8 analysts out of 9 Wall Street brokerage firms rate Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNDX) as a Buy, while 0 see it as a Sell. The rest 1 describe it as a Hold. SNDX stock traded higher to an intra-day high of $7.22. At one point in session, its potential discontinued and the price was down to lows at $6.25. Analysts have set SNDX's consensus price at $18.75, effectively giving it a 180.69% projection on returns. Should the projected estimates be met, then the stock will likely hit its highest price at $30 (up 349.1% from current price levels). SNDX has a -107.7% ROE, lower than the 13.23% average for the industry. The average ROE for the sector is 12.73%.
It is expected that in Mar 2019 quarter SNDX will have an EPS of $-0.55, suggesting a 30.38% growth. For Jun 2019 is projected at $-0.56. It means that there could be a 24.32% growth in the quarter. Yearly earnings are expected to rise by 28.77% to about $-2.08. As for the coming year, growth will be about -0.48%, lifting earnings to $-2.09. RSI after the last trading period was 66.99. SNDX recorded a change of 18.86% over the past week and returned 14.78% over the last three months while the SNDX stock's monthly performance revealed a shift in price of 27.48%. The year to date (YTD) performance stands at 50.11%, and the bi-yearly performance specified an activity trend of -4.71% while the shares have moved -41.04% for the past 12 months.
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SNDX) currently trades at $6.68, which is higher by 6.03% its previous price. It has a total of 26.82 million outstanding shares, with an ATR of around 0.49. The company's stock volume dropped to 0.6 million, worse than 168.76 thousands that represents its 50-day average. A 5-day increase of about 18.86% in its price means SNDX is now 50.11% higher on year-to-date. The shares have surrendered $43453.32 since its $11.99 52-week high price recorded on 9th of May 2018. Overall, it has seen a growth rate of -41.04 over the last 12 months. The current price per share is $3.29 above the 52 week low of $3.39 set on 26th of December 2018.
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ:IEA) shares appreciated 7.46% over the last trading period, taking overall 5-day performance up to -2.2%. IEA's price now at $4.9 is weaker than the 50-day average of $6.35. Getting the trading period increased to 200 days, the stock price was seen at $8.73 on average. The general public currently hold control of a total of 20.3 million shares, which is the number publicly available for trading. The total of shares that it has issued to investors is 23.42 million. The company's management holds a total of 2.1%, while institutional investors hold about 69.7% of the remaining shares. IEA share price finished last trade -8.57% below its 20 day simple moving average and its downbeat gap from 200 day simple moving average is -44.01%, while closing the session with -23.61% distance from 50 day simple moving average.
Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) shares were last observed trading -56.52% down since August 24, 2018 when the peak of $11.27 was hit. Last month's price growth of -23.44% puts IEA performance for the year now at -40.17%. Consequently, the shares price is trending higher by 11.87%, a 52-week worst price since Apr. 08, 2019. However, it is losing value with -53.24% in the last 6 months. From a technical perspective, it appears more likely that the stock will experience a Bull Run market as a result of the strong support seen recently between $4.21 and $4.56. The immediate resistance area is now $5.19 Williams's %R (14) for IEA moved to 63.89 while the stochastic %K points at 18.28.
Estimated quarterly earnings for Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ:IEA) are around $-0.27 per share in three months through March with $0.19 also the estimate for June quarter of the fiscal year. It means the growth is estimated at 41.3% and 35.71%, respectively. Analysts estimate full-year growth to be 243.75%, the target being $1.15 a share. The upcoming year will see an increase in growth by percentage to -25.22%, more likely to see it hit the $0.86 per share. The firm's current profit margin over the past 12 months is -5.6%. IEA ranks lower in comparison to an average of -5.27% for industry peers; while the average for the sector is -15.74%.
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Broken Britain & Policing
The Chris Huhne Affair
by Kevin Maxwell • March 12, 2013
I'm no lover of the Liberal Democrats, but The Chris Huhne Affair has left me feeling uncomfortable.
Most agree the former Environment Secretary made an awful judgment by swapping his driving points with his wife at the time, and is now serving a sentence for it.
What I don't like though, is all the worms now coming out of the woodwork.
Firstly, Chris Huhne's extra-marital affair wasn't the first and most definitely won't be the last. That's something he will have to live with. Had he not had it, we wouldn't have known about the driving offence.
But, others are now sitting in their ivory towers actually being vicious towards him and his ex-wife (and even his new partner) whilst not showing the best of human nature.
Why is it, we have to gloat at others downfalls? It's not big, and it's not clever.
A family has been destroyed, with both the parents of several children now in prison. 'They' may have got away with the swapping of the penalty points for a long time, but yesterday proved there were no REAL winners in the end.
The law is there for a reason and we should all follow it, but Chris Huhne and his ex-wife are not the first to break it. So, we should stop acting as if they are.
This isn't so much about a former Secretary of State doing wrong, but 'Chris Huhne' doing wrong.
The Police, Press and Politicians often break the law (you only have to pick-up a daily newspaper, or have followed the Hacking Scandal), but yet everyone is now an expert in morality – especially, the above three.
There is something almost evil about The Chris Huhne Affair with nasty comments flying around about this particular pair, and so what if his current partner was in a relationship (if true) with another woman? What has that got to do with penalty points?
Britain is unique in building people up, to only knock them down. I don't often write we could learn a lot from America, but in this respect we could!
Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce committed a crime and have now finally been punished for it, but let's not judge them as if we are perfect.
Those with the horrible blogs about the former couple and their over-confident 'we are pure' opinions, should concentrate more on their own standards.
I'm a passionate campaigner for justice, but equally don't get a kick out of seeing families destroyed and people essentially bullied by those who yet haven't mastered the 'walking on water' thing.
This has been a… let's not be a hypocrite, 'View from the Bottom'.
Take care, Max x.
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In his introduction to Perkins' latest book Images and Memories: Selected Poems, Haki Madhubuti says that, "Of the Chicago writers to emerge out of the dynamic sixties, [Perkins] is one of the few who embraced the mission of cultural worker/artist/activist." Useni Eugen Perkins (1932—) has published, besides Images and Memories (2002), seven other poetry volumes, including An Apology to My African Brother (1965), Black is Beautiful (1968), and Midnight Blues in the Afternoon (1984). Among his 25 plus plays are Cry of the Black Ghetto (1970) and Pride of Race (1984), as well as plays on the lives of Fred Hampton, Leadbelly, and Cinque—these last three perfectly symbolizing Perkins' sense of the deep connection of art and social change.
In 2000 he was inducted into the National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent, and in 2002 received the Black Theater Network Playwriting Award. But beyond these literary honors, Perkins has long been beloved for his involvement in the Black community as a proponent of institutions like Third World Press, and especially as a social worker and champion of youth, these latter roles manifesting themselves not only in the everyday lives and struggles of young people, but also in three highly regarded books of social investigation: Home Is a Dirty Street: The Social Oppression of Black Children (1975), Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth (1986), and Explosion of Chicago's Street Gangs, 1900 to the Present (1987). His writings for youth include Afrocentric Self Inventory and Discovery Workbook for African American Youth (1989), and The Black Fairy and Other Plays (1993). In 1969 he received the Malcolm X Manhood Award, and in 1970 an award from the Concerned Parents of Lawndale.
over the silent grave of the unknown soldier.
their music on ramparts st.
His is not a flimsy vision of art making everything better just by being art. Here Perkins confirms what Madhubuti says of him: he is at once an artist, but also a cultural worker, one who knows art must result in other tangible things. Art shows us not just the joys and possibilities of creativity, but impels us to create other needed things beyond itself.
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Start your FirstRun with Gul Panag!
FirstRun is the debut product of MobieFit, a company founded by Gourav Jaswal with Gul Panag as co-founder and born out of Prototyze, an incubator for technology-centered businesses. Users can select from two running programs: a 5 km program (based on Josh Clark's world-renowned C25K program) and a 10 km program. The most unique feature of the app is the personal trainer, Gul Panag. FirstRun has many unique features that set it apart. Primary among which is the presumption that the user can run only one minute (yes, only one minute) at a time for the first session.
I'm excited to share that I've woven my love for fitness into the exciting world of mobile technologies.
I am the co-founder of MobieFit, a mobile fitness venture that's developing products designed for India. Please join me for the launch of the FirstRun App at the Sofitel Mumbai with a special De-Light menu designed to inspire athletes by Chef Indrajit Saha.
Our debut product FirstRun has launched today on the Google Play Store. It is a smartphone app (free for now, including all premium features) specifically designed to take people who've absolutely never run before and get them running many kilometres within just a few weeks.
Among a dozen unique features is a personal trainer (yours truly!) who will guide you through the entire journey as the CFO, yes that's right, the Chief Fitness Officer.
Not tomorrow, not next week, not after the vacations…start your FirstRun today!
FirstRun does not focus on speed or distance, instead just encourages people to run for a set time. With a combination of walking and running, the app ensures that exercising becomes easier for users at any stage of fitness or the lack of it.
On the first day, the runner only needs to run for less than 10 minutes with each run being only one minute. So even beginners can start running with ease. As they progress, the running time gradually increases.
The 5 kilometre program is structured in a way, that a beginner can go the distance in just 9 weeks, by running thrice a week. The 10 kilometre mark can be achieved by running thrice a week for 12 weeks.
Users can run outdoors or even indoors, since FirstRun has a unique treadmill mode, that gives you the right instructions at the right time.
Runners love music on their daily run, so there's an in-app music player to keep them company every time they step out. FirstRun is a great tool to train for marathons as it makes you a disciplined runner.
MobieFit is a venture focused on mFitness. It helps you become as fit as you want, in the way that you want. MobieFit is one among many ventures born at Prototyze, an incubator founded by Gourav Jaswal.
Prototyze is an incubator, currently working in stealth mode on building mobile technology centered businesses in multiple sectors such as Financial Services, Health & Fitness, and Training & Learning. Two ventures catalyzed by Prototyze (MobieFit and HandyTrain) have already been incorporated as independent companies with independent teams, investment and trajectory.
This entrepreneurial ecosystem of companies include ScreenRoot which focusses on human: screen interaction design (mobile apps, web applications, intranets…); Synapse which specializes in business communication, Visual JuJu that's focused on multimedia and Starving Artist Films which makes films designed for online media. In addition, we have Junoon Ventures, a holding with Zaki, a studio focused on corporate art, Gulnar which makes hand-made soaps and Shirkshop an early-stage venture experimenting with product design, currently furniture, and of course, Prototyze.
Gul Panag has co-founded Mobiefit. While people know Gul as an actress, a social activist, a television commentator and a former Ms. India, she's also an icon for fitness for over a decade. Gul is a serial half-marathon runner and has been featured in multiple media about her fitness routine and her running philosophy. Besides running, her passions include cycling, trekking and tennis. She is in the process of writing a book on fitness.
Gul takes conscious activism to all her endeavors and is an ambassador for women's fitness and running. Passionate about all things technology, Gul sees mobile apps as the major catalyst of the next wave of fitness. Gul is one of India's most powerful opinion makers and thought leaders and now an avid fitness entrepreneur.
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Identical twin brothers Kenneth and Steven Ender were born rivals. Thanks to their professional titles, two college football teams also can get in on the action. The two Enders - the presidents of Harper College in Palatine and Grand Rapids Community College in Grand Rapids, Mich., respectively - once again will see their football teams go head to head in the annual Twin Bowl, a gridiron game that guarantees its two opponents will officially meet their match. "All our lives, my twin brother and I have enjoyed what I'll call healthy competition, but I think we all know that rivalries get a little more serious when they involve football," President Kenneth Ender said. The game, at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 22 in Grand Rapids, will be the third installment of the bowl series. The winner will walk away with the coveted Twin Bowl trophy - identical football players perched firmly atop a loving cup - and brotherly bragging rights. GRCC emerged the victor in both 2009 and 2010. The Harper Hawks football team was the 2008 NJCAA National Champion; the team is 2-4 so far this season. GRCC's squad is undefeated. "We may be the underdog on paper, but our team plays with a lot of heart, and you can't underestimate that," Kenneth Ender said. "I told my brother this is the year we'll be taking that trophy off his hands." The twin Enders will be on the field for the coin toss, and will join fans at a pregame lunch.
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In 2004, Melissa Stockwell earned the unfortunate distinction of being the first female amputee soldier in the Iraq War. More recently, the 31-year-old veteran made more optimistic headlines: She emerged the victor at the 2010 Paratriathlon World Championships, and landed on the cover of USA Triathlon Magazine. This month, she'll bring her story to Harper College in a lecture intended to inspire determination and hope. The free public talk, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 26 in the Building J Theatre, room J143 in Building J, serves as the highlight of the College's observance of Disability Awareness Month. Always athletic, Stockwell learned to ski on her prosthetic leg just two months after her amputation, and competed in the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008. She's now a certified triathlon coach. Other disability awareness events include a free showing of the film "Darius Goes West," an award-winning documentary about a 15-year-old who sets off in his wheelchair with the goal of getting it customized on the MTV show "Pimp My Ride" (2 p.m. Wednesday, October 19, Building J Theatre, Room J143, Building J); a free screening of the Academy Award-winning film "The King's Speech," about the life of King George VI of England, who overcame severe stuttering with the aid of an eccentric speech therapist (7 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, Building J Theatre, Room J143, Building J); and a Disability History Exhibit (normal business hours from Monday, October 24 to Friday, October 28 in the third-floor hallway outside the Student Development Office, Room A379, Building A). For more information on Harper's observation of Disability Awareness Month, call 847.925.6266. Those who may require additional accommodations should contact Access and Disabilities Services in Room D119, Building D, at 847.925.6266 (voice) or 866.327.1630 (VP).
Date: Exhibit: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, October 3 through November 3.
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Berkley Bookmas: Exclusive Excerpt from The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
We are so excited to participate in Berkley Bookmas and we're hosting an exclusive excerpt from The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang today! Berkley Bookmas is chock full of exclusive content from authors like exclusive excerpts, deleted scenes, author recipes and more! Check out the calendar of events below:
Keep reading for an early look into The Kiss Quotient (one of my MOST anticipated reads of 2018) plus a huge giveaway Berkley is hosting!
Now here's an excerpt from The Kiss Quotient! ❤
"Excuse me, are you Stella?"
Her eyes shot to his face, and Michael lost his train of thought. Those sexy librarian glasses showcased the most stunning pair of soft brown eyes. And her lips—they were just full enough to be tempting without detracting from her overall air of sweetness.
"I'm sorry. I must have the wrong person," he said with a smile he hoped was more apologetic and less embarrassed. There was no way a girl like this had hired an escort.
She blinked and jostled the table as she flew to her feet. "No, that's me. You're Michael. I recognize you from your picture." She stuck her hand out. "I'm Stella Lane. Nice to meet you."
He stared at her open expression and proffered hand for a stunned fraction of a second. This wasn't how clients greeted him. They usually waved him into a seat with a sly curl of their lips and a sparkle in their eyes—that sparkle that said they thought they were better than him but were looking forward to what he could offer anyway. She greeted him like he was…an equal.
Quickly recovering from his surprise, he wrapped her slender hand in his and shook it. "Michael Phan. Nice to meet you, too."
When he released her, she motioned toward his chair awkwardly. "Please, have a seat."
He sat and watched as she perched herself on the precarious edge of her seat, her back straight as a board. She searched his face, but when he arched an eyebrow at her, she switched her focus to the menu. She adjusted the position of her glasses with a wrinkle of her nose.
"Are you hungry? I am." Her knuckles went white as she clung to the menu. "The salmon is good here, and the steak. My dad likes the lamb—" Her gaze jumped to his face, and, even in the dim light, he could see her cheeks go crimson. She cleared her throat. "Maybe not the lamb."
Because he couldn't resist, he asked, "Why not the lamb?"
"I think it tastes woolly, and if you…when we…" She stared up at the ceiling and took a deep breath. "All I'd be thinking about would be sheep and lambs and wool."
"Understood," he said with a grin.
When she stared at his mouth like she couldn't remember what she was going to say, his grin widened. Women chose him because they liked the way he looked. Few of them responded to him like this, however. It was flattering even as it was funny.
"Are there any things you would prefer I not eat or drink?" she asked.
"No, I'm pretty easy." He kept his voice light and tried to ignore the tightness in his chest. It had to be heartburn. Simple thoughtfulness wasn't doing this to him.
After the waitress took their order and left, Stella sipped from her water glass and drew geometrical shapes in the condensation with delicate fingertips. When she noticed him watching her, she drew her hand back and sat on it, flushing like she'd been caught doing something she shouldn't.
Something about that was kind of endearing. If she hadn't already paid, he wouldn't believe she actually wanted this. Why did she want this? She should have a boyfriend…or a husband. Against his better judgement—it was best when he didn't know—he looked at her left hand resting on the table. No ring. No white line.
"I have a proposition for you," she said suddenly, pinning him with a gaze that was surprisingly direct. "It would require a commitment of sorts—for the next couple months, I imagine. I would…prefer…to have sole access to you during that time. If you're available."
"What do you have in mind?"
"Please tell me if you're available first."
"I only do Friday nights." That was non-negotiable. Escorting once a week was bad enough. If he had to do it more than that, he'd lose his fucking mind, and he couldn't afford for that to happen. Too many people depended on him.
He never scheduled repeat appointments with the same client, either. They tended to get attached, and he couldn't stand that. But he wanted to hear what she was proposing before he declined.
"You have the next few months open then?" she asked.
"It depends on what you're proposing."
She pushed her glasses up her nose and drew her shoulders back. "I'm awful at…what you do. But I want to get better. I think I can get better if someone would teach me. I'd like that person to be you."
Understanding splashed over Michael in surreal waves. She thought she was bad. At sex. And wanted lessons to improve. She wanted him to tutor her.
How the hell did you teach sex?
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Exclusive Excerpt: Tough Enough by M. Leighton
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I'm thrilled to share an exclusive excerpt from Tough Enough by M. Leighton, out Nov. 3rd!
I'm currently reading an early copy right now and LOVING it!
Series: Tall, Dark, and Dangerous #2 (full reading order below)
Publication Date: November 3rd 2015
He's a fighter who never loses, but is he tough enough to win her heart?
There was a time when I had everything–a wonderful family, a bright future. Love. But all that was taken away in a single night, torn from me like flesh from bone. Since then, I've hidden away in my second-choice job as a makeup artist. But I prefer it that way, actually. I'm comfortable in the shadows, where no one can see my scars.
Kiefer Rogan literally took my breath away the moment I met him. MMA champion-turned-actor, notorious playboy, charming to a fault—he's everything I vowed to avoid.
But he just wouldn't stop until I opened up and let him in. Maybe I should've tried harder to resist him. Maybe I shouldn't have fallen in love with him. Because I, of all people, know that everyone has secrets. Scars. And that they're usually ugly and painful and destructive to the people we love most.
I just never guessed that they could be deadly, too.
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She gets all fidgety and nervous and adorable under my scrutiny, so I release her. Albeit reluctantly.
"So, a minivan," she says, dropping her eyes and clearing her throat. I love that I put her off balance. I doubt much gets under this girl's skin and I'm happy as hell that I appear to be making my way in, slowly but surely.
"A minivan," I confirm, raising the wine bottle and glass questioningly.
"Oh, sorry. Kitchen's through there." Katie points to the most obvious doorway and I head in that direction. She follows after a few seconds. When I stop at the small island, she breezes past me, setting down the glass that I brought her and keeping her face averted. Makes me think she might be blushing again. After she rummages through a drawer for another minute, she turns her composed self back to me, a corkscrew in one hand. "There has to be a story behind it."
"Behind what?" I ask, content to just watch her rather than talk. Or think.
Her grin is more pronounced this time. "Behind the minivan."
"Oh, right. The minivan. I have a brother who came with me. He's handicapped. I dropped him off at the gym on the way to the park."
Her expression softens. Visibly. "Y-you have a handicapped brother?"
"And you . . . you take him places with you? You take care of him?"
I shrug. "Well, I don't know about that. I mean, he's grown, so . . ."
"Does he live with you?"
"For the most part."
"That's . . . that's . . ." Katie is looking at me like she's just now seeing me. Really seeing me. After several seconds, she glances down at the counter, at the glasses she's arranging in a straight line with the bottle of red. "That's very kind of you. I'm sure he appreciates it."
"I'm sure he does, but like most guys, he's got a piss-poor way of showing it."
"Just like a damn man," she says softly, glancing up at me from beneath her lashes, the hint of a playful smile still curving her lips.
"Bastards," I reply.
Her eyes sparkle up at me and it takes every ounce of willpower I have not to haul her into my arms and kiss her senseless. Which might take a while. She's got plenty of sense about her. Too much, maybe.
After a minute, when the temperature in the little kitchen is rising noticeably, Katie clears her throat again, pulling that swath of rich auburn hair over her shoulder like I've seen her do before. "So what is it that you drive when you're not carting your brother around?"
"Maybe if you're nice to me I'll show you one day."
She grunts indignantly, her lips parting yet still curved. "I'm always nice to you."
"But you could be nicer," I tell her with a half-grin.
She raises one dark brow, the sexiest damn thing I think I've ever seen on a woman. Besides her licking the corner of her mouth when she's concentrating or nervous, that is. "And just how . . . nice are you expecting me to be?"
"Not that nice," I answer. "Unless you just want to be that nice. I would never argue if you wanted to be extra, extra, extra nice to me."
I give her my widest, most innocent smile. She laughs outright, an action that fills the kitchen with a delicate tinkle and turns her face from beautiful to breathtaking. A display like this from her is pretty rare, so pulling it out of her makes me feel like I've won the lottery.
"Do that again," I request quietly, so drawn to her that I can't stop myself from moving closer, from reaching out, from touching.
"Do what again?" she asks. When I cup her silky cheek in my palm, she straightens, but she doesn't back away. A good sign.
"I can't laugh on command," she explains, her eyes flickering up to mine and away, up to mine and away.
"I swear to God, I think I'd do just about anything to hear that again, to see your face light up like that."
My thumb blindly stroking the crest of her high cheekbone, I catch and hold her eyes this time. They're like melted sapphires, a fathomless liquid that I could easily let myself drown in.
Katie's lips open and close a couple of times, like she's trying to find words where there are none. But the time for talk is over. I feel like I've waited patiently for an eternity to taste, and now it's time for my reward.
Slowly, I bend my face toward hers, hoping she won't move away, praying that she won't stop me. "You've been on my mind since the first day I saw you, Beautiful Katie. It's time you give me the answer to a question that's been haunting me for weeks."
I can feel the sweet, shallow puffs of her breath fanning my lips as I get closer. "W-what's that?"
"Do your lips taste like cotton candy?"
"How would I know?" she asks a bit dazedly.
"Give me five minutes and I'll tell you."
I bring my other hand up to hold her face still as I brush my mouth over hers. When she doesn't move away, doesn't push me away, I sink into her lips like I might sink into a bed made of marshmallows. Sweet, plump, light-as-air marshmallows. And, God help me, Katie sinks right back.
Reading Order: Tall, Dark, and Dangerous series
#1 ~ Strong Enough: My Review • Ebook • Paperback • Audible • Goodreads
#2 ~ Tough Enough: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads (Nov. 3, 2015)
#3 ~ Brave Enough: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads (April 5, 2016)
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Exclusive Excerpt + Giveaway: Remind Me by Ann Marie Walker & Amy K. Rogers
Remind Me by Ann Marie Walker & Amy K. Rogers
Series: Chasing Fire #1 (full reading order below)
Release Date: April 21st 2015
First in a tantalizing new trilogy about reigniting a forbidden desire from long ago…
As heiress to a media empire Alessandra Sinclair was raised to put family obligations first. But everything changes the night her first love walks back into her life and turns her whole world upside down. Haunted by the memories of a secret romance with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, she can't seem to get Hudson Chase out of her mind. Once again torn between two worlds, Allie must decide how much she's willing to risk to have the love she's always longed for.
Ten years is a long time to wait, but billionaire Hudson Chase didn't become CEO of one of the country's fastest growing companies by giving up on what he wants. Now that he's got Allie in his sights again, he's determined to make her regret breaking his heart. And this time, he's going to make damn sure he's not so easy to forget.
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"Mr. Chase."
Hearing his name, Hudson turned. An older gentleman was beating a path his way. His hand was already extended and judging by the look on his face, he was gearing up for a request.
Sophia touched Hudson's forearm, but her attention was on the room. "I'm heading to the bar," she said, her eyes already scanning the crowd. "Can I get you a scotch?"
For a moment he thought about following her simply to escape a conversation he already knew he didn't want to have. "Blue Label. Make it a double."
"Elliot Shaw," the man said, somewhat out of breath, "executive editor, Chicago magazine. So glad to run into you. I've left several messages with your assistant."
Hudson shook his hand. "What can I do for you, Mr. Shaw?"
"I'd like to feature you in our annual 'Power 100' issue."
"That's handled by my PR department. I suggest you talk to them."
"I have," Shaw politely persisted, "but we want more than a standard press package. We'd like an exclusive interview."
Hudson was about to cut him off when Shaw played his trump.
"In return we're willing to offer you the cover of the issue and rank you number one on the list. Not every day someone moves to town with the clout to knock Oprah off her throne." Shaw chuckled at his own joke then launched into a well-rehearsed spiel. "In the local market our circulation is larger than People . . ."
Hudson tuned the man out. He was scanning the crowd for his date, and more importantly his scotch.
And then he saw her.
His heart beat like he'd just finished the Chicago Marathon.
The hem of her black dress sat conservatively above the knee and the neckline was far from revealing, yet she was still the sexiest damn woman in the room. Sophisticated and elegant.
She turned towards a petite redhead, revealing the low cut out in the back of her dress and a whole lot of perfect skin.
Hudson drew a sharp breath. He couldn't help but wonder what she was wearing underneath. Or how her blonde hair, once released from the pins holding it in place, would tumble in loose curls around her face. Soft waves that would brush like satin across his bare chest . . . his abs . . . his . . .
". . . Of course the social media element can't be minimized." Shaw's voice yanked Hudson right out of his fantasy.
"Do you know that woman?" He inclined his head in the blonde's general direction. "Speaking with the redhead?"
Shaw followed his gaze. "Yes, that's Alessandra Sinclair, the event chair. Her family—"
"Thank you, Mr. Shaw. Excuse me." Hudson strode confidently through the room, reaching Sophia just as she turned away from the bar with two drinks in hand. He caught her by the elbow without ever breaking stride.
"Careful," she warned, "this dress cost a fortune."
Hudson snatched his scotch out of her hand and drained it, skidding the empty glass across a table as he passed. He steered them quickly towards the blonde, his awareness of her heightening with every step.
When he was standing behind her, he took a deep breath, steeling himself for her reaction.
"Excuse me. Who should I see about making a rather sizable donation?"
Sizable donation? The words were music to Alessandra's ears. A confident grin spread across her face.
Convincing fat cats to part with their cash was her specialty. This guy wouldn't know what hit him.
She turned around, prepared to give Mr. Potential Donor the full benefit of her charm, and froze.
It couldn't be.
Her practiced smile slipped as she gaped at him in disbelief. He was older, obviously, and dressed in an Armani tux instead of faded Levi's. His dark, wavy hair was shorter than it had been and his once wiry frame was replaced with the muscular build of a man well acquainted with the gym. He was taller, his shoulders broader, and even his stance had changed. The boy she'd once known was now a man who exuded an overwhelming sense of masculine power.
So much about him was different and yet his eyes, those gorgeous blue eyes, were exactly the same as she remembered.
"That would be us," a voice to her right offered. She could barely make out the words over the sound of blood rushing through her ears. "I'm Harper Hayes and this is the event's chair, Alessandra Sinclair."
"Alessandra," the man said, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth as he offered his hand.
"Hudson Chase."
For a moment her gaze lingered on his full, sensual lips. His strong, rugged jaw. The designer stubble he wore now made him look even darker and more mysterious than he had when she'd first met him. She wondered how it would feel beneath her fingertips, against her cheek, between her thighs . . .
Harper's elbow nudged her arm, pulling her from her errant thoughts.
Holy hell, where did that come from?
Alessandra looked up to find Hudson watching her, one brow quirked, and a warm flush crossed her face. She placed her hand in his, hoping he didn't notice the way her fingers trembled.
"So what's this you were saying about a donation?" Harper asked.
Hudson held Alessandra's hand, his eyes locked on hers, as he answered. "Perhaps this is a matter I can discuss with Miss Sinclair over a dance?"
For a moment the atmosphere between them seemed to shift, becoming charged with anticipation as his question hung unanswered in the air. Then the woman on Hudson's arm interrupted with an exaggerated sigh. She feigned disinterest, inspecting her perfect manicure as she shifted her weight from one stiletto to the other. Alessandra studied her. Curvy in all the right places with legs that went on forever. Lush red lips matched her barely there dress and dark, cascading curls framed a face worthy of a magazine cover. Granted, the magazine would likely be Maxim. But still, she was stunning.
Alessandra quickly withdrew her hand but Hudson's gaze was steady. "I'm considering writing a large check this evening," he said. "The least you can do is dance with me."
"She'd love to," Harper volunteered.
Alessandra whipped her head around, her narrowed glare meeting Harper's broad grin.
"Work it," Harper mouthed as she nudged her forward.
Hudson waited, his blue eyes fixed on her. She knew she should politely decline. She could turn him down and no one would be the wiser. After all, she was the event chair. Any number of responsibilities or pressing issues could be deemed a plausible excuse. But at that moment, she couldn't think of a single one.
Reading Order: Chasing Fire series
#1 ~ Remind Me: Ebook • Goodreads
#2 ~ Release Me: Ebook • Goodreads (July 21, 2015)
#3 ~ Reclaim Me: Ebook • Goodreads (Oct. 20, 2015)
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Exclusive Excerpt: Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren
SQUEEEEE!!!! I'm SO excited to share an EXCERPT from Christina Lauren's upcoming BEAUTIFUL SECRET, out on April 14th! This is Niall and Ruby's book – which is not to be missed! I've read an early copy of this book and adored it!
Beautiful Secret by Christina Lauren
Series: Beautiful Bastard #4 (full reading order below)
Publication Date: April 14th 2015
AN UPTIGHT BRITISH EXECUTIVE. AN ADVENTUROUS AMERICAN NEWBIE. A SEXY INTERNATIONAL SCANDAL IN THE MAKING.
New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Christina Lauren's Beautiful and Wild Seasons series hook up in Beautiful Secret for an erotic intercontinental romp that celebrates the best of both worlds!
When Ruby Miller's boss announces he's sending her on an extended business trip to New York City, she's shocked. As one of the best and brightest young engineers in London, she knows she's professionally up to the task. The part that's throwing her is where she'll be spending a month up close and personal working alongside—and staying in a hotel with—Niall Stella, her firm's top urban planning executive and The Hottest Man Alive. Despite her ongoing crush, Ruby is certain Niall barely knows she's alive…until their flirty overnight flight makes him sit up and take notice.
Not one for letting loose and breaking rules, recently divorced Niall would describe himself as hopeless when it comes to women. But even he knows outgoing California-girl Ruby is a breath of fresh air. Once she makes it her mission to help the sexy Brit loosen his tie, there's no turning back. Thousands of miles from London, it's easy for the lovers to play pretend. But when the trip is over, will the relationship they've built up fall down?
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A silence fell over the table as everyone turned to watch Ruby leave the bar and head upstairs to bed. She had been utterly charming throughout dinner, and the group had groaned in unison when she'd excused herself because of our early morning. I, too, had been quite sad to see her go.
I looked up to see my brother's smug expression.
"Now that we're alone," Will began, "I think we can all agree to drop any pretense that we're not ruined for civilized conversation, yes?" Each of them nodded in agreement and beside me, his glass now refilled, Will raised his tumbler to take a small swallow of scotch. "I also think we can all agree Bennett will be an important consultant on this case."
Max snickered.
"The conference?" I asked, confused.
"It's an all-too-common predicament," Bennett added dryly. "Knockout intern. Boss in denial. I'll draft up a step-by-step plan of containment."
I blinked, swallowing thickly as I realized what they meant. "She's not my intern. I have absolutely no say in her career." I shook my head, frustrated because it was exactly the wrong thing to say. "I'm not . . . that is to say, she's not interested. Nor I."
All four men laughed.
"Niall," Will said, leaning his elbows on his knees. "She nearly dropped her drink in your lap when George asked if she was interested in anyone."
"Was going to say the same thing," Bennett said.
"And something tells me she'd be first to volunteer to clean it up," Will added.
"Well, maybe that's because she's interested in someone who works with us at R-C."
"Yeah. You." Max lifted his glass and finished the last of the amber liquid.
"Sincerely," I said, fighting a smile. "She's a fantastic girl, but she's certainly not a romantic option for me."
Tilting his head, Bennett asked, "What color are her eyes?"
Green, I didn't say. I shook my head as if I didn't know.
"What was she wearing?" Will asked.
A blue dress that hit just above her knee, I didn't say. A delicate gold chain around her neck and a ring on her right ring finger that I had to resist asking her about until George bulldozed in and asked about a boyfriend.
I rolled my eyes, and my brother laughed again, this time pointing his drink at me. "Blokes don't notice these things unless they're interested."
"Or George," Will added, and George reached over to grab the back of his neck and try to pull him in for a kiss.
"Well, it's apparent I needn't think on this any further,"
I said. "You've all decided for me."
"It's what we do," Will said, adjusting the skewed collar of his shirt as he settled back into his chair. "It's a sickness, we know."
"I thought we'd lost that muscle, honestly," George said.
"It's a relief to know we still have it in us. The ladies will be so proud." Max rapped his knuckles on the table as he made to stand. "Alas, I'd best be off. New routine: Sara gets the baby to sleep; I do the midnight bottle feeding."
"Finally taking a bottle from you then? Guess you smell like a woman, too," I said to Max, reminding him of the little dig he'd thrown my way on my last visit.
Max laughed and patted me on the back, and we all stood, a silent agreement in place that we were ready to call it a night. I watched my brother gather his things and say his goodbyes, feeling the same mix of pride and longing for what he was headed home to: a wife, a daughter. A proper home.
"Kiss the girls for me," I requested as he made his way out of the bar. He waved a hand, retreating, and then disappeared from view.
Reading Order: Beautiful Bastard series
#1 ~ Beautiful Bastard: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#1.5 ~ Beautiful Bitch: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2 ~ Beautiful Stranger: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#2.5 ~ Beautiful Bombshell: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3 ~ Beautiful Player: My Review • Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3.5 ~ Beautiful Beginning: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads
#3.6 ~ Beautiful Beloved: My Review • Ebook • Goodreads
#4 ~ Beautiful Secret: Ebook • Paperback • Goodreads (April 14, 2015)
Lauren Billings (but everyone calls her Lo) has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and before she made writing her full-time job, would spend her days doing nerdy research-type things wearing a lab coat and goggles. She is silly Mommy to two littles, wife to one mountain biking homebrewing scientist, bestie to a shoe-stealer, and an unabashed lover of YA and romance.
Christina Hobbs (but you'll always hear Lo call her PQ) used to spend her days in a junior high counseling office surrounded by teenagers. Married to the cutest boy in school, she has a thirteen year old daughter, is an unapologetic lover of boy bands and glitter, and also likes to steal Lo's shoes.
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Exclusive Excerpt: Rome by Jay Crownover
The MARKED MEN are coming back on January 7, 2014, so get ready for the ride of your life with ROME (MARKED MEN #3) by the fabulous Jay Crownover.
You've met inked-up bad boy RULE (Marked Men #1) and have been swept away by the lyrical JET (Marked Men #2). Now, get ready to be riveted by Rule's older brother ROME.
Rome returns to Denver after serving his country and leaving a part of his soul, along with his blood, behind on the sands of the battlefield. When he meets Cora, sparks fly and all bets are off in this steamy, heart wrenching love story. Can two souls who have their own dark past survive the explosion of them coming together. Find out in ROME on January 7th.
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Title: Rome (Marked Men #3)
Author: Jay Crownover
Publisher: William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing
Cora Lewis is a whole lot of fun, and she knows how to keep her tattooed bad boy friends in line. But all that flash and sass hide the fact that she's never gotten over the way her first love broke her heart. Now she has a plan to make sure that never happens again: She's only going to fall in love with someone perfect.
Rome Archer is as far from perfect as a man can be. He's stubborn and rigid, he's bossy and has come back from his final tour of duty fundamentally broken. Rome's used to filling a role: big brother, doting son, super soldier; and now none of these fit anymore. Now he's just a man trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life while keeping the demons of war and loss at bay. He would have been glad to suffer it alone, until Cora comes sweeping into his life and becomes the only color on his bleak horizon.
Perfect isn't in the cards for these two, but imperfect might just last forever . . .
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The Marked Men series
Title: Rule (A Marked Men Novel #1)
Publication Date: May 7, 2013
Publisher: William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins
Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters
Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule is everything a straight–A pre-med student like Shaw shouldn't want–and the only person she's never tried to please. She isn't afraid of his scary piercings and tattoos or his wild attitude. Though she knows that Rule is wrong for her, her heart just won't listen.
To a rebel like Rule Archer, Shaw Landon is a stuck-up, perfect princess-and his dead twin brother's girl. She lives by other people's rules; he makes his own. He doesn't have time for a good girl like Shaw-even if she's the only one who can see the person he truly is.
But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule have to figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love . . . or each other
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Title: Jet (A Marked Men Novel #2)
With his tight leather pants and a sharp edge that makes him dangerous, Jet Keller is every girl's rock and roll fantasy. But Ayden Cross is done walking on the wild side with bad boys. She doesn't want to give in to the heat she sees in Jet's dark, haunted eyes. She's afraid of getting burned from the sparks of their spontaneous combustion, even as his touch sets her on fire.
Jet can't resist the Southern Belle with mile-long legs in cowboy boots who defies his every expectation. Yet the closer he feels to Ayden, the less he seems to know her. While he's tempted to get under her skin and undo her in every way, he knows firsthand what happens to two people with very different ideas about relationships.
Will the blaze burn into an enduring love. . . or will it consume their dreams and turn them to ashes?
I'm supposed to share interesting details about myself so that my readers get to know me so here we go in no particular order: I'm an natural redhead even though I haven't seen my real hair color in years, I'm a big fan of tattoos and have a half sleeve on either arm and various other pieces all over the place, I've been in the bar industry since I was in college and it has always offered interesting insight into how men and women interact with each other, I have 3 dogs that are all crazy, I live in Colorado and love the snow, I love music and in all reality wish I could be a rock star not a writer or a bartender but I have zero talent so there is that.
I love to write, love to read and all I'm interested in is a good story with interesting characters that make the reader feel something.
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Among the 45,000 registered runners at the New York City marathon in November, there is no shortage of compelling stories. Few of the runners, however, had behind them the odd medical history of the man who wore bib number 7844: John Stamler '98.
When he was growing up in Rumson, New Jersey, Stamler was diagnosed with Von Willebrand's disease (VWD), a rare genetic illness that impairs blood clotting. He was six years old. Although he had type 1 VWD, the most moderate form of the disease, on some days his nose bled five or six times. Even getting a cut was potentially dangerous.
Stamler got through school and eventually made his way to Brown, where he concentrated in economics and organizational behavioral management. By then he had learned how to manage his condition. He'd played ice hockey and soccer in high school, and at Brown he joined the golf team, though he says he "didn't play that much." He got just enough exercise to stay fit and healthy.
Then, in May 2003, he had a cycling accident shortly after he'd moved to London for work. His femur snapped, and he needed to have a hip screw inserted. In six weeks he was cycling again and a year later he completed a half-ironman triathlon in Florida.
Two years later, Stamler had another cycling accident, shattering the tip of his elbow. He had surgery, but then three weeks later he slipped in a London subway station and broke the same part of his elbow. "I ripped up all the stuff the doctors had fixed up," he says.
In October, 2005 Stamler was hit by a cab in New York City, resulting in a hairline fracture of his shoulder. He didn't need surgery, but, he says, "My shoulder has never been the same since." The following year his elbow became infected, and to reconstruct the bone his doctors had to remove the screws and plates they'd previously inserted.
After all this, many people might conclude that they were at least accident prone, and perhaps cursed, and might decide that the best place for them is on the living room sofa watching television. But not Stamler. Instead he ran the 2008 London marathon. "I'm very determined, very focused," he says. "I've always just gone on with life."
Then things got more serious. While preparing for December 2009 surgery to fix a deviated nasal septum, Stamler underwent an electrocardiogram that revealed a congenital problem known as an atrial septal defect, a small hole between the upper chambers of the heart. Over time, this can lead to heart disease, hypertension, or stroke. The hole can be closed in a number of ways, but with his blood disease Stamler chose the most traditional and time-tested solution: open-heart surgery.
The operation was performed last May at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Two months later Stamler was, he says, "doing pretty much any activity I wanted." (It helped that the open-heart surgery was robot-assisted, which is less invasive and results in quicker recuperation.) In November, he ran the New York City marathon to raise money for Ben's Friends (bensfriends.org), a charity that aids people with rare diseases. He raised $6,700 in pledges. Stamler's time was three hours, thirty-six minutes, and fifty seconds.
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Q: how to run function in forever loop? i want to loop forever my function. but i'm having a struggle.
import os
import requests
import glob
import time
import base64

url = 'http://0.0.0.0:5000/'

def load_data():

    os.chdir('./40_mb')
    for image in glob.glob('*.jpg'):
        with open(image, 'rb') as imageFile:
            # image_s = base64.b64encode(imageFile.read())
            image_s = {'file_image':open(image, 'rb')}

    return image_s

def send_data():

    start = time.time()
    r = requests.post(url, files = load_data())
    end = time.time()

    print('client 1: {} ms'.format((end - start)*1000))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    while True:
        send_data()

when i run it, i get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "http_1.py", line 32, in <module>
    send_data()
  File "http_1.py", line 23, in send_data
    r = requests.post(url, files = load_data())
  File "http_1.py", line 11, in load_data
    os.chdir('./40_mb')
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: './40_mb'

without while True my code runs fine. does anyone can help my problem? sorry if this a silly question. thanks in advance

A: Its seems you are not redirecting to the correct directory when in the while loop. Essentially to fix this you will want to is change your working directory to where you originally started from. A really clean and convenient way to do that would be to use it in a context manager, just for a cleaner more reusable code.
import os
import os
import requests
import glob
import time
import base64
from contextlib import contextmanager

@contextmanger
def workingdir(path):
    try:
       origin = os.getcwd()
       os.chdir(path)
       yield
    except:
       print('error occured') #might be better to logging the error instead of a just a print statement
    finally:
        os.chdir(origin)

url = 'http://0.0.0.0:5000/'

def load_data():

    with workingdir(path):
        for image in glob.glob('*.jpg'):
            with open(image, 'rb') as imageFile:
                # image_s = base64.b64encode(imageFile.read())
                image_s = {'file_image':open(image, 'rb')}

        return image_s

def send_data():

    start = time.time()
    r = requests.post(url, files = load_data())
    end = time.time()

    print('client 1: {} ms'.format((end - start)*1000))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    while True:
        send_data()

With this every time the while loop runs, it comes right back the directory it started from.

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If you find it hard to create a melody that works with your lyric, it might be that you find the entire package of the musical side of things (melody, chords, rhythms, etc.) to be difficult. Some lyricists are good at creating images, and saying much with few words, but when it comes time to take the step of making melodies that bring those words to life, it's hard to even get started.
Songwriters are very familiar with the chorus hook, but there are other kinds to experiment with, and you will want to discover the power of layering various kinds of hooks in the same song. "Hooks and Riffs: How They Grab Attention, Make Songs Memorable, and Build Your Fan Base" shows you how it's done.
Find the inherent rhythm in the words you've created. Melodies will often happen easier if there's a beat running underneath. So spend some time reading your lyric while tapping your foot or slapping your knees, or both. Be creative — try different ways of reading, different implied time signatures, and just generally get a feel for how the words flow.
Speed up and slow down your reading. Most songs will feature words of quick delivery for a verse, and then everything simplifies and locks into a stronger groove for the chorus hook. So make sure the bits that you expect to be the chorus feel hook-like. Your chorus should have two or three words that feel fun to read. They fly off the tongue and are catchy to listen to.
Take advantage of the natural up and down of the way we say words. English is not a monotone language. Words rise and fall in pitch as a way of enhancing expression and implying deeper meaning. So use that natural shape as you begin to create melodies.
Melodies don't exist without chords being suggested. Most song melodies suggest chords by looking at the notes that happen on strong beats. Sometimes melodies are hard to imagine because you aren't imagining the chords that would support it. So you might find that a good first step in creating a melody is to come up with a short chord progression that gets played while you speak your lyric out loud. Different progressions suggest different moods, so here are some to try: C-Bb-C (I-bVII-I); C-F-Dm (I-IV-ii); C-Eb-F-C (I-bIII-IV-I); Am-G-Am (vi-V-vi); Am-Em-G-Am (vi-iii-V-vi). Choose one, start strumming, and then chant your lyric. If you feel that you'd like certain words to move higher, the chords should lock you into some note that will work.
Read your lyric in a lower-pitched voice for your verse and a higher-pitched voice for your chorus. This follows the general shape and contour of what most songs do: they start low in the verse and then rise to offer the highest notes in the chorus. Reading this way can help to imply melodic shapes that make sense and work with your song's form.
These ideas are just starters, of course. The neat thing about creating melodies for your lyrics is that you'll find that music can sometimes speak louder than words. In other words, you might find that once you get a bit of melody working, that you find you want to tweak your lyric just a bit, as you feel different emotions coming forward in the music.
In that regard, writing songs is always a collaboration between various song elements. There are no rules, just principles and guidelines.
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Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place
Today we welcome Susan Wittig Albert, prolific author of numerous mystery novels , perhaps less commonly known as the creator of the Story Circle Network , and now author of her first memoir, Together, Alone: A Memoir of Marriage and Place . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dani: Susan, we've talked all week about memoirs, and earlier we discussed the Story Circle Network which you founded. What prompted you to start that group ten years ago? Why then? Susan: I'd been teaching lifewriting (journaling and memoir) to women for five or six years, and I'd just written Writing From Life . I wanted to encourage women to document their lives--to tell the true stories of their experiences--and it seemed to me that what we needed was sustained personal encouragement from other women. A book can help give guidance, but I felt an organization could best do that job. (For more backstory, click here .) Dani: Why write a memoir? Susan: There are lots of reasons: to record your life; get cle
Designing the Memoir Cover
After I have come to understand, have intuited, as best I can, the person and the message and even the audience of the book, then it is time for me to think about the clothing of the cover. In fact, I do not design the cover until the interior is fully designed and, usually, not until the inside of the book is formatted and has been returned to the author or copyeditor for editing. By then I will have spent enough time with the book, with the person and message, to get a sense of what the clothing should be. Sometimes the clothing should be strong and bold as the writing inside, even garish. Sometimes the clothing should be quiet and unassuming and yet so beautiful and pristine in its simplicity that it catches the attention of the passing reader who will want to pick it up. When I go into a bookstore, what catches my eye is what responds to the mood I am in when I am in the store. If I am in the mood for something quiet, I gravitate to a cover that is quiet. If I am in the mood for s
Inside the Memoir Design
To me a book is like a person, especially a memoir. It is like a person's spirit or soul. And the cover is like that person's clothing or how that person is first seen in the world. In designing a memoir, I always start with the inside because I want to get to know the person, or the story or message or personality or soul, first. I read as much as I can of the book. Sometimes all that's necessary is a synopsis, along with a few chapters. Sometimes I need to read the whole book. But when I read, I listen with my entire being. I listen to who the person is who is writing and what he or she is writing about. I want to hear the nuances with my inner ear. Is the author someone who is out in the world in a very fast-paced way? Or writing from a place of solitude? Is the author extremely forceful, bold, aggressive? Or gentle, quiet-spoken, spending most of his or her time in a place in the clouds or in the river? What are the subtleties of the person who falls somewhere in between? And wha
Memoir or Fiction?
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Women who have unusual occupations or do out-of-the-ordinary things have always been a source of fascination to me. Maybe it's because I was raised as an independent self-reliant girl on an isolated eastern Montana ranch. Or maybe because I had a grandmother who rode steers in rodeos during the 1920s. For many years, I believed her story should be told. But she wasn't a famous personality like Annie Oakley or Dale Evans, so who would be interested in publishing a biography about a little-known Montana cowgirl from the 1920s? Still, because I was a journalist, at first I attempted to write non-fiction stories based on anecdotes my dad told me or newspaper clippings I found in a scrapbook my grandmother put together. The stories were stilted, the characters wooden. I was frustrated. I knew these people. Why couldn't I make them come alive on the page? I finally realized I was too close to the subject. I couldn't put words in my grandparents' mouths. I didn't know how they felt. I wished
Welcome to Memoir Week
This week, we're taking a look at the subject of memoir writing. Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear of yet another celebrity tell-all book, and a quick Google search will bring up thousands of once-and-future life stories of the rich and famous. Memoirs are so hot that people are fabricating juicy ones just to get a slice of the publishing pie. First let's quickly define a memoir . It isn't an autobiography in which a person details his life from birth until now. It's a portion of that story told less as straight fact, and more from the author's subjective view of events and aspects of their life. To that end, the creative possibilities are endless, and indeed many contemporary memoirs are as fascinating and thought-provoking as a well-written novel. I first started thinking about memoir after answering an extensive questionnaire for the movie, Brats: Our Journey Home . Upon completion, I realized that not only did I have a tremendous word-count, but some
Don't Use a "Laundry List"
Really effective description doesn't rely on the "laundry list" method. You know, what you often read in popular fiction when a character enters a room - a detailed listing of what the room looks like, or a physical description of a character. And just because some well-known and successful writers handle description that way, doesn't necessarily mean it is the best way. It's one way, and perhaps the easiest way, but not the best way. I learned to go for the best way of doing something when I was a kid. My father and I were fixing up an old bike, and it was my job to sand the frame for painting while he worked on the rest of it. I started with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm, but it was hard, hard work and I soon tired of it. So the day I presented the frame to him for painting, he noted the spots of rust that I had ignored. He said we could paint it that way if I wanted to, but the paint would probably flake off. If I wanted a really good paint job on my bike, I should take th
Keeping the Story Straight
People may think editors are a little too anal, nit-picking over the smallest detail, but sometimes that smallest detail, when it's wrong, can jerk the reader right out of the story, and that's the last thing an author would want to happen. One of the details editors look for is continuity, making sure that the time-line is correct and making sure that an object or a person is properly introduced. You don't want a character to pick up a gun that was never on the table. In filming, there is a person who carefully notes what is in a scene, where items and people are, what characters are wearing, etc, so if that scene has to be re-shot, everything will be in the right place. That person also watches the time line, making sure that costume and set changes are made when time has passed in the story. For novels, it is part of the editor's job to watch that time line and make sure everything and everybody is in the right place at the right time. But sometimes that doesn't happen. For inst
Everyone Needs An Editor
Sometimes I wonder how I ever managed to communicate all those years before my kids came along to edit my conversations. There was no one around to keep the record straight and bail me out of the perpetual state of chaos and confusion they were convinced I lived in. "Last Monday, when I went shopping —" "That wasn't Monday, that was Sunday." "Okay, so it was Sunday. Anyway, I bought six Twinkies-- " "No you didn't. You only bought five." "I distinctly remember buying six Twinkies." "That was two weeks ago on Tuesday—" "Okay, stop. I don't really care what day it was. Who ate my Twinkie?" If they truly cared about the state of my mind, they would have realized that my mind was in fairly decent shape before they started messing with it. At least I knew where my Twinkies were. It became a major undertaking for me to carry on a conversation with a friend over coffee, without having one or more of the kid
Choosing the Right Editor
Is the pen mightier than the sword? In some cases, perhaps, but when preparing a manuscript for publication, the pen and the sword form an alliance: the author who pens the work and the editor who wields the sword — trimming, shaping, and sharpening the piece into a work of art. Together they form a powerful team that can sculpt a mediocre manuscript into a masterpiece. Not all editors are equally competent. Neither are all competent editors equally qualified in all genres. Yet, all writers require a good editor . The guidelines below will help match you, the writer, with the right editor. To begin the selection process, ask questions . In what genres does the editor work? How long has he/she been editing? What educational or background experience qualifies the person as a professional editor? How have edited manuscripts been received by agents, publishers, and/or reviewers? Have any edited works won awards or other recognition? Request references . A good editor will be glad to sha
Editors, Editors, and More Editors
Getting an editor to read and polish your manuscript sounds easy enough. Just call (or e-mail) one, agree on price, send your work, and wait for it to come back buffed into a bestseller. If only it were that simple. Before addressing the editor issue, however, you need to know your genre and, by extension, your intended audience. Editors — like doctors, lawyers, and a number of other professionals — specialize. For example, a top-notch mystery editor may be a real dud when it comes to nonfiction. And the ability to hone a romance into a reader's delight assures neither the editor's interest nor skills to make science fiction shine. Next, determine what kind of editor will do the best job on your manuscript. Do you need a developmental editor? Content or substantive editor? How about a copy editor? Technical editor? Line editor? Proofreader? More than one of the above? And why so many? Every book contains numerous elements that may need a professional touch. Let's look at your manu
Self-Editing One Step at a Time: Weeding Out Unnecessary Adjectives and Adverbs
It might seem as though we mention overuse of adjectives and adverbs a lot. See Maryann Miller's posts Adverbs Revisited back in June and Those Pesky Adverbs Again in July. The truth is, we don't need to tell smart, intuitive readers every detail about a character's appearance or clothing. They'll fill in the blanks as long as the blanks are not critical to the story. You can describe a minor character (male) as 60ish with long black hair, bronze skin, and a leathery, weathered face, and the reader will know what your American Indian looks like. But if you say he's an Arapahoe elder, won't the reader form a similar mental picture without all the extra words? Similarly, anything from a palace tower room to a battle scene may require description, but pay close attention to what is important to your story and what is not. Keep your eye out for unnecessary repetition—telling the reader the same thing in two or three different ways, using even more adjectives in the proce
Self-Editing One Step at a Time: Identifying and Eliminating Your Habit Words
Habit words. That's what I call them. Some editors lump them into the repetitive word category. Others include them in articles about adjectives and adverbs. I've dubbed them habit words because they flow into our writing in the same way they clutter up our speech. The little devils were probably hard-wired into our brains when we were born. Knowing that, let's accept the truth. Our early drafts will be littered with these throwaways. Our brains (and our keyboards) think the words belong. We might not see them, no matter how many times we go through our manuscripts. Knowing that, how do we identify them, and how do we eliminate them? 1. Enlist the help of your critique group members, your first reader, or, if necessary, an experienced editor or proofreader. Once you've identified your habit words, keep a running list. You might occasionally find you've adopted a new one. 2. After your big story revisions are complete, and you're ready to fine-tune your manuscript, open your manu
Tackling the Task of Self-Critiquing
By now you have hopefully begun to develop an objective, and positive, attitude towards your own writing. You're ready to give yourself a critique. This is a valuable self-assessment that will show you whether your work is ready for an editor, or whether it first needs some more work. Start your self-assessment with a straight read through from beginning to end, as if you're reading any other novel - but keep a notebook or computer file open at hand for your notes. Make brief corrections if you spot them, and make quick notes if you think of something to change or check, and also record your thoughts about the plot and characters as you're reading. Most important for your own self esteem is to make a comment whenever you really like something. These points can help later on if you become overly critical. Revising and rewriting After the first reading comes the revision phase. Think about the word "re-vision" in this context: to view again, but also to reassess
Developing a "Critical" Mindset
Yesterday we started looking at self-critiquing and finding the balance between being too harsh a (self) critic and being too lenient. So how do you develop an objective approach to critiquing and editing? First, let's look at what it means to "critique". The words "critical" and "criticism" sometimes have negative connotations, and by extension, so does the word "critique". Some people prefer to use words like "review", "comment", "assess", "appraise", or "report on" when they talk about critiquing, to soften the "criticism" aspect of it. Bear these alternative terms in mind when you look at your own work, as a different word can sometimes alter your perspective a little. Critiquing a manuscript involves a number of aspects, some of which are opposites. These include checking for errors such as spelling, typos, and factual or continuity mistakes; checking for word usage - anythi
How to Critique Your Own Manuscript
Self-critiquing is a very valuable skill to develop. Proofreading your manuscript before sending it to another editor has huge benefits in terms of freeing your editor to work on the content of your manuscript rather than having to spend much of the time allocated correcting your errors. But you also need to be able to judge your own story for continuity, clarity, and quality. However it's also very difficult to think neutrally about something you've written yourself. Many writers fall into one of two groups when re-reading their manuscript: either being too soft on their flaws and thinking everything they've put down on paper is perfect as it is; or being overly critical, sometimes to the point of deleting much of their work in frustration. Finding a balance is important, because there's little point trying to edit your own work if you're not viewing it from a clear and honest perspective. Thankfully, critical reading, even of your own work, can improve with pr
A Litttle Compitition Never Hurts
When I first admitted to my family at large that there was more to the hours I spent at the typewriter than a desire to improve my typing skills, my kids stood in awe of me. "A writer? Really? Like books 'n stuff?" (I knew if I kept trying, I'd eventually earn their respect.) But over the years, that glow of admiration waned. They were no longer so quick to tell their friends that I'm a writer, and the only time they asked for my autograph was when they needed a detention slip signed. I suspected that they were starting to take me for granted, but that wasn't the worse part of my fall from fame. They started thinking that anything I could do, they could do better. "If you don't watch out," my oldest daughter told me one day, "I'll write a book about what a rotten mother you are. It might even get published before your book does." I decided she should enroll in Tact 101 the next year in school. Then my son brought his autobiography home from school and asked me where he should su
Academic Essay 3 - Importance of Body Development and Transitions
An essential component of an essay is its body paragraphs. Without them, you have a great opinion that falls gracelessly to the ground because it lacks support. Body paragraphs (and truly every paragraph in an essay) should be unified, coherent, and well developed. When a paragraph is unified, every sentence in that paragraph supports the essay's thesis. When a paragraph is coherent, every sentence in that paragraph is presented logically and is arranged in a way that provides strong transitional flow, and again, supports the thesis and overall development of the essay. When a paragraph is well-developed, evidence and details are provided as concrete, visual proof that supports your thesis. To have a strong body paragraph that is unified, coherent, and well-developed, you must do four things: Write a topic sentence that illustrates the paragraph's (or paragraphs') purpose. Supply concrete and specific details and examples to explain generalities and support you
Academic Essays 2 - Importance of Introductions and Conclusions
First impressions can make or break you; the same holds true for your introduction. At the very onset of your essay, you must draw the reader in - into your topic, into your style, and into your purpose (their reason for reading) - in a way that makes them one to continue reading. Some of the weakest introductions start off, "In this essay, I will examine." While some courses might suggest this way of starting an essay or even starting your thesis, it doesn't draw a reader into the piece. We can draw a reader in by... starting with an anecdote. We all love stories - telling and hearing them. If there is an anecdote that ties into your essay's topic, use that to begin your introduction. starting with a quote. I had a student last year who loved quotes, and no matter the essay topic, she had a knack for finding the most perfect quote to start her introductions. If there is a quote that resonates your topic or your opinion of your topic or that sets the tone for th
Academic Essays 1 - Components of an Academic Essay
For the last eight years, I have taught English composition to hundreds of students who range in age from 17 to 67. No student is exempt from having to take it - much to their chagrin. What I want to do in the next several posts is offer mini-lectures that I typically give to my students that first week of school when I talk about what an essay is and how to develop a good one. An essay, in its simplest form, is a paper that does two things: states a purpose and supports that purpose with clear, vivid details and examples. Of course, your mastery of the English language and of style can take those two things and develop an essay that either moves readers into action or does just enough to get you a C. First, an essay must serve a purpose. Traditionally, there are four purposes in essay writing: to inform - very important in academic writing because no matter what class a student takes, he/she will be asked to explain, to illustrate things. to persuade - another important


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Park Chan-wook director
Park Chan-wook, South Korean film director, 56 years old.
Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director. He was born on August 23, 1963 (56 years old) . Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director screenwriter producer and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country Park is most known for his films Joint Security Area Thirst and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy consisting of 2002's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Oldboy in 2003 and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in 2005.
When is Park Chan-wook's next birthday?
Park Chan-wook was born on the 23th of August 1963 , which was a Friday. He will be turning 57 in only 220 days from today (16 January, 2020).
Park Chan-wook net worth Park Chan-wook has a net worth of 10 million dollars.
Park Chan-wook is 56 years old.
What is Park Chan-wook's zodiac sign?
Park Chan-wook zodiac sign is virgo.
Is Park Chan-wook still alive?
Yes, Park Chan-wook is still alive. Last check: 2 months ago
2016 Old Days (올드 데이즈) as Himself . he was 52 years old
2006 The Nine Lives of Korean Cinema (Les renaissances du cinéma coréen) as Himself . he was 42 years old
2007 감독들 as Himself . he was 43 years old
2004 Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video as (archive footage) . he was 41 years old
2014 Snowpiercer: Transperceneige as Self . he was 51 years old
2014 The Youth (레디액션 청춘) as Yong-soo . he was 51 years old
2012 Ari Ari the Korean Cinema (영화판) as Himself . he was 49 years old
2010 Through Korean Cinema as himself . he was 47 years old
2008 Crush and Blush (미쓰 홍당무) as Passerby . he was 45 years old
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Park Chan-wook (56 years)
Birth place: Seoul, South Korea
Birth Sign: Virgo
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Mary Hayley Bell (ur. 22 stycznia 1911 w Szanghaju, zm. 1 grudnia 2005 w Denham, Surrey) – aktorka angielska, pisarka, żona aktora sir Johna Millsa.

Była córką urzędnika brytyjskiej kolonialnej administracji podatkowej w Chinach i w tym kraju spędziła pierwsze lata życia – początkowo w Szanghaju, następnie w Tianjin. Około 1930 w Tianjin po raz pierwszy zetknęła się ze swoim przyszłym mężem, który przebywał w Chinach na występach; ze wspomnień Bell wynikało, że pokonała wówczas Millsa w towarzyskim meczu tenisa, ale sam Mills tego nie potwierdzał. Bell była już wówczas po debiucie na Broadwayu; debiutowała w kwietniu 1928 w komedii Volpone Bena Jonsona. Kontynuowała karierę aktorską w latach 30., występując m.in. w filmie Vintage Wine (1935) i Comedy Theatre w Londynie.

W 1939 odnowiła znajomość z Millsem. Zawarli cywilny związek małżeński 16 stycznia 1941 w Londynie (zaraz po rozwodzie Millsa z pierwszą żoną); małżeństwo faktycznie zakończyło karierę aktorską Bell, w kolejnych latach występowała na scenie i w filmie jedynie sporadycznie. Z przemysłem filmowym związała się trójka dzieci z tego małżeństwa – córki Juliet Mills (ur. 1941) i Hayley Mills (ur. 1946) zostały aktorkami, syn Jonathan Mills (ur. 1949) scenarzystą i producentem filmowym. Wnuk Millsa i Bell (syn Hayley Mills) Crispian Mills zyskał popularność jako wokalista grupy Kula Shaker.

Mary Bell zajęła się po ślubie pracą pisarską. Była autorką powieści i dramatów; rozpoczęła od czterech sztuk teatralnych (Men in Shadow, 1942; Angel, 1947; Duet for Two Hands, 1945; The Uninvited Guest, 1953). W inscenizacjach wszystkich tych utworów brał udział John Mills. Bell była ponadto autorką powieści Whistle Down the Wind, która doczekała się ekranizacji (1961, w roli głównej wystąpiła jej córka Hayley, a w filmie debiutował Alan Bates) oraz wersji musicalowej (w reżyserii Andrew Lloyda Webbera). Była również współautorką scenariusza do filmu Sky West and Crooked (1966) oraz dialogów do filmu Scott of the Antarctic (1948).

Jej małżeństwo z Johnem Millem, ze względu na swoją trwałość, było zjawiskiem unikalnym w świecie show-biznesu. W 60. rocznicę ślubu w styczniu 2001 odnowili przysięgę małżeńską w formie kościelnej. Bell w ostatnich latach życia zapadła na chorobę Alzheimera i musiała posługiwać się wózkiem inwalidzkim, przeżyła jednak męża o kilka miesięcy; zmarł on w kwietniu 2005. Mary Hayley Bell zmarła w wieku 94 lat w grudniu 2005. W tym samym roku zmarła również pierwsza żona Johna Millsa, aktorka Aileen Raymond (ur. 1910, zm. 28 kwietnia 2005).

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When it comes to championing for positive society change?
Watch the chemistry happens when aspiring student leaders put their heads and hearts together for the greater good!
AYE 2013 functions as a platform for both local and international student leaders to put their heads and hearts together on tackling social issues, championing for society change, committing to volunteerism and community engagement, embracing cultural diversity and much more!
What we are trying to achieve with AYE 2013 is that we want to build-up a youth movement, in which we want to recruit Young Peace Ambassadors who are passionate, who are vocal, who really takes action when it comes to improving the society, the nation, the Asia region … then the world! Ambitious? Yes, indeed we are!
We have secured something BIGGER & BETTER for AYE 2013 participants to look forward to!
Contact us for more information and registration today!
[Disclaimer] The organizer reserved the rights to make changes to the program without prior notice to the participants.