don't get burned.)

I topped my burger off with pepper jack cheese and sided with a salad.

Even if you don't want any butter, these burgers won't be dry. The zucchini will soften and release its wonderful moisture.

It took me 25 minutes --tops-- from getting the meat in the fridge to sitting down to savor my meal.

Let me know if you try it, or leave a comment with your own version of homemade burgers.

Cheers!

PS: And if you want a light summer read, check out my bestseller (wishful thinking) One Hit Wonder available everywhere ebooks are sold.

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-74011417648252794272014-04-26T10:28:00.001-04:002014-04-26T10:30:14.790-04:00I should have known betterHello world,

My life has been hectic later. Good hectic, but hectic nonetheless. I found a new job that I LOVE and have been dedicating 110% of my time to it. Well, I have to! Since there are nearly 400 elementary kids looking up to me to show them how amazing ART can be to their learning, growth, and life.

So, my internet browsing has dwindle to checking emails and looking for teaching resources. The notifications icon from Goggle has been red for so long, it has lost its effect and blended with the background. But today, I clicked on it and was surprised to find this:

Ouch!
It took me a second to remember what it was about. It's refering to this comment I posted on a youtube tutorial last year.

Honestly, I wasn't even thinking too much when I wrote it. I, certainly, wasn't trying to sound "quite rude" or "slightly angry." A few days later, I would re-read this comment over and over looking for what had triggered this reply:

I never judged "all" of his content. I never said I didn't like it (I guess incidentally I did).

What happened next is what the title of this post refers to; instead of trying to understand how my comment made HIM feel, I took a defensive approach that was partly triggered by the knowledge (from experience) that when you create content and put it out in the world you better be ready for all kinds of judgments, and you must take them graciously, learn what you can, and move on.

Don't believe me? Check out the 1 and 2 stars reviews I got for One Hit Wonder. Imagine if I just decided to angrily reply to everyone who had something to say about my work that I didn't like it.

Sure, Mr. Paterson gave me his tutorial for "free", but I really didn't mean to offend him in the first place. So, I felt unfairly treated and turned the whole thing to be about MY feelings.

In retrospect, I can see that I forgot something essential: BE KIND.

And I'm ashamed because kindness is one of the major directives in which my life is based upon. SmittenKittenKat was right to call me out. It made me realize that is not enough to "mean" good, but you also have to "do" good.

Unaware of my behavior and with my conscious clear, I had forgotten about it, and I have a hunch Mr. Paterson did too. But the things you post on the cyber-world are always there, floating around until they make their way back to you. Today, it found me. And I, belatedly, posted an apology.

It might not mean anything to Mr. Paterson after all this time, but it means tons to me. I'm glad I had a chance to reflect about the whole thing. As a writer, I should be always attentive of the words I choose to comment on other people's work and -- as a person -- I should always, always, be kind.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-54594525251091750602014-02-01T12:30:00.002-05:002014-02-01T12:30:14.173-05:00ONE HIT WONDER is U$1.99 for a limited time on AMAZON

<<< Clique on the link to the left to go directly to Amazon.

Cheers,

D
Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-20732349023473357782013-12-29T20:08:00.002-05:002013-12-29T20:34:15.255-05:00King of SelfiesI have been thinking long and hard about creating a regimen schedule to blog at least twice a week. Honestly, with everything that goes on in my life, blogging is the least of my worries. Until, I turn on my laptop and see that blogging is part of life. Wanting or not, "platform" is the it word for anyone who depends on lots people knowing about you and what you do to achieve success.

While the mystery about creating meaningful content and garnering followers (i.e. people who gives a s#@t) remains, I thought the article "The meanings of the selfie" by James Franco (yes, the actor) was interesting.

James Franco explains the power of the selfie,

I can see which posts don't get attention or make me lose followers: those with photos of art projects; videos telling the haters to go away (in not so many words); and photos with poems. (Warning: Post your own, and you'll see how fast people become poetry specialists and offer critiques like "I hate you, you should die.")
But a well-stocked collection of selfies seems to get attention. And attention seems to be the name of the game when it comes to social networking.
And while I understand James Franco is a celebrity and people would be interested in looking at his face and don't give a second thought about mine, and I, deep down, like much more the Casey Neistat's approach for Instagram as he shows on this video.

I've decided to give selfies a try. I'm going to post selfies as often as I can, starting today for, let's say, six months. At the end of my experiment, I'll report back how many new followers I got on Instagram (as of today, I have 48) and which selfie got more likes.

Here's selfie number 1:

look me up on instagram @denysecohen for six months worth of selfies

Okay, it's not my best hair day. But being no James Franco, and realizing people really don't care to look at my plain ol face, I think a little make up (i.e. photoshop) will help keep them interested. Don't you think?

I guess we'll find out in six months.

Cheers.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-59979535698670747732013-09-26T21:13:00.000-04:002013-09-26T21:15:38.308-04:00Witch's Revenge is available now!

Click here and read the first chapter on Amazon!
Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-26142889874119395752013-09-16T13:40:00.002-04:002013-09-16T14:31:24.272-04:00Release Day! Oops ... I'm four hours late.

My new book, Witch's Revenge, is out today. And since, I'm in Alaska, I'm four hours behind to acknowledge it.

It feels weird to wake up (a tad late, I must confess) and find friends and fellow authors congratulating me on my release. It makes me think I should have written this post days ago and scheduled it to publish at 12 a.m. EST.

But as I said before, I'm in ALASKA! I had no time to sit down and write.

I was out, exploring!

 And finding content for the next books to come...

I just hope it won't be anything in the lines of "Into the Wild." Ha!

Okay, bad jokes aside...

Witch's Revenge is the second book of the Living Energy Trilogy.

Throughout history, the women who guard Earth's living energy have been known as goddesses, fairies, mermaids, alchemists, but they prefer to call themselves witches.

Jade has found her soulmate. Peter is the human whose life-energy is identical to hers, the soulmate who is the missing key to unlock her witch's power. And now Arrow, a powerful organization whose only intent is to kill the soulmates and keep the witches in check, wants their head above all others.

After a whirlwind of danger and passion, Jade and Peter managed to evade Arrow in Brazil only to find their assassins have followed them home and, this time, Karyn - the witch who murdered Jade's parents - is personally after them with the lethal ability to drain a witch's energy.

Jade and Peter must come to terms with the fact their survival is only secondary to ending Arrow's legacy of murder and fear.

But revenge might come in an unexpected way . . .

If you want to read the first chapter of Witch's Revenge, click here.

Leave a comment for a chance to win a WR ebook.

Hope you'll enjoy it... And who knows, maybe book 3 will have a little bit of ALASKA in it.

Cheers,

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-8409241797627990452013-08-19T19:06:00.001-04:002013-08-19T19:06:39.661-04:00A little of Brazil in my farewell week.

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-68204884214804959152013-08-14T12:24:00.001-04:002013-08-14T13:16:47.972-04:00God has nothing to do with it

I saw this post on Facebook today and it really ticked me off. Firstly, it was just funny because of how idiotic it is. "Ignore and all will go Wrong".

Let me break it to you, in case you don't already know: everything that is going to go wrong in your life, will go wrong anyway. Despite Facebook, despite God, sometimes, even despite yourself.
We often do things with the best of intentions. Er ... like ... giving up your entire life and moving to Brazil in search of brighter and better horizons? Yes.
But I think I was more pissed off about me wanting to comment, God has nothing to do with it, and stopping myself because I don't have the time or energy to start a shit storm. Really, enough shit already.
And then, I got to think: why is it that religious people are allowed to rub their fate on other people's faces but we don't get the same courtesy?
I'm not saying I don't believe in anything, as John Green's character put it in "The Fault In Our Stars", I believe in Something with capital S. It just so happens that my Something is here on Earth. Living among us. Deep inside human consciousness. Buried beneath all the bullshit we have to go through every day to find something that is as abstract as God himself: happiness.
I've seen it today though. My seven year old son was skipping on the way back from school. For me, that was divinity. It was the externalization of a feeling so pure I almost cried (in fact I'm tearing up a little just remembering) I felt amazingly happy to be able to see that. And felt exponentially more terrified to imagine a day when he wouldn't skip anymore. The day he'd be worrying about finding a job, then if he makes enough money, if he can pay rent ...
Then I was asking myself? How to break this cycle? How to stop my son from forgetting this feeling, this communion with divinity? Besides taking a vow of poverty and packing a backpack to go do volunteer work, I couldn't think of anything. Sure, we parents tell our kids what to do and how to behave. But do we show them? How can he learn that the important things in life are already all inside of him, when he watches his mother (and father -- but really not qualified to speak for someone else) worrying about money (and the things that come with it) -- almost -- all of the time?
Is it now when God comes into play? Should I tell my son not to worry about a thing because God will provide? And if he "repost a miracle will happen tonight"? I'm sorry, but I think that is the easy way out.
I'm not a scholar on religion, but the common discourse is if something good happens to you is a blessing, if something bad happens it's God's will. Be a horrible person as much as you want, but if, in the end, you repent, everything will be O.K. Come on through the pearly gates and have fun!
I'm sorry, but that doesn't comfort me. Not at the least.
I think every person chooses to walk the path that seems less scary to them at the time, that's life. Some look up, some look down, and everyone MUST try to live the best way they can.
I don't want to be cynical, I'm just saying ... I've seen miracles and I've been to hell, but I'm yet to see God.

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-50104538507152266882013-05-18T13:48:00.002-04:002013-05-18T13:51:15.679-04:00A postmortem kickstarter project

My project on Kickstarter ended 6 days ago without achieving its funding goal.

You still can read about the whole idea here.

I'm not sure what I've done wrong to have such a small response. Clearly, crowd-funding is not as simple as one thinks. However, with all the million dollar movies being funded on Kickstarter recently I thought this would the place to have an indie socially oriented initiative get the support it deserved.

Perhaps, it wasn't "creative" enough.

Oh, well. It's okay.

I think the site is still a good source to make meaningful projects become a reality.

Maybe with a little more thought and clearer goals I'll give it another try someday.

Cheers!

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-9231385564501392372013-04-15T16:14:00.001-04:002013-04-15T16:18:45.312-04:00Kickstarter ProjectWhile I haven't had time to create a dedicated page for the Kickstarer Project http://kck.st/Zlffkj I've created with my brother in Brazil, I wanted to at least create a post that would say to the interested people who end up here: You're in the right place. Yes, this project is mine and I'm so happy you're here.
You know many people around the world face problems that aren't part of our reality in the USA. Little things that seem so simple, like buying locally grown veggies direct from farmers aren't so simple to the people of Goiânia. It's even harder for farmers to live with dignity when they are paid pennies per pound for the fruits of their back-breaking labor.

This project is a small measure, but it's a start. And I'm thrilled you came here to learn more about it.

Cheers,
DenyseDenyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-33769263812970437982013-04-03T06:20:00.002-04:002013-04-03T06:20:19.959-04:00Johnnie Blue is free to download on Amazon.
Wedding Party + Whiskey = Johnnie Blue. Download it for free. amzn.to/XRc3fM
— denyse cohen (@denysecohen) April 1, 2013

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-48357662286271949012013-03-24T09:18:00.001-04:002013-03-29T09:29:45.507-04:00The wildcat memoir I'm writing this post thinking what strange things can happen in real life while you're working on a manuscript that never make it into to your book of fiction. I, for one, am writing a paranormal romance that involves witches, the spirit world, FBI, a lot of fighting and a lot more of kissing.

But this morning among all the other things we were talking about during breakfast on my family's farm in Brazil, my father mentioned how a wildcat has been killing all his chickens. He's already down ten chickens, as far as he can tell.
So, we all talk about traps, hunting and poisoning and all the things we ought to do to stop the slaughter. Every one of our suggestions presents its problems. For instance, the last trap my father put up wasn't strong enough to hold the cat who, feeling cornered, broke the thing and escaped leaving behind a good chunk of its fur.

One of the things I love about spending time on the farm is how laid back the weekends are. After lunch, every one in the family goes their own way searching for a nook to lay down and spend the next two hours taking their "siesta" -- which by the way is not the term we use in Brazil.
Because I'm on a deadline, my snoozing hours have to be spent in front of my laptop working on my manuscript for the second book of The Living Energy trilogy. So, I'm sitting on the open patio area that also works as our dining room. The structure is open on two sides and if I look left I can see the grass, the fish pond, and farther down the main gate to the property. When I look right, I see more grass, the back of the chicken coop, and the cane sugar plantation down a slight hill.

So, I'm typing away until I hear a chicken freaking out and, when I look toward the chicken coop, I see the cat dragging the struggling chicken and trying to jump with it through a whole in a dismantled mesh my father had put up ages ago. Immediately I get up and move toward the scene dragging a kitchen rag on my way and throwing it at the cat in hopes to save the poor bird. The rag flows in the air dancing like an autumn leaf-- completely useless. I'm still grunting animals sounds at the miscreant trying to scare it, but all in vain.
I'm separated from the victim by a wire fence that goes around the property to keep -- err, chickens away. By now, the cat had succeeded at going through the mesh and I'm running toward the gate to go around and get him. So, I have to run around the barn, the chicken coop, and by the time I get around I only see the tall grass quivering. Then, brick size rocks are flying over my head (my husband, who had heard me screaming and came running after me, is trying to bomb the cat). I'm walking toward the overgrown grass concerned of stepping on a snake or something more dangerous--to me--than a wildcat.
Finally there, I stand still for a few seconds with the bitter taste of failure spreading over my mouth. The cat was nowhere to be seen -- the damn thing is so small it can hide under the rainy season's overgrown vegetation or run away underneath it without leaving any tracks. The quivering grass was the chicken kicking its legs in its struggle to hang on to life. It also failed.

Needless to say, I was in a stupor of adrenaline for the next few hours and couldn't write anything.

The cat is still at large.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-73594351612816830532013-02-27T13:56:00.000-05:002013-02-27T17:55:17.542-05:00Creating a book trailerI've been toying with the idea of a book trailer for my Paranormal Romance, Witch's Soulmate, since its release November 5th of last year.

What really stopped this time around was I had ☆☆ Movie Trailer ☆☆ in mind. Yes, I want action! drama! and--as my awesome paranormal book deserves -- special effects!!!!

I've made a book trailer for my first novel, One Hit Wonder, with static images and I'm okay with the results. It was a spur of the moment thing and I didn't even had a cover for the book then. Instead of scripting I let the song do the talking. Despite the fact I've used a Third Eye Blind song (properly credited, of course), it's still on Youtube and as of now have had a whopping 88 views. Aargh! Depending on the artist you choose they take it down just like that! But using well known songs, is not what you should do anyway.

So, what to do then?

Here are some tips from Writer's Digest:

1- Forget about "movie trailer." - boo hoo!

Unless you're Steven Spielberg's niece (or have a wallet the size of his), it will look amateurish.
2- Simple is better than cheesy.

Remember how much fun you had editing your novel? -- not! Think editing ten fold when doing your book trailer. And this time, you must edit your images and every visual element you're thinking about cramming into your two-minute masterpiece. I love Chuck's quote "Your book may be a novel, but your trailer should be a poem."
3- You're the script bitch! -- pardon my french.

If you thought about copying the jacket copy, shame on you! We process text very differently than images, especially on a 29-frame-per-second rate (which you won't use it if you follow advice #1) At any rate (pun intended), your text must be ultra-slim and perfectly -- I mean, PERFECTLY, aligned with the images. By now, you should know that you don't need to summarize the plot, right? Good author!
4- Have the book information at the end of the trailer.

Don't ruin the emotional connection you're attempting to make by having your publisher's name scrolling through the screen. Leave all that info, including the blurb, for the end. After you snatched that viewer.
5- Using non/bad actors can cause more pain than gain.

Is there anything worse than bad acting? Er …bad writing? Whatever. Chuck said it best "you don't want the nuanced psychology of your protagonist rendered banal by poor acting or filming." Using actors can leave no room for the imagination. By the same token, don't use clearly defined images for your characters (at least of their faces). It's the same way you create an interesting novel: don't give it all away.
See what I mean in the video below:

Kudos for the author for hiring a production company and spending the money to promote her work, but this trailer doesn't intrigue me AT ALL! It's beyond cheesy. In fact, it didn't compel me to look up the book, it compelled me to write this post.

What do you think? Does it work for you? Have you made a book trailer? Share it in the comments.

Cheers.

You don't want the nuanced psychology of your protagonist rendered banal by poor acting and filming. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

Your book may be a novel, but your trailer should be a poem. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

Your book may be a novel, but your trailer should be a poem. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf"

Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

1. Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

1. Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

1. Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

1. Erase from your mind the ambition to make a movie trailer. - See more at: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-make-a-book-trailer-6-tips#sthash.tyO5QATH.dpuf

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-37880791338258897292013-01-09T06:27:00.001-05:002013-01-26T20:11:40.435-05:00A fleeting dayI'm so excited that my contemporary novel, One Hit Wonder, is a kindle daily deal today for only $0.99.

A while ago I've decided to spend more time writing than marketing. Social media is so time consuming and the results are hard to measure, but I couldn't help blogging about the kindle daily deal. It's so exciting to have my book featured and accessible at a better price for potentially millions of kindle users.

And it's not about money. Believe me! Royalty from a .99 sale is brutal.

It's about new readers. People who otherwise would have no knowledge of this book. It's about opportunity, and future, and building (albeit slowly) a career that will make me proud, and happy.

I know this day will pass quickly (as all the good days do) but I might have a fleeting glimpse of what being a published author can be and that feeling will last me a long time.

Cheers!

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-78811914700194447212012-12-04T06:00:00.000-05:002012-12-04T14:17:11.740-05:00Whatcha going to give a cowboy?In the spirit of holiday giving we -- some of the Crimson Romance authors -- have concocted another giveaway for our dearest readers, and by dearest I mean you.

We're celebrating the six month anniversary of our releases. That's when most of us became authors. Oh, that sweet word just roll of my tongue like warm fudge! We appreciate every and each one of you that gave us a chance by picking up one of our books. You complete us!

Oh, yeah, about that giveaway. To make things a little more complicated fun, we're blogging and posting on each other's blog. Just hop around and say hello for more chances to win.

So, without further ado, here's Lynn Cahoon, an expert on sexy and adorable cowboys.

The holidays are upon us. Where did 2012 go? Six months have passed since The Bull Rider's Brother was released by Crimson Romance June 4th. I have author copies sitting in a box in my office. (Love saying that…) and I've done several signings with one more coming up this weekend.

The glamorous life of an author, right?
Wrong. Don't misunderstand me, I love my new role. And I have a new story in the bull rider's saga that just released in November, The Bull Rider's Manager. I love this Vegas wedding/Idaho setting story that really pushes my heroine to figure out what she wants for herself. A question we as women don't ask ourselves enough, in my opinion.
But with the release of The Bull Rider's Manager, Jesse, my supportive bull rider, is feeling a little left out. He's always the supporting friend/brother and never the star of his own life. Well, that's going to change in my next release, so he better be ready to take the wildest ride of his life. The one where he finds his soul mate.

 So, whatcha going to give a cowboy for Christmas? Here's Jesse's wish list…

Wranglers. Plain, comfortable jeans that make my butt look amazing.

A new felt cowboy hat – Stetson Corral in black, specifically.

While you're at the Stetson store, I need a new belt –Denali with my name on the back

A duster. Think Billy the kid, riding the range, and I want that coat.

I think I lost my last silver flask at the Wyoming Stomp, so I could use a new one, filled with Patron, please.

Road trips get pretty boring, so, I'd love an e-reader. Probably better get me Lynn Cahoon's books too, so I can keep track of what she's writing about me.

 So, now that you know what Jesse wants, you can score one of the items off his wish list.

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 A wonderland of worlds and prizes too!

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  Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-85024758516800340572012-11-11T16:12:00.000-05:002012-11-11T16:12:28.966-05:00A curse named love.
Do you know the feeling when you see a person who inexplicably makes the butterflies in your stomach fly like it's the first day of spring? Then after gravity has returned and you managed to gather what is left of your melting brain, the only coherent word you can mutter is "wow."

Add to this amazing feeling the fear that comes from the certainty he will suffer a horrible death just because he's bound to love you. All the while the painful memories of having your parents ripped away from you for that very reason closes around your throat like a beast's claw.

This is what I felt when I met Peter, my soulmate...

To read the rest of Jade's impressions on love, here.

Denyse Cohenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-44922845437020641722012-10-31T05:57:00.000-04:002012-10-31T05:59:26.334-04:00Celebrating Halloween This year since I am in Brazil my Halloween celebration will be mellow: no costumes and no trick-or-treating, but I already got my treat for the day, a ☆☆☆☆☆ review for my paranormal romance, Witch's Soulmate, wich will be released next Monday.

   I received this book as an ARC for an honest review. I have to say I'm very glad I did. It was a thoroughly engaging read that has really put me in the Halloween mood since the main theme is witches. But, not they're not your cackling, ride on a broomstick sort. They're actually human beings with direct energy links to the earth. The author wove a interesting tale about mythical witches and their soul mates...

Read the complete review on Melissa's blog, [Insert clever quip her], and leave a comment with your email address for a chance to win a digital copy of Witch's Soulmate and a $5 gift card.

Is this a sweet treat or not?

Happy Halloween!

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-62815951005831564222012-10-19T12:12:00.001-04:002012-10-19T14:31:05.565-04:00Little WondersIsn't amazing how music have such a strong hold on our emotions?

Those "little wonders" about three to five minutes long can transport you to a time in the past and rekindle emotions you have long thought lost.

Joyce Lamb on the USA Today blog knows exactly what I'm talking about. Read here her post about One Hit Wonder and music.

PS: Just like Joyce, I was inspired to name the headline of this post after Rob Thomas' Little Wonders, a song that helped me through some rough times.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-90027276860778340762012-10-09T12:35:00.001-04:002012-10-09T12:35:37.121-04:00Cover revealAlways exciting!

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-44402335118833357102012-09-26T09:29:00.001-04:002012-09-26T18:55:56.490-04:00Gotta love ARCs.Yesterday I received the ARC (advance reading copy) for my upcoming urban fantasy romance Witch's Soulmate (formally known as Soulmate's Curse). For me, that generally means intermittent adrenaline spikes and plenty of nail biting.

What's the big deal? One should ask.

Well, when you have an ARC it means you can start sharing your work with the world. Thus, you start getting feedback, reviews, love letters, and hate mail. So, yes, it's a bit exciting.

Witch's Soulmate is my first attempt at fantasy. I was am nervous about all the world building expectations/requirements of fantasy. That's probably why my book is urban fantasy, which means it happens in this world—and at present time. Dodged that fireball!

Still, the paranormal elements of the story needed to be plausible. At least for me, even the craziest things have to have a good explanation about how they came to be. And I know there's a lot of very smart and very demanding readers that won't swallow any kind of bull!@#%. Neither, would I ever give it to them. So, yes, it's a bit exciting.

This book is also the first of a trilogy, so I'm hoping to have a lot of feedback that will make writing the second and third books very, very exciting. Yes, they're not written yet. A lot can still happen with the story. (Hope my editor is not reading this. If you are Jennifer, don't worry I'll try to stick to the synopsis.)

So, what's next?

Give out ARCs to people wanting to read Witch's Soulmate at first hand and, hopefully, review it on the major book retailers websites, wait for the cover (intermittent adrenaline spikes and plenty of nail biting), and promote the heck out of it.

Meanwhile, here a little blurb of Witch's Soulmate for you enjoyment:

 Through mythology and South American indigenous traditions they'd be known throughout history by several names: goddesses, fairies, mermaids, alchemists, but they prefer to call themselves: witches.The guardians of Earth's living energy. Jade is a young witch scarred by the murder of her parents and determined to evade her soulmate and never fall in love. Unfortunately, falling in love is not up to her or Peter—the human whose life-energy is identical to hers. The soulmate is the missing key to unlock the witch's power and Arrow, a powerful organization whose only intent is to kill the soul-mates and keep the witches in check, is ready to do whatever it takes to destroy their connection, that means hunting down and murdering the soulmate through an ancient ritual. After a chance encounter, Jade and Peter are swept in a battle that takes them to Europe and South America in hopes to uncover a secret that will decide the very fate of their love—and their lives.

Also, click here for a dialogue nugget.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-52378655144909856892012-09-19T11:06:00.002-04:002012-09-19T13:07:38.414-04:00Keep calm and carry onI've seen the catchphrase many times, but never really stopped to find out what it's all about. Not only until I've read an article on cnn.com titled William and Kate: Keeping calm and carrying on, I learned the motto was "a propaganda poster produced by the Government of the United Kingdom in 1939 during the beginning of the Second World War, intended to raise the morale of the British public in the event of a Nazi invasion of Britain."

Here's a great video made by Barter Books that tells us more about the origin of the poster:

I, too, like millions of people love the phrase and hope to introduce more and more "keep calm and carry on" to my daily life.

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-20318922042631835122012-09-02T06:19:00.000-04:002012-09-02T06:19:00.058-04:00Dialogue Nugget Sunday - Through the Lens"Are you taking pictures of me?"
"Um?"
"Well, are you?" Mika asked accusingly.
"It's only fair. I saw you getting shots of me earlier. I see everything, Mika."
She sucked in deep breath of air, causing her breasts to rise and his own most intimate parts rose along with them. "I won't have you making fun of me."
"I'm not making fun of you. You know I never would. Besides, what was all that with you photographing me?"
She let out a huff. "You were in my shot. That was all."
Ale started to walk toward her. "Really, Mika, you can do better than that. What's with the pictures?"
She nervously nibbled at her bottom lip, then stopped and tilted her chin up at him. "Maybe I wanted to take your picture," she challenged. "Put you on the other side of the camera for a change."
He looked at her long and hard; her biting her lips made him want to bend down and do the same. He had to get a grip. "That sounds fair. But if you're putting me on the other side of the camera, then I'm doing the same to you."
Her eyes sparked for just a moment, and she looked away. He could practically see the wheels turning. Would she allow him to photograph her? Mika loved to hide in the background. She'd never agree. Unless …
"So, game over. You concede I guess you're too scared to live up to your own challenge," Ale teased.
She instantly fired her gaze back to his. "Of course not. I only suggest we start with you."

Available for pre-order on Amazon

Denyse Cohenhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988262243893228845.post-58851403629884037162012-08-22T11:17:00.000-04:002012-08-22T11:17:14.808-04:00BE STUPID.

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A-List celebs to be out in force at Comic-Con
SD stargazers will once again revel in being at the center of the pop culture universe
Kristen Stewart: Stewart has a busy weekend: She'll be attending both the "Twilight" panel on Thursday and the "Snow White and the Huntsmen" panel on Saturday (no word yet on whether Robert Pattinson will be joining her).
Patrick Stewart: The Shakespearean actor might be officially known as Sir Patrick Stewart, but he'll always be Captain Jean-Luc Picard in our hearts. Stewart makes his first Con appearance in grand style, chatting up his role in the animated film, "Dorothy of Oz" on Saturday in Hall H.
Justin Timberlake: The mega pop-star and actor will rally up the fangirls when he attends the Con for the first time on Thursday to support "In Time" with co-star Amanda Seyfried at the 20th Century Fox panel.
Charlize Theron: The Oscar-winning bombshell is scheduled to attend the panel for "Snow White and the Huntsmen" on Saturday, though she could drop by the convention on Thursday to help 20th Century Fox promote Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, "Prometheus."

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"Don't Say Gay" Bill Stalled in House
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A bill proposed in Tennessee to prevent teachers from talking about homosexuality in elementary and middle schools has been tabled by the state house of representatives for the rest of the year.
State representative Bill Dunn, who is supportive of the bill, said the process started too late in the year, since the house education subcommittee has closed until 2012, he told the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Still, the bill's senate sponsor, Stacey, Campfield said he is optimistic about the bill's prospects in a full senate vote next week.
The "don't say gay" bill, as it has become known, was approved by a senate committee last week, with an amendment calling for a study on whether children are taught about LGBT people, history, or issues from kindergarten through high school. Once the study is complete, the state board of education will then adopt sexual education standards that bar elementary and middle schools from teaching any topic that has to do with any sexual orientation other than heterosexuality.
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Mediaplanet Directs Oral Health Campaign in USA TODAY
A cross-platform campaign in the USA Today to educate 1.3 million Americans on the importance of oral / dental / mouth health and hygiene, in association with the American Dental Association (ADA).
New York City, NY (PRWEB) July 03, 2013
Mediaplanet Publishing announces this week the fifth edition of its Oral Health report in USA Today. The 12-page cross-platform campaign will be launched on Friday, September 13 in the USA Today Weekend Edition and online to educate 1.3 million Americans on why oral health is so important, and why mouth health should be taken seriously. It will be published in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
With eight out of every ten Americans with some form of gum disease, Mediaplanet is collaborating with the Institute for Oral Health, National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's ToothFairy, Oral Health America, and the American Dental Association: to educate millions on the importance, symptoms, and treatment options for oral and dental hygiene; and provide those suffering, with a message of inspiration and hope.
In addition to the print version in USA Today, the campaign will have a strong online presence, including the unconditional support of Mommy Bloggers, and Social Media outlets of our bighearted associations. Some topics will include 10 Myths About Oral Health; Good Oral Health Means Good Body; and The Best Toothpastes to Use.
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|Hilary James (Mousie') is sixteen when she wins The Fuller Trophy jumping with her horse Dancer at the Royal Winter Fair. Her triumph is rewarded with an invitation to perform in England for Queen Elizabeth, but she has also attracted the unwanted attention of the evil Samuel Owens who plots to acquire Dancer for his niece, Sara.
Thwarted in his initial attempt to purchase the horse, Owens has his hired man, Chad Smith, try to steal it. Mousie has a dream in which a beautiful blond horsewoman warns her of impending danger. She wakes to discover Chad Smith, syringe in hand, in Dancer's stall. Chad Smith is killed in the ensuing scuffle and his employer comes under suspicion.
Dancer is flown to Highgrove, the country home of Prince Charles, and Mousie arrives with her mother Christine at Clusters' - an English manor, once the home of Arabella, the second wife of the Duke of Dewbury, now both long dead. Mousie finds an antique lady's hunting whip which she feels certain must have belonged to Arabella, and later discovers a portrait of her riding side-saddle. It is the same woman who appeared in Mousie's dreams.


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East Valley shoppers who prefer to buy in virtual stores rather than the brick-andmortar kind soon may be paying more for their online and mail-order purchases.
A bill that would force Internet and catalog retailers to collect sales taxes on all purchases from American companies by customers in the United States was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., sits on the subcommittee that will review the bill before it moves to the full House.
A Senate version is expected to be introduced next week, said J. Craig Shearman, spokesman for the National Retail Federation. If the bill slides through Congress on a fast track it could become effective by mid-2004, he said.
Proponents say, if passed, the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax would protect local shops from unfair competition and states and cities from losing tax revenue. Opponents say it would saddle e-tailers and states with huge costs.
"There will be up to 7,500 (taxing) jurisdictions unless all the states force the cities to agree to the same definitions," said Steve DelBianco, executive director of Netchoice, a coalition of e-commerce businesses battling the bill. "It's a decade old issue because of catalog sales. If we're going to do it let's get it right and make sure the burden of collection is simplified."
Currently, retailers that have a store or distribution center in a state — Target.com, for example — already are required to collect taxes. E-tailers who don't — Amazon.com, for example — don't have to tax their customers. The premise has been that it would be too cumbersome to figure out the taxing eccentricities of all the governing bodies in the country, Shearman said.
The bill requires that states simplify their taxing structures, provide etailers with software to calculate sales taxes nationwide and give the e-tailers a stipend to cover costs of tax collection and distribution, Shearman said. Retailers doing less than $5 million in annual sales would be exempt.
While states, municipalities and off-line retailers have been the bill's big backers — 31 states including Arizona have approved the proposal — the issue of simplifying tax structures has some worried, among them Chandler.
Chandler, which collected $22 million in retail sales taxes last year, could actually lose revenue if the bill passes, said Laurie Stevens, the city's tax and utility services manager.
"It sounds really good on the surface," Stevens said. "But (Arizona cities) don't all tax the same things in the same way, and if that's what we had to do to get (Internet sales taxes), it might mean revenue losses to the cities. We're going to look at the bill, but our initial impression is that it would not be a good thing for Chandler."
At this point, the bill does not require all cities within a state to have the same tax rate, but it does require that all taxable items sold within a city have the same rate, said Ellen Marshall, a lobbyist for the bill. So, for example, Mesa and Chandler could have different tax rates, but an apple pie or a Mercedes sold to a Mesa consumer would have to be taxed at the same rate.
A study by the University of Tennessee estimates states and cities lost $13.3 billion in potential taxes in 2001 because of tax-free sales, and that the volume of online sales — and potential taxes—increases 50 percent per year.
Arizona would lose $450 million in taxes in 2003, according to the Tennessee study. The Direct Marketing Association, which is battling the bill, puts that number at a much lower $40 million, DelBianco said.
Scottsdale economic development director Dave Roderique said the lower number seems more reasonable, but it is still nothing to dismiss. Scottsdale, which collected $111 million in retail sales taxes during the past 12 months, gets an average 8 percent of the retail sales taxes collected in Arizona.
If the $40 million is accurate, Scottsdale would lose an estimated $3.2 million in potential sales taxes on Internet and catalog purchases this year.
Recapturing that would be "like attracting a new auto mall or shopping center," Roderique said. "It's worth fighting for."
Mesa vice mayor Dennis Kavanaugh has been working on the problem as vice chairman of the National League of Cities Information Technology and Communications Committee. Mesa collected $100 million in retail sales taxes last year.
"For state and local governments, it is a primary source of income to pay for city services," he said. "We are very much dependent on sales taxes — Mesa as a city and Arizona as a state — and we've had significant losses because of the increased number of sales occurring on the Internet."
Tempe's general fund is also fueled by retail sales taxes — $57 million last year, said Jerry Hart, financial services manager.
"Any taxes we can recapture would be important, without a doubt," Hart said.


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Twilight and New Moon Star Robert Pattinson Spotted in NYC With Old School Cell Phone
Time For an Upgrade: Robert Pattinson's Old School Cell Phone
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Time to upgrade, Rob! You need a world phone that lets you multitask on the go, play your favorite tunes, and maybe even let you watch some videos during all those globe-trotting hours you'll spend aboard airplanes. Check out some of my suggestions below, and let's hope we see this rising star with a shiny new gadget in his hands. . . very soon!
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Robert Pattinson
5 years
Leave Robert alone ,, what if he wants to keep his phone because a memory he had with it ? just leave him alone ,, he acts sooooo good isn't that enough for u ,, his phone is non- of ur business
5 years
sure??? my sister have a friend that the sister went out with Robert pattinson 14 teen and she have the facebook account but recently the people knows the account and he closed :( kiss
Vasi-twilight 5 years
I know.The one had JUST 4 Kristen,and the other 4 his jobs!I found that,right?!
5 years
I don't care about phones. The only reason I get a new phone once in a while is because you get it for free at the beginning of each contract. I hate that things nowadays have all these functions that you're never going to use. I also hate reading manuals, so I don't. With my last phone I only called the first 2 months, because I didn't know how to put dots and space in a text message. Finally I still had to read the manual. Now I can do all kinds of stuff with it, but my contract will end in a few months, and I can't pass up free things. So not everyone is excited about the latest technology.
5 years
actually he has that one for personal calls i think and he has been spotted with an i phone and also last years adition of the blackberry from time to time lol he needs them alll and besides i dont even own a phone i hate them lol sooo at least he has one
chloelouise93 5 years
A phones a phone it still rings no matter what phone it is.
PiNkY-PiNk 5 years
geek, you have the palm pre as $250 but it's actually $200. it makes sense to have 2 phones when you live in 2 different countries. heck, some people live in 1 country and have multiple phones! lol
azulskies 5 years
he has an iphone! it was in his other hand see: http://pics.livejournal.com/azulskies/pic/002p1rqk
5 years
does it really matter? he can do whatever the hell he likes. he doesn't need to upgrade his phone if he doesn't want to....its just a phone. why does his life have to be scrutinised that hard?
5 years
thats not the phone he normally uses... he has some sort of touch screen phone im not sure what kind though.. you can see it in the photos of him walking around vancover and la... this one must be for calls to UK.. makes sense
Tech 5 years
This make sense! I use to have two phones when I moved back from the UK. Too bad he can't easily switch SIM cards between the two!
hannagrrl 5 years
no! I'm serious! pm me or something with your email and i'll show you what I mean!
weffie 5 years
hannagrrl... i think it's just you ;) jvdb has a potato head lol
5 years
Obviously you did not look at all the pics...he has an iPhone and the little clam-shell phone. He said he has a phone for US and also one in the UK. Maybe whoever was calling does not know the iPhone number yet
hannagrrl 5 years
Thirded: One for Kristen, One for work.... Also, is it just me, or does he look kind of like a scruffy James Van Der Beek in this pic?
hannagrrl 5 years
Thirded: One for Kristen, One for work....Also, is it just me, or does he look kind of like a scruffy James Van Der Beek in this pic?
stargazer25 5 years
He should get a smart phone and start twittering!! ;-)
5 years
maybe the phone IS from 1999, but it still works just fine, and, he just doesn't buy into our culture of disposabilty and consumerism? meh. probably not. probably has multiple phones.
addictCLOTHES 5 years
I agree one for Kristen and one for work.
Kkkkkkkkkkk 5 years
Believe it or not, some people just use their phones to make phone calls and send text messages. ;)
roboholic 5 years
he's got an iphone as well... so its okay if he is using and older one on the side...
margokhal 5 years
Eh. I'm pretty sure that he's rich/famous enough to have multiple phones. I sure would! Can anybody confirm that that really IS his phone, anyway?
margokhal 5 years
Eh. I'm pretty sure that he's rich/famous enough to have multiple phones. I sure would!Can anybody confirm that that really IS his phone, anyway?


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Archives for "Romance Languages and Literatures"
November 1, 2008 9:24 am
Feeding the Bobcat
Sylvan Ellefson '09 and his Nordic teammates trust the Bates food chain.
July 1, 2008 1:12 pm
Finding a bit of Bates in Somerville, yet needing to move on, fuels conflicting emotions in recent grads.
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Dick Williamson, Dana Professor Emeritus of French, dies at 62
Richard C. Williamson, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of French and a charismatic catalyst of Bates community, died while en route to Louisville, Ky., with his wife, Deborah, to compete in bicycling events at the National Senior Games.
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Professor of Russian shares spiritual journey
Bates College Professor Jane Costlow, a specialist in Russian literature and culture who travels frequently to Russia, will speak Thursday, Feb. 15, at 161 Wood St., as part of "Spiritual Sojourners," a series sponsored by the Office of the Chaplain at Bates College.
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Writer from Equatorial Guinea to speak
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Dolores Aponte Ramos, professor of Spanish at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, will present a lecture titled "Performing Transgression: Race and Gender in Experimental Art in Puerto Rico" at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, Campus Avenue, Bates College. The public is invited to attend the event free of charge.


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That Intel Z-P230 Solid State Disk module in my new Acer Aspire One is already outdated, but maybe just on a technicality. See, today Intel launched an even smaller version of the Z-P230 which will lighten the load of a small computing device by 3 grams. Hey… every gram counts. The new module weighs 8 grams and is currently available in 4- and 8 GB capacities, with a 16 GB unit on the way next month.
While smaller is better in this case, I'd really like to see Intel find a way to speed these chips up. At read and write speeds of 38 MBps and 10 MBps I find that the performance is a little underwhelming, but of course, I'm comparing that to a physically larger traditional hard drive. Still, it's nice to have a memory expansion option, which the new Z-P230 should provide since it's a mini-card solution. Plus it uses just a wee bit of power: 314 mW during use but just 1.65 mW when idling in neutral.


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Taken individually, the economic meltdown and the burst housing bubble are both, to use a technical term, bummers. But together, for certain problem-solving designers, architects, urbanists, and planners, they present an opportunity, especially when meshed with a rising environmental awareness. Besides building too many houses, we made them too large (not to mention too far away from centers of employment and commerce): they are essentially stick-framed gas-guzzlers. But if advocates have their way, the small house will be the next big thing.
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives Last November, Seattle-area voters gave a resounding shout-out to mass transit. Building on that support, a new bill in Washington state focuses on sustainable development near transit stations. This "Creating Transit Communities" legislation calls for dense, walkable communities in transit hot-spots. It would provide local jurisdictions with resources and incentives for sustainable growth and strengthen existing provisions about making low-income housing available near transit centers. Think those are unrelated issues? No way, say bill supporters from Futurewise, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, and Transportation Choices Coalition. "Our state may face no challenge greater than the threat of global warming and the lack of sufficient affordable housing," they argue in a recent Seattle P-I editorial, "and we can't solve either unless we solve both." They go on to illuminate the connections:
Creating a 21st century electrical grid is finally a priority and the possibilities seem enormous. Despite the grand potential, though, many of the most important decisions will involve painstaking regulatory and tax reform rather than sweeping mandates. What's politically intriguing about these reforms is that at least in principle they ought to appeal across ideological lines: Conservatives like less regulation and more rational tax policy, and progressives like removing barriers to renewable energy, so this seems like fertile territory for odd bedfellows. In that vein I recommend two pieces, both adapted from reports from the conservative Manhattan Institute. The first is "Growing NYC's Grid," an excellent piece in the New York Post from Hope Cohen of MI's Center for Rethinking Development. It notes a simple barrier to expanding the city's grid: transformers, the facilities that take high-voltage juice from transmission lines and convert it to lower-voltage juice for distribution lines, can only be built on industrially zoned property, which is increasingly rare and expensive in urban areas. But today's transformers are smaller, quieter, and cleaner than they were when zoning regs were passed, and can be integrated into the urban landscape. (There's one in the base of 7 World Trade Center.) A simple regulatory change -- allowing transformers in commercially zoned areas -- can boost the reliability and efficiency of NYC's power. Imagine how many more rules and laws there are like this across the country. For more on this, see Cohen's full report, "The Neighborly Substation: Electricity, Zoning, and Urban Design."
Conservative pollster Frank Luntz takes to the pages of the L.A. Times to share the news that everyone loves infrastructure: Last month, I conducted a national survey of 800 registered voters on their attitudes toward infrastructure investment ... The survey's findings were unlike any other issue I have polled in more than a decade. Iraq, healthcare, taxes, education -- they all predictably divide and polarize Americans into political camps. Not infrastructure. Consider this: A near unanimous 94% of Americans are concerned about our nation's infrastructure. And this concern cuts across all regions of the country and across urban, suburban and rural communities. This demonstrates yet another reason why Obama's attempt to appease conservatives by bumping transit infrastructure investments to make room for tax cuts is pointless. The people want infrastructure, they want stimulus, and those two happen to be the same thing, so who gives a f*ck what Republicans want? Nate Silver follows up with this excellent point: I'm not sure why Obama isn't doing more to highlight the green portions of the stimulus bill. The public seems to tolerate the spending on bridges and highways -- but they also see it, perhaps not wholly improperly, as make-work. The long-run benefits of the alternative energy programs, on the other hand, are far more intuitively appealing. If the central critique of the stimulus is that the debt we're creating will be burdensome to future generations, that concern could be mitigated if the spending in question is portrayed as a down payment made on behalf of those future generations toward cleaning up the environment and mitigating dependence on fossil fuels. It also provides for some sense of purpose to the stimulus: we'll come out of this, Obama can say, with the greenest, most energy-independent major industrial economy in the world, etc. etc. Exactly. I really don't see why Obama has to trim his sails one bit on this stuff. It's overwhelmingly popular and substantively correct policy, a combo that doesn't come along very often.
Photo: talldrinkawater3000 I was staring out the window at the Olympic Sculpture Park's beautiful landscape when, about 30 minutes into a panel discussion about art and the environment, moderator Lucia Athens finally mentioned the elephant in the room -- or rather, the sacred cow. It came in the form of a question thrown out to the panelists -- architect Tom Kundig, style expert Rebecca Luke, and artist Roy McMakin -- about a new bill that would cut the money funneled to public art projects (about one-half of one percent of state building funds). Proposed by Washington Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), who has said he considers public art to be a "sacred cow that should be put out to pasture," the bill would save the state $5 million in the next budget. "Absurd" was Kundig's response. Stand back and look at the proportion, he advised; this bill doesn't look at the big picture of how much money is put toward other, more wasteful projects. It's not just about the money, McMakin said. Public art is about culture, and it's about jobs. "Art is woven into the culture of the built environment around us." Why should you care about this public art battle?
The Paiute ATV Trail, in central Utah's Fishlake National Forest, and adjacent BLM land comprise a network of roads and "motorized trails" that have been linked and promoted for off-road vehicle recreation by public lands agencies. The routes range from custom-designed ATV-only tracks to paved roads through small towns. The majority of the trail uses ordinary dirt roads on federal public lands, sharing them with general traffic. Its supporters promote it as a win-win model for public lands throughout the nation, bringing in tourism dollars and resulting in less damage to the landscape overall: Theory has it that when you build and sign roads for off-road use, there's no need to go off-road. Only not. As this story in Wildlands CPR's journal The Road RIPorter states, it doesn't lead to less damage, only more: the Fishlake has a higher density of "user created" routes than do many other forests without a designated ATV-trail system. And the economic benefit to the local area is overblown: The study on its fiscal impact does not stand up to scrutiny. My advice to these guys: Take a hike.
As a big supporter of rail and transit, the creation of the OneRail coalition is quite heartening. It is, in a nutshell, a group of rail advocacy organizations that have banded together to lobby for rail investment. The Hill reports: Several trade and issue advocacy groups are part of OneRail, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, Amtrak, the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association, the Association of American Railroads, and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership. If I have a complaint, it's this: A broader coalition is necessary. When highway funding is on the table, the heavies get into the game -- the oil companies, automobile companies, and chambers of commerce. Rail activities should also work to exploit the economic spillovers generated by rail investments. Transit-oriented development has proven lucrative for city governments as well as many commercial and residential developers. Producers of products from steel to electric and diesel engines to upholstery could benefit from new transit projects. Power companies, which helped develop the first generation of streetcar networks a century ago, might conceivably benefit from an increase in electricity demand or from the grid improvements that could accompany creation of improved national rail corridors. The point is this -- rail investment is good environmental, energy, and economic policy, but it's also good business. And if OneRail can get business on board, then we can expect real legislative progress.
Andy Lipkis founded one of the largest independent nonprofit environmental groups in Southern California, TreePeople, which is famous in Los Angeles for helping battle the floods of 1978 and 1980, planting a million trees in the 1980s, helping teach the city to recycle in the 1990s, and, recently, working to green its schools. Lipkis just returned from a briefing trip to Washington, which he took because he and his team at TreePeople are concerned that President Obama's vaunted economic stimulus program will go mostly towards roads, bridges, and airports -- gray infrastructure -- and prolong some of the problems caused by it, such as flooding, water shortages, and pollution. Lipkis sees an extraordinary opportunity to invest in greening cities, adapt to climate change, reduce energy dependence, and relieve the chronic unemployment of urban youth. It's a once-in-a-lifetime deal. Yet what's interesting about Lipkis, to this observer, is the nature of his advocacy. He finds ways to make his point without demonizing or dismissing his opponents. When a Los Angeles columnist named Bill Boyarasky warned in the Los Angeles Times that environmentalists could stall Obama's reconstruction efforts, Lipkis disagreed forcefully in an op-ed, but at the same time wondered out loud if he could find a way to bring Boyarsky over to TreePeople's side. He sat for an interview last week. Kit Stolz: You were just honored with an Ashoka Fellowship, which is an award given to social entrepreneurs to help bring their work to greater numbers of people. How did this feel for you, and where do you want to take your work next? Lipkis: It's encouraging. I've been in this business for 38 years, and it's a nice pat on the back. Ashoka gives a three-year, stipend-funded fellowship that's intended to lead to bigger things. It's saying we're investing in you because of your track record as an activist, and because we think you could make a bigger difference. In the application process, Ashoka asks for a five-year plan. This meant we [at TreePeople] had to think hard about the next five years. Because a group of climate scientists had announced a deadline for [acting against] climate change, which is now 94 months, I made that part of my process. We now have 94 months to make a difference. We're facing severe weather now because of climate change. We have to radically reduce our carbon output. For me, the missing link is not just to make my city sustainable, but to work profoundly to improve all cities, to protect people from climate change. OK, I say, that's my charge. What can I do to take these innovations, which we have piloted in Los Angeles and shown to be viable, to a larger arena? How can we scale this up? We can't just move along as we have been doing -- we don't have that luxury. We have had some success, but now we have to move much more rapidly towards climate protection and adaptation. So I said, that's what I'll do. They've given me this award, now I need to make use of it.
Amid news of an epic slump in housing starts -- they fell 15.5 percent in December, to the lowest rate on record -- this tidy round-up of studies says green building will save us! OK, it doesn't quite say that, but it does show widespread support for green building, including for those sexy retrofits. Which is either my new band name or a column I'll be writing this year. Stay tuned.


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SCUGOG -- Skyrocketing taxes in Scugog are prompting some business owners to question their future in the township and forcing others to sell their buildings and move.
Scugog councillors received an earful on Monday night when a trio of businessmen voiced their concerns about the Township's taxes and asked the community's civic leaders to rethink their proposed 5.84-per cent tax hike for 2014.
"Over the past few years tax increases have far exceeded the rate of inflation and now council is contemplating a 5.8-per cent increase, which is approximately two-and-a-half times the rate of inflation," said Tony Janssen, the Scugog Chamber of Commerce's vice-president.
He called on Scugog to dip into some of its reserve accounts to help lower the proposed tax hike and asked the Township to scrap its special 1-per cent levy earmarked for road repairs.
Such increases are particularly difficult to absorb when businesses pay twice the residential tax rate and manufacturers pay three times that rate, said Mr. Janssen.
"Businesses and manufacturers cannot sustain these tax increases and remain competitive and remain in Scugog," he said.
Ken Koury, a longtime chocolatier in Scugog, drove home that point when he informed council he had already put up a for-sale sign.
The Nutty Chocolatier owner told councillors he paid about $38,000 in taxes last year on his manufacturing building in the Port Perry industrial park and received virtually no services in return.
"I can no longer afford all the expenses and I have it up for sale and I'm moving out of Scugog Township," said Mr. Koury. "This is just too much... there's something wrong here."
He employs 13 full-time staff and another dozen or so part-time helpers.
"Right now the business climate doesn't justify a 5-per cent increase, it justifies the rate of inflation," said Mr. Koury. "You cannot ask for an increase of (5.84-per cent) this year when the business climate is so poor and we just don't have it."
Roman Semeniuk, who owns a plastics manufacturing plant on Scugog Line 6, also couldn't guarantee council that his company will stay in the township after he retires in a few years.
Since moving to Port Perry in 2007, Mr. Semeniuk said he has paid more than $637,000 in taxes to Scugog for his business, Canplex. In 2013, his tax bill was just over $105,000.
"That's a lot, in my opinion," he said. "I don't object to taxes, as long as they're reasonable."
Mr. Semeniuk said he implemented a wage freeze from 2010 to 2012 to ensure he could keep all 60 employees and pay his taxes.
The Canplex owner said he will keep the business in Scugog until he retires and sells. After that, Mr. Semeniuk said he could make no promises.
"It's up to the mayor and council to set fair taxes for everyone," he said. "I know it's a tough job, but it's your job."
In response to the concerns raised, councillors explained that Scugog needed to put the special roads tax in place in order to qualify for future government grants. They also stressed the municipality must face the same utility and insurance increases as its residents and pointed out it wouldn't be prudent to dip into the Township's reserve accounts.
"I pay taxes too, so the last thing on my agenda is to get taxes as high as I can," said Ward 5 Councillor Howard Danson, who serves as the chairman of Scugog's finance committee.
"If you want to reduce taxes this year, we're going to have to reduce services," he added.
On Tuesday, Mr. Janssen said he and other business owners plan to gather again and review the budget before approaching Scugog once more. The Township is hosting a public open house at the Scugog library, 231 Water St., on Feb. 12.
"We definitely need to have a look at the budget, we definitely see holes in it and dollars that can be saved," said Mr. Janssen.
He noted the Scugog chamber's mandate is to support small businesses and stressed again the Township should look at using some of its reserve funds.
Mr. Janssen suggested that Scugog should be able to considerably replenish its reserves in a couple of years when the township is expected to see a building boom.
"Everyone goes through a tough time when they have to use their reserves and now the taxpayers are dipping into their reserves to live here," he said.
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For the next seven months, Poynter will dedicate himself to the military, returning to active duty with the inspector general's office.
A shoplifting suspect who died March 2 while in custody at the Jeffco jail requested medical attention during the afternoon but stopped breathing hours later and died before she was seen by medical professionals.
Jennifer Lobato, 37, complained to jail staff that afternoon about feeling ill, said sheriff's spokesman Mark Techmeyer. A deputy then notified the jail's medical staff that Lobato was throwing up and had asked to see a doctor.
Two firefighters carefully carried what first looked like an unconscious person out of the smoke in a home at 3711 Overlook Trail in Evergreen on Saturday.
On closer examination, the unconscious person turned out to be a dummy that was part of training exercises being conducted in the 4,000-square-foot home in the Overlook at Palo Verde neighborhood.
Authorities have two suspects in custody, a man and a woman, in connection with a car theft reported in the 3800 block of Evergreen Parkway on Tuesday afternoon near Safeway.
The Jeffco Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic violence dispute in front of Safeway, according to Mark Techmeyer, a sheriff's spokesman. Deputies determined that the car the couple were in allegedly had been stolen, and they took a female suspect into custody there, Techmeyer said.
Since taking office in January, state Rep. Jon Keyser, R-Morrison, has become the prime sponsor of nine bills, including three designed to assist businesses in Colorado.
Dean Dalvit of the Downtown Evergreen Economic District has been honored as 2014 Leader of the Year by the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Evergreen. The owner of architectural firm EV Studio, Dalvit has helped initiate the Legacy Fund of DEED, a voluntary 1 percent add-on charge at downtown businesses to raise funds for improving infrastructure and building connecting trails.
Thirteen bands are tuning up for a music festival that will honor Blue Spruce Kiwanis member Greg Henika on Saturday at the Stagecoach Sports Grill.
Blue Spruce Kiwanis members, Stagecoach Grill, the 285 Corridor Angels and local musician Brian Hines have teamed to raise money for the charities that Henika supported. Henika died in January in an accident at Evergreen Lake while grooming the ice for a planned event.
The action was lively on the basketball court at Wilmot Elementary School last Thursday afternoon as members of the Special Olympics team practiced for a game that evening in Denver.
Maren Schreiber, special populations coordinator for the Evergreen Park and Recreation District, was in the midst of the players, offering encouragement and directing them.
"Good shot!" she called to a player who tossed the ball into the hoop with one swift motion.
Head coaches: Scott Haebe (boys), Jenifer Mintle (girls)
Athletes to watch: Annie Lauder, Sr.; Camille Morales, Sr.; Caitlin Schmitt, Sr.; Brett Boelsterli, Sr.; Andrew Mulligan, Sr.; Eric Temple, Sr.; Joey Fox, Sr.
Key losses: N/A
Co-head coaches: Kris Nielsen, Bob Greenman
Players to watch: Kelli Keegan, Sr.; Megan Morrill, Jr.; Dakota Rouse, Sr.; Ellie Williamson, Sr.; Gisselle Degrandchamp, Soph.
Key loss: Lena Wagner
Outlook: "We have probably five or six returning varsity players and the rest of our girls are underclassmen," Greenman said. "Getting court time has been tough with the weather."
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The Rangers upper management sure has been busy this month. In all, the Rangers have signed six prospects out of the Canadian Juniors, with only one eligible player (Dan Maggio) remaining unsigned. Leslie Treff at HockeysFuture took an in-depth look at the nine prospects that the Rangers had in juniors, which includes the six signed and three unsigned (including Maggio)….


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LONDON (ICIS)--BASF will hold a four-week planned turnaround at its oxo-alcohols unit in Ludwigshafen, Germany, from mid-August to mid-September, a company source said on Tuesday.
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The Detroit Red Wings have been solid on the road this year (13-4-3).
Unfortunately, the San Jose Sharks are even better at home (15-1-3). The two teams clash tonight at the SAP Center in San Jose (10:30 p.m., FSD).
The Red Wings, at 19-14-10 and 48 points, ...


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Were Super Sheep and Money Man in the same sketch? The wording is ambiguous. Also, would it be WonderPig or Wonder Pig? Is Wonder Woman usually one word (WonderWoman) or two? --Peter Pantalones 15:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- You're right, I just changed the wording around a bit. -- Scott Scarecroe 21:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
This article mentioned a comics story from one of the Muppet Magazines. I think it was referring to "Disco Frog", from the 1979 UK annual, so I added to that. Scott, is that what you were thinking of? -- Danny Toughpigs 03:36, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah, you're probably right. I've only ever seen a scan which I think Jog posted to the forum a long time ago. I probably just assumed it was from Muppet Magazine. -- Scarecroe 14:49, 24 January 2006 (UTC)