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ABSTRACT: Introduction Worldwide, organ shortage is a major limiting factor to transplantations. One possible way to face graft scarcity is splitting full livers into hemilivers; this procedure would allow transplantation in 2 adult recipients with the use of a single organ from a deceased donor. Objective The goal of this study was to describe an adult-to-adult split liver operative protocol and share it between centers interested in exploring this procedure. Materials and Methods A literature review was first conducted to elaborate on the present protocol; second, selection criteria for suitable deceased donors were identified. The technical aspects of performing the procurement were also analyzed; finally, the recipient selection criteria and the transplantation criteria were determined. Results The donor characteristics should be consistent with the following: age ≤55 years; weight ≥70 kg; body mass index <28 kg/m2; intensive care unit stay <7 days; sodium level <160 mEq/L if the intensive care unit stay is >2 days; maximum transaminase value 3 times normal; hemodynamic stability; negative for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus; macrosteatosis <20%; macroscopic adequacy; and absence of anatomic anomalies requiring complex reconstruction. The procurement hospital should provide the preoperative computed tomography scan, liver dissector, and the intraoperative ultrasound. Indication for in situ or ex situ splitting depends on the hepatic vein outflow anatomy. Graft-to-recipient weight ratio should be ≥1%, and the graft-to-recipient spleen size ratio should be ≥0.6. United Network for Organ Sharing status 1 and 2A recipients are excluded, as are patients with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Hemiliver transplants are performed as in living-donor liver transplantation, and portal hyperflow is corrected by splenic artery ligation, splenectomy, and portal infusion of vasoactive drugs. Conclusions The present protocol was proposed to test the validity of the full-left full-right split liver procedure. A retrospective analysis found that 130 transplantations were suitable for this procedure according to the present protocol in the period January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2011 (65 donors). We believe that these numbers could be greatly increased once this procedure is proven feasible and safe within the proposed criteria.
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ABSTRACT: Liver retransplantation is the only treatment for patients with hepatic graft failure. Due to the shortage of organs, it is essential to optimize its use. Between 1998–2010, our center performed retransplantations on 48 (12.8%) patients (re-OLT). The data are compared with those for a group of 374 patients who did not receive retransplantations (NO re-OLT). The re-OLT vs NO re-OLT groups did not significantly differ in mean age of recipients (47 vs 51 years), indications for transplantation (hepatitis C virus cirrhosis 54% vs 56%, alcoholic cirrhosis 25% vs 17%, hepatocellular carcinoma 14% vs 22%), mean Model for End-stage Liver Disease (25 vs 20), mean total cold ischemia time (385 vs 379 minutes), or mean age of donors (52 vs 49 years). The main causes of retransplantation were primary graft nonfunction (64%), arterial thrombosis (8%), biliary complications (6%), and hepatitis C virus recurrence (4%). The difference in overall patient survival was not statistically significant. The patient's survival at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years for RE-OLT vs NO-reOLT was 56% vs 63%, 53% vs 60%, 46% vs 57%, and 44% vs 53%, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified Model for End-stage Liver Disease ≥23 as a predictor factor of retransplantation (P = .04). Other variables predicting outcome included age of donors (≥65 years vs younger group), age of recipients (≥50 years vs younger group), cold ischemia (≥600 vs <600 minutes), and transplantation indications (hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, alcohol, and others). The retransplantation performed between 8–15 days appeared to have worse results than those in other periods (0–7 days, 16–30 days, 1–6 months, >6 months). The incidence of re-OLT in the series (12.8%) was comparable to that in the literature, and primary graft nonfunction in the study represents the main cause of retransplantation. Our analysis showed that the indication of the first transplant and the age of the donor were not risk factors for re-OLT. Liver retransplantation is a concrete alternative lifesaver for patients with graft failure.
Article: P.07.3 PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLIC LIVER CIRRHOSIS (ALC), HEPATORENAL SYNDROME (HRS) AND HISTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF ACUTE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS (AAH) IN EXPLANTED LIVER
Article: Laparoscopic Approach for Down-Staging in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Who Are Candidates for Liver Transplantation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of laparoscopic thermoablation (LTA) and laparoscopic resection (LR) as neoadjuvant therapy before orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). From June 2005 to November 2010, 50 consecutive patients affected by HCC with liver cirrhosis were treated with LTA under ultrasound guidance or LR. Of them, 10 patients (mean age, 58.3 ± 5.59 years; male:female, 8:2) underwent OLT. They were mostly Child-Pugh class A (80%). A LTA of 12 nodules was achieved in 7 patients and an LR of 3 HCC nodules in the other 3 subjects. The mean length of surgery was 163 minutes (range; 60-370). The mean hospital stay was 6.1 days. Transient mild postoperative liver failure was reported in 1 case. Complete tumor necrosis was observed in 10 thermoablated nodules (83.3%) via spiral computerized tomographic scan at 1 month after treatment; the resected patients showed absence of recurrence. All patients underwent OLT after a mean interval of 7 months. The histology of the native liver showed complete necrosis in 9/12 thermoablated nodules (75%); a recurrence at surgical site occurred in 1 patient in the resection group. Laparoscopic ultrasound can be used in potential OLTs candidates to accurately stage HCC in advanced cirrhosis with minimal morbidity. LTA and LR proved to be safe and effective techniques for HCC patients, representing a valid "bridge" to OLT.
Article: Impact of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score on Transfusion Rates in Liver Transplantation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Liver transplantation (OLT) can entail a high risk of blood loss requiring transfusions, which increase morbidity and mortality. In recent years many efforts have been spent to improve the surgical and anesthetic management to decrease transfusion rates during OLT. Preoperative predictors for transfusion in OLT, remain uncertain. We retrospectively reviewed the 219 OLT performed from 2005 to 2011 focusing on blood product (BP) transfusions. Statistical analysis sought the impact of transfusions on OLT outcomes to identify possible independent predictors of higher BP requirements. The 1- and 3-year survival rates were 86.6% and 76.45% for patients and 81.0% and 71.8% for grafts respectively. The mean intra- and perioperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion rates were 12.3 ± 11.7 U and 15.5 ± 13.0 U respectively. A statistical analysis demonstrated a significant influence of BP transfusion on post-OLT complications and survivals. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to be the only independent predictor of perioperative RBC transfusions. Our results confirmed the link between intra- and perioperative transfusions and outcome of OLT patients. MELD score resulted the only independent variable associated with increased perioperative RBC transfusions.
Article: Full-Right-Full-Left Split Liver Transplantation: The Retrospective Analysis of an Early Multicenter Experience Including Graft Sharing[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Full-right-full-left split liver transplantation divides a donor liver into two grafts to be transplanted in adult-size patients. Major technical and organizational difficulties have limited its application to few single center series. We retrospectively analyzed the long-term results of the first multicenter series of this procedure with graft sharing. Between November 1998 and January 2005, 43 transplants were performed by five centers from 23 full-right-full-left in situ split liver procedures; 65% of the grafts were shared. A total of 31 (72%) patients had complications above grade II; 3 (6.9%) were retransplanted. Hospital mortality was 23% with sepsis as the main cause. Six patients died in the long term, two of them for a road accident. A total of 27 patients are alive after a median follow-up of 3200 days (2035-4256). Actuarial survival at 1 and 10 years were 72.1%, 62.6% and 65.1%, 57.9%, respectively for patients and grafts. These figures are similar to those reported for adult living donor liver transplantation by the European Registry over a similar period. Multicenter collaboration in sharing of these grafts is feasible and can help facing the organizational limits, thus increasing diffusion of full-right-full-left split liver transplantation.
Article: P.03.16 PATIENTS WITH SEVERE ACUTE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS (AAH) AND HEPATORENAL SYNDROME SUBMITTED TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AFTER THREE MONTHS OF ABSTINENCE
Article: 1. Barocci S, Santori G, Andorno E, Morelli N, Fontana I, Bertocchi M, Mossa M, Tagliamacco A, Nocera A, Valente U. Combined liver and kidney transplantation: a single center experience. Tissue Antigens 2011; 77:438.
Article: Percutaneous Embolization of Periduodenal Varix Due to Portal Hypertension in a Patient With Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation: A Case Report[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Kidney-pancreas transplantation is a valid therapeutic option for patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. However, vascular complications associated with pancreas transplantation are not uncommon. Herein we have reported a 32-year-old woman with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and celiac disease. She underwent liver transplantation for acute hepatitis. After 7 years, the patient developed end-stage kidney disease beginning hemodialysis and being listed for a kidney-pancreas transplantation, which was successfully performed when she was 29 years old with enteric diversion (Roux intestinal loop reconstruction). Five years after kidney-pancreas transplantation, she was admitted to our hospital with serious intestinal bleeding and poor liver function. The ultrasound showed a pattern like a arteriovenous fistula near the head of the pancreas. Computed Tomography was not diagnostic; an arteriogram showed the presence of a mesenteric varix and a mesenteric-caval shunt through the duodenum of the pancreatic graft. The liver biopsy and portal pressure gradient showed portal hypertension and liver cirrhosis. To obtain time a waiting a new liver, the patient underwent percutaneous embolization of the mesenteric varix through jugular access. The procedure was uneventful. The patient was successfully transplanted 2 months later. Pancreas function was always satisfactory.
Article: Biochemical and Morphologic Effects After Extended Liver Resection in Rats: Preliminary Results[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: After hepatic resection and transplantation with a partial graft, death and regeneration of the hepatocytes coexist in the liver. However, when the functional liver mass is inadequate to ensure a proper balance between regeneration vs functional and metabolic demands, small-for-size syndrome develops. We assessed the early effects of extended hepatic resection on liver function in a rat model. Six male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent 80% resection of the liver, and 6 rats served as a control group. At 6 hours after resection, blood samples were obtained from the hepatic vein for measurement of reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and hepatic venous oxygen saturation (Shvo(2)), and for standard liver function tests including determination of concentrations of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, and total bilirubin. The remnant lobe was removed for GSH assay and histopathologic analysis. In the resection group, values were significantly higher for ALT (P = .002), AST (P = .002), and Shvo(2) (P = .01), whereas a significant decrease was observed for blood GSH (P = .009) but not liver GSH. Also in the resection group, we observed characteristic hepatocyte vacuolization with a gradient from periportal acinar zone 1 to the centrolobular area, the presence of hemorrhagic necrosis, and several leukocyte adhesions. The Shvo(2) and GSH data suggest early alteration of oxygen metabolism, as demonstrated by the reduction in oxygen uptake and decreased liver GSH secretion, with preservation of hepatic GSH. Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative injury seem to have a crucial role in early onset of liver damage.
Article: 2. Varotti G, Andorno E, Casaccia M, Di Domenico S, Bottino G, Diviacco P, Morelli N, Ferrari C, Ferrante R, Valente U.: Two-stage liver transplantation with temporary porto-middle hepatic vein shunt. J Transplant. 2010;2010. pii: 570392
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ABSTRACT: Patients diagnosed with acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH) are routinely managed medically and not considered suitable for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). The eligibility for OLT in these patients has been questioned due to the social stigma associated with alcohol abuse, based on the fact that AAH is "self-induced" with an unacceptably high recidivism rate. Many centers in Europe and the United States require abstinence periods between 6 and 12 months before OLT listing. AAH outcomes in the literature are poor, in particular due to patient noncompliance during the immediate 3 months preceeding OLT. Between January 1997 and December 2007, 246 patients were evaluated in our center for alcoholic liver disease: 133 (54%) were listed for OLT (I-OLT), including 110 (83%) who underwent transplantation and 8 (6%) still listed as well as 15 (11%) removed from consideration. One hundred thirteen (46%) patients had no indication for OLT (NO I-OLT), including 18 (16%) who died, 81 (71%) still monitored, and 14 (12%) lost to follow-up. Patient survival rates post-OLT were 79%, 74%, 68%, and 64% at 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, respectively. Explant (native liver) pathologic examination revealed AAH in 8 (7.2%) patients who underwent OLT. In this group, patient survival and the post-OLT recidivism rate were statistically identical to the overall group of transplant recipients.
Article: A 20-Year Period of Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Activity in a Single Center: A Time Series Analysis Performed Using the R Statistical Software[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In many Western countries a "minimum volume rule" policy has been adopted as a quality measure for complex surgical procedures. In Italy, the National Transplant Centre set the minimum number of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) procedures/y at 25/center. OLT procedures performed in a single center for a reasonably large period may be treated as a time series to evaluate trend, seasonal cycles, and nonsystematic fluctuations. Between January 1, 1987 and December 31, 2006, we performed 563 cadaveric donor OLTs to adult recipients. During 2007, there were another 28 procedures. The greatest numbers of OLTs/y were performed in 2001 (n = 51), 2005 (n = 50), and 2004 (n = 49). A time series analysis performed using R Statistical Software (Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria), a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, showed an incremental trend after exponential smoothing as well as after seasonal decomposition. The predicted OLT/mo for 2007 calculated with the Holt-Winters exponential smoothing applied to the previous period 1987-2006 helped to identify the months where there was a major difference between predicted and performed procedures. The time series approach may be helpful to establish a minimum volume/y at a single-center level.
Article: Torque Teno Virus-Cause of Viral Liver Disease Following Liver Transplantation: A Case Report[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Torque Teno Virus (TTV), a nonenveloped human virus of the Circoviridae family, is hepatotropic, causing liver damage, cirrhosis, and, rarely, fulminant hepatitis. It prevails in 10% to 75% of blood donors due to environmental differences, independent of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)/HCV hepatitis, cryptogenic cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, and in fulminant hepatitis non-A-G. Reports about the efficacy of clinical alpha interferon are rare. In July 2007, a 65-year-old man who was serologically negative for A-E viruses presented with acute liver failure due to a ruptured hepatic artery aneurysm and underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Immunosuppression was based on cyclosporine and steroids. At postoperative day 20, there was persistent hypertransaminasemia with otherwise normal liver function. A percutaneous hepatic biopsy documented pattern suggestive of a viral etiology. Multiple tests for hepatotropic viruses in the donor and the recipient from the pre- and post-OLT periods remained negative. Only the TTV qualitative test, assessed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on patient sera, was positive. Immunosuppressive therapy was not changed; no antiviral therapy was undertaken. At 6 months posttransplantation, transaminase levels spontaneously normalized and the clinical situation was unchanged. No complications were observed; the patient is in good clinical condition. No graft rejection was observed. In histologically proven non-A-E viral hepatitis, it is important to consider TTV as an incidental pathogenic agent. It may be useful to extend virological tests to TTV among transplant recipients and donors and to gain further knowledge about this virus.
Article: ROLE OF TRANSJUGULAR PORTOSYSTEMIC STENT SHUNT (TIPS) IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS (AAH) AND HEPATORENAL SYNDROME (HRS)
Article: De novo malignancies in liver transplanted patients: a long-term follow-up case-control study and retrospective analysis.
Article: De novo malignancies in liver transplanted patients: a long-term follow-up case-control study and retrospective analysis.
Article: 2. Andorno E, Bottino G, Ferrari C, Piaggio F, Santori G, Nocera A, Di Domenico S, Casaccia M, Morelli N, Gasloli G, Bocci E, Gelli M, Valente U. De novo malignancies in liver transplanted patients: a long-term follow-up case-control study and retrospecti
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KPMG ADMINISTRATORS still need to retrieve nearly 20% of customer funds at collapsed investment bank MF Global.
According to a report outlining their proposals the administrators said they have managed to salvage £594m representing 82% of segregated funds, with an estimated £200m yet to collect.
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Richard Fleming, Richard Heis and Mike Pink, partners at KPMG, were appointed the UK's first joint special administrators - a regime which has different objectives to a normal insolvency.
Of the outstanding amount to collect about $76m (£49m) is protected under the Financial Service Authority rules.
Richard Heis, (pictured) joint special administrator of MF Global UK, said: "We have worked closely with MF Global management and staff and the exchanges and clearing houses to allow the huge number of client positions to be transferred to other brokers or closed in an orderly manner, in accordance with the relevant rules.
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Why "Fanboy-ism" Is Bullshit
I previously wrote about why SEO is bullshit, so I thought, "If no one shot me until now, I guess that's a green light for me to write another 'bullshit' article I was planning." Since you folks enjoyed it so much, I thought it would be appropriate to cover a broader topic: Fanboyism. Fanboyism is a theory, much like Communism, that stipulates that if you stick to something long enough, you'll actually achieve something. Look how far that got us back in the 60s:
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I said it. Search engine optimization (SEO), a practice held up for many years as a great way to get your page on the top of Google's search results is (mostly) a bullshit practice nowadays. Most people in the SEO field are as clueless about Google's algorithm as psychics are about electromagnetism.
Ziron: Proving That ASM Isn't An Old-Timey Language
Perhaps you have a dad or a grandfather that was working in the tech industry back in the day when computers were just a bunch of lightbulbs. If you do, you must have heard of how great assembly (ASM) language was. Even though it's still used today, it's not as popular a language as it once was. This is mainly because of all the other simpler languages that don't call for torches and voodoo dolls, such as C, C++, Delphi, PHP, and Java.
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S. 927 (113th): Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such benefits and services, and for other purposes.
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Paul Ryan has spent the past several weeks apologizing.
First, he delivered a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference where he decried school lunch programs, arguing that organizing programs to feed hungry children could produce "a full stomach and an empty soul." Unfortunately, Ryan illustrated his argument with a story that turned out to be unsettlingly inaccurate—in both specific details and broad premises.
The House Budget Committee chairman had to apologize—as best an ambitious advocate for austerity could—with a note explaining that the basis for his remarks had been "improperly sourced."
Then Ryan went on a national radio program and ripped on unemployed "inner city" men, who he claimed were "not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work."
The Wisconsin congressman had to apologize—as best an ambitious advocate for job-killing and factory-closing "free trade" deals could—for being "inarticulate."
And Paul Ryan might want to make one more apology.
For disregarding his own history.
Just as he now disrespects and diminishes the experience of hungry and unemployed Americans, the British Tories of the mid-nineteenth-century disrespected and diminished starving Irish men, women and children—including, presumably, the ancestors Ryan says were "Irish peasants who came over during the potato famine."
After reviewing Ryan's remarks, the very wise New York Times essayist Timothy Egan noted over the weekend that "you can't help noticing the deep historic irony that finds a Tea Party favorite and descendant of famine Irish using the same language that English Tories used to justify indifference to an epic tragedy."
Egan reminds us that historians of the Irish experience have for some time now been been picking up on the fact that Ryan seems to have forgotten where he came from—and what his immigrant ancestors went through.
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Pianist Susan Wingrove had to search hard to find the right piece for her upcoming concert with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra.
The longtime keyboard player with the symphony was previously the soloist in Lowell Liebermann's Piano Concerto in 2003, which shows she can probably play just about any piece of piano music that's playable.
"This time I wanted to play a concerto by a woman composer," she said. "But it wasn't easy. So many contemporary concertos are abstract, you don't feel the heart of it. I wanted a piece I was going to love."
She found it in a brand new piece, a concerto by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon. The work, which debuted in 2009, has yet to be commercially recorded, but critics at the premiere gave it high marks.
"A big, meaty, somewhat discursive concerto," wrote Anne Midgette in The Washington Post. It "offered a lot to listen to and a lot you wanted to hear."
Tim Smith, in The Baltimore Sun, called it "an exhilarating ride."
Higdon is among the most performed living American composers at the moment. Her orchestral work "blue cathedral" has received over 400 performances in the past 12 years. She's won a Grammy in addition to the Pulitzer; the latter was bestowed for her Violin Concerto, which has been recorded by Hilary Hahn.
She's described by some as a "neo-romantic," though her pieces vary widely in styles. But her adroitness at invoking "color" and "atmosphere" is often noted.
"She loves color," Wingrove said. "She says she approaches music as if she were a painter looking at a canvas." In addition to "blue cathedral," some of her movements in other pieces have colors in their titles, "Pale Yellow," "Fiery Red."
ASO music director Randall Craig Fleischer chased down an archive non-distributed recording of the premiere and Wingrove gave it a listen. "I was like: Oh yeah, this is the one," she said.
Having retired from the Anchorage School District in 2011, Win grove -- who writes program notes for both symphony and Sitka Music Festival concerts -- took a year to spend time in Sitka. She rented a log cabin, taught a few classes at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp and had a stroke of good luck when the festival stored its rehearsal Steinway grand piano at her place.
There she applied herself to learning a score. The piece seems to have deterred many pianists, probably due to its complexity. Compared to Higdon's best known pieces it appears to have had few, if any performances since its premiere. Where "blue cathedral" and her Concerto for Orchestra will each have at least six performances before June this year, Wingrove's is the only reading of the Piano Concerto on the list.
"It's a huge reach," Wingrove said. "Some places just looked like hieroglyphics on the page until I could figure out the patterns."
But the patterns were there. Wingrove soon discovered that the frantic writing used familiar forms, a sonata-allegro first movement, a finale that pays homage to the classical rondo. Thematic elements are shuffled and reappear with an emotional logic.
The first movement opens with a slow, poignant piano solo. The orchestra enters quietly as the piano begins to built up scale passages producing what Wingrove called, "Nice, rich, huge, gratifying colors."
There's a brief early taste of what will be the full cadenza later on. A chamber ensemble backs up the piano and the sound becomes, in Wingrove's words, "more transparent, simpler and simpler," resolving in a D major chord.
The orchestra opens the slow movement peacefully and the piano enters with tinkling notes -- more like ice than bells -- moving into big chords and hints of jazz. The piano closes the movement alone and in a mood of calm reflection.
The finale kicks off with a blaze of percussion punctuated by a simple line of notes thumped out on the piano by the right hand alone. "It's a tour de force for percussion," said Wingrove. (A percussion concerto by Higdon is another of her more popular numbers.) "Then it becomes a perpetual motion headache."
Zig-zagging lines, sometimes with 32 notes to the beat, are interrupted by three solid chords, after which Higdon "explores the bass," which Wingrove enjoys. "She has a love of high voices," Wingrove said. In fact Higdon is a flute player and, in this score, often seems to be transposing flute technique onto the extreme right hand reaches of the keyboard.
But in this movement, she "goes to the very bottom of the keyboard multiple times," Wingrove said.
There's a short cadenza; then the music accelerates to a whip-crack close -- the audience won't have trouble figuring out when it's over.
From Midgette's perspective, the premiere of the concerto was the best-received item on the program that night, which included music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky. That may have been due to the performance rather than the music itself. Higdon refers to the concerto as a kind of "Olympics for pianist."
Wingrove is a fan of the music. She called it, "Tonal, melodic and structured." But she's also impressed by the formidable athletic demands.
"It certainly stretched my technique," she said.
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Today's Americans tolerate what would have been unthinkable years ago. According to the National Center for Education Statistics and the BJS, 209,800 primary- and secondary-school teachers reported being physically attacked by a student during the 2011-12 academic year. Hundreds of thousands more are threatened with injury. On average, 1,175 teachers are physically attacked each day of the school year. These facts demonstrate an unwillingness to defend ourselves against these young barbarians, who often will grow into big barbarians.
During the 1940s and early '50s, when I was in school, assaulting or threatening teachers was unthinkable. Corporal punishment in school and/or at home would have been the result of an assault or threat against a teacher. Starting in the '50s, following Dr. Benjamin Spock's advice, what worked for centuries was exchanged with what sounded good. In 1970, Thomas Gordon, best-selling author of "Parent Effectiveness Training," told parents to stop punishing their children and to start treating them "much as we treat friends or a spouse." Corporal punishment has been criminalized. Other forms of punishment have been replaced with "timeout" and other such nonsense.
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The winners suffer from academic economists' usual imbalance: simplistic assumptions and complicated equations. It would be nice if the prestigious prize recognised some members of the unconventional minority.
Nobel endowment deserves prize for realism
Laureates will get 20 pct less this year - about $1.1 mln each - because the Nobel Foundation board wants to live within its long-term means. That's a shame for the brainboxes. But governments, pension funds and individuals could all learn from this pragmatic approach.
Nobel economics prize a welcome nod to match-makers
Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley won the 2012 Nobel prize for economics for their research on efficient match-making. It shouldn't come as a shock. Unlike sexier fields like finance, successful matching can claim it fixes systems - and even saves lives.
Split Nobel prize shows bubbles are worth watching
Eugene Fama trusts markets' efficiency, Robert Shiller disputes it. They share the Nobel prize in economics with Lars Peter Hansen, who enhanced the methodology. The Academy clearly chose to reward research itself - not the findings. In the real world, bubbles will keep bursting.
Dynamite the Nobel prize in economics
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I feel the rule below Type Trends should be over top of that text instead, or you may not need it at all! Also, the blue circle in the bottom may could be part of a nice flow if it were the orange, or a shade of the orange used in the main headlining blocks or even the "issue 23" circle. Hell, add another circle somewhere ha.
It's definitely great overall! Nice work for sure.
It's definitely great overall! Nice work for sure.
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This is cool. There's a sense of cohesion because of the text you put on an arc that leads down to the bottom. The words are treated in an interesting way (like when you put them into perspective and made a vanishing point) but they're still legible. Well done.
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yeah I was a little hesitant about putting something in the background in fear of it being to chaotic. that just further proves that I have a lot to learn when it comes to this style.
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The younger sister of Lady Duff Gordon, the couturier, Elinor Glyn (née Sutherland) was a novelist, screenplay writer and film director. Her first novel, The Visits of Elizabeth (1900), launched her career as a romantic novelist, but she is best known for Three Weeks (1907), through which she achieved fame and notoriety. Married to Clayton Louis Glyn, she had affairs with Lord Curzon and Lord Milner, but her love was unrequited.
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You're failing to grasp the inference. There is a serious shortage of *good and cheap* programmers. The more you put into the marketplace, the cheaper they get. St. Louis is a great place with lots of potential but the tech environment around here is still somewhat dictated by the interests of large conservative companies (this is changing but not quick enough) who insist that all employees have a minimum of a bachelor's degree for the privilege of obtaining a $12/hr coding job - even for those who have 5+ years of experience in the field. The underlying economics work great for the employer's but not so much the other way around. Though I'm not a developer (well, I code when I need to but have never held that title), I've been working with closely them for a long time. Coding is one of those things that is so inherently complex that you simply can't train random people to be good at it. Speaking from experience, a team of 20 average coders can be far exceeded in output volume and quality by two good ones in the same amount of time. It scares me when efforts like the one mentioned here try to generate broad appeal for the profession. There will always be mediocre performers (true for doctors, mechanics, lawyers and actors alike) but the talent pool is already well-stacked in that category.


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The IASB is currently investigating potential improvements:
In the Agenda Consultation Feedback Statement published in December 2012, the IASB identified the Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Equity project as one of its priority research projects on the basis of the views that it received.
The IASB is also currently developing proposed changes to the definition of a liability in the Conceptual Framework project. However those proposed changes address aspects of the definition of a liability that are not directly related to distinguishing between liabilities and equity, and will not constrain the work in this research project.
The research project will consider various approaches, including some that could require changes to the definitions of a liability or of equity in the Conceptual Framework. Nevertheless, any such changes are unlikely to reverse the clarifications to be suggested in the forthcoming exposure draft on the Conceptual Framework.
The IASB discussed derivatives on 'own equity'
The IASB discussed an analysis of the existing requirements in IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation and possible approaches for improvements to those requirements to be developed further as the project progresses
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Originally posted by andre18
reply to post by JPhish
"A person is expected not to question or critically examine the doctrine they have learned" by all means question the education you're taught, by all means. And yet you won't question you own faith......and there lies the problem.
I've never pushed my beliefs on anyone on these forums or otherwise; my proof is that no one knows what my beliefs are! AshleyD might have an idea, but to the point; I don't "think" I am right, I believe I MIGHT have stumbled upon a truth. But if I have done so, it was by chance and by no great endeavor of my own. If I am wrong, I have harmed no one.
I'm simpy saying i don't wont someone to impose their belief into the world when it's wrong - i don't care that you think you're right, you're not. Im sorry.
The topic i'm trying to discuss - that not a single one of you wont to, is proving that your entire belief system that you think is corret 100% is obviously not.
And yet here you are argueing with me without even thinking that just maybe you're wrong.
Originally posted by miriam0566
reply to post by andre18
but what does it matter to you if others do?
Originally posted by mastermind77
reply to post by miriam0566
People can follow what they want to, but isnt it better to gain perspective on something in full rather than just jumping in in blindness?
Originally posted by miriam0566
i mean i entered into this thread thinking that there might be something to debate about. instead the argument surmounted to ¨bible says you can eat rabbits, how ridiculous is that!¨
if you are going to ask me to question my beliefs, at least give me a good question.


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I'll be having my first pitch experience this spring when I get to attend (for the 2nd time) the Storymakers Conference in Utah.
I'm not nervous yet, but there's plenty of time for that.
And really, I'm not even sure what story I'll pitch. I have a number of manuscripts sitting here and May is a long ways off. And I also started thinking, would it be okay to throw a couple pitches out at one session or is that not right? Something to think about.
Anyway, I got very lucky after making a stupid mistake. I'd did my time conversion wrong, Central to Mountain, and I actually registered an hour after registration opened. All pitches were filled at that point. But I got an email in asking to be on the waiting list and I got in that way.
What probably happened is that some people signed up for a pitch session AND a manuscript consultation with their agent of choice, and since they got the ms consult, they didn't need the pitch too. So they dropped out of the pitch list.
Yay for me!
So what I'm wondering is if you've done a pitch, can you tell me about your experience. And any advice would be welcome.
Posts Tagged 'Query'
My first
January 5, 2015 by Suzi
I'll be having my first pitch experience this spring when I get to attend (for the 2nd time) the Storymakers Conference in Utah.
Category Conferences | Tags: Conferences,Pitches,Query | 4 Comments
An Inside Look – Part II
March 16, 2014 by Suzi
Last week, I had Julie S. Decker on my blog to talk about her experience as being a mentor for the Pitch Wars contest. See here for that post. This week, she's talking about the problems and issues she saw with submissions, which would be helpful for someone querying since her advice is similar to what agents say.
So what were the most common problems with the Pitch Wars Submissions?
The most common problem in queries was lack of trajectory. Many queries failed to tell me about their story arc, and that's very important in a query. I found a lot of vagueness, like "she must find herself" or "in a race against time, they must succeed before it's too late" without giving me a clear understanding of what the characters want/need and what will happen if they don't get it done. I also found that too much detail was a problem, and occasionally I would see explanations of themes or morals that didn't need to be there. And some authors praised themselves in their queries, told me irrelevant details about their writing process, or included inappropriate personal details.
In the writing samples, the most common problem was infodumping on page one. When I saw awkward recitations of background details or people having conversations that were clearly contrived to convey context to the reader, I froze up and disengaged. Readers should never feel that the characters are standing still while the author lectures. Books need to begin when something is beginning–something we want to watch. It's a delicate balance to suggest the characters and world have history and depth without halting the story to tell us about it, but that's why writing is an art! Other problems included failure to get us invested in the characters, "telling" me a character's attributes instead of showing me, and spelling/grammar/punctuation errors.
I did get a few weirdly categorized books–like projects that were pitched as YA to one mentor but NA to me for some reason–and a few people sent me things I specifically identified as NOT my style in my bio (horror, category romance, stories where women characters are objectified or killed for the sake of the male hero having "motivation"). I think most of the people who didn't follow directions just didn't realize that they weren't allowed to send manuscripts to someone who wasn't taking their category, but other than that people were good about following the directions.
One thing I've always wondered about with these contests is whether the judges (or agents) feel that the submissions were ready for querying. Of course that's subjective, and part of Pitch Wars was to work with a mentor to prepare the submission, but what did you see, Julie? Were a lot of them query-ready or did they need a lot of work?
I thought most of what I received wasn't polished enough to get an agent. Sometimes that was just a query issue but usually it was the pages. I'd say around 20% of what I got was definitely not close to ready, and 80% of it (including that 20%) probably needs quite a bit of work (though some might be close enough that an agent will give an R&R or offer representation and then give pointers). Then maybe around 20% of the submissions I received had both a decent query and decent pages which made me think they will do well with agents if they query. Some, I found out, haven't started querying at all yet. Even the folks I picked for my top three need some help, though there were a couple in my top ten that I didn't pick for personal reasons and still think they will do well with agents. In a couple cases I have even mentioned that I might be willing to set up a referral even though I didn't pick them. I don't do that often though.
I've been in several contests over the years, and I can definitely say that I wasn't ready for some of them. It's hard not to jump into contests because you're so excited about getting your story presented to agents, but it's best to wait and make sure it's polished and ready.
Is there anything else you'd like to say about contests in general?
I think any author entering a contest should do it more for the experience than the prize. The mentee I chose actually volunteered to me during our first conversation that he was primarily interested in forming relationships with other writers and trying to expand his team of willing beta readers and critique partners. Even if you're not chosen, you can really enjoy the community and form relationships with others in it, and start following their blogs and learning about their lives s/o you begin to build a network of people with similar interests and similar aspirations.
Thanks for stopping by, Julie. It was interesting to hear about your experiences. For prospective judges, I'd definitely recommend looking into the time commitments before you volunteer. And for contestants, don't jump into contests until you know you're ready.
Anybody out there want to be a judge/mentor for a contest? Despite all the work, I think it would be fun, but obviously for me, I'm not quite qualified yet to be a judge or mentor.
Category Contests | Tags: Contests,Query,Writers | 4 Comments
Query critique at Falling For Fiction
September 6, 2012 by Suzi
I am close to finishing up my editing on The Proper Way to Say Goodbye, and I hope to be querying by October. At least that is the plan. And I don't want to make the mistake I did with my first novel–querying with a bad letter–so I'm getting as much help as I can.
Thursday I'm over at Falling For Fiction. The ladies there offer critique help, and I've submitted my query. So Kelley G. will be giving me her suggestions, and I'd really appreciate any comments you may have also.
Category Queries | Tags: Critique,Query,The Proper Way | 1 Comment
Pitches and Queries
February 12, 2012 by Suzi
I've been working on a few things. One is my pitch.
A pitch is a description of your novel in about 35 words or less. Usually in one sentence, but sometimes two.
And let me tell you, it's not easy.
I entered a pitch workshop where my pitch for Frosty and my first 150 words were evaluated by one of three women. See Shelley Watter's Site to see my pitch.
You have to be 35 words or under. You have to get your story across. You have to make it interesting.
And I repeat, this is very difficult.
I've revised mine several times—trying new things. I think my very first pitch explained the story to a T. But unfortunately, it was dry and probably wouldn't grab an agent's attention. So I'm trying to spice it up.
This opportunity was a workshop to improve my pitch. (The same woman had a pitch contest a few weeks ago that I entered.) Pitch contests don't seem as common as query contests, but they're still out there. Usually a pitch contest will be with an agent and if they are interested, they may ask to see your manuscript. So it's important to get your pitch right.
The next thing I'm working on is my query for When The Mist Clears.
A query letter once again is what you send to a literary agent, hoping that they'll like your story and want to see your manuscript.
Even though I'm only editing WTMC right now, it's important to get that query ready because when I am done with my editing, I want to be ready to query and not wait two more months as I get my query figured out.
Query writing is hard too. But you have about 250 words to do it instead of 35.
Once again, you have to explain your story enough, but leave a little question as to what happens at the end. It shouldn't be a synopsis, but should give them enough details of the story. It needs to have voice. It needs to grab the attention of the agent. It needs to be perfect.
Therefore, once I get my query ready, I will submit it to websites like Agent Query Connect or Absolute Write Forums where other members will critique it.
One thing I worried about a while ago was that I didn't want to reveal the details of my story on the internet. But 99% of the people on these writers' forums are honest and are not out to copy others. So I no longer feel wary of this. And it really is the best way to get help.
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Random Contest Stuff
February 7, 2012 by Suzi
I was so excited on Saturday about a contest I got into, but before I get to that, I want to mention a great query/agent opportunity.
Melodie Wright at Forever Rewrighting is having a query contest with her new agent Tricia Lawrence of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. This is a great opportunity because the EMLA is not open to unsolicited queries. That means someone like me can't submit to them. So check out her site before February 15th and get your query and first page ready.
My other cool news.
There is a new anonymous blogger, Cupid's Literary Connection, who has started putting on these unique query competitions with agents. The first contest had two agents. The rules mandated how many full or partial requests they could make. You sent your query and first 250 words and if they really liked it, they would request to see your full manuscript or a partial (a few chapters).
The current contest is called the Blind Speed Dating Contest. It's too hard to explain so check out their site to see how it works.
Friday morning was the first window to submit and I learned a very important lesson. I waited about a minute, worried about a time discrepancy. BIG MISTAKE. I had Cupid on Twitter and a tweet popped up that said FULL. My mouth about dropped to the floor. I was so shocked, I didn't know if I should try submit anymore but I did, just in case others were rejected. Within about 2 minutes, Cupid had about 150 submissions. I'm still shocked.
So the next window was Saturday morning. Once more chance. And wouldn't you know it, I woke up from a dream where I was trying to do my submission but my computer wasn't working and by the time I got it, I was about 2 minutes too late. So I woke up frustrated. A great start to the day.
But I had my plan. The window started at 10am. So at 10:00:02 (yes, two seconds, I watched the second hand tick on my computer), I hit send.
And I got in. I am so excited because this just sounds really cool. Of course I'm not fully in yet. The first step is to get by the gatekeepers. There are four judges and they get to pick who goes on to the speed dating round with the agents.
This week the first 50 entries went up. Next week, the next fifty entries go up (which includes me). Over those two weeks, the 4 judges will pick who moves on to the next round. Then the third week (Feb. 20th), the agents will do the speed dating rounds with the finalists the judges chose.
This is so creative and fun. And the neat thing is I know (in the internet sort of way), several entrants. I'm looking forward to it.
One last note. I've started a new story so check out my new WIP under Current Projects. This is the first time I am querying, editing one project and writing a 2nd. It'll be interesting.
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Can I hit a perfect pitch?
January 13, 2012 by Suzi
On Sunday I am participating in my first pitch contest.
A pitch is a brief (one or two line) summary of a book.
This contest is put on by Brenda Drake, a ya/middle grade writer. On January 15th, you post your pitch and first 150 words of your manuscript on your blog. Then you jump around to the blogs of other participants and comment on their pitches.
At the end of the 2nd day, you may revise your pitch and the next day a literary agent, Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency, will review them. If she likes your pitch, she may request to see your manuscript.
By the way, summing up a novel in one or two descriptive and interesting sentences is not easy.
Speaking of contests, I have some other cool news. I won a blog contest put on by Gabriela Lessa, an editor, literary agent intern, writer and more. Her blog has good tips about writing and editing along with the occasional contest. I submitted my query and a few sample pages and she picked mine. As a winner, I get a 40 page edit and 30% off her editing services, which is huge. The 40 page edit is wonderful because it will give me a good idea of what might be wrong with my writing. I've very excited about it all.
That same day, another good thing happened. Some bloggers do contests/giveaways related to their blog, so of course you'll often see writers doing book giveaways.
In honor of her first year of blogging, ya writer Monica Bustamante Wagner, did a contest/giveaway. All you had to do was post a comment, then say if you'd prefer the book or a 10 page critique. I didn't win, but she decided to give 12 people the chance to send in their first 1000 words and she'll do a critique. And I was one of the 12. A lucky day for me.
Remember when I talked about coincidences. Here's another one. Of the two bloggers (Gabriela and Monica) I told you about, one lives in Brazil, one in Chile. Interesting, huh.
There are so many wonderful opportunities like this. Generous writers and agents who give you the chance to present your work. And even if you don't win, you may still receive valuable feedback.
Category Contests | Tags: Contests,Frosty,Pitches,Query | 3 Comments
Literary Agents Again
November 25, 2011 by Suzi
I have never met a literary agent. It would be interesting to talk to one to find out more about their jobs and what they do on a daily basis. How much time they spend on queries. How much time they spend talking with publishers. How the whole selling a book process works…
Most literary agents seem to be in the New York City area. Others are in LA or San Francisco, Denver and a few other places. A lot of the agents who don't reside in NYC have a little explanation on their websites that they don't need to be in NYC, where apparently most of the publishers are. Being in the age of of e-mail, it's probably much easier and in reading agents' blogs, they seem to travel to NYC periodically.
Therse are a few other things I wonder about too.
Job hopping…
Is job hopping prevalent with agents? In my short time querying, I've seen a lot of change over. So when it comes to querying my next story, I can't just send to those on my list. I will have to go back to websites and make sure that agent is still with that agency.
A funny thing happened a few months ago.
I queried Jane at Agency A. I queried Mary at Agency B. On a Friday, Jane responded and said she was not interested. On Tuesday Jane responded to my query on behalf of Mary (who was no longer with Agency B) that she wasn't interested.
Did Jane switch agencies? Or are the two agencies tied together somehow?
This confused me slightly so I decided to write Jane (now at Agency B) and ask if she switched jobs. She responded. She'd indeed had switched jobs, taking the place of Mary.
The whole thing was weird because it happened within a span of a few days. But it was nice of Jane to respond to my query to Mary—even if it wasn't a yes.
Common addresses…
I also found that agencies share addresses although I can not otherwise find a link between them. In Microsoft Excel, when you start typing a similar word it does the autofill. So are these agents just friends and share a common workplace? Or do they work together even though they each have their own agency?
No more queries…
Some agents post on their website that they are no longer accepting queries. (Some never accept unsolicited queries—you have to be referred). Most of the time they'll give a specific date when they're opening back up, othertimes it's indefinite.
Why do they do this? Are they in query overload? Have they recently acquired several clients and need to concentrate on them?
Being in ND, I don't get the opportunity to smooze with litarary agents. Maybe someday I'll get to attend a conference and meet some agents and learn more about how their jobs. It'd be fun to learn more about what they do.
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November 3, 2011 by Suzi
Since I've written a little about queries, I'll now write about query rejections. According to my very unofficial approximated tally, only about 50% of literary agents even send responses.
A general rule is that if you don't hear from them in about 2 months, you can probably consider it a no. Many of them will tell you on their websites what their response time is, if at all. It can vary from 2 weeks to 3 months.
Most of the replies are form rejections. So I'm impressed when I get one that is addressed to me personally. They don't offer much advice though. (Which I do understand, but don't like.)
Usually what mine have said is that they are not the right fit/agent for this project. That could mean several things. Maybe they don't like the story. Or maybe they don't like the writing (it needs a lot of polishing). Or they're just not looking for that type of story right now. It could be a lot of things.
I had one agent say Frosty was an "interesting premise," but wasn't right for her. I had one agency tell me it wasn't "polished" enough. That was very helpful and since then I've done some major polishing and other additions so I could resubmit to them. Normally you wouldn't do that, but I called the agent's assistant and she said it was okay to resubmit.
Some of the rejections are apologetic, like they don't want to hurt the writer's feelings. They remind you that writing is subjective so there may be another agent out there who might get excited about your story. Often times they wish you good luck. But as I said, this is usually a form letter.
I wish they had the time to give a tiny bit of feedback. A form letter would be fine, but if they could include a little check box with these options, it would help.
__ I'm not looking for this type of story now
__ Your idea sucks (could be for many reasons, but at least you know it's the idea and not the writing)
__ Your writing sucks
__ Other
Then I wouldn't have to wonder what it means when they say, "I am not the right agent for your book."
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Query Help
October 29, 2011 by Suzi
There is lots of information out there to help you write query letters. Even with all that advice, you may have a horrible query letter and not know it. So then, you need to go to other sites for help with your actual query.
Here are a few sites I have found.
Mother. Write. (Repeat.) is the blog of an aspiring writer. She has been doing a contest called The Agent's Inbox. A limited number of people can submit a query and the "first page" of their work. Anybody can comment on your query and she has a literary agent who reviews them too. If the agent likes any of the queries, she may ask those people to send in their manuscript. The agents that she has hosted have all been well known agents and it is a great opportunity to get some feedback.
Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire (Gotta love that name) This blogger is an agented writer and writes about
writing and other things. (Lots of Ws in that last sentence.) She has offered to do critiques of queries. Although it appears she has just started doing this (I actually found her through the above blogger), I like how she is doing the critiques. She offers comments almost line by line and then summarizes what she thinks.
I have done the first one, and I'm in line to do the second one.
Query Shark is by a well-known literary agent. You submit your query and she goes through and offers comments. I would assume it takes a long time to get your query critiqued because this is a popular site. But you can learn a lot by going through the old ones as she's been doing this for years. There are a lot of rules to follow and you are supposed to read through all her old posts before submitting. I won't bother submitting to this one, I'm sure it would be a long wait.
Query Tracker is a site that has a lot of stuff on agents and publishers and more. They have a forum where you can submit your query. I haven't looked into this one yet, but it appears that anyone can post feedback.
I'm sure there are a lot more out there, but these are some of the better ones I've found. You probably need a tough skin because you may not like what you hear. But the way I see it, any comments are helpful.
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Query time again
October 24, 2011 by Suzi
I just finished with my final edits of Frosty and am now ready to send off my query. The manuscript has been greatly improved over the last month and I hope it will attract some attention.
I've decided to do something considered taboo. I am going to re-query a few agents. This is generally considered a big no-no. They don't like seeing the same material again. I guess there are people who resend queries over and over after being rejected. Sometimes from different e-mail addresses, as if they couldn't figure that out.
I am going to re-query for a few different reasons.
1. My original query was terrible. I queried too soon and even though I researched how to write queries, I got it wrong. (There is a lot to learn) I wrote it more as something you'd read on the back of the book. It didn't really have many details of the actual story, which the agent needs to see. Most agents want to be hooked by the query to read more, so they don't necessarily need the ending, but they need a good understanding of the story.
2. My manuscript was not ready. Again, at the time I began querying, I didn't realize how bad it was. But since I first started re-editing, I've added about 10,000 words, helping with character development and tying up loose story ends, along with cleaning up the grammar and punctuation.
I've searched the internet for advice on re-querying and a few agents say it is okay, under certain circumstances. So I'm hoping that it doesn't annoy the agents I re-query. If it comes back no, I won't try again. And I'm not doing it with my whole list; just a few that I consider to be great agents. I also have one agent who requested my manuscript last summer but (obviously) rejected it. I'd really like to send her the improved story too.
The whole process is live-and-learn. So many people talk about jumping in too quickly and it's hard because you're excited about that next step. But now I'm ready to query again.
So we'll see what happens.
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Get Ready to Fire Up the Phone Booth, 'Bill & Ted 3' Has a Director
- By Nathan Adams
- @templeofreviews
- August 10, 2012
The last time we checked in on the progress of Bill & Ted 3, the screen's Bill S. Preston, Esq., Alex Winter, informed us that both he and the actor who portrayed "Ted" Theodore Logan, Keanu Reeves, were very much on board to make another sequel, a script for the...
Keanu Reeves Dishes Dirt on 'Bill & Ted 3' and '47 Ronin'
- By Nathan Adams
- @templeofreviews
- April 5, 2011
When Keanu Reeves isn't busy prepping movies, he seems to spend most of his free time talking to MTV reporters about them. On recent sit-downs he has spilled some details about both his upcoming samurai movie 47 Ronin and also the possible third sequel to Bill & Ted that keeps...
Lionsgate's Microbudget Films Will be Cuter than Normal Films
- By Nathan Adams
- @templeofreviews
- March 30, 2011
Lionsgate is trying out a radical new approach to making movies – one in which you don't spend a bajillion dollars producing, distributing, and advertising every film. Their new initiative, which focuses on what they're calling microbudget films, is set to start releasing 10 films a year that all cost...


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Australian Men's Sevens player Lewis Holland has received a three-match sanction for a dangerous lifting tackle at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow.
Holland was cited for an incident in Australia's opening pool match against Spain overnight, for a tackle contrary to law 10.4(j).
Holland appeared before independent Judicial Officer, Jeremy Summers (England) after being cited by Citing Commissioner Steve Scott (UAE).
The Judicial Officer, having heard all the evidence, determined that the citing be upheld. He determined that the offence should merit the low-end entry point for the sanction which is four weeks/matches.
Having also considered the mitigating factors, including a clean disciplinary record, and determined no aggravating factors, the Judicial Officer reduced the sanction by one (week) match.
Holland is therefore suspended for Australia's two pool matches against Tunisia and France on Saturday and the first match of the knockout phase on Sunday.
The Australian Men's Sevens opened their World Cup campaign with a 21-0 win over Spain. They continue pool play tonight, with Tunisia at 5:56pm (AEST) and France at 12:10am (AEST) on Sunday 30 June.
All matches will be streamed live at www.irb.com. The final day of the tournament will be streamed live on www.irb.com and broadcast live on Fox Sports 3HD.


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