text: Expertise and rankings Print Long-standing national recognitionMayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as the best gastroenterology and GI surgery hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in every year since 1990, when the rankings were first established. Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for digestive disorders by U.S. News & World Report. In fact, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds many gastroenterology research projects at Mayo Clinic each year. Each year the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology has an average of 63 active federal grants totaling more than $15 million. NIH cooperation helps create an environment for cutting-edge research in which Mayo Clinic's scientists and physicians produce original research articles that are published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Research conducted at Mayo Clinic has produced new treatments of liver disease, IBD and many other GI conditions; new technologies to identify causes of irritable bowel syndrome and other motility disorders; and a new generation of endoscopic techniques to perform incision-free procedures for obesity and other complex GI conditions. Mayo Clinic not only conducts extensive basic science, but also carries out a wide range of clinical trials focused on digestive disorders and treatment. Mayo Clinic is a National Pancreas Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Center. National Pancreas Foundation centers go through an extensive auditing process and meet criteria developed by invited subject matter experts and patient advocates, focusing on whole-patient care for best possible outcomes and an improved quality of life. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Specialty groupsLocations, travel & lodging Oct. 27, 2020 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter Show references Riggin EA. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Jan 2, 2017. Funding: NIH awards by location & organization. National Institutes of Health. https://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm?ot=&fy=2016&state=MN&ic=&fm=&orgid=4976101&distr=&rfa=&om=n&pid=#tabpi. Accessed Jan. 30, 2017. Horvat KJ. Financial Planning and Analysis. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Feb. 6, 2017. Pardi DS (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 1, 2017. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been recognized as the best Gastroenterology & GI Surgery hospital in the nation for 2020-2021 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Gastroenterology and HepatologyDepartment homeSectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicResources for medical professionals SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresConditions treatedDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtySpecialty groupsExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchThe Mayo Clinic experience & patient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicResources for medical professionals ORG-20308333 Departments & Centers Medical Departments & Centers Gastroenterology and Hepatology


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Encores! Announces 2017 Season
With one final production in store for the 2016 season, New York City Center's Encore! series has officially lined up its 2017 season. Continuing to bring to life shows that would not be able to withstand a commercial life on Broadway today, Encores! 2017 combines a very well-know musical, one rarely heard of and one incredibly respected yet never revived. Today, Luner on Theatre brings you the exciting news that Encores! has announced it's 2017 season at New York City Center!
Encores! proudly announced Big River, The New Yorkers and The Golden Apple would be presented during the program's 2017 season at New York City Center. Big River will run February 8th through February 12th, The New Yorkers will run March 22nd through March 26th and The Golden Apple will run May 10th through May 14th. All performances will run Wednesday through Sunday with a 7:30 PM curtain on Wednesday and Thursdays, a 8 PM curtain on Fridays and Saturdays and a 2 PM curtain on Saturday and Sundays. All productions will feature the Encores! orchestra. Tickets to subscribers go on sale July 25th and open up to the general public September 26th. Tickets begin at $35.
The mission of Encores! at New York City Center is to not only honor Broadway musicals that may never be revived again unable to fulfill a commercial life, but to also honor those artists and creative team members who helped conceive and mount the original productions. If you visit New York City Center's website, it's mission statement reads; "New York City Center Encores! (Artistic Director Jack Viertel (Pictured Left) and Music Director Rob Berman), celebrates the rarely heard works of America's most important composers and lyricists. Conceived in 1994 as concert performances, Encores! gives three glorious scores the chance to be heard as their creators originally intended." (Thanks to Joan Marcus for the photo left!) That being said, let's take a closer look at the 2017 Encore! season…
Big River, which features music and lyrics by Roger Miller with a book by William Hauptman, debuted on Broadway in 1985 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and ran for over 1,000 performances proving itself as one of the successful American Broadway musicals during the midst of the British invasion of Broadway in the 1980s. The show has only been revived on Broadway once in 2003 running at the American Airlines Theatre for 28 previews and 67 performances. The show featured both deaf and hearing actors working together to tell the story and opening up its accessibility to audiences.
The New Yorkers, which features music and lyrics by Cole Porter with a book by Herbert Fields, premiered on Broadway in 1930 at the Broadway Theatre, making it the first stage production to play the theatre. The show opened to mixed reviews while one of its songs was banned from the radio due to its "frank lyrics". The show closed after only 168 performances and has never been revived on Broadway. It has been noted the reconstruction of this musical for Encores! is "the most ambitious reconstruction ever" as much of the original show materials have been lost over time.
The Golden Apple, which features music by Jerome Moross with book and lyrics by John Treville Latouche, premiered on Broadway in 1954 at the Alvin Theatre (Neil Simon) where it played for only 125 performances despite rave reviews. The show transferred to Broadway following a successful run Off-Broadway at the Phoenix Theatre and was the first Off-Broadway show to win the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle that year. Despite it's critical acclaim, the show has never been revived on Broadway and was only recorded for the first time in 2015.
Luner on Theatre will continue to bring you news from New York City Center regarding both the Encores! and Encores! Off-Center series. We'll be covering the final production of the 2016 season as well as the 2016 Encores! Off-Center series this summer!
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GORDON McCauley (Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles) celebrated his call-up to the New Zealand team for the World Championships next month when he took victory in the final round of the Premier Calendar, the Tour of Pendle, in Lancashire on Sunday.
While several early breaks came to nothing, when 17 riders did break free McCauley was one of several big-name riders left behind in the bunch, including Tour de France hero Bradley Wiggins (Cofidis).
But he led a chase group back up to the leaders, and then continued his effort to forge a four-man break on the last of three circuits.
Recycling.co.uk?s Rob Partridge attacked on a climb, and while rival David Clark punctured almost instantaneously, McCauley was quick to snuff out the danger and went on to hold off his rivals on the line, Partridge taking second and Clark, who received a quick wheel change, beating Wayne Randle (Sportscover) to the final podium spot by six seconds.
Already assured of the series title, Chris Newton crossed the line fifth to cement his overall victory, while McCauley moved up to second overall on the back of his win.
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Ph.D. in Psychology
- A program of study and research in the psychology field leading to the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy
- Strongly research-oriented, although practical courses such as quantitative methods, testing and behaviour modification are available
- Students admitted to the PhD in Psychology have the opportunity to pursue a Concentration in Quantitative Methodology.
- Graduates from both our MA and PhD programs have found employment as social science researchers in a variety of venues including academia (postdoctoral research positions and tenure-track faculty positions), federal government agencies (Department of National Defence, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, National Research Council, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services and Transport Canada), educational settings (school boards; early childhood agencies), health-related agencies, hospital settings (the Eye Institute at the Ottawa General Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and private companies such as Telus Health Solutions.
- This degree does not offer training in applied areas (e.g. clinical, educational, counselling psychology, etc)
"I have recently finished my PhD degree in Psychology at Carleton University. I joined the department as a Master student in Sep 2009. Since then, I have gained valuable experience in research methods, especially statistics, and teaching through various opportunities offered by the department. While studying here, I met mentors and colleagues that have become an essential part of my professional and social networks. In addition to knowledgeable professors and awesome fellow students, I am also grateful to be in a department with stellar staff, who have always given me wholehearted support when I was going through difficult times. Doing graduate studies here has been a truly intellectually stimulating and international experience for me."
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Notes from the Kitchen: School Lunch Fun with Innobaby & Rachael Ray's Yum-O
We've been having a lot of fun testing out different back to school items, and these bento's from Innobaby are hands-down one of our favorites!
The perfect size for toddlers, snacks, or even a tightly packed lunch for an elementary school student, the Keepin' Fresh Stainless Bento is made from a stainless steel liner with a BPA-free sleeve, which minimizes temperature changes and protects the stainless steel from denting. A matching hinged lid snaps on all four sides, for ease of opening for little fingers, and a silicon ring to help seal the bento and keep the contents fresh.
Although marketed as a toddler line, we found our Keepin' Fresh Stainless Bento to be the perfect size for my 9-year-old. We were able to fit a cut sandwich (stacked), carrots sticks, and cookies in ours, with an apple to round out the meal in her bag. Alternatively, a second Keepin' Fresh Bento or the dual compartment version would have been a perfect inclusion for a fruit salad or messier side. My daughter also loved the whimsical fish designs and the matching water bottle, which featured a snap down cap and silicone straw. Overall this is a great product to store food as well as a stylish one that has more functions and hardware than your typical Tupperwear.
Innobaby products are available at http://www.innobaby.com/
While we love our stylish bento lunches, we're also excited about the school lunch news from Rachael Ray. Her Yum-O foundation and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation have collaborated to develop and share a series of healthier lunch recipes for school cafeterias.
Featuring items such as a Southwestern Turkey Cobb Salad, Silly Chili con Fusilli, and Orange You Glad its Glazed Chicken and Noodles, these recipes are available for free for parents and administrators on www.healthiergeneration.org. All 8 recipes shared meet three main criteria:
- Made for schools. Recipes are created specifically for easy preparation in a school setting.
- Nutritious and delicious. The recipes meet the Alliance for a Healthier Generation'??s school nutrition guidelines, which meet or exceed USDA guidelines.
- Taste-tested and approved. The recipes were tested in real school kitchens with real kids.
'??Getting students excited about the food they eat in school and giving them access to flavorful choices made with more fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains is so important when it comes to teaching them about making healthy food choices,'? Ray stated.
Even better, Yum-o! has created '??at-home'? versions of these recipes, also available on their website, so kids and their families can recreate the meals in their own kitchen's enabling families to learn even more about nutrition and healthy eating at home.
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EDIT: Check out this interactive timeline of to-be implemented Health Care Reforms!
As 2011 approaches, the finance and healthcare industries are scrambling to adjust their policies to reflect monumental tax changes and a remodeled health insurance system, respectively.
On September 23rd, several facets of the health care reform bill came into effect:
- No American child with a pre-existing condition can be denied coverage under its parents' health care plan. (This provision will apply to all people in 2014.)
- There can be no annual or lifetime limits on essential benefits.
- Insurance companies cannot drop coverage because of illness.
- Changes in copay policies.
- Coverage of emergency services is not subject to prior authorization.
- Young adults up to 26 will be able to stay on their parents' insurance plans while they look for a job with benefits.
There are so many changes that it is difficult to keep track of them all, and it is still too soon to see their effects. The average citizen is going to turn to insurance agencies and healthcare organizations for guidance, and a majority will be reaching out via the phone. In order for these facilities to have authority, they need to maintain a caller experience that is clear, efficient, and provides accurate information on the most up-to-date developments for health insurance.
Healthcare facilities cannot afford to have outdated insurance information on their call flows, while in queue or their website. Message on hold is a means of capitalizing on inevitable wait time; educating customers while supporting live agents who are working one on one with clients. With messages on hold you can broadcast updates on health reforms, breaking news, or even fun medical facts.
Along with messages on hold, IVR systems can streamline call flow, ultimately freeing up doctors. Messages will always be directed to the correct department and voice mail.
The healthcare industry transforms daily. Don't let yourself or your callers fall behind!


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Alan Moore has distanced himself from the film, without having seen it. He asked for his name to be removed from all promotional materials, because he had no involvement in writing the script or advising director James McTeigue. The film follows the spirit of the '80s miniseries, but adds its own plot elements that make for some significant changes in the final third of the story. IGN FilmForce loved the film, but what about those changes? We compare the movie to the book (without spoiling too much) so you can see how the Wachowskis altered V to fit their own agenda.
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Political Correctness
Both Moore and the Wachowskis avoid laying the blame on corrupt and over-reaching governments. For both the movie and the book, the guilt is laid on the public, for "knowing something is wrong with this country" and sitting on the couch doing nothing. The film alters the plot and involves the public, inspiring a nation towards possible revolution. Moore's V never goes so far. It, instead, focuses on V's attempts to inspire one person to carry on his legacy, with the implication that if he can inspire one, his ideals can inspire a nation.
The film ends with a rousing and, quite sincerely patriotic, finale far distanced from the book. It's not a matter of one being better than the other -- they are too different to compare fairly. But if you want something that will make you believe, at least for 2 hours, that you are going to do something about US policy, the movie will treat you better than the book.
The Fourth Reich
The film uses some modern-day references, so that viewers won't miss the Wachowskis attempts to draw parallels to the US' various military holding facilities, such as the terrorist prison at Guantanamo Bay. When you are taken away -- either for being different or speaking out against the government -- a black bag is thrown over your head and you are essentially erased from the world. The black bags are specific to the movie and are quite chilling, recreating the familiar image of some infamous US internment photos.
In the movie, the government is more sinister. Moore's book has an evil regime for sure, but its ruler is a much more fleshed-out character, something that humanizes the evil empire. The film's leader, played by John Hurt, is an amalgamation of various dictators and appears almost exclusively on a giant screen.
As for the media, which plays a key role in modern-day politics, it too has a profound influence in both the book and film. Moore gives us the "Voice of Fate," the one voice all of England knows to trust implicitly. The Wachowskis take a more direct shot at American newscasters, with government officials working hand-in-hand with broadcasters to shape the news. Cover-ups are an easy thing when, according to the film, the public knows to never trust the government, but always trust the news.


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Art Picnic 9 "Boobs For Peace"
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This event has ended.
In the spirit of setting out on a picnic, this series presents works of various genres by artists from alternative art galleries and markets. The theme of this session is "boobs."
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Reception Parties
Dates: 9/28 (Sat), 10/26 (Sat), 11/30 (Sat) 11:30–21:00.
Free. Food and beverages for sale.
From 2013-09-30 To 2013-11-30
Closed on Sundays.
Shigeru Kuwahara, Hikaru Kawahara, Mic Itaya, Yuri Shimojo, Masahiro Ishikawa, E-WAX et al.


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I'm also considering adding a reload flag to reloadable media so it gets reloaded (without animation) while scrolling.
Here's a beta exe to play around with. The attribute is called menuScrollReload, so simply add menuScrollReload="true" to the reloadable items you want to reload immediately. As always: keep a copy of your working .exe as well, because this .exe is largely untested.


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The Southeastern United States map appeared in National Geographic Magazine in February 1947. Particular attention is paid to the Atlantic coastlines with insets of the South Carolina and Georgia coasts, and Cape Hatteras and Norfolk. It also features an inset of the lower Mississippi region including New Orleans.
Coverage Area: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Bahama Islands, eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, southern Ohio, northeastern Arkansas


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Genesis 11:1-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Tower of Babel
11 Now the whole earth had one language and one [a]speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. 3 Then they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and [b]bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar. 4 And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth."
5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the Lord said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." 8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9 Therefore its name is called [c]Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.
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9 High-Impact Ads From Super Bowl 52
Every year, millions of Americans come together on the first Sunday of February to watch the New England Patriots play a football game. Fortunately for the majority of the country that knows how to pronounce Rs, Super Bowl 52 truly was a Super Sunday.
Almost as big a part of the game itself are the television ads that run during the game. With over 100 million viewers, many actually leaning in to watch the ads, the Super Bowl is the premier advertising event of the year and a great opportunity for brands and companies to reach and engage consumers.
Given that everyone (all right at least one-third of everyone) is watching, the $5 million for a :30 spot seems reasonable. That's works out to a $50 CPM, and while that is more than a $5.00 CPM you might pay for digital display, a day later people are going to at least remember seeing the ad.
Still $5 million is a lot of money, and brands and companies that advertised are going to want to know their return on ad spend (ROAS).
For many advertisers, the Super Bowl is an opportunity to demonstrate their position in culture and be a part of the big event with millions of consumers. Today agency execs around the country are having somebody from the strategy department explain the social media reports to understand how much "conversation" there is after the ad (#bleepdontstink — you're welcome Grey).
But for many other advertisers, $5 million better move the needle; more responses, more market share, more sales, etc.
At HackerAgency, all media investment produce some sort of return. Ultimately our clients would like to see sales, but sometimes it is just getting the consumer to take the first step to purchase. The ad can still be entertaining, but to ensure a ROAS and to motivate that first step and we believe a spot must:
- Be clear about the product what the ad is for
- Differentiate the product from others
- Establish a problem a provide a solution
- Have a call to action
In the spirit of the game, below are HackerAgency's "First Annual Super Bowl High-Impact Ad Awards," our take on a few ads from this year's Super Bowl that did a good job that tried to move the ball down field.
1. The Nick Foles 'Nobody Believes in Me but I'm Going to Make a Difference' Award: Sprint
Like Nick, Sprint really took advantage of the moment and their opportunity to reach 1/3 of the country and gain some share in wireless carrier space. Unlike Verizon and T-Mobile — who choose to run feel-good, come together spots — in the very first commercial break of the game, Sprint ran a spot that went right at the market leader.
The spot does establishes the rational Sprint benefit of comparable service at half the cost with a direct call to action of "Switch to Sprint." Although I don't think anyone is going to feel dumb about having a Verizon, this might get some people to reconsider.
2. The Malcolm Butler 'I'm Not Playing' Award: AT&T
Where was AT&T? They are probably saving their money so they can show an ad every 2.5 minutes during March Madness next month.
3. The Fletcher Cox 'Bringing the Pain' Award: Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans
Mortgages are a pain and talking about mortgages is even more painful. It does take a while to figure out what this ad is for, but Keegan Michael-Key can keep anyone's attention for 40 seconds. When the ad does get to the payoff, it has done a great job of establishing the problem with mortgages and showing Rocket Mortgage as the simple, perfect solution to the problem.


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MINNEAPOLIS — A man has pleaded guilty to answering an online advertisement for baby-sitting work and then using the client's child to make a pornographic video.
In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Aaron Jay Lemon admitted Wednesday to producing the video. The 23-year-old from Little Canada, Minn., also admitted to coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct.
The plea agreement says Lemon filmed the child in St. Paul after seeking the baby-sitting job through Craigslist. St. Paul police say the victim was a 2-year-old girl.
The U.S. attorney's office says the case was part of a project that encourages agencies to investigate the sexual exploitation of children over the Internet.
The office says Lemon faces a maximum of 30 years in prison.
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The July 16 deadline to negotiate a long-term deal for the Saints and their franchised quarterback is looming, and the two camps turned to the media on Tuesday afternoon.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen ran with a story that Brees will sit out of training camp without a new long-term deal. Camp opens July 24, eight days after it will have been too late.
"Sources" foisted that threat on the Saints a round the same time that NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk reported that the Saints haven't heard back from Brees regarding their last major contract offer on June 1. That "leak" heaved the responsibility for the turmoil back on Brees, who has reportedly turned down #1 QB money, topping Peyton Manning's new deal with the Broncos.
Without a new contract, Brees will be forced to play under the terms of a one-year guaranteed franchise tag tender of $16.37 million. He has already stated publicly that he will not sit out the season, a move last week that may be a blink in the stare down.
The talk makes the worst offseason in Saints history even gloomier for Saints fans, who have endured a scandal-ridden, suspension-filled nightmare.


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Quantum Cosmology – Developing the Road to Disclosure
If indeed 2012 is the year of the quantum shift, then we need to be educated to what of our greatest thinkers, and writers including our astronauts believe concerning the creation of the new paradigm. Quantum Cosmology is a term that was created by Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut. He talked to be about it in an interview I did with him in 2006.
"I think I've reached the point that I'm convinced enough of the reality of the ET presence and I'm not going to deny it and shy away from it… It is time to open this up to the public.â€
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14
In the belief that we should learn from our great thinkers and metaphysical teachers, I have created this unique course for Dr. Michael Salla's Exopolitics Institute. On-line Education for the general public is the wave of the future The synthesis of innovative ideas may cause that very shift that is so crucial for this planet to survive. The new theoretical physics, quantum thinking and the acceptance of a dimensional reality may be the key to facilitating this shift. It is a shift of focus. As Dr. Mitchell tells us,
"We may eventually have several theories that can tie together nicely but there is not a single theory of everything. That originates from Quantum processes. That is, the quantum fluctuations within a zero-point field can start the process that quantum fluctuations within a zero-point field can start the process that builds the process, which builds into matter, an irreversible process. We have some evidence that suggests that. We don't have a Big Bang but we have a lot of little pops! A continuous set of little pops!â€
Little "pops of awareness and heighten sensitivity, and positive intent may replace a world "Scientific Materialism†a term coined by Harvard Professor Dr. John Mack. We have been shackled by our false values far too long and it is all starting to collapse or reconfigure. This mental shift gives the human race infinite possibilities and great freedom. It will take us out of the ghetto of fear and disinformation. It will reconnect us to the earth, to a planet, a live entity, that we have betrayed with our carelessness.
This course will expose the reader to the innovative thinking of credible people, like Dr. John Mack, Dr. Stephen Greer, Timothy Good, Admiral Lord Hill-Norton, Former Minister of Defense Paul Hellyer, Dr Michael Wolf Kruvante and Jacques Valle. It is "timely and stimulating.â€
Everyday whistleblowers like Clifford Stone are adding to the body of research by revealing interaction with Et races. It is for this reason that libraries and students of this course will receive Clifford's new book: Eyes Only- The Clifford Stone Story as a gift upon registration.
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell sums it up appropriately when he says†"intent" creates action. The intent creates our reality, which makes us who we are. If that is true, then that makes us powerful on a planet that has always been undermined by great powers trying to put down the masses. So, is the idea that "intent" creates, and we can create realities, and we can also create events?†It is time to create new events and we certainly need all the help we can get.
Paola Harris, M.Ed.
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Break crop production in southern low rainfall environments
Authors: Sarah Day1
1SARDI NVA Clare
Funded By: GRDC DAS00162-A
Project Title: Validating recent research on break crop options in the low rainfall zone to determine the best options for the different climate, soil type and biotic stress situations.
Peer Review: Penny Roberts
Key Words: pulses, legumes, lentils, chickpeas, field peas, vetch, lupins, break crops, canola
Key Messages
- Break crop performance was highly variable across two Mallee sites, Pinnaroo and Yarrara, in 2018.
- Faba bean was a relatively low risk crop at Pinnaroo, but higher risk at Yarrara.
- Lentil, field pea, lupin and vetch were not profitable as grain crops at either site.
- Several frost events occurred during September at Pinnaroo, as a result there was no grain yield for field pea.
- In poor seasons when crops are drought or frost affected, there are potential end-use options that could reduce financial risk or benefit the subsequent crop.


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Stop us if you've heard this one before.
A consumer on the hunt for fresh food and grocery items steps into a convenience store with nary a human physical worker in sight and checks in with a mobile payments app. The consumer then chooses the desired products, scans them via mobile phone, checks out and leaves. Cameras in the store keep track of what the consumer is grabbing, making sure everyone who should be in the store has properly identified themselves digitally.
Assuming shoppers have checked all of their shopping and paying boxes correctly, they can simply walk out of the shop, items in-hand — all without ever having to stop and chat with human workers.
For those reading along and wondering why we've described the Amazon Go experience slightly incorrectly, the answer is we haven't. We aren't talking about Amazon Go; we're describing its Chinese counterpart BingoBox.
The Amazon Go concept has been around for some time. Amazon announced its plan to build a totally unattended retail store in early 2017, but there was something of a gap between the announcement of the company's plan for a sensor-based, cashier-less shopping experience here in the United States and its actual rollout in late January of this year. The company experienced some early difficulties with its "just walk out" technology that saved consumers from having to scan their items. According to reports at the time, the system was having trouble keeping tabs on items once they had been moved from their original shelf when more than 20 people were in the store at once.
While Amazon was working its way through that technical issue, on the other side of the world, BingoBox was opening its first location in Shanghai — one of only a handful of locations it had as of 2016 — getting ready to kick its unattended retail ambitions into high gear.
Today, BingoBox has nabbed $80 million in venture funding and operates over 200 of its self-service specialty stores in 29 Chinese provinces. As of November of last year, the store made its first push into commerce outside the Chinese mainland with an opening in Hong Kong. A BingoBox representative told PYMNTS that Hong Kong is a "baby step" for the company. Its bigger vision is to add its fresh food convenience stores to "several" Asian countries by the end of the year, although they offered no specifics on which countries those might be — or when that expansion will be underway.
BingoBox has a somewhat lower-tech approach to the market than Amazon. Instead of relying purely on cameras and sensors to determine what users place in their shopping carts and then auto-charging them through their Amazon payments account when they walk out the door, BingoBox's items come embedded with a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. When checking out, users scan their items using a standard self-checkout machine and then pay using WeChat. Other than the fact that there are no employees around, it's a fairly similar experience to using a self-checkout machine at any American grocery store.
However, BingoBox affirms the RFID tags are a temporary feature of the system — they're slated to be phased out in the near future — although a representative from the company again didn't have any specific timeline for that change. The goal is to replace them with a sensor/facial recognition-based system à la Amazon Go as the firm grows.
While BingoBox's growth path is aggressive, it will also likely be littered with competition. Self-service retail is big in China and, unlike Amazon, BingoBox is far from the only player in the unattended retail game. According to reports, Chinese data aggregator ITjuzi, in the third quarter of 2017 alone, found that China's cashier-less stores sector attracted 1 billion yuan (about $156 million) in funding.
And those are just the startups; the big names in Chinese retail and eTail have also made their interest known.
JD.com, for example, announced that it intends to partner with China Overseas Land & Investment to build hundreds of stores that combine facial recognition, QR codes and RFID to eliminate checkout. Tencent and EasyGo, another venture-backed startup focused on cashier-less stores, have been collaborating on self-service pop-up retail events that allow consumers to stock up on WeChat-related goods.
While Alibaba hasn't made any recent announcements regarding unmanned physical stores, last year it did roll out the automated Tao Cafe — a temporary coffee shop that had no cashiers (it did, however, feature baristas, as someone still had to make the coffee).
The unattended retail revolution is warming up in the U.S., but it seems to be catching fire in China. Will BingoBox lead that charge?
It's hard to say, as there's a loot of players to challenge the company, and some of them are already quite scaled.
But BingoBox has been cashier-free for some time, and its foothold is growing. It might well be a firm to watch.
The How We Shop Report, a PYMNTS collaboration with PayPal, aims to understand how consumers of all ages and incomes are shifting to shopping and paying online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research builds on a series of studies conducted since March, surveying more than 16,000 consumers on how their shopping habits and payments preferences are changing as the crisis continues. This report focuses on our latest survey of 2,163 respondents and examines how their increased appetite for online commerce and digital touchless methods, such as QR codes, contactless cards and digital wallets, is poised to shape the post-pandemic economy.


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Rise To The Top With Positive Words & Phrases
Credit: VICCorporations invest millions of dollars on their image and their products. The payoff is to be seen as a positive, dependable, sought-after and essentially - to be liked.
How much do you invest in yourself?
That's right. You are a product. You are selling yourself, your ideas and above all your "like-ability." Your choice of words, how you use phrases or how you approach a challenge can either help or hinder your image.
Imagine the impact you could have right from the beginning at a new job. Your positivity certainly would be passed on to future employers through word-of-mouth and/references.
You may not be aware that you are using negative words and phrases that are slowly hurting your personal product: You.
For instance think back to when you have given instructions, spoken to customers, talked with family, given directions to employees, given advice or sat through an interview.
Upon reflection, have you used phrases like:
"I can't have it for you until...
"Don't forget to..."
"No, because..."
Even for those of us who practice positive thinking, negative words are second nature to many of us; we say them without realizing it – because it's just so darn simple to do – it doesn't take much thought.
What will take added effort, though, is to turn a negative phrase into a positive one. Whether you are having dialogue in a professional or social setting, always remember that everyone that you meet, every day of your life, is a customer.
Before we continue, let's take a look at the bullets above. How easy is it to give the above a positive twist. VERY EASY! Here's how:
- "I CAN have it for you on..."
- "REMEMBER to.."
- "Yes, if..."
Whether you are in a social or business setting, the "can't" part sends a message that you are not capable of a simple task. A simple turn of the phrase will produce a series of positive words that will eventually lead to positive thinking.
Simply say: "I can have it for you on Friday."
Sure, that's common sense – drop two characters and a word. But how many people would think of doing that in the heat of a conversation?
Here's a bonus called "under promise and over deliver." Your positive twist above promised to have it on Friday. How about over delivering it and having it on Thursday, Wednesday or even earlier?
The receiver will be pleasantly surprised to have it earlier than promised – how positive is that?
Marty Sklar, a 54-year veteran of Walt Disney's Imagineers team, remembers that Disney wouldn't take "no." for an answer when it came to developing his parks and attractions.
Sklar recalls that Harrison "Buzz" Price, who performed thousands of feasibility studies for Walt himself, learned never to say "no, it can't be done."
Sklar remembers Price explain: "You could say to Walt 'yes, if,' but you could never say 'no, because.'"
"I think that it's really good advice," Sklar said in a 2009 podcast interview for DIS-Unplugged. "Because Buzz Price said 'no, because' is the language of a deal killer and 'yes, if' is the language of somebody that wants to make the deal."
Sklar relates more successes of the "yes, if" philosophy in his "Dream It! Do It!" book that chronicles his years working directly for Walt Disney himself. Price learned to turn a negative into a positive.
'No, because' gives the impression that the speaker sees only the obstructions and hurdles; does not have the initiative to go any further.
Responding with 'yes, because' sends the positive message that the speaker has considered the options, knows the solutions and is prepared to follow-through.
Positive thinking will produce positive words - make the effort to turn a negative into a positive. Transform a "no, because" into "yes, if." And of course, eliminating "can't" or "don't" from your vocabulary will speak volumes.
Sure, there will be times when you have to admit that something can't be done, however, run it through the positive filter and give it a simple twist. Stay positive!


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Posted on February 18 2015
After decades of (dudes don't wear jewelry induced) adornmentphobia, men are again regarding self ornamentation as a reflection of power and confidence. More frequently than ever I have noticed even the most conservative of gentlemen perusing the ring display at Ganeaux. "Maybe I'll just try it on"... These are the guys that inevitably rock a piece of jewelry. For a music industry insider it's always been part of the predictable uniform, but for a suit - - now that is a good look✯


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is a 3 year Erasmus+ KA2 (Strategic Partnerships) project developed by the MARPE Network. Our aim is to develop a European Higher Education curriculum in public, corporate and civic diplomacy.
Developing a European Body of Knowledge in Public, Corporate and Civic Diplomacy requires not only a transnational approach, but also a very diverse stakeholder map. A wide range of stakeholders will be engaged by the Strategic partners in this process including business, civil society, communication practitioners, associations, diplomats and other members from foreign affairs, academics from communication and other disciplines, as well as their students.
The need for developing a theoretical framework, a European body of knowledge and an epistemic community can be seen:
In order to achieve the goal of the MARPE Diplo project, the following activities will take place:
Ghent – 06 Feb 2019 – A Public Diplomacy perspective on Brexit: Are States ignoring the power of Soft Power?
Valencia – 23 May 2019 – Exploring theory and practice in Public, Corporate and Civic Diplomacy
Bucharest – 28 Feb 2020 – Civic Diplomacy
Lisbon – 28 May 2020 – Corporate and Public Diplomacy: contexts and convergence – Event CANCELLED because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nancy – 04 Feb 2021 – Trans-disciplinarity strengthening the legitimacy of Public, Corporate and Civic Diplomacy
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The show begins with The Beatles in their famous black suits, performing the songs that changed the world in so many ways. They are followed by the Rolling Stones, also in their early 60's "look", and featuring Mr. Brian Jones on his famous teardrop guitar.
As the show (and historical timeline) progresses, you will witness the Beatles in their Sgt. Peppers wardrobe, the Stones in mid-60's psychedelic finery, and then finally the fashions of the late 60's/early 70's.
The grand finale is a mash-up of both a Beatles and a Stones hit—yet another back & forth clash of these musical titans, and culminates with a cast-member asking the audience, "well who won tonight? was it the Beatles or the Stones?". In the end though, it's the audience who won, because they had such a magical experience!
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Day six in the latest Israeli military action against Hamas; another day of sharply contrasting images. At a funeral in Gaza City, members of the Dalu family carried aloft, wrapped in Palestinian flags, the bodies of four children killed by an Israeli bomb that demolished their home on Sunday. "Do these children look like terrorists?" grief-stricken relatives and neighbors asked reporters. In Israel, where dozens of Hamas rockets continued to fall on (mostly unoccupied) areas, Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet met to discuss their next move. And four thousand miles away in Rangoon, a day after reasserting that he is "fully supportive of Israel's right to defend itself," President Obama delivered a speech hailing the recent democratic reforms in Burma.
With continuing talk of a possible ceasefire mediated by Egypt, and a report in Haaretz putting the odds of a ground invasion at fifty-fifty, it's hard to say what will happen next. The White House announced that Obama had spoken to Netanyahu and to Egypt's President, Mohamed Morsi, about ways to de-escalate the situation. Possibly fearful that the attacks would be called off before they had hit all their targets, the Israeli defense forces stepped up their strikes—killing, amongst others, a leading member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, who had apparently been taking shelter in a building used by Arab and overseas media companies. Throughout Gaza, the death toll from the attacks topped a hundred, with the dead including twenty-six children and eleven women, according to Palestinian officials. In Israel, three people have been killed by Hamas rockets.
Apart from the immediate issue—for how long will the strikes continue?—at least five larger questions remain unanswered:
1. Does Netanyahu have a plan? For the first few days of the attacks, events went in his favor. The Israeli people rallied behind Operation Pillar of Defense; according to one poll released on Monday, more than eighty per cent of Israelis approve of the offensive. Most Western governments, including the United States and Britain, expressed their support for Israel, blaming provocation on Hamas' part for the violence. But with civilian casualties mounting, and with his own Interior Minister, Eli Yishai, reportedly having said, "The goal of the operation is to send Gaza back to the Middle Ages," international criticism is rising, and the U.S. government appears to be agitating for a quick settlement. Netanyahu appears to have launched the raid to decapitate Hamas's military leadership, destroy its armory, and show that Israel is strong enough to enforce a policy of deterrence. More than ninety per cent of Hamas's long-range missiles reportedly have been destroyed. The Prime Minister could declare victory and send the ground troops home. But with Hamas still firmly in power, and with its military arm having demonstrated the capacity to withstand the attacks and keep firing, what sort of victory would it be?
2. Does anybody else have a plan? That's unclear, too. As is often the case in Israel, some of the most enlightening commentary is coming from former intelligence officers and members of the armed forces, who have learned the hard way the limits of military action. Writing in Monday's Financial Times, Efraim Halevy, the former head of Mossad, noted that the operation, although militarily successful, could have unanticipated and negative effects, such as strengthening Hamas' standing in the Arab world and causing unrest in countries friendly to Israel, such as Egypt and Jordan. If it doesn't want to become increasingly isolated, Israel will have to "contribute to an Egyptian-crafted and American-supported formula for the region," Halevy wrote. And moreover: "Israel will have to do what no government has done before: determine a comprehensive strategy on the future of Gaza and its 2m inhabitants."
3. Did the Obama Administration know about the Israeli attacks in advance? On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Major General Amir Eshel, the commander of the Israeli Air Force, was in Washington last week, just days before the attacks began. (Israeli generals and politicians often visit Washington; Eshel could have been in the U.S. to discuss Iran, among other topics.) The Pentagon also confirmed that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta had talked to Ehud Barak, his counterpart in Israel, although it wasn't immediately clear whether those discussions took place before or after the violence began. The initial Israeli attack, which involved assassinating Ahmed Al-Jabari, the military commander of Hamas, and bombing dozens of underground sites where the Israelis suspected Hamas was concealing weapons, including long-range missiles, was clearly well planned. Although the pretext for the strikes was a recent escalation of violence by Hamas, including the firing of an anti-tank missile that injured four Israeli soldiers, this looked like an operation that the Israeli government had been preparing to carry out for some time.
4. Does Obama have a strategy for handling the crisis? This is really two questions, one about the short term and the other about the long term. On the first, his initial response was to support Israel and to try and stay above the fray. When Obama left for Asia, the White House made clear that Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State, would be handling the issue as she travelled with the President. This reaction made political sense. A poll published on Monday by CNN shows that almost sixty per cent of Americans think Israel's actions are justified. But as the operation continues and civilian casualties mount, the political dangers to the President are increasing. Whatever the provocations Israel endured, the fact remains that it is using U.S.-supplied F-16 aircraft to fire U.S.-supplied guided bombs into heavily populated civilian areas. I haven't seen it reported anywhere whether the actual munition that destroyed the Dalu's home, killing nine family members, was made in the United States, but it would be no surprise if it was. For a President who started his first term by reaching out to the Muslim world, promising "a new beginning" and calling the statelessness of the Palestinians "intolerable," this is awkward, to say the least.
5. What about the peace process? This is another way of addressing the long term, and the question of whether Obama has a Middle East strategy worthy of the name. For much of his first term, it appeared that he didn't. In the face of Netanyahu's implacability, the weakness of the Palestinian Authority, and the extremism of Hamas, he left the increasingly forlorn task of crafting a two-state solution—or even creating the conditions in which a solution could be discussed—to others, such as George Mitchell and Tony Blair. (In one of history's little ironies, the day the Israelis launched their attack, Blair was in the West Bank trying to persuade the Palestinians to delay their attempt to obtain national recognition from the United Nations.)
After the current Israeli operation ends, the bigger U.S. dilemma will remain. Everybody and their grandmother knows that the only conceivable route to an Arab-Israeli settlement, and it's by no means a guaranteed one, goes through Washington. But will Obama pursue it? With Netanyahu likely to be reëlected early next year, a possibly emboldened Hamas still running Gaza, and the unresolved Iranian nuclear problem hanging over the entire region, the prospect of engaging with the Palestinian issue looks no more enticing now than it did three or four years ago. Raw political calculus runs in favor of doing nothing, or next to nothing, and this is the policy that at least one authority has endorsed: "So what you do is … you move things along the best way you can. You hope for some degree of stability. But you recognize that this is going to remain an unsolved problem … and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it."
That was Mitt Romney, in his infamous "forty-seven per cent" speech. Let's hope that Obama, despite all the difficulties and perils that doing so would involve, will at least try to follow a higher course.
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emerging from the writing cave
As the darker months approach, I emerge from my summer writing cave, bleary eyed but invigorated. Because I am a teacher, I relish the off-time to work on my writing. This past summer, I spent ten-twelve hours each day editing and revising my current manuscript.
I'd like to share a little bit of my process with you, then I'd love to hear how you revise. Something I hear from other writers: how do you know when you're finished?
Revising is like running down hill: you have to put on the brakes at some point and try not to scrape your face. I think I am at that point. I think.
This post is not about setting up a new story. It's about what to do once you've written your first draft and combed through it at least once or twice to see what you've written. I don't consider those revision stages. That's still part of the writing. For me, when I'm pumping out my story, I just go. I have a plan, that's true, but I'm writing non-stop. When I get to the end, I go back, read it, fix stuff, read it again, fix more stuff. I do this until it feels solid.
Then I put it away.
When I come back to it--weeks or months later--I see it through fresh eyes. Now I'm ready to revise.
Here's what revision looks like for me:
1. Brew coffee
2. Drink coffee
3. Turn off social media
4. Gather resources nearby
5. Get chocolate
6. Eat chocolate; think about lunch; turn social media back on...
7. Return to step 1
8. Open my document (yes, there are distractions until I get down to business)
9. Send my document to my Kindle
10. Read my story like a book (this is an amazing trick I learned from an author)
11. Mark up awkward phrases, typos, grammatical errors, etc., using NOTES
12. Re-open my document (for me, this is in Scrivener); make corrections from my Kindle NOTES
13. Share my story, chapters, opening, whatever, with my Critique Partners
14. Review their feedback; decide what to take and what to leave (remember, it's your story)
15. Now I revise.
Revision is the tearing apart and reconstruction of your story. When you first sit down, you might not even know what the story is really about until you get to the end. That's how it is for me. Steps 1-14 are actually the foreplay to revising.
Revision is messy, heart-breaking, frustrating, really, really hard. You have to get rid of characters who are in the way, develop characters who are too thin, tighten plots, destroy plots.
It's not easy, but when you get through this process, you have a story. And that's a beautiful thing.
What is your process? I'd love to hear it.
That's my story, what's yours?
As a teacher and mother of grown children (23 and 19), I love summer. Lots of time to catch up on writing projects, but most importantly: tons of lazing in the sunshine reading.
This summer, I managed to devour five delicious stories. Because I write contemporary young adult, I read books from that genre. However, I also gobble up my favorite adult fiction.
If you want to follow my reading rants, check out my Goodreads page, or click this link to reviews I post here.
Now, check out these five writing tips I learned from the books I read this summer.
High Fidelity: find a line or phrase that ties into your story's theme. Repeat it throughout your novel. Nick Hornby makes lists. He has a Top Five for almost everything in his life. This works really well for the character (a lonely and serial boyfriend record shop owner) and the theme (finding happiness with one thing).
Al Capone Does My Shirts: make your setting do extra work. In this middle grade read, author Gennifer Choldenko uses 1950s Alcatraz as a backdrop to seventh grader Moose's caged life looking after his autistic older sister. If she had set this story in the city of San Francisco—where some scenes take place—it wouldn't have worked as well. The island prison says so much metaphorically for Moose and his family.
Misery: every summer needs at least one creepy Stephen King read. Since I never read the book—just saw the film—I decided I could handle the suspense while reading in the bright sunlight on a California beach. There is so much to learn from this man, but in the case of Misery, it's all about characters. King knows how to make the most repulsive people likable. Annie Wilkes is a monster, but she's also a tormented woman with a troubled past, a town against her, and a compulsion for sweets after she's been BAD. If you write mean characters in your stories, give them a quality that makes readers say, "oh, well, yeah she chopped his leg off, but come one, she's got those cute porcelain statues."
That Time I Joined the Circus: like High Fidelity, this story has great recurring hooks and phrases that help us feel safe in an unfamiliar world. JJ Howard introduces us to a young girl who meets tragedy and must leave home to find home. She takes her quirks with her, though. Of course. One thing the girl likes is music. She's always comparing an event to a song she heard. Howard uses the song title and a lyric in her chapter headings. As we journey from circus land to circus land, from New York to Miami, we always feel at home because of the music.
It Should Have Been a #GoodDay: if you are working on a story with multiple POVs, you might check this quick read by Natalie Corbett Sampson. There are four narrators, each taking us through the same day. As the story heats up, we use the varying perspectives to figure out how things might pan out. One of the narrators is an autistic teenager. His voice is stellar. Because we hear the other characters' thoughts and feelings, we learn a lot about how other kids see those with differences. This is a perfect format to showcase autism and the fears and prejudices we can carry.
What are you reading? If you picked up a great idea for your writing, please share it in the comments below.
That's my story, what's yours?
No matter where you are in writing your story, weather can play a part in moving the action forward, defining a character, or throwing a wrench in the path of good or evil.
Great writers from Shakespeare to Steinbeck have successfully used weather in their stories. If it weren't for the drought, the Joads might never have set out to California. In The Tempest, we can't forget how Prospero used weather for his own good.
Here's how you can hurl lightning bolts at your villains or paint rainbows for your protagonists and get away with it.
PLOT. If you are stuck moving the action forward, change the weather. When your MC steps outside without an umbrella and is caught in a sudden downpour, does he slip into a cafe for a fortuitous encounter with someone? Does he hop on a bus to avoid the weather? Does that bus crash? Is it the wrong bus, and he ends up late for (work, a date, picking up a child)? Insurance companies don't take responsibility for acts of God. Neither must writers. Use storms, landslides, earthquakes. These things happen without notice.
CHARACTER. How do your characters respond to different weather events? Use them to reveal moods, fears, hopes, or long-lost dreams. Maybe every time it rains, your character is reminded of the day his dog died. Or whenever she sees a rainbow, she makes a wish. Don't go overboard. No one likes a cliche. Subtlety is your best move.
SETTING. Last but not least, we must talk about the obvious. Depending on where your story is set, some weather events just won't come up. It's unlikely an earthquake will hit in Iowa or that a monsoon will flood Arizona. If you are writing realistic fiction, study the weather in the area where your story is set. You might discover some freak storm that hit years back. You could use that for a tragic backstory, or it could be the reason for your character's behavior or motivation.
That's my story. What's yours?
Please share your ideas in the comment section below! Happy writing :)
This week, my creative writing students listened to the accordion. Many had never heard an accordion before. They didn't know what it would sound like, and they had no idea what it looked like.
It was a new sensory experience.
To my surprise, several students enjoyed the chaotic old world hum and breath of this most unusual style of music. Of course, there were a few who shot daggers at me with their eyes. So I did what any writing teacher might, I told them to use what they were feeling and experiencing and put it in their story.
It's one thing to try to bring anger into a scene; it's quite another to feel it as you are writing it.
Music allows us to tap into our emotions on many levels.
Try this experiment. As you listen to each musical clip below, pause to write about what you are feeling, seeing, hearing, and imagining. See where the music takes you, your story, or your characters.
Polka Dots remix
Masego x Medasin
The Ballet Edition
Please share your experience with these tracks. I'd love to hear how they impacted your writing.
That's my story. What's yours?
When I think about my boring day, I wonder why I can't bump into John Cusack at the glove counter or come across an injured famous writer in a snowbank (not that I'd take him home and torture him). My life is neither a romantic comedy nor a suspense novel. My life is.
Yet that is where great story nuggets begin--in the mundane moments of our lives.
In my current agent-seeking YA manuscript, IN BLOOM, the story begins with an obssessive-compulsive teenager straightening her rug while her brother tries to share some strange news. That news plays out later in the story, but it's a fun way to introduce the two siblings and show their idiosyncrasies.
Consider three recent great tales and their openings:
- A boy suspended from school spends the day at the museum with his mom. (THE GOLDFINCH)
-A woman takes an interest in events outside her window on her daily train ride. (THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN).
-A boy and a girl spend mundane mornings riding the bus to school. (ELEANOR AND PARK)
-A boy's attempt to kill himself is stalled when he spots a girl toying with the same fate. (ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES)
Each of these moments present a great way to open your story. Let's explore.
1. Transportation exploration. Putting your main character on a bus, train, plane, car trip, bike, or whatever is a great one to have her accidentally witness something, unexpectedly run into someone, or serendipitously find something.
2. Field trip. Whether your character is school-age or adult, a school field trip provides numerous opportunities such as those mentioned above. On a field trip, your MC can get lost, meet a stranger, find a strange item (in a bathroom, on the ground, in a gift shop), or learn something useful that might save her life later (i.e., how the ancient Egyptians stopped poisoning).
3. Beginning with an Ending. Start your story with your MC either trying to end his life or getting into an accident. Here, you have opportunity for another important character to enter. This character could be someone he later saves or who has another meaning to him (long lost... sister... brother... etc.).
Clearly, that last one is no ordinary life moment, but tragedy happens all the time. As a writer, you have the opportunity to turn those ordinary moments into something extraordinary.
Spend the day chronicling your life moments--the grocery store, bank line, work, lunch, phone calls--and find that catalyst that could turn dramatic.
That's my story, what's yours?
why your story needs a theme
Every story has a theme even if the author never sets it there on purpose. The theme is an underlying or overarching message that might not be discerned until the story ends. A theme connects to the story's topic. It's what you want readers to understand about life after they've finished your book.
Often, the theme is the same as what the hero or protagonist discovers. In the Pulitzer novel, THE GOLDFINCH, Theo learns that you cannot hold onto what you love or you might destroy it. In other words, love means letting go.
Sometimes, it's too big, In TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, the theme centers around the fragility of innocence. Perhaps Harper Lee was saying that to be innocent meant risking your life.
On occasion, the narrator tells us the theme (or hints strongly), so we can participate in its development during the story. In Edgar Alan Poe's THE TELL-TALE HEART, the main character serves as the narrator and lets the reader know immediately that he's going crazy. We learn with him that even the mad can feel guilt. Guilt has no boundaries.
If you are in the middle of writing a story, or you are planning one, consider the message you want readers to take away.
Here are some common themes:
Beauty is only skin deep.
Believe in yourself.
Believing strongly in something is vital to its fruition.
Change is inevitable.
Good triumphs.
Good and evil can coexist.
Blood is thicker than water.
Love always wins.
Rules protect us.
Face your fears, and you will be stronger.
Truth can set us free.
Other themes can be found in old proverbs, the Bible, Torah, Koran, Baghavad Gita, or other religious works, Shakespeare, poetry, your mother's words, a prisoner's regrets. In short, a theme is a message, and we all have at least one we live by.
What is close to your heart? What messages will you leave with your readers?
Share your thoughts here.
Write on!
pets as a plot device
Think of your favorite childhood stories. How many include a pet or other animal who is integral to the plot? You might be surprised at the answer.
First of all, I use the term "pet" in broad terms. There are magical creatures, domestic pets, animals that are hunted, farmed, and tamed. There are animals that transform into people, animals that turn on people, and animals who will die for people.
Although there are numerous stories that feature animals as central characters, I want to focus on those who work alongside a main character. In some cases, I will highlight a story with "talking" animals. You will have your favorites, and I'd love to hear about them. Please share in the comments section your beloved animal adventures.
Here are a few great books to study:
Magical Creatures: Think Hedgwig in the Harry Potter stories and all the other messenger animals. Of course, there is Hagrid's slobbering dog Fang and Norbert the Dragon. Visit this wiki page for some fun exploring all of the HP creatures.
Domestic pets: I date myself with this story, but IT'S LIKE THIS CAT is a great example of how to use a simple house cat as a plot device. When teenager Dave brings home a cat to his dysfunctional family, life changes for the better.
The hunted: Herman Melville created the most famous man v. beast battle ever in his classic, MOBY DICK. Humble fisherman Ishmael finds himself in the middle of a vengeful battle between the egotistical Captain Ahab and the great whale.
Farm animals: Many of us will think of George Orwell's political satire, ANIMAL FARM. However, this story features animals as humans--an entirely different blog topic! A more useful study would be EB White's CHARLOTTE'S WEB. Each critter carries his own human foibles and conflicts. I think it's one of the best animal-human relationships in literature.
Heroic animals: One of my favorites is Buck in Jack London's CALL OF THE WILD. This is a great story to study if you want to create a pet or farm animal who exemplifies the greatest good within human and animal nature.
The Loyal: LASSIE is perhaps the most beloved classic pet who would warn his family and neighbors when danger was a foot.
The Tragic: I still feel a pang when I hear someone mention WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS, OLD YELLER, or SOUNDER. These stories feature a dog who meets a tragic end. The stories serve to connect readers to deep emotions as characters make difficult decisions.
Comic relief: There is Toto from THE WIZARD OF OZ who serves as Dorothy's companion and who warns her of danger.
Animals can move your plot forward, relieve tension, highlight character traits, and help readers connect to your story. How do you use pets or other animals in your stories? Please share!
Write on!
I dare not say these words out loud, but... shhh... come closer, and I'll whisper them to you.
I think my story is finished.
Don't tell anyone. Not yet. First, I need to make sure I've satisfied the questions with which the story began.
I have worked on my young adult contemporary manuscript for more than a year. I'm not talking the writing part. The writing began in 2013. I'm talking editing and revising. A year. To be precise, fifteen months.
ON THE ROAD TO MARTY MCFLY has seen changes in characters, point of view, and plot. It is an entirely different story than the one I began three years ago. It is also an entirely better story.
First, let me tell you why it's better then I'll show you how I know it's finished.
One. I have addressed every concern an agent or editor brought to my attention during contests and querying.
Two. I have examined and corrected every detail my amazing critique partners raised a red flag to.
Three. I like it. It's a story. The characters are authentic. The MC is fallible.
Now let me show you how I know it's finished using the following five questions.
One. Is the main plot resolved?
I don't want to promise a premise that doesn't pan out. Readers need resolution to the protagonist's problem. Resolution does not necessarily mean a happy or satisfying ending. It just needs to be plausible.
Two. Did the protagonist solve it (YA needs this)?
In YA, the protagonist needs to be the one to solve her problem. Adolescents seek empowerment; adults screw with their destinies enough in the real world.
Three. Has the character grown or changed from the opening scene?
Consider Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey narrative. When the reader meets the MC, there must be something the reader asks or observes, something he expects to change.
Four. Have all the minor plots resolved?
Your A story and B story and all minor journeys that arose along the way must each come to a close.
Five. Have all the "teasers" been dealt with or resolved?
In Act I, you've no doubt introduced red herrings or secondary characters with their own story. These all need closure. If Mom has been looking for a job throughout the story, and you keep referring to it, she either needs to land one or make a comment about going back to school. Something. Don't leave teasers teasing (unless you're writing a sequel... but that's another story...).
If you think you're story is over, answer the five questions. What other questions do you think writers need to ask?
Share with us here.
Write on!
December 2019


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It's been over four years after Lexus entered into the supercar world with the Lexus LFA. Before the initial production, the company had spent almost a decade of research and planning. Lexus produced only 500 units all handcrafted meticulously. However, it is still surprising that this awesome supercar has not sold out yet. Lexus has since discontinued its production and reports from the company indicate that there are no plans to revive this supercar. We believe that its unicorn nature is to blame for the dismal performance.
To start with at $375, 000, the LFA was and still is more expensive than every new Ferrari before options are added and also expensive than a Lamborghini Aventador, two most favorite supercars with massive following.
Despite outshining the above supercars in performance, the LFA didn't manage to a massive following like the more established rivals because it is a lone ranger with neither a predecessor nor a successor. The vehicle is also different from other Lexus models hence; there is nothing to remind buyers of its existence. Following is a brief revisit to this supercar's specs;
Lexus LFA Exterior
When it was launched, the 2012 Lexus LFA stood out even among exotic cars of that time and it is still a pretty thing today. Its exterior design was excellently crafted and resembled part jet fighter and part super-coupe. Lexus utilized extensive carbon fiber to reduce its weight but yet maintain a strong body.
Even though the model didn't gain fame as expected, Lexus excellent craftsmanship must be appreciated. It has an array of air inlets to cool the engine while at the front, the 2-door supercar features triangular headlights which creates a sinister front look for the LFA. At the rear there are three mid-mounted exhaust pipes, blacked-out honeycomb air scoops below the taillights and a speed-sensitive rear wing. The vehicle rides on 10 spoke, 20-inch forged-aluminum BBS wheels.
Lexus LFA Interior
The LFA luxurious interior is handcrafted with utmost attention to detail. The cabin which accommodates two people is upholstered in premium leather and Alcantara. The supercar also features a high-tech LCD in front of the driver. The screen displays important information about the vehicle like its speed, rpm among others.
The Lexus LFA also features a 7-inch screen that is used to control the audio system, navigation and other functions. To control these systems, the driver uses a computer mouse-like module that is located at the front of the armrest. The vehicle also comes with a 12-speaker Mark Levinson premium sound system. It also features a dual-zone climate control system to keep temperatures in the cabin at ideal levels.
Engine Specs and Performance
At the heart of the LFA, Lexus installed a 4.8 L, V10 naturally aspirated engine that produces 552 hp @ 8,700 rpm and 354 lb-ft of torque @ 6,800 rpm. The power is channeled to rear wheels by a 6-speed automatic sequential gearbox. The gear box features 4 modes and allows fully automatic shifting as well as shifting from the driver with the steering-wheel mounted paddles.
The engine is EPA rated at 11 mpg on city drive and 16 mpg on highway. The vehicle has a maximum speed of 202 mph, and accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3,6 sec. To control this huge power, the vehicle is fitted with carbon ceramic brake rotors and 6-piston brake calipers at the front and 4- at the rear.
When it made its debut back in 2011, the Lexus LFA had a starting price of $ 375, 000. If you would like to experience this forgotten Lexus supercar, you can get a bargain from the few remaining unsold units.
However, some databases are quoting its price as high as $ 450,000 which is surprising for a car that has remained unsold 4 years after its maiden debut.


text: Brazilian artist Harding Meyer creates imposingly large-scale portraits that immediately draw the viewer into the subject's oversized gaze. The works feature prominent brushstrokes and sometimes distortions that hint that we're looking at the subject through glass or some other barrier.The faces are taken from all sorts of media such as magazines, film, and television. But they are not popular figures, nor are they completely real. While he may start with a single person, he'll combine images and edit them until the resulting portrait becomes something both familiar and anonymous.Meyer is comfortable working between these contrasts. The works appear to simultaneously reveal and conceal, to intimate and hold back. All the while, the blown-up faces of these imaginary figures overwhelm the viewer with a direct, unwavering gaze. Source: [h/t inagblog.com]


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Home > YJLF > Vol. 21 (2009) > Iss. 2
Article Title
Women's Work, Women's Knowing: Intellectual Property and the Recognition of Women's Traditional Knowledge
This Comment inserts a new question into the intellectual property academy's dialogue on traditional knowledge: Where are the women? Political scientist Cynthia Enloe insists that this is the crucial question for any feminist examination of global law and politics, and it is taken up here in order to apply a gendered lens to traditional knowledge-a perspective which, until now, has been largely absent. The Comment identifies the knowledge that women have possessed for generations as a gendered cultural possession deserving of a place in the international intellectual property rights framework. Women should not have to inhabit the largely Western- and male-dominated paradigm of the scientific inventor in order to gain recognition for and avoid exploitation of their knowledge by commercial actors in the international marketplace. However, legal protections for women's traditional knowledge must be extended in keeping with feminist values of equality and dignity; thus the Comment presents principles to be used in deciding how best to bring attention to women's traditional knowledge and applies them to three frameworks of international property rights. Finally, the Comment makes suggestions for future policy goals to further the recognition of women's traditional knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Terra L. Gearhart-Sema,
Women's Work, Women's Knowing: Intellectual Property and the Recognition of Women's Traditional Knowledge,
Yale J.L. & Feminism
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yjlf/vol21/iss2/4