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Salman Rushdie will visit Denmark in approximately four months' time. He will be the recipient of one of the most prestigious literary awards named after the famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. It is Denmark's Nobel prize for literature, and those who have previously had the honour to receive the prize include JK Rowling and Isabel Allende. Rushdie will also receive an amount equal to Rs 50 lakhs, which is part of the prize.
It will be interesting to observe if he is once again referred to as purely British or Western or, with reluctance, as an Indian-British writer. Yes, Salman Rushdie will be visiting the country now known for defending the freedom of speech, and where the cartoons of the prophet Mohammed were published. He will be visiting a region where far-right parties and right-wing commentators in Scandinavian countries have made it a habit to use him and quote him to justify their xenophobic ideas and policies against all immigrants, especially non-western immigrants.
Therefore it came as a surprise to me to read The Guardian on April 10, where Salman Rushdie, along with Harvard professor Homi K Bhabha and other 24 members of the intellectual elite, most of them based in western countries, collectively and vociferously recommended a no to Narendra Modi.
It is interesting to note the argument used, which is that Modi´s party and politics is not in line with India´s secular constitution, founded on pluralist principles, where rights and full representation of minorities are fully guaranteed. So far, so good. Modi is undesirable, they all think, and they fear that his government and his tenure would bode ill for India´s future as a country that cherishes the idea of inclusion.
All this is like sound of music to someone like me, who have a degree and specialization in human rights. But when I see what is happening in Europe at large, then it makes me extremely worried, mildly speaking. Would this same group of people, Rushdie, Homi K Bhabha, Chetan Bhatt, and others really once again protest at the upcoming European parliamentary elections?
It is assumed and most opinion polls are suggesting that the far-right, anti-European parties, which are simultaneously anti-immigrant and xenophobic in their policies, are about to make a huge gain. We are talking about an election due to be held in May, which will affect the lives of 500 million Europeans.
We are talking about parties which want to strip people of their citizenship, want to drastically reduce immigration, want to deport and punish immigrants for having committed minor crimes. We are talking about parties that want to put children in jail.
And keeping the last hundred years of European history in mind, then these intellectuals should actually soon write an open letter suggesting that this will bode ill for millions of immigrants here, including many from South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, Nepal and Afghanistan.
Will we see once again an open letter written in a European newspaper, collectively appealing to the conscience of Europeans, explaining what happened on this continent where millions were killed during those two world wars fought on European soil. Will we see an appeal to voters to not vote for these far-right racist parties?
No, on the contrary, what will happen is, as usual when Salman Rushdie will arrive here in Denmark. Some writers and commentators will not even bother to mention that he is of Indian origin, and the far-right parties will once again use his books, his fatwa, his fight for freedom of speech, to justify their xenophobic policies. Freedom of speech will get portrayed as a human right invented in the West, and despised in the rest of the world.
I agree with the 26 intellectuals that the Indian constitution, which in fact is the world´s longest constitution, guarantees all its citizens full rights irrespective of caste, creed, colour, and religion. That is not the case in Europe yet. Countries in the European Union are signatories to the European convention of Human Rights, which compels them to respect the fundamental rights of its citizens, but many countries like Denmark have a constitution which is more than 150 years old.
It is high time that these same intellectuals make a collective appeal to the European countries to modernize some of their obsolete constitutions and rewrite them with rights and guarantees protecting the minorities.
Let us wait and see if these cultural and intellectual elites act on that. I have not read if Modi and his government will say no to cultural diversity, but the far-right parties of Europe are undoubtedly against cultural diversity and strongly oppose multiculturalism and pluralism.
Regarding Gujarat, I have one small comment to make. I grew up in Gujarat, went to school and college there. My childhood memories are of playing by the river Narmada, and Gujarati folklore songs still bring tears to my eyes. I am extremely thankful as a North Indian to have lived in Gujarat, and have never met so hospitable people as Gujaratis, who gave me love, compassion, and a sense of inclusion that I will never ever forget.
Memories of being in Gujarat warm me here when I stand freezing while a cold breeze cuts through my jacket on a dark night. I then dream of the sunshine and warmth of Gujarat and want to go home and eat a Bajri roti. Very often I start singing the Garba songs to keep myself warm. The big question is, can India become Gujarat? Can a chaiwalla create the narration of an "Indian dream", where one does not necessarily have to show that one possesses an academic degree from a reputed university of the West to acquire the highest job? Time will tell.


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{{title|Richards Physical Self Concept Scale (RPSC; Richards, 1987)}}by Garry Richards
35 self-report items measuring 7 physical self-concept factors, plus 7 importance items.
35 self-report items measuring 7 physical self-concept factors, plus 7 importance items.
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35 self-report items measuring 7 physical self-concept factors, plus 7 importance items.
This 42-item scale is based on the Shavelson et al. (1976) hierarchical model of self-concept and is designed to measure physical self perceptions.
The RPSC has factor loadings ranging from .56 to .92 for the seven factor solution proposed by Richards:
- Body-build
- Action
- Appearance
- Health
- Physical ability
- Strength
- Satisfaction.
These factor loadings are stable across age groups and gender (Richards).
The first part of the scale comprises 35-items which are scored on the eight point Likert scale proposed by Richards (1987), ranging from 1 (false – not like me) to 8 (true – like me).
The items include a range of self–statements such as "I am good looking" (Appearance) and "If I get sick I get well quickly" (Health).
There are an equal number of positively- and negatively-worded items. Negatively-worded items should be scored in reverse and an average score for each of the seven proposed factors calculated. A higher score on the scale (closer to eight) indicates more positive self-perceptions.
The second part of the scale comprises seven items about the importance of each of the seven RPSC factors for participants on a five point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important). Use of these questions is optional, depending on the purposes of the study.
The RPSC scale has demonstrated reliability for use with adolescents. Richards (1987) reported internal reliability alpha coefficients ranging from .81 to .92, for total and factor scores, for both male and female adolescent participants.
Test-retest (three week interval) reliability was high for boys (r = .86) and girls (r = .85), as reported by Richards demonstrating the reliability of the scale over time. In a review of three dominant physical self-concept measures, Marsh et al. (1994), strongly supported the psychometrics of the RPSC with a range of factor internal reliability scores of .86 to 90, and recommended it for use in research studies.
- Marsh, H. W., Richards, G. E., Johnson, S., Roche, L., & Tremayne, P. (1994). Physical self-description questionnaire: Psychometric properties and a multitrait-multimethod analysis of relations to existing instruments. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 16, 270-305.
- Richards, G. E. (1987, January). Outdoor education in Australia in relation to the Norman Conquest, a Greek olive grove and the external perspective of a horse's mouth. Paper session presented at the 5th National Outdoor Education Conference, Perth, Australia.

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Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became a hero to his country in 1950 when he and a fellow climber became the first men to successfully scale a peak of more than 26,000 feet, has died. He was 93.
Herzog, who wrote a best-selling account of his harrowing ascent of the Himalayan mountain known as Annapurna, died Friday in France of natural causes, said Pierre You, president of the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing. Herzog had lived near Paris.
In a tribute, French President Francois Hollande said Herzog's historic climb was "engraved enduringly in our collective memory." Hollande also praised Herzog's participation in the French Resistance during World War II and his later career in public life.
A dramatic photograph of Herzog waving a French tricolor atop 26,545-foot Annapurna on June 3, 1950, thrilled his countrymen and appeared on front pages around the world. It captured a triumphant moment before a brutal descent, during which Herzog endured frostbite that led to the amputation of all his fingers and toes. (His climbing partner, Louis Lachenal, also lost toes in the climb.)
Although Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay would eclipse the men's achievement three years later with their successful ascent of Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, Annapurna, the 10th tallest, was not scaled again for 20 years.
Annapurna has been described as among the world's deadliest peaks. As of 2009, 60 climbers had died on the mountain, according to the climbing statistics website https://www.8000ers.com, for a fatality rate of about 40%.
In 1951, Herzog garnered further acclaim when he published a stirring account of the expedition, "Annapurna: The First Conquest of an 8,000-Meter Peak." National Geographic Adventure magazine called it "the most influential mountaineering book of all time"; Sports Illustrated ranked it among the top 100 sports books ever written. It has sold millions of copies and been translated into dozens of languages.
"In overstepping our limitations, in touching the extreme boundaries of man's world," Herzog wrote in the book, "we have come to know something of its true splendor."
In recent years, however, Herzog was accused of suppressing competing versions of the Annapurna ascent and, most damagingly, of systematically downplaying Lachenal's role and magnifying his own.
In a 2000 book, "True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent of Annapurna," the writer and climber David Roberts described Herzog in unflattering terms, saying he had pressured other members of his climbing team to promise not to publish anything about the journey for five years, ensuring that his own account was the official one.
Roberts said Herzog also used his prominence as the expedition's leader to diminish the achievements of Lachenal, a French mountain guide who was the only team member to accompany Herzog to the summit but was barely mentioned in news accounts.
Lachenal died in an accident in 1955. A diary he kept during the Annapurna ascent often conflicted with Herzog's book, Roberts wrote, but the discrepancies were ironed out when the diary was published after Lachenal's death. It had been edited by Herzog and his brother.
Nonetheless, Herzog continued to be widely admired in hishomecountry. Last year, he was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian honor.
Maurice Herzog was born on Jan. 15, 1919. After the Annapurna climb, he became a politician, serving first as a minister for sport and later as a national lawmaker and mayor for many years of the resort town of Chamonix in the French Alps.
A longtime member of the International Olympic Committee, he also helped bring the 1992 Winter Olympics to the French town of Albertville.
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Australia's Census Website Is STILL DOWN But It'll Be Back!
An estimated 16 million Australians attempted to log on to the census website on Tuesday night and were met with error messages, telling them the system was 'overloaded' before the website crashed.
At 8PM on Tuesday, an error message or a blank page appeared when users tried to log onto the website.
20 attempts to hit the Complete My Census button and all achieved this ... #censusfail pic.twitter.com/hY0xauvv9g— Ant Phillips (@antp01) August 9, 2016
Hackers have taken responsibility for the website being down and it appears the ABS think they will be able to get the website back up in time for 9AM.
The website was shut down following numerous attacks.
Getting this message on ALL my devices tonight. Don't think I'm the only one somehow. :/ #CensusFail #census2016 pic.twitter.com/GAqZ9i2AHh— Nightflower Noir (@Nightflower_N) August 9, 2016
After 40 minutes of crashing, the ABS finally tweeted ''The ABS & Census websites are currently experiencing an outage. We're working to restore the service. We will keep you updated. Thank you."
The ABS & Census websites are currently experiencing an outage. We're working to restore the service. We will keep you updated. Thank you.— Census Australia (@ABSCensus) August 9, 2016
Late on Tuesday evening, the Bureau conceded that the issue was not a quick fix and the website will remain down until early Wednesday morning, saying ''ABS & Census website are unavailable. The service won't be restored tonight. We will update you in AM. We apologise for the inconvenience.''
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Well my parents went back to Florida yesterday. We had a truly great visit and it was sad to see them go.
We were pretty busy all week - I can't tell you how much food was made; hard tack, doughnuts, fudge, not to mention some awesome dinners - the kind you just don't cook often. Kevin had a blast - it's always so much more fun playing cards with more than just the two of us. And we even took Christian and Kevin to a Christmas parade up in the little town of Boerne, where we live. Christian was just enthralled with all the floats and lights. He also really loved the marching bands. Kevin enjoyed himself at the parade too.
And last night Breezy and I took Christian to a photographer's to have his photo taken with Santa. It was a Groupon thing where you paid for 5 minutes of time and all the photos that can be taken with Santa you get a copy of. We got 52 images and man...some of them were so darn cute! Here are the best:
The photographer asked Breezy to sign a model release form while we were there to use some of the pics as advertising. Can't blame them - they sure turned out nice! (besides - he really is too cute - not that I'm biased or anything, lol)
So Kevin is completely addicted to "That 70's Show"! He found it on Netflix and is watching all 200+ episodes in a row. He is somewhere in the 150s range and I'll bet he's devastated when he sees them all, lol. They are funny though. He calls me in quite often to watch parts of an episode.
That's pretty much it for today so I'll catch y'all in a few days!
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MINNEAPOLIS—A Canadian police report says a Twin Cities grocery chain owner was fatally injured by the propeller of a float plane while on a fishing trip in Ontario.
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Storyboard from the production of The Towering Inferno
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At our last event, we announced that Slow Food High Country – Boone is planning to help with the High Country Farm Tour during the first weekend of August. The farm tour used to be sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, but now Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) is going to organize the event. Each Slow Food convivia has been charged to be involved in an educational activity, so the officers thought this would be a great chance for our group to be active in the local food scene and to offer some assistance to BRWIA.
It is often the case that when we sit down to enjoy a meal, we give little thought to who grew the food, or how much work successful farming demands. The High Country Farm Tour is the best chance to see how and where local foods are grown, and to get to know the farmers who bring this bounty to our tables. For the Farm Tour this August to be a success, we need 1 or more volunteers at each participating farm, on each day. Volunteers help with parking and orienting visitors to the farm, freeing the farmers to spend time describing the sustainable techniques they employ, and conduct tours. Volunteer at a farm one day, then take the tour on the other day FREE!
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Seeing which posts have +1s.
Posted April 27, 2011 - 12:41 PM
Everytime I come into my profile, I sometimes notice that my rep points are up, and idk which posts are they. It'd be pretty cool if this feature was added. To be honest, I would have rather preferred that over knowing who repped you.
- JEN and like this
Posted April 27, 2011 - 12:55 PM
I'm pretty sure, however, that since I spoke about it, I've updated TLN. In fact, we're on the latest board update, and there's no option to show all repped posts.
I'll look into the modification for it, though. No idea if there's one, but I recall someone bringing it up on the Invision forums I frequently visit.
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Posted April 27, 2011 - 09:46 PM
I think that what RD said is that you'll be able to see who gave you a +1 on each post, not to see which post was plus oned. And that was done cause when you click the yellow number it shows who gave you a +1. I remember him saying that
He actually said both.
...and I remember I was one of the people saying that Id rather know which posts were plus 1s instead. Some members argued that knowing WHO gave you a plus one, would just ruin the repp system so they were leaning towards what I agree with.
Posted April 27, 2011 - 09:49 PM
I didn't in that topic.
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- avidblogger said...
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- December 14, 2012 at 12:43 AM
- Gyanban said...
Its to do with the state of mind. People always have a choice - choice to get carried away or not. Only time defines if that was a consequence or an experience.
- December 14, 2012 at 3:48 AM
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GOD has done a big blunder and I don't think he has done it willingly. Why he need to give more power to men and not only that, he even gave hell lot of extra emotional hormone to women. He just messed up everything. Equal kind of power would have been much better :)
- December 14, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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De, you're looking so elegant in that picture. Are you sure this is your recent photo? Oh lord! you're defying the nature of ageing. I'm in my early twenties, and I just hope that I carry a charm about me as you do in my early sixties. Love you!
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It is different with high achieving women. They do not seem to be so risk seeking. Their rise is often sheer doggedness and good risk assessment. No wonder they keep their pantyhose intact.
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According to our Pinocchio Tracker, through most of the race President Obama and former governor Mitt Romney were neck and neck for the average number of Pinocchios, averaging about 2 Pinocchios each. But then, in the final months, Romney suddenly pulled ahead (so to speak) with a series of statements and commercials that stretched the limits. Obama's average also got worse — and was nothing to be proud of.
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Here are some of the lowlights of the 2012 campaign.
Most Absurd 'Fact' — Republican version
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich's claim that Ronald Reagan never got a break from the "elite media" as an actor. As an example, Gingrich said only one of Reagan's movies — "King's Row" — got a good review from the New York Times. First of all, Reagan was a Democrat when he was in show business, so Gingrich's point was nonsensical. Second, four of Reagan's top 10 movies got raves from the New York Times — and King's Row was panned.
Most Absurd 'Fact' — Democratic version
Making a pitch for the president's jobs bill, Vice President Biden repeatedly claimed that rape in Flint, Mich., had tripled after the police force was cut, as part of a dubious argument that there was a connection between the crime rate and the number of police. He even asserted that rapes and other crime would increase if the GOP did not vote for the jobs bill. But you need to have your facts straight if you are going to make incendiary charges. We investigated and it turned out that incidents of rape in Flint, Mich., actually fell after the number of police was cut.
Worst SuperPac Ad — Republican version
A pro-Gingrich SuperPac released a 29-minute video titled "King of Bain," which portrayed Romney as a greedy job-killer ruining the lives of Americans. It foreshadowed the Obama attacks on Romney's record as chief of Bain Capital, but was so over the top that it made many of those later ads seem tame. One "case study" featured selectively edited footage of interviews of workers — who later said they were misled about the purpose of the film. They actually had no complaints about Romney or Bain at all.
Worst SuperPac Ad — Democratic version
Priorities USA Action, a pro-Obama group, aired a provocative ad that suggested that Romney was responsible for the cancer death of the wife of a former steelworker who had lost his health insurance. But it turned out she died of cancer five years after the closure of the plant — and had her own health insurance for a period after the steelworker, Joe Soptic, lost his job. As we put it, "On just every level, this ad stretches the bounds of common sense and decency."
Silliest Blooper — Republican version
Until we highlighted this claim, Mitt Romney had made this line a regular staple of his campaign stump speech: "We are the only people on the Earth that put our hand over our heart during the playing of the national anthem." We easily disproved this by randomly searching YouTube and finding numerous examples of sports figures and school children from around the world placing their hands on their hearts during the playing of their national anthems. Apparently, Romney was trying to ding Obama for once failing to do so during the 2008 campaign, but his belief in American exceptionalism was misplaced.
Silliest Blooper — Democratic version
President Obama's claim that President Rutherford B. Hayes was so averse to new ideas that he had asked of the telephone: "Who would ever use one?" It turns out that the 19th president was such an advocate of new technology that not only did Hayes think the telephone was "wonderful," but he installed the first telephone in Washington, in the White House, just four months after it was introduced. His telephone number was "1."
Most Baseless Accusation — Republican version
The repeated claim that Obama said that government, not people, built successful businesses. The truncated quote "you didn't build that," drawn from a late-night rally with ungrammatical phrasing by Obama, became the basis of repeated attack ads and even the first night of the GOP convention. But any fair reading of Obama's comments showed he was making a standard Democratic argument about community success — and that "that" referred to roads and bridges.
Most Baseless Accusation — Democratic version
Harry Reid's repeated claim, made with zero evidence, that Romney "hadn't paid any taxes for 10 years." Reid said he knew this was true because a person who had invested with Bain Capital had called his office and told him this "fact." We couldn't find a single expert who thought there was any credibility to Reid's reckless claim. Romney eventually released a summary prepared by his accountants showing he had paid federal and state taxes in each of the past 20 years.
Claim that would not die — Republican version
Nearly two years ago, we looked deeply at Mitt Romney's claim that Obama had gone on an "apology tour" as a new president — and we found no evidence to back up the assertion. Yet a version of that claim appeared in almost every speech by the GOP nominee, and Romney defended it in the final presidential debate. Then his campaign cut a new ad from his remarks, skillfully snipping out the fact that Romney incorrectly said the offending speeches were made in the Middle East.
Claim that would not die — Democratic version
The Obama campaign repeatedly asserted that Romney, while at Bain Capital, had outsourced jobs to foreign countries such as China, and had also sent jobs to India as governor of Massachusetts. The evidence was slim, at best, and often turned on such obscure issues as whether Romney still ran Bain Capital while taking a leave to manage the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Few nonfacts ever received as much ink and television time.
'Mediscare' — Republican version
Republicans initially claimed that Obama raided $500 billion from Medicare to fund the health-care law — a figure that later jumped to more than $700 billion for arcane budget reasons. But these were reductions in projected spending, mainly aimed at providers, and would not affect traditional Medicare benefits. Moreover, Republicans had adopted virtually the same "cuts" in their own budgets.
'Mediscare' — Democratic version
Democrats repeatedly charged that seniors would pay $6,400 extra a year in Medicare premiums under the overhaul plan promoted by Romney's running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). But this was a figure far in the future, based on an early and less generous version of the plan. A recent study of the "premium support" model suggested that any actual increase in premiums would be far less.
Worst Math Skills — Republican version
Romney's math showing how he would add 12 million jobs in his first term as president. He cited three studies, which collectively added up to 12 million jobs, but the studies had 10-year time frames, not four. Moreover, two of the studies did not even evaluate Romney's own plans.
Worst Math Skills — Democratic version
Obama's claim that "90 percent" of the current deficit is due to Bush policies, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama certainly inherited a mess, but any reasonable accounting showed that as his term wore on, Obama's policies increasingly were responsible for the deficit. By our estimate, by 2011, about 44 percent was due to Obama's policies. Bush's policies were responsible for about 10 percent, and the rest was due to the recession and forecasting errors.
'Plan' that Doesn't Exist — Democratic version
The Obama campaign claimed that Romney would raise taxes on the middle class by $2,500. This was based on a nonpartisan study trying to figure out how Romney could cut tax rates by 20 percent but still make his tax plan revenue neutral. The study concluded that eventually the elimination of tax deductions for the wealthy would also affect the middle class. So Romney's math may not have added up, but he never had a plan to raise taxes.
'Plan' that Doesn't Exist — Republican version
The Romney campaign countered that attack by charging that, instead, Obama would raise taxes by $4,000 on the middle class. This was also based on a study, which calculated the distribution of the debt burden on Americans. Obama's budget fell in a middle range, and Romney's budget would likely have a similar impact. But this was not evidence of a planned tax increase — far from it.
Most complex subject for spinning — bipartisan effort
The Obama administration's memo saying it would accept welfare waivers related to worker participation targets prompted bipartisan spinning. The Romney campaign aired an over-the-top ad that accused Obama of gutting the welfare reform law, even though no waivers have been issued. But the Democratic counterspin was also questionable, leaving largely unanswered what the administration hoped to accomplish with the new rules.
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Prometheus. It was alright but kind of uneven and a bit heavy- handed with its philosophy. I really wanted it to be awesome since I love the franchise so much but the script needed a bit more fine tuning in my opinion. I'll probably buy the blue ray though:/
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Unless you've been living under a pile of archaic dead tree books, you know Amazon has raised the royalty rate for self-published Kindle authors to 70%.
This rate only applies to ebooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99. If your ebooks are with another etailer (mine are also with Sony, Kobo, iPad, and B&N) and that etailer discounts them, Amazon will also discount them to match prices. Which is why some of my $2.99 ebooks are selling for $1.59 on Kindle (and I'm only earning 70% from the lower price.)
I'm sure it will all get sorted out eventually, and I'm not concerned about making a smaller profit on the lower-priced books. Past evidence shows me the lower the price, the more copies an ebook sells.
Even so, I am losing money. In June, thanks to being part of the beta program (which allowed my to release my ebooks at 70% for a week), coupled with the release of two new ebooks, ENDURANCE and TRAPPED, I made over $10k in a single month. I expect subsequent months to earn the same, matching my earlier predictions.
So I'm not sweating the sale ebooks for now. I can weather some temporary discounting, trading more sales for less money.
But can you? And more to the point, should you?
While some authors raised their prices to $2.99 in order to take advantage of the new royalty rate, others stayed at lower prices. Some even dropped their prices, in a misguided attempt to sell more books and widen their fanbases.
Big mistake. Here's why.
(At this point, I encourage anyone who has self-confidence issues to STOP READING RIGHT NOW. I'm warning you. If you don't have a thick skin, this is going to really irk you.)
Let's look at two kinds of business models.
The first is an author who wants to sell as many books as they can, so they list them at a low price. This encourages impulse buys, but the royalty is low. I don't see how any author can make a living doing this, at least at this point in time. Even selling 3000 ebooks a month will only earn $12,000 a year, which is way below poverty level.
An author confident in their prose, however, knows the writing is an even bigger lure than the low price. Because if a reader likes your writing, they will pay more. A lot more. I know this for a fact, because fans have bought my ebooks for $12.99 and print books for as much as $50.
At a $2.99 price point, selling 1000 ebooks a month earns $24,000 a year.
Selling fewer copies makes you more money. But it's more than that.
There's a difference between making sales and gaining fans. It's tough to differentiate between the two, and there is some overlap, but I'd break it down like this:
People who buy your work may become readers.
Readers who like your work will probably become fans.
Of the two (buyers and fans) you want to have fans. Fans are willing to pay more. Fans buy everything you write. Fans write reviews. Fans talk about you. Fans get really excited when you have a new release.
At this point in the ebook market, it is possible to keep finding new buyers by hooking them with a low-low price, because the market is growing so fast. But is this the business model you want to follow?
Consider X-Ray Specs.
For the younger among you, comic books of the 70s always had an ad for Johnson Smith Co, which sold gag gifts like joy buzzers, fake vomit, and X-ray glasses, which claimed you could see through things.
Of course, they didn't work. And any kid who shelled out $1.99 for them was very disappointed.
My point? X-Ray Specs sold to new customers... once. No one ever bought them again (once bitten twice shy.) But they didn't have to, because there was an ever-growing audience of suckers who would give them a try.
Compare this to Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Many people who try B&J get hooked on it. They seek it out. They become repeat buyers.
In short, they become fans.
X-Ray specs have no fans.
Now, a low price point can attract both first time buyers, and potential fans. But once you have the potential fans, shouldn't your goal be to make a living as a writer?
Walk into any Ben & Jerry's parlor, and they're happy to give you free samples.
Johnson Smith would never give X-ray specs away for free, because they know it won't lead to other X-ray specs purchases.
I know, for a fact, that readers are willing to pay good money for good stories. If they get a good story for a great price, it's a bargain, and makes them happy.
Right now, you can give readers a bargain, and still make a living. But giving readers too much of a bargain is selling yourself short, because it seems you aren't expecting repeat buyers.
So when you worry about raising your price, what's your real worry? That no one will think you're worth the higher price? That you won't have repeat business?
Now I'm going to say something to completely alienate myself from 99% of self-pubbed authors (if I haven't already.)
The reason I've sold so many books is because I have repeat buyers. And these repeat buyers are willing to pay $3, $7, $12, $25 for my books.
If you don't seem to be getting repeat buyers, it isn't the price that's keeping them away. It's probably the writing.
I wrote a million words before I sold anything. I've been honing my craft for 20 years. At this point, I'm pretty confident I can write a decent book. And I price my work accordingly.
So what does all of this ultimately mean?
If you're selling all of your books for 99 cents or less, you probably aren't going to make a living. And if you are making fans, you're losing money, because they'd pay more. Much more. $2.99 is still a huge bargain, compared to any other book format.
If you're selling all of your books at $2.99 and aren't seeing sales, consider dropping the price of one or two. The low price will attract more buyers, and if your writing is good, some of those buyers will become fans.
Right now, my two bestsellers are $2.99, even though I have several ebooks for $1.59.
What does that say about price, fans, and my writing?
Now, if you're selling poorly, it doesn't automatically mean your books suck. But it is something you should check, if you haven't already. I've said many times the secret to ebook success is a low price, a great cover, a good book description, and a great book. If you have all four of these, you should be able to find fans. And those fans will pay three bucks.
I've spoken to a few authors who are annoyed that I've released ebooks at low prices, thereby undercutting the current price publisher want to sell ebooks for.
But let's look at the math. At the current royalty rate, an author earns $1.75 on a $9.99 ebook through traditional publishers, 64 cents on a $7.99 paperback, and $2.50 on a $25.00 hardcover.
I earn $2.04 on a $2.99 ebook.
I'm making a better living selling ebooks on my own than I do with print publishers.
The key here is "making a living."
If you want to earn $10,000 a month on ebook sales, like I did, you need to sell about 5000 ebooks at $2.99. Or you need to sell 30,000 ebooks at 99 cents.
I'm not going to tell everyone to raise their prices, even though it would be better for authors across the board if everyone did.
But I do encourage you to experiment with price. You can be selling fewer copies, and earning more money, with a lower price. This seems like a smarter way to do business. Because if readers like you, they'll buy more, and they'll pay more. Three bucks is nothing to a reader. But the difference between 33 cents in royalties and $2.04 in royalties is a huge amount for a writer.
Sales ranking is great for ego and bragging rights, but it doesn't mean much if you aren't earning a decent wage.
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With the academic summer coming after final exams, we won't have regular shows during the summer. There will be a couple of shows scheduled in the evenings, and those will be posted in the coming weeks. It's been a great spring and we will restart our regular weekly shows in early September, soon after Radford University's fall semester starts.
Visitors: Free parking is available in Parking Lots C and B (next to the planetarium) after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends. For the Tuesday/Thursday afternoon shows, there are a couple of meters in Lots C and B; however, it's best to park in Lot E across University Drive bridge and then take the 5-minute walk back over the bridge to the planetarium. Please see the map below.
- Location: Center for the Sciences room M75 (Main Street level). Enter through the doors from Parking Lot C. Click on the map for a larger image.
- All shows are free and everyone is welcome to come join us!
- Seating capacity: 55 visitors
- All shows include a tour of the nighttime sky using our full-dome projection system. Some shows will also have a full-dome, professionally produced show on an astronomical topic. The shows are described below.
- No reservations required for the Monday/Wednesday 4pm, and Tuesday/Thursday 7pm shows, or the Saturday 10:30am shows. However, if you have a group of 35 or more please email/call ahead (24+ hours) to be sure there isn't another large group coming for the same show.
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We've let slip recently that Edison2 is working to attempt at least one FIA World Speed Record with X Prize car #95. What are Speed Records and why do them?
Let's start off with some background: The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) through a complex network of subsidiary and affiliated organizations, is the official governing body of motorsport and records worldwide. The FIA ultimately controls Formula 1, for instance. They're the automotive equivalent of the International Olympic Committee. Anyone can organize a car competition without FIA sanctioning, just like anyone can have an athletics event without the IOC. But if you want to get the real medal, the one that counts, you have to do it right. And for us that means doing it under FIA oversight.
Richard Petty famously said the first car race took place shortly after the second car was built. He may well be right but in fact organized speed records predate organized races, and the first outright land speed record was set in 1898 by an electric car at 39.252 mph. The first record over 100 mph was set only 6 years later. It's impressive to see how quickly automotive technology grew and improved: 200 mph was broken in 1927, 300 mph in 1935, and 400 in 1963, 50 years ago.
As cars for absolute land speed records became more and more specialized, the FIA realized it had a duty to promote the development of worthwhile cars for people to buy. They instituted a system of vehicle categories by engine type and size and created a series of records designed to demonstrate stamina as well as speed.
The FIA publishes a list of current record holders, and it's clear some famous manufacturers – Porsche, Ferrari, MG, Fiat-Abarth, Mercedes, Ford, Subaru – use record breaking as a way to establish and demonstrate their latest designs. Some of the names on these records are legends: Carroll Shelby, AJ Foyt, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Mickey Thompson and Stirling Moss.
The Edison2 X Prize VLC fits in FIA Category A-I-1 for supercharged reciprocating engine cars of less than 250cc. The records for this category range from 1⁄4 mile to 24 hours. On studying the current records, we feel we have the performance to take those we're interested in. But it's also clear the people who hold them now set standards that are difficult to beat. To rewrite history, to join the ranks of legends, to receive the "Olympic Medal" of an FIA record – these are a few of the many reasons we feel the need for a World Speed Record.


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The fourth annual Relay for Life Classic Car, Truck and Bike Show and Cooking for a Cure is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23 at the Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd.
The fourth annual Relay for Life Classic Car, Truck and Bike Show and Cooking for a Cure is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23 at the Thibodaux Civic Center, 310 N. Canal Blvd. Registration the day of the show costs $25 from 8 to 10 a.m. All makes, models and years are welcome. There will be food, drinks, arts and crafts booths, 50/50 raffle and more. For information, call Corinthia Reulet at 859-7821 or 633-9812 or Missy at 859-9626 or 633-6381.
Income tax help: Volunteer Income Tax Program's free tax preparation continues through April at the Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road. Tax payers that earned $50,000 or less qualify for this free service. All taxes are electronically filed for speedy refunds. Appointments are being scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays. To schedule an appointment, call 633-6453.
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Fair organizers are also looking for donations for the action.
Community fair: The Bayou Beouf Community Fair is scheduled for May 31 to June 2 at the Bayou Boeuf Fire Station, 1870 Bayou Blue Road, Kraemer. The event features food, music, auction, cake-walk, games, drinks, sweets, etc. The next committee meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. today at the fire station.
TOPS LA 0430: Chackbay TOPS, a weight-loss group, meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the Ward 6 Senior Citizens Center on La. 20. Weigh-in begins at 5 p.m.
Hat Matters: Hat Matters members' social is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Griffin's Louisiana Grill, 523 St. Mary St., Thibodaux. Members should wear their favorite head piece and bring a friend.
A youth rally, "Proclaim His Name," for eighth through 12th-graders is scheduled from 1 to 10 p.m. March 23 at Nicholls State University campus in Thibodaux. It concludes with Palm Sunday Mass celebrated by Bishop Sam Jacobs. The rally's $40 fee includes all events for the day, a meal and a T-shirt. Registration must be done through the church's Teen Ministry. Forms will be given out at CCD. Forms are also available in church and at the rectory. Early registration deadline is March 1. Steve Angrisano is the event's guest speaker. There will be music by Abundant Praise, 13 teen-oriented workshops to choose from including "Rise Above the Influence," a Prayer Labyrinth, Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation and games in the quad.
Stations of the Cross are scheduled for 6 p.m. Fridays during Lent at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, 529 La. 20, Chackbay.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation and Confession and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. March 20 and 27.
The St. Lawrence the Martyr and St. James Catholic churches' finance council's next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 10 in St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church's rectory, 3723 La. 307, Kraemer.
St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church's Ladies Altar Society's April trip is set for April 16. The group's sponsored Mass for February is Saturday. Check bulletins for upcoming scheduled dates and times. The group's next meeting is scheduled for March 13, with door prizes being anything green for St. Patrick's Day or anything yellow for spring.
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Season both sides of the cheese with salt and pepper. Place the cheese in a shallow dish and cover with brandy. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours. Season the flour with salt and pepper. Remove the cheese from the pan, reserving 1/4 cup of the brandy and dredge in the seasoned flour, coating completely. In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Pan-fry the cheese for 2 minutes on each side. Add the reserved brandy and carefully flame the liquor, shaking the pan back and forth several times. Add the lemon juice. Remove from the pan and serve with the pita bread and olives.
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In reality, the world of geopolitical competition, commerce and aggression is more than a little complex. First, the trade petitions themselves number in the several thousands of pages in detailing trade, technology, production, business as well as Chinese government subsidies – dozens of them salient, dozens more subtle. Second, companies vying in international trade mount their competition from economies of radically varying business structures, political systems and social values.
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Still, the West so far has let the China's green industry mount an illegal drive to wreck western manufacturers and work forces who meet higher U.S. standards. Further, the subsidy-fueled Chinese industry exports almost all of its production into the wide-open U.S. market, where they and western employers benefit more or less equally from all government policies, protections, even incentives. By contrast, virtually no western production, effectively, can go into China.
As head of corporate communications for SolarWorld and the company's hands-on manager of the case, I have worked on a team of talented government-relations, public-relations and legal colleagues and associates on efforts not only to bring the case but also to convey our position – briefly.
Ben Santarris, head of SolarWorld communications & sustainability, addressing the media at the announcement of the solar trade petitions against China
So, here, I wanted to clear up – briefly – three incorrect assumptions that I heard reporters and others bring to their coverage this week:
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"Robot & Frank" may be the oddest credit in Frank Langella's almost 60 years on stage and screen.
It is, as its title declares, about a robot. And Frank.
This sentimental comedy traffics in old age, forgetfulness, family and a robot that "feels." And it works better than it has any right to, largely through Langella's way with a curmudgeon, his force of personality.
The Frank this Frank plays is an aged retiree in upstate New York, a man living out his golden years "in the near future," when the cars have grown tinier, the phones even thinner and the local library has become an empty "museum" for books, in need of a hip...


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Who's up for a snowball fight?
Grilling. I'm talking about grilling.
A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)
Move along.
"The penish mightier!"
Amazing how many members were in this cake club!
A most "probing" pictorial. You guys really "stick it" to those bakers.
The bat (?) on the Red Sox cake made me choke on my coffee this morning. Good God, what was the decorator thinking????
Honey, can you say....FIXATION? How does this happen so frequently? Pro bakers must not get home much.
WV: HYSTSWAR. "Those two middle age ladies got into a regular HYSTSWAR."
These cakes would be a perfect hybrid of the games 'Pictionary' and 'Dirty Minds'. And I would completely fail.
Master Baster! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Today's Miss Manners is perfect for this post!
Dear Miss Manners:
My husband is putting on a birthday party for me. I will be turning 57.
His sister has taken up the art of hand-sculpting huge birthday cakes. She has been mastering the art of making huge, three-foot-tall penises. She recently presented one to her mother-in-law for her birthday.
Needless to say, it didn't go over very well. She is very proud of herself and takes this cake-making business seriously.
I have just found out that my husband has ordered a cake from her for my birthday.
I think she is grotesque, rude and out of line with these cakes. I am mortified that she might make the same cake for me.
How should I react? With disgust and asking her to leave? Or thanking her and putting a large garbage bag over it and offering it to her to take home?
I have told my husband I would be totally offended if I was presented with a cake like that as a surprise. He says not to worry about it, that he's sure she won't do it. But I know she will. Please tell me what to say.
Say "Thank you," whisk it into the kitchen, slice it in small pieces and serve it on a platter. Just please don't describe the slicing to Miss Manners.
I can't imagine those weren't intentional...or maybe Freud could explain it.
But the snowballs seemed ok to me. I didn't notice anything wrong about them until I read your comment and even then I had to look very closely to see a remote resemblance to a finger.
And the baseball hat was so good!
Great post! I am so with you on feeling like God has bigger things to worry about than my problems. I feel selfish asking him to bless me with a friend that I can really connect with because I feel so lonely sometimes. I think to myself that if I could pour myself into a deeper relationship with him that I wouldn't feel so lonely and that maybe that is why he hasn't sent me such a friend. It's hard to do this walk alone, though, and my husband is not a believer. Please pray with me that he would open his heart to our great Lord.
Master baster! (I laughed so hard I scared the dog.)
what a bunch of cake cock-ups :P
Wow. Why pink for the bat? And since the hat and baseball were so great, why not quit while you're ahead?
The snowball guys are too funny, but you totally missed the poo-bears just next to them... what gives?!? As always, you start my day with a laugh!!
I don't even understand what the last one is supposed to be!
I loved these. They gave me a good chuckle.
Anyone who complains today about vulgarity should be directed to Disney's website for more family friendly fun.
PS. I ADORE the new CakeWrecks sign at the top. Very cool.
That "baseball bat" is unbelievably terrible! I might've screamed when I saw it.
I may be scarred for life from the he vibrator/light saber one. *horrified expression*
I guess that answers the question of whether Brian is a pitcher or a catcher.
A pink baseball bat? Do the Sox know about this?
But now that I've read the caption, I'm snickering at the snowmen because it looks like they're ALL giving the one-digit salute.
The one in the fifth photo is just so PINK. Ugh. Bakers shouldn't use colors that could be someone's skin tone!
Well, this doesn't make me want to put those in my mouth at all.
WOW and not one of 'em for a wedding shower....
Amy, if someone gave me that rude, crude and socially unacceptable cake, I would rush out of the kitchen with a cleaver and maniacally hack it to bits, shrieking "muwahahahahahaha!!!" Then look around the room at all the men, nod my head, and say "yeah."
Don't think she'd try it on me again.
what are those first things? Cat in the Hat hats by Dr. Seuss? *feigns innocence*
aw, happy little three-fingered snowmen...
lumpy pink oversized "bowling pin" (gee, how into bowling IS she?) doesn't the baker know that pins are WHITE? balls are pink! and that "pin" looks a little bruised where the icing is thin over the chocolate cupcakes. coverage, people!
(btw, I wonder if her name is misspelled (Caitlyn?) Hard to say these days with "creative" names.)
love the paintbrush/rocketship woody. some paint pots might have been helpful here.
the hat actually looks pretty good, seams, button, vent holes, B. Then the bat is just so short and FLESH-COLORED.
love the "toasting" of those boney marshmallow chicken legs on the wonky CCC basketball. yowza.
wv: verin. if these ugly cakes don't get eaten and get put out, they may attract verin.
Today's cakes would make a good quiz: We know what they LOOK like, but what were they intended to represent?
The last one gives it away with a label that says "BBQ Grill." But if that's a grill, why is somebody cooking ... uh ... ??
Moving right along, why are all those well-endowed snowmen giving me the finger?
Oh...... my.......
Great puns, as always, Jen!!
#4: Use the Schwartz!
WV: eingra--as in "don't make Dark Helmet eingra or he'll come after you..."
You know, that Boston cap is really nice! Whoever did that and the ball did an amazing job.
Which leads me to wonder... what the hell happened with that bat?! I mean, the colors on the other objects are perfect, so instead we get a flesh colored bat? I seriously had to do at least a double take, if not more, when I saw that cake. All of these are awesome, but that one really knocked it out of the park.
Poor Brian, as if he needed any further reminders of his botched vasectomy.....
1. Those cakes, really just no words...
2. I really need to stop looking at your blog when I'm hungry, I am jonesing for some cake... Not so good when I'm trying to eat healthier...
And, the bowling balls are BLUE!
Oh my that was funny! Thanks for sharing! hehehe....
the snowman pix wouldn't load on this post...but I was able to click on it and see the pix (to know it was snowmen!)
I'm with Jenniffer - the brown poo-guys were awesome and those fried egg hats were to die for...what, exactly, WERE they?!
I, too, adored the Boston Red Sox hat (as I adore the Boston Red Sox), but that "bat" is just a tragedy. Maybe it was a team effort, and separate bakers made the hat & bat? I can only hope...
Oh wow. Now I almost wish the site *wasn't* working correctly.
... nah, it's still funny. Although I might have lost my appetite.
Love the "cockets",and the bat,well...uh,you know.
Great LOL's today!Thank You!!
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HAHAHAHAH!!! "The penish mightier" HAHAHAH!!! Thanks Mr. Connery!
The cake wrecker managed to make a really good cap and a penis. How?
Is that an official icing color: "Penis Pink?"
the eternal question has now been answered....
Snowmen DO have balls.
Definitely baked and decorated by master bakers.....
The first one probably means to show test tubes (upside down) rather than "crotch rockets." I suspect that the light saber is supposed to be a Harry Potter-style broomstick, which would be fine if not for that dent near the end.
Are you sure those aren't snow-women from the chest up?
*wipes tears from eyes*
Just classic.
Who needs third base...master basters..... *GUFFAW*
@ Gary "The last one gives it away with a label that says "BBQ Grill." But if that's a grill, why is somebody cooking ... uh ... ??"
Maybe this is the Bobbit household...full of angry women.
"Bibbity, BOBBITY food!"
yuck. I just grossed myself out. Never to look at a wiener on the grill the same way again.
wv: ovencen. In the religion against baking immoral cakes, these violations are an examplve of ovencen.
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As the Allman Brothers Band prepares for its final shows later this year, founding Allmans member Butch Trucks joined Texas blues-rock legends ZZ Top on stage in Nimes, France, on Saturday night. Footage of Trucks performing the ZZ Top classic 'Tush' can be seen above.
Trucks shared details of his appearance via the Roots Rock Revival Facebook page, noting that both the Allmans and ZZ Top got their start at the same time: "Went to see some old friends ZZ Top play last night. They were playing at an ancient Roman Arena in Nimes, about 30 minutes from our place. They started the same year we did, 1969, and are still going strong. Lots of fun, even if I only had a snare, a tom and one cymbal. Most definitely one of the most original sit ins ever."
Saturday night wasn't the first time that members of the Allmans and ZZ Top have shared a stage: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill first sat in with the Allmans in New Orleans in 1997, while in 2009 and 2011, Gibbons joined the Allmans at New York City's Beacon Theatre.
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