ice Get Affordable Quality Directory Listing Service By linkworxseo.wordpress.com Published On :: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:00:06 +0000 Link Worx Seo provides you the most effective way to improve your site’s link building through its directory listing service. Whether you are a start-up enterprise or a well established company, you will certainly need powerful techniques to increase your site’s online visibility. All the search engines today are becoming gradually tighter about website positioning […] Full Article DIRECTORY SUBMISSION SERVICE LINK BUILDING add-url directory submission services directory-submission listings marketing online-advertising seo-link-building web-directories
ice Ten Best SEO Practices to Follow to Help Your Business By linkworxseo.wordpress.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:05:29 +0000 The Problem Recently an individual was trying to understand why their website had been dropped from the search engine results. There are several factors that can cause your website to lose placement completely or drop significantly enough that you may need to search several pages back in the results to find your site again. There are […] Full Article SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION (SEO) best-seo-rules seo seo-advice seo-help seo-tips website
ice Looking for the Best SEO Directory Inclusion Services for Your Website? By linkworxseo.wordpress.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:19:36 +0000 Directory Inclusion Service : A large percentage of the world is using the internet for a variety of thing’s nowadays. Because of this a large number of directories have been created in effort to generate revenue and localization for websites to be categorized into easily searchable databases that list different websites. Search engines have made […] Full Article DIRECTORY SUBMISSION SERVICE LINK BUILDING OFF PAGE OPTIMIZATION add-url directory-submission search-listing-services seo-directories seo-link-building web-directories website-inclusion
ice The Practice of Letting Go By zenhabits.net Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:12:38 +0000 By Leo Babauta Most of our stresses and frustrations come from our unwillingness to let go. Hear me out: think about something you’re stressing about, or someone you’re frustrated about. What thought do you have about that person or situation that causes the frustration? It’s often an invisible thought, that we don’t realize we have, […] The post The Practice of Letting Go appeared first on zen habits. Full Article Mindfulness & Mastery Resiliency & Change
ice The Practice of Examining Our Beliefs By zenhabits.net Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:58:00 +0000 By Leo Babauta There’s a practice that I find to be really valuable, and I call it “Examining Beliefs.” If you regularly engage with this, it will transform you. Let’s say there’s something you want to do but you feel stuck — maybe you’re procrastinating a lot, maybe you’re stuck in an old habit. The […] The post The Practice of Examining Our Beliefs appeared first on zen habits. Full Article Mindfulness & Mastery
ice 5 Stoic & Zen Practices That I Believe In By zenhabits.net Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:35:00 +0000 By Leo Babauta I believe in finding powerful practices for transformation wherever we can find them. And the Stoic philosophers Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca are huge inspirations for me. I’ve found there to be a huge overlap between Stoicism and Zen Buddhism, even if there are also some key differences. The overlap between Zen & […] The post 5 Stoic & Zen Practices That I Believe In appeared first on zen habits. Full Article Mindfulness & Mastery
ice Billy West Recorded Some Choice Donald Trump Tweets in the Voice of Zapp Brannigan By cheezburger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:00:00 -0700 It turns out that there's a VERY fine line between Donald Trump and the Futurama character Zapp Brannigan. Memes with Zapp's image and Trumps tweets started circulating the internet and they caught the attention of Billy West, the voice actor who plays Zapp Brannigan on Futurama. The recordings he made are out of this world. Full Article list donald trump futurama quote
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ice Essential Election Day Vote-Saving TipFrom Jay Ponti, Save Your Vote's Director of Voter Justice By www.gregpalast.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:11:46 +0000 Unless it’s absolutely necessary, do not accept a provisional ballot. Watch this clip from our recent Save Your Vote broadcast to find out why — and what to do if someone tries to shunt you to a provisional "placebo" ballot.... READ MORE Full Article Articles Elections Jay Ponti provisional ballot
ice Public Service Announcement PS Plus prices increasing 35% on Tuesday! By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 20:30:10 +0000 Current prices are now a deal, get them while you can or cancel your subscription in protest. Many vendors have already increased prices. https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2023/08/31/time-to-cancel-playstation-plus-as-sony-quietly-raises-prices-through-the-roof/?sh=e43dfc0c9ac6 Full Article
ice Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Abyss of the Sacrifice (NSW) $15.99 Each at Play-Asia By www.cheapassgamer.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:48:37 +0000 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion https://www.play-asia.com/crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-reunion-multi-language/13/70fivr?tagid=16202 Abyss of the Sacrifice https://www.play-asia.com/abyss-of-the-sacrifice-multi-language/13/70dr1n?tagid=16202 Full Article
ice Youth & Criminal Justice in Scotland: The Young Person’s Journey By www.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:53:59 +0000 Youth & Criminal Justice in Scotland: The Young Person’s Journey is a new, interactive online resource that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s in Scotland. The resource was officially launched by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs, on 26 January 2016. read more Full Article young people criminal law criminal justice youth justice
ice We're seeking a talented Service Designer By www.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:15:22 +0000 Iriss is seeking a Service Designer for its Pilotlight programme to support the continued development and delivery of self-directed support (SDS) in Scotland. Pilotlight works with co-design teams of people to design pathways to self-directed support. Now in its fourth year, the Pilotlight programme uses a design approach to demonstrate how to design support for seldom heard groups, provide more personalised and appropriate services and increase the marketplace of support providers. read more Full Article
ice The Vision and Strategy for Social Services: progress report By www.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 16:10:06 +0000 Social Services in Scotland: a shared vision and strategy for 2015-2020 was launched on World Social Work Day in March 2015 by the Social Work Services Strategic Forum. A progress report summarising the range of work which is underway to implement the strategy has now been published. While this is a five year strategy, it is clear that even at this early stage real progress is being made collectively by all parts of the sector. Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young People, who chairs the Strategic Forum, said: read more Full Article
ice Peer support roles in mental health services By www.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2016 12:12:40 +0000 We've published Insight 31 - Peer support roles in mental health services - which was written by Louise Christie, Network Manager (Policy and Development) at Scottish Recovery Network. The print version has been newly designed to reflect our new brand and colours. I think you'll agree that it looks rather lovely. Print copies are available on request. read more Full Article mental health peer groups
ice Old age doesn’t come alone a case study on the impact of the ageing population on a Scottish local authority’s care at home service. By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 09:51 This research was undertaken by Stuart Fordyce as part of an MSc in Integrated Service Improvement (Health and Social Care) at the University of Edinburgh. It considers the impact of a rapidly ageing population on a Scottish local authority and its attempt to shift the focus to a more contemporary service provision. The aim is to explore what factors are inhibiting the effectiveness of enablement. Using a case study approach the research explored whether: (i) enablement is wholly effective in addressing the increase in current service demands; (ii) the approach adopted by the local authority is undermined as services are now over extended and are attempting to address competing objectives, and; (iii) the paradigmatic change across the sector in the future will materialise if organisations cannot create the capacity and infrastructure to enable change to occur Full Article
ice Older people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds Accessing health and social care services in south GLasgow By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 11:54 The Advocacy Project works with older people and other groups across Glasgow and Lanarkshire to ensure their voice is heard, their needs met and their legal rights safeguarded. The organisation identified a low take up of their own service by older people from BME communities, which was generally held to reflect the wider picture in Glasgow in relation to health and social work services. This report was commissioned by them to examine barriers to access to services specifically for older people from BME communities in Glasgow South, where there is a high concentration of people from BME communities. Full Article
ice Exploring family carer involvement in forensic mental health services By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 12:07 While there is a growing body of research about carers’ experiences generally, the needs and experience of those who support individuals in forensic (secure) mental health services (forensic carers) have been neglected Support in Mind Scotland (SiMS) and the Forensic Network commissioned this study from the University of Central Lancashire to examine what they identified as ‘significant gaps and inconsistencies’, focusing in particular on the views and experiences of forensic carers. Full Article
ice Leading change in supervison: messages from practice By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Monday, August 31, 2015 - 12:00 This report describes the rationale, process and learning from a project led by IRISS which explored the topic of supervision with a group of six partners from across the social services sector. The purpose of this report is to share the learning gathered through the project to provide some evidence, inspiration, and pointers for those interested in improving supervision. Key points from the report can be used to prompt reflection and discussion with teams, to review current supervision practice and to help plan improvements. Full Article
ice Evaluation of sixteen women's community justice services in Scotland By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Friday, September 4, 2015 - 10:25 In 2013-15, the Scottish Government funded 16 projects proposed by criminal justice partners across Scotland to develop community services for women who offend. Developments were based on existing service provision and to ensure changes could be sustained locally at the end of the funding. Funding varied in amount and timeframes. Most of the projects were undertaken by local authority criminal justice social work1 (CJSW) departments with partner providers, including public and third sector agencies. The national evaluation examined how the 16 women’s community justice services (WCJSs) were implemented and to what extent they contributed towards positive outcomes for women. A further aim was to build local capacity for self-evaluation in WCJSs. Findings were drawn from two phases of interviews with practitioners and women, secondary documents, and quantitative data for 1,778 women who were in the WCJSs between April and December 2014. This included outcomes data for 406 women. Full Article
ice Harnessing knowledge for innovative and cost-effective practice: the role of the intermediary By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 14:07 Explores how the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) promotes the delivery of cost effective social services in Scotland that will support the achievement of positive outcomes for people accessing support. It identifies a number of principles that underpin the work of IRISS and suggests how these facilitate innovative evidence-informed practice. The approach to evidence-informed practice comprises four pillars of activity. The first pillar focuses on improving awareness and access to evidence and is exemplified by the Learning Exchange, the IRISS Insights series, and audio and video recording. The second pillar refers to strengthening the evidence base and is discussed in the context of work on self-directed support. Improving skills and confidence to use evidence forms the third pillar and is represented by work on data visualisation and peer support for self-evaluation. The final pillar is embedding evidence in organisations, through co-production, creating spaces to test and challenge evidence, and through the development of evidence-based products. Supporting people to share knowledge, learn from each other and to collectively produce new knowledge and solutions is an innovative approach but also one which should be cost-effective. Pre-print. Published in Evidence and Policy, 2014 (10)4 as Embedding research into practice through innovation and creativity: a case study from social services Full Article
ice Self-neglect policy and practice: building an evidence base for adult social care By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Friday, November 20, 2015 - 14:21 Report 69 published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) in November 2014. This research, commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), set out to identify what could be learned about current policy and practice in self-neglect, experienced as a highly challenging aspect of contemporary adult social care. Full Article
ice Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Friday, November 27, 2015 - 09:42 The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) draws on research and practice, from across the world, to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on all aspects of dementia. Full Article
ice Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Friday, November 27, 2015 - 09:54 The core purpose of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) is to carry out high quality, internationally recognised research in relation to crime and criminal justice. Full Article
ice Sharing practice to improve outcomes for care leavers. Evaluation report on an inter-authority learning exchange By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 09:44 Evaluation report for the inter-authority learning exchange between Shetland Islands, Falkirk and Glasgow Councils throughcare and aftercare teams. In February 2014 a member of the Throughcare and Aftercare team from Shetland, spent two weeks in each host authority as a means of developing and sharing practice, experience and learning. The report describes the planning process, in-situ experience, and post-exchange learning of participants, it also report highlights the positive learning outcomes and benefits achieved for all participating local authorities. The report identifies ideas for future applications of such a learning and practice exchange model to improve practice for looked after young people and care leavers. Full Article
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ice Greek Style Beef and Eggplant Rice (aka Moussaka Rice) By www.closetcooking.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:00:58 +0000 A one-pan Greek style rice with beef and eggplant in a tasty tomato sauce! Moussaka is a Greek dish typically containing layers of eggplant, a meat sauce, and a bechamel sauce and it takes a bit of time to make it. This dish is inspired by the flavours of moussaka as a quick and easy... Read On → The post Greek Style Beef and Eggplant Rice (aka Moussaka Rice) appeared first on Closet Cooking. Full Article Beef Food Gluten-free Greek Lamb Main Course Meal Prep Mediterranean One-Pan One-Pot Recipe Rice
ice The Alt-Right Pipeline and the Rise of Trump: How Digital Radicalization Found Its Political Voice By feminist.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:54:00 +0000 When Trump descended the escalator at Trump Tower in 2015 to announce his presidential campaign, he tapped into something that had been brewing in online spaces for years. What made Trump unique wasn’t just his message, but his ability to speak the language of internet culture – his unfiltered tweets, his willingness to be politically […] The post The Alt-Right Pipeline and the Rise of Trump: How Digital Radicalization Found Its Political Voice appeared first on Feminist Majority Foundation. No related posts. Full Article Politics alt right Gen Z news podcasts
ice Advice for young writers from Anna Lazowski, debut picture book author of T.REXES CAN'T TIE THEIR SHOES (illustrated by Steph Laberis) By www.inkygirl.com Published On :: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:05:53 +0000 Looking for a hugely entertaining alphabet book that also has an uplifting message of empowerment for young readers? I highly recommend T. REXES CAN'T TIE THEIR SHOES by Anna Lazowski and Steph Laberis, launching June 29th, 2021 from Doubleday Books For Young Readers. The back matter also has an alphabetized factoid list of "all the amazing things animals CAN do!" This is an alphabet book that can be appreciated by grown-ups as well as young readers, with lots of potential discussion points. The illustrations of animals in ridiculous situations are so SOOOOO FUN --- omigosh, even as I'm writing this post, I went back to look through the digital ARC and can't decide which is my favourite, though I'm leaning toward the "Cheetahs can't chew bubble gum" page. I asked debut picture book author Anna Lazowski if she had any advice for young writers, and here's what she said: "Write what you want to write, because as you move through the publishing process, it will become incredibly important for you to truly believe in your work. The rejections in this industry are endless, and they come at every stage. Critique partners might reject elements of your manuscript, agents will reject your work, and once you're on submission to editors, they will reject your work. Then once you're finally published, some reviewers will reject your work. If you don't fully believe in your stories, this will be extremely hard to take. It's hard as it is, so make sure you're all in on the work you're doing. It will make the rest a little bit easier to navigate." Wise advice. Thank you, Anna! And congrats to you and Steph on your upcoming launch! ---- Also see other Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators From Children's Book Creators and my other Interviews With Children's Book Creators. Image at the top of this post was created for my new #BookADay book journal. For more info about Donalyn Miller's #BookADay challenge, see Donalyn's post in the Nerdy Book Club blog. Full Article Advice for young artists and young writers BookADay
ice Advice for young writers from Troy Wilson, author of GOLDIBOOKS AND THE WEE BEAR (illustrated by Edwardian Taylor) By www.inkygirl.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:49:13 +0000 Just read (and loved) a fun reimagining of the classic fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears: GOLDIBOOKS AND THE WEE BEAR, written by Troy Wilson and illustrated by Edwardian Taylor, published earlier this year by Running Press Kids. Here is Troy Wilson's advice for young writers: "My advice? Write badly. Badly, badly, badly. Include words and ideas that shouldn't be there. Leave out words and ideas that should be there. Put things in the wrong order. Have your protagonist act wildly out of character. Why? Because that is what your favorite author does. "You don't see your favorite author's horrible first drafts. Or horrible second drafts. Or horrible third drafts. For that matter, you don't see their attempted books that never, ever turned out at all. (Some things are just dead ends, even for your favorite author.) No, you only see their final, super-duper-polished work, after they got lots and lots of great feedback. "Everyone starts with bad writing. Every single writer, every single time - no matter how long they've been doing it. You can't avoid your own bad writing. You can't go around it or over it or under it. You have to go through it. Just get it onto the page or screen. You can always fix it later. Except if you let the bad writing - or the fear of bad writing - stop you from writing. Because you can't fix what isn't there." Thanks, Troy! Related links: Publisher page about Goldibooks and the Wee Bear More about Troy Wilson at TroyStory.ca, Twitter and Facebook. More about Edwardian Taylor at EdwardianTaylor.com, Twitter and Instagram. ----- Find more advice for young writers and illustrators from children's book creators. Full Article
ice "An hour a day can be enough." Victor Piñeiro Gives Writing Advice and Discusses His MG Debut TIME VILLAINS By www.inkygirl.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:17:00 +0000 By Sara Truuvert When your novel is deemed "the greatest idea for a book ever", you're probably on to something. That certainly seems to be the case for debut author Victor Piñeiro, whose novel Time Villains has garnered a starred review from Kirkus and a spot as an Amazon Best Book of the Month. The book promises time-hopping high jinx, historic and literary Easter eggs, and even some one-sentence Puerto Rican recipes. Time Villains follows sandwich-obsessed Javi Santiago, who has to nail his homework assignment if he wants to pass sixth grade. The assignment seems simple enough: if you could invite any three people to dinner, who would they be? Plus, Javi has his best friend Wiki and little sister Brady to help him. What could go wrong? Turns out, a lot! The trio accidentally uses an antique dining table to summon the dinner guests for real. Now, Blackbeard the Pirate is on the loose, and Javi, Wiki, and Brady must figure out how to send him back (perhaps with the help of other historical figures...). Time Villains is the first novel in a three-part series. It launched on July 6th, 2021 with Sourcebooks and is widely available to order. Victor Piñeiro is an author and a Creative Director at HBO Max. He has also done a multitude of other cool things, like teach, make documentaries, lead content/social strategies for Big Spaceship, YouTube, Hasbro, and Google, and answer these interview questions while caring for his two-week-old child. You can find out more about Victor on his website, Twitter, and Instagram. Q. A huge congratulations on your literary debut! Would you tell me a bit about your journey to publication? A. Thank you! Being a published author has been the dream since I was a kid, so it’s been quite the journey! In my teens and twenties I couldn’t silence my inner critic long enough to write novels, so I turned to poetry and screenplays, writing and producing documentaries for a spell. I finally coaxed a book out in 2017 after writing daily on my (long) commute for three years. It was a very unconventional first book—the only kind I could coax out on my first try—so I shelved it and started working on Time Villains. Three drafts in I sent Time Villains to a bunch of agents, and after chatting with a few, a friend put me in touch with Elana Roth Parker. I feel so incredibly lucky to work with Elana—she saw the seed of something in my draft and we developed it into something far more compelling. When Annie Berger at Sourcebooks showed interest in the book, it felt like winning the lottery twice. Annie and the whole team have been the most incredible partners—thoroughly brilliant and a complete joy to work with. And here we are—the book just hit shelves this week and I’m not sure what to do with myself! Q. Would you please introduce us to the novel’s hero, Javi Santiago? (I must know what level of dedication to sandwiches it takes to be classified as ‘sandwich-obsessed’!) A. Javi’s an aspiring chef and sandwichéaste (think cinéaste but for sandwiches) who’ll do anything to pass sixth grade. He’s a zany kid with an overactive imagination and a penchant for asking deep questions about food (because what makes a sandwich a sandwich, really?). He peppers in one-sentence recipes throughout the book—some of Puerto Rico’s most delectable dishes, mixed in with his own recipes (like the Spanglish Sandwich aka The Spanglo Sando™). And while he’s fun and eccentric, underneath the silliness he’s a first generation Puerto Rican kid struggling with imposter syndrome as he tries to excel at something in his life. Q. You offer us such a hilarious dynamic between your protagonists – we have the almost-failing student, Javi, paired with his best friend, Wiki, the human Wikipedia/young professor (plus, Javi’s little sister, who wants to be the president’s bodyguard!). How did you land on this dynamic? Is it something you envisioned from the get-go? A. The characters were floating around my head disparately but when I put them together I realized how fun their dynamic would be. I know a few folks who are so brilliant they seem weighed down by their intelligence—it’s made them world-weary. I thought that’d be really fun to capture in an extremely-precocious sixth grader. As I was coming up with the character I remembered a line in a hip hop song I love, “Catch me solving mysteries like Wikipedia Brown.” And that’s where Wiki’s name emerged and the character solidified in my head. In terms of Brady, I knew I wanted a hot-headed sibling/partner to steal the spotlight and do much of the butt kicking because I love that dynamic in stories, going all the way back to Frodo and Sam. I also have a few friends with wild kid sister energy and they’re the life of any party, so I knew I wanted to bring that to the trio. Q. You had to develop a wide array of voices for this story, including kid Mozart, the Earl of Sandwich, and Blackbeard the Pirate. Was that a challenge? A joy? A spiralling research nightmare? A. A spiralling research dream! This series gives me the best excuse to research my favorite folks in history and fiction, and it’s been a blast. I loved reading old texts on pirates, delving into the specifics of Mozart at age twelve and dusting off copies of old novels with iconic characters as I researched this book. And I knew nothing about the Earl of Sandwich before writing this, but how could Javi not invite him? There was one aspect of research that was a bit frustrating. A big focus of this series is exploring characters more representative of the world’s history and fiction, because I’m hoping this book is ultimately a gateway to other books, characters and historical figures for kids to explore. Finding a wealth of information about some historical and mythological figures from other cultures was incredibly difficult. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, but I wasn’t prepared for it to be quite so challenging—which invigorated me to include more of them in the book! Q. You have such lovely, concise, concrete writing advice available on your website. Is there any advice my-novel-is-getting-published Victor would give I’m-starting-to-write-a-novel Victor? A. So much advice! I think there are a few super important things that would’ve had me writing novels decades ago, so I take any chance I can get to relay them to other aspiring/young writers. 1. An hour a day can be enough. I always thought I needed to quit my job and write eight hours a day to finish a novel, which held me back for years. Then I read a Murakami interview where he said he completed his first novel by writing an hour a day after work. In that moment I felt like the universe gave me permission to write mine. 2. Lower the bar far lower than you’re comfortable with for that first draft. (No, lower!) There are passages in the first draft of my books that are barely intelligible, but I now know that’s okay. The first draft is about discovery and getting the story out of your head and onto the page. It’s far too early to be precious about anything. Just get it all out and see what you’ve got when you’re done. 3. Don’t dread rewriting—it’s far more fun than expected. Before writing my first book I was terrified of it, but it’s become one of my favorite aspects of writing. (Which is a good thing considering it’s 75-90% of what you do as a writer!) Q. Do you have any advice for young writers in general? A. Absolutely. Besides everything I said above, read about writing and join online writing communities. Screenwriting books are great for story structure basics, Stephen King’s On Writing is great for process, Brandon Sanderson’s free writing course on YouTube is absolutely brilliant, Neil Gaiman and David Mamet’s Master Class courses are gold, and Reddit’s /r/writing is a fantastic place to learn alongside others in the trenches. I also love John Truby and Lisa Cron’s books. But maybe it’s best to start with this short Ira Glass video. Or this brilliant reflection on writing advice Chuck Wendig just wrote. Q. Finally, I read that you used to be a documentary filmmaker and a blogger. What are some questions you would ask Blackbeard, if you met him? A. It’d be one of those long interviews—the kind that take up the entire documentary and usually take the film crew multiple days to shoot—because I’d want to lead up to asking him how many people he actually killed. (Some historians say almost zero!) And I’d also want to ask him a lot of questions about Stede Bonnet, “The Gentleman Pirate” who was an equally fascinating and thoroughly hilarious character. He was rich, had a midlife crisis, became a pirate, and got thoroughly swindled by Blackbeard. (Side note: I was so happy when I heard the news that Taika Waititi would be creating a show about him!) Finally, I’d ask him to get battle ready. Before a skirmish Blackbeard would light fuses or small candles in his beard, since the smoke gave him a demonic appearance. It was his favorite scare tactic. I’d love to see it live! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sara Truuvert completed her MLitt in Creative Writing at the University of St Andrews. She also holds a Certificate in Creative Writing from the Humber School for Writers and a BA in English, Drama, and the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Toronto. Her work has appeared in the Literary Review of Canada among other publications. For more interviews, see the Inkygirl Interview Archive. Also see Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators, a compilation of tips generously offered by children's book creators Inkygirl.com has interviewed over the years. Full Article Advice for young artists and young writers Business of writing Craft of writing Debuts Guest Interviewer: Sara Truuvert Inkygirl Interviews Writing Habits advice debut diversity interview mg
ice Graphic novels, RPGs and Advice For Young Writers: Interview with Brian McLachlan (COMPLETE THE QUEST: THE POISONOUS LIBRARY) By www.inkygirl.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:11:29 +0000 Brian McLachlan is a cartoonist who's worked for Nickelodeon, The Nib and the New Yorker. He writes the monthly comic Spruce Street Squad for Owl Magazine. His book, Draw Out The Story: 10 Secrets to Creating Your Own Comics is an ILA-nonfiction award winner. Each Tuesday he hosts a group of artists in a PG-13 game of Dungeons & Dragons where they live draw what happens in game on Twitch, called Magical Marker ( MM ). You can find Brian at his website, on Twitter, and Instagram. Synopsis of COMPLETE THE QUEST: THE POISONOUS LIBRARY (Imprint/Macmillan): Save your kingdom in this interactive role-playing adventure, which reads like a graphic novel but also plays like a game! It’s perfect for fans of all ages who are interested in the exciting world of fantasy gaming. Q. How did you come up with the idea for Complete The Quest? Complete the Quest in a brand new mix of role playing game (RPG) and comic. It started as an experiment to see what would happen if I took a Dungeons & Dragons or Chose Your Own Adventure multi-path story and made it into a comic. How would the gameplay change by putting it into a visual space? For me, it was a literal game changer, turning the CYOA anxiety of multiple choices, into a laid-out, laid-back invitation to check all paths for your favourite way forward. It also encourages people to come up with their own, better solution if they want. While I always give the reader a clear path forward, I invite them to forge their own. It's a great introduction to co-operative storytelling. Q. What was your writing/illustration process? I draw a scene much faster than I can write about it. A picture's worth a thousand words and all that. So I draw my scripts in rough, laying out out the word balloons, figuring out how much space I need, how the page turns feel, etc. This was especially important for this comic gamebook which also filled with maps for the reader to navigate. We needed to see if the pathing was clear. Creating the tutorial was the most time intensive part, trying to make the most elegant, clear way to ease the reader into how the game part functions. I think we nailed it. I hear from parents who don't play RPGs that they were worried about the reading a gamebook, but they quickly "got it". Q. What advice do you have for young writers and illustrators? Advice is hard to give because everyone's different. Some people need to hear "finish what you start" and some need to hear "stop working on that thing, it's good enough". So my advice is to train your inner advice-giver and follow it. What is it about the way you work that you've been putting off improving, but could do right now? Because you know what type of story or art you're making, and if you're trying to make an apple, the best advice in making a banana isn't going to help. And the best advice in making an apple right-handed isn't going to help you if you're left-handed. Not all advice is for you, it's a skill to figure out what part is for you to take right now, later, or never. ---- Also see my other Inkygirl interviews with book creators and advice for young writers and illustrators from book creators. Full Article
ice Charter Schools II: Choice & Quality By blog.talkingphilosophy.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jan 2017 13:00:52 Embed from Getty Images In the previous essay on charter schools I considered the monopoly argument in their favor. On this view, charter schools break the state’s harmful monopoly on education and this is a good thing. It is worth …Read more » Full Article
ice Charter Schools III: Ideology & Choice By blog.talkingphilosophy.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:00:19 Embed from Getty Images In my prior essay on charter schools, I considered the quality argument. The idea is that charter schools provide a higher quality alternative to public schools and should receive public money so that poorer families can …Read more » Full Article
ice Would you work at this all-timber Amsterdam office? By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:30:00 +0000 You probably spend more time at work than you spend at home. When you consider the amount of time you spend just sleeping when you're at home, you really do spend more quality time in the workplace on a lot of days. So shouldn't you be working in a healthy, beautiful and inspiring workspace?[...] Full Article timber Office Netherlands Amsterdam Businesses
ice Episode 771 - Nice and quiet By shows.acast.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:31:20 GMT In this episode I'm joined Charles Watts to chat about how nice and quiet it is after Arsenal's 6-0 on Sunday, before we shoot the breeze about peaking in the second half of the season, the importance of getting injured players back to compete domestically and in Europe, Bukayo Saka's incredible output and the definition of 'world class', the stable environment at the club right now, Ivan Toney, the impending arrival of Kylian Mbappe to North London, and lots more.Here's the Sky Sports article we reference: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/13071635/bukayo-saka-reaches-half-century-for-arsenal-with-more-goals-and-assists-than-cristiano-ronaldo-in-first-210-gamesFollow Charles @charles_wattsGet extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Full Article
ice Arsenal Women Arsecast 91: Leicester 0-1 Arsenal By shows.acast.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:47:57 GMT In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim and Jamie talk about Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Leicester at the King Power. Tim and Jamie discuss a rotated starting line-up, how much the packed early season schedule contributed to a leggy performance, whether the game can be taken in isolation or whether concerns about the attack in particular persist and the performances of Daphne van Domselaar, Alessia Russo, the midfield partnership of Lia Walti and Kyra Cooney-Cross, defensive injuries and a lack of creativity without Mariona and Kafaji starting the game.Get extra bonus content and help support Arseblog by becoming an Arseblog Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arseblog Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Full Article
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ice 06 – The Internet Musician – Music Licensing for Indie Artists By theinternetmusician.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:40:59 +0000 Show Notes for Episode 6: Following my recent appearance on the Film and TV Music Licensing Panel at the MidAtlantic Music Conference here in Charlotte, NC, I definitely have music licensing on my mind. It’s always been a passion of mind…one of those areas of music marketing that I’ve researched exhaustively for years. It’s also […] Full Article Podcast get your music licensed monetization music for tv and film music licensing podcast episode 6
ice New FakeCall Malware Variant Hijacks Android Devices for Fraudulent Banking Calls By thehackernews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:43:00 +0530 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing (aka vishing) techniques to trick users into parting with their personal information. "FakeCall is an extremely sophisticated Vishing attack that leverages malware to take almost complete control of the mobile device, including the interception of incoming Full Article
ice THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Oct 28 - Nov 03) By thehackernews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:58:00 +0530 This week was a total digital dumpster fire! Hackers were like, "Let's cause some chaos!" and went after everything from our browsers to those fancy cameras that zoom and spin. (You know, the ones they use in spy movies? ????️♀️) We're talking password-stealing bots, sneaky extensions that spy on you, and even cloud-hacking ninjas! ???? It's enough to make you want to chuck your phone in the ocean. Full Article
ice German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested By thehackernews.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:32:00 +0530 German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called dstat[.]cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. "The platform made such DDoS attacks accessible to a wide range of users, even those without any in-depth technical skills of their own," the Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Full Article
ice Synology Urges Patch for Critical Zero-Click RCE Flaw Affecting Millions of NAS Devices By thehackernews.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:04:00 +0530 Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology has addressed a critical security flaw impacting DiskStation and BeePhotos that could lead to remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION by Midnight Blue, the zero-day flaw was demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest by security researcher Rick de Jager. RISK:STATION is an " Full Article
ice VEILDrive Attack Exploits Microsoft Services to Evade Detection and Distribute Malware By thehackernews.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 23:22:00 +0530 An ongoing threat campaign dubbed VEILDrive has been observed taking advantage of legitimate services from Microsoft, including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive, as part of its modus operandi. "Leveraging Microsoft SaaS services — including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive — the attacker exploited the trusted infrastructures of previously compromised organizations to Full Article
ice Malicious PyPI Package ‘Fabrice’ Found Stealing AWS Keys from Thousands of Developers By thehackernews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:37:00 +0530 Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that has racked up thousands of downloads for over three years while stealthily exfiltrating developers' Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. The package in question is "fabrice," which typosquats a popular Python library known as "fabric," which is designed to execute shell commands remotely over Full Article
ice IcePeony and Transparent Tribe Target Indian Entities with Cloud-Based Tools By thehackernews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:53:00 +0530 High-profile entities in India have become the target of malicious campaigns orchestrated by the Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe threat actor and a previously unknown China-nexus cyber espionage group dubbed IcePeony. The intrusions linked to Transparent Tribe involve the use of a malware called ElizaRAT and a new stealer payload dubbed ApoloStealer on specific victims of interest, Check Point Full Article
ice AndroxGh0st Malware Integrates Mozi Botnet to Target IoT and Cloud Services By thehackernews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:32:00 +0530 The threat actors behind the AndroxGh0st malware are now exploiting a broader set of security flaws impacting various internet-facing applications, while also deploying the Mozi botnet malware. "This botnet utilizes remote code execution and credential-stealing methods to maintain persistent access, leveraging unpatched vulnerabilities to infiltrate critical infrastructures," CloudSEK said in a Full Article
ice THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 04 - Nov 10) By thehackernews.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:27:00 +0530 ⚠️ Imagine this: the very tools you trust to protect you online—your two-factor authentication, your car’s tech system, even your security software—turned into silent allies for hackers. Sounds like a scene from a thriller, right? Yet, in 2024, this isn’t fiction; it’s the new cyber reality. Today’s attackers have become so sophisticated that they’re using our trusted tools as secret pathways, Full Article