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Katie and Brooke have it out, Taylor and Rick argue, and Liam runs into Hope.
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At Forrester, Katie barks at Brooke to back the hell off her husband. She turns to Bill and berates him for forgetting to mention that his plans for Forrester included Brooke running around in her underwear. She yells at him for drinking and rolling around on a bed with her sister. They protest. Katie points out that she's not stupid and asks if there's something going on she should know about. Brooke insists they were just celebrating - it's just business. Katie brings up the drinking thing again. Brooke says she needs to accept Bill for who he is. Katie snaps - how dare Brooke tell her what her husband needs. Brooke accuses her of being unavailable and uninterested in her husband. Brooke adds that Bill's been coming to her for acceptance and understanding. Bill steps out. Brooke lectures Katie about how to handle Bill. He listens through the door as Brooke defends him. Katie tells Brooke that she won't be her next victim. Brooke tells Katie to stop taking Bill for granted - she's very lucky to have him. Katie says to Brooke she knows she will make a move on Bill - it's coming. Brooke asks if she's off her medication. Bill re-enters. Katie informs Bill that he will not be drinking and working with Brooke. She demands that Bill tell Brooke they will never happen.
Outside at Forrester, Taylor goes on to Rick about how desperate Brooke's stunt was, but Rick gloats that it worked - Brooke's Bedroom is back in business. He says Thomas tried, but they just had a better idea. Taylor is certain Eric will rethink green-lighting Brooke's Bedroom. Rick says it's just business. Taylor doesn't know if Katie would agree. Rick accuses her of trying to stir things up with Katie. Taylor says she's looking out for her due to Brooke's track record with inappropriate relationships. Rick says it's about her never-ending battle with his mother. Taylor wants Rick to admit that it's bizarre and dangerous what is happening with Bill and Brooke. Rick says she's just a sore loser. Taylor doesn't budge - this is how it always begins with his mother and she doesn't want it to happen to Katie. Rick angrily says she should stop obsessing.
Liam runs into Hope at Forrester. Awkwardness ensues. Hope tells him Steffy is probably off consoling Thomas. She fills him in on Thomas being upstaged by her mother in her lingerie - helped along by his dear old Dad. Steffy's pregnancy comes up and Hope says she managed to forget it briefly. Liam asks if she's alright. Hope admits she came across a sketch of Steffy's wedding dress - they should get married soon or she won't fit in it. Hope tells him she asked Steffy to leave the company and goes on about how difficult it is to see her every day. She complains that Steffy must know about birth control. Liam says that was on both of them. Hope says it's not fair what she took from them. "We were robbed, Liam!" Liam doesn't know what to say. He hugs her. Later, Liam watches her cry.
Spoilers for Next Week on The Bold and the Beautiful:
Dayzee is concerned about Maya sticking around.
Caroline finds out what's been going on with Rick.
Katie begins to worry about her marriage.
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Eric Smothers died on February 21 after he was attacked by unknown assailants in a city park. He had been in Page less than a week, after spending much of the past year in communities in San Juan County.
Smothers, a 57-year-old black man from Baltimore, MD, was highly visible in area communities. He was befriended by a number of local residents, who knew him only by his first name and who were shocked to hear of his death.
Law enforcement officials have not made an arrest in the case, which is the first homicide in Page in more than ten years. A reward for information on the case has grown to $3,000.
Smothers camped at various times in La Sal, Monticello, Blanding, Bluff and Cortez, CO. Local residents soon learned that his imposing size belied a docile man who was very private.
"We talked to him after he arrived in Monticello and soon learned that he wouldn't bother anyone," said Monticello Police Chief Kent Adair. Adair said that when he learned Smothers suffered from mental illness, he tried to set up some counseling services.
In Blanding, Smothers camped across the street from Clark's Market and befriended Robert Ogle, a store employee. Ogle said that Smothers asked no one for help and politely refused all assistance.
Ogle said, ""Eric exhibited great intelligence. He was well read and capable of conversing on a wide range of topics from animal husbandry to politics. He had a daily physical workout routine, including martial arts. He carried with him a small library of books, including a Bible, which he read regularly. He had an appreciation and affinity for the outdoors. Often he would turn his face to the midday sun and declare, 'Time for my daily dose of vitamin D.'"
When winter weather hit, a number of local residents expressed concern for Smothers, who told Ogle that for him, a greater concern than cold weather was getting wet.
The Arizona Daily Sun reports officers in Baltimore were able to locate Smothers' mother, and notified her of his death. The last time his mother heard from him, he was in South Dakota and planning to pursue animal husbandry.

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If that house paint is looking less than spiffy, think about signing up for the second annual Paint Our Town.
The community service project aims to beautify neighborhoods while helping out Loveland residents who are financially or physically unable to repaint their homes. The deadline to sign up is June 28.
"It was so successful last year, people said let's do it again," said Steve Armfield, publicity chairman for the project and past president of the Breakfast Optimist Club of Loveland.
Last year, 183 volunteers painted 10 homes in one day on Sept. 15 -- the second Saturday in September. Ten Loveland service clubs sponsored the project, representing KLORS, or the Kiwanis, the Lions, the Optimists, Rotary and Sertoma.
Members and community volunteers helped paint the homes, but more volunteers are sought for this year to ease the workload.
What: Second annual Paint Our Town project.
When: Applications are due by 5 p.m. June 28 for the painting project on Sept. 14. Submit to the Community Partnership Office, Attn: Alison Hade, 500 E. Third St., Suite 210, Loveland, CO 80537.
Where: Applications can be picked up at the Angel House, the Loveland Boys & Girls Club, Catholic Charities, the Food Bank for Larimer County, Loveland Habitat for Humanity, the House of Neighborly Service, the Loveland Housing Authority, Meals on Wheels, the Namaqua Center, the Office on Aging, Thompson Valley Preschool and Senior Alternatives in Transportation, or SAINTS.
For More Information: Go to paintourtown.org.
The ideal number would be 250 volunteers, or 20 to 25 per home, said Jerry Westbrook, chairman of fundraising, committees and sponsorship for the project and past president of the Loveland Rotary Club.
"It gives us enough people to paint a home in six hours," Westbrook said.
This year, the homes will be painted on Saturday, Sept. 14. The homes are required to be one story for liability reasons.
The clubs involved in the project focus primarily on helping children, so this project aims to help a different population, that of adults and families, Armfield said.
"This project meets many needs; promotes cooperation, fellowship, volunteerism and club visibility; and brings awareness to prospective members," Westbrook said.
Westbrook wanted to bring the community's service clubs together to work on a project that benefits the community, and the clubs decided on home painting.
"It's a project that's definitely needed. It's beautification. It beautifies our city," Westbrook said.
The project showcases the impacts made by service clubs from their community service, scholarship and financial donations, as well as serving as a way to attract new members, Armfield said.
"We would like more people to belong to service clubs," Armfield said, adding that since the 1970s, membership in clubs has declined. "It used to be businesses could write off dues of club members."
The majority of clubs offer free meals to guests as a way to welcome them as potential members, he said.
"Guests are always welcome," he added.
The clubs involved in the project together have 447 members.
Shelley Widhalm can be reached at 669-5050, ext. 531, or email@example.com.


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We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Lordship Grove, N16. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
We have a variety of serviced offices available to rent in Lordship Grove, N16. Each office space is offered at the best rates and suited to your individual needs and requirements.
This business centre is a community of offices, desks, meeting rooms, rehearsal space, and a pop-up performance space. With benefits like great public transport links (in Zone 2) and 30 minutes to Central London, an onsite gym, cafe, 24 hour security, cheap parking, and fantastic communal space. Fantastic private and secure offices in which you can rent per desk at just £200 pcm all-inclusive. You'll be sharing with other artists, creatives, and movers and shakers. Or you can rent the whole private office for the total desk price.
The site boasts a cafe, on-site parking, caretaker and 24 hour on-site security. There are meeting, conference and rehearsal rooms and a loading bay with access for goods are available.
Just 1 km from trendy Upper St in Angel with its fantastic shops and bars, this centre provides offices, studios and workshops over four floors. The spaces benefit from having masses of natural light, some also feature high ceilings and wooden flooring. The property is equipped with a loading bay for loading and unloading goods easily, a meeting room for those more formal meetings, cycle racks and parking.
A lot happens at this business centre. It's a workspace that makes you feel good, so you do better. A creative yet calm environment. Supportive in every way. Take a lunchtime stroll in Highbury Fields. Tennis courts for the energetic, tree-lined walks for peace and quiet.. Keep things interesting. Features include : - 24/7 access and super-fast internet - manned reception and coffee lounge - fully equipped meeting rooms - quiet areas and creative spaces - bike storage and showers - ergonomic furniture - members portal - special events including: Thursday Drinks, Friday Breakfast, fitness classes.
This business centre is an immaculately refurbished iconic listed building that offers high quality managed workspace to suit all types of business. This centre can offer you a range of units to accommodate between 4 and 12+ people, with the flexibility to easily alter your workspace as your needs change. Additional support features include an impressive reception area, meeting room, communal breakout space, and an onsite centre manager to ensure the smooth running of your office space, enabling you to concentrate on your business. Minimum contracts start at just three months.
The centre features an Art Deco style exterior with an archway to the central courtyard around which the business space is arranged. It comprises of a variety of open-plan units; small offices and loft conversion-style studios. All spaces are self-contained and have their own entrances.
Newly refurbished bright and spacious private office (approx. 1000 sq ft) on ground floor with mezzanine including kitchenette, toilet and meeting room. £4250.00 + VAT per month includes business rates, service charges, insurance, utilities, telephone/Wi-Fi, security and cleaning.
Light and spacious office/studios, with good natural light. This is a newly refurbished character building with a great atmosphere and feel-good factor. The space is converted from a traditional East London warehouse, with high eaves and trusses. The refurbishment is to a very high standard. Features include high speed Broadband, door entry system and CCTV.
This business centre provides excellent studio and workshop spaces, all surrounding and overlooking a central court yard. Owing to its location just off the A1 - where Holloway Road meets Marlborough Road - and the close proximity of Upper Holloway mainline railway station, the centre is well situated for several different approaches.
This business centre is an independently run future forward dynamic work space dedicated to the creative and curious. Built with a community first approach. Boasting market leading, client focused front of house services and a design lead fit out every element of the building is of the highest quality, reflecting a new standard through innovation.
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Comcast has updated its Xfinity Wireless Gateway [1], which made its debut last year and was known internally as "Dory," and launched its Extreme 305 data tier across most of the major markets in its Northeast Division.
Arris and SMC Networks made the previous versions of the Xfinity Wireless Gateway, but Technicolor has been added into the mix with today's announcement. The gateway that Technicolor built for Comcast is available to Comcast customers who subscribe to its Performance, Blast, Extreme 50 and Extreme 105 data tiers and is leased to customers for $7 a month.
The Technicolor gateway came out on top in research conducted by Allion Test Labs for providing the fastest in-home Wi-Fi network [2]. The Xfinity Wireless Gateway by Technicolor bested gateways used by Verizon and AT&T in both speed and range by providing approximately 155 Mbps of wireless bandwidth.
"This study shows that deltas in peak performance and potential coverage between gateways can be directly attributed to a combination of technology and hardware selection," Allion wrote in its study. "As a result, the gateway evaluated from Comcast that combines both the advanced Wi-Fi technology of 802.11n and the latest hardware incorporating multiple antennae (3 x 3 MIMO) will not only perform better than the gateway evaluated from AT&T, which uses only legacy Wi-Fi technology, but will also perform better than the similarly spec'd 802.11n Verizon gateways that use only a 2 x 2 MIMO configuration.
"As discussed in more detail below, the testing evidenced that the Comcast gateway offered approximately 155 Mbps of throughput, as compared to approximately 84 Mbps of throughput for the two Verizon gateways tested, and approximately 22 Mbps for the AT&T device. Both the Comcast and Verizon devices evidenced significantly better connection ranges than AT&T's standard wireless gateway. As customers subscribe to higher-speed services (e.g., 100 Mbps or higher) and utilize more wireless devices in the home, there will be an increased need for more advanced wireless gateway technology."
The Xfinity Wireless Gateway's features include a two-line embedded media terminal adapter (EMTA) with an integrated router, a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem and a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi access point that can connect 802.11b, g and n clients simultaneously. The gateway also has four Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports and was designed to meet PacketCable 1.5 and 2.0 specifications, as well as DOCSIS 3.0 specs.
Comcast subscribers can set up the gateway via the company's Home Network Wizard. It also features a WPS button on the gateway that lets users connect any WPS computer or device by pushing the button.
Currently, some cable operators are content to use gateways that enable home networking to other devices, including set-top boxes in the home, but as new DOCSIS 3.0 silicon improves speeds, video over DOCSIS and IP will come into play down the road. The end result could be a hybrid device that handles, data, video and phone services.
Comcast announced its Extreme 305 tier, which features speeds of up to 305 Mbps on the downstream and 65 Mbps up [3], in July and said then it would become available in its Northeast Division "very soon." Today, Comcast said Extreme 305 was available in most of the major markets in its Northeast Division, which included Boston; Hartford, Conn.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg, Penn.; Wilmington, Vt.; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, Va.; and New Jersey.
Comcast's Extreme 305 tier uses an 802.11ac wireless router from Netgear, which is paired with a cable modem for an additional $20 per month.
Prior to Comcast's Extreme 305 tier, Verizon held the bragging rights for the fastest data service in North America with its 300/65 tier [4] that was announced in June.
"Extreme 305 reaffirms our commitment to being the fastest Internet service provider in the nation," said Cathy Avgiris, executive vice president and general manager of data and communications services at Comcast. "With our latest Xfinity Wireless Gateway, we're also delivering the fastest in-home Wi-Fi experience to power our customers' growing number of connected devices."
As a standalone service, Verizon's FiOS Quantum 300/65 costs $209.99 per month and $204.99 per month with a two-year contract. By contrast, Comcast was charging $299.95 a month – both standalone and as part of a bundle – when it first announced Extreme 305.
Arris and SMC Networks made the previous versions of the Xfinity Wireless Gateway, but Technicolor has been added into the mix. The gateway that Technicolor built for Comcast is available to Comcast customers who subscribe to its Performance, Blast, Extreme 50 and Extreme 105 data tiers.


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1. Edward asks Victoria if Seth is like the monster that James tracked through Sibera. What did you think about that the first time you read the book?
2. When you first heard the Quilete's legend about the 3rd wife, did you anticipate it coming into play like this?
3. When Edward tells Seth to run, did you think they planned he would hide in the shadows and help or did you think he was supposed to stay away as to not get hurt?
4. If Bella's sacrifice hadn't have worked so quickly, how far do you think she would have gone to save Edward and Seth?


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LOMBARD — Despite it being a day of record flooding, on April 18 dozens of people brought food donations to Yorktown Center to participate in April Food Day, an annual event hosted by United Way of Metropolitan Chicago that benefits local food pantries.
More than 30 corporate partners donated 18,500 pounds of food and personal care items that will be donated to 11 food pantries in the communities United Way serves.
United Way serves communities in DuPage, Kane, Cook, McHenry, Will and Lake counties, and is implementing its community-impact plan, LIVE UNITED 2020, which works to ensure that 1 million people each year receive the crisis-relief items they need, including emergency food supplies.
In addition to Yorktown Center, suburban malls of Northbrook Court, Old Orchard, Springhill Mall and Woodfield Mall collected food donations.
To learn more about United Way or get involved, visit LIVEUNITEDchicago.org or email Beth Esler at email@example.com.


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Lindsay Kinnick, 28, doesn't remember much about delivering her first child, Evelyn, two years ago.
"I remember asking the nurse 'where's the baby, where's the baby?' and her responding that I hadn't had it yet," Lindsay says.
Medication to help alleviate labor pains made Lindsay feel "out of it" and as if she wasn't able to truly experience the birth.
"It was pretty wild," recalls husband, Matt, 30.
When Lindsay and Matt were expecting their second child, Jack, they made low intervention part of their birth plan and shared their plans with Lindsay's doctor, Jordan Coauette, MD.
More commonly known as "natural birth," low-intervention births use the following tools and techniques to manage the discomfort of labor:
The Kinnicks' preparation paid off; when Lindsay's labor began she found comfort being at home, she took baths to soothe the contractions and was able to remain home until the contractions were a few minutes apart.
Lindsay and Matt arrived at the Sanford Family Birth Center early in the morning on February 5, where their team was waiting and ready to support them in what the Family Birth Center team fondly calls "an experience of a lifetime".
Her nurse, Kayla Dyrness, helped Lindsay slow down her breathing. "Kayla was great, I deeply appreciated her support and guidance," Lindsay says.
Kayla was also impressed with Lindsay and Matt. "Walking into the room, I could immediately see what an excellent coach Matt was to Lindsay; they were both doing great," she explains. Kayla held Lindsay's hand, encouraged her breathing and guided her when it was time to push. "My role was to ensure mom and baby were safe."
Not only were mom and baby safe but Kayla described the atmosphere as "calm and peaceful." Lindsay agrees, "The experience was even better than planned, it was such a delight to meet Jack for the first time. I was part of the experience, and emotionally there and present in the moment. The recovery was really quick."
Matt says they were still prepared to ask for medication if it came down to it, but: "We made it through."
Lindsay agrees. "It's kind of like running a marathon. Labor still hurts! But once you get through it, it's such a deep sense of accomplishment."
With Lindsay's hard work, Matt's excellent coaching and the Sanford Family Birth Center's support it really was an "experience of a lifetime".


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Coventry City fans received a Christmas present from the club after they confirmed that Leon Clarke is currently on trial at the Ricoh Arena, as the Sky Blues ponder a move for the 27-year-old striker.
Mark Robins has taken the Charlton Athletic frontman on trial to cast his eye over the former Scunthorpe loanee ahead of making a decision on his future in January.
Clarke, who spent much of the season on loan at Glanford Park, has been in sensational form for the Iron, hitting 11 goals in 15 games during his loan spell with the League One outfit.
However, the deal that took Clarke to Scunthorpe on a temporary basis has now expired, and it looks likely that the former Wolves trainee will be joining the Sky Blues to reinforce the clubs attacking options, with Robins' men relying heavily on another loanee - David McGoldrick.
Many Sky Blues fans fear this move will signal the end of McGoldrick's temporary stay, with the prolific forward set to return to parent club Nottingham Forest in the New Year as a whole host of teams chase the ex-Southampton striker's signature.
However, a small minority of the Coventry faithful are dreaming of a McGoldrick and Clarke strike partnership that would undoubtedly help propel the club into the League One play-off places during the second half of the season.
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LegoTechno -- Making Music With Lego Bricks, Python, OpenCV and a Groovebox 5
The information about brick color, position, and orientation is derived from the image and then converted into OpenSoundControl (OSC) messages. Those are sent over a network connection to a computer running Native Instruments Maschine to play back the sounds. Of course, this would work with other sound generators as well, since the whole thing simply spits out OSC-Messages and MIDI — but hey: if the guys from Native are there, you'd better use their Maschine stuff. Being real Masterbuilders, of course we used only unmodified, standard Lego Parts and no Kragle* for the construction. (*see the Lego Movie for reference.)"


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This afternoon was a nice sunny but not too hot day, so we went as we sometimes do to Broadmoor, a local Audubon Society sanctuary. We always see turtles, sometimes frogs, and earlier this summer had seen the cygnets (baby swans) when they were small grey and fluffy, with their parents standing guard. Saw some ducks and some frogs.
Today Paul got some great pictures, the swans are considered an invasive species and so are not beloved by the Audubon folks. We watched them eat the algae and small plants for a while, then they all lined up to change spots -- it was neat how they just naturally all fell into line!
Papa is in the lead, and the fourth cygnet then mama are just out of the frame:
It's amazing how big they are, but they are still dark grey.
There were a couple very small painted turtles sunning themselves, here's Paul's best shot of one
And the biggest delight was seeing a Great Blue Heron - it was pretty far from us, way out in the middle of the marshy area, so I think this shot came out extremely well ...
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Zfone is a new secure VoIP phone software product which lets you make secure encrypted phone calls over the Internet. Zfone is not itself a VoIP client, but lets you make secure calls with your existing VoIP client, by filtering, encrypting and decrypting all your VoIP media packets as they pass in and out of your computer. You can use a variety of different software VoIP clients to make a VoIP call. It's as if Zfone were a "bump on the wire", sitting between the VoIP client and the Internet. Think of it as a software bump-on-the-wire, or a bump in the protocol stack.
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Industries › Commercial Real Estate
Wood Partners starts construction on $39 million apartment project in Chesapeake
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Wood Partners LLC, a Houston-based multifamily developer, said Wednesday that it has begun construction on Streets of Greenbrier, a $39 million apartment community adjacent to Chesapeake Mall.
Streets of Greenbrier, at 929 Wintercress Way, will include 280 units with one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans, lofts and several carriage units. The community will be open for lease in January 2013, with construction completed in August 2013.
"Chesapeake is one of the stronger, more stable areas in the Tidewater market. It has an excellent economic base and job outlook and a low vacancy rate," Carter Siegel, Wood Partners director, said in a statement.
The project will sit on about 13.8 acres. In addition to three- and four-story structures, Streets of Greenbrier will offer seven carriage units, each with two units built over garages. "The carriage units have been extremely popular in every development we've utilized them," Siegel said. "They provide all the benefits of a first-class amenities package with much more privacy, including a private entrance. They are especially popular with people making the transition from a house to an apartment."
Floor plans will range from 737 to 1,290 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, courtyards with grilling areas, dog park, play area and a car care center for washing and vacuuming vehicles. A 5,500-square-foot clubhouse will house a cyber café, 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center and Wii gaming area.
KBS, Inc. is the general contractor and Cline Design Associates is the architect.


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Looking for a cool way to spend a warm evening? Four area arts organizations are teaming up to bring Chix Who Mix to the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square for an evening of FUNdraising. Fifty local Chix will serve up a banquet of beverages, including cocktails, non-alcoholic fruit and fizzy drinks, coffees and more. The chixologists are creating the delightful drinks, and the $25 ticket will include beverage tasting and snacks.
Chix Who Mix will take place Thursday, July 17, 2014, 5:30 – 7 p.m. at the Zoo, which is located at 1730 S. Washington Avenue in Saginaw. This first annual collaborative fundraiser is in support of the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Mid-Michigan Children's Museum, Saginaw Arts & Enrichment Commission and the Saginaw Choral Society. Attendees will vote for the "People's Choice Beverage," "Best Themed Drink" and more. Tickets can be purchased at the Children's Zoo of Saginaw or by phone at 989-759-1408.
While Chix Who Mix is an over-21 event, the zoo and family-friendly 2014 Zoosical community concert featuring Ah Tempo! and the Saginaw Elite Big Band is open for all ages. Bring your lawn chairs and stay for an evening of great music. Food is available for purchase on site.
The Chix are mixin' for the following organizations:
Children's Zoo at Celebration Square – The Zoo, now in its 85th year, is home to more than 150 animal residents. In 2009, the Zoo took a step toward a higher standard for animal care by becoming accredited by the Association of Zoo's and Aquariums (AZA).
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum – The region's only hands-on, play and learn destination designed solely for children infant to age 12 years. Children and families
will discover a constantly changing array of activities with nine galleries tied to the Michigan school curriculum. School field trips, scout troops, church groups, birthday parties and family gathering are all welcome at the Mid-Michigan Children's Museum.
Saginaw Arts & Enrichment Commission – Founded in 1986 on a simple and powerful premise: that the arts enrich lives, expand minds and form a vital thread in the fabric of a community; the Arts Commission promotes and supports artists and artistic organizations in the area.
Saginaw Choral Society – Now in its 78th season, the 80+ members of the Choral Society entertain and excite audiences with classical, contemporary and popular choral concerts at Saginaw's historic Temple Theatre. Artistic Director, Glen Thomas Rideout, leads one of Michigan's most respected and accomplished choral organizations.
For more tickets and event information call the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square at 989.759.1408
Crêp Catering will be in the event tent from 5pm - 7pm with both sweet and savory Crêpe's available for purchase.


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Sunny Sorbet
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Pattern is the Sorbetto from Collette patterns (free download). I added a strip of about 2.5 cm at the shoulder of this as I found the darts to be too high and the armholes too snug underneath my arms. The fabric is quite sheer so the front is two layers, the lining of which I cut a little longer. The pleat is slightly narrower than in the pattern and only stitched to part way down the front. I also top-stiched the pleat flat. The hem was finished with a tiny zig-zag then folded up once and stitched about 3mm in. The fabric frays alot so I hope that's enough. I did french seams on the sides and shoulders. Despite mods the top is still a little snug across the bust but I think this is my favourite and most perfectly finished garment I have sewn. The colour is so bright and cheerful it makes me happy just looking at it.
Material Notes
Cotton voile (Anna Maria Horner Little Folks pastry line in saffron dobby dot)
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Dec 5, 2011, 10.34 AMby schnui
I think your Sorbetto is lovely and bright. It is interesting to read your comments on this pattern and how you adjusted it to fit you. I have made this at the weekend and had to take off 3cm from the shoulder seam as the darts sat way below my bust line. The darts were also too long so I have shortened them. Other than these adjustments plus adding extra length on the hem line, it is a great little top which I am going to repeat over and over. This top is a great way to use up leftover fabrics from other projects.
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Dec 5, 2011, 11.15 AMby marnieann
Really?! I had read so many comments from others describing how perfectly fitted their sorbettos were so I was quite surprised when I had to adjust mine…and now having read your comment, well I guess we are all so different! I'm just stoked that I managed to work out how to modify a pattern without wrecking it.
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Opening with some of the earliest color motion picture images ever filmed - of a victory parade in Paris at the end of World War I - the first episode takes viewers from the years leading up to the outbreak of World War II through the Nazi invasion of Poland that triggered the joint British and French declaration of war on Germany to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Among the many scenes captured in color footage are life in Depression-era America; huge Nazi rallies in pre-war Germany; the sinking of a British merchant ship six weeks into the war and the rescue effort mounted by a passing American vessel; civilian refugees streaming along the roads of occupied France; the devastation at Pearl Harbor as photographed by a Navy film unit working for Hollywood director John Ford; and the U.S. victory over the Japanese at Midway - the decisive sea battle of the Pacific war.
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A Harris Poll shows Americans' belief in God is on the decline while there's a rise in a belief in Darwin's theory on evolution. Professor William Schweiker shares his thoughts on the poll and trends in religion in the U.S. over the decades on WBEZ's "Morning Shift" with host Tony Serabia.
A ceremony celebrating Prof. Arnold I. Davidson's induction into the Ordre des Palmes Académiques as an Officier took place on Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Franke Institute for the Humanities.
John and Jane Colman, lifetime Chicagoans involved with many charitable organizations and long-time friends of the University of Chicago Divinity School, have made a gift of $900,000 to support leadership initiatives at the School.
Wendy Doniger, the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions in the Divinity School, also in the Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, the Committee on Social Thought, has been named the 2015 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
Catherine A. Brekus, Professor of Religions in America and the History of Christianity at the Divinity School, has been awarded the 2013 John Wesley Honors College of Indiana Wesleyan University's Aldersgate Prize for her book Sarah Osborn's World: The Rise of Evangelical Christianity In Early America (Yale University Press, 2013).
William Schweiker, the Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics and the Director of the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion at The Divinity School, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University at a ceremony January 24, 2014, in Uppsala, Sweden.
Jack Cella will retire as general manager of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore on Oct. 13, the Co-op's Board of Directors has announced.
Daniel P. Sulmasy, Kilbride-Clinton Professor of Medicine and Ethics in the Department of Medicine and the Divinity School and Associate Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics in the Department of Medicine, has been selected to deliver the Divinity School's John Nuveen Lecture for 2013.
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Paul Ehrlich to Speak on Averting the Collapse of Civilization April 30
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"What are the chances a collapse of civilization can be avoided?" That's the weighty question renowned biologist and author Paul Ehrlich will tackle in his Burack President's Distinguished Lecture, Tuesday, April 30 at 4 p.m. in the Davis Center's Grand Maple Ballroom.
Dr. Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies and president of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University. He is known for his tireless work in population biology, which covers ecology, evolutionary biology, behavior, human ecology and cultural evolution. During his illustrious and occasionally contentious career, he has authored and coauthored more than 1,000 scientific papers and articles in the popular press and more than 40 books. Some of his many honors include the First AAAS/Scientific American Prize for Science in the Service of Humanity; a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship; and the Crafoord Prize (equivalent to the Nobel Prize for areas where the Nobel is not given), awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The talk, hosted by the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, is free and open to the public. A reception will immediately follow.


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text: (ANSAmed) - MADRID, APRIL 19 - Qatar's ambassador to Spain, George Massade, also president of a consortium of companies from both countries, today defended the private trips made by King Juan Carlos. He said that these trips have a positive impact on Spain's foreign commercial and economic relations. During the second business meeting between Spain and Qatar, today in Madrid, Massad was quoted by the EFE agency as saying that the Spanish king ''is a unique man''. Massad reportedly praised the king's role as head of state and wished him a quick recovery, together with around one hundred businessmen present at the meeting. Yesterday King Juan Carlos offered his apologies to the citizens of Spain, an unprecedented initiative, while leaving the hospital where he had been treated for a fracture of his right hip. He had broken his hip during an elephant hunting safari in Botswana. In defence of the Spanish king, the ambassador said that the king's ''influence'', as he had observed himself, goes beyond his private trips because he ''does not only visit a country." As evidence for his statement, Massad mentioned the fact that a consortium of 12 Spanish companies won a contract for the construction of a high-speed train line in the desert after a visit by the Spanish king to Saudi Arabia. According to the ambassador, Juan Carlos arranged for the Saudi sheikh Al Thani to visit Spain: ''And now Iberdrola and Bankia must be grateful,'' the diplomat concluded, mentioning two Spanish banks. (ANSAmed).


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LUNENBURG -- Town Manager Kerry Speidel is anticipating a deficit of at least $180,000 at the end of the current fiscal year, a number she hopes to pay off with free cash and cost savings from other line items in the budget.
During Tuesday night's Board of Selectmen's meeting, Speidel said she had been working with the town accountant to project where the town was in terms of its operating budget, and found that some line items were running substantial deficits.
Those include, she said, a $10,000 deficit in legal expenses, an $8,000 deficit in lock-up expenses at the public-safety facility, a deficit of $13,400 in the line item for officers injured on duty, a $40,000 deficit in veterans benefits claims, and a $235,000 deficit in the town's snow and ice budget.
Additionally, Speidel is recommending the town pay a $49,244 assessment to Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School that was presented to the town last fall.
Speidel said the state changed its formula for minimum contribution for communities and that resulted in each member town's assessment to the technical school increasing.
Because each of the member towns had already set its budgets, the Monty Tech School Committee said the higher assessment did not need to be paid until fiscal 2015. The increased assessment is a one-time expense.
Speidel said if the town can pay off that increased assessment in the current fiscal year, it should so that money that would have been spent in the next fiscal year can be appropriated other places.
Speidel is anticipating asking for an appropriation of approximately $153,000 from free cash to pay for the bulk of the anticipated deficit, which includes the increased school assessment. She said there is approximately $4,000 from other areas within the budget that will be applied to the deficit.
That leaves approximately $17,000 left in the budget, and Speidel is still working out the details.
"I'm still working on some of the numbers so I'm hoping that my projections were a little conservative," she said.
Another option, she said, is paying a portion of the Monty Tech assessment in fiscal '14 and the remaining assessment in fiscal 15.
She said any savings seen from paying the assessment early will be appropriated to the school district, but it is not anticipated to make up the large gap between Speidel's proposed school budget and the superintendent's proposed operating budget for fiscal 15.
Superintendent of Schools Loxi Jo Calmes is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in her fiscal 2015 operating budget, while Speidel anticipated a 3.5 percent increase for the School Department.
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Quite a mutiny was on organizers' hands last week, as the community of Fort Myers Beach nabbed back its own Pirate Festival, after the out-of-town promotion company
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"It's been quite a wild ride, but we're all handling it well, and the seventh annual Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival is going to be better than ever," said Stephen DeAngelis, one of the local island members that grabbed the bull by its horns to get the festival back on track.
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During a town meeting last week, Stephen, along with representatives from all over Bay Walk, Times Square, the Times Square Alliance, the Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce, Town Hall, and other island businesses, as well as a fair share of friendly pirates, gathered to correct the out-of-town mishap.
An event schedule was efficiently organized, as each business and representative offered products and services to the idea, and the community seemed even more eager than orginally planned, getting their island festival back on schedule.
Throughout Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6, the Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival will go on with guns blazing and swords slashing, as the downtown area of Fort Myers Beach will be transformed into a pirate's happy haven. Vendors will offer some of the best baubles and trinkets around, local businesses will offer extra-sweet treats to those dressed in pirate garb, and special events and contests will be held for the kids.
Swashbuckling festivities will begin Friday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. with the Pirate Cruise-a-Palooza Cruise, from Salty Sam's Marina to the Shipwrecked Pirate's Ball at Nervous Nellie's, beginning at 7 p.m.
Then, Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m., the festival will commence with street vendors, roamin', rovin' pirates, street-side games and plenty o' beer wenches. Friendly mutineers, pirates and scalawags of all types will roam the streets and interact with festival visitors.
The all-new Little Buccaneers Fishing Tournament will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the festival docks.
There will be live entertainment, treasure hunts, a pirate pub crawl, and the exciting Ship to Shore Black-Powder Battle, starring the loveable Pieces of Eight pirates and a slew of other scurvy sailors that will come from far and wide to invade the isle of Fort Myers Beach that day.
The Fort Myers Princess will offer a 2:30 p.m. cruise to view the Ship to Shore Battle for $10. Cruisers can expect to be fired upon by the Pieces of Eight Pirate Ship, so be-warrrrgh!
Throughout the festival, area restaurants will offer food and/or drink specials to anyone dressed like a pirate. Participating restaurants include S.O.B, Matanzas Inn and Restaurant, the Yucatan Beach Stand, the Lighthouse Tiki Bar, Zushi Zushi, Nervous Nellie's, Fort Myers Princess, the Surf Club, Parrot Key Caribbean Grill and Big Game Waterfront Grill. Dairy Queen is offering free Dilly Bars to all children participating in the fishing tournament.
Schedule of Events:
Friday: All day: Be sure to be askin' your servin' wench for special pirate discounts along Times Square and Old San Carlos Boulevard.
5 to 10 p.m.: Enjoy live music from The Troublemakerz in Times Square.
6:30 to 10 p.m.: Cruise-a-Palooza (6 p.m. boarding). All ye pirates 21 and up can take this cruise through the back bay to Nervous Nellie's for the Pirate's Ball. The cost is $20 per pirate, departing from Salty Sam's Marina. It will return after the ball.
8 to 11 p.m.: Free Shipwrecked Pirate's Ball at Nervous Nellie's. Enjoy Sailor Jerry specials, the Sailor Jerry Girls, live music and a costume contest.
Saturday: All day: Be sure to be askin' your servin' wench for special pirate discounts along Times Square and Old San Carlos Boulevard.
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pirate Festival vendor booths, activities and the Thieves' Market. Contact Bonnie Robers at email@example.com or call 443-8810 for vendor info.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: The Little Buccaneer Fishing Tournament. Kids should bring their gear if they have it, but if not, poles will be provided, courtesy of the Yucatan Beach Stand and Smokin' Oyster Brewery. Bait has been donated, courtesy of Pete's Time Out. Parental supervision is required.
Noon to 11 p.m.: Pub crawl
2:30 p.m.: Fort Myers Princess Battle Cruise. $10.
3 p.m.: Epic Ship to Shore Battle, starring the Pieces of Eight Pirate Ship, of the coast of the back bay, by Nervous Nellie's.
5 to 10 p.m.: Enjoy live music from Big Al and the Fat Cats in Times Square.
8 to 11 p.m.: Free Shipwecked Mutineers' Ball at Nervous Nellie's. Enjoy drink specials, prizes, giveaways, raffles and the coveted Pirate's Charity Auction.
9 p.m.: The coverted Pirate's Charity Auction, at the Mutineers' Ball, where local pirates offer donated goods, with all funds raised going to the children of Beach Elementary.
For more info on the upcoming Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival, visit FortMyersBeachPirateFest.com.
The Adopt-a-Pirate program
Organizers of the event ask any local businesses that could help put up a few traveling, professional performing pirates for the night would be most appreciated.
"For our professional pirates that are traveling from out of town to perform during our festival, adding to its appeal, it'd be greatly appreciated if some of our local inns could donate a room or two, so they can have a place to sleep for the night," Stephen said. "Pirates have no problem with four to a room. It beats the rocky waves of the high seas."
If you can donate a room for the festival's Adopt-a-Pirate program, call Stephen DeAngelis, 822-1369.


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Personally I don't hold small traders to the same standards I would when dealing with a company on the internet. They aren't professionals and their approach is often not business like however much you would like it to be. I can imagine with something like Etsy they are all to busy 'being creative' and toododling around with their whatits and see the back end functions as a PITA even if they are essential to the customer experience.
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Janvier 8, 2012
Jeremy Powers is U.S. National Cyclocross Champion
An emotional Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) rolled across the finish line first, with the weight of never having won a national title finally lifted. Powers made the most of his late attack and held off two-time champion Ryan Trebon (Felt-LTS) in the unexpectedly warm and muddy conditions of Madison, WI, at the US Cyclocross National Championships.
A SRAM athlete for the past five years, Powers was brilliant on the day when it mattered to him most, and took his first stars and stripes jersey on SRAM Black RED drivetrain and Avid Shorty Ultimate brakes.
The (SRAM, Avid and Zipp-equipped) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com women, Kaitie Antonneau and Nicole Duke, have been climbing towards the top of podiums since the beginning of what feels like an incredibly long cross season. Their rise peaked at Sunday's Cross Nationals where the greensome-twosome rounded out the podium behind an unstoppable Katie Compton (Rabobank).
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IFPI, UK Police, Credit Card Companies Push People To Pirate Music, Rather Than Pay For It
from the did-they-really-do-that? dept
But, of course, in cutting off credit cards to those sites, two simple things are likely to happen in response: first, those sites will simply find alternative payment means. That may still limit some, but it hardly stops these sites from existing. But, more importantly, if people can't get music at these prices, it seems a lot more likely that they'll shift to totally free options, rather than go back to paying $0.99 per song (or more!). So, effectively, all this move really does is drive more people to stop paying for music. Is that what the record labels pay the IFPI to do these days?


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editors, working for publishers, are behind a lot of the great literary works of the united states.
philip k dick's "a scanner darkly" comes to mind. there are many others.
publishers also deal with libel and defamation lawsuits for you.
they also set up junkets so you can market your book.
im not saying theres no point to self publish, but there are many differences between music industry and book industry.
Absolutely, and for someone new to writing and/or short of capital, the only reasonable way to afford editing, marketing, and so forth is to go with a publisher; thing is, the author is then beholden to the publisher - it's a very old fashioned, paternalistic relationship. Not to mention the fact (brought in to evidence here) that they take a bloody substantial cut of the sales.
If the author has some cash behind them already, and an established 'brand', then paying for an editor and a PR firm up front may well be far easier, more pleasant, and more profitable in the long run, than signing their creation away to someone else. The publisher is just a middle man, working between the retailers, the editors, the printers & distributors, and the author - not to say that a middle man with knowledge and experience doesn't provide value, but they need to learn that they are employed by the author to provide a service, and not a patron to which the author is beholden. Of course, the fact that publishers traditionally act as initial 'investors' in the process muddies the waters a bit, but as I said, that only applies in the case that the author needs that investment, and even if that is so, there's no reason it needs to come from the publisher, nor are the upfront expenses quite so onerous now that the need to predict the market, print, and ship large amounts of physical inventory is diminishing.
Not to mention the fact (brought in to evidence here) that they take a bloody substantial cut of the sales.
50% of the retail price goes to the bookseller.
If you want your book in the window or on the table in a large chain store, then the publisher pays extra for that.
The publisher must take all his costs, including the author's royalty out of the remainder. That includes production costs, warehousing, distribution; as well as all your staff who do the editing, marketing, and sales. Most publishers have a team of salesmen who schlep around book stores/chain asking if sellers will take their books.
A book is on
I'm actually all in favour of self-publishing, but it is not a magic bullet. If you think you can market and sell 1000s of copies, then off you go. But for the vast majority, they'll be sitting in the attic for years to come.
They were discussing self-publishing e-books. So they don't have to worry about storing copies that don't sell.
Which illustrates perfectly why ebooks change everything.
Amazon (and other ebook sellers) is only 30% not 50%. Bookstores will need to adapt or they will lose even more business. There is no publishing risk because there is no cost per title.
I think ebooks will drive self publishing and that will drive an evolution in the book business model. You will see editing and PR shops spring up to provide services to independent authors. Some will provide services for upfront fee some for cut of royalties, some
I'll give you a little insight into the publishing industry
That said, marketing dollars for a non published writer is pretty much non-existent. Marketing dollars are generally reserved for the Ste
Publishers also give advances, which lets authors concentrate on writing their book rather than working at a different job while they try to finish the book in their spare time.
The whole conversation/interview/article seems to entirely ignore the new author perspective and focus solely on the perspective of authors that have an existing fan base, connections to one or more editors they're comfortable with and enough of a bank account to focus on writing full-time.
But the similarities to the music industry a
Actually they did spend time discussing new authors self publishing. Specifically when they were talking about the "yea, buts" from the industry types who say "Sure Konath can do it but.." Then they go on to point out that there are people are who have no history with legacy publishing who are doing well, and the more of those there are the less clout the "yea, but" argument has.
As an aside to that, they also discuss how long it took for the NY Times to add e-books to the bestseller list, and even then onl
Lies Incorporated springs to mind. Another PKD novel.
First few chapters are relatively sane. As are the last few chapters. In the middle is pure PKD weirdness, only even more directionless and bizarre than usual (IMHO). Then I noticed that the weirdness and the last few sane chapters start with the same paragraph.
So then I finally read the introduction, that says the book was originally published after a brutal pruning by the editor. Later, when PKD got a bit more famous, he managed to get the middle stuffed back in for future print runs.
The editor was definitely right that time.
I am inclined to agree with the strong analogies brought up by the sibling commenters, however.
I could easily read them with music-industry-specific words plugged in (will, with a similarly weird analogue to the Phillip K. Dick example; there's got to be something.)
With regards to marketing junkets, this blog does cover that. Both authors state that they are convinced that the #1 best thing you can do market your books is to write another one. Each one catches a few new eyes and prompts new readers to go back and see what else you've written. The time spent in Book stores signing the occasional copy is time that could be much better spent writing. Not only is it more productive with regards to output, but with regards to marketing as well -- or so they believe.
editors, working for publishers, are behind a lot of the great literary works of the united states.
philip k dick's "a scanner darkly" comes to mind. there are many others.
publishers also deal with libel and defamation lawsuits for you.
they also set up junkets so you can market your book.
im not saying theres no point to self publish, but there are many differences between music industry and book industry.
It's certainly true that publishing companies server useful purposes... But so do recording companies. Different useful purposes, but useful none the less.
In publishing you've got an editor to trim things down, streamline, bounce ideas off of you, and basically get your book into proper shape. In the recording industry you've got various mixing engineers who do similar work with the music. Both industries have lawyers to protect their clients. Both industries do a lot of PR work for their clients.
editors, working for publishers, are behind a lot of the great literary works of the united states.
True, but publishers have been giving authors less and less editorial support as the continue to cut costs. The theory is that the slush pile is so deep that, if they dig enough, they can find a manuscript that doesn't need significant editing. Or they wait until a new author has some proven success before investing in editorial assistance to take him or her to the next level.
publishers also deal with libel and defamation lawsuits for you.
Possibly true. Most contracts I've seen say that the writer is ultimately responsible. Even so, in fiction (which is what Barry E
...the readers give me a headache if I try to read for too long...
Have you had a chance to try an e-ink device? I understand the price may not be attractive for a single purpose device, and that's a fine point, but I'd be very surprised if they affect you any differently than paper. The image is absolutely static and not backlit, so shouldn't be any different on the eyes; admittedly they tend to be somewhat lower DPI than normal printing, but I can't see that causing a headache.
While reading on an eInk device may not affect you any differently than reading paper (which I'm sure is subjective), the screens are still _vastly_ inferior to reading paper due to the horrible contrast ratio. My Kindle 3 is 'good enough', but nowhere near where I want it to be.
Once you have very black blacks the only way you can improve contrast is whiter whites. The whiter the white the more light is reflects. As an experiment print something on ultra bright paper. The good stuff. Tuck it into your paper back novel and next time you are on the beach, next to the pool, or in the park try reading both side by side.
You don't want excessive contrast in a book. Digital or otherwise. Textbooks are often printed with higher contrast because rarely is someone reading by the pool w
LCD tablets don't really count. Get a kindle.
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4. They would forward $5,000 of my expected earnings in order to perform the years worth of work.
5. Hand over complete copyright to them
6. If they decided that any changes were required, I would have to pay for the changes regardless if I agreed with them or not.
I told the VP what I thought in the most appropriate terms and stated that I would give the book away rather than have anything to do their company. So since 2000, the book Introduction to Data Communications [sait.ab.ca] has been free online to anyone who wishes to use it. I used to make pocket change from the Google adds and for the last couple of years, instead of Google adds, I advertise the programs that I teach for at the post-secondary institute.
All looks good except for #2.
Damn, and I was interested, too.
One of your licensing requirements "That you will respect the rights of others in their sexual orientation." Reminded me of a conversation with my mother many solar cycles ago.
She opposes gay marriage; when I point it out for her that she's forcing her beliefs on others she says that she isn't forcing them to believe what she wants.
But you are still forbidding them to marry? Of course not, they can marry whatever woman they want. She replies... I've tried this many times. She seriously thinks she
Because we all love it when we are prohibited from copying a book because we don't like illegal immigration.
Not to mention that copyright violation is something handled in a court. When you say that I can copy it if I try to be a better person (etc.), what you are really saying is that if I am in a court accused of copyright violation, and I prove to the judge and jury that I have tried to be a better person (etc.) I am free. Can you see why I might not want to have to prove such a thing in a court, under
I should have figured it'd be a tech-savvy writer.
When I realized that Neil Gaiman was getting perhaps $2 out of that $20 new book, I thought, 'hell, I wish I could just buy any book he writes directly from him - I'd pay him $6, he gets triple times as much and I get it for 1/3 price'.
Kudos to him, I hope he's successful against the publisher blacklisting he's going to suffer....
Out of the $20, there's approximatively $6-8 for the library (amazon being the worst there, they want $10 iirc), $3-4 for printing, $2-4 for shipping and the distributor if there is one (and in NG's case, I'm sure there is). So that's $4-9 left, i.e. $2-7 for the publisher (and closer to $2 than to $7). The publisher is definitively not ripping him off.
I even happen to know that. Sleep, I need more of.
Point taken, but FWIW slashdot an edit-function it needs.
At least until a single followup comment is posted, posts should be editable; welcome to 1999 slashdot.
Editors are a necessary part of any form of writing that isn't purely artistic (poetry, etc). Creating a piece of writing is a two-step process: first, you come up with the idea that you want to convey, but then you need to convey it in a manner in which people can understand. Even the best writers can be great at the former, but less so on the latter. It's the editor's job to think of the reader, and to put himself in the shoes of the public. Ironically, the same eccentricities that some great writers have
Maybe the infrastructure for downloading music for free is too entrenched, but I'm glad to see this starting to happen; not just for my savings but for the artists. The publishing industry might have legitimate costs, but when I read that Konrath [sic] article I was horrified by the crappy cut the authors were getting. I thought only unsaavy or unestablished bands were getting exploited like that.
See Jamendo [jamendo.com]. Almost 300,000 tracks, under Creative Commons licensing, and it's your choice whether to donate.
Hmmmm... Slashdot appears to have eaten my original comment. I hope my comment was yummy and filling, Slashdot.
Anyway... I read the interview earlier today and it's a pretty good read, if a bit long at somewhere over 13,000 words. Konrath is preaching his usual gospel, but it was nice to get Eisler's perspectives on the publishing industry and its inner workings. He drops a few entertaining links as well; one chronicles his struggles with a French publisher who bought the rights to one of his books. They went to the hassle of translating the book, only to put a cover on it that depicted a chartreuse garage door with a security camera. I have no idea what sort of through process led to that decision, but I'd kind of like to know.
I'm actually pleased as punch to see Barry Eisler doing so well, and doubly pleased that he's shifting to self-publishing and being so vocal about it. I met him back in 2003 shortly after his first book, Rain Fall, came out. I was working at a bookstore a few miles from his house, and he'd drop through to sign copies and urge us to sell more. I got the impression he was just a genuinely nice guy, and he even humored me when I asked for advice in getting an agent.
That said, I'm more than a bit jealous, too. He released a short story on Kindle this year, and it's apparently on track to make $30,000, while I'm struggling to sell a dozen copies of my sci-fi novel [amazon.com] a month. He's a really good guy, though, and I wish him the absolute best as he dives head first into the self-publishing world.
With the decline and fall of the outlets for actual paper books, comes exactly the dilemma you are in. I am actually not interested in how some previously established writer decides to feel all bold and self publish. I am more interesed in cases like yours - how do I as a user decide whether to download such books? Rather than my typical 4 paragraph posts, since people have told me I kept getting whooshed on this thread, I'll leave it as the rhetorical but honest question.
You can download the first chapter of almost every ebook for free to decide if you like it. You can even keep it indefinitely. Try ripping the first chapter out of a paperback at your local book store and walking out with it. There is your difference.
The first chapter is rarely enough for me to determine if I like something. I much prefer scanning a book at a store because I am good at getting the overall flow of a text by flipping through it. The good stuff in most books starts about chapter 3.
Then take a risk.
I read first chapter and look at amazon reviews. 90% of the time if it is a bad book I know it in the first chapter. Hell sometimes I know it in the first dozen pages. If not then put your money where your mouth is and take a risk. Most new authors have books for $0.99 to $2.99. Hardly a significant investment. If 3/4ths of them don't pan out well who cares. The 1/4th is what I am interested in. Have a couple authors I wish they would release a new book because I would gladly buy it
How do I as a user decide whether to download such books?
I think you asked a wonderful question. Right now, I believe the best answer is to go here [wikipedia.org] but that answer is not very useful.
Another answer is to go here [kickstarter.com] but that isn't terribly useful either.
Another resource is here [theassayer.org].
I agree with you, though. Being able to answer the question "How to I find talented, yet undiscovered authors so I can read their work?" is a question that begs to be answered.
Apple is now the publisher du jour. The old publishing industry being taken over by the new. Can't say we didn't tell them... The old publishers wanted to keep their paradigm... and now they will go out of business. But I think this will go beyond apple. I don't like apple, never have, never will but I have always recommend their products for those that are looking for a more consumer experience rather than a do for yourself one...
I think in the end the writers that do well will get together and form a
Apple sells a negligble amount of books.
Hell more kindle books are sold on the ipad than ibooks on the ipad.
Think about it....
Why would anyone who has a brain buy ibooks over kindle version EVEN IF they have an ipad.
Have an iPad. Buy kindle version - works on ipad, android (phones and future tablets), kindle, blackberry, iphone, PC & Mac.
Have an iPad. Buy ibooks version - works on ipad.
Barry: This is a critical point. There's a huge data set proving that digital books are a price-sensitive market, and that maximum revenues are achieved at a price point between $.99 and $4.99. So the question is: why aren't publishers pricing digital books to maximize digital profits? Joe: Because they're protecting their paper sales. Barry: Exactly. Joe: It's awfully dangerous for an industry to ignore (or even blatantly antagonize) their customers in order to protect self-interest.
This is one thing that puts me off buying ebooks. At the moment they are overpriced.
Another problem is that they come with DRM, and running a free operating system I cannot read them and have to resort to other methods to obtain a free copy. I would much rather purchase a reasonably priced ebook with no DRM so that some money goes to the author.
We are left with the same untenable situation with ebooks as there was with the music industry, that is that you get a better ebook for free which is flexible and can be read on any ereader than you get by purchasing for £12 from an official ebook retailer.
I used to read a lot of fiction. I started when a paperback was $1.95. Got to know the SF/Fantasy section fairly well, and could quickly scan to see what was new. and had an idea what was coming, Then they began raising prices in $0.50 increments every 6 to 12 months. When the average paperback exceeded $5, I quit. And my familiarity faded. Now the selections available are almost all strange to me.
Digital might persuade me to read fiction again. But only if the prices are sane and they lay off the
I would much rather purchase a reasonably priced ebook with no DRM so that some money goes to the author.
The self-publishing eBook market is fairly defined these days. Amazon is the one that offers 70% royalties for sales that go through its own site. I believe they also offer POD which provides 70% of MSRP for each softcover or hardcover sale an author generates. To sign up for this, authors need to shell out a few hundred dollars (which is pretty reasonable).
On the other hand, another "sales" method that I think would really work for self-published eBooks is the "Give them away for free and accept donat
And they're overpriced because major publishing houses are still involved and they're trying to use this as a way to offset their losses on hard and soft bound books. Every ebook bought is a hardbound book not bought, which means more inventory on shelves and eventual losses. It's basically throwing a monkey wrench into an already broken, antiquated system. This will be fixed overtime (publishers will have to change their infrastructure or become irrelevant), but it's going to be a bit of an uphill battl
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Harvard senior pitcher Brent Suter is among thirty NCAA® baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field and have been recognized as candidates for the 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Suter maintains a 3.43 GPA in Environmental Science and Public Policy and will be one of Harvard's five honorees on the Ivy League Spring All-Academic team. He's a third-year volunteer in the Cambridge After School Program (CASP), tutoring 3rd and 4th graders, who are first generation immigrants, in literacy and math. Suter was a 2010 summer intern at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. There, he served as a counselor at Camp Joyful Hearts, which was a week-long overnight camp for kids with heart defects.
Suter is the baseball team's central figure in its Friends of Jaclyn Program. The team is in its third year of a relationship with Alex Wawrzyniak, who suffers from Pilocytic Astrocytoma Low Grade Glioma, a form of cerebral tumor. He is also the founder the Harvard Baseball-Watertown Cuniff Elementary Program, for which Harvard baseball players travel each Friday to the elementary school to tutor and mentor students in an effort to provide a positive male role model in the childrens' lives. He is also active with the group Athletes In Action.
A two-year volunteer at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (2010-present), he's the co-chair of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) community-service group and has produced 1) the school's Bench Press for Breast Cancer in 2010 and 2011, 2) the athletic department's canned food drive in 2010, 3) the Shoe Drive for South Africa in 2011, 4) the Shoe Drive for Africa in 2010, 5) the Toiletry Drives for the homeless in 2010 and 2011 and 6) the Student-Athlete Charity Balls in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, Suter won the Wareham Gatemen's (Cape Cod Baseball League) Francis Tripp Award for making the most positive impact to the Wareham community. Back home in Cincinnati, Ohio, he participated in the People Working Cooperatively Program by restoring the home of an elderly couple. He also participated in IHM's Helping Hands Program by doing lawnwork for people in need. He is also a two-year volunteer coach for the Cincinnati Reds' Rookie Success League for teaching kids life lessons through baseball.
As a junior, Suter was named as the pitcher teams least wanted to face as well as one of the Ivy League's top three starting pitchers by College Baseball Insider. In 2010, Suter was one of just two pitchers named to the All-Ivy League first team at starting pitcher. He went 4-0 (league best) with one save and a 3.55 ERA to go with a league-leading 33 strikeouts in 33 innings while walking just seven batters. He was virtually untouchable against left-handed batters, who batted just 2-for-24 (0.83 against him). All told, Suter posted a 4-2 record with a 5.26 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 49.2 innings against 14 walks. In the summer of 2010, Suter was named Pitcher of the Year and Top Pitching Prospect in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League as well as the second-best pro prospect in the GLSCL by Baseball America. In the summer of 2011, Suter pitched for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod League.
The 2012 candidate class includes six CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-Americans from last season and 10 student-athletes with cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Three candidates were National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association first-team All-Americans in 2011, eight candidates are on teams ranked in the USA Today/ESPN preseason top 25 coaches pool, and three participated in last year's NCAA College World Series®.
Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the Senior CLASS Award® winner during the 2012 NCAA College World Series, which will be held June 15-26 in Omaha.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, Division I head coaches and fans who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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Baseball Candidates
Pablo Bermudez, Outfield, FIU
Robbie Buller, First Base/Pitcher, Houston Baptist
Pat Cantwell, Catcher, Stony Brook
Scott Coffman, Pitcher, New Mexico State
Bo Cuthbertson, Shortstop, Southern Utah
Taylor Dugas, Centerfield, Alabama
Matt Hamann, Pitcher, Belmont
Jake Hibberd, First Base, Wright State
Todd Hornsby, Pitcher, Jacksonville State
Mike Le Bel, Infield, Rhode Island
David Lyon, Catcher, Kent State
Thomas McCarthy, Third Base, Kentucky
Charlie McCready, Pitcher, Charleston Southern
Trenton Moses, Third Base, Southeast Missouri State
Austin Nola, Shortstop, LSU
Peter O'Brien, Catcher, Miami (Florida)
Nick Orvin, Outfield, Citadel
Phil Pohl, Catcher/First Base/Outfield, Clemson
Zach Price, Infield, Army
James Ramsey, Outfield, Florida State
Brance Rivera, Outfield, TCU
Michael Roth, Pitcher/First Base, South Carolina
Cam Schiller, Second Base, Oral Roberts
Joe Sclafani, Shortstop, Dartmouth
Ronnie Shaeffer, Catcher, UC Irvine
Tyler Sibley, Second Base, Texas State
Ross Stripling, Pitcher, Texas A&M
Brent Suter, Pitcher, Harvard
Preston Tucker, Infield/Outfield, Florida
Troy White, Third Base, Northern Illinois


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Study sparks renewed debate over dredging
Thu 17 July 2014
NEW research linking coral diseases to dredging has sparked renewed debate over the potential impact of the practice on the Great Barrier Reef.
AN Australian Research Council study of a Western Australian dredge project found dredge plume stressed coral, making it more prone to chronic diseases.
In light of the report, environmental groups are calling on the federal government to reconsider major developments along Queensland's coast.
In particular they want approval for the expansion of Abbot Point coal port, which involves dumping dredge spoil in the marine park, revoked.
However, the firm carrying out the works says the study shouldn't be used to criticise past or planned dredging projects near the reef.
"The dredging operations (on the east coast) occur many kilometres from the nearest coral reefs, unlike the close proximity of the coral reef which is the subject of this study," North Queensland Bulk Ports spokesman Kevin Kane said.
He says the firm will continue to work on dredge programs to ensure impacts are avoided or mitigated.
Queensland Resource Council chief executive Michael Roche says any impacts are temporary and localised.
Studies had already shown that the biggest cause of coral disease was the crown-of-thorns starfish and cyclones, he says.
WWF-Australia spokesman Richard Leck says the impacts of dredging would be far worse on the east coast.
"When you introduce another big source of pollution into an already degraded environment the impact could be a lot more severe," he said.
Alternatives such as using existing ports that are running below capacity should be looked at, he says.
Australian Marine Conservation Society spokeswoman Felicity Wishart says port authorities can't be trusted to monitor the impacts of dredge plume.
"Basically they need to stop dumping in the reef's waters, establish a plan to address stopping any unnecessary dredging and put a halt to any new dredging," she said.
Greens environment spokeswoman Larissa Waters wants the federal government to revoke its approval for Abbot Point.
Queensland Environment Minister Andrew Powell said it would be irresponsible to compare dredge projects in WA to those off the Queensland coast.
"The Queensland government has consistently said it will be guided by science when it comes to protecting the Great Barrier Reef," he told AAP.
The reef is one of the best managed world heritage sites in the world and dredging projects are subject to strict environmental conditions, he says.
The study by the Australian Research Council's Coral Reef Studies Centre of Excellence compared 11 reefs and thousands of coral near Barrow Island, off Western Australia, where a seven million cubic metre dredging project took place.
Lead author marine scientist Joe Pollock said twice as much coral disease was recorded in areas where dredged sediment had drifted and settled.
Turbidity meant there was less light for photosynthesis and sediment on the coral interfered with their ability to feed.
"So they have less energy coming in, they're expending more energy and what we've shown here is that chronic stress can lead to disease," he told AAP.
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Vehicle Identification Numbers are important; they give your car its unique identity right from the factory. But what does it mean if your car oddly shares a VIN with another car? As we found out from CorvetteBlogger, that's exactly what Ohio authorities are investigating, following the acquisition of information that two '67 Corvettes have actually been linked to the same VIN. So which car does the VIN actually belong to? That's exactly what police and we're sure the car owners would like to get to the bottom of.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Vehicle Theft Unit got word of the duplicate VIN after the owner of a '67 Corvette purchased at a Springfield, OH dealership in 1994 found out that the title for his car had been cancelled after the sale of another '67 Corvette with the same identification number. According to investigators, VIN tampering is one sign that a car may have been stolen, so Ohio police are looking very closely into this case.
Upon examination of the second Corvette with the same VIN, authorities found a secondary "confidential VIN" on another point of the car. These confidential identification numbers are used to verify that a car is really associated with the primary VIN. As for the confidential VIN found on the second Corvette, the number is actually linked to a '67 Corvette stolen in Texas back in 1973 that was never recovered.
As part of the investigation, which has been ongoing since March, the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Vehicle Theft Unit served Springfield's Mershon's World of Cars with a search warrant last week. Once there, authorities seized two VIN plates, six data trim tags and two vehicles, a '65 GTO and a '70 Chevelle. The dealership's owner Dan Mershon told the Springfield News-Sun that the GTO was taken because an identification number on the underside of the car was illegible and the Chevelle was taken because the engine did not have an identification number.
While the investigation continues, Mershon, who has been in business for over 30 years, maintains his innocence, telling the Springfield News-Sun that he doesn't sell stolen cars and no criminal activity had taken place at his business. There is no word on where the second Corvette with conflicting VIN was purchased.


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This broke my heart.
This broke my heart.
No wonder in broke you heart. It's heartbreaking.
I'm surprised Mr. Lanza waited 17 years to finally ditch those two.
Family of Josephine Gay Releases a Statement:
On Friday, December 14, 2012, our beautiful daughter, Josephine Grace Gay, was killed in an unimaginable tragedy at her elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Joey, many of her friends, teachers, and school staff members were taken from our loving community. Joey turned 7 three days prior to this tragedy and was looking forward to celebrating at her birthday party with many of these friends the next day.
Although our family is devastated, we are deeply comforted in the knowledge that she is no longer scared or hurting and rests in the arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is through His sufficient grace that we are able to get through this. Our innocent, trusting little girl stared into the face of unimaginable evil and overcame it in Christ. She was not alone in her courage.
Our small, close-knit community acted instantly. First responders from our town and those surrounding quickly removed surviving children and staff members from the scene. Connecticut state troopers have tended to our families around the clock, surrounding us with protection and compassion. Neighbors, religious communities, townspeople, and professionals are providing the care and love that we are so in need of now. We see this movement grow daily with acts of love and kindness pouring in from around the country and the world. We see how evil is defeated.
Since Joey's passing, we have received many media requests for our story and for pictures of our daughter. Although we are protecting our family's privacy during this time of healing, we believe it is important to share some of Joey's story. It will help us if others know what a special person she was and how she inspired everyone she met. Joey was autistic and severely apraxic. She could not speak, yet she touched the lives of so many around her: teachers, therapists, friends, neighbors, all loved and cherished her. Joey was social and affectionate; she smiled, she loved hugs, and she even had a wonderful sense of humor. Her spirit was indomitable. She participated in rigorous therapy and treatment on a daily basis without complaint. She loved to play with her Barbie dolls, iPad, and computer, swim, swing, and be anywhere her sisters were.
Josephine loved the color purple. Born in Maryland, she grew up in a family of Ravens fans and developed an affinity for all things purple. She rarely left the house without wearing something purple. After her passing, many friends who visited wore purple clothing to honor her. On Saturday a family friend tied purple balloons on the mailboxes on our street, and on Sunday the neighborhood children and her sisters and cousins released purple balloons with written messages of love to her in heaven.
We will not let this tragedy define her life. Instead, we will honor her inspiring and generous spirit. We have established Joey's Fund in her name through the Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism. The proceeds of this fund will help families raising autistic children. It's our way of dealing with this pain and never letting go of her love.
Many people have reached out to us asking to provide help or support. We ask that, if you are able, please contribute to Joey's Fund, and if you are so inclined, please wear purple on Saturday.
Bob and Michele Gay
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.NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
By By PHILIP ELLIOTT | Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."
The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.
The group's top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference that "the next Adam Lanza," the man responsible for last week's mayhem, is planning an attack on another school.
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," LaPierre said.
He blamed video games, movies and music videos for exposing children to a violent culture day in and day out.
That NRA press conference was hugely dissapointing. At a time when they could have led the conversation, they chose to dig their heels in their own alternate reality. With LaPierre citing video games and movies made twenty years ago, he sounded like a curmudgeonly grandfather, or the Drunk Uncle SNL character. He did nothing but enforce the opinion that his organization is painfully out of touch with society.
And that's a shame, because I am a supporter of gun rights and the Second Amendment. The "policies" that LaPierre put forth are embarrassingly short-sighted, and probably not even possible -- practically or fiscally. It's amazing to think that this is the best they came up with after a week of media blackout.
The NRA jumped the shark today.
Passing more laws hasn't worked yet either.
Do the even have "music videos" anymore?
There are lots of supporters of gun rights and the Second Amendment, me included, who are just tired of the NRA's refusal to give an inch on even common sense issues like criminal background checks.
As one writer put it: "Is the NRA working for gun-owners, many of whom, according to polling, support tougher restrictions on gun ownership— or is the NRA serving the gunmaker lobby— which is purely interested in policies that will promote greater gun sales and more profits?"
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I, a gun owner, am NOT an NRA member. I have access to tons of ranges/training/resources, and have never felt the need to put money into membership.
As for the press conference, remember one thing. Supporters of the NRA donate money to political types. Don't think that doesn't sway House/Senate representatives' decisions.
Is that fair?
At this point, restricting firearms isn't going to help. They're out there. 400,000,000 guns are in the civilian world.
An absolute train wreck.
They kept quiet for an entire week and this is what they came up with. Blaming Hollywood and videogames. Pathetic. Even more pathetic is that the NRA came out with their own (crappy) video game once called 'NRA Gun Club' in 2006.
Even one of the biggest critics of violent video games bashed the NRA over that presser.


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