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Made It Moment: Morgan Mandel
What is it about the magic number 10? When I finally got my offer of publication and began tentatively murmuring, "It took me 11 years," I felt red-faced and ashamed. But then I was amazed by now many people came out of the woodwork to pipe up, "Nine for me!" And, "Twelve!" And the one most often repeated: "A whole decade." In her Made It Moment, cross-genre novelist Morgan Mandel tells us what took her a decade to achieve, and the Moments that just keep coming.
The thing about a dream coming true is you don't believe it's happening. I'd tried for ten years to get a book accepted, and kept getting rejections. The number was up to seventeen when I pitched my mystery, Two Wrongs, to Janice Strand, the senior editor for Hard Shell Word Factory at the Love is Murder Conference. I completely botched the job, and was sent on my way with guidelines of how to query by email. I studiously followed directions. After a request for a full manuscript, three months went by. Then I got a strange email from Janice asking me what kind of marketing plans I had in mind. I quickly thought up a bunch and sent in a list.
Wonder of wonders, within a few days I received a welcoming email, telling me my manuscript had been accepted. Then, within a year, my book was actually published. When I saw it on the shelf of my local library, I knew I'd made it! I was a real author. The book launch party, with close friends and family thronging around requesting autographs, reinforced that joy and taught me a valuable lesson. Never give up. After botching my pitch, I could have decided it was no use trying any more, yet I bravely took that extra step and sent in my email query.
That was my first Made It Moment. Since then I've written and published three more books. My current release, the romantic thriller, Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, took what seemed forever to get into shape. With some doing, it was ready for the public eye. Next, I had to go through the formatting hoops for submission to Kindle. When I saw the cover staring back on Amazon.com, another Made It Moment struck. I'm looking forward to one more soon when I hold the printed version in my hands.
The great thing about being an author is I can enjoy many Made It Moments. Still, the first one holds a special place in my heart.
Morgan Mandel is a former freelancer for the Daily Herald newspaper, and belongs to Sisters in Crime and EPIC. She enjoys writing thrillers, mysteries, romances and also enjoys combining them. Her latest paranormal romantic thriller is Forever Young: Blessing or Curse, Book One of the Always Young Series, available on Kindle and Smashwords. Other novels by Morgan Mandel include Killer Career, Two Wrongs, and Girl of My Dreams. Morgan is now working on Book Two of the Always Young Seres, called Blessing or Curse: A Forever Young Anthology, where readers will learn what happens to others who have taken the Forever Young pill.
Made It Moment: Collin Kelley
It's not many Made It Moments whose first line involves giving up. And still fewer whose second line contains a metaphor so dazzling I wish I'd written it myself. But Collin Kelley's book isn't your usual novel. And so it makes sense that his writer's path wouldn't turn out to be very typical either.
In the spring of 1995, I had given up on my dream of becoming a novelist. My file cabinet was filled with the carcasses of novels that ran out of steam after 50 or 75 pages. The grand ideas for these books seemed to shrivel and die once they hit the page; the situations seemed cliché, or else pale imitations of other writers far more talented than I.
Then I received a phone call from one of my best friends, who happened to be a teacher. She was chaperoning a group of seniors on their high school graduation trip to London and Paris and needed another adult to go along to keep the kids in line. The trip would cost next to nothing and I thought getting out of the Atlanta suburbs where I'd spent my whole life might be the catalyst I needed to spark my writing.
In Paris, we stayed in an out of the way hotel in the 11th arrondissement. Rue Rampon was a narrow little street lined with small shops and apartment buildings. Across from my room was an apartment with a long wrought iron balcony full of flowers. The French doors were always open and the interior was lined with bookcases crammed with tomes. There was a big desk with an old typewriter, what appeared to be manuscript pages, and even more books.
But I never saw the owner. For a solid week, the doors were always open, but the writer was never at work at the desk. So I invented her in my head. A Parisian widow disabled by agoraphobia, who never leaves her apartment and works as a book editor. At night, she spies on the guests of the hotel with her binoculars.
I disentangled myself from chaperoning duties to explore parts of Paris off the beaten path: the St. Martin Canal, the Jardin des Plantes, the side streets of the city where the real living takes place. I would pick up the newspapers and read that the city was on high alert for terrorist activity. And then the Saint-Michel metro station was bombed. My first novel suddenly seemed to spring to life – beginning, middle and end.
Little did I know that my summer in Paris would spawn not one book, but three. Remain In Light is the second book in a trilogy that began with Conquering Venus. The lead character is an agoraphobic widow and book editor named Irène Laureux who lives in an apartment on rue Rampon. In the summer of 1995, she meets an aspiring young American writer staying in the hotel across the street and they are not only caught up in the metro bombing but a murder mystery.
I found the spark.
Collin Kelley is the author of the novels Remain In Light and Conquering Venus (both from Vanilla Heart Publishing). His poetry collections include Better To Travel, After the Poison and Slow To Burn.
Made It Moment: Mary Frisbee
Here's a concept that's probably newer to me than it should be. (In the, Duh, why didn't I think of that? sense). Mary Frisbee discusses the idea of the changing Made It Moment. And why not? Who says our Moment must be fixed, or even limited to one? We are more aware now than ever that this is a business that does not stand still. Neither does what we view as success.
My "Made It Moment" keeps changing. I thought it had come when I finished my first mystery novel. Then I was convinced it had come when I finally got an agent to represent my second book, Satori Ranch. Like most writers, I have a long and humiliating string of agent rejections behind me and I was sure that signing a contract with an agent was, indeed, the moment.
But the agent left the well-known Los Angeles agency for new horizons and the agency refused to honor our contract. So I got released from their indifferent hands and started over.
A new and significant moment happened when I put Satori Ranch on Amazon and B & N as an ebook. When I look back at my experiences with agents, I wonder what I was thinking, to keep beating my head against the wall for so long. I had followed all the advice out there about polishing my book and querying correctly. I had joined a writing group and honed my prose. But in return all I got were rejection letters and there was no consistency in the reasons for rejection. Instead, there was an overload of contradictory advice. I didn't even have a clear-cut direction in which to move.
I had a total of three positive experiences with agents – one agent in particular took the time to advise me, but ultimately rejected my books – versus seventeen bazillion bad ones. When I decided to wash my hands of the whole horrible process, I felt such jubilation and freedom that I went out to Seal Rocks Beach and howled like a wolf.
I decided to be a professional. I hired a great editor and I followed her advice. I have a professional photographer in my house and I am a professional artist, so together we designed the book cover exactly as I wanted it. Going this route wasn't easy. I would still like to publish actual hardbound books. But I am slowly selling ebooks, getting a little attention, readying the second Trout Brooke novel, Puzzle Creek, to go online in January. I am also working on book number three in the series. But no matter what happens, I'll keep writing because I love it. While there may be more "Made It Moments", at present nothing tops the one when I actually took control of my writing life.
Mary Frisbee is Montana born and raised, with her early life delightfully split between the outdoors and the arts. She studied art (please visit her website at www.maryfrisbeejohnson.com) and currently teaches drawing at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Her first novel, Satori Ranch, is set in Oregon, and is available as an ebook. The second, Puzzle Creek, set in Montana, is in the production stage, and Mary is currently working on her third novel.
What Happened After My Book Sold
Filed under: Frontstory,The Writing Life — jenny @ 11:13 pm
Before my novel finally sold, after 11 long years of trying, I wrote a backstory column on this blog. It contains lots of posts about what brought me to this point, what my struggles were, what worked, what didn't, how to get an agent, how to lose an agent, and the like.
It's hard for me to look over that column. There were hard times along the way. Times I despaired, although something kept me at it, and at it again, till my head bled. You know, from the banging against brick walls.
I didn't have it rough by many writers' standards, and I'm grateful for that. For 8 years of my journey-to-get-published, I was able mostly to stay home, take care of my kids, and squeeze writing in around that. But there were certainly the nights when, hoping to hear some pearl from an author, something that might illuminate whatever I wasn't doing or was doing wrong, I drove through snowstorms in the dark, lost, and crying because I was missing out on another night with my family for this pointless pursuit. Who cared if it was a dream?
Then my book sold, and I figured that backstory column ended with a bang. (If you look at the pic, it did in fact end with a bang.) But then something nice happened. I started getting emails asking what was going on. When was my book coming out? And when I named a date, How come it took so long?
I realized that possibly always, but especially in these changing times in publishing, what goes on behind the scenes at a publishing house is pretty opaque. Mysterious. (And when my book finally does come out, you'll see there's little I like better than figuring out a mystery). Thanks to the kind interest from readers, it started me thinking that maybe people would like one bird's eye view of this process.
I can't say what debuting in traditional publishing circa 2011-2013 is like for everybody, of course. But I can share details about how it's going for me. I hope they interest you. As always, if you have any questions or thoughts, just email me. This new column–let's call it frontstory–is a conversation between us. It's a journal I'm writing about this momentous journey.
And I thank you for sharing it with me.
I'll start with where I was when I finally got the news from my agent that there was an offer, just because it speaks to how life sometimes pairs the most elevated with the most mundane.
I was Swiffing my living room floor. My agent actually apologized for calling me twice–apparently she'd left a message a little earlier and I'd missed it. I hope I wasn't doing something even lesser at the time, like scrubbing the tile grout.
"I have some good news," my agent said, in her dignified, understated way. (When my agent promises something big is about to happen, oh boy, do I listen. This is not a woman who embellishes. A welcome trait in today's marketing-laden world.)
After she told me that BE (Brilliant Editor) had made an offer, I squealed at her: "And you were apologizing for calling me back??"
Then we laughed together.
My husband and I picked up my son at preschool, and drove to my daughter, who was in first grade at the time.
"Where are we going?" my son asked.
"You'll see," said my husband. "Just wait. We can't tell you yet."
We called my daughter out of class. We told both kids in the lobby of the school. They hugged me for long enough that I could almost–almost hold onto that moment. These are the kids that held a parade around the house, carrying posters which said, Gat publisht. To whom I had to apologize when the words took me away from them for too long. They knew what this meant.
After that I had to do something even more mundane than Swiffing or scrubbing grout–one of those annual medical tests women and men have to endure (though they're different ones usually). It was from the waiting room that I called DWF (Dear Writing Friend) to share the news.
Things got a lot less mundane than housecleaning and checkups a few weeks later. A few moments stand out. And, since every mystery has a cliffhanger, I'll tell you about them in the next frontstory post.
Guest Post: Stephen Brayton
Filed under: The Writing Life — jenny @ 9:23 am
Stephen Brayton is one of the funniest guys I've met. One of the things I find so cool about the internet is that it introduces you to people in far flung locations who go on to become good friends. Dear friends. Sometimes people who feel like family. When you get to know people that well, you learn things about them that aren't necessarily a part of their author persona. I love that, too–how we can accept and respect each other not for the slick sides, but even for the warty bumps. In this case, however, humor is definitely a part of Stephen, as author and general good guy. Read on and he'll tell you the role he sees comedy playing in mysteries…and life.
Lighten Up Already
Unless you're the prude of your generation, everybody likes a humorous story. Some light-hearted anecdote to bring a smile or a gentle chuckle.
Many authors will insert humor into their stories, even if the subject matter is serious or the tone is dramatic. Humor gives the reader a rest, a small break before diving back into the deep end. My favorite example comes from the Hitchcock movie "Topaz". The entire movie concerns spies. However, the one small moment comes near the middle when Hitchcock makes his appearance, as he did in all his movies. It's an airport scene and Al is being pushed in a wheelchair through the terminal. Suddenly, he stops, stands and walks off camera. It's one of those scenes where you stop for just a second and think, "What just happened?" The scene has nothing to do with the rest of the movie, but it's mildly funny because of its ironic inclusion.
Of course, many books are purposely humor based. I cite Evanovitch's Plum novels and Barry's "Big Trouble". They're written to be cynical or slapstick and designed to show the corny side of life.
Many private detectives (and those non-detectives who end up being one anyway) have a lighter side. Many are cynical, ironic, or sarcastic. How many detective novels have you read where the hero mouths off to the bad guy even in a life threatening situation?
When I set out to write stories featuring my private investigator/martial artist, Mallory Petersen, I wanted to add a humorous side to her. I didn't want her to be a hard-boiled, world weary, life's-a-drag kind of person.
Mallory is tall and blonde and beautiful. She's an exceptional martial artist who cares about her students and her clients. She puts her all into making sure her taekwondo school offers the best training and again while investigating her cases.
I didn't want Mallory to handle only the serious cases. She has to have fun. So, I made the majority of her clients and crooks come from the nuttier side of life. In "Beta" she sets up surveillance equipment to find out who is stealing snacks from a local bakery and finds the thief doing some outrageous things. Her tailing of a high school girl's boyfriend has her discovering his less than stellar intelligence. When she spies upon a philandering husband and his mistress, she snaps pictures of an interesting dichotomy between the parties in question.
Many of the bad guys and minor characters Mallory encounters throughout the book are not the typical thug with a weapon and a bad attitude. The gang banger has an unusual handle. The armed robber dresses in drag. The hygienically challenged informant she cons using her feminine wiles. The flustered receptionist. Even in her taekwondo she finds a stray bit of humor. Her instructors are trying to discover which child is urinating in the locker room's waste can.
I purposely set out to include humor in "Beta" to temper the subject matter of the serious case. I'm not giving away spoilers by mentioning the kidnapped girl in the story is subjected to the hell of child pornography. This is a heinous crime and I hope I've given enough details without causing too much revulsion. I want the reader to become emotional about this child and about Mallory's feelings and frustrations during her search for her. But I give the reader a rest by putting Mallory in a few humorous scenes.
Humor can be difficult. There is a temptation to steal from comedians. I couldn't resist using an old joke regarding the philandering husband. However, the urinating taekwondo student and the ditzy receptionist are based on actual incidents.
When you're writing humor, look around you. You don't necessarily have to make up a joke or grab lines from professional funny people. Life brings us humor nearly every day. From the politicians to klutz in the part to Aunt Mary getting beaned by a water balloon.
By utilizing humor, you may find your story stepping up to the next level, and hopefully your readers' enjoyment will too.
Stephen Brayton is a Fifth Degree Black Belt instructor in the American Taekwondo Association. He started martial arts training in 1991, earned his black belt in 1993, and gained his instructor certification in 1995.
Stephen has been employed in various fields: radio broadcaster and sales, printing, warehouse/trucking, and hospitality. He's a reader; a writer; an instructor; a graphic designer; a lover of books, movies, wine, women, music, fine food, good humor, sunny summer days spent hiking or fishing; and a catnip drug dealer to his thirteen pound cat, Thomas.
Made It Moment: Maria Sutton
As most of you know, Suspense Your Disbelief plays host to many mystery, suspense, and thriller authors (although we've seen our share of women's fiction, inspirational, historical, and literary books as well). And as most of you know, I love 'em all–books and authors.
Today we are welcoming the author of a real life mystery, one that began in war-torn Germany and ends a world and half a lifetime away. Maria Sutton's Moment is one that will make us all smile. I could taste the pirogis as Maria finally became convinced she was a Real Author. Her bio below is an important part of the story that had to unravel, not in the ways of fiction, but in the way of Real Life.
Out of the corner of my eye I could see two gray-haired ladies involved in an animated discussion about something. I glanced over and saw them leafing through the pages of MY BOOK! The waitress, noticing that my dinner conversation with my husband had momentarily ceased, gestured in my direction, letting the elderly ladies know "the author" was sitting at a table not far from where they were standing. They gave me an excited smile, so I went over to them and introduced myself.
Earlier that day I had made arrangements with the owner of the Cracovia, a fine Polish cuisine restaurant, to drop off a few editions of my book, The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back. He thought the patrons frequenting his restaurant would be interested in the book, so I left about 10 copies with him, making arrangements to drop by for dinner later that night to discuss the details of our business arrangement. My presence in his restaurant that night generated a lot of excitement and I soon found myself autographing several copies of my book for many of his diners. I felt like a celebrity with people queuing in line to get my autograph and gushing over me!
I also knew I had "made it" in the literary world when I started getting numerous Five-Star Reviews from Amazon Vine Voice Reviewers, as well as two New York Times best-selling authors. Several reviewers validated my writing ability by stating in their reviews "Please write more books." That is the highest honor any author can receive.
Maria Sutton was born in the barracks of Germany's former Wehrmacht command center, which had been converted to house Europe's Displaced Persons after WWII.
In 1951, Maria, along with her Mother, Step-father, and sister immigrated to America and she has lived in the greater Denver metro area since that time. Her book, The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back is the culmination of her 43-year search for her biological father, who disappeared shortly after her birth in war-torn Germany. Without knowing the spelling or his name, nor his date and place of birth, Maria was able to find him – proving that with unwavering determination, anything is possible.
Maria graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting and has also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She has been employed by the U. S. government in several capacities throughout her Federal career, receiving awards for her writing and investigative skills.
The above title is available from Johnson Books, an imprint of Big Earth Publishing. Her memoir will be translated into several languages, including German, Polish, and Ukrainian.
Maria and her family reside in Golden, Colorado.
Made It Moment: Jimmy Petrosino
Filed under: Made It Moments — jenny @ 10:16 pm
Boy, could I relate to different aspects of this Moment. Like me, Jimmy Petrosino seems to have experienced the inimical fall from grace that arrives when we realize that if we'd realized what our early drafts were really like…then we might not be in this game at all. But we keep at it, some of us, the crazy ones, and that's lucky. Because 10 or 20 or 100 (yes, 100, keep reading) drafts later we just might find…we've made it.
Saying "I made it," may be the overstatement of the year. I feel I have such a long way to go but I can say, "I made it off the bench hahaha." I began writing in my teens, it was more therapeutic than anything, keeping a journal of poetry. I would jot down my feelings which usually dealt with depression, OCD, anxiety, dying and all kinds of problems I made myself believe I had.
Over time, long poems would become short stories and short stories would become screenplays. I threw my hat into that arena and had tiny successes. I was able to option out a screenplay that I co-wrote to Hollywood producers, but that script has been sitting in developmental hell for years now.
I always wanted to write a novel but didn't think I had it in me. But once I bit the bullet and went for it I didn't stop. It was a nonstop barrage of writing, mostly through the night. The original version of "The Dean's List" was so bad that when I revisit it makes me wonder what the heck made me think I could write. But that draft does show me how much better a writer I have become since then, thanks to the 100 revisions, another book, another 100 revisions, another book, and so on and so on.
After being through two agents and enough rejection slips to wallpaper my bedroom I am happy to find people in the industry who liked my book enough to take it on. A mafia thriller that takes place in college isn't necessarily the greatest sell to an agent or editor. I heard "it's too male-oriented," a lot, or "tough sell because it falls in-between YA and adult." Still, I never gave up. Persistence and perseverance are two qualities I have and one needs in this business. Now it's up to me to build on what I've started. One thing I learned from all this, you got to treat yourself like a brand and sell yourself. Those who don't get left behind.
Jimmy Petrosino is the youngest of five brothers in an Italian American family. Jimmy grew up listening to stories at the dinner table about family members who worked as detectives, and their battles with some of the city's most notorious criminals. He was inspired to write The Dean's List by his father, who comes from a long line of New York City Police Detectives. His great uncle was Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, with a park in Little Italy named after him. Jimmy currently works for his family's business, Mountain Spring Waters of America, and just finished writing a young adult thriller about a teenage boy who suffers a near death experience.
Made It Moment: Mark Stevens
It's a special joy to feature Moments when I've gotten to read the book first. Especially when the book spoke to me on all sorts of levels. Right now I am staring at a copy of Mark Stevens' ANTLER DUST, the first in a series. I can best describe this as an environmental mystery, by a man who really knows his environment. I enjoyed it so much that I am going to gift a copy of this beautiful book to one lucky commenter. But as thrilling and poignant as Mark Stevens' novel is, his Moment is even more so. Read on and you'll see why.
Scene 1:
The year, 1989. The place, a swank literary agent's office in New York City. (Names being withheld to protect those who were trying to be helpful.) The office is hushed, quiet. The agent is young, bright, polished. She's decidedly good-looking, like an Ivy Leaguer working on her degree in library science and training for the Olympics on the weekend. I am overwhelmed, gawking, eager. She holds the key to my literary future. Maybe she'll my agent for decades to come? Who knows? My first mystery-thriller is sitting on the desk between us. "We can sell this book," she says.
My made it moment? No.
Nothing happened. She was wrong. Updates from the agent faded, communication went pffft. We parted ways.
The year, 1993. The place, my desk in The Denver Post newsroom. Mid-afternoon. Picture an old-school one-big-office newsroom, desks all jammed together. Phones ringing, shouts, keyboards being punched. My phone rings. Agent introduces herself. From New York. There is urgency in her tone. "Are you represented by anyone yet?" she asks. I pause. Yet? I had been querying mystery-thriller #2 for awhile. I wasn't even sure I recognized the name of the firm she was with. "No," I said. "You are now," she said (or words to that effect). But I wasn't going to be "easy." I had a question! "What other mystery writers do you represent?" I managed to say. This time the pause was on her end. "Well, John Grishanm for one…." The in-depth vetting ended quickly.
Nothing happened. We worked at it for over a year. I visited the offices once when I was in New York for work. Update from agent faded, communication went pffft. We parted ways.
The year, 1998. The place, my mailbox in Denver. The letter from well-known New York literary agency included an offer of representation for mystery-thriller #3. No quizzing from me this time. Just a year of work on the manuscript followed by a round of editor queries. Lots of hope, many assurances.
When communication went dark this time, I sent a letter to head of agency and was sent a form letter rejection as if it was the first time I'd ever queried.
The year, 2006. A longtime friend introduced me to someone who was starting a publishing firm, an independent in the Boulder area. He was looking for authors. I gave him mystery-thriller #3 and a new one, too, #4. He read both, liked both, and offered to publish #3.
My made-it moment? No.
Book #3 came out 11 months later. I toured Colorado bookstores (42 in all). Book #3, also known as Antler Dust, reached the Denver Post best-seller list in 2007 and again in 2009. I started writing a sequel to Antler Dust and, as I finished the manuscript, the publisher announced he was closing his business.
However, I was introduced to the fine folks from People's Press in Aspen and they wanted to publish the sequel. Book #5 was scheduled—and Buried by the Roan was published in August, 2011 (along with a nifty new paperback edition of Antler Dust) and the reviews have been terrific.
Yes, I confess to incredible highs in 2007 and 2011 as both books saw the light of day, as both books started drawing positive reviews, as emails from complete strangers arrived with kind words, good things to say.
But thinking back, the only reason I'm writing (and reading) is I had parents who instilled in me the utter, pure, deep-down and undeniable pleasure of a good novel or a fascinating non-fiction.
Many years later, I got the wacky idea I could try my hand.
My made-it moment was being born into an environment rich with words, language and ideas.
Sounds corny, I know. But that's the way I feel.
The son of two librarians, Mark Stevens was raised in Massachusetts. He worked as a reporter for The Christian Science Monitor, covering events and issues from the economy, commercial fishing, the environment. He then worked for The Rocky Mountain News and The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. He covered the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, NASA's space shuttle disaster, a volcano eruption in Colombia, political upheavals in Nicaragua, and mudslides in Puerto Rico. After tending bar for a year, while also writing fiction, he joined The Denver Post to cover education, and now works in public relations.
There's More Than One Way to Edit a Cat
Filed under: The Writing Life — jenny @ 2:33 pm
As I crawled out of my editing cave a while ago–literally: I completed my second round of edits for my new editor in the dim recesses of my childhood basement–and finally got to reconnect with friends on the internet, students, and writers who'd emailed me, I became aware of a confusion.
Not just me, muddle-headed, and blinky-eyed from the stuporous effects of intense editing. But something that may be confusing to many of us as we go about this process of perfecting our writing.
I got emails from writers talking about the need to upload clean copy, ridding their manuscripts of the kinds of typos and grammatical mistakes that can plague even the most experienced author's early drafts, depending upon how feverishly that draft emerges. Some of them asked me how much time should be spent on this process.
Correcting copy is a necessary step. These mistakes can jump out at the reader. If the book is traditionally published, readers tend to be aghast that any errors slip in. And if the book is independently-published, then the standard might be even higher, since people will be looking for red flags suggesting that the book belongs in what's come to be called the ghetto of prematurely slapped together volumes.
It's a necessary step of the process, yes. But it's also the last step.
You know how there's more than one way to skin a cat? It applies to your novel as well.
This how the trajectory works for me personally. Perhaps it will change as I get more experience–in some ways I hope so. (Oh, please save me from drafts that number twenty-one, save me from that basement again). But I suspect that all three of the below apply to all serious writers always.
Developmental editing: You turn your baby over to trusty readers who find issues, which no matter how good a self-editor you are, inevitably slip in. You might be heck at structure and logic, story-tagging every one of your sixty scenes, but your dialog reads a little woodenly, or your characters are stock. You might write exquisite prose–sometimes too exquisite. It's objective eyes that will tell you when a description of a violet sunrise becomes just…purple. Or that you really can't start off with thirty people dying in an explosion, unless you want to fulfill the demand of rising stakes by killing 30,000 at the climax. In whichever case, this is the stage when the meat of your story comes under examination. In some way, shape, or form you will have to go back and spend weeks if not months reshaping and revising. Then you hand it out to completely new readers–and get to do this step all over again. They will find stuff. People will always find stuff. Knowing when to stop is the subject of another blog post.
Line editing: Here is where those clunky or awkward sentences get smoothed out. Maybe you can spot them, but I'd still recommend a good pair (or two or three) of objective eyes on your work. The book works in terms of the major craft areas: plot, structure, character, dialog, scene, arc. But there's still stylistic work to be done to make sure you've mined every area for its greatest impact, to make sure the story reads well. After all, that's what's coming before too long. Real readers reading.
Polishing: Only here do you finally address typos and the kinds of slips you can read a hundred times before someone points out that you spelled "the woman" with an e: "the women". The missed words, the clauses that dangle, the me's for an I or vice versa. This is painstaking work, but it is relatively easy, and if you've completed stages one and two with rigor, then it won't take very long. Before you know it, you will have a thoroughly edited, submission- or publication-ready book.
Here the two roads, traditionally and independently published, divide. On the traditional one, what I found at least–what drove me to that dastardly basement (kidding, I love the basement)–was that even though I was sure all three stages had been completed and completed again, my editor had a vision. And she was right. There was more to do in step 1, and if I could do it successfully, I would have a better book than I had written the first eighteen times. Professional, industry eyes on your work in addition to your trusty or beta readers is something I think all novels benefit from. It's not always possible to get that, and when it's not, the solution might be an even higher number of trustys so that you get a truly wide range of responses.
It's a lot of work. It's a crazy amount of work. Work we can only do in the bottom of a basement, figurative or physical. We have to descend to great depths to claw that one, shining thing out of us that ultimately becomes our best book.
And if we do it right, what happens? Then we get to do it again, with our next book, and our next.
Time to open up the basement door and go in.
Made It Moment: Linda Hall
Ouch. The un-Made It Moment–a term newly coined by today's featured author, Linda Hall. That one is so real, it hurts. As Linda says below, We've all had them, right? Writers and non-writers alike. But Linda's *Made It* Moment is a lot cheerier. In fact, her description of it gives you a visual right away. And I guarantee, whether you're feeling made-it-y or un-made-it-y today, this Moment will make you smile.
In this business, there are many "made it moments," those times when you feel you can finally admit to everyone that you're a writer without fear that the Writing Police will come to your door demanding your Writer's ID Card back. But, for every "made-it-moment," there are also a number of "un-made it moments." (But that's the stuff of another blog post). It's a career of ups and downs, isn't it? So, when those "made it moments" occur, we need to hold them close to our hearts so they can carry us through the difficult times.
My first "made it moment" happened way back in 1992, a few years before internet and email. My first novel, a futuristic thriller called The Josiah Files, was being released by Thomas Nelson Publishers. (Don't look for it. It's been OOP for a long time!) I was waiting like all brand new novelists for my books to arrive. I'd received a cover flat in the mail, but touching the actual books in person would be a whole new level of cool. My books were expected to arrive any day. And every day I waited for the courier guy.
One afternoon I came home, opened the front door, and there were my author copies – all of them – spread out over the living room floor like a rug. The books had arrived while I was out and my husband had opened the box and laid them all side to side and end to end on the carpet. That was one of those champagne moments. I finally had a book. And it was in print. And here it was!
And so in the ensuing years when things in the publishing industry and writing life may have gotten me down, I think of that moment, my books all spread out on the living room floor.
Award winning and twice Christy-nominated author Linda Hall has written eighteen novels of mystery and suspense, plus many short stories. She grew up in New Jersey where her love of the ocean was nurtured. Most of her novels have something to do with the sea. When she's not writing, Linda and her husband enjoy sailing the St. John River system and the coast of Maine. In the summer they move aboard their 34′ sailboat aptly named – Mystery.


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The 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) is comprised of two squadrons and is one of three "super wings" in the Air National Guard. The unit provides in-flight air refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft, on a worldwide, daily basis. Air Force reserve forces provide 41 percent of all U.S. refueling missions.
The 121st ARW was originally established as part of the 55th fighter Wing in December 1947 based at Lockbourne Air Force Base. The unit was redesignated the 121st Fighter Wing in 1950 and converted from the P-51 to the F-84C Thunderjet.
In 1961, the unit was called to active duty in support of the Berlin Crisis. After returning from active duty at Etain, France, the 121st converted to the F-100 Super Saber.
Another call-up to active duty occurred in 1968 as a result of the USS Pueblo Crisis, One year of the 18-month activation was spent in Kunsan, Korea.
The unit converted to the A-7D Corsair II in 1974. This was the same year that the base name was officially changed to Lockbourne Air Force Base (AFB) to Rickenbacker AFB. In 1991, after 44 years of flying fighters, the 121st tactical Fighter, converted to the KC 135 Stratotanker and became the 121st Air refueling Wing which consolidated with the 160th Air refueling Group.
The 160th began as the 145th Air Transport Squadron in March 1956, flying C-46s out of the Akron-Canton Municipal Airport, Ohio. In 1958, the became the 145th Aero Medical Transport Squadron, flying the C-119J "flying Boxcar".
The unit assumed an air refueling mission, flying the KC-97 in July 1961, and was redesigned to the 160th Air Refueling Group (AREFG), assigned to Clinton County AFB in Wilmington, Ohio. In 1971, the 160th AREFG moved to Lockbourne AFB. In 1975, the unit became the first Air National Guard unit to fly the KC-135 Stratotanker. The unit was activated and deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation DESERT STORM in 1991.


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Sir William James Bull, 1st Baronet,  (29 September 1863 – 23 January 1931) was an English solicitor and Conservative politician.

Biography
Bull was the son of Henry Bull, a solicitor, and his wife Cecilia Ann Howard, daughter of James Peter Howard. He was returned to Parliament for Hammersmith in 1900, a seat he held until 1918, and then sat for Hammersmith South until 1929.

Bull was knighted in 1905. That year Walter Long became Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Bull was his Parliamentary Private Secretary. A few years later, the Anti-Socialist Union was set up, and Bull served on its executive committee with R. D. Blumenfeld, while Long was a vice-president. He ran Hammersmith meetings for the Union, with those attending having to sign affidavits of opposition to socialism, and ejected hecklers.

Around 1911 Bull became involved with Frederick H. Crawford in running guns to the Ulster Volunteer Force. He did that in partnership with Herbert Augustus Budden, who was married to his sister Charlotte Annie Howard. They used two firms in Hammersmith, one set up as a front and the other a motor parts supplier set up by Bull's former chauffeur. Police seized over four thousand rifles in a 1913 Hammersmith raid, under the Gun Barrel Proof Act 1868. Their informant was Budden.

Bull was a suffragist, on good terms with the Pankhursts. In 1908 he visited Vera Wentworth in prison. In the discussions before the Representation of the People Act 1918, Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne of the Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association contacted Bull, at the prompting of Millicent Fawcett, to propose a franchise at the 1916 Speaker's Conference called to start a franchise bill. He involved himself in the question of the minimum age at which a woman should be allowed to vote, starting the bidding with 40, which he later claimed had some support. That was certainly not from the Pankhursts, who held out for adult suffrage. The conference settled by 15 votes to 6 on a minimum age of 30. In 1918 Bull drafted a bill to allow for female conscription. He was admitted to the Privy Council that year.

A week before the Carlton Club meeting of 1922 that put an end to the post-war coalition administration, Bull called a smaller meeting of Conservatives. Walter Long, by then in the House of Lords, was invited. It tested the water for a break with Lloyd George, on a group not from the right wing, and determined that they felt the status quo would lead to a split in the party. Bull was that year created a baronet, of Hammersmith in the County of London.

Bull died in January 1931, aged 67. He is buried in Margravine Cemetery, Hammersmith.

Infrastructure
In the late 1890s Bull chaired the Bridges Committee of the London County Council that oversaw the construction of the Blackwall Tunnel. He made an early proposal for a green belt round London, and championed a Channel Tunnel initiative. He also sat on committees that oversaw the repairs to the Palace of Westminster.

Works
Bull published:

The Book of Limericks (1916), with "Orion" (sports editor William Warren) of The Daily Express, illustrations by Heath Robinson.
 A History of the Broadway Congregational Church, Hammersmith (1923).

Family
Bull married Lilian Hester Brandon, daughter of Gabriel Samuel Brandon, on 5 January 1904. They had four sons. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Stephen. His third son, Anthony Bull, was Chairman of London Transport from 1965 to 1971. His youngest son, Peter Bull, became a well-known character actor. Lady Bull died on 3 September 1963.

References

External links

The Papers of Sir William Bull held at Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge

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1931 deaths
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Sobha City is one of the largest group housing projects in NCR with an impressive design & unmatched amenities. It is advantageously located at Sector 108 in Gurgaon, just off the Dwarka Expressway. Peripheral towers in this project offer unhindered & spectacular views, surrounded by Delhi's Reserved Greens. The project emphasizes on active living by offering various sports, lifestyle & social amenities. Being developed by Sobha Ltd., the interiors and the exteriors of Sobha City have been thoughtfully designed, keeping in mind the tastes and preferences of all age groups. The apartments ensure there is adequate cross ventilation and ample natural light entering into the rooms. This is the right destination for you to live a life full of blissful moments.


Heldin Rikk: Retrospectives are the key to reflect, change and improve!
A country girl who became part of a big city agile mafia in 2009, today Heldin is responsible for Agile transformation in Bigbank. Heldin says that what got her into this job was the only constant thing in her life: change.
She says this is what Agile is all about, and it's probably the reason why she has now become an evangelist of this software development methodologies.
She also talked about the challenge of knowing if your teams are doing good Scrum when you manage more than 3 teams. For that, she uses a tool called FlowHow: it consists of a game that collects teams data regarding scrum and it's used for giving points. If a team is doing good in a particular area they get the maximum amount of points, otherwise the don't get any. The results are assessed every month and the team with more points gets a prize.
Heldin thinks this tool helps teams truly understand what is Scrum. As an example she says that in Bigbank, some of the things that they had been trying to change for a while started to get fixed within a day of using it. To her, the game gives a very nice overview of where I need to put my focus as things are very visible and based on real data.
Vilve Vene: believe and have courage!
"The bank of the new era, founded by young guys who wanted to change the world, build a better and more modern bank than any existing bank in western world – in other words do the real innovation in banking industry".
Things started to change in 1999 when the company was bought by Swedes. After seeing the company culture and purpose slowly change, she decided to make a new move in 2002. The idea to start her own business with other friends came up while in Rome. She describes this decision as the equivalent of jumping out of a plane not being sure whether you have a parachute or not, since they were basically exchanging a very safe and well-paid job with all the benefits, for the unknown. It was themselves who would determine whether they got paid or not, by making things happen.
Vilve has by now been running her own tech company for over 13 years. In all the changes she has seen in the industry there is one thing she notices remains unchanged: positions women in the IT world. The core problem? She says it all comes down to ourselves as women: we underestimate ourselves. This is good news for us, however, as the solution is in our own hands. We have to start believing more in ourselves and go ahead and do things.
Some interesting data about her company, Icefire: they have 50% of women working in different positions, 2 of 5 board members are also women and half of team leaders and area managers are as well.
Maarika Susi: Be present and be balanced!
Maarika is a person with various facets in life which which she balances like a good dance every day of her life. Her background is in Environmental Management, and she has worked in Sales, advertising, ecommerce and with startups. She currently works as a Customer Success Manager in Pipedrive, as one of the organizers of Garage48 Hackathons and she also teaches Latin Dances.
- Was it when you were walking with your dog in the hometown beach and enjoying the sunset?
- Was it when you climbed the vast mountains in the rainforest with pouring rain somewhere in southern Uganda in search of mountain gorillas?
Her answer to this question is very clear, and that's exactly what keeps her going. She advises people to focus on the present instead of living in the past or the future.
She believes men and women have both different and complementary roles in life, and this is something she applies in her dancing classes but also in other areas of her life. Her Dance philosophy: the woman is like a beautiful painting and the man is like a frame that lets that painting shine.


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La Piara has "ongoing summer offer" - but that is not why the ad interested me. The bottom of the ad specifically points that their pork shoulder is gluten free. Let me tell you this parallel story, when I was student back at AUB, I was walking with a friend who was studying nutrition and we encountered a sign for a potato-selling shop on Bliss Street claiming that their product is "cholesterol free". I saw her shocked reaction and since nutrition was not my forte she said "Tarek, min wayn baddo yeje el cholesterol?" (Tarek, where is the cholesterol going to come from?). So basically I had to Google the question "are pork shoulders gluten free?" when I came back home. So yes, pork shoulder is gluten free.
So, like the SNL joke went about gentrification, "You acting like someone put gluten in your muffin or something" - what is riling me is that, technically, this is not a false advertising. The La Piara pork shoulder is gluten free. But "min wayn baddo yeje el gluten?" is a different question altogether.


This charming Peanuts gang Oval Mug will warm your heart on this Oval Mug. It's perfect for Holiday get togethers or for the office meetings that need a little perk. The Mug is fire-engine red and features Snoopy on his dog house on one side and Charlie Brown and Snoopy on the other side.


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Six Iowa Residents Have Died From the Flu So Far This Season
The flu is currently making its way across Iowa, and it's already killed multiple people.
The Daily Nonpareil reports:
There have been 110 reported cases of influenza A and 94 cases of influenza B during the 2019-2020 flu season, which started Sept. 29, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health and Pottawattamie County Public Health Administrator Maria Sieck. Six people have died from the flu in Iowa.
112 of the flu cases have lead to hospitalization so far. Although none have been reported in Scott County, the rate of positive tests in Eastern Iowa is rising, says IDPH's weekly flu report. Additionally, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an illness that can be fatal in children, is also prevalent in Eastern Iowa, with 41 percent of Rapid RSV tests coming back positive in the last week.
So what exactly falls under the umbrella of "the flu?"
According to the Department of Public Health, the flu is a respiratory illness that's caused by a virus. Symptoms vary, but usually include headache, fever, lethargy, congestion, cough, sore throat, and body aches.
The elderly and small children are the most at risk of death from the illness.
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Home Entertainment Anushka Sharma knocks on court door in sales tax case, court asks...
Anushka Sharma knocks on court door in sales tax case, court asks department to respond
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Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has challenged in the Bombay High Court two orders passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Sales Tax for the financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14 under the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act ) from Maharashtra. In this matter, on Thursday, the Bombay High Court has sought a response from the Revenue Department.
A bench in the division of Judge Nitin M Jamdar and Judge Abhay Ahuja on Thursday ordered the sales tax department to respond to actress Anushka Sharma's statement and posted the matter for further hearing on February 6. Anushka Sharma has asked the court to quash the orders passed by the Sales Tax Department. She has filed four petitions for the assessment years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16.
The actress filed the petition last week after the High Court refused to consider a petition filed by Sharma's tax adviser, Shrikant Velekar, challenging the sales tax department's orders in December 2022. Then, the High Court said that there is no reason why the affected person (Anushka Sharma) cannot file a petition on her own.
As per Anushka Sharma's requests, he acted in movies and award functions as an artist under the deal. The deal was between her agent, Yash Raj Films Private Limited, and the producers/organizers of the event. It has been said in the petition that the official did not impose the sales tax based on the film, but on the basis of the product's advertisement and the performance performed at the award ceremony.
The department has fixed a sales tax of Rs 12.3 crore for 2012-13 including interest of Rs 1.2 crore while for the year 2013-14, the sales tax of Rs 1.6 crore has been fixed at around 17 crore.
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U.S. Open Finals This Weekend ... History Being Made
Women's Final
Saturday 3pm Central
UPDATE: Raducanu wins ... first major champion in history to come through qualifying rounds
For the first time in ... forever? ... both finalists were just 18 years of age when the tournament started: Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) and Leylah Fernandez (Canada).
Raducanu had to win three qualifying rounds to even make it to the main draw — she has won 9 matches in a row without losing a single set — and is the first such Grand Slam finalist in the Open era (starting 1968). That's 53 years.
Fernandez meanwhile has swept through as an unseeded player, defeating three top 5 players including defending champion Osaka, often wearing down opponents in three sets.
The matchup should be entertaining and will definitely be historic, but whoever wins, this U.S. Open will be known as the one where the young ladies just mowed down the competition with wanton abandon.
It has been quite compelling as a result and I've watched as much as I could.
Men's Final
Sunday 3pm Central
Novak Djokovic vs. Danill Medvedev, the top two seeds ... what are the odds?
By far the biggest story with this match is that Djokovic is going for two amazing career accomplishments in one match: a Grand Slam (winning all 4 majors in the same year) and the all time record for victories in majors (21). The last Grand Slam was by Rod Laver in 1969, 52 years ago.
Djokovic defeated Alexander Zverev in an epic five set match Friday night featuring incredibly long rallies:
The decisive game of the third set was the match in microcosm. In one of the most intriguing non-deuce games you'll ever see, Djokovic broke for the set after rallies of 18, 32, 12, 21, 53 and 16 balls.
53 shots in one game.
UPDATE: Medvedev wins in straight sets 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 — Djokovic's Grand Slam dream for this year is done and he's still at 20 major titles
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We could earn a net benefit of $9.2 million over the next 3 years if we switch to virtual servers, specifically VMware. Moving to VMware would consolidate our data center, which would increase server utilization. Overall, it will cost $4.8 million to adopt a virtual server infrastructure.
Virtual servers run operating systems. A benefit of using virtual servers like VMware is that one virtual server can run multiple operating systems, whereas one physical server can only run one operating system. We would be able to consolidate 80% of our physical servers onto virtual machines using VMware. Doing so would increase server utilization from around 5% to between 50% and 80% of total computing capacity.
Bigelow, Stephen J. "How Server Consolidation Can Benefit Your Data Center." Server Virtualization. TechTarget, Oct. 2009. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/tip/How-server-consolidation-can-benefit-your-data-center>.
"What Is VMWare?" EveryMac.com. 22 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://www.everymac.com/mac-answers/windows-on-mac-faq/vmware-virtual-appliance-convert-to-parallels.html>.
"What Is a Network Server?" HowStuffWorks. InfoSpace LLC, 2016. Web. 15 Feb. 2016. <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/what-is-network-server.htm>.
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Q: GMS2 trigger for event not working properly (First of all i'm new to all of this so sorry in advance if this was a waste of time)
So I'm creating a game and decided to follow Friendly Cosmonaut's guide on triggers and cutscenes.
(link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDLxCXexcxk
I followed everything there and created a few custom scripts and everything works like a charm on the first room, but when I try adding a trigger on the second room it just doesn't work at all.
For example, I create a trigger so when it collides with the player object, it makes the screen shake (as a test) and it creates an object in the room. But when the code is the following:
t_scene_info = [

    [screen_shake, 6, 1000],

]

(I'll provide code for all functions further in the post)
Nothing happens on collision, but when I change it to:
t_scene_info = [

    [screen_shake(6, 1000)],

]

The code runs before even the player has collided, as soon as the trigger object gets created.
(Again, I tried this in the first room with the first 2 triggers, and it works fine.)
Here's the code for:
oCutscene (Create event):
scene_info = -1;
scene = 0;

timer = 0;

scene_info = [
    [create_box_at_mouse],
    [cutscene_wait, 2],
    [create_box_at_mouse],
    [cutscene_wait, 4],
    [create_box_at_mouse]
];

event_perform(ev_other, ev_user0);

x_dest = -1;
y_dest = -1;

oCutscene (Step event):
script_execute_alt(current_scene[0], current_scene_array);

oCutscene (User event 0):
current_scene = scene_info[scene]

var len = array_length_1d(current_scene) -1;

current_scene_array = -1;
current_scene_array = array_create(len, 0);
array_copy(current_scene_array, 0, current_scene, 1, len);

oTriggerP (Step event) (The trigger that's supposed to execute the code when colliding with the player or playerd (just a dummy)):
if(!instance_exists(oCutscene)){
  if(place_meeting(x, y, oPlayerD) || place_meeting(x, y, oPlayer)){
      create_cutscene(t_scene_info);
      instance_destroy();
  }
}

oTriggerP (Create event):
t_scene_info = -1;

create_cutscene (Script):
if(!instance_exists(oCutscene)){
  if(place_meeting(x, y, oPlayerD) || place_meeting(x, y, oPlayer)){
        create_cutscene(t_scene_info);
        instance_destroy();
  }
}

cutscene_end_action (Script):
with(oCutscene){
  scene++;
  if(scene > array_length_1d(scene_info)-1){
        instance_destroy();
        exit;
  }
  event_perform(ev_other, ev_user0);
}

cutscene_wait (Script):
with(oCutscene){
  scene++;
  if(scene > array_length_1d(scene_info)-1){
        instance_destroy();
        exit;
  }
  event_perform(ev_other, ev_user0);
}

script_execute_alt (Script):
        ///@description script_execute_alt
    ///@arg ind
    ///@arg [arg1,arg2,...]

    var num1 = argument0;
    var a = argument1;
    var len = array_length_1d(argument1);

    switch(len){
        case 0 : script_execute(0) break;
        case 1 : script_execute(num1, a[0]); break;
        case 2:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1]); break;
        case 3:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2]); break;
        case 4:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3]); break;
        case 5:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4]); break;
        case 6:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5]); break;
        case 7:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6]); break;
        case 8:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7]); break;
        case 9:  script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8]); break;
        case 10: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9]);
break;
        case 11: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10]); break;
        case 12: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11]); break;
        case 13: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12]); break;
        case 14: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13]); break;
        case 15: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14]); break;
        case 16: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15]); break;
        case 17: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15], a[16]); break;
        case 18: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15], a[16], a[17]); break;
        case 19: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15], a[16], a[17], a[18]); break;
        case 20: script_execute(num1, a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9],
a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15], a[16], a[17], a[18], a[19]); break;
    }

screen_shake (Script):
///@arg Magnitude
///@arg Time
with(oCamera){

  if(argument0 > shake_remain){

      shake_magnitude = argument0;
      shake_remain = argument0;
      shake_length = argument1;

  }
      cutscene_end_action();

}

Here's the creation code for the 2 triggers in the first room:
First trigger (oTriggerP):
t_scene_info = [

[cutscene_move_character, oPlayerD, 800, 279, false, 1],
[cutscene_wait, 1],
[instance_create_layer, 0, 0, 0, oIntro],
[cutscene_move_character, oPlayerD, 1170, 279, false, 1],

];

Second trigger (Another oTriggerP):
t_scene_info = [

[cutscene_move_character, oPlayerD, 800, 279, false, 1],
[cutscene_wait, 1],
[instance_create_layer, 0, 0, 0, oIntro],
[cutscene_move_character, oPlayerD, 1170, 279, false, 1],
[room_goto(Prehistoric)]

];

I really don't think the cutscene_wait and cutscene_move_character scripts have anything to do with this but I'll throw 'em in just in case
cutscene_wait (Script):
/// @description
/// @arg second
with(oCutscene){
    timer++;

    if(timer >= argument[0] * room_speed){

        timer = 0;
        cutscene_end_action();

    }
}

cutscene_move_character (Script)
        with(oCutscene){
    var obj = argument0, relative = argument3, spd = argument4;

    if(x_dest == -1){
        if(!relative){
            x_dest = argument1;
            y_dest = argument2;
        } else{
            x_dest = obj.x + argument1;
            y_dest = obj.y + argument2;
        }
    }

    var xx = x_dest;
    var yy = y_dest;

    with(obj){
        sprite_index = sPlayerR;

            if(point_distance(x, y, xx, yy) >= spd){
            var dir = point_direction(x, y, xx, yy);
            var ldirx = lengthdir_x(spd, dir);
            var ldiry = lengthdir_y(spd, dir);

            if(dir != 0) { image_xscale = sign(ldirx); }

            x += ldirx;
            y += ldiry;
        }else {
            x = xx;
            y = yy;

            with(other){
                x_dest = -1;
                y_dest = -1;
                cutscene_end_action();
            }
        }

    }
    }

Thank you in advance for your time and patience, and I apologize if I didn't include something or messed up on anything.

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What Is a Radio Webcast?
A radio webcast is radio program broadcast over the Internet. This type of format is known as radio webcasting. Webcasting is a great way to listen to music and talk shows while surfing the Internet. There are many types of radio stations available, including news webcasts and comedy shows.
Some radio programs broadcast over the internet.
Music concerts are often played over a radio webcast. This allows the concert to be heard by more listeners than can hear a traditional radio broadcast or see a show live. These webcasts are typically free for access and available to anyone who has a computer and a telephone network.
A webcast can be a typical broadcast production repackaged for the web.
Another common radio webcast is a news broadcast. Many popular news programs have expanded the use of this format to increase their market shares and audience numbers. The webcast is becoming a standard technique for listening to broadcasts and it is particularly popular with young people.
Most popular FM radio station programs are also available as radio webcasts. This allows a person to listen to a radio station while working on his computer. The quality of the webcast is directly related to Internet speed. This technology uses streaming software that has greatly improved with the expansion of broadband.
Car radios are quickly evolving to use Internet radio stations. This allows people to listen to Internet radio stations through a dash-mounted car radio. This technology is commonly available through smart phones, but is quickly becoming common in car radios as well.
The primary technology behind radio webcasts is streaming audio. This software sends packets of voice data across the Internet through computer networks. The voice data can become choppy with slow network connections, which is why the quality may be inconsistent. As the computer telecommunication speed improves throughout the world, Internet radio will become the standard method of listening to radio.
Several talk shows provide a radio webcast for the listening community. This is a convenient way to hear news and talk shows at work. Webcast programs may be more risqué than those on broadcast radio because, in the United States, Federal Communication Commission (FCC) standards do not always apply to webcast programs.
The best way to find a webcast radio station or news program is to use an Internet radio directory. Several directories are available on the Internet. These can be found by searching for Internet radio directories either by name or program format.
How Do I Choose the Best Webcast Software?
How Do I Create a Free Webcast?
What Is Webcasting?
What Is a Webcaster?
What is a Stream Recorder?
What is a Content Delivery Network?
What is a Podcast Directory?


The thing that made Everybody Knows so disappointing was the fact that it was directed by the accomplished Asghar Farhadi and stars Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. As artistically talented as these three individuals are, this film drags on (2 hours and 13 minutes) to an ending that made little sense and had less meaning.
In summary, Ms. Cruz plays Laura, the mother of two children who travels from her home in Argentina to attend a family wedding in Spain. Things go tragically wrong quite quickly when her oldest daughter is kidnapped during the wedding reception. The chaos worsens when a text is received from the kidnappers demanding an extraordinary sum of money quickly or they will kill her.
It is an interesting premise that quickly unravels in a fashion that defies common sense. While Laura's husband was unable leave Argentina, suspicion mounts as nearly every extended family member becomes a suspect. It seems that Laura's family is suffering financial problems after selling their large olive grove and winery years earlier to Paco (Javier Bardem), Laura's ex-lover.
As I noted in my rating, the title of this film is extraordinarily misleading given the sad fact that no one had the slightest idea who was involved in the kidnapping. In exploring complicated family relationships, the film falls flat on its face, leaving you so bored that you really didn't care who kidnapped this teenage girl.
While both Cruz and Bardem travel through most of the film in slow motion, the best performances come from Carla Campra as Irene, Laura's daughter, and Bárbara Lennie as Bea, Bardem's girlfriend who is dedicated to their olive fields. Campra's Irene is a teenage girl who loves the thrills flowing from being an attractive teenage girl. Though Lennie's Bea wants to do all that she can to help Paco, it becomes increasingly difficult given that his past relationship with Laura had damning consequences.
While I won't dare give away the ending of the movie, it really doesn't matter. The film does little more than reinforce the old saying that bad things happen to good people. I think most of the people in the audience thought that applied to them as they shook their head in disgust over wasting time and money on this lamentable film.


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Remembering the Martyrs
Posted by Holly Benner on Jun 27, 2019 5:04:05 PM
Here in the Northeast, there are birds chirping, scents of flowers blooming, trees budding, the dominating earthy fragrance after a rain shower, the wonderful evocative odor of newly mown grass. Full of freshness, these fragrances bring me back to a mission journey I took thousands of miles away, deep in the bush in the country of Uganda in Africa. A country full of green tropical jungles, with the beauty of Lake Victoria, source of the Nile River, Queen Elizabeth National Park, the Equator, and yes, gorillas. However, the one place that I hold close to my heart is Namagongo, the most spiritual sacred place in all of Uganda. This is the land where the Ugandan Martyrs were burned alive for their love of Christ.
My journey for that mission visit was planned by Father Paul Gagawalla of the Apostles of Jesus. I was to travel to Uganda where I would be working side by side with Sisters serving impoverished people in villages and slums. This is where I have felt my true calling. Since the trip was at the beginning of June, Father Paul had planned for me to leave the Ongata Rongi slum area where I was staying and go to Namagongo for a few days. I was to stay with the Evangelizing Sisters of Mary so I could attend the celebration of the Uganda Martyrs. Little did I know the spiritual journey I was about to embrace.
Carrying the relics of the Uganda Martyrs
Every year on June 3, the Christian faithful take a pilgrimage to Namagongo to show their respect for the Uganda Martyrs. A group of Roman Catholics, and Anglicans, who were executed in 1886 during the persecution of Christians under the ruler of King Mwanga. Twenty-two of them were Roman Catholic, including Charles Lwanga and his companions. The youngest "Kizito" was only 14. They were marched to Namagongo, where they were bound with ropes, shackles, iron rings, and slave yokes. They were forced to wait a week until their execution. During that time, the martyrs prayed and sang hymns; the Catholics among them recited morning and evening prayers. On June 3 they were killed.
Over a million Catholic pilgrims from around the world gather for the Uganda Martyrs Day. Men, women and children, walking hundreds of miles barefoot from neighboring countries, as a demonstration of their faith. At times taking weeks to arrive for the Martyrs Remembrance Day. People believe that God comes down from heaven, and walks on foot with pilgrims to protect them, until they reach Namugongo to honor the Martyrs. Pilgrims camp out on the sacred grounds with no facilities, in sweltering heat and difficult conditions. But this does not lessen the passion that they feel. Those not from Uganda who attend sign a book, stating what country they represent. When I was escorted to the tent, I was the only person from the United States of America that had signed in at that time. (Although it was early morning, so there might have been other Americans who arrived after me.)
Attending the celebration, I was in the company of Sister Clemencia Butetsi of the Evangelizing Sisters of Mary. We arrived early in the morning, at 6 AM; thousands had already been there for a few days. We knew it would be difficult to get a good viewing area and that it would be a long hot day. I had to go the entire day without water and food because there wasn't any indoor facilities for me to use. With temperatures around 100 degrees, all I could do was pray for a day of praise without experiencing any health difficulties.
Site of the annual Mass for the Uganda Martyrs
Our first stop was to the shrine to venerate their sacred relics. From there Sister Clemencia would lead me to a large park and pond, the site of the annual Mass. The pond area is where pilgrims wash and drink water, regarding it as a holy source, because it is the place where the executioners washed the martyrs' blood off their hands. As we were walking towards our viewing area, Sister Clemencia was approached by a man wearing all black. We were then seated in a covered section (most of the area is open with no protection from the elements) with dignitaries including the Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni. Not being seated directly in the sun, and having facilities that I was able to use, was a blessing. I later found out the man in black was a Ugandan Secret Service Agent. I never questioned why or how I was able to be seated there. God knew, and I was so grateful.
The feast day, being a national holiday, lasts five to six hours. As the long procession begins, it includes considerable singing and dancing in traditional styles. With the Holy Martyrs Choir singing songs of praise and worship, it makes one feel it could be heard up to heaven. Holy Relics were presented with incense and palms, as people representing various countries carried their flags. When it is time for the gifts to be brought forward, it becomes very extensive, including foods, vestments and a wide variety of other gifts being brought by large diocesan groups.
Seated next to me was a young boy named "Kizito." Every year a young Ugandan boy is picked to represent the youngest Martyr. Throughout my mission work in Uganda, I've met many young men with that same name. I never realized the true meaning behind it, until I attended the Martyrs Mass.
My friend, Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of Tororo, Uganda, in procession for the annual Mass
As the procession ended, after hours of blazing hot sun, the sky opened up with a torrential downpour. Millions of Africans began to chant and dance, almost as if they were in touch with the spirits of those who suffered from Martyrdom. They say, "it rains every year right after the Uganda Martyrs Celebration." The rains, they say, are the "Martyrs Tears," filling the lake. The grounds of Namagongo are a sacred reminder of the love the Martyrs had for Christ.
Uganda Martyrs Shrine
"Martyrdom" of sorts continues throughout Uganda and Africa today, particularly among children who have lost their families, and homes due to illness or war. They remain in dire need of food, water, healthcare, a home and education. Children from the United States and around the world walk with these little ones, with their prayers and through their sacrifices to the Missionary Childhood Association. "Children helping children," a part of the freshness of hope and new life... just like the sights and sounds of a summer day.
Who in the world is hungry?!
According to one report published near the end of last year, the world's 10 hungriest countries include the Central African Republic, Zambia, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Timor-Leste, Chad, and Sudan ~ all countries served by the Mission Church.
And missionaries ~ like this Sister in Kenya ~ are trying to do something about that situation. Want to find out how? MISSIO has all the information you need, whether it's about food and nutrition programs or farming.
Browse the projects on MISSIO and find the places ~ and faces ~ where project leaders are trying to turn the statistics on hunger in those countries around. Perhaps you could join them in their efforts with a prayer ~ or a donation.
"Hol(l)y Headlines!" ~ a bit of a play on words ~ is an "Extra! Extra! Read All About It" call to build missionary momentum as part of our ongoing effort to educate and motivate the next generation of the Catholic Church's missionaries. The blog's author, Holly Benner, is National Coordinator for the Missionary Childhood Association. She's also the mission education coordinator in her home Diocese of Allentown, Pennsylvania. She has a passion for the missions and experience in making mission real at the diocesan level. For 10 years, Holly traveled frequently to Africa as president of a faith-based non-profit that she founded, one focused on developing sustainable water resources among poor communities.


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Q: How to install shared libraries to embedded Linux I'm writing some C++17 code for a Digilent Zybo Zynq-7000 (ARMv7 Cortex-A9). I'm using the arm-linux-gnueabihf GCC 8.3 toolchain. I downloaded the compiler and the sysroot.
I can compile and run the project using the -static linker flag, but it results in huge binaries, and I run into internal compiler errors if I enable LTO.
When I try to compile it using shared libraries, I'm unable to run it on the target device, even after copying all .so files in the sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi/lib and usr/lib folders.
The important part of my Dockerfile with the build environment:
RUN wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/8.3-2019.03/binrel/gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
RUN tar xf gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz && \
    rm gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
ENV PATH="${PATH}:/home/develop/gcc-arm-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabihf/bin"
RUN wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/8.3-2019.03/binrel/sysroot/sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi.tar.xz
RUN mkdir /home/develop/sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi
WORKDIR /home/develop/sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi
RUN tar xf ../sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi.tar.xz && \
    rm ../sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi.tar.xz

(Complete version on GitHub)
My CMake Toolchain file:
SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)

# Specify the cross compiler
SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc)
SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER arm-linux-gnueabihf-g++)

# Where is the target environment
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /home/develop/sysroot-glibc-8.3-2019.03-x86_64-arm-linux-gnueabi)

# Search for programs in the build host directories
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
# for libraries and headers in the target directories
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)

SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} \
-mcpu=cortex-a9 \
-mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=hard -ftree-vectorize -mvectorize-with-neon-quad"
CACHE STRING "" FORCE)

# Link all libraries statically
# SET(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -static"
# CACHE STRING "" FORCE)

The shared libraries needed by my executable are:
$ arm-linux-gnueabihf-readelf -d bin/test-crypto
Dynamic section at offset 0x5cef0 contains 29 entries:
  Tag        Type                         Name/Value
 0x00000001 (NEEDED)                     Shared library: [libpthread.so.0]
 0x00000001 (NEEDED)                     Shared library: [libstdc++.so.6]
 0x00000001 (NEEDED)                     Shared library: [libm.so.6]
 0x00000001 (NEEDED)                     Shared library: [libgcc_s.so.1]
 0x00000001 (NEEDED)                     Shared library: [libc.so.6]

When I try to run the executable on the target, I get the following error, because it can't find the necessary libraries:
$ /media/test-crypto
/bin/sh: /media/test-crypto: not found

$ ldd /media/test-crypto
checking sub-depends for 'not found'
checking sub-depends for '/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6'
checking sub-depends for 'not found'
checking sub-depends for '/lib/libgcc_s.so.1'
checking sub-depends for 'not found'
checking sub-depends for '/lib/libm.so.1'
        libc.so.1 => /lib/libc.so.1 (0xb6ea7000)
        ld-uClibc.so.1 => /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 (0xb6f06000)
checking sub-depends for '/lib/libc.so.1'
        ld-uClibc.so.1 => /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 (0xb6f88000)
        libpthread.so.0 => not found (0x00000000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00000000)
        libm.so.6 => not found (0x00000000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00000000)
        libc.so.6 => not found (0x00000000)
        libm.so.1 => /lib/libm.so.1 (0x00000000)
        libc.so.1 => /lib/libc.so.1 (0x00000000)
        /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 => /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 (0x00000000)
        /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 => /lib/ld-uClibc.so.1 (0x00000000)

I checked the /lib and /usr/lib folders on the target, and /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 and /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 are there, the other three are not.
When I copy all libraries from the GCC sysroot folder to the SD card, and add them to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, the ldd output changes, and it seems to find all libraries, but when I try to run the executable, I still get the same error:
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/media/lib ldd /media/test-crypto
checking sub-depends for '/media/lib/libpthread.so.0'
checking sub-depends for '/media/lib/libstdc++.so.6'
checking sub-depends for '/media/lib/libm.so.6'
checking sub-depends for '/media/lib/libgcc_s.so.1'
checking sub-depends for '/media/lib/libc.so.6'
        libpthread.so.0 => /media/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00000000)
        libstdc++.so.6 => /media/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00000000)
        libm.so.6 => /media/lib/libm.so.6 (0x00000000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /media/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00000000)
        libc.so.6 => /media/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.3 => /lib/ld-linux.so.3 (0x00000000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.3 => /lib/ld-linux.so.3 (0x00000000)

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/media/lib /media/test-crypto
/bin/sh: /media/test-crypto: not found

I have tried creating symbolic links from the libraries to /lib and /usr/lib using ln -s /media/lib/* /lib, but that didn't work.
I cannot add the GCC sysroot to the rootfs.cpio archive of the Linux image we were given, because it's too large, and then it no longer boots when I add too many files.
The FAT32 file system of the SD card doesn't support symlinks, and many of the shared libraries are symlinks, so maybe that's a problem. I've tried using ext2 and ext4 instead of FAT, but this is not supported by the development board, it simply doesn't boot if I try anything else than FAT. Adding a second partition for just the libraries didn't work either.
What is the best way to install the necessary libraries on the SD card so I can run my C/C++ programs?


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A Florida high school student elected class president was disqualified and given detention after the principal accused him of harassing an opponent in a pre-election speech that invoked President Trump's proposed border wall.
He said he got in trouble for an off-the-cuff speech he gave to an AP History class the day before the election in April.
In the 90-second speech, J.P. accused another candidate of representing a rival school and proposed that "we build a wall" between the two schools and have the other school pay for it. He also accused the rival of representing "Communist ideas."
A classmate recorded it and posted it online. In the video students are heard laughing.
J.P. was disqualified after the election by Vero High Principal Shawn O'Keefe.
J.P. says he wasn't trying to harass anyone.
He shrugged when asked if the reason he got in trouble was because he sounded too much like Trump.
"Honestly, I couldn't tell you, but it's there," he replied.
His mom told WPTV she wishes the situation could have been handled better.
Angela Krause said she worries the harassment charge could affect him when he applies to college.
The station reported that J.P.'s plight caught the attention of the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is now providing legal counsel for free.
The foundation sent a letter to the school district stating that the disqualification violated JP's constitutional rights and requesting that he be declared class president, according to the station.


The fairytale atmosphere on the terrace of the Luft 360 bar, on the 11th floor of the Slavija business centre, invites you to a magical world where everyone, both the youngest and those young at heart, can experience those magical moments and a place that evokes a pleasant atmosphere and, at least for an hour or two, makes them part of a fairytale.
Zimska Luftarca is part of the city's myriad festive events. The fairytale overlooking the city will surely tempt many a visitor and tourist to see the festive Styrian capital. For all lovers of fairytales by Andersen, for which a child's imagination is so keen on creating images based on the stories, the terrace of Luftarca lets the imagination run wild by suddenly becoming a canvas on which the designers created and realized their childhood dreams. Millions of lights, a fireplace, a snowy row of trees, a richly decorated spruce, wooden signposts for the most important city sights, the smell of mulled wine, neatly served hot chocolate of different flavours - these are just some of the things that make Zimska Luftarca a wonderful place to experience.


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#### Added
* AutoType

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Edmonton, Alberta, December 8, 2017 – Titan Logix Corp., (TSX Venture: TLA) ("Titan" or the "Company"), a high technology company specializing in advanced technology fluid management solutions, announces an upcoming change to its management. As at January 31, 2018, the employment agreement between the Company and Douglas Carruthers with respect to his appointment as CEO expires and will not be renewed. In addition, Mr. Carruthers will not stand for reelection as a member of the board at the January 2018 annual general meeting.
The board and management thank Douglas for his contributions and wish him the very best as he returns to retirement.
The organizational structure remains with Greg McGillis as the President and CTO and Angela Schultz as the CFO. Mr. Carruthers will continue in his role as CEO and Board member until the end of January 2018.


Living in community is hard work, but we think it's worth it. It's difficult to compare this living situation to other rental or condo set-ups, because here you get a lot more, and take on a lot more, than simply a room or an apartment. Our monthly rents cover usage of both private and communal space, all utilities, and a great deal more.
Three full kitchens and four living rooms.
Bedrooms are private space. Most bathrooms, kitchens, attics, and living rooms are community space.
Backyard. With a big pear tree.
Fresh eggs & veggies. And pears.
Wi-Fi high speed internet included.
Cable TV, DVD player and some game systems.
Everyone is responsible for a regular chore (usually cleaning).
We are intentional about having fun together, and try to make this happen at least as often as we do business or work.
Close to train. We're 0.4 miles from the California stop of the Pink Line. 30 minutes door-to-door commute to the loop.
8 good home-cooked meals a week (7 dinners + Saturday Brunch). We each take a turn to cook once a week. We pay for our own ingredients, and we chip in monthly for staple items like milk, rice, toilet paper, etc. We take care of our own breakfasts & lunches individually.
We meet every week, alternating between business of the community, personal check-in meetings, and fun nights.
Twice a year we have a three-day retreat where we talk about how we're doing and spend time intentionally dreaming together.
About 3-6 times a year we'll do a maintenance day to take care of the property and various projects to improve it. It sounds like work, but these days are actually a lot of fun.
We are becoming more intentional about sharing our life as a community with others, and finding new ways to invite others who don't live here to be part of what we're doing. Among other things, this often means throwing awesome parties.
Some of us are owners of the cooperative, and some of us are renters. Both possibilities are open to new members, but everyone starts by renting.


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You must be at least 21 yrs of age to make a booking.
Bookings can be made by telephone, email, or through this web site, and you agree these terms and conditions. Once your deposit is paid and in receipt of your written confirmation with details of how many in your party and contact telephone etc, you will be sent confirmation of your booking, where a booking is not confirmed within 7 days, this may be offered to someone else. Only persons listed on your confirmation are entitled to stay overnight on your holiday.
The full balance becomes due no later than 8 weeks before the start of your holiday, once a deposit has been paid you are responsible for the full agreed balance.
Our cancellation policy would recommend that you take out your own holiday cancellation insurance, although if received in writing we will make every effort to fill your booking to restrict any amount you may have to pay.
You will not be able to access your holiday accommodation until after 2.30pm on the central apartments or 3pm for the sea view flat, the caravan is 4pm, it would help to let us know your approximate time of arrival. Departure is always 10am prompt on final day, the property owner or representative is entitled to gain access to the property at any reasonable time for maintenance or inspection.
Any problems, either repairs or breakages to be reported to the owner immediately, not when you have returned home, contact on the numbers provided. The owner has the right to charge for any excess cleaning needed after your stay, and claim for any damage caused.
You are responsible for leaving the property in a good state of repair and cleanliness, as you would have found the same on entering. If you have a pet on your booking, they must not be left alone, or on soft furnishings or beds, and thoroughly cleaned after the pet has left.
Any loud noise or nuisance which causes any disturbance to others would not be acceptable, and may result in ending your booking period which would be the very next day, and no refund would be payable.
While every effort is made to ensure the property remains as advertised, we accept no responsibility for anything that could occur outside of our control whilst on the premises.
We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at anytime.


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