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WSJ says what we're all thinking: California will soon have grid problems
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Quick Take: The Wall Street Journal is stating today a concern that many of us have shared for years - namely, that the state's ultra-aggressive renewables mandates will destabilize the grid. In an article titled "California Girds for Electricity Woes," it cites experts who testified at a recent meeting between utilities and California regulators.
One utility executive from Pacific Gas & Electric was quoted as warning: "We see the issue hitting as soon as 2013, 2014, 2015." Although California has plenty of generation (some say a surplus) it doesn't have the right mix. "Many of the solar and wind sources added in recent years of actually made the system more fragile, because they provide power intermittently," said California Energy commission chairman Robert Weisenmiller. He says the state will exceed its renewables targets and "end up closer to 40%."
The Journal says electric utilities are calling for immediate action to prevent rolling blackouts. State officials hope to have a plan in place by July. - By Jesse Berst
California's aggressive renewable energy quest could have a serious downside, according to a Wall Street Journal news report. The state has been pushing for more solar and wind power to help cut greenhouse emissions, but the output from those sources fluctuates because they're directly tied to the weather. The bad part: growth of California renewables combined with their inconsistent power delivery could begin gnawing away at electric grid reliability as soon as 2015 and possibly earlier, depending on who you're listening to.

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Injury leads to early retirement for Azeri
Azeri, the brilliant race mare and reigning horse of the year, won't defend her Breeders' Cup Distaff championship on Saturday at Santa Anita after being retired by owner Michael Paulson late Sunday night.
Paulson came to the decision to end Azeri's career after consultation with trainer Laura de Seroux and her staff at San Luis Rey Downs in Bonsall.
On Monday, de Seroux discovered the reason for Azeri's unusual behavior in the last month: a tendon injury to her left front leg.
"With a horse like Azeri, who is so genuine, to behave so different, it had to be a sign something was wrong," said de Seroux. "With tendon injuries, you never know because they start so deep and work their way to the surface. It must have been brewing since the (Sept. 28) Lady's Secret (Handicap)."
"We've been so fortunate to have so many good days that you have to take the good days with the bad," Paulson said on Monday after returning from a week-long vacation cruise. "It's unfortunate. You never think this day is going to come. She put in some fabulous races. This year wasn't as good as last year, but it was a good year."
Azeri never finished worse than second in her 16-race career, with 14 victories and career earnings of $3,044,820.
The 5-year-old daughter of Jade Hunter was one of the last legacies of owner/breeder Allen Paulson, who died three years ago.
Azeri saw her 11-race stakes-winning streak stopped on Sept. 28 in the Lady's Secret Handicap at Santa Anita. She didn't show her customary speed out of the gate and finished third, but was moved up to second on the disqualification of Elloluv. After the race, it was discovered Azeri had bled through her medication and that she had a high white blood cell count, which is a tipoff that a thoroughbred is sick.
"People were telling me before the Lady's Secret that she never looked better," said Paulson, "and you believe that, but something wasn't right. In saddling paddock, I saw her skin trembling and I had never seen that before. We should have picked up on it. She was sending us a message."
However, with a month until the Breeders' Cup, de Seroux and Paulson hoped to defend the Breeders' Cup Distaff title. Azeri was given some time off and antibiotics.
Ten days ago, Azeri turned in a sizzling workout, and she did the same on Friday at San Luis Rey Downs. However, it was Azeri's deportment before the workout that scared de Seroux. Despite prodding, it took Azeri some 10 minutes to decide to work, the third time she had balked at training in the last six weeks.
On Friday, de Seroux was able to contact Paulson and apprise him of the situation.
"She told me something was brewing and that she wasn't acting right," said Paulson, who then made the decision to retire his barn star on Sunday night.
De Seroux counts last year's five-length victory in the Breeders' Cup Distaff -- a race which clinched horse of the year honors -- as Azeri's greatest accomplishment.


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Why We Can't Multitask (But Think We Can)
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Do you take pride in your ability to divide your focus and energy into more than one task at a time? Do you think you're a good multitasker?
Chances are, you're probably not.
We sat down with two experts – the Two Guys, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Robert Duke – to take a closer look at the topic of multitasking. Their take offers a perspective into some of the unique issues associated with multitasking.
Our brains are wired to perform at their best when we focus on one thing at a time. Performance in task completion while multitasking always depends on each unique circumstance.
Evaluating the risk presented by dividing your focus will help determine the probability for successful completion of each task. If there's a risk associated with poor performance in whatever task you're dividing your attention from, it's probably best not to try. In other words, it's usually better to focus on one thing at a time.
Why then is it so appealing for us to divide our attention between our families, our phones, our computers, our work, our games, our favorite shows and do 10 things at once?
Nothing about us has changed. We get bored easily, we're often overconfident in our capabilities, and we're usually not the most reliable judges of our own performance. Our environments have changed. Technology has made it easier to divide our attention. The temptation to multitask has increased with technological developments, while our ability to perform at our best while multitasking has remained ineffective.
Experts advise that developing the skills to be present in each moment – for each task at hand independently – is the best strategy. Turn off your phone in your car. Close that email window while you're trying to work.
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Argentina's Sergio Martinez retained the WBC Diamond middleweight title, stopping Englishman Darren Barker in the 11th round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall. Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) landed a straight right that put Barker (23-1, 14 KOs) on the canvas. Barker tried to get up after a few seconds, but was still on the ground when referee Eddie Cotton completed his 10-count at 1:29 of the round. ''I can't remember the punch,'' Barker said. ''My legs just fell out from under me. I was trying to get up, but couldn't I didn't feel he was a massive puncher before that.'' Barker had some success early in the fight, landing some jabs and a few straight rights that broke Martinez's nose in the fourth round. But from the fifth round on, Martinez dominated the fight behind three- and four-punch flurries that left Barker covering up for most of the bout. Through 10 rounds, judges Lynn Carter (96-94), Victor Loughlin (97-94) and Alejandro Roche (99-91) all had Martinez ahead. ''I knew it ...
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The morning keynote on Wednesday at the Web 2.0 Expo opened with a strange request, asking those of us with wi-fi capabilities on our phones, to turn them off. Moments later, Christian Coly of Parrot, Inc. demonstrated the AR.Drone, an iPhone-controlled toy quadricopter, live on-stage. Guided by the iPhone's accelerometer, the copter swayed, as the iPhone moved, while transmitting the view from its onboard camera directly via wi-fi to the iPhone. The quadricopter landed swiftly with one click. (See video below.)
Coly explained the company's vision and early investments in wireless was due to the insight of CEO Henri Seydoux, who also realized that "augmented reality (AR) would be a new opportunity to change gaming experiences." Parrot's Quadricopter will ship with an "AR poster" that the quadricopter will identify as the enemy. Coly envisions that such AI-identification markers could make the toy quadricopter into a backyard "copter-wars" game system.
Back on the terrestrial level, on the other side of the world, Gavin Williams, a college senior at Bournemouth, has created Wi-Drive, an iPhone app that lets you drive and see through the windshield of a remote-controlled toy car. Taking the view beyond the iPhone to a pair of virtual reality goggles, Gavin explains that, "The idea is complete immersion, putting you literally into the driver seat."
From remote-controlling toy vehicles, and even being able to see through their windows, it seems the next step would be being able to remote-control the larger vehicles, that we drive everyday. While this inspirational video demo made viral last year showed a fake system, Raul Rojas of Freie University, Berlin and his team created in 2007 the "Spirit of Berlin," an "autonomous car" controlled by an iPhone. Joined by Fraunhofer IAIS, Rice University, and the Instituto Politecnico Nacional, the Freie Berlin team and co were selected as semifinalists by DARPA in the 2007 Urban Grand Challenge Competition for driverless vehicles.
In the realm of currently marketed iPhone car-control devices, Viper SmartStart, a remote car locking device, now also lets you start your car at a distance. This feature doesn't do the magic of "fetching your car," but might be useful for defrosting the car, or getting the air-conditioning started well in advance on weather days.
Automated parking systems typically only ship with luxury cars, but Hong Bae of BHS Technology, a local startup I discovered at the Stanford CPX 2010, has created a parking assistant that can be used in any car. Using the iPhone's accelerometer and a sensor device on the car, the demo showed the iPhone give step-by-step directions, such as "turn left all the way", "stop", "back up slowly", etc., to verbally guide a blindfolded driver in parallel parking a car.
As more of the world becomes mobile, and as device and system connections become more accessible with ubiquitous API's, more and more transportation devices will include ports for mobile-device-based operations. If street traffic status could be transmitted precisely at the granular level, it might even be possible to simply go to sleep on the driver's seat while having your mobile device drive your car for you. But, thinking back to that live demo at the Web 2.0 Expo keynote, if these remote-controlled devices have their functionality impaired by others on the same wi-fi network, we may have some irksome traffic jams to deal with, in our mobile wi-fi transportation future.


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The Gorham Station Restaurant, 1979
A Press Herald archive photograph showing Gorham's old railroad station shortly before it was renovated into a restaurant.
July 14, 2014
W.A.C. recruits at Union Station, 1944
A group of Maine recruits poses in front of Portland's Union Station on St. John Street before departing for training at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in June 1944.
July 7, 2014
'Top of the Old Port' in 1960
A 1960 news photograph shows the First Baptist Church, since demolished to make way for the 'Top of the Old Port' parking lot in downtown Portland.
June 30, 2014
Bull Feeney's storefront, 1942
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Fire on Portland Street, 1941
A 1941 news photograph shows the Portland Street buildings that today host Bintliff's Restaurant and Rockin' Rickey's Tavern.
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The Scotia Prince ferry, 1997
A Press Herald file photograph of the Scotia Prince ferry entering Portland Harbor in 1997.
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Portland's Old Port Festival in 1974
Festival attendees browse crafts on Fore Street during the second Old Port Festival in 1974.
May 26, 2014
Memorial Day celebrations in Monument Square, 1940 — Flashback
A detailed photograph of Memorial Day celebrations at Portland's Our Lady of Victories monument in 1940.
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Portland's Gay Pride Parade in 2000 — Flashback
An unpublished photo from Portland's 2000 Gay Pride Parade shows members of Gorham High School's Gay-Straight Alliance marching up Congress Street in downtown Portland.
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John Amato at his sandwich shop in 1959 — Flashback
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- Microbes could be key for better yields, stronger plants
How can agriculture evolve to meet the demands of an increasing global population without compromising the integrity of the environment? Microbes just might be the answer, according to Michigan State University scientists.
- Extinguishing the black hole firewall paradox
MSU professor Chris Adami's latest research on black holes and what happens to quantum information will once again dramatically change the way physicists study and think about these cosmic mysteries called black holes.
- Supernovas help 'clean' galaxies
Recent research, led by Michigan State University astronomers, finds that the black holes located at the cores of galaxies launch fountains of charged particles, which can stir up gas throughout the galaxy and temporarily interrupt star formation. It seems these explosions that mark the end of a star's life work hand-in-hand with supermassive black holes to sweep out gas and shut down galaxies' star-forming factories.


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Welcome to Inkygirl: Reading, Writing and Illustrating Children's Books (archive list here) which includes my Creating Picture Books series, Writer's and Illustrator's Guide To Twitter, interviews, my poetry for young readers, #BookADay, writing/publishing industry surveys, and 250, 500, 1000 Words/Day Writing Challenge. Also see my Inkygirl archives, and comics for writers (including Keiko and Will Write For Chocolate).
I tweet about the craft and business of writing and illustrating at @inkyelbows. If you're interested in my art or other projects, please do visit DebbieOhi.com. Thanks for visiting! -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi
#BookADay: WE WERE LIARS by E. Lockhart
Just finished WE WERE LIARS by Emily Lockhart. Totally lives up to the hype, I have to say.
It's a novel I definitely want to reread (if you've read the novel yourself, you know why).
In hunting down interviews with the author, I was intrigued by the fact that Emily rewrote the novel multiple times as well as reorganizing "over and over." This hard work clearly paid off.
What I loved most: the voice. I only had to read a sample excerpt to be hooked, and immediately bought the book for my Kindle.
You can find out more about E. Lockhart and her work at EmilyLockhart.com. If you're on Twitter, you should follow @elockhart -- she sometimes posts about her writing process, too.
More about We Were Liars on the Penguin Random House site.
Find out more about Donalyn Miller's Book-A-Day Challenge on the Nerdy Book Club site, and you can read archives of my #BookADay posts.
Colby Sharp, Judy Blume and Green Kangaroos
Above: I love teacher Colby Sharp's enthusiasm for reading and how he shares it with his students. "READING IS AWESOME!"
Thanks to Colby for letting me use his classroom as photo reference for some of the illustrations I did for the Judy Blume chapter books. He and my teacher friend Allison Durno were kind enough to share reference photos with me during the process.
Here's how my illustration for pg 7 of THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE GREEN KANGAROO (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 2014) began:
Then it became this:
Then I referred to a couple of stills from a short video that Colby sent me:
and the illustration became this:
Then Simon & Schuster art director Lauren Rille worked her magic and here's the final page layout:
In thanks for the photo ref, I put Colby in the auditorium crowd near the end of the book:
So fun!
Anyway, do check out Colby's SharpRead blog and the Nerdy Book Club, which he co-founded.
Read more about how Simon & Schuster's Lauren Rille and I created a new look for Judy Blume classics at the Nerdy Book Club.
To find out more about the Judy Blume books I illustrated, see my Illustrating Judy Blume page. I'll also be talking about the process during a panel discussion at the INSPIRE! Toronto Book Fair on Sunday, November 16th on the Spark Stage at 1 pm.
Comic: The Scrabble Addict
Inspired by my friend John Chew. :-)
I revamped the old comic to use updated art as an excuse to play around with my new Alex Dukal cartoonist brushes. Wasn't sure if that meant I needed to update the copyright notice or not...?
Book I Read: GO, SHAPES, GO! by Denise Fleming
I just bought GO, SHAPES, GO!, a gorgeously illustrated early concept book with such a *fun* story, and it launched TODAY. I've been a fan of Denise Fleming's work ever since I saw Denise demonstrate her pulp painting process at the SCBWI Illustrator Intensives a few years ago.
You can find out more about Denise and her wonderful picture books at: Denisefleming.com (she also offers free READ posters for download!)
More about GO, SHAPES, GO! (including review excerpts) on the Simon & Schuster website.
Comic: "First Things First"
Writers and illustrators: don't get so caught up in promotion and marketing that you forget to CREATE.
Happy National Punctuation Day!
Yes, it's National Punctuation Day!
Creativity, art, and drawing with garden vegetables (thank you, Lily and Rina!)
As some of you already know, I've been having fun drawing with found objects during the past year:
Then just recently, I posted a video of how I created a tomato doodle:
Thanks to middle grade author Rina Heisel for tweeting this, which made my day:
Our Object Doodle artwork, inspired by the amazing @inkyelbows, using our garden veggies. @J_S_Dub Lily loved it! pic.twitter.com/xOzPfHhfq9
— Rina Heisel (@RinaHeisel) September 9, 2014
Writers: Revising & rewriting is part of the craft AND the business. Learn to do it without fear.
Interview: YA author Cheryl Rainfield on writing and publication process for STAINED
I met Cheryl Rainfield through the Toronto Area Middle Grade/YA Author Group (also known as Torkidlit) and am a big fan of her work (especially SCARS and HUNTED in the past). A survivor of abuse, Cheryl often draws upon her own experience in her intense and highly charged fiction. I love Cheryl's enthusiasm for kidlit/YA as well as her positive outlook and support of others in the community.
STAINED was named one of Bank Street College's Best Books Of The Year (2014) for ages 14 and up, and was a SCBWI Crystal Kite Finalist.
For those in the Toronto area: Cheryl will be speaking about STAINED and signing copies (as well as of SCARS and HUNTED) at Chapters Scarborough at 2 pm on Saturday, Sept. 13th, 2014.
Where you can find Cheryl Rainfield: Website - Blog - Twitter - Facebook Personal/Pro - Tumblr - Instagram - Pinterest
Q. What's your writing process? Or What was your writing process for STAINED?
A. I write and edit my manuscripts by hand. Longhand writing feels more connected to my inner voice, my creativity, and more alive. And then I type the writing into MS Word. At various points, I also send out my manuscript to other writers to get feedback, and then I revise again. For STAINED, I did about thirteen drafts before it sold to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and then multiple drafts before it was published. At one point my editor Karen Grove asked me to try writing some scenes from the abductor's point of view. I tried, but I think because what I wrote about was so personal—I was drawing on my own trauma and abuse experience—and because I can't bear to be in the head of an abuser, especially an abuser character based on my own abuser—I found it painful and I struggled writing those scenes. Ultimately I took those scenes out; the book worked better, the way I could write it, with just Sarah and Nick's alternating viewpoints.
STAINED was the first book I've written where I used two different perspectives, and I really enjoyed the process. I put a lot of myself into both Sarah and Nick. I think the alternate points of view helped fill in the gaps in Sarah's story that she couldn't know about from her perspective, gave the reader a small breather, and sometimes worked to increase the tension. I also used them to gradually develop the relationship between Sarah and Nick, and the awareness that they really loved each other.
I typically write a lot of drafts quickly, always trying to make the writing and story better, stronger, more powerful, and often doing drafts focused on different things each time. In early drafts, I tend to write the conflicts and tension, the emotion in the characters, the action and plot, and tend to leave out description and setting—I think because as a person and an abuse survivor that's what I notice most in the world: tension, body language, emotion. So then I have to go back in and layer those things in, as well as symbols and metaphors if I've left them out.
I also usually have to go back in and intentionally add lightness and breathing room for the reader. I'm so used to tension and fear and and pain—it's what I lived most of my life and know inside out—that putting in happier moments has to be very intentional on my part. I also think tension and conflict helps make a book a page turner—but readers need breathing room, too. I had a lot of fun giving Sarah and Nick a love of comics and superheroes in STAINED, since I also love and read them, and I also enjoyed making Nick draw (I do, too), giving him geeky technological savviness (also my love), and giving Sarah the strength and courage to stand up to bullies who were harassing other kids (also part of myself). And I managed, probably for my first book ever, to give my main character two really good parents--something that comes from my finally having some loving, safe people in my life, and especially my therapist. I think I'm getting better at adding in lightness in my early drafts.
I used to be a pantser writer, not wanting to feel confined by outlines, but I now do outlines with the knowledge that I can change them—and they help me write a lot better, faster. With every book I write, I use THE ANATOMY OF STORY by John Truby to help guide my initial focus, character and plot building, and outline, and also at least my first draft. I've found that book incredibly helpful and valuable, as well as a lecture I attended by Donald Maass where I learned a lot more about symbols, parallels, and reversals, which I also add in. And I always, always get feedback from other writers and polish my work before sending it on to my agent. I want my writing to be as polished as it can be before I submit it, so that it's more likely to get published.
Q. How did STAINED get published?
A. My agent at the time—Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger—submitted my manuscript to editors and found a home for STAINED at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This was a relief to me, since WestSide, the publisher who'd published SCARS and HUNTED, had closed just before HUNTED came out, and I needed a new, stable, and good publishing home. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has been fantastic with me and STAINED, releasing STAINED in the US, Canada, and the UK, in print, ebook, and audiobook formats. It'll also be coming out in a cheaper paperback format mid-2015; I'm excited about that!
I think having a good agent vastly improves a writer's chances of getting a manuscript published; an agent can submit work to publishers who are closed to writers without agents, and that includes most of the big publishing houses. Although you can get published without an agent, it's a lot harder. I also learned when I attended college for an editing certificate that publishers generally have two standard contracts—one for authors without an agent, and one for authors with an agent. And the contract for authors with an agent automatically starts at higher royalty rates and better clauses and options. And a good agent knows editors personally and can figure out what manuscript to place with what editor, and also help guide a writer's career. So I knew I needed an agent.
I actually got my first contract by myself—through the slushpile with WestSide Books—but after years of research, reading writing technique books, publishing industry books, and articles, I knew I needed an agent to negotiate the contract for me, and to help advance my career. I'd initially queried Andrea with HUNTED, which she'd rejected, but her rejection letter was one of the nicest and longest I'd received, and she mentioned hoping to work with me on another book. Her letter stood out to me. So when I got an offer for SCARS (two offers, actually, almost at the same time), I contacted her and asked if she'd represent me, and she did. She also sold HUNTED, and of course STAINED, and I'm grateful for all her help.
Traditional publishing can be slow. I signed the final contract for STAINED in February 2012; I think we got the offer in late 2011, worked on the edits in 2012 (and waited for feedback in between), and then STAINED was published in October 2013. But there's so much that goes into producing a book—not just the content editing, but also copyediting, proofreading, cover design, interior design and layout, jacket copy, and then also promotion and distribution.
I love what Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did with STAINED—the designer did an incredible, tasteful job with the final cover, pulling a rich, deep purple into the title (because Sarah has a purpleish port-wine stain on her cheek that she obsesses about) and also into the endpapers, and black vertical streaks reminiscent of the cabin Sarah was locked in; the gorgeous texture to the matte jacket; featuring the tagline on the cover: "Sometimes you have to be your own hero;" picking a worn, broken-looking font for the chapter heads with the name and time stamps and initial first words in the first paragraph; using nicely textured cream paper; the readable typeset; and the tiny visual surprise on the hardcover along the spine beneath the book jacket—the title, my name, and publisher info in a gorgeous iridescent purple. I love how a book looks, as you may be able to tell (laughing) so it was a delight to have such care taken with STAINED. Holding a finished book that you wrote for the first time is such a joy.
Q. What advice do you have for aspiring YA writers?
A. First—if your dream is to get published, don't give up.
You may face a lot of rejection over time, but if you persist I think you'll eventually get published. It took me more than ten years and hundreds of rejections from both editors and agents before I got SCARS published. If I'd given up before then—and in the last few years I was very despairing—then I might never have been published.
Edit your work over and over until it sounds right. One trick I use for some drafts is to read my manuscript aloud. I can hear what works and what doesn't better that way. It also helps to put your manuscript away for at least a week (I often do two to even four weeks) between drafts before editing again, so that you have as clear a read as possible and can see what's really working and what really isn't.
Make sure to get honest feedback from other writers; that can help you advance so much as a writer. Don't change everything based on what others say, though; make sure to listen to your gut, and to change what feels right. Let the manuscript and feedback sit for a week or more before acting on it unless you're absolutely sure. I found that joining a critique group of other writers who wrote in the same genre I did helped me immensely; I not only got great feedback, but I also got to hear what worked and what didn't in others' writing, and learn from that.
Learn the craft of writing—attend conferences and professional talks, read articles online such as K.M. Weiland's Helping Writers Become Authors and in magazines such as Writer's Digest, and most especially read books on writing technique (if you can learn that way) or take some classes.
Writing technique books have really helped me; I've read (and bought) more than a hundred books on technique, and I go back and reread some of them and glean new things as I progress as a writer.
If you can't afford to buy them, don't forget about your library! I list a lot of writing technique books I recommend on my blog and website. Two of the most helpful books I read when starting out are Self-Editing For Fiction Writers: How To Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Brown and Dave King, and Live Writing: Breathing Life Into Your Words by Ralph Fletcher. Later, when I'd learned a lot more about writing technique, some books that really helped me a lot are Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain, and Bestseller: Secrets of Successful Writing by Celia Brayfield. And right now, my top three current favorites are The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps To Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby, Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Time Shares His Craft Techniques and Secrets by Sol Stein, and Wired For Story: The Writer's Guide To Using Brain Science To Hook Readers From The Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron. I also highly recommend The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide To Character Expression by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi.
Learn from them, take what works for you, and discard the rest.
Read. Read as much as you can—for pleasure and for craft. Read in the genre you write in (and hopefully love to read); you'll learn from it, and you'll also fill your own creative well. And write about what you care deeply about. Your readers will sense your passion and respond to it.
For other helpful interviews, please visit the Inkygirl Interview Archives.
Finding Time To Write and Draw: Tips For Busy Parents
I continue to be in awe of you parents out there who manage to carve out time for your writing and illustrating in the midst of taking care of children, household chores and (in some cases) a day job as well.
At a recent conference, several working parents told me how they were still struggling to find the time to write and illustrate.
Having no children myself, I can't offer practical advice, but here are some online resources which might help. If you can offer tips from your own experience or know of other other helpful resources, please do post them in the comments below. Thanks!
Some inspiration: Cynthia Lord wrote her first book, Rules, between 4-6 in the morning, every morning. "I have a son with autism and our days have always been full of his schedule and his needs." Her book ended up winning a Newbery Honor! More via Kate Messner's blog.
Finding Time To Write - Parents' Version - by Julie Duffy on StoryADay.org. Main tips: coordinate your work sessions with your kids' energy levels, work to an outline, stretch sessions when you can, sit where you can hear your kids, be willing to stop after 2-3 sessions.
Finding Time To Draw - On Step, Skip, Pause. Main tips: Work in the early morning before everyone else is up. Sketch while watching tv, while waiting, on the public transport, at friends' houses, in short snatched moments, at concerts and plays.
Writing and mother: how I (sort of) do both - Shannon Hale explains how she does it. Main tips: Enlist help, constantly reevaluate your balance, set priorities, take a day of rest, commit fully, separate writing from publishing.
Busy Moms Write - A blog by Marcia Fowler, who is a mom of two boys, a freelance writer, and a certified elementary school teacher and reading specialist. "Busy Moms Write is a blog to inspire other moms to finally sit down and write, even if it's only for five minutes a day."
11 Ways Stay-At-Home Moms (and Other Busy Folks) Can Find Time To Write - by K.M. Weiland. Be stubborn and endure, find your focus, connect with family every day, remember there are others in your boat, take your work seriously, it's never too late to start, be realistic in your goals, give up on the idea of trying to please everyone, enjoy your blossing career guilt-free, being a mom and writer are not mutually exclusive.
How Busy Writers Can Stay Productive & Keep Their Sanity - by Jeff Goins. Give up the ideal workspace, don't sacrifice your family, use the "write, edit, write" method (longer pieces) and self-edit method (shorter pieces), know your limits, stay positive and grateful.
A Parent's Time To Write - by Liz Boltz Ranfeld. Prioritize, know what can and can't be done, get up early, ask your partner for help, create a specific writing space but be flexible, carve out time at work to write, let your kids know how important your writing is.
How To Find Time When You're A Busy Mom - on WikiHow. Be prepared, cut down on tv viewing, help your kids understand, adjust your sleep patterns and get up earlier, get the children involved, always carry a notebook, use multiple writing tools or resources, persevere.
Finding Time To Write - by Moira Allen. Treat time as an investment and figure out your "time budget," examine your priorities, eliminate time-wasters, teach others to respect your time.
Writers: Don't rush your submission. Make sure your writing is polished BEFORE you send it out.
One mistaken assumption that I've noticed some newbie writers making: Sending out their writing too soon, assuming that the editor who buys their short story (or novel, etc.) is going to be helping them polish the piece anyway.
Never, ever send an mss out just after you've finished it. Put it away for a few days (a few weeks at least, for a novel). That way you'll be able to reread more objectively, without the rosy glow of "omigosh this is brilliant just wait until publishers see this."
I'm a foodie, so often think in terms of food analogies. In this case, it would be sort of like a first-time restauranteur opening before they've perfected their dishes. Turn off the restaurant critics early on, and you make it tougher for yourself longterm.
If you're a new picture book writer, this is even MORE vital. Why? Because I've noticed that many non-pb writers assume that writing a picture book is easy because there are fewer words, that it's something they can do on the side for extra money while they work on their "real" books.
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Others may differ, but I also advise NOT giving it to your critique group to read too soon. Why? Because there is a real value in getting feedback from someone who is reading the piece for the first time. Yes, there's a value in getting feedback for a rough version so you can polish it before sending it out to an editor. Be aware, however, that after the first critique, your crit partners will likely be giving feedback on your revisions rather than an overall first-time impression.
Respect your readers, before and after publication.
Just finished reading RULES by Cynthia Lord
Thanks to my sister for recommending this book to me. SUCH a good story. What made the book for me: the main character, Catherine. She is entirely believable, funny and flawed, and I fell in love with her right away. HIGHLY recommended.
Here's a great interview with Cynthia Lord about Rules on Cynsations, where she talks about having a son with autism and how she wanted to explore the unique dynamics that exist in a family that has a child with severe special needs. Rules was her first published book!
You can find out more about Cynthia at her website: http://cynthialord.com/rules.html
I recently bought her newest book, HALF A CHANCE, and can't wait to read it!
More about the book on the Scholastic website: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/cynthia-lord
Starting to blog about children's books I read, #BookADay, and why I DON'T do formal book reviews (so please don't ask)
As some of you already know, I've been participating in Donalyn Miller's Summer Book-A-Day Challenge and having great fun with it; you can see my posts so far here and all my #BookADay collages on Flickr.
I've decided to keep posting about the children's and YA books I read (and re-read) this way, even if I'm unable to do it every day. But now I'm torn; I'm not really adhering to the rules of the official #BookADay challenge...although I AM reading/rereading an average of a picture book a day, I don't always post about it. I mentioned on FB that I'm pulling back a wee bit from online distractions so I can get more writing done.
I enjoy the process of putting together these mini book-collages, however, especially for favourites I'm re-reading, because it gives me an excuse to delve more into the background of the book as well as finding out more about the author and illustrator. I also love hearing from people who say my post has prompted them to check out the books, or are reminded of a book they need to reread or share with their students.
Because I'm not strictly following the #BookADay rules, however, I'm going to change the footer of these images from now on...else I'll feel like a #BookADay cheater!
Please note that these are not meant to be formal book reviews. I AM NOT A BOOK REVIEWER. I just like reading books written for young people, and sometimes I am going to blog about them. I want to make this clear because I strongly prefer NOT being contacted about reviewing books. Reading a book for review or critique vastly changes the reading experience for me, and I am already finding it a challenge to carve out time for pleasure reading.
I avoid posting negative comments about books I read. My posts do not criticize the books and are not meant to be objective reviews. If I truly dislike a book, I just won't post about it*. Chances are good I just didn't finish it. I would much rather spend that time and energy talking about books I do like. There is enough snark and negativity in reader reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. I have also seen how a single, hate-filled anonymous review can affect a hardworking author. Yes, we need to develop thick skins as authors, but no one deserves some of the personal attacks I've seen on those sites.
Note that I consider the above reviews very different from thoughtful and well-balanced critical reviews by those who have no hidden agenda.
I tend to agree with Hallie Sawyer, who makes a distinction between book reviews and book recommendations. In addition to highlighting some of the books I've been reading and re-reading, one of my goals has also been to let others know (especially teachers and librarians) about books they may not be aware of, or have not yet had time to read themselves.
Why am I going on and on about NOT being a book reviewer? Because in the past, when I have done informal so-called book reviews, I've been inundated with publicists and authors who want me to review books. They want to send me books. If I don't respond right away, they follow up with multiple emails.
I need to clarify a few points:
I am not short on books to read.
I am short on time to read.
I would much rather pay money to buy a book I'm 90% sure I'll enjoy than get a free book that only vaguely interests me at the outset.
Okay, enough on that topic.
Thanks again to Donalyn Miller, whose Book-A-Day Challenge inspired me to start doing these book mini-collages, and who has been inspiring countless others to do more summer reading!
*Note: If I haven't posted about your book and you know I own it, please DON'T assume I disliked it. I may not have read it or finished reading it, may have finished and enjoyed it but not yet had time to post about it, or it may simply be one of the many books I've read and enjoyed in the past but never posted about.
Comic: The Book Title
This comic was inspired by a post by the anonymous Intern years ago, before she came out as her true self: Hilary T. Smith, author of WILD AWAKE (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins). See my interview with Hilary. Thanks to Hilary for permission to re-post the comic.
Will Write For Chocolate
Updated my Will Write For Chocolate comic strip (yes, finally).


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A week after school massacre, new details emerge
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Anderson named Star-Banner Boys Golfer of the Year
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Blair: Retired law officers will help evaluate Sheriff's Office
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Iconic menswear shop closes in mall
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Latest link to bring state bicycle trail closer to Dunnellon
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Letters to the Editor for Dec. 21, 2012
Motorcyclist critically injured in collision
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Munroe, Shands seek closure of Ocala Regional's trauma center
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More Fla. high schools earn A's, but grades dip for Marion high schools
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Nearly half of Fla. high schools given an A grade
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Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state
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OPD investigates body found on church lawn
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In this Dec. 19, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., speaks to reporters after a closed-door briefing on the investigation of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Leslie Mann, left, and Paul Rudd star in "This Is 40." (Comingsoon.net)
Sheriff Elect Chris Blair and some of his transition team from Left Tommy Bibb and Fred LaTorre have been getting ready for his take over as Sheriff for the last two weeks. He takes office on January 8, 2012.
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In this June 8, 2012 file photo, Willie Williams smiles with pride during the graduation ceremony at West Port High School. West Port was one of two Marion County high schools to earn an A grade from the state.
Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, departs after a House Republicans meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


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Pick a game that belongs in your GOGmix from the list, or find it by typing something in the text field. Relevance is key here - Earthworm Jim doesn't quite fit the "Sexiest heroines of all time" bill now, does it?
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A 130mph Biodiesel Motorcycle Hits the Streetsby George Delozier
Extreme motorcycle modification is nothing new. So when Michael Sturtz decided to make an extreme motorcycle with a diesel motor, not much was said, until now.
Company Promises $1-Per-Gallon Ethanol at US Pumpsby Lisa Zyga
If all goes to plan, ethanol may be appearing at US pumps at $1 per gallon, according to an article at Energy-Daily.com.
Subaru's Electric Microcar Already in the USby George Delozier
Even though the Subaru R1e Concept is just now hitting the streets in Japan, there is already a pair that have made it to US soil. So what should we expect from Subaru's electric vehicle?
Top 8 Concept Cars from Geneva 2008by George Delozier
Yet again, the Geneva Motor Show comes to a close and the crowd pleasers have to be recognized. Here are the 8 highest rated concepts from Geneva 2008.
A Custom Chopper With Bucket Seatsby George Delozier
Even though trikes are fairly popular, not too many of them are seen on the road. Hopefully, the production of the Cirbin V13R will change that.
World's Largest Toy : Remote Control Hummerby George Delozier
I'm sure we all remember playing with R/C cars as we were growing up. Hey, it was a drivers license when we were 5. So it's only fitting that when we get older, we get better R/C cars, right? How does a full scale Hummer H3 sound?
Pontiac Lets You Name Your Own Sport Truckby George Delozier
For months there have been rumors of a Pontiac G8 based Sport Truck, called an Ute in Australia. At the Chicago Auto Show, GM showed of the GMC Denali XT Concept, but said it was a hit or miss for production. Now, Pontiac has broken the silence and offered up some information, including the fact that you can name the new Ute.
Video of the Visualeyes Rayzerby George Delozier
Back in December, Inventorspot.com got a tip about a new product to help with nighttime driving. At the time it was still being developed and a limited amount of information was available. Now, the Visualeyes Rayzer is being produced and will be available for purchase by April.
Kia Shows Some Soulby George Delozier
Kia hasn't been at the forefront of the industry in the past few months, but that didn't stop them from bringing a hard hitting campaign to the Geneva Motor Show this year. To help promote the personalization capability of the new Kia Soul, they had 3 custom designs present to help kick-start the customization.
2008 Subaru Outback with A Dieselby George Delozier
Subaru finally decided it was time for a diesel, and what better to toss it into than the Outback or the Legacy? The best part? It's a boxer with a turbo and the first to go into a passenger car.


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REAL Software, the producer of the REALbasic development platform, has announced plans to release updated server software in February. REAL Server 2009 is said to have been overhauled with an event-based asynchronous architecture, and now uses Multi-Version Concurrency Control, which is said to improve both concurrency and scalability. The latter aspect has been improved throughout the program, in theory allowing over 10,000 concurrent connections.
REAL says it has also included server-side cursors and client messaging, as well as restore points, used to recover a database from a backup or a restore log file. The software will further be expandable through plug-ins, which can be used to extend SQL support and provide business-specific requirements. REAL Server costs $500 for a single license, though discounts are available on five- and 10-server packs. An unlimited license is priced at $9,000.


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Quotefalls is a classic word game where your goal is to construct a quotation by selecting from available letters in the vertical columns. The letters in each column will go into the squares immediately below them, but not necessarily in the order they appear. When you have correctly placed all the letters they will form a memorable quotation.
• Play anytime, puzzles take minutes to solve
• Memorable quotes, share your favorites on Facebook
• Perfect for everyone with three levels of difficulty
• Featured by Apple as New And Noteworthy and What's Hot
• Print puzzles to play on paper
• One purchase covers your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
• Scores and stats to track your progress
• Optionally show incorrect answers and auto fill
• See how others are doing with Game Center
• Email puzzles and quotes to your friends
This is what our users are saying:
• "Great game, great quotes, love to play and love the challenges."
• "It is addicting, fun, and can even be enlightening with the great quotes..."
• "Quotefalls, is very easy to learn and is very entertaining."
• "This is a great game. It's fun and challenging."
• "Awesome game. It's fun to play, and to find out what the quotes are."
• "This game is fantastic! I can't stop playing."
• "This is exactly what I've been waiting for. So glad to have found it."
Thank you to all our users, especially those of you who have taken the time to write such warm reviews. Much, much, more to come, stay tuned.
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What's New
Version 3.0 (Dec 20, 2012)
iPad Retina and iPhone 5 support for Cryptogram, Crypto-Families and Quotefalls.
- Added high resolution art for iPad retina support.
- New layout to get the most from the iPhone 5's wider screen.
- Fixed Game Center Achievements issue.
Version 2.4 (Dec 20, 2011)
The purpose of this update is to thank our users with a free puzzle gift pack that includes fun new puzzles. Thank you for all for your loyal support and all of the great emails and reviews. We also fixed iOS 5 iPad printing and issues experienced older devices running iOS 4.2.1 and earlier.
Version 2.2 (Nov 19, 2011)
• Added more puzzles!
• Added a fun new in app purchase "At The Movies".
• To Cryptogram users: All of the new puzzles are unique to Quotefalls.
• Unplayed puzzles can now be browsed by the quote's author or by the average time it takes users to complete.
• Puzzle Info now shows the time it takes the average player to complete the puzzle.
• There is currently an issue printing with iOS 5, we are actively working on this and will have an update soon.
We appreciate your ratings and reviews!
Version 2.1 (Oct 28, 2011)
• More Puzzles!
• Completed puzzles can now be sorted by the date last completed or by the quote's author, this makes it easy to find puzzles you want to refer back to.
• Puzzles are listed in order of length.
• You can now gift Quotefalls, Crypto-Families, and or Cryptogram to your friends.
• 'Perfect Game' Achievements: Complete a game without any mistakes (or turn off the Show Incorrect setting) and you will acquire new Game Center achievement points.
• Improved Facebook support, updated for iOS 5, and other minor fixes.
Version 2.0 (Jun 21, 2011)
Added Facebook support.
Added new sound effects.
Added 'Restore Purchases' button - transfers purchases from other devices and restores purchases after updates.
Fixed 'black screen'.
Fixed remove wrong guess when 'show incorrect' option is off.
Fixed cell used more than once problem.
Fixed occasional solved view text overruns.
Version 1.1 (Jun 07, 2011)
Gorgeous New Design
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All right, don't you just love the colors of those kayaks? So beautiful. Well, in this movie what we are going to do is focus in on working with panels. Well, we can see that we have our panels over here. The first thing that I want to point is that you can toggle open or close the panels by double clicking on the title of the panel. Now, Adjustments is closed. Double- click Color, now that whole set is closed, and I have a lot of space to work on my layers. My thumbnail is too small, Right-click or Ctrl-click and changes that thumbnail preview. All right. Well, so far so good; we have seen how we can open or close these.
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With 106,500 pieces struck of the 1931-D twenty, one would assume that these coins were produced for export. But it appears that few were actually shipped overseas, as no substantial hoards have been found in Europe. The best guess is that almost the entire mintage was held in Treasury vaults, melted in 1937, and converted into gold ingots. It is generally thought that today only 100 to 150 examples survive of the 1931-D. That low survival rate places it at the top of both absolute and condition rarities in the Saint-Gaudens series. The only hoard of note was a group of 15 to 20 pieces that turned up in the Midwest in 1984. There is also the tantalizing story of four other pieces that is mentioned in Dave Bowers' American Coin Treasures and Hoards:
"In 1960 a Sidney, New York, businessman took from his bank safety deposit box four 'ordinary' $20 pieces and brought them to a coin dealer [Bowers], for he had heard there was a premium above face value for all gold coins.
"The dealer glanced at them, found they were all of the extremely rare 1931-D variety and in blazing gem Mint State, showed him the listing in The Guide Book, and expected that the finder would be delighted. Just the opposite occurred. Uncertainty set in--what were they really worth? Could they be sold for more elsewhere? Maybe they shouldn't be sold after all.
"Back into the safe deposit box the rare 1931-D $20 pieces went. Had they been common dates they would have been sold for the current market value at the time, which would have been between $40 and $50."
What happened to those four coins?
The present piece is tied for the finest known in the combined certified population. The data from the two foremost services states that NGC has just one listing in MS66, while the PCGS Population Report shows three such pieces (6/08). An apparent duplicate in the NGC Census Report apparently has been removed since November 2007. The Garrett-Guth reference states that "The finest known examples are a pair that PCGS graded MS-66, and one of each in the collections of the American Numismatic Society and Smithsonian." This is the Price/Morse coin and this magnificent piece realized $184,000 in November 2005. It had formerly sold for $79,750 when Dr. Thaine Price's collection sold in May 1998.
The 1931-D is one of the best-produced issues in the Saint-Gaudens series, and this exemplary survivor showcases the 1931-D at its best. The lovely surfaces on this coin are bright and the mint luster shows a mixture of light rose and lilac on each side. Fully struck throughout. The only flaw of any significance is shallow and located between the TY of LIBERTY and the arm of Liberty. Any impact on the overall visual appeal is minimal.
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Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival
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|Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival
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|Labor Day weekend of 1972
|Griffin, Indiana
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The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was a rock festival held on the Labor Day weekend of 1972 near Griffin, Indiana on Bull Island, a strip of land in Illinois but on the Indiana side of the Wabash River. A crowd estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 attended the concert.
Several months before the Festival, promoters Tom Duncan and Bob Alexander held a very successful small festival at Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana. That show included acts such as Ike and Tina Turner, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Edgar Winter. Based upon that success, Duncan and Alexander planned a bigger festival.
The Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival was originally slated for Chandler, Indiana, a small town near Evansville, Indiana. However, various court battles stopped the festival from performance anywhere in Indiana. Shortly before the start of the concert, the promoters decided upon a site near Griffin in Posey County, Indiana referred to locally as "Bull Island".
Due to the changing course of the Wabash River, Bull Island is located east of the Wabash River but is part of the State of Illinois. Thus, Bull Island was out of the jurisdiction of the various Indiana courts. The local Illinois government in the small town of Carmi, Illinois, was surprised that the venue had suddenly ended up in its backyard, and was unable to stop the concert.
The promoters initially estimated a crowd of 55,000. As the Labor Day approached, it became obvious that a much larger crowd was coming to the festival. As Bull Island was accessible by only two roads, traffic was backed up for 20 miles (30 km) from the festival. Since Bull Island was technically part of Illinois but the only access was through Indiana, police protection and crowd control during the festival were non-existent. Coordination between the Indiana police and the Illinois police was woefully inadequate. The only police on the festival grounds were three county deputy sheriffs from White County, Illinois trying to police a crowd of 200,000 to 300,000.
The scheduled lineup included Black Sabbath, Joe Cocker, Allman Brothers, John Mayall, Cheech & Chong, Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac, Ballin' Jack, Amboy Dukes, Bob Seger, Bang, Ravi Shankar, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Mike Quatro, Gentle Giant, Black Oak Arkansas, Eagles, The Chambers Brothers, Boones Farm, Slade, Nazareth, and Delbert & Glenn. However, only a few bands such as Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids, Black Oak Arkansas, Ramatam, Mike Quatro, Bang, Cheech and Chong, Foghat, Albert King, Brownsville Station, Santana, Canned Heat, Flash, Ravi Shankar, Rory Gallagher, Lee Michaels and Frosty, Eagles, The Amboy Dukes, Farm, and Gentle Giant actually performed. Vince Vance and the Valiants played after Ted Nugent of The Amboy Dukes.
Over the three days, the festival drifted steadily into anarchy. Food and water were in short supply. A torrential rain soaked the festival. A truck bringing food into the festival was hijacked, looted and burned. When vendors overcharged for food and drinks, the folks turned over many of the RVs and robbed the vendors. Drugs were freely available in a makeshift "shopping district" where pushers proudly displayed their wares. Various bands cancelled. Three concert goers drowned in the Wabash River. As the festival ended, the remnants of the crowd burned the music stand.
The promoters explained later that they had sold 30,000 advance tickets for $20 and $25 each, and estimated a crowd of 55,000 would attend. They were therefore woefully unprepared when more than 200,000 people arrived.
Following the concert, the promoters were ensnared in multiple lawsuits by the owner of Bull Island, vendors, the Internal Revenue Service, the State of Illinois, and the State of Indiana. The promoters were eventually found in contempt of court and fined several thousand dollars.
In April 2011 an announcement was made that there would be a Soda Pop Revisited music festival held Labor Day weekend of 2012. The festival would have marked the 40th anniversary of the original and was to be held in Evansville, Indiana.
Some of the scheduled acts promoted to appear included The Eagles, Bob Seger, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, The Doobie Brothers, and Jimmy Buffet.
The festival never took place.
See also[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Evansville Courier, September 2, 2012.
- Evansville Courier & Press 150th Anniversary Special Section, January 8, 1995.
- Illinois History Teacher Magazine, Vol 1, 1994
- Bill Bloodworth.com
- Soda Pop Revisited, the 2012 revival of the original festival


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Talk to any game developer and they will tell you there work is targeted at the base line spec of hardware which still today is not even fully DX8 thanks in part to the GF4 Mx.
This reminds me of the PS1.4 vrs PS1.3 arguments all over. ATI fans were singing high praises that PS1.4 was way more efficent than PS1.3. Now we have things reversed and its the other side signing the praises. Oh well....
Actually, i think this is gonna change a little.
You see, there's no problem to write PS1.3 with DX9. And soon, they'll be mainstream.
You CAN do most effects with PS1.3 - they just won't look as good as on 1.4 or 2.0. See where i'm going? With HLSL coming ( Cg, DX9 one, GlSlang, ... ) , making a better version for the R300 and the NV30 shouldn't be too hard. ATI would have been very happy at the time they introduced PS1.4 if HLSL would have existed.
But then again, there IS one exception: branching.
A game got to be thinked with static branching in mind - and if you want dynamic branching, then you'll also have to think about it, and even more.
You certainly won't add it 3 months before release!
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Le Dîner à San Francisco 2015
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CrowdFunding Launch Party Extravaganza 5/29
CrowdFunding Extravaganza
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
The Bay Area CrowdFunding Movement is proud to host the CrowdFunding Launch Party Extravaganza featuring an incredible combination of product designers, developers and entrepreneurs that are using crowd-funding and internet technologies to start-up. Included in the free event is a hands-on products showcase, live art, pitches, happy hour specials and a speaker series where you'll learn A to Z on how to start a product based business on a shoestring budget and tips on creating a Crowd-Funding campaign.
Expect a whole new networking experience unique to San Francisco's Startup community all under one roof!
Presented by: Bay Area CrowdFunding Movement, FlipSlip and Bay Area Crowd-Funding Campaigners.
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Why is my boyfriend jealous of my dead ex?
My current boyfriend of 2 years has a huge and I mean a HUGE problem with me going and visiting my exes grave. My ex was my first ever boyfriend and... Show More
Most Helpful Opinion
he thinks he's second best and if your ex was alive you would be with him...just try and re assure him that he's means the world to you...I can understand that you would want to visit your exes grave...seens as you were so close...try and get your boyfriend to understand and listen to you x
What Guys Said 3
Why wouldn't he be jealous? He probably thinks you wouldn't be with him if your Boyfriend hadn't died. He's probably worried that if your deceased boyfriend magically came back to life (Hypothetically) that you would ditch him.
I can easily understand what he would feel.
He wasn't a vampire so I don't expect him to pop out of his grave anytime soon lol but yea I get what you're trying to say
What Girls Said 4
Maybe he feels that if your ex hadn't passed away, that you would still be with him, and that he is second best. Its understandable, but I think it shows his immaturity and lack of empathy that he can't understand that your ex will always be a part of you, and visiting his grave once a month, when no one else can, is a way to honour his life. Not because your still in love with him, but because you want to remember him. I just don't want to imagine what he is like with guys who are still alive..
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