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There are three ports that you can you for ferries/boats to the islands, Piraeus, Rafina, Lavrio
For Piraeus which is the bigger port get subway (green line) to Piraeus and most of the boats will be there in front of you! In case some of them are further in other piers just ask a local agent. There is a free local bus that goes further to other piers (for exable to the boats that go to Lesvos island etc)
Most cruise ships and ferries use the main central port of Piraeus except easyCruiseOne that use the yacht marina Marina Zeas.
For Rafina you have to take a bus from the beginning of Alexandras avenue (1 hour ride), 5' away from Victoria metro station.The bus ride takes about 60'
For Lavrio you have to take a bus from the beginning of Alexandras avenue (1 hour ride), 5' away from Victoria metro station but the ride takes about 2 hours.
All the ports have many travel agents around selling tickets for all destinations but (especially during high season) its better to book in advance. There many online sites like www.greekferries.gr, from what I've noticed most of them have the same prices
With all of the ferry travel happening in Greece, I would be remiss without mentioning how to get to Piraeus. Piraeus is the main port of Greece and is located south of the city, but is easily reached by the metero.
Line 1 of Athens metro terminates (if you are going the right direction) at the port of Piraeus.
If you are on line 3, you connect at Monastiraki. If you are on line 2 you can connect to line 1 at Omonia or Attiki.
If you are planning to visit the islands of Greece you may have an encounter with the massive Pireaus port. It can be very confusing and entail a good amount of walking. However a metro station is within a few hundred yards of the port (near a walkway bridge) and will take you to any part of Athens you need to go
Due to the sale of a couple of ships by Hellenic Seaways, hydrofoil and ferry schedules in the Saronic Gulf (Saronikos) area are changing. This means that previously-printed or posted timetables may not be correct, so check directly.
The affected islands include Aegina, Agistri, Poros, Spetses and Hydra, almost all of them popular stops for tourists. Remaining vessels are expected to add additional times to help cover the routes.
If you're already ticketed, you should be fine though double-checking departure times is never a bad idea, but if you're island-hopping on the fly, there may be different options available that are not listed in existing sources.
Website: http://www.hellenicseaways.gr/index.asp?a_id=209
The Flying Dolphin service is a high speed hydrofoil boat service connecting Pireas to the closer Islands. The boat has sort of wings under the water that cause the mass of the hull of the boat to rise up out of the water as the boat speeds up. As a result the boats can run at a greater speed. The interiors are compact, slightly larger then a wide body jet. Move around a little and you will find an open area to watch the water slip by. Buying round trip is less expensive then one way. Round trip from Pireas to Aegina was 18.50 euro per person. You can buy ticket at the cruise line ticket windows or through a travel agency (we used a travel agency in the port; a travel agency can recommend the best ship for you and the trip that you want to make.)
There is a metro station at Piraeus. Depending on your port location and how much luggage you're carrying, it should be walking distance. If you take a taxi, there will be a port surcharge and surcharge for each piece of luggage, and sometimes the drivers add their own "extras" that you should watch out for. If you don't feel you were ripped off and would still like to tip, then rounding up to the nearest Euro or two is plenty.
There is a metro station at Piraeus. Depending on your port location and how much luggage you're carrying, it should be walking distance. If you take a taxi, there will be a port surcharge and surcharge for each piece of luggage, and sometimes the drivers add their own "extras" that you should watch out for. If you don't feel you were ripped off and would still like to tip, then rounding up to the nearest Euro or two is plenty.
Tzia or Kea as it is else known , is probably one of the best islands near Athens. You can get there from the port of Laurio (frequent buses leave from Pedio tou Areos opposite Victoria Train Station , and the route is about an hour), in about an hour , and the tickets cost not more than 7 euros. The beaches are wonderful , with the most appealing one being Gialiskari. If you have some spare time , go to Otzias and have a bite at the restaurant Anna tou Otzia. It's an ideal excursion if you want to relax , taste fresh fish and have a nice swim. That's why you should better visit it in the holiday months
When we get to Athens we wasnt sure about our plans in Greece. We were sure that we want to go to islands, but again we didnt had any pre-booking for the ferries.
It was quiet easy to get ferry tickets just after our arrive in AThens and already on next day we were on our way to Naxos.
Just make sure that ticket services in Athens work till some 6pm. Dont be late!
Ferries are, definitely, the best transportation system to travel around Greece. Especially if your are only interested in the Greek Islands. I'll suggest you to take, as far as possible, the regular ferries rather than the high-speed boats (in the picture), or Flying Dolphins, as they are named.
Ferries are twice as cheap, twice as funny, and yes, twice as slow as the other boats. But still, the incredible views is worth it!!
Aaah, my hydrofoil operator to get me from Piraeus to Aegina (and vice versa). You buy your ticket at a booth by the pier in Piraeus. €24 return for me. It was Christmas Day, so that may not be the normal fare.
The trip takes 45 minutes, and there is a LOT of movement. At least on December seas. So if seasickness ails you, take a ferry. Its nothing dramatic, but not for the squeamish!
That apart, it's all comfortable, quick and fun.
Website: http://www.aeginagreece.com/main/boattimetables/aegeandolphins.htm
Taken from a brochure from 'Consolas Travel':
Santorini - One of the most unique islands in the world, since the entire centre of the island is missing and a huge 'caldera' is in its place! Thira is about 8 hours from Pirea. The island has attracted visitors from abroad for centuries, attracted to its exotic natural beauty.
Most significant of these wonders include:
*The crater in the middle of the caldera, where you can have a hot mud bath
*The black and red sand beaches
*The famous sunset view in the village of Ia
*The many picturesque churches
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3 days 179 euros
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Go to Piraeus and take a Flying Dolphin or a Ferry Boat for a day trip to one of the beautiful island they are very close to Athens.
One of this Islands is Aegina . . . only one hour far . . .
Piraeus port has been a port for Athens for more than 2000 years(modern port was rebuilt in 1834) connecting with almost every Greek island is one of the busiest shipping centres in Europe
Laurio and Rafina port are smaller ports than Piraeus that connect Athens with the Cyclades.About 60 km from the centre of Athens
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Just was looking for a good, plain italian bread. You know the kind thats crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside. Italian style bread without all the herbs. Easy for the bread machine. Even though RecipeZaar is my favorite, I searched the internet. Found different recipes around the internet. Combined some from here some from there and kind of changed the technique. You get a nice high crusty loaf with a chewy interior and it smells wonderful. As close to the oven as it gets!
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- 314.66 ml warm water (110 degrees)
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M granddaughter and I make bread every week. We always used the italian bread recipe that came with my ABM, but this time we decided to try this one. My breadmaker died right after we put all the ingredients in, so we used the kitchenaid. This bread was exactly how I remember the Italian bread that my mom used to buy from the Italian baker who sold it door to door when I was a child. Crispy crust and soft inside. I think I might have to throw that booklet in the trash.
I formed this dough into four large submarine buns. They were EXCELLENT! Wonderful, soft texture and great taste.

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AbstractINSPECTR is a simple, unique, practical, and cost-effective technology to solve the problem of system configuration verification. It provides an innovative means to detect configuration changes, by very precisely measuring the complex impedance of a system"s internal components, cables, boards, and other elements. When tampered with or changed, this system complex impedance becomes different from its original (trusted) state. Therefore, comparing high-precision impedance-related features for the original state (expected) and a measured state whenever the system is activated, is the basis for detecting these changes and initiating a response. This approach applies a foundation technology called SENTINEL, proven effective on a recent, ongoing Missile Defense Agency SBIR, that shows we can recognize when systems are in different configurations by measuring certain transient behavior of their power-supply voltage lines when they are activated. The INSPECTR innovation is to use the SENTINAL method, along with other measurement techniques, in a very sensitive, impedance-detecting bridge circuit. In Phase I, we will produce (1) an experimental prototype, (2) experimental and analytical feasibility assessments using the prototype, (3) a prototype performance demonstration, (4) a preliminary design to carry forward into Phase II, and (5) an assessment of commercialization potential.
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Warren Buffett is without doubt the best investor the world has ever seen. Starting with a few hundred dollars in 1956, he managed to transform his stake to $20 million by the time he liquidated Buffett Partnership Limited in 1969. His entire net worth by then was in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock, a small textile mill which he transformed into a diversified holding company.
After reading his letters to shareholders, and analyzing SEC filings, I have uncovered an interesting trend in his long-term investments at Berkshire. Notably, Buffett has focused on companies which tend to grow income without much in additional capital investment. This is possible when you invest in a business that has strong pricing power, because consumers are addicted to the brand name product or because you have some other form of strong competitive advantage. The 1972 purchase of See's Candies is a prime example of this. In his 2007 Letter to Shareholders, Buffett mentioned the following:
We bought See's for $25 million when its sales were $30 million and pre-tax earnings were less than $5 million. The capital then required to conduct the business was $8 million.
Last year See's sales were $383 million, and pre-tax profits were $82 million. The capital now required to run the business is $40 million. This means we have had to reinvest only $32 million since 1972 to handle the modest physical growth – and somewhat immodest financial growth – of the business. In the meantime pre-tax earnings have totaled $1.35 billion. All of that, except for the $32 million, has been sent to Berkshire (or, in the early years, to Blue Chip). After paying corporate taxes on the profits, we have used the rest to buy other attractive businesses.
It is evident that he invests in businesses with minimal capital needs, and utilizes the profits to purchase other businesses. This is similar to what a dividend investor typically does – accumulate distributions and then invest them in the best long-term opportunities at the time. In essence, the 1972 investment in See's Candies is producing mind-boggling yields on cost currently. Warren's investments in Washington Post (WPO), Coca-Cola (KO) and American Express (AXP) have also resulted in double or even triple digit yields on cost.
In 1973, Buffett initiated a position in Washington Post (WPO) for $10,628 million. His shares have an effective cost basis of $6.15/share. At the annual dividend of $9.80/share, his company's yield on cost is 159%.
Between 1991 and 1994 Buffett acquired over 151,670,700 million shares of American Express (AXP) at a cost of $1.287 billion, which translates into $7.96/share. His initial investment was using preferred shares that were convertible into ordinary shares at a fixed price, plus additions to his holdings. At the present annual dividend of 80cetns/share, his yield on cost is exceeding 10%.
Between 1988 and 1994, Berkshire Hathaway accumulated 400 million split-adjusted shares of Coca-Cola (KO), for $1.30 billion dollars. His average cost per share comes out to approximately $3.25. Based on the annual dividend of $1.02/share, Berkshire's yield on cost is a stunning 31.40%/year. This means that simply by accumulating the dividends for three years, Berkshire will recover its investment, but still retain ownership in Coke and have a claim on future distributions. In his 2010 Letter to Shareholders:
Coca-Cola paid us $88 million in 1995, the year after we finished purchasing the stock. Every year since, Coke has increased its dividend. In 2011, we will almost certainly receive $376 million from Coke, up $24 million from last year. Within ten years, I would expect that $376 million to double. By the end of that period, I wouldn't be surprised to see our share of Coke's annual earnings exceed 100% of what we paid for the investment. Time is the friend of the wonderful business.
Unfortunately, as his holding company got bigger and had billions to allocate on a monthly basis, his focus has been mostly on large-cap "elephant" acquisitions. The 2010 acquisition of Burlington Northern is a prime example of this change in strategy.
It is also interesting that most of the businesses that Buffett has purchased such as Geico, Flightsafety International or Wesco Financial had achieved either the dividend achievers or dividend champions status. His purchase of quality, wide-moat companies with growing earnings, has paid huge and rising dividends for Berkshire Hathaway. These seeds have been reinvested in additional businesses, thus expanding cash flow available for investments dramatically. This is a strategy that is similar to the strategy that many dividend growth investors tend to employ. Inspired by Buffett's legacy, I have been quietly building my own dividend machine, mini Berkshire.
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I am from Maryland so it is easy for me to get home using the Gael Express (Iona shuttle) and getting to the train station.
Dont really use the shuttle.
Transportation is great. There is a bus that takes students to the train station. The campus is not so large so there is no need for shuttles between the campus.
Campus was small. No needs for outside transpiration if you lived near ampus mostly.
The transportation is good. There are always shuttle buses running. If you are in a rush you can easily access a cab. The train is not far from the school which is convenient.
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Apparently an ad agency... hard to get, cant see the message, but then again clearly I'm not the target for this advertising
It's an ad agency named Kennedy and Castro. When you put the "God save the pig" in relation with the company name it makes more sense. Without being condescending, the invasion of the Bay of the Pigs is usually a well known piece of political and world history.
On the other hand, I don't understand why the rewrote the England national anthem title... A bit poor in the joke department...
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It seems that when the team hands down punishments, it sometimes alters or lessens the punishment from the league. Maybe the Steelers should suspend Tomlin for 1 game (without pay), donate his game money to an NFL cause (this CTE research stuff / research of better equipment or something) and maybe if they are sitting on the fence about draft picks, this will help their decision. This is a bunch of BS.
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You want to talk about much ado about nothing, this is a prime example. The Steelers should have received a letter from the NFL offices with a warning and it should have been done, even a fine is ridiculous for somethig of such little consequence in a football game.
The more decisions that the NFL makes the more I hate watching games and is probably the reason I don't watch any games except for Steeler games. I'd rather watch Happy Days reruns instead of a football game.
The NFL is run by idiots.
1.25) Artie Burns - CB, Miami (Mackensie Aleander)
2.58 ) Sean Davis - S/CB, Maryland (Deion Jones)
3.89) Javon Hargrave - DT, S. Carolina St. (Nick Vannett)
4.123) Jerald Hawkins - OT, LSU (Deandre Houston-Carson)
6.220) Travis Feeny - OLB, Wash (Darius Jackson)
7.227) Demarcus Ayers - WR, Hou (Graham Glasgow)
7.246) Tyler Matakevich - OLB, Temple (Travis Feeney)
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I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert
Not sure why people are acting like this is THAT shocking. I could see if he made contact or we won the game but it didn't impact the outcome. I don't have a problem with the fine but the "intentional" part is crazy talk.
Jumbotrons footage can be delayed by a few seconds...
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Range and Habitat in Illinois
National Distribution
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
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Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
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Catalog Number: US 2216371
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): N. C. Fassett
Year Collected: 1936
Locality: Near White Plain River, Goshen., Washington, Arkansas, United States, North America
- Isotype: Fassett, N. C. 1937. Rhodora. 39: 377.
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Flower-Visiting Insects of Missouri Gooseberry in Illinois
(Short-tongued bees & honeybees suck nectar, feed on pollen, or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; many of these insects are ineffective pollinators of the flowers, as indicated below; some observations are from Graenicher and Krombein et al. as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp np fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq, Bombus bimaculatus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn fq, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq (Rb, Gr), Bombus vagans sn (Rb, Gr); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora ursina sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada cressonii sn (Gr), Nomada cuneatus sn np, Nomada denticulata sn np, Nomada illinoiensis sn np, Nomada luteola sn np fq, Nomada ovatus sn np, Nomada sayi sn np, Nomada sulphurata sn np; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria sn np, Osmia pumila sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn np, Augochlorella striata sn np (Rb, Gr), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn np, Augochloropsis sumptuosa sn np, Halictus confusus sn (Gr), Halictus rubicunda sn fp np (Rb, Gr), Lasioglossum albipennis sn (Gr), Lasioglossum connexus sn (Gr), Lasioglossum coriaceus sn np, Lasioglossum cressonii sn np, Lasioglossum foxii sn fp np fq, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp np, Lasioglossum macoupinensis sn (Gr), Lasioglossum zephyrus sn np; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes clematidis sn (Gr); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis sn (Rb, Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn, Andrena cressonii sn cp (Gr), Andrena dunningi sn, Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena illinoiensis (Kr), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix sn (Rb, Kr), Andrena milwaukeensis sn cp (Gr), Andrena nivalis sn cp olg (Gr), Andrena pruni sn fq icp, Andrena rugosa sn, Andrena sayi sn fq
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus sn (Gr)
Bombyliidae: Bombylius major sn np; Syrphidae: Eupeodes americanus fp np (Gr)
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn np; Papilionidae: Papilio marcellus sn
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (Gr)
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Ribes missouriense
Ribes missouriense, The Missouri gooseberry or Missouri currant, is a prickly, many-stemmed shrub native to the U.S. State of Missouri and to adjoining parts of Kansas and Arkansas. It has been introduced to other States as well, and to parts of Canada.[2]
The Missouri gooseberry was once common as far east as Ohio, but was nearly extirpated there during the 19th and 20th centuries (partly due to early 20th-century efforts to prevent the spread of white pine blister rust by removing as many Ribes hosts as possible). Since 1982, however, the Missouri gooseberry has been granted protected status as an endangered species in Ohio,[2][3] It is also endangered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.[2]
The edible berries of the shrub are commonly called "gooseberries" by locals, but since it is taxonomically closer to currants than to the European gooseberry, they are sometimes called "currants" when grown outside their historic range.
Missouri gooseberries must not be confused with "devil's tomatoes", the poisonous fruits of the Carolina horsenettle. Although it is easy for an experienced person to differentiate one from the other, they have a few superficial similarities: they look somewhat similar when unripe, and both are borne on thorny, prickly plants. There is no taxonomic relation between them, however.
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Reading Has Fallen on Hard Times
My days are usually filled to the brim with "have-to's": work, errands, gym (when I'm being "good"), networking (not MySpace, the other kind), eating, and — my all-time favorite — sleep. If there's any time left in the day for leisure activities (a foreign concept to a lot of us), I'll either spend it watching new episodes (or reruns, as is now the case) of The Office, combing through celebrity gossip magazines, or uploading more pictures of myself on Facebook. (Hey, we all need silly ways to decompress). But I only occasionally pick up a book for fun. And when I do, I can only read in small doses — an hour here, forty minutes there — before I get distracted or lose interest. I am literally in the middle of seven different books right now (and let me tell you, it's a joyride trying to keep all the plot facts straight). Apparently, I'm not alone in these habits. According to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts entitled "To Read or Not to Read," Americans are reading less and less, and less well. And, not surprisingly, the declines in reading have negative civic, social, and economic implications. The report raises interesting questions about the role reading has in our increasingly digital world; and what, if anything, can be done to get people to start reading more. So tell us, have you experienced a waning interest in books and reading? What has taken its place? How much leisure time do you spend reading, on average? And do you feel like something's lost?
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A blogging friend of mine has started a campaign for a Day of Reading on January 10, 2008 in response to the NEA report.
Here is her URL and the post about the initiative:
As an English teacher and a member of a family of rabid readers, I'm delighted that the issues in the report are being publicized and that there is a swelling response.
I feel the reason I do not read as much as I would like is that within the last few years I spend my free time reading emails, surfing the internet, etc. Before I would spend my free time curled up in a comfortable chair with a great book. Also, I see the same trend with highschool/college kids spending time on myface/myspace.
My bood-reading has skyrocketed with the internet. A book is discussed on NPR, I put it on hold via the library website and don't go to the library till it's there. Beats looking thru' the card catalogue and making a second trip to get the book!
It is so refreshing to have this type of discussion. As faculty at the university level, the effects of the decline in reading is seen in students across any group. It is seen in how students struggle with writing, how they avoid true literature searches, how they struggle to think beyond basic level of a concept. Their writing is more telegraphic; spelling is more text message. Grading papers can be quite a challenge. Universities are doing their best to address the issue of where students are in their grade/high school learning process, but it is not easy when you are preparing student for the professional and global arena.
It seems to me that reading levels in the US are more a result of social issues than a cause.
As a promiscuous reader, I am not really impressed with this idea of reading for the sake of reading. As much as I love the sensation of words of any sort passing through my eyeballs, I'm really disturbed by the crap people read. The uneducated, vanity pressings that fill our bookstores at outlandish prices are just unseemly. Literacy is wasted on lies, half-truths, and daydreams.
What about the diminishing amount of leisure time that we have in America today? I was an avid reader as a child (in the early 80s) and found that my pleasure reading fell off drastically in Junior High and High School as homework, after-school activities, and the like took up more and more of my time. Kids today are even more innundated with homework, and are pushed to succeed on tests rather than to become well-read.
I'm still a chronic multi-tasker and over-achiever, and that means not very much leisure time for reading. Reading is inherently slow and relaxing -- not at the pace of our current culture. I don't think that digital media has replaced reading nearly so much as a lack of leisure time -- real or perceived -- means less time for reading. Perhaps we shouldn't demonize iPods and instead acknowledge that our culture doesn't value downtime.
I think one issue that hasn't been discussed is the lack of free time to do "pleasure reading". I currently work 50+ hours a week and I'm the father of two small boys.
As a person who doesn't have cable and a student of journalism, I love to read! It is sad that while the technology available nowadays is helpful, it also has become a primary source of entertainment for many-especially the younger set.
While many people I know say they don't have the time to read, they do have the time to sit down and watch all of their missed t.v. shows with Tivo. I think many are plain too lazy to read and would rather watch t.v. or surf on the net! I am glad this is a topic being discussed and hopefully more Americans will start picking up more books!
Reading [fiction/non-fiction] and "writing" go hand in hand.
It is really disconcerting to see how people seem not to have the ability nor probably the interest to even spell correctly, when posting on the forum of their choice.
In a society where many people in the workforce can't read nor write, they can't understand the work instructions.
Even a significant number of college graduates appear to have problems in that arena, as I have noticed.
It is difficult to draw any conclusions from all of this, but it does not seem to bode well for us in the USA in comparison with populations in other parts of the globe.
I lived in London, England from 1987-1988, and I remember getting on the Tube and seeing most people reading a newspaper. At the news stand, most people would buy 2-3 different newspapers, and if I recall correctly, London at that time had 5 newspapers in excess of one million in circulation. Today I take the train to work and I would say 80% or more of the people on the train do not read. They have on headsets instead. Certainly then (and probably now) Londoners read more than people here, and I am wondering if that is still the case.
What a sad finding! I must say that after graduating college almost three years ago {I'm 25}, I almost went crazy as far as reading goes... Wait, I can read anything I'd like now without the purpose of studying...?? The library became my new friend, lending me books about knitting, gardening, wine, the classics, and anything else I suddenly had the freedom to learn about.
Anyway, while this is discouraging news, I'm sure there are many people in this generation who will be sure to raise their kids on books--my husband and I are definitely in that group! I also think that more people, especially girls and women, are going back to the more old-fashioned/hands-on activities, which is interesting... I guess reading isn't among these, but maybe soon it will be. {Tangent: A friend my age and I went to Starbucks to knit and converse over coffee, and one of the baristas also our age ran over to tell us she was in a knitting group nearby. Who knew? They pop out of the woodwork, which is fun and surprising.}
I probably read a book to two books a month, and they range from non-fiction to fiction. Even my husband, who is an engineer, has gotten more into reading, mostly if it's sci-fi in nature. :)
Personally, I think the digital age has increased my admiration for books--I love being able to hold a work of art and knowledge without the tiring florescent glare.
I've noticed that although I do read less actual paper books, I still read quite a bit of fiction -- either online or with my cell phone via http://www.tx2ph.com
With the latter thing, I can devote every spare minute to reading -- on the bus or at the queue in the grocery store. Can't say it's as enjoyable as lying in a bed with a book and a cup of tea, but at least I read new things.
I still love to read, and I read mainly fiction. I have to read a lot of non-fiction for work, and it's fine but it doesn't stimulate my imagination the way fiction does. When a fiction author says someone was "wearing a red shirt", no two people are going to imagine the same shade of red. When the author describes a place, the way I imagine that place is going to be different from yours. I didn't have TV growing up in the Caribbean, books brought the world to me and my sister. We got books for birthdays and Christmas and we are still both avid readers today.
People make time for what is important to them.
I appreciate your program covering 'reading' but I'm only half-'listening' because I'm working so I haven't heard if anyone has brought up the fact that many folks today can not 'write' nor can they 'talk', well, well!
So much written today is so poorly composed...in business emails, documents, newspapers and magazines, etc.
Have schools dropped writing requirements?
our retired family of two has managed to accumulate over 700 BOOKS. we feel we must personally be keeping Borders in business. we read technical & resource books; science fiction, mystery, recipe books, etc. BUT it is scary to think of a world without people who can read: who is going to stop for those STOP signs?
How lucky for me that I am one of the few that enjoys reading. The only type of book I don't read are romance novels or self-help books. How sad that our schools no longer provide students with the joy of reading. Reading opens the door to human possibilities. This is just another example of how Americans are allowing themselves to be "dumbed down." While I enjoy movies and "some" television I read read 3-4 new books a week and re-read many of my favorites during any given week. I would rather read a book than eat, work on the computer or talk on the phone. Reading fuels the imagination and the heart. America - read a book!
This topic and the $188 laptop are so-o-o-o interconnected it's almost funny (NOT!)
Why read?
The DVD speaks, the computer CAN speak.
You use "pictures" to interact with your virtual friends.
And U typ n sum shrthnd code, so U cn txt yr BFF ASAP!
And you wonder why Johnnie STILL can't read his english assignments.
Even in a age of the 60 hour work week, the internet and cable HD, bad music and 24 hour sports we can still take time out to read. I read an hour at night before bed and an hour in the morning (so I got to get up an hour earlier, big deal). Reading allows us to engage in conversation with someone besides ourselves and to do so in a quiet way that allows us to form our own thoughts.
Many people never read unless under duress. They rob themselves of a context to put their world and their experience of it into. They usually fall victim to a Bill O'Reilly or a Rush Limbaugh.
I am a children's librarian at a public library, and have noticed that many elementary students come in with reading assignments based on a program called Accelerated Reader. This is a program which rates books according to a formula for reading level. Students read books within a range for their reading level, and after reading the book, take a quiz and earn points. These points often figure into the student's reading grade.
If I try to promote a book for which the student's school does not have a quiz, I rarely have success in getting the child to take that book. This is particularly a problem for children who read far above grade level. School libraries do not often have high-school level quizzes at the elementary school.
The other issue is that while the AR levels measure the difficulty of the vocabulary, they do not measure the diffuculty of the concepts. So, a book which is rated at 4th grade reading level, may in fact have concepts that are appropriate for middle school or higher social development.
By making so many students read for points, rather than for pleasure, we make reading a chore early on, and may be turning off the very children we are trying to turn on!
The average American reads two books in his/her lifetime.
This is information I learned when I was starting college forty years ago. It was, of course, mind-boggling. No doubt it is no longer the same.
Per lifetime, not per year! You set that against some of us who read a book every week or two, and it makes you start working the arithmetic. Lots and lots of people actually succeeded in reading, from start to finish, one or no books in their entire life! How empirically based was this? I don't remember. But you think about it. How about all those kids you never really got to know at all? Who seemed like they really didn't know much of anything?
It set me thinking about all those "average" kids who had graduated from high school with me. Not to mention forty years ago. (Oh yes, it was very high then too. It just wasn't seen as a problem - they were slated to be laborers. Since we were officially a classless society, they were then politely forgotten.)
So, um, anyway. How many books does the average American read in his/her lifetime this year? I wasn't tuned in, and I missed that part of the program
addendum: I meant, "Not to mention all the kids who dropped out way before graduation time. Many of them were still approved to go to work for family or self-support, and others were transient." They were the forgotten, invisible non-class in our classless society. (Ironically, a similar proportion of them actually read some books too.)
Reading is not and never has been a "popular" activity. Its a form of recreation that takes not only time, but effort. Even the trashiest romance novel takes time to actually read.
And with so many new choices for our decreasing leisure time, is it any wonder that people read less?
As for myself, I get to read 50 books a year because I take an express bus from the suburbs to downtown and get to read on that trip there and back. It's a habit I am loath to break and when I do need to drive into work, I resent the loss of reading time.
I'd like to address two points.
First, my mother teaches elementary school, and her district uses Accelerated Reader (AR). This has advantages as well as the disadvantages that the librarian points about above. First, the children in my mother's class enjoy reading the AR books, so they do not seem to regard it as a chore done for points. It's a program that seems to work best for younger children reading shorter books. I remember similar programs when I was a kid 20 years ago, and I needed no encouragement to read, as I loved it, but it made me feel proud to receive recognition. Second, AR asks questions reading comprehension about the books, which forces the children to actually assimilate the meaning of the sentences and the content, not to just sound out the words without understanding. Sadly, not as many children as is desirable have parents who will read with them every night and ask questions (this is first and second graders' "homework"--read for 20 minutes), so AR fills some of this gap. Teachers do reading groups, but inevitably kids will also have to read on their own. Perhaps for librarians with kids reluctant to read non-AR books, the kids could be encouraged to ask for recognition from the teacher outside of the AR program. Here, in the youngest grades, it isn't AR points that give them a grade (in fact, they get Needs Improvement, Satisfactory, and Outstanding), it's their teacher's wholistic evaluation, which naturally incorporates programs like AR but which is not dependent on it.
Second, as TA teaching college students I noticed a connection between not reading and not writing very well. I decided this was because students who don't read regularly (they will tell you so) don't have much exposure to examples of good writing or a variety of styles of writing. They don't have an "ear" for what sounds good, and this is hard to grade. A sentence may be gramatically correct, but it may make no logical sense or may just "sound bad." Trying to quantify these aspects of students' writing in the grading process is a challenge. They also often resorted to cliches, either because they thought cliches are there to be used or because it was quicker and easier than developing their own thoughts on a subject and expressing them in their own style. So, reading not only helps people be better readers, but it makes them better writers, and if you are by chance a good writer today, you WILL stand out in a college class.
Clearly the internet and TV--and recreational text-messaging, I suppose--have taken much time away from reading. Also, as a society, we seem not to value leisure time as much. When I was in Paris last year, it was striking to me how many Parisians were just hanging out in public places with a book. In America, I'd be less surprised to see people sitting on a bench with a portable DVD player. We're very dependent on a screen for entertainment and stimulation, and I think this is not so good for our society, culture, and intellectual development. But, it's inescapable, no one is forcing us not to read. We read less because we choose it.
I had two thoughts --
First, determining cause and effect from pure statistics is difficult. In the case of reading, I know that a lack of reading practice does no favors for one's comprehension, but I think the lack of comprehension (and difficulty decoding) makes reading tedious and a chore, rather than a pleasure. It becomes a downward spiral. Schools are doing a better job than ever of teaching basic decoding skills, but I think we have yet to implement across the board a system that teaches good comprehension skill, at least in the school where I teach.
Second, I wonder about the comparisons to previous generations. I think this is really the first time in history that we truly expect universal literacy. As another person comments above, even in the previous half-century, many students who read little just dropped through the cracks, or graduated anyway and worked at jobs that required little reading. We are sending more young people to college than ever before, so it is not surprising that the average skill level is dropping.
Having said that, I think reading should be given more respect! I can identify strongly with the caller who said she was worried that even her teaching colleagues disliked reading. As a high school teacher, I too have heard that comment...and I wonder how we can change children's habits when the adults around them do not "buy in."
As I told my daughter, (when she was struggling with learning to read). If you learn to read, you can find a book that will teach you how to do ANYTHING you want to do. She first learned to read with Garfield. Crazy, I know, but she WANTED to read after that! Now, she reads for school AND personal pleasure.
Generally, people need some kind of motivation to do anything. "Self-Starters" have the ambition to motivate themselves. Everyone else needs a push!
Written language sparked "the dawn of history" as we know it. Want to leave a message to someone (2000 years from now?) You'll have to write it! (You can't speak into a bottle and press "save".)
Islamists want to keep young girls from going to school, so they can't read. Teaching slaves to read was a crime. Nazis burned books, so you couldn't read them. With examples like these, why would anyone not WANT to read?
Freedom of the press exists so people can read about politics, events and the opinions of others.
As my friend mention, we're starting a Day to Read campaign for all of those who find their reading time is consumed by emails, blogs and other electronic media. We were inspired by the newspaper coverage of the NEA report.
Reading is without a doubt my favorite hobby, so much so that my girlfriend often chides me about it. It is not uncommon for me to have a book with me even while watch television so that I might squeeze in a page or two during commercials. I attribute my love of books primarily to my parents. As a young child, my parents read to me nearly every night before bed, and once I was able to read on my own, I took to it voraciously. Living only a couple blocks from the local public library, my mom would take my brother and me at least once a week. She enrolled us in their summer reading programs when school wasn't in session. Our time with television and video games was limited; not only to make sure that we read, but also to get us outside and playing with our fellow neighbor kids. One of the problems I see with generations younger than my own is that parents are not taking as active a role in raising their own children. They use television and video games as babysitters. Instead of a bedtime story, children have televisions in their rooms and are put to sleep every night by their favorite movies.
Today's media-centered society does not challenge children to use their imagination like books do, which ultimately has a negative effect on children. That's not to say that media is the problem; in my own experience it can be a springboard into the world of reading. After the movie Jurassic Park came out, I soon after read the original novel by Michael Crichton, and I must have reread it half a dozen times throughout grade school and high school. I didn't read Lord of the Rings until I had heard that movies were being made, and it became one of my favorite books of all time. Others of my favorite books are set in the same universe as the Star Wars movies. However, balance and moderation of interests and media sources is critical to a passion for literacy, and I believe that this is ultimately something that is taught by and observed from parents and those closest to a developing child.
We read MORE than ever and we encourage our child to as well. The three of us read every day.
I believe a decline in reading has to do with a significant loss of downtime. If you can't get away from work, how can you get into a book.
Recently our teacher (yes, I am in high school) asked what we would do if deprived of all electronic items. I replied that I would go buy some candles and matches and read. The only thing I would miss is the cutoff from a near-infinite amount of reading material within a 10-pound package. More than half of the class said they would "die" for lack of myspace, cellphones, e-mail, instant messaging, and other mediums of communication. This, incidentally, is one of the problems I believe this civilization faces: that people fill all time by just getting informed. Yes, I use the computer. I have not watched television for at least the past 5 years; I watch movies only when they come out on DVD so that I get time to read associated books first. But, most of all, I read.
I'm not entirely sure why I like reading so much - my parents did emphasize education, and we had books in the house, but my younger sister is just like her classmates, a vapid, popular girl. So I'm not sure it's entirely the parenting.
Besides, what is freedom of the press if nobody can take the time to read what the press turns out?
On one level, my situation is quite similar with another commentator here. Internet discussions of books on many portals, especially amazon.com has flamed the reading passions in me.
Actually, I have always been very interested in the reading habits of people. Not long ago, I wondered in one of my blog (my blog address is http://emberglow.wordpress.com) posts, what makes ''mushy best sellers'' tick? Later on I was to conclude that it must be girls. Most of the girls I know online and offline read like maniacs. And yes, they read mostly fiction, and much of it is fantasy and romance. My personal nosy inquiries into their reading habits revealed that they are the ones who make millionaires out of writers like Nicholas Spark, Janet Evanovich, Danielle Steele etc. I also noted- much to my surprise- that most girls and women are huge fans of horror genre; Stephen King, Dean Koontz etc.
Not just to confirm other NPR article- I would admit I have strong desire to read non-fiction apart from fiction. I also read heaps on the internet as I like to read international news and newspapers like New York Times which I do not get here in New Zealand libraries.
I think generally women read to get those fuzzy feelings and guys read to be informed or something that inspires, motivates them or helps them make practical decisions in life. I am not being sexist, even the NPR article talks a lot about our brain being wired a certain way.
This gender related divide is not only reflected in our reading habits but also writing styles. Men and women write differently. This is true even with the newspaper columnists. At New York Times, equally reputed columnists write differently. For example, you may Contrast Maureen Dowd with Thomas L. Friedman or Nicholas D. Kritof. :-)
I actually love to read, it is one of my favorite activities. But I also don't watch much tv (which probably makes me weird). I think that a lot of people, like you mentioned, choose television over books. It is not always that there is no leisure time for people to read, but that people are more likely to watch a tv show than pick up a book.
As a school librarian, I continue to see a decline in the reading skills of high school students. The impact it has on their learning and self-esteem is horrific- nevermind the impact and roll-over responsibilities it places on educators, school budgets and learning expectations.
If you are a parent of a young child, do not plug them in to tv, dvd, video, or a computer and neglect reading. Let their little learning brains grab and process print, pictures, words and text. So much can impact development in the early years. Nurture and encourage their minds to grow and develop and learn to read. It is a life-long gift.
I had to add something to this grave discussion about our society's big handicap of not reading enough at all and how it is reflected in our expressing ourselves with the written word.
A day in my recent past, our computer went kaputt. I mean, we were entirely out of the usage of it for what maybe two weeks. Well, I got to reading and writing letters to family.
I noticed something changed in my life instantly. Because I was reading great literature at the time, I had to be vigilant to notice each and every little detail of the author's message. Not let anything slip so to speak.
Anyway, one day I noticed that I caught more as to how things were in the real world and payed more attention to the details, almost effortlessly, I'd be conscious of more. As if the world were in technicolor and I'd been used to seeing the world on black and white. Amazing!
Anyway, I am saddened that our youth are not reading as much as they used to. I'm middle age and read a lot however find it difficult to finish a book from front to back.
I am inspired by this article to read more and encourage my daughter to read more, thank goodness she's only 10. There's still time!
Anyway, thanks to the authors of this radio program for opening my eyes up to wanting to share the joys of reading while there's still time. From now on I will make it a point of reading in public places more, just as they do in London and in Paris, perhaps I'll start a trend. Oh, I'll have to dye my hair first.
First off: I'd like to note that, as far as I know, I'm the first teenager to post to this discussion. Secondly, I most definitely believe that in my age group few people read regularly, and those who do read quite a lot. It seems to me that this is creating a large gap between those who read regularly and those who don't, and that it is creating an elitist group of regular readers. I don't know what to think of this and I don't know whether or not this has always been the case throughout history; it certainly is an interesting phenomenon.


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