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Instagram | love lives on.
I realized this weekend that I post a lot of photos to instagram that never make it to the blog. So here are some recents, and if you enjoy seeing the boys, be sure to follow us (so we can follow you too!) at @tholupka_ohmelvin. Have a great Monday!!
Love these! I actually just told Sam that I want to pull some of my favorite photos (mostly of the pooches) from instagram and make an IG collage of some sort.
Yes!!!! Please share how it turns out! I want to do the same.
Yippeeeee!!! We shall follow you also, can't wait!
Cute! And I can never get enough of Jake's eyes!
Thank you for inspiring my assistant–aka my mommy–finally to sign me up for Instagram. We are now following you!
We are honored to be your first follower!!!!!


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The Gentleman Crafter: Halloween Fun!
We started with these guys....One for each of us!
Put down some brown paper, printed out templates and pulled out all the knives that didn't really help! LOL!
Barb's amazing pumpkin! Thought this came out really awesome!
Loved Cesar's evil looking skeleton pumpkin! He did a great job!
And mine...Hade to make him a bit happier than my template...LOL!
The Trio of Pumpkin Goodness!
Next, it was Cesar's Amazing and OH SO DELICIOUS chicken enchiladas...Jim made homemade salsa...Which came out fabulous I might add...LOL! To top off the Halloween extravaganza... Key lime pie for dessert. Yes, I had a small piece! AND Oh Yeah!...I can't forget about the scrumptious roasted pumpkin seeds! I don't know if it was just the type pumpkins we carved but for three pumpkins all I could roast was about a cup full...But they were GREAT!
A fun old fashioned laid back Halloween! The only thing we missed was bobbing for apples! Maybe next year! Hope you all had a fun night as well!
You all did a great job with the pumpkins!
Don Knotts in The Ghost & Mr. Chicken ~ my kind of movie as I'm not too fond of scary movies either. In fact am watching "Practical Magic" tonight :-) So glad you had such a wonderful Halloween!
Sounds great! Relaxing with friends. Love how the Jack O Lanterns turned out.
Sounds like a terrific evening. So glad you had so much fun. Love the pumpkins. I can't remember the last time I carved a pumpkin! And the only other movie better than that would be The Incredible Mr. Limpit!!


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1273. Nine To Five (1980)
By The Mad Movie Man on March 3, 2016 110-119 mins, 1980, 8 - 10, Comedy, Crime, Mar 16, Movies Of 2016, Review, United States
8.4 Clever and hilarious
User Ratings (2 Votes) 6.3
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton
Director: Colin Higgins
Nine To Five is an American film about three female workers of an egotistical boss who dream of a way to get their own back on him.
This is such a brilliant comedy. It may look as dated as 80s movies get, but the hilarious humour and ingenious dialogue come together to make a thoroughly enjoyable watch, with big laughs from start to finish woven into an unpredictable and exciting crime story.
First, however, I want to start with the performances. The three lead actresses, Fonda, Tomlin and Parton, are all excellent. Although Dolly Parton initially seems like she's just playing herself, she grows significantly as the film develops, and ends up as funny and energetic as her two co-stars.
Jane Fonda's performance is slightly similar, although a little more deliberate. Her character starts off as the nervous newbie in the company, and so it feels a little wooden, but as we see her develop throughout the film into a more assured and unpredictable person, Fonda brilliantly puts that across in her performance, also becoming even funnier to watch as the film goes on.
However, the best performance of all is Lily Tomlin. She's pretty much perfect right from the get-go. Already a hot-headed and frustrated worker under her sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss, Tomlin is so funny as soon as the film sets into action, and as we see her character almost take the opposite route in terms of development in comparison to her co-stars, she consistently finds ways to surprise by giving a hugely energetic and unpredictable performance.
Now, moving onto the screenplay, which was absolutely stunning, and has to go down as one of the best-written comedies of the last few decades. The humour is brilliant, mixing hilarious slapstick with clever and dark satire about inequality and feminism, and it makes for a film that refuses to let up when it comes to ingenious new jokes, giving you a thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying watch.
That's what I really like a lot about Nine To Five. Whilst the 21st Century remake, Horrible Bosses, is more fun in my opinion, this is a properly clever crime-comedy. The women's fantasies about kidnapping and tormenting their boss aren't just silly and fun, but they work really well when it comes to thinking about the feminist side to the film.
It's not in any way preachy of feminism, and even manages to make fun of itself from time to time, so in the end you get a brilliantly funny film, with an unpredictable and exciting plot and three brilliant central performances, so that's why I'll give Nine To Five an 8.4.
420. Blue Jasmine (2013)
2145. In Search Of Fellini (2017)
512. Singin' In The Rain (1952)
1218. Creed (2015)
1122. The Lobster (2015)

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I wrote one entry in this blog about aspects of time that are experienced differently on this journey than they are at home and the last few weeks' experiences beg for the topic to be revisited.
Seasonal time has been arrested and then reversed lately. When we left Tarpon Springs in early January, the live oaks had not even started to do their thing. I remember after the freezing temperatures, my son (who is house sitting) called to express concern over the tree in the front yard because it was losing all of its leaves. Reassuring him that it was just "fall" in Florida for the live oaks, I warned him of the scourge to come when that same tree would start to dump piles of pollen all over the driveway, which indeed occurred shortly after this conversation.
We traveled down to the keys, completely by-passing the live oak mess. Other signs of spring were rampant though. The Ospreys were all trading places on their nests, keeping eggs and chicks warm as we made our way southwards. A month later, as we came north again through the same waterways, the nests were all empty. It is amazing that a pair of birds can hatch and raise one or two chicks, feed them, watch them molt from fuzz to feathers and send them on their way as quasi-adults in about a month. Superior parenting skills, indeed! As we have traveled up into Maryland and Delaware, the Ospreys are on their nests with no sign of hatchlings yet. So, we have come far enough, fast enough to have reversed the season for baby birds.
Moving northward, we followed spring from place to place. The blessing was in watching the wild flowers peak in each place we encountered. The azaleas in DC and Alexandria were more beautiful than they were in Savannah. Unfortunately, the knee-high piles of pollen have made life a bit miserable but it's a small price to pay.
At some point I guess we will leave spring behind in favor of summer. One of the Loop slogans is "Chasing 80." You are supposed to have a constant 80 degrees as you move around the country. Because we are a little early and are a little ahead of the pack, we have been happy to chase 65 and 70!
Times Revisited on the Chesapeake
Being on the Chesapeake Bay is a time warp in a lot of ways. My family and I spent time here both by boat and car when I was young (we lived in Princeton, NJ at the time). So that is one part of the time warp that I will get to later. Another, is the way that life is lived on the water here. And lastly, is just how early our country's history began in some of these places.
Anchoring out has been much easier as we have traveled north. There are plenty of rivers and creeks that provide shelter from wind, tide and current and paint the landscape with amazing contrasts. Some places we have anchored look like savannas with miles of yellow-brown grasses waving on every side of us. Sometimes they even obscure the waterways except the one right in front of you. We laughed at one point because we opted away from one anchorage due to a lot of sailboats being anchored in that creek. We went a half mile or so up-river to the next creek and anchored there…alone. We could see the sailboats in the distance as if they were floating on a sea of tall and waving grass but as the tide went out, it they appeared to be sinking. Eventually the boats disappeared completely and all we could see were the tops of their masts. It was an interesting phenomenon.
Other anchorages find us surrounded by muddy shores with swooping bank swallows or sandy beaches replete with wheeling gulls. Now that we are even further north, the edges of our anchorages have traded out the southern pine and cypress trees for giant oaks, maples, chestnuts and poplars, all lush in spring's myriad shades of green.
A few weeks ago, we anchored near the mouth of the Potomac. Working our way into the cove where we wanted to anchor, we passed lots of sticks grouped so that they were standing in the water near the channel we were navigating. I later asked a local about them and was told that these are fish traps (yes, it says that on our charts but I wanted to know how they worked) and the method has been around as long as there have been watermen on these creeks and bays. The watermen drive long poles into the muddy bottom and create a maze of nets that funnel unwary fish into the center of the system. They cannot escape back the way they came and so they live in the enclosure until the watermen come to harvest them.
We had also passed some black rectangular floats on our way in and the next morning, as we were leaving, we were able to see that they were oyster floats. The rectangular floats have oyster shells in the bottom netting onto which spat is applied. The oyster larvae attach to the shells and grow there. The watermen were out checking them as we passed by. They will do this about once a week until the oysters are about a year old and are mature. The way of work here has changed some with technology, as has the care of the bay and the quality of the water and while there are advances, much of this work is done identically to the way in which some of these watermen's ancestors did it.
Moving up the Potomac, we were shocked at how much undeveloped land there was along the banks. Miles and miles of dense forests, some at the waterline and others up on high cliffs that overhang the river. Furthermore, we were the only boat, other than a couple of small fishing boats, until we got almost to Alexandria. Even then, the boat traffic was minimal, mostly confined to ferries that run between DC and Mt. Vernon. Again, we are a bit ahead of the real boating season in these areas, which begins on Memorial Day Weekend.
We had anchored out and with an early start the next morning were able to visit Mt. Vernon from our own boat! We tied up at George Washington's wharf and went exploring! Both of us stand amazed at the type of man that he was and both of us want to learn more. We knew that successful people in his time were very accomplished but touring his plantations drives that home in a whole new light. He developed new ways to build and decorate homes (rustication, which makes wooden siding look like stone), invented new ways to plant and harvest crops and never bought seeds to grow the crops on his plantation, making sure there were always seed gardens to provide the seeds for the following years. He planted, grafted and tended to orchards and went fishing on the river in flat bottomed bateaus, sometimes catching up to a million pounds of fish in a 6 week period with his watermen. He entertained widely, never turning a guest away from Mt. Vernon, often housing over 350 family, friends, servants and slaves (about 300) on the premises, which meant feeding and doing the laundry for all of those people too! Amazing what people actually accomplished before there was TV!
Old Town Alexandria
From Mt. Vernon, we walked back in time again to Old Town Alexandria where many of the houses are a few hundred years old and the newer building have been coded so that they keep the neighborhoods consistently charming. Many cobble-stoned streets and beautiful public parks have made this a favorite of ours. Even the Starbucks is in a stone-lined basement of an old building and it sports a working fire place, slate floors and a timbered ceiling. Again, the spring flowers that we don't get at home were breathtaking in Alexandria; all sorts of iris and tulips lined the streets and popped up in beds and window boxes.
We worshiped at Christ Church, home church to George Washington and Robert E. Lee and were delighted to walk in early and be included as they rehearsed the kids in running the service (this is done here the first Sunday of each month and honestly gives me hope for our Episcopal church's future). Some of the kids got to practice seating us in pews that had actual doors, others required me to pin corsages on the young ladies as the man in charge was not comfortable doing this.
Then the priest, a young woman, brought the little kids in for a talk before the service started. They tumbled up the aisle behind her like puppies after their mother and she had her hands full keeping them out of the baptismal font and from climbing on the alter railing or fingering the host as she tried to teach them new vocabulary like "font" and "altar." When one kid stomped on another's foot (by accident!) and it resulted in ear-splitting shrieks, I think she and the kids declared a détente and retreated back to the Sunday school area. She looked much calmer and put-together a few minutes later as she processed in with the choir and celebrants!
It was a lovely service, led by the teens and celebrating the graduating seniors. I don't think I have ever been to a more inclusive, loving, welcoming Episcopal church (I know, kind of an oxymoron!) which makes it all the more ironic that people now want to remove the plaque that commemorates the fact that Robert E. Lee worshipped here. I am pretty sure that those same folks have not done the homework to discover the torture that Robert E. Lee underwent when making the decision to lead troops against family, friends, neighbors and US Military Academy classmates during the Civil War. He and General Washington would be very proud to see what has become of their church today, in spite of the nay-saying history changers!
Throw Away the Schedule!
In my prior post about time, I commented on how we have learned to allow time to guide us even when it may thwart what we had planned. This was reinforced during our visit to DC. We had planned some time to meet with our sweet Andrea Uribe (met her when she interned with us and just meshed to where she is now a part of our extended family). Timing wasn't great as she was in the weekend prior to finals but she still made time to share "her" city with us. We strolled through Georgetown, where I haven't been since high school senior trip where I bought my first pair of used jeans. Yes, this was in the dark ages when you couldn't buy jeans with holes in them in a store and they didn't come pre-faded and broken in! I loved those jeans and wore them until they literally fell apart!
We ate in a wonderful Ethiopian restaurant called Das. It was our first time and Andrea's second time and we ordered a sampler of wonderful vegetarian dishes, each better than the last and then we finished off the meal with a Smurfette, a lemon cupcake with blueberries from Baked and Wired because, "You have to have cupcakes in Georgetown!"
At this point, Andrea remembered that it was Embassy Day and that all the embassies were open for visiting. Off we went because this was better than what we thought we had planned for the day, especially since she wants to go into foreign relations and has a trip planned to Bolivia this summer! We visited the Brazilian embassy and were allowed to see the receiving areas and dining rooms, which were quite sumptuous. We by-passed the Japanese embassy, though all of us would have loved to see it, the line was blocks and blocks long. A little further up the street we came to the Plurinational Embassy of Bolivia. In 2009, a new constitution changed the country's name from the "Republic of Bolivia" to the "Plurinational State of Bolivia" in recognition of the multi-ethnic nature of the country and the enhanced position of Bolivia's indigenous peoples under the new constitution.
The embassy had native food and drink and a stage set up that erupted into song and dance just as we arrived. The performers were amazing, ranging in age from about 3 up to some grandparents and they danced with their whole hearts while the singers behind them sang songs familiar enough that much of the Bolivian audience could sing along. Before we knew it, they were grabbing people from the audience and the danger of getting a front row spot is that you are also very available to be chosen to dance. It was fun, though I don't think I ever really got the Bolivian line-dance sequence just right.
From there we walked up to see the National Cathedral where there was a huge flower and craft market going on outside. We made our way past St. Albans school, where Andrea tutors and entered the cathedral. We walked in awe down the central nave and around the sides of the main basilica. Some of the alcoves had floral displays from many countries and I liked Canada's the best as it was made up of all spring flowers; dogwood, mountain laurel, azaleas etc. Next, we went down to the crypts and saw lots of resting places for the clergy and benefactors who made the cathedral possible and we even got to see where Helen Keller is buried there.
Andrea needed to get back to school to study and so we made our way down from the National Cathedral, through Georgetown but before we could get her back to school, we discovered the Union of African Nations Embassy was open and refreshed ourselves with ginger drink and local coffee. From there, it was a short couple of blocks to the Thai Embassy and we just couldn't bypass it. I wish we had been hungry because this embassy had cooking classes and tons of Thai food as well as fruit and vege carvings and dancers doing amazing graceful dances.
We finally left the embassy and were able to deliver Andrea back to her dorm. We had walked almost 12 miles and we hoped we didn't wear her out so that she could study but I suspect she might have napped first.
So, time has played into our travels in that we have been keeping pace and even reversing the seasons, we have been able to journey back into some of the early history of our country and her founders and we have again found that leaving a planned schedule behind in favor of serendipitously experiencing people and places is much more gratifying that marching along checking off boxes!
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Ronald and Patricia Haddad says:
Jean and Jerry, what a fantastic trip. I admire your guts to do this and I stand in awe at your experiences. I love reading about your adventures, so we can share them with you. God speed. We love and miss you guys. Ron and Patricia
Thanks! We miss you guys and can't wait to hug you both at installation banquet!!!
Fascinating, and thoroughly delightful…educational too, thanks.
Joel Dubey says:
Keep 'em coming. I always look forward to reading your updates.
Remarkable Jean.
So much history and an appreciation for nature in your writing. Godspeed to you from Weeki Wachee.
I am heading to Wisconsin July 13 – 23rd.
Any chance you'll be around Lake Michigan?
Jayne E Jurgensohn says:
What an experience of making memories, keep them coming, I love reading your well written stories.


The French clarinettist Louis Cahuzac was born at Quarante on the 12th July 1880 and died at Luchon 9th August 1960. His farther, an amateur musician took charge of his early training. He attended Toulouse Conservatoire and then the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied with Cyril Rose. The set work for the solo de concours in 1898 was Widonr's Introduction and Rondo. Cahuzac won second prize. The following year he won first prize playing Messager's Solo de Concours.


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I was born a good number of years ago in a little place called Valdagno, Northern part of Veneto.
When someone grows up in a little place like that, it's easy to start thinking that the whole world is as little and workaholic like the place you were born.
As far as I'm concerned, the story is different because my parents gave me the shape of a traveller.
I started discovering the world when I was 8 months old.
That kind of addiction was so crucial for me in order to open my eyes, my mind and see that little places around me in a different way.
Valdagno is now one of the beautiful thoughts I have on my daily life.
I do not live there anymore and, for this reason also, I love my birthplace more than ever.
Valdagno is in the Northern Province of Vicenza part of Veneto region which is close to Trentino.
The place is made of hills and mountains with many wonderful stories coming from many different periods.
This area is strongly bond to the industrial history of Italy because of the presence of an important family, whose name is Marzotto.
They literally built the textile and wollen industry in that part of Veneto and my city has been forged by this sort of production.
I love writing about that part of my original region because I'd like to open traveller's eyes towards that sectors of Italy that the biggest audience normally ignores.
Do you know that about 40 minutes from Verona there are ancient hills where fossils where founds?
Do you know that 1 hour from Venice you can walk and explore the trenches and places of the First World War?
Do you know that best example of Italian social architecture is in Valdagno?
Furthermore the real castles of Montecchi and Capuleti are not in Verona, as Shakespeare said, but in a little town not far from Vicenza.
Veneto is more and more than Venice, Verona or Padua, that are wonderful cities but they represent only a shining piece of a beautiful puzzle.
My aim is helping you to compose that puzzle and become curious about these hidden parts of Italy that nobody knows.
I will be your guide through paths, mountains, taste and food, history, art and traditions which are only asking to be discovered and lived.


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Embassy of Algeria in Sofia | Bulgaria > News > Highlights > Emir of Qatar commends President Tebboune's efforts for success of next Arab summit
Emir of Qatar commends President Tebboune's efforts for success of next Arab summit
February 24, 2022 ambalg Highlights
APS : MONDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2022
DOHA- Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday commended the efforts and commitment of President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune to make a success of the next Arab Summit due to be held in Algeria in 2022,
expressing his country's willingness to support the move and contribute to the achievement of the expected outcome.
In a joint declaration at the end of the state visit the president of the Republic has paid to Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani praised the efforts of his brother President Tebboune and "his commitment to providing a climate conducive to the success of the summit.
Sheikh Tamim stressed "the State of Qatar's willingness to support those laudable moves and contribute to the achievement of the expected results, mainly in the context of the common challenges facing Arab countries at all levels."
The two sides examined the latest developments on the international stage and their impacts on the Arab region.
They insisted on "the need to establish balanced international relations, governed by the United Nations Charter and the relevant principles," the joint declaration said.


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Most people don't mind who helps us (I'd like to believe that we aren't inherently racist) all we ever want is our problem to be fixed. When it isn't, we get frustrated, and can sometimes associate those feelings with the person on the other end of the line – their accent and cultural identity.
Poor processes and training are often the source of our bad experiences that inform a view that 'all offshoring is bad' – when the truth is quite the opposite. An empowered team makes location irrelevant.
What we've seen is that often the experiences people have had are with VAs working from home and hiring people on freelancer websites. Not to paint people with the same brush, but for many business owners typically the motivator in looking to outsource a job is in finding the cheapest price possible … and that's it.
If you aren't willing to invest in your people, train them, support them, and take the same long term mentoring relationship that you would have with someone sitting in your office – you'll fail. And many people do. There's often a gap between expectation and results, but that's not to say good results aren't possible – you just need to do it right.
Offshoring is all about getting things done for cheap, right?
Whoa, Nelly! While costs are one factor when resourcing work, making a decision to outsource based on cost alone is the wrong way to approach it. Remember those bad experiences people have had in the past? Typically they've been because price is the only driver in the decision to outsource.
When done correctly, the costs are closer to what it would it would be if you did the work locally. Why? Well – there's a significant investment required in IT infrastructure, training, great processes and communications.
If you were to set up a business locally – you'd still need to invest in training and supporting people. Offshore is no different, except the costs are multiplied by distance. Things like cultural training and constant support are critical to success, yet often overlooked.
We often see people advertising fees of $5-10 an hour to get work done. It's like the adage "if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys". If you want to build a sustainable business, it requires investment and with that the costs are significantly higher. Expect to only be saving 20-30% on local rates.
So if price isn't as 'cheap' as you would think – why offshore? Two words – scalability and sustainability.
Nobody knows local business like local people!
This is our favourite objection, simply because it's something we're passionately challenging with Digit.
Within the accounting field, there are three things that lead to quality outcomes for business owners – knowledge of local accounting standards, knowledge of local business, and understanding local culture. These allow advisors to understand the context of each business and work towards the best solutions.
In Australia for instance – that knowledge might involve an intimate knowledge of BAS (and other compliance requirements), local suppliers (and what they sell), and knowing that we say "yeah, nah" as a filler when acknowledging what's been said but having a followup point.
All of those things can be learnt. Given enough time and experience, someone in another country can learn more about accounting for local businesses than a local.
We see this day to day within our business.
We recently advertised for a payroll position at Digit. Part of our hiring process involved a written test for applicants. The test covered general payroll knowledge but also arcane cases (such as the old loophole on employers counting salary sacrificed super as part of SGC and being able to short-change employees).
We gave the test to two control groups – our team in Manila, and owners of some of the top bookkeeping firms in Australia. We then gave the test to applicants in both Australia and Philippines that had more than 5 years payroll experience.
The results were startling. Out of 45 people who completed the test, 3 of the top 5 are from our Manila team. One was a fellow firm owner. And the last? A filipino payroll specialist who is now part of our team.
You might think that 'nobody knows business like a local' but the truth is, anything can be learnt. In a global economy, it would be shortsighted to assume that given time and experience – people around the world can't learn to do what you do, better than you.
In a world evolving rapidly through technology, that enables us to work from anywhere – the question to ask is, what is stopping having people anywhere work with you? Offshoring isn't the sum of the bad experiences you may have had in the past, and it may be the best possible way for you to build a sustainable business in our global economy.


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1840s – Ada Lovelace (Byron's daughter!) becomes world's first programmer
9 July 2009 30 August 2011 ~ johnnyryan
This appears in my book A history of the Internet and the digital future – see kind words from Cory Doctorow, Marc Benioff, and others here.
On 12 February 1812, Lord Byron, perhaps the most outrageous and disreputable of the English poets, took the floor at the House of Lords to begin his maiden speech. A bill had recently been introduced that would impose a death penalty in response to the Luddites, the textile artisans rioting in opposition to the industrial revolution and wreaking mechanized looms. Byron made his maiden speech in defense of the artisans and decried industrialization. It might seem odd then that Byron's daughter should be in the avant garde of the next wave of disruptive technologies –computing. Odder still, considering the stereotype of programmers: Byron himself was a promiscuous bi-sexual, the most flamboyant figure of the romantic movement, constantly in debt, and ever surrounded by scandal. Yet his only legitimate daughter was a mathematical genius and would be remembered as history's first computer programmer.
Mathematics, it is fair to say, was not among the many passions that convulsed Byron's short life. In Don Juan, Byron's famous long poem, he used the character Donna Inez to portray the cold, mathematical bent of his wife, Anne Milbanke, which he had found so insufferable. In his eyes her 'favourite science was… mathematical; her thoughts were theorems; she was a walking calculation'. When she legally separated from him, Milbanke privately cited a number of sins including incest with his half sister, Augusta Leigh, after who Milbanke and Byron's daughter, Ada, had been named, and who, confusingly, it is speculated may have borne him a third child. As he lay dying of a fever in 1824, Lord Byron's letter to his separated wife rested, unsent and unfinished, upon his desk. He had written to thank her for sending him a letter describing Ada, who he did not know. His daughter, Byron had read, was a budding mathematical genius.
Eleven years after the death of her father, Ada first met Charles Babbage, who between 1837 and 1871 worked on his 'analytical engine'. This was a hypothetical machine that could be used to perform various calculations, and which anticipate features that would appear again, a century later, in the first generation of computers. The analytical engine was also the first machine designed not to perform a specific task, but to perform any that a user should choose. An Italian mathematician, General Menabrea, published a Sketch of the Analytical Engine Invented by Charles Babbage, Esq. in 1842. Ada translated the text into English, and Babbage suggested that she should add some notes. The notes she added were longer than Menabrea's original text, and included a detailed description of how, using the analytical engine if one were built, an operator could calculate the Bernoulli numbers, a sequence of numbers relevant to number theory in mathematics. This description has been cited as the world's first computer program, and Ada, daughter of the defender of the Luddites, as the world's first programmer.
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Dave Scanlon says:
Nice teaser, Ada Lovelace is such a fascinating character. Looking forward to the book!
johnnyryan says:
Dave – thanks. I'm trying to figure out whether to leave this chunk in as we speak. I'll take this as a vote to keep it.


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by Kristen McCoy on September 9, 2019
One of the greatest tennis players ever, Serena Williams is a force of nature on the court. She also wants to look good, not only when she's competing fiercely at a tournament but also when she's driving to one. And she's a mom who appreciates a car's safety and comfort, for both her young daughter Olympia and herself.
With a net worth of $180 million, she could afford any car that suits her fancy. And in years past, the vehicles in her car collection included an Aston Martin Valkyrie and a Bentley Continental GT.
But Serena Williams has held a deep affection for another car over the years. It's not a supercar. Instead, it's a car within reach of people who aren't celebrities or millionaires: a Lincoln Navigator.
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When Serena Williams was in her late teens, she bought a Lincoln Navigator, as PopSugar reported. The SUV was her first car, and she named it Ginger. She happily drove it for eight years before giving it to her niece.
At the time Williams bought the Navigator, it was on the rise as one of the first true full-size luxury SUVs. In 1998, its first model year, it had the stability, safety, and size of the Ford Expedition that it was styled after. But it also boasted elegant touches such as lighted running boards and chrome door handles. The SUV's interior was well-appointed with leather bucket seats and a wood-trimmed steering wheel.
The Navigator that the tennis pro drove also had a powerful 5.4-liter V8 engine that made 300 hp and featured a four-speed automatic transmission. It was the same engine used in the Ford Expedition, the Ford F-150, and the ill-fated Lincoln Blackwood. It had a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration but an all-wheel-drive option was also available.
The SUV's luxury and sheer automotive presence understandably made Williams feel secure and successful, even as a teenager. It was a car she loved to drive, and she had fond memories of it long after she gave it away.
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These memories helped to persuade Serena Williams to become the Navigator's brand ambassador last year. In the recent commercial that the tennis star made for the fourth-generation Navigator, it's clear that it's a cozy, sumptuous haven for her. Her endorsement, we'd venture to say, comes across as much more heartfelt and genuine than anything Matthew McConaughey ever produced for Lincoln. And she does it without saying a word.
Today Lincoln's flagship SUV is still a stronghold of luxury and power. It has a starting price of over $73,000, as compared to the $43,000 or so that Williams paid some 20 years ago.
The Navigator now shares a 450-hp twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine with the Ford F-150 Raptor. It uses a 10-speed automatic transmission that is the product of a joint venture of Ford and GM.
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Both short-wheelbase (SWB) and a long-wheelbase (L) versions are available for this SUV. The SWB version is a behemoth with a wheelbase of 119.0 inches, but the wheelbase of the Navigator L variant is even longer at 131.0 inches.
The height of the Navigator also makes it imposing. It measures 78.3 inches—significantly taller than the 1998 two-wheel-drive model at 72.7 inches. A hefty vehicle, it tips the scales at nearly three tons.
Interior specs
The interior of the Navigator holds its own for comfort and style among other SUVs of its size. It has heated leather captains chairs in the front and, in some models, the second row as well. It also offers 10-way massaging front seats, which Williams demonstrates in the commercial. They are so customizable that the left and right thigh supports can be adjusted individually to different heights.
Tech in this luxury SUV includes a 10-inch infotainment screen and three-zone climate control, both of which are featured in Williams' commercial. The L model with a higher trim level offers a 20-speaker sound system.
The Navigator still rules among three-row luxury SUVs for cargo space. Behind the third row is 19.3 cubic feet of cargo space which can be expanded to a whopping 103.3 cubic feet if both the second and third rows are folded.
Standard safety features are somewhat limited in the 2019 version of the Navigator, with blind-spot monitoring and cross-traffic alert being the main ones. Others, such as adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, are available as options.
But the 2020 Lincoln Navigator will offer a wider range of standard safety features including forward collision warning, lane-keeping assist, and rear-view cameras.
A great pick from a winner as well as from a few others
The winner of 23 Grand Slams isn't the only one who appreciates the Lincoln Navigator. U.S. News & World Report has chosen it as its #1 large luxury SUV. Kelley Blue Book has given it a consumer rating of 4.7 out of five stars. While Car and Driver groused a little about its handling, it still praised the Navigator's elegance and power.
Strength. Style. Confidence. These words describe both Serena Williams and the Lincoln Navigator perfectly. And both, as the saying goes, have arrived.
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Tim Walz, the DFL candidate for governor, has already amassed a robust and growing list of promises that would expand government programs and offer new ones, including two years of tuition-free college, universal prekindergarten, public health insurance and rural broadband access.
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Walz's answer, it seems, is to take some of Dayton's ideas and push them further, while adding some new ones along the way.
Unlike Dayton, who inherited a fiscal mess, if Walz were elected governor, he would have the advantage of a stable budget outlook, including reserve funds nearing $2 billion and a triple A bond rating.
Walz promises to meet constitutional obligations of a balanced budget, and he said he voted against the federal bank and auto bailouts as a congressman in 2008 and 2009 because of his belief in "responsible budgeting." But he also said in a Star Tribune interview that he believes Minnesota's high per capita income and stable growth show that Minnesota's path, while different from its neighbors', is the right one.
He would offer all parents the option of tuition-free prekindergarten and has talked expansively about early childhood education reaching back to prenatal care. When Dayton proposed his prekindergarten proposal in 2015, his budget office estimated the cost for 2018-19 at $586 million.
Dayton won only incremental spending increases in prekindergarten, but still his administration oversaw a 38 percent increase in overall education spending, compared to 22 percent during the tenure of Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Walz, a former high school geography teacher, said more needs to be done, pledging to cut class sizes, for instance. That's expensive. Cutting class sizes from 25 to 24 would require 4 percent more teachers and 4 percent more classrooms.
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Walz has also promised to spend $300 million on broadband technology to bring underserved areas of the state up to speed, which has been on the wish list of many greater Minnesota communities and businesses for years.
Walz wants Minnesotans to be able to buy into a government health insurance program now reserved for the working poor called MinnesotaCare. Although the recipients would pay premiums, the continued existence of the program would require the Legislature to continue a tax on health care that finances it and is projected to raise $1.3 billion in 2018-19.; the tax is set to expire at the end of 2019.
Walz said voters should know he doesn't plan to achieve all of this in his first year; more like his first term, he said.
Walz said he is considering creative ways to meet the state's needs. The state will soon be seeing a revenue increase from money collected from online retailers, many of whose customers escaped paying sales taxes until now. Walz said his plan to legalize and tax recreational marijuana would create additional revenue.
He also said spending money on early childhood education would create savings on items like remedial education and even criminal justice costs later on. And, he said, not spending on necessary programs and infrastructure can merely shift costs to Minnesotans: "If you're not spending money on higher education, now you have a student loan crisis. If we don't spend money on roads, it costs hundreds of millions of dollars in idling tax," Walz said, referring to vehicles stuck in traffic wasting fuel.
Walz allows that his plans may require more money, which is why he's proposed — like Dayton — a gas tax increase and a continuation of the health care provider tax. If need be, Walz said, he would rely on progressive taxes that would hit the wealthiest Minnesotans hardest.
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It's the end of an era for the Kingston Voyageurs.
A group from Collingwood has purchased the Vees, and on Monday night, signed a tenancy deal with that city's council to play there. It was the last hurdle the group needed to close the deal.
Kingston owner Dijana Oliver confirms that the team has conditionally been sold with the closing date March 15th and that could be extended. For all intents and purposes, though, the hockey team is Collingwood-bound. Roy "Scotty" Martin is a former Vees player, skating with the club from 1985 to 1989. He's one of the team's all-time leading scorers, and in fact, his last season saw him establish a club record with 62 goals.
"It wasn't a total surprise," Martin said of the move. "I'd heard rumours for the past couple of years that the team was for sale or potential buyers were being sought or people inquiring about it.
Martin says he has nothing but fond memories about his time with the Vees. As a kid, he says you looked up to the organization and wanted to play for it. He was fortunate to do just that, he says, with some strong players and teams.
Pat Anson is a former player and coach. He, too, is disappointed by the move.
"Hockey is a business, I don't disagree. I think the Voyageurs for so many years were a labour of love," Anson said. "I think of people like Roy 'Scotty' Martin during my years. And so many others like Doug Senior, [who] as a young guy was working bingos, being a president, being a coach, looking after so many aspects of it and we enjoyed it."
The Kingston Voyageurs got their start in 1974, and for many like Martin and Anson, the team may be going but the memories will last for ever.
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Backhaul Strategies: Looking to 2015
Heavy Lifting Analyst Notes
Patrick Donegan, Founder and Principal Analyst, HardenStance
"T1 is like pizza -- you order it, you get it. The problem is, you order it for dinner and you get it for lunch next day, it's cold, there's no topping, and there's only one store you can get it from -- and that's Pizza Hut."
So said Ali Afrashteh, VP of access technologies for Sprint Nextel, at Light Reading's first ever "Backhaul Strategies" conference in September 2006. (See How Is T1 Like a Pizza? and Sprint Eyes WiMax Backhaul.)
With LTE cell sites now often served by anywhere from 100 Mbit/s to 300 Mbit/s of bandwidth in a much more competitive environment, to say that the business of backhaul networks in the US has changed would be an understatement.
And a disproportionately large share of the credit for that belongs to Dave Mayo, T-Mobile's VP Technology Strategy, Finance & Development. Mayo first shared his vision of long-term fiber-based wholesale partnering deals with our Backhaul Strategies conference in 2008. And he'll be delivering a keynote speech again at our upcoming annual conference -- the ninth in the series -- in New York on October 29.
Mayo is a proven mold-breaker. Thanks to his leadership in incentivizing new fiber-based players into the market with long-term contracts, he provided the initial impetus that drove the participation of more than 35 Alternative Access Vendors (AAVs) delivering backhaul services to all of the US's mobile operators. So with new demands from some operators for dark fiber, new possibilities and risks arising with SDN and NFV, and ongoing wrestling with the thorny opportunities and challenges around providing backhaul for small cells, Mayo's guidance to this year's conference-goers is eagerly awaited.
One of the first companies that T-Mobile cut a deal with for new fiber-based backhaul back in 2008 was Zayo. And guess what? We also have Zayo speaking at the conference in the form of Senior Vice President Dave Jones. And there's more -- fresh from gaining Carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification from the Metro Ethernet Forum, Cox Business will be represented by its own speaker, Senior Director Jay Clark.
Another leading light who last left an indelible mark on a previous year's Backhaul Strategies conference is Ron Mudry, CEO of Tower Cloud. Having recently landed a deal to provide the backhaul for Verizon Wireless' small cell backhaul deployment in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, Mudry has a longer speaking slot and a broader remit at this year's event than at our previous conferences.
In the past I've asked him just to update us on Tower Cloud's rollouts, performance and achievements in the south and south east of the US. But Ron Mudry is such a class act, this year I've asked him go crashing through the boundaries of that remit and instead give us his end-to-end take on where broader network technology and business model drivers are taking the US's backhaul ecosystem and what the implications are for the market's AAVs.
Need to know more about how network operators can scale and optimize their backhaul networks in a 4G/LTE world? Then check out the agenda for Backhaul Strategies For Mobile Operators, October 29, at the Westin Times Square, New York
Backhaul Strategies isn't just an annual reunion of old friends. We're infusing this year's conference with some important new blood as well. Adrian Berezowsky, president of IVI Telecom Services Inc., is going to tell us about all of the operational and logistical challenges around small cells and small cell backhaul that we need to pay close attention to, many of which have little or nothing to do with telecom technology. Berezowsky comes to us strongly recommended by one of his Tier 1 service provider customers. It'll be interesting to see how his perspective sits alongside Mudry's as well as those of our other service provider speakers.
And last, but by no means least, we will also have Verizon Global Wholesale represented. Another speaker who can't keep away, Brendan Gunn, manager, product management, will give our audience an update on the status of Verizon's mobile backhaul business, with implications for where his mobile operator customers are headed, and emerging requirements for his own supplier ecosystem.
If you're looking to understand next steps in the evolution of the US's backhaul networks, there's really no other place to be.
— Patrick Donegan, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
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Ceragon joining us on October 29th.
Great to see Ceragon stepping up to sponsor our "Backhaul Strategies" conference in New York on October 29th. Not expecting just a capacity and pipes story from them either as you might get from some microwave specialists. An awful lot of thinking is going into this company's SDN and NFV migration roadmap. Interested to hear how that's coming along.
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Kevin Michael Ross is a Marriage & Family Therapist , MS, LMFT, and is based out of Los Angeles, California, United States. Kevin specializes in the counseling of Substance Use, Depression, Anxiety, etc. The therapist has experience in handling cases of ADHD, Adult Childhood sexual abuse, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Career Counseling, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Coping Skills, Divorce, Drug Abuse, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Trauma and PTSD, and more. The types of therapies Kevin offers include, Attachment-based, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential Therapy, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Jungian Therapy Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy therapy.
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After the removal of fish cages at an intensive aquaculture site, the sedimentary environment was monitored over 23 mo for redox potential, total organic carbon and nitrogen, total phosphorus, algal pigments and macrofauna. Three sampling stations were established: one under the previous location of the cages (R-0), a second one (R-10) at 10 m distance from the edge of the cages and a control site (R-c) at > 1 km distance. At both stations near the farming site the sediment was initially found to be anoxic and overlain by a highly organic black layer. Most geochemical variables at Stn R-10 attained values close to those at Stn R-c within 11 mo. Large fluctuations in the values of most variables were observed at Stn R-0 over the 23 mo, indicating that the environment had not fully recovered before the end of the observations. Similar results were obtained from the macrofaunal analysis, which revealed that after 23 mo a high proportion of benthic fauna at Stn R-0 was still composed of opportunistic species; abundance biomass and species composition showed marked successive changes in the direction of succession. This regression was attributed to a secondary disturbance due to a benthic algal bloom, caused by the seasonal release of nutrients from the farm sediment. It is concluded that the recovery process of heavily enriched benthos in a dynamic coastal environment is subject to the influence of different factors, resulting in progress and regression, and therefore the succession model proposed by Pearson and Rosenberg (1978; Oceanogr Mar Biol Annu Rev 16:229-311) may not be applicable in the early stages of succession.


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A Midsummer Night's Dream comes to Melbourne to light up the dark
SOMETHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDENS: Puck and Oberon in Shakespeare's joyous frolic, A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Riotous ride through world of lovers, fairies and fools returns to gardens from December 18.
An Australian Shakespeare Company classic and the jewel in the Shakespeare comedy crown, A Midsummer Night's Dream, is coming to Melbourne to dazzle and delight.
Starring Richard Piper as Nick Bottom and Alison Whyte as Titania, theatre-goers will be transported far from the realities of Melbourne in 2020 to the enchanting world full of laughter and comedy.
Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens' Southern Cross Lawn will be lit up and sparkling for the riotous ride through the world of lovers, fairies and fools.
"After the year we've all experienced, we couldn't be more delighted to whisk our audiences into a world beyond their wildest imaginings," company founder and artistic director Glenn Elston said.
"Love triangles and transformations occur with hilarious consequences when fairies magically meddle in the lives of mortals."
A Midsummer Night's Dream runs from December 18- January 24.
Theatre-goers are welcome to bring along a picnic or take advantage of the on-site bar and catering. Food and drinks can be pre-ordered online and delivered directly on the evening of the performance.
High and low chairs are also available for hire at the venue.
Tickets $25-$99.
For more information or to book, visit shakespeareaustralia.com.au/productions/dreammelbourne
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#1 "How to Begin an Effective Critique Group"
Your EPIC PR Committee gratefully acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the following EPIC members. Their accumulated knowledge and experiences on this subject, and their willingness to share it with others, will be of untold benefit, both to present and future EPIC members. It is this spirit that will make EPIC a driving force in the Electronic Publishing Industry.
Judy Bagshaw—Author of "Tales From The Heart"
Michele R. Bardsley—Author of "Daddy In training"
Anita Gunnufson—Author of "Hart's Treasure"
Carrie Masek—Chicago, IL—Author of "Room For Love"
Dusty Rhodes—Author of "Man Hunter"
Mary E. Trimble—Author of "Rosemount"
Sarah Winn—Author of "Trust In Love"
C. J. Winters—Author of "Sleighride"
"Why should I be part of a critique group?"
"You can't afford not to. You need to work with people who share the same goals and aspirations. My critique group has proved to be one of my most valuable writing tools. It has helped me produce gratifying, sellable work. Not only that, since I work at home in a solitary environment, my group brings me important social contacts with others who share my professional interests; people from whom I gain inspiration and confirmation that my work is important."
"Some writers swear by their critique group, other writers swear at them. A group can jump-start your career, or hold it back. They can inspire creativity, or undermine a writer's individual voice."
The "key" phrase has to be "an effective critique group." If there is "effective" groups in your area, by all means, join one and get involved. If there isn't—start one. But "HOW" do you go about beginning "an effective" critique group? That's what this synthesis is all about.
"What is the purpose of the group?" To offer support? To critique? To educate? To hone writing skills? To socialize?
"What will be the focus of the group?" Novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs? . . . Whatever? . . . Fiction or non-fiction? . . . Eclectic or genre specific?
"What medium do you want the group to be?" Face-to-face? On-line? or combination of the two?
The contributors were unanimous in their opinion that finding the "right" people is difficult, but essential. Contributor Michele R. Bardsley put it this way; "You should strive to find people with both knowledge and experience; people who share common goals--then go after those people." All agree it is absolutely essential that all members of the group be respectful of every member's work and that they are willing to listen and learn.
Contributor Anita Gunnufson says "One of the keys to the success of our group was getting everyone involved. I made sure each member had a responsibility." The rest of the respondents agree. The "swinging door" problem with the group losing members as fast as it gains new ones will be less of a problem if each member feels like they are contributing something.
"How do you find these people?"
Talk to librarian. They are usually aware of local authors.
Post a flier or note on bulletin board inviting those interested to call you.
Ask Librarian to include a notice in their next mailing.
Place a small notice announcing your desire to start a group and give a way for respondents to contact you.
Many newspapers have a section where they will do this free.
Make a simple poster on your computer and post it on bulletin board of local bookstores.
Talk to English teachers and Creative writing classes.
Post fliers on their bulletin boards.
Although our primary focus is directed to local, face-to-face critique groups, there are many very successful "online" groups. Most of these are primarily "critique" groups and break down into three types: Web-based; Listserv-based; and private e-mail groups.
With web-based groups, participates send their work to a web-site administrator who puts the work on the web page for other members to review. Other member's critique is then either mailed back to the administrator for distribution or sometimes mailed directly to the author. To find such groups try http://www.writing-world.com/links/critique.html.
Listserv-based groups are set up with a list service such as http://groups.yahoo.com or one such as our Epicbiz is on now. Manuscripts and critique are e-mailed to group members, who then review and e-mail their response.
Private e-mail lists are set up directly between group members who share their work and critique directly by e-mail between only the group. Contributor Judy Bagshaw tells us, "We often e-mails our material to group members to allow them more time to critique the material prior to the meeting."
There is both "good news" and "bad news" concerning online critique groups. The "good news" is that it is easy to set up . . . easy to attract members . . . easy to schedule . . . and growing rapidly. The "bad news" is you lose the distinct advantage of "face-to-face" interaction. Perhaps the biggest drawback is the temptation and ease in which plagiarism can be accomplished online.
"How often should we meet?"
Without a doubt, face-to-face groups are the most popular and personally beneficial. Frequency of meetings vary widely depending on the needs, schedules, and distance members have to travel, but contributors agreed that weekly meetings were the most productive. To be sure, weekly meetings will limit the size of your group, but the size doesn't seem to be as important as the quality and commitment of the members.
Contributor C. J. Winters offers her experience pertaining to numbers. "Our group decided seven attendees was ideal. We still had a productive meeting if only four or five showed up and if ten came, that was okay too, but seven was ideal. I feel less than that and you don't get a broad enough critique. Anything over ten makes it difficult for everyone to share their work."
Mary E. Trimble's group goes further than that; they limit their group to no more than ten members. "Group membership in our tightly-knit group is taken very seriously," Mary says. "Newcomers must attend three meetings as invited guests and fully participate in the critiquing process. With the experience that one member can ruin a entire group, a unanimous vote is required before they are invited to join the group."
"How long should a meeting last?"
A typical meeting would be two-three hours in length. This, of course, varies according to the format. Lunch or dinner meetings don't usually work well. If your members want to eat it is usually preferable to schedule that before or after the meeting. The biggest "meeting buster" is usually a person that feels a need to "chase rabbits" and dominate the conversation into areas unrelated to the purpose of the meetings. This should be avoided at all costs.
"What officers do we need?"
Over-organizing has also been the death-knell of many writing groups. Our contributors recommend the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Seriously Simple) method should apply—the less "offices"—the less opportunities for power struggles and the less time is wasted on "business." After the group has been organized, a chairman is usually designated to maintain order and prevent the conversation from straying. Some groups rotate the chairman on a monthly basis.
"Where should our group meet?"
Answer; someplace free, quiet, and convenient. Your local library usually has rooms available they will be happy to schedule for your group. Bookstores are often glad to have writing groups. Community rooms in your local bank, Chamber of Commerce, or Church. Restaurants often have special rooms set aside for groups. Often though, they require participants eat. If your group schedules a lunch or dinner either before or after your meeting this can work well. Member Homes sometimes work well, but invite problems in the long term.
"What about activities besides the regular meeting?"
"Our group often has a booth at local Book Fairs, Renaissance Fairs, All day workshops, retreats, and a purely social Christmas party each year, says contributor, Sarah Winn. But we keep these activities separate from our meeting times."
In a typical critique meeting each member who had material to submit for critique would bring 5-7 pages for each member. The author, or someone they choose, would read the work, with each member following along and noting questions or suggestions on their sheets. After the reading, each, in turn, would then point out something in the work that they liked--this is very important. Contributor Carrie Masek says, "If a member didn't hear something in the work they can honestly compliment, they simply don't make any comment at all. Only after the "pat on the back" do members make their suggestions or ask their questions. It is absolutely essential that care be taken to critique the work--not the author or subject matter. Respect is a must! All members should always remember, it is the authors work. Ultimately, they and they alone must make all final decisions.
"How should I structure our group?"
"Groups that form around specific genres, such as romance, mystery, western, or science-fiction seem to work best," Contributor Dr. Gay Kinman says. "If you are in a group that does everything from erotica to inspirational, giving a good critique of other member's work can be difficult, if not impossible. Someone who is not familiar with the genre may not be helpful, and may even be harmful. Most genres have their own guidelines of "do's and don'ts." All genres, however, rely on a good story with interesting, well-developed characters, and a logical, satisfying ending.
"Ideally, each member of the group has e-mailed pages of the manuscript to be critiqued to other members in ample time for them to go over the work carefully. Hearing the material read aloud is helpful, but you'll give—and get—better feedback reading it with red pen in hand, sprawled in your favorite reading chair ready to make notes.
"When you critique, you should always give the most honest evaluation that you can. Praise what you like, suggest changes where needed, but above all, don't try to impose your style on someone else's work.
"Critiquing doesn't mean 'criticize'—it means 'critique'—that's positive and negative. Many experienced critiquers use the 'sandwich' method: The first 'slice' is overall praise; the 'meat' is the actual critique—viewpoint changes, flaws in plot, character inconsistencies; then the last 'slice' is a positive comment on the overall work.
"Of course one can't make every change suggested, nor should you, but if two people point out the came thing, pay attention. I love reading another authors work. It's a thrill to know the writer, to read a new story, to be a part of making it better, and a thrill that they trust you with their newborn baby."
Contributor Dusty Rhodes says, "I've seen critique groups verbally tear another fellow-member to shreds with unkind comments, sometimes bringing them to tears. There is no place for this and should not be allowed."
Jeff Strand says, "It's important, however, that any critique session not be simply an exercise in mutual ego-stroking. You're there, presumably, with the intent of improving your work, and it's probably not going to get better if you spend every meeting listening to people say how wonderful you are. You need to be in a group where people can be honest and constructive, and listen to each other's opinions without getting defensive."
Michele R. Bardsley suggests you send a blank email to Convey Criticism and Survive Critiques<.
Set your goals, purposes, focus, and plan.
Set a time and place for a "get-together" of those that express interest.
Create posters, fliers, and news releases. Be sure to include both a phone number and e-mail address so interested parties can contact you.
Distribute material no more than one week prior to the meeting.
Consider providing light refreshments for the first meeting.
Greet each person and secure their name, phone number, and e-mail address, personally! Do not use an impersonal "sign in" sheet.
Be prompt. Start the meeting exactly when it was advertised. Don't wait on someone that's "supposed" to be there.
Keep the meeting informal, but keep it moving. Make sure to ask "every" person's opinion on "every" issue about organizing. Value their input and tell them so.
State your purpose, goals and plans for the group.
Agree on a time, place, length, and format of your meetings.
End the meeting when you said you would. If individuals want to stay and talk longer, fine, but allow those to leave comfortably that need to leave.
Follow-up! Personally contact each person before the next scheduled meeting.