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Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum.
I've been singing and playing for 15 years, and never ever had experienced a problem like this before.
I used to sing with a Shure Beta 58, but decided to change it for the Audix OM7. I'm so happy with my new sound, it matches much better the conditions at my band's rehearsal space, and works much better with my voice and style.
The problem is that from the first minute, it started giving me cramps whenever I touched the mic with my lips. Painful electric stabs. At first, I thought it could be some static electricity weird issue, and thought the cramps would stop, but they haven't.
Has anybody ever had a similar problem? I don't know what to do.
I also play the guitar while singing (Strato + Hot Rod) and the rest of my voice equipment are 2 active 400W Alto speakers plus a Behringer X2222.
But as I mentioned before, with this same equipment, I never had any problems with the Shure. It's only with the new Audix.
Do you guys know if this is a symptom that the mic is defective? Or could it be any other thing in my equipment that is causing electric trouble (but somehow the Shure managed to avoid).
Thanks very much for your wisdow, and keep making your voices loud and clear!!
Hello Teresa,
Welcome to The Modern Vocalist World Forum !
I have been here since the inception of this site and this is the first time I have heard of such an issue that you are experiencing. My first suggestion given that you are pleased with the sound of the OM7, I would return it to the dealer and try another to see if the same problem happens.
However, I have a few thoughts and questions of my own.
Your rehearsal space - Is it carpeted, a wooden floor or otherwise ? Carpeting will naturally cause a considerable amount of static electricity. If the floor is carpeted., move to a different room.
Have you changed or tried a different XLR cable ? Use a QUALITY cable. The cheap ones are junk ! You get what you pay for.
Depending on where you live, at this time of the year, you're going to get a lot of static electricity, Period ! I get "zapped" all of the time no matter what equipment I touch, whether it be my PA system, my equipment rack, monitors, mics, etc. And I have taken every precaution to remedy the situation but to no avail.
I ran a separate circuit, a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), to my equipment rack which includes a Power Conditioner. From there, ALL of my equipment is plugged into the power conditioner. I have taken all precautions to eliminate "voltage spikes", "power surges", RFI/EMI interference, etc., etc. All of my cables except the mic cables of course, are covered with an insulating product to stop any feedback issues, hum, hiss, etc.
So with all of this considered, I feel that there is some grounding issue that needs to be resolved, however, given my experience at this time of the year and the static electricity, I have yet to find a way to stop the problem of getting shocked. However, I'm not experiencing what you are - the severity of the shocks which result in persistent cramps.
This may sound a bit silly, but depending on the floor of your rehearsal space, have you tried to wear a different pair of shoes ? That COULD make the difference.
I'm sure that you realize that the central nervous system (CNS) is nothing more than a biological information highway, and is responsible for controlling all the biological processes and movement in the body, and can also receive information and interpret it via electrical signals which are used in this nervous system. With that said, perhaps your CNS is highly sensitive to that particular mic, although, I doubt that is the case. Again, I have never heard of such an issue with ANY mic !
I also considered that there may be a "short" somewhere in the mic that you purchased, however, if that was the case, it would short out and wouldn't work ! Pardon me, but I'm just as perplexed as you, and am just "fishing" for answers.
The bottom line ? If it were me, and I was pleased with the OM7, I would return it to the dealer/distrubutor where you purchased it, try another in the store, and see if the same thing occurs. However, some states prohibit trying microphones in the store due to health concerns. If you purchased the mic online, then I would try to return it and purchase one from a dealer.
I realize that this reply is quite long, but I'm very confused myself.... ???
I hope that this has helped in some way. I would also be interested to hear if you resolve this issue. Kindly reply if you resolve this problem.
Thank you...
Warmest Regards,
Ah, electricity, something I know a little something about. Static electricity is definitely an issue. Most importantly, grounding. The mic is not grounding properly. As for ways to deal with static electricity, take a lesson from Texas Instruments in Texas. All people, regardless, are required to wear a grounding strap on their wrist. And ground out in each room they are in.
The process is simple. Electricity seeks the shortest route to ground, stay out of its way. Honest-to-goodness, I have been an electrician since 1983 and I have a master license. Please let that inform others that I have some experience with errant electricity. In my current occupation, I manage for a company that specializes in electrical work for swimming pools. Ah, yes, water and eletricity, they mix a little too well. So, the pool, all metal parts within 5 feet of water, and any equipment associated with the pool, such as pumps and pump controllers must be zero with respect with each other. The code book calls it equipotential bonding. Because there is static electricity around a pool, just like anywhere else. Plus, should a pool light or pump short out, you don't want it going through the water and the humans in it. In fact, the water must also be grounded. If the lighting does not use a grounded light niche (shell,) then a metal plate that is at least 9 square inches must be grounded and be in touch with the pool water at a depth of no less than 4 inches.
The same can happen with microphones and stands. And those may be grounded. And you, the singer, walking across the carpet and building literally 50,000 volts at very small current, can do your self a favor by carrying a piece of metal and grounding out before you approach.
Otherwise, there is some difference in voltage between maybe the guitar and the mic.
Or the mic is bad.
Again, electricity seeks the shortest route to ground, stay out if it's way.
Hi Adolph and Ronws! Thank you both for your nice and detailed answers, really appreciate that.
About the floor in my rehearsal space, it has no carpet. Just plain, cement floor.
I bought the mic online at Thomann's, and when I reported the issue they've offered to repair it.
Knowing that you guys, with such a huge experience hadn't heard before of this happening with a mic helps me to believe that the problem is with the mic itself. Besides, I had no problems with the Shure, in the same space with same equipment.
Ronws, just a couple of questions about your expertise area :
How do I exactly "ground out before" I approach? I'm sorry but I have no knowledge about electricity. And which kind of piece of metal should I wear? Size / type of metal?
Also, another detail popped into my mind this morning, but I can't remember if it happened before or after I changed to the Audix. One of the canon outputs of my mixtable stopped working. As I mentioned, its a Behringer and is about +8 years long, so I know I can't expect much more from a cheap mixtable (You're right Adolph, you get what yoy pay for) I think I unplugged that cable when I saw it wasn't working. Could this create a condition, or break some static or electric circuit issue, and therefore be the responsible for the cramps?
Thank you both for sharing your priceless wisdom!!
I'll keep you informed of what happens.
Last edited by teresanaves (2014-03-03 09:51:14)
Electricity causes muscles to contract. I am here to tell you after getting "bit" a few times a year when I was working in the field that it makes muscles contract, what you are calling a "cramp."It is also likely the bad port in your mixing board is providing an errant fault current.
Adolph spoke of using an GFCI outlet to plug into. So, let me give you what I hope is the short version of how a GFCI works but it also helps to know how a circuit breaker trips. So, I will start there.
Any properly designed electrical circuit in a building that goes to an outlet or "plug" must also have what is called a ground fault current path. Electricity, in 120 volts, comes out on a "hot wire," goes through whatever device and goes back to the panel, and then the utility transformer from the power company on a return or "neutral" wire. At some point, the first means of disconnecting power, neutral and ground are bonded together, or should be. Because an errant current that has "shorted" to ground needs to go back along the ground wire until it reaches the neutral wire that goes back to the utility transformer (hence the bonding at first means of disconnect) and comes back on the hot and through the offending breaker at twice the amperage. The breaker has temperature sensitive metal that will expand against the pull of the nomal magnetic action in the breaker. Increased amperage means increased heat. The breaker opens or "trips." This disconnects the current flow and protects anything "down stream:" from it from further exposure to electricity which can cause a fire in some materials and death in humans. It takes 1/10 of 1 amp to kill a grown man, if the path of electricity is going in the "right" direction for it. I once took 120 volts across the chest, from one hand to the other. That was an "ow," for sure. But I got so used to 120 V, it felt like a nerve twitch. 277 volts, now that hurts and gets my attention.
Anyway, some old buildings do not have a complete ground wire system and ground fault current path. The way to solve that is what Adolph did. A GFCI protective device, which can be an outlet or a breaker. Choose one or the other, not both, and I can explain that, as well. A GFCI does not trip on current going to ground. It has a heat sensitive metal that will open if overdrawn or overloaded. But here's the other crucial part. It has a sensor in it that detects changes in current level on the neutral or return wire. If it detects a change of .03 percent or greater, it opens or "trips." So, all of a current load shorting to ground would, indeed, result in a change of current level on the neutral that is definiitely greater than .03 percent. An old house with no complete ground can be made code compliant by installing GFCI's at judicious locations. Now, the sensor in the GFCI uses a small bit of current to do its job. And it will play hob with another GFCI on the same circuit, because of this minimal current. I have seen it happen. Someone installs a GFCI breaker and later, someone installs a GFCI outlet on the circuit protected by that GFCI breaker and it is usually the breaker that trips. Also, some devices such as mosquito misting machines and some low voltage lighting transformers use a style of transformer where the line side and load side neutrals are common or "tied together." This introduces two levels of current going back to the GFCI outlet or breaker and causes it to trip because it is sensing .03 percent or greater change in current level. Even though everything was working fine.
If your mixing board were plugged into a GFCI, it might not trip until you get up there and get zapped. Unless your guitar is plugged into another circuit not on that same GFCI, and then you will still get zapped. Point being, you are getting zapped because you are becoming part of the circuit.
However, if everything was on the same circuit and then a stray current went somewhere it was not supposed to, then it would trip because its creating a change of current of .03 percent or greater.
The broken port on your mixing table could still be putting out some voltage and current and it is trying to find its way "home." And you are getting in the way. If you plan on keeping that mixer, the quickest solution would be to physically disconnect that port from the board, such as cutting wires leading to it and taping them off, or, if it's soldered in, heat up the solder and yank that puppy out of there. Even if you are not using that port, it could still travel along the case, which is local ground, until it gets to the port you mic is plugged into.
You can make your own graphic to illustrate most everything I have said. Draw a circle, or, if you prefer, an oblate spheroid, such as an egg. At the top arch, draw a negative and a plus sign. Imagine current going from plus to negative (though technically, it is the other way.) That is electrical work, in one egg. Try not to be part of that egg.
I meant to add that if the broken port is the source of the errant current and voltage, grounding out when you reach the mic stand will do no good, you will still get a cramp.
But, for just static electricity in general, a piece of metal, such as a house key or a spoon will do. You hold that and let it touch the metal. What the pretty spark. Enjoy not sparking your finger.
Again, if the source of errant voltage and current is the port on the mixing board, trying to ground out at the mic will not help.
Last edited by ronws (2014-03-03 15:56:37)
Hi Teresa,
It's good to hear that the distributor is going to make things right by you ! Some will not given health regulations....
Kindly let us know how things work out when you receive your OM7. I'm curious if you received a defective mic.
As for mic cables, everyone has their own preferences, but following are my favorites. I purchase them at the Guitar Center, and if any fail, they guarantee they will replace them free of charge. Thus far, I haven't had to return any of them.
Planet Waves
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About the static electricity : When I work on computers, I use a wrist strap that has a alligator clip attached. The idea is that you attach the clip to the case of the computer to discharge any static electricity before touching any components in the computer. I honestly don't know how you would use such a device on a mic ? I imagine you could attach the clip to the mic "screen", then remove it after picking up the mic ? Just a thought.... But I think your mic was defective in the first place, and your problem should be solved when you receive the new one.
Finally, I would like to see you accept my invitation to join our "Social Media" section of The Modern Vocalist World. Hope to see you there SOON
Note : I don't mean to derail your thread, Teresa, but I have somewhat of a humorous story >>
@ ronws : Seems we have more in common - electrical expertise. I built my entire home except for the foundation. Wow ! What an experience it was. As for the GFCI's, I suppose it depends on code in your locality. Here, they aren't necessary on every circuit, but just to be on the safe side, and even though it was extra money, I added them to each circuit.
Here's a little story for your amusement : I was also in the construction business for awhile, and I was training a young man in installing a new service panel. I don't know what they call the buss bars in your locale, as the terminology differs. Some places use the term "buss", others "bars", and still others "buss bars", You get the idea I'm sure.
Well anyway, once the panel and main breaker is installed, I'm one that isn't afraid to work on electrical circuits with the "Main" HOT ! Or, adding additional switches or outlets with the entire system "hot". So I told this young man "Whatever you do, don't touch the buss bars". A few moments later, and this brings me to Teresa's comments about cramps, this young man came to me and said "Man, I'm REALLY sick in the stomach !" I knew immediately what he did.... DUH !!!
I know you're the man here with the humor, but you have to get at least a little laugh out of that one.... ?
We'll have to catch up by phone sometime !!!
Hope all is going well, my Friend !!!
I have worked hot, too. It teaches you respect. It teaches you to view a dead circuit the same way you view an unloaded gun. There ain't no such thing until you have checked it yourself. A job boss told me a circuit was dead. So, i cut the tape off the end of the wires and "ker-pow!" Blew up a brand new pair of wire strippers.
Had another helper that thought he was "the man" as he went to change a breaker in a live panel. Poked in his brand new Klein screwdriver and shorted it, ruining the end of it and now had an expensive concrete chipping tool, as that is all it's good for after that.
Working a on a school that was already energized, we were pulling wire for mezzanine level frost beaters. Low level heater above ceiling to keep water pipes from freezing in winter. I was feeding wire and Timmy was pulling with a fish tape. In a 600 A switch gear. The fish tape was coiling around the floor and the gear was bottom-fed. It kinked around and arced with a main lug. A fireflash blew up and burned the buss bars and Timmy had first and second degree burns on his face and hands. So, one of the guys drove him to the hospital and we continued with the wire pull. I kept feeding the wire until it wouldn't move. So, I went down and around the corner and asked to boss, "Are we done?"
He said, "No, were finished. Timmy's done."
Tim had to spend a week at home per doctor's orders but his new skin was growing in nicely.
I said, "Dang, Timmy, you done blew your face off, grew another one, and you are still ugly."
He said, "I know."
Anyway, you don't have to put a GFCI in every plug. If one plug feeds several more plugs down the line, so to speak, you only need the one but need to remember that it is rated for no more than 20 amps, usually. And the NEC advises that with any unknown load, you must assume continuous duty (3 hours or more of operation) and load that circuit no more than 80 percent of rated value, which is 16 amps for a 20 amp circuit.
And you don't have to do that for a house, here, but it is a way to have it code compliant. And a title company trying to write a title on a house you want to sell will require a home inspection and the inspector, usually an independent contractor, may require that, unless you can prove the authority having jursidiction, such as the city, is not requiring updating of plugs to sell and transfer property.
And yes, we need to chat just to chew the fat. I miss that.
Wow! What a huge load of information, thank you Ronws. I'll try to figure out a couple of things out of what you both have recommended, and let's see what happens.
Thank again!
Hello Teresa,
Be sure to let us know what happens when you receive your mic......
Also, I would really like to see you join our "Social Media" site Did you receive my invitation ?
Would like to see your videos if you have some, and hear your songs !!! Let US promote you
Also, we have a wealth of information on the site : Product Reviews and Articles which I'm sure you will find interesting !
Hope to see you there
Warmest Regards,
PS Here's a link to that little device I mentioned, although you probably won't need it. Just thought you might like to check it out. It's great for working on computers and other electronics !
>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6899263009
I hear you about "frying" a pair of wire strippers... I've done the same myself. I also recall working on the electric in a mobile home once. Hate those things - none of the circuits were marked, no rhyme or reason where they went all over the entire home. One particular circuit was tough to trace and even the continuity meter didn't work. So there I was, lying on my back in a crawl space and my only option was to short the circuit by touching the line and neutral together ! Sparks flew of course, but DIDN'T "kick the breaker !!! Worked on several mobile homes, and I'm happy I'm not in that business any longer ! I do miss it at times, but my body just can't handle it any longer ! Especially the plumbing and turning the huge wrenches.... Yeah, I even "drove" and developed my own water well. What a trip THAT was !
Oh no.... I didn't use a GFCI for every outlet. Some are in the service panel, and others are at the beginning of the "run".
I found an interesting site for you to check out when you have time : Pro Sound Web. You can spend hours learning some new things....
>>> http://www.prosoundweb.com/
Yes. We have to catch up sometime. I just don't know where all the time goes ? The days seem to be flying by !!!
Yes Adolph, I will tell you what happens. I'll try to figure out this weekend if the problem can actually come from the mixtable, before sending the mic to repair, and will also try it with our rehearsal space mates' equipment.
Could you please send me the link to the Social Media site? I might have mistaken it with the forum confirmation emails.
Of course I can share my music, we're currently on the mixing process of our first Ep with my band. Unfortunately for you our music is in spanish, but will share it anyway
In the meantime you can check our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/somosnaves
Thanks for all guys!! Keep the good work going on
I will look forward to seeing your site page when you get it up. You can post the link here, Teresa. Or click on my email icon and send me an email, as it goes to my personal email.
And Adolph, yes, I have done that in the past, when I didn't know what breaker fed a circuit and intentionally grounded it, which will trip the breaker if you have a proper ground fault current path. But it sounds like the mobile homes didn't. Ay, Carumba!


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In "Green Islands for All? Avoiding Climate Gentrification in the Caribbean," published by the Society of Ethnobiology, reports on the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on many Caribbean islands, "where vulnerable communities now find themselves on the front lines of a climate crisis." Jennifer D. Adams (associate professor at the University of Calgary; affiliated with the Barbuda Research Complex, working on science learning and sustainable resilience); Crystal Fortwangler (former professor of sustainability and environmental anthropology); and Hadiya Gibney Sewer (Ph.D. candidate at Brown University, adjunct at the University of the Virgin Islands, and co-founder of the St. John Heritage Collective) write that "As we saw post-Katrina in New Orleans, we are witnessing mass displacements of people, including the evacuation of an entire island." See full article at Society of Ethnobiology:
[. . .] Each affected island is a disasterscape, a term Anu Kapur (2010) uses to describe the collective condition of disaster, places with "a gaping wound that pleads for quick repair and relief." As communities struggle to regain a sense of stability, governing bodies and interested parties make plans for the future. In the Caribbean, these post-disaster proposals include urgent calls to rebuild the Caribbean in a "green" framework. Resiliency is one primary goal, which aims to improve the capacity of islands to recover better from future hurricanes. For example, the Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Kenneth E. Mapp, has established the USVI Hurricane and Resiliency Advisory Group "to make critical infrastructure, homes, and businesses more resilient to future storms and other natural disasters" (Oct. 16, 2017). Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica also made an urgent call for resiliency in a poignant speech before the U.N. General Assembly: "Let these extraordinary events unleash the innovation and creativity of global citizens to spark a new paradigm of green economic development that stabilizes and reverses the consequences of human-induced global warming" (Sept. 23, 2017).
Across the Caribbean, there are many ready to ignite these sparks. Richard Branson, who owns Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, began talking about re-developing the BVI with renewable energy less than a week after Maria. The Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, recently entered into conversations with Tesla to discuss rebuilding with solar power. Virgin Islands Senator Janette Millin Young has just announced that her staff is working with Tesla's SolarCity to create a plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands. The day after Maria hit the US Virgin Islands, a realtor with investments and/or interests in the islands suggested to a public Facebook group that it is "never too soon to start thinking about rebuilding our tourism, cruise ship, vacation rental & second home markets. . . . [a]s we rebuild we reposition the USVI as a "solar showcase" for companies searching for the perfect place to demonstrate what their products can do."
Renewable energy is, of course, a critical and necessary component to address the climate crisis. But will green energy provide just and equitable solutions for Caribbean people? Whose voices are at the table making decisions about energy use and distribution? Will everyone have an opportunity to benefit from what Richard Branson calls the "Marshall Plan for a greener, resilient Caribbean"?
Kapur explains that "diasterscapes" become commodities that can be sold, politicized, and corrupted. Re-building green may strengthen the islands to better withstand future storms and help reduce environmental impact. But it is also the case that after climate change disasters, low-income and/or communities of color often cannot afford to rebuild. Prime lands are sold to wealthier occupants who develop properties for their leisure and profit, often at the expense of the surrounding communities. Here the concern is "climate gentrification." As Darwin Bondgraham (2007) points out in his analysis of New Orleans after Katrina, natural disasters often exacerbate pre-existing power dynamics and gentrification processes. We wonder who will be able to return and what will become the "new normal" of the Caribbean as the islands embark on the long, challenging and expensive recovery process? We also need to consider whether "resiliency [is] being coded as a way to do the land grab," a point raised by David Capelli, founder and CEO of Florida smart city consultancy TECH Miami.
Former VI Delegate to Congress, Donna Christensen, highlighted her concerns about this in a recent social media post about who is leaving, arriving, or returning post-hurricanes. It is not the first time Virgin Islanders have asked this type of question. In 1938, as people from the continental United States began moving more frequently to and purchasing property in the islands, a political cartoon appeared in a local paper, asking why natives were leaving home, friends, and family as continental adventurers flew by overhead en route to the islands. Christensen apologizes for paranoia, but she is, of course, justified. In just one example, stateside Virgin Islanders working as real estate agents are already receiving calls asking whether or not any cheap land is available. The callers, who are planning to capitalize on the disaster, probably know that many of the displaced will not have the capital to rebuild. [. . .]
[Image above: Hurricane Irma turns the Caribbean brown. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, September 11, 2017.]
For full article, see https://ethnobiology.org/forage/blog/green-islands-all-avoiding-climate-gentrification-caribbean


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Turkey Soup with Dressing Dumplings
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With Thanksgiving around the corner, we all have that beautiful feast on our minds. With any great feast, there are sure to be left overs. And while we all have our favorites, we thought we would share another alternative this year. We tried this soup and thought it was delicious…Give it a try for a warm comfort food that will fuel all of your holiday shopping!
Turkey Soup with Dressing Dumplings
1 roast turkey carcass
6 quarts water
4 medium onions
6 medium carrots
5 stalks celery
6 cups leftover stuffing
6 egg whites
Cooking spray
1 cup peas
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup cubed turnips
1 cup fresh green beans, trimmed
1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
1 (16 ounce) can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning, such as Bell's
salt and pepper to taste
Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Remove all meat from cooked turkey carcass and set aside. Arrange bones in a roasting pan and broil until browned on both sides.
Transfer browned bones to large stock pot and cover with 6 quarts of water. Trim, peel, and chop the onions, carrots, and celery; add peels and ends of raw onions, celery, and carrots to the stock pot and reserve the cleaned vegetables for the soup. Simmer bones and vegetable scraps for 1 hour. Turn off the heat and allow stock to cool for 20 minutes. Strain the stock, discarding the bones and vegetable scraps. Remove the fat from the stock by refrigerating the stock overnight and removing the hardened fat layer from the top or by skimming the fat from the top of the liquid with a ladle.
Combine leftover stuffing and egg whites in a large bowl. Form the stuffing mixture into small balls and place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave the dumplings on High for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Add the dumplings and cook until the are golden brown on all sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add the reserved and chopped turkey meat, onions, celery, and carrots to the strained soup stock; simmer for 1 hour. Stir in the peas, corn, green beans, and turnips; simmer until the vegetables are tender. Pour in the jellied and whole berry cranberry sauces, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper; stir. When the cranberry sauce has dissolved into the soup add the cooked dumplings and heat through.
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Cathy's Ring is a fast moving read that will appeal to mature high school and college students alike. Although I am long past high school, I did find Cathy's read to be a short book that kept my attention from beginning to end. Illustrator Cathy Brigg did an outstanding job with the illustrations throughout the book. They were very clever, eye-catching, and artisic. I enjoyed the illustrations just as much if not more than the story.
In Cathy's Ring, the central character is an Asian girl whose life is being threatened by an immortal. She has stolen a secret serum that can transform him from immortal to mortal. Her friends come to her aid and help her, while her boyfriend decides to end his immortality on his own by taking some of the serum.
Sex and drugs are briefly mentioned, but there are no actual incidents involving either.
The authors have an exceptional skill in writing for young adults, this being their third book in this successful series. I haven't read either of the first two books, Cathy's Book, or Cathy's Key, but I would recommend starting with those first.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Cathy's Ring2 comments
Cathy's Ring is a fast moving read that will appeal to mature high school and college students alike. Although I am long past high school, I did find Cathy's read to be a short book that kept my attention from beginning to end. Illustrator Cathy Brigg did an outstanding job with the illustrations throughout the book. They were very clever, eye-catching, and artisic. I enjoyed the illustrations just as much if not more than the story.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/21/2008 11:29:00 PM
Tags: asian, fantasy, high school, ya, young adult
Saturday, December 20, 2008
The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry review0 comments
The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry held a lot of promise as an interesting story. Coming in at just over 500 pages, and expecting that the main character Malone would go to Antarctica, I was very intrigued. But, despite an interesting premise, picturesque settings including the Biltmore Estate, Europe, and Antarctica, and being the third book in the series, I just didn't feel the book lived up to what it could have been.
The quasi-historical portions of the book were serious thought-provokers, that being the primary reason I was interested in reading this book. I love historical fiction as well as alternate history. I felt far too much of the book was devoted to the "plot" of a mother pitting her daughters against each other and Washington politics. The characters were underdeveloped, which was suprising considering how long this book was. But, with too many plots going and too many characters the author was hindered in making any character or any plot seem realistic.
The final twenty percent of the book is riveting. That made all the time I spent reading this book worthwhile. The chapters are short, most being only 3-5 pages, so if you only have a few minutes here and there to read throughout the day, and you enjoy thrillers, I would recommend this book to you.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/20/2008 08:04:00 PM
Tags: antarctica, charlemagne, thriller
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The American Patriot's Almanac0 comments
The American Patriot's Almanac is a fantastic way for families to talk about American history one bite at a time. I was worried that this book would be overwhelming in scope and depth at 515 pages, but instead I found it to be a pleasant read at one page per day.
The book consists of a one page a day synopsis of an important historical event that took place on this date in history. For example, December 16th has four paragraphs summing up the events of the Boston Tea Party. Following this, is five single line other significant historical events, arranged chronologically, such as:
1773 Massachusetts colonists stage the Boston Tea Party
1811 The first of the New Madrid earthquakes, a series of incredibly violent quakes centered near New Madrid, Missouri, occurs.
1835 Fire roars through New York City, destroying approximately 600 buildings.
1944 German forces launch a surprise attack in Belgium, beginning the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's last major offensive battle on the Western front.
1972 The Miami Dolphins become the first NFL team to go unbeaten and untied in a fourteen-game regular season; they go on to defeat the Redskins in Super Bowl VII.
When I first started reading this book about a week ago, I was always surprised to learn what took place on this date in history. My husband is a big history buff and I've never been able to talk history with him before because I didn't have the vast reserves of trivia knowledge that he had. Now the gap is closing in! Every month historical documents are included, word for word, such as the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, The Gettysburg Address, as well as famous prayers and poems, such as the Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer, the Prayer for Memorial Day by Ronald Reagan, and I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman.
Most significantly though, my ninth grade son is literally eating this book up at breakfast. He sits down with his bowl of cereal and opens up the book to today's date and absorbs the information. I would recommend this book for middle school and above. If you can get your child to read the daily page, it would give your child a good foundation in America's history in about three minutes a day.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/17/2008 11:04:00 AM
Tags: almanac, american, history, non-fiction
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Joker One - An Iraq War Memoir worth reading0 comments
Joker One is the all-too-true story of a young Marine Lieutenant assigned to the most dangerous city in Iraq in 2004.
The book is very nicely organized with a full list of characters, a map of Ramadi along with the proximity to Baghdad, and a glossary of military terms. It also includes a platoon hierarchy chart.
Lt. Campbell walks the reader through the long process of getting a Marine platoon ready to go to war while facing the very real possibility of any or all of his young Marines dying.
The first half of this book is a slow read unless one is fond of endless military organization and platoon tactics. The second half takes a dramatic, often deadly turn filled with as much action as any war memoir I can recall.
I enjoyed this book by first time author Donovan Campbell because it helped me to truly understand the preparation, sacrifice, and real danger faced by our soldiers everyday. Soldiers, veterans, and anyone wanting to understand a soldiers point of view in this war will find what they are looking for in this book.
The Dragonfly Secret by Clea & John Adams0 comments
Colorful and reassuring, The Dragonfly Secret is a children's book about a mom and dad who lose their little boy. The little boy befriends a dragonfly named Lea. Lea wants to know where the little boy is from and what his name is, and he tells her she will find out soon if she can help him by doing three things.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/16/2008 06:05:00 PM
The Tutu Ballet by Sally Lee0 comments
My daughter, a sucker for cute animals and ballet immediately fell in love with this book. This book speaks to inclusion and diversity by the authors choice of characters. Fillipo the Fox is a male ballet dancer, Belinda the Bear still has her baby fat, and of course all of the animals are a different color.
The pastel artwork is absolutely fabulous and several pages stand alone as an artistic experience with very little text.
In the story, each animal has a different talent which gives the ballet teacher a challenge when putting together a recital. In the end, each dancer showcases their extraordinary talent such as twirling, jumping, kicking, and plier (what is the correct verb for plie?). The ballet students are cheered on by their parents at the recital.
This book would be a wonderful read for aspiring ballerinas, as well as preschool and kindergarten age children. Sally Lee shines as an artist and keeps the storyline simple for young children.
I would recommend this book for ages 3-6. Young readers may have trouble reading the book because the font runs letters together. My only suggestion would be to improve the font in future editions.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/16/2008 04:33:00 PM
Tags: ballet, picture book, preschool, sally lee, tutu ballet
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Best of 2008 in Literature0 comments
This time of year everyone is putting out their "Best of" lists so I thought I would add my favorite reads of 2008 to this blog. I read 43 books in 2008 (excluding children's books). Five books made my Best of 2008 in Literature list, primarily because for me to put a book on my list it has to be absolutely outstanding, appeal to a wide range of readers, and hold long-term value as literature. If you haven't yet read these books, I give them my highest recommendation.
Click on the title below for my full review.
1. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
2. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
3. A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
4. The White Mary by Kira Salak
5. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson (no review written yet)
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/13/2008 02:12:00 PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Bringing the New Testament to Life for children0 comments
Word of Promise Next Generation - New Testament: Dramatized Audio Bible is a brilliant production that will capture your children's attention and make the New Testament much more accessible to youth. Coming in at only 24 hours of audio, this would make ideal listening any time of day.
There are two versions of this set. The first set is 20 CD's which will play on your home or car CD player. The other set is 3 mp3 CD's, which can be played on a computer or uploaded to any MP3 player. Some newer car and home CD players will also play mp3's, just check for the mp3 logo.
Unlike the Inspired By series (which I love) my daughter prefers listening to this as she goes to bed each night. The ambient sounds, special effects, and musical compositions give this set the feel of a high quality audio book. I love the fact that she goes to sleep hearing the word of God.
The one and only complaint that I have is that this version uses the International Children's Bible which I am not very familiar with. Some of the translation sounds a bit odd, but I do understand the publisher is trying to target this set to the 6-14 year old age group. That being said, this is an absolutely wonderful, affordable gift for children. Children can listen while doing chores, homework, going to bed, or just riding in the car. It makes the New Testament so accessible that I wouldn't be surprised if my children begin to memorize their favorite parts.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/09/2008 10:32:00 PM
Tags: audio bible, audio book, bible on cd, children's bible, international children's bible, mp3 bible, new testament
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The Lost City of Z by David Grann0 comments
The Lost City of Z by David Grann is one of the best true-life adventure stories I've ever read. In this book author David Grann embarks on a journey around the world in search of documents, clues, interviews, and a jungle trek through the Amazon to uncover what he can regarding the disappearance of Colonel Percy Fawcett in the Amazon jungle in 1925.
Colonel Fawcett is best known for his Amazon jungle exploration activities in the early twentieth century. He was renowned for his strength, stamina, immunity, and will power; all qualities that made him the last great Victorian era explorer. Unlike many other explorers, he chose to travel in small, hand-picked parties and readily befriended the natives. While most explorers were exploring the rivers by boat, Colonel Fawcett often trekked over land with machete in hand through dense rainforest with little food and massive insect problems day and night.
At one point Colonel Fawcett becomes obsessed with finding El Dorado, the city of gold, he called Z. David Grann makes unearths diaries, documents, logs, and letters to bring the reader into the jungle to experience Colonel Fawcett's account of his travels and the quest for Z. Colonel Fawcett's companions journals and letters are also used to show what it was like to be in his exploration party and to give first hand accounts of what the Colonel was like.
This book was incredibly educational yet exciting to read. No doubt any reader will feel like they are in the jungle suffering the heat, hunger, humidity, and incredible awesomeness of the Amazon. The end of the book provides an exhaustive chapter by chapter bibliography and reference section. Even though this book read like a novel, it was based in truth and should be a gem to those interested in the early twentieth century European exploration of South America.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/07/2008 10:00:00 PM
Tags: adventure, amazon, biography, colonel fawcett, exploration, indiginous, percy fawcett, rainforest, south american
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Heretic's Daughter0 comments
A family's struggle for life, liberty, and happiness during the Salem Witch Trials
Kathleen Kent holds great promise as an historical novelist as evidenced by her debut novel The Heretic's Daughter. In the Heretic's Daughter, readers will see the Salem Witch Trials through the eyes of an accused child witch and her family. The author takes us deep inside the horrid conditions of the jailed accused and a family's struggle to stay alive. It is there, in the last half of the book that the author shows incredible skill in storytelling. I was shocked and saddened to learn how the accused were left jailed, in chains, hungry, and confined in unsanitary surroundings. A couple of incidents are sure to be completely heartbreaking to everyone who picks up this book.
This book brought to me a new appreciation for our current justice system and religious freedoms. My primary criticism of this book is that the chapters are incredibly long. I don't like picking up a book and not being able to finish a chapter in a sitting. Many chapters in this book will take an hour to read. It would have been nice if the chapters were shorter. Despite a slow and awkward beginning, once I was halfway through the book I was completely immersed in the storyline and finished the book quickly.
In my opinion, this is a must read book for fans of early American historical fiction.
Posted by A Writer's Pen at 12/02/2008 06:56:00 PM
Tags: early american history, historical fiction, religious freedom, salem witch trials


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This year, 576 posters were accepted for display at the
Annual Meeting. The best poster in each of the 11 categories was chosen prior
to the Annual Meeting by the relevant program subcommittee, and the final
selection was made by members of the Program Committee.
Following is the list of winning posters and their
Reconstruction Hip
Poster No. P049—Effect of Smoking on Postoperative Complications after
Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. Authors: Shawn Sahota, MD; Francis Lovecchio,
BA; Matthew D. Beal, MD; and David W. Manning, MD
Smoking is a modifiable factor leading to increased
surgical complication, surgical site infection, sepsis, and readmission within
30 days following arthroplasty.
Reconstruction Knee
Poster No. P115—The Value of Using a Skin Knife in Orthopaedic Surgery–Myth
or Necessity?
Author: Oliver
Schindler, FRCS, FRCS (Ortho)
The use of separate skin and inside knives should be
maintained due to the potential risk of transfer of organisms into deeper
tissue layers.
Foot and Ankle
Poster No. P206—Tranexamic Acid Reduces Postoperative Morbidity in Patients
Undergoing Foot and Ankle Surgery. Authors: Nicholas A. Abidi, MD; Ashish Govan, BS; Clay Christensen, BS; and
Jess Gifford, BS
Preliminary study results show that tranexamic acid (TXA)
reduces ecchymosis, edema, and incisional bleeding after foot and ankle
Hand and Wrist
Poster No. P240—The Arkansas Hand Trauma Telemedicine System: A Review of
the First Year. Authors: Wesley S.
Greer, MD; John W. Bracey, MD; Mark A. Tait, MD; Sophie B. Hollenberg,
BS; John M. Stephenson, MD; and Theresa O. Wyrick, MD
The Arkansas Hand Trauma Telemedicine system provides
video evaluation and treatment recommendations of hand injuries allowing for
appropriate management and use of resources.
Poster No. P241—Perioperative and Delayed Major Complications Following
Surgical Correction of AIS in 3,530 Patients. Authors: Carrie Bartley, MA; Burt Yaszay, MD;
Tracey Bastrom, MA; Suken
A. Shah, MD; Baron Lonner, MD;
Jahangir Asghar, MD; Firoz Miyanji, MD; Amer Samdani, MD; and Peter O. Newton, MD
Following surgical correction in 3,530 AIS patients, 193
major complications were observed. There was a 2.6 percent perioperative
complication rate and a 4.4 percent delayed complication rate for patients with
2-year follow-up.
Poster No. P272—Is Aspirin Enough? Rate of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic DVT
and PE After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Authors: Ritesh Shah, MD; Jeffrey M. Goldstein, MD; Wayne M. Goldstein, MD;
Brandon Pardi, MD; Brian E. Schwartz, MD; Jose A. Rodriguez, MD; and David Savin, MD
The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of
four different anticoagulants at preventing deep venous thrombosis and
pulmonary embolism after total joint arthroplasty.
Shoulder and Elbow
Poster No. P293—Is There an Association Between the "Critical Shoulder
Angle" and Clinical Outcome after Rotator Cuff Repair? Authors: Jacob Kirsch, MD; Amit Nathani, MD;
Christopher B. Robbins; Joel J. Gagnier,
PhD; Asheesh Bedi, MD; and Bruce S. Miller, MD, MS
A critical shoulder angle less than 38 degrees is
associated with better ASES, WORC, and VAS scores in patients following
surgical repair of atraumatic full-thickness rotator cuff tears.
Poster No. P357—Can Occult Infection be Demonstrated in the Setting of Pain
in Patients Who Have Undergone Spinal Surgery? Authors: Darren R. Lebl, MD; Tucker C. Callanan, BS; Frank P. Cammisa Jr, MD; and Celeste
Abjornson, PhD
Occult infections are more prevalent in patients
requiring revision spinal surgery than previously identified.
Poster No. P435—A Randomized Controlled Trial with 16-Year Follow Up After
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Authors: Kristian Samuelsson, MD, PhD, MSc; Haukur Bjornsson, MD; David Sundemo,
MD; Neel Desai; Ninni Sernert, RPT; and Juri Kartus, MD
Only minor and mostly insignificant differences were
found between the patellar and hamstrings tendon autograft groups in this true
long-term randomized controlled trial on ACL reconstruction.
Poster No. P512—Experimental Modification of Masquelet's Technique by Use
of Conditioned Media Produced by Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Authors: Gabriel F. Fletscher, MD; Ricardo A. Gaona;
and Enrique Vergara, MD
Experimental modification of Masquelet technique.
Poster No. P551—Outcomes of Distal Femur Replacement with or without
Patellar Resurfacing After Resection of the Distal Femur. Authors: Mauricio
Etchebehere, MD, PhD; Justin E. Bird,
MD; Patrick P. Lin, MD; Robert L. Satcher Jr, MD; Bryan S. Moon, MD; Jun Yu,
MS; Liang Li, PhD; and Valerae O. Lewis,
The outcomes of patients who underwent distal femur
resection and endoprosthesis reconstruction were studied. Resurfaced and nonresurfaced
patellas were compared in terms of function and complications.