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Enrique Granados had a soft spot for human frailty. His greatest success was Goyescas, a series of musical portraits of Spanish society in which pride, hubris and impulse were observed, catalogued and gently mocked. We can only hope he would be as forgiving with himself over his own terrible, tragic demise.
The second instalment of Classical (De)Composition, a video series written by CBC Music's Tom Allen, takes us on the triumphant and tragic final journey of the great Spanish composer. Illustrations by Huan Tran. Watch it below.
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Twenty-first Century, is the century of rapid development of science and technology. In terms of phone, the continuous development of operators, creating a situation of "hundred schools of thought", all kinds of mobile phone brand for selections,such as Samsung, iPhone, Huawei, Sony and so on. And the use of Samsung and iPhone is the majority. The RendForce announced ranking of annual global smart phone manufacturers in 2015, Samsung is still ranked first, which means that the global demand for Samsung mobile phone is still vast. Among so many Samsung mobile phone users, a lot of people reflect that theirs mobile phone's system is easy to crash. Samsung is the flagship on Android formations, so if the phone system is not smooth, or cell phone is damaged, lots of users will usually choose iPhone, because the iPhone has a powerful configuration and system.
Recently some users ask to me, their Samsung mobile phone is broken, and then they bought an iPhone to as an alternative. How to transfer the Samsung's information to iPhone? Samsung and iPhone's system is different, can we transfer the data in different systems?
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Tell him that if he doesent start improving hes out of the band.
I hate to make this sound like the problem pages or anything but anyway....
im a guitarist in a band.i've also been drumming for several years. Now the drummer in my band has been playing for less than ive been playing for.recently he has been getting stick for his playing. He has the habit of his hand following his foot. ie when he is playing offbeats with his foot his hand will follow on the hi hats instead of playing tempo. I think you will agree that this technique is a fairly essential point of drumming.
now while i have progressed in my own drumming skills to playing paradiddles and more technically advanced stuff he continues to play his stock drumming and he doesn't seem to be interested in learning new skills like paradiddles, flams ,offbeats etc. This can sometimes be a pain for me as a guitarist (of 7 years) when someone can't compliment the songs i write with more advanced drumming. I hate to sound c-o-c-k-y but he is getting quite a lot of critiscm and i'm just wondering if ye have any advice for encouraging him to progress.
thanks J.D.
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Tell him that if he doesent start improving hes out of the band.
you could help him out a bit. if he doesnt go along with it, cooperate,practice,then kick him out
yeah....you have every right to have your songs played the way you want them played...
Forgot to mention that he is a good friend and i dont think kicking him out would be the best option as he is still very much interested in the band as a whole. I think he is the kind of person that thinks if he buys lots of expensive equipment that he will automatically become good. i have a plan abeit dastardly......
to go onto the forum thats been talking about him, pretend to be a drumming coinneuser say that i have seen him play...and list out the things that could make him better.....supportive advice.....
thanks for all the replys btw
that right there says a LOT.....are you sure he's into it? i've never known a drummer that DIDN'T want to improve his playing....ive been playing for 24 years, and i'm always looking to learn more and get better....maybe have a talk with him about his commitment to playing?and he doesn't seem to be interested in learning new skills
Word to the wise : don't mess with the drummer.
well, if hes a good friend,you could break it to him easy....or not. but if hes doesnt want to learn more wy is he playin drums???
yeah but the way i do stuff is rever sicolgy like you that set msot of cost you alot of money why are we wasteing tin=me here so on
i make out most of what your saying except "sicology".
I think he means reverse psychology, but I think the best thing to do is just try and start talking about how committed to playing drums and trying to learn new things...
You could start another band - have a 'playing around' band, and a serious band. The drummer who isn't interested in improving his skills doesn't play in the serious band.
what sorta idiot doesn't wanna learn new techs?
also about the foot matching the hand. i had the same problem when i first started out. i just sat down and played for hours.
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"The art of finding in poetry is the art of marrying the sacred to the world, the invisible to the human" (Linda Gregg)
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Poetic Encounters in Victoria, BC
While back for a few weeks' visit to my hometown of Victoria, BC, I stopped in at Russell Books, which is an amazing and iconic used bookstore. It also happens to be where I had one of my first jobs after university, which was pretty good for a book lover without much work experience at the time.
I was searching the poetry section and decided to buy a small bilingual collection of Émile Nelligan's poems, partly because I am planning to try some more translations of his work. (You can read my translation of his 'Soir d'hiver', and some information about Nelligan's sad life, here.) Much to my surprise, when I looked inside the book, I found an inscription by Doug Beardsley. It was inscribed "Montreal, Quebec, at the Hotel Nelligan", and signed with dates both in 2006 and 2009, which added a little to the mystery. He had also made a few notes in the Preface. Doug Beardsley is a Victoria poet who was also an instructor at the University of Victoria until 2006 - and he taught the Canadian Poetry course which proved to be somewhat life-altering for me (both in introducing me to extraordinary Canadian poets, and in helping to open up modern and contemporary poetry to me.) Finding a book inscribed by him at my old workplace was sort of strange and wonderful.
I also bought Karen Solie's Short Haul Engine, one of her older collections which she wrote while living in Victoria. I've browsed through it but am really looking forward to reading it more in-depth, especially in the light of her brilliant recent work.
Finally, I came across a tidbit in a local Victoria magazine regarding poet Rudyard Kipling. He visited Victoria in 1907 and commented to a reporter for the Times Colonist (which I think was called the Colonist or British Colonist then): "I am going to take a motor drive to see the beauties of the place. But I really don't see why I should move away from here. In Victoria, it is a waste of time to look for beauty. It is always with you."
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With Mike Shanahan on the outs in D.C., the next question becomes who will be on the ins.
From the moment Baylor announced another extension with head coach Art Briles, speculation intensified that Baylor and Briles hoped to prevent speculation that he'll reunite with Robert Griffin III. Talk like that could undermine if not destroy a recruiting class.
Now that Shanahan seems highly unlikely to be back next year, Briles already has been asked about whether a jump to the NFL could happen.
"I've had zero contact with anybody," Briles said Sunday night, via WacoTrib.com. "I'm a Baylor Bear — that's all I'm concerned about."
That quote became a headline that Briles "plans no reunion" with Griffin. But what college coach is ever candid about his plan?
For college coaches, the plan becomes evident only when the plan becomes implemented. Rarely do college coaches flirt with leaving without leaving. When they do (and it's not unprecedented), it becomes difficult to persuade teenagers and their parents that the man recruiting them to make a four-year commitment to a given also has made a four-year commitment to that school.
Whether Briles would truly want the job presumes that Washington owner Daniel Snyder would want Briles. While it makes sense to have a coach who had a strong and successful working relationship with Griffin in college, hiring Briles strengthens the narrative that Griffin has too much power and influence over Snyder.
Still, it's critical that Snyder hire a coach who wants Griffin to be his quarterback. There's a chance a new coach would say what he has to say to get the job, and then lay the foundation (subtly or otherwise) for getting his own quarterback. The challenge for Snyder will be to find a coach who means what he says when he says he wants Griffin.
Does anyone think Josh McDaniels told the Broncos he'd run quarterback Jay Cutler out of town as the first order of business in Denver? Does anyone think Shanahan told Snyder that Shanahan would provoke a showdown with defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth as the first order of business in D.C.?With Kirk Cousins under contract for two more years, there's a chance the next coach will prefer Cousins to Griffin.
That's why it will be critical for Snyder to find a coach who truly wants Griffin. The guy who most likely fits that mold is Art Briles.


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The Five Pillars Of The Lululemon Athletican Faith
A few weeks back I wrote a post about Trader Joe's, arguing that the cult following of the brand was not just a lucky accident of capitalism, but rather was the result of a calculated marketing strategy deployed by a company intimately connected to its ideal consumer. I tend to think that this kind cult ideology in marketing is the most effective strategy to use in the current economic climate, and that the brands that figure out how they can use it might be among the last standing once the hard times of the Great Recession are behind us. Like Trader Joe's, Lululemon Athletica is brand that has achieved outstanding success and the devotion of its customers in a relatively short period of time and with little to no mass advertising campaigns. Also like Trader Joe's, they have done this by creating and promoting a cult around their brand, only to fit into this particular cult, you must wear — you guessed it — $98 stretch pants.
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Now before you object to the use of the term "cult" here, let me assure you that I have taken into account all of the possible implications of that word and decided to use it anyway. You see, Lululemon Athletica was founded by Chip Wilson, a Canadian-born entrepreneur who had recently undergone a spiritual awakening as the result of attending the (Scientology-linked) Landmark Forum seminar. He took what he learned there, mixed it with the philosophies of some motivational business speakers and The Secret (of Oprah fame) and came up with Lululemon's "internal constitution," which I suppose is kind of like what a business plan is to other businesses.
The Lululemon business model is this: use the tenets of self-actualization and the power of positive thinking to convert the most popular yoga teachers throughout the country (particularly in wealthy urban areas and their surrounding suburbs) to brand "ambassadors" who will, in turn, convert their students into a devoted following that continues to grow exponentially. The method in which this is achieved borrows heavily from religious movements, and Wilson has said that his purpose in starting Lululemon was not just to create an exercise clothing store, but to also help customers along the path to self-esteem and personal growth. Lululemon employees at all levels are encouraged to attend Landmark Forum seminars and are expected to listen to "The Psychology of Achievement," an eight-hour-long series of audiotapes by the self-help guru Brian Tracy, even when they're not on the clock, according to some former employees.
- Use the Power of Free To Promote What Is Scarce
Lululemon clothing has a value that extends beyond just the fact that it is quality workout gear. Because it is thought of as being fashionable, there are only a certain amount of items that are produced each season, and once those are sold out, that is it for that item. You might see the same basic style of pant again, but there will be a different fabric on the inseam or some other small way in which a garment is different. Because of this, there is a market for preworn Lululemon clothing on eBay, and some of the items can be sold for as much as 60% of their original retail price. Even though common sense would suggest that athletic clothing would not be a hot resale item, the illusion of scarcity created by the Lululemon brand management makes people treat it as if they are buying a pair of rare Christian Louboutins that cannot be located anywhere else.
Lululemon provides free yoga classes in various different venues throughout their retail chain. They hire yogis to come in and run the classes, and once the class is over, they offer an array of merchandise to choose from and 15% off discount coupons to course participants.
- Use subtle, but effective branding techniques.
The inspiration for this post came, as per usual, during my spinning class, where everyone pretty much is wearing clothing from Lululemon. Among other things, it occurred to me that they had branded their clothing particularly well for this target market. All of this branding kind of hit home when I saw one of the women in my spin class carrying a lululemon gym bag. The bag was attention-grabbing because of its color (magenta), but there wasn't any immediately noticeable branding on it, until I noticed that the entire strap of the bag was embroidered with the words "lululemon athletica" only they had done it in the exact color of the bag, so that it was only readable in close-up, where you could discern texture. Similarly, her shirt was from Lululemon, a fact that I discerned because of the style of including inspirational slogans kind of scrawled across the fabric, a technique that only lululemon uses, and that is seen all over the reusable bags the give you when you buy your clothes. I could recognize it, in short, because I am a member of the cult myself.
The cleverness with which the branding is done by Lululemon should not be overlooked. When a company is new, they are dependent upon this kind of labeling to get the word out about their products — this stage in a company is most memorable to me during the mid-nineties when Abercrombie & Fitch was being reimagined as a brand and you couldn't wade through a frat party without seeing a dozen Abercrombie & Fitch labels. In keeping with that need, Lululemon has omnipresent branding, but it is done subtly, and in a way only meaningful to people in the cult. Their logo functions like an amulet or any other religious icon does: it stands for the movement to the believers, and excites the curiosity of the uninitiated. Even where it is placed on the clothing itself is intentional; the logo on my Lululemon shirt appears three times, though each placement is no bigger than a dime. But the way they are positioned (one on the back, and one on each shoulder), ensure that people working out behind, or to each side of me will see the sign. Similarly, on Lululemon workout pants, the logo appears at the back of the leg, where somebody who is watching your steps in aerobics class is sure to notice.Even more interesting is where they don't put the logo: on the running shorts, which are extremely short, they don't bother with a logo, even in the traditional placement of the right front leg, because they know that nobody will be able to see it well enough on shorts that small. In that case, the distinctive cut of the short is the calling card, and they aren't willing to misbrand an item by putting too garish of a label on it.
- Before Opening A Store, Send In a Reconaissance Team
Not only are the store locations chosen carefully, the lululemon team plans a store opening like an invasion. About a year ahead of a scheduled store opening in a new market, lululemon sends out what can only be described as missionaries to attend all yoga and exercise classes they can find in the general area. After a few weeks of attending courses, they are able to determine who among the instructors are Influencers, and those people they recruit to participate in programs affiliated with lululemon as "ambassadors," and there they can get free or discounted gear, invites to teach courses, and other perks like a picture on the walls of their stores. Basically, the recon team tries to create a relationship with these influential instructors.
Now this might sound a little creepy, I know, but look at it this way: the instructors benefit from their relationship with lululemon not only for the swag and extra work: they usually get a lot more business from this deal, including more clients for personal training. And many of them say that they make friends out of this, become close to the lululemon scouts. As for the lululemon people, they say that their brand is all about authenticity. They try to foster this feeling through their corporate blog, a flickr photostream and a Facebook page. And if this authenticity occasionally feels manufactured — like the stores that are specially designed to appear as though they are small local boutiques, rather than chain outlets — well, sure, it's a little Scientology and all that, but everyone's winning, right? Right?
- Continue to gather information from target market, so as to anticipate market fluctuations.
When I buy stuff at Lululemon, they have often asked me where I work out, as well as who my favorite instructors are. This is not just idle talk — this kind of information is self-consciously gathered by Lululemon sales staff and then reported back to Lululemon HQ every two weeks. Once, I tried on a pair of running shorts after discussing with the saleschick whether they had any that didn't ride up while you are running, because that drives me nuts. She told me that these ones might work, and when I tried them on and decided they were too short, she still wanted to know if I thought they would work that way. I have to assume this is so that she could report back to the HQ about the marketability of these types of shorts in my geographical area. The thing is, creepy or no, all of this information gathering promotes a quality product. So I guess what I'm wondering is: is it OK to give information to a cult, if they seem like an even-tempered, well-meaning, Canadian cult?


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Biography - Davy Crockett (A&E DVD Archives)
In Hillsborough County, Tennessee, officials are petitioning a judge to enforce an order that 90-year-old Margaret Smith return the original marriage license application of one Davy Crockett. The county claims that the document is the property of the county and must be return in order to be placed on display in the local museum. Smith and her son Vance, a lawyer, stated the document was passed down to her by her father who received it from her brother while he was working for the county. Supposedly the courthouse in Dandridge, Tennessee was throwing away all old documents of no use and were in the process of discarding the document when Smith's uncle grabbed it.


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Gener8xion Entertainment is best known for its Christian blockbusters "The Omega Code," "Megiddo: Omega Code 2," and "Carman the Champion." While 8X has announced that it has 8 other film projects on the drawing board, next in line is Blessed Child. If you recognize the name, perhaps you are already familiar with the novel of the same name from Christian authors Bill Bright (of Campus Crusade for Christ) and Ted Dekker.
Lowell Paxson, Chairman of PAX-TV, calls Blessed Child "the best novel I've ever read." The story focuses on a 10 year old boy named Caleb who has extraordinary powers that raise the dead and heal the sick. Enemies arise that wish to get rid of Caleb due to the threat he poses to them, so it's up to relief worker Jason Marker and a French Canadian nurse (Leiah) to help the boy survive as they smuggle him out of Ethiopia and into America where yet more trouble awaits.
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Freaks The Man Who Lived Underground
"The Man Who Lived Underground" has a name. It's Weaver, and he's a poor electronics fix-it man drunk with insolent nostalgia who decries modern "upgrades" from his dingy urban catacombs. That's the concept, anyway, via which Freaks Luke Solomon and Justin Harris revolt against dance industry vapidity and set stage for their curiously catchy production. Wrought with machinery effects and amusing audio theater, the tech-house on "The Man Who..." excels through episodes of bleepy motorized tension, plump dirty bass, and chaotic funk. The Freaks are pissed and want you to think before you dance, but this is great music even without the program notes.


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Yuh-Chi Niou
Project title: Investigation of Children's Respiratory Symptoms due to Poor Indoor Air Quality in Sichuan, China
Completed in: 2010
China is one of the fastest developing nations in the world, with new high rises and new technologies being developed everyday. There is, however, still a great disparity between rural and urban areas. The purpose of my research is to look into an urbanization gradient of fuel sources, gas stoves vs. wood or coal, and its effects on indoor air quality and how this would correlate with children's lung health mainly in the form of asthma. The research was set on an urbanization gradient, moving from most rural areas to urban areas all within the Province of Sichuan, PR China. I hypothesize that there is an increase in respiratory illness from children in households with inadequate ventilations systems, and generally just from houses that utilize a wood/coal burning system vs. centralized gas or electric heating systems. In order to judge children lung health, health surveys were passed out to children in the 6th grade of elementary school. The questionnaires contained questions that were modified and translated to Chinese from the International studies of asthma and allergies in childhood surveys (ISSAAC). This study measured health symptoms of children along with measures of indoor-air pollution of the different sites and a means to validate survey answers about fuels used. Wood as a primary fuel source is found to cause a decrease in respiratory health of children in Sichuan. A lack of adequate ventilation is found to be associated with worse respiratory symptoms regardless of fuel type. Adding or designing a method to increase ventilation of areas burning fuel may decrease the short-term health effects of indoor air pollution.


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At 01:37pm on Tuesday August 8th, City of Hudson Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a possible structure fire at 328 Columbia Street in the City of Hudson. The initial report was smoke coming from the roof and fire alarms activating within the structure.
Within minutes, Engine 30-25 arrived on scene and confirmed a working structure fire. Fire was visible in the attic of the multi apartment residential structure. Greenport 25-45 and their FAST Team was requested immediately to the scene.
Under the command of Chief Anthony Demarco Jr., hand lines were immediately deployed in the building from Engine 30-25 while Tower 32-55 set up for roof ventilation operations. The fire was knocked down within minutes. Interior operations and overhaul was supplemented by crews from Engine 28-28 and Engine/Rescue 27-42.
The Greenport Fire Department and the Catskill Fire Department were requested to the scene with manpower to assist with operations due to the limited personnel that is available during the day.
The fire is still under investigation and no cause has been determined. The investigation is being handled by the Hudson City Police Department Detectives Office with the assistance of Fire Department personnel. The building remains unoccupied until repairs can be made. No injuries were reported.
Additional agencies on scene assisting were the Columbia County Fire Coordinators Office, the Columbia County Sheriffs Office, the Hudson City Police Department, City of Hudson Code Enforcement, the Greenport Rescue Squad, and National Grid.
Crews on scene worked well together and did a great job knocking this fire down quickly.


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I just learned of the proposal that you have made to allow patents as part of your standards process. As an early booster of what was once the open web, I am appalled by this proposal. Software patents are undermining everything that the web (and the W3C) once stood for. Please do not go forward with this proposal! -- Tim O'Reilly @ O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 101 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472 +1 707-829-0515, FAX +1 707-829-0104 firstname.lastname@example.com, http://www.oreilly.comReceived on Monday, 1 October 2001 20:22:50 UTC
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In the 'old days' if you wanted to get a foot in the door of a big time company it wasn't so much who you knew but what you knew. Your ability to do the job, no matter what kind of job, was determined by your resume and your interview. Today, things have switched and it is far more important to 'know people', lots of people, people who can help you.
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Content no longer rules the throne; the energy level has switched to who you know and if you know enough people you will have an edge. You can have the best resume (content) but if you can't promote that resume to more than one or two employers you don't get the job. You need a following and the more the merrier.
You have to market yourself and your qualifications. Put together the best resume; get professional help with that if you can. Then you need to get that resume out to the right people. There are many ways to do that including:
- Your family – immediate and extended only who they know don't work for them!
- Your friends – close or semi-close, a little spam is ok, but don't look desperate.
- Your neighbors – former and current they all can chip in
- Your Facebook friends – you never know who they might know
- Your Twitter followers – tweets are powerful
The list goes on and the more people who get access to your resume the better shot you have of getting an interview. Make sure your 'content' gets into as many hands as possible. Follow-up is important. If Joe Jones says he will get your resume into the right hands at his company, will he? Give him time and then follow-up with Joe, but don't push.
Always be sure to put on a professional face when dealing in cyberspace. Use a professional looking photo of yourself. You want your followers and friends to want to promote you.
If you are sincere, honest and reliable you want your friends to help you. You want them to want you to be the best you can be. This can't be accomplished without a lot of personal interaction with those who can benefit you.
You've seen the others, the Court Jesters…the silly people who roam the internet without purpose. You have purpose; you want to make sure the world knows it. The world has become a much smaller place with the internet. Use it to your advantage. These days personal brand is not optional, you 100% need your personal brand in order.
You do have to be careful not to get too pushy, too over-the- top. Being eager to get ahead doesn't mean you should walk all over people to get there. Every word you type when you are online are words that thousands of people will have access to. Do it correctly because it's not so much what you know but who you know.
Lastly clean up your social platforms, get rid of those drunken pictures our clubbing and acting like a fool. Make sure your posts have nothing that could be seen as not politically correct and make sure your profile photos look good and are of you, not your kids or some beach view.


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The study randomly assigned 43 sedentary and overweight adults with untreated sleep apnea to an aerobic and resistance training program or a low-intensity stretching routine. Subjects in the training group ran on a treadmill for about 40 minutes a day, four days a week. The group also lifted weights twice a week. The exercises were designed to work each major muscle group, and included shoulder and chest press, row, leg and bicep curls and abdominal crunches.
After 12 weeks, the group that participated in the exercise program reported improved daytime functioning. They were less sleepy, less depressed and in a better overall mood. The results are promising, but due to a relatively small sample size further research is needed on the benefits of exercise for patients with untreated sleep apnea.
Even if you don't have sleep apnea, regular exercise can boost your energy, reduce your stress and improve your mood. Exercise can also help slow or prevent health conditions such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Some research has also suggested that it can help you sleep better.
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04 Apr HILJ Online Symposium: Hague Peace Conference Courts v. The Universe of International Courts
[Karen J. Alter is a Professor of Political Science and Law at Northwestern University. Alter's most recent book is The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights (Princeton University Press, 2014).]
This post is part of the HILJ Online Symposium: Volumes 54(2) & 55(1). Other posts in this series can be found in the related posts below.
Suzanne Katzenstein's article is a very welcome systematic investigation of the Hague era and post-Cold War proposals to generate international courts ("ICs"). Katzenstein puts her finger on a serious problem in the literature on international courts. Scholars are biased towards success, since it is hard to build a career by focusing on what does not exist for most to see. Katzenstein is correct in pointing out the limitations of our scholarly biases. Indeed the only way to understand what leads to IC creation is to give equal weight to both successful and unsuccessful efforts.
Researching abandoned initiatives, however, is not so easy to do. One can find references to publicly voiced ideas and formed proposals that fail, but these references tend to be brief and anecdotal. Moreover, many ideas are voiced but then abandoned, leaving not even a paper trail. The dearth of deep secondary literatures regarding failed initiatives makes it is extremely hard to construct a universe of cases, let alone develop and test arguments that might explain why some proposals are abandoned.
During what I call the Hague Peace Talk era, however, proponents developed a grand vision for a network of international courts. Katzenstein thus has a period of time in which she can investigate abandoned and successful endeavors, side by side. She then traces what happened to these initiatives over time. Her analysis deftly summarizes this landscape of successful and failed global initiatives across the twentieth century. I especially appreciate this article's many tables that really help us see patterns as well as what became of various proposals.
But Katzenstein is able to consider this longer time frame because the Hague era involved a larger vision of a network of courts, and because in the 1950's debates about IC creation had mostly migrated to regional settings. Her choice to exclude regional courts is the only way to make the project tractable. But the choice also introduces some limitations.
The Project on International Courts and Tribunals used a different definition of international courts, one that was updated in Oxford's new Handbook on International Adjudication. Chapter one defines and maps the universe in international courts according to the following definition: ICs are 1) bodies of intergovernmental organizations that 2) hear cases where one of the party is or could be a state. They are 3) composed of independent adjudicators who 4) decide questions brought before them on the basis of international law 5) following predetermined rules of procedure and 6) issue binding rulings. This definition generates a universe of international courts that is much broader than what Katzenstein considers.
It is perhaps ironic that we know the most about regional ICs and the World Trade Organization ("WTO") because scholars have been so biased towards success. Indeed most of our theories about IC operation and effectiveness are based on studying Europe's very successful ICs, WTO dispute adjudication and more recently Latin American ICs. Yet none of these ICs figure into Katzenstein's analysis.
Less known is how regional strategies are themselves artifacts of the failed global vision. Indeed the lack of support for the ICs Katzenstein studies are a big reason why today's most active and successful ICs are not part of Katzenstein's analysis.
Katzenstein is correct in her object of study in that the big bang of IC genesis began with the Hague Peace Conferences and the proposals to generate ICs that Katzenstein is studying. But already in the inter-war years legal diplomats had begun to sour on the idea of global courts. The demands of Americans and Russians during the interwar years had led to compromises that upset European advocates. Then, by the 1950's the Cold War was in full swing. Soviet Bloc countries refused to join UN initiatives proposed by the West, and the US Congress was increasingly hostile to international endeavors. To defeat the Bricker Amendment, John Foster Dulles promised not to submit human rights treaties to the Senate for ratification.
The anti-internationalist Congressional sentiment spilled beyond human rights treaties. For example, rather than to fight opposition in the Senate, President Truman abandoned the Havana Charter to create an International Trade Organization, which 53 countries including the United States had negotiated and signed.
Another issue beyond the scope of Katzenstein's analysis is whether diplomats chose to rely on the ICJ rather than an independent IC. I have not researched the negotiating history of the Havana charter, and I wonder how much information actually exists. But it would not surprise me if the post WWII rejection of the Hague vision led International Trade Organization negotiators to chose the ICJ as the dispute settlement body rather than propose a new global trade court. Meanwhile, because the Havana Charter envisioned disputes being adjudicated by the ICJ, the proposal's defeat is not discussed in Katzenstein's article.
To provide the sort of full treatment of her question that I am suggesting, one that includes regional efforts and the decision to designate the ICJ rather than create an IC, is surely a huge task. It is too big for one article, and probably too big for one scholar. But the search for a comprehensive explanation involves considering the range of options that are on the table, and not just the up or down decision regarding whether or not to create an IC.
International relations scholars have studied the choice for creating new or using existing institutions without all that much success. More successful has been our effort to explore the relationship between various issue areas, and overlapping global, and regional regimes, which we call international regime complexity. This burgeoning literature recognizes that developments in parallel domains reverberate beyond the single institution itself.
How does this reality of international regime complexity affect Katzenstein's analysis? One example is that pressure for a global human rights court deflected to Western Europe, Latin America and Africa. These regional solutions may well have dissipated demand for a global human rights court, but it has also left Asia and the Middle East without regional human rights alternatives and powerful hegemonic allies. This reality clearly affects politics within global human rights institutions.
Another example of how international regime complexity matters is that the demise of the Havana Charter deflected political pressure towards the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ("GATT"). Because of the Cold War, the GATT became a trade regime of the industrialized North. This fateful decision had all sorts of downstream effects. The Cold War desire to support a prosperous interdependent Western Europe as a counter balance to the Soviet Union led GATT diplomats to create exceptions for regional trade regimes. This exception has contributed to the proliferation of regional economic agreements. Since negotiators expected the GATT to be superseded by the International Trade Organization, they never bothered to create a dispute settlement system. Today's WTO dispute settlement mechanism reflects the ad hoc way that diplomats muddled through. Indeed had the Havana Charter succeeded, perhaps the ICJ would be busier or the limitations of the ICJ may have generated pressure to create a special global trade court.
These comments are not meant as a critique. You have to start somewhere, and by giving equal weight to success and failure Katzenstein has done us all a great service. Her study is indeed a vital starting point to more accurately investigate the causes that lead to IC creation and avoidance.
Katzenstein surveyed an entire class of like cases—proposals to create international courts with a global reach. Her panoramic view makes the absence of global human rights and trade courts seem all the more puzzling. Meanwhile the long Cold War hiatus between many proposals, some of which succeeded and others of which were abandoned, highlights the anomaly of the Cold War. Indeed it is curious that the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and the International Criminal Court came so much later in time. I am suggesting that regional initiatives have absorbed some of the pressure to create global courts. But of course, we also need to examine the many failed regional initiatives to unlock the puzzle of IC creation over time.
Progress occurs through dialogue. Katzenstein's analysis starts a dialogue through its omissions. I suggested some additional theories and cases to explore, which would be a way to build on the excellent start this article represents.


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Two albums after their 2006 breakout Standing in the Way of Control, the once-scrappy trio are still trying on different post-fame hats, often in the same song. Do they want to be highbrow purveyors of danceable angst, or pensive chroniclers of punk anomie? It helps that they've still got Beth Ditto's clarion voice and her bandmates' jittery, White Stripes-ian riffs while they're figuring it out — and that the album has bursts of riot-disco alchemy (like "Move in the Right Direction"). But without a clear purpose, most of A Joyful Noise blends into a fog of wandering melodies and come-and-go beats that sound ambivalent about even wanting your attention. B-
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Breakup boogie Move in the Right Direction
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Each month we prepare care packages to send to our troops overseas. The packages contain items such as tooth brushes, tooth paste, shoe strings, various snacks and more. We can always use extra help in packing the boxes, preparing them for shipping and taking them to the post office or UPS. Please email Charon Rivers at email@example.com to volunteer to help in this way.
We can always use help from people who want to collect items for our care packages. Asking your fellow church members, business associates, your child's school, your neighbors or friends to collect or donate items is very helpful. The more items we receive, the more items we can send our soldiers. We will package and mail them.
Items to donate for the Care Packages:
Enclose personal notes of encouragement and support. Have your children's classes make thank you notes to the soldiers and we will send them.


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Bush's GAO Playbook
The Bush administration knows more than many of its predecessors that a good offense is sometimes the best defense. We saw that strategy in the war on terror when U.S. forces were promptly dispatched to hit al-Qaida criminals where they lived in Afghanistan.
And we are seeing that strategy in the way the White House is fighting the battle over "selected factual and non-deliberative" records of National Energy Policy Development Group meetings, chaired by Vice President Dick Cheney, with executives from Enron and other energy industry companies.
Long before Wednesday, when the non-partisan General Accounting Office formally notified congressional leaders of its plan to sue the administration in federal court to compel the production of those NEPDG records, the White House had taken the fight right back to the GAO.
Way back in August, before the world turned upside down, the vice president was fighting the records request not by claiming executive privilege - which would be a defensive posture - but by attacking the very authority of the GAO itself even to make such requests - a very aggressive, offensive-minded tactic.
Attacking the power of its attacker will be the first line of defense the Bush folks are going to make if and when the GAO lawsuit makes it to the federal courthouse in Washington.
The White House will try to convince federal judges that the scope of the GAO's request exceeds its statutory authority under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 and the General Accounting Office Act of 1980.
How? The White House contends that the GAO may only request and review under the statute the "results" of the energy-related meetings in question and not any information touching upon the process or deliberations upon which the "results" were based.
The vice president's lawyers contend that the GAO request itself goes beyond these boundaries. The administration also argues that the vice president's records are beyond the reach of the GAO because he is a constitutional officer and thus not part of an "agency" properly within the purview of GAO oversight.
So is the administration right? Will it's strong offense end up being the best possible defense? It's almost impossible to say because the issue has not been litigated before.
The GAO has some fairly strong arguments and authority on its side, however, including the plain language of the relevant statutes themselves.
For example, federal law permits the GAO to investigate "all matters related to the receipt, disbursement, and use of public money" - a fairly broad mandate, if you ask me. The GAO folks contend that since public money was used to fund the NEPDG they have a right to find out who attended the meetings, when and where the meetings were held, and what their subject matters may be.
The GAO lso has a decent argument when it comes to the vice president's contention that he is immune from this review because he's not an agency. Federal law defines an agency in this context as a "department, agency or instrumentality" of the government.
You tell me: Is a "group" formed by the administration and led by the vice president in order to generate a national energy policy an "instrumentality" of government? Moreover, the GAO argues that Congress didn't intend when it drafted the GAO statutes to exclude constitutional functions from its purview.
So the sides and drawn and the die is cast. If no political solution is reached, if cooler heads don't prevail during this time of purported national emergency, the initial legal skirmish will take place over these fairly dry but important issues.
And it is only if the administration loses these initial battles that it will bring out the heavy gun - the claim of executive privilege - to try to avoid turning over the information to Congress' investigative body.
That means that if there is no political solution, this legal battle - a play in two acts if you will - could take years to finally resolve, especially if the GAO wins the first round and executive privilege ultimately IS asserted.
And the thing about a claim of executive privilege is that is concedes the information seeker's right to the information but then trumps that "right" by an executive's privilege to keep certain information confidential for a variety of reasons.
That's another easy way to comprehend precisely what's being argued here. The administration isn't willing now to concede that initial right to the information. Only if and when a court forces it to make that concession will it then assert that the right ought to be ignored anyway because of the privilege. Don't be fooled during this Super Bowl week. When it comes to the war or the law, the Bush administration is thinking offense first.
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I knew that people were going to have issues with the BET awards show, I mean the mere fact that Solja Fool started his performance on a bed, was enough to have me pull the plug on my tv, throw it out the window and forget that BET ever existed. However, I will say that with such short notice I thought they did well based on the two day time span. They literally changed the entire scope of their show, but many have written in on message boards and blogs to say that BET should have waited until they could do a proper tribute. Indeed that may have been more appropriate but I guess they wanted to strike while the iron was hot. And will Janet make any more tribute appearances? I think not, at least not any time soon, so that was an opportunity BET didn't want to miss. Some of the vocal performances were a mess, clearly, but I can understand the attempt that BET was trying to make, whether it was well executed is another story.
Outcries on blogs also responded overall on how poorly directed BET has become, and I don't disagree. If I am not mistaken Viacom is still controlling things at BET so I didn't really expect things to get better when that takeover occurred. What begam the demise of BET? As a kid I remember waiting up just to see Tavis Smiley talk about issues that mattered. Despite whatever really happened with his dismissal that was one moment that I marked in my young mind as the beginning of the BET downward spiral. Now I can tune in to see a news brief by a young man (don't know his name) who speaks like he has marbles in his mouth. The well tailored suits of Mr. Smiley have been replaced by baggy jeans and timberlands. I am seriously waiting for that BET guy to show up one day with a du rag on and a tooth pick in his mouth that is all he is missing to complete his look.
Now we have the Tiny & Toya show which is set to air tonight.....sigh. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe one of the commercials for this show said that Tiny and Toya want to show how independent women take care of themselves.....HUH? Shaking my head.
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
New Voices... And How to Adopt the Pollyanna Approach
But I do have a little bit of advice... So here are:
Heidi's Top Tips on the Pollyanna Approach to Commentary:
For Commentators: Be Nice. Be Constructive. And Say It Gently!
A constructive comment is an invaluable thing but a comment that just says: 'Your hero's a complete tosser!' or 'Your premise is ridiculous' doesn't actually help anyone. It may be your opinion and that's always valid, but think about why you didn't like the hero, what was it about him that turned you off. And can you think of anything that may have helped to turn you on to him again. If you're a writer yourself, it can be helpful in your own writing to think about how you would revise or edit another's story. And last but not least, be gentle, because us creative types have fragile egos... It's a huge step putting your work out there and many people will be doing it for the first time. We've all been there, so we all know how it feels if someone is unnecessarily harsh or abrupt. And if there's absolutely nothing you liked about an entry, I'm not sure I'd comment at all.
For Commentees (is that a word??): Value Criticism. But Don't Take It Personally.
As writers whether we're published or unpublished we all have to learn to take criticism of our work and use it constructively, because we're writing these stories for readers as well as ourselves. And great writing is about writing and then rewriting and then rewriting some more and.... Well, you get the picture. The opportunity to get constructive feedback from people who read romance is the real reward of this competition so make the most of it. That said, feel free to ignore comments that aren't helpful or suggestions that you know won't work for your story (this is after all your story and your characters and you know them best) but remember, if a lot of commentators are basically saying the same thing it is probably something you want to look at. And last but not least, whatever anyone says don't take it personally!! Some very nice person who had taken the trouble to read my book and write about it on Goodreads told me she thought it was 'morally repugnant' (and several other not entirely complementary things besides) but I pasted my best Pollyanna grin on my face and figured.. Ok, she didn't like it but at least she told me why in exhaustive detail (and I certainly hope she doesn't take the trouble to read any more of my books!). So if I can do it, so can you!
As part of my Mentoring Duties I'm going to be doing a New Voices Workshop at Mayfair Library tonight at 6.30pm... And I'll be reporting back on it here tomorrow for all those who can't attend.
But until then to all the entrants and commentators.. Keep writing, keep commentating and let's make this competition a positive experience for everyone!
PS: I have rather arbitrarily illustrated this post with a photo from my recent photoshoot with the wonderful photographer Anne Mortensen.. What d'you think??? I'm so chuffed, I think she's made me look like a proper romance novelist - and captured my best Pollyanna smile!
20 comments:
- Aimee Duffy said...
Thanks for posting this. I've been trying my best to help others with my comments but wasn't completely sure how to be helpful. Not noticed any nasty comments yet and I hope there won't be.
The photo is lovely, you really do look like a romance author :)
- 20 September 2011 at 01:33
- Kavya Rizwan said...
Great post. And your photograph is lovely :) I haven't posted my chapter on New Voices yet, but when I do I'll be taking your advice about the comments. I'm not attending tonight's workshop, but I'm booked for the Fulham one. Looking forward to meeting you!
- 20 September 2011 at 01:34
- Heidi Rice said...
I haven't noticed any either, and I hope there won't be too, Amy. But even if there are they'll be in a tiny minority, and no one should be worried about them... And so glad you liked the photo (not that I was fishing for a complement or anything!! LOL!)
Cool Kavya, can't wait to meet you too. Should be fun at the workshop. Hopefully they'll be a fair few NV entrants there, always nice to have peeps attending who know what I'm waffling on about!
- 20 September 2011 at 01:45
- Heidi Rice said...
Oops Sorry Aimee, spelt your name wrong... And I call myself a writer!
- 20 September 2011 at 01:45
- Susie Medwell said...
Thanks for this post, it's great advice. I've been lucky enough to get some really constructive comments on my entry - which is what I was hoping for when I entered.
- 20 September 2011 at 01:47
- Susie Medwell said...
Oh, and lovely photo!
- 20 September 2011 at 01:48
- Aimee Duffy said...
lol. It's a weird way to spell it!
I've had some lovely and helpful comments too. I'll have a look at yours later Susie x
- 20 September 2011 at 02:02
Sound advice for the entrants there, as always, from you, Heidi!
Love, love that picture. Very glamorous look, I have to say. :-)
- 20 September 2011 at 02:04
- Alexandra said...
Over the year since the last New Voices competition I've found that critiquing work has helped me be a little more objective about my own writing - it's still not easy to hit the right note when critiquing, though. I've not entered this year's comp yet but hope to - if I ever get this chapter sorted. At the moment it has been scrapped and it's back to the drawing board.
I live in north east Scotland and quite far from even our nearest workshop so it will be great to read your notes on your own workshop.
Great photo. Love the colour of the dress!
- 20 September 2011 at 02:15
- Heidi Rice said...
Hi Susan so glad you've had positive feedback, always so useful... And glad you like the pic!
Yes, Doris, had my glamour-puss socks on that day!!
Hi Alexandra, I absolutely agree it makes as all stronger as writers giving others positive feedback, so it's a win-win really. Best of luck with your chapter... I won't tell you about the book I started five times, in five different places then, before I finally got it right! Arghh, sometimes it just goes like that, don't give up on it. Will try and post some informative comments tomorrow. re: the workshop.
- 20 September 2011 at 03:30
- Heidi Rice said...
Sorry, that's Susie not Susan... God, I think I've lost the ability to read and write today.
- 20 September 2011 at 03:31
- Rachael Johns said...
Fabulous advice as usual Heidi and can I just say... you look absolutely STUNNING!
- 20 September 2011 at 04:34
- Voodoo Spice said...
I'm taking note of all my constructive comments - only have a few to go on so far, to do with suggesting my story be done as a suspense based on the prologue, when I'm actually writing a Warm & Cosy 'rom-com' - which would change the story completely. However, I've seen some really good entries on the site which do have 'crossover' elements (suspense, contemporary, romantic comedy etc) - I tend to start with the genre the writer has picked when reading in mind, because that's what you see on the cover in the store. Nothing has seemed out of place that I've read so far, so the authors are putting that research into their category, and obviously have some idea how they want their book's image to appear on the shelf - as well as the reader-expected outcomes of the book in mind.
One funny comment I had, regarded my 'spelling/grammar' - as I'd checked it, I could only guess the reader was from the US and didn't notice that I was in the UK... I felt compelled to highlight that (in a nice way!) in case other readers looked at my comments before reading my chapter, and assumed I was unable to string a sentence together...
Great advice! My usual defence is to use humour, if anything, but I also heartily recommend the 'smile and move on' attitude in the face of creative conflict - one man's art is another man's chaos :)
Best of luck to all, and enjoy the workshops - nearest one to me was Basingstoke, but I still can't afford to get there :(
Lisa, aka Voodoo Spice (New Voices entry: Neptune's Island) http://www.romanceisnotdead.com/Entries/78-Neptunes-Island/Chapter-One
- 20 September 2011 at 05:38
- Heidi Rice said...
Rachel, you sweetheart! Thanx very much.
And Lisa, thanks for your input. First off congratulations for getting your chapter up there. Sounds like you're taking the comments in a really professional and sensible way. Yes, definitely discard anything that would make you change the whole story. Sometimes when I'm commenting on another's work I make suggestions that may well be completely wrong for the story (cos of course these are just first chapters, we can't know what they're replanning to do next), but I hope will still help unlock a fresh idea or solution that could be useful.
What a shame you couldn't make it to Basingstoke, I think that was Sharon Kendrick and she's a real romance star!
- 20 September 2011 at 06:17
- Voodoo Spice said...
Thanks, Heidi :) Hopefully some more workshops will crop up in future when I can afford it! x
- 20 September 2011 at 06:34
- anna garner said...
Wise words, Heidi! Well put. And you look fabulous in the photo. :-)
I SO wish I was at your workshop right now!
- 20 September 2011 at 10:41
- Lorraine said...
Lovely photo Heidi :-)
I am trying to adopt a positive Pollyanna approach this year, i.e. will try not to let anything wind me up!
Hope the workshop goes well, sorry I couldn't be there this year.
- 20 September 2011 at 12:28
- Lacey Devlin said...
Gorgeous photo, Heidi. I think it captures your fabulousness (is so a word!) perfectly.
LOL to "and I certainly hope she doesn't take the trouble to read any more of my books!" I hope so too :-)
Thanks for the link to your comments. I learnt so much last year just from comments on other entries. I'm sure your comentees are beyond thrilled with your generous time and detail.
- 21 September 2011 at 02:25
- Caroline said...
Lovely photo Heidi. And thanks for the advice. I'm still chewing fingernails before I sub! Caroline x
- 21 September 2011 at 11:28
- Laura Russell said...
Hi Heidi, I have actually read the review you referred to on Goodreads so I salute your toughness! And I read the review before I read your book and wanted to read it anyway so perhaps reviewer is telling us more about herself. As someone polishing Chapter 1, I really appreciate your advice on comments.
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Cosplayer Celeste Orchid > Costume of Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler)
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- Ciel Phantomhive
- Special Variation:
- Ciel in Wonderland
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I purchased the fabric along time ago with BaiAiLi. We debated on the correct color choice for the blue.. it was a tough call.. but we made the decision. The decision was a cyan kona cotton along with white kona cotton. Very breathable and I created a bloomer-like pants with an elastic waistband and ribbon ties for the bottom. Yes they are adjustable and retie-able. I then created the apron without a pattern. I started with drafting the circle bottom of the apron. This is lined with the same kona cotton material. Then I drafted out the little pocket on the left side of the apron. I created the ruffles and added the top once again lined with the same material. With remnant fabric pieces I created the straps for the top piece and ruffles. The shirt was the most difficult part of the costume. Definitely difficult due to the darts on the shirt. I added three lines down the front to mimic the style of his shirt. (I went around at tuxedo shops to look at shirts... just browsing and realized that some shirts are just pinched and sewn. Amused by this idea I used it on this costume). I added interfacing on the collar and an extra eyelet white facing. I used buttons on the front but they don't work. Instead I used snaps for the lack of time. I reused the same Ciel wig with a black ribbon for the hair tie and used existing pair of shoes in my closet and stockings.
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- I don't really have pure white and black stockings that I wanted to use. I do have these store bought Alice stockings with spades, hearts, extra ribbons... I didn't feel like it fitted the situation. I had planned on using white stockings underneath my sheer stockings... but I forgot one. So it was just the sheer stockings. I've always had a HUGE interest in Alice in Wonderland. Ever since Black Butler was created I was a fan. When I saw that they made a Ciel in Wonderland my heart lite up with excitement. I had to do this verison of Ciel immediately!!
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