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Synopsis writing is hard! I used to be terrible at it—it's one of those things that you sit down to do thinking, "I've written a book, how difficult can it be to write a synopsis" only to discover it's not so easy. And there must be something happening in the writing world at the moment because I've had 3 people email me about writing synopses in the past couple of weeks. So I thought I'd share with you the process I've developed that helps me write a synopsis for a book.
1. What Needs to be in a Synopsis?
You only need 4 things in your synopsis: your working title, the genre of the book, the word count and your extended pitch.
The genre should simply be a few words, using the publisher's language i.e. rural romance, contemporary women's fiction, historical fiction. If you're not sure exactly how to describe your genre, hop onto a few publishers' websites and look up titles similar to your own. In the description on the website for each of these books, there will be a statement of what genre it is.
Your word count should obviously be appropriate to your genre. Don't send in a 150,000 word romance novel! It is unlikely to be read.
2. What's an Extended Pitch?
It's a summary of the story. It's usually around 200-300 words. Bear in mind, your synopsis really shouldn't be more than 1 page.
The key here is the word "story". A synopsis isn't a summary of the themes of the book; the publisher will be able to work that out if you've described the story well enough. People don't read for themes, they read for story. Your story is what will catch the attention of the publisher. A synopsis shouldn't tell the publisher how to read the book either. It's just about the story.
3. So How Do I Summarise the Story in 200-300 Words?
Good question! Obviously you have to leave a lot out. That's the thing that most people find the hardest to do. You really want to focus on the main plot and maybe one or, at most two, subplots.
In the synopsis I wrote for A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald, the main focus of the synopsis was the key plot thread. I also wove in a very small amount of my biggest subplot, and an even smaller amount of two other subplots. When I say an even smaller amount, I mean each of those subplots got two key sentences each in the synopsis. There are many subplots I didn't even mention in the synopsis because those subplots aren't the 'hook' of the book.
You don't need to order the synopsis in the same way that the book is ordered. Perhaps the chronology in your book jumps around all over the place. Imagine if you tried to jump around all over the place in the synopsis?! It would be a mess to read.
For example, in The Painted Face, my fourth book, I have some scenes set in the 1920s and some in the 1940s. These are intertwined throughout the book. But in the synopsis I sent to my agent and publisher, I simply went through the 1920s story for the first 3 paragraphs of the synopsis and then I moved into the 1940s part of the story in the last couple of paragraphs.
I find the six-sentence method really helpful. Try to summarise your story in 6 sentences, then expand a little on those six sentences in the synopsis.
Then, in my synopsis, my first two paragraphs will be about points 1-3 above. The next 2 paragraphs will tackle a couple of the obstacles. The final paragraph will be about the big obstacle, and the question/hook.
5. What is an Ending Question or Hook?
It's the kind of question you might find on the back cover blurb of a book.
For example, my second book, If I Should Lose You, was about a woman who was an organ donor coordinator and whose daughter needed a liver transplant. In my synopsis, I set up the fact of this woman's job giving her privileged access to information about organ donors, and I set up the fact of her very ill daughter. I ended the synopsis with the question: How far will Camille go to keep her daughter alive and what might it cost another child waiting on the list?
It's a question that hints at the drama that will unfold, that makes your story sound compelling, that lures the reader (in this case the agent or publisher) in to wanting to know more about the book.
6. Should I Give the Ending Away?
I never do. I want the publisher and/or agent to want to read the book. So I will end the synopsis with the question and leave it at that.
However, there are some circumstances where you might have to reveal the end of the book. If your book relies on a twist at the end for its impact, then you might need to include the ending so that the agent or publisher understands the full impact of the story.
I hope that helps! If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask in the comments below. And, don't forget, I have a brand new on-demand course available through the Australian Writers' Centre all about Pitching Your Novel. I teach the course through a series of videos and handouts and you can take the course at any time. I cover synopsis writing, as well as lots of other info about pitching your novel.


Global talent shortages could result not only in vast amounts of unrealized revenue, but also in huge wage bill increases.
Though the temptation to fill the gap through sourcing freelance or contingent workers makes sense where demand is temporary, it is not a sustainable approach to bridging what we believe is an endemic problem.
Freelance workers are more expensive and even more difficult to retain than permanent members of the team. The companies that thrive in this environment will be the ones that have built skilled-talent pipelines and long-term relationships with their people; these organizations will be able to withstand the demand surge that lies ahead.
Indeed, buying needed talent from the market will become too costly to remedy the situation alone. Companies will need to focus on retaining and reskilling existing workers instead. Organizations should resist the urge to make less-skilled workers redundant as lower-level roles are automated. Instead, they should take the opportunity to retrain these workers to fill more complex roles designed around the individual employees' skills, keeping valuable business knowledge in-house and reducing the need to source expensive external talent. For companies that make the effort to upskill their existing workforces, there is an added bonus: Employees who are connected to an organization's purpose and feel they can make a meaningful contribution are much more likely to stay, even if they're offered a higher salary elsewhere.
After all, in the future of work, employees who are adaptable and willing to learn, with enough flexibility to handle a rapidly shifting working environment and less-hierarchical structures are the ones with the most potential to succeed. In sectors and economies where there's a surplus of mid-skilled and low-skilled workers, there is ample opportunity for development.
In parallel with retraining and reskilling, employers need to develop new, more effective remuneration solutions that reward loyalty, and consider creating bespoke packages for highly valued employees that look beyond pay to a holistic reward plan that takes into account non-salary benefits. As wages escalate, companies will need to be brave and creative to offset the Salary Surge.


As part of our ongoing work to support the preservation and revival of minority traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, we sat down to interview Geshe Pema Dorjee — the leading figure in the revivification of the Bodong tradition. The int terview with Geshe was c onducted by Jonang Foundation's director, Dr. Michael R. Sheehy at Wellesley College during February 2016, and d iscusses the history and current revival of the Bodong.
Khenpo Choekyi Nangwa Rinpoche from Jonang Shimla Monastery in India will be teaching and giving a series of empowerments in Switzerland from Feb. 27 to March 05, 2014.
A spot on the Jonang Foundation Pilgrimage to Mount Kailash for the 2014 Horse Year Festival during Saga Dawa may be bid on and bought during the Shambhala Sun Foundation's annual online auction.
Jonang Foundation has gifted one spot on the 21-day pilgrimage, Trip 02: The Great Horse Festival at Mt. Kailash (June 03-June 24) , to our friends at the Shambhala Sun Foundation . The item may be bid on during their annual online auction .
Please see the announcement that we are reposting here about the upcoming public programs by Jonang monks in Russia: Buddhist monks of Jonang tradition will construct a mandala of Kalachakra and conduct initiations and rituals in Moscow from 29.09 to 6.10 Buddhist monks from the Jonang Takten Phuntsok Choling monastery (India) will build in Moscow Kalachakra sand mandala, giving us a unique opportunity to see the top of the art of the ancient monasteries of Tibet. Jonang Monastery Takten Phuntsok Choling is the only monastery of Jonang tradition in India, where lives 120 monks who practice Kalachakra Tantra.
Whispering Mountains: The Living Presence of the Jonang is a feature-length documentary in production that tells the story of the Jonang, capturing on film for the first time this distinct tradition of Buddhism that was thought by many to be lost, but is now appearing to the world outside of its remote enclaves in far eastern Tibet. The film narrates the history of the Jonang Buddhist tradition, from their settling in central Tibet in the thirteenth century to their migration across the plateau and resettling in eastern Tibet from the mid-seventeenth century onwards up to the present-day.
Conceived a decade ago in eastern Tibet, and incorporated a year later in the U.S., Jonang Foundation is commemorating its ten year anniversay with the launch of a full upgrade to our online home: JonangFoundation.org. This upgrade commences version 3.0 of the website. The first generation was a few simple pages of text describing our mission, launched in 2005. By 2007, we had built a Drupal platform site. That version 2.0 site went under several improvements over the years, but none that total the overhaul that we have with this launch.
With profound sadness, we at Jonang Foundation report the loss of His Eminence the 9th Kalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, Dorjee Chang Jampel Namdrol Choekyi Gyaltsen. Jetsun Dampa Rinpoche was 80 years old. He passed away earlier today in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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Poor diversity, poor design: the truth about inclusive research and why it matters
Madina Wane
Madina Wane reflects on the value of creating an inclusive research culture where everyone in society can feel they can participate and benefit from STEM.
The modern seat belt is a simple but extremely effective innovation that has been saving lives since the 1960s. It is estimated to reduce the risk of death by up to 50% and with over 1 million road traffic deaths per year globally, the seat belt is clearly an important development. With such an impact it is easy to neglect scrutiny of this technology, but we must ask the question: are we all equally protected?
When crash test dummies first became required in the 1960s, US regulators wanted manufacturers to use two types – one based on male physical proportions, and one based on female proportions. However, after several years, regulators conceded and manufacturers were able to use just one dummy, reflecting the 'average' male. 50 years on and the consequences of this are clear. A study in 2011, from the University of Virginia's Center for Applied Biomechanics, determined that female drivers were 47% more likely to suffer severe injuries compared to their male counterparts. Many studies have also highlighted the increased incidence of whiplash in female drivers.
Although the use of female dummies has since been adopted, these are simply smaller versions of male dummies, not accounting for anatomical differences between the sexes. In addition, the female dummy is based on proportions of the smallest 5% of females, rather than the average. To add even more pitfalls, the 'female' dummies are still not used to the same extent as their male counterparts, with male dummies predominantly used in the driver's seat and female dummies more often used in the passenger seat. (more…)
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LGBT and the sciences: where does our pride STEM from?
Akif Khawaja
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In celebration of LGBT STEM Day, Dr Akif Khawaja shares the small things everyone can do to make STEM more LGBT-inclusive.
With the glitter of the Mighty Hoopla weekend – a LGBT-friendly pop music festival – having finally settled, all eyes are now set on Pride. For many this will mean another (hopefully sunny) weekend of short shorts, tank tops and daytime drinking. In addition to the parade, especially in London, pride month is chock-a-block of events highlighting all aspects of LGBT+ culture and history. This year, Pride in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has been helping to showcase and support LGBT+ people within the STEM fields by organising LGBT STEM Day.
So, what is Pride in STEM and what is LGBT STEM Day?
Starting with the easy one – Pride in STEM is a charitable trust run by an independent group of LGBT+ scientists and engineers. Founded in 2016, Pride in STEM was the brainchild of Dr Alfredo Carpineti, his husband Chris, and Matt Young. They aim to support all LGBT+ people spanning all of STEM and in doing so, raise their profiles and showcase their work. Now as for LGBT STEM day, this was their latest effort to promote the dissemination of work done by LGBT+ STEM staff. It falls on Friday 5 July 2019 (I'm told purposefully chosen as 507nm is the wavelength of the green stripe in the pride flag – 5.07 … get it?!) and the day before the Pride in London Parade. (more…)
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What is neurodiversity and why STEM organisations should embrace it
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Siena Castellon, a 16-year-old award-winning autism advocate, makes the case for why diversity should be expanded to include neurodiversity.
Most universities have embraced diversity. They recognise that having students and faculty with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives leads to increased creativity, innovation and productivity. However, most universities, focus their diversity initiatives on race, ethnicity and gender. Universities also prioritise initiatives that aim to improve social mobility, which is why many of the STEM work placements or summer school programs are only available to students from low-income families. Although it is important to address the under-representation of Black and Minority Ethnic students (BME), women and students from disadvantaged backgrounds, it is just as important to include people who are neurodivergent – a minority group that is often forgotten. (more…)
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How can we build a better balance of women in STEM?
Sophie Arthur
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What does it take to achieve a fair balance of women in science? Sophie Arthur shares her views on addressing the gender balance in STEM.
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science and International Women's Day have both come and gone in 2019 already, so why write this piece now? These discussions about celebrating the achievements of women in science, providing them with the recognition they deserve and the fight for more representation across all STEM fields are conversations we need to keep having all year round. Not solely on international awareness days.
Women in STEM and their achievements often go under the radar. After all, while Alan Turing was breaking the Enigma code, Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr was taking a break from the silver screen and inventing a radio guidance system that ended up being the precursor to our modern-day Bluetooth & Wi-Fi. Also, while male scientists Andre Geim and Kostantin Novoselov may have won the Nobel Prize for working with graphene, Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar 40 years earlier. So, it is well past time for us to reset the balance. (more…)
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STEM needs to face up to its problem with LGBT diversity
Karim Boustani
Karim Boustani argues the importance of making STEM LGBT-inclusive, from improving visibility to expanding diversity initiatives to include LGBT people.
A large barrier to the creation of an inclusive workplace in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), in my experience, is the view that being out is regarded as "unprofessional" because it is seen as too "personal", even though most of our colleagues are "out" as being straight without issue. LGBT people tend to depoliticise themselves in the workplace because there is a commonly held view that discussions about inequality are not regarded as relevant to STEM work. The term "LGBT" will be used in this post to refer to anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex, or who does not conform to society's expectations in terms of sexual or gender identity and expression.
The lack of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) diversity within STEM subjects is a longstanding issue that is too often left out of conversations about broadening participation in STEM. It is estimated that LGBT people are approximately 20 per cent less represented in STEM fields than expected. Additionally, male LGBT undergraduates are much less likely to stay in STEM degrees than straight men. (more…)
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Why I wear the rainbow lanyard (and why hockey is the greatest sport)
Katie Stripe
Katie Stripe gives a personal account of why she wears the rainbow lanyard to make herself visible to others who may need to see gay people doing normal things.
I could start by telling you what I identify as, but I don't think that is important. The defining features of my character are more about what I am like as a person; sarcastic, grumpy, caring, funny, and what I do; I like to lift heavy weights, play hockey, take photographs, go on holiday and I did my first triathlon at 35 and now I am hooked (or mad). I am also a learning technologist and a learning designer, I build stuff online and develop learning materials and environments for students at Imperial's National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI). Having said all that I am writing this because as a gay member of the Imperial community I think it is important that I am visible to people who may need to see gay people doing normal things. (more…)
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I can't wait until I'm no longer waiting for the first Black scientist to win a Nobel Prize
Faith Uwadiae
Three Wise Women
This festive period Three Wise Women from the Faculty of Medicine will be giving us the gift of their wisdom.
Our first wise woman, Dr Faith Uwadiae, highlighted success stories of Black scientists on her Twitter account every day throughout Black History Month 2018. In this post, she tells us what led to her taking action.
I have been in the university academic system for almost a decade and in this time I have interacted with very few Black scientists. I have met a handful of Black PhD students and research assistants or technicians, one postdoctoral scientist, but sadly I've never been lectured by a Black scientist. When I attend scientific conferences or events I am frequently one of the few Black people in the room and often the only Black woman. In fact, Black professors are heavily underrepresented making up just 0.6% of UK professors, of which only 25 are Black female professors. Sadly, when people think about a scientist they don't picture someone like me, i.e. Black, female and young, and instead default to the White, male and old archetype.
Scientists are much more diverse and I wanted to learn more about the stories of people like me. (more…)
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What diversity and inclusion at Imperial means to me
Red Elmahdi
Dr Rahma Elmahdi is a clinical academic who joined Imperial College London as a medical student. Here she reflects on the significance of diversity and inclusion at the College for Black History Month.
I loved my time at Imperial both as an undergraduate and postgraduate student. Being a student here I was exposed to a host of incredible opportunities that only an institution like Imperial can offer. Despite this, there were many moments when I felt both isolated and lonely as a young black woman studying here. As well as the very many good times, I recall living with a chronic sense of being 'other' and feeling that to pass as a true Imperial student, I should endeavour to look and sound like my white, affluent peers as much as possible. (more…)
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My Journey to medical school: I did it my way
Yasmin Adelekan-Kamara
In celebration of Black History Month, medical student Yasmin Adelekan-Kamara shares her story on how she pursued her passion for medicine.
I still vividly remember the moment I decided to apply to medical school. It was not a decision that was easy for me, and this worried me having seen how natural it was for some of my peers to pursue medicine. Despite my genuine interest and passion there was always a doubt in my mind that I could never be the 'ideal' medical student I thought a university like Imperial wanted.
Rethinking medical school
Whilst I loved medicine, I also had a love for other vocations; journalism and architecture especially. This caused a great internal conflict for me. I believed to be the 'ideal' medical student, you had to initially be solely devoted to and have an unwavering commitment to medicine. Did the fact that I was questioning my decision mean I was not dedicated enough? (more…)
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It can be a challenge for parents to realise when their adult children are becoming a financial drain, and this could affect their ability to reduce their debt load. Or as a parent, you may know your adult child(ren) are a financial strain, but just are not sure how to break off the financial support; especially when it comes to paying for post-secondary tuition.
When parents should say "no" to paying for all or part of university or college tuition.
How parents can provide support to a post-secondary bound child that doesn't involve financial assistance.
What parents should know about student lines-of-credit and bank loans.
And what parents can do to ensure their child is financially prepared to deal with everything they will face as they go to university or college.
For a parent who may not be able to or may not want to pay for a child's tuition, what financial assistance advice can they give to help make sure their child can still pay for school?
The interest and repayment doesn't start until after a student has graduated.
You need to qualify for these and a parent(s) income may affect eligibility.
There are good repayment assistance options available.
You only have to pay back what is borrowed and interest on what is borrowed.
You may have a lower interest rate than a government student loan.
Your payments will be due on what is borrowed even if the person is still a student.
This is not available at all banks or financial institutions.
The interest accrues right away and monthly payments begin immediately on the entire amount owing.
The repayment assistance is difficult to get.
Make sure to listen to our podcast for all the tips and advice from our LIT's on how to help your kid get through school, even when your debt load says no.
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In the world of mega-endorsement deals this one, at least in newsprint, is Alex Rodriguez – a blockbuster that defies market value and the status quo.
On Tuesday Titleist confirmed it was clearing the air and essentially giving Rory McIlroy an opportunity to take his considerable talents to Beaverton, Ore., home of the Nike empire that has reportedly been wooing the Ulsterman to the tune of a 10-year deal with $20 million a calendar.
For the Acushnet Co., the parent of Titleist, the move has a familiar MO. When Tiger Woodswas rumored to be headed for Nike in the late 1990s the company released him early from his endorsement deal and did the same for Phil Mickelson when he signed with Callaway.
In short, that bridge had been burned. What remains in the void of the Rory sweepstakes is akin to business anarchy, a landscaped filled with questions and concerns and precious few facts.
If the reports are accurate, and there is little reason to think they are not, McIlroy's marriage with the swoosh would create a powerful combination of the game's top two endorsers playing for a single global brand. But to what end?
Nike Golf, for all its reach, is not the industry standard bearer when it comes to equipment. Never has been despite more than a decade of dominance by their franchise player Woods.
According to Golf Datatech, consider that Nike had 2.3 percent of the golf ball market share in 2000 when it signed Woods. In 2006 that number had jumped to 11.7 percent and has remained steady since (Nike currently has a 10.1 percent market share of the ball market). Although impressive, it is hardly the commanding presence one would expect.
So if McIlroy's reported deal isn't about moving product – at least not big-ticket items like drivers and iron sets – that leaves only Nike's brand association with the game's best, whatever game that may be.
"Nike has always had the No. 1 players in every sport," said one industry insider.
From Michael Jordan to Roger Federer and, yes, even Lance Armstrong, there is something to be said for being aligned with the best and that, at least fundamentally, seems to be the company's motivation to pay McIlroy.
The down side, for both McIlroy and Nike, is a failed marriage. He'd hardly be the first Tour type to follow the money to a new bag only to see his game head in the opposite direction from his bank account.
Industry insiders estimate that McIlroy, like Woods, would have a "play in" period to adjust to his new equipment but that will mean little if he doesn't play up to his ridiculously high standards early and often.
There is also the question of complacency, or as one equipment representative once told me, "wealth doesn't breed hunger." Perhaps Woods' greatest professional accomplishment, beyond the 74 Tour titles and 14 major championships, is that he was paid handsomely early in his career and yet maintained his competitive hunger.
With $20 million annually in the bank does McIlroy remain fixated on excellence? Given the standard he has set for himself it seems unlikely McIlroy would be impacted by such a large payday, but it is, nonetheless, part of the nuanced concerns when this kind of money is being tossed about.
There is also the question of how a potential Woods-McIlroy marketing campaign would unfold. Nike Golf, unlike Titleist – which markets the brand not the player – is personality driven. How then does the swoosh harmoniously weave together a campaign with a built-in personality disorder?
As one industry insider figured early Tuesday McIlroy's potential move to Nike could be a "game changer," for the Ulsterman and the industry.


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By Karianne Sep 24, 2018
Foo Fighters Approached For Super Bowl
Last week it was announced that Maroon 5 would be performing at this years Half Time show. In a recent interview, Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters talked about the fact that they have been approached about a half time show before, but have never received an actual offer. Grohl told the interviewer that he has "had multiple conversations over the years with them where they say, 'We want to have a rock and roll band. Do you think you could do it? Do you think you could do a stadium?' I was like, 'Yeah man, we do it all the time.'" And then it ends up being another pop act that gets booked.
Panic! at the Disco Cut Ties with Touring Guitarist
Panic! at the Disco has announced on Twitter that guitarist Kenny Harris would no longer be touring the band due to "personal reasons."
This comes after misconduct allegations have been brought to light by multiple Twitter users. The allegations include Harris snapchatting and talking to underage girls that included lewd text messages and soliciting for naked pictures. Neither Panic! at the Disco or Harris have spoken about any truth behind these allegations or not.
Check out the full thread that originally brought the allegations to life and decide for yourself.
Harris has been touring with Panic! at the Disco since 2013 and they have not spoken more on the matter, including on who will be filling his role.
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The well-known Borges story ("The Dead Man"). You can read the original here.
That a man from the suburbs of Buenos Aires, a sad upstart with no virtue save an infatuation with courage, would break through the equestrian deserts of the Brazilian border and reach the head of a group of smugglers initially seemed impossible. To those who see it that way I would like to relate the destiny of a certain Benjamín Otálora, of whom perhaps no memory is lost in Balvanera and who died on his own terms, from a bullet, in the confines of the Rio Grande do Sul. The details of his adventure are not known to me; once they are revealed I will have to correct and expand these pages. For the time being this summary may prove useful.
By 1891 Benjamín Otálora was nineteen years old. He was a big lad with a small forehead, light-colored, sincere eyes, and typically Basque brawn; a felicitous knife fight revealed that he was a brave man; the death of his opponent did not bother him, nor did his immediate need to flee the Republic. The leader of the parish gave him a letter for a certain Azevedo Bandeira, of Uruguay. Otálora set out, the crossing torturous and oppressive; the next day he was wandering through the streets of Montevideo in unconfessed and perhaps unexplained sadness. He did not find Azevedo Bandeira; towards midnight in a warehouse in Paso del Molino, he was present for an altercation among some cattle ranchers. A blade flashed; Otálora was not sure who was in the right, but he was attracted by the pure scent of danger like others were drawn to cards or music. During the brawl, one of the laborers stabbed a man in a poncho and dark hat below the belt; this turned out to be Azevedo Bandeira (upon learning this, Otálora ripped up the letter, preferring to keep it all to himself). However robust he may have been, Azevedo Bandeira gave the unjustifiable impression of being deformed. In his face, always a bit round, were the faces of the Jew, the African, and the Indian; in his demeanor, that of the monkey and the tiger; the scar across his face was one more adornment, just like his swinish black whiskers.
Projection or illusion of drink, the altercation ended as quickly as it had begun. Otálora tippled with the ranchers and walked them first to a party and then a large house in the Old City, the sun now quite high. In the last courtyard, which was of earth, all the men set up their things to go to sleep. Darkly, Otálora compared this night to the previous night. Now he was already walking on solid ground with friends. If he had any regrets it was that he didn't miss Buenos Aires. He slept until prayers, when he was woken up by the rancher who attacked Bandeira drunk (Otálora remembered that this man had shared in the night of tumult and jubilation and that Bandeira had sat him to his right and obliged him to keep drinking). The man said that he had been sent by the boss to look for him. At a sort of desk which led out to the hallway (Otálora had never seen a hallway with side doors) Azevedo Bandeira was waiting for him, with a thin and disdainful woman with reddish hair. Bandeira sized him up, offered him a dish of sugar cane, repeated that he seemed to him to be an enthusiastic fellow, and then proposed going north with the rest of the troops. Otálora accepted; until the early morning they were on the road heading for Tacuarembó.
It was here that a different life began for Otálora, a life of wide, almost endless dawns and workdays that had the smell of horses. This was a new life for him, and at times atrocious, but it was in his blood. For as men of other nations venerate and have presentiments about the sea, so do we (as well as the man who weaves these symbols) yearn for the endless prairie that resonates below our hooves. Otálora had grown up in the neighborhoods of drivers and landlords; a year ago he became a gaucho. He learned how to ride, get the horses accustomed to living in herds, slaughter cows, master the lasso and the ranchers who lasso, resist sleep, storms, ice, and the sun, urge on the cattle with whistles and shouts. Only one time during this whole period of apprenticeship did he see Azevedo Bandeira, but he was always present, because to be a man of Bandeira was to be respected and feared. And because, before any man, the gauchos said that Bandeira would make him better. Someone thought that Bandeira was born on the other side of the Cuareim, in the Rio Grande do Sul. This, which should have lowered him, obscurely enriched him with populous forests, with swamps, with inextricable and almost infinite distances. Gradually Otálora came to see that Bandeira had many different businesses and that the lifeblood of his operations was smuggling. To be a rancher was to be a servant; Otálora suggested that he be made a smuggler. Two members of the company were going to cross the frontier one night and return with some batches of sugar cane; Otálora provoked one of them, injured him and took his place. He was moved by ambition and also by some dark loyalty. May the man (he thought) come to understand that I am worth more than all his easterners put together.
A year passed before Otálora returned to Montevideo. They passed along the shores then the city (which seemed to Otálora to be very large), and arrived at the boss's house. The men had their equipment in the last courtyard. Days passed and Otálora did not see Bandeira. They said, fearfully, that he was sick. A dark-skinned man would go up to his bedroom with a boiler and with mate. One evening, this task was entrusted to Otálora. He felt vaguely humiliated but satisfied at the same time.
The bedroom was stripped bare and dark. There was a balcony with a view of the west wind, a large table with a dazzling mountain of Talers, bullwhips, belts, firearms, and knives, and a distant mirror fogged up by moonlight. Bandeira was lying there face up, dreaming and complaining, and the sun's persistence ultimately betrayed his contours. As Otálora noticed the grey hair, the fatigue, the cracks of age, the vast white bed seemed to diminish and obscure him. It infuriated him that this old man was their leader; he began to think that one good smash would do him in. Still immersed in thought, he saw by the mirror that someone had entered the room: it was, he observed, the red-haired woman. She was half-dressed and barefoot and was looking at him with aloof interest. Bandeira sat up. While he was prattling on about the campaign and downing mate after mate, his fingers played with the woman's braids. Finally, he allowed Otálora to leave.
Days later came the order to head north. They arrived at an abandoned outpost which was like any other place on the endless prairie. No trees, not even a stream was there to relieve them, and first light and last struck them in equal force. Quarries belonged to the farm which was horned and indigent, the name of this poor establishment being The Sigh.
Otálora heard from among the laborers that Bandeira would not be making it to Montevideo. He asked why; someone explained to him that there was a foreign gaucho who wanted a little too much power. Otálora understood this as a joke, but it flattered him anyway that this joke might indeed be possible. He later ascertained that Bandeira had made an enemy of one of the political chiefs and that the latter had rescinded his support. This news pleased him.
Then long weapons arrived in boxes; they were followed by a tankard and washbowl of silver for the woman's chamber, baskets of woven damask, baskets of knives, morning, and a cheerless horseman with a sharply clipped beard and a poncho. His name was Ulpiano Suárez and he was the capanga or bodyguard of Azevedo Bandeira. He was a man of few words and a very Brazilian manner. Otálora did not know whether to impute his reserve to hostility, disdain, or mere barbarism; what he did know was that according to the plan he was hatching, he would have to gain his friendship.
Then there entered into the destiny of Benjamín Otálora a brownish-red black-tailed horse from the Rio Grande do Sul that Azevedo Bandeira rode, and which shined from its plated tack with tiger skin trim. This unbridled steed was a symbol of the boss's authority, and for that reason the boy coveted it. He also came to desire, perhaps with some resentment, the woman with the dazzling hair. The woman, the tack, and the brownish-red steed were all attributes of the man he sought to destroy.
And here is where the story becomes more complicated and profound. Azevedo Bandeira was skilled in the art of progressive intimidation, in the Satanic maneuver of humiliating his interlocutor gradually, combining truth and jokes. Otálora decided to apply this ambiguous method to the laborious task which he gave himself. He resolved to supplant, slowly, Azevedo Bandeira. He managed, during workdays of common danger, to gain Juárez's friendship. He confided to him his plan and Suárez pledged his support. Many things would happen thereafter of which I only know a few. Otálora did not obey Bandeira; in fact, he tried to forget, correct, and reverse his orders. The universe seemed to be conspiring with him and accelerating the events. One day around noon in the fields of Tacuarembó there was a gunfight with some locals from the Rio Grande do Sul. Otálora usurped the place of Bandeira and took command of the easterners. A bullet hit him in the shoulder, but that afternoon Otálora returned to The Sigh on the chief's brownish-red horse, and that afternoon a few drops of blood stained the tiger skin, and that night he slept with the woman with the refulgent hair. Other versions changed the order of these facts and denied that they all took place in the course of a single day.
Bandeira, however, was still nominally the chief. He gave orders that were not carried out; Benjamín Otálora did not touch him out of a mix of routine and pity.
"If you and the fellow from Buenos Aires love each other so much, it's about time you gave him a kiss in front of everyone."
And here came a rather brutal twist. The woman wanted no part of this plan, but two men took her by the arm and threw her atop of Otálora. Devastated and in tears, she kissed his face and chest. Ulpiano Suárez had already taken out his revolver. Before dying, Otálora understood that they had betrayed him from the very beginning, that he had been condemned to death, that they had allowed him love, power, and triumph, because they had already taken him for dead, because for Bandeira he was already dead.
Suárez, almost with disdain, opened fire.


How committed are you to achieving your fitness goals? If you are like most, your enthusiasm rises and falls with the weather, stress, and progress you've seen lately. It isn't easy to give your all day in and day out. Over time, you could actually begin going backwards if you don't take steps to ensure incremental growth.
Finding the right partner isn't easy, and you may have experienced a less-than-perfect situation in the past. Why go to all the trouble of finding a partner and investing in a relationship? Here are five reasons you need to make the effort.
1. Your partner will help you stay positive. On those dark, cloudy mornings or at the end of a hard day at work, it is not easy to see the bright side of working up a sweat. That's when your workout buddy's smile and encouragement is just what you need to keep you going.
2. Your partner will help you focus on your goals. You set milestones and goals that were so important to you, but as time goes by, these goals can fade in significance. Your fitness partner can keep those diet and fitness priorities important in your eyes with frequent reminders and encouragement. That makes you much more likely to achieve your goals.
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The Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott trained, Gold Standard, has clearly stepped onto the yellow brick road after his impressive performance in Saturday's Group Two Kari Stan Fox Stakes over 1500m at Rosehill Gardens and is now likely to take on the elite of his generation in the Group One Golden Rose Stakes on 23 September.
It's a heady mix for the $1 million race with Run To The Rose winner, Menari, a pre-post favourite for the Golden Rose, while other genuine contenders include Pariah, Merchant Navy, Kementari, Chauffeur and Formality. A lot of competition to be sure, but Gold Standard really did live up to his name in the Stan Fox.
The winner of two from four outings, Gold Standard had one start as a 2YO (finishing second at Warwick Farm), resumed with a win at Canterbury in early August and came into the Stan Fox following a head second to Dracarys (another potential Golden Rose rival) in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes on 19 August.
Sitting just off the leader in the Stan Fox, Gold Standard surged clear at the 300m and held off all challengers to win comfortably.
"Last start he was a little bit slow to begin, but was able to break cleanly on Saturday," co-trainer, Bott, points out. "Gold Standard has the tactical speed to be able to put himself in the race and while it wasn't necessarily the plan to to be up near the lead in the Stan Fox, full credit to (jockey) Josh Parr who took control of the race and was able to run it to suit.
The 32nd individual stakes winner for Widden Stud based stallion, Sebring, Gold Standard is out of the Group winning Greig mare, Coniston Gem, and was purchased by Mount Hallowell Stud, Waterhouse and Julian Blaxland for $160,000 at the 2016 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale.
Offered by Sun Stud, Gold Standard was bred by Rob Crabtree who recently purchased the historic Victorian property, Wood Nook Farm, at Nagambie.
It's been a big 12 months for Crabtree who also owns Group One Blue Diamond winner, Catchy, and Group One Oakleigh Plate winner, Sheidel, but he decided to sell Coniston Gem – in foal to Sepoy – at the 2017 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale where she was knocked down to Queensland's Greg Wright for $45,000.


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Dopo aver esercitato per qualche anno il mestiere dell'avvocato, Dumaniant entrò in una compagnia comica che girava per le provincie, e per la  quale scrisse numerose commedie. Nel 1785 passò alle Variétés del Palais-Royal; infine fece parte della compagnia della Cité (1792). L'anno seguente abbandonò la carriera di attore, per la quale fu stimato pur senza eccellere, e diventò segretario e direttore di teatri.

Scrisse molte commedie, la prima delle quali fu Le Médecin malgré tout le monde, rappresentata a Parigi nel 1786, la migliore delle quali è Guerre ouverte ou ruse contre ruse (1786), divenuta un grande successo internazionale grazie a varie traduzioni; è una tipica commedia d'intrigo, dal vivacissimo intreccio, nel qual genere il Dumaniant si distinse particolarmente.

Pubblicò inoltre numerosi ricordi e scritti riguardanti il teatro, tra i quali: Réflexions sur la situation des théâtres (1809); Moyens de prévénir la décadence de l'art du comédien (1818).

Infine sono da ricordare le sue attività come poeta, romanziere e saggista.

Teatro
 Le Médecin malgré tout le monde, (1786);
 Le Dragon de Thionville, (1786);
 Guerre ouverte, ou Ruse contre ruse, (1786);
 La Nuit aux avantures, (1787);
 Les Intrigants, ou Assaut de fourberies, (1787);
 La Belle Esclave, ou Valcour et Zéïla, (1787);
 L'Amant femme-de-chambre, (1787);
 La Loi de Jatab, ou le Turc à Paris, (1787);
 Urbélise et Lanval, ou la Journée aux aventures, (1788);
 Les Deux cousins, ou les Français à Séville, (1788);
 L'Honnête homme, ou le Rival généreux, (1789);
 Le Secret découvert, ou l'Arrivée du maître, (1789);
 Ricco, comédie en 2 actes et en prose, Paris, théâtre du Palais-Royal, (1789);
 La Double Intrigue, ou l'Aventure embarrassante, (1790);
 La Vengeance, (1791);
 La Journée difficile, ou les Femmes rusées, (1792);
 Beaucoup de bruit pour rien, (1793);
 Isaure et Gernance, ou les Réfugiés religionnaires, (1794);
 Les Ruses déjouées, (1798);
 Le Duel de Bambin, (1800);
 Les Calvinistes, ou Villars à Nîmes, (1800);
 Henri et Perrine, (1801);
 L'Hermite de Saverne, (1803);
 Brisquet et Jolicœur, (1804);
 Soyez plutôt maçon, (1804);
 Les Français en Alger, (1804);
 L'Adroite ingénue, ou la Porte secrète, (1805);
 L'Espiègle et le dormeur, ou le Revenant du château de Beausol, (1806);
 L'Homme en deuil de lui-même, (1806);
 La Famille des badauds, (1807);
 L'Hôtelier de Milan, (1807);
 Les Folles raisonnables, (1807);
 Grotius, ou le fort de Loevesteen, (1810);
 La Femme de 20 ans, (1811);
 Qui des deux a raison ? ou la Leçon de danse, (1813).

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 Storia del teatro
 Storia della letteratura
 Letteratura francese

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Amici Italian Grill: Hands-On Owners Offer Fresh Italian Fare
By Peggy Werner // Winter 2014
Meet a pair of brothers who go the extra mile to create a warm, inviting atmosphere at their brand-new Roscoe restaurant, and discover some of the mouthwatering dishes they've dreamed up.
Shpresim and Afrim Seferi, owners of Amici Italian Grill.
Three brothers from the Rockford area, who learned the restaurant business from their father, have opened Amici Italian Grill at 5506 Clayton Circle, Roscoe. "Amici" means "friends" in Italian, explains Shpresim Seferi, who owns the new restaurant with brothers Gino and Afrim.
"Food is such an amazing thing in itself, and brings family and friends together," Shpresim says.
"This is a place where family and friends come together," adds Afrim. "That's our whole focus, so the name just made sense."
The brothers describe their recipe for success as a combination of great food, great service, hands-on management, attention to detail and a warm and inviting atmosphere. They learned much of what they know from their father, Chuck, who ran restaurants in the Rockford area.
Gino says foods from the Amici kitchen are fresh, simple and high-quality. All meats are top cuts and all sauces, soups, breads and pizzas are homemade.
The menu offers classics like "Mom's Lasagna," spaghetti, fettuccini Alfredo, chicken parmesan, eggplant parmesan and baked mostaccoli. There's also chicken Marsala, chicken piccata, tomato basil salmon, New York strip and filet mignon. Shrimp dishes include shrimp Portofino with spinach, mushrooms, angel hair pasta and lemon butter; and Shrimp diablo, made with garlic, angel hair and spicy marinara. Pasta Milano is made with chicken, sun-dried tomato, mushrooms and penne pasta in a garlic cream sauce. Another popular dish cooked up by Gino is Penne De Amici, made with Italian sausage, fresh spinach, sun-dried tomato, roasted garlic, olive oil, white wine and Parmesan cheese.
Specials not on the menu are offered daily, such as lobster ravioli, stuffed chicken Marsala, Sicilian steak and a weekly Friday fish fry.
"We're very hands-on," says Shpresim. "We use the best ingredients. We open and close the place, and everyone gets the personal attention they need. We take a lot of pride in what we do and I believe that's what will set us apart and why we will be here for a long time."
In addition to providing great food, the family strives to be a good citizen to its community. Amici has donated gift cards, food and time to fundraisers and other community events. Staff members partner with Honnonegah High School by employing students in Life Skills classes.
The Amici building has housed other restaurants, including the Sicilian and the Gun Glub; the brothers believe they are in a perfect location. Patrons appreciate the welcoming atmosphere of Amici, starting with the spacious entry foyer that leads into dining areas with soft indirect and up lighting. The decor is delectable, in shades of chocolate and sage, and cherry wood furnishings, arched entryways, decorative pillars and tile flooring softly whisper "Italian." Metal art, wine bottles, ceramic wall art and family pictures add interest, but not clutter, to the comfortable ambiance.
Whether you're dressed up or wearing jeans, you'll feel comfortable in Amici's for lunch or dinner. Pick a table or booth in the dining room or bar. Menu items range in price from $7 to $25. Lunch is served in 20 minutes or less, and patrons can call ahead to have their meal waiting for them when they arrive. If you prefer, call for carry-out. The business opens daily at 11 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The restaurant seats 200; a full-service bar with three televisions seats 40, and a private dining room seats up to 25. A downstairs banquet room accommodates 150 people.
Local business owner LaVerne McCurdy dines at Amici about three times a week and gives the restaurant top marks in all areas. Steaks and zucchini fritte are among his favorite dishes.
"I've met all the managers and they appreciate your business," he says. "It's just a great place to eat and I expect they will be around for a long time."
Shpresim predicts the menu will be updated about three times a year, with creations from the Amici kitchen and customer requests. Plans are underway for gluten-free and whole-grain dishes. Future plans also include taking advantage of locally grown produce, setting up outdoor seating, offering early bird specials and delivery service.
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Celebrating the 60th anniversary in the hospitality industry, the world's largest hotel chain, Best Western International (BWI), officially announced its first hotel in Chiang Mai. Located in the modern emerging Chiang Mai Business Park, just a stones throw away from the Carrefour Shopping Center on the Chiang Mai – Lampang Highway, the sophisticated brand-new Khum Phaya Spa Resort offers 80 deluxe rooms, six pool villa suites, and one additional president villa suite.
On July 7, 2006, the agreement was inked between BWI Vice President International Operations Asia Mr. Glen de Souza and Managing Director of Khum Phaya Spa Resort Wachara Tantranont. Some 50 invited guests and members of the press had the opportunity to inspect the mock up rooms and enjoy a dinner at the Plub Pla Restaurant within the Khum Khantoke complex.
To highlight the position of Thailand as the "Spa Center" of the world, there will be the classic Asiatique Spa managed by Spa Care International from Singapore. Managing Director Peter Sng introduced its boutique concept with an impressive menu of treatments, such as massages, body scrubs, facials and nail services. Wachara Tantranont, President of V Group Building, envisions the establishment of a "Spa Academy" to put Chiang Mai on an international level, where 10 percent of students will come from needy families and therapists will be trained from all over the world.
Lanna Thai-style Khum Phaya Spa Resort represents a Best Western Premier Hotel in Chiang Mai and will further add to the strength of BWI with 19 properties in Thailand by the end of 2007. BWI, with its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, is also operating Maya Koh Lanta Resort in Krabi and Bangtao Beach Resort & Spa in Phuket as Best Western Premier Hotels for the discerning traveler.
For further information, please go to www.khumphaya resort.com.
Initially, Boonlue Mongkhol objected to his village being used for a TV miniseries about the 2004 tsunami. He lost his loved ones in the disaster and didn't want to relive the tragedy.
But when the British Broadcasting Corp. advertised for extras, the 38-year-old businessman put aside his personal feelings and spent five days portraying a corpse and a body collector - earning 500 baht (US$13) a day.
The filming of "Aftermath" - a two-part miniseries produced by the BBC and U.S. cable channel HBO, shot along Thailand's tsunami-battered coast - has set off a debate over the merits of bringing the tragedy to the screen so soon after the disaster.
Supporters say it's an important story, touching on universal themes of hope and loss, while many survivors say reviving the tsunami has hit them with more heartache.
Similar debates among survivors have played out in the United States with "United 93," the first big-screen treatment of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and in Australia when there was talk of making a movie about the 2002 Bali bombings, the victims of which were mainly Australians.
"You are exacerbating the healing process," said Anie Kalayjian, whose non-governmental Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention has provided counseling to survivors of the tsunami and last year's Pakistan earthquake.
Billed as a compelling story of survival and courage, the two-part series to be shown on HBO and BBC Two later this year follows eight characters in the aftermath of the tsunami including a young couple searching for their child, an Englishwoman whose husband and son are missing, and a Thai man who lost his family and village.
The drama is being directed by Bharat Nalluri and the cast includes Tim Roth, Sophie Okonedo and Toni Collette.
Khao Lak, with its white-sand beaches and stunning views of the Andaman Sea, was chosen as the location because a majority of the 5,400 people killed in Thailand came from surrounding villages on the country's southwestern coast, as did the thousands more left homeless.
Though many of the hotels and hundreds of homes have been rebuilt, jobs remain scarce and many families are still grieving for dead relatives.
Other Thais welcomed the production, saying it could bring jobs to the area and serve as an educational tool.
Thai survivors and relief workers say they were most angered that the crew chose to re-enact the disaster - complete with dead bodies and overturned cars - on the main road through Khao Lak that was devastated by the giant waves.
Others were upset the crew chose to put up flyers throughout the tsunami-hit region, saying victims were needed as extras.
"It was pretty tasteless. People are not happy," said Robert Reynolds, an American charity director whose Srithong Thukaoluan Foundation is supporting more than 100 children affected by the tsunami.
Finola Dwyer, the drama's producer, said she regretted the wording in the flyer. But she defended the decision to shoot in areas hit by the tsunami.
"Why not? It did happen. It's not a piece of fiction," Dwyer said.
Dwyer said she faced similar challenges shooting the acclaimed drama "The Hamburg Cell" which came out in 2004 and delves into lives of the Sept. 11 hijackers as it recounts the meticulous preparations for the attacks.
In Thailand, Dwyer said they sought and received government approval before shooting started because of the nature of the project. But even as they shot around the resort town of Phuket and Khao Lak, she said they were embraced by locals and even some survivors came to watch.
"When we were in Khao Lak, we had people come by and tell us their stories of how they were caught up in the tsunami," Dwyer said.
The Chiangmai Expats Club (CEC) held its regular meeting on Saturday, July 8, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., at the Chiangmai Orchid Hotel on Huay Kaew Road.
Jim Cox, president and founding member was at the helm as he introduced several newly joined club members who gave short talks on their reasons for relocating to Chiangmai.
The guest speaker, Mohezin (Mo) Tejani, introduced his new book, A Chameleon's Tale: True Stories of a Global Refugee, and he also shared excerpts from this exciting, intriguing first volume of his memoirs is a reflection of his life of travel and the continued search for a home. Mo currently calls Chiang Mai "home", and while residing here writes articles and feature stories for various magazines in the region.
Mo shared many experiences gained as he globe-trotted across four continents, living and working his way from one "home" to another. He admits he is a life-long nomad, and at times has been forced to leave some countries, casting him in the role of a refugee due to dangerous living conditions brought on by unjustifiable military occupations and terroristic activities set forth by local governments and terrorists.
Mo was born in Tanzania to Indian parents, and chooses to call Uganda his first home. He fled Uganda with 80,000 other people at the time military strong man Idie Amin was casting his terror upon Uganda's people.
This world traveler has hitchhiked all over North America, learning about "…his new life on the open road". His two-year journey to Latin America gave him the opportunity to learn the Spanish language and to find another place to call home until army tanks occupied the Peruvian town in which he had chosen to live.
His Latino sojourn over, he ventured to Southeast Asia and worked with the peoples of Lao, Khmer and Vietnam in the many refugee camps. This move eventually brought Mo to Thailand, the country he now calls home.
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CEC members had a surprised treat at the meeting's end. Lateef Fahari, owner and chef at Hell's Kitchen, Afro-American Style Bar-B-Q, and his staff brought samples of their delicious spare ribs and chicken barbeque, complemented with his special secret sauces and his "deep down South" mouth-watering cornbread. (Try to say all that with your mouth full.) You will easily find Hell's Kitchen at 250/82 Leabklongchonlaprathan Rd. T. Banwan, A. Hang Dong, in Chiang Mai. Contact information: 04-732-7159 or 053-430-680. Email: [email protected] SmilingCobra.com. Look for a little devil when you arrive.
All in all, there have been a lot of treats for Expats over the past weeks. The meeting held on 24 June brought with it the introduction of Andrew Bond, designer and builder of our new, informative CEC website (www. chiangmaiexpatsclub.com) Club members and others have all been eagerly awaiting the site's debut. Andrew says the site has, among other features, a Delphi Forum, a message board and a posting site.
Dr. Bennett Lerner, an eleven year staff member and lecturer at Payap University came along to tell us about the planned 26 August concert in which he will no doubt enthrall his audience with his magnificent piano talents. You won't want to miss this concert. I attended his previous performance and was very impressed.
Pol. Lt. Col. Roobkajorn from Chiang Mai's Immigration Department updated member on current policies concerning visas, passports, housing purchases and other matters to ease one's stay while living in Thailand.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Carolina Thompson, who is a board member and treasurer of The Foundation for the Education of Rural Children and works with children of all ages in and around Chiang Mai. She encouraged CEC members to share a small portion of their time with children who are so much in need of caring, patient adults in their lives.
A few personal qualities a volunteer might possess are initiative, patience and flexibility. Dr. Thompson pointed out that volunteers should have positive attitudes and above all, take the time to learn about and appreciate the Thai way of life. Good time management skills are also important for any volunteer, especially when working with children. She says when a volunteer tells a child that "they'll be there" for the child, you can bet the child will expect that person to show up.
If you have some time to share with appreciative children, please contact Dr.
Several foundations and organizations are ready to receive your help, no matter how small the amount of time, you may wish to share.
The next CEC meeting will be held at the Orchid Hotel, 3rd floor, on Saturday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. . . .
Remember, it's all about Expats helping Expats.
Recently we reported the freak firestorm that destroyed the entire Karen student's dormitory complex, Suan Phantakit (the Mission of Love), in Chom Thong District town at the end of May, and appealed for your assistance. It was not long before practical assistance arrived, in the form of emergency shelter "domes" originally designed, built in Ban Chang and erected in Phangnga Province in early 2005 to provide accommodation and classroom facilities for local children in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami of Boxing Day 2004.
Jim Soutar, founder of the Pakanyor Foundation, contacted the Master, Mike Johnston, of Lodge Pattaya West Winds, which had been the motive force behind the funding and erection of nine such emergency shelter domes in Phuket and Phangnga, and explained the urgent requirement. Mike and his Committee immediately swung into action and secured the enthusiastic support of the Grand Lodge of Western Australia, the Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya, the Sportsman Inn, the Jesters, the Pattaya Ladies Club and others who had contributed to the original emergency shelters for the relief of children adversely affected by the tsunami. Funds for transportation and refurbishment of the emergency "domes" at Ban Thap Lamu School in Phangnga, now no longer required as the newly-constructed school buildings are fully completed, were quickly allocated from a special budget provided by the Grand Lodge of Western Australia. The domes were disassembled by the staff of Sea and Oilfield Services (S.O.S.) of Chonburi and transported north to Chom Thong .
On 12 June the domes were unloaded at the dormitory site and erection immediately commenced, under the guidance of Dave Doll of S.O.S. and Kevin Fisher, both members of Lodge Pattaya West Winds, and with the enthusiastic assistance of the local Karen people. By 23 June both domes were completed and formally handed over to Sister Saralee, the Karen Catholic Sister in charge of the dormitory project and in the presence of Khun Kohchit, Chairman of the local Tambon Administrative Organisation and himself also a Karen. One dome is a 21 metres long by 6 metres wide building with a dividing wall in the centre, which will provide sleeping accommodation for 40 boys as well as a study and recreational area. The second dome (14.7 metres by 6 metres) will provide accommodation for 20 girls and a separate room for the Karen Sisters who care for the students.
Once the emergency domes in Chom Thong are no longer required, they will be disassembled and stored ready for use once again wherever disaster strikes.
Earlier this month a serious road accident occurred on the Superhighway, resulting in one man being taken to McCormick Hospital with facial injuries. The injured man was a member of SOS Chiangmai, and he called the helpline to inform the SOS team of his plight. SOS acted as translators, arranged legal assistance, visited the member in hospital, and alerted his next-of-kin. Happily, the member has now made a full recovery and is back on the road, with all legal matters resolved, due in no small part to SOS's legal team, ICO.
The reason lots of foreigners live in Chiang Mai is obvious - it's simply a wonderful place. Living in a foreign country is both enjoyable and interesting, partly due to language and cultural differences. For the majority of us "sawadee krup" and "sabaidee mai?" are about as far is it goes when speaking Thai. This can be a lot of fun and get you by on a day-to-day basis, but what if something goes wrong? What if you were to be involved in a serious accident and "kor tort krup" (sorry) doesn't quite cover it? What if you are detained by police or immigration officials and were unable to make yourself understood?
We know of a case in Bangkok, for example, where an English man realized his visa had expired and approached the British consulate for advice. They duly told him to report to the nearest police station…where he was immediately locked up for three days, with nine Thai cellmates, until he could be seen by the appropriate officials.
Although the Thai police generally do a great job, foreigners frequently do encounter difficulties, usually caused by simple misunderstandings. These situations can usually be resolved in a matter of minutes with the correct legal representation present.
For these reasons we decided to set up an organization to help foreigners in situations such as these. SOS Chiang Mai provides 24-hour / 365 day emergency assistance. I f an SOS member is detained by police or immigration officials, SOS visit in person, and arrange legal assistance if necessary. In the event of a member being hospitalized due to serious illness or injury, SOS also help with health insurance claims etc. In the event of a member's death, SOS would assist with funeral arrangements and ensure the member's Thai will was honored.
We believe this service will not only benefit foreigners who are unfortunate enough to find themselves in such a situation, but will also assist the hard-working Chiang Mai authorities, who face a wide range of challenges during the course of their duties.
For further details, please e-mail [email protected] or visit our website at www. soschiangmai.com. Hopefully, you'll never need to contact us again – but you'll always know we're here if you need us.


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FTC Proposes $150m Penalty for Twitter along with the Department of Justice in a stipulated final order, alleging Twitter deceptively used account security data for targeted advertising. [Read Order]
If approved by the federal court, the order requires Twitter to pay a $150 million penalty and implement additional privacy and data security measures.
According to the complaint, Twitter asked users to provide phone numbers and email addresses for account security purposes (password resets, account unlocks, etc.) without disclosing that it would use the data for other purposes, including targeted advertising. The FTC alleges that Twitter misused more than 140 million users' data from 2014 to 2019.
The proposed order highlights the importance of adopting meaningful privacy policies and adequately disclosing the purposes for which the business will use personal information at the point of collection. These concepts are familiar to businesses regulated by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or similar privacy laws; however, the FTC's order demonstrates how regulators often pursue businesses under general consumer protection laws such as the FTC Act.
With respect to Twitter, the FTC derived additional leverage from arguments that the company violated (1) a 2011 FTC Order prohibiting it from misrepresenting the security of nonpublic consumer data, and (2) US-EU and US-Swiss privacy shield agreements requiring certain principles and procedures for international data transfers.
In addition to the $150 million penalty, Twitter must implement a comprehensive data security program, refrain from profiting from deceptively collected data, allow users to use other security authentication methods that do not require user data, notify users that it misused security data and provide information regarding Twitter's data privacy procedures, and notify the FTC in the event of a data breach.
With the proliferation of state privacy laws, and continued efforts to work out a bipartisan federal solution such as the recently released American Data Privacy and Protection Act, businesses have more incentive than ever to incorporate privacy considerations into every aspect of their operations. The FTC's stipulated order with Twitter, however, serves as a reminder that businesses should focus on privacy issues even in the absence of specific privacy laws.
Nick is a Partner at M&S where he leads the firm's Compliance practice areas. He brings more than a decade of experience helping clients understand and comply with federal and state privacy, advertising, and telemarketing laws and regulations.
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When Thom and I took a seaplane flight over Vancouver back in July we spotted a lighthouse surrounded by trees. It looked as thought the lighthouse would offer great views of Burard Inlet and over to Vancouver so we decided to find out if, and how, we could get over there on foot.
It turns out the lighthouse even has its own park! Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver is free to visit and offers several miles of hiking trails through old, uncut rainforest. Whilst you can't get super close to the lighthouse itself, several trails open up on to views of the lighthouse and the sea just as we'd hoped.
If you want to escape the city for a few hours then plan a trip to Lighthouse Park with this guide to help!
Which trails should I hike in Lighthouse Park?
Download the Lighthouse Park hiking trail map (PDF).
Is Lighthouse Park dog friendly?
How do I get to Lighthouse Park?
Lighthouse Park is unique in that it's Vancouver's last standing first-growth Douglas fir tree forest. AKA the trees are super, super old. The entire park is 185 acres and the lighthouse has been there since 1874 however the one you'll see isn't quite as old and was built in 1912. The lighthouse has since become one of the most photographed landmarks in Lower Mainland BC!
It's not just the lighthouse that you should visit this park for. The trails themselves are worth exploring and the waters around the park are a Rockfish protection area so keep your eyes peeled!
There are several trails through the park and they're all fairly easy. Only a few of them have a short hill to ascend or descend. Before you start exploring take a look at the park map in the carpark and plan your route. I'd suggest planning a circular route to make sure you don't miss the lighthouse at the far end of the park!
The shortest walk won't take you long at all and goes directly towards the lighthouse. To take this route follow the wide trail for about 10 minutes. Then, to the right of the picnic tables, a path leads up onto a rocky outcrop giving a view of the lighthouse just over the tree line. There's plenty of signposts so you shouldn't get too lost!
Another picturesque location is at Starboat Cove. Once you've got to the lighthouse head east for 15 minutes and you'll come across a steep path that takes you down to a beach area. The waves here are usually pretty rough and it's not a golden sand beach, but it is picturesque!
We took a combination of trails to get down to the bottom of West Beach Trail. We started on Lady Fern Path and switched onto the Seven Sisters Trail. The advantage of doing this is that the trails were much emptier than the popular, and direct, Beacon Lane Trail.
Yes! Dogs are allowed off-leash (which is pretty rare for hiking trails around here!). Just make sure they stick to the trails and don't go exploring too far away from you. We took one of the dogs we were house sitting here and she absolutely loved it!
If you're driving then just left off Marine Drive in North Vancouver and onto Beacon Lane. Continue toward the parking lot as signposted.
If you're using public transport you'll want to take the West Vancouver Blue Bus #250 Horseshoe Bay. You can get this from all over downtown Vancouver or at the Park Royal shopping centre just over Lions Gate Bridge in North Vancouver. Get off at the Beacon Lane + Marine Drive stop and walk along Beacon Lane into the Park.
Parking: Yes, free but limited. Get there early or late at the weekend.


Marciano Montalvo was born in Puebla, Mexico on May 23, 1980. He was raised in a Catholic family. He finished High School at Puebla, Mexico. He came to America in 2002. In August 2008 a good friend invited him to attend a small group meeting lead by El Camino Church and after hearing the Bible study, he made the decision to follow and accept Christ as his Savior. He was baptized on January 11, 2009. Bro. Montalvo is married to Maria Romero, has three children: Alex 7 years old, Helen 5 years old and Natalie 6 months old. In June 2009 he was invited by an El Camino Church member to enroll in the Bible Institute and started to study and serve the Lord. Now Bro. Montalvo is helping to develop the missions work in the Hattiesburg area by winning souls, discipleship, and in leading small groups.


Since I know the story and read many books on the Numenera system and stuff, I can say with confidence that the game experience is just as good as the original Torment, and just as thought-provoking. From day one Colin's goal was to recreate the feel of Torment, even if he couldn't exactly recreate the mood since the Planescape license wasn't available. Numenera works well since it also presents a very strange world and one in which the player has a lot of license. The only thing that threw me was keeping some of the terms straight.
If I were worried about one thing, it'd be that all of us are probably much more "show me through gameplay" these days, and I wonder if a TTON-like game will be able to overcome it. I played through Torment again back when I was working with inXile -- it was something Kevin asked us to do -- and much as I love the original, it was... word-o-licious.
And TTON is similar, so that's a concern. A HUGE amount of game progress can be made just in conversations, plus the Meres are basically text adventures (at least, they were last I worked on one).
I'll check your stream, AJ! Enjoy the game!
It basically reminded me of the original, obviously, and of The Longest Journey and other adventure/rpgs like it.
Gregg I think that is the best way to play the game, which I did finish but not without some help (mostly for the final encounter which I thought was kind of crappy). If you treat it like an adventure game and grit your teeth through the bad combat, it's much better. And the combat is objectively bad. I will not brook any dissent on this point.
But I think pausable real-time in which you herd the mob, er, I mean issue commands to party members is a bad system in general. I've never played an RPG with a system like this that convinced me otherwise. It's why I hated Ultima 7 even though that puts me in a tiny minority. But I hated the story (summary: Church of Scientology has brain-washed the populace; go fix it!) so that didn't help. It's why I never bothered with Baldur's Gate.
But I digress. Tides of Numenera, right. If I can catch AJ's stream that will probably be enough for me.
Botch, I too am not wild about the 'herding cats' pausable real-time combat. Pillars of Eternity was just so damn fiddly and unwieldy and that was built from the ground up as a videogame with a new combat system, instead of a clumsy translation of D&D. I only had three party members with a small pool of low level abilities and I couldn't believe how bad it was even then. I daren't think how I'd fare with a bigger party and even more stuff to wade through and mouse over eternally.
Just a PSA for anyone who was/is interested in Torment: Tides of Numenera, the game has a healthy discount on both Steam and PS4 right now. Maybe on Xbox too but I haven't checked there.


William C. Byham (born September 14, 1936) is an American entrepreneur, author and industrial/organizational psychologist.
Byham, co-founder (with Dr. Douglas Bray), Chairman and CEO of Development Dimensions International (DDI) is an Industrial/Organization Psychologist who has developed many significant human resource technologies over the course of his career. These innovations include the assessment center method, behavior-based interviewing, the use of behavior-modeling in supervisor and management training, behavioral job analysis methodology as the basis for selection and training programs, and Acceleration Pools to select and rapidly develop people for high-level leadership positions. These technologies have been described in 23 books and more than 300 monographs and articles. In addition, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs through the world.
Byham earned a Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Purdue University where he also received an honorary doctorate degree in Social Sciences. He earned a M.S. and B.S. from Ohio University.
Byham founded DDI in the basement of his home in 1970. The human resources consulting firm has since grown into an international organization with 42 offices in 26 countries.
Byham authored the book Zapp! The Lighting of Empowerment, which has sold more than 4.5 million copies and was named the best business book of the decade by Schwartz Books.
For the last 40 years, Byham has been an advocate for the Assessment Center Method and has helped assessment centers become a widely used management practice worldwide.
In an assessment center, individuals go through simulations that mirror the challenges they would face in a higher level job. Their behavior in the simulations is observed relative to competencies associated through research with job success. Before Bray applied the Assessment Center Method to business at AT&T, it was used in the British Army and the Office of Strategic Services (predecessor to the CIA).
Byham was manager of selection, appraisal, and general management development for J. C. Penney, where with Bray's help he implemented the first Assessment Centers in a retail environment. Byham wrote the first general business article ("Assessment Centers for Spotting Future Managers") about the Assessment Center Method in the Harvard Business Review, generating interest in the methodology.
In 1970, Bray and Byham formed DDI to introduce the method to businesses throughout the world.
In 1972, Byham founded the International Congress on the Assessment Center Method and has been active in its leadership ever since. Each year more than 200 practitioners from around the world meet to share research findings and practical knowledge. Byham's books, Assessment Centers and Managerial Performance (co-authored with George Thornton) and Applying the Assessment Center Method (co-edited with Joseph Moses), are still standard references.
Byham's assessment centers proved the potential of behavioral modeling as a new way to teach supervisors and managers to be leaders. Trainees who went through a behavioral modeling program did much better in assessment centers. Created by Mel Sorcher and Arnold Goldstein, behavior modeling approached supervisor and management training as skill development, rather than an effort to provide cognitive understanding of why people behave as they do. The common methodology at that time was lectures. With Jim Robinson, a training manager from Agway, Byham developed the first commercial behavior modeling training system, called Interaction Management. Every year, more than one million people are trained using this methodology.
Byham has a wide repertoire of publications ranging from how to be an effective Industrial Organizational Psychologist to teams to assessment centers to interviewing. Byham is the author of 23 books including Zapp!, which helps managers understand how to empower employees and improve productivity. Byham co-authored three books on teams, two books on the Assessment Center Method, and a book to guide individuals and managers in Japanese companies in their relationships to Western workers.
2015, a special Chinese edition of his book, Grow Your Own Leaders was published.
2014, a digital version of Interview Skills That Get You The Job, the sequel to Landing the Job You Want.
Byham's involvement in Pittsburgh's arts community includes helping to fund the renovation to the former Fulton Theater in the Pittsburgh Cultural District, which re-opened as the Byham Theater, and for bringing Pittsburgh's classical music station to the heart of its downtown Cultural District through the Carolyn M. Byham WQED fm89.3 Studio. Byham and his wife Carolyn's endowment to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Ballet School was used to renovate a house to give pre-professional ballet dancers a place to stay while they're attending the school. Recently, plans for a spectacular new 14,000-square-foot annex to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studies was unveiled and named the Byham Center for Dance Excellence, in honor of Bill and Carolyn.
Byham also established the William C. Byham Chair in Organizational Psychology at Ohio University and the William C. Byham Chair in Organizational Psychology at Purdue University.
1994 Perhaps the most prestigious award that Byham has received, the Tunku Abdul Rahman Medal, the highest civilian award given by the country of Malaysia. The two previous recipients were heads of state.
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After Hurricane Irma's deadly run through Florida and the Caribbean, NEW partners have followed Hurricane Harvey relief efforts with new donations of food, water, supplies and funds.
The corporations join the entertainment world in providing assistance to those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The hurricane aid telethon "Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Relief" aired September 12 with participation from more than 40 actors and singers including Justin Bieber, George Clooney, Ellen Degeneres, Drake, Jamie Foxx, Joe Jonas, Questlove, Barbra Streisand, Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is matching donations made to American Red Cross in Wal-Mart stores through September 16 for hurricane relief. The company's efforts to assist those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma now total $30 million in aid. Walmart also deployed 1,360 semi-trucks to relocate bottled water from distribution centers as far away as Nevada to more than 400 Florida stores, staving off shrinking water supplies and price gouging.
Target is committing up to $1 million in cash and in-kind donations to support communities impacted by Hurricane Irma, in addition to the $3.5 million Target committed last week to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The donations will benefit Target team members, as well as national, local and international relief organizations including American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, UNICEF and Save the Children.
Chevron Corporation urges the timely reporting of price gouging at independently owned Chevron and Texaco stations, by tweeting @Chevron using #Irma.
The Coca-Cola Company has pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross for disaster relief in the Southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean. The company also is matching employee donations to a fund assisting Coca-Cola associates. Coca-Cola companies have donated 1.3 million bottles of water and other beverages to organizations responding to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
CVS Health is donating $50,000 to the Florida Disaster Fund and is matching employee donations to the CVS Health Employee Relief Fund up to $25,000. In areas affected by Hurricane Irma, CVS Pharmacy and CVS Caremark are allowing pharmacists to provide emergency 10-day medication supply refills for plan members.
Duracell is providing free batteries, mobile charging and WiFi services to those affected by Hurricane Irma with its Power Forward initiative. Relief vehicle locations will be posted on Twitter and Facebook @Duracell.
Kellogg Company has followed its support of Feeding America for Hurricane Harvey victims by shipping truckloads of food to food bank network Feeding Florida, for immediate distribution to families impacted by Hurricane Irma.
Nestlé Waters North America is preparing to deliver more bottled water in addition to the more than 1.3 million bottles of water the company has already sent to aid storm victims.
PetSmart Charities has announced an initial commitment of $1 million to support animal welfare organizations assist pets and pet families affected by Hurricane Irma. PetSmart's pledges now total $3 million for the funding of rescue, relief and recovery efforts following hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
7-Eleven has pledged $150,000 in donations to the American Red Cross for Hurricane Irma relief. The company has also donated 48,000 cases of water to citizens of Oldsmar, Orlando and Port Orange, Florida.
Tyson Foods and their Meals that Matter Disaster Relief Program have mobilized efforts to deliver 50 tons of food and water to team members and flood victims affected by Hurricane Irma.
Walgreens urged patients to evacuate to safe locations before refilling their prescriptions and notes Walgreens locations can access patient records. The Walgreens app can be used to facilitate prescription refills and arrange nearby pickups.
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Thank you to Wayfair for helping me get my son's closet under control by supplying these things to aid in toy organization.
Last year was focused on us moving and adjusting to our new home. This year I'm trying to focus more on getting us organized. I decided to start first in my son's room. I have been searching for ideas to use to help me conquer the toy clutter, in fact I even put together this collection of Unique Toy Storage Ideas for Growing Up Gabel.
I'm embarrassed to show you this closet piled with toys, but toys are where we were really needing help. Let me tell you there were even more toys on the loose in his room! I was desperately needing a place to store the legos, cars, blocks, play food, art supplies… you get the idea.
I started by collecting some of the toys that he plays with less or needs a little supervision with when he was playing. I found these Heavy Duty Plastic Latch Totes with Lids – heavy duty is important with little boys – that would be perfect for storing those items in the top of his closet.
I know a lot of people would probably have run a second rod in the closet, but my son doesn't have that many clothes that need to be hung. Toys are a much bigger issue, so I decided to use the bottom for storing toys. I decided to use one large tote as a catch all for the big toys and this 3- drawer storage unit for smaller toys. It is actually supposed to be a clothes hamper, but I think the drawers are the perfect size for holding and separating the variety of toys we have.
I think the closet looks much better, now that some of the toys have a specific spot. I mean it looks as good as a little boy's closet can. I actually purchased two of the 3-drawer storage units. I planned to use both in his closet, but I decided to use it as a little nightstand for my son. He just got a little alarm clock for Christmas and was needing a place to put it. He loves it! He puts his special toys in his nightstand drawer and his library books that we read at bedtime.
I love Wayfair's options for organizing. I'm kind of obsessed with totes right now, I just seem to need a lot of them as I'm organizing. I love that I was able to order the perfect size for the project and have them delivered to my door.
As he grows I'm sure I will be changing the closet around more. Below are a few things that I can see us purchasing in the future to add more shelves and organization to a closet.
Do you have any tips for organizing your kid's closet or toys?
Oh boy, lots of toys. We had a few under the bed storage totes, on wheels, for my son's Legos and Hot Wheels. We also used a big open tub for things like balls, bats and those great big Tonka trucks. He loved them so much. It's great you are starting him on organization young.
Awesome post! I love how nice it is to have the drawers and letting him learn how to clean up! Nice job on the organizing!
Thank you so much! That means a lot coming from you Raquel, you are much better at organizing than me!