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Houston station just across the road. Within walking distance of the Guinness factory which is great trip for a day out.
Food in hotel is top-class, they didnt have the monk fish which i ordered (not a problem to me) but they were so apologetic and excused themselves for the time delay and gave us free deserts and wine with our dinner. We were very grateful and this is great as many other places would not give this sort of service. Food that we got was next to perfect. My girlfriend is a fussy eater and this even stood up to her standards
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My Wife Is an Actress
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A romantic comedy for anyone in love with the movies, and anyone, for that matter, who's in love.
The film's most endearing trait is that these people sincerely love movies, and they truly love their own idiosyncrasies. And is that not the greatest love of all?
With every detail in this clever peekaboo, the sly filmmaker dangles the possibility that fiction is fact and that Yvan and Charlotte are real -- or at least as real as the movies.
A terrifically deft picture about the thick line that separates movie glamour from the real world, and the thin line between common sense and paranoia.
The film tends to groan under the weight of his obsessions -- and his sister's fixation on circumcising her son -- yet for much of the 95-minute running time the chemistry between Attal's vulnerable husband and Gainsbourg's sweet, beguiling wife is irresistible. The terrific score is by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau.
Despite its many charms, the title of the film -- both complaint and boast -- makes clear whose point of view this is. Gainsbourg is delightful, intelligent and sexy, but this isn't her film.
Gainsbourg's character seems too sweet to be true until she tangles with her onscreen director over nudity. The fire Gainsbourg brings to the scene suggests she's had similar battles.
Never less than clever and often digs down into some uncomfortable realities about the strange lives of that odd species known as movie people.
A light, enjoyable night out. This happens largely because of Charlotte Gainsbourg, who's simply adorable. Attal shoots her with tenderness throughout, a tenderness that comes from familiarity.
While Gainsbourg and Stamp are charming, Attal's husband is difficult to like, to say the least. Must a woman as gracious and intelligent as Charlotte really settle for domesticity with such a near-abusive boor?
Combine the title with the image of a dazzling female and a frazzled male, and you've got the movie perfectly.
Although the movie is not as hilarious as you'd hope from the screwball setup, Gainsbourg and Attal make a solid comedy team.
Light as the film may be, My Wife Is An Actress is not devoid of charm. It's like a summer book: quick, enjoyable and, mostly, easily forgotten.
It circles the possibility of mental and spiritual infidelity like a cat wondering if a mouse might still be alive. Watching it, I felt it would be fascinating to see a movie that was really, truthfully, fearlessly about this subject.
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Here's a passing thought on Earth Day. The United Nations is debating "human rights" for Mother Nature. If that's ever the case, will trees be able to sue treehuggers for unwanted and inappropriate touching? If so I plan to get a government grant to conduct "good touch, bad touch" seminars for sequoias as well as a law degree so I can represent the Amazon rainforest when it files for a restraining order against James Cameron and his abusive carbon footprint.
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In the Italian city of Labirinto, there is a Maze where all can find their heart's desire. There are only two problems: getting in, and getting out. In the world of this new novel from Midori (The Flight of Michael McBride), masks talk and sea nymphs and satyrs walk beside the classical personae of the Commedia dell'Arte?than whom none could be more ribald, mischievous and all-too-human. The patter is delicious as characters trade insults or love coos, all worthy of Moliere. The plot is as intricate as an old Gozzi scenario or one of Plautus's domestic farces, full of scoundrels, fools, lovers ("innamorati") and braggarts getting in one another's way as they converge on the Maze to lift their various curses. The Maze, for its moral and psychological resonances, is reminiscent of Charles G. Finney's 1935 classic, The Circus of Dr. Lao. Of many interlocking subplots, one involves the forced collaboration of a voiceless siren and a poet who has muted his poetic vice to practice law; they plead for comfort before the severed head of Orpheus. Another plot pairs a stuttering actor and a mask maker's myopic daughter as innamorati as they free each other through the Maze. The mask maker herself enters the Maze and joins bloodthirsty, reveling Bacchae to throw off the curse of her faithless lover. It's fairly miraculous how Snyder pulls all this off; she does, though. The hybrid of street theater and fantasy seems to spin itself into existence before the reader's eyes. Farts, decapitations and sirens' songs are equally likely and equally delightful in this amazing story. Even the few purple passages, which seem clumsy at first, turn out to be quite apt in the fabric of the remarkable whole.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Cursed by love, revenge, or their own human failings, a maskmaker, poet, priest, actor, peasant girl, and mercenary journey to the city of Labirinto, where a magical maze holds the ability to redeem or destroy them. Set in an alternate Renaissance Italy filled with magic and mystery, Snyder's (The Flight of Michael McBride, Tor, 1995) dreamlike novel resonates with overtones of the commedia dell'arte as her characters confront mythical creatures and nightmarish visions in their search for the secret at the center of the maze. A allegory that is a priority purchase for fantasy collections.
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"The morning sun rose above the edge of a quiet green sea. Bright rays of light speared the waters of the laguna and transformed the canals of Venice into ribbons of flame. Burnished water splashed over the mossy walls of the canals, scattering droplets the size of sequins..."
This kind of writing gets me everytime, and Midori Snyder has got it. She tantalizes the reader with each word, with every lush phrase, she seduces and entangles into the fantasy world of her labyrinth, and she engrosses mercilessly, leaving the world outside of her written page pale and distant for the time it takes to disentangle oneself from her story and close the book again.
Snyder's fantasy is one of many players, all varied in lifestyle and enchantment, but all alike in that they are somehow cursed. The young actor stutters and cannot speak his lines clearly, though his words ring out when he is feeling unthreatened by other males who remind him of an abusive father figure. The mask-maker suffers torments of thorns inside her belly that tear also at her heart with regret, keeping her masks from taking on their usual aura of life. A swordsman wins battle upon battle, grown calloused to the act of killing, yet finally longs to be free of such a destiny. A siren is cursed to leave the sea and live ten years on the dry earth in utter silence, covered with a leathery skin of ugliness. The poet fails to win the love and loyalty of his philandering wife with his verses and finally loses her. The priest repeatedly falls into a gluttony of sexual pleasures forbidden to him, unable to abstain from such temptation. And there are more. The fantasy is peopled with rich characters, each one more colorful than the next.Read more ›
The cast: (and here's the Chaucerian part): A mask-maker artist,
a priest, an actor, a merchant, a thief, a prostitute, a warrior,
a Siren (well.. that's not so Chaucerian). They come from all
walks of life, but all beset by some 'curse'. Thus they
pilgramage to a fictional city with a magical maze to cure
their woes.
The story starts off with very seperate tales.. almost too hard
to follow as Snyder jumps from character to character to follow
their own individual tales. But slowly, they come together
as the routes of a maze come to the center. The story is
enchantingly different from the classical fantasy genre. Magic is
as viewed by old world Italians is amazingly real and quite
different from the magic in our present day stories. It's magic
that is out of our control, that cuts and mends in surprising
unpredictable ways, that is guided and quirky according to the
personality, the moral ground, the intents of the character
This book is well worth reading... it won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award!!
It is said that to enter the great maze at the center of the city of Labirinto, one can lose any curse that might haunt them. Thus begins the story of The Innamorati, and from the first page the reader will find himself engrossed in Ms. Snyder's story and unwilling to stop turning the pages.
The Innamorati, set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy, centers on no single protagonist, but instead chronicles the bête noirs that haunt a number of co-protagonists. Ms. Snyder has deftly taken the concept often used in television today - several sub-plots within a single episode, each mini-story tied to an appropriate character - and adapted it for The Innamorati. Among the co-protagonists: a mask-maker from Venice who can no longer make masks; a swordsman from Milan who wishes to give up the sword that rules his life; a would-be actor who speaks with a stutter; and a siren condemned to a silent exile far from the sea and her native island. There is also a poet, who at one time wrote the most beautiful sonnets, who loses his "voice" upon discovering his wife's infidelity. While Ms. Snyder places far too great a burden on this poet for his wife's infidelity, claiming he failed to provide for her wants (one could argue the wife's inability or unwillingness to accept what her husband was able to provide her - magnificent sonnets written to her and about her - as the impetus for her action), it is a subject best saved for debate and certainly not a flaw.
Ms. Snyder writes with a combination of clarity, wisdom and a playfulness that is rare today.Read more ›
Several pilgrims are struggling to enter the Great Maze. Once inside these four pilgrims begin to journey to the center in search of an "elixir". Instead, the once great mask maker, the fencer, the exiled siren, and the stuttering actor with their ensembles begin to interact. Sometimes they are in each other's way, but several begin to team up for that seems to be the most effective way to attain the center and its power. However, if they make their goal will they truly want what they find?
THE INNAMORATI is a powerful allegory that will leave the audience in awe of the talent of author Midori Snyder. The story line consists of several subplots that at first read more like vignettes, but cleverly tie together into a cohesive, well-written novel. Renaissance Italy never felt better or captured as well as this fantasy tale accomplishes it.
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Join a group of artists, performers, lovers and thieves to the maze in Labirinto. Along the way try on elaborate masks and find one that reveals your deepest desires. Read morePublished on Oct. 17 2000
Entertaining allegory about the masks we wear [for good or for ill], and the curses that we carry with us. Read morePublished on Aug. 31 2000
Lots of: Magic (creatures, gods, spells)
Sex (mostly sexual references and jokes)
Food (described in minute detail that will leave you drooling even if you read it 5... Read more
The Innamorati is a wonderful journey into the world of 16th century Italian commedia dell'arte, told within a great story with as many laughs and surprises as the theatre which... Read morePublished on Dec 9 1999 by Ernesto Maldonado
Midori Snyder uses wonderful language that draws you into this book. Definitely a book that is worth reading. I found that this was my favorite type of book (Rennaissance-Italian). Read morePublished on Oct. 29 1998
In the tradition of Vonda McIntyre's THE MOON & THE SUN and Jack Dann's MEMORY CATHEDRAL, Midori Snyder has created a fascinating historic fantasy filled with myriad... Read morePublished on June 28 1998 by Edward Alexander Gerster


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|Publication date
|May 4, 1982
|Filing date
|May 5, 1980
|Priority date
|May 5, 1980
|Publication number
|William R. Remer
|Original Assignee
|Remer William R
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (3), Classifications (7), Legal Events (11)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to storage batteries in general and more particularly to tubular battery plates and a process for making them.
Secondary batteries employing tubular plate construction generally exhibit superior electrical capacity to weight ratios when compared to similarly sized secondary batteries employing conventional flat pasted grids. This desirable phenomenon primarily occurs because the tube-type electrode design exposes a substantially greater surface area of active material to the electrolyte contained within the battery. Accordingly, since the electrolyte is able to freely circulate about the tubes and through the porous tube sheaths that contain more material, the tubular plate battery is capable of delivering higher capacities. In addition, by securely enveloping the active material in the porous but rigid sheath, the tubular plate battery is better protected from the deleterious effects caused by shocks and vibration.
In brief, tubular plate batteries generally include positive plates characterized by a lead alloy grid having a series of spaced, electrically conductive spines appended to a first electrically conductive cross member. A porous, rigid sheath envelopes each spine to form a plurality of hollow tubes. Each tube, packed with active material, is bottom sealed and connected to adjoining tubes by a second nonconductive cross member. Generally, the negative plates are conventional pasted plates.
As with most secondary battery designs, the positive (tubular) plates and the negative plates are disposed in an alternating spaced relationship within the battery case. A separator is positioned between the plates. Moreover, a number of positive plates and negative plates are electrically ganged together (positive to positive, negative to negative) to form a cell. A plurality of interconnected cells constitute a battery.
Initially, the sheaths were made from slotted hard rubber but over the years, battery designers have turned to woven plastic and braided glass sheaths to provide superior service. Indeed, some present day glass sheaths are made by saturating a glass braid with an alcohol/phenolic solution and then passing the saturated sheath over a shaping mandrel in the presence of radiant heaters to drive off the alcohol in vapor form. After the sheath is rough cut to a desired length (anywhere from about 4 inches [10.6 cm] to about 28 inches [71.12 cm]), the sheath is dipped into a dilute alcohol/phenolic solution to increase resin pick-up whereupon, it is then baked in an oven. The sheath is then dipped for a second time and baked again for approximately a half hour.
It should be readily apparent from the foregoing discussion that this method is both energy intensive and a source of industrial pollution. Moreover, large quantities of expensive solvent are necessary to effect a stiff tube with a specified resin content.
Indeed, the aforementioned process of making tubular sheaths is running into the combined problems posed by: (1) increasingly stringent regulations restricting the amount of air pollution caused by solvent effluents; (2) the constantly escalating cost of energy; (3) the rising cost of expensive organic solvents; and (4) the flammable nature of the alcohol solution.
Clearly a more economic and practical method for manufacturing tube sheaths is desirable.
Accordingly, there is provided an improved tubular electrode and a method for making same.
Briefly, the glass braid, comprising the sheath, is saturated with a photocurable resin. In one embodiment of the invention, the braid is cured in the presence of visible light whereupon it is shaped into a hollow sheath. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the braid is first partially cured in the presence of visible light whereupon it is shaped into a hollow sheath. The sheath is then fully cured, again in the presence of light.
After the ultimately cured sheath has been cut to a preselected length, each individual sheath is top sealably disposed about the spaced spines comprising a tubular plate electrode to form a plurality of tubes extending therefrom. Active material is then introduced into these tubes whereupon the tubes are bottom sealed and interconnected by an electrically nonconducting cross member.
FIG. 1 is a partial sectional elevation of a tubular plate electrode.
FIG. 2 is a partial isometric view of a glass sheath.
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a method for making sheaths.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a tubular battery plate 10. The plate 10 includes an electrically conductive top cross member 12 and a connecting lug 26. A plurality of spaced, electrically conductive spines 14 extend from the member 12. Each spine 14 includes a plurality of alternating sets of nubs 16. A porous and rigid braided glass sheath 28 envelopes each spine 14 to form tube 18. Active material 20 is packed into the tubes 18. The nubs 16 serve to center the tubes 18 about the spines 14 as well as increasing the surface contact area of the spines 14 with the material 20. Nonelectrically conductive cross member 22 is affixed to the bottom of the tubes 18. Standoffs 24 center the plate 10 relative to the base of a battery case (not shown).
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the sheath 28. It should be appreciated that the sheath 28, made from glass braid 66, must be sufficiently porous to facilitate uninterrupted electrolyte flow through the tube 18 while simultaneously being rigid enough to both prevent the loss of material 20 and to add to the structural integrity of the tube 18.
In normal commercial practice, a battery employing tubular plate construction contains a series of alternating positive tubular plates 10 and standard negative, flat, pasted plates (not shown). The top cross member 12, the lug 26 and the spines 14 are generally made from lead alloy whereas the bottom cross member 22 and the associated standoffs 24 are made from polyethylene. The active material 20 is lead dioxide (PbO2).
As was alluded to earlier, the present practice of processing glass sheaths 28 for tubes 18 suffers from a number of serious shortcomings. The disclosed processes, on the other hand, substantially reduce the problems posed by pollution, high energy consumption and expensive solvent waste.
FIG. 3 is a general schematic representation of a multilight source system 30 for fabricating braided glass sheaths 28. Although the discussion has been geared primarily towards battery applications, it should be understood that the resulting rigid, glass braid may be utilized for other non-battery related applications as well.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown the sheath fabricating system 30. Container 32 houses a spool 34 of flexible glass braid 66. The braid 66, which may be fabricated by any known method, is drawn out of the container 32 by a series of powered wheels 38 and fed into resin impregnating tank 40.
Although the tank 40 may be filled with any suitable photocurable resin capable of withstanding the battery environment, it has been determined that Atlac 382-05K resin (a proprietary photocurable resin manufactured by ICI United States Inc., Wilmington, Delaware). This resin is curable by visible light. Indeed, optimum results may be obtained with a light source of about 4000 A (the visible violet region). Of course, other resins will cure at different wavelengths.
Preferably, the tank 40 should be light-proof. Moreover, the tank 40 should be equipped with means to provide a tortuous path 42 for the braid 66 to follow. A multipass routing will ensure sufficient resin saturation. Upon exiting the tank 40, excess resin is doctored off the braid 66 by wiper 44 and returned to the tank 40. The braid 66 is then partially cured in multipass chamber 46. The chamber 46 is a closed compartment equipped with xenon lamps 60 (or any visible light source) for resin cross-linking. The interior surfaces of the chamber 46 may be covered with suitable reflective material to fully utilize the light generated by the lamps 60. The light intensity and braid travel speed are selectively controlled so as to precipitate a partial cure of the resin while simultaneously allowing the braid 66 to remain partially flexible. It has been determined that with a xenon light source, satisfactory partial curing may be accomplished in as little as 1.5 seconds. As before, the braid 66 may be forced to undergo a number of passes before the lamps 60 to ensure partial curing.
The still flexible braid 66 is then passed over a crook-shaped mandrel 48 located above pulley 50. The mandrel 48 shapes the braid 66 into a hollow, substantially rectangular sheath 28. See FIG. 2. Of course, elliptical, circular and other sheath 28 shapes may be utilized should the need arise.
The mandrel 48 extends into final curing chamber 52. Accordingly, the sheath 28, "riding" the mandrel 48, is propelled into the chamber 52 by powered drive wheels 54.
The chamber 52 may be provided with either a commercially available helix xenon lamp 58 encircling the mandrel 48 or a series of individual lamps (not shown) similar to those employed in chamber 46. Regardless of the light source, however, the chamber 52 may be further provided with reflective material to enhance the curing effect of the lights. Full curing may be accomplished in about 3.5 seconds.
Since the now fully cured (and rigid) sheath 28 is still on the mandrel 48 when it exits the chamber 52, the desired tubular orientation is maintained. Drive wheels 62 continue to propel the sheath 28 to flying cut-off 64 which cuts the sheath 28 to any preselected length.
In the event that space or other considerations become critical, a single light source system (not shown) may be employed instead of the multilight source system 30. This alternative, albeit slower, system eliminates the need for the chamber 46. Instead, the saturated braid 66 is passed directly from the tank 40 to the crook-shaped mandrel 48 via the pulley 50. The braid 66, as before, is shaped by the mandrel 48 disposed within the chamber 52. Inasmuch as the partial curing step has been eliminated, the chamber 52 would have to be longer to fully cure the sheath 28. Moreover, since the braid 66 has not been semicured, the mandrel 48 will also have to be longer in order to satisfactorily shape the sheath 28 into the desired contour. In summary, the single light source system utilizes the same steps and equipment as does the multilight source system 30, the only difference being that the chamber 46 has been eliminated and the mandrel 48 and the chamber 52 must be sized accordingly.
At a later point in time, the sheaths 28 are placed over the spines 14 to form tubes 18 whereupon active material 20 is introduced into the tubes 18. The tubes 18 are then sealed and rigidly held in place by bottom cross member 22 to form the tubular plate 10. After this step has been completed, the plate 10 may be formed. It should be appreciated that the plates 10 themselves do not have to be cured as is the case with standard pasted grids.
As opposed to the present practice of manufacturing braided glass sheaths 28, the disclosed method results in substantial economic savings. Energy consumption, pollution abatement and solvent replacement costs are reduced. For example, the resin mix is completely utilized. There is no solvent waste since contrary to the standard practice of driving off a portion of the resin to effect a cure, the disclosed methods affirmatively recycle all excess resin to the chamber 42. Moreover, inasmuch as light energy rather than heat energy is employed to cure the resin, considerable energy savings are realized. Moreover, the pollution and flammability problems associated with the use of alcohol solutions are eliminated.
The methods disclosed herein result in high speed tube manufacture and a tube exhibiting superior acid and cell environment resistance.
While in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, there is illustrated and described herein specific embodiments of the invention, those skilled in the art will understand that changes may be made in the form of the invention covered by the claims and that certain features of the invention may sometimes be used to advantage without a corresponding use of the other features.
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|Dec 15, 1939
|Dec 15, 1942
|Koelher Mfg Company
|Storage battery
|May 15, 1953
|Sep 10, 1957
|Yuasa Battery Co Ltd
|Method of manufacturing the porous tube for storage battery plate
|May 14, 1956
|Jul 21, 1959
|Tudor Ab
|Cover for electrodes in galvanic cells
|Dec 1, 1955
|Sep 15, 1959
|Electric Storage Battery Co
|Glass fiber tubing
|Mar 5, 1962
|Sep 21, 1965
|Kw Battery Company
|Expandable storage battery plates
|Apr 12, 1965
|Aug 16, 1966
|Electric Storage Battery Co
|Method of making storage battery electrodes
|Sep 2, 1976
|Sep 13, 1977
|Aktiebolaget Tudor
|Battery electrode sheaths
|May 25, 1977
|Mar 13, 1979
|Aktiebolaget Tudor
|Method of fabricating battery electrode sheaths
|Dixon et al., "The Curing of Unsaturated Polyester Resins With Visible Light"; 32nd Annual Conf., 1977, Reinforced Plastics/Composites Instit.-The Society of the Plastics Industry; Sect. 5-D, pp. 1-6.
|Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology Suppl. vol. 1 "Photocuring" pp. 367-378, 1976, John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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|Publication date
|Oct 30, 1995
|Dec 21, 1999
|Eshraghi; Ray R.
|Fibrous battery cells
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|Producing technology of woven calandria
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|May 9, 1997
|Eshraghi Ray R
|Novel fibrous battery cell design
|U.S. Classification
|429/140, 29/623.5, 429/238
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Nov 30, 1981
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Book review: 'Tuesdays at the Castle' will delight readers of all ages
"TUESDAYS AT THE CASTLE," by Jessica Day George, Bloomsbury USA Childrens, $16.99, 240 pages (f) (ages 9-12)
"Tuesdays at the Castle" is a welcomed addition to the fold of middle grade fantasy. Like Utah author Jessica Day George's previous works, her newest novel brings a spunky main character, plenty of intrigue and witty dialogue. Pair that with the castle featured as a character in the story, and it's a winning combination that middle-grade readers will love.
Princess Cecelia, or Celie as she's known, has explored every crook and cranny of Castle Glower. Well, as much as she can for a castle that adds new rooms and turrets each week — generally on Tuesdays.
When her father and mother, the king and queen, are ambushed and wind up missing, Celie enlists the help of the castle in preserving the kingdom.
The story then begins on a wonderful adventure of Celie and her siblings outsmarting the adults and helping the castle put everything back in their rightful place.
Young readers will love the pranks that Celie, Rolf and Lilah play on the intruders in the castle. These pranks and antics are complimented by funny and playful dialogue. However, underneath the light-hearted humor is an element of grief and mourning for the loss of the king and queen that was heartbreaking.
Even more charming, if it were possible, is the way that Castle Glower responds and assists Celie. While trying to root out the intruders, the castle assists by creating ramps to the offenders rooms so that wheelbarrows of manure can be brought in to put in wardrobes and the bottoms of shoes.
The castle also makes its will known by creating spacious, luxurious rooms for those it likes, and small, cramped quarters for the more nefarious guests.
This book is suitable for a very young audience. Though darker subjects are mentioned (assassination attempts and a few fights), they are handled in a delicate manner that will be great for kids, but not so sterilized as to remove all tension from the story.
Romance is limited to a cute crush between Lilah and Pogue.
"Tuesdays at the Castle" should be quickly put into the hands of readers that love fantasy. It will be a great fit for those who have enjoyed George's other works, especially "Dragon Slippers," as well as "Ella Enchanted" and "The Goose Girl."
George will be signing "Tuesdays at the Castle" on Oct. 15 at the King's English Bookshop and it will be released on Oct. 25.
What: Jessica Day George book signing
When: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2 p.m.
Where: The King's English, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City
Web: kingsenglish.com
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Mason, 26, fractured his right pinky finger while playing ball hockey in his hometown of Oakville, Ontario, on July 27. Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said at the time that Mason would miss 2 weeks of training time.
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Your water heater is among the most important parts of your home's
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text: education Teachers Association Backs Brown's School Funding Plan By Katie Orr • May 22, 2013 Fresno Unified School District The California Teachers Association says it backs Governor Jerry Brown's proposal to change how the state distributes money to school districts. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento, that puts them at odds with legislative Democrats. Brown's plan includes giving more money to districts with a majority of low income and non-English speaking students. These "concentrations grants" are controversial among some legislators because they'd come at the expense of other districts. Commentary: To The Class of '13... You Did More With Less By Joe Mathews • May 22, 2013 Creative Commons licensed from Flickr user bredgur / http://www.flickr.com/photos/bredgur/2925876954/sizes/l/ To the distinguished California Public High School Class of 2013. I'm sorry James Franco canceled at the last minute. I'm even sorrier that you wound up getting me as your substitute commencement speaker, but I was offered gas money plus a free lunch. Welty Offers Advice For The Next Fresno State President: 'Have A Thick Skin' By Joe Moore • May 17, 2013 FresnoStateNews.com Fresno State President John Welty will retire this summer, bringing an end to a 22-year tenure as head of the university. He recently sat down with Valley Public Radio's Joe Moore to reflect back on his career. Interview highlights: Welty on advice to his successor: Good luck, have a thick skin, and take time to laugh at yourself from time to time. Welty, (who is a member of the NCAA Board of Directors) on paying student athletes: Brown's Updated Budget Proposal: More Money to Schools, But Not Much Else By Marianne Russ • May 14, 2013 Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio California Governor Jerry Brown has released an updated budget proposal that includes more money for schools this year, and less overall spending next year. His spending plan for the fiscal year that starts in July includes about $1.3 billion less than his January proposal. Brown says the state's economic picture has weakened due to the federal sequester and the federal payroll tax change. "We have climbed out of a hole with a Proposition 30 tax. That is good, but this is not the time to break out the champagne," says Brown. New Approach To Classroom Discipline Pays Off at Fresno's Yosemite Middle School By Juanita Stevenson • May 7, 2013 Fresno Unified School District Teacher Jenna Perry's 7th grade English class at Fresno Unified's Yosemite Middle School sounds like most others. Kids work to finish up their assignments, as the period is about to end. But there is something that makes her classroom different. "Ok, before we leave today, let's go over our class goal today. Somebody tell me, should we earn a point for staying on task? Why or why not? Regina?" says Perry. At the end of every class before students are dismissed, they go over their goals, which are spelled out in a social contract they all wrote and all signed. Brown's 'Principle of Subsidiarity' Draws Support - with an Asterisk By Ben Adler • May 1, 2013 Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio There's a paradox in many of the reactions to Governor Jerry Brown's proposal to give California schools more flexibility on how they spend their state tax dollars. There's general support around the Capitol for breaking down the funding walls surrounding several dozen programs. But as Ben Adler reports from Sacramento, everyone seems to have a favorite program they want to protect. Assembly Passes Bill Prohibiting Garnishing Wages Over Student Loan Debt By Amy Quinton • Apr 11, 2013 Creative Commons licensed from Flickr user Glenngould / http://www.flickr.com/photos/for_tea_too/1957375742/ College students wouldn't face the threat of lenders garnishing their wages if they can't repay private student loans under a bill passed by the California Assembly today. Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento. Unlike federal student loans, private student loans can't be forgiven in bankruptcy and banks can garnish up to 25 percent of a student's wages. Democratic Assemblymember Bob Wieckowski authored a bill he says would help under-employed, debt-saddled graduates. He says the bill would simply eliminate one way private lenders can collect repayment. Lawmakers Look To Restore Cal Grant Funding By Katie Orr • Apr 9, 2013 Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio Restoring money to California's college financial aid program is proving to be popular with both Democrats and Republicans in the State Assembly. But even if they agree on the issue, Governor Jerry Brown may not. Katie Orr reports from the State Capitol. Supporters of restoring funding levels to the state's college financial aid program say it's a financially savvy move. "Cal Grants" are awarded to low-income students attending public and private universities in California. The program's budget has been slashed in recent years. Fresno Charter School Students Go 'Farm Grown' with Fresno Grizzlies Garden Project By Ezra David Romero • Apr 2, 2013 http://twitter.com/acelfresno In an effort to increase education about agriculture and sustainability, the Fresno Grizzlies have partnered with a local charter high school to build a garden at Chuckchansi Park. FM89's Ezra Romero visited the stadium; spoke with the teenagers planting the garden and has this report. ---------- For the past week and a half a group of seniors from ACEL Charter High School in Fresno have been huffing and puffing at Chuckchansi Park. But they aren't running bases or hitting pop flies – they're building and planting a garden. Reedley Farmer Goes 'Farm to School' With Strawberries By Rebecca Plevin • Apr 2, 2013 Rebecca Plevin / Valley Public Radio Pao Saephan crouches down in his sun-drenched field. He cups a red jewel in his hand. In a few more days, his strawberries will be fully ripe. He'll pick them once they are garnet-colored from stem to tip. "We want all the strawberries, to be full ripe, full flavor, with 100 percent sugar in them," says Saephan. In the past, he would sell the fresh berries at his roadside stand - called Sam's Strawberry Patch. It's located at the intersection of Manning Avenue and I Street in Reedley. 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text: Arts & Entertainment Music Photos: 2014 Lollapalooza lineup Here is a look at some of the acts scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza Aug. 1-3 in Grant park. This photo gallery is featured in these articles: Music Lollapalooza: Is Krewella still cool, or just famous? Arts & Entertainment Lollapalooza: Vic Mensa is a youthful Chicago rap lifer Celebrity News Lollapalooza veterans give tips to newbies