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Activity in the northwest European (NWE) deep-water sector is recovering in line with the global picture as crude prices rise and budgets pick up.
Most NWE deep-water activity is near existing infrastructure, and the targets are generally smaller than elsewhere, especially in the UK's sector. Adam Wilson, senior global exploration analyst at Wood Mackenzie, says most of the NWE region doesn't quite qualify as deep water (over 400 metres) or ultra-deep water (1,500 metres): "Strictly speaking, NWE deep water is confined to West of Shetland (WoS) and a little bit in the Norwegian Sea. The Barents Sea is frontier continental shelf, but not really deep water, with not much over 400 metres."
Wilson adds that many explorers are "looking to pick a strategic theme-while much of the success globally has been in high-impact deep water, high-impact shelf exploration is a valid choice. This is especially true in NWE, where there are material prospects, and not just in the Barents. In the Norwegian Sea there's Total's Jasper prospect." Total was given permission to drill in late June. "There's also Aker BP's JK prospect in the North Sea and MOL's Mandal High in the Central Graben, near to the Danish border," Wilson says.
According to Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence firm, the industry planned to drill 3.7bn barrels of oil equivalent of prospective resources in 16 high-impact wells (targeting more than 100m barrels of oil or 1 trillion cubic feet of gas) in 2018 in the UK and Norway, with the biggest share in the Barents Sea. The firm also noted that the recent track record wasn't encouraging-in 2017, there were 17 high-impact wells targeting 3.6bn boe, which found only 100m boe, a 3% success rate by volume.
Woodmac's Wilson is more positive, suggesting the commercial success rate is creeping up, albeit mostly from smaller fields. "Last year there were 9-10 UK wells targeting prospects of over 100m barrels, including oil, HPHT (high-pressure high-temperature), and fractured basement targets in WoS," Wilson says. "Only Halifax in the WoS fractured basement proved to be over 100m. However, the Achmelvich find by BP near Clair South, while relatively small, could work commercially as a potential tie-back into Clair."
While the NWE region may not have a high chance of major finds, existing infrastructure can significantly reduce development costs. Examples in Norwegian waters include Equinor's 35m-barrel Kayak oil discovery last year, and Wintershall's Balderbrå discovery near Aasta Hansteen.
In UK waters, private equity-backed Siccar Point's 600m-barrel Cambo oilfield in WoS, along with the adjacent Blackrock prospect, could also benefit from nearby infrastructure around Chevron's Rosebank field. In April, Shell acquired a 30% non-operated working interest in UK Continental Shelf licences P1028 and P1189 (incorporating the Cambo discovery) and a 22.5% non-operated working interest in P1830, which includes the Blackrock prospect, where an exploration well is planned for 2019.
Siccar Point is also active in deep-water gas exploration with the nearby 1-3-trillion cf Lyon prospect, which it operates alongside Ineos as the main equity holder. "Majors were interested in this prospect when it was sold by OMV," Wilson says.
Cost-wise, efficiency has improved significantly, but WoS break-evens are relatively high, according to Wilson: "Our models now include a great UK tax rate helping offset the smaller scale of potential finds, but WoS is a hostile environment. If it's a short tie-back then it could lower costs, but our models show about $50 a barrel for most opportunities. This is still commercially viable, although some is on the Rona Ridge where there's a lot of gas and not a huge amount of infrastructure." In Norway taxes are higher, but break-evens are slightly lower in the $40-50/b range.


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Q: Cannot convert 'double' to 'double*' for argument '1' to 'void Swap(double*, double*)' I'm trying to complete a review problem (for an upcoming programming final), however, I cannot get this problem worked out, as I continually get the error (title). I will post the question, and my attempted solution, as it's expected.
The Question:
you are given   the following   function    definition:
void    swap(double *n1,    double  *n2)
for a   function    that    swaps   two numbers.    Implement   this    swap function   and
call    the function    from    main,   passing in  two numbers.    Print   the values  for both
numbers in  main to verify  that    your    function    worked  correctly   and the
numbers were    swapped.
My answer:
void Swap(double *n1, double *n2)
{
    int temp;
    temp = *n1;
    cout<<temp<<endl;
    *n1 = *n2;
    *n2 = temp;
    cout<<temp<<endl;
}
int main()
{
    Swap(.99,2.1);
    return 0;
}

Of course, we were given a solutions page, however, this was one of the problems that a solution was NOT given. What should I do/how do I approach this? Please explain any solutions given thoroughly! Thank you!

A: The function parameter double *n1 means that the function must be given the address of a double. However you tried to give it a double.
To take the address of a double, you have to create a variable:
double d1 = .99;
double d2 = 2.1;
Swap( &d1, &d2 );

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Dan learned the "ins and outs" of the business during his time working as a Sports Producer for a successful drive-time sports radio show at KIDO-AM in Boise, Idaho. In 2012, he moved from behind a microphone to on-air in North Platte, Nebraska when Dan became KNOP-TV's Weekend Sports Anchor.
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Comics Lowdown: Who owns Atlas Comics?
Plus: Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award recipients, Paige Braddock, Frank Santoro, Dr. Gene Luen Yang and more!
Who exactly owns Atlas Comics? That seems to be the question raised in two articles from The Hollywood Reporter. Earlier this month Steven Paul, producer of the Ghost Rider film, announced via a press conference that he had bought the rights to the Atlas Comics and planned to work with Paramount to turn the properties into movies. Not so fast, said Dynamite Entertainment, who followed up by telling THR that they own the name "Atlas Comics."
Many of you may be wondering "What the heck was Atlas Comics?" while others might be thinking, "Wait, wasn't Atlas the company that eventually evolved into Marvel Comics in the 1960s?" And still others are wondering, "Didn't he learn his lesson after Ghost Rider?"
But getting back to Atlas, yes, there was an Atlas Comics in the 1950s that grew out of Timely Comics and eventually became Marvel Comics. It was owned by publisher Martin Goodman, and it put out comics in a variety of genres like horror, crime, espionage and even a few superhero titles featuring characters like Captain America and the Human Torch, who had previously been published under the Timely banner. However, this isn't that Atlas Comics.
No, this Atlas Comics is the one that's sometimes referred to as Atlas/Seaboard, and was active in the 1970s. The line was called Atlas Comics and was published by Seaboard Periodicals. Seaboard was created by Goodman after he sold Marvel in 1968 and then left the company in 1972. Comics they published included Planet of Vampires, Phoenix, Tiger-Man, The Scorpion and The Brute, among others. I guess these are the titles you can expect to see at your local multiplex in the coming years. (Bleeding Cool reprinted a Twitter conversation between Gail Simone and Dan DiDio about Atlas that's a fun read).
During the press conference in Cannes announcing the Atlas acquisition, Paul said he acquired the stake from its owner Nemesis Group and principal Jason Goodman — grandson of Martin Goodman. What's under question here is whether the Nemesis Group actually still owned the trademark to "Atlas Comics." In the early 2000s, Jeffrey Steven acquired the trademark, which led to a court case between Nemesis and Steven. Steven won and then assigned the trademark to Dynamite.
Dynamite isn't making a claim for the characters, just the name. In a statement, they said: "We have no clue why Martin Goodman, or anyone associated with him, feels that they can use the 'Atlas Comics' brand name. Any trademark rights the original Goodman's Seaboard Publishing group may have owned in the 'Atlas Comics' name was abandoned decades ago. Because of that abandonment, the trademark ATLAS COMICS was adopted in 2002 by Jeffrey Stevens, who then registered the trademark in 2005, and Dynamite now owns all rights in the ATLAS COMICS trademark, having purchased it from Mr. Stevens in 2014. We have been actively using the mark ever since."
Dynamite uses the name on a line of signed editions of their comics:
Finally, if you're wondering how Marvel's Agents of Atlas title fits in to all this, (it really doesn't) the six original agents that appeared in that comic — Jimmy Woo, Namora, Venus, Marvel Boy, Gorilla-Man and the Human Robot — all appeared in comics published by the 1950s Atlas. Hence, the name.
Oni/Lion Forge fallout: Oni Press Executive Editor Ari Yarwood has announced that she has left the publisher, for health reasons as well as because of their recent merger with Lion Forge. That merger has resulted in many layoffs at both companies, with some of those impacted saying that their severance pay was tied to a non-disparagement agreement.
As Brett Schenker notes at Graphic Policy: "While many rightly pointed out those fired were women, queer, disabled, and people of color, they are also human beings with bills to pay and medical expenses to cover. They need our help in the short term and jobs in the long term."
Partnerships: NetEase, a leading internet and online game provider in China, has partnered with Marvel to "collaborate to create original entertainment content" based on Marvel's characters, including comics and video games.
Publishing: Video game company Square Enix has announced plans to start their own English-language manga, novels, and art books this fall. Penguin Random House will distribute their titles.
People: Ailen Lujo has left DC Comics for Humanoids, where she'll be their sales & marketing director. Harley Salbacka has been promoted to sales representative, while Andrea Torres has joined as sales and marketing assistant.
Bankruptcy: F+W Media, the parent company that bought Comics Buyer's Guide owner Krause Publications in 2002, has declared bankruptcy.
Events: Writing for the Washington Post, Michael Cavna reports on this year's NCS Fest and its "improved representation" of women
Creators + Interviews
Paige's World: Our own Alex Dueben talks to Paige Braddock about a number of topics, including the origins of her career in comics and the long-running (but now ended) Jane's World.
Giving back: Comic-Con International has named the 2019 recipients of the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award, which will be presented in San Diego in July. The first is Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, for his work on Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico, an anthology that has raised $200,000 to benefit Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria. And the second is comic artist Tula Lotay, whose real name is Lisa Wood, for creating the UK based Thought Bubble Festival.
Awards: Artist Amanda Conner has been recognized with the 2019 Joe Kubert Distinguished Storyteller Award.
Awards: Two Marvel books written by Nnedi Okorafor, Black Panther: Long Live the King and Shuri, have been nominated for 2019 Nommo Awards by the African Speculative Fiction Society.
That's "Dr. Yang" to you: New Superman and American Born Chinese writer Gene Luen Yang received an honorary doctorate degree from Cal State East Bay last Sunday.
I just got an honorary doctorate for MAKING COMICS. How crazy is that??? Thanks to the amazing folks at @CalStateEastBay! pic.twitter.com/eKGE8SLsEr
— Gene Luen Yang (@geneluenyang) May 20, 2019
More "appreciation" than review: Tom Spurgeon has an early look at Frank Santoro's Pittsburgh, which is due out in the fall.
Recommendations: Michele Kirichanskaya recommends 12 LGBTQ+ webcomics at The Mary Sue.
Reviews: Tegan O'Neil reviews Maia Kobabe and Phoebe Kobabe's Gender Queer over at The Comics Journal.
Reviews: Caitlin Rosberg takes a look at Evan Dahm's Island Book.
Asian Heritage Month: The CBC celebrates Asian Heritage Month by listing "17 Canadian books to read for Asian Heritage Month," including Leaving Richard's Valley by Michael DeForge.
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Upon opening its first season at Avery Fisher Hall this evening, American Ballet Theatre just may have acquired the distinction of becoming the only company ever to present seasons at all three of the major venues on the Lincoln Center campus: New York State Theater, Metropolitan Opera House, and now Avery Fisher Hall. Quite remarkable.
Even if tonight's program was a mixed success, it was an evening of repertory perhaps nearly as mixed as that which Miss Chase concocked during ABT's formative years. It was 70 years ago this month that she and about 16 dancers were furiously preparing for what would be the January debut performances of Ballet Theatre: Les Sylphides, Carnavale, Jardin aux Lilas, Judgment of Paris, Dark Elegies, The Great American Goof, Giselle, Swan Lake, La Fille Mal Gardee were all in the works at that time – even before a theater had been found and reserved for the performances. There's probably no point in wondering if the choreography being created these days represents an evolution or devolution - it's probably both.
Before we got to see any dance this evening, however, we had to listen to a couple of bimbos with 2nd grade reading skills read "their" prepared remarks to open the evening. Normally McKenzie delivers this annoyance and manages to do so without giggling, butt swinging, and stumbling over his own words. Thankfully, the ladies tumbled to the bottoms of their pages relatively quickly but then presented their behinds in a slow walk across the stage for their exits.
Alexei Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas opened the program to music by Domenico Scarlatti. This was a beautiful offering, stunningly danced by Julie Kent, Xiomara Reyes, Stella Abrera, David Hallberg, Herman Cornejo, and Gennadi Saveliev. Dressed in simple white dresses with bare legs, the ladies flirted with their partners and frequently changed partners – perhaps just sampling what was out there – but all eventually ended up with whom they were destined to be. The men were spectacular in their individual allegro sections, but it was the women who teased out the gaiety and underlying melancholy in the beautiful sonatas. Abrera was breathtaking in her pas de deux with Saveliev. Her gentle, sweeping lyricism and long, effortless line wove through the adagio exquisitely. Haglund is so grateful to see her back on stage after such a long and unfair absence.
Aszure Barton's One of Three to Ravel's Violin Sonata in G proved to be quite a disappointment, not to mention a waste of money. It had more than a little "college phys ed major dance requirement" element to it. Basically it was a concoction of elementary ballet steps (lots of legs to the ears) and modern dance cliché movements. ABT's Make a Dance program for middle schoolers could produce something with better content.
The three women in the cast, Gillian Murphy, Misty Copeland, and Paloma Herrera, each had her own confrontations with groups of men. Murphy's long white dress was designed to draw attention to her bust. Her choreography was a few arabesques and some facial expressions. Copeland's costume – with revealing halter neck and white skirt, was designed to draw attention to her bust and her hyper-extended legs and hyper cavus feet. Paloma, who is becoming all too adept at successfully selling the mediocre choreography that has been turning up during the Fall seasons, managed to sell it once again with charm, charisma, and attack-and-get-it-over-with drive. Her connection with the audience was immediate upon her entrance, and her rapport with partner Carlos Lopez was excellent.
Haglund has admitted that he adores these dancers so much that he would pay money just to watch them push grocery carts down the supermarket aisle, but he doesn't ever want to see this Barton piece again. No thank you.
Following One of Three, Veronika Part performed Michel Fokine's The Dying Swan. She was heartbreakingly beautiful, but the lighting design for the performance was either really bad or non-existent. Haglund is used to seeing The Dying Swan on a darkened stage with the Swan lit brightly. Because both the pianist and cellist were positioned on the stage, the stage was lit more brightly than it should have been which detracted from the otherwise glorious performance.
Benjamin Millepied presented Everything Doesn't Happen At Once to a collection of music by David Lang of Bang on a Can fame. It was Einstein who enlightened us with "The only reason for Time is so everything doesn't happen at once." While Millepied surely does not present as a choreographic Einstein, he has managed to put together a dance that has a strong beginning, a strong ending, and things of interest connecting the two. He used a large group of dancers, 24 in all, and moved them in mass in criss-cross patterns and straight horizontal and vertical lines. He uses way too much pedestrian movement as segue to little dances and pas de deux. In fact, it seemed like there was more pedestrian movement than dance. That might be a good tool to use for Robbins' Glass Pieces, but Glass Pieces has already been done. We don't need a repeat or something imitative. Without meaning to go all Crowe Ransomish, Haglund thinks that the piece stands on its own without the benefit of a lot explanation from Millepied and makes a non-narrative choreographic statement. In other words, Millepied is finally cooking with gas. If the piece has a high wow factor – and it does, unashamedly – well so does Le Corsaire. And what's more wow than vaulting off a cliff to one's death in a lake below?
The dancers were terrific in Millepied's piece, particularly Maria Riccetto and Danil Simkin in their individual efforts. Simkin displayed his gymdanstics skills with flying leaps and multiple pirouettes at warp speed. All of it very thrilling, but yes, rather commercial. The central pas de deux was danced by Isabella Boylston and Marcelo Gomes - not a good match-up. Isabella has all the feet and legs that she needs but still presents as a corps dancer with a rather dead expression on her face. Haglund was happy to see Isabella's progress in classical roles during the Spring season at the Met when she was forced to bring more to the performance aspect of her dancing and he hopes to see that again.
Haglund had a good time this evening and awards this Golden Cleats Pump Bump to Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas .
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L'auberge de Provence () est une auberge hospitalière de style baroque située triq Ir-Repubblika (en anglais Republic Street) à La Valette, construite pour les chevaliers de Malte originaires de Provence en 1571.

Historique

La construction de l'auberge de Provence date de 1571. Sa conception est l'œuvre de Ġlormu Cassar, le plus grand architecte de la Renaissance à La Valette, le maniérisme de la façade du bâtiment est une signature de cet artiste. Le bâtiment a été entièrement rénové au . Sa façade a été redessinée en 1638 par l'architecte français de l'Ordre Mederico Blondel et une nouvelle aile a été construite là où se trouvait une petite place.  En 1798, l'Ordre perd Malte au profit des Français et l'auberge est devenue libre jusqu'à la domination britannique en 1800. Elle a été utilisée à diverses fins, notamment comme hôtel ou comme caserne militaire. En 1826, la partie supérieure de l'auberge a été louée au Malta Union Club par bail expirant en 2002. Le bail a été étendu à l'ensemble du bâtiment en 1903 et l'a occupé jusqu'en 1955. Le  il a été réquisitionné par le gouvernement pour y abriter le musée national de Malte qui est devenu le Musée national d'archéologie en 1974.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le , les bâtiments situés à proximité de l'auberge ont été détruits par des raids aériens, mais l'auberge n'a pas été touchée.

Architecture

Les neuf salles rectangulaires, où se trouvent maintenant les boutiques de la rue de la République et l'entrée du musée, faisaient partie de l'agrandissement de Blondel. Elles ne correspondent pas au plan habituel que Cassar avait appliqué dans toutes ses auberges. La cour de l'auberge de Provence a également été aménagée aussi. D'autres indices montrent que la façade actuelle ne faisaient pas partie de la structure d'origine. Avant la rénovation de l'intérieur par Blondel, le mur plus épais à l'arrière des neuf pièces de l'avant révèlent des fenêtres murées qui devaient être les fenêtres de la façade de Cassar. De plus, les façades latérales sur triq Melita et sur triq Karttjift présentent une « couture », c'est-à-dire un élément architectural comme Cassar aimait à faire à l'angle de ses bâtiment. Ces « coutures » se trouvent exactement là où commence la partie postérieure du bâtiment.

L'auberge est inscrite au .

Intérieur

L'entrée possède un plafond décoré d'une fresque attribué à Niccoló Nasoni représentant La Religion. Le Grand salon du deuxième étage est la salle la plus richement ornée, les murs et le plafond sont ornés à fresque. C'était la salle commune où les chevaliers de la langue de Provence se réunissaient pour débattre de leurs affaires, mais c'était aussi un réfectoire et une salle de banquet : ils y siégeaient autour de longues tables, avec une place réglée par l'âge.

Pièces commémoratives

L'Auberge de Provence est représentée sur deux pièces commémoratives, l'une en argent de 10 euros et l'autre en or de 15 euros, émises en 2013 par la Banque centrale de Malte. Ces pièces de monnaie montrent la façade de l'auberge au revers et les armoiries de Malte à l'avers.

Notes et références

Sources

 Sharon Sultana, The National Museum of Archaeology, The Neolithic Period, Heritage Books, 2010, Malta

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Musée national d'archéologie (Malte)
 Auberge de Provence (Il-Birgu)

Liens externes

Provence
Bâtiment à Malte
La Valette

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New Harry Potter Ride Debuts Animated Hagrid!
Harry Potter fans are in for a treat this summer! Opening at Universal Orlando in June 2019 is a new Harry Potter ride. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction will be an immersive roller coaster experience that centers around everyone's favorite half-giant, Rubeus Hagrid. The ride will be called Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, with the premise being that the riders join Hagrid on a motorbike tour through the Forbidden Forest. Of course, things go wrong and the rollercoaster's riders are soon attacked by the magical creatures residing within the Forest, and Hagrid working overtime to get them out of trouble.
The ride is set to feature a fully animated, robotic recreation of Hagrid himself, based on actor Robbie Coltrane. According to ScreenRant Coltrane was heavily involved in the creation of his animated duplicate, even allowing his mouth to be scanned in order to create Hagrid's teeth, recording lines from a custom script, and having over twenty body movements the robot can perform. Hagrid's face was hand sculpted by technicians using Coltrane's face as a constant visual reference, while his outfit was designed by the same wardrobe responsible for his onscreen costume in the films.
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The latest addition to the Wizarding World sounds great, with an immersive experience that will greatly please any Harry Potter fan! We can't wait to see Hagrid in person when we line up to go on the coaster ourselves! Are you excited for another journey into the Forbidden Forest?
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The Top 10 Best 'Harry Potter' Teachers
It's Teacher Appreciation Week here at Bookstr and you should be appreciating the teachers across the world! Teachers face extremely difficult jobs, having to manage large classes and educate with often little reward. To showcase what makes teachers so special, let's examine the teachers of Harry Potter, ranking them from the worst to the best. Now, this is just on their merit's as teachers, not on them as individuals or people, merely on their skills in the classroom. Who are the best and who are the worst? Let's dive in and find out!
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Holding the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge was unquestionably the worst in the series history, both as a professor (and a human being but let's stick to the rules!) Despite her sickly sweet demeanor, Dolores Umbridge was appointed by the Ministry of Magic to oversee the school and her presence was instantly an oppressive one. A vicious bully and tormentor, she inflicted harsh punishments on her students for misbehavior, including making Harry carve the words "I MUST NOT TELL LIES" over and over again into his own skin! She also created a hostile work environment, expressed outright contempt for Hogwarts education system, and consistently challenged Dumbledore's authority, which just made her a terrible professor. And she even refused to teach her students Defense Against the Dark Arts, making her outright useless as a source of education! Umbridge is unquestionably a terrible professor and not one you should admire. At all.
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The Potions master until Order of the Phoenix and then Half-Blood Prince, Snape is now admired for his love for Lily Potter and for secretly protecting Harry during his time at Hogwarts. But there's no doubt he was a horrible teacher, downright abusive towards Harry and exhibiting favoritism towards Slytherin. He bullies students constantly, especially Harry, Neville, and Ron, putting them on the spot with difficult questions and making them feel constant anxiety in his presence. It's not fair for Snape to pick on his students as much as he does, especially for a grudge he should have gotten over a long time ago. While he may be a good person deep down, Snape has too many issues to make him a valuable teacher.
8. Gilderoy Lockhart
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Lockhart skated by on good looks, charm and blatant lies. Lockhart wrote about encounters with dark creatures, painting himself as a perfect hero, easily able to dispatch fearsome monsters the world over, but all the books he wrote were actually fabrications and completely false. This made him a useless educator when he was hired for position of Defense Against the Dark Arts, often making a buffoon of himself and skating by on the skin of his teeth. When he was asked to kill the Basilisk terrorizing Hogwarts, Lockhart attempted to flee, clearly showing once and for all that he was utterly unqualified for his job.
7. Horace Slughorn
The Potions master, Slughorn wasn't a horrible professor but he wasn't a good one either. He generally played favorites with students, hosting club meetings for students who could pull favors for him after graduation. Slughorn put himself above his students, being more self-serving than anything else, but he was at least competent as a professor and gave Harry a more positive experience as a Potions professor than Snape ever did.
6. Filius FLitwick
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A supportive mentor to his students, Filius was a middle of the road professor, neither particularly good nor particularly bad. But he was always very nice to his classes, teaching them spells as best he could. Although not a massive presence in the books, what little we saw of Flitwick led us to believe he would be a perfectly acceptable professor, just not a particularly memorable one. Which, sometimes, is the best you can ask for!
The half-giant and beloved friend to Harry, Hagrid was a kind educator who had a deep love for the creatures of the wizarding world. He turned this passion into the official professor for Care of Magical Creatures, allowing students the opportunity for a hands on approach to caring for monsters and critters. He had a very deep knowledge of monsters, allowing him to provide his students with an intimate look at them. However, his deep love of creatures sometimes made him underestimate how dangerous they could be, resulting in a few potentially deadly encounters during his time as a professor.
4. Rolanda Hooch
A valuable teacher to her students, Madame Hooch taught her students how to fly and play Quidditch, a dangerous game that required a firm hand to prevent students from crashing or killing each other. Hooch was up to the task, providing a stern and competent presence who punish students harshly but encouraged them deeply for their successes. Under her tutelage, Harry became a very wizard of the skies and always stayed calm, even as she was being screamed at for providing calls people didn't like as a referee during Quidditch matches.
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Pomona Sprout is a great professor who doesn't get a lot of screen time but her lesson plans and overall demeanor showcase her as one of the best teachers despite her limited appearances. She follows a logical profession, getting her students used to 'easy' magic plants before working them up slowly towards the harder stuff, while making sure everyone is safe and creating a fun environment at the same time with her hands on approach to herbology. She's pretty great and we only wish we saw more of her at work in the greenhouse.
One of the best professors and no doubt the best teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Lupin heads the class during Prisoner of Azakaban. Very knowledgable in his studies, Remus Lupin creates a hands on atmosphere to the work he performs in the classroom, allowing students the opportunity to apply their skills in a practical, yet controlled setting, testing them against real dangers without putting them in actual danger. He's also humorous, wise, and very down to earth, even taking the Hogwarts Express to get to know the student body better. Unfortunately, his one flaw is that he's a werewolf and results in his eventual resignation. Although he takes steps to control his other side, unfortunately being a werewolf is a very serious risk on campus and although he never hurt anyone, he could have. Still, Lupin remains one of the best teachers at Hogwarts and a presence we to which it was incredibly difficult to bid farewell.
1. Minerva Mcgonagall
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Minerva is the best professor at Hogwarts, with a tough, no nonsense, and fearless disposition as professor of Transfiguration and Deputy Headmistress, the type of teacher who will challenge you but doesn't play favorites and always is fair to you in the end no matter who you are. She loves all her students despite her hard shell, and only pushes them to make them excel. While many students are scared of her initially but learn to love her when they truly understand her. She's a staple at Hogwarts during Harry's time and becomes a true leader to the student body, just as beloved as Dumbledore. We love you!
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Skeptics worried effort will appease developers, ignore environmental protections
The continued building in coastal areas has some planners and climate activists concerned about stormwater runoff and flooding risks. (Frank Carini/ecoRI News)
A Special House Commission on Land Use was created in 2021 to examine how Rhode Island is using and managing its 1,214 square miles. Critics of the ongoing effort, however, claim the outcome is predetermined: reduce regulations and local control to encourage more development.
The resolution to create the 18-member commission was introduced by Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, and Majority Leader Christopher Blazejewski, D-Providence. Shekarchi's law firm specializes in zoning and land-use permitting.
"Minor and Major Land Development in Rhode Island present challenges through the regulatory process, having an experienced firm with skill and proven ability greatly improves your chances for timely positive results," according to the firm's website.
During the 2013 General Assembly session, Shekarchi introduced a bill that would have prevented planning boards from requesting additional documents than those required at the outset of the application process. Opponents noted the legislation would prevent planning officials from asking a developer to determine if an unexpected issue, such as the discovery of an underground storage tank, was a public health threat.
ecoRI News was unable to schedule an interview with Shekarchi.
Shekarchi's bill was one of 14 introduced that year to ease building regulations. Among those signed into law was the biggest offering to developers in 2013: the controversial "slopes" bill. It was co-sponsored by Blazejewski.
The legislation allows unbuildable sloped land to be included in determining buildable lot sizes. Previously, land that exceeded a certain incline was omitted from the calculation of lot sizes. Some municipalities, particularly those with rural areas, relied on the calculation to maximize open space to protect water quality and wetlands.
The change to this statewide standard has hindered state and municipal efforts to implement long-term plans to manage growth with concepts such as village centers and transportation-oriented development, according to planners and transit advocates.
The purpose of the Special House Commission on Land Use is to undertake a comprehensive study and a broad-based review of Rhode Island "land use, preservation, production, development, housing, environment, and regulation" and provide recommendations based upon this study and review that will enable the state to "ensure and promote land use that allows for sustainable and equitable economic growth."
The resolution noted the importance of addressing three issues that are related to land use: the preservation, development, and regulation of land "in a way that properly manages the use of this important resource;" the need for more affordable housing; and the climate crisis.
Legislation to change two main land-use statutes — the Zoning Enabling Act and the Land Development and Subdivision Review Enabling Act — is the likely outcome. A 16-page commission document titled Rhode Island Land Use Legislation: Opportunities and Constraints outlines the "problems with existing legislation," such as appeals being used to stop or slow projects.
Critics are worried the commission will produce a one-size-fits-all, developer-friendly remedy, like what happened in 2021 with freshwater wetlands regulations and with the slopes bill eight years earlier.
The new wetlands rules created different jurisdictional areas regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council. They replaced local ordinances in favor of statewide standards, a longstanding request by developers.
Much of Rhode Island's new homebuilding is second houses and McMansions that are far from affordable. (Frank Carini/ecoRI News)
The special commission has held 22 meetings, with the last one held Jan. 5. The next one is scheduled for Jan. 19. The commission's study/review is expected to be complete by June, but the deadline could be extended again.
No minutes are taken — agendas are posted before each meeting but they are not kept online with the other materials associated with the commission's work — but the meetings are recorded by Capitol TV.
So far, the meetings have largely featured builders and their lobbyists, housing advocates, and municipal planners. Input from the general public has been minimal, as the meetings, held in Room 101 at the Statehouse, typically begin at 2 p.m. on a weekday, making it difficult for most workers and students to attend.
The commission's first meeting was held in early October 2021. During that meeting, commission member Patricia Reynolds, the city of Newport's director of planning and economic development and a member of the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) board, criticized public input into zoning and planning, saying CRMC and zoning boards sometimes "cave to public pressure and can't always make a good decision."
Reynolds said she wanted the commission to take steps to limit public comment, asking, "Where [in the approval process] does the public get the opportunity to weigh in and how does that sort of impact the boards and negatively or positively impact businesses and residences?"
Exeter resident Scott Millar, who has spent the past four decades doing planning and environmental work in Rhode Island, recently told ecoRI News he found the idea of eliminating or reducing public hearings or public comment "appalling."
"I can't even imagine anyone would even seriously consider doing that," said Millar, chair of the Exeter Planning Board. "As a planning board member, I see that as some of the most valuable input that I can receive on a development proposal — and normally that's not people coming to the meeting with pitchforks trying to stop a development. They're just providing their insight to issues that we need to be concerned about because they live in the area.
"The public doesn't have the right to say no to development, if it's already allowed by zoning. They're just providing feedback to make that development fit better in their neighborhood. And I see nothing wrong with that."
During that initial meeting, the commission's chair, Thomas Deller, planning director for the city of Central Falls, noted that in conversations with Shekarchi he learned the speaker of the House was interested in finding out what land Rhode Island has that can be developed. He also said Shekarchi is interested in streamlining the development process.
Millar and others interested in what the commission is planning are concerned the importance of ecosystem services and environmental health will be largely ignored, as recent lawmaking has demonstrated.
"I strongly support the need for more housing; it's a very serious problem," Millar said. "But how we achieve this goal must be compatible with conserving Rhode Island's most important natural areas. That's my concern. The way that we achieve the goal for more housing is just as important as the goal itself, because throughout my career I've seen that poorly planned growth has had significant impacts to natural resources that could have been avoided by following better development practices. The two objectives don't need to be mutually exclusive."
For example, he noted he is concerned about creating lot sizes that would be too small to yield an adequate water supply, or the continued building in coastal watersheds that are already being impacted by elevated nutrient levels that are leading to the eutrophication of salt ponds.
"I was involved in developing a management plan for the Scituate Reservoir watershed for the governor's task force back in the mid-'80s and we made it very clear that towns needed to maintain large lot sizes to protect the integrity of that vitally important drinking water supply," said Millar, who worked in the Division of Statewide Planning for a dozen years and at the DEM for 23. "And now I'm hearing people saying, 'Well, you know, we need to break down these large lots and we have to have statewide minimum lot sizes, we have to mandate multifamily.' All of these mandates could create serious problems, because not all lots are going to be able to accommodate density. It's frustrating for people like myself who have been involved with this for many years that people just seem to have forgotten why some of these policies were established in the first place."
He said multifamily homes are exactly the type of housing Exeter and the state needs more of, but that fact needs to be balanced with planning that protects forestland, wildlife habitats, waterways, and aquifers. He's worried unintended environmental consequences will be ignored to make development easier.
Millar, the director of community assistance and conservation at Grow Smart Rhode Island, noted the Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act, passed three decades ago, is a "great statute" because it requires every municipality have a comprehensive plan that must be approved by the state.
"A town must address about 15 different issues that are elements of the State Guide Plan — housing, economic development, natural resources, recreation, transportation," he said. "It really forced town officials to sit down to think about where are we going to have housing but still maintain our policies to protect the natural resources in our community that are important. There are trade-offs and there's a balancing act, but the process has been working."
At the commission's most recent meeting, Jane Weidman, Charlestown's town planner, noted there is a need for a statewide approach to Rhode Island's housing issue and a need for an analysis that shows where this increased housing should be located. She also noted municipalities need staffing and resources, especially planning departments that have only one or two people.
"We are governed by a trifecta of land-use laws that have been in place for 30 years, and I believe those laws have worked very well," Weidman said. "The planners' perspective is that these laws do need some adjustments and they need to be modernized and to address the concerns that have developed over the last 30 years. … An assumption that we have 39 failing ordinances or 39 ordinances that actually need an overhaul or an update is not accurate."
Many of the builders and their representatives who have spoken at the commission's nearly two dozen meetings have repeated the same talking points that have filled the Statehouse for the past few decades: uniform statewide vesting provisions for zoning; mandatory time frames for zoning boards, with approval by default if not met; enforce restrictions on the limits of expensive plans such as drainage and traffic; regulatory uncertainty; the process needs to be streamlined.
In a June letter to Gov. Dan McKee, which is part of the commission's collection of documents, the Rhode Island Builders Association asked to delay the implementation of the new freshwater wetlands regulations until the commission completes its work.
The association's executive director, John Marcantonio, said the new wetlands rules should be coordinated with the forthcoming new land use and affordable housing laws. Marcantonio is a member of the House commission.
"[W]e are rather confident that the new wetland regs — when implemented in July — will trigger a reactionary response from municipalities as they adjust to State wetland regs by changing their land use ordinances to counter the effects on their local planning and zoning processes," Marcantonio wrote. "This newly paved road will then be followed by new State Land Use laws that will then either remove, replace, limit, or empower new local rules. In the meantime, all this constant change will create the potential for irreputable harm and confusion to local property owners, developers, engineers, and builders as we/they try to implement and build the housing needed to deal with our current shortages."
Rhode Island's housing crisis didn't appear overnight. The problem has been long in the making. During the past few decades, most of Rhode Island's new housing stock has arrived in the form of suburban sprawl. Much of it is second homes and McMansions, and little of it is affordable.
Antiquated zoning laws that encourage the development of single-family homes and restrict density housing are a major reason why. Builders also make a better profit constructing these expensive homes.
In late December 2021, the Rhode Island chapter of the American Planning Association submitted to the commission its recommendations for improved land use. Among its suggestions: state mandated time periods for completeness and review of applications; recognize climate change as an issue by statute and give municipalities the authority address it as needed; consider siting of renewable energy facilities, the hardening of infrastructure, and the potential relocation or abandonment of facilities in a manner ensuring appropriate public engagement and assurance of equitable solutions; and discourage solar installations in areas that may be better used for housing and habitat protection.
Rhode Island housing facts and figures from 2021. (HousingWorksRI)
The commission was broken down into four working groups — Comprehensive Planning, chair Meredith Brady, associate director of planning for Division of Statewide Planning; Subdivision & Land Development, chair attorney Dylan Conley; Zoning, chair Nicole Verdi of Ørsted; and Housing, chair Kristina Brown of HousingWorks RI.
Both the Housing and Zoning working groups have offered recommendations. The goal of the Housing group is to address the shortage of housing units statewide; create more tools to enable housing development; and improve existing processes of development review.
The Housing working group has recommended, among other things: reform statewide minimum lot sizes; allow for ease of redevelopment of single-family stock to two-family or small multifamily by right; enable the ability to convert large residential buildings to smaller units where feasible regardless of zoning limitations; establish/mandate areas throughout the state that allow multifamily development by right; enable communities to regulate short-term rental; identify areas where future residential development could benefit by reducing or removing parking requirements; streamline approval processes for development, especially residential development; eliminate public hearings for development that conforms to zoning and is not seeking variances or waivers.
This working group also posed the following question in its recommendations: If municipalities do not meet expectations — 10% of housing is affordable or other benchmarks — should the state step in similar to the school takeover process?
It also suggested instead of a 10% affordable housing target, how about establishing a growth-rate metric or target for residential growth in each municipality?
The goal of the Zoning working group is to create a process that is "clear, concise, and rational, provides greater efficiency while protecting local community flexibility, and takes implicit bias and impacts from climate change into consideration."
This group, in a draft document, has recommended: create a process within zoning that streamlines small applications; standardize and make clear the standards for use variances; clarify the relationship between zoning ordinances and comprehensive plans; create a standard for preexisting/historic uses; create enabling flexibility development legislation that encourages greater density through zoning.
Millar said the state needs to encourage new housing where residents can be serviced by either rail and/or bus. "Otherwise, we're just encouraging more people to be driving," he said.
Nearly 80% of Rhode Islanders already live within a 10-minute walk of a transit stop, but a lack of funding and support for public transit makes it inconvenient and unreliable.
A report published in 2019 by Grow Smart Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, and HousingWorks RI estimated the capacity for accommodating up to 73,000 new housing units and 25,000 new jobs in transit-oriented development areas in five Rhode Island municipalities.
The report examined the opportunities, constraints, and challenges of transit-oriented development (TOD) at specific sites along Rhode Island's rail corridors and/or high-frequency bus routes in Newport, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Westerly, and Woonsocket.
The 249-page report didn't include Pawtucket, Central Falls, Providence, and Warwick because these cities "already conducted professional TOD analyses, made necessary zoning changes and are in various stages of implementation."
"We think the timing is right in Rhode Island to double down on TOD as a proven strategy for growing our economy and new housing opportunities in a sustainable way," Scott Wolf said when the report was released. "Prioritizing TOD will capitalize on our compactness and density and respond to the strong market demand for walkable urban neighborhoods."
Rhode Island has no shortage of vacant buildings and mills, some of which are owned by the state, that are near non-car transit options.
Another possible tool to help Rhode Island increase affordable housing, protect the environment, and mitigate the climate crisis, is the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Launched in 2009 by the Obama administration, the initiative brought together federal agencies to better coordinate policies, programs, and funding regarding affordable housing, transportation, and environmental protection.
Among the ideas the initiative highlighted that could be modeled by Rhode Island are:
Develop safe, reliable, and economical transit choices to decrease household transportation costs, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and promote public health.
Expand location- and energy-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities to increase mobility and lower the combined cost of housing and transportation.
Enhance the characteristics of all communities — rural, urban, or suburban — by investing in healthy, safe, and walkable neighborhoods.
Bill Eccleston says:
Great comprehensive report. I'm saving this one for future reference.
Jerry Kells says:
If as the article suggests most of the new homes are Mcmanions and are not affordable is there an overstock of housing inventory of that type
I seriously doubt any builders or developers would build or develop if the homes were not being purchased
The Speaker, Mr.She march I should recuse himself from voting on this legislation because of his law firms involvement in this type of issue. He stands to gain monetarily if building regulations are made less stringent.
We all know that there is a shortage of housing in Rhode Island particularly affordable housing. When you see the rents on a good portion of affordable housing it is beyond the reach of many people.
What we need is smart growth not growth at any cost. Building in flood plains should be prohibited because owners of homes in these areas expect taxpayers to pay to rebuild their property if they get damaged by flooding or storms.
We have many old mill buildings that can be converted to affordable housing. Instead if building out why not create incentives to build up?
If we expect people to rent homes with little or no parking we need to make mass transit a viable alternative to vehicle ownership.
Relaxing regulations regarding sewerage and drainage issues in a development is penny wise and pound foolish.
Environmental experts should be consulted when this legislation is debated and have a seat at any table discussing these issues. Remember when a species goes extinct it never comes back.
No one has all the answers but together we can all work to find the best answers. Stifling debate won't solve anything.
Cynthia Mulvey says:
Anyone who doubts RI is already overdeveloped should review DEM's annual list of bacteria- impaired
ponds and lakes. Since this state is 1/3 watershed in composition, constituents need to sit up and air
the scores of reasons why existing potential sites for retrofitted housing need to be fully vetted before
Shekarchi and friends permanently reduce our resources into waste by products. This is what we get for
not paying attention at the polls.
some good comments by Millar and Wolf but the broader climate movement needs to weigh in since (as the NY Times recently reported with research about the "climate impact of your neighborhood") suburban sprawl entails way more energy use per-person than denser, walkable development in town and city centers. Sprawl needs to be resisted.
Yet sprawl persists – many folks understandably pursue their perceived self-interest by seeking single family homes on spacious grounds even though such development is expensive to service and undermines environmental and climate goals, developers understandably cater to that market as it is so profitable, politicians and the DOT also cater to this by expanding highway capacity so they could drive faster and further and even built a new I-295 interchange to facilitate sprawl (also by encouraging more driving by ending property taxers on cars) while underinvesting in transit and biking/walking infrastructure. Meanwhile, even in some urban centers there are those who resist density because it may mean more congestion, spoil a view etc
Maybe the mandatory benchmarks in the Act on Climate law will get some to rethink land use
We desperately need housing that people can afford to live in. It is nearly impossible to create this kind of housing as prices of raw materials are continuing to go up much faster than incomes. We are going to have to come up with new ways to build housing, maybe 3d printing or something reusing materials. As forests disappear the wood supply shrinks and gets more expensive.
But RI's population is not really increasing and China's went down last year for the first time, and looks like the beginning of a trend. In theory fewer people means it should be easier to build the housing we need. But probably will not be.
The developers always ask for less and less stringent rules and less and less public process. Its a scam. There is no real evidence that protecting the environment/maintaining strong environmental standards harms the economy. it is just part of how the rich lie. And looking at what the developers asked for from the commission, the lie about environmental regulations harming the economy seems seems to be the only thing they know. What we forget is that ecosystem services make life possible and that only by healing ecosystems will we be able to strengthen our communities. Contact me and I can point you to the research.
Land Use House Commission Tackles Trifecta: Responsible Land Use, Need for Affordable Housing, Climate Change Mitigation
Land Use 1990s Law Designed to Build Natural Area Preserves Instead Created a Mystery
Land Use Proposed Development Along Pawtuxet River Stirs Up Flooding, Pollution Worry


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(forthcoming, Greek) Καρυωτάκης, Μ.-Α., Κιουρεξίδου, Μ., & Αντωνόπουλος, Ν. (2019). Η Επικοινωνιακή – Δημοσιογραφική Πλαισίωση των Ενημερωτικών Δικτυακών Τόπων για το κίνημα Tourist Go Home. ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΠΑΖΗΣΗΣ. (Publication Date: ΙΟΥΝΙΟΣ, 2019).
MA's Dissertation (English): "International news organizations and the coverage of global events: The Egyptian Arab Spring by aljazeera .com, bbc.com, and chinadaily.com".
Bachelor's Dissertation (Greek): "The depiction of Jews in newspaper "Makedonia" in 1945 – 1948" (Η απεικόνιση των Εβραίων στην εφημερίδα «Μακεδονία» την περίοδο 1945 – 1948).
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Bulbophyllum pygmaeum (Pygmy tree orchid) .
Corybas cheesemanii (Spurred Helmet) .
Corybas papa (Mudstone Spider Orchid) .
Corybas rivularis "Te Henui" .
Corybas rivularis (Newspaper article 2010) .
Drymoanthus adversus (Green Fleshy Tree Orchid) .
Earina aestivalis (Bamboo orchid) .
Earina autumnalis (Easter Orchid) .
Earina mucronata (Hanging Tree Orchid) .
Gastrodia longcolumn (Potato orchid) .
Microtis unifolia (Common Onion Orchid) .
Pterostylis alobula (Greenhood) was Diplodium alobulum .
Pterostylis aff montana (Greenhood) .
Pterostylis australis (Southern Greenhood) .
Thelychiton kingianus (Dendrobium kingianum) Pink Rock Orchid .
Thelymitra cyanea (Swamp sun orchid) .
Common name: Maikaika, Maika, Slender Sun Orchid.
Thelymitra comes from a Greek word meaning "females headdress" and the word "mitre" describes the peaked hats that some clergy wear. The same shape that gives "Mitre Peak" its name. Pauciflora means "few flowers". The Thelymitras are known as "sun orchids" because they stay closed unless it is dry and sunny. They are found in full sun areas in open grassland, near scrub and on clay banks.
The members of this group of orchids all have one thing in common: the roots grow in soil that is they are terrestrial orchids commonly found in temperate climates and have a fixed period of dormancy in which the part above soil dies back.
Thelymitra pauciflora is a terrestrial tuberous herb in a group called sun orchids. The Thelymitras are known as "sun orchids" because they stay closed unless it is dry and sunny. The plant in the photo had a stem about 30cm. It has a single leaf which is erect, fleshy and keeled. The undersides often ribbed. Tinged with purple, and often spotted with rust.
It can have up to 12 flowers which are dark blue, mauve or magenta in colour 1.5 - 2cm across. The column is pale blue with a yellow top deeply split. Column arms with short tufts of white or mauve cilia. It opens only 2 or 3 flowers at a time. Flowering occurs from November to December.
NB. Thelymitra pauciflora has upright leaves while Thelymitra longifolia has droopy leaves.
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Jennifer is a young adult author and her debut, DEVIL AND THE BLUEBIRD, releases from Amulet Books (Abrams) on May 17, 2016! She is represented by Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency.
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I'm an omnivore when it comes to information collection. If there were places to look, I looked at them. Literary Rambles often compiles great stuff on agents, so it became one of my starting points. Query Tracker is wonderful, especially for a data hound like me. And I used Absolute Write to double check on everyone I queried.
I queried two books, neither of which were my debut, and those experiences took place over a period of three, maybe four, years. I didn't have a Twitter account with the first book I queried, but I peeked at agent accounts from time to time. By the time I'd written the second book, I already had a sense of which agents I was interested in, and while Twitter was clearly a good way to research agents, I more or less skipped it.
Query Tracker, all the way. I'm more of a small-scraps-of-paper-everywhere kind of person when it comes to managing files on my own.
Friends definitely helped. To be honest, and this is one of those tricks that you're never supposed to admit, the biggest help was that my husband read all my query responses for me. I have chronic depression, and it makes me a champion at beating myself up. For the querying period, when I had no sense of how my writing would be received and was really struggling with confidence, I made the choice to do something to ease the journey.
I was really lucky because a) I had a partner, b) an incredibly supportive partner, and c) I had other people in my life who also supported my writing. It's funny to me how shameful it still is to admit cutting that corner. Really, that's exactly why I am admitting it. I think there's a lot of insistence about what things writers must do in order to be real writers. The best answer is that you do the things that work for you. Note that this isn't the same as refusing all editorial guidance or attacking agents online for rejecting your work. It's about taking breaks from querying if you need them, and being okay with the fact that your process may not look like everyone else's.
Some of it was gut level. We connected really well in our phone call, and I felt comfortable asking her all sorts of questions. That was important for me, that she let me drive the conversation. I like collaborative relationships, and it was clear she did too.
And she gave the right kinds of answers to my questions. Things like sticking with writers beyond one book if the first didn't sell. I didn't think what I wrote were the kinds of books that would sell fast. I wanted to know that I wouldn't be dropped if we didn't have a six figure deal after three weeks. She also understood what I was trying to do with the manuscript in hand. She wasn't looking, for example, to hang onto my voice but reshape the story into a Stephen King knockoff. The suggestions she made resonated as right ones to reach farther into the world I'd made.
The reason that I wanted to know I was comfortable asking her questions in our initial call was because I struggle with challenging people. And part of having a good relationship with an agent who edits your manuscript is being able to disagree. The agreement part, that's easy. The points where you know in your heart that what you're hearing isn't the right solution? That's so much harder.
With the first novel that we worked on together, the initial edits were light. After a round of submissions, we did another, which involved deepening some motivations. We talked things over, and then she left me to handle the changes in a way that felt organic to the story. I wrote some new scenes, which I ended up loving. She tends to suggest what's not working for her, but not to give me specific fixes. I work better that way. It ends up feeling like solving puzzles instead of failing exams.
We talk about new ideas when I'm thinking about what to do next. Generally those conversations involve strategy, which is one of the great things about having an agent. I'm good at coming up with ideas, and much of the time I'm good at following through on them. What I'm not always good at is thinking of the world outside of my head. Having someone who can discuss whether or not a story about a sentient motorcycle fits well with my particular set of writing skills and/or readership is pretty handy. I do not, however, share new work with her as I'm writing. Having too many cooks in the kitchen makes for a really bland soup, at least in my case.
Yes, always. Unlike with querying, which felt like a terribly lonely experience, submissions to editors with an agent feels very much like a team effort. If a pass makes me blue, I'm pretty sure it makes my agent blue as well, because I know she's invested in my book. She shares the comments with me, and we sometimes talk about them. If I'm certain that one response means the book is terrible and will never sell, she gently sets me straight. It's a good system.
Anything that works. Seriously, trying to sell a first novel often means having no clue if editors will like anything about your work, whether you'll succeed in a week or give up after a year. It simply didn't work for me to be writing another novel at the same time. I knew that I could sell short stories, so I focused on those, because I needed the confidence (and I love writing short stories). I also spent a lot of time with my kids, and worked on crosswords, and shoveled snow. I tried not to let the waiting eat up my life.
It was moderately surprising. Since I'd had another book that didn't sell, I'd really stepped away from the whole submission process. My agent had mentioned at several different points that there was an editor staying in touch with her, but I didn't ask for details. The first time it really filtered through all my defenses was when I was raking snow off my parents' roof. My agent had emailed and mentioned that there was an editor waiting to hear how other people felt and that she (my agent) would be in touch soon. Suddenly, out there in the snow, I started thinking that maybe her cautious comments meant a lot more than I'd thought.
The usual fun things. Dinner, cake, you know, party stuff. The very best thing was that my friend Christine sent me flowers and chocolates. I live in a rural area, and no one ever just drops by, and I was trying to play things cool because I had a call with the offering editor scheduled later in the week and I didn't want to say anything to people until I had a contract. But Christine had been there through the whole journey, so I told her immediately. My daughter had a friend over, and there was a knock at the door, and here was this elderly florist delivering flowers and chocolate, and I was pretending that this was something that happened all the time at my house. When I looked at the card—remember, small town, elderly florist—it said, well, things I can't repeat here without making you second-guess having invited me to answer these questions.
Anyway, my flowers and chocolates and profanity-laced card was a definite a highlight.
So much writing! I think I've accepted all the blog invites that have come my way, and have been very grateful for them. Seriously, bloggers are superstars when it comes to helping debuts find their audiences. So, lots of interviews, some guest posts, lots of tweeting. I suspect life is suddenly going to feel very quiet in another month, after pub date has come and gone.
I went to ALA Midwinter in January to do an ARC signing and a luncheon held by my publisher. It was fun, in a wow-people-are-so-nice-and-this-space-is-SO-HUGE-and-full-of-books kind of way. I was incredibly grateful for the giant badges everyone wore, as it made it very easy to spell names correctly! My sole piece of signing advice for authors is either don't have a long name, or to come up with a shorter version in advance. Also, remembering how to spell it is a plus.
Since then I've participated in a panel with three other 2016 debut authors. That was also fun, and in a library, which is where I'd like to be nine times out of ten. I'm an introvert of the highest degree, but these events are not half as scary as they seem beforehand.
Pure unadulterated awesome! There's something a bit terrifying about getting an email containing your first glimpse of your cover. After all, authors, particularly debut authors, don't have a lot of pull when it comes to what their books look like. I knew Abrams, Amulet's parent company, had a great design team, and I knew my editor understood my book, but I still opened the file with a certain amount of fear. Fear that vanished as soon as I saw the guitar. Cover art and book design can be such a tremendous gift to an author. It's like a visit from the book fairy godmother.
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A Journey Through Jewish Baghdad
July 17, 2012 by Tony
'A dagger in my heart'
Dear Mira,
I received my book from Amazon today: what a precious thing in my hand. Page 205 made me cry: Violette's words – 'Our Baghdad, my Baghdad, is gone forever' – were a dagger in my heart. It is as if she is describing my feeling of suffering, from the start of the sectarian violence until now. How sad it is to be forced to witness the rape of your own homeland… and your memories.
Amal Al-Jubouri
www.amalaljubouri.com, www.diwanalmasar.com
About our correspondent (from her Diwan Al Masar website):
Amal Al-Jubouri was born in Baghdad in 1967. After studying English Literature at the University of Baghdad she first worked as a journalist and translator. In 1989 she then established her own publishing house which has now moved to Beirut. In 1997 she emigrated from Iraq to exile in Germany where she founded the literary magazine "Diwan" in 2001 and a year later the cultural association West-Östlicher Diwan e.V., working together with Adonis, Hans Magnus Enzensberger and Joachim Sartorius. In 2004 she returned to her home country as one of the first Iraqi intellecutals and opened a house for literature and translation which became the first German-Arab cultural center in Baghdad. Her own poetry has been translated into 12 languages. She published five collections of poems and won several literary prizes. Amal Al-Jubouri is the chairman of the Commission for Peace of the Iraqi section of the International PEN.
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