There's no better place on earth in summer than #PureMichigan. Summer vacation is a time to load the car and head to the lakeshore – bikes tied to the back and sandals in tow. The great thing about our Great Lakes state is that we are never more than 20 minutes from an outdoor adventure that can rival any escape to greater terrain up north or out west.
As part of your outdoor escape, get the kids, neighbor's kids, and even dog outdoors to plan an foraging expedition to learn wild edibles. From bogs to dune habitats at the lakeshore, this is a great chance to expose children to parts of Michigan they've never experienced before AND teach them new outdoor skills.
Short on time and want an even lower cost excursion? Plan this endeavor to take place in your own backyard! There are many wild edibles to discover right outside your doorstep.
Pick a place to explore: Let the kids select the plants around them to learn, sometimes the most adventures can actually happen right outside the back door in the yard!
Safety: Remind the explorers to never pick nor eat a plant until they can properly ID the plant.
Remind the children of the rules of foraging: Ask permission if it is private property you are exploring and respect the rules of any parks area.
Respect plant sustainability: Teach the children that we are stewards of the land and can help plants grow and propagate, especially native plants and never harvest plants that are on the threatened or endangered list.
Pack a foraging kit: Include a notebook, colored pencils, a camera and perhaps a snack, sunscreen and bug repellant (need an herbal recipe? check out my blog here).
Find the right expertise: Head to the library and select a few good field guides and consider picking up a copy of Midwest Foraging at your local bookstore.
Let this journey be kid-led. Let them explore the outdoors, make a plant journal and even let them get really dirty. Create a cool certificate or bad for those kids completing the adventure and celebrate them for trying something new. It's low-cost, high-yield activity that offers lessons that last a lifetime.
Thanks to the glaciers long ago, the ecosystems of Michigan area are very diverse. And what better way to learn about them than to explore them on foot with the family in tow?
In Kent County, the Kent County Parks Foundation and The Friends of Grand Rapids Parks offers miles and miles of maintained trails in its expansive parks network that local residents can explore free of charge. The State of Michigan also offers great resources for hiking. Headed north? Try the Leelanau Land Conservancy for ideas of local nature walks. Some programs offer walks free for area residents.
Be sure to add to your summer bucket list nature centers and eco-preserves to walk the trails and experience the land that might be different. Remember, many of these habitats may have stringent rules prohibiting foraging – be sure to use these areas as learning laboratories only, taking nothing and leaving only footprints.
Gathering black raspberries in the hedgerow behind our house.
Click HERE for my kid-friendly Staghorn Sumac Lemonade recipe and for more easy tips for foraging with kids, visit WZZM13 Online: Staghorn Sumac.


On October 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted a petition for rehearing en banc filed by the Department of Defense, and vacated the court's panel opinion in Federal Education Association-Stateside Region v. Department of Defense. 841 F.3d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2016), reversing an arbitrator's opinion after finding a due process violation. In its October 13, 2017 order, the appeals court requested that the parties address the relevant cases and issues, but specifically requested that the parties address the court's decisions in Sullivan v. Department of Navy, 720 F.2d 1266 (Fed. Cir. 1983) and Ryder v. United States, 585 F.2d 482 (Ct. Cl. 1978).
In Federal Education Association, a teacher petitioned for review of an arbitrator's decision denying the union grievance of her removal for "inappropriate physical contact with a student." In a 2-1 panel decision, the appeals court panel held that the teacher's due process rights were violated by an improper ex parte communication between the principal of the school, the district superintendent, and the deciding official, the community superintendent. Specifically, the panel decision held that the district superintendent's comment that "we need to try and terminate her" to the principal and the individual who would later become the deciding official (the community superintendent) was an ex parte communication that violated the teacher's due process rights.
The panel majority opinion disagreed with the arbitrator's conclusion that the ex parte communication (the e-mail between the principal, the deciding official, and the district superintendent) did not contain any "new and material information" so as to qualify it as an ex parte communication that violated due process. The panel decision worked through the Stone factors, which originated in the seminal case Stone v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., 179 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1999), and found that all three Stone factors (whether the ex parte communication introduces cumulative information or new information, whether the employee knew of the error and had a chance to respond to it, and whether the communication was of the type likely to result in undue pressure upon the deciding official to rule in a particular manner) were satisfied.
Specifically, the panel majority opinion found that the e-mail was sent in contemplation of removal of the teacher and provided "the new information that the official's supervisor wanted [the teacher] to be terminated. It also found that the teacher was unaware that the principal had sent the e-mail or that the superintendent had received it. Finally, the panel decision held that the recommendation of termination by the deciding official's supervisor was 'of the type likely to result in undue pressure upon the deciding official to" terminate the teacher. For the above-stated reasons, the three-member panel held by a count of two-to-one that due process was violated, and reversed the teacher's removal.
The panel dissenter, Circuit Judge Plager, found that the Stone factors were not satisfied. Specifically, he found that the e-mail in question, sent prior to the termination proceeding, was not "new and material" information. For the second Stone factor (whether the employee knew of the error and had a chance to respond to it), Judge Plager found that the employee gained knowledge of the e-mail in question during the arbitration proceeding and had the post-termination opportunity to respond during a full and fair hearing, even if she did not have the opportunity to respond to the e-mail prior to her termination, during the removal proceeding. The dissenting judge cited the language of Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532 (1985), reciting a footnote from that case which stated that there were, "of course, some situations in which a post-deprivation hearing will satisfy due process requirements." For the third Stone factor, Judge Plager found that it was inappropriate to challenge the arbitrator's conclusion that the deciding official did not act due to any perceived pressure from the district superintendent, given the high standard of review for factual conclusions.
After the removal was reversed by the appeals court, the Department of Defense petitioned the appeals court for a rehearing en banc, which allows all of the judges of the court to reconsider a panel decision of significant public importance or to reconsider a decision that appears to be in conflict with precedent. The agency's argument in its petition for rehearing en banc largely tracked the dissent of Judge Plager, and asked the en banc court to consider to what extent ex parte communications that occur prior to the initiation of termination proceedings are covered by Stone.
On October 13, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted the Department of Defense's petition for rehearing en banc. As noted above, the appeals court requested that the parties address the relevant cases and issues, and specifically the decisions in Sullivan and Ryder, cases that preceded and informed Stone.
Read the full order: Federal Education Association – Stateside Region v. Department of Defense.
Read the panel opinion: Federal Education Association – Stateside Region v. Department of Defense.


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The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars of 2020
A 9-year-old is the highest-paid YouTube star of 2020, earning $29.5 Million
As Ryan Kaji continues to break records with his YouTube channel, Ryan's World, it's time for your annual reminder that kids these days, are earning way more than we could have ever imagined ten years ago.
The 9-year-old star has been named the highest-paid YouTuber of 2020 by Forbes for the third year in a row, beating out other well-known YouTube personalities like Jimmy Donaldson (Mr. Beast) David Dobrik, Jeffree Star and 6-year-old Anastasia Radzinskaya.
According to reports, Kaji made $29.5 million USD and garnered a total of 12.2 billion views with 41.7 million users. But while he's known for his toy unboxing videos and DIY science experiments, he made a majority of his earnings from licensing deals selling merchandise.
The Guardian reported that in addition to the $25.5 million made through his Ryan's World YouTube channel, Kaji earned "a further estimated $200m from Ryan's World branded toys and clothing.
If that isn't enough, he also signed an undisclosed, but likely multimillion-dollar, deal for his own TV series on Nickelodeon."
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Here is a list of the top ten highest-paid YouTube stars of 2020
#10 | Jeffree Star | Earnings: $15 million
Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr., known professionally as Jeffree Star, is an American entrepreneur, make up artist, YouTuber, singer, and the founder and owner of Jeffree Star Cosmetics
#9 | David Dobrik | Earnings: $15.5 million
David Julian Dobrik is a Slovak YouTube personality. He found early success on the video sharing platform Vine, before starting his vlog on his YouTube channel in 2015.
#8 | Blippi (Stevin John) | Earnings: $17 million
Stevin John, better known by his alias Blippi, is an American children's entertainer and educator on YouTube.
#7 | Nastya (Anastasia Radzinskaya) | Earnings: $18.5 million
Anastasia Radzinskaya, also known as Nastya, Like Nastya, and Stacy, is a Russian-American YouTuber. She and her parents run several YouTube channels for children, including Like Nastya, Like Nastya Vlog and Like Nastya Show
#6 | Preston Arsement | Earnings: $19 million
Preston Arsement, commonly known as "Preston" online, grew his digital YouTube brand into a fulltime business, hiring 24 people to help him. When he started his channel, previously named "PrestonPlayz," Arsement filmed gaming videos. Now, he creates kid-focused, vlog-style content like challenge videos and pranks.
#5 | Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) | Earnings: $19.5 million
Mark Edward Fischbach, known online as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, gamer-commentator, actor, and comedian.
#4 | Rhett and Link | Earnings: $20 million
Self-styled as "Internetainers", they are known for creating and hosting the YouTube series Good Mythical Morning.
#3 | Dude Perfect | Earnings: $23 million
Dude Perfect is an American sports and comedy group headquartered in Frisco, Texas, United States.
#2 | Mr. Beast (Jimmy Donaldson) | Earnings: $24 million
Jimmy Donaldson, more commonly known by his online alias MrBeast, is an American YouTuber notable for his expensive stunts and philanthropy
#1 | Ryan Kaji | Earnings: $29.5 million
You can check out the full Forbes Highest Paid Stars of YouTube listing here.
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Just Because You're a Writer Doesn't Mean You Can Write About Everything
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BOOK AND PAINTINGS: EXPERIENCING OXFORD
Book: Experiencing Oxford
Reader responses to Experiencing Oxford
Author endorsements
Architect endorsements
Interview with Designer
Virtual Book Launch
Oxford Prints
Course: Sensory Architectural Design
About the Tutors
Ian Davis, an architect, was in practice for twelve years in the UK and USA before spending twenty years lecturing in the School of Architecture in Oxford Brookes University (formerly Oxford Polytechnic).
From the early 1970's he embarked on a new career studying and advising the UN and Governments on Shelter following Disasters and Disaster Risk Management, involving travel to over 45 countries.
In parallel, he has developed an interest in watercolour painting, writing and lecturing about Oxford and its rich architecture and landscape. This book brings together his lectures, walking tours, articles, paintings and drawings resulting from work that spans almost fifty years. The book is illustrated with over 100 drawings and paintings of Oxford. The originals, aside from those loaned, are all available for purchase. These can be seen here.
8/7 - RECORDING OF VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH NOW LIVE
The recording of the virtual launch of Experiencing Oxford, kindly hosted by the St Margaret's Area Society, is now available to view online. Please browse to the Virtual Book Launch page on the website by clicking here or via the toolbar.
2/7 - EXPERIENCING OXFORD PODCAST
We are happy to say that the Experiencing Oxford podcast is now available online through this link: https://anchor.fm/experiencingoxford. You can also listen to the podcast on Spotify, and in the coming days it will become available on Apple and Google Podcasts.
The first episode is set in Radcliffe Square, where Ian guides his grandson Joseph through the spatial and tactile layers of the square and its buildings. There are plans for four more episodes, each taking place in different parts of Oxford and all linking to chapters from the book.
Also, many thanks to all those who joined us on Saturday for the virtual launch, it was a lovely occasion! We will upload the recorded video of the launch online in the coming weeks, so stay tuned if you missed out on the live version.
4/6 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH
We are happy to announce that, in light of the ongoing coronavirus situation, St Margaret's Area Society has kindly offered to sponsor a virtual launch of Experiencing Oxford over Zoom. Ian will give insights into the book and its creation, and will be joined in discussion by special guests including book designer Conor Gallagher and publisher Paul Clifford. The event will take place at 5pm on the 27th June. Further information on the launch, including the RSVP form required to receive the Zoom link, is available on the St Margaret's Area Society website: https://stmargaretsareasociety.wordpress.com/. We look forward to seeing you on the 27th!
7/5 - ENDORSEMENTS FROM AUTHORS AND ARCHITECTS
Full endorsements by authors such as Jan Morris and Tim Pears, and architects such as Juhani Pallasmaa and John F.C. Turner, are now available to view under the 'Book' tab or through the following links:
Author endorsements: click here
Architectural endorsements: click here
22/4 - READERS' RESPONSES TO EXPERIENCING OXFORD
Ian wishes to thank everyone who has kindly sent in their responses to the book, a selection of which can now be seen at the following link: https://ianrobertdavis.com/Exploring-Oxford-Book/Responses-to-Experiencing-Oxford.
27/3 - SPECIAL OFFER ON PRINTS AND ALUMNI DISCOUNT
If two or more prints are ordered, a signed copy of Experiencing Oxford will be provided free of charge.
Oxford and Brookes alumni can now buy the book for £20, down from £25 - just select the discounted option below or in the book section of the website.
19/3 - UPDATE ON PURCHASING BOOKS AND PRINTS
In view of the ongoing coronavirus situation, it has not been possible to get books into shops at present. If you wish to purchase a book or print, please do so through our website - instructions are below. Otherwise, if you would rather pay by post, please contact Ian at ian@ianrobertdavis.com.
18/3 - SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE
Experiencing Oxford now has its own Facebook and Instagram pages - see the links below. Give us a like or follow for the latest information on the book, and also for regular posts with pictures and extracts from the book.
www.facebook.com/Experiencing-Oxford-101873434758760
www.instagram.com/experiencing_oxford
18/3 - BOOK LAUNCHES POSTPONED
We regret that the three book launches have all been postponed on account of the coronavirus outbreak. They will be rescheduled when public gatherings resume. If you would like to preview the slideshow Ian will present at the launches, outlining the birth and main ideas of the book, please click here.
6/3 - MESSAGE FROM IAN: INTRODUCING EXPERIENCING OXFORD
Today, March 6th 2020 is one of those important days in my life! I was 83 years old earlier this week and my best birthday present has been the arrival of consignments of Experiencing Oxford from Gutenberg Press in Malta. This book has taken 4-5 years to write and illustrate. Or, when seen from a wider time perspective the book has actually taken since 1971 to materialise, from the time I came to live in Oxford with my family: my wife Judy and our three children, Mandy, Caroline and Simon. So the book covers a kaleidoscope of experiences, memories, wanderings, comments and paintings spread across the past 49 years. I attach the link to a powerpoint presentation here that will be shown with commentary at the three book launches and signings to which all are most welcome. Each will follow an identical format where I introduce the book, answer questions and sign books. In each case a selection of original paintings that are illustrated in the book will be on show.
Link to powerpoint: https://1drv.ms/p/s!AgpTZbK_mkdZwU32fMnpCqcwrJvk?e=UAqvgd
2/3 - INTERVIEW WITH CONOR GALLAGHER, BOOK DESIGNER
Ian Davis recently interviewed the talented Conor Gallagher, designer of Experiencing Oxford, about everything that went into designing the book and the experience of seeing it printed. Click *here* to read.
HOW TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND PRINTS
1. Click on one of the products below. This will take you through to a page with further details about the product, and the option to add the product to your online basket.
2. Click on 'Add to basket' on the right of the page. This will add the product to your online basket, which you can see in the top right of your page. If you wish to add another product to your basket, return to the homepage and repeat this process.
3. Once you are happy with your products, click on 'Display basket'. This will take you through to a page with further details about your order, where you can adjust the quantity of each product if you wish. The default delivery is to the UK, but if you wish to change this to customer pickup, Europe delivery or International delivery, you can do this at a later stage.
4. When you are happy with your order, click either of the 'Check out' icons on the right of the page. This will take you through to the order process. (Alternatively, click on the yellow 'Paypal Checkout' logo and follow the on-screen instructions.)
5. Firstly, fill in your name and address. You can either sign up as a registered customer, or order without registering.
6. Next, choose your delivery method. You may choose between customer pickup, or UK, Europe or International delivery.
7. Next, select Paypal as the payment method.
8. On the Check & Order page, double check your order before clicking 'Buy now' at the foot of the page. Feel free to add any comments regarding your order or delivery.
9. Finally, complete your payment using Paypal. You do not need an account, just your card details.
If you have any questions about the order and payment system, please contact ian@ianrobertdavis.com.
BOOK | Experiencing Oxford by Ian Davis
PRINTS | The progression of the Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera to St Mary's Church
PRINTS | Oxford Skyline from South Parks, Headington (2018)
PRINTS | Skyline of Radcliffe Square as seen from the cupola of the Sheldonian Theatre
PRINTS | Tom Tower, Christ Church. Base of Tower by Cardinal Wolsey (1529)
PRINTS | View of the Magdalen Bell Tower seen through a gap in the trees that enclose Addison's Walk
PRINTS | Porch of St.Mary the Virgin, (1637) built by John Jackson, Master Mason
PRINTS | Magdalen Bridge across the River Cherwell from Greyhound Meadow
PRINTS | No. 98 Kingston Road, North Oxford
PRINTS | All Saint's Church, from Turl Street, converted into the library of Lincoln College
PRINTS | St Giles Fair, September 2018, looking towards Balliol College and the Martyrs' Memorial
BOOK | Experiencing Oxford by Ian Davis (Alumni Discount)
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Nomination for Dzanc's Best of the Web
Note from Mitch and Diana Waldman, Editors of Blue Lake Review:
Well, we're only on our second issue but thought we'd throw our hat in the ring and thank some of our contributors -- we've nominated the following for Dzanc's "Best of the Web" publication:
Mitch Waldman
"Bedlam" by Viola Weinberg
"Big Alabama and the New Girl" by James Valvis
"We Measure All This Distance in Longing" by Timothy Gager.
Thanks for the great poetry/fiction, and good luck ot the nominees!
Dianna Waldman
Keep the great submissions coming!
Mitchell & Diana
jmww V anthology coming soon
Published October 25, 2010 News Leave a Comment
Contributors include:
Lindsay Ahl
Matt Bell
George Blecher
Andrew Borgstrom
Callista Buchen
Alan Stewart Carl
Alexandra Chasin
Kim Chinquee
SL Corsua
Patrick Dacey
Jeremy M. Davies
Nicelle Davis
Andy Devine
Spencer Dew
Brian Evenson
Jon-Michael Frank
Scott Garson
Katrina Gray
Justin Hamm
Jane Hammons
James Hannaham
Clarinda Harriss
Lily Hoang
Tim Horvath
Jamie Iredell
Kevin Killian
Brian Kiteley
Norman Lock
Ben Loory
Robert Lopez
Sean Lovelace
David Peak
Emily Peterson
Timothy Raymond
Davis Schneiderman
Savannah Schroll Guz
Laura Ellen Scott
Amber Sparks
Ken Sparling
J.A. Tyler
The poem that keeps going and going.
The Things I'd Say has appeared in about ten blogs in the past month and many of them not related to literature or poetry. Today it hit this one.
Half a Dog Tall, Dog and a Half Long
Jack Powers, 73; helped poets bring verses to life
By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff
Poems were more than just words on a page for Jack Powers, who believed that verse needed to be freed from the confines of musty books and the stuffy halls of academia.
Mr. Powers, who died Thursday in the North End, founded Stone Soup nearly 40 years ago. Young and old, beginners and accomplished writers, the ever-changing collection of Stone Soup poets met every Monday night to recite in a series of venues before an attentive audience that was not above voicing its opinion. The readings gained a national profile as he persuaded poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, and Robert Bly to participate.
The performances, Mr. Powers insisted, were part of the poetry.
"You translate yourself when you speak a poem,'' Mr. Powers told the Globe in 1992. "I think the most important thing for a writer to recognize is that this on the page is one thing. The delivery of the same is a translation. There are a lot of nuances, and lots of times I'll change words. I've never read a poem the same way twice.''
An activist who gave away everything from the coats he wore to uncounted hours helping the poor, he was a poet and publisher, a teacher and organizer, a man whose great height still seemed too small to contain his frenetic energy.
A series of strokes over the past several years slowed Mr. Powers, then silenced his voice and constrained his mind. He had lived in the North End for many years and was 73 when he died in the North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of complications of dementia.
"Boston is full of elite universities and institutions, often very exclusive, where if you don't have an academic pedigree you're out of the scene,'' said Doug Holder, a poet and teacher who at one point worked with Mr. Powers on the Stone Soup readings and founded Ibbetson Street Press. "What Jack did was bring poetry to the people. He published books and had a venue where all kinds of people came through. He opened it up in Boston, which was old and stodgy until Jack brought a populist flavor, a new flowering of poetry.''
Years before poetry slams made open mike nights fashionable, Mr. Powers insisted that poetry should be an event, something to add to each week's calendar.
"He really did devote his life to keeping poetry as part of the public discourse, and he did it with great verve and enthusiasm,'' said poet Gail Mazur of Cambridge. "He wanted to gather everyone into the performance of poetry. In that way, he was a little ahead of his time.''
The oldest of six children, Mr. Powers grew up in and around housing projects in Roxbury and graduated from Cathedral High School in the South End. A semester studying chemical engineering at Northeastern University was enough to show him his path lay elsewhere.
He traveled to California, spent time in San Francisco, and returned to New England to write about sports for a New Hampshire newspaper. Then he came home to Boston, where he worked in a bookstore and launched a life of social activism.
At various points during the late 1960s and '70s, Mr. Powers founded a free school on Beacon Hill and started free suppers for the elderly in the same neighborhood. He helped launch free concerts on Boston Common and taught remedial reading at the Columbia Point housing project, where he also organized a food co-op.
"I'm very solid on volunteerism,'' he told the Globe in 1987, "because the extraordinary weight of problems that visits the modern industrial society can't be met with dollars alone.''
Eric H. Sorgman of Randolph, a nephew who acted as guardian for Mr. Powers, said his uncle was known among his relatives for, among other things, donating his coats or gloves to those who were cold or in need.
"He was a philanthropist in the truest sense,'' Sorgman said. "He didn't have anything, really, but what he did have, he gave away, and he didn't want praise or recognition. He felt good about helping other people.''
Chief among those he helped were other poets. Some wandered into Stone Soup readings at places such as TT the Bear's and Out of the Blue gallery, its previous and current homes in Cambridge. Others he found at home.
"He taught me about life and how to treat people,'' said his son Andreas of Boston. "He inspired me to create and was a big influence on my writing. I would always run my writing by him, and he would write things for me. We would write back and forth.''
Sarah Jensen, a Boston poet who began reading at Stone Soup nearly 20 years ago, said Mr. Powers made the gatherings "a welcoming place.''
"No matter what level of poetry you were writing at, it was a comfortable place where you could have your moment on stage and be just as welcome as anyone else,'' she said. "And he would tell stories about meeting and being friends with Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg. It was a passing down of his experience to the newer poets, a passing down of history.''
In addition to his son Andreas and nephew Eric, Mr. Powers leaves his wife, Tamara Oraschewsky of Boston; another son, John Kolya of Boston; two sisters, Cecelia Sorgman and Maureen Daniels, both of Quincy; and two brothers, Colin of Carver and Michael of Florida.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 24 in the International Community Church in Allston.
On Monday, Stone Soup will award its second annual poetry prize, named for Mr. Powers. A week later, on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m., the regular Monday gathering at Out of the Blue will be a memorial reading honoring Mr. Powers, who estimated that he stood up thousands of times to introduce poets. The beauty, he said, emerged from the unpredictable mix.
"Our readings are open,'' he told the Globe in 1993. "A nightingale may come in and sing the most beautiful song, or a bat could fly in and scare everyone. You take some chances, but our audience is ready to listen.''
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My own thoughts:
Yesterday Jack Powers died. Jack was the host of the first open mic series I'd ever attended in the late eighties at I time that I hadn't written anything. My girlfriend at the time was a poet and Jack was the leader of the scene. He was an original beat poet, knew or met Ginsberg, Bukowski, Lyn Lifshin and Ferlinghetti to name a few. Basically I was in awe at the command he had at his events but also his acceptance of all poetry. He was the ring leader amongst a large group of Cambridge poets. Nothing ever "sucked", he found value in everything, encouraged the novice (especially if they were women---boy did he have a long list). He'd have his famous friends feature at Stone Soup back when it was held at a few different bars and also feature the local regulars. It was pretty intimidating.
Jack started recognizing me and he read some of my work, quoting some of it back by memory. We became friends the way colleagues or co-workers became friends. I felt validated as a poet to have won his acceptance. We shared beers at reading or should I say, I gave him some of mine.
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Jack basically drank himself to death starting in the 70's. He worked at a church in the North End and brought poetry to people at Nursing Homes in that area. His behavior later became erratic. He went to AA at times and had a strong relationship with God. He had to move to a one room studio. People would avoid him if he drank, embrace him sober. He had two personalities. His brain slowed down in the nineties and he perhaps had Korsakoff's syndrome. At his seventieth birthday party I saw him and he was losing his ability to speak--he could only sqawk out words that were scrambled, difficult to understand in timbre or meaning . He continued to slow , his brain damage more pronounced...not the vibrant man I first met.
A few years ago he lost his ability to speak. He'd show up occasionally to readings flipping through books and asking people to read poems for him.
At this point he stopped recognizing me, maybe he did recognize me but he didn't know me anymore. His last few years he lived in the same Nursing Home he brought his poems and poetry to. Everyone on staff knew him, even though he may have forgotten himself who he was. He had a few strokes in the past months, finally yesterday God took him.
Two stories live in new Blue Lake Review
Here's where I usually give the link of the journal with the link of the story. Today I won't do that. Yes, The Blue Lake Review was started by my old friends Mitch Waldman and Diana May-Waldman and they asked be to submit some work, of which, they published two. That's the nuts and bolts of this post. Below is the bonus narrative which I never do. Enjoy.
We Measure All This Distance in Longing was written last December. My head was in a different place and now the real life backstory is different. If I used the same characters now, on October 2010, it wouldn't be about anticipation or excitement, it would be a sad story, basically and totally the opposite. For me, that really sucks a dick. The story? It's kind of good.
The idea for A Dedicated Customer came from bank lines. I've worked at a bank and I saw what went on. I knew the customers were all about picking and choosing the tellers they wanted and boy did they want.
About a Million Punches in Waterhouse Review is one heavy punch.
Gavin Bloom from over the pond in Central Scotland has started a fine on-line journal called The Waterhouse Review. My story, About a Million Punches graces its first issue. James Frey was accused of using fiction in his non-fiction---either way he's one hell of a writer. In About a Million Punches, I could be accused of using non-fiction as fiction.
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Reading Schedule to close 2010
October 28, 2010, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley Booksmith
Reading with Ned Vizzini, author of It's Kind of a Funny Story
November 5, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hosting and reading at The Dire Literary Series, 8 PM
106 Prospect Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Featuring: Victor David Giron, Michael Atwood and Leo Racicot
November 13, 2010, Somerville, Ma.
hosting Somerville News Writers Festival, 7 PM
The Center for the Arts at the Armory
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L298::L298(PWMDriver* _driver, const uint32_t _timerFrequency,
           const uint32_t _timerPeriod, const uint8_t _channelA,
           const bool _isAComplementaryChannel, const uint8_t _channelB,
           const bool _isBComplementaryChannel, stm32_gpio_t* _inAGpio,
           const uint32_t _inAPin, stm32_gpio_t* _inBGpio,
           const uint32_t _inBPin)
  : Motor{_driver,
          _timerFrequency,
          _timerPeriod,
          _channelA,
          _isAComplementaryChannel},
    m_channelA(_channelA - 1),
    m_isAComplementaryChannel{_isAComplementaryChannel},
    m_channelB(_channelB - 1),
    m_isBComplementaryChannel{_isBComplementaryChannel}, m_inAGpio{_inAGpio},
    m_inAPin{_inAPin}, m_inBGpio{_inBGpio}, m_inBPin{_inBPin}
{
}

void L298::begin()
{
  m_pwmCfg.frequency = m_timerFrequency;
  m_pwmCfg.period = m_timerPeriod;
  m_pwmCfg.callback = NULL;
  m_pwmCfg.channels[m_channelA].mode =
    (m_isAComplementaryChannel ? PWM_COMPLEMENTARY_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH
                               : PWM_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH);
  m_pwmCfg.channels[m_channelB].mode =
    (m_isBComplementaryChannel ? PWM_COMPLEMENTARY_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH
                               : PWM_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH);
  setOutputPinsMode();
  pwmStart(m_driver, &m_pwmCfg);
  stop();
}

void L298::stop()
{
  pwmI(0);
}

void L298::brake()
{
  stop();
}

void L298::setOutputPinsMode()
{
}

void L298::changeDirection(Motor::eDirection _direction)
{
  // Never called, changing direction directly done in pwmI() because
  // reimplemented
  (void)_direction;
}

void L298::pwmI(int16_t _percentage)
{
  if(_percentage >= 0)
  {
    pwmEnableChannelI(
      m_driver,
      m_channelB,
      PWM_PERCENTAGE_TO_WIDTH(m_driver, static_cast<uint16_t>(0)));

    _percentage = (_percentage > 10000) ? 10000 : _percentage;
    pwmEnableChannelI(
      m_driver,
      m_channelA,
      PWM_PERCENTAGE_TO_WIDTH(m_driver, static_cast<uint16_t>(_percentage)));
  }
  else if(_percentage < 0)
  {
    pwmEnableChannelI(
      m_driver,
      m_channelA,
      PWM_PERCENTAGE_TO_WIDTH(m_driver, static_cast<uint16_t>(0)));

    _percentage *= -1;
    _percentage = (_percentage > 10000) ? 10000 : _percentage;
    pwmEnableChannelI(
      m_driver,
      m_channelB,
      PWM_PERCENTAGE_TO_WIDTH(m_driver, static_cast<uint16_t>(_percentage)));
  }
}


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How Can I Get Adult Students to, do, their, homework?
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Some students find it effective to use a day planner or a calendar to stay organized, while others prefer simple notebook paper or composition books.Work on your homework while you're waiting for a ride, while you're killing time at your brother's soccer game, or while you're waiting for your friend to come over.Get up early on weekends.


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Q: How can i convert this javascript function into java let say i have fallowing javascript function-
function isDigit (c)
{ return ((c >= "0") && (c <= "9"))
}
function isAlphabet (c)
{
return ( (c >= "a" && c <= "z") || (c >= "A" && c <= "Z") )
}

How can i write same thing in java.
Thanks.

A: Use java.lang.Character class methods.

A: public boolean isDigit(char c) {
  return ((c >= '0') && (c <= '9'));
}

public boolean  isAlphabet(char c) {
  return ( (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z') );
}

A: Respectively:
java.lang.Character.isLetter(c);
java.lang.Character.isDigit(c);

But if you want to make your own implementations:
boolean isAlpa(char c) {
    return c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z'; /* single characters are
            enclosed with single quotes */
}

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This goes good after a meal or with coffee.
Cream butter and sugar, add egg. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk. Add the blueberries. Put in a greased and floured 8x8 inch pan.
Crumb mixture: Mix together sugar, butter, flour and cinnamon. Sprinkle on top of batter.
Mix together first 3 ingredients, press into large baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes or until light brown. Mix together second 3 ingredients, spread onto cooled crust. Bring to a boil, blueberries, sugar and water, cook 1 minute. Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1/4 cup water. Add to blueberries, sugar and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool. Add 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. Spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping when ready to serve. Very good.
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