Crimes or Cover-Up? Exposing the World’s Most Dangerous Lie

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Ib5NjSZ-o

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Spelling Insulin

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Spelling Insulin

 

Bad: Insolin

 

Good: Insulin

 

I get the word correct except for the letter U. So envision the U of the word as a bucket of my body which needs insUlin. Put it in the bucket/body and my sugars balances out.

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Why Audio Blogging

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These notes are from an online workshop. Any misinformation is the fault of the notetaker.

 

Pod casts hosts have content they need your content. You can connect your voice to your book.

  • You don’t have to worry about video.
  • This is another way of communication with your potential audience. Your personality comes across the podcast
  • Authors will often change their voice to the tone of the characters when talking about their books.
  • Book: author broadcasting. Meant to be an educational tool. It is a content rich book.

Have a media kit, for pod cast.

  1. Every image we have to resize it multiple times. You may want to provide those in advance.
  2. You saying to a pod caster, here is everything to do with me. To build more professional platform.
  3. Used for broadcast news. Used to be cardboard folders. The modern day it is called media kit.
  4. Multiple shots of a head shots, different types of head shots.
  5. Have pictures of who you are as a human being. Camping, trips, cruse, silly pictures. Show me doing different things.
  6. Have different length of bios. Short videos used more for printed. 150 character bio for twitter.
  7. Samples of different questions.
  8. Good photos of book covers.

Tips for being a good guest:

  1. When get ready for a p od cast set up on calendar. As soon as you are done interview. Take a screen shot of interview an hour after the interviews. Keep it to three platforms Facebook Instagram, twitter. Many children authors have large twitter.
  2. Write a thank you note, send in the mail. Just write a few address. Get address of person. She will send brownies. (maybe a joke sheet)
  3. If you have a website write an article on the interview and post it on the hosts website. This promotes both of you. Comment on certain strong areas of the interview. Notify the host.

Should a visitor cater to the special trait to the pod cast?

  • That’s not necessary.
  • Write a list of everything you can talks about. A research, experience. Collet top things you can talk about. Present three things that will help the audience in some way, new knowledge.
  • Listen to an episode that you are similar. Talk about the guest of abc, and how you build on it.

 

How do I find pod casts looking for guests and contact info.

  • See list of pod casters is usually for advisers. Access your audience/ readers. As you build your list. Ask readers who do you listen to on pod casts, who do you like and who do you think is bests. One of my readers thought I might be a good match. Listen to some shows and show you’re seen
  • When on zoom, I’m looking to be on pod casts and ask the audience if they know of pod casts. Every time you on a zoom meeting do you know anyone has a pod cast.
  • Go to iTunes or Spotify: look through pod casts. Have not had as much traction. Avoid cold contacts.
  • Finding podcasts is very much looking for agents or publishers.

 

Is it important to find a big audience podcast or smaller pod casts that match you.

  • She has been big and small podcasts. On a pool pod cast> and offer spefic help for that unique audience.

Leverage after the podcast:

How to sales your book without being pitchy on the pod cast.

  1. If someone asks a question, In my book on chapter 5 I talk about a,b, c
  2. Fiction authors, characters has a problem that might cater to the questions.
  3. What to give always for free. People love learning your process. Or give them something that was not in the book. Give character sketch. Your allow yourself to share something unique.
  4. Keep a list of every pod cats you’ve been on. list them on your media appearances.
  5. Keep tracks of your contact info. Put 6 mo. later ( on your calendar) and see if they are interested in a new pod casts. If they say no. and if they have an emergency cancelations, let them know you are available.
  6. Someone may contact you to buy content of your past podcasts for their radio show.

For kid/picture book authors and adults buy books. How deal with podcasts

  • You have to do so much research. The 5 senses. What type of paper.
  • Talk about other children/PB authors.
  • Share with listeners how you do your process. Even share other people’s processes.

 

Suggestions starting our own podcasts.

  • Unless you wake up t 2:30 and have a intense desire.
  • First focus ton being the world’s best gusts. And refer pod casts to each other.
  • If you are struggling to do all your writing goals maybe do that instead of your own podcast. Because you have to spend more time promoting your own stuff.
  • How do you sell book one, by writing and selling book two.

 

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House Buying for Fixup and Resale

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This are notes I took during a workshop on house buying. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

  • Use the online list as it is most current property list to see what has been removed.
  • Don’t do in-depth due diligence until about the last week.
  • Get exact start and stop of auction.
  • Narrowed the list down to the most valuable. and removed vacant. etc.
  • Take out columns you don’t need in an initial first visit.
  • Property on zillo says it’s not for sale, ignore that. It just means that’s it’s not on the market.
  • Blue link that points to the opening bid, improvement amount.
  • The bigger the list, the more chance people can get a property they like.
  • You need to see what real-estate values are going up to determine where to buy.
  • Maybe talk to investors who want to buy land. maybe ask investors where they’re looking.
  • CA: real-estate properties are high in ca.
  • If going through foreclosure, you ca still buy it.
  • Call the country about question about 60 days hold title.
  • Zillo will not bring up apt. just homes.
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The Holy Ghost

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These are notes from church. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

  • Nephi: principles of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost will show you all the things you should do.
  • We can ask the Holy Ghost the things we should do.
  • Bible shares about Jesus Christ fasting for 40 days and nights. Satan temps Christ to make bread. Crist man should not live by bread alone.
  • Live our lives by all the words that proceed out of God’s mouth.
  • Where can we find God’s word?
  • Scriptures, surly the God will do nothing but he will reveal his will to the prophets.
  • The word of the prophet shall be scripture.
  • The comforter, the Holy Ghost shall teach you all things and bring thing for remembrance.
  • Christ: personal line: ok said we pray directly to our heavenly father. Without o morel intermarry. He answers us through the Holy Ghost. The mission of the Holy Ghost is to testify of God.
  • Answer though the Holy Ghost is based on worthiness. The person line is important in the family.
  • The second line of communication is the Priesthood line. God communicates through church leadership.
  • Last dispensations Christ’s church was restored.
  • The priesthood line God  chose to speak to his children through scriptures
  • Both lines of communion are important.
  • The Holy Ghost can inspire us to better communicate with God.
  • We never just tread water. We are either getting closer to God or further from God?
  • Our actin will ell if we want more instructing or less instruction.
  • It is up to us to follow the personal line of communication.
  • Speaker went thorough talks by prophet Nelson talks to see if he mad any change. Some changes he did not.
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I have good news. I’ve been accepted in two anthologies.

 

A Hero of a Different Strip

We would like to use your submitted story, “Subordinate”, in the A Hero of a Different Stripe benefit anthology.

 

and

 

Hidden Villains Anthology

Thank you for your submission to Hidden Villains. We are happy to accept “Solo Mission” as one of the short stories in the anthology!

 

 

 

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2021 Orem debate of mayors and city council candidates.

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I took notes on the Mayer and city council debate. These notes are short. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker. Submission to caucus corner.

Nichelle Jensen

  • Why Orem? Access world-renowned recreations.
  • We should support more funding in less affluent
  • Disagree with moritium. Opposing to growth is detrimental to city growth. Not growing put ourselves in a fragile situation.
  • Affordable housing: prevent city from getting into the way of the free market through regulations. Create more units by owners. (Accessory dwelling units)
  • High density> a duplex is a solutions. Apartments are useful.
  • We need to work on traffic
  • Risks on prosperity: regulations status with moritium and opposition to new innovative development. We are experience employee shortages.
  • Concerned of political division. I think differently than other candidates. We need to avoid an echo chamber.

 

Shaunte Ruiz Zundel

  • law degree, represented abused children.
  • Why Orem? Orem is friendly.
  • Make sure all parks are well maintained and working.
  • Fix density. Limited parking.
  • Agree with moritium. Take action on current mortium.
  • Traffic: citizens speeding Better Street light timing
  • Obtaining housing: people are desperate for housing. Let them buy single homes. More single housing available.
  • Focus on single family homes.
  • Our current master plan is not business friendly.
  • Too many regulations
  • Want all children to have the same happy childhood as my husband.
  • Want to support citizens at city council meeting and not at the meeting.
  • Need to make sure development does not take over our city. Stand in the shoes of the children.

 

David M. Spencer

  • I originally ran to save baseball fields the city wanted to get rid of.
  • Scera and the Hale add to the sense of community
  • Keep integrity of neighborhood. Assisted living place wanted to locate in community. Came to the community and it did not fit.
  • Agreed with moritium. We need more commercial on State Street
  • Traffic: four major streets into Orem to get to other neighboring cities.
  • 42% rental. We need to spread apartments to neighboring cities. Enough apartments are adequate as is.
  • Costco and mall is 40 of our tax base. Need to be business families. 400 new businesses recently moved to Orem.
  • My Goals: protect the integrity of our neighborhoods and avoid high density.
  • City should provide police, fire, water, roads, sewer, and not branch into project such as utopia. Support scera, never defund police fire
  • Proud to be an American

 

LaNae Millett

  • Why Orem? Community feel, community support
  • Use our blocks grants.
  • Worked protect high density and height of bld.
  • Like moritium.
  • Traffic: Do not narrow lanes on State Street. Do not have high-density housing on State street. It will contribute to traffic
  • Have small business in neighborhood so people do not have to drive.
  • Affordable housing: at the minute mark of 128 min> She talked about our neighborhood..
  • Own homes is the goal.
  • Neighboring cities increase apartments and business will follow and give more services.
  • Economic development: regulations restrictions, limited regulation.
  • Orem has a great future; we need to plan our growth.
  • Our parks need to be well managed.

 

Quinn Mecham

  • BYU Professor, national resources stewardship.
  • Quality of our neighborhoods.
  • Respond to the neighborhood by their wants.
  • Need longer processes with more neighborhood input.
  • He is cautious on how we develop our city. He takes no money from developers. \
  • Moritium was rushed. Need to act in good faith partners.
  • More adaptive control, artificial intelligence. To time lights.
  • Any person we can put on a bus or walk is better. Provide diverse traffic options.
  • Need another I-15 exit to cater to Provo traffic using Orem streets.
  • Obtainable housing: 40% renting. Need smaller homes.
  • Role of apartments in mix of housing. Space limited.
  • Future prosperity: many employers will not have their future needed staff. We are good on small business.
  • Our futures are deeply intertwined.
  • Dedicated to listening, integrity, build trust.

 

Tom Macdonald

  • He’s been on the city council.
  • Why Orem: Optimism
  • Hillcrest Park is an example of catering to less affluent.
  • We voted for moritium. Plan for one neighborhoods not well organized.
  • Timing lights, citizens are speeding. Work with U-dot on major roads.
  • Obtainable housing: get developers, contactors, and FHA finance to work together.
  • When high density important: appropriates high density is important but must have adequate parking.
  • Risk to prosperity: support first responders, parks.
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How to Write a Scary Story

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Horror is not my normal genera, but I went to compete in the scary story storytelling competition. I’ll have to see how to write a scary story. The following is the result of my search. Last year I wrote a story called: Race Against the Death Train.

 

Here are some link I’ve found

 

How to Write a Scary Story: 7 Tips for Writing a Terrifying Horror Novel

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tips-for-writing-a-terrifying-horror-novel

Let’s Get Freaky: How to Write a Scary Story

https://thewritepractice.com/get-freaky/

HOw to write a scary story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65Qd0VLzgg

Aaaah! 8 Horror Writing Tips That Will Keep Your Readers up at Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LbAXHZiQqE

How to Write a Scary Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHMNtjF2xGw

How to Write a Scary Story: 5 Terrifying Tips to Help Students Scare the Life Out of Readers

https://literacyideas.com/how-to-write-a-scary-story/

HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN SCARY STORY

https://www.readwritethink.org/sites/default/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson407/write-scary2.pdf

10 Ways To Kick-Start Your Horror Story

https://www.writerswrite.co.za/10-ways-to-kick-start-your-writing-at-halloween/

 

 

Other info besides links.

Horror is a genre within creative writing that relies on one thing: instilling a sense of fear in the reader.

7 Tips for Scaring Your Readers

Use the environment. …

Use your own fears. …

Write longer sentences. …

Make your readers breathe faster. …

Leverage fear of the unknown. …

Avoid clichés. …

Practice.

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Avoiding Burnout in Toastmasters

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hese are note from a presentation. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

  • As officers we may feel we don’t want to finish the race.
  • There are different disappointment’s as officer, but we need to finish the race.
  • Napoleon hillp: effort only fully reveals its reward when a person finishes.
  • Some roles are more time consuming then others.
  • Some rolls are less recognized.
  • Need to address culture conflicts between members.
  • Burnout may be influenced by time management or development.
  • Don’t know how to say no to delegations so we don’t’ bring too much on ourselves.
  • Time managements: we need to manage our time well.
  • Delegations: need to ask for help.
  • Sometimes maybe a perfectionist, everything does not have to be perfect.
  • Have an open house.
  • Need to find why people have stopped working. Reach out to them.
  • If you have a look at the needs of your club. People want to join if they see comradely of the club.
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God’s Love

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This was from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

 

  • Way to be friendly, at school aid I like your backpack.
  • We need to show other people our love to them.
  • When you look for God’ love in the world, you will find it
  • Keep an eye out for God’ love you will find it.
  • It is easy to get caught up with world pressures, when get caught up it I a struggle.
  • Lighten others by doing service.
  • You have to work for better times and work for better relationships.
  • Serving the sacrament is a form of service.
  • When you find the thing God has done for you for our benefit, you grow to loveth me so much more,
  • Tender mercies: mom points out little mercies she see each other. Mom is home when we get home from school.
  • Just like earthly parents, God loves us individually.
  • Look for ways God has blessed you.
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