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And the question is really how does your region handle 'gravel grinder' or 'mixed terrain' Audax rides.
In Australia besides the normal road riding we have a Dirt Series whereby completing Dirt events of 35km, 70km and 100 in the same Audax year will qualify you for an award. The rides are done wholly offroad (or as close to) and a minumum speed of 10kmh instead of the usual 15kmh is allowed. Generally the courses are designed to be less technical as the distance increases, you can't have the 100km as technical as the 35 as the extra distance becomes the challenge for riders. Locally our DS rides have been popular this year, owed in part to our keeping the rides near facilities, on signed and known offroad routes and working hard on the 'fun' aspect. We've kept away from the previous attempts, courses with names such as 'There Will Be Blood' that for some reason drew few riders.
That's the Dirt Series, ratified by Audax Australia only and covered under the rules for Brevet Dirt:
"Brevet Dirt (BD) calendar events shorter than 200 kilometres where the route is primarily on unsealed surfaces, controlled similarly to BRM rides and registered with Audax Australia only."
A newer sort of ride is the 'gravel grinder' or 'mixed terrain' rides. There's an interesting read here and link to Wikipedia. Often these have been run as multi-length rides, you can opt for the shorter ride done wholly offroad that is covered under Brevet Dirt rules and ride speeds or do the longer which is a mixture of sealed and gravel, covered only under the normal road rules (Brevet Randonneur Mondiaux) and the usual 15kmh minimum speed for the whole length. There are no specific rules with our region for mixed rides, even the definition is a bit loose but the road rules are applied simply as the route is "primarily on sealed roads". Obviously the longer mixed are tougher and haven't been all that successful. I've noticed that the mixed rides are focussed on the distance and the unsealed sections are promoted as challenging, no allowance is made for these slower and often steeper sections and in a few ride reports the riders failed to make the qualifying time. Locally we're looking at trying some gravel grinder courses but success will be hard. Will anyone turn up for a start?
So how are 'mixed terrain' run in your neck of the woods and what rules or guidelines are used? What worked for you?


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The History Majors Committee is a resource for students and faculty alike to help organize events and communicate ideas to improve the History program at Wes! We organize film screenings, thesis coffee hours, and even helped shape the module system. We are a group of students who are really excited about History and are here to help!
Why Are You Majoring in History?
Leah Bakely '16: I am a Hispanic Literatures and Cultures and History double major. I knew I wanted to major in a social science and I had taken a class in every social science department at Wesleyan except history, but none of the departments seemed like quite the right fit. Finally, I took two history courses the second semester of my sophomore year and the major just felt right; I loved that I was given the chance analyze, deconstruct and challenge historical narratives. I also loved being able to draw connections between the experiences I was learning about in history class and my own lived experience. As a history major, I have become better at synthesizing and analyzing large amounts of information. I have also begun to look more critically at the narratives I have internalized both of my own life and of the lives of others. Modules: Religion, and Revolutions and Social Movements.
Zacko Brint '16: After taking the history First Year Initiative (FYI) called Empires in Southeast Asia, I immediately developed an interest in the major. The incredible professors and the broad range of content are two main factors that finalized my decision to major in History. For me, the History Major has given me the tools to better appreciate and understand other cultures, while questioning and understanding the sources of information. Interpreting the perspectives of the authors, as well as the motivations of the historical figures helps me better interpret the actions of people in my life. I love being able to write and express my findings and thoughts. Modules: Jewish History, and Contemporary European History
Val Demuynck '16: I am double majoring in History and French Studies, and my modules are Middle East and Jewish History, Society and Culture. Aside from my concentrations, I'm interested in public/global health, education, and foreign languages. I chose to be a History major because I wanted to make my academic experience in college as eclectic as possible. The major offers an interdisciplinary approach that encourages students to think critically, analytically, and creatively about the past and present through the study of a wide range of topics. The major has helped me develop my analytic skills, research abilities, critical thinking, and writing, which I've been able to apply to all areas of my life.
Sadie Renjilian '17: I am a History and German Studies major, and my modules are Contemporary History and Social Movements and Revolution. My interests are German History and Social Protest Movements in the US, with an emphasis on racial conflict. I chose to be a history major because my favorite teacher of all time was a history major at Wesleyan, and it seemed like a good path to follow! I love reading and class debates so it was an easy decision to make! The best thing I'm getting from being a history major is spending time with other people who share my passion and don't shy away from an intense discussion. The professors, without fail, are committed, smart, witty, and great class presences. I've also learned to love spending time in the archives or buried in dusty old books!
Alexandra Ricks '16: I am a History and Latin American Studies double-major. Through my modules (Latin America, and Revolutions and Social Movements), I have been able to focus on my personal interests and bring in knowledge from other departments and disciplines. Quite frankly, I was initially drawn to history because I "liked old stuff" and "wanted to know what happened in the past." Now, as a major, I realize that the discipline of history is much more complex than I had previously believed. Because of this new understanding, I find myself thinking more critically about everything I had learned and, thus far, taken for granted; this is a perspective that translates to every aspect of my life, inside and out of the classroom. Modules: Latin America, and Revolutions and Social Movements.

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T03366 MELEAGER AND ATALANTA c. 1770
Oil on canvas 41 1/8 × 51 (1045 × 1295)
Purchased (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
Prov: ...; probably the version owned by Robert Sayer 1771, and passed to his relative James Sayer by 1794; ...; acquired by Samuel Rogers c. 1802, but not in his sale 1856; ...; Sir Frederick Cook by 1903 and until 1949 when lent to Birmingham and the Tate Gallery; ...;? Mrs Drey; ...; Boyd Alexander, on whose death in 1980 it passed to his stepson Jonathan Alexander, sold through Agnew to the Tate Gallery
Exh: RA Winter 1903 (28); Richard Wilson and his Circle, City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, November 1948–January 1949 (13), Tate Gallery, January 1949 (12)
Engr: Mezzotint by Richard Earlom, as from an original picture in the possession of 'Mr. Sayer', pub. Robert Sayer, September 1771; engraving by Woollett and Pouncey, lettered 'Landskip painted by R. Wilson|figures by Mr. Mortimer', pub. R. Sayer and J. Bennett 1 December 1779; engraving by Woollett and Pouncey, as from 'the Original Picture in the Possession of James Sayer Esq.', pub. Laurie and Whittle 1794
Lit: T. Wright, Life of Richard Wilson, 1824, p.21; Catalogue of Pictures at Doughty House, 1915, III, no.401, repr.; W.G. Constable, Wilson, 1953, pp. 116–18, 166–7, pl.25(b); R. Simon, 'New Light on 'Richard Wilson', Burlington Magazine, CXXI, 1979, pp.437–9, fig.66; R. Simon, 'Richard Wilson's "Meleager and Atalanta" ', Burlington Magazine, CXXIII, 1981, pp.414–17, figs.28, 29 (detail); K. Cave (ed.), The Diary of Joseph Farington, New Haven and London, VII, 1982, pp.2796–7
The subject is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book VIII, which describes the slaying of the Calydonian boar by the lovers Meleager and Atalanta and their hunting companions. The monstrous beast had been sent by the goddess Diana to devastate the countryside of Calydon, whose king had offended her. A quarrel over the trophies of the hunt was to precipitate further devastation and the eventual death of the hero. Wilson's savage and doom-laden landscape echoes the brutality of the action, and represents a development from his earlier attempts to depict mood and passion through landscape in the manner of Salvator Rosa's 'banditti' subjects, for example in 'The Murder', 1752, now in the National Gallery of Wales, Cardiff (repr. Constable 1953, pl.12b).
That Wilson was at pains to get the balance of human and natural drama exactly right is shown by his disapproval of the fact that Robert Sayer, who owned the painting in 1771, had the figures of the main group (the group with Atalanta on the left appears untouched) repainted by John Hamilton Mortimer (1740–79), who was known for his 'banditti' subjects. Presumably Sayer's motive was to strengthen the human element in order to conform more closely to conventional ideas of what a 'history painting' should look like; as a print-seller and publisher he may have felt that this would increase sales of the engraving after it. A marginal note by Faithfull Christopher Pack (1759–1840) in a copy of Wright's Life of Richard Wilson, now in the Nottingham University Library, records that he remembered seeing 'the picture of Meleager at Mr. Mortimer's, who told him that "... Wilson has been here he heard that I had been employed to paint other Figures in the place of His in the picture of Meleager I said I have done so and showed him the Picture and he seemed much displeased and said your Figures are good but you have not put them in the right places and have broken the unity of effect that I had left"' (this passage is fully discussed by Robin Simon 1979 and 1981).
Despite Wilson's understandable resentment, Mortimer's alterations appear respectful of the original, leaving the figure at the rear of the group almost untouched except for the changed angle of the spear. They are most noticeable in the recumbent figure, and in the altered stance of the two huntsmen on the right, around whom numerous pentimenti of Wilson's original group are discernible. Sayer's aim had obviously been to replace Wilson's highly individual, softly handled figures with a more high-lighted and sculptural group, that showed up better in an engraving and was more reminiscent of the antique.
It would appear that 'Meleager' had as a pendant Wilson's 'Apollo and the Seasons', presumably the version in the Viscount Allendale collection (repr. Constable 1953, pl.26a). Like the Tate painting, with which it is identical in size, it also has figures by Mortimer and was published as a print several times, including in 1779 a companion to the 'Meleager' print, from a painting also in the possession of James Sayer. The paintings were still together in 1806, when Farington remarked in his diary on 26 June 1806 that 'The two pictures which Rogers has painted by Wilson, formerly belonged to Sayer, the Print seller. - Rogers gave about 160 guineas for the pair'. It appears that Rogers noted their purchase c. 1802 in his commonplace book (information kindly supplied by Gillian Malpass, who is working on the Rogers collection).
A pen and wash drawing of the part of the painting which includes the Mortimer figure group is in the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery (repr. Simon 1981, fig.30). It is on French blue rag paper of the 1760s, but cannot be ascribed to either Wilson or Mortimer. The style is closer to Joseph Farington, who was Wilson's pupil 1763–7 (the attribution was first made by Judy Egerton). Simon suggests that it may have been executed by Farington as a specific record of an alternation to the work of an acknowledged master, especially as the alteration seems to have been sufficiently well publicised for Wilson to come to inspect it.
A drawing of the altar in the foreground, bearing the inscriptions 'GENIO HVIC DEO| SACRUM' and 'Villa Madama', is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Dyce 661).
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How a classic car can be greener than your Prius.
Science shows that cutting miles traveled by personal automobile is far more effective at reducing carbon than improving gas mileage. A car entirely unsuitable for daily transportation does just that. Cruising in a hot rod on occasional spirited jaunts is like savoring a real chocolate-chip cookie instead of gorging on a box of low-fats. A little bit won't hurt you. And it's good for the soul.
Giving up wheels as daily transportation may seem daunting, but kicking the habit is simple, at least in the city, where access to buses, subways, cabs, and bike paths make car ownership a sign of supreme laziness. On Saturdays, I ride my Trek 2.5 miles to Whole Foods and ferry groceries home in a large hiking backpack. Canned food and other heavy items go on the bottom. Tomatoes and peaches go on top. When it rains or snows, I take the bus.
If this sounds like a hassle, consider my friends with cars—their parking tickets, wheel boots, smashed windows, broken mirrors, and stolen goods. City driving is expensive, frustrating, and dirty. Yet even the most progressive Americans continue to pay the car tax for wheels they do not love.
In Risky Business, Tom Cruise's character comes of age with the help of a beautiful prostitute and a stunning car. For this rural preteen, the shark-nosed Porsche 928 that winds up in Lake Michigan was nearly as exotic as Rebecca De Mornay. And just as far out of reach. In 1983, a base model Porsche 928 cost nearly $40,000, the price of a nice house in my town.
A quarter-century later, however, many former dream cars, the Porsche 928 included, have dropped to the price of a good used minivan. Superb 928s now go for $10,000. A decent example costs half that. When something breaks, however, the fix will be expensive, if you can find a mechanic who remembers how to work on something so old. The struggle to keep a sports car as a daily driver has put many owners smack in the seat of a Hyundai. Classic cars are playthings, not transportation.
Some guys have both. They commute in air-conditioned cocoons with automatic transmissions and keep weekend convertibles under covers in the garage. Most of us, however, have to choose. And most of us make the wrong choice. When my Porsche fails, I'll rip it apart and fix it. If it sits immobile for a year, I'll get to work the way I always do—by train.
After two and a half years, my hot rod account holds $15,000. I should probably throw the money down on the S&P 500 or pay off my student loans. Instead, I've test-driven vintage Porsches across the mid-Atlantic, spent hours on the phone with owners as far away as Washington state, and missed sleep while trolling the Internet for "the one."
Sprinting away from the city in the 1966, vent window cracked, it's decision time. The car is the perfect Porsche for the $16,000 the owner is asking. But that's cheap for the model, and for good reason. A paint blister above the right rear fender exposes bad bodywork. Rust is bubbling up below the doors. Worse yet, the owner doesn't know how many miles are on the rebuilt engine.
It's a beautiful—but deeply flawed—version of my dream car. I pull the car into a subdivision, park, and take the passenger seat. The owner gives me a ride back to the subway. The hot rod fund continues to grow.


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No matter how good or bad a series is, there's always a sameness to nearly all of them. It's a Cop Show or a Workplace Comedy or a Primetime Soap. Find a popular genre, and then find a way to bring people back to it when they have 137 other, similar viewing options.
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terjemahan dan definisi "bone", Inggeris-Bahasa Melayu kamus talian
Penterjemahan ke dalam Bahasa Melayu:
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Maksud-maksud lain:
Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
(transitive, slang) To apprehend, steal.
to remove bones
To polish boots to a shiny finish
(uncountable) A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
(US, informal) A dollar.
To remove the fishbones from.
A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
To remove the bones from.
An off-white colour, like the colour of bone.
To study (see also bone up)
(Australian, dated) (in Aboriginal culture) To perform "bone pointing", a ritual that is intended to bring illness or even death to the victim.
(slang) Dominoes or dice.
component of a skeleton
(slang) shortened form of trombone
(countable) Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of bone.
(slang) An erect penis; a boner.
slang: have sexual intercourse with
A bone of a fish; a fishbone
(informal) Said of something that is rubbish or broken.
Any of the components of an endoskeleton, consisting mainly of calcium phosphate, collagen and cells.
To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.
To study intensively, as before an exam.
One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
bone colour:
corset part
(vulgar, slang, of a man) To have sexual intercourse with.
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True story.
This was made in Photoshop cs3 using a combination of layers and pixel by pixel painting. My first smiley too.
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We've all tried to do this lol
We've all tried to do this lol
I do it even when I'm not alone...
lol, yeah I do it.
I do it all the time...worse when you are on the toilet and you cant reach your book XD My grandpa walk into the living room and saw me doing this (look at the yellow guy on the stamp) And he ask "what are you doing!" really loud and made me hit my leg into the coffee table
Lol i hvae done that, i moved my zune like a little i swear
The title... ah the matrix we love you.
The title... ah the matrix we love you.
lol can i use this on my profile? xD
not just when im alone... when im lazy,when im mad,all da time. 030 XD
Once i was in bed sick, then i wanted my ds but it was kinda far away, so i tried to move it with my mind XD luckily i was home alone LOL.
I admit it; I've done that very often
And when sh** doesn't comply I stick it with my
toy lightsaber. True story.
straight from the toilet XD
The most I try to do this is when im sitting on the couch, and just got all cozy,
Until I realize I left the remote on the table. I then lift up my hand and try to levitate it to me... XD
Oh yes. This is perfekt. Thank you for sharing, I glued it to my profile. (If only this was a real stamp. I can imagine that'd it'd make some postmans day :3)
Yes... I do....
LOL I love how the title references a movie that Ashens made!
I think everyone does this. they just don't admit it.
Sometimes I just tell people: "There is no spoon," when they say they can't do something. I just think it's the most inspiring quote. Shit! Sorry Ghandi.
every morning when i dont want to get up but need my dsi.
XD one time i was too lazy to get my baby sis....so i tríed to move her with my mind to me, but it didn't work xD
I tried to after I watched the movie Carrie! XD
So True and Let The Force Be With You
cuz then there's me
It passes the time lol
One time I wanted to drink some Hi-C (it's juice) but I was too lazy to go to the kitchen and get it from the fridge so I used almost all of my willpower to try to open the fridge and take the juice out and have it land safely into my hands with my mind. I failed. HORRIBLY.
Oh by the way! I'm sharing it on my journal!
I once in rage managed to make my brother's jar with brushes fall from the window sill of his room to the ground!... I was trapped by him in the balcony of the following room... and the bastard was ignoring me my please of "let me out", I couldn't reach with my hands and he wouldn't even look at me, so I decided to try some mental powers, as I had nothing else I could do than try to use my mind to call his attention. , It worked! and funily enough shocked by it, he left me in the house again... yes... evil brother, but witch of a sister!! lol.. then later revenged of course the rest of my life by using all his batteries on my cassette, then putting them back on his walkman when they were nearly dead or hiding things and putting them in different places to drive him mad.
Sounds harrowing, ever duplicated the experience?
No, I haven't tried hard enough to move other objects, I guess that day I really had a reason to focus all my strength on my mind...but I do use my mental powers a lot more than average people and they give me great results I can be considered now an official modern witch... Now I have to concentrate on the numbers of the lottery... I haven't concentrated on the numbers hard enough yet!
Maybe you focused TOO hard - check the forigen lottery numbers.
yes, I shouldn't leave it all to lottery, I'm also hoping to get tax returns (I got one this year, enough for the tattoo I'm planning to get ) some lucky bag found randomly somewhere (I know someone who found a bag in a festival's toilet... with tons of money on it... it paid all his clubbing nights during university)...or something of the kind.. oh that's why I try to do too with the lottery, for some reason I have the feeling is more likely to win a ticket you forgot about that the one you're focusing on... I sometimes check them with a week delay... lol I'm not that bothered though... I seem to get all I want and all I need for free, so in fact is as if I were rich already... perhaps that's why I don't get the lottery, but then again, perhaps that's my lottery!
I sometimes think that's why most people get bored- they don't realize what they have and they become dissatisfied with some aspect of their lives - until they lose it. Sometimes that's the only way to appreciate what you have.
Like I read somewhere... ""Only boring people get bored (Ruth Burke)". I think people totally get what they deserve, those who are weak in their minds end up with the life they think they deserve, others instead, think they deserve much better and they move their arse to get it. What do they want to do?... dance? then just put the radio and work out your routine.... they want to paint.... grab a pen and paper and make a start, most people think they need classes to learn to do something, and think because they can't afford them, they don't have the same chances as someone else with money... those who are poor and want to study, easily get grants... and scholarships... the world is fair for those who work a little bit to achieve their dreams... and yes, the ability to be content with what you have is one of the greatest gifts ever.... I read as well somewhere... "if you're not content with what you already have, what makes you think you'll be content with more?" money can't give you security and satisfaction... unless you're pleased with what you have already within you.. you won't get it anywhere else.. not in anybody else... either! and yes, I wish more people were aware of that!
I am a Jedi. I know the Force is there, somewhere deep inside me!
I'll never be able to move stuff without touching them, will I?
I'll keep trying, though, until I die.
I'll never be able to move stuff without touching them, will I?
I'll keep trying, though, until I die.
O_O I have done that so many time's XD -_- One day, One day i will be able to change the channel! But remote so far away DX
I try and Try but it dosnt work
I did that just now xD
I have tried doing that
I never did that..
I tried my hand at psionics onces...


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Romance Novels For Men?
I was chatting with a non-writer friend of mine this morning and she said she'd heard on a radio show somewhere a discussion about ebooks being on the rise and how many people are reading things they wouldn't read before because they aren't being judged by the cover. And one of the genres mentioned was growing was romance novels for men.
Say what?
This was a Christian radio show, so I guarantee they weren't talking about the growing popularity of m/m romance (which is still apparently predominantly written by women, for women–I don't get that, but we're moving on).
I've heard of men writing romance under a female pseudonym. But I've never heard of an actual romance genre for men. A quick google search didn't do me any good, so I put the question to you, dear readers:
Have you heard of a romance genre for men?
I'm very curious about this. What would romance for men look like compared to the genre conventions we are accustomed to for women? Given the different psychological wiring, I would expect that men reading romance would have some different expectations. What does a man's man in a romance novel written for men look like compared to our alpha heroes with heroine tunnel vision? Would romance novels for men still focus on the equality and partnership of the hero and heroine?
What do you think?
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My husband is kind of awesome… He's read two romance novels that I know of. Now the first one he read was purely because of the title. ("Truly Madly Viking" if you were curious.) The other was because… Honestly, I don't know why he read that one. I might have made him? Or was it "historical" reference for era?
Anyways, both times he told me "I would have read both those books without the sex." In his opinion the sex and romance messed up rather interesting plots. So you have me curious as well.
Hmmm…that is an interesting question. Speaking from a man's perspective, I would think the focus would be more on the physical aspects of the relationship, maybe less equality, more support of the male by the female? A female being accepting of the male and his "weaknesses"? I honestly don't know. That's a really good question. I'm not sure there is an answer. Part of me wonders if there would even be a difference. Yes, men and women are wired differently, but at the same time…eh…I think I just melted my brain.
Good post! Very thought provoking.
Ah, this just popped into my head. The "alpha" male wouldn't be "alpha" so much as someone who would be unlikely to be considered "sexy" or "hot" or "alpha". A guy who would be sensitive and maybe a little unsure of himself. Guys want reassurance that they are good enough for the beautiful, sexy, "alpha" class woman. The guy wouldn't be ugly, but he wouldn't be someone that had women drooling over him. His insecurities and lack of Alpha status would mean he would generally be eclipsed by the alphas around him. Grr…now you got me thinking of it and I'm starting to formulate an idea.
Hopefully that answers your question, Kait. 😀
I haven't heard of it but I think Andrew hit on one possible appeal. I think Roni Loren mentioned it somewhere, or maybe she paraphrased something her hubby said. Anyway, what it boiled down to was: The reason romance books have Mr Perfect and Ms Average is so the reader (predominately female) relates. It makes sense, if there is a male romance genre out there, the reverse would hold, Ms Perfect and Mr Average.
Come to think of it, that might be fun to explore 🙂
Hey! Here's an other male POV on the topic for you. 😉 I should warn though that I read SF and fantasy (mostly), and read those genres *even if they happen to be in the romance category*. In other words, if you've got a romance novel which is also science fiction, with a gripping plot and a lot going on, odds are decent I'll like it. So yeah, I scan the romance lists periodically too. I've made an extra habit of it because I've enjoyed them enough that I'd like to try writing some, at some point (once I've read more).
I don't think there's really a lot of difference. There's a great deal of scientific survey data demonstrating that on average, men consider themselves romantic in their relationships (men show up as more romantic than women in most studies). Granted, said research was probably designed by men – which means it is potentially slanted toward male ideas of romance! But the point is that men DO obviously consider themselves romantic creatures.
Tell an engrossing story about two people falling in love, and odds are good you can hook guys as well as women.
I'm not quite so sure Andrew is correct, as a result. Romance novels today have Ms. Perfect and Mr. Perfect. The women are generally gorgeous, independent, strong willed, and either confident or learn confidence through the story. That's wish fulfillment for the women readers, who *want to be like that*. Likewise, men get the same thing when reading about strong, confident, handsome, males who are also in touch with their emotions (or become so) in a successful manner: i.e. everything men are told they *ought* to be, in the modern world.
Romance books seem to me to be about wish fulfillment, in a lot of ways. I think hitting that for both genders doesn't really require changing much of anything. It just requires both characters be written deeply and well enough that the reader can attach to them emotionally.
I have to say, I suspect ereaders will help, too. For all that men consider themselves romantic, it's not really socially acceptable for men to read romance in the US today, in most circles. But ereaders do provide that nice mask, not revealing what you're reading. I think it's a little silly to be ashamed of what you want to read, but I know it's not an uncommon feeling among men.
I've tried to read some pieces that my wife thought I'd like. Typically, the normal romance novels that she reads are just too high in the sex and unrealistic body shapes. Even with the sex, it often isn't true to real life. It's like guys watching porn. It just doesn't happen that way in real life. The drama is off the charts too. For me, I don't mind stories that have a romance element to them but if they're jumping in the sack more than once, there's too much sex. I want to see the relationship between them and I want to see real conflicts. I want to see them overcoming their own issues. I don't care how "hot" it is.
One of the complaints I have about my books is "not enough sex" or "there's no sex". Maybe I should target men instead of women for my reading audience. Hahahahahahaha.
There you go! I'd be willing to read it.
If I wanted to read about sex I'd go read porn. I want to read about the characters emotional attachments towards one another. I want to read about pain and heartache and the kind of eventual never ending love that are only attributed to fairy tales. I want to read about women who rescue a guy on a self destruct course, and eventually fall in love with him. I want to read about hard core guys that fall for the girl who is so innocent that they have to protect her even from them-self. Louis L'Amour used to do that. Rough and tumble cowboy comes into rescue a town and there was always some pretty gal caught up with the bad guys that he'd have to rescue.
When Jonathan Eli wrote his SciFi book, The Last Cabbandeum, he added some romance. There was a relationship between two characters, and it never got very physical. It was mostly emotional. So I wonder if some men are just AFRAID to read something that might strike an emotional nerve. LOL
Btw, my husband would rather be beaten than to read a romance. He told me he might read The Gnome, but he won't read my romances.
Nah, I'm with Ryan on this one. I find (personally, at least) that the romance novels with more appeal are the ones with *less* sex but *more* emotional charge. I don't think Ryan and I are atypical, either. If a book has more than one sex scene, my eyes are probably going to start glazing over… 😉 It's the emotional voyage that is key.
My boyfriend asked 'Me' to get 'Him' a romance novel. Partly for the sex but mostly for the emotion and how men show care and tenderness. (Raised to believe if you show it your 'weak'). We get along great and on same page but he thinks he doesn't show his sensitive side. Can you or anyone suggest a novel I should get?
Very interesting post Kait. And based on personal experience I have to agree, it seems romance for men is a genre on the rise: I received about 3-4 review requests in the past 2 weeks by male authors who have penned romance novels "not like your usual romance novel", one of them was Third Rate Romance (Whispers Publishing) "a first-of-its-kind romance novel for men". I don't know yet how these are different from female romance novels, but I'm curious! 🙂
I've had an idea for a romance story in the back of my head for awhile (and it'll be awhile before I get to it). I can't say that I'm writing it as a romance novel for men; my intention was for it to be a romance novel for everyone. All I have are vague ideas now but: deffinately told from the male POV, the main character isn't an 'ALPHA' male, he's a quiet but confident person, wasn't planning on a lot of sex scenes but I figured the story would tell me what to do when I get there, the idea mostly focuses on two people's growing love for each other and what happens when that is challenged. He changes, softens emotionally and she loves him for all his faults. There's a few scenes I have down and a few that contradict each other so I can't say how it'll exactly end up. It's the journey that makes it so much fun.
I don't think there is a romance for men market – rather it's really that there is (and probably always has existed) a market where men get to be the hero but the woman can be a strong counter-part. Think Princess Lea or Susan Silverman from Spenser for Hire. Even Lee Childs Reacher series – which is about as traditional action-hero book there is – the women generally hold their own.
And this has been growing for years – like I mentioned – Princess Lea was no slouch (much more gutsy than what Lucas came up with Amadala). In comics – some of the most powerful characters have been women – going well beyond Wonder Woman.
I heard a theory years ago that westerns were romance novels for men. I thought it was crazy at first, but there are certainly stories that have components of romance, and as Mark says above, it's a genre where men are heroes and women are strong counterparts.
I like Kevin's perspective here. My husband has a similar perspective. He doesn't really care to read a lot of sex scenes, but if the story is gripping and appealing on multiple levels, he'll put up with it. He mostly reads military thrillers, but he loves George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He tells me he could do without all the brutal sex in ASOIAF, but he loves the storylines. He reads my stuff, which always seems to end up with at least one romantic storyline, and even though he says he thinks it's probably more appealing to women, he does like it. But there has to be some kind of other story going on for him to read the romance.
Now, this is not to say he's not romantic. If you figure that romance is really, at its core, finding that one thing that matters to your love interest and then meeting that need, he's managed to completely overwhelm me with romantic gestures several times. They aren't always the most conventional romantic gestures–i.e., not always flowers and chocolate and gemstones–but they've met some need or desire, even if it wasn't one I recognized. That's paying attention. That's romance.
Maybe this explains the adult male fans for my YA fantasy. Though there are romantic elements, the romance is very, um, organic? It's not the focus, though it's a strong one. It's tied in with everything else. Like the character flaws.
I mean, the male lead in one story actually slaps a girl across the face. Nobody's protested that, yet. In fact, I usually get folks commenting on how "sweet" the guy is. (To be fair, the female lead of that story probably has a worse temper than he does. She's just usually too frightened to blow her top.)
However, a lot of the "romance" in my stories actually is "finding that one thing that matters to your love interest and then meeting that need" (to quote Amy). So maybe that explains why guys like my stories. ^_^
Romance books are an interesting genre. As a guy I would read any novel with a little bit of romance such as Chris Ryan's stories that involve just a little bit of sex which is not too descriptive or common. I toook a glance at my girlfriend's romance book and almost broke her tablet due to the graphic and overdescriptive sex scenes (honestly, who needs to know that "he shook and trembled inside her"? I think a romance novel for guys should focus on the emotions that goes on, not the amount of sex characters have. That and another storyline with some action 😉
I agree with Dean,today romantic novels lack romantic sense and are full of stupid sex fables. Those novels are so happy-happy tales that are void of any mention of practical troubles.
My wife just started reading her first romance novel. Which is why I found your blogg. I was wondering myself if there was such a thing as romance for men. After reading a few of the post I am a bit surprised how many have a negative reaction to these types of books. I am a romantic, maybe this is why she has never read these books before. However, so many people talking about the same book had her intrigued and now she simply can not put the book down. She is not much of a reader so to see her devour so many chapters I had to seek a peak at the read. Which, again leads me here and to a question I have to ask. The romance and sex scenes written about in many of these books (assuming they are much the same) would you say these derive from what a man would want a women to do, or what a women would want to have done? Because within that question you would have the answer to who the books are written for. If my wife was to write a journal on her fantasy, I would sell everything or borrow against my life to fulfil it! So now I am at a cross road. After twenty five years of spoiling her with all that I have, can there be yet a new level I could take her, and if so, by all means write it out!!
I know I am a little late to this conversation, but I wanted to ask two questions. One, does anyone know of any authors at there who are writing romance or romance-like books from the man's perspective? That is, instead of the big hunky guy whisking the woman away (as his muscles rippled), are there books about a normal guy who meets the woman of his dreams. Maybe she whisks him away (minus the rippling).
Secondly, in some way man have had their own "romance novels" for years. We just call them "action novels." Prime example, just about everyone of the James Bond books (men want to be him, women want to be with him). How many times has Bond saved the woman only to start to care for her, and by the end it looks like he may just settle down with this one. Then he turns his communicator watch off to kiss her. Hell Bond was even married once.
Anyway, I know it's a stretch, that's why I wanted to see of there were any romance novels from his point of view that don't require a jetpack.
Sure. Think about the film "Die Hard" (the first one). Very clearly a romance. =)
You have an estranged couple who still love each other; you have another man wooing the woman. There are problems and dangers keeping them apart, but the hero overcomes those to win back the woman's affection, while her other suitor proves he is unworthy. The hero beats the bad guys who threaten the heroine. And then there's even a "happily ever after" ending.
Seriously, think about it. Write it as a book, and it could sit on a romance shelf. 😉
My wife has been telling me lately, after reading 50 shades, that she wants to read romance from a male perspective, written by males even. I must admit i am curious about this genre but for me it would have to be in the same idea as Bourne 1. The story with him and Franka Potente was awesome. I think its all about desire for men more than romance. We want her to desire us as we are playing John Maclane, then we notice this desire and the sex is more visually described than "This Feels, That Feels". That's My 2 cents anyway.
Personally, I'd consider myself a quite romantic guy. Some years ago I noticed that in most cases, if there isn't a romance in a given story, I won't like it as much.
I also picked up a Harlequin book about a year ago (via a manga adaptation of it), and have read quite a lot of them since. What I like about them is that romance is there and I don't have to wonder whether there will be any in the first place (and if there is, whether anything will come of it). What I don't like as much about them though, is that they rarely include the male perspective (and if they do include the male perspective, then those scenes are still in the minority) and that the male main character never is anything that could be called normal. Either he's a millionaire, an aristocrat, or just an unrealistic hunk, most of the time a combination of those. (There were exceptions though, tbh, especially among the "Love Inspired" category, particularily its historical section. Those books had more normal people in it and usually don't contain any sex; and if they do, it's nowhere near as graphic as in other Harlequin books.).
So I started looking for romance novels aimed at men just recently, which is how I ended up on this webpage.
PS: It doesn't matter if the girl isn't Ms Perfect. It's actually better if she's a normal human too.
I've looked around some more and have found Matt Dunn. So far read two of his sadly only seven books. I enjoyed the entirely male perspective in those books, though I couldn't really identify with the respective protagonist's commitment phobias.
My wife has read paranormal romance for years. But just recently I've discovered an interest in contemporary set romance novels. Initially I read some of the F/F romances and thrillers by Gerri Hill, but I skipped the sex scenes and enjoyed the emotional content far more. Most recently I read Watch Over Me by Daniela Sacerdoti, a m/f romance with no sex scenes, but lots of deep emotional resonance.
As an author of romance fiction, and a guy, and as a guy who wrote it from the male POV. I didn't really write it with a male audience in mind although I'm sure there's some male readers out there who would like it. What I found when trawling back through it (where I wrote it when i Was 18-19) was that my male character was pretty much not a macho hero, in fact, he was a very socially inept person but with a kind heart and was sensitive. He was pretty much a 'dweeb' but after falling in love he seemed to have come out of this shell and was more willing to do more dangerous things. Although because of the epic fantasy setting and that he loved a Soul Gazer (more on my site about what that is,) it was different than contemporary straight played romance. He was loved because he was sweet, kind and a nice person and they were both flawed in their own right. He felt like he had to earn her love I guess but it was written as I experienced love as a teenager.
I think there are obviously going to be some 'trueisms' about romance, where regardless of POV, they'll both be attracted physically to that person, and looks play a part. Psychologically, as well, I don't think they're too far apart, I wonder if you can replace the genders in a romance book and it still feel like the speaker is that person and doesn't feel ungrounded.
Thanks for the post, as someone interested in this kinda thing, it's great to read and find a blog I want to follow.
I took a chance on a kindle freebie the other day and…wow! I think this story might fit what you're talking about. The book is called Gink by Jay J. Obee. I've never heard of the author. Clearly he's self published. The story was shocking, but I couldn't stop reading. I haven't laughed that hard reading in quite a while. Definitely broke rules in the romance genre, but wouldn't a romance marketed to men do that I guess?
I'm glad I found a blog like this. I'm writing a YA romance book in a male POV (so there's nothing really beyond kissing in it) and I sometimes feel like I'm way in the minority, doing this. You kind of have to find that balance between "uninteresting dud" and "famous handsome rich guy" for your "hero" to be someone believable. My main character is just a coffee-addicted blue-collar sort of guy with an ego. But when he finds himself in a summer fling with a woman wherein-darn!-he only has one month with her, merde's definitely about to hit the fan! It's funny because even though she does love him, if you read through he is completely blind to it until she actually tells him.


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This study seeks to subjectively evaluate whether a single application of Vicks® VapoRub® (VVR) ointment or a control ointment (petrolatum) will be superior to no treatment for control of nocturnal cough and congestion due to upper respiratory tract infection (URI) as rated by both parents and children.
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|Allocation: Randomized
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|Effect of a Medicated Topical Therapy, Petrolatum, and No Treatment on Nocturnal Cough and Congestion for Children With Upper Respiratory Infections
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Boo, the Bijou wants you! Thursday, Oct. 24, is the kick off for the Bijou Metro's first 72-Hour Horror Film Festival and Competition. Attention amateur and pro-filmmakers alike, here's your chance to get screen time in our fair city with a fairly low commitment. From the Bijou's website:
"Contestants will have 72 hours to write, shoot and edit a 2-3 minute horror film utilizing a mandated prop and line of dialogue. Films submitted by deadline will be eligible for a $500 cash prize awarded to the "Jury Prize Winner" and exhibition prior to the Bijou Metro's Halloween screening of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining."
Joshua Purvis of Bijou Art Cinemas says that the festival/competition sprang from his own interest in horror flicks, as well as "creating the opportunities I wish I had had as a filmmaker." Adding that horror is the perfect entry point for movie makers because the genre is celebrated for being "low brow." Who doesn't have a special place in their heart for low-tech horror films? Look for our story on it in the Oct. 24 issue.
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Update: here are the instructions for the protest via the the organizer Joseph Hedburg's Facebook event page.
Alright everyone, gather around, take a knee, and listened up. First of all I want to thank each and everyone of you for joining this cause, I appreciate your enthusiasm for it and to support the family of the fallen soldier.
Second, I will be in the front of the ticket office of Reser Stadium at noon but probably 11:45. You can meet up with me and the others there. I will be wearing blue jeans, a black coat, and a Miami Dolphins ball cap. I'll be holding an American flag too. WBBC is going to be there at 1:15, I'm going to gather intel with a few connections I've made over the years to see if we can block these people sooner.
Third, these people are jerks and with that they're lawyers and have powerful lawyers. DO NOT, I saw again DO NOT, let their hateful words, signs, or manner provoke you. They tend to have their own children at these protests, DON'T EVEN REPLY to them. This is a peaceful demonstration and if they're the ones shouting and making a scene let them get escorted away. Don't stoop to their level hurling the hate back. I've lived in this community for seven years, this is my second home, and I will not accept their hate and intolerance here, and you shouldn't either.
Lastly, for now, if you have an American flag please bring it. I want to raise the flags to block their hateful signs from the families sight. If you don't have an American flag don't stress, hopefully some people have multiple, I have 3, so ill lend two out. If you have any more questions, comments, or concerns you can post them here or send me a private message. I learned three important P's when I was in the Military: Polite, Professional, and Prepared (to Kill). We will stick with all three minus the kill part.
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The last leg of a new, 4-mile paved path along the Middle Fork of the Willamette River will be formally opened by Willamalane Park and Recreation District at noon on Friday, Oct. 25.
The 10-foot-wide path will transport walkers, runners, cyclists, birders and nature seekers along a previously inaccessible stretch of river from Dorris Ranch to Clearwater Park near Jasper Road in southeast Springfield. The fully accessible path offers close-up views of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River, wildlife and wildflowers, along with a new perspective on Mount Pisgah in the distance to the south.
"We are excited to open up this breathtaking part of the river and complete the path," said Willamalane Superintendent Bob Keefer.
Keefer noted the path will connect to the riverfront bike path system and Lane Transit District's Springfield Station via the South Second Street bike lane.
"It will become not only an amazing recreational path but also a great nonmotorized transportation corridor," Keefer said.
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Dorris Ranch was closed weekdays during the construction of the second phase of the path; the park will resume regular hours when the path is opened to the public.
Willamalane has begun planning efforts to connect the Middle Fork Path with a path along the Springfield Mill Race, creating an 8-mile loop, with brief sections of on-street bicycle lanes. The path will also connect to an extensive existing riverfront path system linking Springfield and Eugene through Island Park and West D Street.
To further enhance the path's regional appeal, a bridge across the river is also in long-range plans. Such a bridge would provide access to Lane County's 2,300-acre Howard Buford Recreation Area and Mount Pisgah, including 16 miles of trails within the recreation area and access to the preferred route of the Eugene to Pacific Crest Trail.
More than 100 invited guests are expected to attend the grand opening ceremony. People are encouraged to bring bicycles to tour the new path. In addition, Willamalane will provide pedicabs for people to use.
This newest section of the path was funded with approximately $3 million in federal transportation grant funds, plus Willamalane's local match of approximately $900,000. The Oregon Department of Transportation provided support for the project from four different programs that fund off-street bike paths and encourage multimodal connectivity.
The Middle Fork Path was constructed with the cooperation of Springfield Utility Board, city of Springfield, Knife River Corporation, and the Allen and Reinagel families, who with Willamalane, own the land along the path.
Visit willamalane.org for celebration details and more information about the new path.
Bill Moyers talks about dollars vs. democracy and how the disfunction in Congress has been orchestrated.
Apparently coal company execs and public relations flacks crack up over climate change. Posting on the desmogblog, Mike Stark of FossilAgenda writes of an interaction he recorded at a September coal conference in Pittsburgh. Lauri Hennessey does PR for the Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports (which Stark calls "a front group for coal mining and rail corporations that would profit from the export of Powder River Basin coal").
Hennessy was on a panel called "Moving Coal from Coast to Coast — Domestic Infrastructure Challenges for Rail, River, and Ports" in which Stark says she "repeatedly called the citizens of Oregon and Washington 'weird' and 'strange.'" Stark approached Matthew Ferguson, Arch Coal's senior vice president for thermal coal marketing for an interview. But before the interview, Ferguson chatted with Hennessey. Stark recorded the conversation. You can read the transcript here or listing below, but here's what Hennessy and Ferguson said:
Matt Ferguson: Your comment on the civil unrest was quite funny.
Lauri Hennessey: Oh wasn't it? Yeah, I got, I got hassled.
Matt Ferguson: Yeah, it's like, let's be adults here.
Lauri Hennessey: That was a project like a year ago, and, I think it was my second week on the job. So, I grew up in the Northwest, and I don't know if you saw, I used to work for EPA a long time ago?
Matt Ferguson: Did you? [laughter]
Lauri Hennessey: Yeah. [inaudible] So I have - and I also worked for Bob Packwood on the Hill - so I have both sides. But we're connected.
I worked with EPA, and I pull that out in the right crowds, because in the Northwest, that's a good thing, right? But it's funny because I never really went out of my way to mention it to our Alliance board before. And one day I was quoted in the paper, because again I was speaking to the audience in Seattle, and I was like, "Well of course we're concerned about climate change. Everyone's concerned about climate change. But what we're saying is this is not going to contribute to climate change."
But someone from Peabody got on a call, it was my second week on the job, and said, "You were quoted saying coal's worried about climate change? We don't believe in climate change!" And I remember I was on the phone and I was like, "I can't say that..ha. I can't say that in Seattle!"
Matt Ferguson: Not worried about it!
Arch Coal rep 2: You can say that in St. Louis, but you can't say that in Seattle.
Matt Ferguson: Yeah. It's not gonna happen.
Lauri Hennessey: Yeah, I can't say it in Seattle, and I remember she just goes, "Wow, we really have different regions, do we?!"
Matt Ferguson: I think what you do is say, you're trying to help people out of poverty in the Far East. Yeah.
Lauri Hennessey: Exactly! And I did that.
Matt Ferguson: Do they not deserve to enjoy prosperity? Like we have? Don't be so selfish, you jerks! [laughter]
According to Hennesey's old bio on her former Hennessey PR webpage (courtsey of the Wayback Machine) before she worked for Big Coal, Hennessey "began her career in the newsroom at KIRO radio twenty years ago. In the years after that, she worked as a press secretary in Washington, D.C. for two Northwest Members of Congress, ran a large public affairs office for a Northwest federal land management agency, and worked as a special assistant for the regional head of the Environmental Protection Agency."
One of the Northwest members of Congress was Bob Packwood, who stepped down after a sexual harrassment scandal. Her bio goes on to say ""Director of Public Affairs for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington, Lauri worked closely on issues involving forestry, salmon, growth management, tourism, and much more. She supervised a large staff, and was directly responsible for Congressional relations, and was the lead spokesperson for the agency in the Northwest. She was also loaned to the office that implemented the Northwest Forest Plan, then President Clinton's attempt to end long-running debates over Northwest forests, and worked with the White House on message development, organized press conferences, and worked with local governments. At the EPA, Lauri worked with the Regional Administrator, and worked closely with the public on his behalf."
Stark writes of the conversation he recorded, "They also seemed to talk as if they are a separate species from the people who happen to live in the path of their planned rail and port terminal expansions, mocking those who are asking reasonable questions about the impacts of exporting America's coal to Asia. They clearly regard with contempt the majority of Americans concerned about climate change."


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There is nothing like home cooking for the Yankees. Errr…maybe not. Maybe more than two runs would be good…just to change things up a little. With Vidal Nuno on the bump for the Yankees, more than two runs might be downright necessary.
Nuno's home / road splits are not pretty and batters are putting up a .998 OPS against him at home. Even more surprising are his splits against left-handed batters. You would think as a lefty Nuno would be putting those batters away, but the opposite is the case, Lefty batters are hitting to the tune of a 1.155 OPS against him. Eek! Hide the children! All nine of the home runs he has allowed this season have been at Yankee Stadium and his strikeout to walk ratio is cut in half at home.
See Katie Sharp's excellent article for more about Nuno and pitching at Yankee Stadium.
Jesse Chavez was an early surprise for the A's but has run into some harder times lately. He too is a bit homer-prone and his 2.78 ERA is a bit misleading since his FIP is some seventy points higher. Two runs will not cut it this game, so some of those dingers would be welcomed.
The Yankee bullpen will come into play tonight with Nuno pitching and the Yankees got some reinforcements. An old man's blood pressure will certainly benefit from not seeing Mr. Aceves coming out of the bullpen.
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Oakland Athletics
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Today's feature article explores the benefits of performance management software for small and midsize companies, challenges some commonly held beliefs and outlines the value of IBM Cognos Express.
As companies come out of the recession and plan for growth after recovery, performance management software can be invaluable because it provides the effective planning companies need to survive and thrive. It links planning and forward-looking assumptions so that it's easier for companies to evaluate plans more realistically, identify inconsistencies and risks and make predictions. And it's not just for big companies; it is also a way forward for small and midsize businesses.
With performance management software, different people in different parts of the company can develop plans that reflect what their business units or departments needs—with inputs for items, such as output, raw material amounts and full-time equivalents. After people contribute items to the plan, they are converted into monetary terms by a controlled and consistent set of processes that enable updates to ripple throughout all aspects of the plan that will be affected. The software also makes it possible for people to access historical data and market trends and provides them with the tools they need to understand that information.
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Because executives for small and midsize businesses need to be able to validate or question assumptions and get a good view of how external and internal changes might affect the company, performance management software gives them the tools, such as dashboards, scorecards and reports, that make it easy for them to gain accurate insight quickly and, if necessary, make detailed contingency plans. The software also provides exception-based reporting so that they can drill down to very specific details to address and determine the cause of a variance. And at the heart of it all is a central repository that holds all the data, so that integration is quick and painless.
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Performance management software can significantly benefit small and midsize businesses and help them weather the storms of a volatile economy. Disconnected plans based on a collection of spreadsheets cannot provide the information, insight, alerts and links that businesses need to make decisions and address changes in performance, products, the company or the market. Yet, many small and midsize businesses feel that they can't afford anything but the spreadsheet software they've already purchased or they feel their IT resources aren't sufficient for dedicated software. They see investments in performance management as something only the "big guys" make.
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What is it? As one of the Institutional Army Transformation initiatives, the Installation Design Standards (IDS) enables a roadmap for efficient, functional, secure and visually compatible physical environment conducive to attracting and retaining skilled and motivated personnel. It fosters a culture of innovation through continuously improving living and working facilities and spaces by incorporating enhanced facilities standards and emerging technologies into everyday business practices. It improves predictability and quality of life for our Soldiers over the long term. Developed under the Army Facilities Standardization Program, the IDS is the repository of Army Standards (mandatory facility functional criteria) and Army Standard Designs (mandatory layout and mandatory design items) for key facility types. It covers site planning, buildings, circulation (vehicle and pedestrian movement), landscaping, site elements (signage, lighting, etc.), and force protection.
What has the Army done? The Army Facilities Standardization Program accomplishments for 2006 included the development and approval of two Army Standards:
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Cooperative efforts with industry include adoption of industry standards for construction and sustainable design. The Army adopted the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver rating as the sustainable design policy for new construction.
What continued efforts does the Army have planned for the future?
The Army has embarked on transforming Military Construction to support restructuring and Base Realignment and Closure initiatives beginning in Fiscal Year 2006. This includes standardizing facilities as a means to achieve savings and benefits in planning, programming, design, construction, and maintenance of Army facilities. Compliance with the criteria contained in the IDS supports these initiatives to achieve Military Construction Transformation.
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Webpage: ACSIM Homepage (http://www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/homepage.shtml); then click on "Army Installation Design Standards"