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Braille & Talking Book Program | Newsletters | Spring 2010
Volume 5, Issue 1 | Spring 2010 | Edited by Karen Duenwald
Inside this issue:
News from Director
Hello. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Colleen Kirby and I am the new Assistant State Librarian for Access Services. As the Assistant State Librarian for Access Services one of my responsibilities is to oversee the Braille and Talking Book Program. I am a South Dakota native and have worked in a variety of library positions over the past 28 years. Working with the Braille and Talking Book Program is like the icing on the cake.
Many of you knew Dan Boyd, who was Director of the Braille and Talking Book Program for more than 30 years. He was truly an outstanding leader. His dedication to providing service to those who cannot read standard print is unsurpassed. I hope that I will be able to continue the wonderful service that the Braille and Talking Book Program provided under Dan's leadership.
As the Braille and Talking Book staff continues to serve you, we are very excited about our new digital players. They are similar to the cassette players, but much smaller and easier to use.
The player features better sound quality, a sleep button that will stop play after a specified time, a charge time of 30 hours; and a recharge time of only 2 ½ hours.
The new digital books are much easier to use. Each digital book (DB) comes on a single cartridge instead of multiple cassettes. It requires no flipping or changing of side selector switches. The digital book cartridge is comparable in size to a cassette. The cartridge will only fit into the digital machine one way, so you never have to worry about inserting a cartridge incorrectly.
People with Internet access also have the option of downloading digital books. There is a USB port on the right side of the machine. Many more titles are currently available for downloading than are currently produced in the cartridge format. You will need to register at the National Library Service's BARD website nlsbard.loc.gov . Once accepted, you'll be emailed login information and will be able to download books and magazines from the BARD site to a computer, and then copy the files onto a blank flash or thumb drives for playing on the Digital Book Machine.
At the present time you need to get your name on the waiting list to receive the new digital player. Once all current talking book users have received a digital player, people new to the Braille and Talking Book Program will receive their players. You can call your Reader Advisor and request that you be put on the list to receive the digital player. I guarantee you that you are going to love it.
WAIT — Keep your cassette player — don't send it back. The transition from the cassette players to the digital players will take about four-years. For the immediate future direct mail magazines will only be available on cassette. You will also need your cassette player to read books from the current collection that won't be provided in digital format. New titles will be offered in both digital and cassette formats until NLS stops producing cassette books in late 2010. Due to high demand and the limited number of digital copies we receive, it may be faster to get a new book on cassette instead of waiting for the digital book.
If you do not yet have your new digital player, call your Reader Advisor today. They will put you on the waiting list and will make sure you receive a machine as soon as one is available.
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
— Joseph Addison
Changes to our Newsletter
The Braille and Talking Book Program will no longer produce two of our publications — the Kid's News and The Bookbag (newsletters sent to our patrons under the age of 17 and Teachers and Parents who request textbook services for their students.) The information found in those publications will now be included in marked sections of the Prairie Trails Newsletter.
Bookshelf Feature on NLS Digital Player
You have the capability to use "bookshelf" mode on your player. This comes in handy for when you download multiple books onto one USB Flash Drive. To access more than just the first book loaded when a book is not currently playing, press and hold the Play/Stop button to enter the bookshelf and the Rewind or Fast-forward buttons to select the desired book. You will then need to again press the Play/Stop button to play the book chosen.
Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting.
— Aldous Huxley
Hooked on Talking Books
One of our readers from Yankton, Charlotte Hansen, recently shared this story with her reader advisor. - Years ago when she was first losing her sight, she had trouble accepting her blindness, especially the fact that she couldn't read anymore. She received talking books, but she thought it wasn't the same as reading a printed book. She discussed this with a friend of hers named Frank Branaugh, also from Yankton, who was also blind. He suggested that she sit in a chair with a book in her lap, turn her talking book player on, and listen, turning a page in the book every so often. Our reader tried this, got hooked on the books, and years later is still an avid patron of the library.
Executive NLS/BPH Case
A new EXECUTIVE NLS/BPH CASE for the NLS/BPH digital talking book player has been created. The case is made of soft and water-resistant faux leather. This case has a zippered storage compartment for holding up to three cartridges. The case has been designed to enable the user to easily utilize all keys, load your cartridges, USB port, and headset jack and can be carried on a comfortable shoulder strap or a hand carry strap. The pocket/flap can be secured in an open position by fastening the flap under the unit. In the closed position, the pocket/flap protects the keys, covers the cartridge area, covers the power cord area in the rear and protects the overall unit. This case fits both the standard and advance NLS units.
This case is available for purchase for $39.95 through Perkins at www.perkins.org when you click on the tab "Buy Perkins Products" and through Executive Products Inc. at www.executiveproductsinc.com/catalog
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge: it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
— John Locke
The SD Collection is Growing
We have recently added the following books to our SD collection. This collection is comprised of books about South Dakota, books written by South Dakota authors, books recorded in South Dakota, and many others that were requested by our patrons.
- SD004458 American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl, and the Crime of the Century by: Paula Uruburu - The scandalous story of Americas first supermodel, sex goddess, and modern celebrity Evelyn Nesbit. SD004458
- SD004460 Chief: Marine Corps Warrior — The Life of John P. "Pat" Flynn, Jr. by: Sean J. Flynn — Lt. Col. Pat Flynn, descendant of Lakota Chief Spotted Tail, spent 24 years in Marine Corps service, including 16 brutal months as a POW in North Korea. Flynn was a skilled aviator, a faithful Lakota warrior, and an American hero. SD004460
- SD004463 The Big Girls by: Susanna Moore - At the heart of this electrifying novel is a crime of unfathomable horror and its effect on several profoundly different lives, each altered by a surprising connection to the others. SD004463
- SD004464 Buffalo Woman by: Dorothy M. Johnson — A fictionalized account, as seen through the eyes of a woman known as Whirlwind, of life with the Oglala Sioux from 1820 through the aftermath of the victory at the Little Bighorn in 1877. SD004464
- SD004465 Taking the Fifth by: J.A. Jance — Seattle Homicide Detective J.P. Beaumont thought he had seen them all — until he saw this body, its wounds, and the murder weapon: an elegant woman's shoe, its stiletto heel gruesomely caked with blood. The evidence is shocking and unsettling, even for a man who prowls the shadows for a living, for it suggests that savagery is not the exclusive domain of the predatory male. SD004465
- SD004466 Turn The Stars Upside Down by: Terry C. Johnston — In this powerful, moving account of the last days of Crazy Horse, Terry C. Johnson weaves a saga of warriors, lovers, peacemakers, traitors, war, and suffering among the innocents on both sides. Most of all, this is the story of one man--a mystic, a fighter, a father and husband--whose last journey was as fateful and dramatic as a life lived without surrender. SD004466
- SD004467 Beyond the Body Farm by: Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson - Witty and engaging, Bass dissects the methods used by homicide investigators every day, leading readers on an extraordinary journey into the high-tech science that it takes to crack a case. SD004467
- SD004468 A Tendering in the Storm by: Jane Kirkpatrick - Determined to raise her children on her own terms, Emma suddenly finds herself alone and pregnant with her third child, struggling to keep her family secure in the remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory. Based on a True Story. SD004468
- SD004469 A Promise to Believe In: Brides of Gallatin County, book 1 by: Tracie Peterson - As Gwen and her sisters struggle to maintain an inn on their own, unexpected visitor Hank Bishop claims to be searching for something in the possession of Gwen's late husband. But mayhem of another sort builds in Gwen's heart as she finds a growing attraction to this man. Can she dare to hope that love might again be hers? SD004469
- SD004470 Wild Places - Wide Apart: a book of short stories by: Melvin Arthur Anderson - Written in a matter-of-fact, often humorous style, Wild Places - Wide Apart takes you from the early forts and fur traders of territorial times in South Dakota after the Civil War. SD004470
- SD004471 Oregon Brides by: Tracey Bateman - Three young women find themselves in new phases of life after each are touched by devastation. SD004471
- SD004472 Promise the Moon by: Elizabeth Joy Arnold - War and its aftermath take Josh from Natalie and her children. And so Natalie begins writing letters from Josh that she hides for young Anna and Toby to find - notes from heaven. As Natalie's search brings her closer to her own parents and reunites her with a love from long ago, she and her children will discover just how much of a hero Josh actually was. SD004472
- SD004473 Colorado Wings: Four Inspirational Love Stories with a Dash of Intrigue by: Tracie Peterson - Eight lives are forever altered by the events of one day. Whether they were on the plane or share a more distant connection, these four young couples find a dark mystery haunting their budding romances. Waiting for God to work everything out could be their biggest challenge yet. SD004473
- SD004474 Forty to Life by: Dave Jackson — Provoked by a gang leader into the random shooting of an innocent guy, fourteen-year-old Ray now faces a forty-year sentence in Chicago's infamous prison system. As far as Ray is concerned, it might as well be for life. SD004474
- SD004475 Callie's Mountain by: Veda Boyd Jones — Callie's grandmother taught her to respect her Carolina mountain upbringing based on faith and love. But awestruck by a benefactor who is also one of Nashville's rising stars, Callie struggles between old teachings and new yearnings. SD004475
- SD004476 Peter Norbeck: Prairie Statesman by: Gilbert Courtland Fite - The definitive biography of Peter Norbeck. A progressive Republican and strong supporter of the policies of Theodore Roosevelt, he was a towering figure in South Dakota politics. SD004476
- SD004477 The Homesteader: A Novel by: Oscar Micheaux — Autobiographical, The Homesteader, expands on and continues the life of a black pioneer first described in the Conquest. In this incarnation, Jean Baptiste is his name. He has just purchased land in South Dakota when he meets his "dream girl," but to his mind marriage is impossible because she is white. SD004477
- SD004478 Abraham Lincoln by: George McGovern — Abraham Lincoln towers above the others who have held the office of president - the icon of greatness, the pillar of strength whose words bound up the nation's wounds. His presidency is the hinge on which American history pivots, the time when the young republic collapsed of its own contradictions and a new birth of freedom, sanctified by blood, created the United States we know today. SD004478
- SD004484 Ghostwalk by: Rebecca Stott — Filled with evocative descriptions of Cambridge, past and present, of seventeenth-century glassmaking, alchemy, the Great Plague, and Newton's scientific innovations, Ghostwalk centers around a real historical mystery that Rebecca Stott has uncovered involving Newton's alchemy. SD004484
- SD004489 A Kiss Remembered by: Sandra Brown — Shelley can't explain why she takes a class taught by Grant Chapman. Unplanned, stunningly hot, and never repeated, a single kiss with Grant has haunted Shelley as a symbol of "what might have been" with the right man. As their relationship grows, guilt mingles with desires Shelly can't deny. SD004489
- SD004491 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by: John Fox — Set in the Appalachian Mountains at the turn of the twentieth century, a feud has been boiling for over thirty years between two influential mountain families: the Tollivers and the Falins. Entering the area, John Hale captures the attention of the beautiful June Tolliver, and inadvertently becomes entangled in the region's politics. SD004491
- SD004495 Rocky Mountain Legacy by: Lois Richer — How better to stop his sister from eloping than to arrange the wedding? That way, Cade Porter's only family member will stay put on his Colorado ranch. He hires the best wedding planner in Denver, but Samantha Woodward, of the famed "Weddings by Woodwards" empire, thinks Cade is mighty arrogant. SD004495
- SD004497 A Soldier for Keeps by: Jillian Hart — Lexie Evans is not looking for a relationship with Pierce Granger. And that's just fine by the handsome soldier. Neither one has time for romance, but face-to-face with her friend, Lexie realizes her feelings toward him have changed. SD004497
Google™ is Accessible
Do you want your students to have equal access to web browsing? Have them check out Google™ at labs.google.com/accessible .
A thorough explanation of the many other services that are offered is available at labs.google.com/accessible/overview.html .
Needing a white cane?
Individuals may now apply online for a free white cane from National Federation of the Blind. Go to www.nfb.org/freecane/forms.asp .
A PDF is also made available for downloading from www.nfb.org
Printed applications should be mailed to:
Free White Cane Program
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
Since March 2010, the SD Braille & Talking Book Program began mailing overdue notices every month. Our sending overdues just means we are trying to keep an accurate record of our collection and making sure that the books continue to circulate regularly.
Now that we are making the transition to digital materials, we have been ordering fewer copies of cassette titles, and our collection of digital cartridges is still quite small.
Prompt returns keep waiting lists short for everyone. If you need to keep books longer than 6 weeks, please contact your Reader Advisor and request that the books be renewed. If you should receive an overdue notice for books you have already returned or never received, just let us know and we will remove them from your patron record.
Staff Book Picks for Adults
Dakota has recently read Catch of the Day by: Kristan Higgins DB/RC 68034 - Maine. Thirty-two-year-old Maggie Beaumont, who has been single since her high school boyfriend dumped her, keeps busy by running a diner, volunteering, and helping with her twin sister's family. Maggie doesn't notice her brother's colleague, lobsterman Malone, although Malone is acutely aware of her. Some strong language. Rita Award. 2007.
Mary suggests reading Twenty Wishes: A Blossom Street Book by: Debbie Macomber DB/RC 66637 - Four widows--Anne Marie, Lillie, Barbie, and Elise--meet at Anne Marie's bookstore, and each makes twenty wishes to improve her life. Anne Marie assists Ellen, an at-risk child; Barbie meets Mark, who uses a wheelchair; Elise starts a foundation in memory of her husband; and Lillie falls in love. Bestseller. 2008.
Other Blossom Street books that might interest you as well are: The Shop on Blossom Street RC 58642, Back on Blossom Street RC 64791, Twenty Wishes: A Blossom Street Book DB/RC 66637, and Summer on Blossom Street DB/RC 69206.
Marcia has just finished reading her suggestion of the Twilight Series which are vampire-based fantasy romance novels by Stephanie Meyer. Books in this series are: Twilight RC 62066, New Moon RC 64367, Eclipse RC 65812, and Breaking Dawn 67328.
Karen suggests reading Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography by: David Michaelis DB/RC 67443. - Biography of Charles Schulz, the creator of the comic strip Peanuts, which he drew from 1950 until his death in 2000. This book describes his childhood, the realization of his long-held desire to be a cartoonist, his family life, his two marriages, and the autobiographical aspects of his characters. 2007.
Nancy has read and enjoyed the Abram's Daughters Series by Beverly Lewis. Books in this series are: The Covenant RC 56398, The Betrayal RC 56399, The Sacrifice RC 59512, The Prodigal RC 60280, and The Revelation RC 60595. - Abram's Daughters introduces readers to an Old Order family, a close-knit community and a devout people whose way of life and faith in God is as timeless as their signature horse and buggy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II, this compelling saga spans three generations of a Lancaster County Amish family. Abram Ebersol and his devoted wife are raising four courting-age daughters on a firm foundation of Plain tradition, and they expect their girls to carry on that heritage by joining the church and making a covenant with God. Each of Abram's daughters, choosing her own path, must come to terms with the Old Ways of thinking and living.
Colleen suggests reading Doggie Day Care Murder: A Melanie Travis Mystery by: Laurien Berenson DB/RC 68343 - Connecticut. Poodle owner and amateur sleuth Melanie Travis scouts out the Pine Ridge Canine Care Center on behalf of a friend who may leave her golden retriever there while she works. When the center's charming co-owner, Steve Pine, is shot to death, Melanie goes undercover to catch the killer. 2008.
Connie suggests reading The Hour I First Believed by: Wally Lamb DB/RC 68011 - While teacher Caelum Quirk visits his recently deceased aunt's Connecticut farm, his school-nurse wife Maureen witnesses the Columbine high school rampage at home in Colorado--and falls apart. Starting their lives over back East, Caelum learns life-altering family secrets. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008.
Descriptive Videos Update
In 2007, the company responsible for providing us with descriptive VHS movies (DVS) stopped production. Our goal is to update the Descriptive VHS movie collection with Descriptive DVD format movies as soon as we can. Only one company is currently producing auto-start DVDs and they do not provide recently released movie theater titles, they only produce what is termed as a classic.
So far, we are waiting to see if a company with a wider selection of titles will implement the auto-start function to their DVDs, but have not seen any change yet.
Newly Added Magazines
Please let your Reader Advisor know if you would be interested in receiving the following publications available on audio:
- Great Decisions 2010 Briefing Book — "Published annually by the Foreign Policy Association, the Great Decisions briefing book features impartial, thought-provoking analyses on eight issues of concern to U.S. policymakers today. The 2010 edition features articles on Special envoys, Kenya and R2P, Global crime, U.S.—China security relations, Global financial crisis, Russia and its neighbors, Persian Gulf, and Peace building and conflict resolution." — Borrowed from the Foreign Policy Association website .
- Vantage Point — A Christian Talking Magazine for the Blind featuring interviews and inspirational articles on health and fitness, the environment, travel, music, the arts, and stories of personal accomplishment, Vantage Point offers variety and inspiration. Published by the Christian Record Services. This magazine is sent out quarterly.
- Vital Speeches of the Day — Each monthly issue features eight to ten speeches by individuals who have attained leadership in the fields of economics, politics, finance, education, sociology, health, government, criminology, law, business, taxation, and labor. It is the policy of the magazine to cover both sides of public questions and to print speeches in full.
- Fisheries — The American Fisheries Society (AFS), founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. The AFS promotes scientific research and enlightened management of aquatic resources for optimum use and enjoyment by the public. It also encourages comprehensive education of fisheries scientists and continuing on-the-job training.
Kids/Teens News
Staff Book Picks for our younger readers
Dakota is reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain DB/RC 53084. - The escapades and high jinks of schoolboy Tom Sawyer, who lives with his Aunt Polly in a small Missouri town on the Mississippi River. Tom angles for the affections of Becky Thatcher, runs away with Huck Finn and Joe Harper, and tells the truth when it matters. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1876.
Josh suggests reading The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau DB/RC 59907, BR 15120 - A city planned to survive for two hundred years, now in year 241, suffers shortages--and a secret message-bearing box is missing. Independent-thinking twelve-year-olds Doon and Lina exchange obligatory jobs and make a discovery that could change their known world. For grades 5-8. 2003.
Other books in our collection by Jeanne DuPrau include: The Diamond of Darkhold DB 68665; The People of Sparks DB/RC 60098, BR 15562; and, The Prophet of Yonwood DB62892.
Karen has been reading The Porcupine Year by: Louise Erdrich DB/RC 68022 - Minnesota, 1852. Her brother Pinch's adoption of a young porcupine as a pet marks the beginning of a year of canoe travel for Omakayas's family after they leave their Lake Superior island in search of a new home. Sequel to Game of Silence RC 61109. For grades 4-7. 2008.
New Braille Books
- SDBA0100 Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren by: Barbara Park - Junie B. and her best friends want to impress the new boy at school. Lucille wears fancy dresses and Grace shows how fast she can run. But when Warren is homesick, Junie B. finds her own way to be his friend. For grades K-3. SDBA0100
- SDBA0101 Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes by: Felicity Dahl and Josie Fison - Recipes for preparing some of the scrumptious and wonderfully disgusting dishes that appear in Dahl's books. There's chicken soup from George's Marvelous Medicine (BR 10915), toffee-apple trees from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (BR 11466), and Bruce Bogtrotter's cake from Matilda (BR 17775), among other treats. For grades 3-6. SDBA0101
- SDBA0102 The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by: Kate Macdonald - Inspired by the most famous of all Canadian children's books, L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, this cookbook combines easy step-by-step recipes with quotations from three of the ever-popular Anne books. From 'Anne's Liniment Cake' to Diana Barry's Favourite Raspberry Cordial', these delicious treats will be fun to make. For grades 6-9 and young adult. SDBA0102
- SDBA0103 Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook by: Barbara Park - Junie B. Jones experiences glee while showing off her new furry mittens in kindergarten, but disaster strikes when they disappear from the playground. For grades preschool - 3. SDBA0103
- SDBA0104 Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy by: Barbara Park - After her first trip to a beauty parlor Junie decides she wants to work there, and she practices on her bunny slippers, her dog, and herself with disastrous results. Junie B. Jones believes she has a calling to become a barber and, after practicing on various stuffed animals, decides to move on to a human subject -- herself. Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hair day ever? For grades preschool - 4. SDBA0104
- SDBA0105 Winnie-the-Pooh's Teatime Cookbook by: A. A. Milne - Discusses the phenomenon of afternoon tea and provides recipes for muffins, pastries, and other appropriate fare, punctuated by quotations from the works of A. A. Milne. SDBA0105
- SDB00329 Other Bells for Us to Ring by: Robert Cormier - When her father is transferred to an army camp in Massachusetts during the Second World War, Darcy feels isolated in her French-Canadian neighborhood until she meets the vivacious Kathleen Mary O'Hara and learns about Catholicism. For grades 5-9 and older. SDB00329
- SDB00330 How to Steal a Dog by: Barbara O'Connor - Georgina Hayes is desperate. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. For grades 5-9. SDB00330
- SDB00331 The Imp That Ate My Homework by: Laurence Yep - Jim teams up with his grandfather, who is known as the meanest man in china town, to defeat a powerful demon. Prairie Pasque 2000-2001. For grades 4-8. SDB00331
- SDB00332 Georgie Lee by: Sharon Phillips Denslow - Georgie Lee is the sweetest, strangest, smartest, funniest, most inquisitive, and most mysterious black and white cow you will ever meet. J.D. is a boy who loves adventure and hiking and the neighborhood dogs and haunted houses and spending the summer on his grandmother's farm. J.D. does not love Georgie Lee. But there is an entire summer ahead. For grades 3-6. SDB00332
- SDB00333 Rats! by: Jane Cutler - Fourth-grader Jason and his younger brother Edward shop for school clothes, get ready for Halloween, acquire a couple of pet rats, and deal with not-birthday presents from Aunt Bea. For grades 2-6. SDB00333
- SDB00334 A is fo Apple, W is for Witch by: Catherine Dexter - Ten-year-old Apple, who can't wait to be a witch like her mother, tries to use a spell to teach pesky Barnaby a lesson and gets into serious trouble. For grades 3-6. SDB00334
New SD Collection Books for our Younger Readers
Books in this collection have been written by a South Dakotan, are about South Dakota, or are books our readers have requested.
- SD004423 Little Audrey by: Ruth White - In 1948, eleven-year-old Audrey lives with her father, mother, and three younger sisters in Jewell Valley, where her mother still mourns the death of a baby, her father goes on drinking binges on paydays, and Audrey tries to recover from the Scarlet Fever that has left her skinny and needing to wear glasses. For grades 4-7. SD004423
- SD004425 Mountain Born by: Elizabeth Yates - A boy in a family of sheep farmers raises a black lamb to be the leader of the flock. A Newbery Honor roll book. For grades 3-7. SD004425
- SD004429 Devil Pony by: Matt Christopher - Several unexplainable accidents lead Stu to believe that his horse is in someway related to the Bancroft poltergeist. For grades 3-6. SD004429
- SD004430 It All Began With Jane Eyre: or, The secret life of Franny Dillman by: Sheila Greenwald - Avid reading and a vivid imagination get Franny Dillman into hot water when she turns from the classics to modern teenage novels. For grades 5-9 and young adults. SD004430
- SD004439 Vinegar Pancakes and Vanishing Cream by: Bonnie Pryor - Surrounded by siblings who are athletic, smart, or cute, Martin wonders who he is while enduring a wild camping trip, disasters in the kitchen, and other family escapades. For grade 3-7. SD004439
- SD004440 Viking Adventure by: Clyde Robert Bulla - Sigurd learns lessons from his father so he'll be ready for the adventures to come. The time finally arrives when Sigurd sets out across the sea to Wineland. The voyage is filled with new sights, people, and hardships. For grades 4-8. SD004440
- SD004445 Ingledove by: Marly Youmans - Several years after Fontana dam flooded the town where they were born, Ingledove and her brother Lang go wandering in the Great Smoky Mountains, where they encounter their mother's peculiar people, the Adantan, and an evil being who charms Lang. For grades 5-9 and young adults. SD004445
- SD004446 A Mystery for Thoreau by: Kin Platt - Sixteen-year-old Oliver Puckle, news gatherer for the Concord Frestrongan in the summer of 1846, has his work cut out for him when word arrives of a gruesome murder at Walden Pond. It seems the only citizen who is not a suspect is the poet philosopher, Henry David Thoreau. As Oliver leads the charge to unravel the mystery, he has much to learn from his colorful neighbors. For grades 6-9 and young adults. SD004446
- SD004448 Casebook of a Private (Cat's) Eye by: Mary Stolz - Can feline detective Eileen O'Kelly crack the case that has left the Boston police baffled and wringing their paws? Will she be able to track down the murderer who did away with celebrated chef Madame Jewel? Or will Madame Jewel's sister, the tearful and tart-tongued Miss Clara, have to close the Inn for lack of a decent meal? For grades 6-9. SD004448
- SD004450 Shoeshine Girl by: Clyde Robert Bulla - When Aunt Claudia says no allowance, Sarah Ida is determined to get even and find a job. The shoeshine stand is the only place that will hire a ten-year-old girl. For grades 4-8. SD004450
- SD004451 Forever Changes by: Brenda Halpin - Although encouraged to apply to colleges, Brianna Pelletier, a mathematically-gifted high school senior with cystic fibrosis, dwells on her mortality and the unfairness of life. For grades 6-9. SD004451
- SD004454 Jumping Jenny by: Bonnie Pryor - The year that Jenny starts kindergarten, she has a busy time in the classroom and at home trying to adjust to some grown-up changes. For grades preschool - 3. SD004454
- SD004455 Horses in the Garage by: Bonnie Pryor - Sixth grader Samantha finds a way to cope with her difficulties in adjusting to a new stepfather, a new home and a new school when she makes friends with the unconventional Jasmine and learns to ride a horse. For grade 3-6. SD004455
- SD004456 The Lace Dowry by: Andrea Cheng - In Hungary in 1936, twelve-year-old Juli befriends the Halas village family of lace makers--especially their daughter Roza--hired to stitch her dowry, a friendship which changes her perspective of the world and increases her sense of self. For grades 5-8. SD004456
- SD004457 Deep in the Heart of High School by: Veronica Goldbach - Vanna Reynolds was popular and happy back in Plano, Texas, but now she lives with her mother in a tiny apartment in San Antonio. Fatima Garcia does well in school and helps out with her family's construction business, but is worried about her weight. Olivia Silverstein tries to make life easier for her mother. When will she get to have her own life? Vanna, Fatima, and Olivia are ready to tackle the matters of the heart that await them, deep in the heart of high school. SD004457
- SD004459 Three Little Words: A Memoir by: Ashley Rhodes-Courter - Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those words. As her mother spirals out of control, Ashley is left clinging to an unpredictable, dissolving relationship, all the while getting pulled deeper and deeper into the foster care system. SD004459
- SD004461 The Black Stallion Challenged by: Walter Farley - The Black Stallion is the fastest horse in America and he and his jockey, Alec Ramsay, are training for a big race. Suddenly there comes a new challenger: Flame! The Island Stallion can run like the wind and his jockey, Steve Duncan, knows that Flame will give the Black the race of his life. For grades 5-8. SD004461
- SD004462 The Rebel by: Hester Burton - Disillusioned by the French Revolution, an idealistic eighteenth-century English student searches for a new cause through which to express his love of freedom. For grades 4-7. SD004462
- SD004479 Georgie Lee by: Sharon Phillips Denslow - Georgie Lee is a cow. The sweetest, strangest, smartest, funniest, most inquisitive, and most mysterious black and white cow you will ever meet. J.D. is a boy who loves adventure, but does not love Georgie Lee, but there is an entire summer ahead. For grades 3-6 SD004479
- SD004480 Track Attack by: Betty Hicks - Jazz loves being on the track team! And her dad is her biggest fan -- maybe too big a fan. He argues with the coach, yells at the ref, and screams his head off at every meet. Jazz loves her dad, but can she keep him from having a full blown track attack? For grades 3-6. SD004480
Kiddie Records Weekly
Looking for commercially recorded books and music produced in the 1940s and 1950s? Kiddie Records Weekly at www.kiddierecords.com has hundreds of these recordings available for audio stream, free download, and for purchase. Some of the recordings are: The Story of Jesus by Claude Rains with music by Billy May; George Washington Rabbit and his Granny by Martha Blair Fox; Fuzzy Wuzzy / My Choc'late Rabbit by Rosemary Clooney; and, Horton Hatches the Egg by Marvin Miller with music by Del Castillo. You don't have to be nostolgic to listen to these classics.
Winners of South Dakota Children's Book Awards
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The Doors. 'Riders on the Storm'.
Never forget this! Great taste in music.
Also Procol Harem, "Whiter Shade of Pale".
Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds
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December 10, 2009
Covering a wide-variety of topics from entrepreneurship to philanthropy, as well as the past, present and future of the entertainment and media industries, Hollywood legend David Geffen joined UCLA Anderson Dean Judy Olian for the first Dean's Distinguished Series event earlier this month. The ongoing series features Dean Judy Olian and her guests in unscripted and uncensored discussions covering the most pressing and cutting edge management issues of the day.
The free-flowing conversation with Geffen, who rarely participates in public presentations, commenced before a standing-room only Korn Convocation Center audience of Anderson students and faculty. After introducing him as one of the "most successful and powerful" individuals in the entertainment industry, Olian engaged Geffen with a series of questions before yielding the floor to students for a lively question and answer period.
The DreamWorks co-founder spoke nostalgically about his mother's garment business, noting that he learned from her that "you never go out of business when you're making a profit" and he suggested that his legendary work ethic is the result of "growing up poor."
With a smile, he recounted his epiphany to become a talent manager -- "They bullshit on the phone ... I could do that." - and noted that "your ability to recognize talent is all gut. You can learn to be an accountant," he said, "But you can't learn to spot a talented person." Ultimately, though, he lamented some of the changes in the entertainment industry. "When I started out, there were 32 independent record companies. Today there are zero," Geffen said. "The way I started out is virtually impossible today. Today's start-up and operating costs are just too prohibitive."
Geffen also delivered sobering thoughts about the newspaper industry, when asked about his one-time attempt to purchase the New York Times and reported stories that he had a similar interest in the Los Angeles Times (though he noted he never made an offer for the Los Angeles paper). "The loss of newspapers is a tragedy," Geffen said. "I wanted to purchase the New York Times to preserve it."
In his final remarks to Olian, Geffen attempted to summarize his feelings on business. "Relationships," he said, "are important in life and in business. Relationships have been important in every aspect of my life."
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
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IOC Announces Candidate Cities for 2022 Winter Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee announced three cities in the running to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games—Beijing, Norway's capital Oslo and Almaty, Kazakhstan—after a long list of candidates dropped their bids. WSJ's Niki Blasina reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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With clinch, A's success no longer surprising
We're taking a tour of October as the playoffs approach, with an in-depth look at those who are postseason-bound.
After looking at the American League East champion Boston Red Sox, National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and NL East champion Atlanta Braves, we're headed west to check in on the Oakland A's.
We're taking a tour of October as the playoffs approach, with an in-depth look at those who are postseason-bound.
After looking at the American League East champion Boston Red Sox, National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and NL East champion Atlanta Braves, we're headed west to check in on the Oakland A's.
The A's are not a payroll-discrepancy peculiarity. They are a powerhouse.
This is confirmed by the way the A's methodically marched toward their second AL West title, clinching it not in a dramatic late-season surge that culminated on Day 162 but rather with a full season of steady play followed by a September flourish against some of the best in the business.
The A's are no longer an amusing anomaly. As was the case in the early 2000s, Billy Beane and Co. have artfully assembled an elite contender on a budget, and it's proven to be a contender with staying power.
The question is whether this Oakland club will go deeper into October than those 2000-06 teams who established the mystique of "Moneyball." The A's averaged 95 wins, won four AL West titles and made five postseason appearances in that span, yet they advanced to the AL Championship Series just once.
Last year, that trend continued with an AL Division Series loss to the eventual AL pennant winner, the Tigers, but not without a five-game fight.
Oakland seems even better prepared for the postseason stage this time around, because the club has had more than a week to line up its rotation and rest its regulars. And while those "Moneyball" clubs did more with less by focusing on stats like on-base percentage, this installment of the A's thrives on a matchup system that should suit it well come October.
Bob Melvin -- the "King of Platoons" -- has mastered the art of getting every ounce of preparedness and productivity out of his roster.
The A's have one of the most productive offenses in the sport -- not just because Josh Donaldson has emerged as a viable AL MVP Award candidate, or because leadoff man Coco Crisp became their first 20-homer, 20-steal season since Ruben Sierra in 1993 or because Home Run Derby champ Yoenis Cespedes can mash (though all of those developments undoubtedly help). They also thrive on the left-right considerations that allow players like Brandon Moss (.857 OPS, 28 homers, 81 RBIs), Derek Norris, Chris Young, Eric Sogard, Alberto Callaspo, Nate Freiman and Seth Smith to largely stick to their strengths.
So when October arrives and the matchups are everything, especially in the late innings, the A's will already have time-tested formula that works well for them. They'll also have a rested rotation that, unlike a year ago, has a time-tested veteran presence at the top in Bartolo Colon. The likely order will be Colon (17-6, 2.64), Jarrod Parker (12-7, 3.74), A.J. Griffin (14-9, 3.78) and rookie Sonny Gray (4-3, 2.90), with Opening Day starter Brett Anderson, who has worked in relief since his return from a foot fracture, piggybacking out of the 'pen.
The A's are deep, flexible and, best of all, hot. Entering Tuesday, Oakland had won 23 of its last 30 dating back to Aug. 24, including, most meaningfully, five of six against the Texas team it lapped in the AL West race.
This is not a cute story about some scrappy underdogs. This is the story of a true contender.
The bats: Last year, the A's had one of the Majors' worst offenses in the season's first two months and one of its best from early June on. This season, aside from a rough patch after the All-Star break, has been quite a bit more consistent, with Oakland averaging 4.74 runs per game to rank third in the AL and fourth overall. Credit goes to the platoons and the power. Only the Orioles and Blue Jays have averaged more homers per game than the A's (1.16).
The arms: As you might have expected, we saw some sophomore growing pains from Parker, Griffin and Tommy Milone this season, but Colon provided consistency, Gray provided a boost and the bottom line is that the A's have the AL's second-best rotation ERA, behind the Tigers, at 3.71. The bullpen has had some hiccups in recent weeks, but on the whole, it rates well, led by closer Grant Balfour (2.67 ERA, 28 saves). Anderson is a source of intrigue, as he has the ability to provide quality length out of the 'pen.
The MVP: Miguel Cabrera's a monster, Chris Davis is "Crush" and Mike Trout is a boy wonder. The name you don't hear nearly as often in the AL MVP Award debate is that of Donaldson, and that's unfortunate. His absence from the All-Star Game was downright criminal. But underappreciated and unexpected greatness is something of an A's hallmark, so perhaps it's fitting that Oakland is carried by a converted catcher who has the AL's sixth-highest average (.307), fifth-best on-base percentage (.388), eighth-highest slugging percentage (.510), to go with 24 homers, 92 RBIs and defensive dependability that adds up to a 9.1 WAR mark (second in the AL only to Trout).
The ace: The round mound of strike zone pounding, Colon is a curiosity. If you thought his career was essentially over when he got banged for 50 games for a positive testosterone test, you could not have been more wrong. Colon responded with a season that has made him a fringe AL Cy Young Award candidate. He keeps the clubhouse loose, and he keeps the wins coming. Colon is an oddity, and he's also an ace.
The unsung hero: The appeal of this A's team is that it is loaded with unsung heroes, Donaldson chief among them. But Moss best illustrates Oakland's platoon strength. The average fan probably doesn't realize that Moss has an .857 OPS that ranks 10th in the AL. It's predicated on him making 82 percent of his plate appearances against right-handed pitching. Moss hits .270 off righties.
The pressing question: The bullpen is the biggest question right now. Balfour has seen his velocity dip, and right-handed setup man Ryan Cook has labored. Dan Otero has provided a nice late-inning lift of late, but the A's are going to need the full extent of the 'pen performing well if they're going to advance.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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Learn more about CU-Boulder's internship program through the Climate Centre at http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/students/redcross/ .
The Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre and the University of Colorado at Boulder have linked up to send CU graduate students to Africa for a three-month internship program focusing on the climate.
Lisa Dilling, co-director of the Red Cross/Red Crescent program at CU, said the internships will give participants a chance to use climate-based research in real world decision-making and generate effective environmental policies and practices for humanitarian aid efforts.
"This program essentially puts our student's intellectual learning on the ground," Dilling said. "It gives our graduate students some practice with usable climate information, and allows them to go to an organization and put resources in place for humanitarian aid."
This is the first year CU has partnered with the Climate Centre, but the program has been working with Columbia, Yale and Oxford Universities for several years.
Meaghan Daly, a Ph.D. student in environmental studies at CU, completed the internship in 2009 through the Climate and Society Master's program at Columbia University. She said she was excited to hear that program co-director Max Boykoff and Dilling had initiated an effort to institute a partnership with CU.
"There is a lot of useful scientific information out there that has the potential to make a significant impact on society, but there are challenges in making sure that this knowledge is successfully put into practice," Daly said.
This summer, three CU environmental studies graduate students (being a member of that program is not required, Dilling said) are working with the Climate Centre program, in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The students arrived in African in mid-May and will return in August.
Arielle Tozier de la Poterie is assisting the Ugandan and German Red Cross in Uganda, training Ugandan volunteers to conduct evaluations. She'll be traveling in the area in the coming weeks to ensure assessments are being carried out smoothly.
"It feels more like a consulting job than an internship," de la Poterie said. "There is a definite role for my skills, not because people here cannot do what I am doing, but because resources are limited, so additional manpower is helpful."
Amy Quandt has been working alongside the Partners for Resilience Project in Isiolo, Kenya, an area that is arid and susceptible to floods. While in Isiolo, she is conducting interviews in seven different communities and identifying alternative livelihoods for locals that will benefit the local climate and ecosystem.
Kanmani Venkateswaran is working in Lusaka, Zambia, with the Zambian Red Cross. Her project's aim is to determine how humanitarian aid workers and susceptible communities along the Zambezi River can use flood forecasts to avoid damages and losses caused by floods. Venkateswaran says the plan is to have the early warning systems be a community-based initiative, which will allow locals to continually assess and develop the system.
"It's been great to have an opportunity to learn about climate change adaptation in a completely different cultural context," said Venkateswaran, who had previously conducted research in India. "Overall, I'm learning a lot here everyday, and not just about disaster management -- I've been learning about human-wildlife conflict, deep-set political and social vulnerabilities, degradation, and so on."
Venkateswaran says she is satisfied with her experience so far, and the Zambian Red Cross has made her feel welcomed and integrated in the research process.
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by Jim Harris
I was perusing the Local's online archives, looking for any references to myself, as I do from time to time, when the following information in the Dec. 20, 2012, issue caught my eye: "The Chestnut Hill Community Fund … has earmarked $16,767 for special grants."
Now, I'm always extremely interested in grant information because it means that someone is giving away free money. These particular grants were to go to those who could "develop a special program or effort that enhances the Chestnut Hill community." The article went on: "'It [the project] should be something big and not seen in Chestnut Hill before.'"
First of all, I'd like to say to the folks responsible for distributing the grant money that I greatly admire and appreciate what you do, and, out of the goodness of my heart, I'd like to treat you all to brunch at the Four Seasons. This I will do just as soon as I hit the lottery, which, according to the law of averages, should be any day now.
In the meantime, I'd like to present you with my proposed plan. I simply request that you wait until you have heard it in its entirety before passing judgment, as it is multifaceted.
Step one will be to build a giant, spring-loaded catapult on the 9th green of the Germantown Cricket Club's golf course. It will be designed by kids from the local chapter of the Harry Potter Fan Club, and built entirely with union labor, of course. (That way we won't have to worry about violent thugs destroying it with acetylene torches, as they did to the Chestnut Hill Meetinghouse now under construction.) If all goes according to plan, then at the appointed date and time, the device will fling me approximately 19 miles up into the sky.
At the apogee of my transit, I will unfurl a banner saying, "Shop Chestnut Hill," then plunge earthward at speeds approaching 700 miles per hour, executing a perfect swan dive into the Roxborough Reservoir, which, I'm assuming, still contains water. I can't see in the reservoir because it is surrounded by a large fence, but I have Map-quested it in order to obtain the proper headings and coordinates for my launch team. If I succeed, I will become the first morbidly out-of-shape old man to break the sound barrier without the aid of a rocket.
I've been practicing for the event by rolling out of bed onto a pile of wood chips every day, but frankly, I find it very tiring, so now I'm just going to use positive visualization techniques, like picturing myself spending the grant money.
Doctor Freddy, my personal physician, has told me bluntly that if the shock of the 10-G launch doesn't kill me, then either temperature extremes, lack of oxygen or a hard landing on Henry Avenue will probably finish me off. Of course, I could also just die from old age at any time during the attempt, but as long as it enhances the Chestnut Hill community, that is all I care about (except for money, of course).
Now some of you will probably be glad to see me disappear over the horizon into Roxborough (or possibly into Heaven), and some of you may wish me well, but one thing's for sure: this monumental stunt and the week-long festivities leading up to it will undoubtedly focus the attention of the world squarely on Chestnut Hill and be great for local businesses. It might even encourage other daredevils to ply their trades here. And all I ask in return (in addition to the $16,767) is a modest statue at the top of The Hill.
(And to show my civic-mindedness, I am going to offer for free my fool-proof advice to the U.S. Post Office on how to eliminate their multi-billion dollar deficit. Here it is: Raise the price of a first-class stamp to $18.75 and reduce mail deliveries to Wednesdays only! They may have to lay off a few workers, of course, but that's a small price to pay for the fact that we won't have to get all that junk mail every day.)


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Jonathan Jackson doesn't just play a country singer on the television show, "Nashville." He holds his own in real life inside one of country music's most celebrated venues. This video of Jackson performing the classic "Unchained Melody" is one of many of Jackson's Grand Ole Opry performances, according to their site.
"I grew up listening to a lot of country music and Elvis gospel music, so whatever nerves I had were channeled towards wanting to do something that was honoring to my dad," Jackson told Digital Journal about his first performance at the iconic Grand Ole Opry. "I actually felt pretty comfortable when I was out there performing on the Opry," he said.
Jackson debuted as singer-songwriter-producer Avery Barkley in "Nashville's" first season and performed music several times on the show. He also performs with his own rock band "Enation" who claim U2, Peter Gabriel and Pearl Jam as influences, according to the band's biography.
While his introduction to the hallowed grounds of country music may be new, you might find Jackson looks really familiar. According to his website, Jackson began appearing on big screen and small as a child, in such projects as "Tuck Everlasting," "The Deep End of the Ocean," and "Insomnia." He also won a total of five Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "General Hospital" as Lucky Spencer, the son of 80s soap super couple Luke and Laura.
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by Tom Utescher
Chestnut Hill College's racquetwomen started their season last Saturday with a road trip to Molloy College on Long Island, but the long ride home was a happy one as the Griffins swept the non-conference match, 9-0.
Ranked second in the pre-season tennis poll for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), CHC returns almost all of its starting line-up from 2011. Actually, all of last year's top six players are back on campus, but co-captain Danielle Knott has an injury that will keep her out of the line-up this fall. However, the Griffins do play some matches in the spring (when the major portion of the men's season is scheduled), so the senior should see some action before her Chestnut Hill career ends.
CHC's other co-captain, junior Kelly Dennis, opened the season at first singles, winning her debut 6-4, 6-3 last Saturday at Molloy. Having Dennis in the top spot makes CHC particularly formidable at the second position, since senior number two Nastia "The Minsk Marauder" Shcherbakova actually played first singles for the Griffins for several seasons. In last weekend's 2012 opener at Molloy, she mauled the Lions' number two, 6-0, 6-0.
There were also convincing victories in the other four singles bouts. Another CHC senior, Maria Parapouras, won two 6-1 sets at number three, and sophomore number four Morgan Oechsle sailed through, 6-1. 6-0. Also breezing through their matches were two talented freshmen, number five Iman Williams-Mulesa (6-1, 6-1) and Axe Owens (6-1, 6-0).
Williams-Mulesa comes from just north of Toronto and is a highly-regarded junior player in Ontario, while Owens is a graduate of New Jersey's Pennington School. Although "Axe Owens" may sound like the name of a guitarist in a heavy metal band, her first name is pronounced "Ah-Shay," and is likely spelled Axé, although the college does not render it that way.
While Mulesa-Williams, Shcherbakova (from Belarus) and Parapouras (from Australia) provide the Griffins with an international flair, one returning racquetwoman comes from right around the corner. Sophomore Alexis Puhl grew up in Roxborough and is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls.
Returning junior Olivia Stevenson hails from Philadelphia, NY (up near the Canadian border) and in addition to the freshmen already mentioned, the rookie class includes Hayley Craskey, out of Cardinal O'Hara in Delaware County, and Leeann Burke, a Lancaster County native.
CHC opens its CACC season this week with matches against Northwest Philly rival Philadelphia University and New Jersey's Caldwell College. The one team ranked above the Griffins in the pre-season conference poll was defending champ Concordia University (Bronxville, NY), whose starting line-up is made up entirely of foreign-born players.


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Managing the nation's vital yet increasingly fragile supply of high-quality water might be easier with more collaboration across jurisdictions, according to Jonathan R. Pawlow, counsel for the water resources and environment subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Pawlow was the Distinguished Lecturer for the eighth Ellison Chair in International Floriculture Distinguished Lecture Series at Texas A&M University.
"We need to eliminate the current adversarial approach to dealing with our nation's water quantity and quality issues," he said. "We need to establish a more holistic, integrated, sustainable planning and management approach."
But whereas the U.S. has long considered water resources to be infinite, Pawlow said, issues are emerging to cause concern. Part of those issues pertain to the supply and demand for good-quality water, and part stems from questions of who has control, be it federal versus state or public versus private.
On the supply side, Pawlow noted, water covers more than two-thirds of the Earth, but 98 percent of it is salty or brackish.
"Only about three-tenths percent of the fresh water on Earth is potentially available for human consumption," he said.
However, the U.S. has more than 1,400 billion gallons of usable water daily, about 80 percent of which is from streams and lakes, while 20 percent comes from groundwater, he said.
Water-scarce West
"That should be plenty, given that the total U.S. needs only about 400 billion gallons a day, but the water supply is not uniform around the nation," he noted. "The East is water-rich; the West is water-scarce."
Since 1990, recycled water use increased by 36 percent and is still rising, plus conservation, increased efficiency and productivity, and new technology have helped partially offset the increasing demand for water.
But water needs are expected to increase, especially in areas with the least capacity to handle more, he said.
"As we enter the 21st century, we have tremendous competition between different water users for the same water," Pawlow said.
Because of this, he added, conflicts and disputes over water are cropping up nationwide — even in the traditionally water-rich East.
"Fights about water are in great part about economic development and sustainability," he said.
Pawlow called for more research to find new technology and approaches for water supply and use. And, he said, better planning is needed to assure water quality and supply for the future.
The agriculture and horticulture sectors, he said, likely will be faced with helping maintain water quality by controlling or reducing nutrients in the environment and controlling runoff water from irrigation. He added that increased enforcement or "activism" is expected regarding water and there may be discussion on "federalizing all waters/wet areas in the nation and regulating land use there."
Because of these pending issues, Pawlow said, a federal-state-local partnership might help people work together to find solutions while balancing the country's "competing economic, population, environmental and other needs for water."


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A Chinese gangster apparently left his phone lying around—and these are the results.
The photos, via website Shanghai Ist, show a love of German sports cars, stacks of cash, sneakers, and beating people—and beaten people with sneakers.
More vanity and cruelty in the link below.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
July Cookbook Giveaway
For the July cookbook giveaway, I have prowled the shelves of our used and rare bookstore, Old Saratoga Books, and my eyes landed on the jolly, dapper figure of Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet, a star in the pre-Food Channel Seventies, when Graham and Julia Child ruled the American foodie airwaves. The book up for grabs is a 1969 edition of "The Graham Kerr Cookbook" and provides many black and white photos of the recipes, along with ingredients listed in U.S., Imperial and Metric measurements. A vintage blast from the past with a dollop of Graham's free-wheeling humor.
Learn how to make such retro gourmet delicacies as Mrs. Enid Small's Brandied Prunes, Poached Eggs with Chartreuse Sauce, Broiled Chicken Carson and Peas a l'Etouffe. Kerr's training as a London hotel cook and experience cooking in New Zealand is also reflected in some of the other recipes featuring fresh fish and shellfish. The book is in Good used condition with some cooking spatters on the pages and a rather tattered jacket.
To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment below by the deadline of July 31, midnight, and a winner will be randomly picked after that date. Good luck to everyone!
12 comments:
- Amanda on Maui said...
Oh, I'm quite interested in reading this one.
- Thursday, 09 July, 2009
- Mediterranean kiwi said...
i think i remember this chap's name - the book must contain vintage recipes that are never made any more!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Kat said...
Thank you!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Patsy said...
I used to watch him all of time when he had his show. I would love to see his book and try out some of his recipes
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- ARLENE said...
At one time, he was one of a handful of cooking show stars. It would be a blast from the past to have this cookbook. Great find, Rachel.
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- The Duo Dishes said...
This would be a great read. :)
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- girlichef said...
Fun choice! I've heard of the Galloping Gourmet, but never seen him,so this one would rock :D
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- KristiB said...
Oh gosh total blast form the past-Graham started my obsession with food and cooking in the 80's. A fiancee dumped me with "...and you can't even cook!" and that sentence lit a fire under my butt. I started watching Graham and was hooked, But for me not just to show the ex. I became a foodie!
- Friday, 10 July, 2009
- Amy Green said...
I am an old cookbook collector...wouldn't it be great to add this to my collection?? :) Thanks!
- Monday, 13 July, 2009
I used to love watching him when I was a teenager.
Apparently he worked as a chef for the NZ Airforce I think and just when television first started they needed a cooking show so they called on him. Cute story I think.
- Friday, 17 July, 2009
- Michelle said...
I would love to read this!! I can just imagine the tone that the recipes are written in!
- Sunday, 19 July, 2009
- Lone Acorn said...
That seems to be from the era of "Old is gold". Hence, the recipes will be great. Winning the book can open a treasure of recipes.
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I listen to Final Fantasy music. Nobuo Uematsu FTW! Here is a link to the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds 2011 concert performance - Vancouver 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPx5_I8KfNM
The songs in Final Fantasy X and X-2 had me singing Koda Kumi songs for weeks. Singing in Japanese is fun, especially when you don't really understand the words.
I have also picked up a lot of new favorites from the playlists on car radios in games like Scarface, GTA and Need for Speed.
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Is Heroin Use on the Rise in America?
Glee actor Cory Monteith died at 31-years old from a combination of heroin and alcohol. How many Americans use heroin? Is use of the drug on the rise? Is prescription drug abuse becoming a "gateway" to heroin? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.
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The New York Times is reporting that Roger Clemens was indicted for perjury in the case of his doping testimony. They explain, "Federal authorities have indicted Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter."
Many of you have asked me what I thought an indictment of Clemens would mean for cycling in general, and people like Lance Armstrong, Pat McQuaid, Levi Leipheimer and George Hincapie in particular. Not to mention Zabriske, Barry, White, Lim, Vandevelde, Hamilton and a host of others. My response: absolutely nothing. Just kidding.
What it means for cycling can be understood by what it symbolizes for those currently under investigation or considered persons of interest in the FDA-led investigations into Lance Armstrong and Rock Racing: almost no one is untouchable should they fail to be truthful when testifying before Congress or while being interrogated by federal agents. Unless leaked by someone who could be held criminally-liable for doing so, Grand Jury testimony is not open for public review, and while it is perhaps embarrassing to do so, anyone connected to cycling being called before the GJ or questioned by the Feds should be absolutely truthful. If you doped, admit it. If you saw others doping, admit it. If you facilitated doping, admit it. Because that way you yourself won't be indicted like Clemens, when you eventually slip-up or are otherwise caught out.
Of course, if you're innocent, keep protesting your innocence - you should be vindicated in the end, right? That might apply to Armstrong, McQuaid, Bottle, and scores of others. Who knows? What's clear, though, is that our Government does not like being lied-to by athletes, and for all its other failings and inadequacies, it probably can match their craftiness and will trip you up if you're guilty.
You don't have to fall on your sword for anyone. But if you've done something that was against the rules, and are given a chance to admit to it - just get it over with and wipe the slate clean. The Country will forgive you if you man-up, but the People will crucify you if you're exposed as a lying hypocrite.
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Saw action in 25 games, making nine starts as a junior ... Averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Averaged 13.9 minutes per game ... Scored a season-high eight points on two occasions - Nov. 25 vs. Kentucky and Dec. 15 vs. UCLA ... Hit her first career 3-pointer on Nov. 29 at San Diego ... Pulled down a season-best seven rebounds in two separate games - Dec. 13 vs. Cal State Bakersfield and again on Jan. 2 vs. UC Irvine ... Handed out four assists twice: Jan. 7 at UC Davis and March 6 at Cal State Bakersfield ... Totaled 14 steals on the season ... Shot 32.4 percent from the floor ... Had season-high 30 minutes of action on Dec. 3 at Portland State and again on Dec. 20 vs. Pepperdine ... In conference action, Margaret averaged 1.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... Played in 11 conference games, making two starts.
Set a career-best by making 25 starts this year and played in career-high 29 games...Started 20 games in a row from Dec. 4-Feb. 24...Led team with .547 field goal percentage...Averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game...Tied her career-high with 14 points at Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 10...Tied career-high by shooting eight free throws and making six in that game...Had season highs of eight rebounds and four assists vs. Gonzaga on Dec. 7...Totaled 10 points and eight rebounds in team's two Big West Tournament games...Reached double figures in scoring in three games...On Jan. 31 at Cal State Bakersfield, she had 10 points and seven rebounds...Set a career-high with 13 steals...Gauchos were 20-5 in games she started.
Finished her freshman campaign strong, averaging 5.6 points and 5.6 rebounds over her final seven games of the season...Started the final six regular-season games and appeared in 25...Notched first double-double in 2/13 victory over Cal State Bakersfield, scoring 11 points and pulling down 11 rebounds...Scored career-high 14 points in 3/6 victory over Cal State Northridge...Also had six rebounds and went 6-8 at free throw line in that game...Played a career-best 22 minutes twice last season.
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Johnson was a 2007 graduate of Lake Oswego High School and was a four-year varsity letterwinner for coach Jason Fawcett...Led the Lakers to consecutive fourth place finishes in the state championships in 2004 and 2005...LOHS also placed sixth her senior season...An All-Three Rivers League selection as a sophomore, junior, and senior...Was named Lake Oswego Player of the Year after averaging 16 points and 10 rebounds her final year with the Lakers...Also shot 77% from the floor and 92% at the free-throw line as a senior...The former All-America candidate scored a career-high 27 points against Redmond HS her junior year and pulled down 21 rebounds vs. Rex Putnam during her senior campaign...Also owns personal bests of 12 assists, 10 steals, four blocked shots, and five threes made...Competed with the Oregon Elite club team for coach Gary Lavender and was a member of the Portland Elite Basketball Organization (PEBO) under coach Velaida Harris...Also earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in track and field while at Lake Oswego HS.
Margaret Lee Johnson was born February 16, 1989 in Portland, Ore....The daughter of Jim and Kelly Johnson...Responds to any one of a host of nicknames including "Mar", "MJ", "Mar-Mar", or "Mad Dawg"...Has two younger sisters Mady, who is on UCSB's women's soccer team, and Libby...Is an art history major with a minor in French...Wants to achieve a career in design or advertising...Her most memorable moment in sports was a trip to California with her high school teammates and doing a ropes course...Her hobbies include drawing, painting, writing, and music...Roots for the Miami Heat...Her favorite athlete is Serena Williams...Her list of favorite movies includes "White Chicks", "Love and Basketball", and "Sweet Home Alabama"...Enjoys watching "Law and Order", "Alias", and "24" on television...Her favorite novel is "The Great Gatsby...She also speaks French...Was recruited by a number of schools before deciding on UCSB including Idaho State, Pacific, Penn State, William and Mary, San Diego, Cal Poly, and Columbia.
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