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Where can freelancers reliably sell 75% of what they write–and what sells best?
This is the third section of 16 I will be writing here on my blog from my seminar "How to Sell 75% of Your Freelance Writing."
Here I make a loose comparison of 10 writing categories to determine risk, which I define as the length of time it takes you to prepare an item that sells. It's not the amount earned, exactly, but there's a close correlation.
I see as the lowest risk being (1) queried nonfiction articles and books and (2) simultaneous submission articles, mostly to newspapers (travel sells best), newspaper weekly supplements, and religious, regional, and in-flight publications.
What makes the queried low-risk group the best bet is that you only do enough research and writing to create winning go-ahead queries before you actually research and write the copy. (You study the magazines closely to see what the editor has just bought before you do the final prep work.) You should sell those almost every time.
In other words, you have far better than a 75% chance of a sale by only writing when you get that positive reply, then compose copy that editor wants.
It's more a numbers game with (2) the simultaneous submission pieces, particularly if they aren't queried. For example, if you write a travel piece and send it to 15 regional newspapers all 100 miles from each other, there's a good chance that a couple of the editors will use it. (See more about this in the Travel Writer's Guide.) One use equals 100% sale, two, 200%, and so on. Read: high sales ratio, but not nearly as much money.
Five other categories, at the outset, are far riskier: nonfiction unqueried items, greeting cards, scripts, fiction, and poetry.
Nonfiction unqueried pieces, like straight humor, are a roll of the dice. They go in one at a time; selling better than one in five tries is kind of a joke. Short items (actual jokes, quotes, commentary) are a bit better because you can send many to the same editor in the same envelope.
Greeting cards are done almost by formula: about 12 ideas on 3 x 5 cards are sent exclusively to one editor at a time, with the sentiment on one side, the code and return info on the back. Plus an SASE with each batch. If they hold/buy two cards a submission, quit your day job! It's slow, lots of mailing, and the pay isn't much.
Scripts are where the money is, but you need an agent, and the distance between a treatment and pay dirt takes huge patience, lots of rewriting, and many submissions.
Fiction the usual way, through the big houses, is a bit like fishing with rubber worms. You write the whole book and send it, or three chapters with a synopsis, to a publisher or an agent. What's the current buy ratio, way under 1:100? Or is it 1:1000? More like .75% than 75%. Think seriously of ancillary publishing here, perhaps doing that through CreateSpace, Lule, or Pubit.
Short stories are even harder to sell profitably because the magazines using them have mostly disappeared.
Poetry is almost guaranteed to qualify you for food stamps. Mark Twain was right when he said that poets must learn to chop wood–when one lived (meanly) by selling chopped wood.
Which is not to say that you can't endure, sell a couple of scripts, and push that up above the 75% selling ratio because of your fame and ability. There are even un-starving poets.
But if you want to sell more than 75% of your freelance writing reliably and regularly, master the art of first writing fethching query letters, then copy as good as promised.
Then in your idle time write the higher-risk gems and persevere until you are in high-paying demand where you most want to be.
A final note: you can make a lot more money from a solid core article than you get just from the basic manuscript. You can sell photos or artwork to accompany it (like graphs, charts, and cartoons), and once it is sold you can find a clearly different slant and rewrite about the topic again.
Remember you can also sell every queried item again once it is in print, often to many buyers at once, as a second or reprint sale. There is no exclusivity. You just have to find agreeable reprint editors! (I used to average three reprints for every original article so I know it can be done.)
Keep tuned: about 12 more segments following here at the blog–about two a week. And more about the publishing at my newsletter, free, plus three useful how-to articles for signing up.
Next: how to 75% of your nonfiction books.
Best wishes,
Gordon Burgett


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This hilarious video was posted straight from the dashboard camera of a Dover, Delaware police officer. The camera footage was reviewed and this gem below was discovered. The police have decided to start a little something called "Dash Cam Confessionals" to keep a good thing going. Check out this video and you'll see exactly why this got over 8 million views in no-time at all!
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Firefox Home Coming to iPhone
App based on Firefox Sync adds history, bookmarks, tabs, and Awesome Bar to iPhone.
It's not a full-fledged browser, but for Firefox patrons, it will have to do. The Mozilla project today announced Firefox Home, an iPhone/iPad app designed around Firefox Sync technology. Anyone familiar with Mozilla Labs's Firefox Sync (aka Weave) knows that it allows users to synchronize bookmarks, history items and tabs across multiple computers.
Firefox Home allows this synchronization on the iPhone. Users can access their bookmarks, history items, recent tabs and Mozilla's Awesome Bar, all from within the app in much the same way as popular Twitter apps TweetDeck and Twitter for iPhone.
Firefox fans eagerly awaiting Fennec for iPhone shouldn't hold their breath, as Firefox Home is decidedly light on features. The app heads to Apple for consideration next week. In the meantime, Opera , the only other browsing option for iPhone is available now.
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NEW YORK — George W. Bush ranks among the five U.S. presidents who accomplished the least while in office, according to the Siena College Research Institute's latest survey of 238 presidential scholars. The institute has conducted the poll annually for the past 28 years.
By comparison, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who led the country from 1933 until his death in 1945, ranks first in overall accomplishments. George W. Bush ranks as the worst among modern presidents — and the fifth-worst in history.
According to the "Survey of U.S. Presidents," the top five include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
The presidential scholars rank U.S. presidents on six personal attributes — background, imagination, integrity, intelligence, luck and willingness to take risks — and on five kinds of ability — compromise, executive administration, leadership, communication and overall.
Eight areas of accomplishments include domestic affairs, economic achievements, work with Congress and the president's own political party, appointments of Supreme Court justices and members of the executive branch, foreign policy, and avoiding mistakes.
If one analyzes the Bush administration's approach to foreign policy, health care and human rights, one might consider the biggest foreign policy blunders to be the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Bush administration blatantly ignored the advice of Gen. Eric Shinseki, who had estimated that several hundred thousand troops would be needed to secure Iraq. Even more seriously, the war against Iraq was based, from the beginning, on false premises.
Vice President Dick Cheney repeatedly stated that Iraq was "the geographic base of terrorists who have had us under assault for many years, but most especially on 9/11" — despite lack of evidence for such an assertion.
The bipartisan 9/11 Commission itself found that Iraq was not involved in the 9/11 attacks and did not have a collaborative operational relationship with al-Qaida.
Compounding the wrongness of the approach toward Iraq was the assumed right to initiate a preemptive attack and thus flout international law. The 2006 updated U.S. National Security Strategy established that "the greater the threat, the greater is the risk of inaction — and the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory action to defend ourselves, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack. There are few greater threats than a terrorist attack with WMD."
As was clearly demonstrated, not only did the Iraqi government not have any WMD, but at no point could it have been considered a threat to the United States, given the obvious difference in military capability between both countries.
This was no impediment to former President Bush and his closest associates pushing their rationale for war against that country. That war and their justification for engaging in preemptive wars are among the most serious and damaging foreign policy decisions of the Bush administration.
If one analyzes the Bush presidency's approach to health care, one sees signs of disregard for people's health amid support for corporate interests — a reflection of the Bush administration decisions on almost all economic matters.
The Bush administration blocked efforts to allow Medicare to negotiate cheaper prescription drugs for seniors, thus negatively affecting their health and quality of life, while simultaneously depriving American taxpayers of savings from the very marketplace competition touted by White House economists.
The administration went to court to block lawsuits by patients who had been injured by defective prescription drugs and medical devices. In addition, a General Accounting Office study concluded that the Bush administration created illegal, covert propaganda to promote its industry- supported Medicare bill.
The Bush administration record on human rights is dismal. Who can forget the photos of prisoner abuse, carried out by the U.S. Army and other U.S. government agencies, at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq?
The reports have tainted the image of the U.S. as a defender of human rights. Compounding the magnitude of the abuse, Janis Karpinsky, a commander at Abu Ghraib, estimated that, at one point, 90 percent of the detainees in the prison were innocent of any crimes that would have justified their detention at Abu Ghraib.
Recently the group Physicians for Human Rights has uncovered evidence indicating that the Bush administration conducted illegal and unethical human experiments and research on detainees in CIA custody. Medical personnel engaged not only in the torture of prisoners but also in illegal experimentation, activities in clear violation of the Nuremberg Code.
It would be naive to think that all negative aspects of the Bush administration were the responsibility of former president himself. He obviously is the face for members of his administration and others who were influencing policy decisions. Still, the ultimate responsibility falls on him, and he is the one who must answer to history for his actions.
Cesar Chelala, Ph.D. and M.D., is a co-winner of the Overseas Press Club of America award.


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Arizona State Credit Union donates $5K to local food banks
During its 64th Annual Meeting, Arizona State Credit Union demonstrated one of its core values by donating $5,000 to Arizona community food banks. The recipients of this year's donation include St. Mary's Food Bank and Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. "Making a difference in our Arizona communities is a key component of our mission… Read More →
Progrexion Makes Large Donation to St. Mary's Food Bank
Progrexion, a company dedicated to ensuring fair and accurate consumer credit reports, is hosting a one-year anniversary celebration today (Sept. 16) at 10 a.m. at its call center at 20620 N. 19th Ave. in Phoenix. The public is invited to bring canned goods and other non-perishable food that will be donated to St. Mary's Food… Read More →
Progrexion Announces Phoenix Office, Hundreds of Jobs
Progrexion, the nation's leading provider of services in the credit repair industry, today announced it is opening a new office in Phoenix, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the region. "We are excited to enter such a dynamic and high-quality market like Phoenix to meet our growth demands. We acquired 30,000 square feet in North… Read More →
Scottsdale Realtors hand out awards
Scottsdale Area Association of Realtors (SAAR) announced their Annual Award recipients at their January 31st Membership Breakfast "Template for Arizona's Future" which featured a panel of distinguished state leaders including Wellington "Duke " Reiter, Sr. VP, ASU Foundation, Grady Gammage, Sr. Fellow, ASU Morrison Institute, Marisa Walker, Sr. VP Arizona Commerce Authority and Michael Ryan,… Read More →


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TEL AVIV (Dec. 27)
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded last night in a clash with terrorists near the Lebanese border. Their condition was reported not serious. The men were hit when their patrol ran into an ambush while chasing a terrorist gang that had crossed into Israel from Lebanese territory. A water pipeline was damaged by explosives south of El Arish in northern Sinai last night. Repair work was begun this morning and a search was conducted for the saboteurs. Meanwhile, there were reports that the Egyptian army it conducting military exercises on the west side of the Suez Canal.


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Elijah Wyman, Why We Never Go Swimming & Other Short Stories (Blue Duck)
An off kilter and frequently enthralling release, Why We Never Go Swimming... by Boston-based artist, Elijah Wyman is an album that could well be deserving of your attention. For the most part, shunning the usual strummed miserablism associated with acoustic guitar wielding sensitive singer-songwriter types, the songs here aim for something quirkier and ultimately a little more interesting. A track like "What I Save in Flowers, I Spend in Postage" combines swooning horns and flutes with Wyman's tumbling lyrics to real effect. Likewise, the Tom Waits-lite, "The Storm Outside Your Car", with its clunking and wailing, is strangely beguiling. Indeed much of this record is shot through with invention, as the songs remain constantly open to leftfield musical turns. Unfortunately it doesn't always work, and over the course of the nine tracks here, Wyman's sometimes-droning delivery and knowing, wordy songs do begin to grate. "My Blood Will Cry Out to You" in particular is too clumsily clever and strangely lacking in heart to really fall for, whilst "Doves Blood, Desert Sand" sounds like nothing more than a few minutes of unnecessary filler. Still, the homemade charm and understated beauty of a song like standout track, "Girls Should Drive Automatics", with its sparkling instrumentation and frankly lovely melody, showcase a promising talent. With a few more of these moments, this album, released by Blue Duck Records, would come highly recommended. As it is, if literate, skewed singer-songwriter charm is what you're looking for, Elijah Wyman may be worth sounding out.
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Figurines, "Silver Ponds" b/w "The Wonder" [7-inch single] (The Control Group/Morningside)
Be forgiven if you were to mistake Christian Hjelm, the vocalist behind this Dutch group, for being either Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock or Built to Spill's Doug Martsch incognito. Be forgiven, too, if you thought the A-side teaser to their well-received sophomore album, Skeletons, swiped a few chord progressions from The Posies 1993 should've been a hit Solar Sister. Figurines, like their name implies, offer miniature replicas of things you've heard before in the indie world: jangy guitars, tinny indie-rock production and so on. But for all the pillaging from rock's arsenal that this band tunefully does, Figurines have the sense to steal all of the really good hooks from other sources. Which makes prying this one off the turntable all the more unpleasant, and which makes their shameless riffing from the past deeply forgivable.
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Laudanum, Your Place and Time Will Be Mine (Monopsone)
Laudanum appear to be a collaboration between Frenchman Matthieu Malon and anyone that happened to drop by the studio that day. Your Place and Time Will Be Mine is a varied selection of delirious '80s electro pop that stirs up the ghost of Fad Gadget and gives it a 21st century makeover. Music is often not sinister and fun at the same time any more like on this record. The vocal on "Sailor and Bruno" (probably unintentionally) sounds like Neil from the Young Ones (seminal 1980s UK sit-com). This is a quality record that may have limited appeal but gets my vote due to my affection for the works of Frank Tovey. Check out "Left-handed Right Mind" for an interesting piece of The Cure meets The Postal Service pop music. This record is dark and brooding in a cheerful sort of way. If that seems like a contradiction you should listen to the record and it will make sense.
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Indie / Electro
Mercy Fall, For the Taken (Atlantic)
Mercy Fall are from Arizona, but they could have been found perhaps somewhere in Chad Kroeger's back pocket. Despite the obvious Nickelback influences, the band also cites Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. That's much harder to find with the hard, polished, perfected and "heavy" rock of "Insurmountable" with Nate Stone's manly, guttural wailings. And from there "Hangman" and the slightly slower, melodic "Worth" rides the same hard nu rock flavor that Theory of a Deadman or Alter Bridge have taken to the coffers. The first ditty that turns one's head has to be the anthem-like "Not Broken Down" and the radio-friendly "Here I Am". Mercy Fall however falls into that trap so many bands of this ilk fall into, attempting to be mildly different by relying on a formula that's been done to death. Still, a quasi-power ballad like "Wake" still has its place... somewhere.
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text: Culture 1 October 2012 Reviews Round-Up The critics' verdicts on J. K. Rowling, Edna O'Brien and David Byrne. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling After praising her attempt to overcome the Potter legacy and tackle something new, the New York Times's notoriously sharp-tongued critic Mitchiko Kakutani gives J. K. Rowling's new book a signature dressing down: "Unfortunately, the real-life world she has limned in these pages is so willfully banal, so depressingly clichéd that The Casual Vacancy is not only disappointing – it's dull." Kakutani sees the characters as underdeveloped and the "circumscribed lives" of Pagford's inhabitants technically weak by comparison to the world of Harry Potter where "identity is as much a product of deliberate choice as it is of fate." A bit more like America then? If the novel's grim reality disappointed Kakutani, it positively enraged Jan Moir, who saw it as "nothing more than 500 pages of relentless socialist manifesto masquerading as literature crammed down your throat." However, Boyd Tonkin sees something liberating in J. K. Rowling's writing about young people, now it is no longer constrained by the censorship required of literature for children: "Rowling's writing, which can be long-winded and laborious in the clunkily satirical set-pieces, picks up passion, verve and even magic with Krystal and the other adolescents. Indeed, the teens of Winterdown belong in a bolder, richer book than some of the parental caricatures." George Eliot is a name being floated (The New Yorker dubbed the book "Mugglemarch") by way of comparison – a woman with keen moral instincts and sharp insights into small-town life, something which Theo Tait in the Guardian sees as the book's central achievement. "It's a book that wrestles honourably and intelligently with big moral and political questions, but does so in a slightly clunky and convention-bound way," he writes. "If you're irritated by important episodes being telegraphed with phrases such as 'But then came the hour that everything changed,' then this is probably not the novel for you. But equally, it offers something more stylish, highbrow fiction often doesn't or won't: a chance to lose yourself in a dense, richly peopled world." Read Margaret Drabble's review in the New Statesman later this week. Country Girl by Edna O'Brien Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN Commissioner for Human Rights, remembers as a teenager "reading, hidden under a false cover, a dog-eared copy of The Country Girls," Edna O'Brien's controversial breakthrough novel of aspiration and female sexuality, "that one of my schoolfriends had managed to get a hold of and passed around among us, and being astonished that she would write these things, and somehow grateful for the insights and revelations the books held." Mary Kenny sums up the O'Brien "enchantments" which glisten through the book in the Irish Times: "The lushness about nature; the delicate balance of rapture and rupture in recapturing the experience of love; the feminine eye for clothes; the true ear for a story; the sharpness of specific recollections." Both note the stars with whom O'Brien spent her time in London, entertaining at her home in Carlyle Square – Robinson finding the name-dropping cloying, Kenny the opposite. Rachel Cooke wrote in yesterday's Observer that "The book falls away as O'Brien grows older; there are repetitions and the writing becomes gluey, more opaque." Though she quickly counters, "But this hardly matters. The first half is so wonderful, crystalline and true, it seems churlish to complain." How Music Works by David Byrne In Peter Aspden's FT review of the former Talking Heads frontman and latter day polymath's new book How Music Works, emphasis is placed on the pie charts, numbers and fiscal reassessment of an illustrious career in music. "The chapter on the economics of music should be required reading for all 16-year-olds tinkering with their GarageBand software and dreaming of dollar signs," Aspden writes, "while the section on 'How to Make a Scene' is nothing less than a manual for urban regeneration through pop culture." A sometimes memoir sometimes essay collection, what the book appears to lack in autobiographical insight is supplanted with an unflinchingly anatomisation of the musician's life: the author as data. "It's a big undertaking, which Byrne approaches with encyclopoedic zeal, drawing on testimony from historians, neuroscientists, philosophers and, in looking at the industry, managers and executives," writes Fiona Sturges in The Independent. She praises the book in particular for its focus on the reality of a life spent making music without the domineering pop personalities and rock star posturing, a fascinating hodgepodge of authoritative opinion and fact. "[Byrne's] book offers a meticulously researched and hugely absorbing history of music, focusing on the practices rather than the personalities that have led it to where it is today." › A missing person should never be used as an excuse to flog papers Margaret Drabble and Edna O'Brien in 1966. 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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Connie Culp, who underwent the first face transplant surgery conducted in the United States, faced reporters and the world Tuesday, and offered thanks to the team of doctors and surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic who performed the near-total face transplant on December 10, 2008, and changed her life.
She also repeatedly thanked the donor family. "I guess I'm the one you came to see today," the Ohio woman said at a news conference. "While I know you all want to focus on me, I think it's more important that you focus on the donor family that made it so I could have this Christmas present, I guess I should say."
In a 22-hour procedure, a team of doctors headed by Dr. Maria Siemionow transplanted 80 percent of Culp's face -- essentially replacing her entire face, except for her upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin.
The 46-year-old mother of two lost most of the midsection of her face to a gunshot in September 2004. Over the next four years, dozens of surgeries followed. While some of the damage was repaired, Culp remained disfigured and unable to eat or breathe on her own. The face transplant has changed that.
"We are actually overwhelmed by how great she's doing functionally, Siemionow told CNN. Before the surgery, Culp could not eat solid foods and could not taste foods. "Connie can now enjoy her food," said Siemionow. "She eats hamburgers and enjoys her pizzas, she's drinking coffee from the cup."
The surgery has also allowed Culp to more easily blend with society and she hopes that people will accept her and others who have suffered disfiguring injuries.
"When somebody has a disfigurement and don't look as pretty as you do, don't judge them, because you never know what happened to them," Culp said at the news conference. "Don't judge people who don't look the same as you do. Because you never know: one day it might be all taken away."
"As a physician, one of the most rewarding things we can do is to restore the quality of life to a patient," Siemionow said in a prepared statement from the Cleveland Clinic. "Patients with facial disfigurement have very difficult challenges in society. We hope that one day we may be able to help the tens of thousands of patients who are quietly suffering."


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Carnival Freedom 6 day cruise from Fort Lauderdae: Carnival Freedom Cruise Review by megatlx
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Carnival Freedom 6 day cruise from Fort Lauderdae
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
This is our second trip on the Carnival Freedom and our 6th Carnival Cruise. We have also sailed three times on Princess and once on NCL.
I may make some comparisons here with Princess cruises as my wife and I just completed a Princess cruise that started on Nov. 30th in Los Angeles and went through the Panama Canal ending in Fort Lauderdale (14 days). (Island Princess)
This cruise is a little different than the ones we have done in the past. On this trip we are a party of 7. This includes my wife and myself, one of my brothers and his wife (all early/mid-50s), my Mom and Dad (age 86 and 76) and my brother's wife's mother, age 86. We decided to take this 6 day cruise to give my parents an introduction to cruising and as a chance for us to do something together.
Embarkation: (January 11, 2009) This went very smoothly. My parents More are in a suite so we were able to use the VIP check in. In fact, there is not a VIP check in room at the port in Fort Lauderdale but they have an express line. As it turned out, my brother was late in arriving. There were long lines for regular check in at 1:00 PM when we arrived but when he arrived at about 1:50 PM, the lines were completely gone.
After getting on the ship FINALLY by 3:15 PM (some paperwork delays with the accounts for my brother, myself and our wives), we wanted to get something to eat. Unfortunately, the food outlets closed at 3:30 PM in preparation for the mustering drill at 4:00 PM. Oh well, we missed one buffet.
After the mustering we got our luggage put away and went for a sandwich. The corned beef sandwich at the deli is really good. Highly recommended.
The dining area on the Lido deck is pleasant and well lit. Tables are nicely arranged and not overcrowded.
Because of limited mobility, we had arranged for electric scooters for my parents and my brother's mother-in-law. These were in the room waiting for us. I should point out that these were arranged through a third party company by our travel agent. Bring your own extension cords and multi-outlets. After our snack we went to the rooms to set up the electric extension cord (using duct tape that I brought along) to hold it to the floor to prevent tripping.
We are at the late seating for dinner. Mom and Dad were tired so skipped dinner. The rest of us (5 people) went to dinner in the Chic dining room. Service was OK. No hand sanitizers at the entrance to the dining room. I brought this to the attention of one of the head waiters. She indicated that they do not use these on this ship. There had been an announcement regarding always sanitizing before entering a dining area. Princess has sanitizers at the entrance to every eating venue. After dinner I went to the purser's desk to ask the name of the person in charge of sanitary conditions. They would not give me his/her name. I expressed my complaint. The person at the desk said she would pass it on. I asked if I would receive a response. She indicated that I would probably not. I told her I was not satisfied with this and then she said that I would receive a note from her showing that the comment had been passed along to management. I accepted this for now. I have my own bottle of sanitizer with me.
Dinner was acceptable but not exceptional. My wife requested shrimp cocktail without the red cocktail sauce but instead with mayonnaise. They brought the shrimp cocktail with red cocktail sauce and also a side dish of mayonnaise. Princess had no problem with this request two months ago on a Panama Canal cruise but it seems they have trouble working this out on Carnival. Perhaps tomorrow. (Note: For every dinner after the first night the waiter had pre-ordered a shrimp cocktail without sauce. Very considerate.)
I ordered a steak medium rare. It was very undercooked. They took it back for more cooking and it came back fine.
I ordered a plate of vegetables to go with our dinner. Everyone wanted extra vegetables. They brought a dish with two pieces of carrot, some mushrooms and two slices of potato. I then asked for some green vegetables. They brought a nice plate of broccoli. I guess I don't consider getting carrots, mushrooms and potato as a vegetable serving. (Every night after this we got green vegetables on the table.)
The tropical fruit plate for dessert was mediocre. Not very plentiful and not exceptionally well presented. I know I can get seconds but it just did not live up to expectations.
No evening activities tonight as we were all pretty tired.
Something else I should point out: There seem to be a lot of children on this cruise. Lots of kids running around. My experience in the past on Carnival has been that children, even when present in abundance, are generally not running all over the ship. Let's see how things are once we are settled into our daily routine.
January 12, 2009 Key West
Arrival at about 7:30 AM. Disembarkation available at about 8:00AM. My brother and I got off the ship at 8:30 AM to pick up the rental car (van) at the airport. We docked at the Naval base and therefore had to take a short shuttle ride (free) to the downtown area. This takes between 5 and 10 minutes. The shuttle lets you off near the end of Duval Street and it is best to take a taxi to the airport to pick up a rental car. Cost is $7.50/person plus tip. Ride to the airport is about 15 minutes due to low speed limits and traffic lights.
We had arranged with Thrifty for a 7 person van for our group. Price was $105 including taxes and fees plus gas. (I ended up putting in $5.00 in gas when returning the car.) This worked out well for our group because we had three elderly persons with limited mobility. The van gave us great flexibility.
As an alternative, I would suggest investigating electric golf cart type vehicles. I saw some that take 8 persons. Most take 2, 4 or 6 persons. I don't have information on the prices but they are available downtown and would be an interesting alternative. (I got the picture of one cart with a phone number of 305-294-9990 for reference. I called and spoke to Mark on 1/1809. He quoted a four seater at $140 for 4 hours with an additional 2 hours free as I told him I wanted it from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The 8 seater was not available.)
You can buy a ticket for a tram with a circular route. On/Off as often as you like. Price is $29/person. The tram takes you to all the tourist sites. Note that you still need to buy tickets for the sites.
Several in our group wanted to go to the Mel Fisher museum. Admission is $12/person. This was enjoyed by all.
Lunch was at a local "dive" called Ricky's Blue Heaven. Nice fish sandwiches and fancier dishes. Expect to pay about $15/person. Live chickens on the roof and walking around the restaurant. They offer outside dining as well as eating inside if you like. Outside is recommended. Allow 1 to 1.5 hours for lunch to enjoy and relax.
We drove to the K-MART in the "old town" area. Good place to pick up provisions you might need for continuing your trip. There is also a CVS drugstore in the downtown area near where the tram drops you off.
We were back on the ship by 4:00 PM. Sailing time was 5:00 PM.
We had dinner in the main dining room. (Chic). There are two sit-down dining rooms (CHIC and POSH). I would strongly recommend the CHIC over the POSH. The POSH is at the stern just over the engine room. The noise and vibration can be very disturbing especially for tables in the center of the dining room. The CHIC is mid-ship and not affected by these noises.
We went to the 10:30 PM show. Cruise director started off with a song. This was followed by the "STRING/SPOON" game. (Ten guests are divided into two teams. They then pass a spoon on a string from one person to the other. Down the shirts of the ladies and down the pants of the men. First team to finish wins.) This was followed by a comedian.
January 13 Sea Day
Cloudy and rainy morning. I went jogging in the exercise room. Bring a headset because each jogging machine has a TV screen and you can plug in your headset and watch/listen to whatever you like. This is very pleasant but you must have a headset to listen.
Breakfast at the buffet. Excellent melons (cantaloupe and honeydew). Also very nice navel oranges. Oatmeal and grits available as well as cold cereal. Omelette station also available. Normal breakfast items such as bacon, sausage and ham also available.
I am going to compare here the breakfast buffet on the Carnival Freedom with the Island Princess. The seating area on the Freedom is larger so it is never difficult to find a seat. During peak times there was sometimes a seat shortage on the Island Princess but you could usually find a table to share with someone else if you wanted to. The buffet seemed more "civilized" on the Princess. Also, you did not have to wait in line for different food stations on the Princess. You could easily move from area to area (breads, cereal, omelette station, fruits, etc. On Carnival, there is basically one line for the various stations. I found the Princess method more user friendly.
One other difference: On Carnival you help yourself to coffee, tea, juice, etc. That is your only choice for beverage service. On Princess, they have waiters to get the beverages for you if you like. You can also get your own. Also, Princess has pineapple juice available from the waiters at the buffet on request. This is not available on Carnival. It might sound like a minor point but on Carnival and Princess all of the juices in the machines have added sugar. Pineapple juice is pure juice. For people wanting to restrict their sugar intake this is important. (I should note that later in the cruise there were a few beverage servers with carts available on the Carnival Freedom in the buffet during lunch/dinner but not at breakfast.)
Today's activities that interest me include: 1.Line dancing class 2.Cooking demonstration 3.Loyalty and Cruise Expert Seminar
My wife is going to take in the Tea Time.
Positive note on Carnival Freedom: The cabin steward is very attentive and friendly.
Carnival now also offers a FUTURE CRUISE CREDIT similar to the package available on Princess. The price is $100/cabin. This can be used as part of the deposit for your next cruise within 60 months. You will also get a cabin credit based on the length of the next cruise. The certificate is fully refundable if you do not want to use it for a Carnival cruise. Something worth keeping in your pocket.
Line Dancing: This class was held on the small dance floor of third floor atrium. Not a very good venue for this activity. It was way overcrowded. The teacher was good but the class lasted only about 30 minutes. This was the only line dancing class on this cruise.
January 14, 2009 Grand Cayman
This is a tender port. Seas were not too rough but the tenders bounced up and down quite a bit. We are traveling with 3 older people (ages 76-86) with some mobility issues. Getting on/off the tender was a little tricky but the crew handled it well.
The older people and my brother and his wife went on a glass bottom boat trip. They arranged this at the pier for $47/person. My wife and I went to the ATLANTIS SUBMARINE for the submarine dive priced at $89/person. We got a 10% discount for being nice people (see Marie at the counter and tell her you are a nice person and would like a discount). This is a 1.5 hour ride (allocate 2 hours for the tender boat ride to and from the sub. This is a great ride but you do need to climb down a steep ladder so be aware if traveling with people with limited mobility. There is no claustrophobic feeling. Big windows line both sides of the vessel. Interesting commentary is presented by the crew of 3.
Free Wireless Access: Walk right out of the pier area past the Atlantis Submarine booth. Across the street is a shopping mall with a red railing (Harbour Place). Bench seats in the courtyard. Good wireless signal.
My brother and his wife and the three older folks took a tender back to the ship ahead of my wife and I. We were all back on the ship in time for the buffet lunch.
January 15, 2009 Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Arrived at about 7:30 AM. Ship docked at the pier making disembarkation easy especially for the older members of our party. We had three electric scooters rented for this cruise and were able to take them off the ship today (with a little effort) to facilitate transportation for Mom, Dad and Barbara. The roads and walkways are less than perfect so we had to watch out for potholes and also some speedbumps along the way. Anyway, the electric scooters made an excursion within a mile or two of the pier feasible. (For reference, the electric scooters rented for about $250 for the six day cruise from a third party vendor arranged by our travel agent. They were in the staterooms waiting for us and we will leave them in the stateroom at the end of the cruise.)
We all went to a crafts market just outside the pier area. Actually, it is about 8-10 minutes walk from the exit of the pier. You can follow the harbour past a pretty beach and then make a right turn at the entrance to the beach area. Bargaining is mandatory and everyone is anxious to sell you something. If you are not interested just politely say "no, thank you" several times and they get the idea. Net price after bargaining is about 30% of the original asking price.
Internet: I found a reasonable internet cafe just next to the Burger King (across from the craft's market). I easily connected my PC wirelessly. They use a security (WEP) code but the person working their keyed it in for me. Good speed connection. $3.00/hour. Be friendly and if you only use 30 minutes they will charge you less. (Computer Wizz 974-5844 Mon-Sat 8:15AM - 7:30 PM, Sun 12:00 - 5:30 PM) The shop is upstairs with the stairs at the back of the building next to a barber shop.
I mentioned a beach on the way to the craft's market. It is called Ocho Rios Bay Beach. Entrance fee is JA$200/adults and JA$100/children (about US$3 and US$1.50). That gets you into this pretty beach area. There are restrooms and lockers. You can arrange various water sports at the beach including: Glass bottom boat ride $20/person Dunn's River on a Glass Bottom Boat $50/person Snorkeling at various locations $30/person Wind Surfing $30/person Jet Ski $70/half hour or $140/hour Beach Chair $5.00/rental Locker $5.00/rental
I did not go in so I don't know how negotiable the prices are. The beach is within 8-10 minutes walk from the exit of the pier.
Suggested restaurant: If you want a local lunch, go to Substance de Cafe. It is down the street from the entrance to the beach (about 1 block) on the left side. It is a take out place that has roasted chicken, fried chicken, curry lamb and pig tail soup. The chicken is served with red beans/rice and a small salad. The meal comes in three sizes priced between $3.00 and $4.50. I purchased the large order. My brother ate the roasted chicken and said it was very good. I had fried chicken. It was a bit dry. The rice/beans were good. The prices on their menu are in JA$ but they offer a fair exchange and take US$. You can also request either dark or light meat if you prefer. They are very friendly and it is obviously a popular local spot. Busy at lunch time.
We were back on the ship by 2:00 PM. Deadline was 3:00 PM as the ship sailed at 3:30 PM. Another formal night tonight. (That makes two for a 6 day cruise.)
January 16, 2009 Day at Sea
The whole family had a relaxing day at sea. There were a few showers and the temperature got cooler as the day progressed (we were heading north). We found the area on the port side aft 10th floor to be very quiet and peaceful. If you want Jamaican style band music and lots of activities, hang around at the 9th floor pool area. There was lots going on there.
We had a lovely sit-down dinner and then my wife and I attended the hypnotist show at 10:30 PM. This was the non-X rated show. His performance was acceptable but not the best hypnotist show we have seen. Also, his voice was rather shrill but this is a personal item and I know that many of the people attending enjoyed the show.
Unfortunately, there was a very negative occurrence during the performance. Approximately 25 minutes into the show, a group of 10-15 people sitting at the rear of the theatre started having a very vocal argument. I am not sure of the nature of the argument but they were shouting and using foul language. This went on for about 10 minutes and was obviously very disturbing to the audience. The hypnotist had to shop his show at one point to apologize. What surprised me was that Carnival did not take swift action to handle this event. There were a couple of bar waiters in the area but apparently no Carnival staff called security to ensure that the problem was handled in a timely fashion. Eventually the people involved left the room.
January 17, 2009 Disembarkation in Fort Lauderdale
We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at the buffet. We disembarked at about 9:00 AM and it went very smoothly. Very little waiting. We picked up our cars from the garage across the street ($15/day) and off we went.
Other notes: 1.I wish there had been more ballroom dancing and line dancing classes. 2.My wife and I did not find a suitable venue for ballroom dancing in the evening. Perhaps this cruise did not really cater to people with this interest. (It was something that we really enjoyed on the Princess cruise in December. 3.The dining room food quality was acceptable but slightly less than on the Princess. Less
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Cabin review: 7228
Suite 7228. Very spacious. Handicap equipped. Nice appointments. Large balcony. Wind noise from balcony door even when closed securely.Two Oceanview rooms (2401/2423) Well appointed and spacious. Nice to have the couch in the room. Closets are opposite the bathroom door so you need to be careful when opening the bathroom door.One Inside Cabin (8440). Spacious and well appointed.
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The location of the hotel is really good, just a short walk from the hotels private beach and about 10 minutes by bus to the Cleopatra Beach and to the city center. The bus stop is located next to the hotel. Food at the hotel was good. There should be more entertainment at the hotel. The music in the restaurant and the pool area wasn't any good, more Turkish like music would be nice to hear.
The location for beach & easy access to the restaurants & shopping area in the centre of the city. The choice of food for english guests was very poor more geared to germans or scandinavian guests
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good price, friendly staff, nice room. you have to pay for sun chairs and umbrellas at the beach. only soft drinks at the beach bar.the food was not various.the entertainment is very bad.
It is next to the beach. We were amazed by the lobby but the rest of the hotel was not such great, Great location of the restaurant. It is on the roof with a great view. We stayed only one night in the hotel, but we are so glad it was only one night. I can not imagine to stay here for a whole week. The bar and restaurant stuff was very rude, unfriendly and impolite (bartender was crudely shouting at us: "no glass in rooms",while carrying our glasses from an outside bar to an inside bar, then we had to wait 40 minutes until he will come back and serve us). The staff was eating in the restaurant in the official serving hours for guests. In the evening one bartender was obviously drunk. Food offer was poor and basically there was the same for lunch and dinner. Local soft drinks taste terrible. The services promised were not delivered, when we asked we got an answer that is the end of the season.


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Sad news for the dedicated fans of NBC's Parks and Recreation.
Actors Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe will depart the show midseason, according to reports. Jones has been a regular on the show since season one, while Lowe turned a season two guest shot into a main role.
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Techbargains reports that OneCall.com has the tiny Casio EX-S500 digital camera for $286.79. This is actually a camera that I own and love. I bought it when it first came out. At the time, everyone was selling it for $399. I got it for $335. This is a wonderful camera. It's so small that I have it with me all the time. Its 5 megapixel images are good enough. If I need better, I'll lug out my Rebel (and shortly, my Rebel XT!) But I'd rather not lug. (Remember, the camera that you have with you always takes better pictures than the camera that you left behind.) I can also fit several minutes of MPEG4 movies on the camera. And Casio has a dedicated button for shooting videos so you don't have to fumble with a mode dial to switch between stills and movies. (If you're not shooting video with your digital camera these days, you're really missing out.) Casio is really ahead of the crowd in terms of intelligent button layout and UI.
Casio is pushing this camera hard for the holiday season and has already announced a six megapixel version (EX-S600) due out in 2006. I've seen the EX-S500 as low as $310 in Costco, the most consumer friendly store I've ever been in. Yesterday, Techbargains noted that OneCall has the camera for $286.79. That's a steal and the site says the price is good until this Saturday, December 10! Get a big memory card with it. I recommend a 1 GB SD card. You can find them for about $50 to $60 these days.
By the way, looking for a great case for the EX-S500? I've tried a couple of very nice cases by Casio that you can get for about $20 to $30, but both of them seemed to double the size of the camera, making it big enough that I'd have to think twice before putting the camera in my pocket. Recently, however, I was in Target and came across a pack of three Little Miss Matched camera/MP3 player socks for $10. They're the perfect size for the camera. They don't provide nearly the protection of the Casio cases, but they're better than nothing. The sock designs are a bit feminine but they stay in my pocket, so it's not a big deal.
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HEAD coach Simon Mulholland has ruled out any hint of complacency as Sedbergh head to the 75th anniversary of the Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens as defending champions.
After claiming the Open title at the annual sevens tournament 12 months ago, Sedbergh set up a meeting with Festival winners Wellington College at Twickenham, which they lost 17-5.
Sedbergh will enter the Open, Colt and Preparatory Schools competitions, with Mulholland determined to ensure his side are fully prepared given the high-calibre opposition on show.
"It's the pinnacle of our year really and the one that we look forward to the most," he said.
"Obviously we won it last year but that doesn't give us an edge or anything, it's just good memories and no more.
"It's a new year and a new tournament – we can't rely on the fact that we won it last year.
"We are a good side and perhaps have a better squad in some respects than last year. If we can play to our best then we will be in with a shout.
"The primary aim is to make sure we get out of the group and then see where we go. If we do that anything can happen."
The Rosslyn Park Sevens has a history of starting the careers of rugby legends – namely Gareth Edwards, Will Carling, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Rob Andrew and Rory Underwood.
And with five wins at the prestigious tournament under their belt, Mulholland admits the buzz created by the Rosslyn Park Sevens makes Sedbergh hungry to repeat the trick.
"It's massive because it's the biggest rugby sevens tournament in the world so all our focus is on it and getting a result," he added.
"We've won it five times so we have a good history in the tournament and want to live up to it.
"When you bring that trophy back it gives a boost to the whole school because it's such a well-known tournament.
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Our research is the first to investigate hypoxia's effects on the harvest and economic dynamics of a Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery. By linking hypoxia to impacts on fisheries, we hope to link the interests of those charged with managing the nutrient load to coastal watersheds and those charged with managing coastal fishery resources. It will also provide a quantitative means to evaluate the 2008 Action Plan goal of reducing the spatial extent of hypoxia in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Why We Care
In the summer, seasonal hypoxia occurs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico (nGOM) as commercial shrimpers resume harvesting operations. But hypoxia's effects on the harvest and economic dynamics are largely unknown. To operate one of the country's most valuable single-species fisheries, managers must understand how hypoxia is impacting the ecosystem's ability to support brown shrimp. On the Louisiana shelf, hypoxia-induced habitat loss has decreased the range of brown shrimp by 25% since the early 1980s. In large areas of the shelf where hypoxia is most severe, shrimp move both inshore and offshore.
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Evidence indicates that hypoxia alters harvest dynamics and decreases profits in the shrimp industry by reducing the available habitat of brown shrimp in nGOM's dead zone. Moreover, hypoxia can change biological production that determines the amount of a targeted shrimp species potentially available for harvest. It can also change the fishery sector itself through fishing behaviors and practices.
We're combining retrospective analyses (historical data sets, targeted field efforts, econometric modeling, and quantitative policy evaluations) to determine the full scope of hypoxia's effects on the shrimp fishery. The coupling of human and natural systems is an important step toward more integrated and ecosystem-based management approaches that link watersheds to coastal systems and fisheries.
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Our work is part of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems & Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX) program. The project team is led by Dr. Kevin Craig of NOAA Fisheries with co-investigators from Duke University and NCCOS.
What We're Finding
This work is allowing managers to evaluate the likely impacts of eutrophication and hypoxia on fisheries, the practices of fishermen, the associated economic costs of habitat degradation, and the benefits of environmental policies to reduce nutrient pollution.
Regions of Study: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Texas
Primary Contact: David Kidwell
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Two years after the release of Kshetram, actress Priyamani has made a grand comeback to Tollywood. Her latest movie Charulatha, which is a female-oriented film, is a perfect treat for the lovers of horror movies. Its rampant sense of dread makes you take at least a few days to recover. It is the show of Priyamani, who surely rocks film goers with her excellent performance.
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Dave's Top Five Restaurants for 2010
These are not necessarily my top five restaurants in Orange County (though they're up there); these are the top five restaurants I visited for the first time in 2010. I might have visited ten times during the year or just once, but these are the five restaurants that stand out the most in my mind.
Before beginning, let's be clear: had I not visited Break of Dawn in 2009, it would be on the top of my list, as it was Gustavo's. It's been an open secret of mine for a while, though, so it doesn't count.
5. Sol del Sur
Sol del Sur Bistro
This made the list for several reasons: first, it's some of the most inventive cuisine in Orange County, and people who take risks and succeed ought to be lauded; second, I love to go to restaurants where I can't replicate the food at home. Even in my most fevered state I couldn't invent tarragon-Calvados panna cotta with chocolate soup. Finally, it's in San Juan Capistrano, and the better the food south of the Y, the better off we are as a whole county. 31115 Rancho Viejo Rd., San Juan Capistrano; 949-487-5225; soldelsurbistro.com
4. Olive Tree
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Gustavo singled out Zait and Za'atar, which is a good restaurant, but I prefer to continue the paean to its Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian dishes, especially the daily specials. While kabobs are possible, you'd be selling yourself short not to try the whole fish, the fall-apart tender lamb shanks over rice imbued with seventeen spices, and everything else that comes from the hotel pans behind the counter. 512 S. Brookhurst St., Anaheim; 714-535-2878; no website.
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There's no single dish that stands out at Cucina Alessa; homemade pastas, roasted meats and salads all are worthwhile choices at this pair of beachside Italian trattorias. It's the atmosphere that makes the place: convivial without being overwhelming, friendly without being fake and a good value besides. 6700 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach; 949-645-2148. 520 Main St., Huntington Beach; 714-969-2148; cucinaalessa.com.
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Proving my point that the best food often comes from the least-assuming places, Los Chilangos cooks Mexico City-style, masa-based antojitos from a sterile, white-tiled room that's barely wider than a New York City pizzeria. The taste of the hand-made quesadillas, pambazos, huaraches and sopes belies the low, low price, and would easily go up against even the much-vaunted and much-missed Nina's in East L.A. 1830 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim; 714-999-5515; no website.
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I cannot for the life of me imagine why the two geniuses behind the Lime Truck, Jason Quinn and Daniel Shemtob, do not have a bricks-and-mortar restaurant. Perhaps it's the start-up cost, or the additional staff. Whatever the reason, it's certainly not lack of skill; the food that comes out of the delivery window rivals some of the best food in Orange County. Appearances throughout Orange County; 949-292-6282; thelimetruck.com.
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A few months ago I did a Facebook Live discussing the Do's and Don'ts and guided reading. You can check that video out here:
I think one of the things that surprised me most, and apparently many of my viewers, were my comments on whisper phones and round robin reading. I suggested that students do not read aloud the text all at the same time when it is time for them to read independently. I want to focus on this a bit more, and go into some more detail.
Subvocalizing, or vocalizing, is when students read out loud when reading. Some students may whisper, and others may simply move their lips.
Many young and beginning readers tend to vocalize when reading. You may notice that during guided reading, you may ask students to read the text independently, and suddenly everyone is reading aloud and it is hard to hear each student!
One of my most favorite professional books is the book Yardsticks by Chip Wood.
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I used to read it each year before the school year started. I found it put me in the right "mind set" to prepare for what was developmentally appropriate from my students each year. This book breaks down what is developmentally appropriate for kids, each year, from ages 4-14. According to Wood, for seven year olds, "'Silent reading' is not yet silent- lots of whispering (vocalization) as children read."
I generally start to encourage silent reading about mid-second grade. I do not make a make deal of it. I found that by preparing kids that were reading on grade level at the mid point of the year, they easily made the transfer by the end of the school year. This followed the Chip Wood's advice, as many mid-second graders are still 7 years old. This way I could support them as they became more mature readers.
When I am reading a difficult recipe or a technical text, the first thing I do is turn off the radio or TV (I need total silence to concentrate! LOL! Am I alone???). Then, I usually read aloud the passage or text a few times until I am sure I "get" it.
So if I do this as an adult, why is subvocalizing such a big deal?
The biggest issue is that subvocalizing when reading slows the reader down. The reader literally will read at a slower pace. There is a lot of research supporting the correlation between a fluency and comprehension. Basically, when a reader is fluent, their brain can focus more on understanding the story, instead of decoding the words. Subvocalizing can prevent the reader from reading fluently.
The next reason is a sad one, but a necessary evil. When standardized tests are given, students must read the passages "silently." By scaffolding students to do this, they are not stunned when they must read that entire test silently.
Another reason is that is makes the guided reading setting very distracting for your older students. Also, some of your kids who have developed some pretty slick coping strategies to hide their reading struggles, can simply mimic the person beside them.
Like I mentioned above, I do not make a terribly big deal about it. I tell the kids, " Good readers read silently and think about the story in their brains. This helps them read more smoothly and helps them understand the story better. When we read everything out loud, our reading slows down and can make it hard to remember the story."
Most kids will naturally make this jump when switching from a transitional to fluent reader. To support kids reading on about a beginning to mid-second grade level, I will provide whisper phones.
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You can also make your own from PVC pipe from Home Depot or Lowes. Students can whisper into the phones. The sound will travel (like a telephone) to their ears, but will not be as loud or distracting to all the kids around them.
By about mid-second grade, I will stop using the whisper phones because I don't want students to over rely on them. Then, I gently remind kids to read silently when reading.
Often, kids will naturally make the progression by the end of second to middle of third grade. Students that are still reading aloud by this point, are generally reading below grade level and there may be bigger issues to tackle than subvocalization.
So, if kids are not reading out loud, all at the same time during guided reading, when do I hear and monitor them? My students read silently, or using the whisper phones, until I "tap in" with them. This means I literally touch their hand and ask them to read aloud a paragraph of two and then discuss it briefly with them. I am able to tap in with 2-3 kids per guided reading session. I take notes, so that the next session, I make sure to listen to the students I missed. I also can use these notes to help guide my teaching point.
Some may ask, "How can you make sure that the other kids are actually reading?" Easy! After students read the text and it is time to discuss the text as a group, I make sure to ask the students I didn't tap in on targeted questions to get a feel for their comprehension level! Want to more more about tapping in or how to promote fluency in guided reading (since kids aren't reading aloud), just let me know in the comments and I will write another post since this is getting so long!
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Moscow, Oct.21 (ANI): Expressing satisfaction with the progress in regard to the commissioning of Unit-1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, India and Russia have agreed to take necessary steps to speed-up the completion of Unit-2, and also agreed to expeditiously finalize the General Framework Agreement and the Techno-Commercial Offer for Units- 3 and 4 of the nuclear plant.
After talks between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two countries emphasized the need to facilitate cooperation among power sector companies of both the countries for modernization of existing power plants and construction of new power plants in India.
The two sides reaffirmed their earlier commitment to the agreement between India and Russia on cooperation in the construction of additional nuclear power plant units at Kudankulam site as well as in the construction of Russian designed Nuclear Power Plants at new sites in India.
India and Russia also reaffirmed their agreement on cooperation in the use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes and the Road Map for the Serial Construction of the Russian designed Nuclear Power Plants in India.
The two sides reiterated their commitment to implement the agreement on the Enhancement of Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector
India and Russia noted the importance of cooperation in order to organize long-term supplies of hydrocarbons to India from Russia, conducive to strengthening India's energy security and diversification of energy exports from Russia through LNG supplies to India.
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the dynamic development of cooperation between JSC Gazprom and Indian companies to organize long-term supplies of LNG to India from the Gazprom Group portfolio.
Both sides also agreed to explore the possibilities of direct transportation of hydrocarbons from Russia to India through the land route, and also agreed to set up a Joint Study Group in this regard.
The Indian side expressed OVL's interest in participating along with Russian companies in exploration for hydrocarbons in the Arctic region.
Both India and Russia welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Efficiency between FSBO Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of Russia and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency of India.
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the signing of the Vladivostok Ministerial Declaration and Plan of Action on Regional Cooperation for Enhanced Energy Security and the Sustainable Use of Energy in Asia and the Pacific, 2014-18.
In the area of cooperation in Science and Technology, both India and Russia noted the progress in various on-going scientific sectors, including cooperation in Basic Sciences under DST-RFBR program and the Integrated Long-Term Program (ILTP).
Both sides welcomed the creation of new institutional mechanisms by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Science and Technology of India.
These mechanisms would support Indo-Russian R and D projects with potential for technology development and generation of new intellectual property.
These projects would be in conformity with national priorities of both countries, as identified under 12th Five Year plan of India and the Federal Targeted Programme 'Research and Development in Priority Fields of Science and Technology Complex of Russia in 2014-2020'.
In the area of exploration of Outer Space, India and Russia expressed their commitment to further cooperation in space activities of mutual interest.
Both sides supported cooperation between Russia and India within the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and agreed to advance it in a pragmatic and steady manner.
In particular, they expressed mutual interest in coordinating actions with reference to the current endeavour of the Committee to work out guidelines related to ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
Meanwhile, in the area of environment and sustainable development, India and Russia welcomed the outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development "Rio+20" held in Rio de Janeiro in June last year, and stated that it was necessary to work consistently to implement its decisions.
They attached great importance to addressing purposefully the global climate change problem and stressed the importance of boosting international efforts aimed at drafting a new comprehensive and balanced climate change agreement by 2015. (ANI)


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Flute from Holst: Brook Green Suite: II.Air (arranged wind quintet)
Brook Green Suite
This piece was written in 1933 for St Paul's Girls' School junior orchestra for strings and consists of 3 movements. The school is in Brook Green, an affluent area of the Fulham and Hammersmith Area of London. (It is less well known than the popular St Paul's Suite, which is also for string orchestra.)
I have arranged it for wind quintet:it seems to suit it!! Other movements available.(see related scores)
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London – Andy Murray made an impressive start to his Wimbledon title defence as the third seed swept into the second round with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Belgium's David Goffin on Monday.
Murray is the first British man to defend the singles title at the All England Club for 77 years and he showed no signs of nerves against Goffin, brushing aside the world number 105 in 122 minutes to set up a clash with Slovenia's Blaz Rola.
With new coach Amelie Mauresmo watching from the players box, Murray was given a standing ovation as he walked onto Centre Court for the first time since his historic final victory over Novak Djokovic 12 months ago.
And the 27-year-old Scot never looked in danger of suffering a first round letdown as he hit 28 winners, served eight aces and went through the entire match without dropping serve. – Sapa-AFP


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"And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled." (Act 14:26)
Paul and his companions had set out on a missionary journey from Antioch, empowered by grace; and now, at the end of their tour, it was only fitting that they return and give a report of all that happened.
Luke writes the account for us – "In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers; while they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Paul for the work to which I have called them.' So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off." (Act 13:1-3)
There is always a great deal of fanfare at the outset of some noble campaign; but especially when the cause is directed by God. Thus we may well imagine the high excitement that attended the Christians at Antioch when they heard the Spirit of God tell them to send Paul and Barnabas out on their mission.
They no doubt would've watched as the pair faded off in the distance, topping the crest of a final hill, passing from their sight. Their excitement in sending them off could only be matched by hearing the news after some months that they were returning – and would arrive sometime by late afternoon. You know, "when Johnny comes marching home again — hoorah! Hoorah!" Get the ticker-tape ready!
We have here a slight advantage over our Antiochian brothers, for we (through the pen of Luke) have journeyed with Paul and Barnabas, and know full well of all they encountered – and endured.
It is a miracle that they even survived the trip at all.
And what is the news that they bring upon their return? Why, Good News, of course!
There was no chiding, "Thanks a lot for nothing, you guys! You threw us into the open jaws of snarling lions!!" And, neither was there any whining, "We had it really hard; it was really, really bad; somebody give me a hug." Nor was there any singing of the blues, "Oh, nobody knows the trouble I seen….."
Instead, they brought back a good report, and rejoiced over all that Jesus had done through them – and TO them during their trip. And why? Because God had covered them with His grace inside His will; and all things worked together for their good.
Every experience in life makes you bitter, or better. The choice is yours to make. And it all depends on where you are standing – inside, or outside, of God will for your life. James Ryle
Paul and Barnabas, along with their traveling companions, were fully inside the will of God and, therefore, covered by the full measure of His grace for this assignment. So the team returned triumphantly from their journey of faith.
They reported everything the Lord had done, and spent some time resting and being refreshed. And then, far from backing down because of the difficulty of service, they tooled up for yet another journey into the expansive will of God.
Here is it in Paul's own words – "I am what I am by the grace of God. And His grace given to me was not in vain, for I labored more abundantly than they all; yet it was no I, but the grace of God that was with me." (1 Co 15:10)
What has God set you apart to do? Have others affirmed it through prayer and support? How is God proving Himself to be with you in your labors? And, who is waiting to hear the good news of all the Lord is doing through you?
"Oh, are you talking to me," a guy said in the group. "I mean, you are looking straight at me, but it sounds like you're talking to somebody else."
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PERSHORE kept up the pressure at the top of Worcestershire Cricket League Division One with a winning double over the Bank Holiday.
They gained an important 20 points when beating Coombs Wood by seven wickets in a lowscoring game on Monday following a narrow defeat of Redditch at the weekend.
Pershore, who host basement boys Colwall on Saturday (12.30pm), go into the last two fixtures of the season just 11 points behind leaders Worcester Nomads.
After winning the toss at Coombs Wood, Chris Ridings asked the hosts to bat first on a green-looking pitch surrounded by a wet outfield.
His opening attack of Luke Dalley and Tom Pilling justified the decision as they ripped through the Wood top batsmen to leave them reeling on 37-5.
The lower order tried to retrieve the situation but, with Pilling getting considerable movement bowling unchanged and Dalley returning to the attack, they were skittled for 84.
Pilling finished with 5-52 from 17 overs and Dalley 5-23.
The main threat to Pershore was the forecast of rain but David White set about the required total with relish and scored an unbeaten 51 from 48 balls.
Sean Jenkins smashed 15 from six balls to see Pershore reach the winning target from only 14 overs before a heavy storm struck.
Their four-wicket victory over Redditch followed a toss win from Ridings, who asked the visitors to bat first.
Despite an opening stand of 45 between Luke Davis (26) and Tom Field (12), scoring was difficult.
Dalley (4-29) removed both openers and wickets fell regularly to Pilling (2-30) and Lee Wilks (4-30) as Redditch were bowled out for 127 in the 47th over. Following a break for rain, Pershore were allowed 37 overs to reach the required target.
White (22) played a solid innings but wickets tumbled and the hosts were reeling on 86- 5. With Chris Ayliffe (20) holding up one end, Tim Smith took control with a hard-hit 34 from 35 balls to see Pershore home with just two balls left.


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