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>The following books have been named to the Horn Book Magazine's 2010 Fanfare list, our selections for the best children's and young adult books of the year. The list will be published in next week's Notes from the Horn Book with annotations explaining what makes each book so great. In the same issue, Martha Parravano has "Five Questions For . . ." Fanfare honoree Megan Whalen Turner. Sign up now.
>Fanfare 2010
>My apologies for asking an off-topic question. A friend told me that she's written books that are "good but unpublishable" because, she's been told, they aren't "'strong enough for the current market place.'" (I'm taking her word for it that they're good; I've heard her read her short stories, and I've enjoyed them.) She doesn't want to write for a market, but she does want to write something more marketable.
I look at the Fanfare list of books, and I try to imagine any of the authors writing them with a market in mind. I can imagine agents or editors claiming that Forge is too historical, Incarceron too strange, and One Crazy Summer being too political and having a mother who's unlikeable.
I may be terribly naive, but I like to believe that these titles weren't chosen by their publishers on their strengths as being marketable, but primarily because they're well-written. Is that a silly thing to believe?
Certainly one wants to write something that will sell (but who can predict that?). But I think trying to write while keeping in mind whether the story is "marketable" is detrimental. But whuttaheck do I know? (When I try to write that way, I end up like the Sesame Street muppet who tries to play the piano, then bangs his head on the keys while moaning, "I'll never get it right! Never!")
I want all the Fanfare books for Christmas.
>I absolutely think about the market. But that's not a limitation. Those books on the Horn Book list? They're aimed at a market segment: single title with literary ambitions. That's what HB likes and that's a market segment.
There are other market segments: middle grade series, YA problem novels, early chapters, on and on.
There are writers who claim never to think about the market. These are known as "writers with rich husbands," or "writers who are full of shit."
Pretty much everybody thinks about money and marketability, but many feel some sophomore creative writing class need to deny they do so. And yet, when they're negotiating their contracts, guess what they're fighting for? Hint: it's not closer editing.
But we're not supposed to think about money or the market because . . . well, I don't know quite why. I'm sure there's a compelling reason. Shakespeare thought quite a lot about marketability, so did Dickens, just to pick two easy examples. But we're better than Bill or Chuck so we're supposed to be above all that.
Thinking about the market is not the same as writing crap or "selling out" (whatever the hell that means) or writing to some formula. I'm writing two series (one MG and one YA) right now and I've picked up some starred reviews along the way. Yet in both cases I committed the sin of "thinking about the market" and even finding holes in the market and filling those holes. I know: gasp!
Soon I'll be writing a third series. I'll be thinking about marketing on that, too, because if I don't I'll end up making cappuccinos at Starbucks and I'm too old for that.
So yes, your friend should think about marketability, if she wants to be published. But she can also think about the Horn Book-Newberry market.
>So yes, your friend should think about marketability, if she wants to be published. But she can also think about the Horn Book-Newberry market.
Your friend should also be aware that this market is not one that makes a lot of money for its authors or publishers. The publishers aren't going to sink their money into a contender unless they are really sure it has a good chance of making this list. That means your friend's competition is going to be fierce. It's not enough to be good, or even very good.
But a very good book that is also marketable is an editor's dream come true. That might mean selling out, but it doesn't HAVE to. We can only write what's in us. Just being willing to think about marketing doesn't mean you can produce a series like Michael. If your friend has a more marketable story floating in the back of his or her head, your friend should give that one a try. If your friend has only literary stories for 8-12's to write, then he or she should just buckle down and work on producing a book that is a lot better than "good."
>More than half of the Fanfare fiction selections are books in series, something I hadn't noticed until just now. I'm giving a speech about series publishing in the spring and this little fact has just given me something juicy to work from.
>What does it say about publishing childen's books when only a mere 25books from over 22,000 published in 20l0 become cited for "Fanfare"?
>Uh, I don't know? What do YOU think it means, Anon?
>Can we take 15,000 right off the top for being unspeakably awful?
>Only if we get to watch you review each, individually, first.
>"Certainly one wants to write something that will sell (but who can predict that?). But I think trying to write while keeping in mind whether the story is "marketable" is detrimental."
You're on the right track, Moira. As for some of the responses here, look, it's no great trick to demolish the straw man (with a rich husband? straw woman?) who never thinks about the market, ever. Rent must be paid, groceries must be bought, I'd like an iPad, and so, yes, we all are aware of the market, and no one will gasp to hear the news.
The question is, how much of your thinking do you give over to the market? Do you try to game and guess the market and write what you think it wants? (Or, better question, what it will want in a year or two or three, when your book is actually published?) Or do you try to find a spot in the market that allows you to do the work that's meaningful to you, that allows you to do what you do best? Keep in mind that you are not being asked here to choose between the remainder bin and the bestseller list. Some books aimed at the heart of the market have gone to the former, and some difficult books have gone to the latter. And remember what Henry Ford said: if he'd asked the market what it wanted, it would have told him a faster horse.
There's such a thing as a healthy regard for the market, and such a thing as a healthy disregard for it, too.
>There are writers who claim never to think about the market. These are known as "writers with rich husbands," or "writers who are full of shit."
I know a lot of published authors, who write without considering the "market," and several are single, and none of them are full of shit. And some are lesbians and straight men, who wouldn't have a husband.
Those books on the Horn Book list? They're aimed at a market segment: single title with literary ambitions. I wonder if Beverly Cleary was thinking "single title with literary ambitions" while she was writing Dear Mr. Henshaw?
I should have been specific. By considering whether to write for a "market," I mean people who write on a topic or in a style that's currently selling well. Trends, to use another word. For example, the recent vampire and zombie books.
As for well-written book being marketable, I believe that's absolutely impossible to predict. Is Countdown more marketable than The Dreamer?, or less?
I believe every writer has to consider whether their story will hold readers' attention, whether the characters are multi-dimensional (and if not, if there's a good reason for it), and whether the writing itself is a pleasure to read. One should consider what's currently on bookstore shelves, and what adults recommend to each other, and what kids are eager to read. But that's as much consideration toward a "market" as I think a writer should do. It's different from following a trend.
A writer whose story doesn't fit in with what's currently published or popular may be discouraged from writing a new story that's unique. (I remember the long journey to get A Wrinkle in Time published. Thank heavens L'Engle didn't give up, or decide that a Candystriper teen romance would be more "marketable.
>Just because Michael has a little problem with snotty comments about women, that doesn't mean he is wrong about writing. There's nothing wrong with picking the story to write that you think will be most marketable.
Please don't sneer at people who choose to write good books for kids that don't aim to be Art.
>People. The rich husband crack was a goof. Relax.
Jesus, can we outgrow that prickly-sophomore-anxious-to-take-offense thing? It's so f–king tired. It's the lazy person's short-track to smugness and assumed moral superiority, and it's the death of interesting conversation.
"I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host."
Look! It's Dorothy Parker endorsing drunkenness and irresponsible sex! Not to mention male-dominant sexual positions. Is the implying it's okay for a man to have sex with a drunken woman? Harrumph, harrumph!
My co-author for 150 books? My wife Katherine. Who I met when she was running the U of Texas women's center 34 years ago. Even then this kind of huffy oversensitivity was wearisome. It's almost 2011.
Moira: if you already had all the answers, why ask a question?
>Staying on topic,or at least on the first off-topic topic, I think Moira is disappointed that when she cried "Shouldn't we follow our dream?" People responded with practical advice. No one in the throws of idealism likes to be told, "While following your dream, be sure to take a spare pair of socks." Sorry, Moira, but I'll add to it. When your editor asks for something more marketable, she isn't necessarily asking you to write a vampire book. Maybe she is just politely indicating that if she reads one more Touching Story of Loss she's going to throw up.
>It's interesting to me that the passion to write is so linked into the desire to publish. Many of us paint, sing, carve, run, etc. as hobbies without any thought of doing it professionally. Is it different for writing?
Say what you like, but don't operate under the illusion that you come off as relaxed or hard to offend yourself. Your trip wires may be in different places than those of most readers here, but by God you've got them, man!
>Hee-hee, this thread is fun.
Moira, what I've been doing is reading excellent, well-written books PLUS bestsellers, and thinking about why these books got such great marketshare. Then I steal a bunch of techniques and use them in my books.
Writing a marketable book doesn't = selling out. It means taking a cold hard look at what your story is offering the world. Donald Maass has a series of books on writing the breakout novel. Read 'em!
Try not to be like the Muppet banging his head on the piano, lol. Concentrate on ways to make your MS as awesome as these books. Steal actively! Make it new! Okay I'm done.
>Since nobody talks about picture books any more—
I think it's quite interesting that there are only three Caldecott eligible books on the Fanfare–Karas, Lobel, and Floca.
Unless I'm wrong.
>I am pretty sure the Mavor is eligible for the Caldecott Medal. I hope so, anyway!!
>Uh, I'm not crying "Can't we follow our dream?" and wishing for a chorus of "Yes, yes!" And I've never made fun of people who don't aim to write Art. I don't aim to write Art.
No, Michael, I'm not claiming to have the answers. If you're going to make a comment about writers having husbands, don't get your knickers in a twist if someone calls you on it.
I do know a little something about considering "the market." Marketplace hired me when other national public radio programs called my writing too angry and straightforward. My commentaries had over 9 million listeners, and gained me an appearance on national TV. I still get positive emails from Fortune 500 CEOs and past and present members of Congress, and other former listeners. (And I illustrated a picture book, for which I was paid in the five figures.) I'm not an idealistic amateur. But now I'm trying a market I don't know as well. So I'm asking questions here. Because I'd like to learn. Thank you.
>"I'm not an idealistic amateur. But now I'm trying a market I don't know as well. So I'm asking questions here. Because I'd like to learn. Thank you."
I thought the advice was for "a friend"?
>I'm not an author and I'm not an illustrator. I work with the children who read the books. They are your audience,they are the market. Surely you should be aiming to please them??
>Anonymous: Hah! I would never claim not to be prickly. Or even just a prick.
Moira: Look, here's why this is annoying. When an amateur asks a question and gets an answer from a professional the proper response is, "Thanks for taking time to answer my question." Not, "Ahah! I've found an excuse to accuse you of sexism!" Followed by, "You're wrong, I know it all."
I don't know about the other writers here but I try to do the decent thing and play the appropriate role of "experienced old pro." (It comes naturally to me because I am an experienced old pro. Especially the old part.) But when I take the time to answer questions from amateurs nine times out of ten I get some response that indicates they don't really care about the facts, they just want their presuppositions validated.
Like anyone you are entitled to your opinion. But opinion is all you have. What I have is experience. Experience is worth approximately 1000 times as much as uninformed opinion. (Math approximate.) It's as if I went to Stephen King, asked him how to write the feeling of dread and then upon hearing his answer responded, "Yeah, well you're full of it, Steve."
There are approximately zero people who have sold more kid books to more publishers over a longer career than me. (Well, maybe Jane Yolen. A couple others.) You, Moira, get a chance to learn something from someone who knows what the hell he's talking about and your response is cheap shots.
The smart reply from you would have been something along the lines of, "Jesus, dude, 150 books, 3 simultaneous series right now, how can I learn to do that?" Followed by something like, "Thanks, man."
You might have learned something.
>The other Anonymous:
Since you asked, here's what I know about the market. It's like duck hunting. (No, I don't shoot ducks.) You don't aim at the duck as it's flying, you aim just in front of the duck. You lead the target. Don't shoot at the vampire, do what my friend Michael Stearns (with Lauren Kate) did, guess what might be next and shoot an angel.
Another example: just before we sold Animorphs everyone was telling us to go after RL Stine's Goosebumps because MG horror was the big thing. We said, no way. First, it would be derivative. Second he owned an existing market and we doubted we could take him. Third, trends have a life span. 5 years give or take and the 5 years was about up. So we led the target, guessed sci fi and shot a duck.
Having aimed at Sci Fi did that mean we wrote something generic? Not a week goes by that we don't get a heartfelt letter or Facebook note from some kid now in college telling us they are the people they are today because of Animorphs. Guy just tonight said he felt he'd be a much meaner person had he not read our books.
So there is no necessary conflict between aiming at a market and writing what you want to write.
You want to develop a feel for the market. That's a very nebulous term, obviously. That "feel" consists of intelligent observation and a sort of intuitive extrapolation. Spend a ridiculous amount of time skulking around the B&N. Stare at the shelves you want to someday own. (Try not to look too much like a pervert while doing this.) Read the trade press — but don't let it bum you out. Over time you'll acquire something of a feel.
You won't always be right. Or you'll be right but too early or too late or with the wrong book. As Animorphs was winding down we led the target again and guessed fantasy. Unfortunately JK Rowling shot our duck. We were unducked.
Or you find you're part of a mob of people who all figured out the same thing at the same time. When I wrote Gone no one was doing dystopian YA. By the time I was on the second book I was in New York on a panel with Carrie Ryan, James Dashner and Scott Westerfeld, all of us discussing the trend to dystopian YA. There was no conspiracy: we all just read the market the same way. And yet, look at those four books and no fair observer would say we wrote the same thing.
Sometimes the wining move is to see the duck, guess where the duck is flying, and then shoot the raccoon. Counterprogram entirely by taking a gamble on a whole new thing, even a thing that seems overdone but you have a new take on it. If you have the feeling there are 8 guys leading the same target, go off on a tangent.
And sometimes you do what my wife did with Home of the Brave and say, "This won't make us much but screw it, I'm writing it anyway." (Not a direct quote. But pretty close.)
There's no guaranteed way to win. Between us we've sold 8 series. (That's not counting things that were pre-sold for one reason or another, just the from-scratch pitches.) We've basically sold every series we ever pitched, but of the 8 only one (Animorphs) was a major hit. Everworld did okay, it earned out against hefty advances but meh. Remnants tanked. Barf-o-Rama tanked. (I know. How could it fail?) Roscoe Riley did okay. Gone is doing pretty well and is still building. Too early to tell on MAG 12, and BRZRK is still just a gleam in my whiskey-glazed eye, so who knows?
You takes yer chances. It's a crap shoot but you can shave the dice a bit if you acquire a feel for the market. (What's the blog limit on mixed metaphors?)
Oh, and don't suck at writing. That's helpful, too.
>Shoot the raccoon, lol.
>Sorry, Melinda. Must have processed the avatar into memory and dredged it up when I was looking for an animal.
>*sends raccoons to break into Michael's fridge*
>But I do like your advice and plan on using it, just so you know!
>I'll add those book to my list!
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September 19, 2010> The Jama Masjid attack occurred on September 19, 2010 when two gunmen opened fire at a stationary tourist bus purportedly carrying a TV crew from Taiwan at 11:24 pm, near Gate 3 of Jama Masjid. About three hours later a car parked approximately 150 metres from the spot caught fire, apparently caused by a minor blast. An explosive-laden device was planted in a Maruti 800 car, parked near the mosque. The car had approximately 20 litres of fuel in its tank, which would have caused considerable damage if it had succeeded in exploding, but bomb timers failed and it did not go off. The attack is significant because it took place on the second anniversary of the Batla House encounter on September 19, 2008, in which Atif Amin, the chief bomber of the Indian Mujahideen was killed. This had dealt a severe blow to the group, which had been blamed earlier for many terror attacks. The Delhi police, who was investigating the case, is so far without a clue. According to various reports, an award of Rs 50 lakh has been announced for anyone, who can give a clue about those behind the incident.
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February 27, 2000> Eight injured in blast at Paharganj.
June 3, 1999> At least 27 injured in blast at Chandni Chowk.
Dec 30, 1997> Four people killed and 30 injured in blast near Punjabi Bagh.
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Oct 26, 1997> At least 34 people killed and one injured in twin bomb blasts in Karol Bagh market.
Oct 18, 1997> Twin blasts in Rani Bagh market left one dead, 23 hurt.
Oct 10, 1997> One person killed and 18 injured in blast in Kingsway Camp near Delhi University's north campus.
Oct 1, 1997> Two bomb explosions in Sadar Bazar area left 30 injured.
May 23, 1996> At least 16 people killed in bomb blasts in Lajpat Nagar's Central Market.
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Cliches and inane statements that people do not want to hear, post another terror attack
1 It was a medium-intensity blast, it was a high-intensity blast, it was a low-intensity blast: That kind of jargon means nothing to the public. All they care about are if people are injured or dead, the much touted 'intensity' is inane.
2 The nation/city/state is on 'high alert'. This phrase has been used so often, it has lost meaning. Nobody can comprehend what is `high alert?' Does it mean there will be more nakabandis? More screening at public places? What exactly is high alert? The words have become laughable, they are being used so often now.
3 This is a cowardly/dastardly act. Attributed to a number of politicians post bomb blasts this statement is completely trite and one does not need to be a Sherlock Holmes to understand this. Elementary my dear Watson, no unnecessarily my dear Watson.
4 We will bring those responsible for this act to justice. The public has been hearing this for a long time but not backed up by action, it evinces scorn and ridicule.
5 Politicians `review' security situations on the ground. Similar confusion about this one. What are security situations on the ground? What kind of reviews do they mean? Are there security situations in the sky and on the ground? Are they different? So many questions. No answers.
6 Netas 'rush' to the spot where the blast has occurred. Why do they always `rush' to blast sites? What do they mean by 'rushed'?
7 Security has been `beefed' up post the attack. Why is security always beefed up post attacks? Was there security pre-attacks? What does beefed up mean exactly? That the number of security personnel has gone up? Or the nature of scrutiny?
8 We will not be intimidated by terror. The statement is frequently made by people who have not lost anybody or been injured in the blasts. In fact, the layperson is intimidated by terror. It is not an act of defiance that they continue to use public transport or go to work. It is because they have no other choice.
9 We are probing all angles, is a frequently heard statement post terror attacks but it is like saying, the sun rises in the east. Obviously, one would need to probe all angles, whatever those angles might be.
10 Finally, there is one more line, which is bandied about post attacks. This one is: we will get vital clues from footage. We have also heard that one before. Suddenly though, the footage goes missing or is grainy, or the CCTVs have inevitably malfunctioned.
Afzal Guru's shadow falls long
An email received by different media organisations said that the Harkat-ul-Jihadi (HuJI) takes responsibility for the Delhi blast. HUJI is a Pakistan-based terrorist group. The email states, 'We owe the responsibility of today's blasts at High Court, Delhi... our demand is that Afzal Guru's death sentence should be repealed immediately else we would target major high courts & THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.........." Afzal Guru has been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court for his role in the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. His mercy petition that asks for his sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment, is pending with President Pratibha Patil. The Home Ministry has reportedly recommended that it be rejected.


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waveguided RD75
After messing around with neo8's and neo3's, I still find the transparency of the BG rd75 is very good. If it could just reach down a little lower with good dynamics, it would be a very convenient solution for 200Hz-15kHz.
Has anyone experimented with putting it in a very large horn? - it would look essentially like this http://www.bd-design.nl/forum/images...98a9a3ae47.jpg
but with an RD75 in the middle.
The precise interface of the waveguide where it meets the driver will be quite important - for instance if it reaches inside that little 45degree bevel or not. Hence I'm interested if anyone has tried this.
This is a related implementation, though it looks like a conical horn
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In our Religious Education discussion today, we talked about the concept of forgiveness. Adisa has set up a page on her blog for you to tell us your point of view. Visit Adisa's page here and leave your comment.
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As part of her presentation into games which Aboriginal children played in the past, Breanna taught us all how to do Cats Cradle string games. Did you know that these games have been played in cultures around the world for a very long time?
Leave a comment to tell us if you enjoyed learning Cats Cradle. What was the secret of successful learning for you?
ALDI MATHS – Measuring Capacity
A group of students have prepared an introductory video to help their parents with the Aldi activity on Family Maths Night. The activity called for the user to takes screenshots of items on the Aldi website, which were sold by capacity. Then they were to be classified into those measured in litres or millilitres.
Thanks Ava, CJ, Catherine, Marcus, Darcy, Elijah, Lucas CO, Harrison and Lauren.
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We have been listening to the novel 'Flytrap' by Meme Macdonald and Boori Monty Prior. In our discussion Elijah suggested the title of the book might be 'Lytrap'. Do you agree or disagree? Leave a comment here with your reasons.
While reading the last chapter of the book we kept track of our thinking using a 'Patterns' chart. We recorded the patterns that we noticed in the book, and what these patterns were making us think. Can you leave a comment here to ask us about our thinking, or to add to it?
We conducted an experiment to test the differences between heat bags.
Harrison and Kristian interviewed one of our helpful College office staff, Geraldine. She is a big Sydney Swans fan and she was at the match between the Swans and Collingwood. Geraldine witnessed the Adam Goodes incident, and in this interview she tells us more about it.
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In your first science lab session we carried out the following tasks:
- Sophie demonstrated how an air-filled balloon and a water-filled balloon behaved differentely when placed over a candle flame.
- We practised observing like a scientist with a burning candle and a sparkler.
Why are we doing this? Our inquiry topic is 'Matter changes its state when adding or removing heat.'
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Indiana's casinos have taken a hit because several casinos have opened in cities close to the state's border.
Democrats say a work-share program that lowers workers' hours but avoids layoffs would benefit the state.
Sony has not announced which of its plants will be included in its plans to lay off 10,000 employees worldwide.


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So, I feel like I kind of have writer's block today, so I will divulge something to you that I WON'T admit to my husband. He traveled home very early from a trip to Dallas for work and probably didn't take a shower since he had a 6 a.m. flight and then we spent the entire day with my family for my mother "The Birthday Diva's" celebration and now we are home piled three deep on the couch and there is a smell coming from one of us. I did "breath check" with both of them and myself and that all checked out just fine, but in a super sleuth effort to find the culprit of the stench, I discovered that it's ME!!!!!!!!!! I wore my booties without socks and my feet smell!!! I told him, because believe it or not he can't smell bad smells (due to some freak nasal issue, which has worked to my advantage for many years), that HE is the one that kind of smells…..I own most things, but tonight due to my writer's block, I will not be the proud owner of smelly feet….What is not smelly, well, maybe smelly, but not in a smelly feet kind of way is this tasty olive oil!!!
- 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 4-5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 cups good extra virgin olive oil
- In a saucepan over low heat, simmer olive oil, lemon, rosemary and thyme for 2 hours. Strain out the solids into a glass airtight jar. Use for cooking oil or add black pepper and salt and use as a dipping oil.


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Dr. Emma initially worked in mixed practice in the North of England for 2 years, and then completed an internship at Virginia Tech, Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, V.A. Following her time at Virginia Tech, Dr. Emma continued to specialize in equine veterinary practice, completing a residency at University of Edinburgh R.S.V. S. In working with world renowned veterinary professors in the UK and USA, Dr. Emma has developed a particular interest in equine lameness, diagnostic imaging and equine dentistry.
Licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina fully accredited with USDA and a member of the Royal College Veterinary Surgeons, Dr Emma is currently working toward acupuncture certification from the traditional Chinese Medicine Chi Institute in Florida.
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For reasons that I hope I'll explain one day, this week is going to be a bit crazy. So here are a few stories I've been sitting on, awaiting longer commentary:
A few weeks ago, Marvel comics unveiled an alternative Spiderwoman cover which was immediately decried as sexist because of her pose. I suspected that this criticism was largely coming from people who weren't terribly familiar with the medium. And indeed, Maddox easily found a spiderman cover that was almost identical. As a general rule, if you ask a rhetorical question like, "Would they draw Spiderman like that?" you should probably do a little bit of research to make sure the answer isn't "yep". I don't agree with everything Maddox says, but his point is well taken.
Another video you want to take in is Matt Ridley talking about global greening — the apparent rise in plants that has resulted from global warming. I disagree with parts of what he says, but toward the end he hits a very important point: Europeans are now planning to burn zillions of tons of trees under the belief that this is "green energy". There's a reason we stopped burning trees for fuel.
A few months ago, the town of Peoria launched a SWAT raid into the home of Jon Daniel. This incredibly dangerous man had … uh … created a parody Twitter account of Mayor Jim Ardis. During the raid, the cops found some pot on one of Daniel's roommates. A judge has decided that the raid was lawful and they can proceed with the felony possession charges. I have no idea how the raid could be lawful when the prosecutor is not bringing charges because mocking someone on Twitter is not illegal. We have now gotten to the point where cops can raid your house based on something that isn't a crime.
Obama has unveiled a plan to deal with drug-resistant bacteria, mainly by curtailing the massive overuse of antibiotics in farming and creating incentives for companies to develop new antibiotics. All things considered, this could be the biggest accomplishment of his administration. I mean, he's not actively making things worse, so it's got to be one of the top five things he's done, at least on par with the Great Deckchair Rearranging of 2011.
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Entrepreneurship Requires Living With A Sense Of Urgency
People who only think about the long term risk running out of time.
People who only think about the long term risk running out of time.
Fixing the unwelcome circumstances plaguing you is first and foremost an inside job.
Resilience doesn't help you avoid life's hardships; it's a technique for profiting from them.
There is no limit to what a person can overcome with enough effort, but what you're born into has a lot to do with how much that will be.
Always compromise as much as dignity allows but if people are unreasonable, hit where it hurts.
Not everything that can wrong on your entrepreneurial journey will be anticipated in even the most thorough business plan.
There is more to a rich life than what we put on a spreadsheet.
In life, you have to play the hand you're dealt.
The richest people on the planet seem more interested in meeting a challenge than accumulating redundant wealth.
.Decide what you can begin today and you'll stop worrying about what to do with your life.
A life without pleasure would be unbearable but a life devoted to just pleasure is certain to be unsatisfying.
You only find the most elusive things in life when you've given up searching for them.


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Celebrity House Calls
If it's good enough for George Forman…
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shining jewel
Due to a last-minute injury, Jewel wasn't able to cut a rug as scheduled on ABC's hit, Dancing With the Stars. But in her current ad campaign for luxury carpet and rug brand Karastan, she endorses one. Following in the footsteps of actresses Kelly Preston, Mariska Hargitay, Evangeline Lilly, and Andie MacDowell, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/actress appears in Karastan's 2009 "Make A Statement" national campaign. In an interview posted on Karastan's website (karastan.com), Jewel talks about creating a space that reflects the people who live there, a new area of expertise to add to her pile.
gossip girl's shining moment
Sylvania's lighting products recently teamed up with Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford to introduce the company's bright idea: Living Spaces, the brand's next generation of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) that feature enhanced, industry-exclusive phosphors. The Melrose Place alum also plugs Sylvania's other new lighting products, such as PalPodzzz, a three-in-one product with a soft light for nighttime, a rechargeable flashlight, and back-up lighting during a power outage—a favorite of her son, Hermes.
kelly's washed up
European appliance brand Electrolux has tapped LIVE! With Regis and Kelly co-host (and America's favorite mom) Kelly Ripa as its spokesperson for the company's U.S. brand launch this year. Ripa, known for her unlimited energy and mind-boggling ability to multi-task, touts Electrolux's washer and dryer with its speedy wash-to-dry time (a scant 36 minutes) and eco-friendly capability (washers use 56 percent less water than their traditional counterparts). One more to-do on her laundry list.
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Designed with Chef Emeril Lagasse's expertise and Wüsthof's engineering, Emeril Pro Cutlery—distinguished by a unique blade and handle design—is a gourmet cook's dream (whether that be a seasoned chef or an Emeril wannabe). Similar in look to Wüsthof's best-selling Classic Collection, the Emeril Pro blades undergo additional polishing and grinding to create exceptionally sharp edges, just right for perfecting those delicious po' boys.


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"The two-party system, with one group always in opposition to the other and seeking to take control of the government from it, [is] the best safeguard of honest and able government… Under our system there must be sacrifices for the greater good. Those who refuse to make the sacrifices simply help [to] drag us away from party government, from the orderly expression of the popular will, to the utterly chaotic conditions which would prevail."
Jesse H. Jones, July 27, 1928
"It is certainly not to the best interest of our country that control of the wealth, industry, and credit be concentrated in a few hands. This is so fundamental as not to be open to argument… If we ever have serious social disturbance, it will be due to this. The distance between the palace and the hovel is too great—the mountain too high to climb."
Jesse H. Jones, November 23, 1936
During the Great Depression, Jesse Jones and the federal government's Reconstruction Finance Corporation salvaged the nation's financial system, saved thousands of farms, homes, banks and businesses, and developed the country's infrastructure, from bridges, tunnels and aqueducts to the latest in high-speed trains. Jones declared in 1940, "There is no line of business that we have not aided, and probably every man, woman, and child in the United States has benefited from RFC operations." Remarkably, Jones and the RFC did all of this and also made a substantial profit for the United States government, a feat worthy of examination today. Then they turned their attention to global defense.
Acutely aware of events overseas, the RFC began financing and orchestrating the militarization and expansion of industry eighteen months before the attacks on Pearl Harbor, ramping up production in time for the Allied Forces to fight and win World War II. Jones and the RFC showed that business, government, management, labor and academia can cooperate and quickly build entire industries to benefit the common good, nurture private enterprise and overcome dependence on other nations for vital resources. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith once explained, "Jesse Jones controlled an unlicensed flow of money where you could borrow and spend… for all the war purposes… It was an authority, a power I suppose in practical terms, second only to the president… He was the conduit, the great canal, between the financial world and the war needs." LIFE magazine simply reported about Jones in 1942, "It is his job to finance the industrial plant expansion for waging war."
In one shining example, while Congress and the public dithered over intervening in the war, Jones and the RFC developed synthetic rubber from scratch, advancing to mass production in less than two years, right before the Japanese took over the supply of natural rubber in the Pacific. Without the government initiative under Jones's management, the Allied forces would have been dramatically disadvantaged. The president of General Tire and Rubber said in 1943, "While all the bickering… was raging, Mr. Jones was quietly sawing wood. His synthetic [rubber] program was taking shape… It was not a job that could be done overnight." He added, "This is not just another in the long list of important contributions which Jesse Jones made… It may mean the difference between winning and losing the war."
Next to President Roosevelt, Jesse Jones was considered to be the most powerful person in the nation throughout the Great Depression and World War II. Largely forgotten today, he helped define Franklin Roosevelt's presidency as one that in many instances provided positive, profound and enduring results for the nation in a financially astute and responsible manner. Both men were pivotal, heroic and successful in their efforts to preserve capitalism and democracy during two of the most tumultuous and dangerous periods in United States history, and their accomplishments and methods deserve attention today.
Despite their singular record, neither claimed perfection. Jones said in 1934, "No one claims that the Roosevelt administration has proceeded without error. The president himself does not claim that, but the mistakes have been far outweighed by the successful steps. Of greater importance is the fact that everything that has been done has been actuated by one motive—the welfare of the people as a whole."back to top


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Kristen Stewart Signs on for The Big Shoeby Hilton Hater at . Comments
Kristen Stewart has signed on for her next movie role.
According to Deadline, the actress will come on board The Big Shoe, costarring with such big names as Elizabeth Banks and Jim Sturgess in a film about a shoe designer (Sturgess) whose family wants to turn his designs into mass-produced knock-offs.
The family will hire a psychotherapist named Mary Kay (Banks), while Stewart portrays the woman/muse who lures the main character back to work.
No production date or release date has been announced yet.
Elsewhere, have you voted for Kristen and Robert Pattinson in the Tournament of THG Finals yet?!?


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By Keith Idec
NEW YORK — Golden Boy Promotions chief executive officer Richard Schaefer told BoxingScene.com that HBO rebuffed his inquiry about making a Bernard Hopkins-Adonis Stevenson fight.
Schaefer sent an email to an unidentified HBO Sports executive recently, but was informed in an email he said was returned a week later that the network wouldn't televise a Hopkins-Stevenson fight. Hopkins' last fight, in which the 48-year-old Philadelphia native won the IBF light heavyweight title from Tavoris Cloud, was broadcast by HBO.
Months after that deal was finalized, however, HBO Sports announced in a statement that it would no longer do business with Golden Boy Promotions, in which Hopkins is a partner. HBO will televise Stevenson's next fight, his first since a career-changing, one-punch, first-round knockout of former WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson that HBO televised from Montreal on June 8.
A fight against Stevenson (21-1, 18 KOs) is attractive to Hopkins because it would afford him an opportunity to beat the man who defeated Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs, 2 NC), the southpaw who out-pointed Hopkins nearly 14 months ago in Atlantic City.
"I think Stevenson wants to fight Bernard," Schaefer said. "And Bernard wants to fight Stevenson. It's an interesting fight."
Schaefer added that if a Hopkins-Stevenson showdown is ever made it would take place in Montreal or Quebec City, the two cities in which Hopkins fought Quebec-based Jean Pascal (27-2-1, 16 KOs) in light heavyweight title fights. The Haitian-born Stevenson resides in Longueuil, Quebec, a city near Montreal where Stevenson was raised.
Meanwhile, the 35-year-old Stevenson could be headed toward a fight against Cloud (24-1, 19 KOs). Hopkins probably will encounter a less imposing opponent in his next fight, Germany's Karo Murat.
Hopkins was supposed to meet Murat (25-1-1, 15 KOs) on July 13 at Barclays Center, but the fight was postponed indefinitely June 14 because Murat was experiencing visa issues that could've prevented him from arriving in the United States in time for the fight. Murat has since settled those undisclosed visa issues and Hopkins said over the weekend that their fight, which will be broadcast by Showtime, could be rescheduled for Sept. 21 at Barclays Center.
HBO already has committed to televising another light heavyweight championship match between WBO title-holder Nathan Cleverly (26-0, 12 KOs), of Wales, and Russia's Sergey Kovalev (21-0-1, 19 KOs). Cleverly and Kovalev will square off Aug. 17 in Cardiff, Wales.
The IBF briefly installed Kovalev as Hopkins' mandatory challenger once the Hopkins-Murat match was postponed, but Kovalev preferred the security of a guaranteed title fight against Cleverly, rather than waiting for a Hopkins fight to be made. The IBF has since made Murat the mandatory challenger for Hopkins again.
Keith Idec covers boxing for The Record and Herald News, of Woodland Park, N.J., and BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.


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Seattle closer Eddie Guardado took the relievers out to dinner Saturday night in Baltimore for his annual "bullpen dinner."
He pulled a favorite baseball gag and stuck just-promoted reliever Bobby Livingston, who hadn't even gotten his first big league paycheck, with the bill.
Livingston was only stuck with it for 20 minutes, about how long it took for the party to clear up and leave the table at the pricy Capital Grille.
"I had the waiters run his (credit) card, but I told them to void it," said Guardado, who intended all along to pick up the tab. "He was looking pretty panicky."
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The most gifted and accomplished jazz singer of her generation, Cassandra Wilson strikes out in new directions—with spectacular results—on her latest Blue Note album, thunderbird.
Set for release on April 4, 2006, thunderbird is Cassandra Wilson's sixth Blue Note release, the fifteenth album of her stellar career, and her first collaboration with producer T Bone Burnett.
At first glance, the contents of thunderbird may seem familiar to those listeners who have embraced such albums as Cassandra's Grammy Award-winning New Moon Daughter (Best Jazz Vocal Performance, 1996). There's a classic blues, a folk ballad, a couple of entries from contemporary songwriters, and three originals co-written by the artist.
But no other Cassandra Wilson album has had a sound quite like this one: dense, humid, almost tactile, characterized by live-on-the-floor performances accented by studio technology but still retaining their essential organic qualities. An acoustic bass line may play subtly throughout the tack, then move into the foreground with sudden and dramatic impact. A lone slide guitar, intertwined with Cassandra's voice, can conjure the weight and density of a full band.
Credit Cassandra Wilson with once again breaking free of familiar formulae and easy routes. Credit producer T Bone Burnett with thunderbird's atmospheric magic, and for assembling an exceptional supporting cast in sessions that took place between November 2004 through January 2005 at various studios in L.A. (Capitol, The Village Recorder, The Green Room, and T Bone's own Electro Magnetic) and New York (Dangerous Music).
"You know, most modern recording studios are pretty much the same," Cassandra notes. "That is, unless you doctor them. I think great producers know how to do that, and T Bone Burnett is certainly in that group of great producers.
"He makes certain modifications that I can't really go into detail about, because I think they're secret. There are personal techniques that he uses in order to cater the studio, to get the sounds he wants to get."
(Not for nothing was Burnett named Non-Classical Producer of the Year in the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. That 2002 ceremony celebrated his work on the multi-platinum soundtrack album O Brother, Where Art Thou? and its sequel Down From the Mountain as well as on the album Fan Dance by singer/songwriter Sam Phillips. T Bone has worked with everyone from Elvis Costello to Ralph Stanley, and produced and/or composed music for such films as The Big Lebowski, Cold Mountain, and the forthcoming All the King's Men starring Sean Penn and Jude Law.)
About that supporting cast: Keefus Ciancia (piano, keyboards, programming) has worked with Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Fishbone, Macy Gray, Allison Krauss, and Elvis Costello, and with vocalist Jade Vincent in the duo Vincent & Mr. Green. Electric bassist Mike Elizondo has become a marquee name on the on the charts through his songwriting and production for 50 Cent ("In Da Club"), Eminem ("Just Lose It,"), and Eve ("Let Me Blow Ya Mind," featuring Gwen Stefani).
Canadian slide guitarist Colin Linden first worked with T Bone Burnett in 2000, when he contributed a version of Skip James' "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" to O Brother Where Art Thou? Cassandra Wilson's thunderbird crew also includes two members of her most recent touring band, Reginald Veal (acoustic bass) and Gregoire Maret (harmonica); guitarists Keb' Mo' and Marc Ribot; and the drummers Jay Bellerose, Jim Keltner, and Bill Maxwell.
Cassandra Wilson Talks About Songs From thunderbird
"Go To Mexico" – Cassandra, Keefus Ciancia, and Mike Elizondo created "Go To Mexico" from a studio jam. The vocal sample—the only such sound source heard on thunderbird—came from a vintage recording by the Wild Tchoupitoulas, a legendary tribe of New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians. Cassandra later added lyrics to the instrumental track.
"'Go To Mexico' was something we did at the tail end of the sessions. Mike started playing that sample, and we just started playing along with it. The sound and the tempo of those [sampled] voices is not a mechanical thing—it has a very life-like quality, and it became almost like another musician in the room."
"Collaborating with more than one writer to this extent was a whole new experience for me, and I really enjoyed it."
"I Want to Be Loved" – Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones recorded this Willie Dixon composition in up-tempo arrangements. But Cassandra's version is slowed-down and playfully sensual, her voice framed by the guitars of Keb' Mo' and Colin Linden and the loose, funky duel drumming of Jim Keltner and Bill Maxwell.
"Colin Linden is someone I'd just met through T Bone, and he is wicked on that slide guitar! Colin turned me on to the song. I like to do these vintage blues songs, to make them part of my projects whenever I can."
"Closer to You" – Composer Jakob Dylan introduced "Closer to You" on the Wallflowers' 2002 album Red Letter Days. Cassandra plays acoustic guitar on this beautiful interpretation, with its remarkable Reginald Veal bass solo and Keefus keyboard accents. Even before the release of thunderbird, Cassandra had begun including "Closer to You" in her live shows.
"T Bone introduced me to that song and I fell in love with it. I really fell in love with the lyrics—I learned a lot about intimacy from singing the song and studying the lyrics. I think Jakob Dylan is like his father, an incredible songwriter. There's so much depth of emotion in his simple words and plain language."
"Easy Rider" – Cassandra transforms a Blind Lemon Jefferson classic of the Twenties into a dramatic, intoxicating seven-minute blues epic for the 21st century. It's as close as we've ever heard her come—at least on disc—to the sound and spirit of Jimi Hendrix.
"There are two different blues songs known as 'Easy Rider'—the one that's often titled 'C.C. Rider,' and this one. I gravitated towards Blind Lemon's song because of the lyrics, which are very strong, very powerful, and not typical: 'There's gonna be a time when a woman don't need no man/So hush your mouth, stop raisin' sand…'
"I'm a big fan of Blind Lemon Jefferson and that whole Texas crowd. I like to study all those different country blues styles—from the Delta, from southern Mississippi, from Louisiana and East Texas."
"Lost" – This romantic ballad, with its echoes of Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday, is one of two tracks (along with "Strike a Match") composed by T Bone Burnett for the Wim Wenders film Don't Come Knocking (2005, with Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange). Co-produced by J.D. Foster, the song is perfectly rendered with nothing more than Cassandra's tender vocal and Marc Ribot's electric guitar.
"'Lost' is definitely from that 'standards' school of songwriting, and this track was a whole performance with Ribot—a master, one of my favorite guitar guys.
"I always work from an entire performance. If you have problems with the sound—say, if there's leakage—then you might have to go in and fix something. But I try not to go back and change that performance, because you can feel the difference even if you alter one line."
Cassandra describes the thunderbird recordings as "a blueprint for the way these songs will be performed live. I still consider myself a jazz musician and a jazz vocalist, so improvisation naturally becomes a part of whatever we do on stage.
"You want the songs to grow in public, to develop a life apart from the recording—and I'm sure they will."
April 2006
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West Ham United legend Julian Dicks says Sam Allardyce must do all he can to sign permanently Andy Carroll.
Carroll is on-loan at West Ham from Liverpool.
Dicks told the Daily Star Sunday: "I really like Andy Carroll and think he is right for West Ham when you have Sam as a manager.
"He gives you that option if you want to play direct and he knows where the goal is. But he is not a prolific striker and the price has to be right.
"I don't think they should pay more than £12m for him, given that he will be on around £80,000 a week.
"I am glad West Ham kept him during the transfer window.
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Princess Morag moved to a new realm with her husband Sir Rianus Renfroana in 2011. She used to spend her days aiding people in their quality of life in her capacity as an Occupational Therapist but now is concentrating on helping the young Master develop all his life skills and trying to teach him to be gentle towards his younger maiden sister.
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Six words
Princess Morag was challenged today to describe herself in six words. And they came to mind surprisingly quickly: born again, a child of God. And those sweet words soothed her soul because they are true. Although Princess Morag has identified herself as a Christian for half her life, it has only been a year since the phrase 'born again' held any resonance for her. It means a new start, letting go of the hurts and hardship of the past and she is not yet used to the idea that her primary identity is that of child of God. Because if that is who she is, then she is undoubtedly loved and therefore lovable.
Friday, March 02, 2012
The soundtrack to Princess Morag's day consists mostly of the voices of her two small children - either making happy play noises, or whiny requests for mummy to get something for them. With the background noise of dishwasher, washing machine or tumble drier being in use. And since her birthday, Princess Morag is once again able to hear music and dance in the kitchen (it's the best room for dancing you know) because she has an i-pod dock/speaker thing that looks like a donut. Furthermore, yesterday Sir Rianus informed her that there IS a way to turn off the sound of his talk radio shows recording on the computer without turning the speakers off entirely - Hallelujah!
With everything going on Princess Morag is not really able to have a quiet quiet time, but she perseveres nonetheless. She has mostly been doing her bible study homework at the lunch table and despite interruptions and noise, she can hear God talking to her - not audibly but often straight to her heart. There is very little conversation to be heard in the Princess's day, except those slightly bewildering exchanges she has with her three and four-year-old children, but what can't be heard is the constant babbling going on in her head. You see, the inner critic residing in her brain thinks that the best plan of attack for this stay at home mother is to constantly criticise and spew negativity into her spirit so that she feels like she can no longer function in any aspect of her life :( Now do you understand why she perseveres with the attempt at a quiet time? How else can she counteract the attack from a bodiless, soundless enemy from within.
Freedom comes when Princess Morag is able to leave her dwelling place and go to the rehearsal hall. There she is released from her responsibilities and is free to sing and dance and celebrate life in the story of another - what joy. And the critic leaves her alone there because she is not thinking of herself, she is dreaming awake in the attempt to lead others in the same dream.
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S.F. scam fugitive found in Watsonville
Updated 10:41 pm, Thursday, October 4, 2012
A con artist who jumped $1 million bail after being convicted of 13 felonies for a condominium-loan scam in San Francisco was apprehended Wednesday in Watsonville, authorities said.
Police arrested Jay Shah, 48, in his Land Rover outside a motel on Highway 1, said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón. Investigators tracked him to San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas before learning he was in Watsonville, where local police took him into custody.
On Sept. 19, a Superior Court jury convicted Shah of forgery, grand theft, money laundering, burglary and identity theft. The felony convictions stemmed from a swindle that stole $2.2 million from a lender on three luxury condominiums at the One Rincon Hill high-rise.
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Shah was absent when the jury returned its verdict because, according to his lawyer, he was in a Santa Clara hospital with a foot-related injury.
His bail was secured by $7.5 million in real estate holdings that his family put up as collateral. A judge will decide how much should be returned to the family.
Meanwhile, Shah remains behind bars on a no-bail hold. He faces up to 35 years in state prison when sentenced on Nov. 8.
Prosecutors say Shah forged the real owner's signature to secure the title to the three condos, which were then used to secure the loans. It was part of a conspiracy with the so-called Dark Prince - Nepalese exchange student Kaushal Niroula, 31. Niroula was found guilty on Sept. 7 of murdering a 74-year-old Palm Springs man in another elaborate scam. He has not been tried in the Rincon Hill case.
Three other accomplices were charged in this scam. Former tennis instructor Winston Lum, 48, was convicted of six counts of filing false or forged documents, grand theft and attempted grand theft and faces up to 20 years in state prison. San Jose attorney Melvin Emerich, 60, was acquitted of forgery, but jurors hung on several other charges he faced.
Grachelle Languban, a notary who allegedly handled the paperwork in the scam, fled earlier while out on $50,000 bail and is now believed to be in the Philippines.
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Bihar Board Matric Results 2014 to be announced today on www. biharboard. net / www. biharboard. bih. nic. in at 4 PM. Good Luck Students!
The Bihar School Examination Board is the main board of education in Bihar. BSEB was formed to facilitate education and conduct examinations at secondary and senior secondary standard (Class 10 and Class 12) in both government and private schools in the state of Bihar on the basis of syllabus as prescribed by the Government of Bihar. Secondary and senior secondary school examinations are held twice a year by the board, first exam is held in August/September which is called supplementary examination while the second one is held in February/March which is called the annual board examinations.
BSEB board also conducts departmental examinations such as Diploma in Physical Education, Certificate in Physical Education and Teachers Training Examination.
Bihar Baord BSEB is headquartered at Patna. The board tries hard to ensure the proper level of education in Bihar and increase the literacy rate. As per 2011 census of India, Bihar's literacy rate was 63.8 %, an increase of 16.8 % over last census (the highest among all the state) but still it ranked last among all the states of India.
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O'Mara to welcome local Monterey Shock supporters at Albany protest rally today
Elmira, N.Y., March 10—State Senator Tom O'Mara will meet local Monterey Shock supporters traveling by bus from the Southern Tier to Albany today for a Capitol rally to protest Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to shut down several correctional facilities this year, including the Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in Schuyler County.
The local bus caravan is being sponsored by the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA). According to local NYSCOPBA representatives, approximately 100 local Monterey supporters are scheduled to leave on two buses from the Wegman's Plaza in Elmira at 7:00 a.m.
The rally in Albany begins at 11:30 a.m. in the West Capitol Park.
O'Mara will meet local supporters at the Capitol and address the rally.
"We're not giving up the fight to save Monterey Shock. Tomorrow gives us an opportunity to bring the fight directly to Albany and we'll be voicing our support for saving these local jobs, these vital local community services and all of Monterey's other positive impacts locally. I hope the Cuomo administration hears us. If they want to reduce recidivism, keep Monterey open. If they want to save state and local taxpayer dollars, keep Monterey open. If they care about local jobs and local community services, keep Monterey open. We need to keep making the case to Governor Cuomo that there are more effective ways to achieve the short- and long-term goals we share without closing a high-quality, community-oriented and cost-effective facility like Monterey."
Since last July when the Cuomo administration first announced it closure plans, O'Mara and other local leaders have been critical of the decision to shut down Monterey Shock. They've highlighted the loss of local jobs and other local economic consequences that will result from the facility's closing, as well as Monterey's record of fiscal and correctional services success – a record which was praised by the Cuomo administration itself in September 2012 as part of the facility's 25th Anniversary celebration.
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Anne De Zogheb – Brief Biography
Anne de Zogheb is the daughter of Lebanese diplomat Charles de Zogheb. Anne was raised in Egypt and is of English, Lebanese, French, Dutch and Greek descent.
A top model, she graced the covers of many fashion magazines beginning in the late 1950's. She met Paul Anka while on assignment with the Eileen Ford Agency in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1962. The couple married on February 16, 1963 at a ceremony at Orly Airport in Paris. Zogheb and Anka broke some records of sorts by remaining married for 37 years and raising 5 daughters. (They Divorced in 2000)
Anne quit modeling after their second child was born. The Anka daughers include singer Anthea Anka and Amanda (wife of actor Jason Bateman)
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Infection Control: Steam Vapor Faster and More Effective Than Conventional Disinfectants
A recent University of Michigan study has demonstrated that the Advanced Vapor Technologies' MondoVap 2400 steam vapor device equipped with a Thermal Accelerated Nano Crystal Sanitation (TANCS) water treatment module, rapidly and effectively destroys microbial biofilms; those sticky, often invisible films formed by bacteria and other germs to colonize surfaces and protect themselves from attack by disinfectants and other antimicrobial agents.
Chuanwu Xi, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Michigan and his research team found that treated steam from a novel steam disinfection system utilizing TANCS technology rapidly kills highly resistant biofilms with greater than 99.95 percent killing efficiency in a 3 second treatment, and to a non-detectable level in a less than 10 second treatment.
"Scientific studies have found that biofilms can be up to 1000 times more resistant to biocide inactivation than are suspended microbes," said Dr. Xi. "It is extremely difficult to get rid of biofilms and kill them. The efficacy of the steam vapor system is important because even strong chemical disinfectants such as bleach when allowed 20 minutes of dwell time did not achieve the same degree of kill that the TANCS-equipped unit accomplished in three seconds."
The MondoVap with TANCS technology uses only tap water to generate steam for cleaning and killing biofilms without leaving chemical residue. The low-moisture 6% steam leaves surfaces dry and those areas can be returned to service almost immediately while reducing slip and fall hazards.
"This device is one of the very promising technologies that combine both rapid physical dispersal and disinfection functions. The dry steam generated can easily break the barrier of biofilm structures and kill cells inside the biofilms. It also does so without polluting the environment or risk of creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The technology should have a wide application in a variety of facilities," Xi concluded.


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Frederick's of Hollywood sure seems to be on a promotional roll. Today, it's hot bodied model Lauren Young looking rather sinister hot in their little bits of lingerie they're most widely known for. Lauren seems to be the right woman for the job based upon her Greg Brady like ability to fit the costume perfectly. Of course, Greg never had ridiculously alluring yams like Lauren Young. That probably would've been awkward.
Of course, I keep a tab running at Victoria's Secret for all the lacy silky purchases I make to fill my shame closet, but if Frederick's keeps this up, I might have to open up a second front. Lauren Young, chalk yourself up one new customer. Enjoy.


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Twentynine Palms is a compelling account of the devastating murder of two young girls by a troubled Marine in the rural California desert town of Twentynine Palms. More than just a murder-mystery, Twentynine Palms is a passionate dissection of desert life itself. How did such a grisly crime occur in the shadow of a military outpost populated by those who are sworn to protect us?


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So Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith sold $13.4 million worth of tickets between Thursday and Sunday - the biggest non-Christmas opening weekend of all time in Australia. Since it was showing on a record 534 screens, that's no surprise. But it doesn't guarantee that Sith will become our biggest cinema earner of all time, the honour currently held by Titanic.
To achieve staying power, a blockbuster needs more than a big opening. Titanic made only $3.2 million in its first four days (on 222 screens), but went on to total $58 million. The Matrix Revolutions made $8 million in its first four days (on 455 screens) and ultimately earned just $18 million. One of them had good word of mouth. One didn't.
It's encouraging to realise that in these days of expensive hype, a blockbuster still needs depth, resonance, and challenging ideas to reach the record books. Does Sith have these qualities?
It certainly has epic references. The baby-handover scene has already been christened "the Harry Potter moment". The shooting of General Grievous is an Indiana Jones moment. The last light sabre battle is conducted over the fires of Mount Doom, where you expect Gollum to rise from the lava triumphantly waving The Ring.
For the nitpickers, George Lucas seems to have covered all the connections to the original Star Wars, even mentioning that one character's memory will be wiped, to explain his failure to recognise another character 19 years later.
And there are enough portentous platitudes - "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose"; "Only a Sith deals in absolutes"; "That's how liberty dies: with thunderous applause" - to attract the attention of the deep thinkers. Four books are out in America tying the series to schools of thought: The Dharma of Star Wars; Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters; The Tao of Star Wars; and Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine.
Is this enough to let Sith transcend Titanic to become our biggest moneymaker of all time? Or will it fizzle and fade like Matrix Revolutions? The original Star Wars (now called Episode 4) sold six million tickets in 1977-78. If Sith does as well this year, it will make $65 million.
This column is offering a fabulous prize to the reader who comes closest to predicting Sith's ultimate box office total. Send your predictions (and your reasons for optimism or pessimism) to email@example.com and we'll publish all predictions on this website. In three months we'll know who's the best fortune-teller.
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First four days box office to final earnings
1. The Two Towers (2002) $14.1m to $46m
2. Star Wars Episode 3: The Revenge of the Sith (2005) $13.4m to ?
3. Shrek 2 (2004) $13.2m to $50m
4. Return of the King (2003) $12.8m to $49m
5. SW2: Attack of the Clones (2002) $11.9m to $33m
6. Harry Potter/Azkaban (2004) $11.9m to $33m
7. Matrix Reloaded (2003) $11.2m to $34m
8. Harry Potter/ Secrets (2002) $10.6m to $37m
9. Spider-man (2002) $10.6m to $30.8m
10. Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $9.8m to $47m
11. Harry Potter/ Stone (2001) $9.2m to $42m
12. SW1: Phantom Menace (1999) $9.1m to $39m
13. Matrix Revolutions (2003) $8.0m to $18m
14. Terminator 3 (2003) $7.3m to $19m
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1. Titanic (1997) $3.1 m to
2. Babe (1995) $4.2m to $37m
3. Jurassic Park (1993) $4.8 m to $33m
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) $2.2m to $28m
5. The Lion King (1994) $2.3m to $27m
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I love hummus. My kids like hummus. These little hummus boats were my attempt at getting them convert over to "love" status. They love celery and mini bell peppers. If the hummus was already on their crunchy favorites – well – maybe?
They Don't Have to Inhale Kale: Tips from a Recovering Vegetable Nagger
"It's a great source of Vitamin K," I said reassuringly to my skeptical child. Any onlooker would weep at my lame attempt to talk about vitamins to a preschooler. And my other vegetable selling points weren't much better. I felt like my kids had to model vegetable perfection because their mom was a public health […]
Chipotle Ribeye Fajita Salad
I could eat fajitas every day. I love the seared veggies and the smell of cumin and chiles. I love the infinite combination of toppings. My kids love the freedom to create their own deliciousness. Yes. Lots of love at our house for these beauties.
Cucumber Mummies with Rainbow Carrots
Cucumber mummies. Yes. This is what I think about when I'm chopping up a cucumber during the month of October. I think Pinterest has warped my brain. Whatever the state of my brain,
Play with Your Food: Carrot Portraits
We're learning how to play with food. It took me forever a few years to get in the habit of inviting my crew into the kitchen and assigning tasks like stirring, measuring or dumping. I didn't understand that process is a big deal for budding chefs. I was only focused on the final product. I learned that when […]


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During a Hillary Clinton rally at Simpson College's Kent Campus Center in Indianola, Iowa, on Thursday, one can see a man slowly falling asleep, right behind her.
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During this summer Ileana Dumitriu and her research students Candace Carducci '15 and Joshua Moss'14 participated in an experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They studied the interaction of Carbon negative ion clusters wit X-rays. During the experiment the students worked in shifts as they collected and analyzed data. They got very good results, and were able to see change in the electronic properties of the cluster with its size - very exciting for the atomic physics community! After the experiment they went camping in Yosemite National Park. It was beautiful and unforgettable.
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A man's plot to illegally try on woman's lingerie and then sneak into the night in a red dress and blonde wig was foiled this week when that same man forgot to cover up his tattoo in front of store surveillance cameras.
Authorities in Davenport, Iowa confirm that Jose Angel Perales broke into Dr. John's Lingerie Boutique around 4 a.m. on February 17.
He grabbed some items from the shelves; headed into the manager's office; and then emerged in his birthday suit, according to surveillance video footage.
The 24-year old then tried on clothes for a bit, donned the aforementioned outfit and exited… only to later be apprehended because the cameras caught a clear picture of his back tattoo, which spells out his last name in old English letters.
Perales was arrested Friday and charged with third degree burglary and third degree theft.
There's a lesson somewhere in here, kids.