Welcome to The Bottom Line (TBL). This site has been built to create a compendium of all the landmark papers which are shaping the way we manage our. Download The Bottom Line app for iTunes and Android. Monday, February 4: OWH columnist Tom Shatel, OWH's Mike Sautter, casustelefon.pw's Nate Clouse. You can hear The Bottom Line with Mike'l Severe on ESPN Radio AM in Omaha, on casustelefon.pw or with The Bottom Line or TuneIn. Bottom-line definition is - concerned only with cost or profits. How to use bottom- line in a sentence.
A surgeon, an architect, and an economist are having a discussion, and they begin to argue about whose profession is the oldest. The surgeon condescendingly says to the other two men, "Well, you know that God took a rib out of Adam to make Eve, so I think that it's rather obvious that surgery is the oldest profession.
So I think it's quite obvious that architecture is the oldest profession. Two months later, Stanley and I received a financial commitment that would enable us to reopen the club. For the next four years, we searched for a space, both geographically and physically, that could be our new home. During the first year of our search, we found a special place that had enormous possibilities.
But after a year and half of phone calls, lawyer's meetings, and creative musings on extremely complicated real-estate issues, the deal could not be consummated. Meanwhile, as the real-estate market prospered, it became harder and harder to find not only the right place, but the right deal.
It was very frustrating. We had a partner who guaranteed a new beginning, yet the right place was not to be found. The situation reminded me of something Stanley's father used to say: For the first time in four years, the discussions were not primarily about the value of each and every square inch of usable retail space.
We settled into serious negotiations in July, and by Thanksgiving we had a deal memo and the first draft of a new lease. Since I was a kid, I've heard my Mom repeat an old Yiddish expression that when translated into English basically says, "Man makes plans and God laughs.
If you were to conceptualize the situation we are now in as a joke, it would go something like this: Well, Allan and Stanley, I have good news and bad news. What's the good news? I've found an ideal location for you. It's 23, square feet, three blocks from public transportation, plenty of parking available, and a landlord who thinks The Bottom Line is an iconic institution and should have a permanent home.
What's the bad news? When we had the money, we could not find the place or make the deal, in a large part due to the economic environment. Now we've found the place, but have lost the money as a result of the economy.
However, the journey goes on. But it appears the object of the quest has now shifted from a capital location to the location of capital. The feature reported that we were looking in Brooklyn as a result of the continued e-mail urging of Don Duggan, a Brooklyn resident and long time patron of The Bottom Line.
Duggan, a veteran concert warrior, was so committed to the club reopening, volunteered his time to drive around Brooklyn seeking potential sites for us to look at. To some, Duggan's commitment might seem over the top, but Stanley and I are happy to tell you, it's consistent with a network of people who miss The Bottom Line, want it to reopen and have been doing anything they can to make that hope a reality.
Recently, Lori Cheatle, the producer of a documentary about the search for a new Bottom Line, said that she had been impressed to discover a community of people with no vested financial interest, who just want to be helpful in finding us a new home.
It is this encouragement that has sustained us. Today marks the 34th anniversary of the opening of The Bottom Line, and although the club has been closed for four years, as today's calendar page flips forward, hopefully, it brings us one day closer to its reopening.
In other developments, last year's anniversary message began with the news that we had just signed a deal with Koch Entertainment to release a box set of live performances. Here is where we're at one year later: At this moment our intent is to sequence the tracks chronologically starting in and ending in While all the tracks have not yet been selected and approved, the four CDs reflect the diversity of music we presented over 30 years.
The CDs have been assembled with an eye toward providing a snapshot of a time and place, and contain, not only music, but a variety of radio commercials as well. Viewed as a whole, these four CDs currently 59 music tracks provide a glimpse of the history that transpired on that corner of West Fourth and Mercer.
Stanley and I always loved operating a mom and pop business. We not only had long and meaningful relationships with the artists who worked there, we had a history with our patrons as well. We know that there are people who value that intimate connection. The daily e-mails that we get tell us we are not wrong.
The Don Duggans of the world are abundant and are eagerly waiting for a place that they can once again call home. Stanley and I are doing everything that we can to make that happen. February 12, For the first time in three years, we have some good news to share - not the news you have been waiting for, but good news nevertheless. This box set will be coproduced with our longtime friend and copartner in Bottom Line Records, the storied record producer Hank Medress. It is ironic that we finalized this deal somewhere between the anniversaries of when the club closed January 22, and when it originally opened February 12, As a result of all three things coinciding, I've been flooded with memories of Bottom Line shows and the unique personal moments I shared with a lot of the artists who performed at the club.
Everybody who worked at The Bottom Line had his or her favorite list of performers. On my personal list was Townes Van Zandt. Townes was not only a songwriter's songwriter, he was an amazing character. My Townes moment came at the end of the night, when the gig was over and I was getting ready to pay him.
He walked into our upstairs office, sat down at my desk I was sitting at Stanley's desk , and with a beguiling smile and a twinkle in his eye, asked if I had a deck of cards anywhere. I was momentarily at a loss for words. I paid him, and as he left the office I remember thinking, both of us were lucky that I was working that night instead of Stanley. That series, along with "In Their Own Words," was sacred to me. I was faced with an unusual dilemma when Bob Frank, president of Koch Entertainment, called to ask if we wanted to host a Ringo Starr concert for the press to help promote his forthcoming album Ringorama.
The chance to present Ringo would trump anything on the calendar. The dilemma was, the only day that worked for Ringo was the same night that I already booked and started to advertise "Required Listening: A No Risk Evening of Discovery. I finally came up with a plan. Instead of doing our customary two shows, we would do one long show.
The first part of the night would feature our four "Required Listening" acts. We would then take an intermission, and the second half of the show would be an unadvertised surprise guest set by Ringo Starr and his band, The Roundheads.
Thus, the integrity of the "Required Listening" concept would be preserved. As a bonus, the people who came to support the series would get the surprise of a lifetime. Now all I had to do was sell my proposal to Ringo. I called Mark Hudson, Ringo's guitarist and music director, and explained that we did a monthly series called "Required Listening" that showcased and tried to build an audience for artists deserving wider recognition.
I told him that we wanted to present Ringo's press show as a surprise gig as part of the evening that had already been scheduled for "Required Listening. True to his word, we were back on the phone within an hour. Mark enthusiastically told me that Ringo loved the idea of being part of an evening that encouraged and supported new talent.
I said, "The show is called 'Required Listening. So many memories triggered by a new anniversary and a new opportunity to share our legacy. Eileen always says, "When one door closes, another one opens. Don is a very spiritual guy. In this e-mail, he shared an experience that he had while waiting on line to see Lou Reed at St. Anne's Warehouse in Brooklyn. He was talking with another fan, who started to tell him about the times he saw Lou perform at The Bottom Line. When he heard that Don was a frequent patron of the club, they started to compare notes about their favorite Bottom Line shows.
Don closed the e-mail with, "This scene has played out over and over for me when I go to a show and talk to people. You have built a community of people who love music We miss you and hope you return to us soon.
For more than a year we were in negotiations with a landlord on the Upper West Side for a lease on a location we were thrilled about. There were numerous occasions when we thought the deal was about to close.
We were excited and tempted to start to release some of this information as part of an update on the site. But we erred on the side of caution in case we were wrong, and unfortunately that was the case. Although we were very disappointed, we were relieved that we didn't jump the gun.
The search still continues for a new location. The box set is in preproduction. We are committed more than ever to reopen. There are still thousands of Songwriters on Parade that we will discover together. February 12, Recently, Eileen and I had dinner with some new-found friends.
During the course of the meal, Sandy, one of our enthusiastic dinner companions, said that everyone she knew who had come to the club had their own favorite Bottom Line story. She proceeded to tell us about her girlfriend, whose favorite story was accidentally walking into the men's room and coming face to face with Bob Dylan, who was standing directly in front of a urinal. For the next twenty minutes, Sandy, her husband Harry, Eileen and I traded our own favorite stories.
Stanley and I have often discussed writing a book about the club, and we ultimately came to the same conclusion: It would be a book about other people's stories. The Bottom Line belonged to so many more people than just Stanley and me. It was a dream that belonged solely to us and our families until February 12, Once the club was open and that dream realized, it was no longer exclusively ours.
It was much larger than us. It was much larger than the 5,square footprint on West Fourth and Mercer. It influenced and affected the lives of thousands of people we didn't know. That's why the real story of The Bottom Line is and belongs to the artists who played there, the staff who worked there and the tens of thousands of fans who went there.
They all have a Bottom Line memory. Ironically, many of these memories are not about music, although they may have music in common. They are really about making a connection. A connection that, as long as you live, you will never forget because it is something that has changed your life forever. It is a frustrating task that has been made more bearable by a terrific support team. Thanks for your continued words of encouragement. It raises our spirits to know that you are still rooting for us.
Most of all, thanks for your shared memories. February 12, February 12, seems the perfect day for an update. The last time we spoke was April 8, , and since that time the number of sites we have looked at for a new location for The Bottom Line has doubled. Cynthia Green Danny Lipford Dr.
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Bomb Threats Made against Jewish Centers and Schools
Jewish facilities around the nation have been rocked by yet another wave of bomb threats Monday, forcing evacuations in at least 12 states.
At least 20 Jewish community centers and day schools in Alabama, North Carolina, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia and Delaware received threatening phone calls, The Huffington Post reported.
This marks the fifth wave of threats the Jewish community has seen since the beginning of 2017. There have now been over 160 bomb threats made to over 60 Jewish community centers since January.
The majority of the threats feature a disguised, robotic voice. One of the calls warned of "slaughter" by explosion. So far, no explosives have been found at any of the facilities targeted.
Monday's threats come just one day after dozens of gravestones were topped over and damaged at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. Days prior to that, vandals in Missouri caused widespread damage to a Jewish cemetery in University Center, toppling over at least 100 headstones.
"We are not going to allow this person or these persons to change the way we live," said Paul Goldenberg, director of the Secure Community Network, which advises Jewish groups on security matters. "We're going to keep on going to synagogue, we're going to stay in our JCCs ― Jewish communal institutions remain safe because of the resources that we are putting into training the staff."
It remains unclear who is making threats to the centers and schools – whether it is one person or a group. The FBI and Department of Justice have said they are investigating possible civil rights violations in connection to the threats.

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When we will be actually free of teaching etc for this year?
Obviously it's not the same for all courses but would appreciate if some light could be shed on the subject!
Well extravs will be in week 30, teaching wise it varies between courses. Some will be done and others start working on other things. Probably best to email your dept.
There usually are dissertation meetings in summer term, with your supervisor. I had mine in about W5 though. My supervisor offered to hold another meeting before the end of term, but I just declined as I headed home after W5 last year.
Ah that's great thanks! My last exam is 3rd of June so I'm glad I won't have to stick around for weeks after that if it's not necessary.
Hard to say, and depends on your course, and if you're doing a dissertation, probably can change on an individual bases.
I finished 2nd year last summer, and for maths we had lectures after exams weeks 26-28, then work to be handed in by friday wk 29. Email your course admin to be sure.
Doing History you'll be expected to make a start on your dissertation after exams, but it's up to your supervisor whether or not you actually have any meetings at the end of term.
But there shouldn't be any lectures to go to, teaching ends just before the exams start.


 Vice-preseident Yunpeng Wang visited SEM and Investigated Personnel System Reform-Beihang University School of Economics and Management!!
On 2017, October 19th, Vice president Yunpeng Wang, director of Department of Personnel Zhisong Xiao, and deputy director Yan Zhuang visited SEM to investigate the progress of personnel system reform.
At the meeting, Dean of SEM, Prof. Ying Fan made a report about personnel reform and faculty enrollment. All the members present at the meeting listened to the report and discussed about personnel reform of Beihang University.


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A relatively new midwife collective in Longmont has started a unique pricing model and fundraiser to help women who couldn't usually afford their services access home births.
The Community Roots Midwife Collective comprises four midwives who have been working separately for several years in Boulder County — Rachel Engel, Lauri Hughes, Nichole Didelot and Lo Kawulok.
A year ago, they got together and formed the collective. They took on their first clients in February and, in September, the collective helped welcome five new babies to the world.
In late November, the collective launched their Generosity Campaign, a fundraiser to benefit their Birth Service Fund. The Birth Service Fund allows the collective to fund about two low-cost births per month in order to allow lower-income families to access their services. Anyone can donate to the fund at bit.ly/2idZrAO.
They said they feel that access to midwifery services and home births rather than the modern alternative of a hospital birth is important.
"Some people say midwifery is preventative care in a sense because it is so comprehensive and we spend a lot of time with our clients," Kawulok said. "We take care of every aspect of their health care from their physical needs but their mental, emotional and spiritual needs as well."
A midwife is different from a doula. Midwives are vetted and certified by the state and function as primary care providers throughout a pregnancy. Doulas, on the other hand, function more as birthing coaches and not as medical professionals.
Low-risk pregnancies where the woman feels most comfortable at home are ideal for midwife births, the midwives all agreed. If there are any complications in the birth, the woman's midwife accompanies her to the hospital.
The midwives also check in on their clients several times postpartum to make sure the health of the mother and the infant are on track and answer any question the woman has about lactation or postpartum care.
Kawulok said that checking in with new mothers shortly after they give birth lowers the risk for postpartum depression, making the surrounding community at-large healthier as well.
"Their well-being post-birth and their ability to care for their babies directly affects their children, their families and all of our communities, which is why we believe that every mom, or every birthing person really deserves individual care and the care of a midwife if possible," Kawulok said.
The collective also hosts events such as lactation circles and new mom socials to ward off the isolation that can affect some new mothers.
"If moms are held in those first couple of weeks and they aren't stretched beyond what they can do and they have people checking in on them frequently and caring about them, they have a continuity of care and a lower risk for postpartum depression," Didelot said.
Hughes said it really helps to create a sense of community and support among the new moms.
"People don't feel so isolated because they know they have other parents they can talk to and they're not alone with the experience that they're having at home with their newborn," Hughes said.
Because midwife care is paid for up front and often not covered by health insurance, the collective operates on a sliding pay scale for services.
The sliding scale is unique in that it doesn't require any tax documents or proof of income, but rather functions on the honor system and women's self-evaluation of their resources. It's a much larger version of the "take a penny, leave a penny" bowls on some cashiers' counters, Hughes confirmed.
The sliding scale information sheet asks women to think about their resources. Are they living paycheck to paycheck? Would paying a higher amount mean they aren't able to pay utility bills or that they would have to cut back on eating out and buying coffee?
The lowest end of the sliding scale is $2,500 and the information sheet asks people to exhaust other resources such as friends and family before committing to pay the lowest price. Currently, the collective can only afford to offer two $2,500 births per month on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The midrange on the sliding scale is about $4,000 and is for people who have a steady income and are not worried about meeting basic needs such as food, shelter or medical care.
The high end of the sliding scale ranges from $4,500 to $6,000 and is for people who own property or have savings. Women who pay the higher end of the sliding scale enable the collective to offer the lower end.
Didelot said that the midwives have been amazed that women are perfectly willing to pay the higher end of the scale in order to allow others to pay the lower price.
"We've had two of our current clients pay above the $6,000 rate in order to pay into the fundraiser so other clients can pay at the lower end of the sliding scale and we just think that's really remarkable that those with more resources are willing to do that," Didelot said. "It's mind-boggling. I'm like, 'Oh my God! People are really choosing it!'"
Hughes said that the collective is also passionate about reaching out to traditionally underserved communities, such as people who only speak Spanish or people in the LGBTQ community.
One way to do that is take on apprentice midwives from underserved communities, Hughes said.
Kawulok added that diverse midwives are important because someone with a language barrier or from the LGTBQ community will be most comfortable with someone who can represent them.
"We want people to feel comfortable with who is providing their care and also really be able to educate from the ground up in those communities about their options," Kawulok said.


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Inventing Tomorrow
Meet passionate teenage innovators from around the globe who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's environmental threats – found right in their own backyards – while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence. Take a journey with these inspiring teens as they prepare their projects for the largest convening of high school scientists in the world, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Learn more about ways to provide equal access to high quality STEM education and mentorships, create diverse pathways to STEM careers, support environmental literacy, and combat climate change here.
Get information on the Intel Science Fair featured in the film here.
Film website» https://www.inventingtomorrowmovie.com/
Filmmaker: Laura Nix
Laura Nix is a director, writer, and producer working in non-fiction and fiction. She previously directed Yes, Men are Revolting, The Light In Her Eyes, The Politics of Fur, and Whether You Like It or Not. She was recently named a Chicken & Egg Breakthrough Filmmaker, a prestigious award given annually to five, experienced US-based women filmmakers and, in 2017, she was awarded the Sundance Institute/Discovery Impact Fellowship. She is currently a film expert for the U.S. State Department's American Film Showcase.
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The prohibition of high-capacity Ruger 10/22 magazines has been a failure of legislation in Canada. However, using a High-Capacity Remington 597 magazine in a Ruger 10/22 is perfectly legal. SBI has developed a magazine adapter to do just this. Their adapter has been approved by the RCMP and is 100% legal to use.
The adapter is made in Canada using a Carbon Fiber Composite 3d printed material. This has allowed them to produce a durable product while keeping the costs down.
Magazine Notice: We advise against using the black 30 round Remington 597 magazines. These magazines have a design defect which causes the follower to bind. The clear 30 round magazines, and Pro-Mag 597 magazines work best. You should also follow our posted magazine break in procedure.
The 30 round Remington 597 magazines require a break in period to function reliable and smoothly. Follow the below procedure to break in the magazine to ensure optimal feed reliability.
Load the magazine to 30 rounds.
Shoot the remaining 10 rounds.
Load the magazine to 15 rounds.
Shoot 15 rounds. Repeat 15 round loads until reliable feeding.
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Shoot 20 rounds. Repeat 20 round loads until reliable feeding.
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magazine at a lesser capacity until it cycles reliably.
Load magazine to 30 rounds and use.
In some cases, depending on your chamber and ammunition used failure to feeds can occur. This is usually not related to the magazine but rather the ammunition and environment. You may improve reliability by oiling your ammunition lightly. Add 1 to 2 drops of premium gun oil to 100 rounds of ammunition leaving a light coat. This will lubricate the case and allow for easier chambering.
The black Remington 597 Magazines should not be used. They are made with a different polymer causing the follower to bind to the magazine body. They rarely feed reliably. If you want black magazines, we suggest painting the clear ones.


Fast trains from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway take around 1 hour and 33 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 86 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Exeter and Bodmin Parkway.
1. Are there direct trains from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway?
Direct trains from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway have been found.
We usually find around 34 direct trains on the route from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway every weekday.
2. How long is the train journey from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway?
The Exeter to Bodmin Parkway train travel time is normally about 1 hour and 33 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Exeter to Bodmin Parkway train times and schedule?
On weekdays the earliest direct train to Bodmin Parkway is usually scheduled to depart Exeter around 04:11 and the last train is around 22:02. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Exeter around 04:11, and the last at 20:51.
When to book Exeter to Bodmin Parkway train tickets?
Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Exeter to Bodmin Parkway by train.
Which train companies operate between Exeter and Bodmin Parkway?


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const {NavigationExperimental} = ReactNative
import * as types from '../actions/types';

const {
  CardStack: NavigationCardStack,
  StateUtils: NavigationStateUtils
} = NavigationExperimental

const allTabs = [
  (lastRoute) => lastRoute || {key:'home', index: 0},
  (lastRoute) => lastRoute || {key:'contacts', index: 1},
]

export const tabs = createReducer({index: 0, key:'home', routes: allTabs}, {
  [types.SET_TAB](state, action){
    console.log(allTabs[action.index]());
    return Object.assign({}, state, allTabs[action.index]())
  }
});

export const navigationState = createReducer({index: 0, routes: [
  {key: 'ApplicationTabs'},
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]},{

  [types.NAVIGATION_FORWARD](state, action){
    return NavigationStateUtils.forward(state);
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  [types.NAVIGATION_BACK](state, action){
    return NavigationStateUtils.back(state);
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MERCENARIES..TOOLS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION
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Western Powers Reluctant to Condemn Use of Mercenaries
UNITED NATIONS, November 18 .- The condemnation of the use of mercenaries today faces strong resistance from the United States and the European Union (EU) as the result of a vote on the issue at the United Nations, reported PL.
The refusal of both powers was evident in the decision on the draft resolution Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, proposed by Bolivia, Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Belarus.
Approved with 118 votes in favor, 52 against, with five abstentions, the states that opposed were led by the United States, France and Britain, permanent members of the Security Council, plus Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal, who have temporary seats on that organ.
With the abstention of Colombia, the other members of the Security Council who voted for the document were Russia and China (permanent members), and Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria, India and South Africa.
The text says that the use, recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries violate the purposes and principles enshrined in the UN Charter and it draws attention to the use of mercenaries by private military security companies, and requires a ban on these firms from intervention in armed conflicts.
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School news in 2011 in Oak Park was highlighted by twists, turns and surprises — before, during and after the April 5 elections. District 97 got its long-awaited tax hike referendum, but also some unwanted publicity before the election because of confusing ballot wording and a lawsuit after the election by referendum opponents stemming from said ballot wording.
It's been something of a hard sell for Supt. Albert Roberts concerning the cognitive assessment program he wants District 97 to invest in. The price tag alone has been a hurdle—nearly half a million dollars. But Roberts is pushing the District 97 school board to approve the purchase of the Fast ForWord program, a computer-based intervention program.
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Wednesday Journal reported last week that unexcused absences and failing grades are up this year among OPRF's sophomores. This week it is food fights.
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"A Hundred Years From Now—What?:" Mary Garrett Hay Predicts Life in 2022
San Francisco Chronicle, January 14, 1923, p. 10, accessed via Newspapers.com.
The San Francisco Chronicle asked Americans "who have a wide experience and many points of contact with 1922" to predict the trials and triumphs Americans would experience 100 years later.* Probing prominent individuals like a pastor, architect, social reformer, author, film producer, educator, and politician, the paper concluded that there are "plenty of ifs and buts, but in general the prospect for a century hence seems rosy." As a historian at the dawn of 2022, some of the predictions seem amusingly off-base, like author and critic Henry L. Mencken's certainty that the U.S. "will be a British colony. . . . The American who will be most agreeably discussed by Anglo-American historians in 2022 will be Woodrow Wilson, the first premier of the United American Colonies." Notorious moving picture producer D.W. Griffith was equally shortsighted when he stated, "I do not foresee the possibility of instantaneous transmission of living action to the screen within 100 years." (Inventor-turned reluctant Fort Wayne businessman Philo Farnsworth would transmit the first "electronic television image" just a few years later in California).
Some musings proved surprisingly prescient, like those of architect Thomas Hastings, who wondered, "Will civilization relapse, perhaps through the medium of another world war, into semi-barbarism?" The telephone was only just beginning to be used in households—World Wide What?—when Hastings urged readers to consider "the probability of revolutionizing inventions—even the discovery of forces which we know nothing about now." Famed birth control activist Margaret Sanger—who reportedly called upon Indianapolis reformer Roberta West Nicholson to help found the city's first Planned Parenthood clinic—was arguably correct in her belief that access to birth control would result in:
happier homes, greater mutual respect between husband and wife, honeymoons lasting two or three years before children arrive, with husband and wife thoroughly equilibrated to one another, because there has been time for mutual understanding and development before parenthood is entered upon.
The Evening World (New York, New York, February 15, 1922, 3, accessed Newspapers.com.
Among the soothsayers was Mary Garrett Hay, a Charlestown, Indiana native, trailblazing suffragist, and, by 1922, head of New York City's League of Women Voters. The accuracy of her predictions prompt a look back at her life and career, both of which were far ahead of her time, so to speak. Hay informed the San Francisco Chronicle that in 2022:
The life of even the average woman will be broader and better. Woman's drudgery in the household will be eliminated, her care of the family will be lessened, as new inventions come in and new methods of work. Women, like men, will do the tasks for which they are best fitted by temperament, gifts and training.
Technological advancements have certainly liberated women from household drudgery. And women have increasingly stepped away from the home and into the public sphere due to a redefinition of the "tasks for which they are best fitted by temperament, gifts and training." Hay occupied this sphere throughout her life, beginning around 1880, when as a young woman she worked as a drug clerk in Charlestown.[1] Hay later supported herself as a writer, reform speaker, and political consultant in New York City, having eschewed the institution of marriage and accompanying division of labor (Again defying gender norms, she had a long-term relationship with renowned suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt).
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 21, 1908, 24, accessed Newspapers.com.
Described as a "born executive," Hay flexed her entrepreneurial skills when in 1908 she formed the Women's Travel Bureau. Drawing on twenty years of navigating railroad networks across the U.S. for her suffrage campaign, Hay formed a company that appealed to the unique needs of female travelers, such as featuring safe accommodations and advertising women's events. Hay told the New-York Tribune that since the 1893 Columbian Exposition, women increasingly used rail travel for a brief reprieve from the demands of family life. This was made possible, she said, because "'women have for the first time in history begun to earn good salaries.'"[2] The Travel Bureau is one of many examples of Hay carving out opportunities in a male-dominated field by pairing her expertise with public demand.
While Hay's prediction alluded to shifting gender norms, she made clear in the Buffalo Times that the shift must be more immediate, telling the paper, "'It is the right of every human to have a career in the home and in the field-and the two are not mutually exclusive.'" She stated bluntly, "'If men are willing to let their wives go out in quest of careers in the field as well as in the home they are reasonable husbands.'" The paper added that Hay "advocates women taking paid positions even after they are married and employing servants to do the housework far more efficiently than they could ever do it themselves." In 1926, she argued that not only should women be allowed in the workforce, but that some were better suited for it than the home, noting:
I've known many women who were very inefficient mothers but excellent business women. They could manage what we call a man's job and make a conspicuous success of it, and be absolutely beaten by housework or the rearing of their children.[3]
Of course, in order to work in the professional field, jobs needed to be available. Hay worked to create these as a member of the Committee for Extending Business Opportunities to Women, formed around 1915, because "the entrance of women into various fields of work has been effected with so much difficulty."[4]
The Evening World (New York, New York), August 25, 1921, 3, accessed Newspapers.com.
In the second half of her prophesy for the San Francisco Chronicle, Hay predicted:
Politically, women will be powerful. They will share with men the real constructive work of government. Many will hold office. If there is not a woman President, the thought of one will shock no one. It will seem natural and proper to elevate women to whatever positions they have the ability to fill. Co-operation will be the magic word in 2022.
Confirming Hay's point, many Americans in 2016 were shocked not that Hillary Clinton was poised to become the country's first female president, but that she lost the election in a stunning upset—despite winning the popular vote. The glass ceiling came closer to being shattered when Kamala Harris was elected the first female U.S. Vice President in 2020 and when she briefly became the first woman imbued with presidential power in 2021 when President Joe Biden went under anesthesia for a medical procedure.
In fact, Hay's own name had been floated as a U.S. presidential candidate in the 1910s. This was, in large part, because of her organizational and political prowess, particularly in recruiting members for the Republican Party.[5] Described as "the big boss of New York," the G.O.P. appointed Hay to influential positions, soliciting her insight about issues important to women and strategies for mobilizing them to the polls.[6] Friend and fellow Hoosier— and Warren Harding's presidential campaign manager—Will Hays appointed her chairman of the Republican Women's National Executive Committee.[7] In this role, she was tasked with organizing "the women in the nation for the Republican Party as she had organized for suffrage. She was sought after at all political gatherings, and was made a delegate to every kind of convention."[8]
Topeka Daily State Journal, January 29, 1920, 5, accessed Newspapers.com.
From lobbying for Indiana W.C.T.U. branches to heading a West Coast speaking tour organized by Susan B. Anthony to bringing to the Albany legislature "tenement house suffragists to illustrate how much women need the vote on the lower East Side," Hay evolved from a social reformer to a political organizer.[9] She envisioned women's influence extending beyond ratification of the 19th Amendment and viewed the political realm as a source of women's professional fulfilment.
In her "Politics, A Profession for Women" essay for Catherine Filene's 1920 Careers for Women, Hay wrote that politics "lacks the stultifying effect attaching to most occupations for women. Politics for women means a life of real vitality and worth." She noted that "women who were trained by suffrage campaigns" were qualified for "good positions" within political parties. Strengths inherent to women, Hay argued, intersected well with those required of the political sector, such as the "ability to judge and handle people . . . sagacity, resourcefulness, power to discern the true from the false, common sense, imperturbability, [and] wide experience with human nature." Having earned a reputation as an exceptional orator, Hay delivered a speech in 1926 in which she stated governmental work was tantamount to "housekeeping on a large scale."[10] Because of these convictions, Hay used her sway within the Republican Party to bring more women into politics, although, the Times-Tribune noted, "she frequently found herself a[t] storm center by her insistence that leaders of the party permit women workers to join in the inner councils."[11]
While she predicted that "Politically, women will be powerful," Hay wanted not only "political equality between the sexes," but "equality in every single thing in life." This sentiment paralleled U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's belief that "women belong in all places where decisions are being made."[12] Hay worked for their systemic inclusion, including in higher education, law enforcement, jury duty, and prison reform.[13]
Oakland Tribune (California), November 29, 1927, 28, accessed Newspapers.com.
In this sense, Hay's approach to equality was unique for the period, as historian William O'Neil argued, "'the postsuffrage feminists failed to see that the woman problem was part of a larger social question involving sex roles in American society and the entire order.'" Furthermore, these reformers "'asked only for legal equality without addressing themselves to the whole range of problems facing women who tried to make a notch for themselves in a man's world.'"[14] Hay, "one of the best known leaders in the fight for the emancipation of women," proved the rare exception.[15]
Her 1928 death would exacerbate this void in leadership for women's equality. But in the nearly 100 years since her passing, her vision has been realized to a meaningful extent, as women increasingly occupy significant roles in the workplace and government. Perhaps she was able to envision the ideals and gender norms that would become fairly commonplace by 2022 because she embodied them herself.
This post draws on the research notes for the Mary Garrett Hay historical marker.
* Unless otherwise specified, all material is drawn from the San Francisco Chronicle, January 14, 1923, p. 10, accessed via Newspapers.com.
[1] "Mary G. Hay," Clark County, Indiana, Census, 1880, accessed Ancestry Library Edition.
[2] Departure of Trains Schedule, National American Woman's Suffrage Association, New Orleans, March 19th to 25th, 1903, Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911, Scrapbook 3 (1897-1904), Rare Book and Special Collections Division.; "Women Conduct Tourist Bureau," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 21, 1908, 24, accessed Newspapers.com.; "Women Who Travel," New-York Tribune, August 4, 1908, 5, accessed Newspapers.com.
[3] Cynthia Grey, "Cynthia Says Home and Country Should Be Managed Jointly," Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), April 19, 1926, 9, accessed Newspapers.com.
[4] "Mary G. Hay," Clark County, Indiana, Census, 1880, accessed AncestryLibrary.; "Mary G. Hay," 1910 United States Federal Census, New York, accessed AncestryLibrary.; "Women Form to Open New Fields," Woman's Journal and Suffrage News, January 2, 1915, accessed HeinOnline.
[5] Joan Moody, "What Will They Do With It?," Everybody's Magazine (November 1919): 113, accessed GoogleBooks.
[6] "Cheers Greet Women as They Enter Politics," Indianapolis Star, April 3, 1919, 1, 8, accessed Newspapers.com.
[7] "Mary Garrett Hay's Watchword to Women in Politics Was: 'Be Nice to the Men'; Fought for Suffrage from Girlhood," Brooklyn Eagle, September 2, 1928.
[8] Indianapolis Star, April 3, 1919, 1, 8.; Brooklyn Eagle, September 2, 1928.
[9] "Suffrage Leaders Get Together Now," Star-Gazette
(Almira, NY), March 5, 1910, 2, accessed Newspapers.com.
[10] Cynthia Grey, "Cynthia Says Home and Country Should be Managed Jointly," Courier-Post (Camden, NJ), April 19, 1926, 9, accessed Newspapers.com.
[11] "Mary Garrett Hay," The Times Tribune (Scranton, PA), September 1, 1928, accessed Newspaper.com.
[12] "They Will Stand on Their Rights," Boston Globe, February 27, 1908, 10, accessed Newspapers.com.
[13] "Mainly About People," Daily News (New York), January 6, 1922, 41, accessed Newspapers.com.; "Women and the Jury System," The Scranton Republican, February 28, 1922, accessed Newspapers.com.; "Leagued Together for Law Enforcement," Oakland Tribune, November 29, 1927, 28, accessed Newspapers.com.
[14] Quoted in Winifred D. Wandersee, Women's Work and Family Values, 1920-1940 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981), 119-120.
[15] Buffalo Times, July 9, 1922, 52, accessed Newspapers.com.
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On Monday, the Idaho House of Representatives passed legislation that would make nutrient management plans by dairies confidential.
House Bill 269 would define nutrient management as a trade secret and keep the plans out of the public domain. That's wrong, because information about waste management is important to protecting the environment and public health.
The Utah Legislature recently passed legislation limiting access to most electronic communication — instant messages, voicemail, text messages, video chat, etc. — by government officials. That makes it easy for them to do all sorts of backroom deals face-to-face using Skype, or even phone texts.
The bill also sharply raised fees for citizens making public-records requests.
Basically, Utah has shifted the burden of proof about whether records are open or not to those trying to get the information.
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For example, the Gooding County Planning and Zoning Commission needs to review nutrient management plans to assure that duplicate fields are not being applied with manure from confined animal feeding operations, according to state Rep. Wendy Jaquet, D-Ketchum.
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Khalid Taha (born February 15, 1992) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the bantamweight division. A professional since 2013, he has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career
Taha started fighting MMA professionally in 2013. He has fought under numerous organizations, notably German MMA Championship, Fair Fighting Championship and Rizin Fighting Federation.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Taha  made his UFC debut on  July 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith against Nad Narimani.  He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Taha was scheduled to face Boston Salmon on November 30, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters#The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. However Taha was pulled from the event due to a torn ACL and the bout was cancelled. The pairing was rescheduled at UFC 236  on April 13, 2019. He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.

Taha was scheduled to face Bruno Gustavo da Silva on September 7, 2019, at UFC 242.  However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to UFC 243. Taha won the fight via a submission in round three. On December 23, 2019, Taha received one year USADA suspension for tested positive for  furosemide (diuretics) in an in-competition urine sample provided on Oct. 6 2019 where Taha took a medicine for reducing inflammation and swelling in his eyes which contained furosemide. He became eligible to compete again on October 6, 2020.

Taha was expected to face Jack Shore on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. However, Shore was removed from the bout in late-October due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Raoni Barcelos. Taha lost the fight via unanimous decision.  This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Taha faced Sergey Morozov on July 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 26. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Taha was scheduled to face Mario Bautista on February 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 201. However, Taha had to pull out off the bout due to undisclosed reasons.

Taha  was scheduled to face  Taylor Lapilus on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209.; but on  August 23, Lapilus forfeited from the event due to a broken hand, and he was replaced by Cristian Quiñónez. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.

After the loss, it was announced that Taha was no longer on the UFC roster.

Championships and accomplishments

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Fight of the Night (One time)

Personal life
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|UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|NC
|align=center|13–2 (1)
|Bruno Gustavo da Silva
|NC (overturned)
|UFC 243
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Melbourne, Australia
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|Win
|align=center|13–2
|Boston Salmon
|TKO (punches)
|UFC 236
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|align=center|0:25
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|12–2
|Nad Narimani
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hamburg, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|12–1
|Hamza Kooheji
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Brave 12
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Jakarta, Indonesia
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|Loss
|align=center|11–1
|Takafumi Otsuka
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:23
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|11–0
|Keita Ishibashi
|KO (knees and punches)
|Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:52
|Saitama, Japan
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|Win
|align=center|10–0
|Timo-Juhani Hirvikangas
|Decision (split)
|German MMA Championship 9
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|9–0
|Michail Chrisopoulos
|KO (punch)
|Fair FC 5
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|align=center|1:20
|Eindhoven, Netherlands
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|Win
|align=center|8–0
|Nijat Valujev
|TKO (punches)
|Fair FC: Top Ten Champions
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:26
|Herne, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|7–0
|Daniel Makin
|TKO (punches)
|Fair FC 4
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|align=center|2:20
|Eindhoven, Netherlands
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|Win
|align=center|6–0
|Omer Cankardesler
|Decision (unanimous)
|Fair FC 3
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Rheinberg, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|5–0
|Ali Selcuk Ayin
|TKO (submission to punches)
|German MMA Championship 5
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:59
|Herne, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|4–0
|Manuel Bilić
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Fair FC 1
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:24
|Herne, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|3–0
|Florin Gârdan
|TKO (knees)
|RNC: Martial Arts Gala
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|align=center|2
|align=center|4:43
|Frankenthal, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|2–0
|John Isac
|TKO (punches)
|GMC 4
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|align=center|0:20
|Herne, Germany
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|Win
|align=center|1–0
|Muhammed Celebi
|TKO (punches)
|MMA Bundesliga 2
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|align=center|2:43
|Herne, Germany
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See also
 List of male mixed martial artists

References

External links

1992 births
Living people
German male mixed martial artists
Bantamweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
German practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
German male taekwondo practitioners
German people of Lebanese descent
Sportspeople from Dortmund
People from Warendorf
Sportspeople from Münster (region)
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
Doping cases in mixed martial arts

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Other types of emails may cause the same reaction. Authors are inundated every week with solicitations from marketing and web site gurus, proofers, webinar hosts, and more. It could be easy to become jaded to the constant barrage of offers.
Although narrators routinely work with audio publishers, we are independent, freelance business owners just like you are. We don't have agents who deal in audiobook work. Each narrator is on her own for ensuring she has a steady workload.
Until recent years, only about 5% of all books were made into audiobooks. Even though audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of publishing and have had double digit growth for the past 3 years, the overall number of audiobooks is still a relatively low percentage of the number of available books.
Consequently, the majority of authors do not have audiobooks of their titles and may not know how to create one. Narrators frequently do outreach with authors to help them learn about the production process. We speak at authors' conferences and workshops. Some of us (ahem) write articles to share our knowledge and love of this medium.
With the research complete, the narrator will contact the author — usually through email — to inquire about the possibility of creating the audiobook.
If you're on the receiving end of an unexpected query email from an audiobook narrator, you might initially think it's a scam. What should you do?
You already know that you can learn a lot about a person by Googling them to find their web site and social media accounts. I would advise you to look at the narrator's web site for testimonials from previous clients and professional reviews.
In addition to those sites, you'll also want to look at the narrator's credits on Audible.com. You can easily see the number and type of audiobooks they have recorded, as well as listener ratings and comments about their performances.
While looking at the narrator's audio portfolio on Audible from your desktop computer, I'd suggest that you also look at the length of the recordings, which is shown on the left side of the screen. Someone who has only recorded short books that last 1 hour or less may not have the experience to produce on time and within budget a full novel that would have a run time of 6, 8, or more hours.
2. Educate yourself about the audiobook production process using my Audiobook Resources for Authors page.
The only thing you need to get started in audiobook production is ownership of your audio rights. Check any contracts you've signed with traditional publishers to determine whether the audio rights were included. If they were, you may be able to request that the publisher revert those rights to you. This article will give you inspiration, this one will give you some ammunition, and this PDF seemingly will explain everything you could possibly want to know about rights reversion.
3. Ask for an audition of your text.
Just as you wouldn't buy a car without test-driving it, you can and should ask the querying narrator to send you an audition of your text. It's helpful if you select the passage(s) of no more than 2-3 pages and give notes about characterizations. Use my 10-point checklist to help you determine whether this narrator is a good fit for your book.
4. Listen to other narrators on ACX.
Don't be so in love with hearing your words read aloud by a professional narrator that you cast someone who isn't the best fit for the book. You can use ACX.com to search for narrators based on a variety of characteristics. Listen to some samples and do some more narrator research. If you hear some good possibilities, you can always send a query email directly to those narrators without setting up an ACX account. Believe me, we LOVE to hear directly from authors!
5. Explore other options of exploiting your audio rights, including licensing them to the narrator or an audiobook production company.
Of course, you don't have to add audiobook production to your already overflowing to-do list. You could leave the job to someone else and still benefit financially. Prior to the advent of ACX in 2011, audiobook production was reserved for only the top-tier authors and bestselling titles. The traditional publisher might publish the audiobook, or they could license the rights to another party.
Now, indie authors are also licensing their audio rights to audio publishers or narrators. Blackstone Audio is a large audiobook publisher, and you can learn about their process in this informative article from my friend and colleague Ann M. Richardson.
Last year, I hosted a unique webinar for narrators who want to license audio rights from publishers. My guest was Jessica Kaye, who is both an audiobook producer/director/distributor and intellectual property attorney. Indie authors would find this discussion to be extremely useful when negotiating licensing with an audio publisher or narrator. If you're interested, you can obtain the 1.5-hour recording, a sample license agreement from Jessica, and my exclusive list of links to aid in rights research and distribution options on my Shop page.
6. If you decide to independently produce your audiobook, figure out how you will pay for production and how you want to distribute your book.
If you have questions about the audiobook production process, I'd be delighted to answer them. Head to my Shop page if you'd like to set up a private 30- or 60-minute consultation.
Maybe you haven't received an email from a narrator. When you do, I hope you will think "revenue stream!" instead of scam.
Great post, Karen! You covered all the points so well — as usual.
Thanks, Lee Ann! A recent discussion on Facebook inspired the article and made me think differently about how I approach authors.
I saw that discussion on FB, Karen, and figured that might have prompted this post. Perfect timing!
Thanks for the kind words, Ken! Please feel free to share this article on FB and beyond.


Greater Cleveland film lovers will gather at the at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque on Sunday, February 24th to attend a very special film and benefit organized by Ciné Arts Cleveland!, a local internet group for movie lovers.
Entitled "Eat Drink Watch Oscars" (a reference to Ang Lee's Oscar-nominated 1994 film Eat Drink Man Woman), this unique benefit will begin with WATCHing the new film Sister at the Cinematheque at 4:30 p.m. (Sister is Switzerland's official entry for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.) After the screening, the party will move to Nighttown for the EAT and DRINK portions of the evening. Before, during, and after dinner, partygoers will WATCH the Red Carpet and Academy Awards presentations on large-screen televisions beginning at 7 p.m. Serious cinephiles will have a special quiet room (away from the restaurant hubbub) devoted to WATCHing the telecast following dinner.
"I'm pleased that Ciné Arts Cleveland! has reached out to us with this benefit. I think it will be fun. Why stay home and watch the Oscars alone when you can celebrate and commiserate with other like-minded film buffs at one of the region's finest restaurants?" said John Ewing, Cinematheque Director.
Tickets cost $100 ($50 of which is a tax-deductible donation to the Cinematheque) and include both admission to the film at the Cinematheque and the subsequent celebration of film at Nighttown. A welcoming cocktail and hors d'oeuvres will be followed by a sit-down three-course meal and continued fellowship until the last award is handed out. Zoss the Swiss Baker will provide gourmet petits fours. The event is Black-tie Optional.
Tickets may be purchased by calling Liz Huff at the Cleveland Institute of Art, 216.421.7957. Tickets are also available online at http://eatdrinkwatchoscars.brownpapertickets.com/ Walk-ups (cash only) will be accepted on the day of the event if space is available.
"Eat Drink Watch Oscars" patrons will also receive complementary 2013 memberships in both Ciné Arts Cleveland! ($5) and Music Cleveland! ($10).
The group is part of the worldwide Internet networking service, MeetUp.com. MeetUp is devoted to providing a social forum for people of mutual interests in a wide range of areas.
The screening at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 24 is open to both partygoers and the general public. Regular Cinematheque admission prices will apply for those who want to see only the movie: $9; Cinematheque members $7; age 25 & under $6.


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Former X-Factor star confirmed for Access All Eirias
Rhydian is the latest big name to be signed up for the music spectacular
David PowellCourt reporter
Rhydian
FORMER X Factor singer Rhydian Roberts and West End star Sophie Evans will headline the Saturday night line-up at a major music festival this summer.
They star in the Access All Eirias concert in Colwyn Bay, the Daily Post can reveal today.
The classically trained Welsh baritone Rhydian and Dorothy singer Sophie, from South Wales, will perform at the Eirias Stadium event on Saturday, July 20.
Tickets are already selling well for the artists on Sunday, July 21 – Little Mix, Conor Maynard, Wiley and The Loveable Rogues.
Now organisers Conwy County Borough Council and Wales-based music promoter Orchard say that the Rhydian and Sophie concerts will be "cross-over artists" billed under the name Voices in The Park.
Voices in the Park will also feature The Overtones, a five-piece vocal harmony group who already have a platinum selling album to their name.
But it is musical theatre actor and television presenter Rhydian Roberts, also with a platinum album under his belt, who perhaps has the biggest name.
He rose to fame after finishing runner-up on The X Factor in 2007 but has carved out his own successful showbusiness career.
Sophie Evans starred as Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd-Webber's production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium after appearing in BBC's Over The Rainbow.
She has had a solo UK tour, hosted her own TV Christmas special, and stars in the much film The World's End with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Martin Freeman, which comes out in the summer.
Cllr Graham Rees, Conwy's cabinet member for tourism, marketing and leisure, said: "July 20-21 is going to be a very special weekend.
"Developing Parc Eirias and attracting major events to the county is at the heart of our regeneration plans.
"We are very proud that Parc Eirias will be hosting two concerts again this year. There is something for all the family to enjoy."
The Overtones played at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations last summer, supported Peter Andre on tour and appeared on ITV's Dancing on Ice, Red or Black? and the Xtra Factor.
Access All Eirias is supported by the Principality Building Society for the second year in a row.
Tickets for Voices in the Park on July 20 cost just £6 from www.accessalleirias.com and 01492 872000 from tomorrow.
Conwy Council


Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Dorothy doesn't need me to tell them how kind and gentle and generous and compassionate she was.
As people, we all change the world around us, at least a little.
Some of us are Earth-shakers, and our ripples spread out and around and through history. And those ripples may be good or ill.
Most of us create more modest ripples. We have an impact on family and perhaps a few friends, possibly a co-worker or even a stranger now and then. Please understand, these modest, everyday, just-plain-folk ripples are an integral part of the societal oceans we inhabit, and without them we're just isolated islands or bits of aimless driftwood. They're essential, but modest.
…then there are a special few. Those whose ripples appear quiet and unassuming. They may come from people pleasant enough, kind even, but we may believe those ripples are certain to be short-lived and absolutely will not travel far.
Don't be fooled. When created by those special few, those deceptively quiet ripples can go on and on and on.
I first met Dorothy in 1981 or '82 when I was asked to take over an adult writing class she attended semester after semester. We hit it off—of course, she hit it off with everyone!—and she eventually invited me to be her guest at a writers group (ripples).
This wonderful group (two groups, in fact: Allied Authors and Fictioneers) included literary agent Larry Sternig as well as a host of other local literary luminaries. Larry offered to represent my fiction and garnered me my first appearance in a hard cover book (ripples). A few years later, health issues prompted him to offer me a partnership in the agency (ripples), and I took over the agency when Larry passed away in 1999 (ripples).
As an agent, I have had the pleasure of "starting" the publishing careers of nearly a dozen brand-new writers, and while they may have found an agent elsewhere and that agent may have sold their initial books and those sales may have been to the same publishers and may have entertained the same readers, Dorothy played a very real part in launching those writers' careers (ripples).
Years ago, I invited a lifelong friend to join the Allied Authors of Wisconsin (the two groups had merged into one), and he has become a pivotal member. (Needless to say, he and Dorothy hit it off too). He took upon himself the task of chronicling the group's history, members past and present, publishing accomplishments and the group's place in Wisconsin's rich literary legacy.
He recently collected and collated the papers and history of Wisconsin's renowned children's book writer, Betty Ren Wright, and presented it to the state historical society, and he is doing similar work for other writers. If Dorothy had not invited me, I could not have invited him, and this treasury of information may well have been lost.
I have absolutely no doubt that Dorothy's life above and beyond the narrow confines of my contact with her created other ripples. Ripples in the lives of her fellow nurses and healthcare professionals. Ripples in her patients' lives, the lives of staff and her fellow residents at the Congregational Home, and doubtless uncounted ripples in the lives of complete strangers…anyone seeing her kind, always-smiling face could not help but smile in return and have a better day for it.
We are all the richer for having known her.
Dorothy Tofte passed away Nov. 19, 2014. Read the obituary here.
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Every writer group needs someone like Dorothy — a member who always finds something positive in every reading and has the innate ability to encourage others. She will be missed, yes, but I pray her spirit of joy for the craft (and fellowship with her friends) will never be lost.


Hilary J. Baker, vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) at California State University, Northridge, has been appointed to the board of EDUCAUSE, the association for information technology in higher education.
Baker was appointed as a director-at-large by EDUCAUSE's board of directors. She is one of four new EDUCAUSE board members who will serve a four-year term starting next month. The other new board members are Keith W. McIntosh, vice president for information services and CIO for the University of Richmond; Sue B. Workman, vice president for university technology and CIO at Case Western Reserve University; and Loretta Parham, CEO and library director for the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center.
"EDUCAUSE will benefit from their unique insights and shared passion for our community," he said.
Baker is responsible for leading CSUN's IT strategic vision to deliver effective, secure and reliable technology services. Her innovative efforts led to CSUN receiving two Apple Distinguished School awards for the university's myCSUNtablet initiative, as well as CSUN's groundbreaking mobile app and virtual/augmented reality student competitions.
Previously, Baker was CIO at Pepperdine University, where she led the information technology division, and, at the California State University's Office of the Chancellor, she led the implementation of a system-wide, 23-campus administrative systems initiative. She also held progressive IT management roles at the J. Paul Getty Trust and a geographic information systems company.
Baker currently serves as vice chair of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Innovation and Technology Council and is a member of the Oracle Education and Research Industry Strategy Council. She is an alumna of a 2004 Leadership California program for California women executives.


So you've decided you're ready for commitment, and you would like to adopt a dog.
Congratulations! Your new pet will give you love and loyalty for their entire life. But with all the great dogs available through shelters and rescue organizations, how do you find "the one" for you?
You already may have an idea which breed or type of dog is right for you. But make sure you keep an open mind – and heart – throughout your search. You may find the best dog for you is a breed you did not expect.
While opposites may attract in dating relationships, the dog you choose should be a good fit for your lifestyle. If you're looking for a running partner, consider a high-energy breed that thrives on exercise like an Australian Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, or Jack Russell Terrier. Or, if you'd like a cuddly, couch buddy, consider a Pug, Great Dane, or Pekingese.
You can find both purebred and mixed-breed dogs in both shelters and rescues, although you may have better luck finding a purebred dog through a breed specific rescue.
Do your research and learn about the personalities and characteristics of the breeds of most interest to you to get a better idea of their health needs and common behaviors And then ask the staff of the rescue or shelter about the dogs they have available for adoption. Staff members spend a lot of time with the available dogs and can help you find the best dog for you based on your needs.
Thinking about getting a puppy? They are available in rescues and shelters as well!! Keep in mind that young dogs require time for training and supervision, and you will have to go through the potty-training phase. If you decide you do not have the time or patience, or are just looking for an already well-mannered dog, an adult dog may be the best choice.
When you're ready to find your perfect pet, make time to visit local shelters and rescues and talk to the staff about what you are looking for in a dog. Then spend some time with the dog with your family, and with dog(s) you may already have. This will help you determine if the dog will be a good fit. Many rescues will even bring the dog to your house for a home visit, so you can see how they react in your home.
It's important to remember that some dogs may be stressed by the shelter environment, so don't rule out those that don't try to get your attention. An active dog may get your attention, but a quieter dog may make the best daily companion.
Following these steps can help you find your perfect canine partner for years to come.