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University will offer Meningitis B vaccines to recommended groups
by the Office of Communications
Nov. 26, 2013, 3 p.m.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has now officially recommended that all Princeton University undergraduate students, and also graduate students living in undergraduate dormitories, the Graduate College and annexes, and other members of the University community with certain medical conditions, receive a vaccine that helps protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B bacteria. The vaccine will be provided only to these groups, and it will not be administered anywhere else.
The specified groups were recommended by the CDC to receive the vaccine because young adults and people with certain medical conditions are at increased risk of getting meningitis, especially those who live in close quarters, such as dormitories.
Since March 2013 there have been eight cases of meningococcal disease contracted by Princeton University students and a student visitor, all of which were caused by meningococcal bacteria known as serogroup B, including the latest case reported on Nov. 21.
The first dose of the vaccine will be available on the following dates.
Dec. 9: Noon to 8 p.m. at Frist Campus Center, Level B, Multipurpose Room
Dec. 10: Noon to 8 p.m. at Frist Campus Center, Level B, Multipurpose Room
The second dose will be made available in February. Two doses of the vaccine are needed for maximum protection. Students leaving for or returning from study abroad will be contacted to discuss an alternate schedule to allow them to receive both doses of the vaccine.
E-mails with this information have been sent to students, faculty, staff and parents of current undergraduate students.
The CDC recommends that all members of the University community who have problems with their spleen (including sickle cell disease) or complement pathway disorder (a specific type of immune deficiency) be considered for vaccination. Those who have these conditions would be required to present documentation or a physician's note to University Health Services before receiving the vaccine.
Princeton University will cover the cost of the vaccine.
Students under the age of 18 will need a signed consent form from their parent or guardian before receiving the vaccine. A separate communication will be sent to those students and their parents.
The University's meningitis information website has frequently asked questions about the vaccine clinics, including specific questions for students, faculty, staff and community members.
The CDC meningitis website has frequently asked questions about the meningitis B vaccine and bacterial meningitis. The CDC also has the e-mail address meningvaccine@cdc.gov dedicated to answering questions about the vaccine.
The vaccine that is being recommended is licensed for use in Europe and Australia, but not the United States. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration have allowed the use of this vaccine for this particular situation at Princeton. The vaccines will be administered by Maxim Health Systems, which also runs the annual flu vaccine clinic on campus.
Students who already received a meningococcal vaccine are not currently protected against serogroup B. The vaccine recommended by the CDC will protect against the specific strain involved in the outbreak at Princeton.
The CDC and state health officials recommend that classes and activities at Princeton University continue as planned, and the surrounding community can continue to attend events on the campus. They do not recommend any travel restrictions for members of the University community. The bacteria are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been, and there is no evidence to suggest a risk of spreading the bacterial by touching surfaces.
Students, including those who get the vaccine, and other members of the University community should continue to pay increased attention to personal hygienic practices and remember these important points about meningitis:
Any student with a high fever should go to University Health Services in McCosh Health Center or call (609) 258-3141 during business hours or (609) 258-3139 after hours.
You may become ill with meningitis even if you have not been in contact with someone who is sick.
You can help prevent the spread of disease by increasing hygienic practices, and not sharing drinking glasses, eating utensils, smoking materials and other items.
The University will continue to provide reminders and additional information about the vaccine and precautions to help limit the spread of bacterial meningitis.
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Software giant Microsoft's start-up arm Microsoft Ventures has forged an exclusive partnership in Ireland with Dublin accelerator NDRC to provide digital start-ups with expertise and resources to make their idea go global.
To date, NDRC's portfolio of start-up ventures has cumulatively secured €40m in follow-on investment from commercial investors, and these ventures have a combined market capitalisation of about €120m.
NDRC portfolio ventures have created more than 300 direct jobs, with a consequent jobs impact of about 1,250 jobs.
Microsoft has had a long-term interest in supporting start-ups. The company is credited with being an early investor in Facebook and it was actually an early investor in Waze, which Google recently bought for US$1.3bn. Last year, Microsoft bought enterprise social network player Yammer for US$1.2bn.
The partnership with Microsoft Ventures will provide NDRC's start-up ventures with mentors, support and access to top technical and business talent, as well as potential access to a global investor network.
"Having worked with NDRC for many years through Microsoft's BizSpark programme, which has provided support to more than 1,000 start-ups from Ireland, we are delighted to be able to announce this partnership," said Clare Dillon, developer lead at Microsoft Ireland.
An example of how the partnership is already working is Von Bismark, an e-commerce website for the high street and a portfolio venture of NDRC.
Von Bismark allows consumers to digitally try on and buy the clothing they are looking for, while reducing costs and increasing sales for retailers.
Von Bismark took part in the NDRC LaunchPad tech accelerator in late 2011. It went on to receive seed investment in 2013, and participated in the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in London in 2014.
"The benefit of the partnership with Microsoft Ventures is clear to see in the trajectory of Irish company Von Bismark," NDRC chief executive Ben Hurley said.
This week, Von Bismark's CEO Eoghan O'Sullivan is in Silicon Valley, California. Microsoft Ventures chose him to present at Global Startup Day, an event for a select group of investors.
"We connect with entrepreneurial communities all over the world and NDRC is a prime example of the type of accelerator who we seek to partner with based on their excellent expertise, experience and achievements in bringing innovative new businesses towards market success," said Andy McCartney, CEO-in-residence at Microsoft Ventures.


A friend of mine recently started a discussion on Facebook that touched onto several topics within academic Asian American studies. One issue brought up offhandedly was the place of "theory" within both AAS and academia generally. In the discussion, which was about bridging disciplines and doing interdisciplinary work, the participants distinguished between cultural studies scholars who use "theory" and social science scholars who analyze and accumulate "data." While I understand their point and their reasoning, the distinction they make is false and the short-hand terms they and other academics, mostly in humanities, use require further examination.


The following is excerpted from Flight — my new blog about recovering from gender-related violence, wellness, and finding your way back to joyful living.
This past December, I decided to tackle my insomnia with a fresh approach.
Sleepless nights have plagued me, off and on, at least since I was pregnant with my youngest. In the months following her birth (in 2014)—thanks in no small part to a sexual harassment situation at work that nearly shattered my mind—my battle with insomnia escalated to the point that, at its worst, led to me emerging from the bed on several mornings to meet my responsibilities (i.e., pumping/nursing, getting little ones ready, going to work etc.) and otherwise 'starting' my day after I had already been awake for 24 hours.
Mercifully, with time and changes in circumstances, my sleeplessness had waned (and waxed) since then.
But, as this most recent holiday season got underway, I found myself again unable to sleep.
but still you are condemned to chase it.
Sleep is the dashing suitor that once whispered sweet nothings to you each night, making you believe he would never leave; the debonair prince that charmed you into bed night after night, filled your head with nonsense and dreams, and—the two of you intertwined—danced with you beneath the stars until dawn broke.
But now he has moved on.
And, you are lovesick. Desperate . . . Returning each night to the scene of the crime—the bed you once shared; haunted by the memories of what you lost; surrounded in your loneliest hours by only the peaceful sounds of those whose company he still keeps.
Yes, sleep may be done with you, but you still need sleep.
So night after night, you keep your solitary vigil. And, morning after morning, there you remain: tragically and perpetually sleepy.
This was the space in which I lived.
How to Deal with Online Harassment is information that remains topical and essential going into 2019.
As more and more of us turn to technology to express ourselves and release our frustrations, and our laws fail to keep up with the myriad of ways victims are targeted online, the problem of cyber abuse is compounded.
So, here's an excellent piece Anna Goldfarb did for Vice Magazine on the subject last March. I contributed some expert advice.
They are not old enough to vote, but are still affected: it seems middle school bullying is influenced by the national political discourse. A recent study found a correlation between local Trump support and bullying among middle school children.
The study—which was carried out from 2013 to 2017—found an increase in bullying among 7th and 8th grade students in localities that favored the Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
Based on the data, the percentage of voters supporting the Republican candidate was a statistically significant predictor of an increase in the number of students bullied on the basis of their race or ethnicity.
Though the study does not conclude that the Republican candidate directly caused the increased victimization among the children, the researchers suggest a 'trickle down' effect. The study notes that people sharing the president's views might "be most likely to echo his statements and attitudes in their own behavior," and more children in those regions are thereby exposed to aggression modeling.
It is plausible that some of these efforts affected adolescents or adults who had influence on adolescents, especially their parents.
Bullying—including cyberbullying—can have deleterious effects on young victims, including increased absenteeism, anxiety, depression, poorer grades in school, damage to physical health and well-being, self-esteem, sleeping issues, social anxiety, and increased risk of suicide.
The study again underscores the importance of making sure children know what to do if they find themselves victims of middle school bullying.
Let's leave cyber abuse back in 2018.
It's time to stand up and fight back.
Sexual misconduct allegations against celebrities has received much attention in the last few years. And so, inevitably, many are now asking whether and when it is appropriate for celebrities that faced or admitted to allegations to return to the public eye.
I recently offered my opinion on what needs to happen in a piece by CNBC: How comedian Louis CK can get back on track after misconduct claims.
Louis CK has more to do.
As far as whether Louis CK is ready to make a comeback, unquestionably, there is more he needs to do.
That much is clear because in his performing his set last week, Louis CK was all too silent about his sexual misconduct.
Now, admittedly, his is a tricky line to walk—had he launched right into dismissively joking about it, we would (rightly) conclude that he was not taking it seriously enough. But, insensitive jokes are a long way from outright ignoring what happened. And on the spectrum of ways to deal with it, neither extreme is appropriate—and either approach shows he has more work to do.
I think it's important to add here that as we collectively consider the appropriateness of Louis CK's reentry onto the scene—as well as others who are preparing to do the same—we need to make an effort to understand that this discussion is not all about the person accused. The whole discussion should not be centered on whether the public is "punishing" or "penalizing" him. In fact, when we talk about these events, which one side experienced as abusive, we should attempt to do so with a focus on the victim—so How is the victim impacted? How can we serve the victim's best interest? How can we prevent the creation of another victim?
If, on the other hand, we continue to examine every allegation of sexual misconduct with our lens squarely and exclusively on the accused, then we are not going to get far in terms of evolving our way of thinking. We must move beyond considering everything from the perspective of the accused.
So, in terms of what Louis CK needs to do, I would say he needs to find a way to help. And, I would add, since he has shown that he intends to return to the limelight—he should use his platform in service of that purpose.
Criminal charges matter—but they are not the only thing.
Assuming the claims against Louis CK that we already know about represent the entire universe of (or at least the worst of) the allegations against him, Louis CK is certainly, logistically, in a better position than celebrities facing criminal charges, say Weinstein. By that, I mean a looming prison sentence can certainly interfere with a person's comeback plans.
But, I think it would be a mistake to analyze whether a person is entitled to a comeback based on the existence, degree, or quantity of criminal laws violated or whether charges were pressed.
The simple reality is that Louis CK caused harm to others. And his belated public admission of sexual misconduct did not undo it. This is what should matter in the calculus of whether he now has room for a comeback.
Whether charges are filed has no bearing on whether sexual misconduct took place. In some instances, a person's reputation may be damaged due to an accusation, yes. But that damage may actually be warranted, even in situations where no charges were filed. The absence of a criminal charge does not necessarily mean innocence.
That being said, if a celebrity is maliciously and falsely accused of doing something—particularly if that something would make people hate or ridicule him—he/she certainly has recourse. The laws in this country recognize that a person's reputation is a thing of immense value. This is why slander and defamation suits exist.
The focus should be on victims.
The problem with abuse like the kind alleged against Louis CK, is that a large part of what was taken away from these women is their dignity. Even their spirit. Those are not easily returned.
In the law, we talk about the goal being to put victims back to the place they would have been if the wrong had never been committed. Presumably, Louis CK cannot give back what he has taken from these women.
What he can do, however, is through his work, help increase the chance that others will not find themselves having to choose between their dignity and their success or livelihood.
I would suggest that Louis CK put everything into working toward that.
In trying to understand what remains to be done and whether Louis CK's comeback comes too soon, I think it is essential to remember what made his sexual misconduct possible.
The situations involving Louis CK that these women experienced as abusive were made possible, to some extent, because Louis CK had power; whether it came from prestige, fame, or money, he had power over them.
And now we know that, for whatever reason, Louis CK did not wield his power responsibly. Instead, he abused it.
I believe everybody deserves a shot at redemption. And it is true that Louis CK admitted what he did.
But let's not forget that not too long before Louis CK admitted it, when confronted with accusations, he denied it. With full knowledge that these women were telling the truth, Louis CK publicly dismissed these women's claims as being just "rumors"—and refused to address them claiming it would "make it bigger and . . . make it real." This is the kind of lie that causes great damage to victims, to their reputations, to their spirits, and to their lives. What Louis CK did was wrong, and extremely harmful.
So Louis CK had power. And with it, he harmed people.
That is what this conversation is about.
We could talk about it in terms of what he still owes, and whether he has done enough, and whether he deserves to be shunned, but that would be missing the point.
Given what we know about what Louis CK did with power, we need to be asking whether it makes sense to give it back to him.


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Province of Canada, Legislative Assembly, Scrapbook Debates, 8th Parl, 5th Sess, (4 July 1866)
By: Province of Canada (Parliament)
Citation: Province of Canada, Parliament, Scrapbook Debates, 8th Parl, 5th Sess, 1866 at 30-31.
Click here to view the rest of the Province of Canada's Confederation Debates for 1866.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
Wednesday, July 4th.
The speaker to chair at 3 o'clock.
The house sat with closed doors for half an hour.
When the galleries were opened a large number of petitions were presented.
Mr. Mackenzie introduced the bills to authorised to oil companies to hold and convey certain lands.
Mr. Dufresne, (Montcalm) introduced a bill relating to water courses in lower Canada.
Hon. JH Cameron introduced a bill to erect the County of peel into a separate County.
Mr. Currier introduced a bill to incorporate the St Patrick's orphan asylum , also an act confer upon Ottawa college the power to University degrees.
A large number of private and local bills were introduced and read a first time.
Hon. Mr. Cameron asked whether was the intention of the government to take early proceedings for the trial of the prisoners lately taken in arms invading the province, by court martial?
Hon. John A. McDonald replied that it was the intention of the government to bring the prisoners to trial at an early day, before a competent tribunal.
Mr. Dufresne (Iberville) asked whether Didaci Tasse, Esq., who was dismissed from the office of collector of Inland Revenue, for the district of Iberville, coroner of the said district, and clerk of the court of the County of Iberville, after an inquiry into his conduct, which showed him to have been guilty of fraud against the government, had lately been appointed a justice of the peace?
Hon. Mr. Cartier said the reasons which disqualified Mr. tasse say as a collector of Inland Revenue would not disqualify him as a justice of the peace, and it was necessary that a loyal man should be appointed to that office.
Mr. JBE Dorion moved his resolutions which previous notice had been given in favour of colonization and a homestead law.
Hon. J.A. MacDonald said the principle of the motion was at variance with the relations existing between debtor and creditor in this and every other civilised country. The very depths the settler had encouraged with the merchant or others might have been the means that enabled him to clear his land, and it was contrary to the principles of justice that he should be placed in a position to defy his creditors . The resolutions of the hon. member he thought were extremely revolutionary in their tendency and ought not to be entertained.
Mr. Dufresne (Montcalm) imposed the resolution as the settlers credit was based upon his property .
Hon. George Brown considered that the attorney general held views against the homestead altogether too strong. The homestead laws applied in the United States was that a certain amount of the Labour and capital of the poor man should be placed beyond the risk of ordinary daily speculation, And this was very far from being dishonest. He considered […]
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[…] that this was a very important question that would force itself upon the attention of the country, as the system now in force in the western states was considered by many as draining the country of the large amount of its population. He asked the hon. member for Drummond and Arthabaska to withdraw his resolutions, as no practical good could flow from pressing them now. He (Mr. B) believed the intention of the government to be to pass the requisite measures to give effect to confederation, and adjourn as soon as possible, and after that time this question could be dealt with in a proper manner.
Mr. Mackenzie quite concurred in the remarks of the Attorney General West. He had seen the working of the homestead law in the western states, and he believed it was no advantage to the honest man, but quite the contrary. For his (Mr. Mck's) part he was fully prepared to oppose the resolution and the principle of a homestead law , being satisfied that the law, as it is in Canada, is far more advantageous to the country.
Mr. Dunkin would like to see a well considered measure, whereby a certain amount of real estate, being free from debt or incumbrance might be set apart for maintenance, but to pass a homestead law in favour of a man that has nothing, merely means that when he settles on his land he shall have no credit because he can give no security.
Mr. JBE Dorion addressed the house in French in favour of a homestead law.
Hon. Mr. Cartier contended that, by the present state of the law, anyone having property free from debt might devise or give it away, attaching to his such conditions as would protect it from seizure. He then explain the great difficulties against wish the early settlers and lower Canada had to contend, and the burdens they had to bear before the abolition of the Seignorial Tenure, with many advantages they now enjoyed. He next contrasted the lower Canadian public lands with those of the state of Maine, the latter being higher in price on the former, well as to free grants in the western states, the patent cost near as much, and even more, if all incidental expenses were to be counted. He had to pay $20 for his patent, besides going to a great deal of trouble, and it was very seldom that the original occupant became the patentee. He did not say that our system of disposing of public land should not be improved, but he believes that even now, it was more favourable to the settler than the free grant system, is carried out in the western states.
Mr. Pouliot addressed the house in French.
Mr. JBE Dorion spoke in English in reply to the attorney general West. He expressed his astonishment at the language used on this occasion by that hon. member, who last year himself assisted in carrying a bill whereby a man through the means of an assurance policy on his life might deprive his creditors of thousands of pounds for the benefit of his family. He could not therefore express his astonishment at the language used now on the proposal to protect the poor man's family. As to the remarks of the attorney general East, he knew little about the American homestead law. The patent under that law cost but ten dollars and there were no other charges to pay. He (Mr. Dorion,) did not see why he should wait until Confederation is carried before bringing up this question. It would have a good effect on the country to bring the question before it.
The members were then called, and the house divided, when the motion was lost.
Yeas — 26. Nays — 78.
Hon. A.A. Dorion moved an address, stating that the vacancies in the offices of the collector of the customs for Montreal, Chief Justice of the Superior Court of lower Canada, and Sheriff of the district of Quebec, were injurious to the public service, and praying His Excellency to fill the same. He said the collectorship Of Montreal had been vacant now for 14 months, and he should like very much to know the reason why it had not been filled. The Chief Justiceship of lower Canada had also been vacant, and though the public had been informed that it was to have been filled up, yet no appointment has been made. The 3rd office, concerning the delay in filling which he desired information, was that of Sheriff of the district of Quebec, now vacant for about 2 months.
Hon. A.T. Galt said that the circumstances stated by the mover of the address showed that the public service had not suffered by the vacancy in the Montreal collectorship; Nevertheless it was the intention to make the appointment at an early day.
Hon. Mr. Cartier said that with regard to the Chief Justiceship of lower Canada, the government lost no time in coming to the conclusion to offer the office to the Honorable Judge Black . The correspondence took some time, and he regretted to say that honorable judge had declined to accept it. The Government then considered who should be appointed, and concluded to recommend the Hon. Judge Meredith to His Excellency. He was happy to say the judge Meredith had consented to accept, but begged a little delay on account of unfinished political business.
He (Mr. Cartier) now begged to announce that judge Meredith appointment as Chief Justice of lower Canada would be made in a few days. With regard to the vacancy in the Sheriff's Office in the district of Quebec, he stated that by the law the deputy was acting Sheriff until a principal was appointed. The appointment, would soon be made but he did not consider himself bound to state further the particulars concerning it.
Hon. Mr. Holton said the explanations of the attorney general regarding the Chief Justiceship would he felt sure be accepted as satisfactory, and even with regard to the Sheriff of Quebec the delay had not been unreasonably long, but he wished he had given a full explanation of the reasons which have induced the government to delay for more than a year and filling up the vacant collectorship Of Montreal, an explanation which the honorable Minister of Finance had failed to give.
Hon. Mr. Galt replied stating that the argument of the hon. gentleman had entirely failed to prove that the public interest had suffered by the delay in the appointment wage, however he repeated would be made in a short time.
Hon. George Brown said, well it was proper that interest should be taken in the vacant offices and lower Canada , he would beg to call attention to the large number of vacancies an Upper Canada. There were those Other counties of Renfrew and Bruce, besides the registrarship of Huron, and he thought the government had exposed itself to the reproach of causing needless delay in filling out these offices.
Hon. J.A. MacDonald replied. The vacancy in the registrarship of Huron had been vacant but a very short time, and would be filled without delay. As to the County of Renfrew, the papers connected with its separation had only been completed on the 23rd of June, while those connected with Bruce were not yet completed, and less within the last 2 or 3 days. Let the members for Renfrew and Huron answer these were not the facts. Hon. gentleman should remember that certain conditions had to be complied with on the part of these counties before they could be set apart.
The house rose at 6 o'clock.
Evening setting.
The speaker took the chair at half past seven o'clock.
Hon. Mr. Brown moved in address for correspondence, &c. with reference to the fisheries in the Gulf of the St Lawrence. The Hon. member said the subject was one of very great importance.
Hon. J.A. MacDonald said the papers would be brought down immediately. The motion was carried.
On motion the house received the report of the Committee of the whole on Mr. Somerville resolution respecting the inspection of leather and raw hides, and a bill founded therein was introduced and read it first time.
The house went into Committee of the whole on Hon. Mr. Cameron's bill to amend the act respecting attorneys at law. Bill reported an order to a third reading to-morrow .
Mr. Bellerose — bill respecting the building and repairing of churches; Passed through Committee and was read a second time.
Hon. Mr. Cameron — bill to amend the law of Crown and criminal procedure. Passed through Committee.
Mr. Mackenzie — bill to amend and consolidate the several acts respecting the assessment of property in Upper Canada, was read a second time and referred to a Select Committee.
Mr. McKellar moved second reading of the bill to amend and consolidate the several acts respecting the municipal institutions of Upper Canada; Carried, and bill referred to the Committee on the Assessment Law.
Mr. Bourassa — bill on weights and measures, Was read a second time, and refered to the Committee on banking and Commerce.
Mr. Geoffrion moved the second reading of the bill to amend a municipal act of lower Canada — carried and referred to Select Committee, after a long debate.
Mr. Archambeault moved the second reading of the bill to amend section 9 of chap. 6 of the consolidated statutes of lower Canada, respecting Tavern keepers and the sale of intoxicating liquors. — Carried.
Mr. Mackenzie moved the second reading of the bill to regulate the means of egress from public buildings, the provision being to compel the doors of all churches, theaters and places of public assembly, to open from the inside. — Carried and referred to a Select Committee.
The Mr. DeNiverville moved the second reading of the bill to amend cap. 70 of the consolidated statutes for lower Canada, intituled An Act respecting joint stock companies for the construction of roads and certain other works. — Carried and bill referred to a Select Committee.
Col. Haultain moved the second reading of the bill to continue, for a limited time, the act entitled , "an act to authorize the employment of military pensioners, and others, as a local police force, " and for other purposes. Allowed to stand.
Col. Haultain moved the second reading of the act to amend the act respecting the granting of charters of incorporation to manufacturing, mining at other companies. — Carried, and referred to Committee on banking and Commerce.
Mr. Taschereau moved the second reading of the bill to amend the act to authorise the granting of charters of incorporation to manufacturing, mining and other companies. — carried.
Mr. Dufresne (Iberville) moved the second reading of the bill relating to the expenses of sales en justice in lower Canada. — carried.
Mr. Taschereau moved the second reading of the bill to amend the lower Canada game laws. — carried.
Hon. Mr. Cameron moved the second reading of the bill to amend the common law procedure act of Upper Canada.
Mr. Scatcherd said that one might imagine that the law of Upper Canada was in a very deplorable condition, when the hon. member for peel had no less than 5 bills on the notice papers to amend it. Other members had also introduced bills on similar subjects, the total number being 13. He had the same objections to these bills as was urged against the assessment tax introduced last Session; they should be consolidated , and as the common law procedure act of Upper Canada belonged to that section of the province, its amendment should be deferred until after Confederation.
Hon. J.A. MacDonald stated that the bill of the hon. member for peel had been read a second time last Session and referred to a Committee, though it was not passed on account of the brief duration of the Session. He descended from the proposition of the hon. member that because the measure referred exclusively to Upper Canada it should not be dealt with by this house.
Hon. J.S. MacDonald attacked provisions of the bill, contending that the amendment sought for to give sheriff's poundage on the amount of execution whether realised or not out of the goods or lands seized, as unjust and a most improper pampering of a class officials who if they were not satisfied ought to resign.
Hon. J.H. Cameron stated that the first Clause to which the member for Cornwall referred had been amended at his own suggestion, And then all the provisions which he had objected were introduced by the special Committee last Session. He (Mr. C.) held in his hand the original draft of the bill which he had introduced, and it did not contain a single clause which the member for Cornwall had taken exception.
Mr. McGill strongly opposed the bill, urging as an illustration of its effect, that had it been enforced when Hamilton was in financial difficulty, that city would have had to pay the Sheriff $6000, instead of $3000 under the present state of the law.
Mr. Cameron said the member for Hamilton was evidently not aware, that before the consolidation of the statutes, the law allowed sheriffs to charge poundage precisely in the same way as provided for by this bill. But in consolidating the statutes, this point had been overlooked, and it was to remedy this omission and restore to sheriffs the same privileges they formerly enjoyed.
Hon. Mr. Mackenzie opposed the bill, contending that its effects would be to largely increase the amount of fees to be paid to sheriffs under certain executions.
After further discussion, the speaker decided that it was not competent for the house to deal with the 5th Session — that relating to sheriffs; It was consequently struck off the bill a second time.
Hon. Mr. Cameron moved the second reading of the bill to amend the law of relating to Crown debtors in Upper Canada — carried after debate, and the house adjourned at ten minutes to twelve o'clock.
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A tribute to Susan Snow-Cotter
By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff
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COURTESY: JOHN COTTER
Susan Snow-Cotter
"Susan's impact on our environment will be felt for many years to come."
Three weeks after giving birth to her second child in 1994, Susan Snow-Cotter packed up her family and moved from Saipan in the western Pacific to take a job with the Massachusetts Office for Coastal Zone Management.
"We moved 10,000 miles. We had a son who was 21 days old," said her husband, John Cotter.
At the state office, colleagues awaited her arrival, wondering what kind of person would willingly submit to so much stress at once.
"This woman sounded absolutely larger than life," said Anne Donovan, a longtime friend and communications director for the office.
For the next dozen years Snow-Cotter cut a path both real and legendary down an avenue of state government where the challenges grew increasingly more complex. She rose to direct the office that creates policy to balance environmental protection with the human use of the ocean along the Massachusetts coast.
Growing up in Medfield the second of four children, Susan Snow demonstrated a talent for taking charge early on.
"Susan has been the leader from day one," said her younger sister, Pamela Snow of Colrain. "She really stood out that way - always organizing and planning something."
A traveler since her early teens, when she visited Paris and London with her parents, she spent one summer during college in Salamanca, Spain, and two semesters away - in Oregon and Washington, D.C.
She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and was in Seattle studying for a master's in marine affairs at the University of Washington when she met John Cotter, who had just ridden his motorcycle across the country.
When she finished her master's, they moved to Saipan and she began to work in her field, all the while fitting in trips to places such as Australia and Indonesia. Their first child was born in Saipan and their second was due when her mother sent her a newspaper help wanted ad for the state job in Massachusetts.
"She started in the rank-and-file ascended the ranks without leaving boot marks on people's backs," her husband said.
"She was our boss, but she was the kind of boss that when you went into her office you felt welcomed. And you knew whether you agreed with her or not, she would always support you," Donovan said.
At the Office for Coastal Zone Management, she developed the state's first plan for aquaculture. The expertise in coastal management turned Snow-Cotter into a sought-after speaker nationally and internationally.
Robert W. Golledge, Jr., the state secretary of environmental affairs, issued a statement praising her work for the agency. "Susan's dedication and enthusiasm for the environment, as well as her positive outlook and leadership, inspired many of her friends and colleagues, both within the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and all those she touched through her work at Coastal Zone Management," he wrote. "Susan's impact on our environment will be felt for many years to come."
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Michele Tremblay, Andi Rierden, Susan Snow-Cotter and David Hartman (left to right) relax in a Boston pub after a busy Gulf of Maine Council Working Group meeting in December 2001.
Susan A. Snow-Cotter's siblings describe her as a leader and an avid traveler. Her sister, Pamela, said "Susan played as hard as she worked." She was an integral part of the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management for more than 12 years. She began at CZM in 1994 as their first Ocean Policy Coordinator, where she successfully developed the state's first strategic plan for aquaculture. In 1998 Susan stepped in as Assistant Director of CZM and was later appointed CZM Director and effectively headed up the Environmental Affairs Ocean Management Initiative, which was the first in the nation.
Balancing human use with environmental protection in the ocean was a true passion for her. She was a true ocean expert and a member and Council Chair of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. She served on the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, the U.S. Committee on Ocean Policy's Federal/State Task Team on Research Priorities and she was the Chair of the state's Coastal Hazard's Commission. Susan was also active in Hingham town government and prior to working at CZM, served on the Hingham Harbor Development Committee.
Snow-Cotter's colleagues said she was a major champion for ocean management. She led many efforts to bring innovative management approaches to the entire Gulf of Maine region. In particular, she spearheaded a region wide effort to map the seafloor off the New England Coast. The entire field of ocean management will miss her quiet leadership and forceful vision.
Maggie Merrill, a resident of Hingham, said, "Susan was one person in this town with whom I could connect on issues related to the ocean and its protection. She worked on a very high level in the state, but never was condescending. She was always very helpful and generous with her time, talent and knowledge of state politics and ocean resources."
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TOKYO, Feb 21, 2008 - As the Japanese have fewer and fewer children, Tokyo Disneyland is setting its sights on the growing elderly population, launching a cut-rate annual pass for visitors aged 60 or older.
It is believed to be the first time a special annual pass for seniors has been available at any of the world's Disneylands, which are icons of entertainment for children.
Oriental Land Co., which operates Tokyo Disneyland and adjacent DisneySea, will from March 1 offer a pass costing 35,000 yen (325 dollars) allowing seniors to visit one of the parks as many times as they wish in a year.
The price is a 22 percent discount on a regular pass. If seniors want to go to both parks, the annual pass will cost 55,000 yen, a 27 percent cut.
"As the country ages and people have fewer and fewer children, we need to take measures addressed to senior visitors," Oriental Land spokesman Hiroshi Suzuki said.
"As we aim at family entertainment, elderly people aren't the sole focus of our business but certainly are a core target," he said.
Oriental Land already gives seniors a discount on daily tickets.
It also earlier sold a seniors' pass for Tokyo DisneySea for a fixed one-year period to January 31. It decided to regularly offer an annual pass given its popularity.
Tokyo Disneyland marks its 25th anniversary this year, meaning many people who took their children to the sprawling park at the opening are now around 60.
"We see an increasing number of middle-age and senior couples in the parks," Suzuki said.
Tokyo Disneyland, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each day, opened in the suburbs of the Japanese capital in 1983 as Disney's first theme park outside the United States.
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Q: What is the dimension of the set generated by $z \mapsto z + 1$ and $z \mapsto \frac{z}{1+z}$? Let's say I have subgroup of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$ generated by two elements, I wanted to compute the limit set.  So I wrote down two matrices:
$$
A =  \left( \begin{array}{cc} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array} \right) ,\;
B =  \left( \begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{array} \right)
$$
These can be written as two maps of fractional linear transformations or Möbius transformations:
$$  z \mapsto z + 1\;\text{ and }z\mapsto  \frac{z}{1+z}$$
The plots of the orbits of these sets was surprising.  I represented a fraction $\frac{a}{b} = [a:b] \in \mathbb{R}P^2$ as a line in the Euclidean plane.

What are the basic properties of this fractal?  E.g. it's dimension or that it's not connected.

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A: In fact, the set you've found is actually all of $SL_2(\mathbb{Z})$, not just a subgroup, because the two matrices $A$ and $B$ generate the group; the points you've plotted will eventually include all of the points on the circle that are on lines of rational slope.
The reason why you find a fractal-like structure is because of an interesting semi-universal property where simple solutions of an equation, simple points in a structure, etc. 'repel' other points.  In this case, it manifests as gaps around all of the points that are on rational lines $ax+by=0$ with particularly small values of $a$ and $b$; thought of another way, there are wider 'gaps' around rational numbers $\frac ab$ (in a Farey sequence) with small $a$ and $b$ than there are around more complicated numbers.
To see an example of this in action, look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farey_sequence#/media/File:Farey_diagram_horizontal_arc_9.svg which demonstrates all the points in the Farey sequence of order 9 (that is, all rational numbers $\frac ab$ with $0\leq\frac ab\leq 1$ and $b\leq 9$).  Note that the nearest fraction to $0$ is $\frac19$, at distance $\frac19$, and a nearest fraction to $\frac12$ is $\frac49$, at distance $\frac1{18}$; by contrast, the nearest fraction to $\frac45$, for instance, is $\frac79$, which is only distance $\frac1{45}$ away from it!
The distribution of the Farey sequence is, arguably, understood both well and poorly at the same time.  It's known that the order-$N$ Farey sequence $F_N$ has $\theta(N^2)$ points in it (in fact, approximately $\frac6{\pi^2} N^2$, where the $\frac6{\pi^2}$ comes from $\frac1{\zeta(2)}$) and that it approaches a uniform distribution as $N\to\infty$; it's also known that the gaps between adjacent numbers range from $\theta(\frac1N)$ to $\theta(\frac1{N^2})$ in size. (For instance, the gap next to $\frac12$ is always approximately $\frac1{2N}$.)  But the question of how quickly it approaches a uniform distribution is much trickier:
Suppose that $f_n$ is the $n$th fraction in the order-$N$ sequence $F_N$, and consider the distance between $f_n$ and the point $\frac n{|F_N|}$ that corresponds to a uniform distribution with as many points as the Farey sequence.  Now, we can look at the 'mean square' size of these distances over all the sequence, $\displaystyle \Delta_N=\sum_{n=1}^{|F_N|}(f_n-\frac n{|F_N|})^2$; this is a measure of the total discrepancy of the sequence. It's known that $\Delta_N\in o(1)$ as $N\to\infty$; this is one way of formalizing the idea that the Farey sequence approaches a uniform distribution. But how does $\Delta_N$ go to zero as $N\to\infty$?  Well, the statement that $\Delta_N\in O(N^{-r})$ for all $r\lt 1$ would be nice; this says that $\Delta_N$ is 'essentially $1/N$', which is as good as we could hope for.  But this statement is equivalent to the Riemann Hypothesis!  (See the Wikipedia page on Farey fractions and this MathOverflow question for more on this)

A: It's a one dimensional object that is connected and path connected.  It is one dimensional because you can totally describe it using one variable
$$f(\theta) = (\cos(\theta),\sin(\theta))$$
Also, it is definitely connected but the image that you are seeing looks disconnected just because a computer has limits in presenting data.

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More than one wi-fi user: Like all Wi-Fi hotspots, the Verizon MiFi allows multiple users to get online. A group of Wi-Fi only iPad users can hop online using one MiFi unit, unlike the AT&T 3G option that restricts it to one particular iPad.
Simplified pricing: AT&T offers two monthly data plans, 250 MB ($14.99) and 2 GB ($25.00), while Verizon offers one, 1 GB ($20). It doesn't force the consumer to guess how much data might be used.
Discount on MiFi: The Verizon MiFi usually runs $269.99, so the iPad bundle cuts the price by about half. It's a good deal for a customer already interested in a mobile hotspot device.
The Apple/Verizon partnership is nothing more than a promising start, but critics have had a hard time not getting giddy at today's news. For instance, take this wonderfully phrased headline at Gizmodo: iPad Coming to Verizon on October 28. It could, of course, just as easily say, iPad Coming to T-Mobile, had Apple negotiated a hotspot device packaging deal with that carrier. It has nothing to do with the innards and, to be frank, is pretty misleading. A customer right now could purchase a T-Mobile branded device or, for chuckles, use a Verizon Motorola (MOTO) Droid phone to create a hotspot and get the iPad online.
It's nice to see Verizon and Apple working together, but as far as we know the AT&T (ATT) exclusivity remains and no further evidence of a Verizon iPhone exists. Anything beyond that is wishful thinking.


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Elaine E. Patzlaff, age 81, of Rosendale, died at her home on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born on February 19, 1934 in Rosendale, the daughter of Edward and Clara Mae (Gove) Stollfus. She graduated from Ripon High School, Class of 1952. Elaine was united in marriage to her loving husband, Everett Patzlaff on May 19, 1956 in Oshkosh. He preceded her in death on November 3, 2006.
Elaine was a Legal Secretary for Earl Mann Law in Ripon for 25 years. She then became the Secretary for AFK Corporation in Ripon for 35 years. She was a member of the Pickett Steam and Gas Engine Club. Elaine loved rummage sales and spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She collected special dishes and dolls and loved roses.
Elaine is survived by her children: Jeffrey (Robin) Patzlaff of Pickett, Tamara (Steven) Fischer of Van Dyne; Todd (Diana) Patzlaff of Ripon; grandchildren: Lynnsay (Andy) Tesch, Allison (Significant other, Dusty) Patzlaff, Adam Patzlaff, Jerrett Fischer, Cassandra Kwiatkowske, Xavier Osheim, Breana, Landon, and Owen Patzlaff; great grandchildren: Bailey and Masyn Tesch; sisters-in-law: Elaine (Jim) Martin and Barbara Meuler, both of Oshkosh; other relatives and dear friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Everett, brothers: Myron (Gertrude) and Arlon (Marilyn) Stollfus; and brother-in-law Eugene Meuler.
Funeral services for Elaine will be held at 12:00pm on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pickett with Rev. Jud Krohn officiating. Friends and family may visit at the church on Monday, December 7, 2015 from 10:00am until the time of the funeral services. Burial will be held in Rosendale Cemetery.
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Who's Running for the 2017 Montana Legislature?
Note: The spreadsheet of Montana 2016 legislative candidates was updated on January 11.
It's still early, not even 2016, but I know you're interested in the 2017 Legislature.
So who's running for the 2017 Montana Legislature?
If you go to the State of Montana's website you can see this.
James Conner over at Flathead Memo had a good post up on October 9 that links to some fun pages.
One of them lists the C1, or Candidate Declaration form, that everyone running for office in Montana has to file.
Well, it's not quite that - it's more so you can raise money.
So if you see someone's name with that, it's a good bet they're a candiate.
What I did this afternoon was go through the list of everyone who's filed a C1 for 2016. This lists the House and Senate Districts they're running in.
Here's a 2017 MT Candidate Spreadsheet you can download.
I asked James Conner to look at it and we already found one mistake - HD3 lists Josh Austill but his PDF C1 says HD56.
Sloppy work, Motl.
Overall, I was amazed that so few have filed to run. A C1 really allows you to raise money, so it's important in some of those tighter races.
More than that, however, it tells everyone else in your party in no uncertain terms - back off.
That's why I'm kind of surprised that some people haven't filed one yet.
Maybe it's like white shoes after Labor Day, or however that goes - it's just not proper to file yet.
Don't tell that to the folks in HD3 - three of them have gone ahead and filed, and MT Cowturd is already making a big deal of one of 'em.
So the fireworks are starting.
Or are they?
Just 12 people have filed to run for the Montana Senate in 2016.
We know that 57 House seats remain without a candidate.
We also know that 9 House seats have two candidates.
Let's not forget the jump.
Who's going to try to make the transition - the jump - from the House to the Senate? And will there by any in the opposite way? term limits make that possible, and plausible, and smart.
Wake up, Party Bosses - we need experience in the legislature!
Get those old "retired" - you never retire from politics - politicians up, dust the cobwebs off 'em, get 'em on some Alzheimer's meds and wheel 'em to the state house!
What the hell are we doing? How many fuck-ups are we going to allow incompetent "leadership" in both chambers to make? And let's not get into the way lobbyists push our committee chairs around.
Maybe that's the idea though, isn't it? Maybe the legislators aren't supposed to have any power, were never supposed to. Hey, it was that way in the Anaconda days.
So seeing who will make the jump will be interesting. 2016 is a good year for it, much better than off-year 2018. You have to figure many metro-Dems are expecting to ride Tester's coattails that year.
Way too much can happen between now and then, however, especially with the war in Syria.
No, 2016 is the safe year to make the jump...or is it? Incumbency is an issue, and can hurt some. And as we saw in 2014, many of the rural districts bordering the urban areas are far from secure for those candidates. Perhaps that's what's causing some of the C1-reticence there.
I think you're seeing the urban/rural divide with the lack of C1's as well.
Also, there's more infighting amongst Democrats for the scarce seats. We all know Democrats can't live outside of the cities.
That makes it hard for them to win enough seats in the legislature.
Usually we have to call up Eric Feaver on the phone shortly before the filing deadline in March and see if he can wheel out any half-competent teachers to run in those rural areas.
That "writing off" of rural Montana by the Democrats makes things so easy for the GOP. Most of those seats will get a candidate in January when filing officially starts.
Yeah, there are lots of eager ranchers and businessmen and whoever else that's out there and wants to make a difference.
I will admit that the difference they want to make is to their pocketbook, but who doesn't? And with a $455 million surplus, doesn't the state have enough of their money?
I say "their" because that's not really my money.
I'd be happy to take back the $400 or so in income taxes I paid last year, but I know damn-well any "handouts" will come to the property tax payer.
So it's hard to sell us renters on cutting taxes.
Alas, the Democrats can't seem to spend money responsibly so we find ourselves in a quandary.
I wonder how quickly those seats will get declared candidates in early-2016. I wonder how many will remain one-candidate past March 15, the filing deadline.
Primaries will come up in June. Hey, it's almost Halloween and then it's the Christmas ad season - things move fast, especially when you're old. Then they move too damn fast.
Sometimes it's best for those older folks just to step out of the way, let some younger people take charge.
It's nice to sit down, to rest.
You've earned it, all the hard work you've done.
Isn't it time to hang up that hat and enjoy it all?
For you younger folks, eager people ready to take the reins from the never-rein-relenting Boomers, take heart - they aint' gettin' any younger.
It's said that science progresses one funeral at a time, and politics aren't far different. Political losses happen, new people arrive.
2016 should be an interesting year to see who arrives, and who steps aside...willingly or not.


"You can't write seriously without reading the greats in that peculiar way that writers read, attentive to the particularities of the language, to the technical turns and twists of scene-making and plot, soaking up numerous narrative strategies and studying various approaches to that cave in the deep woods where the human heart hibernates."
Some time ago, I had a discussion with Nann Dunne and a few other authors about reading and how it informs writing. Some authors said they rarely if ever read, whether they were writing at the time or not. Some said they only read when they're not writing their own work. Some said they read outside their own field/genre when they're writing so as not to influence themselves with someone else's style, tone, or topics. And some said they read incessantly, writing or not.
This led to a discussion about the value of reading, which I've been puzzling about for many months. How best do we learn about the particularities of language, the technical aspects of scene-making and plot, and the narrative strategies that Alan Cheuse refers to?
Published books are usually (not always, but usually) fairly well-written, and the clever, persistent writer minimizes errors, whether the problems are in the structure, plotting, point of view, believability, etc. Often the first pass through a book goes so smoothly that you can't analyze anything. After all, the book has been edited, revised, and proofed - it should be as nearly perfect as the author and publisher can make it. The fact that you breezed through it on a cloud of happy sunshine affirms that anything well-written can hold the reader's attention, spark imagination, and cause the willing suspension of disbelief.
But a second read - even a skim - can yield all kinds of interesting information. Now that you know the plot and characters, you can look more closely at the techniques and tricks the author used. What issues did she effectively cover up? What problems did he avoid? And what does this tell you that you can apply to your own writing?
What Does Reading Provide the Writer?
• make us think about issues and ideas outside ourselves.
• give us new viewpoints and show lots of different techniques for telling stories.
• almost always give information and knowledge to the reader.
• allow good works to remind us of what we are aspiring to; and reading those works that may not be of such high "literary" quality not only can be fun, but also might teach us what NOT to do.
• help us practice analyzing and evaluating others' work.
• help most writers fire up the kiln of imagination.
• educate writers about what has already been done.
The last item is critical. I once taught a class where not one but TWO aspiring writers came to class with partially written fantasy novels. The class read sections of each writer's work and came back to the critique session with the unpleasant task of informing the writers that their work was derivative, repetitive, boring, and that it had already been done, re-done, and over-done. Both writers had invested much effort in their creations and were crushed. Neither had read (or even read about) books in the fantasy realm. They'd spent a lot of time imagining worlds with evil dark lords and creating characters who may as well have been Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
I don't necessarily agree with old Bill. It's not enough just to absorb. Some writers do indeed seem to learn intuitively through reading. I know I've learned quite a lot after reading hundreds - maybe thousands - of mysteries since I was nine years old. I believe I have a deep understanding of the mystery structure and the ebb and flow of how that sort of tale rolls out. But does this happen for everyone? I don't think so. There are many other types of writing for which I don't have this kind of understanding.
Besides, problems arise in translating that knowledge from my brain to the page, which is not such an easy task. From my experience teaching writers, I have discovered that only a few of them (maybe 15-20%) have naturally or automatically managed to make that translation. The other 80% have trouble and get extremely frustrated. While they may possess (or may organically develop) an intuitive understanding of fiction, they don't seem to be able to take that understanding and consciously (or unconsciously) use it to create a story or novel that "works" on the page.
As a teacher and editor, I have always hoped that reading would expose writers to styles and ideas that they can parse in such a way that their own works will benefit.
But my experience as a teacher of highly motivated and largely above-average-in-intelligence adults is that the majority of them can't make the translation in anything other than the most rudimentary ways. (So no wonder they've taken the writing class, right?).
Perhaps the fault is mine as a teacher. I'm unable to tap into each student's collective unconscious and can only appeal to what commonalities we can find. While they may have some memory and some understanding of the way conflicts were resolved in what they've read, the experience of reading those stories doesn't help if the writer can't translate the IDEA of the way something was resolved into writing that the reader can understand.
As a teacher, I can't get in there and help them either - the process is too fuzzy and amorphous. But if we read something together, take it apart, name the parts and the processes, sometimes something clicks.
Ideas don't translate into stories on the page; only the techniques of fiction can accomplish that.
It seems to me that 99% of aspiring writers can TELL out loud the most amazingly effective, entertaining, even terrifically intricate stories. But telling and writing end up being two very different things. The conventions we use to tell a story orally do not all work when we attempt to write that story down. The writer ends up in a new realm that's surprisingly difficult to navigate, and I constantly find my students by turns confident and completely flummoxed by the challenges of that realm. This is particularly true of novel writing. A novel is such a *huge* project, and there are so many ways to go wrong.
Faulkner's advice then is not so apt. It's not enough to merely read, even if one absorbs hundreds of books. Writers need to read with more intent, more focus, more awareness than the average reader. It's one thing to read and enjoy a story; it's quite another thing to read for MORE than story. The latter is considerably more work, and some writers are frightfully unwilling to delve deeper. An even larger number, I'm finding, have never been taught HOW to read deeper so they can make translations.
It's sort of like watching from above as someone navigates a maze - it looks fairly easy from that vantage point, but once we're down in it, suddenly it's not so easy at all!
• Read carefully, even the back and front matter.
• Identify the genre or type of writing. Does this strike you as a serious work that requires energy and commitment to read? Is it entertaining? Is the work purely for escape? How do those qualifications affect the way you view and understand the work?
• Make a note of what strikes you as well-written, beautiful, or stunningly cogent - and why.
• Make a note of what jars you out of the narrative - and why.
• Examine the language, the diction, the style and ask yourself why it does or does not work.
• Consider the structure of the book. Is it straightforward and linear? Does it jump around through time? Are there many perspectives from which to experience the tale - or only one?
• What is the theme of the work?
• Examine the sentences. Are they long? Flowery? Brief and to the point? Does the writer use simple language to convey the narrative - or complex and circuitous language?
• Think about Tone. Is this book witty? Serious? Plodding? Devil-may-care in delivery? How does the tone of the book get established by the author, and what is good about that and what is perhaps not so good?
• Do you find yourself constantly asking "Whoa-what's going to happen next?" How does the author achieve that? Or are you constantly thinking, "Gee, this is sure predictable"? If the latter, why is the book predictable?
• What literary devices or techniques does the author use? Symbols? Cliffhangers? Withholding information? Plot twists? Red herrings? How much flashback or flash-forwarding? How well do these work - or are they obvious and heavy-handed?
• Step outside your comfort zone and read works that you wouldn't ordinarily read. If you tend to focus on escape reading, pick up a classic and plow through it. If you like "high literary" novels, try an adventure or a thriller. If you like contemporary works, try something historical, or if you tend to read action and war stories, try a cozy mystery or a memoir.
• Read two different types of books and compare and contrast how effective they are and why.
• Read the book or story with someone else and discuss it at length.
It's clear to me that happily reading through a novel or story is not enough to allow a writer to glean useful information and tactics. You must be mindful. You must think about what the author has done (or not done). You have to spend some time considering what you've read, and with our schedules so cram-packed, we don't often do that.
Pull out a book you have always enjoyed, and copy longhand the first and second page. What is it about this author's style and story that entrances you?
Pick a writer whom you enjoy. Randomly select a long passage from the middle of the book. Still adhering to the plot and events, rewrite the passage to give it a different tone and focus.
Pick a writer whose work you despise. Randomly select a long passage from the middle of the book. Still adhering to the plot and events, rewrite the passage to give it a tone and focus that you find acceptable and interesting.
I know that time is limited, and many writers say that they'd rather focus their energy and resources on their own work, but failing to take the time read is a critical error that can hobble writers more than they can know.
One way to narrow your choices is to search the Internet to find "Top 100" or "Best Books Of All Time/This Year/The Decade/The Century" lists. If you write Westerns, for instance, you could look at this list from The Western Writers of America: http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=583. Go to the local library and check out these 18 books and peruse them. Get a feel for the themes and techniques the authors use. What do they have in common? How are they different?
There are "Best/Top" Lists all over the Internet - find them and do some survey reading to get a better feel for the type of writing you are doing. In fact, you might want to survey what's popular right now to see what's currently being done so that your work can be new and fresh and different - or at least retro.
"There are two ways to learn how to write fiction: by reading it and by writing it. Yes, you can learn lots about writing stories in workshops, in writing classes and writing groups, at writers' conferences. You can learn technique and process by reading the dozens of books like this one on fiction writing and by reading articles in writers' magazines. But the best teachers of fiction are the great works of fiction themselves. You can learn more about the structure of a short story by reading Chekhov's 'Heartache' than you can in a semester of Creative Writing 101. If you read like a writer, that is, which means you have to read everything twice, at least. When you read a story or novel the first time, just let it happen. Enjoy the journey. When you've finished, you know where the story took you, and now you can go back and reread, and this time notice how the writer reached that destination. Notice the choices he made at each chapter, each sentence, each word. (Every word is a choice.) You see now how the transitions work, how a character gets across a room. All this time you're learning. You loved the central character in the story, and now you can see how the writer presented the character and rendered her worthy of your love and attention. The first reading is creative—you collaborate with the writer in making the story. The second reading is critical."
Curl up with a book and have a pleasant day!
From her untitled book about novel writing, a work in progress.
Not for distribution or copying without the express permission of the author.
Lori can be reached at Lori@LoriLLake.com and welcomes questions and comments.


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How Squatting Started a National Conversation
Sam Carroll
National, Opinion
Last month, father and teacher Donte Palmer posted a picture on Instagram of himself squatting in a public restroom. He had to use his legs to help change the diaper of his 1-year old son because there were no diaper changing stations in the men's restroom. Several days after his older son had taken the pic, Donte realized the potential for his voice to be heard about equality. After a more prominent account reposted the photo, thousands of likes and sympathy from fellow fathers poured in. After several media outlets picked up on the viral post, a nationwide conversation was opened on diaper changing stations in men's restrooms.
However, this was not the first time that fathers have voiced their concerns, in 2015, Ashton Kutcher tweeted similar concerns for diaper-changing stations in men's restrooms. One year later, President Obama put forward legislation for all federal buildings to include these stations in their bathrooms, regardless of gender. Additionally, New York City recently introduced requirements for new and renovated buildings to adopt the same practice.
This outcry from fathers in recent years has addressed a rising issue for American gender equality. As the number of men choosing to become stay-at-home dads increases, the need for equal access to public childcare amenities becomes more apparent. The subtle discrimination against fathers as caregivers matches the public perception of these men. One public opinion survey citing that children with a stay-at-home mother were more likely to be better raised than with stay-at-home fathers.
Not only does this need represent an issue for fathers, but mothers as well. If the public spaces dedicated towards parents remain women-focused, how will the public view women as anything but the only gender equipped to be the primary caregiver? As women continue to make up a larger proportion of the nation's workforce, the traditional gender roles within the American family will also change, and its time that we prepare for it.
Throughout this conversation on diaper-changing, there's demographic that remains unheard, mainly because they cannot speak –the children affected. Although there's little statistical information on the subject, it isn't hard to imagine that changing-stationless bathrooms present a real threat to the babies involved. Neither slippery floors to wall-sit against nor bacteria-laden sinks sound like viable alternatives for the most fragile of all human beings. However you feel about fathers as primary caregivers, I doubt anyone is against installing a simple piece of plastic on a wall to potentially prevent a tragedy. As Helen Lovejoy from The Simpsons would say, "Won't somebody please think of the children?"
Tagged: Donte Palmer, feminism, opinion, Politics, womens rights
About Sam Carroll
Sam Carroll is a Lowcountry native and Sociology major in his sophomore year. Besides being a staff writer for CisternYard Media, he is the current vice president of Delta Tau Delta fraternity as well as the vice president for College of Charleston's nonexistent shag club.
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