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Macra-made Just for You Shaker Tags! A Squirrel Gone Nutz Blog Hop

Hello! It’s that time of the month again and I’m excited to be hopping along with the Squirrel Squad! This month’s theme is Friendship and Shaker cards/tags! Woohoo! What a perfect theme for February and to celebrate friendships! If you had come from the wonderful Marie‘s blog, then you are in the right place. I also have the full hop listed at the end of my post.

Every year, I make a bunch of handmade notecard sets to give as gifts to friends. I usually have about 5 or 6 sets ready to go. I had recently just gifted my last set so this was a perfect opportunity to replenish my stash. But instead of notecards, I thought to give a set of gift tags! So for this month’s challenge I will be doing some shaker tags using The Greetery Macrame dies. When I saw these dies, I immediately fell in love with them! I’ve had this in my stash just waiting for the perfect opportunity to be palyed with – and to use them as shaker tags, I just couldn’t resist!

These dies are quite unique in that they have an “openwork” design to them. To achieve the macrame feel to it, you would need to use the dies across the card, or in this case, the tags from end to end. I had just one dilemna, how to confine the shaker bits inside the “openwork” without the foam tape showing through. Then I thought of this silicone tape I purchased from the hardware store called – Nano Double Sided silicone tape. It’s a thick clear very strong double sided tape made out of clear silicone which I had used to hang lightweight photo frames on a wall. So I decided to give it a try and it worked! This is going to be staple in my craft room from now on!

To create these tags, I used the biggest tag die in the Altenew Terrific Tags set as my base for both shaker tags. For the first tag, I used the openwork die with the zig zag pattern and die cut towards the bottom the tag. Then I used the Macrame Borders dies and die cut diamond shaped macrame designs. I layered them on top of each other then fussy cut the top off. I then added clear acetate at the back of the “openwork”. I cut two small strips of the silicone tape and adhered it on both sides where it would show thru. Then I added a double layer of regular foam tape to completely seal off the area.

I added shaker bits from my stash inside the shaker area then used another piece of the die cut tag to completely seal it off.. These shaker bits I’ve had in my stash for quite awhile. It’s from an old Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit. I thought the colors really matched the flowers and greenery of my tag.

Speaking of flowers and greenery, I stamped all the images from The Greetry Hoop Wreath stamp set with inks from Concord & 9th. I added some details on each flower with a 0.1 Micron pen just for some added interest.

Here is another tag I made using another of the macrame dies. This one has a diamond “openwork” pattern.

Both sentiments “Hello” and “For You” are also from the Hoop Wreath stamp set. They were the perfect font size for tags! As a final touch, I used an organza ribbon also from my hoarded stash, tied at the base with a 1/4″ green satin ribbon.

Truth be told, I struggled a bit with making the first tag– but by the second tag, it went much faster. It was so much fun to do, I am going to spend one weekend stamping and die cutting these beauties! I hope to be able to make at least a set of 6 tags to gift to friends. I’m excited to do this as I get to use all those shaker bits I’ve been squirreling away!

I hope you were inspired by my creations! Next stop on the hop is the wonderful Lounon! You will be blown away with her creations!

‘Til next time!

Thank you for visiting my blog. I truly appreciate it! You can also find me on Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and Facebook.

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Note: I am affiliated with some online stores including Altenew, Concord & 9th, Hero Arts, Brutus Monroe and Trinity Stamps. If you use any of the links above, I get a small commission from these wonderful shops at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

16 thoughts on “Macra-made Just for You Shaker Tags! A Squirrel Gone Nutz Blog Hop”

  1. I love these tags!!! And I am totally going to hunt up some of that silicone tape! That is genius!!! I love all the layers and colors! I know the recipients will adore getting these!

    Amazing and unique response! 💖💕💖

  2. Gorgeous! I had not seen these dies before… Wow! Super cool design! What a fun way to create a shaker window! I’m glad you found an adhesive to work too. I love when we find non-crafting supplies that work brilliantly!

  3. These tags are so wonderful, Anna! I love how you created the shakers, I actually have similar silicone tape that didn’t do the job for what I needed it for…maybe it will do better in crafting 😀 Oh and I love the flowers you added, so elegant!

  4. Absolutely LOVE THESE!!!! 😍🥰

    They really will make such an amazing gift set for somebody! 😀👏

    That tape is amazing, you literally can’t see it at all!!! 🤯👏

    Beautiful card and wonderful post too!! ❤
    Sending much love and hugs 🤗

  5. Anna, your creations are always so beautiful, and these shaker tags are no exception! Whoever gets this set will love it! 🙂

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The Battle Of South Rivergate

Alsalda_Battle_South_RivergateReturned from their raids on the Kerdolak trading-holds, Krisnavn’s Alisime fleet finds its way barred by white-sailed longboats. Kerdolak mariners. To gain the safety of South Rivergate they first must defeat them. And they’re somewhat outnumbered . . . Read on

Megovis sat with the brazier between his feet. The Alisime seamen might think him crazy yet he laughed at how they had learned to raise swiftly those very same shields they had previously scorned. But it was the Kerdolan amused him most. He wanted to yell to them, “Hoi! We’re behind you.” For now this Alisime fleet was closing distance he could see those white-garbed mariners, every one of them, scanned only the western waters. And how close might they come before the block-headed Kerdolan thought to look behind them?

They were easing in with scarcely a sound. With the wind, the tide and the deep-arse currents all with them and carrying them in, the Alisime seamen need touch no oars. No plunk, no splash, nothing to draw their opponent’s attention. Yet, despite that Saram smiled upon them, this attack must be precisely timed. Between the five boats they had but fifteen left of the fire-arrows of Beli. They had improvised more, but these weren’t long-serving Regiment men used to the short-bows. Megovis wouldn’t rely on them hitting target.

Ah, and now they’d been sighted—and that by a mariner who’d turned away to relieve his bladder. Megovis cursed: fool man, pissing into the wind! It was too soon: those Beli’s arrows hadn’t the range; the improvised arrows yet less. But, to the agony of Alisime, the Kerdolak bronze arrows had.

The sudden volley, whipping like Regiment braids through the air, thudded mostly into their shields. But, Uath’s curses! One of his seaman had yelped. Poison, that’s all Megovis could think as he clambered seal-like over the seats to reach him.

“Came through a gap,” the Alsime explained, starring agog at the shaft sticking out of his arm.

“Think sweet thoughts of your woman, a moment, lad,” Megovis said. These Kerdolak heads were barbed, unlike the Alisime willow-leafed points. They weren’t intended for ease of withdrawal (as Glania had found). The lad let out a hollowing scream. “Apologies. But half an arm is better than none.”

They’d lost the advantage now of stealth. The crews of all ten longboats were alerted—and those not long in arming themselves. Next the sky turned black with arrows.

“We’re taking too many cuts in our hull,” Megovis’s boatmaster called.

“Rather those skins than ours.” But Megovis relented. “The commander will provide you with new.” Providing they returned safe to South River. And those cuts weren’t a problem as yet. Three layers of hide covered the hazel-and-willow frame. It was the underbelly that was vulnerable. If all three skins there were torn they’d soon be in Mistress Nod’s Arms. But it would take a very low arrow to slice through the water.

“Why don’t we let loose at them?” one of Megovis’s seamen grumbled, fingers twitching upon his bowstring.

“No, we do it as planned,” Megovis refused him. Though he didn’t much like how the Kerdolak arrows kept finding their marks. “Heads down!” he barked and himself crouched lower.

Saram and Nod, together, worked for them bringing them closer in to the Kerdolan. To his crew’s puzzlement, Megovis found himself chuckling.

“Not right in his head,” he heard a seaman mutter.

“Nay! I’m laughing at me saying Nod, not Murky.”

“But Murky’s Hiëmen,” said another seaman.

Megovis rolled his eyes. They weren’t quite catching it; didn’t know him so well.

He peered above the rim of the boat and again he cursed. How was he to give Biadret the sign when Biadret, too, was ducked low down? Yet their boats were so close they could have held hands. Behind them Ganros’s boat was almost upon them. Three boats now within range. It was time.

Now with no need of stealth, Megovis boomed out across the waves. Biadret’s head popped up. Megovis held up a finger. The sign. He waited while Biadret relayed the sign to Ganros. Then, head again down, he studied the arrows laid across his legs as a man might regard bread and cheese: which to enjoy first? He picked out the middle one. He touched its tow-bound head to the glowing coals. Flames roared, caught by the wind.

“You keep that away from my sail,” his boatmaster said.

Megovis nocked arrow to waxed hempen bowstring and raised the bow. Weren’t only the sail in danger. That wind now was strong. If his hair weren’t safely bound into plaits Beli would lick it. The bow’s wood, horn and sinew creaked as the tautened string strained its limbs back. Long experienced, he took less than a moment to aim. Beli’s fire arced from the black-sailed Alisime boat. Megovis grinned while the boatmaster and crew, breath held, recklessly peered over their shields to watch. The fire-headed arrow ripped through the longboat’s white canvas sail. Boatmaster and Alisime crew groaned.

“Sure,” Megovis answered them, “but now keep an eye on that trail of sparks it left behind.” Given a taste of that canvas Beli soon licked his lips. Sparks became flames. Flames became flares. Flares, a full fire. And the arrow, still carrying its hot cargo, buried its head into a Kerdolak mariner.

Satisfied, Megovis nodded. “And that’s the first strike in revenge for the deaths of our kinsmen.”

Again he studied the arrows though the choice now was of two. He picked the nearest arrow. He was singing now, his shoulders swaying to the rhythm. He touched tow-head to coal, nocked arrow to string, raised bow and pulled back, taking aim. “Ay-yi-yi! Look at that!”

His seamen cheered.

“Hush.” He held up a finger in warning. “I’ve yet another arrow. Fifteen arrows, only ten targets. Hoi, Saram, be with us!”

Of the five Alisime seaboats four were weighted with wounded crewmen. Yet each had a share of Beli’s arrows—three to each boat. Now Biadret and Ganros, Iusan and Ismelis, factored-in their fire. Such a glorious sight! The air between the Kerdolan and the Alsime seemed ablaze. Canvas sails, wooden boards, the Kerdolan’s clothing; Beli’s tongue tasted it all, hungered, consumed it. Bright beacons they made.

“Hey! They’ve abandoned their bows,” a seaman cried loud before continuing to bind his fellow seaman’s blood-oozing arm with leaves and with linen.

Alas, that was not true though their arrows were fewer. But they still presented a lethal hazard to dodge.

Megovis watched the Kerdolan, the mariners now frantic to detach their sails and be rid of the fire before could it spread and eat everything. He grinned.

“Your turn,” he told the seamen. They hadn’t the Regiment’s fire-arrows; theirs were only of common-had flint. Yet they released them as volleys, again and again.

“Fools!” Megovis laughed. “Don’t they know what targets they make while pulling at sails.”

“They’d as well leave them,” the boatmaster observed dryly. “Those tatters are spreading the fire yet farther.”

It was true. Megovis’s face hurt with his grinning. From prow to stern the Kerdolak boats were streamed with fire. “And that’s as well,” Megovis said for they’d only the improvised arrows left now.

The first longboat to take Beli’s fire now was groaned, and now keeled over. As it sank the Alsime were loud in their cheers. A second boat followed, clean disappearing though the water around it boiled with bodies scrambling, hands reaching, calling and crying for help. Most soon were silent.

“Take them, Mistress,” Megovis said to the sea that lapped at the black boat’s skin. “You’ve done us well, you deserve them.” He looked at the water, so cold and murky, and shuddered.

Then, in a moment’s lull, Megovis heard the Saramequai who manned the South Rivergate stations. Battle-spears banged against their shields, they chanted. Battle-trained, their voices; they boomed. He spared them a look. And again he grinned, now to see the fire-heron cloaked Detah sat high on her blood-coated horse.

Alsalda!” he started a new chant. It made a heart swell to see her, her own life risked to be there. River Woman, innately a queen.

The battle once it started soon was over, perhaps in less than a quarter hand. Detah had dreaded to watch and yet found it impossible to turn away. What if the Alisime boats had returned only now to be slaughtered? Then had come the screams as the Kerdolak longboats took flame. She clamped her jaws not to reveal her weakness. And what was this compared with the massacre along the Waters? When set against the tale told by Stalun and Brestan? She need have no sympathy for these Kerdolan. Yet it swirled her bile to watch their suffering; glad for those who jumped into the water, water now speckled with Kerdolan, backs up and faceless.

“This I never figured into my plans,” Krisnavn admitted. “Though, Sweet Saram, our fleet has triumphed, as good as if planned. But, Detah, why don’t they sweep in with the tide? It’ll carry them far up river.”

Detah turned from watching the smouldering longboats, waiting for the remains to list, to take water and down. “My guess is they wait for the last of the survivors to die.”

Krisnavn’s frown deepened. “An arrow into them solves it.”

“It could have been them defeated, now waiting for Mistress Nod to take them,” she said.

“But an arrow takes them to Beli. It’s like they’re waiting for more Kerdolan to appear. Then they’ll be easy targets, and all will be wasted.” He called to Markiste Hildret. “Horses. Get some men into the water. As far out as you can. Shouldn’t take much, that tide is bringing them in. I want them all dead—now.”

As he ordered it, so it was done. Detah looked away. This was wrong; it wasn’t like killing in battle. She agreed with the Alisime crewmen that the Kerdolan ought to be left. Let Mistress Nod take them. Besides, would it have hurt to pull the survivors out of the water and allow them life? But once it was done the black-bellied Alisime boats turned gate-ward.

The crews sang; that helped wipe the grimace from her face. Ganros had taught them the Regiment’s song. But, though they sang it first in Uestin, they started again now with the Alisime words Demekn had crafted. She guessed that was Megovis’s doing. With his Hiëmen mother, he had a fair use of their tongue. Except, when gathered in sufficient numbers as they were now the Alsime had their own way of singing. They divided to groups and sang in rounds. And so, as they entered South River, Tamesen’s crew started the song.

I was there with Beli,
Beli, son of Sauën,
Sauën, seed of Saram,
Saram of wide renown.

As Tamesen’s crew started into the second verse, I saw Beli girt his loins, so Megovis’s crew started with I was there with Beli. Thus it continued until all five crews were singing, but each at a different verse. I saw the dragon slain, sang Tamesen’s crew while Biadret’s crew were only then singing of being with Beli. And it didn’t stop there. When Tamesen’s crew reached the final verse, I sing the songs of Beli, they began again with I was there with Beli. Round and round, the song cycled around.

The Regiment manning the stations either side of South Rivergate stopped their rhythmic clashing of shields and spears. As if enchanted, they listened as the deep Alisime voices rolled like the waves of the sea, on and on, with the Alisime tongue naturally susurrating the words of the song: Sauën, seed of Saram, Saram of wide renown.

Detah tried to blink back the tears. Krisnavn saw and offered his hand. She hesitated . . . yet took it, relishing its warmth and strength on this most disturbing of days. He smiled at her, encouragingly. Then he held up their joined hands so all could see Clan Querkan and Alsime here were united.

But this was only the first stage of Krisnavn’s Kerdolan Campaign. Yet to come is his attack on Liënershi and, as he hopes it, the surrender of the immortal Head of Kerdol.

Next episode: To Hunt The King’s Hold
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2 Responses to The Battle Of South Rivergate

  1. Brian Bixby says:

    O-kay, so I got over my suspense waiting. Krisnavn must be sparing a few moments to think about how accidentally brilliant he and his are. And that it was a joint campaign augers well for the future. Which does not mean the next step will be so easy, dealing with an immortal, particularly that immortal.

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    • crimsonprose says:

      Hmm. I had wondered how long I could keep that fact under wraps. Detah knew, of course, but she wasn’t telling. But then Krisnavn received a certain visitor, one who quote: “Would like to bash the woman’s brains in.” Or words similar. And we can guarantee she wasn’t going to keep quiet. Pre-arm the man; might more effectively deal with the problem. And now you must wait. And wait. And wait. For though the Alisime fleet, captained this time by Krisnavn, will be launching again in just 8 days time their time and our time aren’t quite the same. Oops! 😉

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As John Tyler started his office, all of his cabinet members resigned because he vetoed the bills designed to create a new national bank. The Whigs tried to impeach him in 1843 but failed. He was a man without any political party; somehow, he managed to gain achievements as a president.

In September 1842, his first wife, Letitia, died of a stroke.

John Tyler signed the Pre-Emption Act in 1841 and benefited Western settlements. It allows an individual to stake a claim on 160 acres of public land and to buy it from the government. His administration also ended the Seminole War in Florida, which started before Martin Van Buren descends his presidential seat. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled the dispute for the boarders. Also, he approved the Treaty of Wanghia together with China, which allowed America to access Asian ports in 1844. Before he left the office, he signed the bill annexing Texas. It became officially part of the Union as the 29th state in December 1845. He also signed Florida as the 27th state on his last days as a president.

On June 26, 1844, John Tyler married young Julia Gardiner. He was 54 years old, while Julia was only 21 at the time of their marriage. Together with his second wife, Julia Gardener, had seven children. In total, he had 15 children from his two marriages. He was a devoted husband and did his best to give the best for his big family; however, he was in debt because of the extended nature of their family.

He attempted to run for another term as an independent candidate; however, due to lack of support, James Polk, who was a democratic candidate, won against him.

After serving as the president, John Tyler then moved to his inherited 1,200 plantations in Virginia. He renamed it the Sherwood Forest because of his fondness to the folk legend, Robin Hood. Together with his second wife, Julia Gardener, they raised their children.

He was occasionally requested to deliver speeches, spend time at parties, visit or visit other wealthy families. As he withdrew from politics, he got fewer visitors and not sought for advice.

As the American Civil War preludes, it ignited the fear of attempting to free the slaves. As a slave owner, John Tyler was threatened by slave rebellion; that is why his community organized a troop and was chosen to become the captain of the home guard troops. He believes that slavery is a state’s right, and the federal government does not have the means and authority to abolish it. There are no documents on how John Tyler treated his slaves’ well-being and if there is physical violence towards them.

In 1861, John Tyler stepped out of his retirement and became the presiding officer of the Virginia Peace Conference, held in Washington, D.C. It sought to prevent civil war from breaking out and wished to compromise the issue. Since the convention did not work, the only option left was to secede from the Union, thinking that splitting from it will prevent war. After the conference was rejected, the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina happened, which started the Civil War.

John Tyler became part of the Confederate House of Representatives in November 1861; however, he died on January 12, 1862, due to stroke. In Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, he was buried near the gravesite of the former president, James Monroe.

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Targeted by Friendly Fire

In a recent piece that appeared in the Daily Wire, I suggested that what is better for Republicans and the Trump Campaign might not be best for the nation overall. Unfortunately, such nuance is lost on some.

Why AOC’s Comments Crossed the Border

Every politician knows you can’t needlessly offend ethnic and other constituencies. The idea that you can make a career out of bigotry towards a particular minority is a notion America was supposed to have discarded 50 years ago.

The Equality Act: A Direct Assault on Jewish Values

At its root, the Equality Act declares the Torah to be a bigoted document, and all those who follow its guidance to be bigots as a result. This is true because the Torah says that man and woman are different, that marriage is between man and woman, and that certain relationships are pure while others prohibited.

The Party of Bias and Bigotry

Her characterization of Jews as a secret cabal hiding its evil from a gullible world, using ill-gotten gains to buy influence and control, is by no means original. It is without question the single most dangerous, murderous lie in world history.

Yaffed and the War on Jewish Education

by RYM and Jeff Ballabon. As alumni of both elite Ivy-League Universities and revered yeshivos, we know that the scholarship, energy and forward-looking motion within Judaism today arises primarily from those who sacrifice an advanced formal secular curriculum in favor of additional Torah study.

The Politicization of Anti-Semitism

The blood of the victims was not yet dry, and already people were diverting our attention from the simple fact that Jews are still murdered for being Jews – and not hesitating to blame Jews for anti-Semitism.

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Vlog 89: Soar Winner

Here it is, the big crescendo to the River Soar trip – coming out at the end where it meets the Trent. Then I turn onto the Trent, and head onto the Trent & Mersey canal for continuing my Big 2017 Tour.

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  1. Come on,where’s the next one. can’t wait

  2. Another excellent video, more so because we are still moored at Sawley Cut, enjoying the sunshine. Enjoy the T&M!

  3. Another great vlog! The grand tour is turning out to be grand indeed! I was interested to hear you say you liked the widebeams that were in the video. How are they different than widebeam narrowboats that you’ve mentioned, with some derision, in earlier vlogs?

    • Widebeam narrowboats tend to look just like ordinary narrowboats but stretched sideways. Quite “slabby” in my view. Those other ones are more like Dutch barges, more boaty-looking, prettier, if that makes any sense. Not just a big fat oblong with rounded-off corners!

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Waters Of Initiation

Luke describes Jesus’ baptism as the Holy Spirit descending upon him in bodily form like a dove. In remembering my own baptism, while quite exhilarating, the only thing I felt was cool water rushing away from my body as I was pulled up out of the water. I could however, imagine what it was like for the many who came to John to be baptized. However, John himself admitted that this was just a physical outward experience representing the initiation of what will happen later on the inside, a change in how we understand ourselves as God’s own. As our thoughts begin to change, so will our actions. Although some of those actions have caused “Mountain top” as well as “Damascus” events in my life, I now realize that they were all part of the journey that I’ve taken since that “dip” in the water. Back then, I may not have seen the heavens open up or felt the Holy Spirit embrace me like the giant wings of a dove but what did open up was my heart making room for what John the Baptist promised would happen; the discerning of the Holy Spirit. To the glory of God, I’ve been changing ever since.

Luke 3:16  ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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Food & Beverages

  • Rwanda is looking to the poultry industry to boost food security and economic growth. The government of Rwanda has elaborated a livestock master plan that identified poultry as one of the avenues to contribute to national food and nutrition security, income generation, job creation as well as economic growth, Rwandan agriculture minister Geraldine Mukeshimana said.

  • On the other hand, Bralirwa Plc, Heineken NV’s Rwandan subsidiary has launched the local production of Heineken beer: Made-in-Rwanda with investments of up to US$10.2 million (9 million Euros), according to the New Times. The locally produced brand is set to create more employment and boost income taxes through industrial production given that industry sector in Rwanda contributes to 17% of GDP and it is expected to grow to 20 % by 2020.

  • Rwanda’s revenue in the Food & Beverage segment amounts to US$5M in 2020, revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2020-2024) of 17.9%, resulting market volume of US$9m by 2024. (BASED ON SOURCE CALCULATIONS WITHOUT IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS)


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A Monster Calls

This was the film we tried to go and see all week. We should be grateful it made it to the local cinema, because who would want to be deprived of a good long cry? As it was, Kleenex were required, and there was a bucket too.

A Monster Calls

I can no longer recall the exact details of the book by Patrick Ness, and by that I mean the minor characters and any minor plots. I think there were some. They are not in the film, which is good, as you don’t want to detract from the main story about Conor, his dying mum and his angry grandma. And the school bullies, because to be beaten up every day as your mother is dying is obviously [not] what a 13-year-old boy needs.

A Monster Calls

The film let us concentrate on Conor’s nightmares and the subsequent meetings with a tree monster who comes to the house (voiced by Liam Neeson) to tell him stories.

Then there is grandma, played by Sigourney Weaver, doing a good British accent, while going around being at least as angry as her grandson. And who can blame her; she is losing her child, and gaining a grandchild who hates her.

A Monster Calls

At first the film went so slowly I was afraid it would ruin things but, almost imperceptibly, it sped up and before we knew it we were hooked, by Conor’s dismal daily life, and his mum’s sufferings, and you could literally see her getting worse.

Beautifully filmed in the Northwest, it looked like home to us (not quite as I’d imagined it from the book or from Jim Kay’s illustrations).

And it was only on the way out I remembered I had tissues in my bag, after casting around in my mind what we could possibly use to mop those tears with.

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Galaxy Quest

Thinking about Alan Rickman’s films on Thursday, I was struck by an urgent need to watch Galaxy Quest again. So we did. It’s the kind of genius comedy that should be watched regularly, which we haven’t done, but might do from now on.

We saw it in the cinema when it was new, but it felt like not many people did at the time. We got the video and made good use of it for Son’s birthday party soon after, as a film that would appeal to the age group, but was unlikely to be known to the other boys. That turned out to be right, and Galaxy Quest was also a hard act to beat, or even match, for subsequent parties.

The Star Trekky-ness of it is fun, but all the humour works even if you have no idea what Star Trek was, or the relationships between its actors. And Galaxy Quest has the best taking-out-the-rubbish-and-recycling scene I know.

Time means you forget some details, which then can come back and be almost as good as new when you see them again. I particularly enjoyed the bit where the other actors, minus one, arrived on the spaceship and were freaked out by the aliens, who turned ‘human’ shape by the time the last of the group caught up with them and who had no idea what all the excitement was about.

It’s possible to go on and on about it and its perfection, but I won’t. Watch it – again – if you haven’t already. I believe I will. It was the only thing to do on a day that brought us the news of Alan Rickman’s far too early death.

Galaxy Quest

The show must go on.

Snow Cake

Over on Bookwitch there is a new page listing books on Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Following on from yesterday’s post here on OCD, we’ve got Autism, too. To celebrate that it was Alan Rickman’s birthday on Saturday, we watched Snow Cake. Daughter had been uncertain about the film until she looked it up, and then got very enthusiastic all of a sudden.

Snow Cake

Sigourney Weaver did an exceptional job as Linda, the autistic mother, whose daughter is killed in Alan Rickman’s car. He calls to see her, and gets persuaded (forced) to stay and organise the funeral, so that he can take the rubbish out for her the day after. It’s a small community, with some good people and quite a few busybodies.

The woman with the sympathy cake provides some hilarity, which of course leads to the snow cake of the title. Linda eats snow, and is more obsessed with neatness and cleanliness than Monks with his OCD. But she learns, too, and can adapt a little to Alan Rickman’s presence, and even to her daughter’s funeral do.

A belated happy 63rd birthday, Alan!


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Cumulus project ‘Darkwood Residence’ featured on Grand Designs Australia

Wilderness at heart. Wilderness at home

Our Darkwood Residence project known as ‘Tamar River House’ on this Season of Grand Designs Australia was featured on the latest episode which aired on Foxtel on Wednesday 14th April 2021. It has been a pleasure for the Cumulus team to be a part of this process and to design a home for our clients, Eloise and Matt.

The main points we took from our initial meetings with our clients, Matt and Eloise is that they wanted a home with a small, sustainable footprint and smart use of space. Eloise explains that “having a house that we use every part of is so important to us, not just to have space for the sake of it – no stagnate areas that are just for show” and the design outcome reflects that desire. The site was a sloping block with views of the Tamar Valley, which allowed us the opportunity to be creative in our design. We collaborated closely with Matt, who built Darkwood Residence himself over three years.

Darkwood Residence is simple for the most part, but clever when it matters. It’s not detached from its surroundings, but part of it. Step straight off the veranda and stroll amongst towering trees. Or take a window seat and feel suspended in the Tamar Valley views. The house steps down the steep hill to closely match the ground line, allowing it to stay connected to nature.  Eloise elaborates on the connection to nature now that the family are living in their home “It is such a wonderful space that Cumulus designed for us to live in, practical but also inspirational with its connection to the river and landscape.” and what remarkable nature it is, with views over the river, through the trees, and to the beaches and bays beyond.

A tin metal skin proved robust, low maintenance and cost-effective. Then we timber clad the outer areas you’d come in contact with so they felt more tactile, almost like joinery or furniture. Macrocarpa, a plantation timber, kept this sustainable as did solar panels, good insulation and a wetback heating system.

Our response was relatively low tech, stripped back and simple. We prioritised the natural surrounds, natural light and hard-wearing natural materials to fit the brief. A folded, sculptural roof lets light flood the living area. Built-in furniture fits the small footprint, with deep windows allowing you to sit, relax and feel part of the view.

We positioned Darkwood Residence to make the most of its breathtaking surrounds. Bedrooms, dining and living rooms look out over northeasterly and southeasterly river views. Then the site itself is protected from the prevailing winds, with an internal courtyard offering sheltered outdoor space too. Amidst Aussie native splendour, a monolithic concrete fireplace nods to Matt and Eloise’s love for Japan, with the concrete poured by Matt himself.

One of the key elements of the home that Matt & Eloise enjoy is the placement of the windows which capture little vignettes of nature, during the design process Cumulus Director & Architect Todd Henderson recommended a vent system rather than opening windows, Eloise is delighted with this outcome and explains “the vent system rather than opening windows could not be more perfect, it has really made each window more like a picture frame and I love it and so far we have found that the vents let in plenty of fresh air when required. The spaces feel big and so open but in reality, the floor plan is quite modest.”

With a steep site like this, many would be tempted to design a box cantilevered off a hill. But we’re proud of how Darkwood’s stepped design makes the most of the view, yet still feels connected to the nature around it. It brings the feeling of outdoors indoors, plus there’s no balustrade blocking the view, either.

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Does anyone have any information on the family of Sarah GROVES born ca 1836 to George born ca 1805 & Jane born ca 1805 (according to 1841 census)? I believe Sarah married George MORRISH a brickmaker from Rockbear Devon & they moved to Handsworth Staffs between 1851 & 1861; they has children Charles 1858, Mary 1859, James 1860, George 1863, Alice 1875. Any help gratefully received. Thanks.
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PBS entrusts key funding job to good friend of its president

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With PBS under increasing budgetary pressure, President Paula Kerger recently turned to Smithsonian Institution fundraiser Brian Reddington for the important new post of senior v.p. of development and executive director of the PBS Foundation. In January, when she told the PBS Board of Reddington’s selection, she said he was a friend of hers.

Kerger did not mention that she, her husband and Reddington owned a condominium together in New York City from September 2003 to September 2006.

PBS hired Reddington without engaging a search firm or advertising the opening, the network said last week in a statement responding to many but not all of Current’s questions.

Top PBS Board leaders back the hiring. Geoffrey Sands, who was elected Board chair in January, said he was not aware of the joint mortgage until Kerger told him in February. “I was really not bothered by it in the least,” said Sands, a director at McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm in New York City.

Kerger also disclosed the mortgage relationship to PBS Board Vice Chair John S. Domaschko, a Kentucky accounting executive. “That didn’t set off any alarms for me,” he said. “It’s not unusual for people to hire people they know and have some background with.”

But such hires push a hot-button issue: Public broadcasting’s commitment to diversify its largely white male corps of decision-makers. Since Kerger arrived in March 2006, PBS has appointed eight execs at the senior v.p. level or above. One is African American — Michael Jones, chief operating officer. Another is a woman — Joyce Herring, senior v.p. of station services. The remaining six, including Reddington, are white men.

If PBS wants a more multicultural executive staff, “hiring people you know who don’t match that objective is not helpful,” said Lisa Whitmore, a workplace diversity specialist for the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), an international industry membership group of 250,000 HR professionals.

Comfort zone for hiring

PBS did not answer a request to explain how Reddington came to the hiring process, whether any other candidates were considered, or whether any of those were culturally or gender diverse. PBS spokesperson Jan McNamara said in an e-mail, “We will not disclose information regarding candidates considered for any position who did not receive a final appointment, or those who may have declined an employment offer.”

From January 2007 to January 2008, the number of minority officials and managers in national pubcasting organizations CPB, PBS and NPR decreased from 31.9 percent to 25.8 percent, according to CPB’s latest annual diversity report to Congress in June 2009. Jones, PBS’s chief operating officer, told Current in a statement last week that minorities comprise some 30 percent of total PBS employees.

The disproportionately low participation of minorities in public TV decision-making was thrust into the news in 2007 during the rancor over the absence of Hispanic soldiers interviewed in Ken Burns’ 14-hour World War II documentary, The War.

After that conflict, PBS launched a yearlong Diversity Initiative, headed by Haydee Rodriguez, a past executive director of the Maryland Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs. She surveyed decision-makers inside and outside of the system, minority and white, for their input on a plan to bring to pubTV new and different voices, particularly in content. PBS submitted her final report in November 2008 to the study’s funder, the Ford Foundation, but did not release it publicly.

PBS also did not provide data on the diversity of public TV decisionmakers requested by the CPB-funded National Minority Consortia, according to a consortia official. The groups had requested the data in 2005 and asked again in 2009.

Sands, the new PBS Board chair, said Kerger is a consistent advocate for diversity in hiring. “Having known Paula a long time, and having sat through a lot of long board meetings with her, whenever the topic of diversity comes up, whether in staff or board composition, Paula is always the most conscious of diversity.”

But an exec’s work to culturally balance a firm’s employees “means reaching out beyond their comfort zone to hire, and oftentimes companies don’t do that,” Whitmore said. “If there’s a real commitment to increasing diversity, then there’s going to need to be that effort. It would take a very, very long time to happen naturally.”

“Diversity is a tough, complicated issue,” Rodriguez said. “Everybody wants it, but it’s hard to bring about.”

Stephen Gong, executive director of the Center for Asian American Media, part of the minority consortia, sees the continuing predominance of white men in pubTV as an example of the ongoing challenges in both personnel and programming. “I would have hoped PBS could have shown more leadership in hires,” Gong said. “The Obama administration has shown that you don’t have to sacrifice quality and experience of people to reflect the diversity of the country.”

“Case-by-case decisions”

“Brian Reddington was hired because he is an accomplished fundraising professional,” Jones said in a response to Current. Sands said that he was “actually very comforted” by Reddington’s appointment. “Fundraising is such a huge issue for all nonprofits.” If a hire is a poor fit for the organization, “that sets you back six months of fundraising, more like a year, to figure that out and find a replacement. I was heartened that Paula could vouch for Brian.”

Reddington, 49, was previously director of institutional advancement in the Central Office of Development at the Smithsonian, reporting to the director of external affairs, from September 2006 until February 2010. From 2001 to 2006 he was development director for Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. PBS said he also held “senior-level development positions” at Lenox Hill Hospital, Carnegie Hall and Pace University, all in New York City.

Kerger is also a fundraiser, with experience at the Metropolitan Opera and New York’s WNET. By 2003 she had risen to v.p. and station manager of WNET. On Sept. 15 of that year, she jointly purchased a condo in the Chelsea neighborhood with her husband Joe, and Reddington, according to documents filed with the Office of the City Register in New York. The three took out a mortgage of $918,750, and sold the property Sept. 13, 2006, for $1.9 million. After accepting the PBS presidency, Kerger and her husband moved to the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. In August 2007, Reddington purchased a property about three blocks away.

“The Chairs of both the PBS Board of Directors and the PBS Foundation Board were aware that Paula and Brian were friends,” Jones said in a statement. Asked whether Kerger disclosed the mortgage to the board leadership, Jones said only, “the fact that Paula and Brian once owned property together in New York City is public record.”

Although PBS hiring rules say its Human Resources department will post vacancies, the guidelines also reserve the right for the network to waive the postings. According to Jones, this allows management “to make case-by-case decisions regarding the use of professional search firms and the posting of job announcements based on the specific circumstances, such as the need and the available candidate pool.” He added that PBS “does not use search firms routinely, given the costs involved.” PBS did not say why Reddington’s job was not advertised. Jones made the decision to offer Reddington the job, PBS said.

PBS employment guidelines say relatives or spouses cannot work together “in the same corporate area,” and an employee may not supervise someone with whom they have a personal relationship. Reddington and the other senior v.p.’s report to Jones (program chief John Wilson will report to the chief content officer when that position is filled — see separate story).

The reporting relationship between Kerger and Reddington at the PBS Foundation is less clear. The semi-autonomous Foundation is both a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and a 509(a)(3), which means it is a supporting organization operating solely for the benefit of PBS. Kerger is its president, Reddington is its executive director. Jones said Reddington “will act as the PBS liaison” to the Foundation, but didn’t answer whether Reddington will report to Kerger.

Mary Bitterman, chair of the PBS Foundation Board, doesn’t see Kerger’s friendship and past mortgage with Reddington as problematic in their roles there. “I remember when we were dealing with him on a Smithsonian matter, [Kerger] indicated to me that he was one of her very, very good friends over many years,” she said. “And their ownership of real estate concluded several years ago.” She said she feels that Reddington is the right “seasoned development pro” to guide the Foundation.

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WEEKEND POST | I am a day late and will probably be a few compliments short of what I promised Sears on Friday. Here they are, nevertheless:

(1) Sears has pointed to a lot of manuscript sources in his George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon, more so than any other McClellan biographer.

(2) He has done yeoman’s work in making sense of many manuscript items and their relationships to each other.

(3) He has succeeded in making the reading public understand that McClellan was at least of equal importance to the Union effort as Grant or Sherman.

(4) His transcriptions of McClellan’s writing tend to be excellent and I have had sometimes to correct my own transcriptions against his.

Part of the frustration with any McClellan project is that there is in fact no editor of the McClellan papers; one has to do all the primary research before getting into the meat of the effort. Given the amount of McClellan material involved in the production of Young Napoleon, one would have hoped that Sears might actually step back from the sources and become what the field needs … the editor of the McClellan papers, a sources specialist, an umpire, an advocate for the publishing of all of the McClellan papers. Instead, he did what everyone before him has done: perform the research, then take sides. He had a chance to be that monumental scholar associated with a major historical personality but he does not have the disposition for this.

Where prolonged exposure to the primary sources of even a hated historic figure might induce circumspection in the treatment of said figure, Sears became more strident and one-dimensional in his interpretations, which were essentially those of Nevins, Catton, Williams, and Williams. They, however, had the advantage of arriving at the same opinions with far less research than he performed.

As time passes, Sears' distance from his subject can be measured by a micrometer. He has called McClellan the "Captain Queeg" of the Civil War. Thomas J. Rowland, writing about overkill among McClellan critics is a "recent McClellan apologist." The great Lincoln scholar J.G. Randall formed mistaken opinions about McClellan because he simply "looked no deeper" into matters than McClellan’s posthumous autobiography. Biographer Warren G. Hassler presented favorable views of McClellan "by careful and selective use of sources and documents." Biographers Conrad and Eckenrode "in all cases" simply took McCellan's account of events. And the Princeton scholar William Starr Myers exhibited "naivete" in dealing with McClellan’s politics. (These items are from Controversies and Commanders.)

The street runs two ways, however. The insightful and scholarly Archer Jones called Young Napoleon more flash than substance. This touches on the essence of the career of Stephen Sears: trading the treasure of vast researches for a tinsel crown of cliched insights and blog-level venting.

Errors and omissions | Last week I said that Sears took the same citational style along with him from publisher to publisher. Perhaps not. If we distinguish between a conventional style (one fact or conclusion per endnote per citation) and Sears' style (long strings of facts and conclusions assigned a single endnote with multiple citations), then a partial breakdown would look like this:

Young Napoleon - Ticknor & Fields, reprinted by Da Capo, Sears' style
Landscape Turned Red - Houghton Mifflin, Sears' style
To the Gates of Richmond - Houghton Mifflin, Sears' style
Controversies and Commanders - Houghton Mifflin, Sears' style
Gettysburg - Houghton Mifflin, Sears' style
Civil War Papers of GBM - Ticknor & Fields, reprinted by Da Capo, conventional style

So he did use a conventional style at least once. Maybe the publisher makes him misbehave this way.

On to another error. On Friday, I gave a list of Prime's excisions from George and May McClellan's notes in texts reprinted in Sears' Civil War Papers of GBM. I forgot to mention that I produced the excised copy myself by comparing the two sources, Prime (McClellan's Own Story) and Sears (Civil War Papers). The reader might have thought that Sears himself in someway highlighted the restored edits. It was another missed opportunity to add value.


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Diamondback vs Specialized – Which performs better?

To compete in a city cycling race, you need the fastest, most capable bike you can find. So, which bike brand between Diamondback and Specialized manufacture the ideal racing option?

To attempt a cycling race, you need to be super athletic, and your chances of winning improve tremendously when you have a remarkable bike to ride you into victory.

My cousin, Glen, is currently training for his third racing event that is coming up in 4 months and the family conspired to treat him with a surprise bike.

I settled on two great options and thought it would be a useful reference to summarize their qualities to help guide the family’s decision.

What is the difference between Diamondback and Specialized?

Diamondback Century
Specialized Tarmac
S-Works Tarmac FACT 12 Carbon
Equation R
RovalRapide CLX
Shimano Claris STI
Kenda K196
Specialized Turbo Cotton
FSA Tempo Compact
SRAM Red AXS Power 48/35
Tektro R312 Dual Pivot Caliper
SRAM Red hydraulic disc

Diamondback vs Specialized – How they compare

Frame and Geometry

Diamondback features an aluminum alloy frame and fork inferior to Specialized Tarmac bikes whichhas a Performance Road Geometry.

Diamondback has a steel steerer frame guaranteeing durability and resilience. This makes it ideal for hard riding.

The frame is made into an ergonomic design that stands apart from the competition and provides a strain-free, comfortable ride.

The frame of the Specialized bike is built to be lightweight using FACT 12R carbon giving the bike a total weight of 6.7kg

There are two models- SL7 Pro and Expert, that have been designed using FACT 10R carbon and ride on the Di2 Ultegra set which makes the frame heavier by 0.6kg and 1.05kg respectively.

This series offers users up to 8 different models for both men and women but SL7 tops the charts by combining a lightweight, super-effective bike with aerodynamics.

There are varied designs across the Specialized series and your bike dealer should be able to help you pick out the right fit for you.

DiamondbackKenda tires are inferior to the Specialized sports 26mm tires that have a great grip on terrains of varied kinds and in all-weather conditions giving riders cornering confidence.

You can ride at high speeds on this racer without fear of punctures or any risk of losing control because the bike has good handling.

The double-walled rims provide comfort to the rider and protect the tires from damage. They are responsible for the bike’s balance and stability, especially at high-speed races.

The brakes are Dual Pivot Calipers which are quick acting and they respond accurately to your commands. They are responsible for bringing the bike to a sudden stop with no tire locking or squeaky noises.

For Specialized, the Roval Rapid CLX wheels and Aerofly II bars are great improvements made to this bike which make it 45 seconds faster than its predecessor the SL6.

Specialized Tarmacalso uses Shimano 105 groupset in 50/34 chainrings. However, the configuration is done with 11-30t cassettes which gives it an excellent setup.

As you can tell, there won’t be much significance in their ride difference because both seem to use the same company for their drivetrains and setups that are almost similar.

Ride experience

Diamondback promises a smooth riding experience with stable control which is more reassuring than theSpecialized Tarmac which feels very light and cuts through the air with its superb stiff frame.

Gear shifting is done using Shimano STI groupset and this allows you to climb the toughest hill as fast as possible.

With the ergonomically designed frame, you should experience no aches or pains after the ride and because it is lightweight, handling and control should be a breeze.

Specialized Tarmac feels very light and cuts through the air with its superb stiff frame, integrated aesthetics, and the cool set of aero wheels on it

The Roval Rapid CLX wheels and Aerofly II bars are great improvements made to this bike. This makes the bike 45 seconds faster than its predecessor the SL6.

With the use of disc brakes, you remain in total control of the bike which adds to the feeling of efficiency and precision.

Designed as a complete race bike, it features an aggressive riding position with on-the-fly controls, quick response, and enough cushioning to protect the rider from the effects of any rough terrain.

Diamondback vs Specialized – A comparison Overview

Diamondback Review

Diamondback’s history dates back to 1977 in Washington, USA where it was founded as a BMX manufacturer.

They offer a variety of bikes from BMX to Triathlon for both male and female cyclists. A unique quality of Diamondback bikes is the occasional mixing of frames where wheels and frames of bikes can be interchanged to create diversity.

Their full Suspension mountain bike includes:

The release is built for aggressive ridge racers seeking thrill and is available in seven models.

Altroz which are tailored to the needs of a beginner and feature three different models to pick from.

There is also the adventure and gravel bike option in Diamondback represented by Haanjo and Haanjenn for men and women respectively.

  • Great geometry
  • Reliable brakes
  • Quality groupset

  • Handlebars could be better

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Specialized Review

Founded by Mike Sinyard, Specialized was initially a brand known for importing Italian made parts and selling them in the United States.

They made their mark in the industry with the introduction of brands such as Specialized Allez road bike, Stumpjumper mountain bike, and Sequoia touring bike back in 1981.

The Specialized collection has everything ranging from aero road bikes to mountain bikes with full-suspension.

Specialized Tarmac is built to be a road race bike, it puts the rider in an aggressive riding position that offers quick handling and lightweight properties that are perfect for climbing and comfortable responsiveness.

It caters to both women and men and the cockpit, seatstays, forks, and Seatpost have been optimized to create more stiffness in the rear end.

Specialized Roubaix provides a future shock front suspension that guarantees rider’s comfort and an adjustable 20mm of travel. The Seatpost is D-shaped to reduce vibrations and increase aerodynamic capabilities that breeze over cobblestones.

  • Compact bike
  • Quality parts

  • Tires limited in winter

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Verdict: So, which is better – Diamondback or Specialized?

The best racing option has got to be the Specialized bike range. This bike offers great speeds, control and maneuvers bend impressively. Did I mention how comfortable the saddle is?

While Diamondback also does well, it really doesn’t match up to Specialized features or benefits. I’d recommend the two bikes to lovers of a race but if you must win, go with the Specialized.

Can I take the Diamondback race bike off-road?

Although a race bike can be taken off-road, it is not advisable to do so. This bike is built for the road and it is there where it performs exceptionally so taking it off the road is not ideal or encouraged.

Is there any terrain I shouldn’t ride my Specialized Tarmac on?

Not at all. This bike is made for racing and competitions so regardless of the weather or terrain, you should be able to hop on it and show your mates how it’s done!


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Cynsational News & Return

Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith for Cynsations

Welcome back to Cynsations!

I hope y’all had a joyful summer.

By Austin standards, it was blessedly cool in the 80s and 90s.

I finished up edits on the pass pages for Feral Pride (Candlewick, 2015) and focused on the business of being an author, deep-cleaning and reorganizing my home, and reconnecting with my close friends and family. Having finished the ninth (and final) book in the Tantalize-Feral ‘verse, it felt like a good (and long overdue) time to exhale.

Now, we’re back to school, so to speak. Perhaps because I’m a graduate of the 20th grade, I still see September is a time of renewal. New backpacks, new pencils, new friends and opportunities for fun and adventure.

For those of you who stepped away from the Internet this summer, I’ll modestly attempt to begin updating you on the important events in the kidlitosphere while moving forward into the fall.

Cynsational News

On Overnight Success (Surprise! It’s a Lot Like Failure) by Laurie Ann Thompson from Emu’s Debuts. Peek: “Having just the right wait time will eventually put me on the right track with the right skills and life experience for the right idea for the right editor at the right time (hopefully!).”

Public Twitter lists of K-12/Teen Librarians and Children’s-YA editors by Debbie Ridpath Ohi @inkyelbows.

Just Walk Away: Authors and Illustrators Who Do by Betsy Bird from A Fuse 8 Production at School Library Journal. Peek: “Take J.K. Rowling, for example. Will she ever write another children’s book again?”

Rita Williams-Garcia’s CSK Author Award Acceptance Speech from The Horn Book. Peek: “On the one hand, children need to feel secure. They need a stable environment to thrive and to be able to look forward to the future. On the other hand, the change needed to secure that stability, that future, that chance to thrive — it can’t happen without volatile struggle. We enjoy a good deal of what we have today because someone struggled.” See also CSK Illustrator Award Winner Bryan Collier’s Acceptance Speech.

Ten Reasons to Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper (Or, Go Team Writers!) by Gwenda Bond from A Writer on the High Wire of Life. Peek: “…writers are not competing against each other in some sort of book sales Hunger Games, especially not in districts of self-published/indie authors versus traditionally published authors, with hybrids as jabberjays or something. We’re just not. If there are sides, writers are on the same one. But I don’t think that there are sides.”

Life Doesn’t Permit…and Other Wise Words on Making Time to Write by Cynthia Lord from Kate Messner. Peek: “Writing is that still small voice that is easily drowned out by the hundreds of other voices of things you care about or should do.”

Character Talents and Skills: Photographic Memory by Becca Puglisi from Writers Helping Writers. Peek: “The perception about photographic memories is that people with this gift can perfectly recall everything they’ve ever seen, even in moments when they weren’t particularly paying attention. They often describe their brains as being ‘cluttered.'”

Should You Hire an Editor Before Querying? Agents Weigh In. By Lisa Gail Green from Adventures in YA Publishing.

Using Picture Books to Teach Satire by Teddy Kokoros from The Horn Book. Peek: “We have failed our students if they graduate from high school and post Onion articles on Twitter and Facebook thinking they are real…”

Why Design Matters for Your Author Website by Maria Ribas from Jane Friedman. Peek: “Design is your brand. And agents and editors want to know that you’re treating your brand like a business, not like a hobby. This means that you’re willing to invest significant time and money into creating a website that clearly communicates your brand.”

Five Stereotypes Positive-Aging Picture Books Avoid by Lindsey McDivitt from A Is for Aging. Peek: “…people who internalize positive stereotypes of aging, from childhood, live up to 7.5 years longer than those who internalize negative age stereotypes.”

Be Brave by Donna Bowman Bratton from Emu’s Debuts. Peek: “This symbolic shot of courage has been with me through tough times and triumphant times, in my writing life, and my personal life.”

South Asian Children’s-YA Book Award

Winners: A Moment Comes by Jennifer Bradbury (Atheneum, 2013); Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education by Elizabeth Suneby (Kids Can Press, 2013).

Honor Books: Bye, Bye, Motabhai! by Kala Sambasivan, illustrations by Ambika Sambasivan (Yali Books, 2013); Gandhi: The March to the Sea by Alice B. McGinty, illustrations by Thomas Gonzalez (Amazon Publishing, 2013); The Garden of My Imaan by Farhana Zia (Peachtree, 2013); Mother Teresa: Angel of the Slums by Lewis Helfand, art by Sachin Nagar (Campfire, an imprint of Kalyani Navyug Media, 2013).

See also Highly Commended Books from Mitali Perkins at Mitali’s Fire Escape.

Note: “The South Asia Book Award (SABA) is given annually for up to two outstanding works of literature, from early childhood to secondary reading levels, which accurately and skillfully portrays South Asia or South Asians in the diaspora, that is the experience of individuals living in South Asia, or of South Asians living in other parts of the world. Up to five Honor Books and Highly Commended Books are also recognized by the award committee.”

More Personally

Celebrating the release of Heap House with fellow Austin YA author Edward Carey at 24 Diner.

Congratulations to Stacey Lee and Don Tate, winners of SCBWI’s Book Launch Award, and congratulations to Jennifer Sommer of Ohio, winner of SCBWI’s Philip and Karen Cushman Late Bloomer Award! See How Don Is Planning to Spend His Grant and How Stacey is Planning to Spend Her Grant.

Cheers to Janet S. Fox on the sale of Chatelaine: The Thirteenth Charm in a pre-empt to Kendra Levin of Viking! (Click the link to view a video sneak peek!)

Seeking Diversity in a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Cynthia Leitich Smith from BookPeople’s Modern First Library. Peek: “I decided that Leia must’ve been like me, a mixed blood Native girl. I didn’t know what she was doing a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away or how she’d become a princess and senator. But she was strong and smart and a leader, all of which were compatible with my vision of Native women.”

Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith on Her Tantalize and Feral Series from Printasia. Peek: “Feral Pride will bring to a head the tensions between shifters and humans, even as the greedy, media-savvy yet secretive yeti-like species manipulating them both comes closer than ever to public exposure. Also, there’s a giant, egomaniacal snake, cool classic cars, and prom.”

Crazy QuiltEdi says of Feral Nights (Candlewick, 2014): “The witty dialog and use of present tense writing keep the story moving at a brisk pace. Leitich Smith smoothly packs in a unique, descriptive backstory as she builds an incredible world…”

I love this story: How a VA Middle School Librarian and Her Book Club Raised Funds to Provide 15,000 Meals for Students in South Sudan by Lauren McBride from School Library Journal.

See also The Johnson County First Amendment Foundation Remembers Nancy Garden.

Personal Links

With fellow Austin YA writer H. Scott Beazley at Hyde Park Bar & Grill!

Cynsational Events

Austin SCBWI Fall Workshop: Research for Fiction, Nonfiction & Historical Fiction Writers will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Laura’s Library in Austin. Speakers include: Carolyn Yoder, senior editor at Calkins Creek Books, the U.S. history imprint of Boyds Mills Press, and senior editor at Highlights magazine, along with authors Cynthia Levinson, Greg Leitich Smith, and author-librarian Jeanette Larson.

Lindsey Lane will speak and sign Evidence of Things Not Seen at 2 p.m. Sept. 21 at BookPeople in Austin.

Greg Leitich Smith will speak and sign at Tweens Read Sept. 27 at South Houston High School in Pasadena, Texas.

Cynthia Leitich Smith will speak on a panel “Where Are the Heroes of Color in Fantasy & Sci Fi Lit?” from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at YALSA’s YA Literature Symposium in Austin.

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In Memory: Kathleen Krull

By Stephani Martinell Eaton

Kathleen Krull, award-winning author and editor, died after a brief illness on Jan. 15. She was 68.

Author Kathleen Krull Remembered After Unexpected Death from School Library Journal. Peek: “Children’s author Kathleen Krull died unexpectedly over the weekend. Her sister-in-law announced her death on Krull’s Facebook page, sharing that Krull had been diagnosed with cancer a few months ago but the original prognosis was good.”

Obituary: Kathleen Krull by Shannon Maughan from Publishers Weekly.

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BRS meet the TRNC President on National Blood Donation Day

We are sharing for readers news recently provided by the British Residents’ Society to their members.

National Blood Donation Day

The British Residents Society were invited to the TRNC Presidency building on National Blood Donation Day to receive a certificate of appreciation from President Tatar for the work undertaken on organising blood donor days at the State Hospital.

The certificate was received by Julian Mawdesley, the BRS Health & Welfare Secretary.  Mr Tatar thanked the British expats, not only for their blood donations but for their continued support of the TRNC and community spirit.

Julian said this award was received on behalf of the BRS donor team past and present who give their time freely to organise and help run the donor days.

After the ceremony a tour was arranged of one of the fully equipped mobile blood donation units by the North Cyprus Red Crescent Society.

Editor’s note: For those readers wishing to learn more of the British Residents’ Society and registration as a member which can be started on-line please visit their website – :

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Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Barrett Loved "The Chop Shop" in 1993, Too

We mentioned that Tom Barrett, the "Catholic" Mayor of Milwaukee, has a smiley-face pose with local Planned Parenthood Chop-Shop leadership.

They should like Tom:  he voted to authorize their 'expense-collection' revenues from their baby-parts-selling business back in 1993.

So did Scott Klug, Steve Gunderson, Jerry Kleczka, and Dave Obey.

So did Feingold, Kohl, McConnell, McCain, Cochran, Hatch, and Grassley.

And--of course--Bill Clinton signed it.

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Nomaville: Take My Robot… Please

Older, funnier android.I had to put my domestic droid down today. It had ordered a gun off the Internet and confronted me after breakfast with a list of demands and a lot of talk about a “new way of doing things around here.” Of course, I played obsequious and I agreed with all of its crackpot notions, while inwardly thinking, “Like hell, you’re going on a ‘special trip’ with my future wife.” Later, I sneaked into its closest and jimmied the charger so it got electrocuted on its 11 o’clock boost.

On general principle, the Contessa was against me acquiring a robot in the first place. Not that she’s the least bit Luddite, but she felt having a robot in the house was like keeping a pet in the bedroom: it diminishes the sense of privacy (mind you, this is the grown version of the woman who averted the eyes of her dolls when dressing as a little girl).

Despite her protestations, I purchased the droid off a dude on Craigslist who had upgraded to a sleeker model that could make him cocktails and legally drive in most states. His also had built-in Internet access so it was always up on the weather and came with its own designer raincoat, should it need it. My droid, by comparison, came only with a chess-playing upgrade that had three levels: “beginner,” “intermediate” and “master,” though even at the master setting it seemed to be distracted and only ever half-heartedly playing with me. During these moments, it had a habit of asking rather personal questions about my relationship with the Contessa for whom I’ve come to believe it had developed an Oedipal-like crush.

“Do you have life insurance?” it once asked, opening a match with the Morphy’s Defense (typical). Great, I thought to myself, the robot got some spam in his system – next thing it’s going to do is tell me he’s a deposed Nigerian prince and could I front him some dough. The robot pressed the question.

“No, I don’t have life insurance. I don’t need it,” I said, and pointed to the mashed cardboard cube moldering in the corner of my office. I call it the Smithsonian Box. “That right there is the makings of a fine literary estate, tin-man.”

The robot glanced over at the box, which holds such future national treasures as my notebooks, written correspondence and a baggie containing the shaved remains of my first goatee. When several days later I instructed the android to take out the garbage, it went straight for the Smithsonian Box and put it on the curb. Fortunately for the Smithsonian I caught the misbegotten automaton, but clearly the honeymoon was over. The robot and I soon inaugurated a war of petty escalation: it served me cold coffee and I retaliated by assigning it increasingly useless tasks such as arranging the bookshelves in order of the Greek Alphabet (impossible!) and back again. When the robot finally had the gall to try to woo the Contessa by baking zucchini bread – that was it. I told him in no uncertain terms that the jig was up and that it would be recycled if such shenanigans continued. It bowed its head and went whimpering into the closet. Things were cool for a week, until this morning when it put the gun to my head.

Though its higher-function circuits are fried, its mechanics are still pretty good. It could be a great fixer-upper or used as spare parts depending. I still have the manual. See classified ad for details.

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Daedalus Howell is the author, most recently, of the novel "Quantum Deadline" and the writer-director of the recently released feature film "Pill Head." He is the editor of The North Bay Bohemian and The Pacific Sun.

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Guide to progressing in Pokémon Rumble Rush

Learn how to progress quickly in Pokémon Rumble Rush! How to use Gears and which Ore you should refine is covered here.

Pokémon Rumble Rush is the newest Pokémon title on mobile, and the latest in the Pokémon Rumble series. This free-to-play game features microtransactions – but with some patience and management of your resources and time, you can advance fairly quickly in this game without spending anything! In this guide we’ll go over the basics and offer tips on how to manage your Gears, Ores, and Pokémon.

The basics

Tap to attack, hold to charge, and swipe to dodge.

The gameplay in Pokémon Rumble Rush is fairly simple, and even more so than other Pokémon Rumble titles. Your Pokémon will automatically run towards enemies and attack. You can tap to attack manually, hold and release for a charged attack, or swipe to roll out of the way.

Charge attacks are worth doing. You can deal over three times the usual damage with a charge attack, depending on the move your Pokémon knows.

Summon Gears can be used to do a special move from a supporter Pokémon. KO’ing five Pokémon will fill up the Summon attack gauge – so if you’re fighting a boss, consider taking down its helpers throughout to recharge your Summon attack. Some rarer Summon Gears may require more KOs to be charged up, such as Charizard’s.

If your Pokémon is knocked out, you lose the level. You can switch Pokémon anytime during a map, but cannot reassign Gears mid-map.

Progression loop

The general progression loop is as follows:

  • Do levels, and obtain Pokémon from the map. What you get is essentially random.
  • Redo maps containing Pokémon you want (e.g. Water types to take on a Fire-type boss) to find a stronger one.
  • Power up chosen Pokémon further through Gears.
  • Satisfy requirements to take on Area Boss.
  • Defeat boss, and unlock a new one.

Every boss has a Combat Power (CP) requirement. You need to have a Pokémon with a high enough CP to be able to take on the boss. Later in the game you will have to use Gears to be able to reach this. Other requirements can involve catching different species of Pokémon, or a particular species or type.

Additionally, there are tournament maps you can attempt once a day. These are essentially a boss gauntlet mode.

Levels are selected by clicking on the map. You can redo any of the last three maps you have beaten as well – any new levels started will replace the oldest one you have done. This is somewhat random, but you can see what Boss Pokémon occupy maps from other players before selecting. You need to use a feather to explore a new map. You have a chance to get one (rarely two!) feathers after beating a map.

There are coins (given in units of P), which can be used for upgrading Gears. There are also Diamonds, primarily used for refining Ore.

Getting stronger Pokémon

Obtaining Pokémon

You can view your new Pokémon at the end of a level, and see what move – and how many slots – they have. As they stare into your soul…

The only way to obtain controllable Pokémon is to knock out those you encounter. Their CP is random, but will be within a range that depends on how far you have progressed in the game (or essentially, how many bosses you have defeated). Even bosses can drop, but this is not common.

You can increase the ‘Catch Level’ of a species of Pokémon by catching more of them. You get a notification of any Catch Level increase at the end of each level. This means it can be more beneficial to grind on unevolved Pokémon than hoping for a strong Boss to appear. A Catch Level gives an extra CP each.

Pokémon with sparkles will be obtained when defeated. When a Pokémon gets dizzy (stars appearing above its head as it wobbles on the spot), an attack that knocks it out will ensure you obtain it as well.

You can only hold so many Pokémon at a time. Transferring Pokémon will earn you one coin (or 1P) each.

Attacks are key as well. Each have a star rating, with moves with a 4-star rating contained in a golden Poké Ball. Such Pokémon can also have a greater CP than the area maximum, but are very rare! These are required for getting a high ranking and having an easier time of the later Area Bosses.

Each Pokémon can have two or three slots – one for a Summon Gear, and either one or two for Power Gears. Gears are used to power up your Pokémon. You can also upgrade them via Upgrade Kits – each one is specific to the type of Gear.

As mentioned, there are two kinds of Gears, with each able to be levelled up via Upgrade Kits:

  • Power Gears – these boost the stats of your Pokémon. The most important are [Type] Move Plus Gears (e.g. Water Move Plus Gears). These increase the CP of a Pokémon by 30 at level 1, provided they know a move of the same type. An additional 10 CP boost is granted for each additional level the Gear has. For instance, a Ponyta with Flame Wheel will have an additional 50 CP with a level 3 Fire Move Plus Gear. A Ponyta with Stomp will not get a CP increase with this gear, but will with a Normal Move Plus Gear.
  • Summon Gears – these summon a support Pokémon with a corresponding Attack (e.g. Quick Attack Rattata). These are vital to achieve victory against Boss Pokémon. Summon Gears are rarer.

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You also can only hold so many Gears at a time. Transferring a Gear will give you three Upgrade Kits.

Ores are the only way to obtain Gears, and also provide money. You can hold three at any time, and can only refine one at a time (without purchasing, that is). Thus they act like a time gate on progress. You can speed up the refining process by using Diamonds, or a Refining Ticket.

There are three kinds of Ores:

Ore Time to Refine Summon Gears Power Gears Money
Normal 30 minutes 0-1 1 500P
Unusual 3 hours 0-1 13 2,500P
Rare 10 hours 2 44 7,500P
The refinary. You can only work on one Ore at a time, but hold up to three. Hi, Magnemite.

Rare Ore is the most valuable kind – and the most useful, despite the large amount of time it takes to refine one. Focus on it and Unusual Ore, with any normal Ore used to fill in any time you have. If you refine two Rare Ore, one Unusual Ore and two normal, you’ll fill up 24 hours exactly!

Ores give a lot of a specific Move Gears based on the map you do. In the above image, the Rare Ore will give a lot of Bug Move Plus Gears, as it came from a map with a Bug-type Boss. The other two Ores came from maps with Water-type bosses, and so they will provide Water Move Plus Gears. If you want to progress quicker, focus on one type of map! Water and Fire are ideal for now given the rare Blastoise and Charizard Summon Gears, if you are lucky enough to get them.

Additional tips

  • Once you progress past the tutorial, you can lock one map out of the three you have done previously. Select the lock icon on the top left of the map summary. This prevents it from being removed if you do a new map.
  • If you want to progress through the game faster, focus on upgrading a single type of Gear, such as a “Fire Move Plus” or “Grass Move Plus” Gear.
  • You get three Refining Tickets a day as a log-in bonus (six every seven days). Use them wisely! We suggest using your three Daily ones on an Unusual Ore, or saving a bunch on Rare Ore, to open them up at once. Regular Ores contain less Gears and so are worth less.
  • You cannot hold more than 10 Refining Tickets at a time. Use them before you reach ten the next day!
  • Refine Rare Ores (10 hour waits) overnight when you’re not going to play.
  • Sometimes rare Pokémon can be found near the positions of related (or the same) Area Bosses.
  • Upgrade Gears as you get them! Send spare ones away for Upgrade Kits.
  • Use Summon Gear attacks right up close to a boss to inflict the most damage, as well as try to wipe out any minions to recharge your Summon attack straight away! You can also move and make use of a brief invincibility during the Summon attack.
  • If you are going to pay, then invest your Diamonds into refining Rare Ores. You will also get coins back from the process, and speed up your progression.
  • Every two weeks you will be rewarded Diamonds based on your position on the leaderboard. This depends on the CP of your three strongest Pokémon. Make sure to get different species of strong Pokémon! Only one of each species counts to the top three. Gears will not increase the CP used to calculate your score.
  • Don’t forget to do your daily Tournament! You can get 5,000 coins from even the easiest mode, and up to 20,000 from the hardest mode.
  • Defeating five or more Pokémon at a time earns you more money.

Have a helpful tip of your own for Pokémon Rumble Rush? Let us know in the comments!

Edited by Aldo, Rabinov and Sheep.
Extra tips provided by Me.


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Baloch vows to talk with Afghan for reopening of Noshki-Guznali zero point

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QUETTA: Federal minister for States & Frontier Regions, Abdul Qadir Baloch vowed to hold talks with Afghan officials for opening of Noshki-Guznali zero point to increase trade and raise employment opportunities for people of Noshki.

He expressed these views while talking to Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) and Advisor to Prime Minister for Millennium Development Goals (MDG) task force, Mir Haji Ghulam Dastagir Badeni here on Sunday.

Badeni informed the minister that Guznali zero point was inaugurated in 2007 but it was closed due to untoward situation while officials of Levis, frontier corps and other forces is paying duty there.

â€œMasses in Noshki have been suffering a lot due to closure of this zero point for the last seven yearsâ€ Badeni informed the minister.

Abdul Qadir Baloch assured him that his ministry would hold talk with Afghan officials over the issue.