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Battle Royale at the Pentagon: David Addington v. Common Article 3
Marty Lederman
As I have previously explained, perhaps the single most important turning point in the torture and abuse scandals was the President's determination, on February 7, 2002, that the United States would no longer uniformly abide by the standards prescribed in Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which provides, inter alia, that detained persons "shall in all circumstances be treated humanely," and that "[t]o this end," certain specified acts "are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever"—including "cruel treatment and torture," and "outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment."
How is it that all discussions of this issue ignore Common Article 2, which clearly states:
Although one of the Powers in conflict may not be a party to the present Convention, the Powers who are parties thereto shall remain bound by it in their mutual relations. They shall furthermore be bound by the Convention in relation to the said Power, if the latter accepts and applies the provisions thereof.
If the Geneva Conventions and their attendant Protocols are inadequate to the task of governing 21st century conflict, then call for their revision.
As they now stand: Al-Qaeda and the insurgency in Iraq routinely violate Convention I, Article 13, Sections 1 and 2; Convention III, Article 4, Section 2; Protocol I, Article 44, Section 3; Convention I, Article 3, and others.
In accordance with Common Article 2, this conduct removes them from the protections afforded by the Conventions, and absolves the United States of observing those protections with regard to them.
The current argument against application of CA 3 recognizes what is explicit in the text of the Conventions.
I suggest that if the Viet Cong had flown airliners into the New York skyline, we would have arrived at this point much sooner.
"I suggest that if the Viet Cong had flown airliners into the New York skyline, we would have arrived at this point much sooner."
Well, the VC *did* conduct a vicious campaign of terrorism in South Vietnam during the early 60s. They didn't use airplanes, but they were fond of such techniques as murdering village chiefs and their families in the middle of the night, then putting the bodies out in public to be found the next morning with placards around their necks saying such nice things as "Thus perish all enemies of the people's power." Oh, yeah, and they killed a lot more civilians than the 3,000 or so who died on 9/11. If we didn't throw aside usual standards of humane treatment for scum would do that, I don't know why we're doing so for those we think may be the accomplices of those who flew airplanes into buildings.
While that's a fine point from an idealiztic perspective, pragmatically, there is a difference between atrocities committed in Southeast Asia and atrocities committed in New York City.
Furthermore, I think you'll find quite a difference between the "official" policies of conduct during the Vietnam conflict and the conduct of soldiers in the field.
The administration's argument against application of Common Article 3 recognizes what is explicit in the text of the Conventions. While that article may reflect "a norm of customary international law," so, too, does Common Article 2. While it may have been "U.S. policy to abide by that norm," the U.S. has also been historically inclined to follow Common Article 2, as illustrated by our soldiers' treatment of Germans as compared to their treatment of Japanese during WWII. The Japanese fared far worse, because their tradtions of combat involved acts of perfidy and savagery that were alien to the European standards war common to the United States and Germany.
The administration has made explicit was has long been practiced by the United States: fight fairly, or our own savagery will know no bounds.
The point of my post is *not* to discuss whether any or all of the detainees in the current hostilities are, or are not, protected by the Geneva Conventions themselves. It is, instead, to explain that the U.S. for fifty years had abided by the *customary* international law norms described in Common Article 3, until February 7, 2002 -- and that there's currently a fight within the Administration about whether to adopt the norms of Common Article 3 as a matter of U.S. policy, at least as far as the armed forces are concerned.
two ways of seeing this disagreement
1. The Moral Dilemma
We claim superiority in the conflict against Al-Quaeda, but to what avail if we engage in the same savagery as they.
2. The Pragmatic Dilemma
Torture provides low quality intelligence, and it's use creates a climate where atrocities on both sides can only escalate.
Why is it no christian ever steps into this debate with the obvious new testament quotes. I would suggest that our national response to 9/11 is still trapped in a pre-rational lust for revenge; rather than a rational hunt for least damage scenarios.
Article Three was written after Article Two (duh) and was designed to deal with situations not covered in Article Two.
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Bushey earns Southeast Pitcher of the Week honors from College Baseball Insider
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 11, 2011)
- After earning Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week honors earlier this week, Sophomore
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Bushey earned the honor after throwing a complete game two-hit shutout against North Carolina State on May 6. Bushey was exceptional in the outing as he faced just four batters over the minimum in the contest. The sophomore also had six strikeouts and allowed just one N.C. State runner to reach second base in the game.
The shutout was the first of Bushey's career as the Richmond, Va. native has posted a complete game effort in three of his last five outings. On the year, Bushey has a 5-3 record with a 3.10 ERA and 57 strikeouts. The right-hander is limiting opponents to a .244 batting average.
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Step 1: Single-Line Kites: a basic glossary.
Kite flying is a popular hobby with many faces: traditional family pass-time; art form; traditional craft; science; extreme sport. Unfortunately, people new to kiting sometimes get confused by the great variety of technical terms that can be used. This article provides kite flyers with simple definitions of the main terms used when flying kites that have just one line, and with generally-accepted names for the main kinds of kite.
Parts of a Kite
Line: the string you hold when the kite is in the air.
Reel or Winder: The object that stores the flying line, similar in some ways to a fishing reel. They can be simple sticks with the flying line wrapped around, plastic handles with a pair of projecting forks to wrap the line around (the most common form), or winders that look a lot like a fishing reel. Whatever form they take, it is vital that you make sure that the end of the flying line is actually tied to the winder, or you will get to the end of your flying line and simply lose the kite to the wind.
Sail: the fabric or paper that makes up the horizontal (or nearly-horizontal) parts of the kite. Sails provide lift.
Leading Edge: The front edge of the kite sail, that hits the wind first.
Trailing Edge: The back edge of the sail.
Frame: poles, rods or sticks that hold the kite in shape. Parts of the frame have many different names, but the most common are spar (a rod that goes roughly side-to-side; longeron or spine (a rod that goes front-to-back); spreader (a rod that holds other rods apart); riser (small rod that lifts part of the kite out of the flat plane).
Bridle: the loop or loops of string that join the line to the rest of the kite. On some soft kites, the bridle can look like the complex lines of a parachute. Simple bridles control the angle the kite flies at, complex bridles also hold the kite in a certain shape. Some kites do not have bridles at all.
Tail: used to keep kites stable, pointing the right way, or just for decoration, tails are long, narrow and flexible.
Drogue or Basket: bucket or bowl-shaped objects on the end of a line behind the kite, they are sometimes used instead of a tail as they do not need to be so long.
Dihedral: a bend or curve in the kite that helps keep the kite stable.
Keel: A vertical piece of sail material beneath the kite like the keel of a boat. Keels help keep the kite stable, and provide a place to attach the flying line without a bridle.
Line Laundry: objects fastened to the flying line to look nice in the air. They could be flags, extra tails, inflatable shapes or baskets. Line laundry has no lift, and the kite itself is often just there to hold up the laundry.
Things the Kite Does
Pull: Simply, how hard the kite pulls against its anchor or the person holding it. Technically, pull is a combination of the upwards lift of the kite and the force down-wind due to the kite�??�?�â�?�â?�?�ì�?�â?�?�âs drag.
Pitch: The motion a kite makes when its nose moves up or down. The pitch of a kite can change the way it flies. A kite with too much pitch will not lift as well as it might, a kite with too little pitch will stall and nose-dive out of the sky.
Roll: A 'wiggle' along the length of the kite where the right or left sides move up and down. A slight roll will make a kite move to the side - that is how two-line kites work.
Yaw: A twisting motion made by the flat kite, where the nose of the kite turns left or right.
Put your hand flat on the table. Pretend it is a kite in the air. If you lift your fingers or the heel of your hand off the table, that is pitch. If you twist your hand flat on the table, that is yaw, and if you twist your wrist so that just your thumb or little finger lift off the table, that is roll.
Wind Words
Wind Shadow: The area behind an obstruction (such as trees or buildings) where the wind is not blowing. The wind shadow can be much longer than the height of the obstruction.
Turbulence: 'Mixed up' wind, with flows in more than one direction (sometimes even down!).
Beaufort Scale: A way of measuring wind speed.
Kinds of Kite
There are only eight basic forms of kite, although there are many variations on these themes:
Flat: Flat kites are just that, flat. The frame holds the sail completely flat, and often surrounds the edge of the sail. Popular flat kites are the three stick or barn door kite and the dragon or serpent, which incorporates a long tail as wide as the kite.
Bowed: Bowed kites have frames that cross the kite, left to right and top to bottom, but do not surround the sail. The cross-wise parts of the frame are bent or curved upwards. The bend can be built into the frame, or held in using cords that pull the frame into a curve.
Box or Cellular: Three-dimensional kites which often look like flying boxes. They are often made of a repeating shape or cell. The two most common shapes of cellular kite are rectangular boxes and tetrahedrons.
Delta: An extremely popular and useful kite, triangular in shape (hence the name). Deltas have a single spreader, a spine down the middle, and rods long the leading (front) edges of the kite. They can fly in a wide range of winds, and lend themselves to a range of variations on the theme, such as seagull or swallow shapes. Most sport stunt kites are based on the delta form.
Sled: Sled kites have little or no frame. Most kites (those mentioned above) have a dihedral that goes up at the sides, but sled kites are higher in the middle. The pressure of the wind holds the kite open, so no frame is required across the kite, and many do not have frames running up and down the kite. They can be folded up very small, so are often sold as 'Pocket Kites'. They are easy to make and fly and do not break if they crash, so they make good starter kites for children.
Foil: Foils are similar to sleds, but lack any sort of frame. They are dual skin kites - air enters between the skins at the front of the kite and inflates the kite. Careful design means that the kite then takes on a shape and profile very similar to a wing. This generates a lot more lift than a usual single-skinned kite. Most foil kites have bridles with lots of 'legs', similar to the shroud lines of a parachute. Foils are also known as parafoils and flowforms, especially if they have been designed to resemble other objects. Famous flowforms include the giant kites of New Zealander Peter Lynn. He has produced trilobites, octopi and geckos the size of trucks and houses.
Rotor: Rotor kites are rare. They do not gain lift from sails. Instead, they spin to gain lift. Typically, they will use the wind to make a horizontal rotor to spin (vaguely like the blade of an old manual lawnmower). This spin generates lift by a process known as the Magnus Effect. Some rotor kites have helicopter-style rotors and fly in the same way as a gyrocopter. Rotor kites fly better in high winds, but are often unstable.
Compound: The constant effort to create new and interesting kites often results in compund kites, that share aspects of the other seven groups. Typically compound kites include winged boxes (a box kite with delta wings) and various combinations of sled and framed kite to make interesting shapes, such as the Stingray by Adrian Conn (a delta kite with a centre section made of a parafoil).
Of course, it's not really as simple as that - there are kites with 2 lines, 4 lines or (rarely) 3 lines instead of just one, but they are still variations on the themes above.
Stunt Kites: Kites that can be steered around the sky for entertainment purposes. The majority have two lines (pull the left line to turn left, the right to turn right), but some have four lines. The second two lines allow the kite to be stopped in the air, spun on the spot or even to be flown backwards.
Power Kites: Stunt kites that are flown to experience the sheer power of the wind. Typically having two lines, they are usually foil-type kites that exploit wing-type aerodynamics to generate a lot of lift and/or drag.
Traction Kites: Large foil-type kites that are usually designed to have more drag that lift. This means they can pull the user at great speed in a buggy, on a land-board (an off-road skateboard) or on a snowbaord. There is also a whole sub-set of traction kites designed for use by surfers. These kites usually have inflatable sections so that they can be recovered and launched from the water's surface, and have a distinctive tightly-curved arch profile. Traction kites always have four or three lines to allow for braking.
Although surf kites are, technically, "foil" kites, they are different enough that some people class them as a separate, ninth form, the LEI (Leading Edge Inflatable).
There are a few projects on that kind of idea (such as http://www.instructables.com/id/Duct-TapeBambooDrop-Cloth-WingKite/ ) - have a search, see which you like, give it a go.
I am still a child younger han my son.
I love them very much.
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They're incredibly handy tools to have around the house - a bit noisy though ;-)
However, were I to make the step into "proper" kites that I could dismantle, I migght go for a genki or a rokkaku.
A simple start, though, would be some kind of sled.
See that photo in step 6? My local beaches are all too soft for a land-board, and even for most buggies (unless they've got really fat wheels).
You should really consider where you plan to fly before you choose what to buy.
You should also picture yourself on the board - are you cruising or doing complex stunts?
Then get yourself a copy of a magazine like Powerkite (in the UK) and check the adverts for shops near you to try boards out, discuss options with the owners (some boards let you mix and match deck, trucks and wheels), before you take the plunge. If there are no stores nearby, look for clubs, or just turn up at your local flying spot and pester people. If you're buying online, phone them up to talk about what you want (if they can't help over the phone, try a different website).
If they are available in your area, get a couple of lessons as well, make sure you can go forwards, backwards and turn relatively competently before you go doing your thing solo.
I hope you enjoy your new hobby.
I suppose you could call it a compound kite, since it's a set of "flat" kites on a single framework, but I don't think it really fits any of the classes. That's the trouble with trying to classify creativity - there's always somebody ready to work outside the box.
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British Kiteflyers: http://www.bkfa.org.uk/
Australian Kite Association: http://www.aka.org.au/
Scottish Power Kite Association: http://www.spka.co.uk/
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Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced today it plans to create a research and development center in Gaithersburg, adding 300 jobs at MedImmune's current location.
MedImmune's director of corporate public relations, Tracy Rossin, said no new buildings are planned at this point. Biotech company MedImmune, which is owned by AstraZeneca, currently houses AstraZeneca's biologics programs, geared toward the creation of vaccines and medications.
As part of the move, AstraZeneca will relocate its U.S.-based global marketing and specialty care commercial functions to Gaithersburg from Wilmington, Del. A new research and development center will be created, with AstraZeneca and MedImmune sharing staff.
"The majority of the teams will move gradually over the course of 30 months," Rossin said. Employees relocating from AstraZeneca's U.S. headquarters in Wilmington and other locations will be in Gaithersburg by the end of 2015.
Rossin said the corporate decision is not related to MedImmune's recent application to amend its agreement with the city of Gaithersburg. The mayor and city council voted to allow MedImmune to develop beyond the square-footage limitations the city had previously set.
The initiative to get the agreement changed "predated" AstraZeneca's organizational changes, Rossin said.
She was not able to comment on how much space would be needed for incoming staff.
"The long-term space plan for Gaithersburg is still under development," she said.
Rich Bendis, president of Rockville-based BioHealth Innovations, said his organization is "encouraged" by the corporate decision to move into Gaithersburg.
"I think it's one of the larger moves in the life sciences area," he said.
According to Rossin, MedImmune comprises almost half of AstraZeneca's overall research and development pipeline.
AstraZeneca employs over 57,000 people worldwide, according to Rossin. As part of a larger restructuring plan, AstraZeneca will cut 650 positions in the U.S. and relocate 170 more to other sites in the U.S. or overseas.
Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan said MedImmune is currently the city's second-largest employer, after the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Each year the Student Council organizes the Talent / No Talent Show, inviting members of the Bastyr community show off their talents — or lack thereof.Read more »
How does Jeremy Lin's story relate to Bastyr University's? We are both doing things that have rarely been done before, inspiring others with our work and "changing the game" in a number of different ways.Read more »
Bastyr's Center for Spirituality, Science and Medicine presents the final act in the series, "going. Going! GONE?", March 1 at 6-8 p.m. in the University chapel.Read more »
The first course in the series, "Essential Oil Therapy: Foundations," runs March 30 to April 1.Read more »
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Mycologist Paul Stamets, the "Gluten-Free Doctor" Jean Layton and Pacific Northwest ethnobotanist Heidi Bohan headline the event.Read more »
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Nutrition graduate Valerie Segrest helps Northwest tribes reinvent traditional foods, learning that social change starts in the kitchen.Read more »
The Seattle Times recently profiled the Bastyr Dining Commons chef, unearthing a story that was new even to many at Bastyr.Read more »
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Indiana knocked off top-ranked Michigan in front of a sold-out Assembly Hall crowd, as well as a national television audience.
Here are five keys to the Hoosier victory:
1) Make the shot:
IU opened 6-for-6 from the field and finished 26-for-50 (52 percent). That offset their 16 turnovers Michigan converted into 21 points.
2) Get to the line:
Nobody draws fouls better than Indiana. It was 22-for-25 from the line to Michigan's 6-for-7. The Wolverines had 19 fouls, eight above their average.
3) Withstanding runs:
IU built an early 15-point lead. Michigan rallied to tie. The Hoosiers responded with an 11-0 run. The Wolverines surged to within a basket before IU pulled ahead for good.
4) Fast pace:
IU likes to run. So does Michigan, but no team can out-run the Hoosiers in Assembly Hall. Yes, the Wolverines had 17 fast-break points to IU's 13, but that's misleading. IU dictated the pace and earned the win.
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Recipe Collections are the round-up posts where I spotlight those well-known slow cooker classics that get made over and over in a CrockPot. It seems like everyone adds their own individual touches to this type of classic recipe, so featuring several of them at a time gives you a chance to compare a few versions. Today we're talking about Pulled Pork Sandwiches, something that's perfect for spring when you might like to start eating outside! Here are some food bloggers' takes on this classic favorite.
|Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sandwiches (Photo from What's Gaby Cooking.)
|Ann's Slow Cooker Pulled Pork (Photo from Andrea Meyers.)
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Maria from Two Peas and Their Pod says these Pulled Pork Sandwiches are a big favorite of her husband Josh.
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At A Year of Slow Cooking, a reader shared a recipe for Root Beer Pulled Pork, and Stephanie says it's "out-of-the-ballpark-wonderful."
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Book Trailer Thursday: WARPSeptember 19, 2013
Sad that the Artemis Fowl series is all wrapped up? Luckily Eoin Colfer has started a brand new series called WARP! The first book is called The Reluctant Assassin: "In Victorian London, Albert Garrick, an assassin-for-hire, and his reluctant young apprentice, Riley, are transported via wormhole to modern London, where Riley teams up with a young FBI agent to stop Garrick from returning to his own time and using his newly acquired scientific knowledge and power to change the world forever". Check out the trailer above.
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So this welding school im going to was suppose be a 3month course and i have only been there for 2 weeks and i already basicially finished the whole course with it. I have went through 4 tests already and passed them all very well. But now i only have pulse and TIG test to do. The only thing that might make me stay longer is the teacher probably wants me to stay a few weeks for the oscia classes.
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But what other types of welding can i go get training for when im done. I was thinking underwater welding. But what drew me back from that was being underwater in high depths and having to depressurize yourself because of the nitrogen blood thing. I still have my mind on it but im not to sure at the same time.
Maybe i might want to seek more dry welding trainig before i try wet welding?
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What Welding oppourtunities are their?
Problem is, do you understand the theory. Do you understand the layout. I can weld in all procedures just fine, but I'm definately not a welder.
Just cause you can pass the physical weld tests really means nothing. There is written tests that you have to pass as well. Nor do you have any real world experience. so justifing taking more courses like underwater welding seems farfetched.
Best to complete the 3 month course and go from there.
Now I'm an Aircraft Engineer. Comming from a mechanical background, I already new how to overhaul an engine, so why bother staying for the next 2 years in school. Well to learn everything else of course. then off to the real world to retrain again.
I see guys everyday coming out of a fancy welding school with more papers than i will ever need and they can't fit for crap. So now we have a bunch of mig trigger guys that don't like to sit and weld for 10 hours a day but thats all they were taught. So they leave and another batch comes in. Oh well made my job better the boss says just tack it i can get anyone to weld it. So i am a full time fitter...BobBob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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I would consider training in pipe/ structural welding, measurement and layout training, welding of different materials and alloys etc... I am a Maintenance Mechanic in a big Manufacturing Plant and one of only 3 out of 25 guys that can weld pretty much "everything" we have. Most of the other 22 guys can weld great when they have their material laying on the welding table and in an ideal position but can't handle the scrutiny of welding in a real repair or out of position.
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Last night, Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai was announced as the winner of the Man Booker International Prize during a ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The award is given every two years to a fiction author whose body of work is deemed extraordinary on an international level.
With an experimental style influenced by Kafka, Krasznahorkai is Hungary's most acclaimed author. Chair of judges Marina Warner says, "László Krasznahorkai is a visionary writer of extraordinary intensity and vocal range who captures the texture of present day existence in scenes that are terrifying, strange, appallingly comic, and often shatteringly beautiful."
Krasznahorkai has five novels available in English translation, and his memoir, Destruction and Sorrow beneath the Heavens, will be available in January 2016.
Want more books in translation? Check out our list of 15 of the best books in translation from the past year.
The 2015 Edgar Awards, honoring the best mysteries and thrillers and presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, have been announced! Several of our favorites earned nods:
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Scribner)
Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman (Norton)
The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani (Penguin)
Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
by William J. Mann (Harper)
Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe by J.W. Ocker (Countryman)
Greenglass House by Kate Milford (Clarion)
The Art of Secrets by James Klise (Algonquin)
The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey (Minotaur)
View all the nominees and winners here, and view last year's winners here.
Did your favorites win?
The 2015 Pulitzer Prizes, which are some of the most esteemed awards in literature and journalism, have been announced, along with the finalists in each category. The winner of the Fiction Pulitzer Prize also happens to be the BookPage Reader's Choice Top Pick of 2014! Looks like BookPage readers have great taste—No surprise there.
Winner: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami
Lovely, Dark, Deep by Joyce Carol Oates
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Winner: Encounters at the Heart of the World by Elizabeth A. Fenn
Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert
An Empire on the Edge by Nick Bunker
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Winner: The Pope and Mussolini by David I. Kertzer
Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism by Thomas Brothers
Stalin: Volume I by Stephen Kotkin
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Winner: Digest by Gregory Pardlo
Reel to Reel by Alan Shapiro
Compass Rose by Arthur Sze
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Winner: The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
No Good Men Among the Living by Anand Gopal
Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos
What do you think of the Pulitzer Prize Board's choices?
Congratulations to the authors on the 2015 PEN Literary Awards Shortlist! The PEN Award—and the $25,000 that comes with it—is given to the debut author deemed to be the most promising of the year by a panel of judges. The winner will be chosen from the shortlist, which was announced today.
Congratulations to all of the authors nominated for the prestigious RITA awards, which recognize the best romance novels published in the past year. We've covered many of the books and authors in the running and wish them the best of luck. Check out the full list of nominees on Romance Writers of America's website!
A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev
The Best Medicine by Tracy Brogan (Bell Harbor)
It's in His Kiss by Jill Shalvis
Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra
Love with a Perfect Cowboy by Lori Wilde
One in a Million by Jill Shalvis (Congrats on the double nod!)
Douglas: Lord of Heartache and Worth: Lord of Reckoning by Grace Burrowes
Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
Hope at Dawn by Stacy Henrie
The Darkest Touch by Gena Showalter
Congratulations, ladies!
Last week, the National Book Critics Circle honored six authors for their excellent books published in 2014. The committee of book critics voted on the best books of the last year, and these are the results:
Fiction: Lila by Marilynne Robinson
General Nonfiction: The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation by David Brion Davis
Autobiography: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
Biography: Tennessee Williams by John Lahr
Criticism: The Essential Ellen Willis by Ellen Willis
Poetry: Citizen by Claudia Rankine
Additionally, the John Leonard Prize for excellence in first books was received by Phil Klay for his debut, Redeployment, and Toni Morrison was honored with the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award for her significant contribution to the literary world. And, because this is a critics' award after all, Alexandra Schwartz won the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.
The longlist for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction has been announced. The prize (formerly known as the Orange Prize) recognizes one outstanding female author who writes in English and has been published in the U.K., and comes with a prize of £30,000. The shortlist will be announced on April 13, and the winner will be announced at an awards ceremony held at the Royal Festival Hall on June 3.
Eleven of the 20 longlisted authors have made the long or shortlist for the prize before—and a record-setting 16 of them are British. A few have yet to be published in the U.S. Who are you rooting for?
Rachel Cusk, Outline (FSG)
Lissa Evans, Crooked Heart (Harper, July)
Patricia Ferguson, Aren't We Sisters? (no scheduled U.S. publication)
Xiaolu Guo, I Am China (Nan A. Talese)
Samantha Harvey, Dear Thief (Atavist Books)
Emma Healey, Elizabeth Is Missing (Harper)
Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven (Knopf)
Grace McCleen, The Offering (no scheduled U.S. publication)
Sandra Newman, The Country of Ice Cream Star (Ecco)
Heather O'Neill, The Girl Who Was Saturday Night (FSG)
Laline Paull, The Bees (Ecco)
Marie Phillips, The Table of Less Valued Knights (no scheduled U.S. publication)
Rachel Seiffert, The Walk Home (Pantheon)
Kamila Shamsie, A God in Every Stone (Bloomsbury)
Ali Smith, How to be Both (FSG)
Sara Taylor, The Shore (Crown, June)
Anne Tyler, A Spool of Blue Thread (Knopf)
Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests (Riverhead)
Jemma Wayne, After Before (Legend Times Group, April)
PP Wong, The Life of a Banana (Legend Times Group, May)
It's one of my favorite—and most fascinating—times of year: The days and weeks following the American Library Association's announcement of the winners of the Youth Media Awards, including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards, are filled with as much joy as debate. We all have our favorite children's and YA books of the year (you can view the BookPage Best Children's and YA Books of 2014 here). Sometimes your favorites don't get the recognition you hoped for, and sometimes they do. And sometimes it seems like the award committee likes to test our understanding of the awards just because they can.
But putting all that aside, we love catching up with the winners of these awards, so we spoke with Caldecott winner Dan Santat, Newbery winner Kwame Alexander and Printz winner Jandy Nelson about what it's like to be recognized as the best in children's and young adult literature.
Caldcott Medal: Dan Santat
Author-illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
"It was a dream come true. A dream I never thought I would ever achieve."
Newbery Medal: Kwame Alexander
Author of The Crossover
"Am I delirious? Dreaming? Did he just really say 'Medal'? And then, like the clouds shifting to reveal the golden sun, my life changed, a new normal ablaze."
Printz Award: Jandy Nelson
Author of I'll Give You the Sun
"I love being inside the minds/hearts of my teen narrators, love the urgency of the teen experience, that period of time when everything is so new, so dramatic, so emotional, so confusing, so funny, so raw, so honest, so everything."
It's February, and everyone has their favorite literary couples: Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester. Sometimes the best duos are the ones you'd never think had anything in common . . . like, who would've thought that Ron and Hermione would stop fighting long enough to fall in love?
Oh, it's just so difficult when everyone loves you. Where will the two medals go, anyway? Here's an attempt to pile them on via Mariko Tamaki's website.
With the recent announcement that This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki had won both a Printz Honor and a Caldecott Honor—the first graphic novel to win the latter—these two supposedly irreconcilable seals now sit side by side on the book's cover. The young adult (YA) world is buzzing with debate over this pairing, but I'd like to suggest that it's a terrific chance to challenge assumptions about these awards, and to think about what happens when they come together. Here are three ideas worth considering.
The Caldecott has pushed boundaries before.
The Caldecott medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, with Honor books considered to be similarly distinguished runners-up.
Most Caldecott winners and Honor books have looked like picture books—they've been 32 pages or so, and generally taller than they are long—and many are appropriate for preschool audiences. But in 2008, the Caldecott medal went to The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, a book most likely to be enjoyed by late elementary school and early middle-school readers. Clocking in at a hefty 534 pages (and longer and almost wider than it is tall), Hugo Cabret was an unusual choice. And yet its detailed black and white drawings, and its mix of verbal and pictorial storytelling, could certainly be argued to be distinguished.
The two medals' criteria overlap in interesting ways.
In December, I'd predicted that This One Summer would walk away with the Printz award as the best book written for teens this year, based entirely on literary merit. Although "literary" seems at first to refer only to words, books that include both words and pictures have been recognized in the past. Consider American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, the medal winner in 2007.
Similarly, while the Caldecott's "for children" designation seems at first to exclude teens, a deeper dig through its terms and criteria reveals that "children" is actually defined as "persons of ages up to and including fourteen" (possibly a holdover from before the Printz and other YA awards were established, or before YA lit as it's currently understood existed at all). While the Caldecott is usually thought of as a children's illustration-based award and the Printz as a YA word-based one, there's no definitional reason why an illustrated book aimed at 12- to 14-year-olds can't qualify for—and win—medals in both categories.
This One Summer is all about in-between-ness and liminality.
And if any book was the one to show how this overlap might work, it's Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki's monochromatic, intensely reflective graphic novel. As discussed on this blog series all the way back in November, narrator Rose's age is never actually specified. We know that her younger friend Windy is still very much a child and her aspirational "like eighteen"-year-old crush is too old for her, making Rose probably around 12.
But by writing (and drawing) Rose as an in-between character, the Tamaki cousins actively invite readers to think about liminality, or what it means to be part one thing and part another. Suspended between childhood and young adulthood, Rose is the perfect protagonist of a book that's the first ever to be recognized by both the Caldecott and the Printz committees.
Sure, there've already been calls to redefine the Caldecott criteria to include only books aimed at children 12 and under—and already questions of whether collections that're determined to buy every Caldecott book will wind up with a title that doesn't quite belong. But I think the dual recognition of This One Summer is great for the book, great for children's and YA lit, great for graphic novels and great for ongoing discussions about what these awards are . . . or should be. Like Ron and Hermione, these two opposites might have more in common than they first appear.
What do you think of This One Summer's dual win? Do you think young-leaning YA graphic novels should be eligible for the Caldecott? Tell us in the comments!
Locker Combinations is a Book Case feature by BookPage contributor and young adult (YA) literature expert Jill Ratzan. Using a variety of literary, cultural and educational perspectives, Jill guest blogs about the latest in YA lit and the general direction, trends and changes of the field. Read more BookPage reviews, interviews and posts by Jill here.
Today the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books for children and young adults, including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards, with several of the BookPage Best Children's and YA Books of 2014 receiving well-earned nods.
Standouts include Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, which was our favorite to win the Newbery Medal but picked up a Newbery Honor, a Sibert Honor and the Coretta Scott King Author Book Award. The Right Word by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet also received recognition as the Sibert Award winner as well as a Caldecott Honor. This One Summer's Printz Honor came as no surprise, but we were tickled to discover that it also garnered a Caldecott Honor. And congratulations to Sharon Draper, who won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults!
Read on for all the winners:
NEWBERY: The Crossover by Kwame Alexander (HMH)
Newbery Honor Books:
CALDECOTT: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat (Little, Brown)
Caldecott Honor Books:
CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR BOOK AWARD: Jacqueline Woodson for Brown Girl Dreaming (Nancy Paulsen)
King Author Honor Books:
CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR BOOK AWARD: Christopher Myers for Firebird, written by Misty Copeland (Putnam)
King Illustrator Honor Books:
CORETTA SCOTT KING/JOHN STEPTOE NEW TALENT AUTHOR AWARD: When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds (Atheneum)
PRINTZ: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson (Dial)
Printz Honor Books:
SIBERT AWARD for most distinguished informational book for children: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet (Eerdmans)
Sibert Honor Books:
THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL AWARD for distinguished beginning reader book: You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant (Two Lions)
Geisel Honor Books:
MORRIS AWARD for first-time YA author: Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero (Cinco Puntos)
Click here to view all the winners, including the Alex Awards (the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences), the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Stonewall Book Award (books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience), the Pura Belpre Awards for Latino authors and illustrators and more.
Did your favorite children's or YA book pick up an award this year?


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- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
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"An excellent autumn meal for our family and our guests with a fun and seasonally-appropriate presentation. After reading other reviews, I also elected to reduce the cooking time to 1.5 hrs each in dutch oven and pumpkin. This worked out well for the vegetables, though I would have preferred the meat a little more tender. Speaking of veggies, I subbed turnips and a sweet potato for two of the three potatoes. I also deglazed the Dutch oven with a few glugs of red wine after browning the meat to add a bit of complexity. Have fun with this one. It seems to be rather forgiving."
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People passing through the Lakefront Medical Center lobby on Tuesday mornings often do a double-take at the large circle of people off to the side, delicately raising their hands to the sky or twisting their legs.
"Now scoop up the lotus, oil the wrist joints. We're sending out inspiration," says a silver-haired woman at the head of the circle. The rest of the circle mirrors her slow, calculated movements. The woman's name is Lynn Baumhardt, and every week she leads a group of 25 seniors in tai chi at Weiss.
Instructor Lynn Baumhardt has practiced tai chi for 35 years.
Tai chi originated in China as a form of low-impact exercise, which focuses on slow movements to relax the muscles. Baumhardt—who also teaches at Oakton Community College, the Chicago Cultural Center and the Chicago Botanic Garden—has taught at Weiss for the past two years. She has been practicing the exercise for 35 years.
She credits tai chi with increasing flexibility and lowering blood pressure, "all very good for seniors," she adds.
Throughout the hour-long session, Baumhardt talks the class through several movements, reminding them to constantly inhale and exhale. "You're opening and embracing that good energy," she says.
Local senior Veronica Wade has attended the sessions for almost two years. "They keep me healthy, my bones and my joints operating," she says. "It's interesting, too, and I like the people—especially the teacher."
Baumhardt teaches a type of tai chi called Qi Gong. Similar to yoga, Qi Gong focuses on breathing regulation, body control and deep relaxation. Also like yoga, its popularity is growing in the United States.
In China, people use Qi Gong to prevent and treat disease, as well as to promote longevity. They practice outdoors during sunrise because they believe "chi," the body's energy, is best harnessed at that time and place.
At Weiss, the class takes place every Tuesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. As Baumhardt leads the class into a completely silent movement, without her voice coaching them through, she reminds them that there is no time limit. "Just relax. Do the best tai chi you can do on this day, November 30th."
Regulars at Weiss practice tai chi each week.
Towards the end of class, she asks everyone to think of people they know who could use healing energy. "Let's send it off to them," she says, squatting low, then raising her hands upward. The rest of the circle follows.
They all clap at the end of the session and Baumhardt thanks them for coming. "Have a wonderful week. I love starting my day with you," she says.
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