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September 19, 2012 at 11:03pm
If you're twenty-two, and physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you to travel — as far and widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them — wherever you go.
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Continuing the Conversation:
Religion and Spirituality in LGBTQA Communities
November 7 - 8, 2014
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For the past six years the Mid-Atlantic LGBTQA Conference has offered a variety of sessions designed to address issues of the LGBTQA community on college campuses. This year, the conference will address varying issues of religion and spirituality surrounding our diverse identities with our conference theme "Continuing the Conversation: Religion and Spirituality in LQBTQA Communities."
Keynote Presentation
Rev. Irene Monroe lives in Cambridge and is a Huffington Post blogger and a syndicated religion columnist. A native of Brooklyn, Rev. Irene Monroe is a graduate from Wellesley College and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University, and served as a pastor at an African-American church before coming to Harvard Divinity School for a doctorate as a Ford Fellow. As a syndicated queer religion columnist, Monroe's columns appear in 43 cities across the country and in the U.K.
Her award-winning essay, Louis Farrakhan's Ministry of Misogyny and Homophobia, was greeted with critical acclaim. Monroe states that her columns are an interdisciplinary approach drawing on critical race theory, African American, queer and religious studies. "As a religion columnist I try to inform the public of the role religion plays in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. Because homophobia is both a hatred of the 'other' and its usually acted upon 'in the name of religion,' by reporting religion in the news I aim to highlight how religious intolerance and fundamentalism not only shatters the goal of American democracy, but also aids in perpetuating other forms of oppression such as racism, sexism, classism and anti-Semitism."
Monroe has been profiled in O, Oprah Magazine. She was also profiled in the Gay Pride Episode of "'In the Life' TV" where the segment on her was nominated for an educational Emmy. She has received the Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching several times while being the head teaching fellow of the Rev. Peter Gomes, the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard who is the author of the best seller, THE GOOD BOOK. She is in the film, "For the bible Tells me so," an exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community, and her coming out story is profiled in "CRISIS: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing up Gay in America" that was released in September 2008. Monroe sits on the advisory boards of several national LGBTQ organizations.
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November 1-2, 2013 - The Sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic LGBTQA Conference: Unmasking Prejudice and Dispelling Myths in the LGBTQA World
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- Keynote Presentation: William S. Meyer: On The Diagnosis and 'Treatment' Of Homosexuality: When Prejudice Masquerades As Science
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- Keynote Presentation: Ben Singer: Alphabet Re-View: Unpacking the Additive Politics of L+G+B+T+
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I look at my reflection in the mirror
and find myself looking into a river of lies
How long does this river last?
Does it ever end?
I keep these secrets to myself hoping no one will know them,
but will the river rise causing my secrets to flow out of my mouth?
Every day the river gets bigger
as my secrets pile up
How will you be able to help me,
if you cant even help yourself?
You have your own secrets piling up inside
and you cant even control it
The time will come for these secrets to be revealed,
but for now, we must learn to control the over flowing river of secrets
before its to late.


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We understand that is the intent. We are just extremely disappointed with the current limitations.
My WoW login is not the email that my family / friends have and even if it was, it is still against Blizzard's own EULA to give it out. Sometimes you still want to just hang out by yourself and not broadcast your every move to people regardless of how close you are. Etc...
The biggest thing though is that this could be a amazing system for everybody with a few changes. Instead it is being aimed at a very small portion of the playerbase. I have dozens of friends (RL and Game only) I'd add gladly with a few changes like removing my real name and allowing me to still have a alt or two that was hidden. As it is, I'll never touch it instead.


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WikiProject Taiwan/Taiwan tagging
- 1 行政區域 Admin Level
- 2 道路 Road
- 3 鐵路 Railway
- 4 Is_in
- 5 Naming scheme
- 6 Addresses and place names [Proposed]
- 7 原住民區域 Indigenous Admin Level [Proposed]
- 8 Items for discussion
- 9 Acknowledgement
行政區域 Admin Level
boundary=administrative admin_level=*
Copy from Key:admin_level#10_admin_level_values_for_specific_countries
|Taiwan 2012 edition
|border around Taiwan (de facto, 中華民國實際控制地區)
|Province 省; Municipality 直轄市
|District of Municipality 直轄市的區
|Provintial municipality 省轄市; County 縣
|District 省轄市的區
|County-administered city 縣轄市; Township 鄉/鎮
|Village 村/里
|Neighbourhood 鄰
道路 Road
Road types
Motorway / Freeway
- highway=motorway Freeway (高速公路), 國道 with numbers in the plum flower shaped signs with green brim, current numbers: 1, 2, 3, 3甲, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10
ref=1 ref:en=Freeway 1 ref:zh=國道1號
ref=3甲 ref:en=Freeway 3A ref:zh=國道3甲號
- The Chinese numbers 甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸 are mapped to A to J in English
- 目前國道 Mapping 的進度以這頁面為表示。
Trunk Roads / Expressways
- highway=trunkExpressway (快速道路[1]); 省道 with numbers 61 to 99 (currently 61 to 88)
- The Expressways in Taipei don't have numbers, like Civic Blvd (市民大道), JianGuo Expressway (建國快速道路), HuanHe Expressway (環河快速道路) and so on... but they are also trunk roads, i.e. roads with dedicated interchanges and divided traffic.
- The 快速道路 are trunk roads, because the traffic is divided and with dedicated access ramps, like freeways. They also have different rules from normal primary roads.
- 快速道路標記為highway=trunk,其匝道、槽化道等聯繫用道路標記為highway=trunk_link,通常會以高架橋形式bridge=yes或土堤形式與一般道路隔開,但有時也會有平面路段且有平交路口;快速道路與一般省道的交通規則不同,如禁行250cc以下的機動車輛以及較高的限速等等。目前台灣快速道路編碼為省道台61線至台68線。
- 在台北市內的快速道路沒有編號,像是新生高架道路、建國高架道路、東西向快速道路(市民大道)等,如台北交通所列之平交路口較少的專用快速道路。
- 新北市內台一線高架道路(新北大道忠孝橋至五股交流道部分,俗稱二省道)為省道台1線 ref=1,高架路段道路具封閉性質且有匝道等設施,為新北市快速道路系統之一。
- 其他縣市快速道路如新北市新北環快、中安快速道路等、高雄都會快速道路(大中快速道路)皆是無編號之快速道路。
ref=61 ref:en=Provincial Highway 61 ref:zh=台61線
Primary Roads / Provincial Highways
- highway=primary numbered highways with the white number in the blue sign; 省道 with numbers 1 to 60 (currently 1 to 39)
ref=1甲 ref:en=Provincial Highway 1A ref:zh=台1甲線
- The Chinese numbers 甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸 are mapped to A to J in English
Secondary Roads
- highway=secondary numbered highways with the black number in the white square, but without county indicators; 縣道 with numbers > 100
ref=110乙 ref:en=110B ref:zh=110乙
- The Chinese numbers 甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚、辛、壬、癸 are mapped to A to J in English
Tertiary Roads
- highway=tertiary [2] 目前主要標記台灣已編號的鄉道系統,如桃18,鄉道編號前會標示所屬縣市縮寫,如下方清單所示:
- highway=tertiary [3] numbered county roads, such as 桃18; 鄉道 with county/city indicator in the number; Available county indicators are:
* New Taipei City (新北市) : TP; 北 * Taoyuan County (桃園縣) : TY; 桃 * Hsinchu County (新竹縣) : HC; 竹 * Hsinchu City (新竹市) : HCC; 竹市 * Miaoli County (苗栗縣) : ML; 苗 * Taichung City (台中市) : TC; 中 and TCC; 中市 * Nantou County (南投縣) : NT; 投 * Changhua County (彰化縣) : CH; 彰 * Yunlin County (雲林縣) : YL; 雲 * Chiayi County (嘉義縣) : CY; 嘉 * Chiayi City (嘉義市) : CYC; 市 * Tainan City (台南市) : TN; 南 and TNC; 市 * Kaoshiung City (高雄市) : KH; 高 * Pingtung County (屏東縣) : PT; 屏 * Yilan County (宜蘭縣) : IL; 宜 * Hualian County (花蓮縣) : HL; 花 * Taitung County (台東縣) : TT; 東 * Penghu County (澎湖縣) : PH; 澎
- 為貼近實際路標標示情況,建議是優先使用中文縣市縮寫加上數字的編號方式,如下所示第一列,高21,若要加英文標示編號請使用ref:en,如KH21;其鄉道支線在編號後加註-1、-2依此類推,如苗2-3線。
ref=高21 ref:en=KH21 ref:zh=高21
- 另外原有省道、線道、鄉道解編無編號道路者,若仍有聯絡縣(市)中心間交通及縣與重要鄉(鎮、市)中心間的功能,也建議標記為highway=tertiary,如宜蘭市區中山路為台9線舊線、台東市區的中華路為台11線舊線,但仍有聯繫市區之重要性,可作為導航時進入市區的建議路線。(註:由於許多省道、縣道後來改線改走外環道來避開市中心車流密集區域,但原有道路仍是聯繫該市中心的重要幹道,故舊線仍有一定功能性;但改線後若舊線已失去聯繫的重要性,如山區道路截彎取直路段,則不需標示此類標記。)
- 在部分市區外環道、環河道路等重要性與車流量皆高的道路,以及重要道路之間的連絡道,皆建議標記為 highway=tertiary ,如新北市的重新堤外道、台中市豐原大道、彰化福興鄉南環路、雲林斗六聯絡道等等。
- 新闢重要幹道尚未編號者,建議標示為 highway=tertiary,如新竹市公道五、苗栗北橫公路、雲林雲科路、台南四草大道等,待日後公路局給予等級編號再依公告修改。
Other Roads [Proposed]
- 四線以上道路(雙向各有雙線以上),就算沒有縣市道路編號,均標示為 highway=tertiary。
- 居住區內的道路(緊鄰房屋、行人、機車、自行車、車輛共用路面,通常行車車速較慢),應標示為 highway=residential。地圖上繪製的樣式與 highway=unclassified 相同,但是導航系統在計算路徑時,必須將這些巷道視為低優先權、盡量避免穿越的路線。這些道路雙向各應擁有單線道。例如:雙方向各一線道。
- 路幅小於一車道的巷弄,汽車不可進入、但可通行機車與與腳踏車的巷弄,應標示為 highway=service、service=alley、vehicle=no,另標示 motorcycle=yes、bicycle=yes。
- 其他道路均設為 highway=unclassified。
Market / Night Market streets [Proposed]
Market and Night market streets are usually closed for traffic during market times. Tag them as highway=pedestrian and add traffic rules with (estimated) traffic access times. It may also be useful to draw an area around the market area and name it accordingly.
- For naming, please see section "Naming scheme" below.
- 台灣桃園縣桃園市建國路
highway=tertiary name=建國路 (Jianguo Rd.) name:en=Jianguo Road name:zh=建國路 is_in=Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan is_in:zh=台灣桃園縣桃園市
- 台灣桃園縣八德市福德一路
highway=secondary name=福德一路 (Fude 1st Rd.) name:en=Fude 1st Road name:zh=福德一路 is_in=Bade City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan is_in:zh=台灣桃園縣八德市 ref=110乙 ref:en=110B ref:zh=110乙
鐵路 Railway
Stations can be of type 'station' or 'halt'. railway=station is used for railway stations where station staff is present. railway=halt is used for stops with no station staff present.
In order to have better search results, it is recommended that each road/place/station/other_point_of_interest has a 'is_in' tag to tell the search engine where the location is. As is discussed on [4], it's probably better to use relations for this.
- Tags:
* type (country, county, city, town, suburb, village, hamlet, localty) * name (the name of the place, e.g. '桃園縣 (Taoyuan County)' * name:zh (only the Chinese name)
- Members:
* node (depending on the type, all nodes of a lower level. e.g. type 'county' includes all nodes which are 'place=city' or 'place='town'. A relation with type 'town' includes all streets and other items within that town) * role (blank)
Naming scheme
Since both renderers, Mapnik and Osmarender can render Han characters by default now, we can actually use the Chinese names in the 'name' tag. We still do have the romanized name for foreigners on the street/place/railway signs.
- Use the name and its spelling as it is written on the street/place/station sign
- Use the format 'Chinese_Name (Romanized_Name)', e.g. '中正路 (Jhongjheng Rd.)', for the 'name' tag.
- Add a 'name:zh' tag with only the Chinese_Name
- If the road/place/station has additional names in other local languages, add a 'name:$language' tag, where $language is one of the following:
* :nan Minnan (Holo-oe, Ban-lam-gu, 閩南語, Mǐnnán) * :hak Hakka (客家, Kèjiā) * :ami Amis (Pangcah, 阿美族, āměi) * :tay Atayal (泰雅, Tàiyǎ) * :bnn Bunun (布農, Bùnóng) * :ckv Kavalan (噶瑪蘭, Gámǎlán) * :pwn Paiwan (排灣, Páiwān) * :pyu Puyuma (卑南族, Bēinán) * :dru Rukai (魯凱族, Lǔkǎi) * :ais Sakizaya (撒奇萊雅, Sāqíláiyǎ) * :xsy Saisiat (賽夏, Sàixià) * :ssf Shao (邵, Shào) * :tao Tao (Yami, 達悟, Dáwù) * :trv Truku (Taroko, 太魯閣, Tàilǔgé, 賽德克, Seediq) * :tsu Tsou (鄒, Zōu)
- For place names, use the full name (including classification) for the Chinese name (縣、市、鎮、鄉、里、村 ...), but leave it away for the romanized spelling, except for Counties and Cities (縣、市): e.g '桃園市 (Taoyuan City)' , '富里鄉 (Fuli)'
- For railway stations, append 站 to the Chinese_Name, but _don't_ use 'Station' in the romanized name: e.g. '松山站 (Songshan)'. Use the spelling as you see it on the station signs.
Addresses and place names [Proposed]
|市 (all cities in Taiwan are already mapped)
|鄉/鎮 (all townships in Taiwan are already mapped)
|Small village with 100+ inhabitants in rural area, but not classified as 村.
|Some houses with less than 100 inhabitants.
|A name of an isolated farm. If you use landuse=farmland to draw the area of the farm, you can omit this tag.
Address tags do not show up on the map. They are for searching purposes and get also displayed when you select a specific item (e.g. a company) as part of the item's address.
|The house number of the building or item (e.g. company). For numbers with 之, use - instead, e.g. 105-2, not 105之2.
|Generally not used in Taiwan, since every building has a number. If you want to tag the building's name, use name=*. name:en=* and name:zh=* instead.
|Use the romanized street name, not the Chinese name, e.g. Zhongzheng Road
|Use the romanized name of the place, which is often necessary in rural areas (村), e.g. Fuxing Village
|Use the 5 digit postcode according to http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/f_searchzone/index.jsp?ID=190102
|Use the romanized name of the city or township (市、鄉、鎮)
|"Taiwan" or "Taiwan, R.O.C", of course ;) We are talking about international mailings here!
|The complete address *in Chinese* with postcode, like you would write them on the envelope for mail within Taiwan.
|In some rural areas, there are no street names, but hamlet names, i.e. a bunch of houses distributed over a small area, where the address is the name of the place and a house number. Use the romanized name here!
|Not necessary in Taiwan.
|區 (romanized name), if necessary for postal purposes, e.g. in 新北市,臺中市, 臺南市, 高雄市, where street names are not unique within the city premises. E.g. Zhonghe District
|formerly 省, but not necessary anymore.
|縣 (romanized name) in Taiwan, where necessary. E.g. Hualien County
|室 in buildings, when necessary for postal adresses. E.g. Room B, or Booth 1238 (in Nova). Use it only if you tag companies in buildings as part of the company address. Use the romanized name, since you would put the Chinese one in addr:full=*.
|樓, e.g. 16F, or 9F-2
|Sometimes buildings have multiple staircases. Especially appartment blocks have multiple units, usually numberd with Latin letters (A棟, B棟, C棟, D棟, E棟, ...). If nesserary for postal purposes, put the romanized name here, e.g. Building A. Usually not necessary in Taiwan, since every unit has an individual house number. If you want to tag it for mapping purposes, put it in the name=*, name:en=* and name:zh=* tags.
原住民區域 Indigenous Admin Level [Proposed]
boundary=indigenous admin_level=*
|border around total tribal area
|sub-classification of the tribe (e.g. North-Amis, Central Amis, etc.)
|Clan territory (Settlement)
Items for discussion
- Different road name spelling: road names can be spelled using different spelling systems. Example: Taipei City and Hsinchu City use Hanyu Pinyin (漢語拼音), while other municipalties use Tongyong Pinyin (通用拼音) is different spelling variants. The road 中正路 can be transcribed as Zhongzheng Rd., Jongjeng Rd., Jhongjheng Rd., Jungjeng Rd. Chungcheng Rd. and many others. One suggestion would be to add them all to each way, like:
name:zh = 中正路, name:hanyu_pinyin = Zhongzheng Rd., name:tongyong_pinyin1 = Jongjeng Rd., name:tongyong_pinyin2 = Jhongjheng Rd., name:wade_giles = Chungcheng Rd., etc.
- House numbers. If you have time, please also walk down the roads from intersection to intersection and write down the house numbers (from - to) for each side of the road.
- It would probably a good idea to create a new tag 'address' and 'address:zh' and fill in the official address for an item on the map (e.g. schools, museums, other points of interests, hospitals, etc.)
Note: as of 2009 Tongyong Pinyin has been dumped by the central government.
Arne, who has done most of the mapping in Taiwan for now, this scheme which can become the standard.


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This is such an obnoxious change. I'd love to know the rationale behind it. Another button to push for mitigation? And more frequently at that? Gee, I can't wait to tank Maloriak adds with that to look forward to.
I mean, not to be a wet blanket, but after all the fuss they made about the new Holy Power setup for Cata, it's about to become next to worthless for a good number of situations. If I'm tanking a boss, I'm rarely worried about threat, so Inquisition and Shield of the Righteous are just there to have something to do with the Holy Power. Word of Glory? Just sort of hanging around for that moment when the healer seems to be picking his nose.
I don't play other tanks, at least not since mid-Wrath. Are we really that OP compared to everyone else? Was this a necessary "bring 'em in line" adjustment or one of those "Why are they still fiddling with that?" sort of moments?


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We will be living in Florence from 25 June - 9 July while my husband/partner-in-chow takes a course, and I need to come up with a range of places for dinner. We can't afford Cibreo every night, so I'm looking for a range of places, some casual, some nicer. Our only thing is that he simply won't wait for a table, so no reservations and gets a line is probably not going to work for us. We plan to head out of town one night to Chercina to visit I Ricchi (we know the son who has restaurants here in DC), and will likely do a day trip to Siena and/or San Gimignano, but otherwise are looking for restaurants in town. Oh, we will be staying in the historic center near the Accademia. Thanks
Be sure to do a "Search this board" search for Florence. There have been many, many helpful recommendations & comments about dining in Florence made here over the past 6-12 months.
Do searches for Siena, San Gimignano, etc. as well.
Our restaurant page now has a list of eateries in Florence which you can map vis a vis your address. May be useful in finding places. Most of the entries have opening days, web links and other info attached.
re: jen kalb
The above is a report I wrote after a trip to Florence in late 2007. Things don't change much in Florence over a few years, so you will find this report filled with information on a range of restaurants you can try during your stay. I strongly urge you to try Teatro del Sale while you are there for a broad range of dishes you will not find in many other places. No reservations are needed for lunch there, but they are required for dinner (there is usually entertainment after dinner and they need to know how many people will be there. Also, do a search on Sostanza on this board and do try to go there for the steak and the chicken in butter sauce.
re: florwoman
glad to see you reporting! it wil lbe great to hear about the rest of the trip!
One restaurant that seems never to make it onto these lists and that I always eat at while I am in Florence is La Buca D'Orfeo, which is a basement restaurant just at the foot of the Ponte Vecchio. The papardelle with boar sauce might have been the single best thing we ate in Italy last year. My son and I still talk about it.
re: roxlet
I think you mean La Buca dell'Orafo...
re: zerlina
Yes, you're right -- sorry about that...
When we're in Florence for a long period, we often eat at La Grotta Guelfa, via Pellacceria 1, just south of Piazza Republica. The food is good, not expensive. Good atmosphere, under an arcade so you can stay outside even if it rains. Very reasonable for fish (sole, orata). The service is friendly and relaxed.
Definitely second la Buca dell'Orafo, basement restaurant teeming with locals (+ some visitors!); Vini e Vecchi Sapori on teh Via Magazzini, Osteria de Benci, Enoteca Fuori Porta and the Enoteca/Restaurant San Niccolo, and I went to a fab place last time I was there and I've forgotten the name. Also Marione for lunches.......hope that helps
We followed Chowhound recs for a trip to Florence in April - we thought Sostanza and Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco (I think open on Sundays) were both outstanding. We balanced our budget with trips to the deli at a grocery store.
Been to florence so many times and always seem to end up at the same places. We like Cienghale Bianco in Oltrarno( probably the best meal Ive had there) , La Giostra is great in Santa Croce area and for a very local scene,very few tourists ,we go to Quatro Leoni( also in oltrarno) all of these are reasonably priced, very local, very real tuscan and super florentine, so, good luck, and enjoy your trip.
There is an amazing place for dinner near Montaione on way to Siena called Casa Masi. It is Michelin rated and absolutely has it all, amazing food, amazing setting and reasonable prices. HIGHLY recommended. We went there twice!
Do not miss.
We are finding some great places but are overwhelmed by the number of loud, poorly behaved Americans and are desperate to find some "undiscovered" gems that cater to locals. Help! So far we have been fortunate to find La Bottega Del Buon Caffe, owned by a talented young chef and his brother. It's a bit out of the way on Via antonio pacinotti, but worth the walk or bus.
re: florwoman
Here's one slightly off the beaten path but near Pitti Palace which you might look for. It's clientele is mostly locals: TRATTORIA LA CASALINGA Via del Michelozzi 9r (Oltrarno, short walk from Pitti Palace). Another good local restaurant with real home cooking, few non-Italians. Overall rating: an excellent choice for lunch after a morning's visit to the Pitti Palace or Boboli Gardens. To find it: from sidewalk front of Pitti Palace look for Banca Toscana across the street; narrow street next to bank leads 1 short block to Via Maggio; cross Maggio and Casalinga is on your left a few doors down
You mention finding great places: can you let us know which ones you've liked? Have you been to Teatro del Sale?
re: florwoman
"Undiscovered" is tough in Florence where it seems like there are as many American tourists and students as Florentines - the farther you get from the centro the better you will be.
Curious, have you tried any of the Slowfood picks? They tend to get more Italian tourists and locals on the whole than Americans. This search will bring up 15 of them (pretty much the current universe, except for tripe places.) These will be typical Florentine - Tuscan places, mostly no frills (tho Cibreo IS on the list)
re: jen kalb
I don't know when your SlowFood guide dates from, Jen, but there are only 11 in the 2006 online Italian guide (the last one available to non-members): Al tranvai, Da burde, Da nerbone, Da sergio, Del fagioli, Hosteria del bricco, I riffaioli, Il cibreo, Mario, Ruggero, Tre soldi.
Da Burde, I Riffaioli and Ruggero (none of them in the historic center) get good reviews on the Italian food blogs I read. Da Nerbone is more a sandwich stand than a restaurant; Mario is only open for lunch.
re: zerlina
I have the 2010 guide before me .
Al Tranvai, Da Burde (Snail), Da Nerbone, Da Sergio, Del Fagioli,Hosteria Del Bricco, Il Cibreo (Snail),Il Maggazino, I Riffaoili. Mario, Ruggero, Sabatino, and Tre Soldi are the listed Osterie for 2010.
I noticed that I had not indexed Nerbone yet (hadnt gotten to Panini places) or added Slowfood to the Cibreo Trattoria item - those are corrected now. Neither of these places will be tourist free, however. The list also includes a few Slowfood recommended winebars, which will come up on this search.
Here is a corrected search result.http://search.chow.com/search?query=S...
All of the indexed restaurants should be mapped on the linked pages, and as Zerlina notes, several are outside the center and might be less impacted. by tourism..
re: florwoman
For what it's worth, here are two lists of Oltrarno restaurants, one east, one west:
I just had two nights in Florence. My two dinners will give you a highly recommended suggestion and a not recommended suggestion.
Il Guscio - via del'Orto 49 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Simply put, this may have been the best meal of my life - I am fairly young, but still... Wild mushroom risotto to start, followed by a a filet of beef topped with pate and a rich reduction. It was perfect in its simplicity. My wife didn't have such good luck, but both of her dishes were very good as well. We ordered an exquisite Tuscan red for 30 euros.
Giostra - NOT RECOMMENDED
- It's not that this place serves poor food. The food was good, no doubt. But it was by no means outstanding, and without focusing on anything else, it was one of the more forgettable meals we had in Italy. I had pappardelle with wild boar ragu and osso buco, which were both good, no doubt, but not considerably better than similar dishes I have had in New York (or made myself in the case of osso buco). My wife's tomato and basil based pasta dish was quite good, but it by no means offset the negatives of this place. Most importantly, they sectioned us off with other tourists in a completely separate restaurant two doors down from the charming-looking trattoria where we had made our reservation. This room was complete with neon lights and loud American families - not what you're looking for in Florence. To add insult to injury, the prices at this place seemed to be at least 50% higher than comparable eateries. All in all, this was the closest I felt to getting ripped off in Italy - not from a monetary standpoint, as the meal was still very reasonable, but more from an experiential standpoint. I could have had another meal at a place like Guscio...
Let me add one more:
Quattro Leone - RECOMMENDED
- We had a quick lunch here. I'm sure you've heard of this place, as it gets recommended alot and is in our guidebook. So let me just recommend a dish - the pappardelle with summer truffles for 13 euros - unreal. The dish came just covered in delicious truffle shavings. Incredible. My wife had the tortellini with tallegio and asparagus which we had heard recommended, but we weren't the biggest fans of that - it felt like overkill to smother the flavors in cheese like that.
I only had two nights there, but you have two weeks, so just relax and explore. If a place looks good and off-the-beaten track, then try it. Obviously the farther away from the city center the better.


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How would you challenge yourself?
What are the actions that you take in order to challenge yourself in achieving your goals?
Jan 1 2014: Hello David and welcome to TED conversations!
I begin challenging myself every morning when I get out of bed! The body is getting older, less flexible, and more challenged, so to move in the morning is the first challenge of the day!
Right after that task, I remember my mom, who died about 25 years ago at age 87. She used to get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee and read the morning paper. She read the obituaries first, then with a twinkle in her eyes, and a smile, she would announce....."well, I'm not in there today, so I guess it's going to be a good day"
I challenge myself with a belief that the life experience is an adventurous exploration, filled with all kinds of things to discover with curiosity and love....guess I got that from my mom:>)
Jan 1 2014: Very nice Colleen Steen,
I like the idea of challenging yourself by simple thoughts and if the thoughts are as simple as you related, then it is even better. Thank you for your answer.
PS: I really like your mom's attitude. I guess she was a very optimistic person.
Have a nice day and a wonderful year!
Jan 1 2014: You are welcome David.....thanks for the question:>)
Some may not think/feel that being optimistic is a challenge, but it can indeed be a challenge at times when we are aware of the challenges in our world. It is sometimes a challenge to believe in life as an adventure, in which we can learn and grow with curiosity and love. When we can get by that hurdle however, it helps to face the challenges with curiosity, love and eagerness to learn, grow and evolve while contributing to the whole:>)
You have a nice day and a wonderful year too my new friend:>)
Jan 2 2014: I have always enjoyed solving problems. Some are small, some are not. I am retired now so I can work full time on any problem I want to tackle and I only have two that I really want to put some effort into in the coming years. 1) Get as many people as possible onto a healthy plant based diet. 2) Get as many people as possible to accept responsibility for their actions. That's it, quiet simple really.
Jan 2 2014: Happy new year to you, David~!:)
For me, a person tending to be lazy and a procrastinator, I often set my goals much higher than those I think I can achieve or set the ideal deadline of the task earlier than the real expiry. By doing so, I can push myself to finish as many tasks as I can and take actions as fast as I can. For example, if I can remember 50 English words a day, I'll set 100 for my goal to challenge my intelligence and diligence.
Jan 1 2014: yeah, David, my goals are ambitious, but they really aren't challenging, they're very achievable. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure doing a home repair is challenging. Really, if you find something challenging, maybe you're showing bad judgement? shouldn't you make a good judgement as to what you are capable of doing and then go ahead and do it?
Jan 1 2014: Don't you think increasing ones self-sufficiency, including being able to repair things rather than replacing or relying on others, might be a worthy aspiration? It needn't be among your goals personally, David, but it is an area many people choose to try to enhance for their own benefit and to benefit those they can help with those skills.


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How Will Halle's Kid Handle the Breakup?
Dr. Michelle Golland: With the recent news about Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry breaking up while raising their 2-year-old daughter, I thought it important to discuss the particular challenge of divorcing at this stage of a child's development.
There's never an ideal time to end a marriage, but the devastating pain that is inevitable for the children does impact kids at varying ages in different ways. For Halle Berry, Denise Richards and Kelly Rutherford, ending relationships with the fathers of their children while the children are still in preschool brings its own unique challenges.
Studies have shown an increased fear of abandonment and insecure attachment in kids whose parents divorce when they are between the ages of 2 and 6. Younger children also seem to blame themselves for their parents' divorce, and also have more fantasies about them reconciling. Since these children grow up with divorced parents, they have few memories of their parents' conflict. They are usually closer to one parent over the other and have an easier time developing healthy stepparent relationships than do kids over 7 whose parents divorce. If they have an absent parental figure, they will harbor anger and resentment toward that parent for a longer period time, which makes creating a healthy relationship with that parent a difficult endeavor.
Years ago, a divorce usually meant that the dad moved out. The kids lived with Mom and visited Dad every other weekend. Now, joint custody is often awarded to parents when both parents desire to raise the children. Depending on the maturity of both parents involved, joint custody can mean, at best, both Mom and Dad sharing the nurturing of their children. At worst, it can mean two parents dividing time with their children 50/50 (as if the children were marital property), with each parent fighting to make sure they get exactly their share. This rigid attitude can complicate the situation, because when dealing with children of divorce, having flexibility around what they need physically and emotionally is key to keeping the peace and harmony that kids need to thrive. Just because custody is fair for the parents does not mean it reflects what is best for the child.
For children who are in preschool, these transitions can be particularly challenging. Moving back and forth between two homes (and possibly daycare) can be unsettling, because kids at this young age require stability to feel safe and secure emotionally. It's important for divorcing parents with very young children to remember that kids need to be able to plant roots even when being moved from home to home. It's crucial that the children don't feel like they are guests in any one place, but rather that they're "living" in both places. If the parents can live very close to each other and make the transitions fluid, flexible and child-centered, it will help these young kids feel emotionally secure. The key to your kids not blaming themselves for the divorce will be your ability to control your anger and resentment toward each other.
Remember: Your children didn't choose to have their world torn apart, so it's your job to create as much stability for them as you can in this confusing, chaotic time.
Excellent article. Thanks for reminding parents of young children about how fragile their psyches can be when divorce enters their lives. Flexibility is so important for parents when making post-divorce decisions on behalf of their children. Let's always remember to put the kids' needs first to ease their adjustment in the weeks, months and years ahead.
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Tom Petty's songs cut right to the chase with a direct, take no prisoners attitude. The instantly memorable choruses to his classics — "American Girl," "Don't Come Around Here No More," Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down" among them — are ingrained in the American culture. Petty has always been an artist who does things on his own terms. That vision and resolution to remain true and honest earned him the ASCAP Founders Award last night at the organization's 31st Annual Pop Music Awards, held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.
"All of us are here because of songs," Petty said to the room full of aspiring music creators, award-winning songwriters, recording artists and industry executives. "It's long, lonely work. You sit there waiting for magic. But magic is always a trick. But with a song, it's really magic. Suddenly some cosmic line is open and then in minutes it appears and you're singing it. It makes people happy and makes them feel good. It brings people out of comas. It does so many great things."
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Inspiration: A cute little clutch i saw at Marshalls :)
What You Need:
1. Circular table mat
2. Five colors of paint
3. Paint Brush & Tray
4. Long zipper
5. Pins & needle
6. Thin Skein Yarn
7. Sewing Machine
8. Sissors
What You Do:
- Lay out the table mat and your paints. I didn't do this, but if you want your colors to pop more, prime the mat with white paint.
- Paint the outer circle. You can choose the width. I free handed this
- Add you second color
- The your third (continue on until you are finished)
- Fold the mat and the zipper in half.
- Pin the middle points together
- The the zipper along the curve of the mat
- (Just a visual. DO NOT TRY TO SEW WITH BOTH SIDES PINNED. IT WILL PROVE TO BE DIFFICULT)
- Sew the zipper. Repeat step & to the other side and sew
- The left over space will leave a gap
- Take you thin yarn, thread it thru a needle and sew that side shut.
- repeat this step on both sides
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Patrick Cosmo on 11-Jun-03 10:24:Good article, but I think the explanation on how to install the com object, and setup the registry is very weak. It says you can find the GUID in the *_TLB.cpp file, but there are 3 GUIDs in the file, which one should be used? The instructions for navigating the registry are terrible, it says find ".cpp", but where? OK, I found it under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT dir, but it's default value "BCBUnit" I found in multiple locations, which one do I work with?
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By Mary Hughes On Aug 22 2012, 8:08 am
The Alpha. Highest rank. Strongest and most courageous, or best able to forge alliances. The Leader. Gets the best of everything.
The Beta. Second-in-command to the Alpha, ready to step in if the Alpha dies. May aid the Alpha in courting.
Alpha men are massively hot. Testosterone pumps their muscles huge and fills their step with self-confidence. It also may make them hotheaded and prone to listening only to their own opinions. They may eventually settle down with one woman but in the meantime they have lots of encounters. They're leaders and at some point, if they don't put the group first, they may not have a group to lead. So sometimes the heroine comes second.
Beta men have all the same characteristics but for one thing—they're not leaders. Yet. They can indulge in side interests like running the computer lab or being a bodyguard for the heroine.
Which do you prefer? Alpha? Beta? Or…?
I write strong heroes, vampires males who are powerful, assertive, and protective, even if the heroine can protect herself. These males are leaders, but always put the heroine first, especially in their thoughts and hearts. They're muscular and masculine, but they're also thoughtful and caring when needed. Is that alpha or beta? Or…?
I also like loners, the males who don't follow anyone's rules but their own, but have a strong code of ethics. Neither leader nor follower, they don't seem to fit into neat categories either.
And I love the strong, independent, driven males who are a bit of both, like Glynn in my brand-new release Biting Oz. He does his job as he sees fit. Yet he integrates easily with other vampires in the Alliance.
My big bad alpha, the Ancient One, is stuck in Iowa running the Alliance. But Glynn can travel as bodyguard with the Ancient One's young ward Dorothy—where he can meet heroine Junior. Instantly his desire surges, crashing into Junior's own. Their passion erupts first as arguments, then as a kiss hotter than the sun, and then as far more. Glynn is strong and intelligent, manly without beating on his chest, powerful but not a tool. He commands attention everywhere he goes yet helps Junior run her store's register. He saves the show literally by stepping onstage. Yes, real vampires do indeed do musicals.
So is Glynn alpha or beta or…? Here's a short excerpt. Let me know what you think!
In the theater. Junior is late and rushing to get to the pit, but is blocked by a sea of Munchkins.
I screeched to a stop on my toes, off-balance. My bag slipped, dropped off my shoulder, jerked me into stumbling. I nearly dropped the sax, did drop my stand, tangled feet with it and had to wrench myself backward to keep from falling.
Except the sax didn't hear about the change in plans. Momentum carried it in my original direction, popping it from of my grip.
To my horror, the tenor case pitched straight at the kids.
The man turned instantly, as if preternaturally aware of the danger. But he was behind the kids. He'd have to hurdle like Jesse Owens to get between the deadly sax and those small bodies.
Palming the wall, he levered against it to kick up and over Munchkin heads, clearing them with incredible grace and ease, landing on my side.
On the way he snatched my tenor. Midair.
I set down my instrument bag and blew out my tension. "Wow. Thanks. I…"
Straightening to his full height of six-OMG, he faced me, emanating strength and energy. Powerful chest muscles pushed into the jacket's gap right in front of my nose.
I gaped, realized I was starting to drool and looked up.
Sondheim shoot me. His face was all dark, dangerous planes. His eyes were twin sapphire flames that hit me in the gut. My breath punched out and none came to replace it. Bad news for a wind player.
He turned to set the sax down. I started breathing again.
A tapping caught my ear, the conductor ready to start. I needed to get into that pit now.
Half a dozen kids and two makeup adults were still in my way.
I'd have crawled over the seats myself but my joints weren't as limber as the kids'…unless I used my black Lara Croft braid as a rope. I was desperate enough to consider it.
The man, turning back, saw my predicament. He lifted my instrument bag and music stand over kids with the same strength and grace as when he'd snatched the tenor. Then he turned to me.
And swept me up into his arms.
An instant of shock, of male heat and rock-hard muscle. A carved face right next to mine, masculine lips beautifully defined–abruptly I was set on my feet beside the pit. The sax landed next to me with a thump.
"There." His accent was jagged, as if he were as rattled as me. "There's your instrument." He bounded to the back of the theater and was gone.
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I always like the Betas. They pretty much have all things that are hawt about the Alpha's, but without the overwhelming responsibility that often weighs the alphas down emotionally.
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As most of you will know, when my wife went back to work after maternity leave, I went part time so that I could look after Olivia 3 days a week and work the other 2 while Olivia went to nursery. This decision was not taken lightly. We had to battle with the stigma of my wife going back full time, me being a stay at home dad, the drop in income and so many other things. For many reasons, we decided it was right to do it that way, mostly based on our jobs. We think we made the right choice because as you also know, I was made redundant 2 weeks ago. Thanks to being part time, the hit to our finances was less (albeit still painful) than it would have been had I been the main breadwinner.
We had always said we did not want our child/children in full time care, just so we could work. If you have to do that, then that's what you have to do, I don't judge, but if you are in the situation where you can still make ends meet, with one of you being at home, then personally I think that's the way to go. I was brought up in a home where my mum was at home with my brother and I while my dad worked. When we went to school my mum worked from home, so that she was again always there when we left for school and when we got home. I think that did me the world of good. On the flip side, I know many people who went to pre/after school clubs and it doesn't seem to have done them any harm either.
So here we are at a bit of a crossroads. We have another child on the way, Olivia is currently not enjoying nursery (or at least the drop off), she is catching bug after bug from nursery (despite common misconceptions, minus the big name bugs, it does not do their immune systems any good), and I am not working. For me this raises a few questions: should I stay home full time and look after both children and not do nursery at all? Would they be better off going to nursery for the social interaction, despite getting plenty with me and other toddlers? Would not going to nursery make pre-school harder? Would I be able to cope with 5 days of childcare, with 2 children? Can we cope with living on one salary?
Thinking further down the line, when one or both children are at school, do we want to have to pay someone to drop them off and pick them up, or for pre/after school care? How did we all get into situations where we had to pass our children to other people for so much of the day? What would I do during the day while they were at school? Would being out of work that long make it impossible to get something?
David Cameron talks about broken families, hard working families, broken Britain etc etc and I wonder how we can solve those issues and reach those ideals (I'm not a Tory by the way). The economy needs as many people to be working as possible, I get that, but is it better for families and society in general that more people are at home caring for their children (if they can afford to do so)?
I don't know the answer to any of these questions, but they are all relevant to us right now. I'm not criticising anyone for their choices either, what works for one does not work for another.
So, given the choice, what would you do? What's your perfect family setup? How much money is enough?
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Motley Collection of Theatre & Costume Design
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WWW Virtual Library: Theatre and Drama
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MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - Long-serving ex-Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is visiting Michigan in June to address a conference on regional cooperation to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system environment.
The Mining Journal says Daley will give the keynote address at the 10th annual conference of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. The nonprofit coalition focuses on protecting and restoring the water system.
The conference runs June 19-21 in the Upper Peninsula city. Daley's speech is June 20.
Organizers say about 100 municipalities in eight states and two Canadian provinces are represented in the coalition. They say Daley was 1 of its founders.
The 70-year-old Daley was Chicago's mayor from 1989 to 2011, when Rahm Emanuel succeeded him.
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Giant Playable Pinball Projection on a Place des Célestins Facade (Video)OMG — By Goran on 2011/12/17 6:38 AM
The Festival of Light held last weekend in Lyon highlighted the town's outstanding architectural heritage, its rivers and its main monuments through a combination of fantastic scenes making use of lighting, video and audio attractions.
The continuous lighting and video effects, visual arts and creative audio features were combined to help people discover the town as they have never seen it before.
The Place des Célestins is a square located in the Célestins quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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PACT has many great qualities. Love the teachers. Not a fan of the new administration who seem to be at odds with the goals of the school. The reason we sent our kids to PACT was because it was not like other schools, I feel the administration is trying to make it like any other school out there. Very unhappy with the outsourcing of bussing. Quite a bad decision by the board, who refuse to listen to the parents on that issue. We are taking our kids out of the school.
I like the gym its twice a week and students are awesome:D My school could improve the classes-not enough space, we need bigger classrooms. Computer lab is up-to-date and teachers are OK, some of them, like our 4th grade teacher is very strict and never willing to help. I was a A+ in math in my previous school, and in one year I turned into a D student in math in PACT. Otherwise, I like this school very much. PS: the lunch is horrible!!!! Bring your own :(
Very few nice or fun teachers. Very strict rules like the ban of saying 'Merry Christmas' and very strict dress code. Very small and very little students.
PACT is great! . . . . in theory. But the current staff / teachers are unable to execute what their founders designed! K-2 is awesome, and the teachers are amazing. Grades 3-4 are a little more tough than probably should be --- students have gone from A students to D students with no explanation from teachers. Grade 5 teachers are not very good, and the kids don't seem to like them and that means they don't respect them. They also don't relate well to parents. Grade 6 teachers are self-righteous and too busy being friends with students to teach them. They don't have the ability to prepare students for middle school and many families are forced to find alternate home education over and above their PACT education just to keep up. Grade 7-12 teachers are remarkable and the program prepares students for college -- so much so that most students go into the PSEO program for grades 11-12. But, this leaves 1/2-empty classrooms which is disappointing for those left behind -- most of which are special ed kids. The school was unsuccessfully able to launch an online program 2 years ago because their authorizer (Bethel University) did not believe their administration was capable.
Horrid 5th grade class! My poor son went from top of his class to a D student and miserable attitude for school in 3 months of PACT!!!
We enrolled at PACT because of the emphasis on building good character qualities in students and the opportunity for parent involvement.The trouble is they don't recognize or admit that good character is possible without the christian religion. I am sure this school would feel like home if we were Christians, but we are not. PACT parents and teachers act as though this were a christian school. I have not met one teacher who is not Christian and only know of one other family that is not. We have been at this school for four years, and my child has been harassed (at the elementary level) by other students for not being christian. It is a very close minded, unaccepting atmosphere. The acedemics leave some to be desired as well. Very limited extracurricular activities, and they only interact with other christian schools. If you want your child to have a balanced view in life and feel free to be himself or herself I do not recommend this school! If you are a looking for free christian education then this is the place for you.
I am a current student right now and LOVE it! They give you more one on one time with the teachers I would have gone to Anoka and gotten little to no attention. Before I came to PACT I hated the idea of such a small school, but know that I have grow into the school I know I will have a life fully of learning for the future and life long friends!
I'm an ex-student who attended 8-10th grades. At the time I hated it, but after leaving (and growing up a little) I realized just what I missed out on. The teachers are spectacular, at first some are a little hard to get along with, but given a little time you learn to love them. As far as I can tell the majority of them love to teach and love their students, they go above and beyond whenever possible to help the kids their learn and grow. Violence is virtually non-existent (beyond the usual small time bullying which is dealt with swiftly and efficiently by the staff) and drugs are not even a small worry. The quality of the education is unparalleled by any of the other local school (albeit with the exception of sexual education). Looking back I can safely say that I made a mistake and now I can offer nothing but praise to them. I wish I could mention a few of the more great teachers here but its against site policy, you'll notice them though.
k-12, size and welcoming family atmosphere is supportive of parents, teachers and students
K-12. Small (two glasses/grade). Strong parent (and grandparent, in this case) involvement.
I love the class size, core curriculum, parent involvement, and the willingness of teachers to keep parents and students engaged. There is some left to be desired regarding communication for families new to the school - especially about what to expect during the first week and the bus system. I think the bus issues are because of the small size of the school and limited availability of buses. I also wish there were more sports options. But as a whole, the school is great.
Our whole family loves this school. We are very involved as parents. I love the teachers here and the teachers love the kids. The only down side is the limited amount of extra curricular activities as opposed to other public schools. On the whole we love it!
The teachers are amazing. The students are all super nice. We're awesome. End of story.
The parent involvement is broad and deep. There is a well developed committee structure. The waiting list is twice the size of the school. Teachers take a genuine interest in the children and appreciate direct parent involvement in the classroom. Technology has been a weak spot, but about 100 new computers were purchased in the last year. Sex ed is 'abstinence only until marriage.' Writing Road to Reading, Saxon Math, Thea Holtan, and a Unit Studies curriculum combining science and social studies form the academic core in K-6. The last year has seen an added emphasis on music. Students are generally respectful to each other and enjoy learning. Gangs and drugs have not been an issue. PACT provides its own bus service. The finances are rock solid. Our sponsor is Bethel. Five years here.
As a parent I have seen no cases where any religous agenda has been pushed and this is a fine school that unlike the local District 11 is accountable to the parents and the student. The teachers are top notch but the only negative is the lack of activties and sports but the educational experience makes up for it. This school is so well regarded that it has a waiting list of over 1,000 students which has brought upon it the scorn of the local school district that the NEA who opposes the school since they provide a better education at less funding per-pupil then a conventional public school. This school is all about accountability.
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If you saw one supernatural horror film this past weekend there is a solid chance it was "Paranormal Activity 2". The film had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever for the sub-genre with a chicken foot shattering $41.5 million. I know five naughty little podcasters who saw it and will be recording a show for it this week. See how that tied in? Wasn't that nice?
In honor of "The Walking Dead" finally hitting AMC this coming weekend the good people behind the series have released some new behind the scenes photos. The show looks awesome and I have nothing bad or sarcastic to say, which is strange and confusing to me. Thanks AMC, you made me hit puberty again.
For those of you waiting with baited breath for "Host 2" to be released you can now officially wet yourself because the sequel is going to be released in 3D! But now that you're all excited I should also mention that the 3D conversion will delay the film's release as well as change the overall logistics. Waaah!
Steven Spielberg has confirmed that he will be bringing "Robopocalypse" to the big screen in 2013. The film is based on a book by Daniel H. Wilson and focuses on the fate of humans after the robot uprising. Hopefully there will also be robot cops because I keep reading the title as "RoboCopOcalypse".
Lex Friedman and Megan Morrison have created what they are calling "Snuggie Sutra" which combines all the comfort of a snuggie with the passion and flexibility of the Kama Sutra. I'm not really sure where we go from here folks, let's just call it a day.
1938 - The Archbishop of Dubuque, the Most Reverend Francis J.L. Beckman, denounces the newfangled Swing music -- the latest craze -- as nothing more than "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away the moral fiber of young people." Its cannibalistic rhythms are said to lead one down the "primrose path to Hell."
"Piranha 3D" didn't break any box office records this past weekend but a sequel has already been announced. Not a big surprise I guess but I am looking forward to seeing how they bring back Kelly Brook. What I mean is please bring back Kelly Brook... please!
If this memo is to be believed than it looks like we'll be seeing the teaser for "Scream 4" in theaters sometime this November. If it's fake a bunch of people will talk about how stupid all of us were for thinking it was real. One thing is for sure though, I have absolutely no desire to see "Scream 4"
Steven Spielberg along with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are planning on bringing Joe Hill's "Locke & Key" to the small screen in the near future. The comic book revolves around a couple of kids who watch over a old mansion filled with spooky doors that send them to different worlds and give them super powers. With so many people with classy sounding names attached to this there's no way it can't win.
Good news everyone! "Saw II" the video game will be available for your PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 19th. Alright I really have no idea if that is good news but it can't be any worse then "Saw 3D" coming out shortly after.
Police in New York found an 18-inch alligator that crawled out of an overflowing Astoria storm drain and hunkered down beneath a parked car on Sunday. Enjoy your commute pricks!
1992 - Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing record damage; 55 deaths in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas were blamed on the storm
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In the battle between Hachette and Amazon, Hachette and those who support it have based their argument upon two simple "facts". The first is that Amazon is too big. A retailer that large is dangerously close to being a monopoly (or so they say). The second is that Amazon, with their (evil) devotion to pleasing the costumer will destroy the quality of books. (more…)
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I am no Amazon fangirl. In April 2013 I blogged about my concerns when they took over Goodreads. On the other hand I have what is probably an unhealthy attachment to my Kindle and I visit their site several times a week vis-à-vis books. Amazon seems to be one of the few companies aware that the book world is changing and certainly acts interested in helping readers navigate that world. They not only provide new books cheap but help you get old books and books from overseas. While I may not want Amazon to take over the book world, I certainly want them to be a large part of it. (more…)
New Opportunities for Aspiring Writers – and Other News From Around the WebThursday, April 25th, 2013
** I'd noticed recently that Avon redesigned its website, and it has also now announced the launch of Share Your Book, a place for aspiring writers to post writing samples and receive feedback from readers, editors, and other authors. It reminds me somewhat of the First Page feature at Dear Author, but since this one is sponsored by a publishing house, I suspect there will be more of a presence from editors giving comments and hopefully finding new talent. Avon has had similar features in the past, including the FanLit contest that brought us Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan, Manda Collins, Elyssa Patrick, and several other authors. I'll be curious to see what new voices emerge from this new feature. More than a few writers have emerged from the self-publishing world recently, and it looks like Avon is trying to bring some of that talent on board. (more…)
A Touch of Paranoia – Brought to You by Amazon.comMonday, April 1st, 2013
I have been a loyal Amazon customer. If I am going to buy a book, new chances are Amazon will either be shipping it to me or sending it to my Kindle. I am also a member of the Goodreads community. My primary reason for being a member is simple: Their online listing of books I've read or want to read via shelves I can create for myself is far superior to my former methodology of keeping a list on a word document. Since I like both companies I shouldn't feel at all threatened by the recent buyout, right? Wrong. (more…)
Amazon Acquires Avalon Books – What Next?Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Unless you're a librarian, or a reader who checks out lots of genre fiction from your library, Avalon Books has probably flown under your radar. Avalon is a niche publisher specializing in the library market, selling hardcover genre fiction to libraries. Founded in 1950, they publish 60 books a year — romances, mysteries, and Westerns. The books range from 50,000 to 70,000 words, so they're quite short — about the length of a category romance, although shorter than the average Harlequin Historical. In today's world of publishing conglomerates, Avalon is — or was — a rarity, a family-owned publishing house. Also, until now, Avalon's titles have not been available in eBook format, not even though libraries with digital lending system.
And the Saga ContinuesFriday, February 24th, 2012
I must have been living under a rock. Until the advent of agency pricing, I didn't realize the contentiousness and longevity of the thirty years' book wars. Oh, I do remember talking with one of my favorite book sellers – a retired teacher that opened a book store in Memphis. She shared that she was having a difficult time competing with Waldenbooks. And I remember her talking in dismay about the proposed purchase of Ingram Book Group Inc. by Barnes and Noble. And sure I watched the 1998 comedy, "You've Got Mail" with Tom Hanks's Fox & Sons Books putting out of business Meg Ryan's Shop Around the Corner. However I moved away to a smaller town, and became cocooned against the bookstore closings. Then in the spring of 2010, agency pricing got my attention in a big way. Since then I've tried to keep up with the current changes.


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