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What's a Ghostwriter and Why You Need One
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Do you love books? My grandma used to buy me old books from the library whenever they had a sale and so began my love of turning the page and getting lost in a story. She also had a magic book which only appeared when you were really good and weren't watching! (a tale for another time)
Anyway, earlier in the summer I decided I would either start writing my first book or I would start a podcast. You know how that story goes, I started a podcast But I still have the vision of writing a book one day soon and in my pre research of starting a book, I learnt about ghostwriting and then I met author and ghostwriter Jennifer Locke and invited her onto my show to discuss her own pivot story but also what it actually means to be a ghostwriter. So in my newest episode, Jennifer and I discuss What's a Ghostwriter and Why You Need One?
Jennifer helps entrepreneurs and thought leaders uplevel their brands with a book. She's been writing fiction since 2011, and brings a fiction writer's approach to her work with her clients. Whether writing fiction or non-fiction, Jennifer lives for stories and bringing stories to life.
Some of the key highlights from the show, include understanding what's a ghostwriter and why you need one. Where do you start when starting to write your first book? The importance of your why, your message and understanding your audience, the power of storytelling and all about Jennifer's new course, Book In Six and how it helps people through the process of writing a book 400 words at a time.
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Beth: Hey, everybody. Welcome to episode 10 of the visualise you show. I'm your host, Beth Hewitt and I can't quite believe that we're on episode 10 already. It has absolutely flown by. It has gone by so quickly.
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Now in today's, episode, we are going to be talking about writing books. Now my guest today is, Jennifer Locke of Jennifer Locke writes. Jennifer is a ghostwriter. And if you are somebody who feels that you have a book inside of you; feel like you've got a story to tell, but maybe you're not a writer.
Maybe writing is not your thing. Perhaps ghostwriting is for you. So, in this episode, we talk about what a ghostwriter. And what can they do tell you, bring your storytelling out there into the world and let's face it, there are celebrities and other people who we all know, they don't actually write the book, but they work with people like Jennifer, who is so amazingly able to really bring that storytelling out of somebody, which is such a unique superpower in terms of being able to articulate and really assume the identity of somebody, and make sure that those words and storytelling are amazingly portrayed onto the page.
So, in this episode, as well as talking about what it actually means to be a ghostwriter writer and what somebody could expect from the ghostwriting experience. We also talk about Jennifer's pivot and how she started her business whilst having a young family.
In fact, she'd got twins and, how she didn't necessarily know what it was she was going to be falling into, but she was really willing to try lots of different things, and one of those things was her ability to write fiction and write stories and ultimately write stories for other people.
So, this episode is absolutely for you. If you have a story inside of you and you would like to know how you can get that out there into the world. Jennifer also shares with us, her amazing new product Book in Six, which is an amazing course that allows you to break down the task of writing a book in such a manageable way just by taking 20 minutes of your day or writing 400 words a day.
I'm sure you're going to absolutely love this episode and if you need a ghostwriter or you're interested in knowing how to easily create your own book. Check out. Jennifer's course you can find all the details in the show notes. I hope you enjoy this one.
Welcome Jennifer, to the Visualise You show. Jennifer is a ghostwriter and author coach who helps entrepreneurs and thought leaders Uplevel their brands with a book. Jennifer has been writing fiction since 2011. Jennifer has written business books that have been published by the big business and big five publishers. Whether writing fiction or nonfiction, Jennifer lives, for stories, bringing stories to life, whether her own all her clients is Jennifer's favourite work. And I love storytelling as well.
So, I'm really looking forward to this conversation. Welcome to the show, Jennifer.
Jennifer: [00:04:56] Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.
Beth: [00:04:59] okay, let's dive straight in then. So, can you just tell our listeners a little bit about, where you were before, how you came to be doing ghostwriting and the work that you do today?
Jennifer: [00:05:09] Sure, like a lot of Moms who own businesses. I think my story really starts at the moment my twins were born. Suddenly we found ourselves bereft of affordable childcare options. And so, we said, all right, I guess I'll be staying home with them. And then began seeking out ways to earn money, working from home with them.
And so, I did a lot of different random freelance jobs and doing things that were like turning out content. I was just desperate to find some way to contribute to our family's finances. And, lo and behold, I connected with someone who wanted ghostwritten articles. And so, I began doing that.
And then this person said that they wanted a book and I had never done that before? And I decided to give it a try. And, a couple of years later here we are traditionally published, and I discovered how much that I really loved the process of getting to know someone else's voice and speak in their voice and really bring out their genius all of the good things that I see in them when they speak to them.
But for whatever reason, people don't always have time to write a book. They don't always have the skill set. It's a very specific skill set that people need to do the process of writing a book. And I had been writing fiction since 2011, so I thought it couldn't be too hard to translate.
And I found as you mentioned in my bio that the common thread was storytelling. So, I'm taking that fiction writers approach to nonfiction. It was really all about bringing up the voice and bringing out the story and showcasing the author in such a way where they sound even more brilliant than they already are.
And I just found that I really loved it. I loved that process. I love the long-form, deep dive into it, and I'm working with someone over that period of time. And. Yeah, the chance to be really collaborative and relationship-focused. And so that's when I pivoted and began ghostwriting and helping people who wanted to do that for themselves, to be an author coaching.
And it's been super fun ever since then. I really, I love the process of helping people bring up their stories.
Beth: [00:07:34] I love that. And I think you hear people say that they haven't got a story inside them, or that their stories aren't worth sharing, but I think those are the really relatable things. I think people really resonate with those. So that's what I really love about it, and I try to do that in my marketing.
So, it's lovely to hear that you've got a process that you go through with your clients to bring that out. What would you say to somebody who is maybe wanting to write a book, but they're not sure where to start? And they're not sure how to identify what part of their story they need to be focusing on.
Jennifer: [00:08:06] Yeah, there are a couple of things that I say that are good places to start and The first thing is you always need to start with your why do you want to write a book? Why is it important to you? And I tell people to write down all of their reasons and some of them can be petty. Some of them can be, we might judge them and think, Oh, that's all about my ego or who am I to say that I want to have a New York Times bestseller. Or whatever, or it could be something like my fourth-grade teacher told me that I was a bad writer and I want to show her. But I just encourage people to get them all down on paper until they find some that really resonates with them because you're why it has to be strong enough to carry you through the whole process.
People get really excited to write books a lot of the time, and they show up very hot and, then they flame out because you've got to write books with a steady hand and just commit to the process and keep showing up. So, connecting with WHY is really huge. No matter what your why is, it's good enough.
As long as it's going to see you through the process of writing an entire, book and then I encourage them to examine who they are is, and what their messages are.
Or what their message is. If you have a business and you want to write a book to Uplevel your business, who are the people who are paying attention to you, who are the people you're serving, who are the people that you want to be serving?
And it's finding the right sweet spot between those two things you have to connect with the excitement and the joy behind who you're serving and connect to that idea of service so that you're going to be compelled to write the book that's calling to you.
And so, you don't flame out and say, this is too hard and I'm bored with it, but think about what kind of opportunities you want to be drawing to yourself and how you can really position yourself well, via your book. And even if people don't have a business, they can look inward to determine, okay, who is my audience?
What are some facets of me that I talk about and that I enjoy talking about, and that resonate with other people, whether it's dog lovers or whether it's like people who are caring for an ageing parent? If you just set out to write a book in general, like that's way too general. So, we have to get specific and get focused in and determine which audience you want to be speaking to. And then the audience, plus the message, equal books.
So I ask people if you could go up to everybody in that audience and look them in the eye and tell them one thing that you think is the most important message for them to understand right now, what would that message be?
So, we start there, and we get those two basic elements, and then we break it down further and further until we have an outline basically, and then generate the stories or excavate a better word.
The stories that are going to support that outline.
Beth: [00:11:11] Wow. Okay. And I'm glad you said about people that maybe don't have a business right now because some people might be listening to today thinking. I'd like to write a book by, do I have a business or some people might already have a business and it might be a point in their lives when I think actually now there's a book.
So, do you work with people who are at either end of those spectrums, and you can pick up at whatever point they are in their life.
Jennifer: [00:11:35] Yeah I work with primarily business owners, or thought leaders, entrepreneurs, people who are wanting to have, people maybe who want to launch a speaking career or a different leg of their business. That's primarily who I work with, but I think the same principles apply, even if you're just want to write a memoir or, some type of, advice book.
If you have stories to share, if you have the experience, then you are the expert in that zone, and you don't need any other outside qualifications to write a book, it's just a matter of getting specific and, honing in on who you want to speak to and what you want to say.
Beth: [00:12:19] And I'm glad you said that as well. Because one of the things that I want listeners to get out of the Visualise You show is around their skills and experiences and how actually I think sometimes when we're good at something we don't necessarily think, or the people need to know that, Oh, it's almost like we don't write that particular blog posts. We don't do that piece of marketing, because we think, Oh, everybody knows that already, but actually, we've got these stories inside of us that we should tell, and that can inspire other people to do really great stuff as well.
So, I want it to go way back to then when you pivoted. So, you've got, your twins, and you knew that you had to do something different, you needed to want to stay at home with them. And was that kind of the motivation behind it.
Jennifer: [00:12:58] Yeah, I was going to go back into the workforce. And then on the Eve of, when I was about to do that, I realised I couldn't do it because we didn't have a sustainable childcare solution. And, with twins, the cost was pretty high. And it was, it was a gut decision not to go back. And then, yeah, just wondering, I don't know how if listeners are mothers, but just the process of caring for them.
And that was all-consuming in the beginning and also really wonderful, but eventually, I, said okay. I don't want to go back to its traditional job. I really feel like I can make my own way. I'd thought about that calling for a while and, tried various things and so, it just became a matter of trying things and seeing what works essentially, and then, stumbling accidentally on a path that was pretty exciting to me and combined all of these skills that I have been developing over the past, seven, eight years of writing fiction and translating that into something that was going to be profitable. I said, okay, and I made an inventory and said, what's my highest value skill. And it's book writing. Not a lot of people know how to do book writing, but I do. And what can I do with that? So that was what that all looked like.
It was a happy accident that I stumbled into it.
Beth: [00:14:26] I love that. I love happy accidents. They're the best ones. So, you said you were doing writing seven to eight years before that, is that what you were doing within your career? Were you writing as part of your job? What was it that you were doing?
Jennifer: [00:14:37] No, my career was, I began in education, and then I transitioned to non-profits. So, I was working in non-profits before giving birth, but I've written fiction since 2011, and I write middle-grade fiction currently. So, people usually know what young adult fiction is. Middle-grade would be like the tier below that in terms of age.
So, I had been doing that for a while, and that's where my deepest love is, and where my heart is. And that's the thing that I'll do no matter what. So I'd just been spending all this time before work and like late at night and reading voraciously and developing that particular skill and in the process had learned to, learn to write books, and realise that I could translate that skill and use it to help others.
Beth: [00:15:34] Throughout that period of time, then, as you made that pivot could tell our listeners how that came about? I heard that it was a tweet or something that somebody tweeted something and you messaged them.
Jennifer: [00:15:44] Yeah, it was just a tweet on a job word, essentially. Somebody posted a tweet, and I've said, okay, seems like something I could do. And I responded to it and, began writing content for the same person who had tweeted, who eventually became my first ghostwriting client.
And I wrote that client's book. You just never know what's going to stick. I didn't know who was behind it. It was a faceless, nameless tweet then I just, I responded to, because I said, okay, that sounds like fun. So yeah.
Beth: [00:16:18] The right place at the right time and is that something that you would normally do?
Jennifer: [00:16:21] It was at the time going to job boards quite a bit and pitching. So that's what I was doing just in pitching a lot, which is something that I still do. I think as entrepreneurs, we're always; we can never be too good to pitch ourselves, often and broadly. So yeah, that's how I connected with who became my first ghostwriting client.
Beth: [00:16:45] Wow. I'm sure there's been a number of life lessons throughout that period from pivoting to then, getting your first ghostwriting client, and then setting up the business that you have today and working with people to do the same for them and write their own books, but has it been any life lessons throughout that period that you'd like to share with our listeners?
Jennifer: [00:17:04] Sure. I can think of several, first of all. Yes. So key to find other people who understand what you're doing and who can support you, who understand your desire to do something out of the box and live a life that doesn't look traditionally, how people would expect people to the outside world.
What it looks like to be a stay at home mom, but people who know, they know that there's a whole lot more going on—but just finding those people who get it and who can connect and support you and spur you on.
And also, yeah, so it's not so lonely because entrepreneurship can be a lonely road and if it feels lonely. If I'm having a week where things seem particularly lonely, it's like something's got to change.
I've got to do something differently. I need to connect with someone. I need to call someone and just really connect with my people. So that's the first one. Find your people. Find people who will build you up. And I also think it's super important to celebrate each day. Each little milestone, each little thing, every step that you take.
It's so easy to look over your left shoulder and look over your right shoulder and compare yourself to people on social media when comparing your story to what you think someone else's story is. Of course, we never really know. But what helps me to get back into that positive frame of mind in that positive flow is just to recognise how far I've come and to celebrate each step along the way.
And just to snap back into gratitude as often as possible.
Beth: [00:18:55] I don't think we do that enough for ourselves. We don't celebrate ourselves.
Jennifer: [00:19:01] I'm reminding myself of what I need to do, as I say that. And we do that so well with our friends. Don't we like, we say, oh wow, that's amazing that you did, X, Y, and Z., But we're not so good at doing it for ourselves. And I think that's really important.
Beth: [00:19:20] We should absolutely do more of that. And you said about connecting with other people. Who were those people for you? Were they brand new people or was, is your family and friends?
Jennifer: [00:19:29] Yeah, so I connected with a business coach, like right away at the start of my journey. And I think that's really key. I hired a business coach before it necessarily made sense to do that financially. Because it even took me a while to think about, okay, this is a business, I'm a businessperson.
This is what I need to be doing. It was really key finding that support. And I joined a mastermind of likeminded people a little bit later and just continuing to meet people, connect with people and lean on, a biz bestie who gets what I'm doing and who's living a similar life?
The fun thing is when, people on the internet, random people become actual friends. And when you develop relationships with them, over time and are able to see each other evolve and grow. So yeah, so just being open to connection is super important. I think.
Beth: [00:21:13] So has there been something then that's been calling you throughout all of this time? Whether it was right and or something else, did you know where you were heading a little bit with the kind of clues along the way that you think you could share with our listeners?
Jennifer: [00:21:27] Yeah, I would say that I was always new. I think I said that I wanted to be a writer when I was like seven when I was very young. I've always been single-minded about, that was really the only path that appealed to me. So, I think I was lucky in that sense because it wasn't like a lot of questioning.
It was a desire that I had when I was young. And then I reconnected with in my twenties and have more or less been pursuing single-mindedly ever since, evaluating things in the light of, okay, if I do this or that will it allow me time to write. So, having that kind of focus and direction, I would say has been a gift, because that's definitely always been to be a writer.
It's essentially the only thing I ever wanted to be. And, in terms of the thing that's calling me, I would just, come back to the power of storytelling and I think stories are transformative. You can tell people something, you can explain things to people, but if you tell them a story about it, that's the place where people can connect, and hearts and minds are able to change and open.
So that storytelling aspect of bringing out my own stories and allowing other people to birth their stories and bring them into the world. Has been the thing that gets me the most excited and helps me to continue on this path.
Beth: [00:23:02] It must be really nice actually to bring somebody's story forward for somebody who's maybe struggled with bringing that to life for somebody, it must be really rewarding I can imagine.
Jennifer: [00:23:11] Yeah, it is. It's very fun. When we have, I do these intensive sessions with people where we're really trying to just pull out the meaning of the story and get it on the page. And it ends up being like therapy sometimes just because we're like getting deeper and deeper and trying to get to the truth and trying to shape it and mould it into something that's going to be book-shaped.
So, there's a really intuitive part too, and also the pragmatic book side as well. Being able to pull out things from people and help them see how it arranges itself into a book is very fun and very rewarding. And it also enables people to validate their own life experience and to see what they have to offer and see how offering that to others is really going to be able to add value into the world.
Beth: [00:24:15] I think one of the things we've not touched on really is what a ghostwriter actually is. I think people have got this idea of maybe what a ghostwriter is, but do you want to just elaborate a little bit on that as well? Some people have been thinking; I'm not sure whether I'm the one to write the book or actually if somebody wrote the book for me, how would they understand my voice?
How would they write in such a way that kind of captures who I am?
Jennifer: [00:24:37] yeah.
Beth: [00:24:38] It seems like the obvious thing, doesn't it, but we're talking about ghostwriting. I think we should maybe just say a little bit about that.
Jennifer: [00:24:45] Sure. Yeah. It's definitely a very collaborative process. And so typically the author will come, and they have an idea, and it might be in the beginning stages. It might be more fully formed. It usually ends up changing, and that's totally all right. But they come with research, perhaps they've done a lot of interviews and a lot of work up to that point in trying to get the book out, but something's not been clicking, and they know that they don't have the skillset that they need to write a really good book that they're going to be proud of.
I always say that anyone can write a book, but not everyone should. Just because if you're doing it out of an obligation or they have a lot of other things to do. So, if people want a book, but they don't want to be the ones to write it, then that's where I come in.
it takes a lot of time to learn the craft of book writing. So typically, they come to me with all of this material that they've already created, and we shape it, and we hone it and see how it can be a book that's going to achieve the most impact for the intended audience. And then I do a series of interviews with that person so I can really learn their voice. And it's almost like acting on the page, where I'm inhabiting their worldview and their mindset.
And I'm speaking as that person and helping them. Deliver their genius in a way that's going to resonate the most with their intended audience. So, it's really collaborative. We establish the outline; we get it all set, and then I essentially take it and run with it. But I send chapters as I go throughout and do revisions as needed for the author.
And my goal is an end product – a book that they're thrilled with. So, it's a no go if they're any less than happy with it. They have to be thrilled with it, and it's really exciting when they're able to see, oh my goodness. That's exactly what I mean. But you took my words, and you made them better than I could have written them.
It's very fun. It's. It's super fun to delve into somebody else's world and to inhabit them and exhibit them in a book.
Beth: [00:27:19] Yeah. that's really eye-opening for me, you have to assume what their identity is and you have to really get to understand all of their views and how they show up before you're then able to write like them. So how long has that process taken? Does it take a while?
Jennifer: [00:27:33] Yeah, it usually takes a while. Often, I'll have some prior relationship with the person, maybe from a different context but start to finish it usually takes about six months. I think empathy is really important in writing in general. And that's the skill that I'm deploying there.
It's just trying to understand their worldview and their mindset. And, yeah, I think empathy is something that I think is one of my strengths for sure. And that it enables me to do the job and to write like someone else and help them put their best foot forward.
Beth: [00:28:12] That's super cool. So, you mentioned empathy had been one of your key strengths. One of the things I really want our listeners to appreciate in themselves is that we all have these skills and experiences that we are mass over the course of our career or number of pivots or wherever we are, on our journey.
And I like to call them superpowers because I think we should celebrate ourselves. We should share our strengths more. So, what would you say are your superpowers? As well as empathy, which is a great, superpower to have?
Jennifer: [00:28:42] Yeah. So, I don't know if you're familiar at all with the Enneagram. Is that something that you have any familiarity with?
Beth: [00:28:51] I am a little. I've got a little familiarity with it. I think I've seen it more used in America than I think in the UK. I think we've got like Myers-Briggs and other things; it may be that lots of people are aware in the UK and I'm just not as aware as other people, but yeah, please go ahead.
Jennifer: [00:29:04] I'm an Enneagram four. For whoever is listening, and that means something to them. But their strength of Enneagram that I identify within myself is, just the ability to be pretty emotionally honest and to be truthful. And so, I find that really useful when I'm connecting with people, and I'm drawing out their stories, and I'm trying to get to the deepest kernel of truth.
And I can tell, this is it, but it's not quite it. And we're getting closer, and we're getting closer, and we're getting closer. And when we really land on the word or the phrase or just the description of the experience that resonates, it's yes, that's it.
That's exactly how it felt. So really being able to cut to the truth of things and, cut underneath the layers and find the kernel of truth and, translate that in a way that's going to resonate with other people.
It may be that's the same thing as empathy. And maybe they go hand in hand, but I find that it's that intuitive part of me, that is able to do that really well when I work with people.
Beth: [00:30:19] That's cool. intuition is another superpower as well. So those are some great powers. It looks like a house.
Jennifer: [00:30:24] Yeah. Thank you.
Beth: [00:30:27] So as entrepreneurs, we all have kind of platforms of choice to help us get our messages out there into the world. Obviously, you write your own books as well as working with other authors as well. So, what's working for you right now in terms of getting your message out into the world.
Jennifer: [00:30:42] The resource that I launched last month, that I'm pretty excited about because it's a very accessible way to help people demystify the book writing process. And gives them a very easy win if writing a book is overwhelming, but people really want to, and that's the truth of it.
People want to, but the process is too over overwhelming in their conceptualisation of it for them to make the first move. So, I created a resource that I'm so excited about, and it's called Book in Six. And what it is, is a six-month calendar to take aspiring authors from blank page, all the way to finished book.
So, it has 26 weeks' worth of 183 days. And there's a prompt each day. And what it is essentially is me coaching the author on that calendar, on the page, through the entire book writing process. So, if people have, 20 minutes a day, they can do this, and they can go through the material and come out the other end with a book.
And the thing that I liked, I love about it is that it is not about waking up at three and writing for 12 hours or doing anything like that. I tried to make it built with ease and as gentle as I can. So, there are rest days built into every week. Each day you are writing about 400 words.
It's nothing that is going to be super overwhelming. I tell people if you have 20 minutes a day, you can do this. And with Book in Six, there are pieces of training that I'm excited to offer. I have training on how to master your mindset and how to keep going. Because everybody has mindset issues at some point or another, even authors who've written dozens of books come to the page and wonder if they're going to be able to do it again.
So, I have it in the training a section called master your mindset. I have a training called How to Name Your Book, and then I have 50 prompts to help authors. There's begin writing now. And I talk about stories so much. What are my best stories?
What stories do I include? This will give you 50 ideas right now. And you can just go through and see what sparks. Yeah, so I'm really excited about that product. And I'm looking to expand it in the future with some complementary resources, but it's like a super easy that it gives an instant win to people who want to write a book but don't know where to start.
Beth: [00:33:28] That sounds so interesting. You've broken down lots of the elements that may be come-up for people. Like the procrastinating; and it's like that whole, how do we an elephant? Kind of thing, with one chunk at a time. So being able to do 20 minutes every day is a lot easier. Or 400 words a day, so much easier than tackling – I need to write a whole book.
Beth: [00:33:50] Yeah, little by little, but even just coming up with the title of the book as well. I suppose in the process, is that normally something that comes or happens at the end or does some people have the idea for the book upfront,
Jennifer: [00:34:03] Some people have the idea at the beginning. What I always say is don't rush it. Because sometimes, you can't know exactly what going to be in the book until you write it. You can have a great outline and have everything planned, but there's discovery inherent in the writing process. And so, you want to write a title that's going to be eye-catching, books.
People will stop in the bookstore and look at it and wonder what it means. And, but also that conveys what your book is about. So, I always say, don't rush it. It's difficult, and it's tricky. It's something that I enjoy doing quite a bit. But yeah, I think not rushing it is the right answer.
It requires a whole lot of thought and playing and seeing what emerges that translates. All of the ideas in the way that the author would want.
Beth: [00:34:57] So where can people find out about that particular course for people to take.
Jennifer: [00:35:01] They can go to bookinsix@jenniferlockrights.com.
Beth: [00:35:10] fabulous. And we'll put those details in the show notes for today as well. So, the show is obviously about visualising you. So where do you see yourself in the next? Five, Ten, however many years down the line. What's the big picture for Jennifer?
Jennifer: [00:35:24] Yeah, I enjoy the process of, creating books primarily. Prior to creating Book in Six – I've done ghostwriting and author coaching, and that's what I still do. But I enjoy the process so much, and I see myself creating complementary resources that go along with that. And maybe they'll even be out by the time this podcast airs.
I see that in the very near future, but ultimately, in terms of the business, I'm thinking about courses that I could develop—yeah just being able to expand my reach via some courses and just packaging that knowledge that I've garnered over the years and helping people. Access it in a way that's going to impact more people.
So, I see that coming down the pipe and, just continuing to write my own books, I've got big dreams for my middle-grade novels. So that's the big dream that the thing that I get really juiced about. But, yeah, I see both of those things in the next five to 10 years.
Beth: [00:36:28] Lovely. thank you so much for joining us today. Where can people find out about you? Where do you hang out mostly online?
Jennifer: [00:36:35] I am on Instagram, quite a bit at Jenniferlockewrites. You can connect with me on LinkedIn. I'm just Jennifer Locke there. And, on my Facebook page which is also Jennifer Lock Writes or on my website, Jenniferlockewrites.com. It's the same all of the different places.
Beth: [00:36:59] Thank you so much for joining us today. I think it's been really insightful for listeners just to find out more about what ghostwriting is and actually, is it something that they might want to do with themselves now or in the future? And you've certainly shared some really great places that people can find out more about you, and your course sounds really awesome.
So, check out the show notes for all of those details. Thank you for joining us today, Jennifer.
Jennifer: [00:37:20] Thank you so much, Beth. It's been really fun.
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DECLARE @ReportDate DATE;
    SET @ReportDate = '20130930';
    TRUNCATE TABLE #tmpIntTabel;
    INSERT INTO #tmpCareTabel (
        [SK_ServiceProviderID]
        ,[ReportYear]
        ,[ReportMonth]
        ,[CommissionerCode]
        ,[ServiceProviderName]
        )
        select * from
        (SELECT DISTINCT tc.SK_ServiceProviderID
            ,t.Years
            ,t.Months
            ,tc.CommissionerCode
            ,tc.ServiceProviderName
            FROM #TargetClientGroup tc
            INNER JOIN
            (SELECT
                SK_ServiceProviderID
                ,datepart(yy, dateadd(m, datediff(m, 0, ReportDate), 0)) as Years
                ,datename(mm, dateadd(m, datediff(m, 0,ReportDate), 0)) as Months
                FROM dbo.Component
                WHERE ReportDate <= @ReportDate
                GROUP BY    SK_ServiceProviderID
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            on tc.SK_ServiceProviderID = t.SK_ServiceProviderID) a
    ORDER BY Years
    ,Months
    ,CommissionerCode

After insert when i select the table. i get the unordered data.

A: Try this
ORDER BY t.Years
    ,t.Months
    ,tc.CommissionerCode

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Katie Ferrara
Katie Ferrara is a folk/pop artist from Los Angeles, CA. Making regular appearances on the 3rd street Santa Monica Promenade, Melrose Trading Post, downtown Burbank and various farmers markets in Los Angeles, Katie has carved a name for herself in the streets of her hometown as a "busker" or street performer.
Becoming known in LA is only a small piece of the puzzle Katie has created for herself. Free spirited, ambitious and self-reliant, she travels the world through music, writing about her experiences in song form. She has toured nationally to festivals including SXSW and internationally to several countries including the UK, Italy, and New Zealand. Katie's talents were discovered in 2015 in the "Feeling the Street" competition after being selected as one of the winners on Facebook. The online show, sponsored by Toyota, is a global search for the world's best buskers who must band together to make music on an epic road trip.
Katie's voice has been compared to artists such as Jewel and Natalie Merchant and Norah Jones and her songs have a charming yet sultry quality about them that sooth and relax the listener. Her latest release called Dream Catcher, is available on iTunes, Spotify, CD baby and most online retailers.

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Jumio Records Best Sales Quarter in Company History, Fueled by Q2 Growth in Asia Pacific
July 10, 2018 PRESS RELEASES
Jumio's sales grew by more than 200 percent year over year for three of our last four quarters; the company has recorded quarter over quarter sales growth nine of the last ten quarters
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, today announced its best sales quarter in company history, ending June 30, 2018, representing a 269 percent increase in sales over the same quarter last year. The results were fueled by record sales growth in the Asia Pacific region, which grew 531 percent over the previous quarter.
"We're thrilled that within three months of opening our Singapore office, Asia Pacific has already generated so much in sales and has seen such wide adoption," said Steve Stuut, CEO of Jumio. "This type of immediate market traction speaks to the opportunity this region represents and the untapped potential, especially within financial services, enterprise and e-commerce markets."
The emerging need for reliable digital identity verification, coupled with increasingly stringent data protection and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act) and the growing realization that traditional authentication methodologies are no longer effective or secure, has caused companies to explore the identity-verification-as-a-service market.
According to a market study by McKinsey, the emerging identity-verification-as-a-service market is close to $10 billion and predicts it will grow to a $16-20 billion market by 2022. McKinsey reports, "Identity verification-as-a-service offers a way for e-commerce providers to outsource the verification function to providers with the necessary scale and security to accomplish sensitive transactions quickly, safely, and efficiently." In fact, the Asia Pacific market is growing almost 50 percent faster than the North America and Western European markets because of the higher volume of digital transactions that require online identity verification.
Increased awareness and familiarity with identity verification has helped fuel Jumio's continued momentum as the company reports its strongest quarter in company history, including these notable milestones:
Six Straight Quarters of Sales Growth: Jumio grew sales nine of the past ten quarters, demonstrating growing traction for its online ID and identity verification solutions. Its focus on compliant machine learning, leading-edge identity proofing technologies, and a customer-centric mentality have helped Jumio set the bar for online identity verification accuracy and gain significant market share.
AsiaPac Expansion: In Q2, Jumio saw its Asia Pacific sales grow significantly and signed two of the largest deals in the company's history as a result of having a dedicated regional focus, which includes a new Singapore office and expanded sales presence to support the region's growing demand for online digital identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC) services.
Liveness Detection for Web: Jumio launched Liveness Detection for Web to ensure that the online user is physically present during the identity verification process when using their computer's webcam. This new functionality requires the user to take a picture of themself holding a handwritten note with a custom phrase (e.g. company name) and the current date, to ensure a real person is performing the transaction.
Executive Hires: In Q2, Jumio hired several new executives to further strengthen its leadership team and support its aggressive growth objectives, including: Miles Hutchinson, Chief Information Security Officer; Mike O'Callaghan,Vice President Global Operations; and Amy Treadwell, Global Vice President of People and Culture. Together, the three new hires bring decades of leadership experience in high-growth SaaS and technology organizations.
Industry Recognition: Jumio continues to be recognized for its product innovation, including being awarded the Gold winner in Information Security and Risk Management (and Bronze winner for Security Software) in the 13th Annual 2018 IT World Awards®, named Best Product in Biometrics and Hot Company in Fraud Prevention by the 2018 InfoSec Awards, and named the winner in the Best Authentication Technology category by the 2018 SC Awards. Jumio was also included as a Representative Vendor in the "Market Guide for Identity Proofing and Corroboration," published by Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company.
For live demonstrations of the Netverify ID, Identity and Document Verification solutions, visit Jumio at the iGB Live show (Stand T7) this month in Amsterdam.
About Jumio
When identity matters, trust Jumio. Jumio is the creator of Netverify® which enables businesses to increase customer conversions while providing a seamless customer experience and reducing fraud. By combining the three core pillars of ID Verification, Identity Verification and Document Verification, businesses now have a complete solution that allows them to establish the real-world identity of the consumer.
Leveraging advanced technology including augmented AI, biometric facial recognition, machine learning, and human review, Jumio helps organizations to meet regulatory compliance including KYC, AML and GDPR and definitively establish the digital identity of their customers. Jumio has verified more than 120 million identities issued by over 200 countries from real time web and mobile transactions. Jumio's solutions are used by leading companies in the financial services, sharing economy, cryptocurrency, retail, travel and online gaming sectors. Based in Palo Alto, Jumio operates globally with offices in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific and has been the recipient of numerous awards for innovation. For more information, please visit www.jumio.com.
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SolarWinds Acquires Trusted Metrics, Adding Threat Monitoring and Management to Its IT Management Portfolio
New SolarWinds Threat Monitor Solution Designed for Technology Professionals across the IT Spectrum,
Including IT Operations, DevOps Engineers, and IT Service Providers
AUSTIN, Texas, July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced that it has acquired Trusted Metrics, a provider of real-time threat monitoring and management software. The acquisition extends SolarWinds' IT management portfolio to include security monitoring and is an important advance in SolarWinds' mission to provide products that are purposefully designed to make the jobs of technology professionals easier.
"For nearly 20 years, SolarWinds has focused on helping to address our customers' everyday IT management challenges—working to make sure that our products are designed to be powerful, yet easy to use, and work the way that technology professionals need them to work. And because we serve such a wide range of technology professionals, we understand the unique challenge that security presents—whether an organization is managing its IT infrastructure directly or working with a managed service provider (MSP)," stated Kevin Thompson, CEO, SolarWinds. "When we look at the rapidly changing IT security landscape, the proliferation of mass-marketed malware and the non-discriminatory approach of cybercriminals, we believe that real-time threat monitoring and management shouldn't be a luxury, but an affordable option for everyone. The acquisition of Trusted Metrics will allow us to offer a new product in the SolarWinds mold—powerful, easy to use, scalable—that is designed to give businesses the ability to more easily protect IT environments and business operations."
The new security software product, SolarWinds Threat Monitor, is an automated tool that is designed to reduce the complexity of threat detection for IT operations teams as well as for MSPs and MSSPs (managed security service providers). Threat Monitor can detect suspicious activity and malware by aggregating asset data, security events, host intrusion detection, network intrusion detection, and correlating that data with continuously updated threat intelligence, identifying the danger signals amidst all the innocent noise of a normal network. SolarWinds believes that this will ultimately help customers respond quickly and make faster, better decisions while using fewer resources. The unified platform—which includes automated threat hunting, active response to security incidents, and audit-ready reports—is designed to be an easy-to-use first step in helping organizations improve their security posture more easily and affordably. Unlike costly and complex solutions offered by enterprise-focused security software vendors, which require multiple, disconnected products staffed by multiple highly specialized people in a security operations center, Threat Monitor is tightly integrated, automated and priced to be within reach for most companies and service providers.
"Trusted Metrics is pleased to join the SolarWinds family, a move that is in line with what we hoped to accomplish as a security innovator," stated Michael Menefee, CEO, Trusted Metrics. "We built a solution that's designed to help companies of all sizes to improve their ability to uncover incoming attacks and quickly detect breaches by correlating customers' network data with continuously refreshed threat intelligence—helping them make better and faster incident-response decisions. SolarWinds' reach and tech industry know-how make them a perfect fit for getting this solution into the hands of more and more technology professionals."
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SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT infrastructure management software. Our products give organizations worldwide, regardless of type, size or IT infrastructure complexity, the power to monitor and manage the performance of their IT environments, whether on-premise, in the cloud, or in hybrid models. We continuously engage with all types of technology professionals—IT operations professionals, DevOps professionals and managed service providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures. The insights we gain from engaging with them, in places like our THWACK online community, allow us to build products that solve well-understood IT management challenges in ways that technology professionals want them solved. This focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in network management software and MSP solutions. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com.
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ESDS Selects Juniper Networks to Power Future-Ready Cloud in India
ESDS deploys Juniper's high-performing automated networking solutions to optimize cloud application delivery for maximum speed and scalability
BANGALORE, India, July 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that ESDS, a managed data center service and auto-scalable cloud solution provider, has successfully implemented Juniper's high-performing networking solutions, including the QFX 5100, EX 4550 and MX 104, which have enabled rapid and secure cloud application delivery to their customers.
With ESDS experiencing an increase in workloads due to a fast growing customer base, the organization required a high-performance, low latency network that could help them securely deliver cloud applications without risk of delay or disruption. Having a reliable network is especially essential given that a majority of ESDS's customers are from critical sectors, such as government and financial services industries, which demand consistent high-performance and uninterrupted access to their applications.
To address this, ESDS selected Juniper Networks to help optimize, automate and secure its cloud application delivery infrastructure. Through the deployment of Juniper's carrier grade operating system, Junos OS, ESDS has also streamlined their operations and improved network management while reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO) by 20 percent, even while experiencing traffic growth of over 50 percent year-on-year.
Today, Juniper powers more than 90 percent of the organization's network infrastructure, helping ESDS drive greater digitization of data storage and processing capabilities across all its markets, particularly within infrastructure development and nation building. In fact, ESDS's accomplishments have included significant contributions to the Indian government's efforts in bringing the Pune Smart City vision to life, all while providing greater flexibility and superior up-time for citizen-centric online services.
With ESDS planning major expansions to Bangalore and other key cities in the near future, ESDS has selected Juniper as their networking partner to power their cloud transformation as they create a secure, scalable and automated multicloud environment for their customers.
Optimizing network scalability: The high-performance QFX5100 was deployed at the core by ESDS for their Mumbai and Nashik data centers, allowing for optimized application delivery, alongside the strong scalability required as part of their business operations.
Ease of network management: Leveraging the advanced capabilities of the compact, high-density EX4550 as the top-of-rack switch and the powerful MX104 Universal Routing Platform at their data-center edge, the deployment has improved network management by providing highly granular telemetry data, which aids in network monitoring, troubleshooting and planning activities. Additionally, Juniper's Virtual Chassis feature allows ESDS to manage multiple elements as a single device.
Increased operational efficiencies: Junos OS as a common operating platform powering ESDS's entire Juniper deployment has greatly simplified, streamlined and automated network management. With Junos OS supported on the QFX, EX and MX platforms, ESDS can schedule software upgrades and configuration checks all on one interface, which frees up valuable time and resources, resulting in significant operational efficiencies and savings.
"As one of the leading cloud service providers in India, we were able to create our own patented vertical auto-scaling technology on our cloud platforms, thereby enabling a scalable cloud infrastructure. With this innovation in place, we needed a network that could support our cloud technology and Juniper helped us achieve that – all while ensuring that floating virtual machines between multiple data centers were operated with the highest levels of security."
– Piyush Somani, Managing Director, ESDS Software
"ESDS is a strong player with a proven track record in the cloud and automation space, and we are proud to have been selected to power their network. Their impressive pace of growth in the past few years is a reflection of the immense potential and success for cloud-based solutions in India. Coupled with our commitment to simplifying the journey for customers toward a secure and automated multicloud, we are eager to continue our partnership with ESDS to support their expansion in building a progressive and future-ready cloud for India."
– Ramesh Narasimhan, Sales Director, India, Juniper Networks
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TRIO Awarded NATALEE Study, Largest Single Phase III Breast Cancer Clinical Trial in its History
Ribociclib Combination Therapy in Adjuvant Setting Represents A Promising Therapy Against Breast Cancer
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Translational Research In Oncology (TRIO) today announced a collaboration with Novartis on its upcoming phase III clinical trial of ribociclib with endocrine therapy in the adjuvant treatment of HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer (EBC). The trial will be called NATALEE (New Adjuvant TriAl with LEE).
"Ribociclib in combination with hormonal therapy has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for advanced breast cancer in three large, Phase III clinical trials as well as in clinical practice around the world," says Samit Hirawat, MD, Executive Vice President, Head of Novartis Oncology Global Drug Development. "We are pleased to collaborate with TRIO, its study investigators and patients to advance ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy as a potential new treatment option for patients with early-stage breast cancer."
This randomized, phase III study will include more than 4,000 patients from around the world. By mobilizing the strength of TRIO's investigator sites within its global network, including TRIO-US and its regional partners, TRIO aims to complete enrolment rapidly. The primary endpoint of the study is invasive disease-free survival (iDFS).
Ribociclib belongs to a class of therapies called CDK4/6 inhibitors. Cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 are proteins that help regulate cell replication and proper cell cycle function. Overexpression of CDK4/6 has been observed in certain cancers, and this leads to uncontrolled cell growth contributing to tumour formation. CDK4/6 inhibitors prevent CDKs from triggering cell growth and division, leading to the death of the cell.
"This collaboration represents the largest single trial awarded to TRIO and speaks to the confidence Novartis has in our capabilities and our global clinical trial network," says Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, TRIO Chairman/Executive Director and Director of Clinical Translational Research at the University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. "Ribociclib with endocrine therapy is an exciting addition to the world of cancer therapies. Maintaining disease-free survival and quality of life in breast cancer patients guides all of our research."
TRIO's experience with breast cancer clinical trials is well-established, having been involved in the development of trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer, docetaxel for early-stage breast cancer, and other CDK4/6 inhibitors. TRIO's commitment to breast cancer positions them as leaders in the field, with a long-standing desire to improve the lives of people with breast cancer.
This clinical trial will provide insight into the role of ribociclib in EBC. The efficacy, safety, and validity of ribociclib in the treatment of present and future EBC patients is the ultimate goal of TRIO and Novartis.
Ribociclib was developed by the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) under a research collaboration with Astex Pharmaceuticals.
About TRIO:
TRIO advances translational cancer research by introducing innovative and novel targeted therapeutic concepts into the clinical trial setting. With international offices in Edmonton (Canada), Paris (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), TRIO's global reach is expansive. Our goal as a clinical research organization is to find the shortest path to saving lives. Additional information on TRIO can be found by visiting https://www.trioncology.org. Interested parties may also follow TRIO on Twitter (twitter.com/TRIOncology).
Launa Aspeslet, PhD, RAC
CEO, TRIO
Email: launa.aspeslet@trioncology.org
Matthieu Rupin, MSc
Business Development Director, TRIO
Email: matthieu.rupin@trioncology.org
Phone: (+33) 1 58 10 08 89


but there is a big difference I think... I feel so much better, my face is smaller my belly is smaller and I am down 32 pounds so it has to be gone from somewhere right lol actually these pants are my husbands pajama pants (I am wearing in the yard in the pic above) so you cant see, but my bum is smaller!
92 pounds 'til I hit my goal... I got this!!
you totally can tell the difference! AWesome job working it girl---you should be proud!
BIG difference. Love it. You are doing great!


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Will sell for cost. 918-231-2118.
Arms were a bit noodly after that strengt haha but fun!
And way to KILL it today Georgie! Wowee!
Stopped at 2min plank hold w/PU every 10 seconds..great job Nick and Sydney!
Plank hold with push up every 10 seconds.


BoJack Horseman pretends to be a "Ronald Trunk" supporter in order to work with Hollywood director "Mel Gibbons" and Todd and Character Actress Margot Martindale team up to pickpocket tourists in Joel Murphy's spec script.
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Joel Murphy looks at Marco Rubio's claim that "radical left wing extremists" are attempting to hijack democracy.


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Q: How can I add some noise to my SVM implementation? my code run with no problems. what I was trying to do is add some noise to my  dataset which I couldn't do .
so how can I do that ?
I tried many approach to do that :
-creating a noise function
-adding directly some noise to my dataset
But all of them didn't work.
All I am asking about is how can i do that to my code below ?
This is the code for testing and ploting ,it works just fine
But what I am trying is to add noise to my data set , and that what i couldn't do .
import numpy as np
from SVM_M_M import SVM
from sklearn import datasets
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Testing
if __name__ == "__main__":
    X, y = datasets.make_blobs(
        n_samples=250, n_features=2, centers=2, cluster_std=1.05, random_state=1
    )

    X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.1, shuffle=True, random_state=1)

    clf = SVM(n_iters=1000)
    clf.fit(X_train, y_train)
    predictions = clf.predict(X_test)

    def accuracy(y_true, y_pred):
        accuracy = np.sum(y_true==y_pred) / len(y_true)
        return accuracy

    print("SVM Accuracy: ", accuracy(y_test, predictions))

    # plot results
    def get_hyperplane(x, w, b, offset):
        return (-w[0] * x - b + offset) / w[1]

    fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1, figsize=(10,6))

    plt.set_cmap('PiYG')
    plt.scatter(X_train[:, 0], X_train[:, 1], marker='o', c=y_train, s=100, alpha=0.75)
    plt.scatter(X_test[:, 0], X_test[:, 1], marker="x", c=y_test, s=100, alpha=0.75)

    Y = np.random.normal(2 * X + 2, 20)

    x0_1 = np.amin(X_train[:, 0])
    x0_2 = np.amax(X_train[:, 0])

    x1_1 = get_hyperplane(x0_1, clf.w, clf.b, 0)
    x1_2 = get_hyperplane(x0_2, clf.w, clf.b, 0)

    x1_1_m = get_hyperplane(x0_1, clf.w, clf.b, -1)
    x1_2_m = get_hyperplane(x0_2, clf.w, clf.b, -1)

    x1_1_p = get_hyperplane(x0_1, clf.w, clf.b, 1)
    x1_2_p = get_hyperplane(x0_2, clf.w, clf.b, 1)

    ax.plot([x0_1, x0_2], [x1_1, x1_2], "-", c='k', lw=1, alpha=0.9)
    ax.plot([x0_1, x0_2], [x1_1_m, x1_2_m], "--", c='grey', lw=1, alpha=0.8)
    ax.plot([x0_1, x0_2], [x1_1_p, x1_2_p], "--", c='grey', lw=1, alpha=0.8)

    x1_min = np.amin(X[:, 1])
    x1_max = np.amax(X[:, 1])
    ax.set_ylim([x1_min - 3, x1_max + 3])

    for spine in ['top','right']:
        ax.spines[spine].set_visible(False)

    plt.show()


Beautiful Ground Floor One Bedroom at Honua kai!
This great Ground Floor unit provides easy access to all Honua kai has to offer. With its large syn-grass lawn there is ample room for the kids to play or to just relax and enjoy the day. The beach is just minutes away via the walking path just past the lawn and it's a short hop to the pools, Duke's restaurant or the 24 hour fitness center on property.
Stainless Steel appliances, Granite Counter tops and Flat Screen TV's round out the amenities in this great condo.
This unit has been upgraded with porcelain tile flooring throughout so no worries about the kids tracking sand across the carpet! New Living room furnishings complete the package! The in suite washer and dryer make it easy to keep up with your daily needs.
NOTE: As of 2/6/18 construction of 72 Townhomes has commenced behind the Konea building at Honua kai. This condo is NOT near the construction site and will not be impacted in any way.
We stayed nine nights in this unit. We love Honua Kai. This condo was in a great location for easy access to pools, beach, bbq and bonus...coffee shop. The ground floor unit was great for kids - 6 & 8. The kids liked the Synthetic grass since it wasn't dirty and wet.
Unit was adequately stocked for basic cooking. We were missing a few basic items and called the management company and they restocked quickly. Very friendly!
The pull out couch's foam mattress is very comfortable---An older adult slept there nine nights with no issues.
Chances are we will try to rent this unit again!
We had a great time. Check-in was easy and quick and the Honua Kai was more than what we expected-it's more like a resort than a condo building. Our room was in a great location- close to the pools, beach, easy access to the parking garage, and concierge area. The coffee shop on-site was great and it was nice having Duke's just a few steps away. The only thing I'd point out is that the dryer in the unit does not have a vent, so our clothes never really got dry. On the second to last day I discovered a coin-operated dryer down the hall, so I used that.
Great location ... perfect for quick pool access. Loved it!
Great spot, close to the pools and the elevator to the underground parking lot which makes packing and unpacking for the beach trip really easy.
Absolutely loved our stay. Our family of three enjoyed the ground floor condo, right by the beach (maybe only a one minute walk) and you can hear the waves roaring all day. The amenities were outstanding and the condo can equipped with everything we needed. A pack and play and a high chair was even provided for us.
The condo was very clean (except the shower and sink could use a deep scrub scrub) but overall very clean. There were only 3 large plates available for some reason but since there was only three of us it was ok. For a larger group it may be a problem but perhaps one broke before we arrived. Overall, the kitchen is well equipped with everything you need.
When we walked in it smelled fresh and airy and the linens and bed was very cozy. Tile throughout made the stay even better and so easy to clean up any sand dragged in from the little one. Absolutely loved our 10 day stay and will be back again!
Food options are great and lots of things close by. Communication was a breeze with westside properties. Thanks again!
NAYS: Issue of other renters throwing debris from above you (Lanai sweepings). No snorkel gear, Tommy Bahamas chairs or "quality" kitchenware like other rentals we have done. There was an issue with bugs within the unit so we kept all the doors closed.
YAYS: Overall, the experience was what one would expect for the value. Location is great and very convenient for pool and BBQ's. The warm Maui sun does feel great on the artificial grass also  We would return to the unit though.
Wonderful room with close proximity to the beach, pool and Duke's. Our patio and grassy area was in full sun all day and even had a partial ocean view which made up for the view into the new Westin property across the way. We would stay again in a hearbeat!


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Home Affairs says first-time applicants who are 16-years-old and above should begin applying from today.
The Department of Home Affairs says the roll-out of the smart ID cards to all South Africans will take a few years. Picture: Giovanna Gerbi/EWN.
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South African Department of Home Affairs
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Smart ID rollout begins
Thando Kubheka | 1990 days ago
JOHANNESBURG - Smart identity cards, to replace the green bar-coded identity books are being rolled out to first-time applicants and pensioners from Saturday.
The Department of Home Affairs says the roll-out of the smart ID cards to all South Africans will take a few years.
It says South Africans should be patient as the process gets underway.
There will be a roll-out phase for all other South Africans.
Applications for the smart ID cards can only be made at the 28 departmental offices across the country.
Home Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa says it will take six or seven years to phase-out all the old identity documents.
"The roll-out of the smart identity cards to all eligible South Africans will take a few years."
The pre-printed polycarbonate cards contain a microchip.
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Casualties of the energy transition highway – market effects of Torrens Island B retirement
As part of Australia's energy transition, investments are being made to ensure sufficient network capacity to host renewable energy generation, share them between regions, and maintain power system security and reliability. One of the interconnectors being built is Project EnergyConnect (PEC), which will provide 800 MW of transfer capacity between South Australia and New South Wales. Aside from being the first direct interconnection between SA and NSW, PEC is expected to augment transmission capacity in renewable energy zones (REZ) in SA and NSW, improve network transfer capacity between SA and Victoria, and reduce reliance on higher-cost gas plants in SA for dispatchable capacity.
Despite all the benefits introduced by this new interconnector, the expected influx of a significant amount of renewable energy resources will impact the economic viability of existing fossil fuel plants. One generation affected is Torrens Island B gas-fired power station. Currently, one of the four units at this station was mothballed in 2021, and the remaining three units were initially scheduled for retirement in 2035. However, with the plant operating at around 20% capacity factor before PEC becomes operational, AGL has brought forward the closure date to 2026, which coincides with the expected commercial operation date of PEC.
In this Chart of the week, we investigate the effect of the earlier retirement date of Torrens Island B on South Australian energy prices. We have run a sensitivity of our Benchmark Power Curve changing only the scheduled retirement date of Torrens Island B, without any additional capacity installed in the network to compensate for the loss of generation from these plants.
Figure 1 shows the increase in average electricity market price and market price volatility in SA driven by the accelerated closure of the plant and if there is no replacement plant. The chart indicates around an 8% to 19% (12% on average) uplift in average prices from FY2027 to FY2035. The loss of Torrens Island B will also result in an increase of about $20 to $30/MWh in the 95th percentile of prices. This increase in volatility will also result in the increase of extreme peak prices, which should be favourable for battery profits in the future.
The Benchmark Power Curve sensitivity has been run on the assumption that there will be no new capacity to replace the outgoing Torrens Island B despite PEC being present in both scenarios. The reality is that the increase in network transfer capacity in the system is not enough to compensate for the loss of capacity, and we are still expecting a future price uplift will be a signal for the profitability of new investments, particularly for renewables and storage. Based on the average projected dispatch profile of Torrens Island B at 20% capacity factor, a rough estimate of the capacity replacement would be around 600 MW of wind and 300 MW of 4-hour batteries to cover both the peak and off-peak periods.
Torrens Island B is not likely to be the last generator to announce an earlier closure of its facilities. With more interconnectors coming in and more aggressive state renewable energy targets, existing fossil fuel facilities should prepare for their energy transition sooner rather than later.
This study has utilised our Benchmark Power Curve, which provides a high-resolution forecast of electricity prices in the NEM to 2050. For more information on our price forecasts, please get in touch with us at enquiries@cornwall-insight.com.au.
Dominic Pacaba
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Happy Easter! I celebrated Easter Vigil mass last night with my brothers. Seven passages from scripture are read at Easter Vigil, along with the usual Easter customs of affirming one's baptismal promises. We are weak, we are frail, we are made for the eternal.
In his homily, Msgr. Thomas Flanagan noted that it's Easter, not Christmas, that is the most central point in the calendar, and that celebrations of the Nativity weren't particularly widespread until the 200s. That makes sense, but it's not a history I was familiar with.
Fr. George Rutler, pastor of St. Michael's in New York, reflects:
We know directly from Saint Paul that Greek philosophers thought the Resurrection was a curious absurdity. Politicians more pragmatically feared that it would upset the whole social order. One of the earliest Christian "apologists," or explainers, was Saint Justin Martyr who tried to persuade the emperor Antoninus Pius that Christianity is the fulfillment of the best intuitions of classical philosophers like Socrates and Plato.
Justin was reared in an erudite pagan family in Samaria, in the land of Israel just about one lifetime from the Resurrection. Justin studied hard and accepted Christ as his Savior, probably in Ephesus, and then set up his own philosophical school in Rome to explain the sound logic of the Divine Logos. Refusing to worship the Roman gods, and threatened with torture by the Prefect Rusticus, he said: "You can kill us, but you cannot hurt us." Then he was beheaded.
Fast forward almost exactly a thousand years, and another philosopher, Bernard of Chartres, also admired the best of the Greek philosophers and coined the phrase "We are dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants." There had been long centuries without much effort to explain the mystery of the Resurrection with luminous intelligence. In the seventeenth century, Isaac Newton would describe himself the same way. Being intellectual dwarfs may sound pessimistic, but there was also optimism in the fact that, lifted on the shoulders of giants, they could see even farther than the giants themselves. In witness to that, less than fifty years after Bernard died, building began on the great cathedral of Chartres. The magnificent rose window in the south transept depicts the evangelists as small men on the shoulders of the tall prophets. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are closer to Christ in the center of the window, than Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel who lift them up, seeing in fact what the prophets had longed for in hope.
The Risen Christ is neither a ghost nor a mere mortal. Ancient philosophies could be vague about things supernatural, and ancient cults could be distant from personal conduct. The Resurrection unites ethics and worship. The famous letter of an anonymous contemporary of Justin Martyr, meant to be read by the emperor Marcus Aurelius, said that the way Christians live "has not been devised by any speculation or deliberation of inquisitive men; nor do they, like some, proclaim themselves the advocates of any merely human doctrines."
The Resurrection was the greatest event in history, and unlike other events that affect life in subsequent generations in different degrees by sequential cause and effect, the Resurrection is a living force for all time, making Christ present both objectively in the Sacraments, and personally in those who accept him. Thus, indifference to the Resurrection is not an option. The future life of each one of us depends on a willingness to be saved from eternal death.
And in another New York-themed Easter thing, here's a 1956 shot of the Financial District that someone shared yesterday:
Snopes explains:
The image is real and was taken shortly before Easter in 1956. One newspaper, the Oxnard Press-Courier, published the photo on 31 March 1956 with the following caption: "Huge crosses, formed by lighted windows, blaze above New York's skyline as part of an Easter display in Manhattan's financial district. This scene, photographed from the roof of the Municipal Building, features 150-foot-high crosses in the City Services Co., City Bank Farmers Trust Co., and the Forty Wall Street Corp. buildings. (United Press Telephoto)"
Intentionally (I assume) those buildings seem to mirror the three crucifixions at Calvary.
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Lack of data transparency is an underlying theme within the clinical research world and causes issues of corruption, fraud, errors and a problem of reproducibility. Blockchain can prove to be a method to ensure a much more joined up and integrated approach to data sharing and improving patient outcomes. Surveys undertaken by creditable organisations in the healthcare industry are analysed in this book that show strong support for using blockchain technology regarding strengthening data security, interoperability and a range of beneficial use cases where mostly all respondents of the surveys believe blockchain will be important for the future of the healthcare industry.
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