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Fraternal Values Society
On most campuses there are members of fraternities and sororities who WANT to forward the values conversation within their community, but don't know where or how to begin. The Fraternal Values Society exists to provide a home for that conversation, to provide voice to the values movement, and to create a sustainable network within each fraternal community for those who want their fraternal experience to be representative of the founding fraternal/ethical values of our organizations.
Vision: The Society will create, develop, and support the most trusted values congruent fraternal organizations.
Mission: To illuminate the central values that guided the historical founding of general fraternities and sororities, and to incorporate these values into the contemporary fraternity and sorority experience.
Purpose: The Society asks members to personalize these fraternal ideals in their daily lifelong membership experience. We address this mission through:
- Creating opportunities for ongoing values-based dialogue and discourse;
- Increasing awareness and personal reflection about fraternal values through program, resources and support materials;
- Empowering individuals to live their lives according to the fraternal rituals, assisting individuals and organizations who struggle to reach these standards, and confronting individuals and organizations who fail to uphold these values; and
- Publicly recognizing individuals and organizations that exemplify their organizational values.
Marshall's chapter of the Fraternal Values Society was recently named the "Most Outstanding New Organization" by Marshall University in spring 2013.


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It takes a village to raise a band.
MVT Band Boosters
MVT Band Boosters
It is the mission of the Mountain View Toro Band Boosters to assist the Band Director and the school system in providing our band students with the best music education possible. It is our desire to volunteer personal time to provide support morally, physically, and financially to accomplish this objective.
It is also the mission of the Mountain View Toro Band Boosters to show support, spirit and pride of all the students involved in all aspects of band, and to encourage other parents of band members to support and get involved in fundraising.
We pledge to promote a spirit of fellowship and goodwill with all areas of the school and at all times encourage our children to be the best ambassadors possible for Mountain View High School.
The Mountain View Band Booster Association is a not-
We have projects that last a few minutes to regular weekly commitments.
Go to Charms:
Contact any of the officers by e-
Come to our regular meetings.
If you are at a band event, just find one of the band boosters officers in their red shirts and ask what needs to be done.
It takes a village to raise a band.
Mountain View High School 2700 East Brown Road Mesa, Arizona 85213 Phone 480-

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"If you're thinking my bra rides up, my straps fall down, I feel a little droopy in the cup, it could be that you're in the wrong size, your bra is a little too old, that it needs to be replaced and you just need to get a better bra," Dawn Kenney tells First Class Fashionista.
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The plan was to hike up Sugarloaf Peak (11,051 feet/3,368 meters) and Mt. Baldy (11,068 feet/3,374 meters), two 11,000-foot mountains above the ski resort Alta in Utah's Wasatch Mountains. I hadn't climbed either. It was the end of June, and the road all the way into Albion Basin (the easiest/closest access point for these peaks) was closed until July 1, so I had to park at Alta and hike in from there. I hiked up the Upper Albion Meadows Trail (1.5 miles) to the Cecret Lake Interpretive Trail (.75 miles), which took me to pretty little Cecret Lake.
From there I followed a trail up to the saddle between Sugarloaf and Baldy and then on up to the Mt. Baldy summit.
I then descended back to the saddle and then went up Mt. Baldy. The part right above the tram was steep at first, but it leveled out and was reasonable toward the top.
When I was up there I looked toward Twin Peaks and thought what the heck, I might as well go climb those too, so I did. The trail descended off to the west toward Hidden Peak (where a huge new restaurant or something is being built) and then went up the ridge toward the Twin Peaks summit. The ridge narrowed and turned into this awesome class 3/4 scramble. It was so much fun. There were a few bolts there, which was odd. Apparently they are for guided parties. The rock turned from red quartzite to black rock and the angle got steeper, and I had the top all to myself.
I hadn't looked up any information about descending from Twin Peaks because I didn't think I'd be up there, but it wasn't too hard to figure out. I dropped down into the Snowbird area and followed dirt roads and trails down to Snowbird Village and the road at the bottom of Little Cottonwood Canyon. From there I hoofed it up the side of the road to my car at Alta.
All in all, it was a wonderful day in the mountains, and I'm now a few peaks closer to climbing all of the Wasatch 11,000ers.
Here are my times:
10:34 – Left the parking lot
11:06 – At Cecret Lake trailhead sign
11:23 – At Cecret Lake
12:10 – On top of Sugarloaf
12:32 – Left the top of Sugarloaf
12:43 – Back at the Sugarloaf/Baldy saddle
1:05 – On top of Baldy
1:19 – Left the top of Baldy
1:40 – On top of Hidden Peak
2:40 – On top of the lower of Twin Peak's summits
2:50 – American Fork Twin Peaks summit
2:57 – Left the top
5:08 – Back on the Little Cottonwood Canyon road
5:36 – Back at my car
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Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
• The KU Cancer Center has filled another key leadership position as it counts down the days to its application for designation as a National Cancer Institute in September.
Raymond Perez, a physician-scientist with expertise in early phase clinical trials, will become the medical director of the Clinical Trials Management shared resource at the KU clinical research center in Fairway, which is scheduled to open in early 2012 at 4350 Shawnee Mission Parkway.
That building was donated by the Hall Family Foundation as part of an $18 million gift to the cancer center, and is supported by revenue from the Johnson County Education and Research Triangle sales tax.
Previously, Perez was associate professor of medicine and pharmacology and toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School, and more than doubled the number of patients enrolled on early phase clinical trials at the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Perez will also teach at KU Medical Center in the department of internal medicine as the Lieberman family endowed professor in cancer research.
• Here's an interesting idea I saw while perusing old articles in the Chronicle of Higher Education (hey, you've got your ideas of fun, I've got mine, OK?).
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's faculty senate has moved to include the median grade in the class, along with students' percentile ranks against their peers.
The transcript will also reflect how often the student scored above, at or below the median grade.
Just an interesting idea, I thought. I know I've got a few lower grades on my transcript that I worked a lot harder to earn than a few of the A's, and it would be nice if that were reflected somewhere officially.
Not that a lot of people are looking at my college transcripts these days. Which means I don't have to explain that C in Professor Yaozhong Hu's statistics class (that grade was definitely below the median, by the way…).
• One place that's still busy over the summer at KU is the Natural History Museum.
They'll be offering summer camps again this year throughout June. Friday is the deadline to register, and all but the Space Odyssey camp is filled to capacity. Registration for the camps is $80.
And the museum will be offering a wetlands walk with Roger Boyd, wetlands manager, with registration ending Friday. Here's some additional information.
• From trying to reach folks around campus this week, it's apparent you're all on vacation somewhere. I can hardly blame you, with spring classes and commencement all done, and summer classes not starting until next Tuesday. So, instead of tips, why don't you just break out your smartphone and send me vacation photos at email@example.com?
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For some, paying escalating water and sewer bills is a tough proposition. Typically the city sends out upward to 350 shut-off first notices every other month and ends up shutting off service to an average of 8 households when deadlines aren't met. With Monday's council decision some help will be on the way as the city approves a program that would set aside $10,000 to help those most in need.
The program, initially suggested by City Councilor Drew Herzig, would partner with Clatsop Community Action, a local charity organization, that already has a system in place for determining need. The city will set aside $10,000 from the general fund and with the help of Clatsop Community Action (CCA) staff established income guidelines for qualifying households, incorporated a waiver of water shut-off/reconnection charges...etc. After some discussion the councuil determined that residents who get a second water shut-off notice will become eligible to apply for aid. When a water/sewer bill is overdue five days a first notice is mailed out warning of a shut-off. That's between 300 to 350 households the majority of which pay those bills before a second notice goes out. If that first notice is the trigger CCA staff were concerned they might well find themselves overwhelmed with application requests. Benoit suggests that the city wait until a second notice is sent even though the deadline to a shut-off is only seven days but the average number of those notices are lower averaging 90-100. In that second notice the household would be informed about the assistance program and how to apply through CCA. The number of people that could be helped would be limited and the council determined that a household will only be able to apply for help twice in a given year.
The City Council meets tonight at 7pm at Astoria City hall, second floor council chambers.


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Explosive power drills are often used by athletes who need to generate a quick burst of maximal effort, such as movements required in football, track and field sports, court sports and even cycling. The types of exercises used to build this quick, explosive power are movements that require a maximum or near maximum power output from the athlete in a short amount of time.

Explosive exercise training routines are one way to increase power output. The goal of explosive exercise training is to ultimately move heavy weights very quickly. But to get to that point safely, without risking injury, it's important to start with light weights and slow controlled movements. Over a matter of training session (several weeks), but the weight lifted and speed at which it's lifted will be increased.

Explosive exercises at their final level are often referred to as plyometric or ballistic movements.

Explosive Exercise Training

Research supports the idea that explosive (speed and strength) exercises builds athletic power, but does a better job of that when combined with other types of training. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data suggest that in order to maximize strength, power, and speed of movement, a combination of heavy and light explosive exercise provides superior results than either training style alone.

Further evidence suggests that in order to maximize power output or speed of movement, the first phase of training should focus on increasing maximum strength and building a strong foundation and the second phase is devoted to power and speed training.

A sample program 12-week training program designed to increase power and speed may have the first five weeks consisting primarily of heavy strength training. The next six weeks would consist of a combination of heavy and high power explosive exercise training, and the final week would be devoted to high power movements.

Explosive Power Exercises

Standard explosive exercises use large muscle movements such as squats, power cleans, weighted or unweighted vertical jumps, heavy ball throws or even hill sprinting. Smaller muscle exercises like bench presses or push-ups can also be used to build power but will limit the overall results to those muscle groups. Exercises that help build power include:

Plyometrics

Squats

Weighted / Dynamic Step Ups

Overhead Walking Lunges

Sprints

Agility drills Stair Running

Exercises should be used to match your fitness and sports goals, so keep in mind the principle of Specificity of Training. Your exercise choices should stimulate the movement patterns of your sport.

If you increase your training slowly over time and listen to your body for warning signs of injury, it is unlikely that this training will lead to injury. In fact, some evidence suggests that the risk of injury in many high speed or power sports can be decreased by doing explosive exercise training on a regular basis.

Bottom Line on Explosive Exercise Training

Explosive (strength plus speed) exercises can improve physical performance during many fast-paced sports and may reduce an athlete's risk of injury during activities that involve high power outputs with quick acceleration, such as most racket and field sports.

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Current Comments, The American College of Sports Medicine, Explosive Exercise, July 1999, www.acsm.org.


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About a dozen CROP walks will be held around the Capital Region on Sunday.
The area walks are among thousands held across the country, all part of the Church World Service network. Founded in 1946, the service is a cooperative ministry that works to eradicate hunger and poverty around the world.
A portion of funds raised will be donated to local food pantries and soup kitchens. The remainder will be used for hunger relief and development projects by Church World Service and its partner hunger-fighting agencies.
Here are the Capital Region's walks:
Albany: First Lutheran Church, 181 Western Ave. Registration, 12:30 p.m.; opening ceremonies, 1:15 p.m.; walk, 1:30 p.m.
Castleton: Emmanuel Reformed Church, 1150 Maple Hill Road. Registration, 12:45 p.m.; walk 1 p.m.
Coxsackie-Athens: Gospel Community Church, 121 Mansion St. Registration, 1:45 p.m.; walk, 2-4 p.m.
Greenwich: The Gazebo (Main Street). Registration, 1 p.m.; walk, 2 p.m.
Hudson Falls: United Methodist Church, 27 Main St. Registration, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; walk, 2 p.m.
Northern Columbia County: Kinderhook Elks Club, Route 9H. Registration, 1:30 p.m.; walk, 2 p.m.
Ravena: St. Patrick's Church. Registration, 1 p.m.; walk, 1:30 p.m.
Schenectady: Emmanuel Friedens Church, 218 Nott Terrace. Registration, 12:30 p.m.; walk, 1:30 p.m.
Schoharie County Aggie Scott Memorial: Cobleskill United Methodist Church, 107 Chapel St. Registration, 1 p.m.; walk, 1:40 p.m.
Troy/Rensselaer: Troy Area United Ministries, 392 Second St. Registration, 12:30 p.m.; walk, 1 p.m.
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Welcome to my NEW thread! The old one was closed by a mod because there was SAID to be no rating. (*Grumbles* there was!) Anyways this is for everyone who liked my story and wants it contiuned. (This is the exact same post and I will add the newer parts to it. )The two stories will come one at a time but the parts may get mixed up so (to be clear)The Ikarishipping (Paul x Dawn) story is called 'Troublesome' and the Contestshipping (Drew and May) is called 'A new beggining' Hope you like it. RATING:PG-13.
Part 1 Of 'A new beggining' (Contestshipping)
May quietly trudged along the road feeling depressed. Not only was she going to continue her journey as a coordinator by herself, she really missed Ash, Brock and even Max (her brother who at times annoyed her)As she continued down the road slumping her shoulders she suddenly heard a trainer. She looked up and saw a roselia jumped up out of the bush into the sky using petal dance. She heard the trainer call
"Now Roselia use stun-spore!" The roselia used stun-spore and the whole clearing lit up with the petals being blown. Roselia landed beautifuly and May stared wide eyed. She looked at the trainer. He had emerald green eyes and just as beautiful green hair. He was wearing a black shirt with a purple jacket and jeans.
"Drew is that you?" she called coming out of the bush. Without even looking at her he said
"no autographs now!' and casualy waved and began walking away. Angry that he didn't even look up, she followed him.
"Drew, it's me May." she responed clearly annoyed.
"Oh, I thought you were one of the crazed fangirls again." He said flipping his hair in a bored manner. Even more annoyed May asked
"So were are you headed?"
"I'm going to a pokemon center up here between Fortree and Lilycove. Are you entering the Lilycove contest?" He asked in an even more bored tone. Blushing May said
"Um...yea... of course."
"You didn't know about the contest? Well that shows what a good cordiator you are." he smirked.
Angry now she yelled "I did too know about the contest and I'm entering it so you better be scared to lose!"
"Humph..." he smirked "I've beaten you in how many contests know? What makes you think this ones going to be any diffrent?"
Engraged she steped in front of him. He stoped walking. "Well I've trained a lot lately! Beautifly and I ARE going to win!"
He sidestepped her and continued walking. "Sure you are."
She gritted her teeth and changed the subject. "So...are you..." she thought a minute. "...Oh! Are you...hm...never mind" They were slient for awhile until May finnaly broke the slience and said
"It's a nice day out isn't it?"
"Humph" was his reply. She sweatdropped.
"Nice conversation to have with you too. Not even the weather is interesting" she grumbeled under her breath. Silence over came them again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(May's Stroy Line)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
When they finnaly reached the pokemon center between Fortree and Lilycove May skipped happily to the front desk through a crowd and greeted Nurse Joy.
"Hello are there any rooms for tonight?" she asked
"Well actually there is one left with two beds. You'll have to share with somebody." Nurse Joy answered.
"Oh...ok. do you know who?" she asked.
"Not yet but you go get settled and I'll take care of it. I'm sorry for the inconviniance." Nurse Joy smiled weakly.
May walked down the hall to her room. Room # 10. She opened the door and put her stuff down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(Drew's Story Line)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Drew slowly walked into the crowded pokemon center. [Why is she always in a rush? Hmph. Thats why she is so disorganized.] He reached the front desk and greeted Nurse Joy politely.
"Hello Nurse Joy? Do you have any more rooms avaliable?"
"Oh. Only one. The center is so crowded toninght that you'll have to share. There are two beds and a bathroom. It's room #10. I'm terribly sorry for the inconviniance." She smiled at him apologeticaly.
As Drew walked down the hall to the room. He heard shuffling so guessed his roommate had arrived. He knocked on the door.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(Normal Story Line)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
May answered the door and stood in shock at who stood there. [This was her roommate? How could this happen?!] She thought. [This was his roommate? The annoying and ever-prest May?!] Drew thought.
"This has to be a mistake!I'm going to complain!" they both said in unison.
They walked up to Nurse Joy and said
"Nurse Joy can we-" started May.
"Let me handle this!" Drew whispered irritated. "Nurse Joy Is there any possibility of swapping roommates? This annoying...brat, will not let me sleep tonight." May shoved him angerly. But Drew remained unfazed as if she had not moved.
"I'm terribly sorry, but unless one of you wants to give up your place there is no way I can switch roommates." she replied sadly.
"I'M NOT GIVING IT UP!" they yelled in unison again. Nurse Joy smiled weakly and shrugged. May and Drew walked/stormed (May) to the room.
"So much for handeling it! Great job!" She said angrly sitting on her bed. Drew ignored her and put his stuff down. He lay on his bed and closed his eyes ignoring May. She got up and poked him in the ribs. Hard.
"'Ow! What the ****?! Go away May!" he answered her.
"Watch your mouth or you won't have one! And I can't 'go away' its my room too!"
"I am fourteen! I can say what I want! And you can stop annoying me!" he turned away from her.
"I am too, but you don't hear me swearing! And NO! I will not stop bugging you." she retorted angerly.
"Why not?" he moaned.
"Because..." she didn't really know why but she thought off the top of her head "Because... I don't like you!" [That was a stupid reason!] She thought but put her hands on her hips and held to it.
"I never said you did," he smirked at her. May blushed a deep red. "But knw that you mention of it..." [What was he going to say?! Was he going to confess some long hidden love! Was he going to tell her how much he really cares about her?] May thought curiously still blushing. "I wouldn't care even if you did." he smirked at her again. His smirk deepened at her expression of hurt, shock, anger and annoyance. She fumed at him.
"I DON'T! and even if I do think you are cute I'd never show it!" Her hand flew to her mouth! Her blush increased to an even darker scarlet color. [Oh! Why had I let that slip?!] Drew smirked at her again sitting up. "You have just smirked you last smirk! You...you...you! UGH!" she was about to attack him when someone ran into the room and held her while she fummed even more and struggled to get at Drew.
"Whoa there May, calm down." said a calm voice. May turned to see a familliar trainer.
I hope you liked it! I will post the next part soon, its already finished on my site I just don't have time to post the rest.
Part1 of 'Troublesome' (Ikarishipping)
It was one of those days again. He just couldn't stop thinking about her. 'Troublesome' as he so kindly refered to her. She was his rivals traveling companion. She was so innocent and naive, and wanted absolutly nothing to do with him. But that just made him want her all the more. She hated the way he treated his pokemon, and didn't care for him in any way, shape or form. His teenage hormones were all that pushed him and his emotions to keep wanting her more and more. Whenever he was around her he wanted more than anythng to confess his love for her, but he new he would never see her reaction because...he could never tell her.
He was walking and looking down when he ran into someone. "Without looking up he mumbled "Sorry I was thinking about someone." He looked up. A girl lay on the ground. 'Troublesome.'
"Oh It's you." he said rudely.
"Nice to see you too Paul..." she said getting up.
He prepared himself for an explosion and asked "Whats your name again?"
She did, as he expected, blow up. " THE NAMES..."
But all he heard was BOOM! He smirked. He enjoyed watching her get angry and fussy, even if it did cause his heart to ache in desire to...he cut off his thoughts at that point. Why torment himself? He never would, in fact, kiss her and neither would she ever want him to.
"Well Troublesome, why are you all the way out here in the forest alone?" he asked.
"Why do you care?" she said crossing her arms.
"Fine don't tell me." he began walking away. She ran to catch up to him.
"I can't find my way out can I come with you?" she asked. He looked her up and down and back up again. She shivered at his gaze and he smirked again.
"Fine, come on Troublesome." he said and started walking again.
"By the way who were you thinking about earlier that was worrying you so much?" she asked walking.
[Was that concern for him or just curiosity?] he wondered.
"None of your buisness."
"Come on tell me."
"no, now shut up!"
"tell me!"
"Fine, a girl!" he said irratated
'Troublesome' stopped. "a g-g-girl?" she asked.
"yea." was that jealousy in her eyes?
"do you l-l-like her?'
"yes." there was that little green monster of envy gleaming in her eyes again. He stoppend and looked at her. [Why is she jealouse?]
"d-d-d-does she know?"
"NO! And its my problem she doesn't and I don't know how to tell her!" [Crap!]
Realizing he let it slip he turned and begn walking again.
"Come on!" he called.
"well I can help since I'm a girl." she said. [More than just a girl, your THE girl.]thought Paul
"Fine." he sighed.
"W-w-whats her name?" she asked.
"I'm not telling you that!"
"Fine..." Frustrated and hurt she thought [Why do I know her?] "Then tell me what she.. what shes like"
"No details but she has dark colored hair, and..." he paused. "Whatever that all I can remember."
The girl started sobbing quietly and fell into step behind Paul. After a couple minutes he turned around and asked in an irratated tone" Whats wrong with you Troublesome?"
She stopped and wiped the tears away. "N-n-n-nothing." she stuttered and sat on the ground. He stood next to her.
"Why do you care that I love someone?" he asked slightly irratated again.
"I d-d-don't well... I do but..but..but.."
"Why?!" he asked surprised and curious.
"Because... I...I...I..."
Becomeing irrated once again he pulled her to her feet and held her closer than he had ment to. She continued to sob in his arms.
"Troublesome..." he whispered in her ear. For a few seconds she cried there. Then she wiped her tears and pulled away from Paul. She composed herself and said
"Watever...I-I-I don't care that you are in love... I... I'm happy for you. Now lets get out of this forest."
Paul became his normal self and moodily agreed. As she followed him she thought about those few seconds she had cried on him and felt herself blush. She wondered about the girl he liked. Paul stopped and looked at a map. Meanwhile 'Troublesome' stood and waited. Suddenly she was attacked by a Spinarak. It used string-shot and grabbed the girl. She screamed and Paul sent out his Elekid.
"Paaaaauuuuuulllllllll!" she cried.
"Elikid use Thunder now!!!!"
It hit the Spinarak and it droped the girl while fleeing.
Paul ran over and caught her. He set her down on the ground and she tried to get up. But moaning in pain she sat down again. Paul saw she had a cut on her arm and had sprigned her ankel. He took out a first aid kit and began wrapping her ankle. She was surprised at how gentle and careful he was.
When he finished she tried to stand again but couldn't. She had to lean on Paul not to fall.
"Now how are we going to get out of here?" he said obviously fuming. He sighed and looked at the sky.
"It's getting dark. We won't be able to get out before night and you can't travel with that ankel. We'll just have to sleep here for the night." he said sounding annoyed. But inside he felt a slight happiness at the idea of having spent almost the whole day with her and part of tommorow, and dare he even think it...a night. Not that he would do anything, of course but just at the chance to protect her and have her trust him to do so gave him satisfaction and he turned away from her to smile.
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Let's once again unite our prayers this month with those of Pope Benedict XVI. Here are the Holy Father's intentions for November 2011, as published by the Apostleship of Prayer:
Peace among All Peoples. That all peoples may grow in harmony and peace through mutual understanding and respect.
Children and Youth. That children and young people may be messengers of the Gospel and that they may be respected and preserved from all violence and exploitation.
Further, as we enter a new liturgical year and head toward Christmas, the Holy Father invites us to remain "watchful" and "alert" by entering prayerfully into this holy season, so that we may be ready to greet Jesus Christ, who is God with us.


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I woke up this morning and got ready for my long run. I peaked at the weather to know how to dress and saw this. Yes, 2*F. And it wasn't even super early – 9:00. This was made even more remarkable by the fact that the forecasted low for the day was 17*F. Damn you …
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Over the weekend we had weather in the low 40's which not only melted most of the snow left on the ground, but also let me break out shorts for my run on Sunday. It was actually pleasant enough out that Jennie and I were able to walk up to Big Bob's Pizza in Gaslight …
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That is what my wife yelled after me as I headed out the door on my run today. I really didn't want to go. It was cold. I was tired. It was getting dark. And did I mention it was cold? I only had to do 6 miles today, but after a long weekend, it …
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PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The 24th annual Wilderness Wildlife Week kicked off Saturday in Pigeon Forge.
The event is a great way to stay inside when it's cold outside.
The special week is quite popular, so much so it had to move into a bigger venue this year to offer more programs.
"Coming to Wilderness Wildlife Week not only are you entertained, but you can also be educated you can learn about our heritage here in Sevier County, in East Tennessee, and the Appalachian region. We offer all kinds of programming about that as well. There's music, there's clogging, there's so much for people to do," said Butch Helton from the Pigeon Forge Office of Special Events.
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For most people, Hayabusas and ZZR1400s are more or less sufficiently powerful. Not for the UK-based Nick Argyle though, who probably thinks normally-aspirated, 1400cc, 190bhp inline-fours are for pansies. Which is why he's built his own motorcycle – powered by a supercharged, 8.2-litre V8 taken off a monster truck.
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In the midst of spiraling ecological devastation, multispecies feminist theorist Donna J. Haraway offers provocative new ways to reconfigure our relations to the earth and all its inhabitants. She eschews referring to our current epoch as the Anthropocene, preferring to conceptualize it as what she calls the Chthulucene, as it more aptly and fully describes our epoch as one in which the human and nonhuman are inextricably linked in tentacular practices. The Chthulucene, Haraway explains, requires sym-poiesis, or making-with, rather than auto-poiesis, or self-making. Learning to stay with the trouble of living and dying together on a damaged earth will prove more conducive to the kind of thinking that would provide the means to building more livable futures. Theoretically and methodologically driven by the signifier SF—string figures, science fact, science fiction, speculative feminism, speculative fabulation, so far—Staying with the Trouble further cements Haraway's reputation as one of the most daring and original thinkers of our time.
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Call it what you will, Chemtrails, Geoengineering, HAARP Weapons or Conspiracy Theories, the bottom line is that we are simply being poisoned. I intend to expose this stagnant drumming of weather (and mind) control by revealing explicit facts on this intentional climate metamorphosis and the toxicities in our cities and agriculture that follow.
Have you ever wondered why you are often sick, lethargic, or just consistently not feeling up to par? Do you notice muscle pain, anxiety, depression, inability to concentrate, and dark circles under your eyes more than ever before? Maybe you are just getting older? That seems logical and justifiable, right? Maybe it is just one of the side effects of the many prescriptions you are now getting fed by your doctor? There are comprehensive lists of adverse consequences associated with the pharmaceutical companies. In this day and age, ailments are bought and sold quicker than pre-sale concert tickets.
Unfortunately, there's more to the story than just old age, and the prescriptions you thought were saving your life do not stand in isolation when it comes to concealing your fate. When I was a child, I took the beautiful blue sky with white marshmallow clouds for granted. Now, the days when cumulus clouds of aerosolized metals aren't hazing the skies, I take pictures in awe usually saying something like, "Look at the clouds! They are like Super Mario Brothers clouds! It is like you can jump right into them and escape to another world."
Mounting evidence proves environmental destruction from geoengineering programs right before our very eyes that are conveniently distracted by governmental tactics and media propaganda. An extensive list of patents proves existence as well as procedures and equipment used.
With headlines such as "Death By Ecocide" and "Understanding How the Hegelian Dialectic Is Transforming the World to Bring in the New World Order", how can anyone hit the ignore button? I suggest that if you are one of these people, you are conveniently manipulated by new millennium mind-control and have front row seats before our government in one of three categories:
- Controlled by Fear
- Controlled by Apathy
- Controlled by Ignorance
If you can honestly say to yourself that you are not in one of these three categories, Congratulations! You are amongst the 4-5% of the world's population, unsusceptible to media mendacity and demagoguery. You are actively "making a difference" positive or negative. Some may even refer to you as part of "The Elite". If you sit restlessly in the front row controlled by one of these tactics like the majority of the population, let's hold hands, and together we'll cross the river.
Weather warfare, a world at war is a great website to start off with.
In April 1997, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen stated in a United States Department of Defense news briefing that: (Source: Department of Defense News Briefing: Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen)
"Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves."
Artificial manipulation of the Earth and its climate or "Climate Engineering" for short, just makes me cringe when I say or read those words. The first time I noticed the sky in an odd fashion was in the Spring of 2009. I didn't talk about it until the second or third time I noticed it that week. Once I started doing some research on these odd patterns that were intermittently appearing in the sky, I became nauseous with the truth. I kept thinking, "How long have they been spraying chemicals on us, and why didn't I notice this before?"
Please take the time to check out these reputable websites. I have read these sites inside and out, but PLEASE do yourself a favor and bookmark them or save them to an offline application. I have seen many sites and videos that I wish I would have saved in some way before they were "forced to shut down."
Rainmakers: How Human Beings Control the Weather
The whole situation is brutal and disheartening but once you have recognized this Paradigm shift you can bring more public awareness to the people.
The government and media aren't going to make Forbidden Knowledge readily available to the public. We have the power to educate ourselves outside of the mainstream news stations and the high school history books. We have the world wide web at our fingertips; we have access to anything we desire to have access to. It is important to know what material and news feeds are accurate and not to be fooled by disinformation sites.
Certain websites are hosted by narcissistic "TROLLS" or "debunkers". A "SHILL" (short for Shillidiocy) is a person that sells out humanity for money, often employed by private corporations. Their primary marketing purpose is to distract the public from the truth. To learn more about reputable information and internet debunking click here.
Two examples of disinformation sites are
Accurate information is imperative to our health, success, freedom, and future. It is up to us to rise above the authoritarian system of a down constantly trying to silence us. We need to cut the strings from the puppet master, the current media, the mainstream paradigm. We have been under the thumb for way too long, brainwashed and believing in the USDA/APHIS, FDA & USEPA. The Organic Consumers Association campaigns against Monsanto and our governments twisted logics and false promises.
As I mentioned earlier, know your place, where you stand, make yourself aware of the situation and educate yourself are imperative first steps to take. If you have any doubts or question any belief, theory or conspiracy, test it out for yourself. Global Sky Testing gives you the opportunity to collect drinking water, rain water, blood, soil, and dust to test for aluminum, barium, strontium, mercury, etc.
I would like to conclude the first part of this article by leaving off with a very informative documentary,
What in the World are they Spraying
Once again, please take the time to educate yourself on what is going on around you. It is well worth your time.


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College basketball news and notes, April 4
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The last time Florida lost there were still 23 shopping days until Christmas.
The Gators have won every game since that loss at Connecticut on Dec. 2. The teams meet again at 3 p.m. (PDT) Saturday in the Final Four at Arlington, Texas.
"They are high right now. They are playing great basketball. They are sharing the basketball. They are all playing hard. They haven't lost since then. It will be really tough," Huskies forward DeAndre Daniels said Friday. "We feel great. ... I feel like nobody is playing harder than us right now."
Connecticut (30-8), the seventh seed in the East Regional, has won nine of its last 11 with both losses to Louisville. Florida (36-2), the tournament's overall No. 1 seed, is looking for its third national title, the first two coming in consecutive years under coach Billy Donovan.
In the second semifinal, Kentucky (28-10) plays Wisconsin (30-7).
Wake Forest hires Manning: Danny Manning, the former Kansas and NBA star that spent the past two seasons coaching Tulsa, was introduced as the new head coach at Wake Forest.
Briefly: Backup center Alex Gavrilovic is leaving Dayton. ... UNLV forward Roscoe Smith will forgo his senior season to enter the NBA draft. ... North Carolina State sophomore point guard Tyler Lewis says he is transferring to Butler.


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Emotion is all about the psychological state of a person. Emotions are expressed in the form of happiness, sorrow, apathy and anger. Most of the time we are ruled by our emotions and that is the reason, any happenings of our life influences our lives greatly. A person who is in the enthusiasm state of emotion will definitely show immense interest for life. The person will be bubbling with energy and could inspire and enlighten several others with his or her positive attitude. Emotions are very hard to control. The different stages of emotions get triggered by various factors in different people. The world does not like emotional people but it is hard to have a world without emotion. Mark Twain has correctly identified the emotion and quoted-"Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary." The general belief is that the person should be strong enough to hold the emotions but it is hardly possible. We get attracted towards a person out of emotion, we dislike a person out of emotion, and we feel interested in doing a work out of emotion. The best way to express our feelings towards a person is these emotion quotes which could touch the heart of the other person.
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ANCHORAGE - The 18-year-old son of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin enlisted in the Army on the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Track Palin will report for basic training next week at Fort Benning, Ga., said the governor's spokeswoman, Sharon Leighow.
Neither he nor family members are commenting on his decision to sign up Tuesday, which was the sixth anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
The Palin family wants to keep private some aspects of his decision, Leighow said.
Track was adamant about not wanting publicity, said Sgt. 1st Class Michael Nagl, the station commander at the Wasilla recruiting office where he signed up.
Nagl would not discuss details of the enlistment.
"Joining the military is something I've been considering for a while now," he said in a statement provided by the governor's office. "I've always been competitive and look forward to the challenges that will come as I answer the call and serve my country."
After training, he could be assigned to any infantry unit in the world, but Pentagon spokesman Cmdr. J.D. Gordon said all infantry units eventually spend a tour of duty in the Middle East.
Track is the oldest of four children, and the only son, of the governor and her husband, Todd Palin. The family lives in Wasilla, about 40 miles north of Anchorage.
Track is a former Alaska All Stars hockey player who also played junior hockey in Michigan during part of his senior year, Leighow said.
Alaska's elephant will move to California
ANCHORAGE - It looks like Alaska's only elephant will be moving to Northern California.
Alaska Zoo officials have chosen the Performing Animal Welfare Society in San Andreas, Calif., as the first choice for a new home for Maggie.
Last month, retired game show host Bob Barker promised to donate $750,000 for her care there.
Zoo officials hope to finalize the agreement this month and will visit the Calfornia facility. Arrangements for the move continue.
Animal activists have long called for Maggie to move out of Alaska. The pressure mounted in May when firefighters twice had to hoist her to her feet because she couldn't stand up.
Anti-meth commercials airing in Alaska
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - A series of anti-meth ads are expected to run through March 2008 in Alaska, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon and Washington - all of which have battled dangerous meth labs and the related crime and neglected children meth abuse spawns.
The ad features a teenage girl standing in a run-down home, sadly recalling how she and her father used to make breakfast together, and how those happy mornings ended when he became a methamphetamine addict who used the kitchen to cook meth instead.
Then, she describes how police raided the kitchen her father had filled with volatile chemicals and whisked her off to a hospital to be decontaminated.
"I haven't seen my dad since," she says wistfully.
That public service announcement and others featuring real testimonials from people whose lives were touched by meth began airing this month in a federally funded media blitz targeting young adults in Iowa and seven other states facing big meth problems.
The $10 million effort, announced Sept. 4 by White House drug czar John Walters, is employing television, radio and newspaper spots to let young people know that trying the highly addictive stimulant can lead to a devastating addiction.
People ages 18 to 34 have the highest rate of meth use and are more likely to urge peers to try some of the drug, said Jennifer de Vallance, a spokeswoman for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which is coordinating the campaign.
Army may move Striker brigade to Alaska
HONOLULU - The Army said Thursday it will hold public meetings on the Big Island and Oahu in two weeks about an environmental study on the basing of a Stryker brigade in Hawaii.
The first meeting is Sept. 25 in Hilo, followed by sessions in Waimea, Waianae and Wahiawa. The last will be held in Honolulu on Oct. 3.
The Army prepared the environmental impact statement to comply with a federal appeals court order. That ruling said the Army violated environmental law by bringing a Stryker brigade to Hawaii without adequately considering alternative locations.
The current report analyzes basing options for the brigade, including leaving it in the islands or moving it to Alaska or Colorado.
Separately, the Hawaii Air National Guard on Thursday released an environmental study for its plan to replace an F-15 squadron at Hickam Air Force Base with F-22s, the Air Force's most advanced fighter jet.
The study evaluates the environmental consequences of renovating existing facilities and constructing new buildings for the F-22s, the state Department of Defense said in a statement.
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NEW YORK, November 11, 2011 — At the launch of Asia Society's latest Task Force report, Simon Tay responds to a question about a novel proposal for America to abandon its defense agreement with Taiwan if China agrees to forgive $1.14 trillion in U.S. debt. (4 min., 15 sec.)
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Soon, an implantable 3D device can deliver treatment or predict an impending heart attack before a patient shows any physical symptoms.
Using an inexpensive 3D printer, biomedical engineers are developing a custom-fitted device with embedded sensors that could transform treatment and prediction of cardiac disorders.
The team at the school of engineering and applied science at Washington University in St. Louis have created a 3D elastic membrane made of a soft, flexible, silicon material that is precisely shaped to match the outer layer of the wall of the heart.
"With this application, we image the patient's heart through MRI or CT scan, then computationally extract the image to build a 3D model that we can print on a 3D printer," said Igor Efimov, the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of biomedical engineering at Washington University.
"We then mould the shape of the membrane that will constitute the base of the device deployed on the surface of the heart," he added.
Ultimately, the membrane could be used to treat diseases of the ventricles in the lower chambers of the heart or could be inserted inside the heart to treat a variety of disorders, including atrial fibrillation.
The team can print tiny sensors onto the membrane that can precisely measure temperature, mechanical strain and pH, among other markers, or deliver a pulse of electricity in cases of arrhythmia.
Those sensors could assist physicians with determining the health of the heart, deliver treatment or predict an impending heart attack before a patient exhibits any physical signs.
Currently, medical devices to treat heart rhythm diseases are essentially based on two electrodes inserted through the veins and deployed inside the chambers.
"What we want to create is an approach that would allow you to have numerous points of contact and to correct the problem with high-definition diagnostics and high-definition therapy," explained Efimov.
Recently, Google announced its scientists had developed a type of contact lens embedded with sensors that could monitor glucose levels in patients with diabetes.
Efimov says the membrane his team has developed is a similar idea, though much more sophisticated.
"In the case of heart rhythm disorders, it could be used to stimulate cardiac muscle or the brain, or in renal disorders, it would monitor ionic concentrations of calcium, potassium and sodium," added John Rogers, director of the F Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Previous devices have shown huge promise and have saved millions of lives. Now we can take the next step and tackle some arrhythmia issues that we don't know how to treat, stressed Efimov in the study published in the journal Nature Communications.


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Perhaps taking a cue from his boss in Rome, or sensing the time was right to begin rebuilding bridges, Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley played host to several state lawmakers at a breakfast in Boston on Thursday.
The get-together, which according to the Boston Globe was closed to the media, was seen as the first step to restoring the Catholic Church's clout on Beacon Hill. That influence took a considerable hit because of the clergy sexual-abuse scandal fallout, which severely damaged the Church's reputation and depleted its bank account.
According to reports after the meeting, that and other touchy subjects like contraceptives weren't discussed. Instead, it served as an opportunity for the cardinal to remind legislators in the eastern part of the state of the good works the Church continues to provide for its flock, who are also those senators' and representatives' constituents.
Specially mentioned was the archdiocese's continued assistance to immigrants, the poor and parochial schools.
It's the same emphasis of humanism that Pope Francis has espoused since assuming the throne of St. Peter in March. Francis, in a recent interview carried by 16 Jesuit journals, essentially said it was time to stop marginalizing all those who don't strictly adhere to the Church's doctrines, and embrace all Catholics and non-Catholics alike by attending to their more basic needs -- food, shelter, self-respect.
"I see the church as a field hospital after battle," said Pope Francis. "It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugars. You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else."
Like the pope, Cardinal O'Malley, who has long been a champion of immigrants and those less fortunate, obviously would like to see the Boston Archdiocese's mission return to those noble roots.
Thursday's breakfast was an opportunity to show how church and state have cooperated in the past and how they can do again in the future.


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HIVHero.org took to the red carpet at last week's OUT100 2016 Gala.
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People in this week in racing history include: Marvin Panch, Steve Millen, Richard Petty, Peter Brock, Feruccio Lamgorghini, Peter Gethin, Chuck Etchells, and Ron Capps.
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Sports car and rally driver Steve Millen born (1953).
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Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 stock car race after leaders Cale Yarborough and Donnie Allison crash into each other on the final lap (1979).
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Peter Brock wins the Australian Touring Car Championship race at Sandown, Australia (1984).
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Just for the record, this may be of interest for my blog as well. Sward and Lin's view on the question: "What were your initial thoughts on the mono/poly problematic at the start of things?" Here is how they answered that (a little insight in how some monos process the poly issue
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My two men are mono, but aren't able to answer you directly. Language boundaries and such. I will translate the discussion that ensued when I asked them your question
Lin: Poly wasn't the matter for me. Phy could have been promiscuous, or could have called it whatever you can think of, it was the same for me. In the beginning, when we discussed the topic (I was still at home, separated from them), I wasn't envious that she could love more than one, I was envious that Sward was able to get what I wanted to have. When we processed to a more practical handling and I got to know Sward better, we met and talked, the envy vanished in that regard and a new issue arose: They knew each other so much longer and every time they talked about 'Ah, do you remember this or that, wasn't it fun?' envy hit home again.
Regarding the sex-matter: Yes, of course it isn't a pleasant feeling at first, but it depends tremendously on the other partner. On which level of friendship you are with him. Do you hate him? Do you envy him? Do you accept him/ still feeling uncomfortable? At that stage it depends on what type of guy you are. If you are like
(Sward skipping in) having no problems with your wife being intimate with another man, in a certain way even like to think about that.
(Lin again): Yeah, right, you are strange *pokes him* Or one proceeds as I did: You accept that there is another one, doing different things with your spouse that she likes, having been together long enough to know everything about her and such; But I am mostly pretending to just have a mono relationship with her. I don't think about Sward, I am satisfied with what I have with her and I normally don't think about her husband at all. It's just OK. I can't say that I still have problems with them being intimate most of the time.
But the most important point for me is: How does my partner behave? The poly person of the relationship just has to get across that she is able to distinguish between the other persons who are in a relationship with her. Phy did that right from the start, tried to explain to us that we are so different, giving her different things, evoking different feelings and such. This assurance isn't necessary all the time, but it has to come across as true and secure, because the real understanding how 'this poly mind' works will never be there for a mono person. It helped me when she pointed out in what parts her husband and I were different, taking note of special personal traits and quirks, expressing that she liked this particularities about me and so on.
You don't have to see the other person as a friend in all cases, but you have to be able to accept him in her life. Comprehending that she loves another person like she loves you *jokingly* like she preaches: one level for all, no one is more important to me, no hierarchy, one level for all .... *serious again* and the most important point: She has to get across that you are something special, giving her something that the other isn't able to give her. That's how it works for me. And talk! Communicate, communicate communicate. Lot's of communication helps. *smiles*
Me to Sward: Anything to add? Initial thoughts?
Sward: Well, my situation has been different. I have been the one who has been in a long relationship with her, I had to share suddenly. It took a lot of trust in regard to her. I had to trust her that the love was strong enough that she wouldn't leave me, that this wasn't a scam, that this was truly what she felt. At first, I lost some of that trust, because it was so new. But when I talked to Lin, I regained that trust, when we build this friendship, it helped to deal with this situation because we got along with each other.
I liked talking about Phy with him, exchanging experiences and ...
(Lin skipping in)Yep, profiting from experience of the person who has been in the relationship longer, knowing all her spleens and quirks *laughs*
Sward: Yeah, right *grins back at him* But talking about problems as well.
In regard to physical intimacy: I am a bit different, I like thinking about stuff that they may do with each other, therefore I don't have that many problems with that side of things. Emotional intimacy was my problem when things got started. What would have problematic for me, would have been to maintain different households. It is important for me to be able to see them, experience them together, share chores, helping each other
(Lin skipping in) But it would have been problematic if we would have been more like alpha males. This works because we are both like we are, *glancing at me* we have our alpha right there .
Sward: Well, I even clean your room from time to time when I got the mopping water ready and am at it.
Lin: Right, that's what I mean, we are homemakers.
Sward: And finally: Communication is the key
Aren't I good at taking minutes?
Well, maybe this helps to satisfy your curiosity.
Facts: 30, female, bi, v-type relationship with Sward (husband, straight, mono) and Lin (boyfriend, straight, mono), poly-fi and co-primary.
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The Japanese government released an estimate on Tuesday that in order to completely end the country's use of nuclear power by the year 2030, it would take an investment of 50 trillion yen (approx. $637.4 billion) in renewable energies. This information was presented at meeting to determine Japan's future energy policy, and what it would take to go nuclear-free. Motohisa Furukawa, the national policy minister was in attendance, along with other member's of Prime Minister Noda's Cabinet, who said the final details of the new energy plan should be completed by next week.
Among the other true costs of phasing out nuclear power by 2030 include a near doubling of household's monthly energy bills, from the 16,900 yen ($215) in 2010, to an average of 32,243 yen ($411). Also needed would be Japan's energy coming from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, to add up to 350 billion kilowatt-hours by 2030, a huge increase of the 106 billion kwh generated in 2010.
In trying to decide on the target dates for reaching amounts of nuclear power usage, including none at all, the government calculated that if it reached 15% by 2030, it would still cost 40 trillion yen ($510 billion) in investments to reach 300 billion kwh generated from renewable sources. This would raise the household energy bill to 29,290 yen ($373) per month.
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'Transformation' at Digital Book World: Wide-Eyed and Learning
From Publishing Perspectives:
Almost a bit shell-shocked, the tone of this year's Digital Book World Conference + Expo (DBW) in New York City has an air both of resignation and of bafflement to it.
That's not to say that the official two days of the event haven't opened with plenty of expertise onstage and in the audience, far from it. As ever, the grand ballroom at the Midtown Hilton is busy with key players, promising startup entrepreneurs, observant media watchers, and resilient business people.
But conference director Mike Shatzkin's theme of "transformation"—of an industry now long upended by the digital dynamic—is apt in a curiously palpable sense. Brightly lit glowing panels form the stage backdrop this year, placing speakers in a considerably lower light and immersing the program in a gleaming, backlit conference aquarium.
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"This is a conference that's not just about digital books, but about how our entire industry is interacting with a digital world."
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It's worth listing some of his inflection points in a fast constellation of change. Since 2010, Shatzkin told the audience:
- Borders has closed
- Barnes & Noble has fewer stores, fewer books
- Half of bookstore shelf space is gone
- Apple has launched the iBookstore
- We've seen the start of "agency pricing"
- Barnes & Noble's Nook has gained market share
- The DoJ has intervened
- Barnes & Noble's Nook has lost market share
- Amazon's Kindle has lost share, and then has come back
By contrast, some of the current market's highlights Shatzkin pointed to include:
- A massive indie writer community exists, perhaps hundreds making a living [at writing]
- Possibly half of ebooks are indie
- Indie prices are inching up, but still push overall prices downward
- Publishers are trying to push ebook prices up
- The erosion of print sales appears to have slowed
- Big publishers' ebook sales have declined; but overall ebooks are up
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We paddled on to the challenges that Shatzkin tells us are facing the industry now:
- Publishers need to create platforms for engagement
- Author brands need more publisher collaboration efforts
- Will any publisher ever routinely offer a "digital audit"?
- Do publishers have the "complete" list of marketing opportunities?
- A need to understand the indie author sales profile and share
- Developing sophisticated email marketing
- Grasping strategies of The Four Horsemen
- Can anti-trust "save" publishers from big players?
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Rodale's Naples was there to recommend that publishers embrace failure for what they can learn from it . . . try, try again, adding:
"I've been shocked at how little has changed over the years inside a publishing house…One thing that shocked me when I worked with a startup was the culture…20 times faster than in publishing."
Link to the rest at Publishing Perspectives and thanks to Dana for the tip.