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Re: Toe walking in infancy
We agree that baby walkers and door suspenders can be associated with transient toe walking and delayed walking, which usually would correct spontaneously relatively quickly once the children stop using the device. The use of such devices should be strongly discouraged as part of normal parenting practice. Enquiry regarding inappropriate use of either of these devices in a toddler who has tip toe gait on independent or supported walking can be helpful in evaluation.
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Not all petechial rashes require admission.
This was succinct and helpful article. However as a paediatric emergency doctor I would query the phrase "There is still a risk of meningococcal disease even when blood tests are normal; therefore, admit all children for 4-6 hours with hourly observations". It may seem pedantic, but this is not what NICE says. The pathway states "Assess clinical progress (vital signs) and carry out observations at least hourly over the next 4-6 hours." the next step in the full guideline(1) is "If doubt remains, treat with antibiotics and admit to hospital". Even a short hospital admission is several times more expensive than an ED attendance and these children should not automatically be admitted as the great majority can safely be observed then discharged.
1) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia: management of bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia in children and young people younger than 16?years in primary and secondary care. CG 102. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2010
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Toe walking in infancyI read with interest Sivaramakrishnan et al's structured approach to a child with toe walking [1]. Various levels of contexts such as parenting, maternal education, poverty and social networks interact with each other and with genetic expression to create long-lasting consequences for development [2,3]. Sometimes, single or isolated negative environmental factors may make a major contribution to developmental problems with most negative influence occurring in infancy. Here, we discussed two infants without any underlying medical condition who walk on their toes. Case 1: A 18-month-old girl comes with delay the attainment of standing and independent walking. Her perinatal and family history was unremarkable. Her antropometric measurements were all appropriate for his age. Her Denver II was normal at 9 months of age, however, gross motor development was abnormal at 18 months. While the infant was kept standing with holding her arms, she jumped continuously or she did toe walking and she couldn't stand alone. Further history revealed that she had sat on "doorway jumper" as a baby-sitter, 2-3 hours a day for 6 months. Then, parents were urged not to use jumper and put their infant on carpet to crawl and creep. The infant begin to walk alone within three months. Case 2: A 21-month-old boy, presented to our center with toe walking. Her delivery and neonatal-infant course were uneventful. There was no positive family history. He achieved gait at 13 months and walked independently at 16 months. On physical examination weight, height and head circumference were all appropriate for his age. Physical examination revealed intermittent toe walking. His Denver II Test was normal. Specific history revealed that he used a baby walker between 9 and 15 months of age and the infant begin to walk predominantly on the forefoot at 16 months of age. Parents was reassured that it was likely to resolve spontaneously. We advised parents to play "heel down, squate, pick a ball up, stand up". Toe walking was corrected at 23 months of age. The American Association of Pe?diatrics advice against the use of baby walker due to the high number of accidents and the possible delay of gait acquisition related to its use [4]. This is the first report about jumper and delay the attainment of standing. If clinician didn't ask these environmental risk factors, unnecessary analysis, misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment could be done. We would thus like to emphasize that a child with toe walking should also be assessed for baby walker or jumper. Competing interests: None. References 1. Sivaramakrishnan S, Seal A. Fifteen-minute consultation: A child with toe walking. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2015 Apr 8. pii: edpract-2014-307852. 2. Lagstrom H, Rautava P, Kaljonen A, et al. Cohort profile: Steps to the healthy development and well-being of children (the STEPS Study). Int J Epidemiol 2013;42:1273-84. 3. Yalcin SS, Yurdakok K, Tezel B, et al. Family and infant characteristics in relation to age at walking in Turkey. Turk J Pediatr 2012;54:260-8. 4. American Academy of Pediatrics; Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention. Injuries associated with infant walkers. Pediatrics 2001;108:790-2.
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The Wiggle Sign
Dear Editor, We were interested to read the article by Parige and Power entitled, 'A chest x-ray that doesn't look right'. (Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice Edition 2014; 99: 72). This article described extravasation of TPN from a PICC line resulting in a pleural effusion. Our attention was drawn to the initial 'check x-ray' which identified what we refer to locally as the "wiggle sign". The "wiggle sign" refers to an undulating path taken by a malpositioned PICC line.
The potential complications following insertion of a PICC line are well known including infection, thrombosis, catheter breakdown and malposition. The x-ray should show the catheter following a smooth course. The "wiggle' sign" as the name implies, is when the catheter has a tortuous appearance, suggesting that the distal end is not in the desired anatomical position. In this situation we believe that the distal end has become impacted after entering a smaller vessel or lodging against another structure.
Given the significant morbidity and mortality that is associated with the incorrect placement of a PICC line, our policy over the past 3 years is to remove all lines if there is a positive "wiggle sign". It is our impression that this sign is not widely recognised in neonatal units and we feel a heightened awareness may help reduce the sequelae post PICC insertion. We would recommend the removal of a PICC line if a positive "wiggle sign" is demonstrated.
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There is an association between herpes simplex encephalitis and anti-NMDAR antibodies
We read with interest the review by Le Doare et al. discussing the presentation and management of neonatal and childhood herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). The article nicely outlines the importance of timely treatment of this potentially catastrophic infection. The authors have provided practical advice that is applicable for many of the challenges that clinicians might be faced with.
Although they mentioned the possibility of autoimmune encephalitis following HSE, it is important to emphasise this likelihood. More specifically, there is growing evidence to show an association between HSE and subsequent N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody encephalitis. The NMDAR is a type of glutamate receptor found throughout the brain. Its role in autoimmune encephalitis has only been recently described by Dalmau et al in 2007 (1) as a paraneoplastic phenomenon leading to autoimmune encephalitis, although the presence of a causative tumour is less likely in younger patients (2).
Pruss et al described the presence of NMDAR antibodies occurring in the course of 30% of individuals with HSE (3). In a paediatric sample, 7 out of 20 individuals (35%) relapsed and 3 out of those 7 patients were found to be NMDAR antibodies positive (4). This highlights the importance of considering this diagnosis in patients presenting with a possible relapse of HSE or even in patients not responding to appropriate antiviral therapy. Common symptoms may include a movement disorder, seizures and encephalopathy. Antibodies can be tested in serum and CSF specimens.
Early recognition and referral of autoimmune encephalitis of this entity is paramount as early aggressive immunotherapy can lead to good outcomes (5).
1. Dalmau J, Tuzun E and Wu H et al. Paraneoplastic anti-N-methyl-D- aspartate receptor encephalitis associated with ovarian teratoma. Ann Neurol 2007; 6(1): 25-36 2. Florance NR, Davis RL, Lam C et al. Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis in children and adolescents. Ann Neurol 2009; 66(1): 11-8 3. Pruss H, Finke C, Holtje M et al. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies in herpes simplex encephalitis. Ann Neurol 2012; 72(6): 902-911 4. Hacohen U, Deiva K, Pettingill P et al. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies in post-herpes simplex virus encephalitis neurological relapse. Mov Disord. 2014; 29 (1): 90-96 5. Titulaer M, McCracken L, Gabilondo I et al. Treatment and prognostic factors for long-term outcome in patients with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: an observational cohort study. Lancet Neurol. 2013; 12(2): 157-165
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Properly randomised trial of tongue tie division is needed!
The paper cites various studies but in only one is the placebo effect studied it seems and it found that almost half the mothers said that feeding was improved. The inference is that almost 50% of the treated children did not require the procedure and so have been subjected to a surgical procedure on one of the most sensitive organs in the body un- necessarily.
Until the placebo effect is fully investigated in the division of tongue tie, is it ethical to continue to perform a surgical procedure on an infant for the comfort of a third party, even if that is the mother? I would strongly suggest not. Perhaps a look at a psychological intervention with the mother would be more appropriate as there appears to be such a strong placebo effect?
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Prenatal and neonatal paracetamol (acetaminophen) may increase the risk for ADHD and asthma.
Dr. Catherine Williams argues against and Dr. Damian Roland for using antipyretics in feverish children (Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 2014;99:158-159) but they do not mention that paracetamol may be a risk factor for ADHD and asthma.
In the last two years, an animal study1, two cohort studies2 3, and an ecologic study4 have presented evidence for an increased risk of disturbed neuropsychiatric development after prenatal or neonatal exposure to paracetamol.
In a very large randomized, controlled trial, asthmatic children with an acute respiratory infection who used paracetamol needed more outpatient asthma visits compared to those on ibuprofen5. McBride6 pointed out that many observations suggest a causative association between acetaminophen and asthma: (1) the strength of the association; (2) the consistency across geography, culture, and age; (3) the dose-response relationship; (4) the coincidence of increasing asthma prevalence and increasing acetaminophen use; (5) no other abrupt environmental change that could explain this increase in asthma morbidity; (6) the relationship between per-capita sales of acetaminophen and asthma morbidity across countries; and (7) the biologically plausible mechanism of glutathione depletion in airway mucosa.
It is not true that there is "absence of evidence of harm" of antipyretics. Ibuprofen has been less studied and may or may not be safer than paracetamol after 6 months of age. Given the small benefits of antipyretics, my conclusion is that paracetamol could be used by pregnant women, infants and children for acute pain (benefit probably outweighs harm) but not for fever (benefit close to nil).
References 1. Viberg H, Eriksson P, Gordh T, et al. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) administration during neonatal brain development affects cognitive function and alters its analgesic and anxiolytic response in adult male mice. Toxicol Sci. 2013 Dec 21. 2. Brandlistuen RE, Ystrom E, Nulman I, et al. Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a sibling-controlled cohort study. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;42(6):1702-13. 3. Liew Z, Ritz B, Rebordosa C, et al. Acetaminophen use during pregnancy, behavioral problems, and hyperkinetic disorders. JAMA Pediatr 2014 Feb 24 [Epub ahead of print]. 4. Bauer AZ, Kriebel D. Prenatal and perinatal analgesic exposure and autism: an ecological link. Environmental Health 2013 12:41. 5. Lesko SM, Louik C, Vezina RM, et al. Asthma morbidity after the short- term use of ibuprofen in children. Pediatrics. 2002 Feb;109(2):E20. 6. McBride JT. The Association of Acetaminophen and Asthma Prevalence and Severity. Pediatrics 2011;128:1181-1185.
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I have been editor, coauthor or peer reviewer for Swedish national clinical guidelines for infections in children. These guidelines recommend less use of antipyretics, especially to infants younger than 6 months.
Re: Viable alternatives to Toddler Taming
Dear Ellen,
Thank you for your letter and the many alternative recommended books, it is a fascinating topic. My opinions were mainly personal and parenting styles are a personal choice and differ greatly. I would however wish to reply firstly to your comments on the 'controlled crying' technique. This is not 'prolonged, unrelieved stress', it is a well researched technique of managing sleep behaviours where the baby learns to ' self settle', an essential tool in becoming independent from one's parent. Poor sleep leads to many problems for parents and children and this technique works but must be used in a 'controlled' way. Many parents choose not to use it. The 'rope trick' is quirky but again it is a safe behavioural approach to moving a child from a cot into a bed with support from the parent from outside the room. A stair gate works in a similar way to stop children falling down stairs but can be easily scaled at this later age. I think most parents hope to produce loved, confident and independent children and there are many ways to do this. I would contest however that as an adult parent at times this must involve exerting your will over the child's, especially when their or another's safety is at risk. I think the most important thing when we as parents make our choices and give advice on parenting is that the child's best interests are at heart and that the techniques are safe and if possible evidence based.
Deborah Shanks
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Viable alternatives to Toddler Taming
I read with interest Deborah Shanks' article on the book Toddler Taming by Christopher Green (Vermilion, 2006). Senior colleagues recommended that I read this book during my community paediatric placement, and several of my peers also told me they found it useful both personally and professionally.
I would like to offer an alternative for those who, like me, seek gentler, more compassionate parenting methods, and would prefer to recommend these to patients too. Happily, many excellent books exist which address this need and the evidence in support of its application.
Controlled crying may be effective in achieving the desired outcome, but if it works by inducing a state of learned helplessness following prolonged, unrelieved distress, then it surely cannot be recommended.
In her well researched and extensively referenced book Why Love Matters (Routledge, 2004), Sue Gerhardt, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and founder of the Oxford Parent Infant Project (1), comments in her chapter Corrosive Cortisol that (p.66-73): "the stress response system is affected by how much early stress it has to deal with, and how well the system is helped to recover [...] a well-resourced and well-regulated infant becomes a child and adult who can regulate himself or herself well. [...]Probably the most stressful experience of all for a baby or toddler is to be separated from his or her mother or caregiver, the person who is supposed to keep him or her alive. "
A more readable alternative with plenty of photographs and diagrams is child psychotherapist Margot Sunderland's What Every Parent Needs to Know: The Remarkable Effects of Love, Nurture and Play on Your Child's Development (Dorling Kindersley, 2006). In this she explains (p.38-42) how periods of prolonged, uncomforted distress can develop an over-sensitive stress-response system, resulting in a constant sense of threat and anxiety in later life, with the associated potential for depression, addictive behaviours and stress-related physical illness.
Our children are not animals to be tamed. They are human beings with valid feelings and needs. However difficult it may be (I am the parent of three-year-old twins: I know how difficult it can be), it remains the responsibility of parents to consider and respond promptly to those feelings and needs, day and night. Issues of maternal isolation within the nuclear family in our western culture are clearly relevant here, but beyond the scope of this letter.
In addition the conflict between healthcare professionals and those advocating attachment parenting styles as regards the issue of co-sleeping and the risk of infant death must be noted. The imperative to put babies to sleep on their backs in their own cots, which goes against the instincts of both mothers and babies, results in crying babies and exhausted parents, and when help is sought from doctors there may be a strong felt pressure to supply a functional solution. Bedside co-sleepers, or a cot next to the parents' bed are safe alternatives to full co- sleeping that enable a baby's needs to be met to a far greater extent than if they are put to sleep in the next room. For older children full or partial co-sleeping represents a viable option, and toddlers may prefer to sleep in their parents' bedroom for some time.
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Puddledancer Press 2003), and its companion title Raising Children Compassionately: Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way (Puddledancer Press 2005), by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD offers a practical framework for approaching a multitude of parenting issues, and is also a useful tool for positive communication in clinical settings. In his introduction to the latter, Rosenberg comments (p.1): "I'd first like to call your attention to the danger of the word "child", if we allow it to apply a different quality of respect than we would give to someone who is not labeled a child."
Imprisoning children in their bedrooms (the 'rope trick') solely because they wish to leave and their parents or carers do not want them to, is an example of one human being exerting their will over another by means of force (to be distinguished from the protective use of force that is sometimes necessary to prevent an individual from causing harm to themselves or others), and by virtue of their greater size and strength. Such behaviour would likely be illegal were it perpetrated on another adult, and would certainly constitute an infringement of their basic human rights.
In her book Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves (Book Publishers Network, 2005), Naomi Aldort PhD offers an alternative to commonly taught coercive parenting practices, stating that (p.xiv-xv): "Most parents already know how to control children gently; what we don't know is how NOT to control them and live in peace and joy with them. We know such gentle controls as natural consequences, an agreed-upon "non-punitive" timeout, engaging cooperation, bribes, and praise. Yet obedience, compliance, and even engaged co-operation mean the child succumbs to the will of the adult, even if she seems content to do so (because she wants your love and she is relieved to earn it). [...] An autonomous child, whose life flows in her direction, acts productively because she wants to. [...] [...] giving up her will is the cause of most of the difficulties with children.
1. Oxford Parent Infant Project: http://www.oxpip.org.uk/ Accessed on 25th May 2014.
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Duration of Prolonged Rupture of Membranes for Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Dear Sir, We would like to draw your attention to an apparent inconsistency in two related guidelines published by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), in response to your recent review article of the NICE guideline on antibiotics for early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) [1]. Maternal prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM) before delivery is a commonly used risk-factor to suspect EONS. The duration of rupture of membranes, for it to be termed "prolonged", is controversial. Most published studies have chosen "candidate" cut-off times from 12 - 24 hours, with no "ideal" study looking at the relationship between duration of membrane rupture and subsequent neonatal infection. NICE have recently published clinical guidelines (CG149) for the management of newborn infants with EONS [2]. While this guideline clearly defines PROM for preterm infants as that lasting for greater than 18 hours, they have not done so for term infants. Instead, they have referred clinicians to the guideline "Intra-partum care: Care of healthy women and children during childbirth" (CG55) [3]. CG55 suggests that membranes need to be ruptured for greater than 24 hours at term before being called prolonged.
This apparent difference in definition of PROM between preterm and term infants is unprecedented in the neonatal literature. All comparable national clinical guidelines [4,5] and neonatal textbooks have a single time-threshold to define PROM at all gestations. To minimise errors and for operational ease, a single definition for both term and preterm infants would be preferable. In view of the above, we urge NICE to clarify this inconsistency in the guidelines. We would also like to invite comments from neonatal colleagues regarding their interpretation and implementation of these guidelines. We propose that 18 hours be the accepted cut-off for infants of all gestations, as supported by your recent review of CG 149 [1].
References 1. Caffrey Osvald E, Prentice P (2014) NICE clinical guideline: antibiotics for the prevention and treatment of early-onset neonatal infection. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed 99: 98-100. 2. NICE (2012) Antibiotics for early-onset neonatal infection CG149. NICE clinical guideline. Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. pp. 40. 3. NICE (2007) Intrapartum care. NICE clinical guideline. Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. pp. 69. 4. Verani JR, McGee L, Schrag SJ (2010) Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease--revised guidelines from CDC, 2010. MMWR Recomm Rep 59: 1-36. 5. Money D, Allen VM (2013) The prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease. J Obstet Gynaecol Can 35: 939-951.
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Netflix CEO Says Rich People Like Him Need To Be Taxed More. Do You Agree?
YoungGrasshopper 2009/02/08 02:00:03
I'M the chief executive of a publicly traded company and, like my peers, I'm very highly paid. The difference between salaries like mine and those of average Americans creates a lot of tension, and I'd like to offer a suggestion. President Obama should celebrate our success, rather than trying to shame us or cap our pay. But he should also take half of our huge earnings in taxes, instead of the current one-third.
Then, the next time a chief executive earns an eye-popping amount of money, we can cheer that half of it is going to pay for our soldiers, schools and security. Higher taxes on huge pay days can finance opportunity for the next generation of Americans.
I'M the chief executive of a publicly traded company and, like my peers, I'm very highly paid. The difference between salaries like mine and those of average Americans creates a lot of tension, and I'd like to offer a suggestion. President Obama should celebrate our success, rather than trying to shame us or cap our pay. But he should also take half of our huge earnings in taxes, instead of the current one-third.
Then, the next time a chief executive earns an eye-popping amount of money, we can cheer that half of it is going to pay for our soldiers, schools and security. Higher taxes on huge pay days can finance opportunity for the next generation of Americans.
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Dr.Shankenstein 2009/02/08 02:01:44Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!
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- T 2009/03/17 17:10:14None of the aboveIn my humble view, those people who initiate, support or otherwise encourage government programs not explicitly provided for in the United States Constitutional, should pay 100% of their income which exceeds the average household income ( approx. $50,000) to the IRS to pay for THEIR favored programs.
- OttoDog 2009/03/10 17:36:06None of the above+1There's absolutely nothing preventing any of these guys (Buffett, Soros, the NetFilx guy) from stroking as fat a check as they care to the U.S. Treasury, if they feel so inclined. With a little thought, maybe they'd do like so many others in their income bracket do and choose where their voluntary contribution to the public good should go, i.e., charity, and simply cut out the middle man and let their money do the most good by directing it there.
- It is interesting that not long ago, Buffett chose to make a substantial tax-deductible contribution to the Gates Foundation. Apparently Buffett does not trust the government--no argument there!
- Santa 2009/03/10 15:46:27None of the aboveIf he is that stupid, sure, tax the hell out of him. He can pay my fare share if he wants.
- AerialRach "In Dog We Trust" 2009/02/14 20:04:05 (edited)Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!I agree with progressive taxation.
- Chartreuse Dog ~COB 2009/02/12 10:23:44
- T Chartre... 2009/03/17 17:14:22What are your views of the Kennedy tax cuts in 1961?
- crsone 2009/02/11 00:25:49
- Sean... the dark side lied ... 2009/02/09 23:50:41
- Chartre... Sean...... 2009/02/12 10:22:26
- 519378 2009/02/09 20:04:53
- Spizzzo BN-0 2009/02/09 13:04:46
- Chartre... Spizzzo... 2009/02/12 10:21:15
- Spizzzo... Chartre... 2009/02/12 14:40:47Thats true (actually, I'm trusting you have it right, I don't KNOW for myself), but my main point was based on the income tax brackets, which I believe are only two right now. You don't have to be all that rich to get into the upper bracket now, but it IS an income-based higher rate. A similar state income tax rated change rides along with it in my state, as state tax is indexed to federal.
So, what I meant is that I like a progressive tax, and we have one, but increasing the top rates to more than they are now is not a simple question. I'd want it looked at carefully before doing it.
- Chartre... Spizzzo... 2009/02/12 15:17:01 (edited)+1Actually, there are 6 tax rates now: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35%; however, taxes on dividends and long term capital gains are calculated separately and capped at 15%. I believe the proposal to rescind the most recent Bush tax cuts, or just let them expire, would result in a top tax rate of 39.6%, instead of 35%.
- Spizzzo... Chartre... 2009/02/12 22:30:32Good info. Do you support such recisions/expirations, or even raising some rates?
- Chartre... Spizzzo... 2009/02/12 23:22:33I would support rescinding the last round of Bush tax cuts at the high end. I would not go so far as to raise taxes above what they were before that last tax cut. I would also support a permanent fix to the AMT problem, something that would be tied to inflation like most provisions of the tax code.
- Spizzzo... Chartre... 2009/02/13 00:04:28Cool. I'm sympathetic to AMT fixes, because it bit me once, as an employee of a dot.com in the boom who sold some stock. It all amounted to under 25k in both income tax and AMT (so it's not only for the rich), but I had to spend a lot of time figuring it, then paying it.
- UrbanHillbilly 2009/02/09 07:07:33Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!+1The amount of money CEO's make is absolutely mind-boggling. This statement sounds like the cross between a feeling of civic responciblity and the fear of a peasant revolt. CEO's don't have such rare talent that they need hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation; that's just common sense. This guy seems happy to give Uncle Sam a larger portion of his wealth, just so long that the government doesn't do anthing to put a curb on his money-making.
- steve 2009/02/09 02:18:50
- centrust 2009/02/09 02:08:09None of the aboveI would like to here somebody define what "rich" or "wealthy" is when they talk about taxing people. Warren Buffet is wealthy, but he only draws a $100,000 salary. The next person might make $250,000 a year and have 8 kids. Does that make that person rich?
The tax code is so much more complex than just income. Many people don't realize that the people who make what looks like a kings ransom often have most of their exemptions phased out and many of their deductions and credits phased which effectively increases the amount of taxes they pay. Also, those individuals have to pay the alternative minimum tax.
Also, if the CEO of Netflix thinks that giving all this tax money to the government is going to all go to help the poor of this country, he needs to come out of his fantasy and look at how government really throws away the money.
If he wants to give more of his money, by all means write a check to the IRS voluntarily. For me, I trust that my money will be more wisely spent by me in charity than giving it to a bunch of power hungry, greedy idiots in Washington.
- Roberto 2009/02/09 01:06:50
- Moony 2009/02/09 00:25:14Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!I hate rich people.
- rabbut: patriot squared wit... 2009/02/08 23:54:00 (edited)Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!
- concerned 2009/02/08 22:10:15Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!+1but I though mccain said lets give tax cuts to the rich ...mccain said lets give tax incresivite to the home buyers ..which right now would be the rich ...unemployed people do not buy homes ....mccain said lets give captials gains a tax cut ..unemplyed people do not have capital gains ...so yeah the rich need to pay more taxes ...the poor are unemployed at the time ha ha ha ha hah a ha
- Arel 2009/02/08 21:25:18None of the aboveI think there should be a fair or flat tax rate though I would rather see the fair tax applied.
- Carl 2009/02/08 21:10:23
- Manster 2009/02/08 20:22:13Absolutely! The rich need to pay more!+1The tax loopholes need to be closed so that everyone bears their fair share of the load.For years, I've been saying that it seems that the middle class worker is bearing an unfair percentage of the tax burden.The poverty striken have nothing to put in the pot, and the very wealthy have the loopholes to avoid paying some taxes!
- Guess who????? 2009/02/08 17:48:03
- Becca 2009/02/08 17:29:43
- boomer 2009/02/08 17:22:17
- Joker 23 *I AM THE LAW* 2009/02/08 16:37:48
- sky blue pink - American 2009/02/08 15:48:59
- luigi1- in god we trust 2009/02/08 12:42:07None of the above+1this would just force the rich to shelter more money offshore & keep two set of books.
the rich don't need any bailouts or new taxes imposed on them. give tax breaks to the wealthy that do create real varifiable jobs.
give the help to the people that count so they can revive the economy. the top 2% can't revive the economy on their own without the other 98%.
- I guess you don't trust in God as much as you say.
- luigi1-... YoungGr... 2009/02/09 01:06:42carter tried taxing the rich. it failed. it will fail again. the rich were forced to cheat on their taxes & hide their money. less taxes were collected from the rich. the feds had to raise the taxes twice on middle class. 22% inflation, 10% unemployment, higher taxes, reduced wages & a prolonged recession were the end results of going after the rich. this is history repeating itself, dude.
- Last I checked, the rich are taxed by more President than Carter.
- 477777 2009/02/08 08:47:47
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A COLA Hike for Some, Transgender Coverage for Others
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- February 3, 2016
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There's some good news for service members serving in Germany and Turkey. They'll see a cost of living increase by as much as 100 percent in some cases, starting with their Feb. 15 paycheck, according to Military.com.
"Army officials said COLA is going up in Germany because goods and services here cost more than they do in the United States, as revealed by data collected from recent surveys asking military members where they shop and how much they buy on base versus off base," Military.com reported Monday.
The Defense Travel Management Office has a COLA calculator here.
The Pentagon wants TRICARE to start covering hormone treatment for those who suffer from gender dysphoria, which occurs when individuals don't identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. The Defense Department published a proposed rule change in the Federal Register Monday that would make treatment available to service members and their dependents:
This rulemaking proposes to remove the categorical exclusion on treatment of gender dysphoria. This proposed change will permit coverage of all non-surgical medically necessary and appropriate care in the treatment of gender dysphoria, consistent with the program requirements applicable for treatment of all mental...
A Second Chance to Change Health Plans, TSP News and More
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Not happy with the health plan you chose during open season? You will have a second chance starting next week to modify your benefits.
The Office of Personnel Management is hosting a "limited enrollment period" from Feb. 1 to Feb. 29 for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program participants who decide they want to switch to this year's new self-plus-one offering. The self-plus-one option in most cases is cheaper than family coverage, though OPM has encouraged enrollees to double check that this is true for their particular plan.
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President Obama's parting State of the Union address didn't offer much by way of concrete proposals that would affect federal employees. The president did, however, call for broader political reforms that public servants might welcome. He appealed to Americans to work together and have "rational, constructive debates" on issues ranging from the size of government to the meaning of liberty. This is unlikely to stop Republican lawmakers from placing federal employees' pay and benefits on the chopping block, but it might at least change the tone of the discussion.
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It's still early, of course, but the biggest personnel news this year may be that the Defense Department is moving more civilian employees out of the General Schedule. GovExec's Eric Katz has the story on how the Air Force is transitioning 13,000 civilians to what service officials believe will be a more flexible personnel system. The new system will consolidate 15 GS grades into four categories. While this so far affects relatively few federal employees, the Pentagon often serves as a test bed for wider workforce changes, so feds from other agencies might want to tune in to how this is working out.
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June 8, 2015 | by Dan Piepenbring
- At last, the time has come for robots to harness the single most powerful force known to humanity: metaphor. An attempt to teach emotional nuance to artificial intelligences, The Poetry for Robots project invites people—even decidedly unpoetic people—to react to photographs in verse, which the robots will thereafter memorize, as is their wont. "By feeding poems to the robots, the researchers want to 'teach the database the metaphors' that humans associate with pictures, 'and see what happens.' "
- Pistols at dawn! The duel, which was at the peak of its powers in the eighteenth century, enjoyed a prominent status in the literature of the era. Actually, "without literature, there would be much less to go on, historically speaking. Dueling was usually illegal. It was often tolerated, but, still, discretion was an issue—dueling at dawn was popular for reasons of secrecy … One outcome of the silence surrounding the activity was that, for first-timers, the nearest guide to protocol might lie in fiction."
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- In French, the word créneau—what we'd call a crenellation, or a battlement in a castle—has taken on a rich figurative life; it can mean a parking spot, an appointment time, even a market opportunity. In other words, it's very much like our word slot. So why not ask: "Does it mean anything that the French etymology sees appointment times, schedule segments, and parking spaces as figurative openings in a defensive wall made for 'shooting or launching projectiles upon the enemy,' while English speakers see them figuratively as shaped depressions made to allow pieces of wood to be fit together into useful structures?"
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November 14, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- A new collection of stories from the tenth-century Arab world is agreeably unhinged, particularly when it comes to sex. In "The Story of the Forty Girls and What Happened to Them with the Prince," for instance, "a Persian prince stumbles across an enchanted castle run by a sorceress and her troop of warlike female cousins. Divested of their armor, the girls prove to be 'more beautiful than the houris of Paradise,' and queue up to enjoy his favors (naturally they are all virgins). Finally the sorceress offers herself to him, forbidding the prince—who is impressively not yet exhausted—from approaching any of the others again on pain of being imprisoned, tortured and loaded with iron chains; conditions to which he cheerfully agrees. That's forty couplings, and then some, since the sorceress, having miraculously regained her virginity, presents herself for a second deflowering."
- If you'd prefer to keep things chaste, look to love in the time of telegraphy. The nineteenth century saw a vibrant subgenre of the romance in which telegraph operators flirted across the wires. "There's something incredibly modern about these amateur stories and the way they handle technology, the influence of corporations, gender, and love in the time of hyperconnection."
- A history of the New York Times Style section and its uncanny ability to court controversy: "For decades, many of us have used 'reading the New York Times' as a kind of performance, a shorthand to convey our seriousness or sophistication or social cachet, or yes, even our affluence. To read the Times daily, we think, is to signify that one is in this world, but not of We imagine ourselves the world's observers, its makers, or even its collective conscience. We want to believe we are reading from far above the fray of Juicy Couture, or Botox, or any of a hundred other manifestations of rank consumerism, vanity and anxiety. The section instead is a jarring, insistent reminder of the folly of this fantasy. Styles, we are you."
- Novelists and musicians earn royalties on their work—visual artists don't, meaning they receive nothing from multimillion-dollar deals involving their art. Art Royalties Too, a new bill making its way through the congressional meat grinder, will try to change that, but no one knows if it will pass. "Intellectual property is a very unusual area in Congress. As a general rule, you cannot predict where someone is going to be on an issue like this or on music licensing by knowing that he's a Democrat or Republican."
- I wrote earlier this week about a robot that could give you the creepy sensation that someone is right behind you. But the world has no shortage of terrifying robots, and so now I give you this: Paul-IX, a robot who can sketch with more talent and accuracy than most humans. (If this robot teamed up with the other, it could get some great sketches of you looking creeped out.)
It's Already Right Behind You, and Other News
November 10, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- "An editor whose taste is unique to himself is a bad editor. The only person who discovers a writer is the writer himself." An interview with our editor, Lorin Stein.
- Aldous Huxley doing calisthenics; Borges beneath a ponderous storm cloud; James Ellroy behind a lamp with no shade on it … and other portraits that give the lie to this idea that writers don't photograph well.
- Partying on the dime of New York's most controversial literary publisher: Amazon. "Outside, a war was raging; inside there were friends, food, and funding—for now. Passed hors d'oeuvres were loudly heralded … 'I saw the sliders coming around and it just suddenly crossed my mind. I guess all this is being paid for by Amazon!' "
- A pair of new films offer two very different theories about creative life: In Whiplash, an aspiring drummer faces "an abusive professor who is convinced that relentless torture is the only way to coax his students to the peak of their abilities … the crazy guy is right: The only way to be any good at something is to not bother trying to be good at anything else." Meanwhile, Adult Beginners suggests "that if you forego grandiose notions of achievement and settle for surrounding yourself with people who love you and provide you with emotional support, your definition of fulfillment will become more manageable."
- Today in our science-fictional reality: What if there were a robot that could produce the skin-crawling feeling that someone is right behind you? There is. We're fucked. (Actually, the robot may help us understand schizophrenia—but still.)
Oh, Shit, There Are Robots in the Library, and Other News
October 2, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- Soon to appear at the library in Westport, Connecticut: robots, two of them. "Vincent" and "Nancy" "have blinking eyes and an unnerving way of looking quizzically in the direction of whoever is speaking. They walk, dance, and can talk in nineteen different languages … [they] can recognize faces and detect where sound is coming from." Ostensibly, the pair will help patrons find books and will serve as the centerpiece of a new robotics workshop. But whether these unfeeling golems are here to help or to serve as ruthless, lethal agents of the state remains to be seen. Anyone with late fees is advised to proceed with extreme caution.
- Speaking of things you're powerless to stop, however much you may wish to: Crime and Punishment, the Musical. ("I wouldn't call it a rock-opera as such," its director said.)
- Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs "is not an easy read. It was written late in Victor Hugo's career when he was living in exile on Guernsey, and his contemporaries dismissed it as an inferior work." And yet it seems to have plenty going for it in the plot department: it's "the story of a young man who is kidnapped, mutilated and sold to travelling entertainers, yet who retains his integrity and his dignity through the love of his adoptive 'family,' the eccentric philosopher Ursus, his pet wolf Homo, and the beautiful blind girl, Dea." Sold.
- Merritt Tierce, who was interviewed here last month, used to work at an upscale Dallas steak house, as does the protagonist in her debut novel. On two occasions, Tierce served Rush Limbaugh, who "left her $2,000 tips on modest-size checks, once with twenty $100 bills. 'That was like blood money to me,' says Tierce, who does not share Limbaugh's social views." So she gave it all to an abortion-rights group.
- The trend of the "passport professor": Why are so many Ph.D.s leaving America? (Why aren't they? you might say.)
Red Pens for Robots, and Other News
August 14, 2014 | by Dan Piepenbring
- Residents of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, rise up, and reclaim Gilbert Sorrentino as your bard! "Sorrentino died of lung cancer in Brooklyn in 2006; he remains widely uncelebrated in his own neighborhood, his own borough, despite the fact that so many of his books are set there, and he lived so much of his life there. The Fort Hamilton High School Alumni Association doesn't list him in its Hall of Fame. The libraries don't stock his books, and neither does the local bookstore. I spent thirty years in Bay Ridge as a bookish neighborhood enthusiast without ever hearing his name, until a poet mentioned it to me in passing."
- Where do typos come from? Our foolish brains, and their inveterate laziness. There's no escaping it, really.
- Which is part of why we need editors—but even editors aren't good enough. What the world needs, apparently, is robot editors: "Students almost universally resist going back over material they've written … [but they] are willing to revise their essays, even multiple times, when their work is being reviewed by a computer and not by a human teacher. They end up writing nearly three times as many words … Students who feel that handing in successive drafts to an instructor wielding a red pen is 'corrective, even punitive' do not seem to feel rebuked by similar feedback from a computer."
- "It's a common and easy enough distinction, this separation of books into those we read because we want to and those we read because we have to, and it serves as a useful marketing trope for publishers, especially when they are trying to get readers to take this book rather than that one to the beach. But it's a flawed and pernicious division … There are pleasures to be had from books beyond being lightly entertained. There is the pleasure of being challenged; the pleasure of feeling one's range and capacities expanding; the pleasure of entering into an unfamiliar world, and being led into empathy with a consciousness very different from one's own … "
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One Word: bookBot
April 12, 2013 | by Sadie Stein
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Beth Richardson searched Columbia, South Carolina for the best school for her son. Jed, age 7, attended a Montessori school for kindergarten, but after weeks of research in preparation for first grade, Beth enrolled him at East Point Academy, a Chinese-immersion charter school.
"I visited every single school that was available to us in Columbia," Beth said. "I spent a lot of time at the Chinese immersion school before we moved him."
This year, the Richardson family was one of more than 2 million families across the country that chose charter schools, which are independent, tuition-free public schools. Charter schools pride themselves on unique mission statements and teaching styles. School leaders sign a contract, or charter, with a state agency or local school district, and the schools can choose to focus on math and science or, like East Point, teach classes in both Chinese and English.
What sets charter schools apart is their ability to choose their own textbooks and teaching strategies. The national Common Core standards that swept through the country in recent years threaten this key characteristic. These standards require all public school students—traditional and charter—to learn specific material in a predefined sequence. The standards have forced schools to revise their curriculum strategies and teaching methods.
Textbook companies are stamping "Aligned with the Common Core" on their book covers. Even supporters of the Common Core have admitted that the standards are more than just benchmarks and will change how teachers teach. Now, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is funding a project that reviews curriculum to see how well it matches the standards.
By its nature, Common Core causes charters to become more like the traditional schools next door. As state lawmakers around the country grapple with Common Core's effects, maintaining charters' independence must be a part of these decisions.
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The community organizer had three+ years, and what did he excell in doing?
Growing the national debt by $5 trillion, rewarding his friends/donors with taxpayers money
and punishing his opposition, taking lots of Air Force I trips and playing lots of golf.
I am more than ready to give a successful businessman a chance, esp. one with integrity
and good family values.
Who Can Run America Better a Successful Businessman or a Community Sympathizer?
Captain Foxhound BN0 2012/04/28 16:57:50
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No nonsense NanC...don't BS... 2012/04/28 17:26:36A successful businessman, duh!
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- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 18:23:24
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 19:40:13
- Mr. Won... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 19:42:28Every last varation on a jobs bill the Repugs in Congress have said no. Yet your retarded right winger scum try to blame Obama.
That proves you're all a bunch of psychos.
Meanwhile the same Repugs scum in Congress do everything they can to let the rich keep their absurd tax cut.
Everyone laughs at you idiots.
- Dave Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 20:35:10
- Mr. Won... Dave 2012/05/06 23:48:16Wits, as in nitwits. That's all any right winger ever could be.
Lets play a little game. How many wars has Obama started?
None. He ended the Ira
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/07 14:35:47 (edited)
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 19:01:54
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/07 21:35:13 (edited)Let me gusss, you're actually dumb enough to buy your own crap.
Well lets look under the surface a bit to get at the truth. Who's taking American jobs and pushing them overseas? Oh, that would be greedy corporations. Who runs most greedy corporations? That would be greedy fat cat Repugs. Damn, you're not too swift are you Skippy.
Stupid right wing oinkers like you are dumber than dirt. It would make no sense for any government agency to engage in any policy that would cause employees to lose jobs. That makes no sense.
Again, you require a little gray matter to see what's really going on. Sorry Skippy you don't have that gray matter. If you did, you'd see it is greedy corporations trying to cut labor costs, bust unions and reduce or eliminate employee benefits by going off shore to reduce their costs and increase their profits.
You being as stupid as the day is long attempt to blame Obama. Damn boy, are you ever ignorant!
- Dave ReconMa... 2012/05/06 20:34:12 (edited)
- ReconMa... Dave 2012/05/06 21:46:30
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 21:13:10Damn, I have to keep reminding you what a total idiot you are.
Yes, Saddam killed 350,000 Kurds. The year was 1988. Who was the U. S. president at the time that did nothing aboutg it?
Oh, that would be right wing hero Ronnie, I'm an actor Reagan.
Damn boy, you are the biggest buffoon in the universe. Once again provoing right wingers are nothing but idiots, liars and world class buffoons that can't stop sticking their own feet in their mouth over and over.
The icing on the cake old Rummy Dummy Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam. You right wingers are world class idiots!
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 21:18:42Oh... speaking of your hero Reagan, what did this tough talking fool do after a US Marine barracks was bombed in Beirut, Lebanon in 1988? Absolutely Nothing, but tuck tail and pull out after 220 US servicemen were murdered. Got to love yellow belly right wing cowards.
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 22:03:02
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 23:34:08
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 00:18:54 (edited)
- Dave Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 20:33:27
- Mr. Won... Dave 2012/05/06 23:44:14
- ReconMa... Dave 2012/05/08 02:51:43
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/07 22:07:35 (edited)
- ☆The Ro... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 15:58:01
- ReconMa... Cricket 2012/05/06 15:46:38
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 17:22:50Oh, you want substance:
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 18:26:15
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 19:48:10 (edited)
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 22:10:48 (edited)
- Dave Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 20:31:10
- Mr. Won... Dave 2012/05/07 02:31:39 (edited)
- Mr. Won... ReconMa... 2012/05/06 17:48:48 (edited)
- Dave Mr. Won... 2012/05/06 20:36:33
- Mr. Won... Dave 2012/05/07 03:29:42 (edited)
- ReconMa... Dave 2012/05/07 19:04:26
- ReconMa... Mr. Won... 2012/05/07 19:03:08 (edited)
- brutusin~ Proud Apetheist 2012/05/01 23:40:45
- Joe Shwingding BN-ZERO 2012/05/01 01:47:33
- ConLibFraud 2012/04/30 10:14:44A community sympathizer!+1This is a trick question! They are the same!!!! They are both puppets and backed by the same corporations (banks)!!!
If ORomney is the next president ... nothing will change!!! He will continue the Bushwacker Ofraud rape and pillage of America.
All of you ABO ORomney supporters have been duped!!!
He will not repeal Deathcare, he is against the 2nd Amendment, he would have renewed the Patriot Act and signed NDAA, he is a puppet of the federal reserve criminals, and he will continue the war mongering and he will add to the trillions of debt by Bushwacker and Ofraud.
In case you are living in denial ... currently, if everyone were taxed 100%, it would not be enough for the interest.
A change from D to R is not going to save America. We need a complete change and Ron Paul is the only one who has laid out the plan to do this.
A vote for Ofraud or a vote for ORomney is a vote for the continued demise of America.
I will write Ron Paul in unless any of you can tell me what ORomney will to do change this path of demise. Please no generalities. No ABOs No links. If not, I refuse to vote for the demise of America.
- Mr. Won... ConLibF... 2012/04/30 22:46:38Good move, be an idiot, write in a name of some old fart that has no chance.
- ConLibF... Mr. Won... 2012/05/01 01:08:49
- Mr. Won... ConLibF... 2012/05/01 02:20:23Promise?
- ReconMa... ConLibF... 2012/05/04 17:29:41
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I've got something kinda cool to share. The very first story I ever beta read is coming out in about a month. In early winter 2011, I hooked up with Stacy Stokes through AgentQueryConnect.com when we were both looking for beta readers. I'm not sure how many she'd critiqued before, but it was my very first time. Kinda scary and all that. What did I know about critiquing? Would she think it was too much… too little? Critiquing with someone new for the first time really gets your nerves going.
In December we exchanged stories and I think it went okay. She still talks to me, at least. But that was the start of something new for me. I've learned so much from critiquing other people's stories, and I've become a better writer, but I've also come to realize how much I enjoy critiquing and editing.
Back then I was trying to connect with writers and I didn't know anybody who was published. (Now I know lots. ) It was so cool to think then, and even now today, that I had a part in the journey of a story I was reading. That it could someday be published. And now for Stacy, that is happening soon.
So for those who have not heard of it, Where the Staircase Ends by Stacy A. Stokes will be released next month and is now available for pre-order. Check it out here on Goodreads.
Congratulations, Stacy. I can't wait to read the final version (which she's said has much changed).
What about anybody else. What was the first book you ever critiqued and was it published?
Where the Staircase Ends by Stacy A. Stokes
After her best friend orchestrates the lie that destroys her reputation, Taylor wants more than anything to disappear from her life. But when an accident turns this unspoke wish into reality, instead of an angel-filled afterlife, Taylor must climb a seemingly endless staircase into the sky. Instead of going up, the journey plunges her into the past. As she unravels the mystery behind her friend's betrayal, she must face the truth about life and find the strength to forgive the unforgivable — unless the staircase breaks her first.
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My very first
March 16, 2015 by Suzi
I've got something kinda cool to share. The very first story I ever beta read is coming out in about a month. In early winter 2011, I hooked up with Stacy Stokes through AgentQueryConnect.com when we were both looking for beta readers. I'm not sure how many she'd critiqued before, but it was my very first time. Kinda scary and all that. What did I know about critiquing? Would she think it was too much… too little? Critiquing with someone new for the first time really gets your nerves going.
Category Writing | Tags: About Me,Books,Critique,Editing,Writers,Writing | 5 Comments
Why I'm tougher on my CPs
January 12, 2014 by Suzi
So a while back I wrote a pretend letter to my future (and current) CPs about how wonderful a CP I am. Okay, it wasn't really that, but it was about how I do things… kinda. And it's funny. Really. Go read it if you want.
But now a year later, I've realized something else.
I am much harder on my CPs than I am on published authors. And sometimes I feel bad about that. I can get picky about things when critiquing. Little things. Things that are subjective. Not typos and grammar.
And sometimes I'll debate, should I write this, especially when it's so subjective? Usually I do, but I tend to put my disclaimer on there. The I'm not an expert, but…. Or the I'm not really sure, but here are my instincts about this. Or the I don't remember a reference to this, but I could've missed it comment. Just to name a few.
So here's some examples of what I mean by being harder on my CPs.
1. With a dual POV story. Sometimes I'll run into a phrase that both characters are using. It's not exactly an unusual phrase or anything, but it's something that could be said different ways. (I hope that made sense.)
I know that friends often use similar words and phrases because they're around each other a lot, but my opinion on that for writing is different. You want to make sure that their voices are not too close to each other.
So was using that phrase wrong? No. Not at all. But my subjective opinion says, don't do this.
Now when it comes to reading books, either Kindle or real book, do I pay attention to that?
Of course, I have to like the voice to read a book, but honestly, I don't pay close attention to dual POV voices and see if they're too similar.
2. Sometimes I'll see a vague detail mentioned about a supporting character. And then it's referred a second time, but it's not fully explained. But since I'm seeing it referenced that 2nd time, my mind starts to wander. Is this important? Why aren't we hearing more about it? Will something happen at the end that relates to this tidbit of information or is it just a small detail slipped in twice?
So I'll probably say, "What's up with this? Why are you holding back? Is this important because you've mentioned it twice, and I really want more info here."
There was nothing wrong with what they did, but my mind is wandering off into directions that might not be important.
But again, would I do that with a novel I read on my Kindle?
No. I'd gloss over it and keep going. So really, I'm being harder on my CPs than I am on published authors and their books. And I kinda feel guilty, bad for my CPs cause there might be a lot of comments in their critique–many of which are just my opinion about the matter.
I have a theory to why this happens.
1. When I'm critiquing, I'm reading it slowly. I'm thinking more about the what and why. When I'm reading for fun, I'm reading quickly. I'm not analyzing characters and things on each page. I'm just reading to enjoy a story.
2. When I'm critiquing, I'm reading on a computer. Which makes things stand out more. When I'm reading for fun, it's in a book or on the Kindle—once again making it easier to read quickly and sometimes skim.
I have a feeling that if I could take those published books and put them in Word and then go through and critique them, I bet I'd find a lot of things to mark too. It'd actually be fun to do, but I don't know any way to do that.
So anyways, to the amazing CPs whose stories I get to read, I hope you don't mind me being so nitpicky. The way I look at it is, I'd rather say my comment, even if it's totally subjective, than not say it at all. Cause what if it was a mistake on your part?
Well then you'd be eternally grateful for my help. And really, who doesn't want that?
Are you harder on your CPs than the authors of books you read for fun?
Category Editing | Tags: About Me,Critique,Editing,Writers | 7 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
A professional's opinion
April 29, 2012 by Suzi
First. I got tagged in the Lucky 7 Meme by Stephanie Sinkhorn. I've already done it, so if you want to read it, go here.
So Yesterday I attended the SCBWI Dakota Conference. It was a small event with only about 30 people, but we had three great speakers. Author Cindy Kane, Illustrator Carrie Hartman and Editor Brian Farrey-Latz from Flux—the young adult imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide.
Brian's presentation was the one with the most information that pertained to me. He's a dynamic speaker and is fun to listen to. One thing he spoke about was making sure we're balancing the plot—the action, with the internally emotions of the main character.
Apparently this is one of my problems with FROSTY.
I signed up for the 15 minute manuscript critique session with Brian. (My first 1500 words) This was so cool because as I said, he's an actual editor at a publisher that works solely with YA.
Some of the ladies there (ladies cause there were only 3 men out of 20 and 2 were speakers) were nervous about their critique. I wasn't nervous, but I hoped it wasn't going to be ALL negative.
He had some good things to say and of course pointed out the negative. Overall I was happy to hear what he said and the bad stuff didn't surprise me.
Three months ago, I got a critique from someone else in the industry and she commented that things were moving too slowly at the beginning. And that I had too many inner thoughts. So I revised and deleted 12,000 words. I think I went overboard. It wasn't balanced.
Setting and description isn't my strong suit to begin with, but I cut too much of what I did have at the beginning. Many of the places where I cut are where Brian suggested I add more detail. I'm not going to bring back everything I cut because the key is balance. I just need a little more to establish my setting.
I also need to add some more internal thoughts. No big conversations, but just a line or two every occasionally.
After I met with Brian, I skimmed through his comments. Most of them are about adding a detail or two. Or to take a few lines and move them out of their current spot to somewhere else.
It was a lot of great comments and I'm glad I decided to do the critique. Even though it was a one day conference and didn't have a lot of attendees, I learned a lot and met a ton of new people.
Now time to get back to work.
Have you ever had an editor or a literary agent critique your work? How did it go?
Category Conferences | Tags: About Me,Conferences,Critique,Editing,Editors,Frosty,SCBWI | 8 Comments