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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
A friend of mine, Veda Boyd Jones, asked me for advice on how to bounce back from rejection. She's writing an article on the subject. I'll share what I sent to her, but I'd love to hear what other folks have to share about their own approach to dealing with rejection.
Whether it�s being picked last for the team or being told your plot is too confusing to follow, rejection is always an arrow to the heart. And with such injuries, you can respond by donning armor and attitude. First, feel free to say, ouch! Who wouldn�t with a proverbial arrow sticking out of your chest? Once you�ve acknowledged the sting, arm yourself with the fact that any rejection is part opinion, part market analysis, and part literary response. It�s your job to figure out how much of each is at the base of it. If the comments reflect a reader based response like, �I�m not that fond of �,� then you can surmise that that portion of the rejection is personal. Some editors aren�t fond of certain genres or even certain things. I had an editor reject a book of mine because one of the characters was elderly and she wasn�t that fond of old people! If the editor talks about having a tough time selling marketing on the idea or calls it a �quiet� book or mentions its lack of broad appeal, then you know the issue is marketing. On the other hand, if the editor critiques the craft � the development of the characters, the plot, etc, then you know the issue was the level of development. It also helps to get a variety of opinions�do you see a pattern in the types of responses editors are giving you? Then follow the pattern where it leads you.
In response, find an editor who loves what you�re writing based on other books s/he has worked on; seek a publisher who markets the type of book you�re writing (different publishers have different target audiences); and/or hone the craft of your manuscript.
Above all, remember that what you are is a writer, it�s a part of you�what you write is a product and when an editor critiques your work�it�s not you that�s being critiqued, it�s just one thing you�ve written and that story may or may not merge into something new over its lifetime. You certainly have plenty more to say in the many stories you�ll write over your lifetime, so don�t take it personally�publishing is part of the profession of being an author, writing is our passion. Focus on the passion and leave the book selling to the professionals.
Friday, June 8, 2012
One shot + Character sheet
The hundredth post on this blog and one with good news, as at the end of the month I'll be hosting a one shot for some new players! I'll be running my Area 5 dungeon for the first time, so I'm curious to see how it will hold up during play. In a fortunate case of continuity, one of the players (the one who actually found the map to the dungeon) from the mothballed campaign will also return. To celebrate this post apocalyptic merriment I've made a revamped version of the character sheet, which I've put up here.
Well, we can all tell that A. LaFaye is not with it. She can't keep up with slang-- she's still hung up on the impressive fact that "twit" has meant the same thing for nearly 900 years. That a lot to say for any word. I mean look at "weird" and how many times it's changed its meaning-- well, actually we changed it-- us talking and writing folks. Well, most people blame Shakespeare, but I'm not one for bandwagons, so I'll just blame Fancis Bacon. Seriously, though, I'm sorry I haven't been blogging on my blog, but I've never been one for that either. I won't offer any empty promises of intending to write more often--afterall, I can't even remember my New Year's resolution at this point, so how can I, in good conscience, say I'll remember my blog site password and actually post regularly to this thing. Let's just say my words aren't the only thing to wander like my thoughts, the point of this blog, or my mind. So, I'm off to wander about . Hopefully, I 'llwander back soon. I hope you're well and reading and/or writing facscinating things. Do tell me aobut them.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Let's Play Day Z
Let's play Day Z, a multiplayer zombie survival mod for Arma II: Combined Operations by Bohemia Interactive.
All episodes on YouTube: Let's Play Day Z Playlist
Click here to watch my Let's Play Day Z on YouTube
Let's Play Day Z
I play it slow, focus on survival, not action.
I'm fighting for my life. I do my best to survive.
This is Day Z. This is my story.
Click here to watch the videos.
About Let's Play Day Z
I'm thrown to a 15x15km (225 square km) open-world post-soviet state of Chernarus, in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, where the zombies are fast and dangerous - at least after they see or hear me - and the other players are even more deadly.
I (role)play the game like I was actually there. I prefer living over getting killed, so I'm very cautious and try to avoid dangerous situations. This game is hardcore, always ironman (dead is dead), so I consider everything I do very carefully - like I probably would if I'd find myself in a middle of a zombie apocalypse.
With both zombies and other players, if I'm firing my guns, something has probably gone wrong already. Also, I prefer playing on hardcore servers (No 3rd person view, no crosshair, no player names).
Click here for the full YouTube show: Let's Play Day Z
Where to Buy, How to Play Day Z?
Day Z is a a free mod for Arma II: Combined Operations (= ArmA2 + ArmA: Operation Arrowhead), which is available via retail, Steam and Amazon (both digital download and DVD):
ArmA2: Combined Operations [Download]:
DayZ mod itself is free (but as said, requires ArmA2:CO), and can be downloaded via the website: http://www.dayzmod.com/ - installation instructions can be found from DayZ website/forums.
Day Z Links
Day Z mod. At the time of recording in ALPHA (you can find the version info on the video descriptions)
Explanation of Day Z ALPHA (READ IT instead of complaining about bugs/errors)
http://www.arma2.com/beta-patch.php>ArmA II BETA patch
FOR MORE DAY Z VIDEOS, GO TO: http://youtube.com/show/letsplaydayz
Sunday, June 3, 2012
San Diego PDF
Been a while since my last post, but have finally gotten around to finishing the write up for the San Diego location and collecting it in one PDF, which you can find here! Included is a rough draft for the Dominance system, using the setting of San Diego as a living dungeon of sorts.
. The Dominance system takes all the scheming and plotting, street fighting and all-out gang war of an average day in SD and randomizes the outcome using 1d30. Roll one for every gang at the end of the day. Once a gang reaches 0 Dominance, it fades back into obscurity as just another street gang and their turf is claimed by their mortal enemy or various small street gangs.
Gang size | Starting Dominance | Gang member killed | Veteran gang member killed | Leader killed | Paying homage to other gang |
Small (Ship Rats, Lawmen) | 50 | -1 | / | -20 | -10 |
Medium (Gassers, Pit Lords, Angels of Mercy) | 100 | -1 | -3 | -35* | -30 |
Large (Jetheads, Pu�etazo, Chain Gang) | 150 | -1 | -3 | -50* | -50 |
*Pu�etazo: -10 for every dedo, Gassers: no such penalty
The Tally (roll 1d30)
1) Roll again. If the result is 1: Disaster! Whether through cowardly assassination or a full-out assault, your leader was killed by a rival gang. Lose x Dominance and become mortal enemies of the culprits. If you have multiple or no gang leader(s), take the respective penalty instead.
2) Humiliation! At the verge of defeat after an unexpected, overwhelming full-out attack, your gang saw no other way out but to accept a rival gang�s superiority. Pay x homage to the gang in question.
3) Hard-pressed! Your gangers held your turf against a rival gang, but only barely. Ten of your most senior members got a hot lead enema. Lose xDominance.
4) Ambushed! Five of your most senior gangers got ambushed while scavenging, culprits unknown. Lose x Dominance.
5) Raided! A Gasser raiding party robbed you of supplies and guns, killing ten grunts to boot. Lose 25 Dominance. If you are the Gassers, gain 15 Dominance instead.
6) Deserters! Morale took a dip and ten of your grunts slunk away in the night. Lose 10 Dominance.
7) Fooled! A crate of explosives your gang bought blew up in your face, as a rival gang bamboozled you. A few mooks lost their lives. Lose 5 Dominance.
8) Affronted! Some street gangers just walked into your turf and shot a few commoners belonging to you. You lose face and 5 Dominance.
9) Swindled! A chem deal went bad. You lose the chems, caps and three grunts. Lose 3 Dominance.
10) Bombed! Unknown perpetrators threw a molotov cocktail into one of your safe houses, destroying the building and killing three mooks who should have been standing guard. Lose 3 Dominance.
11) Insults! Two of your senior gangers exchanged some unfriendly words and gun shots, now there�s only one left. Lose x Dominance.
12) Heartbreak! One of your gang�s favourite prostitutes snuck away and now warms the beds of another gang. Lose 1 Dominance.
13) Overdose! Jet claims another one of your mooks. Lose 1 Dominance.
14) Status quo! Rather a slow day for your gang, let�s hope tomorrow brings more action.
15) Turncoat! A grunt from a rival gang wants to join yours. After grilling him thoroughly, his desire seems legitimate. Gain 1 Dominance.
16) Foiled! You discovered a spy in the ranks of your mooks. You send his head back to the rival gang in question, just to get the message across. Gain 1 Dominance.
17) Experience! Today marks the x-th kill, x-th year in service or something similar of one your lowly grunts, earning him the right to be called a veteran member. Gain 3 Dominance.
18) Expansion! Your gang managed to claim a building from a troublesome street gang. Gain 3 Dominance.
19) Levies! Your gangers rounded up some commoners and forced the most able ones into the ranks of your grunts. Gain 3 Dominance.
20) Payday! Your mooks stole a shipment of chems from a rival gang and sold it to the intended buyer a few hours later for a pretty penny, neither party being any the wiser. Gain 3 Dominance.
21) Flawless! During a brutal skirmish in the streets, your most senior gang members managed to take out an equally large group of rival gangers without losing anyone on your side. Gain 5 Dominance.
22) Opportunities! Your mortal enemy or a rival gang declared a temporary truce, giving you time to gather your forces and strengthen your position. Gain 5 Dominance.
23) Bounty! After a raid on a rival gang, your grunts return with a score of liberated slaves, who promise to serve you faithfully. Gain 10 Dominance.
24) Alliance! A major gang wants to enter an alliance with yours, adding considerably to your prestige. Gain 10 Dominance.
25) Discord! An undercover agent of yours has successfully sown discontent among a rival gang, causing quite a number of their gangers to look for greener pastures, including yours. Gain 10 Dominance.
26) Victory! Your gang has driven a rival gang from a major part of their turf, giving you control over the area and its resources, for the time being, that is. Gain 15 Dominance.
27) Boom! A crate of military grade explosives has recently made it into your gang�s possession, and today you put them to good use, creating a few more bloody craters in your enemy�s turf. Gain 15 Dominance.
28) Misdirection! One of your mooks convinced a Gasser raiding party that a rival gang had stolen one of their shipments of Psycho, and the Gassers carved a bloody path through their turf. Your enemy is weakened without you so much as lifting a finger. Gain 20 Dominance. If you are the Gassers, two of your raiding parties just decimated each other, lose 15 Dominance instead.
29) Top dog! Your gang�s relentless attacks on a rival major gang have left them weak, and they have offered to pay you homage if you spare their miserable lives. Gain 15/20/25 Dominance according to the size of the gang in question.
30) Roll again. If the result is 30: Terminated! A squad of your most veteran gangers has taken out a rival gang leader, and your gang is the talk of the town today. Gain 25 Dominance. If you have a mortal enemy, it was their gang leader who snuffed it, and you gain an additional 10 Dominance.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Awesome, again!
Now our friend, Pascal Gabus, made a version of the Elevenrig for Blender! The download link can be found on the right side as well!
Abraham Lincoln - 1
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
Frances Cavanah
It is difficult to decide which of the wonderful books about Lincoln I should write about first. I decided it would be the one that I first read. My mother joined a book club on my behalf when I was in elementary school by which I received a book in the mail once a month. Back in the late '50's and early 60's that was a rather unique and spectacular decision on the part of my mother. But she knew a reader when she saw one. (Or was it that this reader became one because of a mother like this? Take heart parents!)
This particular biography of Lincoln was a terrific introduction to the human story and virtue of Abraham Lincoln. Impressions were etched into my mind that have stayed there forever because I was totally engaged with the text: his poor beginnings, the log cabins nestled in woods - first in Kentucky and then in Illinois, the sadness when his mother died, the warm relationship he had with his new mom, his naughty escapades in the cabin with his sister and cousin (he was so tall that he could lift his cousin and turn him upside down so this his cousin could put footprints across the ceiling), his reading by candlelight in the attic, his ability to stand up to bullies, the tale about walking far to return a book - driven by his honesty and conscience. As I ponder this I realize afresh how one good book at the right time in a child's life can have a life-long effect. I have returned to these anecdotes countless times. The value of books, the virtues of honesty and compassion, and a picture of perseverance are forever connected in my mind with Abraham Lincoln.
In recent years, I read this book aloud to a class of fifth graders. So I know it is still being published and I know children still respond to this biography. If you cannot find this title, the following titles are also excellent Lincoln stories for younger children.
Lincoln's Birthday by Clyde Robert Bulla
Bulla's biographies are not stiff or uninteresting in style. This one can be read aloud or read independently by young readers.
Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz.
This tender biography also can be enjoyed by older children. Fritz's work has a wide appeal and acclaim.
Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary.
A Step-Up biography, this book is part of Random House publisher's excellent Landmark Biography series. See also Meet...Franklin, Washington, Columbus, King Jr., Jefferson.
Abraham Lincoln. Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire.
An enduring well-written biography of Lincoln by authors who wrote other quality biographies. This one won the Caldecott Medal in 1940 for its illustrations. The oversized book is worth getting just to see the cover of Lincoln sitting on a split rail fence. Worth owning.
I better stop the list here and continue with another group of books in a Lincoln -2 blog. The second list will pick up where this one left off in level of difficulty and provide samples for those in the middle elementary years.
Frances Cavanah
It is difficult to decide which of the wonderful books about Lincoln I should write about first. I decided it would be the one that I first read. My mother joined a book club on my behalf when I was in elementary school by which I received a book in the mail once a month. Back in the late '50's and early 60's that was a rather unique and spectacular decision on the part of my mother. But she knew a reader when she saw one. (Or was it that this reader became one because of a mother like this? Take heart parents!)
This particular biography of Lincoln was a terrific introduction to the human story and virtue of Abraham Lincoln. Impressions were etched into my mind that have stayed there forever because I was totally engaged with the text: his poor beginnings, the log cabins nestled in woods - first in Kentucky and then in Illinois, the sadness when his mother died, the warm relationship he had with his new mom, his naughty escapades in the cabin with his sister and cousin (he was so tall that he could lift his cousin and turn him upside down so this his cousin could put footprints across the ceiling), his reading by candlelight in the attic, his ability to stand up to bullies, the tale about walking far to return a book - driven by his honesty and conscience. As I ponder this I realize afresh how one good book at the right time in a child's life can have a life-long effect. I have returned to these anecdotes countless times. The value of books, the virtues of honesty and compassion, and a picture of perseverance are forever connected in my mind with Abraham Lincoln.
In recent years, I read this book aloud to a class of fifth graders. So I know it is still being published and I know children still respond to this biography. If you cannot find this title, the following titles are also excellent Lincoln stories for younger children.
Lincoln's Birthday by Clyde Robert Bulla
Bulla's biographies are not stiff or uninteresting in style. This one can be read aloud or read independently by young readers.
Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln by Jean Fritz.
This tender biography also can be enjoyed by older children. Fritz's work has a wide appeal and acclaim.
Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary.
A Step-Up biography, this book is part of Random House publisher's excellent Landmark Biography series. See also Meet...Franklin, Washington, Columbus, King Jr., Jefferson.
Abraham Lincoln. Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire.
An enduring well-written biography of Lincoln by authors who wrote other quality biographies. This one won the Caldecott Medal in 1940 for its illustrations. The oversized book is worth getting just to see the cover of Lincoln sitting on a split rail fence. Worth owning.
I better stop the list here and continue with another group of books in a Lincoln -2 blog. The second list will pick up where this one left off in level of difficulty and provide samples for those in the middle elementary years.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Wilbur and Orville Wright: the Flight to Adventure
Louis Sabin
Published by Troll Associates
What I want to highlight in this blog post is the publisher. About 20 years ago, my husband and I brought home stack after stack of children's biographies from the library on a very specific quest. We were looking for books about famous people that were told with an engaging narrative style. We found many biographies that were packed with wonderful information and would serve a child well who had to do some research or who enjoyed information books. It was more difficult to find a biography that had both information and an enjoyable narrative. We discovered that the Troll Books had this very aim. We found that book after book in this series recounted the lives of famous people from the standpoint of how they overcame obstacles from the time they were young in order to accomplish something. In the case of the the Wright Brothers, their pursuits reveal the virtues of hard work and of close family relationships. The author, Louis Sabin, wrote several biographies for Troll in the style they were looking for. Some of them are:
Andrew Jackson: Frontier Patriot
Jim Beckwourth: Adventures of a Mountain Man
Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Hero
Young Mark Twain
The Great Houdini: Daring Escape Artist
Sabin also wrote many informational books for children. The range of topics is impressive: weather, grasslands, reptiles, radio, space exploration, plants and seeds... Here is a link from a website about authors that provides a list of books by Sabin.
http://www.jacketflap.com/louis-sabin/97476
And I cannot end this post without telling you about one more great book about the Wright brothers. (There are so many great books about them!)
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman.
First, any book by Russell Freedman is awesome - and I mean it! He is the gold standard in nonfiction books for children. This book is full of rare photos taken by the Wright Brothers and it describes in good historical detail how they went about accomplishing their big dream. On top of all the good facts, this book won the Newbery Honor - the yearly award for the best book written for children. I rest my case.
Louis Sabin
Published by Troll Associates
What I want to highlight in this blog post is the publisher. About 20 years ago, my husband and I brought home stack after stack of children's biographies from the library on a very specific quest. We were looking for books about famous people that were told with an engaging narrative style. We found many biographies that were packed with wonderful information and would serve a child well who had to do some research or who enjoyed information books. It was more difficult to find a biography that had both information and an enjoyable narrative. We discovered that the Troll Books had this very aim. We found that book after book in this series recounted the lives of famous people from the standpoint of how they overcame obstacles from the time they were young in order to accomplish something. In the case of the the Wright Brothers, their pursuits reveal the virtues of hard work and of close family relationships. The author, Louis Sabin, wrote several biographies for Troll in the style they were looking for. Some of them are:
Andrew Jackson: Frontier Patriot
Jim Beckwourth: Adventures of a Mountain Man
Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Hero
Young Mark Twain
The Great Houdini: Daring Escape Artist
Sabin also wrote many informational books for children. The range of topics is impressive: weather, grasslands, reptiles, radio, space exploration, plants and seeds... Here is a link from a website about authors that provides a list of books by Sabin.
http://www.jacketflap.com/louis-sabin/97476
And I cannot end this post without telling you about one more great book about the Wright brothers. (There are so many great books about them!)
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane by Russell Freedman.
First, any book by Russell Freedman is awesome - and I mean it! He is the gold standard in nonfiction books for children. This book is full of rare photos taken by the Wright Brothers and it describes in good historical detail how they went about accomplishing their big dream. On top of all the good facts, this book won the Newbery Honor - the yearly award for the best book written for children. I rest my case.
Friday, May 18, 2012
FOCS Another 8.9a07
Download: Mediafire
Vers�o atualizada, final consegui baixar...
Changelog: 8.8Fn2 ~ 8.9a07
Algum tradutor de coreano? -sem ser google translate...
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Clare
Atualizado: 8.9a04
T�tulo:
Anime: Claymore
Na balan�a do equil�brio, Clare come�a como um personagem "normal", depois se torna algo "fraco", e termina como um personagem que consegue chegar ao limite de gold do Warcraft gra�as a sua transforma��o, sendo equivalente e at� mesmo superior ao Alucard.
Caracter�sticas Gerais:
- Atributo principal: Agility- Item: Claymore
* + 50 Agility e Strenght* + 100 de dano.
* + 100% velocidade de ataque.
-Pontos fortes: Transforma��o ridiculamente roubada com Cleave Strike, al�m de um buff de lifesteal, armor e dano.
-Pontos fracos: N�o upa t�o bem antes do level 15, creepa apenas Doom Guard / Dragonspawns com seu ultimate.
Estat�sticas
Early/ Middle / Late Game: 7 / 5 / 10Assassina: 7
Creepadora: 10
Ladra: 2
Suporte: 4
Rusher: 6
vs Aizen: 8
Skills:
Claymore (Passiva)
Efeito: 15% de chance de evas�o.
Passiva
???? (Q)
Level Requerido: 1 / 6 / 11 / 16 / 21
Dano (em creeps): 300 / 600 / 900 / 1200 / 1500
Dano (em heroes): 225 / 450 / 675 / 900 / 1125
Area: 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 / 225
Alcance: 1000
Efeito Extra: 0.75s de imunidade � magia
Tempo de Recarga: 15 segundos
Point Target
"Espadas de Luz" (W)
Descri��o: Realiza um combo de cortes no inimigo, causando dano direto e o stunando por 3s.
Level Requerido: 5 / 11 / 17 / 23 / 29
Dano (em creeps): 700 / 1400 / 2100 / 2800 / 3500
Dano (em heroes): 525 / 1050 / 1575 / 2100 / 2625
Alcance: Corpo-a-corpo
Tempo de Recarga: 22 segundos
Single Target
"Libera��o de Youki" (E)
Level Requerido: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
Dano Extra: 10% / 20% / 30% / 40% / 50%
Armor Extra: 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250
Lifesteal: 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% / 30%
Velocidade de Ataque Extra: 100%
Tempo de Recarga: 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 / 120 segundos
Instant, buff
"Semi-transforma��o em Youma" (R)
Level Requerido: 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Velocidade de Ataque Base: 1,7 vezes mais r�pida.
Velocidade de "Voo": 750
Cleave Strike (dano m�gico): 15% do ataque f�sico
�rea do Cleave Strike: 150
Dura��o: 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 segundos
Tempo de Recarga: 100 / 110 / 120 / 120 / 120 segundos
Instant, Transforma��o
"Ponto Cr�tico" (T)
Level Requerido: 15 / 20 / 25 / 30
Dano (em creeps): 3000 / 4000 / 5000 / 6000
Dano (em heroes): 2250 / 3000 / 3750 / 4500
�rea: 600
Tempo de Recarga: 120 / 140 / 160 / 160 segundos
Instant
Colabora��o: Jo�o e pepe_lanna
Quem souber outras informa��es, por favor envie-as para mim atrav�s de coment�rios.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Sybil Rides for Independence
Sybil Rides for Independence
Drollene Brown
The story of Paul Revere's famous daring ride has been immortalized in the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Listen my children and you shall hear...of the midnight ride of Paul Revere... Who can blame us all if we are captivated by the poetic retelling of that historical night in America's history? Though not etched in our historical memory by means of a famous poem, there were other riders that night who also bravely rode through the countryside to warn the colonists of the coming of the British army: one was William Dawes and the other was a 16 -year old girl named Sybil Ludington. Readers of this story catch the spirit of Sybil and how she pushed through fear to rise up to meet the moment and make a difference. The end of the book provides the historical fact upon which this biography is based.
Several other authors have written biographies for children about Sybil Luddington. I recommend that you go to the library and do a computer subject search. You may get lucky and be able to bring home several versions of this exciting true story. Each one will illustrate the time, place, and action in a unique way. And, while you are there, by all means check out a picture book version of the Longfellow poem on Paul Revere.
Drollene Brown
The story of Paul Revere's famous daring ride has been immortalized in the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Listen my children and you shall hear...of the midnight ride of Paul Revere... Who can blame us all if we are captivated by the poetic retelling of that historical night in America's history? Though not etched in our historical memory by means of a famous poem, there were other riders that night who also bravely rode through the countryside to warn the colonists of the coming of the British army: one was William Dawes and the other was a 16 -year old girl named Sybil Ludington. Readers of this story catch the spirit of Sybil and how she pushed through fear to rise up to meet the moment and make a difference. The end of the book provides the historical fact upon which this biography is based.
Several other authors have written biographies for children about Sybil Luddington. I recommend that you go to the library and do a computer subject search. You may get lucky and be able to bring home several versions of this exciting true story. Each one will illustrate the time, place, and action in a unique way. And, while you are there, by all means check out a picture book version of the Longfellow poem on Paul Revere.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind
Louis Braille. The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind
Margaret Davidson
In my experience children are always interested in the life of Louis Braille. As a little boy he was able to see, and then one day he plays with an awl and he hurts his eye. Next, the book describes how he loses his ability to see one object after another. The story goes on to portray how mentors help him go to school and teach him a way to read and write. Even more fascinating is how, as a young boy, he sets out to find a better system to enable the blind to read. Gaining acceptance for the idea took his entire life. By the end of the biography, children are affected on many levels and often feel very close to Louis Braille and to the book itself.
Of course, your reader will want to try reading Braille too. This Scholastic biography shows them the alphabet. Margaret Davidson was a prolific author of biographies for children. Here are some of her other titles:
The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt
Helen Keller
Helen Keller's Teacher
The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball
Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom
The Story of Golda Meir
Reading level is grades 3-6, but these can be read aloud to younger children and I recommend that you do!
Margaret Davidson
In my experience children are always interested in the life of Louis Braille. As a little boy he was able to see, and then one day he plays with an awl and he hurts his eye. Next, the book describes how he loses his ability to see one object after another. The story goes on to portray how mentors help him go to school and teach him a way to read and write. Even more fascinating is how, as a young boy, he sets out to find a better system to enable the blind to read. Gaining acceptance for the idea took his entire life. By the end of the biography, children are affected on many levels and often feel very close to Louis Braille and to the book itself.
Of course, your reader will want to try reading Braille too. This Scholastic biography shows them the alphabet. Margaret Davidson was a prolific author of biographies for children. Here are some of her other titles:
The Story of Eleanor Roosevelt
Helen Keller
Helen Keller's Teacher
The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball
Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom
The Story of Golda Meir
Reading level is grades 3-6, but these can be read aloud to younger children and I recommend that you do!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Elizabeth Blackwell: A Doctor's Triumph
Elizabeth Blackwell: A Doctor's Triumph
by Nancy Kline
Blackwell bravely struggled to become a doctor during a time when society shunned women in the medical field. Her persistence throughout the obstacles and ostracism she faced in medical school is truly inspiring. This was one of the first biographies I read almost 30 years ago when I began the search for readable inspiring stories to share with students. The impression has stayed with me until now.
If you can't find this particular story, there have been several others about her published over the years. If you read another good version, publish a comment and let us know!
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
by Nancy Kline
Blackwell bravely struggled to become a doctor during a time when society shunned women in the medical field. Her persistence throughout the obstacles and ostracism she faced in medical school is truly inspiring. This was one of the first biographies I read almost 30 years ago when I began the search for readable inspiring stories to share with students. The impression has stayed with me until now.
If you can't find this particular story, there have been several others about her published over the years. If you read another good version, publish a comment and let us know!
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
Monday, April 30, 2012
More Than Anything Else Booker T. Washington
More Than Anything Else Booker T. Washington
Marie Bradby Illus. Chris Soentpiet
What did he want more than anything else? Booker at nine years of age hungered to learn to read. Although he had to work all day long in the salt mines, his desire to read was greater than sleep or rest or food. The author says she wrote this book when her son was five and was learning to read. Bradby writes beautifully and her words combine with Soentpiet's watercolor illustrations with a harmonious effect.
You might like to visit the websites of illustrators. You can view good layouts of their work and discover other books by artists you come to like. On this website I discovered the fact that Soentpiet and Marie Bradby won many awards for More Than Anything Else. The list goes all the way down the page!
http://www.soentpiet.com/more.htm
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
Marie Bradby Illus. Chris Soentpiet
What did he want more than anything else? Booker at nine years of age hungered to learn to read. Although he had to work all day long in the salt mines, his desire to read was greater than sleep or rest or food. The author says she wrote this book when her son was five and was learning to read. Bradby writes beautifully and her words combine with Soentpiet's watercolor illustrations with a harmonious effect.
You might like to visit the websites of illustrators. You can view good layouts of their work and discover other books by artists you come to like. On this website I discovered the fact that Soentpiet and Marie Bradby won many awards for More Than Anything Else. The list goes all the way down the page!
http://www.soentpiet.com/more.htm
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Let's Play The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Blind let's play The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition (PC).
Using imported save file from my The Witcher LP. Played, recorded and uploaded on PC, ultra graphics max settings, no ubersampling and 1920x1080. All videos on the playlist are uploaded with high quality 1080p Full HD.
This is a blind let's play: I haven't played the game before, not The Witcher 2 or the Enhanced Edition. I don't know what to expect, and I don't want to know.
No spoilers in the comments of this video or any other video on the let's play. Note the difference between hints and spoilers thou, gameplay tips are fine, revealing anything about the story or possible secrets is not.
I play on Hard difficulty, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at the game. Any glimpse of skill on my part is accidental and/or luck, and isn't proof of things to come.
Click here to watch the videos on high quality on YouTube (HD 1080p):
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE598273639F89FA4
YouTube Show:
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Gameplay and commentary by Zemalf:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheZemalf
ESRB Warning: This title is rated "M" for Mature Audiences (PEGI 18)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a third-person role-playing video game developed by Polish studio CD Projekt RED . It is a sequel to the 2007 video game The Witcher, and was released internationally for PC (MS Windows) on May 17, 2011. The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available on PC & Xbox 360 2012 and was released on April 17th 2012. Like The Witcher (1), the game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski (Sapkowski's books on Amazon).
For more The Witcher 2 videos and more let's plays from me, click here to subscribe:
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thezemalf
For PC and via digital download, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available via GOG.com and Steam. For XBox 360 and PC, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition in also available via retail and place like Amazon:
Using imported save file from my The Witcher LP. Played, recorded and uploaded on PC, ultra graphics max settings, no ubersampling and 1920x1080. All videos on the playlist are uploaded with high quality 1080p Full HD.
This is a blind let's play: I haven't played the game before, not The Witcher 2 or the Enhanced Edition. I don't know what to expect, and I don't want to know.
No spoilers in the comments of this video or any other video on the let's play. Note the difference between hints and spoilers thou, gameplay tips are fine, revealing anything about the story or possible secrets is not.
I play on Hard difficulty, but that doesn't mean I'm any good at the game. Any glimpse of skill on my part is accidental and/or luck, and isn't proof of things to come.
Click here to watch the videos on high quality on YouTube (HD 1080p):
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE598273639F89FA4
YouTube Show:
The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition
Gameplay and commentary by Zemalf:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheZemalf
ESRB Warning: This title is rated "M" for Mature Audiences (PEGI 18)
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is a third-person role-playing video game developed by Polish studio CD Projekt RED . It is a sequel to the 2007 video game The Witcher, and was released internationally for PC (MS Windows) on May 17, 2011. The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available on PC & Xbox 360 2012 and was released on April 17th 2012. Like The Witcher (1), the game is based on the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski (Sapkowski's books on Amazon).
For more The Witcher 2 videos and more let's plays from me, click here to subscribe:
http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thezemalf
For PC and via digital download, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is available via GOG.com and Steam. For XBox 360 and PC, The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition in also available via retail and place like Amazon:
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Novo blog do uijng
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Bem, o uijng.tistory.com foi hackeado (as �ltimas 7 p�ginas de posts eram spam de modelos coreanas), ent�o o Tulipa criou um blog novo, o link � esse:
http://twobs.egloos.com/
Ah sim, antes que eu me esque�a: Edward > Neji. E o Kiritsugu eh o personagem mais filho da puta dos animes.
Ah, update dos personagens s� quando eu sair de f�rias da faculdade ou ter �nimo com uma nova vers�o do FOCS, see ya
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Version 1.2 released!
Not much new to this version, except:
The eyes don't act strangely anymore when the head is tilted.
I added some tweakers for the mouth corners (can be seen when the Face Deformers are activated), but they are, opposed to the other facial deformers, currently only translatable. I have also not really tested them so if anyone tests them and might want to let me know if they are working okay, I'd be really glad.
I just noticed that this feature is currently only working in Maya 2011 and above, but I'll have a look at that later.
The third thing I changed is to make some more of the bodily Joints unselectable, so you don't accidentally select and key them, which does lead to unpredictable results that might mar your experience with this rig.
There is still one joint in the face that is selectable, so please set the viewports to make joints invisible before working, it will save you a lot of trouble.
I am still in the process of changing some deformations in the crouch area, and setting the clothes "textures" so they don't create any problems when increasing the body's tessellation.
Cheers!
Wolfi
The eyes don't act strangely anymore when the head is tilted.
I added some tweakers for the mouth corners (can be seen when the Face Deformers are activated), but they are, opposed to the other facial deformers, currently only translatable. I have also not really tested them so if anyone tests them and might want to let me know if they are working okay, I'd be really glad.
I just noticed that this feature is currently only working in Maya 2011 and above, but I'll have a look at that later.
The third thing I changed is to make some more of the bodily Joints unselectable, so you don't accidentally select and key them, which does lead to unpredictable results that might mar your experience with this rig.
There is still one joint in the face that is selectable, so please set the viewports to make joints invisible before working, it will save you a lot of trouble.
I am still in the process of changing some deformations in the crouch area, and setting the clothes "textures" so they don't create any problems when increasing the body's tessellation.
Cheers!
Wolfi
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thomas Alva Edison, Great Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison, Great Inventor
David A. Adler
When Edison was a little boy, he constantly asked questions. That's one huge tip to take from his childhood for our own children. His curiosity and determination led him to invent many useful things. From his experience concerning the usefulness of mistakes came his memorable quote: "genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." He knew that to get the results you want you just have to keep trying over and over and over.
David Adler wrote other biographies for this age too. His books relate facts but he couches them in a pleasant narrative.
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
David A. Adler
When Edison was a little boy, he constantly asked questions. That's one huge tip to take from his childhood for our own children. His curiosity and determination led him to invent many useful things. From his experience concerning the usefulness of mistakes came his memorable quote: "genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." He knew that to get the results you want you just have to keep trying over and over and over.
David Adler wrote other biographies for this age too. His books relate facts but he couches them in a pleasant narrative.
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Buttons for General Washington
Buttons for General Washington
Peter and Connie Roop
This is just one episode from the Revolutionary War retold in story form in which a boy delivers a message to General Washington hidden in his buttons. Exciting! He needs to summon his courage in order to carry out a big responsibility. Technically, reconstructed historical narratives are classified as historical fiction. However, I have tagged them as biographies because they are also true stories of real people. Inspiring anecdotes from the lives of ordinary people can leave the same imprints on a child's mind as those of famous people. A good story narrative engages the listener and dramatizes the virtue in action. Washington is in the background in this one, but children can become intimate with the lives of heroes over time by reading many many stories in which they are present.
You can trust anything written by the Roops! They will show up in this blog a few more times.
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
Peter and Connie Roop
This is just one episode from the Revolutionary War retold in story form in which a boy delivers a message to General Washington hidden in his buttons. Exciting! He needs to summon his courage in order to carry out a big responsibility. Technically, reconstructed historical narratives are classified as historical fiction. However, I have tagged them as biographies because they are also true stories of real people. Inspiring anecdotes from the lives of ordinary people can leave the same imprints on a child's mind as those of famous people. A good story narrative engages the listener and dramatizes the virtue in action. Washington is in the background in this one, but children can become intimate with the lives of heroes over time by reading many many stories in which they are present.
You can trust anything written by the Roops! They will show up in this blog a few more times.
I hesitate to assign grade or age levels. These levels are general suggestions due to the fact that younger children probably would not have the stamina to listen to the longer books. Also not all content is suitable for younger children. But all ages would enjoy hearing or reading the stories on the list marked for PreK-4.
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