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Premiera filmu odbyła się 30 lipca 2018 w Burbank w Kalifornii. Trzy dni później, 3 sierpnia, obraz trafił do kin na ternie Stanów Zjednoczonych. W Polsce premiera filmu odbyła się 17 sierpnia 2018.
Film został odrzucony przez Chiny. Rząd Państwa Środka wstrzymał premierę produkcji, ponieważ chińscy internauci wyciągnęli porównania pomiędzy misiem o małym rozumku Kubusiem Puchatkiem, a chińskim przywódcą Xi Jinpingem od połowy 2017 roku.
Premiera filmu odbyła się 21 stycznia 2018 podczas Sundance Film Festival. Siedem miesięcy później, 24 sierpnia, obraz trafił do kin na terenie Stanów Zjednoczonych. W Polsce premiera filmu odbędzie się 28 września 2018.
Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He thinks, What's one extra day? He takes the detour.
At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians had been on their way to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners seem almost too friendly. It's a strange place, but it's all there is.
The next morning, in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He's always known his father left and never returned, but now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place?
As Reacher explores his father's life, and as the Canadians face lethal dangers, strands of different stories begin to merge. Then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense . . . and deadly.
Praise for Past Tense
"Child is one writer who should never be taken for granted."—The New York Times Book Review
"[Lee Child] shows no signs of slowing down. . . . Reacher is a man for whom the phrase moral compass was invented: His code determines his direction. . . . You need Jack Reacher."—The Atlantic
"Superb . . . Child neatly interweaves multiple narratives, ratchets up the suspense (the reveal of the motel plot is delicious), and delivers a powerful, satisfying denouement. Fans will enjoy learning more of this enduring character's roots, and Child's spare prose continues to set a very high bar."—Publishers Weekly (boxed and starred review)
"Another first-class entry in a series that continues to set the gold standard for aspiring thriller authors."—Booklist (starred review)
"With his usual flair for succinctness and eye for detail, Child creates another rollicking Reacher road trip that will please fans and newcomers alike."—Library Journal (starred review)
Spensa's world has been under attack for decades. Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her fate is intertwined with her father's--a pilot himself who was killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa's chances of attending flight school at slim to none.
No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.
Praise for Skyward:
"Startling revelations and stakes-raising implications...Sanderson plainly had a ball with this nonstop, highflying opener, and readers will too."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"With this action-packed trilogy opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a memorable cast...[and] as the pulse-pounding story intensifies and reveals its secrets, a cliffhanger ending sets things up for the next installment."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
"It is impossible to turn the pages fast enough."--Booklist
"Sanderson delivers a cinematic adventure that explores the defining aspects of the individual versus the society...[and] fans of [his] will not be disappointed."--SLJ
Praise for Brandon Sanderson's Reckoners series:
#1 New York Times Bestselling Series
"Another win for Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer. Period."--Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind
"Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store."--AV Club
Over 1 million copies sold
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.
There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
Timur Amurov has one purpose in life: protect his family at all costs. With lethal skills honed from a violent upbringing, Timur is a leopard shifter who sees any newcomers as possible threats--and the petite blond barista who his sister-in-law, Evangeline, has hired to work in her bakery is definitely hiding something. While Timur still needs to determine if Ashe is an enemy, he does know that she is the only woman whose presence has ever truly calmed the beast roaring inside of him.
Ashe Bronte is well aware she has a type: sexy, gorgeous and dangerous as hell. Despite the fact that Timur is all those things and more, Ashe is in San Antonio for reasons that do not involve getting wild with a ruthless leopard--and she cannot afford to make any mistakes. But Timur has ignited something deep within her, and even though she knows she should keep her distance, every move he makes has her craving a taste...
Fletcher is working as a blacksmith's apprentice when he discovers he has the rare ability to summon demons from another world. Chased from his village for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must travel with his demon, Ignatius, to an academy for adepts, where the gifted are taught the art of summoning.
Along with nobles and commoners, Fletcher endures grueling lessons that will prepare him to serve as a Battlemage in the Empire's war against the savage Orcs. But sinister forces infect new friendships and rivalries grow. With no one but Ignatius by his side, Fletcher must decide where his loyalties lie. The fate of the Empire is in his hands.
Whose Boat Is This Boat? Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane is a picture book made entirely of quotations from President Donald Trump in the wake of Hurricane Florence. It is the first children's book that demonstrates what not to say after a natural disaster.
On September 19, 2018, Donald Trump paid a visit to New Bern, North Carolina, one of the towns ravaged by Hurricane Florence. It was there he showed deep concern for a boat that washed ashore. "At least you got a nice boat out of the deal," said President Trump to hurricane victims. "Have a good time!" he told them. The only way his comments would be appropriate is in the context of a children's book—and now you can experience them that way, thanks to the staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Whose Boat Is This Boat? is an excellent teaching tool for readers of all ages who enjoy learning about empathy by process of elimination. Have a good time!
"A murder mystery, a courtroom drama, a family saga…The Reckoning is Grisham's argument that he's not just a boilerplate thriller writer. Most jurors will think the counselor has made his case."
—USA Today
October 1946, Clanton, Mississippi
Pete Banning was Clanton, Mississippi's favorite son—a decorated World War II hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbor, and a faithful member of the Methodist church. Then one cool October morning he rose early, drove into town, and committed a shocking crime. Pete's only statement about it—to the sheriff, to his lawyers, to the judge, to the jury, and to his family—was: "I have nothing to say." He was not afraid of death and was willing to take his motive to the grave.
In a major novel unlike anything he has written before, John Grisham takes us on an incredible journey, from the Jim Crow South to the jungles of the Philippines during World War II; from an insane asylum filled with secrets to the Clanton courtroom where Pete's defense attorney tries desperately to save him.
Reminiscent of the finest tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling, The Reckoning would not be complete without Grisham's signature layers of legal suspense, and he delivers on every page.
The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.
Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King's most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott's affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
From Stephen King, our "most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work" (The Guardian), Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as "It's a Wonderful Life."
The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.
The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.
Detective Renée Ballard is working the night beat -- known in LAPD slang as "the late show" -- and returns to Hollywood Station in the early hours to find a stranger rifling through old file cabinets. The intruder is retired detective Harry Bosch, working a cold case that has gotten under his skin.
Ballard can't let him go through department records, but when he leaves, she looks into the case herself and feels a deep tug of empathy and anger. She has never been the kind of cop who leaves the job behind at the end of her shift -- and she wants in.
The murder, unsolved, was of fifteen-year-old Daisy Clayton, a runaway on the streets of Hollywood who was brutally killed, her body left in a dumpster like so much trash. Now Ballard joins forces with Bosch to find out what happened to Daisy, and to finally bring her killer to justice. Along the way, the two detectives forge a fragile trust, but this new partnership is put to the test when the case takes an unexpected and dangerous turn.
Dark Sacred Night for the first time brings together these two powerhouse detectives in a riveting story that unfolds with furious momentum. And it shows once more why "there's no doubt Connelly is a master of crime fiction" (Associated Press).
W filmie, Scott Lang łączy siły z Hope Van Dyne i wspólnie otrzymują nową misję od Hanka Pyma, podczas której odkrywają sekrety z przeszłości.
Jest on kontynuacją filmu Ant-Man z 2015 roku i należy do III Fazy Marvel Cinematic Universe, jest dwudziestym filmem tej franczyzy.
Światowa premiera miała miejsce 25 czerwca 2018 roku w Los Angeles, natomiast w Polsce film zadebiutował 3 sierpnia tego samego roku.
Premiera filmu odbyła się 30 lipca 2018 w Burbank w Kalifornii. Trzy dni później, 3 sierpnia, obraz trafił do kin na ternie Stanów Zjednoczonych. W Polsce premiera filmu odbyła się 17 sierpnia 2018.
Film został odrzucony przez Chiny. Rząd Państwa Środka wstrzymał premierę produkcji, ponieważ chińscy internauci wyciągnęli porównania pomiędzy misiem o małym rozumku Kubusiem Puchatkiem, a chińskim przywódcą Xi Jinpingem od połowy 2017 roku.
A judge's first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
From the eBook edition.
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On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche received her medical degree-becoming the first Native American doctor in US history. She earned her degree thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country.
By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Indian woman became the doctor to her tribe. Overnight, she acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. Her patients often were desperately poor and desperately sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza, with their families scattered miles apart, and whose last hope was a young woman who spoke their language and knew their customs.
This is the story of an Indian woman who effectively became the chief of an entrenched patriarchal tribe, the story of a woman who crashed through thick walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice and then spent the rest of her life using a unique bicultural identity to improve the lot of her people-physically, emotionally, politically, and spiritually.
A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche's inspirational life, the subject of the PBS documentary Medicine Woman, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments.
It's always been Mimi Rousseau's dream to open her own bistro, but it seems beyond her grasp since she's been chased back home to Nouvelle Vie in Napa Valley by her late husband's tremendous debt. Until her best friend Jorianne James introduces her to entrepreneur Bryan Baker who invests in promising prospects. Now, working the bistro and inn until she's able to pay it off and call it her own, Mimi is throwing the inn's first wedding ever.
The wedding will be the talk of the town, as famous talk show host Angelica Barrington, daughter of Bryan's half-brother, Edison, has chosen the inn as her perfect venue. Anxious, Mimi is sure things are going to turn south, especially when Edison gets drunk and rowdy at the out-of-towners' dinner, but by the evening, things begin to look up again. That is until 6:00 a.m. rolls around, and Bryan is found dead at the bistro with an eclair stuffed in his mouth. And the fingers point at Mimi, whose entire loan is forgiven in Bryan's will.
Now it's up to Mimi to clear her name and get to the bottom of things before the killer turns up the heat again in A Deadly Eclair, the scrumptious series debut by Agatha Award-winning author Daryl Wood Gerber.
W 2003 album został sklasyfikowany na 317. miejscu listy 500 albumów wszech czasów magazynu Rolling Stone.
Album otrzymał mieszane recenzje od krytyków muzycznych, jednak zadebiutował na szczycie listy Billboard 200 w Stanach Zjednoczonych sprzedając się w więcej niż 172 000 egzemplarzy, a także jako numer jeden na listach UK Albums Chart i Canadian Albums Chart. Od tej pory uzyskał status platynowej płyty w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz złotej w Wielkiej Brytanii, Meksyku, Brazylii, Austrii, Danii i Norwegii.
Reinventing the DC Comics character, the Arrow is not a superhero ... but a hero -- every bit as dangerous as the criminals he's hunting. After being marooned for five years on a remote island, billionaire Oliver Queen returns home with a mysterious agenda and lethal set of new skills that he uses in a war on crime in this action series.
W filmie, Scott Lang łączy siły z Hope Van Dyne i wspólnie otrzymują nową misję od Hanka Pyma, podczas której odkrywają sekrety z przeszłości.
Jest on kontynuacją filmu Ant-Man z 2015 roku i należy do III Fazy Marvel Cinematic Universe, jest dwudziestym filmem tej franczyzy.
Światowa premiera miała miejsce 25 czerwca 2018 roku w Los Angeles, natomiast w Polsce film zadebiutował 3 sierpnia tego samego roku.
The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives, from the author of Into the Water.
"Nothing is more addicting than The Girl on the Train."—Vanity Fair
"The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl. . . . [It] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership."—The New York Times
"Marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. . . hang on tight. You'll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend."—USA Today
"Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban London and the reader cannot help but turn pages."—The Boston Globe
"Gone Girl fans will devour this psychological thriller."—People
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life--as she sees it--is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he's pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.
Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green's The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn't have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?
In Christian's own words, and through his thoughts, reflections, and dreams, E L James offers a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.
Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him—past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian's cold, wounded heart.
Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?
This book is intended for mature audiences.
Bonus features
• Q&A with author Ransom Riggs
• Eight pages of color stills from the film
• Sneak preview of Hollow City, the next novel in the series
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story."—John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars
"With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+"—Entertainment Weekly
"'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies."—People
"You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself."—Seventeen
The final chapter in the global blockbuster Crossfire quintet
Gideon Cross. Falling in love with him was the easiest thing I've ever done. It happened instantly. Completely. Irrevocably.
Marrying him was a dream come true. Staying married to him is the fight of my life. Love transforms. Ours is both a refuge from the storm and the most violent of tempests. Two damaged souls entwined as one.
We have bared our deepest, ugliest secrets to one another. Gideon is the mirror that reflects all my flaws ... and all the beauty I couldn't see. He has given me everything. Now, I must prove I can be the rock, the shelter for him that he is for me. Together, we could stand against those who work so viciously to come between us.
But our greatest battle may lie within the very vows that give us strength. Committing to love was only the beginning. Fighting for it will either set us free ... or break us apart.
Heartbreakingly and seductively poignant, One with You is the breathlessly awaited finale to the Crossfire saga, the searing love story that has captivated millions of readers worldwide.
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.
Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.
After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.
Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills—and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit—he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?
Made up of supernutrients from leafy greens and fruits, green smoothies are filling and healthy and you will enjoy drinking them. Your body will also thank you for drinking them as your health and energy improve to levels you never thought possible. It is an experience that could change your life if you stick with it!
This book provides a shopping list, recipes, and detailed instructions for the 10-day cleanse, along with suggestions for getting the best results. It also offers advice on how to continue to lose weight and maintain good health afterwards.
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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse—unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.
Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister—the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.
Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki—whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.


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In February, I made arrangements with my friend Tina and about 3-4 of her friends to go in together on a table at SPX (Small Press Expo) in Maryland. And, on March 30th, after a series of techinical difficulties, I learned that we got the table!! 😀
That means I'll be exhibiting at SPX later this year on September 14th and 15th selling copies of my upcoming zines, plush toys, and whatnots with some wonderful company. Can't wait!
*If anyone has helpful advice about SPX, I would be eager to hear it. I'm trying to figure out how many zine copies, plush toys, and whatnots I'll need to bring with me or ship by mail. What to do? ╰( ´◔ ω ◔ `)╯
In the meantime, I'm compiling a list of zine fests/expos I hope to attend and possibly exhibit at this year.
August 31st & September 1st
Seems like a cute and fun event from what I can glean from their website. Plus, admission is free!
September 14th & 15th
SPX (Small Press Expo), Maryland
October 12th & 13th
APE (Alternative Press Expo), San Francisco
Related Posts: Plans for APE and Experience of APE.
As you may know, I attended APE last year — so I think I have a pretty good idea what it will be like. I have absolutely no idea about my chances of nabbing a half-table, but I did send in a form that apparently means they'll inform me when tables go on sale. We'll see what happens!!
December 8th-ish
EBABZ Fest (East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest)
Related Post: Experience of the EBABZ Fest.
I attended this one too last year. It's a pretty small space packed with rows and rows of tables. Might be fun!
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Tetsuzo "Tets" Hirasaki, his sister Yaeao, and 1200 other Japanese-Americans from San Diego were "relocated" to Poston, Arizona, in early September, 1942. After a 20-hour train ride, with shades drawn and no idea where they were headed, they came to a military-style camp in the midst of a bone-dry wilderness: rows and rows of bay-type barracks, many still under construction. The nearest town, Parker, Arizona, was 12, 16, or 20 miles away. No one knew for sure.
They'd spent the previous six months in a cramped "assembly center" at Santa Anita Racetrack. Many slept in former stables with tar-papered floors. Someone named it "Santa Japanita."
Poston was three separate camps four or five miles apart, and would incarcerate almost 18,000 Nikkei (people of Japanese ancestry) ordered from their homes, on short notice, four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
When she saw Poston for the first time, Louise Ogawa wrote: It's "so far away from civilization, it makes me feel like a convict not allowed to see anyone. I'd much rather sleep in the Santa Anita horse stables."
Many called Poston the end of the world. They also wondered why no Japanese Americans from Arizona — and only a few from Hawaii — had been sent to relocation camps.
As he did at Santa Anita, Tets wrote letters "home" to San Diego librarian Clara Breed.
September 7, 1942: "Dear Miss Breed. This is ole prodigal writing you amid the heat and dust of this h- hole called 'The Colorado River War Relocation Project.' The natives told us we were lucky to have come 'on a cool day…only 104 degrees and not dusty at all. Wait 'til it really gets hot and dusty.' How true those words — how true!
"After 'signing away my life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness' [War Relocation Authority enlistment documents], we were assigned quarters in a 12´ x 20´ room. Then we went to the mess hall for our first supper. Rice, wieners, pickled cabbage, bread, and water…. Dining room seats 300.
"Have been keeping busy helping everyone so I won't have time to get heartaches thinking of SANTA ANITA and the friends left behind. Somehow it works most of the time.
"The evenings are wonderful, cool and refreshing. The sky so black that the stars fairly pop out…aside from that, the view is very drab, unless I look through my green sunglasses."
Along with temperatures reaching the mid-120s, coarse sand and fine dust coated everything, even in the barracks; the knotty floorboards had wide spaces between them. Internees learned to leave shoes upside-down, so scorpions couldn't climb inside.
Showers and latrines stood along walls with no partitions. Blankets or sections of cloth, hung from laundry lines, afforded the only privacy. The heat was so oppressive, the military had to construct a second roof over the first, leaving an open space in between, to keep the barracks from boiling.
September 7, continued: "On the eve of my birthday, I went out for a walk at night by myself. I sure felt blue. Things around here just got me down. Felt so small and bewildered. Saw a moth fluttering against a street lamp. That's the way I felt. Like butting my head against a brick wall.
"My whole being rebels against some things — the WRA [War Relocation Authority] set up sloppy, no foresight, red tape, grafting…. That's why Poston is a He- of a place to live in. We're so d- far away from the public who are interested…. At an Assembly Center on the coast complaints can be seen by a visitor, but what fool would venture out to this forsaken land just to see if the Japs are being looked after?
"So ran my thoughts until I just ran out. Then I figure, well, I'm here so I gotta make the best of it! And SOOOO to the Future — may it be what it shall be???"
October 3, 1942: "Life is beginning to settle down to the monotonous regularity that is truly depressing. People have gotten so that they don't leave their own block. Let alone leave their 'home' (apt.). Not much sociable visiting going on at all…. And who wants to walk in dust up to the ankles.
"We have to buy what we used to get free from S.A.A.C. (Japanita). Brooms, buckets, baby food, fresh fruit, mattresses. At the present time, soap is being delivered to the mess halls since we fought for it. After all, the dishes had to be washed.
"There's quite a bit of graft going on, and I think we're going to get rid of that now that we 'agitators' from S.A.A.C. are waking up the people of Poston.
"I hope to have more 'inside dope' soon."
Tets worked in the mess hall, and as a barber. Joe Yamada, one of San Diego's foremost landscape architects, had known Tets before relocation. They shared a barracks: Unit 14A, Block 322, at the western end of Camp III. Yamada, age 12 at the time, remembers Tets as a "genius with carpentry." He "made furniture and it was perfection — no nails showing." Tets and others scrounged wood from piles of scraps left over from the barracks.
Tets also taught himself the ukulele and, Yamada remembers, was one of the best dancers in camp: "All the women, even the married ones, wanted to glide around with him. The rest of us just did the 'Poston Shuffle' — you know, one stiff leg at a time."
What Yamada remembers most: "He played an important role to us younger kids." And Tets encouraged everyone, as did his mentor, Clara Breed, to develop a love for reading.
The year before, he'd had a tubercular lesion removed from his right arm. It continued to give him trouble.
November 16, 1942: "Guess who? Yup, it's ole unreliable again. Gosh the wind's been blowing all night and all morning. Kinda threatening to blow the roofs down. My arm is all right. Not near so strong as at Santa Anita…. Have been doing a little carpentry, as many of us don't have no furniture other than cots.
Hoping there will be a part three of this series? These letters detailing what Japanese U.S. citizens underwent during their forced interment (or rather imprisonment) are fascinating. The accompanying illo with this one, of the wood nameplate engraved with a bedspring-turned-chisel, is particularly poignant. This story is all the more timely right now, with George Takei's musical "Allegiance" playing at the Old Globe through October 21 and tackling the same sensitive (and somewhat shameful) subject matter.
Jayallen, just the two parts. The books and articles listed in the "Sources" section are a place to go. Esp. Joanne Oppenheim's Dear Miss Breed. And the Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego has much to offer, including a current exhibit at the Museum of Man( that has the nameplate Tets carved for Clara Breed). I'm probably not supposed to say this - authorial distance and whatever - but I really connected with Tets. His intelligence, his humor, his love of books, and most of all how he faced adversity head-on.
You need a link to Part One just under the title (labeled: "link to Part One"). This should be a standard part of the website software.
Nice to see that the staff acts quickly upon relevant suggestions. Thanks are in order, Twister, for pointing that one out and saving me from having to search for Part One of this gripping story. Ditto to the staff.
Two things:
Smith's work is hard to find. This is a website design issue.
Referring people to books rarely works. I understand, Jeff, that you want to sample all the candy and not write too much about anything, but this needs an "end."
PS: I like the way Smith just lays the information out, letting the readers draw their own conclusions without indulging in preachy stuff; I think that can be more potent for a certain kind of reader. But other readers, the kind who may most need to be reached by good literature, may need a little subtle analysis. If not outright preaching.
[NOTE TO READER: You've got a good thing going, but it needs work. You could be an international phenomenon as well as a local one, but you seem to be leaving the former on the table. Can square become cool?]
Twister, I make it a habit never to read writers who preach.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tesla Motors Inc. remained stuck in reverse on Monday following last week's incident at its factory that sent workers to the hospital while another analyst slapped Twitter Inc. with a sell rating amid mounting concerns that the stock is overvalued.
Tesla TSLA, -0.67% shares skidded 10%. The stock has been on a losing streak since three workers were injured by hot metal after a machinery malfunction at its Fremont, Calif., plant last Wednesday. The stock is down roughly 12% since the accident.
Shares of Twitter TWTR, +1.16% declined 6.5%. Analysts at Wunderlich Securities on Monday initiated coverage of Twitter with a selling rating and a price target of $34, describing it as a great company with an overvalued stock.
"While the company has an impressive revenue growth opportunity over the next several years, it is currently in heavy investment mode," Blake Harper, an analyst at Wunderlich, said in a report. He expects the company to be in the red into fiscal 2015.
Twitter was also one of the stocks, along with LinkedIn Corp. US:LNKD and Workday Inc. WDAY, +3.26% identified by Barron's as being overvalued in a report published over the weekend. Concerns about Twitter's valuation have escalated in the wake of the microblogging company's strong debut on the market on Nov. 7.
Precision Castparts Corp. US:PCP shares rose 2.3%. The cast metal parts maker last week declared a quarterly dividend of 3 cents a share that will be payable on Dec. 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 6.
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. DNB, -0.06% shares climbed 2.3%. The commercial information company earlier this month reported third-quarter earnings of $2.01 a share, above $1.87 a share forecast by analysts.
Tyson Foods Inc. TSN, +0.54% shares rose 2.3%. The meat company posted a rise in fourth-quarter profit to $261 million, or 70 cents a share, on sales that jumped to $8.9 billion. Adjusted earnings increased to 70 cents. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 69 cents a share on sales of $8.8 billion.
U.S.-traded shares of Jinko Solar Holding Co. Ltd. JKS, +3.14% surged 13%. The Chinese solar company on Monday boosted its full-year view for total solar module shipments.
Safeway Inc. US:SWY shares dropped 4.4%. Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Safeway at neutral with a price target of $34, according to Analyst Ratings Network.
Facebook Inc. FB, +2.16% shares retreated 6.5% after four sessions of gains. Facebook is often labeled a momentum stock, in part due to its phenomenal gains over the past few months. The stock is up 72% year-to-date.
Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources Co. PXD, +1.01% declined 4.4%. The stock slid for a third session after strong gains earlier that drove the stock up 75% year to date.
International Game Technology IGT, +4.58% shares fell 5.6%. The slot machine maker last week declared a quarterly dividend of 11 cents a share.
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Obama says he will address nation Tuesday on Syria
September 6, 2013
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama says he will address the nation about Syria on Tuesday as he seeks public and congressional authority for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Obama wants to strike against the Syrian regime in response to a chemical attack on civilians last month that the Obama administration says was carried out by Assad's military. Obama says failing to chemical weapons use would , quote, "send a signal to rogue nations."
Obama spoke at a news conference at the conclusion of a Group of 20 summit in Russia where Syria dominated much of the discussion.
Amid tepid support for a strike, lawmakers have called on Obama to build support with the public by making such an address.


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May 27, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - An up and down season for UC Santa Barbara came to an end Sunday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, as Cal Poly beat the host Gauchos 5-3 completing their three game weekend sweep. The Gauchos finished the season with an overall record of 23-31 and 9-12 in the Big West Conference, while the Mustangs ended on a high note improving their record to 32-24 and 13-8 in Big West play.
In a game the Gauchos could have easily had, the old baseball adage "walks kill" rang true. In the top of the ninth, with the score tied 3-3, senior Steve Morlock retired the first two batters he faced, but proceeded to load the bases on three consecutive walks. Justin Segal, the team's most reliable reliever, was brought to get the Gauchos out of the jam. On a 2-2 pitch Mustangs DH Luke Yoder hit a high chopper in between Segal and Gauchos shortstop Shane Carlson. On a do or die effort, Carlson barehanded the ball, but misfired to first as his throw skipped passed the glove of first baseman Robbie Blauer and went dribbling down the right field line. After two Mustang runs had already crossed the plate, center fielder Logan Schafer rounded third and was tagged out in a rundown to end the inning. After the dust settled the Yoder's infield single and the throwing error by Carlson left the Gauchos down 5-3 heading into the bottom half of the ninth.
A comeback wasn't in the cards for the Gauchos as Cal Poly closer Evan Reed slammed the door, retiring the side in order for his eleventh save of the season.
In his last start in a Gaucho uniform senior Jeff Braun dazzled the Mustangs going seven strong innings, giving up only three runs on four hits, while striking out five. Braun's only misstep occurred in the eighth inning. After walking leadoff batter Pat Pezet, Schafer came to the plate in a bunt situation. With Cal Poly trailing 2-1, Schafer ideally wanted to move Pezet into scoring position by way of the sacrifice bunt. After two missed bunt attempts, Schafer unloaded on Braun's 2-2 offering and sent the pitch just fair over the right field wall to give the Mustangs a 3-2 lead.
After the Schafer homer in the top half of the eighth, the Gauchos rebounded to tie the score in the bottom half. Senior right fielder Mario Lewis led off with a flare single to right field. He moved to second when Cal Poly starter Thomas Eager dropped the ball while on the pitching rubber, a balk. One out later, senior catcher Matt Anderson floated an a soft liner up the middle that was knocked down by the Mustang shortstop, but he had no play. Lewis stopped at third and scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore shortstop Shane Carlson.
The Mustangs got on the board in the top of the first courtesy of a hit batsmen, a double, and an RBI groundout by third basemen Brent Morel.
The Gauchos countered in the fifth inning with two runs of their own, on a controversial call by the home plate umpire. With Patrick Rose on third and Blauer on second, left fielder Mike Zuanich hit a nubber up the middle of the diamond. Zuanich would beat out the throw from Mustang shortstop Kyle Smith, but because the play was so slow to develop Blauer saw an opportunity to score another run, half way in between third and home Blauer found himself running into a dead end as the throw from Mustang first baseman Adam Buschini to catcher Joshua Thomas was already there. Blauer slid in between Thomas' legs, but before his foot reached the plate it looked as though he hit Thomas' glove in the process. The umpire called Blauer safe and the Cal Poly bench erupted. Mustang head coach Larry Lee came storming out of the dugout to argue the call and protect his catcher, but to no avail as Thomas was ejected. Lee returned to the dugout and the damage was done as the Gauchos took the lead 2-1.
The Mustang ace and a likely high draft pick in June's Major League Baseball draft, Eager got the win (11-3). He did have control problems all day, going eight innings, with three earned runs, walking a season high eight batters in the process.
Morlock took the loss to fall to 3-7 on the season.
Blauer took a .399 batting average into the day's game, but his 1-3 effort, with two walks would leave him at .398, two points shy of being the sixth Gaucho hitter to hit .400 in a single season (the last to do so was Jared Schumaker in 2001). Blauer's hit, a double, did extend his season-ending hitting streak to 22 games. He opened the year by hitting in 23 in a row and in all, the Huntington Beach, Calif., native hit in 51 of 54 games in 2007.
The Gauchos will bid farewell to twelve departing seniors: Matt Anderson, Justin Aspegren, Robbie Blauer, Jeff Braun, Bryan Fleming, Mario Lewis, Michael Martin, Matt McColgan, Steve Morlock, Justin Segal, Clayton Shank, and Brian Tracy.


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I used to just wear my sunnies that were prescription until they went for a swim on a fall. I then bought some script goggles with band and they seem to be ok now but I miss the sunnies. What do you wear?


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Land and property ownership has become a big part of the South African social discourse. Unequal access to land and bureaucratic impediments when obtaining home title deeds have all compounded the situation.
Statistics currently show that there are between 5 and 7 million homes in townships across the country with no title deeds with about 20 million people living insecurely in these homes. This gloomy picture is the motivation behind the Khaya Lam 5000 title deeds drive.
True to its meaning, Khaya Lam which means 'My Home" through its 5000 title deeds drive is a noble initiative which seeks to make home ownership a reality for thousands of families that have never owned a home. Free Market Foundation who are the brains behind this initiative believe that home-ownership is probably the best investment one could make in national security and in the long-term development of the country.
In a concerted effort to make this drive a reality, Free Market Foundation in partnership with South Africa's property giants Private Property will be hosting an exclusive charity golf day on 31 May 2018 at Mount Edgecombe Country Club where golf will be played under a four ball alliance. The charitable drive will be concluded with 30 title deeds being handed over by Private Property to the respective and deserving families.
It is expected that the real estate industry will rally behind this important cause which will contribute towards securing dignity and security through property ownership by title deed especially for the elderly, pensioners, single parent families and the unemployed who cannot afford costs of the titling process.
Donations to the Khaya Lam project from well-wishers are also more than welcome!


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Frank Horwill
- These articles were first published many year's ago and whilst some are as relevant today as they were when new, many are now mostly of historical interest as modern research and coaching methods have superseded them.
A Little Knowledge
By Frank Horwill
Recently, an athlete recounted to me a chance meeting with two of Kenya's best 800metre runners in a fitness club in Teddington. Both runners are sub 1:43 performers, so what they have to say bout their training warrants great respect. From his chat with these two, he came away with the following impressions:-
- They were 400/800 specialists, never racing 1500 metres.
- Their volume of training was well over 70miles a week average for the year.
This probably indicates that in the winter the volume is way above this figure. Now, to the impressionable this information could cause one to follow suit. But, before pursuing this course there are some facts to consider. First of all, since 1900 the world records for the 800metres has been in the hands of the 800/1500metre types for two-thirds of the time. This indicates that endurance is a big factor in the two-lap event. Next, to specialise as a pure 400/800m type, one must possess blinding speed over 400metres, we are talking about sub 46-seconds. The conversion rate of the 400/800 type follows this formula: best 400m time + 8 seconds x 2 potential 800mtime. For example, best 400m time = 44secs + 8 secs = 52secs x 2 = 1:44. In a few cases this is better, e.g. best 400m time = 46secs + 6 secs = 52secs x 2 = 1:44.
The volume of training has always been a controversial subject. First of all, we must ask if there is any physiological evidence that it really pays dividends? If we use the VO2max as a measure of improving fitness, it certainly does with those on a scanty weekly mileage. An athlete who builds up from running 20miles a week at a conversational pace to 50miles a week, will improve the VO2max by 10 per cent. In practical terms this means that an athlete who can run 4,000metres in 15 minutes when doing 20mpw, will be able to run 4,500 metres in 15 minutes when doing 50mpw. That's a 10per cent improvement. Not to be sniffed at. If the athlete continues to build up the mileage to 80mpw, there will be a further 2 per cent boost to the VO2max, in practical terms this will be around a further 200 metres on top of the 4,500 metres in 15 minutes, i.e. about 4,700 metres. That's some improvement from 4k in 15 minutes. Now, at this point experts begin to differ. Many say that there is no further improvement with added volume at a slow speed. While others postulate that there will be increased fitness if the added volume is much faster than the average.
The next question to ask is – can one find the time for this increased volume? In the case of the two Kenyans mentioned earlier – they do not work for a living, running is their livelihood. Another question that comes to mind is – is it necessary to have to do voluminous training to succeed at 800 metres? Sebastion Coe, who held the 800m world record for 16 years, and still holds the 1,000 metres record, is on record as saying, "The maximum result from the minimum of work (In volume)". Just how does one do this? Well, the world's leading physiologists (Astrand, Daniels, Costill et al.) state that work between 80-100 per cent of the VO2max is the great booster of fitness. In practical terms – 100% is your 3k speed, 95% is your 5k speed, 90% is your 10k speed, and 80% is your half-marathon speed. The difference in these speeds is about 4-seconds per 400metres slower from 3k to the half-marathon. In world-class athletes it is often much less.
There is also another important stipulation about the training effect – we do not begin to improve fitness until we have been running for 35 minutes' druation on a steady run. Also, the low-volume athlete has to record the VO2max percentages for sustained periods many times in one training session. A simple formula is to take one-third of the distance and percentage indicated and repeat it many times, or at least three times. Here is a table that facilitates this:-
|VO2max percentage
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|Distance Run (One-third)
|½ marathon
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Let us assume we have a female with a best time of 4mins.40secs/1500 (75.0/400), her estimated times at farther distances are:- 3k/9.52.5 (79/400), 5k/17.17.5 (83/400), 10k/36.15 (87/400), and 78mins42secs (91/400) for the half marathon.
Let us now assume that this female wishes to maximise her endurance (VO2max) in the winter, but is only prepared to train every other day due to other commitments, her programme could look like this:-
Sunday – 80% VO2max – 3 x 4.3m in 26min14secs with 60secs rest
Tuesday – 90% VO2max – 3 x 2 m in 12min04secs with 60secs rest
Thursday – 95% VO2max – 3 x 1 m in 5min32secs with 60 secs rest
Saturday – 100% VO2max – 3 x 1k in 3min17.5secs with 2mins rest
Monday – 35 minute run
Wednesday – Repeat Thursday
Friday – 35 minutes run
Sunday – Start cycle again.
Assuming that the warm up on each day is 2 miles, the total weekly mileage is around 30 miles, but in reality she will be doing the equivalent of 70 miles of steady running and taking half the time to do it!
We now come back to the two Kenyans mentioned earlier, the discussion was about their 800m times. We should not look at what other runners do as a panacea for success, for their success may be in spite of what they do! For example, Coe once said, "I can run 47 seconds for 400 metres anytime of the year." This means that he had acquired the strength to do this from his early days of training. On the other hand, Ovett, did in the winter twice the volume of Coe in training, but his best 800 metres time was 2.39 seconds slower than Coe''. However, when it came to the 1500 metres there was only a second between them. Would Coe have gone faster with a greater weekly volume? Would Ovett have closed the 800-metre gap with less volume and more quality of running? WE can only guess at the answer.
A runner's task is quite straightforward. It revolves around three things:-
- Maximising the VO2max
- Maximising specific strength.
- Maximising basic speed.
We have dealt with (1), but (2) is greatly misunderstood. We do not want the physique of a Gladiator, but we require the apparatus to improve our rate of stride and length of stride at maximum speeds from 100 to 400 metres. The 400 metres flat time will always have a hearing in our 800 metres time. Given a flat time of 56 seconds, the very best time for 800 metres will be 56 + 4secs = 60secs x 2 = 2mins. This is with maximum endurance. To improve, the 400 metres time will have to come down, for example, with the same endurance, 54secs + 4secs = 58secs x 2 = 1:56. To improve 400m times, regular sprint training is required and regular leg-strengthening specific to running. This latter requisite includes sprinting uphill, hopping 25m, hamstring curls, half-squats with weights or partner on the shoulders, one-legged deep squats and the Russian isometric leg lift up from the ground while the other leg off the ground attempts to go down against the resistance of a partner's hands.
Once we decide on a course of training we should stick to it for 36 weeks, the time it takes for all our systems to be at their best. A person with a "grasshopper" mind who constantly tries a different routine every month and is constantly questioning the training they are doing becomes a neurotic. Decide and get on with it!


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Pettitte's gem lets Yanks avoid sweep from BoSox
Bronx, NY – Andy Pettitte served as the stopper the Yankees needed Thursday, as the 40-year-old lefty silenced the Boston Red Sox to help New York avoid a sweep at the hands of its AL East rival with a 4-2 victory.
Over eight vintage innings, Pettitte (1-0) scattered eight hits and a walk while limiting the Red Sox to one run after they combined for 15 against Yankees pitching over the first two games.
As he had so many times before, Pettitte turned the game over to Mariano Rivera, who added to his all-time saves lead with a shaky ninth less than a year removed from suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Lyle Overbay staked the Yankees to an early lead with a two-run single, and Francisco Cervelli and Brett Gardner provided insurance with solo home runs.
Ryan Dempster (0-1) lasted just five innings in his Red Sox debut. The right- hander struck out eight, but allowed three runs on five hits and four walks to take the loss.
"I got outpitched by the guy on the other side of the field," Dempster said. "That's the way it goes sometimes."
Will Middlebrooks went 2-for-4 with an RBI and scored Boston's first run on Jackie Bradley Jr.'s two-out double in the seventh inning.
Pettitte retired David Ross on a flyout to the warning track to end the frame, and Cervelli quickly made it 4-1 with a blast into the left-field bullpen leading off the bottom half.
Pettitte needed just 94 pitches to get through eight, then gave way to Rivera, who was given a standing ovation by the Yankee Stadium crowd in his first appearance since Apr. 30. He was hurt while shagging fly balls during batting practice on May 3 and missed the remainder of the season.
There was some rust out of the gate in this his 19th big-league season, as he issued a leadoff walk to Dustin Pedroia and yielded a one-out double to Jonny Gomes. After Middlebrooks plated Pedroia with a groundout, Rivera caught Bradley looking at strike three to finish off the memorable save.
"There were a lot of emotions, but I had to control it and finish the game," Rivera said. "It was wonderful to be there."
Shane Victorino ran the Red Sox out of a run in the first inning when he tried to score from second on a wild pitch. Cervelli was slow retrieving the ball near the backstop, but the catcher had enough time to recover and nab a head- first sliding Victorino with a diving tag.
Overbay provided the Yankees with their first lead of the series with a two- out, two-run base hit to left-center in the second inning. Travis Hafner started the frame with a single, and Eduardo Nunez kept it alive with a two- out, ground-rule double.
Gardner made it 3-0 leading off the third as he found the first row of seats in right field for his first home run since Sept. 6, 2011.
Game Notes
Thursday marked the 27th time Pettitte was on the hill with the Yankees trying to avoid a sweep. He is 18-3 in those games ... Pettitte has made at least one start for the Yankees in 15 different seasons, tying Red Ruffing for second most in franchise history behind Whitey Ford (16) ... Pettitte improved to 19-10 against the Red Sox, while Dempster fell to 0-5 in six career starts against the Yankees ... Boston was trying to start a season with three straight road wins in New York for the first time since 1912, when the Yankees were known as the Highlanders ... The Red Sox play their next three games in Toronto, while the Yankees head to Detroit for three games against the Tigers.


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The Cardinals-Giants game has already gotten underway, and they are taking a 2-1 nailbiter into the seventh inning. At 8 p.m. EDT, the Tigers-Yankees game will be getting underway, and Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson once again find themselves riding the bench. So what happens if the Yankees win? Can Girardi ever start those two guys again if this series continues?
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Expedition Highlights:
• Marvel at spectacular iceberg sculptures and set foot on Antarctica.
• Spot elephant seals, Antarctic fur seals, Weddell seals, leopard seals and crabeater seals in the water, ashore, or on ice floes.
• Watch for humpback whales, Minke whales, orcas, pilot whales, and beaked whales.
• See Cape Petrels, Wandering Albatrosses, Black-browed Albatrosses and Southern Giant Petrels in the Drake Passage and Snowy Sheathbill, Antarctic Cormorant, Antarctic Tern, Southern Fulmars, Wilson's Storm-petrels, and Gentoo, Chinstrap and Adelie Penguins further south.
Silver Cloud will have kayaks onboard that will allow small groups to explore Antarctica in a unique way –accompanied and supervised by certified kayak instructors. These kayak excursions have limited space; they require a certain level of fitness and will also depend on local conditions for safe operation.
Day 1 — Ushuaia, Argentina
Embark Silver Cloud in Ushuaia, settle in and attend a mandatory safety drill before leaving port. During the afternoon you will be introduced to some of the important crew members and your Expedition Team. At sail away bid farewell to Tierra del Fuego, the 'Land at the End of the World'.
Days 2–3 — Drake Passage
As we set sail on our initial transit, familiarise yourself with the elegant Silver Cloud and the Expedition Team members. Partake in wildlife, geography and history discussions hosted by our expert Team Members and naturalists and attend talks by our guest lecturers preparing you for the exciting adventures that lie ahead.
The Drake Passage has a notorious reputation for its turbulent seas due to the westerly winds and the funnelling effect of the passage, but with modern navigational aids and stabilizers Silver Cloud will bring you safely across these southern waters.
Spend some time on deck watching the horizon and the variety of seabirds that glide in the air currents of our ship's wake -such as the Black-browed Albatross, Cape Petrels, White-chinned Petrels and Sooty Shearwaters.
Day 4 — Antarctic Sound
We will start our Antarctic experiences at the top of the Antarctic Peninsula, venturing into Antarctic Sound and its magnificent array of tabular icebergs, historical sites and Adelie and Gentoo Penguin rookeries.
Depending on weather and ice conditions Silver Cloud might visit Brown Bluff, Hope Bay and cruise the Antarctic Sound.
Brown Bluff, (a 2,200-foot bluff on the Antarctic mainland) is an ice-capped, 745-metre-high, flat-topped mountain with a prominent cliff of reddish-brown volcanic rock.
The coastal area at the base of Brown Bluff is used by Adelie and Gentoo Penguins, Kelp Gulls, and Cape Petrels as a breeding area. Under good climatic conditions a walk onto a nearby glacier might be feasible.
Hope Bay has one of the largest Adelie Penguin colonies in Antarctica and a Zodiac cruise past the Argentine Station "Esperanza" will show some of the penguins, Weddell seals and Blue-eyed Shags.
Days 5–7 — Antarctic Peninsula
While sailing in Antarctica's vast white wilderness, our itinerary will be flexible and in the true spirit of expedition cruising, each day the Expedition Leader and Captain will determine our best course depending on weather, ice conditions and wildlife we may encounter.
Here are some of the places we may visit:
Cuverville Island was discovered by Gerlache's Belgian Antarctic expedition of 1897–99. Large, bare rock areas provide nesting sites for Gentoo Penguins. Snow Petrels and Cape Petrels may also be seen, whilst Wilson's Storm-petrels nest in the higher scree of the island. Under good conditions one can climb part of Cuverville's hill for spectacular panoramic views.
Paradise Bay is well named for its spectacular scenery of mountains, glaciers and icebergs. The Silver Cloud will sail past Argentina's "Base Brown", one of many Antarctic research stations. You can also view the wildlife from sea level while cruising in our Zodiacs. Apart from observing cormorants in the cliffs there is a good chance to see crabeater seals relaxing on ice floes; whales have been seen regularly.
Petermann Island is named for geographer August Petermann and was discovered by a German expedition in 1873-74.
During our landing, we will be able to observe rookeries of Adelie Penguins, Gentoo Penguins and Blue-eyed Shags. Petermann has various geological features, especially rock surfaces showing glacial polish and some glacial grooving.
Pleneau Bay lies at the south end of the Lemaire Channel, and was first explored during Charcot's 1903–05 French Antarctic Expedition. Gentoo Penguins, Kelp Gulls and South Polar Skuas are usually found breeding on Pleneau Island and Southern elephant seals are often hauled-out in wallows.
Enjoy the spectacular scenery of icebergs nearby either from shore or during a Zodiac cruise.
Day 8 — South Shetland Islands
We will end our Antarctic sojourn in the South Shetland Islands.
Port Foster, Whalers Bay and Telefon Bay are all located in Deception Island, an excellent example of a caldera that can be reached from the sea. We plan to sail into the caldera through the narrow entrance called Neptune's Bellows. Ashore Deception Island's interesting history -from whaling to scientific studies- still shows remains of a former whaling station, including the boilers used to make whale oil in the early 1900s, and houses belonging to a British research base. The unique volcanic features of the area can be seen during hikes.
Days 9–10 — Drake Passage
Navigating our return through the Drake Passage, we will watch for seabirds and wildlife we may have missed on our initial crossing. There will be opportunities to attend additional presentations offered by the Expedition Team lecturers and to edit the many photos taken as we travel towards Ushuaia.
During the last afternoon, our Photographer/Videographer will show the Voyage –DVD.
Day 11 — Ushuaia, Argentina
After breakfast, disembark Silver Cloud.
Kayaking -Weather depending, Silver Cloud offers the opportunity to kayak in a small group under the guidance of certified kayak instructors. These special excursions are a chance to appreciate the wilds of Antarctica in a peaceful silence.
Expedition highlights and wildlife listed here are possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed. Your Expedition Leader and Captain will work together to ensure opportunities for adventure and exploration are the best possible, taking into account the prevailing weather, wildlife activity and ice conditions. Expedition Team members scheduled for this voyage are subject to change or cancellation.
Not sure what to wear while onboard? Visit our shop and gear up. We've got layers to keep you dry and warm, breezy wear to keep you covered and cool, and accessories to keep everything packed up and ready to go. So, no matter the weather, you'll be better prepared for your expedition.
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Make sure you get all your essentials today. We offer packages or individual items, for your convenience, and recommend you place orders at least 30 days before your embarkation date.


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Radeo Suicide — Today's SuicideGirl
We featured Radeo — a 23-year-old SuicideGirl who's from Irvington, Indiana but now lives in Ohio – back in November 2011. She's back and she's… Batman. We've heard she's got one helluva bat cave.
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Age: 23
Location: Ohio
Hometown: Irvington,IN
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Gets me hot: Colonization on the moon.
Fantasy: To fall in love.
Into: Werewolves in space.
Makes me happy: Corgis, couch forts, surprises, superstitions & fortune cookies.
Bands: Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers.
Artists: Ellen Von Unwerth, Steve Buscemi,
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(518) 457-8828 (office) or (518) 461-5013 (cell)
For Immediate Release: August 20, 2013
Regional Youth Justice Team from North Country begins work, will provide a local voice in the state's juvenile justice system reform efforts
Team is one of eight created by New York State to improve services, outcomes for youth involved in the local, state juvenile justice system
The North Country Regional Youth Justice Team, one of eight established across the state as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's ongoing efforts to reform New York's juvenile justice system, met for the first time today in Lake Placid, bringing together key partners to begin discussing ways to improve outcomes and continue to reduce the number of youth who become involved in the system.
Representatives from county probation and social services departments, county attorneys' offices, law enforcement and service providers from Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Franklin and Essex counties comprise the team, which met at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid. More than 35 agencies and organizations are participating in the initiative.
The team will seek broad community involvement in the state's juvenile justice reform efforts and strengthen communication between state policy makers and local stakeholders, including service providers, advocates, the courts and law enforcement agencies. The state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the Office of the Governor's Deputy Secretary for Public Safety are coordinating the teams.
DCJS Executive Deputy Commissioner Michael C. Green said, "Under the Governor's leadership, the state has taken significant steps to reform and improve its juvenile justice system by creating programs and an infrastructure that provide youth a path toward a productive, crime-free life. These Regional Youth Justice Teams will provide local communities with an opportunity to have a real voice in those reform efforts and have a direct line of communication to state leaders who are making the decisions to improve the system."
The teams will identify promising local practices and develop strategies to address a variety of issues, including: decreasing the number of children and youth referred to court; addressing disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system; improving access to services; creating partnerships among the courts, local communities and state agencies in the development of community-based interventions; and responding to federal, state and private grant opportunities.
Representatives of agencies attending today's meeting include The Children's Home of Jefferson County; Departments of Social Services and Probation in Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties; and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the New York State Police.
Karen Richmond, executive director of The Children's Home of Jefferson County, which is serving as the lead agency for the North Country team, said: "This critical venture presents a unique opportunity for all seven North Country counties to engage in dialogue and share local juvenile justice initiatives. It also ensures our voices are heard on the state level regarding the future and continued improvement of the structure, availability and delivery of juvenile justice services in the North Country Region. As we work through this process together, I am confident we will build on each other's strengths, model each other's best practices, and develop new and innovative methods to best serve juvenile justice needs in each community."
The team will use data compiled by the DCJS Office of Justice Research and Performance from a variety of sources, including local police agencies and probation departments, the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and the state Office of Court Administration, to inform its work.
Data from 2012 show that statewide, fewer juveniles were placed in detention last year, a continuation of the significant decline in juvenile arrests that began in 2011, and a greater number of youths diverted from family courts by local probation departments.
Key statewide juvenile justice data trends for last year as compared to 2011:
- Juvenile arrests in New York City declined 22 percent.
- In the 57 counties outside of the city, juvenile arrests/criminal activity decreased 9 percent. In the North Country counties, arrests decreased 14 percent.
- The number of juvenile offender arrests reported statewide last year – 535 – was the fewest since the Juvenile Offender Act of 1978 took effect. Juvenile offenders are 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds charges with serious crimes, such as robbery, sex offenses and murder, for which they can be prosecuted as adults. Last year, there were two juvenile offenders arrested in the North Country counties, which was one more than the number of arrests in 2011.
Comprehensive statewide, county-level and regional juvenile justice data can be found here: http://www.nysjjag.org/our-work/juvenile-justice-data.html.
Since Governor Cuomo took office in 2011, the state has implemented several juvenile justice reforms, designed so that only those youth who pose a risk to the community are sent to detention while their cases are pending or placement after their cases are adjudicated. Those initiatives include:
- Adoption of the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, which promotes changes to policies, practices and programs that are designed to reduce reliance on secure confinement while improving public safety, reduce racial disparities and bias, save money and foster continuous improvement of the juvenile justice system.
- Introduction of objective, risk assessment tools designed to determine whether youths present a risk to public safety and should be confined.
- Diversion of state funding from detention to community-based support programs, such as family support, alternative housing options and temporary respite care. These community-based programs target youth with mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, or learning disorders that place them at risk for detention after arrest or placement after detention. In the last two years, 18 counties Upstate have spent slightly more than $3 million funds on community-based programs instead of detention.
In addition to the North Country, Regional Youth Justice Teams have been established in the following regions: Capital Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Long Island, Mid-Hudson, New York City and Western New York. The New York City and Capital Region teams also have already met; the teams from other regions will meet later this month and in September.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (www.criminaljustice.ny.gov) is a multi-function criminal justice support agency with a variety of responsibilities, including collection and analysis of statewide crime data; maintenance of criminal history information and fingerprint files; administrative oversight of the state's DNA databank, in partnership with the New York State Police; administration of federal and state criminal justice funds; support of criminal justice-related agencies across the state; and administration of the state's Sex Offender Registry.


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If your fields or farm buildings have been flooded, take special precautions against flood-related diseases in poultry and livestock.
If your fields or farm buildings have been flooded, take special precautions against flood-related diseases in poultry and livestock.
Give animals extra care, particularly if they have been stranded by flood waters and have been off their regular feeding schedule.
Be careful when giving wet feed to livestock. Feed just a few animals first, and watch them for several days before giving wet feed to all stock. In addition, watch for signs of flood-related diseases. Some of the more common ones include:
• Blackleg, anthrax and other clostridial diseases: Blackleg, caused by microorganisms spread over fields by standing water, can be a serious post-flood disease. It usually affects cattle 6 to 24 months old, but also can affect sheep, goats and swine. Symptoms include acute lameness, depression, fever and swelling in the hip, shoulder, chest, back, neck, or throat muscles. If untreated, blackleg usually is fatal within 24 hours after onset. Treatment may be effective in the early stages. The best prevention against blackleg is inoculation of all non-vaccinated young cattle before they are put on pastures that have been flooded.
• Tetanus (lockjaw): Tetanus is a problem whenever animals have puncture wounds. Symptoms include generalized stiffness caused by muscle contractions. Legs and tail are extended; the third eyelid hovers over the animal's eye when its head is raised. Animals can be vaccinated as a preventative, and the disease is treatable in its early stages.
• Foot Rot: Constant exposure to mud and water often soften tissue around the feet of cows and sheep, greatly increasing their susceptibility to foot rot. Lameness, a painful swelling of the hoof, and foul-smelling dead tissue in the space between the claws are common symptoms of the disease.
• Botulism: Botulism, the most common post flood ailment in chickens, is caused by organisms in spoiled vegetables or decaying animal carcasses. The birds are infected when they eat this material. Paralysis, difficulty in eating and swallowing and general weakness are symptoms. The best way to prevent this disease is to confine chickens well away from spoiled meat or decaying matter. Horses also are very susceptible to botulism from drinking stagnant water and eating spoiled food.
• Brooder pneumonia: This disease affects chickens and results from their eating wet, moldy feed or from wet litter. Symptoms include fast breathing, coughing and gasping. To prevent brooder pneumonia, keep brooders sanitary, give the birds clean litter, clean all utensils and do not use moldy feed.
Flood-like conditions can be hard on humans, but are dangerous to animals, so make sure you are providing them the resources they need to stay healthy.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, contact the Etowah County Extension Office at 256-547-7936 or come by 3200-A W. Meighan Blvd., Gadsden.


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Legendary New Nintendo 2DS XL System Coming Exclusively to GameStop Stores on July 2
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Defining the Worth of the Definitive Edition
Hyrule Warriors has seen releases on the Wii U and 3DS, and has now seen a subsequent expanded release on the Switch. The 3DS version offered slightly more content than the Wii U one did, but at a reduction in visual quality
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Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Now Available for Nintendo Switch
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition has launched for the Nintendo Switch. It brings with it new costumes as well as all of the DLC from the previous games.
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Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Launching on May 18, 2018
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Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Coming to Nintendo Switch this Spring
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The recently confirmed arrival of the A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL in Japan has come and gone on Amazon Japan as the reported allotment of only 700 units sells out in roughly 5 minutes according to NintendoTweet on Twitter who rported the whole sellout from start to finish. It will be exciting to see how events play out once preorders go live in North America so be sure to check back as we will keep you updated.
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The exhibition Green Platform tackles issues at the very heart of contemporary culture - the environment, ecology and sustainability.
An example of how cultural institutions can recognise, explore and confront the environmental issues facing us all. Green Platform creates a forum for debate and discussion, and shows works by contemporary artists including Alterazioni Video, Amy Balkin, Andrea Caretto e Raffaella Spagna, Michele Dantini, Ettore Favini, Futurefarmers, Tue Greenfort, Henrik Håkansson, Katie Holten, Dave Hullfish Bailey, Christiane Löhr, Dacia Manto, Lucy + Jorge Orta, Julian Rosefeldt, Carlotta Ruggieri, Superflex, Nicola Toffolini, Nikola Uzunovski.
A crucial role is played in the dinamics of the Green Platform project, by the publication of the catalogue which will include articles by international authors with different cultural and accademic background, from economics to architecture, from social sciences to public art.
Green Platform exhibition inaugurates a new publishing joint venture with very special partner, Moleskine. The project envisages a special form of publication-catalogue encapsulating a concordance of ideas and intentions.
More info: http://www.strozzina.org/greenplatform/e_index.php


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Read Kansas! Intermediate - I-06 Trade and Migration on the Overland Trails
This fourth grade lesson is designed to compare and contrast the Oregon-California and Santa Fe Trails. Students will read two Read Kansas! cards on the trails. Then students will complete a compare and contrast worksheet. The lesson is designed to take one class period.
To view a PDF of the front and back, click on the card
Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:
Standard #1: Choices have consequences.
- Benchmark 1.1: The student will analyze the context under which choices are made and draw conclusions about the motivations and goals of the decision-makers.
Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:
- RI 4.5: The student describes the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
- RI 4.9: The student will integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.


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Bay Area UFO Expo, 27-28 Sept
Santa Clara, CA
If you are interested in UFO's, ET's, Reptoids, Earth Changes, Crash Retrievals, Chem-Trails and Conspiracies, the 10th Annual Bay Area UFO Expo will guarantee an entertaining and educational experience!
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Who owns the land? Only the land knows. We mortals are passersby, and our lives are but a brief moment in the great span of time and space. We are born, we live out our lives, and most of us do the best we can with it, but the wind is forever, and the rivers flow forever to the sea, and all the seasons of the weathers will come and go after we are gone. But the Earth endures, the Earth is eternal" - Earl Hamner
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