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Most people have goals, and writers are no exception.
Some writers aspire to find an agent, or land a book deal, or hit the NYT list, or win awards, or gain critical praise, or sell a gazillion copies, or several of the above.
Here's a goal that most writers forget:
Entertain your readers.
Strangely, that's the most important goal of all. If your work can give people pleasure, many of the other things mentioned above will fall into place.
I find it interesting that many writers seem disdainful of those who achieve the above goals. It's easy to pick apart the flaws of The DaVinci Code, or to criticize the last several of Patricia Cornwell's books. (Boy, is it easy.)
But the fact is, someone obviously enjoyed them, because they sold like crazy. Dan Brown and Patricia Cornwell are entertaining millions of readers.
So why the sour grapes?
I believe that every writer thinks that their way is the best way. I believe that every writer believes they have the answers, and the only reason they haven't reached their goals yet is because things have happened beyond their control. And I believe when writers see other writers becoming successful, winning awards, gaining fame, it pisses them off, because they feel they are better writers and more deserving.
Of course, this doesn't apply only to writers. This is human nature.
Instead of concentrating on all of that, writers need to focus on the one thing that they do have control over: Entertaining their readers.
Looking objectively at the situation, I'd have to say that Dan Brown entertains a lot more people than whoever won the Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer combined. Perhaps Brown, with his cardboard stereotypical characters, contrived escapes, cliched structure, and formulaic endings, is who writers need to hold up as the ideal.
Because no matter what else you can say about Dan Brown's books, he's entertained a lot of people.
My advice: Be entertaining.
You might not win any awards. You might get crummy reviews. The literati will despise you, your peers will vilify you, and many folks will dedicate themselves to knocking you down.
But trust me---an email from Jane Average in Oregon who named her cat after your main character means more than any of the above accolades I've mentioned. Because that is a goal you did reach. You entertained somebody.
Write the best book you possibly can, then dedicate yourself to getting people to read it.
And maybe, if you're lucky, you can be as despised as Dan Brown.
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Everybody keeps saying the Spider-Man musical is finally on track, but meanwhile there's a new alternative: Stephen King has teamed up with country-rocker John Mellencamp to create The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, a play about ghosts and sibling rivalry.
According to a new AP article, the musical's been germinating for 11 years, since Mellencamp first floated the idea of a dark musical featuring "blue jeans music," and he told his agent he wanted a writer like King to write it. It turned out Mellencamp's agent was also King's agent, and he brought them together. Now it's finally ready to open in Atlanta's Alliance Theater next April.
King told AP: "We aimed at the idea of a small stage, a small cast and small tech requirements, sort of the anti-Spiderman." He added the play may come to New York eventually, but they're not thinking big for now. [Associated Press]

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Police – Shooting in Sioux Falls on Sunday Possibly Drug Related
Police say an incident that left a Sioux Falls man with gunshot wounds early Sunday may have been drug related.
Information Officer Sam Clemens says police were called around 1:45 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the 3900 block of South Terry Avenue, where a man had gone to a neighbor's home to report that his roommate had been shot:
Clemens says police believe three shots were fired, with two going through a wall and into the other half of the duplex, but no one else was injured.
Clemens says neither the 33-year-old victim nor his roommate saw the gunman, but he says police believe the incident may have been drug-related. He says detectives are still trying to put together information on exactly what happened, but the victim is believed to have been the intended target.


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Limbaugh And Breitbart Smear Planned Parenthood As Abettor In Gosnell Crimes
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Rush Limbaugh and Breitbart.com both falsely suggested that Planned Parenthood knew Dr. Kermit Gosnell was committing murder in his clinic and failed to report his crimes to authorities.
Gosnell is currently on trial for murdering seven infants and a mother, accused of grotesque behavior committed under the guise of women's health services.
Following comments made by Dayle Steinberg, president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, Breitbart.com claimed, linking to a LifeNews.com article, that Planned Parenthood "knew about the massacre of the innocents" at Gosnell's clinic but "didn't say a word to the authorities about it."
Similarly, on the April 23 broadcast of his radio show, Rush Limbaugh, also referencing the LifeNews.com post, claimed that Steinberg had admitted Planned Parenthood "knew of what Gosnell was doing at his abortion facility" and "didn't report it to the state health department or other state or local officials." He concluded:
LIMBAUGH: Folks, that is profound to me. We know what was going on in Gosnell's -- I don't even know what we could -- house of horrors doesn't describe what was going on in there. And now we find out that Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood knew all along.
But Steinberg never said that Planned Parenthood was aware of the full extent of Gosnell's crimes -- only that women complained to Planned Parenthood about the "conditions" at Gosnell's clinic. A Philadelphia Inquirer article noted that Steinberg said Planned Parenthood "would always encourage [women with complaints] to report it to the Department of Health."
Conservative media have repeatedly twisted the truth about Gosnell's alleged crimes to attack legitimate reproductive health care providers.
UPDATE: In a letter to the editor published on Philly.com, Steinberg confirmed that complaints Planned Parenthood had received about Gosnell's clinic referred to "the uncleanliness of his facility." She added, "If we had heard anything remotely like the conditions that have since come to light about Gosnell's facility, of course we would have alerted the state and other authorities."
From Steinberg's letter to the editor:
When Gosnell was arrested, I asked our staff if anyone had ever heard of him, and clinic staff members reported that a few women over the years said they were concerned about the uncleanliness of his facility and came to Planned Parenthood instead.
Our staff told these women that issues of cleanliness should be reported to state officials. If we had heard anything remotely like the conditions that have since come to light about Gosnell's facility, of course we would have alerted the state and other authorities.
Nobody who believes in good health care, access to safe and legal abortion, and respect for women would ever look at Kermit Gosnell's facility and call it a health-care center. He preyed on women in their most vulnerable moments.
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Center for Innovative Teaching Announces Awards and Learning Communities Expansion, July 7, 2008
SOCORRO, N.M., July 7, 2008 – The Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at New Mexico Tech announced two award winners for the 2008-2009 school year.
This year's recipients are chemistry professor Michael Pullin and the Biology Department.
Dr. Rebecca Reiss and the Biology Department were awarded $8,000 to revise the curriculum of freshman Biology 111 from traditional lectures to a discovery-based format that includes a new classroom website and a two-day workshop. Dr. Bonnie Wood of the University of Maine will present a "Teaching without Lecturing" workshop that will be open to the Tech community.
Dr. Wood will focus her two-day workshop on the basic principles of successful learning in the natural sciences without lecturing. Her workshop is designed to develop a new teaching method which enhances the learning experience for students.
"Teaching without lecturing is more work than lecturing since it requires the development of activities to replace lectures and that it requires enhanced two-way communication between students and instructors," Reiss said.
Dr. Michael Pullin received the award of $4,000 for the class Chemistry 422: Environmental Chemistry. Working in teams of three, Pullin's students prepared a public seminar about global warming last April. The half-day event culminated with a guest speaker. This past year, the class hosted keynote speaker Charris Ford, a biodiesel activist and entrepreneur.
Pullin's class called the conference, "Our Greatest Challenge; A Public Seminar on Climate Change." The chemistry class' challenge was to present a complex problem to a general audience. Three scientists evaluated the presentations, including two Tech professors – Dr. Oliver Wingenter and Dr. Ken Minschwaner and Los Alamos National Laboratory research scientist, Dr. Scott Elliot.
"The students did an excellent job presenting," Pullin said. "They encountered some interesting questions. It went very well."
Pullin says he would like to try something similar for future classes.
In addition to the Center's mission to support and encourage innovative teaching and learning through a variety of campus-wide programs and services, they support learning communities.
These communities cluster freshmen in three classes – two general degree requirements and a Freshman Seminar. The first learning community, focused in popular culture, enrolled eighteen freshmen in the fall.
During the spring, Tech offered the Innovation! learning community with art history and the second semester of English composition, along with peer facilitators. Twenty freshmen enrolled in the spring.
This upcoming fall, New Mexico Tech will expand the learning community offerings with three new themes – computer science, mechanical engineering and Atomic America.
"These communities offer incoming freshmen a neat and engaging experience," said Dr. Scott Zeman, associate vice president for academic affairs. "It helps facilitate peer groups and social networks with the transition to college life; all of which are aimed at helping students be successful at Tech."
One of the major goals in establishing new learning communities is to improve retention. Additional goals for the program include increasing engagement with peers, faculty and the campus community.
"The preliminary results are overwhelmingly positive," Zeman said.


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2014 BMW i3 Priced From $41,350 + Options
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Another Nissan Leaf, just from BMW... These companies don't get it, who is going to buy an EV with 80-100 miles of range per charge? No charging infrastructure either - you are at the mercy of whatever Level 2 or DC fast chargers are available. I find many in town, but few along major driving routes to get you from point A to point B when you have such limited range.
This will be a flop. I sometimes wonder if companies announce such crippled EVs because they secretly don't want them to succeed.
A range extender for another 100km or so is optional. If someone really doesn't drive long trips, maybe to next airport for vacation. My mom could drive that thing, sure. Would I? No. :)
Btw, the official presentation is supposed to be July 29, next Monday.
They will probably sell a decent amount of these, BMW is a strong brand. It might even eat into Tesla sales a little bit for those that don't need a long distance car and can live with 70 mile range.
These things are uglier than a leaf - no idea what the draw is at that price point.
Looking at the bright side: *if* BMW does sell plenty of those, it might trigger a (at least little) boost to finally get some serious infrastructure expansion underway; next year then maybe also MB B, then there could be some push for politicians here to get their act together.
It's just a Leaf that costs 10K more. Or with option a Volt that costs 20K more. It will have a small market though just for that BMW badge if nothing else.
@AmpedRealtor +1
Except I don't suspect a secret conspiracy against EVs, I just think they are still in denial of the coming reality.
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The only problem with the i3 and infrastructure growth is that the i3 uses the frankenplug, so if that did happen, that means yet another adaptor would be needed for the MS. (and we know how fast Tesla is in prodicing those adaptors)
$43,000 very quickly becomes $60,000 by the time you add a range extender, some options, doc fees, tax/lic/insurance, etc... I don't know anyone who would spend even $40,000 on a vehicle that could only be used as a commuter car. You will still need an ICE vehicle to get you from Phoenix to Sedona, or Phoenix to Flagstaff, or Phoenix to Tucson, or Phoenix to Los Angeles, or Phoenix to Palm Springs, or Phoenix to Las Vegas... so be sure to add the cost of maintaining and operating a 2nd vehicle to your overall costs. That is not necessary with a Model S 85.
Not a fan of the i3, but you are wrong about the need for a second vehicle amped.
"range extender" in this context is merely a euphemism for "internal combustion engine" and it would allow for basically unlimited range (if you are willing to keep refilling the tiny gas tank)
You are also not including tax credits in the i3's price, which Tesla always includes in it's listed price.
I still don't think a buyer of a high level sport sedan would ever consider an i3, but someone who was only interested in the MS for environmental reasons may consider it.
Compared to the ugly Leaf this is a wonderful little car! It will for sure be a winner in my neck of the woods, with no duties and taxes on EVs this will be a reasonably priced car.
I guess Europe will find this interesting, but agree - strange they have not had ambitions for a longer range standard. This gives Gen III a good possibility to also be a game changer in this segment. For certain Elon & Team is on the ball and they have another revolution up their sleeves.
I read that with i3 the new CCS (franken)plug is optional to the default J1772 plug in the US.
Slight addition: CCS is also introduced by BMW and VW in Germany; not sure which cars will have it.
I wonder how that is going to work. Will it have a j1772 plug and if you get the upgrade will you get both a j1772 and a frankenplug or (more likely) just the frankenplug.
If it is just the frankenplug, will they provide a j1772 adapter?
"These companies don't get it, who is going to buy an EV with 80-100 miles of range per charge?"
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=30777 (Demand for Nissan LEAF Electric Car Outpacing Supply)
The Leaf is not a 'flop.'
The Leaf/i3 were not made for city to city driving, like our Tesla. Although the i3 will have a range extender option (extending the estimated range of 80-100 miles, giving an additional 100 miles).
Also, the BMW is closer to $14,000 more than the Leaf.
Neither of these cars is a Tesla Model S, quit comparing them as such.
Why aren't we happier about there being more EVs in the world?!
@jefaa - As a TSLA shareholder I'm ecstatic that other companies are introducing EVs that are only practical/desirable for a tiny segment of the population. Keep 'em coming :)
Because these hybrids are compromises. There is a demand for a long distance vehicle (Model S) and no demand for a Model S 40kwh (less than 3%).
We want other auto makers to "get" it. They need to make a longer range vehicle without gas or diesel.
I understood it like this: the cars actually have the franken-sockets already built in so that any regular J1772 (for AC charging) can be used, just like Leafs. If one would find a CCS charging station, their franken-plug (DC fast-charging) will be working as well.
Hmm... isn't the MS only for a tiny segment of the population? :)
As the owner of a 40 kWh Model S, here's what I think:
1. The 40 kWh Model S was discontinued too early. Unless a lack of profit was the motivation for killing the 40, TM should have waited another 12 months before making the decision. 80-100 miles of range will meet the needs of most people, most of the time, who also own an ICE. Rental cars can fill the small void that remains.
2. Who will buy an i3? Almost every friend and neighbor I know. They would also buy the TM Gen III but it's years away. Here's why the i3 will fit...
a. They love my Model S, but almost all of them think it's too expensive for their middle-class budgets.
b. I've shared with them my stories of using my MS all day and using <80 miles of range. They love the ideas of using less gas and spending less on fuel.
c. Forget charging stations for most drivers. Most people will plug in at night.
d. They admire BMW for a variety of reasons, and may already own one.
e. BMW produces interiors with superior features, quality, fit, and finish. Ditto MB.
f. There are BMW dealers in many major cities, providing a level of assurance to people on the fence.
g. BMW doesn't mislead customers with promises of financing and buyback gurantees (available only in 8-10 states).
h. BMW will sell an Extended Warranty as promised, not raise the price from $2500 to $4000 before some owners have a chance to purchase it (the situation in WA).
i. BMW will document clear and concise terms, not leave owners wondering about service and warranty terms.
j. BMW will have spare parts available when needed, not make owners wait for weeks/months after a collision.
Taken together, I think these things add up to stelar sales of the i3 in my neighborhood. I see the Nissan Leaf everywhere I go, but the low quality interior and exterior appearance are holding it back. Not so for the i3. While not stunning, it's appearance is acceptable.
(let the flames begin ;)
The more EVs the better, I just don't think EVs with 100 mile range are going to get very far as a mass market vehicle. I was under the impression that the i3 "range extender" only gave you an extra 100 km of range, so a total of 150 miles. I thought it was a larger battery or something like that. I didn't know it was a gas engine - which makes the i3 even less appealing in my mind.
My point is that vehicles with such limited range are also going to be met with limited success in the marketplace. The challenge isn't to convince those of us here that the vehicle has value, the challenge will be in convincing everyone else. And those people will not be convinced with a car that can only go 100 miles on a charge. Won't happen.
The challenge is to either convince people that they don't need 300-500 miles of range like they are currently used to (good luck with that), or increase the vehicle range to a point where the concern is significantly diminished or eliminated. My daily commute is 50-60 miles, but again, I'm one of those people who isn't going to buy a vehicle just to address my commuting miles. What about those times when I want to go farther? For those occasions, I will need an ICE vehicle to complement my limited range EV if that EV will go 100 miles or less on a charge. So in my case, I find the limited range EV totally pointless without a longer range vehicle to supplant it.
I think you got it right the first time, AR.
The i3 battery alone is good for ~130-160km (81-100miles).
Range extender, which is optional, adds another ~80 miles.
EAdopter, you are very right all the way. To add assurance of constant development and resale value. Comparing i3 and MS..., these are for very different customer groups. I would have chosen also 40 kW MS, I would have used max 50% of it's range daily and plug always at night. MS is very joyful to drive, what you should expect from this pricelevel, same will go for i3. MS is a nice car, ahead of the market, also with price. I find the owners of MS very innovative, but most are very blind regarding of achievements of other brands. More tolerance to other world would make this forum more like good discussion than religion!
Today, I agree with many of your points but things are rapidly changing. With the Model S, people began to see how cool and practical an EV can be, and opinions began changing. I think the i3 (and others) will increase the velocity of change.
With several options (Ford, BMW, Chevy, Nissan, MB, and thers) to choose from, consumers will observe(!) that their earlier concerns have been addressed. I think it will snowball.
As I recall, each American household has an average of about 2.2 cars. For the vast majority of households, it will soon make sense for at least one car to be an EV.
Of course, there will always be people who need the convenience of an ICE and/or can only own one car. As you said, they may need to wait for longer-range vehicles and infrastructure to become more common and affordable. Hopefully, not too long.
BMW's range extender means it turns their new EV into a GM Volt.
This isn't supposed to hit the USA market until Q2 2014.
That's about when Tesla will start cranking out the model X.
It's not even fair competition....for BMW that is.
One of the big drawbacks of the 40 was what Elon called it being a compromise. Not having access to the Superchargers and not having the right cell chemistry.
So he gives away the larger packs and allows you to upgrade in the future if you change your mind.
The Superchargers are the only REAL difference. With long-distance being free, instead of having range anxiety, you want to drive all the time.
It's an average entry into the EV market for BMW. No real risk for them trying at this level because it isn't a flagship car for them. I think it will steal Volt and Leaf sales. I can't wait for Merc/BMW to convert one of their sedans over to an EV...
Good for them and for the EV market. The more mainstream Tesla's powertrain looks, the more they will end up selling.
However, for 40-60k, I'm a bit surprised BMW didn't spend more time making it look a bit better.
Hahahaha, who is going to buy an EV that looks like the fat mouse from Cinderella? What is the appeal of these horrendous looking vehicles? Do I just not get it? Why are Teslas virtually the only EV's that are sexy?
Am I the only one who doesn't want my EV to look like an ET?
We have a Model S, 85 standard, and we also have a Volt AND a Leaf. The Tesla is replacing our Leaf, and I am very likely to replace the 2011 Volt with the i3 when that lease expires in January of 2014.
The i3 will be faster 0-60 mph than the Volt and go much further in pure electric mode. The range extending 650cc ICE should get MUCH better mileage than the Volt's 1.4L off the shelf power. The advanced tech CFRP body shell of the i3 promises another type of engineering delta, and in California minus $10,000 in cumulative incentives makes it more reasonable.
As a second car to the Model S, what is NOT to like?
I don't think the optional range extender ICE makes the BMW i3 like a Volt. Unlike the Volt, the i3 range extender is not intended for daily use, it's not powerful enough. It's supposed to allow the i3 to limp to the next charging station.
I read many negative comments in this tread and although I agree with some of them like the i3 aesthetics is a little odd but this is BMW that build premium cars and they can find a lot of followers. The is their next generation of cars using carbon fibre structure and weights only 2700+ lbs. Although the electric motor is small compared to MS but 0-60km/h in 3.8sec and 0-100km/h in 7.2sec (from news.drive.com.au), good speed for a small 4-seater. I hope Tesla designers and engineers are hard at work looking into the i3 for the Gen III development. Is carbon fibre something they can use in Gen III? The competition is here and more will be coming in 3-4 years. I love competitions because they can push other competitors.
Both Edmunds and news.drive.com.au have good reviews on the i3 and explain what the range extender is:
Rear wheel drive. 0-60 around 7 seconds. 100-120 mile range. BMW name and handling. I think it will do well, especially in Europe and Asia. I think Tesla just lost customers for its Gen3....
This car absolutely will do well. It has the BMW name and a price point that will be more acceptable to many people than the S. Now, the question will be will it be a good enough seller to REALLY draw the ICE makers to go more heavily into hybrids and eventually into EVs in time to compete with TM long term. TM has been in EVs from the start and for the long haul. This is going to get very interesting over the next few years.
Personally, what I don't like about the BMW from what I've seen so far, is the really small size, and space age interior. What impressed me about the Leaf is the large cabin, and large trunk in the new models. I wish the Leaf looked better and was faster. A good looking sedan a little smaller than the S, with good performance, is what we need. I hope the gen3 delivers.
The GenIII has nothing to fear from the i3. The reverse is not true.
Well said Brian H.
Our commute is 5 miles RT - a Leaf would be a range overkill. Same for the I3 and Mercedes B class. However all these cars can not get me to SF airport and back or going to the inlaws (200 miles RT) - model S certainly can. Our Mercedes E class is now doing only the 5 miles commute ( as is the MS ) and the rest of time collecting dust. It has been completely replaced by the MS is doing now all our longer trips... more comfortable, less expensive, much more enjoyable. I expect Gen3 to have a similar functionality and therefore not comparable to all these limited range option cars - that is what Brian said.
I3 range extender is nice to get me to the SF airport and back, but would make a real long distance trip a royal pain.
Just wondering how much these special 155/70 R19 tires would cost, if you had to replace it...
...not the car, the tires.
I would have to agree with admjr above... though I personally have problems with BMW's chosen format in the i3, over the next few years their badge/brand should convert a decent number of drivers from pure ICE to EV or EV with range extender. In the meantime, Tesla will have been building their own brand as well as infrastructure. By the time Gen III comes out, some i3 drivers may be ready to jump to the next best thing, which hopefully will be the Tesla Gen III (I am assuming that in the next three year time period, the i3 will not undergo a major evolution in design or range as BMW will stick with a more usual and predetermined automotive product lifecycle plan).
"Accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles..."
it's beginning to work.
"we won't stop until they're all electric"
Get ready baby, here it's comes! :)
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So there's been a tsunami of controversy about the new Google Search the Book program, which allows the contents of books to be searched for key words much like the Internet is searched for key words.
How does it work? Try it for yourself. Visit http://print.google.com/ and do a search for "Konrath." You'll be able to find Whiskey Sour, completely searchable.
The Author's Guild says this violates copyright, and that allowing access to content without a royalty is the same as stealing.
I feel differently.
People read me for free at the library, sell my advance reading copies on Ebay, buy my used books on Amazon, and I don't make a cent from these transactions.
I'm also all for them.
Steal me. Download me. Search inside me. Google my complete text. Infringe me.
Just read me.
I remember when Metallica shut down Napster. Three major things resulted from that.
1. Many other peer to peer sharing networks showed up.
2. Sony began selling copy-protected CDs, which load spyware onto your computer.
3. People hated Metallica, and they lost sales rather than received compensation for their lost royalties.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is the band Phish, which encourages fans to trade music freely. Phish fans are happy, and enough money flows Phish's way to make them rich.
Here's the thing--I want to be read. The more people that read me, the better off I am. Some of those freebies will translate into sales. Some won't. But they all add to name recognition, to brand awareness, and to more people knowing who I am and what I write.
I wouldn't want anyone to print up editions of my books without compensating me. But I don't mind being Googleable, even if they make some advertising revenue from my books.
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Now we turn our attention towards the early 2000s, which proved to be an exciting time for nanotechnology. The field could now be explored and debated in greater depth. Drexler and Smalley, for instance, famously engaged in a public discussion about approaches to nanotechnology, with Drexler defending his idea of "universal assemblers" and Smalley offering objections.
Meanwhile, concerns about the broader implications of nanotechnology - a potentially very powerful but still relatively new field - were being raised and addressed with consideration given to both the potential benefits as well as risks involved. In 2003 congressional hearings on the societal implications of nanotechnology were raised and in 2004 the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering published a report on the implications of nanotechnology and nanoscience, which you can read here.
Nanotechnology also began to appear more in more commercial settings during the 2000s, including the emergance of our technology and the launch of ion-mask™ on Hi-Tec shoes:
In the early part of the decade, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles were included in sunscreen and cosmetics, and carbon nanotubes were used to make textiles stain-resistant. By 2011 the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies estimated that there were over 1300 nanotech products publicly available.
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The following is a list of books and articles about Chuck Yeager which can be found at the West Virginia State Archives Library.
Yeager, Chuck and Leo Janos. Yeager an Autobiography
(Bantam Books, 1985).
_____________ Press On: Further Adventures in the Good
Life (Bantam Books, 1988).
Lundgren, William R. Across the High Frontier: the Story of
Test Pilot, Major Charles E. Yeager, USAF (New York, Morrow,
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Napier, Peggy. "Chuck E. Yeager: Supersonic Flight Pioneer,"
West Virginia History, Volume 40: 1978-1979,
Arc 1. 4:40
"50 Years of Having the Right Stuff," Wheeling
News-Register, 10-15-1997.
"Astronauts No.2 in Yeager's Town," Charleston Gazette, 10-15-1973.
"Beyond the Speed of Sound:Yeager Takes Aviation into New Era," American History, 9-1997.
"Captain Charles 'Chuck' Yeager, Test Pilot, Time, 4-18-1949.
"Ceremonies Set Today as Yeager Bails Out," Huntington Advertiser, 2-28-1975.
"Charles Yeager," Current Biography, 1954.
"Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier-Again, Charleston Daily Mail, 10-16-1982.
"Chuck Yeager," Huntington Advertiser, 12-18-1973.
"Chuck Yeager Chapter of AFA Being Formed," Lincoln Journal, 3-6-1974.
"Chuck Yeager," Charleston Gazette, 12-18-1983.
"Chuck Yeager Tells Own Story in Playboy."
"Chuck Yeager, Herald Dispatch, 12-25-1983.
"Chuck Yeager's Wife Glennis Dies of Cancer, Charleston Gazette, 11-3-1991.
"Chuck Yeager an American Original," Modern Maturity, October-November 1983.
"Colonel Charles Elwood Yeager, USAF," n.d.
"Cowboy Chuck, Mom Recalls Yeager Childhood," Charleston Daily Mail, 2-26- 1980.
"Daredevil plans to 'go out on top,'" Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail, 10-12-1997.
"Ex-Pilot Doesn't Miss the Excitement," Charleston Gazette, 10-26-1979.
"Explorer Post 376 Sells American Flags, Yeager Monument," St. Albans Advertiser, 4- 2-1970.
"Flight Pioneer Primed for Repeat Performance," Charleston Gazette, 5-28-1996.
"Forty Years Later, Yeager Still Having Fun With Jets," Register Herald, n.d.
"General Yeager Meets Again Woman Who Aided in Europe," News Sentinel, 4-15- 1970.
"Here Comes This Airplane..." Charleston Daily Mail, 10-14-1985.
"He'll Train Space Lab Astronauts," Wheeling News Register, 12-27-1964.
"Hotline Article, Yeager Flying Under South Side Bridge," Charleston Daily Mail, 9-25- 1967.
"Lighting Bolt Ride Paved Way to Moon," Charleston Daily Mail, 12-13-1978.
"List of Awards," n.d.
"Once Airsick, Chuck Yeager Will Teach The Astronauts," Herald Advertiser, 12-27- 1964.
"Photograph of Charles Yeager," n.d.
"Pilot Yeager Speaks at Marshall, Recalls Breaking Sound Barrier," Charleston Gazette
"Presentation Special Congressional Silver Medal Brigadier General Charles Yeager"12-8- 1976.
"President Will Give Gen. Charles Yeager a Medal of Honor," 1985.
"Reflections on History," Dominion Post, 10-13-1997.
"Right Stuff, Right Stamp," Charleston Gazette, 10-15-1977.
"Shuttle Sets Sky Ablaze in Early Morning Liftoff," Charleston Daily Mail, 8-30-1983.
"Speeding Through the Wild Blue Yonder IC Interview with Chuck Yeager, 10-9-1997.
"Statue Dedicated Where Yeager 'spent so many wicked days,'" Charleston Gazette, 10-15- 1987.
"Test Pilot Yeager & 11 Others Honored With Medal of Freedom," Herald Dispatch, 5-24- 1985.
"The Barrier Buster," Charleston Gazette, 10-21-1962.
"The Right Stuff, Chuck Yeager Was a Hero, Tom Wolfe Tells the World," Advertiser, 7-26- 1979.
"U.S. Airpower in 50th Year," Life, 11-12-1957.
"Why I Get Sky-High Over America," Family Weekly, 7-7-1985.
"Yeager Has Anniversary," Charleston Daily Mail, 10-21-1976.
"Yeager Gets Medal in Honor of Flight," Charleston Gazette, 12-9-1976.
"Yeager Memorabilia," Herald Dispatch, 6-12-1987.
"Yeager to Receive Sole Billing," n.d.
"Yeager Retirement Ceremony Set," Advertiser, 1-17-1975.
"Yeager Souvenir Issue, Charleston Daily Mail, 10-14-1985.
"Yeager Still Flying 'To Keep in Touch,'" Wheeling News Register, 10-10-1994.
"Yeager Flew Jet Under City Bridges, "48 Film Shows," Charleston Gazette, 10-23-1997.
"Yeager Still Busy Making Good Time," Charleston Gazette, 5-24-1985.
"Yeager Comes Home to be Honored," Lincoln Journal, 10-16-1985.
"Yeager Flying Through life With the Right Stuff," Herald Dispatch, 10-2-1983.
"Yeager Plans to Repeat His Historic Flight," Dominion Post, 5-28-1996.
"Yeager Statue at Hamlin High in 1987," Lincoln Journal, 11-19-1986.
"Yeager Speaks to Students, General Meets Namesake Scholars", Herald Dispatch, 10-8- 1994.
"Yeager Made His Historic Flight 23 Years Ago Today," Weekly News Sentinel, 10-14- 1970.
"Yeager Gives Memorabilia, Papers to M.U.," Charleston Gazette, 3-19-1987.
"Yeagers' Donated Stuff Valued at $535,000," Charleston Gazette, 6-8-1987.
"Yeager's Air Force Leaves Lasting Monuments," Huntington Advertiser, 3-6-1975.
"Yeager's Sonic Flight Rated Over Wrights," Charleston Gazette, 7-13-1967.
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Meade's prediction is based largely on verses and numerical codes in the Bible. He has homed in one number: 33."Jesus lived for 33 years. The name Elohim, which is the name of God to the Jews, was mentioned 33 times [in the Bible]," Meade told The Washington Post. "It's a very biblically significant, numerologically significant number. I'm talking astronomy. I'm talking the Bible … and merging the two."And Sept. 23 is 33 days since the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, which Meade believes is an omen.
Just a heads up so you can get your affairs in order.
Well, who's up for the obligatory doomsday orgy?
Wait a minute.....33?The beer Rolling Rock (which features the number 33 on its bottles for no definitively-answered reason) is the harbinger of the apocalypse?
I've been through like 6 of these its nothing I can't handle.
Quote from: Kanzenkankaku on September 21, 2017, 02:19:42 amI've been through like 6 of these its nothing I can't handle.Which - apocalypses or doomsday orgies?
Life for the sake of life means nothing.


text: We all agree that we would love to see the Steelers wind up with Anthony Spencer. Since it seems that most of us think its more likely that we trade down for Spencer than trade up for Okoye. At what position would Spencer be worth the 1st round pick. Keep in mind he is still a player on the rise on most draft boards. Right now on scout inc's board Spencer is 28th and Charles Johnson is listed at 21st. How much higher can Spencer rise after the combines? I think that there will be 4-6 players who slip off this list into the 2nd round with poor combine performances and conversely some players will rise! How far down can we go to get him and how much higher do you think he can rise? 22nd? 23rd? 24th? :beer1:


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HANG TIME SOUTHWEST — Greivis Vasquez deserves a raise — which he'll get in due time — or the key to the city or, heck, just make him mayor of New Orleans.
The city, and its beleaguered basketball team, couldn't ask for a better ambassador than the Venezuelan-born point guard who's leaving his heart and sweat on the floor every night as he emerges as a top talent in the league.
"The biggest thing is I'm getting an opportunity," said Vasquez, a recent player of the week recipient. "Still, people don't know about me as much because I'm playing in a small market, which I love. I love this city, I love this team."
Pretty refreshing stuff from a third-year player just starting to hit his stride for a franchise that's endured it's share of hard knocks in recent years — including a hard-luck 7-25 start to this season.
Yet as I wrote after Saturday's 99-96 overtime win at Dallas, the season really started at that moment. Add Monday's impressive thumping of the San Antonio Spurs in front of 11,599 that ended a seven-game home losing streak, and Wednesday's fourth-quarter comeback against the previously streaking Houston Rockets, and the Hornets are on a roll with their first three-game winning streak of the season.
Why the reset on the season?
Because the ridiculously youthful Hornets finally got game-changer and now-healthy shooting guard Eric Gordon in the starting lineup Saturday. It allowed coach Monty Williams to make other changes and roll out the starting five he envisioned.
And this is where Vasquez's ambassadorial value comes shining through. A 6-foot-6, bearded jolt of energy, smiles, enthusiasm and positivity, his team-first attitude is absolutely contagious. It's critical to the evolution of this franchise, and no more so than as it relates to Gordon, the 6-foot-3 scoring machine deemed the future of the franchise when New Orleans acquired him in the painful CP3 trade 13 months ago.
"I have a good relationship with Eric and I tell you this, we have been talking a lot," Vasquez said before Saturday's comeback victory. "Eric is a pro. I feel him as a player too, because his knee was really bothering him. But now he feels like his teammates got his back, we all got his back. We all know he's going to make us better and we're going to make him better. And now, we talked [Friday] night, we're going to make this situation a great situation. We're going to start winning games.
"For a guy like that to say that to a guy like me, that means a lot. I'm sure he's saying that on behalf of the whole team because we're winners, we want to win and we work. And that has been the main thing of our team, we're going to work regardless. Whether we lose or win tomorrow we are getting better because our vision is in the future."
Winners of four of six, the Hornets go for four in a row as they close out their homestand Friday against the Kevin Love-less Timberwolves.
Just six months ago, Gordon's vision wasn't fixed on NOLA. He tried to force his way out last offseason as a restricted free agent by practically insisting the franchise not match the Phoenix Suns' four-year, $58 million offer sheet. But New Orleans stood firm and matched. Then Gordon tried the patience of an already suspicious fan base when he announced before training camp that a setback with his lingering knee injury would keep him sidelined. He played in just nine games with New Orleans last season.
Finally, Gordon made his debut this season on Dec. 29, four days after his 24th birthday. He played two games and took the next one off to rest his knee. In his third game back, Saturday night at Dallas, he joined the starting lineup and scored the Hornets' final eight points in overtime for what might prove to be a momentous victory.
In Monday's win over the Spurs, Gordon scored 24 points. After the Dallas game, Gordon, soft-spoken and humble, said he is committed to New Orleans.
"I'm not here to worry about any negativity from a lot of things that have occurred," Gordon said. "I was injured and there's nothing I could do about that. Fans and other people can say what they want, but I'm here to win."
Williams, the Hornets' 41-year-old coach who has kept his team clawing despite constant adversity, said he believes Gordon's invested in the long haul.
"I've talked to him on a number of occasions about the things from the past," Williams said. "He knows how I feel; I know how he feels and that's what I have to go off of. It's not always going to be — I don't know, whatever you want to call it — a fairy tale, but Eric is a good kid and he wants to do what's right. I try to put myself in his shoes and try to think of the things I did at 22 and 23. I'm just glad you didn't have social media back then because you guys would look at me totally differently.
"So, I think when you have a guy like Eric, who has that much talent, a really good guy, you try to go forward with that instead of dwelling on the past. What happened happened, you can't get around that, but all the signs point to him being committed to our team and that's a good thing."
And why not? Forget about what New Orleans' 10-25 record will have you believe. This thing is just building and the Suns (12-25), Kings (13-22), Mavs (13-23) and — dare I say? — the Lakers (15-20) might want to watch out from below. The season-long cellar-dwelling Hornets' starting lineup averages under 23, with Greivis being the elder statesman at 25, and confidence is a new word only now starting to bubble up to describe this group.
The Greivis-Gordon backcourt has the potential to be dynamite. Greivis ranks third in the league in assists at 9.1 a game — on a team that ranks 28th in scoring — behind Rajon Rondo (11.2) and a whisker behind Paul (9.3). He's averaging 14.1 points a game — 18.9 in his last eight games — and shooting 39.4 percent from the beyond the arc.
"Playing with a 2-guard like that, he's going to get me more assists," Greivis said of Gordon. "He's going to open the floor a lot more because guys are going to be worried about him."
No. 1 pick Anthony Davis has had his ups and downs and is now part of a starting frontcourt with Al-Farouq Aminu and Robin Lopez. Ryan Anderson slides into a potent sixth-man role, heading a bench that also includes Jason Smith, Brian Roberts and No. 10 pick Austin Rivers, who could potentially thrive in a reduced role and, with it, decreased pressure to produce.
So where's it all headed? Allow Vasquez to take it from here.
"I tell you, we have this vision that we are going to be a great team, and that takes some time," he said, comparing the Hornets' beginnings to that of a young and once-struggling Oklahoma City outfit. "In the NBA, it's too cruel, it's cold-blooded. You've got to understand that you have to have really a strong mindset because it's not going to be easy. We're going through that.
"Obviously our record doesn't look like we're going to make the playoffs this year, but being realistic, we're planning on going to the playoffs. That's our future — being one of the top teams in the West."
Who's to say Ambassador Vasquez is wrong?


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tech baseball is set to wrap up their regular season of play with a road series at Murray State this weekend. Friday will showcase the doubleheader event, with game one slated for 1 p.m. and game two following immediately. Saturday will feature the finale contest, also at 1 p.m.
The Golden Eagles head into the series riding a four-game win streak, their longest of the season, and coming off of a home sweep of UT Martin that served to clinch the team a spot in post-season play. The sweep put Tech at an 11-10 OVC mark for fourth place in conference standings, and a 23-25 stand overall.
Murray State, meanwhile, sits at 7-12 in the OVC and has a 17-31 mark overall on the season. They are coming off of a game three win over Morehead State this past weekend, but lost the series 1-2 and, prior to the win, had lost six straight.
Tech will throw regulars Tristan Archer and Matt Shepherd in games one and two to kick off the weekend, with the pitcher for game three to still be decided. Archer currently leads the Golden Eagles in innings pitched, having hurled 75.1 en route to a 6-4 record on the season. He's struck out 56 batters on the year, and his six wins and innings pitched statistics both rank fifth in the conference.
Shepherd follows with 68 innings of work, through which he has amassed a 3-5 record with 57 strikeouts. His number of Ks, as well as his opposing batting average of .276, has earned him the number six spot in both OVC categories.
On the offensive end, Tech will look to a quarto of players hitting over .300, including veteran seniors Casanova Donaldson and Chad Oberacker, to lead the line-up. Donaldson currently leads the team with an average of .337 and 31 RBI, while Oberacker's 48 RBI fuels Tech's scoring. Last year, Oberacker batted .462 against the Racers, bringing in six runs over the course of the weekend as the Golden Eagles closed out the 2010 regular season at home with a sweep of the Racers.
Last season's sweep broke the 64-64-1 lifetime series tie in favor of Tech, which now leads by 67 wins to Murray's 64 over the course of program history.
Murray will look to Brandon Elliott with his .381 mark and 19 RBI to perform consistently at the plate, while Jacob Rhodes, Zach Noonan and Travis Isaak will try to continue putting runs on the board for the Racers; they each have logged over 30 RBI so far this season, led by Isaak with 34.
The Racers will put Tyler Beers on the mound in game one; Beers has a 6.43 ERA and has a 3-8 record thus far this season. Having started 13 games for the Racers, Beers has pitched 70.0 innings, striking out 47. Jake Donze will take the hill first in game two, with his 5.88 ERA and 6-5 record on the year. He leads the Racers in innings pitched with 72, and matches Beers with 47 strikeouts. Finally, Luke Shueaker will close out the series, pitching at a 7.01 mark with a 4-5 stand. He's made 10 starts for Murray this season, 14 appearances overall, and has hurled 60.1 innings, striking out 38.
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the zig zag theory of organizations originated, but I do know that I have heard about it most of my professional work life, and I have been in enough settings, both large and small over the past 40+ years to know that there is much truth to the concept.
In case you are not familiar with the concept, it is pretty straight forward. The theory essentially says that when the pressure from the organization below the "head" becomes so great in its momentum in a given direction that the "head" has no choice but to follow.
If you have been following the events in several of the countries in the Middle East of late, which has been pretty much unavoidable, you have seen this theory in action (both literally and figuratively).
But this happens in business as well and there are probably plenty of us who have seen it happen time and time again, and depending on one one's point of view, in some cases it can be a sad thing to see unfold and in others we just smile and are glad to see someone "get theirs."
The business section of your local paper probably has examples, big and small, almost every day. Maybe one of the most prominent recently was when Yahoo's board pulled the plug on Carol Bartz.
Ask most anyone who has ever made the move from individual contributor to supervisor, manager, department head, division head, unit head, or any C-level role and most, I think, would tell you that delegation is one of the hardest bridges to cross and without doubt one of the most critical of leadership skills to master if one is to succeed.
Giving up the control of doing it yourself to depending on others to do it while you are held accountable for the outcome for most people is scary and uncomfortable.
In politics, "the organization" delivers their message at the ballot box as we all know. In business, however, it is often much more subtle, but more often than not when those who are led are fed up with those who think managing is more about "telling" than "asking" or who somehow believe that a leader is someone who comes across as a "don't do as I do, do as I say" type what might have started as an enthusiastic "I'm on it" over time morphs into what I have best heard described as malicious obedience. It's a very apt description and a leader's worst nightmare.
Translation: It is people doing exactly what they have been asked to do, nothing more and nothing less. In other words exercising no judgement that might value add or providing information that would help avoid a problem, etc., and when the inevitable happens and the boss is screaming how could this happen, the answer comes back as "...that's what you told us to do."
So, while it is a long way from being a "new" or "novel" message, those leaders, irrespective of sector (public or private) should keep this theory very much in mind as they interact with their those they lead, be they voters, employees or as we have seen in the Middle East - citizens.
At the end of the day, as they say, you serve at their pleasure.
Since founding ExecuNet in 1988, Dave Opton has used his 40+ years of experience in Human Resources to develop the premier private business and career network for senior-level executives with salaries above $150,000. Dave has worked with executive recruiters and six-figure leaders across all industries during his 20+ years as CEO and as a result, has learned about the most effective job search and career development strategies.
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Some very great party look for today, though everyone who knows me know I would wear those kind of outfits during the day, too. That velvet dress was a christmas present and I really love it. It's made of silk and it's so soft and gorgeous! I prefer to wear it open and combined with a dress, it got some kind of lingerie vibe. That slip dress is my favorite, I already owned it for 3 years. It's simply perfect.
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BIG ROCK, IL — Capital Fitness Inc. (CFI), a Midwest independently owned health and fitness company, under its strategic corporate growth plan, will open two additional 45,000- to 50,000-square-foot facilities in the Chicago area in mid and late summer of this year, company officials said. CFI is projecting to have 15 Chicagoland locations by the end of 2003.
CFI's most recent club, XSPORT Fitness & Tan, opened its doors in January 2003. CFI will broaden its market by opening another Chicago-area facility (Lincoln Park) in the former Office Depot location by mid-June. CFI's newest location in Arlington Heights, IL, will open by late summer, the company said.
"Capital Fitness is excited to be expanding our health and fitness services and facilities. We are projecting a substantial increase in gross revenues in the health, fitness and tanning industry over the next 12 months, as individuals, families and corporate America focuses more on health, nutrition, supplementation, exercise and weight loss," said Dan Morrissey, vice president. "We take great pride in our corporate business plan and its structure. We're set up in our clubs to provide our 75,000-plus members with world-class services, facilities, equipment and certified personal trainers and staff."
The company said that the health and fitness clubs will be complemented by health and fitness equipment (including 120 cardio pieces and totaling in excess of 300 pieces of weight equipment), extensive free-weights areas, Olympic-style swimming pools, spas, basketball courts, luxurious saunas and steam rooms, climbing walls and group activity.
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What's Different About Intel?
Conscious that consumers are spending more time on mobile devices, Intel is responding with a very subtle change to its corporate communications – tweaking its font.
The tech giant has created its own proprietary font, Intel Clear, designed to be easier to read on screens and which can be used across different alphabets. And because the new font is company-owned, Intel doesn't have to pay licensing fees to use other fonts, which are typically developed and owned by specialist firms.
The old font was available only for the 26-character Latin alphabet – the one used in English and French, among others -- which meant Intel had to use different fonts for its communications in languages like Chinese, Arabic and Russian. The company's old font was also difficult to be read at smaller sizes, said Stewart Devlin, chief creative officer of brand agency Red Peak, a challenge in an increasingly digital world.
The new font was developed by Red Peak and font house Dalton Maag. Subtle changes are designed to make it easier to read. For example, Intel Clear's characters have more even proportions, rounder features and square dots when compared to the old typeface.
Through a process called hinting that helps control where a character or letter falls on a pixel grid, the font was engineered to appear legible on digital screens. The end result is a font that looks consistent and readable across platforms and alphabets.
"A good typeface is like a well-crafted English or Italian suit, it always looks perfect," said Bruno Maag, chairman of Dalton Maag.
Intel's logo, which doesn't feature the old typeface, won't be changing. However, Intel Clear incorporates many elements of the corporate logo to ensure the two complement each other. The font will be used in all corporate communications, such as on its website.
"From a brand point of view, it moved Intel from a robotic and engineered feel to a much more human feel," Mr. Devlin said.
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