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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Friendly Street Poets Inc. Japanese Poetry Competition 2010

Closing Date: Friday 30th July 2010

Category A HAIKU

Prize Money: A page of 3 Haiku = 1 entry $100 $50

Category B HAIBUN
Prize Money: $150 $75
A haiku journey = 1 entry
maximum length 600 words
Entry Fee: AUS $5.00 per entry
or AUS$12.00 for three Haiku entries
Cheque or money order payable to: Friendly Street Poets Inc.

Please send entries to Friendly Street Poets Inc PO Box 3697 Norwood, SA 5067

1.Entries must be typed, one page per entry.
1.Two copies of your poetry must accompany the entry form and fee. Please use paper clips rather than staples.
1.Your name must not appear on the poetry page, only on the entry form. You need to use the entry form to submit entries.
1.Entries must be the original work of the entrant, unpublished, not have won any other monetary prize or be under consideration anywhere else.
1.There is no limit to the number of entries submitted.
1.Please retain a copy of your work. All entries are destroyed after judging.
1.Authors retain copyright of their work, but we claim the right (if we choose) to publish the winner’s work on our website or in our publications.
1.Prizes are awarded on literary merit and judged ‘blind’. The Judge’s rulings are final and no correspondence can ensue.
1.Prizes and fees are in Australian Dollars.
1.Notification of winners and commendations (if awarded) will be announced at a Friendly Street Poets Meeting; and after that, on our website: If you include a SSAE with postage (DL Envelope) in your entry, the results will be posted you.
1.We will invite all winners to attend the announcement.

Monday, June 28, 2010

This theatre is going black for a short while.

I shall be away from my computer for a number of days, so the content of this blog will not change during that time. I guess it will be about a week from Tuesday 29 June. Meanwhile, there's a lot to read here and in the archives

General submission guidelines for 2010 – Poetry

Submission Guidelines for the 2010 National Jazz Writing Competition (poetry)

* Submit up to three poems
* Maximum 50 lines and 500 words per poem
* The poem must be about or inspired by an aspect of jazz or improvised music in Australia.
* Entry is free. Thanks to the assistance of the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)’s Cultural Fund we do not need to charge an administration fee in 2010.
* Entries must not be published anywhere until after the prize has been announced.
* The competition is open to: Australian Residents who are not judges of the competition in the year of entry.
* Submit your entry by 30 June 2010. If posting, the envelope must be postmarked on or before 30 June. If emailing, the email must be sent no later than midnight on 30 June 2010, Eastern Australian time.
* Poems should be typed in 12 point font and double spaced.
* The competition is judged ‘blind’ so do not include your name on your poem(s). Submit a separate sheet with your details.
* First prize is $750. Other prizes will also be awarded for second and third places.
* Entries will not be returned. Please keep a copy for your own records.
* The decision of the judges is final. No discussion.
* Any entry that does not meet the criteria set out in the submission guidelines will not be considered

Your details on a separate sheet

Submit a separate sheet with your essay that includes the following information:

* Your name and address
* The title(s) of your poem(s)
* A contact telephone number
* Your email address
* Once again: Do not include your name on the poem(s)

Where to send entries

Email: with attachments in Microsoft Word ™ or PDF format to
Post: Send hard copies printed single-sided on white A4 paper to:
National Jazz Writing Competition
PO Box 3079, Cotham LPO
Kew Vic 3101

Birthday Antics

"Look! Grandpa's taking a photo of you! Say hello to Grandpa!"

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Weekend Beatnik - a light poem by Andrew Burke

‘Is that a real poncho
or is that a Sears poncho?’
Frank Zappa

I started out on bongos
but soon hit the harder stuff*

never did smoke banana peel
but dark green leaf from Pakistan

in a silver lined bowl
in a small pipe
in a vintage Rover
on the banks of the Swan

I lived in an accent learnt from The Subterraneans
paperback bought second hand
from a bookshop of many tongues

nearly lost my job writing
music specials and commercials
at a radio station
Where No Wrinklies Fly …

obvious to a right wing boss I was Communist
buying books from the Pioneer Bookshop
I hid Mayakovsky’s A Cloud In Trousers
among beer cans in my office drawer:
Open Only in Case of Emergency.

I started out on Time magazine
but soon hit Evergreen Review

played Monk’s Dream as I wrote
the Two Dog Night Special
for Saturday Night

living in the left bank
of my mind
shades on to avoid indignation

but rooted in the right bank
of suburban Perth
a weekend beatnik
complete with beads
a beret from army surplus
and DT Suzuki’s Zen scriptures

* apologies to Bob Dylan

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

WA Poetry Walls for Festival

As part of the 2010 Poetry Festival WA Poets Inc, are organising poetry walls at a number of locations, and we want your contribution. Each poet may submit poetry with or without artwork. The work must be suitable for simple black and white photocopying and consist of a single sheet of A4 with a 2cm margin at the bottom for the WAPI and Festival logos.

The deadline is July 16th. Please send all contributions to WAPI, PO Box 684,Inglewood, WA, 6932.

Any poets who are interested in working on a Poetry in Schools project, please email Veronica Lake . You must be willing to obtain a Working with Children certificate, which costs $50.

WA Poets Inc

Scenes from India (apropos of nothing)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

'Humoreske' - by Halvard Johnson

Are we inside the frog or outside? To say the least,
it makes for diverse and enjoyable living.
Just off the road to

wherever it was we were going,
very few poets, reading over
your shoulder. Transformed pre-trance

formations, the first I’d ever
heard of. Natural dis-

Marginally pond-bound
exceptional infur-

* * *

Halvard Johnson has been on this blog before. His wit and way with words appeal to me and when I once asked him for a 'poetic', he replied:
'Mostly I can't really explain how poetry works/gets written. It just does.'

Search this blog for more, then google him - He has an entire book online at which is entertaining reading - he takes the sonnets out for a spirited walk!

Ticket special – 2 for 1 Gamma Rays

Phoenix Theatre is offering a special of 2 for 1 tickets for the opening night, Thursday 24th June 2010, of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds at Phoenix Theatre Memorial Hall cnr Carrington Street and Rockingham Road, Hamilton Hill.

That is 2 tickets for $20!

To take advantage of this deal – bookings by email only to and mention Gamma Rays!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Poets Prizes and Prize Winners

The circuitous route of curiosity lead me to this site, which I didn't know existed before:

The Griffen Prize, the T.S.Eliot Prize, Judith Wright Prize, Kenneth Slessor Prize - plus lots of current information and 'blurbs' on festivals and books. If you are resting between writing poems, it is a pleasant detour.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Pieces of Me: Frieda Hughes

This painting of her husband, Laszlo Lukacs, by Frieda Hughes is just one of 15 'pieces of me' displayed by the poet and artist at

What an interesting concept. What 15 pieces of ephemera would you present to display yourself? Frieda shows us a couple of her paintings, Wellington boots mixed with high heels, a favourite jacket from childhood, and - a cement mixer! I think mine would feature CDs and books. I don't have the Hopalong Cassidy outfit I wore as a child, or the set of glitter bongos I first played as a teenage drummer. Maybe a few old LPs remain in a cardboard box in the top of a cupboard: Allen Ginsberg reading 'Howl', Van Morrison with The Chieftans. The tooth fairy has my first teeth. Much of my old life has gone to the tip, thin pickings for seagulls who once clustered there. Now it's a tip no more but a Waste Disposal Centre - scant fun in that for a barefoot boy on weekends. Even my faithful old 1913 Smith Corona portable has gone to the tip, it's razor-edged 'O' startling no-one anymore.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Geoffrey Hill wins Oxford Professor of Poetry election by landslide

‘Greatest living poet in the English language’, who celebrates his 78th birthday today, voted in ahead of nine other candidates

His academic credentials and plethora of literary prizes have meant that Geoffrey Hill has been the frontrunner for the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry from the race’s start – and, this afternoon, the British poet was elected by a landslide.

Hill, who celebrates his 78th birthday today, was voted in ahead of nine other candidates with 1,156 votes, beating contenders including the Beat poet Michael Horovitz, the biographer Roger Lewis, Oxford-based performance poet Steve Larkin and South African poet Chris Mann.

Read all about it at

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Second Coming - Yeats (1920)

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

William Butler Yeats

This poem is just one of a list of 'poems everyone should know' by the crew at At the site you will find notes about content and context, and information about Yeats himself. The other poems on the list are almost predictable - I would have missed the Emily Dickenson one and probably would have featured an older English poem before Whitman - a Milton or Donne sonnet for example. But it is all to do with personal choice, isn't it, with perhaps just a hint of cultural bias. It's all worth looking at, imho.

Writing Advice

Some advice I have heard writers give emerging writers:

John Marsden: Take risks.

Elizabeth Jolley: Put your bum in the chair and your words on the page.

Frank Moorehouse: Stay clean shaven and change your undies every day.

John Marsden: Be stingy.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Submission Link for 'Walking' issue of Landscapes magazine

Dear Andrew,

Thanks for writing. The link to the call for submissions is buried in the last issue. Here it is:

That's great that you can link to your blog. We'd like to get a hearty round of submissions on the theme of walking.

All the best,

John Ryan

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Hope that you can make it along to JACKADDER’S MUSIC CLUB this Sunday June 20 at 3pm to enjoy the music and humour of award winning singer,songwriter DEB BECKETT.

She has picked up a swag of awards in recent years including: Western Australian Country Music Senior Songwriter Award 4 times as well as the Best Female Vocal award in 2007 & 2009. She recorded her album “Life, Love and Laughter Lines” in 2009. There are many and varied reasons for artists producing albums – but in the case of DEB BECKETT, the inspiration was both simple and compelling.

In October last year, the much awarded songwriter and twice winner of the W.A. Female vocal award in 2007 and 2009 was diagnosed with cancer. “It really was a shock," says Deb. "I'd never been sick in my life before and suddenly I was facing something that could take my life. I decided early on I was going to fight it with everything. I would keep really positive and not let the circumstances stop me from pursuing a dream which suddenly became not just rekindled but blazing.

“One of the things that suddenly seemed so important was to make sure that if I didn’t win the battle, I’d leave behind something that said what I was about apart from being a Mum, daughter and sister.” In 2005 I had entered one of my songs in the W.A. Country Music Awards. I’d never entered anything before and won with a song called ‘Off to the Diggings”. So off I went to Boyup Brook and dipped my toe back into country music – and it felt good so I decided to dive back in.”
I’d never felt comfortable being out front on the stage, even though that’s where I wanted to be, and I never thought in a million years I could do it. “But at Boyup Brook in 2005 I had to sing my winning song. I found the confidence I’d always lacked. The stage fright was gone – it was like finding a dream you’d tucked away and forgotten about.

“I came home with a rekindled dream to be a singer/songwriter, and I’ve pursued that since 2005 working around Western Australia.”

But inspiration is a selective thing, and whilst the reasons behind her renewed confidence and making of her album are clear, Deb’s amazing upbeat attitude should be an inspiration to plenty of others out there.

“I guess that having this Cancer, though a horrible thing, has brought about some positive things as well, like not taking things for granted and making the most of every day and not putting things off until tomorrow,” say Deb.

Support acts are Danny Gunzburg and Debra Ratcliffe.

The venue is Woodlands Reserve Hall, Teakwood Ave, Woodlands

For more details call Carmel on 94461558

Cost $8 Adults. Children free. Afternoon tea included

Monday, June 14, 2010

When I was a teenager, my brother Michael turned me on to Gene Krupa. It was a lasting passion - not so much for Krupa but for various forms of jazz drumming. However, it had another effect: the cover of Clef records back then had design and art work by David Stone Martin, a master of line and wash illustrations, as shown here with the Billie Holiday and James P.Johnson covers. His album covers are now up on the Internet at

Apart from David Stone Martin, I have always been drawn to the artwork of Ben Shahn and Jonathon Shahn ... Draw these styles together and you have the early cover work of Andy Warhol before he became THE Andy Warhol. The Griffen and Burrell ciovers are his.

CDs do have cover art, but today's artform for music is more the video. Progress I hate to call it, but time stands still for nobody - and technology dictates more changes today than a Zappa concerto!

So, I hope you enjoy these postcards from my past musical passions.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Hear Charles Bernstein read on ABC's Poetica on air or online

Poetica this week on ABC National Radio features one of my favourites, USA poet Charles Bernstein. It is repeated again on Thursday afternoon, but is available online for two weeks or so at

Here are the ABC's notes:

Thank you for saying thank you

A meeting with New York poet Charles Bernstein.

Charles Bernstein was born in New York City in 1950 and has published more than 20 books of poetry. He has been closely involved with the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry movement, and in the 1970s co-founded the journal of the same name.

In this production Charles Bernstein speaks to Anna Messariti in New York about his life and work, and reads a selection of his sharp, funny and political poems.

Sound engineer: David Le May
Producer: Christine Kinsella

Charles Bernstein's Selected Poems is published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.

Poems in the program

There's Beauty in the Sound
Thank you for saying thank you
The Ballad of the Girly Man
In Particular
Wherever Angels Go
It's 8.23 in New York

All from Girly Man published by University of Chicago Press

Doggy Bag
From With Strings published by University of Chicago Press.
"In this poor body, composed of one hundred bones and nine openings, is something called spirit, a flimsy curtain swept this way and that by the slightest breeze. It is spirit, such as it is, which led me to poetry, at first little more than a pastime, then the full business of my life. There have been times when my spirit, so dejected, almost gave up the quest, other times when it was proud, triumphant. So it has been from the very start, never finding peace with itself, always doubting the worth of what it makes."

Matsuo Basho
trans. by Lucien Stryk

Replay: A Snap Poem from 2006

I am open to
suggestion, free
in a life of
comfort and choices,

my children so
secure and active,
villains locked away
in the jug, silenced

forever. I am
a strong breeze, filling
sails of laughter
and life --

a rainbow around
the sun, a white gum
by the river
as it shimmers

in response. I delight
in taking pleasure.
I hear the city
whispering and see
the ocean lapping.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Poetry Reading circa 1998 ...

Thanks to Frances Macaulay Forde for this piece of ephemera.

The Journal of the International Centre for Landscape and Language at Edith Cowan University

Volume 4 Issue 1

The upcoming issue of Landscapes 'Peripatetica' is soliciting responses to the theme of walking and bipedal movement in wild, suburban or urban areas.

American Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau in his essay ‘Walking’ says ‘I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks--who had a genius, so to speak, for SAUNTERING’. Rebecca Solnit more recently in Wanderlust echoes Thoreau when she describes ‘walking is a subversive detour, the scenic route through a half-abandoned landscape of ideas and experiences’.

Landscapes is currently accepting submissions of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, photography, visual and sound art for this unique 2010 issue. We welcome all submissions that attempt to explore the theme of walking in literal or metaphoric ways, regionally in Southwest Australia or internationally.

Academic articles of 8000 words or less will be submitted to a peer-review process before publication.

Please see for submission guidelines and for previous issues

Closing Date 30 June 2010

General Editors Glen Phillips and Andrew Taylor ISSN 1448-0778

I went enquiring at their Landscapes site and with some difficulty found the following which may be useful to you.

Guide for Contributors to the ICLL journal Submissions

welcomes submissions of scholarly articles, reviews and creative works on all aspects of the interrelationship between landscape and language, with a particular interest in ecocritical approaches. Reviews of books, notices of book launches, exhibitions and other events such as conferences and symposia are invited. Creative works accepted include short stories, poems, images and sound files. Scholarly articles will normally be 3000 - 7000 words; book reviews should usually comprise 600 - 800 words. The journal is published twice yearly. Submissions for Landscapes are accepted at any time throughout the year.

All submissions to Landscapes including creative works are refereed. The refereeing process may take up to 3 months. According to the interdisciplinary nature of the journal, our referees come from different disciplines. To view a list of previous and current referees of the journal please click here (coming soon).

Submissions should be sent in electronic form via attachments of MS word or Rich Text format documents to Paper submissions will neither be considered nor returned. Images should be sent in jpg-format, sound files in wav-format. Scholarly articles must include an abstract of 150-200 words. All submissions must be accompanied by a brief biographical note. Contributions submitted to Landscapes should only require minor corrections and need to conform to the journal's style guide.

Style Guide

* Please use UK English.
* Please use single spacing for both main text and footnotes.
* The text should be unjustified with a font size of 12 points.
* Please use endnotes and in-text citations instead of footnotes.
* Indicate new paragraphs by indenting their first line with the tab key. Please do not indent the first paragraph under a heading.
* For all other matters please comply with the current edition of the MLA style. For more information on this style see

Rockpile Tour Interviews and Feature at The Argotist Online.

This feature relates to ROCKPILE a collaboration between poets David Meltzer, Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion, who travelled through eight cities in the U.S. to perform poetry and prose, composed while on the road, with local musicians and artists in each city. ROCKPILE’s main aim was to educate and preserve, as well as to create a history of collaboration. It is hoped that it has helped to reinforce the tradition of the troubadour, a tradition that is central to the cultural upheaval and the identity politics that reawakened poets, artists, musicians and songwriters from the mid-1960s through to the 1970s.

Included in this feature is an interview with David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg, an interview with David Meltzer, perspectives from two of the musicians involved (Bob Malone and Daniel McNaughton), some reactions from people who were either involved or who saw the tour on the road and an overview of the tour by Michael Rothenberg.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

The other day I put up a link for the far-reaching site History of 20th C. Photography. On that same site was a link to Western Literature, of which Modernism was my first interest. Have a look - the evolution of cultural and artistic attitudes and stances is always interesting, especially when we are living in the aftermath, so-called Post Modernism - much of which is simply strands of Modernisn extended and separated from its roots.

Illustrations by Yuri Annenkov

Spoken Word in the Four5Nine: Sunday 20 June 2010

Poet, performer and Perth Poetry Club MC Janet Jackson presents an awesome lineup of local and interstate spoken word on Sunday 20 June in the old Cottonmouth venue: the Four5Nine Bar, Rosemount Hotel, 459 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth. Tickets at the door. $15 unwaged, $10 unwaged. Doors open 6:30pm. Dick Alderson. Tomás Ford. Kate Wilson. Amanda Joy. Kevin Gillam. Randall $tephens & Steve Smart (Melbourne). Plus open mike.

Janet says: 'I'm thrilled to be presenting such a smorgasbord of the best in Perth poetry and spoken word -- and Randall and Steve capture the absolute quintessence of Melbourne performance poetry. If you've got a mind, you'll enjoy this.'

What a lineup! Slam-winning headline Steve Smart has a presentation style that's almost violent in its nakedness, and a completely original voice, informed by everything from Bill Hicks to Laverne & Shirley to love and death to Tasmanian forest blockades. Randall $tephens has an angry vibe, spitting straight-talking lines of urban existence. Kevin Gillam, one of Perth's best-loved poets, performs his experimental, stylish poetry both with and without cello. Amanda Joy lives up to her name: poignant, lyrical poems of love, life and loss, presented with flair and feeling. Kate Wilson, from Bunbury, is one of WA’s favourite performance poets: get ready to hear rhymes that will tingle your spine. Tomás Ford, well-known here and interstate for his electro-disco multimedia shows, was the MC of Cottonmouth; his spoken word is confrontational and uncomfortably funny. Dick Alderson is a favourite at Perth poetry events for his wryly intelligent short poems that splice science into art.

More info: 0406 624 578.

This event was made possible by Brian and Heather Hunt of Entopia Wines.

Interview with Millicent Borges Accardi

Interviews with poets are often interesting, and here's one by a poetry-list friend of mine, Millicent Borges Accardi at

A quote to tantalise you:

INTERVIEWER: That’s a provocative position! We’ll be interested to hear what WVFC readers think about that. Meanwhile, to close our conversation, here’s one final query: What question do you wish we’d asked you and how would you answer it?

MILLICENT: Oh gosh. I guess I want to answer a question about the book cover for Woman on a Shaky Bridge. My husband is an artist and the painting (of me) is a large-scale oil that he painted. It was one of those moments—I was sitting on the couch and Charles had finished a series of nude self portraits, then, another series of fallen soldiers, and was about to launch onto a new pathway when he looked at me and said, There! I had just returned from yoga and had no makeup on and I was not all that engaged. But when it came time to choose a cover, I thought that painting was perfect.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Iron W by Rich Curtis in Poetry

Iron W by Rich Curtis in Poetry

Very interesting project - with successful poems. Most games like Rich Curtis plays produce unreadable poems at best. I enjoyed these and will go back to them often. Hope you do too. And the download is FREE - best price.

Here is a very minimal example (not all so thin):

into the

streets of

rising for

into a

day of

Rich Curtis

Saturday, June 05, 2010

A poem is muddy

The children sing

It’s a hard act to follow

A little clip from Jill Jones piece in

Reasons for Poetry - by William Meredith

A long and thoughtful article on The Reasons for Poetry by William Meredith is available at

I quote a section here:

If every poem is new, it is also associated in its own mind, and ideally in the reader's, with other poems of its species. Poems hold one another in place in our minds, Robert Frost said, the way the stars hold one another in place in the firmament.

The three roles I envision are these:

1. The poet as dissident. Underlying poems conceived by the poet as dissident is a social criticism, whether of a tyranny, like George III's or Stalin's, of an abuse, like nuclear pollution, or of a system, like capitalism. As an activist poet, the dissident is likely to be formally radical, since the large metaphor of his work is revolution, but not necessarily.

2. The poet as apologist. Underlying poems conceived by the poet as apologist is acceptance or approval of the human and social predicament of his tribe. However much the poem may focus on errors or imperfections in its subject, there is implied an order or decorum in the model. Often the poem's mode is praise, overt or implicit, of the specific subject or of the human condition. Every work of art, the Christian apologist W. H. Auden said, is by its formal nature a gesture of astonishment at that greatest of miracles, the principle of order in the universe. The poet as apologist is apt to have a pronounced sense of form, but not necessarily.

3. The third and commonest stance of the poet is the poet as solitary. While the poem by the poet as solitary will sometimes take the stance of talking to itself, more often it speaks from the poet as individual, to the reader as another individual, and intends to establish a limited, intense agreement of feeling. There is no implicit agreement about social needs or predicaments. Such solitary experiences, and they make up most of lyric poetry, carry on their backs the world they are concerned with, like itinerant puppet-shows They create a momentary event where the poet and the reader dwell together in some mutual astonishment of words. The best teacher I ever had told us a lyric poem can only say one of three things. It can say, "Oh, the beauty of it" or "Oh, the pity of it," or it can say, "Oh."

This is a crude trinity, and if useful at all, useful at the elementary level of detecting and dispelling false expectation. I will rehearse the three roles with some examples. [He continues ...]

William Meredith

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Communication breakdown

smoke rises daily
from the hospital

but the staff have
their heads down

at the canteen
and coffee lounge

and can't read
the signals ...

Poetry lives, OK? | The Australian

Jaya Savige has his say on contemporary Australian Poetry.

Poetry lives, OK? | The Australian

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010. RIP

Louise Bourgeois' Maman, located outside the National Gallery of Canada. Personal photo by:Radagast.

More poetry jots by Andrew Barke

Holden fans wave their flags
in Ford fans’ faces

The automobile is a wheelchair.

Balinese drape gods
in checkered cloth

we are numerous,
Oppen said

singleminded & focused

poems change up
minor to major

all poetry is derivative

no tradition without
revolution throwing over
the balustrades

ant’s a centaur in his dragon world

automobile quote, Nicanor Parra; ant quote, Ezra Pound


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Readers Write: The Journey from Population Health Management to Precision Medicine

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The Journey from Population Health Management to Precision Medicine
By David Bennett

Imagine a world where individuals receive custom-tailored healthcare. Patients are at the center of their own care, making key decisions themselves. They are supported by research and education, and their information is shared easily between caregivers and clinicians. Preventive care is more effective than ever, and medical interventions occur in record time.

With precision medicine, this world is not just within reach — it’s already happening.

Precision medicine (also known as personalized medicine) is the next step in population health management, transforming healthcare from being about many, to focusing on one.

Population health serves as the “who” to identify cohorts of patients that are at risk and require attention. Precision medicine is the “what,” providing caregivers with the specific information they need to create effective prevention and treatment plans that are customized for each individual.

Having the largest variety of data sets possible optimizes therapeutic tracking of each patient’s care plan to make and refine diagnoses. This sets the stage to pursue the most personalized therapy possible by detecting patterns in clinical assessments, behavior, and outcomes.

Data is essential, but it’s only useful if you have the ability to make big data small in order to personalize care. Today’s technology platforms can do just that, by capturing vast amounts of health data and applying real-time analytics that provide information and tools that help healthcare professionals and health insurers make more effective, individualized treatment decisions.

Using this information to engage patients and guide care management makes the journey from population health management to precision medicine that much easier, paving the way for an era of truly personalized medicine that prevents the deterioration of health.

The timing couldn’t be better for precision medicine’s heyday, and here’s why: one-size care does not fit all.

Many factors are converging to make the adoption of precision medicine a reality:

  • A growing number of EMRs, EHRs, and HIEs are being connected and cover a significant number of individuals.
  • Patients are more interested in participating in their care, especially when they get access to their own data. There are myriad devices on the market today that are relevant — from wearable devices that measure activity and sleep quality, to wireless scales that integrate with smartphone apps, to medical devices that send alerts (such as pacemakers and insulin level trackers). The data from these devices contribute to a robust longitudinal patient record. The interactive nature of the technology is also an excellent way to engage patients.
  • MHealth advances allow us to easily capture consumer data using cellphone technology and monitoring patients remotely with telehealth and virtual consultations.
  • Ability to see which inherited genetic variation within families contributes both directly and indirectly to disease development. We can now adjust care plans when genetic mutations occur as a reaction to the treatment in place.

If we look at healthcare outcomes in the United States, it’s clear that we need to anticipate patients’ needs with evidence and knowledge-based solutions. Only then will we will be able to identify a patient’s susceptibility to disease, predict how the patient will respond to a particular therapy, and identify the best treatment options for optimal outcomes. Precision medicine will get us there.

Precision medicine is about aggregating all forms of relevant data to enable different types of real-time data explorations. More concretely, specific areas of medicine are expected to make use of new sources of evidence, and the data types they leverage vary based on medical specialty. A good example would be the difference between the data sets used by oncologists versus immunologists.

There are two critical types of data explorations that both need a very large number of data sets to bring results:

  • Medical research with scientific modeling. Precision medicine can be leveraged to advance the ways in which large data sets are collected and analyzed, which will lead to better ways and new approaches to managing disease.
  • Clinical applications. Treatment plans and decisions can be greatly improved by identifying individuals at higher risk of disease, dependent on the prevalence and heritability of the disease. We call this cognitive support at the point of impact. To support this, more control is needed in real time over macro variables: genomics, proteomics, metabolism, medication, exercise, diet, stress, environmental exposure, social, etc. Precision medicine provides a platform that has an extensive number of data sets with the ability to easily create custom data sets to capture these types of variables.

Precision medicine not only means care tailored to the individual, it also brings to the healthcare industry the visibility on variability and the speed necessary to act expediently on findings to prevent the deterioration of health. Not only does this enhance patients’ lives, it saves healthcare dollars and prevents waste.

Tailoring deliverables to the needs of individuals is nothing new, at least in other fields such as banking and retail. Pioneers in these industries have leveraged open-source technology on a solid data foundation to meet their markets’ challenges.

Surely we can do the same in healthcare, where it’s literally a matter of life and death. That’s why so many of us are working on a daily basis to accelerate the science behind precision medicine and to encourage its adoption. Precision medicine is nothing short of revolutionary, and together, we can all make it a reality.

David Bennett is executive vice president of product and strategy at Orion Health of Auckland, New Zealand.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

1839 Rosamund's Tea Dress

I have to say I was quite proud of myself for getting this dress done a full 12 days before wearing it at Costume College 2010. However, I lost sleep the night before furiously trimming my bonnet. Argh! I guess since the dress was done, my motivation and speed fell off drastically, so I drug my feet finishing the bonnet. -sigh-

But the bonnet turned out just dandy anyhow. It's covered with light seafoam green silk with the inner brim in a cream silk and lined in soft cotton organdy. The trim is 2" wide chocolate brown double-faced satin ribbon and two large ostrich feathers (which I stole from a previous Regency headpiece). Tiny faux flowers and their leaves accent the inside brim. Fairly simple really - but the effect was true to the period and perfect!

The dress was made from 44" cotton calico purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics about nine years ago. I saved all 14 yards for a special "someday" project, perhaps in the 1830s/Romantic Era vein. Well, it found its purpose. It really is wonderful for the period. I even had someone tell me it reminded them of the fabrics in the Tasha Tudor Collection Catalog from the auction in 2007.

As I wandered the halls of the Warner Center Marriott on Friday, I kept getting the same question over and over: What pattern did you use? Um... let me think.

As one gets more experience in creating historical clothing, your selection of patterns to begin forming your chosen silhouette becomes quite varied. Here's what I used:

Bodice: This is perhaps a 3rd generation bodice pattern that probably originated from the Truly Victorian 1830s dress pattern. For this 1839 gown, I put on my 1830 "Slytherin" Green Dress for a first fitting, noting how much to lengthen the bodice and any fitting issues I needed to correct. (Shoot me now, because I still haven't worked out that little horizontal pinch across the back - total ARGH! Perhaps I'll just stand up straighter next time for the photo so no one will know.)

Bertha Collar: Drafted off the bodice and copied the V&A original for a nice look-alike.

Sleeves: I started with Hunnisett's Period Costume book and drafted out an Early Victorian multi-puffed sleeve, then greatly reduced the sleeve head and width. The bands holding the pleats were made from my arm measurements. The cuff was cut as 2-1/4" finished width to keep with what I read in Costume in Detail. (The pleats took 2 hours for EACH sleeve and were a pain to get even. I think that part of the sleeve needs to be cut on the bias. Too late to change now.)

Skirt: Cut from my measurements but relied heavily on my measurements from my 1844 Striped Dress.

The 1839 dress is worn over a linen chemise, cotton drawers, basic Victorian corset, corded petticoat, bustle pad, organdy ruffled petticoat, and a plain petticoat. The look was completed with a belt (Oh so period!) made from gorgeous royal blue ribbon with a mother-of-pearl buckle and a oval brooch.

Shall we to tea?

Deborah said...

This is a truly awesome dress. The fabric and workmanship is excellent. With the beautiful bonnet you have captured the look completely. This is one of the nicest ensembles I have seen to date.

Jennifer said...

A very gracious Thank You, Deborah.

Noelle said...

DARN IT! I was trying to remember to look for all the people who's blogs I read at Costume college, but I failed miserably. And you were literally the first person that I saw in costume!

Here is a picture I took of you (in fact, because you are picture #1, you are also the icon picture for my costume college set!):

I am so cranky I didn't think to ask people if they blogged! I would have gushed over your blog etc etc. Oh well, consider yourself gushed-over.

Costume college was fab (my first time) and I plan on going from now on. You looked beautiful and perfect and charming (even more so in person)!

Jennifer said...

Thanks Noelle! I feel "gushed." I'm sorry we missed the connection of Blog Writer and Blog Reader. Next year... :-)

Anna said...

it's so pretty! and you made it in 12 days? I couldn't make that in 12 years! hihi

Jennifer said...

Thanks Anna.

I actually got it finished 12 days BEFORE Costume College - which is a feat because I'm usually sewing up to the day before. (Technically I was up late anyhow finishing the bonnet 'cause my momentum stalled because the dress was finished. Ack! Don't stop just because the dress is done - keep going if you have accessories to complete!)

Anyway.. I started this on July 4th with the initial fitting/pattern alterations, so the dress took three weeks. That's with a full-time job and working on other Cloak & Corset writing.

The Budget Reenactor said...

Oh my goodness that is gorgeous!!! I look forward to seeing more of your creations:)!

Jennifer said...

Thanks Kim!
You can continue to follow my projects at and on the Historical Sewing Facebook page. See you there!

Renaissance Festivals said...

wow! 1839 fashion era really very pretty and styles according today fashion..

I liked your dressing style... and i love also renaissance clothing era

Savories of Life said...

Yes very pretty dress. I love 1800 clothign as well as victorian. read my blog.

ywea said...

omg i love yor blog. its nice to see that more people enjoy historical sewing :)

0s0-Pa said...

Seeing all these fun dresses almost makes me wish I had been around during the 19th century!
-Jackie @ Matching neckties


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History and Art History
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

BA in Art History

Anne Hyland, 2014

Anne Hyland

So what are you up to now professionally?

I am currently working as a guide on the Visitor Experience team at Glenstone. Glenstone is a private collection contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland that is free and open to the public. Glenstone’s mission is focused on the integration of art, architecture, and landscape and has a great interest in sustainability. The collection consists of Post-war/Contemporary art and our current exhibition features the work of American sculptor Fred Sandback. We are currently in the process of expanding our exhibition space with new exhibition facilities slated to open in the next few years. Glenstone is an exciting place to work especially during this transitional period.

As a guide, I am responsible for giving tours of our current exhibition as well as guiding visitors through the landscape to view the outdoor sculpture. I spend a significant amount of time researching the art and artists featured in Glenstone’s collection. I am also working with our Archives and Library Department on several projects that include editing interview transcripts, updating information on our collection database, and organizing archival material. I have also worked with various other departments, giving me an opportunity to grow professionally by learning more about the organization as a whole.

How do you think your Art History major at Mason prepared you for your career?

During my time at George Mason, I cultivated strong relationships with my professors and peers and doing so has continued to serve as a great advantage in the development of my professional career. I focused my studies primarily on Contemporary Art though I chose to enroll in courses covering a wide range of topics including several seminar courses outside of my area of expertise. The seminars helped me learn how to conduct research and compose papers properly which has proven to be an essential skill in the field of Art History outside of the classroom. My professors encouraged me to apply my interest and knowledge of Postwar Art in various other subjects including Impressionism, Defining Authorship, and American Sports History. Exploring subject matter across different genres made each course interesting and challenging which provided me with a well-rounded intellectual experience.

Dr. De Armendi served as a mentor during my time at Mason and I worked under her as a teaching aid and grader in two Art History courses during a summer session. This position ultimately led to an internship at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. During my final year at Mason, I enrolled in a Studio Art course with Professor Elsabe Dixon who suggested I should apply for a position at Glenstone. After completing my internship, I was hired by Glenstone during the last semester of my senior year. With the help of two Mason professors, I have been able to start my career in a field rooted in art history. The faculty at Mason always encouraged me to challenge myself and their constant support allowed me to develop the skills and confidence needed to start a career in the arts.

Why did you choose Art History as a major in the first place?

Growing up in the Washington D.C. area, I spent my childhood visiting the museums on the mall. I fell in love with art at a very young age, though I never imagined the possibility of turning my passion into a career. I enrolled in an Art History course as an elective and found myself devoting more and more of my elective credits to the subject. I changed my major to Art History before transferring to GMU for my final two years of earning a degree. The learning environment at George Mason is exceptional and I am so grateful to have received my education here. The guidance and support provided by the History and Art History faculty allowed me to grow academically and professionally, which thus allowed me to grow as a person.

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John Stone poem for Bob Hatcher

John Stone poem for Bob Hatcher

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Repository: Hargrett Manuscripts
Creator: Stone, John, 1936-2008
Title: John Stone poem for Bob Hatcher
Dates: 1974 November
Quantity: 1.0 folder (1 poem)
Coll. Number: ms3319

Biographical/Historical Note

John Stone (1936-2008) was a poet, essayist, cardiologist, and lecturer, and served during his varied career as professor of medicine, associate dean, and director of admissions at the Emory University School of Medicine.

For more information, see the article "John Stone (1936-2008)" in the New Georgia Enclycopedia.

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The collection consists of a typed poem titled Double-header with ink drawings, and inscribed “To Bob Hatcher who will understand—John Stone, November 1974.”

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

There are no 'Stupid' questions & Lisa Hahn's Cover Reveal!

Last day of September. Do you know what that means?

It's Ask A Stupid Question Day!

For reals.

It's a day created by teachers to get kids to ask more questions in class.

[If you ask me, using the word 'stupid' in the name of your awesome idea, was a stupid decision.]

So, in honor of today we should ask random questions all day long!

Need a few examples?

Try typing in 'Why is', 'What is', or 'Where is', into your Google Search screen. You might get some interesting results.

Take a few minutes to think about the English Language. That ought to provide some great questions.

Apparently, Yahoo Answers has a million of them. Warning: your IQ may drop just reading them.

If you're concerned as coming off as 'stupid' when you ask your random question, make sure you follow up with ... "I'm asking for a friend." Problem solved!

Have fun out there today!

InkSpell Author Lisa Hahn's Cover Reveal!

A Dream Come True
By Lisa Hahn

Cover Design: Najla Qambar Designs
Category: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella

Release date: October 20, 2015

Alexa Anello planned on taking over her grandma’s salon ever since she decided she wanted to be a stylist back in elementary school. What she wasn’t planning on was her rock star crush asking her out after one of his shows.

Liam Walker loves making music but hates being a celebrity. Despite the demands of his career, he’s a pretty simple guy. He likes to keep his private life out of the media as much as he can.

Will Liam be able to help make all of Alexa’s dreams come true or will he leave her feeling like his dirty little secret…

About the Author:
Lisa Hahn writes contemporary and new adult romance. She’s interested in characters that are smart, sincere, and somewhat artistically inclined. She and her husband currently reside in Northern New Jersey with their cat and two dogs. In addition to romance novels, Lisa is interested in yoga, fitness, veganism, and professional wrestling.

Twitter: @bylisahahn

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Monday, September 28, 2015

We are celebrating & acquiring knowledge in here today!!!

Today is a good day.

Why, you ask?

Well, even though it's Monday, it's my birthday.

Since I'm still breathing, and as far as I know...upright, we must celebrate!

That's right! Aliens.

Never mind!

And, what better way to celebrate than have one of my very best blog-buddies join us with her new book!

Welcome, Tara Tyler!

Screenplays - Not as easy as you'd think...
On one of my many back burners sits the screenplay of Pop Travel. I'm wishful thinking. But hey, that's how I got this far in the first place. You never know! So if you're considering going in that direction, here's some advice I've picked up from working on mine. It's very exciting and a lot of fun!

Where to begin?
That's a really good question. I bought SAVE THE CAT by Blake Snyder to help me "beat" out my MSs, but it was written as a guide on writing a screenplay. It's pretty terrific for both. And just like a novel, the first scene in a screenplay has to hook 'em.

But that's not what happens in the book...
Every scene/chapter should be its own mini story with a beginning middle and end, complete with a climax. But a screenplay has to be less than 150 pages!! 100 is the best because the rule is: every page is a minute of film. A screenplay has to move the plot along, keeping only the bestest parts. So much cutting! And I can totally see why they leave so much out of a novel and even change characters or scenes to make it work on screen.

Think Visually.
Mr. Snyder recommends you watch the opening scenes of a few similar genre films you enjoy to pay attention to their hooks. It was a great motivator. Writing a screenplay takes "show not tell" to a whole other level. It's all setting, action, and dialog!

And that's about as far as I am. I've re-outlined my screenplay several times because I have to cut more out with each pass. It's so hard! The formatting is crazy, but that's the easy part - there are apps and programs and templates for that!

Ever tried or considered trying it? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for having me, Heather! You're always a sweet friend to me =) I hope your readers enjoyed my amateur take on screenplays. I'm always learning and trying stuff! Why not?!

by Tara Tyler
Release Date: Sept 14, 2015

In 2082, androids are an essential part of daily life. Some are helpful, some would make better toasters, and some are so human-like they're creepy. Back in Atlanta, Detective Cooper's latest client has him searching for her boyfriend who she thinks was replaced by a simulation, an illegal clone android. The guy also happens to be a popular new congressman.

As if the case wasn't frustrating enough, Cooper keeps crossing paths with his ex, FBI Agent Geri Harper who's looking for the same guy. As Cooper closes in, Geri is kidnapped. But when she resurfaces in Washington and goes on a killing spree, he knows it isn't her. Now under suspicion himself, Cooper must find the real Geri to prove her innocence, not to mention hunt down the powerful villain behind it all. Never a dull moment.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Stormy the Weather Gnome meets Death & The Re-opening of The X-Files News

Stormy the Weather Gnome ... Grimm.

Aren't they adorable together? Although, Stormy is looking a little pale. Hmmmmm.

The Re-opening of The X-Files News

I don't have a whole lot of new news to share. Just that I have finally caught up and surpassed the #TheXFiles201Days re-watch.

I just watched Season 4, Episode 9 because I know I won't be home much this weekend.
The re-watch is on Season 4, Episode 7, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man.

It's a good episode all about Cancer Man and how is is like the Forrest Gump of the not-so-secret government agency that controls all the world's important events.

The best part is his park bench soliloquy.

"Life is like a box of chocolates. A cheap thoughtless perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable because all you get back is another box of chocolates. So, you’re stuck with this undefinable whipped mint crap that you mindlessly wolf down when there’s nothing else left to eat. Sure, once in a while there’s a peanut butter cup or an English toffee, but they’re gone too fast and the taste is fleeting. So you end up with nothing but broken bits filled with hardened jelly and teeth shattering nuts. If you’re desperate enough to eat those all you’ve got left is an empty box filled with useless brown paper wrappers." Raul Bloodworth

The name Raul Bloodworth is Cancer Man's nom de plume. He fancied himself a writer, but spent a lot of time putting rejection letters in his desk drawer.

Sound familiar?

Have a great weekend!

The BOY has another football game tomorrow!

Go WildCats!

Make sure to visit on Monday! I've got Tara Tyler stopping by during her virtual book tour!

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Meet Death, but cuter & Alyse Miller's new release - The Acorn Tattoo!

So, I go into CVS Pharmacy the other day and all the Halloween stuff is out.

The stores are crazy if they think I can buy candy this far ahead and not eat it all before October 31st. Crazy like a FOX!

But, I do like to browse the aisles to see the new decorations and such.

And there he was. Grimm.

Isn't he the cutest Death ever??? He's killin' me!!! With cuteness!

The BOY wants to take fun pictures with Grimm, like I do with Stormy. So these are his photo ideas so far.

Stay tuned for more of Grimm in the near future!!

Welcome Alyse Miller and her new release... The Acorn Tattoo!

The Acorn Tattoo: A Novella

by Alyse Miller
Cover Design: Najla Qamber
ISBN:  978-1-939590-53-4

Sometimes Neverland isn’t the place you go to stay young; it’s the place you leave to grow up.

Claire Baker is an orphan who has always been afraid to open her heart – that is, until she meets Jake Holland, the Boy with the Acorn Tattoo, who sweeps her off her feet with his ocean-timbered voice and sheepish Lost Boy grin. Consumed by their budding romance everything seems to be perfect for Claire, completely perfect --
– Except for Davie, Claire’s childhood friend who’s always held a corner of her heart – the dark, somber-eyed boy who has grown into a handsome, enigmatic man – and who has hooked himself so deeply inside of her she cannot escape him. When Davie professes his love in an unexpected burst of loosened passion, Claire finds herself torn between the two men: the one that’s stolen her heart and the one who’s held it all along.
Now, Claire must navigate through the purities and passions of love and accept the consequences of finally letting her heart take the lead.

Lost in Neverland, how does a girl choose between the Pan and the pirate?

Alyse Miller is a young women’s fiction writer with a penchant for romantic and speculative twists. She lives in New York and can often be found writing in dimly lit coffee shops while drinking chai tea.

Monday, September 21, 2015

A really bad pirate joke and S.K. Anthony's new release...Static.

Had a little too much fun this weekend. My liver is SO unhappy. I actually took a nap on Sunday and if you knew me, you would know how unusual that is.

On the bright side, I did catch up to The X-Files re-watch! YAY! Hopefully I can stay caught up. :)

Did you talk like a pirate on Saturday? It was International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

My favorite pirate joke...
What is the pirate's favorite letter?
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I have S.K. Anthony's new release in her Luminaries series today! Best of luck to you!

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: The Luminaries #2
Release Date: September 17 2015

Kevin Pierce is a teleporter, a ladies’ man, and a loyal friend . . . or so he thought.

As a genetically altered Luminary, he helps the government bring down some of the most dangerous criminals. Not very challenging if you have his special abilities. But when a group of rebel Luminaries attacks his Organization the fight for survival begins.

One shattering event after another tests the depth of his relationships, his sanity, and his powers. Emotionally torn, Kevin must choose carefully where his loyalty lies. In the middle of all the unexpected chaos he gets the biggest shock of his life when he’s faced by a betrayal he never saw coming. Angry, injured, and ready to even the score, Kevin goes Static . . .

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Being strong is one thing. Being an unlimited source of power is quite another.
Genetically altered by the Organization, Annie Fox takes down criminals CIA-style with her luminary strength. With nothing to mend but her broken heart, she is relentlessly pursued by her boss Derek Lake. Just when Annie is about to give him a chance, her ex-husband unexpectedly comes out of hiding.A wanted man, Nick Logan is a cold-hearted murderer who is considered enemy number one, and orders are clear: kill on contact. He is more powerful than ever and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear. His plan? Get his hands on Annie and use her Kinetic energy to destroy them all. When Annie finds herself with an opportunity to end him, she pauses, horrified by the scars covering the face she once loved. A split second that will cost her everything...

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Music Mixing Software – Here’s How to Use One

If you want to make music, whether for fun or profit, you first have to check out one music mixing software to another for you to get a good hang of producing beats early on. Such kind of software is so clever as it lets you chop up the tracks to numerous small loops which you can put to use over other tracks, or shuffle in an original track in order to come up with something which sounds familiar, but is actually new. The best music mixing software is one that can mix the tempo and speed of two or several songs. The music mixing software you choose must also be able to accomplish it without necessarily distorting the quality or pitch of any of the songs. Since you are now more familiar as to how a music mixing software works, the next step is for you to learn how you should use it. First, you will be seeing a basic interface which will give you a good overview of all the controls you will use in your music mixing software. You will have to pick the specific audio files that you like to mix together. You might want to be more familiar with the settings through selecting an old song in order to be more prepared the moment you start creating your own beats. A music mixing software can give you a lot of exciting choices for creating new sounds. Once you have decided on the songs, the next thing to do is load these songs to the music mixing software for you to fiddle and identify the different song components. Here, it is important to listen to every component sound individually. After you finished fixing every component, it is time that you bring them altogether. Determine the main track that you like then fiddled with this until you reach the setting that you are most comfortable with. You can then fiddle with the volume until you find the point where you can clearly hear apart the other sounds aside from the main track you chose. Don’t forget to have fun and take your time while doing it, especially since you will create a fresh sound through adjusting to switch to a certain position for controlling the beat, rhythm, and tone of the various elements. You will also find out that going back and forth until you reach the music arrangement you prefer will all be worth it. Then comes the best part: once you think that you have finished with it, you can now listen to your song the whole way as many times as you want, and even ask others to listen to it. It is during this time when your friends and family can also give their initial input. You can then go back to your music mixing software to make the necessary setting adjustments based on the feedback you got. The moment you are finally 100 percent convinced with your creation, your brand new track is now ready to go to production!


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Her biggest performance to date took place this January 2017 when she was chosen to be one of the 6 finalists to perform live on BBC 2's Eurovision 'You Decide' competing to represent the UK. You can watch this performance on the MUSIC VIDEOS page.

Holly has worked for First Family Entertainment in leading roles in their pantomimes at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, playing 'Wendy' in Peter Pan, 'Beauty' in Sleeping Beauty and the title role of Cinderella. She most recently played 'Princess Jasmine' in 2015/2016 at The Mayflower Theatre in Southampton for Qdos Entertainment.

She aspires to female artists like Alicia Keys, Emeli Sande & Beyonce, and is a very modern vocalist and pianist, so when she performs, her repertoire includes hits such as 'Thinking Out Loud', 'Love Yourself', ‘All Of Me’, ‘How Long Will I Love You’, ‘Make You Feel My Love’, and other favourites which she puts her own soulful spin on.

Holly is very proud to be an ambassador for the charity ‘Hope For Hollie’ which she has supported and performed at their annual charity ball for the last 5 years. She recorded a charity single for them to raise money and continues to support and do what she can for them. To read more about the charity, visit their website - http://www.hopeforhollie.co.uk

If you're interested in Holly performing at your upcoming event - please visit the CONTACT page.

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Holly is a 22 year-old vocalist & pianist from Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom.

Holly's passion for music developed from a very early age, having experience over the years performing in many different venues across the world in corporate, high profile charity events and weddings including the celebrity wedding of Mark Wright & Michelle Keegan.               She has recently been flown out twice to the Seychelles to perform on behalf of ‘Goldstone Live’ for an elite event.

On top of being a soloist, she has been performing with live bands for over 3 years at prestigious events including supporting Jess Glynne at Grosvenor House Hotel, ‘Mcfly’ at the Principality Stadium, and alongside Scott Mills at Superdrug’s annual conference. Other VIP corporate do’s include Pandora, Odeon, Next, deVere Group, GlobalCapital, Virgin Media & the SAMSUNG Galaxy S8/S8+ launch in Morocco.


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Saturday, May 28, 2005

"Peace, Peace", they cry...

..."when there is no peace." That old phrase from the prophets came to my mind as I was biking home from Chipotle's last night.

Every Friday evening, a small group of protestors sets themselves up in the corner of one of the main intersections of Redlands. They carry signs and hand out petitions supporting "world peace" and decrying how military spending detracts from "health care".

I guess I'm still Calvinistic enough to have a total lack of comprehension for why people think this sort of thing will work. Such groups inevitably appeal to things like "universal brotherhood", rejection of violence, etc. The problem is, these concepts are only valid in the context of God's work in the church. In the church, there is (or should be) no Jew or Gentile, Greek or barbarian, all are brothers. Outside the church, there is tribal and racial hatred - you see the results in Rwanda and East L.A. Christians, in their offical role of ambassadors of Christ, are called to turn the other cheek. Police officers and soldiers (who can also be Christians) cannot turn the other cheek without innocents paying the consequences. For there are men and women on this earth who fear not God, and must taste the sword before they grudgingly submit to the law of men and nations.

And if the secular idea of pacifism is linked to evolutionary ideals ("We ought to be better than this by now!"), all I can say is, they are ignorant of history and human nature. Fine ideas, a liberal education and chanting the stanzas of "Kumbayah" will not reverse the Fall.

There can be no peace, apart from the Gospel. And even then, the final Peace is still to come. But when it comes, who will be found faithful on the earth?

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Monday, 20 August 2012

Why Ordering Samples Is Important

One of the other key areas to storage solutions is choosing the correct colour scheme to match your home. Thankfully I have not had to rely on my memory and the fact that certain a colour “looks a bit like this”. Although I have used my decorating clothes as a personal colour chart before!! The benefit of ordering samples is great.

If you are ordering online, this becomes even more important, if not essential. The colour you see on the screen or a print out, is often not the same colour that will be delivered. If you have ordered several pots or paint or a pallet load of bathroom tiles and they do not match then costs really can mount up when it comes to sending them back, or trying to get a replacement.

Paint Samples
Paint is one of the easiest samples to obtain as not only can you get a wide range of colours and brochures, you can also get samples which prove valuable. The key is to choose a sample and place this onto the walls if possible so you can see what the colour looks like. If this not possible (living rooms with blobs of paint can be off putting) try painting the colour onto a plain sheet of white paper and placing that on the wall.

Look at the room in different lights and different times of the day, depending on where the sun shines through. This can make a difference to the room and a wall that was once light, may look different when the sun goes down.

Furniture Samples
If you are making a purchase online of a wardrobe or any storage solution, be sure to check that the colours of both the exterior and interior match the existing colour schemes. These are bulky items and need to be right. Samples can be obtained from visiting the showroom or display area, or requesting some samples online.

Carpet and Flooring Samples
This is definitely one to get right and order some samples. The range and design of tiles can be overwhelming and you do not know what will work in your home without visiting a showroom or ordering tiles and flooring online. A lot of online retailers understand the complexities of choosing flooring and will be able to send samples for a small charge. This can be recouped when purchasing a batch, but it is worth checking whether to visit a store or shop online.

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Top 5 Annuals for the West

Vincent van Gogh isn't the only person to be starry-eyed over sunflowers -- they're a popular annual in gardens throughout the West. See more pictures of annual flowers.

So you've got full sunlight, lots of butterflies … and limited precipitation. What's a gardener in an arid climate to do? The sun-scorched earth of the West might make gardening difficult in this area, but it can be done. For gardeners with more than maintenance on their minds, and an interest in water conservation and bright blossoms, annuals (which go into the ground each year) offer the perfect solution.

One thing to keep in mind when adding colors and plants to your yard is that planting in the dead of summer isn't going to give your plants the best shot at establishing roots that will last for the entire season. For these hot areas, you want plants that can maintain their color and durability, so their roots need a chance to find the water that's down deep. Planting in the spring will allow these hardy annuals to do just that. And because water becomes more important as the days grow longer, giving your plants additional nutrients can make all the difference in the world. Adding mulch, or using your veggie scraps or lawn clippings as compost can help parched land retain some of its moisture and ease the stress of hot days [source: Fosdick].

Taking these precautions and planting annuals will give you a garden that grows bright and bountiful all season with the most basic amount of work and effort. In this article we'll cover the basics of some strong annuals: Salvia, the California Poppy, Lantana, Sunflowers and Angelonia. From shrubs that welcome deer to the fun of snapdragons and colossal colors of sunflowers (who said they had to be yellow?) these annuals are beautiful and hardy enough to color any canyon out west.

Let's start by taking an in-depth look at Salvia.

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Anchor Hocking Montana Glass Jar with Airtight Lid, Brushed Metal, 1.5 Gallon

  • Large capacity 1.5-gallon Anchor Glass storage jar featuring a brushed metal lid
  • Anchor Glass pantry storage jars feature thick side walls for added durability and stability
  • Anchor Glass is a healthier choice over plastic storage; glass does not discolor, retain smells, or leach chemicals into food
  • Glass jar is MADE IN THE USA and dishwasher safe; hand-washing is recommended for the metal lid
  • Clear glass allows contents of jar to be easily seen without removing the lid; Wide mouth opening for ease of access and scooping; snug fitting lid helps keep foods fresh longer

Ann Clark Mason Jar Cookie Cutter Set - 2 Piece - 3 1/2" & 4 3/8" - Tin Plated Steel

  • The Small 3 1/2" Mason Jar Cookie Cutter is a fun, trendy shape to use for a bridal shower or as a wedding favor- giveaway the cookie cutter, Mason Jar shaped cookies, or both! This shape will also be a cool gift for someone who enjoys canning. Also comes in a larger size (4 3/8")- item #7735A.
  • If you're stuck on what to use as a wedding or bridal shower favor, consider the 4 3/8" Mason Jar Cookie Cutter- either use the cookie cutter itself, or have shaped cookies for your guests! This shape is also a fun gift for someone who is into canning, or who enjoys drinking out of mason jars.
  • HEAVY DUTY TIN PLATED STEEL - Great as pancake molds, or for cutting cookie dough, fondant, soft fruits, bread, sandwiches, cheese, or craft clay. Hand wash, dry Immediately, not dishwasher safe.
  • MADE IN THE USA - by Ann Clark Cookie Cutters in Rutland, Vermont. Our cutters are made from steel manufactured right here in the USA, and our products have all been certified as food safe.
  • FAMILY OWNED - Family owned and operated since 1989, Ann Clark Cookie Cutters has grown from a small gift company to the largest manufacturer of cookie cutters in America.

Home Basics Cookie Jar with Metal Top

  • Glass jar provides storage space for dry ingredients with metal top
  • Elegant glass construction with metal top and decorative cookie label
  • 7.5-Inch by 10-Inch; secure metal lid

Mud Pie Circa Cookie Jar, White

Brand: Mud Pie
  • Cookie jar has a rubber seal on the lid
  • Measures 12" x 7"
  • Hand washing is recommended

Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill Glass Cookie/Candy Jar, 1/2-Gallon

  • Heritage Hill Glass Canister
  • Great for cookies, candy, biscuits and more
  • Classic design looks great anywhere
  • 1/2 gallon capacity
  • Made by Anchor Hocking in the USA

Home Essentials 1375 8.25 In. H Cookie Jar With Red Lid

  • Transparent glass makes contents easy to identify
  • Screw-top candy red metal lid gives a fun, fresh pop of color
  • Great for storing cookies, treats, snacks, and more
  • Nostalgic "Fresh Homemade Cookies" embossed on the side
  • 5.50" L x 5.50" W x 8.25" H

DII Classic Ceramic Cookie Jar with Airtight Lid - Red

Brand: DII
  • SIMPLE, SOFISTICATED, FUNCTIONAL - DII vintage inspired ceramic "Fresh Homemade Cookies" jar available in red, blueberry, or aqua, 8.5x6x6", hand wash only
  • HOLD ALL YOUR COOKIES - 1 large canister that holds 10.5 cups ( measured with water), the perfect size to hold all your freshly baked cookies or treats ready for guests
  • AIRTIGHT SEAL KEEP FOODS FRESH: These canisters include a silicone gasket to ensure a tight fit every time. Your foods will stay fresh and safe from ants and other bugs.
  • STYLE & SOPHISTICATION - Whether giving as a gift or using in your own home, these vintage inspired canisters are offer the perfect blend of style and sophistication along with terrific versatility
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Underground Toys Doctor Who Tardis Cookie Jar

  • Officially Licensed Doctor Who Product
  • Ceramic with sculpted detail
  • Other products in the range include TARDIS Mug with RemovablTeapote lid and TARDIS
  • Rubber Seal on lid

Anchor 77899 Penny Candy Jar

Brand: Anchor
  • 1 gallon capacity
  • Made of glass with chrome metal lid
  • Hand wash

Star Wars R2D2 Talking Cookie Jar with R2D2 trademark beeping sounds

Brand: Star Wars
  • R2-D2 Talking Jar with original movie sounds; Perfect for any food
  • R2-D2 trademark beeping sound activated upon opening the cookie jar
  • Officially Licensed
  • Made of Plastic
  • Requires 3 'LR44' 1.5V batteries (Included). Measures 11-inches x 7 1/4-inches x 3 1/2-inches

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Take A Look At These Great Home Improvement Tips

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A collection of tips on how to begin improving your home makes the perfect starting point for a beginner to emerge and hopefully begin improving their own home much easier. Below is just such a collection that will hopefully assist the eager novice into eventually becoming a pro when it comes to home improvement.

Do not panic if you scuff the corner of a wooden piece of furniture, trim or cabinetry. Instead, grab your iron and a damp napkin. Wet the damaged corner lightly, and then apply the heated iron to restore the finished color and grain of the wood to the area that was scratched.

Plug in some motion sensing night lights. At a minimum, you should consider plugging in one in every strategically located outlet between your bedrooms and the bathroom. You can now obtain these lights at the dollar stores for very reasonable prices. Think of the reassurance they will provide!

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Many home builders save money on construction costs by installing only solid wood or particleboard cabinets that do not have any type of hardware. Fortunately, you can purchase cabinet knobs, drawer pulls, and handles online or at any home improvement store. You can opt for vintage-look pulls, modern knobs, or designer accents that can be installed in minutes.

Installing carpet can be a daunting task if done yourself, or an expensive task if you pay a professional to do it. Fortunately there is an alternative. Much like vinyl floor tiles, there are carpet tiles that exist. These too have adhesive backing that allows you to install them easily, and they look just like real sheet carpeting when installed.

Update your decor and save money at the same time by changing your window treatments to energy-efficient varieties. Thermal drapes are made from heavy fabrics that act as insulation to minimize drafts, and blackout curtains block sunlight, keeping your home cooler in the summer months. Many window treatments perform double-duty, combining blackout effects with thermal fabrics.

Make sure you have a thorough understanding of your home improvement projects. This prevents you from underestimating the cost involved or the time necessary to complete a project. By making a list of the necessary steps and materials, you can ensure you are well-prepared, and you can also use the list to seek a second opinion to avoid missing any steps or overlooking any potential road blocks or complications for your home improvement projects. This is especially true with exterior renovations.home improvement tips

Did you know that you can install your metal roofing right over top of old asphalt tiles? This will save you time and money because you will not have costs involved in the removal. But if there are more than two layers they will have to be removed first.

Landscaping is another exterior home improvement that often turns costly and leads to wasted resources. One major tip is to purchase landscaping native to the area in which you live. Also make sure you purchase plants that are perennials. This is much easier and cheaper than spending the time and money to re plant each and every year.

Well, hopefully the aforementioned collection of tips were enough to give you a great start on what to do and expect when it comes to improving your own home with a DIY home improvement. This collection was carefully constructed to be an aid in your arsenal so that you can begin to hone your home improvement skills into doing great and safe improvement jobs.

By: Kevin Germain

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Sleeping Beauty

It's been a busy week. I spent two days at meetings in Boise, then flew to Southern California where I am happily ensconced in my "grandma" role, taking care of my 2 1/2month old grand daughter. At the moment she is a sleeping beauty so I have a few minutes to post to my blog. Yesterday was a whirlwind with her, I now know why nature doesn't let women my age become first-time mothers, we just don't have the energy for it.

No Manic Monday post this week so I went exploring and found this link for Friday fill ins.

Friday Fill in #94:

1. Follow the smell of fresh baked bread.
2. My knitting is something I always take with me on vacation.
3. To achieve your goals, you must know what they are.
4. I watch my grand-daughter sleep and am filled with hope and worry, hope about her future and worry about our country and world, is something I'd like you to know about me.
5. I have things to do and places to go, but nothing more important than watching my grand-daughter sleep.
6. Hope floats.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing my son, tomorrow my plans include going to the yarn store and Sunday, I want to read stories to my grand-daughter.

Janet said...

ooh fresh baked bread, delicious!

Thanks for playing, have fun this weekend :-)

LOVE your neck warmer, btw!

Smilingsal said...

I don't blame you for watching her and taking pictures; she's beautiful. Please come visit and see my answers. While there, check out the BOX of new books I'm giving away.

Kim said...

She is absolutely adorable!

Knitting Nurd said...

What a beautiful baby!!! Enjoy your time with her. :=)

agoodwitchtoo said...

What an absolute cutie!

TiLT said...

what an absolute beauty! of course, they all are when sleeping :) and at that age...pretty much always

Tulip's Talking said...

Sleeping BEAUTY, and Hope Floats!

Stormy Designs said...

She's beautiful :-)

Rose Works Jewelry said...

She's gorgeous!

Casey said...

Ooh, she's a pretty little thing! Hi from another Idahoan, visiting from Derfwad Manor, via The Pioneer Woman.